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FROM Kate Mulleavy
The Fashion of Illusion Oscar-nominated actress Natalie Portman wears a Rodarte-designed tutu for Black Swan As fall collections hit the runways this week in New York, one of the hottest shows will be that of Rodarte , a Los Angeles-based fashion brand known for its unique melding of conceptual art and material science. Drawing inspiration from eclectic sources ranging from the ethereal quality of the California wilderness to the fantastical set design of sci-fi movies, the Pasadena natives Kate and Laura Mulleavy launched their fashion brand six years ago to almost immediate critical acclaim. The Mulleavys are also in the spotlight for designing the ballet costumes for Black Swan , the Oscar-nominated film directed by Darren Aronofsky. At their studio in downtown L.A., the sisters talk with Frances about creating frilly-yet-menacing tutus for the psycho-sexual thriller, and about the show Rodarte: States of Matter , which opens at MOCA Pacific Design Center next month. Racks of tutus made for Black Swan await their ballerinas Natalie Portman gets fitted for a tutu by Laura Mulleavy Rodarte gowns take their cues from pop culture and nature, like this dress inspired by slime A Rodarte piece inspired by horror films Models wearing unique Rodarte creations before strolling the runway How challenging is designing fashion for the movies? To find out, Frances heads to the opening of The Art of Motion Picture Costume Design at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. There she talks to fashion designer, FIDM instructor, and Project Runway alumnus Nick Verreos, who shows the artistry behind some of the costumes from over 20 films released in 2010, including Oscar-nominated films Alice in Wonderland and The King's Speech. Author Cathy Whitlock, who writes the blog Cinema Style , explains why production designers and art directors are essential to the art of illusion on film. Costumes from the Oscar-nominated Alice In Wonderland, designed by Colleen Atwood Helena Bonham-Carter's regal outfit in The King's Speech, designed by Jenny Beavan
What did Trump accomplish on his first trip abroad? President Trump is wrapping up his Mideast and European tour. We find out what he has accomplished -- good and bad -- and look at what he faces when he comes home.
What's at stake for US-international relations after intel leak to Russia? News broke Monday that President Trump divulged classified information to Russian officials. Israel was reportedly the source of this information. We assess the fallout.
The latest on the Manchester attack and ISIS ISIS has claimed responsibility for the terrorist bombing in Manchester that killed 22. We get the latest. LA has thousands of rehab centers and unlicensed sober living homes. But some of these rehab centers are bilking insurers and taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of dollars, while doing little to treat those desperate for help. | <urn:uuid:d9569078-dbb3-4b63-a9ff-a8bc170af892> | CC-MAIN-2017-22 | http://www.kcrw.com/people/kate-mulleavy?role=guest | 2017-05-27T08:12:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-22/segments/1495463608877.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20170527075209-20170527095209-00460.warc.gz | en | 0.93489 | 602 |
CURE® recently invited patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates and health care professionals to attend its first-ever live webinar, “Hear from the Experts: COVID-19 & Cancer Care for Patients.”
Sponsored by Janssen and Pharmacyclics, the webinar was designed to provide those affected by chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and myeloma with information and updates as it pertained to the current landscape of cancer care during the uncertain times of the new coronavirus (COVID-19).
Dr. Saad Usmani, chief of the Plasma Disorders Program and director of clinical research in hematologic malignancies at the Levine Cancer Institute served as the moderator for the webinar. Panelists included:
- Dr. Zainab Shahid, medical director of bone marrow transplant infectious diseases at the Levine Cancer Institute
- Dr. Farukh Awan, director of the Lymphoid Malignancies Program at the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT-Southwest
- Dr. Ian Flinn, director of the Lymphoma Research Program at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
- Dr. Lee Greenberger, chief scientific officer at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
In the first part of this series, Dr. Farukh Awan addresses how the pandemic has affected his practice, as well as how it has impacted how patients with CLL and myeloma have received care.
Awan: We’re all learning. This is something that none of us have experienced before, so we’re learning more and more about the virus with every passing day. There’s more data coming out. There’s a lot of new clinical trials happening, so everything is happening at the same time we are all trying to do the best we can to decrease the spread of this so we can better manage our patients who do get infected and that would not overwhelm the system.
In line with that, every institution has instituted a policy that suits their needs. Fortunately, in Dallas we started with social distancing early and I think we were able to keep the numbers fairly manageable. And yet, we still had to make a lot of changes to the way we practice.
In terms of outpatient management, we have limited the number of visitors that come in with the patient. We try to keep them outside of the clinic area. We also have tried to make the most of our electronic visits so that the least number of patients get exposed to the staff, and vice versa. We have also started utilizing local labs, which are a lot of times not as busy as the oncology clinics and cancer centers. Those labs then give us the results from the blood work that we need. I think we’ve utilized all of these approaches on the outpatient side. We’ve also been fortunate that we have a service for drive-through testing for patients who have active symptoms. We are trying to get them through the drive-through testing and if they are positive, then they’re asked to quarantine at home.
For those who do get really sick and need to go to the hospital, the ER has a system where everybody gets quarantined on arrival. They get tested in a timely manner with a rapid test for their COVID-19 and if they are positive, they are then sent to a specific isolation floor meant for those patients. There are mechanisms in place, both on the outpatient and inpatient side, which have tried to minimize exposure to patients, family members, and staff at the same time.
As far as for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who are concerned, a lot of our patients can afford to wait a little bit to start their new treatment. For patients who are not actively getting treated, we do plan on delaying their treatment until at least we have some idea of better treatment modalities and if their symptoms can be managed by other approaches. For those who are on active treatment, we are trying to continue those treatments while trying to minimize their return visits and we’re trying to do that electronically as much as possible, either via telephone calls or through a video visit. Either option is being utilized so that patients can limit their back and forth to the clinic.
We know that our patients with CLL are especially at a high risk of getting infections. Infection-related complications are one of the leading problems in our patients. We expect that our patients would be at an extremely higher risk and that’s why we are also advising that they socially distance themselves from any known patient or persons who might have the virus. We are now also learning that there is a fairly large group of patients, or people in the community, who would have asymptomatic disease and they can potentially spread the disease to a lot of other people without even knowing that they have the virus, and I think that’s very scary for our patients since they are immunocompromised at baseline, even without treatment.
It’s a unique challenge. We are recommending that all our patients with CLL practice social distancing, minimize exposure, and even if they don’t have to go out for groceries they shouldn’t. I think if we can do that over the next few months, hopefully, we can right this and hopefully we will get our patients through it without having any serious complications.
On the other hand, some patients with lymphoma can wait to start treatment, some of them cannot. In some aggressive lymphomas, the treatments need to be started right away. For those patients who need to start treatment right away we are following them very closely for any symptoms. If they exhibit any symptoms, like fevers or a cough or any upper or lower respiratory tract symptoms, we are testing them before we give them any chemotherapy. If somebody is positive for the virus, we are not using chemotherapy for those patients and we are trying to delay chemotherapy as much as possible.
For patients already on treatment and need to be admitted to the hospital we are screening them with a test 48 to 72 hours prior to their admission to the hospital, and once they’re negative, they can then start their treatments. We’re trying to use all these resources that are available to us to try to minimize the risk, again, to the staff and to patients and to prevent any complications that might happen in the future.
Finally, I’d like to make a point regarding stem cell transplants and CAR T. These can be potentially curative options for our patients. We also realize that a lot of our patients will get extremely sick during that process. So, we have multiple challenges with regards specifically to stem cell transplants and CAR T. We’ve also learned that the Red Cross and blood banks are being stretched and that their resources are limited. The number of donors is limited. Since there aren’t a lot of donors like we normally would have, getting access to blood products can be a challenge for our transplant patients, especially if they need blood transfusions and platelets.
We’re trying to very specifically look at all the factors for every patient who is undergoing an autologous transplant, or a CAR T cell treatment and we are trying to select the patient who absolutely needs to proceed with it. We are taking that patient to transplant and are employing a multitude of tests at various time points and making sure there are no visitors during their hospital stay, and as much as possible we are ideally using electronic visits for follow-up to minimize exposure.
Have we done transplants in the last few months? Absolutely. We’ve also done CAR Ts and we have successfully and safely gotten patients through it, but it’s challenging. It can be done but we have to be extremely careful that we minimize exposure to our patients and hopefully we can all get through this.
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Kellogg Community College’s Spring 2019 semester officially begins Friday, Jan. 11.
The College is offering hundreds of classes across academic and occupational disciplines this winter and spring, many of which begin after the official semester start date. Registration to sign up for classes opened in October and will continue through this month as space remains available in various classes.
Classes this spring are offered on all KCC campuses, including the College’s two Battle Creek campuses and regional centers in Albion, Coldwater and Hastings. Additionally, KCC is offering nearly 90 classes online.
Student registration information, including links to registration instructions, policies, tuition and fees and other information, is available online at www.kellogg.edu/registration. Specific courses offered at KCC during the spring semester can be viewed by visiting www.kellogg.edu, clicking on “Class Schedules” at the top of the page and filtering results by semester.
In addition to being able to register online, students can also register and pay for classes via KCC’s Kellogg CC mobile app, available now in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Students new to KCC must fill out an application and verify residency before signing up for classes. Admissions applications can be completed online at www.kellogg.edu/step1.
Those who wish to meet with an academic advisor prior to registering are encouraged to schedule an appointment by calling 269-965-4124 or emailing firstname.lastname@example.org.
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I share you this beautiful picture of Paro Taktsang Monastery as the third of 10 Bhutan Tourism from India Series. It’s featured with a high resolution picture with 1920×1080 pixels. This picture also can be a good alternative for desktop background or laptop background.
People also call this place as the Tiger’s nest. Another name of Paro Taktsang is Taktsang Palphug Monastery. Today, Paro Taktsang is the best known of the thirteen taktsang or “tiger lair”. It’s an elegant structure built around the cave in 1692 and has become the cultural icon of Bhutan.
Bhutan is a landlocked country in Asia, one of the smallest state which located in the Eastern Himalayas. Bhutan is bordered by China in the north and India in the south.
If you have a plan to visit Paro Taktsang Monastery from India, it’s better if you to order some north India tourism packages at local India travel company. Commonly , the destination to Paro Taktsang is listed in the package. There are also many travel agents in Delhi India which offering you Bhutan tour packages.
If you are traveling from North India, you can consider reaching Delhi, Kanpur or Ranchi. In addition, there are direct flights from Kolkata to Paro in Bhutan. You can also reach Hasimara by train, a small town in the Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal. There is about a distance of 17 KMs to Bhutan Border. The last option is reaching Jaigoan by taxi or bus, the Indian town touching Indo-Bhutan Border.
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Shaping Portsmouth invites hospitality venues to take part in a free ‘Contactless Menu’ app pilot
on 23 July 2020.
We are inviting you and your business to join the Contactless Menu pilot scheme.
Contactless Menu is a new app which has been developed by local software developers. It enables customers to use a traffic light system to quickly see which venues have spaces or are busy, book a table, order from the menu and pay all through their mobile phone.
We are working with Portsmouth City Council to pilot the scheme in 40 pubs, bars, restaurants, cafes or pop-up venues across the city – especially in Fratton, North End, Albert Road and Southsea Shopping areas.
There is no cost to participate in the pilot and you will be fully supported and provided with the handheld terminal needed. If you want to continue with the scheme after the pilot you will get to keep the handheld free of charge and simply pay a small commission on orders.
Places are limited, please contact the team by emailing email@example.com to register your interest in taking part. The team will also send you a full brochure on how the app and pilot run will work.
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Escape Room Prison Break (Rishon Lezion)
You are accused of one of the greatest crimes in the history of Israel, “The Robbery of the Century”. Heisting the home of the famous Prof. Swharzengold, who received a very large cash prize and kept it in his small apartment in Tel Aviv. We do not know whether you truly have committed the crime, but with the evidence gathered and that fabricated by the police, the court decided to sentence you to life penalty in the cruelest and most secure prison in the country: Prison 6 at Etzel 6.
As you were losing hope to see your home again, something unusual happened. The prison administration received intel that a small group of prisoners planned an escape in the next hour. Therefore, before a detailed investigation can be conducted on the matter, the management decided to transfer those prisoners to new cells to prevent their escape. And you are going to be put it that cell where everything is ready to break out!
- This game exists in Escape Room Rishon Lezion and Escape Room Beer Sheva locations
- A group of 2-8 people will be able to play together in the same room
- Groups of 8-16 participants have to split into 2 groups and will play in two identical rooms
- We have two levels of difficulty for this game: for couples and for big groups
- The game can be performed in English and Hebrew
Plan your prison break now
Complete 3 simple steps to make your order for Escape Room Rishon Letzion
Your reservation will be approved automatically, but you have to check you receive an email from us confirming your reservation for that specific date
In order to reserve the game exclusively for you, after placing an order, our representative will contact you to take a credit card information. We will store the information within a secure system and use it as a guarantee only. In case of no show or less than 24 hours cancellation notice, a cancellation fee of 100₪ will be charged for a single room or 200₪ for a double room.
Do you plan to celebrate a birthday, wedding anniversary or any other meaningful event with us? Contact us a few days in advance and let us help you to make it really unforgettable!
We strongly suggest that you check the accuracy of the phone number provided during the reservation. We will reach out to you 48 hours before the game to confirm. In case we fail to contact you 24 hours before the game to validate arrival, your reservation will be canceled.
Terms of booking and cancellation policy
- While confirming this reservation you authorize Escape Room to periodically send you, through text messages and / or mailings game order confirmations, advertising materials, service announcements and other messages related to the performance of the game. If you do not want to receive advertising material in the future you will be able to remove yourself from the mailing list at any time.
- In order to reserve the game exclusively for you, after placing an order, our representative will contact you to take a credit card information. We will store the information within a secure system and use it as a guarantee only. In case of no show or less than 24 hours cancellation notice, a cancellation fee of 100₪ will be charged for a single room or NIS 200 for a double room.
- The company may cancel the game at any time if the customer refused to leave credit card details or due to technical malfunction and / or any other circumstances that do not allow the game to be played. In this case, the customer will be sent a cancellation notice to the email and / or telephone that was given to the company at the time of making the order.
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How much does it cost to escape?
The price of the game in escape room depends on the amount of players
Price for 2 - 8 people in one room:
2 people = 130 per person
3 people = 120 per person
4 people = 110 per person
5 people = 100 per person
6-8 people = 90 per person
Price for 8 - 16 people in two rooms:
8-9 people = 100per person
10-16 people = 90per person
Are you member of escape club?
Escape Club members get special discounts and pay less from the first game
50NIS discount during birthday month for Escape Club members
Up to 25NIS discount starting from the second game for Escape Club members
5NIS discount per person for the first game for Escape Club members
for children under 6 years
for regular duty IDF soldier
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Sharp focus will drive change in the market according to Bathroom Manufacturers Association chief executive, Tom Reynolds, as he looks ahead to the association's priorities in 2022.
"The bathroom manufacturing sector is operating in a demand-driven, supply constrained environment and achieving record-breaking sales figures. At BMA, we are getting under the skin of the market in a whole new way in 2022. Comprehensively understanding what consumers and channel partners think is vital to our members as they plan product development and marketing strategies.
"Expert, relevant statistical data from specialist research partners is being gathered to capture sales to builders and tradespeople, and show trends in consumer sentiment. This valuable information will tactically equip our members with the powerful knowledge to influence their strategic direction.
"The last few years have required a great deal of adaption and ingenuity to generate the growth, despite challenging trading conditions. Generating record-breaking sales is no mean feat, and it is a reflection of both the strength of the current market and the resilience of those involved. With high demand, supply and labour issues, and a global shipping crisis, the constraints have been many in number. But in the midst of this, BMA’s end of year consolidated data shows, members reached nearly £1.2bn sales, well up on both 2020 and 2019.
"I genuinely believe this growth could have been even greater without these brakes on our collective performance, and in that context, it’s time to set our sights high. The latest poll results from BMA research show that 23% of the UK population are planning a full bathroom refurb in the next two years. Even if there is a slight dip to the previous poll result, 25% in June 2021, this should be viewed in the context of extremely high demand.
"We know the economic whirlwind of the cost of living crisis, rising energy prices and higher inflation could impact household spending in 2022. Indeed, this uncertainty has caused CPA to softened prediction’s on RMI output in the coming months and years, expected to remain flat in 2022 before falling by 2% next year. However, we are working from an abnormally high baseline, after a period of historical growth in activity.
"Changes in bathroom product purchasing will be increasingly influenced by water and energy efficiency, driven by national policy. The bathroom sector’s ambition to lead the change and create inspiring, sustainable bathrooms will be critical to deliver what UK homeowners want and need from their future bathrooms." | <urn:uuid:2893d0ad-f5c8-4339-948f-7fb07521f62d> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://kbbfocus.com/news/1518-tom-reynolds-the-bmas-plan-of-attack-for-a-successful-2022-feature | 2023-02-01T12:07:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499934.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20230201112816-20230201142816-00530.warc.gz | en | 0.94637 | 508 |
We love this soft lace mermaid gown . It perfect for pageant or other important event . The high neck is a hit for 2016 and flatter any body shape!
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On November 8, 2016, I was rocking my one-day old daughter to sleep in my hospital room when my obgyn walked in on her rounds. I’m normally very deferential to doctors (or anyone in official-looking jackets and acronyms after their last names), but I asked her, in my most polite tone, if I could be discharged early. Sure, she said, this was my second baby, she wasn’t worried about me.
At home, my mother was entertaining my 4-year-old son, waiting for us to arrive from the hospital. I had a bottle of rosé in the fridge and a brand new set of white maternity pajamas laid out on my bed. I planned on sitting on my couch, nursing my newborn daughter, clasping my mother’s hand as we watched the first woman president be elected.
Of course, you know how the evening ended. I saw the look on the NBC analysts faces when they realized she could not catch up. I went to bed.
But there was no true bedtime for me. I woke every two hours to my baby’s squeaky little cry, and watched the stiff torsos of journalists confirm, and reconfirm, the election results.
When the sun came up the next morning I had a heaviness in my chest, like the edges of lungs were folding inward. I bathed my daughter in the sink, traced the ridge of her spine with my finger.
Throughout my pregnancy, I took long walks with my hands on my belly, and told her about the world I was bringing her into. When my due date came and went and my doctor scheduled my induction for the day before election night, it felt ordained. Her birth was a part of it all–of a world where a woman was in charge, where goodness and intelligence prevailed over bigotry and ignorance. Now, I rehearsed how I would explain this all to her years from now.
I deactivated Facebook and refused to watch the news. I listened to sports radio to stay awake during 3am feedings and learned about knee injuries, dislocated shoulders, salary caps.
But I couldn’t stop crying. The tears, the erratic waves of sadness that I couldn’t quite name, never stopped. I dreaded darkness: the sudden, early November evenings that lept through the trees and swallowed the sun. I recognized the symptoms–the same way I felt four years earlier when I had my first child. Back then, I tried to ignore it. I told no one, and pulled myself together every day before my husband came home from work.
But this time, I looked at my daughter looking at me.
I called my doctor. I went in the next day, told her I had postpartum depression (again) and asked for meds.
The next week, I took my daughter to the pediatrician. She was gaining weight too slowly, and, as was the case with my son, my breastmilk supply wasn’t keeping up. With my son, I worried for weeks over this, waking him up every 90 minutes to feed him, refusing to supplement with formula until the pediatrician ordered me to. This time, I stopped by Target on the way home to pick up formula, bottles, and a few magazines for myself.
Something had changed. On walks with my daughter, I started yelling back at catcallers. “I”m with my daughter, you asshole.” I called out racist comments at family events, even if the offender was old or nice or loving. A few months later, I went back to work. I was happy to be using my brain again, but I found that I could no longer tolerate the company owner’s casual sexism. So I quit.
I joined a company with values reflective of my own. I called my representatives. Since I couldn’t leave the baby long enough to protest, I donated. I started writing again.
I tried to practice mindfulness, to savor each ordinary moment with my baby. The first year goes by so fast, I know.
Moments before I pushed my daughter into the world, I told my husband I had never felt any more or any less like a woman. I was going through one of the defining acts of womanhood, yet every element of my femininity was suppressed. Hooked up to machines, body exposed and sexless. And yet, inside my abdomen, my little baby girl was curled up, her own abdomen already carrying 2 million oocytes, the precursors to eggs, the building blocks of two generations in my belly. The responsibility was dizzying. And two days later, as I sat on my couch, not drinking rosé, not watching our country elect a woman who was so clearly prepared to lead, I felt like I had already let her down.
Now, almost a year later, I’m assembling her baby book, looking back at the pictures chronicling her growth. Each of her milestones is tethered to some effort deadset on dragging us backward. She slept through the night for the first time–the Muslim ban. She crawled–Charlottesville. She said her first word–Puerto Rico. I’ll never be able to separate these two histories, try as I might.
She’s a different human being now (aren’t we all?) and she’ll grow up with politics mapped to her body. The work will be her work, and there’s a lot to do. But I feel the same way today that I did a year ago, walking my pregnant belly around my neighborhood, willing her out: exhausted, powerful, hopeful. | <urn:uuid:6ee84d0c-3477-4d71-9635-2e2b1f8d22f2> | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | https://rikkiwrites.com/category/parenthood/ | 2022-05-23T13:29:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662558030.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523132100-20220523162100-00670.warc.gz | en | 0.981139 | 1,182 |
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Feb. 28, 2005
TPWD Game Warden Field Notes
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Leave the Badge at Home to Hear What Texans Think of Wardens! Montgomery County Game Wardens decided to go fishing on a day off recently. After three hours of fishing and only one white bass to show for it, they decided to call it quits. They approached a man in a boat close to theirs and asked if he would like their lone fish. The man replied, “Is it long enough? You know those dad-gum game wardens don’t have no sense of humor about that kind of stuff.” The two wardens laughed and agreed. After closely checking the size of the white-bass, the man happily placed the fish into his live well and said thanks.
Jackpot — A Frio County warden got a call from a local taxidermist about a suspicious deer that had been entered into the Los Cazadores deer contest. The deer was killed in LaSalle County. The warden, along with a LaSalle County warden, began an investigation that led to eight citations and four deer heads being seized. Several subjects were cited for hunting under the license of another and allowing another to hunt under their license. Three of the four deer heads seized are subject to civil restitution penalties. The wardens followed up with this information and began another investigation about illegal hunting activities in Atascosa County with wardens there. The result of this investigation resulted in 11 citations and four warnings for untagged deer, hunting under the license of another, no cold storage records, hunting deer without a non-resident license and reusing deer tags from other hunters. Several other unwritten warnings were noted through the course of the investigation. A Harris County warden obtained a statement from one of the violators who lives in Houston. Two deer heads that were killed illegally in Atascosa County had been shipped to Georgia (in violation of the Federal Lacey Act) and are being shipped back to Texas for civil restitution and evidence. Several cases are pending.
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Welcome to The Hammerfist Clan Gaming Community
Who is Hammerfist?
We mainly cater to the mature player. Players who have time restraints, family, spouses, full time jobs. Players who know what it's like to have bills and mortgages to pay. Players who know what "waggro" is. We know real life commitments are a priority with older more mature gamers, and thus we'll never overload you with requirements, and expect you to jump through a bunch of silly hoops just to get a few hours of gaming in with your friends.
Some of our core values and offerings:
A thriving healthy community, filled with activity. Members are encouraged to become involved and speak their minds. Everyone has a voice, and using it helps us grow wiser and gives us the means and information necessary to continually improve!
Not just another guild, but an actual community for members to socially interact with other members on a personal level. I've made a good many friends through guilds, a few have even become real life friends. It's our mission to offer a respectable environment void of idiots and muppet heads (yes I said muppet heads...remember them??) to everyone who walks the path of adventure with us.
A golden rule we believe in: Treat others as you would like to be treated. We like everyone to think of their fellow members and guild mates as family not just another number or body. Get to know your fellow guild mates, and most importantly treat each and every new member with respect. We're all on the same team and working for the same cause, It's important to know you can count on your new brother or sister in a pinch
Officers - not an elite club. Officers are there for the people, and represent the masses. Officers earn their places among us, and are expected to earn their keep. At no time do we ever plan on making the officership a "cool club for kids".
These are a few of the basic values we carry with us, whatever the cause or game may be, these will always travel with us.
Below is our guild summary.
Guild Name: The Hammerfist Clan
Guild Website: hammerfistclan.rocks
Main Time Zone: [USA] EST
Web Master: Menana
Site Admins: Serenity, Breygon
Community Accountant: Don
SWTOR Team Lead: Cyard & Tolkyyn
TSW Team Lead: Anatar
Star Citizen Team Lead: Breygon
WoW Team Lead: Dragon
We're an adult guild looking for mature members age 18 or older. We're a social/casual guild passionate about our gaming. How you choose to spend your gaming time is up to you. Dictating how and when you need to play is not our style, we understand part-time gamers with full-time lives.
It's our goal to provide a friendly, stress free environment in which to enjoy the game. If you are looking to join us, some things you should keep in mind are: We value friendship over loot and hoarding. Guilds can be an excellent place to meet new friends and share good times and experiences that keep with you for years. Squabbling over loot has no place here. Providing a decent environment, void of riff-raff and distractions is an A-1 priority in any MMO we play. Leaving the drama behind and entering a world of fantasy and fun is what it's all about.
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Recruiting members status: Open to friendly adults 18 years of age or more.
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Highlights from MSF-hosted meeting on outpatient and community based therapeutic care
By Kirsti Lattu, MSF Programme Officer and Caroline Grobler-Tanner, Independent Nutrition Advisor
Examining an infant in the TFC. Maradi, Niger
In 2005, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated more than 60,000 severely malnourished children during the crisis in Niger. Over 70% of the children were cared for on an outpatient basis, using Ready to use Therapeutic food (RUTF)1. In light of this experience, MSF hosted an informal technical meeting on 'New Perspectives in Responding to Nutritional Emergencies: Ambulatory and Community-Based Therapeutic Care (CTC)' on November 1, 2005 in New York. The forum provided an opportunity to exchange operational experiences in the treatment of severe malnutrition in emergencies. Discussions centred on programme implications and challenges raised by outpatient and community-based therapeutic care in emergency settings.
The meeting focused on three areas:
- New developments in community-based care and medical protocols
- Operational challenges faced in Niger
- Intervention strategies across differing emergency contexts.
Presentations by Valid International, Concern Worldwide, Save the Children-US and MSF provided technical and contextual programme overviews from recent field experiences in Niger, Darfur, Ethiopia, Chad and Nigeria. The following key points emerged:
There is a general consensus, based on experience in different settings, that community based approaches (outpatient and CTC) using RUTF (Plumpy'nut and locally produced RUTF) are effective in treating severe acute malnutrition. Unlike traditional centre based care, they provide the opportunity for reaching very large numbers of children without incurring substantial additional costs.
Clarification of approaches
Outpatient care (synonymous with ambulatory care) focuses on the outpatient treatment of the majority of severely malnourished children and seeks to maximise coverage in the short term.
Community based therapeutic care (CTC) has similar aims but differs in that it places considerable emphasis on community mobilisation and participation that aims to maximise coverage and ensure the longer term viability of the programme.
Note: Except where specifically noted, the terms CTC and outpatient care have been used interchangeably in reporting these meeting highlights.
There is consensus regarding the use of the revised classification for acute malnutrition2. This classification based on CTC experience distinguishes between those requiring inpatient stabilisation care (acute malnutrition with complications) and those who can be treated directly on an outpatient basis (acute malnutrition without complications). This classification allows agencies to achieve high coverage while maintaining quality of care for those who require it.
There is agreement that we need to "do more and do it better." In other words, quantity does not have to come at the sacrifice of quality of care. Protocols and terminology now need to be clarified so that all can benefit from the experiences of organisations that are already engaged in ambulatory care and CTC interventions.
MSF's experience in treating more than 60,000 severely malnourished in Niger during the 2005 crisis demonstrates the enormous possibility of emergency programme scale-up using outpatient care, while maintaining excellent programme outcomes compared to SPHERE (cure rates >90%, mortality <5% and defaulting < 5%). Overall, 70%3 of the caseload was treated directly in an outpatient programme. This extended reach (coverage) has profound implications for all involved in caring for and preventing severe acute malnutrition.
In Niger, there were a number of international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on development focused food and nutrition-related programmes. The 2005 nutritional crisis highlighted tensions and constraints in shifting from development to an emergency programme, as well as the need for a more proactive response independent of media attention.
Treatment for severe acute malnutrition is the same whether in an emergency or nonemergency setting. CTC should therefore, in principle, facilitate easier transitions between development and emergency response, given that the programme elements are the same.
Discussion points of interest
Programme presentations from Niger, Darfur, Ethiopia, Chad, and Nigeria provided insights into outpatient care and CTC approaches in various emergency contexts. These contexts included functional, semi-functional, or nonfunctional health systems; areas of limited access due to insecurity or, by contrast (in the case of Katsina, Nigeria), programme operations in an area with neither security nor apparent food availability problems4. The CTC framework aims to maximise the comparative advantages of different agencies and is flexible enough to adapt for all of these contexts. As more agencies implement CTC in non-emergency settings, existing CTC programmes can facilitate emergency scale up. Proximity of services to beneficiaries is key to early presentation and early treatment. Other suggestions raised that might speed the transition to emergency scale response included:
- Loose or informal interagency agreements to share responsibilities according to agency strengths.
- Moving towards specialisation to avoid overlap and to cover a range of needed programmatic responses.
However if we are seeing a trend towards specialisation, are there any organisations other than MSF ready to provide medical management of stabilisation centres? Once MSF has established emergency context stabilisation centres, their handover presents yet another challenge. In Niger, 18,000+ of the severely malnourished required inpatient care. In MSF's experience, due in part to the sheer caseload volume, handover of stabilisation centres was an issue because of limited or non-existent potential handover partners.
To improve patient outcomes in Niger, MSF distributes a 'protection ration' each time a child comes for outpatient care follow-up. The idea behind this is to prevent sharing by providing food for other members (particularly other children) in the household, as well as to promote the concept of RUTF as a medicine for the malnourished child.
In responding to the Niger crisis, MSF revived the concept of blanket feeding in operational areas. Efforts to 'blanket' feed all under fives by distributing locally available food offered another mechanism with which to inject food into households with young children.
Due to insufficient staffing or other programme obstacles, active case finding of malnourished children may not be feasible in every situation. For example, MSF enrolled 60,000 children in Niger without community outreach activities beyond active participation by mothers (caretakers) themselves.
Mothers line up with their children, all under five years old, at an MSF TFC in Maradi, Niger.
Discussions revealed several grey areas where there are gaps in information and understanding. For example:
In Niger and Nigeria, the majority of severely malnourished children are younger than 24 months. It was noted that if children survive past weaning age, they are less likely to relapse. Some sites admitted children of mothers who walked 20-30 kilometres, while other sites didn't attract parents (caretakers) who lived very nearby.
It is unclear why in some areas, selected families or even certain children, are more affected than others.
In Nigeria (population 150 million), where the measles vaccination coverage is less than 10%, there is a measles epidemic every two years resulting in malnutrition prevalence rate peaks corresponding with measles outbreaks. Emergency threshold levels for global acute malnutrition may not be reached in high population density settings such as Nigeria, but the overall number of severely acute malnourished children can be very high. Is this an emergency or chronic situation? Furthermore, how do we define nutritional emergencies? Given little or sometimes no nutritional surveillance data, it is challenging to differentiate between seasonal variations, normal and emergency levels from year to year. MSF's programme in Katsina State, Nigeria treated over 12,000 cases of malnutrition in 2005, initially in a post-measles epidemic response. At the time of the meeting, MSF's programme in Katsina State recorded 10.5% global acute malnutrition (GAM), 2.3% severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and had 10,104 admissions over 18 weeks. There were no epidemics at the time - is this a nutritional emergency or 'normal'? Who is responsible for responding to severe acute malnutrition, if the government does not?
Issues for further exploration
- Should we continue aiming for weight gains above 10g/kg/day (SPHERE) as indicated for inpatient treatment? Do we need to "stuff them like fois gras?" asked one presenter. MSF's experience shows that even older children receiving only two Plumpy'nut a day showed reasonable weight gain.
- Do caregivers and their malnourished children admitted to an outpatient programme need to return for weekly consultations at outpatient sites? Concern Worldwide's experience in Ethiopia suggests the possibility of check-up consultations on a bi-weekly basis without detriment to patient progress. Thus we need to further explore when it would be appropriate to extend the time between check-ups.
- Continuing to explore other alternatives to Plumpy'nut for children that do not like or who cannot eat peanut-based products should be a priority in deveoping alternative RUTF formulations.
- It is time to renew clinical research to determine the best protocols for treatment of severely malnourished children. We've done well in decreasing some causes of mortality and need to now turn attention to finding the most effective treatment for sepsis, colitis, etc. If there are no evident classical signs and symptoms (Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) approach), we risk under diagnosing illnesses such as acute respiratory infections. Additionally, we need to revisit the best antibiotic combinations for effective treatment of these pathologies.
- In an effort to improve patient care, MSFFrance is raising the level of care available to those admitted into intensive care units within stabilisation centres. All intensive care units include oxygen, blood banking, and powerful, appropriate antibiotics.
- There needs to be greater standardisation of anthropometry measurement (e.g. MUAC, weight for height measurements and per cent of the median versus z scores) in order to facilitate sharing of programme information, coordination across intervening organisations and evaluation.
Priorities for next steps
Inpatient care in the MSFTFC, Maradi, Niger
Since community based approaches using RUTF are an accepted effective treatment for severe malnutrition, it will be important to develop clear guidelines and standards. The guidelines should note the similarities and differences between the different types of interventions (outpatient care, CTC), where they may be appropriate and expected programmes outcomes. Organisations considering implementing community based programmes and their donors need easy access to these guidelines and standards.
WHO and UNICEF leadership must work to quickly introduce and facilitate acceptance of community based approaches within national Ministries of Health. The role of UNICEF in both a coordination role and in ensuring sustainable supplies of RUTF in emergencies and beyond must be clearly defined.
One devil's advocate queried, "As many actors step up to undertake CTC or ambulatory care, will these types of programmes become another endless effort to alleviate chronic food and other nutrition-related issues, rather than addressing underlying root causes of malnutrition?" Hopefully not. However, acutely malnourished children need effective treatment. The good news is that for cases without complications, this treatment has now been radically simplified and thus is available to far more children than ever before.
1Plumpy'nut (Nutriset) was the RUTF used in Niger by all organisations involved in treatment of severe acute malnutrition.
2Collins S, Yates R. The need to update the classification of acute malnutrition. Lancet 2003; 362(9379):249. See also ENN special supplement no.2 Community Based Approaches to Managing Severe Malnutrition. Available from the EEN and online at http://www.ennonline.net
370% represents the uncomplicated cases. The other 30%, or some 18,000 cases, were complicated severe acute malnutrition requiring inpatient care.
4Although abundant food was available in local markets, due to price, food was inaccessible to many Katsina State residents.
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Seattle mayor snubs Shell’s Arctic oil-drilling fleet
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“After reviewing the 20-year-old permit for the operation of the cargo terminal, [Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development] has found and I concur that the long-term moorage and maintenance of Arctic drilling equipment falls outside the current permit,” the mayor said Monday morning at a fundraising breakfast for Climate Solutions, a self-described “clean-energy economy” nonprofit.
“I expect the Port to obtain all required city permits before any moorage or work begins at Terminal 5 on Shell’s oil and drilling equipment,” he added.
Mayor fires a shot across the bow over Shell Oil Drilling Rig fleet plan to moor at Port of Seattle pic.twitter.com/Y5oSjiKbf8
— Michelle Esteban (@MichelleKOMO) May 4, 2015
Shell was planning to base its fleet of polar oil exploration vessels in Seattle for six months each year when they were not being used in the Arctic. Foss Maritime, the company’s Seattle-based contractor, said that basing the drilling fleet at the terminal would be no different than the normal handling of shipping containers.
While requiring the new permit would not immediately halt the port’s plans, it has created a chance to reconsider the arrangement and be more environmentally friendly, Murray said.
“This is an opportunity, I believe, for the Port and all of us to make a bold statement about how oil companies contribute to climate change, oil spills and other environmental disasters and reject this short-term lease,” he said.
Paul Queary, a spokesman for Foss Maritime, said the company was moving ahead with the plans to host Shell’s fleet, having already paid the Port of Seattle $3 million for the lease of Terminal 5 and employed hundreds of people on the site for months.
Two oil rigs are currently on their way to Seattle: the Noble Discoverer headed for the city under its own power, and the 400-foot-long Polar Pioneer currently at the port of Los Angeles. The icebreaker, Aiviq, is already at the terminal, as well as the 392-foot cargo ship, Harvey Supporter, which about 40 dockworkers have been loading.
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“Our position is that this is a dispute between the city and the Port,” Queary added. “We’re already doing work and at this point we’re going to go forward with that unless we hear differently from the Port.”
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Murray’s position drew praise from environmental groups and activists opposed to Arctic drilling, reported the Seattle Times.
“This is the type of due diligence we need from our leaders when it comes to Shell’s reckless Arctic drilling plans,” said John Deans, Arctic campaign specialist at Greenpeace. “The Port of Seattle has associated itself with Shell’s culture of environmental disregard, and Mayor Murray is doing the right thing by urging the Port to reconsider the lease.”
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Working from home on your own means that it is completely, 100% OK to spontaneous burst out in song whenever you feel like it much to neighbours
amusement annoyance. My favourite tunes to crack out come courtesy of Beyoncé’s self-titled album – no I’m still not over it – and the best line of all to bellow has to be ‘I woke up like ‘dis‘ from Flawless. You know, it’s mainly a morning thing but I do it on an hourly basis almost like a chiming clock. For reference I wake up looking like ‘dis, but it got me thinking; what products would I bring into play for a more polished, slightly refined, celeb selfie ‘I’m not wearing makeup’-esque version (I jest, I jest)? I decided that just six products could do the job:
THE FOUNDATION – I’ve got a few foundations in my arsenal that when put under inspection in a close-up mirror in direct sunlight don’t give away their presence, but the latest addition to that crew is one of the best I’ve come across – Dior’s Airflash Foundation (I use the shade Ivory). If it’s thin enough to pump through an spray system then it’s going to be invisible on your face and trust me this stuff blends in like a super sleuth with coverage.
THE CONCEALER – My suggestion is to go for something light and illuminating here that can double up as a cheek highlight, circle cover-up and blemish buster. It’s a tough act to fill, but Guerlain’s Precious Light does the job acting as a radiance booster where needed and a concealer everywhere else.
THE CHEEK COLOUR – The key here is to go creamy. Easier to blend and more difficult to detect a buttery blush is the way to go here. I love Josie Maran’s Argan Colour Stick in Coral – dot on the fleshy bits of your cheek, move into place with your fingers and throw some on your lips too if you’re in the mood for a dash of colour.
THE BROW FILLER-INNER – When I want things to look real subtle with the brows I reach for an eyeshadow. It takes a little longer than my usual Hourglass Arch Brow Sculpting Pencil routine, but the texture means it’s easier to correct a heavy hand. MAC Eyeshadow in Omega is my go-to and could be for a lot of people; a grey-based brown it fills in spare areas without adding too much more.
THE MASCARA – My bevy of mascaras are pretty hardcore in the volume and length department and sporting something so heavy on the lashes is a telltale makeup wearing sign. So I went for something a little lighter in formula and used Clinique’s Lash Power Feathering Mascara. Its curl-holding properties weren’t fab, but it added natural definition, stayed put and removed easily with just hot water.
THE GLOSS – Skip opaque textures and plump for something that’s barely there like Maybelline’s Coloursensational Shine Gloss in Coffee Kiss that fits the bill; washing the lips with a light coating of colour and dew. I like to apply and then pat down into the pout for a more natural ‘my lips just shine naturally like this’ look. If you’re feeling something pinker Cashmere Rose is your guy.
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Wondering what do with an old mailbox? Make a cute and functional DIY garden tool storage to hold your mini shovels, garden gloves and shears. What a perfect way to upcycle an old mailbox!
Ever since we built our DIY cedar raised garden beds in our backyard, I’ve wanted some place handy to keep by garden tools near the garden beds. It was a tad inconvenient having to walk all the way around the house to go into the garage to grab my gardening gloves and any other tools I needed (like the mini shovel or shears).
One day my hubby and I were wandering around our local ReStore and I spotted this old mailbox that had seen better days. It was dirty and beat up, but I could see right past that. I saw potential, so we walked around the store for a bit longer while I thought about what do to do with an old mailbox. And then it dawned on me! We could make this into a DIY garden tool storage box!
This old mailbox is the perfect outdoor decor project for you to tackle this Summer. Combine it with this garden hose wreath and this Hello Sunshine sign or these DIY garden stepping stones or this DIY concrete side table and your outdoor spaces will be styling!
I only spent $3.50 on the old mailbox at the thrift store. Just a little creativity and Mod Podge really transformed this mailbox into an adorable and unique solution for my garden tool storage needs. Not only does it provide storage for my garden tools, but the old mailbox super cute with the floral design on the outside and a bright, colorful inside.
I’m also using in this DIY garden tool storage tutorial. If you ask any crafter, Mod Podge pretty much makes our world go ’round. I love how many different projects you can use Mod Podge for! I use Mod Podge to make tons of different projects (like these vintage book page Easter eggs) and hacks. My favorite hack is to seal my stencils for wood signs so the paint doesn’t bleed underneath when making signs.
Before Pictures – Old Mailbox
It started with an old mailbox…
This DIY garden tool storage tutorial contains affiliate links, but nothing that I wouldn’t wholeheartedly recommend anyway! Read my full disclosure here.
Old Mailbox Idea – How To Make A DIY Garden Tool Storage Box
Step 1. Clean old mailbox.
Since you’re working with an old, grimy mailbox you should definitely clean both the mailbox and post. I just used a garden hose to rinse them off and then wiped them down with a wet paper towel. If your mailbox has rust, you should scrape that off first as well.. Here’s a simple tutorial on how to remove rust from metal before you paint.
Step 2. Spray paint mailbox with outdoor spray paint.
Once the mailbox and post are clean, you can get them painted. I gave them a few coats of outdoor spray paint. To get a nice finish, be sure to check out our spray painting tips and tricks for beginners.
Step 3. Cut out flowers from floral napkins.
To get the floral effect on the mailbox, cut out individual and groupings of flowers from floral napkins or tissue paper (or even scrapbook paper, although it will look a little different with that material).
This can take some time, so just pull up a seat in the living room and watch some T.V. while you do this part. Alternatively, you could decoupage the entire napkin on the mailbox.
Step 4. Attach flowers to old mailbox with Mod Podge.
Using a foam paint brush, gently brush the back of the napkin with Mod Podge and lay onto the mailbox. Smooth out any wrinkles and then brush more Mod Podge on top of the napkin piece. Let dry fully.
Optional: I didn’t love how the flowers looked after this step, they were a little too bright for me…so I decided to dry brush them with a bit of white acrylic craft paint. The paint really stuck onto the ripples in the napkins and I love how it made the surface of the garden mailbox distressed looking. I achieved the look I was going for, subtle and soft.
Step 5. Attach fabric to the inside of the mailbox.
I cut my fabric down to size and then used more Mod Podge to cover the inside of the mailbox. Working in small sections and using a foam brush, apply a thin layer of Mod Podge on the inside part of the mailbox and lay your fabric over the top. Smooth out any bubbles or wrinkles with a credit card.
Seal the fabric by applying a few coats of Mod Podge (Hard Coat) on top of the fabric. This will allow the fabric to be washable. You can wipe it down…this will come in handy when you put garden tools with dirt on it after you’ve been gardening.
This step of applying the fabric actually turned out to be harder than I thought it was going to be. My best advice is to work in small sections of fabric. I probably should have cut the top piece of the fabric into smaller pieces rather than working with one big piece.
I love how it made the inside of the mailbox feel bright and cheerful.
Step 6. Put garden tool box in the ground.
We put our DIY garden tool storage into the ledge near our raised garden beds. Because it was up on a ledge, we only ended up using the upper half of the post, along with some PVC that slid right into the bottom of the post.
To put the mailbox into the ground, we used a post hole digger to dig down about 1 foot. After dropping the post into the ground, we filled the hole half full with gravel (making sure the post is level as we filled it). To finish it up, we filled the rest of the hole with dirt and packed it down.
The DIY garden tool storage from old mailbox is so handy. My gardening tools and gloves are right there when I need them.
I can’t help but smile when I see this garden mailbox. The fun floral design on the outside and cheerful colors on the inside are perfect.
I’m so glad that I went with my gut and dry brushed the exterior after placing the napkins down. It’s just the perfect amount of distressing without distressing 🙂
This garden tool storage from old mailbox makes gardening so convenient…speaking of gardening, would you like to see a little update on how things are going since I shared the DIY cedar raised garden beds with you?
My garden tools are just a couple steps away from my garden. If you’re looking for a great garden tool storage option for your garden tools, keep your eye out at thrift stores and Craigslist for old mailboxes. With just some creativity, you can transform the old mailbox with genius garden tool storage that is adorable!
What would you do with an old mailbox?
Let me know in the comments!
- Old Mailbox
- Outdoor Spray Paint
- Floral Napkins
- Clean old mailbox and post.
- Spray paint old mailbox and post with outdoor spray paint.
- Cut out flowers from floral napkins.
- Attach flowers to old mailbox with mod podge.
- Attach fabric to the inside of the mailbox.
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Merseyside's Independent Custody Visiting Scheme is designed to make sure people who are detained by the police are held in accordance with the law.
Independent Custody Visitors (ICVs) are members of the local community who make unannounced visits and observe, comment and report to the Police Commissioner on the conditions under which people are detained in force custody suites.
ICVs determine whether the regulations governing detention have been complied with, and the interests of detainees properly considered.
Volunteers are unpaid but are reimbursed for travelling expenses.
Merseyside currently has 22 dedicated volunteers from across the region involved in this scheme. These committed volunteers visit custody suites within Merseyside at random and complete a form which covers all aspects of ensuring the detainee’s welfare is being cared for appropriately.
Reports which draw together issues and identify trends emerging from the visits are then presented to the Commissioner so that she can then consider action.
In 2019/20, a total of 229 custody visits took place across Merseyside. A total of 2,941 people were in custody at the time of visits, of which 1,022 consented to be seen by the ICVs.
Take a look at the ICV Annual Report for 2019/20
The Independent Custody Visiting scheme was established following the recommendations of Lord Scarman in 1981 and began to operate in Merseyside in 1984.
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There is a real air of mysticism around Audrey Cantwell, the women behind independent clothing line Ovate, and I feel exceptionally lucky that she agreed to take part in an interview for Wyrd Words & Effigies.
When Wyrd Words & Effigies was still in the planning stages, I had it in my head that I would strive to one day feature Ovate, and champion her creations to my readers.
Audrey’s designs take your breath and spin it, before putting it back. They tangle with your heartstrings and slink into your consciousness…where they stay put.
Can you please talk about how Ovate began?
I always knew I wanted to have my own line, I never had any interest in working for someone else. I started Ovate about two years after graduating. I had been designing collections under my own name for a few years but was experimenting a lot and still trying to find my aesthetic. Once I had a clear vision of what I wanted to be, I launched Ovate.
Ovate is a title laden with meaning. How did you come to decide to use it? Did it take a while to find?
An ovate, in ancient times, was a seer, diviner, healer and prophet. Ovates understood the mysteries of death and rebirth, could transcend time, read into the future, and communicate with the Ancestors.
I researched ideas and names for almost a year before deciding on Ovate. I rifled through history books, books on mythology, the occult, and nature. Ovate was the perfect title for my project.
One thing that’s really struck me about your work is how uncluttered and unfussy the designs are. They have an effortless elegance about them, while at the same time radiating with this dark, mystic energy. Was ‘unfussiness’ something you decided on at the beginning, or do you find it really comes down to the individual piece?
I’ve always been attracted to simplicity and minimalism, but without that cold, futuristic edge it can often have. I love the understated. Too much detail and over design often kills a piece for me. My own wardrobe is almost entirely made of black basics… that never ending search for the perfect long black skirt or black silk camisole. These things never go out of style and are essential to building a perfect wardrobe. I like when a garment calls attention to a beautiful fabric and silhouette rather than excessive trims, details, pleats, bright colours…
You choose to keep your collections relatively small. Can you talk about the reasons for this, and why it is important for you to do so?
I am a one person operation and I also do about 70% of my own production so my time is quite limited when experimenting with new designs. I keep the collections small to make sure I have time to perfect each piece. I also don’t see the point in huge collections that are mostly filler, with a few special pieces in each. I try to make a collection as concise as possible. I see each collection as an entire wardrobe, mostly very wearable basics, a few dramatic pieces, an evening look, some outerwear, accessories, bags and a few statement pieces of jewellery.
Your collection Mare Frigoris brings to mind the legendary fictional queen Guinevere, and the clothing of medieval royalty. There is a certain opulence about the designs in this collection, but also a real strength and maturity. Can you talk about the inspiration behind this set and what your personal thoughts of it are?
The inspiration behind Mare Frigoris was the cold sea, barren, rocky shores, isolation, solitude, melancholy. I used the colour blue for the first time. I wanted it to be dramatic but soft at the same time. I do see the connection to Guinevere as well.
You have collaborated with photographer Krist Mort a number of times through multiple creative mediums. Can you talk about how this relationship started? What was it about her work that captivated you, and how is it working with her?
I have been following Krist Mort’s work for many years. She was the muse for my first ever collection, and continues to be. I asked her if I could send her some pieces I made to use in one of her shoots and the results blew me away, since then I have been working with her every season, I can’t imagine anyone else capturing the essence of Ovate as perfectly as she does.
The North is a prominent feature in your creations. Can you please talk about the ways in which the North influences your work?
I am from the North in a sense, from rural Quebec. It is winter here for over half of the year. I love the north, the cold bitterness, the icy winds, the snow covered fields, the leafless trees. This is the most beautiful and inspiring setting to me.
You collaborated with Joanna Szkiela to make an array of stunning jewellery pieces. Can you please talk about this collaborative relationship?
Joanna is a dear friend of mine; we met several years ago here in Montreal at a designer trunk show. We instantly connected through a similar aesthetic and love for nature. I had the idea for the twig rune rings years before and was searching for the person jeweller to help them come alive. We spent over six months perfecting them and that was the beginning of our collaborative relationship. We are currently finishing some new pieces for this winter which I am very, very excited about…
You state that natural fibres and materials are an important part of your work, and that you try and avoid synthetics and artificially manufactured materials. Can you talk about the importance of these materials to you on a personal and a professional level?
As my designs are quite minimal, one of the most important qualities in a garment for me is the material. Nothing manmade can be as beautiful as a natural fibre in my opinion. I have a love affair with wool, silk, leather, fur, linen, cotton, bamboo.. Nature is my biggest inspiration. Natural materials appeal to me with their imperfections and variations and rawness.
I’ve seen some images of your studio space – it looks stunning. What does this space mean to you and what is the best thing about it?
I work from home and I love the freedom it gives me. I wake up early and work till late, taking breaks whenever I begin to feel weary or uninspired. I don’t like to force things. I like to enjoy my work. I live in a loft in an industrial building (an old chocolate factory), I work downstairs and have a mezzanine with my personal space up there.
Do you believe your childhood influenced the path that you are taking today?
Yes absolutely, I grew up in the forest in rural Quebec. Ever since I was old enough to wield a pair of scissors, I was making things.
Do you do preliminary sketches of each design, or is the creation process a lot more spontaneous?
I haven’t sketched in years! My process is very spontaneous and intuitive. It begins with finding beautiful fabrics, I normally drape my samples on the mannequin and develop patterns that way.
You’re in your early twenties and must feel immensely proud of what you’ve managed to accomplish so early. What are your hopes for the future of Ovate?
I love the idea of staying small, which I plan to always be. I want to stay handmade, stay locally manufactured and continue to collaborate with creative people who inspire me. That is all I need really.
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Let’s build smart cities for a smart world
The role of smart cities in the construction of a smart world was presented at TEDXx Science Po Paris, November 13. Lille Demo was used as an example for the implementation of this Smart City concept. The conference focused on how the Smart City innovative solution could help in facing the world challenges (cities expansion, global warming, water stress,…). Around 400 participants atteneded this talk. For this occasion, the video “Let’s build smart cities for a smart world” was made. | <urn:uuid:ae918086-9e84-4231-b56c-8c87ab4d8fd6> | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | https://sw4eu.com/lets-build-smart-cities-for-a-smart-world/ | 2019-08-22T07:59:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316785.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822064205-20190822090205-00505.warc.gz | en | 0.900629 | 117 |
Calling all Photographers for Sight & Sound Contest
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Any photo will be accepted as long as it visibly features “ResorTime.com” or the ResorTime.com logo somewhere in the photo. For example, you can hold up a sign in a silly destination, write it in the sand, paint it on your body, or whatever crazy way you can think of to display ResorTime.com. PG friendly photo submissions please.
It’s easy to as A-B-C. Shoot – Submit – And Win! One simple photo can pay off big time and send your family on the vacation you have always dreamed of.
1. Take your best snapshot that includes “ResorTime.com” somewhere on you or in the photo.
2. Upload the photo on the contest entry form at (http://www.resortime.com/promos/sight-and-sound-contest.aspx). It is important that your photo is a minimum of 600 x 400 pixels.
3. Completely fill out the entry form.
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5. Encourage all your friends and family to vote for your photo.
It’s just one snapshot and a few clicks away that may take you that luxury holiday of your dreams courtesy of ResorTime.com.
Entrants must be age 21 or older.
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Those of you know this is my new blog, built from the ground up here on WordPress. For others that have stumbled upon this blog, you can go to my profile to see who I am, and what I do. This blog will be updated almost on a weekly basis, if not I will say so on the home page. This page is here for description purposes, to help all of you navigate my new blog. The home page will also act more personal then the other tabs on this blog site. Blasts from the Past will catalog my previous reviews and features I have written on either my own or other blog sites from CasualCornerReviews.blogspot.com, Bagogames.com, and more recently PlanetPlaystation.com. Blasts from the Past also compiles any posts I had during my MySpace days, provided that I can actually find them. The Weekly Highlight will feature characters, people from media, or videos and either highlight their accomplishments, failures or silliness depending on the subject at hand. That is basically the award page in lame terms, and will obviously be featured very week. Torn Between the Pages is where I take old poems I wrote, share them with you and critique them for your amusement. The Features category are posts about both video game and other topics, explaining my feelings about certain things that bother me. Anything from reviewing clothing styles, to music, and books this is all dedicated to my outlook on media. Though this makes you wonder why have a separate tab for reviews only, if this is mainly a review blog site? Simple, this is mainly to continue my passion with writing video game reviews, till I land a paid video game journalism position. I also plan on eventually testing out my writing skills by posting episodic “shows” for all those you love to read funny, epic or scary and original stories. If you have any requests for my reviews, please contact me, my info is on my profile. Though just a fair warning, I only own a 3DS, PS3, PS2, Wii, PSP, and PS Vita, which are the main attractions here on my blogsite. Lastly the Preview section is for video game impressions either based on videos or demos that I have played. Hopefully we enjoy this adventure together, and hope there will be many posts to come. | <urn:uuid:c80c8396-cb5e-4b96-b987-1f910b006b48> | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | https://diaryofacrasian.wordpress.com/about/ | 2018-04-23T01:37:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125945669.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20180423011954-20180423031954-00053.warc.gz | en | 0.950554 | 472 |
I may be going to hell in a bucket; but at least I am harvesting the ride.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
my two-wheeled trail pimping device:
down with the Kona dude (from Snowshoe:)
A Photo of the Day
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Socks that Rock. In Dutch Canyon, Rauen, Space Dust, Walk on the Wild Tide and Kaw-kaw.
A purple and green doll.
Hideous? No, not at all! I love green, it's my favorite color! If I knew how to knit or crochet I'd ask to buy it!
Your wool stash is lovely - I never would have thought to use Kool Aid as a dye! Your latest doll is cute - love her facial expression! Glad to see you are still finding time to knit/sew!
Love that green! I go through colour phases and green was the last one (before I was pregnant, now I can't fit any of my green stuff!). That particular bright green was high on the list. Love the doll too, you're sooooo clever!
whoops! That was me.
I kinda like that green. Your photos are always so good.
Love the green wool and the little doll.
Wow that is acid green. Perfect for summer socks! Love the dolly - she is so cute. I love your stuffed toys.
oh,, i love the green yarn!
i like the green, and the dolls, giraffes and fabric toolisa x
ohhhh wow your on a kool aid roll..... love the colour's cant wait tos eehow they knit up and ???wash????
I really like that green yarn. Love the socks that rock colors too. The little dolly is so cute.
Hey you! I haven't been around in a while but wanted to pop in and say hello. Everything looks lovely! :)
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I Was, sadly, the last person to exit the place and lock the doors for the last time. I was the last Manager of the vaunted Rochester social landmark known as Scorgies. Don walked out ahead of me, and I turned the key for the very last time. It was an extremely sad day for me, and this is really tough. I don’t really feel like getting in to it right now, but sometime soon when I am in better spirits, and have more time…I’ll return and post some thoughts and stories.
I was deeply saddened, when on November 21st at a dinner for my current job… that old Rochester bars came up. It started with a Wayne County fellow mentioning the old Dolphin out in Sodus Point. When I mentioned the good-old days of Scorgies, I was told of the big article in the paper and the upcoming reunion. That was Friday Nov. 21st at 9pm. That weekend I went online, and much to my chagrin…I found this site.
This pained me beyond words. My wife and some close friends witnessed me moping for days. You see, every 6 months for the past decade, I do a Google search for “Scorgies”. And you rarely find anything of substance related to our old haunt. I do it b/c there is one period of my life I reallllly wish I had more connection to. More old pics, old memoribilia, etc. For some reason, I collected little, and took even fewer pics. A lesson I learned that following year in 95. And from 95 on, I am a total picture nut. You usually won’t find me far away from at the very least, a disposable camera or my cell camera.
Anyways, somehow, in between the last time I had searched, and the weekend of NOV 21st….ALL OF THIS HAPPENED!!! And it pains me tremendously, that I missed this reunion. Was Tommy there? Did Don and Eileen attend? Did Shaff or Big Pat come out of the woodwork? How bout Charlie? Last I heard, he was in Atlanta. UGGGGGGGGGGGGH!!
Anyway, I’ll be back. Just typing this much has made me terribly melancholy. I miss Luke like you wouldn’t believe, it was hard seeing his pic and reading your rememberances. I’ll share a bunch of Luke memories, some Don stories, etc…at a later date.
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'It's shameful': Assisted living residences need state help with COVID testing
Editor's Note: This article was updated to reflect an "amended" Dec. 15 report received by the Daily News at 3:26 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21. The report initially used in this reporting was downloaded from the state's website on Friday, Dec. 18, at 11:38 a.m. The amended report provided additional data about the cases in assisted living facilities.
Roughly 17,000 residents of assisted living facilities in Massachusetts will be among the first to receive vaccines for COVID-19. The doses are scheduled to be administered between December and February.
The shots will be a welcome shield against a highly infectious disease that has hit hardest the state’s older population and those who care for them, but it will be months before that shield is fully effective.
In the meantime, local health directors and assisted living officials say without more state resources for surveillance testing, assisted living residences are vulnerable to potentially deadly outbreaks as the virus surges statewide.
While some assisted living residences have been able to conduct the surveillance testing needed to prevent the unmitigated spread of COVID-19 using their own money, many have not.
In those cases, without sufficient help from the state Executive Office of Elder Affairs, which certifies assisted living residences, cash and time-strapped municipal health departments have had to step in, using local resources to conduct testing and help control the disease once it begins to spread in those facilities.
On Dec. 9, Framingham Health Director Sam Wong emailed every member of Framingham’s legislative delegation to ask for help securing state resources for regular COVID-19 testing at assisted living facilities.
“As we all know, older adults as a population group bears one of the highest risk for serious illness from COVID-19,” Wong wrote.
“No dedicated state funding has been provided to assisted living residences for COVID-19 testing thus far,” he added.
Wong, who said Framingham has recently seen a rising number of cases at assisted living residences, wants to avoid the kind of outbreak that happened in Hopkinton last month.
Hopkinton has outbreak of COVID
That outbreak hit Hopkinton just before Thanksgiving.
At the time, the Hopkinton health department essentially consisted of two people: Health Director Shaun McAuliffe and Public Health Nurse Kasey Mauro.
The outbreak was two-pronged.
First, during a weekly meeting with The Communities at Golden Pond, McAuliffe learned that an employee of the assisted living residence had tested positive after carpooling to work with other employees.
“Our experience with people carpooling was bad, so we rushed in,” McAuliffe remembered.
McAuliffe, who has worked seven days a week since the pandemic began with few exceptions, was coping with COVID-19 exposures involving the town’s schools, so Mauro went to meet with leadership at Golden Pond to discuss a plan of action.
“We have a good working relationship with them,” McAuliffe said of Golden Pond leadership, who could not be reached for this story. “Because they're not getting any assistance from Elder Affairs, we've been doing everything we can to help support them.”
Without more state help with surveillance testing and infection control, local health departments need to do all they can to support assisted living residences, McAuliffe said.
As a public health professional, his primary motivation is keeping all of Hopkinton's residents healthy.
“They need those resources,” he said. “It’s shameful.”
At Golden Pond, Mauro tested those who had been in contact with the positive employee using antigen tests Hopkinton had purchased using CARES Act funding and a grant from The MetroWest Health Foundation, McAuliffe said.
Golden Pond has reimbursed the town for the use of its physical resources, which include tests and personal protective equipment meant for municipal employees, though not for the time McAuliffe and his staff have spent keeping the facility safe, the health director said.
Mauro could only administer the antigen tests after Golden Pond got permission to perform the tests from the affected residents’ health care proxies -- a time-consuming process that McAuliffe said has slowed emergency public health response at assisted living facilities.
Differences between assisted livings and nursing homes
Assisted living residences are different from nursing homes in a few important ways.
A primary difference when it comes to testing is that, unlike nursing homes, assisted living facilities don't receive state funding. While nursing homes are overseen by the state Department of Public Health, assisted living facilities fall under the purview of the Executive Office of Elder Affairs.
When it comes to infection control, assisted living residences are better off in at least one way. Most residents have private living spaces and bathrooms, making isolation easier.
But unlike nursing homes, assisted living facilities are primarily residential, rather than medical, spaces. Most don’t have trained medical staff allowed to provide medical care. Often, there is one registered nurse on the premises, and he or she typically plays a largely administrative role.
McAuliffe said that’s a problem amid a deadly pandemic.
“Their staff needs to be better trained, better qualified,” he said of assisted living facilities. “So what they need now is to have the same level of assistance that nursing homes are getting, if not more.”
'You didn't do anything'
The antigen tests that Mauro administered after the employee tested positive showed that one other person was positive for the coronavirus, an employee.
“We thought that we had gotten that issue under control,” McAuliffe said.
But a few days later, a Golden Pond resident returned from seeking medical treatment at an outside facility. The person was negative for COVID-19 upon leaving Golden Pond, but became symptomatic on return, and soon tested positive.
Again, McAuliffe and Mauro stepped in, guiding Golden Pond staff through testing everyone in the section of the facility where the resident lived, and any staff who could have been exposed. Again, McAuliffe used Hopkinton’s stock of antigen tests to supplement Golden Pond’s limited supply of tests, and provided guidance on what staff at the residence should do to keep the outbreak from worsening.
McAuliffe said during that time, he participated in a meeting with the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, whose staff told him PCR tests would be preferable to antigen tests.
McAuliffe was upset. He didn’t have access to PCR tests that could be given on-site and neither did Golden Pond, especially not within the timeframe they'd need to prevent the illness from spreading further.
During the meeting, McAuliffe remembered saying, “Well, what did you do to help them? You didn’t do anything.”
“I'm not going to sit around and let people die because there isn't a plan in place,” he added.
Eventually, 18 people would come down with the virus as a result of that outbreak, McAuliffe said. Two people died, adding to the 11 deaths the facility sustained in the spring during an outbreak that infected 51 people.
Each of those deaths weighs heavily on McAuliffe, who as the town’s burial agent, signs all of Hopkinton’s death certificates. These days, the names on the certificates are usually ones he recognizes. Often, he’s spent weeks supporting them after a COVID-19 diagnosis.
“The thing that kills us is when my nurse and I put all this care in, and then I have to go and bury someone that I’ve been helping for a month,” McAuliffe said this week, exhaustion apparent in his voice. “There’s nothing worse.”
How badly have assisted living residences been hit by COVID-19?
Roughly 64% of Massachusetts assisted living residences have reported resident cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, and roughly 41% have reported residents deaths linked to COVID-19 since the pandemic began, according to an amended Dec. 15 state report.
But the data, which must be collected by law, could be undercounting the virus’s impact on assisted living facilities.
The amended report says that Golden Pond has reported a combined total of 59 cases of coronavirus among residents and staff since March 10. McAuliffe said the facility has had at least 69 cases.
The amended report also says that Golden Pond is one of 70 Massachusetts assisted living residences to report one to four COVID-19-linked deaths over the course of the pandemic. But McAuliffe said 13 residents of Golden Pond have died as a result of COVID-19 outbreaks there.
What is clear in the data is that assisted living facilities are vulnerable to virus outbreaks that can turn deadly.
A total of 39 assisted living residences have reported five or more COVID-19-linked deaths among residents, according to the Dec. 15 amended report. One facility, The Falls at Cordingly Dam in Newton, reported 27 resident deaths, the highest of any assisted living residence in the state.
The state's data does not show the current number of active cases at each of Massachusetts' assisted living residences.
While state data paints a muddy picture of the current situation at the state’s assisted living residences, anecdotal reports from those who work with assisted living residences say the statewide surge is creeping into the facilities, some of which allow visitors.
Elissa Sherman is the president of LeadingAge Massachusetts, an association of not-for-profit providers of housing and services for older adults whose members include nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other organizations that serve seniors.
Sherman said cases are rising at assisted living residences in the state, though outbreaks are not yet widespread, according to LeadingAge members.
“It's almost impossible (to keep the virus out) when we have the rates of transmission in the community that we have,” she said. “You have staff who are living out in the community and they're coming in, you have people who are coming back from the hospital. It's very difficult to separate out what's happening inside a facility from what's happening in the broader community.”
How did the outbreak start?:20 residents, 10 staff members at Framingham’s St. Patrick’s Manor have coronavirus.
Surveillance testing needed
The risk of a deadly situation like the one that hit Golden Pond ahead of Thanksgiving remains if assisted living residences don’t get financial help with surveillance testing.
“Providing support for ongoing surveillance testing would be probably the most important thing that I hear from my members,” Sherman said. “There are many who are doing some level of surveillance testing, but not as much as they’d like to because of the cost.”
Massachusetts Assisted Living Association President and CEO Brian Doherty told the Daily News by email that assisted living residences have received limited state and federal support during the pandemic.
“At this critical time of spikes in COVID-19 cases across the state, it would be enormously helpful to infection control efforts if the state would reimburse assisted living providers to conduct COVID-19 surveillance testing, as they do for nursing homes,” Doherty wrote. “Most assisted living residents in Massachusetts are 85 and older, and state funding for testing would help protect them as we step up our efforts to keep older adults healthy and safe while they await the positive impacts of COVID-19 vaccines.”
What state help has been available to assisted living residences?
In the spring, when the virus first surged in the state, assisted living residences had access to COVID-19 testing through the National Guard.
That state program ended in mid-June and from that point until October there was no state funding for testing at assisted living facilities, according to the Massachusetts Assisted Living Association, which has unsuccessfully advocated for state resources for surveillance testing since the National Guard program ended.
In October, the state began offering over-the-phone infection control and management support to assisted living residences with four or more new cases of COVID-19, according to the Executive Office of Elder Affairs.
That month, the state also enacted a new policy. If a staff member working at an assisted living facility tested positive, the state would reimburse that facility for testing of all staff up to two times within a 30-day period, according to the Massachusetts Assisted Living Association.
But that policy has a few crucial holes.
First, staff members would have to suspect they are positive and seek a test, meaning they could have already exposed others in the facility to the virus, including residents, especially if they’re asymptomatic. Regular surveillance testing could catch those cases earlier, but the state doesn’t reimburse assisted living facilities for precautionary testing, a substantial cost that nursing homes do get state reimbursement for.
Second, the policy doesn’t reimburse assisted living facilities for tests performed on residents, who are among the most vulnerable in society to COVID-19’s most serious effects. More than 17,000 people live in assisted living residences in Massachusetts, according to the Executive Office of Elder Affairs.
On Nov. 23, the state Department of Public Health released a memo updating surveillance testing guidance for long-term care facilities. The memo said that nursing homes would be required to conduct weekly testing of all staff. For assisted living residences, weekly staff testing was a recommendation -- one that came without funding.
Because of the lack of surveillance testing at Golden Pond, McAuliffe has painstakingly monitored the facility for any hint that an outbreak could be quietly blooming there.
Each week, he combs through the list of positive cases in Hopkinton, cross-referencing the address of each infected person with the address of Golden Pond and another senior living community in town. Because the health department is located within earshot of the fire department, he listens for EMS calls about elderly people falling, which he’s found to be an early red flag of a COVID-19 infection.
“If you're not on your facilities and actively engaging them, there's a risk,” he said.
While Wong pushed Framingham’s state legislative delegation to advocate for funding to conduct regular testing at assisted living residences, he decided the city needed an alternate plan in case that help never arrives.
He called the need for increased testing at assisted living residences "urgent."
Wong said leadership at assisted living residences in Framingham have told him they have limited resources, and need help to pay for testing. None of Framingham’s assisted living residences agreed to comment for this story.
Wong is now working to use Framingham’s CARES Act funding, and his own department's limited time, to secure a contract with a vendor who would test all residents and staff at the city’s assisted living residences.
“It would be a city-provided resource to all assisted living residences,” he said.
The fact that local health departments have to dedicate resources -- most importantly a significant amount of time -- to keeping infections at assisted living residences under control has consequences, McAuliffe said.
Amid a statewide surge, there is simply too much work for local health departments to complete with the number of staff they have.
“My nurse and I have just been treading water,” McAuliffe said, adding that he’s had to prioritize which pandemic-related emergencies the health department focuses on. “It’s like playing whack-a-mole. You look for the highest-scoring mole.”
That strategy, the only one available without more resources, means that sometimes, in choosing which fire to put out, another begins to flicker.
Just before Thanksgiving, as McAuliffe and Mauro dealt with the outbreak at Golden Pond while also juggling other duties including guiding 125 Hopkinton residents through the process of quarantining, they missed a call.
A local family phoned the health department to inform them that someone at their home had tested positive, and another was feeling sick. Without an immediate response from McAuliffe or Mauro, the family decided to send their children to stay with their grandparents, thinking that they could spare the kids from infection.
“I would have never let that happen, because just like we thought, the grandparents then resulted positive,” McAuliffe said. “This is our challenge. If you're not able to stay on this every day, you're at risk of missing stuff.”
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The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Langworthy, preaching
December 5, 2021
The good God, who loves us with all His might, longs to see our hearts at peace, with our minds tranquil and our spirits serene.
Jesus assured His followers that God would one great day send Him to earth a second time to make the kingdom of earth and of heaven one. Yet, Jesus was clear that not even He knew at what moment that would happen. All He could tell His followers was that He would return “at an unexpected hour”.
Uncertainty unsettles us, albeit some of us more than others. And, while some of us greatly enjoy a happy surprise, I think we all like having the biggest things nailed down and knowing something of a schedule.
We who trust Jesus know that He will return to set all things right; but we don’t know when He will.
The happy news is that, even if we don’t know when to be ready, we know how to be ready whenever that great day arrives. Since it could occur at any moment, we just stay on the job serving Jesus at every moment. We do that by doing what we know He always wants us to do: show His loving kindness, fight for justice and bear witness to His liberating grace. As we stay alert for opportunities to do such things, and do them whenever the chance arises, we stay ready for His return.
In today’s scripture here Jesus first compared how we rightly await His return to how good servants rightly await their master’s return from, say, a wedding. They keep “dressed for action”, with their “lamps lit” should he arrive at dark or at some other “unexpected hour”, so as to be prepared 24/7 to “open the door for him as soon as he comes” and attend to any and all his wishes.
The parable’s master symbolizes the Master of all creation. God makes the world of faithful service. God so appreciates steadfast dedication to serving Him that He turns the tables on His servants and serves them – as Jesus, the Son of God, demonstrated at the first Lord’s Supper when He tucked His gathered garments under His belt and served His disciples by washing their feet. Thus, when the master in the parable fastens his belt and serves his servants at table, his actions resemble God’s.
Back then, it was inconceivable that any master would do such a thing for “slaves”, let alone a God for mere mortals. Yet, that’s what the parable’s master does, and what the Son of God did!
The actions of the master in the parable depict how God wants to treat those who serve him. The parable’s master happily honors his servants’ commitment, one that motivated them to take no time off but to be constantly poised to jump into action without delay in order to do right by him. In gratitude for their unflagging concern to serve him well, he gives them what they devotedly meant to give him. And that is what God would delight in doing for us!
Jesus told another parable after telling this one about anticipating His coming again. If a homeowner knew at what hour a thief would try to break into his house, there’d be no real vulnerability and thus nothing about which to be anxious. But, since the homeowner has no clue as to when the attempt will be made, he must maintain an ever-vigilant watchfulness and preparedness; and, despite the uncertainty about when special effort would be called for, he has by his faithfulness enduring peace of mind and heart.
In the verses immediately before today’s scripture, Jesus was setting up His message about readiness for His return by urging His followers to strive first for God’s kingdom and trust God to take care of everything else. Thus, today’s scripture starts with Jesus’ saying, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven….For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” It is by following these commands that we can stay prepared and peaceful despite the uncertainty before us.
If we strive for God’s kingdom, we live by its values; and if we live by its values, we value worldly treasures like possessions less than most and make no more of the accumulation of such earthly riches than we should. More importantly, we act counter-culturally to such an extent that we “sell” such riches – that is, give them away in order to demonstrate God’s love clearly and compellingly to others. We thereby make for ourselves kingdom-style purses, the kind that holds the treasures of heaven, treasures that neither moth nor inflation can eat up and that no thief can steal.
To rightly await Christ’s coming again is to have our heart’s treasures in the right place. It is to invest who we are and what we have in the cause of generous compassion, winsome witness, fair-minded justice-doing, courageous caring about folks who might break our hearts in the end, and risk-taking sacrifice for the sake of the kingdom which knows no end and which bestows riches that make all other riches seem like chump change.
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5 Common Fitness Myths Debunked
Anyone with access to the Internet or a magazine stand today can relate to the frustration of being exposed to an overwhelming amount of information. We have access to more facts, figures, and opinions than ever before, and yet somehow it often leads to even greater confusion. Between separating fact from fiction and fact from fad, it can be difficult to determine what’s the truth when it comes to wading through health and fitness information. In order, to help clear up some of the misconceptions floating around, we are debunking five of the most common fitness myths.
Lifting Weights As A Woman Will Bulk You
When it comes to building your muscles as a woman, the formula isn’t as simple as one might think. For starters, testosterone is a an important building block when it comes to bulking up and a woman’s production of it is 20 times less than a man’s. Therefore, biologically it will take more than just simply lifting heavy weights to begin the bulking process. The key to gaining muscle lies in the program itself, which requires a number of elements in order to happen. Once you start lifting heavy for a lot of reps, at a high volume and supplement that with a higher caloric diet and the right nutrients, only then will your muscles have the right conditions to grow.
Cutting Carbohydrates And Fat Is A Long-Term Solution
Although cutting carbohydrates may be a temporary solution, if you want long-term results then you need to learn how to incorporate both fat and carbs into your diet. Both carbohydrates and healthy fats can work to your advantage when you’re trying to lose weight if you utilize them in the correct way. Carbohydrates are a great fuel for your body, especially prior to your work out if you consume unrefined carbs like brown rice, oats and vegetables. Likewise a certain amount of good fats will aid your weight loss if you consume the fats that come from sources like avocado, coconut and extra virgin olive oil, and nuts.
Muscle Turns Into Fat When You Stop Exercising
Muscle and fat are made up of different tissue, which makes this tidbit of misinformation physically impossible. This misconception stems from the fact that if you continue to eat the same amount as you ate while training but then cut back on your training, you’re merely storing the extra calories as fat instead of using them towards muscle gain.
Abdomen Exercises Will Give You A Flat Stomach
The truth is that it takes a lot more than some sit-ups and planks to get the abs that you desire. In order to achieve a flat, toned tummy your nutrition, stress levels, sleep patterns, cardio and strength training workout routines, are all as important as your crunches. Unfortunately no matter how many crunches you do, you won’t see the definition in your abdomen until you strip away the fat from the region. This can only be achieved through the pointers mentioned above.
If You Don’t Sweat, You’re Not Working Hard Enough
Different types of workouts have a different effect on your body so the amount you sweat could be entirely dependent on what the focus of your workout is. For instance, if you are purely working on your strength and lifting heavy, your body may not have a chance to develop a real sweat as you rest between sets. Likewise if you are endurance training you are far more likely to be sweating. So before you worry about how much you’re sweating, be sure to determine whether your training session is designed for endurance or strength.
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What a sizzling start! I haven’t read many NA books, so I was taken by surprise, and a little flustered, feeling quite the same as the MC, Haylie did, wrestling with her mind, in a tug of war with her heart over dating any more hockey players. Ever. After the last one, Tyler deserted her to follow his dream, even though she followed him to Alaska to attend the same University.
The sacrifice she’s made, and continues to make, being off limits to any hockey players, tests her resolve. But it’s ok because she isn’t looking for a boyfriend. She wants to try being a little daring, adventurous, wild. She throws herself at Cam, also on the hockey team, and sidekick once to Tyler. “Retaliation sex” That’s her reasoning. She convinces herself she can do it—after only ever have one serious boyfriend, she was finished with being good. But she struggles with this idea too.
There’s quite a bit of suspense in Haylie’s wrestling with her doubts. She tries to find a reason—aside from crippling desire—to be with Cam again. He confesses he’s always pined away for her and has actually waited for her. And he’s unlike anybody she’s ever met before. Trust me, he’s pretty damn sexy, and his patience endearing.
Haylie’s two best friends help her along, which is good because I wanted to do what BFF Maya tried to do—and help her to not make the mistake of losing someone really special because of her jaded self-talk. But Cam does one hell of a job convincing her to give him a shot because he isn’t looking for a fling, he’s waited too long for her.
Haylie soon discovers more about herself as her heart opens, her latent artistic talents, that she just may decide to put to good use. I look forward to seeing how Cam and Haylie’s relationship develops. See what else Haylie discovers about herself—her multiple talents and her dreams. It’s time for Haylie to live! Without her ex-boyfriend telling her how to think or to feel—she’s ready to break down every invisible wall! Go Haylie!
Please know this is part one of two, and by the end of The Right Kind of Mistake, the build up's percolating very nicely.
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Have you ever seen an array of people licking their smartphone showing their love towards their love? Well, till today, you haven't. But, here's a video from reputed Chinese brand, OnePlus for this Valentine's day.
The company is claiming the contest as #LickofLove and the tagline has it all. Have a look at the video below.
Also, OnePlus is giving away two customized OnePlus 3T's for people who wins the contest and for making through the entire, the Chinese firm is giving away 40 percent off discount codes. | <urn:uuid:68ed3f00-a241-4003-9bff-48538b634cf1> | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | http://www.techdroider.com/2017/02/oneplus-ruins-it-yet-again-with-their-new-lickoflove-video-contest.html | 2017-04-29T01:39:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917123172.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031203-00236-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965526 | 113 |
Following the 2009 shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates laid out requirements for the services to implement a mass notification system to alert personnel of an emergency.
“What they noticed at the time was Fort Hood did not have a very effective notification method to reach a lot of people very rapidly,” said Andy Anderson, vice president of business development for the defense sector at AtHoc Inc., a notification system provider.
Gates gave a January 2014 deadline for services to be able to reach both uniformed and civilian personnel within 10 minutes of an incident.
The Air Force is now closer to implementing that goal. AtHoc announced in December that the service had expanded its emergency notification system to support all five Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) bases.
Because the Air Force has been negotiating contracts for a handful of bases at a time, only three bases under AFGSC were covered previously.
The notification system for the two recently added bases will be implemented sometime in January, Anderson said.
With all of AFGSC covered, only three more Air Force bases remain without a notification system, he added. “Those bases have already been in contact with us, and so they’re in various stages of discussing when and how to contract for our support for our system.”
The Marine Corps and Navy already have enterprise agreements in place with AtHoc. The company also covers a “significant” portion of the Army, Anderson said.
Depending on the threat, the alerts can be customized to go out to a certain base or region, and can also be sent globally.
“If there is an active shooter and he is at a given base — for instance, Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio — one of the responses would be to immediately lock down the other nearby bases until folks are able to sort out whether it’s an isolated incident or whether it’s a concerted attack,” Anderson said.
Alerts can also be sent via email, text messaging, or using a pop up for computers on the Defense Department network.
Currently, only some Air Force bases extend the notification system for spouses and family members of personnel, said Anderson. “We’re going back now and working with the various [major commands] to include family members.” | <urn:uuid:d205c1de-ba80-4b15-8fe4-5c34d8755871> | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2013/February/Pages/ServicesLooktoIndustryforEmergencyNotificationSystems.aspx | 2017-03-30T14:52:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218194601.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212954-00622-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959632 | 479 |
Operation of warning sirens will be checked in Bashkortostan on April 23
UFA, 22 April 2015. /Bashinform News Agency, Olga Murtazina/.
On April 23, a comprehensive inspection of the regional system of centralized warning of population will be held in the republic. Electric sirens will be switched on and broadcasting of radio and TV channels will be interrupted. Technical inspection will be carried out in preparation for the spring floods and fire hazardous period, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia in the Republic of Bashkortostan reports. | <urn:uuid:353c8852-b3d5-42e2-adf1-45cffbb5c561> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.bashinform.ru/eng/722264/ | 2017-01-18T02:01:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280133.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00090-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.874067 | 121 |
Ranch Notes In Kansas, Colorado, The Indian Territory And Northern Texas
Longmans, Green and Co. 1884. 1st. 227 pgs. Frontis (tissue), plates, rear ads. Adams Herd "This is one of the standard books on cattle. The author was a partner of Benjamin S. Miller in the ranching business in the states and territories mentioned." Merrill Aristocrat; Campbell #4; Howes #110; Graff #30. Vg cond. | <urn:uuid:36a0518e-90fd-4565-8ee9-17da8730a4d1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.jordanantiquarianbooks.com/item/ranch-notes-in-kansas-colorado-the-indian-territory-and-northern-texas/ | 2022-08-09T08:49:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570913.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809064307-20220809094307-00069.warc.gz | en | 0.857058 | 109 |
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Efco Blowers and Accessories
Whip up a storm in your garden - cleaning up out in the open has never been so easy when using an Efco blower.
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Minaret of Freedom Institute Seeks Development Director.
A new position of Development Director shall be created with the following job description:
Working under the supervision of the President and with the members of the Board and staff, the Development Director is responsible for planning and managing the Institute’s development and fundraising efforts including annual giving and long-term development campaigns. This shall begin as a part-time position but may increase to a full-time position as the growth of the organization permits.
Private Sector Fundraising
1. Design and implement annual giving effort to acquire, renew, and upgrade Associates
and corporate donors. Works in concert with President and Development Committee to establish annual strategic development goals, identify revenue sources, and write annual development plan.
2. Nurture relationships with Associates, corporate and foundation donors.
3. Identify, initiate and maintain fundraising contacts in the Muslim community to increase visibility and generate revenues.
4. Devise and implement donor recognition for annual, special project, and special event donors.
5. Plan and execute Institute special events, such as the Annual Dinner.
6. Prepare written materials necessary to support the development effort.
7. Plan and provide special incentives for the Associates Program such as material for a special web page on the Institute website.
Foundation and Public Sector Research and Grant Writing
8. Research and cultivate new funding sources for current and proposed programs.
9. Write and/or supervise the writing of grants to foundation and other sources for support of current and/or future Institute programs.
10. Manage grant reporting requirements and necessary follow up for successful grant applications.
11. Guide and assist the board development committee with research and recruitment of board candidates.
12. Recruit, manage and train members of the board and other volunteers for fundraising functions.
13. Assist the Institute President, as directed, in keeping members of the Board and Board Committees updated and engaged in Institute activities.
We seek a candidate who meets the following requirements:
Payment shall be tied to organizational revenues on the premise that the Development Director deserves different degrees of credit for revenues depending on whether they were in excess of our revenues before commissioning a Development Director or whether they were directly raised by him or her.
To inquire click here or call 301-907-0947.
To apply send a letter of application, a resume, and the names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mails of three reference to the Minaret of Freedom Institute or
Minaret of Freedom Institute
4323 Rosedale Avenue
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My friend Rion is holding a Prompt Call here. This is Ri’s first ever prompt call, so let’s make it a good one!
The theme is Valentine’s Day and prompting is free.
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Crew: Shandar and Ciara, [Amadeus]
Some people walk into Addergoole and decide that they are simply not going to engage in the drama, stress, and trouble that is part and parcel of the education.
Ellen is one of those people.
Her Keeping by Rory Year 7 (read about Rory here and here, 3rd section) was, by Addergoole standards, a good one, mild, gentle, marred only by the mark Callista had inadvertently left on Rory. But it was still supernatural mind-control, and left Ellen with a distaste for
All Things Magical. Her philosophy in life is essentially: Keep your Head Down and Don’t Make Waves.
Perhaps understandably, this clashes with Ciara’s personality quite a bit.
Ellen is a short, busty girl, standing 5’0″ with an hourglass figure reminiscent of Jamie from Girls with Slingshots. She wears her curly brown hair in a short pixie cut, and prefers flowing, simple, natural clothes. She has green eyes and honey-brown skin; her Change gives her hair the same color as her eyes, long pointed ears, and a faint metallic sheen to her skin.
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Gone are the days of tacky sitcom minivans & overstuffed SUVs: the new world order is the Mazda CX-9, a stylish, athletic CUV with passenger space for seven adults--plus it's a fun ride to boot. AutoAccessoriesGarage is your gateway to personalization, with our terrific selection of custom CX-9 accessories. This is a well-rounded crossover, boasting tight fuel economy & a smooth, pared-down look. The CX-9 is ideal for busy families, so AAG makes it simple & stress free by providing free shipping on all orders. Check out our top aftermarket Mazda CX-9 parts below.
The Mazda CX-9 is beyond a "solid choice"--it's outstanding. But AutoAccessoriesGarage has the CX-9 accessories that provide drivers an opportunity to meet their specific needs. We've got the best values online, as backed by our 1-Year Price Match Guarantee. The experts at our call center are standing by 7 days a week to field your questions & concerns. Let them recommend you the WeatherTech cargo liner: it's weather-resistant, specially textured to keep things clean back there. For protection from rocks & bugs, the AVS hood deflector has a flush-mounted design for seamless looks & a perfect fit. The Power Stop brake kit is performance in a box, cutting the noise & gases with rotors & pads designed for shorter brake-in time. Be it for style or performance, AAG has your back, the last place you need for custom Mazda CX-9 accessories. | <urn:uuid:4f957a8a-d53a-483b-a676-1d1e4c1ef0b7> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.autoaccessoriesgarage.com/ShopBySUV/Mazda/CX_9 | 2017-01-21T20:00:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281202.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00291-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.911867 | 333 |
NEW RIEGEL - Parents attended the New Riegel Board of Education meeting Monday to ask why students participating in the post secondary enrollment options program taking online classes must leave school during the school day.
Rod Williams said parents contacted other area schools and were told students are not leaving the building for safety reasons.
Superintendent Elaine Nye asked school counselor Kristin Forman to explain the procedure. She noted meeting with participating students and parents several times, and they signed paperwork of understanding.
Forman said when a student agrees to participate, it is the student's responsibility to get to college courses. Therefore, students must sign out of the facility for the college class period and accomplish their online work independently.
Nye further said the program was designed to offer students courses at no cost to them that may not be offered at their high school. But they are considered college students for those classes and should not remain in study hall to do the work.
The program has been growing every year and the scenario of so many students participating could fill study halls if they remained at school, creating a need for an additional monitor. So members discussed possible future financial considerations.
Board members determined they wanted more information before a final decision. Nye is to contact area schools for their procedures and the topic will be continued next month.
Treasurer Jane Schalk reported receiving a second-half real estate settlement totaling $323,000.
Principal Dave Rombach announced fourth-graders will participate in Ohio Heritage School Day Friday. Sophomores also are to attend a presentation at Heidelberg University about genocide that occurred in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
Rombach said elementary students have completed reading assessments, and letters are to be sent to parents with scores and benchmark goals.
Jennifer Theis said the concession stand is being painted and the shelter has a new roof. The Athletic Boosters have planned a reverse raffle for May 4.
In other business, the board:
Accepted grants totaling $33,049.
Established a fund for a $2,800 Bureau of Workers' Compensation Wellness grant.
Approved permanent appropriations by fund for fiscal year 2013.
Approved the purchase of a $400,000 certificate of deposit Friday from an approved bank paying the highest rate of interest.
Approved the transfer of $75,000 from the General Fund to the Permanent Improvement Fund.
Approved an advance of $10,000 from the General Fund to the Cafeteria Fund.
Compensated Cindy Downey $1,750 for her work with a music Student Learning Objectives grant from the North Central Ohio Education Service Center.
Approved Ladonna Poignon as a non-certified substitute for the 2012-13 school year.
Approved reduced student fees for the 2012-13 school year.
Increased Dawn Laird's and Linda Salvati's Title I teaching times from 25 percent to 33 percent for the school year.
Approved John Zoeller as a student cleaner as needed, to be paid at the Ohio minimum wage.
Approved Mary Ann Zoeller for a non-certified, one-year contract as aide for the school year.
Approved a trip to Akron for the softball team April 19-21 for the Racers Spring Showcase.
Approved a senior class trip to Disney World March 19-23.
Heard teachers Mike Frankart and Cindy Downey present proposals for music department excursions.
Approved the Jacket Company trip to the Kettering Fairmont Festival Nov. 16-17.
Approved a Chicago high school band and Jacket Company trip for March 24-27.
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Dan Yuen's Presentation to the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada
On June 21 2013, representatives of My Language Exchange and Friednship Force International
presented to the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada the benefits of using language exchange practice to
promote bilingualism in Canada.
The following is the transcript of the presentation of Dan Yuen, co-founder, webmaster and owner of My Language Exchange.
Thank you Eileen. Mr. Giguere, ladies and gentlemen... It is a great honour and pleasure to be here today.
To explain what inspired me to start My Language Exchange, I want to start with a story.
It was 1999 and I had recently moved to Montreal from Toronto and was trying to learn French. My friends and colleagues supported my endeavour.
One day, after noticing I didn't understand what was said around me in French, a colleague explained just one of the sentences.
He broke it down by the syllable! It was a simple sentence that means "You don't have a choice."
I thought... I had the vocabulary and grammar to understand that. It should have sounded something like...
So, why didn't I recognize it?
- "Vous n'avez pas de choix." or
- "Vous n'avez pas le choix."
First, despite it being a professional work place (an engineering office), they used Tu instead of Vous.
But more importantly, they used contractions that are not taught in class.
"Tu n'as pas de choix." is contracted in 3 places.
So "Tu n'as pas de choix." becomes: "T'as pas choix."
- The u in Tu is dropped.
- The negative ne is dropped.
- And the preposition de is dropped.
T'as pas choix! What language are we speaking again?!
No wonder I didn't understand anyone - except for my French teachers!
Realizing the disconnect between real French and classroom French, I approached my French teachers for help.
I found they weren't very helpful. In fact, the higher the institution, the less helpful they were.
At the government classes for immigrants, the Quebecois teacher gave one example, then quickly changed back to teaching the required material.
At the community college, the teacher only suggested I find myself a quebecois girl friend.
And at Concordia University, the teacher from Paris didn't even know what I was talking about!
And she had no interest in anything other than the proper French she was teaching.
So, I decided to speak French with my bilingual friends and hit them up for explanations whenever I could.
But they quickly grew tired of my awkward French and just switched to English.
Surprisingly, most of them didn't want to explain anything! They were already bilingual and were in no mood to start analyzing languages.
That's when I started going to language exchange workshops.
Small groups of ordinary French and English native speakers did activities together designed by a teacher.
A bilingual teacher made sure everyone was doing the activities correctly. At the end, we all shared what we learned.
A key to its success was the method. For example, everyone speaks the same language at the same time and switch at regular intervals,
say 10 or 15 minutes depending on the activity. This creates mini-immersions when working in your 2nd language.
And when working in your native language, gives you much needed rest and allows you to be a coach and mentor to your partner.
What impressed me most was that once you got into a rhythm of helping each other, you would feed off this reciprocating positive energy.
People would volunteer unexpected amounts of language help of unexpectedly high quality. Learners were jotting down notes almost non-stop.
We really had fun helping our partners and learning from them. Friendships couldn't help but be formed.
At that time, the Internet and voice chat was just becoming popular. And I saw that if a website gave the proper tips and activities,
the magic that happened in those workshops in Montreal, could be replicated anywhere to help people become fluent in any language.
I shared the idea with the innovative and creative teacher and designer of those workshops, Helene Cormier, and she agreed.
Together, we adapted the method and activities for online, autonomous use and broadened the scope to include writing practice via email.
My Language Exchange was born.
At My Language Exchange, you decide who you want to be your partner. You search the database of language learners and contact those you think
may make suitable partners: those with compatible learning goals, schedules, level of commitment, common interests, etc.
You can search by language, age, gender, location and more. With over 2 million registered language learners, it is the
largest language exchange community in the world. So you are certain to find suitable partners who will become friends and help
keep you engaged and motivated on your long journey to fluency.
Although activities are provided, you don't have to use them. Many who naturally have enough to talk about do not use them and still get effective practice.
My Language Exchange is a small Canadian business wholly owned and operated by me, Dan Yuen. It's one of several online businesses I own and operate.
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Contains 5 Colors: Pink, Green, Blue, Yellow & Orange
Glows 8 - 12 Hours
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Natural Fiber-Reinforced Biopolymer CompositesView this Special Issue
Review Article | Open Access
Mohamad Ridzuan Amri, Syeed Saifulazry Osman Al-Edrus, Chuah Teong Guan, Faizah Md Yasin, Lee Seng Hua, "Jatropha Oil as a Substituent for Palm Oil in Biobased Polyurethane", International Journal of Polymer Science, vol. 2021, Article ID 6655936, 12 pages, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6655936
Jatropha Oil as a Substituent for Palm Oil in Biobased Polyurethane
Polyurethanes (PUs) are unique polymers that can be tailored to suit certain applications and are increasingly used in many industrial fields. Petrochemicals are still used as the main compound to synthesize PUs. Today, environmental concerns arise in the research and technology innovations in developing PUs, especially from vegetable polyols which are having an upsurge. These are driven by the uncertainty and fluctuations of petroleum crude oil price and availability. Jatropha has become a promising substituent to palm oil so as to reduce the competition of food and nonfood in utilizing this natural resource. Apart from that, jatropha will solve the problem related to the European banning of palm oil. Herein, we review the literature on the synthesis of PUs using different vegetable oils and compare it with jatropha oil and its nanocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals. Given the potential of vegetable oil PUs in many industrial applications, we expect that they will increase commercial interest and scientific research to bring these materials to the market soon.
For a century, mankind has exploited so many nonrenewable resources, mainly petrochemicals. Today, most of the polymer markets are petrochemical-based and have been extensively converted in numerous ways, including household raw materials for industry, generating energy, and intermediate and derivative products. This exploitation process uses a vast amount of energy and leads to various effects on the environment and ecosystems due to toxic substances. On the another hand, issues related to fluctuation and depletion supply of oil, which have pushed academicians as well as industries to find suitable biobased polymers to be used instead of petrochemical-based polymers to reduce the dependency on petroleum oil. Biorenewable polymer derived from biomass is the most possible substituent to the petrochemical polymer. Malaysia produces more than 160 million tonnes of biomass yearly and expects to grow in the future, and those biomasses include palm oil, timber waste, coconut trunk fibers, rice husks, sugarcane waste, and municipal waste . Plant-based and agriculture-based biomasses are the largest natural resources and abundantly available in Malaysia . In general, biorenewable polymers created from biomass can be categorized into 3 main types: (1) polymers directly synthesized from plant-based biomass, (2) polymers synthesized from biobased monomers, and (3) polymer products from naturally or genetically modified animals/organisms . Malaysia is blessed with underutilized biomass due to its unique tropical whether suitable for agriculture activities. Thus, palm oil plantation is widely planted in Malaysia and generates a substantial amount of waste every year. This waste includes empty fruit bunches, mesocarp fibers, palm oil fronds, palm kernel shell, palm oil trunks, and palm oil mill effluent. However, only 23% of palm oil biomass is used as a source of energy for the boiler in a palm oil mill, and the remaining 75% is underutilized and abandoned on site . This value shows a stable supply of plant-based biomass which contains polysaccharides and lipids/oil to be utilized and exploited for diversified products.
Cellulose is important to human civilization and has been utilized in all kinds of practical applications for centuries. With the discovery of cellulose, its structure, morphology, and chemical composition were unknown. Improvements have been made over time, mainly through the selection and processing of its original sources and harvesting. The molecular structure of cellulose did not bring any meaning until its discovery at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Cellulose consists of linear polysaccharides with repeating units of disaccharides of D glucose. The D glucose is linked with β-1,4 linkage and intramolecular or intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the adjacent glucose units to form a linear chain. In plants, the majority of cell walls consist of lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose, where they present about 10-25%, 35-50%, and 20-25% of the dry weight of lignocellulosic biomass, respectively . Examples of lignocellulosic biomass that contain high cellulose composition are jute, hardwood, softwood, and pinecone biomass.
Today, the research trend has moved toward nanosized fillers for biopolymer composites. The biopolymer composite is widely used from low-cost household products to high-end industrial production. As cellulose is one of the natural and most abundant fibers, the cellulose fiber-reinforced polymer composite has gained much attention from academicians as well as industrialists. Cellulose-reinforced polymer composite has advantages and relevant properties such as nonabrasiveness, nontoxicity, biodegradability, low density, combustibility, and less production course compared to other synthetic polymers . Despite its advantages, it has some disadvantages like poor interfacial adhesion and high water adsorption. Due to this, industrials are not interested in the production of cellulose fiber-reinforced processes. Even though this issue can be solved by chemical modification of the cellulose fiber itself, but the recent trend of research is now focused more on the extraction of nanocellulose material from cellulosic fibers for the fabrication of nanocellulose fiber biocomposite application. Review of the extraction and production of nanoscale cellulose materials has been made extensively in the last decade, but their application as reinforcement fillers is a relatively new research field. When compared with cellulose, the nanocellulose material has a high surface ratio, is light weight, and is higher in strength and stiffness.
A recent study conducted by Kim et al. shows that by adding cellulose nanofibrils from 1-50 wt% of waterborne polyurethane, the thermal and mechanical properties of the composite film improve significantly as the loading of cellulose nanofibrils increases . Same trends were also observed in the work conducted by Zhang et al. and Kaushik et al. in which 1-15% of CNF in the starch natural polymer was incorporated [6, 7]. It is proven that, by all past studies conducted, cellulose nanofibers can increase the mechanical properties and are suitable to be used as reinforcement filler for biopolymers.
In Malaysia, the agriculture sector contributes about 7.3% (RM 99.5 billion) to Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018; meanwhile, palm oil was the major contributor to the GDP of the agriculture sector by as much as 37.9%. This achievement is due to Malaysia having produced millions of tonnes of crude palm oil and palm kernel oil throughout the year 2018. However, to utilize this availability of natural resources, some issues arise as using edible oil to serve nonfood products is not appropriate. The use of edible oil as a feedstock will increase and create competition and conflicts of interest in terms of demand and supply between food and nonfood industries. This will affect the price growth and insufficient supply of palm oil. Apart from that, there is an issue arising about the banning of international trade of palm oil by the European Union from commodity countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia. This banning is aimed at reducing tropical deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries to limit global warming and preserve biodiversity . It is estimated that globally between 2001 and 2015, about 27% of all forest disturbance was commodity-driven, and palm oil production is one of the examples that are implicated in countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia [9, 10]. Realizing this, since 2017, Malaysia had moved to the plantation of Jatropha curcas for nonedible oil production purposely to serve nonfood product production and avoid tropical deforestation and forest degradation.
Polyurethane (PU) is one of the possible products that can be created from vegetables. PU is a green material, a high-performance elastomer, and has been applied in a wide range of engineering fields such as automotive, construction, and electrical appliances . PU has various properties and can be tailor-made to suit each research application by selecting different monomers and chain extenders for synthesis or by blending special reinforcement materials. Recently, many studies reveal the use of vegetable oil especially jatropha oil for the production of polyols and polyurethane, such as producing jatropha oil-based polymer via epoxidation and ring-opening , polyurethane as a wood adhesive , jatropha oil-based polyurethane as nonaqueous solid polymer electrolyte , and jatropha oil-based waterborne polyurethane dispersion . Briefly, this paper will review and compare a few chemical processes and their parameters to produce a vegetable-based polyol as an intermediate for biobased polyurethane. As biobased polyurethane is weak in terms of mechanical and thermal properties, we will review the potential of nanocellulose materials as reinforcement and highlight its enhancement in terms of thermal and mechanical, and lastly, we highlight the finding of numerous studies which show promising nanocomposite film-reinforced cellulose nanomaterials. Overall, the overview is illustrated in Figure 1.
2. Vegetable Oil-Based Polyurethane
Polyurethanes (PUs) are a unique class of polymers which exhibit an excellent range of properties and applications in elastomers, adhesives, sealants, and foams [16–18]. PU is synthesized by the reaction between isocyanate and polyol. Sometimes, low molecular weight diols or amines are used to increase the PU molecular weight. The specific application requires a specific character of polymer. The structure of the resulting polymers can be adjusted to manually selecting and controlling appropriate reacting components. A variety of polyols are widely available; meanwhile, only a few polyisocyanates are commercially available . Figure 2 shows some commonly used isocyanates for PU synthesis. Properties of the created PUs are highly dependent on the selection of polyols. Vegetable oil-based polyols act as soft amorphous segments that provide flexibility to the created PU, while cyclic isocyanates act as hard segments providing mechanical strength. These combinations of hard and soft segments give an excellent combination of properties to the created PU, including degradation, mechanical strength, elasticity, and toughness . Besides that, the selection of suitable vegetable oil as a soft segment of polyurethane gives a significant impact to its properties. As of today, soybean oil is the world’s largest vegetable oil used by industries for various applications. As for Malaysia, it is still dependent on palm oil. Jatropha oil is a promising candidate to replace palm oil for polyurethane production in Malaysia. This is because its chemical composition is much better than palm oil. The chemical composition is summarized in Table 1.
2.1. Vegetable Oil-Based Polyol Prepared by Epoxidation/Oxirane Ring-Opening and Their Resulting PUs
Of all common vegetable oils, castor oil naturally contains hydroxyl groups which makes it the absolute choice to produce PU. However, the resource of castor oil is only available in the American region and is not suitable to be planted in Malaysia. The most commercially used synthesis method of vegetable-based polyols is by epoxidation and the ring-opening method. Epoxidation and ring-opening have become the main reaction route for the synthesis of vegetable-based polyols because of its advantages in terms of economic and safety, as the reaction can be performed at a lower temperature which is between 25°C and 80°C. On another hand, hydroformylation requires expensive catalysts and needs to be conducted at high pressure and temperature, 14-28 MPa and 90-120°C, respectively. Meanwhile, ozonolysis produced polyols with a lower hydroxyl number with a maximal functionality of 3. Here, the recent advances related to epoxidation and the ring-opening reaction of vegetable oil will be reviewed. Comparison between these methods is summarized in Table 2 and reviewed in detail in this section.
aTaken from . RT: room temperature; MW: molecular weight.
Several research groups have conducted a systematic study on the kinetics of ring-opening reactions. Guo et al. reported that epoxidized palm oil was successfully ring-opened by acetic acid without a catalyst and showed that its activation energy was 40.28 kJ/mol. Zhang et al. showed a comparable result of activation energy with Guo et al. by using the same ring opener but used soybean oil instead of palm oil. On another hand, Zhang et al. utilized the natural hydroxyl group located at the castor oil fatty acid chain as a ring opener for epoxidized soybean oil with the presence of 1,8-diazabicycloundec-7-ene as a catalyst and showed that the activation energy was 72.2 kJ/mol. Based on this finding, it can be concluded that higher activation energy is due to the steric effect of long carbon chains. As a solution for high activation energy, a suitable catalyst and reaction temperature can be used to lower it down and thus achieve faster reaction time.
Another type of ring opener that is widely used is water and alcohol (mono-/polyhydroxy) and is widely catalyzed is phosphoric acid, sulphuric acid, fluoroboric acid, and Lewis acid [23, 26]. Using a different ring opener, which is methanol glycol and 1,2-propanediol, Ni et al. produced a soybean oil-based polyol with OH number in the range of 148 to 240 mg KOH/g. What makes the OH number important is because it correlates with the crosslink density between isocyanate and polyol. PUs with glassy properties were usually created from polyols with OH numbers above 170 mg KOH/g (high crosslink density) while PUs with OH numbers below 170 mg KOH/g were rubbery (low crosslink density). In addition, as the OH number increases, the glass transition temperature and mechanical properties increase . Hazmi et al. successfully synthesized jatropha oil-based polyols with OH numbers ranging from 171 to 179 mg KOH/g by using methanol as a ring opener. The authors used 50% concentrated hydrogen peroxide during the solvent-free epoxidation process and determined that concentrated hydrogen peroxide accelerated the epoxidation reaction, thus resulting in the maximum value of oxirane oxygen content and minimum side reaction. However, another study conducted by Saalah et al. which used 30% hydrogen peroxide and methanol as the ring opener shows that concentrated hydrogen peroxide does not affect the OH number but affects only the reaction time. The authors successfully synthesized jatropha oil-based polyols with OH numbers varying from 138 to 217 mg KOH/g with the minimum side reaction proven by FTIR spectra. Zieleniewska et al. used diethylene glycol as a ring opener for epoxidized rapeseed oil, followed by the synthesis of a porous polyurethane scaffold. The authors concluded that this scaffold is a good potential candidate as a substrate for bone tissue culture based on simulated body fluid testing. A suitable candidate is due to bioactivity and degradation behavior.
Apart from using chemical hydroxyl groups, water also was used as a ring opener as it is a cheap, highly available, and green nucleophilic reagent. Gaikwad et al. reported that epoxidation and ring-opening process can be done in a single step by using a mixture of formic acid and hydrogen peroxide, in which water acts as a ring opener. Meanwhile, Kim et al. synthesized palm oil-based polyols using tetrafluoroboric acid as a catalyst and water as a ring opener through epoxidation and ring-opening process. The created polyurethane exhibited a tensile strength of 6.05 MPa, elongation at break 62.05%, and a glass transition temperature of 25°C. The mechanical and thermal properties of vegetable-based polyol PUs synthesized via epoxidation and different types of ring-opening are summarized in Table 3. Hence, it is concluded that the properties of PU are influenced by the formulation of the polyol hydroxyl number, ring opener, and type of isocyanate.
In contrast, polyols prepared by ozonolysis/reduction produce primary alcohol which is more reactive compared to secondary alcohol produced by epoxidation and ring-opening . During hydrolysis, unsaturated carbon reacted with ozone and unstable ozonide is formed. At this stage, polyols can be produced in 3 simple steps. Unstable ozonide leads to cleavage of the unsaturated carbon in the fatty acid chains, followed by reduction to an aldehyde, and lastly to alcohol [33–37]. In addition, the resulting PU from this ozonolysis step is a rigid PU due to the hydroxyl group being located at the end of the fatty acid chain . Three different models of ozonolysis from 3 different vegetable oils were successfully developed by Husic et al. . Those vegetable oils were triolein oil, canola oil, and soybean oil. Based on that model, the functionalities of these polyols were 3.0, 2.8, and 2.5, and the of the resulting PU were 53°C, 36°C, and 22°C, respectively. Based on this, different and residual saturated fatty acid PUs from canola and triolein polyol were glassy as shown by its elongation at break which was 51% and 25%, respectively. In contrast, the elongation of PU from soybean is 176% indicating that it is a hard rubber. The functionality of polyols prepared by epoxidation/ring-opening can be tunable by varying the choice of vegetable oil with different epoxy content and ring-opening agent. Meanwhile, polyols obtained by ozonolysis/reduction are limited to a maximum of three hydroxyl groups per triglyceride .
Apart from ozonolysis/reduction, vegetable oil-based polyols with primary alcohol can also be produced by hydroformylation of unsaturated carbon into aldehyde using syngas in the presence of catalyst followed by reduction into hydroxyls by hydrogenation . Catalysts used are rhodium with a conversion rate of about 95% but costly . Based on studies conducted by Petrović et al. , the authors prepared crude alga oil-based polyol by hydroformylation with rhodium as catalyst Rh(CO)2 and compared the results with alga polyols prepared by ozonolysis and epoxidation. Epoxidation produced polyols with brown color with a hydroxyl value of around 150 mg KOH/g. PU produced from this process led to a red colored transparent sheet with of -39°C, a good tensile strength of 6.8 MPa, and 38% elongation at break. Hydroformylation produced polyols with black color with an OH value of 150 mg KOH/g. A black film was prepared with the properties of of -36°C, tensile strength of 8.1 MPa, and elongation at break of 28%. Polyol from ozonolysis is light colored but with a low hydroxyl value. This low hydroxyl number indicated that this polyol made from ozonolysis was not suitable for polyurethane application due to the low unsaturation of algal oil.
Thiol-ene reaction provides direct conversion of vegetable oil to polyol with less side reaction, high yields, and high conversion rate [42–44]. Thiol-ene reactions consist of 3 steps: (1) formation of free radicals by thermal initiation or photoirradiation, (2) formation of thiyl radicals by transferring free radicals to the sulphur atom, and (3) anti-Markovnikov addition of thiyl radicals to double bonds . Desroches et al. studied the effect of radiation intensity, thiol/double bond ratio, and the number of double bonds per chain on the optimization of rapeseed oil polyols. The glass transition and thermal stability were comparable to those of a commercial polyol Desmophen 1150 (OH value: 165 mg KOH/g). However, the drawback of this method is the low reactivity of internal double bonds of vegetable oils, which make the thiol-ene rate for vegetable oil-based polyol limited. Tables 2 and 4 summarize the difference in each process parameter and the mechanical and thermal properties of biobased polyol produced from different vegetable oils.
Abbreviations: IPDI: isophorone diisocyanate; XDI: m-xylylene diisocyanate; TDI: toluene diisocyanate; HDI: hexamethylene-1,6-diisocyanate; MDI: methylene diphenyl diisocyanate; MHI: 4,4-methylenebis (cyclohexyl isocyanate). aThe corresponding data was not reported by authors.
3. Cellulose as Versatile Fiber Reinforcement for Polymer Composite
Today, most composites were reinforced with synthetic fibers and have been applied in multiple applications such as aircraft and automation industries. However, the biggest disadvantage of synthetic fiber is its nonbiodegradability; the manufacturing process releases carbon dioxide which brings impact on the environment, and it always depends on nonrenewable resources. Therefore, inorganic biofiller has attracted much attention as it is renewable. Most documented works focused on lignin and cellulose. Here, the recent advances related to cellulose as a versatile reinforcement for polymer-based composites will be reviewed.
Based on the work conducted by Pei et al. , polyurethane/cellulose nanocrystal nanocomposites with ultrahigh tensile strength were successfully synthesized. Polytetramethylene glycol was used as a polyol. A cellulose nanocrystal was covalently bonded to a hard segment of polyurethane. The authors concluded that this bonded cellulose with hard segment polyurethane is important to stiffening and toughens the thermoplastic polyurethane. In addition, with the addition of only 1 wt% cellulose nanocrystals, the authors obtained a polyurethane nanocomposite with a tensile strength of 61.5 MPa, strain-to-failure of 994.2%, and Young’s modulus of 42.4 MPa. Meanwhile, Kupka et al. utilized cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) as nanofiller in a polyurethane matrix. In this work, CNCs modified by grafting polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the CNC surface (CNC-PEG) were used and compared with CNCs in the native state. The authors concluded that CNC-PEG composites showed an improved modulus up to 50% and strength up to 25% compared to CNCs by incorporating only 0.24 vol% of CNC-PEG. The matrix increased by up to 7°C with just 0.7 vol% of CNC-PEG, indicating reduced polymer mobility close to CNC-PEG surface arising from excellent CNC-PEG dispersion and strong interfacial interactions. TEM showed excellent dispersion of CNC-PEG in the PU matrix compared to CNC, presumably due to better interactions between the matrix and the CNC-PEG surface. Interestingly, the cellulose used by both Pei et al. and Kupka et al. was from the acid hydrolysis of Whatman No. 1 cellulose filter paper, and the same casting method was used. In brief, CNC was extracted from cotton 20 g Whatman No. 1 cellulose paper by acid hydrolysis, using 175 ml of 64 wt% sulphuric acid for 1 hour at 45°C. Then, the suspension was washed with deionized water, and the resultant precipitate was rinsed and dialyzed against water. The microcrystallites were further dispersed by ultrasonic treatment to create cellulose crystals of colloidal dimension. The detail parameters were described in the literature .
Khadivi et al. studied the relationship of cellulose and polyurethane nanocomposite toward microphase separation. By adding CNCs, nanoparticles prevented the formation of hydrogen bonding between PU chains affected by the presence of hydroxyl groups on the surface of CNCs. The addition of CNC made significant changes in the microphase separation of PU such as the size of phases and morphology and creates smaller droplets with irregular shapes. The authors concluded that the addition of CNCs improved the tensile modulus of nanocomposites compared to neat PU due to the hard nature of CNCs and its reinforcement effect in the matrix, increasing the crosslinking density due to the reaction of hydroxyls on the surface of CNC with isocyanate groups. Nanocellulose was fabricated using acid hydrolysis of microcrystalline cellulose, and PEG was used as a polyol. Kim et al. studied the influence of cellulose nanofibrils on the microstructures and physical properties of waterborne polyurethane-based nanocomposite films. Based on the authors work, the glass transition temperature of soft segments (Tg,SS) decreased slightly with increase of the CNF content, whereas the Tg,HS values of WPU hard segments increased significantly with the increment of the CNF content up to ∼7 wt%, which is caused by the presence of specific interactions between CNFs and WPU hard segments. For thermal degradation, the degradation temperature of both soft and hard segments increases as CNF increases. Interestingly, the final residues of the nanocomposite films at 800°C increased from 1 wt% to 19 wt% as CNF increases. However, no mechanical property change was reported.
In conclusion, the types of polyol for conventional-based does not bring any significant effect toward the properties of polyurethane; however, it eases the synthesis process as its chemical structure is a straight line compared to nonconventional based. What is important is the hydroxyl number. High hydroxyl number will contribute to the high crosslink between isocyanate and polyol which will result in its good mechanical properties. The higher crosslink density in PUs made with polyols with OH numbers above 170 mg KOH/g resulted in glassy properties, while PUs with lower crosslink densities with hydroxyl numbers lower than 170 mg KOH/g were rubbery . Apart from that, it is proven that cellulose does help to strengthen the mechanical properties of the nanocomposite film as per the above discussion. However, too much CNC loading leads to agglomeration in the PU matrix. The optimum loading for CNC is about 0.5 wt%. Based on the work conducted by Khadivi et al. , 0.5 wt% showed microphase mixing in which CNC is well dispersed and placed between HS-rich regions. Cellulose is used in a wide range of applications. Table 5 shows a short review on cellulose nanocomposites in different industries.
4. Cellulose as Versatile Fiber Reinforcement for Biobased Polyurethane Composite
Gao et al. developed waterborne castor oil-based PU nanocomposites with cellulose nanocrystals as reinforcement. The resulting PU shows that the tensile strength and Young’s modulus of the composites increased by 125% and 104%, respectively, with 1 wt% nanocrystals. This is due to their rigid nature and high aspect ratio (nanosize) and the strong hydrogen bonding between the filler and the PU matrix. Authors also highlighted that an increase in cellulose content led to self-aggregation and a decrease in properties; however, the incorporation of cellulose does not significantly affect the . Floros et al. used cellulose with loading rate of 0-2.5 wt% to reinforce inside the oleic acid-based thermoplastic PU. Authors report that reinforcement of cellulose did not affect , crystallization behavior, and melting temperature. Authors stated that with 0.5 wt%, cellulose loading shows an increase in elongation at break and tensile strengths of 50% and 40%, respectively. Apart from that, He et al. compare cellulose with dialdehyde cellulose at loading levels of 0-25 wt% as reinforcement for soybean oil-based thermosetting polyurethane composite via the casting method. The authors concluded that oxidized cellulose shows better performance than cellulose due to higher interfacial bonding and small particle size. Saralegi et al. reported that the addition of 0.5 wt% cellulose nanocrystals to castor oil-based PU did not affect the shape fixity but improved the shape recovery from 50 to 100% because of the hard phase crystallinity of cellulose. Mosiewicki et al. used micro-/nanocellulose to reinforce rapeseed oil-based PU foam. The incorporation of cellulose increased the mechanical properties, water absorption, and rigidity of the resulting foams.
When discussing about biobased materials, the toxicity level of the materials is quite important to study. Based on work conducted by Rezaei Hosseinabadi et al. , the authors studied the cytotoxicity level between vegetable oil-based (castor oil) and petroleum-based (polycaprolactone) PU without reinforcement of the nanocellulose. Cytotoxicity of the PU sample was performed by the MTT assay. MTT assay was conducted in cultured L-929 cells on 3, 5, and 7 days. It is reported that cellular viability of polycaprolactone (PCL) is higher compared to castor oil-based PU, and cytotoxicity of PCL-based PU was significantly lower compared to castor oil-based PU. The authors explained that ester linkages in PCL-based PU are highly biocompatible with microorganisms. Apart from biocompatible properties, structure crystallinity and hydrophilicity properties of the films contributed to better cytotoxicity. These enhanced characteristics result in better cell growth and adhesion. It is supported by static contact angle where PCL-based PU (5.67%) is more hydrophilic compared to castor oil-based PU (0.76%). However, the authors explained that they were very significantly different (p <0.05) between vegetable-based and petroleum-based PUs in terms of cell viability and cytotoxicity. In fact, it is reported that with the addition of nanocellulose, the nanocomposite film obtained will have a better cytotoxicity level. As reported by Khadivi et al. , concentration of viable cells increases as reinforced CNC loading increases on polydimethylsiloxane- (PDMS-) based PU nanocomposite films. The CNC was incorporated using the prepolymer method. The cytotoxicity studied from the samples was determined by in vitro cell culturing via seeding human fibroblast (FBS) cells on sample films. It is noted that cell toxicity was inversely proportional to the concentration of viable cells. Based on the authors’ work, cell viability was increased from 50-60% to 90-100% as CNC increases from 0.1 to 2 wt%. In general, the authors explained that sources of cytotoxicity of the polymer resulted from the presence of impurities, polymer degradation, and interaction of the polymer with intracellular processes as well as cell membrane. Therefore, the authors concluded that moderate cytotoxicity resulted from interaction with intracellular processes or/and interactions of polymers with cell membranes as all monomers completely reacted in the reaction synthesis which lead to no molecule impurities, and no degradation of the polymer happens at lower temperatures which is supported by FTIR and TGA analyses, respectively. On the other hand, Xu et al. studied about the influence of different cotton cellulose nanofiber (c-CNF) loading and degree functionalisation of amino-terminated polydimethylsiloxane (H2N-PDMS-H2N) on the cytotoxicity level of polycarbonate diol- (PCDL-) based PU nanocomposite films. 2 sets of samples were successfully prepared; (1) influence of c-CNF was studied by using 0 and 5 wt% CNF while the molecular weight of H2N-PDMS-H2N was fixed at 1000 and (2) degree of functionalisation was observed by using 2000 and 4000 molecular weights of H2N-PDMS-H2N while c-CNF loading was fixed at 5 wt%. Incorporation of c-CNF was prepared by the prepolymer method. It is observed that on sample set (1), cell viability increases as much as 3.7% when loading of c-CNF increases from 0 to 5 wt%. This finding shows good agreement with work conducted by Khadivi et al. . Next, by increasing the molecular weight of H2N-PDMS-H2N from 1000 to 4000 with fixed 5 wt% c-CNF, the finding shows increase in cell viability value by as much as 23.1%. This is due to H2N-PDMS-H2N which introduces excellent biocompatibility properties toward the polymer matrix which supports more cell adhesion and growth. Overall, there is very small difference in terms of cell viability and cytotoxicity between vegetable-based and petroleum-based PUs. Both CNC and CNF help to increase cell viability and better cytotoxicity of nanocomposite films as loading of cellulose increases, and lastly, cell viability and cytotoxicity can be further improved by introducing biocompatible monomer inside the polymer matrix of nanocomposites. An example of monomer is H2N-PDMS-H2N. Therefore, it is supported that both vegetable oil- and petroleum oil-based PU nanocomposite films can be utilized in medical and food packaging applications as they achieved high cell viability by as much as 90-100%.
Vegetable oil is an excellent feedstock for biobased polymeric materials. As for now, several technologies have been developed to synthesize these valuable resources into polymer composites, monomers, and polymers with properties comparable to conventional polymers made from petrochemicals. The use of biorenewable feedstocks offers a solution towards volatility in oil price and disruption in oil supplies. For Malaysia, Jatropha oil offers protection against the crisis over the ban issue of import of palm oil into European countries. Jatropha oil shows promising properties as its chemical composition is the same as soybean oil which has been widely utilized in biopolyurethane production. Most of the manufacturers have little initiative to change to biobased plastic because the price of oil is low for now. However, it is predicted by economists that future economic and regulatory conditions will likely cause the cost of fossils to rise. In some regions of the world which lack petroleum reserves and access to refineries, the utilization of vegetable oil for agricultural production may open up to new economic development. A great challenge for vegetable oil-based polymers is in its property gap compared to conventional petroleum-based polymers. As highlighted in this review, a lot of research has been conducted to narrow these property differences. Chemical modification can contribute to the improvement in the mechanical, chemical, and thermal properties. Furthermore, filler sizing could also play an important role. Nanofiller is loaded into vegetable oil-based polymer matrices to increase the performance and render new properties to extend their application area. Some of these fillers can be derived from renewable sources from agriculture or industrial by-product which lead to stable and sustainable polymer composites and can reduce the price of these materials. Even though a lot of research has been made, several challenges still exist. Those challenges include the controversy on polymers made up of food-grade vegetable oil. This food-grade vegetable oil has a problem in controlling its quality due to the heterogeneous nature of vegetable oil. The composition of vegetable oil varies between one another based on many different growth factors, including geographical location, environmental conditions, cultivar selection, and processing techniques. As highlighted throughout this review, different strategies have been developed to synthesize biobased polyols from vegetable oil with one good goal of meeting the cost and property requirements of the marketplace. The mechanical and thermal properties of PU were the most improved properties when reinforced with cellulose, which are the two important criteria for the market to adopt. However, the thermal and mechanical properties need continuous improvement. Tremendous research effort has been made to match the performance of vegetable oil-based PU with petroleum-based, as discussed in this review. Further research and innovation are required to produce cost-effective and high-quality vegetable oil-based PUs and broaden their application since vegetable oil appears to be a bright future. Novel PUs synthesized using biobased and renewable materials with improved mechanical and thermal properties are expected to fill the market shelf soon as research efforts in this field are continuously increasing, and Jatropha oil seems the most relevant of all vegetable oils as reviewed.
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Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
The support of this research by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education and Universiti Putra Malaysia under the granted GP-IPM (9667100), FRGS (03-01-19-2193FR), and INTROP HICOE (6369110) are gratefully acknowledged.
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Yac-Yan Da Biznessman Gives Hip-Hop Fans 3 for 1 Releasing His New Single "Bonus," the Video and Launching His Website Simultaneously
Yac-Yan Da Biznessman releases his new single “Bonus” accompanied with eye catching visuals. The single is available today via itunes and his website www.naysaymusic.com. The single is the first off his forthcoming mixtape Good Bizness Vol.1, to be released this summer. In addition to the single and video Yac-Yan launches his new website www.yac-yandabiznessman.com giving fans the full audiovisual experience.
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)-- ABC’s Don’t trust The B---- In Apt 23 has been very “Good Good” to Yac-Yan Da Biznessman. After the ABC sitcom used Yac-Yan’s song “Good Good” in two episodes the song exploded internationally. The song has sold thousands of downloads in several different countries. Yac-Yan decided to continue this success by giving the fans new music. “Bonus is the first of three singles to be released of his upcoming mixtape Good Bizness Vol.1.
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Former Baseball Star Alex Rodriguez, aka A-Rod, and billionaire Marc Lore are finalizing a deal to become sports owners and buy out the Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA team) and the Minnesota Lynx (WNBA team) from majority owner Glen Taylor.
The price is expected to be around $1.5 billion for both teams, according to CBS News. The current owner, Glen Taylor, is expected to still have full control over both teams for two more years, then Rodriguez and Lore will take over in 2023.
Since retiring from baseball, Rodriguez expressed that he would like to own a franchise, and just months before, he had come up short in his attempt to buy the New York Mets. Rodriguez and Lore have signed a letter of intent and have 30 days to negotiate a deal and the details. For this deal to be finalized, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its 29 other team owners must sign off on the purchase.
If Alex Rodriguez can finalize the deal and become the owner, he will join Patrick Mahomes, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Magic Johnson as athletes of color who own a sports team.
Lore and Rodriguez put out a statement, “We look forward to entering this phase of the process with Glen Taylor. Our respect for him and the legacy he built lays an amazing foundation for what is to come. We are excited by the prospect of getting to know the Timberwolves organization, the talented team, and their incredible fans.”
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Last month, we reported that vertically integrated solar developer superpowers and competitors First Solar and SunPower were partnering on a solar project YieldCo. The announcement from the rival firms came after several quarters of reluctance (or patience) about entering a YieldCo structure, either individually or jointly.
The companies promised all would be revealed in the SEC S-1 IPO registration document, and today that document landed. It would appear that this is just your regular big, fat YieldCo.
- The initial portfolio is 432 megawatts with interests in "six utility-scale solar energy projects, four of which are operational and two of which are in late-stage construction."
- The utility-scale portion represents 87 percent of the portfolio's generation capacity. The remaining 13 percent is made up of 5,900 residential rooftop installations.
- The residential solar assets "are leased under long-term fixed-price offtake agreements with high credit quality residential customers with FICO scores averaging 765 at the time of initial contract."
- The weighted average remaining life of offtake agreements across the initial portfolio is 21.3 years.
Most of the assets are in California.
The YieldCo has developed right-of-first-offer agreements representing interests in 1,131 megawatts of capacity with assets in the U.S., Chile, and Japan,
In the last 18 months, YieldCos have been formed from the renewable portions of power portfolios at NRG, TransAlta, NextEra, Abengoa, and more recently, SunEdison's TerraForm Power, which was bolstered by its recent acquisition of First Wind.
As Louis Berger, a co-founder of Washington Square Capital Management, has written for Greentech Media, "A YieldCo is a corporate structure where the income component (generated by the underlying assets) is emphasized. YieldCos are similar in concept to a master limited partnership in the oil and gas sector or a real estate investment trust in the real estate sector. All three investments are designed to provide a dependable stream of cash flow to investors. YieldCos use completed renewable energy projects with long-term power-purchase agreements in place to deliver dividends to investors."
GTM recently quoted a financier close to the deal, who said: "I think what drives the deal is the need for cash available for distribution. [...] I suspect each of these companies feels like they are too light on CAFD on their current operating portfolio to do a standalone YieldCo. Also, when you look at the procedures required in a public deal for acquisitions, the arm's-length nature of future purchases means a sponsor company doesn't necessarily control what is bought by the YieldCo and at what price. Why not team up with a competitor and JV a public vehicle? You get it in the market quickly and have an avenue for disposition of your future projects." | <urn:uuid:851e8173-04b8-4214-a820-7a9f82675271> | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/first-solar-and-sunpowers-yieldco-8point3-energy-looks-to-raise-50m-in | 2018-08-15T20:44:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210304.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815200546-20180815220546-00414.warc.gz | en | 0.9524 | 591 |
1-1:50pm: Bernadette Pajer for her Professor Bradshaw mystery series. The Professor Bradshaw Mysteries are fast-paced whodunits featuring Benjamin Bradshaw, Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington, in the time of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. Each book in the series passed rigorous peer reviews by the Washington Academy of Sciences, earning their seal of approval. The plots may be fictional, but the scientific and historical facts are real. NYT author William Dietrich said of A Spark of Death “. . . crackles with mystery, romance, and expert, evocative explanation of electricity.” Enter the Professor’s world, a time of no holds barred invention that created today’s electrical wonders. Bernadette Pajer is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Northwest Science Writers, the Washington Academy of Sciences, and the Seattle7Writers.org. Research is her favorite activity, and she happily delves into Pacific Northwest history and the early days of electrical invention as she plots Professor Bradshaw's investigations.
2-2:50pm: Karina Cooper for her St. Croix Chronicles. A choking fog blankets Victorian London—and in a stroke of discriminatory genius, Society has raised London to the sky. Karina Cooper will talk about her Steampunk-flavored books, Tarnished and Gilded, from the St. Croix Chronicles. Karina writes dark and sexy paranormal romance and historical urban fantasy. She is the author of the gritty Dark Mission series. When she isn’t writing, Karina is an airship captain’s wife and Steampunk fashionista. She lives in Bellingham.
3-3:50pm: J. Cunningham, Secrets: Clockwork Skies Volume 1. Gelton isn't the revolutionary type. If you asked him, it would be the last thing he would ever use to describe himself - if you could get the gefling to answer at all. When he gets entangled in events larger than his own story, he finds that he's got more than a few things to learn about himself. Part speculative history, part fantasy, and definitively steampunk, Secrets is the first novel in the Clockwork Skies series. J. Cunningham has more than 30 years of fantasy world-building and storytelling experience. He is also a decorated veteran of the special operations community, making him no stranger to combat and government black operations. He lives in Washington with his family.
4-4:50pm: Phil & Kaja Foglio, Agatha H. series & Girl genius Phil & Kaja Foglio co-create a variety of Steampunk comics and books. They will talk about their Steampunk webcomic, turned book, Girl genius, as well as their Agatha H. Steampunk series. Phil and Kaja have won multiple WCCA and Hugo Awards for Girl genius. They live in Seattle with their family.
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Monday, August 29, 2016
Tomomi's exhibhition was a sucess
Because of the place which is near to the station, and is along a street, many people could drop by casually. So a person bought one of her work. ( It means he is not our acquaintance). And two of her works are dealt as commercial work at the gallery.
And she got an invitation to an exhibition at Tsukuba.
Of course Yuki and I are very happy that some of works were sold.
However what made us most relieved was --- that
this time she carried in and out their work by herself -- it means she rent a car and drove to and from by herself.
For exhibitions before, the work were too big to carry in and out by herself. So she hired a porter. Of course it is expensive. This time she did it by herself.
You might sound strange.
Actually she got a driver license, but she doesn't drive so often. From our view she doesn't get used to drive yet.
When she comes here, we make? get ? her drive. I know sometimes she rent a car in Tokyo.
However this time she had to go to Ginza where is in the middle of Tokyo.
So we were really worried. We were going to go to Tokyo by car, and let her drive our car --- but "we know" she needs more experience.
I know she is becoming 29 in winter, However she is still a child.
Additionally our younger daughter M has also a driver's license. When she got the license for the first time, she would come here and drive. At that time, probably she drove better than Tomomi.
However since her husband appeared in front of her, she has not driven for more than three years, because he can drive.
When she comes back here, she seems to want to drive, but Aakari is always with us, to we don't let her to drive. I know we are really grand parents. | <urn:uuid:e4ef40a5-155d-4ead-94eb-e5b2a2be85a6> | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | http://miekos-diary.blogspot.com/2016/08/tomomis-exhibhition-was-sucess.html | 2017-07-23T14:54:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549424564.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20170723142634-20170723162634-00562.warc.gz | en | 0.996403 | 416 |
Some people think that only liberals support same sex marriage, and all conservatives are against it. I believe there is a strong argument that allowing same sex marriage is a conservative thing to do. I’ll cite a couple of conservative leaders in this argument. The first is Theodore Olsen writing at the Daily Beast. Olsen was the United States Solictor-General under George W Bush and Assistant Attorney-General for Ronald Reagan. Incidentially Olson was also Bush’s (private) lawyer for Bush v Gore in the Supreme Court and his wife was on one of the 9/11 hijacked flights. Also he is a founding member of the Federalist Society. Olsen writes:
Many of my fellow conservatives have an almost knee-jerk hostility toward gay marriage. This does not make sense, because same-sex unions promote the values conservatives prize. Marriage is one of the basic building blocks of our neighborhoods and our nation. At its best, it is a stable bond between two individuals who work to create a loving household and a social and economic partnership. We encourage couples to marry because the commitments they make to one another provide benefits not only to themselves but also to their families and communities. Marriage requires thinking beyond one’s own needs. It transforms two individuals into a union based on shared aspirations, and in doing so establishes a formal investment in the well-being of society. The fact that individuals who happen to be gay want to share in this vital social institution is evidence that conservative ideals enjoy widespread acceptance. Conservatives should celebrate this, rather than lament it.
So well said. And on the choice issue:
I understand, but reject, certain religious teachings that denounce homosexuality as morally wrong, illegitimate, or unnatural; and I take strong exception to those who argue that same-sex relationships should be discouraged by society and law. Science has taught us, even if history has not, that gays and lesbians do not choose to be homosexual any more than the rest of us choose to be heterosexual. To a very large extent, these characteristics are immutable, like being left-handed. And, while our Constitution guarantees the freedom to exercise our individual religious convictions, it equally prohibits us from forcing our beliefs on others. I do not believe that our society can ever live up to the promise of equality, and the fundamental rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, until we stop invidious discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Olsen also deals with history:
It seems inconceivable today that only 40 years ago there were places in this country where a black woman could not legally marry a white man. And it was only 50 years ago that 17 states mandated segregated public education—until the Supreme Court unanimously struck down that practice in Brown v. Board of Education. Most Americans are proud of these decisions and the fact that the discriminatory state laws that spawned them have been discredited. I am convinced that Americans will be equally proud when we no longer discriminate against gays and lesbians and welcome them into our society.
And the same applies here in NZ. Does anyone think the 1986 Homosexual Law Reform was wrong? Is anyone saying NZ is worse off because we allowed civil unions? To the contrary those who fought against civil unions are now citing them as so successful, they claim there is no need for same sex marriage.
Then in the UK, we have Conservative Party Leader and PM David Cameron:
But for me, leadership on families also means speaking out on marriage. Marriage is not just a piece of paper. It pulls couples together through the ebb and flow of life. It gives children stability. And it says powerful things about what we should value. So yes, we will recognise marriage in the tax system.
But we’re also doing something else. I once stood before a Conservative conference and said it shouldn’t matter whether commitment was between a man and a woman, a woman and a woman, or a man and another man. You applauded me for that. Five years on, we’re consulting on legalising gay marriage.
And to anyone who has reservations, I say: Yes, it’s about equality, but it’s also about something else: commitment. Conservatives believe in the ties that bind us; that society is stronger when we make vows to each other and support each other. So I don’t support gay marriage despite being a Conservative. I support gay marriage because I’m a Conservative.
Also London Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson has said:
One of the amazing things about London is that it’s not only got a declining crime rate, declining murder rate, more theatres than New York, less rainfall than Rome but it’s also one of the few places in the country where the rate of marriage is actually increasing and I see absolutely no reason why that happy state should be denied to anybody in our country. And that’s why I’m supporting the Out4Marriage campaign.
Back in the US prominent Republicans who support same sex marriage include Dick Cheney, Laura Bush and Cindy McCain.
In Australia we also have the former Leader of the Australian Liberal Party, Malcolm Turnbull who has said:
Families are the foundation of our society and I am firmly of the view that that we would be a stronger society if more people were married – and by that I mean formally, legally married – and fewer were divorced. …
And I have to say that I am utterly unpersuaded by the proposition that my marriage to Lucy, or indeed any marriage, is undermined by two gay men or two lesbians setting up house down the road – whether it is called a marriage or not.
Regrettably, this aspect of the debate is dripping with the worst sort of hypocrisy, and the deepest pools are all too often found among the most sanctimonious.
Let us be honest with each other. The threat to marriage is not the gays. It is a lack of loving commitment – whether it is found in the form of neglect, indifference, cruelty or adultery, to name just a few manifestations of the loveless desert in which too many marriages come to grief.
And Turnbull concludes:
If the threat to marriage today is lack of commitment, then surely other couples making and maintaining that commitment sets a good rather than a bad example.
Are not the gays who seek the right to marry, to formalise their commitment to each other, holding up a mirror to the heterosexuals who are marrying less frequently and divorcing more often?
There is a strong public interest in people living together and supporting and helping each other.
If, for just a moment, I can pretend to be an economist and know the price of everything and the value of nothing, there will plainly be less demand for social services, medical expenses, hospital care if people, especially older people, like Michael and Johan [the former Justice Kirby and his partner, Johan van Vloten], live together as opposed to being in lonely isolation consoled only by their respective cats.
Study after study has demonstrated that people are better off financially, healthier, happier if they are married, and indeed, I repeat, if they are formally married as opposed to simply living together.
Personally I’m very happy to be in the same camp as Dick Cheney, Boris Johnson, Theodore Olsen, David Cameron, Laura Bush, Malcolm Turnbull and John Key. The views above I think make clear that if you put aside the religious argument, then allowing same sex couples to marry is what conservative MPs should vote for.
Tomorrow I am going to blog on the religious issue, and my ideal situation where marriage is purely a religious ceremony, not a state institution. However while it is a state institution, it should not discriminate between types of couples.
Then on Tuesday I’m going to blog on the politics of the same sex marriage issue both in NZ and around the world.
On Wednesday the vote on the first reading is expected, and I imagine you’ll hear a lot less on the issue for six months or so.Tags: same sex marriage | <urn:uuid:ceafc736-4f05-4d64-a877-8a32447213a7> | CC-MAIN-2015-35 | http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2012/08/the_conservative_case_for_same_sex_marriage.html | 2015-09-04T21:08:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440645366585.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827031606-00000-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96089 | 1,645 |
Job interview tips you can't missReprinted with permission from careerealism.com.
Preparing for an interview can be a nerve wracking experience. Fortunately, there are some ways to prep for it which will let you ace the interview. While these may seem like strange pre-interview routines, they actually do work and will help you to land the job of your dreams:
1. Look at Facebook
This is actually two strategies in one. First of all, check your Facebook profile out and make sure that your own profile is set to private and there are no embarrassing photos of you tagged on the site. If there are, untag yourself from those photos and ask your friends if they would please refrain from tagging you. If possible, get the photos taken down. Double check as well that status updates you’ve posted aren’t embarrassing. If they are, delete them.
While this won’t completely remove the record of those photos, it does make it harder to find. That in turn means if you ace the interview, your interviewer is less likely to find embarrassing material online which will make them think twice about calling you back for a second interview.
The second half of this technique is to find out the name of the person who will be interviewing you and look up their Facebook profile. Get as much information as you can about the person since this will be helpful to you to throw into the conversation when you are meeting with them. Showing an interest in something the person is interested in is a sure way to get yourself remembered out of the hundreds of interviews the hiring manager has to conduct.
2. Prepare a Folder to Fiddle With
Yeah, it sounds strange, but this is a great pre-interview technique that can come in handy. Often, you will be asked to wait for a few minutes before your interview. Most times, it’s just because the person interviewing you is busy or wants to make you feel as if you aren’t the most important person for them to meet. However, on occasion, this is actually a test. They will secretly observe you to see what you do when you are waiting to be interviewed. If you have a folder with your papers in it, you can spend the time appearing to organize yourself so you ace that test.
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We are trying to get Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry to call (or visit) our radio show to discuss his pension-funding plan, and as you might imagine, he is a busy guy. We hope it works out soon. His staff has indicated his interest, due to the nature of our request. We hope to hear from him soon, and to get him on the air. After all, this affects your money, and will for a long time.
It should come as no surprise to our audience that Adam and I are conservatives, and fundamentally we are against senseless high taxes. Many of you heard us rail against the sales tax increase in St. Johns County, which was passed last year (I guess you could say I was not that successful at stopping it?). Yet, we agree with the Mayor’s plan to extend the “temporary” sales tax passed years ago (when I publically proclaimed that it would somehow become permanent). Under Curry’s plan, taxes would not be increased from their current level.
So perhaps the Mayor was surprised when we invited him onto the show to make his case, because we agree with him that this has to be done. Does that make me a hypocrite? I don’t think so, and I’m going to explain why.
Pension obligations, whether public or private, are contracts between employers and the employees. Contracts are legally binding agreements, and can only be violated due to the most severe situations, such as bankruptcies. Taxing authorities, like the City of Jacksonville, rarely face those circumstances. When pension benefits are accrued, it is at the expense of wages and salaries that were not higher during the person’s working years. Today, that is uncommon, as workers are usually paid more, and then required to fund their own retirements through 401(k) and similar personal plans. Today’s retired workers did not have that opportunity.
What does a pension-covered employee do when faced with retirement with a pension that is not properly funded?
At age 24 I went to work in my father-in-law’s consulting firm in Racine, Wisconsin. It just happened to coincide with the passing of ERISA, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. My first job was to learn it and apply it to our business clients. While learning, I was exposed to some real-life situations.
The most egregious example of pension failure I ever witnessed was the George Gorton Machine Company in Racine, Wisconsin, which went out of business very suddenly in the 1970’s. The company had a traditional pension plan, and it was, like most plans in that era, dramatically underfunded. When the company went belly-up, the money soon ran out. Craftsman who spent 30 or even 40 years with the company were just plain out of luck. I’m sure that many office workers suffered a similar fate.
ERISA was passed to tighten the standards for pension funding, hopefully to prevent these tragedies in the future. It has certainly helped. ERISA created the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) to protect benefits in the event of a business failure. Passage of the later Pension Protection Act further enhanced funding standards. However, in my life and career, I have also met many other affected people. For instance, airline pilots who were promised 6-digit pensions, only to receive a fraction of that after the company went under. And, perhaps soon, the public servants of Jacksonville, FL, whose pension funding has for decades remained under-funded, would meet the same fate.
Think about the families in Jacksonville who may well be affected. Many are your friends and neighbors. Do you want them to suffer? I categorically state that I DON”T!
Many people want to deal with an issue by assigning blame and pointing fingers. There is much blame to go around, believe me. Your political affiliation is not important. Many successive mayors, from both sides of the political aisle, had ignored this problem for decades. It has to stop. And this mayor has a plan – a good one.
We urge you to support this mayor and his plan to save the pensions for public employees who dedicated their lives to keeping us safe. And we hope to hear from the mayor on this subject very soon. | <urn:uuid:6ebdc6e3-2e2c-4a88-aa60-9b0aa6f664a9> | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | https://vanwiefinancial.com/blog/a-tax-we-can-get-behind | 2018-12-18T13:36:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376829399.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20181218123521-20181218145521-00197.warc.gz | en | 0.984661 | 886 |
Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that causes up to 20,000 lung cancer deaths in the US each year. The only way to know if your home has dangerous levels of radon is to have it tested. You can buy radon test kits at local hardware stores and numerous places online including the Oregon State Health Authority.
It is important to understand that radon testing in Oregon is in its infancy with many zip codes having results from only a few tests. It is common for homes next to each other to radically different radon concentrations. While it is interesting to see what radon levels have been reported in your zip code, it is important to understand that radon concentrations can vary with different soil conditions and home constructions methods. The only way to know if your home is safe is to test.
Zip codes in the Eugene-Springfield area show moderate levels of radon with 5-10% of homes tested above the minimum level for remediation.
Many of us work hard to lead a healthy lifestyle, testing our homes for radon is an important part of the overall health picture!
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Start a kiosk business by following these 10 steps:
- Plan your Kiosk Business
- Form your Kiosk Business into a Legal Entity
- Register your Kiosk Business for Taxes
- Open a Business Bank Account & Credit Card
- Set up Accounting for your Kiosk Business
- Get the Necessary Permits & Licenses for your Kiosk Business
- Get Kiosk Business Insurance
- Define your Kiosk Business Brand
- Create your Kiosk Business Website
- Set up your Business Phone System
There is more to starting a business than just registering it with the state. We have put together this simple guide to starting your kiosk business. These steps will ensure that your new business is well planned out, registered properly and legally compliant.
Exploring your options? Check out other small business ideas.
STEP 1: Plan your business
A clear plan is essential for success as an entrepreneur. It will help you map out the specifics of your business and discover some unknowns. A few important topics to consider are:
- What are the startup and ongoing costs?
- Who is your target market?
- How much can you charge customers?
- What will you name your business?
Luckily we have done a lot of this research for you.
What are the costs involved in opening a kiosk business?
Kiosk business startup costs can range from $2,000 to $10,000, depending on a few things. First, a kiosk business’ sold products should be considered. Expensive items will be expensive to produce. Additionally, a kiosk’s location may be expensive to rent. While a kiosk exists in a temporary location, some entrepreneurs may find themselves relocating to make more money. A kiosk business owner’s main cost, of course, is the kiosk itself. Where leases are considered, a kiosk business owner may find themselves spending over $100,000 on three to 10 years.
What are the ongoing expenses for a kiosk business?
Kiosk business owners often spend about $800 per month for their space lease and cart maintenance. This cost depends heavily on mall traffic volume, the season and a location’s amenities. In some cases, however, a kiosk’s rate can be as high as $2,000 per month. Ongoing expenses also include emergency maintenance, products, and advertisement.
Who is the target market?
Your preferred customers will depend on your location, products, services, and environment. Because your kiosk will sell specific products, you should make sure it’s established in an area which caters to customers who want these products. Preferred customer locations include shopping malls, movie theaters, art walks, bars, and similar areas.
How does a kiosk business make money?
A kiosk business makes most of its revenue by selling either generic or niche products. Generic items aren’t necessarily useless, however. They simply have mass appeal. Some kiosks sell food instead of products. Others offer smartphone charging stations. Regardless, every kiosk business makes money by selling either a product or a service. Some kiosks can profit from advertisements, too.
How much can you charge customers?
Product and service costs vary wildly. Some kiosks sell hotdogs, which sell for between $1 and $3. Other kiosks, meanwhile, sell smartphones and smartphone amenities. Your product costs should be competitive with industry prices. You’ll also need to adhere to any industry selling standards before implementing a professional selling strategy.
How much profit can a kiosk business make?
Annually, a successful kiosk can make about $50,000. A kiosk’s success, however, is dependent on its sold items, location, and residence. Successful kiosks may decide to become permanent space occupants, capitalizing on the area’s customers. Other kiosks, meanwhile, may find it more advantageous to relocate.
How can you make your business more profitable?
Offer product variety. When possible, incorporate different styles, colors and materials. A go-to example, here, Is Crocs. While you can offer the same product over a long period of time, it’s advantageous to give passersby a reason to consider purchasing alternatives from you—the provider.
Prioritize mass appeal, too. A successful kiosk business may offer niche items, but it will also cater to large audiences. Remember your market, and play into the local crowd’s product needs. Additionally, pay attention to your service environment. If you’re in a mall, or another crowded area, give customers a reason to linger near your kiosk.
What will you name your business?
Choosing the right name is important and challenging. If you don’t already have a name in mind, visit our How to Name a Business guide or get help brainstorming a name with our Kiosk Business Name Generator
When registering a business name, we recommend researching your business name by checking:
- Your state's business records
- Federal and state trademark records
- Social media platforms
- Web domain availability.
It's very important to secure your domain name before someone else does.
STEP 2: Form a legal entity
Establishing a legal business entity such as an LLC or corporation protects you from being held personally liable if your kiosk business is sued.
Form Your LLC
Read our Guide to Form Your Own LLC
Recommended: You will need to elect a registered agent for your LLC. LLC formation packages usually include a free year of registered agent services. You can choose to hire a registered agent or act as your own.
STEP 3: Register for taxes
You will need to register for a variety of state and federal taxes before you can open for business.
In order to register for taxes you will need to apply for an EIN. It's really easy and free!
You can acquire your EIN for free through the IRS website, via fax, or by mail. If you would like to learn more about EINs and how they can benefit your LLC, read our article, What is an EIN?.
Small Business Taxes
Depending on which business structure you choose, you might have different options for how your business will be taxed. For example, some LLCs could benefit from being taxed as an S corporation (S corp).
You can learn more about small business taxes in these guides:
- LLC Taxes
- Sole Proprietorship vs LLC
- LLC vs Corporation
- LLC vs S Corp
- How to Start an S Corp
- S Corp vs C Corp
There are specific state taxes that might apply to your business. Learn more about state sales tax and franchise taxes in our state sales tax guides.
STEP 4: Open a business bank account & credit card
Using dedicated business banking and credit accounts is essential for personal asset protection.
When your personal and business accounts are mixed, your personal assets (your home, car, and other valuables) are at risk in the event your business is sued. In business law, this is referred to as piercing your corporate veil.
Additionally, learning how to build business credit can help you get credit cards and other financing in your business's name (instead of yours), better interest rates, higher lines of credit, and more.
Open a business bank account
Besides being a requirement when applying for business loans, opening a business bank account:
- Separates your personal assets from your company's assets, which is necessary for personal asset protection.
- Makes accounting and tax filing easier.
Recommended: Read our Best Banks for Small Business review to find the best national bank or credit union.
Open net 30 accounts
Net 30 accounts are used to establish and build business credit as well as increase business cash flow. With a net 30 account, businesses buy goods and repay the full balance within a 30-day term.
NetMany net 30 credit vendors report to the major business credit bureaus (Dun & Bradstreet, Experian Business, and Equifax Business Credit). This is how businesses build business credit so they can qualify for credit cards and other lines of credit.
Recommended: Read our best net 30 vendors, guide and start building business credit.
Get a business credit card
Getting a business credit card helps you:
- Separate personal and business expenses by putting your business' expenses all in one place.
- Build your company's credit history, which can be useful to raise money later on.
Recommended: Apply for an easy approval business credit card from Divvy and build your business credit quickly.
STEP 5: Set up business accounting
Recording your various expenses and sources of income is critical to understanding the financial performance of your business. Keeping accurate and detailed accounts also greatly simplifies your annual tax filing.
Make LLC accounting easy with our LLC Expenses Cheat Sheet.
STEP 6: Obtain necessary permits and licenses
Failure to acquire necessary permits and licenses can result in hefty fines, or even cause your business to be shut down.
State & Local Business Licensing Requirements
Certain state permits and licenses may be needed to operate a Kiosk business. Learn more about licensing requirements in your state by visiting SBA’s reference to state licenses and permits.
In addition, certain local licensing or regulatory requirements may apply. For more information about local licenses and permits:
- Check with your town, city or county clerk’s office.
Get assistance from one of the local associations listed in US Small Business Associations directory of local business resources.
Most businesses are required to collect sales tax on the goods or services they provide. To learn more about how sales tax will affect your business, read our article, Sales Tax for Small Businesses.
For information about local licenses and permits:
- Check with your town, city or county clerk’s office
- Get assistance from one of the local associations listed in US Small Business Associations directory of local business resources.
STEP 7: Get business insurance
Just as with licenses and permits, your business needs insurance in order to operate safely and lawfully. Business Insurance protects your company’s financial wellbeing in the event of a covered loss.
There are several types of insurance policies created for different types of businesses with different risks. If you’re unsure of the types of risks that your business may face, begin with General Liability Insurance. This is the most common coverage that small businesses need, so it’s a great place to start for your business.
Learn more about General Liability Insurance.
Another notable insurance policy that many businesses need is Workers’ Compensation Insurance. If your business will have employees, it’s a good chance that your state will require you to carry Workers' Compensation Coverage.
STEP 8: Define your brand
Your brand is what your company stands for, as well as how your business is perceived by the public. A strong brand will help your business stand out from competitors.
If you aren't feeling confident about designing your small business logo, then check out our Design Guides for Beginners, we'll give you helpful tips and advice for creating the best unique logo for your business.
If you already have a logo, you can also add it to a QR code with our Free QR Code Generator. Choose from 13 QR code types to create a code for your business cards and publications, or to help spread awareness for your new website.
How to promote & market a kiosk business
Promote your kiosk by being in a highly visible area. Because your kiosk will be a small business front, you won’t be able to market it via newspaper advertisements and in similar mediums. You can, however, market it via Facebook. If you’re in a trending location, connect with the area’s providers. Offer something unique, and prioritize customer incentives like price and product diversity.
How to keep customers coming back
You’ll attract customers by creating an enticing buying space. Reduce the clutter, and don’t put out too much merchandise. A well-displayed, colorful kiosk will attract and retain customers.
Still unsure about what kind of business you want to start? Check out the latest Small Business Trends to help inspire you.
STEP 9: Create your business website
After defining your brand and creating your logo the next step is to create a website for your business.
While creating a website is an essential step, some may fear that it’s out of their reach because they don’t have any website-building experience. While this may have been a reasonable fear back in 2015, web technology has seen huge advancements in the past few years that makes the lives of small business owners much simpler.
Here are the main reasons why you shouldn’t delay building your website:
- All legitimate businesses have websites - full stop. The size or industry of your business does not matter when it comes to getting your business online.
- Social media accounts like Facebook pages or LinkedIn business profiles are not a replacement for a business website that you own.
- Website builder tools like the GoDaddy Website Builder have made creating a basic website extremely simple. You don’t need to hire a web developer or designer to create a website that you can be proud of.
Using our website building guides, the process will be simple and painless and shouldn’t take you any longer than 2-3 hours to complete.
STEP 10: Set up your business phone system
Getting a phone set up for your business is one of the best ways to help keep your personal life and business life separate and private. That’s not the only benefit; it also helps you make your business more automated, gives your business legitimacy, and makes it easier for potential customers to find and contact you.
There are many services available to entrepreneurs who want to set up a business phone system. We’ve reviewed the top companies and rated them based on price, features, and ease of use. Check out our review of the Best Business Phone Systems 2022 to find the best phone service for your small business.
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Is this Business Right For You?
The kiosk business is perfect for self-motivated individuals. Often small, flexible, and varied, kiosks are some of today’s leading shopping areas for passerby. A kiosk owner has an entrepreneurial mindset, and they’re willing to sell niche products for long periods of time. Individuals who love networking are often fantastic kiosk owners, and they’re incredibly capable when marketing, promotion, and expansion are considered.
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What happens during a typical day at a kiosk business?
A kiosk business owner will mostly sell items from their kiosk. When they’re not directly involved in selling, however, they’re researching market potential, pricing alternatives, product variety and new opportunities. Much of a kiosk owner’s savvy as a businessperson relies on their ability to target professional opportunities. Once these responsibilities have been covered, other activities include kiosk cleaning, maintenance and small upkeep tasks.
What are some skills and experiences that will help you build a successful kiosk business?
Having an eye for high-quality products helps. A kiosk owner should understand what buyers want. They should also be capable of understanding an environment’s marketability. To build a successful kiosk business, make sure you're not competing with big-box retailers. As an independent retailer, you’ll never beat WalMart in terms of price.
What is the growth potential for a kiosk business?
A kiosk business is likely to stay local. Some kiosk businesses eventually make enough money to open a storefront. In fact, a lot of successful small business owners began as kiosk business owners. If a kiosk business has high-quality products, they may eventually expand into a kiosk network. If a business owner is smart about their marketing, management and finances, they can generate a lot of revenue by providing products and services in multiple locations.
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One of the greatest resources an entrepreneur can have is quality mentorship. As you start planning your business, connect with a free business resource near you to get the help you need.
Having a support network in place to turn to during tough times is a major factor of success for new business owners.
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If you’re a woman looking for some guidance in entrepreneurship, check out this great new series Women in Business created by the women of our partner Startup Savant.
What are some insider tips for jump starting a kiosk business?
Don’t be afraid to change location. Even if your product is good, it might not be suitable for an environment once it changes. If you decide to upscale customers, consider their current shopping locations. Find out how to entire adjacent markets, and make sure your branding is effective. Your product displays should have rhyme and reason, making customers want to stop and shop.
How and when to build a team
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ARLINGTON — The Sunday breakfast crowd at Cowboys Stadium usually skews toward longtime tailgaters with stuffed ice chests and fired-up grills in the parking lots.
The newly branded Dallas Cowboys Tailgate Party in the stadium’s eastside plaza brought a different type of group to Sunday’s regular-season home opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Now that the outdoor plaza is open four hours before game time instead of two, the early birds included a mix of dedicated out-of-town fans as well as families of the dancers performing on the outdoor stage.
Chris Torres, a resident of Surprise, Ariz., the spring training home of the Texas Rangers, arrived at 8:30 a.m. to soak up the atmosphere 3½ hours before kickoff. It was his first game at Cowboys Stadium, and he didn’t know when he’d get back.
“I keep thinking I’ll wake up out of my dream,” he said, sitting near the stadium’s massive signature arches.
The lifelong Cowboys fan was in Arlington to celebrate his 27th birthday, which was the previous Sunday. There with longtime girlfriend Jessica Ochoa and 6-year-old son Chris Jr., he and the family had toured the stadium a day earlier and were trying to spend as much time as possible absorbing all things Cowboys.
By 9 a.m. Sunday, a few hundred people had joined them in the plaza to enjoy the open spaces and the discounted food and drinks — another new feature — before it grew too crowded. In the west plaza, a mechanical bull and zip line for children were added as part of the pregame entertainment.
Despite the name, the atmosphere and features in the east plaza resembled the State Fair of Texas rather than imitating the tailgating scene across the street. Early Sunday morning, low-key fans wandered from booth to booth in the plaza, collecting freebies from beer koozies to drawstring backpacks. A Fletcher’s corny dog stand stood just off to the side of the stage featuring Mexican folk dancing.
A large portion of the morning crowd was shooting video and still photos of the Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico. About 60 dancers from the Dallas-based troupe performed in each outdoor plaza as part of the Cowboys’ National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.
Natalia Maraslioglu, the nonprofit’s operations and programs manager, said 60 or so family members were there to cheer on the dancers and stick around to watch the game from a viewing room provided by the Cowboys.
Jim Ward of Seabrook, southeast of Houston, arrived in the parking lot about 7 a.m. along with the traditional tailgaters. He described those in the parking lots with grills as the true die-hard fans.
“We wanted to beat the big push of people,” he said. “Now all we need is a win.”
That wish came true more than six hours later when the Cowboys defeated Tampa Bay, 16-10.
In the west plaza, the expanded Kids Zone and other new features lured fans there early. Despite having an aversion to heights, 10-year-old Dakota Howell eyed the zip line as soon as he got to the stadium.
“He ran for it,” said his father, Ricky Howell of the Wise County town of Paradise.
After zooming down the cables, flanked by a line of trees and a collection of football-themed children’s games, Dakota was still enjoying the rush.
He said he expected it to be fun but in reality, “it was funner.”
Adjacent to the zip line, the mechanical bull catered to an older group.
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One of the things I love to do is to help people discover how awesome science is. One of the best ways, hands down, is hands on: give people the opportunity to commit science themselves. GeekGirlCon agrees, because they’re letting a team of us hold an all-day-long DIY science zone!
Why am I excited about this? Let me count the ways.
We’re offering a range of science activities. We’re extracting DNA and building neurons. We’re offering genetic taste tests and showing you how to find latent fingerprints. The experiments are for a range of ages and cover a bunch of different areas of science. C’mon, who wouldn’t want to make fossils out of coffee grounds, especially in the heart of Starbucks country?
We’re offering them to an under-served group. Despite the great strides made in the last decades, too many people still view science as being for males. GeekGirlCon celebrates women in geek culture, and that includes the sciences. Here’s our chance to help bust the stereotype of science as being a “guy thing”. Any time I can kick against that stereotype, I will.
The attendees will get to see real-live scientists who aren’t lab-coated stereotypes. I tend to forget that most people don’t know scientists personally or ever meet them. Is it any wonder that, when asked to draw a scientist, many kids draw an older white dude with Doc Brown hair? It’s pervasive enough that characters on The Big Bang Theory were going to be in lab coats before the showrunners met actual science graduate students and realized that t-shirts and jeans were more common. One way to combat that stereotype is to let people meet actual scientists.
Our team is diverse. We’ve got younger and older scientists. Most of our team is female; many are not Caucasian. I want people to realize that science is open to anyone. If we had a team that was all older white guys, then the subtext is, “Science really is just for white dudes with Doc Brown hair.”
We can make Dr. Rubidium suffer by making her listen to Nickelback.
See, to make the DIY Science Zone happen, we’re raising $5,000 to $6,000 for supplies, banners, lodging, and airfare. We’ve all signed up to perform different Acts of Whimsy as we raise more money. Our fearless leader has agreed that, for every $500 we raise, she’ll listen to a different Nickelback album live on a G+ Hangout. And she haaaaaaaates Nickelback. She’s even got a “No Nickelback” sign posted on her lab door.
But! She’s trying to weasel out of it! People are now marking their donations as being either pro-Nickelback or anti-Nickelback! Because so many people have marked their donations as anti-Nickelback, she’s not going to have to listen to “Curb”!
This cannot stand. Help the pro-Nickelback forces by donating to our cause. Plus there are a lot of other Acts of Whimsey that’ll happen. Live G+ Hangouts where we take our paper abstracts and make Mad Libs out of them. Seelix’s cat dressed up as Avengers! Heaven help me, I promised that, at $3,000, I’d fix the science and logic errors in Prometheus and re-enact the movie.
With sock puppets.
But if Dr. Rubidium has to listen to multiple Nickelback albums, it’ll all be worth it.
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My Fabulous Disease
Finding Support in an e-Patient World
A Video Blog
By Mark S. King
September 26, 2011
You're part of a health care revolution in cyberspace, my friends. It's changing the way people find treatment information, relate to their doctor, and support one another. And you're about to meet some of the inspiring people who are leading the charge.
Did you know that 80% of internet users spend time gathering health information? That makes it the third most popular online pursuit, following only e-mail and using a search engine (and yes, that means more than porn. Is your mind officially blown?). The ramifications are enormous for patient empowerment -- and for the companies who want to reach us as consumers.
Episode 38: Finding Support in an e-Patient World
In this new video episode of My Fabulous Disease, I attend e-Patient Connections 2011, a conference devoted to showing health care how to reach patients online. You may remember from my previous video blog "Should AIDS Activists and Pharma Just Get Along?" that my relationship with Big Pharma is a complicated one, and this new episode sidesteps most of the e-Patient Conference program altogether.
Instead, I focus on something truly remarkable: a gathering of 20 bloggers the day before the conference, all of us living with chronic disease and writing about our experience. Watch the episode, and prepare to be inspired.
The meeting, co-sponsored by HealthCentral and Klick Pharma, was a revelation. Never have I had the privilege of meeting so many online advocates living with other health conditions -- cancer, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, and more -- and hearing about their lives and challenges.
In a day-long session moderated by Digital Health Coalition, the group began drafting a set of values -- sort of a digital health consumer Bill of Rights. It's a work in progress (organizers promise follow up sessions to continue the process) that seeks to define and protect us as "e-patients," such as transparency when it comes to online messages from pharma, or asking that our physicians get savvy enough to email lab results if we want.
As much as I view HIV/AIDS as "terminally unique," there's something comforting about how much in common I had with the other bloggers. Yes, it did occur to me that I was the only person in the room with a condition that could get me arrested for having sex, for instance, but this wasn't the time or forum to announce our differences. What we shared, and what they taught me about being a more effective advocate, was considerable.
I'll let my new friends speak for themselves in the video. Meanwhile, check out their sites, especially if you might be living with one of the conditions they are blogging about. The participants were Eileen Bailey (ADHD), Ann Bartlett (Diabetes), Phil Baumann (Men's Health), Robert Breining (HIV/AIDS), Donna Cryer (Ulcerative Colitis), Dave deBronkart (Cancer), Bennett Dunlap (Diabetes), Lisa Emrich (MS and Rheumatoid Arthritis), Amy Gurowitz (Multiple Sclerosis), PJ Hamel (Breast Cancer, Osteoporosis), Tiffany Peterson (Lupus), Jenny Pettit (Sjogren's Syndrome, Fibromyalgia), Teri Robert (Migraine), Casey Quinlan (Cancer), Rudy Sims (Disability), Michael Weiss (Crohn's Disease), and Kelly Young (Rheumatoid Arthitis).
Finally, those who use the internet (and are discerning about what they find) are far more likely to bring ideas to their care provider, or understand side effects or otherwise take an active role in their care. So keep it up, fellow e-patients!
To paraphrase a golden oldie, the health care revolution will be televised... on Youtube and Skype and Wego Health and HealthCentral and of course right here on TheBody.com.
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Posted 31 August 2008 - 03:02 PM
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Posted 31 August 2008 - 03:03 PM
Very good. I like the river as well as the house.
How did you stop the house from collapsing in on the Yeti cave, though?
Posted 31 August 2008 - 03:44 PM
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Posted 01 September 2008 - 02:41 AM
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I can't come up with enough words to describe the awesomeness of this, so I won't even bother.
Again, great work as usual and I can't wait to see more!
Posted 01 September 2008 - 07:29 AM
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DB and NS merge freight businesses
ON JUNE 23 German Railway and Netherlands Railways announced the merger of their freight businesses to form Rail Cargo Europe (RG 4.98 p207). A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by DB Cargo General Manager Eberhard Sinnecker and Director of NS Cargo Ed Smulders pending approval of the merger by competition authorities. The two parties expect Rail Cargo Europe to be operational in mid-1999; its headquarters will be in Mainz and Smulders will become a board director.
DB Cargo and NS Cargo will become RCE subsidiaries responsible for operations; in due course crews will work through without having to stop at the frontier. Sales and marketing will be handled directly by RCE, into which the existing commercial departments of the two companies will be combined. There will be an overall reduction in the number of staff employed.
For the moment DB and NS are the only shareholders, but DB Chairman Dr Johannes Ludewig said he wanted RCE to work with other partners to build up international rail freight traffic. Among projects likely to benefit is the long-planned Betuwe line from Rotterdam to the Ruhr, which will speed freight flows between the North Sea port and industries in Germany.
Dr Sinnecker confirmed on July 10 that DB Cargo would be buying a further 400 electric locos at a cost of DM2bn. An option in the 1995 order for 80 Class 145s from Adtranz, of which 10 have so far entered service, the extra locos will be built as dual-system 'Europa-Loks' designated Class 185. Due for delivery in 1999-2000, the bulk will be equipped for 15 and 25 kV AC operation, but 50 will be multi-system units with 1·5 kV DC capability. They will be fitted with GPS satellite location, GSM-R radio and ETCS compatible controls for cross-border operation. DB Cargo is also to invest DM220m in 1570 new wagons for delivery by the end of next year. Options for a further 200 are included, and another 700 will be modernised. o
CAPTION: German Railway and Swiss Federal Railways began through running trials at the end of June with the regular 3200 tonne china clay trains between Limburg and Domodossola, which are split into two portions to cross the Alps. A threesome of DB Cargo Class 152s went south on June 23, and on July 9-10 an SBB Class 460 and a BLS Class 465 made the trip north | <urn:uuid:1ed78eaf-ad39-4341-8daa-7a118664893f> | CC-MAIN-2015-32 | http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/db-and-ns-merge-freight-businesses.html | 2015-08-01T13:49:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-32/segments/1438042988718.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20150728002308-00096-ip-10-236-191-2.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959596 | 520 |
Opening 27 Feb 2020
Stealthily, steadily the plucky Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) extracts herself from Adrian’s (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) house, and life, one terrifying night and with sister Emily’s (Harriet Dyer) help. Two weeks later, when Emily comes to see her cloistered at childhood friend Jim’s (Aldis Hodge) house, Cee’s anger melts into stunned speechlessness. Adrian’s dead? Not until seeing a headline does Cee start believing. More surprisingly, is being summoned to Tom’s (Michael Dorman) office. With formidable Em at her side, Tom informs that as executor of his brother’s will, the extraordinary, wealthy scientist left Cecilia a hefty inheritance, albeit with stipulations. Celebrating later with Jim and teenage daughter Sydney (Storm Reid), Cee’s generosity astonishes them. So, when a quiver of fear evocatively skulks into her psyche, Cecilia’s sixth sense—attuned to Adrian’s antics—flashes as meticulous, minute inconsistencies occur. “Don’t let him win, by bringing him back to life,” is much easier said, than executed… Surprise.
Writer-director Leigh Whannell’s screenplay, set in present-time together with cleverly added trace (visual) hints, does justice to H.G. Wells’ 1897 same-titled novel whose many incarnations began with a 1933 film, and includes numerous television series. Elisabeth Moss’ performance immeasurably adds to its effectiveness with hefty support form Hodge, Reid and Dryer, et al. Stefan Duscio’s cinematography is unfalteringly one heartbeat ahead at any given time, whereas Benjamin Wallfisch’s music is too loud and overused; natural sound design, e.g., a floor/door creaking, the brush of cloth against something, etc. could have effectively elevated discarnate fears. Strangely, Andy Canny’s languid editing largely undermines the clues effectiveness.
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Business Professional Opportunities
We are always looking for talented business professionals.
If you share our values and our mission to provide superior patient care, we would like to hear from you.
If you are interested in one of the following openings, please apply directly through the web site.
Micheal McCarthy, Human Resources Director
Phone (503) 299 9906
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There are four types of Street Lights within the City:
- Mounted on wood poles (residential areas) (ComEd Owned)
- Mounted on decorative poles (Galena Ave., Carriage Hill & Riverside Drive) (ComEd Owned)
- Mounted on concrete poles (Downtown Area) (City Owned--scroll down for more information)
- Mounted on Traffic Signals (Major intersections) (City Owned)
If you notice that a light is not working, please report it to the proper owner.
ComEd: 1-800-334-7661 (1-800- EDISON 1)
Link to online: ComEd Customer Service Inquiries
- You will get an automated answering machine.
- Press the number associated with reporting a power outage.
- You will be asked to enter the phone number where the outage has occurred.
- At this point, unless you really are having a power outage they will report that no outage for that area has been reported.
- Next you will be connected to a live person.
- Tell this person that you are reporting a street light outage.
- They will take the address (location) of the light and prepare a work order.
- They will also let you know the time frame for the repair.
City Of Freeport Public Works Department 815-235-8210
Please let the person answering the phone know the following information:
- your name
- your phone number
- a description of light that is out
- the address and location of the light
- the type of pole and any other relevant information
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In the heart of every thriving church community, you’ll often find vibrant and passionate youth groups eager to make a difference. One way these youth groups contribute to their community and the world is through fundraising efforts that align with their faith-driven values. In this article, we will explore how church youth groups put their faith into action through fundraising for a greater cause.
- Living Out Christian Values
Fundraising events organized by church youth groups provide a tangible way for young believers to live out their Christian values. These events allow them to practice principles of love, generosity, and selflessness as they raise funds to support various causes, from local charities to global missions.
- Empowering Youth Leadership
Church youth fundraisers empower young individuals to take on leadership roles within their faith community. They are given responsibilities such as event planning, outreach, and organization, allowing them to develop leadership skills that they can carry with them throughout their lives.
- Fostering a Heart of Service
Participating in fundraising initiatives fosters a heart of service among youth group members. It teaches them the importance of helping others and making a positive impact in the lives of those less fortunate. These experiences cultivate a spirit of compassion that extends beyond the fundraising event itself.
- Strengthening Church Community
Fundraising events bring together members of the church community in a collective effort to support a common cause. These events strengthen bonds within the congregation, fostering a sense of unity, purpose, and shared faith. They remind the church community that they are called to be Christ’s hands and feet in the world.
- Providing Practical Support
The funds raised by church youth groups often provide practical support to individuals and organizations in need. Whether it’s helping a family in financial crisis, supporting a local shelter, or funding mission trips to provide aid in underserved communities, these fundraisers have a direct and positive impact.
Examples of Church Youth Fundraising Initiatives
- Food Drives: Church youth groups organize food drives to collect non-perishable items for local food banks. They distribute flyers, canvass neighborhoods, and encourage members of the congregation to contribute.
- Benefit Concerts: Hosting benefit concerts featuring local musicians and performers to raise funds for a specific cause, such as disaster relief or missions.
- Walkathons and Runs: Organizing charity walkathons or runs where participants gather pledges or registration fees to support various charitable organizations.
- Community Cleanup: Initiating community cleanup projects where youth group members and church members join together to clean and beautify public spaces.
- Sponsorship Programs: Establishing sponsorship programs to support the education, healthcare, or basic needs of children or families in underprivileged communities.
- Christmas Giving Trees: Setting up Christmas Giving Trees where church members can select tags representing specific gifts or needs for local families during the holiday season.
fundraising ideas for church youth actively engage their faith by channeling their energy, enthusiasm, and compassion into fundraising for a greater cause. These initiatives teach young believers important values, provide practical support to those in need, and strengthen the bonds within their church community. By putting their faith into action through fundraising, church youth groups exemplify the transformative power of Christian love and service in the world. | <urn:uuid:788a0d62-9ba6-4e9f-a4f8-3cd33ee9d69f> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://xianxerman.com/faith-in-action-church-youth-fundraising-for-a-greater-cause/ | 2023-11-28T09:27:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679099281.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20231128083443-20231128113443-00323.warc.gz | en | 0.929368 | 663 |
Botched in Benghazi:The Red Cross knew to act in the face of a growing and looming terrorist threat but the United States of America didn't?
New evidence on the Libya debacle and false White House spin.
Wall Street Journal editorial
At Wednesday's House oversight hearings into the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya, Democrats protested loudly about a GOP political witch hunt. If only such alleged partisanship were always so educational. The Congressional investigation has in a few hours brought greater clarity about what happened before, during and after the events of 9/11/12 than the Obama Administration has provided in a month.
Among the revelations:
• There was no public demonstration whatsoever against an anti-Islam video, or any other grievance, outside the consulate in Benghazi the night of the attack.
"There had been nothing unusual during the day at all outside [our emphasis]," a State Department official told reporters in a Tuesday night briefing hastily organized before the House committee session. Only at 9:40 p.m. on September 11 did a large pack of armed men storm the compound, firing guns and grenades and eventually setting buildings on fire. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were murdered.
For more than a week afterwards, Obama Administration officials said the attacks were the result of a demonstration triggered by anger over a YouTube video, as were protests earlier in the day in Cairo. "What happened in Benghazi was in fact initially a spontaneous reaction to what had just transpired hours before in Cairo, almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in Cairo, prompted by the video," said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice on September 16 on NBC's "Meet the Press."
On Tuesday night, a State Department official said, "That was not our conclusion."
• The frontal attack by an extremist militia group with links to al Qaeda was recognized as such by some Obama Administration officials within 24 hours. Testifying on Wednesday, Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Wood, a Utah National Guard Green Beret who commanded a 16-member security team in Tripoli, said the attacks were "instantly recognizable as a terrorist attack. . . . I almost expected it to come."
• The State Department denied repeated requests to improve security at the Libyan mission. It kept the consulate in Benghazi open after Britain and the Red Cross had pulled out of the city after security deteriorated this year. No special security measures were in place for the anniversary of 9/11.
Lt. Col. Wood said he had argued to extend his team's tour in Libya but was pulled out in August. The State Department approved a 30% "danger pay" bonus for Americans working in Libya, but it turned down an Embassy request to keep a DC-3 plane in the country for security support.
Eric Nordstrom, a State official who was the regional security officer in Libya until June, told the committee about a "complete and total absence of planning" for security. The U.S. was relying on a Libyan government that was "overwhelmed and could not guarantee our protection," according to an October 1 memorandum written by Mr. Nordstrom. [link] [emphasis mine]
We still don't know who it was that refused security precautions in Benghazi.
But we can all guess.
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Purified T lymphocytes fail to proliferate in response to antigenic and mitogenic stimuli when cultured in the presence of accessory cells that have been exposed in vitro to sublethal doses of UVB radiation. Because proliferation represents a final stage in the T-cell activation process, the present study was conducted to determine whether T cells were able to progress through any of the pre-mitotic stages when UVB-irradiated monocytes were used as model accessory cells. In these experiments, monoclonal anti-CD3 antibodies were employed as the mitogenic stimulus. Culture of T cells with UVB-irradiated monocytes did allow the T cells to undergo an increase in intracellular free calcium, which is one of the first steps in the activation sequence. The T cells expressed interleukin-2 receptors, although at a reduced level. However, T cells failed to produce interleukin-2 above background levels when they were placed in culture with monocytes exposed to UVB doses as low as 50 J/m2. Incubation of T cells with UVB-irradiated monocytes did not affect the subsequent capacity of T cells to proliferate, since they developed a normal proliferative response in secondary culture when restimulated with anti-CD3 antibodies and unirradiated monocytes. These studies indicate that T lymphocytes become partially activated when cultured with UVB-irradiated monocytes and mitogenic anti-CD3 monoclonal antibodies. In addition, they suggest that interleukin-2 production is the T-cell activation step most sensitive to inhibition when UVB-irradiated monocytes are employed as accessory cells.
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|Journal||Journal of Investigative Dermatology|
|State||Published - Feb 1990|
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A Matter of Taste - Commerce Township
We decided to use our Groupon for our first visit to A Matter of Teaste on Monday night.
The ahi tuna skewers were excellent. They were served on a bed of cabbage, carrots and crisp
noodles with soy, ginger and wasabi. The wasabi was t.h.e. strongest I have ever had - wonderful!
My wife loved her Harvest salad. My cup of shrimp gumbo was advertised as spicy and the waitress
re-emphasised "spicy" when I ordered it. It was nicely spiced, flavorful and included four
Elaine ordered the house-made lobster ravioli; and she loved it. My Cappellini was very good. The
shrimp, mussels & clams were perfectly cooked. The tomato base was spiced with cilantro and
chiles ... I would have preferred a teenie bit more heat.
The dining room is all hard surfaces - a bit loud for a restaurant that was ~2/3rds full. I hope the
noise level declines in the warm months ... once they open the glass garage doors that open up
to a large patio on Union Lake.
Including two glasses of wine and two beers; the check totalled $92 before the GroupOn. Not a
bargain-nite, but reasonable for the food, service and setting.
2323 Union Lake Road
Commerce Twp, MI
Map & Google Reviews:
We used the Groupon a few weeks ago for our anniversary dinner, and even with that we ended up out about $70. We could have cheaped out, but we got an appetizer, two entrees, drinks, whole bottle of wine, and a dessert. Both of us were very happy with the food.
We definitely plan to go back in summer for apps and drinks, hopefully on the deck.
And nary a raisin to be found! ;)
I'm pretty impressed with IAMOT, myself. They do know what they're doing here, and I've never had a bad experience. You're certainly correct about it not being a bargain-nite destination, yes, but for a nice night out, especially on the west side, it's hard to beat them, especially with DJB being closed. I used to eat from the carryout that existed before the actual restaurant *way back* when I was a FedEx (PTUI!) driver, and even the carryout was pretty pricy...but they sure made you want it, because doggone it: the quality was *there*.
When Donna and I were there last, we made what we found to be a pretty amusing discovery about the place: you know about my general attitude towards cheese? Such is the basic attitude of the head honcho at IAMOT. Not only do they hate raisins themselves, but they categorically *refuse* to work with raisins at all, so you won't find them *anywhere*...even as an ingredient in their carrot cake! It's not an allergy, mind you; no, they just DESPISE them with a contempt normally reserved for plague, holocaust, or Joe Biden.
You see?!??!?!?!???? I'm not the only one who's like this!!!!!!! ;)
Glad you enjoyed your experience there. I'm sure you'll be back, but don't think that opening the bay doors makes it any less loud in there. It's just a loud place by design, and when you're with a larger party, you can just kiss hearing the voices of anyone not seated adjacent to you goodbye. This seems to be the trendy way to design restaurants these days, and it's a trend that I hope changes sooner rather than later.
I can't think of a better setting in the area for an outdoor meal on a summer evening.
Boagman is right, it is very noisy, and opening the patio does not improve it.
I was there a few years ago, accidentally on the same night as the lake was doing fireworks - that made for a pretty romantic setting.
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• Electrical Prepaid meters, various options are available • Water Prepaid meters. • Gas prepaid meters.
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David Giertz, the head of Nationwide Financial’s sales organization, recently sat down with Wall Street Journal’s Wealth Advisor to talk about how financial advisors are not talking with their clients about the place of social security in their retirement plan. According to Giertz, helping clients with their social security needs is essential as clients might seek out other advisors with more expertise on the subject.
Giertz added that one reason that a financial consultant’s inattention to social security could be catastrophic is timing. Signing up for social security too soon could cost a retiree up to a $1000 per month in benefits over the long-term on Ideamensch. On the other hand, individuals who decide to put off receiving benefits will see their eventual benefit amount grow by approximately 8% per year.
As David Giertz points out, too many people think they can require at the minimum age. But the minimum age is just that, a minimum, and those who take this approach will have their benefits slashed substantially, perhaps as much as 25%. For many people, waiting can mean a significant increase in benefits, which can be life-saving as one of Nationwide’s surveys found that many end up with health issues sooner than they thought they would encounter them.
David Giertz is President of Sales for Nationwide Financial. Based in Dublin, Ohio, Giertz has over 30 years of experience in the field and holds four licenses and certifications. He knows the importance of staying current and has a keen interest in retirement planning, mutual funds, and financial markets.
Sheldon Lavin is the superhero of OSI Group. Coming from a strong financial and investor background, he accepted OSI’s request to become CEO in 1970. It all started out with the bank offering him an “ownership position in Otto & Sons.” (http://www.amickfarms.com/corpresponsibility.html). Mr. Lavin’s business knowledge proved to be successful since a big corporation like McDonald’s requested to work full time after Lavin joined in. He helped OSI Group go from a small company to one of the world’s top food suppliers. Fast forwarding to the 21st century, Lavin has helped build OSI to a company with almost “20,000 employees globally.” Treating employees right has been one of his key focus as they have expanded in multiple countries.
Speaking of all of his successes, he was honored with a Global Visionary Award around March 2016. The Global Visionary Award is one of India’s way to honor key leaders around the world. Those leaders who have “turned their dreams into reality” during the ups and downs. They are recognized for never giving up and succeeding greatly. OSI Group has also been recognized for a wide array of awards.
Some for community involvement and others for different business tasks. Forbes recognized OSI Group for being a billion dollar company in 2011. Mr. Lavin still controls business transactions with OSI Group til this day. It is amazing to see a company with so many loyal employees and business relationships. Mr. Lavin has impacted so many people lives in a major way since he became Cheif Executive Officier with OSI Group.
My job as a fugitive hunter is making sure that these criminals are back behind bars before they hurt innocent people. The issue that I have working on the fugitive task force is we have very limited resources to get a lead on these fugitives. In the past, we had a network of informants who would step up and give us information to bring these folks back to jail.
As soon as I get the word that a fugitive is on the loose, my first action is to reach out to the family and see if they are in communication with this person. We set up surveillance to make sure they are not aiding the fugitive, and then we widen the search to relatives and friends. If the fugitive is part of a gang, then we have to take different action.
My favorite resource is heading to the jail and listening in on the inmates as they talk on the phone. The old systems relied on officers figuring out what the inmates were saying, but the new inmate communication system installed in the jail by Securus Technologies has changed the way we find fugitives. This company is based in Dallas TX, and CEO Richard Smith says that he and his one thousand employees all work to the same objective, connecting and making the world a safer place for everyone.
Now as soon as I was trained to use the system and learned about the LBS software, I struck gold on the first day. The fugitive I was hunting was part of a gang, and his brothers were still behind bars and chattering about his escape. They thought we could not decipher their talk about his hiding with gang soldiers, and so did the fugitive when we rolled up on him at his hideaway that evening.
In this style inspired video, Kim Dao, a beauty and fashion YouTuber who possesses over 327,000 subscribers, gives viewers a fashion show of suggestions of what to wear when going back to school. With this school year ending and warmer weather upon us, these outfits may just be appropriate for casual summer and spring attire.
The first outfit Kim Dao presents to viewers is a white off the shoulder blouse with subtle grey stripes with faded blue denim ‘jeggings’ and white sneakers to match her top. The jeans are appropriately high waisted, her blouse is conveniently tucked into the denim showcasing the front stitching. Kim Dao displays her accessories first; showing a Swarovski pendant necklace.
Kim Dao’s second outfit she displays to her 58,000 viewers is an all light colored lace-y almost conservative outfit. Kim Dao’s top is a see through lace buttoned up collared blouse from Liz Lisa. She also accessorizes yet again with a charming black sunglasses headband. Dao’s skirt is a high waisted pencil skirt in the shade pale dogwood from H&M. It includes a pop of color from the gold shaded buttons exposed up front.
Next, Dao lays out another lightly inspired look. She wear a soft pink cap backwards, reminding viewers this is in fact a back to school video by bringing back style that was celebrated in the 1980s. Her blouse is very similar to the top shown in the first outfit, but not the same. This one is powder white but still lingers the off the shoulder collar and raised sleeves. She wears yet another light pink bottom — a fringed skort with a white inlay underneath the skirt section.
The next ensemble is a bit more neutral. Dao’s top is a deceptive white Harvard Law shirt (underneath it reads ‘Just Kidding’). Again, high waisted denim shorts, this time much darker and slightly faded. Interestingly enough this outfit has no accessories.
Dao’s last unfolding is another lightly neutral concoction. She wears a shaded pink outer jacket with raised sleeves button up, and large pockets on either sides. Her white shirt is a slight low cut plain top. She wears a pair of light faded hot shorts that she tucks her H&M top into.
Foresite Capital is a remarkable healthcare growth equity company. It offers growth capital to the upcoming health care champions, in both public and private markets, with disruptive products and also services. The company is based in San Francisco and also has a workstation in the New York. Jim Tananbaum is lucky to hold the top ranks in the firm. He works as the Managing Director, Principal Executive Officer, as well as the Managing Director of this firm.
Foresite Capital is delighted to welcome a great talent into their workforce. Dr. He is the new entrant in the company. Dr. He brings her rich knowledge in genomics, and her leadership record is unmatched. Previously, she has worked at Illumina where she championed the firm’s worldwide protein reagent modernization. Prior to joining Illumina, she also championed the development of the firm’s single molecular chemistry. More so, in her early years of her career, she worked in the pharmaceutical sector where she focused on the development of molecular and antibody drugs that targeted cancer and immune ailments. She holds an undergraduate qualification from Nankai University and a doctorate in Protein biophysics. Moreover, she has over 20 publications in the field of healthcare modernization.
Being an industry leader for 25 years, Jim Tananbaum is an investor who focuses on building franchises within the healthcare sector. One of the core achievements is when he was the co-founder of the GeITex pharmaceuticals. During this time, they brought two drugs into the field which sold for $1.6billion. He is also a co-founder of Prospective Venture Partners II and III and Theravance, Inc.
Jim Tananbaum holds both Bachelor of Science and Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering undergraduate qualifications from Yale University. Also, he also holds an M.B.A and M.D from Harvard University. He is proud to have worked on the advisory committees and boards to various institutions, among them, Yale School of Engineering and Harvard. Recently, he has made a huge investment in the Allergen Research Firm. Mr. Jim continues to make headlines for his huge medical field investments which include Unicorn Intarcia Therapeutics, diabetes treatments, and Juno Therapeutics. | <urn:uuid:9edfdfd1-a926-4de7-8fa4-e446eec5a51f> | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | http://standrewskirk.org/2017/05/ | 2018-09-25T20:28:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267162385.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20180925202648-20180925223048-00429.warc.gz | en | 0.970986 | 1,955 |
TOPEKA (WIBW)-- A former Geary County corrections officer charged with unlawful sexual relations with a female inmate has been sentenced.
The JC Post reports Brian O'Loughlin will spend two years on supervised probation.
He pleaded no contest earlier this week to two counts of misdemeanor battery, possession of marijuana and interference with judicial process.
The unlawful sexual relations charges were dropped.
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Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, the Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District has insinuated that his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP rigged the gubernatorial election in Enugu.
Nnamani in a tweet questioned the character of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and other PDP chieftains in the state for rigging him out of the senatorial election which held on the same day.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Peter Mbah of the PDP winner of the election after it accepted controversial results from Nkanu East Local Government Area.
The commission also declared Kelvin Chukwu of the Labour Party as winner of senatorial election.
However, the embattled senator in Twitter posted on verified handle described Mbah as clueless.
Nnamani who admitted that Enugu governorship election was rigged wondered why he was schemed out in the rigging plans.
He wrote: “Imagine the Characters Gburus, Egbe, Cornelius Nnaji, Ofo Chukwuegbo, illiterate Speaker, Block head Anayo Ede, mesmerized Uche Ejim and still clueless Peter Mba planning election rigging! But for Peter the others are basically “Brainless”.
“Same accreditation of votes, same party, same election. Only the foolish wicked Gburus, his sidekick and heartless minions will plan this evil. Nkanu West my home, Uche Ejim a guy I was paying rent for, helping him feed his family and nominated him unsolicited for LG chairmanship.
”Labor guys stood bye while they delivered the Urban Assembly seats and Senate to them. And in Brazen selfishness took the Governorship.
“Imagine Peter Mba winning Enugu East LGA and Chimaroke Nnamani loosing with over 13000 votes. Same accreditation of votes, same party, same election period. Ditto 2 members of the House of Assembly!
“Peter Mba winning Enugu North LGA, ebeano loosing with over 7000 votes, HOA candidate loosing! Same party, same accreditation of votes, same election and same time period! Still a whole load of Bullshit.
“Enugu South LGA Peter Mba winning! Chimaroke Nnamani loosing with over 7700 votes, 2 HOA candidates loosing. No whimper from Labor party. Same accreditation of votes, same party, same election. Only the foolish wicked Gburus, his sidekick and heartless minions will plan this evil.
“Nkanu West LGA, Uche Ejim, a guy I was paying rent for, helping him feed his family and nominated him unsolicited for LG chairmanship limited my total votes to 7000 while giving Labour over 4000 votes. At the prompting of Gburus after stuporous slumber woke up to discover results where half way to Enugu.
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I spent 40 minutes on these pages. Which is probably a bit longer than I want. It was the last week of January and we didn’t do anything super special. I need to remind JJ to text me photos from his outings with his friends. You’ll note that he’s not in any photos from this week. I promise I did better in February!
I’m glad that I’ve been taking notes throughout the week. And I’m glad that Lightroom allows me to sort my photos by date.
for the pattern and album pages. Colour Lovers allows you to download the pattern image at different sizes. I chose the largest one they offered and then threw it into Photoshop. I will definitely make more patterns to use in this photobook. | <urn:uuid:0b964f49-5326-43d5-be41-eb6716e23908> | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | http://fivebahtelephant.com/blog/2013/03/04/project-life-week-5-yes-im-behind/ | 2017-12-12T18:10:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948517845.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20171212173259-20171212193259-00644.warc.gz | en | 0.973614 | 163 |
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I always love giving photo gifts for Christmas, especially to my parents, siblings and close friends. This year I wanted to find a really special way to make use of the many amazing images that were captured throughout the last twelve months, instead of just texting them to people or sharing them on Facebook with family. Emerson had so many exciting firsts this year, plus my sister got married, we traveled to Key West for her bachelorette weekend and then went to Florida again for a cousin’s wedding in October. It was a really special year with a lot of beautiful memories, so I created this cool, modern family photo wall hanging in partnership with CVS Photo to toast all the reasons we had to celebrate this year. While I am honestly fully intending to keep this one for myself, I may or may not have made a slightly different version using a different mix of photos for someone in my family. (Shhhh!) It’s really easy to make using CVS’s same day photo services and the rest of the supplies can be found at your favorite local craft shop. The end result is a truly beautiful and special gift they wouldn’t want to return even if they could!
- Photo prints from CVS.com
- Twine or string
- Small 1/8″ hole punch
- Wooden dowel or wood trim
- Removable wall hooks
- Paper cutter (optional)
To get started, choose the photos you love most and have them printed at CVS.com. You can upload them from your computer or device, or CVS can connect to your Facebook or Instagram account to grab them. Always a sucker for black and white, I first converted all my images from color, which you can do using photo editing software or a photo editing app. That said, I do also think this would be beautiful with color images or a mix of both! You’ll have your photo prints the same day from CVS and then you can get started. I used 4×6 prints which I trimmed down to 4×4 using a paper cutter, or CVS.com offers square prints in various sizes. Alternately, you could use the 4×6 images as is, creating a cool pattern of horizontal and vertical photos. Then, using a small hole punch (mine is 1/8″), punch a hole at the top center and bottom center of each photo. Once you’ve found the center of the first photo and punched your holes, you can use that one as a template to quickly punch all the other photos by laying a second photo on top of the original one and punching through the holes to punch the second photo.
Next, string your photos together using twine or string. I cut my string to 3x the length of my wooden strip and left about 10″ at the top. Feed it through the front of the top hole of your first image and pull it through until you have your roughly 10″ of excess to alter allow me to attach it to the wooden hanger. Tie a knot to hold it in place and then feed the twine through the back of the bottom hole. There’s no need to create a second knot.
String your second image on, also feeding the twine through the front of the top hole, allowing for roughly 2 – 3″ between the two images. Create your knot, feed the twine through the back of the bottom knot of the second image and repeat. I used 30 photos total, set up as 6 strands of 5 images, but you can customize this to any size and spacing you’d like! For the bottom photo on each of the strands, I did create a second knot at the bottom hole to keep everything neat and tidy looking and to hold everything nicely in place.
Secure each strand of photos to your wooden hanger by looping the twine around it a couple of times and then double knotting it in place. Don’t worry too much about making them all the same exact length – a little variation works well since creating a truly perfect grid would likely be impossible, so why drive yourself crazy? For my wood support I used a wooden trim piece roughly 30″ in length that is flat on one side, which I found in the wood craft aisle of my local craft shop for a few dollars. You could also use a dowel or really any kind of long, fairly thin piece of wood. To hang it on the wall I used removable clear plastic wall hooks and was able to fit the wood right into the hook to hold it in place. I used a small level to make sure it was hanging straight, but if you’re not as twitchy about such things as I am, eyeballing it will honestly work just as well!
Creating this wall hanging was so much fun and I’m so excited to give it as a gift on Christmas. Homemade gifts are always my favorite and there really is no better way to gift someone with something truly personal and special than with photo memories they can cherish for years to come if you ask me. A huge thanks to CVS.com for inspiring me to make this beautiful piece and for making it so easy to bring the holidays to life in such a lovely way!
[Art direction + styling by Cyd Converse | Photos by Alice G. Patterson for The Sweetest Occasion.]
Disclosure: I’m proud to partner with CVS Pharmacy for the Bring Holidays to Life campaign. I am being sponsored by CVS Pharmacy for my posts and activities, but all opinions expressed are my own, and all product claims or program details shared should be verified at CVS.com or with the appropriate manufacturers.
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RS-485 signaling relies upon balanced and differential signaling scheme, and has many advantages over unbalanced signaling such as RS-232, such as strong noise immunity and multi drop configuration capability. These are the most frequently-asked questions on using RS-485 signaling systems, which are worth reading before designing a RS-485 BioStar network system.
The RS-485 transmission system requires twisted-pair cables for best results, to maximize its noise rejection characteristics. The characteristic impedance of the cable is recommended to be 120 ohms. One of most readily available twisted pair cables in the market is UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair, CAT5/5e/CAT6) cable for Ethernet applications, whose characteristic impedance is around 100 ohms. You may use this cable for most applications. However, it’s advised to consider using STP cables for better noise rejection.
As the cable gets longer, it acts as a transmission line, and the signals tend to reflect at the end of the line. To suppress this reflection, it is recommended to add termination resistors between signal pairs at both ends of the cable. The BioStar devices have on board termination resistors that can be enabled through slide switches or software configuration, so you may enable it if a device is placed at one of the ends of the cable.
Use proper resistor for termination. The resistance should match the characteristic impedance of the cable. As the RS-485 system recommends 120 ohm cables, the BioStar devices have 120 ohm resistors on board. However, you may get good results to use CAT5~CAT6 cables for most applications.
Place at the right place. The resistors should be placed at both ends of the cable to suppress line reflection. DO NOT PLACE more than two termination resistors within a cable.
Use daisy chain.
Avoid using long stubs for each node. Long stubs act as transmission lines and should be kept as short as possible if unavoidable.
Do not use star-shaped wiring. This makes transmission line system complicated and hard to suppress line reflections if not impossible.
A common misunderstanding in RS-485 network that it only requires two wire cables is wrong, and it requires ground wire to equalize node voltage differences. Ground potential differences are harmful in signal quality and signal transceiver’s reliability, so it should be kept as low as possible within a network. A simple approach is to use ground wire at the cost of ground loop current. If using a CAT5 cable, you may use a signal pair for RS-485 signals and another pair for ground wiring. | <urn:uuid:767b24b9-fd94-402a-933a-fb720eea555a> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://support.bioconnect.com/hc/en-us/articles/115007714348-RS-485-Wiring-Guide | 2019-05-20T20:24:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256147.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20190520202108-20190520224108-00087.warc.gz | en | 0.905729 | 530 |
Another day, another piece of bad news for Tesco. Today Christine Tacon, the Groceries Code Adjudicator, has announced she has launched a formal investigation into the supermarket’s treatment of suppliers - specifically claims that Tesco delayed payments to suppliers and took money in return for giving products more prominent positions on shelves.
It’s another headache for the supermarket which is working to mend its relationship with suppliers, and is already under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office for its £263m overstatement of profits, which first emerged last September.
Read more: 'I was a trainee Tesco meat buyer'
This will be the first investigation for Tacon since the role was created in 2013. The adjudicator has faced criticism for not acting despite widespread acknowledgment that supplier mistreatment is common practice. The Government is planning to bolster her impact by granting her the ability to mete out financial penalties.
‘This is a historic day for the groceries code adjudicator and shows we have created a regulator that has real teeth,’ the business secretary, Vince Cable, said today. But Tacon won’t be able to bare those teeth at Tesco. Her current remit allows her to issue ‘legally binding recommendations’ and to name and shame, but plans to let the adjudicator fine supermarkets have not yet passed through parliament and cannot be applied retrospectively.
It’s hard to envy the scale of Tacon’s task. She’s working part-time and leading a team of just five others to take on a complex and widespread practice, some of the victims of which are often afraid to speak out for fear of losing future business. This one investigation alone is expected to take up to nine months.
Supplier controversies are not a new phenomenon and are by no means an issue confined to Tesco. In the last few months alone we’ve seen headlines alleging malpractice at Premier Foods, the food manufacturer 2 Sisters and confectionery maker Mars, among others. Could it be that suppliers are finally gaining the confidence to speak up? | <urn:uuid:f91d45c2-7fa9-4d53-b6fa-5e48a61fe4b5> | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/supermarket-regulator-plans-tacon-tesco/article/1332661 | 2018-04-22T08:33:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125945552.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20180422080558-20180422100558-00043.warc.gz | en | 0.963397 | 428 |
Bertolini makes it easy to purchase church chairs even in this economic downturn. Even during a rough economic slump there are still various ways churches can raise money for something specific such as sanctuary® seating. Many churches have found it convenient to purchase chairs in blocks, or a fraction of chairs now and the rest later. This allows churches to purchase the chairs they can afford while still having money for other expenses. Churches can buy chairs at their own pace. Bertolini also offers programs that help provide information for newsletters and bulletins to help raise money specifically for church chairs. Our Partners Together program has benefitted many churches in raising money for seating. Fundraising is also an effective way to raise money for chairs. Churches are many times able to successfully campaign for enough funds to purchase seating for their sanctuary.
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For those who missed it back in January, I set up the writing goals I aim to accomplish in 2014. Right after writing that post, I then read Dean Wesley Smith's post about how to be successful at your writing goals.
circumstances have been even worse this month than they were last month, but even so, I was able
to get a lot of writing-related work completed this month. That included meeting my daily
word count goal every day this past month (continuing the trend from July, not even counting another 9
days or so at the end of June). Here's how I did against my September goals:
1. Write 6,000 words on Life and Death - Around 8,800 words completed, and finished the first draft
2. Write 2,000 words on the next Max McCannor novel - Completed the first chapter, around 1,700 words (and currently waiting on my co-author)
3. Complete final draft of "Inoculation" - Not completed
4. Finalize paperback version of the Heroes Die Young second edition - Finished all the interior work. Need to work with my cover artist for the rest.
And now, the goals for October:
1. Complete final draft of "Inoculation"
2. Finalize paperback version of the Heroes Die Young second edition
3. Finalize new short story collection
4. Plot out two new short stories
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New IG Ad
It has been several months since I posted this image on IG and I just realized we never ran an ad. I remember trying to do so for weeks but apparently our IG account was banned from promo. I have no idea which policy (or policies) we violated and I did go through Facebook's advertising material but there was nothing obvious to me on why we were out of line. I suspect maybe this design or some other captions bordered on political dissent, which might be concerning given the times, but I definitely felt like my freedom of speech was restricted.
People have a tendency to give too much attention to trivial matters and not enough attention to important ones. Eventually our account ban was lifted, Facebook even admitted the restrictions were a "mistake", but I never promoted this post because I was still somewhat hesitant that the content might trigger another AI red flag (if this happens our entire ad account gets restricted). But this morning I said fuck it. It's time to pop up on some feeds and speak the truth - FREEDOM IS AN ILLUSION.
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**** We are in the process of working on updating hotel information for October ****
RVAsec has reserved a block of rooms at the Graduate for out of town guests. The rate is $149.
** The Hotel is currently closed and you will be able to book when it reopens currently scheduled for April 15 (most likely will be later) Make sure you check out information on getting to the conference.
If for any reason you are unable to get the RVAsec rate or the block of rooms has been filled, please let us know.
Delta Hotels Downtown Richmond (Marriott) (Government Rate)
555 East Canal Street
Cost: $219 a night
Other nearby hotels:
201 W Broad Street
Cost: $242 a night (non-block rate)
*Hotel prices are subject to change and do not include hotel tax.
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Scholarships for Illinois Residents Inc. is an alumni foundation affiliated with Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. It was funded by a gift in 1948 and has been granting scholarships to Trinity students for more than 60 years.
The Lincoln Award is a scholarship for very highly qualified students interested in attending Trinity. Based on merit, this award is granted to students of exceptional achievement and potential. The Lincoln Award provides four years of full scholarship, regardless of need. Over four years, the award provides a grant of approximately one quarter of a million dollars. It covers tuition, housing, meals and book expenses. Read details about the Lincoln Award.
The Lincoln Award removes any deterrent effect that the high cost of education might have on students who have a special ability to thrive at an outstanding liberal arts college.
In addition, recipients of the Lincoln Award are eligible to participate in a Summer Internship Program, whereby they are provided up to $5,000 for each of the three summers while enrolled at Trinity to fund an internship of their choice.
A Lincoln Award is contingent upon being accepted and enrolling at Trinity College. Although the awarding of this scholarship is independent of the College’s own deliberations concerning admission and financial aid, we work closely with the Dean of Admissions in evaluating the candidates for a Lincoln Award. To avoid duplication in applying for a Lincoln Award while also applying for admission to Trinity College, applicants for this award need only authorize the College to share and discuss with us the contents of their admissions application file. The Application for the Lincoln Award grants us your authorization. Apply for the Lincoln Award now.
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Wallace Townsend (August 20, 1882 - January 7, 1979) was an Iowa-born figure in the development of the 20th century Arkansas Republican Party. From 1928 until 1961, he was his party's national committeeman, having been succeeded by Winthrop Rockefeller, who was elected five years thereafter as the state's first Republican governor since Reconstruction.
Townsend was born in DeWitt in Clinton County in easternmost Iowa, a son of John R. Townsend and the former Italia James. His brother, A. E. "Jack" Townsend, was the long-term assistant postmaster in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1894, Townsend moved to Little Rock with his family. In 1902, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, and became an educator for eight years. From 1906 to 1910, he was principal of Little Rock High School, in which capacity he worked to secure the first accreditation of the institution.
In 1906, Townsend received his LLB from the now William H. Bowen Law School of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. In 1910, he began a legal practice chiefly concerned with revenue bonds and that same year vacated the principalship in Little Rock and ran unsuccessfully as the Republican nominee for Arkansas superintendent of public instruction. He became an integral part of the GOP legal counsel active in the Lily White faction, which sought to recruit white Democrats into the Republican Party, then previously the domain of the relatively few African American voters registered in the state. In 1914, Townsend joined Augustus Caleb Remmel, chairman of the Pulaski County Republican organization, to take control of the state party for the Lily Whites. A. C. Remmel (1882-1920), known as "Gus" Remmel, was the father of later Republican figure Pratt C. Remmel, who was the mayor of Little Rock from 1951 to 1955, and ran in 1954 against the Democrat Orval E. Faubus for governor.
Townsend was the party's unsuccessful gubernatorial nominee in both 1916 and 1920, having been defeated by the Democratic nominees, Charles Hillman Brough and Thomas Chipman McRae, respectively. In the 1916 race, Townsend polled 43,963 votes (25 percent), compared to Brough's 122,041 (69.5 percent). Another 9,730 votes were cast for the Socialist nominee, William Davis.
In the 1920 race, McRae polled 123, 637 votes (66.6 percent) to Townsend's 46,350 (25 percent). An Independent Josiah H. Blount, the principal of an African American school in Helena, Arkansas, defected from the GOP and received the remaining 15,627 (8.4 percent). Blount was tied to the former Black-and-Tan faction of the GOP.The gains predicted by Townsend and the Lily Whites never materialized, and the Black and Tans, as they became known in other southern states as well, were reconciled for several more decades with the regular GOP. In time though the Arkansas black voters swung solidly Democratic by the 1960s and 1970s.
Townsend attended every Republican National Convention from 1912 to 1960. From 1916 to 1962, he served on the state party’s executive committee. He was the state party’s vice chairman from 1920 to 1928 and the national committeeman for thirty-three years, 1928 to 1961. During the Warren G. Harding administration, Townsend was named registrar of the U.S. land office at Little Rock from 1922 to 1924. The Hoover administration named him United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, a patronage appointment that he held from 1930 to 1934, when he was replaced in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. Townsend's career at times paralleled that of another Little Rock attorney, Osro Cobb, who served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1927 to 1931 from Montgomery County. Cobb served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas in the Eisenhower administration.
Townsend was active in many organizations, such as the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce and the Little Rock Boys Club. In 1914, he married the former Bess Voss, with whom he had two daughters. She died in 1958, and four years later, he wed Floy Smith Plunkett. Townsend continued to practice law until 1974, when he retired at the age of ninety-two. He died some five years later in Little Rock.
Townsend's papers are housed at Special Collections of the Ottenheimer Library at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
- Wallace Townsend (1882-1979). encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved on May 27, 2012.
- Marvon Johansen Browning, "Pratt Remmel dies; GOP mayor of LR ran against Faubus", Arkansas Democrat, May 16, 1991
- Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, Vol. 2, 6th ed., p. 1601
- Billy Hathorn, The Republican Party in Arkansas, 1920-1982 (College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University, 1983), pp. 25-30
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Underrepresented students sample a taste of the Calhoun Discovery Program
October 25, 2018
“We welcomed high school students from diverse backgrounds to Hillcrest Hall for a first look at the Calhoun Discovery Program,” said Michelle Kovac, program manager of the Calhoun Discovery Program. “It was our goal to show students a collaborative learning environment, help them understand the participating degree programs, and give them an opportunity to network with faculty and industry partners.”
The Calhoun Discovery Program partnered with College Access Collaborative (CAC), a Virginia Tech initiative that works with communities that typically graduate a lower number of college-bound high school students. Through CAC, high school guidance counselors nominated students to attend Preview Weekend.
“We are thrilled that first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students have a chance to see what the Calhoun Discovery Program, the Honors College, and Virginia Tech have to offer,” said Karen Eley Sanders, associate vice provost for college access. “The full-tuition scholarships for all students accepted into the program will certainly make the Hokie experience accessible to more students.”
In Hillcrest Hall’s future Discovery Studios, faculty and partners with the Calhoun Discovery Program organized mock studios that taught concepts from the fields of engineering, science, communications, business, and industrial design in interactive ways.
A team of employees and undergraduate innovation fellows from Technology-enhanced Learning and Online Strategies (TLOS) introduced the students to a variety of emerging technologies for teaching and learning, including 3D printing and virtual reality.
“We love showcasing some of the advanced technology that is available at Virginia Tech," said Quinn Warnick, senior director of innovation and outreach for TLOS. “It feels natural for TLOS to support a program that aims to leverage technology to make a difference in the world.”
TLOS demonstrations challenged the students to consider the strengths and limitations of the traditional classroom and to imagine how classroom technologies might evolve over the next decade. TLOS provided some of the students their first opportunity to wear a virtual reality headset and interact with objects in a virtual space. At the end of the demonstrations, each student went home with a 3D-printed Virginia Tech keychain.
“By the end of the weekend, students were expressing excitement about the program and Virginia Tech as a whole,” said Kovac. “I think it helped all of us to get a glimpse of the innovative and collaborative curriculum that the Calhoun Discovery Program is creating.”
“The Calhoun Discovery Program Preview Weekend offered a diverse cohort of students the opportunity to feel more comfortable about education as a search process — discovering the world, others and, in the process, themselves — rather than education as a means to a defined end,” said Thanassis Rikakis, founding chair of the Calhoun Discovery Program. “Seeing faculty, staff, donors, and industry partners embrace this approach to education inspired the students to share their own ‘search and discover’ aspirations and dreams and realize that VT can be a home for those dreams. Through this, students were able to appreciate that diversity is a crucial component towards multifaceted discovery.” | <urn:uuid:237fb261-4121-43f1-b799-af434910fa06> | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/10/unirel_calhounprogram-highshoolers.html | 2021-05-08T21:53:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988927.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20210508211857-20210509001857-00203.warc.gz | en | 0.938249 | 664 |
Research shows Arsenal fans on average pay £1 more for a pint of beer than Liverpool fans.
Sports fans from the south of the UK are being ripped off when it comes to the average price of a pint at major sporting grounds, with Arsenal fans paying on average £1 more than Liverpool fans, according to research from ticket marketplace Seatwave.
The average price of a pint at major sporting grounds in the south is 20 per cent more expensive at £4.35 compared to £3.62 paid by those in the north of the UK. The research, which compiled the average price of a pint from five of the largest football, rugby and cricket grounds, found that the UK average price for a pint of beer at a sporting ground is £3.89.
The most expensive pint can be purchased from Lord’s cricket ground for a whopping £4.90, while Welsh rugby fans can rejoice that on average the cheapest pint (£3.00) can be found at the Millennium Stadium.
Across the sports, football fans pay the least for their beer (£3.82), compared to rugby fans who pay £3.92 and cricket fans who pay the most at £3.94.
A spokesperson for Seatwave commented: “As you’d expect, southerners are shelling out more for their drinks than the rest of the country. However, when the sports are compared there isn’t much in it, this perhaps disproves the theory that cricket is a game reserved for the upper-classes.”
About the Seatwave group
The Seatwave group, backed by Accel Partners, Atlas Venture and Fidelity Growth Partners, encompasses online ticket marketplace Seatwave and live music discovery app Timbre. Seatwave, launched in February 2007, has helped fans buy more than 2.3m tickets to attend live music, sport and theatre events across Europe. Timbre, acquired in February 2014, enables music fans to discover, listen to and buy tickets for live music events and has the most comprehensive concert listings available in the UK. | <urn:uuid:7bec9c70-3d5d-497e-8ba5-17c4f6e8b880> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.thelondoneconomic.com/sport/pints-at-football-cricket-and-rugby-grounds-20-more-expensive-in-the-south/09/09/ | 2017-06-29T00:23:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323808.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20170629000723-20170629020723-00150.warc.gz | en | 0.955245 | 419 |
From today, 6 a.m., Selgros is waiting for its customers, in CUG area. "We already have six years on the market and I think we have imposed though our professional orientation towards the customers", stated yesterday Sorin Parlog, the manager of Selgros Trade Estate of Iasi.
Selgros Cash & Carry inaugurated yesterday the Trade estate from Iasi, at the event having taken part the officialdom and a synod of priests that blessed the location. From today, 6 a.m., Selgros is waiting for its customers.
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I recently read a newsletter from a missionary couple we know that just began serving in North Africa with HCJB Global Missions. The husband had heard a sermon on Ezekiel 37, where God speaks life into the valley of dry bones. He shared, “Many times in the midst of a schedule so full that I’ve felt lacking in ‘life’. I have been dependent on God to give me the life I need to face each task with energy and insight. ”
How appropriate that Marilyn and I would read this in the midst of our busy schedule.
After 6 weeks of hectic summer ministry, teaching Vacation Bible Schools and Bible Camps, our energy has begun to falter. The last two weeks of extremely hot and humid weather has added to this energy fade.
What an encouragement Ezekiel 37:6 brings to us: “And I will … put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”
As we look ahead, we still have 4 more weeks of Camp ministry, immediately followed by some local ministry once we get home. We are and will continue to look to the Lord for our strength.
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” (Isa 40:31).
Billboards From God:
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Knit or crochet a garment!
I did a few rows of the back the day before we left for Greece, and I finished the pieces while we were in Paros, the second or third to last day of our honeymoon. (I did a lot of crocheting either on the long ferry rides or while half-watching cheesy American movies subtitled in Greek.)
Well after we got home, like a couple weeks later, I 'tried' it 'on'. I'd made the smallest size because I didn't want it to be baggy. Even though the sizes go by bust size and the smallest was definitely too small for me. So when I sort of draped the pieces over me, of course they were too small. But I'd figured this might happen, and I had a plan: I crocheted three rows of sc on both edges of both pieces. It definitely changes the look, but it's not terribly unnatural, I feel. (Originally I thought about doing a contrast color, like black! and doing a border along the bottom. Some friends said no way jose. :D)
This weekend, after all my progress with organizing and decluttering, I was kind of bored and there's nothing on tv lately, so I finally picked up my pieces and started sewing them together.
(Note: I am pretty bad at this. I should go into a LYS for some help on my next project.)
But, I figure I'm the only one seeing it up close, and who knows how much I'll actually wear it, so really, who cares.
I'm still wearing it now, and it's surprisingly warm, without a lot of bulk! I've never been much of a vest person, but come fall, maybe I will be! :)
Most importantly, this was my gateway garment--I proved to myself (with the simplest possible pattern, naturally) that I could make one. So now I am super excited about the prospect of making another, more fitted one! I can do it!
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Significance of Video Conferencing
Video conferencing is a sort of advancement which grants individuals who are in different zones to have the ability to hold an eye to eye meeting without moving to a singular territory. This is because most of the time for face to face communication to be effective then it is important that two or more individuals are in the same location at the same time to allow easy communication. The headway in innovation has made it simple for people and associations in two distinct areas to have the capacity to impart adequately.
There are different points of interest that are oftentimes associated with video conferencing, for instance, convenience. This means that rather than an individual spend time travelling just to hold a meeting in a different location, they can be able to use video conferencing and this will ensure that the message is delivered in a timely and convenient manner. Video conferencing is likewise known to be fetched sparing and this implies instead of utilizing a great deal of cash only to travel and settlement in an alternate area, video conferencing enables people and associations to hold gatherings without causing extra costs.
Video conferencing allows individuals to hold meetings with different correspondents as opposed to use of a cell phone this is because a cell phone usually limits the number of individuals to talk to in a single conversation. This in turn is considered as convenient and time saving as one does not have to undergo the agony of making single calls over a long period of time. It additionally advances acculturating of discussion rather than the customary phone frameworks where people can’t have the capacity to see each different as it isn’t conceivable, consequently video conferencing enables journalists to feel some portion of the discussion.
It additionally enables one to exhibit things for instance how to utilize a gadget instead of utilization of a mobile phone; henceforth this spares the businessman the time and cash that they would have generally used to go to their customer to show the utilization of a specific gadget. Video conferencing also empowers understudies to learn on the web and besides teachers to educate their understudies online regardless of the partition and this suggests the understudies or educators don’t have to go to a school all together to learn and training to happen.
Video conferencing similarly progresses extended productivity inside the affiliation and this is in light of the fact that video social affairs generally take a shorter time when appeared differently in relation to physical get-togethers and this empowers workers to do their commitments inside the relationship meanwhile give effectively, this along these lines prompts an extension in the association’s age. | <urn:uuid:01790eeb-b8c2-4466-8741-0a384d7d83d7> | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | http://saatsaak.com/the-art-of-mastering-videos.html | 2018-09-19T23:14:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267156311.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20180919220117-20180920000117-00390.warc.gz | en | 0.943393 | 530 |
UK unemployment hits highest level in 5 years, but government support limits pain during new COVID lockdowns
- UK unemployment rate rises to 5%, the highest level since early 2016.
- Britain's furlough scheme has kept joblessness below other countries.
- The UK is still battling coronavirus but has rolled out vaccines quickly.
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The UK unemployment rate hit its highest level in 5 years in the three months to November, official figures showed on Tuesday, although the government's wage-subsidy scheme kept joblessness lower than in other countries.
Unemployment rose to 5% over the period, the Office for National Statistics said, up from 3.8% a year earlier and 4.9% in the three months to October. It was the highest figure since early 2016 but below analysts' predictions of 5.1% in a Reuters poll.
Separate figures from the ONS showed that there were 828,000 fewer payroll employees in December 2020 than in February the same year.
"This crisis has gone on far longer than any of us hoped - and every job lost as a result is a tragedy," said chancellor Rishi Sunak.
"Whilst the NHS is working hard to protect people with the vaccine we're throwing everything we've got at supporting businesses, individuals and families," the finance minister said.
Sunak's furlough scheme, which pays the wages of workers who would otherwise be laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic, has held down the headline unemployment rate.
The latest figures showed that the scheme supported 2.4 million jobs as of October 31. It has supported more than 9 million jobs since being launched in the spring of 2020.
Sunak was initially reluctant to extend the scheme past the autumn, thanks in part to its cost of more than £46 billion ($63 billion).
But England entered another lockdown in November and the four nations of the UK tightened restrictions again in January, forcing Sunak to extend government support. Coronavirus cases soared in December and January, with the UK's death toll of 100,000 the highest in Europe.
Britain's unemployment rate of 5% in November compared to 6.1% in Germany in the same month and 6.7% in the US in December.
However, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey earlier this month said he thought joblessness was in fact higher. This is because the official figures do not count people who have stopped looking for work as unemployed.
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Karen Ward, chief market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, praised the government support schemes.
"Once again the UK labour market surprised to the upside with unemployment rising modestly to 5%.
"The furlough scheme has been the central tenet of the government's economic response to COVID-19 and has worked well. Not only has it prevented an overly deep recession, it sets the UK up for a strong recovery if economic restrictions can be sustainably lifted in the spring."
The UK's rapid vaccination drive has been a rare pandemic success. By January 17, the UK had given at least the first jab to more than 3.9 million people. | <urn:uuid:3fc6b1f4-bcce-4516-8da8-7c44d04b5034> | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/uk-unemployment-highest-level-5-years-coronavirus-lockdowns-2021-1 | 2021-12-01T10:37:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964359976.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20211201083001-20211201113001-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.965416 | 704 |
April 01, 2014 17:16 ET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - April 1, 2014) - Colombia Crest Gold Corp. ("Colombia Crest"; the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CLB)(PINKSHEETS:ECRTF)(FRANKFURT:EAT) is pleased to announce that during the Company's annual and special meeting held on March 25, 2014, all resolutions as outlined in the proxy were passed, including approval for a consolidation of the Company's outstanding shares on the basis of up to ten pre-consolidation shares for each one post-consolidation share. The exact ratio and timing for any consolidation remain to be determined by the Company.
About Colombia Crest Gold Corp.
Colombia Crest Gold Corp. is a minerals exploration company focused on the acquisition, development and monetization of project throughout the Americas.
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including predictions, projections and forecasts. In particular, statements in regards to the completion of and related timing of filing of the Documents are considered Forward Looking Statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Colombia Crest to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Neither the TSX Venture nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Colombia Crest Gold Corp.Bill JungCFObill@colombiacrestgold.comwww.colombiacrestgold.com
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Baby Trend EZ Ride Travel System Stroller , Sophia Purple:Easy one hand fold for compact storageHeight adjustable handleDeluxe parent console with 2 cup holders and covered storageAdjustable canopy with large peek-a-boo windowMultiple position reclining seatAdjustable 5-point safety harness with padded coversPlush seat padConvenient child's tray for drinks and snacksExtra large storage basketStroller accepts the included 4-35 lbs Infant Car SeatSuperior head impact protectionSide Impact TestedLATCH / UAS equippedCertified for aircraft travel. Any product you return must be in the same condition you received it and in the original packaging. We usually respond within 24 hours on weekdays. Thank you for shopping at our store. The item "Car Seat and Stroller Combo Set Baby Infant Kid Newborn Travel System Purple" is in sale since Monday, August 30, 2021.
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Esther Marie Albrecht was married to Emil Rudolph Gottschalk on November 12, 1930 in the Town of Hewitt in Wood County, Wisconsin. Esther was the maid of honor at the July 1925 wedding of Ruby V. Treutel and Carl F. Hanneman in Vesper, Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Gottschalk moved to Waukesha, and had two daughters, Pearl and LaVon. They were longtime friends of the Hanneman family. She is the daughter of George and Pearl (Smith) Albrecht.
According to the 1930 and 1940 U.S. Census, Emil worked as a core maker in an iron foundry in Waukesha. Emil Gottschalk died on February 1, 1944 at just age 37. Mrs. Gottschalk operated Esther’s Food Store on Arcadian Avenue in Waukesha. In April 1946, she married Harold D. “Whitey” Buchs at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waukesha. Esther died January 1, 1985 in Vesper. Harold died April 13, 2007 in Vesper.
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Long-term thinking is a seldom human activity. Making long-term plans may even seem unrealistic, if naïve, since so much could be forever changing the initial conditions in ways that render long-term thinking immediately futile at the outset. The paleontologist, Stephen Jay Gould, has claimed about biological evolution that if you were to replay the tape of the last billion years of life on earth, it would be staggeringly unlikely to see the same creatures, including homo sapiens, emerge in just the same way. And from chaos theory we know that changing the initial conditions in a complex and unstable system, the subsequent evolution will differ exponentially from other evolutions with different, slight changes in the conditions. So, we cannot be any more confident when considering the future of the earth itself. Humans are now technologically advanced enough to be able to create not only extraordinary wonders but also civilization-scale problems. Nuclear war and climate challenges are among the riskiest problems facing us right now. And even if nuclear war is not very likely to occur, its consequences would be grave. Living in this new geological era of the Anthropocene, following the previous Holocene era, there seems to be an acute need for more long-term thinkers. I do not claim to be one of them. But a recruitment of skilled long-term thinkers seems essential to retain hope about the near and distant future. Or perhaps, rather, we need skilled long-term agents, displaying real agency on behalf of our future, instead of merely thinking about it – like I do. Notwithstanding, this is a brief review of the concept of long-term thinking.
|Tidsskrift||Telicom: The Journal of the International Society for Philosophical Inquiry|
|Status||Udgivet - 2018|
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You can't make this stuff up. A history of medicine professor at the University of Alberta, Erika Dyck, has rediscovered studies from '60s Canada that show LSD can be an effective treatment of alcholism.
According to one study conducted in 1962, 65 per cent of the alcoholics in the experiment stopped drinking for at least a year-and-a-half (the duration of the study) after taking one dose of LSD. The controlled trial also concluded that less than 25 per cent of alcoholics quit drinking for the same period after receiving group therapy, and less than 12 per cent quit in response to traditional psychotherapy techniques commonly used at that time.
Published in the Quarterly Journal for Studies on Alcohol, the 1962 study was received with much skepticism. One research group in Toronto tried to replicate the results of the study, but wanted to observe the effect of LSD on the patients in isolation, so they blindfolded or tied up the patients before giving them the drug. Under such circumstances, the Toronto researchers determined LSD was not effective in treating alcoholism.
The Saskatchewan group argued that the drug needed to be provided in a nurturing environment to be effective. However, the Toronto researchers held more credibility than the Saskatchewan researchers--who were led by a controversial, British psychiatrist, Dr. Humphry Osmond--and the Saskatchewan group's research was essentially buried.
I just have to wonder, did they researchers in Toronto tell the subjects they were going to be tied up or blindfolded?
Wikipedia has more about Dr. Humphry Osmond, the man who coined the term "psychedelic" and who's middle name was "Fortescue", including this bit about the study in question:
Osmond is also known for one study in the late 1950s in which he attempted to cure alcoholics with acute LSD treatment, resulting in a claimed 50% success rate. He also treated Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill W. with LSD with positive results. There exists however an alternate version of the events that is told by psychiatrist Abram Hoffer, MD. Osmond and Hoffer not only worked with LSD but also with niacin, which is now called vitamin B3. It is Bill W. himself who made this term popular, after he realized, thanks to the two researchers, the antipsychotic potential of this vitamin when given in supraphysiologic doses. B3 became known as a treatment for alcoholism, as well as for LSD-induced and schizophrenic psychosis Vitamin B-3: Niacin and Its Amide by A. Hoffer, M.D., Ph.D.. The underlying adrenochrome and kryptopyrrole (mauve factor) hypotheses were met with stiff, unsubstantiated opposition. The B3 protocol for alcoholism, despite encouraging results, fell into oblivion amongst the Alcoholics Anonymous organization, which gradually became a faith-based organisation reflecting the orientations of the other AA co-founder.
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