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E-Mail To : firstname.lastname@example.org
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Grownup US COVID-19 sufferers who obtained the antiviral drug Paxlovid inside 5 days after analysis had a 51% decrease hospitalization fee than nonrecipients, in keeping with an observational study yesterday in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Researchers from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) and Epic Analysis in Verona, Wisconsin, analyzed the digital well being data of 699,848 high-risk COVID-19 outpatients eligible to obtain nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) amid Omicron variant predominance, from Apr 1 to Aug 31, 2022. Of that quantity, 28.4% obtained Paxlovid inside 5 days after analysis.
Many sufferers had earlier COVID-19 infections or have been vaccinated towards the virus. A complete of 92.4% of Paxlovid recipients had no less than one power situation.
Within the 30 days after analysis, 0.75% of the whole inhabitants have been hospitalized, 63.3% of them individuals 65 and older. Of the 198,927 Paxlovid recipients, 0.47% have been hospitalized, in contrast with 0.86% of 500,921 nonrecipients.
Among the many 5,229 hospitalized sufferers, 17.8% obtained Paxlovid inside 5 days of analysis. A complete of 211 in-hospital deaths occurred, for a demise fee amongst Paxlovid recipients of 0.01%, in contrast with 0.04% of nonrecipients.
Paxlovid was tied to an total decrease hospitalization fee inside the subsequent 30 days than that of nonrecipients (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.49). aHRs amongst recipients have been decrease in recipients of no less than three doses of mRNA vaccine (0.50), in all age-groups (18 to 49 years aHR, 0.59; 50 to 64 aHR, 0.40; and 65 and older aHR, 0.53). Within the complete inhabitants, Paxlovid was linked to a decrease fee of all-cause hospitalization (aHR, 0.45) and hospitalization for acute respiratory sickness (aHR, 0.48).
The authors famous that the preliminary Paxlovid medical trial, which confirmed an 89% discount in extreme COVID-19, was performed in unvaccinated, COVID-naïve individuals earlier than Omicron.
“The convenience of oral administration, brief length of remedy, and decrease chance for resistance make Paxlovid a helpful antiviral,” they wrote. “Paxlovid must be supplied to eligible adults regardless of vaccination standing, particularly in teams with the best threat for extreme COVID-19 outcomes, akin to older adults and people with a number of underlying well being situations.”
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10 year Comedy Celebration Comes to the Historic Howard Theatre
Capital Comedy Classic presented by Bamma Phi Bamma
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
NEWS PROVIDED BY
Chandra Gore Consulting
Bamma a phrase most used in the DC Metro area term used to describe a person who has no style, taste, or class. Usually this person has no idea that he/she is classified as a Bamma - rather they go about their daily lives thinking what they do, say, or wear is acceptable. Made famous by Huggy Lowdown as well with his famous line "Bamma of the Week" from the Donnie Simpson Show.
The Bamma Phi Bamma phase was coined after a friend of the comedy show founder made the remark about one of his colleagues wearing a black suits with white socks, and said he looked like he pledged “Bamma Phi Bamma”.
A simple humor website was created back in 2006, and comedy shows started in December 29th 2009 at Twins Jazz in DC. Founder Brandon started doing comedy shows because laughter was critical to getting them through a bout of homelessness in 2001 (Washington Post Article).
Coming to the stage on October 19, 2019 - TuRae Gordon as seen in Kevin Hart’s 2011 Laugh at my Pain, Leon Rogers from Chicago, Cohost of Chicago’s morning show on WGCI 107.5, Comedian Stiletto from Baltimore and Howard University Alum, Rallo Boykins.
Source Chandra Gore Consulting
October 9, 2019 10:12am ET by Chandra Gore Consulting
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Sainte Luchaïre perpetuates a tradition of artisan winemaker of more than a century.
Solicitous for the well-being of the land and man, we perpetuate with passion and patience a tradition of more than a century. we practice a circular grape growing, avoiding bruising Earth unnecessarily and shoving the subterranean life. The estate consists of 18 hectares of parcels located on South hillsides, on the terroir of the “Mourels”. Mixture of clay and limestone, the soil is called “Marne”, sedimentary rock containing clay and limestone. Syrah, Grenache, Carignan and Chardonnay represent the main varietals of the estate. Each plot is carefully analyzed in order to adapt the culture and realize the exceptional potential of our vines.
The terroir is called "on sandstone marls " and it gives concentrated, warm and complex wines. The wines made out of a meticulous and traditional vinification give fruity wines, full of freshness with intense aromatic notes. Our red wines are rich of a millennial history, initiated by the Cathares and developed by the monks, with scents of blackcurrant, violet, cinnamon and vanilla and which, as they age, develop notes of leather and candied fruit.
Of a very beautiful flamboyant red combining fruit maturity and velvety tannins. They express the freshness of our grapes and the woody notes of the best oak barrels of France.
Their colour descends directly from the rays of the sun that caress our beautiful terroir. Always aromatic and voluptuous they deliver in the mouth all their Mediterranean origins and mineral characters from our lands.
Our rosés made from Syrah or Cinsault, surprise by their beautiful colour. They are easy to drink and complex to comprehend at the same time. They bring the freshness of the morning dew in their beautiful summer dress.
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Serious eiswein. The sirens go off with this one in your mouth. Golden colored lime, mineral and spice character. Full bodied and thick yet very sweet and fresh. The intense acidity carries the flavors on and on on the palate.
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Ellzey & Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Williamson of Hattiesburg announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Lauren Elizabeth Ellzey, to Brentley Preston Collins, son of Anne Cox and Larry Collins of Petal.
Wedding vows will be exchanged at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Providence Baptist Church, 1180 Eatonville Road, in Hattiesburg. A reception will follow in the Church Fellowship Hall. Friends and family are invited to attend.
Miss Ellzey is the granddaughter of David and Betty Ingram and J.C. and Lena Ellzey of Seminary, and Bonnie Williamson and the late Ather Williamson of Hattiesburg. She is also the daughter of David Ellzey of Seminary.
Mr. Collins is the grandson of Dudley and Rosie Kinard of Petal and the late Larkin and Minnie Collins of Hattiesburg.
Lauren is a 2006 graduate of North Forrest High School and a 2011 and 2012 graduate of Auburn University, Auburn, AL, with Bachelor of Science degrees in Laboratory and Medical Technology. She is employed with the Orthopedic Institute in Hattiesburg as a Medical Laboratory Scientist.
Brentley is a 2004 graduate of Petal High School and attended Pearl River Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi. He is employed with Stokes Distributing Company in Laurel.
The couple is registered at Belk and Bed, Bath & Beyond.
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In 2001 the East Fork Lewis, now a Sanctuary River, was declared one of the 10 most endangered rivers in the US by American Rivers. It’s native steelhead were identified as most at risk by the International Federation of Flyfishers. Today, 14 years later the severely wounded East Fork is still bleeding heavy sediment loads due in part to past gravel mining. This fine sediment is smothering salmon redds, reducing property values, while inundating the lower river and beyond. This is a tragedy beyond comprehension, yet as you read this the carnage continues on the lower East Fork below Daybreak Bridge. The proven restoration technology is here. Let’s use it to bring these legendary steelhead back!
HOW TO SAVE TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
Since the founding of the Washington State Salmon Recovery Board in 1999, how many of the 1,200 Habitat Restoration Projects constructed to help save our salmon and steelhead, at the cost of $332 million dollars, are still functioning as intended in 2014?
The following is a specific example why we need monitoring.
Dr. W. Barry Southerland and Dr. Frank Reckendorf completed a 5-year post project appraisal, they found a significant percent of the 39 ELJs (Engineered Log Jambs) they studied, did not meet the stated objectives and/or failed. The life expectancy and bank protection of ELJs is a concern when streambank protection is the primary objective. There are risks associated with wood that rapidly becomes mobile at high stage flows without proper design and installation. I think you must agree, this constitutes an enormous concern and a highly probable misuse (or highly questionable use) of tax and ratepayers money spent on design that doesn’t address the specific problem and in many cases, are responsible for the loss of ESA listed salmon and steelhead spawning and rearing habitat. To improve success all ELJs need to be evaluated by qualified personnel at two, five and 10-year periods, and audited when failures are found. To insure proper technology is applied to a stream problem, there are restoration alternatives to explore using fish friendly, science and engineering based habitat restoration following NRCS Handbook #654 guidelines and other science based literature.
The following experts are leaders in the field and have evaluated thousands of miles of river habitat and successfully completed hundreds of river restoration projects, across the country. Dr. Frank Reckendorf, Private Consultant and retired NRCS WNTC Fluvial Geomorphologist Phone: (503) 451-2130 Email: email@example.com Dr. Barry Southerland, Fluvial Geomorphologist, CPESC#514WNTSC, NRCS Phone: (503) 273-2436 Email: firstname.lastname@example.org Richard Dyrland, Ms – Supervisory Hydrologist Phone: 360-887-0866 Email: email@example.com
Russ Lawrence, P.E., M.Sc., Fluvial Geomorphologist Streamfix Phone: 503-631-8184 Email: firstname.lastname@example.org
The tax and rate payers and our ESA listed salmon and steelhead deserve better. Let’s make use of this unparalleled talent now!
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It is pretty obvious considering the history of many of Apple’s products that the iPad is shortly due to receive an upgrade. The current model was released last March, which came just under a year since the original model was released. Now reports are hinting that the iPad 3 release will come days after an early March showcase.
Before it was suggested that Apple would be holding two events with one this month and another during March, and now it seems there will be no event during February. But according to an article over at All Things D, sources are claiming that Apple has penciled in an event for the first week in March to showcase the next iPad.
It is being claimed that the event will be taking place in San Francisco, which could be at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. This is the company’s preferred location for many of its big product announcements. While there is no actual date given for the device hitting retailers it is believed to be similar to the iPad 2, and available around a week or so after the launch event.
The sources are claiming the device will have a similar form factor to the current model but with an improved display, faster processor, and an improved graphics processing unit. Earlier today we brought you the news that the iPad 3 may not feature a quad-core processor, but you would have thought whatever unit it has it will be quicker than the current version uses.
Meanwhile some more perspective iPad 3 components may have come to light, as AppleInsider are reporting of an apparent leak of an LCD panel that is made by Sharp. It is being claimed the unit is the 9.7-inch Retina Display for the iPad 3.
The screen features three flat cables that are connected to the bottom of the LCD, which is claimed to have 2,048 x 1,536 resolutions. If true the iPad 3 display won’t match the 326 pixel-per-inch density found on the iPhone 4S, and be closer to around 260 pixels-per-inch.
It is a big leap up from the iPad 2 though which has a resolution of 1,024 x 768, with a pixel density of 132 per-inch. It is believed the iPad 3 will come with a bigger battery that has been redesigned to accommodate LTE technology.
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Finding the right mix of everyday drinkers and special occasion bottles for your home bar can be a fun challenge. Sure, you want some bottom shelf garbage for casual, after-work relaxing, but what's your special occasion blowout bottle? If you're super-loaded—rich, not drunk—and you've ever thought, Fuck it, I want some Cognac that predates the French Revolution, you're in luck, because La Tour d'Argent is about to auction off some Marie Antoinette-era booze along with a silver-plated Cristofle duck press and loads of other rarities.
Bloomberg reports that La Tour d'Argent, a famed Parisian restaurant with an impeccable view of Île de la Cité and Notre Dame that claims to have been a favorite of the Sun King Louis XIV and Lauren Bacall alike, is going to auction off some rarities to help finance and make way for renovations. Up for sale is rare old liquor; furniture; art; table, silver and glassware; and more. Tour d'Argent translates to Silver Tower or Tower of Money, depending on how you choose to think about it, which is exactly what you'll need if you even want to think about going after a 228-year-old Cognac.
The 1788 Grande Fine Clos du Griffier Cognac was bottled five years before Marie Antoinette lost her head, and the bottles are in "impeccable condition," according to an expert at Artcurial, the auction house managing the auction. La Tour d'Argent has auctioned off pieces of its massive 27-room, 350,000-bottle cellar in the past, and a 1788 Clos du Griffier went for 25,000 euros in 2009, while six bottles went for $26,000 each in 2012.
Of course La Tour d'Argent isn't letting all of the Clos du Griffier go—they're holding on to 15 bottles, but thought it would be prudent to auction some, given the hot vintage spirit market and the fact that, once opened, the bottle is only good for about six months. By the glass, the price is "a little ridiculous," according to sommelier David Ridgway.
"It's very much a paler Cognac than one would imagine," Ridgway told Bloomberg, who said opening a Clos du Griffier up "is a way of turning back the clock."
Also up for auction is one of La Tour d'Argent's famed duck presses, this one plated with silver and designed by Cristofle, which are used to make the restaurant's signature duck with sauce made from its blood. La Tour d'Argent claims they have been counting how many ducks they've served since they allegedly opened in 1582, and when you order the duck you are presented with a little card with your duck's number. They are now well over one million—for reference, number 328 went to Edward VII in 1890, before he became the King of England, and 112,151 went to Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1929. Pretty crazy—just a little bit crazier than the 400-page leather-bound tome that houses Tour d'Argent's insane wine list and looks more like a Bible than a booze catalogue.
La Tour d'Argent is one of France's oldest restaurants, and has been mentioned in Ernest Hemingway's Moveable Feast, Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, and was even the inspiration for the restaurant in Ratatouille. But in the last 20 years, it's lost a little bit of shine as it declined from a three-Michelin-star rating to a one. The restaurant is hoping the 300,000 to 450,000 euros it raises from the auction can help pay for a rebuff that will put a little pep in the restaurant's step.
If you're thinking about picking anything up from the auction, you can do so online, by phone or in person on May 9. Bonne chance to all the bidders.
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Got a question? Send a text or email. Same day or next day shipping for most orders. Weekend orders should ship on Monday or Tuesday. Everything is IN STOCK unless otherwise marked as Out of Stock.
Fits Hayward Star-Clear Plus Model C1750 and C1900 series Specifications
Filter locking knob for the Hayward C1750 and C1900 series of cartridge filters. Part number CX1750G. Manufacturer Hayward
See other Hayward C1750 filter parts
See more Hayward pool filter products
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Simply put, outsourcing is when a third party does specific tasks delegated by a business and managed services is when the third party manages their role more comprehensively with the aim of improving the business. Neither option is better than the other. Some companies require certain tasks to be simply outsourced while others get a greater benefit from a managed services model. It really depends on the company and the task at hand.
To fully understand managed services vs outsourcing, it’s best to look at both solutions individually.
Outsourcing is the delegation of existing or planned tasks to a business or individual outside the organization. The tasks could often be performed in-house, but it’s more cost effective and efficient to have a third party take care of them.
Essentially, the organization asks the third party to complete tasks A, B and C. The third party completes their tasks and issues an invoice. There’s no more to it.
For example, say an organization outsources recruitment. The organization asks the outsourcing company to hire a new IT manager according to the requirements given. The outsourcing company interviews some suitable candidates and hires one on behalf of the organization.
The outsourcing company doesn’t research the requirements to ensure they’ll get the best results. Nor do they analyze the organization’s recruitment process to see if it could be streamlined. The outsourcing company does what’s asked of them and that’s all.
Managed services is the hiring of an external firm that will use the expertise of their staff to manage an aspect of your business. The external firm is often a specialist in the area the business needs help in and can manage it more effectively than the business could in-house.
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Independent software company Insight Legal Software today announces the launch of its Enterprise module, to provide law firms with the increased functionality required to enhance task management and improve operational efficiency.
The Enterprise module is designed to help legal practitioners streamline their workflow and drive productivity through software-based case management processes. It enables firms to build bespoke task-oriented workflows to meet the specific needs of the practice, improving time management and allowing for a larger volume of cases to be progressed and completed.
The module contains a range of new features built to enhance decision-making, task ownership and customisation to the firms’ own procedures. Tasks can be allocated to a team or individual by supervisors, allowing firms to be more effective through increased control of processes at every phase of a case. The software’s enterprise-grade time capture feature also underpins all case management activity to produce digital timestamps of work completed, helping firms to track increasing caseloads at scale.
To help firms achieve a streamlined task workflow and improved compliance monitoring, the module enables the full integration of email correspondence and integrated legal forms, improving productivity by ensuring that users always have access to the latest online forms and case information available. To further improve case management, the solution offers automated prompts and reminders to help practitioners remain up to date with tasks as a case progresses.
From 1st August 2019, the Enterprise module will be made available as part of its 1.26 software update. The module will be released as an additional set of functions to Insight Legal’s existing practice management solution. Customers who do not opt to install the Enterprise module will continue to receive the same amount of development on the main software as they are used to.
Commenting on the launch, Brian Welsh, CEO of Insight Legal said: “As a technology provider, we are fiercely committed to delivering the level of functionality that firms of all sizes need to drive maximum value and efficiency through their legal software. The launch of our Enterprise module is an extremely exciting development in our technology, which allows firms who require more workflow-based functionality to effectively manage their cases and perform at their best. We will continue to provide each customer with the amount of technology development and support they require to run successfully and reap the benefits of our award-winning software.”
The launch follows a period of significant growth for Insight Legal across the UK and Ireland, having bolstered its management team and doubling the size of its development team over the last 12 months. The company now serves 800 firms across the region, reporting a 50% increase year-on-year in 2017 and 2018 and has recently expanded its three offices in Farnborough, Glasgow and Belfast as a result.
For more information, please visit https://www.insightlegal.co.uk.
Issued by Jargon PR on behalf of Insight Legal. For more information, contact Charlotte Wells or Dani White at firstname.lastname@example.org or 01189 73 93 70.
About Insight Legal Software
Launched in 2011, Insight Legal Software is a Legal Accounts, Practice Management and Case Management system designed specifically to meet the needs of UK and Irish Law Firms.
It is a modern system for today’s legal practices unencumbered by legacy technology and thinking.
Insight Legal brings together experience with Solicitors’ practices to provide firms with a system that meets their needs. With no prohibitive upfront software costs and a simple 30 day or 12 month rolling contract, Insight Legal is quick, easy and hassle-free for firms.
For more information visit: http://www.insightlegal.co.uk/ or follow on Twitter @InsightLegal
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US 7247215 B2
A method of making stretchable absorbent articles includes the steps of providing a continuous substrate layer, providing one or more streams of adhesive fibers and superabsorbent particles, shaping the one or more streams of adhesive fibers and superabsorbent particles, depositing the adhesive fibers and superabsorbent particles on the substrate layer to form a plurality of shaped absorbent cores bound to the substrate layer, and separating the absorbent cores from each other. The absorbent cores thus formed do not prevent stretching of the substrate layer. The combination of absorbent core and substrate layer can be used in a wide variety of personal care absorbent articles and medical absorbent articles.
1. A method of making absorbent articles, comprising the steps of:
providing a continuous substrate layer having a uniform width;
providing one or more streams of adhesive fibers and superabsorbent particles;
shaping at least the one or more streams of adhesive fibers;
depositing the adhesive fibers and superabsorbent particles continuously on the substrate layer to form a plurality of non-rectangular absorbent cores end-to-end and bound to the substrate layer;
separating the absorbent cores from each other; and
collecting and recycling loose superabsorbent particles;
wherein the non-rectangular absorbent cores are formed and shaped on the substrate layer without cutting lateral side edges of the absorbent cores, each non-rectangular absorbent core has an average width in an end region that is at least 10% greater than an average width in a central region thereof and less than the width of the substrate layer, and the lateral side edges of the absorbent cores have a fuzzy or serrated configuration of laterally extending peaks and valleys defined by a P/EL greater than or equal to 1.50 and a MDMFE greater than or equal to 1.0 mm.
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providing a row of adhesive nozzles above the substrate layer; and
programming the adhesive nozzles so that each of the adhesive nozzles is continuously on, continuously off, or on and off for alternating periods;
wherein some of the adhesive nozzles are on and off for alternating periods to cause the shaping.
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providing a plurality of air nozzles lateral to the one or more streams of adhesive fibers; and
directing air jets from the air nozzles toward the one or more streams of adhesive fibers at periodic intervals.
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15. A method of making a stretchable absorbent article, comprising the steps of:
providing a stretchable substrate layer having a uniform width;
providing one or more streams of adhesive fibers and superabsorbent particles in a combined amount of about 1-60% by weight adhesive fibers and about 40-99% by weight superabsorbent particles;
shaping at least the one or more streams of adhesive fibers;
depositing the adhesive fibers and superabsorbent particles continuously on the substrate layer to form a plurality of non-rectangular absorbent cores end-to-end and bound to the stretchable substrate layer; and
collecting and recycling loose superabsorbent particles;
wherein the non-rectangular absorbent cores are formed and shaped on the substrate layer without cutting lateral side edges of the absorbent cores, each shaped absorbent core has an average width in an end region that is at least 10% greater than an average width in a central region thereof and less than the width of the substrate layer, and the lateral side edges of the absorbent cores have a fuzzy or serrated configuration of laterally extending peaks and valleys defined by a P/EL greater than or equal to 1.50 and a MDMFE greater than or equal to 1.0 mm.
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providing a row of adhesive nozzles above the substrate layer; and
programming the adhesive nozzles so that each of the adhesive nozzles is continuously on, continuously off, or on and off for alternating periods;
wherein some of the adhesive nozzles are on and off for alternating periods to cause the shaping.
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providing a plurality of air nozzles lateral to the one or more streams of adhesive fibers; and
directing air jets from the air nozzles toward the one or more streams of adhesive fibers at periodic intervals.
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providing a row of adhesive nozzles above the substrate layer;
supplying the adhesive fibers from the row of adhesive nozzles; and
combining superabsorbent particles with the adhesive fibers.
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This invention is directed to a method of making absorbent articles having absorbent cores which can be formed and shaped on a substrate during manufacture of the absorbent article.
Personal care absorbent articles such as diapers, training pants, adult incontinence garments, absorbent swim wear, feminine hygiene articles and the like, typically include a liquid-permeable bodyside liner (sometimes called a “topsheet”), a liquid-impermeable outer cover (sometimes called a “backsheet”), and an absorbent core between the bodyside liner and the outer cover.
The absorbent core, which is typically formed separately from the other layers, receives and retains aqueous liquid such as urine, menses, etc. which are exuded by the wearer. Absorbent cores are commonly formed of superabsorbent particles or fibers, and hydrophilic absorbent fibers (e.g., cellulose), which are loosely mixed and entangled together to form an absorbent batt. Thermoplastic polymer fibers are sometimes also included to provide a reinforcing matrix. The processes for making conventional absorbent cores are relatively complex. The absorbent structures must be formed, bonded, shaped, and cut to form individual absorbent cores suitable for the particular absorbent articles. Accordingly, it has not been practical to integrate various processes for making absorbent cores with the processes employed to assemble the layer components of absorbent articles.
Full-width rectangular absorbent cores can be formed in-line on a substrate and subsequently die cut or trimmed to a desired shape. This process results in substantial trim waste. If the waste cannot be recycled back into the manufacturing process, then the process becomes uneconomical. It would be desirable to produce the final shape of the absorbent core by in-line formation without requiring die cutting, thus avoiding these drawbacks.
During assembly of absorbent articles, it is known to secure the separately formed absorbent core to the bodyside liner, outer cover and/or intervening layer(s), using an adhesive, thermal bonding or ultrasonic bonding process. This securing is intended to prevent the absorbent core from shifting relative to the other layers during manufacture, storage, shipping and/or use of the absorbent article. If the layer to which the absorbent core is secured is stretchable or elastic, then securing the absorbent core in this manner may reduce the stretchability or elasticity of the layer. Alternatively, stretching of the outer cover, bodyside liner or other substrate layer can cause tearing of the absorbent core.
From a cost savings and performance standpoint, it would be advantageous to have an absorbent core which can be formed and shaped in-line during assembly of an absorbent article, and which does not prevent subsequent stretching (stretchability) of the layer(s) to which it is bound.
The present invention is directed to a method of making absorbent articles including at least a liquid-permeable bodyside liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent core between them. The absorbent cores can be formed and shaped in-line during assembly of each absorbent article, and is adhesively bound to the bodyside liner, the outer cover, and/or an intervening substrate layer, which can be stretchable. The absorbent core does not prevent stretching of the layer to which it is bound, without rupturing the absorbent core or the substrate layer.
The absorbent core includes a combination of adhesive fibers and superabsorbent material. While the combination of adhesive fibers and superabsorbent material is bound to a substrate layer, the substrate layer is not considered to be part of the absorbent core. The absorbent core is “shaped,” meaning that it is non-rectangular. The absorbent core has a central region, a front end region and a back end region. The absorbent core has an average width in the central region and a relatively wider average width in at least one of the end regions.
The method includes the steps of providing a continuous substrate layer, providing one or more streams of adhesive fibers and superabsorbent particles, shaping the one or more streams of adhesive fibers and superabsorbent particles, depositing the adhesive fibers and superabsorbent particles on the substrate layer to form a plurality of shaped absorbent cores bound to the substrate layer, and separating the absorbent cores from each other. The absorbent cores can be formed end-to-end on the substrate layer, and can be separated by cutting through the substrate layer and between the absorbent cores. The resulting absorbent cores remain combined with the substrate layer.
The absorbent core has an outer edge extending around its perimeter. Because the absorbent core is formed in-line, during assembly of the absorbent article as described herein, the outer edge of the absorbent core is uncut (i.e., devoid of cutting) along both lateral sides of the absorbent core. Due to the absence of cutting, the lateral sides of the absorbent core have an unevenness associated with tapering of the adhesive/superabsorbent combination. This unevenness may cause the lateral sides to have a fuzzy or serrated configuration of laterally extending peaks and valleys. The unevenness is characterized in that a Perimeter To Edge Length ratio (“P/EL”) and a Mean Deviation From Mean Edge (“MDFME”) for the absorbent core sides, as described herein, are both greater than for a die cut absorbent core having the same composition. The absorbent core suitably has a length equal to the length of the substrate, and a width which is narrower than the width of the substrate along the entire length of the absorbent core.
The term “absorbent material” refers to materials such as cellulose fibers which are capable of absorbing at least five times but generally less than 15 times their own weight of an aqueous solution containing 0.9% by weight sodium chloride. Absorbent material under the most favorable conditions can also include synthetic fiber matrices such as spunbond, meltblown and bonded carded webs, and the like. Also included are open structures such as through-air bonded carded webs, lofty through-air bonded bicomponent fiber spunbond webs, and other materials useful for rapid fluid intake.
The term “superabsorbent material” refers to water-swellable organic and inorganic materials that are capable of absorbing at least 15 times their own weight in a solution of 0.9% by weight aqueous sodium chloride under the most favorable conditions.
The term “personal care absorbent article” includes without limitation diapers, training pants, swim wear, absorbent underpants, adult incontinence garments, tissues, wet wipes, bed mats, and feminine hygiene articles.
The term “medical absorbent article” includes without limitation absorbent medical pads, drapes, wraps, bandages, and garments.
The term “cutting” refers to any method used to trim or cut the lateral side edges of an absorbent core, to form the absorbent core into a desired shape, typically a shape other than a pre-formed rectangle. Cutting processes include without limitation die cutting, water cutting, laser cutting, sawing and the like.
The term “attached” refers to the joining, adhering, connecting, bonding, or the like, of at least two elements. Two elements will be considered to be attached to one another when they are attached directly to one another or indirectly to one another, such as when each is directly attached to intermediate elements.
The term “generally perpendicular” means within about 15 degrees of perpendicular. Where “perpendicular” is defined by a 90-degree angle relative to a direction, “generally perpendicular” refers to an angle of about 75-105 degrees.
The term “hydrophilic” describes fibers or the surfaces of fibers and other materials which are wetted by aqueous liquids in contact with the fibers. The degree of wetting of the materials can, in turn, be described in terms of the contact angles and the surface tensions of the liquids and materials involved. Equipment and techniques suitable for measuring the wettability of particular fiber materials or blends of fiber materials can be provided by a Cahn SFA-222 Surface Force Analyzer System, or a substantially equivalent system. When measured with this system, fibers having contact angles less than 90° are designated “wettable” or hydrophilic, and fibers having contact angles greater than 90° are designated “nonwettable” or hydrophobic.
The term “layer” when used in the singular can have the dual meaning of a single element or a plurality of elements.
The term “liquid-impermeable,” when used in describing a layer or multilayer laminate means that liquid body waste, such as urine, will not pass through the layer or laminate, under ordinary use conditions, in a direction generally perpendicular to the plane of the layer or laminate at the point of liquid contact.
The term “liquid-permeable” refers to any material that is not liquid impermeable.
The term “meltblown” refers to fibers formed by extruding a molten thermoplastic material through a plurality of fine, usually circular, die capillaries as molten threads or filaments into converging high velocity gas (e.g., air) streams, generally heated, which attenuate the filaments of molten thermoplastic material to reduce their diameters. Thereafter, the meltblown fibers are carried by the high velocity gas stream and are deposited on a collecting surface to form a web of randomly dispersed meltblown fibers. Such a process is disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,849,241 to Butin et al.
Meltblowing processes can be used to make fibers of various dimensions, including macrofibers (with average diameters from about 40 to about 100 microns), textile-type fibers (with average diameters between about 10 and 40 microns), and microfibers (with average diameters less than about 10 microns). Meltblowing processes are particularly suited to making microfibers, including ultra-fine microfibers (with an average diameter of about 3 microns or less). A description of an exemplary process of making ultra-fine microfibers may be found in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,213,881 to Timmons et al.
Meltblown fibers may be continuous or discontinuous and are generally self bonding when deposited onto a collecting surface. Meltblown fibers used in the present invention are suitably substantially continuous in length.
The term “nonwoven” as used in reference to a material, web or fabric refers to such a material, web or fabric having a structure of individual fibers or threads that are interlaid, but not in a regular or identifiable manner as in a knitted fabric. Nonwoven materials, fabrics or webs have been formed from many processes such as, for example, meltblowing processes, spunbonding processes, air laying processes, and bonded carded web processes. The basis weight of nonwovens is usually expressed in ounces of material per square yard (osy) or grams per square meter (gsm) and the fiber diameters are usually expressed in microns. (Note that to convert from osy to gsm, multiply osy by 33.91.)
The term “spunbond fibers” means small diameter fibers that are typically formed by extruding molten thermoplastic material as filaments from a plurality of fine usually circular capillaries of a spinneret with the diameter of the extruded filaments then being rapidly reduced as, for example, described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,340,563 to Appel et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 3,692,618 to Dorschner et al., U.S. Pat. No. 3,802,817 to Matsuki et al., U.S. Pat. No. 3,338,992 and 3,341,394 to Kinney, U.S. Pat. No. 3,502,763 to Hartmann, U.S. Pat. No. 3,502,538 to Levy, and U.S. Pat. No. 3,542,615 to Dobo et al. Spunbond fibers are quenched and generally not tacky when they are deposited onto a collecting surface. Spunbond fibers are generally continuous and have average diameters frequently larger than 7 microns, more particularly, between about 10 and 20 microns.
The term “bonded carded webs” or “BCW” refers to nonwoven webs formed by carding processes as are known to those skilled in the art and further described, for example, in coassigned U.S. Pat. No. 4,488,928 to Alikhan and Schmidt which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. Briefly, carding processes involve starting with a blend of, for example, staple fibers with bonding fibers or other bonding components in a bulky batt that is combed or otherwise treated to provide a generally uniform basis weight. This web is heated or otherwise treated to activate the adhesive component resulting in an integrated, usually lofty nonwoven material.
The term “airlaying” or “airlaid” refers to a process by which a fibrous nonwoven layer can be formed. In the airlaying process, bundles of small fibers having typical lengths ranging from about 3 to about 19 millimeters (mm) are separated and entrained in an air supply and then deposited onto a forming screen, usually with the assistance of a vacuum supply. The randomly deposited fibers then are bonded to one another using, for example, hot air or a spray adhesive.
The terms “particle,” “particles,” “particulate,” “particulates” and the like refer to superabsorbent material generally in the form of discrete units. The units can comprise granules, powders, spheres, pulverized materials or the like, as well as combinations thereof. The particles can have any desired shape such as, for example, cubic, rod-like, polyhedral, spherical or semi-spherical, rounded or semi-rounded, angular, irregular, etc. Shapes having a large greatest dimension/smallest dimension ratio, like needles, flakes and fibers are also contemplated for inclusion herein. The terms “particle” or “particulate” may also include an agglomeration comprising more than one individual particle, particulate or the like. Additionally, a particle, particulate or any desired agglomeration thereof may be composed of more than one type of material. For instance, superabsorbent particles commonly include a core, shell, crosslinking agent, anti-dust treatment, etc., and may include one or more superabsorbent polymers.
The term “stretchable” refers to materials which, upon application of a stretching force, can be extended to a stretched dimension which is at least 150% of an original dimension (i.e., at least 50% greater than an original, unstretched dimension) in one or more directions without rupturing. The term “elastic” refers to materials which are stretchable and which, upon release of the stretching force, will retract (recover) by at least 50% of the difference between the stretched dimension and the original dimension. For instance, a material having an original dimension of 20 cm is stretchable if it can be extended to a dimension of at least 30 cm without rupture. The same material is elastic if, after being extended to 30 cm, it retracts to a dimension of 25 cm or less when the stretching force is removed. The conditions and test methods by which the terms “stretchable” and “elastic” are defined are provided herein.
The surge layer 43 and bodyside liner 50 are constructed from highly liquid pervious (generally non-absorbent) materials. These layers transfer liquid from the wearer to the absorbent core. Suitable liquid pervious materials include porous woven materials, porous nonwoven materials, films with apertures, open-celled foams, and batting. Examples include, without limitation, any flexible porous sheets of polyolefin fibers, such as polypropylene, polyethylene or polyester fibers; webs of spunbonded polypropylene, polyethylene or polyester fibers; webs of rayon fibers; bonded carded webs of synthetic or natural fibers or combinations thereof. U.S. Pat. No. 5,904,675, issued 18 May 1999 to Laux et al., provides further examples of suitable surge materials. The bodyside liner and surge layer can be composed of substantially hydrophobic materials, and can be treated with a surfactant or otherwise processed to impart a desired level of wettability and hydrophilicity.
The bodyside liner 50 typically overlies the absorbent core 40 and surge layer 43, and may not have the same dimensions as outer cover 30. The bodyside liner is desirably compliant, soft feeling and non-irritating to the wearer's skin. The bodyside liner and surge layer may be less hydrophilic than the absorbent core, to present a dry surface to the wearer and facilitate penetration of liquid to the absorbent core. The bodyside liner and surge layer can be composed of substantially hydrophobic materials, and can be treated with a surfactant or otherwise processed to impart a desired level of hydrophilicity.
In a particularly suitable embodiment, the bodyside liner 50 is stretchable or elastic. For example, in one embodiment, the bodyside liner 50 can be a nonwoven, spunbond polypropylene fabric which has been neck-stretched to approximately 40% of its original width. Strands of KRATON® G2760 elastomer material may be adhered to the necked spunbond material. The fabric can be surface treated with an operative amount of surfactant, such as about 0.45% AHCOVEL® Base N62 surfactant, available from Uniqema, a division of ICI, a business having offices located in New Castle, Del. The surfactant can be applied by any conventional means, such as spraying, printing, brush coating or the like.
In other embodiments, the stretchable bodyside liner 50 can include elastic strands or netting, LYCRA® elastics, cast or blown elastic films, nonwoven elastic webs, meltblown or spunbond elastomeric fibrous webs, as well as combinations thereof Examples of suitable elastomeric materials include KRATON® elastomers, HYTREL® elastomers, ESTANE® elastomeric polyurethanes (available from B. F. Goodrich and Company located in Cleveland, Ohio), PEBAX® elastomers, and elastomeric polyolefins such as VISTAMAXX™ (available from Exxon Mobil Corporation of Irving, Tex.), AFFINITY® (available from Dow Chemical of Midland, Mich.), and the like. The bodyside liner 50 may include blends or laminates of fibers, scrim, webs, necked webs and films with perforations, apertures, creping, heat activation, embossing, micro-straining, chemical treatment, or the like, as well as combinations thereof including homofilaments, bicomponent filaments of the sheath/core or side-by-side configuration, or biconstituent filaments comprising blends of polymers, wherein the composite filaments exhibit stretchable or elastic properties.
The outer cover 30 is generally substantially liquid impermeable to inhibit body exudates against leaking from the absorbent article 25 and wetting articles, such as bed sheets and clothing, as well as the wearer and caregiver. The outer cover 30 may be constructed of a single layer of liquid impermeable material or more suitably it may be a multi-layered laminate structure in which at least one of the layers is liquid impermeable. For instance, the outer cover 30 can include a liquid permeable outer layer and a liquid impermeable inner layer joined together by a laminate adhesive, or by ultrasonic bonds, thermal bonds, or the like. In such an embodiment, the inner layer of the outer cover 30 can be both liquid and vapor impermeable, or it may be liquid impermeable and vapor permeable. For example, the inner layer can be manufactured from a thin plastic film, although other flexible liquid impermeable materials may be used.
Alternative constructions of the outer cover 30 may comprise a woven or nonwoven fibrous web layer which has been totally or partially constructed or treated to impart the desired levels of liquid impermeability to selected regions that are adjacent or proximate the absorbent composite. For example, the outer cover may include a gas-permeable, nonwoven fabric layer laminated to a polymer film layer which may or may not be gas-permeable. Other examples of fibrous, cloth-like outer cover materials can comprise a stretch thinned or stretch thermal laminate material.
In a particularly suitable embodiment, the outer cover 30 is stretchable, and even more suitably the outer cover is elastic. As an example, outer cover 30 may be composed of a single layer, multiple layers, laminates, spunbond fabrics, films, meltblown fabrics, elastic netting, microporous web, bonded carded webs or foams comprised of elastomeric or polymeric materials. Elastomeric nonwoven laminate webs may include a nonwoven material joined to one or more gatherable nonwoven webs, films, or foams. Stretch bonded laminates (SBL) and neck bonded laminates (NBL) are examples of elastomeric composites. Examples of suitable nonwoven materials are spunbond-meltblown fabrics, spunbond-meltblown-spunbond fabrics, spunbond fabrics, or laminates of such fabrics with films, foams, or other nonwoven webs.
Suitable elastomeric materials may include cast or blown films, foams, or meltblown fabrics composed of elastomeric polyethylene, polypropylene, or polyolefin copolymers, as well as combinations thereof. The elastomeric materials may include PEBAX® elastomer (available from AtoChem located in Philadelphia, Pa.), HYTREL® elastomeric polyester (available from E. I. DuPont de Nemours located in Wilmington, Del.), KRATON® elastomer (available from Kraton Polymers of Houston, Tex.), or strands of LYCRA® elastomer (available from E. I. DuPont de Nemours located in Wilmington, Del.), or the like, as well as combinations thereof. The outer cover 30 may include materials that have elastomeric properties through a mechanical process, a printing process, a heating process, and/or a chemical treatment. For examples such materials may be apertured, creped, neck-stretched, heat activated, embossed, and micro-strained.
Attached to outer cover 30 are waist elastics 26, leg elastics 31, and fastening tabs 28, which may be of any conventional structure. Waist elastics 26 may include without limitation a plurality of elastic strands joined to a carrier sheet and placed between two spunbond webs. Leg elastics 31 may include a carrier sheet 32 and individual elastic strands 34. Fastening tabs 28 may include fastening tapes or mechanical fasteners such as VELCRO hook and loop fastening elements. The waist elastics 26 and leg elastics 31 may be joined to the outer cover 30 or, alternatively, the bodyside liner 50, or both, along the respective leg openings and waist edges of the absorbent article 25.
The bodyside liner 50 and outer cover 30 are suitably attached to one another, for example, by being directly attached to each other such as by affixing the outer cover 30 directly to the liner 50, or by being indirectly attached to each other such as by affixing the bodyside liner to intermediate components of the absorbent article 25 which in turn are affixed to the outer cover. The bodyside liner 50 and the outer cover 30 can, for example, be attached to each other along at least a portion of their periphery by adhesive, by ultrasonic bonding, by thermal bonding or by other suitable attachment techniques known in the art.
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The absorbent core 40 includes a combination of superabsorbent particles 51 and adhesive fibers 53 formed by deposition onto the substrate layer 35. By action of the adhesive, the absorbent core is attached to the substrate along an entire upper or lower surface of the absorbent core. The superabsorbent particles 51 and adhesive fibers 53 may be applied separately or together. For instance, the adhesive fibers 53 may first be applied to the substrate layer 35 in a pattern representing the shape of the absorbent cores 40. Then, the superabsorbent particles 51 may be applied directly over the adhesive fibers 53. Alternatively, the superabsorbent particles 51 may be pre-combined with the adhesive material, and the combination may be applied to the substrate layer 35 in a pattern representing the shape of absorbent cores 40. Alternatively, the adhesive fibers 53 and superabsorbent particles 51 may be applied in multiple, alternating layers. In any case, the absorbent core 40 may include about 40-99% by weight superabsorbent particles and about 1-60% by weight adhesive, suitably about 80-98% by weight superabsorbent particles and about 2-20% by weight adhesive, particularly about 85-95% by weight superabsorbent particles and about 5-15% by weight adhesive. The absorbent core 40 may also include cellulose fibers and other ingredients.
The superabsorbent particles 51 in absorbent core 40 may be particles of any superabsorbent material which meets the absorbency requirement indicated above. Specifically, the superabsorbent material is a water-swellable, water-insoluble material that absorbs at least about 15 times its weight, suitably at least about 25 times its weight of an aqueous solution containing 0.9% by weight sodium chloride, under the most favorable conditions. The superabsorbent material can be selected from natural, synthetic, and modified natural polymers. The superabsorbent material can include inorganic materials, such as silica gels, or organic compounds, such as cross-linked polymers. The term “cross-linked” refers to any means for effectively rendering normally water-soluble materials substantially water insoluble but swellable. Such means can include, for example, physical entanglement, crystalline domains, covalent bonds, ionic complexes and associations, hydrophilic associations, such as hydrogen bonding, and hydrophobic associations or Van der Waals forces. Examples of suitable synthetic superabsorbent material polymers include alkali metal and ammonium salts of poly(acrylic acid) and poly(methacrylic acid), poly(acrylamides), poly(vinyl ethers), hydrolyzed maleic anhydride copolymers with vinyl ethers and alpha-olefins, poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(vinylmorpholinone), poly(vinyl alcohol), or basic or chloride and hydroxide salts of polyvinyl amine, polyamine polyquartemary ammonium, polyamine, hydrolyzed polyamide, and mixtures and copolymers thereof. These superabsorbent materials are at least partially crosslinked.
Other suitable superabsorbent material polymers include natural and modified natural polymers, such as hydrolyzed acrylonitrile-grafted starch, acrylic acid grafted starch, methyl cellulose, chitosan, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and the natural gums, such as alginates, xanthan gum, locust bean gum and the like. Mixtures of natural and wholly or partially synthetic absorbent polymers can also be useful in the present invention. Additional suitable superabsorbent materials are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,901,236 issued Aug. 26, 1975 and processes for preparing synthetic absorbent gelling polymers are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,076,663 issued Feb. 28, 1978 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,286,082 issued Aug. 25, 1981.
Suitable superabsorbent materials are commercially available from various suppliers. For example, SXM 9543 and FAVOR 880 are suitable superabsorbent materials available from Stockhausen, Inc. of Greensboro, N.C., U.S.A., and DRYTECH 2035 is a suitable superabsorbent material available from Dow Chemical Company of Midland, Mich., U.S.A. Another suitable superabsorbent material is a multicomponent superabsorbent particulate gel from BASF of Ludwigshafen, Germany designated E1231-99. Multicomponent superabsorbent gel particles and methods to prepare them are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,981,689; 6,072,101; 6,087,448; 6,121,409; 6,159,591; 6,194,631; 6,222,091; 6,235,965; 6,342,298; 6,376,072; 6,392,116; 6,509,512; and 6,555,502; U.S. Patent Publications 2001/01312; 2001/07064; 2001/29358; 2001/44612; 2002/07166; 2002/15846; and 2003/14027; and PCT Publications WO 99/25393; WO 99/25745; WO 99/25748; WO 00/56959; WO 00/63295; WO 02/10032; WO 03/18671; and WO 03/37392; the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference to the extent they are consistent herewith. Superabsorbent materials may also be formed by in situ polymerization on a substrate.
The superabsorbent material particles 51 used in forming the absorbent core 40 can be of any desired configuration, such as spiral or semi-spiral, cubic, rod-like, polyhedral, random, spherical (e.g., beads), needles, flakes, fibers, porous particles and foam particles. Conglomerates of particles of superabsorbent material may also be used in forming the absorbent core 40. As an example, in a particularly suitable embodiment the superabsorbent material particles have an average dry particle size in the range of from about 20 micrometers to about 1 millimeter. “Dry particle size” as used herein means the weighted average of the smallest dimension of the individual particles when they are in the dry state.
In one embodiment, the adhesive fibers 53 are formed of a hot melt adhesive. Such an adhesive generally includes one or more polymers to provide cohesive strength (e.g., aliphatic polyolefins such as ethylene-propylene copolymers, polyetheramides, polyetheresters, and combinations thereof; ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers; styrene-butadiene or styrene-isoprene block copolymers; etc.); a resin or analogous material (sometimes called a tackifier) to provide adhesive strength (e.g., hydrocarbons distilled from petroleum distillates; rosins and/or rosin esters; terpenes derived, for example, from wood or citrus, etc.); optional waxes, plasticizers or other materials to modify viscosity (e.g., mineral oil, polybutene, paraffin oils, ester oils, and the like); and/or other additives including, but not limited to, antioxidants or other stabilizers.
As an example, the hot melt adhesive may contain from about 15 to about 50 weight percent cohesive strength polymer or polymers, from about 30 to about 65 weight percent resin or other tackifier or tackifiers, from more than zero to about 30 weight percent plasticizer or other viscosity modifier, and optionally less than about 1 weight percent stabilizer or other additive. Other hot melt adhesive formulations including different weight percentages of these components are possible. The adhesive may either be hydrophilic or hydrophobic without departing from the scope of this invention.
In a particularly suitable embodiment, the adhesive has a viscosity of less than about 10,000 centipoises (cps) at a temperature of less than or equal to about 400° F. (204° C.), more suitably at a temperature of less than or equal to about 300° F. (149° C.), and still more suitably at a temperature of less than or equal to about 250° F. (121° C.). In another embodiment, the adhesive has a viscosity in the range of about 1,000 cps to about 8,000 cps at a temperature of about 300° F. (149° C.), and still more suitably in the range of about 2,000 cps to about 6,000 cps at a temperature of about 300° F. (149° C.).
As used herein, the “viscosity” of the adhesive is defined as the viscosity determined using the Viscosity Test set forth later herein. Using a relatively low viscosity adhesive promotes sufficient contact with (e.g., coating of) the particulate superabsorbent material, thereby more readily capturing and holding the superabsorbent material particles.
Low viscosity adhesives can be processed, i.e., melted and applied to the substrate layer 35 or other layer components of the absorbent article 25 as will be described later herein, at lower processing temperatures, thereby promoting ease of manufacturing. A lower processing temperature also reduces the risk of thermal degradation of the substrate (e.g., the outer cover 30 or other substrate layer 35) on which the absorbent core 40 is formed. As an example, the adhesive is suitably processable at temperatures in the range of about 200° F. (93° C.) to about 400° F. (204° C.), and more suitably in the range of about 250 to about 360° F. (about 121 to about 182° C.). The adhesive has a viscosity less than about 10,000 centipoise, suitably about 1,000-8,000 centipoise, particularly about 2,000-6,000 centipoise at the processing temperature.
The adhesive also has a suitably low storage modulus (G′). The storage modulus of the adhesive generally refers to the ability of the adhesive (after it has set up or otherwise generally dried, e.g., after cooling) to deform, such as upon flexing of the outer cover 30 or other substrate 35 on which the absorbent core 40 is formed, without a substantial loss of integrity of the adhesive. By using an adhesive having a relatively low storage modulus, the absorbent core 40 formed on the substrate is suitably generally soft and flexible to permit flexing of the absorbent core 40 along with the substrate. More specifically, the storage modulus is a coefficient of elasticity representing the ratio of stress to strain as the adhesive is deformed under a dynamic load.
As used herein, the storage modulus of the adhesive is reported as measured according to the Rheology Test set forth in detail later herein. As an example, the storage modulus (G′) of the adhesive as determined by the Rheology Test is suitably less than or equal to about 1.0×107 dyne/cm2 at 25° C., is more suitably in the range of about 1.0×104 to about 1.0×107 dyne/cm2 at 25° C., and is still more suitably in the range of about 1.0×105 to about 1.0×106 dyne/cm2 at 25° C.
The adhesive also suitably has a glass transition temperature (Tg) in the range of about −25 to about 25° C., and more suitably in the range of about −10 to about 25° C. The “glass transition temperature” as used herein refers generally to the molecular mobility of the adhesive. For example, where the temperature of the adhesive is below the glass transition temperature (Tg), it tends to be more rigid and brittle, and where the temperature of the adhesive is above the glass transition temperature (Tg) the adhesive has more of a tendency to flow. However, in the event that the adhesive temperature substantially exceeds its glass transition temperature (Tg), the adhesive can have substantially reduced adhesive properties. Thus, the glass transition temperature of the adhesive is suitably close to the temperature at which the adhesive is to be used (e.g., room temperature). The glass transition temperature (Tg) of the adhesive as used herein refers to the glass transition temperature as measured by the Rheology Test set forth later herein.
Some examples of suitable adhesives for use in forming the absorbent composite 44 are hot-melt adhesives commercially available from National Starch and Chemical Co. of Bridgewater, N.J., under the designations 34-5610 and 34-447A. Other examples of suitable adhesives are those made by Bostik-Findley in Milwaukee, Wis. under the designations HX 4207-01, HX 2773-01, H2525A and H2800. Other suitable adhesives may alternatively, or additionally, be used without departing from the scope of this invention. Moreover, the term “adhesive” as used herein is not intended to exclude materials, substances, compositions and the like designated by a term other than “adhesive” or “adhesive composition” but having the characteristics of and functioning in accordance with the adhesives described herein.
Referring again to
Because the absorbent core 40 is formed and shaped on the substrate layer 35, or other substrate, the absorbent core 40 has lateral sides 46 and 48 which have not been cut, and which have numerous lateral projections 55 causing the lateral sides to have a fizzy appearance. Each fuzzy edge is characterized by a Perimeter/Edge Length ratio (P/EL) which is greater than for an absorbent core of identical composition having a die cut edge. Typically, the P/EL for the lateral sides 46 and 48 is greater than or equal to 1.25, and is suitably greater than or equal to 1.50, or 2.0, or 4.0, or 6.0, or 8.0, or 10.0, or 12.0, or 14.0. Each fuzzy edge is further characterized by a Mean Deviation From Mean Edge (MDFME) which is greater than for an absorbent core of identical composition having a die cut edge. Typically, the MDFME for the lateral sides 46 and 48 is greater than or equal to 0.7 mm, and is suitably greater than or equal to 1.0 mm, or 1.5 mm, or 2.0 mm.
The absorbent core 40 is both formed and shaped on the substrate layer 35 or other substrate. The term “shaped” means that at least one end region 45 or 49 of the absorbent core 40 has an average width (in the lateral direction) which is greater than the average width in the central region 47. The average width in the at least one end region may be at least about 5% greater, suitably at least about 10% greater, particularly at least about 25% greater, or at least about 50% greater than the average width in the central region 47. In one embodiment of absorbent core 40, both end regions (45 and 49) have an average width which is greater, or at least about 5% greater, or at least about 10% greater, or at least about 25% greater, or at least about 50% greater than the average width of central region 47. The absorbent core 40 may have an I-beam shape as illustrated, a “T” shape, an hourglass shape, a dumbbell shape, a mushroom shape, or any suitable shape.
As illustrated in
As explained above, the substrate to which the absorbent core 40 is applied may be an outer cover, bodyside liner, surge layer, or another intervening layer. Collectively, the substrate may be a film, apertured film, fibrous web, foam layer, or a combination of the foregoing materials. Fibrous nonwoven webs, and combinations including a fibrous nonwoven web, are particularly suitable. Fibrous nonwoven webs include without limitation spunbond webs, meltblown webs, spunbond-meltblown-spunbond (SMS) web laminates, spunbond-meltblown (SM) web laminates, bonded carded webs, hydraulically entangled webs, air laid webs, and the like. The fibrous nonwoven web substrate may have a basis weight of about 5-100 gsm, suitably about 10-50 gsm.
The substrate layer is suitably stretchable, and is particularly suitably elastic. Stretchable substrate layers may, upon application of a stretching force, be capable of extending to a stretched dimension (in at least one direction) which is at least 150% of an original dimension, suitably at least 200% of an original dimension, particularly at least 250% of an original dimension, without rupture. Elastic substrate layers are stretchable and will, upon release of the stretching force, retract by at least 50% of the difference between the stretched length and the original (unstretched) length, suitably by at least 75% of the difference, or by substantially all of the difference. Stretchable and/or elastic substrate layers may exhibit these properties in only one direction, in more than one direction, or in every direction.
Stretchable and elastic substrate layers may be formed of a stretchable or elastic polymer, including without limitation, elastomeric polyolefins (e.g., single-site catalyzed olefin copolymers), polyether amides (e.g., the PEBAX® elastomers identified above), polyether esters (e.g., the HYTREL® elastomers identified above), styrene-olefin block copolymer elastomers (e.g., the KRATON® elastomers identified above), and combinations including a stretchable or elastic polymer. Stretchable and elastic substrate layers may also be formed of materials that are rendered elastic via mechanical processing, including without limitation neck-stretched fibrous nonwoven webs, neck-bonded laminates including a neck-stretched fibrous nonwoven web and a stretchable or elastic layer, crimped nonwoven webs, creped nonwoven webs, selectively mechanically prestrained nonwoven webs and films, and selectively apertured nonwoven webs and films.
To make the absorbent core 40 illustrated in
By way of example, if the substrate layer 35 is traveling at a line speed of 200 meters/min. and each absorbent core 40 has a length of 40 centimeters, then 0.12 seconds will be required for the nozzles 1-14 to span a single absorbent core length. The nozzles 2, 3, 4, 11, 12 and 13 will thus be “on” and “off” for alternating periods of 0.06 seconds each. If the widened regions 57 collectively cover only one-third of the length of absorbent core 40 (instead of 50% as illustrated in the drawings), then the nozzles 2, 3, 4, 11, 12 and 13 will be “on” and “off” for alternating periods of 0.04 seconds “on” and 0.08 seconds “off.”
The widened regions 57 can be made wider by programming the end nozzles 1 and 14 to switch “on” and “off” for alternating periods of time. The widened regions 57 can be made narrower by maintaining nozzles 1, 2, 13 and 14 in a constant “off” position. The widened regions 57 can be made longer or shorter by varying the relative durations of the alternating “on” and “off” periods. The widened regions 57 can be formed into different shapes (e.g., triangular, trapezoidal, parabolic or semi-circular) by varying the durations of the “on” periods and “off” periods for different nozzles. For instance, nozzles 4 and 11 may have a longer “on” period and shorter “off” period than nozzles 3 and 12, which in turn may have a longer “on” period and shorter “off” period than nozzles 2 and 13.
The number and size of the meltblown nozzles may also be varied. The nozzles need not be arranged in a straight line as shown in
In the process of
The air nozzles 60 deliver air jets at predetermined velocities, sufficient to urge the continuous adhesive streams from at least the outer adhesive nozzles (e.g., nozzles 1-4 and 11-14) inward and toward the center of the substrate 35 at periodic intervals. The periodic intervals of air may be effected by periodically switching the air nozzles 60 “on” and “off,” or by periodically blocking or diverting the all jets so that they do not manipulate the adhesive streams, or manipulate the adhesive streams to a lesser extent, at periodic intervals. One or more air nozzles 60 may be positioned on both lateral sides of the substrate 35 and directed toward the adhesive streams emanating from adhesive nozzles 1-14. The air nozzles 60 may have an opening diameter of about 0.5-5 mm, suitably about 1-3 mm, depending on the size of absorbent core 40, line speed, number of air nozzles, air pressure, adhesive basis weight, and other process variables.
Referring to the above example in which the substrate layer 35 travels at 200 meters/min., each absorbent core 40 has a length of 40 cm, and the widened regions 57 of absorbent core 40 collectively encompass 50% of its length, a period of 0.12 seconds would be required for the adhesive nozzles 1-14 to span a single absorbent core length. The air nozzles 60 would thus be “on” (and not blocked) for 0.06 seconds, followed by “off” (or blocked) for 0.06 seconds, in alternating periods. If the widened regions 57 instead collectively covered one-third of the length of absorbent core 40, then the air nozzles 60 would be “on” (and not blocked) followed by “off” (or blocked) for alternating periods of 0.04 seconds and 0.08 seconds, respectively.
One consequence of using air jets to shape the absorbent core 40, instead of varying the amount of adhesive and superabsorbent, is that the narrower region 59 of the resulting absorbent core 40 has a higher basis weight than the one or two wider regions 57. This is because the amount of adhesive and superabsorbent is not varied along the length of absorbent core 40, but is instead redistributed to wider and narrower regions.
The use of staggered nozzles 1-14 is not limited to the process of
Similarly, the use of airjets as described with respect to
Superabsorbent particles 51 are continuously fed from a weigh feeder 118, which can be a K-TRON® feeder, through a chute 120 to a distributor or vibrating pan 122. The vibrating pan 122 deposits the superabsorbent particles directly into the air stream which carries the melt blown adhesive fibers 53 to the substrate, or into a separate air stream which carries the superabsorbent particles to the melt blown adhesive fibers. By depositing superabsorbent particles 51 into either air stream, the superabsorbent particles 51 commingle and combine with the adhesive fibers 53 such that superabsorbent particles 51 and adhesive fibers 53 are applied simultaneously to the substrate 35, forming absorbent cores 40.
If the process of
A vacuum box 124 and vacuum pump 128 are provided along conveyor 140 for collection and recycling of loose superabsorbent particles 51. The continuous web of absorbent cores 40 formed on substrate 35 passes vacuum lines 126, through the vacuum box 124, and then to a cutting station (not shown) which severs the moving web into individual absorbent cores 40, each formed on a section of substrate 35. The vacuum box 124 channels the loose superabsorbent particles to a collector for recycling.
Alternatives to a vacuum box 124, such as blowers, vibrating trays or the like, may also be employed to recycle loose superabsorbent particles. Also, if the process of
Superabsorbent particles 51 are continuously fed from a bulk bag 218 via a pusher line 220, to a divider 222 which allocates the superabsorbent particles to the plurality of dispensers 251. Each dispenser 251 is equipped with a metering mechanism for adjusting the flow rate of superabsorbent particles 51 from the dispenser. Superabsorbent particles 51 are deposited from each dispenser onto substrate 35.
As shown in
A vacuum box 224 is provided along conveyor 240 for collection and recycling of loose superabsorbent particles 51. The vacuum box 224 is equipped with a suction fan 226 which lifts the loose superabsorbent particles to a cyclone 228, for recycling back to the receiving hopper 218. Other methods of supplying air flow, such as a blower or compressed air, can also be used to recycle the loose superabsorbent particles. The process of
In the process of
In one embodiment, the absorbent core 40 is not stretchable, or is stretchable to a lesser extent than the substrate layer 35. When the substrate layer 35 is stretched, the absorbent core may either rupture or become partially detached from the substrate layer 35. In another embodiment, the absorbent core 40 can be stretched, without rupture, to at least the same extent as the substrate layer(s) to which it is applied, or to a greater extent. The absorbent core 40 is typically not elastic. Typically, the combination of absorbent core and substrate can be stretched by at least 50%, to a stretched length at least 150% of an initial length in at least one direction, without rupturing either layer.
If the substrate is an outer cover, the absorbent core need not inhibit stretching of the outer cover. If the substrate is a bodyside liner, the absorbent core need not inhibit stretching of a bodyside liner. The same holds true whether the substrate is a surge layer, spacer layer, or any other layer. The absorbent article is stretchable, and may be elastic. The previous problems associated with absorbent cores preventing the stretchability or elastic recovery of absorbent articles are therefore overcome.
The stretchability of the absorbent core 40 can be determined by a variety of factors, including a) the relatively low modulus of adhesive, b) the relatively low basis weight of adhesive, c) the low percentage of adhesive relative to superabsorbent particles in the absorbent core, and d) the application of the adhesive as fibers, particularly as fine, meltblown fibers. Another contributing factor is the fact that the absorbent core need not contain cellulose fibers, or other fibers which are neither stretchable nor elastic. The absorbent core 40 can be used in a wide variety of personal care absorbent articles and medical absorbent articles, and is particularly useful in absorbent articles that are intended to be stretchable or elastic.
The following test procedures can be used to measure the properties of the adhesives useful in the absorbent core of the invention.
The Viscosity Test is conducted in accordance with ASTM Test Method D3236-88, entitled “Standard Test Method for Apparent Viscosity of Hot Melt Adhesives and Coating Materials,” the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference, with the following parameters. The viscometer used is that made by Brookfield Engineering Laboratories of Middleboro, Mass., U.S.A., as model RVDV III. The spindle number to use in conducting the ASTM Test Method is SC4-27. The sample size should be about 10.5 grams of adhesive. The spindle speed (rpm) is set to a value that results in a torque reading in the range of 20 percent to 80 percent. A reading should be taken every few minutes for about 15 minutes, or until the viscosity values stabilize, after which the final viscosity reading (in centipoises) is recorded.
Some of the exemplary adhesives described above have the following viscosities (centipoise) at the following temperatures.
The Rheology Test is used to determine the storage modulus and glass transition temperature of a hot-melt adhesive. The Rheology Test is conducted generally in accordance with ASTM Test Method D4440-01, entitled “Standard Test Method for Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Properties Melt Rheology,” the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference to the extent that it is consistent herewith.
The Rheology Test is conducted using an Advanced Rheometric Expansion System (ARES) rheometer, available from TA Instruments of New Castle, Del., U.S.A. The ARES rheometer is equipped with a transducer, available from TA Instruments as model no. 2K FRTN1, and software which is also available from TA Instruments under the tradename ORCHESTRATOR, version 6.5.1. The ARES rheometer also uses 8 mm parallel plates, which are available from TA Instruments.
The 8 mm plates are installed in the ARES rheometer by first using the stage control buttons of the rheometer to raise the stage to thereby provide sufficient room for installing the plates. With motor on and in dynamic mode, the upper and lower plates are mounted on the actuator shafts of the rheometer. The torque and normal force are each zeroed by pressing the XDCR ZERO button on the user interface. The stage is then lowered to a point at which the plates are close but not touching. Using the ZERO FIXTURE button in the set gap/instrument control function under the control menu of the software, the plates are brought together and the zero point determined for the plates. The stage is then raised to separate the plates a sufficient distance for loading a test sample therebetween.
The adhesive sample to be tested should be larger than each 8 mm plate (e.g., as initially formed or otherwise cut from a larger sample), and should have a thickness of at least 2 mm. The adhesive sample is placed on the lower plate and the stage is lowered until a compressive force of approximately 50 to 100 grams is generated. The adhesive sample is then heated to its softening point. The gap reading on the user interface should be between 0.5 and 5 mm, and more suitably between 1 and 3 mm. If necessary, the stage can be raised or lowered to adjust the gap. Excess adhesive (e.g., exterior of the peripheral edges of the plates) is removed using a hot soldering iron.
The test conditions to be specified in the software are as follows:
In the ORCHESTRATOR software, under the Control menu, select EDIT/START TEST and then select BEGIN TEST to start the test. Once the sample has been tested, the software is used to plot the storage modulus (G′), in dynes/square centimeter, on the primary y-axis; tan delta on the secondary y-axis, and temperature, in degrees Celsius, on the X-axis. The storage modulus (G′) at 25° C. for the adhesive sample is determined from the plot. The glass transition temperature (Tg) is the temperature (on the plot) at which the maximum peak occurs on the tan delta versus temperature curve.
Some of the exemplary adhesives described above have the following storage modulus (G′) at 25° C., and the following glass transition temperatures, ° C.
The following test procedure determines whether or not an absorbent article, or layer component, is “stretchable” or “elastic” as described above.
The Elongation and Recovery Test is a three cycle elongation and recovery test used to measure the elongation and recovery characteristics of an absorbent article, and more particularly of a test specimen comprising an absorbent core secured to one or more substrates or other components. In particular, the Test may be used to determine what effect, if any, securing the absorbent core to the substrate(s) has on the elongation and recovery characteristics thereof. The test measures load values of a test sample placed under a particular amount of strain (e.g., elongated to a particular elongation). Such load values are determined during both the elongation and recovery phases of the Test, and during each of the three cycles. The recovery of each test sample is determined by the degree of permanent elongation after the load value drops to 3.3 grams-force (gf) per inch of sample width during the recovery phase. The Test is conducted on the specimen (e.g., the absorbent core secured to the substrate(s)) as well as on the substrate(s) independent of the absorbent core and the results are compared.
Six samples of the test specimen should be subjected to the Elongation and Recovery Test, three samples of the full specimen and three samples of the substrate(s) independent of (e.g., separated from) the absorbent core of the specimen, and the results for each set of three samples should be averaged. Each sample should be approximately 3 inches (76 mm) wide by at least 5 inches (127 mm) long, and more preferably at least 6 inches (152 mm) long. Where the specimen is taken from a manufactured article having a width greater than 3 inches, the samples should be cut from the midline of the specimen, i.e., samples which include the widthwise edges of the article should be avoided to reduce the risk that edge effects may cause inconsistent results in testing.
The sample should be free from attachment to any other article components that may be present, such as leg or waist elastic structures, impermeable outer covers or liners (if not manufactured to be secured to the absorbent composite), etc., at least in the region to be used as a sample. Unrelated components can be present at the longitudinal ends of the sample (e.g., at the ends which are to be held within grips of the tester, as described later herein) only under the following circumstances: 1) they do not add substantially to the thickness of the sample and do not cause the effective gage length to increase (i.e., a sample end inside a grip is placed under tension because of irregular thickness of the sample), and 2) they do not affect the appearance or behavior of the region of the sample being tested (e.g., causing the sample to be rippled or contracted, or inhibiting the elongation of any part of the sample to be tested).
Where a given test specimen will not permit samples of the desired dimensions (e.g., 3 inches wide by at least 5 inches long) to be prepared, the length of the sample selected should be as long as possible while allowing sufficient material at the ends of the same (e.g., at least one-half (½) inch (13 mm) for gripping in the tensile tester). All samples of a given specimen must be tested at the same length. The gauge separation is set to maintain an aspect ratio of at least 1:1, suitably 1.33:1, relative to the sample length. Samples having a length of one inch or less or a width of one inch or less should not be used.
Where the samples are to be taken from an already manufactured article, the substrate(s) to which the absorbent core is secured must be separated from the absorbent core for testing. This may be achieved by one of the following methods. Care should be taken to avoid stretching the substrate(s) during separation. The article (e.g., substrate(s) and absorbent core secured thereto) from which the substrate(s) is/are to be taken should be cut to the desired sample dimensions prior to conducting one of the following to separate the substrate(s) from the absorbent core.
1) The article may be frozen, such as with liquid nitrogen, to permit the substrate(s) to be separated from the absorbent composite; or
2) Depending on adhesive chemistry, the article may be treated with a solvent selected to dissolve the adhesive composition of the absorbent core without affecting the structure or properties of the substrate(s).
Where an absorbent core of the specimen to be tested is secured to more than one substrate used to support or enclose the absorbent core (e.g., one to each major face of the absorbent core), the substrates should be overlaid with each other (in the same relative orientation as in the article) without elongating any of the substrates or other components, and tested together as a single sample.
The following test apparatus and materials are used to conduct the Elongation and Recovery Test.
1) Constant Rate of Extension (CRE) tensile tester: MTS tensile tester model SYNERGIE 200 TEST BED, available from MTS Systems Corporation, Research Triangle Park, N.C., U.S.A.
2) Load cells: A suitable cell selected so that the majority of the peak load values fall between the manufacturer's recommended ranges of the load cell's full scale value. Load cell Model 100N available from MTS Systems Corporation is preferred.
3) Operating software and data acquisition system: MTS TESTWORKS for Windows software version 4, available form MTS® Systems Corporation.
4) Grips: pneumatic-action grips, top and bottom, identified as part number 2712-003 available from Instron Corporation, Canton, Mass., U.S.A.
5) Grip faces: 25 mm by 100 mm.
Reasonable ambient-conditions should be used for sample testing, such as 73±2° F. (about 23° C.) and a relative humidity of 50±2%. If the samples are stored under substantially different conditions, the samples should be measured after they equilibrate to laboratory conditions.
The instruments used should be calibrated as described in the manufacturer's instructions for each instrument.
The tensile tester conditions are as follows:
Break sensitivity: 60%
Break threshold: 200 grams-force
Data acquisition rate: 100 Hz
Slowdown extension: 0 mm
Test speed: 508 mm/min.
Full scale load: 10,000 grams-force
Gage length: 4 inches (102 mm)
Number of cycles: 3
Calibrate the load cell using the TESTWORKS software at the beginning of each work session. Using the tensile frame pushbutton controls for cross-head position, move the grips to provide a gage length (distance between grips) of 4 inches (102 mm). Calibrate the software to this initial gage length. Place the sample to be tested lengthwise so that it is centered between the grips, held in a centered position within each grip, and oriented correctly (e.g., with the widthwise dimension running transverse to the length between the grips), e.g., with the vertical (e.g., side) edges of the sample perpendicular to the grip faces. Close the grips on the sample, holding the sample in such a way as to minimize slack in the sample without placing the sample under tension.
Ensure that the load at this point is less than ±3.3 grams per inch of sample width. If the load is greater than 3.3 grams per inch width, release the lower grip and zero the load cell. Re-close the lower grip, again ensuring that the sample is neither under tension nor buckled with excessive slack. Continue checking the starting load and following the above procedure until the starting load is within the desired range.
Run the three cycle test using the above parameters by clicking on the RUN button. When the test is complete, save the data to a sample file. Remove the sample from the grips. Run the above procedures for the remaining samples of a given specimen. The data for all samples should be saved to a single file.
Report the data for each sample as follows: Average peak load at 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100% elongation; average percent set following each cycle; and average percent recovery following each cycle. A specimen with a peak load that exceeds the limits of the load cell (˜10,000 grams-force) should have a peak load listed as >10,000 grams-force. The average calculation for that sample should use 10,000 grams-force as the peak load for that specimen, with a notation made that the average is conservative (low) due to rounding down at least one peak load level to 10,000 grams-force.
The peak load should be normalized by dividing by the width of the sample to determine a normalized peak load per one inch of sample width. The normalized peak load of the specimen is considered to be the average normalized peak load during the first elongation cycle. Percent set and recovery values should be determined by recording the gage length (distance between grip faces) at which the load value on the recovery phase of each cycle drops to 3.3 grams-force per inch of sample width. For samples 3 inches in width, this is a load value of 10 grams-force.
The percent set of each sample is calculated by the following formula:
The percent recovery of each sample is calculated by the following formula:
The above Test procedures are conducted first for all of the samples of the full specimen (absorbent core secured to the substrate(s)), and again for all of the samples of the substrate(s) independent of the absorbent core of the specimen. The effect of securing the absorbent core to the substrate(s) is determined as follows:
Carefully remove the absorbent core from the diaper with a minimum of disturbance, while maintaining the core in contact with any tissue or nonwoven layers to which the absorbent core may be adhered or which serve to maintain the integrity of the absorbent core. Then place the absorbent core and adjacent nonwoven or tissue layers into the x-ray apparatus. Alternatively, if the absorbent core cannot be readily removed from the diaper without significant disruption of the absorbent and adjacent layers, then place the intact diaper into the x-ray and analyze the entire structure. If there are layers present in the diaper which contain high atomic number constituents that will preferentially absorb x-rays and hinder analysis of the absorbent core (e.g. CaCl2 or TiO2 can be present in significant amounts in film layers), then remove the layers containing the high atomic number constituents and x-ray this layer or layers alone and digitally subtract their effect from that of the image of the entire diaper.
The x-ray method of determining the mass of an absorbent, whether in the wet or dry state, is generally known in the art and is described for wet and dry absorbents in, for example, an article entitled “Fluid Distribution: comparison of X-ray Imaging Data” by David F. Ring, Oscar Lijap and Joseph Pascente in Nonwovens World magazine, summer 1995, pages 65-70. Analysis of the resulting grayscale image can then be accomplished using software such as Matlab, available through Mathworks, Inc. (Natick, Mass.).
Reasonable ambient conditions should be used for sample testing, such as 73+−2 degree Fahrenheit (about 23 degrees Celsius) and a relative humidity of 50+−2 percent. If the samples are stored under substantially different conditions, the samples should be measured after they equilibrate to laboratory conditions.
The x-ray and image capture instruments used should be calibrated as described in the manufacturer's instructions for each instrument. The acquired x-ray image should have at minimum 30 gray levels (8 bit; 0-255 scale) of contrast, which will be dependent on the equipment power settings. Any x-ray instrumentation with sufficient resolution and field of view should be adequate. The grayscale image of the absorbent core obtained from the camera is then analyzed according to the following method.
The grayscale image obtained from the x-ray procedure described above is then analyzed.
The absorbent core and substrates were imaged using the x-ray technique described above. The grayscale image is then analyzed according to the following method.
The segmented image is morphologically opened and closed with 3×3 kernels to remove noise and smooth some high frequency structures in the image. The segmented image corresponding to
The Mean Deviation From the Mean Edge (MDFME) is then determined by taking the average of the absolute difference between the boundary and the mean edge at each position across the x axis of the ROI. The following equation shows the MDFME:
Samples which are cut will have a lower MDFME than formed samples, having magnitudes which approach 0.
Using this method, the following results were obtained for an absorbent core and substrate with the indicated composition, having cut versus formed (uncut) edges:
It should be recognized that other substrates, superabsorbents and adhesives can all be used to give substantially similar results. For example, other substrates (whether stretchable or non-stretchable) such as nonwovens including spunbonds, meltblown and combinations of spunbond and meltblown as well as nonwovens including stranded elastics are all part of the invention.
These data show that the formed edge has a higher P/EL ratio, indicating that it is a rougher edge (i.e. not as cleanly defined) as compared to the cut edge which has a P/EL ratio close to one. The MDFME similarly shows that the formed edge has a higher deviation from the mean edge, again indicating that the formed edge is not as cleanly defined as the cut edge, thus allowing a distinction to be made between a pad formed on-line as compared to one which is die cut in order to define the shape.
While the embodiments of the invention described herein are presently preferred, various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is indicated by the appended claims, and all changes that fall within the meaning and range of equivalents are intended to be embraced therein.
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Period from '50
Country Great Britain
Model Dim. 24 cm
Box Dim. 290 X 190 X 45 mm
The SEPECAT Jaguar was a joint Anglo-French project. It first took to the air in 1968 and, since then, 202 of them have seen service with the RAF and another 200 with the Arm?e de lAir. It has also achieved a certain success on the export front. The reduced surface area of the wing gives excellent low altitude performance and this, together with its considerable weapons payload, makes it a feared ground strike aircraft, as demonstrated in conflicts in Chad and Iraq. Thirty-eight of the two-seater trainer versions were purchased by the RAF and another 40 by the Armèe de lAir.
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Company with Quality System Certification of Conformity with UNI EN ISO 9001:2015
Italeri S.p.a | Cap. Soc. Euro 5.200.000 i.v. R.E.A. Bo n.311919 C.F. e R.I. BO n.03708190370 P. Iva IT00652841206 M. B0011362
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Had to add this because it's my "skinniest" photo yet... lol
Member Comments on this Photo:
7/14/2011 2:11:57 PM
man, looking through your photos...amazing transformations!
5/3/2011 7:41:43 PM
Hey...skinny looks GOOD on you!
12/8/2010 9:20:34 PM
i`'m new to the spark family and i came across your story. you must be so proud of your work.
11/26/2010 9:28:59 AM
WOW! You are looking trim and terrific!
10/19/2010 2:30:20 PM
Thank goodness you aren't turned completely sideways or you'd be gone!!!! congrats - you look smashing!
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Whatever happened to being a good ol' fashioned sexy banana for Halloween?
The incident, according to seller Costumeish.com, was "2015's most controversial killing" and "has laid bare the rift in American and Zimbabwean attitudes toward exotic game hunting and animal conservation pitting an outraged mob against a Minnesotan dentist in a scandal sure to be remembered for a generation."
And Halloween is most definitely the best time to remember said scandal.
The costume includes a severed lion's head — obviously — and a smock featuring fake blood splatters, gloves and dentist tools.
Costumeish.com CEO Johnathon Weeks tells TMZ that the costume was created because "they were flooded with requests" but since the costume went live midnight Tuesday, "they've yet to sell a single one." (Faith in humanity, restored?)
The outfit sells for a steep $59.99, but, according to the website, 15% of all proceeds will go to "a wildlife foundation."
Don't you just love when wildly inappropriate meets charitable?
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when you can’t math, and you suck at math.
“oh yeah guys, my math is suck”
a smart , respectful gentlemen . easy to fall in love with and has the girls lining up to be with him . a definite smooth-talker and has the aura of a god . he is definitely a keeper , do your best to keep him because you won’t ever find another guy as sweet […]
- quail arm
when a man’s phallus is visible at the legs of his shorts/boxers. can be accidental or intentionally. he totally quail armed me!!
a person who sucks d-ck when it comes to ice rift at big heads holland person 1: how’s showmaker doing at ice rift? person 2: dude sucks !
- *n*lly fisting
where a male/female inserts their fist into another persons -n-l cavities i was -n-lly fisting his/hers b-m
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luke, an autistic f-ck that enlisted. he loves ashley but she loves landen more. luke broomfieldposted a picture on his snapchat of him taking the oathe of enlistment but quickly regretted his decision when landen said he looked like an autistic f-ck.
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At Reason, Brian Doherty tears into Bernie Sanders for opposing what the latter calls “unfettered free trade” (“Bernie Sanders Hates The World’s Poor, and Wants to Hurt Them,” April 5). “This wicked man deliberately wants to make it impossible for Americans to do the thing that historically most guarantees helping the truly poor in the long term: supporting their jobs and economies.”
Sanders is wrong — big time — about one thing: his characterization of the corporate globalization created by “Free Trade Agreements,” from NAFTA and the Uruguay Round of GATT to the present, as “unfettered free trade.” But that’s a misconception that Doherty seems to share, framing Sanders’s stance as opposition to “allowing things to happen that will overwhelmingly benefit the less well off,” and wanting to “make sure no freely chosen action of any American could possibly benefit” the Third World poor “via trade.”
And in fact these so-called Free Trade Agreements” are all about protectionist barriers to “allowing things to happen that will overwhelmingly benefit the less well off.” Their central feature is not the reduction of tariffs, but imposing maximalist “intellectual property” standards — the main form of protectionism that global corporations depend on for extracting profits from ordinary people in both the Third World and here at home.
The whole point of these fake “free trade” agreements is not to “allow” trade to take place, but to put it under a global corporate lockdown. Even the language of “trade” between America and other countries, as if Chinese-owned industry exported goods to America and vice versa, has an archaic ring to it. In reality, the majority of world “trade” is not trade at all, but an administrative action: the shuffling of raw materials and goods within transnational corporations between their subsidiaries in different countries. And free trade — the genuinely free exchange of goods between actual producers — is precisely what they’re designed to prevent.
Their strong patent and trademark provisions serve exactly the same protectionist functions for transnational corporations today that tariffs did for the old national industries a hundred years ago: They give the corporation a legal monopoly on disposal of a given product in a given market. Because of these protectionist restrictions, a global corporation is able to make money, not from actually producing things, but by controlling the conditions under which other people are allowed to produce and exchange with each other. It is able to contract out all actual production to Third World sweatshops, pay next to nothing for the goods, and then use its legal monopoly on disposing of the product to gouge Western consumers with a thousand percent price markup over actual cost of production.
These so-called “Free Trade Agreements” also protect global corporations in their ownership of the land, oil and mineral resources that were looted from the Third World under centuries of colonialism.
Transnational corporations play the same role that free market radical Thomas Hodgskin ascribed to capitalists in his 1825 tract “Labour Defended Against the Claims of Capital”:
“Betwixt him who produces food and him who produces clothing, betwixt him who makes instruments and him who uses them, in steps the capitalist, who neither makes nor uses them, and appropriates to himself the produce of both. With as niggard a hand as possible he transfers to each a part of the produce of the other, keeping to himself the large share…. While he despoils both, so completely does he exclude one from the view of the other that both believe they are indebted him for subsistence. ”
And it’s the monopolies on the free movement of information and artificial titles to stolen resources, enforced by these “Free Trade Agreements,” that enables the corporation to occupy this usurped position. (The fact that free market libertarians have gone from Hodgskin’s jeremiads against the plutocracy in 1825 to Doherty’s apologetics for them in 2016 tells you, by the way, everything you need to know about who owns the mainstream libertarian movement today.)
Here are some of the actions that aren’t “freely allowed,” thanks to so-called “Free Trade Agreements”: A factory in China isn’t able to produce identical copies of the iPhone or Nike sneakers and sell them directly to the local market, without an enormous trademark or patent markup. People in Africa can’t produce cheap generic forms of life-saving AIDS drugs because they’re under patent. People in Shanghai, Nairobi and Mexico City can’t legally copy a CD or DVD and sell it cheaply — in fact the proprietary content and software industries even harass governments, under “intellectual property” accords, for using open-source software like Linux in preference to Windows. Hundreds of millions of people throughout the Third World are unable to feed themselves on the land that they or their parents or grandparents were evicted from, by neo-feudal landlords acting in league with global agribusiness corporations, because that would violate the “private property” of the thieves (and it’s largely these landless robbed people, by the way, who are forced to accept sweatshop jobs on whatever terms they’re offered).
Bernie Sanders is right that “Free Trade Agreements” exploit working people — in both the United States and overseas. He’s wrong — very wrong — to call it “unfettered free trade.” The global corporate economy is the very definition of “fetters.” What we need to do is abolish all the fetters — the legal monopolies, subsidies and fictitious titles to stolen loot — that enable global corporations to control trade. And if Brian Doherty, wicked man that he is, truly wants to allow all freely chosen actions that help the world’s poor, he should demand repeal of the protectionist “Free Trade Agreements” that allow global corporations to impede production and exchange outside their own control.
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Hotel Beatriz Albacete & Spa’s Map
Map Hotel Albacete
The Hotel Beatriz Albacete & Spa is a hotel that can be found in the heart of the business quarter of Albacete, just a 5-minute drive from the city’s historical centre. Furthermore, it has close connections to the N-301 and N-322 motorways to facilitate guests that are travelling by car.
- Teatro circo
- Museo del niño
- Museo de la cuchillería
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Effect stacking refers to the combined impact on a single effect from multiple sources, including equipment, skills, and environment. Typically, effects stack by adding the totals from all sources, however some effects are capped, some sources have their contribution capped, and other effects might combine under a more complex formula.
Types of stacking
- Most armor bonuses stack, but a few upgrades do not; these are labeled as "non-stacking".
- The strongest non-stacking bonus takes precedence over the others, but all the penalties are applied.
- For example, an elementalist equipped with runes of Superior and Major Energy Storage will receive only +3 to their Energy Storage attribute (the maximum bonus), but will lose 110 of their base health (the sum of the -35 and -75 health penalties).
- Headgear attribute bonuses always stack.
- Armor rating and damage reduction bonuses from insignia on body armor do not stack; they are considered local upgrades and apply only to the part of the body protected by the piece of armor.
- Health and energy bonuses on armor stack, except for Runes of Vigor (which are non-stacking).
- Runes and inscriptions that provide condition reduction stack with each other. Runes that provide the same condition reduction do not stack.
- Health and energy bonuses on weapons stack (although: see the bug notes below).
- Runes and inscriptions that provide condition reduction stack with each other.
- Weapon upgrades that affect casting and recharge times stack, but are capped (see below).
Most skill effects do not stack — the most recent or the most powerful application takes precedence.
- Effects that stack
- The beneficial effects of hex spells on different targets stack.
- The beneficial effects of hex spells on the same target stack.
- Assassin's Promise provides each spellcaster the energy gain and skill recharge when the foe dies.
- Effects that do not stack
- Some skills will not stack with others of the same type: a character can only be affected by one stance, one preparation, one party bonus, one glyph, one weapon spell, and one form at a time. Activating a new one of the same type will override any existing ones.
- Animal companions can only be under the effects of a single Pet Attack buff.
- Characters can only hold one bundle at a time, so each new casting of an Item Spell causes the first urn to be dropped (triggering the when dropped effects).
- Armor rating bonuses from all skills are capped to a maximum of 25, however there are several bugs associated with this.
- Each Binding Ritual will result in the death of any allied spirit of the same type. Similarly, Nature Rituals will kill existing allied and enemy spirits of the same type.
- Blocking and missing stacks multiplicatively rather than additively. For example, a character enchanted with both Aegis and Guardian will have a 75% chance to block rather than a 100% chance.
The game limits the maximum bonus or penalty that can be accrued from multiple sources; the effects stack, but only to a specified amount. In most cases, this cap can be exceeded by a single source.
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There are effects that prevent blocking or missing, but none that reduce the chances to block or miss.
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|Recharge time||-50%||A single skill's effect can bypass this limit; item mods cannot stack beyond this limit.|
|Activation time||-25%||+150%||Fast Casting does not count toward this cap.|
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|The Guild Wars 2 Wiki also has an article on Effect stacking.|
- The maximum number of maintained enchantments is limited only by your energy regeneration; you can never have your net energy regeneration at less than -10 (any maintained enchantments in excess of that cap will be lost). For example, a Monk can maintain a maximum of 14 enchantments.
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Carambi Construction Limited is owned and operated by Carl Sharpe, a mechanical engineer, and Donna-Kaye Sharpe, a management executive. The company was registered in October 2001 and began operation in December 2005.
Carambi Construction Limited was formed to continue the work begun in 1988 by a previous company owned and operated by Carl Sharpe, Superior Engineering Construction Limited. Superior Engineering Construction Limited was founded by Carl Sharpe, and Gillian Sharpe, a civil engineer, in May 1988 and incorporated in the same year. Superior Engineering Construction Limited ceased operation in December 2005. Carambi Construction Limited provides building construction, interior construction, building maintenance and construction management services, primarily to corporate clients within Jamaica.
Over the years the owners have carved out a niche for themselves in Jamaica's construction industry by engaging extensively in the refurbishing of existing buildings. We have provided services to, Air Jamaica Ltd., Bank of Nova Scotia (Ja.) Ltd., National Commercial Bank (Ja.) Ltd., the Airports Authority, Xerox (Ja.) Ltd., Kier Construction Ltd., Brecon (Ja.) Ltd., the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Health, the Bank of Jamaica, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund, the National Family Planning Board, the World Bank, the United States Agency for International Development, and the National Water Commission, among others
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Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews, in which bloggers share the books and swag they've received in the past week!
First, can we take a moment to marvel at the fact that this is my ONE HUNDREDTH Stacking the Shelves post?! And it's a pretty good one, I'll say! Check out all of my past STS posts HERE.
So, what did I get in the week of Sunday, November 16th to Saturday, November 22nd?
(all links to Goodreads are provided!)
In the mail:
I actually got both of these last week, but was unable to physically open the packages until Sunday (the 16th). So, here they are!
Never heard of this one. Surprise from Perseus books - thank you!
Thank you SO MUCH, Martina!!
I loved Enchanted! I admit, I have not read Hero. Hopefully I won't need to do so...
IT HAS BEEN 2+ YEARS SINCE I'D FIRST HEARD OF THIS ONE. 2+ years since I read Entwined. I NEED THIS!!
This isn't a sequel novel, but I loved Hodge's debut, Cruel Beauty!
I was literally JUST re-reading Through To You on Friday... loved that book so much. I'll give this book a shot!
One hundred STS posts later... wow. Well, I'm home! I left the university on Friday evening and I'll return on Sunday the 30th in the evening. A much-needed break, if I may say so myself! Though I'll be working like a crazy person for most of it... that's okay though. I think I need the break especially from certain people... my gilipollas boy, for one.
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US Embassies Will Stay Closed All Week But only as a caution, not because of a new threat, says State Department By Ruth Brown, Newser Staff Posted Aug 4, 2013 5:24 PM CDT 40 comments Comments A Bahraini armored personnel vehicle reinforces US Embassy security just outside a gate to the embassy building in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) (Newser) – Today's closure of US embassies and consulates has been extended through Saturday for diplomatic posts in 19 cities, the State Department has announced. But, it says in a statement, the extension is not due to a new threat, but "merely an indication of our commitment to exercise caution," in light of the previously reported al-Qaeda threat, reports the AP. The posts that will stay closed are those in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, amongst others. Other posts, including those in Kabul and Baghdad, will reopen on Monday as planned. Earlier today, politicians from across the political spectrum told Sunday talk shows that today's closure was entirely necessary, due to the serious and very specific nature of the threat.
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EV425: Environmental Impact Assessment/Strategic Environment Assessment
Outline: The object of this course is to teach students how to effectively process Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of development proposals from strategic and project perspectives. A brief critical analysis of the social impact assessment process will be addressed and linked to the overall EIA/SEA process. It is adjunct to the specialist environmental skills developed in our undergraduate science, arts, business and law programs. Students will acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the best practice assessment process for achieving sustainable development whereby specialist skills can be effectively applied to ensure that development throughout the Pacific region is sustainable.
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January 11, 2012
New AmericansDrs. Rami, DDS, IDP’06, and Balsam, DDS, Jekki, both LLUSD faculty, could be called pioneers. They were the first in their respective families to leave Baghdad, Iraq, and—three years later—to achieve their objective: arriving in the United States. Subsequently they have welcomed their parents and all of their siblings to the land they chose to adopt as their own. That adoption has required considerable effort.
Born and raised in Baghdad, the Jekkis met at the University of Baghdad’s School of Dentistry. After dental school graduation, the couple married and established a practice in Baghdad. As part of their game plan of immigrating to the United States developed, they drove three years later with their infant daughter to the Iraq-Jordan border. Two firmly packed suitcases for each (a careful choice of clothing, family photos, and books) took on the appearance of a family on short holiday jaunt. They would spend three years in Jordan, where, lacking licensure to practice, they used their expertise in a dental office, serving essentially as dental assistants while awaiting word on the success of their vast paper work submitted to gain entrance to the United States. After a three-year sojourn in Jordan, the Jekki family arrived in the United States during the final days of 2000.
“It’s been a journey,” Dr. Rami says. “You don’t know anybody. You start a life from the beginning.” Again working as dental assistants, this time in San Diego, the Jekkis admit they were missing members of their close knit families. They coped by exploring their environment—the shops and the plethora of new technology available in their new setting. Coming as strangers, they were asking, “What do you say to people you meet and know nothing about them?” They found their new home living up to its reputation. “You see freedom,” they note. “People have their rights.”
Back in school for the courses that would prepare him to practice dentistry in the United States, Dr. Rami completed Loma Linda University’s International Dentistry Program.Both of the Jekkis accepted faculty positions. Concurrently Dr. Rami Jekki is pursuing the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Prosthodontics course, which he expects to complete in June 2012; Dr. Balsam Jekki is teaching in the IDP program. Their daughter, now 16, is an honor student at Redlands High School. Yes, she knows both Arabic and English, languages getting rather equal usage at home.
Their faculty appointments were unexpected by the Jekkis. But, as Dr. Rami comments on his choice to forego a more profitable private practice, “money isn’t everything in life.” Dr Balsam finds considerable satisfaction in welcoming, nurturing, and teaching students who are experiencing the challenges of a different culture. In fact, her husband confides, “she sheds tears every time a ‘batch’ of students graduates.”
“I never thought I would be a faculty member in my life,” she says, then adds, “I cannot live without the students anymore.” Additionally, she has achieved skill with axiUm, the School’s dental institution management software. She recently joined Paul Richardson, SD ’72, MEd, associate dean, Clinic Administration, in giving lectures at a dental convention in Canada on the use of axiUm. “If you’re organized,” she says, “axiUm makes a lot of sense—it takes care of so much detail.”
August 25, 2011, marked another milestone in the Jekkis’ journey. In Los Angeles with 4,000 other immigrants, they attended a ceremony that admitted them to citizenship. “We wanted to come here for a better life,” says Dr. Rami Jekki. “We like the Christian environment.”
“This is my home,” the American Dr. Balsam Jekki affirmed. Being the first in their families to become citizens, the Jekkis are promoting their family members who are now in a similar process.
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Develop a lifestyle of generosity. Be the kind of person who makes it a point to constantly be giving to others. Thoughtful gestures aimed to help those around you not only nurture their personal development, but can strengthen your bonds with them, too.
CHALLENGE: Heard about an inspiring book that can help a colleague or a friend? Give it to them. Spotted a workshop or online seminar that yoursiblings can greatly benefit from? SIgn them up. Thrive on helping others reach their full potential.
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|Which ACA plan is best for the HIVer?
Mar 3, 2014
I am a healthy HIV+ individual (62) who needs to sign up for one of the ACA plans. I need insurance that will cover my medications (truvada, Isentress), regular blood work and the occasional malady (flu, etc.). I've checked the various plans on our state (Hawaii) health exchange website, but I find them confusing at beast undecipherable at worst. My questions are, will all the various plans (bronze, silver, gold, platinum) cover the HIV medications (which, at around $24,000/year, is the main cost), and considering I don't need much medical care other than the meds and blood work, which plan would be best for me? (I'm not eligible for any subsidies, by the way.) I realize it is difficult to make recommendations without knowing more specifics, but any kind of educated guess would be helpful for my planning. Thank you so much for your help with this!
Response from Mr. Chambers
There is no one particular plan or level that is good for everyone with HIV/AIDS. There are many factors that go into making a decision on what is best for you.
You mentioned you are not eligible for any subsidies. Coverage assistance is only for single individuals with annual earnings below $28,725. Premium assistance ends for a persons with the annual earnings exceed $45,960. Those are the main federal subsidies and assistance.
Depending on what state you live in, you may get prescription assistance from the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) as well as additional assistance with premiums if your annual earnings are less than $50,000 through government programs for people with HIV/AIDS.
Assuming you are not eligible for any of those named above, it boils down to choosing between reduced benefits for lower monthly premium and broader benefits with higher monthly premiums. A Platinum Plan will pay about 90% of your medical bills, but the premiums for a Platinum Plan are the highest of the four levels of coverage. It becomes a matter of comparing your premium outlay with your out-of-pocket expenses of the plan.
Once you have decided on what level of coverage (Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum) is best for you, then it is a matter of deciding which Plan at that level to buy.
Depending on the website and literature in your state, you may have some difficulty exploring further, but there are two important details you need to learn. First, is the doctor or doctors you see regularly (and want to continue with) members of the plan's network. Any plan will cost you much more out-of-pocket if you use non-network physicians and hospitals.
Next, you need to find out if your medications are on the plan's formulary since each plan decides what medications to cover within some guidelines. This may necessitate contacting the carrier or using the assistance of a plan navigator or enroller who can help you get the answers you need to decide.
This is especially important as there are some legal actions being filed claiming that some carriers in some states intentionally "juggled" their drug formulary to discourage people with HIV/AIDS from enrolling in their plan.
Good luck, Jacques
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Shayne George, Chief Executive Officer at
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, presents
Dr. Annie M. Doraisingh, MD the
2013 Frist Humanitarian Award.
Hudson/Tampa Bay, FL – Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point has announced that its 2013 Physician Frist Humanitarian Award was presented to Annie M. Doraisingh, MD.
The Frist Humanitarian Award honors outstanding individuals for humanitarian and volunteer services. Named in honor of the late Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Sr., founder of HCA and renowned humanitarian, this award recognizes individuals whose daily dedication and care–giving epitomizes the highest standards of quality and personal commitment.
The physician award goes to a physician on staff at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point who best epitomizes Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.’s commitment to the communities in which we serve.
The physician who was selected receives a donation of $1,000 to a charity of her choice. In addition, the physician receives a Frist lapel pin, a plaque, and photo on display at the front entrance. The physician will then go on to compete for the 2013 national Frist Humanitarian Award. The runner up nominees receive a certificate and beautiful dish garden.
Physician nominees in alphabetical order are:
- Maria Soto–Aguilar, MD
- Annie M. Doraisingh, MD
- Scott Norwood, MD
- Victor Randolph, MD
- Krishna Ravi, MD
- Domenick Sorresso, MD
- Joseph Staffetti, MD
About Dr. Annie Doraisingh, MD
Dr. Annie Doraisingh, MD is from South India and lives here in Florida with her family, two children and husband, Julius. Dr. Doraisingh joined Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point as an anesthesiologist over 14 years ago. Along with her career commitments towards her patients and medical work, she is also involved in her community and very active in the Missions and Outreach activities at her home church, East Lake United Methodist Church in Palm Harbor. She has been involved in several Mission Trips to Haiti where she has initiated Community Based Blood Pressure Screening at the Zamar church in Croix–des–Bouquets and two other Haitian rural churches in Machikanna. Her intentions are to get more community awareness towards chronic diseases, mainly Hypertension among the Haitian rural population.
One particular project that is near and dear to her is the Youth Green Team of East Lake United Methodist Church. The team who mainly consists of youth make large self–watering containers to grow flowers and vegetables with recycled products obtained from the hospital, RMCBP. The Cardiac OR provides the disposable plastic containers which are recycled and made into the self–watering containers aka “Earth boxes.” “We grow tomatoes, basil, cucumbers, and peppers in the 20 containers at the Church,” says Dr. Doraisingh. “We are hoping to donate more towards the Food Pantry at Metropolitan Ministries of Pasco at New Port Richey which will provide fresh vegetables for the near homeless, and supplement the mostly canned and boxed food items. The youth feel that with a little hands–on gardening, the people of Metropolitan Ministries would be able to improve their dietary needs with fresh vegetables. Thank you RMCBP for providing the recyclables and thank you for your donation towards the Youth Green Team,” she added.
She is very informative with her patients and students. She is also keeping the balance of her home life and teaching her children to get involved in the community. Her generosity and willingness to help those less fortunate extends to all Dr. Doraisingh comes in contact with. Dr. Doraisingh has a reputation for giving and it is assumed that there are many other contributions and good works she has done anonymously and without recognition.
In addition to this award, Dr. Doraisingh is now eligible for the 2013 National Frist Award. If selected as the national Frist Award winner, Dr. Doraisingh and a guest will be invited to Nashville, Tennessee in May where she will attend a reception in her honor by Dr. Tommy Frist, Jr. and other HCA leadership. The national winner also receives a bronze statue, and a $10,000 gift to the charity of her choice.
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Global cruise line MSC Cruises has formed a joint venture (JV) with Palumbo Group to operate the Palumbo Malta Shipyard.
With the new JV, MSC Cruises will acquire a 50% stake in the shipyard and be an equal partner with Palumbo Shipyards, the current owner.
A major upgrade for the shipyard is planned to boost the operations while also increasing its focus on the specialist cruise line.
The shipyard will receive custom from the vessels of MSC Cruises and from cargo vessels and ferries of MSC Group. It will also serve its loyal clientele.
With the introduction of cutting-edge technology, the shipyard will be able to serve and repair new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered cruise ships that are constructed for the fleet of MSC Cruises.
LNG is one of the most environmentally friendly maritime fuels available.
Palumbo Group founder and chairman Antonio Palumbo said: “I am happy with this joint venture with the Aponte family because, in addition to having a personal and consolidated friendship over the years, it unites us with common business philosophy.
“This agreement is not just a financial transaction but is aimed at strengthening our network and is part of a group corporate strategy.
“Today, I am proud to expand our services, consolidated over the years, thanks to far-reaching experiences, through this partnership with a world-class player.
“I am sure that the future will prove us right, leading this shipyard to consolidate itself as one of the most important multi-purpose structures in the markets of cruise, merchant and advanced-technology ships, providing refitting services, general maintenance and installation of eco-friendly systems where Palumbo Shipyards already holds a leading position. Not least, the whole Maltese community will benefit from a new economic boost.”
In February, Abu Dhabi Ports signed a long-term agreement with MSC Cruises to award berthing rights to its cruise ships at Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal and Sir Bani Yas Cruise Beach.
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Jan 28, 2014 · My tempstar t9mpx furnace is throwing a flash code 3, it has run well for the past 2 years, is there anything I can - Answered by a verified HVAC Technician
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Re: Outer Seams and Ikkyo Curve (OK) but Inner Seams???
Inner seams/outer seams ? Are we practicing aikido or training to be tailors in Oxford St London??Personally I like designing trilbys/gents jodhpurs and as a side line a subtle line of S/M /bondage evening .wear.The last lot is worn at intimate dinner parties with a few friends.Cheers, Joe.
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At dinner a couple of weeks back, JB asked me ‘why did I trade, is it about money’?
My answer agreed: that it’s about money. However, the question subsequently got me thinking.
Al Brooks, whom I regard as my mentor, says that the aim (of short-term trading) is to make money – so I suppose I copied Al’s answer.
To consider the question further, the aim for me is not about the joy of trading. That is too much like hard work. It’s also not the gratification of correctly calling a good trade. Because without money in the trade it’s like.. well, like going to bed with my socks on, it does nothing for me.
Many beginners start with a dummy account. They make trades without committing cash, and the dummy account records potential gains and losses. Many do exceptionally well at this because they are trading without emotion. The real account, the beginner finds, is a different thing altogether.
So, it’s not the pure thrill of trading that does it for me either, and, therefore, we’re back to the money as the reason.
I spoke with my son, Nick, about the question when I visited him in Bristol. Nick’s good at this sort of stuff. He mentioned a podcast he’d heard between Tony Robbins and Tim Ferriss. (Robbins is a popular motivational speaker in the States, and Ferriss is an author, notably of the 4-Hour Workweek).
Robbins mentioned ‘achievement’ and ‘fulfilment’ – which, Nick says, might help me to analyse my ‘why’ question.
With that prompt I understood that for me my ‘achievement’ in trading is the making money bit; however, my ‘fulfilment’ is that I’ve got to the point in my trading that I can, with, I guess, some degree of consistency, actually regularly make money trading.
…..For those interested, here are my trade statistics for the past week: 54 trades made in total, of which 25 were losing trades amounting to £5,982 and 29 were winning trades amounting to £11,295 making a total profit for the week of £5,313.
That was over four days. We didn’t trade Friday due to the potential volatility of the US non-farm payroll announcement; which turned out to be a missed top chart day. We won’t trade this coming Monday or Tuesday either, to any great extent, due to the potential volatility the US election provides.
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The culminating experience (PHS 8930) project is the final requirement of the MPH Program and consists of a paper and a poster presentation. The project should demonstrate application of knowledge acquired in the program to a real-world public health issue and attainment of track-specific competencies.
Students in the Research in Practice track are expected to design or conduct a quantitative or qualitative investigation and data analysis of a public health issue; those in the Health Policy, Law & Ethics track are expected to undertake a public health-related, data-driven policy analysis. Projects may be in any of the following categories:
· Quantitative analysis
· Qualitative analysis
· Policy analysis
· Grant proposal
· Program evaluation
· Educational tool
· Report requested by an organization
Project papers are typically 25 – 40 pages in length.
Class meetings are held approximately once every two weeks to workshop each stage of the project.
Students prepare posters of their projects to present to the faculty and other students for the MPH Presentation Day, held towards the end of each semester.
Although students typically complete the culminating experience in their last semester, they are encouraged to begin planning for their project as early as possible. Note:
It is especially important to begin the process early if IRB approval will be needed.
For more information please contact Dr. Paige Hornsby at email@example.com
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Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:43 am
I am experiencing the problem of delayed grief. My younger sister died this time last year. When she actually died, I was numb, a feeling that continued until a month or so later, than grief set in, but while it was painful and troubling, I got through with help and support.
Now, just after that first anniversary of her death, I am experiencing the same feelings, but much sharper and more present than the first time around.
I have had training in grief and mourning, and know that it will recur, but thought that like last year, I could just get on with things and live through it. But now, I am emotionally disturbed much more and it strikes and I can be on the verge of tears.
Perhaps this is the result of bottling up those feelings and shutting it out, that now it has caught me unawares and returned to remind me of my own vulnerability and mortality?
I have always felt strong enough to overcome these emotions, while actually feeling empathy for those who are in mourning and supporting them - now I can see that it's not short term care they need, but longer term.
Prayers for my sister V and her family, who are going through the same scenario, the first anniversary.
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:18 pm
My experience of grief is that it has, at some point, demanded my full attention. There's a period of busy-ness around a death and a funeral, when there are lots of distractions to do with admin and organisation, and it's easy to think that when the funeral is over, the grieving has been done. But then there's a year of 'firsts' you have to get through - first Christmas without them, first birthday you haven't sent a card for, etc - and those dates carry on every year with the reminders that someone is missing. You can get used to it, but the person's absence is still painful.
I've been going to counselling for the last 6 months, and have spent quite a lot of time talking about a bereavement. There's no instant answer to feeling sad, but being able to talk about the sadness, and cry about it, with someone who doesn't expect me to be brave or to have got over it, is really helpful.
I hope you can find some help and relief from the pain of your grief.
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 6:26 am
Thanks Pam. Its reassuring that I am not the only one.
I am seeing my SD next week, so will discuss it with him. I have also spoken to my Vicar, who is aware of the whole messy situation that arose when I was unable to go to the funeral, due to her daughters attitude towards me.
I have also engaged with an Ex-Service charity who provide online support for people like me. And they have some helpful insights.
I just think of the Widow, that we met while doing the training that I spoke off who said that "Grief never goes away, you just get used to it" and it can catch you unawares, something small happens, a memory perhaps and you are back to square one. I think that this is the scenario, and perhaps because I wasn't at the funeral, I didn't have that consolation and sort of closure that it would bring.
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:13 pm
It's a good idea to call on support from others as you're doing.
Family splits and arguments around the time of a funeral are, unfortunately, not uncommon. I've taken funerals where there have been family arguments, with the result that relatives have been told not to attend, or even not informed of the death to keep them away. This is very sad for all concerned, because you can't go back and have another funeral. However, there may be other possibilities to explore with your Spiritual Director or vicar to help you get over missing the funeral.
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:22 pm
Coping strategies are fine, and most of the time I am OK and communicating normally. But just at odd times, I find myself remembering and it just hits a bit and i have to shut down and be quiet for a while.
It is a little easier each day, and I am talking about it, so that's helpful.
Progress is fits and starts and I don't anticipate that it will be quick, but i pray that it will be easier soon
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:22 pm
It struck me that we talk about 'going through' certain experiences, and grief is one of them. So what you're experiencing is probably necessary, so you can absorb the loss, but it may not be quick.
It can hit at odd times - I remember a few years after my father's death, I was driving somewhere, and the thought popped into my head "Oh, my dad's dead!" and it seemed as sharp as when it first happened.
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 4:58 am
Sometimes we have memorial services, quite separate from the funeral (and sometimes there is no funeral), and oftentimes months later. I am doing another of these on Sunday for the family of a woman who died in July.
There seems to be an innate need to find closure.
If there are others of that mind who also may or may not have attended the funeral, perhaps a memorial could be arranged. There folks have time to gather their thoughts and speak with one another in a public sort of way, with eulogies and such, with prayers. That can be private with invited guests. We use a modified and simplified funeral order of service.
Peace and blessings,
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 6:56 am
Thanks Pam and Joe.
A memorial service isn't an option given the family difficulties. Although I was able to light candles at our All Souls Service last year. It appears to be the anniversaries that have been the issue this year. First of her death and 4 days later, 31st of January, would have been her birthday.
I am coping, just, and only those close to me know how I am feeling at the moment, which includes our Vicar and my Spiritual Director and Spouse.
Jen my spouse is a tonic because she is able to see through the facade of my appearing to be bright and breezy and she can help in practical ways by talking about the situation with any platitudes and lots of love.
I just need to be patient and pray and reflect on the good times that we had together before the issues arose that cut off communication.
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 10:47 am
Grieving myself at the moment and having to stay strong for the children (all adults but still our children) ...each of us needs to grieve in our own way and it can take a great deal longer than we perceived prior to having the experience of losing a close family member or even good friend.
I have had excellent support from two very good friends here at i-church and in turn have been able to support all four children as individuals ..each needing to talk and come to terms with things in totally different ways. I think the most important thing is to give ourselves as much time as it needs we are all different and respect and understanding that some are more sensitive at times like this helps a great deal.
My prayers are with you Ernest it is still early days. Bless Jen for her understanding and keep on sharing with those who are there for you.
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 6:38 am
Thank you Emle your are kind, particularly as you're dealing with your own grief.
I'm off today for training in Chaplaincy, so will have plenty to take my mind of things. Meeting people that I have trained with for the past four years is really good news as we have share our own faith journeys into ministry over that time, and were all licensed together last year.
I'm sure that things will improve, Psalm 51 is my daily consolation and reading it is always a tonic.
This experience has been traumatic, but also a blessing as it has helped me to better understand how grief works, through that experience, I believe we increase our own empathy for others in similar situations.
And I have a major funeral in Church on Monday, where a local member of the Traveler Community will be committed to God's loving care. Dealing with funeral families is a privilege and we expect a full church, as normal on these occasions. We once had around 1700 traveler households living in our area in Caravans. The vans have disappeared, but the people remain in closely knit communities around the area, now living in permanent homes. They maintain their traditions and often go off travelling for a period, before returning to base.
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Samsung today announced that it has started mass producing its 2nd-gen 10-nanometer-class (1y-nm) LPDDR4X DRAM for premium smartphones. Compared to the 1st-gen 10nm (1x-nm ) 16Gb LPDDR4X DRAM memory chips that are used in current flagship mobile devices, the 2nd–gen chips are expected to improve efficiency and lower power consumption by 10 percent while maintaining the same data rate of 4,266 megabits per second (Mb/s).
Samsung has combined four of the 10nm-class 16Gb LPDDR4X DRAM chips to create an 8GB LPDDR4X mobile DRAM package that’s 20 percent slimmer, which should help smartphone OEMs reduce the thickness of their handheld devices even further. The company says it will be offering chips manufactured by the new process in 4GB, 6GB and 8GB avatars to its customers.
In a press statement, the senior vice president of Memory Sales & Marketing at Samsung Electronics, Sewon Chun, said that devices with 10nm mobile DRAM chips are expected to be released by the end of this year, or by early 2019.
“The advent of 10nm-class mobile DRAM will enable significantly enhanced solutions for next-generation, flagship mobile devices that should first hit the market late this year or the first part of 2019. We will continue to grow our premium DRAM lineup to lead the ‘high-performance, high capacity, and low power’ memory segment to meet the market demand and strengthen our business competitiveness”
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Simple checks you can make on the pi-top PROTO+ pins and Inventors Kit LED's to find out what may cause dimming or flickering issues and how to fix them.
Careful not to connect Vcc and Ground together! You may short your pi-top and cause it to suddenly turn off
Troubleshooting your circuit
The LED lights up or flashes and then doesn’t work
- The LED could have overloaded, creating a short circuit. Check if the power flows through a resistor; a burned-out LED is no longer usable
- Check the wiring. You could have the jumper going to the wrong pin
- The LED could be facing the wrong direction. LEDs are a type of diode. In diodes current is only allowed to flow in one direction
The longer leg of the LED is the anode and should be connected to the positive side of the power supply. The shorter leg is the cathode and should be connected to the negative side of the power supply.
The LED is dim
- Check to see if you used the 330ohm resistor. If you used a 10k ohm resistor, you’re restricting too much power.
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Last December, the FT’s panel of investment experts forecast a “year of change” — but even their predictions cannot begin to describe the tumultuous events markets have traded through in 2016.
Twelve months ago, Donald Trump’s US presidential victory and a vote for Brexit were seen as the two biggest risks for investors — yet equity markets are now riding record highs.
Looking ahead to 2017, our experts argue a new investment phase has begun as the yield curve finally turns upwards. Flattened by years of ultra-low interest rates and monetary stimulus, world economies are gradually being weaned off quantitative easing.
Having turned negative in 2016, long-term interest rates are starting to rise, and anticipating central bank policy has ceased to be the only game in town. In the real economy, this will translate into rising inflation — which brings blessings and curses for investors.
After all, loose monetary policy has served the average retail investor remarkably well. Now, the long-predicted rout in the bond markets has begun and there is talk of a “great rotation” as investors retreat from bonds and so-called bond proxy stocks and move into financials and cyclicals in the hope of a return of “normal” economic conditions.
Our panel did not agree on everything, but they were united in their view that volatility will return to global stock markets in 2017.
For now, 2016 will be remembered as a year of the political upset. And while politics will continue to dominate the headlines next year, investors will be nervously watching its impact on economic growth. The key risks? According to our experts, a Trump-inspired slump in global trade volumes; Brexit uncertainty testing the resilience of the UK and Eurozone economies; and dollar appreciation further depressing emerging markets. Here’s their outlook for the year ahead:
Does the Trump rally have further to run?
Market euphoria must be measured against the difficulties of keeping political promises
John Authers: Trump’s election victory was slightly less of a surprise to markets than Brexit was. The real surprise was the speed with which people decided that Trump equals growth. That’s a very strong, very clear narrative. It’s just over a month since the election and you’re beginning to get some reassessment of that now — but only some.
Stephanie Flanders: The big issue is whether Trump’s tax cuts and spending spree will actually raise potential growth or simply shorten the economic cycle. Broadly speaking, the policies he’s suggested spending money on are not ones economists think will give the highest returns. The risk is that any short-term boost to growth will come with a shortening of the economic cycle, rather than an increase in US economic growth, and therefore bring the date of the next US — and global — recession somewhat closer.
John: In his acceptance speech on election night, Trump sounded more like a statesman than he has done before or since. And he talked about infrastructure, which pleased people. Nobody had ever quite suggested among their list of scenarios that Trump would win and that he would have a Republican majority in the Senate. This gave some clarity — he would be able to do what he wanted to do — and then they started thinking about tax cuts . . .
Anne Richards: Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard a number of Asian and European ambassadors speak about the election result. I think they understand very well that Trump is somebody who speaks first and thinks later — they have absolutely got the measure of him. There are fears that his Twitter-storms will set off some kind of chain reaction, but I think political leaders in different parts of the world have already got used to his less than diplomatic style. He is also putting in place an administration which has relatively little experience of government and how political business actually gets done. For both these reasons, perhaps things will take longer and here will be fewer fireworks once he actually takes up office than everyone currently expects.
Merryn Somerset Webb: In the end, Trump probably just wants to do what he’s been doing for the past couple of years — send some tweets, talk to his kids and do reality TV. We get our knickers in too much of a twist.
Jonathan Guthrie: Cutting taxes will be an easy thing to do — whereas reflating America’s regional economies through infrastructural investment is really, really tough. Trump is not going to solve the overall problem of income inequality in America, which is why he was elected. I would extrapolate that financial markets are much too high.
John: A corporate tax cut plainly is good for stocks in the short run. When it comes to stock picking opportunities, there is still uncertainty on where and when the cuts are going to come, but it’s worth taking a look at the effective tax rates that companies are paying at present. A lot of companies don’t pay the full US corporation tax. Some, like utilities, come pretty close. But I’d sound a note of caution over the infrastructure excitement. The House Republicans have been blocking Obama from doing exactly that for the last six years, and there are limits to the hypocrisy. It isn’t obvious to me that they’re going to give the green light to a big wave of infrastructure spending.
The return of yield curve
2016 was the year of negative rates, but the worm has turned, implying more pain for bond markets. Does this mean good news for equities?
Richard Buxton: The start of the year was characterised by the Bank of Japan’s policy mistake of negative interest rates, which crushed bond yields and financial stocks worldwide. Between the Brexit vote and Trump’s election, the BoJ realised we actually need a steeper yield curve. So this is the great year that we can look back on and say it’s the end of the inflation trade, we’re back into a more normal environment and the world needs an upward sloping yield curve. The ECB’s doomsday machine will come to an end at some point next year and three cheers for that say I.
Stephanie: Yield curves are going to steepen; not just because of the end of global deflation fears but because even places that still need a lot of support from monetary policy — eurozone and Japan — have come to the conclusion that when it comes to pushing down very long-term interest rates, you can definitely have too much of a good thing.
John: The reaction across global markets to the BoJ being so clear that negative rates were a step too far is probably more important than Brexit or Trump in the longer term. It might be the single most important market event of the year.
Anne: The real shift came in the second half of 2016. We have seen the turn in the bond market. We’ve seen the beginning of the end of the unconventional period of monetary policy that we’ve been in and we are moving into a new phase. This happened after the Brexit vote, but Trump’s election has confirmed it. We are moving away from austerity being the mantra towards a view that we’ve got to spend our way out of it.
Richard: I completely understand why the market has responded very positively to Trump’s election. It is hugely positive for investors to have someone who says: “We’ve tried this and zero interest rates is not working, in fact it’s now counterproductive; we need a steeper yield curve, we need to throw money at the problem, let’s repatriate all that corporate cash and get it invested.” I think people underestimate what Trump will achieve.
John: The Fed has obviously wanted to raise rates for a long time. We might get a successfully applied Keynesian stimulus next year. But equally, we might get a trade war. Both of those things are far more likely now than they would have been if Hillary had won. As an investor, the thing I would buy on the back of this is the Vix [Volatility Index]. It’s remarkable that the Vix has actually fallen since the election, and by how much.
Merryn: Sky-high transfer values for final-salary pensions are the best signal we are ever going to get that the great bond bubble is about to burst. If retail investors are still heavily invested in bonds then they haven’t been listening. Pretty much everyone has been telling them for years that there is very little left gain-wise. It’s all risk for the retail investor — and the retail investor doesn’t have to be in the bond market. The great joy of being a retail investor is you can invest in what you want. This is more of an institutional problem.
Anne: The positive gloss on this is what it does to corporate balance sheets. Along with the return of inflation, what it will do to pension deficits is just fantastic. The terror of rising deficits is one of the reasons that we’ve seen corporate investment so constrained in the UK and elsewhere.
Claer Barrett: Let’s have a show of hands — who thinks the UK will raise rates next year? [Everyone raises their hands — apart from Stephanie Flanders].
Stephanie: I disagree. Remember that financial conditions are going to tighten without any help from the Bank of England, if global long-term rates keep going up. By the summer the Bank could be considering whether to loosen policy again, if consumption reacts badly to the squeeze on real incomes and investment and exports do not make up the difference. It’s not my base case but it’s eminently plausible given all the Brexit uncertainty.
A year of the stock picker?
In recent years, successful investing has relied on making the right calls about sectors rather than stocks; this is beginning to go into reverse
Jonathan: At the end of 1999, I was editing a piece for the FT much like this one. Back then, we were debating the possibility of the FTSE 100 hitting 7,000. And it does feel a bit like Groundhog Day — or perhaps decade — because I’m still wondering where future growth is going to come from. I cannot understand why UK and US stock markets are at all-time highs when we’re pulling away from trade deals. I always thought trade was something that helped to create wealth, so I’m not sure that the equity highs we see at the moment are sustainable.
Anne: Companies are obsessed about dividends— when you sit down with investors on the other side of the table, the dividend dominates the conversation because of the paucity of yields available in the bond market. If you go back 15 or 20 years, dividends were certainly part of the conversation, but they didn’t dominate it as they often do now. Chief executives are constantly being quizzed about dividend policy but there’s nothing like the same extent of questioning about where and how they are investing in their businesses.
Jonathan: That is enormously depressing. The point about equity used to be that it was a bet on the future, and it was a bet on the possible. Bonds were the instrument of the state and the financial status quo — if equity has only become a bond proxy, then what happened to the function of the stock market?
Richard: That’s why a move away from very high dividend payout ratios is good news. Instead of this massive reach for yield, if the Fed moves rates to 1.5 per cent, eventually we’ll have three per cent long rates, two per cent short rates, and then a bit more a few years down the line. Companies can go phew, I can actually spend on stuff that might have a future return.
As an investment manager, I feel that I’ve suddenly got oxygen again; an atmosphere I can breathe, rather than this artificially inflated bubble by the central bankers. It’s going to be volatile, but for the next few years we could see a gradual return to an environment that I recognise from when I first came into this industry — the stock picker’s market. People have traded en bloc — buy the bond proxies, sell financials — and now there’s going to be a huge multi-year reversal of that. Herds of investors have had their money on one side of the boat, and now they are all rushing over to the other side.
John: At this point we’re not seeing stock dispersion, but sector dispersion. People have poured into bank ETFs [exchange traded funds] with the result that the US financial sector is up by around 15 per cent since the election. And they’ve poured out of bond proxy ETFs. I thoroughly agree with both scenarios. If you made those calls, you’re doing nicely. But if you spotted the best bank and shorted the worst bank, it wouldn’t have made much difference.
Jonathan: I really like the sort of companies that don’t get written about very much in the Financial Times. Their results tend to be terribly benign — there are no profit warnings or conduct problems to write about. But I think they are going to show us that globalisation still exists. Large and steady global businesses such as RELX [Reed Elsevier], Compass Group, Bunzl, and Experian are all growing rather solidly by pulling off lots of small acquisitions that rarely go pear-shaped. I’m still un-keen on banks because I think that regulation and capital buffers are essentially a workfare scheme for central bankers. I’m also nervous about construction-related stocks, like Ashtead and CRH, which have a lot of US exposure, because I’m not really convinced that a second New Deal is really going to happen.
Richard: The trouble is, I own Experian, and I sold my RELX, having bought it on 11 times earnings in 2008, and sold at 20 times. Fabulous business, I’d love to be back on board again, but it is just screamingly expensive and it’s in the top 10 of every single one of my rivals’ portfolios. On the banks, I have to disagree violently. In the UK, the Bank of England is now comfortable with capital levels. These stress tests have painted an extraordinary scenario, and yet the banks would still be fine (apart from poor old Royal Bank of Scotland). These businesses are now going to be less leveraged, but you’ve got capital that is rock solid, chastened management, and a stable dividend machine that just throws cash back at you — and yet they’re still trading at book value or single discount figures. Now the sector is so much safer, UK banks should actually be more valuable than they were pre-financial crisis, when they traded at twice book value and then some.
John: The US banking sector is up around 15 per cent since the election, but it is worth noting that a lot of bankers don’t want the Dodd-Frank Act repealed, and that the official Republican platform calls for reinstating Glass-Steagall. So I think a lot of the hopes around banking deregulation are extremely overdone. Yes, if the yield curve gets steeper then the banks will benefit from that, but I think there’s a lot of hope written into their share prices.
The return of inflation
Higher inflation is forecast to return rapidly in 2017. This is good news for stock markets, but what about wage growth?
Stephanie: If the Trump reflation means another period of Wall Street doing better than Main Street, that is hardly going to silence the populist forces that got him elected.
Anne: We are going into 2017 with promises that the fiscal taps will get turned on, whether it’s Trump and his expansionism, or the Autumn Statement investment promises in the UK. That is definitely going to feed the pump. But it is also going to feed inflation — and depending on what happens to sterling and how the Opec announcement pans out, we could hit between 4 and 6 per cent in the UK next year. The economic backdrop could be more difficult than people think.
John: The risk that we really do get wage inflation in the US is quite strong, and inadequately priced in. This would actually be good for Main Street, and bad for Wall Street. Interest rates here might have to rise faster than people think. I’m old enough to remember inflation of more than 20 per cent; that’s not going to happen, but at this point people think inflation of above 2 per cent is high. We could get inflation of 3 or 4 per cent quite quickly. For investors, it’s a very interesting opportunity to try to play that risk.
Stephanie: As Mark Carney recently pointed out, the past decade is the first since the mid-19th century when real median earnings have not risen. Globally, economic output is 9 per cent lower than if it had merely returned to its pre-crisis trend — and in the UK the shortfall is closer to 16 per cent.
Richard: Ultimately, labour has got to get a bigger share of the pie than capital, and that will mean rising wages and falling corporate margins. But, as I have said, that’s kind of what we need.
Brexit — the only certainty is uncertainty
The panel believe the UK will remain mired in negotiation for years — but what toll will this take on the economy?
Merryn: As virtually the only FT columnist who argued for Brexit to happen, I really don’t think it is that big a deal. The EU is an incredibly flexible organisation. Exceptions are being made to the “four freedoms” all the time — look at Switzerland, Cyprus and Norway. There will be a bespoke deal for the UK in the same way that there has been for others.
Anne: The challenge is the size of the UK, which will make a bespoke deal much harder. The sheer scale of the task of negotiating a trade deal means this is going to take time.
Merryn: You might see that as a downside, but I see it as a great thing. If it goes on for years and bores everybody to death, the impact of Brexit will be negligible.
Stephanie: I don’t know anyone who thinks that the UK’s global and EU trading relationships will be resolved in two to three years. Some may regard the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecasts for the UK economy as “gloomy”, but they optimistically assume that the bulk of any hit to growth will have happened by 2019. The debate in the media and Westminster is completely unrealistic compared with what anyone working in a major company or financial institution would tell you about the practical logistics involved with Brexit — let alone trade negotiators and financial regulators, who typically think in two to three-year transition terms for even very small demergers or regulatory reforms.
Richard: I think the eventual break-up of the eurozone is inevitable, but it won’t happen next year — perhaps after I’ve retired. It will be a long, gradual, painful process but people will get on with life. The UK economy will grow more slowly over the next two years. Companies who don’t have the privileges that Nissan has enjoyed will pull back from hiring and spending.
Stephanie: The idea of having a transition is being read as a Remainer plot to buy time to stay in the EU. That is the best way to get businesses across the UK and the EU planning for the worst. The transition deal we need is for both sides to agree, up front, that whatever the outcome of the negotiations nothing will actually happen on the ground for two years after we see that deal. That way, the government gets to keep its negotiating cards close to its chest but the business community gets some assurance that it will have time to respond to the outcome.
Emerging markets outlook
They look cheap — but the strong dollar could make things far from cheerful
Anne: Yet again, the Chinese “hard landing” — the most forecasted hard landing for at least ten years — hasn’t happened, and I still don’t think it’s going to happen. Yes, there are still some issues in the Chinese economy, but we put too much emphasis on them.
Stephanie: The greatest risk for emerging markets now is either an early US recession or, more likely, a further upward move in the dollar which could cause a relapse in commodity markets. However, since the Taper Tantrum, we’ve seen a dramatic fall in the current account deficits among what we used to call the Fragile Five [India, Indonesia, South Africa, Brazil and Turkey]. In the current environment, emerging market assets also have the unique advantage of being risk assets that are still reasonably attractively priced. We need to see a stronger domestic recovery in these economies to feel hugely bullish, but I would say I’m cautiously optimistic. I certainly haven’t written them off because of Trump.
Anne: Looking across the broad sweep of emerging markets, notwithstanding that some countries that continue to have individual challenges, there is still more value to be had across the region. Economic management in China is sound despite a few issues, and momentum in the underlying economies overall make emerging markets an attractive place for investors to put their money.
John: It’s very interesting that very quietly people are much less worried about China. I think it may be premature to have stopped worrying about it, because we still have the issues of the credit overhang that we had before. Is Trump tweeting rudely about China, or talking to the Taiwanese president a reason to short China? No. But is his attempt to change the trade relationship with China fully priced in? I doubt it. Industrial metals have staged something of a recovery in the last matter of months; there obviously is a belief that the Chinese economy is in a recovery stage.
Anne: Sorry, I’ve got to challenge that — recovery from what? It’s still growing at above 6 per cent per year!
John: Export and import numbers show China is certainly taking in very much less money for very much less in the way of goods from the outside world than it did before, which has to raise some questions. The strength of the dollar in 2017 will be the critical issue.
The FT’s investing in 2017 debate took place in London in mid-December and was chaired by Claer Barrett, the FT’s personal finance editor. Taking part were John Authers, the FT’s New York-based senior investment correspondent; Jonathan Guthrie, head of FT Lex; Merryn Somerset Webb, FT columnist and editor-in-chief of MoneyWeek; Anne Richards, chief executive M&G Investments; Richard Buxton, chief executive of Old Mutual Global Investors and Stephanie Flanders, chief market strategist (Europe) for JPMorgan Asset Management.
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High school senior Vaughn Williams has plenty of law enforcement officers in his family, but the Camden teen had never thought about following in their footsteps — until now.
After spending several hours Friday with the Camden County Police Department and getting a behind-the-scenes look at how officers are trained to patrol Camden's streets — once deemed the most dangerous in America — Williams, 18, said he might consider a career in law enforcement after all.
He was among about a dozen Woodrow Wilson High School students who took a field trip to the Camden County Police Academy in Blackwood. They participated in modified exercises designed for recruits to show the students real-life scenarios that officers face daily.
"It's getting them to understand that officers protect and serve in many different ways," said Sgt. Raphael Thornton, the lead instructor at the academy and a member of the department.
The program, sponsored by the Policing Project at New York University School of Law, was launched in 2016 at high schools in Camden and Tampa, Fla., to engage youth around policing issues in their communities. It is the latest effort by the county department, which took over from the former Camden City police force in 2013, to help break down barriers and gain public trust.
"A big part of our program is to have them experience life from the other side," said Katie Kinsey, program manager for the nonprofit. The students usually meet weekly at the high school during lunch, where they have frank conversations with six officers assigned to the project. The program runs for 20 weeks.
It also gives police a chance to have a "positive impact on kids who may not have the most fond views of the police," said Lt. Kevin Lutz, deputy director of the academy, which trains about 150 officers annually for departments across the region.
"They get to see us as human beings and people first," Lutz said.
After classroom lectures Friday morning taught by academy instructors on how to de-escalate a crisis, the students were given a chance to apply what they learned in simulation rooms. The officers served as actors who played out the scenarios.
In one scenario, Williams, accompanied by a classmate, Jose Irene, 17, confronted an emotionally disturbed woman threatening to jump from a bridge. Williams maintained his composure as he confronted the woman, played by Sgt. Vilmary Otero. Irene acted as the backup officer, occasionally chiming in.
"What are you doing up there?" Williams asked.
"I'm taking a walk," Otero responded, standing on top of a desk in the classroom. "You don't know what I'm going through."
Williams kept Otero talking, building trust and reminding her to think about her family. He promised to help but then recalled his training instructions not to make any promises that he cannot fulfill, so said, " I will do everything I can."
"You did really good. I'm really proud of you," Otero told Williams, giving him a big hug.
The exercise was an eye-opener, Williams said.
"Coming in here, I never thought about being a cop," he said. "Doing this kind of stuff makes me think I might be good at it."
In a darkened room known as the MILO range, the students took turns practicing their skills handling mock scenarios where they were confronted by situations that required quick thinking: a burglary in progress, a gunman inside a school cafeteria, and a call for a husband holding a gun to his wife's head.
Standing in front of a simulation screen on a large wall where the scene unfolded quickly, the students had to decide whether to seek cover, fire a fake Glock 22, call out commands, or request assistance. Some stood frozen, while others emptied rounds from the weapon. They debriefed with the instructors after each simulation.
"You just shot an unarmed man and killed him," said Officer Danielle Colon, a four-year veteran of the force, during a debrief. "Guess who's going to jail for life? You."
Thornton, a 22-year veteran who grew up in Camden, told the students, "Don't stereotype police officers." He encouraged them to consider giving back to their community as law enforcement officers.
As the program ended, Williams raised his hand with a question:
"How do I become a cop?"
"Take the civil service exam," Thornton responded with a smile.
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By James K. Aitken,Katharine J. Dell,Brian A. Mastin
The quantity On Stone and Scroll addresses biblical exegesis from the ancient, archaeological, theological, and linguistic views, and discusses a few of the concerns principal to the translation of the Bible. it really is written via colleagues and previous scholars of Graham Davies in his honour on his retirement. It covers 3 major components primary to his paintings: inscriptional and archaeological, together with socio-historical, reports; theological and exegetical reviews, particularly of Exodus and the Prophets; and semantic stories. a long-lasting concentration of Graham’s paintings has been the mix of resources that he has utilised within the interpretation of the biblical textual content. His technique has been distinct in bible study in his combining of archaeological, inscriptional, linguistic and theological proof for a deeper realizing of textual content. His paintings has ranged from archaeological reports, via an version of Hebrew inscriptions, contributions to Hebrew semantics and biblical theology, to exegesis of the Pentateuch and Prophets. The essays during this quantity replicate that large view of previous testomony study.
Read Online or Download On Stone and Scroll: Essays in Honour of Graham Ivor Davies (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft) PDF
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Paper & Tea is undoubtedly one of the very best specialist tea shops not just in Berlin but in the world. Their aim is to provide the perfect fit for everybody with their various combinations of herbs. Each store (in Mitte & Charlottenburg) is a true experience of the authentic, uncompromising approach that defines P & T’s identity.
Our/Berlin has created a unique collaboration with the Royal Porcelain Manufactory (KPM). Under the label "handmade in Berlin" KPM has created two sizes of lightwight porcelain LAB cups, one small ideal for espresso martini and a larger size for a long drink.
Skadi is a frozen cocktail made from 100% natural ingredients and high-quality spirits. Developed by bartenders, Skadi provides an authentic ice-cold cocktail feel that can be experienced and taken anywhere.
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USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will begin accepting nominations for county committee members on Monday, June 15, 2020. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for these members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2020 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by Aug. 1, 2020.
“I encourage America’s farmers, ranchers and forest stewards to nominate candidates to lead, serve and represent their community on their county committee,” FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce said. “There’s an increasing need for diverse representation, including underserved producers, which includes beginning, women and minority farmers and ranchers.”
Agricultural producers who participate or cooperate in an FSA program, and reside in the LAA that is up for election this year, may be nominated for candidacy for the county committee. Individuals may nominate themselves or others, and organizations, including those representing beginning, women and minority producers, also may nominate candidates.
Committee members are vital to how FSA carries out disaster programs, as well as conservation, commodity and price support programs, county office employment and other agricultural issues.
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Producers should contact their local FSA office today to find out how to get involved in their county’s election. Check with your local USDA service center to see if your LAA is up for election this year. To be considered, a producer must sign an FSA-669A nomination form. The form and other information about FSA county committee elections are available at fsa.usda.gov/elections.
Election ballots will be mailed to eligible voters beginning Nov. 2, 2020.
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November 12, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Andre Salles, Fermilab Office of Communication. Office: 630-840-3351, cell: 630-940-8239, email: email@example.com
Download hi-res versions of the winning Photowalk images here:
Fermilab photo contest winners chosen; will advance to international competition
The judges have spoken, and the winners have been chosen in this year’s Fermilab Photowalk competition.
On Sept. 22, the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill., invited 50 amateur and professional photographers to take pictures in five high-tech areas of the lab, areas not part of the public tour. The photographers, chosen on a first-come, first-served basis, were then asked to submit their best shots to a panel of five local Photowalk judges.
Earlier this month, the judges selected their favorites from the 234 submissions. Their choices range from close-up shots of machinery to depictions of the iconic Wilson Hall, some in color and others in stark black and white. The judging process was spirited, requiring several rounds of voting to arrive at the 25 favorites.
The winning photo was taken by Stan Kirschner of Mundelein, Ill. Kirschner has been a photography enthusiast since he was 13, when his parents bought him his first camera – a Kodak Baby Brownie Special. He has taught photography at the University of Vermont and is active in two camera clubs.
“I feel very honored to be a participant in Fermilab’s 2012 Photowalk,” Kirschner said. “What a wonderful opportunity and experience to learn about particle physics and be able to look for creative images to photograph.”
Brian Schultz of Naperville, Ill., snapped the second- and third-place photos. Matthew Swenson of Wood Dale, Ill., took the fourth-place picture, and John Williams of Mundelein, Ill., captured the fifth-place image.
The top 25 photos have been posted online at the Fermilab website, and will be featured on a new exhibit to be displayed in the Wilson Hall atrium. The top five photos will be entered into the international Photowalk competition, run by the particle physics collaboration Interactions.org. A total of 10 laboratories around the world will take part in the contest, with public voting set to begin in December.
Fermilab was one of two U.S. Department of Energy laboratories to participate in this year’s Photowalk. The other, Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York, has also chosen their top five photos for the international competition. Brookhaven’s winners can be seen here.
Fermilab’s Photowalk drew participants from as far away as Atlanta, Ga. It’s the second time Fermilab has held a Photowalk, and the first since 2010.
This year’s panel of judges:
- Michael Branigan s the co-owner of Sandbox Studio, Chicago, a small communication design firm founded in 1998. Since 2004, Michael has collaborated on myriad science communication projects for Fermilab, SLAC, Argonne National Laboratory and the DOE Office of Science, to name a few, and has worked on symmetry magazine.
- Steve Buyansky started his career in photography at the Beacon-News in Aurora in 1983. He became photo editor at the Herald-News in Joliet in 2000. He is now a photo editor for Sun-Times Media, responsible for the Beacon-News, the Courier-News and the Naperville Sun.
- Marty Murphy works in the Fermilab Accelerator Operations Department and is a member of the Fermilab Photo Club. He is an avid photographer and has photographed Fermilab’s landscapes, machines, people and wildlife for the past 15 years.
- Jessica Orwig is a science writing intern for Fermilab’s Office of Communication. She is a graduate student at Texas A&M University, studying science and technology journalism.
- Georgia Schwender has been the visual arts coordinator at Fermilab since 2001 and operates the second-floor art gallery at Wilson Hall. She graduated from the Art Institute of Boston and previously worked at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York.
Fermilab is America’s premier national laboratory for particle physics research. A U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science laboratory, Fermilab is located near Chicago, Illinois, and is operated under contract by the Fermi Research Alliance LLC. Visit Fermilab’s website at www.fnal.gov, and follow Fermilab on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fermilab and on Twitter @FermilabToday.
The DOE Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit science.energy.gov.
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The Date/Time field is not updating in conditional mail merges
Insert the Date/Time field in the header of the first letter in the conditional letters table.
1. In the Mail Merge Wizard, select Conditional mail merge 2. Click Next and select the condition field 3. Click Next. This brings up the table or rows of each of your letters. 4. Open the first letter and edit/create Word document. 5. In Word, click Add header. In the header, click Insert from the menu bar, and select the date/time field. Save and close the document.
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To decide whether stem cell therapy is a suitable treatment alternative, it is critical to know the actualities and understand the motivation behind this therapy. To put it plainly, as indicated by Michigan Sports and Spine, it is a regenerative infusion therapy (RIT) that spotlights on overseeing chronic torment coming about because of trauma or osteoarthritis.
This strategy utilizes factors that go about as promoters or stimulants for the harmed individual to actuate their very own body’s mending procedure, with an end goal to encourage the repair, substitution, reinventing and reclamation of harmed or infirmed cells.
While it is expected to “kick-start” the body’s interior recuperating procedure to repair chronically infected or harmed tissues, this type of therapy is exceedingly individualized and viewed as a dubious interesting issue in all levels of government, and in addition open discussions. For a few, it offers to seek after alleviation from incapacitating chronic agony and different types of misery, and in addition reclamation of capacity that was for some time thought to be gone. For other people, it might speak to a good or moral test that stems from dread of the obscure and poorly educated.
Benefits of Stem Cell Therapy New Jersey
One thing that is past discussion is the proof that keeps on mounting with respect to the potential advantages of stem cell therapy or RIT. There are an assortment of employment for this procedure among damage patients and the individuals who experience the ill effects of a wide range of devastating sufferings or hindrances. A portion of the wounds that could profit by RIT incorporate the accompanying:
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Also, this creative strategy has demonstrated incredible guarantee in the treatment of a bunch of crippling diseases and conditions, including:
- Conditions identified with birth surrenders
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Life-undermining and regularly dynamic, lethal conditions, for example, Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS), Parkinson’s ailment, Alzheimer’s infection, just to give some examples.
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Build a quiz app with the following specifications:
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- Your quiz app should have both previous and next buttons to iterate through the questions.
- Your quiz should NOT jump to the first question after the last. Instead, gray out (disable) the next and previous buttons where appropriate.
- Change the "grading" of the user's answers so that a provided answer is
correct even if it not the same case (upper/lower) as the given answer.
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- Play question-specific music or video along with each question (pretty easy)
- Create a multiple choice quiz. Create a separate app and app page for this (difficult)
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It is so colorless outdoors, no green but conifers... I had to take some color therapy with
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After a successful launch in 2014 featuring Amy Tan and Chang-Rae Lee amongst others, Raffles Makati and National Book Store present the Philippine Literary Festival 2015 headlined by bestselling and award-winning authors Matthew Quick and Meg Wolitzer from August 28 to 30 at the Raffles Makati. Admission is free for all events.
Xandra Ramos-Padilla, National Book Store Managing Director, shares, “We are honored to be working with Raffles Makati in hosting international authors and organizing the Philippine Literary Festival. The support from publishers, authors, panelists, and attendees for the festival last year was overwhelming. This year, the festival will have Matthew Quick, Meg Wolitzer, and the best Filipino writers and artists to share with us their stories. National Book Store is more engagedthan ever in giving readers a different reading experience by bringing their favorite authors closer to them which we have constantly been doing over the years. We hope that through this festival, more Filipinos will be encouraged and inspired to read and become our partners in building a stronger reading culture.”
“Raffles Makati continues the legacy of Raffles Hotels as being a haven for authors by supporting the literary arts. Famous writers like Somerset Maugham, Ernest Hemingway, Joseph Conrad, among other noteworthy authors have stayed at a Raffles hotel. We’ve partnered with National Book Store, the largest bookstore in the country, to come up with the Authors in Residence series where the hotel is the official residence for visiting international bestselling novelists on a monthly basis. The Authors in Residence program culminates with the Philippine Literary Festival. This year, the festival offers a diverse selection of activities that will appeal to all book lovers. We intend to make this event an annual affair to look forward to in the city,” says Monique Toda, Raffles and Fairmont MakatiDirector of Communications.
Matthew Quick is the New York Times bestselling author of ‘The Silver Linings Playbook’, which was adapted into an Oscar-winning film. His other books include ‘The Good Luck of Right Now’ and ‘Love May Fail’, and the young adult novel ‘Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock’ all of which have been optioned for film. His works have been translated into 30 languages and received numerous accolades including a PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention. His upcoming book ‘Every Exquisite Thing’ will hit shelves in 2016 and is being developed into film by The Weinstein Company. The Matthew Quick talk and book signing event will be on August 30 at 2 p.m.
New York Times bestselling author Meg Wolitzer is the woman behind thecritically acclaimed novels ‘The Interestings’, ‘The Wife’, ‘The Position’, ‘The Ten-Year Nap’, ‘The Uncoupling’, ‘Sleepwalking’, ‘Surrender, Dorothy’, ‘This is My Life’, and the young adult novels ‘Belzhar’ and ‘The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman’. The Meg Wolitzer talk and book signing will be on August 29 at 2 p.m.
Readers can attend three days of book signings, discussions and panels about books and literature from top Filipino writers and artists. Join authors MariviSoliven, Ambeth Ocampo, Lualhati Bautista, Dean Alfar, Angelo Lacuesta, Alfred Yuson, Jose Dalisay Jr., Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, and Danton Remoto among others for talks and book signings.
The events are made possible in partnership with Adarna House Publishing, ABS-CBN Publishing, Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan, Anvil Publishing, Ateneo De Manila University Press, Meganon Comics, Precious Pages, Romancing Venus, Summit Books, Tahanan Books, Team Magazine, The Manila Review, The University of the Philippines Press, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, Visprint, Inc., Young Blood, Young Star, and Sweep.
All events will be held at the Raffles Makati with registration starting at 9 a.m. everyday. Admission is free. Only books purchased at National Book Store, National Book Store Express, and Powerbooks will be accommodated for the signing. Books by the authors will be available on site during the event. Sign up for updates and view the complete schedule at philippineliteraryfestival.com. Follow National Book Store on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@nbsalert). Tag #PLF2015 to join the discussion.
Raffles Makati, belonging to the iconic hotel brand, is a 32 all-suite hotel that caters to the refined sensibilities of the sophisticated business and leisure traveler. Its impressive interiors were done by renowned interior designer company Bent Severin which is a tasteful combination of old world elegance, modern furnishings and impressive art. In fact, over 1,600 pieces of paintings and sculptures are found within the property, all of which were created by local artists.
Guests of the Raffles Makati enjoy gracious and charming service amidst luxurious suites with high ceilings; views of the city from floor to ceiling windows; colonial era touches such as wooden floors and white louvers together with modern décor; and splendid marble bathrooms. There are three types of suites to choose from namely the Junior Suite, Executive Suite and the brilliant three-bedroom Presidential Suite—all offering the distinctive Raffles luxury experience.
For a feel of Raffles tradition, the Writers Bar offers Afternoon Tea in a parlor-like atmosphere surrounded by leather bound books. With its history of being the favorite haunt of notable authors, the Writers Bar is the venue of book launches and readings as well.
National Book Store, the undisputed category leader with over 170 stores nationwide, takes special pride in the institution’s role as a staunch supporter and promoter of education and reading. Serving as a partner in education and profession to generations of Filipinos, National Book Store continues to provide the best and widest selection of books, school and office supplies and other educational and professional products.
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Former House of Representatives historian Robert Remini, 1921-2013
Award-winning biographer and former official historian for the U.S. House of Representatives Robert Remini, professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago, died March 28 at Evanston Hospital after a stroke. He was 91.
Remini’s distinguished career of teaching and writing about American history extended for more than half a century.
The New York Times called him “the foremost Jacksonian scholar of our time.”
His critically acclaimed three-volume Andrew Jackson biography took more than 15 years to complete. The third volume of the series, “Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845,” won the National Book Award for nonfiction in 1984.
Remini also authored biographies of Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams and Daniel Webster, as well as a dozen other books on Jacksonian America.
“I’m a narrative historian. I tell a story. Biography is a handy way of doing history, because the chronology has already been prepared for you — a person is born, and then he dies,” he said in a 2000 UIC News profile.
In his most recent work, “At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise that Saved the Union” (2010), Remini detailed Clay’s role in orchestrating what some consider to be a lesser-known but critical moment in American history — the Compromise of 1850.
Remini was official historian for the House of Representatives from 2005 to 2010. He was appointed by Dennis Hastert, then speaker of the House.
Fred Beuttler, who collaborated with Remini on numerous projects at UIC and the House of Representatives, said Remini “reestablished a non-partisan professional office, which helped interpret the institution to members of Congress, teachers, scholars, the press, and the general public.”
“His passion for American history influenced countless students and colleagues, and his legacy will live on in his works of scholarship and in the people whose lives he touched,” Beuttler said.
U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., who introduced legislation commissioning the history of the House, called Remini “one of the nation’s preeminent political historians.”
“His dedication to the country and to the institution of the House of Representatives will not be forgotten,” Larson said. “I join every member both past and present grateful for his invaluable work to honor and preserve the history of this nation.”
Before Remini was named House historian, he was appointed in 2002 as distinguished visiting scholar in American history at the John W. Kluge Center of the Library of Congress.
During that time he produced “The House: The History of the U.S. House of Representatives” (2006), the first comprehensive narrative history of the U.S. House of Representatives.
In his research for the single-volume, 625-page book, Remini used the Library of Congress collection of manuscripts, congressional records, newspapers, letters and diaries. He also interviewed current and former House members.
He called the House an “extraordinary institution, with its vivid and sometimes outrageous personalities.”
Remini’s book was awarded the 2007 George Pendleton Prize by the Society for History in the Federal Government, which recognizes an outstanding major publication produced by or for a federal history program.
At age 87, Remini authored two more books, the 400-page “A Short History of the United States,” and “Andrew Jackson,” which centers on Jackson’s emergence as a military leader. Also that year he co-edited “Fellow Citizens: The Penguin Book of U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses.”
Remini received the 2004 Freedom Award from the United States Capitol Historical Society for his “outstanding contributions to preserving and communicating the history of our nation.” Other honors included the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation Award, the Carl Sandburg Award for nonfiction, and the American Historical Association’s Award for Scholarly Distinction.
He delivered two lectures at the White House during his career: a Presidential Lecture in 1991, and the inaugural Heroes of History Lecture in 2003.
Remini was an active member of the national history community and a long-time review board member for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Born in the Bronx and raised in Queens, Remini received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University and served in the Navy during World War II. He later earned his doctorate in history at Columbia University and held teaching appointments at Fordham and Columbia.
In 1965 he joined the UIC faculty, serving as its first chair of history, and was founding director of the UIC Institute for the Humanities. Later he held the position of UIC historian. That office produced “The University of Illinois at Chicago: A Pictorial History” in 2000.
“He had a deep love and commitment to UIC and worked tirelessly to help the young institution reach its potential as one of the premier urban research universities, combining the values of access and excellence,” Beuttler said.
Remini is preceded in death by his wife, Ruth. He is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Nielson and Joan Costello; a son, Robert; and three grandchildren.
Services will be Wednesday, 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Donnellan Family Funeral Services, 10045 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, Ill., and at noon at Saint Francis Xavier Church, 912 Linden Ave. in Wilmette, Ill.
Donations may be made to the Robert V. Remini Scholarship Fund, University of Illinois Foundation, 1305 W. Green St., Urbana, IL, 61801.
News media: more photos available for download online.
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In 2008, the U.S. had over 12 thousand firearm-related homicides. All of Japan experienced only 11
That’s 11 (eleven) incidents, three orders of magnitude less. Japan’s a bit under a half the size of US population.
The U.S. has the loosest gun laws and a gun homicide rate is 15 times higher than the rest of developed countries.
Nuff said. I love guns, rented from a licensed vendor at the range.
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St. Joseph the Worker CES in Thornhill proudly marked Remembrance Day with a school-wide presentation that featured Warrant Officer, Carmine Corrado, and a black light presentation.
The school welcomed Warrant Officer, Carmine Corrado, who shared inspirational words about the importance of striving for peace, giving back to others, and remembering how lucky we are to live in a free country like Canada. Warrant Officer Corrado has worked with the Canadian Armed Forces for 29 years and is stationed in Kingston, Ontario. His son, Mario, is a Grade 5 student at the school.
The black light presentation organized by the school’s junior students, honoured Canadian values of peace and freedom.
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….Rare VW T4 Multivan (Only 700 manufactured) . RHD and 400 shipped to UK I believe. Our van has been in storage for nearly 2 years as we have not had opportunity to use it. So in order for his to sell him he has had a new battery, steering rack,& full service. Will come with 12 month MOT. He is a fantastic van , looks great , drives superbly and reliable. You really could drive anywhere in this van. Bodywork and interior upholstery in excellent condition. He has been well cherished and done only 167,000 miles. Extensive VW service history. Cambelt and Waterpump replaced less than 5 thousand miles ago. New wheels and tyres before on before putting in storage. Tyres will have covered less than a few hundred miles. Test drives to appreciate this van and viewings welcome , located in Chorley Lancs. No dreamers and tyrekickers.. Advertised elsewhere so reserve right to remove early. Comes with brand new awning and tow bar . pounds or reasonable offer based in Chorley . May px for a defender must be in great condition.
This VW Camper Van is available from eBay UK, the price at time of listing was £4300.00, this VW Camper Van may have already sold, please check eBay for further details
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Today I had a class with five lovely and talented women. I taught them how to make origami kimonos out of strips of fabric. They all made some wonderful kimonos out of a variety of fabrics - one was even a sombrero pattern, that came out looking oriental when it was done. You'd never know it was sombreros at all. We had a couple of hours of lots of fun, and enjoyable comaraderie as fellow quilters and it was amazing to watch these little strips of fabric transform under their hands into adorable little kimonos.
Here are some pictures of the kimonos they made, some with finished or almost finished quilts to put them on:
Not the best pictures I've ever taken, but I was limited to using my phone today. See that yellow fabric? It had sombreros on it... you'd never know, looking at the kimono!
Aren't these the cutest things ever????
I had SO much fun this morning with these ladies!!! What a great way to spend a Saturday morning!!
On a side note: Two of the ladies in the class were professional teachers in their fields and said I did a great job demonstrating and teaching the technique, and being patient with them when they had questions. That made my day, too, as I have been having sleepless nights with bad dreams leading up to the class for a few days now. Can you say performance anxiety???? I have it in spades, and was sure something was going to go disastrously wrong. It didn't! Hooray!!!
It’s Cooler in the Mountains!
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The plant stem cells within a plant constantly generate a stream of young, active, healthy cells. A plant, tree, etc. can not run from fire, flood, dry spell, earthquake, tidal wave, etc. because it’s rooted in the ground. As a result, its incredible system of plant stem cells regularly renews the plant, shields the cells within and also outside of the plant as well as help them to defend themselves against harsh environmental forces. These cells permit a plant to live for centuries, to remain alive and remain to prosper during as well as after a woodland fire, and also survive in the toughest climates on earth.
For close to 200 years researchers have searched for a method to harvest plant cells from within plants. They’ve have been so coveted because they were viewed as the trick to youth for a plant. So the question was asked: if plant stem cells had this “permanently young” effect upon plants would they have a similar impact upon people?
Plant stem cells were first extracted from a Swiss selection of apple tree called Uttwiler Spà $ tlauber. Researchers observed that when the fruit of this tree was punctured that the skin would rapidly expand back and also heal itself. As soon as scientists determined how to remove sensible cells from this plant scientific tests on people were run. The results were that when applied to human skin the cells assist shield the human skin stem cells from damage as well as degeneration along with boost the skin’s very own cells. This turns up in human skin as noticeably reduced lines and creases and more firmness.
In 2008, the research laboratory which pioneered this research study won the European Cosmetics Advancement Honor for this forward looking as well as efficient technology.
For those of my readers that are not familiar, I make my very own skin care products as well as have for about ten years. I had been driven to create skin treatment products to look after my acne, hyperpigmentation and also unequal, peeling off skin. Dermatologists and medicines had actually fallen short for me. So I began to educate myself concerning skin structure, its health as well as treatment and also not long after I started making skin care recipes in my cooking area utilizing all-natural ingredients.
To manage my swelling, enlarged pores, sagging skin and also fine lines I sought out this laboratory who had actually produced this award winning plant stem cell serum. I have a line of my very own lip moisturizer, foot and also hand creams, body gloss, hair conditioner, cuticle oil, facial therapies and also moisturizers along with tooth powder and also deodorant. But I also have an extraordinary facial lotion that includes these plant stem cells. The Beneficial Mobile Therapy Serum is my best seller since it generates outcomes hardly ever seen with a topical product.
For others, there are different means to tackle healing their skin. I’m happy that plant stem cell technology is available since I recognize the outcomes and self-confidence that plant stem cells have given to me. For me, plant stem cells are one of the secrets for my skin to stay healthy and balanced, lively and also lovely.
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Z Force Designs – Sponsor TBRA
Z Force Designs has joined the 2012 TBRA Series Contingency Sponsor Program. Jeff Zeiger has provided the TBRA Series with great support already in the printing of some of our contingency sponsor’s decals and in the printing of the TBRA Series Decals with great quality, quick turnaround and an affordable price.
Z Force Designs is adding a Contingency Sponsor Award for 25% OFF of any purchase up to a total discount of $50.00 as year end awards for the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, and 10th place overall points finishers!
Get decals to promote your race team. Offer a more complete package for your car sponsors by including decal printing. Start the off season process of cleaning everything up with some fresh decals for your car or race trailer.
No matter what your graphic and decal needs are Jeff and the resources at Z Force Designs can help give your team a professional, winning image.
Contact Jeff Zeiger by phone at 330-418-3057 to see how Z Force Designs can help you!
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Episode 116 (32 mins 31 secs) Albert and Jiaming discuss this indie movie "It Comes At Night," and have some good and bad things to say about it, as well as one aspect that they really really liked. Most critics seem to really like it, and we talk about whether it deserves the high praise or not.
- After Credits -
24:28 - The Mummy (With Spoilers)
28:08 - Bandaid (No Spoilers)
28:48 - Dean (No Spoilers)
30:07 - Megan Leavey (No Spoilers)
More episodes, our other podcasts, and movie reviews, at whowhatwhereswhy.com
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Who We Are
ActiveCanvas is a boutique agency founded in 1994. We’ve earned our wings in the interactive communities of Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and Cincinnati. In 2013 we relocated to Florida’s Treasure Coast where we still try harder and work smarter to create and build the creative things that foster deep connections between brands and their customers.
The one thing that hasn’t changed over the years is our dedication to user-centered design, content-driven SEO, and bulletproof code. We jump into projects with the mindset of being true partners with our customers, even when this means having honest conversations and asking difficult questions.
We specialize in custom design, dynamic databases, and strong content. Our work is original. Every pixel uniquely represents the brand and message of our clients’ businesses. We pride ourselves on getting things done quickly, which is getting more important all the time in today’s business realities. We work out of our home and answer our own phones. We think we work well under pressure. That’s when our smaller size really helps.
What questions can we answer for you?
Let’s talk at (772) 932-7969.
Linda has been part of the interactive scene in LA, Chicago, Cincinnati, Boston, and South Florida for over 20 years. She insists that every client have high quality, strategic solutions and her full attention whether the project is high profile and complex or sweet and small. Originally a logo designer, she spent 18 years in corporate sales before starting ActiveCanvas in 1995.
Linda is the project manager and creative side of ActiveCanvas.
In 2009, after an extensive career in technology, Eric came on board. He is right-brained with degrees all over his office walls. He has extensive experience in solving complex problems and loves doing it. He’s passionate about communication and trustworthiness. No detail escapes him. Eric is the reason our websites are bulletproof.
Eric is the lead developer and technology side of ActiveCanvas.
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Taslima Nasreen, the Bangladeshi feminist writer who spoke in London at an International Women’s Day event a fornight ago has had a Rs 500,000 (£6000) bounty put on her head by an Indian Mulsim group, the All India Ibtehad Council.
According to the Daily Times in India, Taqi Raza Khan, the president of the council affered the reward to anyone carrying out the “extermination of this notorious woman”, saying “Taslima has put Muslims to shame in her writing. She should be killed and beheaded and anyone who does this will get a reward from the council.”
Taslima Nasreen fled Bangladesh in 1994 after Muslim fundamentalists declared her writings blasphemous and demanded her execution.
A website billed as “Islam Under Scrutiny by Ex-Muslims” offers more background information on the death-fatwa againts Nasreen and others.
UPDATE: Sunny draws our attention in the comments to a story in the Assyrian International News Agency that says that other prominent Muslim organisations in India have reacted with “shock” to the fatwa against Taslima Nasreen.
“This is 21st century India and not some kind of mediaeval kingdom,” says Yasoob Abbas, general secretary of All India Shia Personal Law Board.
Nevertheless, he says that agree that Nasreen “needs to be boycotted and driven out of India”. He doesn’t say how Nasreen should be driven out of India, but the All India Ibtehad Council has opened the bidding.
According to AINA, Maulana Naimurrehman, general secretary of Ulema Council, aired grave reservation over government’s support for Taslima. She said: “She has hurt the sentiments of millions of Muslims and must be asked to leave immediately. But killing her? It seems Taqi Raza Khan got carried away and announced that reward. The fatwa must not be taken seriously.”
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Teen Wolf Reviews
On Teen Wolf Season 6 Episode 8, we unfortunately travel back to Nazi Germany, the Ghost Riders take more people, and Noah has to face a painful truth.
Posted in: Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf Review: Heartless
On Teen Wolf Season 6 Episode 7, the pack must put their trust in the untrustworthy in order to try to get Stiles back. Read on for our review.
Teen Wolf Review: Ghosted
On Teen Wolf Season 6 Episode 6, the pack makes a series of bad decisions in their quests to get answers about the Wild Hunt and catch a Ghost Rider.
Teen Wolf Review: Radio Silence
On Teen Wolf Season 6 Episode 5, Stiles' best chance at getting out and back to his friends lies in the hands of Peter Hale. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Teen Wolf Review: Relics
On Teen Wolf Season 6 Episode 4, Lydia struggles to find a relic that proves Stiles existed, but it is a waste of time? Read on for our review.
Teen Wolf Review: Sundowning
On Teen Wolf Season 6 Episode 3, a visit with his dad forces the Sheriff to consider the possibility that his dreams may not be just dreams.
Teen Wolf Review: Superposition
On Teen Wolf Season 6 Episode 2, Stiles may be gone, but he isn't completely forgotten. Read on for our review and share your theories as to how [spoiler] is back!
Teen Wolf Review: Memory Lost
On Teen Wolf Season 6 Episode 1, Stiles is anxious for Beacon Hills to have another supernatural attack. Be careful what you wish for, Stiles.
Teen Wolf Season Finale Review: Hellbound!
On Teen Wolf Season 5 Episode 20, it's all hands on deck to defeat Sebastien and save Mason, and thankfully, Scott has a guardian angel watching over him.
Teen Wolf Review: The Beast of Beacon Hills
On Teen Wolf Season 5 Episode 19, the McCall pack teams up with Theo to search for Mason. Can they get to him before it's too late? Read on.
Teen Wolf Review: Maid of Gevaudan
A special character returns to Teen Wolf Season 5 Episode 18 "The Maid of Gevaudan." Is it time to talk spinoff? Find out more when you read our review!
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Since I didn't commemorate Mesoraco's first career bombo with a picture of him admiring his shot, here's one. But in full disclosure, this is actually a photo of his first home run, however, we can both pretend it's from last night, even if Getty Images didn't bother to send a photographer to very relevant Reds/Astros game. He took Bud Norris' high fastball out to left in a hurry, showing some of that plus power everyone is hoping he showcases on a regular basis next season. I'm pretty sure he will. It's nice that he get a chance to take a couple of swings here in September.
Bailey, who loves pitching in Texas, was quite good again last night. He went 7 and gave up just 2 runs on a J.D. Martinez home run. He also had a career high 3 hits at the plate, bringing his average up above .290. Marty even took the time to compliment his approach at the plate, saying his hard work really shows up there. How about that? I think he still has one start to be labeled the 'most frustrating pitcher who has ever existed in the Major Leagues.' Bruce picked up three hits after abstaining for the weekend and Phillips hit his 18th homer of the year. He's really turned it on in September. He may or may not be seeing flashing dollar signs in front of his eyes. Either way, the Red are going to have a tough time explaining turning down his option ($12 million) after the season if that happens. That's a high price tag. There are rumors that Jocketty may be heading out of town, I'm not sure how reliable they are, so, that could be a decision he doesn't have to make. Maybe they'd promote Joe Morgan to run the team. I think he's probably near the top of the list.
The Reds have an afternoon game today, which I enjoy. I'm not sure about everyone else's opinion. Arroyo is trying to avoid giving up homers 199 and 200 on the year. I suppose it's nice to be in the record books anyway you can get there, even if it's for being terrible. 'Turn to page 167, that's right, worst pitcher in the major league in 2011.' Just kidding Bronson, you're at least better than Casey Coleman, Esmil Rogers, Aaron Cook and J. Happ. Those guys didn't even bother making 30 starts. Or have mono. There are lots of excuses in place. Reds! Reds! Reds!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Hernandez got the scoring going tonight with a 3-run bomb in the second. The Cubs really weren't looking for the win, giving Casey Coleman the ball. He's not very good at pitching. Francisco added a two-run double in the 3rd. He's been swinging a nice bat lately. The win tonight joins with last Mike Leake's gem last night, in his final start of the season, to give the Reds the series. Nice job everyone. The Reds will take series late in the season from teams that don't care very much all day long. All day long! Reds! Reds! Reds!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Fortunately, there were lots of other interesting things to watch during the game, bad pitching aside. Francisco hit a ultra-super bomb to right, landing out of the stadium and hitting a horse that was walking by. Actually, I'm not sure about the horse part, but I picture the ball hitting the horse, who then rears up, knocking off the rider and everyone laughing about the commotion. What we do know is the homer went 502 feet and is the first to leave the stadium since the Big Donkey was still roaming the pastures in left. Mesoraco also hit his first career homer and second career double. Hopefully there will be many home runs to follow. You can't face Rodrigo Lopez every day, unfortunately. Some bad news in that Chris Valaika blew up his knee and is done for a while. Doctors think the non-working knee make actually improve his range at short. Chris, we kid. As I'm sure everyone learned from the fabulous Robin Williams vehicle, laughter is, indeed, the best medicine.
The big series with the Cubs continues today without two football games conflicting the Reds viewership. Now everyone can lock in and focus on watching the Reds humiliate the Cubs, publicly, for their disrespect yesterday. That will sure be something.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The Reds ran into the the bear buzzsaw in Chicago, losing two of three to the terrible, terrible Cubs. Tonight there was a little too much Carlos Pena. That guy can rake - about 2 out of every 10 at bats, one of which is a home run. He had his two hits of the week tonight, the big one being a three-run bomb in the 8th off Bray. Cueto came off a poor outing last time against the Cardinals to go 7 and give up 3. He left trailing but the offense picked him up, tying things at three, immediately prior to Renteria getting thrown out at the plate trying to score the fourth run of the evening. Ondrusek got hung withe loss, penalized for leaving men on base for Bray to remove, not before touching home plate.
The last few days we've gotten the opportunity to see some of the kids. Mesoraco has been getting regular at bats and Alonso has been seeing more and more time. He had three hits tonight. Valaika even got a shot at short which he hasn't done for a while and, according to the the nerds in charge of telling me about baseball, probably shouldn't ever play the 6 position. Bruce and Votto each added two hits tonight. Hernandez took over the role of having runners on base and not doing much with them. He hasn't been the problem for most of the season, so he's entitled to a turn. And the Reds likely get a draft pick based upon his 'A' free agent status following the season. That's assuming he's offered and rejects arbitration, only to sign elsewhere. It's a very complicated process reserved only for the very smart. I do not fall into that category, so will cease my explanation here.
Yesterday, I won't backtrack too far, Leake had a chance for his first career shutout but gave up a two-run, game-tying bomb to something called a LeHair. I think that translates to 'the hair', based upon my remedial knowledge of the French language. If I had to give up my first career shutout, I think a home run to The Hair would be an acceptable way to go about it. The Reds came back to win in the 14th, so everything worked out for the best. Though, again presented with the options, a meaningless win for a team eliminated from playoff contention versus first career shutout, it's probably a toss-up. At least after listening to Dusty spin it for me.
The Reds get the privilege of playing the Rockies for a couple of days, which should be worth a watch. I know I'll be tuning in. The offense has scheduled many hits and runs for the weekend. It's already on the calendar - in pen - so, expect it.
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Team 22, the Authorized Licensee of Under Armour, announced today the signing of Brett Hughes as the company’s West Coast Sports Marketing Representative and Sponsored Professional Athlete. The accomplished pro lacrosse player and humanitarian represented Team 22 this past weekend at the 2012 Men’s Lacrosse Final Four Weekend in Foxborough, Mass.
“I am excited to be part of Team 22 and Under Armour Lacrosse, the team, their attention to the sport, and what the brand stands for is something everyone admires,” said Hughes. “I look forward to bringing everything I've got to the team and then give a little more. I am excited for the future of Team 22 and Under Armour Lacrosse.”
Team 22, under the Under Armour banner, designs, manufactures and distributes lacrosse equipment. Under Armour stands as a world-wide developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. Team 22 Lacrosse was founded by Rochester Knighthawks and Hamilton Nationals Owner Curt Styres. Paul Gait, known as one of the greatest lacrosse players ever, serves as the president of Team 22. Gait was thrilled to add Hughes to the organization, which already includes 2012 National Lacrosse League champion Cody Jamieson of the Rochester Knighthawks and the Major League Lacrosse’s Hamilton Nationals.
“I would like to welcome Brett to Team 22 Lacrosse. His accomplishments at UVA and in the MLL make him a valuable asset in promoting the Under Armour brand of equipment. His position as a West Coast Sports Marketing Representative should help to accelerate Under Armour's launch of lacrosse goods throughout the territory,” said Gait. “I would also like to commend him on his efforts to help grow the sport. His organizations have expanded opportunities for lacrosse players in both the United States and the UK.”
Hughes has excelled in his on-field play and philanthropy. The Columbus, Ohio, native is in his seventh season in Major League Lacrosse and first with the expansion Ohio Machine. The MLL All-Star has played in 52 games in a career that has taken him to New Jersey, Los Angeles and Denver. Prior to his tenure in the MLL, Hughes played four years for the University of Virginia. At UVA, the defenseman started every game from 2001-05, won the 2003 NCAA Championship, and was a two-time All-American.
Off the field, Hughes has exhibited similar character by co-founding Lacrosse the Nations and “Another Best Day,” which is currently a blog that purveys his personal philosophy. Although lending himself to the UK school company, Hughes remains committed to developing Lacrosse the Nations, which was founded as a 501c3 non-profit organization. Its mission is to improve education and health, while “creating hope and opportunity for children in need” using lacrosse as the unifying factor. Hughes serves as an ambassador of hope for underprivileged children, as he travels all over the world to help spread the game of lacrosse. He explained his use of lacrosse to form a bond between kids in different countries, in a recent article by Aly Morrissey.
“Anyone can agree that lacrosse is such a cool sport. Adding that element of the stick and ball is different than anything else; it’s intoxicating. So for the kids we work with, it’s not so easy that it gets boring, but it’s not hard enough that they lose interest,” he said. “It provides an outlet for them; it’s a recess from their daily struggles. The faces of the kids I’ve gotten to meet are always with me. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about the families and people I’ve met.”
Hughes has further demonstrated his love for the game through his involvement with Lacrosse The Pond, LLC, which allows players to achieve a 12-month master’s degree, while learning different cultures and playing lacrosse overseas from one of the UK’s premier universities. Hughes serves on the board of directors as the US President.
He will now bring that passion and dedication to Team 22 and Under Armour Lacrosse.
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New Study: E-Cigarette Flavors Don’t Appeal to Youth Non-Smokers
By Lindsay Fox Posted January 10, 2015
We’ve all heard the argument. Because e-cigarettes are available in flavors like bubblegum, gummy bear and [insert appealing-sounding flavor name here], they will hook unsuspecting children into nicotine addiction, and then the otherwise innocent youths might progress to smoking and die of lung cancer. The implication is that it’s the flavors themselves that tempt non-smoking youth into trying e-cigarettes, when they’d otherwise be completely nicotine-free.
The standard response to this would be that while e-cig flavors will appeal to some teens, the primary appeal of vaping itself is to adult smokers, and the flavors simply make it more enjoyable. A new study has attempted to settle the flavor debate, and found that flavors don’t attract non-smoking teens to e-cigarettes. However, it’s sponsored by NJOY, and it seems to run contrary to expectation – although the evidence shows that only low numbers of non-smoking teens try e-cigarettes, you’d still generally imagine that some flavors would make it more appealing. So, is the result too good to be true?
- 216 non-smoking teens and 432 adult smokers were surveyed about their interest in trying e-cigs, flavored water and ice cream in specific flavors, ranking interest from 0 to 10.
- Adult smokers were more interested in trying e-cigs than non-smoking teens, but both groups had limited interest.
- Interest in trying e-cigs varied significantly according to flavor for adult smokers, but not for non-smoking teens. For teens, the average interest score was 0.41/10, and the most appealing flavor (scotch) only scored an average of 0.52/10.
- Teens were much more interested in the same flavors in the form of ice cream or water, suggesting that the product affects overall interest more than the flavor.
- Adults who’d vaped recently were most interested in flavors, and showed most variation in interest in vaping according to flavor.
- Only non-smoking teens who hadn’t tried vaping were included in the study, so flavors could make a bigger difference for non-smokers who have tried or are interested in vaping, or teen smokers.
- Overall, the study effectively refutes the idea that specific flavors attract non-smoking teens to vaping.
What They Did – Comparing Adults’ and Teens’ Interest in E-Cigarette Flavors
The survey drew participants from an online research panel, and compared a sample of teen non-smokers with adult smokers (full paper is paywalled). The non-smoking teens (average age of 16) hadn’t used any tobacco product in the last 6 months and had never tried e-cigs; they could have smoked a cigarette before, but only 8 of the 216 non-smoking teens had done so. Of the 432 adult smokers recruited, the majority (81 percent) were daily smokers, with the remainder being occasional smokers. The adults could have tried e-cigarettes: about 35 percent had tried one but not vaped in the past month and just under 22 percent had vaped in the past month.
The protocol was fairly straightforward. The participants were presented with a combination of a product and a flavor description, and asked to rank their interest in trying the flavored product from 0 to 10. Flavors were the main focus, so there was no branding or other advertising content aside from the description of the flavor. The different products were e-cigarettes, bottled water and ice cream, and flavors were taken from all three types of product and then randomly re-combined. Each participant was shown 24 combinations – for example, “would you be interested in trying a cotton candy flavored e-cigarette?” or “would you be interested in trying raspberry flavored ice cream?” – enabling the researchers to work out if flavors made e-cigarettes more appealing, or whether the flavors were only appealing presented in the form of ice cream or water.
The e-cigarette flavors were either currently offered by NJOY or ones they’re considering to offer in the future (cue accusations that they’re doing big-tobacco-style market research to work out which flavors can more effectively hook teens), with 15 e-cig flavors in total. These included bubble gum, cotton candy and gummy bear (commonly used as examples of e-cig companies marketing to children), but also others like single malt scotch, classic tobacco and peach tea. The e-cig flavors were the main focus of the study, but other flavors were included in each participant’s questions, and the screening questionnaire asked about flavored bottled water and ice cream use too so the intent wasn’t clear to respondents.
What They Found – E-Cig Flavors Appeal to Adult Smokers, Not Non-Smoking Teens
The core finding was that (as you would expect) e-cigarettes generally held significantly more appeal for adult smokers than teen non-smokers, regardless of flavor. The interest in trying e-cigarettes was ultimately low, with a mean score (on the 0 to 10 scale) of 1.73 for adult smokers and 0.41 for non-smoking teens. For the adults, their scores varied much more depending on flavor than the teens’ did, with the average score ranging from 1.01 to 3.49 (least for scotch and most for classic tobacco) compared to between 0.16 and 0.52 (least for dark tobacco and most for scotch) for the non-smoking teens. In short, the flavor mattered much more for adults but made little difference for teens.
For gummy bear, cotton candy and bubble gum, the results were distinctly unimpressive for the non-smoking teens, with cotton candy being the most appealing but still less so than classic tobacco or single malt scotch. Keep in mind, though, that the actual “interest” was still tiny – a maximum of 0.52 on a 0 to 10 scale where 0 indicates no interest at all.
When the same flavors (barring the tobacco options) were attached to ice cream or bottled water, the interest from both the smoking adults and non-smoking teens was much higher than it was for e-cigs. The teens’ average rating for the flavors in the form of water increased to 2.58 and for ice cream it rose to 4.06, higher than the corresponding adult ratings. When the flavors weren’t attached to e-cigarettes, teens’ interest varied significantly according to the specific flavor asked about. This strongly suggests teen interest is more about the product the flavor is associated with than the flavor itself: a teen won’t mindlessly try e-cigs just because it’s gummy bear flavor, but it might make a difference for an ice cream.
Since the adult smokers could have tried e-cigarettes, researchers also analyzed the results for them according to vaping history. Unsurprisingly, the adult smokers who’d tried e-cigarettes were more interested in flavored e-cigarettes than those who hadn’t. The recent users were both most interested in e-cigs overall and showed more difference in interest according to flavor. Generally, classic tobacco and menthol were the most appealing, but more recent vaping made interest in non-cigarette flavors higher.
Is it Too Good to Be True?
The finding is admittedly a good thing for e-cigarette advocates, but the somewhat unexpected result – in combination with the conflicting interests of the funding source – means we should be cautious about drawing firm conclusions. The most obvious issue is the fact that non-smoking teens were compared with smoking adults, rather than smoking (or vaping) teens or non-smoking adults. The groups were quite different from one another, in short, pitting the group most likely to be interested against the one least likely to be interested.
That said, the point of the study was to look at the impact the flavor had on non-smoking teens’ interest, looking to address the specific nightmare scenario of a kid who otherwise wouldn’t have smoked being tempted into vaping by flavor descriptions. Those already more interested in vaping (and the seven teens who were excluded because they’d already tried vaping) might show more variation in interest with flavor, but the core point is that this appears to be related to a pre-existing interest in trying vaping, rather than the flavor itself making vaping appealing where it otherwise wouldn’t have been. Basically, the study can’t say flavors don’t make a difference for any teens, but it does a pretty good job of showing that the interest in vaping isn’t created by specific flavors – if it were, bubblegum, for example, would have produced markedly higher scores than tobacco or menthol, but it didn’t.
Conclusion – E-Cig Flavors Don’t Push Teens into Addiction
So the findings might not generalize to all teens (like non-smokers who’ve tried vaping or are interested in smoking), but do specifically refute the core argument about the impact of e-cigarette flavors. If you have a non-smoking teen, he or she is very unlikely to care what flavors e-cigarettes come in, and isn’t going to try one just because of a “cotton candy” e-liquid. So, the nightmare scenario familiar from anti-vaping arguments has evidence against pretty much every stage: flavors tempt otherwise non-smoking teens into vaping (this study says probably not), large numbers of non-smoker start vaping (many studies say they aren’t) and then transition to smoking (the studies addressing this to date indicate that they almost definitely won’t). We’ll still see the argument, of course, but it’s getting easier and easier to refute the claims with hard data.
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Gay man living with cancer surprised with emotional video from loved ones at Pride in London
Friends and family of a gay man and LGBT rights activist living with cancer have paid an emotional tribute at Pride in London.
Dean Eastmond has been battling cancer for more than a year.
The 21-year-old was recently told that, despite months of agonising treatment in the US, his type of cancer is now treatment resistant.
The news prompted his loved ones to pay a very special tribute at the July 8 pride celebrations in London.
With more than 10,000 gathered in Trafalgar Square to watch the main stage, loved ones surprised Eastmond with a special video dedication.
Friends recorded messages of tribute to the activist – who they labelled “inspiring”.
Despite his cancer diagnosis, the brave activist has continued to campaign for LGBT rights.
Eastmond set-up HISKIND, a queer culture magazine distributed across London.
He has also written and campaigned on the challenges of being a young gay man going through cancer treatment.
Following his surprise, Eastmond said: “I was so overwhelmed and shocked! When the drag queen on stage mentioned a 21 year old with cancer, my initial reaction was ‘oh wow, there’s someone here like me’.
“It took a while for it to click on that she was talking about me!
“The video has really shown me how important my friends are to me and (apparently) how important I am to them!
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“I have no idea how they kept it as quiet as they did, but it was a beautiful last moment until I re-start chemotherapy.”
Mike Buonaiuto, Executive Director of Shape History said: “When we first heard Dean’s story we were truly touched and inspired by what he has been working on in spite of going through treatment for cancer.
“He’s campaigned and stopped discrimination faced by LGBT people living with cancer wanting to freeze their sperm, he has launched a successful queer culture magazine across the UK for young people, and has written about his struggles going through cancer – inspiring thousands online in the process.”
“When his treatment was unsuccessful we decided as a team we had to do something – and spread Dean’s message to thousands more people in Trafalgar Square on Saturday – surprising Dean in the process. It’s our hope more people will find his work and be inspired.”
Watch the video in full here:
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Too many cooks spoil the climate. Our hobs, ovens, kettles and microwaves use as much electricity in a year as British streetlighting does in six years.
But, by making a few considered choices, the average household can shave £170 off its utility bills every year. If you spend a lot of time in the kitchen, your carbon cutting will really add up. Here’s how to make a few simple savings.
1. Pressure cookers
Pressure cookers can save you huge amounts of cooking time, drastically cut energy consumption, and, if you’re a keen cook, pay for themselves in no time. Prices start from just £20 for a 4 litre capacity cooker.
A pressure cooker is a large pan with a closely fitting lid. A certain amount of liquid is boiled in the sealed pan with the food, and the build-up of steam under pressure inside the pan means that some foods cook in less than half the time usually taken.
You can cook more than one food at a time in a pressure cooker. Use them to cook any food or dish that you’d normally boil, steam or stew, such as:
– Soups and stocks.
– Pulses, such as dried beans and chick peas, which take just 15–20 minutes in a pressure cooker, compared with the usual hour or two. They don’t even need to be soaked overnight this way!
– Steamed puddings, such as Christmas puddings. A 1lb (450g) Christmas pud takes just 1½ hours in a pressure cooker, instead of the usual six hours.
2. Cooking pasta
Once you’ve tried this simple energy and moneysaving trick you’ll never go back. Boil the water for pasta in a kettle. Place the water and pasta in a pan, cover with a well-fitting lid, and bring back to the boil. Then turn the electricity/gas off. When the cooking time specified on the packet is up, you’ll find that it’s cooked as normal!
3. Extra, extra
If a stovetop recipe, such as veggie chilli and most soups, stores well in the fridge or freezer, make larger batches of it. That way you won’t have to use the stove again to make additional batches. You can reheat it in a few minutes using the microwave instead – and it’s much healthier than bought ready-meals.
A microwave oven uses about half the energy of a conventional electric oven. This is mainly due to faster cooking times – and the energy heats only the food, not the entire oven. Though it uses more power per minute, it cooks faster!
Blitzing frozen veg in the microwave instead of waiting for them to boil saves time – and cuts energy use by 65%. And microwaving a frozen ready-meal rather than cooking it in the oven can halve energy use.
5. Cooking on gas
Switching from an electric oven to a gas oven could save you £50 a year – and cut your emissions as effectively as turning all your appliances off standby.
Because electric cooking is three times more expensive than gas cooking, a simple new model will have paid for itself in about four years!
6. Switch to a green energy supplier
Ecotricity is a green energy company that is dedicated to changing the way electricity is made. Unlike other companies, it invests its profits solely in clean forms of power – from the wind, sun and sea. What’s more, it will price match the standard tariffs of the ‘big six’ energy suppliers – meaning that switching to Ecotricity probably won’t cost you a penny more! To sign up, visit www.ecotricity.co.uk
Green kitchen facts
– Electricity is three times more expensive than gas – and emits twice as much CO2 per unit.
– The average Brit spends about £75 a year on cooking bills.
– Cooking uses about 830 kWh annually in the average UK home.
By making a few considered choices, the average household can shave £170 off its utility bills every year. If you spend a lot of time in the kitchen, the savings will really add up.
© Amanda Woodvine for Didsbury Dinners, 2o11. All rights reserved. Not to be reproduced in whole or in part without the permission of the copyright owner.
Food photography: © Chava Eichner
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President Trump instructed his cabinet secretaries Wednesday to reduce their departmental spending by 5 percent or more next year.
“Some of you will say, ‘Hey, I can do much more than five,’” Trump said at a Cabinet meeting.
The cuts could affect the military as well, despite Trump’s desire to increase defense spending. The Pentagon’s budget would “likely be $700 billion,” the president reportedly said, indicating a possible 2.3 percent drop.
In an earlier interview with Fox Business Network, Trump said achieving the cuts wouldn’t be difficult. "It's not as tough as you think, and frankly there's a lot of fat in there," he said. White House adviser Kellyanne Conway told Fox that Trump is "asking them to cut the fraud, the waste, the abuse. … not the essentials."
The comments came two days after the U.S. Treasury reported that the budget deficit hit a 6-year high of $779 billion in fiscal year 2018. The 17 percent year-over-year increase in the deficit was driven in large part by the tax cuts pushed through Congress by Republicans late last year, along with a $300 billion increase in spending for this year and next.
The Trump administration has been hinting recently that it would seek to cut spending for fiscal 2020, with Kevin Hassett, chairman of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers, saying last week that “deficit is absolutely higher than anyone would like” and that “you’ll see a much more aggressive stance” soon as far as the budget is concerned.
But could a 5 percent cut actually increase the deficit?
Zach Moller of the fiscally conservative Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget pointed out in a series of tweets that federal outlays are already facing steep cuts when spending caps return in fiscal year 2020, which begins next October.
Discretionary spending — which accounts for only 31 percent of all federal spending, and only 11 percent of nominal spending growth over the next decade, Moller notes — will be reduced by about 10 percent in the 2020 fiscal year once the caps take effect.
Assuming Trump’s spending reduction plan applies only to discretionary spending of the kind managed by his Cabinet secretaries, it would actually be a smaller cut than the reductions already accounted for in the Congressional Budget Office’s deficit projections. In other words, a 5 percent cut to discretionary spending in 2020 “is actually deficit increasing compared to CBO's baseline,” Zoller wrote.
The bottom line: Trump can ask for cuts — and he has before, with previous presidential budgets calling for steep funding reductions for some federal departments. But the budget is determined by Congress and lawmakers may choose to ignore or reject his requests, as they have in the past. The 2020 budget fight is just getting started.
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EltaMD UV Daily Tinted Broad-Spectrum SPF 40
EltaMD UV Daily Tinted Broad-Spectrum SPF 40 is a lightweight and sheer moisturizing sunscreen that has been specifically formulated for reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles from the skin’s surface as well as protecting the skin against harmful UVA/UVB sun rays. The tinted base helps to even out most skin tones. The sunscreen contains 9% transparent Zinc Oxide to protect the surface of the skin from sun damage such as sun spots, freckles, sunburn, and skin cancer.
Daily Broad-Spectrum SPF 40 contains a high dose of Hyaluronic Acid that helps to boost water retention in the skin as well as reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles leaving the skin looking and feeling smooth, hydrated, and supple. The moisturizing sunscreen is designed to work on normal, combination and post-procedure skin. Formula is gentle enough to use after cosmetic procedures such as microdermabrasion, glycolic peels, chemical peels and laser treatments. Product is fragrance, paraben, sensitivity free and non-comedogenic. Can be applied individually or under makeup.
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Callie Riggin, MD was raised in Eastern Montana in a farming and ranching family and attended Carroll College for her undergraduate degree. She earned her Medical Degree at the University of Washington and completed her pediatric residency training at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Riggin joined the Helena Pediatric Clinic in August 2012. She feels fortunate to practice in her home state and care for the children of Helena. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, golfing, reading, and watching sports.
Learn more at Helena Pediatric Clinic.
Education & Training
University of Washington
University of Arizona Medical Center South Campus
American Board of Pediatrics
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In 2019, Hospitality Services partnered with Leanpath, whose mission is to “prioritize food waste prevention and measurement everyday practice in the world’s kitchen.” Leanpath kitchen technology allows our management teams to manage pre-and post-consumer food waste in real-time by incorporating floor scales. The data collected is used to; measure our progress towards mitigating food waste, assist staff with consumer education on the impact of personal consumption, and take a proactive approach to drive behavioural change through awareness.
In a four month period of tracking from December 2019 – April 2020, Leanpath, we saw an average reduction of 15% in pre-consumer food waste, dropping from a weekly average of 795 kg to 665 kg. In Leonard dining hall between January – April 2020, we saw an average weekly reduction of 47% in post-consumer waste.
Why It's Important
Food waste not properly composted represents about 8% of all global greenhouse gas emissions by producing methane in landfills.
1/3 of people worldwide don't have access to sufficient food yet 1/3 of food worldwide goes to landfills.
We increase our carbon footprint and contribute to climate change when we waste food by consuming the energy and water needed to grow, harvest, transport, and package it.
How YOU can reduce food waste
Look at the daily options first: To narrow down your food choices and avoid over-portioning, take a lap of the dining hall before getting food, or preview today’s menu online to plan your choices in advanced.
Ask for different portion sizes: Want a small taste to try something new, or just part of a dish to add with another menu item? Or do you want a bit more of your favourite dish? Ask for a different portion size.
Eat mindfully: Take time to enjoy your food and pay attention to when you are full. Remember, you can always go back for seconds!
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Complete the 4 steps to earn your CE/CME credit:
CPME (Credits: 0.5)
PRESENT eLearning Systems, LLC is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine.
PRESENT eLearning Systems, LLC has approved this activity for a maximum of 0.5 continuing education contact hours.
Release Date: 03/16/2018 Expiration Date: 12/31/2018
Benjamin Overley, Jr, DPM
Surgical Skills Committee
Section Editor for Trauma-Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Foot and Ankle Specialist/PMSI Orthopedics
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Male Speaker: I had a little reload there. Okay. Calcaneal osteotomy. In terms of procedures that I perform on a routine basis, this probably is at the top or close to the top of the list. The reason why is because it’s, in my hands, relatively easy to do. It’s very powerful. I can achieve a lot of things with it and I think they’re pretty easy to fix. The heel bone, in general, is pretty accommodating in terms of actually healing, with an A, after working on it. These are your objectives. Just understanding the different types in fixation techniques and we don’t need to go through the beat down on history. Just understanding the types and understanding that we’ve adapted to heel to just almost fix just about every condition we can think of. Whether it’s a transverse plane, flat deformity sagittal plane, old calcaneal fracture with loss of height, flatfoot deformity, cavus foot deformity, you name it, we’ve developed an osteotomy or way to abuse surgically the heel bone to realize our dreams of getting this patient better, at least into better mechanical alignment. Here are all the different approaches and you can see this is what we’ve done over the years. You have your standard Kouts, your Evans. You’ve got modifications of that into the SCARF, which you’re going to see a lot of today. Or the Malerba, we can do opening wedges, closing wedges. Laterally based things, we can swing it right, swing it left, bring it up, bring it down. We can pretty much do anything with this thing. It’s very much like a first metatarsal in that way that we’ve seemed to cut up this thing in 50 different fashions to achieve our end goal. We’ve been pretty successful with doing it, I don’t really see that changing. How do we get this right the first time? For those of you that don’t do this, I think this is a good way to address this. A tip is just to use a metallic straight edge in the operative room and just plant that out with a skin marker. You just mark your area where you’re going to be and there’s that, and you through skin down the bone and you do your procedure. This does not require a ton of dissection. In fact, the more layers that you create, the more swelling you’re going to have. You’re probably going to incarcerate some things that you don’t want to get into. It’s best just to go straight down almost like an Achilles repair. Flatfoot deformities. Well, clearly, we’re going to use them for these types of deformities. They tend to work best for the flatfoot deformity. Though I’ve really adapted them for varus feet as well over the years and I also had them working very well for them, but there’s also a level of competence that needs to go with it. That looks like a lady, it’s not too bad till you flip her around and you take a look at that right ankle of hers and you see how much she is in, how much the heel is out, and we see the difference there. Taking a look at this multiplane or transverse sagittal plane, we’ve got everything going on, lot of different interactions in terms of the flatfoot deformity itself as a transverse plane. Is it sagittal? Is it a combined deformity? All these different things. We have a short lateral column. Is the lateral column long enough? Understanding that when these patients you first see and this is still probably the best diagnostic test for PTTD and flatfoot. You see right there on the left, you actually see the PT10 in trying to fire as this patient is trying to lift herself up. When she gets to the single leg exam on her nonaffected side, she can get up there very easily. When we switched over to the affected side and we lift up that right heel of hers and try to get her to go left, you’ll actually see her do little maneuver, it’s called the step jump. You’ll actually see her try to use her upper body just to give her the momentum to get that heel off the ground. Just watch the right as she tries to use that weight to lift herself up. I don’t even know if she does it on that video but I think she actually did it from the side view. The understanding that with all these, you’re dealing with the calcaneal osteotomy allows you all these different options and how you can fix these different things. You can see the associated HAV, lateral peritalar subluxation. You can see this typical on medial on coverage that we see with these patients and these are things that are easily addressed with calcaneal osteotomies. We can do wedge osteotomies that are based from a medial or lateral standpoint. We always worry about going medially because clearly there are some things, just like going through the front of the neck that we don’t want to get into around, it doesn’t mean we can’t do it. You can do medializing, lateralizing osteotomies of the os calcis. We know this, Kouts again is described these years ago and I’ll show you why I’ve gravitated away from this particular type of procedure. Though it’s been used and I still use it in occasion today for different things, it’s still very unstable osteotomy of that area. We could do an Evans where we’re lengthening that lateral column, for short and lateral column but understanding when we’re doing this type of a procedure that we’re affecting a lot of things. The Evans osteotomy is a very strong and powerful osteotomy because it not only swings that foot back around or that brings that foot back around that talar head, for those of you that saw Harold’s talk yesterday, which was a fantastic one, path mechanics.
Not only we’re bringing the foot back around but we’re also lifting up the anterior axis of the calcaneus simultaneously. It’s really a three-plane correction with one bone cut. If we violate that calcaneal cuboid joint in an effort to get this osteotomy done and we blow those ligaments on top of that joint, what you’ll see is you actually see that anterior calcaneus begin to escape. A lot of patients will come back complaining of pain in that area which is CCJ impingement because we’ve basically created an arthritic situation at their calcaneocuboid joint. Here is the typical fixation technique for Koutsogiannis and we’ll see this a lot. This is very easy to perform. They take me no more than about eight or nine minutes to do and probably about another two minutes to throw a single screw in. They’re very time efficient as well. You can see there, we got a very flatfoot, forefoot varus, medial in coverage. We can do the osteotomy and even drop it down a little bit to recreate some of that arch. Naviculocuneiform arthrodesis at the same time, and you noticed the talar head is now captured in that area and that first met angle has also been corrected out at the same time. Here some other fixation constructs and techniques that I’ve used over the years. Nothing that exciting, just to show you different techniques. The Kouts, yeah, you can correct it and you can push it laterally, you can push it medially. You can pull it down. You can bring it up if you’ve got a cavus foot. You want to really take a lot of that out. You can actually displace it vertically as well and it is very versatile. From my standpoint, it’s also very unstable and a lot of its versatility and its instability are sort of inexorably linked. You can see there is an example of ankle replacement I did in conjunction with its standard Koutsogiannis. As I said, I still use those. I just don’t use them that often. You can combine with fusions like I did here with an ankle replacement as well. You can see here, if we’re going to get to the posterior facet and we’re going to do a calcaneal osteotomy at the same time, we’re want to make sure our incisions are not, you know, kind of getting into each other. There, you can see a calcaneal osteotomy, posterior facet arthrodesis and an ankle replacement. We have all different types of step plates that we can use. You can use single screws. You can use these plates to push away that bone and also do capture it in that locking plate formation. We’ve got intramedullary plates that actually go inside the heel bone although I’ve never really truly trusted them any of themselves. I always threw an additional screw just for rotational component and we’ll talk about that right now. The Koutsogiannis inherently, is very unstable. It’s very unstable because it’s very similar to basicervical fracture of the femoral neck. If you think about the head of the femur which is a ball and you think about the neck as it comes down to the lesser and greater trochanters in the calcar process. If you’ve got a fracture there what the orthopedist found over time and when they would fix this and they would just put two screws or three screws across is that – sorry, just a single screw across with the plate is that that single screw over time there is sort of force to takes place with the head begins to move on it. It sort of like the top of an ice cream moving on the cone and as it takes place there’s a cut out that occurs. That cut out would always happen in the bottom of the femoral neck and they would have all these basicervical hip fracture failures. The same thing is inherent with the Koutsogiannis because we’ve got an Achilles attached on one side, we’re cutting it basically straight up and down or maybe put a little obliquity to it to give the greater bone surface. But we still haven’t changed one thing, the Achilles is still attached. The potential for that thing to spin around a single screw is very, very possible. What you’ll often see with the single fixation technique is that what you see in the operating room and what you see when the patient begins to bear weight. When you think on x-ray that that patient is healed, then, you say okay, get down on this thing and you take a look at it and you start to see their heel kind of drifting back to where it was. Do you know why? Because this is a soft bone and you basically just got a piece of metal sitting inside the soft spongy bone. Well, guess what happens when they go and they start to walk on this thing the way they always walk with their flatfoot deformity, it spins. That little spinning, I’m not saying it’s going to go on to a nonunion as you see in this picture but understand that you will lose correction with these. Sometimes, you have to push them so far over to get your correction that the only thing it’s holding that heel bone together is your screw. In those patients, they’re strict nonweightbearing minimum of eight to 10 weeks which patients are not crazy about and I’m not either. I get my patients going as soon as possible. Here you see a perfect example of one healed but you see the screw heads don’t even purchasing the posterior calcaneus. Had this been a single screw fixation technique, that would’ve going to much like the x-ray you just saw.
There is also the potential with Koutsogiannis because that Achilles is attached and if this is a very unwanted thing that can take place but that calcaneus can actually ride up. You have to really fixate that thing and hold it in place until your screws are placed and then you can take out that provisional fixation. But as long as that Achilles is intact, it’s going to want to pull that posterior tuber that you’ve just created of that posterior osteotomy vertically. If it does do that then you’re going to get this inadvertent elevation where the Achilles, where you now created sort of a step off and you’ve shortened that side of that extremity as a result of it. There’s one of mine done with a mobile bearing ankle replacement. However, in this instance, this patient actually had a cavovarus foot. I was actually trying to flatten her out. That was inadvertent on my part but I have plenty that were inadvertent where I look that in postop is like that looks good in the operating room but look at this now and did it move a little bit? Sure, it certainly could have. When we’re doing this in the operation room, you see me there and you see the way I’m standing there. This is the view you want to get. People think the calcaneal axial views can’t be done in the operating room, they certainly can. You just basically place our patient on a radiolucent triangle which you see there and you just basically aim down at the heel. You can see how much shift he got if your fixation has missed or hit the spot or if you’re exactly where you thought you’re going to be. This is what gives you a good approximation of where you’re at and you can see the severity of step. If you hit that spot, you’re going to get it every time. Evans, again, we touch in this earlier and this is really isolated for sagittal and transverse plane deformity, short and lateral columns and this is the way you do it. You’re just using a needle to sort of isolate where that CCJ is and we want to go roughly 1 to 1-1/2 centimeters proximal to that, isolate it, cut it and measure it out. At this point, while we’re doing that expansion with those retractors we’re looking at an AP view of the foot or dorsal plantar view. We’re making sure that talar head is completely captured within the body, the navicular by placing them on an instrument tray and we want to hold them in that position to make sure that they are in the correct spot until we can get our graft fashion and then, we can just place it back in. You can do trabecular metal, you can do bone, you can do autograft, allograft, you name it, you can pretty much have just about anything in there and it probably would do pretty good. The things that I would be concerned about it is as we move backwards into the heel using anything but bone substitute is really, really not a good idea. You really want to avoid using trabecular metal such as this. This is really restrictive for Cotton’s and Evans procedures only and you can actually drop graft right in the middle of that donut and it will actually integrate very nicely across that area. Here is a typical example of what you do, how you cut it, how you wedge it and how you place it. Jeff Christensen did a great study of Evans osteotomies and fixation techniques. He found that there was no difference between a single K-wire across that osteotomy with that graft versus a $4000 plate and screw construct. Basically, he had the exact same results and they all agree and the graft incorporated in all those cases. It does go to show that a single screw, a single K-wire can certainly fix this. But making sure that you do not violate that dorsal joint and you’re not bugging the sural nerve which is going to be right in play is going to be the issue. Again, these are the things that we worry about with Evans is that we are lifting that joint line axis. We are taking the anterior calcaneus and propping it up on top of the cuboid and our really only thing or protection against that is that dorsal joint capsule which just going to hold that sleeve intact. [Indecipherable] [13:59] wire, we really still using as well. Clearly, I don’t use this procedure anymore. I never knew how much bone to take. It never seem like it really corrected anything. I took out a wedge bone and I was like yeah, I think that work, I’m not really sure. Still look like they embarrassed to me, the whole thing to me just in its inception and has had an exceptional amount of heel bone like some, you know, abnormally long heel bone where I could take a wedge. I always felt like I left one, the very, very shortened heel bone that really didn’t get a lot of correction when it was all set and done. You see the aggressiveness of that cut and how it takes how much heel bone out to correct it. There’s clearly going to be other issues that take place as a result of doing that, this is why I use this Malerba or the Z-cut and I do this for my medial and lateralizing osteotomies then you can see what that looks like intraoperatively. It’s a typical approach like I was doing a calcaneal fracture then K wires, no retraction on the skin. Again, I can do this in about eight or nine minutes and they work very well and I don’t have to do anything more than these guys. I can open them up.
I can drop graft in top. I can drop a graft in that bottom arm of it and create an Evans and slide at the same time. I think I have a little video showing that but you see the approach there and that’s what it looks like and you can see what it’ll be look like when we’re done. Very, very easy to do, not that complicated. This was a patient that actually had an old calcaneal fracture that heeled and varus and can see that from that calcaneal axial projection and you can see how shortened he looks and you can’t see any of the tubercles. This is after the osteotomy and clearly, it is already progress subtalar joint arthritis but you see the difference in the posterior calcaneus same view in how you can swing them over with just one osteotomy. That’s a lateralizing medial shift Malerba, there’s your incisional approach but it looks like intraoperatively pins holding it, that’s what it looks like when we do the cut. I think this is video, yes? Don’t tell me this isn’t playing. It isn’t playing. That’s a shame. This is a really good video. You can see just using a fixed locking plate to do it, okay. Here’s also a video that shows you how powerful this osteotomy. You see that gap in the bottom, I can actually drop a graft in there which I’m doing. I’m creating almost an Evans-Koutsogiannis construct at the same. I’m correcting out lateral plane without worrying about the calcaneocuboid joint and I’m close enough to the mid axis of the subtalar joint. It actually has some sort of function in lengthening the lateral column. This allows me to do that. Again, that hands-off approach we talked about, not very complicated. Very easy to do and once it’s in you see that opening area, this is going to be a combined osteotomy graft goes in there. You see we’re trimming it up, thumping it flush and what it looks like once it’s in. You can feel that top part of the arm with particular graft and you just simply put two screws. Great thing about the Malerba is I actually walks these patients at about three and half to four weeks and they do great with it. Here is a lady that was very old gal, come to the end of my talk here, so you guys can all rest easy. This is a gal. This is one of those cases where I had stage IV flatfoot, ankle valgus and I’m trying to stage her. I’m going to do all the hindfoot work. For those of you who were at my talk last night, I talked about not doing valgus ankle replacements all in one sitting, splitting them up, doing the valgus and hindfoot work first, seeing where the foot balance is out then coming back and doing the replacement and this is one of the unfortunate instances where we’re fortunate as you look at it that I did too good of the job balancing her out and she never came back for the replacement. I still see her every year just as a followup but she’s doing great. A lot times of this stage IV flatfeet, if you correct the flatfeet and the valgus deformity they really don’t need anything further and even other joint looks horrible, they tend to do very well. As you can see the significance of this patient or the significance of her deformity, I mean the talar heads are basically out of her foot. Look at that angle, I mean, we’re really approaching 45 degrees out, hyperdeclanated. The interior dome or central dome that the talus is actually rotated anteriorly and it’s escaping the ankle joint. It’s just got a diving talus we see here, mechanical axis of tibia and my mission as I accepted it was to get that talus back up and over. We’ve got the added fund of an old fibular fracture from her valgus deformity and the calcaneal fibular impingement. I’ve got two things I’ve got to fix here. I’ve got to fix that and also the fact that she’s pinching into the lateral wall of her heel. She escaped so far laterally that actually broke her fibula and she’s incongruent. I know none of the soft tissues structures on the medial side are worth anything. It’s really only one thing you can do which is a triple and it’s actually a double medial with a calcaneal osteotomy. You can see me preparing, that’s a large curette in there, I’m rotating her foot back in, medial approach only. This is only done through medial incision. In fact, everything you see here is only done through one incision on the medial side. Once this is done, her TMJ is reduced, okay. I got that fixed and I’m pretty happy with that. You see the talus is beginning to sit back up again. You can actually see her ankle joint again but that’s not going to be enough. We’ve got a Z here, okay, single screw to fix the osteotomy and the fusion site. But now, I’m left with this issue with this fibula, what I’m going to do? Now her distal lateral malleolus is blues but I still have a malaligned malunited old fibular fracture. If your percutaneous incision prying a lot but let you see me pricing the lateral malleolus away from the calcaneus to loosen it up, throwing a guide wire up here percutaneously, grafting it percutaneously, applying varus stress to the ankle joint and then rodding it.
What you’ll notice on that picture that is on your left is her completing congruent ankle valgus is completely resolved. That’s her preop, postop. We have some other in here like a Cotton osteotomy, the first cuneiform to bring that first met down and we’ve completely reduced that longitudinal issue, Mary’s ankles are completely corrected and her talar dome is sitting right where it should be. That was her views six weeks postop. Preop, postop. You can see just the remainder in the followup views. Here’s your take home points, with all these you noticed that have C-arm in the room. They always want to use C-arm. I don’t know why guys insist on not using C-arm but for some reason avoid it. Careful with the overcorrection with these things, with any of the osteotomies that I just showed you especially the Evans and the Malerba. You don’t need to shift to Malerba the way you do Koutsogiannis. In fact, a little bit goes a long way, in fact, if you use the two by one ratio for every two millimeters you would shift the Koots, you only need to do a Malerba by one. It’s a very stable osteotomy as we know, the Z of the first metatarsal is also very stable osteotomy. We also have a lot of room to plate and screw fixation and it heals very well with early weightbearing, actually encouraged not discourage as you would with the Koutsogiannis. Thanks for patience guys. Thanks for being super bones and hang me down here. Have a very safe trip home wherever you’re going. Thank you.
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Originally Posted by mom2hi
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It does take planning, and lists will be your friend, but it works! Good luck!
Good suggestions on the taco salad, I do the Big Mac in a bowl, walden farms 1000 island is excellent with the 4 oz lean burger lettuce red onion tomato. Very satisfying and the roasted chicken you can purchase at the grocery store when u have no time to cook. This is very doable, even with a family, it really is a matter of making your mind up, go with the nike slogan, JUST DO IT!
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Normal banking operations in the country were hit for the second consecutive day today as employees of public sector bank continued their strike. The two-day nationwide strike call was given by United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) that comprises nine national unions.
Yesterday, cheque clearing operations, electronic fund transfers, forex transactions and money market operations were disrupted across the country due to the strike and the situation remained more or less similar as per the latest reports.
Bank unions are pressing for early wage revision of employees, which they said is due from November, 2012. They are also opposing banking sector reforms and any plan for merger of banks.
There are 26 public sector banks with employee strength of around 10 lakh in the country.
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Why Letting Go Is Key to This Athlete-Turned-Entrepreneur's Success
Jeremy Bloom was favored to win Olympic gold on the freestyle ski mogul in Torino in 2006. The 23-year-old star athlete wobbled ever so very slightly -- the kind of bobble that was imperceptible to the untrained eye -- and he came in sixth. He didn’t medal.
Devastated, Bloom gave himself 48 hours to obsess over the 22.79-second race. He allowed himself to wallow in his heartbreak. But then, Bloom determined he would move on. And he did.
Bloom learned to envision his thoughts as a fast-moving river. In that visualization, thoughts never get stuck. “It’s very common in Olympic athletes in skiing or really any sport to have self-depreciating thoughts like, ‘I am going to crash on this top jump.’ Or, ‘This jump isn’t going to work out.’ And if you allow those thoughts to stick, they actually impact your performance,” Bloom says during an interview at the Entrepreneur 360 conference in New York City.
Bloom went on to play professional football in the NFL after winning two Olympic medals and 11 World Cup medals for skiing. When he retired from athletics, Bloom co-founded Integrate, a demand-generation marketing-software company. The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based startup launched in 2010 and currently has 95 employees and annual revenue in the eight-figure range.
Bloom took his “short memory” with him from athletics to the business world. That’s not to say Bloom doesn’t learn from his mistakes. He absolutely says that taking the time to reflect is important. “But really key to that, is once you have extracted the important stuff, get rid of all the garbage, get rid of all the weight that you feel on top of you for whatever didn’t work and move on. And go a thousand miles an hour in the next direction,” he says.
To hear more from Bloom about how he keeps that river of thoughts moving, watch the video above.Related: Don't Let Wins and Losses Get to Your Head
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'Impossible' Form of Matter Takes Spotlight In Study of Solids
By MALCOLM W. BROWNE
Published: September 5, 1989
QUASICRYSTALS, a puzzling form of solid matter regarded as impossible until five years ago, have now moved to center stage in a worldwide investigation into the nature of solid matter.
Theorists and experimenters meeting at an international quasicrystal conference in Greece this week will seek to interpret some remarkable recent discoveries, including a new family of quasicrystalline metal alloys that are the most perfect quasicrystals yet developed. Scientists believe some of these new materials will have peculiar properties likely to find uses in electronics and other technologies. Quasicrystals, for example, might permit special-purpose computer components to respond to magnetic fields in ways not possible with conventional semiconductors.
''This is a great intellectual adventure for physicists and mathematicians,'' said David R. Nelson, a Harvard University theorist. ''Quasicrystals are a delightful new toy for us, and part of the fascination stems from the fact that quasicrystals can evidently assume an infinite number of types.''
Quasicrystalline matter is a category intermediate between the two types of solids traditionally recognized by physicists: the crystals and the glasses. Quasicrystal is a shortened form of the more technical term quasi-periodic crystals.
According to classical theory, which until 1984 had remained unchallenged for nearly two centuries, all solids were believed to consist either of crystals or glass. Crystals are three-dimensional frameworks of atoms bound together by electrons in such a way that the same patterns of atoms are identically repeated throughout an entire crystal.
Typical crystals are those of table salt, in which sodium and chlorine atoms alternate in a perfectly regular cubic lattice, a kind of three-dimensional chessboard, with one atom at each corner of every square. In the solids known as glasses, which include special forms of metal and other minerals as well as common window glass, there is no ordered structure; atoms are jumbled together in chaotic disorder.
By contrast with true crystals and glasses, quasicrystals contain atoms in ordered arrays, but the patterns they assume are subtle and do not recur at precisely regular intervals. Crystallographers were astonished to discover that quasicrystals exhibit a quality called ''fivefold symmetry.'' This means that if a quasicrystal is rotated in an X-ray beam, symmetrical X-ray scattering patterns recur five times with each complete rotation. This had been considered impossible.
To create a solid exhibiting fivefold symmetry is equivalent to using five-sided tiles - regular pentagons - to cover a floor. Unlike rectangles, triangles and hexagons, regular pentagons cannot be fitted together to cover a floor without leaving gaps. By analogy, it was believed, a perfectly filled crystal could never be made using icosahedral (20-sided) clusters of atoms exhibiting fivefold symmetry.
But in 1984, theorists and experimenters, working independently, exploded this assumption.
At the National Bureau of Standards, now the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in Gaithersburg, Md., Dr. Dany Schechtman, a visiting Israeli scientist, stunned colleagues when he discovered that an alloy of aluminum and manganese exhibited the supposedly impossible fivefold symmetry.
At almost the same time, Paul J. Steinhardt, a theorist at the University of Pennsylvania, and his collaborators, discovered a scheme by which just such a crystal might be assembled. The plan was based on the mathematics of ''tiling,'' the fitting together of regular geometric forms to cover a surface.
Since then, both theoretical and experimental research have put quasicrystals on a solid scientific footing. The first quasicrystalline alloy discovered by Dr. Schechtman, which was named ''schechtmanite'' in his honor, proved to be only the first such alloy in a long series.
Mixtures of aluminum with copper, iron, lithium and ruthenium have produced quasicrystalline alloys with even more interesting properties than schechtmanite. A gallium-based group of quasicrystalline alloys containing magnesium and zinc that exhibit particularly striking quasicrystalline characteristics is under study at Harvard.
According to David P. Vincenzo, a physicist at I.B.M., an aluminum-copper-iron alloy with the formula Al#65 Cu#20Fe#15 recently discovered at I.B.M. by Peter A. Bancel appears to be a ''perfect'' quasicrystal - that is, its atomic irregularities, if any, cannot be detected by standard X-ray techniques.
The first quasicrystalline alloy was created by chilling a molten mixture of aluminum and manganese very rapidly. But it has since been found that much better quasicrystals can be made by cooling molten mixtures extremely slowly, thereby giving their constituent atoms time to find appropriate positions in the lattice structure. Theory on Superconductors
Theorists speculate that because of the patterns of electron bonds holding them together, some quasicrystals may become superconductors at very low temperatures. Their lattice structures, expected to be more rigid than those of ordinary crysals, make it probable that many quasicrystals will prove to be harder than steel, and potentially useful for making super-hard tools. But for the present, scientists are mainly concerned with understanding the electronic characteristics that may result from quasi-periodic arrays of atoms.
The mathematical tiling theory underlying the latest research in quasi crystals developed rapidly in the 1970's because of the work of Roger Penrose, a renowned mathematician at Oxford University in England. Dr. Penrose showed that by laying two types of rhombus-shaped tiles according to certain rules, a floor could be completely covered, leaving no gaps or overlapping tiles, and creating patterns that never exactly repeat themselves. Such patterns are called quasi-periodic.
Physicists at Harvard University, the I.B.M. Thomas J. Watson Research Center at Yorktown Heights, N.Y., the University of Pennsylvania and other institutions have discovered various theoretical patterns by which nature may mimic Penrose tiling schemes in real crystals.
The ''tiles'' (or geometric units) discovered by Dr. Penrose are of two types, ''skinny'' and ''fat'' rhombuses, which are used in combination to form patterns. All four sides of both types have identical lengths, but the corners form different angles; the corner angles within a fat rhombus must be 72 degrees and 108 degrees, while those of a skinny rhombus are 36 and 144 degrees. The sides of the two types of rhombus may be joined only by certain rules. Link to 'Golden Mean'
Penrose tiling has another characteristic that fascinates mathematicians and architects: it exhibits a feature known to the ancient Greeks as the ''golden mean,'' a ratio that has been used in paintings, sculpture and architecture through the ages.
The golden mean governs the proportions of the Parthenon and many other classical buildings. The ratio, as applied to artistic shapes and structures, is roughly equal to the ratio of lengths of the human body as divided at the navel, and is regarded as particularly pleasing to the eye. Scientists recently discovered that the golden mean also describes important characteristics of quasicrystals.
The golden mean can be approximated by dividing a straight line into two parts, one larger than the other. The ratio of the shorter part to the longer part must exactly equal the ratio of the longer part to the entire line, and in both cases, this ratio is approximately 1 to 1.618034..., an ''irrational number'' whose decimals extend to infinite length without repeating.
One property of a mathematical Penrose tiling scheme is that it incorporates fat and skinny rhombuses in exactly the ratio expressed by the golden mean. Scientists have discovered that this mathematical relationship probably has profound effects on the properties of real quasicrystals.
Julian D. Maynard of Pennsylvania State University and his graduate student, Shanjin He, recently succeeded in simulating the electronic properties of quasicrystals using an array of 150 musical tuning forks. Tuning-Fork Experiment
The scientists, whose achievement was recently reported in the journal Physical Review Letters, first built a base, made of aluminum, and inscribed on it a typical Penrose tiling pattern of ''fat'' and ''skinny'' rhombuses. At the center of each rhombus they mounted a tuning fork with a frequency (440 hertz) corresponding to the note A above Middle C. Steel wire was then welded to the tuning forks in such a way that each tine was linked to two tines of neighboring tuning forks. This acoustically linked all the tuning forks in the system.
The investigators then placed an electromagnet next to one tine to set the tine vibrating at a succession of different frequencies. Electric guitar pickups were positioned randomly next to four other tines in the array, to sense the intensity and pitch of the sounds the tines emitted. The apparatus was thus able to measure the acoustical resonances and interactions of the entire tuning fork system, in much the same way that electronic sensors would measure the electronic resonances of a quasicrystal.
Dr. Maynard found that certain frequencies created by the electromagnet resulted in collective resonances in all the tuning forks, while other frequencies produced no resonances. By plotting a graph of these resonances over a wide range of frequencies, he found that the width of gaps between resonating frequencies occurred in ratios exactly corresponding to the golden mean.
''The effect we saw was acoustical,'' he said, ''but it is analagous to the spectral structures you would see for electrons in quasicrystals. Our technique may have potential in predicting electronic characteristics of yet-to-be-created quasicrystals that might be useful as electronic components.''
Some theorists believe such properties may exhibit ''fractal'' behavior, in which basic patterns are infinitely repeated at all scales, from the infinitely small to the infinitely large. For example, Dr. DiVincenzo of I.B.M. said in an interview, the resistance of a quasicrystal to an electrical current might change in fractal steps when the crystal is exposed to a magnetic field of changing intensity.
''The truth is,'' Dr. DiVincenzo said, ''we're not sure what we'll find as we go along, and the prospect of encountering surprises is what makes quasicrystals so attractive these days.'' Using Acoustics to Measure Electronic Properties To penetrate the mysteries of quasicrystals, scientists inscribed an aluminum plate with a pattern of rhombuses analogous to the arrays of atoms in a quasicrystal. They mounted a tuning fork in the center of each rhombus and welded steel wires connecting each tine of each fork to two neighboring tines, linking the whole network. An oscillating electromagnet forced one of the tuning-fork tines to vibrate, causing resonance throughout the system. The resonance changed as the frequency of the electromagnet changed. The resulting spectrum of sound and silence might prove useful in predicting the electronic characteristics of real quasicrystals. The Building Blocks of Normal Crystals and Quasicrystals In conventional crystals, atoms are arranged in regular, repetitive patterns analogous to those formed by tiles covering a floor. Rectangular or hexagonal tiles, like those at the right, can easily form regular patterns leaving no gaps. In quasicrystals, however, groups of atoms form patterns that never exactly repeat themselves. The mathematician Roger Penrose discovered two rhombuses, shown above, that can be laid out by special rules to ''tile'' any surface completely, with no repeating patterns. Penrose tiles must be laid with matching edges, marked above with single or double arrows. Real quasicrystal edges may not match perfectly. A typical Penrose tiling pattern, above, made up of two basic rhombuses. Although similarities are visible, patterns never exactly repeat. Quasicrystals are believed to embody similar arrays of atoms.
Diagrams (pg. C1 & C9)
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J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2004; 4(2): 204-8, PMID: 15615128
In vivo human tendon mechanical properties: effect of resistance training in old age
Maganaris CN, Narici MV, Reeves ND
Institute for Biophysical and Clinical Research into Human Movement, Manchester Metropolitan University, Alsager, UK. email@example.com
AbstractRecent advances in ultrasound scanning have made it possible to obtain the mechanical properties of human tendons in vivo. Application of the in vivo method in elderly individuals showed that their patellar tendons stiffened in response to a 14-week resistance training program by approximately 65% both structurally and materially. The rate of muscle torque development increased by approximately 27%, indicating faster contractile force transmission to the skeleton. The present findings suggest that strength training in old age can, at least partly, reverse the deteriorating effect of ageing on tendon properties and function.
Doc-ID: 1633, 19.11.2008
Weitere Informationen: Original Article
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Jaramillo - Born to Angelie Trujillo and Joseph Jaramillo Jr., Pueblo, a daughter, May 15 at St. Mary-Corwin Hospital.
Martinez - Born to Renee Maestas and Jimmy Martinez, Pueblo, a daughter, May 15 at St. Mary-Corwin Hospital.
Quintana - Born to Shawnee Stopa and James Quintana, Pueblo, a daughter, May 14 at St. Mary-Corwin Hospital.
Sanchez - Born to Roberta Romero and Chris Sanchez, Pueblo, a daughter, May 13 at St. Mary-Corwin Hospital.
Trevithick - Born to Paula and Rob Trevithick, Pueblo, a daughter, May 15 at St. Mary-Corwin Hospital.
Wickham - Born to Judy Geneva and Randall Wickham, Pueblo, a daughter, May 15 at St. Mary-Corwin Hospital.
Thomas J. Scheulen, 43, and Creta S. Metz, 50, both of Pueblo.
Martinez - Martin Martinez, 63, Pueblo, May 15. Imperial.
Haun - Robert A. Haun, Colorado Springs, formerly of Pueblo, May 14. T.G. McCarthy.
Pinnell - Thomas E. Pinnell, 76, of Manzanola, died May 15, 1993, at La Junta. Survived by wife, Evelyn of Crowley County Nursing Home; one son, Robert E. (Cleo) Pinnell, Columbia, Mo. Funeral service, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Church of the Nazarene in Manzanola. Griffy Family Funeral Home, Fowler and Manzanola.
Winters - Virgil E. Winters, 73, Salida, May 14. Lewis and Glenn Funeral Home, Salida.
Baca - Helen Baca, Starkville, May 14. Comi Funeral Home, Trinidad.
Bergamo - Fred Bergamo, 87, Trinidad, May 15. Campbell-Lewis-Cotter & Sons.
Lucero - Severo Lucero Jr., 73, Albuquerque, formerly of Pueblo, died May 14, 1993. He is survived by his wife, Mercy Lucero of Albuquerque; daughters, Nance Lee Martinez of Pueblo, Colo., and Patricia Ann Salazar of Albuquerque; son, Richard F. Lucero, Albuquerque. Funeral Mass, 9 a.m. Monday, St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 1800 Martha NE, Albuquerque, N.M. French Mortuary, Albuquerque.
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Khloe Kardashian always puts love before any trial she may be dealing with.
The reality star and her 25-year-old basketball star boyfriend Tristan Thompson are often spotted out together, doing everything from shopping to making out in the club. Now, reports are saying that Khloe is pregnant by the Cleveland Cavaliers star and plans to move to Cleveland to be closer to her man during the pregnancy.
The report also says that Thompson is flying into Calabasas to meet Kris Jenner and ask for Khloe’s hand in marriage. A source revealed, “Khloe and Kris want everything done correctly. They don’t want this to look like an accident and Khloe really wants to show the world that Tristan is her man. She wants to kind of follow tradition and have Tristan ask her mom for permission to propose, in hopes of making the engagement look more traditional and formal.”
Khloe is known for doing things in the most unorthodox way. As you may recall, she and Lamar Odom got married following just under 30 days of dating.
SOURCE: X17 | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty, Instagram
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Is Khloé Kardashian Expecting A Child With Tristan Thompson? was originally published on globalgrind.com
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The Prince Edward Island government is considering a specialized licence plate for convicted drunk drivers, raising concerns from civil libertarians.
P.E.I. Transportation Minister Robert Vessey acknowledged he is in discussions about a designated plate as he unveiled other changes to the province’s licence plates this month.
“It’s still something I’m thinking on. We’ve been talking to law enforcements about it,” Mr. Vessey told CBC News.
Mr. Vessey has already traveled to U.S. jurisdictions to explore the idea, which also came up during a summit on impaired driving in Charlottetown in February, according to Andrew Murie, CEO of MADD Canada.
That is a bit reminiscent of 19th century punishment
P.E.I. has one of Canada’s highest rates of drinking and driving — almost double the national rate in 2011. In December, the minister said new plates could potentially help to combat repeat drinking and driving incidents.
Nathalie Des Rosiers, general counsel with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, said it is an “ill-conceived” plan and if implemented, would be challenged as unconstitutional.
“The Canadian Civil Liberties Association does have concern about such a branding and public humiliation that is a bit reminiscent of 19th century punishment,” said Ms. Des Rosiers, a professor of constitutional law at the University of Ottawa.
“It cannot be imposed through the back door, it must be imposed in front of a judge and with the proper procedural safeguards,” she said.
“Why not people who have been convicted of dangerous driving, of speeding, of texting while driving?” she asked. “This is not the right way of dealing with driving under the influence.”
Mr. Murie acknowledged there is an element of shaming to the program, not only for the person with the DUI but also members of their family who also drive the vehicle.
If you’re just going to shame, there’s no sense to that
“If you’re just going to shame, there’s no sense to that,” he said. “But if there’s evidence behind it … then it’s worth a look.”
Mr. Murie said he has talked to Mr. Vessey “numerous times” about the proposed program during the past eight to 10 months.
Similar programs have been implemented in the U.S., but MADD hasn’t found evidence they are effective countermeasures to drinking and driving, Mr. Murie said. However, he said it could work in a small community like P.E.I.
“The islanders tend to know who everyone is, and a bit more, police’s interaction with people is better,” he said. “If it had the potential to work and be effective, it would be there.”
Mr. Murie said police would not have the right to pull over a vehicle with special plates without reason, but it would give them a “heads up” that someone in the family has had a DUI.
Mr. Murie said MADD Canada told the minister they would support the program, but has suggested the province implement changes slowly, starting with third time offenders.
“If it works, maybe you want to lower it to second time offenders and if it doesn’t, maybe you take it off the books,” he said.
Mr. Vessey told CBC News any plate changes, including drunk driving plates and also making front plates mandatory, would likely not happen this year.
The minister was not available for comment Monday.
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Fix Your akkumulátor és motorolaj and Save With These Awesome Tips
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|Publication number||US7406659 B2|
|Application number||US 09/995,224|
|Publication date||Jul 29, 2008|
|Filing date||Nov 26, 2001|
|Priority date||Nov 26, 2001|
|Also published as||US20030101413|
|Publication number||09995224, 995224, US 7406659 B2, US 7406659B2, US-B2-7406659, US7406659 B2, US7406659B2|
|Inventors||Adrian Conor Klein, Marcelo Aizenstein Furman Calbucci, Jerald Lee Hittle, Ramez Naam, Jeffrey Carey Reynar, Ziyi Wang|
|Original Assignee||Microsoft Corporation|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (15), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (33), Classifications (10), Legal Events (5)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
The present invention relates to interactive content offered in computing environments. More particularly, to systems and methods that allow for the online integration and delivery of enhanced content through associated links.
As online content delivery and interaction has become ubiquitous, online service providers have developed and are continuing to develop features to distinguish themselves from each other. From personalized content pages to highly interactive multi-media content, a variety of online features are currently being offered in the battle to attract new users and to retain existing users. These features are generally integrated within the offered content, however, some features may operate as independent applications (e.g. chat dialog boxes) that cooperate with offered content. These features are designed with the thought that in operation they engage participating users to request additional content.
Currently, several features are automatically integrated in offered content. These schemes have been implemented for automatically integrating associations for initiating these described online functions, features, and operations. Exemplary functions, features, and operations may include automatically addressing an e-mail message, performing a look up in a cooperating database, providing a hyperlink to one or more Internet web pages, and providing enhanced content.
One current scheme for employing an associated link involves user selection of individual words, phrases, or names in content offered by offline computing applications that is viewable on a display screen. In operation, a context sensitive menu is automatically provided to the user for the selected word, phrase, or name. However, the context sensitive menu is based on a predefined list of words, phrases and names that may be stored in a static data store cooperating with the offline computing application. For example, using this scheme, if a user selects the text “Barry Bonds” within generated or stored content, a short biography of the baseball player Barry Bonds may automatically be called up from a local, cooperating data file and displayed to the participating user. For words, phrases, or names not in the predefined list, when the user manually selects the word, phrase or name, this scheme may either initiate the execution of a cooperating application (e.g. online dictionary) but does not offer additional enhanced content.
The incorporation and execution of associated links in online content is generally realized through a string of communications between the computing application that displays the content (and corresponding associated links) and the content server housing and generating the desired content. In operation, content may be requested by a participating user through a computing application from a content server. The content server, in response, may aggregate relevant content for distribution to the requesting computing application. As part of request fulfillment, the content may be processed by the server before distribution to the requesting computing application to determine if associated links are to be incorporated into the content to be distributed. Stated differently, prior to distributing the aggregated and/or generated content to the requesting computing application, the content server may parse the content and compare the content to a list of predefined associated links to determine if these associated links are to be included in the distributed content. Additional communications subsequently occur between the computing application and the content server when participating users interact with offered associated links. These communications may result in a number of events including but not limited to the distribution of enhanced content, the execution of cooperating computing applications, the execution of a search feature, etc.
However, there are a number of limiting factors with current schemes to incorporate and execute associated links in online content. First, current schemes place a heavy burden on content servers to perform significant processing when offering associated links thereby draining valuable content server resources that may be better used to attend to additional content requests. Secondly, by having the content server process associated links, there is an increase in latency between the content request and request fulfillment. This latency directly impacts participating users' content navigation and interaction experiences. Lastly, current schemes don not allow for portability of content having associated links between cooperating client-side computing applications. That is, online content is generally displayed to participating users through a browser application. However, today's word-processing and email applications are now capable of displaying online content that was once viewable only on computer browser-type applications. In operation, these non-browser computing applications are capable of displaying and executing online content but are not in communication with the content server that offers the content. The online content may be imported into these non-browser type applications or in the case of an e-mail application may be included as part of an e-mail. In either event, under current schemes, associated links that would be displayable on browser-type computing applications are not displayable on non-browser-type computing applications as these latter type of computing applications are generally not in communication with the content servers processing such associated links.
Therefore it is appreciated that there exists a need for a system and methods that integrate and employ associated links in content that overcome the prior art.
The present invention provides a system and methods that allow for the integration, distribution, and execution of associated links in online content. In an illustrative implementation, the present invention contemplates an exemplary computing application comprising a helper object and an associated link data file. In operation, the computing application requests content from one or more cooperating content servers over a communications network. Upon receipt of the content, the computing application executes the helper object to parse the received content and compare against the associated link data file to determine if one or more associated links are to be incorporated into the received content to generate displayable content. After, comparison the generated displayable content is offered to display and interaction to participating users.
In operation, if an associated link is interacted with by participating users, one or more events may occur. Exemplary events may comprise the display of a dialog box offering interactive enhanced content, the execution of one or more cooperating computing applications, the execution of a search in one or more cooperating search engines, etc. Enhanced content that may be offered may comprise additional relevant content that is relevant to the subject matter of the associated link, additional associated links, and search features.
In addition to the just described benefits, other advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description which follows hereinafter when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing figures.
The system and methods for the integration, display, and operation of associated links are further described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
The idea of incorporating links within content is well known. Hypertext, which may include Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Extended Markup Language (XML), or other forms of Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), are common instruments used to link related computer files or pages. The original promise of hypertext was to let users move quickly and easily through a rich document space, tracing a chain of ideas from one domain to the next. At first, there seemed that there was not enough online content for these journeys to be either very long or very interesting. Resources were developed to help users locate the male islands of online content—such as Web directories. Today, there is more than enough content than any one person could ever hope to see, but a core issue still exits: finding content that is relevant to the requesting participating user. The Web directories of old have evolved into search engines, which have become the ubiquitous navigation mechanism for online content.
As more and more content is published, content providers have realized the importance of associating related content in a user-friendly form. This is accomplished by linking related content. Generally, however, there is little incentive for content authors to provide these links within their content; relying instead on content providers to offer this service. For example, if the Philadelphia Inquirer publishes an online story mentioning the appearance of Bruce Willis in a downtown restaurant, there is not much benefit to the Philadelphia Inquirer site if the author takes the time to link the Bruce Willis mentions to other Web sites about Bruce Willis. So generally, participating users of online content “surf” with one hand on the search engine remote.
Search engines, however, are not very handy. They cause an interruption in the “surfing” flow as the participating user most often is required to leave the online content they are currently navigating through to initiate a search. In addition, there is a lack of query context that makes search a harrying experience. Search engines are not going to be replaced however as they have become the command line for online environments. They serve their purpose as being a good starting point to find relevant content. However, there are a broad class of queries that may be better served through a link type interface.
Generally, content links are viscerally distinct from their surrounding text and/or content (e.g. usually appear having a different color and/or format). In operation, a participating user may interact with the link by simply selecting the link in offered content, e.g. by clicking on the link with a mouse or employing some other user interface. Beyond ordinary links, current computing applications are starting to take advantage of associated (or “smart”) tags and links. These smart tags, unlike conventional hum-drum links, offer participating users the ability to streamline access to relevant tools and information. Prior to the display of requested content, the content is infused with associated links. The associated links are distinguishable from ordinary links as they take on differing colors or formats that ordinary links. As a participating user navigates through desired content, associated links are interacted with triggering one or more events. These events may include the delivery of additional content, the delivery of additional associated links, execution of one ore more cooperating applications, the initiation of a search on one or more cooperating search engines, etc.
In an exemplary implementation, as a participating user navigates online content in a computing environment, some words and key phrases may be highlighted to indicate that they are associated links. These associated links operate such that when participating users “hover” over them (with some type of user interface—e.g. a mouse or other pointing device), a short list of actions related to that phrase are displayed (e.g. a dialog box or menu-style box is displayed listing these related actions) to the participating users that when chosen execute a number of various operations. These actions may include but are not limited to requesting additional relevant content, initiating a search, executing cooperating computing applications, and requesting additional associated links.
Current schemes allow for the incorporation and execution of associated links. These schemes generally rely on content servers aggregating and/or generating content having associated links for distribution to requesting client computing applications. As part of request fulfillment, the offered content is parsed by the content server to determine if associated links are to be incorporated into the displayable content that is ultimately displayed to participating users. These schemes are lacking as they place a heavy burden valuable content server resources; resources that may be better utilized to attend to content request fulfillment. This burden is directly felt by participating users as there is an increase in latency between request for content and content fulfillment.
The present invention aims to ameliorate the shortcomings of the current approaches to the incorporation and execution of associated links by offering a system and methods that rely on client-side processing. In doing so, the content server is less taxed resulting in more efficient delivery of desired content. In addition, by shifting the processing of associated links on the client side, portability of online content may be realized resulting in sharing of content across varying types of computing applications.
Exemplary Operating Environment
The invention is operational with numerous other general purpose or special purpose computing system environments or configurations. Examples of well known computing systems, environments, and/or configurations that may be suitable for use with the invention include, but are not limited to, personal computers, server computers, hand-held or laptop devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, set top boxes, programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, distributed computing environments that include any of the above systems or devices, and the like.
The invention may be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The invention may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network or other data transmission medium. In a distributed computing environment, program modules and other data may be located in both local and remote computer storage media including memory storage devices.
With reference to
Computer 110 typically includes a variety of computer readable media. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by computer 110 and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer readable media may comprise computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CDROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can accessed by computer 110. Communication media typically embodies computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and includes any information delivery media. The term “modulated data signal” means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above should also be included within the scope of computer readable media.
The system memory 130 includes computer storage media in the form of volatile and/or nonvolatile memory such as read only memory (ROM) 131 and random access memory (RAM) 132. A basic input/output system 133 (BIOS), containing the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within computer 110, such as during startup, is typically stored in ROM 131. RAM 132 typically contains data and/or program modules that are immediately accessible to and/or presently being operated on by processing unit 120. By way of example, and not limitation,
The computer 110 may also include other removable/non-removable, volatile/nonvolatile computer storage media. By way of example only,
The drives and their associated computer storage media discussed above and illustrated in
The computer 110 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 180. The remote computer 180 may be a personal computer, a server, a router, a network PC, a peer device or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described above relative to the computer 110, although only a memory storage device 181 has been illustrated in
When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 110 is connected to the LAN 171 through a network interface or adapter 170. When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 110 typically includes a modem 172 or other means for establishing communications over the WAN 173, such as the Internet. The modem 172, which may be internal or external, may be connected to the system bus 121 via the user input interface 160, or other appropriate mechanism. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the computer 110, or portions thereof, may be stored in the remote memory storage device. By way of example, and not limitation,
Exemplary Network Environments
One of ordinary skill in the art can appreciate that a computer 100 or other client device can be deployed as part of a computer network. In this regard, the present invention pertains to any computer system having any number of memory or storage units, and any number of applications and processes occurring across any number of storage units or volumes. The present invention may apply to an environment with server computers and client computers deployed in a network environment, having remote or local storage. The present invention may also apply to a standalone computing device, having access to appropriate classification data.
In operation, participating users (not shown) cooperate with content browser computing application 310 to request content. Computing application passes the content request over communications network 14 to content server 360. In response, content server 360 aggregates and/or generates (dynamically) content to satisfy the content request. The aggregated content is then communicated to content browser computing application 310 for display to participating users (not shown). Content browser computing application 310 processes the aggregated content using browser tag engine 330 and smart tag broker 340. Browser helper object 320 parses the aggregated content received from content server 360 to determine if any associated links are to be incorporated into the aggregated content. In addition to parsing the received aggregated content, browser tag engine 330 compares the content with a predefined list of key-phrases and/or syntactic rules for recognizing key-phrase candidates that are stored in smart tag broker 340.
Client side operational block 305 is also capable of performing an update function to update smart tag broker 340 with the most current list of predefined associated links. Upon the passing of some predefined event (e.g. time, use, etc), client operational block 305 cooperates with content server 360 to obtain updated content for smart tag broker 340. The smart tag broker 340 communicates with the server (e.g. content server 360) having the updated smart tag server information through smart tag update engine 350. The data flow path is demarcated by dotted lines 370. It should be noted that although the exemplary illustration shows the updated smart tag server information residing on content server 360 and the smart tag update engine 350 operating independent of content browser computing application 310, the present invention contemplates various scenarios where the smart tag server information resides on one or more different servers connected to communications network 14 and where the update is controlled by content browser computing application 310.
In an illustrative implementation, client side operational block 305 comprises MICROSOFT® Corporation's INTERNET EXPLORER® (IE) content browser computing application cooperating with MICROSOFT® Browser Helper Object (BHO) and MICROSOFT® Smart Tags Recognizer Engine. The MICROSOFT® Tag Recognizer is better described in co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/907,418, entitled, “METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEFINING SEMANTIC CATEGORIES AND ACTIONS”, filed Jul. 17, 2001, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. It is understood that although the MICROSOFT® INTERNET EXPLORER® is used to describe some operations of the invention, that such browser is merely exemplary as the present invention contemplates the use of various browser-type computing applications capable of displaying online content and associated links.
In an illustrative implementation, recognizers (410 a . . . 410 m) and action handlers (420 a . . . 420 b) comprise one or more instruction sets that are capable of processing content in accordance with the above description. Content browser computing application relies on the interaction between browser helper object 320, browser tag engine 330 and smart tag broker 340 to incorporate and execute associated links.
As mentioned parsing occurs once content has been requested. As part of operation, the present invention “listens” or monitors user activity. User activity is important as it provides triggers to process content that may contain associated links. In the exemplary illustration provided, the following user events are monitored: Before Navigating (specific content is requested—e.g. a specific URL has been requested), Download Complete (requested content has been transmitted), and Document Complete (content is loaded and ready on the browser). Current offered content is such that it creates multiple instances of a content browser with the exemplary content browser computing application (e.g. nested Web Browsers resulting from Web content having frames). In order to accommodate for this type of content, the present invention contemplates the use of two listeners which are controlled by the browser helper object (320 of
Generally, the second listener listens for events on all children browsers as well as the top web browser. The aims of the second listener are to identify that a new page is ready to be parsed, and to cancel an ongoing parsing if content is disregarded (e.g., a Web page is destroyed.) Part of the second listener's responsibilities is, upon the detection of a refresh, to attach an On Unload event on the page. This event helps to identify refreshes so that content parsing may be controlled accordingly.
In this example, associated link 820 relates to the Philadelphia Seventy Sixers (76ers) basketball team. When interacted with, the associated link 820 triggers the generation of associated link display pane 830. Contained within associated link display pane 820 is the name of associated link 820—in this case 76ers, additional links that are related to the 76ers—e.g. a link to purchase NBA merchandise, a link to the official 76ers Web site, and links to view player rosters, schedules, and team news.
The various techniques described herein may be implemented with hardware or software or, where appropriate, with a combination of both. Thus, the methods and apparatus of the present invention, or certain aspects or portions thereof, may take the form of program code (i.e., instructions) embodied in tangible media, such as floppy diskettes, CD-ROMs, hard drives, or any other machine-readable storage medium, wherein, when the program code is loaded into and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes an apparatus for practicing the invention. In the case of program code execution on programmable computers, the computer will generally include a processor, a storage medium readable by the processor (including volatile and non-volatile memory and/or storage elements), at least one input device, and at least one output device. One or more programs are preferably implemented in a high level procedural or object oriented programming language to communicate with a computer system. However, the program(s) can be implemented in assembly or machine language, if desired. In any case, the language may be a compiled or interpreted language, and combined with hardware implementations.
The methods and apparatus of the present invention may also be embodied in the form of program code that is transmitted over some transmission medium, such as over electrical wiring or cabling, through fiber optics, or via any other form of transmission, wherein, when the program code is received and loaded into and executed by a machine, such as an EPROM, a gate array, a programmable logic device (PLD), a client computer, a video recorder or the like, the machine becomes an apparatus for practicing the invention. When implemented on a general-purpose processor, the program code combines with the processor to provide a unique apparatus that operates to perform the indexing functionality of the present invention. For example, the storage techniques used in connection with the present invention may invariably be a combination of hardware and software.
While the present invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments of the various figures, it is to be understood that other similar embodiments may be used or modifications and additions may be made to the described embodiment for performing the same function of the present invention without deviating there from. For example, while exemplary embodiments of the invention are described in the context of music data, one skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention is not limited to the music, and that the methods of tailoring media to a user, as described in the present application may apply to any computing device or environment, such as a gaming console, handheld computer, portable computer, etc., whether wired or wireless, and may be applied to any number of such computing devices connected via a communications network, and interacting across the network. Furthermore, it should be emphasized that a variety of computer platforms, including handheld device operating systems and other application specific operating systems are contemplated, especially as the number of wireless networked devices continues to proliferate. Therefore, the present invention should not be limited to any single embodiment, but rather construed in breadth and scope in accordance with the appended claims.
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Babson College will celebrate
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2018 November 8-15 with a series of events and activities.
The Babson events will be part of 35,000+ events and competitions in 170 countries. Powered by the Kauffman Foundation, the initiative is supported by dozens of world leaders and a network of more than 15,000 partner organizations.
Global Entrepreneurship Week is a celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups, bring ideas to life, drive economic growth, and expand human welfare. During one week each November, GEW inspires people everywhere through local, national, and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators.
2017 Schedule of Events
Thursday, November 9
On November 9, Babson will induct
C. Dean Metropoulos ’67, MBA’68, Chairman & CEO of Metropoulos & Co., into the Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs.
Friday, November 10
The Babson Entrepreneurship Forum, organized annually by the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business, is the flagship event of the #1 school for Entrepreneurship. Celebrating its 16th Anniversary, this year’s forum is centered on the theme of “Take Action.” At Babson, we believe in entrepreneurship of all kinds. Whether you want to start your own business or innovate within a company, we’ve got you covered!
Craig Dubitsky is founder of hello® products and a Babson Entrepreneur-in-Residence.
Monday, November 13
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor is the world's foremost study of entrepreneurship. Through a vast, centrally coordinated, internationally executed data collection effort, GEM is able to provide high quality information, comprehensive reports and interesting stories, which greatly enhance the understanding of the entrepreneurial phenomenon - but it is more than that. It is also an ever-growing community of believers in the transformative benefits of entrepreneurship.
New York, NY
EntrepreneurShares, a Boston-based asset management firm, is celebrating the launch of its first Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) with a bell ringing at the New York Stock Exchange. The ETF (Ticker: ENTR) will be comprised of the 30 largest "entrepreneurial," publicly traded companies. The Founder and Managing Director of EntrepreneurShares, Joel Shulman PhD., CFA is a tenured Babson Entrepreneurship professor. NYSE event by invitation only.
Live streaming at 3 p.m. in Roger's Pub.
Babson Alumni Supporting Entrepreneurs (BASE), provides Babson alumni and students with complimentary consultations. BASE Consultants serve as sounding boards and coaches, providing insights and perspectives based on their own business experience and expertise.
Tuesday, November 14
Needham Wellesley Room
Panelists from leading innovative companies discuss Future Trends in Fashion.
The Fashion Entrepreneurial Initiative is a community/incubator that supports entrepreneurs interested in creating a positive social, environmental, and economic impact in the fashion industry.
Wednesday, November 15
For eaters and entrepreneurs to connect and share for action. Design is always one table, one conversation, with attendees driving the content.
People have found partners, expanded networks, and reached retail all as direct results of attending Community Table. No registration required. Simply come when you can, leave when you need to, bring your lunch or a snack if you wish.
Thursday, November 16
Babson Boston Campus
At Pierce Atwood LLP, we help entrepreneurs and start-ups as they grow into profitable businesses. Our Catalyst Program is designed to get an idea off the ground, protect intellectual property, access funding, and address basic legal requirements. We welcome clients with creative ideas and disruptive new technologies, and tailor our legal services to their specific needs, and offer flexible fee arrangements. Our Catalyst attorneys are experienced business advisers who know the challenges and triumphs that lie ahead and help clients prepare for them. You have a passion for what you do. So do we.
Marijuana and the Entrepreneur: Participating in a High-Growth Industry, presented by Pierce Atwood
Babson Boston Campus
It’s not too often that a new industry springs up seemingly overnight, but that is increasingly the case for cannabis as more and more states create regulatory environments in which consumers can purchase and consume marijuana. And this industry is not just about growing and smoking pot: join us for a panel discussion where we will explore the risks and rewards for investors, growers, and service providers. This is a significant industry in which both traditional and disruptive companies can participate by engaging in some creative thinking. By understanding the ins and outs of the cannabis industry, entrepreneurs can develop strategies for gaining access to this high-growth, high-margin market without rewriting their entire business plan.
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September 20: SAVE THE DATE!!!!!!!
The 2015 SGT Ministry EXPO will be here before you know it!
This year the EXPO is going to be even better! Stay tuned here for updates, helpful tips, and any important information regarding the EXPO. Till then, click here and reacquaint yourself with what the EXPO is all about!
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This article originally appeared on Noisey US.
Day 186: "Luxury Tax" feat. Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, and Trick Daddy – Rick Ross, Trilla , 2008
One partial explanation for Rick Ross's decline in fortunes over the past couple years is that fans' appetites for music that doesn't have some sort of celebrity tie-in or other social media-friendly news angle has also declined. And so something that is objectively great, such as Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Trick Daddy, and Rick Ross on the same track, doesn't grab anyone's attention. But this collaboration is just the type of all-star combination that actually makes for good listening rather than good tweets. I mean, Wayne drops the beautifully composed line "Never slipping even on the side of a swimming pool / we don't get ridiculed, we get rid of fools" within 30 seconds of the track starting! Meanwhile Jeezy gets off this phenomenal set of rhymes about having a cop snoop around his car: "Can you tell me my your dog keep sniffin' my car? / got the audacity to call me a liar / 'so what you got in your trunk? / 'oh, just a spare tire.'"
I've been thinking a lot, in the wake of Drake's More Life, about what makes a rapper a dominant cultural force, such as Lil Wayne was circa 2008, and I think a lot of it is tied up in workmanlike could-be hits like this. Sure, this is an all-star lineup, but I think it rises to the level of all-star lineup because Lil Wayne is involved. It's an event when Drake or Kanye or Kendrick hops on a track these days: That's the track people skip to or immediately start arguing about. Artists know that if they get a Drake feature that's the one people will care about. A Lil Wayne feature used to serve that same purpose (it still does, but the effect is slightly less pronounced). Putting Wayne on a track was an indication that it mattered, and the saturation of tracks like that is part of what cemented Wayne's status as the guy. He always came through with a great hook! He always had an awesome verse! Here, he doesn't disappoint: "Big business, minus the business suit / even I look in the mirror like 'is it you?'" he raps as an opening. And then there's this one for the sports enthusiasts out there: "They said I couldn't play football I was too small / they said I couldn't play basketball I wasn't tall / they said I couldn't play baseball at all / and now every day of my life I ball."
This song may not be something you can blog about in today's America and grab headlines, if it ever was, but, as the feature list suggests, it's an event, and it's a good as hell song to listen to on a Saturday afternoon.
Follow Kyle Kramer on Twitter.
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2019-09-15T22:31:32Z
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I was first introduced to and started using IGF-1 Plus™ in July of 1999. I made it part of my daily regiment originally to increase my stamina and build my muscles while burning body fat at the same time (which I was informed this would help me accomplish). I am 35 years old and exercise for about an hour or so at a time, 3 to 4 times a week. It is now the end of February 2000 and I’m extremely impressed at the results! People have commented on my appearance and I have been reaching new heights in the gym that I though were only obtainable by using drugs like steroids (which I never considered taking due to the unwanted side effects). However IGF-1 has not only increased my strength and endurance, but has given me much more in ways that I had not anticipated! For instance, the person who shared this with me had no idea that I have arthritis. I would wake up in the morning and my joints would ache severely (especially my wrists and elbows) until eleven o’clock or noon. Now, although it took me a few weeks to start really noticing my improvements in the gym, it didn’t take but 3 -4 days for me to take notice of the fact that my morning arthritis pains were completely gone. The only time the pain has come back is when I ran out of the spray and couldn’t get a hold of any for a couple of weeks because I was out of town vacationing in Florida. Now I try to have at least a couple extra bottles on hand! Also, my hair stylist of 17 years had noticed that I had lost a significant amount of gray on my head and asked if I was coloring my hair. I’ll make sure I never run out of this amazing formula again!!!
(Adult) Shake well before use. As a dietary supplement, take 6 sprays under tongue once per day. Hold for 20 seconds before swallowing for best results. Caution: Do not use if outer seal is broken. Not intended for individuals under the age of 18. Consult your health care provider prior to use if you are pregnant or nursing, have a medical condition, or when taking any medication. * CONTAINS: SOY. * This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Contains 25,000 NG. of IGF-1, IGF-2 and other Growth Factors
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Welcome to the Regulatory inventory of the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat. In this inventory you can find national policy and legislation that supports clean energy transition on European islands.
For 15 EU countries with inhabited islands the Regulatory inventory provides information on:
- renewable energy support: support schemes for electricity, heating & cooling and transport and permits and authorisation processes
- grid-related policies
- energy efficiency policies
- community energy policies
- other clean energy supporting policies and
- relevant energy sector authorities
The collection of data presented in the Regulatory inventory has been completed on 31 July 2021. Background information can be found in the Methodology document.
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LASIGE’s Naercio Magaia is the lead editor of the recently published book “Intelligent Technologies for Internet of Vehicles”. The book is published by Springer as part of its Internet of Things book series.
The book gathers recent research works in emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods for the convergence of communication, caching, control, and computing resources in cloud-based Internet of Vehicles (IoV) infrastructures. In this context, the book’s major subjects cover the analysis and the development of AI-powered mechanisms in future IoV applications and architectures. It addresses the major new technological developments in the field and reflects current research trends and industry needs. It comprises a good balance between theoretical and practical issues, covering case studies, experience and evaluation reports, and best practices in utilizing AI applications in IoV networks. It also provides technical/scientific information about various aspects of AI technologies, ranging from basic concepts to research-grade material, including future directions. This book is intended for researchers, practitioners, engineers, and scientists involved in designing and developing protocols and AI applications and services for IoV-related devices.
The book is available here.
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Bringing you classic KRIT, pissed off new leaf KRIT like on MT. Olympus from his second studio album (Cadillactica), and cocky KRIT, The King Remembered In Time is having fun with this tape. As he released one freestyle every hour from 12AM to 12PM on July 5th. All of this before he announced his split from Def Jam, which was just building up after he showed frustration on Cadillactica and IBTW (It's Better This Way). As a long time and die hard supporter of the current King of The South, I support this move, and this tape kind of being used as a celebration tape. With freestyles like 'Flying Lotus' and 'Other Side of the Game' you get more feels of his last mixtape release, IBTW. With the other songs like 'Country Niggas Anonymous' '4 PM at The Kappa' and a whole a slew of other songs, you get elements of ReturnOf4eva (My favorite KRIT project), Live From The Underground, 4eva N A Day, and K.R.I.T. Wuz Here.
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Eighteen Girls. Over 60 applicants in just over an hour, and only 18 made the cut.I made that cut, and had one last chance to live out my dream as the heart of the Miss America Organization.
Saturday morning, just after the sun rose, Jon and I made our way down through the Finger Lakes region into the Southern Tier. We made it to the first venue just before 2pm, and I somehow managed to put a full face of makeup on while sitting in the parking lot. We relocated to the second venue just before 3pm, and hurried to get through announcements while preparing for interview. Unfortunately, despite putting on my makeup in the parkinglot, being second in the lineup gave me very little time to be fully prepared. While I gave it my all, and I am very pleased with most of my answers, I do not feel I was physcally as prepared as i would have liked. I left them thinking about me, that’s for sure. I went to go out the door I came in and one of the judges told me, “The other door, Katherine.” So I stopped in my tracks, turned around, and said, “I don’t follow the rules,” and flashing a big smile before leaving the proper door.
Then we were free to go. Before I left, I let Ashley try on a few of my spare gowns to use for talent. Since she is all legs (she makes me look short), many of them were too short. Luckily, a brand new black Jovani with white lace fit perfectly, and still touched the ground when she wore heels.
Then it was off to the hotel! The Comfort Inn was our host hotel, and quite a few of the contestants stayed there. My favorite memory was when Cassie’s mom decided to deadbolt the door and then take a shower, locking Cassie in the hall. All I could hear was her thick Staten Island accent shouting down the hall.
The following morning we made our way back to the venue for the pageant. It was a rather strange setup at the venue. Every hallway had a few stairs, and 2-3 doors leading to another hallway. It was impossible to find your way around without exploring first. While exploring I found an empty classroom upstairs, where I practiced my talent. I had re-cut the music to had a crescendo into a stronger dynamic part of the song. I was very pleased with the cute, except I had to make sure that my signs were equal in strength as the music. Jon, the ultimate pageant boyfriend, found himself selling tickets and program books and later would serve, once again, as an escort during evening gown.
Opening number was simple enough. We recycled our interview outfits, but embellished them for the stage. I dropped the simple nude heel and replaced it with my rockstar strappy nude. I know, it was a big risk. Not really, but I felt good just the same. I was disappointed in the dress the second time around. I felt it was wrinkly and didn’t sit flat on me. Probably because I had pizza and A&W the night before after my interview.
On-Stage Question was immediately following opening number. We were not advised that we had two questions, so after Claudette answered her first question, she went to leave the stage and I was told to walk out. Then suddenly she was called back and I quickly hid back in the doorway while she answered her second question. I think the concept behind the two questions was good intentions: one generic, standard on-stage question and one personal, platform related question. I, however, was not used to something tailored to me and had a hard time personalizing it and showing my personality. I felt like a drone shooting back rehearsed answered from my interview.
Lifestyle & Fitness had originally called for sandals and a towel. Thankfully we vetoed that and got to wear our heels. Unfortunately, which became an issue throughout the entire pageant, the stairs to the stage were horrible and we had to hold onto the wall as we climbed up. This basically bombed any confidence that I might have had.
Talent was stronger than it has been. I wore the blue Mac Duggal again, but I struggled to walk up the stairs. I didn’t have enough time after changing from my swmsuit to do my hair properly, or touch up my tattoo. I was far too rushed for anything. But all in all, I think I did very well.
Evening Gown I wore a navy printed Jovani gown that Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, recently wore in an appearance. Emma, another contestant, had a similar gown in black, which took away from the creativity. I think it did a great job of sucking in my tummy and made me look super thin. I didn’t do a good job at covering my tattoo though, and the walking pattern wasn’t very appealing nor did me much favor.
And then it came time for Crowning!
Jillian Tapper is Miss Southern Tier
Jamie Hughes is Miss Liberty
Claudette Gomez is Miss Heart of New York
And a big special thank you to Sarah, Miss Empire Star, who got me a beautiful bouquet of orange tulips. I put them in a vase when we got home and they opened up in the sun and added a pop of color to Jon’s kitchen.
A few of us contestants, the winners, and other local titleholders went to the other venue after the pageant for cake and sweet potato pie. It was nice to relax before getting back on the road. I had a great discussion with Jack Carr, the pageant coordinator, and he invited me back down to volunteer at the 44th CNY Marathon Maple Festival. I can’t wait to come back to the southern tier and serve my community. I don’t need a cape to be a hero, and I don’t need a crown to be a queen.
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Country Partner Dancing for Singles is for those who want to learn/practice/dance Two Step/Waltz/Cowboy Cha Cha etc. but do not have a partner. I've been trying to find a reliable dance partner and have been unsuccessful so I've decided to start this Meetup. I'm actually re-vamping an existing group that I have. I will be posting events at country venues that offer partner lessons and possibly other various events unrelated to dancing.
All suggestions for events and venues are welcome.
Profile Picture: Members must post & maintain a close up picture of themselves in order to be identified at events.
Attendance: Members may be removed from the group after 3 "No Shows". If you RSVP and do not attend the event it is considered a "No Show". Members my also be removed from the group for continually changing their RSVP from Yes to No at the last minute.
Member Inactivity: Members may be removed from group after 3 months of inactivity
**** The Organizer reserves the right to remove members from the group at any time and for any reason****
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After making a sexist comment, Principal Skinner is replaced by Melanie Upfoot (Frances McDormand), who divides the school into two schools: one for boys, one for girls. Lisa gets frustrated when she's not allowed to take math at the boys school, so she dr (more…)
Homer, Apu, Moe and Skinner volunteer as firemen after Homer's sleepwalking accident injures the town's firefighters. They do some light looting at the fires to make up for not being compensated, but Marge and Lisa shame them into mending their ways.
Marge opens a gym for real women because she's disenchanted with Springfield's snooty, glitzy L.A. Body Works. Her gym, Shapes: A Gym for Women, is a huge success, launching a chain that makes Marge rich and famous. But Homer fears Marge will leave him for (more…)
Now fabulously wealthy, Marge's grabby prom date Artie Ziff (Jon Lovitz) offers a million dollars for a weekend with her that, he says, will have “no funny stuff.” The Simpsons agree when they realize the money will help their marriage---by paying for (more…)
Rachel organizes a ski trip for all the friends except Ross, who must then come to their rescue when they run out of gas. Carol: Jane Sibbett. Ross: David Schwimmer. Chandler: Matthew Perry. Phoebe: Lisa Kudrow. Monica: Courteney Cox. Joey: Matt LeBlanc.
The family's biblical dreams include Homer and Marge as Adam and Eve, with Flanders as God; Milhouse as Moses; and Bart as David battling Goliath's son (“this time, it's personal”). Voices include Julie Kavner, Dan Castellaneta.
With the end of the world looming, Homer decides to join an off-the-grid group of survivalists who've set up a secret sanctuary outside of Springfield to prep for the apocalypse. However, a skeptical Marge is suspicious of the plans.
Marge and Homer nearly get caught when they re-create their first intimate encounter---at a miniature-golf course; Bart and Lisa unearth a film can containing an alternate ending to "Casablanca." Voices include Julie Kavner and Dan Castellaneta.
Fat Tony (voice of Joe Mantegna) woos Marge's sister Selma, and they marry. Marge worries that Selma is choosing her new lifestyle over family after the whirlwind romance, but Tony invites Homer and Marge to join them on a getaway at the Jersey shore. Mean (more…)
Prof. Fink, tired of being lonely, uses his scientific expertise to make himself attractive to women, then furthers his special talents to devise an algorithm to pair up all the unlucky-at-love men and women of Springfield. Meanwhile, Marge, Bart and Lisa (more…)
Marge, Bart and Lisa start a food blog ("The Three Mouthketeers"), which results in scoring reservations at Springfield's hottest new restaurant. The question becomes whether to invite Homer. Chefs Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay and Mario Batali (providin (more…)
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Renault Card Key Repair
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Washington Post readers might mourn the loss of beloved sections: Among the dearly departed are Sunday Style (now combined with Arts), Book World, and Business. But obituaries are having a second coming, thanks in part to Adam Bernstein, their youthful new editor.
“My real love is obit writing,” says Bernstein, 34. “There’s no reason these things have to be dull.”
Raised in Connecticut, the son of doctors, Bernstein seems born to the job. When he walks into a party, he surveys the room and assesses the crowd: “He’s three inches; she’s maybe five inches.”
As in length of obit.
“Ultimately,” he says of obituary writers, “people don’t realize we have more power in this city than anyone. We have some control over how people will be remembered.”
Obit desks aren’t destination jobs for aspiring reporters. At many papers, they’re thought of as a home for cranks and aging writers. Bernstein graduated from the University of Virginia and the Columbia School of Journalism. He wrote his first death tale for a paper in Bakersfield, California, and realized: “This is for me.” He came to the Post in 1999 and was working in the TV section when he heard that an obit writer had died. He applied for the job and became the junior writer. “I worked under the smartest people in the newsroom,” he says.
Such as Richard Pearson. “They called him Noodle,” says Bernstein. “He was the character in the newsroom for 30 years.” And J.Y. “Joe” Smith, a Harvard-educated former war correspondent who once yelled into the phone: “Goddammit, I’m up to my ass in stiffs!” The person Smith thought was an editor on the line was actually a widow.
Bernstein became editor last July. The Post publishes 6,000 local obits a year, from the short ones to the features with photos that Bernstein has advocated.
“We write about anyone who lived a long time in the Washington area,” he says. A “long time” is at least 20 years. In judging whether someone gets five inches or 25, Bernstein weighs facts:
“What’s out there and what does the family know and is willing to divulge?”
What kills obits? “No cause of death,” he says. “Not revealing previous spouses.”
One prominent Washingtonian merited an editorial appreciation but no obit because his widow refused to see his first wife’s name in print.
“People mistake what we do with eulogies,” Bernstein says. “People want to remember only the good things. But you can’t erase major events in people’s lives.”
Is there life for obits in the age of Internet journalism? The New York Times broke the barrier when readers clicked on “Last Word” on January 17, 2007, and saw a video that began: “Hi, I’m Art Buchwald, and I just died.”
Bernstein says the Post’s obit blog, Post Mortem, is well read. It allows him and his talented staff writers—Joe Holley, Matt Schudel, and Patricia Sullivan—to gather and publish quirky anecdotes or, as Bernstein did in a recent post, serve up examples of Wikipedia’s factual shortcomings in profiles of the deceased. His new editor, Marcus Brauchli, and Post Company chairman Don Graham are obit fans.
Bernstein lives in Alexandria with his wife, journalist Marina Walker Guevera, and their son. How long does he want to write obits?
“I hope they don’t have to carry me out.”
This article first appeared in the June 2009 issue of The Washingtonian. For more articles from that issue, click here.More>> Capital Comment Blog | News & Politics | Society Photos
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Some of the biggest challenges in relationships come from the fact that most people enter a relationship in order to get something. They're trying to find someone who's going to make them feel good. In reality, the only way a relationship will last is if you see your relationship as a place that you go to give, and not a place that you go to take. The reason for all the sorrow in relationships today is we have stopped giving and expect a lot. Marriage is a classic example. Before expecting out of it just give your maximum in the relationship and then see the magic.
Relationships can help you be happier and more fulfilled. Even more importantly,
happiness (and being as happy as you can possibly be) will create and maintain
better, long-lasting relationships for you. So just make a little change of perception and life would change for the better.
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Drug Rehab for
San Bernardino, California
For a drug addict, death is never far away. Whether or not he realizes it, the possibility of overdose is very real. Poisons are put into the body and the strength or quality is never an assured fact. Drug dealers are unconcerned about the quality of their products. Addiction is a potential death sentence. Any addict needs to find an effective drug rehab that can provide him or her with lasting recovery from drug abuse and safety from the inherent dangers of a life of addiction. For someone in the San Bernardino area, the Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Warner Springs may be the solution.
The Narconon Warner Springs drug rehabilitation center is just an hour and a half drive from San Bernardino and provides lasting sobriety and the opportunity to live a full and healthy life. This long-term residential facility addresses the whole individual, including a thorough detoxification that flushes the system of residual poisons.
Residual Drugs Must be Flushed from the System
For years after drug use has ceased, residual drugs remain lodged in the fatty tissues of the body. These stored toxins cause confused thinking and have been known to contribute to the triggering of drug cravings. To remove these from the body gives the addicted person protection against future relapse.
The Narconon New Life Detoxification uses a combination of moderate exercise, time in a low-heat sauna and nutritional supplements to eliminate stored drugs from the body. This detox is effective and many say that once done on this part of the program they find that they no longer have any drug cravings.
A Holistic Recovery Program with a Drugless Withdrawal
Narconon never uses addictive substitute drugs in their recovery treatment. Drugs such as methadone and buprenorphine can be as difficult to withdraw from as the addict’s drug of choice. While some individuals may need a medically assisted wean down from heavy opioid or alcohol use or other drugs such as benzodiazepines, once this is completed, the Narconon drug-free withdrawal helps them achieve the goal of becoming free of all addiction.
Drug-free withdrawal is not to be dreaded, however. The process is made very tolerable through the use of generous nutritional support and comforting one-on-one assistance by the trained and experienced staff.
Another necessary part of inpatient treatment at Narconon is an education in how to repair the damaged relationships and situations a recovering addict has left behind him. The Narconon Life Skills Courses accomplish this with a series of courses designed to aid in living a drug-free life without the need to turn to drugs or alcohol in an attempt to face one’s problems.
One of the courses the participant will study is called the Ups and Downs in Life Course. The recovering addict here learns how to identify who are true friends and how to deal with those who might threaten his sobriety. The student can then ensure he makes and maintains relationships that support his new drug-free life.
A Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation center provides a real chance for a recovering addict to achieve lasting freedom from addiction. The opportunity to live a long and happy life is at your fingertips with this effective drug rehab near San Bernardino. Get on the right path to recovery. Call Narconon today.
Drug Trafficking and Abuse in San Bernadino
San Bernardino, California is no stranger to drug-related deaths. Street gangs and other criminal groups distribute deadly drugs without any remorse or regret. They are simply in the business to make money. Heroin trafficking creates havoc in San Bernardino neighborhoods, sucking in young and old to a life of drug abuse and addiction. Heroin overdoses are widespread. Recently, twenty people were indicted for the trafficking of heroin in Los Angeles County. The investigation into this criminal group came about due to a large number of deaths from heroin overdose.
Individual arrests come few and far between, considering the amount of distribution of illicit drugs that occurs in our Southern California cities. Individual gang members even take up doing business from motels, as evidenced by a news report in recent years. With such a dangerous environment, it becomes vital to have a treatment program an addict can turn to for truly lasting recovery.
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