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"Never Give Up! These violent delights have violent ends. Amat victoria paratum"
Mixed Martial Arts is the best thing to happen to me personally and the world in general.
What happened to Team Alpha Male?
Once again the judges strike again!!
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To peel the tomatoes, score the base of each one with a cross and then place in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water and leave for 15 seconds or until the skin starts to come away from the flesh, then drain and refresh in iced water. Peel off the skins and remove the seeds, then roughly chop and set aside.
Over high heat, heat the olive oil in a frying pan large enough to fit all the steaks. Season the steaks with salt and pepper and fry for 30 seconds on each side. Transfer the steaks to a casserole dish or baking dish and set aside.
Fry the garlic for 30 seconds or until just coloured. Add the celery, olives and capsicum to the pan and cook for 5 minutes or until the celery and capsicum have softened. Add the tomato, capers and dried oregano and then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour the tomato sauce over the steaks and bake for 10 minutes.
Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary, then sprinkle over the fresh oregano. Serve the steaks and sauce with crusty bread and a green salad.
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This photo gallery captures what allotments mean to people. Here you can find all types of garden cottages, beautiful flowers and information on allotment history. Learn how to care for your cottage and garden with lots of tips and good ideas. Discover new tasty dishes with the collection of recipes easy to prepare. This is the perfect site for you with or without green fingers. Why not take a look and meet Sweden, Europe and the United States?
© Copyrights: Allotmentphotogallery.com - Swedish garden cottages 2012-2019.
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ALPHA Industries MA-1 TT Women Jacket- the iconic jacket of the American label Alpha Industries now available for ladies! Slim-fitting jacket with contrast lining is made from sturdy nylon fabric . Two slanted pockets with buttoned flap. The jacket finished with elasticated ribbed cuffs, embroidered branding on the sleeve. Dry cleaning recommended.
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Is the concept of healthy pasta an oxymoron for fans of traditional, nutrient dense diet? For the longest time, I thought so, but was happy to find out otherwise.
My change of heart occurred while attending one of two annual Jovial Foods Culinary Getaways in Tuscany. I was privileged to attend the excursion focusing on einkorn, the only completely unhybridized wheat left on the planet. I hope to attend the gluten free getaway sometime in the near future!
This trip was truly an unforgettable experience where I was able to fully relax and enjoy the amazing locale and also broaden my knowledge significantly about the history of a variety of traditional foods including that modern, sometimes addictive favorite – pasta.
As I mentioned earlier, I’ve not been much of a pasta fan in the past. I never ordered it at restaurants and rarely made it at home. This is because the wheat and other grains used to make industrialized pasta are not properly prepared via sour leavening, soaking or sprouting.
Traditional preparation methods particularly for grain based dishes like pasta are important to render the nutrition bio-available, enhance digestibility, and prevent damage to the intestinal tract. Hence, the pastas available today in the supermarket should be viewed as highly processed foods best not eaten on a regular basis.
This view of pasta completely changed while in Tuscany. I had the rare opportunity to tour a small, family owned pasta factory in Lucca. It was here that I learned how healthy pasta is made (yes, it’s possible) that is (gasp) soaked before shaping among other exciting revelations.
Want to buy healthy pasta too and start eating it again without worry in your home? Here’s what you need to know.
The most shocking thing I learned touring the pasta factory in Lucca is that the convenient and profitable way to make pasta today is to mold the dough into various shapes using a teflon die (think meat grinder but for pasta dough) and then cut in accordance with the desired length.
Can you believe it? Most health conscious people long ago tossed their teflon bakeware and cookware, so to find out the pasta they buy is being shaped in this toxic material would no doubt be a startling disclosure.
PFCs have been found in nearly all Americans tested by federal public health officials. Chemicals from this family are associated with smaller birth weight and size in newborn babies, elevated cholesterol, abnormal thyroid hormone levels, liver inflammation and weakened immune defense against disease (1).
While the greatest health risks from teflon come from exposure to the highly toxic fumes emitted during heating (ingesting particles that flake off scratched teflon isn’t toxic because the solid flakes are inert), most people would no doubt prefer not to support companies that use these types of toxic materials that are damaging to the environment.
The encouraging news is that forward-thinking pasta companies are choosing to use old fashioned bronze dies to shape pasta instead of teflon.
Jovial Foods is one of them and uses a bronze die for artisanal extrusion of every type of einkorn and gluten free pastas on offer.
How to know if the pasta you buy was made with teflon or bronze?
It’s quite simple actually. All you have to do is examine the pasta closely and note whether the surface of the pasta is rough or smooth and shiny. If it is smooth and shiny, a teflon die was used. If it is rough and textured, a bronze die was used. See the picture above as an example.
As a bonus, the rough texture of pasta made with a bronze die holds the pasta sauce better, making for a tastier dish. Industrialized pasta made in teflon-coated dies don’t “carry” the sauce very well because the smooth pasta actually repels the sauce.
It is important to be aware that there is a flipside. Pasta shaped in a bronze die absorbs more water when cooked and tends to overcook more easily than teflon drawn pasta. So, choosing to use artisanal pasta instead of industrialized brands will require that you watch the cooking pasta more carefully to ensure you don’t get a mushy mess.
Below is a picture of a bronze die which I snapped during my tour of the pasta factory. The pasta maker is holding the bronze die and the teflon die on the left side of the picture is a light grey color. This particular factory made pasta for several different companies some of which insisted on using cheap teflon dies. As a result, I was able to observe both industrialized and old fashioned pasta being made which was a rare opportunity indeed!
Why Would Pasta Companies Use Teflon Instead of Bronze?
If you are wondering why a pasta manufacturer would choose teflon instead of bronze in the first place for making its pasta, it’s not hard to figure out why.
Using teflon speeds up the pasta making process significantly. By some estimates, industrialized pasta can be made from start to finish in a half a day. In addition, a bronze die lasts for approximately 400 work hours with a maximum of 1500 hours before it needs to be replaced. Teflon dies, on the other hand, are cheaper to make and last longer (2).
Hence the reason why teflon replaced bronze – to maximize profitability by speeding up the process and reducing costs.
Another trick is to examine the pasta in your hand. If it is brittle and lightweight, these are additional indications of poor quality.
Sturdy looking pasta with ridges or a rough surface is what you are looking for.
Another exciting revelation from my tour of the Lucca pasta factory is that pasta made from traditionally prepared grains is available today.
Remember I mentioned above that I have avoided pasta for nearly two decades because the grains used to make it were not digestible and if eaten frequently, had the potential to damage the intestinal tract in sensitive individuals.
I was overjoyed to learn, however, that Jovial Foods makes a very healthy brown rice pasta using a process that soaks the grains for 24 hours prior to cooking the grain and shaping the dough in a traditional bronze die! What’s more, both the einkorn and brown rice pastas are low temperature dried so the delicate proteins in the grain are not denatured or damaged in any way (this minimizes the chances of an allergic response). In comparison, industrialized pasta making focuses on speed with high heat drying the favored approach, another reason not to buy it!
Extending the pasta making process by a full 24 hours no doubt reduces profitability considerably, but Jovial Foods is all about doing the right thing, not the expedient thing.
Since I’ve returned from the culinary getaway, my family has been eating and greatly enjoying pasta again (Jovial Foods’ brand since I am sure of how it is made – call the manufacturer of the brands you use to double check their processing methods), once or twice a week instead of once a month (if that) in years past.
Are you excited to learn like I was that healthy pasta is not an oxymoron? Will you be eating more pasta in the future now that you know that some companies are reverting to the old pasta making ways and eschewing industrialized practices?
By the way, this is my favorite marinara red sauce recipe to use with this wonderful soaked pasta!
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EMA Partners conducted a study of the leadership profile of 240 large corporations in India, a mix of both local as well as multinational corporations across various sectors, and discovered that only 11 percent of the companies studied had women CEOs. However, this compared quite well with the Fortune 500 list that EMA Partners also studied, where women CEOs accounted for just 3% of the total consideration set.
The organisations in India were chosen on the basis of revenues, market cap and impact. Companies were also chosen to represent a broad cross-section of the industry and consisted of entities both in the public and private sector.
On further analysis, it was found that in India, more than half the women CEOs hail from the banking and financial services sector, which accounted for 54%. Followed by the media and life sciences sector contributing around 11% each. FMCG and Consulting were around 8% each, while manufacturing and IT/ITES reported around 4% each. Interestingly, in the Fortune 500 list, FMCG/Consumer durables accounted for a 48% share of the women CEOs while financial services just accounted for 7% in stark contrast to the Indian situation. Technology and manufacturing also reported a higher share at 13%.
Compared to the Fortune 500 numbers, the Indian results certainly look a lot better. However, it is clear that outside financial services, other industries have a long way to catch up. The banking and financial services industry has seen the presence of more women on top than any other industry. In fact, the women CEOs here amongst the private sector and foreign banks would almost outnumber men in this sector. A key source of female talent has been women who used to work for ICICI, and have branched out to other institutions as well in recent times.
The IT/ITES industry has also seen a high drop-out rate due to the fact that the business at the operating level involves a fair amount of travel to on-site locations and also the pressure of working through multiple time zones. Manufacturing companies, as has always been the case, have traditionally attracted fewer women over the years considering the nature of the business and the locations they operate.
The other interesting facet, which stands out starkly, is the presence of several women from business promoter families. If you take them out of the equation, the number of professional women CEOs drops drastically. In fact, women promoter family CEOs constitute 35% of the total women CEOs.
Although there seems to be more gender balance as we go down the hierarchy, scaling the ladder continues to be a big challenge for women across most industries.
Other industries can certainly take a cue from the financial services sector in India, especially large players like ICICI Group, which have effectively nurtured and developed several women leaders over the years.
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Mental health practice among native people has a history of indoctrination, thought reform, and sedation of reactions to cultural destruction and genocide. Native American youth have the highest rates of suicide of any ethnic group in the U.S. Niix Ttawaxt ('Good Growth') Virtues were created through alliance with the Yakama Nation community in central Washington in 2002 and have been used since in area schools, talking circles, and residential and language programs. Teaching and discussing traditional language virtues, combined with peer and elder support, is viewed by community members as an alternative to the medicating and labeling approach of the Indian Health Service. The culture-centered Niix Ttawaxt approach remains the only behavioral intervention to receive a formal resolution of support from Yakama Nation Tribal Council.
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the history of mental health practice in American Indian boarding schools, the Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indians, and public health systems.
Participants will recognize how current federal and tribal health systems recapitulate and recycle oppressive and genocidal practices of the past.
Participants will recognize broader implications from experience in Native America for oppressed communities in their local environment.
Participants will learn strategies for avoiding harm, opposing oppressive practices, and developing cultural competence in allying with community members to intervene in such social problems as chronic hopelessness, substance abuse, and suicide.
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Freehold Raceway will be sold under a $45 million deal struck between its owner and a Pennsylvania-based racing concern.
The agreement between International Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. and Greenwood Racing Co. also gives Greenwood the right to lease and operate a second New Jersey race track, Garden State Park in Cherry Hill, with an option to buy it.
Greenwood, based in Bensalem, Pa., operates the Philadelphia Park race track in Bensalem and a telephone wagering system, along with a chain of five off-track betting sites in southeastern Pennsylvania. It formed a subsidiary, Greenwood New Jersey Inc., to buy Freehold Raceway and operate the two New Jersey tracks.
The value of the deal, expected to close in September, would rise to $55 million if New Jersey legalizes off-track and telephone betting, said Bob Green, president of Greenwood.
In November, voters will decide a referendum to make it easier for lawmakers to regulate the racing industry. Passage of the referendum would allow the Legislature to approve new forms of gaming, such as off-track betting and telephone wagering.
The deal to sell Freehold Raceway and lease Garden State Park is subject to approval from International Thoroughbred Breeders stockholders and regulatory agencies.
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The following is a collaborative journey between Pirates Dreaming and Motorcitybreakdown. Shape, texture and aesthetic drawn from the honest landscape of Lutriwita (Tasmania). Designed and made in Australia.
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don't they look great..... I need to go out and buy a bit of backing - then guess what I am doing in December????
Righto, Gotto Go... the Wild Things want some attention now!
Pretty Christmas stitching Fiona. What is the name of the thread you used please?
What a fun quilt......Jack will love it!
What a great quilt that will be - I've got the book coming for a Christmas present...no young ones who need a quilt...yet...but I can drool. I love the idea of the glow in the dark thread...would love to see a night time photo - if it shows up.
What an amazing quilt Fiona, it will be much loved by your young superhero!! The glow in the dark thread will surprise at night. Scones and jam while stitching sounds wonderful!
OK, that's it! You've completely convinced me to buy Toni's book. This quilt is just so stinkin' cute!!
Your Super hero quilt is looking wonderful!!!
The Superhero quilt is Super!! That special thread will go down a treat :-) Cute stitchery too - looks like the perfect morning!
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The trucking industry in the USA is growing bigger and bigger each year. As opposed to two or three decades ago, dry bulk trailers and put to more and more use in the present era. You can see this with more and more trucking companies, as they are starting to implement dry bulk transportation in their trucking business. The demand for dry bulk transportation has never been higher and conservative estimates state that it has increased at a 5% minimum when compared to last year. There are many things to know about this specialized service when it comes to freight transportation. Hiring a company that knows what they are doing is a must.
The trucking industry’s demand for dry bulk transportation has increased exponentially in the past few years. This is due to an increase in the need for dry goods due to a variety of factors. Increasing populations and the demand for dry goods such as concrete and flour are a necessary to keep a society spinning. Dry bulk transportation is used most notably for finely grated or granulated substances, as well as a variety of other mixable and pourable goods. This can include food products, chemical products, and a wide array of building materials. Dry bulk tanker trailers are generally vacuum sealed to protect the contents of the tanker. This protects the product from contaminants and adverse weather systems.
For dry bulk, manufacturers’ commonly use aluminum or steel. Generally, dry bulk trailers vary between 560-3120 cubic feet. Dry bulk trailers can handle cement, ash, sand, lime, sugar, grains, starch, flour and, industrial alcohol (among others).
At TPS, we understand and possess the processing technology to ensure safe cement from quarry to transport to a processing plant. We even possess the capability to carry the process through the final shipment of ready-to-mix concrete for operation plants. Transporting raw materials and finished products – such as cement – can be a large percentage of your total operational cost. Choosing a company that can efficiently and safely move large bulk cargo can save thousands upon thousands of dollars when it comes to your bottom line. From belt conveyors to trailers to hoppers and chutes, there are many moving parts when it comes to bulk material handling and processing. We deliver the results and experience needed to get the job done.
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In chapter 7 we discuss the crisis and emergence of Scientific theories.
In the early stages of a paradigm, such theoretical alternatives are easily invented. Once a paradigm is entrenched, theoretical alternatives are strongly resisted.
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The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University has been established by the Government of Tamil Nadu under an act of the Legislative assembly. This affiliating University started functioning from July 1988 and is governed by the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, Act, 1987.
The varsity is situated in Southern part of the City of Chennai in the State of Tamil Nadu, South India. It is about 6 Km from the Chennai International & National Airport and about 12km from the Chennai Central Railway Station.
Dr.M.G.R.Medical University is a premier Medical Universality of India named after the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, late Dr.M.G.Ramachandran (M.G.R) and it is the second largest Health Sciences University of our country.
The university has the power to grant affiliation to new medical and paramedical colleges (government or self financing) in the state of Tamil Nadu; it also awards degrees (until 1988, all degrees of Health Sciences were awarded by the University of Madras) to the successful candidates.
Besides, medical and paramedical courses, the University also regulates dental education in the state. It also regulates education in the Indian systems of medicine including Ayurveda, Siddha etc. The University also promotes research and development in the field of medical sciences and allied fields.
To maintain uniform standards of high quality medical education throughout the state of Tamil Nadu.
To provide for instructions and training in such branches of learning as it may determine in the field of medical sciences.
To institute degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions.
To institute lectureships, readerships, professorships and other teaching posts required by the university and to appoint persons to such lectureships, readerships, professorships and other teaching posts.
To institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, exhibitions, medals and prizes in accordance with the status.
To institute research posts and to appoint persons in such posts.
To organise advanced studies and research programs from time to time.
To develop research facilities and to provide for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in the field of medical sciences.
To provide for continuing medical education.
To establish, maintain and manage institutions of research, university colleges, departments and laboratories.
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The Midwest Fall Technology Conference brings together our Midwestern community for three days to share our best practices and learn from subject matter experts over the direction the US healthcare is expected to take and how we can influence that direction. Topics covered are: Value, Mobile Health, Security and Privacy, Quality, Governance, Population Health, and Integration.
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A new Web site launched today is offering Californians unprecedented access to hospital quality data in an effort to promote transparency in the often opaque world of inpatient medical care.
CalHospitalCompare.org is the culmination of a three-year, $14 million project that sifts through state data, patient charts and consumer surveys from 212 California hospitals, accounting for 70 percent of hospital admissions in the state.
“We anticipate and hope that CalHospitalCompare becomes the gold standard for hospital information,” said Dr. Bruce Spurlock, chairman of the steering committee overseeing the project.
The site ranks participating hospitals in 50 areas of performance, including conditions such as cardiac care, maternity services and pneumonia treatment. It has 36 patient satisfaction and experience measures.
People can search the site by zip code, city, county, hospital name or medical condition. The Web site allows consumers to compare up to five hospitals side-by-side.
Major health plans such as Kaiser, Health Net and Blue Shield of California contributed a total of $3 million to the project, as did the nonprofit California HealthCare Foundation. Hospitals provided $8 million in in-kind donations.
The group overseeing the Web site’s genesis is the California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Taskforce, established in 2004 to develop a statewide hospital performance reporting system to increase public understanding of health care reporting. The task force includes representatives from health plans, hospitals, the business community, health purchasers and researchers, patients and the government.
The Web site aims to help consumers and health purchasers, including insurers, businesses and government, make more informed decisions about hospital care.
Major health plans have committed to supporting the project in the future and referring members to the Web site.
Hospital participation is strictly voluntary, and the main reason why hospitals declined was the cost of compiling and providing all the data, Spurlock said.
Fifteen omitted hospitals pledged to opt-in next year, said Maribeth Shannon of the California HealthCare Foundation.
Children’s hospitals, excluded in the launch, will be invited to participate next year.
Data was culled from several state agencies that track hospital performance, including the Office of Statewide Healthcare Planning and Development and the Department of Health Services. Twenty-seven patient satisfaction measures reported by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems were included.
The measures are aligned with national hospital quality initiatives, Shannon said.
The data were collected and analyzed by the University of California, San Francisco, Institute for Health Policy Studies.
Dr. R. Adams Dudley, associate professor of medicine and health policy at UCSF, who directed this effort, said data were thoroughly reviewed.
“We went through an extensive process of checking the accuracy of the data,” Dudley said on a conference call with reporters unveiling the site.
This process included sending teams to each hospital to do spot chart reviews and adjusting data to account for various patient populations. For instance, hospitals with large maternity wards tend to rate higher in patient satisfaction because new parents are usually happier with their care than ill patients, which can skew ratings, Dudley said.
Hospital processes as well as patient outcomes were included to create the ratings. Mortality data will be added in the next 12 to 18 months.
“Overall, I think this is a very extensive, very high quality collection of data,” Dudley said.
It’s not uncommon for hospitals to rate well in one category but not others.
Kaiser Permanente hospitals in the Bay Area — including Oakland, Richmond, Walnut Creek, Hayward, Fremont, Santa Teresa, Redwood City and South San Francisco — rated “superior” in heart attack care. But many of the same hospitals rated “poor” or “below average” in overall patient satisfaction and other categories.
Dr. Alan Whippy, director of quality and safety for Kaiser Northern California, said Kaiser is taking the ratings seriously but that some of the categories don’t take into account outpatient and other follow-up care needed for good outcomes. She also said some of the data is at least a year old and doesn’t reflect recent changes.
The data will be updated quarterly. Twenty new performance measures will be added over the next year, including intensive care unit quality, care for patients on ventilators, more maternity measures and rates of hospital-acquired bed sores.
“There will be something for everyone,” Dudley said.
To find out how your area hospitals rate, visit http://www.calhospitalcompare.org.
Contact Rebecca Vesely at [email protected].
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The width of flange on a pipe should be sufficient to accommodate the nut of bolt. A nut across the corners is twice the bolt diameter, hence the minimum width of flange marked X on the example below will be 2 x diameter of bolt + 5mm.
The bolt hole should be bored through the centre of flange land area.
The bolt holes in pipe flanges are generally clearance holes, that is the hole is bored ½ mm to 2mm greater in diameter than the bolt (in proportion to the bolt diameter.
The length of bolt y = depth of nut + 2 x flange thickness + 2 mm for join thickness.
The thickness of a Flange depends greatly on the work it has to do. For example, in some parts of an installation or machine the flange is used to carry the whole weight of the structure. In others it merely serves as a coupling to connect one length of pipe to the next. Pipe flanges are usually made 5mm thicker than the body metal for cast iron items, and 2mm thicker than the body metal for brass work. Ribs are fitted when the weight of the part is suspended by the flange.
In valve chests and housings, for securing the cover to the chest, studs are used in preference to bolts, as by using studs the breadth of flange can be made a minimum. It is usual to make the breadth of face of flange = 3 x diameter of stud, as shown on below.
Stud hole in flange is bored to a maximum depth = diameter of stud + [ inch. In steam chests care should be taken that stud hole should not penetrate to inside of chest. Length of stud (overall) Z = depth of Nut + flange thickness + diameter of stud, + 2mm for joint thickness.
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We guide you along a pragmatic ERM path.
In a nutshell, we believe enterprise risk management (ERM) is a process to identify risks that could impair the achievement of strategic objectives – and reduce those risks to tolerable levels through coordinated action. Our expertise helps facilitate and streamline the effort and helps to avoid common roadblocks or stumbling points. We are process guides.
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) can help protect and enhance the value of any sized organization. The concepts are not new. ERM is a natural progression of the risk management discipline that involves improving interdepartmental communications, considering relationships between risks, and ensuring that significant risks receive appropriate attention within the organization and its governing bodies.
We know that a one-size-fits-all approach does not work. Each organization has their own capabilities, goals and focus areas. We help client organizations find a process that works for them. We have a strong reputation for offering pragmatic risk management advice. This pragmatism extends to our ERM-related efforts. We ensure that knowledge gained in any ERM exercise transfers to the client. And, we have unique expertise with simple and affordable technologies that help streamline communication, documentation and tracking.
Joe Underwood presented at the International Finance Institutions Insurance Forum at The World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC on September 19, 2017. He addressed two topics: Risk Mapping and Broker Selection.
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Ocean Spa Plaza is a revitalising haven of high end luxury accommodation, hydro & Thalassotherapy spa and lush tropical gardens that create a sumptuous retreat from the stress and pressures of everyday life. Ocean Spa Plaza will continue the landmark architecture, high quality finish and build excellence that made properties within the Ocean Village resort amongst the most sought-after and fastest selling real estate in Gibraltar’s history. From the terrace, you will enjoy fabulous views - the beautifully illuminated Moorish Castle, the old-town cascading down the rock, the breath-taking backdrop of Morocco’s Rif mountains - all, amidst the sparkling waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Ocean Spa Plaza’s unique elliptical shape allows for spectacular panoramic upper-floor views that only Gibraltar has to offer.
Includes an allocated parking space.
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Ram: Hi, Judy. Here’s another blockbuster satsang occasioned by your enviable enlightenment experience. It should give you something to think about for a few days.
Ram: Some people have all the luck! I know so many people who would give their eye teeth for such an experience. Now all that we have to do is to see what it means. This experience is an experiential confirmation of the teachings of Vedanta. It is a direct experience of the formless self. Your attention shifted from the self with form, Judy’s experience, to the self without form. You can delete the “as if” in the sentence “…it was as if I was nothing…” You, meaning Judy, are nothing. I think I gave you that teaching in one of the first satsangs and you have undoubtedly heard it many times, considering your long history of involvement with spirituality. So here you have experiential confirmation of Judy’s non-existence once again. It is a variation of the first experience you told me about and I analyzed. The next statement “there was no reference point” shows that it was the formless self. The self is here, there, everywhere and nowhere all at once. It is impossible for this to be true for a form because all forms, subtle and gross, arelimited. So this means you are limitless.
Now we come to a statement that shows a confusion in your knowledge: “…except that it was known that the mind and what was seen and heard was happening in awareness (and somehow more than awareness, but I don’t know how exactly).” The first idea to concentrate on was “it was known.” This is a very important statement and is the key to finishing your sadhana. When you say “it was known” the “it” refers to how you knew that “there was nothing else located anywhere in the world except what was going on right then.” How did you know? If Judy was gone, how did you know? You knew because you are the awareness of “what was going on right then.” Mind you, it is the same awareness that is aware that McDonald’s sells hamburgers.
The next thing you should consider is the statement “except that it was known that the mind and what was seen and heard was happening in awareness (and somehow more than awareness, but I don’t know how exactly).” For this statement to be true you have to be aware of awareness. It is quite true – and the essence of enlightenment – and I will try to help you think through it carefully. When you use the word “awareness” you mean Judy, or “reflected awareness.” There is only one Awareness, but when we take maya, the world of forms, into account we get two “awarenesses,” one real and one apparent. (The capital “A” refers to the real Awareness and the small “a” refers to reflected awareness.) It is called chidabhasa, or the subtle body in Sanskrit. The key to understanding this is the phrase “somehow more than awareness.” The “somehow more” refers to Awareness, so we have two “awarenesses.” Do you follow so far? If you do, it should cause another thought: Who knows that there are two awarenesses? It there a third awareness? Suddenly self-realization gets complicated! Why? Because scripture says that there is only one non-dual Awareness. So are there three: awareness with form, Awareness without form and the awareness of both? Are they three distinct things or is one Awareness appearing as two “other” awarenesses? I’ll let you tell me the answer.
Judy: “…everything was where it was supposed to be.” “Supposed to” means that everything, meaning you, Awareness and all the forms in it, are perfect.
In this statement, which is true, there is problem. What does the word “I” refer to? I contend that it refers to you, the Knower. The knowledge that “this new unlimited, undefined boundlessness can’t go anywhere” is the nature of the self, awareness, the knower. The only problem with all this is that when you use the word “I” it does not refer to awareness. It doesn’t refer to Judy either – you have already established that Judy is not you, an object in awareness. But somehow this “I” seems to be free-floating and not tied to anything. We need to tie it to awareness. In other words, you need to identify yourself as awareness – because that is what you are. In your statement you say that “this” unlimited boundless can’t go anywhere. What you mean is “I” can’t go anywhere. You, the self, do not come and go.
Obviously, from now on you will not correct your friends when they refer to you as Judy – unless you want them to think you’re nuts – but when you say “I” you should henceforth know that “I” refers to awareness and awareness alone. When this is clear you are fully enlightened. That is the end of your spiritual search. There is nothing more to know. Knowing this breaks your identification with Judy. If there is no coming and going for you, then there is no reason to study Vedanta, meditate, do good for the oldies or anything else. These activities may continue to take place “in you” but they happen automatically without a sense of doership.
There are other ways to express this understanding but they all boil down to this: “I am awareness.” Period. Judy, reflected awareness, will operate automatically in you, but you will understand that she is just a name for awareness as it reflects off the subtle body in maya and is not the “real” you. The real you, as you can see, does not “come and go.” “Come and go” means change. So you do not change. Awareness is whole and complete, so you are whole and complete. You are immortal because awareness is immortal. Et cetera. You’ve read enough of the Vedanta at my website and in my books to know what the nature of awareness is – if you need more words. Mind you, the words are very useful as you go about erasing your identification with Judy. When the “I” thought comes up, have a look to see which “I” it is. You have enough experience and knowledge to discriminate the absolute “I,” you, from the relative “I,” Judy.
Ram: You’re happier “this way” because you don’t have to do anything about “things.” They are just what they are and you are the knower. You can’t do anything about being the knower either. You can’t do anything about anything, because you are not a doer.
Two small points remain. You say, “Everything seems very different but the same too.” This is a classic statement of self-realization. What is different is your perspective. What is the same are the objects in awareness. Self-realization is just seeing from the self’s point of view, which is your point of view. Nothing outside changes. There is a “shift” (refer to the same “shift” that happened to me when I realized who I was at the end of my autobiography), but the “shift” is in point of view, not in objective reality. You “maintain” and solidify this “shift” by practicing knowledge. By the “practicing knowledge” I mean seeing to it that the mind is clear about who you are, setting it free from its identification with the non-existent Judy and firmly establishing its identification with limitless, eternal awareness. You cannot complain, as so many do, that you need some kind of “experience” to back it up, because this is the enlightenment “experience” if ever there was one. Remember, the essence of experience is understanding. Experience is fine but it always changes. Understanding, if it is “under”-standing, should never change. By “under”-standing I mean the platform from which you live your life. You can live as awareness because you are awareness. You are already always doing it anyway, but now you know it – and this frees you of Judy and her search and her limited ideas about herself. You’re not nuts, Judy, you’re completely sane. The world is nuts.
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Mutiny Festival in Portsmouth kicked off like so many other festivals up and down the country. Dizzee Rascal headlined the opening day along with a DJ set from Idris Elba – and Craig David and Sean Paul were scheduled to perform the next day.
But, instead, the May festival was cancelled following the tragic drug-related deaths of two festival-goers. They were 18-year-old Georgia Jones and 20-year-old Tommy Cowan. Thirteen others were taken to hospital.
So what can be done to reduce the chances of these drug-related deaths at UK festivals, especially as we head into the summer music season?
One group that takes a totally up-front and hands-on approach is The Loop, a not-for-profit drug safety service.
“The first thing I’d say, whether it’s drugs or alcohol, is to start low and go slow. Certainly, the purity of drugs like cocaine and ecstasy in this country at the moment is alarmingly high.
“Some ecstasy pills we’ve tested recently have come in at over 300mg of MDMA and if you consider what an average dose would be, at about 100mg, it shows that if people are starting with a large amount of that drug or a full pill, they are potentially putting themselves at a lot of risk.
“Something that’s very easy to remember is to start with a quarter [of a pill] and sip water.
Read more: Why is Britain suffering from an ecstasy overdose?
“When you mix drugs and alcohol, you’re increasing the inherent risks in both. So, for instance, if you’re mixing alcohol and cocaine you’ll create a chemical in your liver called cocaethylene, which is a compound that’ll do your liver damage.
“If you’re mixing drugs like alcohol and ketamine, you’re leaving yourself in a very vulnerable situation because the depressant effects of both drugs will be enhanced.
“The next thing I’d say is the importance of knowing what you’re taking. If you can test, do test. If The Loop are on-site and we’re running a testing service, and you’re considering using drugs, then it makes absolute sense to come and use our service.
“You’ll have your substances tested and you’ll sit with a trained healthcare professional for 15 minutes. We’ll discuss your general drug use and we’ll discuss what risks you may be taking with your health generally and ways of reducing those risks.
“And then we’ll also talk about the specific substance that you’ve submitted for analysis, the risks involved in that substance and the ways of reducing that risk.
“Hydration is very important. Certainly, if you’re taking drugs and dancing in a hot environment it’s important to stay hydrated. And if you’re drinking alcohol that’s going to increase the chances of dehydration.
“But it’s also important that you don’t drink too much. Ecstasy is a drug that will inhibit your body’s ability to expel water from cells so it’s possible to drink too much water, which can bring its own dangers. And that can be fatal.
“If you’re dancing in a hot environment on a hot day in a hot tent and you’re using stimulant drugs like ecstasy, drink about a pint of water sipped throughout the hour.
“Another really simple piece of advice that people sometimes forget is to stick with your mates and look after each other.
“What we find at festivals now through our welfare services is that quite often people’s phones won’t work on the festival site. They’re not picking up reception and they get split up from their friends and get a bit panicky.
“So what’s really good advice is to have a meeting point for different times throughout the day.
“If a friend is in trouble, don’t be afraid of asking for help. If they’re unwell and it’s because of drugs or alcohol then it’s really important they get medical attention in a timely fashion.
But if someone goes to a steward or the police, should they be worried they could be searched for drugs themselves?
In-depth: How did ecstasy become so deadly?
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Located 800 meters to Grand Bazaar, Skalion Hotel has united elegance and luxury by using original handmade oil paintings. You can rest in the lobby bar of the hotel that has comfortable rooms. All areas have free Wi-Fi access.
This room is equipped with flat-screen satellite TV and minibar.
You can enjoy Skalion Hotel & SPA pleasures simultaneously and purify your soul and body of stress.
Our Skalion meeting room equipped with advanced technology and high standards can host your birthday parties, henna night parties, special events, and meetings for minimum 10 persons, maximum 120 persons.
Our hotel is located in its old and dynamic locality, at the center of the city.
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Daniel Bilmes is a talented and successful Los Angeles-based painter. The visual impact of his work is both intriguing and familiar. His more colorful works invite the viewer to not only see, but almost feel the essence of that perfectly applied paint’s tone.
In his more recent works, the spectator responds to the depth and sensuousness in the sepia-toned artist’s touch. Obvious is the young artist’s technical skill, however it is the personal vision that reverberates in the viewer. Bilmes’ website describes his work as combining “…realism with elements of symbolism and abstraction,” which “…weave together the magical and mundane.” Bilmes’ work has been the subject of various features including in Fine Art Today and The Blue Review’s “18 Artists to Watch in 2018”.
Daniel Bilmes studied with his father, Semyon Bilmes, the noted artist and teacher. Being immersed in art from such an early age has laid a lasting foundation of curiosity that continues to drive and inform his work today.
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SandDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB 3.0 is the new USB stick made by SanDisk at CES 2015 in Las Vegas After the CES 2015 in Las Vegas, we are ready to introduce SandDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB 3.0, a USB stick which undoubtedly enriches the offer of the various companies as part of the ‘storage (hard drive if you want, of course, you should give a look at a company’s level of Seagate, which presented storage devices really beautiful and economical to American fair).
At CES 2015 in Las Vegas Kodak will bring a tablet and a smartphone, plus a camera We have not enough information to tell you about the next Kodak plans in detail, but we are sure that already these early rumors you will like a lot, especially if you have had to do with the company’s products, and you had the chance, therefore, of test its quality. We come now to the point.
Minix Neo-X8 H Plus is a media-center with Android KitKat really interesting. The market does not offer media-center with Android just beautiful and complete, as well as convenient in terms of value for money, which is why this Mini Neo-X8 H Plus is an excellent opportunity to buy for those who, not satisfied absence of the Google TV Android PlayStore, seeking an alternative equally valid and interesting.
Anki on Android platform brings its Anki Drive, a play set consists of cars equipped with electronic programmable artificial intelligence that will compete on a track and battle it out in virtual reality. During the course of the Worldwide Developer Conference 2013 conference for developers held annually by Apple, along with the innovations introduced by the Cupertino company, such as iOS and OS X 7 Maverick, made his appearance, the company also Anki, chosen specifically by Apple to illustrate the potential of iOS.
Microsoft has shown in recent years that has little problem in creating applications for platforms that are not in their domain. What makes Android, and will continue to do so with his version wearable devices.
New Android tablet coming from Dell here Venue 10 with removable keyboard It is not the first time we are featuring Dell this week: a few days ago we told you about Dell Venue 8 7000 and today we are here to offer Dell Venue 10, tablet with a much larger display than what we already know, as well that a removable keyboard that makes it, actually, a 2 in 1 perfect, based on Android.
Google, thinking of all users who have ever lost your phone, Android has been updated to make it easier to find him, because if someone finds it can call a phone number that you have previously given.
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These are, as always, marvelous. I, too, am a morning person and this sort of shot reminds me of leaving for vacation when we were children. We’d leave early in the morning when there was virtually no traffic, just the stoplights changing colors with no cars there to respond. Wonderful memories.
Thanks SB … Appreciate the comment.
I love your photos but I know I could never take photos like these. I can’t get up at that time of the day! I can see and feel the love of what you do. Thank you so much for sharing it with some of us that will only see that time of day on photos!
Not many of us get to know the night skies and a breaking dawn. I admire your commitment in getting up at those crazy hours. Superb photography as always Wes.
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Peterbilt's all-aluminum cab is not only extremely durable, it's also lightweight to allow for increased payloads to maximize performance and profitability. SmartWay designated, the Model 384 is available with Peterbilt's proprietary Aero Package, including a selection skirts, fairings and closeouts, to increase fuel economy by 12% over a non-equipped Model 384. In addition the Model 384 is also available with a Cummins alternative fuel engine.
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Management: Morgan Lynch is founder and CEO. He is in his early 30’s and is not terrbily experienced outside of LogoWorks. Benchmark superstar Bob Kagle also joined the board.
Investors: In June 2005, LogoWorks raised $9.3M led by Benchmark Capital with Shasta Ventures.
Business Model: The company sells logo design, business card and other creative services packages for very low prices to small businesses. It sells logos for $265 with a 3 day turnaround. LogoWorks’ designers are freelancers who accept design jobs, them compete against another LogoWorks’ designer. The more wins that a designer accumulates the more he or she is paid. The company claims that it completed 8K-9K projects in 2004, and expects to double or triple that in 2005.
Competitors: OnlineLogo.com, ViewLogo.com, LogoDesignPros.com, GotLogos.
Dirt: This is a clever Internet play. Logos cost way too much for nearly any small business and its fantastic that LogoWorks can offer competing ideas for one low price. The one downside is that we are not crazy about LogoWorks’ own logo.
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Radamel Falcao's agent has confirmed that he is not sure where he will be playing next season as Manchester United are showing no interest in permanent deal.
Radamel Falcao's agent has confirmed that he is not sure where Falcao will be playing next season as Manchester United are showing no interest in permanent deal.
Manchester United signed Radamel Falcao from Monaco on a loan deal with an option to buy him permanently. However, his agent Jorge Mendes admitted that the Red Devils who were showing interest last month are now not keen for his client.
The Red Devils paid £10million in the summer and £43.5million are required to make this deal permanent.
Mendes told that Falcao is a World Class player and it will be difficult for the Old Trafford fans if he leaves but he still does not know what will happen in future.
The Colombian striker has scored only three goals for the Red Devils, however he was sidelined for most of the first half of the season.
Reports have also linked the 28-year-old with Serie A side Juventus and La Liga side Real Madrid.
On the other hand, Real Madrid are eyeing David de Gea as the English side have signed Victor Valdes on an 18 month deal.
While, former Real president Ramon Calderon told when asked regarding De Gea that they don’t need to sign him as the Los Blancos have Iker Casillas.
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The long-awaited boxing fight between unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) king Conor McGregor is now official and it will take place on August 26 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
The announcement was posted by Mayweather on his Instagram account on Wednesday saying, IT'S OFFICIAL," with photo of both fighters posted with the message.
The Mayweather-McGregor fight has been under negotiation for about two years. Initially, Mayweather insisted he will stay retired after beating Andre Berto via a unanimous decision at the MGM Grand in September 2015.
Before the Berto fight, Mayweather figured in a historic fight against Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao in May 2015. The fight which took more than five years to make, became the highest-grossing pay-per-view (PPV) fight in boxing history.
In March this year, Mayweather announced he was coming out of retirement to face McGregor in a boxing fight. He later made it clear that he is coming back to face McGregor only and no one else in a boxing match. McGregor is an MMA fighter and has not fought as a professional boxer.
Mayweather has yet to lose in a boxing fight with 49 wins to his credit. He has so far duplicated Rocky Marciano's career record of 49 wins without a single loss. Mayweather dreams of surpassing that record with a win over McGregor on Aug. 26 to become the first boxer in history to to win 50 fights without a loss.
Mayweather has earned over $200 million when he fought Pacquiao in 2015. While the McGregor fight won't dwarf the revenue generated by the historic Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, there are persistent reports that due to the immense popularity of McGregor among MMA fans, the fight could generate at least half of what Mayweather and Pacquiao made in 2015.
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Win a Free Laptop During Medium Tank Week!
Sit on your Aorus and play World of Tanks - Enter to Win a Laptop!
If you're a U.S. or Canadian player and you complete the Full Daily mission, you're eligible to win a fantastic camouflaged gaming laptop from Aorus!
It's medium tank week again -- flank the enemy and look out for bonus missions that drop XP boosts, consumables and equipment! Then, rent the German Panther mit 8,8 cm! This Premium medium tank is an agile, accurate sniper, excellent at support and able to earn piles of Credits! Then, use it to unlock a rental of our Tank of the Month, the German M 41 90 GF light tank. If you like either tank enough to pick it up, check the Premium Shop for great deals!
If you earn 20,000 XP each day over any number of battles in a vehicle of tier V or higher, you'll unlock the Panther mit 8,8 cm for 24 hours.
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Here are the missions for this week!
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Have you analyzed your compressed air system yet?
It’s a fact that generation of compressed air can account for up to 40% of a plant’s total electrical bill. While that expense is critical, it doesn’t have to be so daunting or expensive. Use our simple worksheet to outline an action plan to get you closer to a more efficient compressed air strategy, fueled by better maintenance.
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To carry out the hack, researchers encoded malicious software in a short stretch of DNA they purchased online. They then used it to gain “full control” over a computer that tried to process the genetic data after it was read by a DNA sequencing machine.
The researchers warn that hackers could one day use faked blood or spit samples to gain access to university computers, steal information from police forensics labs, or infect genome files shared by scientists.
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Average golfers never want to leave themselves above the hole; the fear of being aggressive on downhill putts has burned into their memory the agony of 3-putting.
To alleviate some stress and help you to make a few more of those slippery downhillers. a lot depends on mindset. Try treating downhill putts much the same way most amateur golfers treat tap-ins.
By imagining a hole eight inches in front of the ball and on the intended line, you can trick yourself into hitting confidently to a “hole” you know you can make it in, resulting in a stressfree approach.
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Eyüboglu Educational Institution is a group of private, co-educational schools founded by Dr Rüstem Eyüboglu in 1985. EEI, which is comprised of two Elementary sections, a Secondary, and a Science Secondary section, offers a bilingual education to students aged 5-18. School policy is determined by a board of executive administrators, working within framework regulations and curriculum requirements set by the Turkish Ministry of Education. The Middle School is authorized to offer the IBMYP in grades 6 -10. In the Secondary section, in addition to the Turkish curriculum, is the option of doing the International Baccalaureate Program. Furthermore, the IBPYP is being implemented in Grades K-5; work is in progress towards seeking authorization from the IBO for this program. There is a strong ESL program in all sections of Eyüboglu, leading students to, in addition to IB qualifications, UCLES and TOEFL English proficiency examinations. Starting from Grade 7, German, French, Spanish and Italian are taught as a second foreign language. Elective subjects offer more intensive and specialized study in the fields of social sciences, sciences, arts, music, computer and astronomy. Academic courses are supplemented by a wide variety of extra-curricular activities in art, music, humanities and drama. Besides traditional sports, activities, archery, horse riding, fencing, swimming, bocce, folk dancing, and modern dancing are also offered.
Faculty members at Eyüboglu are all qualified university graduates; 29% of the subject teachers hold postgraduate degrees. Teachers have all average of ten years of teaching experience. The average tenure at the school is seven years.
Thc school campus at Eyüboglu, which covers an area of 33,000m², is situated on the Asian side of Istanbul. Facilities on the campus include an Arts and Sports Complex with a swimming pool, various art studios and sports areas for handball, volleyball, athletics, basketball, archery, ballet and folk-dancing, a theatre hall seating 480, a small theatre seating 100, a full sized gymnasium, four smaller multi-purpose PE halls, activity room, four art and ceramics studios, two libraries with 35,000 volumes, tennis, basketball and handball courts, a bocce field, and a general playing field. There are four computer laboratories; all 420 computers on the campus have 24 hour Internet and BBS access, There are eleven science laboratories. The two observatories equipped with powerful telescopes enable the school and wider community to make astronomical observations.
Adimssion to Eyüboglu is offered on the basis of a school-administered examination for the Elementary section and according to Turkish Ministry of Education regulations for the Secondary sections. Limited financial aid is available through the schools scholarship fund.
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second-grader Caison Burrus jumped out of bed at 6:30 a.m. Monday, set for his first day at his new school, his mother said.
"He had a big smile on his face and was ready to go," said Angie Burrus, who moved from Hereford to Amarillo this year.
But she couldn't say the same for herself.
"It makes me sad," she said. "I don't want to see him go, but he needed it. He loves school."
Students filled classrooms Monday at Amarillo-area school districts, Amarillo College and West Texas A&M University. None of the districts reported any problems.
Bushland Independent School District Superintendent Don Wood said he couldn't have asked for a better start to the school year.
"Any time you can start a good year, it's kind of like starting the first drive of a football game with a touchdown," he said. "That usually sets the stage for a pretty good game."
Bushland's enrollment has grown by more than 55 students this year, and the district is evaluating class sizes, Wood said.
The state requires schools to maintain a 22-1 student-teacher ratio from kindergarten through fourth grade, but there are no requirements for fifth through 12th grades, according to the Texas Education Agency.
student-teacher ratio, according to the agency.
Amarillo ISD spokeswoman Susan Hoyl said the district typically evaluates class sizes around Labor Day after the hectic pace of the first days of school.
River Road ISD Assistant Superintendent Gaye Lynn Dampf said the first day of school went well and all elementary classes are at or below the state-mandated capacity.
Canyon ISD had no problems Monday, spokeswoman Christy Bertolino said.
Highland Park ISD Superintendent Mike Brown said about 20 fewer students came to school Monday compared to last year, but he expects more students to show up in the next few days.
"We had a lot of eager students show up today, and our teachers were excited and ready to go and did a great job setting a good foundation," Brown said. "We should be able to build on that and have a great year."
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Since I came back home, things have changed. You know, I always had it in mind that things would change when I finished school, but I never thought it would be this… Overwhelming. As a jobless human, they have given me new roles at home and my worries have evolved into a journey of uncertainty. Allow me to elaborate.
That is what I am at home now. Unofficial because this comes with no benefits whatsoever. I get the cooking part. I mean, I do not expect my mother to be the one in the kitchen when I am home, like I see them do in American movies, but the househelp part is a whole new ball game. These days, my little sister has the nerves to wake up late. This means she will not do the dishes before leaving for school, because she would be late. And my mother, would not be bothered to bother her because she knows I am there to do it. We all know how this works in Nigeria, the dishes are the job of the youngest member of the family. So there was a time when it was my job. I did it and graduated. Why demote me? Why?
So I came up with my own defense mechanism: I wake her up by 5am every morning… enough time for her to do the dishes, cook her lunch, prepare for school, and even chill before her bus arrives. And everybody is happy.
Our house has many trees, it looks like a garden in fine weathers. The green is so beautiful BUT… It means there are dried, yellow and brown leaves on the ground everyday! And the compound is big! You already know who sweeps it now.
It’s the season of the rains and while this means farmers get to farm, it also means moppers get to mop… thrice as much as is required in the dry season. And boy do I hate mopping! But I have no choice: my room, the kitchen and it’s verandah (the kitchen is a separate building outside the main house), the living room and Co. My waist dey hear am!
To not make this post longer than necessary, I’ll stop here. It’s exhausting but I console myself with the thought that this is all training aimed at increasing my wife-materialness.
I have submitted my CV uncountable times now. I apply for everything under the sun but I have attended only two interviews. I will write about this in detail in a later post, but let me say this: job hunting is terrible! Is it the I-hope-I-get-called-for-this-interview feeling that pricks your heart every minute after you have sent your CV somewhere; or the what-did-I-do-wrong feeling that accompanies you home and torments you in your dreams after an interview you just had? Sigh… I am trying, and I won’t stop. But for now, I’ll channel all this energy into something of my own. Let’s see how it goes.
Like I said earlier, I am really trying to get self hosted. The firststep was trying to find a good web host. I settled for Namecheap but had to change my mind because I did not have a domiciliary account. A friend offered to allow me use his own but I bailed when I learnt I have to go to Zone 4 to convert the money to dollars before he can deposit it into his account. Frankly, I do not have that kind of money to go to Zone 4. I have to pick a Nigerian hosting company and honestly I have been having a hard time picking one. Please, if you had to use a Nigerian web hosting company, which would you settle for?
So in this post, I rambled about how my father refused to help me further with school. I have thought about it alot and have decided that I am just being a lazy Nigerian youth. I mean, what if he was not here? Or what if he were willing but didn’t have the means to? So I have decided that I will work hard and put myself through school, not every time to be waiting to be fed.
I am looking for nice places here in Abuja where they teach languages. I want to learn a foreign language. I like how Spanish rolls on the tongue, but German feels tough and gives the feeling of one in control, and Chinese always makes me laugh. There are other languages so I am confused. Which do I pick?
I have fears. But don’t we all? I worry about the future. But I think that is normal too. So I am taking everyday, one step at a time. Because everything will fall in place in its own time, and because God still rewards hardwork.
I may not have it all figured out now, but las las, I go dey alright.
Loved reading this? Why? It’s like I’m reading about myself! This is my situation too and trust me, you’re not alone.
When you’re home with them, it’s just like you have come to work with no pay. Having 2 younger sisters at home still doesn’t stop my mom from calling me for some petty work.
About employment, it’s more like its “connection” that works these days. Most times, you’d wonder how someone got a position and not you (because you can more to offer), but this is Nigeria.
My dear, we will all be fine. Patience is key. Like they say, good things take time but don’t desist from your efforts.
The housework thing is so annoying, but what can we do?
Lol Sis this isn’t what you bargained for!
You keep talking about a novel, Sushi. I’m not that good a writer.
And yes, it’s not what I bargained for o, walahi.
I’ll keep bugging you. I’m the judge of whether you’re a good writer or not. I have an opportunity for you what social network can we connect on?
Big L O L @moppers get to mop and wife material mess. About that interview part, I get you and I can really relate. The kind of sadness that comes when you don’t receive a call weeks later is hard to recover from, honestly.
About the languages, I’ve always loved French! When I was in 300 level, I could speak it fluently but because I didn’t practice and didn’t speak it everyday, I forgot most part of it. I’m planning to take classes online soon tho lol.
Apart from being really funny, this post came at the right time. I was having a conversation with my bestfriend last night on whatsapp, telling him about how scared I am of finishing service and sitting at home doing nothing. He spoke some fire encouraging words to me that made me calm down and I even want to write a blog post about it soon.
Dear writer of Naijafreshgraduate.wordpress.com, you’re doing your best and you ‘cannot come and go and kill yourself’. I know you’ve heard it several times but I’d like to reiterate, maybe someone else would read this. You have God and all these worries would bring nothing but stress and bad health. Like you said, ” everything will fall into place in its own time”. He is the reason you’ve come this far and he’ll also take you to where you’re meant to be.
😢😢😢 this is sooooo sweet. Thanks girl.
I’ve not really checked Giglayer out. I’ll do that right away. I’ll also try to post about my experiences with the self hosted life. I pray it’s as heavenly as they make it sound.
French is so exotic. But I feel like there are already so many people who know French. I wanted something less common. I hear it’s good for business 😁😁.
Yes, French is good for business.
This was funny but at the same time a lot of graduates are going through the same difficulties you are facing in finding a job. With a little bit of faith , it will be your time pretty soon.
Amen! I can’t sha wait!
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Welcome home to the heart of Brandon where everything you need is right outside your door and you get to live Maintenance Free! Beautiful 3 bedroom and 3.5 bath townhome with a 2 car garage is MOVE IN READY. Start with the secure 24 hour gate, beautiful 12 month pool and dog park. The community of Lake Brandon has all the conveniences you need. At the home you will have a maintenance free exterior where the Homeowner Association takes care of everything from the mowing, the pest control, roof, painting, cleaning and more. You simply come home and enjoy your home. Inside the home you have a full guest suite on the main floor, complete with a full bath and sliding glass door to the patio. On the second floor there is a massive great room, use part as a dining room or just make one big living space. The kitchen, dinette and a half bath are also on this floor. On the third floor there two bedrooms and the laundry; a large master bedroom with on suite bath and walk-in closet, as well as a guest room with bathroom. All the kitchen appliances are included with this home as well as water filtration system located in the garage. You will love the quiet neighborhood, but mostly you will love the conveniences the location offers. In just a minute you could be on the Selmon Expressway on your way to Channelside in Tampa. Or you may want to jump on the interstate to Pinellas County Beaches, Disney World or the Outlet Mall. This area of Brandon is just minutes from the best dining and shopping Brandon has to offer.
Additional Lease Restrictions Tenant Approval By Hoa.
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I finally bring to you a well over due room tour, my own bedroom's that is since I've promised a while back that I will be sharing before and after's from my own home and that I'll share the overall design of the apartment 1 room tour at a time, I've already shared Farida's nursery, my 15 months old daughter, and this is the second room tour that I share.
My husband and I started looking at the design of the bedroom before our wedding, more than two years ago, We first worked on the layout, we had a great big niche in the bedroom that we decided to close off completely as a custom closet and we got it fitted, wall to wall and floor to ceiling and that was the best thing we did as our room is small as is our apartment and we try to make use of every single inch in it. The bed is actually bigger in reality than on the plan, and we ended up putting two dressers side by side instead of one because we needed the extra storage.
Then we looked online and at different stores for furniture, hardware, finishes, and furnishings and we've put it all together to achieve this dream- what I would call "structured bohemian"- bedroom that we call ours.
The wallpaper was a limited edition online only purchase that was available at Anthropologie, I purchased the last few rolls they had left and they shipped them over to Doha. The bed was custom made with no headboard or foot board at a local shop in Doha. The beautiful bed cover that adds amazing texture and color to the room is a purchase we got on our honeymoon in Morocco. We love adding pieces to our home that we've purchased on trips, they add character to our home and remind us of the beautiful time we had there.
The night stands are also from the Ikea Malm collection, I added these brass and mother of pearl handles from Anthropologie to customize them. The table lamps are from Ikea as well.
These two Malm dressers and makeup table are from Ikea but are customized by me be adding one of the pulls I purchased for the closet to the table and hand painting the gaps between the drawers in antique gold. You can check out the tutorial here. We added this piece of tapestry to temporary cover up where the old window style AC was fixed after we've replaced it with a split unit AC. I will have to revisit this part of the room as I'm not 100% happy with the current look of the tapestry in the room.
Your bedroom, or apartment, or home for that matter do not need to be big and/or cost a ton for them to be beautiful. All they need is to reflect your personality and what you'd like to feel in them.
I hope you liked this room tour and the before & after's. I'd love to hear what you think and answer any questions you might have in the comments below.
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My husband and I had been happily (most of the time) married for five years, but hadn't been blessed with a baby. I decided to do some serious praying and promised God that if He would give us a child, I would be a perfect mother, love it with all my heart and raise it with His word as my guide. God answered my prayers and blessed us with a son. The next year God blessed us with another son. The following year, He blessed us with yet another son. The year after that we were blessed with a daughter.
My husband thought we'd been blessed right into poverty. We now had four children, and the oldest was only four years old. I learned never to ask God for anything unless I meant it. As a minister once told me, "If you pray for rain, make sure you carry an umbrella."
I tried to be patient the day the children smashed two dozen eggs on the kitchen floor searching for baby chicks. I tried to be understanding when they started a hotel for homeless frogs in the spare bedroom, although it took me nearly two hours to catch all twenty-three frogs.
While I couldn't keep my promise to be a perfect mother. I didn't even come close. I did keep my promise to raise them in the Word of God.
My proudest moment came during the children's Christmas pageant. My daughter was playing Mary, two of my sons were shepherds and my youngest son was a wise man. This was their moment to shine. My five-year-old shepherd had practiced his line, "We found the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes." But he was nervous and said, "The baby was wrapped in wrinkled clothes."
I slouched a little lower in my seat when Mary dropped the doll representing Baby Jesus, and it bounced down the aisle crying, "Mama, Mama." Mary grabbed the doll, wrapped it back up and held it tightly as the wise men arrived. My other son stepped forward wearing a bathrobe and a paper crown, knelt at the manger and announced, "We are the three wise men, and we are bringing gifts of gold, common sense and fur."
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Cult products from MZ Skincare. Courtesy of MZ Skincare.
Scrolling through Instagram there is no doubt you’ve spotted one of Dr. Maryam Zamani’s picture worthy products. Finding the perfect balance between luxe and girly, the various formulas feature pink and white packaging with sleek gold detailing. Originally hailing from Iran, Zamani who is originally an Oculoplastic Surgeon has created a skincare brand that offers everything a woman wants. Pioneering, fuss-free products that work. She unveils how it all MZ Skincare began, and what it’s like being a female entrepreneur in the beauty business.
It happened organically. I did my training in the states. I did medicine and then I became an oculoplastic surgeon, which is a plastic surgeon but just around the eyes. So really, I only do upper eyelid, blepharoplasty, and lower eyelids. Puffy eyes, or upper eyelids that have excessive skin, that’s where it all started. I then moved to London because I was getting married to my husband. I was board certified in America but it took a little bit longer to get those credentials transferred over to that higher standard in the UK. During this time I did another fellowship in facial plastics. I then moved to Monaco with my husband for two years, where I would come back to the UK for a week, trying to clear out the NHS list in eye surgeries just so I could learn. Then I found out I was pregnant.
I was really interested in the non-surgical stuff so I decided to move into dermatology. I did a course in Cardiff, and I thought this is kind of interesting. We moved back to London and I had my second baby. I decided to go into private practice and I started work at a clinic on Sloane street owned by a plastic surgeon and his dermatologist wife. I wanted to do non-surgical procedures too, so I bought a few lasers. Six years later it’s still doing really well. We’ve expanded, and I’ve bought a lot more machines. I believe in the ethos that there’s a lot to do before you need surgery. The earlier that you start with some things that are not necessarily invasive but stimulatory, the more likely you have the best chance of looking your best as you get older. That’s where skin started to come in. I’ve always loved skincare.
What was the next step in launching MZ Skincare?
I started dabbling. I worked with a pharmacist in London and started playing with ingredients. I loved the feel of those products, and how it made me feel. I wanted formulas that had a little bit more punch. So, I started creating them for a few friends and a couple of clients. My husband said to me “why don’t you just do it”, so I said “ok”. I had no idea that was the easy part. That was in 2014 when I was turning 40. It took me about two and a half years from conception to the launch in Harrods. I created a really nice range of concise and precise products. I didn’t want to have a messy or complicated program. I wanted something simple. I wanted something convenient, luxurious and girly. I wanted everything to be clinically trialed. I didn’t just use ingredients, whereas an example, we know retinol does this so therefore our products do this. I had independent clinical trials. I tried to be environmentally conscious, I give back to women’s gynecological fund and women’s breast cancer in London. I also wanted less packaging. My products are also free of any nasties. So no parabens and no silicons. I have real ingredients that work.
Dr. Maryam Zamani of MZ Skincare. Courtesy of MZ Skincare.
What is the ethos behind your brand?
My ethos is to reveal, enhance and to protect. The idea is you start out in your 20’s. I always tell people it’s not necessarily what you see or what you don’t see. It’s simple. To reveal you use nice cleansers and exfoliants. To enhance, you use the antioxidants, Vitamin C, retinol, and hyaluronic acid. For protection, it is important to use antioxidants and SPF. I also made everything in less than 100ml so you can put it in a carry-on, you don’t need a travel size. Even if you don’t travel much, people forget that you really should use skincare within six months. Even in the best of conditions, you don’t want to use something lying around. Its like eating old food, you want to eat it while its best.
Do you feel that consumers understand skincare more now than ever before?
Yes, I think my shopper is definitely intelligent and educated. They want more for their buck and also wants to be able to do things at home. We’re all really busy and while a facial is nice, it’s probably not going to do anything past the 48-hour mark. A facial massage helps in a lot of ways, for example, detoxification, but in terms of actual skincare, yes, you’ll get a nice clean feel and you’ll get hydration but you need to keep it up.
What age should women begin their skincare regime?
There are different stages and there are different strengths. I always tell everybody you start with good skincare in your 20’s and if you need to, add prescription strength.
What was the defining moment in your career with the brand?
Do you find being a businesswoman now in the industry is easier?
I’m very appreciative of all the people in different industries who have helped in different ways. For instance, my friend and jewelry designer Diane Kordas, helped every time I reached out to her. She shared what was going well for her. I really appreciate those moments. There are a lot of people who don’t like to share, and there are a lot of people who are very competitive. Even in a saturated market, there is always room. My success will never hinder somebody else’s. I want everybody to succeed, we all have our little place in the market. I’m very much someone who likes to help other people, I’m always the first to answer an email.
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Noelle and Kern are the personal training duo behind Fitness a Way of Life - a New York based personal training business that focuses on a "mind over body" approach to fitness. They love to share their experts tips, favorite workouts and healthy recipes on their blog and YouTube channel and through their work with the Fit Fluential Community.
2014 marks the start to a new you! Here are five pointers to get you started!
Do you want abs of steel? Sit-ups alone aren’t going to cut it, so we’ve put together a quick, but challenging workout to add to your routine. Remember, half the battle in getting washboard abs is watching what you eat. The other half is doing a workout that is varied enough to challenge you and work all the different abdominal muscles.
In this routine, all you need is an exercise mat and resistance band. The goal is to make this workout continuous - that means no breaks if you can hold it. Keep in mind that while you’re isolating your arms and legs, your core is always engaged from the plank position.
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Site Visualizer is a website crawling tool that visualizes a website's structure and shows a site as a set of pages and their outbound and inbound links. The data can be presented in tabular form, and also as a visual sitemap, a report, or an XML sitemap.
The program visualizes a site's structure by automatically drawing it as a set of pages and links, which can be saved to an image file. An example is available here.
If you haven't found some analytics that you need among the predefined reports, you can write your own report using SQL (or you can ask us to do it for you, no charge).
Convenient division of all crawled URLs into pages and links allows you to view a website's pages, their metrics and content values (title, meta tags, lengths in characters, word and link count, size, etc.) separate from its outbound and inbound links and their parameters (content MIME type, response code, link anchor and type, etc.). You can easily export any data to an MS Excel, or a CSV file.
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Uncoated S/C products are super calendered mechanical papers, graded as A++, A+, A & B levels and ideally suited for newspaper supplements, catalogues and advertising material.
From probably Europe’s largest mill group range of products.
UPM Cat: the ideal cost efficient volume print product.
UPM Max: excellent runnability functional product for advertising print.
UPM Eco: a B grade SC, offering low basis weight advantages without losing quality.
Another key player in the this market sector, our Swedish supplier offers two A+ products in this grade.
MagniPress: high brightness & opacity allied to excellent runnability is the key here.
PrimaPress: combining the usual characteristics of an LWC with those of an SC grade.
Nor SC and NorCat: excellent alternatives to coated grades due to the choice of raw materials.
SCA offers an extensive range of high grade publication papers.
GraphoCrystal: a bulky super bright grade suitable for both HSWO and Cold Set printing.
GraphoBright: extra high bright offset grade for newspaper supplements.
GraphoMax: the standout product with good rigidity for excellent runnability.
GraphoInvent: another super bright bulky product for quality supplements & commercial print.
Another product from our American Paper stable.
Superior: the preferred A grade with good smoothness for volume printing.
Voyager: the alternative to an LWC, and A+ grade giving comparable results to coated sheets.
High value quality from a Canadian mill location with all three grades also suitable for gravure printing.
Resolute SC A+: excellent smoothness & brightness for good delta gloss.
Resolute SC B: exceptional gloss for an SC quality.
Resolute SNC: a soft calendered grade with a silky sheen.
Another of our Swedish sources of innovative products.
Premium: it’s in the name, offering a high brightness & gloss for a superb result.
Holmen View: a high volume product offering excellent yield advantages.
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Mosaik is making a .cix file after optimizing for G code how can I get this to be recognized on my biesse works?
uploaded the new biesse works on my computer can't get the computer to interact with the machine cant find the sw button used to be in general in settings can anyone help?
1. did you remove the original bsw on the machine?
2.if so ,did you create bck of the bsw before?
3.did you check about the wrt if you need to update?
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Macadam and polymeric courts need to be cleaned regularly through brushing to remove dirt and debris and prevent contaminations from blocking up the pores in the surfacing. Sports surfacing maintenance and cleaning for these surface types should also include pressure washing by a specialist contractor with experience within the sport surfacing industry. We offer a range of tennis court cleaning services in Dukestown for different types of surfacing including artificial grass, macadam and polymeric rubber. If you require more information on tennis court cleaning, please click here http://www.tenniscourtmaintenance.co/cleaning/blaenau-gwent/dukestown/ Cleaning of sport courts is vital to maintain the porosity of the surfacing and make sure that it is safe to play on. If you don't undertake regular cleaning, the surfacing may become contaminated and unsafe for players. We use specialist cleaning equipment to restore the original performance and safety characteristics of the surfacing and improve the overall appearance.
New courts in Dukestown and surrounding areas, often have anti slip colour coatings applied when they are first installed, but the paint and line markings can fade and become cracked over time due to heavy use or damage from the weather. Having the flooring resprayed with anti slip paint and fresh line markings as part of the sport area upkeep process will improve the performance qualities of the facility and ensure that the flooring is safe for use by players. To learn more about repainting please visit this page http://www.tenniscourtmaintenance.co/repainting/blaenau-gwent/dukestown/ We have a number of different colour options for you to choose from to allow you to create a unique design for your sport facility. We also complete relining in the colour of your choice. If you'd like more information on repainting, please fill in our contact form and we can get back to you with a quote.
If the surface of your sports facility becomes damaged from vandalism, overuse or weathering, it may be necessary to carry out a repair as part of overall maintenance works. Repairing tennis courts could include recapping of polymeric or macadam which has started fretting, or seam and joint repairs to synthetic grass where the carpet has ripped or come apart. We complete these small repairs in Dukestown NP22 4 and surrounding areas, as well as larger repairs such as resurfacing. The resurfacing consists of installing a brand new tarmac wearing course; this can be quite costly which is why we recommend carrying out regular maintenance to prevent the need for this type of servicing.
If the surface of your facility is in very poor condition, it may need a complete resurfacing project where the existing surfacing is removed and a brand new one is installed in its place. This is the most extreme sports court upkeep method which is typically used if the area becomes unsafe and unsuitable for use and no other preservation method can bring back its original performance qualities. For a full tennis court renovation http://www.tenniscourtmaintenance.co/renovation/blaenau-gwent/dukestown/ we can install a completely new surface with improved playing qualities. Many schools and clubs also choose to have an old facility replaced with a brand new surface to create better performance and to improve the general look of the area.
If you would like to find out more about tennis court maintenance in Dukestown NP22 4 please take a look around the rest of our website. Don't hesitate to fill in our contact form with any enquiries you have and we'll get back to you with some professional advice regarding specifications and pricing for your sports facility maintenance and cleaning project.
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For many parents, it feels like an unnatural occurrence for an adult child to leave this earth before their parents. I so clearly remember three years ago watching my own Mom dealing with the devastating death of her son, my brother.
The death of someone we love is always profoundly painful, yet there is something even more emotionally horrific about a parent losing their own child.
So many distressing thoughts and unanswered questions may plague us.
The devastation and disbelief that we could outlive our own adult child is unfathomable. The thought that this cannot be happening, that this is not supposed to happen this way is overwhelming and often debilitating.
The thought that one of our life’s dreams, to have a child to love, nurture and cherish has been taken, that this dream has ended, is unbearable.
For many of us, wanting and planning for a child and a family, is one of the most significant and joyful decisions we make in life. Thus, losing our child at any age, this essential part of our family, often magnifies the feelings and complicates the grief.
Dealing with any loss, enduring any grief is huge, but there’s something about losing a child that magnifies the feelings experienced during the grieving process. This includes denial, anger, bargaining and depression.
“Part may occur simply because there is little recognition of the powerful bond that exists between parent and child even though that child is grown and independent.”-Kenneth J. Doka, Ph.D., professor of psychology and senior consultant to the Hospice Foundation of America.
Sympathy for the loss is often focused on the spouse and/or their children and not the parent of the adult child. Thus, there may be a feeling of a lack of support for their grief. The parent of the adult child may feel a lack of control if the spouse is managing the details of the burial and funeral.
As an aging parent, the loss of the adult child is just one more loss to add to many endured with age and further complicates the grieving process.
For more tips on dealing with the loss of an adult child, please click on the link below for my complete article.
My wish for you today is that you find peace during difficult emotional times.
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Remember that different states and districts have different evaluation processes and naming conventions. The information presented below reflects a range of processes and activity names, which may differ from your district's implementation. While the selections and processes displayed to you will likely vary from those shown below, the basic reviewing and filtering functions will be consistent across organizations.
The Strengths & Opportunities Report provides administrators at the Org Admin or site level a view of learners' performance on rubric indicators. Users who have access at an organization or district level, such as Superintendents or Assistant Superintendents, see data for learners across the district. Site or school-level administrators see data just for their site.
On which indicators do learners have strong ratings?
On which indicators do they need additional support?
How are different groups of learners (by rubric) doing?
Who are the individual learners that are excelling on specific indicators?
How many learners have been rated at each proficiency level?
What resources are available for those who need support on specific indicators?
The Strengths & Opportunities Report is a dynamic report that displays learners' performance data on a single rubric's indicators.
One rubric's data displays at a time, and filters and sorting options let you change the current selection. Click Filtering and Sorting to learn the various ways you can see data.
When the report first opens, data displays for the rubric that has the greatest total number of ratings. There are multiple options for viewing more detailed data. Instructions for reading the graph data and viewing more detailed information in the Strengths & Opportunities Report are presented below.
Insights Reports update nightly, so changes made to your data display the next day.
Each bar on the graph represents the ratings assigned per indicator. Use the chart legend to match the color-coded proficiency levels with the bar's sections.
Hover on a bar to display the total number of ratings given for the proficiency levels.
Click a section on the bar to open the list of learners who have been assigned the rating. Learners' names display on the left.
You can access BloomBoard's topics to search for professional development resources (Collections and Micro-credentials) to support learners' needs. BloomBoard allows you to share/email your recommendations from within Collections.
The Strengths & Opportunities Report uses your rubric's equivalent of a Proficient rating as its reference line (x-axis), so that ratings at or above Proficient display above the line and lower ratings display below.
To change the reference line, click the menu to the right and select a new rating value.
Use filters and sorting options to display the data you want to see.
The Strengths & Opportunities Report uses the same primary filter categories as the Observation Progress Report, but because Strengths & Opportunities is based on one rubric, the category filter choices are limited to options associated with the selected rubric.
You may layer filters by choosing filters from different categories to narrow your report results. When you select an additional filter, you should see fewer results. If your report yields no results, review your selections and remove some of the filters.
Click the filter field you wish to filter by.
If you want to display results for just a few selections, first click Uncheck All to deselect all items. Remember, you may only display one rubric.
Click on the field again or anywhere off the filter menu to activate the filter.
Helpful Hint: When you choose multiple options from the same filter category, the system displays results from each of your selected criteria. For example, if you choose schools A and B, ratings from each of those schools display.
The Strengths & Opportunities Report sorts by indicator code by default. Indicators display in alpha-numeric order along the top of the chart.
Click the # ratings button to change the sort order to display indicators in order of greatest to least number of ratings. The display changes automatically.
Exclude or include data by proficiency level by clicking their check boxes.
Click a check mark to deselect it. You may deselect multiple items.
Select an empty check box to include its data in the display.
The display refreshes automatically as you select and deselect items.
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Lower School Technology Coordinator. Former Elementary Teacher/Librarian. Learner. Techie. Passionate about #edtech creativity #stuvoice #makered & innovation in schools & libraries.
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Magna International is forming two new joint ventures with Beijing Electric Vehicle Co. (BJEV), a subsidiary of the state-owned automotive group BAIC, for (1) engineering and (2) manufacturing electric vehicles.
Another indicator of the way the automotive landscape is changing with new players and new partners came out of Shanghai today, as global supplier Magna International announced that it is forming two new joint ventures with Beijing Electric Vehicle Co. (BJEV), a subsidiary of the state-owned automotive group BAIC, for (1) engineering and (2) manufacturing electric vehicles.
Magna is no stranger to the complete manufacture of vehicles. On June 5, for example, the company announced that the BMW Z4 will go into production at its Magna Steyr facility in Graz, Austria, by the end of the year, making it the fifth nameplate it is manufacturing in the plant.
And it is no stranger to engineering, either, as it offers the global auto industry capabilities ranging from concept design to complete vehicle engineering and integration, with prototyping and low-volume production available, as well.
But in the setup with BJEV, Magna and its partner are taking over a BAIC manufacturing plant in Zhenjiang to produce electric vehicles for the Chinese market. The facility has a production capacity of 180,000 vehicles per year.
Engineering will also be performed in Zhenjiang, and the joint venture will offer engineering services to other customers.
According to Don Walker, CEO of Magna, “These joint venture operations mark an historic milestone for Magna. For the first time we will be providing our customers with cars engineered and built outside our complete vehicle manufacturing facility in Graz, Austria.
What is certainly unique is that here is a supplier that has all of the functional capabilities of an OEM, as well as things that OEMs don’t have (i.e., Magna provides body and chassis components, including castings and stampings; powertrain systems (it owns Getrag, the well-known producer of transmissions); electronics and visions systems; and even seating) that is essentially going to become more than a supplier through the joint venture.
Arguably, the Tier One is becoming an OEM, at least via the joint venture.
Last April Magna announced that it was developing an electric vehicle architecture with BAIC. Presumably this will be used by the joint venture for a suite of electric vehicles.
Although it is clear that the game is changing, what isn’t clear are the other permutations that are likely to occur as the relationships and activities among suppliers and OEMs shift and morph.
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You can see how Benigno families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Benigno family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Benigno families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 3 Benigno families living in Quebec. This was 100% of all the recorded Benigno's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Benigno families in 1911.
There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Benigno. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.
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The following speech by Patrick Henry was delivered to the Virginia ratifying convention, June 5, 1788.
I never will give up the power of direct taxation but for a scourge. I am willing to give it conditionally; that is, after non-compliance with requisitions. I will do more, sir, and what I hope will convince the most skeptical man that I am a lover of the American Union-that, in case Virginia shall not make punctual payment, the control of our custom-houses, and the whole regulation of trade, shall be given to Congress, and that Virginia shall depend on Congress even for passports, till Virginia shall have paid the last farthing, and furnished the last soldier.
Nay, sir, there is another alternative to which I would consent; even that they should strike us out of the Union, and take away from us all federal privileges, till we comply with federal requisitions: but let it depend upon our own pleasure to pay our money in the most easy manner for our people. Were all the states, more terrible than the mother country, to join against us, I hope Virginia could defend herself; but, sir, the dissolution of the Union is most abhorrent to my mind. The first thing I have at heart is American liberty; the second thing is American union; and I hope the people of Virginia will endeavor to preserve that union. The increasing population of the Southern States is far greater than that of New England; consequently, in a short time, they will be far more numerous than the people of that country. Consider this, and you will find this state more particularly interested to support American liberty, and not bind our posterity by an improvident relinquishment of our rights. I would give the best security for a punctual compliance with requisitions; but I beseech gentlemen, at all hazards, not to give up this unlimited power of taxation. . . .
In this scheme of energetic government, the people will find two sets of taxgatherers-the state and the federal sheriffs. This, it seems to me, will produce such dreadful oppression as the people cannot possibly bear. The federal sheriff may commit what oppression, make what distresses, he pleases, and ruin you with impunity; for how are you to tie his hands? Have you any sufficiently decided means of preventing him from sucking your blood by speculations, commissions, and fees? Thus thousands of your people will be most shamefully robbed: our state sheriffs, those unfeeling blood-suckers, have, under the watchful eye of our legislature, committed the most horrid and barbarous ravages on our people. It has required the most constant vigilance of the legislature to keep them from totally ruining the people; a repeated succession of laws has been made to suppress their iniquitous speculations and cruel extortions; and as often has their nefarious ingenuity devised methods of evading the force of those laws: in the struggle they have generally triumphed over the legislature. It is a fact that lands have been sold for five shillings, which were worth one hundred pounds: if sheriffs, thus immediately under the eye of our state legislature and judiciary, have dared to commit these outrages, what would they not have done if their masters had been at Philadelphia or New York? If they perpetrate the most unwarrantable outrage on your person or property, you cannot get redress on this side of Philadelphia or New York; and how can you get it there? If your domestic avocations could permit you to go thither, there you must appeal to judges sworn to support this Constitution, in opposition to that of any state, and who may also be inclined to favor their own officers. When these harpies are aided by excisemen, who may search, at any time, your houses, and most secret recesses, will the people bear it? If you think so, you differ from me. Where I thought there was a possibility of such mischiefs, I would grant power with a niggardly hand; and here there is a strong probability that these oppressions shall actually happen. I may be told that it is safe to err on that side, because such regulations may be made by Congress as shall restrain these officers, and because laws are made by our representatives, and judged by righteous judges: but, Sir, as these regulations may be made, so they may not; and many reasons there are to induce a belief that they will not, I shall therefore be an infidel on that point till the day of my death.
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Art works from pupils at Earlham Primary were chosen to be exhibited in Art Matters, a pop-exhibition at the University of London.
Art Matters — a joint venture between 40 Newham primary schools, the University of East London and the University of the Arts London — ran throughout August.
It is an entertaining showcase designed to explore the power of art and creativity across the curriculum and how art can inspire a future generation of imaginative talent.
The exhibition also featured an interactive installation in Westfield Stratford City which saw works chosen from 2,000 pieces to be displayed for their relevance and application of colour across different mediums. One of which was a piece by a year Year 3 Earlham pupil who created colourful Roman Mosaic patterns.
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Vernon, BC: The Vernon Vipers and Salmon Arm Backs added another chapter to their Interior Division Rivalry as the visiting Backs defeated the Vipers 4-3 in a shootout at Kal Tire Place.
The Vipers fell behind early as Trevor Adams struck first for the Silverbacks after a centering pass from behind the net. The Vipers did a great job after that of taking the period over and testing the Silverback goal. The Vipers drew even on a powerplay as Carver Watson snapped home his first of the year in the final minute to send it to the intermission 1-1.
Things got a little chippy early in the second as Olson Werenka was called for interference after a collision with Elan Bar-Lev-Wise. Landon Fuller took exception and went after Werenka. Fuller was assessed a fighting major as he was the only willing combatant and the Vipers faced a lengthy shortman situation. The Vipers penalty kill was air tight all night and surrendered a handful of shots and killed it off. The Vipers powerplay then had consecutive chances and as a 5 on 3 was expiring, Sebastian Streu wired a slap shot from the left circle under the bar to give Vernon the 2-1 lead after 2.
The third period took a little time to get flowing and the Vipers for 15 minutes of it did a good job of frustrating the Silverbacks. The Backs, however, were able to draw even as Jonathan Krahn scored his 2nd of the year. The Vipers roared right back as Michael Young restored his teams lead with just 2 minutes left. The Vipers had a couple of looks to seal the game into an empty net, but narrowly missed. That proved costly as Matthew Verboon tied the game up with just 10 seconds left on the clock.
In overtime, the Vipers penalty kill came up large again killing off a late powerplay for Salmon Arm forcing a shootout.
In the shootout the Backs scored on both of their chances, while the Vipers couldn’t find the back of the net, finishing the game 4-3 for Salmon Arm.
The Vipers will hit the road for a weekend trip through the Mainland Division starting Friday night in Coquitlam.
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This data collection provides codings of the level of conceptualization for respondents in each of the presidential election year American National Election Studies from 1956 through 1988. These codes are based upon respondent evaluations of the two major political parties and their presidential candidates. The codes were obtained directly from readings of interview protocols for the open-ended questions on parties and candidates rather than from the precoded response categories. Each part consists of two variables, a case identification number and the level of conceptualization code. In addition, the 1984 data (Part 8) contian a third variable indicating the spontaneous mention of Geraldine Ferraro at any point in the likes/dislikes sequence.
These data are most useful when merged with the main election study files (ICPSR numbers 7214, 7216, 7235, 7281, 7010, 7381, 7763, 8298, and 9196).
National multi-stage area probability sample.
Respondents to the American National Election Study Pre- and Post-Election Surveys from 1956 through 1988.
2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 10 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.
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After a day of eating and drinking in D.C., I was in the mood for something quick and healthy for dinner. I remembered that Jose Andres had opened a few fast casual vegetarian spots, called Beefsteak. Fortunately, there was a location less than than a five minute walk from where we were so obviously we headed over for something healthy and satisfying.
This is a fast casual joint with your typical set up, build a bowl as you go through the line. I usually build my own meal, but the Lime After Lime looked so good, I opted to order it right off of the menu. Cilantro lime quinoa was topped with romaine, spinach, radiccio, arugula, roasted edamame & corn, cherry tomato, scallions, and za’atar sunflower seeds, and then tossed in a Chili Lime Vinaigrette. This bowl was so good. It was packed with lime-y flavor and really hit that healthy spot I needed. I can’t wait to try some of the other veggie bowls on the menu.
To wash down the veggie bowl, I tried one of the house made juices, the Cucumber Apple Kale. It was super refreshing with my meal.
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Located at Mainpuri District of Uttar Pradesh, Samaan Wildlife Sanctuary spreads over an area of 5 sq km. It was declared as a sanctuary in 1990.
Inhabitants include jackal, mongoose, hare and various local and migratory birds. Ideal time to visit is from December to February.
The closest airport is at Agra (126 km). The nearest bus station and railway station are at Mainpuri (38 km).
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Continuing with Mdina in Malta. There are only around 300 inhabitants of the ancient city and very few cars leading to it's nickname of The Silent City. It adjoins the village of Rabat which has a population of over 11,000.
Mdina is full of very narrow streets so is not at all suited to traffic.
Statue of the Madonna and Child on the Carmelite Church.
Gold leaf painting in a workshop.
Views of the neighbouring village of Rabat from the city walls.
The Mtarfa clock tower near Rabat.
Leaving Mdina, we passed through various beautiful villages as we headed back towards the coast.
The fishing village of Marsaxlokk.
From there we returned to the port of Valletta to sail for our next port of call. We were able to see the lovely architecture as we sailed out.
So it was goodbye to Malta as we sailed towards our next stop in Venice.
you are so truly blessed to be able to visit such beautiful locales!
the tabbies would love the fishing village and the architecture is amazing....you won't see that in construction anywhere in this day and age !!
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PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Board of Education will meet Monday evening to receive reports from Local School Improvement Councils.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Field House at Parkersburg High School. The meeting is open to the public.
The event marks the first of three LSIC presentation meetings which will feature booths and presentations by committees from each of the district’s 27 public schools. The board will come to session then split into small groups to visit each LSIC booth.
The schools represented Monday will be Parkersburg High; VanDevender, Hamilton and Jackson middle schools; and Criss, Emerson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Madison, McKinley and Worthington elementary schools.
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Why are my eggs so hard to crack?
Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by horsewishr, Oct 19, 2007.
My eggs are very difficult to crack. They "smash," rather than cracking clean open. I don't think it's the shells. I think it's a membrane thing. What's up with that??????? Can anything be done to change it?
the eggs I have been getting from my buff rock are hard to crack also - they will crack like normal but the shell seems to be very thick, I always thought it was because my hens eat so good that they lay nice thick shelled eggs - but of course I could be wrong, hope someone has the answaer for you.
You could feed them more protien and less calcium, I hadn't yet started feeding my chickens layer pellets and the shells of their eggs were easier to crack.
Personally I like the hard shells, you could drop them by accident and not make a big ole mess.
Not sure about the membrane thing, someone else might have a better idea.
My girls lay eggs with really hard shells, too. Family members that I've given eggs to noticed it as well. Mine are still pullets, so I figured that might be part of the reason? I don't feed extra calcium - just free-choice commercial feed, grass...and lots of goodies.
I noticed that the inner white lining of the shell was pretty apparent and strong. I really had to tear it to crack the egg fully open.
Quote:That's what I'm talking about. Exactly. It's not the shell, but the membrane. I was wondering if it's possible that it will change as my hens age??? Maybe they're just laying really strong, young eggs now???
I have the same issue with my pullets eggs, but my hens eggs are not as hard. I just thought it was is is so young.
I've had eggs like that from my friend...they were stronger when they were younger.
But the SILKIE eggs...man...they are like little fortresses. That small size and oval shape makes them a miracle of physics and a huge mess once you finally get in.
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The 21st Century has undeniably been the women’s century—a century that saw women make remarkable leaps in breaking gender-based barriers. The question is not “if” but “when” will women break the next gender-based barrier.
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Photographer Lorenzo Aguis who is one of the few photographers for whom the stars will let down their guard.
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Elise Quevedo who is always on the go around the world and sharing her wonderful editorial content with us.
We have so much more in this March edition, we are always evolving and for the better…we hope you agree?
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The bones of your nose have been broken. This can produce problems with appearance and breathing. Whether your nose needs to be put back in the right place has already been decided by the doctor who examined you. The treatment that is about to take place involves a general anaesthetic, ie: you are going to be put to sleep completely.
Once you are asleep your nose will be manipulated back in the right place. This usually does not involve having to make any cuts on the outside or inside of the nose. When the bones of the nose break the cartilages in the nose can sometimes bend and may also need to be straightened.
To help protect your nose after the surgery a splint made of plaster of Paris or a similar material is often stuck to the nose. This stays in place for around 10 days. If the nose bleeds at the time of surgery packs will be placed in each nostril. These packs are removed on the day following surgery.
It is likely to be sore and regular painkillers will be arranged for you. The discomfort is usually worse for the first few days although it may take a couple of weeks to completely disappear. Broken noses usually heal without infection and it is not necessary to give you any antibiotics.
There is a variable amount of swelling and bruising around the eyes. These changes are most noticeable in the first 24 hours after surgery and have very much reduced by the end of the first week. Swelling and bruising can be reduced by using cold compresses around the eyes and sleeping propped upright for the first few days after surgery. Most of the swelling has disappeared after a fortnight but there is often some subtle swelling that can take several months to resolve although only you and your family are likely to notice this.
You usually stay in hospital for one night following the surgery and leave for home the following morning. It is not usual to X-ray the nose following treatment of a fracture.
Before you leave hospital an appointment will be arranged to remove your splint and review you in the outpatient department. It is important to keep any dressings as dry as possible until they are removed.
Depending on the nature of your work it may be necessary for you to take a week or so off and avoid strenuous exercise for this time. It is important to remember that you will not be able to drive or operate machinery for 48 hours after your general anaesthetic.
Occasionally your nose may start to bleed again once the packs have been removed. This bleeding usually settles by applying pressure and pinching the nose. Rarely the packs need to be reinserted.
Some people who have broken noses straightened require further revisionary surgery to improve the appearance or help with breathing. This is usually not carried out for several months because it can take as long as this for all the bruising and swelling to completely disappear.
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Volvo's first saloon car, PV4, appeared in the summer of 1927 and an alternative 'Special' version was introduced the following year. The bodywork of the PV4 was based on the Weymann principle, with an insulated wooden frame covered with artificial leather instead of steel. The seats could be converted into a comfortable bed for two people.
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When the Ghent Six Day starts on Tuesday, all British eyes will turn to Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish to see if they can go one better than their second place in the London Six Day in October. However, according to one rival, they are not necessarily the team to beat.
Iljo Keisse, one of the defending champions of the event, says that although the British pairing are sure to put up a fight, he fancies a Belgian victory.
“Everyone is saying that Wiggins and Cavendish are the duo to beat, but I’m tipping Kenny De Ketele and Moreno De Pauw,” Keisse told Sporza. “They have already ridden together for a long time and can automatically rely on each other’s response and experience.
With Michael Morkov absent, Keisse is defending his title with Olympic omnium champion Elia Viviani, and says that the experience will take some getting used to for the Italian.
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"It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Centenarian Allan Karlsson and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they're not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship, and they could never have imagined that the captain of the ship would be harbouring a suitcase full of contraband uranium, on a nuclear weapons mission for Kim Jong-un. Soon Allan and Julius are at the centre of a complex diplomatic crisis involving world figures from the Swedish foreign minister to Angela Merkel and President Trump. Things are about to get very complicated."
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(using the URL method) in order to install CentOS 6.
The CentOS network installation is a process by which a small image file is used to boot the computer and enable the download of all the necessary files that will be required to complete the installation of the full operating system.
Using this approach implies the advantage of not being required to download the DVD-based image files and for computers that do not have access to DVD drive; this can be of enormous benefit. Moreover, where you will only download the packages you need, unless you are intending to install more than one server then the entire netinstall-based approach (starting from downloading the initial installation image to finalizing the installation of your computer) not only provides greater flexibility, but it will also save time and offers the benefit of the full installer.
Before we begin, it is assumed that you have followed a previous recipe in which you downloaded the netinstall image of Centos 6, confirmed the checksum values of the image file, and that you have already created the relevant installation disk.
1. On the welcome splash screen, use the Up and Down arrow keys to select and highlight install or upgrade and existing system. When you are ready, press the Return key to proceed.
2. Having unpacked the necessary files, you will be presented with the disc found screen and asked if you would like to test the integrity of your installation disc. Remember, file integrity in this context refers to the quality of the data on the disc only, so if you are confident that your installation media is error-free and wish to continue with the installation, simply use the Left and Right arrow keys to choose Skip and press the Return key to proceed.
3. Alternatively, if you would prefer to test the integrity of your optical media, choose OK and follow the onscreen instructions. A single test should take a few minutes depending on your hardware. When this process is complete, choose Continue to exit this phase and return to the main installation menu.
4. On the Language Selection screen, use the Up and Down arrow keys to select the preferred language. When ready, press the Return key to proceed.
5. On the Keyboard Selection screen, use the Up and Down arrow keys to select the preferred keyboard settings and press the Return key to proceed.
6. At this point you will now be asked to confirm the installation method. As we will be installing over HTTP (also referred to as the URL method), you should choose URL and press the Return key to proceed.
7. On the Configure TCP/IP screen, you will be asked to configure your network settings. By using the Up and Down arrow keys in conjunction with the Space bar, place a * in the preferred values. If your local area network supports dynamic IP assignment, then choose DHCP and when you are ready, highlight OK and press the Return key to proceed.
Alternatively, you can also use a personal repository on your local network should you have access to such a facility.
Remember, if you need to enable an HTTP proxy, do this now by entering the relevant details. If you are in doubt, know that you do not use a Proxy or you are unaware of such a feature on your network then leave this section blank.
When you are ready, by using the Tab key, highlight OK and press the Return key to proceed.
9. On success, the installer will begin to retrieve the appropriate install.img file. This may take several minutes to complete, but once resolved a progress bar will then indicate all the download activity. When this process has finished, the installer will prepare the onscreen environment and present you with the installation welcome screen.
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Working with family and friends might generally not be an easy, but there are ways to make it work. However, you have to be determined and ready to put in the required effort to make it work. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares five useful tips for working with family and friends.
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In earlier chapters, we have stepped forward and backward through time. The last step was a big one, leaping from small laboratory devices to the high-capacity industrial facility of the Desert Rose scenario. Our narrative crossed this gap in a single leap, but the world won't. To understand how nanotechnology might unfold, it makes sense to look at some of its easier and more difficult applications. The result won't be a timetable, or even a series of milestones, but it should give a better picture of what we can expect as nanotechnology develops from simple, crude, costly beginnings to a state of greater sophistication and lower cost.
Molecular manufacturing will make better products possible. We're likely to see some early applications in at least two areas: stronger materials and faster computers. Strong materials are simple, and will be hard to pass up. Computers are more complex, but the payoff will be enormous.
The computer industry has been under steady pressure to make computer chips ever smaller. As sizes have shrunk, costs have fallen while efficiency and capabilities have increased. The pressure to continue this process pushes in the direction of nanotechnology; it may even be one of the major motivations behind developing the technology.
John Walker, a founder of Autodesk, explains: "Even technologies with enormous potential can lie dormant unless there are significant payoffs along the way to reward those who pioneer them. That's one of the reasons integrated circuits developed so rapidly; each advance found an immediate market willing to apply it and enrich the innovator that created it.
"Does molecular engineering have this kind of payoff? I think it does. Remembering that we may be less than ten years away from 'hitting the wall' as far as scaling our existing electronics goes, a great deal of research is presently going on in the area of molecular and quantum electronics. The payoff is easy to calculate: You can build devices one thousand times faster, more energy-efficient, and cheaper than those we're currently usingat least one hundred times better than exotic materials being considered to replace silicon when it reaches its limits."
Federico Capasso, head of the Quantum Phenomena and Device Research Department at AT&T Bell Labs, agrees that electronics researchers will keep pushing for smaller devices once silicon's potential has been reached. He explains that "at some point we will reach difficulties: some people say at a hundred fifty nanometers, others think it's beyond that. What will happen then? It's hard to think that the electronics industry will say, 'Stop here. We'll stop evolving because we can't shrink the device.' From an economic point of view, in order to survive, an industry has to innovate continuously."
The computer industry's push toward devices of molecular size has an air of inevitability. Today's researchers struggle to build molecular electronics using bulk techniques, with no products yet in sight; with molecular manipulators, they will finally have the tools they need for fast and accurate experimentation. Once successful designs are developed, packaged, and tested, the pressure will be on to learn to make them in quantity at low cost. The competitive pressures will be fierce, because advanced molecular electronics will be orders of magnitude better than today's integrated circuits, ultimately enabling the construction of computers with trillionfold greater capability.
At the opposite extreme from molecular electronicscomplex and at first worth billions of dollars per gramare structural materials: worth only dollars per kilogram in most applications, but much simpler in structure. Once molecular manufacturing becomes inexpensive, structural materials will be important products.
These materials play a central role in almost everything around us, from cars and aircraft to furniture and houses. All of these objects get their size, shape, and strength from a structural skeleton of some sort. This makes structural materials a natural place to begin in understanding how nanotechnology can improve products.
Cars today are mostly made of steel, aircraft of aluminum, and buildings and furniture largely of steel and wood. These materials have a certain "strength-to-weight ratio" (more properly, a strength-to-density ratio). To make cars stronger, they'd have to be heavier; to make them lighter, they'd have to be weaker. Clever design can change this relationship a little, but to change it a lot requires a change of materials.
Making something heavy is easy: just leave a hollow space, then fill it with water, sand, or lead shot. Making something light and strong is harder, but often important. Automakers try to make cars lightweight, aircraft manufacturers try harder, and with spacecraft manufacturers it is an obsession. Reducing mass saves materials and energy.
The strongest materials in use today are mostly made of carbon. Kevlar, used in racing sails and bulletproof vests, is made of carbon-rich molecular fibers. Expensive graphite composites, used in tennis rackets and jet aircraft, are made using pure-carbon fibers. Perfect fibers of carbonboth graphite and diamondwould be even better, but can't be made with today's technology. Once molecular manufacturing gets rolling, though, such materials will be commonplace and inexpensive.
What will these materials be like? To picture them, a good place to start is wood. The structure of wood can vary from extremely light and porous, like balsa wood, to denser structures like oak. Wood is made by molecular machinery in plants from carbon-rich polymers, mostly cellulose. Molecular manufacturing will be able to make materials like these, but with a strength-to-weight ratio about a hundred times that of mediocre steel, and tens of times better than the best steel. Instead of being made of cellulose, these materials will be made of carbon in forms like diamond.
Diamond is emphasized here not because it is shiny and expensive, but because it is strong and potentially cheap. Diamond is just carbon with properly arranged atoms. Companies are already learning to make it from natural gas at low pressure. Molecular manufacturing will be able to make complex objects of the stuff, built lighter than balsa wood but stronger than steel.
Better structural materials will make aircraft lighter, stronger, and more efficient, but will have the greatest effect on spacecraft. Today, spacecraft can barely reach orbit with both a safety margin and a cargo. To get there at all, they have to drop off parts like boosters and tanks along the way, shedding weight. With strong materials, this will change: as in the space-travel-for-business scenario in Chapter 1, spacecraft will become more like aircraft are today. They will be rugged and reliable, and strong enough and light enough to reach space in one piece.
In some areas of high technologyspaceflight has been a notorious exampleit takes years, even decades, to try a new idea. This makes progress slow to a crawl. In other areassoftware has been a shining examplenew ideas can be tested in minutes or hours. Since the Space Shuttle design was frozen, personal computer software has come into existence and gone through several generations of commercial development, each with many cycles of building and testing.
Even in the days of the first operational molecular manipulators, experimentation is likely to be reasonably fast. Individual chemical steps can take seconds or less. Complex molecular objects could be built in a matter of hours. This will let new ideas be put into practice almost as fast as they can be designed.
Later assemblers will be even faster. At a millionth of a second per step, they will approach the speed of computers. And, as nanotechnology matures, experimenters will have more and more molecular instruments available to help them find out whether their devices work or not. Fast construction and fast testing will encourage fast progress.
At this point, the cost of materials and equipment for experiments will be trivial. No one today can afford to build Moon rockets on a hobby budget, but they can afford to build software, and many useful programs have been the result. There is no economic reason why nanomachines couldn't eventually be built with a hobby-size budget, though there are reasonsto be discussed in later chaptersfor wanting to place limits on what can be built.
Finally, established technologies are always pushing up against some limit; the easy opportunities have generally been exploited. In many fields, the limits are those of the properties of the materials used and the cost and precision of manufacturing. This is true for computers, for spacecraft, for cars, blenders, and shoes. For software, the limits are those of computer capacity and of sheer complexity (which is to say, of human intelligence). After molecular manufacturing develops certain basic abilities, a whole set of limits will fall, and a whole range of developments will become possible. Limits set by materials properties, and by the cost and precision of manufacturing, will be pushed way back. Competition, easy opportunities, and fast, low-cost experimentation should combine to yield an explosion of new products.
This does not mean immediately, and it does not apply to all imaginable nanotechnologies. Some technologies are imaginable and clearly feasible, yet dauntingly complex. Still, the above considerations suggest that a wide range of advances could happen at a brisk pace. The main bottleneck might seem to be a shortage of knowledgeable designershardly anyone knows both chemistry and mechanical designbut improving computer simulations will help. These simulations will let engineers tinker with molecular-machinery designs, absorbing knowledge of chemical rules without learning chemistry in the usual sense.
Making familiar products from improved materials will increase their safety, performance, and usefulness. It will also present the simplest engineering task. A greater change, though, will result from unfamiliar products made possible by new manufacturing methods. In talking about unfamiliar products, a hard-to-answer question arises: What will people want?
Products are typically made because their recipients want them. In our discussions here, if we describe something that people won't want, then it probably won't get built, and if it does get built, it will soon disappear. (The exceptionsfraud, coercion, persistent mistakesare important, but in other contexts.) To anchor our discussion, it makes sense to look not at totally new products, but instead at new features for old products, or new ways to provide old services. This approach won't cover more than a fraction of what is possible, but will start from something sensible and provide a springboard for the imagination.
As usual, we are describing possibilities, not making predictions. The possibilities focused on here arise from more complex applications of molecular manufacturingnanotechnological products that contain nanomachines when they are finished. Earlier, we discussed strong materials. Now, we discuss some smart materials.
The goal of making materials and objects smart isn't new: researchers are already struggling to build structures that can sense internal and environmental conditions and adapt themselves appropriately. There is even a Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. By using materials that can adapt their shapes, sometimes hooked up to sensors and computers, engineers are starting to make objects they call "smart." These are the early ancestors of the smart materials that molecular manufacturing will make possible.
Today, we are used to having machines with a few visible moving parts. In cars, the wheels go around, the windshield wipers go back and forth, the antenna may go up and down, the seat belts, mirrors, and steering wheel may be motor-driven. Electric motors are fairly small, fairly inexpensive, and fairly reliable, so they are fairly common. The result is machines that are fairly smart and flexible, in a clumsy, expensive way.
In the Desert Rose scenario, we saw "tents" being assembled from trillions of submicroscopically small parts, including motors, computers, fibers, and struts. To the naked eye, materials made from these parts could seem as smooth and uniform as a piece of plastic, or as richly textured as wood or clothit is all a matter of the arrangement and appearance of the submicroscopic parts. These motors and other parts cost less than a trillionth of a dollar apiece. They can be quite reliable, and good design can make systems work smoothly even if 10 percent of a trillion motors burn out. Likewise for motor-controlling computers and the rest. The resulting machines can be very smart and flexible, compared to those of today, and inexpensive, too.
When materials can be full of motors and controllers, whole chunks of material can be made flexible and controllable. The applications should be broad.
Surfaces surround us, and human-made surfaceswalls, roofs, and pavementcover huge areas that matter to people. How can smart materials make a difference here?
The revolution in technology has come and gone, and you want to repaint your walls. Breathing toxic solvents and polluting water by washing brushes have passed into history, because paint has been replaced with smarter stuff. The mid-twentieth century had seen considerable progress in paints, especially the development of liquids that weren't quite liquidthey would spread with a brush, but didn't (stupidly) run and drip under their own weight. This was an improvement, but the new material, "paperpaint," is even more cooperative.
Paperpaint comes in a box with a special trowel and pen. The paperpaint itself is a dry block that feels a lot like a block of wood. Following the instructions, you use the pen to draw a line around the edge of the area you want to paint, putting an X in the middle to show where you want the paint to go on; the line is made of nontoxic disappearing ink, so you can slop it around without staining anything. Using the trowel, you slice off a hunk of paperpaintwhich is easy, because it parts like soft butter to the trowel, even though it behaves like a solid to everything else. Very high IQ stuff, that.
Next, you press the hunk against the X and start smoothing it out with the trowel. Each stroke spreads a wide swath of paperpaint, much wider than the trowel, but always staying within the inked line. A few swipes spreads it precisely to the edges, whereupon it smooths out into a uniform layer. Why doesn't it just spread itself? Experience showed that customers didn't mind the effort of making a few swipes and preferred the added control.
The paperpaint consists of a huge number of nanomachines with little wheels for rolling over one another and little sticky pads for clinging to surfaces. Each has a simple, stupid computer on board. Each can signal its neighbors. The whole mass of them clings together like an ordinary solid, but they can slip and slide in a controlled way when signaled. When you smooth the trowel over them, this contact tells them to get moving and spread out. When they hit the line, this tells them to stop. If they don't hit a line, they go a few handbreadths, then stop anyway until you trowel them again. When they encounter a line on all sides, word gets around, and they jostle around to form a smooth, uniform layer. Any that get scraped off are just so much loose dust, but they stick together quite well.
This paint-stuff doesn't get anything wet, doesn't stain, and clings to surfaces just tightly enough to keep it from peeling off accidentally. If some experimentally minded child starts digging with a stick, makes a tear, and peels some off, it can be smoothed back again and will rejoin as good as new. The child may eat a piece, but careful regulation and testing has ensured that this is no worse than eating plain paper, and safer than eating a colorful Sunday newspaper page.
Many refinements are possible. Swipes and pats of the trowel could make areas thicken or thin, or bridge small holes (no more Spackling!). With sufficiently smart paperpaint, and some way to indicate what it should do, you can have your choice of textures. Any good design will be washable, and a better design would shed dirt automatically using microscopic brushes.
Removal, of course, is easy: either you rip and peel (no scraping needed), or find that trowel, set the dial on the handle to "strip," and poke the surface a few times. Either way, you end up with a lump ready to pitch into the recycling bin and the same old wall you started with, bared to sight again.
Perhaps no product will ever be made exactly like the smart paint just described. It would be disappointing if something better couldn't be made by the time smart paint is technologically possible. Still, paperpaint gives a feel for some of the features to expect in the new smart products, features such as increased flexibility and better control. Without loading yet more capability into our paint (though there is no reason why one couldn't), let's take a look at some other smart properties one might want in a surface.
External walls, roofs, and paving surfaces are exposed to sunlight, and sunlight carries energy. A proven ability of molecular machinery is the conversion of sunlight to stored energy: plants do it every day. Even now, we can make solar cells that convert sunlight into electricity at efficiencies of 30 percent or so. Molecular manufacturing could not only make solar cells much cheaper, but could also make them tiny enough to be incorporated into the mobile building blocks of a smart paint.
To be efficient, this paint would have to be darkthat is, would have to absorb a lot of light. Black would be best, but even light colors could generate some power, and efficiency isn't everything. Once the paint was applied, its building blocks would plug together to pool their electrical power and deliver it through some standard plug. A thicker, tougher form of this sort of material could be used to resurface pavement, generate power, and transmit it over large distances. Since smart solar-cell pavement could be designed for improved traction and a similar roofing material could be designed for amazing leak-resistance, the stuff should be popular.
On a sunny day, an area just a few paces on a side would generate a kilowatt of electrical power. With good batteries (and enough repaved roads and solar-cell roofing), present demands for electrical power could be met with no coal burning, no oil imports, no nuclear power, no hydroelectric dams, and no land taken over for solar power generation plants.
The glow of fireflies and deep sea fish shows that molecular devices can convert stored chemical energy into light. All sorts of common devices show that electricity can be converted to light. With molecular manufacturing, this conversion can be done in thin films, with control over the brightness and color of each microscopic spot. This could be used for diffuse lightingceiling paperpaint that glows. With more elaborate control, this would yield the marvel (horror?) of video wallpaper.
With today's technology, we are used to displays that glow. With molecular manufacturing, it will be equally easy to make displays that just change color, like a printed page with mobile ink. Chameleons and flatfish change color by moving colored particles around, and nanomachines could do likewise. On a more molecular level, they could use tunable dyes. Live lobsters are a dark grayish green, but when cooked turn bright red. Much of this change results from the "retuning" of a dye molecule that is bound in a protein in the live lobster but released by heat. This basically mechanical change alters its color; the same principle can be used in nanomachines, but reversibly.
How a surface appears depends on how it reflects or emits light. Nanomachines and nanoelectronics will be able to control this within wide limits. They will be able to do likewise for sound, by controlling how a surface moves. In a stereo system, a speaker is a movable surface, and nanomachines are great for making things move as desired. Making a surface emit high-quality sound will be easy. Almost as easy will be surfaces that actively flex to absorb sound, so that the barking dog across the street seems to fade away.
Looking further at the human environment we find a lot of cloth and related materials, such as carpeting and shoes. The textile industry was at the cutting edge of the first industrial revolution, and the next industrial revolution will have its effects on textiles.
With nanotechnology, even the finest textile fibers could have sensors, computers, and motors in their core at little extra cost. Fabrics could include sensors able to detect light, heat, pressure, moisture, stress, and wear, networks of simple computers to integrate this data, and motors and other nanomechanisms to respond to it. Ordinary, everyday things like fabric and padding could be made responsive to a person's needschanging shape, color, texture, fit, and so forthwith the weather and a person's posture or situation. This process could be slow, or it could be fast enough to respond to a gesture. One result would be genuine one-size-fits-all clothing (give or take child sizes), perfectly tailored off the rack, warm in winter, cool and dry in summer; in short, nanotechnology could provide what advertisers have only promised. Even bogus advertising gives a clue to human desires.
Throughout history, the human race has pursued the quest for comfortable shoes. With fully adjustable materials, the seemingly impossible goal of having shoes that both look good and feel good should finally be achieved. Shoes could keep your feet dry, and warm except in the Arctic, cool except in the tropics, and as comfortable as they can be with a person stepping on them.
Adaptive structures will be useful in furniture. Today, we have furniture that adapts to the human body, but it does so in an awkward and incomplete manner. It adapts because people grab cushions and move them around. Or a chair adapts because it is a hinged contraption that grudgingly bends and extends in a few places to suit a small range of preferred positions. Occasionally, one sees furniture that allegedly gives a massage, but in fact only vibrates.
These limitations are consequences of the expense, bulkiness, clumsiness, and unreliability of such things as moving parts, motors, sensors, and computers today. With molecular manufacturing, it will be easy to make furniture from smart materials that can adapt to an individual human body, and to a person's changing position, to consistently give comfortable support. Smart cushions could also do a better job of responding to hints in the form of pats, tugs, and punches. As for massagea piece of furniture, no matter how advanced, is not the same as a masseuse. Still, a typical massage setting on a smart chair would not mean today's "vibrate medium vigorously," but something closer to "five minutes of shiatsu."
This tour through of the potential of smart matter has shown how we could get walls that look and sound as we wish, clothing, shoes, and furniture of greater comfort, and clean solar power. As one might expect, this just scratches the surface.
If you care to think of further applications, here are some ground rules: Components made by molecular manufacturing can be many tens of times stronger than steel, but materials made by plugging many components together will be weaker. For these, strengths in the range of cotton candy to steel seem achievable. The components will be sensitive to heat, and at high temperatures they will break down or burn. Many materials will be able to survive the temperature of boiling water, but only specialized designs would be oven-safe. Color, texture, and (usually) sound should be controllable. Surfaces can be smooth and tightly sealed (this takes some cleverness). Motions can be fairly fast. Power has to come from somewhere; good sources include electricity, stored chemical energy, and light. If nanomachines or smart materials are dunked in liquids, chemical energy can come from dissolved molecules; if they are in the open, energy can come from light; if they are sitting in one place, they can be plugged into a socket; if they are moving around in the dark, they can run on batteries for a while, then run down and quit. Within these limits, much can be accomplished.
"Smart" is a relative term. Unless you want to assume that people learn a lot more about intelligence and programming, it is best to assume that these materials will follow simple rules, like those followed by parts of drawings on computer screens. In these drawings, a picture of a rectangle can be commanded to sprout handles at its corners; pulling a handle stretches or shrinks the rectangle without distorting its right-angle corners. An object made of smart matter could do likewise in the real world: a box could be stretched to a different size, then made rigid again; a door in a smart-material wall could have its position unlocked, its frame moved a pace to the left, and then be returned to normal use.
There seems little reason to make bits of smart matter independent, self-replicating, or toxic. With care, smart matter should be safer than what it replaces because it will be better controlled. Spray paint gets all over things and contains noxious solvents; the paperpaint described above doesn't. This will be a characteristic difference, if we exercise our usual vigilance to encourage the production of things that are safe and environmentally sound.
It may be fun to discuss wondrous new products, but they won't make much difference in the world if they are too expensive. Besides, many people today don't have decent food, clothes, and a roof over their heads, to say nothing of fancy "nanostuff."
Costs matter. There is more to life than material goods, but without material goods life is miserable and narrow. If goods are expensive, people strive for them; if goods are abundant, people can turn their attention elsewhere. Some of us like to think that we are above a concern for material goods, but this seems more common in the wealthy countries. Lowering manufacturing costs is a mundane concern, but so are feeding people, housing them, and building sewage systems to keep them from dying of cholera and hepatitis. For all these reasons, finding ways to bring down production costs is a worthy goal.
For the poor, for the environment, and for the freeing of human potential, costs matter deeply. Let's take a closer look at the costs of molecular manufacturing.
Can falling costs be realistic?
Inflation produces the illusion that costs rise, when the real story is that the value of money is falling. In the short term, real costs usually don't change very quickly, and this can produce the illusion that costs are stable facts of nature, like the law of gravity or the laws of thermodynamics.
In the real world, though, most costs have been falling by a crucial measure: the amount of human labor needed to make things. People can afford more and more, because their labor, supplemented by machines, can produce more and more. This change is dramatic measured on a scale of centuries, and equally dramatic across the gulf between Third World and developed countries. The rise from Third World to First World standards of living has raised income (dropped the cost of labor time) by more than a factor of ten. What can molecular manufacturing do?
Some costs apply to a kind of product, regardless of how many copies of it are made: these include design costs, technology licensing costs, regulatory approval costs, and the like. Other costs apply to each unit of a product: these include the costs of labor, energy, raw materials, production equipment, production sites, insurance, and waste disposal. The per-kind costs can become very low if production runs are large. If these costs stay high, it will be because people prefer new products for their new benefits, despite the costhardly cause for complaint.
The more basic and easier to analyze costs are per-unit costs. A picture to keep in mind here is of Desert Rose Industries, where molecular machinery does most of the work, and where products are made from parts that are ultimately made from simple chemical substances. Let's consider some cost components.
Energy: Manufacturing at the molecular scale need not use a lot of energy. Plants build billions of tons of highly patterned material every year using available solar energy. Molecular manufacturing can be efficient, in the sense that the energy needed to build a block of product should be comparable to the energy released in burning an equivalent mass of wood or coal. If this energy were supplied as electricity at today's costs, the energy cost of manufacturing would be something like a dollar per kilogram. We'll return to the cost of energy later.
Raw Materials: Molecular manufacturing won't need exotic materials as inputs. Plain bulk chemicals will suffice, and this means materials no more exotic than the fuels and feedstocks that are, for now, derived from petroleum and biomassgasoline, methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen. These typically cost tens of cents per kilogram. If bizarre compounds are used, they can be made internally. Rare elements could be avoided, but might be useful in trace amounts. The total quantity of raw materials consumed will be smaller than in conventional manufacturing processes because less will be wasted.
Capital Equipment and Maintenance: As we saw in the Desert Rose scenario, molecular manufacturing can be used to build all of the equipment needed for molecular manufacturing. It seems that this equipmenteverything from large vats to submicroscopic special-purpose assemblerscan be reasonably durable, lasting for months or years before being recycled and replaced. If the equipment were to cost dollars per kilogram, and produce many thousands of kilograms of product in its life, the cost of the equipment would add little to the cost of the product.
Waste Disposal: Today's manufacturing waste is dumped into the air, water, and landfills. There need be no such waste with molecular manufacturing. Excess materials of the kind now spewed into the environment could instead be completely recycled internally, or could emerge from the manufacturing process in pure form, ready for use in some other process. In an advanced process, the only wastes would be leftover atoms resulting from a bad mix of raw materials. Most of these leftover atoms would be ordinary minerals and simple gases like oxygen, the main "waste" from the molecular machinery of plants. Molecular manufacturing produces no new elementsif arsenic comes out, arsenic must have gone in, and the process isn't to blame for its existence. Any intrinsically toxic materials of this sort can at least be put in the safest form we can devise for disposal. One option would be to chemically bond it into a stable mineral and put it back where it came from.
Labor: Once a plant is operating, it should require little human labor (what people do with their time will change, unless factories are kept running as bizarre hobbies). Desert Rose Industries was run by two people, yet was described as producing large quantities of varied goods. The basic molecular-scale operations of manufacturing have to be automated, since they are too small for people to work on. The other operations are fairly simple and can be aided by equipment for handling materials and information.
Space: Even a manufacturing plant based on nanotechnology takes up room. It would, however, be more compact than familiar manufacturing plants, and could be built in some out-of-the-way place with inexpensive land. These costs should be small by today's standards.
Insurance: This cost will depend on the state of the law, but some comparisons can be made. Improved sensors and alarms could be made integral parts of products; these should lower fire and theft premiums. Product liability costs should be reduced by safer, more reliable products (we'll discuss the question of product safety further in Chapter 12). Employee injury rates will be reduced by having less labor input. Still, the legal system in the United States has shown a disturbing tendency to block every new risk, however small, even when this forces people to keep suffering old risks, which are sometimes huge. (The supply of lifesaving vaccines has been threatened in just this way.) When this happens, we kill anonymous people in the name of safety. If this behavior raises insurance premiums in a perverse way, it could discourage a shift to safer manufacturing technologies. Since such costs can grow or shrink independent of the real world of engineering and human welfare, they are beyond our ability to estimate.
Sales, Distribution, Training . . .: These costs will depend on the product: Is it as common as potatoes, and as simple to use? Or is it rare and complex, so that determining what you need, where to get it, and how to use it are the main problems? These service costs are real but can be distinguished from costs of the thing itself.
To summarize, molecular manufacturing should eventually lead to lower costs. The initial expense of developing the technology and specific products will be substantial, but the cost of production can be low. Energy costs (at present prices) and materials costs (ditto) would be significant, but not enormous. They were quoted on a per-kilogram basis, but nanotechnological products, being made of superior materials, will often weigh only a fraction of what familiar products do. (Ballast, were it needed, will be dirt-cheap.) Equipment costs, land costs, waste-disposal costs, and labor costs can be low by the very nature of the technology.
Costs of design, regulation, and insurance will depend strongly on human tastes and are beyond predicting. Basic products, like clothing and housing, can become inexpensive unless we do something to keep them costly. As the cost of improved safety falls, there will be less reason to accept unsafe products. Molecular manufacturing uses processes as controlled and efficient as the molecular processes in plants. Its products could be as inexpensive as potatoes. This may sound to good to be true (and there are downsides, as we'll discuss), but why shouldn't it be true? Shouldn't we expect large changes to come with the replacement of modern technology?
The above estimate made a conservative assumption about future costs: that energy and materials will cost then what they do now, before molecular manufacturing has become available. They won't, because lower costs lead to lower costs.
Let's say that making one kilogram of product by molecular manufacturing requires one dollar for a kilogram of raw materials and four dollars for a generous forty kilowatt-hours of energy. These are typical present-day prices for materials and electrical energy. Assume, for the moment, that other costs are small. One of the resulting five-dollar-per-kilogram products can be solar cell paint suitable for applying to paved roads. A layer of paint a few millionths of a meter thick would cost about five cents per square meter to produce, and would generate enough energy to make another square meter of paint in less than a week, even allowing for nighttime and moderate cloud cover. The so-called energy payback time would thus be short.
Let's assume that this smart paint costs as much to spread and hook up as it does to make, and that we demand that it pay for itself in a single month, so we charge ten cents per square meter per month. At that rate, the cost of solar energy from resurfaced roads would be roughly $0.004 per kilowatt hourless than a twentieth the energy cost assumed in the initial production-cost estimate. By itself, this makes the cost of production fall to a fraction of what it was before. Most of that remaining fraction consists of the cost of materials.
But the products of nanotechnology will mostly be made of carbon (if present expectations are any guide), and carbon dioxide is too abundant in the atmosphere these days. With energy so cheap, the atmosphere can be used as source of carbon (and of hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen). The price of carbon would be a few cents per kilogramroughly a twentieth the original price assumed for raw materials.
The above scenario is simple, but it seems realistic in its basic outlines: lower costs can lead to lower costs. How far this process can go is hard to estimate precisely, but it could go far indeed.
Power Too Cheap To Meter?
This argument will remind some readers of an old claimthat nuclear energy would lead to "power too cheap to meter." This assertion, attributed to the early nuclear era, has passed into folklore as a warning to be skeptical of technologists promising free goodies. Does the warning apply here?
Anyone claiming that something is free doesn't really understand economics. Using something always has a cost equal to the most valuable alternative use for the thing. Choosing one alternative sacrifices another, and that sacrifice is the cost. As economist Phillip K. Salin says, "There's no such thing as a free opportunity," since opportunities always cost (at least) time and attention. Nanotechnology will not mean free goodies.
But, one might argue, nuclear power hasn't even been inexpensive. If technologists could be so wrong back then, why believe a similar argument today? We are happy to report that the arguments aren't similar: any argument for "nuclear power too cheap to meter" had to be absurd even given the knowledge at the time, and our argument isn't.
Nuclear reactors boil water to make steam to turn turbines to turn generators to drive electrical power through power lines to transformers to local power lines to houses, factories, and so forth. The wildest optimist could never have claimed that nuclear power was a free source of anything more than heat, and a realist would have added in the cost of the reactor equipment, fuel, waste disposal, hazards, and the rest. Even our wild optimist would have had to include the cost of building the boiler, the turbines, the generators, the power lines, and the transformers, and the cost of maintenance on all these. These costs were known to be a major part of the cost of power, so free heat wouldn't have meant free power. Thus, the claim was absurd the day it was madenot merely in hindsight.
In the early 1960s, Alvin Weinberg, head of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was a strong advocate of nuclear power, and argued that it would provide "cheap energy." He was optimistic, but did his sums. First, he assumed that nuclear-power plants could be built a little more cheaply than coal-fired power plants of the same size. Then he assumed that the cost of fuel, waste disposal, operations, and maintenance for nuclear plants would be not much more than the cost of operations and maintenance alone for coal plants. Then he assumed that they might last for more than thirty years. Finally, he assumed that they would be publicly operated, tax free at low interest (which merely moves costs elsewhere) and that after thirty years the cost of the equipment would be written off (which is an accounting fiction). With all of that, he derived a power cost that "might be" as low as one half the cost of the cheapest coal-fired plant he mentions. He was clearly an optimist, but he didn't come close to arguing for power too cheap to meter.
People have cried "Wolf!" before about new technologies leading to overwhelming abundance. It was said of nuclear power, and of steam power before it, and perhaps of water wheels, the horse, the plough, and the chipped rock. Molecular manufacturing is different because it is a new way to make almost anything, including more of the equipment needed to do the manufacturing. There has never been anything quite like this before.
The basic argument for low cost production is this: Molecular manufacturing will be able to make almost anything with little labor, land, or maintenance, with high productivity, and with modest requirements for materials and energy. Its products will themselves be extremely productive, as energy producers, as materials collectors, and as manufacturing equipment. There has never been a technology with this combination of characteristics, so historical analogies must be used with care. Perhaps the best analogy is this: Molecular manufacturing will do for matter processing what the computer has done for information processing.
There will always be limiting costs, because resourceswhether energy, matter, or design skillalways have some alternative use. Costs will not fall to zero, but it seems that they could fall very low indeed.
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Medium red clover is a popular legume crop grown for forage, cover cropping, and wildlife food plot plantings. This species is grown as short-lived perennial (3-5 years) in the north and as a winter annual in the south. Medium red clover is sometimes referred to as a multi-cut clover because it can be cut once in its seeding year and twice in the following years due to its quick regrowth. As a cover crop, it produces a moderate amount of nitrogen, helps suppress weeds, and is considered a good soil builder. With its lower seed costs, easier establishment, and greater adaptability than alfalfa, it is commonly used in pastures and hay production across the United States. Medium red clover can also be planted as an insectary crop to attract pollinators of all kinds.
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The most basic goal of the ASK app is to connect visitors to works of art in the museum. Although the conduit for this connection will be a piece of technology, its authors will be people not unlike the ones who already give tours and interact with visitors in the galleries today. The difference, of course, is that unlike a traditional museum educator who provides information of her choosing about a group of preselected objects or, at the very least, speaks with visitors about a predetermined area of the collection, the people behind the ASK app will be expected to answer visitor initiated questions about objects from any part of the collection. This is an intimidating task for even the most experienced museum professional or art historian!
Luckily, there are some additional differences between the traditional museum education experience and the ASK app. For one thing, the person answering a visitor’s question is not in direct view. So while a gallery lecturer thumbing through notes might be a bit distracting, our audience engagement team members will be free to look things up. In addition, the medium of text message has a built-in expectation of moderate response delay (asynchronous communication). Thus, our team members will have a few minutes to find the answer to an unfamiliar or tricky question. Knowing these basic challenges, benefits, and constraints, it was always clear to Shelley and Sara that in addition to the dashboard, which connects our audience engagement team to incoming visitor questions, they also needed a tool that would allow the team to access in-depth and reliable information about objects in the collection very quickly—they needed a wiki! My job, as Curatorial Liaison, is to help give this ASK wiki form in consultation with curators and Monica Marino, our Audience Engagement Team Lead.
Searchability: As a digital resource, a wiki is easily accessible and searchable. This is important because, when responding to questions on the dashboard, our team won’t have time to thumb through books or read entire essays to find the answers to object specific questions.
Content integration: We are sourcing content from a variety of vetted sources—including collection and exhibition catalogues, museum education training materials, and scholarly articles—to create a single trusted reference tool.
Multiple kinds of content: We can gather and store comparative images, x-rays, videos and the like—dynamic content which we can then quickly and easily share with visitors via text as our conversations progress.
Consistent organization of information: We are creating detailed object page templates with sections devoted to things like materials, iconography, cultural context, related historical events, style, artist information, and provenance. Thus, our team with know immediately where in a page to look for particular kinds of information.
Multiple authors: The daunting task of creating and updating content (which we hope will eventually encompass every object on view) can be spread between the entire team. Monica and I will also maintain administrative roles, vetting content either by approving edits or reverting to previous versions of pages. Curatorial staff will also have administrative accounts so that they can easily review content in their collection areas.
In choosing a specific wiki platform, Monica and I quickly realized that our most important criteria was usability. On Thursday, February 5, we participated in our first round of user testing and the experience was eye-opening. Chief Curator Kevin Stayon, Monica, and I manning the dashboard while a few dozen visitors explored the American Identities galleries.The rate at which questions came in could be so high that responding to questions in anything resembling a timely manner was extremely challenging. This was especially the case with unfamiliar questions that required some “googling” and the inevitable selection of trustworthy sources. A clean, intuitive interface, free of any extraneous text, branding or links was thus absolutely key, as was a clear automatically generated table of contents. We also knew we needed the ability to easily embed, reposition, and caption images; to upload PDFs and other files; and to automatically insert content from other parts of the wiki so that oft-repeated information (like artist biographies or religious practices) only needed to be updated once.
A wiki will supplement the dashboard to help answer visitor questions. A clean, intuitive platform was needed that we can later fully integrate into the ASK dashboard.
We looked at and tested several different platforms that we found through an online tool called WikiMatrix. Our first selection was Wikispaces, a beautifully designed wiki hosting service largely geared for classroom and higher education use. When we brought our choice to the technology team, however, we learned that they had some additional criteria we hadn’t originally anticipated. Initially, we had all understood the wiki’s function as an internal reference tool for the audience engagement team and thus largely distinct from the dashboard. Yet the user testing that had lead Monica and I to focus more on usability had also sparked discussion about possible additional applications for the ASK wiki in the future. For example, wouldn’t it be great if, one day, the wiki could be linked to the dashboard directly? That is, if an object detail in the dashboard (whose information is imported directly from the collection online) could also automatically show existing ASK wiki content on that object, or even a link to it, that would be much faster than having to search for an object in the wiki by copying and pasting an object ID. This type of functionality would require a good API (application programming interface) in order to link the two pieces of software by tagging pages with object IDs. Wikispaces, we learned, does not have a comprehensive API for this purpose and that would limit what we could bring into the dashboard at a later date. So it was back to the virtual drawing board. After testing two more wiki platforms suggested by David Huerta, our Lead Developer, we settled on Confluence, a team collaboration software mainly used in corporate environments. As a comprehensive project management application designed for purposes rather different from ours, it has numerous features beyond our immediate needs. We will resist temptation and ignore (and, where possible, deactivate) these additional tools, using only their wiki functionality.
Digitizing object based information about the museum’s collection has a lot of potential for future use across our institution. Our current objective is thus to keep the wiki-building process simple by using an existing wiki platform but also flexible by meeting certain technical requirements that will ensure integration at a later date.
Marina Kliger is the former Curatorial Liaison for the Bloomberg Connects initiative. She worked closely with curatorial and other departments to create and vet the knowledge base which the audience engagement team will use to answer visitor questions through the ASK app. She is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Fine Arts, where she is writing a dissertation about troubadour painting in early nineteenth-century France, and holds an MA in Art History from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Before returning to graduate school in New York, she worked as a research associate at the Art Institute of Chicago—though she first came to museum work through a background in gallery teaching.
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Life hits hard. Death rips away what’s false, and all I can see is clear light. When someone dies, there’s a flash. I realize—again— that only love matters. I gasp as if lightning had sizzled and lit the night.
I remember being young, walking up the stairs of a red brick church with Mom and Dad. The parents of the dead teenager stand next to her coffin, hugging people, talking. Their eyes shine so that it hurts to look. It’s not the tears. It’s the flash, the clear love, that stuns me.
Her death was foolish. Who would sit on a light boat as it was being towed on a trailer? It was nothing, just a second. One bump.
The brilliance in the eyes of this mother and father blinds me. I look away because I’m young. I can’t look because it finds every crack in me.
When I was young I hadn’t learned that love itself is bigger than happy or tragic, good or bad. It’s bigger than any label or word. It’s everything, like the sky beyond the clouds. It’s awareness itself, love calling to love, God outside of time.
Daily life and thoughts hide the sky, even though we yearn to see it. We want hope, but we don’t know how to find it.
Death’s work is so strange. It tears us open. It rips the clouds away so that the sky beyond, the awareness that is love, is just obvious. Undeniable. The flash, the vision of love, shocks us so completely that, even in our childishness and our denial, we fall to our knees.
When I was young, I didn’t know that being on my knees—knowing that I love and am loved—is the whole reason for life. It doesn’t matter if I’m on my knees to button someone’s coat or kneeling at a funeral.
I wish I could say that meditating taught me this, but it didn’t. Pain, loss and despair taught me, and they were harsh about it.
What meditation taught me was that what I thought was flashing off and on—the love, the light, forever, peace, kindness—shines as a beacon, steady, never flashing, never dimming. In silence as I meditated, I learned to sense the deeper reality that is God. I learned how to see the sky that the clouds hide.
Now, as an old woman, I’m always searching for those flashes, the moments when God is undeniable, when only love exists. Each one is priceless. I gather each one close and roll it in my fingers because I know this is the only thing that matters.
What I know now is that in love, there is no time at all. There is no before and after. At this funeral, the brilliance in the parents’ eyes is the exact same instant as when they danced in the living room with that baby girl, when they combed out her snarls and braided her hair, when they daubed baking soda on her chicken pox, when they taught her to parallel park.
Victor Hugo said, “To love another person is to see the face of God.” Yes, it’s a cliché. But above the sentiment is the open sky itself. No storm can touch it.
And so I gather my flashes and smile. This is my life. I look into your eyes, and it’s your life too. You reach for me.
It’s the movement between us that is sacred. It’s our dance, the flash of light on faces, the light of one kind glance, the shape of hands touching that is the divine spark.
I stay on my knees now, knowing there are flashes all around me. This is my holy place. This is how I worship. I gaze into the flashes and never look away.
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The Multicultural Club of Washington State University Tri-Cities will present a special screening of Inlaws & Outlaws on Thursday, October 21st, at 6 pm.
The screening will be presented on the campus in Richland, Washington and is free and open to the community. Refreshments will also be served.
How: Free and open to all.
"WSU Tri-Cities Multicultural Club's goal is to enhance the University experience for all students as well as impact the cultural environment for the entire campus community at WSU, Tri-Cities, by promoting ethnic and multicultural awareness and diversity. This screening is just one way the club is bringing awareness to our campus and our community."
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An insurance inspector's chance encounter with Father Christmas, late one Christmas Eve.
The countdown to Christmas is well under way so it must be time for another seasonally-themed blog from the archive!
I thought as the festive season approached that I would try to write a seasonal blog. I made a fruitless search for material relating to Christmas crackers and puddings and then came across some programmes and photographs relating to various staff plays and a blog loosely connected by the theme of pantomimes was born.
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NatureÕs Expression frequently offers sardonyx spheres that are small to medium in size. The most commonly stocked sizes of spheres are 40 - 50 mm. If you are looking for something specific, please let us know so we can help you to realize your goal.
Onyx is a variety of chalcedony or microcrystalline quartz which is formed in the gas cavities of lava. Generally, most onyx has a parallel banding structure (as opposed to agate which is more irregular). Sardonyx is a variant of onyx in which the coloured bands are sard (shades of red).
As a healing stone, sardonyx is called the stone of the senses, improving sensory perception and strengthening immune system. The stone encourages one to be more adventurous, fearless, and willing to take on challenges.
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I wasn’t sure what to call it. But it’s a series of rolls and tucks using hair combs and bobby pins. I did this to go to a wedding a few weeks back. There’s no tutorial though. I only decided to take pictures whilst i was there.
It was really sunny so the pics came out a bit bright. The parting on the side wasn’t that neat but overall i was pleased with how it came out. It took me seconds to do. Hope you like it!!!
I love the vintage look and you have captured it to a TEEE!!!!!!!!!!
beautiful hair. this blog has GREAT info. so glad I found it.
I wore a modified version of this (because my hair isn’t as long as yours) to a wedding yesterday and I really liked it. So wish you had done a tutorial though! Had to do a lot of guesswork!
I just might do a tutorial now that you’ve mentioned it!
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When you use the Pen and Highlighter tools to annotate, you are provided with an option to save those annotations when you exit Slide Show view. If you do opt to save them, then you will actually open doors to new capabilities that will allow you to edit these annotations. In fact, you can also change these annotations to shapes and work more with them!
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What is Turcite ® (Lubring)?
Turcite ® is PTFE impregnated with fillers and additives that serve to enhance the wear properties of the material. It is used, most often in a sheet form, in thicknesses ranging from 0.5mm (0.02”) to 4mm (0.16”), although in some applications, it is also used as a bush and in more rare applications it is used as a thick plate.
Being based on PTFE, turcite cannot be extruded like a normal plastic sheet and instead needs to be “skived” – the process most commonly used to make thin PTFE sheets. Also, the material will not easily adhere to other surfaces – another feature resulting from its PTFE base. Therefore a chemical etching is required on one surface of the material, so the sheet can be bonded to other articles. The metal surface is wear resistant because of the epoxy part used in it.
Lubring Slideways (a proprietary PTFE formulation) is a superior bearing material developed specifically for machine tool ways, gibs, and other sliding applications. Lubring has the same properties as Turcite-B® and is widely used by leading machine tool manufacturers, re-builders, and in-plant personnel to offer excellent precision for used equipment. Turcite B slydway is a high-performance thermoplastic material for use on linear bearing application as found on the guideways of machine tools and other linear bearing applications.
As a sliding bearing, Lubring provides unparalleled compressive strength, load carrying capabilities, low friction, precise positioning accuracy, and minimal wear – with or without lubrication. Further, the extruded billet process reduces internal stress and allows Lubring to lay flat, thereby facilitating easy handling.
In many applications, lubricating two moving parts that slide against each other can be a major problem. This can be either because of the nature of application or the cost involved. It is essential, in such cases, to use bearings that can operate even when completely dry — without compromising on performance.
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It’s in the heart of dinkytown! Private bedroom with private bathroom connected. Unground heated garage parking spot included with rent. & a great view!!! Fully furnished. Cats welcomed. The building is Sydney Hall conveniently located by tons of restaurants.
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Well, What Do You Know? – ACRONYM Inc.
I guess the Vanguard finally did print my letter about Twitter. It actually saw print in a hard copy form on Tuesday. Not exactly timely, but what’re ya gonna do about it?
It also happens to be my Older-Than-Jesus Birthday, today, too. I wanted to make a lot of jokes about finally taking down the cross I was building in the basement, or that The Romans completely failed to get me (this time), but as it stands it’s probably a bad idea to draw a comparison between myself and Christ, if for no other reason than the fact that I’m most definitely not the son of God, and more to the point, am in no danger of performing any miracles, ever. I’m having enough trouble learning a foreign language; as much as I hate to admit it, there just isn’t anything that miraculous about a poor, middle-aged single white guy who hasn’t finished his undergrad degree yet.
>Oh man, I can’t believe I missed it! Happy belated birthday, and I’m very relieved the Romans didn’t get you (this time).
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Get Folked - What is a house concert?
FAREWELL TO OUR BROTHER, FRANK!!!
Rumor has it, Francis is going to make an appearance at this year's Ramble so expect some pretty joyous reuning at the after party!!
A NEW ROLE FOR JOSH GOLD!!
For over 12 years "Cousin Josh" has had an enormous impact on the sound of Adam Ezra Group. He's played on 8 of our albums, performed thousands of shows with us, and over the last few years he has produced our last 7 band and solo releases!
As many of you know, during this time he and his wife Sarah have managed to bring 3 amazing daughters into the world. For Josh there's nothing more important to him than his family, and since he is such an important part of our family, we are working on ways that he can continue to be a part of what we do while also getting to spend time at home with his little ones.
WELCOME TO OUR NEW BROTHER, POCHE PONCE!!
UPCOMING SHOWS WITH MICHAEL FRANTI, LOS LOBOS, ANDY GRAMMER, AND GUSTER!!!!
YOU STILL HAVE UNTIL JUNE 18TH TO DOWNLOAD OUR NEW ALBUM "HURRICANE WIND" FOR FREE RIGHT HERE!!!
BILLBOARD'S FEATURE AND PREMIERE OF "ALL I AM" VIDEO WITH ADAM AND JOHN OATES!!!
TOMORROW WE WILL BE PLAYING A BLOCK PARTY IN NEW YORK CITY, AFTER WHICH AT 6:30 PM, FOX NEWS 5 WILL BE AIRING A PIECE FEATURING UMPHREY'S MCGEE, THE LEGENDARY CLUB OWNER PETER SHAPIRO, AND ADAM EZRA GROUP!!! HERE'S A PREVIEW!!
Thank you so much for joining us on this ride.
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E’er stepped eawt wi’ jigs an’ reels.
Eawt thi coom to Jumpin’ Jack.
Sooner ‘im ner t’ telly stars.
I’ new clugs when ‘ee were two.
Wi find gowd I’ them two feet.
‘And the Hip! Hop! Hap!
In Eric’s poem the exotic Iberian air is replaced by a warmer homelier Lancashire atmosphere and the rhythm of Jumping Jack is less complicated but no less catchy. Gerry’s tune adds enthusiasm and variation.
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Gott Bay for Action and Atmosphere.
A regular haunt for land yachts and surfers.
A beautiful bay where kite surfers frequently frequent.
On this gentle sloping beach the waves roll in day in day out.
Here the wild west wind whips up splendid spindrift.
Yet on calm days the waves caress its shore.
Yesterday the word was out that there would be another boat today.
The fact is – it was to be a gravel boat.
The boat, the MV Burhou, berthed at the pier Gott Bay at 6:35am.
The vessel is owned by the Great Glen Shipping Company.
logs, pulp, salt and building materials.
Today she was carrying aggregates (gravel) from Bonawe Quarry.
Throughout the day MacKinnon Haulage were busy unloading her.
All day long tractors and trailers went up and down the pier.
The cargo being carefully dumped in sight of the pier.
At the appointed time (11:05) the MV Clansman berthed at the pier.
For the duration of her stay the MV Burhou had to withdraw.
She anchored in the bay well clear of the pier.
After the ferry proceeded to sea the cargo vessel returned.
Her progress back to the pier appeared painfully slow.
After all there was a cargo to be discharged.
It felt as if Gott Bay was where all the action was today.
The Clansman heading for the Port of Oban via Coll.
The MV Burhou berthing once more at the pier..
And a fishing boat working in the bay.
The day had begun with a colourful sunrise.
What was to follow were blue skies and sudden sharp showers.
The wind from the West-South-West had a bitter cold edge to it.
Nevertheless we decided to walk along Gott Bay in the late afternoon.
Facing east as we walked the sky was a delightful blue.
Turning around to walk back the sky was atmospheric.
To the East was Tilley the island’s wind turbine and the houses at Brock.
In the other direction Scarinish, Ben Gott and Ben Hynish.
Here Action and Atmospheric combined.
To finish the afternoon off was a gentle reminder.
Today it is almost there.
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Early varieties are now at 25% F2 stage and apothecia cups are starting to sporulate. An extended wet period from 6:15 a.m. April 26th until 3:15 p.m. April 26st (9 hrs) with average temperature of 9.5 °C presented suitable conditions for infection. A second wet period from 3:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. today (April 27th) with an average temperature of 10.6 °C also presented suitable conditions for infection.
Although bud development stage is still slightly earlier than the recommended 40-50% F2 stage, there is inoculum present and there have been two suitable wet periods for infection in the last 36 hrs. If a spray with Topas, Mission or Funginex was made prior to Tuesday’s (April 26th) wet period, up to 14 days protection can be expected. If not, growers have 72 hrs from the beginning of the wet period on Tuesday (6:15 a.m.) to apply one of these controls. Therefore, an application would need to be made prior to 6:15 a.m. on Friday, April 29th to provide back-action control. For intermittent wet periods such as we’ve had this week, Topas is a good fungicide choice as it requires only a 1 hr rain fast.
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We all know the mom I'm talking about here (or maybe I/you are such a mom, no judgment from this desk). This is the mom that makes sure to work into a conversation about how their two year old has been out of diapers since the week before his second birthday. Or maybe you didn't hear that her four year old has had the training wheels off his two wheeler since...oh heck she can't even remember when. Her daughter reads chapter book after chapter book in mid-kindergarten. Division, no problem, he learned that from Dad before starting preschool.
We've all been there on either side of the conversation. I remember raising my nose at a mom for suggesting that she took her child to fast food restaurants everyday after preschool since he's SOOO hungry. Wow I wish I could take back my snubbing and politely add that yes, my daughter is famished too, end of topic. So why am I writing about this again you wonder? Well I'm really using this as a place to vent my frustration at such a bragging mom. I know some parents do have gifted children, and that is great. Mine are not gifted, I think they are really smart, but I know that is because I love them so much I can't think differently. But I was completely pushed over the edge this past weekend by the stereotypically over proud mom.
Don't for a second imply that your children eat everything and anything because you are doing everything right as a parent! I felt my head start to boil I was so ticked off over the comment! I can not tell you how many books I have read and strategies I have tried on tips for getting my kids to eat different things. Most nights, 8 out of 10 they go to bed STARVING, like tonight.
I can't cook a kid meal every night, out of my two oldest girls, only one of my kids likes pizza, the other won't touch it. One likes pasta, the over gags over it. One likes mac and cheese, the other would rather go to bed hungry. These are kid friendly meals that are rejected most nights. Wait, there are fish sticks that everyone likes. Great- not so healthy. Luckily the baby still eats anything, she loved the mushroom spinach risotto with toasted pecans, bless her heart, but I'm certain once she realizes that hunger isn't so bad in this rich country then she too will join the ranks of the other two. Wait until breakfast, things are always better then.
I give up. I'm a good mom, I have tried, but don't tell me your kids eat everything without giving me some brilliant suggestions because frankly, I REALLY don't want to hear it.
Brag to me all you want about your kids, I can take it, but DON'T brag about their ability to eat anything you put in front of them. I think it can make just about any mom feel on the edge of insanity.
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Reinhard Wolfgang ZWINGENBERGER is from Switzerland and is, or was, a director or shareholder of a New Zealand company.
Reinhard Wolfgang ZWINGENBERGER is from Switzerland and is, or was, associated with the company: HURUNUI FARM MANAGEMENT LIMITED. They were appointed to this company on 26 Apr 2016.
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Course server software is a general term for server capabilities enabling online teaching functions, including presentation of content, discussion groups, class management and related services. Some providers of education and training purchase a course server software package, for example WebCT, TopClass, Learning Space or others, whilst some develop their own, equivalent packages. Some organisations "outsource" the course server function, for example TechWorks, The Training Precinct and other companies provide this and related services. New kinds of relationships are emerging between owners of course servers, educational organisations and industry.
The popularity and extraordinary growth of the world wide web. This has developed to the extent that "web delivery" or "Internet delivery" are almost synonymous with online learning. The near universal expectation is that the student's interface to online learning is Netscape or Internet Explorer, which anchors the "which technology" question to the solutions enabled by the Internet and related protocols for hyper text transfer ("http"), hyper text markup language ("html") and others. Therefore course server software is essentially world wide web server software, with "add ons" such as discussion groups and class management services, and integration with existing services such as email delivery.
In many cases it may be relatively easy to initiate low cost, low risk experimental or pilot developments with an in house server, using free trial copies from one or more of the major providers of course server software. If an in house server is not available or if the organisation is used to engaging contractors for conducting training, an alternative approach based on outsourcing to obtain course server software is also readily available.
The world wide web provides a remarkably effective way to present and manage a student's interactions with computer based resources - computer assisted learning, computer managed learning, interactive multimedia - any use of computers in teaching and learning, in addition to the role of substituting for printed materials. For flexible delivery, open learning and distance education, online learning via the web offers a new medium for which existing text, multimedia and other resources may be "re-published" rather than "re-invented".
Experimental or pilot developments are relatively easy if an organisation has an in house web server and it gives lecturers or trainers facilities and encouragement to put up web files relating to their teaching. In educational institutions this has been characterised as an "anarchic" stage of development [2,3], but for many practitioners it has been a stage of successive refinements towards an integrated suite of capabilities in an organisational web course server. Start with simple web pages on a standard web server, for example NCSA or Apache servers, add some functionality via email discussion lists or web based bulletin boards, add further functionality via web server scripts ("cgi scripts", usually drawn from the freeware domain), java script applets and other techniques, and so on.
Price (particularly for large numbers of enrolments).
Ease of assimilation into Murdoch's predominant environment, Sun's Solaris Unix.
Number of customers, particularly in Australia.
Ease of starting up and expanding the number of online units rapidly.
Estimates about future enhancements to add or improve functionality.
Previous familiarity developed by key staff.
However, prior to adoption of WebCT we had several semesters of experience with development of an "in house" web course server environment (for example, [8,9]), plus some experience with LearningSpace and TopClass. This facilitated considerably the adoption of an "off the shelf" package, where selection turned out to be a relatively routine matter, which enabled attention to be concentrated upon developing skills, creating commitment and acquiring resources in the staff development aspects of going online.
The Training Precinct (Australia) Pty Ltd develops online courses for organisations, and provides a course hosting facility using WebCT. TTP describes its services in two categories, technical hosting and content development. Hosting services include "TTP Incubator", enabling clients to trial their own courses on TTP's server, "TTP Integrator" delivering courses from TTP's servers, and "TTP Independent" which is setting up courses on a client's own server. Content development comprises educational, graphic and web page design services for clients .
A wide range of interesting examples of new services may be found around the world [4,5]. Amongst publishers, Harcourt Brace WebCT enables free access to a WebCT site for new adopters of any Harcourt Brace College text. Web services include online multiple choice quizzes for specific text books . McGraw-Hill Learning Architecture offers "...a web-based learning system that combines trusted McGraw-Hill content with innovative Top Class software from WBT Systems." McGraw-Hill's site includes PageOut, providing web space and services which are free for adopters of McGraw-Hill texts .
Many of the world's large corporations are involved in online education and training for staff and customers, for example in information technology these include Microsoft , Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, etc. Some have "outsourced" delivery and other services to educational institutions or other partners, especially in cases where "certification" by the corporation is a highly marketable qualification .
The examples of outsourcing cited above give a brief indication of the scope for new kinds of relationships to emerge between owners of course servers, education and training organisations, and business and industry. Owners of course servers can look towards new markets and providing improved services to existing markets. Organisations which purchase training services are likely to enjoy competitive diversity of supply as new companies and existing colleges and universities become fully functional as owners of course servers - with their entry facilitated by the ready availability of good "off the shelf" course server software.
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Welcome to the Academy of Management 2017 Annual Meeting Online Program.
BROWSE SESSIONS. All visitors are welcome to use this online Annual Meeting Program to browse through the many exciting sessions for the 2017 conference. Search for a topic, for a keyword, or for a specific submission or session number. Sort and filter by session types, divisions and sponsors, dates, and locations. You must sign in as an ACTIVE Academy of Management MEMBER to contact program participants from session detail pages.
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PALS Algorithms is a topic covered in the Pocket ICU Management.
"PALS Algorithms." Pocket ICU Management, PocketMedicine.com, Inc, 2010. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/Pocket-ICU-Management/534054/all/PALS_Algorithms.
PALS Algorithms. Pocket ICU Management. PocketMedicine.com, Inc; 2010. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/Pocket-ICU-Management/534054/all/PALS_Algorithms. Accessed April 21, 2019.
PALS Algorithms [Internet]. In: Pocket ICU Management. PocketMedicine.com, Inc; 2010. [cited 2019 April 21]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/Pocket-ICU-Management/534054/all/PALS_Algorithms.
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