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Cute, easy to use, and very affordable! Three of my favorite traits in a cloth diaper! This is a great 'first-timer' diaper for those who aren't sure what they love just yet.
A little background about the company:
Charlie Banana™ was created out of love for eco friendliness, quality and design. We wanted to design products that each individual would feel confident to use on themselves, on their babies and that they would recommend to their friends. We wanted products that make you feel good on so many different levels.
We live in a world full of chemicals, full of cheap items that do not deliver what they promise. There is a global lack of eco friendly modern design, and such a waste of resources. Many of us do not realize the full extent of the chemicals we apply on ourselves and on our children - from food, cosmetics, air, clothing and hygiene products. We wanted to have something truly unique and to promote items that are basic but so much better for the health of the whole family, for our world and for everyone's wallet.
As the future of the world is in our hands, we actively promote reusing wherever you can. Changing habits one at the time. Individual efforts make a huge difference.
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Charlie Banana™ One Size or Size diapers are a 2 in 1 system. You can use washable inserts or disposable inserts. A diaper with options! We recommend you stuff the inside with reusable inserts.
There are times when you need to be able to use disposable. While traveling, dropping your kid to someone that might be inexperienced with cloth diapers, or any occasion when a disposable is needed.
My Initial Reaction: The diaper looked very simple and easy to use. I was pretty excited about it as it's hard for us to come by 'daddy' diapers lately. A daddy diaper is one that my husband is able to use properly without a headache and without leaks. I also really loved the sleek trim look and couldn't wait to try it on Oreo. It was great to read that they only use 100% certified organic cotton in their product line! I was also provided a disposable insert to try in place of the microfiber inserts!
My First Use: We love it! The fit is amazing. I really liked the extra wide elastic on the back side of the diaper, helping to hold it in place. I first tried it with the microfiber inserts and both my husband and I were impressed at how long he lasted in it! We were getting ready to run some errands and I decided to give the disposable insert a try, just to see what the difference would be like. I am not sure if Oreo liked the feeling of it (perhaps I should have stuffed it in the pocket instead of laying it on top of the soft cotton). It absorbed wonderfully and made changing a wiggly toddler in a public restroom much quicker and easier! The only downfall is that even though it is labeled a one size diaper it does not have the snaps along the front for the rise. So I really am not sure how this would fit a younger baby with a shorter torso. I will try it out on baby number two however and let everyone know how it turns out.
My Favorite Qualities: The disposable insert! It was so convenient to use these while we were out and about. I've tried other brands that include the disposable inserts but I was very impressed with the way the Charlie Banana diaper help them in place. I think it's the great fit that helps with the placement.
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MOSSv.PENNSYLVANIA R. CO. HOOK V. NATIONAL BRICK CO.
Before MAJOR, KERNER, and MINTON, Circuit Judges.
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These are second appeals in cases which were before this court in 7 Cir., 146 F.2d 673 and 7 Cir., 150 F.2d 184, where the facts are fully stated. In both cases the error assigned was the overruling of a motion for a directed verdict and the denial of a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. In the Moss case this court held, as a matter of law, that plaintiff's decedent was guilty of contributory negligence, and in the Hook case, that the proof failed to sustain the negligence alleged in the complaint. In both cases the opinion of the court concluded thus: "The judgment is reversed." D.C., 68 F.Supp. 740. Mandates were issued in which the District Court was commanded that "such proceedings be had in the cause, as according to right and justice, and the laws of the United States, ought to be had, the said judgment notwithstanding."
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Salmon penne
Super saucy. I really liked the super buttered garlic bread. The salmon chunk was a little small and overcooked. It was also pretty tasteless. The pasta was cooked al dente, which was good. Overall, it was okay.
I should note that the calamari rings on my uncle's seafood linguini plate was cooked perfectly. They weren't chewy at all.
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — American Express Co. and three of its units agreed to pay a fine of $27.5 million and refund roughly $85 million to about 250,000 customers for allegedly illegal card practices, according to a settlement announced Monday by bank regulators and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Tonight we reveal the top 2 American Idol contestants in the finale! I'm so excited. Reading all the polls today, it's a very tight race! In a hurry? Skip to the results below!
Last night's performances were amazing! Candice brought the Idol Judges to tears!
3 songs from last night's American Idol - Top 3 are available on iTunes.
All week we've been hearing rumors of a huge shake up at American Idol. All 4 judges will not return for next season, along with Nigel!
Also see: 1 American Idol Judge Down, 3 To Go!
Former American Idol Contestant, and runner up to Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina takes the stage tonight. Love her!
Hmmm, we start American Idol by watching a cartoon. From the movie Epic, I guess. LOL
Lauren Alaina is performing Barefoot and Buckwild, a song she co-wrote.
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"Paper Plate Rainbow" for Noah's Ark.Use a paper plate, some crayons and colored yarn to make this project complete. Have the kids make this rainbow to go along with a lesson on God's promise. Teach the kids how God put the rainbow in the sky to show his promise.
Gen 9:13- I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.


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Framing the Moon
I don't know why but often when I'm gazing at the moon the trees will form a perfect natural frame for her. I'll be walking around, either with the dogs or by myself, and look up to see the moon clearly visible between branches. As I walk around the yard many times during the night, and day, this phenomenon happens quite a lot. Maybe 'phenomenon' is the wrong word. It has the connotation of a happy accident, an interesting coincidence. And, as a witch, I think it's more than that. Gazing at the moon, meditating on her influence, thinking about the various deities connected with her and how all of those things relate to me personally is the one constant in my life. I have always done it. Long before I created an altar or a magical book I was worshiping the moon. When I was attending Baptist church services in high school during my attempt-to-get-religion phase I was speaking with the moon on a regular basis.
During the lowest points in my life I communed with her and found some sense of peace. When my brother was in the hospital after his psychotic break I found solace in the wonder of a lunar eclipse. When I suffered from crippling, paralyzing depression, and eventually stopped feeling altogether, during the low points of my bipolar disorder she was there to serve as a beacon of hope. When I got a little older and said disorder took me to the heights of mania she gave me a sense of calm. And no matter where I was living, I could almost always count on seeing her through tree branches that seemed to have soaked up the sunlight just so they could showcase her reflective glory. There are times when I wonder if I could do more as a witch, or as a neopagan. It's the human condition to doubt and I am not immune to it. I sometimes wonder if I'm not a very good witch/neopagan because I don't always make a big deal out of the holydays, or because I don't read every book I can get my hands on like I once did. Is my practice a serious one even though I don't light my candles every day? Am I a bad neopagan because I don't pray every day? These kinds of questions will occasionally get me down, especially when I somewhat foolishly compare myself to other neopagans. But when it comes down to it, all I really need is to take a midnight walk and I'm right where I need to be: in the embrace of the moon.
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As a little girl I had the opportunity to take piano lessons. Sometimes I hated them but mostly I loved them. It was always fascinating to me that I could make music from my hands, it wasn't always beautiful at first but with enough practice I could play pretty good. I have wanted for years to have a piano to teach my kids the skills that I have acquired over the years. But they were always so expensive and I wanted a piano just like my mom's. I wanted to ask my mom but I didn't want to cause a big family uproar because I wasn't the only one who took lessons so why should I get it and not someone else.
The day before Halloween I got a phone call from my mom. We chatted for a bit about what our day was going to be like then she said, "Well I want to give you an early Christmas present."
"Okay" I said, not having the foggiest idea what she was giving me.
"I want to give it to you early before the weather gets cold" She told me.
"Okay..." I said, thinking that she was going to give me something to plant in the yard.
"But you have to promise not to sell it." She said
"Okay..." I replied, my curiosity was defiantly piqued at that point
"I want to give you my piano."
I was so overcome by emotions I have no idea what was said after that. Really, me? Wow! What an honor! I could not believe my ears. I was crying, I was laughing, the kids and Bruce came running into the bedroom to see what was going on.
We talked about finding some movers and that it probably needed to be tuned because it had been a while since someone had played it. After I hung up the phone I walked on clouds the rest of the day, actually every day I walk into my computer room where we put it I am on a cloud!
It took about a week to figure everything out. There were four piano movers that I could find that worked in Utah Valley. I got prices, asked questions and they all were comparable, so I prayed about it and I had a really good feeling about one mover so I went with him. The move went as smoothly as you could have asked for, the mover and his two sons made it seem so easy and effortless.
Within seconds of the movers leaving the kids were all asking if they could play it. They all took their turns, then I took my turn, what an amazing feeling after all these years that my fingers could still remember where they were supposed to go. Some songs came better than others but they all felt so good, so natural.
I have been teaching Bailey, Morgan and Owen. Reagan wants to learn and I am helping her but her hands are so small it's hard for them to reach to where they need to go, but she's trying! Oh, the sound of music fills my home and it's wonderful! I love it!
I don't think I could ever thank my mom enough, what a dream come true!


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We all know that the Internet has quite a few benefits when it comes to writing. But researching and blogging are not the only ones that can make your life as a writer go smoother and more successful. In this article I will show you how you can use?more?of the Internet than you ever thought!
- Websites
I will start off by showing you some hidden websites that make my writing journey an even greater experience.
- http://campnanowrimo.org?Let's start simple. If you're a teen writer you've probably heard of Camp NaNoWriMo before. For all of you who are new to this: Camp NaNoWriMo is an offer for writers to track their writing and reach their goals in three months of the year. Everyone is working together and sharing their progress. The most common goal is finish a 50.000 words novel in the month of the Camp, but how you set your goal is totally up to you.
- https://www.befunky.com?So, this is a photo editor that has done amazing jobs for me. You might be wondering what you, as a?writer?not?photographer, are supposed to be doing with such website. But have you ever designed your own cover for a book you've been writing? If not then I highly recommend trying it out. It's so much fun and helps you get in touch with your story even more. If you ever try, make sure to use this editor. It's easy to use and you will end up with great results!
- http://writingexercises.co.uk/index.php? This name is pretty clear. On this website you will find many generators, such as first line, plot, dialogue et cetera. It's great when you feel uninspired, can't think of a name, or simply want some writing exercises. This website will provide you with everything you need when you're stuck in the worst writer's block!
- http://www.fantasynamegenerators.com?Another awesome generator page, with literally?all the name generators for fantasy writers.?And I mean it: You will find?all the name generators.?It goes from character names, to town and tribe names. If you are writing fantasy (or anything else) and you're looking for some inspiration or unique names, this is your place.
- http://www.dolldivine.com?Please don't laugh at me for recommending a website for dress up games, but this is actually an amazing way for me to?design my character's clothing, such as uniforms, which are so personalised it's hard to find them on Google, so you have to make them yourself. If you are too lazy to draw them, you can easily brainstorm with dress up games, yes it's true! 😀
- https://refiction.com?This is another inspiration and learning page. It provides you with cool tips for every corner of the writing life and will inspire you when you are suffering from writer's block.
2.?Key Words
Next up am I going to show you some hashtags and key words that will pretty much make every website a page for writers.
- Character Inspiration?Have you ever tried to find a human being on Google Images who has something about their looks that inspires you for a new character or an existing one? I know it can be a struggle to get away from those boring stock-images, but there is a way. Put?character inspiration?behind your key words and you will be thrown into the deep writer's retreats of Google Images. When you are looking for a brown haired girl, just look for?girl brown hair character inspiration.
- Writing Prompt?This one's obvious, but if you've never tried writing prompts I definitely recommend it! There are many websites collecting hundrets of cool plot ideas that will inspire you to write them all. When ever you feel bored, browse some of them and let the inspiration come almost all by itself.
- *your book's genre*?When looking for scenery or character inspiration we sometimes struggle to find things with the right vibe. It usually helps to put your story's genre after your request. Look for yourself and type?Garden?and?Garden Fantasy.?The difference is immense!
- Ideas?or?Inspiration This is similar to my first tip. If you put key words like these behind your search, you will find more creative, unique ideas that don't have to be realistic and might inspire you to think out of the box.
3.?What to?really?do with websites you know
Now this is my favorite part. Being a writer, I have found many ways to make use of every day pages to really make them a writer's heaven. I'm excited to share them with you!
- Pinterest?For Pinterest the tips that I just presented to you are perfect. Many writers have set tags like 'character inspiration' and so on. If you use the right key words, a whole new Pinterest-World will open up for you. Also, if you're trying to find a specific style of clothing for example, be sure to look for its exact designation in the tags. That will make further searching much easier.
- YouTube?Ever tried to find theme songs? YouTube is?the?place for that. Think about what the song is supposed to be about and research before. Look up things like 'Songs about loneliness', many lists will come up that are usually linked to YouTube. Otherwise you can just dive deep into some Indie music, I feel like those are the most unique and fitting ones. Also, you can listen to playlist or music collections while writing, there are many videos for exactly that. Just look around a bit.
- Wikipedia?It's the main resource for researching, but there is one thing that you have to keep in mind: Those articles were written by normal people and it is not 100% certain that they know what they're doing. Obviously, most of them are, but watch out when you see a disclaimer telling you that the article is either unfinished or might contain wrong facts. Always use more sources than just one page!
- Google?Yes, Google. Seemingly the omniscient core of the whole Internet. Well, partly true. Google does know pretty much everything that has happened and been found out during our existence and everyone has access to the information. But you do have to know how to use it for your specific needs. (For that the tips I gave you can also help). One of the most common mistakes are typing sentences into the search box. Don't do that while researching, it will just lead you to strange forums with people who are not really in the know. Try to reduce your request to a few key words, much more useful stuff will come up.
4.?A few general tips
To bring this article to a round end, I will sum up a few of the most important things you have to remeber when researching.
- Don't get lost?Especialy Pinterest and YouTube make it hard to focus, but image your research as your job. When you're in school working with a few pages in your textbook you're not allowed to wander from the subject either, right?
- Don't overload?As mentioned before, make sure you're reducing your search and only using key words. Also look up one fact at a time and stay focused. Else you will soon find yourself in a jungle of facts that are all relevant but have nothing to do with each other, causing you to not remember one of them correctly.
- Don't copy?Whenever you find pictures, prompts et cetera, make sure they have not been used already. If you publish your book and it's built on a prompt that – oops – has a strange load of similarities to another already published book, that wouldn't end very nicely. Be careful!
- The Internet is not everything?Have you considered going to a library for researching? It's cooler than you think! Libraries are awesome to focus and work, and you can be much more certain that what you read in the books is actually true. For scenery and character design you can dabble in drawing and painting!
Alright, those were my tips on how to correctly make use of the Internet as a writer. I hope you enjoyed!
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My day went something like this:
Belay jacket on; big gloves on. Cold feet - no really cold feet.
Belay jacket off; climbing gloves on. Failed miserably to climb in a 3D manner.
Hot - no really hot.
Cold - no really cold.
Belay jacket on; big gloves on. Looked very unglamorous trying to straddle rock.
Rip in belay jacket *bugger* - oo, might take belay jacket off for this bit.
God, where are the foot holds? God, where are the pick placements?
Ah, might just use that in situ rock as a pick placement.
Oo, I'm liking the tight tope.
Oh God, I've got to lead something!
[Rich & Robin probably discuss everything there is to discuss, eat everything in their rucksacks and get hypothermic]
Take hours trying to clip a rope into a krab. Get rope twisted. Wrap leashes around rope. Put rip in new pants.
Is it tomorrow yet?
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Our Ward Devotionals were out of this world this year! I saw everything from taking the Young Women on an outdoor adventure to kickin' back with their feet in the pool to spiritual moments in a camp circle. All of our Ward Devotionals were based on our Young Women's Camp Theme "A Virtuous Path Leading Back To Our Savior".
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Mommy, Pop Packages,
trains" All things in his world that are so important and vital to him. Precious
from a three year old. I love seeing through his eyes of wonder and love for life.
Camden was thrilled to hold a simple leaf, a tiny pine cone. He is thankful too.
And his eyes
light up just the same.
Let us not grow weary of teaching our children of thankfulness. Let us talk about our
out loud daily.
"Thank you God for this cup of cold water." "Thank you God for a plumber who
can come fix the bathroom sink." I think its so important to live out loud for our children
so they may see and
know what being thankful to Him looks like.
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at
the proper time
we will reap
a harvest if we do not give up. ~Gal. 6:9
Thank you God for these moments.
"Thank Him, Thank Him, all ye little children, God is love. God is love."
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I'm going to keep this post short and sweet, 'cause its Thanksgiving! and lets face it, I have to get to the kitchen and make my sweet potato casserole :D
On Wednesday Chris and I headed out on a shopping date to H&M and then we found this awesome latin restaurant called Pio Pio. It was, I admit, delicious!!
On the picture above we are having passion fruit (maracuya) juice, it's oh, so good! if you ever go to a Peruvian restaurant make sure you order that, you will not regret it :)
I love hot air balloons so when I saw this on the sky I had to take a picture. someday I will ride on of these :)
We came across this Fair in town, but not the seasonal kind, its more like a boomers, kind of, but this one has a ferris wheel and that is awesome.
I believe this fair has been in town for like forever to be this empty, It almost looked like an abandoned fair (scary movies coming to mind right about now).
Chris took me to the go-cart in the multiple level and I almost died!! those carts go so fast, every time I was high above I felt I was going to go off the road. but It was fun, regardless :)
We finished the night renting some movies and relaxing. Nothing like a honeymoon where you can seat relax and not think you have to go to work the next day.
It's Thanksgiving and I'm so thankful for the life God has given me through Jesus and for giving me such a sweet and loving husband, as he is running errands for my sweet potato casserole right now :P
what are you thankful for?
enjoy your family and friends and tell them often what you are thankful for not just today!
Happy Thanksgiving!!
ps. stay tuned for 'Honeymoon day 4' tomorrow :)


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General chemistry 2 Ch12 chemical kinetics
Final exam part one
Chemical Kinetics:
The area of chemistry concerned with reaction rates and the sequence of steps by which reactions occur
Reaction Rate
Either the increase in the concentration of a product per unit time or the decrease in the concentration of a reactant per unit time
Concentration change
Rate = _______________________
Time change
Rate Law
An equation that shows the dependence of the reaction rate on the concentration of each reactant
Experimental Determination of a Rate Law
characteristics of First and second order reactions
Type A-->Products
zeroth-order reaction
the rate is independent of the concentration of the reactant.
Elementary Reaction vs overall reation
-A single step in a reaction mechanism, describes an individual molecular event.
-describes the reaction stoichiometry and is a summation of the elementary reactions.
reactive intermediate
formed in one step and consumed in a subsequent step.
names from definations above
A classification of an elementary reaction based on the number of molecules (or atoms) on the reactant side of the chemical equation.
Types of molecularities
uni, bi, tetra
reaction rate laws and molecularity
The rate law for an elementary reaction follows directly from its molecularity because an elementary reaction is an individual molecular event
Rate-Determining Step
The slowest step in a reaction mechanism. It acts as a bottleneck and limits the rate at which reactants can be converted to products
Rate Laws for Overall Reactions: Initial Slow Step
slow then fast
Rate Laws for Overall Reactions:Initial Fast Step
fast then slow then fast
Procedure for Studying Reaction Mechanisms
k vs temprature
The rate constant is dependent on temperature
Transition State
The configuration of atoms at the maximum in the potential energy profile. This is also called the activated complex.
Collision Theory
As the average kinetic energy increases, the average molecular speed increases, and thus the collision rate increases.
Collision theory contd
calculating rate
Activation Energy (Ea)
The minimum energy needed for reaction. As the temperature increases, the fraction of collisions with sufficient energy to react increases.
Arrhenius equation
a different form of collision theory equation, where A(=pZ) is the frequency factor
rate constant vs Ea vs T
k decreases as Ea increases
k increases as T increases (as before)
A substance that increases the rate of a reaction without itself being consumed in the reaction. A catalyst is used in one step and regenerated in a later step.
Since the catalyst is involved in the rate-determining step, it often appears in the rate law.
catalyzed vs uncatalyzed
Ea lower vs higher
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Reports reaching us say Alhaji Ademola Fashola, Lagos state governor Babatunde Fashola's father, passed away this morning in Lagos.
It seems that he died after battling an illness. It would be recalled that last year, amidst the Lagos Doctors' strike, he was flown to the United States for medical treatment.
The deceased would have celebrated his 80-years jubilee next month.
Governor Fashola's Special Adviser on Media, Hakeem Bello, who was with Governor Babatunde Fashola in Saudi Arabia, confirmed the information when contacted.
He said the official statement will be issued soon by the state government giving details of Mr Fashola's burial arrangement.
Meanwhile, Mr Bush Alebioshu, the federal lawmaker representing Shomolu/Kosofe constituency in the House of Representatives, has described the death as a "big loss to the state."
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Michelle and Mark's wedding at the Stroudsmoor
Michelle + Mark
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Michelle and Mark planned an intimate, richly detailed wedding. The Stroudsmoor's decor and top notch service created the perfect backdrop for an elegant event. The resort recommended local vendors to pull together details such as doves to be released at the close of the ceremony and a horse and carriage to convey the bride, groom and wedding party between locations on site. We owe a bit of thanks to both the videographer and the DJ for helping set the stage for some dramatic reception photos. Lehigh Valley wedding videographer Rob Castiglia and his son did a great job covering the event and Lehigh Valley wedding DJ Mike Kresh helped create the party atmosphere with music, creative lighting and fun props for the guests to play with.
Adrienne and Brian's Stroudsmoor wedding
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O2 stores up and down the country will open at 8.02am (oddly precise time?) tomorrow, to deal with the expected onslaught of iPhone 4 buyers, upgraders and rubber-neckers.
Whether this onslaught will materialise is an altogether different issue. Despite favourable initial reviews from the tech world's biggest hitters, Engadget and Boing Boing, it may be that Apple fanboys are running low on cash after last month's iPad launch, while upgraders might think twice about giving up their unlimited data for O2's odd new tariffs.
Having said that there are already queues building outside Apple's flagship Regent Street store.
This will be the first real test of Apple's ability to launch two such mainstream orientated products in such quick succession. Yes, the nature of the products is different but nevertheless the demographics buying them won't be. It'll be interesting to see how the release of one product affects the sales of the other, if at all.
If you're going to be queuing up tomorrow tell us why? What makes it worth it. The kudos? The device? The insatiable urge of the early-adopter? Whichever, tell us about it.


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Biggest surprise: The Browns were tired of waiting on third-year receiver Travis Wilson to come around. But just when the light was starting to come on this summer (he had six catches Thursday), Cleveland let him go. Wilson, a former third-round draft pick, likely will get a look elsewhere soon.
No-brainers: The fact that four defensive backs were cut was no surprise with the way Cleveland's secondary played in the preseason. Travis Key, A.J. Davis, Jereme Perry and Brandon Mitchell all had a chance to make an impression but failed.
What's next: Speaking of which, the Browns are looking to address their cornerback position. Veteran Ty Law is one consideration as a free agent. Cleveland also will monitor cuts this weekend to see if there are more affordable options in the secondary.


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I realize now that I was waaaayyyy too heavy handed with my Shea Butter mix. I was applying too much of it morning and night, plus spritzing everyday and doing the baggy method, and then I go and decide to do my mud wash, acv rinse, deep conditioner combo thing last week that although it left my hair soft, I still saw some telltale signs of white. I haven't clarified in a while, and while I love my mudwash, it doesn't exactly work to clarify the hair...especially after weeks and weeks of product build up. I didn't want to do the detox again...although I'm sure that would have worked, but I stumbled across a site on Etsy called Sweetsnthings that specialized in making homemade shampoo bars that were sulfate free. I figured I could try one of these bars to help cleanse my hair.
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Now I know that I should mostly focus on applying oils to the ends of my hair and be careful with what I apply to the scalp. Right now I'm sticking with my Wild Growth Oil. Once that is finished I might just use Jamaican Black Castor Oil or something...and maybe only once a week to the scalp...I don't know, trial and error. I haven't been using my Shea Butter mix lately because I'm liking the blue magic right now...but we'll see. As for my mud wash well that will be my weekly wash and once a month I plan on using my shampoo bar to remove any extra build up. I don't ever want to have that kind of build up again!


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The March 14 coalition is named after the mass anti-Syrian rally on that date in 2005 in which over one million Lebanese converged on central Beirut to demand a withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon and an end to Syrian meddling in Lebanese political affairs.The March 14 rally, held in response to a pro-Syrian demonstration on March 8, was the climax of the month-long series of rallies that followed the assassination of Rafik Hariri, a former Lebanese prime minister, in a massive truck bomb explosion on February 14, 2005.
The March 14 coalition comprises an array of political parties, movements and individuals, mainly Sunni, Christian and Druze with a few Shia. The dominant players in the March 14 coalition are Saad Hariri, son and heir of Rafik Hariri and head of Tayyar Mustaqbal (Future Movement); Walid Jumblatt, the leader of Lebanon's Druze community and head of the Progressive Socialist Party; and Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces.
The March 14 coalition won 72 seats in the 128-seat parliament at the May-June 2005 elections, making it the parliamentary majority, with Hariri's Tayyar Mustaqbal winning the largest share of the coalition. It also forms the backbone of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's government.
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Balcony audience is only the sixth of HM's reign
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Thais across the country will experience a rare delight today - a grand public audience granted by their much-beloved King from a balcony; an event known as Seehabanchorn in Thai.
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the world's longest-reigning monarch, but throughout his more than six-decade reign, he has granted such a grand public audience only five times before. Today, he turns 85 and will receive his people's best wishes directly when he appears on a balcony of the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall.
The event is set to go down as an impressive moment in Thailand's history.
A sea of yellow – the colour associated with His Majesty's birthday – will appear in the public space in front of the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall once again as chants of "Long Live the King" resonate far and wide.
Out of their overwhelming love and respect for their monarch, Thais relish every opportunity to get a glimpse of His Majesty and to express their loyalty.
When His Majesty celebrated the 60th anniversary of his accession to the throne, in 2006, about a million yellow-clad people showed up in front of the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall to extend their best wishes.
Millions of other Thais were glued to the television for the grand public audience. As His Majesty raised his hand to greet his subjects, a large number of Thais shed tears of delight.
Seehabanchorn grand public audiences involving a balcony take place on very important occasions only.
The current monarch granted his first Seehabanchorn audience on May 7, 1950, at the Phutthaisawan Throne Hall, at the Grand Palace, as part of his coronation ceremony.
The second took place at the Phutthaisawan Throne Hall on October 18, 1956, when His Majesty announced his decision to be ordained.
On January 19, 1961, His Majesty granted another Seehabanchorn audience from a balcony of the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall to mark his return to the Kingdom after a seven-month trip to 14 countries.
The fourth was held at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall. It took place on December 5, 1999, on the occasion of His Majesty's Sixth Cycle Birthday Anniversary.


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As labour becomes more and more expensive due to all of the resource mis-allocation, inflation, taxes, regulations the capital comes to the rescue and saves the day once again. Competition is pushing USPS to reduce costs and in our times the result is obvious - automation. This may be good news actually, of-course it's a government program, so there has to be a level of inefficiency somewhere there, the procurement process, somewhere is getting a nice piece of the pie, but as long as it works out at the en
of-course it's a government program, so there has to be a level of inefficiency somewhere there
Yes, since it's the government, it just has to be inefficient! We need to have FedEx and UPS show USPS how to send letters from Florida to Alaska for 46 cents.
I too am sick of and disappointed in the inaccurate and unsourced assumptions that presume government processes are less efficient that for-profit processes. My unsourced opinion is they're both about equally inefficient, but the for-profit solutions cost more.
There is evidence that government run out heavily regulated operations can be more efficient. It depends on your definition of efficient though.
For example national energy production was a lot cheaper before it was privatised. It is now not efficient at making profit but worse if you need electricity, which everyone does. We end up paying for new infrastructure through our bills that is then privately owned and used to extract even more money from us. It's horribly inefficient.
Companies like British Telecom used to build new infrastructure when it was needed. Now they are nationalised they do so only when they can make money, so our broadband is slow and crap. Here in Japan my phone has 150mb up and down, while the absolute best the UK has to offer to your home is 120/10 (with shitty traffic management to make it pointless).
Government run operations are far more efficient for consumers and the country/economy as a whole when any kind of essential service or infrastructure is involved.
So is it the private or government run systems that are doing better. You mention electricity was better as a government run entity but that telecom was better as a private entity. Or do you not understand the meaning of big-words such as "nationalized"?
Something I try to point out is that efficiency is dependent on where your are "standing". From the POV of a corporation what is efficient for them is how easily they can rip the most money out of my pockets to improve profits or CEOs bonuses. While for me it is how cheaply and easily I get what I need. For government it means how cheaply and easily it can provide services it is mandated to do; such as defense, police service, critical utilities such as health care, education etc.
Note that individual goals
Being declared a monopoly and being subsidised by government and providing 46 cent letter services does NOT make USPS efficient, it only makes it a monopoly that is using various government subsidies (some are hidden as parts of other government programs) to provide that type of delivery. Of-course USPS was selling 'forever stamps' for more than a year now, those could in principle work as a hedge against inflation unless USPS at some point simply declares that it will not honour those sales or that it jus
You've got a point, but did you know... FedEx has a contract with USPS to actually move a lot of USPS packages around the country?
. I think that it's a GOOD cross-subsidy (from a public policy perspective), but let's not pretend that it's a comment on USPS's efficiency or lack thereof.
- why should people, who send letters a few miles from each other be subsidising somebody who sends letters across the continent? I do not think it is a good thing, I think it is an awful abuse of gov't power. Are the people living in Alaska subsidising Manhattan cost of living?
The reason they are losing money is that 46 cents is too cheap. And every time they ask for a rate increase they have to beg for it from congress. It is congress that is hosing the USPS. If they had less restrictions, e.g. increase rates when needed, they would be more solvent. Not that these artificially low rates also under cut the private sector.
... what.
USPS makes money. It makes a lot of money, in fact. The only reason why it appears to be in debt is because of the other parts of the government forcing it to take on debts most businesses don't have to.
And I have no idea why you think "automation" is something the USPS hasn't thought of before. Do you really think a person sorts your mail? As long as it's legibly written in the standard format, your letter is OCR'd without human intervention.
Hell, why do you think those mobile POS thingers are any
You've been lied to. Every business in the country pays for their retirement plans while the employee in working. What USPS was doing was promising to pay today's workers 50 years from now, but not setting aside any money to do so. In most cases, it would be illegal for a private company to pull the crap the USPS was. It's fraud, telling employees they have a retirement fund when in fact there is no such fund. Congress had USPS stop committing fraud. Now, when a postal worker goes to work today, they ea
As labour becomes more and more expensive
Your comment starts right away with a big fat lie, which is repeated and repeated ad nauseam by the Corporate Propaganda Machine, a.k.a. The Media, until people actually believe it. It's nothing but propaganda by the 1% to convince the 99% to shut up and suck it while a bigger and bigger share of the income flies from the pockets of the latter into the pockets of the former.
"of-course it's a government program, so there has to be a level of inefficiency", this is true of any program, it isn't special to government. It is just that government is more conspicuous due to it running on taxpayer dollars. The citizenry will complain vociferously about "waste" in a government program but will happily fork over much more as a percentage of their income for things like cable TV, internet access, gasoline. Why? Because they see themselves as getting a direct benefit and hence it okay. C
Whats the MOST inefficient way to make a decision? Having millions of people vote on it is probably the least efficient way possible.
The second most inefficient way to make a decision is probably to send it through the US Congress. On the other hand, North Korea makes decisions efficiently - the dictator simply decides. That might take ten seconds, while the same decision by the US government might take years.
The US government isn't SUPPOSED to be efficient. If we wanted efficient, we'd have a dictator.
It's awkward when they're open such a short amount of time, and yes, there usually is quite the line at closing time so they're effectively open until 4:30 or 5:00 anyway.
Oh, I watched them slam their metal window shade at 04:59:50 on a long line of Christmas package shippers a few days before Christmas. Many of them had been there for half an hour or more because they only had one person running a window. Oh, and I went to check my PO BOX at 1PM on New Years Eve and they had closed at noon. Not that I
Yeah it just sucks you couldn't get postal service outside of normal business hours. You'll be so glad when no one can get postal service!
Closing at 1 pm on a Tuesday is not "normal business hours" in the US.
Yeah it just sucks you couldn't get postal service outside of normal business hours. You'll be so glad when no one can get postal service!
Because no services exist except those metered out by a government monopoly. Gotcha.
In related news, the immigrant gentleman who owns the local UPS Store franchise kept his business open until there were no more paying customers coming in the door. Why? Profit motive - it signals optimal market operations. He doesn't have a monopoly to lean back on.
Neither does USPS - you know, seeing as how there was a UPS store. Yet oddly you didn't go there in your story.
I won't miss them when they're gone.
Not rain nor whatever long since gave way to "fuck you, I'm off". So far between my lady and I we've witnessed four incidents where there were huge lines and the postmaster of Kelseyville was just standing around jaw jacking. I thought he got paid to make sure the mail got delivered, not to shoot shit and hold his dick. One of those times my lady managed to guilt him into fetching packages for people, which shouldn't be necessary. In these times he should be fearing for his job, and doing it lest he lose it
Why not use something nobody will want to take home, like a HTC first?
I finally reach the age of being able to rag on the USPS and they are still delivering things on time. Now I have to hear they are being accommodating too? Dirty roten rat...
I finally reach the age of being able to rag on the USPS and they are still delivering things on time. Now I have to hear they are being accommodating too? Dirty roten rat...
The USPS does neither of those things in my area.
Been using them in Oz for years...
Are they using Apple ones? Most people use Windows CE for that sort of thing. Although that is discontinued now, so they do need to look for something else.
Many USPS locations already have a kiosk with a scale and a vending machine type arrangement to do that, without the need for a postal employee. Or you can get a USPS account (which is free) and print your own bar-coded package labels with postage. Just like FedEx. There's even a discount for that, and you get free tracking.
When you use either of those methods, no postal employee has to do any data entry.
I was wondering why a purchase kept bouncing in and and out of a delivery for two weeks.
I ordered a game from ebay that was mailed first class two day post - and it circled in and out of forest park for over two weeks. I've never had a problem like that before. Now it makes sense.
Because you can't Instagram your rampage with a mere cash register.
when will their own website notice that 07676 is the Township of Washington in NJ
cause when I sent shit there this summer the website said invalid and I had to take it to the post office only to get screwed another 4 bucks for some drooling flunky to print a label
"US Postal Service announces trial of a technology in widespread use for many years, film at 11"
Oh! These joke sites like The Onion, and Satirewire are so funny. Imagine an efficiently-run post office with friendly attendents employing modern technology. LOL.
It amazes me how little the USPS "clicknship" website has changed over the past 10+ years. A consumer still cannot go online and print out a stamped, first class envelope, let alone an unstamped mailing label. You still cannot fill out paperwork for certified or registered mail online, instead you have to go to the post office and scribble on one of those adhesive-backed green labels with smudgy ink. If you don't want to verify a mailing address or ZIP+4, it's far easier to type it into Google.com than U
This process can check if this value is zero, and if it is, it does something child-like. -- Forbes Burkowski, CS 454, University of Washington


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Monday, July 16, 2012
Slumber Party Fun
I think being an Aunt is pretty much the best thing ever, I had a blast with them, but I come away wondering how parents do it! I had them less than 24 hours and I was exhausted! They have limitless energy and talk a mile a minutes - and I love them more and more every day. Pin It
Posted by Jamie at 6:00 AM
Labels: Bubbles, Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepson, Home, Life is a Highway, Miss M, Rascal Flatts, Slumber Party, Tiny T
15 comments:
- Dagmar said...
Wonderful photos and memories in the making! They obviously just love spending time with you! love the bubbles❤
- July 16, 2012 at 6:20 AM
- DecorandtheDog said...
Being an aunt is awesome! Our 4 year nephew just mentioned that he wants to spend the night at our house. I'm glad to hear someone else survived because it could be interesting!!
- July 16, 2012 at 6:37 AM
- Joanne said...
Sounds like a wonderful time. They love you so much! you are a very good aunt!!!
- July 16, 2012 at 7:29 AM
- Nicole said...
T is sitting here while I read our post and telling me about each picture! They had a great time!
- July 16, 2012 at 7:48 AM
- Punctuation Mark said...
Beating an aunt is the best... You get to play with them, a little discipline and none of the pain!
- July 16, 2012 at 9:43 AM
- ~Kristina said...
Jammies, bubbles and a deck sound like a perfect party to me.
- July 16, 2012 at 9:54 AM
- justine said...
oh how lovely this all looks, perfect party I agree
- July 16, 2012 at 11:05 AM
- Lisa Gordon said...
They are just precious, Jamie, and how wonderful that you can spend time with them.
I truly think that one of the biggest reasons little ones can navigate things such as an iPad, etc, is quite simply because they are not afraid of "messing" anything up. They just go at it, and it works!
- July 16, 2012 at 12:12 PM
- Krystal said...
these pics are the cutest :)
- July 16, 2012 at 1:45 PM
- Kelli said...
Being an auntie is the best!
Looks like you guys had tons of fun!
- July 16, 2012 at 6:57 PM
- Stampmouse said...
Awe looks like fun. This is why we exist for days like this
- July 17, 2012 at 10:16 AM
- Rosie Grey said...
Sounds like you all had a great time! And looks like it too :-))
- July 17, 2012 at 10:43 AM
- Karen said...
They are adorable, and what wonderful memories they'll have of time spent with you. (Remember parents do not entertain constantly like aunts do!)
- July 17, 2012 at 11:32 AM
- Jerica said...
We have the best niece and nephew in the world! I love them so much and I love that you spend so much time with them. You are the greatest aunt! It sounds like your weekend was full of fun and adventure, I love all the creative things you did with them. Maybe M and T can teach you how to use your iPhone :) We had a great weekend as well. My cousin was in town so we got to spend some time with her and her three girls!
- July 18, 2012 at 11:07 AM
- Cindy said...
what is it about going outside in your pajamas that is so much fun :)? i'm sure they have a great time with you ... i would.
- July 25, 2012 at 1:23 PM


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On 12/11/06 we stage a Baba wedding procession for the World Lottery Association at the Raffles Convention Hall.
The bride and groom
The whole cast....
Our lovely ladies in thier baju panjang, sarong kebayas.....posing :-)
As the aromatic smells of Stangee fills the room. I invite you to Twee Wan - To reminisce (Hokkien) on life in a Rumah Baba.
The bride and groom
Our lovely ladies in thier baju panjang, sarong kebayas.....posing :-)
You would just need chilli, lemon grass, shallots, shrimp paste, candlenuts for the rempah. Pound them to a paste startin with the hard ingredients. Add peanut oil to the kwali sampay panas (till its hot) throw in a bruise lemon grass and add the rempah and tumis (saute) till it "pecah minyak".
Once the rempah is ready add your pork and chicken continue to tumis. Add doan limau perot. Pour 1/2 a cup of chicken/meat stock and continue to tumis. Season with salt to your taste.
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So after a number of announcements recently, it seems Google are finally starting to put more serious effort in competing in small scale live broadcasting. For a long time, I had no real idea how anyone actually got to the point where they could live broadcast on Youtube (other than being really big). They've finally set the bar at 100 subscribers though. As someone with 411 Youtube subs and 36 Twitch followers, you can probably see where this blog post is going.
If you've paid much attention to live video streaming on the internet recently, you'll have noticed the huge growth that industry has seen. Twitch.tv came from a simple 'Justin.tv does games' and turned into a large live streaming haven for gamers. Outside of gaming, you have websites like livestream.com and ustream.tv continue to exist as well. It's been a good couple years for live streaming and we're about to go into one of the biggest weekends for broadcasted gaming content in history.
So where was Youtube until now? Surely with such a, dare I say "booming industry", they could have been a large contender already. From what I've seen though, it's a matter of scale. Twitch might have a 200,000 or so people watching on a good day, but that's a drop in the bucket for Youtube. When I see something being streamed on Youtube, it's a Wimbledon or a guy jumping out of a large metal can from about 39km into the stratosphere. When you have millions watching a guy screaming while playing Happy Wheels, would you really care about a handful of people with mere thousands watching him live?
It seems Youtube did the smart move here; wait for live streaming to grow and focus on large scale events while building better tools and infrastructure. Twitch has become unstable recently, even to the point where 240p can lag. By comparison, watching Wimbledon on Youtube was a pleasure. The stream would auto adjust it's resolution when left on default and I could manually change it with a seamless transition. If there was lag, I don't remember it and the lack of thousands of people spamming chat icons wasn't missed.
I don't know what the catalyst for Youtube suddenly going after the smaller broadcasters is, but they seem in a good position to do it. Twitch might have some shinier features, but Youtube is stronger in a number of ways. The Twitch highlight and export system is a real headache when you're dealing with multiple accounts. Youtube has a superior interface with more options and gives you the ability to download the entire thing as a video file to edit yourself. Even the simple things like a centralized point of people seeing all of my content is a huge boon. Not to say Youtube is perfect, but if people can watch my content in high quality without issue, then there's only one real choice.
Depending on how things work out on the monetization side of things (such as the ability to run adverts), I see no reason to use Twitch when I plan to start streaming next month. I don't plan on putting any sponsor logos up when I stream, so Youtube's policy on that doesn't bother me. I also don't like the idea of going through the uncertainty of getting a Twitch partnership if my existing Youtube partnership does the same job. Why spend time building up something I could potentially make money from when I already have a more established platform?


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(San Fernando Valley, California early 77 – )
Official Pre-79 Releases:
Paranoid 10″ (A&M, SP-12008) released Jun 78
Tracks: Paranoid, Hideous, You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)
Paranoid 7″ (A&M, AMS 7368) released Jun 78, UK
Tracks: Paranoid, I'm O.K. You're O.K.
Eve of Destruction 7″ (A&M, AMS 7373) released Aug 78, UK
Tracks: Eve of destruction, Doggie do
Give it Back 7″ (A&M, AMS 7391) released Nov 78, UK
Tracks: Give it back, You drive me ape
Silent Night 7″ (A&M, AM 2092) released Nov 78
Tracks: Silent night, Sounds of silence
The Incredible Shrinking Dickies LP (A&M, CS 3327) recorded 78, released 79
Tracks: Give It Back, Poodle Party, Paranoid, She, Shadow Man, Mental Ward, Eve Of Destruction, You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla), Waterslide, Walk Like An Egg, Curb Job, Shake & Bake, Rondo (The Midgets Revenge)
Various Artists – No Wave LP (A&M, SP 4738) released 78
Tracks: Give it back, You drive me ape
Other Pre-79 Recordings;
Demo/Rehearsal recorded Nov 77 Audio Asylum Rehearsal Room, San Fernando Valley
Tracks: Hideous, I'm OK You're OK, You Drive Me Ape, Walk Like An Egg
Whisky A Go-Go, Hollywood 27-12-77
Tracks: Hideous, I'm OK You're OK, Give It Back, Got It At The Store, Walk Like An Egg, Loose Lucy, Can Ya, Sounds Of Silence, Poodle Party, Curb Job, You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)
Elk's Lodge, Los Angeles 24-2-78 Masque Benefit
Tracks: I'm Ok You're Ok, Shake And Bake, Shadowman, Canyon, You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla), Hideous
Whiskey A Go-Go 4-10-78
Tracks: unknown, unknown #2, Waterslide, Sounds of silence, I'm ok your ok, Poodle party, Walk like an egg, Got it at the store, Mental ward, Shadow man, You drive me ape, Paranoid, Shake and bake
Brighton Dome 21-11-78
Tracks: Paranoid, Give It Back, Sounds Of Silence, Got It At The Store
Bristol 26-11-78
Tracks: Eve Of Destruction, Rondo In A Major (Midget's Revenge)
Further Information;
Line ups:
77 – Jun 81
Stan Lee (gtr)
Billy Remar (bass)
Carlos Cabellero (drms)
Leonard Graves Phillips (voc/keyb)
Robert Davis (keyb/sax)
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Journal of Medicine and Health Research, ISSN No. : 2456-9178, Vol.: 1, Issue.: 1
Original Research Article
ASHWIN B. PATEL1* 1Poison Information Center, National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad-16, Gujarat, India.
1Poison Information Center, National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad-16, Gujarat, India.
Introduction: The increased use of synthetic chemicals and drugs has made poisoning a worldwide problem with a significant rise in poisoning cases. Organophosphate (OP) pesticides are among the most widely used pesticides in the Asian countries including India. The measurement of serum or plasma pseudo cholinesterase (PChE) and RBC acetylcholinesterase (RBC-AChE) activities is used widely to investigate incidents of OP over-exposure, or as part of health surveillance in workers at risk of OP exposure. This study was planned to see the pattern of blood pseudocholinesterase, RBC-AChE activities and their ratios in chlorpyrifos-poisoning in relation to other OPs among the acute poisoning cases referred to the Poison Information Centre, National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad (PIC-NIOH).
Materials and Methods: OP-poisoning cases (n=705) referred to PIC- NIOH during Jan 2007-Dec 2011 (5 years) are included in this study. The data were analysed with respect to age, sex, route of exposure, mode, circumstances of exposure and type of OP encountered in poisoning. The blood samples were analysed for plasma cholinesterase and RBC-AChE activities on the day of admission to the hospital. The data of their activities and the ratio PChE/RBC-AChE in acute poisoning of chlorpyrifos, monocrotophos, dimethoate and phorate (more frequently encountered OPs; n=307) are reported.
Results: Chlorpyrifos, phorate, dimethoate and monocrotophos were commonly encountered OP-pesticides in poisoning; chlorpyriphos showing the highest frequency. In chlorpyrifos-poisoning, RBC-AChE activities were found to be significantly higher than dimethoate or monocrotophos poisoning. Higher RBC-AChE/PChE ratio was observed in chlorpyrifos-poisoning as compared to phorate-, dimethoate- or monocrotophos-poisoning group.
Conclusions: Variation in pattern of plasma pseudocholinesterase, RBC-AChE activities and RBC-AChE /PChE ratio was observed among the cases of chlorpyrifos, phorate, dimethoate and monocrotophos poisoning. Typically, higher RBC-AChE/ PChE ratio was observed in chlorpyrifos-poisoning as compared to phorate-, dimethoate- or monocrotophos-poisoning group which may be used as a diagnostic tool for acute exposure to chlorpyrifos.
Keywords :
Acute poisoning; chlorpyrifos; monocrotophos; dimethoate; phorate; RBC acetylcholinesterase to pseudocholinesterase activity ratio.
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by Gretchen Demoss
One of our new readers over at http://www.savedbydogs.com passed the Versatile Blogger Award on to us this week. It's always fun to hear who is reading our blog, and it's even more fun to receive a blogging award.
As part of this blogging award, we're supposed to tell seven things you might not know about us and then pass the award on to other bloggers. Here are some things you may not know about Kendall and me.
1. Kendall's favorite food in the whole wide world is sweet potatoes! She'll eat anything and everything sweet potato.
2. Kendall doesn't like bananas. She eats lots of other fruit like strawberries, cherries without their pits, kiwi, etc., but she doesn't like bananas at all.
3. I once bungee jumped from a logging bridge in Washington state – all in the name of science. I jumped twice, once forward and once backward, but would never do it again.
4. I don't like to garden. We're lucky to have transformed our yard into a perennial oasis. I don't have to do anything but watch stuff grow and flower.
5. I have my motorcycle endorsement. I don't plan to ever ride a motorcycle, but getting the endorsement was on my bucket list.
6. I love the beach. I find it relaxing and calming. There's nothing like walking on the beach and finding sand dollars. Kendall loves it, too.
7. We don't go out for Valentine's Day. We plan a picnic in front of the fire. One of us is in charge of picking up dinner and the other is in charge of dessert. It saves a lot of money and is just as romantic, if not more.
Here are the blogs we're passing the Versatile Blogging Award on to:
Gardening with Wyatt – Wyatt's a fun-loving Airedale whose people are the ones responsible for our awesome yard. He's always up to something.
Life with Desmond – Desmond has had some rough times dealing with the stress of Superstorm Sandy. It looks like they've already received this award, but I'm sending it their way again.
You Did What with your Weiner – Follow Gretel and Chester, two Dachshunds as they hike around Seattle and explore the Pacific Northwest.
Urban Hounds – You'll find product reviews, book reviews, recipes, and more over at Urban Hounds.
Little Vintage Trailer – This isn't a dog blog, but it is one I enjoy reading. I love the design of the blog, and there's plenty to read about vintage trailers there.


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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Dragon Quilt Wall Hanging - Part 3
I don't like using Steam a Seam for any applique work because it is really bulky, doesn't give you the precision you need and it's hard on your hands when cutting out shapes. There is another one called Wonder Under which I use for shapes that aren't as intricate, but it's a bit stiffer and for something like this with all those in and out scales on his back it would be tough.
Today when I got home while it was still light out I got it positioned on my top and ironed it in place. Tomorrow will be the outer borders. I have a turquoise fabric that will be a 1" inner border and then a purple jacquard weave for a 3"outer border. Then comes the quilting part. First will be work on the dragon, doing some outline work and then I have to have a look around to figure out what to do on the rest of the background and the borders. Flames seem to be the obvious and I don't know if I want to go down that road.
4 comments:
- Librarynan said...
Wow! Very ambitious of you to applique the ragon! I really like the convergence background, too.
- March 3, 2009 at 6:52 PM
- Purple Paisley Patch said...
The dragon is fantastic, I love it! Thanks for all the info about the different fusibles, it is great to get these tips from others and learn by their experience. In terms of quilting, what about using the scales as your inspiration and doing a continuous scale-like pattern all over???
I think I'm at about 30 odd blocks for the Bushfire Quilt, need to lay it out and figure out how many blocks, how they go best together, and if I need more. When I have it laid out I'll take a photo so you can see what I've been labouring over! It isn't that exciting, but I think it will look bright and cheery when finished.
Talk/write again soon.
Kelly :-)
- March 3, 2009 at 7:31 PM
- Living on the Spit said...
How cool is that....It looks awesome and you are really doing an amazing job.
- March 3, 2009 at 8:59 PM
- hetty said...
I love seeing the progress you are making! It looks great!
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1980 was an especially good year for concept cars. The Aston Martin Bulldog, the Citroën Karin, the Ferrari Pinin and the Lancia Medusa, all debuted that year to wide acclaim, each for different reasons. The Bulldog and Karin were wedge-shaped sports cars, and the Medusa and the Pinin were unique, elegant sedans.
But one concept car from that year is usually not mentioned: the Lamborghini Athon, a bit of an outlier even in a year of unique designs. Its pedigree seems impeccable – Bertone, classic Italian Carrozzeria; Lamborghini, classic Italian marque; designer, Gandini's successor Marc Deschamps; its format, a spider, again an Italian classic. But perhaps it was a combination of unique circumstances that led to the Athon being overlooked and, just maybe, underappreciated.
A bit of context is in order here. The late 1970s and early 1980s were a disaster for Lamborghini. The company had struggled throughout the 1970s and went bankrupt in 1978. The company was placed in receivership with the Mimran brothers in 1980. The Mimrans would try to resurrect the marque, searching for investors and financing to get production going again.
Enter two of the most prominent Lamborghini dealers of the time – Romano Bernardoni's Emilianauto in Bologna, and Achilli Motors in Milan. They had been financing the construction of the cars they needed by paying for them in advance, and agreed to finance a concept car, along with Nuccio Bertone, who undertook the project (and most of the expenses) as a matter of pride and belief in Lamborghini.
The project began with the delivery of a Lamborghini Silhouette chassis, complete with drivetrain, to Bertone (it had probably been a test mule). Whatever the car would look like, it would be stock Silhouette underneath, which meant a standard 260hp V8 engine, placed amidships, with a five-speed manual transmission and standard suspension. A glorious roar through an unmuffled exhaust meant that the car would be quite a presence both visually and aurally, wherever it went. Finally, as the Silhouette (with its targa top) was the first roadster that Lamborghini had produced in any numbers, it was determined the new concept car would be a roadster as well.
The project was to be Marc Deschamps' first as director of design at Bertone. Marcello Gandini had left at the end of 1979 and automotive enthusiasts and industry insiders were watching to see if, as expected, a new design language would emerge at Bertone. However, Deschamps surprised everyone by continuing the design themes championed by his predecessor, and by Nuccio Bertone himself.
The roadster that emerged from Deschamps' drawing board was very geometrical. It had a strong wedge at the front and a solid, slab-like mid and rear section. Typical of Bertone, these sections were deeply incised with clear recesses and cuts that caught the light and animated what would otherwise be a chunky, awkward form. Along the flanks of the car a deep recessed surface contrasted with the upper body and particularly the lower sill, which seemed to protrude from the car and become a dramatic sculptural piece in itself. Details also worked to animate the form. Witness the taillights – mere slits incised into the blocky rear of the car. But they were enough to keep the eye moving horizontally over the form of the car. The engine cover was treated as a separate element, extending across the rear deck of the car (its considerable length reminded some of a pickup truck with a tonneau cover over the bed).
But for all the sculpting and graphics, there was still a monolithic quality to the design – no doubt intentional on Deschamps' part. Bertone liked a certain monolithic quality to the designs that bore his nameplate. Witness the Lancia Sibilo concept of 1978 – a vaguely pyramidal form animated by chunky fenders and equally chunky wheels. Even the Sibilo's glazing was superbly integrated with the body to achieve a strong seamless form. The Athon, being more sculpted and an open top car, was in some ways less monolithic, but from many views, particularly the rear 3/4 view, it looked as if it was milled out of a solid block of metal.
The Athon was described by Bertone as a spider or a true roadster – it had no top - but unlike many spider-type cars the Athon was a little cab-forward due to its mid-engined layout; most spiders had their engines placed in front. The windshield was, typical of Bertone, well integrated into the body, in this case at the awkward junction of the wedgy front and the blocky midsection and rear. The curving windscreen glass was of advanced construction, and smoked to better integrate it into the colour of the car's body – again like the earlier Sibilo.
The interior was luxurious and for its time quite technically advanced. The Italian supplier Veglia worked hard to create an early touchscreen instrument panel, while a box to the left of the steering wheel had fingertip controls for indicators, wipers and the like. An integrated phone sat on the passenger's side of the center stack. The seats were deeply sculpted buckets covered in the finest leather. The door panels included a geometric composition of controls and speakers for the stereo system, their layout being one of the more under-appreciated design features of the car.
The Athon, named in reference to the Egyptian God of the Sun, was conceived to be a luxurious spider for cruising in sunny places like the Mediterranean, or even California – a market not previously of concern to Lamborghini. Alas, the car, introduced to wide acclaim at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show, was destined to be a only a concept. But no matter, as the publicity the Athon garnered lifted Lamborghini's fortunes; a new car, the Jalpa, would join the Countach in the next few years and the company would begin to find its way out of the abyss.
As for the Athon itself, the car was returned to Bertone and placed in its museum. It was sold along with other Bertone classics in May 2011 at Villa d'Este for €347,200 to a private collector. It was unrestored, but apparently still in running condition.
Was the Athon the car that saved Lamborghini? Probably not, but it was the symbol of the energy and dedication of those who financed it and donated time, labour and materials to a cause that seemed all but lost. The project was a matter of personal, professional and national pride. As we look at all the marques that have disappeared in the last decade, we could certainly wish for more of that spirit today.
Length: 147.2 inches (3,739mm)
Width: 74.1 inches (1882mm)
Height: 41 inches (1041mm)
Wheelbase: 96.5 inches (2450mm)