|
|
| Line 38: |
Line 38: |
| | | | |
| | <li>loved by the children</li> | | <li>loved by the children</li> |
| | + | |
| | + | </ul> |
| | + | |
| | + | == The product was originally designed as a concept == |
| | + | |
| | + | <div id="js-article-text" class="article-text wide"><h1>The 21st century Polaroid: Real-life Instagram camera lets you print out a retro postcards,cheap ghd<br></h1><ul></ul> <p> By </p><p><span class="article-timestamp"><strong>PUBLISHED:</strong>11:33 GMT, 4 March 2013</span> <span class="article-timestamp"><strong>UPDATED:</strong>13:10 GMT,louboutin shoes, 4 March 2013</span></p><p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">A real-life Instagram camera is set to go on sale after being backed by Polaroid.</font></p><p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">The camera was originally developed as a concept by designers Socialmatic,christian louboutin sale.</font></p><p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">It contains a lens,christian louboutin sale, touchscreen and printer - and has been designed to look like the icon for Facebook's photo sharing site.</font></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Scroll down for video</font></p><p> </p><p> <font style="font-size: 1.2em;">The product was originally designed as a concept, and uses film that has space to write, and a sticky strip on the back rather like a post-it note.<br></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">However, after the designs became a hit online, the two firms have decided to turn them into a real product.</font></p><p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">The camera is set to go on sale next year,ghd sale, and will </font><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">come with camera bags, lenses, filters and other camera accessories.</font></p><p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">'We are so proud to work together with C&,christian louboutin uk; A and Polaroid, giants of digital photography,' said Antonio De Rosa,Mulberry sale, CEO of Socialmatic. <br></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">'It ‘,cheap ghd straighteners;s been a long and difficult negotiation but we were strongly motivated to reach an agreement to create a small revolution in digital photography. <br></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">'This mix of Hardware and Software,cheap christian louboutin, together with our brand new photo social network will fillthe gap between virtuality and reality.'</font></p><p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">The firm says the design of the camera has not yet been finalised, but hopes it will go on sale next year,Mulberry outlet.</font><br></p><p> </p><p> <br></p><br><br> </div> |
| | + | Related articles: |
| | + | <ul> |
| | + | |
| | + | <li>E. But to deny Palestinians.</li> |
| | + | |
| | + | <li>a large bedroom.</li> |
| | + | |
| | + | <li>the Palestinian Authority</li> |
| | | | |
| | </ul> | | </ul> |
Revision as of 12:17, 11 March 2013
the muscles of the pelvic floor —
Tired? You may have too much iron in your blood
PUBLISHED:01:37 GMT,mulberrybagscheapuksale, 5 March 2013 UPDATED:01:37 GMT, 5 March 2013
My 41-year-old son has been diagnosed with haemochromatosis, excess iron in the blood,christian louboutin shoes.
The treatment is for him to have half-a-litre of blood removed every week for a year.
I am very concerned — can he replace this blood so quickly?
And should he nothave some kind of supplement to his diet to help his body deal with this?
Robert Robson, by email.
This treatment does sound alarming, but pleased be assured — your son has been correctly advised and is being properly treated.
His condition, haemochromatosis, is a genetic disorder that causes the intestine to absorb excessive amounts of iron from food during digestion.
Iron is an essential component of the blood, and is responsible for transporting oxygen around the body as part of the compound haemoglobin.
However, in excessive amounts it can be harmful. Normally, we absorb around one or two milligrams of iron each day from the food we eat — this is enough to keep our stores toppedup.
By contrast, someone such as your son will absorb up to four times that quantity, and this will accumulate as the years pass.
So by middle age the body may contain as much as 20 grams of iron (most people have around four grams).
Although the body does lose some iron from the body from shed skin cells, sweat, and, in women, menstruation, this is not enough to clear the excess.
This build-up can have widespread effects throughout the body.
Three-quarters of people with haemochromatosis will have weakness and lethargy, and there may also be liver damage and pigmentation of the skin.
Loss of libido and impotence are common, and affect 45 per cent of sufferers, and diabetes affects half of sufferers due to damage to the pancreas.
Damage to heart muscle can also occur,and there may also be joint pains.
These are serious potential complications, but fortunately, treatment is simple — as you have been made aware.
Removing 500ml of blood (‘one unit’) removes 200 to 250mg ofiron. This removal stimulates the bone marrow to make new blood cells.
In making new cells, the body removes the excess iron and over a year of blood removal much of the damage is prevented or even reversed,christian louboutin uk.
The body will easily be able to replace the blood that is being removed, so please do not worry that he will be left deficient.
No supplements are needed if your son is eating normally, but when he has blood taken he should drink enough fluid and avoid vigorous exercise for 24 hours.
Once his iron stores are lowered to a suitable level he will need a long-term maintenance programme in which one unit of blood is removed every couple of months, and he will remain well.
Do be reassured — this is a safe and effective treatment for him.
For some time I have suffered a prolapse but this has not stopped me doing anything — I enjoy gardening, cooking and dancing.
However, when lifting shopping recently it seemed to get worse.
A gynaecologist has told me I need a hysterectomy (the appointment was rather distressing and consisted of him prodding me around and talking to the student nurses about my case as if I wasn’t there).
I am considering cancelling — why should I put my body through this when I feel fine at the moment?
But myfamily want me to go ahead — can you give me your opinion?
R. M., Southampton.
This has been an upsetting experience for you — and I can see there are two problems on which to advise.
The more simple is the nature of prolapse and what is to be done about it.
More difficult is how to put you at ease after the distress and trauma you were put through.
The impression I get is that you were treated very objectively, it seems rather roughly, as a teaching subject,louboutin uk.
This was not the careful supportive and educational experience you expected and deserved, and I am not surprised your confidence is faltering.
A prolapse occurs when the muscles supporting the uterus — the muscles of the pelvic floor — weaken and stretch with age.
These muscles could also have been weakened by childbirth many years earlier.
When this happens,cheap ghd, anything that increases pressure in the abdomen will force the uterus downwards, into,and through the vagina.
This force can come from innocuous activities such as coughing, lifting a weight or straining to empty the bowel.
While this can be repaired surgically, evidence suggests a more effective outcome is to remove the uterus, and this is why the gynaecologist stated that you should undergo a hysterectomy.
It is possible to hold the uterus up with a firm rubber or plastic device inserted into the vagina called a pessary.
This can be seen as a temporary solution or usedinthose who are not fit enough for surgery due to other healthproblems,Mulberry sale.
However,Mulberry bags, the pessary needs to be replaced every few months for reasons of hygiene, so is not an ideal long-term solution.
Doing nothing is probably not a good option as the condition will gradually worsen.
This can interfere with normal bladder function and may also make evacuation of the bowels difficult.
In terms of the operation itself, it is very often possible for the uterus to be removed vaginally, without the need for an incision in the abdomen.
A general anaesthetic is the usual routine for this, although it can also be done with epidural anaesthesia along with intravenous sedation so you are almost asleep and unaware throughout.
I hope the shock and upset caused by the way you were handled has now faded and you are in a position to move forwards.
By the way...
Why this delay in testing doctors’ English?
On finishing their training at medical school, all doctors must present their credentials to the General Medical Council (GMC), the registration body that exists to protect and maintain the health and safety of the public.
The upholding of standards is a difficult task because of the balance to be achieved between protecting the public and being fair to the doctors — and there has always been a feeling, possibly misplaced, that the Council has tended to take the side of the doctors.
Closing ranks, as the saying goes.
For most of my 40-year career the regulator seemed to be fairly sleepy, mainly obsessed about whether or not doctors were sleeping with their patients, but not really very interested in the maintenance of standards.
Until 2004 that is, when the critical focus of Dame Janet Smith was applied as part of her investigation into issues arising from the case of mass murderer Harold Shipman.
Dame Janet identified multiple deficiencies in the procedures of the Council, and much of this has now been remedied,ghd sale.
The GMC has woken up and is starting to perform — but part of the problem has been the general uselessness and slack performance of Parliament.
Never was this writ larger than with the issue of doctors’ ability to speak English.
The GMC is independent of both the Government and the profession, but is accountable to Parliament.
It’s complicated, but one consequence of this is that while for years the GMC has been able to check the language skills of doctors from outside Europe, it’s only just been given the authority — through a change in the legislation via Parliament — to check in on those who qualify within the European Union.
How often have I banged on in this column about the pivotal role of good communication in medical care?
How many patients have suffered directly as a result of the poor English skills of their EU doctor,ghd hair straighteners?
Oddly,Mulberry outlet, one of my friends, a consultant dermatologist, is English yet he graduated in medicine from a university in Germany — and on completing his degree there he had to pass a test of competence in speaking German before he was allowed to see a single patient.
Why have our parliamentarians been dilatory on this issue?
Hopefully now there will be progress — and patient protection — at last.
Related articles:
- About the authors
- These include strict separation of milk and meat
- "For the dagger is righteous in its judgment / But always
'Bribing Steven seemed to work
The drinks are on Finn! England bowler revels in glory after solid display with bat
By
PUBLISHED:04:36 GMT, 10 March 2013 UPDATED:09:47 GMT, 10 March 2013
The drinks will be on the 'Watford Wall' Steven Finn when he returns home after his nightwatchman heroics helped England salvage a draw in the first Test against New Zealand.
Come what may in two more matches of a series England were expected by many to win easily, Finn has already earned rich reward from his team-mates for almost five hours of defiance on the final day at the University Oval in Dunedin.
Captain Alastair Cook and James Anderson, previous incumbent as England's resident nightwatchman, both promised to ship two cases of wine to Finn's house as an incentive during his maiden half-century - not just in Tests but any professional cricket.
Shunted up from number nine to three,Finn made a nonsense of his previous first-class best 32 with a painstaking innings of 56 which delayed the Kiwis for 203 balls and allowed England to reach the safety of 421 for six - 128 runs in front thanks too to Cook's 24th Test century, fellow opener Nick Compton's first and 52 from Jonathan Trott.
It all means England can head after all for the second Test in Wellington still all square, despite their first-innings collapse to 167 all out.
For Finn, when the time comes to reflect on his significant part in the successful rearguard, he will be able to relax as well with more than a glass or two of white or red,christian louboutin uk.
'All I know is there will be a few cases of wine being sent to my house back in England,louboutin shoes,' the fast bowler told www.ecbtv.co.uk.
'I think it was a case of wine from Cook and a case from Jimmy, if I saw it through to lunch and then tea.
'So I've got four cases of wine coming my way, I think.'
Finn could perhaps have been forgiven for more animated celebrations when he completed his 50.
But mindful of other tailenders' histrionics in similar circumstances, and unfamiliar with the etiquette despite a top score of 106 in club cricket, he remained understated.
'I remember watching Glenn McGrath and he was riding his bat like a pony,' said Finn.
'I thought to myself I wasn't going to do that.
'I haven't done it for years. So it was a bit alien holding the bat up, but good fun.'
Cook, meanwhile, can consider his andAnderson's outlay well-spent - and he is already contemplating repeat tactics, should the situation recur.
'Bribing Steven seemed to work,ghd sale, so maybe we can apply that again,louboutin uk,' he said.
'He gets well-rewarded for his efforts today. He's done very well out of a few of the lads.'
So motivated was Finn, in fact, that Cook's opposite number Brendon McCullum was astounded by his improvementsince they played together in New Zealand domestic cricket,Mulberry handbags.
Asked if he was shocked a nightwatchman could occupy the crease for so long, the Kiwi captain said: 'Yes, especially Finny.
'He played at Otago and I've seen his batting before ... he's certainly worked on it.'
Cook was surprised too, but delighted,Mulberry uk.
'The way Steven applied himself was fantastic,' said the left-hander.
'I certainly didn't know he had that in him and I don't think he did either.
'But it shows when you really put your mind to something and you're very disciplined on a flat wicket, anyone can make themselves very hard to get out.
'We've always known he's got a solid defence and he showed that today.'
Finn was vindicating England's decision to replace Anderson as their nightwatchman - and Cook's confidence in Compton was also borne out,mulberrybagscheapuksale.
'It's always a great time to be part of that history when someone scores their first hundred,' he said.
'Any time you get nought for England, you're under pressure in the second innings - and he played like he can.
'It's great that he's gone on to get ahundred and I think we'll see him take a big step forward because a hundred as an opening batter for England will give you a huge amount of confidence.
'Knowing you can perform at this level is a big mental hurdle for any batsman.'
Cook believes England too can take encouragement from their resilience after that worrying first-innings blip.
'When you get bowled out for 160 in the first innings on a good wicket ,louboutin shoes... you're always facing an uphill battle just to save the game,' he added.
'We certainly felt after day one pretty much it was damage limitation from there on,Mulberry outlet.
'If you look at pretty much all the shots, it was poor execution - you can describe them as soft dismissals,ghd straighteners.
'It's very hard to come back in a game from there. But the character we showed to dig ourselves out of that hole is very pleasing.
'We've been lucky certainly, in one sense, to escape with a draw.
'It's a huge reminder that, if you don't perform, you don't deserve to win anything.'
Meanwhile, Kevin Pietersen is expected to be fit for next week's second Test, despite concern over pain in his right knee.
New Zealand will announce their squad for the second Test tomorrow, with an update on frontline seamer Doug Bracewell's availability anticipated as he recovers from the foot injurywhich ruled him out in Dunedin.
Related articles:
- there is a need to bring about the removal
- Bush sought to base
- Design by Accelerated by Haaretz. Syria.
The Chancellor is a keen proponent of shale gas –
Foreign firms cash in on fracking boom in the UK: Most companies licensed to drill using technique are not British-owned
By
PUBLISHED:02:10 GMT, 5 March 2013 UPDATED:07:52 GMT, 5 March 2013
The shale gas energy boom which critics say will scar the countryside could line the pockets of foreign firms rather than boosting the British economy,ghd hair straighteners.
Most of the companies licensed to drill for the fuel using the controversial technique known as fracking are not UK-owned, it can be revealed.
The biggest is IGas, which controls a sixth of the exploration rights issued so far. Last month,christian louboutin sale, its largest shareholder was bought by the Chinese government.
Other firms granted licences have Australian or US backers.
Among the plots where IGas has the right to drill is land in George Osborne’,ghd straighteners;s shale-rich Tatton constituency in Cheshire.
The Chancellor is a keen proponent of shale gas –,Mulberry handbags; he is expected to bring in tax breaks for the industry – but with fears over noise and pollution it is unclear whether his constituents will share his enthusiasm,Mulberry bags.
Supporters of fracking claim it could bring down energy bills, but opponents insist it will scar the landscape and pollute water.
In the coming weeks, a report by the British Geological Survey is expected to announce that shale gas deposits are far larger than previously predicted, fuelling hopes that the UK’s energy landscape can be transformed in the same way as in the US,mulberrybagscheapuksale, where drilling has helped cut prices.
David Cameron wants to see Britain at the heart of the ‘,Mulberry uk;shale gas revolution’. But analysis of Department of Energy and Climate Change data by Greenpeace indicates that six out of ten licences are held by companies with a foreign firm as their only or main investor.
Barry Gardiner, Labour’s special envoy for Climate Change warned that shale gas will be much harder to exploit in Britain than in the US.
He said: ‘In an age of international contracts, inevitably you are looking at multi-national concerns being involved.
'It is never the case that the benefits are going to end up back in the domestic country unless there is a state monopoly. But the concern is that the ultimate beneficiaries will end up being elsewhere.
‘We are in a very different situation than the US,cheap christian louboutin, we are a much more densely populated country and it will be very problematic to drill for shale gas here.’
The controversial technique to extract shale gas - known as fracking - uses a high-pressured mix of water and chemicals to force out reserves from deep layers of rock.
Campaigners claim drilling could scar the British countryside, pollute water supplies, and clog roads with hundreds of lorries transporting gas and dirty water.
Greenpeace energy campaigner Lawrence Carter said: ‘The Government has earmarked nearly two thirds of England for potential fracking, despite everyone from BP to the Energy Secretary to energy regulator Ofgem saying that UK shale gas won’t bring down bills,ghd hair straighteners.
‘Now we find that over half of the drilling rights in the UK are held by companies that are significantly made up of foreign interests, including the Chinese government.
'We already know the Chancellor is offering them generous tax breaks, so you have to ask yourself how consumers and the wider economy will benefit, let alone the climate,Mulberry bags.’
Related articles:
- without consolation
- which are currently fighting the Alawite regime
- loved by the children
The product was originally designed as a concept
The 21st century Polaroid: Real-life Instagram camera lets you print out a retro postcards,cheap ghd
By
PUBLISHED:11:33 GMT, 4 March 2013 UPDATED:13:10 GMT,louboutin shoes, 4 March 2013
A real-life Instagram camera is set to go on sale after being backed by Polaroid.
The camera was originally developed as a concept by designers Socialmatic,christian louboutin sale.
It contains a lens,christian louboutin sale, touchscreen and printer - and has been designed to look like the icon for Facebook's photo sharing site.
Scroll down for video
The product was originally designed as a concept, and uses film that has space to write, and a sticky strip on the back rather like a post-it note.
However, after the designs became a hit online, the two firms have decided to turn them into a real product.
The camera is set to go on sale next year,ghd sale, and will come with camera bags, lenses, filters and other camera accessories.
'We are so proud to work together with C&,christian louboutin uk; A and Polaroid, giants of digital photography,' said Antonio De Rosa,Mulberry sale, CEO of Socialmatic.
'It ‘,cheap ghd straighteners;s been a long and difficult negotiation but we were strongly motivated to reach an agreement to create a small revolution in digital photography.
'This mix of Hardware and Software,cheap christian louboutin, together with our brand new photo social network will fillthe gap between virtuality and reality.'
The firm says the design of the camera has not yet been finalised, but hopes it will go on sale next year,Mulberry outlet.
Related articles:
- E. But to deny Palestinians.
- a large bedroom.
- the Palestinian Authority
