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The National Excellence Centre for Ceramics in Tipaza is an iniciative supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts of Algeria and constitutes the culmination of a list of projects co-financed by the AECID – Spanish Agency for International Cooperation to Development-, and carried out by the Human Geography Department of the Complutense University of Madrid.
The future center will have its headquarters in the historic city of Tipaza, where archeology, popular tradition and contemporary creation meet. Since 2011, INNOVARTE has participated, together with the Complutense University, in a design project concerning the contents and services of the future center.
Several experts belonging to outstanding institutions also worked in this project: the Institute of Ceramics and Glass and the Moncloa School of Ceramics in Madrid, the Handicraft Center in Aragon, Spain, the National Ceramics Museum in Valencia and the AYADI Association in Algeria.
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The way to stay fit!
This amazing way to work is the most efficient way to stay fit. Just keep pedalling while you do your work. This might make you lose your fats while you use your brain.
This kid is surely from somewhere from the future. He has nothing to do with what others are doing, instead, he is taking his nap in the most efficient way available to him.
If you don’t want your kids to get a sunburn, you may use this trick to make your kids play in the sand, yet stay safe in the shade of the tent.
Who would have thought that a blanket would actually make a good shade while you lay on the beach feeling the sea breeze, yet not getting a sunburn because you are smart!
This is an epic way to get the chits inside the examination hall. Sorry boys, this trick is only helpful for girls because they usually have long nails. You can try this too but be careful.
The next time you are struggling in your car, to keep your taco. Here’s a place you can always rely on to stack your tacos, while on the way.
When you don’t have a place to keep your phone somewhere safe, you can try this hack. But beware, don’t try this in your house, if there are kids around!
So, the next time you take your dog for a run. Don’t worry about feeding it with the normal water bottle. This scoop-bottle will help with the task!
This guy is the laziest, yet has the most innovative way to solve his problem. The next time I am walking with so many bags, I will surely use this trick.
This is an amazing way to get rid of the crums that you don’t want to consume. This person invented a solution that the generations to come will follow. The sieve is quite helpful, to get rid of the crums.
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Tell us what you think about MF-756-101F-3 Digitizer Glass Touch Screen Replacement for 10.1 Inch MID Tablet PC, share your opinion with other people. Please make sure that your review focus on this item. All the reviews are moderated and will be reviewed within two business days. Inappropriate reviews will not be posted.
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Mamelodi Sundowns suffered their first defeat of the 2018-19 Absa Premiership season when they succumbed 2-0 to AmaZulu at Loftus Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Usuthu, who claimed the victory thanks to an own goal from Tebogo Langerman and a second-half header from Ovidy Karuru, move up to 11th place on the log.
The Brazilians, who have now lost back-to-back domestic matches after their defeat to Chippa United in the Nedbank Cup this past weekend, could have gone level with Bidvest Wits at the top of the table but instead remain in third place.
Sundowns may have been enjoying most of the ball, but AmaZulu did provide a sporadic threat through the likes of Karuru and Bonginkosi Ntuli, and the hosts needed to remain sharp at the back.
The Brazilians will be in Caf Champions League action this weekend when they host ASEC Mimosas, before returning to Premiership duties next week with a match against Black Leopards. AmaZulu’s next PSL fixture is a home clash with Cape Town City on 9 February.
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Barack Obama as we all know is the 44th President of the United States who served the country as the President for 8 years. Today is his 57th birthday. He was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
#1 – He was the FIRST African-American to be the President of United States.
#2 – His mother was a white woman from Kansas and his father was black man who was a married man when he met his mother.
#3 – He struggled in his teenage year because of his multiracial heritage.
#5 – He used to do drugs in his teenage years and was part of a gang who did drugs together.
#6 – Obama loves to play basketball.
#7 – He is left-handed.
#8 – Obama was in much love with his ex girlfriend Sheila Miyoshi Jager whom he proposed to twice but was rejected both times.
#10 – Obama is a Protestant Christian. And he says that he is a Christian by choice.
#11 Obama had worked for many private companies, from Baskin-Robbins to Business International Corporation. He worked at law firms, as a telemarketer, in construction and even sold island trinkets in Hawaii.
#12 The Senator beer was named by drinkers after Barack Obama. Kenyans are fond of Barack Obama and they named it after him (Senator – Keg Lager).
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Me: "I waited for you." Spring: "I sent you a text. I'm not coming." Me: So this is how that feels.
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The difficulty level is shown on the label, this one only has two blocks of difficulty as can be seen above. An image of the final product is also shown on the label.
Here is the backside of the package, let’s take a closer look!
We can see the block of text that describes that nanoblocks are. Basically what they mean to say that the smaller the parts, the better the detail. (especially for grown-ups) <- funny they added this sentence at the end of the paragraph.
Nanoblocks are designed by Kawada in Japan, but the product is made in China. Keep this product out of reach of children under 3 years of age! They might choke on the blocks due to their small size.
It comes with a base plate where the grand piano can stand on to.
The piano cover is only loosely attached to the piano itself, it can easily be knocked off.
With Andy : Andy is taller.
Electric guitar, Grand piano, Drum set.
They don’t design them in proper scale, You can see that the Electric Guitar is much larger and taller than the Grand Piano which is suppose to be the other way around. They just have a standard size for their final products, no matter what object it is whether its supposed to be larger than other objects or not.
That’s it for this episode of Nanoblock! Stay tuned for more Nanoblock next time! I received two new boxes of nanoblocks from a friend for my birthday, thank you so much! I will try to build them this weekend. ありがとう!
Bahaha..That’s the coolest thing ever!!!
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This is a placeholder page for Susan Hunsinger, which means this person is not currently on this site. We do suggest using the tools below to find Susan Hunsinger.
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Lindsay Adler is an acclaimed portrait and fashion photographer based in New York City. Once named one of the top 10 best fashion photographers in the world, her editorial spreads have appeared in numerous fashion and photography publications including Marie Claire, InStyle, Professional Photographer and dozens more. Renowned for her creativity and clean, bold, graphic style, Adler also teaches photography via online video tutorials and photography workshops around the world. During a photo shoot for an Elle Indonesia editorial, Adler decided to use Rosco color filters in a bold and unique way.
“I love color” Adler states. “Bold, rich, bright, in-your-face color. I love how my eyes seem to eat up a saturated color placed in a bold composition. It FEELS pleasurable. Adler had been looking for the right project where she could actually project that “in-your-face” color onto the face of her model, and an Elle Indonesia article entitiled “Decoding Colour” became the perfect candidate.
Lindsay Adler shared behind the scenes information about the shoot on her website and blog – which you can see by clicking here. A fashion and portrait photographer named Hien Nguyen, who works in Vietnam and Singapore, saw the photographs in Elle Indonesia and visited Adler’s website to learn more. Nguyen, who was inspired by Adler’s use of color, put her technique using Rosco filters to work in a photo shoot of his own.
Nguyen set up a shoot in order to create a bold and colorful look for his “gel muse” – model Natasha Thompson. He used the gels inside the Cinegel Sampler Filter Kit, which offered him a full range of vibrant and contrasting colors for his imagery.
Nguyen entitled his photo series, appropriately enough, “COLOR,” which he not only published on Facebook, but he also tagged us in the post. Thanks to Hien Nguyen’s tagging, we learned about these eye-catching fashion photographs and this wonderful photo lighting technique in order to share it with you.
Be sure to follow the Lindsay Adler Fashion Photography Facebook Page and visit Lindsay Adler’s website – www.lindsayadlerphotography.com – where you can see more of her work, watch her photo tutorial videos and find out where her next photography workshop is going to be. You can also see Hien Nguyen’s photography on his website: www.hien-ng.com. To learn more about the gel kits Adler and Nguyen used in their photo shoot, and see all of the gel kits we have to offer – visit the Flash Pack and Filter Kit page at rosco.com.
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Creating a single senior management team to run Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils could save both authorities hundreds of thousands of pounds.
There are currently nine senior managers running both councils but the plan is to cut that to six which would save each authority £140,000 a year.
The two councils have already collectively saved £190,000 by sharing a Chief Executive/Managing Director, Head of Paid Service, Head of Housing and Planning and Head of Economic Development.
It is hoped the changes will be made through voluntary redundancies, which could cost an estimated £220,000. The money will come from a government grant both councils received to transform the way they work and not from money to run services.
The plan has been put forward by Chief Executive/Managing Director Jack Hegarty as part of the two councils' response to cuts to their government funding. Their main government grant has fallen by 53 per cent since 2010/11 and Chancellor George Osborne is expected to announce further cuts in his Autumn Statement on 25 November.
The changes would have no impact on the day-to-day delivery of services to residents and both councils would remain independent organisations.
Councillors will vote on the proposal in Malvern Hills on 20 October and Wychavon on 21 October. If approved it is expected to take 12 to 18 months to implement the plan.
Cllr Phil Grove, Leader of Malvern Hills District Council, said: "Despite facing severe cuts to our funding, we've made a commitment to protect front line services as much as we possibly can. That requires us to look at measures such as this.
"The important thing is we remain separate organisations and it will continue to be Malvern Hills councillors setting the priorities and making the decisions."
Cllr Linda Robinson, Leader of Wychavon District Council, said: "We've already demonstrated how sharing senior management can benefit both organisations as well as save money and this seems the next logical step.
"We have a very talented group of staff who I'm confident will be able to manage the changes to ensure the needs of Wychavon residents continue to be met and crucially, the decision-making will still be done by Wychavon councillors."
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The amount of broken concrete filling our landfills has become an important concern for environmentalists and conservationists. By opting to build your retaining walls with recycled broken concrete, you’ll make a very real effort to reduce the amount of concrete taking up space in landfills.
Using recycled broken concrete saves on the cost of making and distributing the materials to your doorstep. From the cost of making the concrete to the natural resources used to ship the new concrete to your home, using new materials can be costly as well as boast a significant carbon footprint. By using recycled materials, you’ll be reducing the overall carbon footprint of your landscaping project.
With so many green benefits at hand, it’s no wonder more people are using recycled broken concrete to build their retaining walls.
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The words ‘weekend retreat’ sound positively lush, don’t they? They sound like time away from the oven, the washing machine, and the hoover. They sound like a beautiful, peaceful space and a lot of time to relax and reflect. Add some yarn, cake, and good company, and you get a Devon Sun Yarns Retreat!
You might remember me waxing lyrical about ‘The Most Amazing Crochet Weekend Ever‘ last year. That was the first retreat I did with Daisy (from Devon Sun Yarns) and we enjoyed it so much that we thought we would team up again. I was concerned that the second retreat wouldn’t live up to the memory of the first one, but it did! It was fantastic!! And I would like to include you in the fun by sharing a few (many!) photos.
For the last retreat, I traveled to Lyme Regis by train. This time four of us drove down together and we got to see so much more of the English countryside. I have just spent an hour trying (and failing) to write about our journey and I am giving up! When I was young, I dreamt of being a writer. That didn’t happen, and worse than that, I now find myself incapable of thinking in pretty sentences most days! So you’ll have to do with a bullet-point list, I’m afraid.
When we arrived, we spent a frantic hour unloading, meeting new people, and carrying bags and suitcases to the various bedrooms. Just as an aside, you have NO idea how much luggage (yarn and projects) a house full of crocheters can bring along to a retreat!!
Once that was all sorted, we settled down at the beautiful kitchen table with a warm drink and a slice of cake. I am always shy when I meet more than one new person at a time, but the women were so bubbly, and the atmosphere so cozy, that I felt right at home immediately. I suppose it helped that I already knew 6 of the people there, one of whom had come all the way from Oceanside (CA) to attend the retreat!
While everyone got to know each other, we had a little rummage through our lovely goody bags. I didn’t take any photos of the cakes or goody bags this time, but if you absolutely need to see cake pics, have a look at the photos of the last retreat.
I designed this Banksia Shawl specifically for the retreat (the pattern is currently only available when you buy a skein of Sprightly ‘Rainbow Strike’ yarn from Devon Sun Yarns). As part of our ‘goody bag’, we each got to choose a skein of yarn. Most of the women chose to use their skeins to create this shawl.
Before we could use the skeins, though, we had to turn them into yarn cakes. Daisy had asked us to bring along whichever swifts/winders we had so that we could wind the cakes easily. This was such a brilliant idea, because it gave us the opportunity to use the various devices and see which ones we liked (and which ones we didn’t).
I own the Lacis Swift (pictured above) and the Stanwood 4-ounce winder. I thought they were great, until I tried the Stanwood Amish Style Swift and the Stanwood 10-ounce yarn winder, which are so much nicer!
And just look at our pretty yarn cakes and shawls!
One of the best parts of the retreats (for me, anyway) is dyeing my own yarn. You think it’s hard trying to choose a colourway for your projects? You should try deciding on a colourway for your yarn! I always want to make what everyone else is making, because it’s all so pretty!
Some people chose to use lots of colours, like for this gorgeous rainbow yarn Emma made (it’s the same skein as pictured on the swift above).
Just look at all our lovely yarn! Each skein is unique and so special. When I crochet, I crochet memories into my projects. The thought that our yarn is already imbued with memories, before we even start on our projects, makes me very happy!
Just like last time, I used the gorgeous setting to take photos of my latest projects.
If you are going to attend one of Daisy’s retreats, I suggest you pack a few projects that you would like to take pretty pictures of. The house is a sun-trap and there are hundreds of pretty corners to take photos in. It would be such a shame to not utilize them!
…we managed to fit in some treasure-hunting. The last time I went treasure-hunting on the Jurassic Coast, I came home with an old victorian enamel pot filled with ammonites and pieces of pottery (you can see them in my last retreat post). This time my haul was much more humble, mainly because we were frozen to the bone and I could not feel my fingers after 30 minutes! At least I found a 10 cm (4″) piece of Iron Pyrite (fool’s gold) and an old rusty screw. Next time, I am going to find a dinosaur bone, I just know it!
On Sunday, when all the bags were packed and the last slice of cake had been eaten, we spent an hour goofing around and taking photos in one of the beautiful bedrooms (the most beautiful one, in fact).
Lynnette and her mum (Pat), Kay and her mum (Sheila), Emma, Maxine, Daisy, Carol (Oceanside, CA), Yvonne (Georgia), and me.
I wish you could have experienced this weekend with us. It was amazing! Lots of laughing, chatting, eating, dyeing, crocheting, and relaxing. I cannot wait for the next retreat!
If you would like to join us on one of our crochet retreats, there are still spaces available for September and December, and remember that you will receive the Banksia Shawl pattern when you buy a skein of Sprightly ‘Rainbow Strike’ yarn from Devon Sun Yarns.
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I just subscribed to your newsletter, liked you on Facebook, and follow you on Pinterest. I came across Sophia’s Universe Universe CAL 2015 yesterday. I love a challenge and the design. Today I started it and am already on round 13. Looks beautiful so far. I live in the USA. I would have loved to be part of a yarn weekend retreat. Are there any I can inquire about in New York?
Thank you for your lovely comment. Unfortunately I don’t know of any retreats in America, but maybe you can ask in one of the Facebook groups?
Thank you for the photos, Dedri! So many warm, happy memories of that wonderful fun-filled weekend. I was so struck by the warmth of everyone there! with gals from all over, there was not a stranger in the house. Such a lovely way to make new friends!
I can’t wait to return to Lyme Regis!
It seems like you had a great weekend retreat. It’s looks like you had an amazing time. I got a big surprise this weekend. Last week was my birthday and I could choose a yarnpack from my parents. I choose a yarnpack for the new Stylecraft CrochetAlong and my parents bought it. But guess what they also bought me??? A yarnpack for your Crochet Lydia blanket. How awesome is that!!! So now I can make 2 blankets :-) Really happy. Just had to share the joy with you. Have a nice evening.
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BUTUAN CITY, June 1 (PIA) – In line with this year’s Environment Month celebration, government employees and private individuals on Wednesday took out a walk dubbed ‘Alay Lakad Para sa Kalikasan’ (Offer a Walk for the Environment) to increase public awareness on environmental protection.
The walk began from the four strategic points in the barangays of Libertad, Baan Kilometer-3, Pangabugan, and Bading this city and ended at the Guingona Park, where the short program was held.
Also, DENR Caraga regional director Nonito Tamayo bared that the theme is focused on promoting public awareness on the importance of wildlife that needs protection and conservation as part of the country’s natural resources.
As the country's timber capital, director Tamayo asked the public to help expand the region's forest area by planting trees to help protect and preserve the biodiversity.
“There is a need to expand the Caraga region's forest cover. And with the advent of new technology, the country is continuously developing, however there is also a need to indulge in renewable energy to protect the environment,” underlined Tamayo.
Right after the conduct of 'Alay Lakad Para sa Kalikasan,' each head of delegation also signed in the pledge of commitment tarp based on this year’s theme.
Meanwhile, it was also learned that the World Environment Day is celebrated every 5th of June, to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet earth. This celebration aims to inspire people to take action to prevent the growing strain on planet Earth from reaching its breaking point.
BUTUAN CITY, June 1 (PIA) – The Department of Health (DOH) Caraga region urges the public to be ready for the La Niña phenomenon.
In an advisory issued by DOH Caraga, regional director Jose R. Llacuna, Jr. advises the public to be ready on the coming of La Niña because exposure to this phenomenon may cause ill effects to health.
According to director Llacuna, exposure may cause to diseases related to contaminated water due to flooding like acute gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, cholera and Hepatitis A; diseases related to contaminated water due to urine of infected animals like leptospirosis; vector borne diseases such as dengue and malaria; and accidents and injuries such as contusion, laceration, fracture and electrocution.
In order to prevent from the contamination of the above-mentioned diseases, director Llacuna advises the public to follow preventive measures like boiling the drinking water (or any water to be used for food preparation and drinking) and may extend to 2 minutes when reaching boiling point; doing hand washing before preparing food and after using the toilet; avoiding wading in floodwater; wearing of rubber boots if necessary; and destroying all possible mosquito breeding sites (e.g. old tires, tin cans).
Also, in case of flood, Llacuna also suggests to stay indoors during heavy rains; avoid wading and taking baths in floodwater; listen to advisories, turn on TV and radios for updates; go to higher grounds, avoid crossing low-lying areas during evacuation; and if water rises to your homes before evacuation, go to the top floor, attic or roof.
La Niña Phenomenon is the increased number of tropical storms in the Pacific Ocean.
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, June 1 (PIA) – A group of agrarian reform beneficiaries who are into bamboo growing and nursery operation received recently tools and equipment for its shared service facility (SSF) on bamboo slates production.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Agusan del Sur has formally turned-over the package worth P436, 750.00 to Ago Magsaysay Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries MPC Multipurpose Cooperative (AMARBEMCO) based in Ago Magsaysay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.
The bamboo slats production SSF will assist 30 enterprising bamboo growers and is seen to generate at least 60 jobs for its whole operation.
AMARBEMCO was identified and selected as an eligible cooperator because of its vast potential contribution for the bamboo industry in the province. The group has already planted 500 hills of bamboo. It has also at present 5,000 planting materials at its nursery aged two weeks to one month old.
“We are all fired up to work harder with the facilities entrusted to us by DTI,” said Bebylyn V\B. Villarta, President of AMARBEMCO. She said the coop members who are also into cacao growing are very excited to take on this added project. Aside from growing the bamboo for the slats production, they also discovered that their area also is home to several species of ornamental bamboo which they can also propagate and market.
The SSF provided include one unit pole cutter, one unit twin rip saw, four stainless steel treatment vats, five units manual splitter (ten cuts), five units manual splitter (eight cuts) and 10 units standing drum improvised dryers.
DTI-Agusan del Sur OIC PD Brenda Corvera challenged the group to make full use of the facilities to improve their lot. She also told the group that the future of the bamboo industry is very good. She discussed the two new proposed bills of Sen. Bam Aquino which seeks to strengthen the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council and the provision of implementation support for the development plan of the industry.
BUTUAN CITY, June 1 (PIA) - In observance of the week-long celebration of the 2016 Migrant Workers Day on June 4-12, 2016, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Caraga is set to hold a series of provincial consultations to all the OFW Family Circles (OFCs) in Caraga Region.
The activity is purposely organized to encourage the active participation of OFWs and their families in creating a productive pace towards the enhancement of the agency’s programs and services as well as engage the OFCs in addressing their pressing concerns particularly on overseas employment/ migration cycles.
Highlights of the said consultation shall include the presentation of the accomplishments and the government’s response to request of our OFCs to the previous administration encapsulated in the 2011 Manifesto of OFCs and their families.
The consultation also endeavors the crafting of the OFCs’ resolution/agenda based on the consolidated issues and concerns on overseas migration and eventually propose programs and services and policy recommendations or enhancements, among others.
In Caraga region, the activity kicked off in the province of Agusan del Norte on May 13, 2015 at the Training Hall of the OWWA Regional Office. A total of 28 OFWs and dependents from six OFW Family Circles from Agusan del Norte participated in the first leg of the series.
The consultation for the province of Surigao del Norte was set on May 20, 2016, Friday, at the premises of 107.3 All Star FM ng Masa, Jovita Residence, Brgy. San Juan, Surigao City attended by some 33 members of various OFCs in the said province. A total of 38 attendees participated in the same consultation for the province of Dinagat Islands on May 24 and 40 in the province of Surigao del Sur on May 27.
Rowena E. Arañez, a displaced worker in the province of Dinagat Islands, proves the effectiveness of the Single Entry Approach (SEnA) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), as she got back from the mainstream of the society.
Arañez was previously employed at Water Ups Multi-Purpose Cooperative as the Human Resource-Admin Services Manager together with her husband Johnbert Arañez, a Sales and Marketing Manager, and they both experienced the dilemma of losing a job.
With the change of the cooperative’s administration and some net loss, they got separated from work on January 16, 2016.
After which they decided to create an organization with the other displaced employees from Water Ups MPC and some farmers.
On February 25, 2016, they both filed a Request for Assistance to DOLE- PDI Satellite Office, and as a result, the displaced workers signed a quitclaim together with the employer on March 13, 2016 with an amount equivalent to their 13th month pay.
In order to sustain the vital needs of their families, the organization will provide employment for their displaced members through livelihood programs.
They opted to tap to different government agencies that could provide these livelihood assistance to them, apart from the organization created, an opportunity opened for Arañez to land a job as DOLE support staff in the PDI-Satellite Office on April 1, 2016.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, June 1 (PIA) – Both district offices of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Surigao del Sur have admitted that construction of most classrooms intended for senior high school students here will not be completed in time for the school opening on June 13.
They said in separate interviews that most of the areas where the two-storey school buildings were being built needed the necessary “micro piling” to ensure quality construction.
However, both district engineers assured that school buildings funded by the Department of Education (DepEd) would be completed in July or August.
Aware of the unfavorable situation, Dr. Marilou Dedumo, schools division superintendent, said that “contingency plans” were already put in place in order not to disrupt classes of all “senior high” enrollees for the school year.
BUTUAN CITY, Hunyo 1 (PIA) - Isinagawa noong Miyerkules ang ‘Alay Lakad Para sa Kalikasan’ (Offer a Walk for the Environment) dito sa lungsod kasabay ng pagbubukas sa selebrasyon ng Environment Month ngayong buwan ng Hunyo.
Sa pangunguna ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga, nagtipon-tipon ang ibat-ibang sektor at mga ahensya ng pamahalaan alas singko ng umaga nitong miyerkules para sa isang lakad para sa kalikasan. Apat na barangay ang naging highlight sa isinagawang alay lakad kabilang na ang Libertad, Baan Kilometer 3, Pangabugan at Bading.
Ayon kay DENR Caraga regional director Nonito Tamayo, ang buwan ng Hunyo ay idineklarang Environment Month base sa Proclamation number 237 series 1988. Layon ng nasabing selebrasyon na manawagan sa publiko na makiisa sa mga gawaing pangkalikasan.
Anya, nararapat lamang na patuloy ang mga inisyatibo ng pamahalaan kasama ang ibat-ibang sektor ng lipunan sa pagtugon, pagproteksyon at pag-alaga sa kalikasan na syang pangunahing pinagkukunang yaman ng mga tao maging ng mga hayop.
“Patuloy lang po tayo sa ating adbokasiya at kampanya na mas maalagaan pa natin ang ating kapaligiran at kalikasan. Marami pa po tayong kailangang gawin kaya magsama-sama po tayo, magkaisa sa isang layuning ito,” mungkahi ni direktor Tamayo.
Dagdag pa ni direktor Tamayo na ang isinagawang alay lakad ay isa lamang sa napakaraming paraan kung paano mapaigting pa lalo ang kampanya laban sa ilegal logging at iba pang mga gawaing nakakasira sa kalikasan. kinakailangan mapreserba umano ang biodiversity sa rehiyon.
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A flood of donations has allowed Democratic candidates to outspend GOP candidates by almost 2:1 in 80 competitive districts since July, according to an analysis by the Associated Press.
The donations will allow Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s Democratic House candidates to spend $50 million on advertising more than GOP candidates in the run-up to election day, according to the Washington Post.
The group predicts donations will top $1.5 billion by year’s end, double the amount the fundraising clearinghouse processed in the 2016 election cycle. By comparison, it took ActBlue nearly 12 years – from its founding in June 2004 until March 2016 – to raise its first $1 billion.
The average donation this cycle: $34.
About 13,000 candidates and groups raise money through the platform, up from about 5,400 in the 2016 election cycle. They range from liberal icon and Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren to groups helping migrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.
They requested anonymity to discuss their growing fear that Democratic candidates will overwhelm Republicans in the home stretch of the midterm elections, and the overall outlines of the spending trends were confirmed by other Republican and Democratic operatives.
The two biggest GOP spenders, the National Republican Congressional Committee and its super PAC ally, the Congressional Leadership Fund, have reserved almost $140 million in ads from the summer through Election Day, well ahead of the $105 million reserved so far by their Democratic counterparts.
The funding problem is exacerbated by the GOP’s split over priorities, while the Democrats’ political splits have been partially covered by their shared anger towards Donald Trump, the man who beat their 2016 candidate.
GOP’s business funders want the GOP candidates to downplay or avoid the core priorities of President Donald Trump’s populist agenda, such as his low-immigration, high-wage, policy goals. This skew meant that many of the CLF’s early TV ads were focused on business priorities, such as touting the tax cut.
However, past tax cuts do little to shift voters’ future decisions, and the Democratic polling gains have forced the business groups to spend money highlighting Trump’s issues, including illegal immigration, sanctuary cities, and criminal crimes.
But the business groups are still ignoring the most controversial issues, especially the huge economic and civic costs of massive, legal cheap-labor migration. Those costs helped Trump win his shocking victory in 2016 because the flood of immigrants lowers wages, outsources of middle-class jobs via the H-1B visa-worker program, spikes rents and real-estate costs, and impose more diversity on fractured communities.
The central question for November is: Does the middle think we cut their taxes? If the answer to that is yes, Republicans will keep the House,” Corry Bliss, the executive director of the super-PAC said in a March interview. A month earlier, in a New York Times article, Bliss told Republican candidates who want to keep their majorities in Congress to “shut up and stop talking” unless it’s about the tax cut.
The issue of immigration, which fueled Trump’s rise, was mentioned in 16.4 percent of CLF ads. Health care was cited in 29.4 percent of ads, as the GOP seeks to counter a Democratic assault on its proposals to weaken preexisting condition protections by highlighting some Democrats’ support for expanding Medicare to all Americans. Government spending was referenced in 38.5 percent of CLF ads, and terrorism was alluded to in 7.9 percent.
The NRCC in recent days has canceled plans to help at least three vulnerable Republican candidates: Rep. Kevin Yoder in suburban Kansas, Rep. Keith Rothfus in suburban Pittsburgh and businesswoman Lea Marquez Peterson in Tucson, Arizona. GOP strategists fear three open seats in the Pennsylvania suburbs and two more in suburban New Jersey are slipping away if they’re not lost already.
“This is going to be a devastating election for Republicans across the ballot,” said Republican strategist Terry Sullivan, who called the party’s fundraising issues a symptom of the GOP’s broader challenge this fall.
During 2018, many GOP donors denounced Trump’s populist policies, partly because immigration reforms would cut the inflow of immigrant workers, and so force up wages for Americans. Immigraiotnreforms would also reduce the inflow of new consumer and renters, which provide additional revenues to business groups around the United States.
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Mark your calendar to attend one of Denver's premiere events benefiting The Denver Post Community Foundation and Clear the Air Foundation.
Who: Fans of new, innovative cars, auto dealers, policymakers and the media.
What: The 11th Annual Preview Gala is the premiere event of the Denver Auto Show and benefits locally-based non-profit organizations.
When: 7pm - 10pm | Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The event will being with a Chairman's Champagne Toast and Industry Recognition.
Why: Please join us for this exclusive event, where you will have private access to the entire Denver Auto Show floor prior to its opening to the public.
A private event, showcasing the automotive industry.
Join us as Colorado's top auto industry leaders gather to celebrate the private opening of the Denver Auto Show at the Preview Gala--a lavish evening of fine food, laughter, gaming, networking and more surprises.
For questions and more information, please call 303.831.1722.
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‘Transformation’ which is the RSA term for empowering the populations left behind under the old order.
The funding is in the form of tax rebates and various grants.
And driving it all is South Africa’s access to amazing stories and a deep cadre of local creatives.
The Association for Transformation in Film & Television sponsored my workshops in Durban, Cape Town and Jo’burg.
Pascal Schmitz is the ATFT coordinator of the program, and he shared the workshop spotlight.
Our aim was to prepare the ATFT delegation of producers for Sunnyside of the Doc, but the sessions were open to all comers.
It was an honor to be involved.
The workshops were very well attended by a mix of established and upcoming producers.
Click here to learn more about the ATFT and our workshop program.
Clarence Hamilton attended the Jo’burg workshop.
He is the head of Production & Development for the National Film & Video Foundation, an agency of the RSA Department of Arts & Culture.
Clarence kindly agreed to describe his program and its funding levels in this 5-minute interview.
Sifiso Nobela is CEO/Founder of MSFF.
I am proud to be helping Sifiso develop strategy to create an important festival event.
Watch this video for more on Sifiso’s initiative in exciting Mpumalanga province, once known as East Transvaal.
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We’ve all heard it: Abs are made in the kitchen. And it couldn’t be more true! Below are a few foods with fat-burning properties to help you with this dreaded task of weight loss. Just remember: no one food alone can do the job. You need to have a plan and a purpose. Make sure you are eating the proper amount of calories for your body and exercising regularly as well!
Here are a few tummy-tightening foods to help get you on the right track to a slimmer summer.
Oats with Cinnamon: Oats are a great start to your day. They will help keep you full while the cinnamon has natural thermionic properties, increasing your metabolism.
Grapefruit: Grapefruit helps lower insulin levels, which promotes weight loss and a fast metabolism.
Red Peppers: Peppers contain capsaicin to help you to burn that stubborn fat.
Almonds: Almonds are a great source of protein to help keep you full and your metabolism kicking.
Salmon: Salmon is loaded with omega-3 fatty acids, which is beneficial for fat loss.
Avocado: While avocados are considered a fat, they are a healthy fat, which your body needs to use as energy!
Blueberries: Blueberries are loaded with antioxidants, and they are also low in sugar and great for a healthy, low calorie snack!
Green Tea: Natural caffeine can help speed up your metabolism and keep you energized to burn more calories throughout the day. Plus, green tea contains antioxidants to help rid your body of toxins.
Chicken: Chicken is a great source of lean protein. By placing more protein in your diet, you can lower the amount of carbohydrates you take in while promoting weight loss.
Sweet Potato: Sweet potatoes are great for keeping your blood sugar levels stable while promoting a better, faster metabolism.
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Choose between downloading a copy or having a CD shipped to you.
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International customers are especially encouraged to use this option as Lulu is able to offer a better shipping rate and faster delivery.
Save 10% by ordering together! Choose any combination of digital or physical products.
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Not ready to commit? You can take it for a two week test drive.
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You thought your best friend deserves that name because she hugs you and rubs your back every time f*&#@ it up? Yes, scientists do say that hugging ostensibly increases oxytocin and trust by decreasing activation of the brain’s “fear” center, the amygdala, but in full honestly, let me just tell you that your best friend could have helped PREVENT whatever happened in the first place. Allow me to further explain as I introduce you to your REAL best friends: Spirulina, Echinacea, Ester-C, (they have cool names too!) Zinc, and Oil of Oregano. This whole new gang of pals will have your back and actuallyprevent you from going into a winter downward spiral of health and psycosis.
Spirulina: this blue- green algae is the QUEEN of greens (because it’s also blue!). It is high in protein (contains all the essential amino acids that we need), it’s loaded with Vitamin A (beta carotene) and Vitamin B12, it’s high in Iron, and it also contains Magnesium. Spirulina may be the single most nutrient-dense food on earth. It detoxifies the body from heavy metals (arsenic), fights candida, boosts energy levels and immune system, reduces cholesterol, and promotes weight loss due to its high protein content.
Echinacea (liquid phyto-caps): a native North American coneflower that was discovered and used as a traditional herbal remedy for more than 400 years by the Great Plains Indian tribes. Echinacea has been used successfully for hundreds of years to support immune health.
Reduces the duration of the common cold by almost one-and-a-half days.
It also helps with skin conditions such as eczema, inflammatory skin conditions, psoriasis, skin infections, stings, and wound healing. 3. Not just Vitamin C, but ESTER C 1000mg: stomach friendly , non-acidic form of Vitamin C, Ester-C® is Calcium Ascorbate, a unique form of vitamin C that has a neutral pH and contains naturally occurring vitamin C metabolites that activate the vitamin C molecules, making it easier for the body to transport them from cell to cell for absorption. Ester-C is designed to stay in your white blood cells longer too!
4. Zinc: keeps you strong by increasing killer cells in your body that help your immune system release more antibodies. It also helps heal wounds, reduces inflammation, and plays a crucial role in growth and development. Zinc is involved in more than 300 enzymatic reactions in your body– more than any other mineral. Since we have no way to store zinc, we depend on a daily supply through diet. That said, keep in mind that zinc can interfere with other vitamins and nutrients so be careful not to take mega doses. 5. Oil of Oregano: Dilute it first! Only a few drops in a glass of water. It’s antibacterial, antiparasitic, antifungal, antiseptic, anti-allergenic, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and immune stimulating. Just like the herb, oregano oil is very high in antioxidants and aids digestion. You can drink it diluted in a glass of water first thing in the morning, or you can also dilute it with coconut oil and apply it on your skin. It is said to be very effective in treating skin infections, including yeast.
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Hand made in Gordonton, New Zealand. Ceramic. Check my availability and postage cost by emailing us at:info@thegardenartstudio.co.nz.
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. . . on which we find our hero returning to the more expanded forms of earlier cds. Drummer Michael Burns provided rhythm for 9 cuts, which were then fleshed out with guitars and wurlitzers and reed organs and topped with crackling guitar solos from longtime friend Oren Bloedow. Along the way we amble through a quasi-Moroccan rave up, a mock French chanson, some jangly 12-string pop, some chilling chamber folk, and something like garage rock, all living and dying on the lyrics. Which are all about living and dying. Or living or dying. Lots of living, just the right amount of dying, all in a lively (recycled) package.
Speaking of packaging, here is a link to the outtakes from the photo session, proving conclusively, despite murmurs to the contrary, that the cover photo was NOT photoshopped, and that life was indeed endangered in the service of art!
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Standing among the selection of immensely popular methods of betting on horse racing, Daily NAP predictions are something you’re likely to find on most tipster websites. The option of a Nap of the Day allows bettors to see an experienced betting website’s choice for what they recognise as being the best horse tip from the current day’s racing action, with it possessing enough of a record to be rated as the most likely to win out of all horses running.
Newcomers to betting on horse racing might be tempted to make a double, treble, or accumulator, with the option of backing your bets each-way if you’re aiming to be especially careful while you find your feet. A Nap of the Day is something that’s only worth considering if you’re betting with an extensive knowledge of the sport, as it has to be picked with a complete understanding of horse racing. If you now feel ready to make your own, it’s best to know exactly how they work, and getting past the myths surrounding them would boost your chances of securing a winner.
Whether a Nap of the Day has been used to show consistency in winning one every day, or if it’s simply provided occasionally in order to prove that the person making it is capable of winning the bets they’re offering, you’re unlikely to find large odds for this type of bet. The point of them is to win a single horse bet, and more often than not, this won’t be met by odds much over evens, sometimes even going as low as 1/10, with the primary intention always being to find a winner regardless of the price.
While you’re not looking for value with the horse you pick for your Nap of the Day, it’s just as important that you don’t go for low odds for the sake of it. All horse bets you make need to be based on statistics, form, records, and reasoning, or they’re likely to lose before they’ve even left the stables; your nap needs to be chosen with the same level of detail. Bookmakers don’t always price their markets based on how likely they think they are to win, with it often being down to the number of bets placed on them, meaning that you can’t always rely on the odds.
A lot of people who back a Nap of the Day will be left with no choice but to assume that the specific horse is certain to win their next race. The odds can back up why a horse is so likely to win – and with help from statistics and reasoning, it can seem like a definite winner – but no bet is every guaranteed to win, and you need to remember that before staking any of your own money.
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From 34th street all the way down to the financial district, the usually bright and vibrant Manhattan was kept in the dark. In this obscurity the few people I crossed were unidentified shadows punctuated by their flashlights. No street life, very few cars, only generators pumping water or providing emergency lights as a loud reverberating background noise. This unusual environment created an overall cautious atmosphere, simply passing by any pedestrians could be somewhat frightening.
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Channa Boon, Sara Pape Garcia, Jan Huijgen.
Alberto Peratoner concept/libretto/direction: Channa Boon Lecture performance on the fragmentation, dissociation and recuperation of the perception of the body throughout the cosmocentric, the theocentric and the modern era, and the influence of automatisation and digitalisation upon the current age: All the World's Future's, Venice Biennial, 2015. S.a.L.E. DOCKS, Venice, in collaboration with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice.
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Modern Logan Heavy Weight Tartan. There are two distinct branches of this family, one Highland and the other Lowland. In the Lowlands, Restalrig, near Edinburgh, was the chief possession of the family, and Sir Robert of Restalrig married a daughter of King Robert II. He was appointed Admiral of Scotland in 1400. The Highland family are said to have as their ancestor Gilligorm, who was killed at the Battle of Drumderfit, in the Black Isle, Ross-shire. His son was educated at Beauly Priory and after taking Holy Orders went to Skye. He married and his family became known as MacLennans. The name is common in many parts of the Highlands.
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Teaching as a secondary teacher at New Hope Solebury High School, located within Pennsylvania as a part of New Hope Solebury School District, DEN STAR educator Tom McLaughlin is an active member of the DEN community. He currently holds a position on the DEN Leadership Council and is one of 12 finalists for the DEN guru. In the past, McLaughlin contributed as a Scholastic Administrator and participated in a DEN Walk and talk episode. Through actively contributing to the DEN blog site (approximately three times a month) and being part of the DEN blog team for a year, he won RJ Stangherlin Award (Best Individual DEN Blogger) in 2013. He also keeps a personal blog with information from classroom tool tips to past learning experiences in the classroom.
To McLaughlin, DEN has given him the opportunity to be a leader within the community. Aside from personal blogging, McLaughin took on more responsibilities and leadership roles through being in charge of a DEN blog series and being a major contributor to various Discovery products such as the Did You Know Video. Primarily utilizing DE Streaming, McLaughlin successfully integrated digital tools into his classroom curriculum. His heart is with the core of the DEN mission and truly believes he is making a difference in the educational field through his work. Because of DEN, McLaughlin claims he is a better teacher and wants to connect with as many educators as possible.
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Scoop neck striped knit crop top with open back and three bows. Oversized fit. Short sleeves.
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It's quick and easy for you to find a dentist in Kansas City, MO and save on General Dentistry and more. Just type in your ZIP code now to access the discount dental plans and participating dentists in Kansas City, MO. Pick the best discount dental plan for you and your family to benefit from discounts from 10% to 60% on most dental care services performed by dentists such as Dr. Austin R Rust. Then, you can make an appointment with Dr. Austin R Rust in Kansas City to receive discounts on most dental care procedures including General Dentistry.
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'Portable' operations is usually signified by amateur radio operators appending the suffix '/P' to their callsign. Operating '/P' normally means that stations are operating away from their licensed station address. A radio amateur carrying a hand-held radio is not a portable station lets say; in a city or in a country side.
The advantages of /P operation include the use of large empty spaces where full size beam and wire antennas can be erected on tall trailer mounted masts. If operating on VHF/UHF, this can mean a location on the top of a hill or cliff, with clear line of sight to the horizon. The main disadvantage is normally the power supply available. As normal mains grid power is unavailable, the /P operator may have to resort to batteries, portable generators, solar panels". and wind turbines.
Operating amateur radio at sea is known as 'Maritime Mobile', as is signified by the suffix '/MM' on the call. Operating amateur radio from a vehicle is known as 'Mobile', as is signified by the suffix '/M' on the call.
Some countries allow the direct connection of amateur transceivers to telephone lines called "phone patching". Thus, a traveler may be able to call another amateur station and, via a phone patch, speak directly with someone else by telephone.
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This Limoges porcelain plate features a detail from Jean-Michel Basquiat's work Pez Dispenser (1984) and comes in a custom gift box. The verso shows details about the plate and the artist's stamped signature. Fabricated in Limoges, France in collaboration with the artist's estate.
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Under the employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act, companies with 50 or more employees are required to offer company-sponsored health insurance come 2015. And while it’s advantageous to employees, the benefit has many employers scratching their heads as to how to fund the coverage.
Putting a face to the issue is Jim Tracy, COO of Park West Cos. in Rancho Santa Margarita, Cal.
Confronted with paying $2.5 million per year to insure employees, Tracy is considering eliminating coverage for spouses and lowering premiums through raising co-payments and deductibles to counter expense. But that will only return $200,000, he told The Orange County Register.
For more on this story and how other companies are strategizing, visit HispanicBusiness.
Additionally, see “Affordable Care?” on how the Affordable Care Act may affect the landscape industry.
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This report shows the usage statistics of WebSite X5 vs. mojoPortal vs. Cmsbox as content management system on the web. See technologies overview for explanations on the methodologies used in the surveys. Our reports are updated daily.
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Purple marble barbell. Have fun with this fashionable tongue ring acrylic barbell tongue ring with 316L surgical steel. A classic barbell that is timeless.
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The X-Fi2 features a full touchscreen user input mode, unlike the original’s keypad-esque input method. I am not sure maybe this is a standard in all of the MP3 devices nowadays but as I mentioned earlier this is my first MP3 device. Compared to similarly featured models from competitors, it is lower priced as well. Learn More – opens in a new window or tab Any international shipping is paid in part to Pitney Bowes Inc. Asian models of the Limited Edition included the extra battery and a wired remote control. Copyright – Creative Technology Ltd. ZEN portable media player.
For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program terms and conditions – opens in a new window or tab. For the portable media playersee ZEN portable media player. No additional import charges at delivery!
It shows MB 40GB of storage capacity. Like the Zen Micro, this unit has an FM tuner and a microphonebut also has a line in record function.
The touchpads are managed by Synaptics controllers. The first models branded as a “Zen” were then released under the now-defunct NOMAD line, and have an anodized aluminium case. Both the and models have the same portrait design similar to Creative’s ZEN Mozaic, as well as the same sized screen as the Mozaic, at 1.
You can also record songs d This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 14th, and is filed under ReviewsTechnology.
Gracenote Update for Creative applications Filesize: As of [update]Creative has not released new Zen players for seven years, and firmware updates for six years.
Files can be transferred via normal windows explorer or mounted as a volume Linux speakas it is actually recognized as a Mass Storage device. A line-in cable is included — this is what I like about the device. Creaive item will be shipped through the Global Shipping Program and includes international tracking.
There are also built-in microphones for voice recording, as well as wires for line-in recording. However I was a little disappointed to hear some noise from the right earpiece when playing the introduction MP3 preloaded with the device.
You are covered by the eBay Money Back Guarantee if nseon receive an item that is not as described in the listing. Album art is shown during playback, and image-viewing is enhanced with pan, zoom and rotation abilities.
However, the expansion slot is omitted.
An Application Development Kit based on the Lua programming language is offered for homebrew applications and games. The “compression” that is meant here is not the digital file-size reduction achieved 51 digital audio data compression technologies like for example mp3.
The player is 0. It also includes a CompactFlash reader for extra capacity and the direct upload of images. Any international shipping and import charges are paid in part to Pitney Ezn Inc.
Add to watch list Remove from watch list. This player syncs, loads and plays music, FM, photos and videos. This item will ship to United Statesbut the seller has not specified shipping options.
Making a selection would be done by tapping the touchpad. Requirements Creative MediaSource version 1. It also supports wireless media streaming from a home network, similar to a Windows Media Center Extender. Email to friends Share on Facebook – opens in a new window or tab Share on Twitter – opens in a new window or tab Share on Pinterest – opens in a new window or tab Add to watch list. The first 35, units shipped worldwide were packaged as a “Limited Edition” package that came with an additional rechargeable battery.
Posted by Ady on Tue, November 14, Sign me up for the newsletter! Creative released an updated firmware 1. Based on 4 minutes per song at 64kbps WMA.
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2008-09-11 First worldwide family litigation filed litigation Critical https://patents.darts-ip.com/?family=22982411&utm_source=google_patent&utm_medium=platform_link&utm_campaign=public_patent_search&patent=EP2289598(A1) "Global patent litigation dataset” by Darts-ip is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
A method and apparatus are provided for performing a therapeutic treatment on a patient's skin by concentrating applied radiation of at least one selected wavelength at a plurality of selected, three-dimensionally located, treatment portions, which treatment portions are within non-treatment portion. The ratio of treatment portions to the total volume may vary form 0.1 % to 90 %, but is preferably less than 50 %. Various techniques, including wavelength, may be utilized to control the depth to which radiation is concentrated and suitable optical systems may be provided to concentrate applied radiation in parallel or in series for selected combinations of one or more treatment portions.
This invention relates to methods and apparatus for using electromagnetic radiation (EMR) for various therapeutic treatments and more particularly to methods and apparatus for dermatological treatment by use of spatially confined and concentrated EMR to create areas of treatment or damage substantially surrounded by areas of sparing.
Various forms of electromagnetic radiation, particularly optical radiation, both coherent and non-coherent, have been utilized for many years for a variety of medical treatments, and in particular for dermatology treatments. Such treatments include, but are by no means limited to, removal of unwanted hair, skin rejuvenation, removal of vascular lesions, acne treatment, treatment of cellulite, pigmented lesions and psoriasis, tattoo removal, treatment of skin and other cancers, etc. Most of these treatments have involved in one way or another the use of a process known as selective photo thermolysis (See for example Anderson RR, Parrish J., Selective photothermolysis: Precise microsurgery by selective absorption of the pulsed radiation. Science 1983; 220: 524-526), this process involving irradiating a target area to be treated with radiation at a wavelength preferentially absorbed by a chromophore, either a natural chromophore or artificially introduced chromophore, in the target area, the heating of the chromophore either directly or indirectly effecting the desired treatment.
While these techniques are useful for many of the indicated applications, these techniques have a number of significant limitations. First, treatments which are performed over a relatively large area, such as skin rejuvenation and hair removal, particularly skin rejuvenation, can cause varying degrees of skin damage over a substantial treatment area. In particular, such treatments can sometimes result in a detachment of skin layers. These relatively large areas of skin damage can frequently take several weeks or more to heal, and follow-up treatments can normally not be performed during this period. It would be preferable if these procedures could be performed in a manner which would result in smaller, spaced areas of damage which heal more quickly, this enhancing both patient comfort and the ability to more quickly perform follow-up treatments. Further, many treatments, such as for example hair removal and wrinkle removal, only require that the treatment be performed in small portions or regions of a much larger treatment area; however, current techniques of treatment generally require that the treatment be performed over the entire treatment area rather than in only the selected regions of the treatment area requiring treatment.
Another potential problem is the need for a chromophore in the target area which selectively absorbs the applied radiation to generate the heat required for treatment. First, to the extent the regions above the treatment area contain a chromophore which preferentially absorbs or otherwise absorbs the applied radiation, such chromophores are also heated, and care must be exercised in any treatment to assure that such heating does not result in epidermal or dermal damage. Various forms of cooling of such overlying regions, sometimes aggressive cooling, are frequently required to permit such treatments to be performed without damage to the overlying skin. For example, for hair removal or other treatments where melanin is targeted, heating of melanin in the epidermis, particularly at the dermis-epidermis (DE) junction, is a problem. Where the chromophore being targeted is water, substantially all tissue in the treatment area and thereabove will be absorbing the radiation and will be heated, making controlled treatment of a selected body component difficult, and increasing the likelihood of unwanted peripheral damaged.
Another problem with selective phbtothermolysis is that the wavelength selected for the radiation is generally dictated by the absorption characteristics of the chromophore utilized. However, such wavelengths may not be optimal for other purposes. For example, skin is a scattering medium, but such scattering is far more pronounced at some wavelengths than at others. Unfortunately, wavelengths preferentially absorbed by for example melanin, a frequently used chromophore, are also wavelengths at which substantial scattering occurs. This is also true for the wavelengths typically utilized for treating vascular lesions. Photon absorption in skin also varies over the optical wavelength band, wavelengths dictated by selective photothermolysis frequently being wavelengths at which skin is highly absorbent. The fact that wavelengths typically utilized for selective photothermolysis are highly scattered and/or highly absorbed limits the ability to selectively target body components, and in particular, limits the depths at which treatments can be effectively and efficiently performed. Further, the fact that much of the energy applied to a target region is either scattered and does not reach the body component undergoing treatment, or is absorbed in overlying or surrounding tissue to cause undesired and potentially dangerous heating of such tissue, results in optical dermatology treatments being relatively inefficient. This low efficiency for such treatments means that larger and more powerful EMR sources are required in order to achieve a desired therapeutic result and that additional cost and energy must be utilized to mitigate the effects of this undesired heating by surface cooling or other suitable techniques. Heat management for the more powerful EMR source is also a problem, generally requiring expensive and bulky water circulation or other heat management mechanisms. Further, since chromophore concentration in a target (for example melanin in the hair) varies significantly from target to target and from patient to patient, it is difficult to determine optimum, or even proper parameters for effective treatment of a given target using selective photothermolysis. High absorption by certain types of skin, for example dark skinned individuals or people with very tanned skin, often makes certain treatments difficult, or even impossible, to safely perform. A technique which permitted all types and pigmentations of skin to be safely treated, preferably with little or no pain, and preferably using substantially the same parameters, is therefore desirable.
Still another problem with existing treatment is that the amount of energy which can be applied to the treatment area, even where damage to the epidermis, skin scarring or other damage is not an issue, is frequently limited by pain experienced by the patient. Ideally, EMR dermatology procedures, which are typically for cosmetic purposes, should be painless or substantially painless. While if the procedure is being performed by a physician, pain may be controlled by the use of a local anesthetic, or even by putting the patient to sleeps there are risks in the use of any anesthetic, and the use of needles to administer a local anesthetic is undesirable for cosmetic procedures. It would therefore be preferable if patient pain could be substantially reduced or eliminated without the need for such procedures, while still permitting sufficient radiation to be applied to achieve a desired therapeutic result.
There are also occasions where microsurgery is required or desired on a patient's skin, particularly near the skin surface, where the area to be treated is of a size in the micron range, for example 10 microns, a size which cannot be treated with a scalpel. Existing EMR devices for performing microsurgery are also not adapted for performing surgery on such small targets. A need therefore exists for improved techniques for performing such fine microsurgery.
Further, while EMR techniques are available for treating some of the conditions indicated above, such techniques do not currently exist for treating scars, including acne scars, chicken pox scars and the like, for bumps in the skin resulting from scar tissue, for stretch marks, for treating certain parasites, etc.. An effective technique for treating such conditions is therefore needed.
Still another problem is in the removal of tattoos or pigmented lesions, particularly close to the skin surface, where existing techniques frequently result in blistering and other skin problems. An improved technique which would permit the fading of such tattoos or pigmented lesions and/or the ultimate removal thereof in a gentle enough manner so as to not cause damage to the patient's skin or significant patient discomfort is also desirable. Similar techniques for treating various skin blemishes are also desirable.
Finally, while techniques currently exist which are relatively effective in treating large vascular lesions, such techniques are not as efficient in treating spider veins and other small veins. Similar inefficiencies exist where radiation is applied over a relatively large area of a patient's skin where treatment is required in only relatively small portions of such area.
A need therefore exists for an improved method and apparatus for EMR therapeutic treatments, and in particular for optical dermatology treatments, which permit more selective treatment in target areas, and which do not rely on selective photothermolysis so that the wavelengths utilized may be selected so as to be more efficient for delivery of radiation to a desired target volume at a selected depth, and in particular to selected portions of such a target volume, which portions are preferably surrounded by portions which are not treated, and so that proper parameters for treating a given target may be more easily determined.
In accordance with the above, this invention provides a method and apparatus for performing a treatment on a volume located at area and depth coordinants of a patient's skin, the method involving providing a radiation source and applying radiation from the source to an optical system which concentrates the radiation to at least one depth within the depth coordinants of the volume and to selected areas within the area coordinants of the volume, the at least one depth and the selected areas defining three-dimensional treatment portions in the volume within untreated portions of the volume. The apparatus has the radiation source and an optical system to which radiation from the source is applied, the optical system concentrating the radiation to at least one depth in the volume and to selected areas of the volume, the at least one depth and the areas defining the three-dimensional treatment portions in the volume within untreated portions of the volume. For both the method and apparatus, the ratio of the treatment portions to the volume may be between 0.1 % and 90%, but is preferably between 10% and 50%, and more preferably between 10% and 30%. In each instance, the treatment portions may be cylinders, spheres, ellipsoids, solid rectangles or planes of at least one selected size and thickness. The treatment portions may also be spaced lines of a selected length and thickness. The optical system may either apply radiation to all the treatment portions substantially simultaneously or the optical system may apply radiation to at least selected treatment portions sequentially.
The patient's skin over at least one treatment portion may also be pre-cooled to a selected temperature for a selected duration, the selected temperature and duration for precooling preferably being sufficient to cool the skin to at least a selected temperature below normal body temperature to at least the at least one depth for the treatment.portions. For selected embodiments, the skin is cooled to at least the selected temperature to a depth below the at least one depth for the treatment portions so that the at least one treatment portion is substantially surrounded by cooled skin. The cooling may continue during the applying of radiation, and for this embodiment, the duration of the applying of radiation may be greater than the thermal relaxation time of the treatment portions. The wavelength for the radiation source is preferably selected so as not to be either highly absorbed or scattered in the patient's skin above the volume on which treatment is to be performed. For deeper depth coordinants, the optical system focuses to a selected depth below the at least one depth of the treatment portions in order to achieve concentration at the desired depth coordinant in the patient's skin. A selected condition in the volume on which treatment is being performed and/or the patient's skin above this volume may be detected, the results of the detecting being utilized during the applying of radiation to control the treatment portions to which radiation is concentrated.
The applied radiation preferably has an output wavelength which is at least in part a function of the at least one depth of the treatment portions. More specifically, the wavelength of the applied radiation may be selected as a function of the applied radiation as follows: depth =.05 to .2 mm, wavelength = 400 -1880 nm & 2050-2350 nm, with 800-1850 nm & 2100-2300 nm preferred; depth = .2 to .3mm, wavelength = 500-1880nm & 2050-2350nm, with 800-1850 nm & 2150-2300 nm preferred; depth = .3 to .5 mm, wavelength = 600-1380 nm & 1520-1850 nm & 2150-2260 nm, with 900-1300 nm & 1550-1820 nm & 2150-2250 nm preferred; depth = .5 to 1.0 mm, wavelength = 600-1370 nm & 1600-1820 nm, with 900-1250 nm & 1650-1750 nm preferred; depth = 1.0 to 2.0 mm, wavelength = 670-1350 nm & 1650-1780 nm, with 900-1230 nm preferred; depth = 2.0 to 5.0 mm, wavelength = 800-1300 nm, with 1050-1220 nm preferred.
The method and apparatus may also be utilized to treat a variety of medical conditions. Where a vascular lesion at a selected depth is being treated, treatment parameters, including the optical system and the wavelength of the applied radiation are selected so that the at least one depth of the treatment portions are at the depth of the vessel being treated. Similarly, where the treatment is skin remodulation by treatment of collagen or hair removal, treatment parameters, including the optical system and the radiation wavelength are selected so that the at least one depth is the depth of interdermal collagen and the depth of at least one of the bulge and matrix of the hair follicle, respectively. The teachings of this invention may also be used to treat acne, to target and destroy pockets of fat, to treat cellulite, for tattoo removal, for treating pigmented lesions, for treating hypotropic and other scars and other skin blemishes, and for treating various other conditions in the skin.
The optical system utilized in practicing this invention may include an array of optical elements to at least a plurality of which radiation from the source is simultaneously applied, each of the optical elements concentrating the radiation to a selected portion of the volume. Each of the optical elements may for example focus or concentrate to a line of selected length and thickness, the lines for some of the elements being at a selected angle to the lines of other of the elements. The optical system may alternatively include apparatus for scanning radiation applied to optical concentrating components so as to successively focus radiation to N of the treatment portions at a time, where N ≥ 1. The optical system may instead include adjustable depth optical focusing components, and a positioning mechanism for such optical focusing components which moves the components to focus at successive treatment portions. The apparatus may also include a mechanism which cools the part of the patient's skin at least over the selected area coordinants to a selected temperature, and controls which selectively operate the cooling mechanism to pre-cool this part of the patient's skin for a selected duration before application of radiation and/or during application of radiation. The cooling mechanism and the controls may pre-cool the skin to a temperature and for a duration sufficient to cool the part of the skin to at least a selected temperature below normal body temperature to the at least one depth of the treatment portions or may cool to a depth below the at least one depth of the treatment portions, the treatment portions in the latter case being substantially surrounded by cooled skin. The apparatus may also include a detector for at least one selected condition in the volume and/or in a part of the patient's skin above the volume and the optical system may operate in response to the detector to control the treatment portion of the volume to which radiation is concentrated.
The invention also includes a method and apparatus for performing a treatment on a volume located at an area and depth coordinant of a patient's skin which includes providing a radiation source and pre-cooling the patient's skin over at least part of the area coordinant of the volume to a selected temperature for a selected duration, the selected temperature and duration being sufficient to cool the skin to a depth below the depth coordinant of the volume; and applying radiation to an optical system which concentrates the radiation to at least one depth coordinant and to selected areas within the area coordinants to define treatment portions in the volume, the treatment portions being less than the total volume and each treatment portion being within untreated portions and being substantially surrounded by cooled skin. More specifically, a mechanism may be provided which cools the patient's skin over the area coordinant to the selected temperature and controls may be provided for selectively operating the cooling mechanism to pre-cool the skin for a selected duration before application of radiation and/or during application of radiation, the mechanism and controls cooling to a temperature and for a duration sufficient to cool the skin to at least a selected temperature below normal body temperature to at least a depth below the depth coordinant of the volume. The cooling of the patient's skin by the cooling mechanism may continue during the step of applying radiation and the duration of radiation application may be greater than the thermal relaxation time of each treatment portion.
Finally, the invention includes a method and apparatus for performing a therapeutic treatment on a patient's skin by concentrating applied radiation of at least one selected wavelength at a plurality of selected three-dimensionally located treatment portions, which treatment portions are within non-treatment portions.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of various embodiments of the invention as illustrate in the accompanying drawings, the same or related reference numerals being used for common elements in the various figures.
Figs. 2-3C are side views of various lens arrays suitable for delivering radiation in parallel to a plurality of target portions.
Figs. 4-4C are side views of Fresnel lens arrays suitable for delivering radiation in parallel to a plurality of target portions.
Figs. 5-5B are side views of holographic lens arrays suitable for use in delivering radiation in parallel to a plurality of target portions.
Figs. 6-6A are side views of gradient lens arrays suitable for use in delivering radiation in parallel to a plurality of target portions.
Figs. 7-7B are top views of various matrix arrays of cylindrical lenses, some of which are suitable for providing a line focus for a plurality of target portions.
Figs. 8-8C are cross-sectional or side views of one layer of a matrix cylindrical lens system suitable for delivering radiation in parallel to a plurality of target portions.
Figs. 9-9B are a perspective view and cross-sectional side views, respectively, of a two layer cylindrical lens array suitable for delivering radiation in parallel to a plurality of target portions.
Figs. 10-13 are side views of various optical objective arrays suitable for use in concentrating radiation to one or more target portions.
Figs. 14-19 are side views of various deflector systems suitable for use with the arrays of Figs. 10-13 to move to successive target portions.
Figs. 20 and 21 are side views of two different variable focus optical system suitable for use in practicing the teachings of this invention.
Figs. 22A and 22B are semi-schematic perspective and side views respectively of a section of a patient's skin and of equipment positioned thereon for practicing the teachings of this invention.
Referring first to Figs. 22A and 22B, a portion of a patient's skin 200 is shown, which portion includes an epidermis 202 overlying a dermis 204, the junction of the epidermis and dermis being referred to as the dermis-epidermis (DE) unction 206. Also shown is a treatment volume V located at a depth d in the patient's skin and having an area A. Treatment volume V may contain one or more vascular lesions which are to be destroyed or removed, may contain a plurality of hair follicles which are to be either permanently destroyed, or at least be damaged so as to result in temporary hair loss, or which are to be stimulated to cause hair growth, may contain in the area below the DE junction collagen which is to be restructured by various means, for example by being temporarily destroyed to stimulate regrowth, particularly for skin rejuvenation and wrinkle removal, may contain a melanoma to be removed, a vascular lesion, pigmented lesion, port wine stain, psoriasis, scar, or other skin blemish or a tattoo to be removed, or some other bodily component on which optical dermatology procedures are performed.
Also shown is a system 208 for delivering optical radiation to volume V. System 208 includes an EMR source 210, which source may be a coherent light source, such as a solid-state laser, dye laser, diode laser, fiber laser or other coherent light source, or may be an incoherent light source, for example a flash lamp, halogen lamp, light bulb or other incoherent light source used to deliver optical radiation in dermatology procedures. Acoustic, RF or other EMF sources may also be employed in suitable applications. The output from source 210 is applied to an optical system 212, which is preferably in the form of a deliver head in contact with the surface of the patient's skin as shown in Fig. 22B. Where an acoustic, RF or other non-optical EMR source is used as source 210, system 212 would be a suitable system for concentrating or focusing such EMR, for example a phased array, and the term "optical system" should be interpreted, where appropriate, to include such system.
Various embodiments of an optical system 212 are discussed hereinafter and shown in the various figures. Generally, system 212 functions to receive radiation from source 210 and to focus/concentrate such radiation to a focused one or more beams 222 directed to a selected one or more treatment or target portions 214 of volume V, the focus being both to the depth d and spatially in the area A. The energy of the applied EMR is thus concentrated to deliver more energy to target portions 214. Depending on system parameters, portions 214 may be cylinders of selected diameter and thickness, spheres or ellipsoids, and for one embodiment may have a square or rectangular cross-section. The portions of each shape may extend through volume V or may be formed in a single layer or staggered layers thereof. Target portions 214 may also be (a) relatively narrow strips which may either extend through volume V, be formed in a single thin layer in volume V or be in staggered layers of the volume; or (b) may be one or more thin layers formed in volume V. As will be discussed in greater detail hereinafter, optical system 212 may focus to all or a selected subset of portions 214 simultaneously, may contain some type of optical or mechanical- optical scanner for moving radiation focused to depth d to successive portions 214, or may generate an output focused to depth d and be physically moved on the skin surface over volume V, either manually or by a suitable two-dimensional or three-dimensional (including depth) positioning mechanism, to direct radiation to desired successive portions 214. For the two later embodiments, the movement may be directly from portion to portion to be focused on or the movement may be in a standard pattern, for example a grid pattern, with the EMR source being fired only when over a desired portion 214.
A cooling element 215 is also included to cool the surface of skin 200 over treatment volume V. As shown in Fig. 22A and 22B, cooling element 215 acts on optical system 212 to cool the portion of this system in contact with the patient's skin, and thus the portion of the patient's skin in contact with such element. Cooling element 215 may for example be a thermoelectric element, or may be a system for passing water, preferably chilled water, a gas, preferably a chilled gas, and possibly even a cryogenic gas, over such portion of the optical system. Other techniques for cooling the surface of the patient's skin known in the art could also be used. Further, where optical system 212 is not in contact with the patient's skin, cryogenic spray cooling, gas flow or other non-contact cooling techniques may be utilized. A cooling gel on the skin surface might also be utilized, either in addition to or instead of, one of the cooling techniques indicated above.
System 208 also includes an optional detector 216, which may for example be a CCD camera or other suitable detector for a selected characteristic of the patient's skin. The output from detector 216 is applied to a control 218, which is typically a suitably programmed microprocessor, but may be special purpose hardware or a hybrid of hardware and software. Control 218 controls both the turning on and turning off of source 210 and may also control the power profile of the radiation. Control 218 is also applied to optical system 212 to for example control focus depth for the optical system and to control the portion or portions 214 to which radiation is being focused/concentrated at any given time, for example by controlling scanning by the optical system and/or the beam radiating therefrom. Finally, controls 218 are applied to cooling element 215 to control both the skin temperature above the volume V and the cooling duration, both for precooling and during an irradiation.
1. The shape of treatment portions 214. Each of these portions may be a thin disk as shown, may be an elongated cylinder which may for example extend from a first depth closer to DE junction 206 to a second deeper depth or, as will be discussed later in conjunction with various optical systems to be described, may be a line focus, each of the lines having a selected length, width and orientation and adjacent lines being spaced by a selected amount. The orientation of the lines for the portions 214 in a given application need not all be the same, and some of the lines may, for example, be at right angles to other lines (see for example Figs. 7A and 7B). Lines can by oriented around a treatment target for greater efficacy. For example the lines can be perpendicular to a vessel or parallel to a wrinkle. Portions 214 may also be spherical, ellipsoidal and at least for one embodiment, may be a solid square or rectangle of selected thickness. The shape of portion 214 is dictated by the combined parameters of the focused optical signal applied thereto, with the duration of application and to a lesser extent the wavelength of the signal being significant factors in determining the shape of the targeted portions. For example, it has been found that with a 1720 nm laser operating at roughly 0.5 J to 2 J and having a pulse duration of 0.5 to 2 ms, a generally cylindrically shaped portion 214 is obtained. Conversely, with a 1250 nm laser operating in the same energy range and having a pulse duration of .5 to 3 seconds, with an average of 1 second, generally spherically-shaped target portions are obtained. The parameters for obtaining a particular portion shape may be determined in a variety of ways, including empirically. By suitable control of wavelength, focusing, spot size at the surface and other parameters, the portions 214, regardless of shape, may extend through volume V, may be formed in a single thin layer of volume V or may be staggered so that, for example, adjacent portions 214 are in different thin layers of volume V. The pattern of the target portions in volume V may also vary with application. Further, target portions 214 may also be (a) relatively narrow stripes which may either extend through volume V, be formed in a single thin layer or be staggered in different thin layers, with for example adjacent stripes being in different layers; or (b) may be one or more thin layers formed in volume V. While all of the prior configurations for target portion 214 could be formed either serially or in parallel, the last configuration with multiple thin layers in the volume V would probably need to be formed serially. The geometry of portions 214 controls the thermal damage in the treatment portion. Since a sphere provides the greatest gradient, and is thus the most spatially confined, it provides the most localized biological damage, and may therefore be the preferred target shape for applications where this is desirable.
2. The size of the treatment portions 214. For a depth of approximately 1 mm into the patient's skin, the minimum diameter of a portion 214, or the minimum width of a line 214, is estimated to be approximately 100 microns; however, much larger portions, several mm's or more, are possible. For greater depths, the minimum sizes will be greater.
3. Center to center spacing between portions 214. The center to center spacing is determined by a number of factors, including the size of portions 214 and the treatment being performed. Generally, it is desired that the spacing between adjacent portions 214 be sufficient to protect the patient's skin and facilitate healing of damage thereto, while still permitting the desired therapeutic effect to be achieved. In one application, as little as 4% of the volume V was damaged (i.e. a 4% fill factor); however, the damaged portions 214 would typically cover substantially more of treatment volume V. While theoretically, the ratio of the combined volume of treatment portions 214 to the volume V ( also sometimes referred to as the fill factor) could be 0.1 % to 90%, a preferred range for fill factor is 10% to 50% for some applications and 10% to 30% for most applications. It is important that there be at least some area of sparing around each of the islands or areas of treatment/damage 214 and that this area of sparing be sufficient to permit the skin to recover, such recovery being facilitated by melanosome migration..
4. The depth d for the volume V. While it may be difficult to achieve a small focal spot 214 at a depth much below 1 mm in a scattering medium such as skin, focussing at depths of up to 4 mm, and perhaps even more, may be possible so long as a tight focus is not required and a larger portion size 214, perhaps several millimeters, is acceptable.
5. Focus Depth. While as may be seen from Table 1, depth d for volume V and the focal depth of optical system 212 are substantially the same when focussing to shallow depths, it is generally necessary in a scattering medium such as skin to focus to a greater depth, sometimes a substantially greater depth, in order to achieve a focus at a deeper depth d. The reason for this is that scattering prevents a tight focus from being achieved and results in the minimum spot size, and thus maximum energy concentration, for the focused beam being at a depth substantially above that at which the beam is focussed. The focus depth can be selected to achieve a minimum spot size at the desired depth d based on the known characteristics of the skin.
6. Wavelength. Both scattering and absorption are wavelength dependent. Therefore, while for shallow depths a fairly wide band of wavelengths can be utilized while still achieving a focused beam, the deeper the focus depth, the more scattering and absorption become factors, and the narrower the band of wavelengths available at which a reasonable focus can be achieved. Table 1 indicates preferred wavelength bands for various depths, although acceptable, but less than optimal, results may be possible outside these bands.
7. Pulse Width. Normally the pulse width of the applied radiation should be less than the thermal relaxation time (TRT) of each of the targeted portions 214, since a longer duration will result in heat migrating beyond the boundaries of these portions. Since the portions 214 will generally be relatively small, pulse durations will also be relatively short as indicated in Table 1. However, as depth increases, and the spot sizes thus also increase, maximum pulse width or duration also increase. Again, the values given in Table 1 are maximum values for a given spot size and shorter pulses may be used. Generally, thermal diffusion theory indicates that pulse width τ for a spherical island should be τ 500 D2/24 and the pulse width for a cylindrical island with a diameter D is τ<50 D2/16. Further, the pulsewidths can sometimes be longer than the thermal relaxation time of the target portion 214 if density of the targets is not too high, so that the combined heat from the target areas at any point outside these area is well below the damage threshold for tissue at such point. Also, as will be discussed later, with a suitable cooling regimen, the above limitation may not apply, and pulse durations in excess of the thermal relaxation time for a damage portion 214, sometimes substantially in excess of TRT, may be utilized.
8. Power. The required power from the radiation source depends on the desired therapeutic effect, increasing with increasing depth and cooling and with decreasing absorption due to wavelength. The power also decreases with increasing pulse width.
9. Cooling. Typically cooler 215 is activated before source 210 to precool the patient's skin to a selected temperature below normal skin temperature, for example 0 to 10°C, to a depth of at least DE junction 206, and preferably to depth d to protect the entire skin region 220 above volume V. However, in accordance with the teachings of this invention, if precooling extends for a period sufficient for the patient's skin to be cooled to a depth below the volume V, and in particular if cooling continues after the application of radiation begins, then heating will occur only in the radiated portions 214, each of which portions will be surrounded by cooled skin. Therefore, even if the duration of the applied radiation exceeds TRT for portions 214, heat from these portions will be contained and thermal damage will not occur beyond these portions. Further, while nerves may be stimulated in portions 214, the cooling of these nerves outside of portions 214 will, in addition to permitting tight control of damage volume, also block pain signals from being transmitted to the brain, thus permitting treatments to be effected with greater patient comfort, and in particular permitting radiation doses to be applied to effect a desired treatment which might not otherwise be possible because of the resulting pain experienced by the patient. This cooling regimen is an important feature of the applicants invention.
10. Numerical Aperture. Numerical aperture is a function of the angle θ for the focused radiation beam 222 from optical device 212. It is preferable that this number, and thus the angle θ, be as large as possible so that the energy at portions 214 in volume V where radiation is concentrated is substantially greater than that at other points in volume V (and in region 220), thereby minimizing damage to tissue in region 220, and in portions of volume V other than portions 214, while still achieving the desired therapeutic effect in the portions 214 of volume V. Higher numerical aperture of the beam increases safety of epidermis, but it is limited by scattering and absorption of higher angel optical rays. As can be seen from Table 1, the possible numerical aperture decreases as the focus depth increases.
Thus, by judicious selection of the various parameters indicated above and others, one or more focused radiation beams 222 may be achieved to create islands of treatment/damage 214 in a treatment volume V at a selected depth d in the patient's skin. Preferred ranges of parameters for achieving these objectives at various depths are provided in Table 1. Table 2 and Table 3 illustrate ranges of parameters at various depths for short pulses (i.e., pulses of less than 10 ms for superficial small targets and less than 100 ms for deeper depths) and for long pulses respectively. The values in Table 2 assume that deep cooling through volume V as described above is not being provided so that the pulse duration is limited by the thermal relaxation time of damage portions 214. Thus, at shorter depths, where smaller spot or focus areas can be achieved, for example a spot having a diameter of 50 µm, as assumed in Table 2, pulse widths of less than 10 ms are required and other parameters are selected accordingly. Conversely, for deeper depths, tight focus cannot be achieved because of scattering, resulting in a significantly larger diameter for damage portions 214, and thus a larger thermal relaxation time for these portions. Therefore, substantially longer pulse widths can be provided, permitting required energy to achieve the therapeutic effect to be provided over a longer time interval. This facilitates removal of heat from region 220, and in particular from the epidermal portion 202 thereof and from DE junction 206. It also permits a lower peak power source 210 to be utilized. From Table2, 3 it is also noted that the focus depth is indicated as greater than the depth d of the damage portions 214. The reasons for this have been discussed above.
While controls 218 can be preprogrammed to focus on selected portions 214 in target volume V, another option is to use feedback, either mechanically obtained by use of detector 216, or obtained by an operator, generally optically, but possibly using other of the operator senses such as touch or hearing, to control the portions 214 in volume V which are focused on. Assuming, for example, that detector 216 is a CCD imaging device, the location of hair follicles, vascular lesions, or other targeted components in volume V can be located and focused beams 222 specifically directed to the locations of such components. Thus, assuming a hair removal treatment, detector 216 could locate each hair follicle at the surface above volume V, and then focus a beam 222 to each such follicle at a selected depth, for example, a depth of 1 mm where stem cells are located. The beam could also be focused to an extended depth along the follicle, for example, 0.7-3 mm to assure destruction of all elements within the follicle required for permanent or substantially permanent hair removal, for example, destruction of follicle stem cells, without substantially damaging dermal tissue surrounding the follicle or damage to the follicle matrix. This result is most easily achieved if the cooling technique discussed above is utilized, with cooling extending below the treatment volume V so that each follicle being treated is surrounded by cooled dermal tissue.
Feedback could also be used to track a blood vessel or other vascular structure being treated or to track a wrinkle or wrinkles to be treated by collagen restructuring. Further, while focused beams 222 can be automatically positioned in response to outputs from detector 216 by control 218, such feedback can also be achieved by the operator manually adjusting the position of optical system 212 to track and treat hair follicles, vascular structures, wrinkles or the like.
More specifically, the scanner used could include three low power laser diodes, preferably of different colors, used for detection and one high power laser diode used for treatment. The scanner can, for example, be utilized both to detect the location of the blood vessel and the depth of the blood vessel. One of the three diodes used for detection may be a high power diode which can be operated in either a detection or treatment mode and detection, in some instances, may be performed by only one or two diodes, which diode or diodes may be also used for treatment in some cases. A suitable scanner can be used to move the detectors and/or treatment diode over a selected pattern. However, while galvanic scanners have been used in the past, a contact scanner is required for this application, since the desired focusing of the beam requires contact, something which is not possible with a galvanic scanner. Again, the scanner can be programmed to trace a particular pattern to locate targets, and may be programmed to follow a target once located, for example a vein, or the scan may be manually controlled. Where the scan is following a selected target, for example a blood vessel, irradiation may occur at selected points along the blood vessel. It is generally necessary to coagulate a blood vessel at a selected one or more points along the vessel in order to stop blood flow therein and kill the vessel. It should not be necessary to irradiate the entire vessel in order to effect destruction thereof.
Where a scanner is being used, the area scanned can be projected on a screen, providing effective magnification, which facilitates either the selection of desired target points in a programmed scan or the performance of a scan along a desired target such as a blood vessel. Multiple detectors, which may be filtered to provide different colors, can be utilized for detecting the depth of a target, for example the blood vessel, so that light can be focused to the appropriate depth for treatment. Thus, scanning can be in three dimensions. Since depth is to some extent controlled by wavelength, a fiber laser, the output wavelength of which is programmable over a limited range, may be utilized to control skin depth both for detection and treatment. In each instance, the treatment may be effected solely by focusing radiation to a selected point, water at the point normally being what is heated, or by the effect of such focusing coupled with selective absorption by the desired target at the wavelength utilized. The chromophor, while typically water, could also be blood or melanin. Further, when treating blood vessels, since there is no need for hemoglobin as a chromophore, the vessel can be compressed during treatment, for example by applying pressure to the vessel. This can permit denaturation and shrinkage of the vessel wall, which can result in a more permanent closure of the vessel and in the potential to permanently close larger vessels. The location and size of the islands of treatment/damage can be 5 adjusted for different size, type and location of vessel. Similarly, for hair removal, since melanin need not be targeted, there is no requirement for high melanin content in the hair shaft or follicle, facilitating the easier treatment of gray and blond hair.
For port wine stains, wavelength can be in a range of 0.9 to 1.85 µm for water absorption or 0.38 to 1.1µm for hemoglobin absorption with a fill factor of 10% to 80%, and preferably, 30% to 50%. The light source can be an arc lamp with filtering and masking.
The teachings of this invention are also particularly adapted for skin rejuvenation treatments by collagen regeneration. In such treatments, since collagen is not itself a chromophor, a chromophor such as water in the tissues or blood in the papillary dermis or below typically absorbs radiation and is heated to heat the adjacent collagen, causing selective damage or destruction thereof which results in collagen regeneration. Perturbing blood vessels in the region can also result in the release of fibroblasts which trigger the generation of new collagen. While such treatments may be made only along the line of a wrinkle or other blemish to be treated, such treatment is typically performed over a relatively large area undergoing treatment. In accordance with the teachings of this invention, such treatments can be more effectively performed by heating selective portions 214, with perhaps a 30% to 50% fill factor, resulting in significant collagen regeneration with less trauma and pain to the patient. Such procedure may be performed over a relatively large area A or, utilizing techniques similar to those discussed above for blood vessels, may be performed by periodically firing a beam when over a wrinkle, the beam being traced in a predetermined pattern and fired only when over selected points on the wrinkle, or being moved to track a wrinkle and periodically fired while thereover. Also, as for other treatments where the teachings of this invention are employed, healing occurs relatively quickly so that a subsequent treatment, to the extent required, might generally be performed within a few weeks of an initial treatment, and certainly in less than a month.
Typically, a bump in the skin occurs when collagen is heated, the bump resulting from contraction of the collagen. Thus, this technique can be used not only to remove wrinkles but also to remove other skin blemishes such as acne or chicken pox scars or other scars in the skin and may also be utilized for treating cellulite. While the bump may recede after approximately a month, the heating also increases the thickness-to-length ratio of the collagen in the area, thus increasing the collagen thickness, resulting in much of the improvement from skin rejuvenation/blemish removal being reasonably permanent.
Other skin blemishes treatable by the teachings of this invention include stretch marks, which differ from wrinkles in that these marks are substantially flush with the surface, the collagen shrinkage and regeneration as a result of heating reducing these marks. Hypotropic scarring, the raised scars which occur after surgery or certain wounds, can also be treated by reducing blood flow to the vessels of the scar in much the same way that port wine stains are treated above.
In addition to hair removal, treatment of vascular lesions, and skin resurfacing, the teachings of this invention can also be used to target and destroy a sebaceous gland or glands, for example to treat acne, to target and destroy pockets of subcutaneous fat, to treat cellulite and to do skin resurfacing on areas where such treatments cannot currently be performed, for example neck and hands, where the damage caused using standard skin resurfacing techniques does not normally heal. The treating of only small islands in such areas should leave sufficient undamaged skin structure for healing to occur. The teachings of this invention may, as indicated above, also be utilized for tattoo removal, for treating pigmented lesions, for treating hypotropic and other scars, stretch marks, acne and chicken pox scars and other skin blemishes and for treating various other conditions which may exist in the patient's body at depths of less than approximate 4 mm, for example, various skin cancers and possibly PFB. For skin tumors, a combination may be used of a feedback system that localizes the position of the tumor and a robotic system that insures complete thermal destruction of the tumor. Psoriasis may be treated in substantially the same way with substantially the same parameters as for port wine stain. The teachings may also be used to treat intredermal parasites such as larva migrans, which can be detected and selectively killed using the teachings of the invention.
There are three general ways in which the invention may be utilized for tattoo removal. The first is by using a wavelength or wavelengths absorbed by the tattoo ink, preferably with short, high fluence pulses, to break up or destroy the ink in and between cells. The second technique involves destroying the cells containing the ink, targeting ether the ink or water in the cells, causing the ink to be released and removed by the body's lymphatic system. Here long pulses in the millisecond to second range, having low power and high energy, would typically be utilized. In a third technique, an ablation laser would be used to drill 1 to 2 mm spots into the tattoo, ablating or vaporizing both cells and tattoo ink in these areas. With a small fill factor, in for example the 10% to 80% range, and preferable the 10% to 30% range, such small damage spots heal well, permitting the tattoo to be progressively lightened and ultimately removed for each of the three treatments. A randomized pattern on each treatment is also preferable to interference of the removal pattern.
A particular problem for which the teachings of this invention are particularly adapted is the treating of birthmarks or other pigmented lesions in the epidermis. Such lesions are generally difficult to treat without blistering using conventional treatment. By using islands of damage with a fill factor of 1% to 50%, and preferably 10% to 30%, and with a spot size of 100 microns to ½ mm, it is possible to treat such lesions without scarring. Since the treatment in this case is so close to the surface, focusing is not necessary. A similar treatment, with similar fill factor could be used for treating port wine stains or tattoos, but in either of these cases, focusing would be required since the treatment is at a greater depth. In all cases, a first treatment might result in only the lightening of the treated area. Once the treated portion has healed, which generally would occur in a few weeks to a month with an islands of damage treatment, one or more additional treatments can be performed to further lighten the treated area until the lesion, port wine stain, tattoo or the like is removed. In each instance, dead cells resulting from the treatment containing melanosites, ink or the like, would be removed by the body, normally passing through the lymphatic system.
Thus, a technique has been provided (a) which permits various therapeutic treatments on a patient's body at depths up to approximately 4 mm, (b) which permits only islands of damage in three dimensions to occur, thereby facilitating healing (by permitting continued blood flow and cell proliferation between skin layers and islands of damage 214) and reducing patient discomfort, (c) which permits targeting of specific components for treatment without damage to surrounding parts of the patient's body, thereby more efficiently using the applied radiation while also reducing peripheral damage to the patient's body as the result of such treatment (d) which permits treatment of all skin types using substantially the same parameters for a given treatment, thereby simplifying treatment set-up and treatment safety, and (e) which permits the wavelength utilized for treatment to be optimally selected for the depth of treatment, rather than being restricted to a wavelength optimally absorbed by a targeted chromophore. In fact, while the wavelengths selected for the teachings of this invention normally have significant water absorption, one of the criteria in selecting wavelengths is that they are not, particularly for deeper depths, highly absorbed, even by water, so that the radiation can reach desired depths without losing substantial energy/photons to absorption. The concentration of photons/energy at target portions 214 increases energy at these portions more than enough to compensate for reduced absorption at the wavelength utilized. This invention thus provides an entirely new and novel technique for performing such treatments.
Figs. 1-21 illustrates various optical components suitable for use in optical system 212. In these figures Figs. 1-9B illustrate various systems for delivering radiation in parallel to a plurality of target portions 214. The arrays of these figures are typically fixed focus arrays for a particular depth d. This depth may be changed either by using a different array having a different focus depth, by selectively changing the position of the array relative to the surface of the patient's skin or to target volume V or by controlling the wavelength(s) of the radiation. Figs. 10-13 show various optical objective arrays which may be used in conjunction with the scanning or deflector systems of Figs. 14-19 to move to successive one or more focused portions 214 within target volume V. Finally, Figs. 20 and 21 show two different variable focus optical systems which may, for example, be moved mechanically or manually over the patient's skin to illuminate successive portions 214 thereon.
Referring to these figures in greater detail, Figs. 1,1A and 1B show a focusing element 1 on a substrate 3, the focusing element having a border which is in a hexagonal pattern (Fig. 1), a square pattern (Fig. 1A), and a circular or elliptical pattern (Fig. 1B). Standard optical materials can be used for these elements. While the hexagonal and square patterns of Fig. 1 and Fig. 1A can completely fill the working area of the focusing element plate 4, this is not true for the element pattern of Fig. 1B. Radiation from source 210 would typically be applied simultaneously to all of the focusing elements 1; however, the radiation could also be applied sequentially to these elements by use of a suitable scanning mechanism, or could be scanned in one direction, illuminating/irradiating for example four of the elements at a time.
Figs. 2 and 2A are cross-sectional views of a microlens system fused in a refracting material 8, for example, porous glass. The refractive index for the material of lenses 5 must be greater than the refractive index of refracting material 8. In Fig. 2, beam 11 initially, passes through planar surface 10 of refracting material 8 and is then refracted both by primary surface 6 and by secondary surface 7 of each microlens 5, resulting in the beam being focused to a focal point 12. The process is reversed in Fig. 2A, but the result is the same.
In Figs. 2B and 2C, the incident beam 11 is refracted by a primary lens surface 6 formed of the refracting material 8. Surfaces 6 and 7 for the various arrays can be either spherical or aspherical.
In Figs. 3 and 3A, the lens pieces 15 are mounted to a substrate and are in an immersion material 16. The refraction index of lens pieces 15 are greater than the refraction index of immersion material 16. Immersion material 16 can be in a gas (air), liquid (water, cryogen spray) or a suitable solid Gas and liquid can be used for cooling of the skin. The immersion material is generally at the primary and secondary plane surfaces, 13 and 14, respectively. In Fig. 3A, the primary surface 6 and secondary surface 7 of each lens piece 15 allows higher quality focusing to be achieved. For Figs. 3B and 3C, the lens pieces 15 are fixed on a surface of a refracting material 8, the embodiment of Fig. 3C providing a deeper focus than that of Fig. 3B, or that of any of other arrays shown in Figs. 3A-3C for a given lens 15. The lens arrays shown in Figs. 3A-3C are a preferred lens arrays for practicing the teachings of this invention.
Figs. 4-4C show Fresnel lens surfaces 17 and 18 formed on a refracting material 8. Changing the profile of Fresnel lens surface 17 and 18, the relationship between the radius of center 17 and ring 18 of the Fresnel surface, makes it possible to achieve a desired quality of focusing. The arrays of Figs. 4B and 4C permit a higher quality focusing to be achieved and are other preferred arrays. Surfaces 17 and 18 can be either spherical or aspherical.
In Figs. 5 and 5A, the focusing of an incident beam 11 is achieved by forming a holographic lens 19 (i.e., a photographic hologram) on a surface of refracting material 8. Holographic lenses 19 may be formed on either of the surfaces of refracting material 8 as shown in Figs. 5 and 5A or on both surfaces. Fig. 5B shows that the holographic material 20 substituted for the refracting material 8 of Figs. 5 and 5A. The holographic lens is formed in the volume of material 20.
In Figs. 6 and 6A, the focusing elements are formed by gradient lenses 22 having primary plane surfaces 23 and secondary plane surfaces 24. As shown in Fig. 6A, such gradient lenses may be sandwiched between a pair of refracting material plates 8 which provide support, protection and possibly cooling for the lenses.
Figs. 7, 7A and 7B illustrate various matrix arrays of cylindrical lenses 25. The relation of the lengths 26 and diameters 27 of the cylindrical lenses 25 can vary as shown in the figures. The cylindrical lens 25 of Figs. 7A and 7B provide a line focus rather than a spot or circle focus as for the arrays previously shown.
Figs. 8-8C are cross-sectional views of one layer of a matrix cylindrical lens system. The incident beam 11 is refracted by cylindrical lenses 25 (Figs. 8 and 8A) or half cylinder lenses 29 (Figs. 8B and 8C) and focus to a line focus 28. In Figs. 8B and 8C, the cylindrical lenses 29 are in the immersion material 16. Primary working optical surface 30 and secondary optical working surface 31, which may be spherical or aspherical, allowing high quality focusing to be achieved. As shown in Figs. 7-8C the line focuses for adjacent lenses may be oriented in different directions, the orientations being at right angles to each other for certain of the lenses in these figures.
In Figs. 9, 9A and 9B, a matrix of focal spots is achieved by passing incident beam I 1 through two layers of cylindrical lenses 32 and 35. Figs. 9A and 9B are cross-sections looking in two orthogonal directions at the array shown in Fig. 9. By changing the focal distance of primary layer lens 32, having a surface 33, and secondary lens 35, having a surface 36, it is possible to achieve a rectangular focal spot of a desired size. Primary layer lens 32 and secondary layer lens 35 are mounted in immersion material 16. Lenses 32 and 35 may be standard optical fibers or may be replaced by cylindrical lenses which may be spherical or aspherical. Surfaces 34 and 37 can be of optical quality to minimize edge losses.
Fig. 10 shows a one lens objective 43 with a beam splitter 38. The beam 11 incident on angle beam splitter 38 divides and then passes through the refracting surfaces 41 and 42 of lens 43 to focus at central point 39 and off-center point 40. Surfaces 41 and 42 can be spherical and/or aspherical. Plate 54 having optical planar surfaces 53 and 55 permits a fixed distance to be achieved between optical surface 55 and focusing points 39, 40. Angle beam splitter 38 can act as an optical grating that can split beam 11 into several beams and provide several focuses.
In Fig. 11, a two lens 43,46 objective provides higher quality focusing and numerical aperture as a result of optimal positioning of optical surfaces 41, 42 and 44. All of these surfaces can be spherical or aspherical. Optical surface 45 of lens 46 can be planar to increase numerical aperture and can be in contact with plate 54. Plate 54 can also be a cooling element as previously discussed.
Fig. 12 differs from the previous figures in providing a three lens objective, lenses 43, 46 and 49. Fig. 13 shows a four lens objective system, the optical surfaces 50 and 51 of lens 52 allowing an increased radius of treatment area (i.e., the distance between points 39 and 40).
Figs. 14, 14A and 14B illustrate three optical systems which may be utilized as scanning front ends to the various objectives shown in Figs. 10-13. In these figures, the collimated initial beam 11 impinges on a scanning mirror 62 and is reflected by this mirror to surface 41 of the first lens 43 of the objective optics. Scanning mirror 62 is designed to move optical axis 63 over an angle f. Rotational displacement of a normal 64 of mirror 62 by an angle f causes the angle of beam 11 to be varied by an angle 2f. The optical position of scanning mirror 62 is in the entrance pupil of the focusing objective. To better correlate between the diameter of scanning mirror 62 and the radius of the working surface (i.e., the distance between points 39 and 40) and to increase the focusing quality, a lens 58 may be inserted before scanning mirror 62 as shown in Fig. 14A. Optical surfaces 56 and 57 of lens 58 can be spherical or aspherical. For additional aberration control, a lens 61 may be inserted between lens 58 and mirror 62, the lens 61 having optical surfaces 59 and 60.
Figs. 15, 15A and 15B are similar to Figs. 14, 14A and 14B except that the light source is a .point source or optical fiber 65 rather than collimated beam 11. Beam 66 from point source 65, for example the end of a fiber, is incident on scanning mirror 62 (Fig. 15) or on surface 57 of lens 58 (Figs. 15A, 15B).
Figs. 16 and 16A show a two mirror scanning system. In the simpler case shown in Fig. 16, scanning mirror 67 rotates over an angle f2 and scanning mirror 62 rotates over an angle fl. Beam 63 is initially incident on mirror 67 and is reflected by mirror 67 to mirror 62, from which it is reflected to surface 41 of optical lens 43. In Fig. 16A, to increase the numerical aperture of the focusing beam, increase work area on the skin and decrease aberration between scanning mirrors 62 and 67, an objective lens 106 is inserted between the mirrors. While a simple one lens objective 106 is shown in this figure, more complex objectives may be employed. Objective lens 106 refracts the beam from the center of scanning mirror 67 to the center of scanning mirror 62.
In Fig. 17, scanning is performed by scanning lens 70 which is movable in direction s. When scanning lens 70 is moved to an off center position 73, optical surface 68 refracts a ray of light along optical axis 71 to direction 72.
In Fig. 18, scanning is performed by rotating lens 76 to, for example, position 77. Surface 74 is planar and surface 75 is selected so that it does not influence the direction of refracted optical axis 72. In Fig. 19, scanning is performed by the moving of point source or optical fiber 65 in direction s.
Figs. 20 and 21 show zoom lens objectives to move the island of damage to different depths. In Fig. 20, a first component is made up of a single lens 81 movable along the optical axis relative to a second component which is unmovable and consists of two lenses 84 and 87. Lens 84 is used to increase numerical aperture. To increase numerical aperture, range of back-focal distance and decrease focal spot size, optical surfaces 79, 80, 82, 83 and 85 can be aspherical. The relative position of the first and second components determines the depth of focal spot 12.
Fig. 21 shows zoom lens objectives with spherical optical surfaces. The first component is made up of a single lens 90 movable with respect to the second component along the optical axis. The second component, which is unmovable, consists of five lenses 93, 96, 99, 102, and 105. The radius of curvature of surfaces 88 and 89 are selected so as to compensate for aberrations of the unmovable second component. Again, the depth of focus may be controlled by controlling the distance between the first and second components. Either of the lens systems shown in Figs. 20 and 21 may be mounted so as to be movable either manually or under control of control 218 to selectively focus on desired portions 214 of target volume V or to non-selectively focus on portions of the target volume.
1. A method for performing a treatment on a volume located at area and depth coordinates of a patient's skin including: providing a radiation source; and applying radiation from said source to an optical system which concentrates said radiation to at least one depth within said depth coordinate and to selected areas within said area coordinates of said volume, said at least one depth and said selected areas defining three dimensional treatment portions in said volume within untreated portions of said volume.
2. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 wherein the ratio of said treatment portions to said volume is between 0.1 % and 90%.
3. A method as claimed in embodiment 2 wherein said ratio is 10% to 50%.
4. A method as claimed in embodiment 2 wherein said ratio is 10% to 30%.
5. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 wherein said treatment portions are one of cylinders, spheres, ellipsoids, solid rectangles or planes of at least one selected size and thickness.
6. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 wherein said treatment portions are spaced lines of a selected length and thickness.
7. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 wherein said optical system applies said radiation to all said treatment portions substantially simultaneously.
8. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 wherein said optical system applies said radiation to at least selected said treatment portions sequentially.
9. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 including precooling the patient's skin over at least one treatment portion to a selected temperature for a selected duration.
10. A method as claimed in embodiment 9 wherein said selected temperature and duration for said precooling step are sufficient to cool said skin to at least a selected temperature below normal body temperature to at least said at least one depth.
11. A method as claimed in embodiment 10 wherein said skin is cooled to at least said selected temperature to a depth below said at least one depth, whereby said at least one treatment portion is substantially surrounded by cooled skin.
12. A method as claimed in embodiment 11 including continuing to cool the patient's skin during said applying step.
13. A method as claimed in embodiment 11 wherein the duration of said applying step is greater than the thermal relaxation time of treatment portions.
14. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 wherein wavelength for said radiation source is selected so as not to be either highly absorbed or scattered in the patient's skin above said volume.
15. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 wherein, for deeper depth coordinates, said optical system focuses to a selected depth below said at least one depth in order to achieve concentration at said depth coordinate in the patient's skin.
16. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 including detecting selected conditions in at least one of said volume and the patient's skin above said volume, and utilizing results of said detecting during said applying step to control the treatment portions to which said radiation is concentrated.
17. A method for performing a treatment on a volume located at area and depth coordinates of a patient's skin including: providing a radiation source; precooling the patient's skin over at least part of said area coordinate to a selected temperature for a selected duration, said selected temperature and duration being sufficient to cool said skin to a depth below said depth coordinate to a temperature below normal body temperature; and applying said radiation to an optical system which concentrates said radiation to at least one depth coordinate and to selected areas within said area coordinates to define treatment portions in said volume, said treatment portions being less than said volume, each said treatment portion being within untreated portions and being substantially surrounded by cooled skin.
18. A method as claimed in embodiment 17 including continuing to cool the patient's skin during said applying step.
19. A method as claimed in embodiment 17 wherein the duration of said applying step is greater than the thermal relaxation time of each treatment portion.
20. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 wherein said radiation source has an output the wavelength of which is at least in part a function of said at least one depth.
21. A method as claimed in embodiment 20 wherein the applied radiation has a wavelength which is selected as a function of said at least one depth as follows: depth =.05 to.2 mm, wavelength = 400-1880 nm & 2050-2350 nm, with 800-1850 nm & 2100-2300 nm preferred; depth =.2 to.3mm, wavelength = 500-1880nm & 2050-2350nm, with 8001850 nm & 2150-2300 nm preferred; depth =.3 to.5 mm, wavelength = 600-1380 nm & 1520-1850 nm & 2150-2260 nm, with 900-1300 nm & 1550-1820 nm & 2150-2250 nm preferred; depth =.5 to 1.0 mm, wavelength = 600-1370 nm & 1600-1820 nm, with 9001250 nm & 1650-1750 nm preferred; depth = 1.0 to 2.0 mm, wavelength = 670-1350 nm & 1650-1780 nm, with 900-1230 nm preferred; depth = 2.0 to 5.0 mm, wavelength = 800-1300 nm, with 1050-1220 nm preferred.
22. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 wherein a vascular lesion at a selected depth is being treated, treatment parameters, including the optical system and the wavelength of the applied radiation, being selected so that said at least one depth is the depth of the vessel being treated.
23. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 wherein the treatment is skin remodulation, by treatment of collagen, treatment parameters, including the optical system and the wavelength of applied radiation, being selected so that said at least one depth is at the depth of interdermal collagen.
24. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 wherein the treatment is hair removal, the treatment parameters, including the optical system and the wavelength of the applied radiation, being selected so that said at least one depth is at the depth at least one of the bulge and matrix of each hair follicle.
25. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 wherein the treatment is removal of one of tattoos and pigmented lesions, said treatment portions being within the tattoo/pigmented lesion being treated, at least two treatments, each with a selected treatment portion pattern being performed.
26. A method as claimed in embodiment 1 wherein the treatment acne by damage to sebacious glands, treatment of intradermal parasites, and treatment of various skin blemishes.
27. Apparatus for performing a treatment on a volume located at area and depth coordinates of a patient's skin including: a radiation source; and an optical system to which radiation from said source is applied, said optical system concentrating said radiation to at least one depth in said volume and to selected areas of said volume, said at least one depth and said areas defining three dimensional treatment portions in said volume within untreated portions of said volume.
28. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 27 wherein the ratio of said treatment portions to said volume is between 0.1 % and 90%.
29. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 28 wherein said ratio is 10% to 50%.
30. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 29 wherein said ratio is 10% to 30%.
31. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 27 wherein said selected portions of said volume are one of cylinders, spheres, ellipsoids, solid rectangles and planes of a selected size and thickness spaced by a selected distance.
32. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 27 wherein said selected portions of said volume are spaced lines of a selected length and thickness.
33. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 27 wherein said optical system includes an array of optical elements to at least a plurality of which radiation from said source is simultaneously applied, each said optical element concentrating said radiation to a selected treatment portion of said volume.
34. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 33 wherein each of said optical elements focuses to a line of selected length and thickness, the lines for some of said elements being at a selected angle to the lines for other of said elements.
35. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 27 wherein said optical system includes apparatus for scanning radiation applied to optical concentrating components so as to successively focus said radiation to N of said treatment portions at a time, where N ≥ 1.
36. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 27 wherein said optical system includes adjustable depth optical focusing components, and a positioning mechanism for said optical focusing components which moves the component to focus at successive treatment portions.
37. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 27 including a mechanism which cools the part of the patient's skin at least over said selected area coordinate to a selected temperature, and controls for selectively operating said mechanism to at least one of precool said part of the patient's skin for a selected duration before application of radiation and during application of radiation.
38. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 36 wherein said mechanism and controls precool said skin to a temperature and for a duration sufficient to cool the part of the skin to at least a selected temperature below normal body temperature to at least said at least one depth.
39. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 37 wherein said skin is cooled to at least said selected temperature to a depth below said at least one depth, whereby each said treatment portion is substantially surrounded by cooled skin.
40. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 27 wherein said source generates radiation at a wavelength which is neither highly absorbent nor highly scattering in at least the parts of the patient's skin above said volume.
41. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 27 wherein, for deeper depth coordinates, said optical system concentrates to a selected depth below said at least one depth in order to achieve concentration at said depth in the patient's skin.
42. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 27 including a detector for at least one selected condition in at least one of said volume and a part of the patient's skin above said volume, said optical system operating in response to said detector to control the treatment portions of said volume to which said radiation is concentrated.
43. Apparatus for performing a treatment on a volume located at area and depth coordinates of a patient's skin including: a radiation source; a mechanism which cools the patient's skin over said area coordinate to a selected temperature; controls for selectively operating said mechanism to at least one of precool said skin for a selected duration before application of radiation and during application of radiation, said mechanism and controls cooling to a temperature and for a duration sufficient to cool said skin to at least a selected temperature below normal body temperature to at least a depth below said depth coordinate; and an optical system to which radiation from said source is selectively applied, said optical system concentrating said radiation to a depth in said volume and to selected areas of said volume to define treatment portions, said treatment portions being less than said total volume, each said portion being substantially surrounded by untreated and cooled skin.
44. Apparatus as claimed in embodiment 43 wherein said radiation is applied to said optical system for a duration which is greater than thermal relaxation time of each portion.
45. A method for performing a therapeutic treatment on a patient's skin by concentrating applied radiation of selected wavelength at a plurality of selected, threedimensionally located, treatment portions, which treatment portions are within nontreatment portions.
46. Apparatus for performing a therapeutic treatment on a patient's skin by concentrating applied radiation of selected wavelength at a plurality of selected, threedimensionally located, treatment portions, which treatment portions are within nontreatment portions.
concentrating acoustic energy in the tissue so as to generate a plurality of treatment portions within the volume of the tissue such that each treatment portion is separated from another treatment portion by an untreated portion of the volume.
The method of claim 1, wherein said step of concentrating acoustic energy comprises focusing the acoustic energy onto said treatment portions.
The method of claim 1, wherein said treatment portions comprise a fraction of the volume in the range of about 1% to about 90%, or a fraction of the volume in the range of about 1% to about 50%, or a fraction of the volume in the range of about 10% to about 30%.
The method of claim 1, wherein said treatment portions extend from tissue surface to a depth below the surface of the patient's tissue.
The method of claim 1, wherein said treatment portions are one of cylinders, spheres or ellipsoids.
The method of claim 1, wherein said treatment portions are spaced lines of selected length and thickness.
The method of claim 1, wherein said volume of the tissue is pre-cooled to a selected temperature for a selected duration.
The method of claim 1, further comprising pre-cooling said tissue volume to at least one depth below the tissue surface.
The method of claim 1, wherein said treatment portions comprise a plurality of periodically located three dimensional tissue portions within the volume of the tissue.
The method of claim 1, wherein said step of concentrating acoustic energy comprises concentrating the energy to create sub-dermal treatment islands.
The method of claim 1, further comprising concentrating the acoustic energy in said treatment portions in a temporal sequence.
The method of claim 1, wherein the method cosmetically treats a volume of the subject's tissue comprising cellulite.
The method of claim 1, wherein the volume comprises at least one of subcutaneous fat, dermis, and skin.
The method of claim 1, wherein said acoustic energy is applied to said volume to cause any of skin rejuvenation, wrinkle removal and scar removal.
The method of claim 1 wherein the acoustic energy selectively targets water.
a system capable of focusing the acoustic energy generated by the source to a plurality of three dimensional treatment portions within the volume of tissue such that each treatment portion is separated from another treatment portion by an untreated portion of the volume.
The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the system for focusing the acoustic energy comprises at least one phase array.
The apparatus of claim 16, said system further comprising a controller for successively directing acoustic energy to the treatment portions.
controls for selectively operating said mechanism to cool the tissue surface for at least one of a selected duration before application of radiation and during application of radiation to a temperature and for a duration sufficient to cool the tissue to at least a depth below the treatment portions to a temperature below normal body temperature.
The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising a detector configured to detect at least one selected condition in the volume, wherein said system is configured to control the treatment portions on which acoustic energy is focused based on output from the detector.
The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the source is capable of generating acoustic energy that selectively targets water.
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International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The celebration has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. IWD today is not associated with any specific country, group or organization, and celebrates increased opportunity and equality for all women.
During this month, Intelsat is recognizing Lesley Rahman, Director of Engineering at Intelsat General Communications LLC (IGC). In the Q&A below Lesley touches on the mentor who inspired her, offers her perspective on women working in high tech careers and shares advice for those interested in building a career in the commercial space industry.
Can you tell us a bit about your role at Intelsat?
I supervise the three groups that make up the Engineering organization inside Intelsat General. Customer Sales Engineering (CSE) performs all space segment related work and serves as the primary contact for our end-to-end customer solutions. Systems Engineering (SE) has responsibility for those customers/accounts that include a terrestrial component as opposed to just bandwidth. The SE group performs the majority of all antenna testing and demonstrations, including those associated with new services like FlexAir. And the general IT department is also part of my group, maintaining the IT infrastructure for IGC itself.
How did you get into engineering and space technology?
I have always liked and done well in science and math and so early on I knew that I wanted to eventually work in a technical field like engineering. I was also very fortunate that both my teachers and my parents were very supportive of my goals and provided strong encouragement and incentive for me to remain in a technical path.
One of my science teachers in middle school applied for NASA’s original Teacher in Space program but was ultimately not selected. She continued to closely follow the progress of this program in our classroom, including having a TV connected to display the “live” broadcast of the Challenger launch. As you know, there was not a positive outcome for this mission but instead of discouraging me this actually inspired me to want to work in the space industry.
After this experience, I decided to focus on a career in the space industry with a then specific goal of designing a new human spaceflight system that was more robust and reliable than the current system. While I did not achieve that specific milestone, I did spend several years supporting human spaceflight from a space-to-ground communications perspective.
In this previous role, I was responsible for ensuring that all communications between the astronauts, the vehicle, and the ground systems had been verified and were ready to support each mission prior to launch and were functioning properly throughout the entire duration of each mission. This included both NASA-owned and operated ground and space-based relay communications systems as well as DoD systems that were used to supplement the NASA systems.
What has been the most satisfying moment in your career to date?
I started supporting the human spaceflight program shortly after the Columbia disaster. As part of the return to flight process, NASA decided to add a camera to the External Tank to capture video of any debris that might fall off during launch and potentially cause damage to the space vehicle. This video (informally referred to as “External Tank TV”) was transmitted back in real-time to three different ground sites along the launch trajectory.
I managed the project that implemented the necessary equipment at each of those ground sites to enable the receipt and processing of this video. I was nominated and subsequently chosen to receive a Space Flight Awareness (SFA) award in recognition of my efforts on this project. But even more importantly, this system performed flawlessly during the STS-114 return to flight mission and provided NASA with the information they needed to ensure the safety of the vehicle and astronauts within.
What challenges, if any, have you faced being a woman in a very male dominated field?
I have been very fortunate in that I have not faced any significant. While there are always exceptions, I feel that any smaller challenges I have encountered were successfully overcome by focusing on consistently demonstrating my technical competence and ability to achieve results. I don’t view this as much different than what any other person (male or female) would have to do other than in some cases it might have taken me slightly longer than it would have taken a male colleague to establish that mutual respect and trust.
Who have been the biggest influences/role models in your career (male or female)?
As mentioned previously, my decision to have a career the space industry is directly attributable to my middle school science teacher and she definitely set me on the path to where I am today. My first supervisor out of graduate school was also a big influence and role model in my career. He was very demanding as well as technically astute and he placed a lot of trust in a recent college graduate with the initial and subsequent responsibilities he assigned to me. He was also the one that strongly recommended me for the position within the human spaceflight program.
What more do you believe needs to be done for women to undertake more careers in STEM?
I believe that industry has already made great progress to support women undertaking more careers in STEM. There are many more programs available today, ranging from mentorships to internships to scholarships. I further believe that we should place a particular emphasis on exposing, encouraging, and building the confidence of women in STEM-related activities and learning opportunities as early as possible in the educational system and at home.
What advice would you give to young women considering a career as an engineer or within the space industry?
My advice to young women considering a career as an engineer or within the space industry is to make sure you are taking as many as possible of the requisite STEM courses available to you in school, and starting as early as possible. Regardless of whether you pursue a career as an engineer or within the space industry these courses provide you with an initial exposure to the types of logical problem solving that will be required as well as serve as a good foundation for whatever career path you ultimately choose. I would also recommend that any young women who are interested in these types of careers research and take advantage of the multitude of programs that are available today that can help assist with this decision.
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1. Tell me briefly. What is it?
It is completely oriented to the parish in order to give both the individual and the parish an opportunity for renewal and growth in the spiritual life. It is led by a team of parishioners properly formed in prayer and love and instructed in the content of the total process. It was developed in 1969 and has been experienced by hundreds of parishes across the country.
2. What is it not?
It is not a silent retreat.
It is not a parish organization.
It is not a public confessional.
It is not an emotional cult.
It is not a parish clique.
3. What happens during the weekend?
Most who have made it say, “You can’t explain what happens; you have to experience it.” This is your invitation to the experience.
You will enjoy the 30-hour Christ Renews His Parish Weekend at Cure of Ars. This includes group activities and discussions, prayer and sacraments together, and reflections by fellow parishioners on such subjects as: Father’s loving care for us, Renewal, Scripture, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Discipleship, and what Christian Life is all about.
4. Where and when is the retreat weekend held?
There will be a Men’s Retreat and a Women’s Retreat each Spring and Fall held at Curé of Ars. Women and Men attend on different weekends.
5. How long will it last?
The weekend begins at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday and will end by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Anyone over 21 years of age, Catholic or non-Catholic, who resides within the parish boundaries of Curé of Ars, or who is registered in the parish is invited to Christ Renews His Parish Retreat.
7. I’m doubtful. Who will invite me?
You will be invited by announcements at Mass, through the church bulletin, and perhaps by someone in the parish who may know you.
Individual invitations may also be made by Invitation Coordinators, provided they have had your name submitted to them by someone who thinks you might be interested.
It is up to you, as an individual, to make up your own mind. You are not being pressured to go. Praying for guidance is important. If you feel that Christ, through the Holy Spirit or through a human mediator is calling you, COME!
There will be a Reconciliation Service held in the church. The service will conclude with confession for those who desire this sacrament. There will be priests available for confessions.
The Eucharistic Celebration will take place in the church, which is reserved for the participants of the Renewal Weekend.
10. Where do people sleep?
The sleeping accommodations in the Curé Hilton are a bit unique, but comfortable, with air mattresses provided in the school facility.
Service is excellent, since you make your own bed and provide whatever linens, pillows, blankets, sleeping bags etc., you decide.
Hot meals are served. The food is excellent and the portions ample. There are regular breaks for coffee, soft drinks, and snacks.
12. What is the uniform of the day?
Casual and comfortable clothes. Blue jeans and tracksuits are the usual. No extra “Sunday best” attire is expected.
13. Can I afford the price of the weekend?
It’s free! Volunteer helpers and contributions of some items help keep cost to a minimum. The cost is supported by Curé of Ars.
14. I’d like to attend the weekend, but I have a health problem. So?
Mention that you have a special need on the Registration Form. A person from the Retreat Team will contact you about your specific requirements. It should not keep you from coming. There are very few situations we cannot accommodate.
15. I can’t get up and talk in front of people. Will I have to?
You will not be asked to get up and talk. No pressure will be on you if others do speak.
The Retreat is an opportunity to meet and get to know fifty people from the parish.
16. I’m still not sure. How do I know if I need renewal?
As Christians, we are called to continually renew our faith and our relationship with Christ. As a parish we are called to continually renew our community, to experience “being church for others”.
Do not worry about your preconceived reluctance to participate. Come and see. What do you have to lose?
17. What are Fr. Storey's thoughts on Christ Renews His Parish?
Our Curé priests are committed to Christ Renews His Parish. They have participated in the weekend as retreatants and will continue to be involved as our Spiritual Directors at each retreat. They are always praying for the renewal of our parish and encourage everyone to consider a retreat weekend.
18. How do I register?
Register on the parish website at cureofars.com under Adults / Christ Renews His Parish / Registration Form. The registration form is also available from the Parish Office. Applications are accepted on a “first come, first served” basis.
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We report a high-quality draft sequence of the genome of the horse (Equus caballus). The genome is relatively repetitive but has little segmental duplication. Chromosomes appear to have undergone few historical rearrangements: 53% of equine chromosomes show conserved synteny to a single human chromosome. Equine chromosome 11 is shown to have an evolutionary new centromere devoid of centromeric satellite DNA, suggesting that centromeric function may arise before satellite repeat accumulation. Linkage disequilibrium, showing the influences of early domestication of large herds of female horses, is intermediate in length between dog and human,and there is long-range haplotype sharing among breeds.
Abstract: We report a high-quality draft sequence of the genome of the horse (Equus caballus). The genome is relatively repetitive but has little segmental duplication. Chromosomes appear to have undergone few historical rearrangements: 53% of equine chromosomes show conserved synteny to a single human chromosome. Equine chromosome 11 is shown to have an evolutionary new centromere devoid of centromeric satellite DNA, suggesting that centromeric function may arise before satellite repeat accumulation. Linkage disequilibrium, showing the influences of early domestication of large herds of female horses, is intermediate in length between dog and human,and there is long-range haplotype sharing among breeds.
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�Gospel singer Ken Fernald will perform at 7 p.m. tomorrow at First Baptist Church, 14 Walnut St. For more information, call (978) 365-5434.
�Fitchburg Art Museum announces the opening of two exhibits and a reception from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 30 at the museum on Merriam Parkway. The exhibits, �On the Edge: Contemporary Origami� by Michael LaFosse and students from the Origamido Studio and �Contemporary Sculpture� with works by Lothar Ostenberg and Sally Moore, will be on display through Jan. 27 and are sponsored by Workers� Credit Union. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for children ages 13 and older, and free for children 12 and younger. The museum is wheelchair-accessible. For more information, call (978) 345-4207 or visit www.fitchburgartmuseum.org.
�The Sunday Performing Arts Series begins its new season at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at Fitchburg Public Library, 610 Main St. A concert by The New Piano Quartet will include works by Beethoven, Schubert and William Walton. Doors open at 2:15 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call (978) 345-9635.
�Heywood Hospital will hold a diabetes health screening fair from 2 to 5 p.m. tomorrow at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Hillcrest Aerie 747, 71 City Hall Ave. Blood glucose and blood pressure screenings as well as informational resources and refreshments will be available. Door prizes will be awarded. The event is free.
�Paintings by Alan Zadroga will be on display Sept. 30 through Dec. 1 at Jumpin� Juice & Java, 486 Chestnut St. Mr. Zadroga makes simple watercolor studies from nature using a Chinese style and a technique called spontaneous painting. An artist�s reception, open to the public, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 30.
�Theatre at the Mount presents �One Flew Over the Cuckoo�s Nest� at 8 p.m. Oct. 5, 6, 12, and 13 at Mount Wachusett Community College, 444 Green St. A matinee will be performed at 2 p.m. Oct. 14. Tickets are $20 for evenings and $15 for the matinee. This play is not appropriate for children. For tickets and information, call the box office at (978) 632-2403.
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I have been collecting and reading various materials that could potentially reveal how people lived in rural villages between the 1910s and 1940s. Village teachers were particularly eager to write down their thoughts and experiences. Since most of them did not get enough pay to survive, being a teacher (especially in the late 1920s onwards) required a lot of commitment and self-sacrifice on their part. In their writings, good information is often covered by the thick coat of ideological arguments on nationalism, agrarianism (農本主義), which the Home Ministry encouraged to develop as a part of social moral suasion (社会教化), and/or respect for the military that became more and more ostensible during the 1930s. In fact, it is impossible for me to tell whether they truly embraced these ideologies, but their writings are passionate enough to appear that they meant it.
I came across his writing right after reading another book which introduces a teacher in the Meiji/Taisho period who was extremely dedicated to teaching the standard pronunciation of the Japanese language to children in Akita. The skill in the standardized Japanese, or the lack thereof, tremendously affected how young people experienced their national lives like the conscription and higher education, and still means a lot to the people from this region today. It is a typical and blatant nationalizing project from historians’ point of view, yet he was also providing control over life to their students in an important way.
Going over these thoughts, I just realize how similar the problem of interpretations is between these teachers and intellectuals in the colonies. Just like in the cases of colonial intellectuals, however, I also wonder if it is irresponsible for me to leave them outside of my own judgment, pointing out that they were in difficult positions. This must be a ‘being a historian 101′ question, but I still cannot find a comfortable solution to it.
Well, the Japan people seem to have adjusted to going from an Asian Anomaly to a model for humanity and back, so I guess we can.
Actually, Japan’s gone 180 degrees and has become a negative example for demographic, financial and rights development. Between the “aging Japan”, “Lost Decade” and rising tide of neo-nationalism….. we need a new narrative, too.
The last few times I’ve taught my Japan course that comes up to the present, I’ve used Bumiller’s book, but that one comes just at the beginning of the economic stagnation, and is now approaching 20 years old. I haven’t seen much that I’d like to use to replace it, either literature or ethnography. There’s Japan After Japan, but it seems like the kind of stuff I’d have to spend more time explaining and excusing than making good use of. I’m tempted to shift in the direction of global diaspora or something on the globalization of Japanese culture, but both of those seem a bit like avoiding the question.
What’s the new narrative? Have the economic slowdown, normalization, and globalization affected the way you present the post-war arc, or are the last two decades a distinct period?
This enterprising account by the doyen of Japan studies demonstrates that the quintessential Japanese aesthetic—which characterizes Noh drama, sand gardens, monochrome ink painting, shoji panels, tatami floors, and the tea ceremony—was the creation of a staggeringly incompetent fifteenth-century shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimasa. His military record was dismal and his domestic life a shambles: his domineering wife abandoned him, his nanny (who probably doubled as his mistress) may have intrigued against him, and a favorite concubine took up with his dissolute son. While warfare destroyed Kyoto and the corpses of famine victims clogged the Kamo River, Yoshimasa squandered his treasury, bringing obsessive perfectionism to such matters as perfume blending. He ultimately abdicated to become a Buddhist priest, devoting himself to the development of the restrained, Zen-influenced style exemplified in his famous Silver Pavilion. Keene’s multifarious learning and engaging manner illuminate the improbable story of the fastidious aesthete whose taste has been so important in forming the look of the modern world.
I asked my students to evaluate Keene’s proposition that the Silver Pavilion and its associated cultural practices represented the “soul of Japan.” Because we hadn’t yet studied late medieval or early modern Japan, I asked them to assess the argument in the context of fifteenth-century Japan, and the results were quite varied. Some were outraged that any scholar would claim that the cultural practices of the shogun and the capital’s aristocrats–even with their occasional plebeian origins and some signs of dissemination into the provinces–could be lifted up as the soul of anything other than elitism. Others dismissed all these cultural endeavors as Chinese imports that would only become Japanese with time. A few were regular Keene cheerleaders. One really stopped me in my tracks by noting that though Keene is happy to juxtapose Yoshimasa’s political failures with his cultural successes, he doesn’t ask the obvious question about the ramifications of this odd marriage of influence and abjection: does it matter that Keene’s soul of Japan is founded on staggering incompetence? Isn’t that worrisome?
Keene’s book is aimed at a popular readership and like most of his work avoids explicit theoretical questions, and in fact most engagement with secondary literature in English and Japanese, which is unfortunate. We do need a detailed, scholarly study of the Ashikaga shoguns and their cultural production in English. Still, I like the fact that the text is completely accessible to undergrads, unlike most publications on medieval Japan, with their panoply of specialized terminology and untranslated Japanese terms and titles. Keene has done us a favor by writing a book that opens some big questions about the nature of political failure and patronage in medieval Japan without really closing any doors. Maybe this book, with its lively depiction of a period that is less and less studied not just in undergraduate classrooms but in graduate seminars, will help bring more people back to the study of premodern Japan.
I’ve been enjoying the textbook I’m using for World History this fall: Felipe Fernandez-Armesto’s The World: A History. It covers the entire world in every chapter, and emphasizes ecological and cultural issues which I’ve been trying to slip into my World courses for ages. For the most part, I’m finding it excellent: readable1 , very up-to-date, balanced.
I’m having one conceptual problem with it: the chapters cover a relatively narrow slice of time, in world historical terms, and are topical. Fine: you have to have some organization, and I’m tired of “If it’s Tuesday, this must be Asia.” But the divisions hew more closely to Western conceptions of “era” or “epoch” so that Asian history feels choppy. A little more foreshadowing to indicate that individuals/topics are going to come up again in later chapters would be a blessing, particularly with dynasties like the Ottomans and Ming which last a long time.
Much of my Meiji Japan course is taken up with Donald Keene’s Emperor of Japan: Meiji and his World, 1852-1912. It’s been a pretty good experience, but I probably won’t do it again. I’ve enjoyed reading it1 and my students do seem to be getting a great deal out of it, but it is too long and really fails to answer some of its own critical questions. My students are in the process of writing about it now, and I thought it was time to share some of my own reactions.
Like most teachers, I have a tense relationship with textbooks: too much of one thing, not enough of another; too old, or updated annually; too hard to read, or too simplistic; boring or sensationalistic or, worse, trying to be student-friendly and failing; etc. Still, they are pedagogically useful, as long as they’re not actually harmful. In most of my classes, I use a survey text: ideally, it provides a foundation of basic information, frees me from having to explain everything in lecture. Basic stuff.
So I’m reconsidering the Early Japan course now. First of all, I’m shifting the chronology a bit: going up to 1700.2 I still like Lu’s documents, supplemented with literature, for the main event readings.3 But I think a good textbook might be worthwhile. That’s the problem: a good textbook.
Hane: see above on coverage and tone.
Conrad Totman’s Japan Before Perry: just reissued. Not updated, mind you, and it was assigned to me when I was an undergrad (and I don’t remember it making much of an impression). Anyone used it recently and want to comment on how creaky it is?
John Whitney Hall’s Government and Local Power is out of print, for sure, or I’d use it in a heartbeat.
I could use a text which covers all of Japanese history, and keep using it for the second half of the course. I used Varley’s Japanese Culture many years ago, and it was updated in 2000. There’s also Walthall’s Japan: A Cultural, Social And Political History, the replacement for the venerable Reischauer/Craig. Varley has the advantage of better context for the literary readings, but Walthall’s likely to be better on the political and economic stuff. Not having seen it, though, I’m a bit nervous.
At the moment, I think I’m actually leaning towards the last option — Varley or Walthall — but I’m curious to know if anyone out there has any thoughts.
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Our wide selection of carpeting is available in a multitude of colors, textures and patterns. We offer a large selection of wool carpets for your natural home, as well as the more common nylon and synthetic fiber carpets. Carpeting works well in those areas where comfort is required, like the living room and bedroom.
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The UC Master Gardener Program is under the umbrella of The Regents of the University of California a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and our taxpayer identification number is 94-6036494.
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With this tool you can check the connector of the axillary air valve and warm up regulator. These two connectors have with a running engine 12 volt power. The light will turn on if the connectors are good.
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The odd public relations battle among the various manufacturers of super-low-cost laptops is heating up once again, with Intel ceremoniously delivering Brazil's first Classmate PC to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (presumably it will not be his primary machine). The low-power Classmate -- competing with OLPC's XO and Encore's Mobilis for a bulk contract and presumably lucrative support deals -- was part of an initial lot of 30 machines for government eggheads to play with, and will be followed by a donation of 800 units sometime next month. Unlike the $150 XO, the Classmate is a multi-hundred dollar machine with some fairly decent specs -- for its class, at least -- as it features a Celeron M CPU, 256MB of DDR2 RAM, and 1GB of NAND flash, among other "luxuries." With this seemingly heated competition to provide cheap notebooks to the children of Brazil, it's amusing to think that along with teaching them about coding, writing, and web surfing, these little gadgets will also bring them another proud tradition of developed countries: the OS war.
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The generosity of an alumnus has made possible an annual award to a current Elizabethtown College faculty member for excellence in teaching and mentoring. The award is named in honor of J. Kenneth Kreider, professor of history emeritus, and Carroll L. Kreider, professor of business emerita "for their inspirational service to countless students at Elizabethtown College." The Kreiders were not only inspirational in the classroom, but were also powerful mentors and role models.
Current students and faculty and staff members are encouraged to nominate a faculty member of your choice. All current full-time faculty members who have taught at the College for at least three years are eligible. Choose from the drop down list and write a brief (250-500 word) statement on how the nominated faculty member inspires or inspired you and why you think he or she is deserving of the award. Please note: If you nominated a faculty member last year, you do not need to resubmit the nomination. Your nomination will be considered along with new nominations submitted this year.
The Professional Development Committee and two students will choose the recipient of the prize from all those nominated. Remember, to be eligible for consideration, a faculty member must be nominated by at least three of the following constituencies: students, faculty and staff members, and alumni. If you’ve nominated someone, encourage members of other constituencies in the campus community to support the faculty member you have nominated. The recipient of the Kreider Prize will be announced mid-April.
Questions about the nomination process may be directed to Jill Moore, assistant to the dean for academic affairs and faculty development at 717-361-1555 or moorejill@etown.edu.
Kurt DeGoede’s nomination letters reflected a profound appreciation for his mentorship and inventive approach to teaching and learning. Student reviewers, in particular, commented on his ability to support, inspire and elevate others. They referenced his creative and innovative teaching style. DeGoede has intentionally used research and sabbatical leave to make a difference in the lives of others; through this work, he brings a valuable global perspective to students. His commitment to social justice and student success is readily apparent to all who have had the privilege of working with him. His work exemplifies the College’s motto to “Educate for Service” and challenges students to extend their thinking about academic content and how their role as engineers might impact others. Several faculty members indicated that he has shaped their own teaching and advising practices with his thoughtful guidance and ability to lead by example.
The Ranck Prize for Research Excellence is an award that is presented annually to an Elizabethtown College faculty member in recognition of his/her excellence in research and commitment to his/her field of study. The Award, which has been made possible through the generosity of Dr. Robert O. Kerr ’64 and Mary Ann Kerr ’64, is named in honor of Dr. John P. Ranck ’58, professor of chemistry emeritus, "for his inspirational service to countless students at Elizabethtown College."
Nominations may come from the candidate or from others (academics from the nominee’s field). Consistent with the Boyer model of scholarship, research is considered in the broadest context of understanding and includes peer-reviewed work in the areas of scholarship of discovery, the scholarship of integration, the scholarship of application/engagement, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. As such, “research” may be taken to include any of the following: publication or presentation of papers; publication of books and other scholarly material; exhibitions of art, theatrical or musical performances; and other items appropriate to the discipline.
The 2018-2019 recipient of the Ranck Prize for Research Excellence is E. Douglas Bomberger, Professor of Music in the Fine and Performing Arts Division, Department of Music. The Professional Development Committee chose Bomberger from nominations submitted by faculty peers. In addition to receiving a monetary award and a supplement to his professional development fund to support ongoing scholarly activity, Bomberger will give a presentation in Zug Hall on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 11 a.m. The Ranck prize winner also is recognized in the 2019 Commencement program and will be honored at the 2019 Convocation.
The Professional Development Committee noted that Bomberger’s distinguished career has had a substantial influence on the field of musicology. The committee commends Bomberger for his impressive body of scholarship and myriad of contributions both to the campus music program and to his field of study. The Committee especially appreciated the many ways in which Bomberger’s work represents innovative thinking and has broken new ground in his specialty areas of transatlantic music and musical influence.
This 2018-2019 academic year is the inaugural year for the Polanowski Prize for Excellence in Faculty-Student Advising and Mentorship. The award will be presented annually to an Elizabethtown College faculty member to commend and celebrate excellence in advising and mentoring students toward successful graduate school placement and/or careers. The Polanowski Prize for Excellence, which has been made possible through the generosity of Dr. Mary E. Schmidt ’79 and Dr. Russell Libby, honors Dr. Frank P. Polanowski, Associate Professor of Biology Emeritus, for his inspirational service to countless students at Elizabethtown College.
The Elizabethtown College Community (students, faculty, administrators/staff, and alumni) is encouraged to nominate a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in advising and mentoring. Current full-time faculty members who have taught at the College for at least three years are eligible. To nominate a faculty member, choose from the drop-down list and provide a brief (250-500 word) statement on why the nominated faculty member is deserving of the award. The deadline for nominations is Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. Please note that should your nominee not receive the award in this cycle, your nomination will be included for two additional years in 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.
The faculty Professional Development Committee and a representative group of current students will choose the recipient of the Polanowski Prize from the list of faculty members who were nominated by at least three of the following constituencies: alumni, current students, faculty, and administrators/staff. Members of the PDC may be nominated, but they will not be eligible for the award until their service on the committee has ended. You are welcomed to encourage members of other constituencies in the Elizabethtown College community to support the faculty member you have nominated. The recipient of the Polanowski Prize will be announced in March 2019.
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Brazil’s farm exports reached a historical high of US$ 20.2 billion in the first half of this year, an increase of 10.2% over the same period in 2004, reports the Ministry of Agriculture.
Soy continues to lead the farm export sector, with revenue of US$ 4.36 billion, even though international soy prices have fallen 20.03%.
In second place are Brazilian meats (beef, pork and poultry) with US$ 3.63 billion in export revenue, an increase of 31.56% over the same period last year.
Sugar and Brazil’s sugarcane-based ethanol fuel (which is also used as a gasoline additive) are in third place with exports of US$ 2.07 billion, an increase of 73.2%.
Other export highlights were lumber and items made of wood, paper and cellulose, and leather, skins and footwear – all segments exporting over US$ 1.5 billion each.
Also strong was coffee, US$ 1.32 billion in export revenue, up 64% over the same period in 2004.
“In spite of problems with the weather and the exchange rate, we have done well because of the diversity of our exports,” explained minister of Agriculture, Roberto Rodrigues.
Cumulatively, over the last 12 months, farm export revenue has reached US$ 40.7 billion, an increase of 14.7% over the prior 12-month period.
Wednesday, July 6, the ministers of Agriculture of Brazil, Roberto Rodrigues, and India, Sharad Pawar, met in Brasília to discuss their experience in agriculture and sign specific agreements on the importation of zebu embryos from India (which will increase genetic diversity in Brazil) and the export of Brazilian sugar and sugarcane-based fuel and fuel additive to India.
The two ministers discussed a future trip to India by Rodrigues, which should take place in December when they will create an agriculture consultative committee.
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Matsui dishwasher manual Corty, Candace B. Risen, Elizabeth B. Stern, and Doris M. Kurit. 408 Venlafaxine Treatment of Panic Disorder: A Case Series. Thomas D.
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Smoked food headache Resources for your Farley family tree research project. Saves time by doing multiple searches from one convenient Area Bar Farley is a Bay Area gathering place for great casual food, wine, spirits and fun. Cavallo Point's bar, near Sausalito, is a great setting to meet friends, hang out.
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Saponified oils of: olive, Coconut, Palm and Castor.
According to several surveys, donkey milk has regenerative ingredients and prevents certain skin diseases such as eczema, acne and psoriasis. Similar to human’s milk; it contains essential fatty acids which help in the absorption of vitamins. Even enhances the healing process.
Also contains plenty of minerals which allow the skin to be cleaned; it removes dead skin cells helping the skin to create new living cells. The rich composition of milk with high protein levels of phospholipids and vitamins A, B, C, D and E make it excellent for anti-aging, wrinkle treatment, restructuring and regenerating facial with excellent results. Donkey’s milk has a pH level very close to the pH level of human’s skin, it helps to moisturize and keep the skin’s oils in balance. Great for all skin types, sensitive skin, dry skin. Recommended also for people who have eczema or psoriasis.
In the texts of Hippocrates, ancient Greek god of health, there are several reports of this milk, since Hippocrates recommended it for various ailments and accidents, snake bites to dysentery.
In Roman times was used as a cosmetic and stated that Cleopatra relaxing in a bathtub filled with this to enhance her beauty. It is said that Cleopatra was allways taking with her in her traveling hundreds of donkeys not to miss the bath of donkey milk.
The second wife of the Roman Emperor Nero, Poppea Sabina, also followed the same secret beauty and youth in daily life as indicated in the description of Pliny the virtues of donkey milk for the skin. Pliny says that donkey milk erases wrinkles in the skin, makes it thinner and keeps white.
Known is that some women wash their face with it seven times a day, strictly to this number.
The sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pauline, used also continuously donkey milk for skin care as it delays the aging process.
The milk adds creaminess to the soap and the sugars in the milk add bubbly lather.
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PHOTO: Bring plants in one-quart, one-gallon or two-gallon containers to Deep Cut Gardens, Red Hill Road, Middletown on Saturday, September 23 and take home the same size and number during the Great Fall Perennial Plant Swap.
MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth County Park System will host its Great Fall Perennial Plant Swap on Saturday, September 23 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Deep Cut Gardens, 152 Red Hill Road, Middletown. Gardeners are invited to bring labeled plants in one-quart, one-gallon or two-gallon containers and take home the same size and number of plants. Houseplants may also be exchanged but not annuals. To allow for plant inspection as per New Jersey Department of Agriculture regulations, plant intake will be from 8:30-10 a.m. Plants may be selected and taken from 10-11:30 a.m.
For more information on the Great Fall Perennial Plant Swap, please visit www.MonmouthCountyParks.com or call 732-671-6070. For persons with hearing impairment, the TTY/TDD number is 711. The Monmouth County Park System, created in 1960 by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, is Monmouth County’s Open Space, Parks and Recreation agency.
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As you may be aware, I am big on quotes and that one tops the list (even on the link). An issue with several athletes and coaches is the belief that “good” is enough and they can hold steady and continue to succeed. Reflecting on yourself, your knowledge, and your skill set, then finding where you can improve and actually RECOGNIZING those areas as weaknesses is a difficult and humbling act.
And therein lies the issue – athletes (and their coaches) attempt to distance themselves from their weaknesses and focus exclusively on their strengths. There is reason to emphasize strengths and hide weaknesses in competition (don’t plan to run the ball 90% of the time if your team is built to pass), but in training this leads to imbalances or worse, injuries. Most athletes have been training to enhance their imbalances most of their lives by drifting towards their strengths and avoiding their weak areas at all costs. By the time they recognize the importance of a balanced program, it’s usually too late or comes after rehabbing an avoidable injury.
In order to return to a physically balanced state, it is important to build the program in an IMBALANCED manner. More specifically, put a higher emphasis on improving weaknesses and creating a balanced (in terms of agonist/antagonist muscle forces) athlete. Eric Cressey does an excellent job describing how he addresses this in his training programs with this webinar.
Many of these imbalances can be seen in an athlete’s posture or with a simple movement screen such as the FMS. Common imbalances such as Janda’s Upper-Crossed/Lower-Crossed Syndromes or any chronically overactive/underactive muscles can be noted by these assessments, but in order for an athlete to improve, a self-assessment is necessary. Below is my own self-assessment and next week I will show how the workouts have been built to address them.
It’s important for weaknesses to be addressed first in both assessment AND program design. When looking at weaknesses first, it becomes obvious what modifications must be done in programming. Next week, I’ll cover how the above weaknesses are addressed in my workouts. If you have completed a similar assessment and would like some ideas on how to improve them, feel free to leave a comment below or email me anytime.
As always, if I can ever be of assistance to you or your program, don’t hesitate to contact me.
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Ya and I settled with that haha.
I like the 'Mail Song' best cost it's so funny.
It has this irritating wail at the end of the song that goes "MAAAAAAAIIILLLLL~~~~"
When it comes I want to wail - Maaaaaaaail!
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If you have a question, just let us know and we will do our best.
Nafplio is situated in Argolida County in East Peloponnese. It is a very popular destination for a day or weekend excursion from Athens. You can reach Nafplio easily from Athens either by car or by bus . The distance between the two cities is 150 km (93miles). It will take you 1,5 to 2 hours depending on traffic.There is free parking area at the port of the town.
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This will be the year when two major projects got underway along Flagler's coast.
FLAGLER BEACH — The next two years will see the initiation and completion of two major coastal projects that have long been in the works: permanent repairs to State Road A1A in Flagler Beach and renourishment of a portion of the beach.
Construction could begin as early as Jan. 4 on the $22.4 million S.R. A1A project, which will involve a total of 3.5 miles of road, including a 1.3-mile segment that collapsed in 2016’s Hurricane Matthew.
Actual work at the site may not necessarily begin that early, however, as the contractor, Indiana-based Superior Construction, has an option to take up to 30 days to acquire materials. Then, before the road is torn up, utilities will have to be moved out of the way.
While this is going on, Flagler County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be laying the groundwork for the 50-year, $98.8 million renourishment project over a 2.6-mile segment of beach between South 7th and South 28th streets. This will involve a beach survey, drawing up draft plans and specifications and acquisition of easements for 184 parcels of property in the construction area.
Though the work zones are within close proximity, the two projects will not interfere with one another. Work on the Florida Department of Transportation’s year-long A1A project will wrap up around the beginning of 2020. The renourishment is expected to begin the following May and be complete by October 2020.
The purpose of the A1A project is to fortify the road against future storm damage. The road is a major thoroughfare on the barrier island and the primary evacuation route for residents.
Before construction, the FDOT will distribute project information to residents and businesses located within the affected area.
The work will be conducted in three phases, the first encompassing a nearly one-mile segment between South 28th and South 22nd streets where the dune will be enhanced and vegetation added.
The second stage will involve reconstruction of the hurricane-damaged length of roadway between South 22nd and South 9th street.
When finished, this will result in one lane of travel in each direction separated by a 10-foot-wide landscaped median. A system of drains and related improvements in the median will control water runoff and reduce undermining of the roadway. A 6-foot-wide sidewalk will be built along the road’s west side.
No seawall will be built there as originally proposed so as to allow the renourishment project to go forward.
A seawall, concealed within the dune and covered with sand and vegetation, will be built, however, along S.R. A1A from North 18th Street to Osprey Drive in Beverly Beach in the third stage.
The project doesn’t include the nearly two-mile segment of A1A between South 9th Street and North 14th Street.
Traffic will be routed onto a secondary route throughout the duration of the project. During temporary repairs on the portion of the road that collapsed in the hurricane, traffic was detoured to Central Avenue.
Throughout 2019, preparations will be made for the beach renourishment project, much of it on paper. A contract will be awarded in May 2020 and a public workshop will be arranged sometime between Sept. 30 and Oct. 28, 2019.
Actual work is expected to begin in May 2020. Workers will shut down between 500 and 1,000 feet at a time so as to keep most of the beach open.
The project will involve dredging sand from a point seven miles offshore and depositing it on the shore. The color of the sand will be whitish, rather than the county's trademark coquina orange.
At a meeting earlier this month, project manager Jason Hurrah said some thought had gone into trucking sand closely matching the coquina color, but officials discovered that the cost would be two to three times higher than the cost of dredging. In addition, S.R. A1A would have to be shut down to accommodate the trucks.
The beach will first be restored to its width prior to Matthew’s scouring. Then, the dune will be extended at least 10 feet seaward.
The project survived several challenges before it could become a reality. It took 10 years for the county to successfully get it onto the Corps of Engineers list. It finally received authorization two years later in the 2016 Water Resources Development Act.
But then Matthew hit and caused S.R. A1A to collapse in the same area. FDOT’s initial plan to repair and protect the road involved construction of a seawall there, but that altered the cost-benefit calculation that allowed the federal Office of Management and Budget to approve the project in the first place.
In January 2017, FDOT agreed to forgo the seawall in that particular area, but the project faced another challenge: Congress failed to allocate funding for the renourishment.
But disaster relief funding legislation passed in July 2018 and the project got its $17.5 million — enough to pay for all of the initial construction.
Of the $98.8 million it is estimated the project will cost over its 50-year life, $52 million is expected to come from the federal government. The remainder will have to be paid through state and local sources.
This will mark the first time Flagler Beach has undergone a renourishment.
In January, Flagler County launched a $28.3 million project to restore dunes along 12 of its 18 miles of coastline following damage from hurricanes Matthew and Irma.
Work began at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park and is progressing southward. To date, about 8.5 miles of that project have been completed and it is expected to be completed in the spring.
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New Japanese low cost carrier Peach Aviation has revealed five new routes that will launch later in the year. The budget carrier will serve: Osaka Kansai to Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa Naha, Hong Kong and Taiwan Taoyuan.
The airline, formed by a j-v between All Nippon Airways and First Eastern Investment, will begin operations in March 2012.
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Chris is leading the Alderley Park site regeneration project which included the site sale and stimulating new business ventures on the site. As Site Director of the Park, Chris is managing the further development of the bioscience campus.
Chris graduated as a Pharmacist completing a PhD in pharmaceutical technology and a MBA a few years later. Chris worked for Glaxo in Canada and the UK in Development and Operations roles before moving to Roche to be Head of Pharmacy R&D for the UK.
Chris has over 26 years of pharmaceutical research and development experience and has been associated with bringing a number of brands through to launch in several major pharmaceutical companies.
Nick leads the development team and is responsible for the delivery of the commercial, residential and amenity elements of Alderley Park.
Nick is a Chartered Surveyor who has been operating in the North West property market for over 40 years and as a result has built up considerable expertise in asset, development and investment management together with the refurbishment and regeneration of property.
Neil has overall responsibility for the development and delivery of scientific lab services across the Mereside campus, including in-suite capabilities, site-wide services and centralised research facilities. He also supports lab construction and setup projects for new and existing customers and leads on sales for small laboratory suites within the BioHub.
Before joining Alderley Park in November 2015, Neil was Laboratory Operations Manager at Liverpool University where he established open access research laboratories specialising in high throughput formulation, synthesis and characterisation. Prior to this he was Technology Manager at an optoelectronics incubation and research centre in St Asaph. His background is in analytical chemistry, and he holds MChem and PhD degrees from the University of Leeds.
Elaine joined the team last year and is delighted to be a part of the transformation and development of the Park. Her role is focused on developing the demand pipeline and prospecting for the available laboratory space we have in the Park. She works very closely with science services, project management, marketing, finance and legal to provide a seamless customer experience.
Elaine graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering and focussed her early career on becoming a Chartered Civil Engineer. Since then she has enjoyed a diverse career with roles in Engineering, Compliance, Projects and Outsourcing.
As Director of the Incubation Services, Ned is responsible for the strategic direction and leadership of the incubator. He leads the support and growth of early stage, fast growing life science companies including managing the creation of business cases to support their expansion.
With proven sector expertise and awareness of market dynamics, Ned has been involved in excess of $250m of equity fund raisings for North American and European companies, including Eyegate Pharma, EffRx and Artielle Immunotherapeutics. Prior to investment banking, Ned conducted primary research in neuropsychopharmacology, psychoneuroimmunology, and neuroscience at Yale Medical School and the University of Oxford.
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So the clearing of the channel is something that the Petermann does periodically.
I’m sure that it is a magnificent spectacle.
I share the sense of wonder and awe which nature has to offer.
But ‘gob-smacked’ is not the term I’d use.
Similarly, global warming as in AGW or CAGW isn’t what would necessarily cross my mind, either.
But with the less than subtle referencing of the ‘grim’ future for the Greenland Ice-cap in previous references to Petermann and NW Greenland, I’m sure that the ‘gob-smacked’ scientist no longer feels he need explain.
Perhaps the ground has been so well prepared that the imagery reinforces the hard sell of years.
As usual, RGH allows his gift for shrill hysteria to cloud his accuracy. Far from being a “website lead story”, it’s hardly given any prominence on the section it’s listed in – Mid Wales – and is nowhere to be seen within the Science/Environment section.
Some lead. Indeed, the BBC has given greater prominence in the past to stories which Biased BBC has then claimed have been “buried”.
Well, I am gob smacked, I really am.
I think you are projecting a little there Scotty, no need to get so hysterical is there? Calm down dear, its only a criticism about BBC CAGW bias.
Or am I being a shrill hysteric? Must calm down.
So global warming caused the Titanic to sink?
By way of introduction RGH is not Robin Horbury. Honest.
Look, if you will, Scott, at the related stories (links).
All of them present the sense of impending doom. Agree?
It happens that the Petermann break-up had the greens in a spin two years ago. It was the tipping indicator used in the run-up to Copenhagen. It is/was iconic for the AGW propaganda push.
“The ship is heading to the glacier to bear witness to the accelerating polar melt, and to support the work of a team of independent scientists, who are researching why climate change is melting the ice faster than expected.
In itself and of itself, the Hubbard article is interesting, but must be understood in terms of the widespread focus on GW/Climate Change issues ie the context.
The scientist is ‘gob-smacked’. Good for him. The Petermann has calved a big iceberg/ice raft four times the size of Manhattan if I recall.
That is what Petermann does every fifty years or so.
Not to point that out leaves Dr Hubbard’s subjective reaction as the only measure of the significance of the event.
Is he ‘gob-smacked’ at the wonder of nature, or at the rate and extent of the break-off from the glacier as being ‘shocking’.?
The latter would reinforce the AGW narrative.
If you say that RGH and Robin Horbury are different people, I’ll take you at your word. What fortuitous happenstance that you both have the same verbose obsessions, though! What are the chances of that happening, eh?
Hmm pro BBC pro AGW pro Labour pro anything he reads in the Grundy and a complete leftbatter methinks Scrott is Mr Thompsons alter ego ‘the fail’ on binge !!
Come on, Scott. The main post is hardly verbose, and Robin’s posts in general hardly qualify, epsecially compared to mine, which actually do tend to be ridiculously lengthy. RGH’s comments are on a variety of topics, although a significant portion are on history, not the climate. Robin’s posts are pretty much always about a single topic.
And are invariably concise, factual, and well supported.
Unlike most from the £4Bpa propaganda tool we are compelled to pay for, and the others that support it with such facile, inappropriate (if the intent is to make any worthwhile, persuasive point) petty, foot-in-mouth drive-by shootings.
…the odds are worse than even as what they write is the opinion of many others.
The earth has been warming since the depths of the ‘little ice age’ some 300 or so years ago. CO2 started rising about 150 – 200 years ago.
So this means that uniquely to climate ‘science’ we see that effect precedes cause by over a hundred years. Normally a cause leads to an effect.
RGH is Pounce, not Robin Horbury. David Vance is Sue’s brother-in-law and Martin is actually Polly Toynbee’s younger sister.
For the record, I’m Sarah Montague.
And I’m Deirdre Barlow and I’m still waiting compensation for my wrongful arrest bloody Labour Government !!
An ice tongue will break off when the mechanical stress due to its size becomes large enough. This has nothing to do with melting. Indeed, if the ice were to melt faster this would prevent the tongue from becoming large enough to accumulate sufficient stress!
Good point, “melting” would result in less ice bergs calving from the shelf. The rate at which the ice falls over the edge is due to the weight of the ice sheet (more snow / ice = more weight = more outward spreading of the ice sheet and subsequent ice bergs falling off the shelf).
Anyone ever noticed that they always come up with this crap during the summer?
New ice is starting to form in the Arctic, and it looks like 2011 has a possibility of becoming the shortest melt season (time from peak to minimum) on record. Longer polar melt seasons are a fundamental tenet of global warming theory.
Here is a report that the BBC will never show, this contradicts the BBC CAGW narrative, therefore this report does not exist. IF and it still is a big IF but if this winter is colder than last years then an awful lot of the poorest in the UK are going to suffer, the economy already reeling from the EU infection will take a nose dive. The energy matrix already under strain is going taken to the edge of failure. The political class/parasite class have made our bed and now we will have to lay in it.
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I am all into empowering my feminine prowess. I have recently become interested in getting back in touch with my feminine essence, as I feel many times in my life I emit a very masculine energy; not in the way I dress, but in the way I behave, in the way I approach men, and in the way I move through work and life. I am in search of, and coming to be more connected to, my empowered female drive and how that power really comes from one thing; vulnerability.
Being vulnerable is a feminine gift that women are instinctively good at. As women, we are generally very willing to give our full selves and our deepest love to another person. Although that can occasionally turn into codependency – as when it’s not reciprocated, we are confused and wonder what’s going on and why we’re not being loved the way that we love someone else and we become clingy and dependent on their love for happiness.
I have begun to realize that I can still be my unconditionally loving self – no matter what another person is doing. As we empower ourselves to stay strong in that state of being simply because it feels good, we have gained our power back and we no longer need anyone to give us strength.
I have been listening to a lot of Abraham Hicks, and she talks constantly about thinking something that feels good, simply because it feels good. Taking the path of least resistance. Think about when you’re in a relationship where you’re ready to be vulnerable and loving and to give your all to someone and they aren’t quite there. Think about how much easier it is to spread that love that lives inside of you and is bubbling to the surface, rather than holding it back because it’s not being returned in kind. Think about how good it feels when you visualize the love you have for the other person, and how uncomfortable it feels when you have to stop that flow of love.
In that unrequited love, there is actually an opportunity to turn that free-flow of love back onto ourselves which means there is a constant, vibrant, and all-encompassing flow of positive energy. We can give ourselves that tingly feeling we get when the person we love looks in our eyes. Every day, we can have that with ourselves as long as we continue to love unconditionally and eventually, that person will fall by the wayside if they aren’t willing to take steps forward, and the only thing you’ll have left is LOVE. Which is a pretty good parting gift.
Now, I’m not saying to put up with bad behavior, to wait around for someone to love you, or to take less than you deserve. The unconditional love isn’t for them, it’s for YOU. And YOU deserve to feel that love, all the time, no matter what anyone else is doing.
I have realized that I can send love to anyone no matter if they’re in my life or not and THAT is an incredibly empowering thing to realize. I can feel the joy of having an abundance of love just by being me. Love feels good. Being vulnerable and opening your heart feels good. Learning to allow that to be what it is is something I attribute to the beauty of feminine energy.
We are meant to be loving, nurturing, compassionate… and when we are constantly in a state of unconditional love and gratitude there is no way that anyone can take that away, even if they themselves leave. That’s an empowered life.
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My Forum Menu sub-menus are showing over the page text. No background, but the white text is overlaying, even when the menu isn't activated.
You can see it over the word "Forum" in the attached image.
Hey! Thanks very much! That worked perfectly.
And thanks for the very fast response.
I'm going to go buy some plugins now.
No matter how good is your plugin, you should receive an award for your FREE support. You guys are UNBELIEVABLE in your support. I have never seen such interest for problems we are facing. Not sure how to thank you enough.
Thank you very much for kind words MassimoD and FFBBusiness. I'm glad to hear my answers are helpful for wpForo users.
Your answers and assistance and very helpful.
Here we only support the free core wpForo plugin.
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It's not that what I'm seeing is not real. It just ain't as real as it seems.
[After turning on the lights upon entering Room 1408] This is it?
[Before throwing the ashtray through the window, thereby letting the room explode] On the shiver scale, I give the Dolphin Hotel... Ten skulls.
[Speaking into his recorder as he goes out on the ledge, trying to escape the room] If something should happen, if I should slip and fall, I want it known it was an accident. The room did not win.
Hotel rooms are a naturally creepy place.
I called the cops. They're in Room 1408. The room is empty.
I warned you about 1408.
It does have the vague air of menace.
It's an evil ****ing room.
Look, I'm not telling you not to stay in that room for your own good or for the profit of the hotel. Frankly, selfishly, I just don't want to clean up the mess.
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Red Planet Patong offers great comfort and a superb location in the heart of the vibrant city. Due to its prime location, the hotel is just a short stroll away from all the buzz of the island, while the world renowned Patong Beach is only 200 metres away.
All guestrooms at the Red Planet Patong Phuket offer modern comfort and convenience. Each unit is meticulously equipped with basic in-room amenities including a large flat screen TV, WiFi internet access, ceiling fan or air conditioning, and a hair dryer. For those who wish to try traditional southern cuisine, a number of local restaurants are readily available in close proximity to the hotel. Whatever your reason for visiting Phuket, the Red Planet Patong Phuket is the perfect choice for an exhilarating and exciting break away.
Red Planet Patong, Phuket (Patong Second Road – Sai 2) is a welcome entrée to the best this island tourist haven offers. It’s a short stroll to the Patong beachfront and Beach Road for great shopping and restaurant choices. It’s also within walking distance of party zone Soi Bangla and the Jungceylon Shopping Centre.
Soi Bangla - Like all night owls, Soi Bangla awakens when the sun sets. That's when Patong's liveliest party zone becomes closed to traffic and ready for action! Famous for its raunchy nightlife, Bangla goes all out to entertain with girls, beers and music that increases in volume as the moon rises. Jammed most nights year round, it's actually totally unthreatening and lively place to walk around as bars compete for customers.
Jungceylon - Jungceylon is the name that was used for Phuket Island over 100 years ago. The island was known for its wealth from international trade and its wealth of natural beauty. Now the name “Jungceylon” is used as the name of the largest and most modern shopping center in the southern part of Thailand, covering an area of 200,000 sq. meters in the center of Patong Beach with parking space for 100 coaches and 2,000 cars.
Nearby outdoor attractions include Phuket Fantasea. Phuket Fantasea Show is inspired by Thailand's rich and exotic heritage, and not only showcases the charm and beauty of Thailand, but also enriches ancient Thai traditions with the wonder of cutting-edge technology and special effects. The result is a stunning 140-acre theme complex, packed with a multitude of activities and entertainment i.e. a Carnival village with games, handicrafts and shopping; a 4,000-seat theme restaurant offering a grand buffet of Thai and international cuisines; and a breathtaking Las Vegas-style theatrical show.
The 142-room Red Planet Patong, Phuket fea tures a restaurant and has redefined the value-hotel sector by offering an all-inclusive rate for every room, every night. All rooms have free high-speed Wi-Fi (up to three devices), soothing power showers, quality custom-made beds with upscale linen and many other features including air conditioning, in-room safes, hair dryers, ceiling fans and a 32-inch flat screen TV. There are also wheelchair-access rooms. There are no hidden costs in the room rates or the amenities we provide.
- 1.5km to Soi Bangla and Jungceylon Shopping Centre.
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In this video tutorial we cover how to translate content.
In this video tutorial we cover how to translate modules.
In this video tutorial we cover how to create menu items in languages to use in translations within our Joomla website.
In this video tutorial we cover installing additional languages to use in translations within our Joomla website.
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Things are calming down a little. Still having severe pain three or four times a day. We're working through those.
Thanks for all your support and prayers!
Cast came off Tuesday morning!! I found it hard to believe that they told her to "bear as much weight as you can", straight from a "no weight bearing" cast. Literally put a sock & tennis shoe on, hopped off the exam table, and started walking on it with the aid of crutches!!!! She's sore, probably doing too much with it, but she's now into four a week PT sessions until the first of the year, then will be hitting three a week in the new year.
P.S. She says she wants to get this tattoed on her ankle!!!
Yeah, Jon....it can't help but hurt if you go from no weight and encased in fiberglass from your toes to just below your knee, to walking on it with little support!!
Mack, good to hear things are getting better. 18 to 24 months, WOW that is a long time. Hope she get's to prove them wrong.
Well after three weeks of intensive (4 times a week) physical therapy, Carol's starting to get around the house some without crutches!!! We found out that she messed her knee up a bit too, so they've been working on getting that working better, too.
She returned to work last Friday on light duty, but she stayed home today as her wrist is giving her problems from the constant pressure on the crutches. She has issues with carpel tunnel, so the crutches are aggravating that.
The therapists are saying she's about 3 weeks ahead of where they expect her to be, but she's not happy with how long things are taking.
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Published 04/21/2019 12:19:37 pm at 04/21/2019 12:19:37 pm in Moravian Pottery And Tile Works.
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Maureen Hager is a survivor. Her passion lies in empowering women to recieve hope and healing from their brokenness through the love of God. Her testimony of deliverance and hope has impacted women of all ages. She is an author, speaker, and blogger. Maureen’s blog, www.Outofthebrokenness.com is a place to find hope, comfort, and encouragement to experience a healing heart in God’s word. She is an advocate for anti-human trafficking programs, and mentors girls who have been victims and other at-risk teens. Maureen is living a restored life with her husband Tom, in North Carolina. They enjoy spending time with their two grown daughters and to fun-filled grandchildren.
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Offering a complete factory replacement bumper that greatly improves departure angle and strength starts with a CBI Offroad rear bumper. Our Overland T3 rear bumper does just that! Bumper comes standard with a receiver hitch (not load rated), factory trailer wiring mount, and LED license plate light and mount.
* this item requires a manufacturer's lead time, check with us regarding current lead times. Lead time is typically 10-16 weeks.
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Mitsubishi Electric has launched some of the quietest air source heat pumps ever available in the UK to offer complete flexibility on where units can be installed whilst meeting Permitted Development.
“The government has already recognised how important air source heat pumps will be for the future of low carbon heating in the UK and is forecasting one million sales a year by 2030,” says Max Halliwell, Product Manager for the company’s renewable heating systems.
“Our market leading Ecodan heat pumps have always been amongst the quietest on the market and are designed to provide any home with reliable, trouble-free renewable heating and hot water,” adds Halliwell.
The 8.5kW Ultra Quiet Ecodan has a sound power level of only 58 dB(A) which is an 8 dB(A) drop over the model it replaces.It also has a sound pressure level of just 45 dB(A) at one metre.
“With a sound pressure level of just 45 dB(A), the new Ecodan is whisper-quiet, with levels just above that of a library, meaning it will pass the Permitted Development requirements easily and can be installed almost anywhere to suit the homeowner,” explains Halliwell.
Innovations in fan and compressor design have enabled the units to achieve such low levels of sound whilst increasing performance and efficiency.Both models in the range (PUHZ-W85VAA and PUHZ-112VAA) are A++ ErP rated and also available with coastal protection for areas where they can be exposed to saline.
Further details on the performance of the units including a short animation on the importance of sound levels in achieving Permitted Development can be found at the dedicated website https://ultraquietecodan.co.uk.
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Coach Transformation Academy is an ICF (International Coach Federation) approved coaching certification training institute in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai in India. As an ICF accredited coaching certification training institute Coach Transformation Academy conducts ICF accredited coaching certification training program in India for working professionals and aspiring coaches. if you are one of those who wish to become a professional coach to start working professionally as a coach in India or anywhere else in the world, Coach Transformation Academy would like to recommend you to choose ICF approved coaching certification training institute and ICF accredited coaching certification training programs only. ICF is the highest recognized body in the world known for its coaching standards. If you earn the credentials of ICF you will get a world class recognized certificate which will give you the recognition in the world as a professional coach.
Coach Transformation Academy gives you the assurance of world class learning experience. We conduct this program as an ICF accredited professional coach certification training program which is covered in 60 hours of coaching training as this program is approved by ICF for 60 hours of coaching skills certification training program in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru. Coach Transformation Academy covers this course in 3 months of coaching training which contains classroom training, online sessions, assignments and mentor coaching. To meet the criteria and requirement of ICF Coach Transformation Academy conducts 10 hours of mentor coaching, coaches need to undergo 7 hours of group coaching and 3 hours of individual mentoring sessions. Once coaches complete all these sessions, then coaches will undergo a final performance evaluation and this is to ensure the effectiveness in learning and then you are certified as an ICF certified professional coach from Coach Transformation Academy. Once you get our certificate, you can apply to ICF to get your credentials from ICF.
Our ICF coaching certification training program is an intense learning package for the aspiring coaches who will also learn the application of coaching through multiple, coaching group engagements.
Coach Transformation Academy claims to be the best ICF coaching certification training program in India conducts this advanced professional coach certification training of 125 hours for those who did not complete 60 hours of coach certification training. As an ICF accredited coaching certification training institute Coach Transformation Academy conducts this program as an ICF accredited advanced professional coaching certification which also includes 10 hours of mentor coaching. We have split the 10 hours of mentor coaching in two parts to meet the requirement of ICF, 7 hours of group mentor coaching sessions and 3 hours of one on one mentoring sessions.
Those who are willing to join and attend a coach certification course to become a coach and start their own business as a coach, choose only ICF approved coaching certification training institutes and ICF accredited coaching certification training programs only and we would like to recommend this course to those who want to become a professional coach as full time practitioner and wants to take coaching career as the main profession. This program is (Advanced level 2) and an ICF accredited coach training program for coaches who wish to earn ICF PCC level credentials. This course will bring a deeper learning of coaching skills with advanced models and coaching tools to transform your coaching skills at a much higher level.
Sometimes much longer duration of any coach training course may lead to lack of interest in coaches to pursue with the same motivation that they had at the time of starting of this course. So, to ensure that caches complete this course with the same amount of interest and motivation, Coach Transformation Academy covers this course in 3-4 months of coaching training along with the other requirements of ICF. After you completed this course, you will be awarded with the prestigious designation of certified senior coach of Coach Transformation Academy. You can get your credentials from ICF by submitting our certificate and other required documents into the ICF.
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Holcim is a global supplier of aggregates and concrete products. In this video, you’ll learn about their 5-step approach to manage sustainability in their supply chains. Supplier code of conduct, supplier prioritization, risk assessment, risk mitigation and performance measurement. Simple, clear and quite interesting!
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"on call" for two films a year. Handily enough, she was home when Russell couldn’t make the AJ Cronin drama - only to be and rudely dismissed when Roz became free to be Dr Robert Donat’s wife.
Greer Garson, Goodbye Mr Chips, 1938. The studio dropped Allan again so that Garson could be another Robert Donat wife. Two much! And Allan did what few others had ever dared and sued Metro for breach of contract. She won the suit, then MGM sued her and won, shredded her contract and then blacklisted her. Ironically, Garson had refused all offers of a Metro contract until given Allan’s role of Kathy Ellis. Allan returned to the UK and continued in films and TV for the next 30 years..
Fay Wray, Shanghai Madness, 1933. Musical chairs at Fox for Spencer Tracy’s next co-star. First choice Claire Trevor was suddenly switched to a second consecutive George O’Brien vehicle.MGM loaned Allen - who simply walked out on the usually mild-mannered director John G Blystone. Enter (for just a few days) Marion Burns. Finally, with less than a week’s notice, King Kong’s girlfriend became the wild girl called Wildeth.
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Run shortcuts and send messages automatically from your current location with GeoCuts and Cronios!
March 28, 2019: GeoCuts version 1.1.0 now works with Shortcuts 2.2. Let me know in the comments section below if you encounter any problems.
GeoCuts runs shortcuts or sends messages using your current location. When paired with Cronios — the shortcuts scheduler for iOS — GeoCuts does this all automatically as you move about during the day.
As Cronios introduced a method for automatically running your shortcuts based on time, GeoCuts does the same for location — still with no tapping on notifications banners required.
Each location trigger you create has its own schedule — hours of operation and active days in the week — and you can configure how often it can run again after being triggered. You can also create multiple triggers directly from the iOS Share sheet using the GeoCuts Helper shortcut.
Arrive at Work: A location trigger that runs once a day from 7-9 a.m. on the weekdays when you enter your work zone.
Leaving Work: An exit trigger that runs between 5-7 p.m. on the weekdays when you leave your work zone.
Location DND: A trigger that sets Do Not Disturb mode on whenever you are at your favorite movie theater or restaurant.
Running Music: A series of location triggers that play your favorite songs or inform you or your friends and family at key points along your running path.
If you prefer not to run GeoCuts automatically with Cronios, you can also set location-based reminders in the Reminders app. Tapping on the notification banner will immediately run GeoCuts and evaluate all of your location triggers.
1.1.1 - April 4, 2019, 2:27 a.m.
- Added Clear Menu Caches menu item in Reset Settings.
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Good condition with no folds, tears or stains.
Nice lithograph from this German artist.
A series of twelve, signed and some colored was offered with an estimate of 7.500 EURO at an auction in Köln in 2009.
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Zyagen offers high quality rat mammary gland paraffin sections at different stages of pregnancy from E12 to E20. We also offer paraffin sections of rat mammary glands at different stages of lactation and involution. Mammary glands are fixed in 4% paraformeldehyde or 10% neutral buffered formalin, embedded in paraffin blocks, sectioned at a thickness of 5-7 microns and mounted on positively charged slides (2-3 sections per slide).
Tissue sections are routinely made of Spague Dawley rat mammary tissues but we also can make tissue sections of other rat strains (inbred, outbred, mutant, hybrid, transgenic) upon request..
Custom Research Services: If you are interested in paraffin tissue sections of any rat mammary gland to be specifically prepared to meet your application, please contact technical support at zinfo@zyagen.com or at 858 546 0720 for more information.
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Office Baroque is pleased to announce the second solo exhibition of Tyson Reeder at our downtown gallery on Bloemenhofplein 5 Place du Jardin aux Fleurs.
Reeder will be presenting a suite of new paintings and collages, a mix of colorful landscapes and cityscapes, addressing both the natural world as a space for relaxation and escape, as well as the city as a theater of human action. Reeder debuted with an exhibition of figurative work at Daniel Reich Gallery in New York in 2002. His interest for landscape and popular culture have remained constant and so has his love for sensuous colors, “transforming the ordinary” in the manner of Pierre Bonnard, “where the color becomes the subject”. Reeder is a painter of everyday life, setting up his easel outdoors using painting as one would command an iPhone to take pictures of buildings, deploying a vast array of academic as well as self taught painterly modes. Found and printed materials like skylines from handmade Chicago house music fliers show up in the paintings together with denim, fish nets, broken pencils and fake plastic popcorn. Compositionally his subject matter appears in distorted perspective, that he shares with expressionism’s ego-oriented visual regime. Formally the work of Reeder embraces archaic modernist registers, such as a vivid palette that he has in common with the fauvists. Technically Reeder is known for mixing painted areas with pencil hatching and dotted fields, making his work instantly recognisable as playful, poetic, seductive and mildly hallucinatory.
Tyson Reeder was born in Fairfax in 1974 and lives and works in Chicago. His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at CANADA, New York; The Green Gallery, Milwaukee and Daniel Reich Gallery, New York. His work has appeared in group exhibitions at Jack Hanley Gallery, New York; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Venus Over Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Karma, New York and Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York. His work is included in the collections of MoMA, New York; Rubell Family Collection, Miami and MMoCA, Madison. He will be included in the exhibition Animal Farm curated by Sadie Laska at the Brant Foundation Art Study Center, Greenwich in May.
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Rustic Knotty Alder doors and frames. Maple Melamine interiors and cabinet boxes, European Steamed Beech dovetail drawer boxes. Artisan Shop Custom Color Sienna and Nightfall finish off the cabinets with a great two tone feel. Aventos HL Hinge on the appliance garage. Blum soft close hinges and slides throughout. Blum Tip On trash pull out in the island.
This kitchen was born from disaster. In September of 2013, the state of Colorado experienced massive flooding, and this home was nearly demolished when the Big Thompson River overflowed its banks. Once the waters receded this home was filled with mud and debris, and was quite nearly a total loss. The home was stripped down to the studs and restoration began. While the foundation was still solid, the ground had shifted underneath it and the entire home un-level. The contractors who handled the walls, floor and drywall did their best, but sections of the home, especially in the kitchen and dining area were over 5° off of plumb, which made installing the cabinets interesting to say the least.
The Homeowner came to us in the spring of 2014 and presented us with the project. He wanted a unique island, something that would be a visual representation of foundation of the home standing strong through the flood. To this end we created a small island with a small round sandstone top to symbolize the home rising from the water.
The Homeowner also wanted to incorporate a laundry room into the existing structure, but was uncertain where to put it. We were able to create a combination Home Bar – Laundry Room by building a large cabinet to enclose his front loading washer and dryer. They are hidden when not in use by a pair of Pocket Doors which recess fully into the cabinet when open. To make the upper cabinets accessible, we framed out the wall to bring the cabinets more forward. We then included an open space to the right of the washer and dryer cabinet to enclose a wine and beverage chiller.
The extreme out of level conditions in the home presented unique challenges, especially in making the Pocket Doors on the Laundry/Bar. Additionally this caused problems when trying to make our cabinets, which were level, appear to line up with the ceiling and soffits which were not. This required some inventive solutions on-site by our installers. The result is a house which looks level, with level cabinets but whose floors and ceilings are not.
The granite countertops were produced by Stoneworks of Colorado. The Sandstone island top was locally sourced and finished by us. Appliances were provided by the client. All boxes, drawers, doors, drawer fronts were produced in house.
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The Waterloo circular plain faced diffuser type RWV has a solid circular face providing a 360° air pattern with excellent air induction characteristics. This all aluminium diffuser is fully adjustable for horizontal and vertical discharge patterns.
With their high induction ratios these diffusers ensure rapid primary and secondary air mixing with low noise levels.
The diffusers are available with zintec steel plenums with the option of thermal insulation lining on supply plenums.
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In case of any emergency service, please inform the Camp Ranger immediately.
Location: Unit 211-1100 Sunshine Coast Highway, Gibsons.
Telephone: 604-886-2868 – call for an appointment.
Walk-in clinic: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Directions: About 5.4 km from camp. From the main gate, turn right (East) onto Lower Road to the Sunshine Coast Highway (stop sign), and turn right (East) onto the Sunshine Coast Highway. Continue through four traffic lights. The clinic is on the right.
Location: 5544 Sunshine Coast Highway, Sechelt.
Telephone: 604-885-2224 – to contact the Emergency Department, press 0, and ask to be transferred to the Emergency Department.
Hours: Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day.
Directions: About 16 km from camp. From the main gate, turn left (West) onto Lower Road to Roberts Creek Road (stop sign). Turn right (North) onto Roberts Creek Road and proceed to the Sunshine Coast Highway (traffic light). Turn left (West) and proceed on the Sunshine Coast Highway to Sechelt. There is one traffic light in Wilson Creek – continue to follow the highway. At the next traffic light, merge into the right-hand lane and take the right-hand exit lane just before the light. The entrance to St. Mary’s Hospital is the first driveway on the left just before the end of the paved road. Follow the signs to the Emergency Department. Travel time is about 20 minutes.
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Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Gaye helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of hits. On April 1, 1984, Gaye's father, Marvin Gay Sr., fatally shot him at their house in the West Adams district of Los Angeles.
On June 1, 1970, Gaye returned to Hitsville U.S.A., where he recorded his new composition "What's Going On", inspired by an idea from Renaldo "Obie" Benson of the Four Tops after he witnessed an act of police brutality at an anti-war rally in Berkeley. Upon hearing the song, Berry Gordy refused its release due to his feelings of the song being "too political" for radio. Gaye responded by going on strike from recording until the label released the song. Released in 1971, it reached No. 1 on the R&B charts within a month, staying there for five weeks. It also reached the top spot on Cashbox's pop chart for a week and reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 and the Record World chart, selling over two million copies.
After giving an ultimatum to record a full album to win creative control from Motown, Gaye spent ten days recording the What's Going On album that March. Motown issued the album that May after Gaye remixed portions of the album in Hollywood. The album became Gaye's first million-selling album launching two more top ten singles, "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" and "Inner City Blues". One of Motown's first autonomous works, its theme and segue flow brought the concept album format to rhythm and blues. An AllMusic writer later cited it as "...the most important and passionate record to come out of soul music, delivered by one of its finest voices." For the album, Gaye received two Grammy Award nominations and several NAACP Image Awards. The album also topped Rolling Stone's year-end list as its album of the year. Billboard magazine named Gaye Trendsetter of the Year following the album's success.
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IoD members have access to various premises throughout the North West region, offering spaces for work, meetings, networking or simply a quick break in a busy day.
IoD North West is based in our Manchester premises at All Work & Social at The XYZ Building in the heart of Spinningfields. There is plenty of NCP parking nearby.
We have both hotdesking and comfortable meeting spaces on the ground floor that you will not need to book or check in to use. Feel free to walk in and sit anywhere you like. There is also a café called Benugo where you can purchase refreshments.
To access the first floor, please check in at the reception. You’ll be shown to the lift, and once upstairs, you’ll find co-working space, hot desks, comfortable seating for one to one and group meetings, a small theatre area, a kitchen to make your own brews and a Benugo coffee bar where IoD members get a 25% discount compared to the prices downstairs. There are also private sound-proofed phone booths, if you need to make an important call.
Private paid-for meeting rooms are also available at discounted rate for IoD members – you can book a meeting room by emailing brian@allworkandsocial.com or millie@allworkandsocial.com While some meeting rooms might be available to pay for on the day, we strongly advise that you book in advance to avoid disappointment.
XYZ Building is only a 5 minute walk from Salford Central Station, a 15 minute walk from Manchester Oxford Road Station and a 20 minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly Station.
There are Metroshuttle buses that run every 10 minutes from Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road train station - absolutely FREE of charge. Here are the timings.
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As I stood in front of our new office in Congo Town this week, just steps away from the sprawling Chinese Embassy complex, I was taken back to my introduction to Liberia in 2005. CI had already been in the country for three years, seeing our partners through the end of war, a transitional government and the election of the first female African Head of State.
At that time, the only way to get to Monrovia was with the UN peacekeeping mission or on one of the Nigerian carriers, all of which overbook and work on a first-come, first-serve basis. After two days of trying to catch a flight from Cote d’Ivoire, where I had been meeting with partners, my new friends and I realized we were not going to get a flight in time. So we loaded up a truck and started on a 21 hour journey from Abidjan to Monrovia.
Two images are etched in my memory from that trip. The first was just 20 minutes after we drove across the log bridge and border posts crossing into Liberia. We drove by a UN personnel carrier stopped in the middle of the road. There was a bullet hole through the windshield right about where the driver’s eye level would have been. Welcome to Liberia!
The other image was when we got to Monrovia. Just about every building we passed was completely burned out, a dark shell of concrete. And there were kids, so many kids filling these buildings and streets with nowhere and no one to go to. I had worked in Africa for a decade, but this was the first time I really had a hard time finding the positive in a situation. No one should have to suffer through this.
Then I began to get to know our Liberian partners and staff, and learn about what they were doing. Forests had helped finance the conflict, but these people were engaged in a revolutionary plan to help Liberia gain greater control of those forests and use them for human well being. When we had crossed the border and my passport was stamped, the border guard scolded me. “What Liberia needs is for people to quit coming and taking all of our resources, leaving nothing here!” I learned how CI country director Alex Peal and his team were working closely with local leaders to help them develop their own organizations, providing them with the funding they needed to improve their communities. I saw women putting new coats of mud over the bullet holes on walls, painting welcome greetings for new shops and restaurants. Liberia was moving forward, and its people wanted partners to assist.
Four years and five trips later, Liberia and CI are still moving forward. There are no longer UN checkpoints every 10 minutes or so; security is increasingly handled locally; programs for education, business development and women’s empowerment are moving forward. The president is convincing investors to join in on Liberia’s development.
Sanctions on timber were lifted, thanks to the adoption of the regulations and plans that CI helped author. Partners we used to fund are getting the grants that we used to apply for. The burned-out buildings have mostly been renovated and now house new businesses. The streets are no longer filled with orphaned kids, but busy people working to earn a livelihood.
The entire development community here is turning over. Now government partners of Liberia are developing programs focused on five to ten years as opposed to three to five.
Many of the new faces coming in express their reservations about how far Liberia has to go. Yet I can smile, having seen how far Liberia has already come. It is easy for me to be optimistic about the future. Certainly serious challenges remain, but Liberia has already moved further than I would have thought possible four years ago. I feel lucky to be opening a new office and revising the next steps on a path defined years ago – to conserve Liberia’s natural heritage as a fundamental principle of development. It is indeed an exciting time to be in Liberia.
Eric Coppenger is the Director of Resource Strategy in the Africa and Madagascar Field Division of Conservation International.
It is terrific to see things improving for Liberia, after it has experienced so many decades of instability and unimaginable hardship. It’s absolutely wonderful that CI is helping the country. It’s also a brave move, given the scary images that we’ve seen coming out of Liberia in the past! My hat is fully off to Eric Coppenger and CI. Wonderful post! I look forward to the next installment in the series.
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I rarely posts comments anywhere, but I gotta say Sonny Deejay Vocal Trance mixes blow me away every time, they are the best quality uplifting trance mixes I'm hearing this year and they just get better, to all you out there I just cant recommend this guy enough. Put this dude the map - Sonny Deejay rocks!
I'm addicted to Sonny Deejay Vocal Trance! With this mix, love every song except Bissen. Thank you!
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Sunbelt Electric was founded in 1993. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc., headquartered in Pasadena, California. We design, install and repair electrical systems in industrial and commercial buildings throughout the Western United States. Our greatest asset is our “KNOW-HOW” and “KNOW-WHAT” in the electrical business.
What sets Sunbelt Electric apart is our depth of experience and our ability to execute low, medium and high voltage projects. We work on commercial buildings, industrial equipment, water treatment plants and refineries; in both private and government- owned locations. Our teams of Electricians, Project Engineers and Supervisors have hundreds of years of experience in the electrical industry and installing work in accordance with local codes.
Sunbelt Electric is signatory to the IBEW and is a member of the National Electrical Contractors’ Association. Our employees are our greatest assets and we provide continuous high quality training to develop and retain our people and to adopt the latest improvements in the electrical industry. All of our Wiremen are State of California certified by the Division of Apprenticeship Standards.
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A Wells woman who put her fist through a car windscreen and then carried out a vicious attack on her own mother in the street was later discovered to have a metal knuckle duster stashed down her bra.
Tiegan Baker had been drinking heavily which proved a fatal cocktail when mixed with medication she was taking, and when she was later arrested she admitted she had “gone deluded”.
The 20-year-old defendant, living care/of an address in Alfred Street, pleaded guilty to assaulting her mother by beating her during the incident at Street on October 14.
She also admitted causing £186 worth of damage to a car windscreen and had with her in a public place an offensive weapon, namely a knuckle duster, when she appeared before Somerset Magistrates at Yeovil.
Prosecutor Julyan Stephens said that at 2.30am the defendant smashed a rear windscreen of a Citroen vehicle and cut her hand in the process.
“There was an altercation with her mother who went to investigate and she poked her deliberately in the eye and then hit her on the head, pulled her hair and bit her on the hand,” he said.
“Her mother was frightened but did not receive any serious injuries and when the police were called Baker walked off towards the High Street and they found her shortly before 4.30am.
When Baker was interviewed she said she suffered with mental health problems and had been drinking alcohol which had made her “go deluded”.
When asked why she damaged the car she said there had been no deliberate targeting, it was just random damage adding that she wasn’t sure what made her lose her head.
“She said that when she drank alcohol it made things a thousand times worse and made her do stupid things,” said Mr Stephens.
Defending solicitor Chris Baddoo said that Baker did not see her mother at the moment adding that they had endured a difficult relationship over the years.
He said the defendant had been taking anti-depressant medication for borderline personality disorders and believed she was ok so just stopped taking it.
“Then her mood crashed considerably, and during this period she had this evening when she went out drinking and became very drunk, mixing her drinks,” he said.
“She became quite argumentative, started arguing with someone and then put her fist through the windscreen cutting her wrist.
He said the defendant did not deliberately poke her mother but it happened while she was just pointing at her, however she accepted she was 10 out of 10 drunk.
“Having the knuckle duster was very serious, but at no stage did she make a grab for it,” he said.
The magistrates sentenced Baker to a 12 month community order with a 20 day Rehabilitation Activity Requirement and made an order for the destruction of the knuckle duster.
They also ordered her to pay £186 compensation for the damage to the car along with £50 towards costs.
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Koiphen.com > Growout/Group Buy Journals > Growout/Group Buy Journals > 2008 Sugarloaf Koi Shiro Utsuri Growout Journals > Got my SU growout today!
View Full Version : Got my SU growout today!
I like it, very nice shiro!
Nice fish. Are they having a boy or girl?
A boy, We have a 4 year old Girl a 2.5 year old boy and then this one. The last one due this week, thursday but might be sooner or later.
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Seems as if Ferrari finally has it all dialed in, and even though it was only practice in Sochi, it appears as if they have Williams' number yet again.
Would be nice to see Raikkonen eke out a win, but not sure that will happen.
It would also be nice to see Red Bull get into the mix a bit more, but it appears Verstappen's ride may be a little unreliable, and Ricciardo is a bit off the pace.
I'd like to see both the Red Bull's do a bit better, for a true, three-way fight for the title this year, but that may be too much to hope for.
Reportedly, they will have major upgrades coming in the next race in Barcelona, so I guess we shall see.
Hope Sunday's race is a good one.
Was beginning to think Mercedes was sandbagging, after the 2nd round of Quali', but given the final result, looks like Ferrari is for real.
Should be a great race in just a few hours.
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The Training Ship Mars was established in 1869 on the Firth of Tay, at Newport, near Dundee. On September 30th, 1869 the vessel was officially certified as an Industrial School Ship, accommodating up to 400 boys.
In March 1875, a Dundee textile manufacturer donated a sea-going tender, Francis Molison, which provided the boys with experience of practical seamanship. A new tender, Lighting, took over the role in December, 1906.
On November 13, 1895, an Auxiliary Home for the ship was opened at 219 Penarth Road, Cardiff. The home, which could accommodate 6 boys, was used by former Mars inmates who needed short-term hostel accommodation when their ships docked at the port.
The Mars was closed in 1929.
Newport Library and Heritage Centre, Blyth Hall, 3 Scott Street, Newport On Tay, DD6 8DD.
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Amy Jackson is soaring the temperature with these hot pictures : Kollywood actress Amy Jackson is really relishing the season of flicks right now. She last worked in Vijay‘s Theri, in which she plays a crucial character role that we all know for a fact was super hit. The British beauty came to the audio launch of Theri where she talked about her upcoming venture with Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sohail Khan also she posted a picture to confirm the same.
Amy is starring in the venture that was in the talks since Theri’s audio launch. The storyline of the movie seems interesting and here it is. Amy will be seen essaying a role of a rich lady (That she flaunts perfectly) who is independent and Nawazuddin will be seen playing the role of a slum dweller who is struggling with poverty and also with the basic needs.
Here is a major turn and the slum boy falls for the classy lady which changed his life completely. As to win her heart he does everything way possible and learns to play golf (which is considered the game for riches) to impress her and win her heart.
The movie also stars Arbaaz who will essay the role of a gangster living in the same slum where Nawazuddin belongs and tries to create all problems in his life. The plot seems interesting and also expected to win over the box office which proves to be a good opportunity for Amy in B’Town.
The project that stars Amy, Nawazuddin, and Arbaaz that is also a home production of Sohail is titled Ali and some smoking hot pictures of Amy is rising the temperatures and leaving us sweating.
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Inspiration"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."
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Yesterday I got out for a pretty nice run. I was going to do between 8 and ten miles depending on how I was feeling. Turned out I was feeling like a 9. i slightly overdressed for the run, but I hate hate hate being cold and would rather shed layers than wish I had more. It was about 27 degrees when I got done running.
Then I beat my Dad playing some cribbage. My husband won't play cribbage with me. He claims that I gloat too much when I win. (for the record I seem to win a lot).
Then I went home and finished making my new fleece snuggly pants. I figured sinceI was making some for the kids, I might as well make a pair for me too. I Talk about warm and snuggly!
Kind of like wearing a blanket.
What are some highlights from your Monday?
Can't say I even know what cribbage is; I think it sounds like a prison game. Ha. Mondays are all about getting back into my jobs (teaching and training). I think I was successful at both. Those fleece pants look comfy - dri-fit?
I love cribbage! My family plays, but my husband has no idea what it is, so he won't play with me either.
Love my fleece pants! I always buy them at this time for $8 at Old Navy!
My highlight from Monday was because of a student. One new vocab word was "swagger." I chose Lorenzo to demonstrate the word. Oh yeah! He had his swag on for sure! We all had a good laugh!!
I don't know how to play cribbage. I am not very good at games. I don't like losing and I get distracted.
Love your snuggly pants! I like to wear things like that around the house. Especially during the winter.
I used to play cribbage with my dad when I was a kid. Not sure if I would remember how to play now, but I used to have so much fun playing:) Love the pants!
I have no idea what cribbage is.
The highlight of my Monday was watching Anthony Bourdains "they layover" Sao Paulo Brasil episode- made me super pumped to go see many of the same places next month when I visit.
Love the blanket pants. Not good at Cribbage.
Those pants are amazing! I must make some for myself since the dog always hoards my blanket!
My ex-BF used to wear fleece all the time & I hated it. But I got myself some fleece socks & tights & totally understand why people love fleece. I've never played Cribbage.
Overdressing when it's cold is the smart thing to do! You never know when something might pop up and you end up walking. then you can put layers back on when you start to cool off (not that I speak from experience...). I do love my fleece jammies- so stinkin' comfy!!
Yup, my Daddy taught me to play crib when I was a wee girl and just started to count. We played all the time and it was a big deal whenever I managed to beat him! He taught me how to play 3-handed too so we could include my sister sometimes.
that couch scene, complete with pants, looks like the perfect way to wrap up a 27 degree run. Sounds like a great morning for you!
I haven't played cribbage in years. I'll have to dust off the old set and whine when my husband beats me. Repeatedly.
unrelated: I think I figured out why I haven't played cribbage in years.
Goodness I would love to run with you!
Love cribbage. Have not played it since college. Looks like a great Monday for you!
i dont know what cribbage is so you'd definitely beat me! those pants looks SO COMFY AND WARM!!
Love the pj's! They look so warm and cozy.
I haven't played cribbage in forever! I'll have to get my fam to play when we are there for Christmas.
I want those pants. Pair them with a snuggie and you are set for life!
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Just like that, the year is almost over and Halloween rounds the corner once more! And for that matter, the next Pokémon games are coming out soon too! So in the spirit of Pokéspooks, here’s a list of Pokémon whose concepts were born from truly unsettling and creepy origins; because while many on this list can be seen as cute and cuddly, the lore behind them is often less so.
Let’s get one of the obvious ones out of the way first. Parasect. Right off the bat you can tell something’s not quite right with this one as the once cute and bright-eyed Paras has evolved into a seemingly soulless hermit crab-mushroom hybrid. That’s probably (actually definitely) because Parasect as an entity is more the mushroom than the insect at the bottom.
See Parasect is actually based on a real-life parasitic fungus called Ophiocordyceps Sinensis, or caterpillar fungus. The fungus essentially infects ghost moth caterpillars with its spores and over time, drains its host’s body nutrients before eventually outgrowing the host and killing it from within. There are many variations of the cordyceps fungi, all of which have one thing in common – their brutal method of reproduction. They infect insects with spores, the insects become unknowing hosts, the fungus grows from within and sprouts, the insect dies and what remains is a husk releasing more spores so the cycle can begin anew. You may recognize this from The Last of Us as it was pretty much the same thing, just with humans. Similarly, Parasect is the mushroom really; the insect below merely a mindless thrall to the fungi’s whim, definitely a less brutal take on this harsh circle of life, but not any less unnerving.
Sableye stands in a weird position teetering between adorable and freaky. On one hand it’s small and fidgety like a cat, on the other hand it always poses like it’s about to jump you and it doesn’t help that it has giant, vacant diamonds for eyes.
One would think, being a part Ghost-type, that Sableye would be based on a ghost as well, or some apparition from folklore. In reality, blue eyes purple…thing here is based on the Hopkinsville Goblin-extra-terrestrials claimed to have been seen by a family on August 21st, 1955 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. They claimed to have seen the creatures attacking their farmhouse and a gruelling; almost 4 hour gun battle ensued. While evidence of these aliens’ existence is shaky at best, the case is unique in that a sizable group reported on it with similar witness accounts; the creatures were claimed to be two to four feet tall with large pointed ears, claw like hands, eyes that glowed yellow and spindly legs. The Hopkinsville Goblin “look” has inspired many alien designs today, right next to the ubiquitous Grey Aliens. Whether or not a family did fight a bunch of aliens or were just high as a kite, we will never know.
Sitting right next to Sableye on the Pokédex list is another Pokémon with a creepy origin story. Mawile is based on the futakuchi-onna meaning “two-mouthed woman” from Japanese folklore. The women in these tales are often depicted as normal and quite attractive before the climax in which their skulls split apart revealing a fully functioning mouth on the back of their heads. These stories are often uncomfortable and harrowing in tone with various possible reasons as to why the woman has a second mouth; in one instance the woman is hit in the back of the head with an axe and the unsealing wound becomes the mouth, in another it is the spirit of a neglected child that lodges itself into its mother’s head as an act of revenge. Whatever the backstory, the second mouth is almost always malicious in nature and yearns for nothing else but vast quantities of food.
It’s got a third mouth.
“It likes playing mischievous tricks such as screaming and wailing to startle people at night.” – Pokémon Gold Pokédex entry.
“It loves to bite and yank people’s hair from behind without warning, just to see their shocked reactions.” – Pokémon Silver Pokédex entry.
Indeed Misdreavus sounds like an outright nuisance and a sheer pain to be around, but what it’s based on might just be a tad bit worse. Misdreavus draws it’s concept from another apparition of Japanese folklore known as the nukekubi. Nukekubi are usually female heads that have detached from their bodies and float around independently, scaring others by wailing, attacking at night and drinking their victim’s blood. Nekukubi themselves are actually related to rokurokubi, beings that look just like normal humans…save for the fact they have immensely elongated necks. It is said that nekukubi are heads detached from rokurokubi, though some claim the necks weren’t necks at all and were actually strings tethering the floating heads to their bodies. Basically whatever they’re called it all boils down to this: would I run if I saw one coming towards me? Yes. A thousand times yes.
That’s it for our list! Let us know what you think in the comments below, or perhaps you know some Pokemon that creep you out as well that are worth mentioning! Either way, Happy Halloween from us at The MAGIC RAIN!
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New in bag Agency Arms Glock Magwells. These magwells are designed to work with various Glock Gen 3 and Gen 4 models. Agency Arms has manufactured the perfect magwell for inside the waist band and out for EDC. Made from strong grade aluminum and covered in durable anodized coating.
Perfect magwell for inside the waist band and out for EDC.
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At Dr. Michael Penney Family Eye Care, we provide comprehensive care to meet the vision needs of our patients. As an optometrist, Dr. Penney offers pre- and post-operative care for patients undergoing LASIK eye surgery or other eye surgical procedures. Our goal is to help you attain the clearest vision possible using advanced technologies.
LASIK (laser assisted in situ keratomileusis) surgery uses the latest advancements in technology to provide faster recovery times and precise results. LASIK surgery has been effective in treating myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and other eye conditions. Our office provides evaluations and referrals for patients interested in LASIK surgery. Dr. Penney will perform a complete review of your patient history, as well as a full assessment of your eye health and vision. A current exam is important in determining if you are a candidate for LASIK surgery and if there are any other factors that may affect your results. The history review enables our optometrist to determine if your prescription is stable and you are healthy enough to consider surgery.
Once Dr. Penney has performed the evaluation and determined whether you are a candidate for LASIK, you will be given a referral to the LASIK surgery center we have worked with on an ongoing basis. The center will perform advanced diagnostic testing and will evaluate your eligibility for surgery. Various surgery options will be discussed with you if you are determined to be a surgical candidate. We will be in correspondence with the center regarding your evaluation and surgical determination. If you are considering LASIK surgery, call us to schedule a consultation.
Once your surgery is scheduled, we will schedule follow-up appointments for you at our office. Typically, you will begin these follow-ups the day after the surgery and continue at prearranged times over the following six months. After 1 year, a full exam is recommended to determine the long-term results of your procedure. Dr. Penney is experienced in working with pre- and post-operative LASIK patients, and will answer any questions that you have along the way.
If you have worn glasses or contact lenses for a long time, you may have wondered if LASIK surgery is a good choice for you. While not everyone is a candidate for LASIK, it does have some great advantages. People who play sports, have allergies, or who are looking for simplicity will all benefit from LASIK. To learn more about LASIK and your vision, call our office at 785-1442.
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Most women experience a moderate case of heartburn and indigestion while pregnant. Some women, however, may experience a more extreme case and need to eliminate certain foods to find relief. The result of indigestion during pregnancy is due to the hormonal change that causes the muscles in the digestive tract to relax and pressure on your stomach from your growing uterus, explains the March of Dimes. While completely eliminating indigestion during pregnancy may not be possible, avoiding certain trigger foods can help.
All products containing caffeine, including chocolate, can contribute to indigestion. Coffee, cola and tea cause the esophageal sphincter to relax, which can make heartburn worse. In addition to indigestion, caffeinated beverages and foods also increase blood pressure and heart rate, which may pose health risks during pregnancy. According to the American Pregnancy Association, caffeine can pass through the placenta to your baby. Keep in mind that as a stimulant, coffee may cause changes in your unborn baby’s sleeping patterns and keep you awake at night. Replace caffeinated beverages with water or non-citrus fruit juices and limit the amount of chocolate you consume to help improve indigestion.
Citrus fruits and tomatoes offer healthy vitamins and minerals, but may also trigger heartburn and indigestion. Oranges, limes, lemons and grapefruit put digestive enzymes to work, increasing the production of acids that may lead to indigestion. Tomatoes and tomato-based foods, such as ketchup and marinara sauce, can contribute to indigestion due to the high level of acidity. To ease indigestion, avoid excessive consumption of tomatoes or citrus fruits.
While some women may crave spicy foods during pregnancy, the seasoning of spicy foods may cause heartburn and indigestion. Spicy food causes stomach acids to return to the esophagus by weakening the lower esophageal sphincter. Onions, garlic, curry, chili and hot sauces often cause indigestion in pregnant women. If you crave spicy foods while pregnant, monitor your body’s reaction to the foods to determine whether or not they cause indigestion.
Greasy foods that are high in fat take longer to digest than healthy, high-fiber foods. This may increase the chance of indigestion because stomach acids are at work for a longer period of time. Like spicy foods and caffeine, foods high in fat content cause the sphincter between the esophagus and the stomach to relax, making indigestion or heartburn more likely. Avoid greasy, high-fat foods, including fried food, fast food and heavy-cream-based sauces.
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We’re into the third year of a study where we test the reliability and validity of a popular and well known consumer survey service. We compare the findings of that research with the same data tracked by the Pew Research Center, who are well known for their methodological rigor. The question we are tracking is about the use of social media sites and apps.
The consumer survey results and the Pew Research Center findings could hardly be more different. For starters, the consumer survey suggests social media usage is half the level that Pew and many other sources say it is at.
The consumer survey source says, for example, that 39% of online Americans are using Facebook. Pew puts that number at 79%. For other social media sites the differences are equally stark. Furthermore the consumer survey data would suggest great volatility in the use of social media—with vast surges and declines. Pew shows a slow steady growth.
Why this discrepancy? We believe a lot of it has to do with why people are completing the survey. The consumer survey source obtains respondents by working with publishers to intercept people who are seeking to access “premium content” on their sites. Potential respondents are asked to answer a few questions in order to get access to content. In a whitepaper on this topic we consider a host of potential reasons, but the one that seems to be the most important is respondent motivation.
These people are not taking the survey because they want to. They are doing it to get to their desired content. They don’t have any stake in how they answer—in fact, the question is just a nuisance. When you treat people like that, it is no surprise that the data they give you may be inaccurate. Why would they bother? After all, they have just been frustrated in their pursuit of something they want.
That’s why we take respondent engagement so seriously. Whether it be on our Market Communities—recruited to be representative of the US and Canadian populations—or our client’s specially recruited Insight Communities, we take care to ensure respondents know that their opinion is valued.
We’ve researched why people respond, and we work hard to let respondents know their opinion is important to us and that their input makes a difference. We strive to provide them with feedback on what we’re learning and we try to expose them to interesting new things.
When we invite people to join our communities we mean community in the fullest sense of the word. That’s an important part of what allows us to collect accurate and consistent information to inform our client’s decision making.
People conduct research to help them make better decisions. When the research is wrong, they make bad, even terrible, decisions. In those cases the data is hurting rather than helping them. That makes cheap sample very expensive.
To learn more, download our whitepaper The High Cost of Cheap Sample: Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of a Publisher-driven Online Sample Source.
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Chennai: Emotional relatives on Wednesday threw flower-garlands and poured milk into the sea, as they remembered those who died in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, 14 years after they were swallowed by killer tsunami waves on a Sunday morning. The people of 64 fishing hamlets in Nagapattinam and Karaikal districts observed the day by taking out candle processions and paying floral tributes at memorials.
People pay tributes to victims of 2004 tsunami on the 14th anniversary of the calamity, in Chennai on Wednesday.
Floral tributes, prayers and silent processions in the affected districts of Tamil Nadu like Chennai, Cuddalore and Nagapattinam marked the remembrance. In Chennai and Cuddalore, members of various fishermen's organisations and relatives of the victims threw flower-garlands and poured milk in the sea, as a mark of respect to the departed souls. Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar paid tributes in Chennai, while Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy paid homage to the tsunami victims in the Union Territory. Tamil Nadu Minister for Handlooms O S Manian led the special events at Nagapattinam.
When the clock struck 9.17 am, people rose to observe a minute's silence to pay homage to the 6,065 persons who lost their lives in Nagapattinam in the 2004 tsunami. District Collector C Sureshkumar, Superintendent of Police C Vijayakumar and other officials participated in the silent marches and candle processions. At Velankanni, a special mass was conducted at the Shrine Basilica in memory of the victims. A silent procession was also taken out.
In Puducherry, Narayanasamy and others, including representatives of various fishermen outfits, poured milk into the sea to pay homage to the victims. Sand sculptures, depicting the victims of the killer waves, were also showcased on the seashore.
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Mechanical breakdown insurance can cover lost income due to mechanical breakdowns that happen in your business, including losses due to faulty machinery and vehicles. It is also important to make sure your insurance covers liability. When a mechanical breakdown occurs with your equipment, an employee or customer could be injured. There are many policies that can be applied to various business risks that involve the possibility for mechanical breakdowns and their effects. Covenant Direct Insurance Services agents are more than happy to speak to you about your options.
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"timestamp": "2019-04-21T08:25:57",
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JFC offer a range of farm hygiene solutions from Personal & Vehicle disinfectant baths to chemical storage and medical cabinets.
JFC offer a range of chemical storage cabinets which are ideal for the safe storage of pesticides and other farm chemicals. These free standing unit are fitted with a drain off, vent cap and a lockable door.
JFC's offers a large Medi Safe complete with two Aluminium Shelves allowing for three internal storage compartments. This unit is fitted with lockable door and can be wall mounted if required.
The TidyWrap Recycling Bin is the ideal way to store waste plastic bale wraps. The bin is bottom less and has a removable lid which keeps the plastic clean and dry. When used effectively the bin can significantly reduce collection costs as the overall weight is much less if the plastic were wet and contaminated.
JFC offer a range of personal footbaths. Position these at the entrance or exit of sensitive areas to prevent the spread of disease and infection.
JFC offer a large vehicle disinfectant baths. Position this at the entrance or exit of sensitive areas to prevent the spread of disease and infection.
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Jefferson Community College (JCC) is bringing enrollment services to Lewis County! JCC Instant Admit and Financial Aid Night will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Lewis County Education Center from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
If you plan to attend Jefferson Community College in Fall 2019 (August) or Spring 2020 (January), now is the time to apply for scholarships.
This page features Jefferson Community College press releases published during the past two years. For more information or to connect with Jefferson staff, contact Public Relations at (315) 786-2234.
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