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Home > Healthy Hair > What is the Normal Cycle of Hair Loss and Regrowth?
Hair growth, like all other functions of the body, has a normal cycle that it follows in every individual. Unless something like disease or unnatural events interrupts that cycle, the hair growth maintains a natural, consistent course throughout the lifetime of each person.
The normal cycle of hair loss and regrowth contains three phases: the growing cycle, also called the anagen phase; the resting cycle, also called the telogen phase; and the shedding cycle, also called the catagen phase. Each phase has a predetermined duration and place in the normal hair growth cycle. Each cycle is unique to each hair follicle as each follicle operates independently from all of the other follicles.
The normal hair growth cycle is stimulated and maintained by the release of hormones that are targeted at the hair follicles. These hormones keep the growth cycle on track and allow for consistent hair growth. Although each cycle is unique there are some basic similarities from cycle to cycle.
The growing phase of the normal hair growth cycle is responsible for producing new hair and for allowing the continued lengthening of that new hair. In this cycle hair is produced at the root and growth is maintained through the blood vessels, which feed the hair strand its nourishment. This phase lasts about four or five years and at any given time about 90% of the existing hair follicles are engaged in this phase. At the end of the growing phase these follicles enter the resting phase.
Once a hair follicle enters the resting phase its function is to maintain the existing hair strand at the existing hair length. During this time the hair follicle still receives nourishment but is in the process of preparing for hair strand shedding. The resting phase of each hair follicle lasts an average of two to four months after which time the hair strand is released so that the follicle can prepare for new hair growth. At any given time about 5% of the hair follicles in the scalp are engaged in the resting phases of the hair growth cycle. Once the resting phase is complete the shedding phase begins.
The shedding phase of the hair growth cycle is the shortest phase. During this part of the cycle old hair strands are released so that the hair follicle can begin new hair growth. Once this phase is complete the cycle begins again and the follicle enters the growth phase for another four or five years. Each day anywhere from 50 to 100 hair strands are shed during the normal process of this phase.
This is also the phase that is most associated with baldness. If a person is suffering from Alopecia or Hair Loss they will first notice an abnormally high rate of shedding. At first this excessive hair loss will result in hair thinning but the end result could be baldness. Abnormal hair loss or shedding is defined as the loss of more than 150 hair strands each day for an extended period of time. If the abnormal pattern continues individuals are encouraged to See A Doctor about the hair loss.
Will taking multivitamin help your hair thicken up after the hair has thinning out! | 2019-04-21T00:34:13 | http://www.hairlossexpert.co.uk/WhatIsNormalCycleHairLossReGrowth.html |
Mrs. Pimjai Leeissaranukul, the Chairman, and Mr. Hiroshi Harada, the president, of Inoue Rubber (Thailand) Public Company Limited “IRC”, led the executive directors of IRC participated in the ‘SET Sustainability Awards 2017’ on 8th November 2017 at Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). The Company has been selected for “Thailand Sustainability Investment” (THSI), a list of stocks with outstanding performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects among 65 listed companies. IRC also received “Sustainability Awards 2017” as “Rising Star” for outstanding performance in sustainability development. The Company was also considered as “role models” for creating value to both organization and society since the Company has been able to well integrate sustainability into the strategic plan and organizational management process, as well as demonstrate the business process management complying with the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the Company has also concerned on emerging risk and has paid attention on social and business innovation development to reinforce organizational competitiveness and to apply these innovations to benefit society and environment in all aspects. | 2019-04-24T01:49:22 | http://ircthailand.com/en/news/press-release/107 |
Dr. Asay has a passion for helping people smile, and fortunately, that extends well beyond the walls of our dental office! He currently serves as a Committee Chairman for the Boy Scouts of America, and he’s also an active member of the Rotary Club of Round Rock. He’s a big supporter of the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians because, without them, it wouldn’t really be the Austin we all know and love! A true believer in the power of education, he works with several local elementary, middle, and high schools to provide free dental seminars so students all around the community can know how to take great care of their teeth between dental appointments. | 2019-04-20T13:25:23 | https://www.chisholmtraildental.com/community-involvement.html |
What does Status Light mean?
Reset button doesn’t work. It won’t blink blue after pressing it. | 2019-04-24T05:59:39 | https://netvue.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/115001092805-Vuebell |
Motivate your sports team with baseball poster prints. Humorous baseball quotes are combined with exciting graphics to inspire players of all positions. Athletes will find this wall art inspiring and laugh out loud funny. Purchase frameless or you can choose to frame your baseball art. Find catcher and pitcher posters too! | 2019-04-18T10:38:13 | https://magneticimpressions.com/baseball-poster-prints/ |
Performance Counters for Windows Driver by Microsoft Corporation.
Performance Counters for Windows Driver is a kernel device driver. In Windows 7 it is being loaded by Boot Loader before Kernel initialization. If Performance Counters for Windows Driver fails to start, Windows 7 attempts to write the failure details into Event Log. Then Windows 7 startup should proceed and the user should be notified that the pcw service is not running because of the error.
The pcw service is using the pcw.sys file that is located in the %WinDir%\System32\drivers folder. If the file is changed, damaged or deleted, you can restore its original version from Windows 7 installation media. | 2019-04-21T21:04:10 | http://servicedefaults.com/7/pcw/ |
The interest rate on security and pet damage deposits in British Columbia will remain at 0.0% for 2014.
The deposit interest rate is set annually, as required by the Residential Tenancy Act. The rate has remained at 0.0% since 2009.
Generally, a landlord must calculate the interest owing on the full amount of the tenant’s deposit before any deductions are made. The interest is calculated from the date the tenant paid the deposit to the date the deposit will be returned to the tenant.
Landlords are required to calculate the interest owing and provide the information to the tenant. Any interest is then paid along with the returned deposit.
The Residential Tenancy Branch provides a deposit interest calculator on it’s website — a useful tool for years where the deposit interest rate is a positive figure. | 2019-04-20T11:13:19 | https://www.landlordtalking.com/tips/british-columbia-sets-deposit-interest-rate-for-2014/ |
Mr Beams Path Lights, 80 lm, 2PK (MB592) [MB592] - $39.99 : Disk-O-Tape, Inc.
Set includes two Mr Beams path lights. No electrician is needed. You can install batteries into the unit, mount the light where you need it, and enjoy the safety and security of the unit's 80 lumen LED light. Weatherproof, this light can be used to light up your pathways, stairs, patios, decks, walkways and so much more. When motion is detected, the unit emits a bright light to illuminate your path. The built in motion sensor can detect movement up to 15 feet away and across an angle of 180 degrees. Turns off automatically when no motion is detected for 30 seconds This prevents battery drain and allows the batteries to last more than 50 hours. Each unit requires 4 C-Cell batteries per light which are not included.
Bright LED: The bright, powerful LED provides 80 lumens of light. | 2019-04-24T04:41:27 | http://disk-o-tape.com/Outdoor-Motion-Sensor-LED-Lights/Mr-Beams-Path-Lights-2PK-MB592 |
Defendant Eduardo Garcia-Patino is charged in a thirty-two-count Superseding Indictment with one count of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine (Count 1), and one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine (Count 26). This matter comes before the Court on Defendant's Motion to Suppress (Doc. 138). Defendant moves to suppress evidence seized following a traffic stop on March 31, 2017. The Court held a hearing on Defendant's motion on December 8, 2017, after which the Court took the matter under advisement. Defendant's motion is now fully briefed and the Court is prepared to rule. For the reasons explained below, the Court denies Defendant's motion.
On March 31, 2017, Lt. Justin Stopper, a criminal interdiction team lieutenant for the Geary County Sheriff's Office, was patrolling Interstate 70 near mile marker 303. As Lt. Stopper was travelling westbound, he noticed Defendant traveling eastbound in a black Dodge pickup truck. Lt. Stopper testified he could see the road for several hundred yards in this area. Video from Lt. Stopper's car shows a black pickup, followed by Defendant's black Dodge pickup truck. The video shows all but approximately fifteen seconds of Lt. Stopper's observation of Defendant's vehicle. Lt. Stopper testified that he saw that the lead vehicle was covering up the view of the second (Defendant's) vehicle, and thus he believed the second vehicle was following too closely.
Lt. Stopper continued observing the two vehicles using the “two-second rule” to determine whether the second vehicle was following too closely. When he saw the first vehicle cross a dashed line, he began counting until the second vehicle crossed the same line. Lt. Stopper determined that the interval between the two vehicles was between 1.75 and two seconds. He had not finished counting to two when the second vehicle crossed the dashed line. Lt. Stopper conducted a second two-second rule calculation using a concrete turnaround in the median as a marker. Lt. Stopper again observed that there was less than a two-second interval between the two vehicles. Lt. Stopper testified that traffic was light during his observations. He also testified that conditions were clear and that there was no road construction on that day. Accordingly, Lt. Stopper believed there was no legitimate reason for the vehicles to be traveling so close together, and he decided to initiate a traffic stop.
Lt. Stopper approached a paved crossing in the median, turned left into the crossing in order to access the eastbound lanes, sped up to catch Defendant's truck, and pulled even with his truck in the left lane to check if the driver was wearing a seatbelt. Lt. Stopper decelerated and trailed Defendant's truck for approximately two minutes before activating his lights and stopping the vehicle. Lt. Stopper observed Defendant driving slower than the lead vehicle while Lt. Stopper was trailing him. Lt. Stopper testified that he did not observe the lead vehicle increase its distance at any time.
Lt. Stopper approached Defendant's truck and informed Defendant that he had stopped him for following too closely behind the truck in front of him. Lt. Stopper completed a Notice to Appear and issued it to Defendant. Lt. Stopper asked Defendant if he could search Defendant's truck, and Defendant consented. While searching the truck, Lt. Stopper found a red duffel bag containing 20 packages of methamphetamine, weighing 10.69 net kilograms with a purity of 99% ( 4%).
Lt. Stopper stated in his report that he observed the alleged infraction as he was traveling westbound and while Defendant was travelling eastbound, and that he stopped Defendant for a violation of K.S.A. § 8-1523, which provides that “[t]he driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway.” Specifically, Lt. Stopper stated that he stopped Defendant for “following the lead pickup at a distance of less than two seconds.” Before preparing his report, Lt. Stopper watched the video recording from his vehicle dashboard on a computer, and he used another road marker to calculate the distance of the cars. Using the computer video software and a stopwatch, he determined there was approximately a 1.7 second interval between the cars using this highway marker.
Defendant presented testimony of Steven Christoffersen, a forensic engineering expert who authored a report analyzing the dash camera video taken by Lt. Stopper. Mr. Christoffersen initially used Google Earth imagery and still shots of the dash camera video to determine that the interval between the vehicles was likely approximately two seconds. Mr. Christoffersen visited the site of the incident on August 16, 2017 to conduct a detailed roadway documentation and measurement to calculate the speed and distance between the vehicles. He rented a vehicle that was the same make and model as Lt. Stopper's patrol vehicle and mounted a camera on the dashboard of his car in the same position as Lt. Stopper's camera. He also documented the speed of his car using a speedometer and a GPS monitor to match Lt. Stopper's speed. Mr. Christoffersen measured the details of various reference objects, including a bridge, utility poles, and signs, so he could determine the position of the vehicles on the road.
Mr. Christoffersen created a scaled diagram of the roadway that identified the location of various reference objects. He compared the positions of the vehicles in different video frames to determine the vehicles' speeds, and determined that the lead pickup was traveling at 81.4 miles per hour, and Defendant's pickup was traveling at 74.6 miles per hour. Mr. Christoffersen also calculated the separation distance between the cars as 2.14 seconds. Applying an error rate of 4.4%, Mr. Christoffersen determined that the possible range of separation distance was between 2.05 and 2.23 seconds. Mr. Christoffersen testified that variations in the way people count to two, in the style of “one thousand one, one thousand two, ” may result in a variation of up to one second in the actual elapsed time when two people finish counting to “one thousand two.” Mr. Christoffersen further testified and Lt. Stopper's dashboard camera video showed that the lead truck increased its distance from Defendant's truck as the video progressed. Mr. Christoffersen testified that it was possible the lead vehicle sped up or passed Defendant's pickup, which would explain the difference in the vehicles' speeds. However, nothing in the video suggests the lead vehicle was ever in the left lane. Mr. Christoffersen also testified that it was possible Defendant's vehicle decreased speed because he noticed Lt. Stopper's patrol vehicle. | 2019-04-18T22:37:43 | http://ks.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.20180105_0000028.DKS.htm/qx |
Optoma’s TX542 is designed to meet the demanding requirements of school districts and businesses. Bright, high contrast images provide easy-to-read text, and the built-in closed captioning decoder displays text from videos that have closed captioning embedded in the signal. Wired networking allows remote management and control of the projector, and a built-in 10-watt speaker system outputs volume required for larger audiences. | 2019-04-22T04:21:14 | https://www.higherdefinition.ca/optomaprojectors/tx542.php |
The main objective of this model is to build a predictive model which is able to distinguish between main retail product categories.
Data: The data is collected from Otto Group which contains a dataset with 93 features for more than 200,000 products. It has a training dataset which has ID, Features and Target Class and a testing dataset which has ID and Features. Model: Initially we are doing some preprocessing such as cleaning data and removing NAs like that. Then we are using Random Forest Classification Algorithm for classifying the products. There we used R Scripts for the Random Forest. We set the ntree as 100 for better classfication Output: The output will be the products with the classes which has to be there. The accuracy is 80%. | 2019-04-21T10:58:31 | https://gallery.azure.ai/Experiment/Retail-Product-Category-Classification-Based-on-Features-2 |
Hi. I watched your video tutorials about Sprite animations, I have only one question. Is it the same as Macromedia when converting into Tracebit instead of AdobeC3, because Macro is free...? | 2019-04-25T22:30:55 | http://hyunsdojo.com/user.php?u=spritefan2 |
I'm a little sorry that I don't have folders and folders with their pics at my computer. So I can't contribute much to the actual hype in this thread... Haha, I depend on baidu. Worse luck!
But the people at baidu have seemingly also a big crush on JJH/YEH as a couple until now. What a "global" feeling!
What a cute pic! It seems they are unknowingly gravitate towards one another like magnets. They look so lighthearted and happy together. - Could be the physics of love!
It reminds me of the time when I watched Goong 1.5.
That's the reason why I'm here - following this thread and posting my thoughts.
Thank you for all the pics, comments and your passion. Hope our feelings reflect the reality!
this thread suits me the best!!!
still hoping they would reunite again soon..
looove all the pics..made me miss them even more..and sugar is starting to build-up my system again! yay!
first set of picture outpours!
hahaha! i'm noting some of your observations and hope the others do the same too coz they are quite interesting!
that's what we've been saying since the thread started. we were actually surprised to see a lot of peeps dropping by and expressing their support for jjh and yeh until now. and how both have changed the lives of so many fans out there.
global feeling. exactly. love is the universal language, so they say.
basically, it says jjh heard someone called oppa, and he turned and extended his hands to help. but he failed the first time as the crowd was closing in on them. he tried again and finally gotten hold of the hands.
we're not sure who he was actually reaching out to coz halma mama was also behind together with yeh, and we're not sure if someone really called oppa because the audio from the video clip isn't clear.
but if the fan account is accurate, i think halma mama wont' even call jjh her oppa noh?
yay still feel giddy about this!
and also love this couple too !!
These two are one of my favorite couples in Asian dramas. They look so cute together.
wasn't it YEH in white cap???
Thanks PM for starting the thread!!...it’s so good to have a thread for our royal couple *breathes in, breathes out*…it gives us freedom to post about them without fear of getting warned due to shipping, hihi!
many thanks for starting this thread! i love goong!
in fact by coincident, i am now watching it for the 8th time and at episode 12 - so it was kinda nice surprise to have found this thread. i really do wish they would do a continuation of goong - that would make everyone happy!
so, she's left w/o flowers isn't it?
isn't it cute that they receive fan gifts through each other? | 2019-04-22T00:13:10 | https://forums.soompi.com/topic/157536-%E2%99%A5-official-%E2%99%A5-goong-couple-ju-jihun-yoon-eunhye/page/6/ |
Congratulations to all our National Honors Society students!
All Freshman, Sophomores and Juniors (retesting in a subject) will report to school at normal time on April 3rd & 4th to participate in testing.
All non-testing students (Seniors, Juniors who are not in pod, and Juniors not re-taking tests) will report to school 2 hours later. Any students requiring district transformation may report at normal time and will provided a study hall from 8-9:53 a.m. Same applies to any student not able to find a ride 2 hours later. Click here to review the 2 hour delay schedule.
All students will report to school at normal time during this week. | 2019-04-23T12:08:49 | https://www.strutherscityschools.org/high-school/ |
Riley Geyer accounts for all 5 touchdowns to lift Rams over Bulldogs.
FAIRFIELD — The Cony football team may have two quarterbacks, but the Rams only needed one of them Friday night.
Sophomore Riley Geyer threw four touchdown passes in a wonderfully efficient night of passing, leading Cony to a 37-20 win over Lawrence in a Pine Tree Conference Class B game at Keyes Field. Geyer completed 14 of 20 passes for 241 yards, including his final seven attempts of the second half, while also rushing for another 146 yards and a touchdown in the victory.
Geyer’s 387 yards of total offense alone more than doubled Lawrence’s team total of 187 yards, helping Cony improve to 3-1 at the midpoint of the season. The Bulldogs dropped to 1-3.
Geyer’s big game came with the quarterback taking every snap for the Rams after the team entered the week having used both he and junior Dakota Andow under center over the first three weeks of the season. An injury during the week in practice in Cony’s receiving corps, in part, necessitated a move by Andow to that position to fill an existing void.
Not only did the move catch Lawrence by surprise, but Geyer delivered in the starring role.
Senior wideout Reed Hopkins caught a pair of touchdowns, including one from 37 yards in the second quarter which gave Cony the lead for good at 14-7.
Seniors Matt Wozniak and Mike Wozniak also caught scoring passes from Geyer, who tossed touchdown throws of 19, 37, 30 and 11 yards — one of them in each quarter.
Geyer sealed the win with a 55-yard touchdown run with under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter that built a 37-14 lead. That run answered a long, 14-play Lawrence drive midway through the period that ended with senior Kyle Carpenter’s second touchdown run of the night for the Bulldogs.
Cony’s defense was otherwise superb, particularly in the first half when it stopped two Lawrence drives inside the Rams’ 25-yard line. Cony’s Nic Mills fumbled the ball away on the game’s very first play from scrimmage, but the Bulldogs were stopped on fourth down on the ensuing possession.
Hopkins picked off Lawrence quarterback Dylan Coombs (6 of 9, 42 yards) in the end zone on fourth down, stopping a would-be second-quarter scoring drive for the Bulldogs that could have tied the game at 14-14.
Eleven plays and nearly five minutes later, sophomore Kyle Douin kicked a 21-yard field goal in the final seconds of the period to send the Rams into halftime with a 17-7 lead.
Lawrence added a score when backup quarterback Nate Bickford connected with Zach Nickerson from five yards out as time expired in the final quarter. | 2019-04-20T12:51:40 | https://www.centralmaine.com/2018/09/21/cony-football-pulls-away-from-lawrence-in-key-ptc-b-game/ |
# when running remote commands.
# itself, e.g. "-p 100"
# set the 'ssh.tty' option to 'true' or 'false', respectively. | 2019-04-20T02:13:07 | https://kentrichards.net/blog/drush-9-pty-allocation-request-failed-channel-0 |
Born and raised Floridian. Currently working as a design director at Dunn&Co. London.
After 30 years in Florida I gave up the Sunshine City to relocate to foggy London Town, to assist in bringing Dunn&Co. UK to life.
Started out a dirt road kid, raised on a 20 acre farm in central Florida. Headed to Tampa for art school, where I graduated from the Art Institute of Tampa in 07. Been working for small agencies every since, learning how to pull many rolls, I’m able to take stuff from concept to completion. I have a passion for printed thing, you can usually find me rubbing and sniffing papers.
Even though I'm not actively looking for work, I do have a bucket list of jobs I would like to work on. At the top of the list is beer cans, but I'm always interest in packaging projects. If anything we should probably be friends. | 2019-04-19T22:11:38 | http://www.grant-gunderson.com/about-me/ |
Flexible Ga doped ZnO transparent conductive films were prepared on polymer substrates at room temperature by RF magnetron sputtering. The effect of the Ar flow rate is more important than that of r.f. power and sputtering pressure. The dependence of the structural, electrical, optical and adhesive properties of flexible Ga doped ZnO transparent conductive thin films on the Ar flow rate was investigated for the first time. When the Ar flow rate is 40 sccm, the residual stress is changed from compressive stress to tensile stress, indicating the crystallinity of the film is best. And the lowest square resistance of 7.9 Ω/sq. is obtained at the Ar flow rate of 40 sccm. Regardless of the Ar flow rate, the optical transmittance in the visible light of all the films is about 90%. The best adhesive behavior is obtained at the Ar flow rate of 40 sccm. | 2019-04-21T19:14:43 | http://www.csust.edu.cn/clgcxy/info/1106/2173.htm |
The woods were lousy with them in SW Michigan last week -- just coming up so the greens are tender. Pizza with ramps, spring potatoes and mushrooms, ramps pickled Momofuku style were nice.
Local woods have them now....my wonderful, fabulous, generous neighbor just gifted me a huge handful!
"The only thing I have to eat is Yoo-hoo and Cocoa puffs so if you want anything else, you have to bring it with you."
My first post here...been lurking for a while.
Just got a huge haul of ramps...spotted a good patch of the side of the road up around Libertyville.
Do you guys uproot them or just cut of the leaves?
It says that if you plan to keep for more than a month, pickle the greens separately and eat them first -- they won't stay as crisp.
Seriously, pick up the Momofuku cookbook for the pickles, sauces and basic preps. If there's a Borders closing near you, they may still have one (Randhurst did a month ago, it's long gone, tomorrow (4/20/11) is their last day and they're quite cleaned out).
chirs wrote: My first post here...been lurking for a while.
Uproot them, I use the bulbs and the leaves. And I leave some in the ground for next year.
pairs4life wrote: Reports for 2017 please!
I saw ramps for sale by the bunch at Local Foods last week. | 2019-04-20T09:11:37 | http://lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=31540&p=520132 |
Alta Mora is a new winery from the Cusumano family. These grapes are grown and harvested on the slopes of the active volcano, Mt. Etna, in Sicily. This volcano is the largest active volcano in Europe and one of sixteen in the world that is said to pose a high risk to life and property, according to the UN.
It has been a lifelong dream for the Cusumano brothers to build a winery among these black, fertile and dynamic soils. They believe in taking a great risk to produce great, unique wines. The name Alta Mora translates to “Tall, Black” representing the great heights of the vineyards on the mountain and the dark, black volcanic soil. The volcano itself is nearly 11,000ft high and vineyards are planted up to 4,000ft high – the tallest in Europe. This brand truly captures the essence of patience, work ethic, energy, and love of unique beauty. | 2019-04-23T00:30:51 | http://terlatowines.com/brands/italy/alta-mora |
A trip to Oxford for an evening event, including a stop in Bicester and a visit to Witney.
Please visit the MKT Transport Photography website here!
Stagecoach ADL Enviro 400 MMC SN16OYZ 10667 in Bicester on the S5 gold service to Oxford. | 2019-04-26T07:49:32 | https://mkttransportphoto.smugmug.com/2017/June-2017/Witney-Oxford-04-June-2017 |
We are a New York-based family extremely frustrated with the education system. As educators, we want to find the best way to improve the way kids learn, today. We are calling ourselves The Learning Gypsies.
Cultivating curiosity for 50 years, he explores the “whys” beyond the bounds of rational thought. Father of five, runner and Lego builder. Global Speaker and Facilitator. Curator of awesome content via The One Thing. Founder of The Mutant Gene. Reading 1 book a week for the last 7 years. Born in Spain, made in NYC. Fluent in Spanish and English, currently learning Portuguese.
Devoted to finding solutions to interesting challenges. Especially in the space of learning and development. Dancer and techy; Hazel is the Director of Tailored Solutions for Hyper Island. Her mission in life is to help everyone learn what they need to reach their fullest potential. Mom to 5 kids between the ages of 5 and 12, you can call her “Juggler.” Born in Peru, made in Brooklyn, NY.Fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese currently learning code.
Elementary English Teacher gone Reiki Master and Holistic Healer, dedicated to spreading the benefits of gratitude and self-awareness via social channels. Julia is driven by her grandchildren’s creativity and determination.
She hopes to uncover a way to improve society through the power of learning. Peruvian born and raise.Fluent in Spanish and English.
A self-taught (via youtube) gymnast, who loves challenges and exploring new things. Creator of super fun content. Living with a life-threatening condition which makes her driven and determined to always conquer even the impossible. From Brooklyn, NY. Fluent in Spanish and English, currently learning Portuguese.
Probably the most curious of the bunch, always wondering “what if?.” Excited about the little details of life, Minecraft addict and Instagram’s newbie. Her passion to learn in new ways is contagious. From Brooklyn, NY. Fluent in Spanish and English, currently perfecting Spanish.
Wise beyond his years, a born soccer-star who loves every single sport and video-games equally. He has his mom’s dancing gene and can’t stay still when music plays. From Brooklyn, NY. Fluent in Spanish and English, currently learning Greek.
With your help we will be able to develop our weekly podcast and an online blueprint for learning which will be accessible to everyone around the world for free.
We are funding this project by your donations and also our work, which is flexible, and allows us to run it from anywhere in the world.
Join our Gofundme Campaign here! | 2019-04-26T08:01:30 | http://learninggypsies.com/about-us/ |
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soo sooooo cool:; this stuff is like very very real at times.
Brilliant! the live tempo euphoria is exquisite!
Incredibly thick atmosphere you’ve conjured up here - strangely emotive. Love the solo sounds at around 3.10 - almost sounds like trad folk (IMO).
I just realized, at about the one minute mark, you can just hear my bud Charlie tinkling on a toy piano offstage.
incredible man, so much feeling here.
Totally unique sound you’ve developed with these BL tracks. Great stuff! I have to wonder though how this went over at a place called “super happy funland”. With that name I figured you’d have to dress in a clown suit and play the beer barrel polka! | 2019-04-23T21:53:57 | https://alonetone.com/acid/playlists/new-creamed-crop/shfl1228101 |
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After great success of Vivo Y83 Pro. Vivo ready to launch his new smartphone Vivo Y95. This smartphone is updated version smartphone of Vivo Y83 Pro because looks are same but specifications and features are new than pervious smartphone. Let’s talk about Vivo Y95 in details, Whats the advantages and Disadvantages of Oppo Vivo Y95.
Look of the Smartphone is really very amazing because vivo offer bezel less smarthone in Mid-price-range.
Vivo Y95 has Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 chipset (Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 processor) with Adreno 550 GPU: It’s providing good gaming expirence.
Vivo Y95 has 64GB internal Memory with expandable memory of 256GB.
BEST PART : Vivo Y95 has 13MP , f/2.2 + 2MP, f/2.4 PDAF with powerfull LED flash on Rear.
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Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved breakfast food, particularly breakfast when it’s served for dinner. Maybe it’s because it was easy for my mom to make an easy dinner for three growing kids when my dad had to work late nights or go on business trips. Just whip up a pan of scrambled eggs with bacon and cheese, let all of us help with making waffles, pancakes, or French toast, and helping squeeze fresh orange juice or pour milk. Since then, I have loved making breakfast for dinner. Maybe it reminds me of childhood, or maybe it’s because I could eat breakfast food at any hours of the day (or night). Mostly it’s because these recipes are usually very easy and affordable to make. Here is a list of 14 fabulous breakfast for dinner recipes that I collected from Foodie.com.
This delicious dish has a mix of eggs, potatoes, chorizo sausage, shallots, stewed tomatoes, and avocados. It’s enough to make my mouth water just reading the description of the skillet.
Mashed potatoes aren’t typically a breakfast food, but this recipe sounded too good not to add. Filled with bacon, cheddar cheese, and sour cream, they make a hearty stand-alone dish. Add finely chopped green onions on top for a beautiful garnish.
Quiche is one of my very favorite foods. There’s something about having a blend of eggs, cheese, potatoes, and vegetables all contained in a crust that is so comforting to me. This particular quiche is filled with bacon, zucchini, red onion, red peppers, Swiss cheese, and hash browns.
Maybe I am part hobbit, but potatoes are a staple in my diet. After all, you can “boil ’em, mash ’em, stick ’em in a stew.” This dish of potatoes, however, has you fry them in a skillet with onions, sausage, a little thyme, cumin, salt, and pepper. When they’re golden brown and the meat is cooked, your dish is ready.
This dish of fried potatoes can be served as a side. Made with fried potatoes, onions, and red, green, and yellow bell peppers, you’ll be sure that you and your family are eating a colorful side dish.
Like most frittatas, this simple egg dish is quick and easy to make. You can choose whatever vegetables to throw in the mix before you bake it. Some of my favorite ingredients for frittatas are diced tomatoes, white or yellow onions, red and green bell pepper, spinach, asparagus spears, mushrooms, and a little Swiss cheese. If you’re a carnivore, add some breakfast sausage or chopped up bacon to the mix for a one-dish meal.
didn’t know what “hash” was until I was in eighth grade and I saw the film Cinderella Man starring Russell Crowe when it first came out. And I wasn’t aware that you could make potato hash without corned beef (because that was all I had ever had in it) until I started looking up some new recipes. For this delicious recipe, you’ll need eggs, bacon, onion, red potatoes, garlic, sweet peppers, butter, salt, and fresh thyme. You end up making little wells in the bacon and potato hash to crack to eggs in and bake them. Such a smart idea!
If you’re going for the classic ham and eggs breakfast for dinner, look no further than this quick and easy (not to mention affordable) frittata. This recipe includes ham, eggs, Cheddar cheese, bread cubes, hash browned potatoes, milk, olive oil, crushed red pepper (for a little kick), dry mustard, and salt. This is a satisfying one dish meal that can feed the whole family for less.
This is a recipe anyone can make (and I mean anyone…even those of us who can’t manage to boil water). It merely uses frozen French toast (the creator said they used the Aunt Jemima brand), and a little cooking spray. Once the cups are made, if you want you can fill them with scrambled eggs, cheese, and a little bacon. Or, you can go classic French toast, and fill the cups with a little butter and syrup. Just make sure to keep the napkins handy.
This recipe has to be prepared a little bit before you make it since the crepe batter has to be refrigerated for at least an hour. But this slight twist on a breakfast burrito will leave your mouth watering. The interior of the crepes is made with eggs, diced green chilies, shredded cheese, crumbled cotija cheese, sliced avocado, chopped tomatoes, salsa sour cream, and crumbled bacon. Aye, qué delicioso!
This recipe had me thinking that it was opposite day and that I wasn’t sure if I should add it to the collection. But then I looked at this recipe and realized it looked delicious! The omelets inside the crepes are made with eggs, cheese, and fresh pico de gallo salsa. Once again, I have to say: qué delicioso!
French toast has always been one of my favorite breakfast foods, partly because it was something my siblings and I could make together for breakfast when we had leftover French bread. While this recipe calls for whole grain toasted bread, I’d most likely substitute it for French toast to give me a little memory of home.
This easy to make breakfast casserole looks perfect for a large family on a budget. Made with eggs, milk, potatoes, peppers, onions, Cheddar cheese, and breakfast sausage, it has all the ingredients for a hearty one-dish breakfast that anyone can throw together in a pinch.
This breakfast casserole can be thrown together for a tasty and satisfying breakfast for dinner. Made with eggs, your choice of veggies (like onions, peppers, broccoli, mushrooms, tomatoes), cheddar cheese, hash brown, and bacon – it’s sure to please even the pickiest of eaters.
For millennials it’s sometimes common to skip breakfast, so enjoy it for dinner!
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Contemporary Jazz CD with a Soulful flare that is very easy to embrace for any kind of listener.
Ulysses Owens Jr, has now been releasing records as a solo artist for over Five years and has been continuing to grow a supporting group of listeners because of the consistency of sound he produces. His Bands on each albums are always full of top notch players in Jazz, ranging from artists like Christian McBride, Nicholas Payton, Christian Sands, Jaleel Shaw, Reuben Rogers, Anat Cohen and many others. He has been the pulse behind many great artists and rhythm sections such as Wynton Marsalis, Russell Malone, Mulgrew Miller, Dianne Reeves, Terence Blanchard, Dianne Schuur and many others. | 2019-04-26T11:58:07 | https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/ulyssesowensjr |
A specialist orthodontist is a qualified dentist who has carried out a further 3 years postgraduate specialist training after completing their 5-year dental degree. During their postgraduate training, they have to successfully pass the Membership examination with the Royal College of Surgeons along with a postgraduate Masters degree.
By learning and understanding about tooth movement (orthodontics) and guidance of facial development (dentofacial orthopaedics), specialist orthodontists are the uniquely trained experts within dentistry to straighten teeth and align jaws. Orthodontists diagnose, prevent and treat dental and facial irregularities. Specialist orthodontists treat a wide variety of malocclusions (improperly aligned teeth and/or jaws) and regularly treat young children, teenagers and adults.
The majority of orthodontists limit their practices to orthodontics and dentofacial orthopaedics. Dr Kyi only carries out orthodontic treatment. On a daily basis, Dr Kyi sees a large number of patients for brace treatment only and she is highly specialized in braces, having treated over a thousand patients.
Why is it important to have your orthodontic treatment with a specialist orthodontist? Surely it’s just straightening teeth?
Well it is more than just straight teeth. The teeth are involved with supporting the associated facial structures which include lip position, jaw position and profile. Moving the teeth or straightening the teeth can affect all these facial structures. Your ‘bite’ must be left in a stable position at the end of treatment to reduce the risk of future problems.
It is important that the orthodontic treatment is planned and properly completed to achieve successful treatment with long-term stability.
Orthodontic treatment starts with the end goal in mind – one has to plan the desired result which has to be stable and ensuring the patients’ profile is kept in balance and harmony. To ensure the correct tooth movements occur, this has to be perfectly planned. Being able to plan takes training and experience.
In the UK, there are no restrictions for a dentist to offer orthodontic treatment as long as they (the dentist) feel they are competent to carry out treatment. There are a number of brace systems marketed specifically at dentists which may be offered at a lower financial cost to the patient.
Orthodontic treatment often takes over 12 months, the average being 18 months. You can only gain experience and understand the case by working through to the completion of each case.
Contact our office today at 020 8222 8760 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Kyi.
To fully understand the complexities of treatment, this cannot be achieved in a one-week course which may be taken by a general dentist who is able to offer lower-priced treatments.
To carry out orthodontic training and become a specialist orthodontist takes a further three years after completing the five-year dental degree. In the same respect, it would be unlikely you would choose to see an orthodontist to have a filling or a crown as the orthodontist may not have carried out this procedure for many years.
It is very important that you maintain your regular check-ups with your dentist and hygienist appointments all throughout your orthodontic treatment. Healthy teeth will last you a lifetime. All the fields dentistry are involved and work together to maintain this goal of life-long healthy teeth. | 2019-04-26T04:02:58 | https://www.westlondonorthodontist.co.uk/faq.html |
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Following in the footsteps of Peanuts, Jim Davis� Garfield began as a syndicated newspaper comic strip (1978) before moving on to primetime TV specials and then to a Saturday morning series.
Garfield was an overweight, exceedingly lazy tabby cat who usually became enthusiastic only over the promise of lasagna. He also took great pleasure in irking his dopey owner Jon, vacant-minded dog Odie, and Nermal, the impossibly cute kitten.
Garfield�s sarcastic commentary, expressed through thought bubbles in the paper, were here done via voiceover. Lorenzo Music, previously Carlton the Doorman on the sitcom Rhoda, supplied the cat's superbly deadpan voice.
The "And Friends" portion of the show centered on the characters from another Davis comic strip, the underrated U.S. Acres. Taking place on a farm, the segments featured a menagerie of highly colorful personalities: the leader, Orson, a kindly pig who was often the brunt of the jokes; Sheldon, a baby chicken who refused to hatch all the way, and so remained with all but his legs in the shell; Booker, his brother, who did make it out; Wade, a nervous duck who persistently wore an inflatable tube around his waist; and Roy, the wisecracking rooster.
The show enjoyed a successful seven-year run on CBS, and Garfield continues to be one of the most popular strips in the funny pages. | 2019-04-25T19:53:51 | http://www.toonarific.com/show.php?show_id=1396 |
To All Our Athletes Out There: Play It Safe!
Mouthguards are recommended for just about every sport—football, basketball, baseball, soccer, skating, or any activity where your face may get hit by an elbow, a ball, or the ground! When a mouthguard is comfortable, it’s more likely to be worn, so ask us to fit you for a complimentary mouthguard at your next appointment. Our mouthguards have straps for those athletes who need them for their helmets.
Remember to play it safe and thanks for your trust in our practice!
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Award-winning medical Cannabis pioneer and entrepreneur, Maya Elisabeth, was onsite today at the 2017 Emerald Cup to reveal the new identity, logo and packaging design for her legacy brand, OM Edibles™ (booth T88). It is the first redesign for the brand since Maya founded the all-female collective in 2008. With recent medical Cannabis legalization in California, Maya sought the expertise of Purple Line Media –California’s premier Cannabis design studio and Cannabis industry specialists – to reimagine OM Edibles’ entire portfolio of high-grade topicals, tinctures and edibles to delight both current and entry-level consumers. The Emerald Cup is the preeminent event for medical marijuana aficionados and draws tens of thousands of attendees from around California and beyond.
A revamped packaging approach by Purple Line Media segregates OM Edibles products into four consumer categories: Superfoods, Elixirs, Edibles and Body. For each category, the base of the design is the gold foil OM logo surrounded by a subtle Sri Yantra pattern using spot gloss treatments on Mylar bags and decorated glass bottles. “This is an exciting time for the industry and the OM Edibles brand. As a design partner, Purple Line Media understands the cannabis consumer space and issues around new guidelines and compliance,” said Maya. “We hope our customers are drawn to our new look which we feel conveys a level of professionalism, cleanliness, and class in color choice and design.” OM Edibles will be at 2017 Emerald Cup at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds from December 9-10, 2017. In addition to showcasing a new brand identity, OM Edibles entered three new organic products for Emerald Cup Award consideration: CBD Mangoes, StrawMarys and the Icey Stick, a cooling muscle liniment. | 2019-04-19T21:23:31 | https://champsdispensaryplus.com/medical-cannabis-collective-om-edibles-reveals-new-brand-identity-packaging-2017-emerald-cup/ |
CNN spoke to UH adjunct professor of industrial engineering Andrew Boyd to get the details on airline revenue management – the science of adjusting fares in real time so that airlines can maximize revenue. Boyd previously served as a chief scientist at a company that supplies revenue management systems to airlines.
“Revenue management is really, fundamentally, about looking at what the market is willing to pay,” he said. To predict this, airlines use complex software that takes into account various factors, from overall global conditions to flyer profiles and individual preferences and perks. | 2019-04-24T23:54:22 | https://www.egr.uh.edu/news/201609/cnn-interviews-uh-engineering-expert-about-airfare-optimization |
United Kingdom voters' decision to exit the European Union (EU), known as "Brexit," will likely mean changes for FDA, drugmakers, medical device makers and researchers, although the extent of the upheaval remains an open question.
Fifty-two percent of U.K. voters on Thursday chose to leave the EU, the economic and political union that currently binds 28 European countries across the continent. While the referendum results are not legally binding, the U.K. in the coming months is expected to start the formal legal process of withdrawing from the EU, which will give the country two years to negotiate the terms of its exit.
A senior FDA official told Politico's "Prescription Pulse" that Brexit likely won't affect the agreements in place between the U.S. agency and the European Medicines Agency (EMA). "Everyone will figure out a way to ensure that agreements in place will remain valid," the official said.
However, "that may be the optimistic view," Sarah Karlin-Smith and Brett Norman write in "Prescription Pulse." EMA allows drugmakers to have their medications approved for use across the EU and has been aligning its policies with FDA to make it easier for companies to submit applications to both the European and U.S. markets. EMA and FDA also have been conducting joint inspections to reduce regulatory duplication.
Now, FDA will need to establish a broader separate relationship with the U.K., and it's unclear to what extent FDA and EMA will "pursue separate arrangements with the U.K.," according to Karlin-Smith and Norman.
It remains an open question whether the U.K. will establish a process to review and approve medical devices and drugs on its own or will establish a comprehensive agreement with EMA, Karlin-Smith and Norman write.
The U.K's Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) currently conducts about one third of the regulatory work for EMA reviews, BioIndustry Association CEO Steve Bates told STAT News, and both agencies will have to learn to navigate a post-Brexit regulatory environment.
In a statement, the association said, "Key questions about the regulation of medicine, access to the single market and talent, intellectual property and the precise nature of the future relationship of the U.K. are now upon us."
Some experts predict that Brexit won't have much of an effect on drug regulation. Former Deputy FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb writes in Forbes that the U.K. likely will not "exit the EMA scheme and cause drugmakers to pursue two separate and costly regulatory processes to launch products." He adds, "Both the EU member countries and their British counterparts will be invested in seeing the U.K. remain part of that joint regulatory scheme ... This is the sort of tertiary issue that will be resolved through the negotiations over the contours of Britain’s eventual exit."
However, the uncertainty has "left many in the European health sector in 'shock and fear,'" Karlin-Smith and Norman write for "Prescription Pulse."
Analysts tell STAT News that Brexit appears "likely to cause major disruptions for the drug approval process in the U.K. and across the channel in mainland Europe."
Before the vote, several global pharmaceutical companies urged voters to keep the U.K. in the EU and warned that an exit could harm drug innovation.
GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty in a letter to The Guardian wrote that keeping the U.K. in the EU "would enable the sector to continue to operate within an established and harmonized regulatory approval system, ensuring that U.K. patients benefit from medicines more quickly, and that medicines researched and manufactured in the U.K. are available across the EU sooner."
The letter, which was signed by more than 90 life science stakeholders, added that "leaving the EU would bring added complexity and uncertainty, which is bad for business and research."
According to STAT News' Meghana Keshavan and Rebecca Robbins, the industry fears that some of the more than 222,000 people employed in the U.K. pharma industry, many of whom are from other EU countries, may leave.
In addition, about 16 percent of the funds that U.K. life science companies spend annually on research comes from EU grants, and industry officials worry there will be less funding for R&D going forward.
Researchers in other industries have expressed concern about Brexit, too, Brian Resnick and Julia Belluz report for Vox. The U.K. receives about 3 billion euros more in research grants from the EU than it provides for EU research. Pro-Brexit politicians have promised to make up lost research funds, but some officials still anticipate negative effects.
University of Edinburgh professor of clinical neurology Rustam Al-Shahi Salman told Vox that it "will immediately destabilize our ongoing European Union-funded multi-center studies," particularly -- given the regulatory uncertainty -- projects that just launched or are seeking funding.
Other researchers told Vox that they worry Brexit could make it harder to recruit top talent due to potential restrictions on immigration.
Nobel Prize winning physicist Peter Higgs said Brexit is a "disaster" for U.K. science given the loss of EU funding and how EU membership "results in the flow of people between the different countries."
Meanwhile, Brexit proponents counter that after the U.K. leaves the EU, it will no longer be subject to its rules governing clinical trials, which "have been widely blamed for hindering U.K. medical research," Daniel Cressey writes for Nature. | 2019-04-23T22:01:57 | http://www.americanhealthline.com/analysis-and-insight/features/2016/june/brexit-health-care |
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Clients requirements vary from ‘arrive and drive’ – where the competitor wants to turn up at a race meeting and find a car ready to race, from competitors who enjoy a lot of the preparation work themselves and simply require set-up assistance or routine maintenance work when time commitments preclude their participation. It is not all racing,We can also offer Classic road car service and maintenance,Classic car restoration, we also offer transmission rebuilds on gearboxes and axles with in house super finishing for gears etc.
Ensures you car is in the best condition ready for events. Cars are checked over thoroughly before and after each meeting to identify any problems which may arise and give the team an opportunity to discuss options and repair as necessary.
Testing your race car is highly recommended before entering any events to give you the opportunity to get to know your car and how it drives. This is also a good way of identifying any problems which may arise and also to make any necessary changes to setup etc.
We offer small trim repairs and also dry blasting in a modern pressure pot blast cabinet, Aqua blasting a great way of getting a good finish on Aluminium castings and parts. Our latest new machine in a tumbler which allows us to do our own super finishing of gears etc. and also polishing of various parts.
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I ended up with three pairs of shoes on my wedding day. It's not that I was trying to have a trio of costume changes for my feet and, honestly, I don't even think people knew. It was just that different parts of the day required different footwear, so I came prepared.
I started the day in my wedding heels. I wore them for the church ceremony and our bridal party photos (which we took on a boardwalk and then on a cobblestone street ... you know, great places for heels). Our reception venue was on the beach, so when we took photos out there, I wore white flip flops. And then, during the reception (when everyone was getting down on the dance floor), I changed into personalized Converse that Pete and I created ourselves.
Even though I only wore them for the first third of the wedding festivities, my poor wedding heels look beat up.
The bottoms (where Pinterest tells me brides are supposed to have their bridesmaid sign their names) are completely scuffed up. The sole of the heel is pretty dark (although it did hold up pretty well considering Pete and I played a round of hopscotch during our photos).
What's troublesome to me is that the bottom of the heel itself is really dirty. The shoes I bought (and had dyed to match the bridesmaids' dresses and groomsmen's tuxedo vests and ties) aren't waterproof. I knew I wouldn't be running in the beach with them (although I did do a shoe change, just to be extra safe), but any sort of moisture ruined the dye. Not that anyone but me is really going to be inspecting the heels, but I'm sort of bummed.
The High Heelers, made of plastic, are available in three sizes (narrow, classic, and wide) and four colors (clear, silver, black, and gold). The concept is simple: slide the Solemates High Heeler onto the heel and protect your heel from sinking into grass, getting ruined on cobblestone, and pretty much just keep you protect from normal (wedding) wear and tear.
I didn't have these until after my wedding, so I grabbed my wedding heels to try it out.
The Solemates High Heeler wouldn't fit on my heel. I tried the classic first and it was too small, so I grabbed the wide. It, also, was too small and, I'm not sure how well you can see it, but it took a small bite out of my heel, leaving a white spot. My heart sunk. I quickly rubbed my finger on it to try to fix it, which pretty much did, and then I snapped this shot.
I figured that I might be better off testing these on a pair of heels that is less sentimental.
I grabbed my favorite pair of heels (which I actually ended up wearing for our rehearsal dinner, but since I've had them for years and wore them to tons of other occasions, I wouldn't be too upset if the heel got bit also).
I tried the narrow one first and though these heels appear thin, they're not thin enough. I grabbed the classic and those slid on easily.
The Solemates High Heelers give a lot of stability to the heel. It increases the size of the bottom of the heel substantially, which is cool. Because it creates a base platform, your heel won't sink into the grass (or, I would guess, cracks on the sidewalk too). It's a great concept and pretty undetectable as compared to its counterparts. The Solemates Shoe Essentials pack would have definitely helped with the scuff on the bottom of my shoes. The pack contains a pair ball of foot cushions, a pair of heel cushions, and a pair of anti skid pads. The latter is what goes on the bottom of your shoe, which would definitely protect the base. I actually used Dr. Scholl's ball of foot cushions in my wedding heels to help a little bit with sizing and a little bit with slipping (or, well, making sure I didn't slip). I am obsessed with putting them in my heels. I use them all the time. They're removable, so I just switch them between pairs. The ones in the Solemates Shoe Essentials pack aren't removable, so make sure you put them in the right way when you use them (you'd think it's a no brainer, but in the intensity of wedding morning, my mom actually put them in my shoes upside down. So, there I was, wedding morning, about to walk out the door, stopped, plopped down in my wedding dress, flipping around ball of foot cushions.
Such a funny moment, caught by one of our amazing photographers (plus, what an unsuspecting shot of my shoes, huh?).
BRIDAL BABBLE: How often do you wear heels?
the SOS kit for sure!
The high heelers are perfect. I am going to have an outdoor wedding and it has a lot of grass, definitely will be getting some for me and my girls.
Some great items - wonderful that they were sent to you to review - wish they had these 5 years ago when I got married!!
My October 11th wedding includes lots of grassy areas and a slate paver garden path. This would be a great kit to share with the bridal party!
I could really use the Solemates Shoe Essentials.
I really love the Solemates High Heelers.
Oh, those look really cool! I've seen people talking about the heel covers, but those protections for the sole would also be really neat, especially with how you're talking about the wear.
Those High Heelers and the SOS kit look amazing!!! Even if I don't win, I'll be buying these and recommending them for my bridal party!!
I'm getting these for all my girls since my wedding is on the grass, but I am on the fence about the kit because of my budget!!
the anti-skid pads in the Shoe Essentials are the most interesting to me! I hate when you have to scuff up soles before they're ready to be worn!
I would like to have the Complete Care Collection. I could use a little indulgence.
These would be sooo helpful for me because I'm having an outdoor wedding!
This would be sooo helpful since we are having an outdoor wedding!
i have to go with the solemates as being my favorite.
I love all of their products! I really like that they have the foot care collection too!
I've seen these mentioned countless times as we have begun preparations for our big day, but have never used them. Though we are having an indoor ceremony we are planning pictures in a park/woods so I am thinking the High Heeler is going to be worn by myself and my 4 gals...I mean my shoes are like kids to me :-p gotta take care of them!
I would love the Solemates Shoe Care.
I'm having an outdoor wedding on my parents farm so the high heelers would be perfect!
I like the SOS shoe rescue kit. These are great!
I would also absolutely love the Complete Care Collection.
Holy cow, what a genius product! I like the SOS Wedding Rescue pack, my little sister is getting married in March and I guarantee I will be needing many of those items!
PS - I lovelovelove the colored shoes you picked!
The shoe bags are a cute idea. I am always traveling and it would be nice to have a separate little thing for my shoes. | 2019-04-22T13:12:16 | http://www.abrideonabudget.com/2014/07/giveaway-solemates-high-heelers-more.html |
David Schirduan is a programmer during the week, game designer on the weekends, and writer year round. He squeezes in board games, video games, racquetball, and books wherever he can.
After sampling a bunch of amazing role-playing games, he started making some of his own. Jedi Wushu achieved modest fame, and Kintsugi accidentally started the 200 Word RPG Challenge. After a successful Kickstarter, he released his biggest game yet: Mythic Mortals.
David continues to work on and polish his ideas, and is always seeking out new opportunities and connections. You can find him through email or social media at the bottom of the page. | 2019-04-26T00:46:34 | https://davidschirduan.itch.io/ |
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The following national emergency plans and agreements have specific implications for PIRSA.
Animal Health Australia (AHA) - national animal health programs, including disease surveillance and emergency animal disease preparedness.
Australian Veterinary Emergency Plan (AUSVETPLAN) - technical response plans that describe the proposed Australian approach to an exotic disease incursion (created and maintained by Animal Health Australia).
Plant Health Australia - peak national body for plant health in Australia. Information about plant pests, plant health preparedness, and prevention system.
PLANTPLAN - national guidelines covering procedures for emergency plant pest incursions affecting the Australian plant industries (created and maintained by Plant Health Australia).
Australian Aquatic Veterinary Emergency Plan (AQUAVETPLAN) - series of manuals that outline Australia's approach to national disease preparedness, and response to aquatic animal disease emergencies. | 2019-04-23T06:26:57 | https://pir.sa.gov.au/emergency_management/national_emergency_arrangements |
Take A Deep Breath: That Clarinet Could Be A Germ Factory : Shots - Health News Researchers found bacteria, mold and fungus in tests of more than a dozen children's band instruments. The parts musicians put in their mouths were the most contaminated.
Playing music in the band is good for kids, but maybe not so much if that clarinet is a cesspool of bacteria and fungi.
That's the provocative suggestion from the Oklahoma State University for Health Sciences, where researchers found germs galore growing on brass and wind instruments that were used in high school band programs.
The researchers in Oklahoma City Tulsa swabbed 13 brass and wind instruments, then rubbed the swabs on petri dishes and waited to see what would grow. They found 295 different bacteria as well as yeasts and molds. The parts that musicians put in their mouths were more contaminated than the rest of the instruments, and the two clarinets showed more contamination than the other instruments. The results were published in the latest issue of General Dentistry.
OK, that's gross. But does having bacteria in your bassoon really pose a health risk?
Yes, says Thomas Glass, a dentist and professor at Oklahoma State who was lead author of the study. In the past he has tested for pathogens on toothbrushes, dentures, and athletic mouthguards. So he wasn't too surprised to find gunk growing on band instruments. "The bacteria can produce local infections in the mouth, in the gastrointestinal tract, and in the respiratory tract," Glass tells Shots. Molds can cause allergic reactions, and skin infections are a risk, too, he says.
Glass's study didn't look to see if the high schoolers who played these grubby instruments had health problems. And there's precious little evidence of rampant infections associated with practicing "Stars and Stripes Forever."
But a few pulmonologists have reported patients coming in with lung problems. A letter from 1988 in the journal Chest told the tale of a 67-year-old saxophone player with a cough and shortness of breath. He was diagnosed with hypersensitivity pulmonitis from candida, and it turned out the saxophone mouthpiece was contaminated with that fungus. The symptoms disappeared after the musician started washing the instrument's mouthpiece with soap and water.
More recently, a 48-year-old French saxophonist with inflamed lungs from a moldy saxophone also got a write-up in Chest. In the same issue last September, a pulmonologist at the University of Connecticut Health Center reported on a 35-year-old professional trombone player who had been suffering from a cough and shortness of breath for 15 years. Those symptoms cleared up when the musician started cleaning his instrument with rubbing alcohol.
Now, we have to point out that the General Dentistry study was sponsored by Dr. Lorenzo Lepore founder of Encore Etc., Inc. It turns out that Lepore is a dentist, and Encore Etc., Inc. is a company he founded to sterilize musical instruments.
We are independent of any conflict of interest. All we have to do in the article is say how we're funded. That has no impact on us in terms of our findings.
Ethylene oxide is used to sterilize medical instruments, and it does a very good job. It's also pretty toxic to humans. So we don't think that you're going to be cleaning your mellophone at home with this stuff.
Shots can't help but ask if the good doctor isn't being a wee bit alarmist. "Alarmist? We worry about that, we always worry about being alarmist," he tells us. "It's not going to hurt anybody to break down their instrument once a week and clean it." That, he says, is preventive health.
"Playing a musical instrument has a certain level of hazard," Glass says. "You can minimize the hazard by being fastidious." | 2019-04-25T01:02:21 | https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/04/01/135006060/take-a-deep-breath-that-clarinet-could-be-a-germ-factory |
What is the AUREA Award?
The award is a global competition to identify and celebrate excellence in Augmented and Virtual Reality in the entertainment sector, across a range of applications, products and experiences. Its goal is to award state-of-the art work in this booming sector where technology and creativity meet. AUREA seeks to present products and services that not only deliver great experiences, but also demonstrate the great potential of this sector for the future of technology and entertainment.
For entrants, no. For the jury, yes. Because this is our inaugural year, and we want to encourage a wide range of potential entries from all corners of the entertainment sector, we are not asking entrants to declare typical categories such as “application” or “hardware”. We want our all-star jury to have the freedom to decide what the most exciting or groundbreaking products or experiences are, across all potential categories.
The jury will be free to determine winners, and they will be looking to award them in five general categories: Creative, Experience, Impact, Innovation, Interaction, and a special category outside the main competition: Lifetime Achievement. You cannot apply for this last category. The jury will decide for itself based on the following criteria: a significant contribution through one’s career; innovative and creative excellence; and a considerable impact on the market.
Each entry will first be considered based on your online submission of a) answers to the online Entry Form, which includes a short description of the entry and, where applicable, a relevant link or website URL, as well as b) up to 3 uploaded items. These can include documents that describe the entry (for example, PDFs, Presentations, etc.); videos or links to videos showcasing or explaining it.
What do you mean by “entertainment”?
We see a vast range of new products and experiences in entertainment. On the content side, that means new forms of film or storytelling projects - from live action to animation - as well as music experiences, live events, games, or mixed reality experiences. This also includes applications, whether they are experienced via headsets, smart phones or other hardware or on-site installations.
And speaking of hardware, there is a boom in great new headsets, wearables and other hardware offering exciting experiences. Finally, this wouldn’t be possible also without a diverse array of enabling technologies, be they platforms, software, middleware, or other solutions working in the background. If you think your entry touches the entertainment sector, even only partially, and moves it forward, we encourage you to enter.
Who is behind the AUREA Award?
The award is an initiative of Mack Media, who are pioneers in bringing together innovative technology with entertainment. Their Virtual Reality roller coaster experience, Coastiality, is already a market-leader in turning theme park rides into thrilling VR experiences or even interactive games. Seeing the great wave of innovation that AR and VR are bringing to entertainment and even live experiences, they have created the AUREA Awards to provide a benchmark for excellence as well as a forum for leaders of the field to gather, exchange ideas and strengthen ties across the many elements of the industry.
How will the awards be conducted?
Once the entry deadline (Oct. 14, 2018) has been reached, we’ll select and notify a pool of finalists, who will be invited to pitch our all-star jury live at a VIP gathering on November 29-30, 2018 in Europa-Park in Rust, Germany. The awards gathering will feature an intimate, invitation-only conference on Virtual & Augmented Reality, and finalists will be able to take part in this high-level event with jury members and other participants.
As part of the proceedings, the jury will select winners immediately after the live pitching sessions, and the awards will be announced at a ceremony that day. Finalists will also be invited to spend the remainder of the weekend enjoying Europa-Park with other attendees or even their families. We invite you to enter this one-of-a-kind competition and be a part of this exclusive conversation about the future of this exciting industry!
We therefore invite entrants (for-profit or non-profit companies, foundations, or individuals) from the entire AR and VR ecosystem, be it experience or storytelling producers, game developers, application or service providers, hardware makers, software or platform providers, or other players active in the market.
All we ask is that your product or service be operational, either as a company or a working product that our jury can see, hear, touch or experience, and that consumers, users or audiences can or have already experienced it by Oct. 14, 2018, our entry deadline. Entries should have been released or available starting July 14, 2017 to October 14, 2018.
We will place judging priority on entries that have more recently entered the market and only one entry per company is allowed.
What is not eligible for entry?
In our first year of the awards, we don’t wish to be too constricting. However, some types of entries with little chance of making the cut would include: pitch decks of startups or apps that don’t have a product on the market; demo reels of story ideas for experiences that aren’t yet available; prototypes of hardware devices that aren’t available. In general, if it’s more of an idea than a real thing, we encourage you to keep developing it and possibly enter next year. Also, if your potential entry shows us no plausible connection whatsoever to the entertainment sector of VR and AR, no matter how convincing it is, then it won’t be considered eligible.
When are entries accepted and due?
Entries Accepted: Starting June 26, 2018 - Apply Now!
A short, written description – maximum 300 words – of your entry. We suggest you formulate this carefully beforehand and be ready to copy/paste it into the form.
Up to three uploads that explain and support the entry. These can be documents such as info sheets, flyers, or presentations, links to videos, links to app downloads, or short films themselves (please no longer than 3 minutes).
Your agreement to abide by the Terms and Conditions described in this document.
Once you have submitted your entry, you will receive an automatic confirmation of its receipt. Our team will review the entry and confirm that it is eligible and enter it into the first round of judging to determine the finalists. As part of this process, we reserve the right to contact you via the email address you provide us for clarification or explanation of your entry, or to provide more details if we determine that more information is needed to understand or verify your entry.
Once we have confirmed that your entry is eligible, we will notify you that it will be considered for the finalist round starting after the deadline of October 14, 2018. After you have submitted an entry, you may withdraw from the award by contacting us via email. You may also resubmit your entry, for instance if there is a significant update or new material that can support it, but this will then cancel and supersede your previous entry.
There is no entry fee. The submission of an entry implies full and unconditional acceptance of all rules.
What should I say in the description?
Here are no required elements, but your description could include some of the following: a description of the product or experience from the user’s point of view, some background on its creation and launch date, any key metrics or info regarding potential market success, information on the company that is submitting it, and any other info that helps us understand why this entry was created or what it hopes to achieve.
What if my entry is a product or experience that can’t be uploaded or shared easily?
Don’t worry. We understand that many potential entries are best – or possibly only – experienced fully with particular hardware, software, players, proprietary technology or even spatial environments. If you have such an entry, simply do the best you can with traditional means like the description, photos, short videos, presentations, etc. Please bear in mind that if you are invited to pitch your entry to the jury as a finalist, we would expect that you could then give our jury the “full effect” of your entry. If you are capable of demonstrating it live in an expo or trade show setting, we expect that you can then bring it to Europa-Park for your live pitch.
The awards may nominate up to four finalists for each category, to be invited to pitch the All-Star jury. By October 22, 2018, we will announce a select pool of finalists on the website and in other publications relating to the Awards and invite those who have been selected to go on to the live pitch round. Invitations will be sent to the email address you use to register. The nominated finalists will be asked to confirm their acceptance of the nomination and consent to the award. They will be invited to come to the AUREA Awards at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany, in the Southwestern part of the country near the Swiss and French borders, on November 29-30, 2018.
Finalists will be expected to cover the cost of their own travel and transport to Rust, but they will be given complimentary accommodation for 2 nights in one of the distinct hotels on site at Europa-Park. This is limited to two representatives per company/entry. There is no claim to a certain room category. The finalists will be invited to all events related to the AUREA Awards, including tours of the park, dinners and receptions, a conference featuring some of the biggest names in the VR and AR industry, as well as other activities.
The live pitches will take place in a semi-public setting featuring the jury members as well as the select group of industry guests invited to attend the AUREA Awards conference. Each entry will be given 10 minutes total, with 5 minutes to make a presentation or demo, and then 5 minutes for Q&A from the jury members.
How may I present my entry to the jury?
If possible, we invite you to be ready to give the jury the full experience of your entry. So your presentation can range from simply speaking to presenting a PPT presentation, 2D videos or other “traditional” means, or letting the jury experience the entry firsthand, for instance with a headset(s), other hardware you bring, or whatever creative way you want to use to delight and impress the jury. If your entry does not fit into the 5 minute slot, for instance because it’s a longer film or experience, we may potentially allow it to be made available to the jury earlier so that they may experience it in full before the final deliberations are made.
What if I can’t attend the live pitch?
Making the live pitch is a required part of winning an AUREA Award. If you cannot attend the live jury pitch, we would unfortunately have to rescind your invitation as a finalist. Therefore, by entering online, you agree to attend the AUREA Awards live pitch on November 29 and 30, 2018 should your entry be chosen as a finalist.
Firstly, we want the jury to have every opportunity to judge the finalists on a “level playing field”, meaning a live pitch/demo and Q&A process. Secondly, you would not only be attending a live pitch, but also an exclusive conference where every voice and player is important to us. And finally, the two days’ awards and conference promise to be a one-of-a-kind opportunity to meet, network and even socialize with some of the brightest lights in the VR and AR industry, and every slot at this exclusive gathering matters to us. So if you can’t make it, we’d like to be able to invite someone else who can.
innovation - is this entry something new or innovative?
impact - did this entry have an impact on the users, audiences or industry as a whole? If it’s supposed to be entertainment, does it entertain?
creative - is there creative excellence on display in any way, be it storytelling, use of technology, or other elements?
experience - how well were the ideas executed? Is it a great experience?
interactive - is it intuitive, easy to use or done at a high professional level? Does it utilize the potential for interaction?
does this entry help show us the way forward for AR / VR and entertainment?
would we want to see it / play it / ride it / experience it again?
The jury will be suitably qualified and will have, collectively, ample experience in business, entertainment, intellectual property, virtual, augmented or mixed reality fields. The jury will be selected by the organizers from candidates meeting the above criteria.
to act collectively (the winner must obtain a majority of the votes).
The same day as the live pitches. We’ll hold an awards ceremony at the conclusion of our 2-day event and subsequently publicize the winners. The winners will be kept secret until the awards are announced.
By entering, you grant us permission to use your name and image in publications, photos, videos or other media that publicize the award and its finalists or winners.
There is no cash prize for the AUREA Awards, however each winner will receive a physical AUREA Award and a certificate. Additionally, all finalists are given an invitation to attend the awards & conference and remain onsite in Europa-Park for the weekend that follows. Finalists will be given up to 2 nights’ accommodation (for two persons per entry) in a Europa-Park hotel as part of the event. Finalists will be responsible for covering their own travel costs to and from the awards & conference.
No cash disbursement and/or replacement of the prizes is possible. Recourse to the courts is not permitted.
Are there any other details I should think of?
The AUREA Awards reserve the right to disqualify entrants or finalists at any time; this applies especially to circumstances such as making false or grossly misleading statements or claims in an initial entry or live pitch.
All entrants guarantee that they own the rights to or have legally licensed all elements of their entries, including intellectual property, trademarks, copyrights, music rights, image rights, or any other related usage rights. The AUREA Awards may not be held liable for any potential copyright or other infringements related to the online submission, publication or promotion of entries, finalists or winners.
Finalists will attend the AUREA Awards at their own risk; for those who do not live in Germany we recommend travelers’ insurance.
The AUREA Awards and Europa-Park may not be held liable for any damages (real or imagined) arising from an entry either winning or not winning an award or making the final round.
Any materials, submissions or even potential equipment or hardware used in the process of competing for the award are not the responsibility of the AUREA Awards if lost. We have no obligation to return or ship objects back to entrants.
All entries and submitted information will remain private and be used only to determine finalists and the winners. This information will be shared confidentially only among the AUREA Award organizers and jury members. The AUREA Awards will publicize the names, companies, websites and, where applicable, photos or videos of finalists or winners. No information in the entries will be released to the public without the consent of the entrants, and all submitted materials - besides winners - will ultimately be removed/erased after the conclusion of the awards.
In the event of being selected as finalists, participants agree to cooperate with the organizer by providing access to the press and other media for interviews or for photographing or filming.
The organizer reserves the right to publish finalists' and winners' information as settled above on its website and in promotional material (publications, exhibition media, etc.) without remuneration for the participant.
Neither reproduction nor making available rights will be payable on any document submitted for the Awards, either during the selection procedure or in relation thereto.
The organizer also reserves the right to record and publish videos and pictures from the award ceremony without remuneration for the participant.
In the event of force majeure or if circumstances so dictate, the organizer reserves the right to suspend, postpone or cancel the Awards at any time and without prior notice; in this event, participants will not be entitled to claim compensation.
and processed solely for the purposes of managing participation in the competition in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data. The privacy statement explaining the processing of contestants' personal data is publicly available on the official contest website.
If you object to your data being stored, please inform us by email ([email protected]) and it will be deleted from our files. All the collected information is essential in order to duly carry out the process of selection and assessments of the candidacies; therefore, please note that, in case that you object to your data being stored, your application will be automatically excluded due to insufficient information.
Participation in the AUREA Awards or submission of a proposal implies that you have read and accepted the ‘Declaration' and ‘Additional declarations' in the registration form.
We want to keep it simple, but there are always questions that arise.
Send us an email at [email protected] and we’ll get back to you as quickly as possible. | 2019-04-18T20:22:06 | https://aurea-award.com/faq |
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Poised at the forefront of the specialized field of interactive movies, 4DX is a state-of-the-art technology developed by CJ 4DPLEX that aims to immerse patrons in the cinematic experience through the use of tactile and environmental stimuli.
Comparable to a simulator ride at an amusement park, theaters equipped with 4DX utilize seats with servo motors capable of moving up and down, left and right, and forward and back with variable force and speed timed with the action on the screen. Additionally, the seats vibrate, tickle, jostle, and fire small blasts of air for further tactile immersion. Environmentally, 4DX can generate lighting effects, wind, bubbles, snow, fog, and even rain, though movie-goers not wishing to get drenched, or even damp, have the ability to individually turn the water option on or off at their discretion.
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On March 2, 2017, the world lost a lovely lady who left a lasting impression – on many and me. I dedicate this post to her.
About six years ago, I walked into the North Parish at the North Andover Common, pictured, to cover a story I’d been assigned. The article was a human-interest piece on the People’s Pantry, which had been operating out of the parish building since 1992. I enjoyed interviewing volunteers, but was most intrigued with the Pantry’s founder. I left that day with a great story and resolve to get involved. I’ve been volunteering at the Pantry ever since.
The People’s Pantry was founded by Cari Marchese, a little lady (not even five feet tall) with a big heart. Her small stature never took away from her powerful presence. She was a firm leader who brought a smile to my face with her strict policies and no-nonsense attitude. Yet she was caring, ensuring that every pantry guest was made to feel welcome and respected.
Cari also took time to make me feel special. She complimented my efforts at Pantry and consistently read my magazine articles with the nicest things to say. She’d email me regularly to comment on my column or ask me how Tony, the girls and Oscar were doing. She’d tell me about her cat, Tony, and we’d giggle about “her Tony and my Tony.” She shared that she had a son in California who was also a writer and encouraged me to keep working at my craft.
At Cari’s memorial, when I sat inside the sanctuary of the North Parish for the first time, I marveled at the stories told by her loving husband, Mel, her children and friends. She was a remarkable woman. I left wishing I’d asked her more questions and learned more about her. Sometimes, I’m afraid to pry so I keep conversation light, but only at Cari’s memorial service did I realize how great her accomplishments were and her spirit even greater.
I’m glad I had the opportunity to know Cari. She inspired me in many ways. Through her, I learned that money need not be the only reward for hard work and passion. Cari dedicated a great portion of her life to volunteerism and she was undoubtedly fulfilled and empowered.
I wish I’d gotten to know Cari better, but I’m glad I got to know her at all.
Now, when I see the North Parish, I will think of Cari. In this photo, taken by Linda Holt, @LindaHoltCreative, the bright and colorful light shining on the steeple is the perfect representation of that which Cari brought into this world.
To learn more about the People’s Pantry visit NorthParish.org.
What a beautiful tribute Beth. I have driven by that pantry line many mornings and always wondered more about it. Cari left a lasting and wonderful legacy.
What a nice tribute! It’s so impressive all that she has done for this community! This picture of the North Parish is absolutely stunning!
Nice tribute to a very caring person. | 2019-04-22T10:05:47 | https://www.bethdaigle.com/cari-marchese-founder-peoples-pantry/ |
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My husband's doctor told us that stones naturally form in our kidneys because of our diet. However, these stones should not grow big enough to block the ureters and cause infection and pain. The best way to prevent kidney stones is to stay away from salty food and drink lots of liquids.
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A reporter from a local ABC station was in the middle of a Facebook Live video on Friday when she stopped her broadcast to help rescue a dog caught in floodwaters from Hurricane Florence.
WTVD’s Julie Wilson was in the middle of the Facebook Live video in New Bern, North Carolina, when she saw a woman struggling to save a dog, a Rottweiler, from the deep water. The dog had been injured.
Wilson continued her live stream of the storm’s damage when she saw the woman having difficulty steering the dog through the water. Wilson asked the woman if she could pick up the dog.
“Can we pick this one up?” Wilson asked the woman. The reporter gave the woman the camera and carried the dog.
“You are OK, baby girl,” Wilson told the dog.
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Wilson later explained what happened and why she jumped into action. She explained the dog was the woman’s son’s therapy dog.
“That dog wasn’t going to budge, it was just standing there. And quite frankly, [the woman] was just going to get hurt because she wasn’t going to be able to lift that dog. That dog wasn’t going to go, that dog wasn’t going to walk. The only thing we could do was lift it up and get it out so she could get out before more people got hurt in that situation,” Wilson said.
Hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a tropical storm and has weakened on Saturday since it made landfall on Friday. The storm has been blamed for at least six deaths. | 2019-04-25T20:34:31 | https://ternopilinkling.com/2018/09/15/reporter-stops-broadcast-to-save-dog-from-storm-floods/ |
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Barbara J. Menard attended the Annual Catholic Charities’ Matthew 25 Mass and Recognition Dinner as a Guest of Scripps Mercy Hospital. The evening is a celebration to recognize parishioners, individuals or couples, nominated by their pastors, who through their compassionate service exemplify Christ’s ministry to those in need. There were twenty-four individuals/couples honored. In addition there were students from Academy of Our Lady of Peace, Mater Dei Catholic High School, St. Augustine High School, the University of San Diego, and Stella Maris, Apostleship of the Sea. | 2019-04-21T03:03:02 | https://menardfoundation.org/news-events/catholic-charities-matthew-25 |
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Move Forward, Look Ahead and Let Go!
Is Your Skin Actually Dry, or just Dehydrated?
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Each of the EARSeL SIG IS Workshop is accompanied with a well organized proceeding hard copy that is issued several months after the workshop.
The 6th EARSeL SIG IS will issue a soft copy proceedings on CD 6 months after the workshop.
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This printable, downloadable handout is meant for elementary school students at Elementary (A1) level. It is great for revising in English, and was designed for working on your groups' Spelling and Writing skills. It centers around the theme of Days of the week.
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We are young architects. Creative duo, surrounded by skilful colleagues. We enjoy architecture, we live in architecture. We are good, but we do not rest on our laurels, we constantly strive to improve our graphic, presentation and communication skills. We read professional magazines, participate in architectural competitions, travel and look around. We appreciate your cooperation with us. At the same time, we try to make your work pleasantly surprising. Our goal is quality architecture, design and you, as a satisfied client who will recommend us. | 2019-04-23T06:51:03 | https://www.foodielovin.com/designers/boq-architekti/ |
Since 1913, Houston Symphony has been a leading orchestra in the U.S., directed by conductors such as Leopold Stokowski, Andre Previn and Hans Graf. Tours worldwide. Free summer concerts. Commissions new classical works. | 2019-04-19T14:59:26 | http://creativehouston.org/listing/musical-arts |
During her high school career in Arizona, Paige Linne found out that Texas A&M had an equestrian team and immediately made a goal. She was going to do everything she could to be a member of the Aggies' equestrian team. Linne had several family members, including both of her parents, that attended the school, so naturally she wanted to follow in their footsteps.
Linne began competing for the Texas A&M stock horse team, a club team that participates in a collegiate division of stock horse shows, during the fall of her freshman year in 2011. While competing with the stock horse team, Linne went to walk-on tryouts for the varsity equestrian team, where she made the cut and crossed that No. 1 goal off her list.
Hard work, determination and dedication allowed Linne to make the team, but they weren't traits that just showed up in college. She was raised with those values, and it showed in high school as she was part of several programs while also helping out her community and church.
With Linne recently wrapping up her career on the Texas A&M equestrian team, she immediately started the next chapter of her journey, first by enrolling in the Masters of Equine Industry Management program at Texas A&M, and then by becoming the first graduate student to intern with the National Collegiate Equestrian Association this summer.
Linne had many responsibilities during her internship, including helping to find sponsors and funding, communicating with administrators at prospective schools all over the country and developing handbooks, among other things.
"This internship has been an invaluable opportunity for me to learn about the other side of the sport," Linne said. "I am thankful to (Texas A&M senior associate athletics director for facilities and construction) Mr. (Kevin) Hurley for making this internship possible for me, offering to house me in A&M athletics, and challenging me to grow throughout the process. Additionally, the A&M coaching staff, (Texas A&M equine professors) Dr. (Jim) Heird and Dr. (Anna) Morrison have been valuable mentors to me throughout my career at A&M and through this internship. I owe a big thank you to (Texas A&M equestrian head coach) Tana McKay especially, for letting me set up shop in her office from time to time and pick her brain on a variety of topics."
During her time with the NCEA, Linne showed an ability to get things done, and made an impact on those she worked with.
"Paige’s work ethic was obvious from the first day," NCEA executive director Leah Fiorentino said. "She worked closely with the new school initiative and became an active member of the Sport Advancement Committee. Her attention to detail and her written communication skills were called into play in the development of information materials for the athletic directors considering the addition of equestrian as a sport at their schools."
With the NCEA internship, Linne was able to learn a lot more about the sport of equestrian in general, and came away from the experience with an entirely new appreciation for how much work goes on behind the scenes.
"I knew I loved the sport from the position of a student-athlete, but this internship exposed me to important facets of the sport - from what it takes for a school to start a new team, fundraising efforts and the overall structure of college equestrian programs," Linne said. "I hope to continue to be an advocate for the sport in whatever way I can."
The chances of Linne continuing to make an impact on the sport are definitely high. After getting her masters degree in the Texas A&M equine program, she hopes to become a head coach at the NCAA level. While in graduate school, Linne serves as the coach of the stock horse team, back where her Aggie career first started.
Linne's former head coach has all the faith in the world that the Arizona native can accomplish yet another dream goal.
"I thoroughly enjoyed having Paige on the team," McKay said. "She was an exemplary teammate and leader. It has also been exciting to see Paige enter into her professional career and the process of grad school. She has handled the challenges and new responsibilities with class and character. I know Paige will be an asset to the equine industry."
"After continuing to learn more about the sport and my experience with the stock horse team, I feel like coaching is my place to make an impact in the world and the best way for me to continue to pursue my passions and be a positive force in the lives of others," Linne added.
Linne believes that both her experience as an equestrian student-athlete and as an intern for the NCEA have more than prepared her for the future. Thanks to Linne jumping at the opportunities to challenge herself and learn more about the sport, that future appears very bright.
"I saw and experienced firsthand how participation as an equestrian student-athlete can empower and enlighten young women," Linne said. "Team members leave with an education that expands well beyond the classroom, having gained time management and leadership skills and being instilled with a sense of dedication and competitive drive in whatever field they pursue after graduation. I can say that the perspective I have about the sport is different after interning for the NCEA, and I think it lit my fire of passion even more for women's collegiate equestrian and the impact it can have in the lives of young women."
"Paige’s pathway to success is clear," Fiorentino added. "She has the potential to move into the collegiate coaching arena, and might even move to higher administrative levels. I am so grateful to Paige for her contributions this summer, and I can’t wait for her to join the coaching ranks." | 2019-04-24T12:54:09 | http://www.collegiateequestrian.com/news/articles/2016-17/257/former-ncea-rider-makes-most-of-invaluable-opportunity/ |
Python core development news and information.
When a user reports that your program crashes or hangs, sometimes you can only help to try and collect more information and outline a scenario to reproduce the situation. Even with a reliable user scenario, as a developer you are often unable to reproduce the situation due to environment differences, e.g., operating system and compiler. If you are lucky, the user will be able to install debug tools, but most of time you will have to wait until another person is able to obtain more information from the same situation.
Use the repeat=True option to dump the traceback each timeout seconds, or exit=True to immediatly exit the program in an unsafe fashion, e.g. don't flush files.
Another possibility is to explicitly call faulthandler.dump_traceback() in your program.
faulthandler is disabled by default for security reasons, mainly because it stores the file descriptor of sys.stderr and writes the tracebacks into this file descriptor. If sys.stderr is closed and the file descriptor is reused, the file descriptor may be a socket, a pipe, a critical file or something else. By default, faulthandler writes the tracebacks to sys.stderr, but you can specify another file. For more information, see the faulthandler documentation.
faulthandler is also maintained as a third-party module for Python 2.5 through 3.2 on PyPI . The major difference between the Python 3.3 module and the third-party module is the implementation of dump_tracebacks_later(): Python 3.3 uses a thread with a timeout on a lock, whereas the third party uses SIGALRM and alarm().
The lock timeout, which is a new feature of Python 3.3, has a microsecond resolution. The alarm() timer used on older versions has a resolution of one second, and the SIGALRM signal may interrupt the current system call which will fail with an EINTR error.
The new faulthandler module has already helped with tracking down race conditions in our buildbots. We hope that it will also help you in your programs.
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Blogging initially started out as on-line journal where people could put up every day entries about their personal encounters and hobbies. But nowadays weblogs have grow to be a large source of income and not just the passion to many individuals. Contemplating the methods how to make cash on-line blogging is certainly one of the initial and it also will come hugely recommended amongst distinct net marketing techniques.
Usually weblogs are the elaborative sights of distinct individuals, about a topic or a topic in distinct languages. Folks have got an alternative to write in their personal mom language and share the ideas with everybody else. The quicker your site is discovered and becomes renowned among diverse individuals, the a lot quicker you can commence producing funds with it.
Generating your site stand out between the hundreds of hundreds of other people and having your weblog discovered by as numerous individuals as possible has now grow to be a enterprise on its personal, which demands you to take some steps to survive on the market and get seen. You want to update your weblog often with some new and authentic material. Relying on your personal availability you can do it on day-to-day, weekly or monthly foundation. Whichever the interval you decide on, you need to have to adhere to it. Don’t compose 7 posts every day for the duration of your initial 7 days of blogging and then leave your blog for weeks with out any new content material at all.
The much more you update your weblog with refreshing, first and fascinating info, the even bigger the opportunity for acquiring a greater rank in various lookup engines, hence the likelihood for organic site visitors. Remember, your purpose is to get noticed and then get the interest and then protect the desire. If you update your website frequently with excellent material, you will shortly have a faithful audience coming back again to your blog on a normal foundation to go through your up coming posts. So very first you want to fear about receiving targeted traffic to your blog – obtaining your site noticed – and then you need to have to switch these individuals into your enthusiasts by supplying the responses to their questions, giving useful guidelines and suggestions and trying to keep it coming frequently.
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If your site is receiving near the prime, a good way of creating funds from blogging is paid out reviews – other people would inquire you to create a review for their site, website or product and would shell out for that. They would reward from your massive traffic and you would get paid for your time and effort.
Running a blog is a very popular way of creating money online. The principal cause for that is that it is free of charge and simple, so you could commence from scratch and get really far with no spending a dime on it. There are numerous approaches how to develop a weblog – plenty of them free of charge and very simple to use. Have a seem at Blogger or WordPress and you’ll have your website setup in minutes. Nonetheless, there is huge competition in this market and to realize success in the blogging enterprise, you want to be geared up to operate difficult. You need to have to place in all the energy essential to succeed, or else you will by no means make any money from blogging. So when you have determined to begin running a blog, get ready oneself for a critical job. It will be quite fulfilling in the stop, but initial you need to have to get there. | 2019-04-22T20:58:28 | http://www.rocksoffrpm.com/world-wide-web-marketing-running-a-blog-for-funds-how-to-make-money-running-a-blog/ |
The San Joaquin County Office of Education operates the San Joaquin County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) to serve students from birth to age 22, who are enrolled in SJCOE’s Special Education programs in Lincoln, Manteca, Escalon, Ripon, Linden, Lammersville, and Tracy Unified Districts, as well as Banta, Jefferson, and New Jerusalem Elementary School Districts. San Joaquin County SELPA coordinates special education efforts to ensure that resources are placed to meet student needs and provide services to students, families, and staff in school districts with fewer resources. San Joaquin County SELPA support is provided to these districts upon request and may include consultation and/or direct service. San Joaquin County SELPA acts as an interagency liaison and bridge between community resources and student needs. San Joaquin County SELPA has been in operation providing support to students, families, and districts since 1981.
If you have a baby who was very small or sick at birth or a young child whose development worries you, a telephone call may put you in touch with someone who can answer your questions and help you get services for your child. Call your school district or San Joaquin County SELPA at (209) 468-4925 for more information.
For questions or further discussion about the Special Education Local Plan, please contact Tracy Troche in the SELPA office at (209) 468-4925 or [email protected]. | 2019-04-23T22:15:29 | https://sjcoe.org/SELPA/ |
The opening of our current Parish premises was on the 3rd of December 1999 with the presence of many Bishops including HG Bishop Sarabamon – Abbot of St Bishoy Monastery, HG Bishop Suriel, HG Bishop Moussa – Bishop of Youth Affairs, HG Bishop Ashaia and HG Bishop Serapion. The day was a great blessing with hundreds attending this historic event as well as political leaders congratulating the church on this feat.
During HH Late Pope Shenouda III’s visit in December 2002, we were blessed with His Holiness’s presence as he came and consecrated the church on the 4th December 2002.
By the Grace of God, photos of the Arabic and English churches as well as the new hall have been placed online for you to view. | 2019-04-20T05:21:18 | http://abusefein.org.au/parish-tour/ |
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It’s official: Israel’s Ministry of Health approves medical marijuana vaporizer. While vaporizers are hardly a brand new innovation, this motion is sort of groundbreaking. By approving this vaporizer, Israel has turn out to be the primary nation on the earth to certify “paraphernalia” as an accepted medical system.
On Tuesday, Israel gave the Tel Aviv-based hashish firm Kanabo Research the inexperienced mild to mass produce its VapePod medical hashish vaporizer. Now, there shall be a consumption system out there for sufferers to make use of hashish extracts.
But what’s so particular about this vape? According to the corporate, it may possibly exactly measure out doses of the treatment. The plans are to promote the product to medical marijuana sufferers who’ve skilled difficulties prior to now with discovering the right dosage. The firm believes this technique will result in higher remedy and extra correct administration of medical hashish.
“This approval is a significant announcement for the medical cannabis patients in Israel who will be able to use the medical vaporizer for the first time,” Kanabo’s co-founder Avihu Tamir informed the Jerusalem Post.
Interestingly, Kanabo is a comparatively small firm. Established in 2016, it presently employs solely round 12 individuals. Yet, it’s one of 50 medical marijuana operations within the nation engaged on hashish merchandise.
Some stories present buyers have spent almost $100 million on the event of medical marijuana inhalers and different units.
As it stands, Israel leads the world in medical marijuana analysis and improvement. The nation is planning to export medical hashish to the United States within the close to future. Although, we should always notice that it has been reported that the Trump administration has tried to discourage this motion.
Cannabis business leaders complain that coverage points have pressured the forfeiture of the $30 billion medical marijuana business. Federal regulation continues to hinder medical marijuana analysis nationwide. This lack of consideration has triggered different nations, like Israel, to get forward of the medical marijuana recreation.
“Businesses outside of the country are already making billions of dollars,” stated Rick Doblin, founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). “Canada, the Netherlands, and Israel all have booming cannabis research sectors. We have enormous opportunity that we’re squandering.” he added.
As of now, Israeli sufferers can use solely flower-based medical marijuana remedies. The approval of this gadget will permit these cleared for medical marijuana use to scale back the potential well being dangers of inhaling smoke. While hashish smoke could be very totally different from that of tobacco, docs typically advise their sufferers to keep away from persistent smoking of any sort or substance. This vaporizer will permit medical marijuana sufferers to have an alternative choice of consumption whereas taking their medicine. | 2019-04-19T20:36:48 | http://420iq.com/israels-ministry-of-health-approves-medical-marijuana-vaporizer/ |
Exposure to loud music can lead to hearing loss.
Sticking things in your ear can cause cuts and earwax impactions.
Piercing your own ears is not a good idea.
It won’t be wrong to say that our ears are pretty low-maintenance parts of our body. You don’t have to clean them but most people prefer using cotton swabs on regular basis to get rid of ear wax. But that may not be a good idea after all. Wondering why ? Well, when you put cotton-tipped swap inside your ears in a attmept to remove wax, there is a good chance you are putting your ears and hearing at risk.
You can open up small cuts in your ear canal when you use Q-tips while cleaning your ears. You could also puncture your eardrum, or force wax deeper into the ear where it can plug, causing hear trouble or pain. Although, there is nothing to worry about while cleaning the outer rim of your ear canal if you notice wax accumulation there, digging inside should be avoided. Most people don’t know that the wax is there for a reason. You may find it hard to believe but this wax has antibacterial properties that protect your ear from infection. Besides, it also keeps your ear canal moist.
Below are some common mistakes all of us have been making with our ears and need to stop them right away.
Roughly 15% of Americans between the ages of 20 and 69 have some level of hearing loss due to loud noise exposure, according to the National Institute on Deafness. And research from the Indian Journal of Otology (and plenty other places) suggests loud music played through earphones could be a major cause. Rosenfeld says in-ear buds—much more so than over-ear headphones—are likely to cause damage. "A general rule of thumb is if people around you can hear your music, you're playing it too loud," he says.
Apart from the risks of cutting your canal or forcing wax back into your inner ear, sticking a finger in your ear is a mistake because your nails tend to conceal lots of microscopic bacteria that could cause an infection, Comer says.
Especially if you're diabetic or pre-diabetic, you're at greater risk for infection. "Diabetes damages your body's very small blood vessels, and also hurts the flow of blood to your ears," Comer explains. "So the stuff in your blood that your body naturally produces to fight infection doesn't get to your ears very effectively."
You have fond memories of your mother piercing your ears when you were a kid. But set your nostalgia aside and put down the needle. "I see infections related to this all the time," Comer says. "It's just really not a good idea." You want to visit a professional piercer who has the proper (and properly sterilized) instruments, Comer says.
In at least one way, hearing loss is like hair loss: whatever you lose is probably gone forever. "We all experience a little ringing or muffling from time to time," Rosenfeld says. "But if it's persistent or growing worse over time, you need to see someone."
Another reason to see a doc: You have ear pain. But its not necessarily because your ears are in trouble. "Ear pain is not always related to an ear problem," Rosenfeld says. Your jaw, teeth, and throat share common nerves with your ears. And so problems with any of them, including throat cancer, can manifest as ear pain, he explains.
So if you're having persistent pain—the kind that lasts more than a day or two—see someone about it, he advises.
Like nose-pickers, some people are fond of scratching or digging in their ears, Rosenfeld says. Paperclips, pen caps, and other right-sized desk sundries are the most common tools of the trade. And all could be causing cuts or earwax impactions that lead to pain or infections, he says. Comer adds that most ENTs will tell you "don't put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear," and he thinks that's good advice. | 2019-04-26T07:42:39 | https://www.onlymyhealth.com/five-mistakes-you-need-to-stop-making-with-your-ears-1484819035 |
Can you inspire customers to grow your sales?
How can you inspire your customers to grow your business? Can inspiration be the greatest sales tool?
How can you break the employee mindset in your company?
How can you become a business leader that inspires employees, customers, partners and vendors?
If you are a technology company, a political party heading into elections, a company that is already public or going public and finally a company that is raising money – you cannot afford to miss this post even on the evening of 31st December 2018. We are 6 hours away from the New Years eve in New Delhi, India.
The most successful SaaS companies designed their own event series to meaningfully engage their customers, grow recall and hence sales.
They had their agenda drawn right at the beginning of the year and went to create hyper growth literally by inviting other business owners.
In 2019 to create incredible growth, design your own event series. Host one power packed, high valuable and deeply meaningful event every quarter. Curate every event extremely passionately.
Remember, start with your customer, end with your customer. Do not make it a since we paid for it, you must take our sales pitch.
In 2018, all of our customers saw an incredible growth in sales with the custom events that they hosted for their customers and partners.
The founders also said that they were able to position their brand a lot more meaningfully with the customers in an offline mode.
We saw senior sales executives from growth stage and large SaaS companies present at almost every event. One of the fastest growing SaaS companies in India had their senior sales team scout for large enterprise business at these events.
How to design and execute your own event series in 2019?
In 2018 insurance companies globally realised that emerging technologies will disrupt their business. Several traditional insurance companies started exploring technology, design and communication to be ready for the next generation customers.
Insurers can no longer wait to hire the right set of people and start building future roadmaps and deploy technologies. Insurers must rely on building trusted partnerships with technology providers.
In the digital world the consumer has access to incredible information that influences his/ her decision making. The customer has never been so important ever. The digitally enabled customer seeks trust. Either you build it or you don’t. There is no middle path.
InsureTech companies are increasingly investing in technology and processes that lead to increase in customer retention. A customer that you lose in the digital world, you pretty much lose him / her and their larger network. The influence and word spreads faster.
Whether it is a mobile app, a web app or any other form of digital first touch points that you are creating for your customers, the UX must communicate that you are with your customers always.
Marketing automation instead of selling new products, must care for the customers health and invite the customer for a more meaningful engagement.
IoT and marketing automation in many ways has opened up a world of engagement for InsureTech companies.
We are ready to create a service first UX for InsureTech companies in 2019. A better future for everyone.
Marketing is cheap. Trust you cannot buy. What will your business choose in 2019?
Invest in building trust with customers. The business narrative that you create in 2019 will be one of the most rewarding investments that you will make.
How will your customers believe in and spread your narrative?
The greatest narrative about a company is to be created by its customers. The founder seeds the narrative with his vision, positive energy, the determination to make customer’s lives better, change the world and more.
What investments must founders with $0.8 million and $3 million in revenue make, to achieve breakthrough growth in the next 18 months? | 2019-04-23T12:11:13 | http://paritoshsharma.com/ |
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Strike a pose in front of this stylish and super modern oval frameless wall mirror with a deep bevel border. Perfect mirror for your hallway, living room or bathroom.
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Double coated silver backing with seamed edges.
Great for Bathrooms, Hallway, Living Room or Bedroom.
Mounting hardware included, comes ready to hang (vertically or horizontally).
Dimensions: H 31 1/2" x W 23 5/8" x D 1/2" | 2019-04-23T02:31:45 | https://www.decorplanet.com/products/decor-wonderland-ssm3002-egg-shaped-frameless-wall-mirror/ssm3002.html |
If you are in the market for a new bifolding doors, then you may be considering ultra slim or frameless bifolding doors. These variations on the conventional bifolding door provide a folding door but one that gives you much more glass and less visible aluminium than a typical bifolding door.
Frameless glass doors are designed to feature maximum glass and little visible framing.
What is the definition of a frameless bifolding door?
Some bifolding doors are not frameless but marketed as such.
Who makes frameless bifolding doors?
Comparing Sunseeker, ID Systems & Frameless Glass Curtains.
Sunseeker Doors Frameless Glass Doors.
Glass options on frameless bifolding doors.
Glass options separate and differentiate frameless glass doors.
Profile Dimensions of Frameless Glass Doors.
Frameless Door Weather Performance and Security.
Frameless bifolding door warranties and guarantees.
Why Frameless Glass Curtains is the better frameless bifolding door.
It meets Building Regulations and has certification.
How much do frameless bifolding doors cost?
The fundamental difference between a frameless bifolding door and a conventional folding door is how it looks, how it operates and its construction.
A frameless bifolding door does away with the aluminium profile on many of the verticals and is intended to give a cleaner, clearer appearance as though you have a wall of glass. Frameless bifolding doors, in short, comprise far less aluminium than a standard bifolding door – but are they truly frameless?
Only a structural glazed product can feature no frame at all; many commercial buildings can feature structural glazing. So while the use of the word ‘frameless’ may imply that there is no frame at all there always will be some. Aluminium is still required not only to provide strength and integrity to the product but also to provide a fixing point for the hardware and for the doors to hang and work correctly. Aluminium will also be used to the perimeter frame so that it can be fixed to the structure. The threshold will also be made of aluminium.
What frameless glass doors have is a design that aims to use as little visible aluminium as possible and more visible glass area than a regular full framed aluminium door.
If we have therefore established that a frameless door must still consist of some framing to critical areas, what constitutes a frameless door?
To a door or window professional, a ‘mullion’ is a specific window section or a combination of sections designed to create a vertical member or the appearance of one. In our opinion, a frameless door can be interpreted as one with no visible mullion. No mullion means no visible section on the intermediate verticals where all the doors meet.
The correct definition of a frameless door is one that has no mullion.
FGC Doors showing a minimal visible sightline (the gaskets).
Sunseeker doors are slim but the profile where doors meet is clear to see.
ID Systems again with a visible profile where the doors meet.
No mullion should also mean no capping pieces, flat bars or any aluminium or plastic profile at the junction where the door panels meet. This is our interpretation of what constitutes a frameless bifolding door. Others may disagree by our definition. However, all three products we are comparing here (and others) market themselves as not having the door profiles found on conventional doors where they meet. With this in mind, we consider the definition a fair one.
When choosing a frameless door, it’s important to separate the facts from the fiction.
Just about anyone researching a product will turn to the internet and most likely Google. However, a search for “frameless bifolding doors” will throw up a wide variety of results, in both the organic and sponsored listings.
Many companies are bidding for the keyword ‘frameless’ and ‘bifold’ for you to click on their website, but they do not offer this product at all. We checked.
Study the images that accompany frameless doors and you will often see standard doors instead.
Even national brands are advertising frameless doors, but they don’t offer them. We checked.
Many advertised frameless doors are single glazed only. They are for internal use and don’t have weather ratings.
Doors marketed as frameless double glazed doors have a profile where the doors meet in the middle – a visible ‘mullion’.
Several products are only for internal or commercial use.
Some frameless doors are the same products with a different brand name.
Our goal was to find three frameless doors that are suitable for residential use and that which we could compare.
Sunseeker Doors Frameless Double Glazed System.
There are other products on the market too. For example, there are Sliding Glass Walls from DORMA; although these are for commercial applications and not for dwellings. You will also find the FD75 flush glazed door from The Folding Sliding Door Company. We couldn’t consider it as a frameless bifold for this review. Although it may give the appearance of being frameless it still relies on framing all the way around the door panels. It is the way the glass is constructed that contributes to its seamless appearance. That being said, we do like this door and would recommend considering it if you’re not explicitly looking for a frameless door.
Another company you will find is Finline doors, but these are the Sunseeker product. Optima is a further choice but like DORMA these are intended for commercial or internal applications.
What became evident in trying to fathom out these different products was that the frameless door description is overused. There was no common theme around these doors. So it is important to clarify first, what exactly is a frameless door?
These three products all offer different visuals, technical specifications, price points and guarantees.
The choices you’ll make will be based on your specific criteria. We receive daily enquiries from consumers asking “what’s the best window” or “what’s the best door”. While all products will meet minimum industry standards, some are better made, have more impressive features of varying levels of customer service. It is the features that matter to you that should influence your decision.
Frameless Glass Curtains, Sunseeker and ID Systems products are great sellers and popular. All three products compared here are also beautiful doors. Each company is established and has a successful track record in what they do.
Sunseeker has previously reported year on year growth, so their doors are clearly popular with customers.
Frameless Glass Curtains have designed their product from scratch and install them nationwide and internationally. Their doors have recently been fitted in a world-class luxury cruise liner. They have also been provided anywhere from a terraced house to a mansion, eco homes and commercially.
ID Systems also provide their products to a large number of different dwellings, and they too have carried out some very impressive installations.
All the products differ, some are better specified and better certified. Our goal is to give you some balanced and impartial information to help you come to your conclusion.
ID Systems offer a range of doors but the frameless version is only single glazed.
ID Systems are based in Norwich and provide a wide variety of glass products. In their range, you will find bifolding and sliding doors, Glass Walls, windows, entrance Doors, roof products and balustrades.
ID Systems have been established for over 20 years and also offer the excellent Sunflex folding door brand.
The SF25 system by ID Systems is a good looking slim and aesthetically pleasing door. It cannot be used for comparison purposes as it is only available as single glazed. Great if single glazed doors are suitable for your project or going inside the home, but we suggest for many it won’t be acceptable.
SF20 by ID Systems is an internal frameless door system. We like this because not only is it frameless and sleek but can provide door panels of 1600mm wide and up to 2600mm in height. Where its limitations become apparent is that it can only come with a maximum of five panels. The FGC door, by comparison, has been used in many internal applications as a single or double glazed door and can be made with more panels as needed.
ID Systems do offer further choices with their slimline slide and turn SF30 and SF35 products. However, these have (albeit slim) aluminium between the glass doors so we would not regard these as frameless in the same way FGC doors are. They also imply that these products are better used to close off a conservatory (while still meeting Building Regulations) rather than a full external door. These doors can also be made as curved and angled doors too.
So ultimately when compared to ID Systems, Frameless Glass Curtains offer both an internal and external solution by providing a single and double glazed product in a frameless door. Their doors also have no restrictions on Building Regulation compliance and no criteria that they are better used internally.
Sunseeker doors while visually similar to frameless doors still use a plant-on profile, a mullion.
Sunseeker Doors offer their Frameless Glass Doors. These too are an aluminium system on the perimeter frame and the horizontal rails of the door panels. However, there the similarity ends.
Sunseeker doors while they may look similar in their images have a 38mm plant-on section surrounding the double glazed units where each side meets. This section applied at this point is relevant. The reason for this is that the Sunseeker doors use standard double glazed units. If a double glazed unit is left with exposed edges and they are not protected, the glass unit will fail, not to mention the sides of the glass would be visible and unsightly.
Finally, Sunseeker doors can only go up to 800mm wide per door panel, whereas the other two brands can be made larger.
Frameless glass curtains feature no mullion or frame where the door panels meet.
Frameless Glass Curtains (FGC) offer a selection of glass door products manufactured in their factory in Chatham, Kent. They supply and install on a nationwide basis to residential and commercial properties. In their range, you will find entrance doors, room dividers, glazed screens and of course the frameless bifolding doors.
FGC design and patent their doors with some innovative features and innovations. Some of these include high levels of security, sound and thermal insulation and impressive weather resistance.
In a double glazed frameless bifolding door from FGC, you will find glass made from Pilkington Planitherm 4s. It has a ‘U’ value of 1.0 W/m2K. In practical terms, this creates a thermally efficient product that is comfortable as an all year round door.
FGC doors can be ordered as single or double glazed doors and are suitable for fitting internally or externally. They also come with a ten-year guarantee.
In the following sections we take a look at the various features that make up a Frameless Door system and explain some of the key differences.
All doors feature the slide, swing and fold arrangement that is typical of how these doors operate. The access leaf is swung open and then each panel slides along the track to its stop and hinges open. With all door panels open, they are stacked in a folded open position.
Be careful that frameless doors aren’t those intended for internal use only and single glazed.
If you are looking for an internal frameless glass door, it is fair to say any of these three products will be suitable.
If you are looking for an external door – a bifolding door, you will want a double or even a triple glazed door. As we suggested, some frameless systems are only available to buy single glazed when asked for as a frameless glass door. Do check this out when looking at these and other products on the market. A single glazed frameless door makes for an excellent room divider, pool enclosure or to separate off a garden. All three companies can provide this product in these circumstances.
Sunseeker Doors offer their frameless doors as single glazed only. If you want a double glazed option, you’ll have to go with their Ultraslim variant but have a visible mullion.
ID Systems offer their Sliding Turn Systems but state clearly on their website that they are ideal for balconies, room dividers, and patio areas. However, they are clear that these doors only provide a ‘moderate’ weather rating for projects that do not require compliance with current Building Regulations. Therefore this rules them out for external use.
Therefore for glass options, the Frameless Glass Curtains product comes out on top. You can have single, double or even triple glazed in one product.
Aesthetics is a personal matter. Everyone will have a different view as to which product is the better-looking door. Study the images of all three doors on the company websites and you’ll see some great installations set off by some beautiful doors.
Using our definition of no visible mullion, the Frameless Glass Curtains is the clear winner. This is not to imply that the other doors are aesthetically inferior. The FGC product is the only one we know or could find with no visible mullion.
The Frameless Glass Curtains doors are designed and engineered to do away with the visible profile, no matter how small or slim, that the other doors used and require by design.
Sunseeker, ID Systems and other products all rely on some form of aluminium or plastic profile at the vertical areas where the doors meet; FGC uses sophisticated gaskets only. Again the result is no visible mullion.
FGC have achieved this through many ways, but one excellent detail is in the unique glass they use that is different from anyone else. Their doors use quality glass just like any other, but the spacer bar that separates the two panes is what’s unique. Where all other double glazed products use a metal or plastic spacer bar, FGC’s is made of glass, and it’s toughened as well. FGC have also patented this toughened glass spacer bar and it is totally unique to them.
Sunseeker doors features a cover strip over the glass where it meets in the middle and on the ends.
Only a gasket between the doors. Other doors rely on aluminium or plastic profile.
ID Systems, depending on the product will show visible profile if double glazed.
A typical spacer bar found on most double glazed units.
The edge of the glass detail looks sleek, continues the transparency of the glass right to the edge and looks completely different. Looking at the FGC doors close up reveals a really great design feature. We had never seen a double glazed unit with a glass spacer bar before, and we recommend you see it for yourselves.
All matters of visible mullions, spacer bars and aesthetics aside, we reaffirm that all three doors are attractive. For clarity, we provide some of the critical dimensions for each of the products.
The Sunseeker frameless system frame is 40mm high by 63mm thick. The Frameless Glass Curtains Clearline system is slightly different at 44mm x 61mm. The 4mm difference between the two is marginal and won’t affect the visual sight lines that significantly.
For the door panels themselves, Sunseeker doors are 42mm high and 51mm thick. The FGC Clearline doors are smaller than this making for a slimmer door.
The ID Systems doors also stack cleanly and neatly and offer similar dimensions to the above. Technical information wasn’t available to give you specifics. It really will depend on what product you decide to use from their range because of the single glazed issue highlighted above.
In the fully folded position, Frameless Glass Curtains take up much less space than fully framed doors.
One advantage to having a frameless glass door is that it takes up far less space when all the panels are folded back.
Full aluminium bifolds will usually take up far more space when all stacked together. This is because the doors are thicker front to back so it is logical that they will be bulkier too.
Taking a four-panel door as an example in the fully stacked open position, Frameless Glass Curtains come out as the slimmest with only 180mm of stack taken up. Sunseeker doors are nearly twice as thick at 310mm. ID Systems are virtually the same as well.
Therefore if you are looking for the frameless door that will take up a small amount of space, FGC wins it. In our experience stacking thicknesses of doors are not the deciding factor for buyers – overall aesthetics tend to matter much more. However, you will want to consider this if you have doors inside your home as room dividers. The FGC doors are the slimmest of the three.
As far as the thresholds are concerned, the door made by Frameless Glass Curtains has the competition beaten on the heights. Their doors offer an unbelievably slim threshold that sits only 5mm above the finished floor level. That aside, all systems can be set into the floor as low or high as desired to achieve a flat floor level inside and out.
We were unable to establish clearly whether the Sunseeker and ID Systems products have passed any weather or security standards. This does not imply they will be easy to break into or that they leak. If sales of standard doors and windows are anything to go by, consumers want to see some evidence of certification. On an ID Systems and Sunseeker door, it is quite hard to clarify. We’d welcome their confirmation on this.
Therefore if you are considering either the ID Systems or the Sunseeker frameless products in whatever variant, we would recommend you establish in writing what you are getting. With both being established businesses customers are buying their products, but we expected to see a more transparent approach to what their frameless products achieve technically.
FGC are very clear in what their doors offer. They meet the latest enhanced PAS security standards, severe weather rating and quality standards for their glass units.
Once again we recommend you check out each company to establish clearly what performance standards, certification and testing has been carried out.
With Sunseeker there was little by way of clear information either on their websites or when we contacted the Company. Our understanding is that Sunseeker doors offer a 2-year guarantee on their products.
Frameless Glass Curtains offer a 10-year insurance backed guarantee.
ID Systems market a 5-year guarantee although we’d recommend establishing whether this is across their entire range, or product specific. Their warranties are also transferable should the property be sold during the warranty period.
When compared to the Sunseeker and the ID Systems doors, Frameless Glass Curtains are the better door. There are three key points that make this product different and worthy of consideration. These key points may not matter to every customer as each will have different requirements. However, for aesthetics, completeness and certification, FGC doors come out on top.
All three products are excellent, fit for purpose and sold by three different but established firms. For a frameless glass door without the visible mullion, the FGC door is better in our view. It doesn’t have one.
The FGC door again seems to win on functionality with simplicity. One product does it all. It is a door that will meet every customer need as one product. If you want a double or triple glazed door you can have one without having to choose an alternative. FGC doors are suitable for both external and internal applications, commercial and residential projects as well.
As an external door, the FGC door meets Building Regulations. It also offers transparent information on its certification and accreditation. It’s security tested, weather tested and has patents.
So what about prices of these doors? The nature of the door industry is such that there are no recommended retail prices. All three businesses are transparent in their pricing, and we suggest you contact each company with your requirements for a quotation.
We have stressed throughout this review that each product is fit for purpose, and you should see all three to help your purchasing decision. We set some benchmarks to compare the three doors around the glass, aesthetics and technical specifications. What we did find is a lot of confusion around frameless doors. We suggest you do your own research as well.
Frameless Glass Curtains offer a frameless glass door at home internally and externally.
The important thing to remember is that most types of frameless glass doors come with some compromise. You either have to choose a non-thermally broken system, or a slim system with advanced glazing or one that is for internal use.
Frameless Glass Curtains as a complete product doesn’t compromise, and we consider their doors be a great door solution whether you need it inside or out. It offers all the benefits of an insulated, secure, weather tested and certified aluminium door but as a frameless design without a visible mullion.
If you would like more information on frameless glass bifolding doors or any other door product, please contact us.
Sunseeeker images courtesy of Sunseeker Doors.
Hello David, thank you for your comment on the Aluminium Trade Supply Website.
It is perfectly possible to do the frameless glass doors at the sizes you mention. For the best prices and service I recommend you contact the manufacturer directly that can also install nationwide.
Hope this helps, please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.
I’m looking for any personal reviews of Vision Glass Doors, who I think also trade as Sunseeker. Particularly looking for opinions on their UltraSlim Slide and Turn and how it compares to others in the market (e.g ID Systems). This article is a couple of years old, so I’m not sure if it is all still relevant? I’m particularly interested in any clarity on performance from a weather and security perspective.
Hello Mark, I’ve replied to you by email on this. We’ve never had anything negative reported on these doors and ID Systems have done a lot of installations with these doors. It is a little difficult to get clarity on weather and security and whether the doors have been independently tested. This does not mean a door that is not tested is easy to break into, or that it will leak! It just means that it does not have the independent certification of other systems. ID Systems/Sunseeker should be able to clarify this directly.
Hi, I am interested in the frameless glass curtain, ..measuring 5 mtrs.
I realise you would need other details, of our requirements, but could you please begin to give me a …not fixed quote, just to give me an idea, for. 5 mtr frameless bifold, thank you.
Thank you for your enquiry. Give FGC a call and they should be able to give you an approximate price over the phone.
Could you please give me a price on 6m x 2m frameless bifold doors for the rear of a self-Build project. Many Thanks.
Hello Helen, our website is an information resource only and does not provide any prices or product. The below two systems offer a range of single and double glazed frameless doors as possible suggestions.
Or do get in touch via our contact forms with your location and I can put you in touch with someone local, but the above can help directly too.
I am very much interested in frameless bifold doors. I would be grateful if someone can call me on my moble as soon as possible.
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The list of links in "Cross references", above, to pages in Children of the Amphioxus is intended to provide general background to lamprey locomotion.
Activities of identified interneurons, motoneurons, and muscle fibers during fictive swimming in the lamprey and effects of reticulospinal and dorsal cell stimulation.
"1. Application of D-glutamate to the isolated spinal cord of the lamprey produces phasic activity in ventral roots, which is similar to that of the muscles of the intact swimming animal. Therefore, the isolated spinal cord may be used as a convenient model for the investigation of the generation of locomotor rhythms in a vertebrate.
5. Edge cells were only weakly modulated during fictive swimming. Their peak depolarizations occurred near the end of the VR burst ... Most giant interneurons were not phasically modulated during fictive swimming.
6. Repetitive intracellular stimulation of Müller cells during fictive swimming generally evoked an increased burst intensity in ipsilateral VRs and a decreased burst intensity in contralateral VRs. The cells M3, B1, and B2 also produced increases or decreases in the frequency of VR bursts. Repetitive intracellular stimulation of sensory dorsal cells could also change the intensities and timing of VR bursts.
7. This study is an initial survey of lamprey spinal interneurons that participate in swimming activity. Lateral interneurons and CC interneurons are active during fictive swimming and probably help coordinate the undulations of the body, but their roles in pattern generation are not known. The central pattern generator is subject to modification by descending and sensory inputs."
"The central nervous system of the lamprey contains serotonergic (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) neurones both in the spinal cord and in the brainstem. Endogenously released 5-HT from these systems modulates the pattern of fictive locomotion induced in the in vitro preparation; the burst rate is lowered and burst discharges become longer and of higher intensity. Local application of 5-HT, mimicking activation of the 5-HT systems, has a specific effect on the late phase of the afterhyperpolarization (AHP) in motoneurones and interneurones. 5-HT markedly reduces the amplitude of the late AHP without affecting passive membrane properties or the shape or threshold of the action potential. This 5-HT effect appears to result from a direct action on the calcium-dependent potassium channels underlying the late phase of the AHP. A reduction of the amplitude of the AHP will result in altered spike discharge characteristics, with potentiation of the response (discharge rate) to a given excitatory input in all neurones influenced by 5-HT.
It is suggested that the modulatory effect of 5-HT on fictive locomotion can be attributed to its action on the late AHP and thereby to the potentiation of excitability in excitatory and inhibitory interneurones in the generator circuitry. This has been further corroborated in computer simulation studies of a network model, where the action of 5-HT was simulated by decreasing AHP amplitude, resulting in a slowing of the rhythm analogous to the effect demonstrated experimentally."
"A great deal of our current understanding of the brain originated from discoveries made at the cellular and molecular levels. However, even with all of the pieces of information at hand, it is very difficult to sort out the relevant mechanisms responsible for the operation of a neural system. Thus, we must use experimental models that are simple enough to understand and yet sufficiently complex to capture essential features of whatever function we want to consider. On the other hand, we need to be able to test the relative contribution of these features and therefore must recur to computer simulations of system models. In this paper, we deal with the motor system used for ambulation. Locomotion is a universal pattern of behavior generated by a family of different neural control systems: (1) generation of the propulsion (rhythmic limb or trunk movements); (2) visuomotor coordination adapting the movements to the environment..."
Neural networks that co-ordinate locomotion and body orientation in lamprey.
"The networks of the brainstem and spinal cord that co-ordinate locomotion and body orientation in lamprey are described. The cycle-to-cycle pattern generation of these networks is produced by interacting glutamatergic and glycinergic neurones, with NMDA receptor-channels playing an important role at lower rates of locomotion.
The fine tuning of the networks produced by 5-HT, dopamine and GABA systems involves a modulation of Ca2+-dependent K+ channels, high- and low-threshold voltage-activated Ca2+ channels and presynaptic inhibitory mechanisms."
"The vestibular control of the body orientation during swimming is exerted via reticulospinal neurones located in different reticular nuclei. These neurones become activated maximally at different angles of tilt."
Interaction between the caudal brainstem and the lamprey central pattern generator for locomotion.
"Because of its remarkable simplicity and the robustness of the isolated preparation, the lamprey has been used as a model system to study locomotion and its central pattern generator. The function of the spinal cord is relatively well understood in this context, but the role of the brain or even the caudal brainstem remains less so.
We here present a study of the interaction between the caudal brainstem and the spinal pattern generator for locomotion. We show that the interaction is highly complex, with both feedforward input from the brainstem to spinal cord and feedback input from the spinal cord to brainstem playing a significant role in the motor output during locomotion.
The brainstem, when diffusely stimulated pharmacologically, can initiate fictive locomotion, or it can disrupt or alter the ongoing D-glutamate initiated motor output. The nature of the disruptions vary greatly, and can induce generalized irregularity, while the alterations can include accelerating or decelerating of the bursting. All behaviors are displayed with spectrograms of the motor nerve discharge. We also show that the unstimulated brainstem can disrupt as well as slow the bursting, but in a complex fashion. Finally, a slow episodic behavior initiated from the caudal brainstem is also described. This can be elicited either by D-glutamate to the brainstem or by ascending activity from the spinal cord pattern generator.
Thus, we demonstrate that the interaction between the brainstem and the spinal cord during the production of locomotion is highly complex. The locomotion that is exhibited by the combined brainstem-spinal cord preparation is extremely variable. This is in striking contrast to the variability of the locomotor output pharmacologically induced in the spinal cord alone. The latter preparation exhibits remarkable regularity, or upon occasion, irregularity, but not the routine irregularity or the systemic up and down changes in frequency seen with the brainstem present. However, the pattern of frequency changes induced by the brainstem is not predictable, and remains to be understood."
"... the interaction is highly complex, with both feedforward input from the brainstem to spinal cord and feedback input from the spinal cord to brainstem playing a significant role in the motor output during locomotion."
A mesencephalic relay for visual inputs to reticulospinal neurones in lampreys.
"Visual stimuli elicit motor responses in lampreys. These responses rely, in part, on the activation of reticulospinal (RS) neurones which constitute the main descending pathway in these early vertebrates. This study sought to identify and characterize possible mesencephalic relays for visual inputs to RS neurones of the rhombencephalon.
The anatomical substrate subserving this function was investigated by iontophoretically ejecting cobalt-lysine, a retrograde tracer, in the middle rhombencephalic reticular nucleus in the in vitro isolated brainstem preparation of young adult Petromyzon marinus. Several populations of cells were retrogradely labeled in the brainstem. Of particular interest were the cell populations found on each side of rostral mesencephalon, located in the tectum and pretectum. There were, on average, 113 cells labeled contralateral to the injection site and 80 cells labeled ipsilateral to the injection site. The cells were morphologically similar on both sides, except that the contralateral group had larger cell bodies as compared to the group on the ipsilateral side.
To determine whether the axons of the cells contacted reticulospinal neurones, electrophysiological experiments were carried out in which the region containing these cells was microstimulated. Large post-synaptic potentials were recorded intracellularly in RS neurones. Furthermore, microstimulation of the optic nerve on the same side as the recorded cell (i ON) evoked responses with a pattern similar to those resulting from stimulation of the optic tectum contralateral to the cell recorded (co OT), except for the longer response latencies. Local ejection of xylocaine (1% lidocaine hydrochloride) or CNQX (1 mM) onto the co OT reversibly abolished the responses evoked from stimulation of the i ON. There were no significant effects observed when the drug was ejected onto optic tectum ipsilateral to the cell.
Taken together, the results from this study indicate that the crossed tectoreticular pathway is involved in relaying optic nerve inputs to RS neurones of the middle rhombencephalic reticular nucleus. Moreover, cells of origin of this pathway appear, in all respect, homologous to cells giving rise to the crossed tectobulbar pathway in other vertebrates."
"Taken together, the results from this study indicate that the crossed tectoreticular pathway is involved in relaying optic nerve inputs to RS neurones of the middle rhombencephalic reticular nucleus. Moreover, cells of origin of this pathway appear, in all respect, homologous to cells giving rise to the crossed tectobulbar pathway in other vertebrates."
See the paper for the links.
"The sensory control of lamprey dorsal fin motoneurons was studied by using paired intracellular recordings combined with a morphological analysis.
Dorsal cells innervating the skin of the dorsal fin and fin motoneurons were retrogradely labeled by injecting fluoresceincoupled dextran amines into the dorsal fin. Labeled motoneurons and dorsal cells showed close appositions, suggesting that the dorsal cells innervating the fin region make monosynaptic connections with fin motoneurons.
By using conventional electrophysiological criteria, monosynaptic excitatory connections were found between fin dorsal cells and fin motoneurons. In addition, Lucifer yellow injection followed by confocal three-dimensional (3-D) reconstructions of monosynaptically connected pairs, revealed close apposition between dorsal cell axons and the distal dendrites of fin motoneurons. Each fin motoneuron received monosynaptic excitatory input from at least four different afferents. The amplitude of the monosynaptic excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP)s was reduced by administration of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist DL,2 amino-5-phosphovaleric acid (APV).
Sensory stimulation could also elicit di- or oligosynaptic inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP)s, which were blocked by the glycine antagonist strychnine, resulting in the appearance of large monosynaptic EPSPs, which could induce action potentials."
" By using conventional electrophysiological criteria, monosynaptic excitatory connections were found between fin dorsal cells and fin motoneurons."
Organization of the lamprey striatum - transmitters and projections.
"The purpose of the present study is to characterize the striatum of the lamprey by immunohistochemical and tracing techniques.
Cells immunoreactive for GABA and substance P (SP), and positive for acetylcholinesterase, are present in the lamprey striatum.
Immunoreactive (ir) fibers were detected by antisera raised against SP, dopamine, enkephalin and serotonin. These immunoreactive fibers were mainly located in the periventricular neuropil that borders the striatum and in which GABAergic striatal neurons distributed their dendritic arbors.
Putative connections between the striatum, the ventral part of the lateral pallium, and the diencephalic motor centers involved in the control of locomotion were studied by using fluorescein-coupled dextran amines (FDA) as a tracer. The striatum projects to the ventral part of the lateral pallium (lpv), where GABA-ir cells and SP-ir fibers were also present. The lpv in turn projects to the ventral thalamus, which has descending connections to the reticulospinal cells involved in the control of locomotion.
These results, together with previous findings of histaminergic and neurotensin projections, suggest that the lamprey striatum and its inputs with regard to neurotransmitters/modulators are very similar to those of modem amniotes, including primates, and are thus conserved to a high degree."
"The striatum projects to the ventral part of the lateral pallium (lpv), where GABA-ir cells and SP-ir fibers were also present. The lpv in turn projects to the ventral thalamus, which has descending connections to the reticulospinal cells involved in the control of locomotion."
Note mention of the "ventral thalamus".
Differential effects of the reticulospinal system on locomotion in lamprey.
"The main conclusion of the present study is that the proportion of RS neurons with different influences on the spinal locomotor network differs significantly among different parts of the reticular formation of the lamprey. The specificity of RS influences may represent a basis for modifications of the segmental locomotor output necessary for the control of equilibrium and steering during locomotion."
Unfortunately, there's no mention of neurotransmitters, so it doesn't provide any insight into the roles of glutamate vs GABA in locomotion.
"The forebrain, brain stem, and spinal cord contribution to the control of locomotion is reviewed in this chapter. The lamprey is used as an experimental model because it allows a detailed cellular analysis of the neuronal network underlying locomotion. The focus is on cellular mechanisms that are important for the pattern generation, as well as different types of pre- and postsynaptic modulation. Neuropeptides target different cellular and synaptic mechanisms and cause long-lasting changes ( > 24 h) in network function."
"The forebrain, brain stem, and spinal cord contribution to the control of locomotion ..."
"Behavioral studies in lampreys of the northern genera, Ichthyomyzon, reveal that sensory inputs initiate and modulate locomotion by activation of reticulospinal (RS) neurones.
"The interneurones relaying afferent vestibular, trigeminal, lateral line, cutaneous and proprioceptive inputs are localized in the rhombencephalic region"
This is another example of behavior which was initiated, not by the Substantia Nigra pars Compacta (SNc) and not by the rhombocephalon, but by sensory input relayed by interneurones in the rhombencephalon. This may turn out to be what is actually happening in most cases.
The roles of spinal interneurons and motoneurons in the lamprey locomotor network.
"The isolated lamprey spinal cord offers a relatively simple and convenient adult preparation in which to investigate how nerve cells generate behavior and in particular the rhythmic motor patterns of locomotion. Nerve cell classes can be identified and their cellular and synaptic properties characterized, and a simple model based on demonstrated synaptic connectivity can account for major aspects of fictive swimming. Clearly, however, much remains to be learned. In particular, the properties of the spinal neurons have been shown to change during swimming activity but relatively little is known about how these changes occur or the effects that these changes have upon the activities of the network. In addition, much remains to be learned about the cell types and their synaptic interactions as demonstrated here with the newly discovered feedback connections from motoneurons, which have not been previously taken into account in modeling of the lamprey locomotor network."
Activity-dependent metaplasticity of inhibitory and excitatory synaptic transmission in the lamprey spinal cord locomotor network.
A cellular mechanism for the transformation of a sensory input into a motor command.
"The initiation and control of locomotion largely depend on processing of sensory inputs. The cellular bases of locomotion have been extensively studied in lampreys where reticulospinal (RS) neurons constitute the main descending system activating and controlling the spinal locomotor networks. Ca(2+) imaging and intracellular recordings were used to study the pattern of activation of RS neurons in response to cutaneous stimulation.
Pressure applied to the skin evoked a linear input/output relationship in RS neurons until a threshold level, at which a depolarizing plateau was induced, the occurrence of which was associated with the onset of swimming activity in a semi-intact preparation.
The occurrence of a depolarizing plateau was abolished by blocking the NMDA receptors that are located on RS cells. Moreover, the depolarizing plateaus were accompanied by a rise in [Ca(2+)](i), and an intracellular injection of the Ca(2+) chelator BAPTA into single RS cells abolished the plateaus, suggesting that the latter are Ca(2+) dependent and rely on intrinsic properties of RS cells. The plateaus were shown to result from the activation of a Ca(2+)-activated nonselective cation current that maintains the cell in a depolarized state.
It is concluded that this intrinsic property of the RS neuron is then responsible for the transformation of an incoming sensory signal into a motor command that is then forwarded to the spinal locomotor networks."
The intrinsic function of a motor system--from ion channels to networks and behavior.
"The forebrain, brainstem and spinal cord contribution to the control of locomotion is reviewed in this article. The lamprey is used as an experimental model since it allows a detailed cellular analysis of the neuronal network underlying locomotion. The focus is on cellular mechanisms that are important for the pattern generation, as well as different types of pre- and postsynaptic modulation. This experimental model is bridging the gap between the molecular and cellular level to the network and behavioral level."
Stimulation of the mesencephalic locomotor region elicits controlled swimming in semi-intact lampreys.
"The role of the mesencephalic locomotor region (MLR) in initiating and controlling the power of swimming was studied in semi-intact preparations of larval and adult sea lampreys. The brain and the rostral portion of the spinal cord were exposed in vitro, while the intact caudal two-thirds of the body swam freely in the Ringer's-containing chamber.
Electrical microstimulation (2-10 Hz; 0. 1-5.0 microA) within a small periventricular region in the caudal mesencephalon elicited well-coordinated and controlled swimming that began within a few seconds after the onset of stimulation and lasted throughout the stimulation period. Swimming stopped several seconds after the end of stimulation. The power of swimming, expressed by the strength of the muscle contractions and the frequency and the amplitude of the lateral displacement of the body or tail, increased as the intensity or frequency of the stimulating current were increased. Micro-injection of AMPA, an excitatory amino acid agonist, into the MLR also elicited active swimming.
Electrical stimulation of the MLR elicited large EPSPs in reticulospinal neurons (RS) of the middle rhombencephalic reticular nucleus (MRRN), which also displayed rhythmic activity during swimming. The retrograde tracer cobalt-lysine was injected into the MRRN and neurons (dia. 10-20 microm) were labelled in the MLR, indicating that this region projects to the rhombencephalic reticular formation.
Taken together, the present results indicate that, as higher vertebrates, lampreys possess a specific mesencephalic region that controls locomotion, and the effects onto the spinal cord are relayed by brainstem RS neurons."
"Taken together, the present results indicate that, as higher vertebrates, lampreys possess a specific mesencephalic region that controls locomotion, and the effects onto the spinal cord are relayed by brainstem RS neurons."
Heterogeneity of the population of command neurons in the lamprey.
Fast and slow locomotor burst generation in the hemispinal cord of the lamprey.
"A fundamental question in vertebrate locomotion is whether distinct spinal networks exist that are capable of generating rhythmic output for each group of muscle synergists. In many vertebrates including the lamprey, it has been claimed that burst activity depends on reciprocal inhibition between antagonists.
This question was addressed in the isolated lamprey spinal cord in which the left and right sides of each myotome display rhythmic alternating activity. We sectioned the spinal cord along the midline and tested whether rhythmic motor activity could be induced in the hemicord with bath-applied D-glutamate or N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) as in the intact spinal cord or by brief trains of electrical stimuli.
Fast rhythmic bursting (2-12 Hz), coordinated across ventral roots, was observed with all three methods. Furthermore, to diminish gradually the crossed glycinergic inhibition, a progressive surgical lesioning of axons crossing the midline was implemented. This resulted in a gradual increase in burst frequency, linking firmly the fast hemicord rhythm [6.6 +/- 1.7 (SD) Hz] to fictive swimming in the intact cord (2.4 +/- 0.7 Hz). Ipsilateral glycinergic inhibition was not required for the hemicord burst pattern generation, suggesting that an interaction between excitatory glutamatergic neurons suffices to produce the unilateral burst pattern. In NMDA, burst activity at a much lower rate (0.1-0.4 Hz) was also encountered, which required the voltage-dependent properties of NMDA receptors in contrast to the fast rhythm.
Swimming is thus produced by pairs of unilateral burst generating networks with reciprocal inhibitory connections that not only ensure left/right alternation but also downregulate frequency."
"Swimming is thus produced by pairs of unilateral burst generating networks with reciprocal inhibitory connections that not only ensure left/right alternation but also downregulate frequency."
Tectal control of locomotion, steering, and eye movements in lamprey.
"The intrinsic function of the brain stem-spinal cord networks eliciting the locomotor synergy is well described in the lamprey-a vertebrate model system. This study addresses the role of tectum in integrating eye, body orientation, and locomotor movements as in steering and goal-directed behavior.
Electrical stimuli were applied to different areas within the optic tectum in head-restrained semi-intact lampreys (n = 40). Motions of the eyes and body were recorded simultaneously (videotaped).
Brief pulse trains (<0.5 s) elicited only eye movements, but with longer stimuli (>0.5 s) lateral bending movements of the body (orientation movements) were added, and with even longer stimuli locomotor movements were initiated. Depending on the tectal area stimulated, four characteristic response patterns were observed.
In a lateral area conjugate horizontal eye movements combined with lateral bending movements of the body and locomotor movements were elicited, depending on stimulus duration. The amplitude of the eye movement and bending movements was site specific within this region.
In a rostromedial area, bilateral downward vertical eye movements occurred. In a caudomedial tectal area, large-amplitude undulatory body movements akin to struggling behavior were elicited, combined with large-amplitude eye movements that were antiphasic to the body movements. The alternating eye movements were not dependent on vestibuloocular reflexes.
Finally, in a caudolateral area locomotor movements without eye or bending movements could be elicited. These results show that tectum can provide integrated motor responses of eye, body orientation, and locomotion of the type that would be required in goal-directed locomotion."
"These results show that tectum can provide integrated motor responses of eye, body orientation, and locomotion of the type that would be required in goal-directed locomotion."
Note: At this point PubMed seems to have changed the results for this search. I need to review the references starting here to see if there is anything that I didn't find the first time through which may be useful.
Descending brain-spinal cord projections in a primitive vertebrate, the lamprey: cerebrospinal fluid-contacting and dopaminergic neurons.
"We used Neurobiotin as a retrograde tract tracer in both larval and adult sea lampreys and observed a number of neuronal brainstem populations (mainly reticular and octaval populations and some diencephalic nuclei) that project to the spinal cord, in agreement with the results of previous tracer studies.
We also observed small labeled neurons in the ventral hypothalamus, the mammillary region, and the paratubercular nucleus, nuclei that were not reported as spinal projecting. Notably, most of the labeled cells of the mammillary region and some of the ventral hypothalamus were cerebrospinal fluid-contacting (CSF-c) neurons.
Combined tract tracing and immunocytochemistry showed that some of the labeled neurons of the mammillary and paratubercular nuclei were dopamine immunoreactive. In addition, some CSF-c cells were labeled in the caudal rhombencephalon and rostral spinal cord, and many were also dopamine immunoreactive.
Results with other tracers (biotinylated dextran amines, horseradish peroxidase, and the carbocyanine dye DiI) also demonstrated that the molecular weight or the molecular nature of the tracer was determinant in revealing diencephalic cells with very thin axons.
The results show that descending systems afferent to the spinal cord in lampreys are more varied than previously reported, and reveal a descending projection from CSF-c cells, which is unknown in vertebrates. The present results also reveal the existence of large differences between agnathans and gnathostomes in the organization of the dopaminergic cells that project to the spinal cord."
"We ... observed a number of neuronal brainstem populations (mainly reticular and octaval populations and some diencephalic nuclei) that project to the spinal cord, in agreement with the results of previous tracer studies.
I'm interested in projections to the spinal cord. The above mentions the DLR but not the MLR. What is the interaction between them?
Neural bases of goal-directed locomotion in vertebrates--an overview.
The activity of spinal commissural interneurons during fictive locomotion in the lamprey.
"Locomotor networks in the spinal cord are controlled by descending systems which in turn receive feedback signals from ascending systems about the state of the locomotor networks. In lamprey, the ascending system consists of spinobulbar neurons which convey spinal network signals to the two descending systems, the reticulospinal and vestibulospinal neurons.
Previous studies showed that spinobulbar neurons consist of both ipsilaterally and contralaterally projecting cells distributed at all rostrocaudal levels of the spinal cord, though most numerous near the obex. The axons of spinobulbar neurons ascend in the ventrolateral spinal cord and brainstem to the caudal mesencephalon and within the dendritic arbors of reticulospinal and vestibulospinal neurons. Compared to mammals, the ascending system in lampreys is more direct, consisting of excitatory and inhibitory monosynaptic inputs from spinobulbar neurons to reticulospinal neurons.
The spinobulbar neurons are rhythmically active during fictive locomotion, representing a wide range of timing relationships with nearby ventral root bursts including those in phase, out of phase, and active during burst transitions between opposite ventral roots. The spinobulbar neurons are not simply relay cells because they can have mutual synaptic interactions with their reticulospinal neuron targets and they can have synaptic outputs to other spinal neurons. Spinobulbar neurons not only receive locomotor inputs but also receive direct inputs from primary mechanosensory neurons. Due to the relative simplicity of the lamprey nervous system and motor control system, the spinobulbar neurons and their interactions with reticulospinal neurons may be advantageous for investigating the general organization of ascending systems in the vertebrate."
" In lamprey, the ascending system consists of spinobulbar neurons which convey spinal network signals to the two descending systems, the reticulospinal and vestibulospinal neurons."
Simple cellular and network control principles govern complex patterns of motor behavior.
"Spinal interneurons are organized into networks that control the activity and output of the motor system. This review outlines recent progress in defining the rules that govern the assembly and function of spinal motor networks, focusing on three main areas.
We first examine how subtle variations in the wiring diagrams and organization of locomotor networks in different vertebrates permits animals to adapt their motor programs to the demands of their physical environment.
We discuss how the membrane properties of spinal interneurons, and their synaptic interactions, underlie the modulation of motor circuits and encoded motor behaviors.
We also describe recent molecular genetic approaches to map and manipulate the connectivity and interactions of spinal interneurons and to assess the impact of such perturbations on network function and motor behavior."
The lamprey locomotor network, arguably the ancestral doyen of vertebrate locomotor systems, generates a pronounced left-right alternation of motor output in each segment, while imposing a segmental phase lag that results in the propagation of an undulatory wave of motor activity along the body axis, from head to tail ( 5 ). This basic motor strategy is evident in most fish, in the larval stages of amphibia, and in a more limited form, in some mammals ( 8 , 10 , 6 , 11 ).
Some 100 million years after the emergence of agnathans, the acquisition of pectoral fins – paired appendages that represent the precursors of the tetrapod limb – permitted aquatic vertebrates to use them for steering and move them in either alternating or synchronous modes during locomotion.
Mammals, comparative newcomers that appeared on the scene only ?130 million years ago, have retained and embellished this versatile appendicular addition to the motor repertoire."
"The first vertebrates to emerge, some 500 millions year ago" ... "Mammals, comparative newcomers that appeared on the scene only ?130 million years ago"
A parallel cholinergic brainstem pathway for enhancing locomotor drive.
"The brainstem locomotor system is believed to be organized serially from the mesencephalic locomotor region (MLR) to reticulospinal neurons, which in turn project to locomotor neurons in the spinal cord. We identified brainstem muscarinoceptive neurons in lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) that received parallel inputs from the MLR and projected back to reticulospinal cells to amplify and extend the duration of locomotor output. These cells responded to muscarine with extended periods of excitation, received direct muscarinic excitation from the MLR and projected glutamatergic excitation to reticulospinal neurons. Targeted blockade of muscarine receptors over these neurons profoundly reduced MLR-induced excitation of reticulospinal neurons and markedly slowed MLR-evoked locomotion. The presence of these neurons forces us to rethink the organization of supraspinal locomotor control, to include a sustained feedforward loop that boosts locomotor output."
"The brainstem locomotor system is believed to be organized serially from the mesencephalic locomotor region (MLR) to reticulospinal neurons, which in turn project to locomotor neurons in the spinal cord. We identified brainstem muscarinoceptive neurons in lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) that received parallel inputs from the MLR and projected back to reticulospinal cells to amplify and extend the duration of locomotor output."
"Discrete neural networks in the central nervous system generate the repertoire of motor behavior necessary for animal survival. The final motor output of these networks is the result of the anatomical connectivity between the individual neurons and also their biophysical properties as well as the dynamics of their synaptic transmission. To illustrate how this processing takes place to produce coordinated motor activity, we have summarized some of the results available from the lamprey spinal locomotor network. The detailed knowledge available in this model system on the organization of the network together with the properties of the constituent neurons and the modulatory systems allows us to determine how the impact of specific ion channels and receptors is translated to the global activity of the locomotor circuitry. Understanding the logic of the neuronal and synaptic processing within the locomotor network will provide information about not only their normal operation but also how they react to disruption such as injuries or trauma."
See: Mesencephalic Locomotor Region for full Abstract, Related citations and Cited by's.
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In the absence of any evidence to the contrary, Judge Wood found the owner’s testimony credible. Although police investigators concluded the accident was the result of “driver inattention,” Judge Wood said there was “insufficient evidence” proving, as the estate alleged, the owner was actually driving the boat when it hit the jetty. And even if the owner was somehow negligent in allowing his impaired partner to operate the boat, Georgia law would not permit the estate to recover based on the deceased’s negligence. Accordingly, Judge Wood entered judgment for the boat owner. | 2019-04-21T06:32:21 | https://www.mariettainjurylawyer.com/judge-believes-survivors-account-of-fatal-georgia-boating-accident/ |
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Guatemala is beautiful , surrounded by mountains, it has become a very modern metropolis, and they are working very hard to improve its image and overall tourism appeal by cleaning itself up, adding new public spaces, upgrading public transport and hosting big weekend events. There are countless things to see in Guatemala, such as old ruins, churches and very colourful markets. Also for art lovers, will be plenty of museums and art exhibitions, those ones who are looking for fun, will be impressed by the lively Zona Viva bars. All the famous writers, artists and thinkers call Guatemala their home. The best museum pieces are in the capital, most of the locals tend to leave the city for the weekend , going to Monterrico or Antigura, but all their lives are here in Guatemala, with also great restaurants and bars.
And what about the food? Gutemala has varied blending Spanish and European influences, spicy dishes from Africa and India, and also very inspired from Caribbean coast. Guatemala is a bussiness and cultural center of the country, it's divided in numbered zones, the zone 1 is full of central markets and down town area, there are also zones 9 and 10 which are very residential areas, with wealthy and rich lifestyle, with some of the nicest hotels and exclusive boutiques, in total there are 21 zones. Guatemala is definitely worth to be seen, no matter how scared or sceptical would be for its edginess, you will love the spirit of Guatemala. | 2019-04-22T09:56:35 | http://www.infohostels.com/notizia.php?chiave=1914 |
Lime is not a German Jewish thing, it turns out.
Co-founder Rebecca’s take on soup for your soul. The more lime the better. Buen Provecho!
My whole life I thought that putting lime and cilantro in chicken soup was a Jewish thing. Because lime and cilantro are super common in Germany and Poland, right? It turns out that it is Salvadoran. I only realized this a couple of years ago when I was with Neil and my aunt at a marketplace in San Salvador. We ordered chicken soup, lime came with it, and then basically my brain exploded. All I knew is that my Mami did it this way. So while it may not be traditionally Jewish it’s certainly my Mash-Up Jewish tradition!
Lime in Chicken Soup Traditional Jewish chicken soup, served with lime and cilantro. Because that’s how we do.
Put the whole chicken (with giblets, if that’s your thing) and all chopped vegetables in a large pot. Add salt + bay leaves, peppercorns, allspice berries, garlic, cilantro and parsley. Cover with water. Bring to a boil. Bring down to a gentle simmer and add rice (optional). Cook for 1.5 hours at gentle simmer, adding water as needed to keep everything covered. After 1.5 hours chicken should fall apart with touch of a spoon. Break chicken apart in the pot. Leave the bones, people can pick them out of their bowls. Salt and pepper to taste. The longer you cook it, the better it gets, but it can be served after 1.5 hours. Serve with half a lime, and pass more sliced limes and thick Salvadoran tortillas.
Let your soul be satisfied. Enjoy! | 2019-04-21T09:20:47 | http://www.mashupamericans.com/food/lime-in-chicken-soup-how-i-mixed-up-my-traditions-a/ |
Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon said, "At a time when opioid addiction is destroying lives on Staten Island, law enforcement and the community at large need all the support they can get. We have been on the front lines of this battle, fighting back and also saving lives, but there is more that must be done before we can declare victory. Fortunately, we have leaders such as 腾讯分分彩官网Governor Cuomo who are taking action to help those in need. From increasing access to treatment, to working with and empowering law enforcement to stop the spread of illegal and deadly substances like fentanyl, the Governor has been there for communities still struggling -- and that includes Staten Island. We are proud to be working with him once again to tackle this crisis and help our families in need." | 2019-04-21T00:36:48 | http://lyjgsm.com/fenfencaipingtai/20180826/52.html |
The Library of Congress has acquired its largest comic book donation to date, with more than 3,000 items from the collection of Stephen A. Geppi, owner and CEO of Diamond Comic Distributors.
The items span eight decades, and include six rare storyboards from 1928’s Plane Crazy, the first Mickey Mouse animated short produced, as well as comic books, original art, photos, posters, newspapers, buttons, pins and badges. The collection will go on display beginning this summer.
The donation, valued “in the millions” by the Library of Congress, comes as Geppi closes his Geppi Entertainment Museum, founded in 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Library of Congress holds more than 140,000 issues of about 13,000 comic book titles, dating back to the 1930s. Among its collection are copies of All Star Comics #8, featuring the first appearance of Wonder Woman, and Amazing Fantasy #15, which marked Spider-Man’s debut.
The post Library of Congress Acquires Its Largest-Ever Comics Donation appeared first on CBR. | 2019-04-20T10:19:45 | https://inerd4u.com/blogs/news/library-of-congress-acquires-its-largest-ever-comics-donation |
Rain in the City can be brutal: empty cabs are impossible to find, the subway is delayed, umbrellas are untamable, and raw sewage flows directly into our waterways. Yes, you read that correctly. When enough rain falls, untreated sewage mixed with polluted storm water flows directly into bodies of water across the City as combined sewage overflow (CSO). How often does this happen? Is raw sewage flowing into New York Harbor right now? Under New York law, you have the right to know. Chances are, though, you do not. Rest assured, you did not miss an advisory or fail to notice a pipe spilling out sewage. You likely do not know whether a CSO event is occurring because New York City’s current alert system is slow, uninformative, and needs to be replaced.
First, why is this happening? New York is an old city with old infrastructure. Sewage systems were initially designed to combine gray water (showers and sinks), sewage (toilets), and storm water (rainwater that collects in storm drains) into one collection system. Under normal conditions, this “combined sewage” flows through a wastewater treatment facility where solids, pathogens, and chemicals are removed before the treated water is returned to a body of water. When too much rainwater accumulates, the system collects more than it can process. Since the combined sewage needs to go somewhere, the collection pipes are designed to intentionally “overflow” into a body of water without first passing through the wastewater treatment facility.
Dumping untreated human waste into our bodies of water is just as bad as it sounds. According to the most recent State of the Estuary report, CSO events introduce more pathogens (the microorganisms that cause such diseases as typhoid, cholera, and hepatitis) into our waterways than any other source. The aptly named Swimming in Sewage report adds that CSO events also introduce carcinogenic chemicals and cause “dead zones” that disrupt fisheries.
Despite these risks, CSO events occur frequently throughout the City. This is because as little as one twentieth of an inch of rain is all that it takes to cause a CSO event. On average, that translates to at least one CSO event every week. With 460 discharge sites across the City, this means over 27 billion gallons of sewage and storm water each year flow directly into the harbor without any treatment.
Unless you are planning on avoiding water altogether, it is critical that you know when a CSO event is occurring. If CSO is flowing into a body of water, you should avoid contact (e.g. swimming, boating, fishing, etc.) with that body of water (anywhere that could possibly overflow is required by law to have a warning sign). However, because the City does not draw its drinking water from local bodies of water, CSO events will not affect your tap water.
Knowing when a CSO event is occurring can also help you reduce the impact of the event. For example, if you wait to do laundry and use the dishwasher, take shorter showers, run the tap less, or even flush only when necessary, you will reduce the volume of sewage flowing through the system and potentially offset the additional rainwater causing the overflow. Constant reminders can also serve as a motivation to invest in longer-term solutions like green infrastructure that absorbs or slows rainwater runoff.
The City has just started a pilot alert program in Brooklyn, but the scale is small and advertising is limited. We need to let the City know that this is an important issue that we want to be informed about. Though critics may say that CSO events are insignificant and that warning the public is a waste of time, CSO is hazardous to public health and the environment and we have a legal right to know when it is happening. Let the City know that you care by emailing the pilot program, [email protected], and asking for the alert system to be offered to a wider area. Addressing this issue would go a long way towards protecting our waterways and would also help make rain in the City a lot less brutal. | 2019-04-19T12:37:51 | http://www.thewagnerreview.org/2018/02/warning-raw-sewage-currently-flowing-into-new-york-harbor/ |
The Pyramids of Giza, the last surviving wonders of the ancient world, are undoubtedly Egypt’s most-visited attraction, and for good reason. But farther up the River Nile, the essential artery that blesses the otherwise barren sands of the Sahara with lush life, the tombs and temples of southern Egypt harbour their own complex riddles that lie in wait, ready to be unlocked.
Seeing these magnificent, ancient sites in person allow them to spring to life more than they ever could behind glass in a foreign museum. From Luxor, often dubbed ‘the world’s largest open-air museum’, along the Nile to Aswan, southern Egypt’s temples and tombs stand with their doors open, inviting in modern-day detectives to uncover the secrets and mysteries of this ancient civilisation in a country that Egyptians today still call Umm Al Dunya, mother of the world.
Egypt’s largest temple complex, Karnak was the Vatican of its day. Ten cathedrals could be stuffed inside the space, which covers more than 2 sq km and contains multiple temples, timeworn houses and a sacred pool for offerings and sacrifices. Some visitors never make it past the gargantuan Temple of Amun-Ra, the terrestrial ‘home’ of the king of the gods and father of the pharaoh, which sprouts with a forest of 10m-tall, hieroglyphic-covered columns (indeed, some might still be lost within this playground prime for playing hide-and-go-seek). But there’s plenty more to explore, though some areas are still being excavated.
Karnak’s secret lies at its entrance, and it’s tempting to rush straight past the bland, undecorated walls to explore the treasures within. Over a span of 1500 years, Karnak was constructed, chopped, changed, razed and rebuilt by 30 pharaohs. The farther back you walk into the complex, the further back in time you travel, making the area that you first enter comparatively new. So new in fact, that construction was never completed, and the remnants of the mudbrick ramps that workers used to assemble this gateway still lie there waiting to be used millennia later.
Follow the nearly excavated avenue lined with sphinxes three kilometres from Karnak to Luxor Temple, anchored by two colossal statues of Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt’s greatest leaders who loved to show his power by plastering his face on the kingdom’s monuments. Set in the middle of the ancient capital of Thebes, Luxor Temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship since its construction in the 13th century BC. It was originally built to honour the pharaohs and gods idolised by the ancients, but if you look closely enough, you’ll find evidence of more modern religions.
Embedded in the structure of the temple itself are the foundations of the Mosque of Abu Al Haggag, which was constructed in medieval times. Luxor Temple was nearly entombed under centuries of debris and rubble, which had formed a new artificial ground level that locals started building on, meaning that the original front door of the mosque is now precariously perched midway up a wall.
Perhaps the mosque isn’t much of a secret, especially if you happen to visit during the midday azan (call to prayer), which will rattle your eardrums if you’re standing right below the minarets. But tucked further away in the complex are faded paintings from the early Christian era, delicately plastered over the hieroglyphics. The muted faces gaze curiously towards the original decorations of a seated Egyptian god surrounded by a ring of etched cobras and cartouches.
In ancient times, the west bank of the Nile, where the setting sun throws its last rays over the golden sands of the desert, was seen as the home of the dead, while the east bank, the first to greet the morning light, was the home of the living. The hills west of Luxor hide Egypt’s largest pharaonic necropolis, the Valley of the Kings. From the outside, the tombs look like plain, simple entryways carved into the rock, but step inside to see the best examples of art still surviving from the ancient world.
More than 60 tombs have been discovered in the Valley of the Kings, but only a rotating section of about 15 are open to the public at any given time. Long since stripped of their sarcophagi and heaps of afterlife treasures – taken to decorate locals’ homes and populate far-flung Western museums – some tombs in the Valley of the Kings can be disappointing. But the recently renovated Tomb of Seti I, closed since 1991 but finally reopened at the end of 2016, is immaculate and might be the highlight of your trip to Egypt.
Hardly visited because of its slightly eye-watering entrance fee (LE1000, about £40), Seti I’s tomb feels like a secret in plain sight, and it’s worth the splurge: this is one of Egypt’s greatest not-talked-about wonders, even though it’s full of superlatives. This tomb is the longest, deepest and most complete of any in the Valley of the Kings, and its art set the precedent for every subsequent tomb constructed here. The first to have paintings cover every passageway, Seti I's 137m-long tomb is a monument to a golden age of art in ancient Egypt. Stars dot the ceiling, painted as black as the night sky. Vivid scenes of Seti I with the gods and passages from the Book of the Dead and other ancient funerary texts are splashed across every wall and across the domed ceiling (the first of its kind) in the burial chamber. The colour has been wonderfully restored, and it looks like the artists could have just finished up yesterday.
Dedicated to the sun god Horus, the Temple of Edfu is one of the best preserved in Egypt and one of the few with its roof still in place, making it much easier to feel what atmosphere of the inner sanctuaries must have been like thousands of years ago, as you gradually venture from bright desert sun into cool and still darkness. Its late construction, which started only 2700 years ago, has likely contributed to its preservation, but that’s not to say that it hasn’t been modified since.
Hidden amongst the Egyptian hieroglyphics on the back enclosing wall is a curious carving. Chopped away from the original stone is a surprising symbol of a fish, a Christian badge that gives a small hint of the later uses of this temple and how its congregants started to worship a new ‘sun god’, Jesus Christ. Look up as you’re walking through Edfu’s inner rooms to see the sooty black residue left from fire burned here after Christianity was adopted and pagan temples like this were ordered to be closed.
Standing proudly on a bend in the Nile, the temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt’s only double temple, was dedicated to two gods: the crocodile god Sobek and falcon-headed Horus. Nile crocodiles would freely roam the temple grounds and were mummified when they died. More than 300 croc mummies have been unearthed around the premises and are now on display at the Crocodile Museum near the temple’s exit.
Along with his other divine duties, the ancients believed that Horus was a doctor, and they would flock to Kom Ombo to be healed. Hieroglyphics on the back wall of the temple are thought to be the first depictions of medical tools ever recorded. About 40 medical instruments are carved here, from forceps and scalpels to knives and a vase with ever-burning incense.
At ancient Egypt’s southern frontier, the Temple of Isis on the island of Philae was one of the last pagan temples to operate after the arrival of Christianity. The rising seasonal waters of the Nile would partially submerge the temple, and the flooded remains were a favourite of Victorian explorers who would row their boats amongst the columns and kiosks. Dam construction projects in the 20th century threatened to drown the temple entirely, so after Unesco intervention, it was moved block by block to higher ground on a nearby island.
This temple is thought to be where the last hieroglyphic was inscribed, carved in AD 394, before Christianity became more widespread. Many reliefs of the ancient Egyptian gods at this temple are defaced, and Christian symbols have been carved out of some, including a number of Coptic crosses and an altar.
Chipped into the side of a mountain, the mighty temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel looks intimidating. Four 20m-high stern-faced statues of the most recognisable pharaoh guard the entrance. The ever-shifting Sahara sands had covered the structure up to the statues’ shoulders when Swiss explorer Jean-Louis Burckhardt accidentally stumbled across it in 1813, fresh from rediscovering Petra for the West a year earlier.
Like the temple at Philae, the temples of Abu Simbel, imperilled by rising river waters from construction of dams on the Nile, were moved to higher ground in 1968. The original temple was orientated so that each year on 21 February and 21 October, Ramses’ birthday and coronation day, light from the sunrise illuminated part of the darkest of the chambers, where statues of three gods and another carving of Ramses II sit. However, since the temple’s relocation, the illumination now happens on the 22nd.
It’s worth hiring a guide for your explorations, as there is almost no signage at any of these tombs or temples. While these wonders are magnificent enough to walk through, the best (and perhaps only) way to understand the stories behind the symbols is to hire a guide who specialises in Egyptology to translate for you. Guides are not permitted inside the tombs at the Valley of the Kings, but they can explain with pictures outside before you enter.
The best way to see these temples and tombs is on a Nile cruise. Boats ply the river between Luxor and Aswan and will call at these stops en route over the course of a few days’ sailing.
Lauren Keith travelled to Egypt with support from Exodus Travels. Lonely Planet contributors do not accept freebies in exchange for positive coverage. | 2019-04-18T20:44:31 | https://www.lonelyplanet.com/egypt/travel-tips-and-articles/secrets-of-southern-egypts-tombs-and-temples/40625c8c-8a11-5710-a052-1479d276a59f |
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