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Here are some more links from my weekend reading:
Nina of Queercents found out the hard way that Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs) can be revoked! It was done because her property value had dropped significantly, which makes sense. But not only was it through no adverse action of her own, she had to pay closing costs and various other fees upfront. A classic case of heads I win, tails you lose.
NCN of No Credit Needed has been blogging about living without credit and getting out of debt for two years now. You can read virtually all he knows about debt reduction here.
Heard of the debt snowball? Jaimie of PaidTwice explains the related concept of debt snowflakes. Via Get Rich Slowly.
Pinyo of Moolanomy shares an interview with author Larry Swedroe. I’ve actually got two of his books sitting on my desk right now – the newer Wise Investing Made Simple and the classic The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You’ll Ever Need. Too bad all this house-buying stuff is getting in the way of me reading them! | <urn:uuid:f89b7477-0e87-4cf8-9970-5b26274b42ce> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | http://www.mymoneyblog.com/weekend-links-snowflakes-and-more.html | 2015-07-05T14:59:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375097512.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031817-00120-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959261 | 236 |
Lesson 5: NIMS Command and Management
Related NIMS Document Section
This lesson summarizes the information presented in Component IV: Command and Management, including:
- Incident Command System
- Multiagency Coordination Systems
- Public Information
- Relationships Among Command and Management Elements
What Is NIMS Command and Management?
The NIMS components of Preparedness, Communications and Information Management, and Resource Management provide a framework for effective management during incident response. Next, we’ll cover the fundamental elements of incident management including: Incident Command System, Multiagency Coordination Systems, and Public Information. Together, these elements comprise the NIMS Command and Management component.
The Incident Command System, or ICS, is a standardized, on-scene, all-hazard incident management concept. ICS allows its users to adopt an integrated organizational structure to match the complexities and demands of incidents.
As an incident becomes more complex, multiagency coordination becomes increasingly important. Multiagency coordination is a process that allows all levels of government and all disciplines to work together more efficiently and effectively. Multiagency coordination is accomplished through a comprehensive system of elements. These elements include facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications. Emergency Operations Centers and Multiagency Coordination Groups are just two examples of coordination elements.
The final Command and Management element is Public Information. Public Information includes processes, procedures, and organizational structures required to gather, verify, coordinate, and disseminate information – information that is essential for lifesaving response and community recovery.
NIMS is best summed up by Craig Fugate: “. . .When we fail to work as a team, we fail our citizens and what NIMS is is a system to provide a framework for all of the team to work together towards common goals.”
Understanding Command and Coordination
This lesson presents information on command and coordination. Both elements are essential to ensuring a successful response. Remember that:
- Command is the act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory, or delegated authority at the field level.
- Coordination is the process of providing support to the command structure and may include incident prioritization, critical resource allocation, communications systems integration, and information exchange.
Command and Management Elements
Building upon all of the components covered in the previous lessons, the NIMS Command and Management component facilitates incident management. This component includes the following elements: Incident Command System, Multiagency Coordination Systems, and Public Information.
Incident Command System
The first Command and Management element is the Incident Command System (ICS).
This lesson reviews the key ICS concepts and terminology used within NIMS and is not a substitute for comprehensive ICS training. Additional information on ICS training requirements is available at the National Integration Center Web site.
What Is ICS?
ICS is a standardized, on-scene, all-hazards incident management approach that:
- Allows for the integration of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure.
- Enables a coordinated response among various jurisdictions and functional agencies, both public and private.
- Establishes common processes for planning and managing resources.
ICS: Not Just for Large-Scale Incidents
ICS is flexible and can be used for incidents of any type, scope, and complexity.
ICS allows its users to adopt an integrated organizational structure to match the complexities and demands of single or multiple incidents.
NIMS prompts the use of ICS for every incident or scheduled event. Using ICS on all incidents helps hone and maintain skills needed for the large-scale incidents.
ICS is based on 14 proven management characteristics that contribute to the strength and efficiency of the overall system.
- Common Terminology
- Modular Organization
- Management by Objectives
- Incident Action Planning
- Manageable Span of Control
- Incident Facilities and Locations
- Comprehensive Resource Management
- Integrated Communications
- Establishment and Transfer of Command
- Chain of Command and Unity of Command
- Unified Command
- Information and Intelligence Management
ICS establishes common terminology that allows diverse incident management and support organizations to work together across a wide variety of incident management functions and hazard scenarios. This common terminology covers the following:
- Organizational Functions: Major functions and functional units with incident management responsibilities are named and defined. Terminology for the organizational elements is standard and consistent.
- Resource Descriptions: Major resources—including personnel, facilities, and major equipment and supply items—that support incident management activities are given common names and are “typed” with respect to their capabilities, to help avoid confusion and to enhance interoperability.
- Incident Facilities: Common terminology is used to designate the facilities in the vicinity of the incident area that will be used during the course of the incident.
Incident response communications (during exercises and actual incidents) should feature plain language commands so they will be able to function in a multijurisdiction environment. Field manuals and training should be revised to reflect the plain language standard.
The ICS organizational structure develops in a modular fashion based on the size and complexity of the incident, as well as the specifics of the hazard environment created by the incident. When needed, separate functional elements can be established, each of which may be further subdivided to enhance internal organizational management and external coordination. Responsibility for the establishment and expansion of the ICS modular organization ultimately rests with Incident Command, which bases the ICS organization on the requirements of the situation. As incident complexity increases, the organization expands from the top down as functional responsibilities are delegated. Concurrently with structural expansion, the number of management and supervisory positions expands to address the requirements of the incident adequately.
Management by objectives is communicated throughout the entire ICS organization and includes:
- Establishing overarching incident objectives.
- Developing strategies based on overarching incident objectives.
- Developing and issuing assignments, plans, procedures, and protocols.
- Establishing specific, measurable tactics or tasks for various incident management functional activities, and directing efforts to accomplish them, in support of defined strategies.
- Documenting results to measure performance and facilitate corrective actions.
Centralized, coordinated incident action planning should guide all response activities. An Incident Action Plan (IAP) provides a concise, coherent means of capturing and communicating the overall incident priorities, objectives, and strategies in the contexts of both operational and support activities. Every incident must have an action plan. However, not all incidents require written plans. The need for written plans and attachments is based on the requirements of the incident and the decision of the Incident Commander or Unified Command. Most initial response operations are not captured with a formal IAP. However, if an incident is likely to extend beyond one operational period, become more complex, or involve multiple jurisdictions and/or agencies, preparing a written IAP will become increasingly important to maintain effective, efficient, and safe operations.
Span of control is key to effective and efficient incident management. Supervisors must be able to adequately supervise and control their subordinates, as well as communicate with and manage all resources under their supervision. In ICS, the span of control of any individual with incident management supervisory responsibility should range from 3 to 7 subordinates, with 5 being optimal. During a large-scale law enforcement operation, 8 to 10 subordinates may be optimal. The type of incident, nature of the task, hazards and safety factors, and distances between personnel and resources all influence span-of-control considerations.
Various types of operational support facilities are established in the vicinity of an incident, depending on its size and complexity, to accomplish a variety of purposes. The Incident Command will direct the identification and location of facilities based on the requirements of the situation. Typical designated facilities include Incident Command Posts, Bases, Camps, Staging Areas, mass casualty triage areas, point-of-distribution sites, and others as required.
Maintaining an accurate and up-to-date picture of resource utilization is a critical component of incident management and emergency response. Resources to be identified in this way include personnel, teams, equipment, supplies, and facilities available or potentially available for assignment or allocation. Resource management is described in detail in Component III.
Incident communications are facilitated through the development and use of a common communications plan and interoperable communications processes and architectures. The ICS 205 form is available to assist in developing a common communications plan. This integrated approach links the operational and support units of the various agencies involved and is necessary to maintain communications connectivity and discipline and to enable common situational awareness and interaction. Preparedness planning should address the equipment, systems, and protocols necessary to achieve integrated voice and data communications.
The command function must be clearly established from the beginning of incident operations. The agency with primary jurisdictional authority over the incident designates the individual at the scene responsible for establishing command. When command is transferred, the process must include a briefing that captures all essential information for continuing safe and effective operations.
- Chain of Command: Chain of command refers to the orderly line of authority within the ranks of the incident management organization.
- Unity of Command: Unity of command means that all individuals have a designated supervisor to whom they report at the scene of the incident.
These principles clarify reporting relationships and eliminate the confusion caused by multiple, conflicting directives. Incident managers at all levels must be able to direct the actions of all personnel under their supervision.
In incidents involving multiple jurisdictions, a single jurisdiction with multiagency involvement, or multiple jurisdictions with multiagency involvement, Unified Command allows agencies with different legal, geographic, and functional authorities and responsibilities to work together effectively without affecting individual agency authority, responsibility, or accountability.
Effective accountability of resources at all jurisdictional levels and within individual functional areas during incident operations is essential. Adherence to the following ICS principles and processes helps to ensure accountability:
- Resource Check-In/Check-Out Procedures
- Incident Action Planning
- Unity of Command
- Personal Responsibility
- Span of Control
- Resource Tracking
Resources should respond only when requested or when dispatched by an appropriate authority through established resource management systems. Resources not requested must refrain from spontaneous deployment to avoid overburdening the recipient and compounding accountability challenges.
The incident management organization must establish a process for gathering, analyzing, assessing, sharing, and managing incident-related information and intelligence.
When an incident occurs within a single jurisdiction and there is no jurisdictional or functional agency overlap, a single Incident Commander is designated with overall incident management responsibility by the appropriate jurisdictional authority.
The designated Incident Commander develops the incident objectives that direct all subsequent incident action planning. The Incident Commander approves the Incident Action Plan and the resources to be ordered or released.
Incident Commander Responsibilities
The Incident Commander is the individual responsible for all incident activities, including the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and the release of resources. The Incident Commander has overall authority and responsibility for conducting incident operations and is responsible for the management of all incident operations at the incident site.
The Incident Commander must:
- Have clear authority and know agency policy.
- Ensure incident safety.
- Establish the Incident Command Post.
- Set priorities, and determine incident objectives and strategies to be followed.
- Establish the Incident Command System organization needed to manage the incident.
- Approve the Incident Action Plan.
- Coordinate Command and General Staff activities.
- Approve resource requests and use of volunteers and auxiliary personnel.
- Order demobilization as needed.
- Ensure after-action reports are completed.
- Authorize information released to the media.
As an incident expands in complexity, Unified Command may be established. In a Unified Command, individuals designated by their jurisdictional or organizational authorities (or by departments within a single jurisdiction) work together to:
- Determine objectives, strategies, plans, resource allocations, and priorities.
- Execute integrated incident operations and maximize the use of assigned resources.
Advantages of Using Unified Command
In multijurisdictional or multiagency incident management, Unified Command offers the following advantages:
- A single set of objectives is developed for the entire incident.
- A collective “team” approach is used to develop strategies to achieve incident objectives.
- Information flow and coordination are improved between all jurisdictions and agencies involved in the incident.
- All agencies with responsibility for the incident have an understanding of joint priorities and restrictions.
- No agency’s legal authorities are compromised or neglected.
- The combined efforts of all agencies are optimized as they perform their respective assignments under a single Incident Action Plan.
Area Command is an organization to oversee the management of multiple incidents handled individually by separate ICS organizations.
An Area Command is activated only if necessary, depending on the complexity of the incident and incident management span-of-control considerations.
Area Commands are particularly beneficial to incidents that are typically not site specific, are not immediately identifiable, are geographically dispersed, and evolve over longer periods of time (e.g., public health emergencies, earthquakes, tornadoes, civil disturbances). Incidents such as these, as well as acts of biological, chemical, radiological, and nuclear terrorism, require a coordinated intergovernmental, nongovernmental, and private-sector response, with large-scale coordination typically conducted at a higher jurisdictional level. Area Command is also used when a number of incidents of the same type in the same area are competing for the same resources, such as multiple hazardous material spills or fires.
For incidents under its authority, an Area Command has the following responsibilities:
- Develop broad objectives for the impacted area(s).
- Coordinate the development of individual incident objectives and strategies.
- Allocate/reallocate resources as the established priorities change.
- Ensure that incidents are properly managed.
- Ensure effective communications.
- Ensure that incident management objectives are met and do not conflict with each other or with agency policies.
- Identify critical resource needs and report them to the established EOC/MAC Groups.
- Ensure that short-term “emergency” recovery is coordinated to assist in the transition to full recovery operations.
Incident Command Post
The incident Command and Management organization is located at the Incident Command Post (ICP). Incident Command directs operations from the ICP, which is generally located at or in the immediate vicinity of the incident site. Typically, one ICP is established for each incident.
As emergency management/response personnel deploy, they must, regardless of agency affiliation, report to and check in at the designated location and receive an assignment in accordance with the established procedures.
In an Incident Command organization, the Command Staff typically includes the following personnel:
- The Public Information Officer is responsible for interfacing with the public and media and/or with other agencies with incident-related information requirements.
- The Safety Officer monitors incident operations and advises the Incident Commander/Unified Command on all matters relating to operational safety, including the health and safety of emergency responder personnel.
- The Liaison Officer is the point of contact for representatives of other governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector.
Additional Command Staff positions may be added depending upon incident needs and requirements.
|Public Information Officer||The Public Information Officer is responsible for interfacing with the public and media and/or with other agencies with incident-related information requirements. The Public Information Officer gathers, verifies, coordinates, and disseminates accurate, accessible, and timely information on the incident’s cause, size, and current situation; resources committed; and other matters of general interest for both internal and external audiences. The Public Information Officer may also perform a key public information-monitoring role. Whether the command structure is single or unified, only one Public Information Officer should be designated per incident. Assistants may be assigned from other involved agencies, departments, or organizations. The Incident Commander/Unified Command must approve the release of all incident-related information. In large-scale incidents or where multiple command posts are established, the Public Information Officer should participate in or lead the Joint Information Center in order to ensure consistency in the provision of information to the public.|
|Safety Officer||The Safety Officer monitors incident operations and advises the Incident Commander/Unified Command on all matters relating to operational safety, including the health and safety of emergency responder personnel. The ultimate responsibility for the safe conduct of incident management operations rests with the Incident Commander/Unified Command and supervisors at all levels of incident management. The Safety Officer is, in turn, responsible to the Incident Commander/Unified Command for the systems and procedures necessary to ensure ongoing assessment of hazardous environments, including the incident Safety Plan, coordination of multiagency safety efforts, and implementation of measures to promote emergency responder safety, as well as the general safety of incident operations. The Safety Officer has immediate authority to stop and/or prevent unsafe acts during incident operations. It is important to note that the agencies, organizations, or jurisdictions that contribute to joint safety management efforts do not lose their individual identities or responsibility for their own programs, policies, and personnel. Rather, each contributes to the overall effort to protect all responder personnel involved in incident operations.|
|Liaison Officer||The Liaison Officer is Incident Command’s point of contact for representatives of other governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector (with no jurisdiction or legal authority) to provide input on their agency’s policies, resource availability, and other incident-related matters. Under either a single Incident Commander or a Unified Command structure, representatives from assisting or cooperating agencies and organizations coordinate through the Liaison Officer. Agency and organizational representatives assigned to an incident must have the authority to speak for their parent agencies or organizations on all matters, following appropriate consultations with their agency leadership. Assistants and personnel from other agencies or organizations (public or private) involved in incident management activities may be assigned to the Liaison Officer to facilitate coordination.|
|Technical Specialists||Technical specialists can be used to fill other or additional Command Staff positions required based on the nature and location(s) of the incident or specific requirements established by Incident Command. For example, a legal counsel might be assigned to the Planning Section as a technical specialist or directly to the Command Staff to advise Incident Command on legal matters, such as emergency proclamations, the legality of evacuation orders, and legal rights and restrictions pertaining to media access. Similarly, a medical advisor—an agency operational medical director or assigned physician—might be designated to provide advice and recommendations to Incident Command about medical and mental health services, mass casualty, acute care, vector control, epidemiology, or mass prophylaxis considerations, particularly in the response to a bioterrorism incident. In addition, a Disability Integration Advisor might be designated to provide expertise regarding communication, transportation, supervision, and essential services for diverse populations in the affected area.|
General Staff (Section Chiefs)
The General Staff includes a group of incident management personnel organized according to function and reporting to the Incident Commander. Typically, the General Staff consists of the Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration Section Chief.
The Operations Section is responsible for all tactical activities focused on reducing the immediate hazard, saving lives and property, establishing situational control, and restoring normal operations. Lifesaving and responder safety will always be the highest priorities and the first objectives in the Incident Action Plan.
The chart on the right depicts the organizational template for an Operations Section.
Expansions of this basic structure may vary according to numerous considerations and operational factors. In some cases, a strictly functional approach may be used. In other cases, the organizational structure will be determined by geographical/jurisdictional boundaries. In still others, a mix of functional and geographical considerations may be appropriate. The ICS offers flexibility in determining the right structural approach for the specific circumstances of the incident at hand.
Operations Section Chief: The Section Chief is responsible to Incident Command for the direct management of all incident-related tactical activities. The Operations Section Chief will establish tactics for the assigned operational period. An Operations Section Chief should be designated for each operational period, and responsibilities include direct involvement in development of the Incident Action Plan.
Branches: Branches may serve several purposes and may be functional, geographic, or both, depending on the circumstances of the incident. In general, Branches are established when the number of Divisions or Groups exceeds the recommended span of control. Branches are identified by the use of Roman numerals or by functional area.
Divisions and Groups: Divisions and/or Groups are established when the number of resources exceeds the manageable span of control of Incident Command and the Operations Section Chief. Divisions are established to divide an incident into physical or geographical areas of operation. Groups are established to divide the incident into functional areas of operation. For certain types of incidents, for example, Incident Command may assign evacuation or mass care responsibilities to a functional group in the Operations Section. Additional levels of supervision may also exist below the Division or Group level.
Resources: Resources may be organized and managed in three different ways, depending on the requirements of the incident:
- Single Resources: These are individual personnel, supplies, or equipment and any associated operators.
- Task Forces: These are any combination of resources assembled in support of a specific mission or operational need. All resource elements within a Task Force must have common communications and a designated leader.
- Strike Teams: These are a set number of resources of the same kind and type that have an established minimum number of personnel. All resource elements within a Strike Team must have common communications and a designated leader.
The use of Task Forces and Strike Teams is encouraged wherever possible to optimize the use of resources, reduce the span of control over a large number of single resources, and reduce the complexity of incident management coordination and communications.
The Planning Section collects, evaluates, and disseminates incident situation information and intelligence for the Incident Commander/Unified Command and incident management personnel. This Section then prepares status reports, displays situation information, maintains the status of resources assigned to the incident, and prepares and documents the Incident Action Plan, based on Operations Section input and guidance from the Incident Commander/Unified Command.
As shown in the chart on the right, the Planning Section is comprised of four primary units, as well as a number of technical specialists to assist in evaluating the situation, developing planning options, and forecasting requirements for additional resources. These primary units that fulfill functional requirements are:
- Resources Unit: Responsible for recording the status of resources committed to the incident. This unit also evaluates resources committed currently to the incident, the effects additional responding resources will have on the incident, and anticipated resource needs.
- Situation Unit: Responsible for the collection, organization, and analysis of incident status information, and for analysis of the situation as it progresses.
- Demobilization Unit: Responsible for ensuring orderly, safe, and efficient demobilization of incident resources.
- Documentation Unit: Responsible for collecting, recording, and safeguarding all documents relevant to the incident.
- Technical Specialist(s): Personnel with special skills that can be used anywhere within the ICS organization.
The Planning Section is normally responsible for gathering and disseminating information and intelligence critical to the incident, unless the Incident Commander/Unified Command places this function elsewhere. The Planning Section is also responsible for assembling and documenting the Incident Action Plan.
The Incident Action Plan includes the overall incident objectives and strategies established by Incident Command. In the case of Unified Command, the Incident Action Plan must adequately address the mission and policy needs of each jurisdictional agency, as well as interaction between jurisdictions, functional agencies, and private organizations. The Incident Action Plan also addresses tactics and support activities required for one operational period, generally 12 to 24 hours.
The Incident Action Plan should incorporate changes in strategies and tactics based on lessons learned during earlier operational periods. A written Incident Action Plan is especially important when: resources from multiple agencies and/or jurisdictions are involved; the incident will span several operational periods; changes in shifts of personnel and/or equipment are required; or there is a need to document actions and decisions.
The Logistics Section is responsible for all service support requirements needed to facilitate effective and efficient incident management, including ordering resources from off-incident locations. This Section also provides facilities, security (of the Incident Command facilities), transportation, supplies, equipment maintenance and fuel, food services, communications and information technology support, and emergency responder medical services, including inoculations, as required.
The Logistics Section is led by a Section Chief, who may also have one or more deputies. Having a deputy is encouraged when all designated units are established at an incident site. When the incident is very large or requires a number of facilities with large numbers of equipment, the Logistics Section can be divided into two Branches. This helps with span of control by providing more effective supervision and coordination among the individual units. Conversely, in smaller incidents or when fewer resources are needed, a Branch configuration may be used to combine the task assignments of individual units.
As shown in the chart on the right, the Logistics Section has six primary units that fulfill the functional requirements:
- Supply Unit: Orders, receives, stores, and processes all incident-related resources, personnel, and supplies.
- Ground Support Unit: Provides all ground transportation during an incident. In conjunction with providing transportation, the unit is also responsible for maintaining and supplying vehicles, keeping usage records, and developing incident traffic plans.
- Facilities Unit: Sets up, maintains, and demobilizes all facilities used in support of incident operations. The unit also provides facility maintenance and security services required to support incident operations.
- Food Unit: Determines food and water requirements, plans menus, orders food, provides cooking facilities, cooks, serves, maintains food service areas, and manages food security and safety concerns.
- Communications Unit: Major responsibilities include effective communications planning as well as acquiring, setting up, maintaining, and accounting for communications equipment.
- Medical Unit: Responsible for the effective and efficient provision of medical services to incident personnel.
A Finance/Administration Section is established when the incident management activities require on-scene or incident-specific finance and other administrative support services. Some of the functions that fall within the scope of this Section are recording personnel time, maintaining vendor contracts, compensation and claims, and conducting an overall cost analysis for the incident. If a separate Finance/Administration Section is established, close coordination with the Planning Section and Logistics Section is also essential so that operational records can be reconciled with financial documents.
The Finance/Administration Section is a critical part of ICS in large, complex incidents involving significant funding originating from multiple sources. In addition to monitoring multiple sources of funds, the Section Chief must track and report to Incident Command the accrued cost as the incident progresses. This allows the Incident Commander/Unified Command to forecast the need for additional funds before operations are negatively affected.
The basic organizational structure for a Finance/Administration Section is shown in the figure on the right. Within the Finance/Administration Section, four primary units fulfill functional requirements:
- Compensation/Claims Unit: Responsible for financial concerns resulting from property damage, injuries, or fatalities at the incident.
- Cost Unit: Responsible for tracking costs, analyzing cost data, making estimates, and recommending cost-saving measures.
- Procurement Unit: Responsible for financial matters concerning vendor contracts.
- Time Unit: Responsible for recording time for incident personnel and hired equipment.
Incident Management Teams
An Incident Management Team (IMT) is an incident command organization made up of the Command and General Staff members and appropriate functional units in an ICS organization and can be deployed or activated, as needed.
National, State, and some local IMTs have formal certification and qualification, notification, deployment, and operational procedures in place. In other cases, IMTs are formed at an incident or for specific events.
Multiagency Coordination Systems
The second Command and Management element is Multiagency Coordination Systems.
Multiagency coordination is a process that allows all levels of government and all disciplines to work together more efficiently and effectively.
The ICS 400 Advanced Incident Command System (ICS) course presents more detailed training on Multiagency Coordination Systems.
A System . . . Not a Facility
A Multiagency Coordination System is not simply a physical location or facility. Rather, a Multiagency Coordination System is a process that:
- Defines business practices, standard operating procedures, processes, and protocols by which participating agencies will coordinate their interactions.
- Provides support, coordination, and assistance with policy-level decisions to the ICS structure managing an incident.
Examples of System Elements
Multiagency coordination provides critical resource and information analysis support to the Incident Command/Unified Command. Coordination does not mean assuming command of the incident scene. Common coordination elements may include:
- Dispatch Center: A Dispatch Center coordinates the acquisition, mobilization, and movement of resources as ordered by the Incident Command/Unified Command.
- Emergency Operations Center (EOC): During an escalating incident, an EOC supports the on-scene response by relieving the burden of external coordination and securing additional resources. EOC core functions include coordination; communications; resource allocation and tracking; and information collection, analysis, and dissemination. EOCs may be staffed by personnel representing multiple jurisdictions and functional disciplines and a wide variety of resources.
- Department Operations Center (DOC): A DOC coordinates an internal agency incident management and response. A DOC is linked to and, in most cases, physically represented in the EOC by authorized agent(s) for the department or agency.
- Multiagency Coordination (MAC) Group: A MAC Group is comprised of administrators/executives, or their designees, who are authorized to represent or commit agency resources and funds. MAC Groups may also be known as multiagency committees or emergency management committees. A MAC Group does not have any direct incident involvement and will often be located some distance from the incident site(s) or may even function virtually. A MAC Group may require a support organization for its own logistics and documentation needs; to manage incident-related decision support information such as tracking critical resources, situation status, and intelligence or investigative information; and to provide public information to the news media and public. The number and skills of its personnel will vary by incident complexity, activity levels, needs of the MAC Group, and other factors identified through agreements or by preparedness organizations. A MAC Group may be established at any level (e.g., national, State, or local) or within any discipline (e.g., emergency management, public health, critical infrastructure, or private sector).
On-Scene and Off-Scene Multiagency Coordination
Initially the Incident Command/Unified Command and the Liaison Officer may be able to provide all needed multiagency coordination at the scene. However, as the incident grows in size and complexity, off-site support and coordination may be required.
The final Command and Management element is Public Information.
Public Information consists of the processes, procedures, and systems to communicate timely, accurate, and accessible information on the incident’s cause, size, and current situation to the public, responders, and additional stakeholders (both directly affected and indirectly affected).
Public Information must be coordinated and integrated across jurisdictions, agencies, and organizations; among Federal, State, tribal, and local governments; and with nongovernmental organizations and the private sector.
Public information, education strategies, and communications plans help ensure that numerous audiences receive timely, consistent messages about:
- Lifesaving measures.
- Evacuation routes.
- Threat and alert system notices.
- Other public safety information.
Public Information Officer
The Public Information Officer supports the incident command structure as a member of the Command Staff. Public Information Officers are able to create coordinated and consistent messages by collaborating to:
- Identify key information that needs to be communicated to the public.
- Craft messages conveying key information that are clear and easily understood by all, including those with access and functional needs.
- Prioritize messages to ensure timely delivery of information without overwhelming the audience.
- Verify accuracy of information through appropriate channels.
- Disseminate messages using the most effective means available.
Joint Information System
The Joint Information System (JIS):
- Provides the mechanism to organize, integrate, and coordinate information to ensure timely, accurate, accessible, and consistent messaging across multiple jurisdictions and/or disciplines with nongovernmental organizations and the private sector.
- Includes the plans, protocols, procedures, and structures used to provide public information.
Federal, State, tribal, territorial, regional, or local Public Information Officers and established Joint Information Centers (JICs) are critical supporting elements of the JIS.
Joint Information Center
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is:
- A central location that facilitates operation of the Joint Information System.
- A location where personnel with public information responsibilities perform critical emergency information functions, crisis communications, and public affairs functions.
JICs may be established at various levels of government or at incident sites, or can be components of Multiagency Coordination Systems (e.g., MAC Groups or EOCs). A single JIC location is preferable, but the system is flexible and adaptable enough to accommodate virtual or multiple JIC locations, as required. | <urn:uuid:7b47fc15-117a-41f8-939c-16e21c6e3b05> | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | https://emilms.fema.gov/IS700aNEW/NIMS0105summary.htm | 2016-12-06T17:58:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698541950.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170901-00384-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.914613 | 6,878 |
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BRIDGEWATER — Natalie Colonna didn’t mind the work, or the cost.
As long as it meant results for the Montgomery High School field hockey team in the NJSIAA North Jersey 2 Group IV state sectional final against Bridgewater-Raritan, it was worth it. Anything was.
That’s what Colonna decided after her Cougars lost the Somerset County Tournament final to the Panthers on Oct. 20. Bridgewater-Raritan wouldn’t be getting more glory easily.
So how’d it go yesterday? Well ...
Bridgewater-Raritan won 2-1 in overtime on a stroke from Emily Miller four minutes, 17 seconds in, which, no, wasn’t “better than Colonna could’ve hoped for.”
She wanted to win. Almost did.
A 52nd-minute goal for Montgomery’s Erica Hrudowsky answered Victoria Umbach’s breakthrough score in the 28th minute for Bridgewater-Raritan. That’s how close this one was.
Then came an iffy penalty call that cost Montgomery five minutes of Tori Rudo until the two-minute, 13-second mark.
Then went Miller on a counterattack breakaway.
Then went Colonna, doing what she had to.
“Everyone had a great game,” Colonna said in her last-ever interview — for high school field hockey, anyway. She’s headed to Holy Cross for lacrosse next fall.
“It just shows how much hard work we put in during practice. Stinks the way it shook out. But everyone played to their full potential. We’re proud of that.”
As they should be. This season, Bridgewater-Raritan (22-1) dropped 10 on a postseason qualifier. They scored five or more goals 17 times in 23 games. They outscored opponents 112-19 overall.
That’s savant status.
“They’re a field hockey factory,” said Montgomery head coach Tiffany Trockenbrod.
As for the Cougars, Bridgewater-Raritan notwithstanding, Montgomery (14-6-3) went 5-0 in the postseason, outscoring opponents 10-3 to finish the season on a 9-1-2 run in which it outgunned opponents 27-10 over the span.
“None of these girls had played the game before they came in as freshmen,” Trockenbrod said. “Yet they’re the reason this program is what it is.”
Bridgewater-Raritan 2, Montgomery 1 (OT)
Bridgewater-Raritan 1 0 1 — 2
Montgomery 0 1 0 — 1
Goals — BR: Victoria Umbach, Emily Miller; M: Erica Hrudowsky. Assists — BR: Rachey Yaney. Shots — Bridgewater-Raritan 15, Montgomery 8. Saves — BR: Christen Piersanti 7; M: Kiran Sunduram 13.
Lawrenceville edges Peddie
LAWRENCE— Morgan Pothast and Sara Culhane scored to lead Lawrenceville field hockey to a 2-1 win over Peddie to clinch the NJSIAA Prep ‘A’ Final yesterday. Morgan Crowe scored the lone goal for Peddie.
Lawrenceville 2, Peddie 1
Peddie (11-6) 1 0—1
Lawrenceville (16-4) 1 1—2
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We already knew there were more monsters than the ultimate great ape himself to be found in Kong: Skull Island. And hell, even if there weren't, watching a Samuel L. Jackson and John Goodman face-off would've been plenty. But in an effort to clue viewers in to what kind of gigantic horrors the film has in store, Warner Bros. has released new clips that let us know it's going to be one hell of a thrill ride.
These aren't the only clips that have come out lately. Other clips from the film—which also stars Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, and John C. Reilly—build tension about human confrontations with Kong and also dig deeper into just what an awe-inspiring creature he truly is.
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Nets sign Dennis Horner to 10-day contractPosted by Inside Hoops
The New Jersey Nets have signed free agent forward Dennis Horner from the D-League’s Springfield Armor to a 10-day contract, Nets General Manager Billy King announced today.
Horner is the fourth player to sign a 10-day contract with the Nets this season. The 6-9 rookie from N.C. State signed with the Nets prior to training camp on December 9, 2011. He appeared in five games with New Jersey, scoring a total of four points in 16 minutes of action.
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35-Year-Old Defenseman – Anaheim Ducks
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Signed a two-year, $8 million extension with the Ducks in July 2015.
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Bieksa tends to fly under the radar, but he can be a dependable contributor in most formats thanks to his mix of playing time (20:49 per game with the Canucks in 2014-15) and penalty minutes (879 in 10 NHL seasons). The 34-year-old still had plenty left in the tank in his final season in Vancouver, and he could see an increase in production thanks to the fast-paced style of play in Anaheim. With the exception of last season, Bieksa had eclipsed 20 points in every season where he played at least 40 games, and it’s very possible a change of scenery will invigorate the veteran after a relatively pedestrian campaign. The defenseman played a major role on an elite 2010-11 Vancouver team on which he went plus-32, and he should be a major asset regardless of whether he plays on the first or second pairing in Anaheim.
After taking a step back in 2012-2013, Bieksa once again struggled offensively in 2013-2014. Only two years removed from his eight-goal, 44-point season, Bieksa only managed four goals and 24 points in 76 games last season. Pencilled in as Vancouver’s top defenseman on the right side, Bieksa provides much fantasy value outside of point production. He led Canucks’ defensemen with 104 PIM last season and also proved his value with 144 hits and 130 blocked shots. After a strong performance with Team Canada at the 2014 World Championships, Bieksa looks poised to make some improvements on his totals from last season. And with the departure of Jason Garrison to Tampa Bay, Bieksa will get that chance in 2014-2015.
After putting together one of the better seasons of his career in 2011-12, Bieksa took a step back last year. He saw his point-per-game pace drop from 0.56 in 2011-12 to 0.33 in 2012-13 to finish with just 12 points (six goals, six assists) during last year’s strike-shortened campaign. He once again dealt with injuries, appearing in 36 of 48 games because of a couple minor lower-body ailments. While Bieksa has been inconsistent over the past couple seasons and remains an injury risk, the 32-year-old, top-four defenseman still has the ability to post decent point production with a plus-minus rating on the right side of the ledger and some decent penalty minutes.
After posting back-to-back 22-point seasons, Bieksa rediscovered his scoring touch with 44 points (8 G, 36 A) in 78 games for the Canucks last year He ranked tied for 12th in the league in points among defenseman while posting a plus-12 rating and racking up 94 penalty minutes. One of the main reasons for his bounce-back campaign was his ability to stay relatively healthy – a common theme in all three of his 40-point campaigns. Bieksa dealt with a minor undisclosed injury near the end of the regular season and in the playoffs last year, but all signs point to him being 100 percent for training camp. He’s locked into the Canucks’ top four, so as long as he can stay healthy, Bieksa will once again have the opportunity to be a top-15 scoring option on the backend.
Bieksa managed just 22 points (6 G, 16 A) in 2011-12, but salvaged fantasy value by posting a career-best plus-32 rating, while also racking up 73 penalty minutes. Previously considered an offensive-minded defenseman, Bieksa improved his two-way play last season, which resulted in the Canucks rewarding him with a five-year, $23-million deal this summer. As his 66 games played last season indicates, though, Bieksa remains an injury risk. The 30-year-old blueliner will be asked to pick up some of the offensive production left vacant by Christian Erhoff leaving town, so if he can stay healthy, Bieksa will have ample opportunities to rack up points on the Canucks’ top defensive pairing.
For the second time in three years, Bieksa missed significant time after suffering a laceration to his leg. After missing two months of action, the 29-year-old was able to return and finish with three goals and 19 assists in 55 games. All looks good health-wise for Bieksa as he enters the 2010-11 campaign, but his role with the Canucks could be reduced after the offseason additions Dan Hamhuis and Keith Ballard. There’s 40-point potential here, but uncertainty surrounding his role should be of some concern when putting together your back end.
After a injury-plagued 2007-08 campaign, Bieksa was able to return to form last year, totaling 11 goals and a career-high 32 assists. He'll once again assume a role as one of the Canucks' top blueliners. His ability to supply offense from the back end will keep him on the ice and provide him with plenty of time with the man advantage, so look for another 40-point campaign from the 28-year-old defenseman.
Bieksa’s forgettable 2007-08 campaign has soured many potential fantasy owners. A fluke injury to his calf – sliced open by a skate in a game against Nashville – contributed to Bieksa’s failed season. A highly-targeted blueliner in last year’s drafts, Bieksa struggled mightily after sustaining the calf injury. He tried to return from the injury prematurely and wound up with only two goals and 10 assists in 34 games. He reported to camp at full health and is looking to return to his production from the 2006-07 season.
Coming from out of nowhere, Bieksa became an integral part of Coach Alain Vigneault's defense-first philosophy. The former fifth-round draft pick brings to the arena a grittiness the team has sorely lacked on the back end by not being afraid to get his nose dirty (as seen by his 134 PIMs in 2006-07). He will see ample time on the power play and should be golden to net similar numbers as last season, which will be good enough to claim elite status in the NHL.
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I don’t like a lot of things about a lot of things in Utah, but I cannot deny how gorgeous this state is. Some friends and I took another jaunt through Rock Canyon Saturday evening.
Moments like these and friends to spend them with keep me sane. They keep me believing.
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I’ve been going to César in Berkeley for years and always loved them for their Spanish tapas, great location and amazing cocktails. So when I had the chance to try out sister restaurant Bar César this week – I was excited!
I was pleasantly surprised to see that Bar César has a personality and charm all it’s own. The menu is more Mediterranean than the Berkeley sibling and overall more accessible. They have a nice happy hour from 3-6 and 9 onwards during the week with discounted bar bites and drinks (sangria!!!).
The fish tacos were appropriately drowning in cole slaw, and the mini chorizo burger (yes, it’s a chorizo patty) was delicious but the real stand out were the fried olives. Deep fried olives – crunchy outside, juicy inside and oh-so-salty. I’m shocked I haven’t seen these elsewhere – Weather Up, are you listening?
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The Tulsa Street Railway Company was formed in 1905 by 18 of Tulsa's visionaries. Faced with many of the same hurdles in getting the street's paved, construction did not begin until 1907 (and was done before the streets were).
The city was eventually served by three electric railway companies that passengers could ride: the Tulsa Street Railway operated in town:
Tulsan's were using cars, horse and buggy along with the streetcars to get around:
The Sand Springs Railway carried passengers between that town and Tulsa.
Many people took the streetcar on Sundays to Sand Springs Park for a day of fun.
The Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway connected Tulsa to the oil fields.
Tracks ran along the main thoroughfares of the city and towns. You can see color-coded routes here.
The smaller interurban cars were similar to railroad passenger cars.
These is the streetcar maintenance crew:
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New York audiences last encountered the Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo in La Bohème, Puccini’s great opera of doomed romance, four years ago. Then, as now, he starred as Rodolfo, the penniless writer who meets and tragically loses his great love, Mimi. Grigolo’s accomplished career began when he was a boy in the Sistine Chapel Choir. At age 23 he became the youngest tenor to perform at La Scala. Since then, he has performed to considerable critical and popular acclaim at the greatest opera houses in the world. Vogue.com caught up with Grigolo after a solo recital at the Metropolitan Opera and in advance of opening night for La Bohème.
You last performed La Bohème at the Met and in the Zeffirelli production back in 2010. How is it different this time?
Of course, there is always a great expectation with La Bohème, because it is one of the greatest roles a tenor could have. It’s also a scary one, because there are a lot of traps in the role. But it has given me so much joy and so much good fortune and luck. Every time you perform in New York, you have this sense of triumph, but even more exciting and challenging this time is the knowledge that you will also be performing for millions of people around the world. We’re going to broadcast this live in HD, and so you cannot lose one thing.
You once said you would perform Rodolfo for nothing. Do you think this was the role you were born to play?
It is one of those roles for which you need to be mature, and I feel more complete as a performer now. It’s as if I have a greater palette to paint a landscape. I admire Caravaggio, and I feel like I need this poetical view of the light, this chiaroscuro, this play of shade and light. My Rodolfo is never gray. Sometimes he is in the fullness of light, of the sunshine, and sometimes he is very dramatic and dark. I am not a man of gray. Of course, Rodolfo is a character who grows across the opera, and he needs to be mature to face the reality of tragedy. I feel not like a boy painter but a romantic hero who can really feel something deeply emotional.
Do you remember how you felt when you first saw La Bohème? How have your responses to the opera changed over time?
The first time I saw La Bohème, it was an opera that was too far away from me. I never imagined I would perform this opera so soon. It was like a big wall: I couldn’t walk through it. Of course, with time and passion, you become close to your enemy and whatever you fear becomes more human. After a few years, the fear has gone, and then there is satisfaction. The first time I knew I had a lot to give in performing Rodolfo, it was the realization of a dream for me.
Of course, over the years, the voice changes, the human body changes. The most incredible teacher in this way is life. When you have learned your technique, you need to live your life. And I’ve changed, I’ve suffered. My Rodolfo was younger, easier and lighter. Whatever in your life is a disaster, if you have a disaster in love, if you cannot learn from it, you cannot learn how to think.
I will bring some of the poignancy to the role, but with the knowledge of an experienced lover. And the times are different now. The greed and consumerism that has consumed our society means that we would have a different Rodolfo. He might meet Mimi one night and then go to the club to meet someone new. Or he would spend time trying to get her phone number rather than help her find her key.
When you played a shepherd boy in Tosca, you met Pavarotti. What kind of inspiration has he been to you?
I was a kid of fifteen years old, and to get a chance to work with the greatest Italian tenor of his time . . . for me, as an Italian, he was always number one. He came to spend time with the kids, to give advice, consideration. He just realized I was so secure in what I wanted when I was that young. We need to respect what is written in the score, we don’t need to invent to be creative, and this is something that Pavarotti understood and Zeffirelli, too. He always says, “Wherever you are, if you look for me, I will be there.” Whenever I go on stage, whatever is in my heart, I know that Franco is in Rome, waiting for this Bohème.
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Students at La Purisima Catholic School are exercising for the long run – the OC Marathon, that is.
The students, ranging from ages 8 to 12, are training to run in the 26-mile "Kids Run the OC" marathon on April 30 in Costa Mesa.
They'll run and play fitness games twice weekly for 10 weeks, accumulating 25.3 miles, and then run one mile at the marathon to finish the race.
The students average between 1.5 and 2.5 miles per training session by playing fitness games and running laps, said Patty Bui, a mother of two La Purisima students and organizer of the training sessions.
"The point was to get the kids away from watching TV and playing cell phone or video games and into an activity," she said. "It's something they don't have to do, but if you make it fun and they put in the effort, they learn something from that."
Games the students play include "Walkie Talkie," in which students talk about their favorite movies and games while they run, and "Horse Tail," a favorite among the students, in which they attach paper towels to their shorts and chase each other in a small circle. If a runner's tail is removed, he or she has to run three laps outside the circle.
After games and stretching, the students run laps at Rancho Santiago Middle School, or elsewhere in Orange, Bui said.
Training for the event has given Nate Facio, 8, strength he didn't know he had, said his father, Mark Facio.
"Not only does it build self-esteem, but since he started running he's had more confidence in exercising in general and in participating with his friends," he said. "He has learned he can do more than he thought. When he runs with his mother now, he doesn't wait for her to finish, he runs more laps – it's amazing, we didn't know he had that strength in him."
Nate has recorded 17.7 miles to date, the second-most in the group.
"I like it because I get faster when I run and I get to play with my friends and play games," said Nate. "I also learned to not eat that many calories and to always look where the calories are on my food."
At their training session on March 4, Bui had the students run about two miles from La Purisima school to Baskin Robbins, and used a calorie counter to show students how much each topping they added to their ice cream would take to burn on their run.
"My job is associating the effort with something tangible so they'll retain it," Bui said. "If they can see it and repeat what I say, then I've done my job."
This year, there are 59 schools and youth organizations in Orange County running in the marathon, which attracted 2,000 participants last year.
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If you are living with arthritis, you know too well how joint pain can get in the way of your everyday activities and affect your overall life quality. Although there is no cure for arthritis, there are several things you can do to manage your symptoms. The following strategies can help reduce Humble arthritis pain so that you can find relief to pursue other important activities. Besides managing arthritis, these strategies can help you cope with other long-term health issues like diabetes, obesity, or heart disease.
Protect your joints
Because arthritis mainly affects your joints, you must protect them from further damage. Avoid activities that put extra stress on your joints and, instead, choose easy ones, like swimming, cycling, and walking. You also want to minimize your risk of joint injuries from sports, work, or vehicle accidents.
Engage in physical activity
Physical activity is a drug-free way to decrease pain and stiffness, increase endurance, improve your range of motion and strengthen your muscles. Choosing the right kinds of activities that build your muscles and don’t cause further joint damage is important. You can work with a physical therapist to develop an exercise program that best suits you. Focus on exercises that allow you to stretch, increase your range of motion, and build your muscle strength. Low-aerobic exercises like cycling, walking, or water are good for weight control and improving mood.
While exercise is important, you should avoid repetitive motion or high-impact activities. These include jumping, tennis, running, and high-impact aerobics.
Talk to your doctor
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Like any other chronic condition, you should play an active role in controlling your arthritis. To do that, attend regular appointments with your healthcare provider and adhere to your treatment plan. It is especially important to take all your medications if you also have other health problems like heart disease or diabetes.
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Policing Matters Podcast: How telecommuting will impact the future of law enforcement
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MindZoom Review -Positive Affirmations After Loss
MindZoom by Dino F. Ruales, is a computer system subliminal software application that plays in the background of your computer system when you’re using it. Positive Affirmations After Loss.
MindZoom is a software application that boosts your psychological activity.
Right from the beginning, I was surprised by the nature of its affirmations. They’re not meant to attract your rational mind. Instead, they awaken your effective subconscious. Positive Affirmations After Loss.
MindZoom incorporates up to 3600 Silent Subliminal Affirmations, the talked word & binaural beats and also blasts it across your computer system display every hr. You don’t see or hear the affirmations, however they are going straight to your subconscious mind to accelerate your success.
Researches in the past show that subliminal messages have an affect on what we pick. We establish a choice for whatever content is embedded in the message. Knowing this result, we can use it to affect us in a positive means, by passing on messages that apply great concepts and also remove poor ones.
As far as I know, there is no chance to do that without using a tool. Considering that subliminal audio messages are sent out via either auditory stimulation (sounds) or aesthetic ones (pictures or words), we need a tool to tape the messages as well as play them back. Mindzoom is a tool that meets this objective. Positive Affirmations After Loss.
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What is Mindzoom?
Mindzoom is a software that you download and also mount on your computer system or laptop computer. Presently, it’s offered for Windows and also MacOS, but not yet for Android systems. The download size has to do with 14.1 MB, so it must be a light download for a lot of computer system proprietors.
Once you have actually installed it, you can run the program quickly. The software program includes about 60 classifications, and also each group consists of ready made affirmations. For example, the Money 1 category has about 35 affirmations that play when you start the software program. Positive Affirmations After Loss.
A peek of the affirmations in the Money group include:
- I use cash carefully
- I can pick up when to spend successfully
- I deal with my company suggestions
- I am generous
- I please my consumers entirely
There are a total of 1,150 affirmations that are included in the software application.
The messages show as soon as every four secs for a quick 50 nanoseconds. This setting is the default setup when you start Mindzoom, however you can alter it. You can also transform the positioning of the messages, the font, and the color. I have actually kept it on the default setting until now, yet I want to transform the typeface because it’s an instead bland looking typeface in my point of view.
There is likewise the choice to turn on the Quiet Subliminal audio Messaging (SSM), to have a synthesized voice claim the affirmations when the software application is running. There are two voices, a female voice (Anna) and also a male voice (Sam). You can choose to have them talk the subliminal messages, or otherwise.
With version 3.1, what’s brand-new is the Subliminal Mixer. This feature enables you to combine the affirmations with a music backing track as well as likewise binaural or isochronic beats. With the mixer, you’ll be able to develop a totally personalized subliminal audio. Positive Affirmations After Loss.
Apart from the Mindzoom.exe documents, when you buy the software program you get a couple of benefits. They consist of:
- Audio subliminal audio programs (two.exe files)
- Mind Truth (70 page eBook)
There are various other bonuses, however they require you to join to a different program to get them. You can do that if you desire, yet I suggest maximizing making use of Mindzoom initially prior to trying various other methods.
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How Is MindZoom Going to Assist You?
There is a whole lot to be obtained from this program. Below are several of its benefits:.
- Enhanced interaction skills
- Assist you to mingle a lot more
- Increase your energy
- Help you comprehend and recognize your sensations
- Improve your confidence
- Your undesirable habits, such as smoking cigarettes, will be extinguished from the roots
- Boost our memory, giving you the capacity to recall things a lot more specifically
- Bid farewell to panic attacks Positive Affirmations After Loss.
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Just How Does Mindzoom work?
It functions rather merely, at the push of a button.
Open the program, as well as press begin. The software application will certainly fill the affirmations according to the group you choose, and after that begin to display them while the controller enters into the system tray.
If you want to transform the category, click the Mindzoom symbol as well as click configure, quit it, click the affirmations tab, and then choose the category you desire. You can choose one, some, or all classifications, though I typically utilize just one or 2. Positive Affirmations After Loss.
As you pick the classification, you can open the affirmation editor to peek at what affirmations will certainly be shown as subliminal messages. You can include or subtract affirmations by erasing or writing your own, such as including your favorite affirmations from other programs or books you’ve checked out * hint tip.
You can alter the placement of the messages to show up randomly locations (which is what I do), at the facility, or at the edges of the computer system screen. You can change the typeface to any font that’s on your operating system, meaning you can download custom-made font styles as well as use that for the affirmations.
The messages can be set to appear once every second or 20 seconds, with a duration of 10– 500 ms. I leave it at 50 ms and also it’s barely obvious on the display. I have it on as I’m reading it, with the SSM on, and also I almost do not see it at all unless I’m actively seeking it.
Pros & Cons of Mindzoom
- Develop Subliminal Recordings With Your Very Own Messages And Music.
- It’s Easy To Run. You Can Start Right Now.
- Consists of A License To Install On 4 Computers You Own.
- Windows and Mac Compatible.
- 8 Week Money Back Warranty. No Questions Asked.
- The Assistance Is By Email Only And May Not Be Immediate.
- Just Concerning 80% Of People Record Significant Results.
- Just on Windows and also Mac. No Android apps.
Sound Subliminal Programs (Be Free & Be Lucky).
40 mins of subliminal messages audio created to delicately revise key subconscious limiting ideas and also break the ice for valuable favorable personal adjustment. You will find yourself transforming instantly right into a relaxed state so the embedded subliminal pointers take effect with little or no resistance.
( Only for Windows). Positive Affirmations After Loss.
Mind Elevation Success Package
Four Durable Keys of the Happiest, Wealthiest and A lot of Successful, extracted from study by Stanford University. Now we’ve focused these techniques into a development modern technology you can execute in only 3 mins a day.
Mind Truth– The Universe is Mental
Over 70 web pages of indepth understanding about just how your mind creates whatever you see. Learn Universal secrets that rule every location of life and also fact. What is the construct of our truth? Analyze it, you will certainly be shocked to recognize that a “Matrix” like world is a lot more actual than you envisioned!
Reflection MP3 Audio Tracks
Unwind and Meditate while paying attention to Audio Tracks, that bring you Abundance, Wellness and Joy. Positive Affirmations After Loss.
Book: 101 Effective Affirmations
Usage 101 Mighty Affirmations to destroy worry; spark your self-esteem; craft a wealth point of view; attain a healthy weight as well as body picture; attract your soulmate; discover inner peace, clearness and your best life objective; invigorate the legislation of destination as well as attract every little thing you have actually always wanted right into your life!
Over 1150 Affirmations!
A collection of 1150 professionally created subliminal audio messages Affirmations arranged in 60 groups so you can start quickly!
Exists a Refund Warranty?
For sure! You’ll obtain eight weeks to make use of the program and also examination its outcomes. The developers of this software additionally utilize this policy to verify to you that their work is trustworthy, tested, and also not a rip-off. Positive Affirmations After Loss.
With this security, you will certainly be complimentary kind risk. Ought to you find the software application unhelpful, request for a reimbursement as well as your cash shall be gone back to you without questions.
Mindzoom Testimonial: My Results After Using It…
One of the most recognizable result I’ve experienced utilizing this software is that it acts as a pointer about what I need to be thinking and doing. While I service my laptop computer, occasionally I can check out the brief messages, as quick as they might be, and also advise myself to maintain a positive way of thinking.
As you may experience, our minds can stray to undesirable thoughts or unuseful memories, playing back past events that don’t assist us in the here and now to achieve our future goals. Mindzoom, while it’s playing, can maintain our minds on the track as well as continuously nudge it to think of advantageous and also beneficial thoughts. Positive Affirmations After Loss.
As an example, one affirmation I have running is I concentrate totally at maintain it until I end up. It advises me to not get distracted, as well as focus on a task until I end up. All while being subliminal audio.
I don’t have any straight arise from it yet, or maybe I do not understand it yet, yet I do like this software application. Since all I have to do is turn it on and also it operates on its very own, it’s a no-brainer to utilize it while I function. The application is light also as well as doesn’t impact the performance of my computer (an Asus with Intel i3).
My problem concerning Mindzoom is that you’re limited to using your computer system or laptop computer display. You can not utilize it on your mobile phone, as well as the major benefit is from seeing the messages (though you can establish it to play audio too). That claimed, it is best to make use of the software application while you are not moving (don’t listen to subliminals while you’re driving or doing various other high-risk activity) so this isn’t much of an issue.
One more disadvantage, though not a lot, is that the affirmations are instead generic. If you have actually been fighting with cash for a long time, it probably suggests you have a deep issue that common statements won’t resolve. As a result, you need to input the personalized affirmations, particularly if you have actually done internal deal with your issues in the past. Positive Affirmations After Loss.
Should You Buy It?
I would say yes, you may buy it if you like to keep positive thoughts immediately. If you do not have time to take a seat and also do active meditation, this software program acts as an alternative. You can obtain the benefit of automated affirmations that concentrate on goodness while doing other work. The rate of the software application is budget friendly too.
Who should deny it? I expect if you do not have a computer system or laptop computer, then certainly don’t buy it since you won’t have the ability to utilize it. Besides that, I do not see a certain factor as not to a minimum of try this program with it’s refund assurance. Positive Affirmations After Loss.
What other people say about MindZoom:
MindZoom is an indication program that covers two important parts of showing up: Power of attention as well as mind clearness. Positive Affirmations After Loss.
The program collaborates with raised affirmations that trigger your subconscious power to assist you concentrate on what you desire. At the same time, while you boost your emphasis, you create much better clearness of mind. This is essential due to the fact that if you, also by crash, concentrate on a point you do not want, you could manifest that.
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Jim Rogers' Tough Love
Reactions to "Jim Rogers Doesn't Mince Words About the Crisis," (FaceTime, Mar. 9), my interview with one of the most outspoken global investors, were a lot like the positions Rogers takes: black or white. The readers who loved what he had to say were most attracted by his Darwinian approach to the financial crisis: Let weak banks and car companies wither and make way for the strong. Others bristled at that, with one reader dubbing it Hoover-era "déja 'voodoo.'" —Maria Bartiromo
Rogers is on target. It is nonsensical to think that we can work our way out of this depression by loading more debt onto the taxpayer.
Screen name: Barry Marcus
Jim Rogers, please come home and run for President.
Screen name: Viking Mar
In a vacuum, there might be something to what Rogers says. But he should stick to picking stocks. Help the companies survive, because Americans need stability.
Screen name: Stephen Tiano
Andrew Mellon, President Hoover's Treasury Secretary, is well known for saying, as the Great Depression was picking up steam: "Liquidate labor, liquidate stocks, liquidate the farmers, liquidate real estate." [Rogers] sounds like déja "voodoo." Without liquidity by way of lending from banks, the economy won't recover. It is wiser to have some moral hazards from reorganized mortgages and a restructured banking system than another depression.
I agree with Jim Rogers. Handing out money to these banks is like giving a loaded gun to a felon. I kind of like bailing out automakers, though. They just flush the funds down the toilets to keep inflation low.
Screen name: Andrew Smith
Media: What's Bringing in Those Late-Night Numbers
Regarding "What's So Prime About That Time?" (Media Centric, Mar. 9): It's spurious to correlate an increase in late-night TV viewing with decreases in prime-time viewing since September 2008.
Over that period, the unemployment rate rose 2.3%, allowing more people to watch late-night television now. They're joined by those who can't sleep for fear of joining their ranks.
Middle Management's Critical Role
Regarding "Speaking Up for the Organization Man," Books, Mar. 9): Paul Osterman's observation that "the need for strong middle managers is as great as ever" is welcome.
Until the early 1980s, when many of them were fired, middle managers held the institutional memory and consciousness that guided [corporations] for many years. It's not surprising that we are in the current economic mess: Middle managers played an important role in moderating risk, based on their knowledge and expertise.
Customer Care: Extraordinary Valor...and Business as Usual
"When Service Means Survival" (In Depth, Mar. 2) listed several international hotel chains as customer service champs. Overlooked was the extreme customer service exhibited by the staff at the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels in Mumbai during the terrorist siege in November. Under the most adverse circumstances, staff at both hotels displayed selflessness, presence of mind, and extraordinary valor in protecting their guests.
Subhabrata Rontu Basu
Shortly after reading your story, which emphasized the importance of customer service during the downturn, I received a mass e-mail from US Airways. With the subject line "We're bringing back free drinks," the e-mail stated: "We believe in our pay-for-what-you-choose-to-usebusiness model, but it's a work in progress." I appreciated the candor, until I read the next sentence: "You still have the choice to only pay for the things you want—like checked bags"
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Sun Jun 26 15:32:07 MSD 2011
On Fri, Jun 24, 2011, Shlomi Fish wrote about "Re: [Haifux] Job Offer: AMD":
> They are looking for "great" programmers/engineers with a B.Sc. with an average
> of 85% and above. I graduated from the Technion in Electrical Engineering with
> an average a bit short of that so I'm under-qualified. Lately, I've noticed that
> many companies in the jobs leaflet of the Technion started filtering their
> candidates based on their average, and it's a bit sickening.
First of all, what would you rather have them filter by - your name? Your
age? Your religion? The GPA is one of the least "sickening" number to sort
your candidates by...
I agree that if they just picked the candidate with the highest GPA with no
other criteria, it would be a bit strange, but they *do* have a detailed
"experience required" section and I assume they also use that to filter the
candidates, so what's wrong with that process?
Of course, if they filter too much, they are risking not finding any
candidates, but I guess that's their problem. I assume their filtering isn't
as strict as they say ("only qualified candidates will be considered"), or
indeed most of the good people I know wouldn't even be considered.
> Oh well, with an attitude like that, I have some doubts about it being a
> good workplace to work for. So fuck AMD.
I think this statement is a bit harsh and unwarranted, Shlomi.
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Thread: Sea Doo RXT 260 owners
04-24-2013, 06:18 AM #1
Sea Doo RXT 260 owners
What kind of gas mileage are you getting when you just go for a cruise/trip, what kind of speed are you driving to get that mileage and was it done using Eco mode?
04-24-2013, 06:33 PM #2
I've got 6 hours on my new RXT 260 so I'll be interested to see responses to this thread.
I did a 100 mile trip and estimate that I used about 21 gallons. That was on flat water with a mix of touring/eco/sport modes with wide variances in speed (I'm still in the break in period).
04-24-2013, 08:51 PM #3
I've logged trips for about a year on my RXT 2009 which was marketed at 255hp, next year it was 260hp without any changes i.e. it should be identical.
For touring average with speeds 35-45mph you get about about 5.1 mpg (average 5.1 - 5.3 over ~combined 600 miles). With speeds 45-60 about 4.8 mpg. There is no touring/eco mode on this ski but savings won't be much more as they only limit acceleration from what I've seen.
Seems that dave got about the same in the reply above.
For trip planning assume 5 mpg.
04-24-2013, 09:33 PM #4
Mine is about the same.
I ride wot a lot and I can burn a whole tank in @2 hrs.
When cruising with my son we get @ 4-5 mpg.
04-29-2013, 09:52 AM #5
Thanks for the replies. I had seen one other person post a couple months ago that he got 5.5, so I was curious.
05-01-2013, 05:46 AM #6
My answer is not as detailed, but I rode from the Sandpoint Park in Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay down to the Patomic and into the Lincon Memorial area on my 2010 RXT-X and just going there used about 4 tanks of gas, thats including the initial. There and back is about 400 miles and just on the way down used 4 tanks. Our average speed was about 35-45 range. Made the trip with the Pa RiverRunners. Have made the trips 3 times, twice on a FX-SHO CRuise and once on the RXT-X 260.
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We like to do a garden every year. We grow mostly chili peppers, shocker I know, but we also grow a number of herbs and a large variety of tomatoes. Like frersh chili peppers, fresh tomatoes are great to work with. We both love being able to just walk out to the garden and pick most of the ingredients for that night's meal. the problem, though, is the crazy overabundance of produce. If you're like me, you plant as much as you can and you hate to see any of it go to waste. We give some of it away, but what I like even better is preserving.
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Making Tomato-Chili Pepper Sauces for Freezing
Choose Your Tomatoes and Chili Pepper Combination
I typically have as many chili peppers as tomatoes, so I enjoy a 50-50 ratio. I also prefer to have a variety of heat levels on hand, so I will separate the milder peppers from the hotter ones, usually by heat level, and mix and match accordingly. In the end, I will wind up with a few quarts each of mild tomato-pepper sauce, medium tomato-pepper sauce, and hot or superhot tomato-pepper sauce.
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You don't have to season if you don't want to. In fact, you may want to use only tomatoes and peppers so that you can season the sauces later. This is a good idea since these are really only meant to be a base for you to make your sauces, soups or stews later on. Since I typically grow a LOT of basil - don't you just LOVE fresh basil? - I will make a few batches with basil tossed into the pot for cooking. Also, salt is usually good. If you'd like, you can cook up batches of pasta sauce this way by adding basil, garlic, and more. Go for the gusto, or just keep it plain.
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November 11, 1734 Eliakim Hutchinson, buys 1/3 part of land of John Vassall. (SD 74:209) S. side Milk St. (Thwing database)
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In the churchyard in Cambridge may be seen supported by five pillars upon which, with the name of Colonel John Vassal, are sculpted the words, VAS-SOL, and the emblems, a goblet and the sun. (200 Years Ago, or, A Brief History of Cambridgeport and East Cambridge; History of Cambridge, Massachusetts p. 758)
The monument over it is a massive freestone slab, resting upon five columns. It bears no inscription. only the heraldic emblems of the family--the vase and sun,--and forms one of the most conspicuous features in the cemetery. It passed with the estate into the hands of Andrew Craigie, Esq., and is now owned by his heirs. An examination was made June 24, 1862. Twenty-five interments have been made in the vault, and in almost every case the coffin was found to be entire. Those which, from their position at the farthest end of the vault, were supposed to contain the remains of Colonel Vassall and his first wife were in fine preservation. Besides, this tomb is known to contain the remains of John Foster, died Nov. 1, 1836, ae. fifty-two; Andrew Foster, M. D., died May 17, 1831, ae. fifty; Thomas Foster, M. D., died Feb. 4, 1831. ae. forty-six; James and George Foster, died August and September, 1817; Elizabeth C. Haven, died Feb. 10, 1826; Mrs. Lydia G. Haven, died March 10, 1836, and Andrew Craigie, Esq." (The Foster Genealogy)
At one point was involved in law suits for defamation of character and personal insults against Samuel Whittemore, John Hovey and Samuel Gookin. He lost the suit and was obliged to pay costs. (History of Cambridge, Massachusetts p. 131, 132)
His title may have been derived from the command of a Troop. (History of Cambridge, Massachusetts p. 407)
1752; An inventory of the clothing left by him. Executors of will, Richard, Bill and Joshua Henshaw. (History of Cambridge, Massachusetts p. 675)
Ancestry of John Vassal
The Vassall family has ever been distinguished for enterprise, magnanimity, and noble bearing. If some of this name were not only often, but always, for their king it must be admitted that they made as great sacrifices to loyalty as did their forefathers to liberty." The Vassals were connected by marriage and business dealings with the Olivers and Royalls. All three families had acquired great wealth in the West Indies, and although they lost their great possessions in New England, by the Confiscation Act, yet they were much better situated than their fellow sufferers as they retained their West Indian estates till they, too, became worthless, after the emancipation of the slaves.
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 VASSAL was of Caen, Normandy, France. From the ancient house of De Vassall, Barons de Gourdon in Querci Perigord. He was a Huguenot of Normandy, sent into England by his father because of the troubles in France.
Children of JOHN VASSAL are:
2. i. JOHN2 VASSAL, b. 1544, of Caen, Normandy, France; d. September 13, 1625, Ratcliffe, Stepney, Essex, England.
ii. JUDITH VASSAL, b. 1556.
Generation No. 2
2. JOHN2 VASSAL (JOHN1) of Caen, Normandy,
France, died September 13, 1625 in Ratcliffe, Stepney, Essex, England.
He married (1) ANNE HEWES September 25, 1569 in St. Dunstans, Stepney,
Middlesex, England. He married (2) September 04, 1580, ANNE RUSSELL
of Ratcliffe, Co Middlesex, buried May 5, 1593. He married (3) JUDITH
BOROUGH May 23, 1594 in Ratcliffe, Essex, England, daughter of STEPHEN BOROUGH
and JOAN OVERYE of Stepney and of Chatham, County Kent, and widow of THOMAS
SCOTT of Colchester, County Essex. A subscriber for two shares of stock in
the Virginia Company with an investment of £25.10.0 in 1618.
An alderman of London, in 1588 equipped and himself commanded two ships of
war against the Spanish Armada. The arms granted to him by queen Elizabeth
I in consequence of this service were adopted by his family thereafter in
place of those used by his French forebears. A "mariner" according to his
will, he was the builder and owner of the ship Mayflower that brought the
Pilgrims to the shores of Cape Cod and also equipped and commanded the ships
of war Samuel and Little Toby against the Spanish Armada. (The
information about the Mayflower is in dispute, I have lost the source for
this information, but it appears there was more than one Mayflower, and the
ship John owned may not have been "THE" MAYFLOWER that brought people to
America). He was an alderman of London, and a member of the Virginia
Company. (Dictionary of American Biography)
Children of JOHN VASSAL and ANNE RUSSELL are:
i. JUDITH3 VASSAL, b. March 25, 1582, Ratcliffe, Essex, England; d. 1667; m. JOHN FREEBORNE.
ii. JOHN VASSAL, b. 1584, Ratcliffe, Stepney, Essex, England; d. October 03, 1585, Ratcliffe, Stepney, Essex, England. Christened: April 01, 1584, Ratcliffe, Stepney, England
3. iii. SAMUEL VASSAL, b. June 05, 1586, Ratcliffe, Stepney, Essex, England; d. 1667, England.
iv. JOHN VASSAL, b. March 04, 1588/89, Ratcliffe, Stepney, Essex, England; d. August 30, 1591.
4. v. WILLIAM VASSAL, b. August 27, 1592, Radcliffe, Essex, England; d. July 13, 1655, Plymouth, Roxbury, Scituate, Marshfield, Massachusetts - or Barbados?.
vi. ANN VASSAL, b. 1594, Ratcliffe, Stepney, Essex, England. Christened: January 10, 1593/94, Ratcliffe, Stepney, England
Generation No. 3
3. SAMUEL3 VASSAL (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born
June 05, 1586 in Ratcliffe, Stepney, Essex, England1, and died 1667 in England1. He
married FRANCES CARTWRIGHT Abt. 1623. an alderman of London, represented
that city in parliament in 1640, and again in 1641. In the latter he was voted
the sum of oe10,445. 12s. 2d. for the damage he had sustained during his
patriotic resistance of the arbitrary import of tonnage and poundage, and
it was further resolved to consider him for his imprisonment and personal
sufferings. He was one of the three hundred members who signed the protestation
to support the church of England, and the liberty of Parliament, and was
appointed a member of the council during the recess. He subscribed oe1200.
against the rebels in Ireland, his name appearing at the head of the list.
In 1643, Alderman Vassall took the covenant, and was appointed in 1646, one
of the Commissioners for the Kingdom of England, for the conservation of the
peace with Scotland; about the same time he was chosen with Sir Thomas Soane,
to give answer to the persons who brought up the city petition, and in 1648,
he was appointed with the other members of the house who were citizens, to
form a committee. This Samuel Vassall had two twentieths of all the Massachusetts
bay, in New England.
A monument to Samuel Vassal stands in Kings Chapel, Boston, MA. Though he never lived on the shores of New England, he owned land there and his ships provided the early struggling colonies with supplies. England attempted to tax these supplies early on, and Samuel was imprisoned for refusing to pay them. Alderman of London and Parliament member 1640 and 1641 - imprisoned for support of the church of England and liberty of the Parliament. Had 2/20s of all Massachusetts Bay.
Child of SAMUEL VASSAL and FRANCES CARTWRIGHT is:
5. i. JOHN4 VASSAL, b. Abt. 1625, Stepney, Middlesex, England; d. July 06, 1688, Jamaica, West Indies.
4. WILLIAM3 VASSAL (JOHN2, JOHN1) Christened: August 27, 1592, Stepney, London, England, and died July 13, 1655 in Plymouth, Roxbury, Scituate, Marshfield, Massachusetts - or Barbados? He married ANNA KING July 29, 1613 in Cold Norton, Essex, England, daughter of GEORGE KING and JEAN LORRAN. William Vassall first came in 1628 on the Arabella (source for this information has been lost), as one of the assistants of the Mass. Bay Co. to Salem, Mass. He returned to England with his family along with the Winthrop Fleet in the "Lyon" in 1630. In July 1635, he returned to America on the "Blessing", at the age of 42 with his wife, also age 42, and settled at Roxbury. They moved to Scituate and were admitted to the church around November 28, 1636, and took the oath of allegiance to the Plymouth colony February 1, 1638. He moved to Marshfield, about 1643, where he was a town officer. Went to England in 1646 with a petition to Parliament for the liberty of English subjects. Later removed to Barbadoes due to his disagreements with the residents of Plymouth colony.
Children of WILLIAM VASSAL and ANNA KING are:
i. ANNA4 VASSAL, b. September 06, 1614, Cold Norton, Essex, England; d. September 22, 1614, Cold Norton, Essex, England.
ii. JUDITH VASSAL, b. 1619, Stepney, Middlesex, England; d. April 03, 1670, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts; m. (1) EDWARD WINSLOW; m. (2) RESOLVED WHITE, November 05, 1640, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts2. (Children of JUDITH VASSAL and RESOLVED WHITE are: i. ANNA WHITE, b. June 04, 1649, Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts; d. May 25, 1714, Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. ii. ELIZABETH WHITE, b. June 04, 1652, Scituate, Plymouth, MA; d. July 17, 1672, Concord. iii. RESOLVED WHITE, b. November 12, 1647, Scituate, Plymouth, MA. iv. SUSANNA WHITE, b. August 1656, Scituate, Plymouth, MA. v. JOHN WHITE, b. March 11, 1643/44, Scituate, Plymouth, MA; d. Bet. 1684 - 1685. vi. JOSIAH WHITE, b. September 29, 1654, Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts; d. 1710, Boxford, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. REMEMBER READ, Bef. December 30, 1680; b. Abt. 1657; d. Aft. May 20, 1721, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. vii. SAMUEL WHITE, b. March 13, 1645/46, Scituate, Plymouth, MA; d. Bet. 1720 - 1731; m. REBECCA. viii. WILLIAM WHITE, b. April 1642, Scituate, Plymouth, MA; d. January 24, 1694/95, Marshfield, Plymouth, MA.
iii. FRANCES VASSAL, b. 1623 and died 1670, m. JAMES ADAMS, son of JOHN ADAMS, born 1622 in England, and died January 19, 1652/53 at sea. Children: WILLIAM ADAMS, b. May 16, 1647; ANNA ADAMS, b. April 18, 1649; RICHARD ADAMS, b. April 19, 1651; MARY ADAMS, b. January 27, 1652/53; MARGARET ADAMS, b. May 08, 1654, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. 1737, Enfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, m. JOHN PEASE; MARTHA ADAMS, b. 1657.
iv. MARY VASSAL, b. June 22, 1624, Cold Norton, Essex, England.
v. SAMUEL VASSAL, b. June 22, 1624, Cold Norton, Essex, England; d. November 16, 1624, Cold Norton, Essex, England.
vi. ANN VASSAL, b. 1629, Radcliffe, Essex, England; d. Bef. 1655; m. NICHOLAS WARE, VA?
v. MARGARET VASSAL, b. 1633, Ratcliffe, Essex, England; d. April 16, 1656, Barbados, West Indies; m. JOSHUA HUBBARD, April 16, 1656, Barbados, West Indies.
vi. JOHN VASSAL, d. aft 1655.
Generation No. 4
5. JOHN4 VASSAL ESQUIRE (SAMUEL3, JOHN2,
JOHN1) was born Abt. 1625 in Stepney, Middlesex, England, and died July
06, 1688 in Jamaica, West Indies. He married ANNA LEWIS Abt. 1670,
daughter of JOHN LEWIS ESQUIRE of Genoa. January 07, 1651/52, mentioned
in inventory of Henry Sandyes estate3
September 22, 1652, owed debt of Captain Bozone Allen estate.
Ann Lewis, the daughter of John Lewis, an English resident of Genoa. John
went to Jamaica shortly after it was taken in 1655, purchasing large tracts
of land and laid the foundation of the great estate which his posterity enjoyed
until the emancipation in 1834.
March 2, 1646/1647; Vpon compl of John Vassall vnto ye Court concerning John Lewis, apprentic to his father for iiij yeres, being ye remaine of vij yeres in wch he was bound to serue George Kenrick, the Curt ordereth, yt ye said John Lewis shall dwell with ye said Mr Vassall, and serue out ye full terme of his said indentures, as also for so long time as he hath absented himselfe wthout leaue from ye service of his said master or former masters in the foresaid seruice of vij yeres, as by indenture appreth. Wheras John Lewis, somtimes seruant to Mr Varssall, of Scittuate, is departed the goument indebted vnto John saffin and others, and hath left som goods in the hands of Willam Parker, of Taunton, the Court doth order, that the said goods shalbee for the satisfyeing of the debts hee owed to the said John Saffin att his departure.
December 16, 1652; Mark Hands (naylor) buys of John Vassal of Scituate house and land. (SD 1:282) N. side of Fleet St. (Thwing database)
Children of JOHN VASSAL and ANNA LEWIS are:
i. JOHN5 VASSAL, b. Abt. 1670, Cape Fear, North Carolina.
ii. SAMUEL VASSAL, b. 1673, Jamaica, West Indies.
iii. LEWIS VASSAL, b. 1674, Jamaica, West Indies.
6. iv. LEONARD VASSAL, b. July 10, 1678, Jamaica, West Indies; d. June 20, 1737.
v. HENRY VASSAL, b. Abt. 1685, Jamaica, West Indies.
vi. WILLIAM VASSAL, Jamaica, West Indies; d. August 07, 1720, Jamaica, West Indies. His wife was SARAH. He had son;
FLORENTIUS VASSAL, b. St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, West Indies; m. ANNE BECKFORD. A great-grandson of Samuel, to whose memory he erected the beautiful marble monument in King's Chapel, when he was in Boston in 1766. He was here again in 1775 and in that year went to England. He was born in Jamaica, and lived there the greater part of his life. He died in London in 1778. Of the immense domain fifteen miles wide on both sides of the Kennebec River, extending from the vicinity of Merry Meeting Bay to the southerly line of the town of Norridgwock, he was the owner of one twenty-fourth part. In his will, executed in 1776, he gave to his son Richard and to Richard's daughter, Elizabeth, life estate in these lands, and then devised them in entail to his male children. The bequest proved of little value to either. After the lapse of years the rights of Elizabeth and her son Henry were transferred separately to parties in Boston, to test the title which was claimed by squatters. Three of them were sued in the name of the son. The cases were carried up to the United States Supreme Court, where it was decided that during his mother's life, he could not maintain an action. After her decease, suit against one settler was renewed, but on intimation by the court that fifty years' possession was sufficient to presume a grant, or title without consideration, another point, namely, whether the right of the plaintiff to recover was barred by the statute of limitation. The defendant paid a small sum for the land he occupied, and each party his own costs. Thus in 1851 terminated litigation, which for a long time was the subject of great interest on the Kennebec, and elsewhere in Maine. This granddaughter Elizabeth was a remarkable woman. Those who knew her speak of her as brilliant and witty, as possessed of queenly grace of manner, as well informed, of wonderful tact, and of excellent sense. Her first husband was Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart. By this marriage she was the mother of Sir Godfrey Vassall Webster, Bart., who died in 1836, of Lieut-Col. Sir Henry Vassall Webster, K. T. S., of the British Army, who died in London in 1847, aged 54, and of Harriet, who married Admiral Sir Fleetwood B. Reynolds, C. B. K. C. H., who died at Florence in 1849, leaving an only child, the wife of the son and heir of the Earl of Oxford. Another son, Charles Richard Fox, whose father was Lord Holland, married Mary Fitzclarence, second daughter of King William IV., and who, in 1845 was a colonel in the army, and aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria. In 1797 Lady Webster married Lord Holland, who took by signmanual the surname of Vassal which, however, was not assumed by his children. As Lady Holland, she was the mother of three children, who died young, of Henry Holland, who became at the death of his father, Lord Holland, of Mary Elizabeth, wife of Lord Lilford, and of Georgianna Anne who died in 1819.
The friendly feelings of Bonaparte towards Lady Holland, especially after the peace of Amiens, is well known, and that in return "for the many acts of kindness, which she had bestowed upon him" he left her a gold snuff box which had been presented to him by Pope Pius VI., containing a card with these words: "L'Empereur to Lady Holland, temoigne de satisfaction et d'estime." She died at London, in 1845, aged 75. Among her bequests were the income of an estate, about oe1500 per annum, to Lord John Russill, for his life, and a legacy of oe100 to Macaulay the historian.
Generation No. 5
6. LEONARD5 VASSAL ESQUIRE (JOHN4, SAMUEL3,
JOHN2, JOHN1)4 was born July 10, 1678
in Jamaica, West Indies, and died June 20, 1737. He married (1) RUTH
GALE Abt. 1700 in Jamaica, West Indies. He married (2) PHOEBE PENHALLOW
April 16, 1734 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts,a widow of THOMAS
GROSSE, daughter of SAMUEL PENHALLOW of Portsmouth, and she married third,
THOMAS GREAVES of Charlestown, and fourth, FRANCIS BORLAND. He emigrated
to New England before 1723 and lived in Braintree, then Boston. Braintree
(Quincy) home standing called Vassal - Adams Mansion, white clapboard, Georgian
colonial with 5 chimneys, 1 brick end painted white, in 1731, residence of
John and John Quincy Adams. The home remained in Adams family until 1927.
Leonard removed to Boston previous to 1723. He was early connected with Christ Church. Leonard Vassal bought land of Simeon Stoddard in 1727 and asked leave to erect a timber house in room of an old one he wished to pull down. In 1730 he was instrumental in founding Trinity Church. The original building was built on land which he had purchased of William Speakman, baker, 1728 and in 1730 conveyed it to John Barnes and others for a meeting house. The lot was eighty-six feet on Summer Street and one hundred and sixty-nine on Bishops Lane. He bought it for £450 and sold it for £514.7.2. The first sermon preached in the church built here was on August 15, 1735, by Roger Price, of King's Chapel. The lot covered by the church was bounded by Seven-starr Lane (Summer street), 86 feet and 169 feet on Bishop's Lane (Hawley street), and is nearly opposite the estate which he purchased in 1727 of Simeon Stoddard, and where he resided until his death. December 8, 1737; Phebe Vassall, widow, and Maj. Samuel Sewall, Esq., Ex. of last Will of Leonard Vassall, deed to Thomas Hubbard (merchant) all of a house and land in the South End; in the front by "Seven Star Lane" leading from the High St. down to the water side near the Sign of the Bull, S.E land of Richard Hollingshead, now appertaining to the First Church of Christ, on the rear or S.W. by land of Goodman Plantins but lately in possession of Gyles Dayer, N.W. Samuel Sewall and sd Plantins, deceased. (SD 55:133). S. side of Summer St.
Thomas Hubbard lived there until his death in 1783. He was a prominent citizen in the town, and treasurer of Harvard College 1762-73; a representative 1746-59. After the death of his widow the house came into possession of Frederick Geyer, a loyalist, and it was confiscated, but restored to him in 1791. He lived here until he died in 1800, when it was sold to Samuel P. Gardner. His son George Gardner built the store of C. F. Hovey Co., on the site in 1854. July 1, 1745; Benjamin Bagnall (watchmaker) mortgages to Thomas Graves, Esq., and wife Phebe, as she is the Ex. of last Will of Leonard Vassall and Samuel Sewall, also Ex. of the same brick house and land; fronting E. on Cornhill St., N. Stephen Greenleaf, W. heirs of Obadiah Procter, S. Oxenbridge Thatcher, S. Henry Deering. Cancelled September 17, 1754 (SD 70:181) W. side of Washington St., N. of Court St. (Thwing database)
Leonard had large and valuable estates in Braintree and Jamaica. John and William Vassall, two of Major Leonard's sons, were important men in Boston, and added much to the prosperity of the town.
Children of LEONARD VASSAL and RUTH GALE are:
i. SAMUEL6 VASSAL, b. November 05, 1701,
Jamaica, West Indies; d. March 01, 1703/04.
ii. LEWIS VASSAL, b. May 29, 1703, Jamaica, West Indies; d. May 29, 1703, Jamaica, West Indies.
iii. MARY VASSAL, b. November 12, 1704, Jamaica, West Indies; d. August 11, 1708.
iv. ANNA VASSAL, b. January 20, 1706/07, Jamaica, West Indies; m. JOSEPH RUSSELL in Barnstable, Massachusetts on January 2, 1728/9. They had a son Leonard, born at Barnstable January 25, 1729/30 who died with his mother on February 5, 1729/30.
v. BOARDO VASSAL, b. July 09, 1708, Jamaica, West Indies; died young.
vi. LEWIS VASSAL, b. August 10, 1709, Jamaica, West Indies; d. September 15, 1743, Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; m. DOROTHY MACQUEEN, 1739. (Children of LEWIS VASSAL and DOROTHY MACQUEEN are: i. LEWIS VASSAL, b. September 16, 1741, Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts. ii. ANNA VASSAL, b. July 13, 1742, Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts. Baptism: August 1742, Christ Church, Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts iii. ELIZABETH VASSAL, b. November 07, 1742, Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.)
vii. VASSAL, b. August 02, 1711, Jamaica, West Indies; d. September 20, 1711, Jamaica, West Indies.
viii. RUTH VASSAL, b. August 17, 1712, Jamaica, West Indies; d. November 10, 1770, Massachusetts; m. BENJAMIN STEDMAN, June 05, 1734, Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts and had i. BENJAMIN STEDMAN, b. July 26, 1742. ii. SARAH STEDMAN, b. Bef. 1742. Baptism: August 15, 1742, Christ Church, Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts. iii. LEONARD STEDMAN, b. March 25, 1735. iv. MARY STEDMAN, b. Abt. 1745; d. February 26, 1777, Natick, Massachusetts.
7. ix. JOHN VASSAL, b. September 07, 1713, Jamaica, West Indies; d. November 27, 1747, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
x. WILLIAM VASSAL, b. November 23, 1715, Jamaica, West Indies; d. May 8, 1800, Battersea Rise, Surry, England; m. ANN DAVIS and MARGARET HUBBARD. Graduated at Harvard College in 1733. In 1774 he was appointed Mandamus Councillor, but was not sworn. He was also sheriff of Middlesex County. He owned considerable property, and was the possessor of a fine estate near Bristol, R. I. He was prominent among the Loyalists of Boston, and was singled out early as an enemy to the Revolutionary cause. He was proscribed and banished and obliged to flee with his family to England. Mr. Vassall was for many years connected with King's Chapel, Boston, and in 1785 protested by proxy against the change in the Liturgy and the unauthorized ordination of James Freeman. The confiscation of his estate gave rise to a singular suit. As the Federal Constitution was adopted, a State could be sued; and, at Mr. Vassall's instance, proceedings against Massachusetts were commenced in the court of the United States; and Hancock, who was governor, was summoned as defendant in the case; he however declined to appear, and soon after the eleventh amendment to the Constitution put an end to the right of Loyalists to test the validity of the Confiscation Acts of the Revolution. He was upright, generous, and loving. Church and society lost in him an eager, zealous advocate, an upright Christian, of an honorable and unblemished reputation. Each wife had twins. Nathaniel, the youngest son, a captain in the Royal Navy, died in London in 1832. Children of WILLIAM VASSAL and ANN DAVIS are: i. WILLIAM VASSAL, b. Abt. 1746. Born in Boston in 1753, and graduated at Harvard College in 1771. He was a Loyalist and went to England. He inherited the bulk of his father's property in the West Indies, which descended to his nephew, Rev. William Vassall, rector of Hardington, England, "but so burdened and deteriorated in consequence of emancipation of the slaves that it was not worth anything," and that gentleman declined to administer upon it. He died at the Weston House, near Totness, December 2, 1843. Ann, his widow, died at the same place October 1846, aged seventy-five years. Baptism: March 07, 1745/46 ii. SARAH VASSAL, b. June 17, 1739. Bap. Nov. 1, 1743, m. James Syme of London, Eng., Dec. 29, 1763, d. a widow in England, about 1827. They resided for some time in Boston, but removed to London, where he was for several years settled as a merchant. The bap. of one child is recorded on the records of Trinity church. iii. FANNY VASSAL, died young. iv. FRANCIS VASSAL. v. LUCRETIA FRANCES VASSAL, b. September 24, 1751. Bap. Sept. 28, 1751, married Richard Smith of Boston, April 22, 1772. They resided, for a time at least, in Boston, but it is probable that the Revolution drove them abroad, as July 17, 1781, William Frobisher of Boston, soap-boiler, was admitted agent of his estate as an absentee. vi. HENRY VASSAL. vii. CATHERINE VASSAL. Children of WILLIAM VASSAL and MARGARET HUBBARD are: viii. MARGARET VASSAL. ix. CHARLOTTE VASSAL. x. ANN VASSAL. xi. LEONARD VASSAL. xii. NATHANIEL VASSAL. July 29, 1790; Margaret Vassall, wife of William Vassall, of Great Britain, deeds to Patrick Jeffry, Esq.; quit claims all her right and title in her husband's rights of mansion house and land. (SD 179:247). W. side of Tremont St. (Thwing database)
xi. ELIZABETH VASSAL, b. July 16, 1717, Jamaica, West Indies.
xii. STILLBORN VASSAL, b. July 16, 1717, Jamaica, West Indies; d. July 16, 1717, Jamaica, West Indies.
xiii. SARAH VASSAL, b. January 1718/19, Jamaica, West Indies.
8. xiv. HENRY VASSAL, b. December 25, 1721, Jamaica, West Indies; d. 1769, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
xv. MARY VASSAL, b. June 25, 1723. Baptism: July 24, 1723, Kings Chapel, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
xvi. SUSANNA VASSAL, b. November 20, 1726, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
xvii. VASSAL, b. October 15, 1729, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; d. October 15, 1729, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
Child of LEONARD VASSAL and PHOEBE PENHALLOW is:
xviii. ANNA6 VASSAL, b. April 29, 1735, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She m. (1) 1749-1750, JOHN BORLAND, son of FRANCIS BORLAND and JANE LINDALL. He was born in 1728. She m. (2) 1784, WILLIAM KNIGHT of Portsmouth. Children of her 1st marriage were; Phoebe b. 1751, m George Spooner; John Lindall b. 1754, HC class of 1772, a Royalist; Francis b. 1756, m. 1783 Hannah Bowers; Jane b. 1757, m. Jonathan Simpson; Leonard Vassal b. 1758, m. 1785 Sarah Lloyd; James b. 1761, d. 1783; William b. 1764; Samuel b. 1765.
Generation No. 6
7. JOHN6 VASSAL ESQUIRE (LEONARD5, JOHN4, SAMUEL3, JOHN2, JOHN1)5,6 was born September 07, 1713 in West Indies7,8, and died November 27, 17479,10. He married (1) ELIZABETH PHIPPS11,12 October 10, 1734 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts - Rev. Timothy Cutler D.D.13,14,15,16,17, daughter of SPENCER PHIPPS and ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON. He married (2) LUCY BARRON18 Aft. 1739, daughter of JONATHAN BARRON, who descended from John, an alderman of London, who (1588) fitted out and commanded two ships of war to oppose the Spanish Armada. (Foster Genealogy). LUCY BARRON: On husband John Vassal's death, she gave his personal property to Spencer Bennet Phipps, guardian of John and Elizabeth Phips' son John. (History of Cambridge, Massachusetts page 237) See notes at top of page.
Children of JOHN VASSAL and ELIZABETH PHIPPS are: see Phipps pages for more information on descendants.
i. RUTH7 VASSAL, b. July 14, 1737, of Cambridge, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; d. January 23, 1774, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
ii. JOHN VASSAL, b. June 12, 1738, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. October 02, 1797, Clifton, England or 9/24?.
iii. ELIZABETH VASSAL24, b. September 12, 1739, Cambridge, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts25,26; d. Abt. 1807, England27; m. THOMAS OLIVER28, June 11, 176029. He was son of ROBERT OLIVER and ANNA BROWN and was born January 05, 1733/34 and d. November 29, 1815. Lt. Gov. Phips was appointed her guardian Sept. 16, 1747, and Edward Davis, Sept. 11, 1759. Oliver was a quiet, reserved man, but little known in public life, though ever distinguished for his amiable and gentlemanly graces. November 13, 1763; Thomas Oliver, Esq. buys house and land of John Vassall, Esq. (SD 101:35). Salem St. 1765 Thomas Oliver, Esq. as Trustee in behalf of Ruth Davis, wife of Edward Davis, buys brick house and land of sd Ruth's brother, John Vassall. (SD 181:215). S. side of State St. November 19, 1772; Thomas Oliver, of Cambridge, and wife Elizabeth, deed to Mary and Elizabeth Minott, spinsters, house and land; W. Salem St., N. Chirst Church, E. part of a house and land, now or late of John Gooch, S. Andrew Hill. (SD 152:173). E. side of Salem St. between North Bennett and Charter Sts.
Last Royal Lt. Governor. Lived at Elmwood, Cambridge. Moved to Boston 1774, left with the troops, March 1776. (Thwing database) The following baptisms of children are found upon the records of Christ church, Cambridge: Anne, bapt. March 4, 1764; Elizabeth, bapt. Aug. 17, 1766 - m. Joseph Rogers; Penelope, bapt. Oct. 2, 1768. Also; Frances m. Henry Tobin; dau. Harriet; dau. Emily; s. John Cave; dau. Mary m. Charles Partridge.
Child of JOHN VASSAL and LUCY BARRON is:
iv. LUCY7 VASSAL, born at Cambridge, Nov. 15, 1747, bap. Dec. 27, 1747, married John Lavicount of Antigua, June 16, 1768. They disappeared from the couutry at the time of the Revolution. She was the only individual of the name of Vassall, who, to our knowledge, was bap. in New England by other than a minister of the Established Church. Her mother was, we believe, a dissenter.
8. HENRY6 VASSAL(LEONARD5, JOHN4, SAMUEL3, JOHN2, JOHN1)34 was of Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts34. December 30, 1741, purchased brother John's home at Phipps Farm.
Child of HENRY VASSAL is:
i. ELIZABETH7 VASSAL35, m. CHARLES RUSSELL35, Abt. 176835. Charles Russell
"Physician, Lincoln, had a large estate and a considerable practice and was a justice of the peace and Registrar of the Vice-Admiralty Court. As a loyalist he always opposed with perseverance the principles and practiced which culminated in the Revolutionary War and consequently he became an object of popular resentment and of indignities and was shot by a musket ball. After the battle of Bunker Hill he attended the wounded without reward. He was unable to return to Lincoln and set sail with his family for Antigua in 1775 and there practised as a physician until his death in June 1780, when he left a widow, Elizabeth, and five young children. (A.O. 13/75)
He was the son of James Russell (1715-98) of Charlestown, Massachusetts, a loyalist. He married in 1768, Elizabeth, only daughter of Colonel Henry Vassall, of Cambridge. His brother James, also a loyalist, married in 1780, Mary, daughter of Richard Lechmere (q.v.) Russell graduated at Harvard College in 1757, and in 1765 received the degree of MD at Marischal College (now the University), Aberdeen. (The Loyalists of Massachusetts Their Memorials, Petitions and Claims - E. Alfred Jones)
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Galley Gossip: Traveling with children: a few suggestions...
There he is, the little monster. Yes, he's an adorable little monster, but a monster nonetheless. Whether he's traveling with you or he's headed toward you, either way, he's on the flight with you. Near you. I feel for you. Really, I do.
Traveling sucks, most of you will agree, but what's even worse than traveling is traveling with children, even when it's your own kid you're traveling with. Why? Because the people around you give you the please-don't-sit-by-me look. Because you've only got two hands. That's it. One. Two. It's not easy carrying the kid, the car seat, the stroller, the diaper bag (that's been stuffed full of fun things things to do, causing it to weigh more than the kid and the car seat alone) while you're doing whatever it is you have to do in order to keep the kid happy - and quiet - on-board an aircraft, surrounded by all those people giving you that look.
Like I said, traveling can suck, but you don't have to let the stress of travel ruin your trip. Here are a few tips I've used when traveling with my own little two year-old monster who has flown once a month since he was three months old.
ARRIVE EARLY - The line at security just keeps getting longer now that summer is here, so give yourself a little extra time. And by God, check those bags, if you haven't already, even if you have to pay that ridiculous bag fee. Why? Because it's even more ridiculous struggling lug all that gear on the airplane where you'll only end up even more frustrated and agitated when you find all those overhead bins full. So pack light, come early, and check the bags.
BE PREPARED - Don't be surprised when TSA makes you toss that sippy cup full of milk and the bottle of water out of your diaper bag. No need to remind TSA the liquids are for your little princess. They already know. And yes, you AND the princess will need to remove your shoes - both of you - even if sweet pea is just four months old. Don't get angry. It's a waste of time. Just be ready when it happens. That means leave the liquids at home and start taking off those shoes and collapsing that stroller before it's your turn to walk through the metal detector. No one likes standing in line behind the person who is not ready to go when it's their time to go. So go! And after you pass through security, please don't forget to purchase milk and water (and snacks if you didn't bring any food from home) in the terminal before you board the flight. Chances are the flight attendants will run out of bottled water and food before they even reach your row.
TRAVEL TIME - Whatever you do, do not take the all-nighter when traveling with your perfect little angel who may not be so perfect on a flight at night. There's nothing worse, or more stressful, than traveling with a screaming child, especially when everyone around you is trying to sleep. Me, I always book my flights during the day, during nap time. That way the kid can run around and wear himself out at home, before we have to head to the airport. Nine times out of ten my little cutie patootie will fall asleep on taxi out, allowing me (and whoever is seated in front of me) a few hours of quiet time. What parent doesn't need a little quiet time?
DIAPER BAG - Oh sure I spent WAY too much on a designer diaper bag before my son was born, only to use the messenger style Diaper Dude my husband bought every single time we traveled - and didn't travel. You'd be shocked at all I can fit in that one bag. All I can say is the style of the Diaper Dude makes traveling easy. Why? Because the messenger bag leaves hands free! That means your hands are available to do what they REALLY need to do - like take care of the child.
BABY SLING / WRAP - The Baby Bjorn made going through airport security completely do-able when I had to go it alone. With the kid attached to me, all I had to do was slide off my shoes (slip-ons when traveling with the kid) and throw them, along with the Diaper Dude, on the conveyor belt without asking a stranger for help, which is something you may not feel inclined to do when the stranger behind you is looking kind of...well...strange. Once on-board, use the sling when baby falls asleep. In other words, let the carrier hold the baby while your hands hold a book. NOTE: The sling cannot be worn on take-off or landing or anytime when the fasten seat belt sign is on.
SIT-N-STROLL - Best invention known to mankind - mankind with kids that is. Once through security, sit baby in the chair and start strolling to the gate. Baby rides like a king in his first class seat. When it's time to board, roll the little prince onto the airplane and straight to your seat while passengers already seated oooh and ahhh at your precious bundle of joy. Once at your seat, retract the wheels and VOILA - the stroller is now a car seat! After the flight deploy the wheels and you're off and rolling to baggage claim (you did check the bags, didn't you?) and then it's off to the car where once again you retract the wheels and VOILA - car seat again! NOTE: The SIT-N-STROLL does not fit down the aisle of a narrow body aircraft (S80, 737, 757), so if you're traveling alone leave the SIT-N-STROLL at home, or just ask for help from the strange looking person behind you.
CARES (Child Aviation Restraint System) - The second best invention ever! If your child is at least one year-old and weighs 25 lbs, you can leave the car seat at home and use these simple straps that easily fit around the back of a seat and attach to the seat belt to keep your child safe.
RIDE ON CARRY ON - The third best invention ever! Would you believe the genius behind this was a flight attendant! Oh yeah. Who else but a flight attendant would come up with something so amazing? If you've got a roller-board and prefer traveling light, this is the contraption for you - and me! (Of course I already own one.) Just attach the "lawn chair" to the back of your rolling bag and off you go, as simple as that. Once on the flight the chair folds flush against your suitcase and fits perfectly into the overhead bin. Use the chair with CARES and your little one travels safe and sound while you're off and running. NOTE: Be prepared for pointing and laughter as you sprint through the terminal with your little one attached to your bag.
DVD PLAYER - Never - I repeat - NEVER leave home without the DVD player. And don't forget the charger. Pack it in your bag, the one that is going under the seat in front of you. Charge the DVD regularly. There are outlets in every airport. Oh and DVDs. Don't forget to pack the DVDs, too! All I can say is thank God for the Teletubbies. La-La and friends have gotten us through over 35 flights - calm and peaceful flights.
BRING SOMETHING FUN TO DO: Coloring books, crayons, stickers, books, bring it all! Years ago a flight attendant told me that when she traveled with her son she always made sure to give him a small present each hour of flight in return for good behavior. Sure, you're buying good behavior from a kid, a kid who should be well behaved to begin with, but sometimes kids act out, even the well behaved ones. Hey, kids are kids. And good behavior is worth every penny. Just ask the guy seated in front of you.
DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE PASSENGER IN FRONT OF YOU - I know you're going to find this very hard to believe, but the person seated in front of you is not at all thrilled to be seated in front of you and your adorable child, no matter how cute the little munchkin is. Remember, it's your job as a parent to be aware of what the little monkey is doing, so don't let those feet kick the back of that chair, please! And stop those little hands from banging on the tray table, please! Sure, kids will be kids and can't always be controlled, but you can try, can't you? Please try. For the sake of the passenger in front of you. The passenger in front of you who is begging you. The passenger in front of you who is now begging me.
IGNORE THE ANGRY PASSENGER. Hey you, angry guy, they're trying their best to keep the kid quiet, okay! Maybe those little ears hurt from the pressurization of the airplane, who knows. Don't forget, you, too, were once a kid, and you were probably just as annoying as the crying kid seated behind you. Probably more so, based on the way you're behaving now. Look, you're not the only one who thinks traveling sucks. Just ask the little stinker stuck sitting behind you. The one that's acting just like you! | <urn:uuid:f94247c1-82b0-4ff1-a33e-51583de525a5> | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | http://www.gadling.com/2008/07/14/galley-gossip-tips-for-traveling-with-children/ | 2014-03-07T22:56:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1393999651631/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305060731-00015-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970079 | 1,999 |
Kuwait may see $34bn budget surplus
Kuwait is expected to report a…
October 25, 2009 4:53 by kippreport
Kuwait is expected to report a budget surplus of KD9.75 billion ($34.1 billion) in its 2009-2010 fiscal year if oil prices stay at current levels, according to a report in Kuwaiti daily Awan. The country is expected to post about KD5.5 billion ($19.3 billion) surplus for the next five months of the year that ends in March, the report said.
While the country has assumed oil price to stand at $35 a barrel in its 2009/10 budget, current prices stand at around $80 a barrel, which will increase Kuwait’s surplus, according to the report. | <urn:uuid:e775e657-1735-4944-8cc3-a3ea78f801e0> | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | http://www.kippreport.com/news/middle-east-news/kuwait-may-see-34bn-budget-surplus/ | 2014-09-18T00:28:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1410657124771.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20140914011204-00104-ip-10-196-40-205.us-west-1.compute.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936233 | 160 |
Last week was my good friend’s birthday and like me, she popped out kids back to back, 16 months apart, which meant we both had the same momentary lapse of judgment. Date nights are rare events, not because we’re lame, married, boring people, but that trustworthy sitters are really hard to come by. The good ones, i.e. kids with no arrest record, know that they’re in high demand, thus can play the game of extortion and can charge as much as a car payment and require a 20% tip.
Even a bigger deal is when we want to double-date with my friend and her husband. The planning started 2 weeks ago, going back and forth on a suitable date, scoring a sitter each, keeping our children quarantined in a bubble so that they wouldn’t catch any dreadful diseases, and of course collecting every bit of loose change into a jar just so we could afford a good night out without having to turn dish-washing tricks in a restaurant kitchen to pay for our meal.
We chose a fancy steakhouse in Sarasota, because when you go through that much of an ordeal to prepare for the big night, you really want to make sure that odds are you’ll eat better than at Steak ‘n Shake.
I ordered the surf and turf hold-the-bernaise-hold-the-bacon 6 ounce fresh lobster with 2 superb, prime grade, filet mignons. Drumroll…please….the filets arrived flaccid, with a lowercase f.
The waiter even bragged about their 1,600 degree broiler that could sear an entire herd of buffalos in 4.6 seconds. Sadly, that signature steakhouse charred crust did not come with my turf. But the filet was buttah tender, cooked spot-on medium rare, so I would have felt silly sending it back. Plus, having the chef put the crusty sear on the filets would have cooked them too done for my tastes.
Unfortunately, the service was even worse, having lost our waiter for 25 minutes between courses. He was probably couldn’t resist but grab the busboy and go out on a joyride in our smoky blue, sexy Hyundai minivan.
Let’s look at this from an economic standpoint. Just for our portion, $200 for dinner + $5 parking + $5 gas + $50 babysitter = $260. And, if you remember high school econ, it’s only fair that I calculate opportunity cost too. For $260, I could have gotten new floor mats and a Disney antenna danglebobber for my minivan.
I would love to have a stovetop hot enough to produce that expensive steakhouse quality sear on my steaks. With just a home stovetop and prime going for $24 a pound (eeek!), I’m perfectly happy with the choice grade on sale at the supermarket. With a lush sweet and sour tomato onion sauce topping, eating at home tonight felt even better for the pocketbook and my stomach.
Pan Seared Steak with Sweet and Sour Tomato Onion Sauce is an oldie favorite that I’ve had many times in western style Hong Kong cafes in the U.S. The steak usually comes on a sizzling platter with a sweet and tangy tomato and onion sauce.
Pan Seared Steak with Sweet and Sour Tomato and Onion Sauce
2 tablespoons cooking oil (peanut, canola or vegetable)
Four 1 1/4 inch thick steaks, cut your choice, at room temperature
salt and pepper to season steaks
1 whole onion, sliced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 whole tomatoes, cut into 8 wedges each
Sauce (whisk in small bowl)
1 tablespoons ketchup
1 1/2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar (or white vinegar)
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Heat a large skillet over high heat until a bead of water sizzles upon contact and immediately evaporates. You want that pan super hot to get the best sear on the steaks as possible. Add just 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the pan and let the oil heat up.
While the pan is heating, brush the remaining 1 tablespoon of cooking oil on each side of the steaks. Season with salt and pepper and carefully lay them in the hot pan, not touching. Cook for 3-4 minutes per side or until you reach your desired level of doneness. Instant read thermometer should read 120F at the center of the steak for medium-rare.
Remove steaks to a plate and tent loosely with tin foil. Return the skillet to medium heat. You should still have some oil left in the pan. Add the garlic and onions to the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Push the garlic/onions to one side of the pan and add the tomato wedges. Cook the tomatoes 1 minute.
Add the sauce mixture and simmer until slightly thickened and the tomatoes and onions are nicely coated with the sauce.
Now you’ll have to taste and adjust – how sweet and how sour is a personal preference, plus your tomato may be juicy sweet or a bit acidic. (Make sure you taste a bit of the tomato too)
- Too puckery acidic? Add 1/2 teaspoon of sugar
- Not sour enough? Add 1/4 teaspoon of rice vinegar
- Need a little more salt? Add 1/4 teaspoon of soy sauce
- Sweet and Sour too strong? Add 1 tablespoon water
Pour the sweet and sour tomato onion sauce on top of steaks.
Yields 4 servings
Other great recipes for your Olympics party!
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For anyone who is interested in art journaling, strathmore has free online workshops! http://www.strathmoreartiststudio.com/
Edited to note: Strathmore will be offering new online classes in the new year, so the links to the 2012 classes will no longer work. You can register now for the 2013 classes @ http://www.strathmoreartist.com/2013-online-workshop-series.html. the first class begins in March.
Workshop 1 features artist Traci Bautista, of Creativity Unleashed (http://kollaj.typepad.com/). She is an amazing artist and the class is very inspiring and fun! You can go at your own pace and registration is free.
Workshop 2 starts in March and is called Watercolor sketching by Kathy Johnson, can’t wait for it to start, I have been obsessed with playing with paint recently!
Workshop 3 is called Force Drawing Technique and is instructed by Mike Mattesi. I’m not very good at drawing real life but I am looking forward to trying something new and improving my skills!
The “About the Instructors” page has links to the blogs and websites of the artists who are teaching the classes, and I highly recommend checking them out!
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Since boys will be boys, they have their own quarters. There are now 3 barns with 5 outdoor runs and an exercise wheel in each run. There is great competition for the wheels by females as well as males
Above left is the original cat cottage that we had moved from Morristown to Califon and which the cats seem to prefer over the other barns. Being older I think it smells right, despite my efforts. Above right is the third barn, set in a different part of the property. We can watch the cats from the deck and kitchen and they can see us as well
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That's right, folks. Animal Planet humor that in no way involves a certain hideously overplayed Australian daredevil. You saw it here first.
In other news, I really hate the fact that Fox News refers to suicide bombers as "homicide bombers." I think the word "bomber" already has enough homicidal connotations to clue people in as to what's going on. The whole point of adding "suicide" is to provide a quick description so people know exactly what's going on. CNN hasn't made this move yet, thankfully.
I remember when Fox started doing this. Bill O'Reilly discussed it as his ridiculous item of the day, even though he heartily approved of the switch. Supposedly it's supposed to de-emphasize the loss of the bomber's life and re-emphasize the loss of the victims' lives. Foxnews.com, incidentally, has a weekly feature called "PC Watch" in which they expose the week's more laughable liberal uproars. Naturally they exclude the conservative counterparts, like, you know, themselves.
During the Beltway Sniper affair, Fox almost started calling the killer a "homicide shooter" instead of a sniper, since the use of the word "sniper" to refer to a serial killer was degrading to Our Nation's servicemen. I swear to God I'm not making this up. Fortunately the duo were arrested before Fox could fully make the switch, and just in time to inspire the hypo on my Criminal Law final.
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This podcast we were joined by Hatim Belyamani, executive director of remix ←→ culture. Hatim has been making incredible field recordings throughout Morocco in remote locations. (Check out the picture below). He will share these amazing recordings with the WKCR audience and conclude with a live remix of his own.
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What to do when you want to have your acrylic nails removed but don’t have time to go to the salon? Is there a way to remove it at home? Is it difficult to achieve? Don’t worry! In this article, the nail supply expert Maryton will give you all the answers. Just keep reading!
Acrylic nails take a little longer to remove. If you are using the wrap method, you will need to leave the foil for 30 minutes, unwrap them, then wrap them for another 15 minutes.
Alternatively, you can use the soaking method. Put acetone in a bowl, and fill a larger bowl with warm water. Then put the bowl with acetone in the bowl with water. This will warm up the acetone, and you’ll be ready to soak.
Before soaking your nails, file the top coat of acrylics and apply cuticle oil to prevent your skin from drying out. Dip your fingernails in the acetone and cover the bowl and your hand with a towel.
Wait 30-40 minutes, then push the acrylic off your nails with an wooden stick. If you have enough bowls (and someone to help you), you can do both hands at once!
Hoping that this article has pleased you and will give you ideas! In addition, I also advise you to invest in some professional manicure kits before you start!
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Visa has announced the launch of NotATourist, an innovative, full-fledged regional campaign aimed at driving international tourism during holidays, and making the summer holidays of cardholders rewarding. Running in key Middle East and African markets including, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Senegal until 31 August, 2015, the campaign provides cardholders with real and rich destination related information to help plan their travel as well as access to Visa’s global merchant offers and exclusive promotions.
The NotATourist campaign is designed to inspire travel beyond the regular tourist sites to savour truly local experiences that are the essence of making a destination unique. For some, a walk in a local African market might be equivalent to a stride in the Champs-Élysées and others might find a ride on an elephant as comfortable as riding the London Bus. As travellers experience unforgettable moments, Visa remains the gateway to an array of offers that give cardholders the ability to maximize their joy and access to thousands of attractions that unlock the secrets of their preferred destinations.
The campaign is poised to help travellers explore destinations as local inhabitants – not as tourists – by providing local knowledge using crowdsourced digital content that is showcased on Visa’s NotATourist website and the Visa Explore mobile app. Downloading the Visa Explore Application from Apple Store or Google Play will ensure that travellers will stay informed with the most updated Visa offers and opportunities, ATM locations, and valuable information for cardholders. The application, through a variety of sections, serves as a companion for all Visa cardholders who enjoy security, convenience, and acceptance at tens of millions of merchants worldwide.
NotATourist also offers travellers a platform to describe the many facets of a destination by sharing their own images, videos, posts and comments, making them ambassadors or tour guides of their favourite travel spots. Visa will supplement the crowdsourced content with essential travel information and its global merchant offers across destinations.
The #NotATourist campaign signifies the innovation of the Visa brand; the fifth most valuable global brand according to MillwardBrown, as it helps travellers to associate with the destinations and provokes their imagination for a memorable experience.
“Travellers often desire a taste of local culture and attractions that are hard to find in travel books or with a guided tour. The #NotATourist campaign tries to build on this desire, by connecting people and their experiences through unleashing the imagination of the traveller to interact with the beauty of the destination,” says Karim Beg, Head of Marketing at Visa Middle East and North and West, Central Africa. “The most important highlight of this campaign is that we are able to communicate with the hearts and minds of African travellers and help them appreciate the hidden treasures of the places they visit.
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This campaign is no different. In this sweet land of liberty, Democrat Party nominee Al Gore promises us federal government programs from cradle to grave. Republican rival George Bush stops a bit short of this, pledging federal involvement from about kindergarten to grave. These days, this passes for limited government.
The president is now expected to “run” the economy, serve as Commander-in-Chief, manage the planet's largest work force, make the world safe for democracy, feed the hungry, eliminate discrimination, eradicate disease, ensure a healthy food and water supply, educate our children, punish foreign bullies, pay our parents’ hospital bills, provide for our retirement, save the environment, and propose all manner of government programs to make us more healthy, wealthy and wise. Oh yeah, and preserve our liberty too.
Naturally, both Mr. Gore and Mr. Bush claim they're up to the task.
Two parties, two candidates, two visions. Two budding Caesars. As much as I hate pouring cold water on our national delirium, one question does seem appropriate: Is this what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they created the nation's highest office?
Answer: Not exactly.
In fact, it's more likely the Constitution's Framers would be aghast at the enormously inflated role the President now occupies. Their original design of the presidency is so starkly different from today's imperial version that they’d hardly recognize it. If they were alive now, the founders might be clamoring for a return to the good old days of King George III, who never dared interfere in the daily lives of his subjects the way our country's leaders do today as a matter of routine.
No, the Founding Fathers conceived of the president as more of a watchful executive, charged with “faithfully executing” the nation's laws and solemnly swearing to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” This, for those of you unaware of the stunning number of Constitutional abuses over the past 30 years, is an oath modern presidential candidates have absolutely no intention of keeping.
Nevertheless, it's instructive to see what the nation's founders had to say about the office. In Federalist No. 69, Alexander Hamilton argues against the notion that the President is a new monarch, instead comparing his powers to the governors of New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In some cases, Hamilton argues, the president has authority superior to a state's governor and in some cases, inferior. But in every way, he's endowed with far less than a king, acting more as a servant than a sovereign.
Not only is presidential authority limited by the Constitution, but other branches of the government check what power the executive is given. True, he's elected for four years but, unlike royalty, is subject to impeachment and removal by Congress for bad behavior if they can muster the nerve. Yes, he's Commander-in-Chief, but any inclination to mischief-making is subordinate to Congress' power of declaring war and raising and regulating fleets and armies.
Further, the president's ability to make treaties and appointments to office is shared with the Senate. He “can confer no privileges whatever,” Hamilton continues, “can prescribe no rules concerning the commerce or currency of the nation,” and, unlike the King of England, “has no particle of spiritual jurisdiction.” In other words, the office was carefully designed to avoid amassing too much power under a single mantle.
In fact, Thomas Jefferson thought so little of his tenure as our third president, he omitted it from his list of achievements when writing his epitaph. In his mind, being founder of the University of Virginia outweighed being Commander-in-Chief. Trying to create “a Great Society” would have never occurred to Jefferson; it was enough of a job just to defend the Constitution.
Like other branches of the federal government, though, modern presidents have discovered the means to circumvent their Constitutional limitations. Executive orders are routinely used to bypass Congress; huge federal bureaucracies like the IRS control innumerable facets of our lives and can make life miserable for presidential opponents; combat is frequently waged in far-flung regions without a Congressional declaration of war; and the Federal Reserve Chairman, head of the world's most powerful economic organization, is directly accountable to him. In short, the president controls our social, economic, and military resources in a way that would make Roman Emperors green with envy.
Much of this usurpation of power occurred through the acquiescence of a timid Congress. But to an even greater degree, the fault lies with us. We seem unable to resist the lure of more government goodies, blissfully oblivious to the dark side of this arrangement that all these goodies must be paid for by transferring wealth from the pockets of one group of Americans to those of another. Usually, this is achieved via IRS coercion and threats.
Largely, Americans today can't even conceive of a presidency on the scale the Founders intended, instead regarding the president as a sort of civic messiah, a Supreme Being with answers usually in the form of expensive federal programs to all our problems. Naturally, each program expands the reach, scope and cost of the central government, which has already ballooned far beyond its lawful limitations.
You'd think that based on the experience of the last century the bloodiest ever voters would be skeptical about supporting professed secular saviors pleading for increased power. After all, didn't Hitler, Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung each lead popular movements to solve their country's ills?
Thus, it seems we're using the wrong measurements to evaluate presidential contenders. Nowadays, we look for someone with “leadership” qualities such as energy, verve, drive, imagination, daring, vision, and charisma. All fine attributes in a private citizen, maybe, but dangerous in a head of state.
The Founders, on the other hand, cautioned us about placing too much trust in a single individual, instead constructing a separation of powers to best preserve freedom. As president, then, they'd judge candidates based on their “executive” characteristics like judgment, maturity, sobriety, logic, experience, character, and respect for the rule of law.
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Repertoire des Mariages de L'Ancienne Lorette, 1695 - 1966
Ancienne-Lorette: Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation (1695-1966). 293 pages. L'Ancienne-Lorette is a city in central Québec, Canada. It is a suburb to the west of Québec City. It had been merged with Quebec City from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2005, but was re-established as a separate city on January 1, 2006 following a referendum on June 20, 2004. Its history dates back to 1674 when a group of Hurons fleeing war with the Iroquois settled here under the protection of the French. They left after a few decades and French settlers took over the land. The city's large two-spired church is visible from far out and is a familiar landmark in the region.
Provencher, G.-E. (1968). Répertoire des Mariages de l'Ancienne-Lorette: Paroisse de l'Annonciation 1695-1966. Société Canadienne de Généalogie (Québec) From the Quintin Publications Collection. | <urn:uuid:69ec47c0-795d-43a2-898a-d45489097df7> | CC-MAIN-2015-06 | http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcd_095792 | 2015-01-26T02:49:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422122086301.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124175446-00236-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.872788 | 256 |
South Africa go into battle against Nigeria in AFCON Round of 16 tomorrow upbeat over their chances of reaching the semi finals of Africa’s greatest football extravaganza.
Bafana Bafana defied all odds and stunned hosts Egypt, kicking their much fancied opponents out courtesy of a Thembinkosi Lorch sucker punch and their expectations going into tomorrow’s encounter are high.
Their confidence will be fueled by the fact that they defeated the Super Eagles in their own back-yard in the qualifiers. In actual fact, Nigeria has not beaten South Africa in the last four outings.
Former Watford striker Odion Ighalo, who is joint-top scorer at AFCON 2019, will likely pose a threat to the Bafana defence, but in Lorch and Percy Tau, South Africa have an attack capable of posing a threat to any team.
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Getting Help for Myself
At Valley Recovery, we empower you to lead the life you imagine for yourself. As part of our commitment to your personal journey, we offer you full access to our knowledgeable owner and to a wide variety of services. Your story and needs are your own, so we provide a plethora of opportunities for you to mold the experience of recovery into what works best for you.
When to Get Help for Yourself for Addiction
The first step and most important part to overcoming an addiction is admitting that you have a problem. Often the biggest hurdle for those suffering from addiction is deciding to seek help. There are several different things to look for when trying to figure out if you have a problem that requires professional help. According to the American Psychiatric Association, one of the best tools for noticing addiction is through how a person relates to the following criteria. The criteria for measuring the severity of addiction includes lack of control, desire to limit use but unable to follow through, time spent trying to acquire a certain substance, cravings or an intense desire to use the drug of choice, lack of responsibility and missing out on obligations, problems with relationships, loss of interest in social or recreational activities, dangerous use, worsening situations, an increased tolerance and the need for larger amounts of the substance to achieve the desired effects, and withdrawal symptoms that can include irritability, anxiety, nausea and vomiting. Ask yourself how many of these apply to your situation and depending on the answer it can be telling about how severe the addiction may be. It is important to understand that there are millions of Americans struggling from some form of addiction, and you are not alone. Getting help for drug abuse and drug addiction is commendable and achievable, and it can save your life.
Valley Recovery Center is here to provide quality and personalized care for people who struggle with addiction on any level. We understand that it may be scary and difficult to admit to a substance abuse problem, but we are just happy to be able to offer guidance as we work with you to overcome your addiction. If substance abuse is bringing any amount of negativity into your life, it may be time to take a closer look and to acknowledge that there may be a problem. Once a person accepts that there may be a problem, that is when the road to recovery truly begins.
How Valley Recovery Center Can Help Working Professionals
Valley Recovery Center is here for anyone looking to get help for their addiction problems. We offer various different treatment programs that are meant to meet each person’s specific needs and time constraints. We offer 30, 60 and 90-day residential treatment programs for those suffering from alcohol or drug addiction, dual diagnosis, gambling problems, chemical dependency, prescription drug addiction and psychiatric and psychological disorders, as well as day and evening outpatient treatment for those suffering from trauma and mental illness. Patients are met with our in-depth evaluation to determine the level of care needed, and we create a customized treatment program from there. Depending on the level of care needed to heal someone of their situation, working professionals who are suffering from any of the conditions listed above can expect us to recommend a customized program based on their evaluation.
It is really important for people suffering from addiction, trauma, or mental illness to take the time to heal with the programs we provide in order to return to work as the best version of themselves possible. Letting the problem linger just because you are a working professional can be detrimental to your health and your ability to continue working to the best of your abilities in the future. Taking the time to heal and rehabilitate yourself will make all the difference in the long run, and that is why we encourage working professionals suffering from addiction or mental illness to seek help and take the time they need to better themselves. Getting help for a drug or alcohol addiction is the most important thing a person could do, and it is important to set aside the time to take care of themselves and get their condition under control.
What to Expect From VRC's Treatment Program
Depending on the patient’s diagnosis and level of care needed, our professional staff at Valley Recovery Center will create a customized program tailored to help with each patient’s specific conditions, including a schedule and detailed program that best matches up with our patient’s schedules and time constraints. A list of the services offered at our facility include detoxification, 30-day rehab, 60-day rehab, 90-day rehab, aftercare services, family programs, crisis counseling, intervention, private monitoring, individual therapy, group therapy, holistic healing, the 12-step approach, cognitive behavioral therapy and our established alumni program. We are here to provide customized care to ensure that each patient reaches their intended goals.
Each of our patients work directly with the owner of our program and an assigned case manager to customize their care and monitor intended goals. Our staff is with each patient before, during and after their treatment at our facilities to ensure our patients have the attention and level of care needed to reach their goals. Our facilities are located in Southern California, and we offer daily recreational activities at nearby beaches, hiking trails, museums, etc., and we have a fitness facility, pool, hot tub and private rooms and bathrooms for each of our residential patients. Valley Recovery Center wants to ensure our patients feel comfortable in a safe environment where they have the best opportunity to recover.
Get the Help You Need from Valley Recovery Center
Here at Valley Recovery Center, we believe in rebuilding lives through meaningful, long-lasting recovery. We take an individualized, adaptive approach to treatment, meaning each of our patients begins treatment with a thorough evaluation to determine the level of care and the type of care needed to cure their conditions, and we create a customized treatment program from there. We are an all men’s rehab facility in Los Angeles here to offer a number of different services for men suffering from addiction, trauma and mental illness. Our trained staff of psychologists and counselors are trained in each of the services we offer as we aim to provide love, support and companionship necessary for our patients to create a life of lasting sobriety and a healthy lifestyle. Our affordable, luxury treatment center for men is here to help our patients work toward recovery where they go on to lead a fulfilled, sober life. | <urn:uuid:28a49f66-f04d-448b-b09d-b4cdda0181ef> | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | https://valleyrecoverycenter.com/about-vrc/for-myself/ | 2022-12-10T00:04:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711552.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20221209213503-20221210003503-00792.warc.gz | en | 0.955112 | 1,266 |
Here Are Ways to Recognize a Good Life Coach…
- Custom fit the sessions for you and your issues.
- Have overcome many of their own issues.
- Are both a consultant/adviser and a coach. This will save you a lot of money, time, and in the long run, get you better results.
- Have a specialty or niche that fits your core beliefs.
- Make you think differently and raise your awareness.
- Have the courage to say things you might feel uncomfortable hearing.
- Have the ability to use their intuition, knowing the right thing to say and the right time to say it.
- Can energize and inspire you.
- Are, for the most part, non-judgmental. You want someone you feel you can talk to about almost anything.
Hiring a good life coach can ignite your drive, focus your dreams and get you there faster. But take a little time to get to know them, listen to your gut feelings and most importantly, find out if you can talk to them. Talk to them honestly and openly and see that they do the same with you.
Other information about individual coaching by Vickie Champion you might be interested in:
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Capacity Building refers to activities that improve the ability of an organization to perform functions, solve problems, and set and achieve objectives in a sustainable manner. Capacity Building for a non-profit can expand the organization and help it become stronger, more effective and better able to accomplish its Mission.
At the Bruce Trail Conservancy we are increasing our efforts to build capacity through special partnerships, while continuing our important work of preserving and protecting important Niagara Escarpment land and maintaining the world renowned Bruce Trail.
By becoming a BTC Capacity Partner, corporations maximize their donation by investing in the sustainability of the BTC. Capacity Partner funding supports the BTC's efforts to improve delivery of our programs and
To discuss becoming a Capacity Partner please contact:
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- Category: Sports
09 Jan 2013
- Written by Steve Almasy/CNN
Lance Armstrong will give his first television interview since being stripped of his Tour de France titles to Oprah Winfrey, her network announced Tuesday.
A news release from the Oprah Winfrey Network said the 90-minute "no-holds-barred" interview will air at 8 p.m. (CT) January 17 and will be simulcast on Oprah.com.
Winfrey will ask the disgraced cycling star to address the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's report, which said there was overwhelming evidence he was directly involved in a sophisticated doping program, the statement said.
The International Cycling Union, which choose not to appeal the USADA's lifetime ban, stripped Armstrong of his record seven Tour victories in October.
The World Anti-Doping Agency also agreed with the sanctions, which means Armstrong may not compete in sports governed by WADA code.
Before the ban, he was competing in Ironman triathlons and had won two of the five events he had entered.
According to his Twitter feed, Armstrong has been biking, running and swimming in Hawaii. The Winfrey interview will take place at Armstrong's home in Austin, Texas.
The New York Times reported last week that Armstrong, 41, was contemplating publicly admitting he used illegal performance-enhancing drugs. Such an admission might lead toward Armstrong regaining his eligibility.
One of his attorneys denied Armstrong was in discussion with the two anti-doping agencies.
Attorney Tim Herman, in a recent e-mail to CNN Sports, did not address whether Armstrong told associates – as reported by the newspaper – that he was considering an admission.
Armstrong has repeatedly and vehemently denied that he used banned performance-enhancing drugs as well as illegal blood transfusions during his cycling career.
In the past, Armstrong has argued that he took more than 500 drug tests and never failed. In its 202-page report that detailed Armstrong's alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs and blood transfusions, the USADA said it had tested Armstrong less than 60 times and the International Cycling Union conducted about 215 tests.
The agency did not say that Armstrong ever failed a test, but his former teammates testified as to how they beat tests or avoided the tests altogether.
The New York Times, citing unnamed associates and anti-doping officials, said Armstrong has been in discussions with USADA officials and hopes to meet with David Howman, chief of the World Anti-Doping Agency. The newspaper said none of the people with knowledge of Armstrong's situation wanted to be identified because it would jeopardize their access to information on the matter.
It is unclear whether Armstrong would face criminal prosecution for perjury should he confess. Armstrong was involved in several cases where he gave sworn testimony that he never used banned drugs.
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IIDA Sustainable Quilt Auction:
This is the quilt, in process, from the Studios|Workwell team for the the IIDA Sustainable Quilt Auction to be held 12.15.10 at Open House Gallery. The design is based on the 1972 New York City Subway map designed by Massimo Vignelli. A more detailed description will follow when the quilt is completed, but I can tell you the inspiration for this quilt has a great back story.
More to follow.
Stitched Artifacts will display Diane Savona’s textile and mixed media art. Ms. Savona uses salvaged textiles to create historically-focused work. Hours by appointment.
The Cottage Place Gallery
113 Cottage Place
This is an image of a quilt in progress for the IIDA Sustainable Quilting Bee. More photos will follow, as they are completed. The Auction is set for 12.15.10 and there will be 12 completed quilts in the auction. Look for more information on the auction to follow. | <urn:uuid:8e5856ab-f32c-4406-8d55-b0008b6cd790> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | https://c3design.wordpress.com/2010/11/ | 2018-06-25T10:02:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267867644.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20180625092128-20180625112128-00048.warc.gz | en | 0.920648 | 214 |
- (Photo: Courtesy of Kevin Dooley)
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed, 396-9, a concurrent resolution reaffirming “In God We Trust” as the national motto.
The resolution was introduced by Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), co-chairman of the Congressional Prayer Caucus. It is a concurrent resolution because the Senate already passed a similar resolution in 2006 for the 50th anniversary of “In God We Trust” as the nation's motto. Resolutions do not carry the force of law and do not require the president's signature.
“Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will have the same opportunity to reaffirm our national motto and directly confront a disturbing trend of inaccuracies and omissions, misunderstandings of church and state, rogue court challenges, and efforts to remove God from the public domain by unelected bureaucrats. As our nation faces challenging times, it is appropriate for Members of Congress and our nation – like our predecessors – to firmly declare our trust in God, believing that it will sustain us for generations to come,” Forbes said in a statement Monday.
Forbes also criticized President Obama for claiming that our national motto was E pluribus unum, a Latin phrase meaning “out of many, one” found on U.S. currency, in a Nov. 10, 2010, speech in Indonesia. Obama never said e pluribus unum was our “national” motto, but described it as one of many mottos. “It is a story written into our national mottos. In the United States, our motto is E pluribus unum – out of many, one,” Obama said.
The bill provides several examples of when the importance of God to the nation has been affirmed in public documents and the words of national leaders, including Presidents John Adams, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy and Gerald Ford.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) led opposition to the bill on the House floor. He argued that the bill was unnecessary, intentionally divisive and sent the message that citizens who do not believe in God are less American.
“No one has threatened it. No one has said it is not the national motto. This resolution today, which has no force of law, simply restates the national motto once again,” Nadler said.
“Make no mistake about it, some have taken a decidedly divisive tone when discussing the national motto,” Nadler added. “Some have sought to imply that their political adversaries, including the president, are somehow less godly or less patriotic and they use the national motto as a wedge to try to drive home that point. I think that kind of divisiveness undermines national unity, which, especially in times like these, is very important. Rather than try to one-up each other over who can be the better, or more godly, American, we should be working together to solve our very real problems.”
Forbes argued that the resolution was necessary due to current court cases attempting to remove references to God on U.S. currency and public property, and confusion over the appropriateness of displaying the national motto on public property, or saying it at public events.
Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) spoke in favor of the resolution. He argued that America plays a special role in the world and quoted Psalm 127:1.
“I believe, as many other Americans do, that America is a special place, a chosen place, and even an exceptional place, and America is more than just another country on the globe, as some say. Throughout our history, we've served as a beacon of light in an often dark world, and one reason is because, 'in God we trust.' As it has been said, 'unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen watch in vain.' I agree with that and we should affirm it, and that's just the way it is.”
The vote was scheduled on the House's suspension calendar, which is reserved for non-controversial measures, but requires a two-thirds vote for passage. Those who favored the measure included 233 Republicans and 163 Democrats, while one Republican and eight Democrats opposed the measure. | <urn:uuid:9d164a05-c127-4603-b067-c82d01ee2e25> | CC-MAIN-2014-42 | http://www.christianpost.com/news/u-s-house-reaffirms-in-god-we-trust-as-national-motto-60136/ | 2014-10-20T09:06:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-42/segments/1413507442288.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20141017005722-00281-ip-10-16-133-185.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957645 | 883 |
Annual Forum Dinner
During one special evening, the Vermont Fresh Network brings together some of Vermont's best chefs, farmers, food producers, and specialty food makers to create a sensational meal at the Shelburne Farms Coach Barn, on the shores of Lake Champlain. It is a celebration of the best food of summer, and VFN's largest fundraiser. And on Sunday, August 6, 2023, we came back for our 25th year!
Not only is this event a way to feature and celebrate our members and the best of local food and drink, but this grazing farm-to-table dinner is a fundraiser for the Network — all proceeds from this event provides Vermont Fresh Network with resources that allow our work to have a greater impact on the health of the rural economy, and the sustainability of Vermont's restaurants.
Thank you to everyone who helped make our 25th Annual Forum Dinner a huge success! The Forum allows us showcase the incredible talents of the Network - dedicated food producers sharing and celebrating Vermont grown ingredients.
Thank you to each and every one of our participating chefs, artisans, farmers, beverage makers, sponsors, VFN staff members, board members, the Shelburne Farms staff, silent auction donors, prize donors, photographers, volunteers, and guests who made this year's dinner such a memorable and magical evening.
Congratulations to the 2023 Best Bite and Best Sip winners!
Best Bite: Wake Robin
Shishito pepper stuffed with smoked tamari mushrooms and garnished with pickled radishes and habanero lemongrass honey
Honorable Mentions: Cha Cha Garna, Luiza’s Homemade with Love
Best Sip: Mad River Distillers
Honorable Mentions: Barr Hill Gin, Tipsy Trout
Thank You to our 2023 Sponsors:
Affiliate Sponsors: Farrell Distributing, Vermont First/Sodexo, Community National Bank, Foley Services
Our host for 25 years: Shelburne Farms
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So enough with politics for now. I finally got around to watching episode three of BBC‘s second season of Sherlock. It has been an outstanding run thus far. Moffat and Gatiss are doing a phenomenal job in re-imagining our favorite sleuth for the 21st Century. It’s the little things; like three episodes a season at an hour and a half apiece instead of conforming to tradition and doing two parters, plus the small seasons do not over tax the writers causing them to produce meaningless filler. Other details like, having the text just out in the air to read instead of some unbelievably huge font seen on a phone screen. And just so it’s clear, some of the best writing out there.
I soaked up every episode this year. Scandal in Belgravia was amazing, followed by a superb Hounds of Baskerville. Both strived to show Sherlock was somewhat human instead of his self labeled “high functioning sociopath”. The first let us into his guarded heart, and we saw he understood love. And the second lighted on his ability to feel fear even if it was chemically induce. This all leading to the last episode The Reichenbach Fall; (There Be Spoilers Ahead) we all knew he was to “die” and that to be faked, but he did show his emotions whilst talking to Watson. The tears were not for the benefit of John, but once again we the viewer saw his human side, and a glimmer of compassion. The only complaint I had was the last seconds of the episode. Season one ended on a hellacious cliffhanger. and we had to wait almost a year and half to see the outcome to that. Anyone who has read Dolye’s tales knew the death at the end was faked, albeit we might not know the details how this modernization will play out; my guess it is a fresh cadaver from Molly and help from Mycroft. But John laid his heart out to the tombstone and that was a fine bit of acting and it should have cut to black instead of cutting to Sherlock. But now that I voice that, maybe once again it was showing his humanity. | <urn:uuid:b8320621-5641-49c7-8f01-56decab9d65e> | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | https://wingedboar.net/2012/01/21/sherlocks-demise/ | 2022-11-27T02:44:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710155.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20221127005113-20221127035113-00287.warc.gz | en | 0.980986 | 453 |
The global lithium-ion battery market reached a value of US$ 34.1 Billion in 2020. A lithium-ion battery (LIB) is a rechargeable battery that utilizes an intercalated lithium compound as its electrode. Consisting of the anode, cathode and electrolyte, it is an electrochemical storage device that does not require complete discharge prior to recharging. It is characterized by higher energy density, minimal maintenance and lower self-discharge rates when compared with its counterparts, such as nickel-cadmium batteries. It also offers a good energy-to-weight ratio and high open-circuit voltage. Additionally, it does not require scheduled cycling to improve its service life. As a result, LIB finds extensive application across numerous industry verticals, such as consumer electronics and automotive.
A significant increase in the uptake of consumer electronics on the global level represents the primary factor driving the growth of the market. In line with this, the increasing penetration of portable variants, such as smartphones, laptops, digital cameras, gaming consoles and torches, along with high-speed internet connectivity, is significantly contributing to the market growth. The increasing usage of these electronics has created an incessant demand for high-quality rechargeable batteries, which is expected to provide a thrust to the market growth. Along with this, LIB forms an indispensable component of electric vehicles (EVs). Enhanced focus on sustainable development and the growing awareness regarding the adverse effects of using traditional automobiles have provided an impetus to the market growth. Additionally, governments of numerous countries are offering subsidies and implementing favorable initiatives to promote the sales of EVs, which is anticipated to create a positive outlook for the market. Furthermore, LIBs are widely employed as a crucial component in grid energy storage, such as solar grids. The rising demand for an uninterrupted supply of electricity is acting as another major growth-inducing factor. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the global lithium-ion battery market to exhibit strong growth during the next five years.
Breakup by Product Type:
Currently, Li-ion cobalt oxide represents the largest product type as it has high specific energy, which makes it suitable for use in various electronic equipment and consumer items.
Breakup by Power Capacity:
At present, batteries with power capacity from 0 to 3000mAh represent the largest category. They are utilized in consumer electronics, including digital cameras and camcorders, mobile phones and handheld gaming consoles.
Breakup by Application:
Presently, most of the Li-ion batteries are used in consumer electronics, owing to the demand for safe and inexpensive batteries with a higher energy density.
On the geographical front, Asia Pacific is the biggest industry for lithium-ion batteries, accounting the majority of the total market share. This can be accredited to the presence of numerous leading battery original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the region.
The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined with some of the lithium ion battery manufacturers being A123 Systems LLC, AESC SDI CO.,LTD., LG Chem Ltd., Panasonic Corporation, SAMSUNG SDI CO.,LTD., Toshiba Corporation, Amperex Technology Limited, BAK Group, Blue Energy Limited, BYD Company Ltd., CBAK Energy Technology, Inc., Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock CO.,LTD., Valence Technology, Inc., SK innovation Co., Ltd, and Hitachi, Ltd.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
After a fairly quite campaign in which they once again exceeded all expectations, Atalanta had quite a summer with the fans protesting against the transfer of Cristian Vieri (pictured) from Fiorentina.
Apart from signing Vieri, Atalanta have done very well in signing the promising Luca Cigarini from Parma – it makes a change from seeing your own best young players continuously sold off – as well as taking Alessio Cerci on loan from Roma.
Otherwise, their only other highlight has been trying to fend off clubs wanting to take Sergio Floccari with the striker who came to the fore last season heavily interesting both Genoa and Palermo. As always with Atalanta, a substantial bid by any one of those two will see the striker go.
Last season was a significant one for Gigi Del Neri who finally managed to put together his reputation that had been shredded by a series of unlucky job choices. With a squad that seems stronger than last season and Atalanta’s perennial ability to produce talented young players, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see them pushing on for a place in Europe.
Key Man: With Atalanta, there is only one option: Cristian Doni. The midfielder probably should have done more with his talent but try saying that in Bergamo where he is a living legend and with reason. Goalscorer, goal creator, team captain and a player who gives his all, he has been Atalanta’s outstanding player of the past decade.
Best bit of business: He was expected to join Juventus but for some that deal fizzled out. So instead Luca Cigarini has joined Atalanta hopeful of building on his fine showings for Parma last season.
Keep an eye out for… Michele Marconi. The latest to emerge from Atalanta’s youth scheme, Marconi made his debut towards the end of last season and Del Neri clearly has a lot of faith in him. The nineteen year old scored his first goal in the Coppa Italia first round win over Modena and with Vieri’s injury and Floccari’s possible departure, he could be getting his chance earlier than expected. | <urn:uuid:29b4261e-9f2a-45cf-a970-b700fb29df1e> | CC-MAIN-2016-30 | http://www.ilrecalcio.com/2008/08/serie-preview-atalanta.html | 2016-07-27T07:38:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826736.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00179-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980349 | 468 |
Monday, July 17, 2017
Lifesaving Championships Return After almost 40 Years
Saugeen Shores |
For the 1st time since 1978, the Lifesaving Sport Provincial Championships will return to the shores of Port Elgin and Southampton.
For the first time since 1978, the Lifesaving Sport Provincial Championships, are returning to the shores of Port Elgin and Southampton.
Saugeen Shores Aquatics Supervisor Shanna Reid says the championships will be a 4-day event, to be held August 12th to 15th at the Port Elgin Main Beach and the Southampton Chantry View Beach.
Reid, speaking to Saugeen Shores Committee of the Whole on July 10th, says the event will be an economic boost for the municipality.
She says over 350 athletes and their families will be in town for the duration and will be spending money on accommodations, food and entertainment.
The competitions are broken into junior, senior and masters divisions.
Reid says the event "Will showcase lifesaving sport as a means in which to get trained in learning how to swim; learning how to rescue yourself and learning how to rescue others."
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UPDATED: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 9:29pm
The U.S. Marine Corps has stepped up the fight against P.T.S.D. and traumatic brain injury.
A tough transition that's left more troops than ever before with P.T.S.D. or post-traumatic-stress disorder and other health issues that effect society, troops, and their families.
"The biggest problem that we as wives run into is that nobody seems to talk to us about what's going to happen with our husbands when they come back from deployment," said wife Laurie Giertz.
That's changing for military families says commanders at the 2nd Annual Marine Corps Combat Stress Conference in San Diego.
"I do see changes, because the Marine Corps has made great efforts to implement programs, groups for Marines to attend, where there is less stigma. They are coming forward, they are seeking help," said retired Marine Dorothy Gordon
Help in a hands on way.
There's military one source - a 24/7 hotline and this flip pocket P.T.S.D. guide for military commanders.
And a "coming home comic book" for troops and their families.
Plus the Marines have even embraced an alternative approach with free yoga, mediation classes.
"I provide yoga, meditation, breathing techniques, relaxation techniques, mixed martial arts for T.B.I. and P.T.S.D." said alternative health instructor Andrea Lucie.
"I think we're seeing a change in the Marines," said combat stress control coordinator Dr. Tom Gaskin.
The word is getting out.
"Officers and enlisted stand up and say, 'you know, c'mon, I know a lot of my fellow Marines who have been injured by stress, and no kidding they were good Marines and they deserve better than this. If we had nipped this in the bud with them a long time ago, they'd be functioning better now. Let's take care of you guys now," said Gaskin.
Take care of your troops and you take care of everyone else.
"It's to our benefit to nip this in the bud because it keeps our marines ready to fight, and our families healthy and returns them as good citizens in the long run," said Gaskin.
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When I was a child, I did not dream of becoming a writer. I was practical. l wanted to be Mrs. Bates, who with her husband ran the neighborhood store, a sturdy brick building on Cotton Grove Road. While her husband pumped gas, Mrs. Bates ran the cash register and scooped ice cream and sold penny candy. She was old and round and saggy and wore housedresses and she knew everybody and I loved her.
Okay, I didn’t want to be her exactly. I couldn’t imagine myself old or round or saggy. I just wanted a store. I wanted to be the center of a community. And sell candy.
What a delight, then, to meet in fiction the person I had always wanted to become: Mona Duval, a central character in Nancy Kilgore’s new novel, Wild Mountain (Green Writers Press). Mona (who is not old or round or saggy) runs the general store in her small Vermont community. She is devoted to the place—its history, its natural beauty, its people. She and the store and the 200-year-old covered bridge beside it are the literal center of Wild Mountain. When an ice storm collapses the bridge, Mona is devastated. She and part-time Vermonter Frank McFarland organize an effort to restore it, but meet with surprisingly emotional resistance. Tensions over the bridge betray a deeper political schism over a same-sex marriage bill.
Meanwhile, Mona is facing her own crisis: her dangerous ex-husband is back in town. As she works to bring together opposing factions in Wild Mountain, she makes her way toward her own center.
I felt at home in the world of this novel. I looked forward to spending time with the characters and was sorry to leave them when the book ended.
I had the same reaction to Nancy when we met several years ago at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Like Mona, she is earthy and wise and genuine, with a deep, quiet strength—all of which comes across in her writing. She and I share a love of rural landscapes; we’re both married to painters; we both work in helping professions outside academia; and, as I learned in this interview, we’re both fans of George Eliot. No surprise—Wild Mountain is in many ways reminiscent of Eliot’s Middlemarch: the story of a small community on the brink of social and political change (in Middlemarch, the first Reform Bill is pending in England; in Wild Mountain, it’s the Freedom to Marry bill). Both novels teem with vibrant, memorable characters. Both move right along—as the narrator of Middlemarch tells us, she doesn’t have time to linger and chat; there’s a lot happening, and she has “much to do in unravelling certain human lots, and seeing how they were woven and interwoven.”
I’m grateful to Nancy for pausing to chat with me about Wild Mountain.
Kim Church: If I had to describe Wild Mountain in a few words, I would call it a love story about a place, a valentine to Vermont. Even the characters, diverse and complex as they are, seem, as an ensemble, emblematic of Vermont—farmers, aging hippies and back-to-the-landers, roughnecks, adventurers, freethinkers. Tell me about the genesis of the book. Did it begin with a place, a character, or something else?
Nancy Kilgore: After writing my first novel from the perspectives of two women, I wanted to challenge myself to write from a man’s point of view. I had an old friend a bit like Frank—intellectual, charming, a wanderer. And I knew of a Vermont bridge that had collapsed. My idea was to pair the male character with a grounded native Vermont woman in an ice storm that collapses a bridge.
Wild Mountain started as a short story, and was published as such in a literary magazine. But then, as tends to happen, I began to see more characters and a larger situation, and the story became a novel.
A lot of the tension in the novel arises from political controversy. There are two issues brewing in Wild Mountain: plans for reconstruction of the old covered bridge, and a same-sex marriage bill—disparate issues that become closely interwoven. What gave you the idea to braid the two controversies?
They seemed to evolve together naturally. A lot of financially struggling folks in Vermont cringe at paying more taxes, and to them, restoring historic landmarks may seem an unnecessary expense. Back in the ’00s, some of the same conservatives also opposed same-sex marriage.
Anne Lamott has said that every writer must have a moral position. Do you agree? What does that mean to you?
I’m not sure what she means. Someone said that for a novel to be satisfying, the writer needs to have compassion for all the characters—in that sense to play God. I agree with that. In the end, even the bad guys need to be seen with some sympathy. Maybe that’s a moral position.
Yes—even a spiritual one. To believe in and find the spark of divinity in every character.
Unless you’re writing a murder mystery, I suppose.
One of my favorite things about reading and writing fiction is getting to know characters through their work. I love the choice you made for Mona: she runs the general store. She “likes being at the center of the community, the still point in the storm”—a description that’s true on many levels. Your first novel, Sea Level, also features a character who’s a central figure in her community—a minister, like you.
Having a point-of-view character whose work places her in the heart of a community is a great way to immerse the reader in that community. Did you consciously choose this perspective for Wild Mountain, or is it one that comes to you naturally?
I don’t think I’d thought of it in that way, but that’s true. I think in most novels, the central character becomes the hub of action, but some stories are more what I call introverted. I think my writing tends to be extroverted. I want to include a whole world—the community, the environment, the political and historical context. As I worked on both novels, these elements grew up around the central characters.
There’s a lot happening in this book, both in the community and in the private lives of the characters. There are also what I think of as resting moments—when the action pauses and the characters settle into the present. Many of these moments take place in nature, which you describe with exquisite reverence. Many take place in Mona’s store.
Soft sunlight floated into the room on streams of dust motes.
Charlie walked away to find his Hormel chili and Miller Lite.
Sierra and Grace were standing at the counter, which was piled with two large bags of barbecue Doritos, one of them open, a six-pack of Mountain Dew, three pints of Ben & Jerry’s chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, a bag of gummy bear candy, and a box of Tampax.
Mona banged two copies of The New York Times on the counter and shuffled a basket of moose candies from side to side. Each maple sugar moose, wrapped in cellophane, was big as a child’s fist, and they made a crackling sound as she handled them.
I think the real magic in this book is how, like Mona, you’re able again and again to bring us so effortlessly to center, to a still, ordinary, present moment. Is this a natural rhythm for you, or is it something you work at?
Kim, I love the way you describe the resting moments and coming into the present. I do like to visualize a scene and describe the sensory surroundings, and that does bring the reader into the present. It’s something I learned as a writing student at the Radcliffe Writing Seminars (my teacher was a mentee of Wallace Stegner, one of my heroes). I also have a meditation practice and have studied and used meditation as part of my therapy practice. That’s all about coming into the present moment, so maybe it’s related.
The town of Wild Mountain is at odds over the Freedom to Marry law. Percolating under that conflict are larger questions of freedom. These characters, while products of their place and history and faith and heredity, are learning that they can still choose their lives—whom to love, what to hold sacred, what to protect, what to sacrifice. Did you set out to explore the theme of freedom, or did it emerge as you wrote?
Again, your reading makes me ponder. I hadn’t thought of freedom as a theme, except for the freedom to marry issue. But I like that perception. And it did emerge: Mona learning to be free from her fears and preconceptions about men, Frank from his need to keep running, and a community learning to be free from the fears that divide it.
What do you read when you’re working on a novel? Whose writing influenced this book?—if that question applies.
I’m always reading novels. I read mysteries as well as literary novels, and everything I read, good, bad, or indifferent, seems to teach me something about writing that I can incorporate into my thinking and my practice—what to do and not do. I love Wallace Stegner, especially his last two books, and among contemporary writers, Tana French—her first two novels—and Jojo Moyes. Books I read over and over are Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse and Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It. In high school I was weaned on George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, and Tolstoy. I think Eliot engrained in me the idea that a “real novel” includes a whole community.
This is your second novel. Did the experience of your first novel help or hinder you in any way? What advice would you give other writers working on second books?
Oh, you’d think it would be so much easier the second time. And in some ways it was. I’d written a novel before, so I knew it was possible, at least. But still, it’s a slow process for me, getting through the fears and doubts and then coming back to writing, then being stymied by thoughts like I can’t do this or this is not earning money. But then I remember that I love this process of creation, and whatever comes out the first time, I can always revise. I get immersed in the place and time and the characters’ lives. My advice is nothing original: just keep writing. | <urn:uuid:2cc93a0f-8f09-472d-9233-f40ac7c3e36d> | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | http://fictionwritersreview.com/interview/coming-into-the-present-an-interview-with-nancy-kilgore/ | 2018-02-19T15:58:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891812756.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20180219151705-20180219171705-00385.warc.gz | en | 0.970326 | 2,314 |
Missile shield 'threatens Russia'
BBC | January 22, 2007
Russia has criticised a decision by the US to expand its embryonic missile defence shield to the Czech Republic and Poland.
A senior Russian military commander said the plan was "an obvious threat".
On Sunday the US asked for permission to build a missile defence base on Czech territory - a move backed by Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek.
Washington says it needs interceptor missiles in Europe to stop attacks by states like Iran or North Korea.
It hopes to build a radar station in the Czech Republic and to site interceptors in Poland.
But Moscow insists that the installation of US missiles in countries close to its western border would change the strategic balance in Europe.
Lt Gen Vladimir Popovkin, commander of Russia's space forces, said Moscow would interpret the move as a military threat.
"Our analysis shows that the deployment of a radar station in the Czech Republic and a counter-missile position in Poland are an obvious threat to us.
"It is very doubtful that elements of the national US missile defence system in eastern Europe were aimed at Iranian missiles, as has been stated," he said.
Mr Topolanek, the Czech prime minister, has welcomed the US request.
"We are convinced that a possible deployment of the radar station on our territory is in our interest," he said at the weekend.
"It will increase security of the Czech Republic and Europe."
However, Mr Topolanek could face a struggle having the plans approved by both houses of the country's parliament.
His three-party, centre-right governing coalition recently won a vote of confidence, but controls just 100 of 200 seats in the lower house.
There is domestic opposition to the scheme in the Czech Republic, with reports that 200 protesters rallied against the missile defence plans in Prague on Monday.
The US has already built missile interceptor sites in Alaska and in California, but says it needs to expand into Europe to counter growing threats from further afield.
"TerrorStorm is something that should be seen by everyone, no matter what their stance/affiliation/political bent. " - Rich Rosell, Digitally Obsessed UK
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Blast! Films is a watchword for quality programming in Britain and the US. As a company that prides itself on great film-making, our work covers a wide range – from ground-breaking feature films like Hunger and The Death of Klinghoffer, through to popular factual series like The Supervet (Channel 4), 999: What’s Your Emergency? (Channel 4), and Saving Lives at Sea (BBC ONE).
In recent years the company has become a major supplier for US networks with returning series’ like Web Of Lies (Discovery ID) and Unplugged Nation (FYI).
Blast! Films founded to make I'll Be Your Mirror in collaboration with American photographer Nan Goldin. Nominated for a Prix Italia.
Vile Bodies, Channel 4 series about photography and the body, nominated for a BAFTA.
Penny Woolcock's ground-breaking Tina Goes Shopping shows on Channel 4.
Ed Coulthard wins a BAFTA for Best New Director for his BBC TWO drama series, Tales from Pleasure Beach. Lifters, a series about shoplifters for BBC2, nominated Best Documentary Series at the RTS Awards.
The Death of Klinghoffer, Penny Woolcock's film version of the John Adams opera, awarded a Prix Italia.
The Year London Blew Up, a drama documentary about the 1974 IRA bombing campaign, wins Grierson Award. Underground Britain, a ten part series about the dark side of modern Britain for BBC Two.
Soundproof, single drama starring Susan Lunch and Joseph Mawle about a deaf man wrongly accused of murder, wins the BAFTA for Best Director.
Hunger, Steve McQueen's feature debut about the Irish hunger striker Bobby Sands wins the Camera D'Or at the Cannes Films Festival, the International Critics Prize and the BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer.
Coppers, a documentary series about the Police, first airs on Channel 4.
On the ground with paramedics, police and fire services for Series 1 of 999: What's Your Emergency. Six part series, The Tube, takes viewers behind the scenes of the world's oldest, biggest and busiest underground train network.
The Route Masters: Running London's Roads for BBC Two is nominated for the BAFTA for Best Documentary Series.
2014 has seen the return of The Supervet to Channel 4. Blast! nominated for two Grierson Awards; The Tube: An Underground History for Best Historical Documentary, and Arthur Williams for Documentary Presenter of the Year (Flying to the Ends of the Earth).
The Supervet is nominated for Best Factual Entertainment Show at the TV Choice Awards for the 3rd year running.
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5 facts about online video, for YouTube’s 10th birthday
On Valentine’s Day 10 years ago, a group of former PayPal employees founded YouTube as an easy way to find and share videos. Today it’s one of the most visited websites in the world and is widely used by news organizations, politicians and music artists. (Psy’s Gangnam Style has over 2 billion views, making it the most watched YouTube video of all time.)
Besides big brands, some regular users have amassed a large following. Recently, a trio of YouTube content creators interviewed President Barack Obama on his policy goals. Overall, the video-sharing firm says that 100 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute.
On the company’s 10th birthday, here are 5 facts about YouTube and online video sharing:
1About three-in-ten online adults (31%) posted a video to a website in 2013, up from 14% in 2009, according to a 2013 Pew Research Center report. Among those who posted a video in 2013, 35% said they did so in hopes that it would be widely viewed or “go viral.” Overall, 72% of online adults use video-sharing sites like YouTube or Vimeo – a figure that more than doubled between 2006 and 2013.
2Animals – especially cats – are popular subjects of videos to post online, as are everyday people and events. Among internet users who posted an original video online in 2013, 45% uploaded their own video of a pet or animal. Some 58% posted a video showing friends and family doing everyday things. Another 56% posted a video of themselves or others doing funny things, while 54% posted a video of an event they attended. But fewer internet users post tutorial videos (30%) or intentionally staged or scripted videos (23%).
3YouTube is the second-largest social networking site, behind Facebook. A 2014 Pew Research Center study of online adults found that three-quarters (77%) of internet users are on Facebook, while 63% use YouTube. Although YouTube has a smaller reach than Facebook, it is more widely used than LinkedIn (25%), Google Plus (24%) and Twitter (21%).
4YouTube is most popular among younger adults, blacks and Hispanics. Like many social networking sites, YouTube is widely used by younger users – 82% of 18- to 29-year-olds used YouTube in 2014, compared with 34% of those 65 and older. Racial and ethnic differences also exist – blacks (76%) and Hispanics (74%) are more likely than whites (57%) to use the video-sharing site.
5Citizens are increasingly using YouTube and other social networking sites to share news-related videos. Twelve percent of social media users have posted their own video of a news event to a social networking site, according to a Pew Research survey from 2014. In addition, from January 2011 to March 2012, Pew Research examined hundreds of the most popular news videos on YouTube and found that close to 40% were produced by non-journalists. Many of these videos chronicled natural disasters or political unrest, like the Japanese tsunami or the Arab Spring protests.
Related: Pew Research’s World Wide Web Timeline
Category: 5 Facts
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I can't think of a time, place or situation where getting more and better feedback would not be a huge benefit.
It might be as simple as asking your family and close friends some scary but specific questions about your own life.
It might be putting a survey out to your congregation or customers.
It might be asking in a a meeting: What's working? (and what's not?)
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In another I-could-kick-myself moment, I've been reminded I've neglected to write about an amazing event, Brickworld 2008, where Lego freaks convene and exhibit their work. The ballroom of the Westin Hotel at 601 N. Milwaukee in Wheeling is filled with models that include some of the world's most prominent buildings.
I didn't make it, but our indefatigable correspondent Bob Johnson did, and he's provided these pictures. He also writes of meeting Lego artist extraordinaire - and Brickworld founder - Adam Reed Tucker, AIA, whose website Brickstructures includes photos of his Lego renderings of such classics as Trump Tower, 7 South Dearborn, the unbuilt project that was designed to the world's tallest building, and the Burj Dubai, which has now taken that title.
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One of my blog crushes Sally Tangle introduced me to Wonderful Wednesdays - a series to document all the wee things that made you smile during the week. The weeks fly past us so quick these days that it's important to take a step back and remember all the things you've achieved - or in my case usually, procrastinated over ;)
Thought I'd join in with you Sal, hope you don't mind me copying away!
The highlight of my week (as the case with most weeks) was surprise, surprise, my Friday night. It wasn't your average night in with Chicken fajitas, hair scraped back and a box full of nobbly bobbys as per usual - myself and the Brighton blogger crew were invited down to the newly launched Blackbird Tea Co. in Brighton to, wait for it..... blend our own tea.
With a self-confessed addiction to camomile tea, you can imagine how giddy I was being handed the reigns to brew my own. And to learn an obscene amount about all kinds of tea from green, black to Jasmine and Silver Needle too? I was in my element.
We were unbelievably spoilt with Strawberry Lemonade and Mojitea cocktails (like, oh my God, you've never tasted anything like it, cocktails) freshly baked cupcakes and a room full of the finest & friendliest tea experts you'll ever meet - oh and a cute little dog with an awesome sense of style ;) - tried to get a selfie with him but he licked my face.
I came away with so many ideas for creating flavoured iced teas with different fruits - can't wait to start bashing them out once the sun rears it's head and we have an excuse to eat nothing but ice cream... but what I'm most thankful for, was being introduced to MATCHA!
With a bit of an *allergy* (more like me just being a pussy) to caffeine, where it makes me literally go off the rails overactive & palpitate, hard. Matcha is a slow releasing derivative of green tea. It's a ground powder, packed full of anti-oxidants that releases caffeine much slower than a coffee that makes you crash. Perfect for the more delicate amongst us ;)
I've been making up a shot of Bluebird Tea Co.'s Super Matcha to sip on with sugar every morning, and I feel so much more alert and ready to start the day.
Highly recommend it. I'll be adding Matcha powder to smoothies for breakfast (once I buy myself a smoothie maker that is!) to kick start the day. In fact, if you want to try your own Bluebird Tea Co. are offering Brighton bloggers & their readers 20 % off any Matcha related product on their site. Use the code: FifiMcMatcha
Seriously addicted, and yep. Here's an obligatory shot of me in all my glory mixin' up my tea - Camomile, Lavender, Peppermint & Rose Petals which I like to call 'Fifi's Concoction' and tastes every bit as dreamy as it sounds. I'm a natural, pah ha.
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Implement quick filter by object name in Illustrator Layers panel
On large documents designers very often give names to objects in document structure for improve navigation in structure. But now there are no way to quickly find object by name in document, except custom scripts.
For solve this problem please implement quick filter input field in Layers panel interface, for quickly search objects by part of his name (like filter in Fonts list).
Even if designer don't add names, via this filter we will can quick find all curves, all rectangles, all circles, all curves, all guides, etc, so it will be very useful. | <urn:uuid:432af638-34f3-4f0a-8e64-ec848d38f197> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/36575931-implement-quick-filter-by-object-name-in-illustrat | 2020-11-26T10:42:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141187753.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20201126084625-20201126114625-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.91362 | 128 |
IMAGINiT Technologies Becomes Epic Games Reseller for Twinmotion Real-time Immersive Visualization Tools
BALTIMORE, MD — Committed to providing best-in-class products and services to architects, engineers, and designers, IMAGINiT Technologies today announces that it has become Epic Games’ first partner to offer the popular Twinmotion software in the United States and Canada. Twinmotion’s 3D visualization technology allows architecture, construction, urban planning, and other building professionals, to share designs that have been created using many of today’s design tools.
“To build a strong foundation for our North American channel, we searched for an AEC industry leader with unrivaled market penetration within the design community,” says Marc Petit, General Manager, Unreal Engine at Epic Games. “IMAGINiT has a long history of putting the customer first, and a team that always looks for ways to inject innovation that helps their customers thrive. We’re confident that IMAGINiT is the perfect partner to help show the AEC industry how Twinmotion can disrupt the visualization game in North America.”
With Twinmotion, IMAGINiT now offers AEC professionals the ability to instantly transform any BIM or CAD model into a vivid experience. With photo-realistic images, panoramas, and standard or 360° VR videos, Twinmotion provides AEC professionals an unprecedented experience to offer their clients. The software offers compatibility and one-click synchronization with most CAD and BIM architectural design packages.
“We’re proud to have earned the trust of a global 3D visualization giant, and are excited about bringing this transformative technology to help our AEC customers convert their designs into compelling real-time experiences,” says Bill Zavadil, chief operating officer, IMAGINiT Technologies. “Twinmotion’s technology creates a new standard for firms by enabling the ability to rapidly create a polished vision, catch costly design errors early, and virtually communicate the design intent to stakeholders.”
Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, which is internationally acclaimed for its gaming visualizations, is the power behind Twinmotion. Twinmotion’s unmatched benefits include:
- The ability to communicate design intention throughout a project
- Reducing rendering time and effort allowing staff to focus on higher-value tasks
- An intuitive user interface that doesn’t require visualization expertise.
- Leveraging Epic Game’s Unreal Engine to produce photo-realistic renderings and interactive, immersive VR experiences such as scenes with ambient sounds, photo-scanned human characters with motion-captured animation, animal characters, and even high-resolution plants that move with the wind
Architects, designers and all building professionals can immediately start enjoying the benefits that Twinmotion offers by purchasing through IMAGINiT. To encourage building professionals to experience this superior visualization software with minimal risk, for a limited time. Epic Games and IMAGINiT are offering Twinmotion at 50% off the perpetual license cost and free upgrades to future releases until December 31, 2021.
To learn more about how Twinmotion helps architecture, construction, urban planning, and landscaping professionals please join us for an upcoming, complimentary webcast at 1:00 PM EST on June 2, 2020. Registration is free but required. For purchase information, call 1-800-356-9050, or visit IMAGINiT.com/Twinmotion.
About IMAGINiT Technologies
IMAGINiT Technologies, a division of Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), advances the way architects and engineers design, develop, and manage projects. Customers of this leading professional services and technology company include organizations in the building, infrastructure, manufacturing, and facilities management industries. Organizations of all sizes work with IMAGINiT Technologies to gain competitive advantages through expert technology consulting, implementation, training, and support services. As one of the world’s largest integrators of Autodesk 3D design and engineering software, the team leverages unrivaled industry experience to design systems that accelerate innovation while improving project quality and profitability.
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Landing in Venice Beach, Los Angeles from Hawaii in the 50’s, 68-year-old surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki is still a household name and remains in Venice refining his craft and surfing local waves on a daily basis. The shaper’s clientele remains the more serious surfers, paying a higher price for a high-quality surfboard all made from eco-friendly materials with superior performance.
BEYOND THE TERMS “SHAPING” AND “DESIGN”, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE WHAT YOU DO?
I would add ”create”. Shaping can be rote and design does not quite go far enough. I try to move forward, to add new elements to my designs. And adapting to the changing conditions of the sea, i.e. seasons, weather.
IS THERE A PARTICULAR PHILOSOPHY THAT GUIDES YOUR WORK?
Yes, very simply, I strive to make THE fastest board in the water. If I can also engineer in maneuverability then great. My theory of making the fastest board possible is if you have speed you can create any number of maneuvers on a wave.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST BOARD YOU SHAPED?
No, only vaguely. It would have been at Dewey Weber Surfboards when I was about 15. I remember it worked amazingly. I didn’t get to ride it much because my friends loved it. They borrowed it so much it became a neighborhood board and never came home one day. I have no idea whatever happened to it.
HOW DID YOU FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GO FROM THERE?
I realized I needed to shape two, which turned into five and lead me onto this path.
WHAT HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE CHALLENGES ALONG THE WAY?
The normal small business startup challenges: finding space, finance, and help in every manner and order.
The world has evolved into a material mindset. We thought less about money when I started. We just wanted to surf and improve the craft. Today the conversation is sponsorship and how do we monetize our brand.
HAS YOUR PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY CHANGED SINCE YOU ENTERED IT?
The world has evolved into a material mindset. We thought less about money when I started. We just wanted to surf and improve the craft. Today the conversation is sponsorship and how do we monetize our brand. Luckily, it seems that my initial philosophy has worked out. All these things were all passed down from my parent’s generation: you do something you love, you make it your own and the rest plays out. Not to say that the business’ success was immediate. If it were a 2-3 year business plan it wouldn’t have worked but over 20-30 years in the industry has served me well.
SO THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR GOALS EARLY ON AND CURRENT ONES?
The world does try to change me but my goal remains the same, it seems to work, creating fast and loose boards, doing the best I can and surfing as much as possible.
Every day I try to give more back to the community. I recently started coaching surfing Jr. High and High schools from the entire area as a volunteer and the kids donate from their hearts to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. I’ve always been conscious about food issues. There is so much hunger in Venice, in the world and it’s an ongoing battle. It really resonates with me. I grew up when Venice was a very poor community and I remember my mom and dad both being very moved by the poverty. My mother would pack me a whole loaf of sandwiches to take to school to share with some of my classmates who did not have food. It still chokes me up.
My wife and I are also very politically active. We realized that signing checks wasn’t working. We regularly attend and speak at our local community meetings as well as campaign for city council and proposition races. | <urn:uuid:2274b5bb-bd06-4a96-b413-3388eb115de9> | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | https://olivergrand.com/guy-okazaki/ | 2021-09-22T17:10:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057371.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20210922163121-20210922193121-00686.warc.gz | en | 0.967189 | 847 |
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I know they're pretty cheesy, but the new year can present an opportunity to at least try to focus on changing something about yourself. I've really only got two "resolutions," but have been working on some short- and long-term goals for myself, as I'm not quite happy with where I am in life, and that isn't likely to change on its own.
Lots of people make weight loss a goal, and while I do need to lose weight and have a goal for that, my resolution is just to generally live healthier. The weight loss will come with a healthy lifestyle.
I also want to make an effort to start playing music again. I haven't played much over the past year, and I know my skills have eroded at least somewhat. I should probably find a group to at least jam with occasionally. | <urn:uuid:47f52dc9-2e13-4e35-9a73-9084aefa0c04> | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | http://wow.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=28&mid=1325345694260907559 | 2017-09-20T11:15:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818687255.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20170920104615-20170920124615-00679.warc.gz | en | 0.992881 | 169 |
Kevin Triplett, Gender and Women's Studies
The Gendered Asylum: Nineteenth Century Asylums Used as Tools of Female Socialization ~ UMBC Review
How did you find out that you could do research in your field as an undergraduate?
Research is encouraged within the Humanities Scholars program. We were given the tools and understanding to seek the answers to our research questions by actively engaging professors and scholarly sources. When I found that the professors were just as excited to enable us to do our own research, it became a matter of finding which professors had the same interests that the questions required.
How did you decide on your research project?
My primary research concerns have dealt with reexamining various topics in terms of sex and sexuality. The piece published in the UMBC Review was a comparison of primary sources to the admission records and latent goals of the mental institution system. My sources were from nineteenth century America and detailed the expected roles of women at the time. This research was meant to examine the ways the asylums were used to socialize women who stepped out of their prescribed roles, pushing them back to the conventional traits of passive femininity.
Who did you seek out as a faculty mentor? How did you know that would be the right person? Was he/she easy to approach?
Dr. Phillip Seng was one of the professors who co-taught my Humanities seminar my freshman year. As my advisor he encouraged me to submit my paper.
How long did you work on your project? Did you get academic credit for the work?
The paper began as a final research paper for my Humanities seminar and underwent a graduated process of outlining the topic, composing a thesis, collecting sources and solidifying the argument. After the class was over, my mentor encouraged me to polish the piece and submit it to the UMBC Review.
What did you know about how to do this research when you started? How did you learn?
I knew the general pattern of research, but synthesizing the primary and secondary sources in a meaningful way was definitely a new experience. The epistemology of the research project allowed for a better understanding of how the researcher himself is a part of the knowledge he acquires and produces.
What was the most interesting or unexpected thing that happened in your research?
When the research for the asylum project finally had pieces of evidence that supported my thesis, there was also an interesting consolidation of my academic majors (psychology/sociology/gender studies) in the piece I had produced.
What difficulties did you encounter?
The issue was organizing the research in a meaningful way to support both the claims I had presented and purposely use the knowledge I had collected. Mapping out my goals in the research helped resolve the confusion of excess information.
What else were involved in on campus at the time? Did you have time for anything other than course work and research?
As I continued my research I was also working on-campus. While the research process took a considerable amount of time, it did not heavily dominate my free time.
How did you find out that you could submit your research to the UMBC Review?
Dr. Seng encouraged me to submit the piece to the UMBC Review after the seminar finished. A majority of professors have encouraged students to continue their research and utilize the pieces they write as foundations for further research.
Was it hard to prepare your manuscript for initial submission? What about revisions and working with the Review editors to get your article ready for publication?
The primary preparations required the proper formatting of the paper for style guidelines. I was asked to examine my topic in new perspectives for my revisions; for instance, although the paper relied heavily on the construction of femininity, I was asked to put a short piece on the state of manhood in nineteen century America as well.
Are you doing further work that expands on your original research or on the research skills you developed on that project?
I’ve been working in the gender studies department on other topics involving sex and sexuality. Under the advisement of Dr. Jodi Kelber-Kaye, I’ve looked at the process of emasculinization in the popular music of Ke$ha and Katy Perry as a form of empowerment and the consequential negative side-effects. This paper used content analysis that involved the combination of lyrical themes and research on manhood, as well as a situational analysis comparing current female music to the Riot Grrrl Movement.
What advice do you have for other undergraduate about the research opportunities at UMBC?
I would definitely advise students to work with what they have: use final papers and personal endeavors as a jumping board to ask bigger questions and pursue research. Professors are often happy to hear the ideas of students and will be willing to provide some advising on where they can take their research. | <urn:uuid:8f181f86-e59a-4b63-8447-74d96077b55b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/ResearcherProfiles/KevinTriplettsprofile.htm | 2013-05-24T18:01:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704933573/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114853-00033-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974473 | 989 |
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Dr. David D. Laxson graduated from the University of Washington SOM in 1981. He works in Burnsville, MN and 1 other location and specializes in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Laxson is affiliated with Fairview Lakes Medical Center, Fairview Ridges Hospital, Fairview Southdale Hospital and Fairview Northland Medical Center.
Years in Practice: 33 Years
Languages Spoken: English
Medical School: University of Washington SOM
Graduation Date: 1981
Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology
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Stagnant or falling real wages for many Kentucky workers threatens their standard of living and is leading to growing income inequality. One of the causes of inadequate wages is the failure of state and federal governments to adjust the minimum wage to keep up with inflation. That neglect includes the minimum wage for tipped workers, which has not been increased in 23 years.
House Bill 191 in the 2014 Kentucky General Assembly would gradually raise the minimum wage for tipped workers from $2.13 an hour to 70 percent of the regular minimum wage. It is a necessary companion bill to House Bill 1, which raises the minimum wage for non-tipped workers to $10.10 an hour over three years. Together, the two bills update the minimum wage in ways similar to the Fair Minimum Wage Act introduced in Congress.
Here are the reasons why raising the tipped minimum wage makes sense:
Tipped workers are a growing portion of the workforce, and many of them don’t make enough in wages to avoid poverty
The sectors that employ tipped workers have been growing in recent years. Employment in the industry “food services and drinking places” has increased 15.1 percent since 2003 while total employment has increased only 2.3 percent over that time.1 That mirrors national trends, where the growth in tipped employment far exceeds job growth in general over the last decade. So while the economy has shed jobs in manufacturing, construction and other sectors, the workforce is increasingly made up of service sector jobs, including jobs that rely on tips.
Nationally, 61 percent of tipped workers are waiters; 15 percent are hairdressers and hairstylists, and 11 percent are bartenders. The tipped workforce is disproportionately female—73 percent of tipped workers are women. And tipped workers are overwhelmingly adults. 88 percent are at least 20 years old and nearly half are at least 30. Among waiters, 82 percent are 20 or older.
Kentucky is one of 13 states in which the tipped minimum wage is still only $2.13 an hour, where it has remained since 1991. Tips are supposed to increase workers’ total wages to more acceptable levels, but the reality is that many tipped workers don’t make enough to avoid poverty.
In those states that have a $2.13 minimum like Kentucky, the poverty rate is more than twice as high for tipped workers as it is for all workers, and the poverty rate is nearly three times higher for waiters and waitresses. 16.1 percent of tipped workers in states with a low tipped minimum wage like Kentucky live in poverty and 19.4 percent of waiters live in poverty, compared to only 6.7 percent of all workers.
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Current Population Survey data
Other challenges with tipped work exacerbate the low wages. Income from tips is volatile and subject to a variety of factors like shift assignments, season of the year and the economy. Odd hours can make child care difficult to find and expensive. And these jobs are often physically demanding. Constant contact with customers subjects workers to illness that can mean lost work time.
It should also be noted that many tipped workers don’t receive benefits. 71% of private sector workers have access to some type of healthcare benefits compared to just 37% of workers in food services. Retirement benefits are provided for 65% of private sector workers but just 32% of workers in food services.
Decline in the real value of the tipped minimum wage is a big cause of the higher rates of poverty endured by many tipped workers
From 1966 to 1996 the tipped minimum wage was at least 50 percent of the federal minimum wage. When the federal minimum wage was increased in 1996, that link was broken. The relative value of the tipped minimum wage has since declined to only 30 percent of the regular minimum wage.
Because the regular minimum wage itself has lost 30 percent of its real value since the 1960s, the tipped minimum wage has lost 60 percent of its value over that time.
Raising the tipped minimum wage makes a difference for workers’ well-being. The poverty rates for tipped workers in states like Kentucky with a tipped minimum wage of only $2.13 is 16.1 percent compared to 12.1 percent in states where tipped workers receive the full minimum wage. The median wage for waiters in states with a $2.13 tipped minimum is only $8.77, while it is $10.27 in states where the minimum wage is the same for tipped and non-tipped workers.
Raising the tipped minimum wage won’t decrease employment
Contrary to the claim that raising the minimum wage decreases employment, tipped workers make up a consistent share of the workforce across the country, from states where the minimum is just $2.13 per hour to states where they are paid the full minimum wage. In other words, states that have raised the minimum wage for tipped workers do not have a smaller tipped workforce.
The impact of the minimum wage on employment is one of the most studied questions in economics, and the overwhelming conclusion is that modest increases have little to no impact on employment. That’s because businesses have multiple channels of adjustment to use besides shedding jobs in response to a higher minimum wage. Higher wages can be absorbed through reduced worker turnover and training costs, compressed wages at the top, improvements in organizational efficiency and a variety of other means.
All of these reasons to raise the tipped minimum wage are why many states have already taken action. In 2011, only 31 percent of the workforce was still in a state with a $2.13 minimum for tipped workers. As mentioned previously, only 13 states still set the tipped minimum at $2.13. 24 states have a tipped minimum that is higher including West Virginia, Ohio and Missouri, and in 7 states the tipped minimum is the same as the non-tipped minimum wage.
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(CNN)At the Tony Awards a week ago, actor Robert De Niro leveled a profane attack on President Trump. On Saturday in New York, it was Trump’s fans’ turn. More
09/27/2017 by PeekYou Team
Author: Daniel Kreps / Source: Rolling Stone
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Author: Robert Viagas / Source: Playbill
Waitress composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles will replace Jessie Mueller in the role of master pie baker Jenna in the Broadway musical March 31 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre after the Tony-nominated star plays her final performance March 26. More
01/14/2017 by PeekYou Team
Author: Evan Minsker / Source: pitchfork.com
Yesterday it was reported that Jennifer Holliday, the singer best known for her performance in Dreamgirls, would perform at a Donald Trump inauguration event that will also feature 3 Doors Down and Toby Keith. More
12/01/2016 by PeekYou Team
Author: Ashley Lee / Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Regina Spektor, Black Thought and Joell Ortiz also performed at the show feting the Atlantic Records release inspired by the hit Broadway musical.
The full release of the Hamilton Mixtape calls for a winter’s ball at the Richard Rodgers Theater.
That’s just how the Broadway musical and Atlantic Records feted the hotly anticipated collection, which has hitmakers like Alicia Keys, John Legend, Usher, Wiz Khalifa, Ingrid Michaelson, Common, Sia and Nas performing offshoot songs inspired by the hit production. The album will be released on Dec. 2 at midnight local time, though the concert noted that physical copies are now available at the Broadway theater and its souvenir shop across the street.
Black Thought and Questlove of The Roots, who produced the show’s cast recording, emceed the event, which saw Andra Day debuting a haunting rendition of “Burn,” while Regina Spektor shared her take on “Dear Theodosia” and Black Thought and Joell Ortiz got the crowd pumped with “No John Trumbull” and “My Shot.” Producers Illmind and J.Period spun hits before the show began, and Ja Rule and Ashanti then reunited to close the concert with “Helpless,” the duet which Miranda said was inspired by the two artists. | <urn:uuid:7ea45da3-a1cc-4814-a0b7-2f8f25584512> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://blog.peekyou.com/tag/broadway-theatre/ | 2023-02-08T07:08:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500719.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20230208060523-20230208090523-00479.warc.gz | en | 0.922795 | 517 |
7 Reasons You Need to Go Whitewater Rafting Right Now
Sure, your summer calendar is already overbooked with BBQs and beach trips. That’s cool. But if you want to take your summer from pretty fun to best-ever status, you’re going to want to make sure you can sneak in a whitewater rafting trip (or four!). Here’s why…
1) It’s a good old fashioned adventure
In case you weren’t aware, whitewater rafting can be one of the most adrenaline-pumping, thrill-seeking activities out there. From watching the horizon line disappear out of sight, signaling that you’re about to drop 15 feet in 6 seconds, to paddling for your life through Class IV+ rapids, it’s a wild ride. But you don’t have to go that big to get the rush. No matter what size rapids you’re tackling, you’ll definitely meet your summer excitement quota.
2) It’s quality time to bond with your buds
What better way to bond with your amigos, than by battling huge rapids and quite possibly saving each other’s butts from falling out of the boat? While you’re rafting, you’re spending all day, every day with your crew. I’m talking breakfast, rapids. Lunch, rapids. Dinner, camp, and then possibly staring at the stars together before more rapids the next day. The point is, it’s a lot of QT with your friends (or family for that matter), and you’re all probably in dire need of giving your texting relationship a big time out.
3) There’s the opportunity to look fear in the face
…and say, “You’re a big disgrace.” Kidding, but not really. If you are scared to raft, scared to try something new, or whatever it is that keeps you up at night, then this is the perfect opportunity to kick that fear in the butt. Take it from someone who knows, there is no better feeling than to accomplish something that scared the living bejeebus out of you. That’s called courage, my friend.
4) It’s a good bang for your buck
Rafting trips come off kind of pricey at first glance, but when you start to break it down, turns out they’re actually pretty reasonable considering it’s a full day or more of entertainment. Not to mention, all trips come complete with expert guides, gourmet food spreads (with at least 4 different types of mustard if you go with the right outfitter – hint, hint) and lots of new memories to go home with. Yeah that’s pretty priceless.
5) It’s a fun way to sneak in some exercise
One of the best feelings in the whole world is the satisfaction of climbing into bed after a long day of physical activity. With all that paddling, sunshine and swimming (hopefully not involuntary!) that comes along with any rafting trip, I can promise you that any pent up energy you might have will be put to good use. By the end of the day, you’ll be chowing down on your well-earned dinner, and face planting into your bed with a smile on your face.
6) You can be one with nature
Let’s be honest, our day-to-day lives are overrun with technology. Everyone and their unborn children are posting on Facebook about what they had for dinner, while simultaneously Snapchatting all the steps it took to make said dinner. This is your chance to leave all that hoopla behind, and just simply be surrounded by the beauty of our planet. It’s time to get away from all the craziness, unwind from the stress of your job and escape from the hustle and bustle. No phones, no computers, no service. Just think how much your future self will thank you, once you’re well rested and back on good terms with your old pal, Mother Nature.
7) Because when’s the last time you felt pure joy?
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Haven't animated in so long, thought I'd see just how rusty I've gotten.
Brief character test I did for my girlfriend. The idea will be that he's the littlest penguin in his waddle.
The clip will loop; the music will continue.
(The character does have a walk cycle even though it doensn't look like it - in hindsight I would've made this more obvious)
Not really that good.. needs alot of work..
2/5 scored and reviewed
No audio for one. Furthermore most of it is just a lot of tweening. Obviously, because you're rusty, you still need to get back into the swing of things. Though, it's a good test, put audio in and stuff, try less easy character modeling, you know. Hope to see bigger better things from you.
- Hollow -
Thanks; added some music. But making it a decent quality is making it lag like hell for me. Probabaly because my internet's crap.
What to expect when you're expecting (an acceptance letter)
Some magic frog BEATS!
In the lunar new year, Newgrounds counts sheep!
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Think style, comfort, and a sprinkling of glamour, and you'll be thinking of an outdoor adventure the Cool Camping way. "Roughing it" has never been so posh or so much fun. Read about amazing tipis, yurts, and tents, and ?nd advice on setting up camp creatively to ?t your own unique style. Test out gourmet camp?re recipes, like Indian-spiced lamb skewers, marlin with fresh thyme leaf and lemon, baked bananas, and rich hot chocolate. Brush up on necessities, like starting camp?res and, more importantly, telling scary ghost stories. Discover insider fashion tips for a camping wardrobe so chic it will make your friends wish they had never booked that ?ve-star hotel. The great outdoors has never looked so good! 150 color photographs
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Tomorrow my brother is presenting at the International Nursing Conference in Cuenca. So Dave O’Carroll, the Inglés Málaga community would like to take this opportunity to wish you well. Indeed, because I know you, you will be brilliant! Moreover, I know you will inspire nurses across the globe to think innovatively and creatively about nursing research and development. Lock and load babes!
Finally, to all the nurses: You do an amazing job which, generally speaking, is stressful, undervalued and extremely badly paid. Stand up and be counted; use this opportunity to debate, share ideas, exchange personal experiences and question the norm. The nursing voice is rarely listened to – it is your time! Without a shadow of a doubt, I have a profound respect for your profession and I understand unequivocally that without you the health system would fall on it’s knees. Behind every effective doctor there is always a team of brilliant nurses. Viva las enfermeres, viva, viva! | <urn:uuid:d52d22e1-d5f2-4262-85b4-5b2dfc519f4f> | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | https://inglesmalaga.com/2015/11/17/international-nursing-conference-cuenca/ | 2018-03-23T13:12:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257648226.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20180323122312-20180323142312-00685.warc.gz | en | 0.92758 | 209 |
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TUESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Parasites in cat droppings
may pose a potential public health problem, experts warn.
Cats leave about 1.2 million metric tons of feces in the
environment yearly in the United States alone. Some of that waste
contains an infectious parasite called
Toxoplasma gondii, which has recently caused toxoplasmosis
epidemics in otherwise healthy people, not only in pregnant women
or people with weakened immune systems.
Women newly infected during pregnancy can pass the toxoplasmosis
infection to unborn children with possible severe consequences such
as diseases of the eyes and nervous system, according to the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Research has also linked
T. gondiito schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder,
rheumatoid arthritis, brain cancer and even children having trouble
in school, according to the article, which was published in the
July 9 issue of the journal
Trends in Parasitology.
"The accumulation of Toxoplasma gondiioocysts, found in cat feces, may be a much bigger problem than we realize because of their apparent long life and their association with some diseases," said E. Fuller Torrey, director of the Stanley Medical Research Institute.
Research has shown that backyards and communities may contain
more than 400 oocysts per square foot in places where cats
frequently leave feces, according to a journal news release. Even a
single oocyst can cause an infection.
Cats typically become infected when they eat infected birds,
mice or other small animals. Torrey called for better control of
outdoor cats. There is little need to worry about indoor cats, he
The researchers offered some prevention advice. If your cat or a
neighbor's cat spends time outdoors, take care with litter boxes,
keep sandboxes covered and wear gloves when gardening. Dirt under
your fingernails could contain up to 100
T. gondiioocysts, according to one estimate. Be extra
careful if you have young children.
Other than pregnant women, people shouldn't bother getting
tested, Torrey said. Fifteen percent of people have antibodies and
someone who tests positive at one point can later test
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Divorce is emotionally draining for each spouses. § 43-20-31 (2006) requires licensed youngster care facilities to present breastfeeding moms with a sanitary place that is not a toilet stall to breastfeed their kids or express milk, to offer a fridge to store expressed milk, to coach employees within the safe and correct storage and dealing with of human milk, and to show breastfeeding promotion info to the clients of the facility.
California requires require colleges operated by a college district or a county workplace of schooling, the California Faculty for the Deaf, the California Faculty for the Blind, and constitution schools to provide reasonable accommodations to a lactating pupil on a highschool campus to specific breast milk, breastfeed an toddler child, or deal with other wants related to breastfeeding.
If a courtroom determines that a vote was taken in materials violation of this text, or that substantial deliberations relating thereto occurred in private prior to such vote, the courtroom shall awards prices and reasonable attorney’s charges to the successful petitioner, until there was an affordable basis for a public body to believe that a closed session could correctly have been held.
§ 489.21 and § 489-22 present that it is a discriminatory apply to disclaim, or try to deny, the complete and equal enjoyment of the goods, companies, amenities, privileges, benefits, and accommodation of a spot of public accommodations to a lady as a result of she is breastfeeding a toddler. Since 2013, Stanton has been govt director of the Department of Employment and Workforce in South Carolina, one of the states that dedicates not a single government worker to analyze minimum wage and overtime violations.
The lawsuit requested that a judge rule the fee violated the state’s charter faculties law and to ban STAR Academy from opening without first getting approval from the board of training. POLITICO’s survey of 15 states with comparable data found that 41 percent of the cash assessed in opposition to employers who violate wage laws was never recovered. | <urn:uuid:b206ad8d-1bd8-46c5-bbba-4bd44d083b51> | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | http://www.kqsyy.com/law-enterprise-research.html | 2019-11-23T00:02:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496672170.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20191122222322-20191123011322-00004.warc.gz | en | 0.955899 | 397 |
The long awaited DVD retail version of 4X MMOG Celetania has been available in many German shops since Monday, 9th February. The DVD box contains 31 days of game time as well as a poster and an extremely useful hotkey table.
Starting now you will also be able to download the Celetania client without any fees from www.celetania.com! This download version comes with 14 days of free game time. Additionally to Windows XP and Vista, Celetania will also run natively on Linux!
The 4X in Celetania stands for „eXplore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate”, and defines your main tasks, which you will be confronted with as a player. While improving your empire strategically and economically, you will also be involved in large space battles. The “persistent” word means that the world of Celetania never sleeps and is simulated continuously. Your empire will be able to take care of the tasks you have decided on even while you are not at your computer.
More information about the playable races, the complete background story as well as the monthly subscription fee can be found under www.celetania.com
If you have visited us before, you should do so again because we have added the missing information about the buildings of the warlike S.E.C.C.T.S. To read more about these and see a short preview video of the buildings please click here: http://www.celetania.com/featurette_seccts_planetbuildings.php.
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Good rest is a cornerstone of good health. Numerous studies have shown the health benefits of adequate sleep. A chronic state of fatigue can result in more accidents, impairment in attention and reasoning, an increased risk of heart disease and high blood pressure, and increased healing time from injury or illness.
As far as knowing how much sleep you need, there is no magic number. Different age groups need different amounts of sleep, but even within age groups, each person’s needs are individual. Research has shown that adults who get around seven hours of sleep have the best long-term health outcomes.
To increase your chances of getting a good night’s sleep, try to keep a regular schedule. Going to bed at the same time each night and rising in the morning at the same time helps your body know when to sleep and when to be awake. If you are feeling sleep-deprived, it is better to take a short afternoon nap than to sleep in late the next morning.
Melatonin is a naturally-occurring hormone that helps regulate sleep. Its production can be altered if your day is spent out of sync with the natural changes in daily light. If you spend much of the day in an office away from natural light and then spend your evenings in front of a TV or computer screen, your body may not be producing melatonin correctly. To help correct this, try to get periods of natural sunlight during the day. At night, turn off artificial light from televisions and computers earlier in the evening.
If you’ve tried to get better sleep, but often feel tired during the day, it may be time for some help. A doctor that specializes in sleep disorders can offer natural and medication-based strategies to help you get some needed rest.
It’s not unfair for us to say that life will never be better than when you’re living at B’nai B’rith Apartments in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania! To further improve your day-to-day routine, we bring you these lifestyle-enhancing tips that will help you revamp your lifestyle in a variety of ways. | <urn:uuid:5993f6fc-f259-4134-b08d-6d33817820bf> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | https://www.liveatbbwilkesbarre.com/Portal/Home/BlogPost/cb88ebb6-60f8-45ad-a983-c607aa1957c5 | 2022-09-30T15:36:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335491.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220930145518-20220930175518-00016.warc.gz | en | 0.942393 | 436 |
Yes, but how do we all learn best? It’s not easy to give someone an experience they’ll learn by and it probably won’t be in a comeback phrase alone. God is with her too, leading her along and helping her to develop I’m sure. Perhaps she will learn gradually over many years and be taught by many others. Who knows, we must attend to our own relationship with God.
Pretending that others don’t bother us is onerous. It’s better if we really believe why others shouldn’t bother us. All I can say is I had a very long and difficult relationship which was highly abrasive and destructive and what changed things was when I developed a strong belief in God and everything that His existence meant for me, then I laid down my sword. | <urn:uuid:0ebc7438-a934-44bd-85fd-357c9e634f84> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | https://forums.catholic.com/t/seeing-christ-in-evil-people/513937?page=3 | 2018-11-13T01:34:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039741176.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20181113000225-20181113022225-00403.warc.gz | en | 0.984431 | 172 |
Maddie Gehrke New State Champ
Waukee High School’s girls swimming state qualifiers had an amazing state meet. Most of their personal best times exceeded all expectation. Waukee had four top 10 finishes including Maddie Gehrke who is the state champion in the 50 free with a time of 23.34 making her an automatic All-American Swimmer. Other highlights include Maddie Gehrke’s 3rd place finish in the 100 fly with a personal best of 56.24, Jenny Browns 5th place finish in the 500 free with a season best of 5:15.29 and a 7th place finish from the 400 free relay to end the meet smashing our school record with a time of 3:37.94 – participants on the relay were Camryn Somers, Jenny Brown, Ellie Blazenko, and Maddie Gehrke.
State Qualifiers included Camryn Somers (9), Maddie Gehrke (10), Ellie Blazenko (10), Emma Georgeff (10), Emma Gerdis (10), Jenny Brown (11), Maddie McCormick (11), Tori Bussanmas (11), and Limay Vong – diver (12)
Head Coach – Shelley Twigg
Assistant Coach – Dan Briggs
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The Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control System Monitoring Plug-in for Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database is deployed as part of an Enterprise Manager Agent, running on the server on which the TimesTen database resides. The Plug-in provides users the ability to monitor the TimesTen database configuration, system information, and performance statistics. Configuration information and performance statistics are captured at user-defined intervals. The captured information are periodically uploaded and stored in the Oracle Enterprise Manager repository database. Users can monitor database activities using pre-defined charts, or generate user-defined reports using the flexible Enterprise Manager report wizard.
The System Monitoring Plug-In for Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database collects performance metrics for key areas including: cache operations, checkpoints, connections, locks, memory, PL/SQL, replication, SQL statements, transactions, workloads, client/server and aging. It delivers the captured information in different formats including:
To monitor and manage the system by exception, users may define thresholds for critical events and notifications to be generated. Supported notification types include SMTP, SNMP, PL/SQL procedures, O/S commands and scripts.
The System Monitoring Plug-in for Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database provides administrators with a consolidated view of the TimesTen system in the entire enterprise. This enables administrators to monitor and manage all of their Oracle software components from a central place. Having such an integrated tool reduces the total cost of ownership by eliminating the need to manually compile critical information from several different tools, thus streamlining the correlation of availability and performance problems across the entire set of IT components. | <urn:uuid:72fe52be-7667-4229-995c-373f7d22117c> | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/database-technologies/timesten/timesten-oem11g-plugin-1851246.html | 2014-03-11T19:25:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1394011250185/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305092050-00009-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.853679 | 319 |
It was sometime in the late nineteen seventies that Richard Dawkins published the "Selfish Gene." Back then I could read without glasses and probably I had gainful employment in the Milk Delivery Industry. Dawkins work pursued an idea that the closer a person was genetically to another, the more likely they were to behave selflessly toward each other. That way a particular genetic pattern was more likely to produce more of the same. An idea in keeping with an understanding of evolution and the mechanized struggle to continue a trend, however horrible or unattractive that trend might be.
A somewhat tragic conclusion, but one which struck the chord our species has struggled with since first we came to an understanding that either we live together to survive, or kill each other to survive. Since history first was written this understanding has yet to achieve conclusion, which is why so many decide the simpler answer is for earth to belong to the strongest or biggest or wisest or gentlest or whatever other superlative language might have to offer. Which I begin to think is the reason I so venomously dislike the advertizing industry. | <urn:uuid:7a2ecee8-b898-4b13-a2b5-3561438ec5c7> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | https://gentlerangst.blogspot.com/2012/03/blooms.html | 2018-06-22T13:11:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267864482.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20180622123642-20180622143642-00141.warc.gz | en | 0.976409 | 220 |
Welcome a new favourite polish - OPI's Berlin There, Done That from the Germany collection.
I only purchased four shades from this collection, the rest were a little shimmery for me and similiar to others I already have. I regret not picking up Don't Pretzel My Buttons at the same time, but may order that one over the next few days!
I'm absolutely loving creamy nudes and neutrals at the moment and this one works really well with my skintone. The formula is great, this was three coats but two would have sufficed :-)
I rarely recreate the same nails twice. Regular colors, sure. But nail art or fancy stuff? Not so much. Todays NOTD however has quickly become a favorite of mine and this is perhaps the third time I've worn it. I knew it would go so well with my outfit and jewelry, that I couldn't resist a redo. The gold half moon is Orly's Luxe kept glossy while the OPI Black Onyx is mattified using Essies Matte About You:
And just because Chloe decided to photobomb, I thought I'd share an image of one of my favorite polishes and my all time favorite puppy. OPI's Ski Teal We Drop. Absolutely love this and the formula is to die for:
And last but my all means not least, here's my little OPI German haul that arrived in the mail this morning. I'm absolutely in love with all of the colors and almost tempted to try them out right now. But since it's midnight and I spent a good thirty minutes perfecting todays manicure, I think it can wait:
My Very First Knockwurst - Nein! Nein! Nein! OK. Fine! - Berlin There, Done That - Every Month Is Oktoberfest
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A Hartshorne father says he is waiting for justice after his son's body was found in a wooded area, weeks after he disappeared.
Building a casket is the last act of love, Norman Holloway was able to give to his 27-year-old son Robin.
"There was a glowing white cross on top of it," said Norman Holloway.
Robin's death was unexpected and his dad says this was not the way his son’s story was supposed to end.
"He was the most polite...if he was over at some kids house and their parents pulled up or mom pulled up and had a car full of groceries, they didn't have to ask, he just went out there and started carrying them in," said Norman Holloway, "Nothing but good things coming back from people about how nice he was. He sure didn't deserve anything like this."
Hartshorne Police say Robin was reported missing in August. At the beginning of September Police asked OSBI and the Pittsburg County Sheriff’s Office to step in and help search. At the end of the month, Robin's body was found in the woods in Haileyville. On Friday the family is waiting on the Medical Examiners report to determine how Robin died.
"It is unacceptable. No one should have to go through anything like this," said Norman Holloway.
Robin's family says he loved to listen to music and go sailing. They say the grief and trauma they have experienced since Robin went missing, the day his body was found and afterward has been unfathomable.
"A friend called me last night and asked me what I was going to be for Halloween and I said I just want to be me again," said Norman Holloway, "I’ll never be the same."
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Stem Cell Biology Department, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH), Mumbai
Received date: May 29, 2014; Accepted date: July 17, 2014; Published date: July 19, 2014
Citation: Anand S, Bhartiya D, Sriraman K, Patel H, Manjramkar DD (2014) Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells Survive and Restore Spermatogenesis after Busulphan Treatment in Mouse Testis. J Stem Cell Res Ther 4:216. doi:10.4172/2157-7633.1000216
Copyright: © 2014 Anand S, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Study Objectives: Adult mammalian testes harbor a novel population of quiescent, pluripotent, very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs) along with spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs). Present study was undertaken to (i) characterize testicular VSELs (ii) investigate differential effect of chemotherapy on VSELs and SSCs and (iii) to restore the differentiation ability of surviving VSELs by providing healthy somatic microenvironment.
Methods: Effect of busulphan (25 mg/Kg) was studied on mouse testes. Syngenic Sertoli cells(105 cells per testis) and bone marrow derived mesenchymal cells (104 cells per testis) were transplanted separately through intertubular route. Effect of niche reconstruction was studied two months later by histology and immuno-localization of germ cell markers MVH and PCNA. Caudal sperm were evaluated for their ability to fertilize oocytes in vitro.
Results: VSELs were 2-6 μm in size, SCA-1+/CD45-/LIN-, had high nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio and comprised 0.03% of testicular cells whereas SSC specific marker GFRa localized on a distinct, larger cell population. Busulphan selectively destroyed SSCs and other germ cells however, nuclear OCT-4A, Nanog, Sox-2 and SCA-1 positive VSELs (0.06%) survived. Persisting VSELs were unable to differentiate possibly because chemotherapy also affected the ‘niche’ comprising Sertoli cells. Complete restoration of spermatogenesis was observed two months post transplantation of Sertoli and mesenchymal cells. Transplanted cells formed neo-tubules in the vicinity of surviving tubules and were possibly a source of growth factors essential for VSELs proliferation and differentiation. Both MVH and PCNA showed increased staining in the transplanted group. qRT-PCR studies revealed existence of a meiotic block in busulphan treated testis which was overcome after transplantation. Resulting sperm progressed to epididymis, showed normal motility and ability to fertilize in vitro.
Conclusion: Results show that VSELs survive chemotherapy and can restore spermatogenesis in germ cells depleted mice. Results have direct relevance to address fertility issues of cancer survivors.
Spermatogenesis; VSELs; Busulphan; Stem cells; Transplantation; Sertoli cells; Mesenchymal cells; Oncofertility
The continuity of spermatogenesis throughout life in an adult mammal is facilitated by stem cells. Our group has earlier reported that adult human and mouse testes harbor two distinct stem cell populations that include quiescent very small ES-like stem cells (VSELs) with pluripotent characteristics and their active ‘descendants’ progenitors viz. spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) [1,2]. Similar existence of two stem cell populations including VSELs and the progenitors (ovary germ stem cells, OGSCs) were previously identified in mammalian ovaries by our group [3,4]. Co-existence of quiescent and active stem cell populations is an emerging concept reported in other adult body tissues as well [5-7]. The two stem cell populations in the gonads are distinguished by their ability to differentially express OCT-4A [1,3], transcription factor known to be involved in maintenance of pluripotency in stem cells . OCT-4 has two major isoforms namely OCT-4A, localized in the nucleus and essential for pluripotency and OCT-4B localized in the cytoplasm and whose biological function is not yet known [9,10]. An indiscriminate detection of Oct-4 and not the precise transcripts has led to lot of confusion in the literature [11,12]. VSELs express nuclear OCT-4A while their immediate descendants ‘progenitors’ express cytoplasmic OCT-4B [1,3]. Thus, based on two stem cell hypothesis, we presume that VSELs are ‘quiescent’ stem cells that serve as a backup pool, undergo asymmetric cell divisions to selfrenew and give rise to progenitors which divide rapidly and further differentiate into tissue-specific cell types. VSELs thus may be required to maintain tissue homeostasis similar to that seen in other body tissues [13,14].
It is indeed intriguing as to why testicular VSELs have eluded reproductive biologists so far. We discussed in our earlier paper that this could be because of technical reasons . Nevertheless, many reports are available that describe the presence of a sub-population of cells with pluripotent characteristics among SSCs in both mice and humans. Izadyar et al. reported a subpopulation of SSCs with pluripotent SSEA4+phenotype that has the ability to repopulate germ cell depleted testis in mice. Lim et al. performed co-localization studies for GFRα-1 and SSEA-4 in spermatogonial stem cell cultured colony and reported that these markers representing germ and pluripotent stem cell do not co-localize, but exist as two distinct populations. Ratajczak et al. were first to report the presence of pluripotent VSELs in adult mice testis by flow cytometry. Several groups have reported the presence of a ‘side population’ with stem cell characteristics (having a small size and a low scatter) in testicular tissue of cockerels and mice [18-20]. These side population (SP) cells have the ability to repopulate germ cell depleted testis when transplanted in adult mice. Kubota et al. reported that SSCs and SP in testis are two distinct populations; SSCs are not enriched in the testis SP, while the SP comprised of SCA+ cells. Existence of testicular SSC subsets with label-retaining properties has also been reported by Grisanti et al. . They reported previously unrecognized cell heterogeneity in murine As spermatogonial in vivo. Our group recently reviewed the presence of VSELs in mammalian gonads . VSELs have also been hypothesized to be the embryonic remnants responsible for various cancers [24,25]. It is also interesting to point out here that OCT-4 is one of the sensitive markers increasingly being used for diagnosis of carcinoma in situ in germ cell tumors [25,26]. Several groups have suggested that [27,28], these VSELs may be the similar to the MAPCs described by Verfaillie’s group . Many groups have reported successful derivation of ES-like colonies from testicular tissue culture in mice as well as in humans [31,32] and proposed the origin of the colonies to be dedifferentiation of SSCs. However, several lines of evidence suggest pluripotent stem cells (VSELs) present in testicular tissue may actually be giving rise to these ES-like colonies .
Interestingly the two stem cell populations in testis differ in their proliferation kinetics; VSELs are quiescent and probably divide rarely while the progenitors (SSCs) exhibit spurts of active cell divisions as evident by the presence of chains of spermatogonia with cytoplasmic OCT-4 undergoing clonal expansion . Present study was undertaken to characterize these stem cells in more detail and to study the effect of busulphan treatment on them in mouse testis, since chemotherapy targets actively dividing cells in the body along with tumor cells. We observed that VSELs persist in germ cell depleted mouse testis possibly due to their quiescent nature. The persisting VSELs were unable to differentiate and this could be due to the compromised niche comprising mainly of Sertoli cells as suggested earlier [33,34]. Sertoli cells are the main source of growth factors required for spermatogenesis to occur. Hence, the present study also investigated restoration of functionality of the persisting VSELs in vivo by transplanting neonatal Sertoli cells or bone marrow derived mesenchymal cells in busulphan treated mouse testis.
All experiments carried out in the present study were approved by Institutional Animal Ethics Committee. Eight weeks old adult male Swiss mice, maintained in the Institute experimental animal facility were used for the study. They were housed in a temperature and humidity controlled room on a 12 light/12 darkness hour cycle with free access to food and water. The mice (n=3 per group) were initially treated with four different doses of busulphan - (i) 25 mg/Kg body weight busulphan (ii) 15 mg/Kg busulphan and 100 mg/Kg cyclophosphamide (iii) 12 mg/Kg busulphan and 120 mg/Kg cyclophosphamide and (iv) 10 mg/ Kg busulphan daily for 4 days and 100 mg/Kg cyclophosphamide on first 2 days; in order to select a dose that resulted in complete germ cell depletion Busulphan (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) was dissolved in DMSO (Sigma-Aldrich), diluted with equal volume of injection grade water and injected intra-peritoneally. Cyclophosphamide (Zydus, India) was dissolved in sterile injection grade water and also injected intraperitoneally with a minimum 2 hours gap between the two injections. Control mice (n=5) were injected with vehicle alone. One month after the treatment, mice were sacrificed by cervical dislocation; testes were collected, weighed and further processed. Maximum germ cell loss was obtained with a dose of 25 mg/Kg busulphan and hence this dose was selected for all experiments performed in the present study.
Effect of busulphan treatment on spermatogenesis and testicular stem cells: Testicular tissue collected after one month of busulphan treatment was appropriately processed for histology, flow cytometry and RNA studies. Standard histology studies on testicular sections were done to study the effect of busulphan treatment on spermatogenesis. VSELs (Sca-1, Oct-4A) and germ cells (Oct-4, Gfra, and Deleted in Azoospermia-Like DAZL) markers were studied by qRT-PCR and immuno-localization to reveal differential effect of busulphan treatment on various cell populations. Flow cytometry and immunolocalization studies were also carried out to further quantitate and characterize SCA+/CD45-/LIN-VSELs in normal and busulphan treated testis. Further, immuno-localization and immuno-phenotyping studies were carried out to show that the VSELs and spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are distinct stem cell populations in the testes using specific markers for VSELs (SCA-1) and SSCs (GFRa). Details of various methods are provided below.
Niche reconstruction in chemoablated testes: Once VSELs were found to persist in the testes despite complete loss of SSCs and germ cells in busulphan treated mice, we worked on the hypothesis that chemotherapy destroys actively dividing cells and the niche leading to lack of differentiation of VSELs in busulphan treated mouse testis. Attempts were made to restore testicular function by re-constructing the damaged niche in chemoablated testes by transplantation of healthy (i) Sertoli cells, since they form the natural niche in testis and (ii) bone marrow derived mesenchymal cells as they are a rich source of various growth factors known to have beneficial effect in tissue regeneration . All transplantations were done two months post busulphan treatment. Various experiments were conducted over a period of four months as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Treatment schedule and transplantation details. Eight weeks old mice are treated with busulphan and studied for testicular germ cell depletion after one month. The germ cell depleted mice are further rested for a month and then used for transplantation studies. They are sacrificed two months post- transplantation for various studies.
Transplantation of Sertoli cells: The method we used is similar to published method described by Zhang et al. . Sertoli cells were isolated from 8-10 days old neonatal mice testis for transplantation studies. Briefly, the testes were collected in sterile Dulbecco’s Phosphate Buffer Saline (DPBS, Invitrogen, USA). After 2-3 washes with DPBS containing penicillin-streptomycin (Invitrogen), the testes were detunicated and chopped in media containing DMEM F12 with 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS, Invitrogen) and antibiotics. Cells were filtered through 100, 70 and 40 um cell strainers (BD Falcon; USA) and then plated into 60 mm culture dishes and incubated overnight at 37°C in a humid 5% CO2 environment. The Sertoli cells attach to the plates whereas the germ cells remained floating or loosely attached to Sertoli cells. The plates were rinsed and media changed to remove the floating germ cells. The attached Sertoli cells were allowed to grow confluent. Once confluent, the cells were trypsinized with 0.05% Trypsin-EDTA (Invitrogen) and collected in plain DMEM high glucose (DMEM HG, Invitrogen) to be used for transplantation. Approximately 105 cells (100 μl) were injected into each testis via interstitial route. Briefly, the cells were injected at 2-3 random sites into the testis through the skin. Control animals were injected with vehicle alone.
Transplantation of mesenchymal cells: Mesenchymal cells were obtained from bone marrow cells of four weeks old female Swiss mice using a published procedure . Briefly, long bones of the leg were collected by sacrificing the mice and the marrow was flushed with MSC culture medium DMEM containing15% FBS, 1% non-essential amino acids, 2 mM L-Glutamax, 0.1Mm β-mercapto-ethanol and 1% Penicillin- Streptomycin (Pen-strep) on ice. All media constituents were from Invitrogen. The marrow was resuspended with a Pasteur pipette to obtain single cell suspension and filtered through 70 μm cell strainer (BD Falcon), washed and plated in a six-well cell culture plate at a density of 5-6x106 cells per well and incubated at 37°C, 5% CO2 in a humid environment. Non-adherent cells were removed carefully after 3-4 hours and media was changed frequently up to 72 hours of initial culture. Further media changes were done every 3-4 days. Once culture attained about 70%-80% confluence, spindle shaped mesenchymal cells were isolated by controlled trypsinization with 0.25% Trypsin- EDTA at 25°C for 2 minutes. The cells were re-plated in T-25 flasks and these P1 cells were used for transplantation upon confluency. For transplantation approximately 104-105 cells were injected by similar method described above for Sertoli cells. For control group, the busulphan treated mouse testis was injected only with medium used for resuspending cells (this group is named as vehicle transplanted/ control group).
Two months post transplantation; testes and epididymis were collected and processed to evaluate resumption of spermatogenesis by standard histology, morphometry, immunolocalization and qRT-PCR studies. H & E stained sections from various groups were studied to analyze effect of transplantation on restoration of spermatogenesis. Morphometric analysis was also carried out to understand the extent of spermatogenesis restoration. For this, tubules showing spermatogenesis and empty tubules were counted (expressed as percentage of total tubules counted) on a minimum of three sections from 3-5 animals in vehicle, Sertoli cells and mesenchymal cells transplanted groups. T-Test was used for calculating significance and p<0.05 was considered significant. Immuno-localization studies were carried out for testicular germ cell markers including (i) proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) specific for the stem cells and (ii) mouse vasa homolog (MVH), specific for spermatogonia and their immediate descendants. Quantitative RT-PCR studies were carried out in vehicle and Sertoli and mesenchymal cells transplanted groups using markers for VSELs (Sca-1), spermatogonial stem cells (Gfra), meiotic (prohibitin) and post-meiotic (protamine) markers.
Experiments using GFP mice were also conducted to demonstrate that the resumption of spermatogenesis was indeed from the persisting VSELs and not from the transplanted cells. For this Sertoli cells and mesenchymal cells were cultured using GFP mice (the FVB GFP mice strain [FVB.Cg-Tg(GFPU) 5NAGY/J] obtained from National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi) and transplanted into normal wild-type mice using methods described above. The sperm were directly viewed under confocal microscope for GFP expression.
Demonstration of in vitro fertilization potential of caudal sperm collected after testicular niche reconstruction: Four weeks old female Swiss mice were stimulated with 5IU of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (National Hormone & Peptide Program, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, USA) and 5IU of hCG (Ovirup, India) was given 48 hours after PMSG. The oocytes were collected after 12 hours of hCG injection in DMEM F12. The eggs were incubated for in vitro maturation for 3-4 hours at 37°C under 5% CO2 in DMEM F12 containing serum and growth factors namely EGF, hCG and FSH. Sperm were collected from the epididymis of transplanted mice in DMEMF12, their motility was recorded and added to the droplets with oocytes for in vitro fertilization in Sydney IVF fertilization medium (COOK, Australia) and monitored for their ability to attach to the oocytes. The oocytes were then transferred to Sydney IVF cleavage media (COOK). Representative images were captured under inverted microscope (TE2000, NIKON, Japan). Further the oocytes were transferred to Sydney IVF blastocyst media (COOK) to check blastocyst formation.
Details of various methods used in the study
Preparation of single cell suspension from mouse testis: For testicular tissue from control and busulphan treated animals, single cell suspension was prepared as described elsewhere . This suspension was used for both flow cytometry as well as for making smears to characterize the VSELs. Briefly, this involved detunication of testes, washing the tubules in phosphate buffer saline (PBS) followed by sequential enzymatic digestion with 1mg/ml collagenase IV (Invitrogen) and 0.25% trypsin EDTA and pipetting. The cell suspension was filtered through 40 μm cell strainer. The filtrate was used to make smears on poly-L-lysine coated slides and were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde (Sigma) for 15 minutes, washed with PBS, airdried, and stored for future use at 4°C.
Histology: Testicular tissue was fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin for histological studies. 5 μm thick sections of paraffin embedded testes were prepared and stained with Hematoxylin and Eosin (H & E) to study the tissue histo- architecture and the effect of busulphan treatment. The representative areas were photographed using Nikon 90i microscope (Nikon, Japan) and data recorded.
Immuno-localization studies: A polyclonal OCT-4 antibody (ab19857, Abcam, UK), raised against C terminus of human OCT-4, that could detect both the isoforms viz. OCT-4A and OCT-4B with distinct nuclear and cytoplasmic localization respectively was used in this study. The specificity of this antibody was confirmed previously using different antibodies and techniques . The polyclonal DAZL antibody (Abcam) rose against the C-terminus of mouse DAZL was used as a germ cell marker. SCA-1 and GFRa (Sigma) antibodies were used to characterize the pluripotent VSELs and SSCs respectively. PCNA (Sigma) and MVH (R&D Biosystems, USA) antibodies were used to study the effect of transplantation on testicular germ cells. Immuno-localization studies by ICC, IF and IHC were repeated at least three times on three different samples.
(A) Immuno-histochemistry (IHC): NBF fixed tissue sections were used for IHC studies. Briefly the paraffin sections were deparaffinized and rehydrated through a graded methanol series. Endogenous peroxide was blocked using 0.3% hydrogen peroxide for 30 minutes in dark at room temperature. Antigen retrieval was done by treating the sections with sodium citrate buffer (10 mM sodium citrate), pH 6.0, at high power for 5 minutes in a microwave oven. Blocking was done with 10% normal goat serum for 1 hour, followed by incubation with the primary antibody at 4°C overnight. Primary antibody was replaced with blocking solution for negative control. After washes with PBS, the smears were incubated with the biotinylated secondary antibody for 30 minutes followed by Avidin Biotin Complex formation step for 30 minutes (Vectastain Elite ABC kit, Vector Laboratories Inc,USA), extensive wash with PBS and then detection was done using diaminobenzidene (Biogenex, USA) and counterstained with Haematoxylin. The sections were again dehydrated and mounted using DPX mountant (Qualigens, India). Representative areas were photographed under Nikon 90i microscope and the data was recorded.
(B) Immuno-cytochemistry (ICC): For ICC, the endogenous peroxide was blocked using 3% hydrogen peroxide for 30 minutes in dark at room temperature. Antigen retrieval was done by treating the smears with sodium citrate buffer (10 mM sodium citrate), pH 6.0, at high power for 5 minutes in a microwave oven. This was followed by permeablization step with 0.3% Triton-X 100 (Sigma) for 10 minutes. Further the smears were processed for immunolocalization in a manner similar to that described for IHC.
(C) Immunofluorescence (IF): The mouse testicular smears were washed with 0.5%BSA (Sigma) followed by blocking with 3% BSA for 1 hour. The cells were permeabilized using 0.3% Triton-X 100 for 5 mins and incubated with OCT-4A antibody (Millipore, USA) overnight at 4°C. Following incubation of primary antibody, the smears were washed with wash buffer and incubated with fluorescent tagged secondary antibody (Alexafluor-488) for 2 hours at room temp in dark. The cells were washed thrice with wash buffer and counterstained with DAPI for 15 minutes (or PI for 2 minutes). Similarly, staining was performed using NANOG and SOX-2 antibodies. Dual staining of NANOGand STELLA was done with Alexafluor 488 as secondary for NANOG and Alexafluor 568 as secondary for STELLA. For cell surface markers, namely SCA-1-FITC, LIN-APC, CD45-PE (BD Biosciences, USA) and GFRa, the permeabilization step was omitted. The incubation of SCA- 1-FITC was done for 2 hours at 4°C. For co-localization studies with phalloidin, primary antibody incubation was followed by phalloidin- TRITC (Sigma) staining for 45 minutes. Co-localization of SCA-1- FITC, LIN-APC and CD45-PE was done by incubating with primary antibodies for 2 hours at 4°C.
(D) Immunofluorescence on cryo-section of testicular tissue: Cryosections were used for triple staining of SCA-1, LIN and CD45 antibodies on mouse testicular VSELs. For this, the tissue was fixed in Tissue-tek OCT compound (MILES, USA) and frozen at -80°C. Cryosections were cut on Leica CE (Germany) microtome. Further, the frozen sections were fixed with 4% PFA for 1 hour, washed with chilled acetone followed by PBS. This was followed by blocking and primary antibody incubation as described above for immunofluorescence on cell smears.
Flow cytometry studies: Flow cytometry studies were carried out to (i) quantitate the number of VSELs and (ii) for immunophenotyping studies. The testicular cell suspensions from control and busulphan treated mice prepared by enzymatic digestion as described above ,were washed and stained with SCA-1-FITC, LIN-APC and CD45-PE to quantitate the number of VSELs. Cells were acquired and analyzed on FACS Aria (BD) according to the gating strategy. Gates were set using unstained sample for each of the antibodies.T-Test was used for calculating significance and p<0.05 was considered significant. Testicular cell suspension from normal mice was stained with GFRa antibody for 2 hours at room temperature. Following washes to remove primary antibody, Alexaflour 568 conjugated secondary antibody was added for 1 hour at room temperature. FACS analysis was performed on FACS Aria. For antibody staining, gates were applied using unstained samples.
Quantitative RT-PCR studies: Testicular tissue was fixed in TRIzol (Invitrogen) for RNA isolation and stored at -80°C till further processing. Total RNA was extracted using standard protocol using TRIzol and treated with DNase I (Fermentas, USA) to remove any genomic DNA present. First-strand cDNA was synthesized using the iScriptc DNA synthesis Kit (Bio-Rad, USA) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Briefly, 1μg of total RNA was incubated with 5x iScript reaction mix and reverse transcriptase mix. The reaction was carried out in G-STORM thermocycler (Gene Technologies, UK) as per manufacturer’s instructions.
The expression levels of various gene transcripts namely total Oct- 4, Oct-4A, Dazl, Gfra, Sca-1, Prohibitin and Protamine were estimated by CFX96 real-time PCR system (Bio-Rad Laboratories, USA) using SYBR Green chemistry (Bio-Rad). Gapdh was used as housekeeping in mice experiments. The primers used in the study are mentioned in Table 1. The amplification conditions were: initial denaturation at 94°C for 3 minutes followed by 40 cycles comprising of denaturation at 94°C for 10 seconds, annealing for 20 seconds, and extension at 72°C for 30 seconds followed by melt curve analysis. The fluorescence emitted was collected during the extension step of each cycle. The homogeneity of the PCR amplicons was verified by running the products on 2% agarose gels and also by studying the melt curve. All PCR amplifications were carried out in duplicate. Mean Ct values generated in each experiment using the CFX Manager software (Bio-Rad) were used to calculate the mRNA expression levels. Since ΔCt is inversely proportional to relative mRNA expression levels, the levels were calculated manually by the ΔCt method. The fold change was calculated using ΔΔCt method. The relative expression levels of each gene from at least 3 control mice and 3 treated mice were compared and the average value is reported. In all qRT-PCR experiments, the value of average fold change has been calculated with respect to busulphan treated animal. T-Test was used to calculate significance and p<0.05 was considered significant.
Table 1: Primer sequences for various transcripts used in the study.
Effect of busulphan treatment on testicular spermatogenesis and stem cells
Effect on spermatogenesis: Treatment of mice with busulphan reduced both the size and weight of the testes compared to the normal untreated testis (Figure 2A-2F). A well-organized pattern of spermatogenesis was observed in normal testis (Figure 2G) with the sperm arranged radially in the lumen of the tubule and prominent Sertoli cells with extensive cytoplasm spanning the whole cross-section of the tubule into the lumen wherein spermatogonial cells in different stages of differentiation are embedded. In contrast, the busulphan treated seminiferous tubules (Figure 2H) revealed extensive germ cell loss. Very few tubules showed some degree of spermatogenesis but majority were empty, devoid of spermatogonial cells and minimal haploid cell population was observed in all the mice (n=10 mice) studied during the course of the study. Sertoli cells appeared collapsed due to absence of germ cells. Interestingly the interstitial compartment comprising of Leydig cells, appeared much more prominent after busulphan treatment (Figure 2H). These observations are consistent with earlier reports that busulphan effectively destroys dividing cells and disrupts normal spermatogenesis.
Figure 2: Effect of busulphan treatment on mouse testes: (A) Reduction in size of testes after busulphan treatment. (B) Loss in weight of testes after busulphan treatment.(C) Testicular sections of busulphan treated testis were immuno-stained using OCT-4 antibody to detect the presence of VSELs. Nuclear OCT-4 positive VSELs were detected in germ cells depleted, busulphan treated testicular sections.(D-F) Multiple fields showing nuclear OCT-4 positive VSELs (arrowheads) in busulphan treated testicular smears. H & E stained sections of (G) normal and (H) busulphan treated testes. Note the extensive germ cell depletion and collapsed Sertoli cells after busulphan treatment. Loss of germ cells after busulphan treatment was confirmed by immunolocalization for DAZL. Note the presence of DAZL positive germ cells (spermatogonia and early spermatocytes) in (I)normal testis which are lacking in (J) busulphan treated sections.(K) Differential expression of spermatogonial stem cell (Gfra) and germ cell (Dazl) specific transcripts in testis from control and busulphan treated mice. Note the marked reduction of Dazl (p<0.01) and Gfra (p<0.05)after busulphan treatment.(L)After busulphan treatment, the proportion of Oct-4A in total Oct-4 as indicated by the ratio of Oct-4A to Oct-4 is increased (p=0.101), indicating selective reduction of Oct-4B form. (M) Differential expression of VSELs specific marker Sca-1 transcripts in control and busulphan treated mice testes. Increased Sca-1 expression is observed after busulphan treatment (p= 0.28). Error bars represent standard deviation between at least three biological replicates. Bar = 20μm.
Germ cell specific markers were used to confirm busulphan effect at both protein (DAZL) and mRNA (Dazl and Gfra) level by immunolocalization and qRT-PCR studies. Compared to the normal testis where DAZL (pre-meiotic germ cell specific marker) was localized in the cytoplasm of spermatogonial cells and spermatocytes lining the basement membrane of the seminiferous tubules (Figure 2I), busulphan treatment resulted in almost complete loss of DAZL positive cells in the seminiferous tubules (Figure 2J). This correlates well with complete reduction of Gfra transcript which is specific for SSCs (p<0.05) and Dazl (p<0.01) observed after busulphan treatment (Figure 2K). This data was obtained as mean ± SD from at least three independent experiments.
From these results, it was concluded that 25mg/Kg body weight of busulphan for germ cell depletion effectively destroyed germ cells including SSCs and hence this dose of busulphan was used for further characterization and niche reconstruction studies.
Characterization of stem cells (VSELs) that resist busulphan treatment: Stem cells (VSELs) that resisted busulphan treatment were characterized using pluripotent markers (OCT-4, SCA-1, NANOG, SOX-2) by techniques like immunolocalization, qRT-PCR and flow cytometry. Earlier immunolocalization studies reported by our group show that polyclonal OCT-4 antibody is differentially localized in the nucleus of pluripotent stem cells and in the cytoplasm of progenitors [1,2]. In this study, the busulphan treated testicular smears and sections showed only nuclear OCT-4A positive pluripotent stem cells whereas the cytoplasmic OCT-4 positive active progenitors were lacking (Figure 2C-F). There was no consistent pattern as the numbers of positive cells varied per tubule; some tubules did not have OCT-4A positive cells whereas others had few to several OCT-4A positive cells. We observed SCA-1+cells localized close to the basement membrane, interspersed between Sertoli cells (Figure 3D). Triple staining was carried out on cryo-sections showed that SCA-1+cells were LIN- and CD45- (Figure 3E), described to be VSELs in literature . They are characterized by their small size and minimal cytoplasm in many adult murine and human organs including testis (Figure 3). Absence of LIN and CD45 confirmed that the testicular VSELs are not cells of hematopoietic lineage. Also, these cells stained for phalloidin indicating presence of actin in these cells (Figure 3G and H). Presence of actin indicates that VSELs are not any reminiscent nuclear fragments but intact cells. The smears from busulphan treated testis showed presence of cells less than 5um also to be positive for NANOG and SOX-2 (markers for pluripotency, Figure 3I and J). The NANOG positive cells were also positive for STELLA (a primordial germ cell marker, Figure 3K). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report showing presence of VSELs in chemoablated mice testis.
Figure 3: Characterization of testicular VSELs by immunofluorescence: Control mice testicular smears showing presence of nuclear OCT-4A (Ai-iii), SCA-1 (Bi-iii) positive cells. SSEA-1 positive cells were localized next to the basement membrane interspersed between Sertoli cells (Ci-iii) in control mice testicular sections. In busulphan treated mice, localization of SCA-1 positive cells was next to the basement membrane interspersed between Sertoli cells (Di-iii). Note that SCA-1 positive cells were negative for Lin and CD45 (Ei-v). Note also that all the cells observed are in the size range of VSELs i.e. between 2-6um. Busulphan treated mice smears also showed presence of nuclear OCT-4A positive cells (Fi-iii) which also stained positive for phalloidin (Gi-iv). SCA-1 positive cells in busulphan treated testis also stained positive for phalloidin (Hi-iv). Busulphan treated testicular smears also showed presence of NANOG (Ii-iii) and SOX-2 (Ji-iii) positive cells, which are pluripotency markers. NANOG positive cells also stained positive for primordial germ cell marker STELLA (Ki-iv).
To further corroborate the immunolocalization results, qRTPCR analysis was carried out for VSELs specific markers (Oct-4A and Sca-1) in normal versus busulphan treated testis. Sca-1transcripts were increased almost 5 fold after busulphan treatment (p= 0.280), suggesting a possible increase in number of VSELs post busulphan treatment (Figure 2M). After busulphan treatment, the proportion of Oct-4Ain total Oct-4as indicated by the ratio of Oct-4Ato Oct-4 also increased, although not significantly (p=0.101) (Figure 2L). This suggests a selective reduction in cytoplasmic Oct-4Bform in the total Oct-4present after busulphan treatment. These results thus provide further support at mRNA level that the VSELs in testes are spared of the cytotoxic insult due to busulphan treatment and survive.
VSELs were quantitated by flow cytometry in both control and busulphan treated testicular population (Figure 4A and B). Flow cytometry results showed that 0.03% Sca-1+/LIN-/CD45-cells in normal testis are VSELs while 0.06% VSELs were detected in busulphan treated testis. The percentage of VSELs was significantly higher in busulphan treated animals as compared to control (p<0.005) (Figure 4). These cells were sorted and observed under confocal microscope to confirm the purity of population and the cells were found to express nuclear SCA-1, and were negative for LIN and CD45 (Figure 4C). Mouse bone marrow cells, used as positive control, showed positive staining for both LIN and CD45 (Figure 4D and E). These observations assert that indeed there exists a population of cells expressing pluripotent markers in testis, which are spared of the action of busulphan.
Figure 4: Quantitation of VSELs: Quantitation of VSELs in (A) control and (B) busulphan treated mice testes by flow cytometry. Cells between 2-6 μm were gated using size calibration beads (Ai,Bi) followed by sequential selection of LIN negative population (Aii,Bii), CD45 negative population(Aiii,Biii) and then SCA-1 positive population in both control (Aiv) and busulphan treated (Biv) testes. Confocal images of sorted VSELs show that SCA-1 positive cells were negative for LIN and CD45 (Ci-v). Specificity of APC tagged LIN (D) and PE tagged CD45 (E) antibodies analyzed using mouse bone marrow cell smears as positive control. (F) shows percentage of VSELs obtained in testicular cell suspension prepared from control and busulphan treated mice. Error bars represent standard deviation between three biological replicates.
SSCs and VSELs exist as two different populations in mouse testis: In order to further assess whether VSELs are distinct population from spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), immunostaining and flow cytometry were used. SSCs were immunophenotyped using anti-GFRa antibody. Size of GFRa positive SSCs reported in literature is about 10 um whereas the VSELs are much smaller (2-6 um) in size. Immunophenotyping using GFRa on cells from control testis showed that Gfra positive cells had size greater than 8 μm as observed by shift in PE-positive population and smaller cells were negative for GFRa (Figure 5). In control smears, surface staining for GFRa were observed only in cells larger than the OCT-4A or SCA-1 positive cells (Figure 5A). In smears prepared from busulphan treated animals GFRa staining was not observed. The SCA-1 positive VSELs were found negative for GFRa (Figure 5B and C). Results confirm that VSELs and SSCs are distinct stem cell populations in the mouse testis and that VSELs survive and are spared of busulphan treatment unlike SSCs.
Figure 5: Characterization of mouse testicular stem cells using SCA-1 (for VSELs) and GFRa (for SSCs) (Ai-iii) Cell surface GFRa expression is observed in larger cells in control mice testicular smears. Smaller magnetically separated SCA-1 positive cells were negative for GFRa in both control (Bi-iv) and busulphan treated testicular smears (Ci-iv). (D) Expression of GFRa in larger cells was further validated by flow cytometry based on size calibration beads. P1 includes cells between 2-8 μm and P2 includes cells >8 μm. In control testicular cell suspension (E), GFRa positive cells were seen only in P2 population as observed by the shift in PE positive population i.e. P6 (G) as compared to unstained. No GFRa positive cells are seen in P1 population (F).
Renewed spermatogenesis from persisting VSELs in chemoablated testis
Effect of transplantation on testicular histology: The testis from vehicle transplanted busulphan treated mice revealed the presence of empty seminiferous tubules (Figure 6) with collapsed Sertoli cells having prominent nucleoli. Sperm were absent in the small, uniform sized seminiferous tubules. There were no signs (minimal at places) of endogenous resumption of spermatogenesis. Leydig cells present in the interstitium were prominent.
Figure 6: Histological sections of normal and busulphan treated-vehicle transplanted mouse testes. (A,B) Control testicular sections showing normal pattern of spermatogenesis. (C,D) The seminiferous tubules of vehicle transplanted testes, collected at the end of study showed the presence of majority of empty tubules with collapsed Sertoli cells. At places spermatogonial cells were observed in few tubules but sperms were hardly observed. The interstitial compartment comprising Leydig cells was prominent. Bar=20μm.
In contrast to the vehicle alone transplantation, Sertoli cell transplantation revealed the presence of two distinct type of tubules in the testicular sections (Figure 7A and B), bigger tubules with focal spermatogenesis and small sized empty tubules devoid of germ cells. The small, empty tubules comprised of characteristic collapsed Sertoli cells with large cytoplasmic projections into the lumen. These empty tubules were possibly the ‘neo-formed tubules’ from the transplanted Sertoli cells and resembled the mini-tubules described earlier by Shinohara et al. and Zhang et al. . These mini-tubules located in the close vicinity of the bigger tubules, may serve as a source of various growth factors and cytokines that helped in a paracrine manner to stimulate spermatogenesis from the persisting VSELs in the bigger ‘old’ native tubules. Surprisingly, a close proximity of Sertoli cells with germ cells did not seem essential for differentiation of VSELs into sperm as evident by absence of Sertoli cells in tubules showing spermatogenesis (Figure 7C, D, F and G). This could have resulted in disorganized nature of spermatogenesis (Figure 7C, F and G) observed in contrast to normal testis (Figure 6A and B). Interestingly, even though Sertoli cells were initially transplanted into one testis alone with the hope that other testis could serve as an ideal vehicle transplantation ‘control’ group – similar differentiation pattern and appearance of sperm was observed in both the testes. Thus vehicle- transplanted controls were later kept as separate animals.
Figure 7: Histological sections of busulphan treated mouse testes after two months of inter-tubular Sertoli cells transplantation. Note the presence of two distinct populations of seminiferous tubules (A,B) including small empty tubules which are possibly the ‘neo-formed tubules’ from the transplanted Sertoli cells [resemble mini-tubules described earlier by Shinohara et al (38) and Zhang et al (32)] and the bigger ‘old’ native tubules with focal spermatogenesis and presence of sperm. The sperms are however not arranged in a radial manner (C-G) as in normal testis (Fig 6A,B). The ‘neo-formed’ tubules are located in close vicinity of bigger tubules (D,E, arrows) and are probably a source of growth factors and cytokines which possibly stimulate the VSELs in the ‘old’ native tubules to undergo differentiation resulting in sperm production. Interestingly the Sertoli cells are very prominent in the ‘neo-formed tubules’ and hardly observed in the ‘old’ tubules. Absence of Sertoli cells in the tubules where spermatogenesis is restored may explain why spermatogenesis is not well organized, but rather remains focal in nature (G). Bar=20μm.
In the mesenchymal cells transplanted group, similar two populations of tubules viz. the small sized, empty ‘neo-formed’ tubules and bigger ‘native’ tubules were observed similar to the Sertoli cell transplanted group (Figure 8A and 8B). However, the Sertoli and Leydig cells appeared more prominent after mesenchymal cells transplantation (Figure 8D and 8E). The ‘neo-formed’ small sized tubules comprised cells similar to Sertoli cells with prominent nucleoli and abundant cytoplasmic projections into the lumen (Figure 8E). The ‘old’ tubules showed signs of spermatogenesis which appeared more organized (Figure 8C) compared to that observed after Sertoli transplantation.
Figure 8: Histological sections of busulphan treated mouse testes after two months of inter-tubular mesenchymal cells transplantation. Similar two kinds of tubules as observed after Sertoli cell transplantation (Figure 7) are observed after transplantation of Mesenchymal cells(A). Interestingly both the interstitial compartment comprising Leydig cells and Sertoli cells in both the small ‘neo-formed tubules’ and bigger ‘native tubules’ were much more prominent. Mesenchymal cells apparently differentiated into Sertoli-like cells comprising the ‘neo-formed tubules’. The neo-formed and old tubules were observed in close proximity of each other (B). The sperm production was much more and spermatogenesis was much more organized (C-F) compared to after Sertoli cell transplantation (Fig 6 G). This suggests that already ‘committed’ Sertoli cells have less plasticity compared to Mesenchymal cells to differentiate into tubules which also are a better source of growth factors and cytokines that not only reverts spermatogenesis and sperm production, but also stimulates the somatic compartment comprising Leydig and Sertoli cells. Bar=20μm
The number of tubules showing spermatogenesis was significantly higher in the Sertoli cells and Mesenchymal cells transplanted groups in comparison to vehicle transplanted group (Figure 9). This indicated that endogenous restoration of spermatogenesis in vehicle-transplanted animals was not significant (Figure 9A).
Figure 9: Quantitation of tubules showing spermatogenesis and differential expression of pluripotent and germ cells specific marker transcripts by q-RTPCR, post transplantation of Sertoli cells and Mesenchymal cells compared to vehicle transplanted control. Tubules showing spermatogenesis were counted against the empty tubules and it showed significant increase in number of tubules showing spermatogenesis following Sertoli (SC) (p<0.005) and mesenchymal cells (MSC) (p<0.005) transplantation (A). The VSELs (Sca-1); spermatogonial (Gfra) and spermatocyte (Prohibitin) specific markers were expressed in all the three groups and no drastic differences were observed (p<0.05, p=0.707, p=0.00036 for Sca-1, Gfra and Prohibitin in Sertoli transplanted group and p= 0.92,0.232, 0.39 for Sca-1, Gfra and Prohibitin in mesenchymal cells transplanted group (B). However, the post-meiotic marker (Protamine) was almost 50 fold up-regulated after Sertoli cells transplantation (p= 0.089) and 150 folds after Mesenchymal cells transplantation (p<0.05) compared to vehicle transplanted (C) control. Error bars represent standard deviation between samples and fold change normalized to 18S RNA estimated by qRT-PCR studies in more than 5 animals in each group (two technical replicates for each sample).
Effect of transplantation on testicular germ cells by immunolocalization studies: Two months post transplantation of Sertoli cells or mesenchymal cells, expression levels of stem (PCNA) and germ cell (MVH) markers involved in various stages of spermatogenesis were studied and compared to normal testis and vehicle transplanted group by immuno-localization studies. Normal testicular sections (Figure 10A) showed distinct nuclear localization of PCNA along the basal layer of seminiferous tubules and cytoplasmic expression of MVH in the spermatogonial cells and their descendants (Figure 10G). Post transplantation of Sertoli and mesenchymal cells, PCNA positive cells (Figure 10D-10F) and various stages of spermatogenesis (based on the presence of MVH positive spermatogonial cells and their descendants) (Figure 10J-10L) were observed as against vehicle transplanted control sections which were negative for PCNA and MVH (Figure 10B and 10H).Majorly, tubules in vehicle transplanted control sections were negative for MVH staining though few tubules showed MVH staining representing some degree of endogenous restoration (not shown). Figure 10K shows the presence of newly formed tubule devoid of germ cells in the vicinity of a tubule with restored spermatogenesis. It is also intriguing to observe that both number of cells stained positive with PCNA and MVH are much more after mesenchymal cells transplantation compared to Sertoli cells.
Figure 10: Characterization of spermatogenesis restored after transplantation by immuno-localization studies. Both stem (PCNA, A-F) and germ (MVH, G-L) cell markers were used to study spermatogenesis in chemo-ablated mouse testis after vehicle, Sertoli and mesenchymal cells transplantation. PCNA was expressed in stem cells localized at the basal layer of seminiferous tubules in normal mice (A), Sertoli (D,E) and mesenchymal (F) cells transplantation. Cytoplasmic MVH positive spermatogonial cells and their descendants were detected after Sertoli (J,K) and mesenchymal (L) cells transplantation similar to normal mice (G). Vehicle transplanted control were largely negative for both PCNA (B) and MVH (H). Negative control with omission of primary antibody for PCNA (C) and MVH (I).
Effect of transplantation on testicular gene expression by qRTPCR studies: Two months post transplantation of Sertoli cells or mesenchymal cells, expression levels of different markers involved in various stages of spermatogenesis were studied and compared to vehicle transplanted group. Levels of Sca-1, Gfra, prohibitin and protamine were analyzed by q-RTPCR (Figure 9B and C). Vehicle treated control showed the presence of VSELs and some degree of pre-meiotic endogenous resumption of spermatogenesis as evident by expression of Sca-1, Gfra and prohibitin transcripts; however protamine, which is transcribed after meiosis in sperm showed minimal expression. The expression levels of Sca-1 and Gfra did not vary significantly (p<0.05, p=0.707 respectively). However Prohibitin was significantly lower after Sertoli cells transplantation (p<0.005) suggesting a transition of spermatocytes to spermatid and later stages which is confirmed by 50 fold higher expression of protamine (postmeiotic marker, p= 0.089). In mesenchymal cells transplanted group, expression levels of Sca-1, Gfra and prohibitin were not drastically altered after transplantation but protamine was up to 150 fold up regulated (p<0.05). These results suggest a meiotic block and highlight the importance of somatic microenvironment in overcoming it and restoring spermatogenesis.
Effect of transplantation on epididymis histology: To evaluate whether the sperm produced in testis progress normally through the epididymis, histology of cauda (a reservoir of sperm prior to ejaculation) was studied. It showed the presence of minimal sperm in vehicle transplanted group (Figure 11 A,B) in contrast to the caudal histological sections that were full of sperm (similar to normal caudal sections, data not shown) in Sertoli (Figure 11C) and Mesenchymal cells transplanted group (Figure 11D).
Figure 11: Characterization of spermatogenesis restored after transplantation by immuno-localization studies. Both stem (PCNA, A-F) and germ (MVH, G-L) cell markers were used to study spermatogenesis in chemo-ablated mouse testis after vehicle, Sertoli and mesenchymal cells transplantation. PCNA was expressed in stem cells localized at the basal layer of seminiferous tubules in normal mice (A), Sertoli (D,E) and mesenchymal (F) cells transplantation. Cytoplasmic MVH positive spermatogonial cells and their descendants were detected after Sertoli (J,K) and mesenchymal (L) cells transplantation similar to normal mice (G). Vehicle transplanted control were largely negative for both PCNA (B) and MVH (H). Negative control with omission of primary antibody for PCNA (C) and MVH (I).
To further evaluate whether the sperm produced after transplantation of healthy niche cells arise from endogenous cells or from the transplanted cells, Sertoli cells and mesenchymal cells obtained from GFP mice (FVB.Cg-Tg(GFPU) 5NAGY/J) were used for transplantation. The resulting sperm produced after transplantation did not express GFP (Figure 11 I,J) as compared to sperm from GFP mice (Figure 11 H).
Fertilization potential of caudal sperm collected from transplanted group: Our attempts to carry out mating studies using busulphan treated mice could have failed because busulphan exerts a generalized effect on the whole body leading to inability to mate. Hence, in vitro fertilization study was undertaken using caudal sperm collected from Sertoli cells or Mesenchymal cells transplanted groups with oocytes obtained from PMSG treated normal mice. Few sperm remained motile even after overnight incubation with the oocytes, few sperm were found to attach to the oocytes and cleavage was observed in both Sertoli and MSC transplanted group (Figure 11 E,F) similar to that seen with sperm of untreated control animals (Figure 11 G). These results suggest that the sperm produced post transplantation possess the ability to fertilize oocytes.
Results of the present study demonstrate for the first time that the quiescent very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs) present in the mouse testis resist oncotherapy, while the actively dividing progenitors, differentiating germ cells and haploid sperm were depleted due to busulphan treatment. The VSELs were small in size (2-6 μm), had high nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio, were SCA-1+/CD45-/LIN-and expressed nuclear OCT-4A, SCA-1, NANOG, SOX-2 and STELLA. Quantitation by flow cytometry showed that 0.03% of cells in normal testis and 0.06% cells in busulphan treated testis were VSELs. They comprise a novel population of stem cells (2-6 μm in size and did not express GFRa) distinct from well-studied spermatogonial stem cells (>10 μm in size and expressed GFRa, ). Surviving VSELs were not able to differentiate or undergo spermatogenesis in busulphan treated testis possibly because of an altered somatic micro-environment (niche) which is otherwise a source of growth factors and cytokines essential for stem cell differentiation into required lineage [33,34]. Hence attempts were made in the present study to reconstruct the niche by transplanting Sertoli or bone-marrow derived mesenchymal cells by inter-tubular route as against commonly used intra-tubular protocols for testicular transplantation. This approach to restore spermatogenesis in chemoablated testis was successful; resulted in increased population of both testicular stem and germ cells. The sperm produced after transplantation progressed through the epididymis, were detected in large numbers in the cauda and were able to fertilize mouse oocytes in vitro. Studies to demonstrate that the sperm produced after transplantation of Sertoli and mesenchymal cells can result in healthy and fertile offspring need to be undertaken. Present study provides new information on testicular stem cells, a novel approach to restore testicular function after chemotherapy and also provides scope for further research which will have relevance in the field of oncofertility.
Our results that VSELs survive chemotherapy in mice testis are in agreement with an earlier report wherein it was shown that mouse bone marrow VSELs persist after total body irradiation, although actively dividing hematopoietic stem cells and differentiated blood cells are completely destroyed . Further studies are warranted to study in details the persisting VSELs after chemotherapy for genetic changes, although it is well known that various oncotherapy regimens mainly target actively dividing cells. It is possible that busulphan treatment affects surviving germ cells and VSELs leading to their inability to undergo spermatogenesis. However, the busulphan treatment used in the study is not lethal suggesting that the busulphan possibly affects only cells where active DNA synthesis occurs , which includes the growing tumor and other rapidly dividing testicular cells including SSCs, germ cells and also haploid gametes.
Characteristic features of VSELs observed in the present study are in agreement with the expression profile of VSELs in other tissues reviewed recently [28,43]. Based on marker expression, it has been proposed that primordial germ cells persist into adulthood as VSELs in various body organs including gonads . Presence of VSELs in testes adds another dimension to studies reporting derivation of ES-like colonies from testicular biopsies . However, this is a controversial area of research and limitations exist with respect to efficiency and uniformity of derivation of ES-like colonies . Also, many studies reporting ES-like colonies have used testicular germ cells in culture without enriching SSCs [47,48]. The studies involving initial purification, used markers like Stra8 that are not specific for SSCs . In addition only Conrad’s study in humans showed formation of teratoma but the pluripotent colonies reported appears to be a mixture of different cell types and not a pure population . These studies advocate the concept of dedifferentiation of SSCs to pluripotent state; however, certain contradicting studies identify presence of pluripotent population in testis [15,16]. Results of our present study corroborate well with the latter school of thought. In addition to having earlier reported the presence of VSELs in mice and human testes based on marker studies, we have now characterized the testicular VSELs in more details in the present study. VSELs are distinct from the spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) based on their size and immunophenotyping studies. We have also observed that the testicular VSELs are modulated by FSH (personal observations) similar to VSELs in the ovary [4,51,52].
The significance of somatic niche during spermatogenesis has been demonstrated by various studies. Germ cell transplantation studies in mice have shown that spermatogonial stem cells colonize, proliferate and form chains with intercellular bridges but fail to differentiate when transplanted into germ cell ablated mouse testis by intratubular injection through rete testis [53-56]. Brinster’s group [33,34] concluded that restoration of fertility in busulphan-treated adult mice is inefficient perhaps because of damage to the testicular micro- environment caused by the ablative therapy. Earlier publications also support this notion since it is well documented that in irradiated rat testes, the surviving stem cells are capable of self-renewal and proliferation, but they are unable to differentiate and undergo apoptosis [57,58]. The significance of the testicular somatic niche comprising of Sertoli cells to support the SSCs activity was realized and hence niche transplantation studies have been attempted in past also.
Shinohara et al. showed that Sertoli cell transplantation leads to their assembly into seminiferous tubule like structures and support spermatogenesis. They further showed that young Sertoli cell niche had a better capacity compared to the adult and that when wild type Sertoli cells were transferred into infertile Steel/Steeldickiemice resulted in spermatogenesis and sperm development. Two years later, Shinohara et al. reported that micro-insemination of Sertoli cells into the testicular efferent duct leads to formation of tubule-like structures and allowed resumption of spermatogenesis and birth of normal offspring through assisted reproductive techniques. Zhang et al. showed that irradiated SSCs could colonize and differentiate in a permissive murine host, but the irradiated rat testes did not support the differentiation of normal, functional, transplanted spermatogonial stem cells. Later on, they reported that a simple interstitial/ intertubular injection of GFP tagged Sertoli cells results in de novo tubule-like structures in the testicular interstitium and recovery of endogenous spermatogenesis . It has been earlier suggested that Sertoli cell transplantation along with germ cells may be useful to restore spermatogenesis by providing additional niche to co-transplanted germ cells. Ectopic transplantation of single cell suspension of immature rat testicular cells results in alignment of Sertoli cells as tubules within 2 weeks . Results of present study clearly show that intertubular transplantation of Sertoli cells alone may be sufficient to coax the persisting VSELs to undergo differentiation and sperm production.
The ability of bone marrow derived mesenchymal cells to also reverse differentiation block and restore spermatogenesis, besides the Sertoli cells is indeed stimulating. Mesenchymal cells, also termed mesenchymal stem cells are correctly and alternatively termed as ‘multipotent stromal cells’ are a rich source of growth factors and cytokines . They are known to be present in all the body organs and tissues . Mesenchymal cells are also considered to be a part of testicular microenvironment . It has been shown that even in the hematopoiesis system; mesenchymal cells from the niche for the hematopoietic stem cells . Results of the present study show that mesenchymal cells derived from bone marrow aid in restoration of spermatogenesis in busulphan treated mice, though the precise mode of action still needs to be determined. The growth factors and cytokines secreted by the mesenchymal cells may have contributed to the observed effect. Alternatively, the anti-inflammatory effect of these cells could also have brought this effect. However, the dose of busulphan selected by us for depleting germ cells from mice testes results in complete loss of germ cells, thus restoration of spermatogenesis (from persisting germ cells) by suppressing inflammation appears highly unlikely mechanism. Identification of factors secreted by the transplanted cells hence becomes essential.
Based on the results of the present study, we hypothesize that transplantation of autologous bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells may benefit the existing azoospermic cancer survivors. This is in agreement with few existing reports on similar concept in the ovaries [64-66]. However whether the bone marrow itself is a source of germ cells is a controversial area in reproductive biology. Johnson et al. reported that bone marrow transplantation could restore oocyte production in busulphan treated adult mice. They also reported that though transplanted bone marrow cells derived oocytes were observed, all the progenies were of recipient origin. This study was contradicted quickly by Eggan et al. who showed that female bone marrow cells failed to produce haploid mature oocytes in parabiotic mouse model. In male mice, ability of bone marrow cells to form germ cells is also controversial. Some reports have shown the transdifferentiation potential of bone marrow cells into germ cells [70-74]. Lue et al. reported that bone marrow stem cells can differentiate into germ cells after transplantation in mouse testis. But Lassalle et al. found no evidence that male bone marrow-derived stem cells undergo spermatogenesis when transplanted into adult mice testis. The difference between the two studies being that Lassalle et al. enriched SCA1+side population cells and transplanted intra-tubular into the busulphan treated mouse testis whereas Lue et al. used total adult bone marrow cells and injected into the tubules as well as in the interstitial spaces and obtained differentiation into spermatogonia, spermatocytes as well as Sertoli cells and Leydig cells. This differentiation observed by Lue’s group might be because they injected total bone marrow cells thereby having chances of contamination by VSELs, whereas no differentiation observed by Lassalle indicates the compromised niche in recipients that does not support differentiation of VSELs. Lack of differentiation observed by Lasselle suggests the critical requirement for other bone marrow stem cells like mesenchymal cells for restoration of niche and spermatogenesis. Similarly Sabbaghi et al. on transplanting mesenchymal cells intra-tubularly, neither observed expression of cKit (crucial spermatogonial marker essential for spermatogenesis), nor spermatogenesis. Unlike above mentioned studies that favor trans-differentiation, our study and an earlier study clearly show that the recovery of spermatogenesis is from the endogenous cells. In this study, we have demonstrated that the spermatogenesis resumed from endogenous cells and not from germ cell contamination, if any, in transplanted Sertoli cells or transdifferentiation of bone-marrow derived mesenchymal cells through use of cells from GFP mice for transplantation. The sperm were non- GFP and hence must have derived from the persisting VSELs rather than from the transplanted cells. This is in agreement with earlier report by Zhang et al. wherein using GFP tagged Sertoli cells for transplantation, recovery of spermatogenesis was observed only from the endogenous cells. Hence this model of niche transplantation may have significant implications, though more studies will be essential to delineate the precise mechanisms underlying this process.
To conclude, testicular stem cells survive in germ cells depleted mouse testis and can be explored to restore fertility by reconstructing the somatic niche. In a parallel study in mouse ovaries, we have also observed that ovarian VSELs survive in chemoablated ovaries and they show ability to form oocytes (personal observations). Our collaborators have shown (unpublished data) that similar to the results in the present study, VSELs persist in testicular biopsy collected from azoospermic young-adult survivors of childhood cancer having different types of cancer and exposed to different oncotherapy regimens.
Our results provide altogether a new perspective to the field of fertility restoration for cancer survivors and opens up exciting avenues that need to be further explored. The approach used in the present study to restore fertility may have far reaching consequences due to its relatively simple and non-invasive nature compared to technically demanding micro-injections of SSCs into the seminiferous tubules [75,76] and also lesser concerns including ‘epigenetic defects’ that are normally associated with in vitro differentiated ‘synthetic’ gametes . More studies in this direction from clinical point of view are required in order to harness the possibility of restoring fertility to achieve biological parenthood especially in cancer survivors. | <urn:uuid:9ac11c50-71b3-42ea-a61f-1f2d3e5d4c6c> | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/very-small-embryoniclike-stem-cells-survive-and-restore-spermatogenesis-after-busulphan-treatment-in-mouse-testis-2157-7633.1000216.php?aid=28512 | 2017-09-25T21:26:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818693363.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170925201601-20170925221601-00200.warc.gz | en | 0.941612 | 15,016 |
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, undoubtedly the most popular and divisive leader in modern Turkish history, has already ruled the country longer than Atatürk, the founder of modern, secular Turkey. By 2023, when his presidential term expires, Erdoğan will have ruled Turkey for 21 years compared to Atatürk’s 15.
It may sound like a joke, but the Turkish president, among other duties, will now have the authority to set pharmaceuticals prices and traffic fines for motorists driving without winter tires on snowy roads.
Zaytung, a popular Turkish humor website that publishes “news” with the dictum “Honest, Unbiased, Immoral News,” recently ran a story with this headline: “Presidential system influences Fenerbahçe” (a popular Turkish football club). The piece said that the latest presidential decree signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan dictates that Fenerbahçe should now appear on the pitch with one defensive midfielder instead of two.
Erdoğan has dominated Turkey for more than 15 years, but to him, this is not enough. After he comfortably won a presidential race on June 24, he quickly transformed Turkey’s parliamentary system into an executive presidential system with almost no checks and balances. He had won that authority in a referendum in April 2017, but his new powers would only take effect after the first presidential election.
The lira further depreciated against major Western currencies, and the stock market fell rapidly after Erdoğan put his son-in-law, Berat Albayrak, in charge of the treasury and finance. In one of three presidential decrees, it was announced that Erdoğan would personally appoint the Central Bank governor (who, in theory, should remain autonomous), as well as Central Bank deputies and monetary-policy committee members.
Erdoğan, undoubtedly the most popular and divisive leader in modern Turkish history, has already ruled the country longer than Atatürk, the founder of modern, secular Turkey. By 2023, when his presidential term expires, Erdoğan will have ruled Turkey for 21 years compared to Atatürk’s 15. And in 2023, Erdoğan will be eligible to run for another five-year term.
His new cabinet consists mostly of newcomers, including four businesspeople: a tour operator in charge of tourism, a college owner as education minister, a businesswoman as trade minister, and a hospital owner as health minister. Most other new ministers are technocrats.
Two key cabinet posts remained unchanged: Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu kept their seats. Çavuşoğlu had been acting more as a “Secretary” than a policy-making minister in Erdoğan’s former cabinet, often performing protocol duties and implementing Erdoğan’s policy directives. He will remain a “Secretary” with the title of a minister.
Soylu, on the other hand, is a trusted politician who has waged a hawkish war against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants at home and against Kurdish militants in both northern Syria and Iraq. Along with his Gendarmerie Commander, Gen. Arif Çetin, Soylu has conducted two military operations against Kurdish targets in northern Syria since 2017, with only a few Turkish casualties. The Turkish army says it has neutralized nearly 5,000 terrorists, mostly in Syria, in this year alone. Soylu’s reappointment as interior minister shows Erdoğan’s endorsement of his warfare-based Kurdish policy.
Erdoğan has never hidden his appetite for limitless one-man rule. In his election campaign, he pledged a “strong Turkey with strong leadership” while his main presidential rival, Muharrem Ince, promised a return to the parliamentary system. Erdoğan won 52 percent of the vote, while Ince won 31 percent.
Erdoğan, now head of state, government, and the ruling party, will head, in addition to the cabinet, a host of presidential councils that will recommend policy and inspect ministries on: science, technology and innovation; education; the economy; security and foreign policy; the judiciary; culture and the arts; health and food safety; social policies; and local administration.
He will be in charge of national heritage, the military, intelligence, the defense industry, religious affairs, a government-run, multibillion-dollar Wealth Fund, the National Security Council, the State Inspection Board, and the Communications Directorate.
But that is not enough. It may sound like a joke, but the Turkish president will also have the authority to set pharmaceuticals prices and traffic fines for motorists driving without winter tires on snowy roads. He will inspect and impose flight bans and set rates for vehicle inspections, appoint members of road safety boards, decide on investment incentives and set the locations of free trade zones (Presidential Decree No. 703.)
Furthermore, Erdoğan will have sole authority to appoint the presidents and members of the Religious Affairs Directorate, Higher Education Board, universities, National University Examination Board, state broadcaster TRT, National Intelligence Agency, State Inspection Board, Defense Industry Presidency, Privatization Administration, independent boards and watchdogs, broadcasting authority, Banking Insurance Fund, State Relief Agency, State Revenue Administration, Social Security Institution, Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency, State Statistical Institute, inspection boards of ministries, State Housing Authority, State Patent Agency, Turkish Atomic Energy Agency, regional development agencies and the state scientific research institute, TUBITAK.
In two different votes, the first in April 2017 and the second in June 2018, the Turks chose to radically change the regime their founding father, Atatürk, established in 1923. They have chosen a strong executive president and grotesque one-man rule over a parliamentary system with checks and balances. Ironically, they democratically voted in favor of an undemocratic regime.
The vote on June 24 made Erdoğan’s de facto executive presidency into a de jure executive presidency. Erdoğan is happy, as are his loyalists. One question remains unanswered, however. What will happen after Erdoğan? Who will rule Turkey and how, with such an excess of power in his hands? Erdoğan himself has no answer to that.
Burak Bekdil is an Ankara-based columnist. He regularly writes for the Gatestone Institute and “Defense News,” and is a fellow at the Middle East Forum. He is also a founder of, and associate editor at, the Ankara-based think tank Sigma.
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Prof Dermot Diamond
Dermot Diamond received his Ph.D. and D.Sc. from Queen's University Belfast (Chemical Sensors, 1987, Internet Scale Sensing, 2002), and was Vice president for Research at Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland (2002-2004).
He has published over 180 peer reviewed papers in international science journals, is a named inventor in 13 patents, and is co-author and editor of three books, 'Spreadsheet Applications in Chemistry using Microsoft Excel' (1997) and ‘Principles of Chemical and Biological Sensors’, (1998) both published by Wiley, and ‘Smart NanoTextiles’, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Volume 20, 2006.
Professor Diamond is currently director of the National Centre for Sensor Research at DCU (www.ncsr.ie) and a Principal Investigator with the Adaptive Information Cluster (AIC), a major research initiative in the area of wireless sensor networks founded by Science Foundation Ireland (see www.adaptiveinformation.ie). He was formerly the vice-president for research at DCU (2002-2005). He is a member of the editorial advisory board of the international journal ‘Talanta’. In 2002 he was awarded the inaugural silver medal for Sensor Research by the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, and in 2008 he was received the DCU President’s Research award. Details of his research can be found at http://www.dcu.ie/chemistry/asg/.
His research interests are broad, ranging from molecular recognition, host-guest chemistry, ligand design and synthesis, electrochemical and optical chemical sensors and biosensors, lab-on-a-chip, sensor applications in environmental, clinical, food quality and process monitoring, development of fully autonomous sensing devices, wireless sensors and sensor networks. He is particularly interested in the using analytical devices and sensors as information providers for wireless networked systems i.e. building a continuum between the digital and molecular worlds.
- Internet Scale Sensing, Dermot Diamond, Analytical Chemistry, 76 (2004) 278A-286A
- Chemo/Bio-Sensor Networks, Robert J Byrne and Dermot Diamond, Nature Mater., 5 (2006) 422-424.
- Photoswitchable Surfaces for Sensing Applications, Robert Byrne, Aleksandar Radu, Nameer Alhashimy, Conor Slater, William S. Yerazunis and Dermot Diamond, Proceedings of the European Coatings Conference ‘Smart Coatings V’, Berlin, Germany, May 15 th and 16 th 2006, pp. 65-76.
- Biomimetic, low power pumps based on soft actuators, Sonia Ramırez-Garcıa and Dermot Diamond, Sensors and Actuators A 135 (2007) 229–235
- Photonic Modulation of Surface Properties: A Novel Concept in Chemical Sensing, Aleksandar Radu, Silvia Scarmagnani, Robert Byrne, Conor Slater, King Tong Lau and Dermot Diamond, J. Phys.D; Appl. Phys., 40 (2007) 7238-7244.
- Preparation and sensor evaluation of a Pacman phthalocyanine, Shane O’Malley, Benjamin Schazmann, Dermot Diamond and Kieran Nolan, Tetrahedron Letters 48 (2007) 9003–9007.
- Integration of Analytical Measurements and Wireless Communications – Current Issues and Future Strategies, Dermot Diamond, King Tong Lau, Sarah Brady and John Cleary, Talanta 75 (2008) 606-612.
- Wireless Sensor Networks and Chemo/Bio-Sensing, Dermot Diamond, Shirley Coyle, Silvia Scarmagnani and Jer Hayes, Chemical Reviews, 108 Issue: 2 (2008) 652-679.
- Polystyrene Beads-Based System for Optical Sensing using Spiropyran Photoswitches, Silvia Scarmagnani, Zarah Walsh, Conor Slater, Nameer Alhashimy, Brett Paull, Mirek Macka and Dermot Diamond, J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 5063 – 5071
- Towards the development of a fully integrated polymeric microfluidic platform for environmental analysis Sonia Ramırez-Garcia, Mireia Baeza, Martina O’Toole, YanzheWu, James Lalor, Gordon G. Wallace, Dermot Diamond, Talanta 77 (2008) 463–467.
- Photo- and solvatochromic properties of nitrobenzospiropyran in ionic liquids containing the [NTf 2] (-) anion, Byrne, R.; Fraser, K. J.; Izgorodina, E.; MacFarlane, D. R.; Forsyth, M.; Diamond, D., Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics 10 (2008) 5919-5924.
- "Development of an Autonomous Greenhouse Gas Monitoring System", Breda M. Kiernan, Cormac Fay, Stephen Beirne, Dermot Diamond, Proceedings of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology Vol. 34 October 2008 ISSN 2070-3470 pp153-157 | <urn:uuid:3393379c-2d6e-4e64-a76e-0b05f6b5fa6f> | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | http://www.dcu.ie/chemistry/biographies/dermot_diamond.shtml | 2017-10-22T22:43:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187825473.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20171022222745-20171023002745-00030.warc.gz | en | 0.782945 | 1,109 |
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