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FOVAC Silicone sealants forms a tough and flexible rubbery sealing, which remains flexible for years. Silicone sealants are designed to be used to seal out water eg around a bath tub, shower screen or laundry sink, around roofs, gutters, flashing, vents, glass and even aquariums.
Polyurethane sealants have added benefits with regard to joint movement cabability, long-term durability and exposure to harsh weather conditions. In addition, polyurethanes can be painted over, mainly with acrylic based products.
A fireproof, compressible, intumescent, elastomeric material useful to seal expansion joints, curtain wall gaps and penetrations in floors and walls in order to prevent the passage of flame and smoke. A seal of the material retains strength before and after exposure to fire and provides superior resistance to the impact, erosion, and cooling effects of a hose stream used to combat a fire.
7 FTC341 R-Seal Concrete Sealer InfoFOVAC® R-Seal Concrete Sealer is designed for use on both existing concrete substrates and new construction with a number of imperative benefits. FOVAC ® R-Seal is designed for existing concrete and new construction alike. It is ideal for use on driveways, basement walls and floors, pre-cast, pavers, pool decking, stucco, split face block and other cementitious products such as pavers, landscaping concrete, pre-cast concrete, and concrete roof tiles. FOVAC ® R-Seal can be used in residential, commercial and industrial applications.
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– Milton, Paradise Lost, (Book 4, 194-197).
My images in Cautionary Tales come from a consideration of the multiple levels and changing ways we use and perceive animals as literary devices and symbols. In a cultural climate that is inundated with endless scientific reports forecasting unparalleled environmental devastation and species extinctions as a result of our actions, just how bad can the Big Bad Wolf really seem? How do fairy tales and literary symbols function in our society in the wake of this cultural awareness? While most of us no longer live in a world where we must warn our children of the wolves that stalk the pathways to grandma’s house, we have an innate cultural desire to find a place of mystery, monsters and a secret nature somewhere in the (imagined or real) woods.
All works are multi layered mixed media and resin on wood panel.
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Reality star, Scott Disick, hosted a lavish party last night at Chateau Nightclub & Gardens (www.chateaunights.com) at Paris Las Vegas. Best known for his role on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” as Kourtney Kardashian’s boyfriend, Disick was accompanied by a group of friends.
The reality star has become a successful restaurateur in recent years, and was overheard saying he soon plans to open a restaurant in Miami.
Headed into the packed nightclub, onlookers took pictures of the entrepreneur while screaming for his attention. Disick jumped on the microphone in the club’s main room to greet rowdy fans with a, “What’s up Las Vegas!” before heading up to a plush VIP table on Chateau’s rooftop dance floor.
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Our team can provide you with white cases and lights to fit around and enhance the quality of your tablets. These cases allow you to add branding to the back, as well as an attachment for LED Lights when shooting in dark areas.
Please note: for small lights, you need to use 3 x AAA batteries and for larger lights, you will need 6 x AA batteries.
* please contact our customer service team for prices.
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Why is it there are always SO MANY things due at the end of the semester rather than spreading them all out and not stressing out the students?
With only a week or so left in my first semester of graduate school, it is hard to believe I will live through this week.
It will all be worth it. I mean, it is Monday, barely noon, and I have already completed one assessment and am not blogging (apparently).
What is left to do? LOTS.
Once this week is over. I will have completed my first semester of graduate school! How amazing does that sound?
Today, all the MA students from 2010 are graduating. Can you imagine…this time next year it will be me graduating with my Masters degree?
Crazy how fast time flies. I am still in shock it is already December.
As long as I live past this week…and get the three assessments that are due the day we get back from the break. I will be happy.
Then semester two begins and more stress shall happen!
I guess this is the life of a graduate student? To bad I was not warned ahead of time.
Just think of the sense of accomplishment I will have when this week is over. That is all that is getting me through.
“I think I can. I think I can. I think I can.” – Little Engine that Could.
H Jordan, I am glad you think you are busy now – just wait until you get your masters and are working in the “real world” – then you will long for the casual and leisurely days of school!! Enjoy it while it lasts.
Wow! I can’t believe you’re already almost done with your first semester of grad school. Time goes by so fast… by next semester at finals time, I’ll be graduating. Isn’t it weird?
How are you liking London? 🙂 Sounds like you’re having a blast!
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Essential things you must know about brand photography.
Here at ArtVersion we love what photography brings out in all of us – excitement! Photos reflect truth in visual storytelling and design work and illuminates the personality that is nested in the brands we work with. You know what your vision is – let us bring your brand to life and show, as well as talk about, your company’s culture.
With photography, we can creatively showcase company culture, engage the audience, sell products, evoke emotions, and tell fantastic stories. Companies have embraced that as they catch and hold their company’s message and display it through photos, proudly showing their unique visions in real-time. Because visual presentation has become so important to consumers and businesses alike, photography has blossomed.
Clean, crisp, detailed images of your product can be photographed in our in-house studio. We make sure that your products are displayed properly and every detail is shown. We find the best lighting and the right angles to deliver images that best showcase your products.
Lifestyle shots, corporate portraits, architectural photography, you name it – we can organize and direct a photo shoot depending on your needs. We are always experimental and creative with the camera while staying focused on your unique brand and producing the right images for you.
Your clients receive impressions of you at every moment – from browsing your website, to communicating with you via email, to scrolling through your social media pages. At any given instance, when experiencing that connection to your brand, both images and the related content are absorbed – impressions are formed quickly and often cannot be reversed.
Is Your Picture Worth 1000 Words?
Photography tells a visual story that works hand in hand with a company’s branding. A picture truly is worth a thousand words, illustrating what the brand stands for and clearly articulating the passion that lies within the heart of the brand vision.
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REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 6, 2016) - Muzzley, a smart home platform that makes it easy to connect all smart home devices via its one app solution, has developed an in-store showcase to educate consumers, and help retailers and manufacturers get the word out about the benefits of the connected home. Muzzley provides retailers with a one-of-a-kind in-store experience that helps consumers decide which connected devices to purchase and how to use them together, while also providing them with the world's first retail platform for IoT.
Muzzley's retail platform is focused on helping consumers build a better smart home, and helping retailers and their customers accomplish this goal. Many consumers want to set up a smart home, but don't know where to start. Muzzley's in-store showcase helps users make informed purchase decisions by organizing connected devices, displaying information about each device's capabilities and outlining a variety of use cases between those devices. The experience also shows consumers how their new connected devices can be added and controlled within the Muzzley app, removing phone clutter and streamlining smart home technology.
Muzzley's software provides retailers with an in-store showroom solution, an online advertising platform to suggest new devices to users according to their needs, and a one-app solution for the retailer's customers to manage their devices. Muzzley is also able to help retailers plan their in-store physical presence. The goals of the Muzzley retail package include helping the retailer communicate the benefits of a smart-home, and educating the retailer's customers on how to make their home "smart". The result: customers will enjoy a smarter home, retailers will sell more smart devices, and manufacturers will see more revenue. Market adoption will be accelerated and begin to become mainstream.
Muzzley has created a system where products from different categories and brands can interoperate within one platform. The app itself recommends valuable use cases for consumers to interact with their smart homes devices, contributing to customer satisfaction and driving retailers' and manufacturers' sales volumes.
"Muzzley's three-fold solution to the smart home brings consumers, retailers and manufacturers together," said Eduardo Pinheiro, co-Founder and CEO of Muzzley. "Education and smart home optimization are imperative if this industry is going to continue to thrive. Recently we rolled out our first in-store experience with Worten, a major retailer in Portugal. We're excited to be pioneering a platform that enables engagement from all interested parties, so consumers gain a solid understanding of how to make the smart home work best for their personal needs."
Muzzley is demoing the product interactivity and consumer and retailer benefits at CES 2016 - Sand Expo, Halls A-C, Smart Home, Booth #71560. For more information about Muzzley, visit www.muzzley.com.
Muzzley is a leader in IoT consumer software, dedicated to helping consumers realize an enjoyable and easy to use smart home via the Muzzley 'one app'. We partner with like-minded retailers and manufacturers who wish to build the larger consumer friendly IoT ecosystem that's critical to realizing this vision. The Muzzley platform helps retailers successfully sell IoT devices and build relationships with customers through IoT services. We were founded in 2012 and have offices in Portugal and Silicon Valley. To learn more, visit: www.muzzley.com.
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I went into labour with Kat about 3 a.m. on September 9, 1992, just a few short hours after watching “An Evening at the Improv.” She was two weeks early and I joked that she was merely curious about what all the laughter was about!
It took a full 24 hours – and assistance from Dr. Burnett – before Katarina Cosette entered the world. I was exhausted and elated – here was my first baby, my beautiful, perfect little girl.
Our pediatrician stopped by later that morning. They had detected a heart murmur and wanted to run some tests. Many babies had murmurs, he explained, but they needed to be sure. I remember looking at this tiny little creature, so beautiful and perfect … surely everything would be fine.
The next morning, the pediatrician returned. He had bad news. Kat had problems with her heart. She was in the NICU at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, but they were transferring her to the University of Alberta hospital. I don’t remember much of what was said, but I remember being asked if I wanted to be transferred as well. I asked to be released – I wanted to go home and try to understand what was going on with my baby.
I remember going to the U of A, where we met Dr. Robertson. My husband, my parents and I sat in a room where he explained the issues with Kat’s heart. She was born with two congenital heart defects: patent ductus arteriosis (PDA) and arterial pulmonary stenosis. I saw the diagrams he drew on the board, I heard him explain what the conditions meant, but it all felt so surreal.
He explained the procedures for going in to see her: scrub, gown, no more than two visitors at a time. For the first visit, he made an exception and we went as a family to go see Kat in her bassinette in the NICU.
The room was filled with rows of babies, all in varying degrees of illness. We walked past as one poor baby was undergoing a procedure; others were under lights to treat severe jaundice. I couldn’t believe my baby was sick enough to be in here.
Kat stayed in the NICU for the first two weeks of her life. I spent as much time with her as I could and I remember people coming by and looking at this chubby, pink little girl, asking “What’s wrong with her??” They didn’t see the faint tinge of blue around her little rosebud lips, that there was more going on beneath the surface that couldn’t be seen.
Kat had many tests before and after she left the U of A. Echocardiograms, EKGs, ultrasounds. I think the most horrific was the chest x-ray, where we balanced her on a bicycle seat and lifted her arms as a clear plastic brace completely encased her to hold her still for the x-ray. She screamed in terror and I cried right along with her. But Kat, being such a brave little girl, eventually got used to the procedures and took them all in stride.
Finally, after a couple of months, the PDA had closed, but that put more pressure on the constricted valve in her pulmonary artery.
At six months of age, Dr. Robertson determined Kat was strong enough – and the gradient was high enough – that it was time to act.
It was an early March day when we brought Kat in for the balloon catheterization procedure. As it was explained to us, they would insert a catheter in the artery of her leg and thread it up to the constricted valve in her heart, where they would inflate a balloon with saline to tear gently the edges of the valve.
There is no image more haunting than being in the cold, sterile procedure room, trying to console a frantic baby on an operating table as they anesthetize her, then – suddenly – she is silent and still. As a young mother, frantic and scared, the two or so hours it took to do the procedure seemed to take a lifetime.
The procedure was a success and the pressure gradient dropped substantially. The prognosis was good. But one thing we quickly realized is that a CHD baby grows to be a CHD child, to a CHD teen, and eventually grows to become a CHD adult. There are treatments, but there is no cure.
Over the years, we have learned the precautions that have to be taken, by us as her parents and by Kat herself. We continue to visit the cardiologist every couple of years, something she will need to do for the rest of her life. We ensure that all physicians and teachers – everyone – know that Kat has this condition, that she underwent this procedure, and that there are risks, particularly if she gets an infection that travels through her bloodstream to the torn edges of her valve, causing a life-threatening condition. It is something we are always aware of, yet we never let it restrict how Kat should live her life.
Kat has grown into an amazing young lady. She is very independent, something I attribute to her two weeks in the NICU. She is strong, a talented artist (these are her drawings), and a faithful friend. She is a wonderful big sister to her equally amazing younger sister, Allie, who was born three years later. My two girls are the light of my life.
While I wish Kat never had to go through what she has endured, I also recognize it has helped make her who she is – a strong, independent woman. And because of her, I have learned more about CHD and how important it is to educate and support people going through this very scary time. Kat’s condition wasn’t as severe as other children I have seen over the years and I admire the strength of the families – and particularly the children – who are so brave as they face the multitude of challenges CHD brings.
I have long wanted to provide support to CHD families, but never knew how. Treasure Life has afforded me this wonderful opportunity and Kat, Allie and I have committed ourselves to this very worthy organization.
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TEKPLUS VR Headset, Your IMAX Private Theater, Can Provide You the Best Immersive Virtual Reality Experience.
--3D Private IMAX, panoramic roaming, immersive videos games experience.
--Imported PMMA aspherical optical lens ensure high-definition visual and better clarity.
--Anti-blue light and anti-radiation lens protect your eyes well.
--Adjustable pupil distance(PD) and focus distance(FD), suitable for people under 600 degrees myopia.
--FOV 102 degrees for immersive 3D large view.
--Light weight design and less pressure on eyes, face and head.
--Flexible headband suitable for people from children to adults and comfortable face cushion padding.
--Removable magnet front cover and both side holes for ideal heat dissipating.
--Compatible with most IOS / Android smart phones from 4.0-6.0 inches.
--Smart phones installation and protection. Strictly product inspections before shipping.
--Easy operation & convenient phone answer/pause/play/volume +/volume- button without take off the headset.
Phones supported: 4.0 - 6.0 inches IOS/Android Smart Phones.
1.Do not play when charging your smart phones.
2.The remote is not a game remote. It can only control the videos pause or play, volume up or down, forward or backward.
Professional Optical Material & Anti-blue Light Lens --TEKPLUS VR headset applies imported optical PMMA material to ensure high-definition visual. With aspherical anti-radiation and anti-blue light lens design, you will not feel visual fatigue and dizzy even after hours usage, which perfectly protect your eyes when you are enjoying 3D movies and games.
Adjustable Pupil and Focus Distance -- You can easily adjust the pupil distance(PD) and focus distance(FD) through moving the two sliders on the TEKPLUS VR Goggles so as to enjoy a panoramic IMAX private theater experience with a immersive 3D view of FOV 102 degrees, even to users with myopia problem(under 600 degrees).
Comfortable, Breathable Wear Design -- Adjustable head belt, eco-friendly durable foam leather, and light weight can decrease pressure from eyes, face and head, offering more comfortable wearing and fitting any people from children to adults. Magnet adsorption type front cover and both sides holes for phone cooling, greatly enhance the heat dissipation effect for long-time use and prevent the VR glasses from being fogging.
Please Note: The VR Bluetooth controller is a free gift for our customers. It is not a game remote and can only control the video's pause or play, volume up or down, forward or backward etc. If you need to play games, we suggest you to choose a professional game remote. Besides, Apple IOS system is a closed system, so the controller perhaps can't be connected well with iPhone.
After-sale Service: Tekplus Team pay most attention to our customer service and product quality. If you have any questions with our headset at any time, please no hesitate to contact us. We will strive to solve the problems to your satisfaction. It will be a great gift idea for your families, friends or lovely kids!
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With rapid expansion by the competition from all sides, Skype suddenly finds itself in the middle of competitors such as Snapchat, Vine and Instagram and that doesn’t paint a pretty picture for the Microsoft subsidiary as it comes off as a rather vague and aging service.
To fight that image, the latest addition to the service are the new video message filters in a bid to “add more fun”. Video messaging is a service which allows you to share short clips with your Skype contacts for them to view anytime. They don’t even need to be online. And obviously they don’t expire either.
The new filters can be activated and previewed through the wand icon at the bottom, before recording your message. You can then add balloons to your video, change the appearance of your face to rounder or longer or use the negative filter to spook your friends. The possibilities are certainly there.
Skype has also added the ability to use 3D Touch on the new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. On the Skype icon in the drawer, you can press hard to launch a series of options including starting a call/chat, launching the dialpad or searching the contacts.
Inside the app, you can press lightly to view a recent conversation, or tap harder to bring it in the foreground, or bring up a live video if you are on a call. You can also view images, location, links or contacts shared with you during a conversation.
Finally, you can hide or delete chats from your Recent Conversations by swiping or tapping Edit. You can also share contacts from within a conversation now.
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"The Periodic Table As Assembled by Dr. Zhivago, Oculist"
This digital work has been on and offline over the years. I wrote about its many lives (and deaths) over at Entropy.
The most recent version of the poem is no longer available, but a close-enough version can be found here.
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I don't know when the gondoliers and guitar players appeared on the Charles River. The Yelp reviews claim to go back a decade but there aren't that many of them and I just hadn't noticed until I bicycled through this Sunday. Maybe it was the sunset, maybe it was the last weekend in August.
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I am currently looking to speak to interested candidates regarding an exciting yet challenging Marketing Manager position for a leading manufacturing business.
My clients are a leading manufacturing business who operate in a number of sectors, providing products and distributions throughout the UK and Internationally.
The Marketing Manager will be responsible for all Marketing activities across all sectors within the UK. You will be responsible for marketing both online and offline and will be responsible for all product management and development.
In addition you will be responsible for a marketing team which consists of five people currently with additional headcount sought for later this year.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and will have operated at Manager level previously.
You will have previous managerial experience and demonstrable marketing experience within a B2B/Manufacturing environment.
You will also have the desire to progress and develop by becoming strategically involved senior management level.
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50 Resharpened Wire Size Drill Bits Resharpened carbide drill bits. One Wire Size per 50pc pack. Currently 30 different sizes are available, press button to see choices.
These Resharpened Drill Bits have an overall length of 1.50", and a shank diameter of (.1250).
50 Resharpened Metric Drill Bits Resharpened carbide drill bits. One Metric Size per 50pc pack. Currently 15 different sizes are available, press button to see choices.
These Resharpened Drill Bits have an overall length of 1.50", and a shank diameter of (.1250). .
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position around the uncertain U.S. fiscal budget negotiations.
mining investment had likely peaked.
on optimism that U.S. lawmakers will reach a deal on the U.S.
Canadian dollar bets one way or another.
director at Capital Markets Trading, CIBC.
moment and it's just not showing itself."
and C$0.9859 throughout the session.
these levels is big-picture expensive."
shed 18 Canadian cents to yield 1.843 percent.
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Imam Reza (as) replied: “When Allah (SWT) appointed Musa / Moses as a prophet, it was in an era when magic and supernatural acts were more common among people than science. Musa / Moses therefore, brought an act that people had never seen before and could not understand it through their rational. With this miracle, he was able to refute the works of the magicians and give them clear proof.
At the time of Isa/Jesus, on the other hand, diseases without cure had spread throughout. Science and medication was highly in demand. Isa/Jesus therefore came to them with the miracle of healing all diseases, a power not known to them, for he could give life to the dead, and heal genetic blindness and leprosy. And through his miracles, he fulfilled his proof upon the people of his time.
The miracles of the previous prophets were suitable for the era in which they lived. We do not have access to most of them. The only eternal miracle that has lived its way to us is Holy Quran: a miracle that till this day is being examined in all its different aspects, including its eloquence and language. Although Holy Quran descended in an era where significant attention was paid to poetry and language, nevertheless Holy Quran was not limited to that era, rather later generations can also relate to its message and miracles. For instance, there are cases in which Holy Quran predicts the future; and even cases in which Holy Quran points to secrets of creation that were discovered long after Holy Quran’s revelation. These facts imply that Holy Quran was revealed by the one who knows everything about the creation of the universe. Further, this holy book of Islam was brought by a Prophet who had not gone to any academy or school, and therefore could not have compiled Holy Quran himself. Indeed Holy Quran was descended by the Lord of the universe.
Has the time of miracles ended? Will we no longer witness any miracles?
Considering the fact that the miracles of the previous prophets were specifically designed for a certain time and place, must we then for the sake of our own faith refer back to the historical accounts on miracles to become a believer?
In quest for finding answers to these questions, we come across the holy book of Islam. Holy Quran is the only book that clearly and firmly claims to be a living miracle for all humans of any race, in any place, and with any ethnicity they hold.
How Holy Quran views itself a Miracle of Islam?
As we already know, a miracle is an extraordinary act that can not be performed by just any person. One whom claims to be a prophet will then prove his status by presenting a miracle. The message miracles tend to get across to humanity is that since human capacities fail to create miracles, then surely the miracles must be planned and ordered by a power exceeding above human powers: the power of the creator of this world. In other words, by giving the power of miracles to the prophets, His chosen people, Allah (SWT) has confirmed His direct connection with the prophets.
Similarly, to prove that it surely is a miracle from Allah (SWT), Holy Quran challenges the people that doubt the divinity of this book to bring a book similar to Holy Quran. It then clearly alleges that if all the people unite to bring a complete book like that of Holy Quran, they will not succeed. To make its point more clear and to further prove the incapability of man in bringing a book like Holy Quran, Noble Quran this time challenges the people to then bring only ten chapters like the chapters of Holy Quran. And just as the answer is obvious to Holy Quran, it claims that indeed man cannot do such, “Or, do they say: He has forged it. Say: Then bring ten forged chapters like it and call upon whom you can besides Allah, if you are truthful; But if they do not answer you, then know that it is revealed by Allah’s knowledge” (Holy Quran, 11:13-14). And finally to show the extremity of their weakness, it agrees to continue this challenges with only one chapter, “And if you are in doubt as to that which We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a chapter like it and call on your witnesses besides Allah if you are truthful” (Holy Quran, 2:23). And again Holy Quran alleges that they can not do such, “But if you do (it) not and never shall you do (it), then be on your guard against the fire of which men and stones are the fuel; it is prepared for the unbelievers” (Holy Quran, 2:24).
It is interesting to know what aspect Holy Quran used for this challenge. Islamic scholars believe that the entire Holy Quran offers many different miracles. However, when Holy Quran challenges based on each one of its chapters it focuses on the eloquence and fluency of the verses.
Eloquence and fluency is meant in this sense that in trying to convey the message, one uses very clear, beautiful, poetic, and meaningful terms. Scholars of Arab literature have noticed these features in all chapters of Holy Quran.
Looking further into their argument, we have to first see if anyone during the past 1400 years has been able to refute Holy Quran in bringing even one chapter like that in Holy Quran? Is it really true that up to this day no one has been able to defeat Holy Quran? To answer this question, we must refer back to historical accounts. Historians, both Muslim and Non-Muslim, have not recorded any successful accounts of those who tried to defeat the claim of Holy Quran. This is significant because historical accounts tend to focus greatly on the enemies of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) and on the ones who constantly challenged Islam; thus if they had been successful in such a challenge, historians would have definitely recorded it. Likewise we can see that in the contemporary era, not one has succeeded in challenging Holy Quran.
Why have others remained silent in answering the challenge of Holy Quran?
1. It may be due to the fact that the people of this and the previous eras did not have a motive to answer this challenge of Holy Quran.
2. There was a motive to answer the challenge, but after the revelation of Holy Quran, Arab literature became weak and eventually diminished. Similarly non-Muslim Arab scholars of literature do not exist in the present day to answer this challenge.
3. Neither of the previous ideas hold true; rather, no one was able to bring a book like Holy Quran, and thus abandoned the idea completely.
By studying the earliest situations, it is obvious that the appearance of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) was when many nations were living with different beliefs. Some were materialistic and denying the existence of any God. Some were idol worshipers, Zoroastrians, Christians and Jews. Besides these, the emperors of Persia, and Rome had control over the weak nations. During that period of time, Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) raised the divine flag, and invited the world to accept Islam, and submit to one God. This invitation to Monotheism denied duality of Zoroastrians, Trinity of Christianity, and the improper attributes of Judaism to Allah and His prophets, and all the bad habits and traditions from the time of ignorance. Yet his submission to Allah (SWT) presented hostility between the emperors of his time. Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) alone faced those nations nonetheless, with Holy Quran as his proof of prophecy. With Holy Quran he challenged all the emperors of his time, the religious scholars of Judaism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and idolaters. Up to now, Islam has continued this way of challenging and has more enemies from before trying to destroy it.
However, it is natural for them to focus on what they can do to destroy Islam and stand against it for the fact that Islam is demolishing them.
They have tried and are trying many ways to wipe out Islam, in order to achieve their goals. They put Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) and his companions (Sahabah) in an economic siege for three years, which was very hard on Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) and his people. The big battles of Badr and Ohod which were caused by the non-believers to destroy Islam, were unsuccessful and since they did not accomplish their ambitions the non-believers became united in the battle of Khandaq to get rid of Islam. They did everything they could to destroy Islam, but their energy was worthless. Wouldn’t it have been much easier for them to come up with a man made verses instead of wasting their time to fight with Islam in some other ways? And if they had made up such verses which were equivalent to Holy Quran, it would have been their proof that Islam is a false religion!
Of course the simplest way to void Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) and his book was to stand up against him which was the case from the very beginning of establishing Islam. Therefore amongst the enemies of Islam who made their best to ruin Islam was enough motives to answer the challenge of Holy Quran.
By over viewing the second condition, we must pay attention to the literary roots of Arabs which was going through a revolution. Although eloquence and fluency was a common technique for the time when Holy Quran was descended, but later on these techniques expanded and flourished continually up to our time. At his time the Arab literacy is more excellent than before and there many new scopes in the relative techniques. We can find many non-Muslim Arab literalists throughout the world. Therefore there are many non-Muslims who are the professionals of eloquence and fluency from the beginning of Islam to now. Occasionally their expertise was to the extent that they have written important reference book in their special field such as linguistics, history, grammar. Let us imagine these literalists had not motive to answer the challenge of Holy Quran, but couldn’t the enemies of Islam who were severely fighting against Islam, ask them to supply their need.
So now that we cannot accept the first two conditions we should accept the third one. No one has been able to answer the challenge Holy Quran; the only reason could be that they were unable to do so. Therefore the truth of Holy Quran is being proved to all.
1) If no Doctor claims that he is better than Dr. “A” then it is clear that Dr. “A” was right.
2) If Dr. “B” says that what Dr. “A” has done is wrong and that he will prove that he is better than him, then those who are not familiar with the medical profession cannot judge nor distinguish the two Doctors.
Now about the miraculous character of Holy Quran, we can say that since no one was able to give a proper answer (making a verse) which can be also approved by Arabic literatures, it is proven that Holy Quran is a miracle even to those people who do not know anything about the Arabic literature. Yet if someone has claimed to challenge the Holy Quran they must have had the approval and confirmation of Arab literalists.
Although the aspect which Holy Quran has challenged referring to each chapter individually is its fluency and eloquence, totally, it has other aspects of being miracle that are mentioned below. It is noteworthy that these aspects are not specialized; all can understand them.
1- Holy Quran and the mysteries of nature: Although Holy Quran is not a science book and has not been descended for such reasons and its aim is to guide mankind to eternal success, it has used such matters in the way of its own special goal. It has referred to them as signs of the immortal power of the Almighty Allah; therefore, it has mentioned many mysteries of nature in several cases. This fact indicates that Holy Quran has been descended from a person who is completely conversant with the nature, namely the creator of it.
In this verse, Holy Quran has alluded to the movement of the earth and likened it to a cradle. As we know, a child in the cradle will enjoy comfort if the cradle moves. The reason why it has not stipulated the movement of the earth is that these verses were descended in a time when man thought of nothing except the earth’s repose and the firmaments orbiting it. For instance, when Galileo explained this fact one thousand years later, he was sentenced to death. Hence, if Holy Quran stipulated the movement of the earth, it would be expelled, so it has alluded to this fact delicately in a way not in explicit disagreement with people’s belief and also expressing the truth.
Centuries had past when Biologists discovered the effect of winds in the fertilization of some plants. This is definitely a miracle.
Till the 18th century, 12 centuries after the descendent of Holy Quran, metallic works suffered ultimate weakness and not only their value was unknown, but also they were considered unimportant. Suddenly, iron appealed to man and the scientists competed in its extraction and utilization to the extent that the two previous centuries are called the metal advancement era. Now, man has realized its value, and as a result, the truth of Holy Quran’s saying. It’s important to notice that among all the metals, Holy Quran has specified iron. Today it is evident that the efficiency of iron is more than other metals.
2- Holy Quran’s predictions: Holy Quran has predicted future events in many cases. This fact shows that it has been descended from a person who knows and can report the unseen, namely the Almighty Allah who is the only absolutely knowing the unseen. Numerous verses of Holy Quran are related to the prediction of future events which we refer to some.
In this verse, the truth of Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH&HP) dream and the conquest of Makkah are promised. In 7 (AH), the dream came true and Muslims visited Makkah and in the next year, the second promise was performed, as Muslims conquered Makkah after the pagans cancelled the agreement.
This verse describes the results of the battle of Badr. Although the number of battlers of the enemy was several times of the number of battlers of Muslims, and Muslims were worried about, but Holy Quran gave Muslims glad tiding. Holy Quran explicitly expressed that either the victory in the battle or the merchandises would be for the Muslims.
In these verses it is announced that the one who called Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) childless would have no child and the generation of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) will remain.
Although Holy Quran is a miracle from different aspects, but it should be noted that it is not a literal book, or a book of mysteries of creation. All these specifications are to prove that it is a miracle. Actually it calls itself the book of guidance. So everyone who has perceived that it is a miracle should seek the way of guidance and the correct divine knowledge through it. As an instance by accepting Holy Quran as a miracle, our belief to the previous prophets and their miracles can be based on the occult informing of Holy Quran about them.
1. The miracles of previous prophets belonged to their own era and today nothing of them is available for us. But now we only find Holy Quran that claims it is a miracle for all time.
2. To prove its claim, Holy Quran calls the entire world to bring words like its verses.
3. Eloquence and fluency is the only aspect of miracle of Holy Quran that it has challenged upon. However different parts of Holy Quran have other aspects of being a miracle.
4. The enemies of Islam and Holy Quran whether in the past or now have applied the hardest and most expensive means to invalidate Islam; on the other hand they have not done any act to apply their simplest mean (i.e. answering the challenge of Holy Quran). They have not brought any significant instance to excel Holy Quran in eloquence and fluency in the eyes of scholars, considering the fact that they had both enough motives to do so and powerful literalists. This is the best reason of their inability against Holy Quran.
5. There are many instances in Holy Quran that refer to secrets of creation, and centuries later the secret has been clarified. This indicates that Holy Quran is descended by the One who is completely aware of the secrets of creation.
6. There are many instances in Holy Quran that predict events and later the event has taken place exactly as Holy Quran had described. This indicates that Holy Quran is descended by the One who has occult knowledge.
7. Holy Quran with all aspects of being a miracle is brought by a prophet who has never studied before. This proves that he himself has not composed Holy Quran, but it is descended from the Lord of the universe.
Finally it can be deduced that Holy Quran is a miracle for all eras and for all nations, therefore it is descended from the almighty Allah (SWT). When it is proved that Holy Quran is a miracle, the trueness of the claim of the prophecy of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) would be proved. Then all the human beings can now study and research about this book and by perceiving that it is a miracle, can find out the prophecy and trueness of Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH&HP) religion.
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Sunday in Paris - Another perfect day.
We started with café crème and croissants at Le Carousel Cafe, walked to the Louvre, then boarded a boat for a ride down the Seine. Next was lunch at the Eiffel Tower and back on the boat to Notre Dame.
This was the end of our tour, so we took off to walk and explore the Île de la Cité and the Île Saint-Louis. Then it was back home to Montparnasse and dinner at The Fourteenth Cafe.
Bill, That's the word I used a beezillion times every single day while we were there. (I meant to say "Magnifique!" but kept forgetting).
Lesa - The pics of you in your little French beret are classics!!! Going through the photos for the blog is too fun. So many I had forgotten.
Amazing! So gorgeous. You covered a lot of ground!
Thanks for these beautiful pictures, ESPECIALLY the gargoyles, but also the cathedrals and the lovely detailed shots of the city.
First, let me say Gargoyles!!!!!! You have made me a happy person with your amazing gargoyle pictures. I am in love with gargoyles, and I should go to Paris just for them. Then, the statues, the sculptures, the Louvre, the freaking Mona Lisa! The pastries, the picture of you with your coffee or hot chocolate and the picture of Lesa in the tam! The Seine River and area beside it! The architecture and the beautiful churches! Oh Kaye, I have fallen in love with Paris!
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Storypark is an online service so you don’t have to install any software on your computer.
If you have never used Storypark before, simply go to www.storypark.com and click the ‘Start your free trial’ button.
Once you click the ‘Start your free trial’ button, you’re in! The first page you see will show a ‘Welcome to Storypark’ video, and then you'll be asked to add a child.
Note: if you are not the manager or admin person of your service they will frist need to sign up and you will need to be invited by them. An invitation email will be sent to you. Don't sign up from the Storypark home page otherwise you may create a duplicate account for your service.
If you've received a Storypark invitation by email, it means someone you know (either a teacher or a family member of a child you care for) wants to share their child's stories and learning with you.
Click the link in the email and you’ll be taken to a 'Sign up' page where you can enter your name, and choose a password. Please choose a password you will remember but that is difficult for someone else to guess.
Once you click ‘Sign up’ you'll be part of that child’s Storypark learning community.
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Semi generative/non linear/interactive composition for site specific installation made of recycled pieces of metal tubes, solenoids and stepper motors.
This is the red box I worked on during my October residency at LA CHAMBRE BLANCHE. It is made with a Teensy and Silent Step Stick.
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M584 - A wonderful 6ft Oak Barley Twist leg snooker/pool convertible dining table by Jelks and Son, circa 1920.
M584 - A wonderful 6ft Oak Barley Twist leg snooker/pool convertible dining table by Jelks and Son, circa 1920. This 6ft Oak snooker diner has beautiful style barley twist legs, sometimes also known as candy twist legs. A single piece slate and a simple rise and fall mechanism are also fitted. This original mechanism is a simple lifting mechanism to raise and lower the table from the playing position to the dining position. Easily converted, each end of the table is lifted and the mechanism bar is pushed in or pulled out depending on if the desired playing height or dining height required.
This snooker diner is suitable for playing the game of snooker and also the game of pool. If playing snooker, 10 2" red balls are used, rather than 15 reds normally used on a full-size snooker table. This enables you to play a game of snooker without the table becoming over crowded with snooker balls, making it easier to play If playing pool, the normal 15 pool balls are used, again in 2" size. This size table gives approximately the same size playing area as a 7ft UK Pool Table.
When used as a dining table, 6 - 8 people can be seated comfortably around the dining top, which is in 4 pieces for easy storage when not in use. This table makes a decent sized dining table enabling families to sit and enjoy a family meal and then be cleared for fun and enjoyment playing snooker or pool.
The table has been fully restored including re-polished to a beautiful warm light oak colour. New rubbers and new nets have been fitted and new cloth in a colour of your choice (over 20 colours available, click here to view the range) is included. This table will make the ideal centre piece for any dining room, making it multi functional as well as stylish.
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A successful event requires a suitably impressive and remarkable venue – and they don’t come more majestic and dramatic than Ashford Castle. As the castle swings into view, with its mighty towers and battlements, surrounded by emerald lawns and sparkling waters, one cannot fail to gasp in astonishment. Once inside, the grandeur of the interiors, the splendour of the furnishings, the sheer sense of history and the warmth of the welcome is nothing short of bewitching.
Whatever you have in mind, from an inspiring sales convention to a dramatic product launch, a major corporate celebration to a powerful team-building event, Ashford Castle will rise to the occasion with consummate ease to ensure the experience exceeds all expectations. It offers a variety of different spaces from the intimate to the lavish and is also available on an exclusive use basis.
With superb catering, state-of-the-art technology, efficient organisation and excellent service it’s a combination that ensures success. The Events team have many years of experience of hosting events for every type of organisation from the European Union to major international corporations. We can organise everything you require, including screens, overhead slide projectors, video projectors, television monitors, DVD players and whatever else you need.
The Castle and its estate make the perfect destination for incentive groups. Let us devise bespoke itineraries for best performing employees such as fine dining, clay shooting, archery, fishing and much more besides. Get in touch and we’ll do all the hard work for you.
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An almost complete implementation of Common LISP format description according to the CL reference book Common LISP from Guy L. Steele, Digital Press. Backward compatible to most of the available Scheme format implementations.
Returns #t, #f or a string; has side effect of printing according to format-string. If destination is #t, the output is to the current output port and #t is returned. If destination is #f, a formatted string is returned as the result of the call. NEW: If destination is a string, destination is regarded as the format string; format-string is then the first argument and the output is returned as a string. If destination is a number, the output is to the current error port if available by the implementation. Otherwise destination must be an output port and #t is returned.
format-string must be a string. In case of a formatting error format returns #f and prints a message on the current output or error port. Characters are output as if the string were output by the display function with the exception of those prefixed by a tilde (~). For a detailed description of the format-string syntax please consult a Common LISP format reference manual. For a test suite to verify this format implementation load formatst.scm.
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Naturally:wood is a comprehensive information resource that brings together the latest, most reliable data about wood performance, green building and life cycle assessment, as well as British Columbia’s wide variety of forest products, manufacturers, sustainable forest practices, certification of forests, wood products and more.
As of April 5, 2019 - 15:05, this link is reporting 302 - Found.
Peak of the Market is a grower-owned “not for profit” vegetable supplier and operates in Manitoba under the Farm Products Marketing Act. Peak of the Market has grown quality produce in Manitoba for 67 years and supplies over 120 different varieties of Manitoba grown vegetables. We are year round suppliers of various vegetables as Manitoba growers have one of the most technologically advanced storage programs anywhere in North America.
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17 wins & 24 nominations.
A heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. It is based on “The Assassination of Ma,” a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) story about the killing of general Ma Xinyi.
Captain Marvel (2019) Watch Online Free 2019.
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Kristen M. Coulter is a licensed CPA located in Sewell, NJ 08080. Kristen M. Coulter has been issued a New Jersey license number 20CC02742000. All CPAs, including Kristen M. Coulter, have at the minimum an undergraduate degree in accounting, passed a rigorous national exam and adhere to mandated continuing education requirements of their states in which they are licensed. CPAs can work in private industry, education or government but most people think of CPAs during tax season as the experts in tax preparation. Their overall training in business and knowledge in principles of general law and taxation provide CPAs with the skills to help individuals with both personal and business financial decisions.
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The information that is communicated by you and recorded by the Health Practitioner attending you will be collected by The Bright Family Clinic (BFC) for the primary purpose of providing you with treatment. Your information may be used by The BFC to contact you for research or to evaluate by way of an audit, the service and or medical treatment that you have received. Any information that you provide for an audit or research purpose will not identify you in any way.
Pass on and to seek medical information from any medical practitioner, who has referred, treated or will treat me as long as the exchange of information is necessary for my medical treatment.
Request &/or provide details of test results from &/or to imaging centres, pathology labs, doctors and allied health providers involved in my care.
Share information amongst other BFC associates, so that my (or my dependants) care can be holistically managed.
Use anonymised data from my BFC visit for clinical audit, teaching and research purposes.
Osteopathic treatments including spinal manipulation or adjustment, has been the subject of government reports and multi-disciplinary studies conducted over many years and has been demonstrated to be effective for spinal pain, some headaches, and other similar symptoms.
Although no guarantee of treatment success can be given, care provided by Osteopaths have stood the test of time. The risk of injuries or complications from these therapies is lower than that associated with many medical or other treatments, medications, and procedures given for the same symptoms.
However, osteopaths who use manual therapy techniques such as spinal manipulation or adjustments are now required to advise patients that there are or may be some risks associated with such treatment.
3. Although uncommon, there have been some reported cases of disc injuries following manipulation / adjustment of neck or lower back.
During your consultation with us you will have the opportunity to discuss the nature and purpose of treatment in general and your treatment in particular (including spinal manipulation if indicated) as well as the contents of this consent.
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Welcome to Wallace Drug Store!
Proudly Serving Cochrane and Surrounding Areas for Over 70 Years!
At Wallace Drug Store we are focused on providing quality health care services with the highest levels of customer satisfaction & we will do everything we can to meet your expectations. With a variety of offerings to choose from, we're sure you'll be happy working with us. Look around our website and if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact us. We hope to see you again! Check back later for new updates to our website. There's much more to come!
Wallace Drug Store also carries exclusive PharmaChoice products! These products are designed to give our valued customers high-quality products with the same active ingredients as national brands, but at lower price.
We know that it's not always about price. It's also about trust. This is why you frequently turn to your pharmacist for advice on over-the-counter medications.
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HomeFr. Gabriel Thomas Mosher, O.P.
Jason Mosher was born on October 22, 1979 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As the oldest child he often thought of himself as “thoroughly spoiled.” He was raised Catholic until the age of seven, when his parents divorced. He attended public schools, played soccer, and was a typical child of the 1980s.
“In those years my faith was like an old tennis racket. It was something that I owned, kept in the garage, probably swung a few times a year and promptly returned for another year of neglect,” he notes.
Eventually he decided that he wanted to be a Marine, and enrolled in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University. Then in 1999, while preparing for the University’s annual bonfire, he was struck by the fragility of life when the structure collapsed killing 13 people and injuring many more. He began to fail his studies and decided to return home.
That same year, he began studies with the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. He was sent to Holy Apostles College & Seminary for philosophy, and then to Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon for theological studies. He met many wonderful young men, also discerning the priesthood, but because of a series of personal trials, decided to leave the seminary.
In 2007, our brother received the Dominican habit, along with his new name, Gabriel Thomas. A year later he professed first vows and on May 30, 2015, he was ordained to the priesthood.
Fr. Gabriel’s first assignment as a priest will be at Holy Rosary Church in Portland, Oregon.
To see photos from Fr. Gabriel’s Ordination and Masses of Thanksgiving, visit our photo gallery.
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GBP 18,104 ? USD 23,511Program fees are indicative only. Speak to your IDP study counsellor to get up-to-date course prices.
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"The Risk of a Deep Infection Associated With Intraarticular Injections" by N. H. Amin, D. Omiyi et al.
The aim of the study is to identify the risks associated with an intraarticular injection before a total knee arthroplasty (TKA). A total of 1628 patients were retrospectively studied over a 7-year period. The patients were divided into 2 groups: patient who received an intraarticular injection before a TKA and patients who did not receive an injection before a TKA. There were 16 deep infections identified (0.98%). Ten deep infections were identified in the patients who did not receive an injection before a TKA (1.18%), and 6 deep infections were identified in patients who received an injection before a TKA (0.77%). There does not appear to be a correlation with the timing of the injection before surgery and increased risk of infection.
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A fern is a plant that looks fernish, or has the word fern in its name. For example, the Macho Fern, the Asparagus fern, or the Elephant-ear fern. Well... that’s a good start, but there's more to it.
Although these plants either look like ferns or have the word “fern” in their names, one of them is not a fern. If you look closely, the Asparagus Fern (Asparagus sprengeri), looks like a fern until you notice it has white flowers and red berries. Since ferns don’t bloom, an Asparagus Fern can’t be a real fern. It’s just not macho enough. The Macho Fern, (Nephrolepis falcata, a cousin to the famous Boston Fern often seen in hanging baskets), and the Elephant-ear fern, (Elaphoglossum critnitum), are however true members of the fern club.
So, not everything that looks like a fern, is a fern, and just to make things more interesting, some ferns don’t even look like ferns, unless you know what you are looking for.
and has a vascular system to carry food and water up to the leaves.
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The typical family receives $1700 a year in commission rebates – that’s three times the saving provided by this month’s interest rate cut!
Just as the Reserve Bank is able to save you around $50 a month on a $300,000 home loan, I am going to show you how you can compound these savings with just a couple of phone calls or few minutes on a website – and it could literally save you thousands of dollars a year.
Add the extra cash to your mortgage repayments and the benefits get proportionately bigger and bigger.
This is the easiest of my suggestions to implement but could quite easily be the most lucrative.
There are numerous commission-rebating services around now but the first wasYourShare.com.au, an innovative company which refunds most of your trailing commission on your investments and insurance products each year.
According to CEO Sally Farrow, the typical family receives $1700 a year in commission rebates – that’s three times the saving provided by this month’s interest rate cut!
The huge rebates come from all kinds of financial products but your mortgage is the biggest. Typical trail commission on mortgages is 0.20 per cent, which, on a $350,000 home loan equates to $700 a year. That’s cash that your mortgage broker would usually pocket for doing nothing.
Then there’s your superannuation fund. Trail commissions here average 0.5 per cent, meaning $500 a year going begging unless you claim it yourself. The list goes on, with trail commissions payable on everything from home and contents cover to life assurance, critical illness to car insurance.
YourShare.com.au will take half of the trail commission it collects on your behalf up to a maximum of $295 a year. After it has received that amount, you get 100 per cent of all other trail fees, which can add up to thousands.
All you have to do is visit their website or call them, fill in a form authorising Yourshare to act as your agent, and that’s it. The cash will start flowing.
Now, I understand many people like their financial planners and feel loyal towards them. But trail commission is paid to financial planners to cover the costs of them “reviewing” your circumstances each year and keeping your finances in shape. If you think your planner is doing a good job in this respect and want him to continue receiving the cash, fine. But I can tell you that most planners do little or nothing to earn this ongoing fee and it remains one of the biggest rorts in the financial services industry.
Sure, planners and mortgage brokers earn their “up front” fee through the time and effort they spend on establishing your investments or home loan, but the annual payments made to them after that are money for nothing, literally. So I encourage you to claim it as your own and do not let it land in the pockets of somebody who is doing nothing to deserve it.
Most commissions will be abolished from next year, but only on products taken out from July 2012 onwards, so trail commission already being paid will continue to be paid. Failure to claim this money yourself is literally throwing cash down the drain.
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Conventionally, a fat child is considered to be a healthy child. However, excessive weight of children can lead to obesity, which has become a major health problem in developed nations, and to some degree, in developing nations as well (Ebbeling, Pawlak & Ludwig, 2002). In 2010, more than 40 million children under 5 years of age were found to be either overweight or obese. WHO defines obesity as “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health”. A body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more indicates obesity (2012). This paper analyzes the causes and various health risks of childhood obesity, specifically focusing on the psychological trauma associated with it.
According to CDC (Centre for Disease Control), childhood obesity has increased alarmingly in the past three decades. In the US, the percentage of obese children under 11 years of age was 7% in 1980. This figure increased to 20% in 2008. CDC data reveals that 11% children in the US have a BMI exceeding 95%, which indicates obesity; whereas about 14% have a BMI in the range of 85% to 95%, which indicates that the patient is at risk of becoming obese (Nieman, 2003).
Obesity at any age results from an imbalance in the energy balance equation. There is an increased intake of energy in the form of calories consumed and decreased expenditure of energy (inadequate physical activity). The factors contributing to increased obesity in children are a complex interplay of social, behavioral, biological, economic, dietary, and environmental factors. While genetic predisposition of an individual plays a role in developing obesity, the sharp rise in childhood obesity, in the past to decades, clearly indicates environmental factors being primarily responsible (Bascetta, 2005).
The past twenty years have experienced an increased invasion of technology in daily lives. The rise in TV viewing, the advent of computer games, food advertisements targeting children, and the increased and easy availability of high-fat, high-sugar fast foods are the primary causes of rise of obesity in children (Kiess, 2004).
Obesity in children causes a number of medical problems such as hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, asthma, and insulin resistance. In addition, obesity can have a significantly damaging effect on the psychological development of a child. Obesity is a major stigma in most modern societies. Obese children are often subjected to teasing, social isolation, and discrimination which can adversely affect confidence, self-esteem and can lead to depression (Bagchi, 2011).
Social isolation results when obese children are teased and laughed-at. They feel inferior, unattractive, and ashamed. They tend to stay away from social activities and group situations. They exhibit increased concern with self image, withdrawal, and expectation of rejection from peers. They are awkward in social situations and prefer solitary and sedentary activities like TV viewing, reading, and eating. In such situations, food often acts as a comfort factor. This, coupled with decreased physical activity, leads to weight gain (Cassell & Gleaves, 2009).
Obese children, especially girls, display more dissatisfaction with their bodies. This can lead to poor self-esteem and increased risk of depression. The low self-esteem and body dissatisfaction in children and adolescents can extend iinto adulthood and create obstacles in forming healthy relationships. Overweight children have difficulty in making friends. Obese children are discriminated by their peers and teachers. They are thought to be lazy, less intelligent, less competent, and lacking will-power. As a result, they develop negative self image, negative feelings about their appearance and may also develop eating disorders (Bagchi, 2011).
Impact of self esteem on psychology becomes even more important in older children, as their environment changes from being family-oriented to peer-dominated. Therefore, individual athletic abilities, competence, popularity among peers, and general self-worth are correlated with physical self-image (Bagchi, 2011).
The social stigma and isolation associated with obesity can cause symptoms of depression in children and adolescents, and depression, in turn, causes even more weight gain (Kiess, 2004).
Obesity is the epidemic of the twenty first century, and it has far reaching consequences on an individual’s physical and mental health. The recent rise in childhood obesity is particularly alarming, as children are developing health disorders, which were earlier associated with middle aged or old people. This lowers the quality of life and shortens its span. It also puts a heavy economic burden on the country. The negative psychosocial consequences of obesity, such as bias and discrimination often affect self perception, esteem, body image, and social functioning of children. They often grow up to be adults who are less confident and less capable of forming healthy relationships. Preventing childhood obesity requires education and awareness of parents and active participation of schools.
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Dakota, similar to many Native American languages, is a mainly polysynthetic language, meaning that different morphemes in the form of affixes can be combined to form a single word. Nouns in Dakota can be broken down into two classes, primitive and derivative. Primitive nouns are nouns whose origin cannot be deduced from any other word (for example make or earth, peta or fire, and ate or father), while derivative nouns are nouns that are formed in various ways from words of other grammatical categories. Primitive nouns stand on their own and are separate from other words. Derivative nouns, on the other hand, are formed by the addition of affixes to words in other grammatical categories, such as verbs, adjectives, and other nouns.
Verbs in Dakota can appropriate, through agglutination and synthesis, many of the pronominal, prepositional, and adverbial or modal affixes of the language. There are many verbal roots, all of which are only used once certain causative prefixes are added, forming participles. Like in English, Dakota verbs also have three persons, the first, the second, and the third. Person is indicated through the addition (first and second person) or subtraction (third person, the verb is used in its simplest form) of personal pronoun affixes. There are two forms of tense in the language, the aorist (sometimes called the indefinite) and the future. In order to express the future tense, the words kta or kte are placed after the verb, much in contrast to expressing the aorist tense, which requires no marking, but is instead derived from the context of what is being said.
In order to show possession in Dakota, a possessive pronoun must be prefixed onto whichever noun is being possessed. Two forms of possessive nouns occur, the natural class and the artificial or alienable class. Natural class pronouns express possession that cannot be alienated, and when prefixed to a noun, signifies the different parts of one's self. For example, the possessive natural article pronoun mi-, which means "my," can be added to nouns such as "eye," in miista, or "words," in mioie. Meanwhile, artificial possessive pronouns are used to signify property and possessions that can be transferred or traded. For example, the artificial pronoun ta- or ti-, which is equivalent to the singular her or him, can be prefixed onto nouns such as "bow," in tinazipe, and "friend," in takodaku.
Dakota is mainly a subject-object-verb (SOV) language, where nouns, whether they are the subject or object, always come before the verb. And when two nouns are used in the same clause, where one is the subject and the other is the object, the subject is most usually placed first. Verbs are also usually placed after adjectives that are used to qualify either the subject or the object and adverbs that qualify the verb. When additional words are used within a clause that are not either nouns or verbs, the nouns, both subject and object, are always placed at the beginning of the clause.
The two dialects also differ in the diminutive suffix (-daŋ in Santee, and -na in Yankton-Yanktonai and in Sisseton) and in a number of other phonetic issues that are harder to categorize. The following table gives examples of words that differ in their phonology.
Yankton-Yanktonai has the same three ablaut grades as Lakota (a, e, iŋ), while in Santee-Sisseton there are only two (a, e). This significantly impacts word forms, especially in fast speech and it is another reason why Yankton-Yanktonai has better mutual intelligibility with Lakota than with Santee-Sisseton.
A Dakota 1 app was previously available for iPhone, iPad, and other iOS devices. The Association on American Indian Affairs website offers an extensive selection of Dakotah learning resources, including CDs, DVDs, flashcards, and software.
A Level 1 Speak Dakota! textbook is available from the Dakhóta Iápi Okhódakičhiye. Developed by Dakota language speakers, teachers, and linguists, the textbook is the first fully illustrated Dakota language textbook that is linguistically and pedagogically consistent. Dakota language learning materials are also available on their website.
This page was last edited on 22 April 2019, at 08:27 (UTC).
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Topic: What would MULHOLLAND DR. THE SERIES have been like?
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Brad D wrote: who all is going from here? I am very excited!!
I am. Looking forward to going. This is my third.
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Topic: Anyone agree that this soundtrack is possibly his best?
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I think its his worst. I think Lynch's best soundtracks are actual compositional work. The actual music (NiN, Ramstein etc), are rubbish. He's no Scorsese when it comes to soundtracks. It would have been a hell of alot better if it was entirely Badalamenti scored like Blue Velvet.
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To begin, press your Fat Eighth’s so they are nice and flat. Then I sorted mine into 2 piles, the larger floral prints and the small tone on tone prints. I liked having these two groups separate and used them specifically in cutting that I will mention below, but it is not necessary to follow that. The cutting will be broken down by block, I found it easiest to cut what I needed for each block and then label those pieces with the block name and keep them in piles broken down by blocks.
(35) 1½” x 20″ strips from the assorted small tone on tone prints.
(28) 1½” x 20″ strips from the cream solid.
Okay, so now we are ready to start sewing. We will begin with some strip piecing. This saves a ton of time. Whenever strip piecing, I like to shorten my stitch length just a bit as I will be sub-cutting my fabrics and don’t want my stitches unraveling when cut. We will begin by making 2 different strip sets using our 1½” x 20″ strips. The first uses 2 prints and 1 solid strip and the second uses 2 solids and 1 print set laid out as shown below.
Place the top strip in each set onto the center strip with right sides together. Stitch a 1/4″ seam. along the edge of each set aligning as you go. It is okay if the ends don’t match up perfect. Press the seam allowance towards the print fabric.
Then place the bottom strip onto the center strip with right sides together. Sew a 1/4″ seam along the edge, aligning as you go. Press the seam allowance towards the print fabric.
Chain stitch each of the 2 above steps to make 7 strip sets of the 2 solid and 1 print strips and 14 strip sets of the 2 print and 1 solid strips.
And now, it’s time to make some little patchwork rows. Begin by aligning your strip sets along the horizontal lines of your mat. I don’t like to stack these on top of one another as the seams can cause slippage. Place your ruler along the vertical line on your mat that is just over the edge of each strip set. Cut along the edge of your ruler to create a straight edge.
Now measure in 1½”. You can double-check this measurement on both your mat and on your ruler. When aligned, cut along the edge of your ruler.
Continue this process, cutting 12 units that measure 1 1/2″ x 3½” per each strip set.
Then repeat this cutting process for all of your strip sets creating a total of (84) Center Units (the print square in the Center) and 168 Outside Units (the 2 print squares along the outside).
And now, with your units all ready, you can make your Nine Patch Blocks. Place 2 Outside Units and 1 Center Unit as shown below. Place the top row onto the center row with right sides together aligning the seams. You can pin these seams or just nest them as you you sew a 1/4″ seam along the edge. Press the seam open. Then place the bottom row onto the center row with right sides together aligning the seams. Once again, pin or nest the seams as you stitch a 1/4″ seam along the edge. And again, press the seam open.
Chain Stitch the above step to create a total of 84 Nine Patch Blocks 🙂 Aren’t the just so cute and adorable!!! And now you can set the aside.
Pull out the pieces marked Star Blocks. You will be making 12 Star Blocks so chain stitch each sub-step 12 times 😉 For each Star Block you will need (1) 5 1/4″ solid cream square, (1) 2½” solid cream square, (1) 4½” large floral square, and (4) Matching 2 7/8″ small tone-on-tone squares. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of the (4) Matching 2 7/8″ small tone-on-tone squares.
We will start the Star block by making some flying geese and using my favorite “no waste” method. Place 2 marked squares onto the large cream square as shown below with right sides together and pinning the marked squares far enough away from the drawn line to sew along it. Sew a 1/4″ seam along either side of the drawn line. You will save time chain stitching all of the sets along the right side and then clipping your threads and stitching all of your sets along the left side.
Cut along the drawn line and then press the seam allowance up towards the small tone on tone prints.
Place the remaining 2 matching tone on tone small squares onto the newly pressed units as shown below. Once again, chain stitch a 1/4″ seam along either side of the drawn line on both units.
Cut along the drawn line and then press the seam allowance up towards the small tone on tone print once more.
Now lay out your 4 flying geese, 4 small cream solid squares, and 1 large floral print square as shown below to create a star.
Place the left and right hand side pieces on the center pieces with right sides together. Aligning as you go, stitch a 1/4″ seam along each edge. Take care when stitching the center row that your stitching crosses directly over where the thread creates an X in the thread. This will ensure you perfect star points 🙂 Again, I like to chain stitch all of my stars to save time.
Press the seam allowances in the top and bottom row outwards towards the small cream squares and the seam allowance in the center row inwards towards the large print floral. This way there are no seams and everything will lie nice and flat and nest in the next step.
Place to top and bottom row onto the center row with right sides together. Nest and pin the seams. Sew a 1/4″ seam along the pinned edge, once again being sure to stitch directly over the center of the thread X, ensuring perfect points. Press the seam allowance open.
Pull out the pieces marked Heart Blocks. You will be making 12 Heart Blocks so chain stitch each sub-step 12 times 😉 For each heart Block you will need (1) 5″ x 5″ solid cream square, (4) 2½” solid cream squares, and Matching (1) 5″ x 5″ large floral square, and (2) 4½” large floral squares. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of all of the solid cream squares.
And we will start the Heart Block out with a Half Square Triangle. Place a 5″ x 5″ solid cream square and a 5″ x 5″ large floral square with right sides together as shown below. Stitch a 1/4″ seam along either side of the drawn line. Just like before, it will save time to chain stitch all of the seams on the left, the clip your threads and sew all of the seams on the right.
Cut along the drawn line and press the seam allowance towards the floral print side of the half square triangle.
Using the diagonal line on a square ruler, align the seam of the Half Square Triangle with the diagonal line on your ruler and trim the Half Square Triangle to 4½”. If you are new to this process you can see a more detailed tutorial on trimming Half Square Triangles here. Now set your trimmed Half Square Triangles aside for the moment.
And now, you are ready to move onto some Goose in the Corners. Place two small cream squares in the corners of the matching 4½” large floral squares as shown below. Stitch directly on the drawn line from corner to corner, edge to edge of both squares.
Using your ruler, measure 1/4″ over the sewn line. Cut along the edge of the ruler to create your seam allowance. Press the seam allowance up towards the cream solid.
Now grab your Matcing Goose units and your Matching Half Square Triangle units and lay them out as shown below to create a heart.
Place the right hand side blocks onto the left hand side blocks with right sides together. Align and pin the seams in place. Stitch a 1/4″ seam along the edge and press the seams open to create 2 rows.
Now simply place the top row onto the bottom row with right sides together. Align and pin the center seam and stitch a 1/4″ seam along the pinned edge. Press the seam allowance open.
Pull out the pieces marked House Blocks. You will be making 6 House Blocks so chain stitch each sub-step 6 times 😉 For each House Block you will need (1) 4½” x 8½” large floral rectangle, (2) 4½” solid cream squares, (1) 2½” x 3½” large floral rectangle, and Matching (2) 3½” x 4½” small tone-on-tone rectangles and (1) 1½” x 2½” small tone-on-tone rectangle. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of the (2) 4½” solid cream squares.
And we will start the House Block with using the Stitch and Flip method. Place a Marked Creme square onto a 4½” x 8½” Large Floral Rectangle as shown below. Stitch directly on the drawn line from corner to corner. Using your ruler, measure 1/4″ over the stitched line and cut along the edge of the ruler. Press the seam allowance up towards the cream solid.
Now repeat this for the other side. Once again, Place a Marked Creme square onto the other side of the 4½” x 8½” Large Floral Rectangle as shown below. Stitch directly on the drawn line from corner to corner. Using your ruler, measure 1/4″ over the stitched line and cut along the edge of the ruler. Press the seam allowance up towards the cream solid. And just like that, you have a roof. Did you remember to chain stitch them?? Set this aside for the moment.
Now to make the house 🙂 Layout your 3 Matching small tone on tone pieces and your 2½” x 3½” Large Floral Rectangle as shown below. Place the 1½” x 2½” small tone on tone rectangle onto the Large Floral rectangle with right sides together. Stitch a 1/4″ seam along the edge. Press the seam allowance to one side.
Place a room unit onto a house unit with right sides together. Align and pin the edge. Sew a 1/4″ seam along the pinned edge. Press the seam allowance open.
And now with all of your blocks made, you are ready to start making the rows in your quilt. We wills start with the cute little Nine Patch Rows. We will be making 6 of these rows and once again, chain stitching will save you time. Layout, 14 Nine Patch Blocks and place a 1½” x 3½” sashing rectangle at the beginning and end of each row and between each block in the row.
Press the seam allowances towards the sashing.
Now, it’s time to start sewing up the rows. I like to just add one block at a time and stitch these in chain stitched units of 6. Place the second sashed block onto the first sashed block with right sides together. Aligning as you go, stitch a 1/4″ seam along the edge. Then, place the third sashed block onto the now sewn together first and second sashed blocks with right sides together. Stitch a 1/4″ seam along the edge. Continue in this fashion until you have added all 14 blocks in the row. Press the seam allowances towards the sashing.
And your 6 adorable Nine Patch Rows are complete. If you decided not to chain stitch, repeat the above process to make 6 rows total.
Now, just like before, place the sashing units onto the Blocks with right sides together. Stitch a 1/4″ seam along the edge. Your first block in the row you will be sewing a seam on either side of the block. You can see through the sashing just slightly, so take care to stitch right along the edge of your star points so they are nice and crisp.
And once again, we will add one block at a time to make the rows. Place the second sashed block onto the first sashed block with right sides together. Stitch a 1/4″ seam along the edge. Take care to stitch at the edge of the cream solid triangle in the sashing at the seams to make perfect points. Then, place the third sashed block onto the now sewn together first and second sashed blocks with right sides together. Stitch a 1/4″ seam along the edge. Continue in this fashion until you have added all 6 blocks in the row. Press the seam allowances towards the sashing.
If you were chain stitching or if you need to repeat this process above, make a total of 2 Star Rows, 2 Heart Rows, and 1 House Row.
And now, we are almost there 😉 Just time to sew up all the rows. But first, to add a little more sashing. Take your 1½” x Width of Fabric strips and stitch then together end to end to make one giant strip. Now sub-cut them into (12) 1½” x 60ish” strips and place them between each of the rows in the quilt as shown below.
Place the sashing strips onto the pieced rows with right sides together. Aligning as you go, stitch a 1/4″ seam along the edge. Your first Nine Patch row will have a sashing strip sewn on the top and bottom of the strip. At the end of each row, trim any remaining sashing so it is even with the stitched row.
Now, place the sashed Nine Patch Rows onto the Block rows with right sides together. Align and pin each row, starting at the center and two ends and easing everything else in. Sew a 1/4″ seam along the pinned edges.
Press the esam allowances towards the sashing. Almost done, so exciting!!!
Now, just like making the rows, I just add 1 row at a time to sew the quilt top together. Place the second row onto the first row with right sides together. Align and pin the edge. Sew a 1/4″ seam along the edge. Press the seam allowance towards the sashing.
Now, place the third row onto the now sewn together first and second row with right sides together. Once again, align and pin the row and sew a 1/4″ seam along the edge. Press the seam allowance towards the sashing. Continue in this fashion until you have sewn all the rows together.
And now you have an adorable All In A Row Quilt Top!!!
And all that is left is to finish it up 😉 Baste It, Quilt It, and Bind It 😉 Yup, that’s a whole lot to go in one little sentence. If you are new to quilting, you can see this Finishing Your Quilt Video Series that will go over each of these steps in detail.
When it came time to quilt mine I decided to do an all over feathered swirl and feathered paisley design that I think really adds to the overall sweet demeanor of this quilt. I used So Fine #50 Putty (403) by Superior Threads. This is the perfect color to blend to that beautiful cream in the background without completely disappearing. Love it!!!
And if you are wondering for whom this quilt is for, as I referred to at the beginning of this post, this will be given to my grandmother at the celebration of her 85th birthday. She grew up in Kent, England and I just know the beautiful Ambleside prints will bring back wonderful memories of fields of flowers for her. Love you Grandma!!!
This entry was posted in Fat Eighth Bundle, Moderate, Quilt, Seasonal and tagged Ambleside, Brenda Riddle, Happy Quilting, spring.
Love your quilt Melissa. Hopefully one day I shall make this one , amongst the unending list of others that I aspire to !
This is so beautiful, Melissa! I can’t wait to make it! It’s perfect in Ambleside.
I just love this quilt and your choice of fabric I think is so perfect! Thanks for sharing!
It looks so soft! How many fat 8ths in the bundle?
Wow, just a amazing quilt and the instructions are great. So much work. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Melissa! This is fabulous and I will be making this!
Melissa your quilt is so beautiful and I’m certain your grandmother will cherish it. I’ve been admiring Ambleside but wasn’t certain for what project. Now you’ve given me a great idea for a quilt for my young granddaughter. Thank you so much!
Melissa you’ve outdone yourself!! I am loving the beautiful design and your choice of fabric is perfect for this quilt. Thanks for the very detailed tutorial and beautiful images. Happy Birthday to your Gramma. Take good care!
Melissa – this is the most darling row quilt – so soft and pretty! Your grandmother will be so delighted with it! Ambleside is perfect! Thank you for this great tutorial!
You are a marvel! Cute, cute, cute: pattern and Ambleside. Love everything about this terrific tutorial. Thank you!
Does the pattern say how big each finished block is supposed to be? I couldn’t find it and it would be helpful to know as I plan to adapt this gorgeous pattern to a wall hanging. Thank you!
Your quilt is beautiful!!! My favorite quitl patterns tend to be ones with more blank space between the blocks, but your pattern is an exception!!!!
I would like to make this as a large quilt. Should I use a fat quarter and just double up on everything? It looks gorgeous. I am new to quilting and am just completing my first sampler quilt. Am hoping that I will be capable to do this!
I don’t seem to be able to find fat eighths here in the UK.
Absolutely love the colors the block placements and nine patches. This is definitely moved to the top of my lists. Thank you for sharing. Your Grandma is going to treasure this.
Thank you for the excellent tutorial on making this absolutely beautiful quilt.
by your excellent tutorial. I love everything about this quilt.
There is a discrepancy between the initial measurements on the first page for star blocks solids, and in the step by step directions for the star blocks. I cannot find corrections posted. Help?
Melissa in that star block the cutting for the small tone on tone is 2 7/8 yet in tutorial it is 2 1/2″??? Which is accurate?
Thank you! I’m loving your method for the flying geese. They came together so quickly and didn’t go all wonky on me!
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wow ada diskaun besar..boleh lah tengok barang2 sempena CNY ni..
Times for me to shop at 11 Street now. Things cheaper and had variety of option.
wah , kena cari angpow banyak2 baru bole spend beli belah kat 11 street ni.. mesti mata rambang nanti sebab banyak promotion.
menarik..lepas ni boleh dapatkan barangan jocom dekat 11street la kan?
Jocom? This is my first time hearing about this. Not sure what is that actually. I know about 11 street, but not jocom.
Time to shop again . I don't want to miss great discount.
Now ada grocery app? Wow! Memang teknologi memudahkan semua urusan. Good job!
wow.. 50% discount? kena get ready ni. Rugi kalau tak grab time promo CNY ni.
Yes I bought some vegetables and cny hamper from that app too.
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>interpreted as two millimeters or 0.002 inches.
>In order to overcome this problem, I propose that we use a new standard.
>about to be 0.002 inches or 0.05 millimeters.
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Before we can ship your order, beltmenusa.com has to prepare your products, do strict quality-control tests and carefully package items. The duration of preparing your items for shipping and the delivery time is the total time to receive your order.
We'll ship out your order within 3 days since the time we need to confirm your payment, use International Express Service for all deliveries, it takes about 5-10 business days to your door.
Business days include Monday–Friday, excluding holidays. You can see estimated arrival dates on each order conformation letter. Very seldom the delivery may take up to 60 days. Usually it’s connected with custom’s procedures, but delays occur very rarely.
Additional delays may occur during the months of Oct.- Feb. due to the high demand and heavy load on postal services and Customs.
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Basement Waterproofing Lakewood Ohio Services!
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Looking for basement waterproofing in Lakewood, OH? Need mold and moisture control? Welcome to City Waterproofing, serving Lakewood, OH. We specialize in a wide variety of waterproofing services including basement waterproofing, block wall replacement, basement foundation replacement and mold and mildew remediation and removal and much more. Call us today at 330-697-3822.
City Waterproofing has been offering exceptional quality waterproofing services in Lakewood, OH and the surrounding areas since 1958.We are family owned and operated and are dedicated to offering the highest quality workmanship and customer service. We are proud that the majority of our work is a direct result of customer referrals. We are available to take your calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Basement waterproofing is the general term to describe a range of services intended to keep your basement dry. If your Lakewood area residential or commercial building has a wet, leaky or damp basement, don’t worry, Basement Waterproofing Lakewood Ohio specializes in keeping your basement high and dry. After we come out and fix your wet basement problem, you will never again have to worry when the forecast calls for rain. We come out and evaluate the problem, find a solution and fix it right the first time. Imagine a life without water seepage from the cracks in your foundation – no more flooded basement floor. Contact us today to learn about our basement waterproofing services. Schedule a free consultation and learn why your basement leaks and the cost to fix the issue.
Many older basement windows are ugly, leaky and difficult to open. To be a valid escape route (required for all basement bedrooms), windows are frequently installed in window wells (Egress Windows), which can also pose a challenge in keeping a basement dry. Since the window wells are lower then the ground around them, ground water is naturally attracted to the window well area. Once the ground becomes saturated, water will often accumulate in the window well, which naturally leads to water entering your home if your windows are old and leaky. Basement Waterproofing Lakewood Ohio has basement window solutions which include excavation, saw-cut opening in the foundation wall, a new corrugated well, ladder, drain, window and latched cover. Call today to have your basement windows evaluated.
Exposed dirt/gravel in a crawl space can lead to humidity problems, mold and radon exposure. Additionally, if you live over a dirt or gravel crawl space, odors, gases and critters have an easy access to your home. Lakewood Basement Waterproofing has a couple different solutions for making your crawl space a brighter and more inhabitable space. By encapsulating or installing concrete floors, we can isolate your crawl space’s problems and instantaneously make your home a healthier place.
There are a number of reasons why your foundation may need repair: poor soil conditions, inadequate drainage, plumbing leaks, etc. Foundation structural problems are often very complicated and require a knowledgeable and experienced foundation repair team. Unfortunately, many homeowners are unaware of the structural foundation problems affecting their home, until the symptoms affect the whole home. Here at Lakewood Basement Waterproofing, we don’t believe in remedies and patches that create a much more expensive repair later. We root out the cause of the problem and fix it right away, instead of just treating the symptoms. Call us today to learn more about the signs and symptoms associated with foundation damage.
Unfortunately, even a basement we at Lakewood Basement Waterproofing completed, can take on water if there is a sewer or plumbing problem – even when we haven’t seen a drop of rain!
Your sump pump is the heart of your basement waterproofing system. Did you know that the average sump pump has a life of only 5 – 10 years? Given enough time, they will eventually fail without warning. When your sump pump fails, the drain tile and window well drains will back up. This could mean several inches of water in your basement. We can update and replace a warn-out sump pump or if your home didn’t come equip with one at all, we can install a brand new system. Lakewood Basement Waterproofing installs only top-of-the-line sump pumps and battery operated backup sump pumps. If it’s been more than 10 years since you replaced your sump pump or if you don’t have one at all, give us a call for a free consultation.
Yard drainage problems often produces standing water which can damage the foundation of your home and eventually lead to water in your basement. Lakewood Basement Waterproofing has the expertise ad know-how to keep the water flowing away from your home or building, as well as keep gutters, downspouts and window wells working properly.
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Adult--1 1/2", larva--up to 1 1/4"
Adult is a fast-moving, pretty, small white butterfly with black tips on its wings. Eggs are tiny yellow cones. Larvae are pretty little light green worms.
Pupae overwinter in garden debris. Adults emerge in the spring and lay eggs on plant foliage. Larvae feed for two to three weeks. Several overlapping generations per year. Complete metamorphosis.
Broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and other leafy garden plants.
Larvae eat ragged holes in leaves and heads of cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and other leafy vegetables. They leave a trail of droppings.
Parasitic wasps, yellow jackets, insectivorous animals. Plant early-maturing varieties.
Control: Bacillus thuringiensis products, floating row covers. Release of beneficial wasps. The time to release trichogramma wasps is when you see the pretty little white butterflies fluttering around and landing on your vegetable plants. Make a release prior to this time for even better control. These beautiful little female butterflies lay a translucent egg on foliage every time they light. Don't let their delicate beauty fool you. These little green worms are very destructive.
Will often hide in the heads of cut broccoli. Soak heads in salty water to drive pests out--unless you like a little protein with your veggies. It's easier to see the light green worms on plants with purple foliage.
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Home Broadsides Meet me at the lane.
Meet me at the lane.
Title Meet me at the lane.
Description First line: I'll meet thee at the lane, love, when it strikes nine.; Without music.; Date from printer addresses in Dichter and Shapiro.; Text of song in two ten-line stanzas, each with four-line chorus.; At foot of song sheet: "... Sep. Winner's Music Store, No. 933 Spring Garden Street, Philada.; Several CPM sheet music editions (earliest 1866, # 003081-BYULG)--credit Cox.; OCLC #25978915 credits song as a ballad.; See variant editions: 000399-BROAD and 001384-BROAD.
Creator Cox, John S., 1833 or 1834-1902.
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Camlok lifting clamps product categories s t lifting, terrier tnmka 1/2 ton non marring lifting clamp #862005. Permanent lift magnets. Stone tools & more : simplebookletcom.
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A homemade spaghetti dinner is set for Friday, March 11 at the Newcomerstown Masonic Center, 235 N. Bridge St., Newcomerstown, from 4 to 7 p.m.
The all-you-care-to-eat spaghetti dinner will include hot garlic bread, salad, dessert and beverage.
The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children under 12 and free for pre-school age children.
Carry-out and delivery will be available.
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This new product from the Jersey Dairy range had previously only been available to a limited number of individual ice cream retailers. Now it is being supplied to wholesalers in the London area, the South-West, South-East and North-East, the Midlands, Oxford and Northern Ireland.
Jersey Dairy and the Jersey Herd can trace their history back to 1763. The Jersey Cow has a unique pure pedigree stemming from generations of living in the lush meadows and pastures of the Island.
The Jersey is the second-most popular dairy cow in the world. She has the richest milk and highest percentage of butterfat and protein with 18% more protein, 20% more calcium and 25% more butterfat and a higher concentration of minerals and vitamins than other cow. The Jersey cow also produces more milk per pound of bodyweight than any other breed, helping Jersey Dairy to create a wide range of popular, quality products including yoghurts, butter and, of course, cream.
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Skyscanner is a fast and simple travel search engine that helps you to find cheap flights and great prices on flights from Seoul to Augusta. We compare hundreds of flights from all major airlines and travel agents, finding you the best deal on cheap plane tickets to Augusta from Seoul.
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We’ll keep you posted with the latest schedule information and send you important flight updates for your travel to Augusta from Seoul.
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Banished is a city builder for people who haven�t played city builders and therefore don�t know what they�re missing. It doesn�t do anything that about a half dozen other city �... After a crop field is placed, you can view the current yield and its details by clicking on the field. Before you can grow a crop you must select a seed type to plant using the seed button.
Step 3. Finally, click Install at the bottom right of the launcher after you select Banished! - Harsh Survival from the list on the left. The launcher will handle everything else!
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Last week Rothco Design dream team Shane O’Riordan and Diogo Dias took over our Instagram @wearerothco. The lads created a series of illustrations to show the iconic beauty of some of our favourite spots in Dublin; from old haunts to new beginnings, as we prepare to mark the end of an era at 13 Pembroke Row.
First up, the famous Poolbeg Chimneys on the beautiful Sandymount Strand.
The Irish Museum of Modern Art is a special one for us. A place we visit regularly that never fails to inspire.
Next up, Dublin’s Silicon Docks, home of our new family Accenture Interactive.
Phoenix Park, a 1,752 acre green oasis and one of our favourite spots in the city. Miles of space to get away from it all, hang with wild deer or pay a visit to the home of our President, Michael D. Higgins.
Portobello – The Grand Canal. Our go-to spot for lunchtime strolls and a weekly highlight; heavenly feasts at the Grand Canal Street Food Market every Thursday.
Smithfield. Soon to be our new hood, and without a doubt @tokendublin will quickly become a new local haunt for the Rothco gang.
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The Seneca Lake Wine Trail recently hired Brittany Gibson as its executive director after a lengthy search.
The Seneca Lake Wine Trail has selected Brittany Gibson as its new executive director after an extensive search.
Gibson is a Dundee native and a graduate of Ithaca College.
She is currently tourism and marketing manager for the Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce. Prior to that, she spent 10 years as as advertising director and wine club manager at Fulkerson Winery.
Gibson will start in her new position during the last week in November.
"Brittany’s talent and passion will ensure the Seneca Lake Wine Trail members continue to be recognized as producers of high quality wines offering outstanding experiences for visitors,” said Elizabeth Stamp, President of the Seneca Lake Wine Trail.
State Assemblyman Phil Palmesano, R-Corning, recently received top scores from three of New York state’s leading business advocacy groups.
Palmesano received a perfect score of 100 percent from the National Federation of Independent Business. Unshackle Upstate gave Palmesano a 90 percent score, and he earned a score of 86 percent from the Business Council of New York State, Inc.
The groups release yearly legislative scorecards evaluating how lawmakers perform on key bills that impact the business community in New York state.
“In the Assembly, I’ve been a steady, vocal advocate for the bold and aggressive tax and regulatory relief that small businesses need to grow and thrive,” Palmesano said in a news release. “I’m pleased to be recognized for my advocacy, and, more specifically, my voting record."
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and Coley Perry of Elmira, a person supported by The Arc of Chemung, was among 57 statewide winners of the 2018 Joslin Outstanding Performers award.
The award was presented through the New York State Industries for the Disabled (NYSID) 15th annual people-centered awards program.
Coley was recognized for his custodial work through Southern Tier Industries, a division of The Arc of Chemung, where he has been employed for two years.
Southern Tier Industries provides training and employment opportunities to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, and is dedicated to developing vocational skills and work habits to enable those individuals to be employed at local businesses.
There are 127 individuals in Chemung County who receive support from STI and of those, 93 are employed by a community business and earning a paycheck of their own.
& Wellness, located in the Heart to Heart Yoga studio in downtown Elmira, recently studied the Taylor Technique with Carrie Taylor and completed her advanced osteopathic and myofascial techniques certification.
workshop led by Taylor Sept. 11 through 15 in Atlanta, Georgia.
She had to demonstrate mastery in cutting edge clinical techniques, palpation and assessment.
correcting dysfunction caused by injury, accident, and repetitive motion, according to a news release.
For more information, go to BodyWisdomTherapeuticMassage.com.
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Meeting planners are accustomed to talking about “front of house” and “back of house” staff at the hotels and resorts they book for meetings and incentives. But how many refer to “the heart of the house” when talking about the front desk, housekeeping, laundry, bellmen, valets, phone operators, and other hotel employees that work day and night to keep their attendees happy?
One who does is Michael Burke, CMP, director, conference & travel services, The Hanover Insurance Group. Having started his career in the hotel biz (as rooms director), he knows what it takes to make a property run and motivate a staff—and how underappreciated that staff often is.
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“Roll together, Feast together.” – this is the tagline of KFC’s 2017 Christmas campaing, done by creative agency Mother London.
The spot, directed by Jake Schreier, features a group of six dancers singing Sam Cooke’s 1964 song “Good Times” using KFC empty buckets as a musical instrument. The girls, who seem to be also good friends, are seen improvising a choreography and laughing at the end of their step dance performance, as a way of illustrating the idea that a KFC meal brings them all together and that those who “roll rogether, feast together”.
The campaign will roll out across social media, editorial, TV, radio, outdoor, and in-restaurant, and will also include limited-edition buckets designed by five artist collectives.
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The mission of Sonship School of the Firstborn is to take the good news of Jesus Christ throughout the world, using available media, curricula, consultation, and cooperation.
equipped with sound doctrine, and are able to teach others what they have been taught. Thus, we teach, train and then entrust ministers with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The overarching goal of Sonship School of the Firstborn is to impact our communities to the degree that people not only hear, but also see the Gospel animated in our very lives; and to become what Jesus said we would be—witnesses for Him.
Registration for the 2019 Program is now available. The full tuition is $1700.00 for the complete 10-month course. When you register through this system you have the option of paying the full tuition or paying in six installments. If you choose to make installment payments, you must complete and submit the Student Enrollment Application Form. You may enroll and make your non-refundable registration fee of $300.00 now, five additional monthly payments of $280.00 will be due on the 1st of each month.
Select a course that matches your desired payment option, Full Tuition or Installments (by clicking the basket icon with the green plus sign next to the price).
For Resident/External Students - once your account is activated, feel free to familiarize yourself with the site. Sonship administration will provide further instructions.
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Welcome to the world of Subtle Imaging, a collection of images of various subjects taken digitally.
The menu above gives you access to our galleries and company information. If you have any questions or wish to inquire about our services, please see the contact section.
If you are interested in purchasing any image you see on this site, please contact us for more information.
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This time of year my thoughts always turn to our future loft conversion. I guess it’s all that scrambling around up there hunting for Christmas decorations that brings it to the forefront of my mind. When I haul myself ungraciously up through the little hatch and stand up there in the roof I can’t help but think of how that space could transform our home and my mind goes into overdrive with loft conversion inspiration.
The loft feels absolutely enormous, despite the fact that it is filled with completely unnecessary amounts of junk that we really do need to sort out and get rid of. I know that we’d lose a lot of that space in the conversion but just gaining one extra room would really make our little home perfect for our family.
I’ve written before about how a local estate agent strongly advised us not to go ahead with a loft conversion saying we’d never make our money back. You see we live in a first floor flat and apparently there are ceiling prices for flats and a loft conversion wouldn’t increase the value of our home enough to make it financially beneficial.
However, as a family, we love our flat, we love the location, the stunning valley views, our lovely neighbourhood. We also love the fact that we haven’t had to stretch ourselves to the max over the mortgage. If we were to move we wouldn’t have any of those luxuries.
But we definitely need more space. We have two bedrooms currently and with two daughters it is a little cramped already. So we would need to create extra space as they grow up so we can give them a bedroom each. So the plan is to convert the loft into a living room.
I know this is a bit unusual, as lofts are usually converted into ensuite master bedrooms, but we have absolutely stunning views out the back of our home so it seems a shame to make the loft into a bedroom where the majority of time spent in there would be when we are asleep. Instead, a living room means that the whole family can benefit from this amazing space and we would be able to really enjoy those views every day, all day long.
This loft conversion is a good few years off yet and we have done nothing in the way of proper planning but I have been day dreaming of what I would like the space to look like and how I envisage we would use it. I’ve spent the past few days hunting out loft conversion inspiration on the net trying to get a better idea of what we can achieve with the space we have available.
At the same time I’ve been trying to put the more challenging aspects of the project out of my mind. For example, I have no idea where we would position the stairs and this may prove to be quite problematic as we have very limited space in the flat. And the loft hatch is currently right in the centre of the loft space.
We also have the small issue of having the water tank for the flat downstairs in our loft which will need to resolved before we can go ahead.
Then the other major is issue is how to afford this loft conversion. I’m not yet sure how we will do this but where there’s a will, there’s a way right? And now I’ve written this post it has become even more real for me as I can totally imagine exactly what it will look like and how we will decorate. I even know where I will put all the furniture.
I have used this useful calculator tool from SunLife in order to better understand the value of our property and how much money it has made us since we bought it. And in all honesty, I’m not sure whether a loft conversion would increase the value of our home that much, but it would increase the quality of life that our family has whilst living here. So it’s definitely high up on our renovations wish list.
For the time being, until we work out how to proceed with our master plan, I can be found manically pinning loft conversion inspiration images over on Pinterest. One of the things that will be absolutely integral to the success of our loft conversion plans are the windows. Our flat is currently quite dark. The living room and master bedroom fare north facing and we (when I say we, I mean I) took the decision to paint them in dark shades of green and blue respectively.
By converting the loft into a living room we could add large windows to the north west facing side of the roof and flood the space with light. This would mean the kitchen, which is already south facing, and living room would then be the brightest rooms in the flat and the bedrooms would be the darkest, which works for me. Dark bedrooms are great for sleeping!
Karen Knox of Making Spaces added a dormer window to her bedroom loft conversion.
I’ve been checking out windows by Velux and I’ve found so much loft conversion inspiration from their lifestyle images. I was originally thinking that we should opt for the more costly option of creating a large dormer on the south facing elevation as this would give us a more usable space with bigger floor to ceiling windows, much like Karen Knox of Making Spaces did with her bedroom loft conversion (see image above).
However, having seen these images featuring the Velux Cabrio roof windows and Velux roof terrace windows, I’m actually no longer convinced that we need to spend the extra money on a dormer. I think we could probably get exactly the same effect through the clever choice of windows. And I think it would give the space more character. What do you think?
One picture that has filled me with loft conversion inspiration is this beautiful image below. I really love the way that this space has been divided into two distinct zones with the use of these Crittall style windows. This would work brilliantly for us as we will use the space not only as a living room but also as a dining room.
By using these black framed windows the space can be divided without cutting it up with walls and also without blocking out any light. I think this is exactly what we might opt for, although maybe with the Cabrio or terrace windows in the living room area instead.
So whilst the south facing elevation will focus heavily on windows, we probably won’t worry about installing windows on the other side of the room. Instead I think I’d probably concentrate on built in storage. I like the idea of having everything we need neatly shut away behind doors or tucked into drawers.
Built in storage would also reduce the need for free standing furniture and therefore help the room to feel larger and less cluttered. I envisage us only having a large sofa, a coffee table, a wood burning stove and a dining table. Oh, and lots of plants! I can just see it now and it’s beautiful. I wish I had the skills to make a mock up of what is in my mind.
Whilst researching this post I came across so much loft conversion inspiration so I think I’m going to do a follow up post next month with lots of expert tips and advice. So if you are planning your own loft conversion, you may want to sign up to my newsletter so you don’t miss the post. Don’t worry, it doesn’t have to be forever, you can unsubscribe at any time. Not that you’d want to of course!!!
I used those funny open top and bottom fake balconies 4 houses ago. I would love to in our spare room but would lose the storage space.
I’d much rather live in a smaller home and go on more holidays!
For anyone who hasn’t got a loft (including myself), this post makes you want to just go for it. I also love the image with the zoned spaces with the Crittall windows that allow the light to filter through and create a feeling of openness whilst still allowing some form of privacy. I really hope you manage to get the loft of your dreams Stacey and now you’ve started researching, I’m sure it will happen sooner rather than later.
Maria, I was planning to put it off until about five years time but having seen all these dreamy pictures I now want to get it done in the next two years! Time to get saving!
Beautiful Images. They are all very inspiring. I am in a 1st floor apartment as well and wasn’t aware about what you described at the beginning regarding a ceiling in terms of value increase! Not that it is parts of our immediate plans, I will have to investigate further in due time. I’d love to extend!
Hi Marlene, yes because if you invest too much and put the price of your flat up accordingly, it could end up costing the same as a three bedroom house and then nobody would pay the same money when they could get a house with an extra bedroom. Makes sense really and definitely something to consider.
I’ve just “done” the Euromillions in the vain hope that I can get these installed in my loft. That’s if the council would allow it – the perils of living in a “conservation area”. I hope you get them though they look really ace. in the meantime, I’m crossing my fingers.
Good luck Mary. I need to look into this too as it never occurred to me that the council may say no. I really hope not!
One day we will convert our loft, its huge and a total empty space right now. I’ll probably be to old to climb the stairs by then though!
This is what worries me Nicola and why I want to crack on with our plans as soon as possible.
That list is just so long, right Lins? Don’t get me wrong, I’d love a massive ensuite bedroom but it just feels like a bit of a waste to use that space for somewhere we will mostly be when it’s dark and we’re asleep. I’d rather enjoy the fabulous views with the whole family.
Oh wow! That’s really great. Loved each and every loft conversion you shared.
They are all beautiful, aren’t they?
Some inspirational rooms here. I’ve converted 2 lofts now and it does make you get creative with space. In this one we created deep alcoves either side of the bed wall with an oak base and inset lighting. The wall and inside the alcove is painted a deep blue and looks lovely when it lights up.
That sounds amazing Fiona. I’d love to see it! Have you featured it on your blog?
Sounds amazing Fiona, I’d love to see that. Have you featured it on your blog?
Adore those windows! And the way they open up onto a balcony – genius!
We’ve been very lucky to have a converted loft in the house and I must say, it’s worth every penny. Plus, you’re not overlooked, you get an abundance of light, and usually a brilliant view. A great formula for a little sanctuary at home. You can do it!
I’m definitely going to do it Karen and I’m going to bring our plans forward and do it as soon as we can afford it!
I would definitely go ahead with planning and dreaming about the loft conversion Stacey. Don’t worry too much about adding value – it’s better to make it a improved place to live in than worry about getting your money back when you sell. The terrace style floor to ceiling windows would be amazing and I would agree if it’s going to be a great room – use it for a living room instead of bedroom.
That’s reassuring to hear Lin, I definitely think it would work best as a living room.
Wow how absolutely stunning! Love the idea of creating a new living room too, I must admit I’d never thought a loft conversion would be for anything other than a bedroom, but you’re so right what a wonderful place to have a lounge! Looking forward to seeing if you go for it.
We’re definitely doing it Sam, as long as there are no planning restrictions. It’s just a matter of when we can afford it. I just think it would be a shame to keep such a gorgeous view for a master bedroom. I’d love to have a large family room for us all to share.
Oh these images are just inspiration Paul, we haven’t actually done our project yet. But if it turns out even a fraction as good as this, I’ll be very happy.
Our (then young) kids didn’t enjoy our house before we rebuilt it, as I always seemed to be somewhere they couldn’t see me, i.e. behind the massive kitchen counter in a tiny kitchen, or in another cramped room. Ditto with the bedrooms – we were always tripping over each other and all the stuff that accumulated. Having our loft (and rear extension) done was life changing. Not only did it increase the value of our house by more than we spent on it, our home is now a more calm, fun and inviting place to be. And our new ensuite bedroom is our little haven. I highly recommend it!
Thank Anna, this is great to hear. I really can’t wait to get the work done!
Oh my gosh, I really want bigger windows in my loft conversion now!! These all look stunning!
I think the windows are what make a loft conversion personally!
Absolutely gorgeous – but don’t put it off for too long. We had always planned to convert our loft but never quite got round to it. Now, one child is about to go off to uni and the other two are doing GCSEs. It doesn’t seem worth doing the loft any more. Mind you, your pictures are so fabulous that maybe we’ll do it just because we can.
Great advice Karen. In my head I am thinking we need to do it before the girls start secondary school but ideally I’d like to get it done asap. No point struggling on with so little space when there is that huge space upstairs full of junk!
You’re clearly having a lot of fun dreaming about the space you could create! I hope you get to turn it into reality in the future. Good luck with resolving the water tank issue.
Thank Rachel. I’m guessing we will have to buy downstairs a new boiler in order to get around the water tank issue. That is going to be expensive!
Oh Juan, that never occurred to me that the council may not allow it. Come to think of it I haven’t seen any in my area and maybe that’s why. I guess I had better look into that before setting my heart on those particular windows. Not that a dormer would be a bad thing, it would just increase the budget a fair amount and be a lot more disruptive.
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Musician Gunnar Lárus Hjálmarsson, better known as Dr. Gunni made a bold statement on his Facebook page this weekend. "Confirmed. McDonalds is returning to Iceland, you read it here first." A representative of the chain said to Mbl.is that there are no plans to open a branch in Iceland.
The first McDonald's opened in Iceland in September 1993 and the last one closed in 2009.
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The documantation for download can be found in my website.
The audio signal flows unaffected through IC1A/B. When the compressor - limiter kicks in the inverted signal is added (=subtracted) at the summing node of IC1A. The signal level to subtract is regulated through a Sims VCA. The CV generation for the VCA is pretty standard. Linear for the compressor and exponential for the limiter.
Precision full wave rectifier with filter to generate the control voltage for the VCA from the audio signal.
I'm just about to start building I was wondering what component changes for 12v, I'm guessing around the offset voltages before U4a and U4c?
Very nice and original circuit with love for the detail!
It should work with +/-12V without changes. You will loos some headroom and the SNR might be a bit lower.
The offset voltages are not the problem. The slightly negative offset for IC4A R13/R14 ensures that the VCA is really off with zero voltage input in compress mode. If not you can increase R13 slightly. The offset for IC4C is easily trimmed with TR2.
Generally when moving from 15V to 12V with OTA most problems are caused by the change in Iabc. If you run into problems here lower R27 to 24k and R25/R26 to 12k or 11k. But first try the original values. You have to adjust R10 anyway for the different Gm. This should be sufficient to compensate for the lower Iabc as well.
If I find the time I can pull mine out of the rack and put it on the bench to test with 12V.
Just checked the module with +/- 12V. It works with no problem. You will loose a bit of resolution with the rate pot. There is no effect within the last 20%. You should be able to resolve this by lowering the Iabc limiting resistors from 13k to 11k.
Sorry I got sidetracked and had to debug a bit. I seem to have the same issue on both my pcbs where the inverted signal is being amplitude modulated to the point of waveshapping. Both units are outputting the full rectified input signal with no smoothing before hitting the vca, at least that's what it looks like.
Just to clarify IC6B is supposed to be smoothing out the rectified signal correct?
Looking at the schematics, I wondered whether IC4 stages are somewhat redundant? I mean they're effectively inverting twice, scaling a little and adding offset - so I wondered if that couldn't be achieved direct into IC5B and Q3?
Curious to hear how it functions - is no makeup gain required?
Sorry, I should have mentioned it is in the second edition.
R25 (13k) sets the maximum Iabc and R23 (5k1) sets the saturation to avoid clipping of Iabc. So you have a input resistance of 5k1 for the constant current source. Usually this Ri is not sufficient for general CV inputs. So I just took my often used circuitry for CV inputs with high Ri (100K). I didn't want to mess up the constant current source. In this case here your suggestion might work because the input is derived direct from the PFWR and Ri is not an issue here.
The input signal is inverted and routed in parallel through the VCA. Then added back to the original in dependence of the signal voltage which steer the VCA.
This device is build for my Shak 2 Synth project. So no makeup gain is required here. It could be easily added. Just make the gain of the last stage variable.
I almost made a Eurorack module based on a old Compressor/Limiter a company I used to work for made (the Symetrix 501), and sell it as a "Speaker Saver" module for modular users. Something that would be the last module on the chain and sit there and do nothing, until the accidental speaker killing bleep or gronk happened, and stopped it from doing damage.
I'm amazed nobody makes a good hard limiter for this purpose.
I thought about putting back-to-back clipping diodes (probably LEDs) on the output jack of my output module. As a hard limiter to save my hearing.
Ok maybe not LEDs because i would need a lot of them, maybe a zener with a breakdown voltage around 7-8V?
Good hard limiting (and compression) is not easy to do and requires much circuitry to deal with different signal content. It is not voltage limiting/clipping but very fast and very accurate level correction. Limiting is Compression with a very large ratio. The heart of a good limiter/compressor is built around a good RMS converter that can convert the varying levels of the input signal into a decent control voltage to run the internal VCA. Think of a REALLY good envelope follower that can react fast to transients like drum hits, yet doesn't "flutter" with low frequency bass signals. The RMS converter is the core difference between compressors. How this output signal is conditioned makes the other differences like "soft knee" and others.
To do a limiter right, it has to react fast and clamp down the VCA the right amount (not just turn it off) and go away just as fast as it came on so the results sound like the signal just never got louder than the output level you set. This can be abused of course by setting the input/output levels very low so all the dynamics are removed from the signal, but is set correctly, the listener will not even know it was even there.
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Private William Bowyer of 1/1st Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars) recalls an unconventional Christmas in Egypt’s Western Desert in 1915.
On Christmas Day 1915 British troops in Egypt fought against rebellious Senussi tribesmen near Mersa Matruh in the Western Desert. Among those taking part was Private William Bowyer of 1/1st Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars) whose memoirs and photographs provide a detailed account of this largely unknown struggle.
Around 5,000 Bedouin Senussi tribesmen had risen up against the Allies in Italian Libya and western Egypt on 19 November. Encouraged by the Turks, who provided them with arms, they sought to capture the coastal towns of Sollum, Mersa Matruh and Da’aba. Other tribesmen occupied oases to the south, from where they launched raids into British-held territory.
The bad weather delayed further operations until January 1916 when a column from Bowyer’s cavalry brigade engaged the Senussi at Halazin, some 25 miles [40km] south of their camp at Matruh.
This action was again indecisive and the Senussi were able to withdraw in fairly good order. The soft ground and a lack of water for the horses meant that the cavalry could not pursue them. This led to the introduction of camels to the desert force.
The Western Desert campaign was fought in a harsh climate, Bowyer calling it ‘about the hottest we ever had it. 120 degrees [49C] in the shade of our tents’. Sometimes ‘we could only lay and sleep from breakfast till tea-time’ so long marches were often undertaken at night.
In the interior, the fighting around the oases rumbled on until the rebels were defeated by an armoured car column at Siwa in February 1917. Peace terms were then agreed and the Western Desert remained quiet for the duration of the war.
Although a relatively minor threat, the revolt diverted British resources away from the Suez Canal. Luckily, an Ottoman attack there in January-February 1915 took place before the rising. Had they coincided, the revolt would have been far more dangerous to the British position in Egypt.
William Basil Bowyer was born on 6 December 1892 in Forest Gate, Essex. He was the son of Joseph Bowyer, a meat salesman and farmer, and his wife Mary Gardiner. William had an older sister, Jessie, and two younger brothers, Joseph and Edward. The family resided at Carisbrook House, 28 The Avenue, Beckenham, Kent. He was educated at Dulwich College.
Bowyer worked in the City before enlisting in the Spring of 1915, joining 1/1st Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars) at their recruiting office in Cheapside. The Yeomanry were the mounted arm of the Territorial Force. The Royal Bucks Hussars were mobilised at Buckingham on 4 August 1914.
After training at Buckingham riding school and Tidworth camp, they undertook a spell of coastal defence duties. They then sailed for Egypt with 2nd Mounted Division, departing from Plymouth on the SS ‘Ausonia’ in April 1915.
The regiment was temporarily dismounted in August and landed at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, on 18 August 1915. They took part in the attack on Chocolate Hill on 21 August, suffering over 100 casualties. The Bucks were withdrawn to Egypt in November 1915 with the newly-formed 1st Composite Mounted Brigade to operate against the pro-Turkish Senussi along the Libyan frontier.
The Bucks later served in Sinai and Palestine with 6th Mounted Brigade of the Imperial Mounted Division, taking part in the First and Second Battles of Gaza in March and April 1917. Transferred to the Yeomanry Mounted Division in June 1917, they then fought at Beersheba and in the Third Battle of Gaza in October and November 1917, before entering Jerusalem in December.
After training with their new weapons, Bowyer’s unit left Alexandria on board HMT ‘Leasowe Castle’. She was torpedoed and sunk by U-51 on 27 May 1918 in the Mediteranean. Bowyer was picked up by a life boat and then returned to Alexandria by a Japanese destroyer, but 102 of the passengers and crew died.
In June 1918 the 101st moved to Taranto and then journeyed by train to France. Bowyer was subsequently promoted to corporal. His unit spent the remainder of the war on the Western Front, fighting in many of the battles of the ‘Hundred Days’ Offensive. In Autumn 1918 Bowyer was selected for the Officer Training Corps but the war ended before he was commissioned.
On returning to civilian life, Bowyer farmed for many years at Clare and Great Yeldham. In 1935 he moved to Dukes farm in Layer Marney near Colchester. He was also a successful breeder of racehorses. During the Second World War he commanded Layer Marney and Birch Home Guard.
Bowyer died in October 1981 aged 89 in Sudbury, Suffolk.
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1 Why were almost all emulators replaced with MESS?
10 Add columns for GLES, Other Platforms (win,arm,linux) , etc?
Why were almost all emulators replaced with MESS?
This edit seems odd to me. Does MESS really do the best job at emulating ALL of those systems? Won't some emulators run quicker on a system with limited resources such as the Pandora? Esn 08:34, 19 September 2010 (MEST) Maplesugarlover(sorry for date being off) well some emulators were for systems we already had like nes and such. Then there were obscure Japanese emulators that only ran on windows. Then there was a mainframe emulator.There were also calculator emulators and those are covered by mess. Really mess covers many systems and it could still run faster. There are still things like using the neon to speed up sdl that evildragon hasn't implemented yet.
I don't get why they were all deleted. If they had no right being here, why had they stayed up so long with no objections from anyone?
Also, just in general, you have a tendency of removing programs in the same category if there's another program that you like better. What's the point? Isn't that like saying there's no point of porting Chrome if Firefox is already ported, for example? Everybody has their own preferences. Programs always have some feature differences, and for some people feature X is more important, while for someone else feature Y.
Replying to Maplesugarlover; you asked me: On the games,software projects and emulator lists there is alot of "Unreleased" stuff. Could the open source projects be moved to port requests? I'm not sure what to do with the proprietary ones like caster or homebrew ones like Onee-sama Tasukete!
Add columns for GLES, Other Platforms (win,arm,linux) , etc?
I think it would be easier to find what to port next if there is a column like this.
Hi there, I'm currently not sure, what the goal for this page should be.
Should it attrac coders to work on the listed stuff?
Should users see what's not running?
For that there is no definite answer if or why not a software is supported, no links to discussion and no remark how this is related to the list on the pandora forums.
There is even no clear seperazion to Software projects#Unreleased Software.
Okay, Maplesugarlover, coming to the rescue. ;) The goal of this page is #1, bingo. It's for do-able port requests that someone wants that might get picked up by a developer. Sometimes developers come here to get ideas.
Released software and WIP software are already covered in the three released/WIP software lists: software projects, emulator list and games (granted, the WIP list isn't organized in "software projects" as well as I'd like, but that's because I want to do it carefully and haven't had time to work on it yet). The reasons for this system were hashed out in various discussions over the past year mostly between myself, Maplesugarlover, Cheese and Blue Protoman. Basically, there are three articles because those are the three major Pandora software categories which each require a different table structure, and the WIP are listed at the bottom because that makes editing easier for maintainers while having no negative consequences for the reader.
Chronological ordering is not needed for port requests, and any information can be put into the "notes/remarks" section. I personally think that a coder can pick something very quickly out of the list as it is currently organized. Did you have something specific in mind?
As for the "improbable" section, that was transferred over by Maplesugarlover from the newbie-oriented Will X run on the Pandora? article. I was against it when it was done, because of the basic problem of the open-ended mandate - there are countless things that won't run on the Pandora, so how can you maintain such a thing? It's okay when it's in a simple article meant for newbies that just answers some of their more common questions about whether "Windows" or a "PS2 emulator" will run, but go further than that and I'm not sure what the point is... basically, we were discussing it on the talk page and I was waiting for Blue Protoman's opinion, but he seems to be taking a short sabbatical.
Hi, I'm the author of Gigalomania - I just wanted to point out that it no longer uses FMOD (which, being closed source, is listed as being a problem), but instead uses SDL_mixer. Also it no longer uses the original data files, but comes with its own (so it's more a game in itself now rather than a game engine). (It's still a work in progress - some of the graphics are rubbish placeholders, but at least it runs on its own now :)). I've also improved the support for Debian now, if that helps (easy to create .deb installer files).
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We met once a month at her house and we’d always sit on the couch with all the flowers that overlooked her garden. Her pup would sit between us on the cushions and sleep for the hour and a half we’d talk. I soaked up every single word she said in my Japanese-designed journal, furiously scribbling her every word with my mechanical pencil. Always a mechanical pencil.
Her wisdom ran deep and her gift of insight and prophecy were direct from God. She’d talk and I’d write and then often she’d pause to make a seemingly unrelated comment or ask a pointed question. But it was always related somehow and most often made tears spring from my eyes and it was as if God Himself were the one speaking. Always as if it were God.
One spring day, as the roses were blooming pink over my shoulder in the garden, I sipped iced tea and poured out my heart over a troubling issue I was facing. My heart was heavy and my mind in discord and she had been espousing all manner of wisdom and scripture related to the issue.
He’s always gentle with you, isn’t He?
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When is the right time for marketing?
When you should start marketing.
How many people have a wrong perception of what marketing does and what marketing can do for them.
Episode 12: When’s the right time for marketing?
Here’s a question I get asked a lot as a marketer: What’s the right time to start marketing?
My answer is always the same. Today I’m going to give it to you.
My name is Jonathan Gebauer and you’re listening to Marketing in Minutes.
Welcome back! This is Marketing in Minutes by The Social Ms – the podcast that gives you everything you really need to know about one marketing topic in every episode.
A lot of executives and entrepreneurs have a really strange perception of what marketing does. They expect us to have magical capabilities to make their business blow up.
Or in other words: They expect us to provide them with turnkey solutions. At a specific point in time. Without preparation.
And they are really surprised when I explain that it doesn’t work this way.
As a marketing consultant for startups and entrepreneurs, “When should I start marketing?” is a question you hear over and over again.
It’s annoying because the answer should be obvious. You should start today.
Actually, you probably should’ve started weeks or even months ago. And you are missing out on actual business because you didn’t. But that doesn’t matter anymore unless you’ve got access to a time machine.
So the answer is: today. You should start today.
But you are asking the wrong question. The real question is: How do you expect to become known?
A lot of business coaches always highlight the importance of business networking and building your own network.
And nobody ever asks when is the right time to start networking. Building a network takes time and work. You have to talk to people, you need to go to events, you need to hand out business cards.
And when you do it, you become known.
With Marketing it’s the same thing – just on a higher level. Just like in business networking the ultimate goal is to become known. Known by a lot of people.
If you tell someone that he needs to get in contact with at least 1000 people for his business to succeed, you wouldn’t expect that person to ask when the right time to start is, or would you?
You would just expect that person to start working on it.
Well, with marketing you want to reach more than 1000 people – at least in most cases.
So you better get going… When you are asking “When should I start?” you are asking the wrong question.
But if that’s the wrong question, then what’s the right one?
How do I make as many people as I can see my business?
How do I make people see that I have the solution to their problem?
How do I make people see that I have a product they need?
And so on… The answer to all of these questions is marketing. Whatever you want to achieve with your business, some form of marketing is always involved.
But maybe the problem isn’t that people are not asking the right questions… maybe it is that they have the wrong perception about what marketing does.
A couple of days ago I was at a party and I met a friend that I hadn’t seen in years – and while we were talking and catching up, the marketing topic came up.
Marketing has a brand problem.
And it’s true. Everybody seems to have specific ideas about what marketers do.
Some people think marketers only do online advertising.
Others hear marketing and think about expensive TV advertising campaigns.
Again others think about PR campaigns. Or SEO, Or Social Media Marketing.
And the list goes on. Don’t get me wrong. All of these concepts are part of marketing and what marketers in general do.
But that is not what marketing is about. These are just tools.
Marketing is about letting people know that your business exists. Marketing is about letting others know that you exist.
Everything else is just a tool to achieve this goal.
Letting people know about your product or your business takes time. And there is no magic button that you can press to start marketing.
Like any other business activity, it needs to time to achieve your marketing goals. Just like in networking, it needs time to find out how you best present your business.
That is especially true for low-cost online marketing – as this requires a huge investment of time, work, and the will to do things on your own and to learn how marketing can work out for you.
The benefit for you is that your business will become known.
But if you spend your time wondering when the right time to start marketing is, that won’t happen.
That’s all I want to talk about today.
This was the 12th episode of marketing in minutes – which also means that this podcast has now been running for exactly 4 weeks.
I hope you learned something. Please give me feedback, as feedback really helps me to improve.
If you like this podcast, please subscribe – and if you can, please leave a review in your podcast app. It really helps to let more people find out about the show!
For more information about when to start marketing and how to take the first online marketing steps, please visit the shownotes at blog.thesocialms.com/MiM-12. And if you want in-depth content and social media marketing advice, check out our book, The Social Traffic Code!
And please return for the next episode of Marketing in Minutes! That’s it for today – take care, bye!
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We all know that Clinton Square acts as the unofficial center of the city and region, acting as common gathering place for all walks of life. Concerts, festivals, ice skating, people watching, lunch eating, farmers market shopping, and even fountain wading are among the activities that give the square its life. The square has a fantastic backdrop of historic and monumental architecture [and yes, a few not-as-nice buildings as well], green space, the fountain, and the monument – what’s not to love about it? Despite all of this, though, there are many times the square feels empty and uninteresting. Its not the fault of the square itself, but rather the inactive perimeter of the square.
The north and south sides of Clinton Square were formerly lined with plenty of shops, food purveyors, the city’s opera house, the county courthouse, and the regional electric rail depot, so it goes without saying that there were plenty of people interacting around the perimeter. Fast forward to today, and all of those buildings are long gone, with the introverted Atrium building to the south -- a failed attempt at a mall-like department store -- and the Post Standard building to the north. Both offer little to no presence along the square, other than their hulking mass, and the passerby can only do just that – pass them by. In order to make the buildings, and consequently Clinton Square, more engaging, they need to be opened up to the street.
The Post Standard is moving most of its operations to their new build-out in the Merchants Commons building a few blocks away, so a good chunk of space in their Clinton Square building will shortly be vacated. The building’s façade is organized into a series of repetitive bays, so this could offer the perfect opportunity to reactivate the square side into a series of storefronts. There is a lot of sidewalk space on that side of the building which would be ideal for restaurants and cafes to set up outdoor seating – just think of what a popular summer spot that would be to dine while gazing out at the beautiful square. And likewise in the winter, warm behind large panes of glass, one can glance out the window and see the ice skaters in the shadow of the impressive glittering tree.
It'd take little investment for a whole lot of gain [hey Post Standard -- get ahold of me and I can help you figure it out!], re-establishing a level of constant energy into Clinton Square that it sorely deserves.
Aside from an assortment of benches and some picnic tables in Clinton Square and adjacent to the federal building, there aren’t many options for the downtown office worker to sit and eat lunch outside. The Esplanade offers high seating, along a broad railing that doubles as countertop-like surface, so one can gaze out at the river while eating. This strategy could be easily incorporated along the creekwalk, either in the same manner or perhaps in a reimagined way that is stepped into the slope down toward the creek.
The Esplanade also boasts a well-appointed dog park that brings neighborhood dog-owners together while Fido burns off some energy. The 4-or-5 car shock of parking/pavement that was oddly added just west of the MOST comes to mind as a great location for this – although its wasteful to pull out new material, the size and proximity of this spot are perfect. The addition of a dog park would of course add a bit of work for the parks department to maintain it, but the benefits to downtown residents [and their dogs] as well as the smiles of passers-by surely outweigh the maintenance.
There already are a few moments and events that draw people to the creekwalk, like the Loch West Monster and the annual creek float parade, but there could be far more. How about a playground or two for children [and adults too – you know that you like the occasional zip down a slide]? And a smattering of hot-spot nodes for laptop and gadget users to hang out? Lets invite a few vendors to establish a summer pop-up food stand creekside. Or maybe an engaging water feature? There are countless possibilities – we just need to start realizing the full potential of our very own Esplanade, the creekwalk.
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Bier, J. M., Verbeek, C. J. R., & Lay, M. C. (2013). Using synchrotron FTIR spectroscopy to determine secondary structure changes and distribution in thermoplastic protein. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 130(1), 359-369.
Blood meal is a high protein, low value by-product of the meat processing industry that can be converted into a thermoplastic material by extrusion with a combination of a surfactant, urea, a reducing agent, water, and plasticiser. Changes in protein structure after each processing step (mixing with additives, extrusion, injection molding, and conditioning) were explored using synchrotron FTIR microspectroscopy. Blood meal particles were found to have higher β-sheet content around the perimeter with a randomly structured core. α-Helices were either located near the core or were evenly distributed throughout the particle. Structural rearrangement consistent with consolidation into a thermoplastic was seen after extrusion with processing additives, resulting in reduced α-helices and increased β-sheets. Including triethylene glycol as a plasticiser reduced α-helices and β-sheets in all processing steps. At all processing stages, regions with increased β-sheets could be identified suggesting blood meal-based thermoplastics should be considered as a semicrystalline polymer where clusters of crystalline regions are distributed throughout the disordered material.
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The gay pride photos and reviews are rolling in for the 2013 season. Here are a couple new ones.
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If you are feeling stressed, depressed, angry or anxious, tell to your Rheumatologist. A new study in Arthritis Care & Research shows a link between atherosclerosis – fatty buildup in arteries that can lead to heart attack and stroke – and negative moods in people with RA. Your doctor can help you find ways to manage your emotions and help improve your heart health in the process. And don’t overlook the importance of a strong support network: Share feelings with friends and loved ones, and consider joining an RA support group.
Ask the doctor what can hinder the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and you may hear “a patient who downplays her pain.” But with today’s options, there is no need to accept limitations. Here’s how to feel your best!
“Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that causes inflammation throughout the body. It can affect all your organs, not only the joints,” notes rheumatologist Madelaine Feldman, MD, an associate clinical professor of medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans. “Our goal is to find a treatment that can put the disease into remission. or as close to it as possible, in order to prevent pain, inflammation and joint damage. RA can also take its toll mentally, so we want to address issues like depression and anxiety, too.
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Yoga helps improve both RA (rheumatoid arthritis) and OA (osteoarthritis), say a new Johns Hopkins University study, which links the age-old practice to better physical and emotional well-being. After two months of regular yoga sessions, arthritis patients reported greater mobility and a 20% drop in pain, resulting in a brighter mood, less stress and more energy. What’s more, their walking speed, balance and strength were improved a benefit still observed nine months later.
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At work, watching TV, after lunch – we are often unexpectedly seized with the uncontrollable desire for something sweet. At such times, a piece of chocolate is just what you need to satisfy your sweet craving.
Happily today, there are many ways to indulge yourself with chocolates. You can opt for chunks of fine chocolate; delicious chocolate slabs, fruit chocolate treats, hot drinking chocolate or go for chocolate cakes and pastries. Interestingly, all of these yummy treats come from one single source: the cocoa tree!
Chocolate comes from the fruit of ‘TheobromaCacao Tree’ (colloquially known as the cocoa tree).
The cocoa tree belongs to the mallow family and is sensitive to the cold. It originally grew only in the Amazon region. It was brought over to Central America by animals. Here, the Olmecs were the first people to use it, in 1000 BC. Their descendants, the Mayans and the Aztecs, began to blend cocoa with water. The drinking chocolate that this produced was, however, very different from what we drink today. Both peoples spiced the drink with chilli or pepper.
The sweetened version of hot chocolate was first invented in Europe, probably after the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez brought the cacao beans back from Central America in 1529. For a long time, chocolate remained a luxury item of the European aristocracy. In the 19th century, however, it became possible to manufacture chocolate on an industrial scale, making it available to the wider population in the form of chocolate bars.
The ovoid-shaped fruits of the cocoa tree are around 15 to 25 centimetres long. To make chocolate, both the pulp and seeds (also known as cocoa beans) are removed from the fruit, laid out on large plant leaves and covered with other leaves. The fermentation process begins within five to six days, whereby the pulp falls apart and the beans start sprouting briefly. Sprouting lets the cocoa beans develop their typical, slightly bitter taste. After this has developed, the bean is dried, roasted and ground until it turns into a viscous brown cocoa paste.
To turn this into chocolate, cocoa butter and sugar are added to the paste, along with, possibly, powdered milk and other ingredients. Finally it is rolled, heated, poured into a mould and cooled. The paste hardens during the cooling process and results in chocolate.
Different proportions of cocoa solids can be used when manufacturing chocolate, which produce various sorts of chocolate.
In diabetic chocolate, the sugar is replaced with fruit sugar or sorbitol. In addition to ‘pure Chocolate’, this sweet treat also comes in different flavours and with a variety of fillings, such as strawberry or nougat.
Chocolate is a real heavyweight when it comes to being a source of energy. A 100 gram bar of milk chocolate provides 450-500 calories, but does not contain significant amounts of vitamins and minerals. This makes it more of a treat than a foodstuff.
Did you know that chocolate contains ingredients that protect the body's cells? The cocoa in chocolate contains what are known as phytochemicals. They have an antioxidant effect and thus help protect the cells in your body. Unfortunately, these beneficial effects of antioxidants are minimised by the addition of milk to cocoa. They only come into play with milk-free plain chocolate that has a high percentage of cocoa solids as compared to sweeter varieties. So, the darker and more bitter the chocolate, the more cocoa - and thus antioxidants, it contains.
Chocolate makes you feel good – in more ways than one!
On a bad day, do you feel digging into a bar of chocolate gives you a mood-lift? You're not far from the truth. The ‘feel good factor’ in chocolate is the amino acid tryptophan, which is also a component of the ‘feel good hormone’ serotonin. This hormone has an effect on the brain and can lift a person's mood instantly. So chocolate can, to some extent, sweeten a bad day. So the next time you feel out of sorts, take some time to really savour this sweet treat.
And remember: when it’s cold outside, a cup of hot chocolate can help you to relax and brighten up the dark days of winter.
While no food is inherently "good" or "bad",the comparatively large amounts of fat and sugar contained in chocolate can lead to excess weight gain, if it is consumed in large quantities on a regular basis. Ideally, chocolate should be enjoyed as a special treat. Anyone eating an essentially varied and balanced diet can happily indulge in the odd sweet treat. The important thing is to keep an eye on quantities. Don't allow your sweet tooth to take over; instead stick to small portions, eg mini bars of chocolate like 2 fingers of NESTLÉ KITKAT or NESTLÉ MUNCH ROLLZ.
To enjoy chocolate to the full, try this little experiment: think about the piece of chocolate before enjoying it. Smell it. Now let the chocolate slide under your tongue and then over to the left and then, the right cheek. Savour the taste. Allow the rest of it to melt slowly in your mouth. Did you enjoy it?
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Vivacious Sancha of Aragon arrives in Rome newly wed to a member of the notorious Borgia dynasty. Surrounded by the city's opulence and political corruption, she befriends her glamorous and deceitful sister-in-law, Lucrezia, whose jealousy is as legendary as her beauty. Some say Lucrezia has poisoned her rivals, particularly those to whom her handsome brother, Cesare, has given his heart. So when Sancha falls under Cesare's irresistible spell, she must hide her secret or lose her life. Caught in the Borgias' sinister web, she summons her courage and uses her cunning to outwit them at their own game. Vividly interweaving historical detail with fiction, The Borgia Bride is a richly compelling tale of conspiracy, sexual intrigue, loyalty, and drama.
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He graduated with honors from West Point earning the Royal Society of Arts Award for the most outstanding overall cadet in his class. Following graduation, he was commissioned in the US Army Corps of Engineers where he served with distinction in various command and staff positions for over 22 years, earning the rank of Colonel before retiring in 2002. He has led soldiers in combat. Among his military decorations are the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Master Parachutist badge. He has an MBA from the Harvard Business School, where he graduated with High Distinction as a Baker Scholar. Dr. Snook earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in Organizational Behavior winning the Sage-Louis Pondy Best Dissertation Award from the Academy of Management for his study of the Friendly Fire Shootdown in Northern Iraq. Until July of 2002, Colonel Snook served as an Academy Professor in the Behavioral Sciences and Leadership Department at the United States Military Academy. He also directed West Point’s Center for Leadership and Organizations Research as well as its joint Master’s Program in Leader Development.
He was the primary author of West Point’s Cadet Leader Development System—the Academy’s philosophy on how to develop leaders of character for the Nation. Professor Snook’s book Friendly Fire was selected by the Academy of Management to receive the 2002 Terry Award as the most influential book on managerial thinking published during the past two years. He has also co-authored a book that explores the role of “common sense” in leadership titled, Practical Intelligence in Everyday Life (2000), and co-edited The Handbook for Teaching Leadership: Knowing, Doing, and Being in (2011). He most recently co-authored The Discover Your True North Fieldbook (2015), which is used in the second year elective course he teaches at HBS titled, “Authentic Leadership Development.” Professor Snook has shared his leadership insights in formal executive education programs at Harvard and with numerous corporate audiences around the world.
Professor Snook’s research and consulting activities have been in the areas of leadership, leader development, change management, organizational systems and failure, and culture. He currently lives in Concord, Massachusetts with his wife Kathleen and their five children.
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Dealing with a credit taker may be one of the most aggravating behaviors you’ll come across at work. You know the type. When your boss or a member of upper management visits your office, the credit taker shines the spotlight directly on him or herself for work on which you helped or for which you were solely responsible. You watch dumbfounded, so shocked that your coworker would do this that you’re speechless. Credit takers may take many shapes, including a coworker who asks for your help but doesn’t acknowledge your contributions, a team member who takes 100% credit for completing a project your team worked on, or the person with the gift of glib talk who knows how to promote himself or herself to the omission of everyone else.
We’ve all worked with credit takers. We’ve all been frustrated by them. And we’ve all been caught off guard and allowed the person to steal the spotlight from us. The most effective way to handle a credit taker is to be prepared and speak up during the credit taking process.
Earlier in the day, the vice president of the company visited the field office. Kayla and her coworkers were busy doing their jobs while Julie, the most outgoing team member, was promoting herself to the VP. Kayla and her coworkers looked at each other in astonishment as they listened to Julie tell the VP about the directory she created because their entire team had contributed to the project. And, it wasn’t even Julie’s idea. Kayla wanted to step up, join the conversation, grab some of the spotlight back, and give credit where credit was due but she, like her coworkers, kept quiet.
Kayla didn’t think quickly enough to speak up and give the team credit for the project. What Julie did was not fair, as she undermined the entire team. The group was so upset that the members talked about what happened when Julie went on break. Rather than having the entire team confront Julie, Kayla offered to speak to her one on one.
Before Kayla approached Julie, she thought about the situation. She found it difficult to understand Julie’s perspective because she would never behave that way. She decided to let Julie know how everyone felt, ask her to explain, and go from there. But she was also determined to get Julie’s agreement that she wouldn’t do this again.
“You mentioned that you didn’t realize you did that, and I can understand how that could happen (understanding), but I’m wondering why you would take sole credit for a team project,” Kayla said.
“I’m going to apologize to everyone right now,” Julie promised.
Because Kayla volunteered to speak to Julie, it didn’t appear as though the entire team was pouncing on her. Kayla spoke assertively and remained calm. She was prepared for Julie’s answer that she didn’t do it on purpose and then asked Julie if she realized how that made the team feel. Kayla didn’t back down, but offered the suggestion that in the future, Julie speak in terms of the entire team rather than only of herself. When Julie agreed, Kayla offered phrases of resolution and reconciliation that ended their meeting on a positive note. By offering to apologize to the team, Julie isn’t likely to take credit for team accomplishments in the future.
Credit takers are in it for themselves and don’t really care about others. Consider that any time you approach a credit taker, your coworker may become dismissive, as Julie was, or defensive. Be ready for these likely scenarios and you’ll be prepared to continue your discussion in an assertive, confident manner.
Be on your guard. Circumvent your coworker by speaking up and taking or giving credit where credit is due.
Look for opportunities to showcase your own accomplishments. Often, credit takers are the more gregarious members of the group and find it easy to shine the spotlight on themselves.
Practice tooting your own horn by thinking through some scenarios and how you might speak positively about yourself. Practicing will help you learn how to promote your accomplishments in a modest manner, so that it doesn’t sound as though you’re bragging.
If the credit taker gets one (or more) past you, it may be time to address the issue by speaking to the person. Explain how it made you feel and follow the five-step process to negotiate a successful conclusion. And, if it’s a group situation, the better approach is to have one person speak for the group.
If, after speaking to the credit taker, the behavior doesn’t stop, stay on your guard. Be prepared to offer your input when the credit taker starts again.
Bottom line, don’t be a wallflower. Be assertive and speak up for yourself, because if you don’t, upper management may never realize your contributions.
© 2014 Renée Evenson. All rights reserved. Excerpted from Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People, by Renée Evenson. Used with permission of the publisher, AMACOM, a division of American Management Association.
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A £150 damage deposit is required.
Bed linen, bath towels, kitchen towels and dish cloths. For those staying for 2 weeks or more, these items will be changed weekly if requested.
A starter pack of ‘essentials’ such as bin liners, toilet rolls, sanitary bags, dishwasher tablets, washing-up liquid, cleaning products, tissues, tea, oil, vinegar, sugar, coffee and condiments.
Local Taxe de Sejour (tourism tax) of €0.70 per person over 18 per night.
Pool Towels. We ask that bath towels are not used outside the gite. Pool towels may be hired.
Firewood. If required, this can be purchased from us and paid for locally.
Bbq charcoal, firelighters etc. If required, these can be purchased from us and paid for locally.
Quiet Setting with Stunning Views and Great Pool. This cottage/gite is in a rural setting.
Gite L'Ecurie is a barn conversion officially rated as 3* by the French Tourist Board. The main living room is large and benefits from a wood burning stove. The furnishings are comfortable and there is a tv with UK satellite channels and a dvd player. High speed wi-fi is provided for free both within the gite and around the shared pool. The kitchen is fully-equipped and has a cooker with oven, microwave, fridge and dishwasher. There is a separate dining room and gamesroom with a pool/snooker table.
The 3 spacious bedrooms can accommodate 8 people. Bedroom one has a double bed (can also be configured as a twin), bedroom 2 has a double bed (can also be configured as a twin) plus an adult-sized bunkbed, bedroom 3 has a double bed (that can also be configured as a twin). There are 3 bathrooms, each with a shower, basin and toilet (en suite to bedrooms 2 and 3. The private bathroom for bedroom 1 has a sunken bath with shower).
Bed linen, bath and kitchen towels are included in the price. Pool towels can be hired.
Guests have shared use of the 12 x 6m in-ground swimming pool plus all of the exterior and interior games.
L'Ecurie has its own terrace garden with garden furniture and barbecue, from which you have fantastic views over the valley and to the village of Bardenac.
Changeover day in High Season (July and August) is Saturday. Outside of this period, we are happy to accept other changeover days.
The south of the Charente offers beautiful rolling countryside, a wonderful sunny climate and an opportunity to see southwest France at its best.
The quiet lanes are ideal for touring around by car, bicycle or on foot to explore the countryside, historic villages and towns, the lakes and the authentic local character such as markets, good restaurants, vineyards and cognac distilleries.
Chez Sarrazin provides an excellent base to explore the many attractions of the Charente, Charente Maritime, Gironde and Dordogne Departements. It is a short distance from the village of Brossac with its old stone houses set around the 12th century church where there is a good range of facilities including: restaurants; tennis and bocce courts; bakeries; a grocery store; a pharmacy; bank; post office; and a butcher. A tourist office is located in the post office.
The pretty town of Chalais, dominated by its 16th century chateau, is located 10 minutes drive away and has many shops and supermarkets as well as a colourful and lively market on Monday mornings. One of the highlights of the summer is an international horse show and during the year there are concerts and exhibitions in the castle and its gardens.
Also within easy reach is Aubeterre-sur-Dronne which boasts an exceptional cultural heritage which, combined with its beautiful natural surroundings and the famous French “art de vivre”, makes it the perfect place to visit. Officially listed as one of The Most Beautiful Villages in France it has welcomed tourists, visitors and pilgrims on their way to Spain for over 1000 years. Visitors today can enjoy meandering through the narrow streets, popping in to admire the many specialist shops (including a leather worker, potters, and antique shops) and then settling down in the village square at one of the cafés or restaurants, comfortably shaded by ancient lime trees.
A little further afield are: Royan on the Atlantic coast; Bordeaux, the historic and cosmopolitan city; St Emilion and Cognac, known worldwide for their famous wine and cognac; Villebois La Valette; Périgueux; Brantome; Bourdeilles; Bergerac; Riberac with its famous weekly market; Poitiers with the famous Futuroscope and the Vallée des Singes monkey park; and Angoulême, the walled capital of the Charente with shopping boulevards and historic buildings.
The southwest of France is known for its Cognac, Pineau (cognac and grape juice) and great wines. The Cognac region consists of six vineyard growing areas, called ‘Crus’: Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies, Fins Bois, Bons Bois and Bois Ordinaires. Chez Sarrazin is situated in the Bons Bois area about 40 minutes south of the town of Cognac. The grapes used for Cognac brandy must always come from this French region which totals about 79,000 hectares of vineyards. The Cognac wine region is the second largest in France after the wine region of Bordeaux. Chez Sarrazin sits on the northern edge of the Bordeaux wine region and all of the great chateaux of the area are within easy reach.
From a food perspective, local products include melons, raspberries, (goat) cheese, walnuts, hazelnuts and walnut oil. The mild, sunny climate guarantees abundant crops of fruits and vegetables. Magret de canard, duck confit, duck pâté, rillettes, foie gras and Chalais veal are all specialties of the region.
There is one restaurant in the centre of Brossac (2 kms) and 2 at Etang Vallier (3 kms). Restaurant Poirier at Bardenac (5 minute drive) is highly recommended and serves a traditional plat de jour at luncheon (5 courses plus wine) for about 12 Euros a person. Numerous cafes and bars are also available in Chalais (10 minute drive) which also boasts a fine-dining restaurant in its 16th century chateau.
For hiking and mountain bike enthusiasts, paths are marked so it is easy to explore the beautiful surrounding countryside by bike or on foot. For those who would like to take advantage of the many beautiful cycle routes in the area but are unable to bring your own bicycles, there are local companies who hire bikes for durations of 3 or more days (for example see www.bikehiredirect.com).
You can fish and swim at Lake (Etang) Vallier which is about 3 kms from Chez Sarrazin. The lake also has an imported sandy beach and there is a dedicated safe swimming area, supervised during the summer months. Moreover, there is an indoor, heated swimming pool that is open all year. Horse riding is also available nearby. 5 kms away is Lac Sensation Frisson which offers quad-bike riding and jet-skiing during the high summer months.
Other possibilities for nature swimming are at Aubeterre (the river), St. Aulaye (the river with a water slide) and Le Paradou near Parcoul (a lake with a water slide). In addition to the pool at Brossac there are other large indoor leisure/adventure pools at Jonzac (with a beach!) and at Angoulême.
Visits are highly popular to the many castles/chateaux, churches, museums and art/pottery studios in the area. And don't forget a visit to the numerous mills, farms and wineries and distilleries where they will give you a guided tour and sell local produce made using traditional methods.
The area has various parks and gardens that can be visited.
Chez Sarrazin is about an hour's drive to the Gironde estuary where outstanding sandy beaches are plentiful, particularly around Royan. More locally, there are a number of recreational lakes with (imported) sandy beaches.
Fully-fitted kitchen, separate dining room.
Comfortable living room with UK Freesat television and dvd.
The 3 spacious bedrooms can accommodate 8 people. Bedroom one has a double bed (can also be configured as a twin), bedroom 2 has 4 single beds (these can be converted into 2 double beds), bedroom 3 has a double bed (that can also be configured as a twin). There are 3 bathrooms, each with a shower, basin and toilet (en suite to bedrooms 2 and 3. The private bathroom for bedroom 1 has a sunken bath with shower).
Each bedroom has its own private bathroom/shower room, 2 of which are en suite.
Electric wall-mounted heaters are provided in all bedrooms and bathrooms. There is also a wood-burning stove in the living room.
There is a pool table in the dining/gamesroom. A range of toys and games are provided separately for all guests at Chez Sarrazin.
There is a private terrace and garden with outstanding views across rolling countryside. There are no near neighbours and the property is not overlooked, even from the owners' adjacent house.
Parking is by the gite.
The gite is on ground level but there are single steps to the bedrooms and bathrooms so is not suited to wheelchair access.
Name and address of nearest wine producer: We are surrounded by wine, cognac and pineau producers!!
We are Sarah and David and moved to France in early 2015 to 'start a new life'. Previously, we ran our house in Devon as a highly successful B&B and do hope that we can continue to provide the same high level of service to our gite guests in France as we did in the UK! Between us we have 6 children and a growing number of grandchildren who we expect will be visiting us very regularly for long family holidays. We look forward to welcoming you to France too!
Sarah likes nothing better than a hot and sunny climate and as Poitou Charente is the second sunniest region in France, she is now in heaven. The area is just stunning, having the most beautiful rolling country-side, historic towns, villages, chateaux and outstanding food and drink. This is truly the centre of the wine, cognac and pineau world - yum! Chez Sarrazin also offers us peace and quiet in its rural setting but just a mile from the lovely village of Brossac with its shops, restaurants and facilities.
In trying to find the perfect property, we wanted to have our own space. So many gite properties we saw were all side-by-side in a single converted building. The beauty about Chez Sarrazin is that both of our family-friendly gites, Gite L'Ecurie and Gite La Fleurette, are each very private and are separated from the main house. The small and intimate campsite has only 6 pitches and is quietly located in a valley below the property so everyone enjoys peace and privacy. And, we are just a 25-minute stroll to a lovely village with 3 good restaurants. Lastly, the swimming pool and its adjoining garden are truly magnificent with wonderful views across rolling Charente countryside.
Officially one of France's 153 most beautiful villages. A 20 minute drive from Chez Sarrazin. In addition to its ancient and beautiful village, Aubeterre offers plenty of water activities on the Dronne river including swimming and boating.
About an hour's drive away through fabulous countryside, St Emilion is at the heart of southwest France's wine region. A beautiful village in its own right, this is a day trip not to miss.
About an hour's drive away are some fantastic sandy beaches in and around Royan.
These are 2 ancient villages close to one another on the Dronne river that offer visitors great history with their beautiful chateaux, churches and abbey.
Open from 9 to 12 this is a great market that really must not be missed. 10 minutes away by car.
Cognac is worthy of a visit just to see the architecture. However, no visit to the town would be complete without a visit to one of the world-famous Cognac houses. Bookings are strongly advisable during the high tourist season. About 40 minutes away.
Ancient, lovely small town about 30 minutes away with lovely old buildings and a chateau.
Ancient town about a 15 minute drive away. Lovely chateau open to the public plus loads of shops and restaurants.
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Buy one Heart-Shaped Pretzel, get one Heart-Shaped Pretzel for free at Auntie Anne’s on February 14, 2019.
Valid on Original or Cinnamon Sugar only. See the Auntie Anne’s website for more details.
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Claimant Annielee Gallegos appeals from the district court's order affirming the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security. In that decision, the Commissioner denied Mrs. Gallegos's application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. See 42 U.S.C. § 423. We exercise jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and affirm.
has met his burden of proof, establishing a prima facie case of disability. The evaluation process thus proceeds to the fifth and final step: determining whether the claimant has the residual functional capacity (RFC) "to perform other work in the national economy in view of his age, education, and work experience."
Id. (citation and footnote omitted). At step five, the burden shifts to the Commissioner to show that the claimant retains the RFC to do specific jobs. Thompson v. Sullivan, 987 F.2d 1482, 1487 (10th Cir. 1993).
Mrs. Gallegos claimed that she is disabled due to a back injury and its associated pain and other nonexertional impairments. At step four, the administrative law judge (ALJ) determined that she could not return to her past relevant work as a nursing assistant in the medium exertion work category. Appellant's App. at 16. The ALJ concluded, however, that Mrs. Gallegos's allegations that her impairments were of sufficient severity to prevent all sustained work activity were inconsistent with the record and not credible. Id. Claimant does not challenge this credibility finding.
The ALJ determined at step five that, based upon the medical record and her level of daily activity, Mrs. Gallegos retained the RFC to do a full range of sedentary work limited only by the need to be able to change positions while seated, id. at 15, but that "the requirement for position changes does not significantly erode the number of jobs" that Mrs. Gallegos can perform, id. at 17. The ALJ concluded that Mrs. Gallegos is not disabled under Rule 201.28 of the medical-vocational guidelines (the "grids"), 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpt. P, App. 2. Id. at 15-16.
Citing Thompson, supra, and focusing on the ALJ's finding that Mrs. Gallegos needed to change positions when sitting, Mrs. Gallegos asserts that the ALJ erred in relying on the grids because the ALJ did not make a finding specifically stating that Mrs. Gallegos had no nonexertional impairments. See 987 F.2d at 1488 ("An ALJ may not rely conclusively on the grids unless he finds . . . that the claimant has no significant nonexertional impairment"). We disagree. Although the ALJ did not use the exact words claimant desired, the ALJ did find that claimant's need to change positions because of pain "does not significantly erode the number of jobs" she could perform. Appellant's App. at 17. This was simply another way of stating that Mrs. Gallegos's nonexertional impairment was not significant enough to preclude reliance on the grids.
Mrs. Gallegos also argues that the fact that she has to change positions when sitting is a nonexertional impairment that precludes reliance on the grids. Again, we disagree. Use of the grids is precluded only when a nonexertional impairment limits a claimant's RFC. Glass v. Shalala, 43 F.3d 1392, 1396 (10th Cir. 1994). The need to change positions when sitting is not the same as the need to alternate sitting and standing because the ability to remain seated at a job is not altered by simply shifting position. The record contains substantial evidence to support the ALJ's finding that claimant's nonexertional impairment of the need to change position had no substantial effect on her RFC for sedentary work.
Mrs. Gallegos next argues that the ALJ "dismissed most of the nonexertional impairments" she alleged, Appellant's Br. at 8, but she does not say what those were, other than her need to change positions when sitting. She also claims that it was error for the ALJ to note that she "testified that one of her medications had produced sleepiness," Appellant's App. at 15, without taking into account the limitation that impairment may have on her ability to do a full range of sedentary work. Mrs. Gallegos misinterprets the meaning of the ALJ's statement in light of the record. Mrs. Gallegos testified that she could not sleep unless she was really exhausted or took Paxil to help her sleep at night. Id. at 246. She did not testify that she had to take Paxil during the day such that its sleep-producing effect would affect her ability to do sedentary work. Thus, contrary to claimant's assertion, the ALJ did not find that sleepiness from medications was a nonexertional impairment. We conclude that the ALJ properly relied on the grids in determining that Mrs. Gallegos is not disabled.
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Frank Rijsberman (FR): A variety of countries are already convinced green growth is their only option for pollution and climate reasons. For example in Asia, air pollution is a strong driver of investors in green growth. In Seoul, everybody checks the air condition in the morning, because it is a real issue. We have to decide whether we are going to wear air masks or not. In the West, last summer we saw fires and heat waves. And in Africa, the average farmer is convinced the climate has changed."In the end there are gonna be more jobs with renewables than with coal." -- Director general of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Dr. Frank Rijsberman.
And after Trump was elected, the Chinese government did not back out, because solar and wind has become cheaper than coal. Wind energy prices have dropped by 66 percent and solar by 86 percent. In the last three years, the atmosphere has changed. There is a stronger belief that renewable energies are making a breakthrough.
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Registration for the 1996 Spring Semester at Sam Houston State University is underway.
The registration schedule includes: graduates, post graduates and seniors, Monday; juniors, Tuesday; sophomores, Wednesday; freshmen (M-Z), Thursday; freshmen (A-L), Friday; and all classifications Monday, Nov. 13.
Registration is by telephone and computer. Registration will open again Dec. 19 through Jan. 12, with late registration Jan. 15 and 16.
Dorms open Sunday, Jan. 10 and classes begin Monday, Jan 15. Spring break for students and faculty is March 18-22, with all offices closed March 21-22. Finals are May 3-8, with commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday May 11 in Johnson Coliseum.
For questions concerning registration, contact the Registrar's Office, 294-1052.
The Sam Houston State University Music Department will have three events this week, beginning with a student cello recital featuring Sara Haberkamp on Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m.
James McLeland will perform a faculty violin recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, and the Woodwind Chamber Music concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
All events are in the Recital Hall, at 17th St. and Ave. J. Admissions is $5 for adults, with students admitted free.
The SHSU Art Department is showing the mixed media works of Karen Crandall Simpson in the Gaddis Geeslin Gallery through Nov. 15.
Simpson, of Dallas, creates her imagery with objects such as book covers, pages from books, old photos, and objects found at flea markets, often connected with stitchery.
The gallery is open Monday through Friday, from noon until 5 p.m. Tours are available by contacting the art office at 294-1315.
The Sam Houston State Ladykat volleyball team, ranked second in the Southland Conference for most of the season, will play their final three regular season games this week in Johnson Coliseum.
The Ladykats host Southwest Texas, North Texas, and UT-Arlington at 7 p.m. Nov. 7, 9, and 11.
The men's and women's basketball teams are preparing for their season openers, both at home in Johnson Coliseum. The women open at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 against the Slovakian National Team, with the men opening at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 against Conoco Oil.
The first of two Craft-a-Month sessions on leather working is scheduled for 1-4 p.m. Sunday at the Sam Houston Memorial Museum. A similar session is also scheduled Nov. 19. For information, contact Lois Pierce at (409) 294-1832.
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We are a small family business located in the Highland capital of Inverness. Owned and run by Tracy & Ian who have both lived in the North of Scotland all their lives. With years of experience working for other people we decided to embark on our own venture offering luxurious VW campervan hire – currently we have a T5 and a T6.
You will find us only 10 minutes from Inverness airport, and the same distance from both the bus & train stations. Highland Coastal Campers is the perfect location to start your adventure – Whether it be a road trip round the North Coast 500 or even any of the other breathtaking scenery that is on offer in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland. At Highland Coastal Campers we love to go that extra mile for our customers ensuring you have an adventure of a lifetime.
If you wish to book then please get in touch using the contact form below or give us a call and a member of our team will be more than happy to help.
Please read our terms & conditions beforehand.
WHY RENT THE VW CAMPER?
At Highland Coastal Campers our unique selling point is our minimum hire period of 3 days which is throughout the year and that we are also very flexible with collection day and time. Please note that we may also be able to offer 2 day hires if there is a gap in our calendar. Just give us a call or contact us via the contact form below.
Our modern, cool and functional Volkswagen campervans are fitted with an iconic pop-top roof that transforms the van into a beautiful living area with extra headroom complete for cooking, dining or any number of tasks that require that extra bit of space, as well as a mezzanine-like area for sleeping. The modern kitchens are complete with fridge, freezer, gas hob, grill, oven, dining table, sink and electricity. These vans have everything you need for a perfect family vacation.
The old maxim ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ could well have been coined to describe the longevity of the VW camper van layout: kitchen furniture down one side with a rock-n-roll double seat/bed towards the rear. The swivelling cab seats add to the seating compliment.
The layout was designed to make the most efficient use of space and it offers plenty of uncluttered floor space. The T5 is all you could want from a campervan, complete with all of the creature comforts you could need including fold away tables, seats and beds, and even the kitchen sink.
The ultimate VW Campervan with two separate sleeping compartments, comfortably accommodating four. The Volkswagen T6 comes with all of the gadgets you’d expect from any modern car: Bluetooth connectivity, start-stop functionality and a ream of safety features.
Driving the T6 is always a pleasure with the classic VW magic carpet ride. There is very little road or wind noise, and with excellent fuel efficiency it is the perfect home-from-home for your camping holidays. Inside it retains all of the necessities to keep you comfortable.
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In 2009, two British DJ/producers with an impressive set of credentials set up One Records. Their project was inspired by the underground parties they went to when they were youths. The productions that are released on OR try to encapsulate the roughness and energy that one feels on those underground parties. The two honchos Adam Shelton and Subb-an have made great strides with their label since then, introducing great new artists and sounds to the scene, as well as showcasing their sonic philosophy all over the world. During ADE we had a chat with the Brits, to find out who’s up-and-coming in their view, who’s the better dancer and what tracks defined electronic music for them.
How did the two of you meet, and started working on One Records?
A: We met though my below party in Birmingham about six years ago, I was doing a warehouse party and ash came down to check to it out. We got talking and he passed some of his new music on to me. I loved it and that’s how we got to know each other from there, Soon after ash became a resident for below.
One records started from ash and I wanting to move on to the next level with our journey in music, both of us having a strong residency now the next step was to start our label and focus on creating a good crew to roll with and also a strong platform for us to release our music.
At the moment, who are the most promising producers out there, in your opinion?
A: For me I am really excited for John Dimas, Jack Wickham, Samu.l & Yamen & EDA, all guys with a great vibe, solid productions and all great DJs.
Visionquest X One Records’s Superpleasures, where you’ll both be playing, is promising to be one of the hottest parties during ADE. What other parties are you planning to go to in Amsterdam that week? And which DJ’s are you dying to see?
A: This is the only gig I am doing for ADE, which is nice as I get to hang out and check out what other people are doing. I am really looking forward to seeing Mathew Jonson & Minilogue’s three-hour live set, this sounds very interesting. Also Levon Vincent as I am a big fan of his, and Prosumer as I like to hear his always excellent selections.
S: I’m just on my way back from South America and unfortunately don’t arrive into Amsterdam till Friday. I would have loved to see Tom Trago, maybe I can catch him on the Boiler Room.
Which one of you has a better chance of competing against Seth Troxler, who has won the cook off three times in a row?
A: I eat out a lot and am a big fan of food, however ash is a better cook than me but I still would not fancy his chances against Seth.
S: Safe to say I don’t think I have ever seen Adam ever cook anything so maybe I would have a better chance, but I doubt I could beat Seth.
Did you guys ever have conflicting creative opinions in the studio? How do you usually resolve these issues?
A: give yourself time, the scene is not going to vanish in two weeks, it’s all about building things for yourself, understanding the world around you and finding a place you feel happy with, don’t put pressure on other people because you want to do things fast, like sending music every day and pestering labels. It’s not cool and it puts people off you no matter how good the music is.
S: I have to agree with Adam 100% on this. There’s no rush and it takes a long time, whether your collecting records or producing them, it doesn’t happen over night.
Could you name three records that have defined your love for electronic music?
What’s your label One Records’ mission statement?
What has One Records got lined up for us in 2014?
A: we will be doing some really cool label parties featuring the artists that have released on the label over the last year and some very special guests to top the line ups off with. Release wise we have just had a great remix by point G / DJ Gregory of Subb-an & Tuccillo’s day motion track. We also have a Samu.l release coming with a Martin Buttrich remix and an Andrade release so lots of cool bits.
A: Adam is 100%, I have been to more parties and danced more. End of!
As a whole, what places do you think are going to be the new electronic music hotspots in a couple of years?
A: Beirut has a good scene coming through for sure, I played at a great venue called The Garten, amazing space and a very excitable crowd.
What’s your favourite food after a long and tiring gig?
A: A super green smoothie and pesto eggs. Where possible.
S: Indian Curry, this is my favourite food and I could eat it every day, make it extra spicy please!! Now I’m hungry!!!
What’s the most decadent item you have ever put on your riders?
A: Nothing special from me sorry.
What DJ’s would you invite to perform at your wedding parties?
What has your most embarrassing moment been during a gig?
A: When I had to throw a promoter out of the booth as every time I had my back turned he was trying to mix and play with the mixer and he would not stop, it was awful!
S: Haha! In Lima I remember this girl dancing whilst I was playing, anyway she was dancing in front of the turntable, the tune kicks in and she went for it but her foot slipped down the stage and the poor girl head butted the 1210 making the record skip all over. I felt super bad as it looked nuts, but she got straight up and was ok, I guess she was a little embarrassed.
What’s the one thing you guys want to do before you die?
A: Go to space. I think it is looking good too.
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June 15, 2015: The TRANSACT 2015 Workshop thanks Oracle Labs for its generous support.
June 1, 2015: The TRANSACT 2015 program is now available here.
June 1, 2015: Child care is available at FCRC. Please contact Shannon Cunningham for more information.
April 28, 2015: The list of accepted papers is now online.
March 4, 2015: FCRC Hotel Reservation Information is available here.
February 17, 2015: Due to multiple requests, the submission deadline has been extended to February 24, 2015.
February 15, 2015: The TRANSACT 2015 submission site is now live.
November 10, 2014: The TRANSACT 2015 website is now live.
The past decade has seen an explosion of interest in programming languages, systems, and hardware to support transactions, speculation, and related alternatives to classical lock-based concurrency. Recently, transactional memory has crossed two new thresholds. First, IBM and Intel are now shipping processors with hardware support for transactional memory. Second, the C++ Standard Committee has begun investigation into transactional memory as a new language feature. These developments highlight the demand for continued high quality TM research.
Transact 2015 will provide a forum to present and discuss the latest research on all aspects of transactional computing. The tenth in the series, it will extend over two days (rather than the usual one) during the Federated Computing Research Conference (FCRC). The scope of the workshop is intentionally broad, with the goal of encouraging interaction across the languages, architecture, systems, database, and theory communities. Papers may address implementation techniques, foundational results, applications and workloads, or experience with working systems. Environments of interest include the full range from multithreaded or multicore processors to high-end parallel computing.
Please use EasyChair to submit a paper to TRANSACT!.
Authors will have the option of having their final paper accessible from the workshop website. Authors must be familiar with and abide by SIGPLAN's republication policy, which forbids simultaneous submission to multiple venues and requires disclosing prior publication of closely related work.
Please see the FCRC homepage for information about registration, hotels, local attractions, etc.
One of the goals this year is to increase the amount of discussion during Transact. As such, presenters should aim to give a 20-minute talk, leaving 5 minutes for questions and discussion. We will also have a breakout session in which we discuss what research directions we ought to pursue in the future. In addition, we have time set aside for "lightning talks" (see below for details).
Anyone may sign up to give a lightning talk, which must be no more than 5 minutes, ideally shorter. To sign up ahead of time, send mail to the PC chair (victor.luchangco@oracle.com). You may sign up for multiple talks on different topics. If there is time, we will also allow signups during the workshop; hopefully some talks will be inspired by the breakout session on Monday afternoon.
"Anatomy of a Meltdown: Non-Blocking Performance under High Contention"
"Chihuahua: A Concurrent, Moving, Garbage Collector using Transactional Memory"
"Between All and Nothing — Versatile Aborts in Hardware Transactional Memory"
"Transactional Tools for the Third Decade"
"The correctness criterion for Deferred Update Replication"
"A Simple Deterministic Algorithm for Guaranteeing the Forward Progress of Transactions"
"Making Impractical Implementations Practical: Observationally Cooperative Multithreading Using HLE"
"An Opaque Hybrid Transactional Memory"
"Performance Analysis of Concurrent Red-Black Trees on HTM Platforms"
"Hardware support for Local Memory Transactions on GPU Architectures"
"An Update on Haskell H/STM"
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The drivers of the first sixteen cars that passed by thought it was nothing more than some dead animal, hit by a car in the darkness, shifted to the roadside by passing traffic, and tangled together with an old t-shirt someone had lost.
Sixteen drivers missed the miracle.
It was the seventeenth car that stopped. And it wasn’t the driver’s doing. The morning’s appointments had run long, whittling away at the hour she’d intended to spend handling emails. Intent on getting home, she would have assumed she was passing road kill, too, if it hadn’t been for her daughter, singing in the back seat.
Shrill and demanding, the command forced the mother’s foot to the brake pedal. She skidded to a halt at the side of the road and whipped round to face her daughter.
“There was an alligator,” said the girl.
Her mother tried to ignore her. She tried to move her foot to the gas pedal and push it, to speed back into traffic.
It was the quiet that caught the mother’s attention. Her daughter was rarely quiet. She yelled, she hollered, she screamed, she laughed, she called out, she sang…but she rarely spoke quietly. The mother looked away from the mirrors and turned back to look in her daughter’s face. As she considered how to respond, something outside the rearview window caught her eye. The road kill was moving.
The mother set the lights blinking and stepped out of the car to investigate. As she approached, one stubby arm wrenched itself out of the bundle and set its—its hand on the ground. The mother blinked. She’d seen alligators at the zoo. They did not have hands. They had, well, paws. But this creature’s appendage could only be described as a hand. Yes, it was thick and clawed, but it was certainly fingered and had an opposable thumb.
Perhaps stranger than the shape of the creature’s digits was the fact that its arm was enswathed in the material that she had dismissed as an old t-shirt. Not cotton, the cloth shone, though the sun was covered with clouds. Somehow, it seemed to be reflecting light, though there was little to reflect.
The creature shifted again, using its planted hand to lever itself upward, and the mother saw what had caught her small daughter’s attention in the first place: A long snout. Narrow-set eyes overshadowed by horn-like brows. And teeth. A maw full of them. There was no mistaking it. It was the head of an alligator…almost. There was something about it that didn’t carry the menace of that mysterious creature, floating in his bogs and rivers.
The mother remained a few steps away, hesitating. Finally the creature came to its full height, all two-feet-five-inches of it. It was regal in its miniature way. Strange, bizarre, outlandish, and utterly baffling. The alligator-ish snout was set perpendicular to its body, like the cartoon alligators in her daughter’s storybooks. Its arms and legs were shaped far more like a human’s than a reptile’s. And its tail, perfectly balancing the weight of its mug, curved down like the bottom half of a C.
The creature was clothed, neck to ankle, wrist to wrist, in the material she had seen on his arm. The fabric of the jumpsuit glowed with that strange, internal reflective light.
The mother stood, watching as the creature gathered its wits. That’s it, she thought. Wit. Horned brows, armor-plated snout, stubby hands, curved tail, even the teeth—none of it terrified her as it should because in the creature’s eyes there was an expression of intelligence, of wit, of something almost—human. She half expected to understand it as it opened its mouth, obviously to speak.
“Blook snork whistle,” it said.
They took the creature home. There didn’t seem to be another course of action. It wasn’t injured, but it moved stiffly.
The little girl sat beside it at the kitchen table, watching it.
“Snerk rumble, wapple rupp,” the creature said to her.
“Whistle blook wapple snoot,” said the creature.
“Twaddle harrumph wapple snork,” said the girl.
“What are you doing?” asked the mother, entering the kitchen from the pantry.
“We’re talking,” said the girl.
“You can’t understand him, honey.” The mother set a can of soup on the counter and opened a drawer to dig for a can opener.
“Blook snork whistle,” said the creature.
“I think he’s hungry,” said the girl.
The girl took the bag of grapes from her mother and stood up on her chair to reach the pile of plates in the middle of the table. She took one for herself, and one for the creature. She pulled the grapes out of the bag and plucked them off the vine, loading the plates with the bounty, chattering all the while.
“Snerk, tattle rupp rupp,” she said. “Orin welp sore kremp.” She spoke back over her shoulder to her mother. “I’m telling him that these are grapes and they’re delicious.” She pushed one plate of grapes over in front of the creature and took the other for herself.
The little girl demonstrated how it should be done by popping a grape into her mouth and biting down with gusto. “Snerk wapple tuk grump,” she said to the creature.
The creature sniffed at the grapes. It pushed them about the plate with its snout. Tentatively, it reached up with one stubby hand and picked one up. Imitating the little girl, it opened its mouth wide and tossed the grape in, snapping shut so hard that the mother jumped at the sound.
The jaw chewed once, and then the girl watched the muscles of the creature’s throat contract as it swallowed the grape.
“Rupp whistle snerk?” she asked.
The creature’s eyes bugged wide. Its whole body shivered, then convulsed. A shudder began at the tip of its nose and rippled back over its head, down its body, and out through its tail. It coughed. It hung its tongue out between teeth on the side of its mouth.
The mother filled a glass with water and set it before the creature. It sat, panting, eyeing the glass suspiciously.
“Blook, whipple snork,” it said.
“Where do you think he came from?” the mother asked.
The mother looked back at the creature. It cautiously reached for the glass and, leaning its head back, poured the water down its throat.
That set it coughing again, and the shudders roiled over his body once more. “Snerk, brubble wrapple blook!” it choked out.
The mother’s eyes grew wide as she stared at the creature, her mind reeling again. “No,” she said. Her knees grew weak and she fumbled for a chair. Pulling it out, she sat down across the table from the alien creature sitting in her kitchen.
They tried every food in the kitchen. The creature couldn’t get anything down without shuddering and wheezing like an old car engine. By late afternoon, it was curled on the sofa, shivering uncontrollably, tears dripping from its eyes.
“Blerk, supple whipple snook,” the little girl said as she kneeled by the creature’s side, patting it in the back and pulling the afghan up around its shoulders.
“Blook snork whistle,” it said, faltering as it choked out the words. “Whistle, rupp rupp.” It closed its eyes and its breathing slowed.
“I think he’s asleep, Mommy,” the little girl whispered.
The mother stood by them. She wanted to cry, but no tears would come. She wanted to protect her daughter from this heartbreak. She wanted to fix it all. But she was helpless.
Pity. Compassion. Sorrow. For an alien. Five hours earlier she’d nearly driven past it without another glance.
Her husband was silent on the other end of the line. She knew he must have thought her crazy. “Do you want me to come home?” he asked.
He had planned to work late that night.
She returned to the living room and sat down next to her daughter. The little girl climbed into her lap and together they hummed quietly as the creature slept, its breath shallow and ragged.
Her husband arrived thirty minutes later, just as it grew dark. He walked in to the living room, and the little girl jumped up to greet him.
She pulled her father to the sofa where he looked down, taking in the strange alligator head, the tail that stuck out from under the blanket, and the shivering body, wrapped in a ratty old afghan. He looked at his wife, wonder and disbelief in his eyes. Then he looked back at his daughter as she beamed with pride over her new discovery.
The girl studied the creature again. “We just need to find food from where he came from,” she said.
“Where he came from!” said the girl.
“Honey, that’s impossible,” her mother replied.
Her father looked at her mother. He shrugged. “Maybe it’s better this way,” he said.
She knew what he meant. Maybe it would be better for the creature to die alone in the darkness than on their sofa. Then, perhaps, they could keep their daughter’s joy whole. She sighed. She nodded. She stood and got her keys from the kitchen while her husband picked up the creature and followed his daughter to the van.
The little girl climbed in and patted the seat beside her, “Put him right here,” she said.
The creature barely stirred when it was moved. It snuffled as the father settled it into the car seat and clicked a belt in place around it. Then it went back to its inert state.
They drove through the deepening darkness back to the stretch of road where sixteen cars had passed a miracle that morning.
The mother pulled to the roadside and stopped the car. She couldn’t quite make out what it was that lay there on the shoulder. It gleamed silvery-grey in the headlights of the car. The little girl unbuckled her belt and begged for the door to be opened. She hurried her father around the van and made him pick up the comatose alligator alien. She pulled at his pant leg to hurry him along to the pile of fur and flesh pushed to the side of the road by passing traffic.
The mother followed. And as she stepped closer she realized what it was. Another strange creature—foreign, with its beady eyes, silvery fur, tiny ears, and pink nose, paws, and tail. A strange creature, but very much of this earth.
“Put him down here,” said the little girl, pointing to a spot next to the dead possum.
The father looked at the mother. She shrugged her shoulders. Nothing in her day had been reasonable; why should she start arguing the point now?
Her husband set down the creature next to the road kill and stepped back, pulling his daughter with him, holding her shoulders as she leaned back against his legs.
They waited. Five cars passed by the scene, bathing them in light before rushing off into the darkness again.
Five cars drove past a miracle that night.
For as the father and mother stood with their child, they saw the creature begin to move. It sniffed. Then it opened one eye. It pulled one arm free from the afghan and set its hand on the ground. It levered itself up to a sitting position and leaned over the dead possum. It sniffed again. Then it reached out, picked up the dead animal, and, opening its maw, downed it in two snaps.
The family stood, eyes wide, as the creature made its way to its feet. The mother and father looked at their daughter, taking in the serene expression on the tiny child’s face. This was no surprise to her.
The creature turned to face them. The mother felt a surge of outlandish joy in her heart at the sight of its wit-filled eyes. She smiled, her soul washed clean of her doubts and her fears.
I’m waiting for the exciting conclusion. Good story. What happened next?
Alligator alien in a jumpsuit. LOVE IT.
Carolyn, you crazy thing. This is fabulous!
Thank you, Helena! I’m glad you like it.
Ha! I’m so glad you posted this here. And the slight edits did the trick I think. So fun.
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One of the rangers told us that you can get an acre for about 17.000 US$. Every now and then the view is magnificent.
Waiting for Godot and the sunset. We gave up on the former.
This lava is only a couple of days old. Unfortunately, I arrived about 1 week too late.
The lava flow was pretty underwhelming but the great view of the Milky Way saved my day.
A small bay in front of my hotel.
Local fishermen can be seen all day long.
Natural umbrellas, quite convenient - though difficult to relocate.
Same falls, this time looking down.
Star gazing at the visitor center. They had plenty of telescopes for use by visitors. You could even see the rings of Saturn with these telescopes.
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This is gonna be sorta long so bear with me.\n\nOver the past couple years I've experienced some wetting issues, at night and during the day, but nothing serious. I always thought it was due to phenomenal amounts of stress over school ETC (I am in high school.) Over the past 2 week or so I've had some weird stuff happen. \n\nIt sorta happens like this: I'm completely fine one moment, and then the next I feel like im gonna pee uncontrollably because my bladder is too full. And most recently I have, many times but in small-moderate amounts but luckily I was able to escape to the washroom before anything major. Also, I have been going to the washroom like 20-30 times a day because it feels like I REALLY need to go, even though I only pee a little. The times I have had accidents have been in school, luckily they've occured when I have a break, so I can run to the washroom. It's starting to happen at night, and more often during the day, and I'm getting a teeny bit worried. I have not told my mom yet, but will if it continues.\n\nI did some scrounging online and i turned up an article that seemed to explain exactly what was happening. It called it urge incontinence. Can anyone suggest what would be the causes of something like this? From all I know I have a healthy colon, kidneys and all that stuff.
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The Art Ice Illusion Horse Art by Uttermost at Goffena Furniture & Mattress Center in the Sidney, Columbus, Fort Wayne, Dayton, Lima, Ohio area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
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The evening began with a moving chapel service led by the Reverend Buckler, in which he talked about the theme of 'Life Journeys', explaining the three simple essentials needed to succeed and achieve our personal goals in life.
Reverend Buckler's message was supported by readings from Lorna Bonwick, Brooke Mason, Ambra Fuller, Kayah Worrall, Lydia Bolton and Amelia Parsons addressing self-confidence and self-motivation.
The service also included performances by Olivia Prince-Smith, Alice and Lily Potter and Amelia Swinney on her ukulele. We were also lucky enough to be joined by some members of the local community who accompanied us in our hymns.
Mrs Walpole, Mrs Von Riebech and their fantastic team of prefects managed to transform the Bede's Recital Room into a charming dining area where we were welcomed by the members of Stud House who excellently waited on us.
The evening shortly commenced, with a delicious salad starter which was enjoyed whilst the first performers, Nessy and Indie took to the stage.
It was not long before each table began their quizzes which consisted of general knowledge rounds and of course the traditional 'Guess the Mystery Baby' quiz.
More performances ensued while we enjoyed our main course and dessert. This was followed by further performances including Daisy and Eliza's incredible performance of 'There's a Fine, Fine Line' from Avenue Q and Martha Reynolds thought-provoking version of 'Someone told me' by Jake Bugg.
Next was our guest speaker, Ms Salmon, who inspired us all with the story of her incredible journey from being a student at Bede's to playing on the Centre Court at Wimbledon and how she arrived where she is today. She is someone each of us can truly aspire to.
Following this was Alicia's motivational speech, summing up her life's journey so far and thanking all those who have been an influence to her throughout.
As the evening drew to an end, more performances were still to come, including Lorde's 'Buzz Cut Season' sung by Stella Lewis-Barclay, Izzy Fordham, Emeline Follett and Georgie Hartley and, finally, a fitting close was supplied by Alice Potter and Mathilda Homer who performed 'Who Will Sing Me Lullabies' by Kate Rusby.
The evening was a great success and many thanks must go to Mrs Von Riebech and Mrs Walpole for their organisation, Ms Salmon and Alicia for their influential speeches and all the performers who made the Charleston House Formal Dinner such a wonderful evening.
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They say children of today's generation are smarter than their past counterparts. They know more, they say more and they want and need more. They won't take "No" for an answer and would pull every string to be heard. They are, in one word, advanced. And much of this is to be thanked to the technologies that are present and available when they were born. The technologies that were once impossible are now the essentials of our tomorrow's hope.
The purpose of having advanced technology is to make the lives of people easier and better. With one touch, everything's done; with one click, everything' set; with one log-in, everyone's reachable - everything is made to be accessible. That is probably why educational institutions have adapted this innovational change in the world. Schools today have inculcated the use of advanced technology in learning - with the hope of making studies easier and better and making students globally competitive.
Before, all you need are a blackboard, a couple of chalk sticks, tables and chairs, pens, papers, books, the teacher and the students and then you're all set for an educational venue. The students of the older generation relied on what their textbooks say and on what their teachers fortunately remembered to teach; they had to write hundreds of papers with their own hands and have to go to the library to research.
Today, students can access their lessons on the internet through technological platforms; they seldom write, they type; and with one press of Enter, thousands of sources are given to them for their research paper. The modern technology has indeed made things easier - but not necessarily better.
With the hope of making things easier for everyone, including students, what innovators failed to include is that not everyone is fortunate enough to adapt to this change. And while it is undeniably a good change, it should not, however, tantamount to a compelling change.
Digital access to these modern instruments is not a walk-in-the-park, if not for schools, then at least for students. Schools only want the best for their students, they would want them to be aware of today's issues, to be knowledgeable of that which is happening around them, to be competitive in every sense of the word - and to be that, they must go hand-in-hand with the change and so they adapt it. Schools nowadays rely to the digital world to reach out to their students and for their students to reach out to learning. This is a good thing because it makes everything seem accessible - unfortunately, they rarely are.
If even a single student from a class failed to make a passing mark on his subject because of his lack of technological resources or his inability when it comes to digital access, there is clearly inequity. Yes, it is true that the Internet increases a student's reflectivity and competitiveness, but it may also be true that it is what limits him to learn.
Digital access is a great leap for education - if it is available for all. But it is not and while it is great to adapt it, it may bring injustice to those who are have-not's. Traditional learning is going far impractical nowadays and the help of digital learning is really a necessity but one should make it a point to not make it a compelling force to a student's education - it should not be a mandatory thing, it should be an incentive for those who are fortunate to have access and it should be an motivating factor to those who have none, yet.
Advanced technology is a permanent thing in the society and specifically in schools but it should not be a source of unfair advantage. If digital access is for one and make it be of great bearing then digital access is then for all.
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Having been a member of the Trailblazers network, a group of young disabled and non-disabled campaigners, for just under a year now, I realise how necessary our work is. Striving for equality so that those with serious physical impairments can live life to the full and access all aspects of the community and public facilities are the main priorities.
Living with the progressive muscle wasting condition, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, I, Sam Waddington (18) from Hampshire, decided to join the network to share my experiences in accessing certain opportunities. So far, being part of the work that helps promote disability rights has been very rewarding. Through writing articles that raise awareness about varied aspects of disability, Trailblazers has also provided me with a great platform for the future, as my ambition is to become a journalist.
Since becoming a member my confidence with standing up to inaccessibility has grown, and I am now able to express myself in a constructive manner, as I have realised this is the only way to implement change. Due to my situation, along with fellow Trailblazers, we must not accept anything with limited or no access in everyday scenarios. Whether it be public transport or even drop curbs on pavements.
Sharing ideas and common goals with like-minded individuals who have the same or similar disabilities can only be of benefit, since all of us want to access opportunities just like anyone else (mixing with disabled and able-bodied youngsters alike). Embarking on going to University and independent living, I will not have to overcome challenges on my own, there is always someone who has been through the same difficulties.
Who knows what the future holds for the Trailblazers? Especially if the organisation can carry on gaining greater publicity in the media, amplifying the voice of disability. Campaigning internationally could be next on the horizon … ….
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It’s expensive to heat, cool and power a home. Today, the average household spends nearly $110.00 per month on home energy costs (a number that has increased by 37 percent in just the last three years). Fortunately, if you’ve had enough of soaring energy prices, there is something you can do about it in Grand Rapids Charter Township: switch to solar power.
Solar energy can completely transform your Grand Rapids Charter Township home from the inside out. Here is an alarming fact: most people spend about 7 percent of their annual income solely on home energy. Solar can save you around 40 percent of your overall energy costs. Think of all the things you can do with these savings!
Clean, renewable energy is the future; and now you can get on board in Grand Rapids Charter Township. We’ve all depended on fossil fuels for way too long; and now the Earth is paying deeply for it. Greenhouse gases (the culprit of global warming) rose by 11 percent since 1990. The only way to reduce greenhouse emissions & save the planet is to invest in clean energy, like solar.
Okay, so the benefits of solar are impressive—you can’t deny it; but what does that mean for your house’s curb appeal? Today’s home solar systems are nothing like the huge bulk systems that you might be envisioning from the years past. New solar systems are designed with aesthetics and functionality both in mind. Sleek and fashionable, a new solar system will make your Grand Rapids Charter Township home more desirable.
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A Unique View of the Boston Manufacturing Company.
The Boston Manufacturing Company building, soon to be rechristened the Francis Cabot Lowell Mill, circa 1978, photo by Steve Dunwell, from the Historical Architectural Engineering Record.
Google "Boston Manufacturing Company" or, as the building is now known, "Francis Cabot Lowell Mill" and you'll get a number of images. Most will have been taken along the south side of the Charles River, across the waters from the building, as its length, and bend northeast, around the river's curve, make it an ideal vantage point for getting a sense of the building and its iconic, 200 foot tall smokestack.
But this building, which we love and call the Museum's home, benefits from some more challenging, and unique, viewing angles. Especially interesting for us today since such an angle resulted in the photograph below from nearly a century ago.
"64. Boston Mfg. Co,, Oldest Cotton Mill in U.S., Waltham, Mass" Real Photo Postcard by Foster of Waltham.
At first glance, the stark sharpness of the depth of field gives the impression that we are looking at a highly detailed model. But it assuredly is not. Taken from across Moody Street, this shows a view not easily available from any other point in the area. With such a perspective, we have a clear view of the grounds surrounding the entrance to the BMC property and Building No. 1, which is the first building built by the BMC, dating to 1814. And, as a real photo postcard, rather than one printed via photomechanical means, it allows for far more detailed close examination.
Greenery has been planted to the westernmost peak of the grounds, with hedges bordering what is now known as Landry Way. The power canal to the north of the building is clearly visible, along with the numerous bridges spanning its width.
One can get a real sense of the scale of the dying and bleaching houses (Nos. 7 & 6 Dye Houses to the fore, No. 5 Bleaching and Weaving House at the rear), which are the most prominent of the BMC structures no longer standing (the area is now Landry Park). While visible in numerous other photos of the era, those wide, low buildings seem more compressed and less impressive from across the river. Outside of this image, the scale of those buildings can best be gleaned from viewing the 1922 fire insurance survey map showcased in an earlier post.
But perhaps the most interesting detail, and one missing from any other image anyone here at the Museum has seen, is the large sign atop the roof of the building.
"1813 Boston Mfg. Co. 1813, Gilbrae, Finest In America, Ginghams"
Enhanced detail of the postcard, showing the grand signage atop the factory building.
Announcement from the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, November 16, 1920.
With this sign, we start to winnow down the year of this picture. Now, obviously, the smokestack means this is post 1911, but the use of the BMC Brand trademark "Gilbrae" indicates that we are probably post-1920, as that is the date it was registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
As the Boston Manufacturing Company ceased operation in 1930 (and would arguably not have been celebrated in a postcard so immediately after its closing) we have ourselves a pretty firm window of time which we may consider in dating this image.
"81. Moody St. and North Side, Waltham Mass."
Note the building at left, across from the BMC, which was most likely the vantage point for postcard "64." Also of interest is the small gateman's house at the mill entrance, and Storehouse No. 2 (the large, dark wood building) just beyond it. The building to the fore of the storehouse, in what is now the lot for Enterprise Rent-a-Car, is a mystery at this time, as it was added after the 1922 Insurance survey.
Foster did at least one other postcard of this area, and if anyone can spec out the cars seen on the Moody Street bridge, we may have that time narrowed even more finely. That this is numbered "81" and the postcard above is numbered "64" means there is hope for even more amazing views from this series.
Of course, today, with the ease of such tools as drones, we can get even more unique views of our home, the beautiful Francis Cabot Lowell Mill. But as lovely as these new shots may be, they will never have quite the wonder and rouse the curiosity in us the way those historic images do!
The Internet is a great place for information, but it can also be a storehouse for misinformation. A small mistake become an information virus as people replicate that mistake over and over until it starts to appear to be correct.
Likenesses of Francis Cabot Lowell, founder of the Boston Manufacturing Company (BMC) which occupied the historic mill building bearing his name and now home to the Charles River Museum, have fallen victim to this problem. If you Google images of "Francis Cabot Lowell," a number of portraits come up. Some are a result of data association, and when you click through to the page itself the image is correctly attributed (type your name into a search engine and see how many faces come up as a result that aren't you). But many times there are portraits of other persons directly, and completely wrongly, identified as Lowell.
This page of quotations here is one example, as is this page from InformationWeek here. Is that Francis Cabot Lowell? No, that's Nathan Appleton, Lowell's business partner and one of the Boston Associates, the collective of BMC partners who founded the City of Lowell as well as so many other great factory cities around New England. Two other of Lowell's associates, BMC partner Patrick Tracy Jackson and BMC machinist and master engineer Paul Moody, have met the same fate of mistaken identity, though nowhere near the frequency that Appleton has.
It's understandable how someone so closely tied to Francis Cabot Lowell could find their portrait mistaken for him. Another image which pops up in several places and directly being identified as Lowell is perhaps not so easily explained. Though the YouTube video here, and at the history website found here claim that the stately visage pictured is that of Francis Cabot Lowell, a bit of research shows provides a more than convincing argument that this is not so.
How William Livingston, colonial-era governor of New Jersey, came to be identified as Lowell is a puzzle. While they were somewhat contemporaries, the good governor, however, passed away when Lowell was still at the humble age of 15.
Another image that may reveal itself in searches both on Internet and through other research, is notable for reasons other than inaccuracy. While the image below is indeed that of Francis Cabot Lowell, it is not our Francis Cabot Lowell. His honor, Judge Francis Cabot Lowell, federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts appointed by President McKinley, was the great-grandson of our Lowell, and, obviously, his namesake.
So that brings us to our last portrait, one which is perhaps the least revealing while being the one that is generally accepted to be Francis Cabot Lowell, pioneering American businessman and founder of the Boston Manufacturing Company. A humble silhouette, it is the only known likeness we have that is historically attributed to be his.
The only known likeness of Francis Cabot Lowell (April 7, 1775 – August 10, 1817), founder of the Boston Manufacturing Company.
Most men of his social standing would have sat for a formal portrait at some point in their lives, but the lack of such a painting may be due to a number of factors, the most likely of which was his early death at the age of 42. And so, we are left with this seemingly inauspicious profile.
There has been some speculation (such as that on this webpage about the City of Lowell here) that this image may simply be a generic placeholder in lieu of any other extant image. However, the image below—a page from an article entitled The Cotton Industry in New England, in the October 1890 issue of The New England Magazine—depicts the silhouette with the caption "Francis C. Lowell. From a silhouette loaned by Francis C. Lowell, Esq., of Boston," suggesting that the aforementioned grandson, at the very least, believed that the image was that of his notable ancestor.
"The Cotton Industry in New England," The New England Magazine, Page 175, October 1890.
And while such a silhouette may seem a trivial image, the American historical importance of the man it represents is inarguably gargantuan.
This museum is important, not just because of what it houses, but because of what houses it. Being on the site of the Boston Manufacturing company, founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell and by 1815 producing cotton textiles woven by mechanized power looms, an industrial first in the United States, the Charles River Museum is part of the history it so celebrates. The buildings of the BMC–from the first one, built in 1814 (visible from Moody Street as the first portion of the main mill building) to one of the very last, the 1911 boiler house and now the Museum's main gallery–are an endless source of curiosity and ever-revealing engineering and architectural stories.
We are lucky that there are snapshots in the form of documents such as the one below, which delineate in great detail the workings of the BMC. This fire insurance map, surveyed by the Associated Mutual Insurance Co. in early 1922, just a few years before the BMC ended production here (the "1901" date following the Boston Manufacturing Company's name marking a business restructuring in an effort to deal with increased competition), is chocked full of great information.
Besides an overhead map of the entire complex, with information on construction materials, measurements, and other infrastructure details, there is also, situated about the margins, elevations providing the function of each building, broken down floor by floor. In addition, it shows buildings long gone from the complex. Most notable of these are the #6 Dye House and surrounding structures along the Charles River on what is now Landry Park, and Store House #2 which is now the site of Enterprise Car Rental on Moody Street. Maps like these are an invaluable asset to understanding the workings of our building.
While our copy of this map shows quite a bit amount of damage due to water, age, and other factors, we have still been able to pull the information from the map for a fairly complete digital restoration which can be viewed more clearly, as well as printed to allow physical handling that would just further harm the original. We hope to have a reproduction on display soon for you to examine with as great curiosity as we have!
We Love our Boston (Manufacturing) Sox!
We celebrate so many great Waltham companies here at the Charles River Museum–Charles Metz's Waltham Manufacturing Company, the W.H. Nichols Company, and of course, the one which gave us the nickname "Watch City," the Waltham Watch Company. And we have many artifacts on display from each of these historic and important manufacturers. However, we cherish the history and the innovation of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the company whose walls house the Museum today, most of all.
We unfortunately have very few artifacts from that great and historic company. As America's first integrated factory and the first place where mechanized power looms wove cotton fabric in the US, the BMC, founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, was responsible for a major leap in the American Industrial Revolution. Directly tied to the city of Lowell (founded by BMC partners and named in honor of the late company founder), and inspiration to so many American industrial and manufacturing cities which helped forge our country's greatness, the BMC is arguably the most important of all Waltham's historic companies.
So it brought us great joy to have recently acquired a seemingly simple pair of socks, made here, and branded with the Boston Manufacturing Company name.
These stockings, labeled size "6" and bearing a simple trim of three red stripes, are one of the very few products of the Boston Manufacturing Company currently in our possession. As historically important as the company is, it was fairly a nondescript manufacturer in its own time and, while even then recognized for its innovative origins, it seems very little of the company was preserved for posterity when it ceased operation in 1930. That these socks, seemingly, aside from some light staining, to be in what might be called New-Old-Stock condition, have survived and come back home to us is truly remarkable.
Our fascination with these humble items has just begun. While we know that they originated from the BMC, we don't know when they were manufactured or what other products would have been made alongside them. We will keep you updated as we discover more!
Charles H. Metz (1863-1937) was a pioneer in transportation. Beginning by manufacturing his Orient bicycles, made by his Waltham Manufacturing Company and renowned as being some of the fastest racing bikes in the world, he branched out successfully into automobile manufacture and motorcycles (some credit him with first using the term "motor-cycle"). We have examples of all three of types of Metz's vehicles here in our collection at the Charles River Museum.
The only place to go from there was up. Literally. Metz attempted to produce and market a "Metz Air-Car" in 1911, but it supposedly only one was ever built. That same year, he purchased the Gore Mansion in Waltham and surrounding grounds and set up the "Metz Aerodrome" where on June 16-18th he held an aviation meet.
The manufacturing plant he would set up on the 120 acres surrounding the Gore Estate would unfortunately never produce his own aircraft. Instead his facilities were drafted for use by the U.S. military for DeHavilland airplane production during the First World War–a development which would crush Metz financially.
Appleton's Journal was a publication dedicated to literature, art, and science, published in New York City from 1869 to 1891. This article examines, in unique detail, the departments and operations used by The Waltham Watch Company (then the American Watch Company) in the making of their signature machine-made watches, and contrasts Waltham's processes of manufacture with those of the handmade Swiss timepieces.
Take note of the prophetic third-to-last paragraph which not only predicts the generational legacy in which so many Waltham watches would be passed from hand to hand, but also describes a world in which "...telegraphs enclose the globe like a net." (emphasis ours).
A very early article on The Waltham Watch Company, while still operating under its earlier name, The Boston Watch Company, written just 6 years after the company was founded and less than a year and a half after opening its factory along the Charles River in Waltham. The company would still be years away from being celebrated the world around for its revolutionary machine-made horological masterpieces.
A museum such as the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation is not just about the collections of artifacts and objects. Every one of these items has a story to tell and those stories aren't just the ones we have to tell today. Often, insight into history comes from seeing it, not just through modern eyes, but through the eyes of yesterday. Via newspapers, magazine articles, advertisements, letters, picture postcards and photographs, we can learn much about how the contemporaries of the great men and great companies which we celebrate here at the Museum were viewed in their own time.
This is a place where we will occasionally post some of our favorite pieces from our archives for you to view, enjoy, and learn from.
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David is the founder of Third Horizon Strategies, an organization that supports health care companies in strategic planning responsive to current and expected policy and market environmental conditions.
Prior to organizing Third Horizon, David was the Chief Client Strategies Officer and a Partner with Leavitt Partners.
His expertise lies in the areas of managed care, alternative payment models, and public health. He has established several coalitions focused on these efforts, most notably in the areas of opioid use disorder recovery, individual market stabilization, and consumer-engagement platforms. He is the co-founder of the Health Care Council of a Chicago, a group of Chicago-based health care businesses focused on economic development, system transformation, and social disparities.
David serves on the board of the Sinai Hospital System and HIMSS North America. He is also on the Founder’s Council of United States of Care, a non-partisan initiative focused on expanding health care access.
David lives in Chicago with his wife and three children.
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