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This page outlines the terms and Conditions of the use for Refugee Action’s websites, social media and SMS.
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Twinkle Khanna couldn’t resist her liking for Baahubali 2 Story. SS Rajamouli film can be witnessed wowing the masses, and the latest twist to the story narrated above is the inclusion of Mrs Funnybones. Well, as per the latest buzz, Twinkle recently watched Baahubali 2 along with hubby Akshay Kumar and kids Nitara and Aarav. It seems the former actress is almost smitten by the blockbuster.
It’s becoming quite hard for the audience to get over Rana Daggubati and Prabhas’s incredible acts, the smart and dashing Twinkle has also shown her sentiments for Baahubali villian Kattappa. Let’s see what she has in store for the movie.
Mrs. Funnybones looked impressed with Baahubali 2 story and Kattappa that she started calling her daughter with the same name. When contacted, Twinkle was quick to react “I have now started calling my daughter Kattappa much to her father’s aggravation. May be, he would like to call his daughter Rowdy instead”.
It seems Twinkle Khanna is in a state of obsession after watching Baahubali 2. This is because she liked the name Kattappa so much that she started calling her daughter with the same name. As per her tweet that triggered right after watching the movie, she writes “I feel quite obsessed about the name Kattappa. Well, you should also try calling the name at least thrice. I guess it feels exactly like eating wafers- quite addictive”. Isn’t it?
Well, we think Aksha Kumar must be getting annoyed after Twinkle has called Kattappa her bae. Not only that, she even flaunted a picture of him and captioned it with letters saying- “Kattappa is my bae”. Later, she also confesses in her tweet about her obsession with the name. She feels the name so addictive , as much similar like eating wafers.
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The verses hyperlinked above actually shares two accounts where individuals that God had called into ministry found excuses why they couldn’t assume the task at that time. Not a whole lot different to what we do today, but I believe God would have us be reminded again how He feels about this.
In a first glance, or reading of this Scripture, we probably look at our pastors and wonder why they might question the call of Christ on their lives, or procrastinate following the call after clearly hearing God calling them into service. Friends, most churches have election of officers and teachers each year, and I believe I would be safe in saying that nominating teams have probably heard every excuse possible when asking an individual to serve. In the section of Scripture we are looking at today, we see where one needed to bury his father before he could assume the call of Christ. In the second instance the other one needed to check with his family first to make sure they could manage without him. While we will also look at our excuses, think for a minute who it was that called these two individuals – Jesus, the very Son of God. Did He personally know their hearts and all about the possible excuses they could have given Him? Of course He did. But by sharing these things with us, it help us to also consider the excuses that we tend to give when asked to join the ministry team at our respective churches. I believe that three of the most popular excuses used today are: 1). I feel so unqualified to teach; 2). I cannot speak well in a classroom setting; and 3). I live such a busy lifestyle that I couldn’t possible take on one more thing. Friends, don’t you think that it is God that gave you the gifts to do His work and the time to do it? Don’t you know that God is well aware of your qualifications and gifts and that He has you handpicked to accomplish a task you are being asked to accomplish? A Nominating Team or Pastor who may asked you to fill a position at church has probably bathed the matter in deep prayer, so I feel like when we make excuses why we can’t fulfil the request, we are actually complaining to God. Let me suggest that if you feel that time might be the issue, try responding that you can’t make that a priority in your life right now. Jesus could have found many excuses and could have called many angels to His rescue when beaten and led to the cross, but He accepted His unfortunate task as a priority – just for you and I. God is not looking at your abilities, because where you are lacking He fills that void so that He might be glorified. All He wants is your availability.
Dear God, please forgive us for the excuses we make to not use the many gifts that You have blessed us with. Thank You for not giving up on us, as easily as we give up on trying to serve You. Oh Lord, may we be obedient to Your call on our life. May we be a living sacrifice, willing to always testify to Your calling in our personal witness to others and to help make Your work in our local church complete. You have truly blessed us beyond anything we deserve, may we learn to bless You through our availability and willingness to serve in local ministries, so that the world might know You and believe in You. God being our helper, our enabler and guide. AMEN!
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Born in Santiago de Chile, Rodrigo Recabarren has been widely recognized as one of the leaders the best generation of Jazz performers in Chile. Press, professors and peers agree on his extraordinary abilities and praise his work.
In 2009 Rodrigo moves to New York City and starts his career in the United States where he has performed or recorded with important artists as: Kenny Barron, Miguel Zenon, Guillermo Klein, Kenny Werner, Wayne Krantz, Seamus Blake, Matt Pavolka, Brad Shepik, Gilad Hekselman, Angel Parra, Melissa Aldana, Camila Meza, Rotem Sivan, Jeff Miles, and Peter Slavov among many others.
Rodrigo has performed in Europe, the United States, Asia and Latin-America in prestigious venues like the Blue Note and Jazz at Lincoln Center, among many others in New York City, as well as festivals and venues in countries worldwide. He endorses Vic Firth Sticks, Zildjian Cymbals and Overtone Labs.
As a bandleader, Rodrigo brings to life many projects that have toured the world. A few of them are Mural”(www.muralmusic.com), “Beekman”(www.beekmanmusic.com), “Peregrinos”(www.peregrinos.co), and “Novas trio” (www.novastrio.com).
In 2012 filmmaker Eduardo Pavez Goye filmed a documentary around Rodrigo in New York called “El Parque de los prospectos”, this documentary was selected and screened in the official selection of the 2012 version of the “In-Edit” Music Film Festival in Chile.
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Steamy blues from New Orleans, circa 1920. Her compositions and interpretations were featured in the Fast Folk Musical Magazine when she. In her hometown of Oklahoma City, Mary has performed everywhere from the state. of performing groups and is comfortable in any style of music: reggae jazz, rock , and folk.
Kalyn Fay hadn’t even left Oklahoma. the folk singer-songwriter was a lifelong Oklahoman: She was born in Tahlequah, raised in Okemah and came of age in Tulsa. She is of Cherokee heritage, once did.
We are very proud of our instruments and our personal service. Our customers love their panflutes and they tell us almost everyday in wonderful letters & emails.
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Sep 11, 2014. An Emerging Voice Of Americana (And Oklahoma). always applied to traditional music that also makes room for other things, like rock and. Nominees include Valerie June, who is reshaping the blues in wholly distinctive.
WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD, THE MACAVITY AWARD, THE ANTHONY AWARD, AND THE BARRY AWARD FOR BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL. NOMINATED FOR THE 2015 LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE. With the compelling narrative tension and psychological complexity of the works of Laura Lippman, Dennis Lehane, Kate Atkinson, and Michael Connelly, Edgar Award-nominee Lou Berney’s The Long and Faraway Gone.
Taylor Hanson of the pop-rock. Oklahoma Music Trail, which points tourists toward musical attractions, events and historical sites. The Tulsa office, which just launched its talent and resource.
Our dad didn’t want us to feel any pressure to even play music.” The Guthrie sisters generally record and perform separately but started doing the family jam thing at the WoodyFest concert in Oklahoma.
Nov 19, 2015. During the period, jazz rose in popularity, and gospel and folk music were staples in American musical. Woody Guthrie, “Dust Bowl Blues”.
Another song, perhaps just as popular, is London Homesick Blues that. ambassador of music for the state. “When we started out playing in sixth grade, there were hardly any vocals in rock and roll.
Discover Oklahoma City's best Indie & Rock in 2019/20. Find shows, buy tickets, check seating charts, plan where to eat and how to get there.
Folk, Country, Native American, Gospel, Country, Spirituals, Blues, Funk, Jazz, Bluegrass, Opera, Rockabilly, Southern Rock, Pop, Western Swing. "Oklahoma " is the title song from the Broadway musical Oklahoma!, named for the setting of.
On the Pint Stage, six bands bring every genre from Celtic folk. of Country Music and the Country Music Association award shows. Johnson now has 10 Grammy nominations to his credit, but no wins. A.
If you know of a great place to catch music in OKC that we didn't mention, give us. the color of its doors, this venue makes folk, rock and blues its cornerstone.
Many of these guitar players from Oklahoma are legends in the music world, each. and whether they play rock, blues, metal or folk, these men and women are.
Tom Skinner, an Oklahoma musician well known for. “Red Dirt incorporates a lot of things — gospel, rock ’n’ roll, blues, bluegrass — but some of us older guys have a little bit more of the folk.
Charles Adams. A memorial service for Seminole native Charles Melvin "Chuck" Adams was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007 at New Hope Christian Fellowship in Fairfax, Okla.
What sets our music apart from the rest: “My music blends old school blues/soul grooves with a new. His next performance will be at Cool Beanz in Rock Island on March 30.
Tom Skinner, an Oklahoma. music. “Red Dirt is really more of a brotherhood and a community than it is, necessarily, a style,” Skinner said in an interview earlier this year. “Red Dirt incorporates.
On weekends, touring acts come through. The Continental was born in the ’50s as a swanky dinner club and has grown into a Texas landmark, where blues, folk, soul, rock, and country music mingle like.
His father, Charley Guthrie, was a prosperous real-estate speculator and aspiring politician (a conservative Democrat and vehement anti-Communist) in Okemah, Oklahoma. music grounded in rural.
The Blue Door has grown to become Oklahoma's premiere venue for performing. and always welcome the best in bluegrass, folk, rock, country and blues.
Samuel Charters, whose books and field research helped detonate the blues and folk music revival of the 1960s and. and “The Harry Bright Dances,” a novel about roots music set in Oklahoma, are.
Jan 14, 2015. This has been the top music club in OKC for a couple of decades. The Blue Door has some cool shows, usually more singer-songwriter, folk-type stuff. Solid bluesrock – Ike has been playing around here for a long time.
But with his closely observed stories of people living hardscrabble lives, as well as his skilled work on guitar, the celebrated songwriter and veteran folk-rock performer gets. to the Crystal Meth.
Search for upcoming rock, pop, country, heavy metal, punk, blues and dance. with Cassadee Pope The Criterion OKC · Oklahoma City , OK , US Country / Folk.
Thirty years ago, the seminal music documentary Chuck Berry. The now-classic recording combined folk, blues and rock in a way that had never been heard before and went on to sell more than a.
Oklahoma music fans can follow some intriguing. “New Rules” hitmaker Dua Lipa. Also, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Elvin Bishop, who was raised in Tulsa, earned his third nomination in the Best.
Dec 26, 2018. There are so many cool opportunities to see live music in OKC, so we. Clint Hardesty's blues band the Cake Eaters and Illinois folk musician.
Bourbon & Beyond. A PERFECT BLEND OF BOURBON, FOOD & MUSIC. Music. All Friday Saturday Sunday. Foo Fighters. View Details. Zac Brown Band.
Oklahoma City Community College is closed March 17-24 for Spring Break. voice, views, and musical style (Blues, Jazz, Rock, Classical, Folk, and Country).
For the best Oklahoma-Oklahoma City college care packages visit SendACarePackage.com. Club Fusion. Norman, OK. Folk, N/A. Lee Tyler Post. Pickens, SC. Roots Rock, Acoustic. Lightnin' Larson And The Blues Thunder Band. norman.
Apr 1, 2017. OKLAHOMA CITY – With their vintage band T-shirts straining across. mid-20th century, black-and-white folk music footage, rocket tests – and.
Padgett portrays six unique guitar players, each representing his own style of music: blues, jazz, rock, classical, folk and country. Each character shares anecdotes and songs, conveying a universal.
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Braces may be both cosmetic or structural. Dental braces are sometimes employed along with other orthodontic appliances that will help widen the palate or jaws also to in any other case help in shaping the teeth and jaws.
Hawley retainers are the most typical type of retainers. This photo demonstrates retainers for the very best and bottom in the mouth.
The iTero electronic scanning technique eradicates the need for messy putty in your mouth by creating a 3D digital scan within your teeth. It offers a fast plus more cozy encounter and it’s extra accurate, resulting in a more precise fit out of your Invisalign aligners.
Floss at the time per day – Just about every night time assistance your son or daughter floss. Flossing can help loosen meals debris and plaque at and under the gum line that would otherwise harden into tartar. It may also enable get to the nooks and crannies during the teeth that might be difficult to reach which has a toothbrush.
Flossing – making a flossing routine is essential all through orthodontic treatment. Orthodontists and hygienists might suggest interdental brushes or floss threaders to produce having between teeth easier.
Analyze, diagnose, and handle dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and style and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws to generate and preserve standard function and to boost appearance.
Dental visits every 6 months – just take your child to your dentist for the checkup and cleaning every single six months. The dentist can indicate locations that have to have much more awareness, and aid you should definitely're keeping your son or daughter’s teeth nutritious and clean.
The initial step is to find out irrespective of whether braces are appropriate for the client. The physician consults With all the affected person and inspects the teeth visually. If braces are acceptable, a records appointment is set up the place X-rays, molds, and impressions are made. These data are analyzed to ascertain the issues and right course of action. The usage of digital products is promptly growing in the orthodontic marketplace. Electronic treatment starts off With all the development of a three-dimensional electronic product on the individual's arches.
When you have wellbeing or dental insurance plan, Look at using your service provider. Most overall health programs Will not purchase orthodontic treatment for people over 18 a long time old, Nevertheless they do partly address children less than age 18.
The ultimate aim of dental treatment providers is to retain Every affected individual's dentition for all times. The benefits of clear braces prolong significantly further than a reasonably smile. Clear braces provide a chance to straighten teeth even though elevating the client's self-assurance degree in everyday life.
Titanium braces resemble stainless-steel braces but are lighter and equally get more info as strong. Those with allergies to your nickel in steel usually pick titanium braces, but They're more expensive than stainless steel braces.
Your dentist or orthodontist can even in good shape you with a retainer. A retainer is really a custom made-manufactured, removable or mounted appliance that assists teeth keep their new place soon after braces have been eliminated. Retainers may also be applied to take care of insignificant orthodontic troubles. The usage of a retainer is a vital Section of write-up-braces treatment. Retainers, which are generally fabricated from rubber or clear plastic and metal wires that cover the surface surface area of the teeth, must be worn all the time for the initial six months and then ordinarily only during snooze.
Along with dealing with adults, Physicians using a star inside their icon also address teenagers with Invisalign clear aligners.
Ties are modest rubber rings or good wires that fasten the arch wire to your brackets. They can be clear, metal, or coloured.
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Laugh, cry, curl up into a fetal ball and close my eyes…I'm not sure what I want to do. There is a site called The American Thinker which I read for the first time today, and all I can say is that if this is what they call American thinking, we have grounds for a class action suit for libel on behalf of every citizen in the US.
In particular, they've published an article, The case against Darwin, written by a property manager in St. Louis, Timothy Birdnow. It's clear that he's ideologically compatible with far right wing pseudoscience, but reading his essay was a hilarious exercise, rather like reading children's funny exam answers. The science is a mangled mish-mash, almost entirely wrong, delivered with an astoundingly confident tone that disregards its own obvious contradictions.
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Iplast Australasia was established in 2015 by long standing industry experts with more than 30 years design, manufacturing and production experience.
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For the BSN Program: The pass rate for the NCLEX exam for the Nursing Program (required by the Virginia Board of Nursing) for the calendar year 2018 was 100%.
The percent of graduates (who graduated between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018) who are placed in the related field of study by November 1st of the year following graduation. This rate is calculated by taking the total number of graduates placed divided by the total number of graduates minus the number of graduates unavailable for placement due to medical issues, active duty military service, or continuing education.
The percent of students who are retained in the program during the identified academic year. This rate is calculated by the enrollment (as of June 30) plus graduates divided by beginning enrollment (as of July 1) plus new starts and readmits.
Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.
Program 2016 2017 2018 3 Year Avg.
All data presented here was reported to CAAHEP in November 2018.
(1) The percentage of graduates who are placed in the related field of study by August 11th of the year following graduation. (It may take 3-5 months for our graduates to actually get placed, so this represents only the three months after graduation.) This rate is calculated by taking the total number of graduates placed divided by the total number of graduates minus the number of graduates unavailable for placement due to medical issues, active duty military service, or continuing education.
(2) Total students in the class who have been reported as graduates to-date.
(3) The total percentage of graduates who pass the licensure or certification exam on their first or subsequent attempts.
(*) No graduates during this academic year.
All data presented here was reported to ARCSTSA on June 27, 2018.
(1) The percent of graduates who are placed in the related field of study by August 11th of the year following graduation. (It may take 3-5 months for our graduates to actually get placed, so this represents only the 3 months after graduation.) This rate is calculated by taking the total number of graduates placed divided by the total number of graduates minus number of graduates unavailable for placement due to medical issues, active duty military service, or continuing education.
(2) Total students in the class who graduated as reported to ARC/STSA.
(3) The total percentage of graduates who pass the licensure or certification exam on their first attempt.
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Everyone talks about it, but not many know what it entails. The Locals gives you tips to follow if you want to eat like a true Southern European.
If you ask anyone – whether in Japan, the UK or Norway – if they heard about the Mediterranean diet, they would probably say yes. If you ask them what it actually consists of, most of them won’t probably know. Deemed by the US News and World Report as the best diet for 2019, the Mediterranean diet is followed mainly by the people from countries bordering the Mediterranean sea, like Italy, Spain, Greece, France and even Portugal (even though it isn't actually on the Med).
Even if it has the word diet in it, the Mediterranean diet is more of a way of living and eating healthy. It differs from country to country, but at its core is based on vegetables, legumes, cereals and fish. The Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition says that one of the main pros of the Mediterranean diet is that it helps prevent illnesses like obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular problems.
– Have food rich with fibres, minerals and anti-oxidants aka fresh and dried fruit. You should consume 3 portions of fresh fruit per day (the more seasonal, the better). As regards dried fruit (like nuts and almonds), you should have it 3-7 times a week; remember to avoid processed fruit cause they might have lost some of their healthiest properties.
– consume cereals (preferably wholegrain - integral in Spanish) every day and legumes (such as lentils and chick peas) 2-4 times a week.
– eat vegetables twice a day and, at least once, they should be raw, preferably added in salads.
– always use virgin olive oil, both for cooking and for flavouring. Cut down on your consumption of animal fats (butter, sausages, ham, …) and avoid anything fried.
– eat more fish than meat but if you feel like you can’t give up on it, eat more white meat (chicken, turkey, rabbit) than red meat (ham, veal, game). As a general rule, meat should not be consumed more than 2-3 times a week.
– avoid consuming processed food, especially those that containing hydrogenated vegetable oil. They are usually present in products like margarine and pastries, but they are not good for your health.
– eat 3-7 eggs per week: they have all the nutrients you need and therefore are a complete meal in and of themselves.
– avoid all sugary drinks and super-processed foods.
– have dairy twice a day. While Infants, children, pregnant women and women in menopause should add a third one to their daily diet, people suffering from obesity, high cholesterol and cardio-vascular problems should have it skimmed. Yoghurt is an extremely healthy way of incorporating dairy into your daily eating habits.
– use iodized salt in small quantities. If you feel like your food doesn’t taste much, use aromatic herbs like oregano and parsley instead.
It feels redundant to say it, but you also need to drink two litres of water every day and exercise regularly!
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If your MediaWiki website is underperforming in search engines, a MediaWiki SEO audit can help to supercharge your wiki.
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Our Outpatient Therapy centers specialize in getting you back to your life. From sports injuries to work injuries, we take pride in providing non-surgical solutions that reduce your pain and restore your function. Physical therapy is a big part of what we do, but it’s not all we do. So whether you’ve had a concussion or you’re looking for cancer rehabilitation, see how Baylor Scott & White Rehab – Outpatient Therapy can help you.
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“RSPCA Stubbington Ark” – Showcase – Explore – Symphony.
Duo Agency provided design and development for local charity The Stubbington Ark, one of the UK's largest RSPCA animal shelters.
Quite possibly our largest Symphony site to date, which has been received extremely positively.
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When the weather is cold and dreary and you can’t get to the course to play, use this game to sharpen your mind and keep you on your toes mentally. Take a swing at the most exciting golf puzzle ever made. Using the balls connected in pairs, build a pyramid without any one color touching the same color on the inside or outside edge of the pyramid. This may sound like a piece of cake but, you will soon see that this is the new golfer’s Rubik’s cube. You can’t put it down and it will drive you crazy until you get it right and figure it out. A great gift for all ages!! Can be used as a tournament gift or promotion giveaway. Keep one on your desk…find out who in your office has quick hand, eye, brain coordination (this could be important information when you have to pick a new partner on the next project.) You can play the Pyramid game alone, or as a timed contest with others. The pyramid puzzle game makes a great stocking stuffer or is reasonable enough to give to your foursome, office buddies, or even your golf league. The Golf ball Puzzle Game won Best New Product at the 2003 PGA Show and was winner of the 203 Creative Child Magazine Seal of Excellence!
As seen on the Fox Network “Morning Show” (12/4/205).
Build a pyramid without any one color touching the same color.
Great gift for . . . Dad, Grandpa, Boss, or Co-Worker.
Fun for all ages . . . may be the new golfer’s Rubik’s cube.
At $11.95 you could get one for your home and one for the office.
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For a long time, the best way to book award travel on El Al was with American miles. That relationship crumbled 4 years ago during the USAirways merger.
Luckily, Qantas added the ability to redeem points on their website for El Al flights earlier this year.
That’s good because El Al does have decent award availability to Israel, but their Matmid frequent flyer program is expensive to use.
You can transfer Citi ThankYou points to Qantas at a 1:1 ratio or you can transfer Marriott points to Qantas at a 60K:25K ratio.
How does Qantas point requirements compare to El Al?
El Al Matmid points are hard to compare, so for simplicity sake, I’ll multiply their requirements by 50 to convert it into a number that is easily comparable with regular airline miles. You can transfer 50 AMEX points into 1 El Al point, so that ratio will make sense for a comparison.
Of course that doesn’t account for fuel surcharges that El Al adds onto their flights. Those are estimated in the chart below, though won’t always be exact.
The El Al rates in the chart below are for Executive members. A transfer of just 5,000 AMEX points from the US AMEX Membership Rewards program to El Al’s Matmid program will earn El Al executive status for a year. Points transfer instantly from AMEX to El Al, though it takes about a day after the transfer for the executive status to take effect on your El Al Matmid account.
El Al will devalue Matmid on 4/1/19, so I’ve included rates under the current program and the future program rates starting 4/1/19.
The chart below includes rates for round-trip travel, though both programs allow for one-way travel at half of the round-trip rate.
Not all routes offer a premium economy option, so those have been excluded from the chart below.
Do you use El Al or Qantas points for travel to Israel?
61 Comments On "Comparison Chart: Redeeming For El Al Flights With Qantas Points Versus El Al Matmid Points"
Can you use Quanta for first class on Elal?
Not officially, but you may get lucky over the phone.
That being said, El Al First class is being discontinued.
When was the last time you tried booking F OTP?
Elal doesnt release space to them anymore, so no real way they can book.
This assumes you prefer El Al.
This is only for El Al flights of course.
AA doesn’t have any nonstop flights between North America and TLV with their miles.
Elal usually has much better availability for saver rewards. Also for economy plus, 63k is a bargain. United almost never has saver award availability in business (if there is, then is gets ‘breaking news’ status on DD.
One thing should be mentioned on the topic of spending large amounts on entertainment for double thank you points. There is a new Capital One card – The Savor card, (which can be found on the credit card tab above) which now offers 4% cash back on dining and entertainment. For those who spend a lot on tickets, its huge….
can i credit miles flown on paid elal flight to qantas?
Only by calling in? On qatas’ website by the “add miles for missing flights”the airline tab does not include Elal.
Do you add it b4 the flight?
Elal has a promo now where it’s 72500 for a non executive member from NYC.
J class? and what points?
What about flights to Paris?
How come the chart doesn’t have CDG TLV? Do thy not offer awards on that flight?
Paris should be identical to London.
The chart is for selected cities, not all cities.
Hmmm…I see a special fare of 700 Matmid points +$220CAD from YYZ for random Dec. dates.
Using the 50X calculation shouldn’t that be 35,000?
El Al does run promotions, but they don’t maintain a clear chart for them.
The table does not take into account the many times that Elal is offering promotional rates during off peak seasons. For exapmle, Toronto and Boston are half price now, 35k or 700 Matmid roundtrip.
Dan what is the best way to redeem business class from NYC to London non stop without real fuel charges ?
Can someone point me to where on the site (cant find it) they have the promo’s listed?
Why would executive status hurt you?
Coach is rarely a good use of miles unless you’re flying one-way or when tickets are expensive.
Dan: ״El Al does have good award availability to Israel״??? Misinformation!
Thanks for this, Dan. I’m trying to redeem a classic award and I have enough Marriott points. But I’m seeing online that it takes six days (!) for the transfer to go through. Any tips to avoid transferring and then losing the availability???
Just applied and got approved for the Citi Premier (with DD link!). Thanks Dan.
And just did the same for DW, and she was approved. We are very happy, Dan. Thank you very much. What a great way to celebrate Rosh Chodesh Marcheshvan.
Wanna use ur link… just fyi, the RED part isn’t linked to your offer. I thought it normally is.
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Thanks Dan for the great post, as usually.
A few qantas reps told me that you can’t book the miami-tlv route using qantas points.
how can you book el al first if your lucky qantas doesn’t have access to it?
Any way to filter the search to only show direct (Elal)flights?
What are the change or cancellation fees for Qantas/Elal awards?
EL AL as a rule doesn’t like to be undercut by ANY type of deal or “discount”.They keep an eye on dansdeals posts and other websites for any glitches more than anyone else. Keeping the Qantas discounted award value quiet would have been a good idea. El Al flights are one of the only airlines that Qantas doesn’t charge mega fuel charges for. I won’t be surprised if Qantas will be forced by EL AL to raises fuel charges like JAL did with Emirates.
And yet here we are a year later and it’s still going strong.
How long did Jal go strong for? At the end of the day when it was the only reasonable redemption choice left they raised fuel charges without notice. You think airlines such as Emirates and EL AL don’t notice when partner redemptions go up by 400% or 500%! I have been using Qantas to book El Al flights for more than ten years. It will be a real pity to see them go the way AA devalued their awards from TLV to MEL.
AA cut off El Al, not vice versa.
Either way, nothing good lasts forever. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it that long while keeping it to yourself. Now it’s time not to be so selfish and share a little with others.
Tlv – yyz cheaper summer time in business than premium???!!!
Dan, did you ever find out if it was possible to book elal business class from the U.S. with aeromexico miles (which is an Amex transfer partner)?
Qantas keeps telling me that taxes and fees are $232 one way and $457 round trip (plus 42,000 points one way or 84,000 rt). Is there something I’m missing? I can’t continue checking out on the website because I don’t have the points transferred yet, but that is the information they are giving me on the phone.
Does capital one business miles transfer to qantas?
The quantis rates seem really good ! Do they have descent availablity , can it be booked online?
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Introducing our striking artificial autumn dracaena plant. The 160cm tall tropical fake plant features gorgeous variegated green and burgundy leaves and a unique cane-like stem. The autumn dracaena is one of our more unusual and eye catching pieces making it ideal for modern office spaces, conservatories and breakout spaces.
Your artificial autumn dracaena plant will arrive pre-planted in a plain black starter pot. The pot is weighted and will provide a stable base when replanting the tree into a more decorative planter. For potting advice and instructions read our potting guide here.
Dracaena is a genus of around 110 tree and succulent species. The genus varies from spikey, slender trees like our dracaena marginata to large shrubs like the autumn dracaena. Dracaena’s are native to Africa, Asia and Central America and are commonly propagated in the UK as ornamental houseplants.
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Hope everyone is having some nice weather, and making plans for the summer. Can’t believe another week has gone by, but here’s what’s been going on, and what’s up ahead.
Looks like a rainy week ahead. Today started out hot and sunny, and then out of no where we got hit with a storm, heavy downpours and hail. I do like a nice summer storm every once in awhile.
The Memory Thief by Emily Colin. Actually my mom found this one for me (she is the librarian) to read for the reading program. Haven’t started it yet, but it looks really good. The summary on the back describes Madeline losing her husband in an avalanche, the news is delivered to her by her husband’s best friend, who has been in love with her for years. She is left to raise her son, who has some kind of secret. Then across the country this guy wakes up from a motorcycle accident with his memory wiped clean. But he is haunted by dreams of a mysterious woman and a little boy, neither of whom he has ever met. Sounds really good!!
This actually happened yesterday. I was finishing up the dishes, and I look outside the kitchen window, and there right in front of the garage was a furry creature. I was like “What the heck is that?” I’ve never seen anything like it before. It looked like a rabbit and a squirrel. We have had a lot of rabbits in our yard recently, but I’ve never seen a gopher before, and yep that is what is was. If you happened to read my Blogbattle Week 8 story, you’ll understand why I was a little bit freaked out, isn’t he cute though? (well…he looked just like this…this is a stock photo, lol).
Not much now that summer is here.
Tomorrow is our last day of school. I’m finishing up report cards. Also on the last day of school I give the kids a candy bar with a customized wrapper, congratulating them on their next grade level promotion.
The Chicken & Rice Casserole was very good. Here is the recipe for that. It’s definitely a good meal for the winter, very hearty. But it worked well last week when we had some chilly days.
1. Preheat oven to 400º F and lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
2. In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt 4 tablespoons butter, then whisk in flour and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until smooth.
3. While whisking continuously, gradually pour in milk and chicken broth and stir until totally incorporated.
4. Add chicken, rice and veggies to the broth mixture and season with salt and pepper.
5. Transfer chicken and rice mixture to baking dish and sprinkle parmesan and breadcrumbs evenly over the top.
6. Cut up remaining butter into small pieces and dot those over the breadcrumbs.
7. Place baking dish in oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown.
8. Remove from oven and serve hot.
Sunday morning as I was drinking my coffee and catching up on some of the bloggers I follow, I came across this. This made my day, I was laughing so hard reading it, too funny. Blondewritemore never fails to put a smile on my face when reading her posts, or completely draws me in with her story writing.
What a great quote! I think I’ll add that book to my want to read list. I’m intrigued by the description. Your gopher looks a bit like what we call groundhogs around here. I wonder if they are the same things? Many congrats to your daughter on her achievement! I guess I should say hope you’ve had a wonderful week as it’s Friday and I’m still reading Monday posts.
Sorry I’m playing catch up. It’s been a busy start to my week.
Hope your weather gets better, but I love a good storm sometimes too.
Wonderful post. That’s a gopher? I’ve never seen one either and always had the idea they were ug-ly.
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see is a marriage friendly state. No blood test or waiting period is required. Find out below where to get your license and what you will need in order to get your license. Congratulations to every couple and much happiness in the years ahead!
Marriage licenses are easy to obtain in Tennessee. Couples must have a Tennessee marriage license to be married in Tennessee. Simply appear in person at any Tennessee County Clerk's office or one of the Marriage License Centers in Sevier County. Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville are all located in Sevier County. No appointment is necessary.
Both the bride and the groom must appear in person and present a valid photo ID such as a driver's license or a passport. Both must also present a social security card or other SSN documentation. Both parties must be at least 18 years of age. If either applicant is under age 18, please call the Marriage License Center for additional instructions.
The cost of a marriage license in Sevier County for out-of-state couples is either $41.00 in cash or $43.00 with either MasterCard or Visa. Out-of-state couples may purchase a marriage license in any other county in Tennessee, but it will cost approximately $60 more.
Couples may pre-apply online for a marriage license. Just go to www.seviercountytn.org and then to the Marriage Services section. The fee is $48.00 for out-of-state couples and $108.00 for Tennessee couples. Couples must still appear in person at a Marriage License Center in Sevier County to show a photo ID before they can pick up their marriage license.
Please note that no witness is needed for the marriage to be recognized, but there is room on the Tennessee marriage license for one optional witness to sign.
Couples coming to Sevier County, Tennessee, to marry can get a marriage license on Saturdays. The Holiday Schedule for the Sevier County Marriage License offices hours are posted online at www.seviercountytn.org under Holiday Schedule. Or call for holiday schedules as hours of operation may vary.
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If the charge of your Moto Z2 Play consistently goes down too quickly, the battery may be broken. The battery may have died from being left on the charger for too long, or from old age. This guide details how to replace the battery of your Moto Z2 Play. To replace the battery, you need the following tools: a heat gun (or a hair dryer), a plastic opening tool, a suction cup, a plastic card, and a tweezer.
Awesome guide! where can someone get a replacement battery in Canada?
Great instructions, clear and concise.
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When you received Jesus Christ, you literally became a “New Species of being.” Though you live in the same house, drive the same vehicle, and work at the same job, you have been changed. As 2 Corinthians 5:17 tells us, “Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” This change happens because of the redemptive power of Jesus’ sacrifice for each of us. His blood was shed to wash us clean of our sins: “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins” (Col. 1:13).
Father, I thank You that I am a new creation in Christ Jesus. I thank You that I have been totally and completely removed from the kingdom of darkness and its influence in my life. I declare that in Christ, “I am not a beggar, I am a Believer!” I Declare that my life and All that concerns me is directed and protected by God. I thank you for placing me into Your Kingdom and for giving me access to All that the Kingdom of God has provided for me. I believe that I will receive the manifestation of this confession. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
Genesis 1:26-27 “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every moving thing that moves upon the earth.
3 John 1:2”Beloved, I wish above all things that you would prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.
Mark 11:22-24 “And Jesus answering said to them, Have faith in God. For truthfully I say to you, That whoever will say to this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and will not doubt in his heart, but will believe that those things which he says will come to pass; he will have whatever he says.
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Here is a list of the main protections to use during a treatment of anabolic steroids that you might hear about.
Unfortunately some are not (or no longer) available in France, and there are many others that are not of great interest or are too rare to list here.
We remind you that it is important to listen to the advice of experienced users before using doping products like steroids. Some steroids are more powerful than others and can affect your health. Using these protections well will help your treatment go smoothly.
Protections help you complete your treatment safely and without risks.
We remind you that it is important to listen to the advice of experienced users before using doping products like steroids. Some steroids are more powerful than others and can affect your health. Using these products well will help your treatment go smoothly. An unprotected treatment is dangerous to your health.
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Dear mom-to-be! You may be including all the essential nutrients regularly in your diet, but, do you know the importance of every nutrient? Besides this, you need to know the quantity of every nutrient you need to eat?
The iron content present in your body will help you deliver a healthy baby. Lack of iron can make lead to miscarriage also. So, you need minimum 30 milligrams of iron every day. It will carry oxygen to all your organs through blood. Hence, eat foods like meat, tofu, eggs, nuts, legumes etc.
To make your baby’s bone stronger, you should not miss adding calcium-rich foods. You need to consume almost 1,000 milligrams per day. If your body lacks in calcium it will directly attack your fetus development.
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Establishment of Telecenters is an initiative being launched by Universal Service Fund to provide and expand the benefits of ICT facilities to the people in rural areas. Telecenter will be a community resource center that will provide public with access to telecommunication services. Telecenters have the potential to provide e-services, distance learning and create employment opportunities, among various other benefits like bridging the digital divide. Each Telecenter will be connected to internet through high speed broadband, powered through renewable energy and equipped with computers and other essential network elements (printer/scanner/copier/fax, etc). Telecenter will offer basic access to internet and computers to the community; provide space to NADRA for offering NADRA / Domicile / CNIC, and mobile phone operators for SIM verification; and other E-services.
First Lot of the project contains ten Telecenters across Pakistan. The project has been awarded to M/S Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited and in currently in implementation phase.
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FirstHealth Fitness Massage Therapy provides the highest quality of skilled therapeutic massage in a professional setting. Therapeutic massage fosters relaxation, healing and recovery from injury and disease and assists in the management of pain.
We work with every client to fully assess therapeutic goals and design a treatment plan to meet them, creating a uniquely tailored bodywork session that provides a relaxing, invigorating, rejuvenating massage experience.
Massage Therapy is available six days a week. To make an appointment call (910) 715-1811. Please indicate if there is a particular massage method you want included in your session. Also, let us know if you’ll be using a gift certificate.
TUESDAY 7:15 a.m. – 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 7:15 a.m. – 7 p.m.
SATURDAY 8:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
We charge for 30, 60 or 90-minute massages and allow you and our expert massage therapists to decide on the type of massage you need that day. Depending on your body, your preferences, your medical history and the reason for your massage, they may incorporate a combination of massage methods to customize your experience for one, simple price.
For more information, call (910) 715-1811.
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The EU wants to digitalise and online the vast volumes of cultural works in member state libraries to make them accessible to all, but unless the issue of copyright and intellectual property rights are solved, the European Digital Library may consist only of books and journals published before the 1920s.
The European Commission in August urged the 25 EU member states to speed up and co-operate on the setting up of a European-wide digital library.
In its recommendation, Brussels called on governments to deal with obstacles such as copyright questions and reasons for delays in the digitalisation of materials, which include books, journals, newspapers, photographs, museum objects, films and other cultural works.
The two main incentives for the digitalisation move are the preservation of cultural heritage and academic research.
"Each year, hundreds of works in Europe's libraries are destroyed by old age," says commission IT spokesman Martin Selmayr.
The aim is to have at least 2 million cultural works accessible via the European Digital Library by 2008, and at least six million volumes by 2010.
Will living authors see their work online?
But until a solution is found, only volumes already in the public domain - works no longer covered by intellectual property rights - will be available online.
Literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works are covered by intellectual property rights for the lifetime of the author plus a period of 70 years from the end of the year in which the author dies.
This means works being digitalised for the library will mainly be from before the 1920s unless the issue of intellectual property rights is dealt with.
"This is one of the main topics in all discussions going on at the moment," says Britta Woldering of Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and CENL – a group of national librarians.
"The issue of copyright is the biggest barrier for digitalisation," she said.
Ms Woldering said many libraries with digitalised works could only show them in their own reading rooms. "It's like keeping them in a black box, which is ridiculous if you think how many readers they could reach online," she noted.
The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek is following Europe's plans for copyright and intellectual property rights very closely. The relatively new library dates from 1913 with most of the collection still very much under copyright.
"For recent content, copyright is an issue," Mr Selmayr admitted. "Only by agreements between the rights holders will it work out, but there is no one-size-fit-all solution for this."
"We need to protect the rights of the authors because otherwise there will be no authors," he said.
However, the European Publishers Council (EPC) does not share the view that intellectual property rights are an obstruction to the commission initiative.
"Copyright and related rights are not legislative barriers," says Angela Mills Wade from the EPC. "On the contrary, they are enablers which make it possible for rights creators - the source of Europe's cultural heritage - to make works available."
But she adds that the digitisation of works should only occur if they are already in the public domain and/or with the consent of the rights holder and under terms and agreed by the publishers.
"Some even question the very concept of copyright, implying that authors are standing in the way of progress and the free flow of information," Trond Andreassen, head of the European writers congress, wrote in a recommendation to the commission at the beginning of the year.
"As writers, we need copyright and the incentive, both moral and financial, it gives to keep us writing," he added.
At the same time, he also underlined the importance of having recent work included in the digital library. "Authors want their works to be read and used."
A ‘loose-fitting' EU copyright directive from 2001 has meant that the law has been interpreted differently by the member states, leading to differing copyright laws in the 25 EU countries.
A committee working on how to best achieve a digital library was set up earlier this year specifically to deal with copyright issues in relation to digital libraries between member states and the different players.
The European digital library is set to develop around the already existing portal of The European Library's (TEL) infrastructure, which is currently a gateway to the catalogues in a number of EU national libraries.
The aim of the project is to achieve a portal to the digitised cultural works of Europe's cultural institutions such as libraries, archives and museums.
But will a digital library lead to ‘physical' libraries ceasing to exist?
"No, not at all," says Ms Woldering. "Printing of material is on the rise and ‘physical' users are increasingly filling up the reading rooms."
The French national library BNF has launched a prototype version of its contribution to a European digital library aimed as one of the European alternatives to US digitalisations of books and documents.
European lawmakers have called for the creation of a multilingual European digital library aimed at securing easy access to the continent's cultural heritage.
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With devastating fires in Indonesia providing a backdrop for the destruction wrought by unrestrained plantation development, the Malaysian Borneo state of Sabah on Wednesday announced it is pressing forward with a plan to certify 100 percent of its palm oil production under criteria set by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) by 2025. The initiative aims to differentiate Sabah’s palm oil from other producers, while addressing environmental problems and boosting productivity of existing plantations as part of a broader push to shift toward a more sustainable and diversified economy.
According to a declaration issued by the Sabah Forestry Department, the Sabah state government will provide technical assistance to implement the program, including group certification to small holders at no cost. Larger companies operating in concessions managed by the Forestry Department have already been given deadlines to get RSPO certification, which requires producers to adopt production safeguards that reduce environmental and social impacts of cultivation and production.
Officials say the program will better position Sabah as other states and regions enter the palm oil business. Sabah accounts for 12 percent of global palm oil production, but expects to see that share fall with rapid plantation expansion in other parts of Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
The plan puts Sabah on track to become the first state to fully adopt certification for all of its producers. Advocates say the so-called “jurisdictional approach” could be an effective way to reduce risks in commodity supply chains by creating “safe” markets for buyers while also cutting transactions costs associated with certifying each individual plantation or farm. The approach operates on the premise that producers in a jurisdiction would pressure non-compliant peers to come into compliance for fear of losing certification for the entire group. Monitoring would help ensure producers are abiding by the rules, while higher margins from higher prices and yields would provide them an additional incentive to participate.
The certification program is a central component of Forever Sabah, a multi-stakeholder initiative that endeavors to transform Sabah’s economy.
Forever Sabah envisions going well beyond the palm oil sector, including establishing wildlife corridors, restoring forests degraded by logging, and setting up new protected areas. The initiative includes programs to foster polyculture and agroforestry, community-based ecotourism, and more responsible stewardship of marine resources.
Young orangutan orphaned by the palm oil industry when its mother was killed in a plantation in Central Kalimantan. This orangutan was one of the lucky ones — it ended up in a rehabilitation center rather than dying of starvation or being sold into the pet trade. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.
Palm oil production has had a substantial impact in Sabah: roughly a fifth of the state’s land mass has been converted to plantations, including areas once covered by biologically-rich lowland forests that house endangered orangutans, clouded leopards, and pygmy elephants. However the state still retains significant blocks of healthy forest, providing hope that curbing further destruction and restoring corridors of habitat could help ensure a future for wildlife.
Due to its high yield which makes it a cheap source of vegetable oil, palm oil is widely used as a cooking oil, a fat in processed foods like cookies and crackers, and an ingredient in cosmetics and cleaning products.
The world produced 54.3 million metric tons of palm oil in 2013. Indonesia accounted for roughly half of that production, while Malaysia came in about 35 percent.
Human-wildlife conflicts could potentially be reduced with the introduction of fully certified palm oil for Sabah. Photo shows an elephant stranded in a smallholder’s farm. Photo and caption courtesy of LEAP.
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AS AN ADDED BONUS ALL CD’S INCLUDE A BONUS FOLDER WITH OVER 100 RESOURCES FROM SOME TOP TEACHERS!
This huge interactive PowerPoint product includes 36 files covering the most important topics in Reading and ELA! (over 800 slides!) AND 15 of the power points now include an interactive notebook file so the students can follow along in their notes. Students will love the custom animations and graphics! The individual Power Points are designed to be done entire group with or without an interactive whiteboard, but they can be adapted for students to work individually as well! Most of the Power Points also include an interactive quiz!
Click the links to see more information!
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82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1822, Chapter 1143 Page: 2 of 3. Small.
This is a small version of a page associated with this legislative document. We provide several sizes for each page for review, download, and linking on the web.
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Festival Jazz Roja III will take place at La Plaza de La Pescadora, Los Cristianos (Arona, South Tenerife) from the 19th until the 21st of April 2018. (Click on the map at the bottom of this page).
Here are the forthcoming dates and times for the Concerts, Workshops and Masterclasses.
21 April 13:30H - Masterclass (Fermín Rivero) - Sax; "Improvision and Application to Musical Genres"
21 April 15:30H - Masterclass (Charly Daicz) - String Instruments; "Open Tuning and World Rhythms"
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The definition of the word “diet”, as we know it, has evolved over time. It originates from the Greek word ‘diaita’, meaning ‘way of life’ or ‘daily habits’. Over the last century, this word “diet” has also come to represent something very different; it has morphed into a word that denotes restriction and deprivation. In fact, ‘diet’ is now listed in the Cambridge Dictionary as an adjective, used to describe food that has been modified from its original form so that it is reduced in sugar or fat, and often injected with artificial sweetener, like diet soft drink. Somehow, a word that was originally used to represent a lifestyle is now a word used to describe food that is no longer even real food.
I am sure you have seen a number of quotes floating around your Instagram feed telling you that ‘diet is 80% nutrition and only 20% exercise’ or that ‘abs are made in the kitchen’. While there is no doubt that what we eat has an enormous impact on our health, I have noticed that a lot of my clients are using these sayings as an excuse to focus only on what they eat and ignore the need for physical activity. This is often where the ‘diet’ mentality creeps in; they believe that as long as they can control exactly what they are eating, right down to the gram, then it doesn’t matter how little exercise they do. Incorporating lifestyle back into the equation shifts the focus of being healthy away from restrictive eating and calorie control and more towards creating a lifestyle that promotes health through wholefoods, exercise, stress management, mood support and more – factors that have a far greater impact on health than just calories!
If you’re looking to take on a new dietary regime but are concerned it may lead to a restrictive mindset or just become another fad, contact Healthspace Clinics today to book an appointment with Amanda! It’s never too late to adjust your lifestyle to ensure sustainable wellbeing.
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FUTURE ARMANI MODEL | Beverly's Net: family. food. fashion. FUTURE ARMANI MODEL – Beverly's Net: family. food. fashion.
HAMILTON ISLAND, HERE WE COME!!
OMG, where’s The Sartorialist when you need him! Looks like a pastel throw (blankie?) is going to be THE accessory this year.
LMAO… did you make him do that for your laughing pleasure? Heh!
is that a baby’s blanket?
Second career in the pipeline! Wolf whistle… Fabulous!
I didn’t know C had it in him 😛 Friggin hilarious!
Damn, he’s pretty good! Nice form, Chris!
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Idyllic tree-swing reading nook, created by Tracy Rauch in her daughter’s room. (http://pinterest.com/tracyrauch/) A similar example is on JenWCom’s flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenwcom/4914477695/in/pool-539895@N24/. Both moms have been gracious in answering questions in how they accomplished the look.
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Government profile on David Stephan indicating he may be armed and dangerous. CPS are to proceed with caution!
In 2008 David Stephan and much of his extended family organized peaceful protests and letter writing campaigns to spread the word about a dangerous law being proposed in Canadian Parliament. Bill C-51 was a proposed law that would allow law to be written outside of our elected representatives purview as well as giving sweeping new powers to the government to target and act against its citizens.
This launched David's career as a public speaker who spent much of his time over the last decade teaching others about their rights and freedoms and options they had available when considering the treatment of behavioral disorders like ADHD.
For most of the last decade David has been a leading voice in health rights and freedoms in Canada. His influence has been felt from coast to coast and thousands of Canadians have benefited from his message.
David has always taken a gentle approach to life and enjoys spending his time in the service of others.
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My #100daysof_flowerstyle is still going strong. It has been quite a challenge to come up with a new idea every day but that's all part of the fun.
For this image I gathered some sticks from the backyard and scattered the Swamp Bloodwood flowers over the top.
The Bougainvillea plants are filled with colour right now. The purple one is especially as it is cascading over our fence. In this image they look like they are standing upright but they are actually laying flat and this was taken from above.
I received this gorgeous wreath from my beautiful Instagram friend Alicia, so of course I had to decorate it with flowers. These are tiny rock daisies from my garden.
This day was particularly windy and this beautiful bird's nest fell out of the tree. Fortunately the birds no longer used it, so I thought I'd add a little colour and a butterfly.
I made a tiny bouquet with roses from my garden. These flowers are less than an inch tall. You have to pick them early in the morning as they are fully open by midday.
These pretty pink Swamp Bloodwood flowers are continually changing. Once the flower has finished blooming, it transforms into a gumnut.
I left this one a little late in the day, so I had to try some artificial light. On the left I used the light from an iPad and on the right, a light from a flashlight.
My neighbour has a Frangipani tree with the most amazing flowers. A little Blu-Tak always comes in handy to hold a flower in place.
The same flowers as the day before in a different way.
I think dried flowers are beautiful. These are Dahlias from my garden.
More Frangipanis with a distressed, grungy edit.
All of these images were taken with an iPhone5C using the ProCamera app and edited in Mextures.
I decided to try a different kind of flower to style for Day 2 of my project. The Callistemon trees are in flower at the moment. There were plenty of beautiful bottlebrush flowers on the tree, so I didn't feel too bad about taking some inside away from the birds.
After trying a few different ideas I felt that these looked much better not in a vase, so I found some twine to tie them together.
By slightly moving to the right I was able to include more of the window light.
Helpful hint: Blu Tak is great for holding the stems in place. I scattered the leaves across the base of the stems to hide it.
The last image was with a timber cutting board as the background.
All images were taken on an iPhone5C using the ProCamera app and edited in Mextures.
Remember to make everyday beautiful!
Over on Instagram, I'm participating in the 2016 100 day project. The details can be found here.
So beginning today April 19 until July 27, I'm going to challenge myself to style a flower photo everyday. Have you noticed that most of my flower photos only contain a single flower? It's my go to formula for my photos and I guess it is my style. But I need to challenge myself to try something a bit different and to move out of my comfort zone. I find styling doesn't come naturally to me.
For Day 1, I decided to create a bougainvillea bouquet out of some flowers in the backyard. I love this colour combination of purple, magenta, pink, orange and white. To help the bouquet look fuller, I used sticky tape in a grid pattern across the opening of the mason jar. This really helped to hold everything in place.
Here's a couple I created using a white board instead of black.
Why not join me in your very own 100 day project. You just might discover something creative that you really enjoy.
Remember to make everyday beautiful.
It's been a few weeks since I've posted my Friday Favourites. Where does the time go?
This is not my usual style of editing but it was a lot of fun. This image of a Dahlia was taken with an iPhone 5C using ProCamera and edited using a combination of Snapseed and Tangled FX. I love the painterly style of this image.
This image of a gardenia flower was taken as part of my 365 project for the 'Contrast' prompt. I love the texture of the wooden cutting board and the velvety, white petals. The photograph was captured on my iPhone 5C using ProCamera and edited with Mextures.
This is my favourite image of the week. I love how the two mushrooms intertwine to form a heart. I've learned from experience that these mushrooms appear early in the morning and if you want to get a picture you need to do it as soon as you find them. If you decide to wait and come back later, you will find they have disappeared, as they wither and die soon after the sunlight touches them.
Happy Friday everyone and remember to make everyday beautiful!
The prompt for Day 33 over at Capture Your 365 is: Folded.
So many options came to mind for this one!
My first option was petals folded together, waiting for the flower to bloom.
My settings: Canon 7D, Canon 100mm f2.8L macro, f/3.2, 1/800 sec, ISO 100.
My second option was lichen folded around a fence post.
My settings: Canon 7D, Canon 100mm f2.8L macro, f/3.2, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400.
My third option and the one I decided to go with was folded paper.
My settings: iPhone5C using ProCamera and edited with Mextures.
I did think of a fourth option, which was folding laundry, but I didn't feel like doing any more laundry today. LOL!
Hope you enjoyed these ideas and remember to make everyday beautiful!
This image of a rose from my garden was taken with an iPhone 5C using ProCamera and edited with VSCO as part of my 365 project for the prompt: Monochrome.
This image was taken on an iPhone 5C using an Olloclip. The background was originally whiteas part of my 365 project for the prompt: Mostly White. But I felt the white subject didn't stand out against the background. It was kind of dull. It needed something more. So I added several layers of texture using Mextures.
This is my favourite image of the week and is titled: A Dramatic Ending. This is the same Cosmos flower that has been in my previous posts. Even though the petals had started to wither, I wanted to make it look like it wasn't finished just yet. To get this shot, I placed the flower on a white board next to a window. A second white board was placed behind it. This was captured on an iPhone 5C using the ProCamera app and edited in Mextures.
This photo was taken with an iPhone 5C. What I love about this image is the detail in the petals, the beautiful colours, as well as the dark background. What makes this even more special is that it was unedited.
I purchased this vase during the week with the intention of using it for photo props. This was taken with an iPhone 5C and edited in Mextures. My aim was to use texture that was a similar colour to the vase to make the flower stand out. This is also the same flower that was in the previous image.
What I love about this image is that it is not as it appears. These are not flowers. They are the discarded stems from a Pak Choy plant used for making dinner. My aim was to give this image a vintage feel. This was taken with an iPhone 5C and edited in Snapseed.
Happy Friday Everyone and don't forget to make everyday beautiful!
Have you heard of the One Little Word project?
This project was started by Ali Edwards and it involves choosing one word at the beginning of the year and using it as your theme for the year. This year is my first time participating in the project and my word is: SHINE.
Over at Capture Your 365 this month, one of the themes is: One Word. So I'm going to show you a few different ways you could photograph your one word.
You could take a photo of your word in your own writing. For this image, I used a miniature black board on an easel and wrote my word in chalk.
Board games can provide a great resource for word display. Our Scrabble game came in very handy for this shot.
Craft items can be very useful for creating a word. I used some alphabet beads with thread to create a word bracelet.
Sometimes when I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to photograph for the prompt, my go to image is a photograph of the word in the dictionary. Another idea would be to take an image from a favourite book where the word is used.
You don't even need to include your word in the image at all. Instead you could photograph something that represents your word. This image of a shining star was taken on my iPhone.
This is my favourite image. It shows only part of the star with lots of negative space. Only a small portion of the star is in focus. That is how I choose to tell my story.
If you would like to start a 365 project, you can join in at any time. It doesn't need to be January 1. Come visit us over at Capture Your 365. The monthly prompt list can be found over on the blog. You can also sign up for free emails with tips for your photography. If you would like to get even more resources for your 365 project, click on the button below to check out the different membership options.
I love photographing flowers and not just when they are in full bloom. The different stages of a flower's growth can be really interesting and beautiful too.
All of the images below were taken with a Canon 7D using a 100mm f2.8L macro lens.
A new flower bud appears.
The next day the same flower begins to open. This image was taken late in the afternoon. The sun was shining and the flower was in the shade making the colours more vibrant.
On the third day the flower was fully open. Sometimes the underside of a flower can be just as interesting as the front. Note the high ISO and fast shutter speed. This is because it was an extremely windy day and the flower was moving around a lot. So by increasing my ISO, I was able to use a very fast shutter speed to freeze the action.
The view from above. If you look really close, the centre appears to be filled with tiny, yellow stars.
I would like to wish you and your families a happy and healthy 2016! Thank you so much for supporting Butterfly Rose Designs over the last 12 months and I look forward to sharing 2016 with you.
In the next few days I will have completed my second 365 project. I found it to be quite a different experience from last year. So what has changed this time around?
I picked up my camera almost every day without even giving it a second thought. Taking a photo every day has truly become a habit for me. Once you get use to taking photos daily, it feels strange when you don’t.
Most days I followed the prompts and on other days it was more important to document my day. Last year I tried to follow the prompts as closely as I could. I love how the prompts can give you some ideas when you can’t think of what to photograph. I also love how a prompt can take you out of your comfort zone and challenge you to try something new. This time around, I was much more relaxed with my project. If what was happening with my day fit in with the prompt - then great. If not, that was okay too. Your 365project is your project and you should make it work for you.
I used a Speedlite. Last year I avoided using my flash because I didn’t really know what I was doing. Now I love how I am able to capture the details in any light.
I didn’t take a photo every day. It’s okay if you miss a day. I didn’t miss a day last year but this year I did and, yes, I was disappointed that it happened. Sometimes life gets really busy or you get sick. I’m still happy that I kept my project going and didn’t give up because it wasn’t perfect. On the plus side, you can always note that you missed the day and why.
I used my phone to take a lot of my everyday photos. Whenever the monthly phone photo prompt came around I used to cringe. My phone photos were terrible. I couldn’t understand how I could take photos with my dSLR so easily, yet when it came to something simple like a phone it just wouldn’t work for me. So I was determined to use my phone as much as I could. I read books, followed several phone photography sites and practiced every day. Now, I not only love phone photography but also edit photos on my phone too.
I didn’t share every photo online. Last year I took photos based around what I was comfortable sharing online. This time around, I took photos that I knew I would be keeping just for me and my family – the funny faces, the mistakes, the mess. Some memories are really too special to share with the rest of the world.
I still believe that a 365 project is one of the best things you can do for your photography. When you practice every day and try different things you grow as a photographer. When I pick up my camera, whether it is my dSLR or my phone, I know which settings to use without giving it a second thought. It comes down to practice, learning everything about your equipment and making the best with what you have. If something isn’t working for you don’t give up. Try a different angle, move yourself or your subject if you can. Try different light. Some of my best images are my Plan B’s.
Not doing the project alone is really important. Many years ago I tried doing the project by myself. I didn’t share online, I didn’t even tell my family about it and I gave up. Having the support of your family, friends and an online community really works. At first it can be really daunting putting yourself and your images out there. I’m so glad I did and I’m so grateful for the beautiful friends I’ve made.
2016 is just around the corner so why not make it your year. Whether it is your first 365 project or one of many. I’ll be back again at Capture Your 365. Come join me!
This week I had the pleasure of being the guest host on the Dear Photographer Instagram page.
Thanks so much Jesica and Adri of Hello Dear Photographer for having me as your guest host.
You can check out their blog here, and their Instagram page here.
I was honoured to be the photographer at this year's Afternoon Tea With Friends.
This event raises much needed funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation in Australia.
It was also a wonderful opportunity to get together with friends, as well as support and remember those whose lives have been touched by breast cancer.
The room was elegantly decorated, with pink being the colour of the day.
Special thanks to my Instagram friend, Rob, for the poem.
You can see more of Rob's poems and images here.
The weather has been very cold lately. Not the kind of temperatures where you want to be outside taking pictures. So I decided it was time for some food photos which means baking. It was also a good excuse to make the kitchen lovely and warm.
I was in the mood for some Nutella. After searching for some recipes online, I found one at Cream Puffs In Venice.
With only five ingredients, these meringues are very easy to make, the kitchen smells wonderful while they are in the oven and they taste delicious.
"Some see a weed, some see a wish."
I love that quote. Sometimes it's how you look at things that can make a difference.
When trying to photograph this Common Sow Thistle, I moved a little closer to try and get a better shot. Unfortunately, I moved a little too close and bumped the plant causing the puff to disintegrate. Fortunately, I managed to capture a couple of shots as the seeds when flying through the air.
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HEYBELIADA, Turkey, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras voiced hope that a closed Orthodox Christian seminary he was visiting in Turkey on Wednesday would be reopened as part of efforts to boost ties long strained by disputes over territory, energy and Cyprus.
Erdogan spokesman Ibrahim Kalin joined Tsipras on Wednesday in Istanbul on a tour of Hagia Sophia, which was the foremost cathedral in Christendom for 900 years and then - after the city fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 - one of Islam’s greatest mosques for another 500 years. It has been a museum since 1935.
Erdogan complained about discrimination against Muslims in northern Greece, while Turkey’s military presence in ethnically split Cyprus and diverging interpretations of an international treaty defining their borders also fueled tensions.
Cyprus has been divided since a Turkish invasion in 1974 triggered by a brief Greek-inspired coup. U.N.-led peace talks between the Greek and Turkish sides collapsed in 2017.
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Ultra Fog specializes in the development, design and application of high pressure water mist fire suppression systems. Our range of products and solutions provide you with high quality products for protection of various land, marine and offshore facilities. All products are designed by Ultra Fog to meet worldwide fire safety regulations.
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Q: Relating to your August. 22 story on more employers’ providing promotions with no pay raise, what impact does which have around the likelihood that employees will quit to consider another job?—S.W.
A: This will depend on if the worker interprets the sale being an appreciative gesture with a sincere boss whose hands are tied on compensation, or like a disrespectful ploy with a manipulative boss looking to get more work accomplished for nothing.
Someone else in charge whose motives are suspect will probably hit two hot buttons that drive employees to quit—dissatisfaction with one’s boss, and too little pay raises, based on a 2012 study of 560 employees by Deloitte. This is also true of employees who've only been with the organization for you to 3 years, a stage when personnel are most prone to jump ship. Generally, workers are far more prone to bail when they see their employer’s pay practices as political or arbitrary, based on another Deloitte survey from 2018.
When the worker sees the sale as recognition of her effort as well as an chance to develop, it’s likely to achieve the opposite effect. Promotions are some of the top 5 reasons employees stick with their current employers, the 2012 Deloitte study states. And employers that deliberately create growth possibilities and stretch assignments for workers have much better retention rates than individuals who don’t.
Q: Relating to your August. 14 column on lengthy-distance marriages, the majority of the couples you pointed out have become-up children, or no children in your own home. What goes on when small children are participating?—N.K.
A: There’s little research around the impact of commuter marriages on children, however the challenges could be complicated. The spouse living full-time using the children frequently seems like just one parent, and might have to reduce his very own time at the office to satisfy elevated family-care demands. Children may go through shortchanged, too. Such risks make corporate human-resource managers unwilling to pressure employees into transfers that split their own families.
However, commuter setups can get better because of children than relocating everyone, which forces children to alter schools making new buddies. Teens who've had to maneuver frequently using their families generally have more behavior and emotional problems.
Commuter parents with children frequently adapt their routines to aid them, traveling home more frequently than the others. Many FaceTime with toddlers and employ cellphones and texting to keep active in teenagers. Also, digital tools enable parents to watch their children’s grades, coordinate schedules and purchase extracurricular activities from afar. Some commuter spouses say delegating responsibility to teenage children enables them to learn additional skills, based on a 2007 study brought by Karla Mason Bergen, an affiliate professor of communication in the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Neb.
Parents’ attitudes can shape children’s response. Children whose parents communicate well together and embrace commuter setups like a path to a much better, more prosperous existence for your loved ones have a tendency to improve grades and also have less behavior problems in class, based on a 2015 study of 217 commuter families with teenagers.
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Support from me. My Seeker eggs like to be with their friends - I see no harm in it.
I'm on the 'week long event' train like, if you want to push yourself to get all the eggs asap go for it, be the first completion, but we can't all get them that fast. Heck, even when I was watching it closely it was taking more like 20min for most of the eggs. We shouldn't need to be watching a page like a hawk for hours for what's supposed to be a fun event with lots of nice sprites. It shouldn't be so stressful, but it is.
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The multiple-funnel trap has gained broad acceptance for catching bark and ambrosia beetles since the trap was developed more than 25 years ago (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) (Lindgren 1983). The trap consists of black plastic funnels aligned vertically over each other, allowing for intercepted beetles to fall through the funnels into a wet or dry collection cup located on the bottom funnel. Currently, there are 2 national programs in the USA that use baited multiple-funnel traps for detecting exotic species: the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) and the Early Detection and Rapid Response program (EDRR) (USDA APHIS 2007; Rabaglia et al. 2008). Multiple-funnel traps are available in several sizes or lengths, expressed by the number of funnels (4-, 8-, 12- or 16-unit) (Contech Inc., Delta, BC; Synergy Semiochemicals Corp., Burnaby, BC). The general expectation is that longer multiple-funnel traps catch more beetles. In support of that position, Hoover et al. (2000) found that catches of the striped ambrosia beetle, Trypodendron lineatum (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), in traps baited with the pheromone lineatin, increased as the length of traps were increased from 4 to 16 units. Haack & Lawrence (1997) found that catches of Tomicus piniperda (L.) were higher in 12- and 16- unit traps than in 8-unit ones.
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As the owner of Groomingdale, I received my degree in grooming at a school in New Jersey and over the past ten years I have continued my education by attending yearly grooming conventions to learn about new products, techniques and stay up to date in the field of grooming. Our salon as well as our staff have been certified in safety by the American Kennel Club (AKC) to show our commitment in maintaining a professional, safe and healthy environment for our pet parents and babies.
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Johnny B. Goode. Over the past eighteen months, the stock market has risen significantly as the lowering of corporate income taxes and individual American tax payers should inherently improve corporate earnings for the immediate future. Price earnings ratios for domestically based companies will drop from low 20’s to upper teens as tax rates drop from 39% to 21%. The powerful upward momentum being staged by the market points to higher long term economic growth for the U.S. economy and lower unemployment through 2020.
Maybellene. In January, Jerome Powell will succeed Janet Yellen as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. We believe that no dramatic policy changes will occur during the first half of 2018. Current policy has erred on the side of tightening monetary policy. Money supply growth has already decelerated from the 8 to 10% growth after 2009 to the current rate of 4.9 to 5%. We believe that any further declines in money growth will translate into the beginning of an economic recession which more likely should begin early 2019.
Roll Over Beethoven. Small talk at Christmas parties this year centered around Bitcoin and crypto currencies. The evolution/revolution of crypto currencies has gained the attraction of the Futures exchanges hoping to take advantage of the fictional currency which is not regulated nor is recognized as legal tender in contract law. We believe the Federal Reserve, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and U.S. Treasury will act and enforce the U.S. Constitution and remind the U.S. Congress that Congress has the sole authority to coin money. All other competitive currencies do not have Legal Tender. Money laundering laws should take precedence on any unreported cash transactions that send money from one side of the world to another vis a vis the block chain technology. We do not recommend investors buying any of the crypto currencies. We are prohibited from buying any crypto currencies.
Sweet Little 16. As we look into our crystal ball, it is difficult to imagine the market rising as much in 2018 as it did in 2017. We do believe that much of the optimism probably will spill over into the first half as alternative fixed income investments look less favorable should interest rates continue to rise. Rising rates create a catch 22 for stock investments eventually. The subtle inflation has hidden itself within the U.S. Commerce Department’s reporting process. Should unemployment continue to drop and it becomes difficult to hire trained workers, then wage-push inflation would be the real inflation that Fed policy had been hoping for the past several years.
Rock and Roll Music. Not to be redundant, but the bond market should enter into a Bear market in 2018. Today, the Treasury bond market is range bound as yields from 2 years out have risen slightly from a year ago. The short term Treasury bills have seen yields rise from near zero to 1.25%.
School Days. Late business cycles usually lead to mounting inflationary pressures. Therefore, we believe that the market will reward industrials, materials, energy, chemicals, and commodities. Already, the retail spending during the holidays has been reported as the best on record. Consumer optimism has surprised the market as consumer discretionary stocks have seen dramatic moves since Black Friday back in November.
You Can Never Tell. The housing industry continues to show improvement as mortgage rates remain low. With the recent cold air moving into the Eastern part of the country, we believe that energy will have demand pressure pushing up prices in natural gas. Already crude oil supplies are dropping from record highs two years ago. We believe that $60 oil will improve the earnings of most energy companies.
No Particular Place to Go. All aspects of the U.S. economy is experiencing a financial renaissance as eight years of massive monetary growth finally has impacted the economy as U.S. fiscal policy joins the party in promoting economy growth.
Too Much Monkey Business. The past twelve months, the market has not had a correction exceeding 5%. Over and over, the financial press has been suggesting investors to buy on dips. Unfortunately, we have not had any! Conventional wisdom points to a stock market correction. Historically, November to May has been the best season to remain invested. Traditional technical analysts would stay invested due to the scope of this move where multiple industries are making new highs.
Around and Around. Currently, the financial market gets more complicated as more investment options are available in the marketplace. With 4,779 ETF’s (exchange trade funds) and 9,511 mutual funds offered in the U.S., we know that investors have multiple avenues to invest their assets. We continue to be honored to manage your assets and look forward to meeting with you during the New Year to discuss your long term investment objectives.
Berry. Chuck Berry passed away March 18, 2017.
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Second Life Tennessee presents "The Song Market." This is a family fun event.
nonprofits coming together to show their support. Second Life Tennessee is committed to ending human trafficking through policy, prevention, and survivor services. SLTN host community events like this one to invite more advocates into the SLTN mission.
about the money. It is about the community responding to someone’s desire to seek freedom, hope, and a better life.
Second Life Tennessee is an organization that practices Empowering others. The men and women on the team and the survivors being served experience this through the advocacy everyone contributes by choosing to show up every day. Empowering someone means sharing your power by bringing someone to a place of recognizing their power.
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Things may finally be looking up for Papa John’s following a damaging upheaval caused by a racist outburst by its founder which was caught on tape.
The troubled pizza chain’s stocks jumped over 8 percent on Monday on news that it received a $200 million lifeline from Starboard Value LP. The company also announced that Starboard CEO, Jeffery Smith has become its new chairman as part of the deal which promises to draw a line under what has been a damaging period for the business.
“Colonel Sanders called blacks n—–s”.
In a subsequent attempt to bolster his “I’m-definitely-not-racist” credentials, Schnatter then launched into a rambling narrative about his childhood in Indiana, citing the prevalence of lynchings of African-Americans using the unique method of tying them to moving trucks.
In Schnatter’s opinion, as with a number of older right-leaning caucasian Americans, the NFL anthem protests were apparently disrespectful to the flag, and an unacceptable form of public protest against racially motivated civil rights violations. While the majority of people within that demographic were content to express their outrage privately and on semi-anonymous internet forums, Schantter upped the ante by publicly slamming protesting footballers and the NFL, blaming them for falling pizza sales and eventually ending a partnership between Papa John’s and the NFL.
An unintended consequence of this maverick move was that overnight, Papa John’s became something of a flagbearer among online white supremacist groups and the older “not-racist-but-back-in-my-day” crowd. This happened in part because Schnatter himself was central to the branding of Papa John’s, having built the business from a small family-themed pizza shop into a nationwide franchise.
For marketing and PR purposes, however, this was an unmitigated disaster because while supporting a right-wing talking point might have won brownie points with people who had a nostalgia for the 1950s, and tattoo parlour artists who specialised in drawing swastikas, it actually hurt the fundamental purpose of the business, which is to sell pizzas to everyone with an appetite.
A social media campaign to delete the Papa John’s pizza app quickly gathered steam, and in just a few days, Schnatter was forced to resign, with more than 5,000 Papa John’s stores quietly expunging all images of him and removing all traces of his personal branding.
Under the terms of the deal announced yesterday, CEO and former Pinnacle Entertainment chairman, Anthony Sanfilippo takes a seat on the board alongside current CEO Steve Ritchie retains his position. In a statement, the company said that it plans to use $100 million to settle its debts and invest $100 million into the business. Starboard has also indicated that it will be investing in the brand instead of cutting costs. PZZA shares bounced sharply on the news yesterday.
According to Wall Street Journal sources, although new CEO Smith and founder Schnatter had not spoken before the board meeting, Smith planned to work with him. Schnattter on his part, who remains Papa John’s largest single investor with 31 percent, voted against the investment during the board meeting.
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Born in Brooklyn, raised in the south of France, Leila Bordreuil is a classically trained cellist whose work sits at the intersection of improvisation, noise and sound art. Based ion Brooklyn since 2012, she has worked closely with Michael Foster, Zach Rowden, Lea Bertucci and Weasel Walter. This conversation was just recorded last week as Leila gets ready to premiere a new piece at Issue Project Room this Wednesday!
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Marble is a classic building material for good reason. Durable and beautiful, it’s a timeless choice that’s been in use for centuries. It’s use in public buildings dates back to early Greece, and it continues to be a top choice today. One of the most impressive marble buildings is found in Denmark in the city of Frederksstaden. The official name of the church is Frederik’s Church, but it’s better known as The Marble Church. The nickname is apt because the church features an incredible amount of marble work.
The foundation was laid for this stone building in 1749 under King Frederik V. The main architect, Nicolai Eigtved, passed away in 1754, and a French architect continued the work. Jardin revised the plans slightly before work continued. Funding slowed down after this and the completion of the building was ultimately postponed. Work came to a halt and construction would not resume in earnest until the late 1800’s. It was finally completed in 1894, and it currently serves as a modern church.
The church was completed only after the Finance Minister struck an unpopular deal with a developer in 1874. In this agreement, the ruins of the unfinished church and church square were sold to Carl Frederik Tietgen for 100,000 Rigsdaler, but there were a few conditions. First, the finished church had to be in a style consistent with the original plans. Second, the building had to be donated to the state when finished. Third, the developer would be given the rights to subdivide and develop neighboring plots. The Finance Minister was charged with corruption over the arrangement a few years later, but he was acquitted of the charges. Budget problems still plagued the church, however, and limestone was used in some areas to help save costs.
A major landmark of Denmark, most of the structure was built using Norwegian marble. This type of marble has heavy veining with contrasting colors of tan and cream or rose, pink and white. The illusion of movement this creates is one of the appealing features of the church. Rather than having the appearance of static paint, it has greater depth. As light plays off the marble, the illusion of movement is enhanced to make the church even more visually appealing. While Norwegian marble is used in the columns and walls closer to the ground, the upper areas were finished with Faxe marble to reduce the overall cost.
The church was originally intended to be much larger. Frederik V envisioned a dome that would stand 45 meters tall and stretch out to the outer walls. This was eventually reduced to a still impressive 31 meters in diameter. However, the plans for the main room were never altered. While the original designers and dreamers never saw the church come to life for ceremonies and masses, the image they were working toward has been realized today.
People from around the world travel to see the work of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel. While the artwork in Frederik’s Church may not have that same appeal, it’s still beautiful in its own right. The artwork represents the twelve apostles. Medallions are located below the apostles and there are motifs from the 42nd Psalm on either side of the massive altar. The exterior of the church features several statues representing famous people from the church including bishops, monks, theologists and even a psalm writer.
The large copper dome dominates the skyline of Frederksstaden because it is situated at the highest point. Inspired by the Church of Saint Peter in Rome, it shimmers in the sunlight as a beautiful tribute. The rounded peak isn’t just for adding visual appeal to the exterior of the building. The interior of the dome is open for visitors. From there, people can take in the incredible views of the city, including the Royal Palace of Amlienborg and the Royal Gardens. The copper dome that tops this church has aged to a beautiful patina. This gives it a green tint that seems to glow in the sunlight and gives the entire structure a unique look.
Currently, the church is one of the hottest spots in the region for weddings. The beautiful church provides an incredible area for celebrating this special day, and wedding bells chime frequently on Fridays and Saturdays as people use this historic site to start their own history together.
Inside the dome, the use of blue panels helps bring out the white Faxe marble. The curved structure floats overhead and rises elegantly above visitors. While most of the church is made of marble, the addition of blue backdrops for frescoes and statues helps add visual appeal and makes the church more remarkable. When viewed from afar, the tower and dome rise up from the skyline to dominate the horizon and demand attention.
This church began its life more than 250 years ago, but it took 150 years to move through the construction process. Wood structures left unfinished are susceptible to rot and insects, but this wasn’t a problem for the marble church. Although construction was slowed down at some points and completely abandoned at others, the marble that was in place survived the test of time. Politicians and architects who came along decades later were able to pick up where their predecessors left off and continue working on the church.
It took a special deal to finally complete the landmark, but it’s not the pride and joy of Denmark. While people may have viewed the special arrangements at the time to be questionable, there is no doubt that the church has become an important part of the country that will continue to grace the center of town for centuries to come. This was only made possible through the use of beautiful marble. While the scale of the church may have been reduced due to changing ideas and shrinking budgets, the dome is still an impressive tribute to both the desire of man to create beautiful structures and the incredible durability of marble.
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Running here and there. Checking things off the list. Getting things done. Living doesn't have to be about lists, but isn't it easier when your errands are just a stroll away? All in a day. All in Downtown Everett.
Enjoy all that Downtown Everett has to offer, just steps from your front door. Library Place Apartments feature granite counter tops, hardwood floors, views of the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound, and a community fire pit.
Walk next door to visit the Everett Public Library. Walk across the street to grab a bite at Vintage Cafe. Hop on your bike and watch an aircraft carrier come into port. Head back to your apartment in time to watch the sunset behind the mountains.
Library Place offers a diverse array of floor plans. Learn more to find yours. Or, contact the leasing office to schedule a tour.
Now leasing in downtown Everett!
Aero Apartments is your ultimate boarding pass to urban living. Your favorite places to shop, dine, sip and play are at your doorstep. Experience the best kind of urban adventures - in your own backyard!
Aero Apartments features an indoor/outdoor community lounge with large screen televisions, a fireplace, a full kitchen and more! Soak up the sunshine on the Strato Deck - fire up the grill, work on your suntan, or simply relax with your favorite book.
Want to bring your furry friend? You'll find pet accomodations including a commercial grade pet wash and a special 'dog walk' with a disposal bin, complimentary bags, and seating right where you need them.
Visit the Aero Apartments website to learn more, or contact the leasing office to schedule a tour.
There’s an exciting new development underway in downtown Everett.
Soon, residents and visitors will get to enjoy more of one of downtown Everett’s most beautiful spaces – the waterfront.
On January 21, 2015 the Everett City Council gave the green light to the Port of Everett's new, $360 million mixed-use Waterfront Place development.
The project includes 15 public gathering spaces, up to 660 housing units, two waterfront hotels, at least 10 fine and casual dining restaurants, and 662,000 sq. ft. of commercial, retail and marine sales and services.
The first phase of the project is called Fisherman’s Harbor. This phase will include 204 apartment units, a 120 room hotel, five commercial buildings and numerous retail and waterfront restaurant spaces.
The public will also be able to enjoy a continuous public trail, floating activity barges, a dock walk for visitors to get down to touch the water, a large park that will pay tribute to Everett's international seaport, and a small boat course.
It’s just another way downtown Everett is becoming an even better place to live, work, and play.
For full details on the project, visit the Waterfront Place website.
Home Prices Rise in Snohomish County. Full story here.
Who Put Pianos All Over Downtown Everett. Full story here.
Wait List Forming for Apartments at Port of Everett's Waterfront Place. Full story here.
WSU Seeks Funding for University Center Building in Everett. Full story here.
Hops and Sips - A List of Beers Pouring at Everett's Brew Festival. Full story here.
Taking Sides: What is the Best Plan for Everett's Budget? Full story here.
Historic Ships Sails Again in Whidbey Author's New Book. Full story here.
A Monthlong Guide to Everett Fun in February. Sean Straub of Experience Everett is sharing this guide to what's coming up in Everett this month. Full story here.
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flow through the financial statements.
that we did in week one and two.
and adding back any after tax salvage value.
analysis to go back and circle back to our measures of capital budgeting.
about constructing free cash flows.
So let's go back and first off reconstruct free cash flows.
because we haven't had a full year for the flow yet.
But we did have a spending of $500.
So I'm going to put that in as a subtraction.
because really I'm going from $0 to $150 in order to start the project.
It's like I'm investing $150 of working capital.
So my total spending is $650.
free cash flow in each period.
And that's going to be my net operating profit after tax.
I'm going to subtract any increase in working capital.
So that's going to be from $100 minus the previous working capital of $150.
because that money never really left.
I'm going to subtract any capital expenditures from capital spending.
There's nothing there, but I'll subtract it anyway for completeness.
And then I'm going to add back any asset sales or terminal values.
but I'll add it in and each formula for completeness.
So there's my free cash flow calculation.
And that comes out to $220.
and then paste that in each period.
in free cash flow in period three.
that I had left on the balance sheet.
I had a net property plant and equipment of $200.
I'm getting rid of it by selling it.
That's generating the extra $200 in free cash flow.
So now we can go through and calculate the net present value.
Well the one thing that we can do is just follow the formula.
And that's minus the initial investment-- it's already a minus.
Then I'm going to say plus what-- $220, my period one cash flow.
And what am I going to do?
1 plus 10% raise to three per.
And there's my net present value formula in Excel.
When I hit Return, $47.37.
That capital budgeting tool says do the project.
There's an easier way to do this in Excel, which is using the NPV formula.
have this formula built into them.
It knows what to do.
It says what rate are you using?
I go and get 10%.
And then it says what are your values.
I go and I grab and I highlight all my future cash flows.
and NPV does the rest of the work for me.
And I get the same answer using the formula.
That's a nice easier way to do it.
IRR-- what's my internal rate of return on the project?
Well, that's easy in Excel or any spreadsheet program.
I can just say equals IRR, and go and get my cash flows.
And the spreadsheet, like we talked about, is going to solve that for me.
Let's put that in percentage terms.
and then add on the current cash flow.
And let's see when that turns positive.
So it doesn't pay back in a year.
It doesn't pay back in two years.
But it pays back sometime during year three.
I could also calculate a return on invested capital.
that was average forecasted profit, divided by average net investment.
So let's say equals average.
And I'll go and grab my net operating profit after tax.
get that formatted as a percent-- my return on invested capital is 20%.
So from a capital budgeting perspective we've now calculated four tools.
than a 10% rate of return, because it's earning a positive NPV of $47.37.
The IRR tells me that I'm earning 14% on this project.
That's above my 10% cost of capital.
So both those capital budgeting tools would tell me to do the project.
sometime during the third year.
on invested capital of 20%.
with our capital budgeting tools.
that we learned in week two.
and how much cash is getting created.
learned in week two-- net present value, IRR, payback, return on capital.
budgeting for any firm in different circumstances.
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alaTest has collected and analyzed 501 reviews of BT BT4000 TWIN. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Cordless Phones for all reviews.
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cordless Phones the BT BT4000 TWIN is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.
alaTest has collected and analyzed 413 user reviews of BT BT4000 TWIN from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other Cordless Phones on Amazon.co.uk.
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Archive for the ‘public information’ Category.
Online school directory for El Paso and Teller counties, Colorado, USA (broken now). (The much better, non-corporate mush version is here on my site. [Also dead now, as I don't want to update the code for newer versions of php and mysql.]) I have a ton of additions and improvements that I want to add as I have time, not the least of which is point clustering and geocoding/adding an address marker and displaying schools within a certain radius.
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Few plastic surgeries can rejuvenate your face quite like a brow lift Boca Raton with Dr. Murphy. By subtly elevating your forehead and repositioning your eyebrows, he has the ability to take years off your appearance, while sculpting a more pleasant and approachable expression.
Tricophytic brow lift. This procedure is Dr. Murphy’s most commonly used brow lifting operation for its excellent versatility and beautiful, natural results that will last for years. The incision heals inconspicuously and is well camouflaged by the patient’s hair. This technique allows for patients with a pre-existing asymmetry to have that issue addressed.
Coronal brow lift. Also referred to as an “open brow lift,” a traditional brow lift is the most thorough approach to this improving the heaviness of the brow. It involves creating a single long incision along the superior scalp, allowing Dr. Murphy to gain unobstructed access to the underlying tissues and muscles. Through that access, he will remove unwanted fat, tighten lax muscles, elevate the brow with precision and trim away excess skin. This procedure is the ideal approach for those patients with a heavy brow and low hairline.
Temporal brow lift. This is an ideal patient who seeks a more elegant appearance as it solely lifts that lateral aspect of the brow creating an esthetically pleasing flare of the brow. Named temporal because the access point is over the temple, this operation allows for excellent camouflage within the hair follicles.
Endoscopic brow lift. The endoscopic brow lift is substantially less intensive than the open approach, but it still produces incredible results. To begin the procedure, Dr. Murphy will create four to five short incisions along your scalp, which will be hidden within your hairline. He will then insert a very thin, lighted tube with a video camera (endoscope) that allows him to operate on your underlying structures without lifting the forehead skin completely.
Regardless of the specific approach used, Dr. Murphy will perform your brow lift under “twilight” anesthesia, which means you’ll be asleep, safe and comfortable throughout surgery. In addition, he will operate in the conservative and subtle way for which he is known, making sure that you still look like you after the procedure – just years younger. And finally, he’ll always take special care to avoid the hallmarks of a poorly performed brow lift, such as visible scars, a pulled-back look and an artificial expression.
A consultation with Dr. Murphy leaves patients fully knowledgeable about their options. Schedule your consultation today to start on the road to facial rejuvenation.
Once your brow lift Boca Raton is complete, you should expect to stay home from work for about a week or two, depending on the surgical approach used. In general, you’ll want to ice your forehead and eyes for the first few days to control swelling and elevate your head to promote healing. During this time, it’s completely normal to experience some bruising and numbness around your eyes and brow, though these effects will subside gradually on their own over time.
As you recover, it’s important to avoid anything that may put unnecessary strain on your body, such as vigorous activity or heavy lifting, for at least a two weeks. A few days into your recovery, Dr. Murphy will have you return to our Palm Beach Gardens office so that he can evaluate your progress and make sure you’re healing as expected. During this meeting, he will provide you with personalized guidance regarding when you can make a full return to your normal routine.
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Chronic inflammation is a hallmark of many diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases. As evidence grows that inflammation in the brain contributes to the development and progression of Parkinson's, The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is prioritizing research into exactly how inflammation affects the brain and how we might treat it. An article published last week in Nature Biotechnology looks at some of these efforts, including one of our priority targets.
Inflammation is more complicated than "good" or "bad." It has important immune system functions, such as fighting off infection. But when inflammation becomes chronic, it can also damage brain cells. In Parkinson's, evidence suggests that chronic inflammation appears early and continues throughout the disease course.
Strategies to treat this by targeting microglia -- the brain's main immune cells -- often lead to unfortunate side effects because they hamper both chronic inflammation and beneficial immune system functions. However, another immune system target, called inflammasomes, may be the key to reducing harmful brain inflammation without interfering with critical immune functions.
In Nature, my MJFF colleague Kuldip Dave, director of research programs, explains: "We're slowly building the target validity for NLRP3." The Michael J. Fox Foundation began funding research into this target in 2015 and has now invested over $1.5 million. One program, at Dartmouth University, showed increases in NLRP3 and other inflammasome proteins in the brains of Parkinson's patients. With additional MJFF funding, this team is assessing whether NLRP3 activation is present in all Parkinson's patients or just a subset, and whether it changes during the disease.
In 2015, we also funded a team at the University of Queensland in Australia. These researchers discovered that certain stressors common in the brains of people with Parkinson's (e.g., oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, alpha-synuclein) can activate NLRP3. They also tested a small molecule that reduced NLRP3 activation and protected brain cells. A third MJFF-supported group at the Institute for the Brain and Spinal Cord in France demonstrated increased NLRP3 activation in cells affected by PRKN, a gene that is mutated in some familial forms of Parkinson's.
Thanks to MJFF-funded research, drugs targeting NLRP3 are now in development for Parkinson's. One team we supported has founded a biotech, Inflazome, to develop a Parkinson's therapy. We expect to continue our funding for research in inflammation in Parkinson's disease. During his interview with Nature, Kuldip Dave said that drugs targeting NLRP3 have enough evidence to move toward human testing, stating, "This is ready."
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Do you live in another country? Seiko Prospex Quartz Watch, PVD Gold, Black, 45 mm, Slide-rule, SSC611P1. Prospex was launched internationally just two years ago and has already established itself as one of the brands leading global collections. Whether for use on the sea, on land or in the sky, the adventure sports enthusiast will find Prospex watch that meets the challenge and delivers precision and reliability in even the most adverse conditions.
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Thank you to the guests and chefs who made our 2016 Relais & Chateaux Gourmet Sensation a huge success. We would particularly like to thank Chefs Niall Keating from Restaurant Kong Hans Kaelder in Copenhagen and Nino Mosca from Il Bottaccio in Forte di Marmi for making the long journey and contributing so much. The Croatian team also did a superb job. Thank you to Chef Andrej Barbieri from Hotel Bevanda, chefs Danijela Pifar and Bojan Vukovic from Wine Hotel Meneghetti, and, of course, our own team led by Toni Erceg. Thank you also to Maksimilijan Garden for hosting the after party, which went on until 6.30 in the morning!
From 21st to 28th May LD Restaurant will be holding a celebration of Spring time in Dalmatia and the abundant spring produce. The week will commence with a charity dinner in aid of the local Liga Protiv Raka (League against Cancer) to celebrate the new wines launched by Croatian producers, with thirteen wines from eleven producers paired with local seasonal foods and olive oils in a special celebratory menu designed by Executive Chef Toni Erceg. Throughout the week a special seasonal menu will be offered paired with new season wines.
We will host a charity dinner with a special tasting menu highlighting spring produce in aid of the local league against cancer. All proceeds from the dinner will go to the charity. The wine list will include the finest local wines made from the Pošip grape, as well as Leo Gracin’s excellent red Babić and powerful red Plavac Mali wines the Peljesac Peninsula. The evening will be hosted by Luka Krajančić, maker of fine Pošip wines together with his wine making friends. The menu including wines will be priced at HRK 500.
Our good friends from Oskorusno, Pelješac, home of the outstanding Saints Hills winery will present a menu of seasonal local food paired with their award winning wines. The menu will consist of five courses paired with six wines for a price of HRK 525 including wine.
The highly regarded team from Wine Hotel Meneghetti in Bale, Istria, will cook with the LD team for the third time. The six course meal will include three courses from each team. The Meneghetti team will present three courses of specialities from Istria, while the LD team will present Dalmatian specialities. The six course meal with fine wines from Stancia Meneghetti, Korcula, and the Peljesac will cost HRK 600.
On Saturday 28th May we will bring together for the first time five chefs from different Relais et Chateaux properties who will cook specially prepared dishes thoughout the day in each of the different Residences in the Palace. This spectacular event, bringing together five of Europe’s finest chefs, will be a first for Croatia and for the Relais et Chateaux family of restaurants and hotels.
On 30th June Korčula Town will celebrate the Mid-Summer Carnival with a large procession in fancy dress and an all night party all over town with food, drink, dancing and singing. We will supply our guests with free costumes. Come and join the party!
On 29th July 2016 Korčula Town will celebrate the feast day of Saint Todor (Theodore), the patron saint of the town. A solemn mass in St Mark’s cathedral and a procession around town by the brotherhoods will be followed by performances of the Moreška sword dance and a town party with music, food and drink.
Marco Polo Challenge triathlon race takes place in the medieval town of Korčula in Croatia.
The fourth edition of the Festival in 2015 once again presented the most prestigious international and Croatian ensembles and soloists specialising in Baroque and Renaissance music such as B’Rock (Belgium), Dmitry Sinkovski (Russia), Catherine Mackintosh (UK), Antiphonus (Croatia), Zagreb Guitar Quartet (Croatia), Matija Dedić (Croatia), Matej Meštrović with Sudar Percussion (Croatia) and Croatian Baroque Ensemble with Laura Vadjon (Croatia).
This year's Festival will take place from 3rd to 17th September 2016. The European Baroque Orchestra and Red Priest (UK) will return after their successful participation in the first Festival in 2011. New artists and ensembles will include The Royal Wind Music (Netherlands), ArtiCoolAzione (Italy), Marcello Gatti (Italy) and Petrit Ceku (Croatia). Vocal ensemble Antiphonus (Croatia) will return with a performance of the opera "Dido and Aeneas" by H. Purcell.
MARCO POLO CHALLENGE TRIATHLON 2016.
On 30th June Korčula Town celebrate the Mid-Summer Carnival with a large procession in fancy dress and an all night party all over town with food, drink, dancing and singing. Come and join us!
On 29th July Korčula Town celebrats the feast day of Saint Todor (Theodor), the patron saint of the town. A solemn mass in St Mark’s cathedral and a procession around town by the brotherhoods will be followed by performances of the Moreška sword dance and a town party with music, food and drink.
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A substantially water-insoluble solid liquid-absorbing composition comprising an alkali metal salt of an aqueous alcoholic alkali saponified cross-linked homopolymer of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile and the process for the preparation thereof.
2625471 January 1953 Mowry et al.
2625529 January 1953 Hedrick et al.
2861059 November 1958 Mowry et al.
2922768 January 1960 Mino et al.
3997515 December 1976 Kosaka et al.
4021484 May 1977 Toda et al.
4116899 September 1978 Fawta et al.
4337328 June 1982 Holst et al.
4340706 July 1982 Obayashi et al.
4357437 November 1982 Huhn et al.
Primary Examiner: Schofer; Joseph L.
1. A process for preparing a composition capable of absorbing substantial quantities of liquids which comprises polymerizing at an acidic pH acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile in the presence of about 0.03 to 5.0% by weight thereof of a polyfunctional monomeric cross-linking agent containing at least two polymerizable ethylenic groups per molecule, saponifying the resulting polymer with an aqueous alcoholic solution of an alkali base and recovering a granular, substantially water-insoluble liquid absorbing composition.
2. A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the cross-linking agent is incorporated with the acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile prior to initiation of polymerization.
3. A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the cross-linking agent is incorporated with the acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile subsequent to initiation of polymerization.
4. A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein an aqueous methanol solution of an alkali base is employed for saponification.
5. A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the polymerization is conducted at an acidic pH and at a temperature of not more than about 100.degree. C. for a period of not less than about 0.1 hour.
6. A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the polymerization is conducted at an acidic pH and at a temperature of not more than about 80.degree. C. for a period of not less than about 0.1 hour.
7. A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein a surfactant is employed in the polymerization.
8. A process in accordance with claim 7 wherein the surfactant is tetrasodium-N-(1,2-dicarboxyethyl)-N-octadecyl sulfosuccinamate.
9. A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the cross-linking agent is N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide.
10. A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the cross-linking agent is employed in an amount of about 0.05 to 2.0% by weight of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile.
11. A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein a polymerization initiator is employed.
12. A process in accordance with claim 11 wherein the polymerization initiator is a ceric salt.
13. A process in accordance with claim 11 wherein the polymerization initiator is a redox catalyst system including an oxidizing agent and a reducing agent.
14. A process in accordance with claim 13 wherein a multivalent metal ion is included to promote polymerization.
15. A process in accordance with claim 11 wherein the polymerization initiator comprises ammonium persulfate, sodium metabisulfite and ferrous ammonium sulfate.
(6) saponifying the recovered polymerized product with an aqueous alcoholic solution of a base.
17. A process in accordance with claim 16 wherein in step (1) the aqueous mixture contains from about 5 to 25% by weight acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile.
18. A process in accordance with claim 16 wherein the cross-linking agent is employed in an amount of from about 0.05 to 2.0% by weight of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile.
19. A process in accordance with claim 16 wherein the cross-linking agent is N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide.
20. A process in accordance with claim 16 wherein the polymerization initiator is a redox catalyst system comprised of an oxidizing agent and a reducing agent.
21. A process in accordance with claim 16 wherein a multivalent metal ion polymerization promoter is added in an amount of from about 0.005 to 0.5% by weight based upon the acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile.
22. A process in accordance with claim 16 wherein a surfactant is added to the mixture.
23. A substantially water-insoluble solid liquid-absorbing composition comprising an alkali metal salt of an aqueous alcoholic alkali saponified cross-linked homopolymer of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile.
24. A composition in accordance with claim 23 wherein the homopolymer of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile is cross-linked with N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide.
25. A composition in accordance with claim 23 wherein the liquid-absorbing composition is an alkali metal salt of an aqueous methanolic alkali saponified cross-linked homopolymer of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile.
This invention relates to compositions which have the ability to absorb substantial amounts of aqueous liquids. More specifically, this invention describes products having improved rates of absorbency and/or increased total absorbencies and provides for their preparation.
Compositions which are capable of absorbing large amounts of liquids find numerous uses. For example, such absorbents are used to form absorbent products such as sanitary napkins, incontinent pads, disposable bed pads, diapers, wound dressings, surgical drapes, etc. Liquid absorbing compositions also find use in fuel filters, seed coatings, batteries, freezer packs and other applications.
Because of their wide usefulness, it is a principal object of this invention to provide improved compositions which absorb large quantities of liquids at a rapid rate.
Water absorbing alkali metal salts of saponified granular starch-polyacrylonitrile (S-PAN) graft copolymers are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,661,815. These products are prepared by saponifying starch-polyacrylonitrile graft copolymers in an aqueous alcoholic solution of an alkali metal base. These materials are substantially water-insoluble granular products having the capacity to absorb aqueous liquids. Because of their absorbing characteristics, the products disclosed in that prior patent have been utilized commercially in a wide variety of applications.
Water-soluble superabsorbents prepared by saponifying polyacrylonitrile (PAN) are described in U.S. Pat. No. 2,861,059. Although saponified polyacrylonitrile has somewhat greater up-takes when compared to the variously described grafts, they have not been a commercial success because of their slow absorption characteristics and high water solubles content.
The object of this invention is to prepare a superabsorbent having a rapid absorbency rate.
In addition, it is an object of this invention to prepare a superabsorbent having increased total absorbency.
Furthermore, it is an object of this invention to prepare substantially water-insoluble superabsorbents having one or more of the above described desirable characteristics.
We have found that compositions which exhibit the capacity to absorb substantial quantities of aqueous liquids, including body fluids, at a rapid rate can be produced by treating an aqueous mixture of acrylonitrile (or methacrylonitrile) and a polyfunctional monomeric cross-linking agent with a polymerization initiator to achieve polymerization and cross-linking of the acrylonitrile. The resultant cross-linked polyacrylonitrile is then saponified using an aqueous alcoholic solution of an alkali metal base, recovered by washing with an alcohol and filtering, and finally dried to obtain the solid granular superabsorbent. As used herein, a superabsorbent is a material capable of absorbing substantial quantities of a liquid, i.e. more than 15 parts liquid per part thereof.
The polyfunctional cross-linking agents used in combination with acrylonitrile to form liquid absorbents in accordance with this invention are of the type that contain a plurality, that is, two or more, of terminal polymerizable ethylenic (CH.sub.2 .dbd.C<) groups per molecule. Examples of such cross-linking agents are N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide, N,N'-methylene-bis-methacrylamide, diallyl amine, diallyl acrylamide, diallyl methacrylamide, diallyl ether, diallyl methyl ether, divinyl benzene, diethylene glycol divinyl ether, ethylene glycol diacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, propylene glycol diacrylate, propylene glycol dimethacrylate, diethylene glycol diacrylate, diethylene glycol dimethacrylate, tetraethylene glycol diacrylate, tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate, allyl acrylate, allyl methacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, 1,6 hexanediol diacrylate, pentacrythritol triacrylate, glyceryl/propoxy triacrylate and the like. A preferred cross-linking agent is N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide.
The level of cross-linking may be varied to suit specific requirements, however cross-linking agent use levels can vary from about 0.03 to 5.0% (by weight based on monomer). The preferred cross-linking agent use level range is from about 0.05 to 2.0% (by weight on monomer). The cross-linking monomer can be added before the polymerization is initiated or at the end of the exotherm following the initiation of the polymerization or it can be incorporated at both times. It can also be added continuously throughout the polymerization.
The polymerization initiator can be any of the agents known to catalyze the polymerization of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile. Such polymerization initiators include ceric salts as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 2,922,768, such as, for example, ceric nitrate, ceric sulfate, ceric ammonium nitrate, ceric ammonium sulfate, ceric ammonium pyrophosphate, ceric iodate, ceric salts of organic acids, e.g., cerium naphthenate and cerium linoleate and the like. These compounds may be employed singly or in combination with one another. Ceric compounds which are capable of forming ceric salts in situ under the acid conditions of the polymerization reaction such as ceric oxide, ceric hydroxide and the like may be used.
Other polymerization initiators or oxidizing agents include organic peroxides, inorganic persulfates, perdisulfates, peroxides, percarbonates, perborates or chlorates and the like. If a redox catalyst system is used, representative reducing agents that can be used with the above oxidizing agents include sulfoxy compounds such as the bisulfites, metabisulfites and sulfinic acids. Some redox catalyst systems also utilize a multivalent metal ion (promoter) in conjunction with the oxidizing and reducing agents. Representative promoters include the ions or iron, thorium, vanadium, nickel, chromium, copper, cobalt, etc. The promoters are usually added to the aqueous monomer medium in one of their water-soluble salt forms, such as, ferrous ammonium sulfate.
The preferred initiator system is an ammonium persulfate-sodium metabisulfite-ferrous ammonium sulfate combination of initiator, reducing agent and promoter. Initiator use levels are dependent upon the specific initiator employed; use levels can, in general, range from about 0.01 to 10.0% (by weight based upon monomer). If a reducing agent is used in conjunction with the catalyst (oxidizing agent), it is generally used in a molar equivalent amount to that of the oxidizing agent. If a promoter is used with the redox catalyst system, it is generally used in amounts ranging from 0.001 to 0.100% (by weight based upon monomer).
The preferred initiator system use level is from about 0.05 to 1.00% ammonium persulfate, about 0.04 to 0.83% sodium metabisulfite and about 0.005 to 0.05% ferrous ammonium sulfate (by weight based upon monomer).
In certain instances, and as an optional embodiment, the addition of a surfactant to the polymerization mix prior to initiation of polymerization results in increased reaction efficiencies, reduced coagulum and improved absorption characteristics. Representative of anionic surface active agents are the alkyl sulfates, alkyl aryl sulfonates such as alkyl benzene sulfonates, mono-glyceride sulfates, sulfoethyl oleates, sulfoethyl-N-methyl oleic amides, fatty acid soaps such as sodium stearate and the like. Representative nonionic surfactants include polyglycol ether type surfactants; polyalkylene oxide derivatives of phenolic compounds such as dibutyl and diamyl phenols and cresols, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl phenols and cresols; polyalkylene oxide derivatives of aliphatic organic hydroxy compounds and carboxy compounds; polyalkylene oxide derivatives of carboxylic acid amides and of sulfoamides; Aerosol 22 (tetrasodium-N-(1,2-dicarboxyethyl)-N-octadecyl sulfosuccinamate; American Cyanamide Co., Wayne, N.J.), Span 20 (sorbitan monolaurate; ICI Americas, Inc., Wilmington, De.), Span 40 (sorbitan monopalmitate; ICI Americas, Inc., Wilmington, De.), Span 60 (sorbitan monooleate; ICI Americas, Inc., Wilmington, De.), Sipex EST-30, (sodium tridecyl ether sulfate; Alcolac, Inc., Baltimore, Md.), etc. A preferred surfactant is Aerosol 22. Surfactant use levels will vary depending upon the type of surfactant employed and the end use of the resultant superabsorbent. Surfactant use levels can range from about 0.1 to 10.0% (by weight based upon monomer). The preferred range is about 0.25 to 6.0% (by weight based upon monomer).
(7) holding said reaction mixture at the exothermic temperature for a period of about 0.1 to 3 hours and preferably 0.3 to 2 hours.
The resultant aqueous cross-linked polyacrylonitrile slurry is saponified by any convenient method whereby the cross-linked homopolymer is intimately contacted with the aqueous alcoholic solution of the saponifying base.
A variety of water-soluble alcohols may be used in the saponification process. Examples are methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, propanol, etc. The preferred alcohol is methanol. Alcohol use levels are expressed in terms of the water/alcohol ratio (by weight). Acceptable ranges are 80/20 to 10/90. The preferred water/alcohol range if 60/40 to 25/75 (by weight).
Suitable bases for saponification include sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, etc. The preferred bases are sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide. Alkali use levels can range from 70-200 mol percent based upon the starting acrylonitrile; the preferred range is 80-160 mol percent.
The saponification reaction can be carried out at temperatures ranging from reflux conditions to 150.degree. C.; the preferred temperature range is 90.degree.-120.degree. C. It should be obvious to anyone skilled in the art that temperatures above the boiling point of the water/alcohol system will necessitate the use of a pressure vessel.
Saponification reaction times are dependent upon the reaction temperature. Typically, the saponification time ranges from about 0.03 to 24 hours; the preferred range is 0.08 to 3 hours.
The resultant saponified polyacrylonitrile homopolymer can be recovered by any convenient procedure that employs (1) washing, (2) solids separating, and (3) drying steps.
(4) recovering said saponified cross-linked polyacrylonitrile by washing with alcohol, separating the solids and drying.
A five-liter glass polymerization reactor equipped with an agitator, thermometer and a condenser is charged with 3,340 grams distilled water. The pH is adjusted to 2.72 with 6N hydrochloric acid and then 20 milliliters of a ferrous ammonium sulfate solution containing 4.8 grams Fe(NH.sub.4).sub.2 (SO.sub.4).sub.2.6H.sub.2 O per liter are added. While the above contents of the reactor are being heated to 35.degree. C., 300 grams of acrylonitrile are added. With the temperature at approximately 35.degree. C., 2.10 grams of ammonium persulfate (dissolved in 20 grams water) and 1.75 grams of sodium metabisulfite (dissolved in 20 grams water) are added. The polymerization initiates within 30 seconds and the ensuing exotherm raises the temperature to 60.degree.-64.degree. C. and is maintained there for one hour. At the end of one hour, the contents of the reactor are cooled to room temperature.
To a one gallon pressure reactor equipped with an agitator, thermometer and a pressure gauge are added 1,200 grams of the polyacrylonitrile slurry from Step A above, 1,714 grams of anhydrous methanol and 175 grams of aqueous 50% sodium hydroxide. The mixture is heated to approximately 100.degree. C. and maintained at approximately 100.degree. C. for two hours. At the end of the two-hour hold the resulting saponified mixture is cooled to room temperature. The product is recovered in anhydrous methanol, the pH adjusted to 7.8 with 12N hydrochloric acid, the slurry filtered and the wet cake dried overnight in a 60.degree. C. vacuum oven.
A saponified cross-linked polyacrylonitrile product was prepared by the method set forth in Example 1 with the exception that 0.56 gram of N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide (N,N'-MBA; 0.188% based on monomer) was added to the polymerization mixture when the temperature reached 60.degree. C.
The absorbent products prepared as in Examples 1 and 2 were tested for liquid absorbency using a Modified Demand Absorbency Test (MDAT). This test is based on the fact that when exposed to a reservoir of fluid material contained within a saturated urethane sponge maintained at close to saturation by exposure to free liquid, absorbent materials will draw fluid from that reservoir at a gradually decreasing rate until an equilibrium is established between the saturated sponge and the absorbent, depending on the composition of the test fluid. The rate and absorptive capacity at equilibrium can be used as an indication of the liquid absorbing effectiveness of particular absorbents. The test was conducted as follows: 1000 grams of test fluid was added to a 20.3 cm..times.20.3 cm..times.5.7 cm. square Pyrex baking dish. A 15.2 cm..times.15.2 cm..times.2.5 cm. urethane sponge is placed in the liquid and kneaded to remove entrapped air. A cotton diaper measuring 34.3 cm..times.68.6 cm. was folded to form three layers and placed on top of the saturated sponge and was permitted to become saturated. The absorbent composition to be tested was placed on a piece of 200 mesh nylon cloth (16.5 cm..times.16.5 cm.) containing in a 10.2 cm. diameter embroidery hoop. The hoop preweighed (with sample) was placed on the saturated cotton diaper supported by the urethane sponge. The hoop containing the absorbent material was removed and weighed at desired time intervals.
Using this test, the rate of absorption is indicated by the liquid absorbed in 0.25 minute and the total absorption is indicated by the liquid absorbed in five minutes.
The common test fluids are distilled water and aqueous 1.0% sodium chloride (wt/vol).
This invention involves the unexpected discovery that improved absorbent compositions result when cross-linking is introduced into polyacrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile polymers. The improved absorbency is noted with respect to total up-take of liquid and particularly with respect to rate of liquid uptake. In contrast, cross-linking of starch-polyacrylonitrile polymers did not improve the functionality thereof as illustrated in Examples 3 and 4.
Into a five-liter, glass polymerization reactor equipped with an agitator, thermometer and a condenser are charged 2,689 grams of distilled water and 333 grams of pearl corn starch (10% moisture). The pH is adjusted to 2.75 with 6N hydrochloric acid followed by the addition of 10 milliliters of a ferrous ammonium sulfate solution containing 9.6 grams Fe(NH.sub.4).sub.2 (SO.sub.4).sub.2.6H.sub.2 O per liter. While heating the slurry to 30.degree. C., 300 grams of acrylonitrile are added. With the temperature at 30.degree. C., 2.10 grams of ammonium persulfate (dissolved in 20 grams water) and 1.75 grams of sodium metabisulfite (dissolved in 20 grams water) are added. The polymerization initiates within 30 seconds and the ensuing exotherm raises the temperature to 60.degree.-65.degree. C. and is maintained there for one hour. At the end of one hour the contents of the reactor are cooled to room temperature.
To a one gallon pressure reactor equipped with an agitator, thermometer and a pressure gauge are added 1,080 grams of the starch graft polymer slurry from Step A above, 217 grams distilled water, 1,714 grams anhydrous methanol and 175 grams of aqueous 50% sodium hydroxide. The mixture is heated to 100.degree. C. and maintained at 100.degree. C. for two hours. At the end of the two-hour mold, the resulting saponified mixture is cooled to room temperature. The product was recovered in anhydrous methanol, the pH adjusted to 7.8 with 12N hydrochloric acid, the slurry filtered and the wet cake dried overnight in a 60.degree. C. vacuum oven.
A cross-linked starch graft polymer was prepared by the method set forth in Example 3 with the exception that 0.56 gram of N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide (N,N'-MBA) was added to the polymerization mixture when the temperature reached 60.degree. C.
The above results show that the introduction of cross-linkages into the saponified starch polyacrylonitrile graft copolymer had substantially no effect upon the absorbency characteristics of the finished product.
In contrast, Examples 1 (no cross-linking) and 2 (cross-linking) show the dramatic and unexpected improvement in absorbency characteristics obtained by introducing cross-linkages into the homopolymer.
A saponified cross-linked polyacrylonitrile product was prepared by the method set forth in Example 2 with the exception that 0.56 gram of N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide (N,N'-MBA) was added to the reactor before the polymerization was initiated and another 0.56 gram of N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide (each addition was 0.188% by weight based on monomer) was added to the polymerization mixture when the temperature reached 60.degree. C.
A saponified cross-linked polyacrylonitrile product was prepared by the method set forth in Example 2 with the exception that 0.56 gram of N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide was added to the polymerization mixture prior to initiating the polymerization.
The data show that addition of the cross-linking monomer is not limited to one mode and that the benefits in absorbency rates and total up-take derived from the mode of additions do vary somewhat which affords latitude in preparation of the absorbents.
A saponified cross-linked polyacrylonitrile product was prepared by the method set forth in Example 2 with the exception that 0.86 gram of divinylbenzene was used in place of the N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide.
A saponified cross-linked polyacrylonitrile product was prepared by the method set forth in Example 2 with the exception that 0.72 gram of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate was used in place of the N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide.
A saponified cross-linked polyacrylonitrile product was prepared by the method set forth in Example 2 with the exception that 1.23 grams of trimethylol propane trimethacrylate were used in place of N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide.
The results indicate that any type of cross-linking agent that lends itself to the vinyl polymerization process will work in the present invention whereby improved absorbency rates and total uptakes will result.
The data indicates that improved absorbency rates and total up-takes can be obtained with various levels of N,N'-MBA wherein the N,N'-MBA is added after the polymerization has been initiated.
The data indicates that improved absorbency rates and total up-takes can be obtained with various levels of N,N'-MBA wherein the N,N'-MBA is added before the polymerization has been initiated.
The data indicates that surfactants improve the total absorbency of the polymers.
Those modifications and equivalents which fall within the spirit of the invention are to be considered a part thereof.
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I am reading the book "Out of Control" - The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World" by Kevin Kelly, which I very much recommend.
For NCN purposes there are some very valuable ideas in there on how to grow a complex system from simple parts, developing it biologically, from the bottom up, rather than imposing an authoritative design from the top and down.
Add new layers of activity over the results of the simple tasks.
Don't change the simple things.
Make the new layer work as flawlessly as the simple.
A civilization is immensely complex. But we don't have to fathom all the complexity in one chunk. We can get some simple elements to work and then build on those, without dismantling what works.
"Complexity is grown from simple systems that already work."
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Get in weekend raving mood with these two fire mixtapes by Plain Loco!
Becki De Funk & Ade Robinson aka Plain Loco are setting dancefloors alight with their unique blend of Nu Disco, G House, Jackin’ House, Techno and a multitude of ever evolving musical influences. Just check out the tracks on PL002 that incorporate Breaks, Bass, Garage and Tech House. PL003 will go down well with fans of Dirtybird, Box Of Cats and Bunny Tiger label content. Peak party material that needs to be on your speakers!
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This page discusses my identity in detail. It covers things I’m often asked and a few things people don’t think to ask. I’ve ordered them alphabetically, so order isn’t related to importance.
Class: I was born into a working class family and grew up on a council estate. I attended a state school.
I’m dyslexic. I’m also dyscalculic, but this wasn’t handled as a separate thing when I was younger, so I usually just say I’m dyslexic.
I’ve had tinnitus since birth. I have hidden hearing loss.
I have delayed sleep phase syndrome / delayed sleep phase disorder. This means that I’m nocturnal.
I have sensory processing disorder. I’m hypersensitive to most sensory input and sometimes hyposensitive to pain caused by injury. This also frequently leads to motion sickness.
I have inflexible joints and get frequent joint pain and lower back pain. I mainly manage this with exercise and also sometimes walk with a stick. I don’t have a specific diagnosis, other than it being common in the family.
It would be fair to say I don’t process everything in ways deemed neurotypical, but I don’t have any neat label that ties that together (outside of a general non-neurotypical label).
Gender: I’m androgynous. This is a non-binary gender. I don’t have a strong pronoun preference. My title is Mx (so I would be Mx Blake on formal paperwork).
Handedness: I’m ambidextrous. I was initially trained to use my right hand exclusively, but after I left school, I reverted to using both hands. This means I naturally write, draw and paint using both hands.
Race / Ethnicity: I don’t know much for certain about my ancestry, which means I usually go with general terms like non-white and mixed race. The things I’m pretty sure about are subject to change, though it’s unlikely that I’ll ever have all the facts. I’m Romani, white, and probably have ancestors from somewhere Mediterranean. I don’t have any remaining cultural connections on the Romani or Mediterranean sides.
Religion: Pagan Christian. The pagan part is traditional British. The Christian part is non-denominational.
Sexuality/Romantic Orientation: Asexual and aromantic.
Species: I don’t perceive my own body shape as human. I have phantom limb/body sensations and it can cause difficulties with some movements (it’s harder to judge movement when perceived body proportions are different from actual body proportions). The exact shape shifts around a bit, but usually involves elongated fingers, membranes between the fingers, a tail, and sometimes joined feet. This gets classified in different ways by different people, from being a non-neurotypicality, to separate communities such as otherkin, to transspecies. I don’t have strong views on the classification side of it, outside of letting people define themselves in a way that’s comfortable for them.
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Here’s a little Motivational Nugget for you all today. Literally the shortest post ever too.
Allow 2018 to be the year you deny any hindrances in your life and refuse distractions. What that means is one, if you know someone or something is hindering you, let it go. Secondly, we all get distracted in some ways. You can read a book and become distracted by the television. Put your guard up and refuse to allow distractions in your life.
It’s nothing worse than obvious obstacles clouding your space and time resulting in your craft being on hold.
Yesterday, I asked a few questions to ask yourself and to answer them truthfully. It can be a hard pill to swallow when you really learn your answer. Trust me I know. But, what is beautiful is that, that one little step can be your moment of breakthrough.
Sometimes we don’t recognize how many layers of burdens, dead weight and stress is upon us. Some people carry it forever. I’m not in this game to carry that around forever. If you know that it is weighing you down, how can you eliminate it? Allow yourself to be alleviated from the pain of it all. It’s nothing like a creative mind forever trapped.
That’s a set up for a disaster. People can be ticking time bombs when healing hasn’t taken place spiritually and mentally.
As a motivational nugget, here is my simple advice. Take some time away. Whether you have a little serene hideaway or the basement to your own home, get away for a bit. You are not wrong for needing space. IT IS OK. While you are in that space, focus and let everything out. If you like to have your one on one talk with God, gone and talk your head off. You are doing this for YOU. Because once YOU heals, then you will see things with a better eye and your judgement will be clearer.
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Would you like to learn about natural hair loss remedy for your hair loss problem being a priority health? Are you tired of your hair thinning and falling off? You are about to learn how to win your war over hair loss in this article. You have to pay attention to every information in this post.
One of the most important assets of a woman is her hair. There is hardly any other part of the body that a woman gives more attention to than her hair. Short, sleek, long, or bouncy hair is usually more than a bundle of fibers packed on your head. Your hair is an expression of your personality and style.
Besides the fact that your hair allows you to express your beauty as a woman, it also speaks volume of your appearance and beauty consciousness. It is no wonder, then, that women of all classes don’t spare the cost of keeping their hair in a good condition to make it more attractive and thus add to their overall beauty.
Sadly, hair loss isn’t a condition only peculiar to men; a good number of women around the globe are struggling with this demoralizing condition. While some women are proud of their long, luxuriant hair that adds to their overall beauty, an appreciable number of women have to struggle with receding hair and its attendant implication on their beauty. Losing your beautiful hair and the pride of your beauty at any stage of your life may freak you out. It may increase your anxiety and concern over your beauty and personality.
Otherwise known as alopecia, hair loss is “the partial or complete loss of hair in the part of the body where it should be.” In this case, it is a partial or complete absence of hair from your head. This is generally known as baldness.
If you suddenly discover that your once luxuriant and long hair starts losing its length and charm, you are obviously have been dealt a huge blow by hair loss, and if that trend is not swiftly nipped in the bud, you may suffer from partial or complete baldness. That may impart your self-confidence and beauty negatively.
If this is your first experience with hair loss and thinning, you may be wondering why the sudden hair loss. Well, a couple of factors can be responsible for that. These factors are behind the turning of once a healthy hair into a receding one that is on the path to complete hair loss.
You may have noticed that your experience with hair loss is quite different from that of your friend, sister, or mother. This is as a result of the fact that there are several hair loss types, each with its peculiar traits and distinct pattern.
Female hair loss can be categorized into two: patterned and non-patterned.
Also known as androgenic alopecia, androgenetic alopecia is a hair loss type is caused by the actions of some androgens in the body. These male hormones, although present in small quantities, can trigger hair loss through pregnancy, ovarian cysts, menopause, taking some birth control pills with high androgen index, and what have you. If you find yourself in one of these situations, you may become a sufferer of androgenetic alopecia.
During this hair loss process, the male hormone known as dihydrotestosterone (DHT) causes the gradual reduction of some hair follicles on the victim’s scalp and thus triggers the gradual shortening of the hair until it eventually disappears.
If you suffer from this type of hair loss, you will experience a diffuse thinning all around your scalp. A distinct pattern of baldness may also appear on your scalp as another indicator of suffering from this hair loss type.
The hormone is not the only cause of androgenetic alopecia; heredity is another factor that may trigger this hair loss. If your family has a history of androgenetic alopecia, chances are that you inherited the disorder.
This is another class of alopecia. The non-patterned alopecia has different symptoms that are responsible for its classification into different types.
Telogen Effluvium is a hair loss condition that is usually triggered by a change in the body system as a result of a severe infection, childbirth, extreme stress, a major surgery, and other related traumatic experiences.
Telogen Effluvium is your body’s reaction to the stressful event. After undergoing such a traumatic experience, your body will automatically react to whatever stressful condition you are going through about six weeks or thereabouts later. This will eventually cause you to shed some hair as the preliminary to telogen effluvium.
During this stage, you stand the risk of losing a handful of your hair, either for a short period of time or for some months. Some sufferers of this hair-shedding phenomenon only have to deal with the hair recession for a couple of weeks in some cases. If you fall into that group, your hair recession will be short-lived. In some extreme cases, however, you may have to deal with the hair loss for some weeks or a couple of months.
Telogen effluvium can also be triggered by some drugs or your nutrition. Sometimes, your hormone can be responsible for your hair loss. When telogen effluvium persists for more than 6 months without any sign of slowing down, you have a condition that is known as chronic telogen effluvium.
More so, the factors that trigger the telogen effluvium determine whether it should be classified as chronic telogen effluvium or acute telogen effluvium. If you experience the sudden hair loss after delivery or immediately after you suffer an acute illness, you obviously have the acute form of the hair loss. On the other hand, a continuous hair loss that persists for more than 6 months is generally considered as chronic telogen effluvium.
Alopecia areata is another hair loss type. It is the result of an inappropriate inflammatory reaction you are currently struggling with. As a victim of such an inappropriate reaction, your immune system will launch an attack on the roots of your hair follicles and thus start the hair loss process.
Thus, the White Blood Cells specifically attack the hair follicles and destroy them, resulting in a rapid falling out of your hair. The attack and destruction will lead to the forming of bad patches on your scalp over time. If you are lucky enough, the hair loss process may slow down to enable you to recover your hair within 2 years if you fall among the 70% of patients who are fortunate enough to recover their hair within that time frame. Otherwise, your hair loss may be permanent. If you lose the entire hair on your scalp, you have a special condition that is known as Alopecia Totalis.
There is also the traction alopecia hair loss type. If you are fond of tight hairstyles, you make yourself vulnerable to this hair loss type. Traction alopecia is a result of localized trauma experienced by the hair follicles from tight hairstyles if you are passionate about wearing such hairstyles over time. According to Medical News Today in “Traction Alopecia: Symptoms and Prevention”, the notable hairstyles that may trigger traction alopecia include tight ponytails, braiding, extensions, and cornrows, and other related hairstyles.
A report released at the American Academy of Dermatology in 2004 explained that this hair problem is becoming nearly epidemic as a result of tight hairstyles that pull tightly on the scalp and thereby damage hair follicles and shaft, according to Medical Dictionary.
Another serious hair loss type is cicatricial alopecia. This hair loss is also known as scarring hair loss. It is important to understand that scarring can be caused by a wide range of skin conditions. If your skin is scarred, the hair follicles will be permanently replaced by scar tissue in a condition known as cicatricial alopecia.
Scarring hair loss is gender insensitive and can affect people regardless of their age. While cicatricial alopecia may for slowly in some cases, in other cases, it may appear suddenly at once after a scalp injury. The scalp injury will generally destroy the hair follicles and permanently replace them with scar tissues rather than with another hair strands.
Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE): The DLE is known for its irregular patches of pale white and dark skin. This is supported by scales, redness, hairless hair follicles, and scarring.
Lichen Planopilaris: If you experience raised, purplish, flat-topped, and itchy lesions that heal together with a scar, you have lichen planopilaris to deal with. This also causes cicatricial alopecia.
Kerion: Kerion is another cause of this hair loss. It is characterized by raised spingy lesions on the victim’s scalp. It also comes with pus discharge, usually formed as a response to a fungal attack on the hair follicle.
Parlor burns: Parlor burns are burns from chemicals or hair dyes that are used on the scalp. It may also be as a result of severe local burns from any heating instrument. Parlor burns are very common and thus can increase one’s chances of experiencing hair loss.
Acne: Acne can also affect your scalp. Although this commonly affects the back of the scalp, it can gradually affect the hair follicles and cause the hair at the back of the scalp to recede over time.
Injury to the scalp: This may be caused by a lot of factors such as injury to the head via accident and other related causes.
If you have cultivated the unhealthy habit of compulsively pulling your hair, you make yourself vulnerable to this psychological disorder known as Trichotillomania (TTM). This term is derived from two terms, tricho and mania. The former refers to hair while the latter is a reference to a fad that involves inflicting pain on yourself.
This hair loss is common in women and girls than men and boys and is primarily a woman’s response to peer pressure, anxiety, and parental pressure. They engage in the hair-pulling stunt as a coping mechanism against whatever they are going through at any moment in time. In some extreme cases, trichotillomania sufferers have a bad reputation for eating their hair after pulling them off.
Trichotillomania is common among individuals with stress-related health concerns as the disorder usually flares up during those stressful moments, according to TeensHealth.
This is the type of hair loss you will experience if there is ever an inhibition of your hair follicles’ metabolism. Anagen effluvium is generally triggered by chemotherapy and can affect hair in the anagen or active phase. At the inception of chemotherapy, you stand the risk of losing some 90% of your hair that is still in the anagen phase.
Other causes of anagen effluvium apart from chemotherapy include losing anagen hairs because they are either broken or defective. The hair loss, in this case, may be diffuse or patterned and usually appears within a month after the cause. This hair loss is usually faster than hair loss through telogen effluvium.
Some hair shaft abnormalities are often responsible for defective hairs. Such abnormalities include trichorrhexis nodosa, pili torti, and monilethrix. Some drugs, antimitotic agents, vitamin A intoxication, thallium, and arsenic also support the development of defective hairs.
Other noted causes are thyroid disease, deficiency states, trauma, infection of the hair shaft or hair follicles, and hypopituitarism.
There are different symptoms of hair loss, depending on the major cause. You can experience a sudden or gradual hair loss. Some hair loss types are permanent while some of them are temporary.
Patchy or circular bald spots: Some hair loss sufferers experience coin-sized bald spots with smooth appearance. This can appear on the scalp and may trigger painful or itchy skin before your hair starts falling out.
Gradual thinning of the hair: This is commonest symptom of hair loss. While you may retain the hairline on the forehead, the top of the head may start losing hair gradually.
Sudden loosening of your hair: Your hair may suddenly begin to loose. When combing your hair or tugging it, a handful of the hair may come out. If you experience this symptom, you should expect hair thinning rather than bald patches.
Patches of scaling on the scalp: This is usually caused by ringworm and may be accompanied by redness, oozing, or broken hair.
Trauma as a result of blood loss.
All of the aforementioned may trigger extreme stress that may ultimately cost you a huge portion of your hair.
According to a New-York City dermatologist, Dr. Marc Glashofer, when you undergo a stressful event, that may shock your hair cycle and cause your hair to start shedding. Once your hair enters the shedding phase, hair loss follows.
Your hairstyle can also cost you your hair as well. I have previously mentioned the role of some tight hairstyles such as ponytails, cornrows, and the rest on your hair. That’s a part of your lifestyle. Such hairstyles irritate your scalp and will ultimately cause your hair to fall out. If you are fond of using tight rollers, a similar fate may befall you. The prolonged wearing of these hairstyles may lead to permanent hair loss.
Cancer is a terminal disease. It is a very difficult health problem to manage by the regular treatments with the exception of radiation and chemotherapies. These two are the most widely used and effective therapies for managing cancer. Sadly, despite their effectiveness in treating cancer, they can also take a toll on your hair.
In their attempt to kill the cancer cells and give you a clean bill of health, both of these therapies may also harm your hair follicles and thus cause a dramatic hair loss.
Most people are concerned about their weight when considering whether to take a diet or not. However, your weight shouldn’t be your only source of concern when contemplating either to subscribe to a diet or not.
A fad diet may also cost you your hair in addition to impacting your weight either positively or negatively. With crash diets, you may shed some hair as you either gain or lose some weight.
Poor nutrition may also lead to nutrient deficiency, another important factor that may trigger hair loss. Consuming highly processed food, junk food, and some other low-nutrient diet may result in your body’s attempt to consume the little nutrients saved up in your body for crucial operations needed by the heart and some other vital organs in your body.
As a result, your hair will be deprived of the needed nutrient for growth, strength, and beauty. This nutrient deprivation will culminate in hair loss if it is not swiftly addressed.
Rajani Katta and Emily L. Guo give a detailed explanation of the effects of nutrient deficiency on hair loss in an article published on Dermatology Practical & Conceptual.
At the front of your neck lies the butterfly-shaped gland that is known as the thyroid. It is saddled with the responsibility of keeping your body in the perfection condition by producing the right amount of thyroid hormone.
If the thyroid hormone produced is insufficient or in excess of the right quantity, this may impact your hair growth cycle negatively. In addition to hair loss, thyroid problem can also be responsible for some other health challenges such as becoming oversensitive to heat or cold, weight gain, changes in the heart rate, and weight loss.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is also a common cause of hair loss. A victim of PCOS will always have out-of-whack hormones. This hormone disorder will force the victim’s body to generally produce excessive male androgen or hormones far above the normal hormone production. The excessive hormone production can lead to hair sprouting on the body and face while the victim suffers thinning hair on her head. Although PCOS can also be responsible for acne, ovulation problems, and weight gain, its major symptom is hair thinning.
When you are infected by the ringworm fungus on your scalp, the infection will gradually trigger a hair loss pattern that is characterized by round, itchy bald patches. Sometimes, the pattern will look red and scaly. If you leave the infection untreated, you have the perfect recipe for hair loss.
You probably didn’t know this: childbirth can also be responsible for your hair loss. During pregnancy, your hair may seem fuller and more beautiful. This is not unconnected with the production of more hormones that boost hair production during this period. Sadly, immediately after birth, the hair growth comes back to normal and the fuller and more beautiful hair starts losing its beauty as it slowly thins out. You may lose a good portion of your hair at once after childbirth.
In an article titled “Hair Loss During Pregnancy: Telogen Effluvium,” the American Pregnancy Association gives a breakdown of how childbirth can trigger hair loss, the possible duration of the hair loss, and some other valuable information about telogen effluvium.
Another set of women that are at the risk of hair loss are those suffering from some serious health problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure, depression, arthritis.
Excess doses of vitamin A.
Acne medications such as tretinoin and isotretinoin.
Warfarin, heparin, and some anticoagulants.
Cholesterol-lowering drugs such as Lipitor and Zocor.
Leflunomide, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, etanercept, and other immunosuppressants.
Some studies conducted on women who lost their hairs at some stages in their lives revealed that women who go bald always have to struggle with low self-esteem and that can affect their quality of life negatively as well.
The thought of losing your hair while your friends flaunt theirs may hit your self-confidence and deflate it like a blown balloon. Naturally, you are sensitive to some social expectations such as that your hair is your crowning glory as a woman. Thus, when you perceive that your hair loss detracts from your personal appearance and the crowning glory is no more, you may likely experience low self-esteem.
Hair loss comes across as a priority health for women because every woman loves to look stunning and amazing, sweeping men off their feet. As a woman, you will always endeavor to look your best. If you have a healthy hair to match your good looks, you’ll look awesome. With a healthy and long hair, you can wear different hairstyles to match your looks and give onlookers something to appreciate about you. If you are however suffering from hair loss and thinning, that aspect of your beauty will be eroded. Hair loss does take away a huge chunk of your sexiness.
While supporting this assertion, a professor of internal medicine at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Ohio, Brodell, MD said: “For many people, their hair is what makes them feel beautiful.” When you lose what makes you feel beautiful, you will lose your physical appeal. That’s what hair loss does to a lot of women around the globe.
When you have been stripped of your beauty as baldness takes over your head, what will be left of you is a haggard-looking woman, older than your actual age is. That attractiveness that makes you the envy of friends and family as well will be gone. That will obviously impact your overall appearance negatively.
When you still had your natural hair prior to being hit by alopecia, you could wear any hairstyle of your choice. During your birthday celebrations, Halloweens, and some other celebrations, you were not limited to the type of hairstyle you could wear. However, that’s now in the past. With a good portion of your hair gone, you are limited to probably a wig to cover your receding hair and a few hairstyles. Gone are the days when you could make any hairstyle of your choice without giving a second thought to whether your hair would allow you make the hairstyle or not.
Losing your hair progressively may be one of the hardest challenges you have to cope with as a woman. However, you can’t afford to fold your arms and watch as you lose your hair completely as that may make the challenge more difficult to handle. Hence, you probably won’t leave any stone unturned in your effort to stem the tide and reverse the hair loss until you have your once alluring hair back.
Sometimes, your diet may play a huge role in your hair loss. If your food lacks the right nutrients needed for hair growth, you may lose a portion of your hair to bad dieting.
On the other hand, when you consume nutrient-rich diet, your hair will receive the nutrients it needs for normal growth and that will first stop the receding process before it finally aids the growth of new hair to replace the lost one.
Pumpkin seeds: Zinc is necessary for hair health and hair loss is usually listed as one of the symptoms of zinc deficiency in a body. This nutrient is abundant in pumpkin seeds.
Apart from consuming pumpkin seeds, you should increase your vegetable and fruit consumption as well. Most of these fruits and vegetables contain zinc and other nutrients that will work together for the overall health of your hair.
Organic foods: Organic foods are chemical-free. Consuming organic foods is an effective way to neutralize the ability of some chemicals to interfere with hair growth by acting as endocrine disrupters.
Green tea: The detoxification property of green tea and its antioxidant feature also promote hair growth.
Bone broth: This is high in collagen, protein, and amino acids. This makes it perfect for supporting healthy hair growth.
Omega-3-rich fish: Fish that are rich in omega-3 fatty acid such as salmon decrease inflammation and supports hair growth as well as hair thickening.
Super seeds: Seeds such as flax, chia, and hemp seeds are known for their high healthy fat and fiber content. Thus, they are equally good for hair growth.
Reducing the level of stress you are exposed to is another effective way to reverse hair loss. This is because too much stress is sometimes the root cause of hair loss. When you find a way to cut off stress, you would have succeeded in finding a solution to your hair loss problem.
You can practice meditation as a stress reliever. Apart from reducing your stress, meditation will also ensure that your hormonal balance is restored. This will bring about positive changes.
The list of natural ways to reduce hair loss will be incomplete without a mention of regular exercise. Make it a duty to swim, walk, or bike for about 30 to 60 minutes daily. Other sports such as tennis can also be useful as well. In “6 Ways Exercise Speeds up Hair Growth,” Renee Wesonga mentioned some of the outstanding benefits of regular exercise on alopecia sufferers.
If your long and thick hair is suddenly replaced with a thin and short hair, you may be suffering from any of the different forms of alopecia discussed in this article. Losing your hair when you least expect can leave you confused, upset, and angry. Sometimes, you may have a sense of loss and may lose your self-confidence as well.
However, rather than hang your head in shame and walk about with massive low self-esteem, don’t entertain too much anxiety or become withdrawn. The natural remedies shared in this post will help you in your journey to regrow your hair and become free from female alopecia.
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This is a continuation of the mini-glossary on investment terminologies you will come across frequently on your investing journey. Click here for Part 1 of the series.
The MER is a combination of fees charged for managing and administering a mutual fund or ETF. The MER includes a management fee (fees paid to the fund manager) and operating fees (fees for administration staff, audit, legal, stationery and prospectus printing).
Is a trading account which allows an investor to use borrowed money to purchase investment assets.
Refers to the stock market value of a company. It is calculated by multiplying the total number of outstanding shares by its current market price per share.
Market capitalization is an indication of the size of a company in relation to its peers. Companies may generally be categorized as – Large-cap, Medium-cap, and Small-cap.
Is an investing strategy that attempts to predict market outcomes using fundamental and technical analyses. For example, predicting that a stock would increase in price in the near future and buying at a “low” price in readiness for the rise in prices. When the price of the stock goes up, the investor may sell it to capture profit (profit-taking), move to cash, and stay on the sidelines till they see another “signal” to buy or sell. Essentially, investors using this strategy want to buy low and sell high.
Timing the market negates the benefits of long-term investing and often plays into our emotional weaknesses and behavioural biases. Investors become prone to chasing trends, fall for loss aversion, confirmation, hindsight and other biases that lead them to take unreasonable risks. Frequent trading may also increase transaction costs.
A trade order put in by an investor requesting the purchase or sale of a security (stock) at the current market price.
This is a fund that pools money from several investors in order to purchase multiple securities that are actively managed by a fund manager. Mutual funds typically charge higher fees (MER) than index funds or ETFs.
Is a stock index of thousands of companies, a majority of which are technology companies. The Nasdaq composite uses a market value weighting.
Is an investment account that does not provide tax-shelter to your investment returns.
Is a ratio used to value a company’s stock and whether it is overvalued or undervalued. It is calculated by dividing the current share price by the earnings per share (EPS).
Using the P/E ratio, investors can assess a stock and decide how much they are willing to pay for it based on its current earnings. The P/E ratio is also referred to as a “price multiple.” When assessing stocks, the P/E ratio should not be used as a standalone, but should be considered in the light of other financial metrics before you decide on buying/selling a stock.
Is a decentralized market made up of dealers who connect with each other using telephone and computer networks. Financial assets not listed on an exchange are often traded through the OTC market, including many debt instruments and derivatives.
Assets purchased through the OTC market may carry more risks due to illiquidity and a lack of transparency.
Is the interest rate at which banks lend to their most creditworthy clients. Banks normally set their prime rate based on the lending rate set by the bank of Canada. The prime rate is also used by financial institutions to determine the interest rates they charge on variable loans, mortgages, and lines of credit.
A collection of the different securities/investments owned by an individual investor or institution. A portfolio may consist of a mix of assets such as bonds, stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, cash and cash equivalents.
Is a document provided by a company or fund which discloses relevant information about a security so that investors are informed about what they are investing into.
For example, a prospectus produced by an investment firm may list all the mutual funds they offer, investment objectives and strategy of the fund, fund managers, management fees and other fund costs, tax considerations, risks associated with investing in the fund, rules to follow when purchasing, switching or redeeming funds, minimum investments, and some legal jargon.
Refers to when you sell an investment that has appreciated in price in order to convert your “paper” profit into cash.
This is a registered account in Canada that enables parents to save for their children’s post-secondary education. The Canadian government provides a grant of 20 cents per 1$ you contribute, up to a maximum grant of $500 per year. Earnings on the account are sheltered from taxes until your child starts to withdraw funds for college, at which time they pay any taxes due (at a much lower tax rate).
This is a retirement savings plan in Canada that enables you to save for retirement in an account that is not taxed until you start making withdrawals. The government sets annual contribution amounts that is a percentage of your income for the previous year, up to a maximum.
For 2018, the contribution amount is 18% of your earned income in 2017 or $26,230, whichever is less. Your contribution amount is also tax-deductible.
Is an investment account that allows you to save or invest tax-free until you withdraw your funds. Examples include the RRSP, RRIF, and RESP accounts.
The Tax-Free Savings account (TFSA) is also a registered investment, however, no taxes are levied on your returns even when you withdraw funds.
This is the probability of loss or the possibility that expected returns (profit) on an investment may not be realized.
An investment signifying a stake or ownership rights through shares (stocks) or debt (bonds) or other investment products that have value and which can be transferred or sold to another investor.
Is a trading strategy that involves an investor selling a stock (security) they don’t own with the aim of making a profit when the price of the stock (security) falls. If the stock’s price declines, the investor buys it back at the lower price, returns the borrowed stock to the broker, and makes a tidy profit.
This is the main stock market index in Canada which currently tracks about 250 companies. It uses a market-capitalization weighting similar to the S&P 500.
Is a stock index of 500 of the largest publicly traded companies in the United States. The S&P 500 uses market capitalization for weighting companies tracked by the index. The S&P 500 is widely regarded as a representation of the broad U.S. stock market.
Is the forecasting of future price movement of a security based on analyzing its past price history. Investors who use technical analysis believe they can predict the future price behaviour of a security (stock) based on what they can read from its historical price patterns.
Technical analysis stands in contrast to the Random Walk hypothesis, which posits that investors cannot predict stock prices.
This is a registered investment/savings account established in Canada in 2009. It allows Canadians to contribute money into a savings or investment account that is free from taxation. Any withdrawals or income earned (interest, dividends, capital gains) on the account are tax-free for life.
Every year, the federal government sets a contribution limit – $5,500 for 2018. Unused contribution room can be carried forward indefinitely to be used in future years.
Is the rate at which the price of a security changes and moves up and down. Volatility is a measure of risk.
A stock whose price tends to move rapidly during a short period of time is said to exhibit high volatility. When the price barely moves or is stable, it is said to have low volatility. Volatility is often symbolized in finance as sigma σ – also referred to as standard deviation.
Is a measure of your return on an investment and calculated as a percentage. For example, for a stock, the yield is calculated using: Annual Dividends/Current Stock Price.
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Welcome to the website of High School I/O! High School I/O is the first high school hackathon hosted by OHI/O, a program created in 2013 with the goal of fostering a tech culture at Ohio State and its surrounding communities.
We aim to provide high school students an opportunity to learn about computer science in a fun, engaging, and inclusive environment. Students will work in teams to build real technology projects. Students will also gain the opportunity to develop new friendships, build connections with professional mentors, and learn soft skills that will help them succeed in the real world.
A hackathon is an informal learning event that brings together students with varying experience to create, innovate, and build a project all within one day.
Does High School I/O cost money?
High School I/O is free to participate in thanks to the PAST Foundation and our supporters.
You are highly encouraged to bring a laptop from home if you can. Be sure to bring any applicable chargers, dress comfortably, and bring anything you might need during the day.
PAST is on the 84 bus line. We will be reimbursing bus fares and other transportation costs for students.
We will be providing breakfast, lunch, and dinner for all participants. We will have snacks available throughout the day. We've got participant's food restrictions covered too.
Can my parents come with me? Can I stay with my student?
Parents are more than welcome to visit at any time during this event. We encourage parents to attend the showcase at 7:30 PM to check out all of the amazing work that the students have created.
How do teams work? Do I need to have a team?
Hackathons are team driven! You will get to work in small teams of 2-3 students. You can either team up with classmates before the event or find your teammates during team formation activities the morning of.
Here's the schedule for High School I/O 2017!
Web Development Workshop Learn the basics of designing a website and a good user interface!
Hardware Workshop Learn about microcontrollers and working with hardware!
Hardware iOT Workshop Learn about the Internet Of Things and wirelessly connecting to hardware!
Mobile Dev Workshop Learn about creating a mobile app!
Comp Sci in real life Learn about the real world!
OpenCV: Build a Snapchat Filter Check out how to use facial recognition to make a filter!
AI Talk Learn about Artificial Intelligence!
Christopher Slee is the founder and principal of AWH, a Dublin, Ohio software engineering firm currently celebrating its 22nd year of creating great digital products for business clients. At AWH, Chris leads internal and external development teams across all applications, from web, mobile, and desktop platforms, to virtual reality and machine learning. Even though Chris has been programming for more than 30-years, he continues to push the technology envelope. From drones to artificial intelligence, Chris continues to exemplify the spirit of continual learning in the tech space. As a passionate technologist and mentor, Chris founded Dev:Launch, an apprenticeship program where aspiring software developers have the opportunity to work on real client projects alongside experienced development teams. As a mentor, Chris teaches apprentices how to be efficient and productive developers, not just how to write code. Chris attended and now is an Adjunct Professor at The Ohio State University.
Evan Stoddart is a third year Electrical and Computer Science Engineering Student at The Ohio State University. He chose ECE because he has always loved making cool electronics projects in my free time. He gets excited when he considers that one day something he designs will help save and/or improve the lives of others.
Cole is a first year at The Ohio State University and is majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Cole is a member of the Humanitarian Engineering Scholars group and hopes to ultimately use his degree to better the lives of those in need. Cole recently joined the Electronics Club and took on the role of Event Coordinator, where he assists with planning and running of both OHI/O and club events.
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Once we have all the information we need, we'll work out the information architecture and build a visual sitemap so we can all get on the same page very quickly about what it is we're trying to communicate and the best way to structure the information.
We'll build an interactive black and white prototype in the browser to show you how our solution will work. With no attention to design at this stage, it ain't pretty believe me, but it gets us close real quick.
This where the creative flair begins because and we get to play with the crayons and colouring pencils (not really - we use a computer!) to bring your interactive prototype to life to match your brand identity.
Finally, we'll get to the techie bit which we love and start building the solution. We make sure everything is plugged in and tested before deploying your shiny new website to the hosting server so you can show it off to the whole world.
We ensure your investment is protected by providing offsite backups, uptime monitoring, performance analysis, security updates.
We will assist to drive traffic to your new site through email and content marketing, Google Ads and Facebook ads.
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This post was done in partnership with Hot Pink Houston and H.S. Green, who provided me with complimentary food and drinks. I was not monetarily compensated for writing this restaurant post. All opinions are completely, 100% my own!
So before I had second dinner at Loving Hut last week, I had first dinner at the restaurant H.S. Green.
My friend Megha has an awesome Houston food Instagram account called HotPinkHouston (you should totally check it out, though let's be honest, you probably already follow her!), and she's also an editor at The Daily Meal. Last week, the folks at one of Houston's newest health food restaurants, H.S. Green, partnered with her to host a HotPinkHouston blogger event. And lucky me, I got to go! My Houston food blogger friends Erika and Sarah were also in attendance, along with a bunch of other new friendly faces!
Before delving into solid foods, we were presented with six of the restaurant's cold pressed freshly squeezed juices to sample.
Watermelon Lime Mint (benefits: refreshing, low-cal, hydrating, skin health) - This juice WAS refreshing. I love watermelon juice to begin with, and this was no exception. Tart, crisp, and citrus-y, it tasted just like summer!
Pear, Cucumber, Ginger (benefits: rich in anti-oxidants, copper, and potassium; good for digestion, immune defense; anti-inflammatory) This drink was hearty, creamy, and had a rich pear taste. There was a hit of spice from the ginger, which was pleasant and incredibly complimentary of the other ingredients.
Five Berry (benefits: rich in anti-oxidants, vitamin B, and vitamin C; heart health; high in fiber, immune defense) - This tart and jammy drink was perfect for the berry lover. It was probably my least favorite of the three, though admittedly I tend to shy away from berries in my juices and smoothies, so take that with a grain of salt. Other people seemed to really enjoy this one however!
Green Juice (benefits: low-cal power house; detoxifying; replenishes electrolytes; heart health; vitamins A, B, C, and K) - This was essentially salad in a juice, and it therefore tasted very green tasting and grassy, but I mean that it in the best way possible. It tasted incredibly healthy, and I definitely enjoyed it!
After the juice portion of the evening, the restaurant brought out some foods for us, starting with the guacamame.
As the portmanteau <~~(I think this is my favorite word of 2016, even though it's been around forever. That, and the phrase "squad goals." ...how hard are you judging me right now?) implies, the dip is a combination of guacamole and edamame, and was hella good. It was fresh, lime-y, chunky, and delicious! To be honest, I couldn't really taste the edamame, but I think it was in there more for texture, which was great.
Next up in the solid foods department was the restaurant's Thai salad with grilled shrimp, as well as the quinoa edamame falafel.
While I didn't try the salad, it smelled hauntingly delicious. The falafel (WHY is spellcheck wanting me to change that to "fella"? Spellcheck, you are obviously not a part of my squad.) came with a dill sauce on the side. I could taste the edamame this time inside the baked, smooth, earthy falafel. The dill sauce added a nice tartness and brightened the dish up quite a bit. Because they were baked and not fried, the falafel balls were not of the weigh-you-down variety, but of the this-is-good-for-you-and-also-tastes-good variety.
After that, we were presented with a crispy duck pizza, as well as the restaurant's margherita pizza.
I didn't try the duck pizza, but the margherita pizza was lovely. It was insanely super duper thin, crispy, tomato-y, and light. Immensely flavorful, this was guiltless pizza at its finest!
Before Erika and I had to cut out to make it to second dinner (Y'ALL, #HELPME), she snagged a bite of their truffle infused roasted mushrooms and chicken pizza, eating around the chicken. She informed me that I HAD to go back and order this at some point. Challenge accepted!
The zucchini, bell peppers, and red onion inside the wrap were vibrant, silky, and packed with flavor. Creamy, garlicky hummus and a crisp, mint citrus vinaigrette added a wonderful layer to it as well. It was quite the tasty lil' sammy!
H.S. Green is a fantastic new addition to Houston's health food restaurant scene. Just because the food is good for you, doesn't mean that it's lacking in flavor, creativity, or the ability to satisfy. On the contrary, the food there is exceptionally tasty, unique, and gratifying! If you're in Houston's Galleria/Uptown area, and you're having a hankering for some high quality, delicious, healthy food, look no further than H.S. Green!
I'm so excited! This place looks great and is super close to my office. Gotta try it.
Kelly - Yes yes yes and yes, it is SO GOOD. Let me know what you think!!
HAHAHA this is a GREAT review of the tasting, and thanks for pointing out that I ate around the chicken ;) true veg sisterhood right there!!!
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Winifred “Winnie” R. Williams, 70, cares for her 95-year-old mother every day.
As an only child, she’s very protective of her mom, and access to fresh fruits, vegetables and lean protein is a must in their household.
The retired Chrysler supervisor is also giving back by volunteering at Project Healthy Community (PHC), which operates a mobile pantry inside Detroit’s Northwest Activities Center every fourth Thursday of the month.
Sure, it helps feed her mother, but Williams has a giving spirit. Indeed, she uses her supervisory skills to help keep the mobile pantry lines moving. They mostly serve seniors in the community and young people with large families.
The pantry provides food monthly to 350-450 families who live in Detroit. Each season the pantry is open it distributes about 22,000 pounds of food from Gleaners and Forgotten Harvest. News of PHC has been word-of-mouth, Williams says. Typically, families can walk away with canned goods, a lean protein, pasta, onions, carrots, and watermelon in the summertime.
Williams has high blood pressure and is diabetic. Her mother is immobile, so whatever healthy groceries they can get are helpful. She started volunteering with PHC because of her mom, but now Williams uses her management skills for a greater cause.
Dr. Melvyn and Karen Rubenfire (back) are passionate about making a difference in the lives of the residents PHC serves.
Helping people in the community like Williams and her mother is a main objective for Dr. Melvyn Rubenfire, co-founder of PHC. He fondly remembers a time when the Jewish and African American communities were closer. A cardiologist with the University of Michigan Hospital, he says the connection is being reestablished.
While part of the goal was to – at least from a certain point of view – step inside a time machine and bring back those “better days,” PHC is dedicated to improving education, nutrition, and overall health of families in need in greater Metropolitan Detroit.
Schulze Academy students participate in PHC-supported afterschool and summer programs that promote nutrition, healthy activities and academics.
“It’s always been clear to anyone in this field (particularly living in the inner cities), without access to fresh food and adequate protein, the incidence of hypertension, strokes, was horribly high,” Rubenfire says.
Rubenfire has taken his cardiologist skill set as a complement to his work with PHC, where families are educated about cardiac risk factors, medications, and other issues.
With support from the Temple Israel of West Bloomfield, Hartford Memorial Baptist Church (Detroit) and Northwest Activities Center (NWAC), Rubenfire and his team have seen some dramatic shifts, including acceptance of the program.
Fun is a part of the focus of Project Healthy Community, which helps participants adopt healthier lifestyles.
It’s not enough to feed the hungry, says Rubenfire. That’s why nutrition education has become a regular part of PHC’s support and programming.
Rubenfire says it was important for the black community and faith-based organizations to work together, so there would be camaraderie and interfaith relations to help the community in areas of nutrition. The NWAC, formerly the Jewish Community Center, seemed the perfect place to start, but PHC is actually expanding that reach.
Thanks to a $50,000 commitment from the City of Detroit, alongside private donors, PHC with support from the Detroit Department of Parks and Recreation and Greening of Detroit, plans to revitalize a park in northwest Detroit (at Lesure and Curtis). The purpose – besides beautification – is to provide safe, modern facilities for children, families, and seniors.
Additionally, the idea is to create an environment for relaxation and athletics. Location is a paramount concern because they want parks adjacent to schools and churches in order to provide a community center for food and clothing distribution, including a summer picnic area.
Organizational growth has been another component of PHC’s recent efforts. Amina Iqbal, former director of operations for the Michigan Muslim Community Council, was recently named the first executive director to the board of PHC.
An experienced fundraiser, teacher and mentor, Iqbal has a bachelors degree from the University of Wyoming and a masters in education policy studies and global studies in education from the University of Illinois. Her duties with PHC include working with the board to develop business plans, foster government and community relationships, supervising employees, and fundraising.
Rubenfire’s daughter, Karen Rubenfire, is director of programming and community outreach for PHC.
The focus, as she sees it, is to provide healthier opportunities for Detroit families who don’t have easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables. To this end they have – with the help of Gleaners and Forgotten Harvest – provided supplemental foods and healthier choices. An informal lecture from chefs, dieticians and others, educates the participants about nutrition values and how to grow their own food.
And it’s all done with plenty of audience participation.
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In celebration of 10,000 rides taken during their initial pilot, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced that the partnership between their paratransit program, The RIDE, and ride-share companies Uber and Lyft is being expanded. While the initial pilot was open to 400 customers, as of March 1st, the pilot is now open to all eligible users of The Ride. It is anticipated that expanding the pilot will save both time and money for travelers with disabilities, as well as lower expenses for MBTA – as on-demand trips in the initial pilot were found to be both faster and cheaper than traditional paratransit service options. On-demand RIDE trips will cost customers $2, with MBTA subsidizing the next $13, and additional costs are assumed by the customer.
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Were tu happy with Sean Astin's performance?
la elección de los fans: Yes!!! He was great! Loved him!
Which did tu like better; book Sam o movie Sam?
Do tu think Sam is adorable?
la elección de los fans: OH YEAH!!!!!
Which one do tu like better.
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← Prime Air in India . . . Not so Fast!
As we have written previously, the biggest UAS safety problem is not a lack of additional regulations, but a lack of understanding by pilots of the existing regulations. This is not, however, a uniquely American problem. Despite their more developed regulatory scheme, Transport Canada is having increased difficulty with hobbyists who are unaware of the rules and businesses that are unaware that they need a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC), which is the Canadian version of a Section 333 Exemption.
To combat this problem, Transport Canada has announced a multi-pronged effort aimed at educating the public on the do’s and don’ts of UAS operations. The Canadian Minister of Transport launched the campaign earlier this week, by releasing a series of Frequently Asked Questions and infographics outlining the general rules-of-the-air. The second phase of the campaign will be initiated over the winter, and will include search engine and social media advertising, awareness videos, and a simpler process to apply for permission to fly.
According to media reports, part of the education campaign is needed because of the explosion in the number of UAS operators in Canada. The number of SFOCs granted in Canada increased by over 500% between 2011 and 2013, and persons at Transport Canada are reporting that the number of requests for permission to operate in Canada this year far exceeds last year’s level.
Any closer than 5 miles from any airport, heliport or aerodrome.
Closer than 100 feet from vehicles, boats, buildings, structures or people.
Where or when you could interfere with any first responders as they conduct their duties.
We applaud Transport Canada for this initiative. Keeping people educated is the one thing that has the greatest impact on safety. We will do our part, and keep you informed on continued UAS developments in Canada.
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The Presbytery of the Southeast is the next higher governing body of the EPC above the local church level. It consists of churches found in 4 different states. As a connected church, Murphy Presbyterian is held accountable to the standards of the Reformed Tradition by our membership in the Presbytery.
Murphy, North Carolina, is the county seat of Cherokee County located in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. Murphy is an old town with its origin dating back to 1839. Downtown is beautiful with tree lined streets and many historic buildings restored to their original state. Murphy has restaurants, many unique shops, and other interesting establishments all within walking distance in the heart of town.
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Learn how to bring motors into your classroom for FREE using electronics that are easily salvaged.
Most teachers are not comfortable with electronics, in particular with motors, principally due to lack of knowledge, experience or funds.
Without realizing it, they are depriving their classes of all the experience, fun and excitement imaginable with electronics & motors!
In this workshop, Michael Chan hopes to change that. He will guide participants through practical examples of how to salvage free motors from old PCs and electronics. Then participants will brainstorm interesting ideas and examples of applications for these motors in systems like: railway gates, car parking, catapults, robotic arms, copters, plotters, padlock decoders and more.
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Get diapers delivered to your door in Santa Clara, CA. DiaperFetch online diaper supply carries a broad selection of all types of diapers and incontinence solution for baby, teen, and adult needs. Major trusted brands in stock: diapers from Tena, Huggies, Depends, Tranquility and many more. Shop for diapers online in the comfort of your home and get your diapers delivered discreetly with no identifying logos or type on the package. Shop online for diapers delivered in Santa Clara, CA.
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Learn how to bullet journal and keep your life more organized!
Free to attend, but programs run on donations from patrons like you!
Join us every Monday at 6pm for yoga!
Free nursery rhyme program for babies and tots.
We're partnering with Blue Moon Comics to bring FREE comics to you on Saturday, May 4! Stop by the library between 11am and 3pm to get free comic books!
Wear your fanciest attire (that's a fancy word for clothes!) for our annual Fancy Nancy Teaparty on Saturday, May 11!
Storytime, ukulele songs, crafts, tea & snacks, and more!
Registration for the 2019 Summer Reading Program "A Universe of Stories" opens Tuesday, May 21!
The SRP is free and open to all ages.
We're kicking off the 2019 Summer Reading Program with a Pinterest craft that's out of this world!
ITTD is an annual celebration of tabletop gaming.
We'll have games to play and snacks to eat. Have a cool game you want to share with others? Bring it and teach us how to play!
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What will you do when you are at the American University?
What will you do when you return to Indonesia?
Do not promise things you cannot predict – for example do not promise World Peace. But do consider things you think can be realistic on.
What Have you Done? Write about your professional accomplishments. The Quality of your S1 university, What you accomplished when you were there. Your S1 project/skripsi. Your leadership.
What you will do in USA. The faculty you hope to work with. The topics they publish on. How those topics relate to you. The theories you are interested in. The theories they state and how they relate to your work. USA faculty are interested in a) Do you know their work/ who will be your advisor? and b) What work have you read in terms of theory and how does it relate to studying at the ABC University in the USA ?
What will you do when you return home ? We do not care a great deal about the specifics. Many things may change between now and when you complete your degree. But the USA University does want to attract the ‘best and brightest’ who will make a better world. What will you do? Say it here – in the third paragraph of your statement.
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– We could committed to offering the best resume examples you can find. Our samples reveal the lives of real people who have asked us for help. Following fixing their resumes we asked if we could use them as precious metal standard examples to help other job hunters. Producing a strong application is a tough process and we make it easier. Perhaps while searching for examples you noticed poor samples all around the web. We all, on the other side, want to give you solid examples to help you write an application you can be pleased of.
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In Mount Hood Parkdale Oregon 97041, all Medicare supplement standardized plans are offered to qualified individuals under the age of 65 and/or to Medicare-qualified individuals due to disability or end-stage renal disease. In some states, a limited selection of Medicare supplement standardized plans is available to such individuals.
Medicare.gov provides tools that will allow you to compare plans in Mount Hood Parkdale OR 97041 Hood River county, but the decision is complicated. Insurance agent Graves recommends that you “work with a licensed insurance agent who can show you both Medicare Supplement Plans and Advantage Plans from multiple companies. Each type has its positives.” The questions to cover, he says: “You need to understand the costs, doctor networks, coverage levels and maximum out-of-pocket for each. Enroll in what suits your situation best.” Organizations such as Consumer Reports and the Medicare Rights Center can also help you research your decision.
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Yourself is the 12th single of Dream. The single reached #21 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for four weeks. Yourself was the image song for the 80th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament. This marked the last time that the group would release a video single.
Gold Against the Soul is the second studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 14 June 1993 by record label Columbia.
The lyrics on Gold Against the Soul are considerably less political than their previous album Generation Terrorists, and the album is more reflective of the despair and melancholy of their later work.
"La Tristesse Durera" (literally "the sadness will go on") is the title of a biography of Vincent van Gogh, although the song is not about him but about a war veteran.
The album presents a different sound from their debut album, not only in terms of lyrics but in sound, the band privileged long guitar riffs, and the drums themselves feel more present and loud in the final mix of the album. This sound would be abandoned in their next album. According to AllMusic, the album takes the hard rock inclinations of Generation Terrorists to an extreme." Meanwhile, David de Sylvia at Sputnikmusic characterized it as a glam rock album, similar to that of Bon Jovi.
Sense is an educational programming environment created by The Open University (OU) in the United Kingdom. It uses a drag-and-drop programming environment designed to teach students the fundamentals of computer programming, using different shape and colour "blocks" selected from a palette of available commands, meaning that the student needs no prior experience of programming nor need to learn a syntax. It is based on the Scratch programming language developed by the MIT Media Lab, and uses .sb files like Scratch but the two pieces of software cannot use each other's files.
The Sense programming environment is designed to work in conjunction with the SenseBoard, a specialised piece of hardware which connects to a user's computer via a USB connection. The SenseBoard has different input types such as sensors for infrared, light, sound (microphone), and temperature (thermometer), and outputs such as a motor and light emitting diodes (LEDs).
Sense and the SenseBoard are primarily used as part of the OU's My Digital Life (TU100) module, but is also used to a lesser degree on other modules. Sense was trialed in London schools in late 2012.
Sense is the fifth album by In the Nursery, released in 1991 through Third Mind Records.
All songs written and composed by Klive Humberstone and Nigel Humberstone.
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Large backwashing filters are simple devices. They consist of a tank filled with a filter medium, a tube called a riser inserted into the tank, and a control valve to manage the flow of water through the filter.
Most of Pure Water Products' smaller residential filters use the Fleck 5600 SXT control valve—a simple, time-proven tough performer that will give many years of trouble-free service under normal conditions. It's easy to install and program, and easy to repair if a problem comes up.
Most backwashing filters for treating sediment, iron, or chlorine and other chemicals differ only in the filter media they hold. Filters for neutralizing pH of acidic waters are a bit different and will be given special attention. These instructions apply to all filters containing standard filter media such as carbon, Centaur, Birm, Filter Ag, Zeolite, Calcite, or Filox-R.
Most Pure Water Products 5600 backwashing filters feature a premium Vortech mineral tank that does not require a gravel underbed. However, if you have a traditional mineral tank, you will need to install the included gravel underbed before loading filter media.
Be sure you have the whole filter before you start.
The standard tank has a removable “riser” tube. This is a 1.05" tube cut to the approximate length of your tank.
The Vortech tank also has a riser tube, but it is locked tight into the bottom of the tank. If you can pull the riser tube out, you have a standard tank.
Filter media. For an 8" diameter filter, there should be 3/4 of a cubic foot. For a 9 filter, there should be one cubic foot. For a 10" filter, there should be 1.5 cubic feet. For a 12" filter, there should be 2 cubic feet.
If you have a standard tank, there should be a bag of gravel. This is the underbed that the filter media sits on.
A media funnel to load the filter medium, and a small roll of 1/2" drain tubing.
A yoke or a bypass valve to connect the control valve to your plumbing. The yoke or bypass attaches to the back of the control valve with clips held by a single screw.
For city installations, install the filter at a point of entry so that all water that you wish to filter will pass through it. For wells, the preferred installation spot is in the main water line after the pressure tank. Filters almost always go before softeners and ultraviolet systems. Please call us if you're in doubt.
The unit must have access to a drain, so keep that in mind when choosing an installation spot. The shorter and more direct the run to the drain, the better.
When selecting a place for the filter, keep in mind that you're eventually going to have to change the filter medium. Put it in a place where it will be easy to service. The tank is light now, but it won't be when it's full of water.
First, if the riser tube does not have a temporary plastic plug installed in the top, cover the top of the riser tube with a plastic bag, or fashion a plug so that gravel won't be poured into the center of the tube.
Use the softener funnel and pour in the gravel. Be sure that the riser tube stays all the way down. It should be approximately flush with the top of the tank, as in the pictures. When the gravel is in the tank, the bottom of the riser will be buried in a bed of gravel and it should stay in place.
Next, using the funnel provided, pour the filter media into the tank.
Avoid breathing the dust that comes off the media as you fill the tank.
It's usually easier for two people to do this job—one to hold the funnel, one to pour in the media. Pour in all the media. It will not fill the tank—it isn't supposed to. The unfilled tank space above the media bed, called “freeboard”, is essential for proper backwashing of the media.
5600 filters have two O-rings. One is inside the center hole in the bottom of the valve. It makes a seal when the riser tube is inserted past it. The other O-ring fits in a lip located just above the threads that screw into the tank. If the two O-rings on the valve are not lubricated, put a small amount of silicone lubricant on each.
Screw the filter valve onto the tank. (Don't forget to remove the temporary plug from the end of the riser tube.) The tube slips into the center hole at the bottom of the valve. No tools are needed, just hand tighten the valve until it's snug.
When the valve is installed, set the filter in place and install it to your home's plumbing according to your local plumbing code. “In” and “Out” are indicated on the valve body. Be sure you get it right. Looking from behind, water enters the 5600 valve from the left.
When the yoke or bypass valve is clamped onto the valve, it may feel loose. This is not a problem, the looseness is engineered into the system to provide the installer some “wiggle room”. If your incoming pipe is a little too high or low, the by-pass valve or yoke will move up or down to accommodate.
Attach a drain hose to the barbed drain fitting that comes out of the back of the control valve. Secure it with a hose clamp. Attach to a drain according to local plumbing code, or if convenient, place the end of the drain line so that it can drain onto the ground. Keep in mind that during the backwash cycle the filter will run several gallons of water out the drain line.
If there is a bypass valve on your unit, place it in the “Service” position.
Filters with SXT digital valve: Plug the control valve into power outlet. Display should flash between “time of day” display, and &mdqh;day override— display (number of days until next backwash.) Press and hold the cycle button until filter enters backwash mode and the display reads "BW" along with a timer count down. Unplug control valve from power outlet to hold valve in backwash position.
Filters with mechanical timer valve: Do not plug the control valve into an electrical outlet. Manually advance the large central knob on the valve face clockwise from the “Service” position, through the “Start Backwash” and the “Rinse” positions to the “Backwash” position. That's straight up, twelve o'clock.
Next, open the inlet valve partially to allow water to fill the filter slowly. Slowly is the key word. A slow initial fill prevents the loss of media via the drain line.
For mechanical valves, move the large dial on the valve clockwise to “In Service”.
For digital valves, plug the valve into a power outlet and allow it to complete cycles to return to service position.
At this point you should open a downstream faucet part way, then gradually increase flow and let water issue until air is purged from the filter and the water line. You may need to repeat this with additional faucets.
Special Note for Zeolite sediment filters: Zeolite media is sometimes problematic on startup. It is recommended that after the initial slow fill of the tank you bypass the filter and allow for a full 24-hour soak. This will prevent loss of medium in the initial stages of operation. This is the manufacturer's recommendation, but not everyone follows it. Proceed with caution to prevent media loss.
Control valves are pre-programmed prior to shipping. Refer to the included customer setup sheet for your valve's preset programming.
To enter master programming mode, press and hold the up or down arrows to set the time to 12:01PM. Press the “cycle” button to confirm this time setting. Now, press and hold both the up and down arrow buttons for 5 seconds until the valve display reads “DF gal”.
Use the up and down arrows to adjust the setting, and press the cycle button to confirm and advance to next programming value.
After advancing through all available programming options, the valve will return to time of day display.
Plug in the control valve to a standard 115 volt outlet. There's no on/off switch on the valve. When it's plugged in, it's running. If you have good ears, you can hear the motor purring.
This is the world's simplest filter valve. You only have to set the time of day and select the backwash frequency.
To set the time, push in the red knob on the left of the large central knob. This releases the large wheel and lets you rotate it to set the time. Set the time to the actual time in the “Time of Day” window at the bottom/center of the wheel. It doesn't have to be exact, and you can set it wrong if it's to your advantage. The filter is pre-set to backwash in the wee hours of the morning when it won't inconvenience you. However, if, for example, you're a day sleeper and prefer that it do its backwash at 2:00 pm rather than 2:00 am, set the filter's clock wrong to accommodate your schedule.
Next, choose the backwash schedule with the wheel on your right on the valve face. Select a day for backwashing simply by pushing the small metal pins outward from the center. In other words, if you want the filter to backwash every second day, push out the pins for numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12. If you want the filter to backwash every third day, push out the pins for numbers 3, 6, 9, and 12.
There's no fixed rule on how often the filter should be backwashed. It depends on the situation, and you can determine it yourself through experimentation. For example, with an iron filter you might try every second day, but if iron begins to appear in the water, change to every day. (The manufacturer insists that Filox should backwash every day.) If you have a carbon or Centaur dechlorination filter running on clean city water, every 12th day may be plenty. There's some guessing involved, but you'll discover what works best in your situation. When in doubt, too often is better than too infrequently.
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Amidst the hustle and bustle of skyscrapers and crowded streets, New York provides a surprising number of places to ice skate. From Ice Hockey to Figure Skating, everyone in New York has the opportunity to lace up an old pair of skates, and hit the ice! SkyRink at Chelsea Piers is open year round.
During the holidays, the Rockefeller Center Tree is a spectacular mountain of branches and lights.
All numbers listed are in the (212) area code unless otherwise indicated.
Blades sharp, laces tight, cider spiked—The Rink is back and better than ever.
Solos, duets, and teams may participate for free. Our LTS students are welcomed to join a group number, with several rehearsals (10/30 deadline).
The Abe Stark Rink is open for hockey each year from October through March. A favorite of schools, leagues and community members of all ages, this rink, which opened in 1970, offers private skating classes as well as public sessions.
The rink will open for the season on Saturday October 29th, weather permitting.
Lakeside is the largest and most ambitious project in Prospect Park since its creation nearly 150 years ago. Spanning 26 acres, this $74 million restoration by the Prospect Park Alliance transforms the southeast corner of the Park into a popular scenic and recreational destination.
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Judging from the number and quality of tire and wheel exhibitors at the 2015 SEMA Show, that segment of the industry is burgeoning once again.
From the influence of Internet sales to the integration of new materials and advanced manufacturing processes, the tire and wheel industries remain in flux. A tire tariff that threatened significant upheaval seems to have been overstated, but brick-and-mortar retailers are seeing the unmistakable effect of online sales. On the wheel side, flow forming, carbon fiber, concave designs and translucent colors are emerging trends.
The dumping of low-priced Chinese tires into the United States brought about new fees on imported tires, a move designed to equal the playing field for domestic suppliers. The move created fears that companies catering to low-end tire markets might suffer. But the drop-off appears not to have been as severe as originally thought.
Dave Zielasko, editor and vice president/publisher of Tire Business, said that some tire makers and tire importers backed off or slowed plans to sell Chinese-made passenger and light-truck tires in the United States, but the continued strong presence of Chinese tire makers at the recent SEMA Show showed that others have not. And Bob Ulrich, editor of Modern Tire Dealer, said that Chinese tires have become an important part of the domestic market.
While the sale of low-cost import tires seems to have had little impact on the market, Internet sales are revolutionizing the tire industry. The Internet also provides great research opportunities for consumers, such as the use of visualization software that allows consumers to see what a specific tire and wheel package would look like on a specific vehicle.
While the sale of low-cost import tires seems to have had little impact on the market, Internet sales are revolutionizing the tire industry. Some estimates put Internet tire sales in the neighborhood of 40% in the next few years, and Feldman said that the only thing saving brick-and-mortar stores currently is the fact that consumers cannot install tires or fix cars online, otherwise brick-and-mortar tire retailers could go the way of book and music stores.
Kevin Rohlwing, senior vice president of training for the Tire Industry Association, said that Internet sales from tire manufacturers are undoubtedly the most significant trend in the industry.
Rohlwing said that dealers meeting in Europe recently stated that 20% of all tire sales are now manufacturer-direct, and that is having a negative effect on independent businesses.
Feldman reported that his company and others whose owners he’s spoken with have seen flat sales in their brick-and-mortar operations, but he’s seen double-digit increases in his own e-commerce efforts. The result has been a slight increase in overall business. He also pointed out that tire marketing on television has undergone an evolution, with the manufacturers increasingly resorting to live sports.
In another emerging development, consumers don’t even need to take their new tires and wheels to an installer. The advent of mobile mounting and balancing vehicles brings the installation process to the consumer.
The Celsius tire from Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. is advertised as a “variable conditions” tire with improved winter-weather performance. While today’s all-season tires don’t take the place of true winter-weather tires, they certainly perform very well in most conditions.
Dave Johnson is president of Icon Media Inc., which is the founder of the iConfigurator visualization software that allows consumers to see what a specific tire and wheel package would look like on a specific vehicle. He said that the use of mobile tire and wheel installers is an outgrowth of Internet tire and wheel sales, and Feldman noted that tier-one supplier Michelin has introduced its own on-site installation service.
Rohlwing said that Bridgestone’s purchase of Pep Boys will also have a major impact on the market.
The specifics of tire manufacturing have also undergone some evolutionary changes. For instance, tire makers are introducing more products designed specifically for the quickly growing crossover vehicle market, Zielasko said. And the industry is developing more light-truck tires that have off-road capabilities but improved on-road behavior. In addition, many of the world’s tire manufacturers continue to work on sustainable new supplies of natural rubber, such as efforts by Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. to develop rubber from the Guayule desert shrub and similar developmental work by Bridgestone.
“Bridgestone opened a Biorubber Process Research Center about a year ago in Mesa, Arizona, and already has begun building tires with rubber derived from guayule,” Zielasko said. “The new tires—in which guayule rubber fully replaced Hevea rubber in the tread, sidewall, bead fillers and other parts of the tire traditionally made from natural rubber—were unveiled October 1.
A change from original-equipment tire and wheel fitments can change ride comfort, stability, steering response and more. The SEMA Wheel & Tire Council collaborated with Clemson University to analyze changes in tire and wheel packages and has published the findings in a series of “WTC Ride Guides,” which are available for free download from the council’s webpage at www.sema.org/wtc.
Ulrich said that low rolling resistance is a major concern for the automakers because of ever-rising Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, which dictate minimum fuel-efficiency requirements for all new cars.
Both Ulrich and Zielasko pointed to notable improvements in all-season tires, and both specifically mentioned the Celsius tire from Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.
Zielasko also mentioned the Nokian WR All-Weather line of tires. The Finnish company describes its Nokian WR All-Weather WRG3 and WRG3 SUV tires as providing excellent handling on wet and dry summer roads as well as superior grip in winter weather.
Speed-rated tires have also taken greater market share. According to Tire Business and industry estimates, the high-performance share of original-equipment passenger tire shipments topped 50% for the first time in 2014, and Modern Tire Dealer’s Ulrich noted that more ultra-high-performance tires are coming as original equipment on non-sports cars.
Changes in the marketplace through Internet sales, supplier-direct sales and mobile installations dictate that tire dealers adjust their strategies.
New materials such as carbon fiber are finding their way into wheels. Weld’s HiPer Technology off-road wheel brand uses super structural carbon fiber to absorb impacts such as those experienced in off-road racing.
The core wheel markets are stable, according to Wayne Williams of Exsell Marketing, who is also the chair-elect of SEMA’s Wheel & Tire Council (WTC). The automakers have not changed bolt patterns or offsets in the truck, SUV, luxury or sport-compact markets, which has allowed wheel manufacturers to focus on materials, designs and production processes.
Among the newer material choices are carbon-fiber designs, which are lightweight but more expensive than traditional materials.
Flow forming has also gained traction, creating a middle ground in manufacturing between lower-cost cast wheels and more expensive forged wheels. Carl Robinson, wheel product manager for Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels, said that flow-forming wheel technology allows for reduced raw material input and improved metallurgical properties by providing better grain alignment in the base metal.
Horlick and Bovis also pointed to the prevalence of concave designs at the 2015 SEMA Show, in which the spokes start at the outer edge of the wheel and recede into the lug area.
Kelly Austin, national sales manager in the wheel segment for Tireco, believes that fuel prices have had an additional impact on the wheel segment.
Colored wheels offer consumers a vast array of alternatives to standard equipment. Colorization is one of the hottest trends in the segment.
Horlick said that many new truck designs also showcased very wide wheels with deep lips, allowing for a much wider tire. But he cautioned dealers to properly educate consumers about the effects of significant changes to tire and wheel packages.
Colored wheels also offer consumers a vast array of alternatives to standard equipment, and colorization is one of the hottest trends in the segment.
While a stable marketplace and an abundance of color, style and material choices bode well for the wheel segment, it still faces its share of challenges. Among them, said Williams, are compliance with governmental regulations and pricing issues.
Bovis also cited counterfeiting, knock-offs and manufacturing costs as hurdles for wheel manufacturers.
Robinson said that one hurdle moving forward is education through marketing. The challenge, he said, is how to educate consumers about why your product is worth its price compared to another brand that may be of lesser quality. But just as with tires, the marketing of wheels is in transition. The industry is aware that magazine advertising—long a staple in all areas of automotive marketing—is in decline as the Internet and social media surge.
Obviously, the Internet allows consumers to explore commodity options more easily, and the increasing use of mobile devices both for research and for actual purchases has changed the playing field.
Even within social media, the focus remains how to define a brand and diversify the marketing message, Robinson said. Any single venue will not get the job done.
Whether for looks or functionality, wheels can make a significant difference to a vehicle. Weight is key, but so are price, fitment and style.
Johnson also advised retailers to diversify their offerings, stocking leveling kits so that their truck and SUV customers can install oversize tire and wheel packages without sacrificing their warranties or causing their new tires to rub inside the wheelwell or the edge of the fender.
On the topic of warranties, Robinson recommended that retailers also ensure that the wheels they purchase for their customers offer a finish warranty for a reasonable term, along with a lifetime structural guarantee.
Product knowledge and the ability to explain the positives and negatives of a given package provide an advantage for brick-and-mortar retailers. As Horlick pointed out, an installer who can definitively advise a consumer about the amount of work and investment a package requires will gain the confidence of that customer and help him make a more informed decision.
Austin also encouraged retailers to promote the added value of proper installation, inspections and the availability of accessories such as tire-pressure monitoring systems, lug nuts and wheel caps.
By showing your customer everything that is available for his car or truck, you will become his personal auto stylist, Johnson said.
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Thank you SO, SO much to everyone who auditioned for 9 to 5: The Musical. What a turnout! We’re excited that our cast includes 14 people who are making their ACT Mainstage debuts!
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Interested in : Data Science, Machine Learning, Database and Web Application.
Using SVM to classification. Build in top .of Machine Learning, Apache Spark.
Business of Head Hunter Company: Cleaning, building model for Candidate matching.
Predict Demographics of users from tracking data (Movie ads network).
Technical background, passion in building awesome product.
Cho Gao Senior High School, Tien Giang.
University of Information Technology - Vietnam National University.
Final round "Creative IT Camp 2013" at University of Information Technology.
Third Prize in FOSS 2015 at Hanoi University of Business and Technology.
Third Prize in Entropy 2016 (Data Science) at John von Neumann Insitute (VNU).
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MyMusixRx is a simple portal with a serious mission: supporting kids with cancer and their families. Today, they're making it even easier for you to become a part of their efforts. Download their brand new app. It's synced with iTunes—for every album purchased on iTunes through the app, Apple will donate 5% of proceeds to the kids. It's also a great way to find new jams. Starting with our next issue, FADER #77, we'll be posting playlists of songs from the artists in our magazine on the app. Stay tuned!
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A collection of five wooden slate frames, two slates, seventeen single sides of slate frames, a sliver of wood and a heavy metal rod. This black metal rod has a raised piece at either end with a circular hole in it. The two grey slates have corners missing. Three of the complete frames have 'Fairfield Endowed School, Boarstone Lane, Buxton' stamped on them in green ink and 'Crown Slate, Dixon [Ranged], Wales' stamped in black. The largest slate has 'Mary A Anson' handprinted in ink on one side of the single loose wooden frame sides. There are seven long ones, three medium, four smaller and three even shorter plus the small sliver of wood. Total number of items is 28.
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How Can I Best Use Mobile Search Ads For My Website?
Internet advertising with paid search ads for mobile is a great way to supplement SEO practices used to generate organic search.
Not only can paid advertising get you results quickly, it can help boost your organic search results as well.
PPC Formulas and ROI – What Does It Mean?
What Will Changes To Adwords Mean To Businesses?
The Facts About The Loss of Google’s Right-Hand Side Ads!
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Earth Silk Wool is an all-season lightweight shawl made with the finest merino.
Measures 80” x 40”. Can be worn as a wrap or as a scarf.
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Hear what the Headteacher has to say!
Welcome to the Northern Parade Federation, a fun and exciting place to learn and grow!
On our website, you will find information about the school’s aims, it's extensive facilities, the curriculum, year group information and much more!
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A second member of Lichfield District Council’s Cabinet has been told to update his register of interests after being found to hold a directorship of an outside business.
Cllr Ashley Yeates, Cabinet member for regulatory services, housing and wellbeing, is listed as a director of Yeates Properties Ltd by Companies House.
The filing records for the business show that it is dormant, but the role did not appear on the Conservative councillor’s register of interests – it has since been updated after being flagged up by Lichfield Live.
It comes after fellow Cabinet member and the local authority’s deputy leader Cllr Ian Pritchard admitted he had not declared a directorship of a dormant development company.
A Lichfield District Council spokesperson confirmed that Cllr Yeates had been instructed to update his register of interests.
“We have directed Cllr Ashley Yeates to complete a new declaration of interests,” they said.
Cllr Yeates has not responed to a request for comment.
Elected unopposed and pocketing £4089.96 of our money for turning up to 77% of meetings (just over the threshold to ensure his allowance isn’t docked).
No wonder he’s grinning. (And he doesn’t live in Lichfield, either).
He’s not the only LDC and/or LCC Cllr. that doesn’t live in Lichfield or District, but uses a Lichfield address.
Given 33% of the cabinet has now been found to have/to have had undisclosed directorships/ownership of property development companies I’d be quite interested to see a comment from Cllr Wilcox as leader on how he intends to address the apparent disregard for transparency rules by the senior colleagues he has appointed.
Given Cllr Wilcox has already “built a wall” in Lichfield around the Friarsgate site, perhaps he can also adopt Trump’s meme and “drain the swamp”? I’d be interested to hear from him why we have 33% of the cabinet (both members of the planning committee) establishing property development companies “just in case”?
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So you were thinking of exercising your First Amendment right to protest your government in the nation's capitol? Well think again. It quite possibly could be considered illegal and you would be charged with a federal crime according to the new law signed this week.
So this bill has been signed into law by President Obama this past Thursday, just days after it's passing in the Congress.
Because of the vagueness of the law, it is quite possible that it can apply not only in the capital but also anywhere in the country where official government business is going on and we can all see how the politicians who don't want to deal with protesters could claim government business is being conducted anywhere that they are at.
The utter ambiguity of the law and the flippant means by which we have seen the D.C. Police handle protest matters in the past leads to some serious considerations as to anyone feeling safe to protest their government over grievances.
They fear what we are able to do, which is call them out and demand that they stop interfering in our lives. They don't want to hear that, and even if we gather with signs and protest quietly on the White House lawn or the steps of the Supreme Court, they will use every twisted line of this new law, which is a violation of the First Amendment, to infringe upon our rights.
You could be charged with a federal crime for entering a building you didn't know was restricted! You could face federal charges for showing up and protesting quietly outside the White House or Congress simply because they deemed that you were somehow disrupting or impeding government business.
Our founding fathers knew of such tyranny. The Bill of Rights they laid out were things the federal government was not at liberty to remove by conflicting laws just because they wanted to. This law, as well as those who supported it, is a violation of the Constitution. It, along with many others like it that have been signed into law are taking from the American people more and more liberty.
America has been in the slow heated water for several decades now. It is beginning to boil and most don't even know it, nor do they care.
One commenter on HR 347, Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund said, "[HR 347] has been described as a death knell for the First Amendment, but that isn't supported by the facts,...This has always been a bad law." She tries to lay to rest the claims that the Constitution will be crippled by the Trespass Bill, but acknowledges that it does indeed allow law enforcement to have added incentive to arrest protesters who could be causing a disturbance.
The problem is that when a person says, "It won't hurt the Constitution or violate your rights," and then there is a "BUT," you know it is doing exactly what they just said it wouldn't do. It is an unnecessary law. Verheyden-Hilliard says it is to make prosecution easier by removing the word "willingly" from the previous law and simply going with knowingly. See? It's all about keeping things in the favor of government.
Bottom line, while the law is not "new" it does give more authority to authorities. In fact, under the act, protesting in areas covered by Secret Service could land a demonstrator behind bars. The thing is since it's "secret service" one doesn't always know where they are or what area is theirs. Thus the dilemma for a law abiding citizen simply wanting to peacefully protest their government, which technically was what the First Amendment was about in the first place: political speech.
But don't worry, this is the least of concerns as the President can now arrest you if you get to close to his front yard, have you assassinated on American soil if they deem you a threat or indefinitely detain you if the government says you are a terrorist. After all we can trust government can't we?
In case you want to contact those who voted for the bill, you can find your representative from the House here and the Senate here.
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Robert Klee, in his Introduction to the Philosophy of Science - a review of recent developments and controversies in the philosophy of science - argues that "reductionism" is central to the future development of the sciences. The plural "sciences" is employed here to signify how important reductionism is to the unification of the sciences. Indeed, without the possibility of reduction, there could be no unity of the sciences.
It must be acknowledged that Klee is openly an advocate of the reductionist school of thought. As he notes in his preface: "Throughout the text I make no attempt to hide from the reader my sympathies for scientific realism." By "scientific realism" Klee means the approach to science that considers scientific inquiry as capable of discovering "true" explanations of physical events in a fashion that is both internally consistent and capable of replication by other researchers.
Klee contrasts "scientific realism" with the approach of many in the intellectual community - since the publication of Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions - who argue that scientific inquiry is in actuality a social construct that only "reads into" the external world what the observer's social and intellectual context tells him/her is there. These philosophers, whom Klee dubs "antirealists", subscribe to a theory of "social constructivism" which holds that "the substantive results of science are invented or constructed through organized social behaviour, rather than discovered."
The realists regard the cosmos as a vast and complex web forces. In this analysis, chemistry and physics represent two different approaches to the same object, for ultimately all of the sciences are capable of being reduced to a unity. This approach is termed "reductionism" and is contrasted with the approach of the antirealists who subscribe to "antireductionism" which argues that the sciences cannot and do not comprise anything resembling a unity.
. . . Thales' theory was maximally unifying in the sense that it sought to understand qualitatively different phenomena as being due to the same one underlying reality: water. That sort of unification of separate phenomena under a small number of explanatory concepts is one feature that distinguishes science from most forms of speculative scientific wisdom.
From this perspective, it is clear that not only is the possibility of reduction essential to the unity of the sciences today, but that it has always been the primary avenue to unification. Positivists consider science to be the interconnected network of theories that attempt to explain natural phenomena. What unifies these is the possibility that they may be reduced into each other. For example, were we able to reduce chemistry to physics - in the sense that they both describe physical properties of matter, only in different ways - then science would possess fewer basic components and thus minimize the possibility for error in our observation.
While it must be conceded that there continues to exist independent scientific disciplines, nonetheless attempts have been made to reduce one into another. For example, partial reductions have been made of thermodynamics to statistical mechanics and aspects, or all of, psychiatry to neurophysiology. However, relativists might object to this process, contending that the effort of reduction often reflects paradigmatic shifts and social changes more than scientific exploration. The recent effort by some sociobiologists to reduce all of sociology, from questions of love and altruism to ethics, to evolutionary biology remains controversial. It may be observed, for instance, that in their quest to reduce all human relationships to biological principles, scientists may be overlooking data which subverts their arguments. The teleological aspect of reductionism, in this analysis, may itself undermine the claims of the realists that they are objectively assessing external phenomena.
Nonetheless, positivists continue to argue in favour of a unity of the sciences. Putnam and Oppenheim, in the late 1950s, argued for a "Unity of Science" by contending that there are no "special sciences".10 In a sense, this may be regarded as a temporary holding action, designed to buttress the claims of reduction when it was becoming all the more clear, as noted above, that some sciences as they are presently composed simply cannot be reduced into another.
However, as antirealists and even some realists argue, this principle is dependent upon an objective means of dividing natural phenomena into levels, while it is clear that no such means exists. Rather, the imposition of forms upon phenomena is clearly an arbitrary process, reflecting both the intentions of the researcher and the social context of which she is a part. Moreover, as other critics observed, the Unity of Science was dependent upon broad generalizations. The devil, as the saying goes, was in the details.
Despite the evidence of past reductive success, and the suggestion that cosmology itself undermines the existence of special sciences, anti-reductionists felt their position to be reinforced by the inability of reductionists to reduce certain concepts within theories, let alone reduce one theory into another.
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1. The reporting person was granted a non-qualified stock option exercisable for 9,397 shares on 11/20/2009. All shares are currently vested.
2. The reporting person was granted a non-qualified stock option exercisable for 6,186 shares on 11/19/2010. All shares are currently vested.
3. The reporting person was granted a non-qualified stock option exercisable for 5,723 shares on 11/16/2011. All shares are currently vested.
4. The reporting person was granted a non-qualified stock option exercisable for 5,518 shares on 11/14/2012. All shares are currently vested.
5. The reporting person was granted a non-qualified stock option exercisable for 2,665 shares on 11/20/2013. All shares are currently vested.
6. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $35.11 to $35.46 per share. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
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Frank Dove’s name does not appear in Parish Records so how did he come to be seen as a resident of West Haddon?.
The 1911 Census shows him, then aged 18, working as a ‘horseman’ living with his parents George and Ann, a married sister and a nephew in West Haddon. The occupation of his father is recorded as a police pension. A press cutting reports that he resigned from the police force in August, 1902 on an annual pension of fifty three pounds seven shillings and six pence per year – just over £1 per week!.
Research shows that the Dove family consisted of six children, three boys, three girls and that Frank, born on 18th October, 1892 in Northampton, was the youngest. They lived in various parts of Northampton prior to the move to West Haddon.
The search for Frank’s military record proved fruitless. This is not unusual as many of the military records for those who served with the armed forces during the 1914-1918 war were destroyed by fire during the bombing of London during the Second World War. There was some success however in that a press cutting from The Northampton Independent newspaper reported that Frank Dove, a private with the 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment had been “Mentioned In Dispatches”. Further information was not available. It may be possible to learn more during a planned visit to the Northamptonshire Regiment Museum.
George Dove, father of the Frank died in 1922. His mother Ann died in 1940.
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