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Poll: Christie, Clinton are 'hottest' politicians in country
Chris Christie and Hillary Clinton are the "hottest" politicians in the country right now, according to a new poll that takes the pulse of attitudes toward leading political figures.
The survey from Quinnipiac University is effectively a gauge of which leaders are generating the most buzz.
On the so-called "Thermometer of voter attitudes," Christie, the New Jersey Republican governor, scored the highest, at 53.1 "degrees."
Clinton, the Democrat and former secretary of State, was just a point lower, at 52.1.
Both are considered possible candidates in the 2016 presidential race, which likely contributed to their high rating.
President Obama only came in fourth on the scale, with Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren actually outranking him.
Republicans Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Marco Rubio of Florida also made the top 10.
The survey of 1,468 registered voters was taken July 28-31. It had a margin of error of 2.6 percentage points.


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Frost & Sullivan: Water and Wastewater Industry's Drive to Optimise Energy Usage and Reduce Costs Sustains European Smart Pumps Market
11 Mar, 2014, 10:39 GMT
- Entering the smart water grid market will provide growth opportunities for smart pump manufacturers
LONDON, March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The enhanced focus on optimising energy consumption and minimising pump lifecycle costs in the water and wastewater industry is boosting the adoption of smart pumps across Europe. Although smart pumps have a higher initial cost than standard pumps, they enable a reduction in the total cost of ownership by lowering maintenance and operation costs. Such cost benefits arising from greater process automation coupled with the increase in efficiency and quality are expected to be important pump selection factors in the European water and wastewater industry.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.industrialautomation.frost.com), European Smart Pumps Market for the Water and Wastewater Industry, finds that the market earned revenues of $192.4 million in 2013 and estimates this to reach $267.9 million in 2018. The research covers positive displacement and centrifugal smart pumps.
"Tight environmental regulations designed to reduce greenhouse gas and carbon emissions lend significant support to the smart pumps market," said Frost & Sullivan Industrial Automation & Process Control Research Analyst Niranjan Paul. "This includes the Euro 2020 directive, which targets a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the levels experienced in 1990, and the Ecodesign directive that sets rigorous ecological requirements for energy-related products sold across Europe."
A key set-back, however, is the reluctance of maintenance personnel in water and wastewater treatment facilities, particularly in the municipal sector, to install smart pumps. This stems from the belief that these advanced pumps enhance the complexity of installation, operation and maintenance, thus increasing the risk of stoppages in water supply. Even end users, who are aware of the benefits provided by smart pumps in terms of energy efficiency and lifecycle costs, demand stringent tests for quality and reliability before installation.
To alleviate these fears, pump manufacturers should communicate the advantages of smart pumps by visiting their clients, conducting presentations and symposiums, and publishing articles. They must also employ highly-skilled technicians and focus on the water quality monitoring equipment segment to extend their market reach.
"Moving into the water quality monitoring equipment will help pump manufacturers expand their customer base and combat the intense pressure on profit margins realised by manufacturing and selling only commodities such as pumps and valves," observed Paul. "The smart water grid market will gradually become more populated as the focus on integrating pumps with various control systems, such as supervisory control and data acquisition, increases."
Market participants should ensure that their product portfolio contains equipment such as smart water meters, transmitters, valves, data loggers, and associated communication infrastructure. They must also invest in R&D and marketing initiatives to stay ahead of competitors in the European smart pumps market for the water and wastewater industry.
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What if we imagined the taxi of tomorrow?
Special thanks to @uzful, who tweeted this initiative found on the blog Green Things.
Check out the Smaxi, thought-up by inventor Steven M. Johnson. As you may imagine, the Smaxi is a Smart car taxi, perfect for quick trips around the city, and more fuel effecient than the cars currently used by most cab companies. Johnson submitted this as an idea for the New York City Taxi & Limousine Comission's project "Taxi of Tomorrow" that
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Here are a few other designs submitted by Johnson, that while very cool are a little far-fetched. Enjoy!


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We've been talking about myths these last few weeks. In a way, what we're really talking about is common misconceptions and anxieties that can serve as mental roadblocks to aspiring entrepreneurs. With these articles, I've attempted to provide some guidance around these roadblocks and hopefully open the road ahead for the next great idea to flourish into a successful business. Getting past the excuses and anxieties is important because there is enough to worry about as a business owner without getting hung up on tired lies and half-truths.
This week I want to discuss an attitude I've seen among some aspiring entrepreneurs that I think is misdirected. I'm going to call it the myth of business profitability. It's the notion that, "I'm waiting to investigate which business to start until I see what could be most profitable."
There is nothing wrong with doing market research. In fact, it's essential. I don't believe that someone can put together a business plan that will attract investors if you haven't done your research and demonstrate that you understand your market. Angel investors like myself want to see that you've done your homework before we commit to your idea. That's something I discussed in an earlier post. But there is a difference between doing your research and focusing solely on profitability or just waiting around for the next big thing to come to you.
I've found that the real driver of innovation is experience and know-how. Consider Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg is, by any measure, a very smart entrepreneur. The big breakthrough with Facebook was not creating a social networking site. Those existed and were sprouting up everywhere. You will all remember MySpace was once the "it" social networking site before Zuckerberg ever stepped foot into a Harvard dorm room. MySpace was an innovative twist on what people have been doing in chat rooms, in email and over instant messaging programs since the internet began its rise to ubiquity in the early 1990s.
What Zuckerberg proved with Facebook is that it isn't coming up with a brand new idea that creates successful businesses. You can create an empire by simply understanding your industry and reaching an underserved market. In the case of Facebook, that market was college students.
Now, Facebook became a seemingly unstoppable force in tech long before it figured out how to make money. As late as October 2010, Zuckerberg was on the record saying that Facebook was neither very profitable, nor were they interested in becoming massively profitable. Zuckerberg was focused on improving functionality and user experience.
There is an important lesson here: If your business is growing and you are seeing success, it may be some time before you reap lots of monetary benefits, so don't get hung up on profits. Let's say you start a business selling a new kind of running shoe that helps runners correct their form, limiting injuries. If your idea takes off, you are going to have to hire more people, build or lease a bigger production facility, grow your marketing team, hire a lawyer, accountants, provide health benefits to your growing number of workers, etc. The point is that your costs are going to keep piling up and the key will be to balance that growth with covering the new costs. It will also mean raising capital and a host of other considerations that will inevitably eat into your profits.
I've had similar experiences with many of the companies I've launched during my career. Most of them didn't create massive profits in the first few years. Rather, I focused on improving my idea and growing my business. The money followed. I believe that making a profit for you and for your investors is very important, it shouldn't be an all-consuming motive. Rather, startups should focus on refining their product or service and improving their customer experience. That strong foundation will be critical for growth and profitability. Likewise, entrepreneurs shouldn't be focused only on profits and waiting for their next big idea. Go with what you know and believe in.
In my experience a successful start-up, more often than not, identifies a need or underserved demographic and meets those needs. That's been the secret to my success and I believe it can make others successful as well.


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Cape Byron Medical Centre has been delivering primary health care services to Byron Bay and outlying communities since 1977.
We are a progressive, community-integrated general and allied health practice, driven by a 'patient-first' ethos. We maintain a family-friendly, respectful, safe and supportive environment, open to all walks-of-life. Our Byron Bay doctors and allied health practitioners are non-judgmental and pride themselves on delivering the highest possible standards of acute and preventative health care.
Cape Byron Medical Centre is a fully accredited practice, independently recognised by AGPAL (Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited) for our adherence to the 'RACGP Standards' (Royal Australian College of General Practitioners).
We are also an accredited Training Practice for GP Registrars and Medical Students.
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Our objective is to proactively support the general health and wellbeing of our patients, through the delivery of preventative health care services, in partnership with community and allied health care professionals, surgical specialists and acute care medical facilities.
We seek to resource our practice with tertiary accredited, suitably experienced and empathetic doctors, allied health practitioners, nurses, administrative staff and technology, to help realise our community's right to optimal physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
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Children should be off limits, but socialite Kim Kardashian apparently doesn't think so. The mother of one reportedly brags to her friends and paid help that her daughter North West is cuter than Blue Ivy, Beyonce's daughter with aging rapper Jay Z.
Bragging on their offspring isn't unusual for first-time moms. But sources say Kim's bagging is designed to get under Beyonce's skin.
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While Kardashian may have invited Beyoncé to attend her recent nuptials to rapper Kanye West, "insiders" close to the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star claim she has previously scorned Beyonce's 2-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy in comparison with her own North West, 1.
"She brags that Nori is cuter than Blue Ivy," one source told the tabloid. "She loves it."
Not only is Kardashian accused of slamming Beyoncé's girl, sources claims the newlywed also has strict rules when it comes to North's wardrobe and her nannies' proximity to her person when out in public. "Kim dresses her daughter in only neutral colors," reads the report, adding, "Kim demands her posse walk behind her."
While Kardashian may not have the closest bond with her employers, Beyoncé has a bigger problem on her hand: six of them, to be exact. According to the magazine's report, the "Single Ladies" performer has been known to employ a half-dozen nannies to care for Blue Ivy, her daughter with husband Jay Z.
"She doesn't have to do any of the dirty work and can just be loving and doting," said a "family insider." "She's a good mommy, but it seems easy when you have six nannies!"
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Sara Bareilles won't write you a love song, but she'll sing you one — even if she doesn't know how to love him.
The actress, singer, and songwriter gave a repeat performance of her Jesus Christ Superstar Live ballad "I Don't Know How to Love Him" at a special FYC event for Emmy voters and Television Academy members Monday evening.
The performance came with an extra special treat: a rare chance to see Andrew Lloyd Webber (who composed the song) accompany her. Lloyd Webber explained earlier in the evening that he first met Jesus Christ Superstar Live producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron when Zadan directed him in a one-man show where he played piano and told stories, but that it was the first and last time he appeared onstage because he doesn't like performing for an audience.
John Legend, who played Jesus in Superstar, and Brandon Victor Dixon, who portrayed Judas, were also on hand, as well as director David Leveaux and numerous other members of the production team, to discuss how they brought the spectacle to live television.
Lloyd Webber told audiences the original concept for Jesus Christ Superstar was inspired by a Bob Dylan lyric that asked, "Did Judas Iscariot have God on his side?" The query prompted Lloyd Webber and collaborator Tim Rice to try to write a musical about Jesus Christ from Judas' point of view. It began as a concept album, and Lloyd Webber said the rock flavor of the music meant he always preferred productions in an arena space, rather than a traditional Broadway setting.
Legend, who also executive-produced the special, said he signed on almost immediately after being offered the role. "My whole life has been preparing for this because I grew up in church," he said. "My grandfather was a pastor, my father taught Sunday school, my mother was a choir director, my grandmother played the church organ. I have at least five preachers in my family, from uncles to cousins. I've been hearing about Jesus my entire life." For Legend, the challenge was re-examining Christ from what he called Lloyd Webber's "bold" and perhaps "controversial" imagining, which allowed him to consider the religious figure as a man and "what kind of emotions a real human being might feel in those situations."
Bareilles said that more than anything, the production felt like being "called up to the big leagues." She added that she had "almost exclusively" listened to Lloyd Webber musicals while growing up. "So meeting him for the first time and having him come to a rehearsal, I was so nervous. My voice was shaking. I was all over the place," she recalled. Lloyd Webber interjected with a joke that he "almost exclusively" listens to Bareilles' music.
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The "for your consideration" event was also a chance to delve deeper into some of the creative decisions, most notably the now-iconic rendering of the crucifixion and ascension at the production's conclusion that had critics and social media raving.
Leveaux said the decision to include a moment of ascension (something not included in the original production) was made early on, with production designer Jason Ardizzone-West. After getting reassurance from Legend that he was fine with being lifted 35 feet into the air on a cross, the team got to work designing the technical aspects of the moment.
"One of my issues with the piece is there is no resurrection scene, but actually I always felt Superstar ended with awe," said Leveaux. "It doesn't matter, you don't need to be a Christian to feel that. So that's why we never took him down from the cross. … It became something for me that I hoped would leave people more with a feeling of inspiration, as opposed to death."
As producers, Legend, Rice, and Lloyd Webber are eligible for Emmy nominations. If they were to win, all three would achieve EGOT status — the rare feat of winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. Only 18 people have ever done it, including the likes of Rita Moreno and Barbra Streisand.
For Lloyd Webber, though, the live production had an even deeper meaning: the perfect realization of a concept he devised in his early 20s, when his career was still on the rise. "I must've seen over 300 performances over the years, but what was absolutely thrilling about this for me was it was really, really live. It brought the whole thing back to the energy I always hoped it would be," he said. "For me, it was kind of like Superstar as I had always hoped it would be."
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Here is talk by Sebastien Kuntz, CEO of MiddleVR, at Oculus Connect 2014:
Here are the slides:
Once your user really feels present in this virtual environment, he or she will feel natural emotions and get natural reactions. For example when immersed in front of a virtual new product or in a virtual building, they will get the same emotions as if the object or building were real ! There is no need to create the object physically. Moreover, it is very fast to modify a virtual object compared to a real object. Changing the textures or the environment can be done in one click, allowing you to present multiple alternatives very quickly.
Natural reactions are important for training and healthcare applications: the user will react as if the situation is real. If the situation is dangerous, you can see if the trainee reacts in a correct way. Treating phobias and PTSD is also very efficient in VR: exposing the patient to its phobic stimuli can greatly help the therapist to better treat the phobia.
Work on the future or the past
VR is also great because it allows you to work on things that don't exist yet or have disappeared, contrary to Augmented Reality that requires a part of existing reality. Imagine working on a new building, a new product, a new car, plane, boat, kitchen! You can experience all of them long before they are actually creating. You can also imagine revisiting ancient places and events, like World War II, ancient Rome or the Egyptian pyramids as if you were there!
In engineering this ability to see a product before it is physically created is useful to:
– identify conception errors early: the sooner you identify a design flaw, the cheaper it is to fix!
– iterate more on the design of the product and thus get a better quality,
– test the usage of the product with actual users,
– train your engineers, marketing team, sales team, after-sales and maintenance on the product before it is released,
– evaluate if the product is really manufacturable and maintainable: can the operator actually fit his hand to reach this screw? Will he have back pains or articulation problems if he repeats this particular gesture a thousand times ? Ergonomic issues can be detected and fixed early in the conception cycle.
Distant collaboration
VR has the ability to abolish the physical distances: you can meet your distant friends and colleagues in a virtual world. You can then share the same virtual space and work collaboratively on reviewing a design, testing a maintenance procedure or play golf!
Create empathy
VR can put a user in the shoes of somebody else. It has been applied to create empathy towards disabled people in wheelchairs: this can be used by associations or a city to demonstrate that some arrangements in public transport or the city should be made to help disabled people. This is strongly demonstrated in this application of virtual journalism by Nonny de la Pena "Hunger in LA".
Save material
One unexpected benefit of using VR is that in some scenarios you can save material! A French company created a training simulator for the application of isolating coating on houses. The application was perfect to teach the particular gesture needed for this task, but also saves a lot of (real) expensive isolating material (and water!!)


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Maria V. Pinto (born 1957) is a fashion designer from Chicago, Illinois. She has designed clothing for Oprah Winfrey, the Joffrey Ballet, Marcia Gay Harden, and Michelle Obama.
Early life
Maria Pinto was born in the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, near Chinatown.[1] She and her twin brother are the youngest of seven children.[2][3] Her parents, Constantino and Virginia Pinto, are a sanitation worker and a caterer, respectively. When she was still young, her family moved to the suburbs of Chicago.[4]
When Pinto was 10, she started reading a neighbor's copies of Women's Wear Daily.[5] In eighth grade, she started sewing her own clothes after getting a sewing machine.[2][5] She attended Palatine High School,[6] where she sold clothes to her friends at the age of 15,[5][7] and eventually sewed her own prom dress from a Halston pattern.[8]
Pinto began working in her mom's West Dundee Italian restaurant when it opened in 1975. When the restaurant closed four years later, Pinto's older brother Silvio opened a restaurant in the River North neighborhood, and she became a partner there. That restaurant also closed, in 1987, and Silvio died of cancer a year later. She went to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1987 when she was 30 and graduated from there in 1990 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, focusing in fashion. She then went to New York and attended Parson's School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she also worked as an assistant to Geoffrey Beene.[4]
She started her first business, Maria V. Pinto Designs, in her apartment with a $20,000 loan from a friend[9] in 1991. Her collection was sold at, among others, Neiman Marcus,[10] Barneys New York, Saks Fifth Avenue, Takashimaya, and Bergdorf Goodman.[8][11]
She closed her Michigan Avenue[10] shop in January 2002 because of embezzlement by a bookkeeper[12] and the economic downturn after the September 11 attacks.[13] She also spent six months recovering from peritonitis after laparoscopic surgery[1] but reopened in late 2004 after spending some time oil painting.[14][15]
Oprah Winfrey wore a long, cognac-colored leather skirt of Pinto's for the 2007 premiere of The Great Debaters.[13][16](slide 6)
Maria Pinto designed costumes for two Joffrey Ballet ballets, the pas de deux Ruth, Ricordi Per Due in 2002[17] and Age of Innocence in 2008.[18][19]
On August 12, 2009, she opened a retail boutique in Chicago's West Loop.[20] She held a kick-off party for 350 guests to benefit the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago's women's board.[21] That year, she also was invited to become a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.[4]
She was selected out of 100 as one of eight to present a design for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscars preview fashion show on February 9, 2009. The fashion show's winner had their design worn by the presenter or a nominee at the 81st Academy Awards in Los Angeles, as well as being able to attend the Oscars.[8][22] After an online poll,[23] a dress by another Chicago-based designer, Sam Kori George, was chosen.[24]
In spring 2009, actress Brooke Shields wore a bustier and pants that Pinto had designed to a Tupperware event.[16](slide 8)
Actress Marcia Gay Harden wore a Pinto dress to the August premiere of The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler.[16](slide 7)
The next month, television host Nancy O'Dell wore one of her minidresses as co-host of the Jerry Lewis Telethon.[16](slide 9)[25](slide 10) The same month, she presented a runway show at New York Fashion week.[4]
In February 2010, she closed her Chicago boutique.[26][27] However, she announced that she plans to return to the business, saying, "I'm here. I just need to take a break. I will be in fashion for sure but in some new facet. I think the whole industry is changing".[28][29]
In "Fashion and the Field Museum Collection: Maria Pinto", an exhibit at Chicago's Field Museum from September 14, 2012 to June 16, 2013,[30] Pinto matched eight of her designs with twenty-five of the museum's artifacts.[31][32][33] In December 2012, about sixty students from Palatine High School and other surrounding high schools went on a special trip to meet Pinto and see the exhibit.[34] Pinto had previously invited Palatine High School fashion students to visit and tour her boutique in January 2010.[35]
On August 31, 2013, Pinto announced on her blog[36] that she plans to launch a new collection, called M2057, with the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. She offered garments such as dresses, jackets, scarves, a shrug, and a wrap for ordering through Kickstarter.[37][38] They range in price from $75 to $250, much cheaper than her $500–$1,000 previous dresses.[39] She exceeded her goal, to raise $250,000 before October 14, 2013, by obtaining $272,523 in funds from 624 different backers.[40][41] The "2057" part of the collection's name refers to the year in which she would turn 100 years old.[42][43] Since the Kickstarter campaign, she sells the line through both an e-commerce site and a retail store in Chicago near her old boutique.[44] The clothes are intended to be versatile and low-maintenance, as they resist wrinkling when folded and are machine-washable.[45]
Michelle Obama
One of her clients is former First Lady Michelle Obama. A client of Pinto's referred Obama to her in 2004.[46] Obama wore a white gown designed by Maria Pinto to Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball in May 2005.[26] When Ebony magazine photographed the Obamas, calling them "the Hottest Couple in America," Michelle was wearing pants made by Pinto.[47][48] On June 3, 2008, Obama wore a Pinto dress to a campaign speech in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she and her husband exchanged a fist bump that became known as "the fist bump heard 'round the world."[5][20][49] On August 25 of that year, Michelle Obama wore a teal dress from Pinto to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.[20] Obama wore an orange sheath designed by Pinto for a visit to the White House with George and Laura Bush shortly after the election.[20][50] Michelle Obama was on the cover of Parade magazine in June 2014 wearing a dress from the M2057 collection.[51] On October 8, 2014, she invited Pinto to attend her Celebration of Design event at the White House.[52]
Pinto has won numerous awards, including the Gold Coast Fashion Award in 1998, Chicago Magazine's Best of Fashion Award in 2000, the Legend of Fashion Award from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Anti-Defamation League's Women of Achievement Award, both in 2009.[53]
See also
- ^ a b Coburn, Marcia Froelke (March 2008). "Dressing to Thrill". Chicago. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ a b Critchell, Samantha (January 15, 2009). "A Michelle Obama favorite, designer Maria Pinto favors art over trends". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Associated Press. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ Taylor, Bill (August 22, 2008). "The woman behind that purple dress". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Maria Pinto". Newsmakers. Detroit: Gale. 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Branch, Shelly (June 21, 2008). "Fashion Campaign". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ Little, Rebecca (October 2008). "Shopper: Maria Pinto". Chicago. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ Berkus, Nate; Pinto, Maria (January 21, 2009). Fashion Designer Maria Pinto. Oprah Radio. Retrieved July 9, 2013.[dead link]
- ^ a b c Moore, Booth (February 15, 2009). "Maria Pinto, Michelle Obama's designer, hopes for Hollywood fame". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ Chandler, Susan (August 22, 2004). "Shaping her future, again". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ a b Chandler, Susan (June 27, 1998). "Premier Designer At Home In Chicago". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Norwood, Mandi (2009). Michelle Style: Celebrating the First Lady of Fashion. New York: HarperCollins. pp. 195–196. ISBN 978-0-06-183691-6.
- ^ Donahue, Wendy (October 19, 2008). "Something about Maria Pinto". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ a b Wilson, Beth (March 11, 2008). "Pinto Builds on Obama Link, Plans Chicago Store". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ Wilson, Eric (October 20, 2004). "Maria Pinto Returns to Ready to Wear". Women's Wear Daily. HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ Bourne, Leah (October 9, 2009). "Maria Pinto's Style: Va-va-voom Meets The Board Room". Forbes. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Bourne, Leah (October 9, 2009). "Seven Best Looks of Maria Pinto". Forbes. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ Smith, Sid (April 25, 2003). "Joffrey's 'I/DNA' mythic and puzzling". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ Perez, Guillermo (April 2010). "Joffrey Ballet". Dance Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ Johnson, Elsa; Lucas, Victor (August 30, 2010). "Preview: Death & Ballet: Joffrey w/ The Cleveland Orchestra". Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Saulny, Susan (August 13, 2008). "An Obama Fashion Bump". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ Zwecker, Bill (August 19, 2008). "Madge's tribute 'forced'". Chicago Sun-Times. HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ Zwecker, Bill (January 27, 2009). "After inauguration snub, on to the Oscars (maybe)". Chicago Sun-Times. HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "Maria Pinto Explores Curves; Eyes Academy Awards". The Wall Street Journal. February 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "America Voted: Sam Kori George Wins 'Oscars(R) Designer Challenge'" (Press release). Reuters. February 22, 2009. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ Romolini, Jennifer (March 19, 2010). "RIP Maria Pinto clothes: Favorite Michelle Obama designer closes her doors, cites 'economic challenges'". Yahoo! Shine. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ^ a b Rousseau, Caryn (March 18, 2010). "Capital culture: Maria Pinto, designer favored by Michelle Obama, set to close Chicago store". Star Tribune. Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ^ Zwecker, Bill (February 14, 2010). "Chicago-based designer Maria Pinto hangs it up". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ Gutierrez, Theresa (March 15, 2010). "Designer Maria Pinto going out of business". ABC 7 News. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ^ Chicago Fashion Designer, Maria Pinto!. Windy City Live. September 14, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ Rousseau, Caryn (September 14, 2012). "Fashion designer Pinto teams with Chicago museum". Associated Press. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Steve (September 19, 2012). "Designer Maria Pinto creates chic fashion boutique in Field Museum collection". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ Prossnitz, Linsay (September 13, 2012). "Fashion and The Field Museum Collection: Maria Pinto". wttw. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
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Stuart Taylor, Innocents in Prison
Police and/or prosecutorial misconduct appears to figure in more than half of the 205 convictions that DNA has proven false. Specific reasons for those convictions are catalogued in "Judging Innocence, " a study by Brandon Garrett, a law professor at the University of Virginia, slated for publication in January in the Columbia Law Review. Mistaken eyewitness identifications -- often due to police subtly pointing witnesses toward the people the cops suspect -- figured in 79 percent of these false convictions. Flawed or corrupt testimony by scientific "experts" (about hair, blood types, and the like) figured in 55 percent. False confessions, mostly by juvenile defendants, figured in 16 percent.
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|A newly-mapped, uniquely human region of the brain (shown in red). Image courtesy of Oxford University
In 2014, Oxford researchers pinpointed a human brain region unlike anything possessed by our nearest primate relatives. The region, located in the ventrolateral frontal cortex, is central to some of the highest-level decision-making and planning processes which distinguish humans from other primates. The ventrolateral frontal cortex, or vlFC, which is present only in humans and other primates, participates in several of the most complex cognitive and language-related operations.
According to Oxford's Dr. Matthew Rushworth, our unique cognitive flexibility, capacity to learn from others and ability to plan are particularly advanced, and likely derive from circuits in this region.
To locate key parts of the vlFC, and to determine how these areas interact with other brain regions, Dr. Rushworth's team performed MRI scans upon 25 adult humans. After, the results were compared to MRI scans of equivalent regions in 25 macaque monkeys.
The team found 12 functional areas within the human vlFC consistent among all the test subjects. Of these, 11 corresponded to areas in macaque brains, although interconnections within the vlFC itself varied between the two species. The team also discovered that the human prefrontal cortex was extensively connected to association areas in the temporal lobe - an area which processes auditory stimuli and language input and output - but significantly less so in macaque brains. They believe these connections are central to our capacity for understanding and generating speech.
Said Professor Rushworth in an Oxford press release, "Each of these 12 areas has its own pattern of connections with the rest of the brain, a sort of "neural fingerprint", telling us it is doing something unique".
The team also found one additional distinctively human component: a region named the lateral frontal pole prefrontal cortex. Their experiments show the lateral frontal pole prefrontal cortex is central to the uniquely human abilities to multitask, to strategically plan, and to make option-weighted decisions.
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WCC nursing students bring healthy lesson to Carpenter
At Carpenter Elementary School last month, the annual Teddy Bear Clinic was a learning experience all the way around.
There were no teddy bears to be found, but there was a warm-and-cuddly approach by visiting nursing students from Washtenaw Community College. The nurses gained experience working with youngsters age 5 and 6 while the young students learned about nutrition, vision, their senses, exercise and other health-related issues.
And students learned that every time you see a nurse, it's not for a shot.
"They always want to know 'am I getting shots today?' or whether they're getting any pokes," said instructor Carole Baker, who also works in private nursing. "Students (here) get to see nurses as a caregiver and not be afraid."
The visit is an annual event by the WCC nursing program. Head nursing instructor Sherry MacGregor said the event has been going on at the eastside elementary school for some 14 years and that they also visit other Ann Arbor elementaries during the year.
"Carpenter has always been our school because we're so close" geographically, she said.
Some 20 nursing students spent four hours at the school event which brought about 200 students through several health stations for hands-on activities. MacGregor said her nursing students often work in area hospitals and the school activity affords them the opportunity to see children in a healthy setting.
"They have to use what we learn about growth and development," she added. "The other thing my students learn is how to do a health fair."
Carpenter first-grade teacher Michelle Seals said she looks forward to the program each year. "They're a wonderful asset," she said of the WCC nurses. "What a great connection. They need the outreach and we need the outreach."
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Podcast manga review of Polyphonica: Cardinal Crimson volume 1. Original story by Ichiro Sakaki and ocelot. Illustrated by Tomo Hirokawa. Translated and adapted by Sheldon Drzka. Originally published in Japan by Flex Comix. Published in US by CMX, $9.99, Rated Teen+.
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"There's a magical place known as Polyphonica, where humans and spirits live side by side. In face, spirits are sustained by a very special music known as "Commandia", which humans play. As a young boy, Phoron's singing accidentally summoned a female spirit named Corticarte. She made a pact to always protect him in exchange for the beautiful sounds he created. But Phoron thought her to be a figment of his imagination and forgot about her. Now a bumbling student at Tolubath Commandia Academy, the teenage Phoron accidentally summons Corticarte while practicing his music. Though she's not pleased to have been forgotten, she remembers her oath to Phoron. The struggling musician could use all the help he can get, but this feisty spirit may be more than he can handle. "
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Chicago accepting private bids for lakefront summer fests
The city's been holding a garage sale of sorts in recent years, auctioning off its assets: The Chicago Skyway, the infamous parking meters and then the proposal to sell the rights to operate Midway International Airport.
Now comes word that our music and cultural festivals are up for grabs, including signature events like the Blues Festival and the Taste of Chicago. The city is entertaining bids to manage those and other free concerts in an effort to help close the city's gaping budget deficit.
Jim DeRogatis, has been covering the story for the Vocalo blogs on WBEZ.org.
He joined "Eight Forty-Eight" along with the president of the Civic Federation Laurence Msall to talk about how privatizing festivals could affect not only the city's bottom line but also the festival-going experience.
What do you think? Should we privatize the festival circuit? Tell us below in the comments section.
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Archive for: 2015
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Falling Walls Conference, Berlin 2015 - Breaking the Wall of Social Isolation
Professor Andrews was invited to speak at the 2015 Falling Walls conference in Berlin, Germany. The Falling Walls conference is a unique international platform..
06 December 2015
What are the earliest symptoms of Dementia?
Lots of people worry about whether they are getting dementia. We know from research that people often fear this more than other dreaded diseases such as cancer..
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RSA: Spotlight on Professor June Andrews - The Dementia Timebomb
Dementia costs the global economy £350 billion per year, and worldwide over 44 million people are living with the condition. It is predicted that by 2050 the number of people with Dementia in the UK alone will exceed 2 million..
19 November 2015
Dementia is a Feminist Issue
Dementia is a feminist issue. Over 60% of people with dementia are female..
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What is the difference between Dementia and Alzheimer's disease?
This is a question that is often asked, and I'm always astonished that in the newspapers and other media the words are used almost randomly, causing confusion in everyone..
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5 Myths about Dementia
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Dementia one-stop guide: Managing care at home
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Mrs Moneypenny
Two shows today, our first double. Great excitement as Sandi Toksvig sat in on the 12.30 session. She is up at the festival with her solo show 'My Valentine' 3rd -11th August at the Pleasance Grand, celebrating the publication of her novel, Valentine Grey. Cost Centre #1, Mrs M's first born took this great picture, Rob you are a man of many talents.
Mrs M was on great form again today and the audience were enthralled with the American shooting anecdote - loved the orange hat! With USA visitors in the audience Mrs M flagged my special mixing of triple chocolate brownies with 'posh' chocolate. Chocolatey buttons from Hotel Chocolat melted on the Warming Plate of our 4 oven (the gentle heat means the chocolate becomes beautifully liquid, without 'seizing' - that is a term meaning the chocolate does not harden and clump).
Tomorrow Mrs M takes to The Assembly Rooms for her Mrs Moneypenny's Money Clinic Live with several prominent guests, before her show back at AGA at 16.00. I'm going to be there at The Assembly Rooms to pick up any financial hints and tips, although how good would I be as a super scrimper?
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Lewes doctors receptionist Sue Savage will be putting her best foot forward next month and taking part in the Cambodia Challenge to raise vital funds for Chestnut Tree Hospice.
Thirty-five-year-old Sue lives in Brighton with her husband James and their seven-year-old twin girls and 18 month old daughter.
Sue, who works at St Andrew's Surgery in Lewes, said she signed up to the Cambodia Challenge after visiting Chestnut Tree Hospice.
"I used to work at Finches, a respite home in Burgess Hill, which looked after children with complex health needs,"said Sue.
"The majority of the children went to Chailey Heritage and a lot of the children also went to Chestnut Tree House as well. I visited years ago and fell in love with the place and love the work they do there.
"Chestnut tree is a truly amazing service which deserves a lot more recognition for all they do."
Training for the walk has been a life-changing experience for Sue.
"I love challenging myself so signed up for the Cambodia Challenge when my youngest was just five weeks old.
"I started training in January 2017 with my friend Amy Richold who I went to school with. I was very unfit before I started. In 10 months I've lost a stone and 26 inches.
"I am a lot fitter and found the training walks a lot easier than I would have if I hadn't trained twice a week."
Sue is one of Chestnut Tree House's team of Cambodia Challengers who are trekking 85 kilometres through Cambodia, from Siem Reap to Ankor Thom.
Between them they have raised enough money to pay for all 24-hour care services, both at the hospice and in families' own homes, for the entire duration of the trip.
Chestnut Tree House is the children's hospice for Sussex. Each year, they look after hundreds of local children with life-shortening conditions, their siblings and families, giving them the chance to live life to the full – for as much time as they have together.
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Arptels more than 17 Years experience and knowhow in the area of Quality of Voice Testing Worldwide is beginning to pay off in terms of growth over the last 3-4 years.
About 8 Years ago, Arptel decided to rebuild what was at the time the no 1 Testing Platform in the Wholesale Market and start again from scratch. By that time the old TDM world was beginning to change, Technology for Mobile and Fixed networks were merging and transitioning to new Technologies. So with this in mind, a new and innovative platform was designed and built to address the oncoming changes.
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Do you want to know which one is the Best Facial Peel? This is your address of choice. In this article we are going to compare selected exfoliator products. We will answer many questions to their usage and effects.
First we will summarise the best three Facial Peels, later we will focus on details and particular information about how they work and are applied.
Top 3 Facial Peeling Products
Our Winner: Paula's Choice 8% AHA Gel Exfoliant
- "A full-fledged Fruit Acid Facial Peel"
- This AHA-exfoliant is an 8% Alpha Hydroxy Acid Gel. It is put on the cleansed facial skin and is spread over the whole face.
- You should ideally use the gel every second day in your first week of usage, else you could irritate your skin. If your skin gets used to it or reacts well you can use it on a daily basis.
- This product contains 8% Glycolic Acid which gives your skin glow and smoothness.
- With a pH-value of 3.5 it enables optimal skin peel and is completed with a skin-compatible formula.
- You should use a good moisturizer on this AHA-Gel to hydrate and regenerate your skin.
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Our No. 2: Paula's Choice Resist Daily Treatment with 5% AHA
- "Light and well compatible Facial Exfoliant"
- It is a light and hydrating Facial Peel which is gentle but still effective.
- Paula's Choice Resist Treatment has a mild formula with 5% Glycolic acid and 0.5% Salicylic Acid. That is why it is perfect for AHA-beginners and scaredy cats, who want to try the Fruit Acid Exfoliants.
- Paula's Choice Resist has an unbelievably tender and smooth texture, like a serum. It is easy to spread, really rich and smells fresh. The scent is given by the odor of some ingredients, there are no fragrances added.
- Our tip: Even sensitive skin which can't use stronger exfoliants with 8-10% agent concentration can try out this facial peel.
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Our No. 3: Alpha Hydrox AHA Enhanced Lotion
- "Intensive Fruit Acid Peel experience"
- The Alpha Hydrox Peel is a double-concentrated substance, compared to the Resist AHA Treatment.
- This product is most suitable for experienced users and has an even more intensive effect than the other two products in our comparative test.
- Because of its higher acidity (10%) the Alpha Hydrox Fruit Acid Peel should first be tested on a small part of your skin. After applying it on your skin you should use a good moisturizer.
- Please do not forget to use an adequate UV-blocker. Fruit acid treatments make the skin more sensitive to light.
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Frequently asked questions to the usage of Facial Peel products
How does a Facial Peel work?
Skin exfoliants remove the first layer of skin – either in a mechanical or chemical way, depending on the type of peeling.
Dead skin particles, which are like a burden to our skin, are being removed by this type of profound facial cleansing. This old and unnecessary skin affects the skin's breathing capacity, blood circulation and regeneration.
Which types of peels exist?
There are two ways to peel the upper skin layer – mechanical or chemical.
Mechanical scrubs contain small grounding particles. These particles help clear your skin of old, dead cells. The particles' granulation varies depending on the product, so these mechanical peels can be sometimes more and sometimes less aggressive.
Besides electrical devices you can also buy dermabrasion creams which work mechanically on your skin (e.g. this cream).
Worth a Read: The Best Microderm Device Review
Nowadays the chemical facial peels are much more popular, they normally contain fruit acids. The first dermal layer is removed by these acids – the intensity depends on the acidic concentration.
There are aggressive chemical facial exfoliants, which work with phenol instead of fruit acid, but we won't concern ourselves with those in this article. Phenol has many side effects and should only be used under medical advice and guidance (source).
We will fully concern ourselves only with peeling products that contain fruit acids. Actual cosmetic and scientific findings say that these exfoliants are a gentle but yet effective method against blemishes and early skin aging.
Some of the most popular ingredients for fruit acid facial peels are Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA) – among these are glycolic acid, tartaric acid and lactic acid. They are called fruit acids, because they exist in nature and are won out of fruit or other plants.
What effects are obtained from fruit acid peels?
Fruit acids gently remove the first dermal layer. Because of their small molecule size they can invade deeper skin structures and there they remove dead particles of your skin. Left are fresh and active skin cells which can reproduce intensively and renew your skin's structure from the inside.
With the removal of dead hard skin cells not only your complexion will be refreshed, but also the skin's capacity to absorb skin care products will be increased.
Hard skin is a sort of natural barrier which prevents our skin to optimally absorb active care components. Applied care products have less impact on your skin, because they can't enter deeper skin layers. They will mostly stay on the first dermal layer and evaporate after some time without any effect.
Fruit acid facial peels are not only used against pale and dry facial skin, they are also used to reduce wrinkles and damage due to sunlight. It is even used to cure enlarged pores and acne – everything that affects our skin's appearance in the long term.
How often should a fruit acid exfoliant be used?
For starters the skin should be peeled about once or twice a week. A low-concentrated facial toner should be used to get the skin accustomed to the treatment. It is recommended to begin with a Glycolic Acid Peel with 5% concentration (e.g. our No. 2 product recommendation).
If your skin has no problem with the exfoliant, the intensity can be adjusted – the frequency (3-4 times per week) as well as agent concentration (up to 10% acidity).
You should know that you can see the first effects of an AHA Facial Peel only after 5-6 weeks. You need to be patient enough for this sort of treatment. Your skin shouldn't be strained with wrong handling at the beginning. The treatment should be started slowly and consequently be intensified – listen to your own body's and skin's well-being.
Suggested application of Fruit Acid Facial Peels:
- First you should thoroughly clean your skin. If you tend to sensitive skin you can use a gentle facial cleanser. There are cleansers with fruit acid nowadays, but they are not equal to a fruit acid peel toner, because they are washed off after a short period of time.
- Apply a toner that contains fruit acid and let it be absorbed for about 10-15 minutes, if needed you can repeat it once again. The AHA-toner can also be used on your neck and décolleté area. You can choose freely. The toner won't be washed off or neutralised. Neutralisation is only necessary for high-concentrated substances.
- The further skin care should be, first of all, a good Moisturizer. A combination of AHA-peel and Retinol Cream (Vitamin A) as well as a Vitamin C Serum has an even better anti-aging effect.
- If your skin is exposed to sunlight after the usage of fruit acid peels you should definitely use a high UV-blocker. The skin gets even more sensitive to light after peeling it.
What do I need to consider when buying an AHA Facial Peel?
The most important thing you need to know when buying an exfoliant is its acidic concentration. Like mentioned earlier you should start with 5% acidity and adjust up to 10% if your skin got used to it. The exfoliant with glycolic acid will come to effect at its best with 5-10% concentration.
A Facial Peel with less than 2% acidity can be accepted at the beginning of your treatment, but can be too little for further process. On the other hand you can have negative effects on your skin if the concentration of your peeling is too high.
To prevent damage to the skin, it is necessary to do a basic neutralisation with highly concentrated, aggressive skin peels. That is why such treatments should only be performed under professional supervision.
The pH-value of fruit acid is also important. If the peel's value is similar to our skin's value (approx. 5.5), there won't really be a peeling effect. The AHA-peel should have a pH-value in the range between 3-4, this is where it works best.
Does a fruit acid peel help with pigmentation marks?
Pigmentation marks are normally in the deeper skin regions that can be reached by chemical peels. But this depends on the exfoliants that are used.
We are talking about facial peels for home usage, not the professional and medical products. That's why fruit acid peels are suitable for smoothening and refreshing your skin's appearance, but not really for a permanent skin brightening or removal of pigmentation marks.
Pigmentation marks can be brightened by regular usage of retinol creams. You can find out more about that in this review:
Worth a Read: Our Best Retinol Cream Review
Can I use facial peels on acne?
If you use a correct dose, then chemical facial peelings are gentler and more compatible than mechanical scrubs. That's why they are basically applicable for blemishes. We experienced that Salicylic Acid Peels (BHA) are suitable for acne.
BHA-peels remove excess fat from the pores and take away the acne's basic nourishment. Salicylic acid has antibacterial qualities. Therefore BHA Facial Peels should be preferred for acne, blackheads and oily skin.
Worth a Read: Our Best Salicylic Acid Peel Review
Both acidic types can also be combined with each other, whereby the facial peel effect can even be increased with the right dose. You should start with 1% BHA-concentration und if needed be increased to a maximum of 2% acidity. This should only be used for obstinate blemishes. For BHA-exfoliants we recommend the Skin Perfecting Gel by Paula's Choice (*CLICK*).
If you tend to have really heavy acne you should consult your dermatologist.
Can I use AHA Facial Peels on dry skin?
Basically these fruit acid exfoliants have hygroscopic characteristics. They don't dry out your skin but rather act as a natural protection layer against dehydration.
If you have dry and strained skin it is recommended to use lactic acid. It has larger molecules than other AHA-acids and hence does not invade deeper skin layer. This makes it a gentler and a more compatible alternative to glycolic acid.
For dry skin you should for example use this gentle Lactic Gel Exfoliant (*CLICK*) which should be washed off with water after a short time. Don't forget to use a good moisturizer afterwards.
Worth a Read: Our Best Moisture Cream Review
Can fruit acid damage your skin?
The success of fruit acids lies in the proper dose and use. If you do it properly there should be no problems. If you have really heavy skin problems you should consult your dermatologist before using facial peels as treatment.
Nevertheless you should start the first treatments with care. The skin's sensitivity is individual and can vary, so you should wait for your skin's first reaction to the peeling product. Moreover the interval between your treatments should be long enough, so your skin can get enough time to regenerate. This is most important at the beginning of your treatment.
If your skin shows incompatibility or irritations, then the exfoliant's exposure time on your skin should be reduced. If this does not work you should choose a gentler product with less acidity.
Another important part is that chemical peels make your skin light-sensitive. Therefore a sufficient UV-blocker is needed, because UV-rays contribute to skin-aging, in fact to every season!
Redness and dander can appear in the beginning of your treatment. These aren't signs of incompatibility against the Fruit Acid Peel, but rather the skin's common first reactions to the treatment.
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Our conclusion to the comparison of Facial Peels
- Chemical peels are basically gentler and better tolerated by the skin than mechanical scrubs, given that dose and usage are right.
- If used consequently, the collagen production and moisture supply will improve. The skin will smoothen and its appearance is freshened. Excess danders will be removed from the pores. This reduces acne and blemishes as well as enlarged pores.
- Because of the peeling the facial skin will improve its absorbing power for the following care products. Whereas BHA-peels take effect on the first dermal layer and remove excess fat from pores, AHA-exfoliants work in deeper dermal layers. In combination with Vitamins A and C, AHA-/BHA Facial Peels are the perfect weapons against aging.
- If used properly the side effects of Fruit Acid Facial Peels will be limited. Following the application, a good cream care is recommended – if possible with UV-blocker. Facial peels used on a regular basis rejuvenate the skin's structure from the inside and grant a lasting glow effect to your skin. Just try it! 😉
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The Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) is to change some of its structures and ways of working as it seeks to become a more mission-focused movement.
That's the outcome of the specially-convened Baptist Union Council, which met on Wednesday and Thursday.
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In an effort to provide resources for the caregiving community, we host and sponsor a number of events throughout the year. Many are free of charge and allow for caregivers to connect and share their experiences.
Saturday, October 6th from 1:00-5:00 PM, Christ's Community Church, 131st & Allisonville Rd., Fishers
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ViPDAC uses Amazon Web Services to analyze proteomics data.
To use ViPDAC you first sign up for access to Amazon's Web Services, then you can log in to the Amazon console which is used to start up a personal copy of the ViPDAC server. This starts ViPDAC running on one of Amazon's servers from where you can now access the ViPDAC web interface. At this point normal proteomics analysis procedures take over - you can pick an existing set of parameters or configure a new analysis (cleavage enzyme, modifications, protein database to search, etc) and select your data file (spectra in .mgf format) and then submit the job. ViPDAC will then upload the data file to the your area on Amazon's S3 storage and run the analysis using the EC2 nodes available in your cluster. Once the analysis is complete ViPDAC will compile the results and save them back onto S3 where they can be stored or downloaded to the desktop for further analysis. At this point you can continue to do more analyses or simply turn the cluster off until you need it again.
One of the benefits of the dynamic nature of the cloud is that if you want the analysis to go faster you can add more nodes to your cluster at any time.
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AirMech is game that I stumbled upon because Amazon was running a special where any digital download purchase of video games got you a free 9.99 bundle for AirMech. I honestly didn't even know the promotion existed until I saw it in my email. So I jumped on and downloaded it, later again on Steam, since I prefer just keeping all my games there. Anyway the game is fantastic, I've been playing it for the last few days, and have already powered through to Level 11.
You play a mech unit that flys and can transform into a giant mech warrior to jump into the ground battle. You select a load out of turrets, units, bombs, and misc other things before going into battle. Some items are only purchasable after reaching a certain level in the game. The game levels up similar to League of Legends, where you have an overall level outside the game, and in each game you start at level 1, and continually level up your mech and unlock items from your load out to now make at your outposts. Units are built and picked up by your mech at any of your owned bases. You can give units orders or just drop them off into a battle and they will start attacking immediately. Start off by playing solo against the computer, as its the easiest way to understand to get the feel for everything.
The thing that really impresses me in this game is the amount of depth it offers. In fact I've enjoyed it so much that I dropped $10 for a package deal they were offering so I could unlock some of the items a bit faster. Anyway I highly suggest everyone tries this game out. The game is still in beta, and appears to be constantly updated with new items and cosmetic treats. This is the perfect mix of MOBA and Starcraft 2, and I really want to see this games community grow.
Also you can check me out streaming this game from time to time. http://www.twitch.tv/maddogawl
Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm is quickly approaching release so I want to take some time and preview the differences I've noticed after playing a lot of the Beta. Please note this is a beta so things I write about may no longer be valid in the build your playing or the final shipped version.
My Starcraft 2 History
I have played Starcraft 2 WOL since release mainly as Terran. I do have an account for each race though. I have roughly 4000 games of 1v1 played in Wings of Liberty. I have reached Masters 2 seasons as Terran, while Diamond is my highest ranking for Protoss and Zerg.
I have had the HOTS beta for a little over a month now and have roughly 100 games played so far. I have played as all 3 races, although I am still more skilled with Terran.
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I know the one thing everyone wants to hear about is the new units. I have played with and against all the new units so I'll start going through one by one.
Battle Hellion
Initially I was really excited about the idea of the battle hellion, but I feel like it fails to accomplish what it was set out to do which is make mech viable again. The battle hellion is a great at absorbing damage and the fact that it can be healed by medivacs is insane, but sticking it into a ball of bio just doesn't work as I was hoping. (more…)


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John works
with his wife Lizzie, who manages the pottery kitchenware shop and the adjacent purpose-built John Leach Gallery. Two Assistant Potters, Nick Rees and Mark Melbourne help with the production of a hand-thrown range of
stoneware cooking and serving pots based on the simple strength of
English country pottery.
His original signed designs, including his 'Black mood' pots, are in museums, galleries and private collections world-wide. They are in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Tate Gallery, St.Ives, Cornwall.
Work generally available from:
David Mellor Kitchen Shops ( London & Sheffield)
The Craft Potters' Shop ( Marshall Street, London)
Contemporary Applied Arts ( Percy Street, off Tottenham Court Road, London)
Devon Guild Shop (Bovey Tracey, Devon)
The Cider Press ( Dartington, Devon)
The Bristol Guild of Applied Arts ( Park Street, Bristol).
Round House Gallery, Foston, Derbyshire
Torquil, The Gallery Upstairs & Pottery Shop
The Nook, Swansea
Salt Gallery, Burford, Oxfordshire
Gallery Nine, Bath, Avon, UK
In addition, a wide range of
Muchelney kitchen pots is always available in the pottery shop while
orginal signed pots are on display and for sale in The John Leach
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John has travelled widely in Europe and North America, lecturing and conducting pottery workshops. An enthusiastic conservationist, he has created a one-acre wildlife pond sanctuary and a new woodland ( which has involved planting 4,000 young hardwood trees) near the pottery, to which visitors are invited. The project has attracted conservationists and wild-life enthusiasts from all over the UK and has twice been featured on BBC Television.
The pond is now an official County Wildlife Site.
Twice a year, on a Saturday around Easter and in mid-September, John holds a Kiln Opening Event when visitors are invited to choose new pots from the cooling kiln, watch demonstatrions and enjoy free tasters of local produce (more information at www.johnleachpottery.co.uk)"
The pots are hand-thrown using West Country clays and wood-fired at 1320deg.C. in a newly built three chambered climbing kiln designed by John in the Oriental tradition. The kitchen pots' distinctive 'toasted' finish is the result of the firing process. The individual black pots are saggar-fired; their signature white markings are a spontaneous effect of the saggars' undulating sawdust packing.
1939 Born at Pottery Cottage, St Ives, Cornwall.
1957-63 Apprenticed to grandfather, Bernard and father, David Leach. Also trained with Colin Pearson and Ray Finch
1963 Taught in USA and set up pottery with Harold Guilland in Mendocino, California
1964-65 Established Muchelney Pottery in Somerset, making oil-fired functional stoneware
1976 Started wood-firing
1983 Began making individual, signed work
1984 Study tour of Nigeria
1990 Appointed Trustee, Bath Study Craft Centre. Appointed Trustee of Parnham Trust, Beaminster
1992-99 Open workshop events at Muchelney
1993 Appointed Trustee of Green Wood Trust, Ironbridge
1997-98 Building new 3-chambered wood-fired kiln
1998-99 Kiln shed rebuilt after fire
Lectures and Demonstrations:
1985-86 Workshops and lectures in Alaska, Yukon and Denmark
1989-98 One-man exhibitions and lecture/ workshops in Sweden
1990 Workshops and lectures in Jamaica
1986-97 Workshop and lecture tours in Canada and USA
1991 Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield
1992 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
1994 Gallery Nykvarn, Enkoping, Sweden. Bettles Gallery, Ringwood
1994-2000 Muchelney Abbey
1995 Hesketh Gallery, Lewes
1997 Prime Gallery, Toronto. Potters' Guild Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
1999 Tate Gallery, St.Ives
2000 Leach Pottery, St Ives
2002 Torquil Gallery, Henley in Arden
2004 Church House Designs, Congresbury
2006 Stour Gallery, Shipston
Tack Room, Great Atlantic Gallery, Monmouth
2007 Zimmer Stewart, Arundel


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What is the most freeing thing you can ever do? ~ Well, I gave it away in the title.
Letting go.
Letting go is so freeing that it even trumps forgiveness. Forgiveness is like the ultimate of spiritual and religious doctrines, to forgive frees you. That is the truth! To let go takes it even a step further. To let go, in your life, means to release your attachment to it, whatsoever. It is to release control, to trust in the Divine as your partner, because the Divine cannot be your partner if you are holding on with such a tight grip that there is no room for anything to enter. We hold on to things all the time. We walk around tense. Our thoughts are tense. Our hearts get tense. Our bodies get tense. Half-the-time we don't even realize we're not breathing, because we're so tense. When you let it go, when you trust, when you no longer put energy towards whatever it is that you are focusing on, you are free.
Think about the ultimate physical act of letting go, when your muscles are contracting and then there is this huge release and "Oh my goodness, it feels so good," because you are letting go. There is tension, and then you let go. When you are trying to figure something out and wracking your brain there is no way you are going to resolve it, because you have not let go. When you have a worry it will take hold of you the more you think about it, even though you think that if you keep thinking about it you will find a solution and resolve it. In fact, it is the opposite. When you let go, dump it to the universe (the universe can handle it) dump it to mother earth (she can handle it), and then it comes back to you refreshed in a new way.
What in your life have you not let go of? What are you holding on to? You can tell when you are holding on to something when it causes unpleasant feelings, such as bitterness, resentment, worry, and anxiety. These feelings mean that you have not let go, in fact, you are holding on with a tight grip. If you can let go you will reach a new elevation that will make you smile. I promise! May we all learn to let go.
Heather Hans is a mystical healer using loving energy to facilitate healing for the heart, mind, body and soul. Heather can personally guide you in your journey of growth and healing through her new book The Heart of Self-Love: How to Radiate with Confidence available through Amazon, Barnes&Noble, and booksellers world-wide. Get your copy today!


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Capacity development of public and private organisations for Social Impact Bonds
Programme: INTERREG Alpine Space
The current economic and social crisis has been challenging traditionally established patterns in the social sector. Limited/shrinking financial resources cannot satisfy the growing needs of the social sector, among which ageing population, increasing number of NEETs (young people not in education, employment or training), greater need for health services ect.
Growing societal challenges are calling for social innovation and a stipulation of a new social economy, which would connect the public-private-third sectors. The economic concepts of capital and investment would become social policy instruments and would give a greater value for money in public services.
The AlpSib project is addressing NEET and seniors' needs by introducing innovative solutions. The project is set to accelerate social impact investments (SII) and focuses especially on social impact bonds (SIB). It plans to accelerate SII by developing a Social Impact Investing Hub for knowledge sharing, policies coordination and development and for assisting the supply chains in setting up new SII initiatives.
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Project duration: 01/11/2016 – 30/04/2019
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Thanksgiving Nail Designs
It is thanksgiving season again. When you head back home and enjoy your family dinner, it would be lovely to have Thanksgiving nail art to match with you autumn dress. We have prepared the manicure tool kit for you. You could choose from so many cute colors and patterns. Do not forget to add some accessories, too! Have fun!
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Company Adds to Parenting Portfolio of Brands and Strengthens Category Leadership
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – February 21, 2012 – Sugar Inc., a leading online media and commerce company, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire San Francisco-based Circle of Moms, one of the largest social networks for moms and moms-to-be. The acquisition adds to Sugar's powerful portfolio of brands, and further extends the company's position as a leading global women's lifestyle brand.
"Acquiring Circle of Moms enables us to extend the reach of our existing mom audience, offer more valuable content, and strengthen our social community" said Brian Sugar, Co-founder and CEO of Sugar Inc. "Circle of Moms has successfully established itself as a leading brand within this highly-coveted demographic. We're thrilled to welcome the Circle of Moms team to Sugar and partner together in the next phase of our growth."
Circle of Moms is dedicated to making the lives of moms easier and more enjoyable. Originally launched on Facebook in 2008, it serves a community of 6 million moms connected together around quality content, trusted advice and topical conversations. Circle of Moms engages moms through:
• RoundUp: news and advice on parenting/mom topics;
• Child Page: a place to share special moment of a child's life, on-the-go; and
• Communities: trending conversations and topical discussions.
"Today's announcement begins a new chapter for Circle of Moms and its thriving community," said Ephraim Luft, Co-founder and CEO of Circle of Moms. "By combining forces with Sugar, we join another new media pioneer and a leadership team that closely shares our vision for delivering smart community-sourced content and a commitment to enriching the lives of moms."
Upon the close of the acquisition, Circle of Moms will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sugar Inc. and will continue to operate independently. Luft will remain in his current role, reporting to Sugar Inc. Co-founder and CEO Brian Sugar. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
About Sugar Inc.
With over 28 million monthly unique visitors worldwide, Sugar's mission is to entertain and delight its audience with insanely addictive content and unmatched shopping experiences. Through an online global network, Sugar brings to life what is personally relevant to modern women everywhere – whether it's a red carpet moment, an inspiring fitness tip, or an exclusive shopping event. The company was founded in 2006 by Lisa and Brian Sugar and began with PopSugar, a popular entertainment news blog. Sugar is a privately held company and is backed by leading investors Sequoia Capital and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP). Learn more at: www.sugarinc.com.
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So I really like this song, and forgot about it until I happened to hear it on the radio Thursday night as I was running late for class. The scene: a cold winter night in the dark heart of Lowell with me in a giant SUV driving around the enclosed parking lots of UMASS's administrative buildings, desperately searching for a phantom opening. And of course, getting later and later by the second. I already knew I would have to walk in while my instructor was talking, and I get enough attention from him as it is. Also, there are more people in our class than workstations, so the last people there (usually those caught in traffic) are the ones who have to embarrassingly double up with other people and sit in the aisle. So, you could say at this point I was stressin'. Then this song came on the radio, and all my cares just melted into dust.
Instantly I was transported back to sophmore year of college, listening to John Mayer on the radio as I and three other UNH ladies made an adventurous car trek all the way up to Montreal for a fantastic girl's weekend. I know, Matt Nathanson is NOT John Mayer, mostly because I don't much like the latter, though that song, you know, the one about being in BED... that's a damn sexy song. But not like, dirty porno sexy, you know? So is this song, which is why I'm reminded of those carefree days of my wild youth. So yeah, SEXY YUMMY SONG:
I put up the lyric video instead of his actual video because a.) the sound quality was better and b.) he does some weird wiggly dancing in his video that just FREAKS me out. Sorry.
Also, interestingly, the radio informed me that Mr. Nathanson is actually from Massachusetts! Lexington, to be specific, and according to the announcer the only good thing to come out of the city besides the Minutemen. A joke about pickup lines ensued. Anyway, just thought I'd share my unexpected happy moment from last week.


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