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Postage Stamp Rug collection is colorful, luxurious and very decorative. Wool rugs from a British company add a splash of bright color to the floor and create unusual and bold wall decoration. Creative and impressive wool rugs in pink, red, purple, blue, green and brown colors that look like postage stamps is a way to make your room look unique and colorful.
A postage stamp is a piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on a mail item as an evidence of postage payment. Postage Stamp Rug for floor or wall decorations is a way to show your interest in modern interior design and decor and add unusual home accents to your home interiors.
Postage Stamp rug collection offers wool rugs in pink, red, purple, blue, green and brown colors that can be used as tapestry or modern artwork for wall decoration. However, a floor rug with with the image of the queen is not the best way to show the respect or honor the person.
Wool rugs on the wall add more interest to your room decor, matching your interior decorating colors and adding a spice to modern interior design.
Postage Stamp Rug is an interesting decorating idea for the living room or hallway. Wool rugs, inspired by the iconic Royal Mail stamps featuring the image of a young Queen Elizabeth II look classic and patriotic.
The Stamp Rug can be used as a traditional floor rug or hung as a decorative accents for wall decoration. The company has been officially granted the licence by the Royal Mail to manufacture colorful, luxurious and exclusive collection of Stamp Rugs.
The collection of wool rugs has a wide palette of colors, – pink, red, purple, blue, green and brown colors, and are handmade in Nepal from 100% New Zealand wool. Soft and warm, bright and meaningful, a wool rug with the image of a young Queen Elizabeth II is a nice way to create a regal and elegant atmosphere in the room. | 2019-04-26T11:51:33 | https://decor4all.com/postage-stamp-rug-collection-colorful-wool-rugs-stamp-rugs/11284/ |
A couple of years ago GBIF started including images for occurrence records in their biodiversity portal. Last week I was able to add images from our digital repository into our GBIF data feed so that RBGE can now contribute to this global resource. Currently this is around 360,000 images linked to herbarium specimens (mainly scans of specimens) and 44,000 images linked to living collection accessions.
This amounts to a great deal of work from all staff at RBGE over many years (including the incredibly patient Rob Cubey) becoming visible in a new form. Going forward new scans in the herbarium and images linked to accessions in the digital repository will automatically appear in the GBIF portal.
These things are never totally straight forward and you may notice that some images take a while to appear the first time they are viewed. This will be come much quicker as GBIF cache smaller versions of the images.
Click the image above to see and example of GBIF gallery. | 2019-04-18T18:30:39 | https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/26586 |
On the contrary with a little black dress, snow-white garments are a tagline of BEVZA’s brand. As the designer states, such apparel is a must-have for every woman. The wrap sundress surprises with a total absence of complexity. No one could ever think that chic and exquisite garment can be so simple. | 2019-04-19T14:33:15 | https://theodivo.com/dresses/that-white-wrap-sundress-bevza.html |
Simple Mirror is an installation that reflects the audience’s perception of themselves. Using face tracking technology, it’s able to reflect facial features and expressions of the audience, in a much unique way.
When the audience steps in front of this mirror, they will see abstract geometries forming their face on it, reflecting their facial expression in real time.
As for the fabrication part, I projected the graphic onto a real wooden frame, melting away the technology but keeping the experience.
Brfv4, P5js, Syphon, WebRTC, Madmapper.
Simple Mirror was invited to be shown at La MaMa gallery in March 2018. | 2019-04-25T16:42:24 | http://yangyang.blog/2019/02/simple-mirror/ |
For the last 35 years I made my living working with sculpture and metal. I have operated my own bronze foundry and forge and have done restoration and conservation on major pieces for museums, galleries and art insurance companies throughout the NY metro area. This includes working on Botero, Nevelson, Julio Gonzales, Judd, Castle, King, Flanagan and Jim Dine to name just a few.
Using my skills with metal, mold making, casting, rigging and pyrotechnics, I have worked on feature films, broadway shows and TV commercials. As a member of the IA film union and Scenic Artist union I have done special effects, prop making and weapons for feature films including Meet the Parents, Crocodile Dundee, One True Thing, You’ve Got Mail, Thomas Crown Affair, Ironweed, and The Talented Mr Ripley. I have also worked on Broadway shows including Phantom, Les Miserables and Miss Saigon.
My movie adventures: include working all night on the city streets making it rain and snow, creating wind and fire, staging shootouts, blowing up Cadillacs on the docks, setting people on fire, launching people off buildings and through windows. I’ve welded stunt cars for crashes, made carbon fiber knives, molded and cast rubber fish, lawnmowers, rubber rifles and other weapons for movies like Crocodile Dundee 2 and Ironweed. I blew up Sony TV’s for David Letterman, worked on commercials souping up prototype vacuum cleaners, faking microwave popcorn and making things bubble and smoke. I also welded a special effects rig on a ledge atop the Empire State Building for a commercial.
Working in sculpture and objects restoration: includes rescuing and repairing sculpture damaged by fallen trees, repairing public art hit by a city garbage truck and a drunk driver, restoring art damaged by fire, smoke and floods. I was escorted by armed guards into the ground zero area of 9/11 to evaluate the contaminated arts collections in the vault of the doomed Deutche Bank Building.
Degrees: include a BA in Arts and Planetary Sciences from Johns Hopkins, an MFA in Sculpture from Pratt Institute and a Masters in Design from Philadelphia College of Art. I apprenticed as a blacksmith making traditional hardware and forging Damascus knife blades. My study in welding includes the Hobart Technical Institute and I am a certified T.I.G. and structural welder. I worked at the Tallix Sculpture Foundry doing bronze casting, chasing and patinas.
Teaching experience: includes being an instructor at The Sculpture Center in Manhattan, Apex Technical School and the Professional Diving School where I taught under water welding. As a visiting professor I taught welding and sculpture at Pratt Institute, Stockton State College, Indiana University PA and Passaic County College. I’ve taught workshops in welding, blacksmithing and bladesmithing at Wooden Boat School, Peters Valley, Naples Mill, Truro Art Center and Old Church Cultural Center.
Public art commissions: include a 9/11 memorial using structural steel recovered from the fallen buildings and a 1% For The Arts on site fabrication to name a few.
I’ve had several one man shows in the New York area and exhibited in a variety of galleries in the NY metro area and am looking forward to continuing exhibiting in my new home of Maine. | 2019-04-21T19:09:18 | http://www.burnssculpture.com/bio.html |
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In recent years, we see bathroom design becoming more and more important because the bathroom is now considered to be more than just a…bathroom or toilet. One of the reasons why bathroom interior design is becoming more and more important is because of the fact that many people considers a bathroom with good design to be a personal retreat where it’s a world separated from the buzz, in complete privacy. That’s why bathroom design is very important now, in this modern world. There is also a marked need and demand for bathroom tile design too, which goes hand in hand with bathroom design and bathroom interior design.
The design of the entire house could be focused on the family, but the bathroom design is pretty much a personal preference. There is a reaction in the public demand for better bathroom tile design as well, when better bathroom interior design becomes popular, particularly in Europe and the U.S. People want the bathroom design to offer them a little bit more privacy and quiet – what they want is to have a bathroom tile design that the bathroom tile design a roomier look; and to turn the bathroom into a living space. A personal zone.
Contrary to popular beliefs, you don’t need to have a large space for a good and spacious-looking bathroom design. An Interior Designer can make full use of the existing space to enhance the available space and plan the bathroom interior design in such a way that the end result is a more spacious and more luxurious bathroom.
The current trend for bathroom design is that they are not focused on massive space! They are, in actual fact, looking for a bathroom interior designer to incorporate bathroom tile designs and other fixtures and furnishing to create a ‘haven’ in the home. The focus has returned to the very basic need of pampering and re-energizing in a bathroom – and that is where the bathroom design comes into play.
On top of fabulous bathroom design, you should also consider incorporating a towel warmer and heated floor in the new bathroom design. High quality and affordable ones are popular and readily available in the U.S. You can use either one of those freestanding models or one that hooks up to the wall. This can be done when you’re planning your new bathroom design.
The concept of the bathroom design should be one of ‘living space’ – incorporate and add furniture into the bathroom interior design to make it look like it’s really more than just a bathroom. | 2019-04-23T02:02:56 | http://www.dcperformanceinc.com/bathroom-design/ |
What was once a hub for newcomers is leaving a bad taste in the mouths of its former residents as more and more citizens of the San Francisco Bay Area are jumping ship at a record-breaking pace. This is what happens when one Party has been in control for TOO many years.
The cost of living in San Francisco is staggering. Renting a two-bedroom apartment costs $4,650 a month on average, which is the highest rate in the country, and if you want to buy a home in the Bay Area, the median price is $825,000.
In fact, people are fleeing the Bay Area at a rate that hasn’t been seen for an entire decade. However, home prices are just one factor in the exodus. Another issue is California’s changing demographics.
“A typical client has been in their home for decades, and no longer feels connected to the changing community,” Sandy Jamison, the owner of a real estate agency in San Jose, told The Mercury News.
It’s more political for some in the Bay Area, though. In fact, some aren’t happy with California’s sanctuary city status.
Carole Dabak lived in San Jose for forty years. Now, she’s going to Tennessee.
In an interview with CBS SF Bay Area, she revealed the reason she’s leaving California altogether.
The problem is that they flee blue states, and move to red states, but their voting habits don’t necessarily change. Many fail to understand that is was the Democrats that ruined the places they came from, so they turn solid red states “purple”. This is called the “locust effect”.
The statistics are even more alarming when you consider not just the exodus out of California, but that illegal aliens are moving into the state in equal numbers of the citizens moving out. Nearly ten thousand companies and corporations have already left California, and the rate of this exodus is increasing. With their debt already in excess of half a trillion dollars, California is all but lost – they will be the Venezuela of the United States in a matter of a few years. | 2019-04-22T10:25:41 | https://defiantamerica.com/families-flee-san-francisco-bay-area-massively-reality-check-for-liberals/ |
This is our breakfast stand by. Mix up ahead of time for a healthy grab and go breakfast. Kids and adults love it!
Oats (Avena sativa) is one of the many herbs we love year round! This small wonder packs a powerful nutritional punch with its protein, B-vitamins, calcium, and other minerals. Learn more about oats by visiting the link.
Looking to replace your boring boxed cereal? Look no further. This granola recipe is easy and delicious. Even your kids will love it! | 2019-04-24T16:31:13 | http://homesteadbloggersnetwork.com/tag/oats/ |
The Olympus VS120 virtual slide scanning system has earned three top awards at the second International Scanner Contest (ISC), which took place in Berlin last autumn.
The VS120 system creates virtual microscope slides - high-resolution digital images of complete specimens that can be electronically stored on a central server for simultaneous viewing anywhere in the world, at a range of magnifications.
The VS120 earned First Place awards in the important categories of Color and Precision, Fluorescence 20x and Fluorescence 40x.
The awards are significant because color fidelity and precision are fundamental for all life science applications where analysis may depend on both structural and color interpretation.
In addition, high-resolution fluorescence scanning has become one of the most important applications in research whole slide imaging.
The modular VS120 is designed to provide outstanding performance for fluorescence microscopy, combined with precise color rendition and scanning.
Fluorescence imaging is used with virtual slide systems in a wide variety of fields including neuroscience, pre-clinical toxicology and cancer research.
It is a powerful application for researchers due to the nearly limitless number of possible magnifications of the entire slide; the benefits of permanent storage without deterioration in comparison to glass slides; and the fact that virtual microscopy allows every focal layer and color channel to be reviewed or recolored for better signal separation. In addition, digital images can be shared easily with fellow researchers over the Internet.
The VS120 is the only microscope-based virtual slide system that allows automated multi-channel fluorescence scanning at 2x, 10x, 20x and 40x magnifications.
In addition to brightfield and fluorescence illumination, the system also handles darkfield imaging, which is useful for unstained neuroscience specimens.
The ISC awards were announced at the 24th European Congress of Pathology in Prague in September. The ISC was organized by the Charité Universitäts medizin Berlin in collaboration with several other institutions, and is held every two years.
The VS120 also earned two awards at the first ISC, which took place in Berlin in 2010. | 2019-04-18T12:16:27 | https://www.technologynetworks.com/analysis/product-news/isc-awards-olympus-vs120-three-first-place-honors-219279 |
A daughter and granddaughter of slain black nationalist Malcolm X have been charged with stealing a rental truck that was found in southern Maryland carrying seven pit bulls in what police described Friday as inhumane conditions.
Malikah Saban Shabazz, 51, of Berlin, New Hampshire, and her daughter Bettih Bahiyah Shabazz, 19, of Stark, New Hampshire, were released in Charles County on Thursday after posting bond of $2,000 each, according to online court records. The records do not list defense attorneys, and calls to the women’s possible telephone numbers were either not answered or not returned.
The women were arrested Wednesday night in a Wal-Mart parking lot in La Plata by a deputy responding to a report that the U-Haul truck in which they were traveling had been reported stolen earlier that day to Vermont State Police, according to charging documents.
The truck’s enclosed cargo area contained seven dogs, locked in crates and covered in their own waste, the documents state. One dog had injuries to its face, neck and eyes that required emergency care, the report said.
The dogs were taken to an animal shelter, sheriff’s office spokeswoman Janelle Love said.
Malikah Shabazz told investigators that she owns the dogs, according to charging documents.
Both women are charged with stealing the truck, valued at $40,000. If convicted, each could face up to 20 years in prison and $20,000 in fines.
Malikah Shabazz is also charged with seven misdemeanor counts of animal abuse or neglect, each punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.
The arrests were first reported by TMZ.com.
Malikah Shabazz is one of six children of Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, and Betty Shabazz. She was born seven months after her father was assassinated in February 1965 in New York City by three members of the Nation of Islam, which Malcolm X had left a year earlier.
She pleaded guilty in 2011 to stealing the identity of a 70-year-old woman to obtain credit cards and make purchases totaling $55,000. | 2019-04-20T11:04:03 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/2-malcolm-x-descendants-accused-of-truck-theft-dog-abuse/ |
Pyrazinamide (PZA) plays a unique role in the treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in both first- and second-line regimens. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and molecular characterization of PZA resistance among MDR-TB isolates collected in Chongqing municipality.
A total of 133 MDR-TB isolates were collected from the smear-positive tuberculosis patients who were registered at local TB dispensaries of Chongqing. PZA susceptibility testing was determined with a Bactec MGIT 960 system. In addition, the genes conferring for PZA resistance were screened by DNA sequencing.
Of these 133 MDR-TB isolates, 83 (62.4%) were determined as PZA-resistant by MGIT 960. In addition, streptomycin- (83.1% vs. 56.0%, P < 0.01), ofloxacin- (51.8% vs. 18.0%, P < 0.01), kanamycin- (22.9% vs. 2.0%, P < 0.01), amikacin- (18.1% vs. 2.0%, P = 0.01), capromycin-resistance (12.0% vs. 2.0%, P = 0.05), were more frequently observed among PZA-resistant isolates compared with PZA-susceptible isolates. Sequence analysis revealed that 73 out of 83 (88.0%) MDR strains harbored a mutation located in the pncA gene, including 55 (75.3%, 55/73) of single nucleotide substitutions and 18 (24.7%, 18/73) of frameshift mutation, while no genetic mutation associated with PZA resistance was found in the rpsA gene. The pncA expression of strains harboring substitution from A to G at position −11 in the promoter region of pncA was significantly lower than that of H37Rv (P < 0.01).
In conclusion, our data have demonstrated that the analysis of the pncA gene rather than rpsA gene provides rapid and accurate information regarding PZA susceptibility for MDR-TB isolates in Chongqing. In addition, loss of pncA expression caused by promoter mutation confers PZA resistance in MDR-TB isolates.
Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major concern hampering global tuberculosis control efforts [1, 2]. According to new estimates from World Health Organization (WHO), there were around 0.48 million new cases of MDR-TB cases, and approximately 0.19 million deaths from MDR-TB worldwide in 2014 (WHO, 2015). Only behind India, China has the second burden of MDR-TB globally, with 52, 000 prevalent MDR-TB cases annually (WHO, 2015). A recent national survey of drug-resistant tuberculosis in China revealed that 5.7% of new TB cases and 25.6% of previously treated cases were MDR-TB, respectively, which were higher than the global average rates . Given its high rate of treatment failure, the epidemic of MDR-TB constitutes a serious public health problem in China [3, 4].
Pyrazinamide (PZA) is one of cornerstone first-line anti-tuberculosis agents that is also commonly used as essential component in the therapeutic treatment of MDR-TB [5, 6]. As the prodrug, PZA requires conversion into its active form pyrazinoic acid (POA) by the enzyme pyrazinamidase (PZase). PZase is encoded by the 561-nucleotide pncA gene. Loss of PZase activity cause by genetic mutations in the pncA gene is the main mechanism of resistance to PZA in M. tuberculosis . Several recent literatures have reported that several PZA-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates harbored the mutations in the promoter of pncA gene, indicating these alternations may result in PZA resistance by influencing the expression of pncA [7–9]. In addition to pncA, another gene named rpsA, which encodes the 30S ribosomal protein S1, has been demonstrated to confer PZA resistance by structural alternation of POA binding . To date, the contribution of the rpsA mutations conferring PZA resistance is controversial, which requires more experimental evidences to elucidate the role of rpsA as a PZA resistance mechanism .
Chongqing is the largest municipality in the southwestern China . Due to the underdeveloped setting, Chongqing is considered as a hotspot for both TB and MDR-TB in China . However, limited data is available for the prevalence and molecular characteristics of PZA resistance in M. tuberculosis isolates, especially MDR-TB. In this study, our main goal was to investigate the prevalence of PZA resistance among MDR-TB isolates collected in Chongqing municipality. We also sought to analyze the mutant profiles of MDR-TB isolates conferring PZA resistance in this area.
All smear-positive tuberculosis patients who were registered at local TB dispensaries between November 2014 and February 2016 were enrolled in this study. Information was obtained from patient’s medical record. Two sputum samples were obtained from each smear-positive patient for culturing in the county-level laboratories. After 4–8 weeks of incubation, cultures with growing colonies on Löwenstein-Jensen (L-J) medium were sent to the Chongqing Tuberculosis Control Institute for further drug susceptibility testing. Re-treated cases were defined as patients having previously received more than one month of anti-TB treatment.
Drug susceptibility testing (DST) was performed with the proportional method recommended by WHO [3, 13]. The concentrations of drugs in L-J medium were as follows: isoniazid (INH), 0.2 μg/ml; rifampicin (RIF), 40 μg/ml; ethambutol (EMB), 2 μg/ml; streptomycin (SM), 4 μg/ml; ofloxacin (OFLX), 2 μg/ml; kanamycin (KAN), 30 μg/ml; amikacin (AMK), 30 μg/ml; capromycin (CAP), 40 μg/ml; and protionamide (PTO), 40 μg/ml and p-aminosalicylic acid (PAS) 1 μg/ml . A strain was declared resistant to an antimicrobial agent when the growth rate exceeded 1% compared with the control. In addition, PZA susceptibility testing was determined with a Bactec MGIT 960 system according to the manufacturer’s instructions. The critical concentration of PZA in the liquid medium was 100 μg/ml . The MDR-TB strains were defined as those resistant to both isoniazid and rifampicin. In addition, XDR-TB was defined as MDR-TB resistant to any member of the quinolone family and at least one of the remaining second-line anti-TB injectable drugs .
Genomic DNA was extracted from freshly cultured bacteria as previously described . Briefly, the harvested bacteria from the surface of L-J medium were suspended in 500 μl Tris-EDTA (TE) buffer and heated in a 95 °C water bath for 30 min. The crude DNA was used as template for amplification. The fragments of pncA and rpsA were amplified with the following primers: pncA-F 5′-AACAGTTCATCCCGGTTC-3′ and pncA-R 5′-GCGTCATGGACCCTATATC-3′; rpsA-F 5′-CGGAGCAACCCAACAATA-3′ and rpsA-R 5′-GTGGACAGCAACGACTTC-3′, respectively . The 50 μL PCR mixture was prepared as follows: 25 μl 2 × GoldStar MasterMix (CWBio, Beijing, China), 5 μL of DNA template, and 0.2 μM of each primer set. PCR parameters for amplification were 5 min at 94 °C followed by 35 cycles of 94 °C for 1 min, 58 °C for 1 min, 72 °C for 1 min and a final extension of 72 °C for 5 min. PCR products were sent to Tsingke company for sequencing. All sequence data were aligned with pncA and rpsA of reference strain H37Rv (ATCC) using BioEdit (version 7.1.3.0) software.
Bacteria were harvested from L-J medium after inoculation for 4 weeks. The total RNA was isolated following a standard Trizol RNA extraction protocol supplied by Invitrogen (Invitrogen, Life Technologies, USA) . Followed by treatment with DNaseI (Invitrogen, Life Technologies, USA), the reverse transcription was carried out using SuperScriptIII RT kit (Invitrogen, Life Technologies, USA). The relative expression level of pncA gene was detected by QRT-PCR in a 20 μl system containing 10 μL of 2 × UltraSYBR Mixture (CWBio, Beijing, China), 2 μL of cDNA template, and 0.2 μM of each primer set (pncA-QF 5′-GAAGCGGCGGACTACCATC-3′ and pncA-QR 5′-AGTGGCGTGCCGTTCTCG-3′). PolyA was set as the internal control in respective PCR experiments .
Chi square test was used to evaluate the associations among multiple categorical variables, and the statistical results were summarized with odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). All calculations were performed in SPSS 13.0 (SPSS Inc., USA). Differences with a P value less than 0.05 were declared statistically significant.
A total of 133 (10.8%) of 1236 clinical isolates were identified as MDR-TB, including 38 (28.6%) pre-XDR and 17 (12.8%) XDR. Overall, 80 (60.2%) strains were isolated from male patients and 53 (39.8%) from female patients. The average age of the patients was 46.6 years (range 19–76 years). In addition, 36.8% of isolates were from new cases, and 63.2% from re-treated cases. Out of the 133 MDR isolates tested, 97 (72.9%) were resistant to SM, 40 (30.1%) to EMB, 52 (39.1%) to OFLX, 20 (15.0%) to KAN, 16 (12.0%) to AMK, 11 (8.3%) to CAP and 15 (11.3%) to PAS (Table 1).
As shown in Table 1, 83 (62.4%) isolates were determined as PZA-resistant by MGIT, while the other 50 (37.6%) were susceptible to PZA. In regard to the distribution of MDR-TB cases treatment history, the percentage of re-treated MDR-TB patients in the PZA-resistant group was significantly higher than in the PZA-susceptible group (odd ratio (OR) [95% confidence interval (CI): 3.26[1.55–6.82], P < 0.01). In contrast, our data revealed no statistically significant difference between the PZA-resistant and PZA-susceptible group in gender and age (P > 0.05).
We further analyzed the resistance profiles of other drugs among PZA-resistant and PZA-susceptible M. tuberculosis strains. Statistical analysis revealed that SM- (83.1% vs. 56.0%, P < 0.01), OFLX- (51.8% vs. 18.0%, P < 0.01), KAN- (22.9% vs. 2.0%, P < 0.01), AMK- (18.1% vs. 2.0%, P = 0.01), CAP-resistance (12.0% vs. 2.0%, P = 0.05), pre-XDR (36.1% vs. 16.0%, P < 0.02) and XDR (19.3% vs. 2.0%, P < 0.01) were more frequently observed among PZA-resistant isolates compared with PZA-susceptible isolates, while no difference was identified between EMB-resistant and EMB-susceptible strains (31.3% vs. 28.0%, P = 0.69) (Table 1).
A total of 73 out of 83 (88.0%) MDR strains harbored a mutation located in the pncA gene, including 55 (75.3%, 55/73) of single nucleotide substitutions and 18 (24.7%, 18/73) of frameshift mutation. As summarized in Table 2, we observed great mutant diversity in pncA gene, and there were 48 different mutant types conferring PZA resistance among MDR strains in Chongqing. The most prevalent mutation associated with PZA resistance was found in codon 132 of pncA (12.3%, 9/73), resulting in the amino aicd substitution of Gly to Asp. As the second affected codon, five isolates had a mutation in codon 62 (6.8%, 5/73). Notably, the third frequent mutation was the nucleotide substitution from A to G at position −11 in the promoter region of pncA, accounting for 5.4% of mutant isolates. We also found that 4 PZA-susceptible isolates carried a genetic mutation in pncA, including 2 strains in codon 62, one in codon 67 and one in codon 154 (Table 3). In addition, no genetic mutation associated with PZA resistance was found in the rpsA gene in this study.
We analyzed the performance of pncA mutations for predicting PZA susceptibility. When setting the phenotypic PZA susceptibility as a gold standard, we found that detection of mutations in pncA gene exhibited a sensitivity of 88.0% (95% CI, 80.9%–95.0%) and a specificity of 92.0% (95% CI, 84.5%–99.5%) (Table 4).
We further explore whether the substitution at position −11 affected the expression level of pncA. As shown in Fig. 1, compared with reference strain H37Rv, the relative expression level of pncA in MDR87, MDR88, MDR114 and MDR126 carried the substitution at position −11 were 0.25 fold, 0.19 fold, 0.36 fold and 0.22 fold, respectively. Statistical analysis revealed that the pncA expression of strains harboring promoter mutation at position −11 was significantly lower than that of H37Rv (P < 0.01).
PZA plays a unique role in the treatment for MDR-TB in both first- and second-line regimens [19, 20]. The prevalence of PZA among MDR-TB thus is a determining factor for initiation of PZA in the therapy regimens for these refractory patients . Here, our data demonstrated that 62.4% of MDR-TB exhibited resistance against PZA in Chongqing, which was similar to a recent literature from Beijing (57.7%) , while higher than those from Zhejiang (43.1%) , Shanghai (38.5%) , United States (38.0%) , and Thailand (49.0%) . The high prevalence of PZA resistance among MDR-TB patients from our report indicates that Chongqing is a hotspot of PZA resistance in China. In our study, more than 60% MDR patients received previous anti-TB therapy with PZA, which is significantly higher than the average national level (21.8%) . Hence, we speculate that the high proportion of PZA resistance may be contributed to the high rate of re-treated TB patients. The serious issue on PZA resistance highlights the diminished role of PZA in the treatment for MDR-TB in this setting with high MDR-TB burden. Prior to the use of PZA for treatment of MDR-TB cases, it is essential to perform in vitro susceptibility testing against PZA to formulate a suitable regimen .
Another important finding from our observation was that we observed that there were high correlation between PZA resistance and several other drugs’ resistance, including OFLX, second-line injectable drugs, and PAS. Similar to our findings, a recent report from Alame-Emane and colleagues has revealed that PZA resistance in M. tuberculosis arises after RIF and fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance . Genetic mutations constitute the most important mechanism conferring drug resistance in M. tuberculosis . Exposure to bacterial species to antimicrobial agents, including RIF, FQ and the aminoglycosides, induces the production of oxygen radicals, thereby conferring high frequency mutagenesis [25–27]. Considering long duration of anti-TB treatment, we hypothesize that MDR bacteria will harbor more genetic mutations induced by prolonged exposure to these drugs, which may be responsible for the potential cross resistance between PZA and other drugs in our study.
In vitro susceptibility against PZA is essential for proper management of MDR-TB with regimen containing PZA . However, phenotypic DST for PZA is not routinely performed due to the requirement of harshly acidic environment . Molecular method based on detecting the mutations in pncA and rpsA serves as an alternative to predict the PZA susceptibility in M. tuberculosis . In this study, our data demonstrated that genetic alternations in pncA confer 88.0% of PZA resistance among MDR-TB in Chongqing. A number of studies have demonstrated a diverse prevalence of pncA mutation among PZA resistant isolates in different regions, ranging from 45.7% in Brazil , 70.6% in Iran , 75.0% in Thailand , 78.0% in Zhejiang , 84.6% in Southern China , and 94.1% in Sweden . Hence, pncA mutations may differ from one geographic region to another. In addition, we found that pncA mutations exhibited great diversity, and the most frequent mutant type in codon 142 only accounted for approximate 12% of PZA resistant isolates, which was also different from reports from other regions [8, 9]. Given the diversity of pncA mutations within more than 500-bp long segment, DNA sequencing of the entire pncA is more effective for verification of PZA resistance rather than the routine methods by covering the mutant hotspots.
In addition, the third frequent mutation identified in this study was located at position −11 of the pncA promoter region. In line with our observation, numerous literatures have observed this mutant type in PZA-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates [31, 32]. We found that this substitution at position −11 was associated with low level of pncA expression, which was also consistent to the observation from Sheen et al. . The anti-TB activity of PZA depends on the transformation to POA by PZAse, which is encoded by pncA gene. The loss of pncA transcriptional level may result in the relative low PZAse activity, which is further associated with the phenotypic PZA resistance. Our results suggest that the promoter region of pncA is recommended to be included in the sequence analysis of pncA gene.
We acknowledge several limitations of this study. First, the small sample size is a major limitation of our report. And all the strains collected from one region also reduce their representativeness and thereby constrict the generalizability of findings. Further wider sampling will give more credence to this study. Second, although the primary data of this study suggest that loss of pncA expression caused by promoter mutation confers PZA resistance in MDR-TB isolates, we could give no biochemical or transgenic substantiation of this statement. Therefore, there is an urgent need to confirm our findings with more experimental evidences in the future. Third, the high diversity of pncA mutations in MTB-TB isolates from Chongqing underscores previous findings that there is no clear hotspot for pncA mutations , and several novel mutations in pncA gene were found for first time among PZA-resistant isolates. Despite being highly correlated with the loss of PZA susceptibility, further experiments will be carried out to clarify the potential contributions of these mutations to PZA resistance. Nevertheless, our report firstly described the molecular characteristics of PZA resistance among MDR-TB isolates from Southern China, which provides important hints to diagnose PZA resistance and help guide therapy with PZA for MDR-TB patients in this region with high MDR-TB burden.
In conclusion, our data have demonstrated that the analysis of the pncA gene rather than rpsA gene provides rapid and accurate information regarding PZA susceptibility for MDR-TB isolates in Chongqing. In addition, loss of pncA expression caused by promoter mutation confers PZA resistance in MDR-TB isolates. Considering the high degree of diversity of pncA gene mutations, DNA sequencing of the entire pncA is more effective for verification of PZA resistance rather than the routine methods by covering the mutant hotspots. The high prevalence of PZA resistance among MDR highlights the diminished role of PZA in the treatment for MDR-TB in this setting with high TB burden.
We would like to thank the staffs from the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory for their technical support.
This study was supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (2014CB744403).
Conceived and designed the experiments: YP, DZ, JL, YL. Performed the experiments: YP, DZ, HZ, JS. YH, JL. Analyzed the data: YP, DZ, JL, YL. Wrote the paper: YP, DZ, JL, YL. All authors contributed to the final manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Chongqing Tuberculosis Control Institute. Patients enrolled in this study provided the signed Informed Consent form. | 2019-04-20T22:56:04 | https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-017-2761-6 |
Home Vintage & Antiquarian Books (Menu) Georges Blanc.
Menu, 9.75x6.5" (opening to 13"). Armorial design in gold & blue of Restaurant Georges Blanc. Vonnas: Georges Blanc chez la Mere Blanc, May 19, 1976.
Inscribed and SIGNED by Georges Blanc on the inside of the front cover, below a list of wines (to which some manuscript additions have been added). Blanc inscribed this to Fritz Streiff, a friend of and ghost-writer for Alice Waters; he was traveling with Richard Olney during Olney's "The Joys of Wine" tour of France. Blanc had, by the time of this dinner, won two Michelin stars for his restaurant; he would go on to win a third in 1981. Fine. | 2019-04-20T04:12:07 | https://omnivorebooks.myshopify.com/collections/vintage-books/products/menu-georges-blanc |
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Run a search by name for anyone in Smethport, Pennsylvania & get free white pages information instantly. Smethport, Pennsylvania white page directory listings include full name, phone number and address. | 2019-04-21T17:43:09 | https://www.addresses.com/white-pages/pennsylvania/smethport |
Lyle gave me the dates for Robesonia and wanted to get them out to everyone. More details to follow.
Nice! I think I can actually make this one!
I'll be there leaking various fluids all over the McMullen estate.
Really, a reply has to be 5 characters?
Ollie and I are looking forward to it!
Spring Robesonia is approaching fast. The land below is still ours for this season. Lots of higher level politics going on (c'mon, it's only 11 acres!). If any of you were here in Fall it was one of the wildest areas we've been in in years! I am still trying to buy it but I have a quiet voice (all meetings happen whilst I work). We should be a GO for a few courses down in the lower 11 this event so if I've never taken you to the "furnace ruins" you may want to be here this Spring! This may/may not be our last chance! I am offering our (Dad and I) property for camping both work weekends the weekends before the event and also the event weekend! Please come out and make a section! It's fun and rewarding when everyone gets a high score but you!
In all seriousness, Dad will be 72 on May 4th 2016 and needs help finishing his 1961 Series II 109 Diesel wagon. He has had it on the lift for YEARS! If anyone has a few extra minutes or hours I would love to see him have his dream realized in the next few years. I work for a company that capitalizes all my time and help him on work issues only when available. He needs just a few hours to get the truck running. Anyone able to help with 1. parking break? 2. injectors? 3. dash electrical? It would make him a very happy man. Let me know. Lunch, dinner and beverages will be provided by me.
If anyone has any questions, comments, issues, complaints, please let me know ASAP as I will do whatever I have to to make your trip to the mountains of Robesonia a trip to remember!
OK everyone, this weekend is the first work weekend. Anyone planning on making it? I would like to build 2/3 in my back yard, (wife says last time I get to tear up the yard for a while) and 4/5 across the street at Dads. I would like to save 2/3 on the lower 11 acres we call "The Playground" for the following weekend. We'll set the canes at the lower lane for setup the next weekend. Weather will be cool/cold. I like it better than hot. I'm Irish, I don't belong out baking in the sun, I belong in the dark at the end of the bar with a little Guinness in my mustache! Bring appropriate clothing, a chainsaw, fuel, etc and also if anyone has "nippers" for the small trees and brush along with machete's. The next two weekends are your chance to design the course you always wanted. I'll give you 20 canes, a beverage of your choice and let you have at it! Any help is appreciated!
Count me in on helping your dad. Couldn't make it this weekend, Lizzy is off at an event in the other direction.
We just bought a Disco off Randy, and I'm working on that right now to get it passed inspection. | 2019-04-25T10:33:12 | http://forum.roversclub.org/forum/showthread.php?2804-Spring-Robesonia-April-23-24&s=c91a5c27918090b7d422572618c2a29c&p=20410 |
Celebrating 1 Year of Production!
Time really flies…I was just alerted via email from Kickstarter that it was exactly 1 year ago today that we reached our goal and successfully funded this campaign to get my new film Self-Taught launched.
And what a year it’s been! Thanks to you and the generosity of countless other supporters far and wide, I’ve spent the last 12 months filming and gathering material for the film and I’m happy to say that I’m about 90% done with the production.
There’s still much to do of course. My plan is to spend most of January editing and digging through what I’ve amassed. At that point it will become clear what else needs to be filmed and I’ll have a better idea of the structure if the film and so on. As I’ve mentioned before on the blog, my goal is to get the film finished and ready for release by December 2018, so barring any unforeseen circumstances, I seem to be on track.
Thanks again for making this all possible. I really appreciate your continued support and I look forward to sharing some clips from the film with you soon. | 2019-04-20T13:19:04 | http://www.selftaughtmovie.com/2017/12/02/celebrating-1-year-of-production/ |
Sometimes, people will want to be removed from future mailings.
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The Rules tab allow you to select if EmailUnlimited shall recognize emails by keywords in the subject line, keywords in the message text, by a certain to line or if it shall process all emails from your inbox or email folder.
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On the third tab, you need specify how you would like EmailUnlimited to take care of people who want to be removed from future mailings.
You can either have it delete the corresponding records for your automatically, or put peoples' email address into a do-not-email list.
Once you are finished, click on "Finish".
Automatically processing removal requests is one of the automated tasks.
Alternative 1. Click on "Process All Automated Tasks" in the tool bar.
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WIMBERLEY — Upon hearing information about the floodwaters that swept away homes, officials from several agencies and private companies answered the call for aid.
Andy Heidrich, a pilot with Rocky Hill Equipment Rentals of Selma, said their crew and two company helicopters have been in Wimberley since Monday. He has done fly overs of several acres of devastated riverbanks looking for any signs of the missing from Wimberley and surrounding towns and counties.
Another company, Veracity Aviation out of Seguin, took K-9 dogs to areas that couldn’t be reached by foot or vehicle on Thursday.
Two Round Rock police officers received permission from their chief to bring their K-9 dogs, Karma and Harley, to assist in search efforts.
The two rescue dogs went on multiple helicopter rescue missions organized out of the command center at First Baptist Church in Wimberley.
“We saw a post from a dog website, a K-9 website, and it had a contact number for here,” said Noah Moncivais of Round Rock. | 2019-04-23T20:45:59 | https://www.aviationacrossamerica.org/news/2015/05/29/pilots-from-private-agencies-aid-in-wimberley-search/ |
Wii Games - Care2 Members who love this Interest.
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A Travel card is provided by your hotel in Geneva free of charge for the period of your stay.
The closest tram/bus stops are called “Maison de la Paix” (tram stop) and « Mines » (bus stop).
There are two ways to come to the Center from the Cornavin train station.
1) Take bus 25 or 1 until the stop “Mines” (6th stop). The bus stops right in front of the main entrance.
then turn left on “Avenue Blanc”. At the end of the street (about 300 meters), you will reach the main entrance of the building at 9 chemin des Mines.
from the “Unireso” machine in the baggage collection area at the Arrival level.
This Unireso ticket allows you to use public transport in Geneva free for a period of 80 minutes (1h20).
Then walk to the airport railway station and take the first train leaving.
All trains stop at Geneva main station (“Gare Cornavin”), which is the first stop. The ride takes 8 minutes.
At the “Gare Cornavin” railway station you will find the tram 15 and bus 25 which will take you to our center.
The official language is English. No simultaneous translation.
A name badge is required for access to the conference area.
Participants will receive a name badge when they check in at the registration desk and it must be worn at all times to allow admission to the scientific sessions.
Please be aware that in case of loss a fee of 40€ will be charged by the venue, Campus Biotech.
To increase presentation of new data, we inform Speakers and Attendees that both video recording and photos are strictly forbidden during all the presentations.
On request, an official letter of invitation will be mailed to help overcome administrative problems and visas.
This invitation is not to be considered as covering fees or other expenses.
Monday, September 24 from 7:45 a.m.
Monday, September 24 from 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, September 27 from 6:00 p.m.
The temperature in September is normally 10 °C to 20 °C.
Clothing should be suitable for a mild, changeable climate.
The organizers do not accept responsability for individual medical, travel or personal expenses. | 2019-04-23T16:05:47 | http://www.esptsummerschool.eu/?page_id=10 |
The Power Glove– made in the 80’s to help make video games cooler, but only succeeded in making it’s owner look cool while wearing it. Today, one of our favorite Buddies Dillon Markey, has re-imagined this once trendy, now archaic Nintendo accessory into the ultimate stop-motion animation tool. To see it is to believe it. Check out the documentary “Playing with Power”, directed by Ava Benjamin. | 2019-04-21T19:07:05 | http://www.leagueofbuddies.com/3326/playing-with-power/ |
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Renting a dumpster may seem like an affordable solution for getting rid of junk. However, it may not be an eco-friendly solution and you may wind up pulling a muscle when hoisting heavy materials into it. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is the leading dumpster rental alternative for the Glen Ellyn area. Our professional junk haulers specialize in heavy lifting. They move heavy objects routinely. If you aren't accustomed to heavy lifting, you can easily injure yourself when moving items into a dumpster. Moreover, a dumpster can't access your attic or basement. You'll have to move those heavy items up and down stairs, which can be hazardous. Our crews are able to move items up and down stairs and safely remove them from your home or business.
We offer affordable junk-removal services delivered by our dedicated crews. We won't leave a trace of your unwanted junk in our wake. Contracting with us is a breeze. Simply call and tell us about the type of job you need performed. We'll line up the crew and any necessary equipment that might be needed to move your hold appliance or piano. Then, we'll schedule a pick-up time at your convenience.
Sustainability is an essential component of our business. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has been recycling for decades—long before it was trendy. We don't want your junk to wind up in a Glen Ellyn landfill. To that end, we routinely sort through all the materials we pick up. We network with area recycling centers, thrift stores, and charities in order to dispose of materials in an environmentally friendly manner. If your unwanted materials still have use, we'll find them a home. Many materials like old appliances can be broken down into base materials that can then be recycled and reused. We are pleased to offer this service as part of our overall business model.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? features experienced crews who share our commitment to outstanding customer care. We carefully screen our teams to make sure that meet our high standards. Our crews will show up ready to get to work. They'll also bring along any equipment designed to help safely move your debris. We ensure that our crew members are trained to operate all of our junk hauling equipment. They'll prioritize safety at every step of the process.
If you need your unwanted stuff hauled away, be sure to contact 1-800-GOT-JUNK? We are a professional and trusted junk removal service. We routinely serve the Glen Ellyn region with our affordable junk removal solutions. Schedule your junk removal today. | 2019-04-26T16:27:03 | https://www.1800gotjunk.com/us_en/locations/Illinois/junk-removal-glen-ellyn |
The new study comes on the heels of research published in The Lancet, which reviewed data from more than 700 studies around the world and concluded that the safest level of drinking is none. But that study looked at all types of drinking– from light alcohol consumption to binge drinking. The Washington University team analysis focused on light drinkers: those who consumed only one or two drinks a day. | 2019-04-24T18:17:40 | http://90vip.info/daily-drinkers-20-percent-more-likely-to-die-prematurely-than-less-frequent-drinkers/ |
Original List Price: $729,900. List Price at Contract: $729,900.
Located right next to the future Walter Reed development, and across 16th Street from Rock Creek Park, this detached home sold 1.59% above list price.
Last sold in basically the same condition (the half bath in the lower level appears to have been changed to a full) just over two years ago in January 2016 for net $650,250., the property gained appreciation of 14%. According to Neighborhood Scout, which provides data for real estate, annual appreciation in DC since 2000 has been around 7.65% per year.
There are currently a total of eight detached fee simple homes for sale in the Brightwood neighborhood, which includes this area adjacent to Rock Creek Park and spans across Georgia Ave NW to North Capitol Street. They range in list price from $490,000. to $1,299,000.
The listing agents for this transaction were Casey Aboulafia and Kristen Johnson with Compass (per disclosure above, the writer is affiliated with the same brokerage). Jaime Willis, also with Compass, represented the Purchaser. | 2019-04-23T06:07:02 | https://www.popville.com/2018/03/1415-aspen-street-nw-sold-in-four-days/ |
Ø Personal pronoun yang menggantikan subjek,, yaitu: I, you, we, they, he she dan it. Kata ganti ini berkedudukan sebagai subjek dalam kalimat.
a. I go to school every day except Sunday.
g. I have a cat. It has a beautiful fur.
Ø Personal pronoun yang menggantikan Objek,, yaitu: me, you, us, them, him, her dan it. Kata ganti ini berkedudukan sebagai objek dalam kalimat.
a. Do you love me?
Pronoun yang menerangkan milik/kepunyaan. Pronoun ini digunakan sebelum noun. Yaitu: my, your, our, their, his, her, its.
a. Those are my books.
b. Can I borrow your computer?
c. What is our National Anthem?
d. I forget to bring their homework.
e. Anita has a boy friend. His nose is pointed.
f. Rio likes her way of saying.
Pronoun ini digunakan untuk menjelaskan kepunyaan/kepemilikan. Misalnya: mine, yours, ours, theirs, his, hers, its.
a. This netbook is mine.
b. That car is yours.
c. These calculators are ours.
Misalnya: myself, yourself, ourselves, themselves, himself, herself, itself.
c. We must introspect ourselves.
e. He regrets himself for making mistake.
f. She praises herself for what she has reached.
g. The cat scratches itself.
Demikian penjelasan mengenai Pronoun yang dapat penulis sajikan. Semoga bermanfaat bagi pembaca. Maturnuwun. | 2019-04-24T19:59:56 | http://belajarbahasainggristopsite.blogspot.com/2013/01/belajar-tentang-pronoun-kata-ganti.html |
Sherrie I found this on the web and I thought of you and your mom. What a true blessing she shares to the hearts of others through the love that the 2 of you share.
Norma you were in my thoughts and prayers as Thanksgiving Day came and went. I wanted to tell you how very Thankful I am for you and all that you do for us at *GP* you truly are a blessing. I hope you and your beautiful family had a wonder Thanksgiving and I hope the memories of your beautiful daughter gave comfort to you all.
Jehovah blessed our lives with sure a tue blessing as Sherri and she was taken away in death so early in life. But we draw comfort knowing that we will be able to see her again in Paradise at resurrection. We look forward to the day when this old system ends and the heartackes it brings and we are together with our loved ones. Until then her thoughts and memories will be with us always.
S-strong, my girl was always so damn strong!
E-enlightened, she was always so enlightened, even in her darker times of sadness and sorrow.
R-rare, Sherrie's personality of an old soul is rare.
R-right, yes Sherrie you are always right!
I- insightful, she was indeed.
did not choose. May God bless and comfort you always.
Thinking of you today on your angelversary in heaven.
May God Bless you and know that you are missed so much here. Don't Forget to send those signs and love and kisses to your Mom.
You have helped me so much along my journey and I just want you to know that I appreciate you being here for me. May God bless you abundantly.
A mother should never outlive her child. I hold this song so dear to my heart because Sherrie liked it and wanted me to remember it, not only do I remember, but I try to live it, in honor of my daughter who died too soon. As her last wish, I stay very close to the lyrics of this song, a child, should outlive their parents, not the parents outlive their child.
I finally found your page after Stephanie told me you had one. I know I talk to you almost every night when I pray but this is just a little something more.
7 years have passed and there has not been one event that has occurred in my life where you have not been thought of. One very recent event has been my graduation from college. I was very scared about this happening... it means I'm officially "grown up" however everytime I feel sad, angry, alone, or worried I listen to your song, "I hope you dance" because I know if you were here that's exactly what you would tell me to make me feel better and knowing that has gotten me through a lot of things. I thank God that you were a part of my life and will always be in my heart, pushing me, motivating me to work hard and do what I need to do to be happy. Thank you for pushing me so much and helping me to learn that I must push myself to get what I want and not to settle for what others want.
Lastly thank you for teaching me that "it is better to have loved and lost then to never have loved at all." I was always scared to let people in, fearing that I would lose contact or just grow apart but I now know that whether I may not speak to those people anymore, they have contributed to my life one way or another. Also, if I would not have learned this from you I would never be with my boyfriend now of 6 years. I was scared to give him a chance thinking how much it would hurt to lose him but look how far we have come. Thank you.
I cannot thank you enough for all that you have taught me and what a wonderful friend you have always been.
You will always be the best best friend I will ever have.
Forever, and even stronger from the otherside. Love is a miracle for me.
Sherrie was a beautiful girl, and it sounds as she grown up very smart and decent also. I am honoured to know her mother Norma, and it sounds as Sherrie was growing up to be just as beautiful and kind as she is. I am very sorry for the loss of this very special girl to your family. My thoughts are to you, always.
Have you been contacted by a loved one who has died? After-death communication (ADC) is probably as old as mankind, but ours is the first complete research study of this field. These spiritual experiences are extremely common, and in many other parts of the world they are discussed openly and freely.
Between 1988 & 1995, we interviewed 2,000 people who live in all fifty American states and the ten Canadian provinces. Ranging in age from children to the elderly, they represent diverse social, educational, economic, occupational, and religious backgrounds. We conservatively estimate that at least 50 million Americans, or 20% of the population, have had one or more ADC experiences – and the actual numbers may be closer to double these figures!
We collected more than 3,300 firsthand accounts of ADCs from people who have been contacted by a deceased family member or friend. These are spontaneous and direct communications that may occur anytime and anywhere, but no third parties such as psychics, mediums, hypnotists, or devices of any kind are involved.
Sensing A Presence: This is the most common form of contact. But many people discount these experiences, thinking, "Oh, I’m just imagining this." It’s a distinct feeling that your loved one is nearby, even though he or she can’t be seen or heard. Though most often felt during the days and weeks immediately after the death, you may sense his or her presence months and even years later.
Visual Experiences: There are a wide variety of visual experiences, which we have divided into two broad categories: partial visual and full visual ADCs. Appearances range from "a transparent mist" to "absolutely solid" with many gradations in between. You may see only the head and shoulders of your relative or friend, or someone you love may make a full appearance to you, and you will see the entire body as well, which will appear completely solid. Some visual ADCs occur in the bedroom, next to or at the foot of the bed. Others may happen anywhere – indoors or outdoors – even in a car or aboard a plane. Typically he or she will be expressing love and well-being with a radiant smile. Loved ones virtually always appear healed and whole regardless of their cause of death. Verbal communication may take place, but not always.
Visions: You may see an image of a deceased loved one in a "picture" that is either two-dimensional and flat or three-dimensional like a hologram. It’s like seeing a 35 mm slide or a movie suspended in the air. Visions are usually in radiant colors and may be seen externally with your eyes open or internally in your mind. Communication may occur, especially during meditation.
ADC Experiences While Asleep: Sleep-state ADCs are much more vivid, intense, colorful, and real than dreams. They are very common. Both one-way and two-way communications are typical. You usually feel your loved one is with you in person – that you’re having an actual visit together. These experiences are not jumbled, filled with symbols, or fragmented the way dreams are.
Sleep-state ADCs are similar to those that occur when you are wide awake. Your relative or friend can come to you more easily, however, when you are relaxed, open, and receptive, such as while you are in the alpha state or asleep.
Out-Of-Body ADCs: These may occur while you are asleep or in a meditative state. They are dramatic experiences during which you leave your body and often visit your loved one at the place or level where he or she exists. These are extremely vivid, intense, and real – some say, "more real than physical life." The environments usually contain beautiful flowers and butterflies, colorful bushes and trees, radiant lighting, and other lovely aspects of nature – and are filled with happiness, love, and joy.
Physical Phenomena: People who are bereaved often report receiving a wide variety of physical signs from their deceased relative or friend, such as: lights or lamps blinking on and off; lights, radios, televisions, stereos, and mechanical objects being turned on; photographs, pictures, and various other items being turned over or moved; and a long list of "things that go bump in the night."
Symbolic ADCs: People frequently ask a Higher Power, the universe, or their deceased loved one for a sign that he or she still exists. Many receive such a sign, though it may take some time to arrive. Occasionally these signs are so subtle they may be missed, or they may be discounted as mere "coincidences." Common signs include: butterflies, rainbows, many species of birds and animals, flowers, and a variety of inanimate objects such as coins and pictures.
I’m watching over you ... I’ll see you again ... I love you ... Good-bye ..."
You may be asked to give a message from your loved one to somebody else. We urge you to write down the message verbatim and to deliver it, if possible, because it may help the recipient far more than you realize.
Nearly all ADCs are positive, joyful, and uplifting encounters that reduce grief, provide lasting comfort and hope, and accelerate emotional and spiritual healing. We encourage you to trust your own experiences and to accept them as being real for you.
Unfortunately, some people react with fear when they have an ADC. This is usually because they are startled by the suddenness of the event, or they may have never heard of one happening to anybody else. Such people may assume they are "losing their mind and going crazy." And others find it difficult to reconcile after-death communications with their philosophical or religious beliefs.
Not all people are contacted by their deceased loved ones. We don’t know for certain why some are and some aren’t, but it seems that fear, anger, and prolonged heavy grief inhibit the possibility of having an ADC.
Based upon our research, we suggest the following: Ask for a sign that your relative or friend continues to exist. Pray for him or her and others who are affected by the death, including yourself. We recommend that you learn how to meditate, especially if you are currently bereaved or have unresolved grief. Meditation will enable you to relax and soften any fear or anger you may have. It will reduce your depression, improve your ability to eat and sleep, and facilitate your healing process. These deep relaxation exercises will also allow you to unfold your inner, intuitive senses. In fact, you may have an ADC experience while you are meditating.
Our research indicates that after-death communications are a natural and normal part of life. Therefore, we feel ADCs deserve the same public awareness and acceptance that near-death experiences (NDEs) have already received.
For most people, an after-death communication from a deceased family member or friend is valued as a sacred and profound experience that will be cherished for a lifetime. ADC experiences usually expand one’s understanding of life and offer a deeper awareness of life after death. They consistently communicate an essential spiritual message: "Life and love are eternal."
Happy annivery to my mother Lucia Olalde Flores from all of us and who is with my neice Sherrie.We miss you mother and Sherrie,may god bless your sweet hearts.
from Ernest Olalde Flores and Mike Flores. | 2019-04-25T16:54:54 | http://sherrie-moreland.memory-of.com/tributes.aspx |
Sweaters have been my go-to lately with temperatures still being on the chilly side here in Philadelphia. I love this cozy high slit sweater from Express. The slits go pretty high up on each side, but it's such a fun trend to try this season! I paired this high slit sweater with my favorite pair of faux leather leggings from Club Monaco. The thing I love about the faux leather leggings is that the faux leather is only on the front side which makes them super comfortable.
Over the weekend a good family friend came to visit from Boston. We all went to dinner Saturday night at a local Italian BYOB called Cafe Casta Diva (which was amazing!) followed by Karaoke. I wore this outfit as it was comfortable yet chic. We had such a fun time!
PS: My sweater is currently 40% off and the leggings are on sale also! | 2019-04-22T14:38:56 | http://mygoldenbeauty.com/blog-1/tag/Sweater |
Proven customer success in delivering Amazon EC2 for Windows Server and Lambda.
Leveraging the latest technology, providing custom software development solutions to all industries.
Centare is committed to helping companies change how they think, work and grow.
Leverage Centare's talents or augment your own to bring your vision to life.
Centare built a large scale device agnostic workflow system with numerous validation components unique in its marketplace.
Centare is team focused both in and outside of work. Whether it be a company sponsored event, an impromptu after work get together, some community service, or marathon gaming weekends, we are together and actively shaping our culture.
Ideas on challenging the norm in software. | 2019-04-22T00:44:01 | https://www.centare.com/ |
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Award-winning Alt-Country artist Jamie McDell embarks on her first headline Australian tour. After a ten date support slot in 2018 with local legends Busby Marou, Jamie returns to our shores solo and acoustic for two special, intimate evenings playing tracks from all three of her albums. Now at age 25, the New Zealand singer/songwriter has achieved a prolific amount for someone so young.
Being signed to EMI at age 16 sparked the beginning of a successful musical journey, making Jamie McDell a household name across New Zealand. With the release of her debut album ‘Six Strings and a Sailboat’, she went on to achieve Gold album sales, receive three NZ Music Award nominations, winning Best Pop Album of 2013. Her sophomore record ‘Ask Me Anything’ gained global attention, seeing album track ‘Moon Shines Red’ featured on American TV series Pretty Little Liars. A lot was going on for the young songwriter throughout her formative years. 2018 marked McDell’s return with an independently-released record that celebrates her musical roots and the sounds of her upbringing.
This new recorded project came together between Auckland, New Zealand and Nashville, Tennessee where she recorded the tracks with Australian award-winner producer Nash Chambers. The record features a hearty cast of country music legends including Kasey Chambers, Bill Chambers and Tami Neilson. It was the music of her childhood that would form the fundamental elements of what excited her about songwriting the most - an honest vocal, lots of acoustic guitar and deep storytelling, all of which will be at the heart of these Australian shows.
Jenna Lesley is a singer/songwriter who has recently found a home in Sydney via Perth & London.
She is influenced by strong female folk singers such as Eva Cassidy & Laura Marling but also heavily inspired by prog/alternative rock bands such as Karnivool & Arcane Roots.
While living in London, Jenna combined her eclectic tastes and influences by starting her band, Canary Wolfe.
Jenna is excited to be bringing stripped back versions of the songs she is soon to release with Canary Wolfe to support Jamie McDell and equally disappointed that The Newsagency doesn’t serve spiced rum.
Limited capacity and last chance to catch Jamie live before she makes a move overseas, secure your tickets now. | 2019-04-23T14:46:10 | http://www.thenewsagencyvenue.com/shows/jamiemcdell |
I find myself hopeful that I will complete In Chains this month. Sometimes getting back into a manuscript after you’ve been away for awhile is difficult because you literally have to go back to the beginning and read where you started and try to get back into your story. Thankfully, I was able to find where I left off and found it easy to get back into my story. I only got a few paragraphs edited before the girls needed my attention, but that’s ok. I only have about 8 chapters to create, so completing this story is feasible.
The big question I have right now is what are my challenges, are they insurmountable? From the beginning I knew that I wanted In Chains to be a little different than the other two books in the Destined Series. I want my love story to be gentle, even if there is plenty of spice thrown in, but I also wanted this book to be an adventure for my heroine, for more than anything this story is about a woman who not only finds independence from the mandates of the world around her, but also finds herself along the way. Brieanna is a strong character who will impact the Destined world greatly. I don’t want to give too much away about her role among the Women of Lena, but let’s just say she has a destiny that is greater than any of the other women in my world so far. I can’t wait to finish it and see what my betas think.
The challenge is not sacrificing the romance or her purpose. How do you create this while still being true to Brieanna. It’s tough. I need to go back create more interactions between Leo and Brieanna. In doing so, it will strengthen their bond and my feeling is that people will become even more attached to them than they have my other two books. One can only hope. I love all my characters, which I’m sure everyone knows, but Brieanna, she has a special place in my heart.
Wish me luck! I have a lot to do. | 2019-04-19T17:21:47 | https://elissadaye.com/2014/01/03/january-3-2014/ |
Following hot on the heels of The Gruffalo’s sell out tour and his monstrous West End success comes The Gruffalo’s Child - with attitude! Just how brave is she? Find out for yourselves by joining her on tour this autumn.
Ever set foot in the deep dark wood. . .
Tall Stories returns, bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s award-winning sequel to life in this magical, musical adaptation. | 2019-04-22T03:10:40 | https://www.quaytickets.com/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=B5812287-E4D5-49EC-BC1E-AB3439868B97&SessionSecurity::referrer=ManchesterTheatres |
Another doubler from 2012. See here: Cookies & Cream.
This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying (3-4 minutes a coat). It's a good quality nail polish, just really no my colour. I don't think it looks that great on me :-| Lasted well.
My Personal Rating = 6/10 :-| Good polish, just not me!
It's not my colour either, but I actually think it looks pretty good on you. | 2019-04-25T06:37:53 | https://posherpolishes.blogspot.com/2015/12/day-23-ciate-cookies-cream.html |
Contents: 1 Hydra Flexi Blade - includes handy storage case/packing to keep it dirt free.
A highly effective flexible tool that reduces drying time after washing, the Hydra-Flexi Blade is manufactured from medical grade silicone and is safe to use on glass, paintwork and plastic.
The soft and flexible blade follows ther contours of your bodywork and windows to quicklu remove clean water after washing or light rain fall.
Ideal for use where constant vehicle cleaniness is paramount or large vehicles to reduce drying time. | 2019-04-22T04:41:10 | https://www.kleers.com/products/hydraflexi-blade |
Home Ice - 19th Century Polar Exploration & Glacial Studies Franklin, John, 1828, Narrative of a Second Expedition. Plate 23.
Franklin, John, 1828, Narrative of a Second Expedition. Plate 23.
Title Franklin, John, 1828, Narrative of a Second Expedition. Plate 23.
Description Engraved plate, 'Encampment in Browell Cove.' Members of the crew building a fire and scavenging, with caribou sihlouetted in the background.
Relation-Is part of Is part of: Narrative of a second expedition to the shores of the polar sea, in the years 1825, 1826, and 1827, by John Franklin… Including an account of the progress of a detachment to the eastward, by John Richardson. | 2019-04-23T14:50:37 | http://lhldigital.lindahall.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/ice/id/1552 |
Here’s some of our favourite recipes that have been collected over the years.
Check out the BC Blueberry Council and Canadian Living for additional recipes.
Blueberries are ranked Number 1 in antioxidant activity compared to 40 other commercially grown fruits and vegetables. That means a serving of blueberries provides the antioxidant power needed to fight aging, cancer and heart disease.
These round, dark blue berries offer more than just good looks and taste. Blueberries are an excellent source of vitamin A, containing more than any other fruit. One cup of blueberries is 84 calories and also provides nearly one-third of an adult's daily requirement of vitamin C. Blueberries are low in sodium and high in dietary fiber and contain no cholesterol or fat.
According to the B.C. Blueberry Council, there are about 17,000 acres devoted to growing almost 80 million pounds of blueberries in the province. This makes British Columbia the largest producer of highbush blueberries in Canada with production increasing steadily.
At Stewart's Berry Patch, our plants are highbush which means that at mature height, the plants are between 4 to 6 feet tall. The plants have been chosen for their growing season, flavor and size. Three early varieties, Duke, Reka and Sparton are generally ready in early July. The other varieties, Blue Crop, Nelson and Sierra are ready late, likely mid-month.
© Stewart's Berry Patch. All rights reserved. Designed by Swizzle. | 2019-04-21T19:06:21 | http://stewartsberrypatch.com/recipes/ |
I remember things in a very cinematographic manner. When I was writing this, it seemed appropriate to start out in the present tense as I conjured the feeling of remembrance as it first takes over and sets the scene, so to speak.
Think of it as a kindly narrator (I like to imagine Morgan Freeman) easing you into the opening scenes and then fading away as the story unfolds. The story continues in the past tense as we simply observe from afar.
Look, I don’t know if it’s technically correct or not, nor do I really care. It’s just how I think about these matters.
We never did the whole "Disneyland" and "Florida" thing growing up. But, we did a lot of road trips involving visits to family in New Brunswick. Dad loved to drive.
In my case, it wasn't the journey, but the destination that I anticipated. Also, whoever said "You can't go home again", never knew my dad.
This is how I remember dad’s homestead. We spent a lot of time there when I was a kid, for summer vacations and in between times. Located in rural New Brunswick it was a paradise of farm animals, cats, home cooking, curious oddities such as milk separators and actual fresh milk from a cow, as well as boat loads of cousins to play with. Never a dull moment...well, mostly.
Dad's homestead in Rusagonis, New Brunswick where I spent a lot of my summers playing which included snooping and banister sliding, with or without my cousins.
There’s a quality to a summer day which takes me down memory lane in a random manner like I’m following a delightful path through a quiet wood with the soft spring of pine needles beneath my feet.
That part of the day when time whispers down to a low thrum, silent save for wind through trees as the leaves blow inside out in a frenzy and the only sounds from the outside world are intermittent; cars passing on distant roads - a lawn mower’s song of summer.
Somewhere, a dog barks as a car moves close to the driveway - a rumble on dirt roads - then carries on into the silence. No company arriving to break the boredom.
A silent, somnolent summer afternoon where nap time was avoided as a child and embraced as an adult.
The sounds of an old farmhouse now - occupants engaged in quiet, earnest adult talk about church and scripture and who is ill and not much to do as a kid except to stare through lace curtains out a kitchen window and listen to a lone crow in a far field - the smell of warm fresh milk in pails drifting up amidst the buzzing of curious flies.
I watch shadows from waving hollyhocks dance through the curtains in the front window, and think about the sleeping setter on the front porch.
I move to the living room that seems all brown, beige and grey-toned, past the murmuring relatives and into a centre hall. The “front door”, hardly used, lets light into the space where the staircase rises, its banister a lovely invitation to a slide.
Dad's family - my aunts and uncles loved to visit the homestead and many still live in the area. There was always company in Grammy's kitchen. The house was filled with laughter and boisterous conversation. In fact, it has lately occurred to me that the only time they "murmured" was likely when they were discussing some juicy family tidbit around the kids. After all, "little pitchers have big ears".
The back room is a parlour from the era when one used a parlour only to display the recent dead or someone from the church. Grey, lavender wallpaper from a distant age and family photos in sepia and black and white. An old organ dominates one corner and is likely worth a small fortune should someone have the eye for it. I heard later that Grammy or Aunt Margaret paid someone a dollar just to haul it away.
But then, back then, I played - moving the stops in and out and navigating the carpeted pedals with my child feet. It was a two-kid job back then. I took piano and could read music so I picked out simple notes from an ancient hymn book and played what I knew and made up the rest, happy and engrossed for the time being.
Moving now, through the house like I’m the only one in it.
The downstairs bathroom - Uncle Archie’s bathroom - with its unchanging decor and a window looking out to a field. The smell of Castile soap was unique to that bathroom to a point that whenever I smell it in this day and age I am back there again and washing my hands before dinner. Washing off the fragrant but scratchy feel of hay from the haymow.
Uncle Archie “washed up” in the kitchen at a sink with a high shelf above it. There was a small, rectangular black framed mirror where he would peer to shave. A clock was on the shelf, its ticking marking away the hours and the days.
The barn had a shed-like front part filled with the machinery of farming. Foreign to me, the kid from the city, yet I have a picture of my smiling father carrying milk pails from this very building, when the barn was newish. Perhaps it was already permeated with smells of cut grass on blades, grease and gasoline - underlined with the faint yet not unpleasant miasma of fresh cow manure.
Dad (in hat) with a pal, looking entirely too happy and handsome to be doing farm chores.
Grammy made the best porridge on the old wood burning stove. I got to lift the cast iron burner lid off with a hook and watch the dancing flames as the fire lit - how she knew the right time to cook on it was beyond me but it looked pretty and there was nothing quite like the heat from that wood burning stove, nor the smell or the crackle as pots boiled and garden produce changed into dinner.
My Great Uncle Archie and Grammy on the porch of the old homestead, watched by a ubiquitous cat. Rural New Brunswick Gothic at its best.
The decor was largely unchanged from when my dad was a kid and dark wooden cabinets still dominated the corner of the kitchen. Grammy had one lower drawer which when pulled out, revealed a large receptacle for flour, it’s sides constantly covered with white. It seemed that someone was always preparing the next meal or dessert and the kitchen often hummed with activity - more so when a car load of cousins arrived and I had company on a different level.
From the ceiling, hung old fashioned fly catchers, their sticky, corkscrewed tapes festooned with dead flies which caught the light in their jewel-toned wings. I often wondered when they would be taken down. At which point were they deemed full enough of fly corpses?
Grammy could catch flies in her hand without moving a muscle elsewhere - quick and deadly. My dad would chase flies the same way and now my husband hunts them with military precision, often using my good magazines (the ones I haven’t read yet) as weapons of mass destruction. It makes me laugh out loud.
I saw things from a different height back then and the world of my aunts and uncles was far above me. I moved in stealth, certain that no one knew of my explorations and snooping. I marveled at tiny back rooms off the living room which had hooks along the wall, clothes and canes and hat boxes that seemed to have been hung up one day in the distant past, and never moved again. Frozen in time. A lot of black.
Upstairs was another bathroom at the top of the landing, it’s light pulled on by a dangling string. Doors to bedrooms were wooden with high latches and each room seemed to lead into the other until you reached the large expanse of the “front bedroom” which was over the kitchen downstairs and contained another wonder to a kid - the back stairs. A great place to chase cousins through hallways and rooms, shrieking and giddy and locking doors after us until shushed by someone older. A great place to sit hidden in the dim of the old back stairs and overhear grownups talking over cups of coffee.
Just a few of my cousins, with yours truly on Grampy's lap. At any given time, there were hordes of us running around in and around the house. The only time we stopped was to eat. I'm not sure hands got washed first though.
Hallways and landings in the old house were light filled, silent spaces and there I would find antique glass fronted bookshelves with musty novels and leather-bound copies from generations past. A few years later we would receive a box of these books and find copies from the 1600s, some with pen and ink names in copperplate script, lovingly written onto the front leafs. Names of relatives long gone but not forgotten.
In one upstairs nook hung a sabre from the wall - a relic from the Boer War, I heard. I never knew to whom it belonged. A window at the end of the upstairs landing overlooked the front yard and a tall, spreading elm tree. Cracked open a bit, it let in the smell of newly mown hay. Victorian lace curtains moved gently. Potted African Violets and Jerusalem Cherry plants crowded onto an antique table, competing for sunlight.
Dad's sister Margaret and her husband Milton lived in the house too and their bedroom was off the upstairs landing. We would often stay in that bedroom when we visited. A framed lithograph of a ring of angels hung above the crib where I slept. I found the same print one day in my thirties as I rummaged through the attic in the building where I used to live and found a box of old art books. I kept it for years.
Summer goes too quickly now. Broken up by months with beginning and end, appointments and responsibilities marking each day with useful activities and deadlines and before you know it the season changes. Before you know it, another year older.
Photos capture partly, words more, but beyond the frames of pictures and paper the memory runs free and colours in those days that moved so slowly, with glimpses of detail that come and go, spurred on by the recollections of others. Taken out and looked at, polished often, held up to the light and edges smoothed to a pleasing softness, our memories are the treasured bric-a-brac of a comfortable middle age. I often wonder why we remember the things that we do and even if they are important to anyone other than ourselves.
One thing I am sure of though, is that Dad's house was meant for children. Not just in a farm hand practicality, but in that its very essence seemed to come from the distilled laughter and natural energy of generations of kids - all just living their lives according to the guidelines of the times, within the loving framework of family.
One thing I'm amazed at, is that there were no accidents involving kids and pitchforks.
The old homestead was sold to new owners long after I left home, but I hear that there is a standing invitation from the current occupants to any members of our family who are interested in dropping by for a visit.
I wonder if that invitation includes a free slide down the banister?
*Author's note: While searching for the aforementioned photograph of me with the cat, I tore the house apart. Although I didn't find it, I did come across my birth announcement card and photo from 1961, a couple of 200 year old leather bound bibles, various other photos from my mythical youth, my marriage certificate, my pristine airline ticket from Halifax to Montreal from 1964, and my dad's original UNB thesis on the history of Telephony from 1950.
Photo credits: Phillips Family Network (via Facebook and Rhonda Nicholson, including various other cousins' contributions on the site - Thank You all!) as well as Author's personal collection. | 2019-04-19T22:16:22 | http://www.giftofthefab.com/journal/2016/8/31/the-summer-vacation-files-dads-homestead |
Born in Sweden, contemporary crafts artist Ragnhild Langlet spent much of her career in the San Francisco Bay area. She held teaching positions at the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of California, Berkeley before becoming a self-employed artist. Langlet has worked in many media, crafting works from fabrics and linen as well as metals. She has worked extensively with nuihaku, a Japanese technique of couching metal-foil covered thin cords. Langlet’s tapestry was commissioned for the new Henrietta campus in 1968. | 2019-04-22T08:43:36 | http://artoncampus.rit.edu/artist/89/ |
The No. 15 Boston University men’s hockey team went into the weekend looking for four Hockey East conference points and emerged with two.
On Friday night, the Terriers looked to bounce back from their 3-0 loss to No. 8 Providence College. After a scoreless two periods, sophomore defenseman Chad Krys broke through the Friars’ defense and scored his first two goals of the season within 1:37 of the other. Sophomore goaltender Jake Oettinger’s 31-save night also contributed to the 2-0 win and marked his fifth collegiate shutout.
However, BU was unable to carry this momentum into the following night as it hosted No. 13 Northeastern University. Forwards Bobby Hampton and Nolan Stevens got the Huskies on the board twice during the opening frame in what appeared to mimic last season’s Hockey East quarterfinals to a tee.
Unlike like the quarterfinals, the Terriers were unable to come back despite junior forward Jordan Greenway’s second goal of the season. Stevens went on to score twice more in the second period to bring Northeastern home a 4-1 win while BU accumulated two game misconducts in the final period.
While the Terriers were unable to match the Huskies’ offense, they will have another chance next Friday night at Matthews arena. Then the following night BU will host the University of No. 9 New Hampshire at Agganis Arena.
Former Boston University men’s hockey forward Johnny McDermott is taking his talents to Hockey East rival Providence College, the sophomore announced Wednesday night via Twitter.
After receiving playing time in 14 games of his first season with the Terriers, McDermott was stuck behind a loaded freshman class of forwards on the depth chart this year and was unable to break onto the ice.
The Darien, Connecticut native took seven shots as a freshman, including two each against Union College and the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.
While he did not score a goal during his BU tenure, he recorded an assist in his first collegiate action. In a 6-1 win over Colgate University last season on Oct. 8, McDermott combined with current sophomore forward Gabriel Chabot (who has also struggled to find ice time this season) to set up former forward Tommy Kelley on a goal to give the Terriers a 4-0 lead in the game.
McDermott joins a Friars program that handed BU a disappointing 3-0 loss in Rhode Island on Saturday night and will take on BU this Friday night at Agganis Arena.
The No. 6 Boston University men’s hockey team fell to both of its opponents, the No. 1 University of Denver and No. 11 Providence College, over the weekend.
On Friday at Agganis Arena, Denver proved its dominance early with two tallies in the first four minutes of the game. Freshman forward Ty Amonte’s first goal of the season and another power-play goal from junior forward and assistant captain Bobo Carpenter in the same period tied the score.
However, another strike late in the 1st period from Pioneers forward Colin Staub gave them a 3-2 lead Denver would keep until sophomore defenseman Dante Fabbro evened the score more than halfway through the final period. As the game appeared like it would go into overtime, Pioneers forward Troy Terry squashed those quells by finding the back of the net with 16.1 seconds remaining.
The following night, the Terriers were unable to match Providence’s pace and physicality for the 60-minute matchup, but kept the Friars off the board in the first frame and neither players from each team were sent to the penalty box. Much of this changed in the second period, as Providence got on the board three times and BU’s performance began to decrease as they searched for a goal.
Quinn said, in the post-game press conference after the Terriers’ loss to the Friars, that his young team was likely still feeling the previous night’s defeat and carried it into the following matchup. Although, BU has a chance to redeem itself as it hosts Providence again next Friday at Agganis and will see its crosstown competitor No. 20 Northeastern University there the following night.
After a tough 4-3 loss to the No. 1 University of Denver last night at Agganis Arena, the No. 6 Boston University men’s hockey team will take on No. 11 Providence College at 7 p.m. at Schneider Arena for another Hockey East matchup. Read our preview here to see who to look out for during this game and follow along on our live blog.
The Boston University men’s hockey team snagged three of a possible four points against Providence College this past weekend. Friday night’s clash was a 2-1 win at Schneider Arena, while Saturday’s game unfolded as a 2-2 overtime tie.
From the good, the bad and the ugly, we offer several takes on what unfolded. As a bit of foreshadowing, it wasn’t the prettiest weekend of Terrier hockey, even if the results were largely favorable.
David Quinn and Nate Leaman, the head coaches of Boston University and Providence College, respectively, both described clashes between their squads as a rivalry. After this past weekend’s series, it’s easy to understand why.
Inside the hostile confines of Schneider Arena on Friday night, the Terriers snagged a 2-1 win, even if it was against the odds. Freshman goaltender Jake Oettinger put up nearly 40 saves, while the penalty kill was immense, especially in the first period.
Another key storyline from Friday’s encounter was that BU’s depth was on full display. For various reasons, Nick Roberto, Jordan Greenway, Clayton Keller and Tommy Kelley were out, causing Quinn’s side to dig deep into the roster.
For more on Nick’s recap, click here.
For Jonathan’s sider, click here.
The sides were right back at it again on Saturday night, this time at Agganis Arena. Despite being largely outplayed for the whole contest, BU snagged a 2-2 draw that carried through overtime. Such a close state of affairs wasn’t indicative of ineptness on BU’s part, though.
The Terriers took 20 minutes of penalties, only for goals from Brandon Hickey and Nik Olsson to save their bacon. It wasn’t the prettiest game by any means, but three out a four possible points in Hockey East play is largely a success.
For Jonathan’s recap, click here.
For Nick’s sider on Olsson, click here.
The Terriers and Friars are back at it again. One night removed from BU securing a 2-1 win over Providence College, the two sides meet again on Saturday evening at Agganis Arena.
Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m., and a free live stream is available by clicking here. Be sure to follow along on our live blog below, too!
The Boston University men’s hockey team returns to action this weekend against Providence College. The first tilt is set for Friday night in Rhode Island’s capital city, while the Friars and Terriers return to Agganis Arena on Saturday night.
We sat down with head coach David Quinn ahead of the series to preview all that’s in store. For updates on injuries, how BU spent its Thanksgiving break and more, click here.
Hint: Quinn views this as a vital weekend set. | 2019-04-20T14:40:51 | https://hockey.dailyfreepress.com/tag/friars/ |
In 2012, sales through mobile commerce websites totalled 7.5 billion, equating to 12% of the total 62.4 billion ecommerce sales for the year.
By 2013, it is expected that consumers will spend an expected 87 billion online, seeing a rise of approximately 304% since 2012. For ecommerce websites this means the move over to a mobile commerce site will financially pay off. It is expected that within the next few years, m-commerce will totally eclipse standard desktopp based ecommerce, replacing traditional bricks and mortarr retail shopping almost altogether. To prepare for the changes ahead, online retailers are building responsive mobile commerce sites that will change in size and layout respective to the userrs device or device orientation. For an online business to survive, it is imperative that merchants build an m-commerce design that is optimised for all smartphones and tablets.
Due to the unreliable nature of mobile internet connections, ecommerce websites must create a mcommerce solution that is both fast loading and cross channel. Mobile consumers are often reluctant to open several browser windows, so as result, are more likely to visit comparison marketplaces such as Amazon or Rakuten. By ensuring that your products are visible on these sites, you will improve your purchase rates. Developers have created apps to make it easier to browse marketplaces and shop online, so consumers can shop anywhere. The entire retail industry can now be carried in a consumers pocket, enabling them to shop when and where ever they like.
Along with this, advancements in interactive marketing have made it easier for consumers to buy everything they see. Featured items in a video can now be directly purchased from the supplierrs website without the consumer having to search on their page directly. For example, someone commuting on the train could be reading a news article through an app and notice a watch they want to buy. By clicking on the advert, the user is taken directly to the product page and then purchases it through an easy checkout system. Similarly, shoppers standing in a department store can compare dozens of competitorrs prices instantly with an effective mobile commerce solution.
Also in favour of mobile commerce websites, improved payments solutions have made it easier for consumers to purchase with their smart phone or tablet. Digital solutions such as PayPal and Amazon Payments continue to grow and improve enabling consumers to pay with a single tap. Once new payments systems become fully automated, users will become more comfortable purchasing online through a mobile ecommerce website. Shoppers will also be able to compare the prices of the items they want to buy before they purchase.
For help with building an efficient and targeted mobile commerce website, talk to the experts at advansys. Specialising in building scalable ecommerce website solutions, advansys can help you to create a fully integrated mcommerce solution. With their flexible framework, the advansys team of specialist mcommerce developers can create an innovative and cutting edge mobile solution that can be produced across multiple channels. For more information about mcommerce solutions and making your ecommerce websites mobile call advansys on 0845 838 2700. | 2019-04-22T10:45:07 | https://www.advansys.com/blog/b2c-ecommerce-solutions/mcommerce-changing-retail-for-ecommerce-websites |
HouseCall: Stomach Acid Blocker Side Effects, Why Choose Organic, Cystic Acne, Best Choice for AM Detox?
Welcome back to the 2nd edition of the Cabral House Call this weekend and here are today’s amazing questions from our community!
Jessica: My grandmother is on a PPI and faints easily – should she take magnesium?
Jessica: Why should my fiance and I choose organic?
Erica: Why I am I getting cystic acne even when eating well – Is it a detox, leaky gut or hormone issue?
Erica: Should I do dry brushing, coffee enemas, oil pulling or tongue scraping, if so which one – I can only find the time for one per day? | 2019-04-21T10:42:53 | https://stephencabral.com/podcast/162/ |
These long hot days are amusing to any foreigner in the UK as the Brits don’t do heat and try and ignore it and carry on regardless. Yet casually watching the world go by, one cannot help but notice we are all heading towards the trees. But it is not just the people, but the very landscape itself which starts to head towards the trees.
The map, doing the rounds on the media, showing the browning rural landscape of the UK from space also highlights where all our trees are and just how few there are left.
Look more closely in the sites where the dry weather continues and for many working with the land there is much to be deeply concerned about. Years of abuse to the soil has led to serious threats to our most basic agricultural and horticultural practice, when we should be able to easily cope following the winter we just had. Our resilience to extreme weather in terms of land management is worryingly poor.
Yet where there is a healthy rhizosphere, (the underground ecosystem attached to the roots of trees), there are fewer problems. This is not just true of our woodlands and despite us not fully understanding, indeed not anywhere close to fully understanding, the importance of the rhizosphere our hedgerows and well planted non woodland and urban trees are coping remarkably well – creating a refuge we all and our animals head to automatically.
The soil beneath a tree has a underground population of microbes and fungi which has through the protection and nourishment provided by the phyllosphere, (the ecosystem of the tree canopy), created a soil that can cope with the dry weather for a significantly longer period, indeed in many of our most naturalised forests and woodlands it can easily survive the worst of predicted heatwaves.
Quite why we see so much spending into climate resilience when the answer is, literally often, tapping on our bedroom windows is not just weird but dangerous.
The use of trees to advance as a civilisation has been forgotten in the 21st century to all our peril. Trees are our greatest tool towards surviving climatic catastrophe to our crops and our way of life in general, and as the sunburnt residents of Sheffield can testify to, we fell them with stupidity.
But without learning how to deal with our soils properly, we cannot truly get to roll out solutions for all. Learning what and how our ancestors constructed and maintained our hedgerows and using skills and knowledge to ensure surface groundwater is fed back into our soils is an absolute necessity.
Handel’s opera commences with an aria sung by King Xerxes in praise of the shade of a Plane tree, clearly a nod towards the large scale remodelling of European cities to incorporate tree lined boulevards for the benefit of all and as huge leap in the progress of civilisation.
We have the trees, tools and knowledge to repair our civilisation – but the fact that this is not on the agenda at all is yet another monumental and perhaps impossible task for our future generations.
Last Friday I did a talk in a Devon seaside town, the evening was beautiful and the door was left open as I ploughed through photos of the arboreal delights of Devon. During a wee intermission I had the misfortune to engage in a conversation with a little old lady who was attending – I was sickened by her comments, which led on from the need to grow local provenance trees into a rascist rant from her, which I cannot bring myself to repeat… The saddest thing is that this is not uncommon – it is what to expect of England now! And this is the direct result of the appallingly crap mainstream media of the UK.
Very belatedly there is talk of finally trying to toughen up border security to prevent the flow of pests and diseases brought in on plants imported from within the EU – with blame firmly attached to UK membership of the EU for a failure to do so up till now! This is pure nonsense! The UK had the right to install suitable measures since 2009. Why it choose not to is probably better answered by the horticultural industry and some of our NGOs! This nonsense was not only spouted on BBC4’s Today programme but also within the RFS journal and is just as much nonsense as the ludicrous claim that there are more ancient trees in Britain than in France and Germany put together.
It all plays rather neatly into the hands of the unscrupulous councils, NGOs, businesses and other organisations that see a carte blanche as a very wonderful way of making lots of money. Indeed Sheffield City Council and its’ brazen ignoring of the Aarhus convention are leading the way with their street trees for biomass scheme in partnership with Amey. Brexit will be abused, no matter what promises are made.
I am, despite being trolled and called some of the most offensive names I have ever been called because my twitter hashtag contains ‘European’ in it, actually no big fan of the EU, which clearly needs some serious work to live up to it’s burgeoning reputation in the UK as a symbol of anti-fascism. Having witnessed first hand the influence Syngenta has within its funded research as well as the poor handling of mass tree felling in Poland, Czech and Romania, one cannot but question its stance on human rights easily, even though it is an area I have no experience or information about.
But this doesn’t excuse the UK seemingly choosing Brexit as an excuse to rip up all the rulebooks and continue to chase the ‘Singapore of Europe’ dream, because this will ultimately have disastrous results on the UK landscape.
The UK is in a position to genuinely lead the world; it is the first country to take the plunge into a world where sustainability has to work and it is best placed to do so having been the first to see the agricultural and industrial revolutions through to their inevitable conclusions. It has the geography, geology and range of landscapes to be able to research and further land management sustainably for the benefit of all.
But it is abundantly clear that ‘for the benefit of all’ is a phrase that is simply no longer relevant in this country that has so much to offer but nothing it wants to give.
The Future of British Trees is Dependent on Those in the Communities in which the Trees Grow.
Our trees are awesome. These incredible, carbon munching, landscape making organisms are much cleverer than we ever thought and much, much older, (proven by 18th century landscape art). Micro- evolution has allowed for site specific growth habits for every possible set of soil and climate variable, indeed trees actually create the soil, stabilise the landscape and can alter the climate.
Trees are the answer to most of our environmental problems, including in the seas, as trees provide the base material for products that can replace plastic.
However in the UK, despite the existence of the largest tree and woodland NGOs in the world, our non woodland trees are being destroyed at an extraordinary rate and any British advances in tree research are simply ignored. The arb industry have tools which make things worse; like Airspades – which blast the rhizosphere away and are yet used in investigating roots?! We are busy destroying trees in the belief that they destroy our infrastructure and landscape features when actually they were often planted as integral elements to the success of such infrastructure and landscape features.
6 fully mature roadside hedgerow trees felled within Dartmoor NPA boundary.
The importance of trees is swept aside with the reasoning more can be planted. But this just isn’t true! Mainly because we are not very good at it, losses are huge of the cheap imported, frankly crappy, trees we are planting.
One, of a whole site, newly planted tree buried, with little chance of survival. Development site within South Hams AONB.
Buried mature trees, at the same development site within South Hams AONB.
We aren’t even planting enough in the first place. Promises of replanting are increasingly rarely carried out.
The Sheffield debacle has exposed, amongst other things, in regards our trees; the lack of legal protection; the weakness of policy and guidance; the dangers of a poorly regulated biomass industry; and, yet again, the extraordinary cost to the taxpayer councils are willing to pay out to prolong protest.
It is all well and good to highlight the ludicrous situation we are in when our Foreign Minister states that there is no tree over the age of 200 in the UK or that elected Councillors are prepared to do ‘Trumpesque’ battles with world renowned tree specialists on social media, but this does little to actually change policy making, but clearly creates even more belligerence from our policy makers.
Meanwhile, people seem to be taking the future into their own hands; hundreds of people will attend a Wassail on a cold January night – numbers that any church, indeed cathedral, or NGO PR event would be ecstatic about.
And I know of at least three local planting schemes where the trees have been grown, (River where the Oak trees), and planted by schoolchildren, taking more care to do so than many of the underpaid, overworked employees of landscaping firms subcontracted for the plethora of unaffordable housing development schemes. There is strictly no PR, no fuss – just doing it for the sake of realising it is important to do so.
The many hugely successful small, local planting projects or one off events ties in nicely with the wave of new research proving the genetic variation tree by tree in our landscapes is so vital in providing an effective barrier against climate change, pests, pathogens and diseases.
The only solution we have left is education, to tell the truth about trees to future generations and highlight good practice (made easier by the huge amount of bad practice we increasingly see in all our landscapes). I hope my generation will be the last to put up with the flooding of disinformation from a lazy media, the abuse of power by policy makers who have forgotten they are there to serve and the money grabbing by incumbent organisations without care about the real issues at stake – including the most awful fact that we are losing more trees annually than any preceding year.
We have failed in regards our trees, it is up to us to provide all the information and tools to enable our children to create the legacy we should have provided for them to provide it for their children.
Britain the Best Place in the World for a Non Woodland Tree Safari – but come quick!
For those interested in large land mammals a safari in the Serengeti would be among the top locations in the world to visit, for those interested in sea-life the Great Barrier Reef would appeal and for those interested in trees Britain is assuredly one of the best sites in the world.
And as the animals of the Serengeti and the Coral and associated fauna of the Barrier Reef are under great threats, not least from climate change, the trees of Britain are also. Britain is a managed landscape, honed into great beauty by humans. There can be no where else on Earth with the variety of species, the uniqueness of each specimen, when you include all the urban, garden and parkland landscapes also.
I have often heard the erroneous claim that there are more Ancient Trees in England, indeed in one park, than in France and Germany put together. Such sheer nonsense betrays what can be celebrated. Particularly if we celebrate all trees.
And this variety, which parallels the extraordinary variety in the geography, geology and therefore soils of this island, means that we must surely have below our feet seething populations of micro-fauna that change metre by metre helping to alter the physiology of trees that are actually the same species. The salt soaked Quercus petraea on the edge of the South West’s Ria Estuaries are simply not the same as the Quercus petraea on the hilltops just behind.
And in our Cities we have planted in private and public land the most extraordinary collections of trees. Even on the streets themselves…. however these trees are heavily threatened by Trumpesque politics as in Sheffield, where the Council are guilty of nothing short of landscape fascism by supporting their PFI partners Amey in felling healthy trees with abandon.
Image from the Sheffield Tree Campaign.
How long before many other trees, in all landscapes suffer the same threat as the biomass industry seeks to swallow as much as it can?
I am shocked and saddened that we have lost the ability to get things right, far too many are merrily planting the wrong trees and felling the wrong trees. The arb and forestry industries are forsaken and usurped by frankly anyone who cares to, and many do.
Is it too late? It does seems so as those prepared to campaigned for the rich, enviable arboreal heritage of Britain now get arrested for doing so. | 2019-04-22T10:50:05 | https://europeantrees.wordpress.com/ |
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Valley City has again hosted the Quilter's Jubilee at the Barnes County Courthouse, Saturday, Aug. 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event displays several works of art with their own distinct patterns, a nice way to bring a sense of culture to the city of bridges. This is something to which, according to several workers, had been going on since the 80's.
More on this story can be found in the Aug. 7 edition of the Times-Record. | 2019-04-25T06:21:48 | https://times-online.com/content/photos-quilters-jubilee |
Everyone loves a classic silhouette portrait. In fact, they’ve been popular since the mid-18th century, when they were cut out of black paper. A person’s silhouette set against a light background has been used in everything from portraiture to professional photography. The good news is you can do the same. We’re going to show you how to create a traditional black-and-white silhouette, then how to creatively use your silhouette in six easy steps.
1. Take a picture of yourself or a friend with a white background. The white background is an important component of making a silhouette portrait. If you don’t have a white wall to use for a photo background, try using a stretched sheet so there are no wrinkles. Open your picture in the Editor.
2. Find Draw in the Effects tab, use a large brush to completely cover your portrait. Set your black all the way to pure (hex value #00000) and the hardness at 100 percent.
You’ve created a traditional black-and-white silhouette! Save it to Hub or your computer as a high-resolution JPEG and move on to the next step.
3. Hover over Design on the PicMonkey homepage and open a canvas size of your choice. We used an 8 x 10 canvas for this project, because we want to print and frame it at that size. To add a background photo, choose Your Own in the Textures tab.
4. Head to the Graphics tab and click Add your own. Add your silhouette and size it to fill the canvas. We set our blend mode to Add, but you can also use Screen. Now your photo is filling your silhouette. Now the real fun!
Blend modes may sound familiar if you’ve created a double exposure, which has a similar look. However, double exposures show details and contours in your subject’s face, whereas a traditional silhouette does not.
5. We thought the blue and white of this photo was very ethereal, so we added some Sparkle Stars from the Graphics tab. We used two different ones and set their blend mode to Screen to make them sparkle! If you right-click on your canvas or click the icon that looks like two pieces of paper on the bottom toolbar, you can bring up the Layers palette and easily reorder or select your design elements.
6. There are lots of different Bokehs to choose from. We chose some large circles and set our blend mode to Hardlight to create some contrast. We also added a texture from the Clouds group.
There are so many wonderful graphics and textures to choose from. It was hard to decide which worked best for our design, and the experimentation was the best part. Flex your creativity and make your portrait something truly unique.
We had to use the clouds texture because of the beautiful mountains in our background photo.
We added a texture from Burst and set the blend mode to Multiply because it created a subtle difference that deepened the image’s shadows and blue hues. It was the perfect final touch.
Vanessa Boucher is a graphic/web designer, crafting enthusiast, and consultant at EverPresent, the nation’s leading digital photo organizing and photo scanning services company. She has personally helped over 500 families share memories and history through unique photo projects. You can find more of her expert tips on EverPresent’s blog. | 2019-04-26T12:51:19 | https://www.picmonkey.com/blog/diy-silhouette-gifts |
The lake that includes trails and a campground is around the half-way point of the road through Lassen Volcanic National Park.
A peaceful lake rimmed by tall trees. Also included: trails and a nice view of a volcano. Sound good?
Plan a trip to Summit Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park. The lake is 12 miles from the northwest/Manzanita Lake entrance, making it close to the halfway mark of the 30-mile highway running through the national park.
Summit Lake is a place to wade, swim, kayak, fish, picnic. Or perhaps to simply chill. Lassen Park, after all, has summer temperatures typically a good 10 to 20 degrees cooler than those in the valley. The northwest entrance to the park is only about an hour’s drive from Redding.
To make more than a day of it, the lake has a 94-site campground split into north and south sections. If flush toilets are important to you, they are in the north campground. Neither campground has RV hookups.
“Summit Lake Campground is a great place for families,” says Amanda Sweeney, interpretive media specialist at Lassen Park.
There’s a nice shoreline walk. The north end of the quarter-mile-long lake has a swimming area that is sandy and stays shallow a good distance into the lake. And rangers offer programs during the summer on nature topics or the park’s cultural history.
The lake is at 6,700 feet in elevation and offers a pleasant perspective on 10,457-foot Lassen Peak.
“The eastern shore provides an excellent view of the sunrise on the tip-top of Lassen Peak,” Sweeney says.
Summit Lake gets its name from its location on a slightly rounded plateau, she notes. Water from the lake area drains in two directions to different watersheds — north to Pit River and south to Feather River.
If you come for the day, there is a small parking area near the picnic spot on the north shore.
Summit Lake is the starting point for backpacking and day-hiking on Cluster Lakes Loop Trail. An easy day hike, if you just want to do part of that route, is an up-and-back to Echo Lake. The hike is a four-mile round trip with an elevation gain of 416 feet. The trail goes into a fir forest and then through an open area with lots of ground-hugging manzanita.
“There is a great view of Lassen Peak halfway up the trail,” Sweeney says.
The trailhead parking lot is off the park highway just north of the campground. Campers can pick up the trail from the campground.
Admission to Lassen Park is $20 per vehicle (good for seven days). For more information, visit www.nps.gov/lavo. | 2019-04-19T13:24:24 | https://www.redding.com/story/life/2017/08/21/wade-fish-kayak-and-picnic-summit-lake/581743001/ |
Stunning royal blue forma/ pageant gown inspired by Rocsi Diaz . "ET" correspondent Rocsi Diaz is a stunner in a royal blue gown on 2013 EMMYS red carpet .
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Q: Hello, can this dress be made in turquoise?
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The Lodge encourages the active involvement of the ladies particularly with our social committee and associated functions. Members are asked to bring their partners to every lodge night so the ladies can enjoy the hospitality of the lodge instead of staying home. | 2019-04-18T22:30:51 | https://fmv.org.au/our-lodges/lodge-directory/sandringham-district-lodge/ |
Alison's Panama TravelBlog: The artists!
Our priority was getting to know musicians, and we had a wonderful time doing that!
At the Minimax we talked to author and musician Francisco Buckley "Bush" (far left in photo) and other gentlemen: Alfonso Pérez "Mono", Julio Pérez "Monín", Luis Gudin, Germán Vergara, and "Don Chocho" (in photo at right) from the days of conjuntos, with plenty of stories.
They answered our questions, talked about their experiences, and played and sang for us too.
Roberto is also the author of Blades: Calle del Autor, and Rómulo has just published a book/cd called Palabra de Cantada.
We also had the chance to talk theater with director Bruce Quinn of the Theater of Panama.
We heard about when Mr. Quinn first met Rubén Blades while producing West Side Story in 1968, when Rubén was cast as one of the Jets. Mr. Quinn is currently directing a production of Cabaret in Panama City.
We also got to spend time with lawyer/singer/timbalero Ponty Correa, who is also known for his "Rubén Blades Tribute" shows, and he played Ramiro in the production of Maestra Vida. | 2019-04-26T03:49:43 | http://maestravidablog.blogspot.com/2006/09/artists.html |
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It started with a call from one of my closest friends, asking me to design a bridal dress for her big day. I was euphoric. This was a girl I had known since I was 12 years old, a girl with whom I had shared so many special moments, joys, and tears. To take such a big part in her wedding was not only a thrill for me but simply an honor. She had roamed through thousands of bridal stores, but being a very petite size, she was not able to find anything that fit her body or style. The boutique stores, which she had visited and which specialized in custom-made bridal dresses, were virtually beyond her budget. She was desperately in need of a helping hand; she was desperately in need of an old friend.
"It started with a call from one of my closest friends, asking me to design a bridal dress for her big day. I was euphoric. This was a girl I had known since I was 12 years old, a girl with whom I had shared so many special moments, joys, and tears. To take such a big part in her wedding was not only a thrill for me but simply an honor. She had roamed through thousands of bridal stores, but being a very petite size, she was not able to find anything that fit her body or style. The boutique stores, which she had visited and which specialized in custom-made bridal dresses, were virtually beyond her budget. She was desperately in need of a helping hand; she was desperately in need of an old friend.
The time that we spent together, while planning and working on the dress, was remarkable. The process was fun, comfortable, and exciting; the memories will stay with us forever. When my friend’s wedding was over, I was determined to bring this same experience to other women as well. I wanted to make the experience of finding a dress enjoyable rather than stressful. I wanted to provide every girl the chance to wear her dream wedding dress ..."
Nathalie Kraynina attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and then received her training with prominent designers, such as Badgley Mischka and Michael Kors. In 2009 she launched her own ready-to-wear label. Her contemporary elegant fashions were sold in specialty boutiques and online marketplaces such as farfetch.com and ASOS. She was featured as "Designer To Watch" on Refinery 29 and her clothes received dazzling reviews by Vogue, Elle, Zink, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, and more.
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Nine of a total aggregation of 13 astronauts and cosmonauts are pictured at meal time aboard the International Space Station on July 21, 2009. Seated at the table, clockwise from bottom left, are Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne, NASA astronauts Christopher Cassidy, Mike Barratt and Tim Kopra, Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk and NASA's Mark Polansky. From left to right at top are Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and Russian cosmonauts Roman Romanenko and Gennady Padalka. Not pictured are NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, Dave Wolf and Doug Hurley, plus Canadian astronaut Julie Payette.
TheInternational Space Station may feel a bit crowded with 13 people aboard, butthe population boost has also given it a multicultural flair, an astronaut saidSunday.
NASAastronaut Dave Wolf, who once lived aboard Russia?s Mir space station formonths, said the space station is aninviting place.
?As you go throughhere, you hear different languages. You hear different music,? Wolf toldreporters in a televised news conference. ?It?s like going around the worldwithin a spacecraft that?s already going around.?
The spacestation is currently home to its first fullsix-man crew and seven astronauts from the shuttle Endeavour, which broughtWolf and his crewmates to the station. That makes 13 in all - the largest singlegathering aboard the station.
?It?sreally fascinating to be here,? Wolf said.
A spacetoilet broke down early in the joint mission, but was swiftly repaired aday later by the station crew to the relief of all 13 astronauts aboard. Theorbital commode was one of three aboard Endeavour (which has one) and thestation (which has two). But the astronauts were limiting themselves to justusing the two on the station to avoid filling Endeavour?s wastewater tank, whichcould not be emptied overboard because it could contaminate nearby stationhardware.
OnSaturday, a NASA device used to remove carbon dioxide from the station?satmosphere went offline, but it has also been fixed. A spare air-scrubbingdevice was already planned to be delivered to the station during NASA?s nextshuttle flight in late August.
Even beforeEndeavour arrived, the station was a diverse place. The $100 billion laboratoryis the product of cooperation between 16 countries. Its current six-person crewincludes two Russian cosmonauts, two Americans and one astronaut each fromCanada and Belgium.
Until recently,Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata also served on the station?s crew. He willreturn home aboard Endeavour after living on the station for 4 1/2 months. Butuntil he does, all five of the station?s major international partners - NASAand the space agencies of Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada - are representedaboard.
?We?ve puttogether a vehicle that is truly international; brought together a truly internationalcrew representing the whole world,? Wolf said. ?And now we?re undertaking perhapsone of the most spectacular engineering achievements that humans can everconduct. It?s just fabulous in many dimensions.?
Wakatabrought 28 new Japanese dishes to add to the increasingly internationalcuisine aboard the station, which includes foods from the native countriesof each of the astronauts and cosmonauts.
?We evenmanaged to have dinner a couple of nights with our wonderful hosts here,"said Endeavour commander Mark Polansky. ?I think it's been an extremelysuccessful mission in spite of a lot of really interesting curve balls thathave been thrown our way.?
Endeavour?ssix-man, one-woman crew is in the homestretch of a 16-day construction flightto the space station. The astronauts delivered Wakata?s replacement - NASA astronautTim Kopra - as well as a new Japaneseexperiment porch and spare parts for the outpost.
Theastronauts will perform their fifth and last planned spacewalk for the missionon Monday and leave the space station on Tuesday. Endeavour is due to return toEarth July 31 and land in Florida.
SPACE.comis providing continuous coverage of STS-127 with reporter Clara Moskowitz andsenior editor Tariq Malik in New York. Click here for missionupdates and SPACE.com's live NASA TV video feed. | 2019-04-26T13:54:44 | https://www.space.com/7056-crowded-space-station-international-flair-astronaut.html |
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Smart Care Equipment Solutions has expanded its sales organization, promoting eight employees and adding three more to new positions. The changes were announced by Rick Allen, v.p.-sales, at the service company formerly owned by Ecolab.
Bill Schmelzer has been promoted to Customer Experience Manager. A seven-year company veteran, he most recently was national account manager-Midwest.
The healthcare and foodservice segments will be targeted by Smart Care’s newly created Business Development Manager teams.
Cheryl Kennedy, whose experience includes 15 years in the commercial kitchen equipment repair and maintenance industry, is promoted to AVP Business Development - Foodservice. Cheryl Barnaba and Jordan Cohen are elevated to Business Development Managers -Foodservice.
Alvin “AJ” Franklin, who started at Smart Care nine years ago as a service technician in San Diego, is promoted to AVP Business Development - Healthcare. The post of Business Development Manager -Healthcare will be filled by Francis Lupianez, formerly sales development manager for Boston, and Scott Komen, who joins Smart Care to focus on the Florida market.
Smart Care also has added Brian Nolan as District Sales Representative for the NY/NJ market. | 2019-04-18T23:13:36 | https://www.fermag.com/articles/8981-smart-care-rolls-out-enhanced-sales-staff |
She is drifting on water. She conceals all a girl can feel. Her hand ever with poise sends everyone away. The boys, the boys and the praise, her and her boys in a haze of false pretenses. She wants to find her truth that blunders and she isn’t likely to handle it. She can’t handle loneliness, and it is when she walks on water she becomes herself. She can’t handle love, washing down her flame.
Beautifully written, with the right picture that emphasizes the words. I love it.
Hello! Thanks, I appreciate it!
Hi Juliäo, you are welcome. | 2019-04-21T02:28:26 | https://ratherpedantic.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/picture-prompt-from-picture-to-word-4/ |
We ordered two of these stays. They arrived within a day or so and look absolutely perfect in situ. The quality and the pewter finish create a lovely effect. | 2019-04-21T14:53:18 | http://www.handforged.co.uk/handmade-pear-drop-stay-10-pewter-patina.html |
Hello and welcome to RVG’s The Book of the Game of the Film Review! When I was asked to do another fabulous Retro Gaming related publication review, it brought a massive smile to my face. With the phenomenal number of books coming out based on retro computers/consoles, the level of expectation grows with each new publication hitting the market. This, by the way, is a great thing.
I indicated that should Jerry Ellis’s “The Book of the Game of the Film” become available for reviewing, I would love to get my hands on it since it looked right up my alley. This book had an incredible print run of only 250 copies, with only the limited amount of 93 left available at the time of my writing this review. You’ll see why this is later on as you read this review.
The Book jumps right into a personal homage to the people who Jerry portrays as “all time heroes” which I thought was a nice personal touch. Some names you may or may not know, there were a few people I’ve never heard of before and I’m assuming these are people who created some of the games covered in the book! And boy, is there a fair number of games covered! “The Book” consists of 300 pages of content for you to digest, which is huge! There’s the usual content index to the left and to the right the introduction written by the author where he talks about how he wished to undertake a project like this. In this introduction, he includes some anecdotes which was a nice touch. “The Book” is broken up into Four Sections: Part One: “From the Big Screen to the Games Machine,” Part Two: “Programme Programs,” Part Three: “Bands, Brands and Grandstands;” and, Part Four: “The Part of the book of the Game of the Film about Games about Books, Games about comic Books and Games about Games and Gamebooks” (Phew!).
Each chapter is introduced with some clever reworks of loading screens or artwork for each of the games covered in “The Book” to emphasise each in its own right. This is something that I love tremendously. This was a huge plus and I loved the header title for each game, which is also a lovely touch to me as I love Easter eggs in books like this and in my opinion, not enough of that is done these days. The book then continues to go directly into its first title and you’re given a brief summary in the first paragraph and then somewhat of the background story on the home computer versions followed by his opinion on the overall gaming experience. Again, all this works brilliantly and I find it difficult to find fault if I’m being honest here.
I found the content to be very well researched, with something like 120 games covered in the first chapter alone. This in itself offers some insight into what you can expect from the rest of the book which really is a fantastic reading experience, especially reading about classic movie video game conversions you’d long forgotten about and even some you may have tried to forget about. All have been resurrected inside Jerry’s book with so much content you’ll be reading this for some time if you are to take in all of what’s covered. I have to say that the education you’re being given by the author is simply brilliant and, in all honesty, I didn’t realise there were that many home computer and console movie tie-ins.
The next Chapter focuses on the other side of the coin, like “Programme Programs.” This chapter covers a selection of vintage 1980’s TV Shows that were either fortunate or, in the eyes of many, unfortunate to grace their computers back in the day. There’s no denying, however, there were some great ideas for games like Datasoft’s “Dallas Quest” and complete turkeys like Ocean Software’s debacle “Street Hawk.” Regardless of the quality of the games, this was just a fantastic read and I was truly struggling to find anything wrong with the content and I couldn’t find anything! Damn you, Jerry Ellis!!
The page layouts are simple and do the job. I’m assuming that, due to the size of the book, font sizes were also reduced on the pages which I suspect will force some readers to use their reading glasses to read the small print thanks to the A5 format. The layout design for each game is very basic and could have been a lot better as you can see from the page spread previews I created for this book review. I would also have loved to have seen company profiles included for each game covered as a reference for each game, rather than having to scout through the reviews themselves to see this or draw information from (Company release dates, programmers, musicians and so on). I would have also personally loved to have seen at least two to three interviews or memoirs covered in the book. This would have broken up the content wonderfully, but was not to be and a real shame that there are none as a lot of interviews and this type of thing are present in lots of retro gaming related publications these days. Overall, for me, my main issues was the book’s physical size, pricing, which I think is a little exaggerated for what you are getting. The huge saving grace, though, is the quality of the writing. Had this book being in a larger format, I would have given it 10/10 but, as it is not, I have deducted 2 points for this. My scoring is also based on layout and design, which I hope will be set right in the future. “The Book of the Game of the Film” is a great book and I would highly recommend it if you can get past the high asking price. You’re in for a rare treat here.
This way for the Golem Books website —> HERE £24.99 (plus p&p @ £3.90) UK mainland only, overseas charges must be asked during purchase to avoid disappointment. | 2019-04-18T22:44:47 | http://www.retrovideogamer.co.uk/the-book-of-the-game-of-the-film-review/ |
MENLO PARK, Calif. (KGO) -- Facebook says it is taking a number of steps to address a recent security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said they discovered that an attacker exploited a technical vulnerability to steal access tokens that would allow them to log into about 50 million people's accounts.
We patched the security vulnerability to prevent this attacker or any other from being able to steal additional access tokens. And we invalidated the access tokens for the accounts of the 50 million people who were affected - causing them to be logged out. These people will have to log back in to access their accounts again. We will also notify these people in a message on top of their News Feed about what happened when they log back in.
As a precautionary measure, even though we believe we've fixed the issue, we're temporarily taking down the feature that had the security vulnerability until we can fully investigate it and make sure there are no other security issues with it. The feature is called "View As" and it's a privacy tool to let you see how your own profile would look to other people.
As an additional precautionary measure, we're also logging out everyone who used the View As feature since the vulnerability was introduced. This will require another 40 million people or more to log back into their accounts. We do not currently have any evidence that suggests these accounts have been compromised, but we're taking this step as a precautionary measure.
Here are more details about the breach and what the company is doing to ensure users' safety.
See more stories, photos, and videos on Facebook. | 2019-04-20T08:45:45 | https://abc7news.com/business/heres-what-facebook-is-doing-to-address-major-security-issue/4361735/ |
Santa has re-launched the sleigh and is heading south at this moment. We still have no idea where his first stop will be.
It has been two hours since Santa left the North Pole.
The reports and mail coming in from the Far East are too numerous to get through. Kids are really anxious there for Santa to arrive. | 2019-04-24T00:24:14 | https://santaupdate.com/2012/12/24/santa-heads-south-2/ |
(SALEM) - This world we live in is changing fast. The so-called good guys eliminate more human life and do more harm to the planet than we can even begin to understand. The fuel for war and earth pillaging is the media and press. As long as they are under control, the evil forces in the world prosper. After ten years, Salem-News.com is perfectly free from this type of corruption. That's pretty damned cool.
Tim King launched Salem-News.com ten years ago this year, while he was still working as a Salem-based photojournalist/reporter for KATU Channel 2 News. The site's Publisher, Bonnie King, was a manager at the daily newspaper in Salem, the Statesman Journal. Both left the mainstream media to run Salem-News.com.
The idea for the site stems from the fact that Salem, Oregon, is an hour from the Portland TV news. We believe Salem and other outlying communities in the Portland market deserve the same level of coverage. We also believe that Americans are deprived of real news on a daily basis, and that the public is mostly restricted to what media is willing to print in this corporate structure we exist under.
More than ever, we need the support of our readers. We need advertisers, we need donations, we need promotion, if you have the guts then help us out, this is a worthwhile cause, Salem-News.com. | 2019-04-18T16:54:33 | http://www.salem-news.com/articles/march052014/snc-10-yrs.php |
From the moment Callie Morgan encounters the hot-as-fire new ranch hand, she knows his gruff manner is an attempt to mask his attraction to her. But she’s never backed down from a challenge, especially not when Justin’s actions speak louder than his denials. Callie doesn’t give a damn that he’s older than her or what others might think of their relationship. The uptight cowboy needs to relax and she’ll do whatever it takes to loosen him up, proving there are no age restrictions when it comes to lust...or to falling in love.
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I have followed both the Blacktop Cowboys and Rough Riders series of books so was looking forward to this crossover short story. It has more than lived up to my expectation. I loved the characters and the storyline equally. I look forward to the next book in either series. | 2019-04-23T02:24:54 | https://www.audible.com/pd/Wound-Tight-Audiobook/B07L1688G5 |
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a ierta. Te rog sa ma ierti.
A fost iertat fiindca greseala a fost minora.
to forgive. Please forgive me.
It was forgiven because he was a minor mistake. | 2019-04-18T12:53:36 | http://dictionar-englez-roman-nivel-incepator-mediu.luxdesign28.ro/a-ierta-verb-litera-i-romana-engleza |
Bound in hand-dyed, painted, craquelled, embossed and tooled kangaroo, with onlays and inlays of coral and green snake skin, bronze salmon skin, distressed copper and painted calf splits, and tooling with binder’s custom brass wheel.
Edge-to-edge doublures and flyleaves in ‘slate’ stone veneer, the doublures paint-washed with micaceous iron oxide.
Title blind tooled and colored with micaceous iron oxide wash. | 2019-04-24T02:53:26 | https://www.bookbindingacademy.org/open-set-exhibition-2017/coleen-curry-open-category/ |
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A.) Only three (3) or four (4) cylinder in-line engines will be permitted.
B.) All engine components must remain unaltered and OEM for the year, make and model of the car being used in competition. Cold air intake / cold air tube is permitted.
C.) All valve-train components must remain unaltered and OEM including but not limited to; crankshaft, connecting rods, valves, valve sizes and the bore and stroke.
D.) Aftermarket and/or racing-type cylinder heads will not be permitted. No milling or shaving of cylinder head to gain compression. NOT PERMITTED.
E.) High performance and/or sports car engines of any type will not be permitted. Checked by VIN.
A.) All ignition components must be unaltered, OEM and match the year, make and model of the car in competition. Only 12 volt ignition systems will be permitted.
B.) Ignition boxes and/or performance chips and/or any ignition enhancing devices will not be permitted.
C.) Traction control of any type will not be permitted.
D.) Only one twelve (12) volt batter, securely mounted with both terminals covered will be permitted. If battery is moved from OEM location, the battery must be mounted in a Marine-type case.
E.) Only stock OEM starters in the OEM location will be permitted.
F.) Only one aftermarket tachometer, oil pressure and water temperature gauge(s) will be permitted.
G.) The vehicle computer (ECU) must be mounted in a visible location providing ease of inspection. There will be a ECU “swap”, your ECU will be swapped for one provided by the track any time the track decides.
H.) In-car cameras, recording devices and/or data transmitting devices of any type will not be permitted.
A.) The exhaust manifold can be either the stock version or header type.
B.) Removal of the catalytic converter, air conditioning compressor and smog pump will be permitted.
A.) The engine and radiator must be OEM and mounted in the stock OEM location for the year, make and model of the car in competition.
B.) Solid engine mounts will be permitted.
C.) Accumulators and/or accu-sumps will not be permitted.
D.) Reinforcing will not be permitted with the exception of a front strut bar.
A.) The transmission and/or trans axle must remain OEM and unaltered for the year, make and model of the car in competition.
B.) All forward and reverse gears must be operational.
C.) The flywheel, flexplate, clutch and/or torque converter and/or assembly must remain unaltered and OEM of the year, make and model of the car in competition.
D.) Mini-type clutches and/or couplers will not be permitted.
E.) Transmission coolers in the drivers compartment will not be permitted.
F.) Torque dividing final drive systems will not be permitted.
G.) Locked differentials will be permitted.
H.) A minimum one (1) inch inspection hole must be located in the bell housing. MANDATORY.
A.) All chassis and frames must remain unaltered and OEM. Any front wheel drive, compact car frame will be permitted.
C.) The magnetic steel floor pan must remain unaltered and OEM. Any work that is done in the form of patches must be completed with magnetic steel.
A.) Additional weight of any type will not be permitted. Any item(s) that are deemed to provide additional weight must be removed.
A.) The fuel system must be complete, unaltered and OEM for the year, make and model of the car in competition.
B.) Only standard pump gasoline will be permitted for competition. A maximum of 93 octane. Performance additives will not be permitted. Fuel sample must be given on request from track official.
C.) The gas tank/fuel cell may be mounted ahead of the rear axle with a minimum 1/8 inch shield mounted under it.
D.) If the gas tank/fuel cell is mounted behind the rear axle, the gas tank/fuel cell must be replaced with a maximum eight (8) gallon fuel cell relocated to the trunk area of the car. the cell must be mounted with two (2) solid magnetic steel straps around the entire cell two (2) inches wide and .125 inch thick. A magnetic steel or fuel cell cover must be tween the driver and the fuel cell.
E.) A fuel cell vent, including cap vent, must have a check valve. If the fuel cell does not have an aircraft-type positive seal filler neck, then a flapper, spring and/or ball type filler roll-over valve is mandatory.
F.) External electric fuel pump wired to the ignition switch with aftermarket fuel cell will be permitted.
G.) Cool cans will not be permitted.
H.) Fuel lines that pass through the driver compartment must be magnetic steel.
A.) Any front wheel drive or rear wheel drive, compact car will be permitted for competition. Station wagons, and/or convertibles and/or two seat sports cars will not be permitted.
B.) The body must remain unaltered and OEM in appearance. No skirting or aftermarket bumper covers will be permitted.
C.) The inner fenders must remain unaltered and OEM. Removing of the inner fenders will be permitted.
D.) The hood and trunk lid / hatchback must be positively and securely fastened.
E.) All doors must be positively and securely fastened.
F.) All glass, exterior lights, chrome and/or plastic trim and hood insulation must be removed.
G.) The dashboard may be removed.
H.) Front and rear bumpers must be positively and securely fastened. Welded, chained and/or cabled to the frame will be permitted.
I.) A front and rear tow hook easily accessible will be required.
J.) The OEM bumper covers must remain on the vehicle, but may be altered to allow for tow hook.
K.) A maximum seven (7) inch sun visor will be permitted.
L.) The opera windows may be closed and/or sealed.
A.) All components and mounts must remain unaltered and OEM and must match the year, make and model of car in competition. This will be checked by VIN.
B.) Weight jacks, modifications, racing components, aftermarket or homemade traction devices will not be permitted.
C.) The car must remain in alignment from front-to-rear and must track straight.
D.) Quick release, aftermarket steering wheel will be permitted. The steering column must remain OEM and unaltered.
G.) Aftermarket remote reservoir power steering will not be permitted.
H.) All shocks and struts must remain unaltered and OEM in the OEM location. Cut or shortened springs will not be permitted.
I.) Spring rubbers will not be permitted.
A.) All brake components must be unaltered, OEM, magnetic steel and operative on all four wheels.
B.) Disc and/or drum brakes will be permitted and they must match the year, make and model of the vehicle in competition.
C.) Only OEM Master Cylinders in OEM location will be permitted.
D.) Brake shut off and/or valve bias adjuster(s) will not be permitted.
E.) Only magnetic steel brake lines will be permitted.
A.) Only OEM DOT 13, 14, 15 or 16-inch passenger tires will be permitted. Racing, mud and/or snow tires will not be permitted.
B.) Alterations of any type including re-caps, softening, chemical alteration, conditioning, siping and/or grooving will not be permitted.
C.) All wheels must be OEM steel or aluminum wheels with a maximum width of seven (7) inches and a standard bead. NO offset wheels will be allowed, either 4 steel or 4 aluminum.
D.) All four (4) tires and wheels must be the same series, size and offset.
E.) All tires must remain inside the body.
F.) Wheel spacers and/or bleeder valves will not be permitted.
H.) One (1) inch outside diameter magnetic steel lug nuts on steel wheels only are required as they won’t fit most aluminum wheels.
I.) All 4 tires must have a minimum of 40 lbs of air after EVERY race. We will check heat, semi and feature.
A.) It is the sole responsibility of each competitor for the effectiveness and proper installation, per the manufacturer’s specifications to be adequate for competition at every event. Each competitor is expected to investigate and educate themselves for continuing improvement regarding their own personal safety equipment.
A.) Each car should be equipped with an SFI 16.5 or SFI 16.1 approved seat belt restraint system until the date of the belt expiration (usually two years). Seat belts restraint systems shall be installed in accordance with the directions and application of the system supplier or manufacturer.
B.) Seat belt webbing that comes into contact with any sharp or un-radiused metal edge should be protected from that edge by means of push on grip vinyl trim. Seat manufacturers supply the seat with trim protecting the webbing from abrasion or cutting under impact conditions and should be used to their specifications.
C.) It is the resposibility of the driver, not the Officials or the Promoter to ensure that his/her seat belt restraint system and all components are SFI approved, correctly installed, maintained and properly used.
A.) Each driver should wear a fire resistant uniform meeting the SFI 3.2A/5 specification and display a valid SFI 3.2A/5 label.
B.) Each driver should also wear fire resistant accessories that effectively cover the remaining parts of the body. Shoes and gloves should meet the SFI 3.3 specification and display a valid SFI 3.3 label.
A.) An aluminum seat built specifically for the purpose of competition in auto-racing events will be required.
B.) High-back aluminum (stock car style) seats should be securely mounted to the frame as recommended/required by the seat manufacturer and chassis manufacturer.
C.) Head rest (behind the seat) should include padding. All areas surrounding the head should have padding.
D.) A right head net or support is required. Head nets must be equipped with quick release mechanisms.
A.) Driver should wear a full face helmet, with at least a valid SA 2000 or SA 2005 Standard Snell and/or a valide SFI 31.1, SFI 31.2 or SFI 31.1 2000 label.
B.) The driver should wear the helmet in accordance with the directions provided by the helmet manufacturer and/or supplier.
C.) If a head and neck restraint system is connected it should conform to the manufacturers mounting instructions.
D.) Head and Neck restraint systems are strongly recommended.
A.) No sharp or protruding edges in or around the cockpit, which would impede the driver’s rapid exit from the car.
B.) Windshield screens with a minimum of .090 inch screens must be securely fastened.
C.) Flame retardant seat, roll bar, knee and steering pads or padding are recommended.
A.) Unless otherwide noted, all tubing utilized in the construction of the roll cage must be 1.50 inch outside diameter, .095 inch thick magnetic steel tubing.
B.) A six-point, full permiter, using 1.50 inch outside diameter, .095 inch thick magnetic steel tubing is required.
C.) The rear hoop must having bracing that crosses in an “X” configuration. Rear kick up supports are required.
D.) A minimum 1.25 inch outside diameter cross bar is required across the top of the halo bar.
E.) The roll cage must be securely fastened (welding is required) utilizing a minimum of .250 inch plating to mount cage to the frame. Only magnetic steel will be permitted. Iron, galvanized pipe, fittings, square tubing, brazing and/or soldering will not be permitted.
F.) A minimum of three (3) door bars on the driver side and two (2) door bars on the passenger side, mounted in a horizontal manner will be required. Vertical bracing from the top-to-the-bottom of the door bars on both sides is required.
G.) A minimum of three (3) windshield bars and protective screen will be required in front of the driver.
H.) The driver compartment must be sealed completely from the track, the engine and the fuel cell. The front and rear firewalls must remain and any holes must be patched with magnetic steel.
I.) Mirrors will not be permitted.
J.) Gutting of the car will not be permitted with the exception of clearance for the roll and door bars.
K.) All material considered flammable including but not limited to the radio, airbags must be removed.
L.) The interior must remain open. Decking of any kind will not be permited.
A.) The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) must remain clearly visible and unaltered in a minimum of one (1) of the OEM locations. Any car missing the VIN will not be permitted to enter competition.
1.) $1,000 cash claim and/or exchange on complete car.
2.) The claim does not include any of the following: Seat, seat belts, any other mounted safety items and/or the fuel cell and/or electronic fuel pump.
IF THESE RULES DON’T SAY YOU CAN, THEN DON’T! OFFICIALS ARE TO BE TREATED WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT DURING THE TECH PROCESS AND ANY OTHER TIME AS THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP THIS CLASS FUN AND SAFE! FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF POINTS, PRIZE MONEY AND POSSIBLY SUSPENSION. ROUGH DRIVING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED! BE RESPECTFUL OF FELLOW DRIVERS, FANS AND OFFICIALS AT ALL TIMES. THE TRACK RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE ANY RULES IT SEES FIT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF COMPETITION! | 2019-04-24T04:11:57 | http://www.maconracing.com/rules/outlaw-hornet-rules/ |
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Summer is over. Winter is in the post. For sure my bones are feeling the cold more and more. Much of a muchness has gone on the past few months, so many great exhibitions, eatings and meetings of minds. With the credit crunch crunching, and the frost beginning to bite. Nothing to do but try and make ends meet, and keep warm. It isn't too easy being an artist these days, But hey, no one ever said it was gunna be easy.
No matter how bad things look, they always look better from the top of my fire escape, especially at sunset in the autumn.
A crazy thing, twice in 2 weeks I've found a dead crow at the top of my fire escape! Is that a crow or a black bird? I'm not too sure, but it's freaky. Kinda like some voodoo witchcraft. I recon the stupid birds just fly into the fire escape and drop dead, but maybe someone's putting a curse on me.
Lots of street art in London these days. Always something new cropping up. Love this piece by Conor Harrington.
The Tate made a special external show celebrating the finest street art from around the world. Great to see such a big gallery making the most of their big wall space.
Big walls, Big cleaning job.
Among all the amazing shows I've seen recently, Anthony Lister / WK Interact really stood out. These guys are rad, and they were both at the opening to sign their book published by the gallery. Check out elms and Lester paintings rooms to get a copy.
A few days after the show opened I saw this little piece in the east end, Mr.Lister getting busy.
Checked out the Blue bambinos at Shunt. Have you heard the Blue bambinos? They are awesome. Like the love child of Tom Waits and The white stripes. The lead singer plays a saw! Check them out.
London View from Parliament Hill. The last day of summer.
Scientology protest. "Honk if you think scientology=cult"
Battersea power station. I love this building. They should do something with this building.
JR put up a whole new work at Lazarides gallery. "Women" is an amazing show, but the stuff in the street outside is phenomenal.
Also checked out the interim at the Royal College and met up with my good friend Robin Footitt, his work is so good. But the piece I liked the most was this installation by Hannah Dougherty.
I also loved this painting by Alex Crocker.
So I was going through all my old photos, and found this picture of a swoon piece. I think the date is about 1999, and it was taken in Prague. Man that swoon girl gets about, and Id totally forgotten id taken it. Her work was as rad back then as it is today.
Finally, another photo from a stack of old photos. Taken when I first moved into my gallery space, about 2 years ago, this exact time of year. Something about the tail end of summer, blue skies seem bigger and more special. | 2019-04-26T06:43:00 | http://www.shop.fecalface.com/SF/blogs-mainmenu-63/123-random/1298-london-fall-preview |
Last year, I joined Cool Mom Picks as a contributor, writing posts ranging from tassels to taxidermy. I took a few weeks off this summer as we were settling in after the big move to DC, but I’m excited to announce that I’m officially back — and I have a new weekly round-up column that launched last week!… READ MORE!
Don’t tell Levi, but his birthday party this past Sunday was a very last-minute affair… READ MORE!
The trouble with being a second child is that your daily schedule usually revolves around your older sibling’s.
Big brother has a midday 4th of July parade at camp? Sorry, baby. Nap time’s over… READ MORE!
Last month marked the third time my family, my sister’s family, and my parents all vacationed together on Hilton Head Island. The week we spend in South Carolina is always relaxing, but getting there and back can be a little bit crazy… READ MORE!
I never expected the monthly baby photos I took of the boys to be among the most popular posts on the blog. Just last week, Levi’s monthly photos were featured on Red Tricycle, and the series continues to bring new visitors looking for ways to photograph their babies’ first years.
Since I started taking Levi’s monthly photos almost four years ago (crazy!), I’ve received a ton of questions about the process. Although I do my best to answer each of them as they roll in, I thought it might be helpful to share the most frequently asked questions — and answers — in one spot.
If I’ve missed anything, please don’t hesitate to shoot me an email or leave a comment below. I’ll update the post as necessary!
1. Where did you get that chair?
We bought our white Eames molded plastic rocker from Design Within Reach. It was our first anniversary present to ourselves!
Horne sells a fiberglass rocker shell chair that’s nearly identical but a little less expensive, and Amazon offers molded plastic armchair rocker for less than $100. Fair warning: I can’t vouch for either since I haven’t seen them in person, but their reviews look pretty good.
I shoot manually with a Canon EOS 60D camera and a Tamron 28-75mm lens.
3. How did you set up your photos?
First, I always turned off the overhead light and any lamps. Natural light is key! I positioned the rocking chair next to a window (always in the same spot) when the room was nice and bright. However, you don’t want strong direct sunlight streaming through the window because that’ll produce harsh shadows in your pictures.
The problem with using a rocking chair is that, well, they rock. It’s not such a big deal with newborns, but older babies are more wiggly, as I’m sure you can imagine! I always had somebody — Jordan, my mom, the nanny — standing next to the rocker just out of frame in case Levi or Asa decided to crawl over the edge of the chair. It happens.
When taking the photos, I’d sit on a pouf about 5-6 feet away from the chair to shoot at eye level. This also helped me guarantee that the angle I shot from remained consistent each month.
4. Where did you get the numbered onesies?
I made them! When I couldn’t find any pre-made monthly baby onesies or monthly stickers I liked, I bought these iron-on numbers from Michaels. Each month, Jordan or I would apply them to a white bodysuit we already had.
5. How did you edit your photos?
I used Photoshop to crop, straighten, and resize the photos as necessary for the blog. Using the previous month’s photo as a guide, I’d also make slight adjustments to the brightness, levels, and color balance.
But if you look closely at my pictures, you’ll see that they aren’t all exactly the same. I’m not an expert at photo retouching!
6. I’d like to create a collage with all 12 my baby’s monthly photos. How did you make this one?
I used Photoshop to create that collage, but there are other collage makers you could try, including PicMonkey and Fotor, if you simply want to share your image online.
However, I used Pinhole Press to print and frame a collage of Levi’s monthly photos. They offer a 12-photo framed collage that was basically designed for displaying monthly baby photos. You simply choose your frame (white, black, or pine) and then drag and drop your pictures into the template. The hardest part will be deciding where to put the collage once it arrives framed and ready to hang!
Everything Pinhole Press creates is so beautiful and well made. I’ve actually been meaning to make the boys some photo books of names & faces and a photo memory game for some time now!
Thanks to Pinhole Press for sponsoring today’s conversation! And thank you for supporting the brands that help make this blog possible.
Levi and I have most of our heart-to-hearts while he’s sitting on the toilet.
He’ll be four in July, so our conversations mostly have to do with events that occurred earlier that day (or sometimes earlier that week) at nursery school. For example, he had to be a bad guy instead of a good guy when playing superheroes with his friends. Or a classmate wouldn’t share the pretend tools and he really wanted to play with them.
I listen to his stream of consciousness, offering the occasional “Oh, really?” and “How did that make you feel?” and “How do you think that made so-and-so feel?” But every so often, Levi asks direct question that stumps me.
This past weekend, while he was going potty, Levi wanted to know about the pharaoh from the story of Passover. Where did he live? Was he still there? Could we see him?
Sitting on the ledge of the tub, I explained to Levi that Pharaoh lived in a far, far away place called Egypt a long, long time ago. It was the long, long ago part that he just couldn’t grasp.
Perhaps that wasn’t my finest parenting moment. But I find relief in knowing I’m not the only mom who isn’t sure how to talk to my kid about the really hard stuff.
My friend Alyssa, in a fantastic parenting interview on Mommy Shorts, recalls the time her daughter asked how babies come out of mommies’ tummies. Her reply was that the doctor does “some special magic.” In retrospect, she wasn’t proud of her answer. In fairness, I’m not sure how I’d explain the miracle of birth to my preschooler, either.
Do you have any tips on how to explain big concepts like birth and death to little kids? Have you ever been asked any cringe-worthy questions by a preschooler? If so, how did you respond?
My mom reads the paper from cover to cover every day, regularly scanning for health-related breakthroughs and kid-friendly activities. When she finds an article or calendar listing that seems interesting, she’ll tear it out of the newspaper and leave it on the kitchen table for us to browse.
That’s how we ended up at the Maple Sugar Festival in Chatham last Saturday. Originally, my mom stumbled upon a listing in February for maple sugaring demonstrations at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, but a bit of online research revealed an entire afternoon’s worth of activities in March. Since Chatham is almost 45 minutes away, we decided to wait for the festival.
Attending an event all about collecting sap from trees and turning it into maple syrup falls under the category of “Things I’d Never Do If I Didn’t Have Kids.” However, since one of the Dr. Seuss stories we’ve been reading (over and over again) is about making maple syrup, we thought Levi would get a kick out of seeing the process in person.
And — hooray! — he did.
In fact, as we exited the festival, Levi turned to me and said, “Mommy, I had so much fun today!” Apparently (and thankfully), he had quickly forgotten his reluctance to make a maple leaf craft, his bashfulness during the tree tapping demo, and his near-breakdown when it was time to toss his mostly-eaten maple snow cone.
His favorite part, I think, besides sharing a maple sugar donut, was walking though the muddy trail (it rained the whole time we were there) and peeking inside the sap-collecting buckets hanging from maple trees. They were all empty, but that didn’t dampen his enthusiasm.
Plus, he was thrilled to have a reason to wear his red firefighter rain boots.
The Maple Sugar Festival was more interesting than I had anticipated, and I actually learned a few things about maple syrup. Curious?
First of all, did you have any idea that New Jersey produces maple syrup? I didn’t — and I grew up here!
Maple sugaring season takes place between February and March but only lasts about 4-6 weeks.
For sap to flow, temperatures need to be below freezing at night and in the 40-50s during the day.
Maple sap that comes out of the tree is clear and not very sweet. It’s actually mostly water and needs to be boiled at 219 degrees for the water to evaporate.
It takes 40 gallons of sap to produce one gallon of maple syrup.
The difference between Fancy, Grade A and Grade B maple syrup is not the quality but the color (and therefore the taste). Fancy, the lightest in color, has the most mild flavor, while Grade B, the darkest, has the strongest flavor.
PS: Another favorite kid-friendly activity that we do every year.
Back in December, my mom bought Levi a Chanukah-themed gingerbread house that he built and decorated with our help, meticulously gluing colorful candy balls to cookie walls with sticky sweet icing. Levi was so proud of his handiwork that he cried when we broke the house apart to taste it.
So when my mom spotted another gingerbread house on sale after the holidays, she picked it up for a rainy day activity. Or, as it turned out, a snow day activity.
Earlier this week, I ran to the supermarket for gingerbread house decorations. With St. Patrick’s Day on the horizon, I thought it’d be fun to make leprechaun house using an assortment of green and rainbow candy and gold foil chocolate coins.
To Levi’s disappointment (and Jordan’s relief), this particular house came pre-built. We let him spend about 30 minutes after school on two days decorating his house while finishing up his leftover milk from lunch (and sneaking bites of mint M&Ms). By the way, the new Munchkin Miracle cup that he takes to school is truly amazing. It doesn’t leak in his lunchbox or spill when he holds it upside down, plus now we don’t have to spend money on milk boxes.
The boys finished up the gingerbread house yesterday morning after we learned that Levi’s school was canceled for the 78th time this winter because of snow. We’d been storing the candy in our Love-a-Bowls (they have lids! genius!) so everything was still fresh. I’m not sure it really mattered, though, because I doubt Levi will let us chow down on this house. Not after his meltdown last time!
I’m actually surprised by how festive his little leprechaun house turned out. If you’re looking for a St. Patrick’s Day activity to do with your kids, it looks like Amazon is still selling a few gingerbread houses. Of course, you can always make gingerbread from scratch if you’re feeling ambitious. Has anybody ever baked homemade gingerbread? Is it terribly complicated?
We’ve had such fun building two gingerbread houses this winter that I’ll be stocking up on kits next December to use for future snow days. And can you believe that neither Jordan nor I had ever made one before? It’s true! So if you have any tips on building or decorating gingerbread houses, I’d love to hear them.
PS – It’s officially Shamrock Shake season! Here’s a copycat recipe you can make at home, perfect if you’re snowed in like we are!
This post was sponsored by Munchkin, one of our favorite brands, and all words and opinions are my own. Munchkin rids the world of the mundane by developing clever, innovative solutions that make family life safe, easier, and more fun. You can find their products at Munchkin.com, Target, Babies’R’Us, Walmart, and Amazon. It’s the little things!
I can’t believe that my sweet Asa turned one last Thursday! I spent the morning of his birthday looking at photos we took in the hospital a year ago, flooding my mind with memories of his birth.
Although I posted a few newborn photos on the blog when I announced Asa’s name (it took us two days to decide!), I never actually shared his birth story. However, I alluded to the fact that something crazy happened that prevented me from having the epidural I wanted, so here’s the full story (minus most of the gory details) for those who are interested.
And if you’re not interested in a story about platelets and contractions and super-size babies, there are lots of adorable newborn baby hospital pictures for you to enjoy instead… READ MORE! | 2019-04-22T06:40:02 | https://agirlnamedpj.com/category/family/page/2/ |
Vera Bergelson, "Victims and Perpetrators: An Argument for Comparative Liability in Criminal Law" (February 2005). Rutgers Law School (Newark) Faculty Papers. Working Paper 19. | 2019-04-19T00:55:59 | https://law.bepress.com/rutgersnewarklwps/art19/ |
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The ultimate showdown promising epic battles is the Meet of Champions this coming weekend. But before we peer into the future, we must reflect on a Divisional weekend which produced its share of close finishes along with hours of intense competition. What was your favorite? What was the Best Battle of Divisionals? We may have left yours off the list! Feel free to add to the discussion through comments below!
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Hi guys, I am Van Nguyen, a current third-year student from Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore, studying design communication. As part of my final year thesis, I am currently conducting a research on the representation of superhero characters, focusing on Iron Man, Captain America, and Black Panther. The aim of this questionnaire is to find out viewer's opinions on the representation of these superhero characters. In addition, this questionnaire also would like to know how these superhero representations affect the perception of viewers about men.
This questionnaire consists of 25 open-ended questions about various subjects so please answer as honestly and in as much detail as you like - general trends will be assessed so there are no right or wrong answers! Also, please note that this questionnaire is completely anonymous and confidential, meaning that your information will not be shared whatsoever. Thanks for your participation. | 2019-04-21T18:11:23 | https://www.reddit.com/user/Van-nguyen2008/ |
NOTE: No pre-registration for the Walk-In Clinic. Doors open at 5:30pm for registration and class starts at 6pm. The course fee at the Walk-In is payable in cash only.
This program is geared towards Health Care Providers and is always taught at the HCP certification level.
Our unique CPR Level HCP+ AED Walk-in Clinic offers Lifesaver 101 participants with the same enthusiastic, fun and effective approach to CPR training we are known for. The difference is preregistration is not required!! Simply show up at our training facility at the scheduled time and grab a seat!! Refer to our online calendar for dates and times.
This is a 3 hour program and is valid for 3 years although Lifesaver 101 recommends that participants renew their CPR certification on an annual basis. All participants will be provided with a certificate upon successful completion of the program. | 2019-04-23T00:36:11 | https://lifesaver101.com/toronto/programs/cpr-aed-walk-in-clinic/ |
Construction of the new Foggia-Benevento power line. Installation of new tubular poles and removal of the old truss line.
The work took place in the municipality of Benevento, on the line denominated Foggia-Benevento. It was a matter of replacing an old 220KV trussed line with a new 380KV made of tubular steel poles. Both the removal and the installation took place by helicopter. European Air Crane, a service company in the field of helicopter aerial work, wet leased an Erickson S64 helicopter from the US company 'Erickson Inc, to run an electrification service for Terna Rete Italia. Work began on July 2nd and ended July 5th. During this time window, 120 total rotations were performed and 20 tubular poles were installed after removing about 17 old truss structures, covering a total of 10 km. Despite the heat wave that occurred in the specific time frame throughout Italy, the helicopter was able to lift loads up to 7 Metric tons. | 2019-04-26T05:44:31 | http://european-aircrane.com/news/construction-new-foggia-benevento-power-line |
Drive to centre of the valley splitting the 1st and 18th fairways. Your second shot is best played inside the sighting grass trap on left, don’t miss the green right. The slope will always kick the ball to the right towards the green. | 2019-04-20T10:27:11 | https://henleygolfclub.com/course/tour/01st/ |
Shingai Manjengwa (@Tjido) is the founder of Fireside Analytics Inc., a Toronto based tech startup that offers customized, data science education solutions. Shingai holds a Master of Science degree in Business Analytics from New York University’s Stern School of Business and she has developed Canada’s first Data Science curriculum that issues an Ontario high school credit (Grade 12 IDC4U). An IBM Influencer and Author, Shingai spends her time running the data science consulting practice at Fireside Analytics and giving talks all over the world about preparing young people for the workplace of the future. She highlights the need for innovation and planning to counter workforce challenges of the future, challenges from increased technology in the workplace, automation and, the growing imbalances of ageing vs. worker ratios around the world. | 2019-04-25T06:39:30 | https://www.firesideanalytics.academy/fireside-analytics-inc/ |
A computer program simulates the operation of direction-finding equipment engaged in a search for an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) aboard an aircraft that has crashed.
A paper addresses much of the same subject matter as that of "Fast Algorithms for Model-Based Diagnosis" (NPO-30582), which appears elsewhere in this issue of NASA Tech Briefs.
eDirectory is a computer program that makes it possible to view entries in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) telephone directory by use of PalmPilot™ (or equivalent) personal digital assistants.
The Fuzzy Logic Engine is a software package that enables users to embed fuzzy-logic modules into their application programs.
A protocol has been devised for formulating low-vapor-pressure precursors for protective and conversion coatings on metallic and ceramic substrates.
Synthetic bursae are under development for incorporation into robot joints that are actuated by motor-driven cables in a manner similar to that of arthropod joints actuated by muscle-driven tendons. Like natural bursae, the synthetic bursae would serve as cushions and friction reducers.
A paper discusses the effect of the dynamic interaction taking place within a formation composed of a rigid and a deformable vehicle, and presents the concept of two or more tethered spacecraft flying in formation with one or more separated freeflying spacecraft. | 2019-04-26T09:56:06 | https://www.techbriefs.com/?m=3&y=2005 |
Fischer, Rico, and Franziska Plessow. 2015. “Efficient multitasking: parallel versus serial processing of multiple tasks.” Frontiers in Psychology 6 (1): 1366. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01366. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01366.
In the context of performance optimizations in multitasking, a central debate has unfolded in multitasking research around whether cognitive processes related to different tasks proceed only sequentially (one at a time), or can operate in parallel (simultaneously). This review features a discussion of theoretical considerations and empirical evidence regarding parallel versus serial task processing in multitasking. In addition, we highlight how methodological differences and theoretical conceptions determine the extent to which parallel processing in multitasking can be detected, to guide their employment in future research. Parallel and serial processing of multiple tasks are not mutually exclusive. Therefore, questions focusing exclusively on either task-processing mode are too simplified. We review empirical evidence and demonstrate that shifting between more parallel and more serial task processing critically depends on the conditions under which multiple tasks are performed. We conclude that efficient multitasking is reflected by the ability of individuals to adjust multitasking performance to environmental demands by flexibly shifting between different processing strategies of multiple task-component scheduling. | 2019-04-21T01:07:28 | https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/23474001 |
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SAN DIEGO, May 3, 2018 — Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA), the first-ever publicly traded cannabis company in the United States, today announced that both the Company and its subsidiary Kannaway®, have booked their largest-ever (unaudited) sales revenue in their history in April of 2018, as well as reached major milestones in business operations. Medical Marijuana, Inc. subsidiary HempMeds® had its largest (unaudited) sales revenue month since August of 2014.
Medical Marijuana, Inc. experienced many accomplishments in April 2018 including subsidiary HempMeds® exhibiting at the 2018 World Medical Cannabis Conference and releasing a new Active Relief Roll-On product, its subsidiary Kannaway® hosting its largest national convention in company history and releasing several new products and services, and the Company obtaining positive news coverage in several national and international publications including Men’s Health, GQ, Forbes, HelloGiggles, Nylon and Equinox’s Furthermore Magazine. | 2019-04-25T05:02:27 | https://investors.medicalmarijuanainc.com/medical-marijuana-inc-and-subsidiaries-announce-april-2018-as-the-largest-revenue-sales-month-in-company-history/ |
By using the Project Mc2 Ultimate Lab Kit, your little girl can work on different experiments and find answers just like the characters on Project Mc2.
Project Mc2 features McKeyla and other science dolls who love to solve missions by using their science and other skills.
They work as spies for an organization known as NOV8 and this series is an extremely popular one on Netflix. Kids and parents alike love that these characters foster a love of science and other subjects.
(Amazon) features a large lab bag that has everything they need to find answers to the experiments they’ll do. The bag is handy and large enough to keep all the pieces in one place.
The lab kit uses learning based on S.T.E.A.M. which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. By exploring interests in different learning toys and science stuff for kids, they’ll learn how to strengthen analytical thinking skills.
With all of the different components in the Mc2 toys lab kit, kids can do multiple science experiments at home. It even includes a 4x power microscope that really works. When they’ve conducted all the experiments that come included in the kit, they can log onto the ProjectMc2 site and download more.
, they are simply irresistible!
This kid science kit is suitable for girls who are 6 and older and is packed with plenty of pieces that a child can use. It comes with 3 glass slides that kids can use to examine things using the microscope. There are two test tubes for examining liquids and a stand to keep these tubes upright is also included.
There’s a funnel with the kit so pouring liquid from one container into another is mess free. A beaker jar comes in the lab kit along with 3 lab flasks. The 15 pH strips that are in the kit can be used to test the pH level for a variety of things inside and outside the home.
A pipette dropper is in the box that kids can use when they only need to use a few drops of a substance. There is a petri dish that can be used for studying a variety of cells and organisms. Since safety is important when conduction experiments, a pair of safety goggles do come in the kit.
Kids love the experiment kits accessories, especially the Project Mc2 rings and sticker sheets. The kit can be used to complete 15 chemistry experiments, many of them with stuff you have around the house by using the experiment book that’s included. Once kids finish doing all the experiments listed, they can search the Project Mc2 site for more simple science projects. | 2019-04-24T13:16:13 | https://guideebook.com/project-mc2-ultimate-lab-kit/ |
In order to calculate volatile organic content (VOC) in waterborne paints, it is necessary to know the water content. This gas chromatographic test method provides a relatively simple and direct way to determine water content.
1.1 This test method is for the determination of the total water content of waterborne paints. It has been evaluated for latex systems (styrene-butadiene, poly(vinylacetate)-acrylic, acrylic), epoxy acrylic resin systems and acrylic systems. The established working range of this test method is from 15 to 90 %. There is no reason to believe that it will not work outside of this range. | 2019-04-20T19:09:21 | https://www.paintsquare.com/standards/?fuseaction=view&id=1751 |
Claiming on your home insurance policy often comes at an already stressful time, so the last thing you need is a difficult claims process.
You may have been burgled, or been the victim of flooding or subsidence – if there’s damage to your home you’ll want to contact your insurers as soon as possible.
What steps do you need to take next and how do you make sure your claim goes smoothly?
If your home has been burgled, the first thing to do is phone the police, who’ll issue you with a crime reference number which you can give to your insurer.
If your home needs repairs, you need your insurer to agree to the work before proceeding, so unless it’s an emergency, don’t do anything without consulting your insurer first.
If your home has been seriously damaged, insurers are usually understanding and should reimburse you the cost after the event if you have to go ahead and make emergency repairs.
To submit your claim, dig out your policy documents and find your policy reference number – all insurers have a hotline you can ring to register your claim and discuss what to do next.
After you’ve let the insurance company know you want to make a claim, you’ll have to fill out a claim form which it’ll send you.
Be prepared to provide the insurer with receipts or evidence to prove you really own what you’re claiming for – if you can’t find receipts, then credit card or debit cards statements may be an alternative. | 2019-04-19T13:06:41 | https://www.credence.agency/2018/12/tips-for-making-a-successful-home-insurance-claim/ |
In the event of the death or medical discharge of a Service Person whose condition renders them unable to utilise their ELC, it may be permissible to transfer all remaining ELC payments to the Service Person's spouse or nominated proxy. The eligibility to transfer ELC to a spouse or eligible partner is to be assessed using the qualifying criteria detailed JSP 534.
Please speak to your Liasion Officer regarding claiming.
(WIS) Service personnel are automatically eligible for support from the Defence Recovery Capability (DRC) through their Single Services as soon as their unit records them on the Wounded Injured and Sick Management Information System (WISMIS). This happens if military personnel have been, or are likely to be, wounded, injured or sick for more than 7 days.
Please see Service Personnel Claiming ELC or Service Leaver Claiming ELC respectively. | 2019-04-22T18:41:42 | http://www.enhancedlearningcredits.com/service-leaver/spouse-nominated-proxy-wounded-injured-sick |
Awhile back I created a post module that would index various types of file types so I could more quickly find and decide if i wanted to do download potentially useful files.
I like to look for the passwords.txt/passwords.xls/passwords.doc in addition to other configuration files. Finding and reviewing these can be a bit tedious on the command line.
The script is based on the enum_files post module and it will let you pick the extensions you are interested in as well as which drive to search. Instead of just downloading all those files it creates two output files per file type (in loot). One file that is easy to read and a second that is easy to cut in paste into your meterpreter console to download any files you find interesting.
folder). Based on enum_files.rb. Creates two output files in loot.
have to force that directory with the SEARCH_FROM option.
Of course you can also give it full drives like C:\\ or X:\\ or change extensions you are looking for.
Maybe the access to the directory must be accepted only with privileges for the current user manipulation of the files.
i assume you mean the appdata folder. if you manually set it, i think it will index if for you, just doesnt descend into it. | 2019-04-19T18:39:53 | http://carnal0wnage.attackresearch.com/2015/02/my-golddigger-script.html |
I told myself I would only post an entry in this blog again once I finish my three-page case study discussion paper. It was supposed to be due today, but I received an SMS saying our professor would not be attending class today. Basically, my Christmas vacation is extended for a day. So yay! I am writing for you again, Blogger!
This is officially my first post for 2013, and my first post for after more than a month. Perhaps, I was morose the last time I posted a humiliating entry that I was not able to update anymore. In other news, it is a new year—a time to start anew.
Honestly, I am not sure how people know that this certain year is “their year.” In my 18 years of existence, I think I have been living a fair and legitimate life. One year, as far as my memory can recall, is almost always equal to another. Things that happen in a 12-month span are mixture of joy, misery, exasperation, satisfaction, pleasure, delight, and other emotions words could not express.
And then I realized how people own a year. Happy days. They probably count or simply estimate the happy days they have this year, and compare it to the last one. But however they do it, what is important is that we know how to be happy. We should learn that even after a hundred discouraging situations, a thousand infuriating encounters and a million heartbreaking circumstances, we could be optimistic, and have a positive outlook in life. | 2019-04-25T06:12:44 | http://www.trishlameyra.com/2013/01/more-happy-days.html |
The practice has an "open list" and welcomes new patients who wish to register.
Our practice area serves all the Cwmbran area and a small part of the southern end of Pontypool (including Sebastopol, Griffithstown and New Inn).
If you move out of our area, you will be required to change your doctor. If you are temporarily staying out of our area you can seek attention from any NHS surgery within that area.
Patients can register by attending the surgery and complete a GMS1 form. The reception staff will help you to fill in the necessary forms.
New Patients are required to make an appointment for a health check with the nurse to complete their registration with the practice.
Patients may initiate a routine health check review at any stage to discuss any concerns regarding their health. Such reviews would be specific to patients' requirements. | 2019-04-24T19:47:10 | http://clarkavenuesurgery.co.uk/new-patients.aspx?p=W93028 |
So, when you are already making one type of tart why not make it another, right. But it had to be something to complement the raspberry kisses. I remember Lara made some with pesto alla genovese. As I did not have the ingredients for that I decided to adapt that and make it with pesto rosso (I'll post the recipe some time in the future).
Pesto rosso is made of sun dried tomatoes, olive oil, basel, nuts and parmesan.
I made mine with cashew nuts, pecorino cheese, basel and wild garlic leaves. There is a large variety of ready made pesto rosso one can find in the stores and some taste pretty good. So you can make life even easier and use this - that is until I post the recipe here These tarts are made in the normal sized muffin tin.
It was a typical day that drains all energy out of you. Tom is away on a trip and Thursdays are pretty full. But I really was able to relax when I found a little time to prepare these and take a few nice pictures.
Cut pastry in appropriate shapes and line muffin tin.
Add a teaspoon of the pesto rosso to each tart. Lay a few slices of mozzarella on top of this and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Take out of oven and sprinkle with chopped wild garlic leaves.
Soeri and I had these for a light dinner today. It was just right. We made a rucola salat with this, although Soeri just stuck to the tart.
This is Italy in all bursts and flavors. The puff pastry is crunchy and the pesto is smooth and creamy. All I can say a must at every party or simply to snack on.
I loved all your photos, good job.. How did you get that off focus look for the background? Do you do that in photoshop?
I am not such a big fan of making big corrections in Photoshop. Just slight things like increase/desreasing brightness or contrast etc. All the pics you see here have hardly been worked on in Photoshop or iPhoto (the two softwares I use depending on the computer I am using).
The off focus backgrund is achieved with the camera I am using.
Yummy, yummy, says my tummy! They look so good, Meeta, these pastries. I am sure it is one of those, which if served at parties, people would never get to the main course. It's just too many dishes to try out. Which one shall I choose next? Hhmmph, Qual der Wahl! | 2019-04-21T09:03:01 | http://www.whatsforlunchhoney.net/2006/04/two-tarts-part-2-pesto-rosso.html |
Bethany Kindergarten Services manages a central registration service for the Kindergartens in our management group. This includes Kindergarten programs for 4 year old as well as pre-kinder (3 year old).
For detailed information about our services, you can download a copy of the BKS Kindergarten Registration Handbook via the link below, or pick up one between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, from our office at 16 Ballarat Road, Hamlyn Heights. Alternatively, please call (03) 5273 0200 and we can mail or email a form to you.
An administration fee to register your child for kindergarten. If you have a current concession card, this fee is not payable.
When we receive your completed registration form, we will email or write to you confirming your registration.
Please note key dates and deadlines for 2020 enrollments outlined in this document.
The ‘No Jab, No Play’ legislation has been passed by the Victorian Parliament. The legislation commenced on 1 January 2016. Attached for your convenience is an updated fact sheet of common questions and answers in relation to the ‘No Jab, No Play’ legislation.
Fees will be invoiced annually to parents/guardians directly and must be paid by the dates indicated on the invoice. Fees are due to be paid each term in advance of attendance. The first term’s fees must be received in full prior to the child commencing at the service. For children enrolled after the commencement of a term, a full term invoice will be issued and fees must be paid according to the specified due dates. Receipts will be provided upon request.
Parents/guardians experiencing difficulty in paying fees are requested to contact Bethany Kindergarten Services to arrange a suitable alternative payment plan. The Privacy and Confidentiality Policy of Bethany Kindergarten Services will be complied with at all times in relation to a family’s financial/personal circumstances. For further information please refer to the Bethany Kindergarten Services Fees policy.
Click the links below to download the fees and charges information schedules for Bethany Kindergarten Services Kindergartens and the Queenscliff Kindergarten for 2019. | 2019-04-18T21:16:00 | http://bethanykindergartens.org.au/enrolment-fees |
From the director of BANGKOK ADRENALINE comes a non-stop action story that starts with a deathmatch, and takes it to the next level. Get ready. Welcome to the Killing Chamber - a high-tech bunker where captured international assassins are ready to do what they do best, just to survive. If they're going to break out of this concrete hell, they must duel each other, fight deadly ninjas, and battle against gangs of masked maniacs. If they manage to survive that, they will have to confront Snakehead: the lethal, deranged top dog who will stop at nothing to KILL 'EM ALL! | 2019-04-26T15:44:34 | http://www.wellgousa.com/films/kill-em-all |
Try out your first lesson today!
Be sure to let us know in class if you are able to make the Red Belt Seminar.
We have a 7 Tickets left at Bolton, Most of the Tickets have already been sold, make sure that you get your's as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
There will also be one additional week at some point during the year we will be closed.
Good Luck, to the 6 People from the Bolton Center testing for their Blackbelt tomorrow. Also good luck to all those from the other centers that will also being testing on Sunday. Make sure to get there before it starts at 9:30am, Take a packed lunch and some drinks. Also take a notebook and pen, I am sure Master Parkinson and Master Salter will be imparting some very valuable information.
Hollywood Bowl in Middlebrook, Horwich.
A fun event for all the family we will be having a meal after then event, this part is still being arranged to watch this space for more details in the near future.
This is a great way for the Bolton Family Martial Arts Centres Students to meet each other and have a fun evening with the family.
If you would like to attend this Day please see Mr Hartley or Mr Houghton at the centre and put your names down for the day.
Also can you please make suggestions as to what will work food wise for everyone and mention any dietary needs.
Students will Graduate according to rank.
Spectators are more than welcome so please bring your family and friends and ask them to take photos!
Yours in Tang Soo Do.
At Family Martial Arts Centres we want to provide the best possible service and to do this the Graduation Times have changed in order to allow for better parking at the graduation. Our Martial Arts organization has been growing steadily and more members joining our school each year. The graduation has become the biggest event in our calendar with about 600 people graduating on the graduation day, the times for the graduation have to change in order to allow the graduation to run smoothly.
Get your Graduation forms in a week before the graduation to avoid missing out on this fantastic event!
I would like to remind you about your forthcoming Graduation. Graduation is an extremely important event atFamilyMartial Arts Centres. It is a respected tradition of our martial art of Tang Soo Do and a vital part of the learning process. You are encouraged to do your best to attend on the day.
Please upgrade to a browser that supports frames. We have just had our 5th Graduation of the Year, their are pictures up on our Facebook page. Everyone did an absolutely fantastic job today. Well Done to all who graduated today!
Check out our Facebook page for more pictures from today's graduation.
Download your graduation form and get it into your instructor, Make sure if you are not a Bolton Student that you change the instructors name and Centre you train at the top.
For start times check here for more information.
This is a special seminar that you can bring a friend to.
We will be practicing Nun Chucs in the dark.
The Nun Chucs will have Glow sticks attached to them on the night to help them glow in the dark.
Make sure that you grab your broomsticks and fly over to Family Martial Arts Centres, Bolton for this spooky spectacular seminar.
Free place if you bring a friend.
The event will include 45 minutes of Nun-Chuc training and 45 minutes for a Halloween themed party afterwards, fancy dress is optional.
During this event there will be drinks and sweets available for the event, Glow sticks will be provided.
I would like to remind you about your forthcoming Graduation. Graduation is an extremely important event at FamilyMartial ArtsCentres.
It is a respected tradition of our martial art of Tang Soo Do and a vital part of the learning process. You are encouraged to do your best to attend on the day.
I would like to remind you about your forthcoming Graduation. Graduation is an extremely important event at Family Martial Arts Centres. It is a respected tradition of our martial art of Tang Soo Do and a vital part of the learning process. You are encouraged to do your best to attend on the day.
I will be doing a special class for those wanting to participate at the competition on Sunday 6th September 2015 that will cover everything you will need to know about the competition that is scheduled for Saturday 3rd October 2015.
It will be a £5 fee to cover the time, however this will be refunded against the cost of the competition if you decide to participate.
Again this day is going to be held on Sunday 6th September 2015, 1:30pm - 3:00pm.
This Event Is NOT exclusive to those wanting to do the competition. Anyone on the Leadership Programme can attend. Even if you don't want to do the competition this will be an event not to be missed as it will further your martial arts training.
Long since martial arts beggining competitions have always been seen as a respected tradition and a bit off fun. The thing to take away from a competition is how well you tried and how much fun you had on the day.
Make sure that you have Family Martial Arts Centres Approved Sparring Gear for the sparring catgagory.
Look forward to seeing you there. Good Luck.
Spectators are more than welcome so please bring your family and friends and ask them to take photos. Make sure you get your graduation forms into your next class.
Spectators are more than welcome so please bring your family and friends and ask them to take photos.
Check out the events page on the Federation Website for more information here.
Upcoming Events for your Dairy!
If you are interested in finding out a bit more about these course's make sure to speak to your instructor.
An event not to be missed, learn techniques that are not normally taught in classes plus see some 3rd testing for 4th Dan. Last year's seminar was a fantastic success. Be part of it this year and speak to your instructor and get your forms in as soon as possible.
Make sure you attend classes at least once or twice a week to ensure that you are ready for your next graduation.
The graduation forms can be found here. If anyone has any questions about the graduation or needs help with certain items on the syllabus make sure that you see your instructor, they will be keen to help.
Spectators are more than welcome, so please bring your family and friends and ask them to take photos.
Could green Belts and upwards bring their Family Martial Arts Centre's approved sparring gear with them to the Graduation.
Graduation's are a demonstration of what you have learned in class, It is important to maintain your progression in order to keep on target and I personally wish everyone the best and good luck and keep practicing and working hard in class.
Bolton Hospice provide free care services to people in Bolton with progressive life-limiting illnesses, but government funding covers only a fraction of their costs.
Bolton Family Martial Arts Centre is taking part in the latest fundraising event Party in the Park and we will be there helping to help raise money for Bolton Hospice. We will be doing some basic demonstrations on the day as well as collecting donations for the hospice and we’d love your help.
We will be looking for students to show us their moves, Throughout the day you’ll have a chance to visit the other stalls in the park so why not bring your friends and family along and enjoy a great day out while doing a good deed.
Do you want to learn how to become a professional martial arts instructor? Do you want to gain new life skills that will benefit you every day of your life? Do you want to help people achieve the best in themselves? Do you want to one day help someone to achieve their Blackbelt?
Speak to your instructor about the Instructor coarses. Its never to early too get started and never too late to learn.
Bolton Tiger Tot Graduation, Make sure you hand your forms in as soon as possible.
Master Featherstone is running a close quarters self defense seminar in Hartleypool. It's £10 for the event, Make sure you fill out a form for the event.
This is for the Christmas bowling at the Middlebrook Bowling event with Bolton and Lostock.
There is another bowling event the week after at bury, however Mr Hartley and Mr Kavanagh are not able to attend and we would like to show our support and invite you to this one. If you are from one of the other centres you are welcome to come to the event, however speak to your instructor to make sure.
Important Information about the structure of this last graduation. Please Read Carefully.
All candidates please remember to bring your sparring gear and a pen for the written test.
The examination starts at 12 noon and should finish by approximately 3.30pm.
Fantastic Day at the Super Seminar on Saturday, Congratulations to Master Cunliffe and Master Featherstone on achieving the rank of 4th Dan Master. Some very impressive techniques learnt on the day and a fantastic demonstration by the 2 New Masters. Great Day and certainly one to be remembered for a long time to come.
As a result of this assessment day, class at Bolton will be cancelled for this day only. I understand students may want to keep their training up so students are welcome to go to one of the other FMAC do jangs. Please make sure that you ask your instructor for the times and to make sure that their is space at the chosen centre.
This will be a spectacular event not to be missed. You will get to learn new techniques not normally covered in class and get to see some of the blackbelts do a demonstration.
Be sure to pick a form up from your instructor at your next class.
Weapons may be needed on the day, be sure to take yours and also put your names on them.
If you are interested in becoming a certified instructor or an assistant instructor then please see your own instructor for details. You do NOT need to be a Blackbelt to enrol on one of these programmes, in fact many of our students join when they are a coloured belt or even a white belt!
Personally I started when I was a Green Belt back in 2006, and in all honesty it is the best decision I ever made, Having progressed all the way to owning and running my own full time school and passing on what i have learned to others.
Fun Event for the Family, Bring Friends along to try.
Nun Chucs Required, however glow stick will be provided on the day.
Snacks will be available on the day.
The night will consist of nun chucs in the dark, we will be practicing various moves with the nun chucs in the dark, Self defense techniques and also a nun chuc form (Hyung).
Event is restricted to 30 people, so make sure you get your names down for the event.
£15 for one person £30 for a family or free if you bring a friend.
This is an event not to be missed. Year 1 was fantastic, lets make year 2 even better.
Please note that the Green Belt class will Start at 7:15pm - 8:15pm for this day.
Graduation's are a demonstration of what you have learned in class, August many students may be away for holiday however it's still important that you graduate, If you are away during the time off the graduation make sure you speak to your instructor about when you can graduate next. It is fine to do it in class or it ok to do it at the next graduation. It is important to maintain your progression in order to keep on target and I personally wish everyone the best and good luck and keep practicing and working hard in class.
The graduation forms can be found here.
If anyone has any questions about the graduation or needs help with certain items on the syllabus make sure that you see your instructor, they will be keen to help.
Graduation's are a demonstration of what you have learnt in class, August many students may be away for holiday however it's still important that you graduate, If you are away during the time off the graduation make sure you speak to your instructor about when you can graduate next. It is fine to do it in class or it ok to do it at the next graduation. It is important to maintain your progression in order to keep on target and I personally wish everyone the best and good luck and keep practicing and working hard in class.
To commemerate the fact that we have been teaching martial arts at our bolton location for a year, we have decided to host a bowling event.
This will be held at the middlebrook hollywood bowl on: Saturday 14th July 2012.
We would like you to invite family and friends to the event and celebrate together.
The event will cost £25 per person.
Certificate of Participation for everyone who takes part.
Friends and family will recieve a voucher for a free month trail and a free uniform on the day, to try out the martial arts.
Speak to Miss Lynch or Mr Hartley in Regards to joining us to celebrate our first of many birthdays. | 2019-04-22T02:03:17 | https://www.boltonmartialarts.co.uk/blog/Event.aspx |
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A shortfilm comedy. A distracted nun gets dressed to attend mass. When she leaves her apartment and walks downstairs she remembers she left her stove turned on, and decides to go back and turn it off. However, when she arrives she realizes the door is open, scared, she enters the room to see who is the intruder. Once inside there are things that don't belong there. Bewildered, she wonders around the living room when she realizes there is a semi-naked man in the room cooking. She gets stubborn arguing that it is her property until she realizes that she was wrong. | 2019-04-22T22:03:41 | http://eoriart.com/html/moros.html |
Below you will find an alphabetical list of the drug manufacturers/labelers and their drugs using BUCCAL; DENTAL; TOPICAL route of delivery. Select the drug and manufacturer/labeler you would like to view. Once selected, you will proceed to the drug page, including details on the drug. | 2019-04-21T08:09:32 | http://www.pulseaid.com/drug-type/?route=BUCCAL;%20DENTAL;%20TOPICAL |
Beth Oppenheim is a researcher at the Centre for European Reform. She focuses on Brexit, EU foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East, and migration. Beth comments for print and broadcast media, including the BBC, the Independent, the Telegraph and CNN. Beth co-hosts and produces the CER podcast. Before joining the CER, she worked as a senior researcher for the political historian Anthony Seldon, and as an advocate and caseworker at the Hackney Migrant Centre in London.
She holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Cambridge. | 2019-04-23T00:35:21 | https://cer.eu/personnel/beth-oppenheim |
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