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One of my favourite beauty brands has to be Clarins. My mum had Clarins and Guinot in her beauty salon years ago before anyone in Ireland really knew about the products and I have grown up with a love for them. Often people say that Clarins is for older ladies with more mature skin and I would have to disagree. Now don't get me wrong all of their products are not suitable for 20-something year olds but once you find what suits your skin you wont look back. I have a few staple Clarins products that I always use so I will post these in a future post about skincare.
Today's post is all about Clarins new product that is 'Mission Perfection Serum'. I was kindly invited to the press launch of this product and it did not disappoint. I knew straight away from the feel of this product that it was going to be in my beauty favourites pile.
So what is this NEW beauty revolution from Clarins? (Warning: Be prepared for a lot of science talk)
Clarins have made a breakthrough discovery concerning the role of cell messengers, called exosomes, in the process of pigmentation. Messengers which, subject to aggressions (UVrays, inflammation), send out the "wrong" messages which cause pigmentation disorder. This new discovery forms the basis of a completely new dark spot correcting solution: a serum whose formula is capable of restoring the "right" messages to ensure perfectly even, luminous skin and reveal the full beauty of your natural skin tone.
Clarins have revealed that the melanocyte is not exclusively responsible for pigmentation disorders, but also the 36 keratinocytes that interact with it. These 36 "enemies" of an even complexion send out the "wrong" messages via exosomes, which then cause pigmentation disorders.
Dark spots, dyschromia, shadowy areas, acne marks, a dull complexion and redness appear on the skin surface. The complexion is no longer flawlessly beautiful, regardless of skin tone. This is something that I suffer from but only mildly. On my cheeks and around my nose I have broken capillaries and red dots. I am not sure what these are from so my aim for using the Clarins Mission Perfection Serum was to reduce the appearance of these.
The Clarins 'Mission Perfection Serum' is a dark spot corrector which will even your skin tone without altering your natural skin tone and restore beautiful radiance skin. It is suitable for women of all ages. This product works differently for women in their 20's compared to women in their 50's but all will see results.
So does it work? – YES it does! Now as a 20- something year old I have different needs for this Clarins product than say my mum (who also loves the product). So why do I need this product. I lead a busy hectic lifestyle which means I need to look after my skin. Trust me I can notice when I miss a week of face masques or forget a certain product when I stay at a friends house. I believe that looking after your skin in your 20's will help you in latter years. My mum always thought me this and she looks incredible without makeup so I think I will listen to her. I am all about a product that will make my skin brighter and luminous.
What makes this product different?
The ingredients Clarins use in this product is what makes it stand out from all others on the market. Clarins Mission Perfection Serum's formula, combining the best of plants and science, is capable of restoring the "right" messages to ensure perfectly even, luminous skin while respecting natural skin tone.
Acerola extract (Cherry): A Clarins discovery, this powerful plant extract has the ability to block the "wrong" messages which cause pigmentation disorders. The acerola (Cherry) plant had an incredibly high content of vitamin C, making it the ideal food supplement to treat fatigue or winter ills. Studies carried out in Clarins Cell Biology Laboratory have demonstrated the capacity of acerola extract to reduce the overproduction of melanin.
Hexylresorcinol: This leading dark spot correcting molecule helps reduce the formation of dark spots at their source.
At the heart of the skin, ginkgo biloba extract helps to restore luminosity. Ginkgo biloba leaves are used in the medical field as a venous tonic and in cosmetics they have demonstrated their capacity to help protect skin microcirculation.
On the skin surface, gentle fruit acids reduce the look of pigmentation marks and smooth skin texture to optimize reflection of the light.
How to use this product:
Use it with Clarins UV PLUS ANTI-POLLUTION SPF 50, for enhanced results and reinforced protection from dark spots. This product is incredible. I have spoken briefly about this Clarins product in a previous post (here) and I adore it. The texture is so light, your skin will thank you for using it. It is not a suncream per say, but it helps with everyday pollution that your skin is exposed to.
Exclusively available at Brown Thomas from 6th – 20th July 2015.
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The NFL is currently having one of those "have your cake and eat it too" moments with the tech world's live streaming giants. Over recent years it has parcelled out small fragments of its broadcast schedule to Twitter, Yahoo, and Amazon, reaping millions in return without ever compromising its core funding source, broadcast TV.
Now one of its most influential owners is telling the league to look to the future, and treat its web and mobile audiences better. Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, has warned the league it needs to make a real investment in live streaming its games, or risk losing touch with the soon-to-be-very-powerful Millennial generation.
And he's right. Millennial males, a key demographic in the NFL's audience, already prefer to live stream their entertainment over the web and on mobile. As they become the dominant generation in the marketplace, the NFL would be wise to bend its will to their wants. In time, the league may not have a choice.
Past Live Streaming Deals
The league this year struck up a $50 million deal to stream 10 live Thursday night games over Amazon's on-demand service, spurning a similar agreement it had in place with Twitter last year ($21 million), and Yahoo ($20 million) the year previous. It also has a deal with Verizon ($20 million) so the mobile carrier can stream a single game out of London during the upcoming season.
Facebook and Google have also expressed interest in streaming games this year. The NFL, however, has never given any of its streaming partners a true run at carrying the games on their own. As with previous years, Amazon's web stream will have to compete with a TV broadcast from CBS or NBC, and a cable broadcast of the league's own NFL Network, in what the NFL is proud to call a tri-cast.
None of the streaming games are primetime features, and there are no playoff games on the schedule, although you could speculate that's where Google's and Facebook's interest lies.
You could call the live streamed games an experiment, or you could call them a grab at some free revenue without any risk of losing the traditional network and cable (ESPN) coverage. If you are a millennial viewer, however, and you prefer to watch online you might be inclined to call the deals inadequate–or maybe even insulting.
Mr. Kraft is right about not wanting to insult Millennials.
Millennials' Live Streaming Habit
Why Millennials should matter to big corporations like the NFL is easy to answer. The generation is not only the largest the U.S. has ever seen, and about to become the biggest segment of the workforce, it also stands to inherit the biggest fortune the country has ever seen from its predecessors, parents, and grandparents. $30 trillion is going to trickle down to the generation before we reach the midpoint of this century.
That's a lot of buying power.
As is by now well accepted, the generation is the first to be considered digital natives. The group has grown up alongside the internet, smart devices, and, most importantly, all-in-one devices like smartphones that let them socialize, work, and watch live events from a single source.
Mr. Kraft maintains they don't even have TVs, so how else but live streaming can the NFL reach this huge segment of their audience? The live streaming tech giants the NFL has so far been toying with are about to become very important to its long-term health and wealth.
The Future of the NFL Will Be Streamed Online
Here's some math.
- The NFL's annual broadcast rights agreement costs the networks $7 billion a year.
- Amazon's net revenue for the year 2016 was $135.99 billion.
- That revenue vastly dwarfs the annual earnings of CBS, a Super Bowl broadcaster.
There's no law on the books, or divine right, that maintains the NFL must be broadcast on the major networks. The NFL's next broadcast rights deal isn't due until 2021, and who's to say a true giant like Amazon or Google ($89 billion annual revenue) can't swoop in and make the NFL an offer it can't refuse.
If the research keeps flooding in to say Millennials–that dominant chunk of the workforce–prefer to live stream their entertainment, why can't a live streamer make it a profitable venture? Amazon currently charges its estimated 66 million Amazon Prime users a $99 yearly fee. To recoup the NFL package spend it would need just 4 million more paid viewers–and that's before any advertising deals are struck, the backbone of network interest.
Or maybe these tech giants who've been given short shrift in recent streaming deals will find there's no need to include football, as their millions of Millennials are busy watching other content online.
There's no guarantee that the NFL will remain popular among the Millennial generation. Baseball was once "America's pastime," but is now in decline. If Millennials prefer to watch online, and there's no NFL to be found, they've got on-demand movies, live streamed news, live streamed e-sports, and live events like concerts to keep them occupied.
Mr. Kraft is right to worry the NFL hasn't done enough to please its Millennial fans, because if they don't have TV, as he says, they'll be forced to get their kicks elsewhere. And they may find these readily live streamed events a much better fit with their lifestyle.

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7 Things They Don't Tell You About Marriage.
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Aww, this post is so sweet. I'm very happy for you. Good luck :)ReplyDelete
I totally love this post and glad you wrote it. I am not married (yet) but have been with pete for four years now and would happily get married now, people shouldn't judge via age it's about how you two feel- and you both look gorgeous on your wedding so lovely! But I agree it's definitely not a walk in the park, sometimes it's v difficult xxxReplyDelete
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this is so, so lovely! and that's such nice wedding photo, great post! xReplyDelete
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Aw such a lovely post! Your dress is gorgeous :)ReplyDelete
I'm getting married in October, so I really enjoyed this post Katie :)ReplyDelete
Ahh I love this post so much. Don't have babies just yet, I hardly see you as it is haha!!ReplyDelete
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I love this post, I'm coming up to 7 years married (I know right!?!) and I too got married young so I know these feelings so well :)ReplyDelete
Aw great post! So lovely that you met each other at a young age! :)ReplyDelete
Lovely post! I got married 4 months ago and I'm already fed up of the 'when are you having children?' question... xReplyDelete
I totally get where you're coming from on all these points, me and Jason have been married for 2.5 years and people have been asking when we're going to have kids for the most part of that. The fact that we seem to be having a bit of 'trouble' in that department makes it a bit of a sore subject and although I know they aren't to know that I don't know why people assume that as soon as a ring is on your finger that you're going to start breeding - such a primitive assumption!ReplyDelete
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Such a lovely post :) I hate when people judge because of someone's age! Everyone is different! You are 21 and married, one of my friends is 21 with a baby, I am 19 (so not much younger) and putting all my energy into Biochemistry. Everyone tapestry of life is different, so fed up of people judging. Good to hear from you the ups and the downs :) sounds super lovely sweetheart :) xoReplyDelete
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Ugh yes, the endless kids questions!!!ReplyDelete
And I know exactly what you mean by suddenly being just the two of you - we also moved across the ocean to the opposite side of the planet only 3 months after getting married.
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This month has been a musical overload -- which certainly isn't a complaint by any means -- and Tuesday's shows keep that momentum going. The Lonely Wild have been turning on new fans with their impressive sets during their Tuesday residency at Soda Bar (see our interview here), and with Nena Anderson and Soda Pants on the bill, Tuesday will certainly be worth a late night. at House of Blues, where rockers 3 Doors Down will chill it down with an acoustic show. San Diego's Josh Damigo wil open things up after performing at Sundance over the weekend. Meanwhile, the Casbah continues on with the anniversary month with an Anti-Monday style lineup on a Tuesday. For those feeling nostalgic, '90ss alt-radio sensations Dishwalla perform down at Winston's.
Tuesday, January 21:
- The Lonely Wild, Nena Anderson & the Mules, Soda Pants @ Soda Bar
- 3 Doors Down Acoustic: Songs From the Basement, Josh Damigo @ House of Blues
- D.P.I., the Touchies, Sculpins @ Casbah
- Dishwalla @ Winston's
- Reynolds, Blackass, Will Hansen & Goldchild @ Kava Lounge
- Sinflood, Sensory Station @ Tin Can
- Dream Nite, Brandon Welchez & Dee Dee @ Whistle Stop
- Jesse Davis @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- The Aristocrats (featuring Guthrie Govan, Marco Minnemann, Bryan Beller), Points North, the Travis Larson Band, Groobop @ Brick By Brick
- New Year's Do-Over @ A/C Lounge
- Matt Owen: Eclectic Tuba, DJ Kilbride @ Gallagher's
- Adam Tinkle @ The Loft (5 p.m.)
- Bayou Brothers @ Tio Leo's
- Train of Thought @ Queen Bee's
- Tomcat Courtney @ La Gran Tapa
- Rockabilly Tuesdays @ Henry's Pub
- No Mic Open Mic @ Che Cafe
- Doug Allen @ The Kraken
- 710 Bass Club, with Heartless, Susio, Kilmor & Snchld @ 710 Beach Club
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Imagine you grew up in the wild, in a jungle, never seeing your reflection until you were an adult. If you've ever been scared briefly by your own reflection in a mirror across a dark room, you might accept that even for a human, it might take a few seconds to learn to recognize yourself in a mirror. Would you do better on your first mirror encounter than these wild animals?
In the story below, you'll see that some of animals can be taught to recognize themselves.
Before you read the story below, however, imagine that some intelligent aliens put you on an amusement planet which causes certain of your thoughts to manifest things, people and situations in reality, say with a random time delay. Would you be self-aware enough to "get it?" In other words, what if your entire reality is a reflection yourself, but you don't perceive it?
Perhaps intelligent aliens are as amused by us as we are by clueless animals encountering a mirror.
The ability to look into a mirror and recognize oneself is a cognitive skill we all take for granted, but very few animals outside of humans are able to do it. New research shows that monkeys can be trained to pass the so-called "mirror test," suggesting that more species may be self-aware than previously thought.
… In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a research team from the Institute of Neuroscience at the Chinese Academy of Sciences claims that, with the right training, it's possible to get rhesus monkeys to suddenly recognize themselves in a mirror—an ability that's normally absent in this species.
This suggests that monkeys possess a certain degree of bodily self-awareness, even though they lack the innate ability to spontaneously recognize themselves in a reflection. The new research also points to the inadequacy of the classic mirror test as a measure of self-awareness in certain species, and that self-awareness may be more common in animals than previously assumed.
When scientists talk about self-awareness, they're referring to the capacity for introspection, along with the ability to recognize oneself as being an individual ("I") separate from other individuals. Humans believe that other humans are self-aware, even though we can't really prove it. Given that virtually all humans claim to be self-aware, we have to take a leap of faith and accept it as fact …
Unfortunately, we can't be sure about non-human animals. … Back in the early 1970s, and in an effort to overcome this limitation, psychologist Gordon Gallup Jr. developed the mirror test, also known as the mirror self-recognition test (MSR), to test for self-awareness in non-human animals. Since the test was introduced, only a short list of animals have passed the MSR, including great apes, elephants, dolphins, magpies, and manta rays. Animals that fail the mirror test include cats, dogs, and even monkeys.
But as the new PNAS study shows, an animal's inability to pass the MSR doesn't necessarily mean it lacks self-awareness. In the case of rhesus monkeys, it simply means that these primates lack the ability to identify themselves in another medium—at least not before they're trained to do so.
On their own, monkeys can't pass the mirror test. Strangely, they've been observed to use mirrors to investigate their surroundings, but they can't quite figure out who's looking back. Leveraging their innate skill in understanding the concept of reflections, a research team led by neuroscientists Mu-ming Poo and Neng Gong placed monkeys in front of a mirror and trained them to touch a red laser pointer light spot on a board that could only be seen through the mirror.
Eventually, after several weeks of training, the researchers started migrating the position of the laser light from the training board to the monkey's face. At that point, the monkeys were able to touch the spot on the spot on their face marked by the location in the mirror—something they hadn't been able to do prior to the training exercises. It was a kind of "a ha" moment for the monkeys.
In other words, the monkeys learned, simply by looking at the mirror, that the red dot on the face looking back at them could be matched to their own. Now, this single observation isn't enough to prove that the monkeys are self-aware (they may have been responding to the training, and not fully understanding what they were doing)—but the next part of the experiment was more revealing.
After the training exercises were over, the monkeys were able to maintain their newfound skills. Unlike their untrained brethren, the trained monkeys displayed self-directed behaviors when they looked into their mirrors, such as investigating normally unseen parts of their body (dolphins, who pass the mirror test in spades, do the same thing, exploring their bodies and the inside of their mouths).
These observations suggest that rhesus monkeys are self-aware, and that they're cognitively capable of passing the mirror test—but that something is preventing them from learning this skill on their own. … Looking ahead, the researchers would like to study the monkeys further and determine which brain circuits are responsible for forging that connection.
… Another possible takeaway from this study is that the mirror test is fundamentally flawed—that it's a poor method for measuring self-awareness.
… Marino, who developed the MSR test for dolphins, says that mirror tests provide a strong and valid test of self-awareness at some level. "Passing the test means there is a level of self-awareness that is similar to other species who pass the test," she says, "But 'failing" the test by no means lack of self-awareness."
Marino says … "We have to take the totality of what we know about each species to make a guess about their level of self-awareness," … "So, for instance, dolphins seem to pass every test thrown at them. So the whole scientific literature on dolphins is consistent with the fact that they have a very robust sense of self." …
For now, we'll have to be content with the mirror test—but with the understanding that there's more to self-awareness than a silly reflection, and that some animals may possess types of self-awareness we've never imagined.
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Res Artis Director, Mark about his time at Res Artis and what lies ahead.
Dear friends,
After more than 6 years working for Res Artis, currently in the position of director, I will be leaving by the end of October. It has been a privilege working with people dedicated to the arts, decisive to create opportunities for others and enjoying and cherishing the diversity of the world and the fruits that art bring.
I am grateful that I have been able to contribute to Res Artis as it exists today, as I believe artist residencies fulfill an important role in the art field. Over the past years the amount of Res Artis members have significantly increased and also the residency field has been growing resulting in more and more artist residency opportunities for artists. I hope this growth and support for the residency field will continue so that all artists independent of the stage of their career and where they are from, can explore his/her practice in the framework of another community; meeting new people, using new materials and experiencing life in a new location.
For the future of Res Artis I am therefore also very positive and happy to announce that Res Artis has found a strong replacement for me. This will be made public after my departure in November. The coming time I will be shaping my future, in which I wish to focus more on my own art practice in order to expand projects like www.smoothietakeover.com and Denim Economics. Furthermore I want to spend more time on the social enterprise www.happeebaggee.com that I started recently with my wife to provide an income for Guatemalan women. I am full of energy to go further on these adventures and see what the future will bring. I will remain connected to the residency field and hopefully we meet in the future. If you have LinkedIn, please feel free to connect with me.
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text: Humanities › History & Culture What Effect Did the Crusades Have on the Middle East? Share Flipboard Email Print Montreal is a Crusader castle in Jordan. Piero M. Bianchi / Getty Images History & Culture Asian History Middle East Basics Figures & Events Southeast Asia East Asia South Asia Central Asia Asian Wars and Battles American History African American History African History Ancient History and Culture European History Genealogy Inventions Latin American History Medieval & Renaissance History Military History The 20th Century Women's History View More by Kallie Szczepanski Kallie Szczepanski has a Ph.D. in history and has taught at the college and high school level in both the U.S. and Korea. Updated November 14, 2019 Between 1095 and 1291, Christians from western Europe launched a series of eight major invasions against the Middle East. These attacks, called the Crusades, were aimed at "liberating" the Holy Land and Jerusalem from Muslim rule. The Crusades were sparked by religious fervor in Europe, by exhortations from various popes, and by the need to rid Europe of excess warriors left over from regional wars. What effect did these attacks, which came from out of the blue from the perspective of Muslims and Jews in the Holy Land, have on the Middle East? Short-Term Effects In an immediate sense, the Crusades had a terrible effect on some of the Muslim and Jewish inhabitants of the Middle East. During the First Crusade, for example, adherents of the two religions joined together to defend the cities of Antioch (1097 CE) and Jerusalem (1099) from European Crusaders who laid siege to them. In both cases, the Christians sacked the cities and massacred the Muslim and Jewish defenders. It must have been horrifying to see armed bands of religious zealots approaching to attack a city or castle. However, as bloody as the battles could be, on the whole, the people of the Middle East considered the Crusades more of an irritant than an existential threat. A Global Trade Power During the Middle Ages, the Islamic world was a global center of trade, culture, and learning. Arab Muslim traders dominated the rich trade in spices, silk, porcelain, and jewels that flowed between China, the area that is now Indonesia, India, and points west. Muslim scholars had preserved and translated the great works of science and medicine from classical Greece and Rome, combined that with insights from the ancient thinkers of India and China, and went on to invent or improve subjects like algebra and astronomy, and medical innovations such as the hypodermic needle. Europe, on the other hand, was a war-torn region of small, feuding principalities, mired in superstition and illiteracy. One of the primary reasons that Pope Urban II initiated the First Crusade (1096–1099), in fact, was to distract the Christian rulers and nobles of Europe from fighting one another by creating a common enemy for them—the Muslims who controlled the Holy Land. Europe's Christians would launch seven additional crusades over the next two hundred years, but none was as successful as the First Crusade. One effect of the Crusades was the creation of a new hero for the Islamic world: Saladin, the Kurdish sultan of Syria and Egypt, who in 1187 freed Jerusalem from the Christians but refused to massacre them as they had done to the city's Muslim and Jewish citizens ninety years previously. On the whole, the Crusades had little immediate effect on the Middle East in terms of territorial losses or psychological impact. By the 1200s, people in the region were much more concerned about a new threat: the quickly expanding Mongol Empire, which would bring down the Umayyad Caliphate, sack Baghdad, and push toward Egypt. Had the Mamluks not defeated the Mongols in the Battle of Ayn Jalut (1260), the entire Muslim world might have fallen. Effects on Europe In the centuries that followed, it was actually Europe that was most changed by the Crusades. The Crusaders brought back exotic new spices and fabrics, fueling European demand for products from Asia. They also brought back new ideas—medical knowledge, scientific ideas, and more enlightened attitudes about people of other religious backgrounds. These changes among the nobility and soldiers of the Christian world helped spark the Renaissance and eventually set Europe, the backwater of the Old World, on a course toward global conquest. Long-Term Effects of the Crusades on the Middle East Eventually, it was Europe's rebirth and expansion that finally created a Crusader effect in the Middle East. As Europe asserted itself during the fifteenth through nineteenth centuries, it forced the Islamic world into a secondary position, sparking envy and reactionary conservatism in some sectors of the formerly more progressive Middle East. Today, the Crusades constitute a major grievance for some people in the Middle East, when they consider relations with Europe and the West. 21st Century Crusade In 2001, President George W. Bush reopened the almost thousand-year-old wound in the days following the 9/11 Attacks. On September 16, 2001, President Bush said, "this crusade, this war on terrorism, is going to take a while." The reaction in the Middle East and, interestingly, also in Europe was sharp and immediate: Commentators in both regions decried Bush's use of that term and vowed that the terrorist attacks and America's reaction could not turn into a new clash of civilizations like the medieval Crusades. In an odd way, however, the American reaction to 9/11 did echo the Crusades. The Bush administration decided to launch the Iraq War, despite the fact that Iraq had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks. Just as the first several crusades had done, this unprovoked attack killed thousands of innocents in the Middle East and perpetuated the cycle of mistrust that had developed between the Muslim and Christian worlds since Pope Urban urged the European knights to "liberate the Holy Land" from the Saracens. Sources and Further Reading Claster, Jill N. "Sacred Violence: The European Crusades to the Middle East, 1095-1396." Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009.Köhler, Michael. "Alliances and Treaties between Frankish and Muslim Rulers in the Middle East: Cross-Cultural Diplomacy in the Period of the Crusades." Trans. Holt, Peter M. Leiden: Brill, 2013. Holt, Peter M. "The Age of the Crusades: The Near East from the Eleventh Century to 1517." London: Routledge, 2014. Continue Reading


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Must Be The Music isn't just another X Factor-style talent show
Keith Watson – 15th August, 2010
TV Review: It goes to show how low our expectations have dipped on the TV talent front that Must Be The Music (Sky1) could trumpet itself as 'a brand new type of music talent show' without a hint of irony. So what exactly was new?
It's about acts who can sing, play… or do both!' trilled Fearne Cotton, taking time out from dribbling over Peaches Geldof and Paris Hilton. Now that's what I call groundbreaking.
Yet though it overhyped itself to an absurd degree, there is something refreshing about Must Be The Music. First up, there's the judges: though I'm not a major fan of Sharleen Spiteri or Jamie Cullum, there's no denying they know one end of a chorus from another. And Dizzee Rascal, continuing his transformation from moody boy in the corner to everyone's favourite cheeky chappy rapper, brings a contemporary edge to proceedings.
What's best about these three is that they're not Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden and aren't on hand simply to fluff Simon Cowell. They appear to genuinely care about the groups and singers competing for the £100,000 prize, which means Must Be The Music has less of the 'be mean to the delusional freaks'-feel that fuels The X Factor/BGT auditions.
Needless to say, it's shamelessly manipulated to kid us about who will make the final and it will all go heroically wrong when it's thrown open to a public vote and a fiendishly efficient under-sevens Twitter campaign ensures a cute blond boy singing Flying Without Wings leaves the death metal, rap and indie contenders trailing in his wake. They should have two winners, one picked by the judges and the other by the public, to ensure some semblance of sense.
Heavens above, it sounds like I care about what happens in a TV talent show. It's quite an alien feeling. Come on, you Essex geezers singing Made In England – one of the top contenders – I'll be charting you right through to the finish.


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The following article appeared in Rosacea Review – a newsletter published by the National Rosacea Society in America, which aims at educating readers on the latest developments and discoveries related to Rosacea – with a view to improving their lives. We publish it here for your interest.
Although rosacea's connection to the cardiovascular system has been widely suggested – flushing and the potential development of visible blood vessels are two of the skin disorder's primary symptoms – recent studies point toward a potential broader connection between rosacea and cardiovascular disease.
New Study Links Rosacea with Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
In a new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Dr. Tuan-Chun Hua of the National Taiwan University Hospital and colleagues compared the cardiovascular comorbidities of 33,553 rosacea patients in Taiwan with those of 67,106 people with normal skin. Comorbity is the simultaneous presence of more than one chronic disease or condition in a patient.
The researchers found that rosacea patients had a 41 percent higher risk of having high cholesterol (dyslipidemia), a 35 percent higher risk of coronary artery disease and 17 percent higher risk of high blood pressure (hypertension) than people who don't have rosacea. Furthermore, coronary artery disease remained significantly associated with rosacea even after adjustments were made to account for other cardiovascular disease risk factors.
The risk of cardiovascular disease was higher in male rosacea patients than in females — and men with rosacea also showed increased risk for diabetes, stroke and narrowing of the arteries. In addition, patients with older onset of rosacea showed more marked associations with cardiovascular disease (CVD) comorbidities. "This may be a result of later age of onset for most CVD risk factors and CVDs," the researchers reported.
Dr. Hua and his team hypothesized that the chronic inflammation of rosacea may be the root of the association, noting that systemic inflammation can lead to structural changes in lipoproteins, which transport cholesterol and other substances in the bloodstream, negatively affecting their ability to remove cholesterol from the system. The researchers further noted that similar findings have been reported in patients with psoriasis, another inflammatory skin disorder.
"Rosacea, CVD risk factors, and CVDs are all common diseases," the researchers observed. "Even a 17 percent to 41 percent increase in relative risk may have a substantial impact on the absolute number of people affected."
Dr. Hua and colleagues conducted the study by identifying patients in Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database who had received at least two diagnoses of rosacea by dermatologists. Patients with diagnoses of acne, seborrheic dermatitis or lupus erythematosus were not included, because the diseases are commonly confused with rosacea. To create the comparison group, the researchers then matched rosacea patients with two randomly selected age- and gender-matched patients who did not have rosacea.
In 2013, a small study performed in Turkey found that patients with rosacea had higher levels of LDL cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol associated with atherosclerosis, and higher total cholesterol levels than those with normal skin. A family history of cardiovascular disease was significantly more common among the rosacea patients in the study. A recent NRS-funded study of twins also found a correlation between cardiovascular disease and rosacea.
The researchers in the Taiwan study recommended that patients with rosacea should also be checked for cardiovascular disease that they may not be aware of. However, they pointed out that since the Taiwanese population has darker skin than Caucasians, further research should be conducted on populations with lighter skin types, in whom the prevalence of rosacea may be higher. Additional studies are also needed to confirm the connection.
Hua TC, Chung PI, Chen YJ, Wu LC, et al. Cardiovascular comorbidities in patients with rosacea: A nationwide case-control study from Taiwan. J Am Acad Dermatol 2015 Aug;73(2):249-254.
Source:- http://www.rosacea.org/rr/2015/fall/article_2.php


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Grantee and Applicant
Perception Reports
Grantees are a crucial link between funders and their intended impact. But given the power dynamic that is inherent in the funder-grantee relationship, seeking honest, actionable feedback is far from easy.
The Grantee Perception Report® (GPR) provides funders with candid feedback and insights based on responses to an easy-to-implement online grantee survey. The GPR is the most widely used grantee survey, and it's driven by extensive research and analysis. Hundreds of funders have used the GPR and its comparative data to make the best choices about how to use their resources to create impact.
Insights gained through the GPR can also be complemented by the Applicant Perception Report (APR), a separate, shorter survey that gathers feedback from a funder's declined applicants. Many foundations use these assessments together to identify what's working – and what could be improved – in areas ranging from operational processes to communications.


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Our good friends through the University of Washington are putting together the following workshops for parents and professionals this summer. Take a look and get connected!
For more information and registration for any of the following events please visit http://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/training/uwac-workshops/special-topics/
Autism & Anxiety: Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 / Time 9am-12pm / Cost $80
No More Diapers! Toilet Training for Individuals with ASD: Friday, June 30th, 2017 / Time 9am-12pm / Cost $80
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Basics for Parents: Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 / Time 9am-4pm / Cost $155
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October 24, 2013
CBS NEWS: HealthCare.Gov site understates prices by as much as half.
CBS News ran the numbers for a 48-year-old in Charlotte, N.C., ineligible for subsidies. According to HealthCare.gov, she would pay $231 a month, but the actual plan on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina's website costs $360, more than 50 percent higher. The difference: Blue Cross and Blue Shield requests your birthday before providing more accurate estimates.
The numbers for older Americans are even more striking. A 62-year-old in Charlotte looking for the same basic plan would get a price estimate on the government website of $394. The actual price is $634.
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Fantastic business location! Just past the intersection of State St and Union Ave, at State St and Cherry Ave. Classically handsome, brick, stand alone building with corner exposure. Previously a bank and currently used as administrative offices for the hospital. This would be a great option for retail space as well. Both front and back entrances are beautiful, with slate floored corridors and nice lighting. The main level offers 3 private offices, all with windows. The front corner office also has a private bathroom. The far side of the building has french doors and a separate entry/exit door. This could be a meeting room, large office or separate private area. The remaining open space on the main level, is bright, open and offers an array of different uses. On the lower level, is a large open room with tile flooring. This is currently the conference room/break room. There are two separate bathrooms, a large storage room and utility room as well. There are 7 parking spots directly behind the building. Please call for more details.
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Part I Introduction to Message Queue Administration
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3. Starting Brokers and Clients
6. Configuring and Managing Connection Services
Introduction to Persistence Services
File-Based Persistence Properties
Configuring a File-Based Data Store
Securing a File-Based Data Store
Optimizing File-Based Transaction Persistence
JDBC-Based Persistence Properties
Configuring a JDBC-Based Data Store
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9. Configuring and Managing Security Services
10. Configuring and Managing Broker Clusters
11. Managing Administered Objects
12. Configuring and Managing Bridge Services
13. Monitoring Broker Operations
14. Analyzing and Tuning a Message Service
17. Broker Properties Reference
18. Physical Destination Property Reference
19. Administered Object Attribute Reference
20. JMS Resource Adapter Property Reference
21. Metrics Information Reference
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A. Distribution-Specific Locations of Message Queue Data
B. Stability of Message Queue Interfaces
E. Frequently Used Command Utility Commands
For a broker to recover in case of failure, it needs to re-create the state of its message delivery operations. To do this, the broker must save state information to a persistent data store. When the broker restarts, it uses the saved data to re-create destinations and durable subscriptions, recover persistent messages, roll back open transactions, and rebuild its routing table for undelivered messages. It can then resume message delivery.
A persistent data store is thus a key aspect of providing for reliable message delivery. This chapter describes the two different persistence implementations supported by the Message Queue broker and how to set each of them up:


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It's a book review Telecast Thursday. Today I'm taking a look at Sew Sweet Baby Quilts: Precuts - Shortcuts - Lots of Fun! by Kristin Roylance.
It has 7 projects in it and there are lots of fun embellishment techniques you can learn while creating these baby quilts.
If you haven't used rick rack in a quilt project, you can learn to use it while creating On the Road Again.
Learn how to create ruffles while making Fast and Frilly. If you have a vintage sewing machine, it's the perfect opportunity to use your ruffler.
Using gridded interfacing makes for quick assembly to make Hook, Line, and Sinker.
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US-Ghanaian Teens Team Up for STEM Competition
to our Higher Education and Research in Africa newsletter
Teams proposed sustainable solutions to global problems.
"We are all very thrilled to have you here and to learn more about all the truly innovative and highly collaborative projects you have been working on" said Ambika Kapur, Program Officer for Education at Carnegie Corporation of New York, welcoming IREX World Smarts STEM Challenge finalists, teachers, staff and guests to the corporation's office. The finalists presented their solutions from the contest and showcase held on March 18, 2017.
About IREX
IREX works with partners around the world to promote more just, prosperous and inclusive societies by engaging and empowering youth, cultivating leaders at all levels of society, strengthening institutions, and expanding access to quality education and information.
World Smarts STEM Challenge is an exchange initiative that pairs high school students and teachers from Washington D.C. and Ghana on collaborative teams tasked with creating STEM solutions to global problems based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 17 bi-national teams competed to address the following goals:
(1) defend your community against hazardous waste; or
(2) re-power your community's energy use.
In the News
- NPR: Science-Loving Teens From Ghana And D.C. Geek Out Together
- Education Week: Reimagining the Science Fair
- Washington Times: D.C., Ghanaian Students Team Up for STEM Challenge, Water Solution
- 3News: Elmina School Makes Ghana Proud as Joint-Winners of Global STEM Competition
- MyJoyOnline TV (Video): World Smart STEM Challenge
The three finalist teams/projects included:
Team: Big Bang... Brains of the World!
Edinaman Senior High School from Elmina, Ghana Eleanor Roosevelt High School from Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Solution: Generating Electricity through Soil
Team: The Energizers
Accra Academy from Accra, Ghana Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School from Washington, DC, USA
Solution: A Cleaner Footprint, One Footstep at a Time: Repowering Kinetic Energy using Piezo-Mats
Team: McKwiny
Winneba Secondary School, Winneba, Ghana McKinley Technology High School, Washington, DC, USA
Solution: Indigenous Water Purifier
Claudia Frittelli, Program Officer for Higher Education and Research in Africa at Carnegie Corporation of New York said, "over the history of mankind. . . those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed; I think these students are an excellent example of how that has happened."
About World Smarts STEM Challenge
Today's youth need skills in STEM, innovation, and collaboration across cultures. The World Smarts STEM Challenge pairs high school teachers and students from different countries on gender-balanced, collaborative teams. The challenge builds skills in innovation, investigation, problem-solving, and collaboration with people from different backgrounds. It equips diverse students—boys and girls—for successful STEM careers.


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They're brought together from the latest research our team of writers have done on the ground and they're loaded up with glorious pics that will hopefully have your feet itching.
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PhD position, Organic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis - 2018BAPFWETEF355Posted by: University of Antwerp
Posted date: 2018-Dec-17
Location: Belgium
In the framework of an Excellence of Science Project (EOS) (http://www.eosprogramme.be/) of the National Science Foundation in Belgium (FNRS and FWO), connecting research teams of different Belgian universities with complementary scientific expertise on the topic synthesis of commodity and fine chemicals from wood, the research divisions of organic chemistry of the Departments of Chemistry of ULB and UAntwerp in Belgium announce the availability of a full time
PhD position in the field of organic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis
Job description
As a master with a good theoretical and practical knowledge of organic synthetic chemistry you will investigate the development of synthetic routes towards fine chemicals based on building blocks and their derivatives originating from lignin. The methods to be developed are C-H and C-O bond functionalization reactions.
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The ideal candidate for the position holds a master degree in chemistry or master degree in bioscience engineering (option chemistry) with hands-on experience in analytical separation techniques, mass spectrometry, preparative purification techniques, and structural characterization of organic molecules. The ability to work in a team as well as good communication/writing skills and a good mastery of the English language is required. Interest in multidisciplinary research is an advantage.
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During the 4 years PhD you will perform part of your research at the Free University of Brussels and the University of Antwerp. Your PhD diploma will be a joint PhD of both universities. The distance between both universities is only 50 km and both cities are well connected via public transport. The selected candidate is expected to begin in the autumn of 2019. For more information on the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry at ULB and the Organic Synthesis team at UAntwerp visit the respective group websites: http://chimorg.ulb.ac.be/ and https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/rg/orsy/
Send a detailed CV and motivation letter to gevanoulb.ac.be and bert.maesuantwerpen.be ASAP and before January 15th 2019. Please mention "Application PhD EOS" in the subject line.Prof. Dr. Bert U.W. Maes Organic Synthesis (ORSY) Department of Chemistry UAntwerpen Prof. Dr. Gwilherm EVANO Laboratoire de Chimie Organique (LCO)
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This Week in Sacramento History Jan. 8-14
Jan. 8, 1977: Sacramento Police and Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputies prepare for this afternoon's third annual "Pig Bowl". Both coaches Dave Hotell of the Police and Gary Quattrin of the Deputies acknowledge the considerable betting going on between members of both departments. This year's game is expected to draw 26,000 to Hughes Stadium.
Quote: "Governments have a nasty habit of spending vast amounts of money. The money must come from somewhere. Usually it comes from the hard labor of the taxpayer." -- Millie Cole, in a letter to the editor asserting that politicians should blame themselves, not ordinary people, for runaway inflation
Jan. 9, 1890: A cold wave grips the Sierra. The coldest temperature recorded in the state this year occurred in Boca: minus 35 degrees. In Truckee the thermometer dropped to minus 25, two degrees warmer than the lowest record at this point in the season.
Quote: "In a dispatch form Oroville it is stated that a gentleman made a 'short but eloquent' address. It might have been considered a feat if he had made a long but eloquent talk. Brevity is not alone the soul of wit; it is as well the heart of true oratory." -- Bee editorial
Jan. 10, 1911: Directors of the State Agricultural Society decide to ask the Legislature for a large appropriation for various improvements at the State Fair Grounds. Included in the list of particulars is a 10,000-seat grandstand, a coliseum judging rink for livestock, a fireproof women's building, and permanent sheep and swine barns.
Quote: "This country is civilized quite beyond the barbaric age and is the most enlightened and progressive land in the world. The worst forms of gambling have been stopped, trusts are being regulated and child labor and other reforms are being accomplished. If she can do these things, she should awaken to the necessity for stopping the constant flow of innocent blood now caused by the misuse of firearms." -- Bee editorial calling for enforcement of gun laws
Jan. 11, 1990: Sources say Congressman Robert Matsui, D-Sacramento, has decided to run for the U.S. Senate, even if it means challenging Sen. Alan Cranston. Cranston's popularity has sagged due to his connection to Charles Keating and the Lincoln Savings and Loan scandal. Reps. Barbara Boxer and Mel Levine are also considering a 1992 Senate bid.
Quote: "We can't spend what we don't have. We must live within our means." -- Gov. George Deukmejian, proposing a $53.7 billion budget plan for fiscal 1990-91
Jan. 12, 1967: City Councilman Dain Domich, a long-time supporter of Sacramento expansion, says he's shocked by a proposal to create a new City of San Juan north of Sacramento. Such a move, says Domich, would "completely distort" a seven-year-old plan to annex unincorporated parts of the county, consolidate some government services and assure orderly growth of the metropolitan area.
Quote: "If California, the richest state in the nation, ever has to foreclose on the opportunity of its young – then it will have hit a sadly low state in its affairs." -- Bee editorial opposing Gov. Ronald Reagan's plan to increase tuition at the state's public colleges
Jan. 13, 1923: California Assemblyman Charles Foster intends to introduce legislation establishing a two-cent per gallon tax on gasoline. He estimates the levy would generate $7 million annually for building and maintaining state highways. Under the proposal gas purchased for farm tractors and pumping engines would be exempt from taxation.
Quote: "Prohibition officials at Washington say over 100 persons in this country were killed by 'holiday hooch' last month, and that thousands of other victims of poisonous liquor were treated in homes and hospitals. But, if that be true, what is responsible for these deaths and prostrations, if not the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead Act?" -- Bee editorial
Jan. 14, 1945: The Sacramento County Supervisors authorize Sheriff Donald Cox to hire three more deputies to staff a second patrol car at night. Cox says he'll transfer experienced men from guard duty to the patrol work and use the new appointees inside the country jail.
Quote: Being the mother of a large family, now grown, I know form my own experience and the experience of my friends that people always wait longer than they should before consulting a doctor because of the cost. It often takes the savings of a lifetime to pay for all illness; or, in the cases of families with growing children, puts them in debt for months and deprives them of other necessities." --E.G.T. in a letter to the editor endorsing Gov. Earl Warren's health insurance legislation


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It's been almost two months since we returned from Vietnam and I think I've done pretty well at re-entry. There was that little fender-bender in the parking lot but I like to think I've recovered nicely and am no longer a menace to society. Still there was a lot missing. The trip had ended with a celebratory dinner at a lovely restaurant lit by candlelight as we left because Hanoi was observing Earth Hour. Then there was the flight home with its unexpected drama that kept me distracted and then everyone was gone, disappearing onto connecting flights, or family visits or, evidently, just into the night. I got home to a chorus of "How was your trip?" and I was too dazed to answer coherently. Part of me was still in Vietnam, my body not yet integrated with memory. The passage from one state to another is fragile, tenuous, neither this nor that, here nor there. It is border territory located in time, dangerous and spooky. I yearned for companionship.
So it was both a pleasure and a relief to be able to spend a week with some of my fellow travelers, talking, laughing, enjoying the Finger Lakes in late spring. It was easy to rehash the ups and downs, listing what we wished we had done, what we wanted more of, or less of, and then to say again how glad we were that we had done it. It felt good just to know other people were there, people who knew, and who cared about knowing.
I watched us as the days went by, noticing what began to come up underneath the reminiscences. We weren't content with the trip being all about us. We didn't want to dwell on how great it had all been. When the talk lulled we sought out the younger generation. We had breakfast with the daughter of a Vietnam veteran and dinner with my own children who are distanced from that war and yet inevitably affected. We visited Veterans' Sanctuary, an organic farm where Iraq and Afghanistan veterans process their experiences within a supportive community. I remembered the alienation I had felt from my parents and, perhaps not wanting that to happen again, I saw us as "the older generation" and welcomed the role.
So we visited the garden to support and to learn. We talked about raised beds and deer. We admired the garlic, identified herbs, and commiserated over stinging nettle. The two veterans walked away on their own, the Iraq vet and the Vietnam vet, just there, together, talking about growing things. I watched them go, feeling the poignancy. I had worked to oppose a war, thinking, I suppose, that if that one could be ended no one would want to start another. I am wiser now and sadder. It turns out I don't know how to stop another generation from going to war. But when they come back I will walk the land with them.


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Welcome to Whitby Heath Primary School. We are a large primary school in Whitby, Ellesmere Port. We are a happy and popular school with a successful and talented staff. Staff are passionate about new learning and committed to giving the best experience to children and their families. The pupils, staff, parents and governors are extremely proud of our school and what we offer.
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The Heirloom Eatery, one of Hong Kong's newest restaurants opened to rave raviews last fall not only for its multicultural fare but for its eclectic design. The inspiration came from Candace Campos, owner of the design house Candace Collective, who chose tin flower pots, a hodgepodge of vintage furniture, and even a bicycle that rests against the wall in the tiny bathroom. To top off her design, Candace chose barn light pendants to illuminate it all.
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"I chose the galvanized finish which gave the space a rustic feel, and the style of the shade was simple enough not to overpower the rest of the space," Candace adds. "I often use pendant lights hung very low as I love the way it lights a particular spot."
The Industrial Twist Cord Warehouse Pendant continues to be one of our most popular RLM lights in part because of its classic design that was created almost 100 years ago. From its early days on the American homefront, the warehouse style shade has come a long way to brighten many spots from barns to factories and even restaurants around the world.
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DAVID BOWIE'S new album – out this week and his first in ten years – is certainly hitting fans by surprise, and in fact, Bowie recorded the album under the radar and mostly in secret (except for the help of producer Tony Visconti) for the past two years. While the Thin White Duke did have a health scare back in 2003 or so, he's as fit as a psychedelic fiddle now, and slyly prefaced the new album, which he's titled The Next Day, with a single, "Where Are We Now?" which made a big online splash last month.
LONDON'S Olympic Stadium is planning to reopen this upcoming summer, making use of the facility to stage a series of rock concerts and additionally allowing some of the city's Hyde Park events to relocate to the stadium. The surrounding park will be renamed the "Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park," with a special anniversary weekend for the venue set to be held in late July.
THE LUMINEERS, who first snagged attention last year with their hit indie-folk single, "Ho Hey," are capitalizing on that success to introduce wider audiences to their eponymous debut album with an ever-increasing roster of live shows. In March, they'll be meeting a whole new audience when they trek to Australia for the first time, playing a trio of shows at Sydney's Metro Theater (3.27), Melbourne's The Corner Hotel (3.29), an Brisbane's The Hi-Fi (3.30)…
PYXIS POINTS | Today's the day – Atoms for Peace's new album, Amok, is finally in-stores as you read this, featuring the talents of Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich, Mauro Refosco, and Flea | BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB release their seventh studio album next month, three years after their last set | Leonard Cohen has added a second North American leg to his current Old Ideas World Tour, with the first date of the new round taking place in Oakland, California next week | The Electric Daisy Carnival will arrive in Las Vegas June 21 this year, with several stages of electronica music | And The End of the Road Festival is set to wrap up the summer near London August 30-September 1, with sets from Sigur Ros, Belle and Sebastian, and Damien Jurado. – Kristi Kates


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One of our favorite woods on earth offering an array of sizes shapes, and character. All the Redwood we purchase is either from distributors or from land owners' backyards. Old growth redwood is quite dense for a soft wood sometimes with rings as tight as any hardwood. The redwood we carry comes in a wide range of sizes, some large and swirly, some with burl throughout the entire slab, and others just tight vertical grain.
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Being close to the source of some of the most fertile grounds for walnut in the world we are able to hand pick the best of the best and bring them to you. Our stock of walnut slabs includes Claro, Black, English, and if lucky enough Bastogne. Walnut is one of the richest and most wildly patterned woods out there. On top of its overall beauty it's a pleasure to work with, offering an array of colors, patterns, and overall unique appearance.
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Same wood most commonly used in the world of construction of home building for it's strength, consistency, and availability. The only difference is the old growth has much tighter grain. We mostly seek out the beautifully linear vertical grain.
A common tree found throughout Northern California and Oregon, Madrone is usually used as firewood. This tree is one of the hardest to dry once slabbed, wanting to move, twist, cup, and turn in any direction it pleases. Once dried and surfaced, this wood is one of the most beautiful we've seen offering a range of blondes, pinks, and deep red streaking. Madrone is also a pleasure to work with, often easy on the tools considering how dense it really is. We keep Madrone in stock as often as possible, but being as tricky as it is to dry, get in touch with us to check our current inventory.
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As India celebrates Mahashivratri on 10th of March, 2013, we list some of the Shiv temples in and around Mumbai which are not just beautiful, but also have a unique history.
Babulnath Temple
Perhaps the most famous Shiv temple in Mumbai, Babulnath temple is located near Marine Lines. It's on a small hill which seems almost negligible now, considering the height of towers surrounding the temple. This was originally built in 12th century by Raja Bhimdev but then it was buried and lost over the time. The idols were found again and temple was rebuilt in the year 1780.
Get There: The nearest station is Charni Road and you have to walk down the Babulnath road.
Walkeshwar Temple
Located in an upmarket Malabar Hill vicinity, this temple is seeped in tranquility and surrounded by centuries old Banganga tank and some new high-rises. As the legend goes, Ram and Laxman took shelter here on their way to Lanka and Ram created a Shivaling using sand (called Waalu in Marathi) for worship. Thus, it got the name Walkeshwar. Later when Ram was thirsty and there was no fresh water around, Laxman shot an arrow (baan) in the ground and from their a stream of fresh water erupted. Hence, the tank was named Banganga. This temple was originally built in 1127 AD but destroyed by Portuguese in 16th century; only to be rebuilt by Rama Kamath in the year 1715.
Get there: Nearest station is Grant Road and you need to take bus or taxi from there.
Ambarnath Temple
Ambarnath literally means Lord of Sky. This temple is said to be carved by Pandavas overnight out of a single rock! Though there are no records supporting this, other records say it was built by King Chittaraja of Shilahara dynasty. The style of this temple is Hemadpanthi,(named after a minister in Devgiri regime who was patron of temple architecture) which is common in most of the ancient temples in Maharashtra. We have to climb down 20 steps to reach garbhariha (Sanctum sanctorum) where shivaling is placed.
Get there: It is close to Ambarnath station on Central Railway line.
Kankeshwar Temple
If you wish to seek divinity amidst nature, you should definitely visit Kankeshwar temple in Alibaug, Konkan. This temple is located up the hill in the serene atmosphere. The best (or worst) part is you can take your vehicles only till the foothill, then you need to climb around 750 steps to reach the intricately carved stone temple, which is supposed to be built by Pandavas (again!). There are many small temples around the main Shiv temple. Accommodation is available at a very low cost near the temple.
Get there: Once you reach Alibaug by road or by ferry, you can take a bus or an autorickshaw to Mapgaon.
Shri Dev Rameshwar Temple
Once in Alibaug, you can also visit this beautiful temple in Chowl, a calm sleepy village around 15 kms to the south of Alibaug. The tiny Chowl village has around 350 temples altogether! the temple has large tank and deepmaal in front of it like most of the temples in Konkan or Goa have. There are other three tanks named Parjanya Kund, Agni Kund, and Vayu Kund symbolising water, fire and wind elements of nature. Accommodation is available near Revdanda beach.
Get there: After reaching Alibaug, you can take ST bus or six-seater autorickshaws to Chowl or Revdanda. The temple is easy to locate.
Siddheshwar Temple
Another tranquil Shiv temple near Alibaug, Siddheshwar temple is situated near Sagargad Fort so you can also plan a trek while you visit this temple. Once you reach Alibaug, you have to head to Khandale village which is about 5-10 minutes drive from Alibaug town. From there, you need to walk for approximately 2 hours to reach this temple. Because it is very old and difficult to access, the beauty and peace is still maintained. If you walk further and reach Sagargad Fort, you can see beautiful panorama of the Alibaug coast line.
Get there: Reach Khandale by auto or bus from Alibaug and then walk till the temple.
Bhimashankar Temple
Bhimashankar is one of the three jyotirlingas in Maharashtra and twelve in other parts of India. It is located in dense forest in ghats of Sahyadri in Pune district. This place is origin of the river Bhima. This temple is built in Nagara style and you can find unique Roman styled bell in front of the temple which was presented by Chimaji Appa, the younger brother of Bajirao Peshwa. Bhimashankar is around 200 kms from Mumbai, but if you are planning a trek, you can take a small road from Karjat. Food and accommodation is usually arranged by local priests and there are dharmshalas also. There are hotels and tents at Shinoli or Ghodegaon. If you happen to go there during monsoons, its a paradise full of birds, insects, various flowers and shrubs.
Get there: From Pune, take the Pune-Nasik highway and turn off at the road leading to Bhimashankar. The mountain road is quite a steep climb. It is about 160 kms from Pune.
Trimbakeshwar Temple
Trimbakeshwar is located 28 kms away from Nashik city. Its is one of the twelve jyotirlingas of lord Shiv. This temple is located at the source of river Godavari and was built by Nanasaheb Peshwe. The unique feature of the shivling here is that its has three faces symbolising Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh in shallow pit unlike the other places which have one Shiv ling on the top. Temple priests arrange food and lodging here as well as there are many hotels around the temple.
Get there: Mumbai to Trimbakeshwar distance is 180 kms. If you plan to go buy train, nearest station is Nashik which is 28 kms away from Trimbakeshwar.
Update: Addition to the list on the recommendation of our reader Sandeepa Khale on Facebook.
Someshwar Temple
This temple in Sangam Mahuli, Satara is managed by Royal family of Satara. Someshwar temple is built in black stone and has teakwood columns. It is surrounded by stone wall. Near the temple, there's a stone structure and you can go up the terrace using staircase. It offers a panoramic view of Krishna River. This temple was originally built by Rajmata Sagunabaisaheb, queen of Chatrapati Shahajiraje Bhosale in 1874. The temple is renovated now and coloured in cream white. For accommodation, there are hotels around Wai.
Get there: Nearest railway station is Satara and Sangam Mahuli is just 5 kms away from it.
Kashi Vishweshwar Temple
Kashi Vishweshwar is another Shiv temple in Sangam Mahuli. This stone carved temple built in 1735 is situated among group of other temples of Ganesh, Raam and Vithoba. Kashi Vishweshwar temple was built by Shripatrao Pant Pratinidhi, a minister in court of Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj. The stone ceiling is supported by alternate round, octagonal and square columns of short length fixed on short walls. The walls in the passageway have idols of Ganesh and Parvati.
Get there: Nearest railway station is Satara and Sangam Mahuli is just 5 kms away from it.
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The pilot of a plane that crashed and injured the Ukip leader, Nigel Farage, during an election day stunt has been convicted of making threats to kill.
Justin Adams, 46, of Faringdon, Oxfordshire, was found guilty by a jury at Oxford crown court of five counts of making threats to kill relating to Farage and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) crash investigator Martin James.
The crash on 6 May 2010, in which the light aircraft nosedived to the ground while towing a campaign banner, left both Adams and Farage in hospital.
Adams, who was dressed in a navy blue suit and striped tie, stood in the dock staring straight ahead as the guilty verdicts were delivered.
The Honourable Mr Justice Saunders adjourned sentencing until the week commencing 9 May, pending a pre-sentence report.
Remanding Adams in custody, he said he was "clearly extremely disturbed" at the time the offences happened.
He added: "He is a man who does need help. If I can find a way of giving him help, I will."
During the trial, the prosecutor Alan Blake argued that the threats were intended to make those receiving them fear they would be carried out.
The jury was played a recording of an exchange between a man calling himself Justin Adams and Sharon Bailey, a police inquiry centre officer at Thames Valley police.
He said: "I'm going to kill somebody or two," the court heard.
During the conversation on the evening of 28 November last year, Adams was heard to say: "I know where they live. They destroyed my life."
He later added: "I now have a 9mm pistol. I've got the means. I will take them out and then myself."
Adams told the operator that he had lost his livelihood, house, wife and child in the wake of the CAA investigation.
He said: "You need to understand all charges were dropped against me after six or seven months of investigations. In the intervening period everything else fell apart."
He added: "He's taken my life. I'll take his."
Referring to Farage during the conversation, he said the politician had promised to issue a joint media statement following the conclusion of the investigation into the crash, which had cleared him.
He added that he had met him for lunch to discuss it and "upped the pressure".
He said: "Never use your last bullet, always keep a spare. I've got eight and need four to use. Three active and one spare."
During the call, Adams stated he had not worked since May and received £30 a week, in place of his previous £50,000-a-year earnings.
The court heard that Adams was later arrested and taken into custody.
Giving evidence in his defence, Adams told the jury that, after the crash, his mental health had been "rapidly spiralling downhill" as his business and personal relationship deteriorated.
He said he felt he was not receiving the help he needed and made the threats "in the belief and hope I would get put inside".
He said: "I could see no other way. I made a decision to make these threats purely to get assistance."
Adams said he had received media approaches to talk about the crash, but that Farage had initially suggested to him that there would be an opportunity to speak after the investigation ended in his favour.
He claimed that friends later informed him that Farage was "generating PR as a result of the crash".


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Senate Issues City Defense Findings
by Gerrin, Staff Writer
Palanthas - It has now been several weeks now since the Senate initially inspected the city's defense systems. Even after they released their official report stating the defenses were "lacking" not much has been changed to improve the situation. After last week's protests from several groups of citizens and with the recent attacks by the socalled "Hawkstones" the Senate came together early this week for a special session.
"The Senate has a formal announcement to make," stated Senator Tolbin Mauryan. "The Senate has deemed that the defense of the city is a top priority. We have undergone a huge transition and are still struggling to recover from the Dark Knight occupation. The city as a whole must do the following to ensure our livelihood. First we need to continue to finance the building of the High Clerist's Tower. Second we must add a second division to the Golden Shield. Third the city needs to increase its protection of individual citizens bandit organizations such as the "Hawkstones". To do that we will be seeking outside help any questions on that will be answered by the City Watch. Finally the city needs its citizens to keep an eye on each other and inform the City Watch of suspicious activities or events taking place."
Senator Mauryan went on to explain that the funding for the High Clerist's Tower restoration would come from a new tax called the Homeland Tax. The tax would target the citizens of Palanthas and place a special tax on every building in the city. Also Senator Mauryan explained that the second unit in the Golden Shield would be specifically trained to fight in the dock area and oversee the evacuation of it.
Several citizens of Palanthas appeared angered and visibly upset by the announcement. Many of them left shortly after, not listening to the City Watch's plea for help. Several of the citizens attending felt that nothing good had come from the Senate's message.
"It's great we are rebuilding the (High Clerist's) Tower but why does it have to come from my pocket," complained citizen Strom Tolp. "I pay my taxes and barely make it and now I have to pay more taxes on where I live. The Senate has bigger problems right now that they aren't taking care of. Look at those Hawkstones, my brother Ed last night was robbed and beaten by them."


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The spectrum of coincident entities with small lymphocytic lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukemia (SLL/CLL) diagnosed by cytology
Hannah A Kastenbaum1, Walid E Khalbuss1, Raymond E Felgar1, Ronald Stoller2, Sara E Monaco1
1 Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA2 Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Correspondence Address:Sara E MonacoDepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USASource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheck3DOI: 10.4103/1742-6413.70968
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
Background: The cytologic diagnosis of Small lymphocytic lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukemia (SLL/CLL) often relies on finding a small lymphoid population with the characteristic immunoprofile by ancillary testing. There are only a few reports of other processes identified with SLL/CLL. The aim of this study was to review the fine needle aspiration (FNA) and touch prep (TP) diagnoses of SLL/CLL in order to identify any coincident entities. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all FNA and TP cytology cases between January 2005 and May 2009 with a diagnosis of SLL/CLL to determine the presence of any coincident process. Results: We identified 29 cases, including 23 FNAs and six TPs, from 23 patients. Ancillary studies were utilized in 97% of the cases, including flow cytometry (FC, 79%), immunohistochemistry (IHC, 55%), fluorescent in situ hybridization studies (24%) and special stains (7%). Coincident entities were identified in nine cases (31%) and included seven (28%) neoplastic entities (Hodgkin lymphoma [HL], adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, seminoma) and two (7%) non-neoplastic entities (infection and immunoglobulin containing cells). Six cases (21%) suspicious for large cell transformation were also identified. Conclusion: In our review of SLL/CLL, coincident entities were present in 31% of the cases and included a spectrum of non-neoplastic and neoplastic processes. FC was the most frequently utilized ancillary test, but IHC provided important information by excluding a mantle cell lymphoma or confirming a coincident process. Thus, cytomorphologic evaluation in these patients is important due to the high risk of a coincident process that may not be apparent by FC alone and may require clinical management.
Keywords: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, cytopathology, SLL/CLL, small lymphocytic lymphoma


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Each of you, by now, should have received an invite to join Digication, an online e-portfolio service that we will be trying out for our class this semester. The invite looks something like this:
Hi <email@example.com>,
Your colleague Anil Kumar at Prairie View A & M University has invited you to join a course or community called Science of Everyday Life on Digication.
All you have to do to get started is:
1. Go to http://pvamu.digication.com/invite_accept.digi?invitationkey=L4aae718599f9343f3fbc437bbba4ec17edb99530b9e1e
2. Create your account by choosing a unique Username and Password.
3. Log in and start exploring!
Digication is an academically focused online network where teachers, students and alumni can post their writing, artwork, photos, movies, music, important papers, upcoming events and interesting ideas.
By creating your own e-Portfolio, you'll create a place where your work can stand out and attract the attention it deserves. A place where your peers and mentors can see your work and offer praise, suggestions and constructive criticism.
If you have any questions or need help, you can email us at email@example.com and we'll respond as quickly as possible.
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Go ahead and follow the instructions "to get started" and we will provide more information in class this week.
Thanks…Brian Cudnik (co-facilitator of PHSC 3083)