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Netherlands, Utrecht, Doorn
- Tel:
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- 23 April - 5 November
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Alan Rogers Review
Het Grote Bos (the large forest) is ideally located for a tranquil woodland holiday, but is also an ideal base to explore the western part of the Netherlands, or for visits to Amsterdam, Utrecht and Amersfoort. The site is located in the grounds of a former estate called Hydepark, and the prevailing atmosphere still reflects this parkland setting. Touring fields with 270 pitches are surrounded by high trees and are marked out by shrubs and hedges. Leisure amenities include attractive play areas, a heated outdoor pool complex (with slides and a children's pool) and a multisports terrain. A survival course has been built in the trees around the site.
There are many beautiful walks in the surrounding countryside, and the site managers will be pleased to recommend routes. Alternatively, a visit to the nearby town of Doorn is recommended. This town is home to the castle of the last German Emperor, Wilhelm II, who fled there at the end of the First World War. Important cities like Utrecht and Amersfoort are also close at hand, both with attractive canals and tall, gabled houses. On rainy days, you might take the children to the zoos of Amersfoort or Rhenen.
Six toilet blocks around the site. Launderette. Restaurant, café/bar, takeaway. Bakery and supermarket. Motorhome services. Heated outdoor pool with lazy river, water slides, children's pool and sunbathing area. Sports hall. Picnic area. Various themed play areas (such as a butterfly garden). Fitness trail. Tennis courts. Minigolf. Basketball. Bicycle and go-kart hire. Mobile homes and chalets to rent. WiFi throughout (charged). Torches useful.
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- Bicycle Hire on Site
- Bar on Site
- Childrens Play Area
- Fishing Nearby
- Book Online
- Golf Nearby
- Facilities for disabled visitors
- Outdoor Pool Heated
- Outdoor Pool on Site
- Restaurant
- Shop on Site
- Pets allowed
- Takeaway Food
- TV on Site
- Wifi (all site)
- Wifi Chargeable
The Campsite Says...
From A12 motorway take Driebergen/Rijsenburg exit and turn right on N225 towards Driebergen/Rijsenburg. Turn left after 200 m. (Loolaan) and then (600 m) take second exit on the roundabout. Turn left in 2.5 km. on Hydeparklaan to site.
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Deadline reported today that How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris will be taking on the lead role in the upcoming 2011 Sony Pictures film The Smurfs Movie.
Directed by Raja Gosnell, known for such cinematic gems as Home Alone 3, Big Mamma's House and Beverly Hill Chihuahua, the film mixes both animation and live-action and Harris will be starring in the lead live-action role. J. David Stem and David N. Weiss penned the script with Jordan Kerner producing. Sony plans on the movie being the first in a trilogy of live-action, computer-generated Smurf films. Filming begins in April with a tentative release date of July 29, 2011.
Hit the jump for thoughts on this latest bit of news.
If you told me that there was going to be a Smurf feature film that rebooted the franchise, I'd probably punch you in the face with rage. If you told me that the film would star Neil Patrick Harris, I'd probably still punch you, but then go plan my costume for opening night. I grew up watching the Smurfs. I loved that show, despite later revelations about the possible communist undertones of the series. So, I was rather distressed (and by distressed, I mean furious) at the news of a new film. However, as a HUGE fan of NPH, I can say that he is thus far the shining bit of light in this travesty of an idea. Granted, I thoroughly enjoyed Scooby Doo (a great set of films that respected the original material while presenting it in a tongue in cheek manner), but the other works on Gosnell's resume leave a rather vile taste in my mouth. Only time will tell for this one. Scooby Doo looked terrible, but once I actually watched, as I said, I loved it.


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This group, who love to provide practical support to people who are missionaries overseas, get together on the second Thursday of the month at 1.30pm. Letters, finances, and special gift packages are some of the ways this support happens. They also keep the rest of the church informed about what families overseas are doing - the things they celebrate, and the tough stuff they face and need our support and prayer for.
For more info contact Judith Smith 456-1196.
When people are faced with having a family member in prison - maybe the person who provided the family finances - things can be pretty grim. Each week, people from the church donate all kinds of non-perishable food, which gets gathered up and distributed to families struggling to make ends meet because of prison sentences. This is another practical way God's love can reach out in our community.
While we support TranzSend's work throughout the year, we have a special month in the year when we focus on Overseas Mission through prayer and giving..


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The United Church of Christ National Disaster Ministries office working with our UCC Pacific Northwest Conference disaster response coordinator, Ken Colman, is seeking $25,000 to assist with long term recovery. These funds should be directed to the One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS)special fund Emergency USA marked for "Northwest Floods". Information on how to send funds is noted below. $7,000 from OGHS has been sent to the Washington Interfaith Disaster Recovery Organization to begin relief operations, response, and long term recovery. Information from Ken Colman indicates that UCC churches in the area do not have flood damage. The challenge will be to assist in clean up, damage assessment and repairs in areas where roads have been severely damaged along with homes.
State Flood Update
The Washington State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) remains fully operational today as local, state and federal agencies continue their response and recovery efforts resulting from this week's devastating storm. The EOC has received requests for support, including fuel, water, generators, sandbags, food, staff, and evacuations for stranded residents. (Needs are being met locally – there are no requests for material resources from outside of the area.)
Relief Efforts
The primary concern today is on meeting the needs of individuals and families by providing needed food, clothing, shelter, counseling and medication.
Aside from the risk of drowning, flood waters also present danger from bacteria and pathogens that can sicken people and animals. The Washington Departments of Health and Ecology urge residents to stay away from flood waters to minimize their health risks. And in some cases, local "boil-water" orders may be in place in communities where water systems are not fully functioning.
Road Closures
I-5 is currently closed both north and southbound from mile post 68 (SR 12) to mile post 88 (Grand Mound) in Lewis/Thurston County. National Guard resources have been requested to staff these road closures.
Washington State Department of Transportation continues to open state routes across the state, assess damaged highway structures, and coordinate movement of supplies with the National Guard. Detour routes around the closure have been well traveled. The freight community has been getting the word out about detour routes.
Power OutagesPower outages will continue until access to downed power lines is cleared and safe for crews. New outages may occur as trees rooted in rain-saturated soils topple and cause more line damage.
Approximately 50,000 residents remain out of power. The largest number of outages is in Grays Harbor, where 33,000 homes and businesses are still dark. The majority of Pacific County continues to be without power. The Bonneville Power Administration transmission lines that feed Pacific County sustained significant damage and at least four county PUD lines need repair before residents can expect their power back.
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The American Red Cross (ARC) has eighteen shelters open in seven counties. Lewis County has six open this morning, with two closing later this evening. A total of 754 displaced residents spent the night in shelters, 132 of those were nursing home residents and staff. Many more people displaced are staying with friends or family.
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Cost Plus World Market® To Open In Hyannis, Massachusetts
Specialty Retailer to Grand Open with Weekend of Special Events Beginning September 8, 2016
(OAKLAND, CA; September 6, 2016)—Cost Plus World Market® (www.worldmarket.com) is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its new Hyannis, Massachusetts store, the second location for the specialty retailer in Massachusetts. The new store is located in 621 Iyannough Road and will have the great merchandise for which World Market® is known.
Based in California, the retailer is already well known for its eclectic assortment of unique and authentic home furniture, décor, tabletop items and jewelry and accessories from around the world. Cost Plus World Market buyers travel the globe visiting remote villages, centuries-old factories and foreign bazaars and markets, searching for affordable products to offer their customers, including baskets from the Philippines, chocolates from Belgium, pottery from Portugal, collectibles from Africa, and international gourmet food and drinks. Customers shopping the new Hyannis store location will find it filled with everything one needs for the upcoming entertaining season, including unique décor options to fit their space, lifestyle and budget.
To start the Hyannis store grand opening celebrations, a ribbon cutting with city officials and members of the local chamber of commerce on Thursday, September 8, 2016, at 9:00 am officially marks the opening of the store. The first 100 shoppers through the door on Thursday, September 8, 2016, will receive a $10 World Market gift card.
In addition, the first 100 shoppers through the door from Thursday, September 8, 2016, through Sunday, September 11, 2016, will receive a free reusable World Market tote bag. Throughout the weekend, the store will also host two daily raffle prize giveaways of a $250 World Market gift card, and customers can enjoy live entertainment, food and beverage sampling and more. The first 250 customers who spend $40 in the Hyannis store on Saturday, September 10, and Sunday, September 11, 2016, will receive two free movie certificates*.
Adding to the celebration, World Market welcomes Nicole Curtis, host of Rehab Addict on DIY Network and HGTV, to the Hyannis store on Saturday, September 17, 2016, from 1:00–3:00 pm. The first 200 shoppers to bring in five non-perishable, non-glass food items to donate to a local non-profit will have a chance to meet Nicole Curtis.
There's also still time to enter World Market's "Spruce Up Your Space" promotion for a chance to win a $5,000 shopping spree and a room design consultation with Nicole Curtis. Enter now through September 30, 2016, at www.worldmarketsweepstakes.com**.
*Movie certificates are limited to the first 250 customers each day who spend a minimum of $40 in the Hyannis store and while supplies last. Full movie admission giveaway terms and conditions can be found online at http://www.worldmarket.com/hyannis. **Full sweepstakes rules and guidelines and can be found at www.worldmarketsweepstakes.com.
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Central, Louisiana Real Estate and Community Info.
Central, Louisiana Real Estate and Community Info.
Central or the City of Central, its official name, is a sparkling new city carved out of the East Baton Rouge Parish and formally incorporated in an April 2005 vote. The boundaries of Central encompass roughly 66 square miles.
Central's borders include Highway 64 to the north, the Comite River to the west and the Amite River to the east. According to the U.S. census, there were nearly 27,000 residents in Central.
Shopping and Dining
Due to its close proximity to the sprawling metropolis of Baton Rouge and its inclusion in the East Baton Rouge Parish, Central has several shopping and dining destinations just a short drive away.
Within City of Central you'll find a Walmart, Walgreens and others for your shopping needs.
Hungry? Central has several restaurants to serve you. Among those are Pit Crew Barbeque, Cafe Delphi Mediterranean, and The Jambalaya Shoppe. You'll also find known fast-food eateries such as Burger King, Dairy Queen, McDonald's and Raisin Cain's.
Parks and Recreation
The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, which goes by the acronym BREC, operates and maintains all of the more than 180 public parks in the Parish, along with managing the recreation facilities and developing recreational programs for residents of all ages and abilities.
BREC's offerings are quite extensive. There are a wide range of fitness, arts and culture, nature and outdoors programs and activities for families and individuals. Facilities managed by BREC offer extreme sports and leisure classes, therapeutic recreation opportunities, public golf courses and swimming pools, summer day camps, and the magnificent Baton Rouge Zoo.
In addition to all of the aforementioned parks, recreational opportunities, and shopping and dining options, Central's happy residents enjoy clean, green neighborhoods and outstanding schools.
Some of the East Baton Rouge Parish's main employers include Southern Power Systems, CH2M Hill, Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Lane Regional Medical Center and the Southern Forest Products Association.
The City of Central has enjoyed a steady population growth since its incorporation in 2005. And according to the city's Central Economic Development Foundation, rapid expansion is expected to continue due to construction of new residential areas, development of Central's major roads and the consolidation of its school system.
Schools, Health, Transportation
Central's public schools were acquired from the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools in 2007. They include:
- Bellingrath Hills Elementary
- Tanglewood Elementary
- Central Intermediate School
- Central Middle School
- Central High School
Private schools include:
- Central Christian Academy
- Central Private School
- St. Alphonsus Catholic School
- MTI School of Ministry
- Galilee Baptist Academy
Central's healthcare facilities are expanding to keep up with the need of the city's expanding population. Some of the facilities in and nearby are:
- Lane Regional Medical Center
- Baton Rouge General Medical Center (10 mi)
- Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
- Ochsner Health Center
- Internal Medicine & Pediatric Group
- Family Medicine Clinic
The transportation needs of East Baton Rouge Parish's commuters are served by several highways and byways, swiftly flowing city streets and the interstate highways I-10 and I-12.
The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport provides nonstop flights to major airline hubs including Las Vegas, Memphis, Houston and Memphis.
Residents who need or want to use public transportation around metro Baton Rouge will likely want to check out the services of the Capital Area Transit System (CATS). CATS supplies bus service to a number of locations through out the city, including stops at Baton Rouge Community College, Southern University and Louisiana State University.
If you are thinking about buying or selling a home, give us a call at (225) 298-6900 or send us an email to explore your options and to find out when is the best time for you to make a move.


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1013 N ROXBURY Drive - Beverly Hills, California
Totally updated and renovated to the 10's! Private and gated with mature landscaping, courtyards and gardens. Kitchen fit for the most discerning chef. Sexy master suite with fireplace, sitting area, separate office, wet bar and gym. Master bath includes his and hers areas with spa tub, steam shower, fireplace and balcony. Excellent for indoor-outdoor entertaining with pool, cabana, and complete separate two-bedroom guest house! All done with the finest appointments.
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Events Around the World
The song 'Where have all the flowers gone?' by Pete Seeger, heard on repeat as part of the flowers artwork, is listed as one of the top 20 most influencing political songs and an anti-war song from the 60s era. It is inspired by Mikhail Sholokhov's novel The Quiet Flows the Don, and by three lines of an Ukrainian folk song: 'where are the flowers, the girls have plucked them. where are the girls, they've all taken husbands. where are the men, they're all in the army.'
Composed of the word 'flowers' in rose coloured neon light writing mounted on the simple cardboard box of a popular Vietnamese instant noodle brand, the work exudes a gentle and tender air. the noodle box is nostalgic and humble, an allusion to childhood years in the subsidized period, when the artist's mother sold coffee and food to earn a living in hard times. Coming out from the box, a small set of headphones play the song like an echo; its sound creating a heady audio essence that emanates from within. Together, in a modest ode, these elements accentuate the interchange between the physical and intangible factors at play in the work, and slowly unfurl the complex notions of beauty and peace.
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Tran Minh Duc (b.1982, Vietnam) is a visual artist based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam working with the mediums of performance, photography, collage and installation. through a multidisciplinary approach, Tran seeks to explore collective memory and cultural archives by investigating historical narratives, the effects of colonialism and imperialism, and the lasting impacts of war and migration. He is interested in the interactions between the collective and individual, and the local and the foreign; his work forms a personal interrogation of what it means to be Vietnamese in the intricate fabric of contemporaneity. Tran graduated with a BA in painting from the College of Culture and Arts of Ho Chi Minh City, and has since exhibited widely in Vietnam and internationally. Tran is an alumnus of ACC -- in 2017, he received a fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council to be in residence at Art in General in New York City, USA. His artwork flowers was previously exhibited with MoT+++ in 2015, and is part of the Post Vidai, a Vietnamese Art Collection.
Grantee: Tran Minh Duc
Art, Artists & You (2nd spell)
Children's Museum of Manhattan
Firoz Mahmud is in a group exhibition at CMOM, New York
Art, Artists & You (2nd spell)
June 8 to December 31, 2019
Grantee: Firoz Mahmud
Not Just Another Pretty Picture
The Berkshire Art Museum is presenting a group show: "Not Just Another Pretty Picture." Featured Artists are ACC alumni Firoz Mahmud and Kevin Bubriski, James Allen, Sandra Moore, Saira Wasim, Dan Wolf.
Some artists create for content - and not to make art that looks pretty above the living room couch. Art can be disturbing, but good art prevails. Also exhibiting: "Dark Matter" – Works by the Berkshire Museum Advisory Board Members, and "Death of a Loved One" - 1890s Fashion: Collection of Greg Lafave." along with ongoing exhibitions from the permanent collection, including Eric Rudd's huge Iceberg Installation, Robotic Sculpture, and Berkshire Art Museum Annex – A Chapel for Humanity - a massive sculptural epic with 150 life-sized figures, 250 low-relief ceiling figures and a September 11 Memorial Garden, first opened in 2001.
Grantees: Firoz Mahmud, Kevin Bubriski
Vantage Point Sharjah7 (VPS7),
Vantage Point Sharjah 7
6 July—6 October 2019
Gallery 1 & 2, Al Mureijah Square
Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah Art Museum
Vantage Point Sharjah 7 (VPS7) is the seventh iteration of Sharjah Art Foundation's annual photography initiative. The open call was extended not only to residents of the UAE and other GCC countries but also to international applicants. This initiative aims to foster photographers' development and creativity and encourage their engagement with the wider cultural community.
Over 200 applicants with a variety of professional backgrounds, skill sets and interests, responded to VPS7 open call. The exhibition features the work of 36 photographers from over 20 countries, including Republic of Congo, France, Nigeria, Sudan, Russia, South Africa, United States of America and the United Arab Emirates among others. The selected photographs offer viewers a unique perspective on various subjects by using different styles, such as conceptual photography, street photography, land and cityscapes and portraiture. These images further demonstrate a wide range of techniques in both digital and 35mm photography, such as montage, collage, archival reconstruction, infrared and light painting.
The foundation announced its first open call for submissions during the summer of 2013, inviting GCC-based photographers to submit works that fell under the theme 'Life and Landscapes of Sharjah'. Themes of other Vantage Point exhibitions have included 'Self-Portraiture', 'Performance' and 'Architecture and Urban Landscape'.
Grantee: Firoz Mahmud
Ilana Harris-Babou: Clean Lines
Curated by ACC grantee Jinglun Zhu, Ilana Harris-Babou's solo exhibition "Clean Lines" presents a new installation that draws on the branding strategies of luxury home-goods companies and the language of twentieth-century zoning laws in the US. The installation activates the surfaces and depths of the window display by expanding on the visual tactics and multilayered contents of her previous video work, Red Sourcebook (2018). In this new iteration, Harris-Babou juxtaposes the sleek lines and aspirational rhetoric of home-furnishing advertising with color-coded maps and texts from the exclusionary policies that continue to shape real estate development in the present.
Grantee: Zhu Jinglun
Transient Creatures
The Performance 'Welcome (Back) to Saigon, We are from Củ Chi' is a multi version performance work by Đức. The work is inspired by a photograph taken at Địa đạo Củ Chi (The Cu Chi Tunnels site) which is posted on Wikipedia information page of this site. The photograph represents 3 ladies getting dressed up in South Vietnamese traditional costume áo bà ba, khăn rằn and green soldier hat showing that they are playing role of Củ Chi guerrillas at the site now became well-known by tourists who come to Saigon. Vietnam and Saigon Ho Chi Minh City specifically in the recent decades of market oriented economy has shown many positive changes but also interferences in social political history, of the past and the presence.
The three young performers in the performance, this time with Performance festival program Transient Creatures taking place in HCMC in June, will state their welcoming message 'Welcome Back to Saigon' to any people who joins the events to start the conversation(s). Even if one is a veteran coming back to Saigon to search for the traces from the past or they are just very young people who make their first trip to Vietnam as well as multi-national cooperations, they are all Welcomed Back to Saigon by three young citizens saying they are from Củ Chi.
Grantee: Tran Minh Duc
Abstract by Nature
ACC alumnus Wu Chi-Tsung will be joining the group exhibition Abstract by Nature in Sean Kelly New York. Opening on Jun 28, the group exhibition will be featuring major works by an international group of artists, each of whom engages both traditional and non-traditional methods to produce meditative works that have a distinctly timeless quality. Wu Chi-Tsung's Landscape in the Mist 001, Still Life 009 – Maple, Still Life 011 – Tsubaki and Cyano-Collage Series 061 and 062 will be featured, all of whom shares the claim of the exhibition, that is to reflect, evoke or transform elements of the natural world into pure poetic forms.
The exhibition will be on view till Aug 2, with an opening reception in the presence of the artist on Thursday, Jun 27.
Grantee: Wu Chi-Tsung


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This iridescent white ceramic Christmas tree is finished with mother of pearl and colorful lights and measures approximately 18 inches tall. This pearl white tree is a new tabletop tree but made using a vintage mold from 1986. This tall white ceramic Christmas tree is made in the USA by Texas Hill Country Ceramics.
This large ceramic tree and stand are finished in an opaque milk glass white glaze. The ceramic tree is covered with a mother of pearl overglaze, it has been kiln fired to set the mother of pearl overglaze. The base to the tree is also finished with the same opaque milk glass white glaze and mother of pearl overglaze. This tree is decorated with plastic color lights, 9 colors of lights are used including clear, green, red, pink, purple, aqua, dark blue, yellow and gold. Each of the lights is secured with a water base glue that is non toxic.
This large white tree is two separate pieces - the tree section rests on the base and is easy to assemble. The pearl white base stand is wired with a permanent UL approved light fixture that is designed to be used for systems in the USA. On the long electrical cord is a rotating dial switch so you can leave it plugged in and switch the light to the tree on whenever you want. A steady burning 25 watt bulb is included, this bulb is designed for fixtures used in the USA.
The measurements of this tree are as follows:
This tree will arrive ready for you to set up and enjoy.


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The No Longer Nasty Party's former spokesbeing for muscular Christianity has been bringing moral succour to the over-stretched and ill-equipped personnel of Britain's armed forces by likening the business of killing and/or being killed to a football game. "We need to decide if we want to stay in the first division or slide into the second division," he said, doubtless hoping to call to his listeners' minds the Conservative Party's Argie-bashing glory days of old. Anyway, Dr Fox gave the obligatory promise of tough decisions ruthlessly taken, and made generous provision for the deductive powers of the military mind by noting explicitly that there would be winners and losers at the end of the process. Daveybloke's Cuddly Conservatives intend to "look beyond defence in the traditional sense" of killing fuzzy-wuzzies by the cubic yard; possibly they still intend bringing back National Service and establishing a nice smooth pipeline to pump human resources from the faith schools of the Church Militant into the armed forces, or possibly Dr Fox was just blathering, as Daveybloke's Cuddly Conservatives so often seem to do. Then again, given Dr Fox's apparent idea that Britain should be the military equal, rather than the military vassal, of the United States, perhaps Daveybloke's Cuddly Conscripts merely intend putting the country in a time machine and taking it back to 1913 or thereabouts. Dr Fox dismissed Britain's international obligations with a wave of his hand: "We cannot accept the assumption ... that Britain will always operate as part of an alliance" because "we have unique national interests and have to maintain the capability to act unilaterally if required", in a way that lesser breeds self-evidently must not. It is not clear to me whether this means Daveybloke's Cuddly Conservatives plan to withdraw from NATO and either hook up with Latvia's Waffen-SS veterans or else Go It Alone; quite possibly it is not clear to Daveybloke's Cuddly Conservatives either. Dr Fox also promised a "clean break from the legacy and mindset of the cold war", now that the former USSR is being run by the sort of gangster an Englishman can do business with. Again, Dr Fox does not seem to have backed up this rhetoric with anything so un-British as an actual policy, such as doing away with the nuclear deterrent which has proven so tragically ineffective at deterring the mad mullahs of Mesopotamia; but then again, perhaps Dr Fox was just blathering, as Daveybloke's Cuddly Conservatives so often seem to do.
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I doubt if Fox is sufficiently au fait with the twentieth century, let alone the present one, for the possibilities of synthetic organisms to have obtruded themselves on his consciousness (I could have told him, but did he listen? No he did not). More likely he just means privatising the armed services, since (a) that is what the Conservative Party almost invariably means by "reform", "change", "radical change", "tough" etc., etc., and (b) there's precious little else left to privatise.
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This awesome couple happens to be very great friends of mine. Emily and I lived on the same hall for about 3 years in college, and she is one of my very best friends from good ole' Asbury! I am not going to even start on the good times we had…seriously good times. :) Thomas is also a friend of mine from college; he was actually the only one that kept me sane through our calculus class (remember the withering stare Thomas?).
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12-song collection [Ghosts of the Royal Motel] is perfect
barroom cool. He's got one of those rough 'n' tumble
voices that lures you in right with the opener, "Angels," a
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John Allaire is an experienced, award-winning singer/songwriter with a gift for weaving captivating musical stories. Drawing on his experiences and surroundings John's musical repertoire includes songs with sincere, intelligent lyrics that are introspective and deeply personal, as well as tunes that are light-hearted and humourous.
Starting his professional music career in 1984, John has been in a number of bands, including the award-winning "The Town Cryers", a band that reached the number one spot on seven radio stations in Canada with their first release in 1987 called "All's Well." Allaire toured the country with the Cryers while releasing their 1989 CD, "Surprise Surprise," which included a supporting video for Allaire's song "Never Bin Hurt B-4." The video won honours as top independent video in Canada in 1989. The CD also had the dubious pleasure of being the first release in Canada by an independent band on the emerging CD format. The Town Cryers parted ways in 1992, but not before recording a whopping 18-track CD called "Stanley's Cup."
In 1995, John founded the alt/punk band The Mercy Miners, playing with signed recording artists including Econoline Crush and Nada Surf. The Mercy Miners released a 10-song CD called Knuckle Sandwich in 1997.
In 2003, John released his first solo effort called Crime and Punishment; a 12-song collection that attracted particular attention on the east coast of Canada and throughout the USA. John's sophomore solo release "Thank You Waitress!" (2005) continues to be a source of fan requests at live shows, particularly the title track.
John's 2007 release "Ghosts of the Royal Motel" garnered some of his best reviews with phrases like "Canada's next music legend", "A new Neil Young" and "Perfect barroom cool." The video for the single "Bourbon" was played on national and international music television programming.
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John suffered a heart attack in October 2010 after a game of recreational hockey, but quickly bounced back and released an album in 2011 called "Heart of Steel" - a reflective collection of songs about seizing opportunities and living life to its fullest.
No stranger to performing, John plays an average of 120 plus shows each year in addition to regularly recording and releasing his own brand of guitar-driven alt-country/roots/folk. Each show is different from the last, with changing arrangements (acoustic and electric accompaniment), material choices, and of course John's quick wit and banter to draw in the audience. Whether playing solo or accompanied by the 'Campistas', John delivers a unique musical experience that does not easily fit into one genre, but is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
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- American Songwriter Assoc. "Best Lyrics" Award 2009 for "Magnets" (Nashville, TN)
- Toronto Independent Music Awards "Best Live Act" (2009)
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- PROCAN (now SOCAN) independent songwriter award for "Cry at Night" (1987)
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May 17 2007
Sony Computer Entertainment America Previews Robust Software Line Up for PlayStation® Platforms
More Than 30 PLAYSTATION® 3 Games Highlighted
SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2007 – Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., (SCEA) previewed an extensive software line up for its PlayStation® platforms for the second half of 2007 and early 2008 at a media event in San Diego today.More than 30 games for PLAYSTATION® 3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system, including a strong first-party lineup of over ten announced titles, were shown during the event, along with a full library of games and services for PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) handheld entertainment system, PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system and PLAYSTATION® Network, demonstrating the depth and breadth of content heading to PlayStation® fans.
"As you would expect from the market leader, we are seeing a huge influx of games coming to all our PlayStation platforms in the remainder of our fiscal year," said Jack Tretton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Computer Entertainment America. "More than half of the games we showed during our media event are available only on our systems.This fiscal, from SCEA alone, users can expect more than 15 exclusive games and services for PS3™, and another nine for PSP® .This doesn't even take into account the wide variety of titles and game packs we have coming through the PLAYSTATION® Network . Given this raft of titles, I think we are very well positioned to meet the needs and wants of every PlayStation user as they build out their game libraries in the coming months."
Taking center stage on the first day of the event were over 30 new games for PS3™, demonstrating the advanced technological capabilities of the system, including the Cell Broadband Engine™ (Cell/B.E.), Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) player, built-in hard disc drive (HDD), 1080p high-definition output, Wi-Fi connectivity and the SIXAXIS® wireless controller.
Key first-party PS3™ titles unveiled and demonstrated included: Warhawk™, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, SOCOM: Confrontation, Heavenly Sword™, Ratchet & Clank® Future: Tools of Destruction™, Folklore™, THE EYE OF JUDGMENT™ and SingStar™.Several of these titles were recently highlighted in Electronic Gaming Monthly's June issue as "difference makers" for PS3™ in 2007, denoting must-have titles for gamers.In addition, the buzz of March's Game Developers Conference, LittleBigPlanet™, was also on hand, giving attendees a chance to explore this unique game, where players actually create and share their own 3D gameplay levels.
Enjoying onsite support from more than 15 leading publishers, SCEA was pleased to also give event attendees access to key third-party titles including John Woo Presents Strangehold™ from Midway, a game that will take full advantage of the massive storage capacity of the Blu-ray disc format by offering a game and a movie, John Woo's "Hard Boiled," on the same disc.Other gameplay stations featured titles from 2KGames, Capcom, Tecmo, Sierra Entertainment SEGA and Konami.
Additional games and services will be available for PS3™ system owners through the PLAYSTATION® Network. Attendees got their first hands-on experience with the highly anticipated PLAYSTATION ® Network service Home, a 3D avatar-based community that serves as a meeting place for PS3™ users around the world.PLAYSTATION ®Network games highlighted at the event included PAIN and Calling All Cars™.
Sixteen exclusive titles for PSP® from first and third parties were also unveiled at the event, ranging from Syphon Filter®: Logan's Shadow to God of War®: Chains of Olympus and SOCOM:U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike.
"We still have a few surprises up our sleeve for this fiscal," continued Tretton."But I think the games and services we did show at this event really demonstrated the gameplay, community and entertainment possibilities you can only have on PlayStation products."
Recent industry analyst reports point to an up-cycle for SCEA as the company brings more next-generation content to the marketplace, particularly for PS3™ .According to an April IDC report:
"IDC stresses that the PS3™ is ahead of the market, like its predecessors. Must-have exclusive content, which in this generation will come from first party studios (Heavenly Sword, Lair) and network services (Home), will turn around the PS3™'s position. Later this year new PS3™ games will begin to demonstrate the advantages of the console's specifications and the network will show us some new tricks." (1)
Games and services shown during the event included:
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Mere days after she rocked the Victoria's Secret waves to end all Victoria's Secret waves, Gigi Hadid has been spotted with a very different style. The model walked the streets of New York sporting what looks like a very short perm, plus a pair of sunglasses at nighttime, because she's a famous person and all.
Talk about super curly curls; Gigi's lengthy locks were all pinned up and featured tight, glossy coils that made her appear almost unrecognisable. However, the model isn't trading her signature pony for a hood dryer just yet, as the new, retro 'do was all in aid of a shoot with W magazine.
And the statement details didn't stop at that crop. Gigi amped up her curls with a slick of brown lip lacquer, a mattified base and a nuance of bronzer swept below the cheekbones. Her forever-flawless eyebrows appeared to be filled in a shade darker, and we can only imagine the eye look she's hiding beneath those massive shades.
The question is, are you rating Gigi's curly crop or do you miss her carefree, loose tresses? Let us know by tweeting us @CosmopolitanUK.


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The Force ghost was the soul and essence of a deceased Force-sensitive who denied the will of the Force upon death, yet was able to interact with the living, albeit not physically.[1] Some Sith Lords learned similar techniques, which in some cases allowed them to physically interact with their environment.
According to the Jedi tradition, death was a part of life, and it meant becoming one with the Force. In death, sentients lost their ability to communicate with the living, but mastery of certain obscure paths of learning could avert it.
The origins of that knowledge, as well as its history, are not known. Ancient Jedi of the Galactic Republic such as Arca Jeth, as well as Sith Lords, knew a secret which could enable the user's essence to "survive death", but this knowledge was somehow lost over the millennia, perhaps with the destruction of the Jedi library world of Ossus in the Exar Kun Wars or the First Jedi Purge. However, it was secretly preserved over the millennia by the native Ysanna, descendants of Jedi trapped on the world and slowly driven to barbarism.
Qui-Gon Jinn was the first of the recent Jedi who rediscovered this secret with the assistance of a shaman of the Whills. Qui-Gon's spirit guided Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi and revealed to them the secret of retaining one's individuality after becoming one with the Force. Yoda during his exile taught it to another Jedi Master, Qu Rahn. The Dark Woman also learned of it at some point — perhaps Qui-Gon also appeared to her during her years in hiding on Cophrigin 5.
Death for those Jedi were different: their spirits could retain their individuality and could return as voices, dreams, or apparitions at will, so that they could help those in need of their guidance. On death, their bodies vanished; this was not the case with Qui-Gon, however, probably being a technique evolved by Obi-Wan and Yoda, under Qui-Gon's guidance.
This state was temporary, as Force ghosts were an intermediate state between life and afterlife; after a certain amount of time, they would then have to move on to the Netherworld of the Force, another realm of existence. Darth Vader learned of this ability through Darth Sidious, and upon his death, the spirits of Kenobi and Yoda completed his training by granting him the last step in becoming a spirit. Anakin's spirit appeared as that of his younger self, prior to his fall to the dark side.
Certain Sith Lords had also discovered similar techniques. Occasionally their bodies would fade as Jedi would, though like Jedi this was not a prerequisite for becoming a Force Ghost. It was not uncommon for the spirits of Sith Lords to remain, bound to the living world through an object, location, or simply due to the force of their malice and hatred. Unlike the Jedi, however, the Sith could find no peace in this form, instead existing for restless centuries, eventually driven insane by solitude, memories, or dark side inflicted madness. In many ways, these techniques differed from those taught by the Jedi; the most distinct difference being the user's limited ability to interact with his surroundings. Arguably, the most proficient user of such a technique was Exar Kun.
It is assumed that spirits of Force-sensitives, although not fully trained Jedi when they lived, could also learn this technique; at least they could be manifested by the Force in Force nexuses, such as the Valley of the Jedi. It appears that masters of the Baron Do Sages knew a similar technique
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During the original trilogy, fans and Expanded Universe writers believed that this happened to all Jedi who died, even fallen Jedi who repented at the end of their lives, such as Darth Vader and the Jedi Ulic Qel-Droma. In the latter case, the vanishing was a sign that his spirit was redeemed. In works such as Tales of the Jedi, most Jedi who die are seen dissolving, and sometimes later appearing as ghosts.
Many questions arose during The Phantom Menace, when Qui-Gon Jinn's body did not vanish after his duel with Darth Maul, and instead was cremated on a Jedi funeral pyre like Vader. In Revenge of the Sith it is made known that "dying AND maintaining one's identity" is not in fact what happens to every Jedi, but an ability acquired by Qui-Gon's spirit and passed on to Yoda and Obi Wan.
On the other hand, Qui-Gon Jinn was the first character to show Star Wars audiences that not all Jedi became Force ghosts upon dying (by virtue of his body not disappearing at death), but he was established in Attack of the Clones as a voice to Anakin Skywalker, and also in Revenge of the Sith as the first G-canon character to learn how to become a Force ghost, despite his body not disappearing at death. The implication is that one can learn how to be a Force ghost even after dying a standard death. Mara Jade Skywalker did something similar after dying. She only faded away when Jacen (secretly Darth Caedus) entered the room in a last ditch effort to inform the Jedi about him, which would seem to imply that a Force user who has mastered the ability to turn into a Force ghost has control of their body.
It is explicitly stated in Champions of the Force and the databank at the official site that the organic part of Anakin's body disappeared, and that Luke just burned his suit and mechanical parts for ritualistic purposes.
Controversy sparked when in the DVD of Return of the Jedi, Sebastian Shaw's Force ghost was replaced by that of Hayden Christensen's image, thus removing Shaw's Force ghost from canon and placing Christensen's in its stead.
Another problem that remains to be retconned is the existence of spirits of Sith and Dark Jedi. In both the novel and the comic book version of Revenge of the Sith, the spirit of Qui-Gon Jinn tells Yoda that only light-siders may live on as Force ghosts, and that this is something that dark-siders cannot learn. However, in Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, Darth Sidious (who mastered and perfected the technique with the use of clone bodies himself) reveals that the ancient Sith Lords once had the ability to "survive death", but this knowledge was somehow lost over time. It is unclear which Sith Lords qualify as "ancient" in this context, although Kaan and Qordis were the last known Sith to have escaped being lost in the Netherworld of the Force before Palpatine. It could be possible that Qui-Gon was misinformed or rather the concept of it only applying to Light side users was simply one of his many (often radical) theories. There is also the distinct possibility that light side force ghosts and dark side force ghosts are fundamentally different, and that's what Qui-Gon meant. Indeed Jedi Force ghosts seem to be "freed" into the netherworld by the passing of their physical forms and conversely, Sith Force ghosts seem to be "trapped" or attached by death, be it to a relic (the Muur Talisman, Ulic Qel-Droma's Sith amulet, etc) or to specific locations (such as the Massassi Temples in Yavin IV, ancient Sith tombs, etc). This however has yet to be confirmed.
This question applies to non-Jedi, such as Morgan Katarn who have appeared in that form. It is assumed that spirits of Force sensitives, although not fully trained Jedi when they lived, can be manifested by the Force in a Force nexus (places where it is extremely strong), such as the Valley of the Jedi. Also, the Sith Lord Ajunta Pall lived on through the Force in such a manner as a Force ghost, though it is relatively unknown how or why he remained. However, it can be speculated that his extreme rage and anger made his presence linger. This has been applied to Exar Kun, who used the dark side to feed off of the life force of the Massassi just before he died. It may be possible that spirits of other Sith Lords latched onto a place strong in the dark side, feeding off of it like a parasite. The process may be explained in a future novel or other source.
The non-canonical characters Tag Greenly and Bink Otauna become Force-ghosts after dying in the explosion of the Second Death Star, and appeared on Endor next to Obi-Wan, Yoda, and both a younger and older vision of Anakin Skywalker.
Mace Windu appears as a Force ghost in the alternate history comic Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back in a vision to Darth Vader, though this may only be a mental vision in Vader's mind as opposed to an actual Force ghost.
In the online multiplayer game Star Wars Galaxies, it is possible for players who have played as a Jedi before the New Game Enhancements to become Force ghosts. Since the players in the game exist only in one server at a time, they are non-canon.
The Force ghost versions of Anakin Skywalker, Yoda, and Ben Kenobi are playable characters on Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy and Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga.
In the Star Wars Tales story Skippy the Jedi Droid, the title character (otherwise known as R5-D4) becomes a Force ghost following his destruction by the Empire.
In the Robot Chicken: Star Wars special, Jar Jar Binks is turned into a Force ghost after Darth Vader ejects him from an airlock.
The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition depicts that Obi-Wan's Force ghost is able to be affected by Starkiller's Force attacks, including Force lightning.


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Cheap Stocks – Are They A Good Investment?
Cheap living is not just about saving; it is also about cheap but profitable investments. Cheap stocks are the rage these days. For less than $5 or even as low as a few pennies, you can now start investing in the stock market. How cool is that! But, do you know what you're getting into? Is it worth investing just because it's cheap?
First, it is important to understand that cheap in the stock market does not necessarily translate to low priced share stocks. Although a $1 stock may appear cheap in comparison to a $20 dollar stock, it may turn out, after considering the metric values of both stocks, that the $20 per share stock is the cheaper stock. The moral of the story is, low price is not equal to cheap when it comes to investments in stocks.
It will do you good to pay attention to the value of a stock rather than to its price. But, to determine its value, you need to learn the basic language of the stock market. You can't just invest your money and expect it to earn dividends for you. You need to be an informed investor to understand not only how your money grows in stocks but most importantly, how to choose the right company with the right stock price per share to invest your money in.
There are many ways to evaluate and determine the value of stocks; price is just a small portion of determining whether or not cheap stocks are indeed cheap. One way to determine stock value is through the P/E ratio. P/E ratio is also known as Price-Earnings ratio where the current price per share of stock is compared to the earnings per share. Companies with a higher P/E ratio are usually higher priced stocks because they are expected to have higher earning growth. It may turn out that the more expensive option has the highest value which is then tantamount to cheap stocks with sound investment potential. The bottom line is: a cheap stock is an undervalued stock.
What actually determines the value of a stock is the same thing that determines the value of anything else: what people are willing to pay for it. Many stock prices are driven by speculation. As an example, investors may speculate (based on data they have) that a particular company will have major earnings increases in the next few years. These investors will start buying shares of that stock and drive the price up. The company may not even have any earnings at the present time, so its stock price is based on potential earnings.
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Hey everyone. Sorry about not posting in awhile. Been super busy getting ready for a couple of shows that are coming up in the next few months. The first show coming up is a group show in San Francisco. The theme: Saturday Morning cartoons. I was surprised at how many people figured out that the last post was a Muttley painting. More on that later.
One of the other shows is a two-man show out at Kustom Kulture Gallery & Tattoo back east. You can check out their blog here: http://kustomkulturegallery.blogspot.com/
The show is May 5th. I'll update the blog with more solid info as it comes. In the meantime, here's a pic of one of the zodiac paintings. Year of the Ram, or Goat, or Chivo if you're latin.
Since I'm an art geek for the in progress stuff, I thought I'd share a pic of the painting in an early stage. I'm doing some of the paintings on wood. This one is around 17x 20 inches.
Tried to get a good close up shot for detail. This is about as good as it will get until I get this sucker scanned. Anyway, stay tuned for more pics and more info on the zodiac show. I'm doing all 12 zodiac animals, so yeah, there will be more to post. Also, stay tuned for more images and info on the Saturday Morning Cartoon show. That group show will be a day before the APE comic con down in San Fran. More on that as it comes in.


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Xconomist of the Week: ATV's Bob Hower on "A" Startups, IPOs, & the God of VC
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use it in their own way. Dropping costs and reducing complexity will mean new services are possible (free backup for your data for all of your cloud apps). It will also mean better user interfaces in the future for IT folks who are frustrated with the tools they use every day. It's the extension of Apple's influence from the consumer side all the way into the data center.
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X: The big news this week is GitHub's $100M financing round. Do any of the big VCs truly do early stage "venture" anymore? Is it still necessary?
BH: We still do early stage. I think the best venture returns from an IRR [internal rate of return] basis will get generated from early stage. As you've reported, there has been a concentration of fundraising in the venture class, and that enables some firms to invest large sums of money into later stage, but still dynamic companies. There have been some big wins in the last few years, so I expect this type of investing to continue, but it's not where we play.
X: As a VC firm, is it getting harder to make investments across a broad range of sectors? What are the big macro trends there? We hear a lot about VCs getting out of cleantech, for example.
BH: Investing across IT, cleantech, and healthcare? I don't know that it's getting harder from an investment standpoint—in fact there are several interesting areas of convergence today, but I believe it's harder from a VC firm fundraising standpoint.
X: How do you see the exit markets evolving in tech—in particular, the IPO market in the wake of Facebook? Who's the next big IPO from New England?
BH: The IPO market is recovering steadily. I think Kayak is out next, but I don't follow the pipeline that closely. We have several companies that are tracking for the next few quarters, so I'm rooting for anyone going out!
X: If you could ask the God of VC any one question, what would it be?
BH: I'm currently reading a sci-fi book called Ready Player One in which everyone "lives" through their avatar in a virtual world. I would ask VC God which parts of the book come true and who the prescient entrepreneurs are who make it happen. I imagine they are walking among us now!


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NextVR Receives $30.5 Million Funding from Comcast, Time Warner & Others
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According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, NextVR Inc. just received $30.5 Million in funding from a joint venture between Comcast, Time Warner Inc, MSG, Dick Clark Productions and some others.
NextVR is a technology company that has developed a system for capturing and delivering live and on-demand virtual reality experiences, most recently VR broadcasts of the Democratic presidential debate and the National Basketball Association's season-opening game.
Today we are excited to announce our $30.5 million Series A funding round with Comcast, Time Warner + more via @WSJ https://t.co/12L2pyvdUC
— NextVR (@NextVR_app) November 11, 2015
This investment from Comcast and Time Warner is one of many lately, in order to position their businesses for the future of this next great media platform. Comcast recently invested $10 Million in AltspaceVR, Disney invested in Jaunt Inc. and the New York Times recently partnered with Google / Alphabet Inc. to deliver over 1 million Google Cardboard viewers to it's subscribers in order to promote their new VR video platform.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Before transferring your home to your children, there are several issues that should be considered. Some are tax-related issues and some are none-tax issues that can have grave consequences on your livelihood.
The first thing to keep in mind is that the current federal estate tax exemption is currently over $5 million and thus it is likely that you may not have an estate tax issue anyway. If you are married you and your spouse can double that exemption to over $10 million. So, make sure the federal estate tax is truly an issue for you before proceeding.
Second, if you gift the home to your kids now they will legally be the owners. If they get sued or divorced, a creditor or an ex- in-law may end up with an interest in the house and could evict you. Also, if a child dies before you, that child's interest may pass to his or her spouse or child who may want the house sold so they can simply get their money.
Third, if you give the kids the house now, their income tax basis will be the same as yours is (the value at which you purchased it) and thus when the house is later sold they may have to pay a significant capital gains tax on the difference. On the other hand if you pass it to them at death their basis gets stepped-up to the value of the home at your death, which will reduce or eliminate the capital gains tax the children will pay.
Fourth, if you gift the house now you likely will lose some property tax exemptions such as the homestead exemption because that exemption is normally only available for owner-occupied homes.
Fifth, you will still have to report the gift on a gift tax return and the value of the home will reduce your estate tax exemption available at death, though any future appreciation will be removed from your taxable estate.
Finally, there may be more efficient ways to do this through the use of a special qualified personal residence trust. Given the multitude of tax and practical issues involved, it would be best to seek the advice of an estate planning attorney before making any transfers of your property.
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The anti-inflammatory properties, combined with the fact that turmeric is a natural antiseptic and antibacterial agent.
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Another concern with our senior pets is ensuring a healthy heart. Like us, our pets are susceptible to blood clots and excess cholesterol. You may have heard of LDL (bad cholesterol) and HDL (good cholesterol). Well turmeric has been found to lower LDL levels which support both heart and liver health. In addition, turmeric helps to thin the blood, reducing the risk of deadly clots that can lead to strokes and heart attacks.
The liver plays a significant role in removing toxins from the body. Think of the liver as the main industrial centre for the body. It's involved in nearly every biochemical process required to run the body. The body's abilities to clot blood, to breakdown harmful toxins, and to remove waste and store energy, are all affected by the liver. It is a major player in your pet's digestion, storing vitamins and producing bile which is necessary to break down fat. It's a pretty important piece of machinery for your pet's overall health.
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Company introduces monitoring program for porcine circovirus
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. has announced a program—the monitoring assignment for global insight of circovirus disease—to identify, assess, and monitor risk factors for porcine circovirus-associated disease.
The MAGIC program involves a survey of a producer's swine health system and relevant diagnostic screenings to establish a benchmark for disease status.
Dr. John Kolb, a technical manager with Boehringer Ingelheim, said conducting a thorough assessment of a swine farm's disease situation is critical because circovirus-induced disease is most often dependent on the presence of other diseases such as porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, mycoplasmal disease, and swine influenza. He said results of the MAGIC surveys will help producers and veterinarians implement effective vaccination and disease management protocols against not only porcine circovirus-associated diseases, but also other disease co-factors.
For more information on the MAGIC program, veterinarians can contact Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica at (800) 325-9167.
Earlier in the year, Boehringer Ingelheim transferred ownership of its PRRS Risk Assessment Tool to the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. This survey and benchmarking tool evaluates risk factors for the introduction and circulation of the PRRS virus on farms.
The AASV board recently formed a task force to work toward the elimination of the PRRS virus from North America. The board also created an ad hoc committee to address diseases associated with porcine circovirus type 2.


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Definition of Neon lamp
1. Noun. A lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube.
Generic synonyms: Lamp
Definition of Neon lamp
1. Noun. a small gas discharge lamp containing neon gas, sometimes with other noble gases to add colour ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Neon Lamp
Literary usage of Neon lamp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Light's Labour's Lost: Policies for Energy-Efficient Lighting by Paul Waide, Satoshi Tanishima, International Energy Agency (2006)
"... develops the neon lamp. • !932:The first low-pressure sodium lamp is developed by Philips and used mainly for street lighting. ..."
2. Reference Spectra and Energy Levels for Neutral and Singly-Ionized Platinum (1992)
"... as for calibrating other satellite- and rocket-borne ultraviolet spectrometers. The use of a platinum/neon lamp as a source of reference wavelengths in ..."
3. Reports of the Department of Commerce and Labor 1904-1912: Report of the by Dept. of Commerce and Labor, United States (1912)
"Experience has shown that the neon lamp will be especially useful in interference measurements, and it is thought that its extended use, will increase the ..."
4. NIST at 100: Foundations for Progressedited by Raymond G. Kammer edited by Raymond G. Kammer (2001)
"... is credited with inventing the neon lamp and obtaining a patent, he did not display the technology in public until 1910. Today, the neon sign industry ..."
5. Precision Spectroscopy, Diode Lasers, and Optical Frequency Measuredited by Leo Hollberg edited by Leo Hollberg (2000)
"The laser's wavelength was tuned to the NO3 absorption line using a diode array spectrometer and a neon lamp as a wavelength reference. ..."