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A vector of Colgate that I did as a request for someone on /r/MLPVectors.
EDIT: For some reason in the screencap that I was given, her horn was missing. I added it in just now.
"Sugar in mah toothpaste? How can dis be?"
used your vector... i gave you credit.
Was she hanging out with berry punch?
One too many rides on the merry-go-round will do that to ponies. | 2019-04-18T15:42:43Z | https://www.deviantart.com/drakefire3k/art/Colgate-Derp-286840967 |
Hitch mounted truck bed extenders.
Hitch bed extenders can carry up to 750 pounds of distributed weight and all carry manufacturer's warranties. If you are looking for a truck bed extender that only fits to the edge of the tailgate, visit TruckToys4Less.com. | 2019-04-26T14:48:57Z | http://hitches4less.com/hitch-mounted-truck-bed-extender.html |
Plexision’s Pharmacokinetics (PK)/Pharmacodynamics (PD) solutions presented at Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Immunogenicity Summit in Washington, DC on November 11, 2013.
The Pleximmune test is the first blood test of its kind to predict whether acute cellular rejection will occur in children with liver or intestine transplantation. This information can help transplant physicians guide post-transplant care. During a six-year period, over two hundred and eighty blood samples from more than 200 children were tested in two groups. Samples from the first portion of the study period were termed the training set, and those obtained subsequently were termed the validation set.
The American Transplant Congress was held between May 18-22 in Seattle this year. The American Transplant Congress is the premier venue for scientific exchange between the various disciplines uniquely involved in solid organ transplantation.
Optimizing the effectiveness of a new immnosuppressant requires usage, which is informed by an understanding of individual rejection-risk and response to the drug. This knowledge can facilitate the design of novel regimens based on the new immunosuppressant, and the selection of patients suited for such regimens. | 2019-04-23T06:57:55Z | https://plexision.com/blog?page=1 |
Russia annexed Crimea in order to save the population of this Ukrainian peninsula from the threat of a civil war and massive destruction, as happened later in Donbas, the East of Ukraine.
The annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation took place in February-March 2014, almost two months before the pro-Russian protests in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts escalated into an armed separatist insurgency bbc.in/1FfegIv, . // The situation in Ukraine has been under the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court preliminary examination since 25 April 2014. In their Report on Preliminary Examination Activities 2016, they state that “the information available suggests that the situation within the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol amounts to an international armed conflict between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. This international armed conflict began at the latest on 26 February when the Russian Federation deployed members of its armed forces to gain control over parts of the Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Ukrainian Government https://www.icc-cpi.int/iccdocs/otp/161114-otp-rep-PE_ENG.pdf. | 2019-04-23T07:05:31Z | https://euvsdisinfo.eu/report/russia-annexed-crimea-in-order-to-save-the-population-of/ |
**DOUBLE FRONTED RETAIL UNIT TO LET** A substantial showroom of approximately 2641sqft, benefiting from a prominent retail frontage, situated on a main road between Fishponds and Staple Hill. Also available For Sale for £275,000. The lower floor is also available by separate negotiation. | 2019-04-20T22:09:24Z | https://www.onthemarket.com/to-rent/commercial/property/bristol/?sort-field=size&view=grid |
Nordic4 provide teaching sessions for pupils at Stoke Bishop Primary School in Assembly time. Arrangement for this is made by the school. If you would like your child to learn Nordic Walking out of school please go to: Nordic4Kids Out and About Club.
Payment is made online at the time of booking. Payment is for single or a block of lessons per term. | 2019-04-25T01:52:13Z | https://nordic4.com/activity/stoke-bishop-primary/ |
The Gift Shop features expertly curated fine gifts, home décor, jewelry and accessories. Our unique collection includes popular brands and beautifully handcrafted Fair-Trade items. You’ll also find spiritual items including books, stationary, Bibles and crosses.
All proceeds from the non-profit shop help fund St. David’s International Outreach programs in Cuba, Guatemala and Uganda. Support is provided in many ways which has touched thousands of lives through improved access to education, clean water, food and medical care.
Also take time to visit The Art Gallery adjacent to the Gift Shop where you can browse and purchase fine art. A new local juried artist is featured every six weeks. | 2019-04-23T16:29:09Z | http://www.stdavidschurch.org/outreach/the-gift-shop |
Emmy®-nominated Project Runway returns with Season 14 and sixteen new hopefuls compete for fashion glory. Emmy-winning Heidi Klum and judges Nina Garcia and Zac Posen along with mentor Tim Gunn keep their eyes out for the best and the brightest new designers. And remember, no decision is ever final because Tim Gunn has the power to ‘save’ one designer from being eliminated. Guest judges include Bella Thorne (Scream) and Ruby Rose (Orange is the New Black) and Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer (UnREAL). The judges know what they like and what they don’t. Will the contestants impress or will they come unpinned?
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Today Unboxing and reviewing the New Subscription box from Just Us Box – New as in a new brand – from July.
Just Us Box is a monthly subscription box for Date nights to be even more magical.
Each month there will be a theme.
The July Box was the first box from this brand and the theme was Stargazing – starry nights, hot cocoa and a lot of love.
Sound great, feels even better.
Hey! Parents need to have some “date time” as well. | 2019-04-25T03:03:38Z | http://alejandraslife.com/just-us-box-subscription-box-of-july/ |
A simple card made with a Tim Holtz stamp and embossing folder. I think this folder is so cool.
I especially like it with this Kraft paper (PTI).
The misting was done with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Santa Red.
Yummy! The dimension created by the inking and embossing is amazing!! Thanks for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!
Cool technique! I will have to try this. | 2019-04-21T11:18:45Z | http://www.mackiemade.com/2011/07/blog-post.html |
Essay as Form" in: Theodor. He states that since that time, essay films have tended to be "on the margins" of the filmmaking the world. 6 Classification and division Classification is the categorization of objects into a larger whole while division is the breaking of a larger whole into smaller parts.
The style of presentation can have emotionality, expressiveness, and artistry. Chapter 4: Exemplification in Glenn, Cheryl. At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays. However, such situations are rare on our site. These three poles (or worlds in which the essay may exist) are: The personal and the autobiographical: The essayists that feel most comfortable in this pole "write fragments of reflective autobiography and look at the world through the keyhole of anecdote and description". Our experienced managers will assign the most competent and qualified writer to work on your project (note that you can specify a particular writer in the order form). 10 Lyric essays are an important form of descriptive essays. | 2019-04-25T19:50:25Z | http://pteris.info/96166-essay-help-live-chat.html |
Many students use famous when they should use the term well known.
While these two terms can be usually be considered synonyms, famous has in its definition that something is famous because of an achievement of some sort.
Something that is famous could also be said to be better-known and more widely-known than something that is just well-known.
Don’t say: Washington state is famous for its delicious apples.
Do say: Washington state is well known for its delicious apples.
Don’t say: Mexico is famous for its spicy foods.
Do say: Mexico is well-known for its spicy foods.
Famous: usually describes a celebrity or an important person that a lot of people know.
Well-known: is similar to famous. However, it also describes people within their own group.
For example, you can say that the principal of your school is well-known at school. He/she is the principal, so everyone knows him/her. You cannot use the word “famous” because most people in your country probably do not care about the principal of your school.
How to Improve Listening Skill Effectively? | 2019-04-25T18:10:17Z | http://helenadailyenglish.com/improve-your-english-lesson-15-famous-well-known.html |
2kg is 4 x 500g packs.
Gold Sprinkle Medium Fine Raw Organic Desiccated Coconut 100% coconut meat with no preservatives or sweeteners added. Nett Weight 500g (1 x 500g) | Pack serving size, 17.85 x 28g servings (3tbsps), per 500g pack. Nett Weight 2kg (4 x 500g) | Pack serving size, 17.85 x 28g servings (3tbsps), per 500g pack. Product of Sri Lanka | 100% dried grated coconut meat Storage: Store at room temperature, away from direct sunlight. Storage once open: Keeps longer than 3 months when kept airtight and away from damp. Ingredients: Organic Raw Chopped Coconut – Medium Fine cut Freshly grated coconut meat is washed in chlorine-free water and hot air fan dried (not roasted) in temperatures under 48 degrees C, on large metal trays. This product is full of fresh coconut flavour. Taste the difference. 100% coconut meat with no preservatives or sweeteners added. Read the ingredient list of cheap coconut chips/desiccated coconut and compare. Country of origin: Sri Lanka, packed in New Zealand 500g option is 1 x 500 gram packs of Medium Fine Raw Organic Desiccated Coconut. This may attract a flat rate shipping fee* of $9 including GST, if your total order is less than $20 of goods. 2kg Option is 4 x 500 gram packs of Medium Fine Raw Organic Desiccated Coconut. Ethical harvest and labour Selected from one source Only one ingredient No Preservatives No sweeteners No sulphates Gluten free GMO free Dairy free Vegan Raw *As of 29th April 2017, the Shotover Shipping Rule applies a $9 freight fee for cart times under $20, being sent within New Zealand. | 2019-04-21T08:51:48Z | https://shysheep.com/product/gold-sprinkle-medium-500/ |
If it was made 30 years ago.
What if Wonder Woman was made 30 years ago?
What if Aquaman was made 30 years ago?
A remake of the 1985 John Landis spy/comedy with a 2018 cast.
What if Lost in Space was made in the 80s? | 2019-04-22T08:06:29Z | https://imaginecasting.com/titles/tags/?t=80s |
Take advantage of alternative square metres in your home, on your terrace or balcony with this Wall Box, giving you the opportunity of adding a new green dimension in your home. It comes in two sizes that you can combine for a vivid expression on a plant wall. The box is made of powder-coated metal, designed for outside use and will endure the elements. Wipe with a damp cloth. Comes with wall mounting. Suitable for outdoor use. | 2019-04-20T16:51:59Z | https://www.aitonordic.com/products/wall-box-fioriera-parete-nera-ferm-living |
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nervous breakdown full of suds.
when the voices made me forget.
hoping to see ourselves in the credits.
A New Jersey born poet, author, and editor. Arch Linux enthusiast, and self-confessed data-hoarder.
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Chest and Arms. Great Upper Body Workout. Get in Shape. Dadbod Transformation. John Blade.
#8 – 10 Minute Upper Body Workout! DB’s and Chair Needed! | 2019-04-23T04:15:37Z | http://thebikinibuilders.com/womens-abs-workouts-beautiful-athletes-and-fitness-models-doing-abdominal-exercises/ |
A leading human rights expert has called for a change in hate laws after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided not to bring charges over alleged hate crimes against a Morden-based religious group.
Lord Eric Avebury, vice-chairman of the Government’s Parliamentary Human Rights Group, also called for an investigation into why the CPS had only brought one case against incitement to religious hatred since the law came into being four years ago.
In October, the Wimbledon Guardian exclusively revealed evidence of hate speeches, leaflets, and boycotts against members of the Ahmadiyya community, an Islamic minority sect.
Evidence included video footage from a conference at the Tooting Islamic Centre (TIC), in which scholars called for a boycott of Ahmadi-run businesses and urged attendees not to associate with Ahmadis.
Last month, the Crown prosecutor for Wandsworth, Hilary Ryan, said the allegations fell short of being criminally actionable.
Lord Avebury, an 82-year-old Liberal Democrat peer, said the threshold for prosecution was too high.
He said: “I believe the law on incitement to religious hatred has not been effective, partly because the prosecution has to prove not only that the accused did incite, but that he intended to do so.
“At any rate, there has been only one case brought since the law was enacted, over a four-year period when incitement was becoming more prevalent.
A CPS spokesman said: “A CPS London prosecutor gave initial advice that the material submitted could not constitute an offence.
“If the police ask for a full review of the material, the file will be passed to the central casework divisions.
A spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (AMA), which is based at the Bait-ul-Futuh mosque in London Road, said it was seeking independent legal advice before thinking about pursing a judicial review of the claims.
Tooting’s MP Sadiq Khan has arranged for a meeting between senior memebrs of the AMA and TIC on Monday, December 13..
Copyright 2001-2010 Wimbledon Guardian, UK. All rights reserved. | 2019-04-19T18:15:46Z | http://thepersecution.org/world/uk/10/12/wg06.html |
The Tri-County Humane Society has you covered this holiday season with its annual Wrapping for a Good "Paws" at the Crossroads Center, 4101 W Division St.
Volunteers will be available outside of Target to wrap up your presents for a small donation to the humane society. The minimum suggested donations are $2 for a small gift to be wrapped, $4 for medium and $6 for large.
The wrapping station will be available during the Crossroads Center hours from Dec. 8-24. For more information or to find out how to volunteer, visit www.facebook.com/events/844859409187044/ or call 320-252-0896.
What would you like to see changed within the art community in the St. Cloud area? The Central MN Arts Board will be holding a listening session to assess the art needs of the community at the Tuscan Center, 3333 W Division St. #116.
The goal for the listening session is to assist the CMAB in designing grant programs to support local art. The listening session will be from 5-7 p.m. Call the CMAB office at 320-968-4290 ext. 4 or email media@centralmnartsboard.org to let them know that you plan to attend.
The Stearns History Museum will be hosting their monthly Breakfast Club, with the topic "Rewriting the Rural Narrative." Benjamin Winchester, rural sociologist for the University of Minnesota Extension, will speak about small town America and the positive trends throughout the years.
The presentation runs from 9-10 a.m. Admission is $7 at the door and free for museum members. The Stearns History Museum is located at 235 South 33rd Avenue. For more information, visit stearns-museum.org/breakfast-club.
Rhythmic Circus is ready to bring a nontraditional holiday experience to the Paramount Center for the Arts stage. Four dancers and a seven-piece band will transform holiday classics with their upbeat tap style.
The performance runs from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Paramount Center for the Arts, 913 W St Germain St. For tickets visit https://sforce.co/2QzBBUq.
The Doo Wop Project is returning to bring their signature sound to the Paramount Center for the Arts, 913 W St. Germain St.
Described as "not your grandma's doo wop," the five-piece band will combine doo wop classics, contemporary pop hits and holiday favorites to create a unique doo wop experience.
The Doo Wop Project will perform at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $28 for adults, $26 for seniors and $18 for children 17 and under. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://sforce.co/2KPKZOd. | 2019-04-22T11:58:11Z | https://www.sctimes.com/story/entertainment/2018/12/06/st-cloud-tri-county-events-december-holiday-christmas-humane-society-art-museum-rhythmic-circus/2143516002/ |
What is Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO)?
Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO) is refers to rating organizations so designated by the SEC whose status has been confirmed by the Securities Valuation Office. Examples are: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor’s (S&P), A.M. Best Company (A.M. Best) and Fitch Ratings and Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS). | 2019-04-21T14:18:09Z | http://defmean.com/65-nationally-recognized-statistical-rating-organization-nrsro/ |
Health campaign: "Drink Water, Live Longer"
This health campaign focuses on getting WVU students to drink more water. We want students to know the benefits of water in the long run, and also how it can benefit them right now eg. prevent hangovers, control calories and make their skin look good. | 2019-04-23T02:05:13Z | https://seelio.com/w/2jbo/health-campaign-drink-water-live-longer |
We had one busy Thanksgiving weekend. It started on Thanksgiving morning. I ran the Austin Turkey Trot which benefits Caritas of Austin. It was five miles of fun. It was really a good run. I enjoyed every minute of it. Okay, not the last hill, but the rest was great. And I am really happy with my running time. I ran the entire five miles in one hour which means 12 minute miles. Not bad for a slow poke. I took a lot of pictures during the run. Yes, I ran with my camera. I do it in most races except triathlons. But my camera started acting funky during the middle of the race and didn't start acting right until the end. So I would have taken more pictures but I couldn't. I missed pictures of a lot of interesting costumes. You can check out the pictures by clicking on the picture to the left or here.
Then after getting home, showering and packing up, we went to Roger's parent's house for Thanksgiving dinner. Roger fried two turkeys and they were delicious. The guys watched all the football games outside and then in the garage while the rest of us got all the rest of the food ready inside. There was a full house of family and friends. You can see pictures by clicking on the picture to the left or here.
Then on Friday, after we slept in late because we didn't get home until 3:00 a.m., we went with the Mommaerts' family to see the movie A Christmas Carol in 3D at the IMAX. Then we had a great dinner of Indian food at the Clay Pit down town. No pictures from that because we were too busy stuffing our faces with delicious food!
Saturday we spent most of the day putting up the rest of the interior Christmas decorations and the Christmas tree. We don't decorate the inside very much, mainly because I'm lazy and don't want to have to take it all down at the end of the season. But we are very excited about our new Christmas tree. We can finally have a full size Christmas tree. So we donated our old Christmas tree and all the decorations to a family last year. Which meant we had to get all new Christmas decorations. But you know me, I'm frugal. So we made Christmas ornaments out of holiday cookie cutters and only had to get a few other items. You can see pictures of the Christmas decor by clicking on the picture above or here. We also took our Christmas card picture. But you can't see a picture of that until you get our infamous Christmas card in the mail.
And finally on Sunday, we helped renovate the Soli Deo Gloria building with fellow brothers and sisters from our church for Serve Austin Sunday. We had a great time working on the building getting it ready to serve East Austin better and getting to know people from our Restore Community (community group) and our church more. You can see pictures from Serve Austin Sunday by clicking on the picture to the left or here. | 2019-04-26T08:13:55Z | http://www.mommaerts.org/2009/12/busy-thanksgiving.html |
The aim being for customers to be able to access any information the Council holds in relation to them via the online account, including transaction history, personal details, and balance and payment information. This information, currently held in a variety of heterogeneous business applications, needed to be bridged together and served to an online space in a unified, consistent manner. A feasibility study was to be jointly conducted by both Stevenage Borough Council and Emeldi Group which outlined all the strengths and weakness of the existing website. Based on the outcome of the feasibility study, a proof of concept was designed to integrate a fully operational portal into SBC’s existing network architecture with the goal of determining the correct set of technological standards to be used to serve Stevenage Borough Council’s online presence to its customers.
The council’s in-place CRM (a running instance of MS Dynamics) is considered the authoritative data source in relation to customer information and any interactions that have taken place. The ultimate goal of the proof of concept was to create a ‘single customer view’ within their CRM.
As a key success criteria, the Council required customer information (part of the online account held within the CRM) to be propagated to and from the portal. The Council’s team and Emeldi Group’s analysts drew up a list of technical and functional requirements and graded them in accordance with how essential they were to the development of the council website.
A value proposition that focused on simplicity and convenience to increase customer convenience and thus loyalty.
Excellent accessibility to meet the needs of all users and standards.
To give customers a platform to register to the Council website securely, manage their accounts, and view their services.
State-of-the-art in front-end layer and rich on features.
Easy integration with J2EE, group development standard.
Optimal fit into landscape and total cost of ownership.
The Proof of Concept (PoC) was delivered by Emeldi Group using agile development methodologies and ultimately demonstrated the technical feasibility of integrating SBC’s CRM and downstream application to the portal via a centralised integration layer. The results of the PoC allowed SBC to conclude that adopting Liferay portal as its portal standard was the correct strategy in moving forward with its online vision, and a continuing cooperation with Emeldi Group in realising their online vision was established.
The primary goal of identifying the portal technical standard for SBC’s online landscape was achieved in a matter of a few short weeks with very little investment on Stevenage’s part. With a tried-and-tested platform technology established and technical integration with their existing CRM created, SBC was now able to continue with the forward motion of the implementation of its online strategy of providing a more fluid, consistent online experience to its constituents. With Emeldi Group as its new strategic partner and experts in the online portal domain, SBC’s future vision is now becoming a reality.
The Emeldi Group is a leading provider of e-commerce solutions to the telecommunications, financial and utilities sectors. Emeldi’s mission is to help its enterprise customers achieve excellence in digital business and e-commerce through deployment of modern and flexible integrated solutions. Emeldi Commerce® is empowering companies to increase sales and create outstanding customer shopping experiences across multiple digital sales channels. Founded in 1998, Emeldi Group has offices in London, Toronto, Prague and Bratislava. | 2019-04-21T16:57:15Z | https://emeldi.com/casestudies/stevenage-borough-council-case-study/ |
History teachers often point out the humor in Greenland’s name. That northerly land, after all, is anything but green. According to the Icelandic Sagas, Eric the Red–exiled from Iceland for the crime of murder–stumbled upon Greenland’s glacial shores in the late 10th century. Though “Coldland” or “Snowyland” would have been more apt, he dubbed the place “Grœnland” in the hopes of luring settlers to the remote outpost with the promise of bountiful forests and fields.
Eric the Red’s false advertising, however, may become more appropriate in the not-too-distant future, an international team of researchers report in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. Climate change is quickly converting once-frozen tracts into potentially hospitable places for trees and shrubs. In some parts of the country, pieces of land have already opened up and only await a few chance seeds to blow in and begin the process of converting the rugged landscape into lush forest.
These findings sprouted up through a computer model the researchers built of Greenland’s predicted climate for the next 100 years. They overlaid that climate model with known data for various North American and European tree species’ ideal habitat niches. Within a century, they found, all 56 species of trees and shrubs they tested would likely be happy to take up residence or expand their reach in Greenland. Greenland, they predict, could start looking a lot more like Alaska or western Canada, though the exact composition of trees and bushes depends upon which species make it there first and take advantage of the new ecological niches.
Currently, only five species of trees or large shrubs occur naturally in Greenland–Greenland mountain ash, mountain alder, downy birch, grayleaf willow, and common juniper–and and those hardy plants grow only in scattered plots in the far south. Field experiments and ambitious gardening projects, however, have confirmed that a range of other species–including Siberian larch, white spruce, lodgepole pine and Eastern balsam poplar–can get a root-hold in Greenland if given the chance. Those species, along with the five other long-established native varieties, may begin to spread as temperatures warm. The team also predicts that invasive species–species not currently found on Greenland–will inevitably find their way to the island as well. How soon this will happen, however, remains a matter of speculation.
Without help, the researchers’ models indicate that some species of trees would take around 2,000 years to find their way to a hospitable patch of Greenland soil. In today’s age of tourism and regular flights between continents, however, the plants will most likely receive some significant, though inadvertent, colonization assistance. Researchers and tourists alike tramp around with all sorts of seeds unknowingly stuck to their shoes. A study conducted in Svalbard, an archipelago north of Norway with a similar ecosystem as Greenland, found 1,019 seeds of 53 species clinging to just 259 travelers’ shoes. Twenty-six of those species germinated in Arctic conditions when given the opportunity. Migratory birds, likewise, have been known since the time of Alfred Russell Wallace and Charles Darwin to bring along seeds stuck to their plumage and feet or passed through their bowels.
Whether human-mediated or not, this ecological shift, the team points out, would be no small change for Greenland. Their models predict the ice-free, tree-friendly patches to total around 400,000 square kilometers. If trees do move in, they could grow a new forest that’s nearly the size of Sweden.
While the idea of more green intuitively seems like a score for the environment, the shift from mossy tundra to towering forest will almost certainly push out some native plant and animal species. On the other hand, Greenlanders may enjoy a break from the monotony of ice, rock and lichen. Forests could bring recreational or economic possibilities, such as hunting and foraging for wood and natural edibles. Additionally, the researchers write, the trees may alleviate some of the erosion issues from quickly-trickling-away glaciers.
For better or for worse, however, just like Eric the Red we probably won’t get to see how the forests ultimately alter Greenland’s ecology. Even with human intervention, the researchers write, those forests probably won’t fully come into their own for centuries. | 2019-04-23T04:09:44Z | https://www.salon.com/2013/09/08/how_climate_change_will_green_greenland_partner/ |
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Micro-dissection of Enamel Organ from Mandibular Incisor of Rats Exposed to Environmental Toxicants Sophia Houari1,2, Sylvie Babajko1,2, Sophia Loiodice1,2, Ariane Berdal1,2, Katia Jedeon1,2 1Institut National de la Santé et Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMRS 1138, Paris-Diderot University, Pierre & Marie Curie University, Paris-Descartes University, Laboratory of Molecular Oral Pathophysiology, Cordeliers Research Centre, 2Unit of Formation and Research (UFR) of Odontology, Paris-Diderot University Understanding enamel formation and possible alterations requires the study of ameloblast activity. Here, we describe a reliable and consistent method to micro-dissect enamel organs containing secretion- and maturation-stage ameloblasts that may be used for further quantitative and qualitative experimental procedures.
3D Magnetic Stem Cell Aggregation and Bioreactor Maturation for Cartilage Regeneration Aurore Van de Walle1, Claire Wilhelm1, Nathalie Luciani1 1Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes (MSC), UMR 7057 CNRS and University Paris Diderot Chondrogenesis from stem cells requires fine tuning the culture conditions. Here, we present a magnetic approach for condensing cells, an essential step to initiate chondrogenesis. In addition, we show that dynamic maturation in a bioreactor applies mechanical stimulation to the cellular constructs and enhances cartilaginous extracellular matrix production.
Continuous Manual Exchange Transfusion for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: An Efficient Method to Avoid Iron Overload Bérengère Koehl1, Florence Missud1, Laurent Holvoet1, Ghislaine Ithier1, Oliver Sakalian-Black2, Zinedine Haouari1, Emmanuelle Lesprit3, André Baruchel4, Malika Benkerrou1 1Reference Centre of Sickle Cell Disease, Hematology Unit, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP, 2School of Pharmacy, Université Paris Descartes, 3Etablissement Français du Sang, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP, 4Hematology Unit,, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP, Univsité Paris Diderot We have outlined a method of continuous manual exchange transfusion for the treatment of sickle cell disease in patients. This safe protocol was designed to effectively limit iron overload in patients in need of chronic transfusions and can be used extensively without any special equipment.
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging for Assessment of Spinal Cord Blood Flow in Experimental Spinal Cord Injury Arnaud Dubory1,2, Elisabeth Laemmel1, Anna Badner3, Jacques Duranteau1,4, Eric Vicaut1, Charles Court2, Marc Soubeyrand1,2 1Laboratoire d'étude de la microcirculation, Faculté de Médecine Paris Diderot Paris VII, U942, 2Department of orthopaedic surgery, Bicetre Universitary Hospital, Public Assistance of Paris Hospital, 3Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 4Department of Intensive care and Anesthesiology, Bicetre Universitary Hospital, Public Assistance of Paris Hospital Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound imaging is a reliable in-vivo tool for quantifying spinal cord blood flow in an experimental rat spinal cord injury model. This paper contains a comprehensive protocol for application of this technique in association with a contusion model of thoracic spinal cord injury. | 2019-04-18T20:30:06Z | https://www.jove.com/institutions/EU-europe/FR-france/26494-paris-diderot-university |
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Many thanks to Alban Communications for their great write-up on The Riley Smith Group this week! Check out the full article here: Market Leader | The Riley Smith Group.
In South Florida there are 41,000 realtors according to the Miami Association of Realtors, and that number is on the upswing. “Staying relevant and competitive requires an edge,” says Riley. Among the many things he preaches, and practices, is ongoing education through respected local and national institutions, market mastery and content marketing.
Premiering his blog almost a decade ago, Riley was a pioneer. He saw opportunity with the burgeoning forum and created a place where he could share data and help customers to better understand the ins and outs of buying a house in the Grove. Today, he and his team manage four blogs: The Real Estate Coconut, Coral Gables Real Estate Vault, Unlock Key Biscayne and Brickell Real Estate Blog, as well as a digital newsletter and social media pages. There are numerous benefits to creating the content, says Riley. For one it helps him and his team, remain current and knowledgeable. It’s a great tool for SEO and empowers buyers and sellers with valuable information.
Born and raised in Coconut Grove, Miami’s oldest neighborhood, Riley has a keen understanding of the area’s rich history. His relaxed and low-key demeanor is quintessential Grove and that translates well with locals looking to list their properties. He also lives a lifestyle that’s indicative of the area, including boating and dining out. As a marketing expert, I often work with brands to create activity that connects them with target audiences — Riley is doing that organically.
“You’re as good as you’re team,” is a message heard often in the world of business. Riley has carefully curated his, creating specific job roles with clear goals. He’s created an environment of open communication and diversity. And most importantly, he leads through example. Together, The Riley Smith Group has grown significantly in the last five years to a team of a dozen. | 2019-04-20T08:35:43Z | https://www.rileysmithgroup.com/blog/a-sit-down-with-riley-smith-president-of-the-riley-smith-group/ |
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Kiton tie featuring fancy medallion print. Approx. 58"L; 3.4" at widest. Silk; dry clean. Made in Italy.
Kiton tie in circle medallions design. Greater than 3" wide. Silk. Made in Italy. | 2019-04-20T13:19:45Z | https://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/p/charvet-medallion-print-silk-tie-light-blue-prod110240017 |
We regularly take requests from our members for new patterns. Whilst some of these patterns are from our extensive library of flies, others are patterns which customers are struggling to get hold of elsewhere and yet others have been developed by fly fishermen who no longer wish to tie the fly themselves.
These new patterns often prove to be very popular, they may be unique, a variation of an existing pattern and some are even rare but we have realised that it is not always obvious they are now available. That is why we have decided to create a detailed list of new patterns which we have stocked for the very first time.
This is our previous year’s list of new patterns. You can view our current year so far. Unlike other retailers, we respond dynamically to your requests, so new patterns are gradually introduced throughout the year. Make sure you revisit regularly so that you don’t miss any gems!
All patterns in this section are shown regardless of their status; some may have already sold out, but like all our flies, if you can't buy them now you can always request more to be made up!
If there's anything which gets fish excited, and secretly most fisherman, it's a well tied bushy stimulator. We love these two new patterns which we made up this year, both of which have jumped straight into our top seller list!
When you think of fly fishing patterns, winged flies tend to spring to mind and we are pleased to have added some fantastic patterns. We particularly love the Rat Faced McDougall, and the Green Peter / Invicta; but they are brand new patterns at time of writing, so please help us get these patterns up into our Top 10 chart this year!
We love the artistic aspect of fly fishing patterns, and the Trout Frog is one of those patterns that we are proud to produce. In the true fly fishing spirt of mimicking what's 'in, on and around' the water, a frog really captures this to its full degree, and we think this pattern is brilliant at looking the part!
Our Mayfly range extended again with some more stunning patterns. We especially love the new Drake Mayflies, and the Para was an immediate sell out.
Mayflies don't hatch on every water, so if there are none about Damsels can take their place. We extended our range with some interesting and well-made patterns, so be sure to give them a go and let us know how you get on and what you think!
In September 2017 we launched the successful Drunken Daddy range in time for some autumn fishing. We've had great feedback so far and think they will be a growing hit in future years as the word spreads.
These two new Buzzers are made in a style which we have never produced before. They make a great addition to our range of flies, so give them a try and let us know how they perform.
A couple of requests from our members introduced these varients; simple but effective.
Another member requested this Whisky fly; it looks like a great attractor, but it has slipped under the radar this winter. Well worth a try, and we'd be grateful of any feedback!
We have an extensive range of Diawl Bach flies, and have managed to extend this by an extra 3.
We have a loyal following for Cul-de-Canard patterns and this year we managed to increase our range by a third!
There are so many booby patterns around that they often come and go. Fly fishermen tend to love to experiment with this range, so feel free to send any new suggestions our way.
Salmon fishing seemed to have had a slight increase during 2017, with better catch rates than in the past few years. Let us hope that this is not just a blip but instead things are finally turning a corner and salmon stocks are beginning to recover. The new patterns include some classics and some gimmicks - you've got to love the ingenious Chernobyl ant!
Last year we managed to extend our Sea Trout range by another couple of patterns. If you want to see some more new patterns then please make some suggestions.
By request we have extended our saltwater collection another few patterns. We would love to hear from anyone interested in saltwater fishing and what patterns you would like to see in future years.
Finally as the year came to a close, we introduced some more products suitable as gifts. Our fully dressed salmon flies make a stunning display piece on any mantle or 'man den', and we now offer wearable broaches for those fly fishing enthusiasts who want to wear it proud. | 2019-04-20T19:15:38Z | https://www.fish4flies.com/F4F-Chart/New-Patterns-in-2017 |
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Media for Development Initiative (MDINigeria) has condemned in strong terms the attack on the Secretariat of Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ), Kaduna Council by some suspected hired thugs on Sunday.
A statement signed by MDINigeria’s Team Leader, Ahmed Maiyaki issued in Kaduna said, “the attack on Journalists at Kaduna press centre remains condemned and unacceptable. It is an assault and attack on journalism”.
“We demand an immediate investigations into the matter and prosecution of culprits and their sponsors by relevant security agencies”, MDINigeria declared.
The group wishes to advice journalists not to be dragged into massaging the egos of politicians saying, as professionals, journalists must resist attempts by politicians to use them as tools in their desperate struggles to hold on or ride to power.
“As watchdogs of the society, we should not be distracted from monitoring leaders and lawmakers alike in discharging their constitutional responsibilities towards addressing the myrids of challenges facing the common man”. | 2019-04-23T02:53:28Z | http://gobroadsheet.com/mdinigeria-condemns-sunday-attack-on-kaduna-journalists-says-it-must-be-brobed/ |
Andrew Masullo, 5264, 2010–11, oil on canvas, 16 x 20".
Andrew Masullo’s abstract paintings pose formal dilemmas, linguistic slippages, and categorical paradoxes that turn formal analysis into a gameand perhaps that’s the point. To attempt to describe these pieces is to willingly abandon the possibility of fixity, as his work has an uncanny way of being perpetually in advance of its pursuer. Stated another way, Masullo’s work, which grew out of the 1980s East Village scene in New York, performs a set of operations that unmoor the term “abstract painting,” leading viewers in unexpected directionsobliging us to begin the game again. | 2019-04-18T15:52:19Z | https://www.artforum.com/print/reviews/201202/andrew-masullo-30133 |
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The history of the wild wolf, who picked up the boy and raised an Indian. After falling to the evil man - the owner of the bar, White Fang turned into a ferocious evil beast, coming out victorious from all the dog fights, which suited his enterprising owner. | 2019-04-26T02:29:21Z | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166520/ |
Last October 2015, Miss Tam Chiak or Maureen Ow married her prince in a beautiful wedding held at UNA at One Rochester. As expected, our favorite Singapore food blogger made impeccable choices for her special day starting with a fun and inspiring vintage carnival theme and Styled Story had the honour to style it for her!
Fairy lights, dainty flowers and old musky books… a celebration of love and marriage was the amazing choice for the wedding of Joerg and Mala. And what a beautiful event it was at the Raffles House at Fort Canning Park.
Back in August last year, we had the honour to style the pre-wedding shoot of Singapore Food Blogger, Maureen, from Misstamchiak.com. Maureen was a uni-mate of our stylist, Li Yi, and both of them were thrilled to reunite and work together again on this photoshoot.
Looking for wedding theme ideas for your upcoming nuptial? Then you can’t miss this whimsical Alice in Wonderland themed styled shoot we did in collaboration with some of the most talented wedding vendors in Singapore for Ideal Wedding’s launch issue (Well, we are a little late on this as they are already going to be having their second issue soon. But hey, it’s better late than never right)!
Back in March, we were invited to give a hand on the solemnisation ceremony of a very talented couple. They wanted a vintage musical themed wedding and that is very apt and fitting since the groom, Kelvin, is a talented drummer and the bride, Michelle, is a keyboardist. Such a lovely pair, these two!
In April, we had the chance to be part of Ser Xing and Yueh Phern’s wonderful wedding engagement at The Marmalade Pantry at The Stables! The gorgeous couple wanted something different for their engagement and requested to make it more intimate for their family and friends.
It was a beautiful, glorious day in Singapore when Jeremy and Amy tied the knot at Rider’s Cafe in Fairway Drive. The rustic setting of the cafe could not have been more perfect with the lust surroundings, quiet ambiance, and magnificent horses, creating an almost surreal 1940s whimsical colonial throwback that charmed everyone to bits.
We aspired to to create a portfolio for couples planning a wedding here in Singapore and decided on the theme “Classic European Romance”. We aimed to capture the elegance of a bygone era in this styled shoot. Below is one of the three looks we styled – enjoy! | 2019-04-19T09:12:47Z | https://www.styledstory.com/wedding-decoration-ideas/ |
“Y Man a’r Lle” is a multi-purpose language centre at Coleg Ceredigion’s campus in Cardigan.
The centre is a focus for educational, Welsh medium and bilingual social and cultural activities in Cardigan and the surrounding area as well as an informal meeting place for use by the community, college students and school pupils.
The Centre enables the college to offer Welsh language enrichment provision to students as well as providing a comfortable and modern meeting place for groups to hire and deliver courses such as ‘Welsh for Adults’ or to organise regular bilingual meetings and activities for the local community.
If you wish to hire the Centre, please contact Reception at Cardigan (01239 612032). | 2019-04-23T22:16:01Z | https://www.ceredigion.ac.uk/index.php/en/about-mobile/learner-support/45-welsh/facilities-welsh/158-y-man-a-r-lle |
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Happy Monday Friends! I always sigh in sadness when posting my weekend pics because I'm usually editing as I embark on a whole new work week *tear* As I see these pictures, I'm reminiscing on how great the weather was and how comfortable I felt in this outfit.
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Justine Knebelmann from the Paris School of Economics presents her research on a project undertaken in collaboration with the Senegalese tax administration. She reviews the motivations for research on the property tax regime, and examines how technological improvements in the system are able to bring increased efficiencies and revenues through property taxes.
Does the new property tax management system – including technological upgrades – help improve tax assessment and collection?
Does a rule-based system to assess tax liability perform better than a system in which tax officials have more discretion?
Does an increase in proerty tax pressure have effects on local governance dynamics – on citizen demand for public goods and accountability? | 2019-04-20T00:57:07Z | https://edi.opml.co.uk/resource/event-sharing-solutions-bringing-property-owners-tax-net/ |
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You must bring a government issued photo ID, like a school ID, Driver's license or Passport to the meeting.
Bring one parent and documents for the I-9 form.
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You must attend one of these meetings to fill out disclosures and forms. | 2019-04-22T08:15:36Z | http://raderdetasseling.com/Announcements.html |
Bumped this post as the Senate Republicans are expected to take up this ugly, anti-immigrant bill, sponsored by David Vitter, as early as Tuesday, October 21.
Senate Republicans are planning a vote on a controversial immigration bill later this month punishing so-called sanctuary cities that give safe harbor to immigrants here illegally — months after authorities say an undocumented immigrant shot and killed a young woman on a San Francisco pier.
The legislation from Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) would target sanctuary cities — localities where local law enforcement officials decline to cooperate with federal immigration authorities — by withholding key federal grants and increasing prison sentences for those who try to re-enter the United States after being deported.
Yes, the Trump Effect is alive and well in the U.S. Senate.
We just see the name “David Vitter” and know it can’t be good. He’s in a tough race for Governor of Louisiana this fall, so his anti-immigrant fervor is in overdrive.
According to Senate aides, Lee and Flake were working on a deal on sanctuary cities legislation that would have applied the mandatory minimum to a smaller population of immigrants. But Cruz and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), both hardliners on immigration, would not agree.
Because it looked unlikely that a bill could pass the Judiciary Committee, some GOP senators privately urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to bypass the panel and bring a sanctuary cities bill straight to the Senate floor. McConnell got the process going on that earlier Wednesday.
Republican backers of the new bill include Grassley, Cruz, Cornyn, and Sens. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, David Perdue and Johnny Isakson of Georgia, John Barrasso of Wyoming and Marco Rubio of Florida.
Rubio, now vying for the Republican presidential nomination, was an author of the comprehensive immigration reform bill that passed the Senate in 2013 but was never taken up by the House. He has since distanced himself from that effort. Rubio has come under pressure recently from the conservative news outlet Breitbart for not yet sponsoring legislation to crack down on illegal immigration and sanctuary cities.
Rubio is really trying so hard to run from his own record that he’s run right into the arms of the worst anti-immigrant voices in the Senate – and doing the work of Donald Trump. | 2019-04-26T08:16:18Z | https://americasvoice.org/blog/senate-republicans-plan-to-vote-on-trump-anti-immigrant-bill/ |
The UK heatwave, which boosted retail sales volumes – rising 0.7% month-on-month in August according to Reuters* – is becoming a distant memory, and we’ll soon all be racing into autumn. The latest data shows that approximately 80% of the weather impacts in fashion retail sales are observed in weather transition periods, such as Autumn or Spring.
For the consumer, the colder weather we’ve been experiencing prompts a change in shopping tactics, and for the retailer, attention turns to the all-important drive to clear unwanted spring/summer stock and fill its aisles and warehouses with the autumn/winter must-haves.
A look in some high street retail chains, as well as a glance at their websites and promotional emails, may have you thinking the industry is in a constant state of markdowns – there have, of course, been some high-profile cases of this low-price consistency having a major impact on bottom lines. However, the best operators out there are not being forced into heavy discounting – they are setting their prices at an optimum level thanks to good management and sophisticated forecasting techniques.
Online fashion house, Asos, is a shining example of this in action, as it continues to grow sales at home and abroad, as well as explore new ways to automate many of its merchandising and markdown decisions. But, on the high street where there have been well-documented challenging times, Fat Face is bucking the trend of slowing sales and store closures thanks in part to a steadfast full-price strategy and what CEO Anthony Thompson describes as the organisation’s “price integrity”.
For more businesses to elevate themselves into the Asos, Fat Face school of happy retailers with happy customers, as opposed to the joining the East, Henri Lloyd, House of Fraser group of administration victims and uncertainty, multidimensional forecasting is required.
For a promotion to be effective, dynamic store-level demand forecasting is a key factor. Unlike using a traditional grade-based structure, as in normally the case for allocation and replenishment activities, promotional and clearance should be driven by understanding demand at store level.
Each shop has its own individual profile, factors and response rates, so forecasting should be tailored to each outlet, rather than decided centrally. Factors that influence demand by store and the need for stock to be recalibrated include short-term weather forecasts, where a store is located – i.e on the seaside or in an out-of-town retail park – local events/national events, competitor sales, and population demographics.
Retailers that are unable to factor these kind of items into their demand forecasts are likely to have stock in the wrong places, failing to achieve their promotional goals as a result, or disappointing customers with stockouts. Indeed, our data shows that using forecast-based and simulation-based automatic stock level management systems can decrease stockouts by up to 20% and increase service levels by up to 10%.
Ensuring it offers customers the right price to achieve maximum margin is something that Asos is starting to do at the highest level, using a blend of data science and skilled people power. But the wider retailer industry must start following suit because the constant low-price strategy and guesswork around markdowns can be best described as a race to the bottom.
Every retailer knows that a lower price can increase sales but may not increase margin. However, if clearance is the goal, margin may not be the driving factor. It’s important to understand the KPIs and make these the targets for the promotions, and the key is to strike the right balance between increasing sales, while protecting as much margin as possible.
Demand forecasting therefore needs to be dynamic, not simply done once prior to the promotion, and it has to be related to local stores and their individual influencing factors. As the promotion proceeds, the weather changes, local events come to an end, and the competition change their strategy, so dynamic demand forecasting is vital.
At the end of a retail season, stock will be fragmented, resulting in poor assorted ranges across stores – there are ways of limiting this, but it’s hard to eliminate altogether. Poorly assorted ranges typically lead to low sales, as the assortment simply doesn’t look right, and will result in goods having to be sold at even more reduced-price levels.
An approach often taken is to recall items back to a distribution point and to re-allocate them to a more limited range of stores, and it’s of the utmost importance to forecast which stores will be those that the product should be re-allocated to. It’s crucial to make demand forecasts on an ongoing basis, because it’s such a fast-moving landscape.
If recall and re-allocation is not possible, then using demand forecasting to dynamically alter store minimum/maximum levels is important. This will ensure that any remaining stock is sent to the stores that need it the most.
There’s a real science to successful retailing today – especially because the old-style warehouse-to-store-to-customer movement of goods has been discombobulated by the rise of online retailing, the upturn in returned goods, and the need to fulfil customer orders in many new ways. Adopting a data science approach to forecasting can ease the burden, especially around the crucial changing of the seasons, and the progressive retailers in the UK have already realised it.
Robin Coles is Director at Inovretail, a retail data intelligence company. | 2019-04-22T01:11:57Z | https://premierconstructionnews.com/2018/10/10/survival-of-the-forecasters-optimising-end-of-season-clearances-with-multi-dimensional-forecasting/ |
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1. Educate Your Audience: In the energy industry, there is always an endless amount of information available at your fingertips, make use of this in order to learn and educate others. Understand what your audience wants to hear. For example, provide them with energy-saving tricks and ways to save money on your energy bill. Make sure that your online content is easy to read and has a clear message that you’re trying to get across.
Example: In 2016, E.ON is planning to roll out it’s first campaign since consolidating the UK marketing communications. E.ON will be launching a new smart energy pay as you go initiative with a multi-channel campaign on TV, radio, social media and internal communications activity. According to Anthony Ainsworth, the Marketing director of E.ON, this new service was a result of feedback from customers who “have been telling us that they want more control over how they pay for and use their energy”. A commercial has already been set in place to help promote.
2. Add Humor: The energy industry is often perceived as serious and complex, so it is important to lighten the mood and keep your audience interested. The best way to do so is by adding humor in appropriate ways. Some ideas can be to include relatable memes, funny jokes or even personal stories. Make it fun, engaging and interesting!
Example: In order to advertise Cisco’s $80,000 ASR 9000 router, they released ‘The Perfect Gift for Valentine’s Day‘ video and advertised it in a non-traditional way. Instead of positioning this product as serious and informative, they used humor to get their point across.
3. Branded Content: Explain to your following what your company is, what their goals are and what the point is that you are trying to get across. Your company’s messaging should be obvious in all online content. Create a sense of trust with your social following through your messaging and branding.
Example: First Utility is one of the UK’s largest and fastest growing independent energy providers. In alignment with First Utility’s growth plans, they will be branding all of their products, marketing activities and customer support as Shell branded. Why are they doing this? Shell Energy Europe is already a strongly positioned and branded company that is trusted by their customers. Shell and UK’s First Ultility will now work together to target the German retail power market.
4. Crisis Management: Have a set plan when dealing with spikes in numbers or content. Test out your social listening real-time alerts and ensure that you will be the first to be notified when any crisis occurs. Then, properly handle all crises online as they arise. If someone has a question about your brand, answer it in a timely manner. If a customer has a concern about something going wrong with your brand, confront it professionally. Prove to everyone that their concerns are being heard and dealt with.
Example: A great example of an energy company succeeding in crisis management is PSE&G. During Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey, PSE&G allocated 22 of their staff members to responding to all inquiries, posting safety information and giving service updates on their Twitter account. By the time everything was back up and running properly, these 22 staff members were able to send out 9,000 tweets and increased their Twitter following from 14,000 to 58,000.
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Mr. Gao was appointed to the Board of Directors of Western Potash Corp. in April 2017. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of Western Potash Corp. and Chief Financial Officer of Western Resources Corp.
George Gao, Chief Executive Officer of Western Potash Corp., will be presenting a Mining Spotlight at Mines and Money Asia. Download the programme now. | 2019-04-26T08:24:52Z | https://asia.minesandmoney.com/speakers/george-gao/ |
According to a new market report published by Credence Research Inc., “Global Agricultural Drones Market is expected to witness a growth of 18.5% CAGR during the forecast period 2018 – 2026.
Credence Research, the leading business intelligence provider, has published its latest research, “Agricultural Drones Market 2026″, which gives insights into Agricultural Drones in the Global market. The report determines the market size for 2018, along with forecasts until 2026. It is built using data and information sourced from exclusive databases, primary and secondary research, and in-house analysis carried out by Credence Research’s team of industry experts.
The global agricultural drones market is likely to achieve great heights in the coming years with agriculture industry witnessing a shift from conventional to mechanized farming practices. Advancements in technology and resulting shift towards automated solutions is driving traditional farm equipment towards obsolescence, thereby creating demand for state-of-the-art automated solutions.
The rapid progressions in technology have led to development of agricultural Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) with superior imaging capabilities and features.
The agricultural drone manufacturers across the globe are focusing on developing drones with technologies including GPS, GIS (Geographic Information System), and autopilot system to aid farmers in applications including crop scouting, field mapping, etc. | 2019-04-26T10:13:07Z | http://www.culrav.org/pr/agricultural-drones-market-insights-shared-in-detailed-report-by-credenceresearch-com.php |
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Canon Middle East, a world-leading innovator and provider of imaging solutions for individuals and businesses, opened its doors to Canon Concerto Dubai.
The two day event exhibition, that takes place at Madinat Arena, is a business fair set to bring the very latest Canon innovations to the region - from business-enhancing workplace solutions to trendsetting products for the consumer market, and it is part of a new strategy focused on highlighting Canon's commitment to the region, and increasing their marketplace in the Middle East.
The fair combines broad international business appeal with greater business partner and consumer reach, aiming to offer customers the opportunity to experience, first-hand, how Canon's portfolio of products and solutions are instrumental in 'orchestrating' greater success and efficiency across their business.
And Canon chose Concerto to announce to its over 3,000 visiting delegates a number of important initiatives that seek to further strengthen its business activities in the Middle East, which continues to be a key emerging market for the company.
"The region's burgeoning economy and dramatic advances in imaging technology are greatly changing the structure of our market. In line with these changes, Canon Middle East is set to carry out integrated plans in order to accelerate growth in the region. We have plans to increase the efficiency of our sales networks, and to upgrade information systems and distribution networks," said Bertil Widmark, Managing Director, Canon Middle East, pointing out to the recently announced initiatives, such as the formation of Canon Emirates and the set up of a regional supply hub.
Canon is committed to reliably meet the needs of their business customers in this age of digital networks through the constant pursuit of productivity and efficiency.
But Canon Concerto event is about much more than new technology - "it's about showcasing new ways to conduct business," explained Widmark. "At Canon Concerto, our partners and customers discover innovative ways to make all facets of their business work together harmoniously and efficiently. Our ultimate goal is to enhance Canon's relationship with all business partners," concluded Widmark.
The event showcases the newest and best in business imaging: colour multifunctionals for the office, large format printers for the studio, high volume presses for the corporate print room. Engines such as the imagePRESS C7000VP and the imagePRESS C1 brought at the exhibition, clearly re-confirmed Canon's intention to become a major player in the professional print arena and deliver leading digital solutions to the market.
In consumer imaging the spread is equally exciting: from the next generation of PowerShot and Digital IXUS camera ranges, to the stunning SELPHY and PIXMA models that are redefining the home photo printing market, or the stars of EOS range, the world's leading digital SLR camera system.
Throughout the event Canon are holding a series of lively business seminars that explore the challenges and opportunities faced by different business sectors. | 2019-04-24T17:57:58Z | https://www.science20.com/newswire/canon_opens_its_doors_to_concerto |
I'm not going to talk about whether or not likes are beneficial or if you must invest the money to get likes. A couple of years ago a guaranteed course to "riches" was to develop a page with numerous thousands or numerous likes and also message content a couple of to many times a day. How To Get More Likes On Your Facebook Page: You could obtain a LOT of natural traffic in this manner. Facebook does not work like this any kind of longer.
if you are building a web page and also you desire the people liking it to be potential consumers, you need to come close to like as you would certainly any other paid promotion of Facebook.
To begin understand your excellent consumers' problems, pain point and also view of the globe.
For the ad, offer value if the person likes your page. This resembles a much simpler and much less commitment than putting in an e-mail address. "If you want to see even more content concerning xyz, like as well as follow us ". (not the best duplicate, yet you understand.
Another means to get rather legit likes is to utilize the "like to invite feature" constructed into Facebook. To do this usage or develop a prominent Meme or video clip (develop, don't take) and also promote it as an engagement advertisement.
If you get the desired engagement, lots of people will certainly "like" the message (or respond to it). On the message you could click the likes as well as it will certainly show you a pop- up box where you can independently welcome people to after that like the page. In lots of specific niches this functions extremely well as well as a huge section of individuals you invite will certainly such as the page additionally. This is a great procedure, however the limit is around 500 welcomes a day.
You can do this by hand or there is a chrome plugin that is paid (I have no affiliation) that automates the invite procedure. One I have actually made use of is called Invite everybody that responded on your blog posts.
Do not do this. It's spam. It protests Facebook Regards To Solution. I see this functioning practically daily. What spammers do is get picture (or lot of pictures) of something expensive like an actually nice motorhome or a watercraft or cool automobile. They create a web page that is related to the picture. Then they upload a small album of photo of the thing.
1. To commemorate 10 number of years in company we are giving away 10 of these (Motor Home, Watercraft, auto, etc) to random people that follow us on Facebook. To be gone into to win, Like and share this post as well as like our page.
2. We have 10 remaining (ins 2014' version) (vehicle. vehicle, Rv, motorbike, Rv) that we can not sell. So we have actually choose to give them away to arbitrary individuals who are followers of our page. To enter like our page, share and also tag somebody in this post.
You get the point. It's shocking how well these job and also the amount of people I would certainly take into consideration wise comment like and share these blog posts.
This is a semi - spammy method to do it. If you merely require likes for social proof. I've heard this called the "love" strategy. Build a like campaign and make use of a photo that anybody can like. Like a heart or some puppies. In the message you claim something like. "Like to share the love/cuteness/etc" or "like if you enjoy you have today", or something globally feel good a motivational.
- Promote this to affordable nations. (Let me google that for you) Look it on Google as well as you will find listings.
- You should see likes for once cent or much less. Put as much right into this budget as you want and also develop a web page with a bunch of low-cost likes.
- You will probably have to preserve some spending plan to keep this level of likes because these types of likes begin to go away quickly after.
As you know lots of people see a page with a lot of likes as well as presume it's very popular. They don't aim to see if the likes are real or people anything like themselves. | 2019-04-24T04:12:43Z | http://www.xkldglodeco.com/2018/10/how-to-get-more-likes-on-your-facebook.html |
Sky is a platform available for all use cases intended for the BtoB and SmartCities.
The platform offers services adapted to each sector, from the data ingestion and analysis, to the management and supervision of objects, emphasizing financial gains for the company.
Sky offers an API system giving the possibility to transfer the data coming from Sky to your own IT systems (CRM, ERP or CMMC systems). Furthermore, the platform is very intuitive and does not require special technical skills. | 2019-04-19T17:04:22Z | https://partners.sigfox.com/products/sky |
Join the inaugural Real Startup cohort along with their mentors to celebrate the conclusion of this 3-week intensive incubator program. Come and listen to the startup teams give final presentations on lessons learned and their startup journeys. Mix and mingle with the teams and industry community afterwards over lunch.
Polsinelli LLP are kindly hosting this event and providing lunch and refreshments.
Thank you! We'll see you on September 21st! | 2019-04-24T08:04:01Z | https://realindustry.org/rs/final-showcase |
本発明は、導電性ブレードに関し、特に、電子写真感光体、転写プロセスに用いる転写ドラム及び転写ベルト、又は中間搬送ベルトの帯電・除電・クリーニングに用いられるクリーニングブレード、並びに現像プロセスに用いられて電荷平坦化、除電及び帯電をするための現像ブレード、さらにはトナー規制ブレード等に用いて好適な導電性ブレードに関する。 The present invention relates to a conductive blade, in particular, an electrophotographic photosensitive member, the transfer drum and the transfer belt used in the transfer process, or the cleaning blade for use in charging, charge removal, cleaning of the intermediate conveyor belt, and used in the developing process charge flattening, a developing blade for the neutralization and charging, furthermore relates to a suitable conductive blade with the toner regulating blade or the like.
電子写真法あるいは静電記録法での乾式現像方式においては、感光体に現像されたトナーは転写工程により紙に静電転写されるが、感光体に付着したトナーはすべて転写することはできず、この残留トナーがつぎのサイクルまで持ち越されると、感光体が露光される工程で、トナー像が感光体の光放電を妨げ、これによって得られたコピーは画像欠陥となってしまい好適な画像を現像することができない。 In the dry developing method in an electrophotographic method or an electrostatic recording method, toner developed on the photosensitive member is electrostatically transferred to the paper by the transfer process, it is impossible to transfer all the toner adhered to the photoreceptor When the residual toner is carried over until the cycle of the next, in the step of the photosensitive member is exposed, to block light discharge of the toner image photoreceptor, a suitable image is obtained copied becomes an image defect by this can not be developed. そこで、感光体に付着・残留したトナーを除去するために、各種のクリーニング方式が提案されている。 Therefore, in order to remove the toner adhering-remaining on the photosensitive member, various cleaning methods have been proposed.
クリーニングブレードを用いる方式もその１種であり、ゴムなどの弾性体を感光体に直接接触させて残留したトナーをかきとるものである。 It is also one that method of using a cleaning blade, in which scraping toner remaining in direct contact with the photosensitive member to the elastic member such as rubber. この方式においては、クリーニングブレードは、上向きに回転する側の感光ドラムの中心から伸びる水平線、あるいはそれよりもやや上方に位置する部分にブレードの下端が当接するように配置され、感光ドラムが回転することによって残留トナーがかきおとされることになる。 In this method, the cleaning blade is upwardly rotated to the side of the photosensitive drum horizon extending from the center of, or the lower end of the blade portion located slightly above than is arranged so as to abut the photosensitive drum is rotated so that the residual toner is scraped off by.
ところで、通常、クリーニングブレードは金属製の支持体に両面接着テープあるいはホットメルト接着剤によって取りつけられるが、クリーニングブレード全体の電気抵抗値は、ポリマー組成物が本来有する電気抵抗値に支配されるものであり、この場合のクリーニングブレードの電気抵抗値は１０ １ 2 Ω以上という高い抵抗値を示すものとなり、感光体の摩擦帯電を除去することができないうえに、連続的に長い時間使用した場合、画像に悪影響（白スジ、ムラ）を起こしたり、あるいはトナーがクリーニングブレードの裏面に回ってしまう、いわゆるトナー散りという問題が生じ、クリーニングブレードとして好適に使用し得るものとはいいがたい。 However, usually the cleaning blade is attached by a double-sided adhesive tape or a hot melt adhesive to a metallic support, the electrical resistance of the entire cleaning blade, in which the polymer composition is governed in electrical resistance inherent There, the electrical resistance of the cleaning blade in this case is assumed to exhibit high resistance value of 10 1 2 Omega more, since it is impossible to remove the frictional charging of the photosensitive member, when used continuously long time, the image adverse (white stripe, unevenness) or cause, or the toner will be turning to the rear surface of the cleaning blade, a so-called toner scattering occurs a problem that, it can not be said that can be suitably used as a cleaning blade.
また、最近、トナーの粒子径が非常に細かく、また、粒子形状も真球に近くなってきており、トナーのかきおとしが難しくなってきている。 Also, recently, the particle size of the toner is very fine, also the particle shape has become close to a sphere, scraped toner is becoming more difficult. そのため、クリーニングブレードの材料強度を上げ、圧力でかき落とす方法、低温での反発弾性が高く、その反発弾性の温度依存性が無いもの、ブレード自体に導電性を持たせ、静電気力によりトナーを吸着、反発させてクリーニングさせる方法が挙げられる。 Therefore, increasing the material strength of the cleaning blade, a method of scraping pressure, high impact resilience at low temperatures, that there is no temperature dependence of its resilience, has conductivity to the blade itself, adsorbs toner by electrostatic force , and a method for cleaning by repulsion. このような観点からも、そのままの材料強度を保ちつつ、クリーニングブレードに導電性を持たせる必要性がある。 From this point of view, while keeping intact material strength, there is a need to provide conductivity to the cleaning blade.
そこで、クリーニングブレードの電気抵抗値を低くするために、組成物中に導電性カーボンブラックを配合して、体積固有抵抗値を１０ 4 Ω・ｃｍ以下に調整し、静電気除去用ブレードとする技術が知られている（例えば、特許文献１参照）。 Therefore, in order to lower the electric resistance of the cleaning blade, by blending a conductive carbon black in the composition, to adjust the volume resistivity below 10 4 Ω · cm, a technique for a blade for removing static electricity known (e.g., see Patent Document 1). ところが、体積固有抵抗値が１０ 4 Ω・ｃｍ以下に構成されているために、除去したい部位以外に存在する電荷まで除去してしまい、鮮明な画像が得られにくいという問題がある。 However, since the volume resistivity is configured below 10 4 Ω · cm, will be removed to charge present other than the region to be removed, there is a problem that a clear image is difficult to obtain. またクリーニングブレードの体積固有抵抗値を１０ ３から１０ １０ Ω・ｃｍとするように、ポリマー中に導電性カーボンブラックを配合して電気抵抗値を調整しようとしても、導電性カーボンブラックの分散状態およびわずかな添加量の違いで電気抵抗値が大幅に変動しやすく、これを量産化体制に移行した場合、安定した電気抵抗値を有するシートを供給することが極めて困難となる。 The volume resistivity value of the cleaning blade to 10 3 and 10 10 Omega · cm, even attempt to adjust the electrical resistance by compounding conductive carbon black in the polymer, the dispersion state of the conductive carbon black and slight in amount of difference tends electrical resistance varies greatly, when a transition it to mass production system, to supply a sheet having a stable electric resistance value becomes very difficult. また、カーボンブラックを添加すると、機械的物性、特に圧縮永久ひずみ、永久伸びが悪化し、硬度が上昇する等の問題がある。 Further, the addition of carbon black, the mechanical properties, strain especially compression set, tension set deteriorates, there are problems such as the hardness increases.
一方、このような問題を解決するものとして、熱可塑性樹脂ポリウレタンに、過塩素酸リチウムのようなイオン導電性物質を配合し、加圧電圧５０Ｖにおける電気抵抗値（２５℃）が１０ ３ Ωないし１０ １０ Ω、好ましくは、１０ ３ Ωないし１０ ７ Ωのクリーニングブレードが開示されている（例えば、特許文献２参照）。 Meanwhile, In order to solve such problems, a thermoplastic resin polyurethane were blended ionic conductive substance such as lithium perchlorate, to an electric resistance (25 ° C.) is 10 3 Omega not in acceleration voltage of 50V 10 10 Omega, preferably, 10 3 Omega to 10 7 Omega cleaning blade has been disclosed (e.g., see Patent Document 2). このように過塩素酸リチウムなどのイオン導電剤を添加した場合、１０ ６ 〜１０ ８ Ω程度の中抵抗の電気抵抗値を有するブレードが得られ易いという利点がある。 If thus adding an ion conductive agent, such as lithium perchlorate, there is an advantage that it is easy blade is obtained having an electric resistance value of the resistor in the order of 10 6 ~10 8 Ω.
なお、導電性カーボンブラックなどの電子導電タイプの導電剤と、過塩素酸リチウムなどのアルカリ金属塩からなるイオン導電タイプの導電剤とを併せたハイブリッドタイプの導電性ブレードも知られている（例えば、特許文献２、特許文献３参照）。 Note that the electroconductive type of the conductive agent such as conductive carbon black, are also known hybrid type conductive blade in conjunction with a conductive agent of ionic conductivity type consisting of alkali metal salts such as lithium perchlorate (e.g. , refer to Patent Document 2, Patent Document 3).
しかしながら、過塩素酸リチウムなどのイオン導電剤を用いた場合、電気抵抗値の環境依存性、特に湿度依存性が高く、また、連続通電していると電気抵抗値が上昇してしまうという問題がある。 However, when using the ion conductive agent, such as lithium perchlorate, environmental dependency of electrical resistance, especially high humidity dependence, also has a problem that the electric resistance value when contiguous current rises is there. また、過塩素酸リチウムなどのイオン導電剤の添加により、機械的物性、特に反発弾性が低下し、また、吸湿性があがるため、ポリウレタンの加水分解特性が悪化するという問題もある。 Further, the addition of ionic conductive agent such as lithium perchlorate, mechanical properties, reduced in particular rebound elastic, and there since the hygroscopicity is increased, a problem that hydrolysis characteristics of the polyurethane is deteriorated. さらに、過塩素酸リチウムは取扱い上危険であり、添加部数を増加できないなどの問題がある。 Further, lithium perchlorate is handling dangerous, there are problems such as the inability increasing the addition number of copies.
本発明は、このような事情に鑑み、安定して所望の抵抗値を得ることができ、安定した物性を有する導電性ブレードを提供することを課題とする。 In view of such circumstances, it can be stably obtain a desired resistance value, and to provide a conductive blade having stable physical properties.
前記課題を解決する本発明の第１の態様は、導電剤として少なくとも一種のイオン性液体を含有するゴム状弾性体からなる導電性ブレード部材と、この導電性ブレード部材を支持する支持体とを具備することを特徴とする導電性ブレードにある。 A first aspect of the present invention to solve the above problems, a rubber-like elastic body conductive blade member made containing at least one ionic liquid as a conductive agent, and a support member for supporting the conductive blade member in conductive blade, characterized in that it comprises.
本発明の第２の態様は、第１の態様において、前記ゴム状弾性体がポリウレタンからなり、体積抵抗率が１×１０ ３ 〜１×１０ １０ Ω・ｃｍであることを特徴とする導電性ブレードにある。 A second aspect of the present invention, in a first aspect, the rubber-like elastic body made of polyurethane, a conductive, characterized in that the volume resistivity is 1 × 10 3 ~1 × 10 10 Ω · cm in the blade.
本発明の第３の態様は、第１又は２の態様において、前記イオン性液体が、下記一般式（１）〜（４）で表される群から選択されるカチオンを含むことを特徴とする導電性ブレードにある。 A third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the ionic liquid, characterized in that it comprises a cation selected from the group represented by the following general formula (1) to (4) in conductive blade.
本発明の第４の態様は、第１〜３の何れかの態様において、前記イオン性液体が、ＡｌＣｌ ４ − 、Ａｌ ２ Ｃｌ ７ − 、ＮＯ ３ − 、ＢＦ ４ − 、ＰＦ ６ − 、ＣＨ ３ ＣＯＯ − 、ＣＦ ３ ＣＯＯ − 、ＣＦ ３ ＳＯ ３ − 、（ＣＦ ３ ＳＯ ２ ） ２ Ｎ − 、（ＣＦ ３ ＳＯ ２ ） ３ Ｃ − 、ＡｓＦ ６ − 、ＳｂＦ ６ − 、Ｆ（ＨＦ）ｎ − 、ＣＦ ３ ＣＦ ２ ＣＦ ２ ＣＦ ２ ＳＯ ３ − 、（ＣＦ ３ ＣＦ ２ ＳＯ ２ ） ２ Ｎ − 、ＣＦ ３ ＣＦ ２ ＣＦ ２ ＣＯＯ −の中から選択されるアニオンを含むことを特徴とする導電性ブレードにある。 A fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first to third one embodiment, the ionic liquid, AlCl 4 -, Al 2 Cl 7 -, NO 3 -, BF 4 -, PF 6 -, CH 3 COO -, CF 3 COO -, CF 3 SO 3 -, (CF 3 SO 2) 2 n -, (CF 3 SO 2) 3 C -, AsF 6 -, SbF 6 -, F (HF) n -, CF 3 CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 SO 3 -, (CF 3 CF 2 SO 2) 2 N -, CF 3 CF 2 CF 2 COO - in conductive blade, characterized in that it comprises an anion selected from among .
本発明の第５の態様は、第１〜４の何れかの態様において、前記イオン性液体は、融点が７０℃以下であることを特徴とする導電性ブレードにある。 A fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first to fourth one embodiment, the ionic liquid is in the conductive blade, characterized in that a melting point of 70 ° C. or less.
かかる本発明では、導電剤としてイオン性液体を添加したので、導電性カーボンを添加した場合と比較して所望の中抵抗値を安定して得ることができ、また、過塩素酸リチウムなどのイオン導電剤を添加した場合と比較して電気抵抗値の環境依存性、特に湿度依存性が低く、また、吸湿性があがる心配が無いため、加水分解が促進しない、且つ、機械的物性が無添加のものと同等である導電性ブレードとなる。 In such present invention, since the addition of ionic liquids as a conductive agent, in the case of adding conductive carbon compared to the can stably obtain a desired in resistance value, also, ions such as lithium perchlorate environmental dependency of electrical resistance as compared with the case of adding a conductive agent, particularly humidity dependency is low and, since there is no fear that hygroscopicity is increased, hydrolysis does not promote, and, added mechanical properties free a conductive blade which is comparable to that of.
ここで、イオン性液体とは、室温で液体である溶融塩であり、常温溶融塩とも呼ばれるものであり、特に、融点が７０℃以下、好ましくは３０℃以下のものをいう。 Here, the ionic liquid is a molten salt which is liquid at room temperature, is also called a room temperature molten salt, in particular a melting point of 70 ° C. or less, preferably refers to the 30 ° C. or less. このようなイオン性液体は、蒸気圧がない（不揮発性）、高耐熱性、不燃性、化学的安定である等の特性を有する。 Such ionic liquids have no vapor pressure (nonvolatile), high heat resistance, incombustibility, the characteristics of equal chemically stable.
従って、イオン導電剤のように取扱い上の危険が少なく、室温にて液体であるため、ゴムへの添加が容易であり、所望の中抵抗を容易に得ることができる。 Therefore, less risk of handling as ion conductive agent, because it is liquid at room temperature, it is easy to add to the rubber, it is possible to easily obtain desired in resistance. 特に、ポリウレタンの場合には、主原料のポリオールへそのまま添加すればよいので、添加が容易であるという利点がある。 Particularly, in the case of polyurethane, it is sufficient as it is added to the main raw material of the polyol, there is an advantage that the addition is easy. また、揮発性がないことから、添加部数を増加してもゴムと相溶すればブリードの心配もない。 In addition, since there is no volatility, there is no bleeding of the worry if compatible with the rubber also increased by the addition of the number of copies. 特に、水に溶けないイオン性液体（疎水性イオン性液体）を用いると、ポリウレタンの吸湿性を上げることがないため、加水分解性を促進せず、また湿度依存性が小さく、導電性が安定すると考えられる。 In particular, the use of water-insoluble ionic liquid (hydrophobic ionic liquid), because there is no possibility to increase the hygroscopicity of polyurethane, not promote hydrolysis resistance, also humidity dependency is small, conductivity stable Then conceivable.
本発明で用いることができるイオン性液体は上述した一般式（１）〜（４）で示されるカチオン（陽イオン）を有するものであるが、例えば、イミダゾリウムイオンなどの環状アミジンイオン、ピリジニウムイオン、アンモニウムイオン、スルホニウム、ホスホニウムイオンなどの有機カチオンを陽イオンとするものである。 Although ionic liquids that can be used in the present invention are those having a cation (positive ion) represented by the above general formula (1) to (4), for example, cyclic and imidazolium ions Amijin'ion, pyridinium ions , ammonium ions, sulfonium, organic cations such as phosphonium ion is to a cation. 陰イオンとしては、ＡｌＣｌ ４ − 、Ａｌ ２ Ｃｌ ７ − 、ＮＯ ３ − 、ＢＦ ４ − 、ＰＦ ６ − 、ＣＨ ３ ＣＯＯ − 、ＣＦ ３ ＣＯＯ − 、ＣＦ ３ ＳＯ ３ − 、（ＣＦ ３ ＳＯ ２ ） ２ Ｎ − 、（ＣＦ ３ ＳＯ ２ ） ３ Ｃ − 、ＡｓＦ ６ − 、ＳｂＦ ６ − 、Ｆ（ＨＦ）ｎ − 、ＣＦ ３ ＣＦ ２ ＣＦ ２ ＣＦ ２ ＳＯ ３ − 、（ＣＦ ３ ＣＦ ２ ＳＯ ２ ） ２ Ｎ − 、ＣＦ ３ ＣＦ ２ ＣＦ ２ ＣＯＯ −などを挙げることができる。 The anion, AlCl 4 -, Al 2 Cl 7 -, NO 3 -, BF 4 -, PF 6 -, CH 3 COO -, CF 3 COO -, CF 3 SO 3 -, (CF 3 SO 2) 2 n -, (CF 3 SO 2 ) 3 C -, AsF 6 -, SbF 6 -, F (HF) n -, CF 3 CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 SO 3 -, (CF 3 CF 2 SO 2) 2 n -, CF 3 CF 2 CF 2 COO - , and the like.
例としては、下記式に表される有機カチオンと、下記式で表される対アニオンとの組み合わせからなるものを挙げることができる。 Examples may include organic cations represented by the following formula, those consisting of a combination of the counter anion represented by the following formula.
本発明では、ベースとなるゴム状弾性体と相溶性を有するイオン性液体を用いればよく、特に限定されない。 In the present invention, it may be used an ionic liquid having a rubber-like elastic material compatible with the base is not particularly limited. 配合割合も特に限定されないが、例えば、ゴム状弾性体基材に対して０．１〜３０重量％程度含有するようにすればよい。 Although the mixing ratio is not particularly limited, for example, it is sufficient to contain about 0.1 to 30 wt% on the rubber-like elastic body base material.
また、イオン性液体の中には水に対して不溶性のものがあり、湿度に対する安定性を考慮すると、水に対して不溶性のものを用いるのが好ましい。 Also, some ionic liquids are as insoluble in water, in consideration of the stability to humidity, preferable to use those insoluble in water.
ゴム状弾性体の材質は、用途に応じた特性が得られるゴム材質であれば特に限定されないが、感光体への汚染性や他の物性の面からポリウレタンやシリコーンゴムが好ましく、特に、ポリウレタンを用いるのが好ましい。 The material of the rubber-like elastic material is not particularly limited as long as the rubber material characteristics according to the application is obtained, preferably polyurethane or silicone rubber in terms of pollution resistance and other physical properties of the photoreceptor, in particular, a polyurethane it is preferable to use.
ここでポリウレタンとしては、特に、注型タイプの液状ポリウレタンが好ましい。 Examples of the polyurethane, in particular, cast type liquid polyurethane is preferred. かかるポリウレタンは、高分子量ポリオール、イソシアネート化合物、鎖長延長剤及び架橋剤などを熱硬化することにより得ることができる。 Such polyurethanes, high molecular weight polyol, an isocyanate compound, and chain extender and crosslinking agent can be obtained by thermally curing. ポリオールとしては、例えば、ポリエステルポリオール、ポリカーボネートポリオール、ポリエーテルポリオール、ポリカーボネートエーテルポリオールなどを挙げることができる。 Examples of the polyol, for example, polyester polyols, polycarbonate polyols, polyether polyols, and polycarbonate polyol. また、イソシアネート化合物としては、４，４'−ジフェニルメタンジイソシアネート（ＭＤＩ）、２，６−トルエンジイソシアネート（ＴＤＩ）、１，５−ナフタレンジイソシアネート（ＴＯＤＩ）、パラフェニレンジイソシアネート（ＰＰＤＩ）などが挙げられる。 As the isocyanate compound, 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), 2,6-toluene diisocyanate (TDI), 1,5-naphthalene diisocyanate (TODI), paraphenylene diisocyanate (PPDI), and the like. さらに、鎖長延長剤としては、例えば、ブタンジオール、エチレングリコール、トリメチロールエタン、トリメチロールプロパン、グリセリンなどの多価アルコールを挙げることができる。 Furthermore, as the chain extender, for example, butanediol, ethylene glycol, trimethylol ethane, trimethylol propane, may be mentioned polyhydric alcohols such as glycerin. また、架橋剤としては、例えば、芳香族ジアミン系架橋剤を挙げることができる。 As the crosslinking agent, for example, and aromatic diamine-based crosslinking agent.
このようなポリウレンなどを用いた導電性ブレード部材は、例えば、遠心成形などの公知の成形方法で成形することができる。 Such Poriuren such a conductive blade member using, for example, can be molded by a known molding method such as centrifugal molding.
かかる導電性ブレード部材の物性としては、感光体を傷つけない程度の硬度を有し、へたりが少なく耐摩耗性に優れることが挙げられる。 As such a physical property of the conductive blade member has a hardness as not to damage the photosensitive member, and to be excellent in less wear resistance sag. 実際の物性特性としては硬度（ＪＩＳ Ａ）が６０°ないし８０°、反発弾性が４０％から６０％、永久ひずみ特性が３％以下等挙げられる。 It Hardness (JIS A) is not 60 ° as an actual physical properties 80 °, 60% impact resilience of 40% permanent set properties and the like than 3%.
また、導電性ブレード部材の厚みはとくに限定されるものではないが、通常、１〜３ｍｍ程度のものが好適に使用される。 Although not specifically limited, the thickness of the conductive blade member, usually of about 1~3mm is preferably used.
本発明の導電性ブレード部材は、用途によっても異なるが、例えば、印加電圧１００Ｖにおける電気抵抗値（２５℃）が１０ ３ Ω〜１０ １０ Ω、好ましくは、１０ ４ Ω〜１０ ８ Ωのものが使用され、このような所望の抵抗値が得られるようにイオン性液体の種類及び添加量を設定すればよい。 Conductive blade members of the present invention varies depending on the application, for example, electrical resistance at an applied voltage of 100 V (25 ° C.) is 10 3 Ω~10 10 Ω, preferably, those of 10 4 Ω~10 8 Ω is used, such a desired resistance value may be set to the type and amount of ionic liquid so as to obtain.
また、本発明の導電性ブレード部材は、本発明の目的に反しない範囲で、カーボンブラック、金属粉など電子導電剤や過塩素酸リチウムなどのイオン導電剤を併用してもよい。 The conductive blade members of the present invention, within the range not contrary to the object of the present invention, carbon black may be used in combination ion conductive agent such as an electron conductive agent and lithium perchlorate or metal particles.
本発明の導電性ブレードは、ブレード形状のシートである導電性ブレード部材の感光体などと当接する先端とは反対側の部分を支持体に固定したものである。 Conductive blade of the present invention, the photosensitive member of the conductive blade member is a sheet of blade shape such as the contacting tip is obtained by fixing a portion of the opposite side to the support.
図１には、本発明の導電性ブレードの一例を示す。 FIG. 1 shows an example of a conductive member of the present invention. 図１に示すように、導電性ブレード１０は、導電性ブレード部材１１の当接側とは反対側を支持体１２に固定支持したものである。 As shown in FIG. 1, the conductive blade 10, the contact side of the conductive blade member 11 is obtained by fixedly supporting the opposite side to the support 12.
ここで、支持体は、鋼板やアルミニウムなどの金属材料で構成され、とくに、ＳＥＣＣＰ２０／２０（ＪＩＳ Ｇ３３１３）として知られている電気亜鉛めっき鋼板１種が好ましく使用される。 Here, the support is made of a metal material such as steel or aluminum, in particular, SECCP20 / 20 (JIS G3313) electrolytic zinc known as plated steel sheet one is preferably used. なお、ＳＥＣＣＰ２０／２０のＳＥＣＣは、亜鉛めっき鋼板１種を示し、Ｐは、リン酸塩系処理したことを示し、２０／２０は、積載された板上面の標準付着量／下面の標準付着量（ｇ／ｍ ２ ）をそれぞれ示すものである。 Incidentally, the SECC of SECCP20 / 20, shows the galvanized steel one, P is, indicates that the treated phosphate type, 20/20, the standard coating weight of the standard coating weight / lower surface of the stacked plate top surface the (g / m 2) illustrates respectively.
導電性ブレード部材と支持体との接着は、接着剤、両面接着テープなどを用いて行うことができる。 Adhesion between the conductive blade member and the support, the adhesive can be carried out using a double-sided adhesive tape. このような接着は、導電性部材と支持体との間を電気的に導通するもの、例えば、導電性接着剤を用いるのが好ましいが、導電性を有さない接着剤で接着した後に導電性塗料、導電性接着剤あるいは導電性シーラントなどにより導通を図ってもよい。 Such adhesion is provided to electrically conduct between the conductive member and the support, for example, although it is preferable to use a conductive adhesive, conductive after bonding with an adhesive having no conductivity paints, may attempt to conduct by a conductive adhesive or a conductive sealant.
本発明の導電性ブレードをクリーニングブレードとして使用した状態の一例を図２に示す。 An example of a state in which a conductive member of the present invention as a cleaning blade shown in FIG. 図２に示すように、クリーニングブレード１０Ａは、クリーニング装置２０内に配置され、導電性ブレード部材１１Ａの先端が感光体ドラム３０に当接するように配置される。 As shown in FIG. 2, the cleaning blade 10A is disposed in the cleaning device 20, the tip of the conductive blade member 11A is disposed so as to abut against the photosensitive drum 30. なお、このような本発明の導電性ブレードは、感光体ドラム３０の回転方向と先端の向きとが図２のようにほぼ一致するトレール当接又は反対方向に当接するアゲンスト当接の何れで用いてもよい。 The conductive blade of the present invention as described above, using either the rotational direction and the tip direction of the photosensitive drum 30 is abutting Against abut the trail contact or opposite directions substantially aligned as shown in FIG. 2 it may be.
以下、本発明を実施例に基づいて説明するが、本発明はこれに限定されるものではない。 Hereinafter will be described the present invention based on examples, the present invention is not limited thereto.
イオン性液体として、１−エチル−３−メチルイミダゾリウムビス（トリフルオロメチルスルフォニル）イミド（ＥＭＩＴＦＳＩ）を用い、これをエステル系ポリオール１００重量部に対して０．５重量部、１重量部、３重量部、５重量部、１０重量部それぞれ添加し、さらに、鎖長延長剤、架橋剤及びイソシアネートを添加して混合反応させ、厚さ２．０ｍｍのウレタンシートを作製した。 As the ionic liquid, using 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide (EMITFSI), 0.5 part by weight of which with respect to the ester-based polyol 100 parts by weight, 1 part by weight, 3 parts, 5 parts by weight, were respectively added 10 parts by weight, further, chain extender, and then mixed reaction adding a crosslinking agent and an isocyanate, to produce a urethane sheet having a thickness of 2.0 mm.
ＥＭＩＴＦＳＩの代わりに、１−ブチル−３−エチルイミダゾリウムビス（トリフルオロメチルスルフォニル）イミド（ＢＭＩＴＦＳＩ）を、０．５重量部、１重量部、３重量部、５重量部それぞれ用いた以外は実施例１と同様にしてウレタンシートを作製した。 Instead of EMITFSI, 1-butyl-3-ethyl imidazolium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide (BMITFSI), 0.5 part by weight, 1 part by weight, 3 parts by weight, the embodiment except for using 5 parts by weight, respectively to prepare a urethane sheet in the same manner as in example 1.
ＥＭＩＴＦＳＩの代わりに、１−ブチルピペリジウムビス（トリフルオロメチルスルフォニル）イミド（ＢＰＴＦＳＩ）を、０．５重量部、１重量部、３重量部、５重量部それぞれ用いた以外は実施例１と同様にしてウレタンシートを作製した。 Instead of EMITFSI, 1-butyl piperidine-indium-bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide (BPTFSI), 0.5 part by weight, 1 part by weight, 3 parts by weight, except for using 5 parts by weight respectively as in Example 1 to prepare a urethane sheet to.
ＥＭＩＴＦＳＩの代わりに、Ｎ−ブチル−Ｎ−メチルピロリジニウムビス（トリフルオロメチルスルフォニル）イミド（Ｐ １４ ＴＦＳＩ）を、０．５重量部、１重量部、３重量部それぞれ用いた以外は実施例１と同様にしてウレタンシートを作製した。 Instead of EMITFSI, N-butyl -N- methyl-pyrrolidinium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide (P 14 TFSI), 0.5 part by weight, 1 part by weight, except for using 3 parts by weight, respectively Example to prepare a urethane sheet in the same manner as in 1.
イオン性液体を添加しない以外は実施例１と同様にしてウレタンシートを作製した。 Except for not adding the ionic liquid in the same manner as in Example 1 to prepare a urethane sheet.
イオン性液体の代わりに、ケッチェンブラック（ライオン社製）を０．６重量部添加した以外は実施例１と同様にしてウレタンシートを作製した。 Instead of the ionic liquid to prepare a urethane sheet, except that Ketjen black (manufactured by Lion Corporation) was added 0.6 part by weight in the same manner as in Example 1.
イオン性液体の代わりに、過塩素酸リチウムを０．５重量部、１重量部、３重量部それぞれ添加した以外は実施例１と同様にしてウレタンシートを作製した。 Instead of an ionic liquid, 0.5 parts by weight of lithium perchlorate, 1 part by weight, to prepare a urethane sheet except for adding each of the three parts in the same manner as in Example 1.
実施例１〜１６及び比較例１、２及び５のウレタンシートから、１２０ｍｍ×１２０ｍｍで、厚さ２．０ｍｍのテストサンプルを作製し、温度１０℃、相対湿度２０％の低温低湿環境（ＬＬ）、温度２５℃、相対湿度５０％の常温常湿環境（ＮＮ）、及び温度３５℃、湿度８５％の高温高湿環境（ＨＨ）のそれぞれにおいて、体積抵抗率を測定した。 An urethane sheet of Examples 1 to 16 and Comparative Examples 1, 2 and 5, at 120 mm × 120 mm, to prepare a test sample having a thickness of 2.0 mm, temperature 10 ° C., 20% relative humidity of low temperature and low humidity environment (LL) , temperature 25 ° C., 50% relative humidity at room temperature and normal humidity environment (NN), and the temperature 35 ° C., in each of the humidity of 85% of the high-temperature and high-humidity environment (HH), to measure the volume resistivity. 体積抵抗率の測定は、各環境下のチャンバー内に各サンプルを所定時間放置した後、真鍮製の電極、電流測定器を用い、ＪＩＳ Ｋ ６７２３に準じて、直流１００Ｖの電圧を印加し、１分間充電後の電流値の測定を行った（比較例２については２０Ｖ印加で測定した）。 Measurement of volume resistivity after standing each sample a predetermined time in a chamber under each environment, brass electrode, a current measuring device used, in accordance with JIS K 6723, by applying a voltage of the DC 100 V, 1 min was measured current value after charging (as measured by the 20V applied for Comparative example 2). そして、下記式より、体積抵抗率を算出した。 Then, the following equation, and the volume resistivity was calculated. なお、主電極は直径５０ｍｍ、高さ３５ｍｍ、ガード電極は外径８０ｍｍ、内径７０ｍｍ、高さ１０ｍｍ、対電極は３００×１５０×２ｍｍのものを用いた。 The main electrode diameter 50 mm, height 35 mm, a guard electrode external diameter 80 mm, inner diameter 70 mm, height 10 mm, the counter electrode used was a 300 × 150 × 2mm.
この結果を図３〜図６示す。 Shown 3-6 this result.
この結果、イオン性液体を用いた実施例では、ＬＬ環境からＨＨ環境へ変化させた時の体積抵抗率変化は１桁程度の変化であったが、無添加の比較例１、及び過塩素酸リチウムを用いた比較例５では、ＬＬ環境からＨＨ環境へ変化させた時の体積抵抗率は２桁変化したことから、イオン性液体を用いた実施例の方が、比較例１及び比較例５と比較して環境依存性が小さいことがわかった。 As a result, in the embodiment using the ionic liquid, but the volume resistivity change when changing from the LL environment to HH environment was the change of the order of one digit, Comparative Example 1 with no additive, and perchloric acid in Comparative example 5 using lithium, volume resistivity when changing from LL environment to HH environment since it has changed 2 orders of magnitude found the following examples using an ionic liquid, Comparative example 1 and Comparative example 5 compared to that it found that environmental dependency is small. また、カーボンブラックを用いた比較例２では、ＬＬ環境からＨＨ環境へ変化させた時の体積抵抗率値が高くなる傾向を示した。 In Comparative Example 2 using carbon black, tended volume resistivity value when changing from the LL environment to the HH environment is high.
実施例１〜５、及び比較例１、２、５のウレタンシートから試験例１と同様にして作成したテストサンプルについて、温度３５℃で、相対湿度を２０％から９０％まで変化させ、各環境化で５時間放置した後の体積抵抗率を同様に測定した。 Examples 1-5, and for the test samples prepared in the same manner as in Test Example 1 of urethane sheet of Comparative Example 1, 2, 5, at a temperature 35 ° C., to change the relative humidity up to 90% from 20%, the environment It was measured as the volume resistivity after being allowed to stand for 5 hours at reduction.
この結果を図７に示す。 The results are shown in Figure 7.
この結果、イオン性液体を用いた場合には、過塩素酸リチウムを用いた場合より、湿度依存性が小さいことがわかった。 As a result, in the case of using the ionic liquid than with lithium perchlorate it was found that the humidity dependency is small.
実施例４、比較例２、５のウレタンシートから試験例１と同様にして作成したテストサンプルについて、１００Ｖを連続的に印加した際の体積抵抗率の変化を測定した。 Example 4, for the test samples prepared in the same manner an urethane sheet of Comparative Examples 2 and 5 in Test Example 1 to measure a change in volume resistivity at the time of continuously applying a 100 V. 結果を図８〜図１０に示す。 The results are shown in FIGS. 8 to 10.
この結果、イオン性液体を用いた実施例４では、過塩素酸リチウムを用いた比較例５、カーボンブラックを用いた比較例２と同様に体積抵抗率の上昇はみられなかった。 As a result, in Example 4 using the ionic liquid, Comparative Example 5 using lithium perchlorate, as well as increase in the volume resistivity of Comparative Example 2 using carbon black was observed.
実施例３、８、１６及び比較例１、２、５のウレタンシートから試験例１と同様にして作成したテストサンプルについて、ＬＣＲメータについて静電容量を測定し、下記式より比誘電率を求めた。 For the test samples prepared in the same manner an urethane sheet of Examples 3,8,16 and Comparative Examples 1, 2 and 5 in Test Example 1, the capacitance was measured for LCR meter, determine the dielectric constant from the following equation It was. 測定周波数範囲は５０Ｈｚ〜１ＭＨｚとした。 Measurement frequency range was 50Hz~1MHz. この結果を図１１に示す。 The results are shown in Figure 11.
この結果、イオン性液体を用いた実施例のものは、比誘電率が大きく上昇してしまうカーボンブラック添加の比較例２とは異なり、周波数が１０ｋＨｚ以上となると、無添加の比較例１のものと同等の比誘電率となることがわかった。 As a result, those of Examples using an ionic liquid, the ratio different from the Comparative Example 2 of the carbon black added to the dielectric constant rises significantly, the frequency is above 10 kHz, that of no addition of Comparative Example 1 It was found to be equivalent relative dielectric constant.
実施例１〜１６、比較例１〜５について、硬度（ＪＩＳ Ｋ６２５３ タイプＡ）、反発弾性（ＪＩＳ Ｋ６２５５）、１００％伸張時の引張強さ（１００％モジュラス）、２００％伸長時の引張強さ（２００％モジュラス）３００％伸張時の引張強さ（３００％モジュラス）、引張強度及び切断時の伸び（ＪＩＳ Ｋ６２５１）、引裂強度（ＪＩＳ Ｋ６２５２）、ヤング率（ＪＩＳ Ｋ６２５４）及び１００％永久伸び（ＪＩＳ Ｋ６２６２）をそれぞれ測定した。 For Examples 1-16, Comparative Example 1-5, the hardness (JIS K6253 Type A), resilience (JIS K6255), tensile strength at 100% elongation (100% modulus), tensile strength at 200% elongation (200% modulus) 300% elongation at a tensile strength (300% modulus), tensile strength and elongation at break (JIS K6251), tear strength (JIS K6252), Young's modulus (JIS K6254) and 100% elongation ( JIS K6262) were measured, respectively.
この結果を表１に示す。 The results are shown in Table 1.
この結果、カーボンブラックを添加した比較例２については永久伸びの悪化及び硬度が無添加のものより大きくなり、それに伴ってヤング率が上昇した。 As a result, deterioration and hardness of the permanent elongation becomes larger than that of no addition for Comparative Example 2 with the addition of carbon black, the Young's modulus was increased accordingly. 過塩素酸リチウムを用いた比較例３〜５については特に反発弾性が低下する傾向にあるが、イオン性液体を用いた実施例１〜１６では無添加のものとほぼ同等の物性を示すことがわかった。 Tends to particularly impact resilience decreases Comparative Examples 3-5 employing lithium perchlorate, but to exhibit almost the same physical properties as those of the additive-free in Examples 1 to 16 using the ionic liquid all right.
実施例１、４、５、比較例１〜５のウレタンシートから試験例１と同様にして作成したテストサンプルについて、吸湿性を測定した。 Example 1, 4, 5 for the test samples prepared in the same manner from the urethane sheet of Comparative Example 1-5 to Test Example 1 was measured hygroscopicity. 温度７０℃、真空下に、実施例１、４、５、比較例１〜５を５時間置き、乾燥させた状態での重量を測定し、その後、４５℃９０％の高温高湿環境に１日間放置し、室温に戻してから１０分後、６０分後の重量を測定し、その差から材料の吸湿性を測定した。 Temperature 70 ° C., under vacuum, examples 1,4,5, Comparative Examples 1 to 5 every 5 hours, the weight in a state of being dried and measured, thereafter, 45 ° C. 90% of the high-temperature and high-humidity environment 1 and left days, 10 minutes after returning to room temperature, and weighed after 60 minutes was measured hygroscopic material from the difference. その結果を図１２に示す。 The results are shown in Figure 12.
吸湿度（％）は高温高湿環境に置いた時の重量と乾燥時の重量との差から求めた。 Moisture absorption (%) was calculated from the difference between the weight of the dry and weight when placed in a high temperature and high humidity environment.
この結果、過塩素酸リチウムを用いた比較例３〜５では添加量が多くなるほど吸湿度が大きくなったが、イオン性液体を用いた実施例１、４及び５では、添加量が増えても吸湿度は変化せず、導電剤無添加及びカーボンブラックを用いた比較例１、２と同程度であった。 As a result, although higher moisture absorption amount in Comparative Example 3-5 is increased using lithium perchlorate is increased, in Examples 1, 4 and 5 using an ionic liquid, even the amount of addition is increased moisture absorption does not change, it was comparable with Comparative examples 1 and 2 using a conductive material with no additives and carbon black.
（試験例７）クリーニング特性試験実施例４、比較例２、比較例４のウレタンシートから作製したクリーニングブレードを用いて、クリーニング特性を温度１０℃、相対湿度２０％の低温低湿環境（ＬＬ）、温度２５℃、相対湿度５０％の常温常湿環境(ＮＮ)、温度３５℃、湿度８５％の高温高湿環境(ＨＨ)の各環境下でプリント画による評価を行い、また感光体ドラムとクリーニングブレードとのこすれ時に発生する耳障り音（鳴き）の有無の確認、及び、テスト終了時のエッジの摩耗状態を観察した。 (Test Example 7) Cleaning property test Example 4, Comparative Example 2, using a cleaning blade made from the urethane sheet of Comparative Example 4, the temperature 10 ° C. The cleaning properties, relative humidity of 20% of the low-temperature and low-humidity environment (LL), temperature 25 ° C., 50% relative humidity at room temperature and normal humidity environment (NN), the temperature 35 ° C., evaluated by the print image in each environment of 85% humidity high-temperature and high-humidity environment (HH), also the photosensitive drum and the cleaning Checking for jarring noise generated during rubbing of the blade (squeal), and was observed the wear state of the edge at the end of the test. なお、クリーニング特性は、平均粒径６μｍのトナーを用いて行った。 The cleaning properties were performed using a toner having an average particle diameter of 6 [mu] m.
クリーニング特性及び鳴き発生結果の良否は次の基準で評価した。 Quality of cleaning performance and squeaking results were evaluated by the following criteria. この結果を表２に示す。 The results are shown in Table 2.
また、テスト終了時のエッジ摩耗状態の評価項目は次の評価基準で評価した。 The evaluation items of the edge state of wear at the end of the test were evaluated by the following evaluation criteria.
この結果より、実施例４のクリーニングブレードは４０Ｋまでクリーニング不良、鳴きの発生がなく安定したクリーニング特性を示し、エッジの耐久性が良好であることがわかった。 From this result, the cleaning blade of Example 4 poor cleaning to 40K, shows a stable cleaning characteristics without squeaking, it was found that the durability of the edge is good.
これに対し、アルカリ金属イオンを用いた比較例５では、ＨＨ環境下では、イオンのブリードによる感光体の汚染によるクリーニング不良が発生した。 In contrast, in Comparative Example 5 using an alkali metal ion, under HH environment, cleaning failure due to contamination of the photosensitive member due to bleeding of ions occurs. また、ＬＬ環境下ではエッジの欠落による不均一な摩耗により３Ｋにおいてクリーニング不良を示した。 Also showed insufficient cleaning in 3K by uneven wear due to lack of edge under LL environment.
また、カーボンブラックを用いた比較例２では、ＬＬ〜ＮＮ環境下では、硬度が高いことから８Ｋを過ぎたところから鳴きが発生した。 In Comparative Example 2 using carbon black, under LL~NN environment, squeal occurs from past the 8K since hardness is high. またＬＬ環境下では硬度が高くなり、エッジに直径５μｍ以上の欠けが発生し、クリーニング不良を示した。 The hardness is increased under LL environment, chipping or more in diameter 5μm an edge has occurred and showed poor cleaning.
以上説明したように，本発明では、導電剤としてイオン性液体を用いるので比較的容易に所望の抵抗値に設定可能であり、安定した物性を有し、またベースのウレタン材質特性を低下することがないため、ＬＬ〜ＨＨ環境下において球径トナーに対するクリーニング性能を常時良好に保つことができる導電性ブレードを提供することができるという効果を奏する。 As described above, in the present invention, since use of ionic liquids as a conductive agent are relatively easily set to a desired resistance value, it has a stable physical properties, also lowering the base urethane material properties because there is no, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a conductive blade which can be kept constantly good cleaning performance for spherical diameter toner under LL~HH environment.
【図１】本発明の導電性ブレードの一例を示す斜視図である。 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a conductive member of the present invention.
【図２】本発明の導電性ブレードの一例であるクリーニングブレードの使用態様の一例を示す図である。 2 is a diagram showing one example of an application mode of the cleaning blade, which is an example of a conductive member of the present invention.
【図３】試験例１の結果を示すグラフである。 3 is a graph showing the results of Test Example 1.
【図４】試験例１の結果を示すグラフである。 4 is a graph showing the results of Test Example 1.
【図５】試験例１の結果を示すグラフである。 5 is a graph showing the results of Test Example 1.
【図６】試験例１の結果を示すグラフである。 6 is a graph showing the results of Test Example 1.
【図７】試験例２の結果を示すグラフである。 7 is a graph showing the results of Test Example 2.
【図８】試験例３の結果を示すグラフである。 8 is a graph showing the results of Test Example 3.
【図９】試験例３の結果を示すグラフである。 9 is a graph showing the results of Test Example 3.
【図１０】試験例３の結果を示すグラフである。 It is a graph showing the results of Figure 10 Test Example 3.
【図１１】試験例４の結果を示すグラフである。 11 is a graph showing the results of Test Example 4.
【図１２】試験例６の結果を示すグラフである。 12 is a graph showing the results of Test Example 6.
導電剤として少なくとも一種のイオン性液体を含有するゴム状弾性体からなる導電性ブレード部材と、この導電性ブレード部材を支持する支持体とを具備することを特徴とする導電性ブレード。 A rubber-like elastic body conductive blade member made containing at least one ionic liquid as a conductive agent, conductive blade, characterized by comprising a support for supporting the conductive blade member.
請求項１において、前記ゴム状弾性体がポリウレタンからなり、体積抵抗率が１×１０ ３ 〜１×１０ １０ Ω・ｃｍであることを特徴とする導電性ブレード。 According to claim 1, conductive blade, wherein the rubber-like elastic body made of polyurethane, the volume resistivity is 1 × 10 3 ~1 × 10 10 Ω · cm.
請求項１又は２において、前記イオン性液体が、下記一般式（１）〜（４）で表される群から選択されるカチオンを含むことを特徴とする導電性ブレード。 According to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ionic liquid, conductive blade, characterized in that it comprises a cation selected from the group represented by the following general formula (1) to (4).
請求項１〜３の何れかにおいて、前記イオン性液体が、ＡｌＣｌ ４ − 、Ａｌ ２ Ｃｌ ７ − 、ＮＯ ３ − 、ＢＦ ４ − 、ＰＦ ６ − 、ＣＨ ３ ＣＯＯ − 、ＣＦ ３ ＣＯＯ − 、ＣＦ ３ ＳＯ ３ − 、（ＣＦ ３ ＳＯ ２ ） ２ Ｎ − 、（ＣＦ ３ ＳＯ ２ ） ３ Ｃ − 、ＡｓＦ ６ − 、ＳｂＦ ６ − 、Ｆ（ＨＦ）ｎ − 、ＣＦ ３ ＣＦ ２ ＣＦ ２ ＣＦ ２ ＳＯ ３ − 、（ＣＦ ３ ＣＦ ２ ＳＯ ２ ） ２ Ｎ − 、ＣＦ ３ ＣＦ ２ ＣＦ ２ ＣＯＯ −の中から選択されるアニオンを含むことを特徴とする導電性ブレード。 In any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ionic liquid, AlCl 4 -, Al 2 Cl 7 -, NO 3 -, BF 4 -, PF 6 -, CH 3 COO -, CF 3 COO -, CF 3 SO 3 -, (CF 3 SO 2) 2 n -, (CF 3 SO 2) 3 C -, AsF 6 -, SbF 6 -, F (HF) n -, CF 3 CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 SO 3 - , (CF 3 CF 2 SO 2 ) 2 N -, CF 3 CF 2 CF 2 COO - conductive blade, characterized in that it comprises an anion selected from among.
請求項１〜４の何れかにおいて、前記イオン性液体は、融点が７０℃以下であることを特徴とする導電性ブレード。 In any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the ionic liquid, conductive blade, characterized in that a melting point of 70 ° C. or less. | 2019-04-19T15:29:01Z | https://patents.google.com/patent/JP4257771B2/en |
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My Christmas tree is filled with a hodge-podge of plastic bead garlands, Styrofoam balls covered in glitter, and salt-dough faces painted by little hands. I love the significance of all of these handmade ornaments, but I have to ask myself, why do my kids get all the holiday crafting fun?!
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Tell us about your family (fur babies count!) "I live with my boyfriend in Lacey, but we both spend a lot of time with our families who live locally. We have no human babies. I don't know about 'fur babies' because they're sort of large, but I have 3 fur (hair?) brethren. I ride and train horses, and am currently working on three at the moment. I like to start young horses who may not have had a good life otherwise, including ex racehorses, though they're a handful!"
Where do you live? "Lacey, Washington."
What do you like to do for fun? "As mentioned, I train horses in a cool sport called 3-day eventing which includes jumping and is based off of military cavalry training. I also do Crossfit (I'm 5'1" so I have to get strong to keep those big horses under control!), avidly read fantasy and sci-fi (any recommendations?), and volunteer a lot."
What’s a life achievement you are particularly proud of? "I started out working for a very small nonprofit (okay, I was the only employee...) and I successfully ran their first fundraiser at an OUTDOOR setting with NO AMENITIES and nobody (including me) cried, there were no fires, and no fines. Oh and we also made a few thousand dollars!"
What’s one memory that always makes you smile? "Hearkening back to the horses thing, I always smile thinking about galloping a steady horse over an open field!"
What is one interesting fact about yourself most people don't know? "I can't swim. I know you're gasping and telling me that you can teach me, but I promise you that you can't."
Tell us about your organization: "Centralia College is the "oldest continually operating community college in Washington State" which gets printed on like all of our publications so it's kind of a running joke at this point. Our Foundation supports the college, including scholarships and program support. Our work is made extra important as our county ranks in the bottom third in both income and secondary education for our state. We're also the only college in the county, and our college doesn't participate in the student loan program which is awesome but also means that students really depend on the funds we raise."
What’s a typical day like for you? "Open up the office, run donations, put out fires, organize whatever the Board has going on, then get to work on my project for the week!"
What’s the best part of your job? "I work in an old historic house with beautiful wood floors, big windows, weird room layouts, the whole kit and kaboodle. I also like working with Raisers Edge--I think I'm supposed to say that, right? I've run a LOT of queries because I think they're really interesting, and am learning crystal reports. I'm pretty proud of one right now that sorts our alumni giving by class year and charts out how many years after graduation our alumni start to give on average."
What advice would you give someone starting out in the non-profit field? "Go volunteer! It might sound weird but it's really gratifying to go to someone else's event and just enjoy doing something good without worrying about the logistics."
What do you love about the Blackbaud Community? "I'm rather new to the software so every once in a while *wink* I get stuck. You guys are geniuses and I love that most of my questions have already been answered!"
Finally, if you were a sandwich, what kind of sandwich would you be? "You know how a good sandwich has plenty of really good lettuce? That local, farm raised stuff with a name like 'butter lettuce' or 'gem lettuce?' I'm a sandwich with plenty of that delicious crunchy lettuce. Probably some roasted turkey, some red onion, and thick, soft whole wheat bread. Simple."
Cathy--right? Maybe I have low standards but there have been some close calls.
We used to have a Centralia College in our community here in Ontario, Canada. It is closed now, but we still have an amazing Agriculture University and College in Guelph and Ridgetown. ON. You have inspired me to run more queries!
Kylea, so great to learn more about you! Fellow horse lover here, but none of them are in my life at this time, and I feel their lack. Going to live vicariously through you!
Love the story of your first event Kylea! Obviously you won't let anything hold you back!
Heather--It certainly isn't easy (or cheap)! Always glad to hear about another crazy horse girl.
Great to meet you Kylea! | 2019-04-22T00:07:11Z | https://community.blackbaud.com/blogs/63/4945 |
I opened my pool few weeks ago and am happy to report that after all the partial draining and refilling I did over the winter, my CYA is finally in a good spot at 35ish (from at least 200!). But, my fill water TA tests at roughly 240ppm give or take (managed community well) and I'm slowly getting it down and controlling my Ph. I have been adding acid every night and am watching the TA slowly decrease, and I am now at 130 from 240. I became owner of this pool last September and it's very evident that previous owners did not follow TFP methods. I have a lot of white calcium scale on all the tile and rock waterfalls. My question it this: after I finally get the TA in a good spot and my Ph no longer rises a bunch everyday, will I be able to affect the water chemistry to try and reverse the calcium build up? Is that something that can even be done? I have already tried scrubbing some of the tile with pumice and pressure washing, but neither has made any difference. Will adding fill in the heat of the summer mess everything up and I'll just have to constantly add MA to control the TA and Ph?
Here are my test results from last night.
will I be able to affect the water chemistry to try and reverse the calcium build up? Is that something that can even be done?
That is an unknown I'm afraid. You can try to maintain a slightly "aggressive" water by keeping your CSI on the lower side (-0.3) and working vigilantly by brushing each day. But the results are not predeictable or necessarily consistant across the entire pool surface since plaster can react differently across the pool. At some point you may need to consider a traditional acid wash or perhaps a no-drain acid wash. Either one removes a very fine layer of scale and plaster, which depending on how it was applied can reduce the plaster life by ~ 5 years, but it's an option. The age of your pool may be a consideration as well. For now though, keep working that pH. Since your CH is fairly good and your TA still high, lower the pH to about 7.2 then aerate if needed to rise it back up. Eventually you should get that TA in a little bit better place.
If you're not familiar with the CSI term, look for it on the PoolMath tool or app after you load all your levels - to include water temp. You can also find it on the Pool School view all page. In your situation, I would try to keep that CSI between -0.1 to -0.3.
You may want to see if there is a service that does kieserite blasting in your area. That is one of the best ways to remove calcium buildup.
I would go more aggressive on your water chemistry to try to dissolve the calcium scale. CSI at -0.8 to -0.9 should help and also brush often with a metal pool brush. | 2019-04-24T13:56:01Z | https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/high-alkalinity-fill-water-struggling-with-ph-calcuim-staining.179880/ |
Walking a tightrope while balancing a book on your head is a difficult act, but for the very best it is possible. This applies to everything in life, including balancing school and work. Teenagers are expected to perfect this balancing act within the first few weeks of becoming the legal working age. Students that have a job still have to maintain their GPAs while obtaining and keeping a part time job. An ideal job for a teenager includes schedule flexibility and the understanding that a teenager is a student first, while still being able to pay their bills.
Schedule flexibility is a key aspect in determining if a particular business is a good job for a teenager. Most retail and restaurants have the flexibility to account for teenage workers. These workplaces are open for longer hours so students can work after school hours and have time on the weekends before or after their shifts for their social lives. Most of these workplaces do not expect these workers to work more than 20 hours a week, although experts such as Greenburger and Steinfeld only recommend 10 hours or less during the school week (Worsnop 1990). Many teenagers will choose to stay at a workplace if they provide the availability to still complete their schoolwork, no matter if it was their choice or the choice of their parents.
In addition, workplaces need to have the understanding that a teenage worker is a student first. If they are having a hard time in one of their classes, they are most likely going to reduce their work hours to increase time studying for the class. Students are less likely to need a ton of hours; but this is not to be confused with the worker not being reliable. There is a clear difference between unreliability and unrealistic expectations put on the teenager. In recent years, there has been a lack of understanding that the teenage worker is a student first, since workplaces have been found to break child labor laws (Worsnop 1990). In personal experience, people such as myself have been part of workplaces that only glance at teenage labor laws. An old workplace of mine has kept teenagers for shifts eight hours and longer without a lunch break, nor did they notice the amount of time that the teenager has been on the clock. They also failed to notice teenage curfew and letting students to leave with enough time to get home before legal curfew.
Students still want to be able to have spending money though, so they should still work a little bit. It is a very delicate balancing act to harmonize school and work. Many extracurriculars that students can be apart of have costs. Many students take part time jobs to afford the costs of these extracurriculars on their own. Teenagers determine how much money they need for their spending and extracurriculars, and they figure out how much they need to work to afford these things. Everyone had their own individual needs, and it is up to themselves alone to decide how much or how little to work.
Hi! To be honest i don't usually like reading essays. But i must applaud you when i say that i enjoyed reading this and wanted to finish!
I did notice some syntax problems , but i notice that they have been pointed out in the early reviews, so i will not be going over them again.
I would like to say that the starting line,"Walking a tightrope while balancing a book on your head is a difficult act, but for the very best it is possible." was very powerful and immediately had me hooked, but the quality dipped a bit in subsequent paragraphs. Also, i think it would be better if you include more of your own views and suggestions about the topic, and use the facts to merely support your views. It would also be better if you include personal experiences if you have any, to make it feel more authentic.
This essay was purely informational, so I was not allowed to put my opinion into it.
Hi there! I hope I'm submitting this review in time and before this is due!
Since this is a school work, I'm going to focus a bit more on grammar/syntax than I normally do, and then I'll talk about it as a whole.
I wanted to start by saying how the title intruiged me, as I think this isn't much of a discussed topic. Usually essays about teenagers focus on simply the school life, and I like how you took school life and something a lot of teenagers struggle with - work - and created a persuasive argument about it.
Okay! So here we go.
Walking a tightrope while balancing a book on your head is a difficult act, but for the very best it is possible.
I like this start a lot! I feel like the first part is a bit stronger than the "but for the very best it is possible" part. I understand what you're saying - that balancing work is only possible for a small percentage of people - but it's not as strong as the first part, which makes the hook, then, less strong.
Students that have a job still have to maintain their GPAs while obtaining and keeping a part time job.
An ideal job for a teenager includes schedule flexibility and the understanding that a teenager is a student first, while still being able to pay their bills.
So! This is probably your thesis statement? I feel like it could flow a LOT better if phrased like "An ideal job for a teenager includes schedule flexibility, the understanding that a teenager is a student first, and [not sure about this part].
In personal experience, people such as myself have been part of workplaces that only glance at teenage labor laws. An old workplace of mine has kept teenagers for shifts eight hours and longer without a lunch break, nor did they notice the amount of time that the teenager has been on the clock.
I think it's good that you're adding evidence - but is it okay to switch to personal pronouns? Maybe it is for this certain assignment/teacher but I know that most of the time it's generally a good idea to avoid "me" and "I" in essay writing.
Students still want to be able to have spending money though, so they should still work a little bit.
This is a good thought but I think the syntax brought down the strength. Something like "With work, students can have more freedom to spend money".
It is a very delicate balancing act to harmonize school and work.
I really like the sound of this sentence! I'm just not sure how well it works in this position. (I talk about this in a bit).
Okay, so overall! I really liked the introduction - I think you did a pretty good job with introducing your argument. The next two paragraphs were nice as well - I think the incorporation of evidence was very well done.
My main issue was really with the last paragraph, and I think it's just because I'm not really sure what it's supposed to be. Is it supposed to be about money, or is it supposed to be a conclusion? There are some scattered thoughts and I think organizing or thinking about the intention of that last paragraph could really help you out.
I hope this helps you out! Let me know if you have any questions. Best of luck on your essay.
I love this review. Sadly I had already turned it in the way you see it now. It has not been graded yet, but I will keep your kind of edits in mind for my next essay I have to write.
"(Worsnop 1990)" Is that supposed to be Workshop? Or is it something else entirely and that I am clueless about? XD.
Other than that, I see no editing that could be made anywhere.
That was the in text citation.
What's the point of being a grown-up if you can't be a bit childish sometimes? | 2019-04-24T22:50:42Z | https://www.youngwriterssociety.com/work/Thisislegacy/Teenagers-in-the-workforce-142765 |
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Olivia’s mom knew something was going on with Olivia because her neck was tipped to the right side when she was in her car seat and bouncy seat. When she came to our office, Dr. Brian diagnosed her with torticollis. This can be a relatively common symptom in newborns and older infants that can be treated with chiropractic care.
“I sustained injuries from the 2010 football season and was suffering with this condition for about 3 months. I had sought other treatment but never received full relief. Dr. Brian has been a lot of help. He listens to me and does a good job at treating my symptoms. I felt relief almost immediately with some of the issues.
“I sought treatment at Parkhurst Chiropractic for a torn groin and pain in my lower back after suffering with it for 3 month.
They used chiropractic adjustments, laser, rapid release, taping & power vibe to help expedite my healing and decrease my bruising. In a matter of weeks I was training and back on horses. In only a couple of months I was back to riding bulls. | 2019-04-26T02:05:49Z | https://www.parkhurstchiropractic.com/reviews/ |
There are a lot of businesses with the same logo, name, or brand and even sell the same products and services. They have little differences, which help us choose which one we prefer most. We would say that we like the food in this branch compared to the food in the mall branch. They may carry the same name and provide the same products and services, but most of these businesses are owned by different people. This is made possible through franchising.
We will be presenting you with contract samples about franchising agreements as well as the things that you need to know if you plan on franchising a particular business. These samples are made available in PDF so that you will be able to easily and conveniently download them. You may edit these samples and use them as your own or you can use them as reference when you make your own franchise contract. You can check the samples below.
What Is Meant by a Franchise?
You have heard of this word a lot of times, whether on TV, on the radio, and even on social media. A franchise allows one party to have rights or access to a certain business. It is like a permission or a license given to a party who wants to use the name, logo, and trademark of a business, as well as sell their products and services. This is how a lot of businesses have been appearing near your area or in places where they have not been before. Businesses expand their business through franchising and it is proven to be very effective, especially if the party who wishes to franchise is capable of handling the business.
What Is a Franchise Contract?
A franchise contract or a franchise agreement is an arrangement that takes place between the owner of the business or franchiser and the party who wants to franchise the business. It is a legal contract that is enforceable in the court of law. There are different laws regulating a franchise contract in different countries. In the United States, this contract is being regulated by the Federal Trade Commission. A franchise disclosure document should be presented to the franchisee before they sign the franchise contract.
A franchise contract serves as a document that gives permission to a franchisee to be able to use the name and logo and sell the products and services of the said business. They are also given access to the business’s proprietary information, business secrets, business processes, and many more. The contract also provides an outline of the obligations of both parties with regard to the said business. This contract is sealed when both franchiser and franchisee come into agreement with the terms and conditions of the contract. Like all other legal contracts, any violation is subject to legal consequences.
A franchise disclosure document or FDD is a legal document that is used in the United States specifically for franchising businesses. In the pre-selling process, the prospective franchisee of any business is presented with the franchise disclosure document exactly 14 days before they agree to sign the franchise contract. The Federal Trade Commission is the government body that regulates the franchising industry in the United States.
Specific obligations about the franchise are being disclosed in the franchise disclosure document. These obligations include the people who are responsible for preparing the disclosure, who will have the disclosures furnished, how will the franchisee receive the furnished disclosure, and the length of time that the franchisee needs to be able to review the disclosure.
Instead of starting their own business, people would prefer franchising businesses, especially those that are already famous and have built their own names. It is said that franchising is easier and more stable than starting from scratch. This is actually true. Most brands and businesses have already made their own names and people already know if they are good or bad. Here we will be providing you with the benefits that you can get from getting into a franchise contract.
A franchise contract gives you a feeling of security. Being a legal transaction that is supported by a legal document and legal processes, you are sure that the franchiser you will be doing business with can be trusted and you can get back whatever amount of money you have spent in the event that they did something wrong.
You can guarantee that your business partner will be trustworthy as they have already established a good name and reputation. Doing fraudulent acts or unlawful acts will make them look bad. If that happens, then they will lose face and lose their business.
A franchise contract outlines both the franchiser and the franchisee’s obligations that are related to the said contract. It will serve as a guide for both parties on the things that they can and cannot do, which ultimately saves them from any violations or breach.
Getting into a franchise contract ensures that you are getting yourself into a business contract that is sure to survive the tests of time. Of course, you need to work hard and have knowledge about it in order to run the business properly and successfully.
In a franchise contract, the franchiser will be the one to provide you with everything that you need to manage and run the business that you have franchised. You don’t have to worry about where to get this and that, what location to put in, and what products to sell. It will all be provided by the franchiser including trained service crew to attend to your customers.
What Is Included in a Franchise Contract?
Employment contracts include information that are specific to its use. Rental contracts and lease agreement contracts also include things that are only applicable to rental and leasing businesses. This is done so that the contract can be suitable and useful for the specific transaction it will be used for. The same thing is true with franchise contracts. If you want to get into a franchise contract, then you need to know what it looks like and what is included. That can be achieved by downloading any of the franchise contract samples that we have provided in this article. We have also enumerated the things that make up a franchise contract below.
How the franchisee will make the payment, how much they need to pay, the marketing and training fees, royalty fees, transfer fees, etc.
Franchising is a good way to have your own business. Many people are attracted by how business is done with the franchising industry. It may be an attractive and convenient way to do business, but it is because it also requires a large sum of money in order to start one. That is why you need to carefully think and analyze a franchise contract before you hold that pen and affix your signature. The things that we have gathered here will definitely tell you of the things that you need to know about franchise contracts.
A franchise contract is written from the business or company’s perspective. When you read a franchise contract you will realize that a lot of things are in favor of the franchisor. This is proof that the business you are trying to franchise is a good one. Franchise contracts are usually unilateral in nature, that is why there is more from the franchiser than there is for the franchisee. But it doesn’t mean that the contract is more in favor of the franchiser. There are still equal benefits for both franchiser and franchisee. It’s just that the franchiser has the right to say more or demand certain acts from the franchisee. This is because you will be bringing their name and trademark, and these things mean a lot to their business.
A strong franchise company or business have non-negotiable contracts. This may seem so one-sided in your opinion, but it is actually a good sign. It means that the business or company you are trying to franchise is trustworthy. You should not worry about not being able to negotiate because you are not the only one they are doing this to. All of the other franchisee experience the same thing. They do this to maximize the benefits that each franchisee will get from the business. You should accept the fact that the contract is what it is. Everything is made uniform.
On the other hand, if the franchise contract you are getting into allows negotiations for the provisions in the contract then you should be alarmed. Take it as a warning sign. We see negotiations as a good thing, especially if we are negotiating about something that is to our advantage. But it is not a good thing in franchise contracts. You need to ask if the business or company would allow you to negotiate the terms and conditions in the franchise contract. If it is a yes, you might want to get a lot of professional advice or be out of the contract.
Everything that you must do is stated in the franchise contract. It will provide you with an outline of all the things that you must do that is related to running the business. A franchise contract contains a lot of rules. These rules will help the franchisee understand the business more and will help them make priorities that are beneficial to the business.
If there are a lot of things that you must do, a franchise contract is also full of things that you can’t do. These things are mainly done to protect the business. Protect it from what? Since they will be allowing you into their system and giving you access to their proprietary information and trade secrets, the franchiser needs to make sure that you as a franchisee won’t do anything to harm, compete, or leak their business secrets. In addition, the franchise agreement includes a list of the activities that you are restricted to do while the contract is still ongoing.
A franchise contract will contain additional terms and conditions that are likely not relevant to the contract but are used to protect the company and to determine its actions in the future. The first time you come across the additional provisions you might find it useless and off topic, but when you understand and get the point on why they are doing it, you will know better about the company and what they will be doing in the future.
It may be hard for you to leave or sell the business when you get into a franchise contract. Most franchise contracts last for 10 years up to 20 years, and franchisees tend to leave just before the contract ends. There are a lot of things that you need to consider if you wish to leave or sell the business. There are the termination fees, transfer fees, and other provisions that would require you to pay a lot of fees.
There are contracts that you can read and scrutinize on your own and everything would be fine. But when it comes to franchise contracts, you would really need an attorney to do all the reading, understanding, and analyzing for you. Their services are not needed if they can’t handle such things. It is important that you have this done before you even consider signing the franchise contract.
Franchising is a good way to expand and get into business. A lot of people just prefer franchising instead of starting their business from scratch. Why not? Franchising has a higher chance of getting into a successful business compared to starting from scratch. With the business name already known and the marketing already laid out for you, what more could you ask for? So what’s the catch? As good and as convenient as it may seem, the price you have to pay for a franchise will never be cheap. Well, you just can’t have everything your way.
The franchise fee for a certain business varies depending on its value. You do not only pay the required fee, you should also be able to comply with the needed requirements in order to be considered a franchisee.
So we’re done about the good things. It’s now time to tell you about the bad things. This is not to discourage you from buying a franchise or getting involved in a franchise contract but to provide you with both the good and bad about franchise contracts.
A franchise contract allows the franchiser or gives the franchiser the power to dictate you on how you should run the business, which is based on their standards. This provides you with very little chance to put your ideas or marketing strategies to work.
The franchise contract includes a lot of limitations. These limitations cover the procedures or how you operate the business, what products you can sell in the business, and they also determine the suppliers who will provide you with supplies for your business.
A business may have a lot of franchisees, especially those businesses that are really well-known. So if one of the franchisees makes a terrible mistake giving a bad reputation to the business, you will of course be affected by that mistake even if it’s not you who did it.
The franchiser earns from your earnings. Simply put, you share your profit with them. That is how the franchising business goes.
Although the chances of being successful in franchising a business is high, there is still no guarantee that whoever buys a franchise is successful. The risks of buying a franchise is just like the risks that one takes when starting a business from scratch. | 2019-04-26T00:23:48Z | https://www.sampletemplates.com/contract-templates/knowing-about-franchise-contracts.html |
Nature’s Trail Discovery Run will bring runners to new adventures of trail running as well as promoting environmental awareness the reforestation of the watersheds of Tanay, Rizal and the development of upland communities through the mountain sports tourism promotion.
It is a 3-leg series of Trail Run races scheduled on May 27, September 2 and December 2 in 2012. The series will run in different trail routes at the foot and top of hills and mountains, running through small trails, dirt roads, rivers, and inside the forested areas for complete trail experience. It shall serve as qualifying races for the annual “Love A Tree” which will have its next run on February 2013.
The Peak as seen from this other side of the mountain part of the trail race course for the 21km runners. | 2019-04-21T10:49:23Z | http://luckyjackie.blogspot.com/2012/05/natures-trail-discovery-trail-run-tanay.html |
I returned to Sarajevo on February 7th after a humming three months in the States. It’s always amazing to me, when I’m in America, the opportunities God opens up for concerts, programs, and ministry. And this trip was no exception. It made me wonder if perhaps I ought to be taking my musical gifts more seriously. It certainly meant little rest at home, and a pace that kept me in constant motion.
But now I’m back in Bosnia, and the time for talking about these things has passed. My return was surprisingly smooth, with none of the despair and hopelessness that typically clobbers me before I’ve unpacked my suitcases. But this time was different. It’s not an external thing, as if Sarajevo has suddenly been hit with a surge of hope, but rather an internal posture of my own heart which seems to have found a deeper place of rest. There’s a new confidence in my spirit that God really can use me here. And it feels wonderfully good.
Bosnian friends appear to be doing well. Though most are still afraid of dreaming, I see them inching forward with provisional plans and trial hopes. My call, as I see it, is to resume my post of pointing out the realities of God’s kingdom and the unlimited potential of His dream .
Don, I’m glad you’ve arrived back safely. I’ve enjoyed the gift of your CD, Courts Of The King, immensely over the past couple months. It has actually made the “short list” of music that gets uploaded to my iPod! For some reason, “Slavic Medley” reminds me of the old days hanging out in the showroom of Family Music in the late seventies. I can barely imagine the concept of how “taking your musical gifts more seriously” would end up manifesting itself!! | 2019-04-25T07:51:39Z | https://donstephens.org/2007/02/24/first-post-from-sarajevo/ |
Large, shimmering rose-cut gemstones are set in an elegant bezel and accented with a stylized sun disk design. It is crafted with either a single center labradorite or rainbow moonstone, or with additional 3 hanging briolette labradorite stones and moonstones.
The sun disk pattern is inspired by an ancient southeastern carved shell gorget. The sun disk pattern was also used in other southeastern carved shell pieces to depict the feathered wings of southeastern sky deities.
This pendant is cast in sterling silver, rose gold plated and set with labradorite. | 2019-04-19T21:08:27Z | https://kristendorseydesigns.com/products/rose-gold-pear-drop-pendant |
1. LOVE is the most important thing in the world! I truly don’t KNOW anything…except love is real and GOD IS LOVE! In regards to everything else I can only hope, DREAM, imagine, wish, have FAITH, BELIEVE and WORK towards it!
2. Having my daughter/becoming her mother changed my entire life in the most wonderful possible way ever! I literally came alive after having her and my entire outlook on life changed. I want to be a better human being because of her. The LOVE I have for Madison Rose I can’t express in words.
3. I can’t change another person, no matter how hard I try, even if it’s for the betterment of them, that is something only they can do. Just think how hard it is to change yourself–EXACTLY!
4. Hindsight is 20/20 is one of the realist phrases ever!
5. It really doesn’t matter what others think of me…Only what I think of myself. I could careless of what somebody thinks of me! I feel FREE…it’s a great feeling!
6. I don’t listen to people who give advice that they don’t live by. It’s contradictory and makes me question them, how can you tell me something you don’t live by. Night Night!
7. My Family will always be here for me. Many people have come and gone but they have always been here for me. We may not always agree, see eye to eye or get along, but when push comes to shove I know they have my back no matter what. That’s LOYALTY! Rare these days but so needed and appreciated.
8. Making love, the correct way; with the right person is one of the best things ever!
10. You fail everything you don’t try…but when you try you never really fail, you just learn!
11. You are in control over how people treat you. You set the bar! Someone can only do to you, what you allow!
12. Communication is so very important in every aspect of your life.
13. People rarely live to their full potential. Mostly, because of fear and they don’t believe in themselves.
14. I used to live in fear, not about anything in particular, just life. Then a lot of things I feared happened, and was STILL LIVING, I was ok, I made it. I then realized I had given too much power to fear, and would no longer let it control my life. I’m working on being 100% FEARLESS, I’m almost there!
15. Everything is about perspective! EVERYTHING!
16. Serving others is truly rewarding! It feels GREAT inside, I LOVE IT!
18. I’m extremely passionate in almost every aspect of my life, in everything I do! I love this about myself!
19. Life goes on…No matter what happens good or bad, if you’re blessed with another day…Life goes on.
20. Everyone is going through something–every single person–nobody’s life is perfect. Be KIND!
21. It’s not about what happens to you, it’s about how you react to what happens to you. Currently working on this!
22. I’m extremely blessed with favor all over my life and Madison’s life!
23. YOU have the POWER! Everything you need is already inside of you…you just have to activate it…which means you have to BELIEVE, and I mean truly believe…believe with everything in you!
24. I believe people are generally bad–born into sin–but there are still some wonderful people out here. I am blessed to have run into some AWESOME people in my life, my angels, and I am forever grateful for them! I thank God for them and I hope at least one person can say the same about me.
25. People can give you advice, great advice even, but in the end most major decisions you need to make on your own. Trust yourself, you will respect yourself more.
26. The older I get the more selective I am with my relationships, romantic and friends. Everyone doesn’t deserve to be a part of your book called life; it’s ok.
27. Nobody owes you anything! I don’t expect anything from anyone!
30. Everything starts with a thought; our minds are sooooo powerful! My mind is really powerful, I have the ability to to be the greatest Chonita I can be or just be mediocre. I choose GREATNESS, it’s my destiny! Stay Tuned! | 2019-04-22T00:46:28Z | http://dodreamon.com/blog/30-things-ive-learned-in-30-years/ |
Provides information on a study which analyzed the changes in international trade and competition dynamics during transition in East Germany. Information on the country's export conditions before and after 1990; Basic evolutionary theory of trade; Details on the empirical transition model induced by theory; Regression and empirical results.
Comments on the trade bill being considered by the U.S. Senate. Efforts of the senators to remedy the loophole presented by the Section 201; Provision that allows a U.S. industry to seek protection from foreign competition; Effects of the revisions proposed by the senators on U.S. consumers.
Discusses how business firms in least developed countries can take advantage of the rapid growth in world trade. Aspects of an enabling environment; Status of trade support service institutions in LDC; Information on the TSI Index developed by the International Trade Centre.
Presents a table comparing the economic performance of several countries in 1996. | 2019-04-21T23:01:42Z | http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/4843592/east-german-international-trade-during-transition-as-reflection-dynamics-competitiveness |
More children ages 5 to 14 sustain injuries and go to emergency rooms after biking than with any other sport. Following these guidelines will help to ensure your child is as safe as he or she can be when riding.
When selecting a bike with your child, choose one that fits, not one he or she will grow into. (This goes for helmets, too!) The child’s feet should be able to touch the ground while sitting on the seat.
Check your child’s brakes to make sure they work well.
Check and oil the chain regularly.
Check the tires to make sure they have the right amount of pressure.
Check that your child’s seat, handlebars, and wheels all fit tightly.
A helmet is “the single most effective safety device available to reduce head injury and death from bicycle crashes,” according to Safe Kids Worldwide. When it’s been proven to reduce the risk of severe brain injuries by 88 percent, why would you not make sure your child wears one?
Any helmet you buy should have a sticker declaring that it meets the standards of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Your child should never wear a hat under the helmet.
Make sure he or she wears a helmet every ride, even if it’s short! This includes other wheeled sports activities, too, such as riding a scooter, roller skating, or in-line skating.
Your child’s helmet should fit properly – not too big or too small. For more information on helmet fitting, visit Safekids.org.
Before your child takes off, make sure he or she is not wearing anything that will get caught in the bike chain, such as shoelaces or loose pant legs.
Tennis shoes or sneakers are the safest shoes that will better enable your child to grip the pedals. It is never a good idea to ride barefoot.
Your child should wear bright clothing and should have reflectors on the bike to stand out to motorists.
Whether you live in a quiet cul-de-sac or on a bustling city street, it is crucial that you instruct your child in the rules of the road.
Daytime riding is the safest. Avoid riding at night.
Always stop and check for traffic in both directions.
Ride with the traffic flow, not against it, and follow traffic rules.
Ride on the right-hand side of the street, and use bike lanes where possible.
Make your own decisions; don’t just follow your friends.
Look out for hazards like broken glass, potholes, and dogs.
Learn biking hand signals and language.
Call out “Excuse me,” or “On your left!” when passing pedestrians.
Hold up your hand to signify turns to cars and other bikers.
The most important thing you can do as a parent is to be a good example for your child and practice what you preach. Wear a helmet when you’re biking. Follow traffic rules, whether you’re on a bike or in a car. Show respect and caution on the road at all times. And, most importantly, have fun!
Describe your favorite bike route with your child? What do you like most about the ride?
“Bike Safety Tips.” Safe Kids Worldwide. Children’s National Medical Center, n.d. Web. 4 Jun 2013. <http://www.safekids.org/tip/bike-safety-tips>.
“Kids and Bicycle Safety.” National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, n.d. Web. 4 Jun 2013. <http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/bike/kidsandbikesafetyweb/>.
Mozer, David. “Teaching Children Bicycle Safety.” ibike.org. International Bicycle Fund, n.d. Web. 4 Jun 2013. <http://www.ibike.org/education/safety-kids.htm>. | 2019-04-18T18:32:56Z | http://penfieldbuildingblocks.org/2013/10/bike-safety/ |
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You love your touring Elantra, and with GO, you can use your favorite car to take a legendary vacation. Travel with the confidence that you can set up camp anywhere your heart desires. Make memories with your family as you visit those epic places you’ve had circled on maps for years. This lightweight, easy-to-tow camper puts the journey in your hands and gives you the ultimate freedom of the road.
We know your passion for sport and how your Hyundai helps you live life to the fullest. Take your outdoor experience one step further now with this awesome camper and experience the ultimate in car camping. Haul all of your gear with you to your favorite spot, and wear it out knowing that a comfortable night is right there when the sun sets. The GO camping trailer is a force to be reckoned with, allowing you to get there, play there, and stay there… no matter where “there” might happen to be.
At SylvanSport we took into consideration all makes and models when we designed our one-of-a-kind camper. Whether you drive a Sonata or a Santa Fe, the GO Hyundai Camper is ready to hit the road when you are. The traveling companion that gives you peace of mind of having a home away from home, the GO camper is second to none. Hitch it to your Hyundai Camper today and just GO! | 2019-04-26T10:45:25Z | https://www.sylvansport.com/camper/hyundai-camper/ |
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Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and perhaps the oldest in Western Europe. This underrated city is slowly popping up on everyone’s radar, so there’s no time better than now to visit. Here’s why you should delay no more and make your visit now! | 2019-04-22T09:58:55Z | https://theatlasedit.com/tag/cascais/ |
The Urbana Business Association's Market IN the Square will start kick-off its eight-week season this Saturday, November 11th at Lincoln Square in Downtown Urbana. The Market runs from now through the Christmas Holiday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday. The market offers farm-fresh produce, honey, flowers, arts and crafts, and more. Support local growers, makers, and businesses this holiday season.
The City of Urbana recently launched a new online system for managing building permits, code enforcement, and other request tracking. Using a cloud-based program called Citizenserve, many of the City’s Building Safety-related applications, requests for payment, and customer request forms, are now available online. In addition, Citizenserve will now provide the capability to accept both tenant and neighborhood complaints online.
The Urbana Art Expo is a one-day juried fine art exhibition and sale, presented by the Urbana Public Arts Program in collaboration with 40 North. The event is free and open to the public, so come out, invite your friends, and show your support for local art!
International Walk to School Day is a global event celebrated in more than 40 countries by walking and biking to school on the same day. Started in 1997 as an one-day event, it has evolved to be part of year-round safe routes to school movement, and an encouragement to a healthy life choice. | 2019-04-23T11:18:44Z | https://www.urbanaillinois.us/departments/community-development?page=4 |
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Hoodoohat got its start more than five years ago when Preston "Konrad" Smith culled a few talented expats from the Warsaw club scene to form The Bone Box. Before the Bone Box Smith had sung here and there in Texas, in the Czech Republic with blues monster David Murphy, as well as in Eastern Poland and in Warsaw with "The Ball," a bar band with a Texas-toned guitar player named Krysztof "Bazyl" Deptula.
By 2002, Smith had begun putting together his own sound. Although The Bone Box grew, shrank and evolved, it gradually became a completely different band than Smith had envisioned - even though it was a pretty damn cool band nonetheless.
By this time the band consisted of eleven musicians, including two Turks, one of whom was a jazz piano phenom, Uraz K. (who later set off to play with jazz greats around the world). Uraz's father, Yavuz K., handled bass and was joined by jazz drummer Pete S., alto saxophonist Aidan H. and later two Poles, Piotr Ruranski on tenor sax and Marek "the Unknown Giant" Tymkoff on lead guitar. At this time Smith and Tymkoff traded vocal duties, with Smith pounding on a beat-up Guild acoustic and shouting out lyrics to the accompaniment of the Skellettettes, the band's celebrated backup singers, Asia, Hania, Ania and Beata.
Needless to say, this was a strange band. At times the band called itself The Bone Sale. At times, it called itself The Bone Box. The band's concerts were more than a bit eclectic, with the music ranging from Grateful Dead covers to Stevie Wonder to Lou Reed to Bruce Springsteen to Herbie Hancock.
In short, the band was no less than bizarre. How or why the management of a local club/restaurant, the Tortilla Factory, decided to book the band is still a mystery, but two of the owners, Andrew E. and The Solli are still arguably the guys that gave Hoodoohat its start.
For a time, the nine- to 11-piece Bone Box had a bit of a following, but the band gradually dissolved. Some members chose the jazz route. The girls chose to sing gospel music while Smith, Tymkoff and "Rurek" the sax player jammed from time to time with Marek's band "For Sale", which continues to tear it up across Poland with a combination of blues and Gov't Mule inspired set lists, boosted by Tymkoff's notorious guitar work.
Yet times were hard. Smith and Tymkoff formed an interim band, The Bone Sale, which played parties and clubs in Warsaw with cover set lists varying from the Blues Brothers to Albert Collins to the Allman Brothers to Robert Cray before morphing into yet another version of The Bone Box, the true forerunner of Hoodoohat.
In the meantime he was writing for other magazines, and soon he began a long-running cooperation with Australia's The Bulletin magazine, part of the Newsweek group.
Some of these stories included finding where millions of dollars went after the money was stolen from Poland's state-owned insurance agency, PZU; finding a fugitive from Australia that had split with 1.5 bln Aussie dollars (yes, that's billion), only to invest the money in Polish real estate; breaking a story about the mob kidnapping foreigners for ransom, torturing them, killing them, etc., as well as covering and speaking at conferences on topics ranging from the international slave trade to the European energy/Russian gas crisis to the ins and outs of Polish real estate.
Investigative journalism has its upside. Smith was recently nominated for awards like the Australian Walkley Award - basically Down Under's version of the Pulitzer.
However, it also has its down side. By 2005, Smith's apartment had been wrecked, had been attacked, gagged for a year by the judicial system, and as a result the Internationanl Federation of Journalists had spoken out in his defense.
Okay, okay. Back to the band. So what happened? Did the Bone Box leap to world-wide fame? Stardom? Posh hotels, harems of strippers and private lear jets?
This was bad, althouh not unexpected. Actually, not that bad, but not that great either.
So Smith and Tymkoff changed direction again, bringing Kornel Poplawski back to trade bats with Michal Przybyla. Incidentally, about that time Smith visited a certain chiropractor in Warsaw, Longin Sliwecki, who suddenly fixed a shoulder and wrist problem that had bothered him for years. Part of this may have come from working on heavy bags/boxing, but between the chiropractor and Smith's studies of Tang Lang (Praying Mantis) Kung Fu and Sliwecki, Smith was suddenly playing freely, thinking freely and turning out Bone Music like never before.
In the meantime, Smith and Tymkoff and the band started recording. Also, for a time Krzysztof "Bazyl" Deptula joined the band. Krzysztof is a heavy-hitting guitar player, who has since moved on, but dang could he solo.
So here we are. Hoodoohat. We look like this, and if you want to book us, call Smith at (+48) 660 727 084. See you soon. | 2019-04-18T20:20:17Z | http://hoodoohat.com/story.html |
Gabe’s Guide to Budget Travel: Travel Tips, Tricks, Things to Bring and Places to Go compiles tons of practical information picked up by Gabriel Morris from his more than 20 years of globetrotting. Available in paperback and as a Kindle through Amazon.com! See the links on the right for more info.
Gabriel Morris is an outdoors enthusiast, world traveler, photographer and writer. He is author of Following My Thumb: A Decade of Unabashed Wanderlust, which chronicles his exciting wanderings during the 1990s with 26 adventurous and humorous travel stories from Europe, the western U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and India.
Gabriel’s travels during the past decade or so have continued, taking him to India (for the 5th time), Nepal, Thailand, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada, and to various places around the United States. All the photography featured on this site was taken by Gabriel Morris. Search around the site (by clicking the tabs above) to see more about his traveling, writing, photography and videography.
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Camels on the beach in Gokarna, India.
A full “jeepney” in the Philippines.
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Terrain: This tour does not involve any major climbs and it is a good option for those looking to take it a bit easier.
On the Connemara - Best of the West trip we take in some of the best that Connemara has to offer including Killary Harbour and the stunning Delphi Valley and the beautiful town of Westport. However we head north into Mayo and cycle along the lovely Greenways Cycle towards the island of Achill. We have a chance to explore Achill with its stunning beaches before finishing up our tour cycling on quiet backroads to the Museum of Country Life near Castlebar. A transfer at the of the week brings us back to the start point, the city of Galway.
This is an easier cycle, there is one day of climbing on our Connemara, Galway & Mayo tour which is not on this tour. Also mileage on this tour is a little lower which makes it a more suitable cycle for younger legs. There are also options to take a break from cycling on a number of days, for example we arrive early in Leenane and you have the choice of relaxing in the hotel spa or you can keep cycling on some fantastic routes.
When you arrive in Galway make your way to your accommodation anytime after 2.00pm.You can then explore this bustling medieval city.
On our self guided tours you spend the night in Galway city.
On the set departure dates you will get a transfer at 6.30pm out to Clonbur where you will stay for the night.
In the morning a local taxi operator will meet you at the guesthouse and transfer you to Cong (near Clonbur) where the cycle starts on your bikes! You head north along quiet back roads through rolling green fields full of grazing sheep. You cycle along beautiful backroads via Lough Nafooey, en route to our overnight accommodation, the small village of Leenane looking out over Killary Harbour, Ireland’s only fjord. There is an option in the afternoon of cycling to the beautiful Kylemore Abbey or else relaxing in the spa in our hotel!
In the morning you head north through one of the highlights of the tour, the stunning Delphi Valley with its beautiful lakes overlooked by Ben Bury the highest mountain in Connemara. Your lunch stop is the charming village of Louisburgh before we continue on our journey between Croagh Patrick and the beautiful Clew Bay with its many small islands to the town of Westport where you are staying two nights.
In 2012 Westport was voted by readers of the “Irish Times” newspaper as the best place to live in Ireland and it is easy to understand why. The town is beautifully located at the top of Clew Bay, it is one of the few towns in Ireland that was formally planned and it has a great beauty and charm about it. You can spend the day relaxing in the town, visiting Westport House, or there are golf and horse-riding available nearby. For something a bit different you could visit Clare Island (you would need to take a taxi for 14 miles to Roonagh Quay. In the summer, there are numerous ferry sailings from Roonagh to Clare Island during the day. The boat crossing takes about 20 minutes.
Another highlight of the trip is todays cycle. The day is spent on the “Greenway Cycle”, a route that offers gentle gradients and some of the most idyllic scenery in the west of Ireland. The cycle forms part of the National Cycle Network and it is the longest dedicated cycling path in the Country! The route brings you all the way to Achill Sound, the gateway to Achill Island (via a bridge ) where we are spending the night.
You spend your day exploring Achill Island where there are so many options for cycling. There several dramatic cycling routes around Achill, the most impressive being the Atlantic Drive, with its wonderful coastal views and beautiful landscape. You can also head to Keem bay for a swim on its white sandy beach. For those feeling energetic, you could climb to the top of the nearby cliffs some of the highest in Europe, where you are rewarded with the most breathtaking views of the week.
The first 17km of our day we head back on the Greenway cycle ( there is only one way realistically in and out, which is lucky it is so lovely! ) before you make a detour to Lough Beltra in the heart of Mayo. The final part of our tour will take you to the Museum of Country life of Castlebar where there is a nice coffee shop and where you can visit the museum. A taxi will meet you here mid-afternoon and bring you back to Galway city for a final night on the trip.
The hotel has a great bar with lots of traditional music nights and a lager section of whiskeys along with some of the freshest salmon in Ireland straight from the loughs- makes this a memorable place to spend the night.
Against a backdrop of mountains and on the shore of Killary Harbour, this traditional seasonal hotel occupies a 18th-century coaching inn.Low-key, individually decorated rooms come with mountain or harbour views.
The B&Bs we use in Westport are away from the busy town and down on the quays by the ocean. They are often family run and offer an insight to the Irish home with some fantastic breakfast too.
Achill Island Hotel is a new building built on the ground of the on old hotel that was a old coach house in the 1800s. The hotel has a warm and friendly atmosphere. The rooms are spacious with all the modern necessity's.
In Galway we stay in a variation of small guesthouses which are located close to the beach and within walking distance to town centre.
Family run and a warm welcoming atmosphere make these guesthouses a highlight of any tour.
There is a bus service to Galway city available, approx €16 per person (Check BusEireann for info). Duration 1 hour 50 minutes.
We had an absolutely fabulous trip! Everything went as scheduled and planned - no glitches!
We have no complaints about the accommodations or the food! Our hosts were all warm and welcoming (My personal favourite was Maureen in Galway). Our luggage transfers all went very smoothly; pick-up and delivery were all on time and according to schedule. As well, we really enjoyed our taxi drivers that did the transfer to and from our start/end point - entertaining and knowledgeable about Ireland. We love our bikes! And we didn't even have any mechanical problems. We really enjoyed the few days we have spent in Dun Laoghaire and our stay at the Haddington.
You live in a beautiful country and it lived up to and exceeded all of our expectations!
Once again we enjoyed travelling with Cycling Safaris very much. Every day was a pleasure to be out and cycling in the Connemara area. We were surprised by the Killary Fjord, the spectacular views and of course all the sheep we encountered at the side of the road and on the road! There are no words really to describe Achill Island, amazingly beautiful, and we enjoyed the hospitality at the Achill Island Hotel and especially the hotel/restaurant/pub.
Our special thanks to Stella of the Consilio B&B for her most delicious breakfast, warmth and kindness!
On each day of our trip, the six of us commented about how impressed we were with the cycle tour. We all loved the bikes. Every single accommodation was good - including the breakfasts. Our luggage was always waiting for us at each destination. The map book was easy to follow and we appreciated the recommendations for places to stop and/or to eat. We especially liked the Blue Bicycle Tea Room.
Everything was fine on our recent trip. The bikes, organisation, the B&Bs, the route, maps, luggage transfers etc, all worked like clockwork and it was most enjoyable.
High points would be the warm welcome at the accommodation especially the B&Bs and also the beautiful scenery. The bikes and equipment were excellent. | 2019-04-24T14:50:38Z | https://cyclingsafaris.com/tourpage?tour=67&name=Ireland%20-%20Connemara,%20Best%20of%20the%20West |
Looking for something different for your royal banquet? Every little princess will love a cookie or biscuit in the shape of a ball gown. You can even use this Ball Gown cookie cutter to cut out fondant for your princess inspired cake! Or add your royal cookies as a party favour to your treat bags. | 2019-04-22T02:05:09Z | https://luluandmoo.com/princess-party-supplies/398-ball-gown-cookie-cutter.html |
I've always liked jumpsuits...I like the casualness of them...knowing your whole outfit is taken care of in one go! So it was only natural that there would be a few jumpsuits thrown into the mix. Initially it was a jersey wrap over style that draped do beautifully but then I produced a simple strapless one in a fab teal African Print. It quickly evolved into a fab halter neck style that is now a best seller...so much so that it also comes in kids sizes!
The playsuits are ideal statement pieces for the summer. Simple designs...bold fabrics and great cuts. | 2019-04-25T14:36:15Z | https://www.livinginlight.co.uk/jumpsuits-playsuits |
I love a simple project that can be done quickly, so today I am giving you some very quick and easy sewing projects-25 Things to Sew in Under 10 Minutes. (See also 25 Things to Sew in Under 30 Minutes.) They are quick and easy sewing projects that should take an experienced seamstress about 10 minutes or less to sew and they can be perfect projects for a beginning sewer too-should be able to do them fast.
I love the ruffled fabric and have made several scarves, but had to get it 300 miles away at Hobby Lobby. None locally. Then I’ve made tons of pillow cases, but just used a yard of flannel fabric. I do fleece blankets and not sure it takes 10 minutes, but I love sewing them with the serger, so fast. Thanks for sharing.
Love your collection of crazy projects Amber. My favorite is the keychain lip balm holder!
I am teaching my 2 oldest, 6 and 8, to sew! :) we made bean bags today. Tomorrow they want to make your lip balm holders for their backpacks! :) very cute projects!
These were all practical and useful projects ,great for your own use or small gifts for friends of bazzars. I really liked all of them.
Great ideas and they look fun to make!
These are amazing. I love this website and i have only seen this page. My mum would have loved that pillow seat belt as the kids head always drops and the pillow always falls. Keep up the great ideas.
Found your awesome website from a post on The Daily Seam’s FB page. Beautifully done projects. Can’t wait to go through the rest of your site!
these are wonderful, wow, you are so creative thanks for the great ideas!
Some cute ideas! Love making things that are quick and easy!
Love you site….just one question….? In your description about yourself, you say you are a “mom of 4 crazy boys, wife of 1…..”? Just curious…lol….it looks like you are saying you aren’t married to multiple men…?
These are all great ideas! As a busy mom, I’m always looking for EASY sewing projects. Thanks for sharing!
I am new to sewing. My mother has her own sewing business and I really admire her beautiful works of art. I wish to be like her and this is bringing me closer and closer to perfecting sewing. Thanks a lot!
These are all great except the seat belt pillow. The child isn’t buckled properly, and additions like pillows are not recommended for child passenger safety.
I love all of them! Great blog. Thank you.
Thanks for all the great ideas, now I know I have to buy a serger.
Love your awesome projects I’m definitely going to try them!
I made over 50 bookmarks as thank you gifts this summer. Everyone loved them! Just one question, will you still be posting on this site as well as your new sight?
Thanks! I am a 11 yr. old boy that loves to sew and i sewed the “lipstick holder keychain” for my mom!
The upcycled night gown is a great idea!
Happy New Year y’all! Hi Amber, I made your sunglasses case as stocking stuffers for my coworkers. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful sewing projects. I have been away from sewing for many years. Here lately I’ve had a dream to get back to sewing. It is so rewarding to see thread any fabric come together in something you can be proud of. I think your projects are perfect to get me back in the groove. Making my shopping list out now. THANKS! | 2019-04-20T11:29:21Z | https://crazylittleprojects.com/quickandeasysewingprojects/ |
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Background. Infantile haemangioma is the most common childhood vascular tumour, which causes great anxiety to parents and treating firstline physicians due to its proliferative nature. It accounts for a large percentage of a tertiary centre consultations, thus delaying consultation time for patients in need of immediate care. Materials and methods. Review of literature and experience of treatment and observation of infantile haemangiomas in a tertiary centre of paediatric surgery. Results. Based on the gathered information, we established an observation guideline of infantile haemangiomas for first-line physicians. Conclusions. First-line physicians must recognise the infantile haemangioma that requires immediate referral to a tertiary centre in order to prevent the appearance of associated complications. The remaining population of the patients of infantile haemangioma can be actively monitored once a month for at least a year by the treating pediatrician or family doctor. New and easy to use protocoled diagnostic tests such as thermography would greatly benefit first-line and tertiary-centre physicians in the follow-up of infantile haemangiomas. | 2019-04-23T15:07:38Z | https://www.lmaleidykla.lt/ojs/index.php/actamedicalituanica/article/view/3702 |
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Hello all. It's been a while since I've been actually active (I occasionally pop on just because I have y'all bookmarked) but I recently convinced someone to start PoN and it got the nostalgia goin', so I decided it's finally time to do my first reread. I only finished TUC last summer, but I'm an impatient man you see. So I'm looking for advice for my second run-through. Is there something I should keep an eye out for? Or a certain perspective I should have going in? I know a lot of you have read through TSA more times than I could in a decade, so what has made a reread more interesting? Or should I try and forget everything I know about Earwa and keep a clean slate. Let me know your thoughts and experiences!
Re: Tips for starting reread?
I say don't worry about perspectives/themes/etc., unless of course you want to keep track of some particular thing during this reread. I myself am only on my very first proper reread (tried to do one last summer, but that didn't go so well and I didn't finish anyway).
Why don't you join the current forum reread? We're reading one chapter a week and are currently on chapter 5 of TDTCB, but there's no reason why you can't go and comment on the previous chapters too (I did the same during last week).
I don't think attempting to "forget" what you already know is really going to yeild too much, because I don't think it is really even possible. Embrace what you now know, I'd say, and look for clues to other things you might have missed the first time.
Keep in mind, we have a reread section and a current group reread in progress. My aim, this time, is to look for bigger thematic roles of each part and chapter.
As ToT mentioned above, there's a reread going on right now - though I suspect 1 chapter a week is a slower pace than what you'll be doing.
Personally, trying to take copious notes throughout ruins the experience. I just read it through, jotting a quick note down for something that sticks out but I don't make a big effort out of it.
Basically the 2nd+ read naturally lets yourself get deeper into the books. You no longer have to worry about all the names of major people and places, so it becomes easier to notice the lesser events that you might have missed earlier. This effect is compounded with the revelations of later books, making new rereads really exceptional.
On that note, I think for those of us that have read it many times have done so typically after a new book is released. With every new book there was some new piece of information that made reading the series entire seem like a rewarding endeavor. For example, Inrau's death scene is massively different when you realize that its plausible that Onkis was actually trying to warn him away from the Consult - but he refused to listen. He also does some neat magic tricks seen nowhere else in the series, but on the first read the reader missing almost 100% of it because of the chaos.
awesome, thanks everyone. Where can I find this chapter a week forum reread?
It's in "The Almanac: PON Edition" subforum. | 2019-04-19T14:53:03Z | http://www.second-apocalypse.com/index.php?amp;topic=2413.0;prev_next=next |
Why is the push up a star in the training world? What does it have that other exercises don’t? Let’s break it down!
The push-up is a fundamental bodyweight strength movement for the upper body and core. It can be performed anywhere, and has many variations. Many exercisers still perform this movement incorrectly, however. It’s also surprising how many regular participants in group classes also perform the push-up poorly.
The cause of low quality push-ups? Most often, people in training sessions or classes are shooting for reps, instead of quality form. And because the push-up is viewed as a “simple” or “basic” exercise, these exercisers are probably mentally checked out; they’re going the motions instead of being focused on and in their bodies.
Set the blueprint in your mind. This means to get your mind prepared for the challenge. Commit mentally to doing your push-up with quality form and energy.
Set your hands in line with your chest, with your fingers spread and hands grounded to the floor. Your hands will end up in what’s called the “scapular plane,” and I prefer them about three inches from the body.
Initiate the movement by bending the elbows but immediately loading in to the pectoral muscles of the chest. Focus on that chest stretch from the start.
Your core has to remain in a plank position as you perform the exercise.
Your neck remains in neutral position, with your eyes looking at the ground.
Inhale on the way down, and exhale on the way up.
Sense the integration of the chest, shoulders, triceps and even back and biceps working to decelerate your body as you start your push-up. Your core is strong and you are off and running!
Your new technique will most likely “feel” more challenging, because you may have been positioning your hands too high or too close together, and not loading enough into your pecs.
Enjoy your new high-quality push-ups! | 2019-04-20T14:46:06Z | https://www.nimblefitness.com/back-to-the-basics-the-push-up |
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Aramazd is a folk/industrial metal band formed in 2000 in Yerevan, Armenia. Aramazd emarged by Artashes Mkrtchyan (a.k.a. Aramazd). Aramazd combines Armenian traditional folk music with the drive and brutal extremity of such generes as industrial, black metal, trash metal using such non conventional instruments like Armenian duduk, zurna, dhol, shvi and such. Initially Aramazd consisted of two members Aramazd and Macab and they used to play old style raw black metal but following Macabs departure the band gradualy switch to the genre which plays now. To this day Aramazd released single, demo and is now preparing a full album which is scheduled in first half of 2007.
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If you have bad breath, that’s not good. The kind that lingers is especially problematic. This condition is actually a warning sign that something else is probably going on in your mouth. You’ll hear more about it in the video clip below from the ADA.
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Have you ever seen a homeless person begging and not known how to respond? It's not always easy to know how to navigate the situation. Here's an article from Mission Year on how eyes can be opened when you push outside of your comfort zone and think about things from another perspective than your own.
It's important for us all to really ask God how He wants us to respond when we run into these situations that are easy to avoid...and it's not always the same response every time! Think about asking God how He wants you to respond next time you bump into someone who's asking you for something, whether homeless or not, that makes you uncomfortable and see if He may want you to stretch a little.
The folks at the Emmanuel Gospel Center in Boston are doing some amazing things for the Kingdom! For years, decades really, they have empowered local, urban churches with resources and effective ministries for reaching their communities. CSM Boston had the opportunity to partner with EGC's Starlight Ministry in their outreach to the homeless in downtown Boston.
Check out a recent blog post they wrote, entitled "Is 2012 God's Moment for Boston?".
It is truly an honor to partner with the beautiful ministries doing God's work in this community.
"You have to be rich to be poor."
"You have to be rich to be poor." This Washington Post article does a great job laying out a lot of the hurdles the poor have to jump over to make it in America. Being poor often means higher costs, whether in grocery bills, rent costs, transportation, or just the increased time it takes to accomplish simple tasks. Read this article, which is full of a lot of first-person accounts from Washington, DC.
Did you know that there are more slaves today than at any other date in history? It's true! There is an estimated 27 million slaves throughout the world right now. And today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day - an opportunity to share with others this reality. | 2019-04-19T08:35:25Z | http://csmurbanupdate.blogspot.com/2012/01/ |
A new video offers an animated preview of (W)rapper, an outlandish office building planned next to the Expo Line's La Cienega/Jefferson Station.
The project, which has been planned for nearly 20 years, will be a 17-story tower featuring 160,000 square feet of rentable space above a subterranean parking structure. Developer Samitaur Constructs previously told the Los Angeles Times that the building would command rents of $4 per square foot.
(W)rapper is effectively an extension of the Hayden Tract, the industrial-turned-creative-office district located west across Ballona Creek in Culver City limits. Architect Eric Owen Moss, who has collaborated with Samitaur on a series sculpture-like buildings, imagines the proposed 230-foot tower with a weaving exoskeleton of curved, steel beams.
Samitaur and Moss had initially proposed a larger two-tower complex in the late 1990s, but eventually scaled back its plan to the current one-building arrangement.
Excavation for the project's underground parking garage is expected to begin in approximately two months.
The long-delayed (W)rapper development would create 160,000 square feet of office space. | 2019-04-23T21:10:00Z | https://urbanize.la/post/fly-through-zany-expo-line-adjacent-office-tower |
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