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Archive for June, 2012
In 1942 Another Mail Order Millionaire Started From His Home
Diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1939, Norman Edmund was quarantined in a sanatorium, where he watched eight of his 10 wardmates perish from the disease, But he turned the gruesome experience to his advantage. Unwanted by employers, who feared the young accountant could still be contagious, Edmund started an Army salvage business in his New Jersey home.
At the time of Edmund's retirement in 1975, the company had sales of about $10 million.
That business became Edmund Scientific, publisher of the famous Edmund Scientific catalog. The catalog—loved by science geeks for more than half a century—still sells you-build- it telescope kits, antigravity devices, solar-powered gadgets of all sorts, and goofy-yet-instructional items like a brew-your-own-root-beer kit. Edmund saw the catalog as a much needed tool for science education, particularly after the Soviet launch of Sputnik in the late 1950s.
"The Russians were beating us," recalls Robert Edmund, Norman's son. "You had to get your people involved in science." Norman Edmund died January 17. he was 95 and had enjoyed good health since beating TB. He started his first company, Edmund Salvage, in 1942 at the behest of friends who worked at the Frankford Arsenal, an Army supply depot in nearby Philadelphia. Edmund began taking in surplus military equipment, tearing it apart, and selling the components, including lots of lenses for amateur photographers and for industry.
Edmund Salvage became Edmund Scientific, whose flagship was the scientific catalog. "Edmund scoured hundreds of magazines a month looking for products and ideas", Robert recalls, "As a kid, stacked up, the magazines looked like a skyscraper to me."
Later, Edmund Scientific operated a retail store from its headquarters in Barrington, New Jersey, attracting science buffs worldwide. Salvador Dali, during a period of interest in optical illusions, stopped by to examine prisms and lenses, says Alex Husted, a grandson of Norman's. "Norman would buy train cars full of war surplus to get binoculars, and you'd get all this other stuff you didn't want—motors, gear boxes, random lab equipment." Much of it went into a space known as "the mad scientist's room." An annual tent sale—people camped overnight to get first crack at the oddball offerings—would clear the stuff out to make room for new shipments.
At the time of Edmund's retirement in 1975, the company had sales of about $10 million. Robert took over, expanding the optics business and manufacturing lenses in-house. In 2001, Robert had to break some news to his father. He had sold the scientific catalog to an educational company. "The world was changing," says Robert. "People weren't buying kits. They were finding their science elsewhere." His father took it hard.
New owners have kept the catalog going. Edmund Optics, as the family business is now known, has grown to $120 million in sales. And Robert is eager to describe a grant program he started two years ago, giving $80,000 annually to fund promising ideas of the sort his father might have championed. There is one grant in particualr. It went to a Peruvian who had developed a rapid diagnostic kit for tuberculosis.
Norman Edmund, 1916-2012.
This article first appeared in INC. The Magazine for Growing Companies under the byline of Jeff Bailey.
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Simple Things Can Make Your Life Easier, Better and Happier
45 really simple things you can do in an hour (or less).
- Start smart: Dive into the day with a super healthy, super delicious breakfast. How about the Apple and Cheddar Tartine a la REAL SIMPLE Magazine: Split a baguette lengthwise, then crosswise (extra points for whole grain); broil until lightly toasted, 1 to 2 minutes. Dividing evenly, top with 2 tablespoons apple butter, 1/2 thinlly sliced apple, and 2 ounces sliced Cheddar. Broil until the cheese has melted, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Tackle just one drawer: Pick the one drawer that gets stuck nearly every time you yank it open because it's too darn packed. Line up three shoe boxes, and start sorting. One is for saving, one is for giving away, and one goes straight to the garbage. In less than an hour, you're on your way to a leaner, meaner abode.
- Do it now: If a task can be completed in less than a minute, do it on the spot. So instead of putting a glass in the sink, put it in the dishwasher or wash the darn thing.
- Hide your keys: Buy a magnetic key holder. Put a spare car key and a spare house key in it, and place it under your car. You will lock yourself out of your car, and doing this will make you feel like the smartest person on the planet.
- Waterproof your shoes.
- Organize your documents: Learn how to organize your documents and photos on your home computer so you can find files when you need them.
- Clean your microwave: Get rid of the funky smell. Martha Stewart likes to put a tablespoon of lemon juice into a micro-safe cup of water, then let it come to a boil (roughly one minute). That loosens the goop on the interior surface so you can sponge the mess away.
- Make vinaigrette from scratch: Mix one tablespoon, red wine or white wine vinegar with four tablespoons olive or vegetable oil. Add freshly ground pepper, a nice pinch of salt, maybe a snip or two of fresh herbs or a teaspoon of Dijon mustard.
- Buy instant blooms: Buy a soon to bloom plant (maybe a tiny hyacinth) to bring the feeling of spring into your life.
- Clean out your T-shirt drawer.
- Purge your email: Be ruthless
- Reconnect: Send a quick email to one person on your reconnect list.
- Get kids organized too: Put some sticky labels on shelves so your kids can put stuff away where you want it.
- Create a new contact: When someone sends you an email create the contact right away (or later that day) so you don't lose their information ever again.
- Learn to make a house drink: Find a quick recipe using what you have in your cabinet, practice twice to make sure they are good. Done.
- Count to 10: Suddenly overwhelmed by clutter and/or general messiness? Return just ten things to their rightful places–and yes, the trash can counts as a rightful place, but it also helps to have a bag always at the ready for thrift store donations.
- Go for the burn: The Beat-Burn exercise apps deliver amazing workouts in 15-minute increments. A treadmill/outdoor training app and an elliptical app are $4 each on iTunes. lolofit.com
- Open a junk e-drawer: Open up a new email account for all the retail, frequent shopper and otherwise less-than-urgent emails. Visit it once a week and dispatch everything you don't need to the recycle bin.
- Add a shelf to your closet: Just one of those white-wire shelves in your closet will reduce the mess.
- Do breakfast on the go: Cook your oatmeal in a paper cup. It's easy to transport to car or bus, and cleanup is a snap–just dump the empty cup in the trash.
- Iron tomorrow's shirt and trousers tonight.
- Cook extra rice: Use the leftovers as a base for fried rice.
- Organize your bookmarks.
- Create a simple filing system for take-out menus.
- Get rid of your home phone: If you go with just a cellphone, you have only one set of messages.
- Clean out your medicine cabinet: This is a huge boost because chances are you look into your medicine cabinet at key points of the day–early in the morning and before you go to bed at night. It's amazing what a lift it is to reach for eye cream in a space that's clean and organized.
- Organize your jewelry: Put all of your jewelry on a hanging rack. Seeing all of your necklaces and dangling earrings means no time wasted trying to find accessories in the morning.
- Pull wire hangers out of closets and take them to dry cleaner.
- Reconcile your Tupperware drawer: Dump the lids and/or containers that don't have a mate.
- Alphabetize your spices: It will make it easier to find them when cooking.
- Turn your cans label first.
- Sew a button.
- Take shoes to a shoe repair.
- Write a thank-you note.
- Make lunch the night before.
- Clean around light switches and door knobs.
- Call your mom.
- Give your dog a bath.
- Do some push-ups.
- Polish your nails.
- Organize your book shelf: You may find a favorite title you haven't checked out in a while or a book you just plain forgot to read.
- Say goodbye to old bras: Clean out that bra drawer and take the ones you don't wear anymore to a local shelter.
- Create a new playlist.
- Celebrate your memories: Put that photo sharing folder to good use. End each day by looking at a photo you haven't seen for a while. Guaranteed to bring a smile.
- Instant recycling: Put a pretty basket near the entrance to your home, and deposit the junk mail and unwanted catalogs as you pass by.
Ray Bradbury – The Passing of the Space Age Prophet
Ray Bradbury, Age 91, died peacefully in his sleep June 5. I don't remember being as saddened as I was by anyone who was not a family member or an acquaintance but I felt as if I knew him well because I grew up with him through his books, short stories, TV shows and movies. He's finally gone at 91, the last titan of the era when sci-fi fandom was a way of life. The maestros of that tight world were Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein–and Ray Bradbury. You had to put Bradbury in that rank, even though your mom read him in the Saturday Evening Post. That could get embarrassing to those of us in the Sci-fi hard core.
Ray Bradbury was born August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, IL and used his memoires of this small town for settings in some of his best stories.
So begins a eulogy to Ray Bradbury by Bruce Sterling in the Saturday June 9th Wall Street Journal. Mr Sterling continues; His pedigree was impeccable, though he came from "Lassfuss", the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society, a primeval caldron of sci-fi geek culture, founded in 1934. In my own caldron of Austin, our literary mentor, Chad Oliver, came to us from Lassfuss. He told how he and Bradbury and the "Twilight Zone" screenwriter Charles Beaumont would hunt for all-night burger joints, talking sci-fi until dawn.
It sounded so wondrous that we never understood that we were hearing a hard-times story. This was depression-era California and the real Bradbury was displaced from the Midwest to Hollywood like a Steinbeck Okie, one of countless thousands who went West and inadvertently created a big chunk of postwar culture.
Ray Bradbury was born August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, IL and used his memoires of this small town for settings in some of his best stories. In 1934 his family settled in Los Angeles. There as a young boy he roller skated through Hollywood trying to spot celebrities. From 1938 to 1942 he was selling newspapers in the streets of L.A. He published his first paid work in 1941 a short story entitled "Pendulum" in the pulp magazine Super Science Stories. By the end of 1942 he had become a full time writer. That same year he married Marguerite McClure whom he met at a bookstore a year earlier. They had four daughters and eight grandchildren. He first shot to international fame after publication of his short story collection, The Martian Chronicles which was partially based on an idea from Ancient Greek and Roman Mythology.
His best known work Fahrenheit 451 was published in 1966. The film adaptation by director Francois Truffaut was a major hit starring Julie Christie. Many other novels and stories had been adapted to film and TV as well as radio, theatre and comic books. He wrote episodes for the Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series. Total literary output is close to 600 short stories, more than 30 books and numerous poems and plays. It's easy to forget that Bradbury wrote a lot of horror stories, too. Having been through the Depression and war to emerge in the anonymity of postwar America, how could he not? An emptied world where the smart machinery grinds on, yakking inanely, as the mainstream consumers are nuclear blast shadows stenciled on the outside of their suburban home— a vision from a smiling guy in short pants who spoke reverently of Buck Rogers comics. People elided his dark, mournful side, because his affect was so brisk and boistrous. He was the sharpest of social critics, but never mean-tempered like Orwell or Huxley. He was rather, like that other great portraitist of hard–life Middle America, Edward Hopper, painting horror with an effect of stillness, bleakness, loneliness, bereavement and deprivation.
He used to speak of a mystical experience: instead of attending a family funeral, he ran off to a carnival. He found a sideshow huckster named "Mr. Electrico," who told him that he was not a 12-year-old but a reincarnated spirit. He hit him on the head with an electrical wand and told him to aspire to immortality. If it sounds like a half-hour fantasy TV episode, it's probably because Bradbury wrote so many of those, years later. But as a way of life: departing a funereal mainstream culture to play techno-trips with the tattooed sideshow weirdos.
Mr. Sterling concludes: But if that was Bradbury's origin myth, it's also what he became. Wine from Dandelions, lowly yet highly evolved, borne by the wind into the last places,you'd expect to find them blooming. Exotic, yet common as the soil.
In 2004 he received a National Medal of Arts. Also a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. An asteroid is named in his honor "9766 Bradbury" and the Apollo Astronauts named a crater on the moon "Dandelion Crater" after his novel "Dandelion Wine". Many of his short stories were published in PLAYBOY MAGAZINE and even a TV commercial for Sunsweet Prunes ran in the 1960's. John Huston, a huge fan of Bradbury's work asked him to write the screenplay for Huston's film adaptation of "Moby Dick". He submitted a working script to Huston in early 1954. By the time the film came out in 1956, Huston had listed himself as co-author. Bradbury protested Huston's action to the Screen Writers Guild and initiallly was successful in having Huston removed as co-author but the powerful film maker had the decision over turned.
Ray Bradbury remained productive until the end. He has now departed and the world as he worried in 1979 is a much madder place. More reason to re-read Fahrenheit 451 including the afterword and oppose political correctness with the courage of the master himself.
For an overview on his 50- plus years career read "Ray Bradbury: The Life of Fiction" published by the Kent State University Press.
12 Search Tips: How To Successfully Search the Internet
TRYING TO NAVIGATE the World Wide Web without help is like trying to do research in a library that has no librarians, a jumble of card catalogs listing just a fraction of the collection—and 320 million books. To flounder less and learn more in your Web voyages, follow these search tips.
For a more accurate search, be sure to use phrases instead of single words.
- IF YOUR SUBJECT IS BROAD (cancer, archaeology, politics), start with a directory—such as Google or Yahoo—that categorizes Web sites by subject. Just pick the most likely subject, then drill down through layers of subcategories until you find what you want.
- IF YOUR SUBJECT IS NARROW (such as a particular bed-and-breakfast you want to try), choose a search engine: Alta Vista, HotBot, Excite, Infoseek or Northern Light.
- FOR COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH, use several search engines or try a meta-search engine such as Meta-Crawler.
- BEFORE USING A SEARCH ENGINE, read any instructions it offers. Yes, these documents can be snoozers. But each engine has its quirks, and knowing them will help you craft a more accurate search.
- WHEN CHOOSING KEY WORDS for a search engine, select six to eight words to help narrow your search. If you type just one or two words, you'll likely get thousands or even millions of documents. use nouns whenever possible, and put most important words first. Put a "+" before any word you want to include and a "-" before any word you to exclude. (this works with most engines).
- TO INCREASE YOUR search's accuracy, use phrases instead of single words. Put quotation marks around the phrase.
- MANY SEARCH ENGINES will let you refine the results of your initial query. Do it.
- WHEN YOU FIND a good Web site about your topic, check whether it provides links to similar sites.
- YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GUESS the address of specific sites. Many are "www," a period, the name or acronym of the site's operator, a period and three letters denoting the site's type. Thus www.microsoft.com (commercial). www.fbi.gov (government) and www.harvard.edu (education).
- DOUBLE-CHECK your spelling. You'd be amazed at how many people misspell words in their queries.
- KEEP IN MIND that even if you type a precise query, many of the documents returned won't be applicable. Computers (and search engines) aren't perfect.
- REMEMBER: THE INTERNET does not contain the sum of all knowledge. You may still need to hit the library.
These helpful hints to make your searches easier and more accurate first appeared in an article Bruce Maxwell wrote for USA WEEKEND.
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Sears, Roebuck & Co…. The Facebook of 1924
When Sears, the Facebook of its era, launched its IPO it Sold Preferred Shares at $97.50. That's more than $2,000 today.
Even people who don't play the market thought about buying stock in Facebook's initial public offering of shares. One hundred six years ago, Sears was its era's version of a hot tech company. Like Facebook, Apple or Amazon, it wasn't just a corporation–it was a revolution. "the catalog was the internet of the day", said James Schrager, a University of Chicago business professor. "Sears was Amazon". The young Chicago mail-order company selling its shares at more than $2,000 in todays dollars wasn't for the common man. But the purchase of even one share would have been lucrative. Counting from 1924, when Sears entered the Dow Jones index, to 1996, and adjusting for stock splits, the Wall Street Journal calculated Sears shares soared 434,552 percent. The skyrocketing value was rivaled only by the young Midwesterner who founded it.
Sears retired in 1908 with a fortune estimated at $25 million. He died in 1914 more than a decade before the company he founded opened a single store.
Richard W. Sears was hailed in his Chicago Tribune obituary as a man "whose career typified the romance of Amercian business". Mix the youthful risk-taking of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and the marketing instincts of Apple's Steve Jobs– that was Sears. It started in 1886, when Sears was a railroad station agent in backwoods Minnesota, wrote historians Boris Emmet and John Jeuck in "Catalogs and Counters: A History of Sears, Roebuck & Company".
A shipment of gold watches arrived for a local jeweler, who refused them. The rebuffed wholesaler told the 22-year-old Sears he could have the watches for $12 apiece. he said yes, pivoted, and offered them to agents along the line for $14. With that type of watch retailing for $25, there was room for the agents to profit, and Sears pocketed $2 for every one he sold.
Within six months he had made $5,000, and his watch business started to outstrip his railroad salary. "The tail had begun to wag the dog", he said in a 1906 Tribune article. Sears moved to Chicago, set up at Dearborn and Randolph streets, and hired a watchmaker "thin to emaciation", Alvah Roebuck. Their watch company grew rapidly into a general mail-order company that used high volumes to enable low prices.
It was a recipe perfect for the time, when millions of rural Americans were disgruntled with their general stores. A barrel of flour in 1899 was $3.47 wholesale, according to the company, but $7-plus at a country store. Sears, Roebuck used comforting ads to overcome farmers' fears. "Don't be afraid that you will make a mistake", read one catalog. "We receive hundreds of orders every day from young and old who never before sent away for goods". The company adopted a money-back guarantee and "send no money" became a famed tag line. Richard Sears delighted in writing his own ad copy and, typical of the time, often pushed the envelope. One offer advertised a sofa and chairs–"beautiful plush for 95 cents". (By comparison, a John M. Smyth ad in a 1906 Tribune offered a single chair for $1.50.) Only when Sears furniture arrived did the customer discover it was for dolls. Later, Sears would tone down the ads and was said to have concluded, "Honesty is the best policy. I know because I've tried it both ways".
By 1905, Sears' sales had surged past $39 million, passing Montgomery Ward, the Chicago company that had invented the mass mail-order catalog. Sears needed more capital to grow. Julius Rosenwald, who had joined Sears as a partner, asked old banker friend Henry Goldman for a loan, according to Rosenwald's grandson and biographer, Peter Ascoli. Goldman suggested an IPO instead, leading to Sears, Roebuck's sale of its stock in 1906. It aimed to raise $40 million, which proved crucial for surviving the Panic of 1907. For Goldman, co-managing the Sears IPO is still touted as a landmark for his bank, Goldman Sachs.
Only the rich could afford to buy stock in 1906, but Americans' disposable incomes was growing, and the company took full advantage. Its catalog the "consumers bible", made available everything from sewing machines to Encyclopedia Britannica to ready-to-assemble houses. "The story is the coming of the middle class", Schrager said, "and the desire of the middle class to have more things".
Sears retired in 1908 with a fortune estimated at $25 million. He died in 1914 more than a decade before the company he founded opened a single store. Sears leapt into the retail store business in 1925, as rural customers moved to the cities. A December 1924 Tribune, in announcing Sears' branching out into brick and mortar stores, made note that "several mail-order houses have considered" such a move, "but heretofore they have confined themselves to their own method of merchandising". Sears promoted the new store at Homan Avenue and Arthington Street in the Homan Square/Lawndale area as "easy to shop for men" with a "whole square block of free parking".
The first Sears store on State Street between Van Buren Street and Congress Parkway opened to great fanfare in March 1932. By 1950, Sears had 650 stores nationwide, including eight major department stores in Chicago and stores in Joliet, Waukegan and Gary, according to the Tribune. By the mid-1950s, Sears would be international, with stores in Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, Peru and Brazil.
Sears opened mall stores after World War II as customers headed for suburbia, teaming with Marshall Field to build the Oakbrook Shopping center, which opened in 1962. "Rosenwald and others had an uncanny ability to see which way things were going to go", said Ascoli, who lives in Hyde Park, blocks from the University of Chicago's Rosenwald Hall. By the 1970s, Sears was still the No. 1 retailer but Wal-Mart and others were on the horizon. Today Sears Holdings is No. 10 and its CEO acknowledged recently that "you change or you die".
Sears still will probably have fared better than a company like Amazon when all is said and done, said Schrager, who likes to ask his students why Sears built the Sears Tower, which opened in 1973. "Because they could". he said. "They were unbelievably successful. I don't know if Amazon is ever going to build the tallest building in the world".
Footnote to this nostalgic article which ran in the May 11, 2012 Chicago Tribune is that when Sears decided to consolidate all their employees in one location and moved them to a Chicago suburb, the Sears Tower was renamed the Willis Tower after their largest tenant. Another interesting factoid. Sears many years ago started their own radio station which quickly became one of Chicago's major succesful radio stations with the call letters WLS, which stood for WORLDS LARGEST STORE.
Another true story on a start up company with very little capital chose Mail-Order, as a way to build their business and whose founders became MAIL ORDER MILLIONAIRES. Can it still be done today? One of the largest and most successful On-Line companies still sells only by Mail-Order. Any guesses as to their identity……AMAZON! And speaking of Amazon if you have the desire to start a business of your own, a business you can run from anywhere in the world and one that has little cash requirements, you can get started by ordering a copy of my book HOW TO BECOME A MAIL ORDER MILLIONAIRE from Amazon. Cost is only $39.95 plus s&h, or as a reader of my blog, save $10 and order direct from the publisher. Send check or money order for $29.95 plus $3.50 (total $33.45) to SUPERIOR PRESS 333 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1032, Chicago, Il 60601 Book is sold on a money-back guarantee of satisfaction.


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The deadline for this year's Distinguished Employee Leadership and Team Award (DELTA) nominations is Monday, January 6, 2020.
2020 DELTA Awards are due January 6, 2020.
Nominations may be made by any member of the campus community (civil service, academic professional, faculty or student). The nomination of teams for this award is a three-step process:
First, the nominator must submit the online nomination by January 6, 2020.
The online nomination form requires the following:
In the event multiple nominations are submitted for a project team, the selection committee will select the one nomination for that team that most closely exemplifies the objectives of the Distinguished Leadership and Team Award.
The first round of the process is based on an independent review of the nominations which are rated based on the award criteria. The decision to move a team to a finalist is based on the rating and group discussion of the selection committee. Team finalists will be chosen and nominators notified if their team nomination is a finalist. This occurs only if two or more teams are contenders for the award. At that time, nominators will be asked to provide three letters of recommendation. Nomination letters should represent the units that make up the project team.
Award recipients will be selected from among the finalists. All team member award recipients will be notified of their nominator.
Awards will be given based on the degree to which the project team meets the following criteria:
These five areas are qualities that are valued by the System. Please see the Project Team Criteria for assistance in determining where specific examples or qualities should fall.

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Efficiency in monitoring wastewater flows
For monitoring pump efficiency, controlling flow rates, and managing heavy rainfall events
Operators of sewage networks and treatment plants are striving to improve the energy efficiency of their systems. With pumps consuming a large amount of electrical energy, there is a strong demand to monitor and control the flow in pumping stations more accurately.
A further reason to equip pumping stations with flow meters is to be able to react effectively in the event of heavy rainfall. In such cases sewage levels at pumping stations can rapidly reach critical levels and operators need to know exactly how much each pump in their system is transporting in order to take appropriate action.
The FLUXUS WW is the ideal flow meter for retrofitting at pumping stations and treatment plants. It is installed without pipe modification, intrusion or process interruption, is maintenance-free and delivers accurate and reliable flow measurements.
For installations in wet well and other locations with potentially explosive atmosphere, transducers with ATEX Zone 1 approval and IP68 protection can be supplied.
The chemical composition of wastewater promotes the formation of scaling and fat deposits. Due to its higher solid content, especially sand, wastewater can also be abrasive. The clamp-on ultrasonic transducers of the FLUXUS WW series, however, are not impaired by scaling, fat deposits or abrasion and therefore the measurements remain permanently drift-free.
The advanced signal evaluation and noise reduction technology of the FLUXUS WW makes it capable of measuring fluids with high gas or solid content (up to 10% in volume), such as return activated sludge (RAS). The FLUXUS WW also measures flow in large PCCP or GRP pipes, which are composed of several layers of material and can have wall thicknesses of several centimeters.
- Very low installation costs, highly cost-effective
- Maintenance-free
- Non-intrusive, no process interruption for installation - easy retrofit
- Measures fluids with gas or solid content of up to 10%
- Suitable for disturbed flow profiles as well as very short inlet and outlet straight lengths
- Permanently drift-free
Características Técnicas
- Faixa de diâmetro da tubulação
- up to 6500 mm
- Pipe material
- All
- Médio
- Water / Wastewater
- Solid or gas content
- up to 10 % in volume
- Fluxo faixa de velocidade
- 0.01...25 m/s
- A precisão da medição
- ±0.5% of reading ± 0.01 m/s (field calibrated)
±1% of reading ±0.01 m/s
(out of the box - application dependent)
- Repetibilidade
- 0.15 % of reading ±0.01 m/s
- Grau de proteção transdutor
- IP68 and ATEX zone 1 optional
- Grau de proteção transmissor
- Canais de fluxo
- 2
- Interface de comunicação
- RS232, Modbus RTU
- Capacidade data logger
- > 100,000 values
- Saídas
- 2x Current, 3x Binary


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Hazel constructs metal sheets whose patterns are created by fusing together precious and base metals. After forming these into sculptural vessels, she applies one chemical patination to the whole object. This affects the mixed metals in different ways, producing contrasting colours that highlight the structure of the sheet.
From growing up in a remote part of the Highlands, Hazel has always loved wild places and natural objects. Instead of using found materials directly in her work, she explore intuitively with metal, finding that her admiration for the complexity and beauty of such forms and places surfaces indirectly.


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It's been a year and a half since Beyoncé dropped the bombshell that is Lemonade, her second visual album where she bared her heartache over her husband Jay Z's infidelity, and it may not be much longer until we receive a follow up. That is according to a recent interview with famed director Michel Gondry. The music video-turned-film director, who helped craft the visual identities of artists like Björk, Daft Punk, Radiohead, the White Stripes, Beck and more, revealed to La Presse that his list of upcoming projects include one "clip for a Beyoncé song."
Much to the sadness of the Bey Hive, though, Gondry didn't reveal which one that is or if it's part of a larger volume of work à la her 2013 self-titled opus and 2016's Lemonade. Gondry did, however, share why the clip has yet to come out: "Unfortunately, it hasn't been released because she had her twins," he said, referencing Sir and Rumi, who were delivered on June 13, as Beyoncé later revealed in an iconic Instagram photo in which she held the pair while wearing a blue veil and floral dress by menswear designer Palomo Spain. "But the [video] is finished and it's very, very good, I think." With those two parties involved, how could it be anything but?
While Beyoncé has not yet confirmed new music on the way or spoken of a followup to Lemonade, judging by her past pattern of albums, it would seem likely that Sir and Rumi will play a large role in her next project. After all, Beyoncé was centered around her newfound motherhood following Blue Ivy's birth, with the artist opening up about the experience in lines like "Been having conversations about breakups and separations/ I'm not feeling like myself since the baby/ Are we gonna even make it?" and "Sometimes these walls seem to cave in on me/ When I look in your eyes, I feel alive/ Some days we say words that don't mean a thing/ But when you holding me tight, I feel alive," the latter of which she sings in a song named after Blue. Meanwhile, Jay Z has drawn from their family experience as well with his latest release 4:44, dropping lines like, "I apologize often womanize / Took for my child to be born / See through a woman's eyes / Took for these natural twins to believe in miracles / Took me too long for this song / I don't deserve you." Hopefully, it won't be long until the next visual chapter of revelations unfolds — or, at the very least, the next music video.
Go Behind the Scenes at Beyoncé's W Magazine Cover Shoot:


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Yes, it's true, no wasting time! I wanted to share this recipe with you from the Cooking Classy blog. I thought it would be healthy option to start a new year so that we can eat cake for the rest of the year 🙂 You just need to pre-heat the oven at 200º C, put the salmon and asparagus into a foil paper, close, put in the oven and wait 12 minutes (I ended up waiting a little bit longer as Hector switched the oven off whilst I blinked my eyes and it took me a few moments to realize it, I'm sure he didn't mean to).
DONE! Easy and very tasty.
See the full recipe here
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Port Everglades is a seaport in Broward County, Florida. As one of South Florida's leading economic powerhouses, Port Everglades is the gateway for international trade and cruise vacations. Currently the third busiest cruise port worldwide, Port Everglades is also one of Florida's leading container ports, with more than 4,000 ship calls annually. Port Everglades is South Florida's main seaport for receiving petroleum products including gasoline, jet fuel, and alternative fuels. The port serves as the primary storage and distribution seaport for refined petroleum products, distributing fuel to residents of 12 Florida counties. Port Everglades is also recognized as a favorite United States Navy liberty port. With a depth of 43 feet (at mean low water), Port Everglades is currently the deepest United States (Atlantic Ocean) port south of Norfolk, Virginia.
The Port Everglades Department is a self-supporting Enterprise Fund of Broward County government with operating revenues of approximately $139 million in Fiscal Year 2011 (October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011). It does not rely on local taxes for operations. The total value of economic activity at Port Everglades is nearly $15.3 billion annually. Approximately 160,000 Florida jobs are impacted by the Port, including 11,400 people who work for companies that provide direct services to Port Everglades.
December 22, 1996, Port Everglades had a record 13 cruise ships in port on a single day. The port broke its own record on December 21, 2003 with 15 cruise ships.[3] No other port in the world has hosted 10 or more cruise ships on a single day. The closest competitors are: Port of Barcelona with 9 ships the 26 of August 2011 Miami with 8 ships and Port of New York with 7 ships on a single day.
Port Everglades broke its own world record on November 26, 2011, with more than 53,500 guests passing through the Port in a single day. The previous record was set on March 20, 2010, with 53,365 passengers.
In 2010, Port Everglades documented 55 cruise ships offering regularly scheduled cruises. With 15 different cruise lines, Port Everglades now offers more cruises by more cruise lines aboard more cruise ships than any other cruise port in the world.
Seatrade Insider, one of the world's foremost cruise industry trade publications, named Port Everglades "World's Top Cruise Port" during the 2010 Seatrade Insider Cruise Awards ceremony at the historic l' Opera House in Nice, France.
Port Everglades, Florida (January 27, 2013) - Broward County's Port Everglades has been selected for the fifth consecutive year as the Best U.S. Homeport by Porthole Cruise Magazine, the internationally distributed cruise travel magazine.
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The United States of America is a large country in North America, often referred to as the "USA", the "US", the "United States", "America", or simply "the States". It is home to the world's third-largest population, with over 310 million people. It includes both densely populated cities with sprawling suburbs, and vast, uninhabited and naturally beautiful areas.
With its history of mass immigration dating from the 17th century, it is a "melting pot" of cultures from around the world and plays a dominant role in the world's cultural landscape. It is famous for its wide array of popular tourist destinations, ranging from the skyscrapers of Manhattan and Chicago, to the natural wonders of Yellowstone and Alaska, to the warm, sunny beaches of Florida, Hawaii and Southern California.
The United States is not the America of television and the movies. It is large, complex, and diverse, with several distinct regional identities. Due to the vast distances involved, traveling between regions can be time-consuming and expensive.
The contiguous United States (called CONUS by US military personnel) or the "Lower 48" (the 48 states other than Alaska and Hawaii) is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, with much of the population living on the two coasts. Its land borders are shared with Canada to the north, and Mexico to the south. The US also shares maritime borders with Russia, Cuba, and the Bahamas.
The country has three major mountain ranges. The Appalachians extend from Canada to the state of Alabama, a few hundred miles west of the Atlantic Ocean. They are the oldest of the three mountain ranges and offer spectacular sightseeing and excellent camping spots. The Rockies are, on average, the highest in North America, extending from Alaska to New Mexico, with many areas protected as national parks. They offer hiking, camping, skiing, and sightseeing opportunities. The combined Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges are the youngest. The Sierras extend across the "backbone" of California, with sites such as Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park; the Sierras transition at their northern end into the even younger volcanic Cascade range, with some of the highest points in the country.
The Great Lakes define much of the border between the eastern United States and Canada. More inland seas than lakes, they were formed by the pressure of glaciers retreating north at the end of the last Ice Age. The five lakes span hundreds of miles, bordering the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, and their shores vary from pristine wilderness areas to industrial "rust belt" cities. They are the second-largest bodies of freshwater in the world, after the polar ice caps.
The overall climate is temperate, with notable exceptions. Alaska is cold and dominated by Arctic tundra, while Hawaii and South Florida are tropical. The Great Plains are dry, flat and grassy, turning into arid desert in the far West and Mediterranean along the California coast.
In the winter, the northern and mid-western major cities can see as much as 2 feet (61 cm) of snowfall in one day, with cold temperatures. Summers are humid, but mild. Temperatures over 100°F (38°C) sometimes invade the Midwest and Great Plains. Some areas in the northern plains can experience cold temperatures of -30°F (-34°C) during the winter. Temperatures below 0°F (-18°C) sometimes reach as far south as Oklahoma.
The climate of the South also varies. In the summer, it is hot and humid, but from October through April the weather can range from 60°F (15°C) to short cold spells of 20°F (-7°C) or so.
The Great Plains and Midwestern states also experience tornadoes from the late spring to early fall, earlier in the south and later in the north. States along the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico, may experience hurricanes between June and November. These intense and dangerous storms frequently miss the US mainland, but evacuations are often ordered and should be heeded.
The Rockies are cold and snowy. Some parts of the Rockies see over 500 inches (12 m) of snow in a season. Even during the summer, temperatures are cool in the mountains, and snow can fall nearly year-round. It is dangerous to go up in the mountains unprepared in the winter and the roads through them can get very icy.
The deserts of the Southwest are hot and dry during the summer, with temperatures often exceeding 100°F (38°C). Thunderstorms can be expected in the southwest frequently from July through September. Winters are mild, and snow is unusual. Average annual precipitation is low, usually less than 10 inches (25 cm).
Cool and damp weather is common in the coastal northwest (Oregon and Washington west of the Cascade Range, and the northern part of California west of the Coast Ranges/Cascades). Rain is most frequent in winter, snow is rare, especially along the coast, and extreme temperatures are uncommon. Rain falls almost exclusively from late fall through early spring along the coast. East of the Cascades, the northwest is considerably drier. Much of the inland northwest is either semi-arid or desert, though altitude and weather patterns may result in wetter climates in some areas.
Northeastern and cities of the Upper South are known for summers with temperatures reaching into the 90's (32°C) or more, with extremely high humidity, usually over 80%. This can be a drastic change from the Southwest. High humidity means that the temperature can feel hotter than actual readings. The Northeast also experiences snow, and at least once every few years there will be a dumping of the white stuff in enormous quantities.
The United States is made up of many diverse ethnic groups and its culture varies greatly across the vast area of the country and even within cities - a city like New York will have dozens, if not hundreds, of different ethnicities represented within a neighborhood. Despite this difference, there exists a strong sense of national identity and certain predominant cultural traits. Generally, Americans tend to believe strongly in personal responsibility and that an individual determines his or her own success or failure, but it is important to note that there are many exceptions and that a nation as diverse as the United States has literally thousands of distinct cultural traditions. One will find Mississippi in the South to be very different culturally from Massachusetts in the North.
Natural scenery
From the spectacular glaciers of Alaska to the wooded, weathered peaks of Appalachia; from the otherworldly desertscapes of the Southwest to the vast waters of the Great Lakes; few other countries have as wide a variety of natural scenery as the United States does.
America's National Parks are a great place to start. Yellowstone National Park was the first true National Park in the world, and it remains one of the most famous, but there are 57 others. The Grand Canyon is possibly the world's most spectacular gorge; Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park are both home to the world's largest living organisms, the Giant Sequoia; Redwood National park has the tallest, the Coast Redwood; Glacier National Park is home to majestic glacier-carved mountains; Canyonlands National Park could easily be mistaken for Mars; and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park features abundant wildlife among beautifully forested mountains. And the national parks aren't just for sightseeing, either; each has plenty of outdoors activities as well.
Still, the National Parks are just the beginning. The National Park Service also operates National Monuments, National Memorials, National Historic Sites, National Seashores, National Heritage Areas... the list goes on (and on). And each state has its own state parks that can be just as good as the federal versions. Most all of these destinations, federal or state, have an admission fee, but it all goes toward maintenance and operations of the parks, and the rewards are well worth it.
Those aren't your only options, though. Many of America's natural treasures can be seen without passing through admission gates. The world-famous Niagara Falls straddle the border between Canada and the U.S.; the American side lets you get right up next to the onrush and feel the power that has shaped the Niagara gorge. The "purple majesty" of the Rocky Mountains can be seen for hundreds of miles in any direction, while the placid coastal areas of the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic have relaxed Americans for generations. And, although they are very different from each other, Hawaii and Alaska are perhaps the two most scenic states; they don't just have attractions—they are attractions.
Historical attractions
Americans often have a misconception of their country as having little history. The US does indeed have a tremendous wealth of historical attractions—more than enough to fill months of history-centric touring.
The prehistory of the continent can indeed be a little hard to uncover, as most of the Native American tribes did not build permanent settlements. But particularly in the West, you will find magnificent cliff dwellings at sites such as Mesa Verde, as well as near-ubiquitous rock paintings. The Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. is another great place to start learning about America's culture before the arrival of European colonists.
As the first part of the country to be colonized by Europeans, the eastern states of New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and the South have more than their fair share of sites from early American history. The first successful British colony on the continent was at Jamestown, Virginia, although the settlement at Plymouth, Massachusetts, may loom larger in the nation's mind.
In the eighteenth century, major centers of commerce developed in Philadelphia and Boston, and as the colonies grew in size, wealth, and self-confidence, relations with Great Britain became strained, culminating in the Boston Tea Party and the ensuing Revolutionary War...
Monuments and architecture
Americans have never shied away from heroic feats of engineering, and many of them are among the country's biggest tourist attractions.
Washington, D.C., as the nation's capital, has more monuments and statuary than you could see in a day, but do be sure to visit the Washington Monument (the world's tallest obelisk), the stately Lincoln Memorial, and the incredibly moving Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The city's architecture is also an attraction—the Capitol Building and the White House are two of the most iconic buildings in the country and often serve to represent the whole nation to the world.
Actually, a number of American cities have world-renowned skylines, perhaps none moreso than the concrete canyons of Manhattan, part of New York City. The site of the destroyed World Trade Center towers remains a gaping wound in Manhattan's vista, however America's tallest building, the new 1 World Trade Center, now stands adjacent to the site of the former towers. Also, the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building stand tall, as they have for almost a century. Chicago, where the skyscraper was invented, is home to the country's single tallest building, the (former) Sears Tower, and an awful lot of other really tall buildings. Other skylines worth seeing include San Francisco (with the Golden Gate Bridge), Seattle (including the Space Needle), Miami, and Pittsburgh.
Some human constructions transcend skyline, though, and become iconic symbols in their own right. The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the Statue of Liberty in Manhattan, the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles, and even the fountains of the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas all draw visitors to their respective cities. Even the incredible Mount Rushmore, located far from any major city, still attracts two million visitors each year.
Museums and galleries
In the US, there's a museum for practically everything. From toys to priceless artifacts, from entertainment legends to dinosaur bones—nearly every city in the country has a museum worth visiting.
The highest concentrations of these museums are found in the largest cities, of course, but none compare to Washington, D.C., home to the Smithsonian Institution. With almost twenty independent museums, most of them located on the National Mall, the Smithsonian is the foremost curator of American history and achievement. The most popular of the Smithsonian museums are the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of American History, and the National Museum of Natural History, but any of the Smithsonian museums would be a great way to spend an afternoon—and they're all 100% free.
New York City also has an outstanding array of world-class museums, including the Guggenheim Museum, the American Museum of Natural History,the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.
You could spend weeks exploring the cultural institutions just in D.C. and the Big Apple, but here's a small fraction of the other great museums you'd be missing:
Here is a handful of itineraries spanning regions across the United States:
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Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos, may be small, but it's packed with scenic punch and historic charm. Carnival® cruises to Grand Turk deliver you to an enchanted island outpost dotted with old windmills, grassy trails, and picture-perfect beaches. Discover an oasis of green set in aquamarine seas ringed by a pristine coral reef and the steep wall of the continental shelf with cruises to Grand Turk.
General administration of the port Grand Turk:
Butterfield Square, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
tel.: (+649) 941-31-48; fax: (+649) 941-42-13
The Turks and Caicos Islands are only 37 miles long, and all together consist of 40 islands and cays. There are two main islands, Grand Turk (Turks Islands) and Providenciales (Caicos Islands). These islands are 575 miles south-east from Florida. Turks and Caicos is technically located in the Atlantic Ocean and not the Caribbean Sea. There are approximately 31,000 residents (2012 census) and they welcome about 450,000 Air travel and 650,00 Cruise ship tourists per year.
The currency used in the island is the US dollar and the spoken language is English. Daylight savings time is observed and they are in the Eastern Time Zone.
The Turks and Caicos Islands are arid compared with many other islands in the Caribbean.
During the summer months (June to November) the temperatures range from the high 80's and low 90's to the high 70's. Also in the summer, there is barely any humidity and the temperatures barely go above the mid-90's due to the continually circulating winds. The water is also averages at about 84°F.
In the winter (December to May) the weather is generally in the high 70's - mid 80's range. The water temperature during these months is around 75°F to 80°F.
The island gets less than 50 inches of rainfall a year. Most rainfall occurs during the hurricane months of summer. Sunshine and breezy cooling winds are the norm in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Get around
Taxis are widely available at all airports and seaports as well as throughout the island. Many of the taxis drivers can also act as a personal tour guide and show you undiscovered island attractions.
Rental cars, motor scooters and jeeps are available in Providenciales and Grand Turk. There is a government tax for all hired cars ($15) and motor scooters ($5). Major rental companies include, Avis, Budget, Hertz, Rent a Buggy, National, and Tropical Auto Rental.
When in Salt Cay, you can rent a golf cart! North and Middle Caicos have their own rental companies you can use, as well as, Grand Turk. If interested Bicycles are almost always available at all locations. Remember, in Turks and Caicos, you are to drive on the LEFT side of the road.
Stay safe
Turks and Caicos have one of the lowest crime rates and highest crime-solved rates in the Caribbean. Any problems that occur should be reported to the Royal Turks and Caicos Police immediately. While the islands are extremely safe, make sure to exercise common sense. Don't leave valuables in plain view, and always lock your car when leaving it, and lock your dwelling (hotel) when you are not in it. By taking simple precautions it will prevent the loss of cash, jewelry and identification. Thieves target mopeds and motorcycles, so be sure that you lock yours up properly. Also, be aware that Islanders can be very aggressive drivers, so it is best to use caution when crossing or driving on the roads.
Stay healthy
Recently, a modern hospital system was built on the islands that is managed by InterHealth Canada. The facilities are located on Providenciales (Cheshire Hall Medical Centre) and Grand Turk (Cockburn Town Medical Centre). These health centers include emergency centers, dental care, dialysis, internal medicine, surgical, othopaedic, obstetric and endoscopic procedures, physiotherapy and diagnostic imaging. Currently the islands are working on getting in-home hospice care. There are also many community cares throughout the islands.
The Turks and Caicos have a few fresh water reserves at ground level. Therefore, most water comes from either wells or cisterns that have collected rainwater. Cistern water is almost always safe to drink, but unless well water is purified, it could be contaminated or have unpleasant taste. It is generally a good idea to use bottled water when possible, but tap water can be used if necessary. The beaches are very soft and warm and welcoming.
Islanders are very kind people and believe in practicing good manners and exercising respect. Greeting people with a friendly saying such as"Hello" and "Good Afternoon."
Shorts are to be worn in town and on the beach during the day. because it is so sunny, it is advised to wear sunglasses and sunhats. In the evening, specifically winter, you are advised to wear a light sweater or jacket. When eating, it is not formal but you are expected to dress nicely (men- polos and dress shorts, women- dresses or dress slacks).
Also, public nudity is illegal all throughout the island.
In recent years, there has been talk about a union with Canada. Many islanders are bitterly divided on the subject, and awkward situations can arise when the subject is brought up. It is best to avoid this subject unless you're with friends and family whom you know.
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Cruise to La Romana to play on some of the Caribbean's most beautiful beaches and lush terrain. La Romana, Dominican Republic, is a captivating slice of the tropics on the island's southeast coast. On your Carnival® Dominican Republic cruise, you can comb the cobblestoned streets of a re-created medieval village, hunt for craft treasures, and thrill to the pampered luxury of Casa de Campo, the 7,000-acre resort next door.
General administration of the port La Romana:
La Romana, Dominican Republic
tel.: (+809) 556-32-85
The Dominican Republic is a Caribbean country that occupies the eastern two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. The western one-third of Hispaniola is occupied by the country of Haiti. To the north lies the North Atlantic Ocean, while the Caribbean Sea lies to the south.
As part of the Caribbean the Dominican Republic has the North Atlantic Ocean lying to its north and the Caribbean Sea to its south. It's situated on the island of Hispaniola and occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island while Haiti occupies the western third.
After attaining independence in 1844 the Dominican Republic endured many years of largely non-representative rule until Joaquin Balaguer became president in 1966 holding office until 1996. Today regular elections are held and the Dominican Republic now has an impressive and fast growing economy with tourism playing a major role.
For the adventure tourist this Caribbean country offers a diverse countryside comprising tropical rainforests, arid desert expanses, alpine ranges and steamy mangrove swamps. It's a playground for trekkers, mountain bike enthusiasts and water-sport junkies.
The northern and eastern coasts are dotted with many luxurious resorts however the Dominican Republic has much more to offer than this. There is the wonderful Caribbean music and dance, exotic foods and drink, popular local baseball games, and the remarkable colonial architecture found in the capital Santo Domingo's Zona Colonial. There are also sugar plantations, small quaint villages and wonderful mountain retreats to explore and enjoy in Jarabacoa and Constanza. If you're looking for a hassle free holiday that's big on relaxation then the Dominican Republic is the place to be!
Explored and claimed by Columbus on his first voyage on December 5th, 1492, the island of Quisqueya, named by Columbus as La Hispaniola, became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland.
The island was first inhabited by the Taínos and Caribes. The first ones were very friendly and the second were cannibals, an Arawakan-speaking people who had arrived around 10,000 BC. Within a few short years following the arrival of European explorers, the population of Tainos had significantly been reduced by the Spanish conquerors. Based on Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (Tratado de las Indias) between 1492 and 1498 the Spanish conquerors killed around 100,000 Taínos.
The first European settlement founded on the America continent was on La Isabela, Puerto Plata (19º53'15.08" N 71º04'48.41" W) founded in 1493 using a XV century style. The City of Santo Domingo was founded by Bartolomé Colón, on 5 Aug, 1496 and later that was moved by Frey Nicolás de Ovando to the west side of Ozama river in 1502.
In 1606, the King of Spain ordered the depopulation of the west part of the island due to high rates of piracy and smuggling. That measure was the cause of French invasion and, after that, the rise of the Republic of Haiti.
In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the island, which in 1804 became Haiti. The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821, but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years; it finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844.
A legacy of unsettled, mostly non-representative, rule for much of its subsequent history was brought to an end in 1966 when Joaquin Balaguer became president. He maintained a tight grip on power for most of the next 30 years when international reaction to flawed elections forced him to curtail his term in 1996. Since then, regular competitive elections have been held in which opposition candidates have won the presidency. The Dominican economy has had one of the fastest growth rates in the hemisphere.
Tropical maritime with little seasonal temperature variation. There is a seasonal variation in rainfall. The island lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and is subject to severe storms from June to October. It experiences occasional flooding and periodic droughts.
Rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed.
The Dominican Republic is generally a safe country. Although the major cities of Santo Domingo and Santiago have experienced the growth of a thriving middle class, construction booms and reached a high level of cosmopolitanism, the Dominican Republic remains a third world country and poverty is still rampant so you need to take common sense precautions:
Try to avoid being alone in cities as muggings are fairly common.
Very few streets are lit after dark, even in the capital of Santo Domingo. Those that are lit are subject to routine power outages.
Wild dogs are common throughout the country but largely ignore people (feeding these dogs is not recommended as this may induce aggressive behavior).
Western travelers should dress casually and remove rings and other jewelry when away from tourist destinations, but common tourist destinations, particularly the more expensive and the luxury hotels and areas, are very safe.
Sex tourism is prevalent in the Puerto Plata province of the country, so you may be hassled by young men or women trying to offer you 'services'. A firm 'No' is good enough. The age of consent is 18, and tourists who have sex with minors may also be prosecuted by their home country.
There are no laws dictating the maximum amount of alcohol that can be drunk prior to driving. However, there is a 0.05% limit for professional drivers. Be wary of vehicles, especially during the late evening, as there is a much higher possibility at that time that the driver is intoxicated. It is illegal for tourists and visitors to drink and drive and you may be penalized for doing so.
The level of professionalism of the National Police is somewhat debatable. To protect income from tourism, the government has established the Politur or "tourist police" for the safety of foreign tourists. Travelers should contact this agency if any problems are encountered as they will have a much more positive response than with the national police.
Avoid the following neighborhoods in Santo Domingo: Capotillo, 24 de Abril, Gualey, Guachupita, Ensanche Luperon, Domingo Savio, Maria Auxiliadora, Villa Consuelo, Los Alcarrizos (and all of their subneighborhoods), La Puya, El Manguito, La Yuca, Santa Barbara, Los Tres Brazos. If you have to go there for some reason, be polite, mind your own business and try to be polite as posible If someone is talking to you. If you do that, there will be no problem. In Santo Domingo, I recommend to stay in Zona Metropolitana (Piantini, Naco, Evaristo Morales, etc.) and Zona Colonial (exluding Santa Barbara) you will have a lot of fun
Remember that both 911 and 112 are both used as Emergency Telephone Numbers in the Dominican Republic except 911 is only available within the Santo Domingo Area and it's reliability is unknown
Malaria can be a rare issue around rainforests if travelers don't take protective measures such as repellents against mosquito bites. No cases have been reportedover the past 8 years within the tourist areas. Be sure to consult with a physician before departure.
There is a risk of dengue fever which is contracted through mosquitoes that bite during the day and during some seasons of the year. No vaccine is available, so again using mosquito repellent is advisable.
Many of the local foods are safe to eat including the meats, fruits, and vegetables.
Visitors, however, should not drink any of the local water and should stay with bottled water or other beverages. It is important for visitors to stay hydrated in the hot, humid climate.
Sunburn and sun poisoning are a great risk. The sun is very bright here. Use at least SPF30 sunblock. Limit sun exposure.
The country's adult HIV/AIDS prevalence is reaching 2.0% or 1 in 50 adults, which is almost 3 times higher than the USA.
Dominicans are kind and peaceful people. Attempts at speaking Spanish are a good sign of respect for the local people. Be polite, show respect, and do your best to speak the language, and you will be treated with kindness.
Avoid talking about Haiti. Although relations have improved, many Dominicans, particularly of the older generations, harbor resentment towards Haitians. Santo Domingo was invaded and occupied by Haiti for a good part of the 19th century, and the Dominican Republic actually fought its first war of independence against Haiti, not Spain, after which the Dominican Republic faced several other invasions from its neighbor.
In the 20th century, Trujillo's dictatorship massacred tens of thousands of Haitians in the 1930's, which fueled into the resentment between both nations. Nowadays, about a million Haitians live in the Dominican Republic, most of them illegally. Some Dominicans' opinions towards illegal immigrants from Haiti are similar to some Americans' attitudes towards Mexican illegal immigrants, with the major difference that, unlike the US, the Dominican Republic is a small and poor country by world standards. Gang wars can erupt along the border, so stay cautious and be sensitive.
Still, the issues remain very complex and Dominicans often find their position to be misunderstood by foreigners. For example, Dominican Republic was the first country to come to Haiti's aid in the 2010 Haitian earthquake and has made impressive efforts to help its neighbor during this crisis. This shows that despite their historical, linguistic, religious, cultural and racial differences, Haitians and Dominicans still consider each other to be brotherly, yet proudly independent, nations.
When staying at the luxury resorts or really any place in the Dominican Republic, it is advisable to tip for most services. The Dominican Republic is still a fairly poor country and tipping the people who serve you helps them be treated well.
Europe meets the West Indies in Curaçao, a smashing blend of bold color and cosmopolitan culture. The largest of what was formerly the Netherlands Antilles, this Caribbean island has it all. Cruise to Curaçao for the beautiful beaches, historic architecture, and global marketplace. Carnival® Curaçao cruises let you explore this magical island, from its marine parks to its distinctive liqueur to its warm, welcoming embrace.
Capital: Willemstad
Languages: Dutch, English, Papiamento
Religion: Catholicism, Islam, Protestantism, Judaism
Time zone: UTC-4 AST
Currency: Netherlands Antillean guilder
The Netherlands Antilles was a constituent country in the Caribbean Sea. It consisted of two island groups, the ABC islands Curaçao, Bonaire and (until 1986) Aruba just north of Venezuela, and the SSS islands east of the Virgin Islands.
The Netherlands Antilles had 960 km² (1153 km² before 1986) of land, which included no major lakes or other bodies of water.
Territory included the islands of Aruba until 1986 and Curaçao, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten (which is the Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin) until 2010 when the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved. Its only land boundary was with France on the island of Saint Martin, which was 10.2 kilometers in length. The Netherlands Antilles had 364 kilometers (432 km² before 1986) of coastline
Tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds
The origins of the population and location of the islands gave the Netherlands Antilles a mixed culture.
Tourism and overwhelming media presence from the United States increased the regional United States influence. On all the islands, the holiday of Carnival had become an important event after its importation from other Caribbean and Latin American countries in the 1960s. Festivities included "jump-up" parades with beautifully colored costumes, floats, and live bands as well as beauty contests and other competitions. Carnival on the islands also included a middle-of-the-night j'ouvert (juvé) parade that ended at sunrise with the burning of a straw King Momo, cleansing the island of sins and bad luck
Sculpturing is a popular art in Netherlands Antilles. It is practiced in various corners of the country. Besides that, some local handicrafts also exist in different regions. Curios are also made in some places.
Emergency services:
Police: 111
Ambulance: 130
Fire brigade: 120
Service of rescue: 911, 542-2222
Splash in the sparkling Caribbean or relax on a sun-baked beach on your Carnival® cruise to Aruba. Known as "one happy island," Aruba welcomes cruisers with picture-perfect beaches, swathes of exotic blooms, and some of the top shopping and nightlife in the Caribbean. Celebrate the year-round Carnival® spirit or simply unwind to the island's bewitching and relaxing tempo on Aruba cruises.
General administration of the port Oranjestad:
Port Administration Building, L.G. Smith Blvd. # 23, Oranjestad, Aruba
tel.: (+297) 582-66-33; fax: (+297) 583-28-96
Capital: Oranjestad
Official languages: Dutch, Papiamento
Religion: catholicism (80.8 %), protestantism (7.8), hinduism, islam, confucianism, judaism
Time zone: UTC−4
Currency: Aruban florin (AWG)
Aruba is a generally flat, riverless island in the Leeward Antilles island arc of the Lesser Antilles in the southern part of the Caribbean. It has white sandy beaches on the western and southern coasts of the island, relatively sheltered from fierce ocean currents. This is where most tourist development has occurred. The northern and eastern coasts, lacking this protection, are considerably more battered by the sea and have been left largely untouched by humans.
The hinterland of the island features some rolling hills, the best known of which are called Hooiberg at 165 meters (541 ft) and Mount Jamanota, the highest on the island at 188 meters (617 ft) above sea level. Oranjestad, the capital, is located at 12°19′N 70°1′W.
To the east of Aruba are Bonaire and Curaçao, two island territories which once formed the southwest part of the Netherlands Antilles. This group of islands is sometimes called the ABC islands.
The Natural Bridge was a large, naturally formed limestone bridge on the island's north shore. It was a popular tourist destination until its collapse in 2005.
In the Köppen climate classification, Aruba has a semi-arid climate. Temperature varies little from 28 °C (82.4 °F) to around 33 °C (91 °F), moderated by constant trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean, which comes from north-east. Yearly precipitation barely exceeds 400 mm (15.7 in).
The people and culture of Aruba have many different backgrounds, ranging from the Indians, to the Spanish, and more recently, the Dutch. Yet through the years Aruba has become the home for many different people, especially since the 20th century when industry has blossomed and people from all corners of the world call this island home. It can be said that Aruba is now made up of at least 40 different nationalities all living peacefully together.
Nowadays, the nearly 88,000 inhabitants of Aruba reflect its greatly changing history. Through local foods, architecture, celebrations, and languages can immediately be seen the different influences the past settlers had on the island. Yet the Dutch continue to be the most influential people in Aruban society, since the Dutch language is the official tongue of the Aruban people and Aruba continues to have close ties to the Netherlands.
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Большинство россиян, запрашивающих визу для въезда в США, получают положительный ответ, число отказов в России меньше, чем в других странах. Большинство тех, кто запрашивает визу, получает ее, таких людей более 90%»…
Майкл Макфол, Посол США в России
Компания Атлантис Лайн имеет большой опыт в области оформления виз в США.>
Мы помогаем в оформлении визы гражданам различных стран, желающих поехать в США: как гражданам, желающим пройти собеседование на получение визы в консульских отделениях российской федерации, так и гражданам республики Беларусь, Украины, Грузии, Казахстана и др., желающих пройти собеседование в своей стране.
Наша компания оформит для вас все документы, вам останется только прийти на собеседование в назначенное время. квалифицированные сотрудники Атлантис Лайн проконсультируют вас по специфике получения визы США в консульстве.
Если Вы впервые обращаетесь за визой, Вам нужно предоставить нам только:
1 фотографию (цветная, 5х5 на белом фоне в электронном виде)
Копию загран. паспорта (в электронном виде)
Анкету-опросник (в электронном виде)
Копию российского паспорта (в электронном виде)
Бронь авиабилетов в оба конца (если не заказано в АТЛАНТИС ЛАЙН)
Бронь гостиницы (если не заказано в АТЛАНТИС ЛАЙН)
Если же Вы повторно обращаетесь за визой и срок окончания действия прошлой визы истек не более 47 мес. назад, Вы передаете нам оригиналы документов и Вам уже не требуется личное присутствие в Консульстве, наши сотрудники все сделают за Вас. Вам останется только получить готовый паспорт с визой.
Города, в которых можно пройти собеседование:
Россия: Москва, Санкт-Петребург, Владивосток, Екатеринбург
Украина: Киев
Казахстан: Астана, Алматы
Грузия: Тбилиси
В связи с временной приостановкой работы посольства США в Минске, граждане Беларуси, планирующие поездку в Соединенные Штаты, могут обращаться за визами в посольство США в Москве, Варшаве, Вильнюсе или Киеве. Условия зависят от выбора места подачи на визу.
Заявители, отвечающие всем нижеприведенным требованиям, освобождаются от прохождения собеседования:
- Повторное обращение за визой производится не позднее 47 месяцев с момента завершения срока действия предыдущей визы;
- Заявитель ранее проходил процедуру сканирования 10 пальцев;
- При предыдущем обращении за визой не требовалось получения специального разрешения для выдачи визы.
1.НОТАРИАЛЬНО ЗАВЕРЕННОЕ СОГЛАСИЕ НА ПОЕЗДКУ ОТ ОБОИХ РОДИТЕЛЕЙ, ЕСЛИ РЕБЕНОК ПУТЕШЕСТВУЕТ НЕ С РОДИТЕЛЯМИ (с собой в Консульство).


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Care4Life is a wound healing program for people with diagnoses such as Arthritis, depression, psoriasis and for sports restituation. Care4Life promotes all 5 phases of cell healing for better wound healing. It is easy to shape or cut to size of wound. Absorbs large amount of exudate, supporting blood transportation, and fully absorbend. Accelerate sustainable wellness. Strong capillary action by pore structure. Promotes the formations of natural body evidents.
Care4Life has been tested by hospitals, clinics, and top sports performers at the Olympic Games in London 2012.
Care4Life is used by regions and municipalities and physiotherapy and rehabilitation clinics all over Denmark.
I have used Care4Life 3-4 times a week. Not because I have been injured but because I play football two times a week and coaches football twice a week as well. When using Care4Life the pain in my joints and mucles disappear despite spending many hours on the pitch. Previously, I was only able to play one football match a week and I would feel knackered the following days, but not anymore. Of course I can't go jogging the next day, but the muscle aches are non-existent when performing everyday chores. In addition, my sleep has improved. My wife runs at least 7 kilometers every day. She also uses Care4Life - and experiences the same benefits. In my job as football coach I have used Care4Life for dead legs, pulled muscles and ankle injuries, as well as for overall prevention of injuries.


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Lusky hotel Tel Aviv – rooms & suites
Lusky Hotel Standing tall on the best location in Tel-Aviv. On Hayarkon street (city center) The promenade and beach are just across the road. We are just a few minutes away from the lively city of Old Jaffa, art galleries, embassies, boutiques, department stores, supermarkets and banks. The hotel is surrounded by many restaurants featuring international cuisine and many indoor and outdoor cafes. The Lusky hotel Tel Aviv is a cozy family run hotel where we aim to give our guests a comfortable relaxing and truly memorable holiday in idyllic surrounding. it includes various choices newly renovated elegant and contemporary rooms, suites and penthouses with kitchenettes, balconies with sea view,free fast internet connection and free underground parking. Whether you are visiting Tel Aviv for business or pleasure, for a quick getaway or longer stay, we can offer the most suitable accommodations to your needs: We hope you have a marvelous stay at the Lusky hotel. We look forward to welcome and serve you at the Lusky hotel.
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An order that will be canceled up to 24 hours prior to the date of booking will be charged the first night's accommodation fee.
- Family SuiteOur family suites are spacious and comfortable, feature modern décor with a warm, home-like atmosphere with spectacular sea view. They consist of a spacious living room and two bedrooms. , Ideal for families – short or long term stays. It can accommodate up to 5 guests.
- Lusky Suite Lusky Suite – one bedroom Lusky suites are spacious and comfortable and feature modern décor. Ideal for business travelers and families – short or long term stays. It has a living room, bedroom and balcony with sea view. It can accommodate up to 4 guests.
- Executive Sea SuiteOur Executive Sea suites are very spacious in size, tastefully decorated. They have huge balcony with spectacular sea view, tanning beds, dining table and gazebo. Ideal for business travelers and families – short or long term stays. It can accommodate up to 4 guests.
- Superior roomsOur Superior rooms are spacious in size, feature modern décor and very comfortable. The rooms also have balcony with sea view.
- Classic RoomOur Classic rooms are spacious in size, feature modern décor with a warm, home-like atmosphere.
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Bangla' is the only language in the world for that people sacrificed their lives.There may be some other countries or nations who have campaigned for or demanded recognition of their languages, but Bangla is the only language for which people have made the highest sacrifice. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared the day as International Mother Language Day, on November 17, in 1999.
The 30th session of the General Conference of UNESCO in 1999 decided that the Organization would launch and observe an International Mother Language Day on 21st February every year throughout the world. International Mother Language Day has been celebrated every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. Linguistic and cultural diversity represent universal values that strengthen the unity and cohesion of societies. International Mother Language Day's objective is to promote linguistic diversity and multilingual education, and to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.
However, it has a glorious historical background, coloured by the blood of our brothers. Language Movement occupies a most glorious chapter in the history of Bangladesh.The importance of the Movement lies in the fact that it was this Language Movement which provided socio-politico-psychological basis on which subsequent movement for regional autonomy grew in the then East Pakistan leading ultimately to the emergence of the separate sovereign nationhood of Bangladesh in 1971.
When the Dominion of Pakistan was formed by the partition of India in 1947, it was composed of various ethnic and linguistic groups, with the geographically non-contiguous East Bengal province having a mainly Bengali population. In 1948, the Government of the Dominion of Pakistan ordained Urdu as the sole national language, sparking extensive protests among the Bengali-speaking majority of East Bengal. Despite constituting a majority of the Pakistani population, Bengalis constituted a small part of Pakistan's military, police and civil services. Ethnic and socio-economic discrimination against Bengali people aggravated and agitations arose in East Pakistan over sectional bias, neglect and insufficient allocation of resources and national wealth. The language movement was one of the first movement against the discrimination against Bengali people.
Dhirendranath Dutta, a member of the Pakistan Constituent Assembly, first raised the demand for making Bengali an official language of Pakistan along with Urdu. It was as early as February 25, 1948, that Dutta had raised the question during a session of the Pakistan Constituent Assembly drafting a constitution for newly created Pakistan.
However, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the First Governor-General of Pakistan, in a meeting in Dhaka, on 21st March, 1948, declared that Urdu and only Urdu shall be the official State Language of Pakistan. Bengali people strongly resisted this declaration. Students and intellectuals of East Pakistan protested and demanded that not Urdu alone but Bangla also should be one of the state languages. That is how the Language Movement began in 1948 in the province known as East Pakistan.
Students formed the 'State Language Action Committee' and worked tirelessly to make Bangla one of the state languages of Pakistan. The immediate starting point of the tragedy of 21stFebruary was that on 27thJanuary, 1952, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Khwaja Nazimuddin announced at a public meeting that Urdu alone should be the state language of Pakistan. The students were infuriated at the announcement because Nazimuddin as chief minister of East Bengal in 1948 signed an agreement with the leaders of State Language Action Committee with a commitment to adopt a resolution of having Bangla as the other state language of Pakistan by the provincial Assembly.Subsequently students of the Dhaka University and Dhaka Medical College took a robust role in the cause of the Language Movement and took a crucial decision and defied the wishes of politicians to violate Section 144 on 21st February, 1952. On their way at the site of the Medical College students' hostel number 12, at 3-30 PM, the police opened fire on the peaceful procession of students by an order of a Magistrate (a West Pakistani). Barkat, Rafiq, Jabbar, Shafiur and Salam, among others, sacrificed their precious young lives for honour and preservation of their mother language, Bangla.
This movement ultimately ended in the adoption of Bangla as one of the state languages of Pakistan in 1956. However, the movement was not isolated to this as it sowed the seeds for the independence movement of the Bangladesh which resulted in the liberation of Bangladesh as an independent state in 1971. The great Language Movement had been a historic and significant event in our national history. This movement was aimed at establishing the rights of our mother tongue as well as protecting self-entity and culture. Being a source of ceaseless inspiration, 21st February inspired the people of Bangladesh to a great extent to achieve the right to self-determination and sovereign state. In line with the spirit of Language Movement, Bangladesh achieved its long cherished freedom through a nine month long armed struggle under the charismatic leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who proclaimed the country's independence on March 26, 1971.
The Bengali Language Movement had a major cultural impact on Bengali society. The movement has redefined the Bengali culture by inspiring the development and celebration of the Bengali language, literature and culture. Language is not only the principal representative of a culture of one nation but it also creates sense of patriotism and nationalism in people's mind. Bengali and Bangla language is an appropriate example of that. Bengali people created one of the greatest political and cultural histories in the 20th century. The events of 21st February1952 proved that a nation which is strong and powerful politically cannot destroy a spirited civilized nation if they have a unifying language like Bangla. 21st February is the symbol of grief, strength and glory in the life of every Bangalee.
The author acknowledges with gratitude the different sources of information.
The writer is the Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Jagannath University


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Generation of high-affinity monoclonal antibodies via genetic immunization
Background: To generate antibodies conventional immunization protocols require the isolation and purification of proteins. This is time-consuming and often frustrating due to misfolding of proteins in bacteria. Furthermore, posttranslational modifications are lacking in bacterially expressed proteins. Therefore, mammalian expression systems (e.g. the baculosystem) have been established to obtain modified proteins. However, these systems are even more time consuming. Alternatively, peptides are synthesized and used as antigens. When applying genetic immunization neither proteins nor peptides are delivered to the host. Instead, an expression vector encoding for the protein (or protein fragment) is introduced. Protein synthesis takes place in vivo and elicits an immune response. Genetic immunization holds several advantages over conventional protocols:
- Proteins are formed in vivo, resulting in production of proteins in their natural conformation and with all possible posttranslational modifications.
- Furthermore antibodies generated by genetic immunization exhibit a 100 to 1000-fold higher affinity for the antigen compared to conventionally generated antibodies.
- By immunizing with several expression plasmids encoding for different (associated) proteins, antibodies against multiprotein complexes may be generated.
- Genetic immunization leads to time and cost savings since isolation and purification of proteins is no longer required.
Several antibodies generated by genetic immunization are available at antikoerper-online.de: IL-13R (Human) antibody, IL-13R (ANTAGONISTIC) (Human) antibody, Granzyme B (Human) antibody, Granzyme K (Human) antibody, Granzyme K (Human) antibody, Granzyme K (Human) antibody, ICOS Ligand (Human) antibody, FAS Ligand (Human) antibody, CEA-CAM1 (Human) antibody, CEA-CAM6 (Human) antibody, FPRL1 (Human) antibody
Bates M K et al. Genetic Immunization for Antibody Generation in Research Animals by Intravenous Delivery for Plasmid DNA. BioTechniques. Vol 40 (2):199-207. 2006
Lohrmann J et al. A Shortcut from Genomics to Drug Development and Therapy. Current Drug Discovery. October 2003: 17-21. 2003


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Options For Treating An Overbite
Overbites come in two forms – vertical and horizontal. Vertical overbites happen when your top teeth significantly overlap the ones on the bottom. A horizontal overbite, on the other hand, results in some teeth sticking out beyond the edge of your bottom teeth. You can develop either one as a result of either dental or skeletal issues. Depending on which is the cause of your problem, your orthodontist will help you find an ideal treatment. Here's a look at some of the options you need to know about.
Clear Dental Aligners
Clear aligners are a great option for people seeking more comfort than traditional braces without sacrificing the results. You'll wear the aligners most of the day every day, switching the mouthpiece out every couple of weeks for the next one in the process. It can take many months to complete the process, but it's done without attaching brackets and wires. It's often reserved for overbites that are minor to moderate.
Traditional Braces
Braces are the most commonly used treatments for dental overbites, no matter what the cause. Adjustment with braces is usually done in multiple stages. It starts with straightening the teeth out, and then it transitions to adjusting the position of the teeth to fix the overbite. The braces, paired with rubber bands, pull your top teeth back where they should be. This can take many months to complete. Braces are usually the recommendation for moderate to severe overbites. Just keep in mind that opting for braces can make regular dental hygiene difficult, so you'll want to be more attentive to your routine just in case.
Oral Surgery
If your overbite is severe enough that braces would be a lengthy and difficult endeavor, your orthodontist may suggest that you have oral surgery to correct your overbite. Surgical options are usually a last resort, but are effective when the situation calls for them. In the case of a skeletal overbite, it may be necessary. Since this kind of surgery depends on your jaw line being fully grown, you'll want to wait until late teens or early twenties before considering this type of treatment.
You don't have to live with an overbite. Whether it's uncomfortable or just making it difficult to chew comfortably, you'll want to talk with your orthodontist today about what your options are. Understanding the three choices presented here will help you to approach the conversation with some understanding of what you'd like to do to correct your teeth.


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The ongoing series of territorial disputes in the South China Sea continues to make headlines, as today the Chinese government spoke out against American spy plane flights in the area. Specifically, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying stated that "[The Chinese government] urge[s] the U.S. to correct its error, remain rational and stop all irresponsible words and deeds."
China and the United States have been engaged in a battle for influence in the South China Sea; which Beijing claims almost in its entirety. Conversely, many nations bordering the South China Sea, such as the Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia dispute Chinese claims (the so called Nine Dash Line), arguing that Beijing is infringing on their sovereignty. This has led to a series of bilateral territorial disputes with China, as well as smaller nations courting the United States in efforts to balance against China.
One of the hot-spots in the region are the Spratly Islands. This is the same area American spy planes flew over today, and where China is engaged in island building activities. These activities consist of Chinese ships dredging the area around atolls and small outcroppings, to create larger islands, upon which Beijing seeks to construct airfields and ports. While China does not dispute freedom of navigation in the region, it is engaged in a skirmish with the United States over so called Air Defence Identification Zones.
These zones are the airspace over and near sovereign territory, and are administered by each country. Aircraft flying through these zones must identify themselves to the relevant authorities on the grounds, in order to screen for hostile intent and manage air traffic. China is attempting to set up an Air Defence Identification Zone over the South China Sea, a move that the United States does not recognize. Consequently, American planes have not been acquiescing to Chinese identification requests upon entering the zone.
This in turn has resulted in China scrambling aircraft to escort American planes in the area: a common tactic, used by America as well in its dealings with long-range Russian 'Bear' bombers. The dispute over air defense identification zones is merely another facet in the complex regional power game for control of the various islands in the South China Sea.


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Since I know that creating a long, comprehensive and quality posts is one of the requirements on some sites where I write, I also see to it that I have long contents on my own blog. It's okay for me to write lengthy blog posts. But the thing is, I can't write fast. It would usually take me more than 24 hours to finish a post. Sometimes even days. But I see some people who really write fasts because they can do twice as I can.
Do you have any recommendation on how one could write faster without compromising the quality of the post?


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How Katy local movers price is for relocating:
- Katy local movers determine their quote for local moving based on an hourly tariff.
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We can't remember how long ago we added Ming-Zhu Hii to our guest wishlist, but in the intervening years she's directed short films, landed prominent roles on half of Australia's comedy and drama TV shows, and appeared in films like Peter Rabbit and That's Not Me. Frankly, we're lucky we were able to book her.
Ming-Zhu joins us for the whole damn show, including the reviews! This month, we look at Unsane, the thriller Steven Soderbergh shot on his damn iPhone, Rungano Nyoni's debut feature I Am Not a Witch, Sally Potter's single-location comedy-drama The Party, and Wes Anderson's stop motion animation Isle of Dogs. If you love high drama and lots of laughs, but can't decide which of these films will deliver, then this month's reviews will certainly provide you with what you need.
We then look at the Cannes Film Festival's announcement that Netflix films will no longer be permitted to screen in competition. Is Cannes shooting itself in the foot by ignoring the natural evolution of cinema? Or is it one of the last remaining defenders of the traditional theatrical experience?
Finally, Ming-Zhu introduces us to the works of her filmmaker of the month, Steve McQueen! We all know McQueen's work as director of Hunger (2008), Shame (2011), and 12 Years a Slave (2013), but that is only part of the story. McQueen was an internationally-renowned artist long before he tackled features, and Ming-Zhu walks us through his fascinating history.
You may have noticed (or, mostly likely, not noticed even a little bit) that there was no cheat sheet for this show, and that was largely because no cheating is needed – you can quite reasonably watch all of McQueen's readily-available work over the course of a weekend and still have time to go to that thing. Or you could blow off the thing entirely and watch Shame twice. We know which one we'd do.
But in addition to Hunger, Shame, and 12 Years a Slave, there are some McQueen shorts available online: you can right this second watch his first film Bear (1993) here, Five Easy Pieces (1995) here, and Western Deep (2002) here. And if you like your TVCs, you can also watch his commercial Mr Burberry (2016) here.
Further reading:
- If you liked hearing us talk about Steven Soderbergh's Unsane, you can hear us go through his entire filmography on the show here. And if you liked hearing us talk about Isle of Dogs, but would like a more slightly more positive take on the man's earlier films, you can listen back to our Anderson episode here.
- I Am Not a Witch director Rungano Nyoni talks about coming up with the idea for the witch tether ribbons at Little White Lies.
- If you want to read more about Cannes banning Netflix, there are a few randomly-chosen primers at CBS News, The Guardian, and The Atlantic.
- If you'd like to learn more about the proposed LED cinema screens, here's some more info at The Hollywood Reporter.
- In case you're wondering about that Shark Tale/Will Smith/Angelina Jolie/Cannes thing that Lee referenced without explanation.
- Here's an article about Cannes banning red carpet selfies…
- …and another about the new sexual harassment hotline.
- And if you've not heard Rochelle's Hyphenates episode as guest – years before she became a host – you can transport yourself back to the heady days of 2010 here.
- Here's the Tate's press release from 1999 announcing Steve McQueen as the winner of the Turner Prize.
- Here's that all-male Hollywood Reporter roundtable event in which Steve McQueen was the only non-white director present.
- That New York Times interview with Steve McQueen, in which the interview confesses to watching McQueen's video installations on a laptop, can be read here.
- And if you want to check out some of Ming-Zhu's recent work that she bashfully refused to name on the show, you can still catch Peter Rabbit in cinemas (provided you're reading this within weeks of it being published), and you can spot her in the trailer for Leigh Whannell's upcoming Upgrade.
Outro music: score from 12 Years a Slave, composed by Hans Zimmer
The latest episode of Hell Is For Hyphenates, featuring Ming-Zhu Hii talking the films of Steve McQueen, can be heard on Stitcher Smart Radio, subscribed to on iTunes, or downloaded/streamed directly from our website.