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Hello! I am thrilled to introduce you to the Keestone Events team. We put a tremendous amount of effort into each event we plan to make sure it is uniquely tailored to your personalities so it's all the more meaningful. From luxurious affairs of 400 to intimate destination weddings of 50, we are here to help bring your vision to life.
We are more than just event planners and will also assist you in designing the occasion of your dreams. Our planners take inspiration from various aspects of your life to come up with a different take each time. As no two people are the same, each function is approached with a fresh outlook to achieve what you aim to celebrate and accurately tell your story.
Lead Wedding + Event Planner
Hello, I'm Sarah! It is incredibly fulfilling for me to see a uniquely crafted, and flawlessly executed event that our clients will look back at fondly for years to come.
Here's a little bit more about my background: I received my Bachelors from Texas A&M University and Masters from Boston University. Upon graduation, I got a 'big girl' job in the corporate world working for a major retailer. It was not until a few years into the industry when I realized something had to give. I was looking for a new challenge and did some soul searching into what I was passionate about.
Little did I know that it was right in front of me! Event planning was something I had been doing on and off for over twelve years now and though it took me a while to make the transition, once I did, I plunged right in and never looked back!
I believe in truly getting to know people, taking note of the details and encompassing your joys in life to create an event brimming with personal touches and charming details. My team and I work hard to ensure we deliver results with warmth and efficiency. Your event will be a very thoughtful affair as I spent half my life growing up in countries like Malaysia, Singapore and China which has given me a very open perspective and different outlook from most. This has caused me to be very understanding of cultures and enjoy thinking outside-the-box.
Getting better in this role is something I continuously strive to do, so you will see me attending workshops, conferences and taking classes to ensure that our clients get nothing but the very best.
When I am not working, you will find me cooking, reading or engrossed in some sort of board game. I also love spending time with my three dogs. Yes, three. No worries, I won't show up to any meeting covered in dog hair as I am religious about vacuuming.
Don't be shy, drop me a line! I'm excited to meet you and look forward to helping you plan an unforgettable event.
Event + Wedding Planner
Hi there, my name is Tzahhia (zai-ee-uh)! You might be wondering, "what kind of name is that?!" so allow me to explain. My name is actually indigenous to Mexico, and it means soul.
I am excited for the opportunity to work with you to create a beautiful and unforgettable celebration. My experience in a variety of roles has helped me build a strong skill set. One thing that sets me apart as a planner is my ability to combine both the left brain and right. I am immensely detail oriented and can hone in on the minute. My background in education has taught me to be resourceful, and determined, which is integral to help plan an event! At the same time, one of my biggest strengths is creativity. I am a calligrapher, and have had a lifelong interest in fashion and interior design. This has allowed me to develop an eye for details and taught me to keep an open mind when it comes to style. Meeting you will allow me to get a read on your style so that I can guide you through the planning process with choices that will reflect your taste.
In my free time, I sell handmade greeting cards and other hand-lettered goods at a Community Market. I also love going to live music shows, and… shopping at HomeGoods.
I pride myself on establishing a relationship with you and making your celebration a reflection of your style. I value the importance of adding personal touches to your big day- let's do this your way because it's those thoughtful details that make it different and memorable! So let's meet, share ideas over some coffee, and get to know one another!
Lead Wedding + Event Planner
Hello! My name is Stephanie and I fell head over heels for the event industry while in a high school hospitality class and never looked back. My passion is this amazing industry and its never-ending creativity.
I started my career planning events and meetings at one of the largest hotels in Texas and it just confirmed my love for the hospitality industry. I then moved to another hotel as their Social Catering Manager and took care of all the events and weddings there. Being a part of the hotel industry for so many years gives me the unique experience of being able to see and understand both sides (venue and couple) fully.
Before I was a teenager, I was reading the instructions on how to fold cloth napkins from my mom's Good Housekeeping cookbook. I wanted the Thanksgiving table to look just right. I am a true planner and organizer and enjoy digging deep for the perfect details. I know that embracing every day, every minute, every celebration, family and friends is what truly makes a beautiful day. I know the importance of creating a unique experience for you and your guests and understand that the wedding planning process should be relaxing and enjoyable.
There is only one chance to plan the perfect once-in-a-life-time wedding day. You will get a new friend, wedding partner and true professional.
When I am not working I am most likely with my family and friends, watching Law & Order or baking something sweet!
Event + Wedding Planner
Hi, I'm Kristin! My passion for wedding planning and coordination came to light while I was planning my own wedding! My specialty is to plan and execute your wedding so that you, your family, and your friends can be guests and not have to worry about a thing.
My background is in supply chain planning for a company in the chemical industry. I love taking the tactical planning and mixing it with the creativity and delicate touch of weddings. My supply chain experience has taught me to always be looking forward to the next thing, which I apply to every wedding I coordinate. Getting to take what a bride and groom have thought about for so many months and help make it come to life is such a joy. Each wedding is unique to the couple and it is incredible to see those personalities come out in all of the details.
I want you to be able to focus on experiencing the day rather than thinking about what needs to happen next – leave those details to me! I cannot wait to learn what is important to you as a couple for your big day and bring that dream to life.
I love traveling with my husband and experiencing new places, cultures, and, especially, food! So far, we have been to 3 continents and 13 new states together, and we have much more to see. We love spending time with family and friends near and far.
I cannot wait to meet you and learn about your vision for your wedding day!
Event + Wedding Planner
Hi! My name is Natalie and I can't wait to meet you. My passion for event planning came to light when I was planning my own wedding! I too, am a Keestone Events bride who loved the process so much, that after my wedding was over, I asked if I could join the team. It has been such a pleasure to witness so many couple's 'happily ever afters'.
My background is in restaurant management which has prepared me to work with a lot of moving parts. It also taught me how to think outside of the box to solve problems and to stay calm under pressure. One of my favorite parts of the restaurant industry was learning to work with, and around, so many different personalities. It taught me to be flexible, kind, and understanding. I truly feel like one of my greatest strengths is the ability to get along with everyone which is important because every couple is unique.
One of the most important aspects of planning a wedding is ensuring that your special day embodies who you are as a couple. I love seeing how each wedding tells a different love story and I would be thrilled to be a part of crafting yours! Whether you need someone to guide the way or to take care of the smaller details, I'm here for you.
I love spending my free time with my husband, our two dogs (Hiccup and Maya), and family. I can't live without Starbucks coffee, I love trying new restaurants, and shoes are my guilty pleasure.
Looking forward to meeting you!
Lead Corporate + Wedding Planner
Hello, I'm Shannon and I look forward to working with you!
Originally from California, I came to Dallas after my parents had returned here when I left home to work for Princess Cruises. I traveled the world and fell in love with all the culture and diversity in it. I love to encourage unique ideas at events especially when they mean something special to the client!
I have been planning weddings and events in both hotels and venues for the past decade and never get tired of the excitement it brings! I have managed teams and worked with every type of person under the sun. My mantra is "I don't care whose job it is, let's get it done."
With my venue experience, I have planned and executed events ranging from small board meetings to 500 person conventions. I truly enjoy the diversity, and it is also a blast to be able to bring thoughtful and unexpected details into the design. My strengths lie in my organizational skills, transparency and a love of challenges.
When I'm not planning, I spend time at home with my husband Don, three kids (London, Damon and Ashton), dog (Bouborn) and cat (Thunder AKA Kitty). I also try to escape to the beach whenever it is physically possible! White sand is a must 🙂
I am an open book and love building lasting relationships with my clients. I can't wait to chat and get to know more about the vision you see for your event!
Event + Wedding Planner
Hi there, I'm Emily! There is a special moment when an event starts coming together. Things are in place, moments feel surreal and smiles spread across the room. This sort of excitement is why I love planning events!
I started my career in the hospitality industry, working at one of the largest hotels in Texas – The Gaylord Texan. From there, I moved onto orchestrating performances and book signings for motivational speakers. This experience led me to planning more corporate events and conventions, I eventually found myself in project management for creative marketing and advertising firms. It wasn't until a few years ago that I was introduced to the wedding industry, and boy have I been missing out!
Coming from a creative background, I find so much joy in assisting couples with their design, in coming up with details that make each wedding unique since not one is ever the same! With my experience in project management, my strengths lie in managing timelines, teams and details so you can rest easy and enjoy this wonderful chapter in your story.
Weddings now have such a special place in my heart and I can't wait to help you with yours! I often become friends with the couples I work with, and am here for you as your biggest cheerleader.
In my spare time, I enjoy hikes with my dog and teaching myself new skills and hobbies. I think it's important to feel inspired as often as possible, whether in nature, art, or connecting with people, so please feel free to say hello!


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was a community-based blood pressure improvement program in Durham County, North Carolina, and it was devised as a pilot to see if we could really improve what's become a public health and epidemic issue in the U.S., which is uncontrolled blood pressure, a couple of really innovative elements that have been studied independently and have shown to help improve high blood pressure, but this was the first time that we
had put them all together in a single program that
was community-based. And those things were a series of 16 remote blood pressuring sites where individuals and citizens within a community could go get
their blood pressure check and actually share those with our Check It, Change It team
as well as their physician. Three physician assistants whose sole goal was to be in the clinics
that we were involved in to help patients manage
their blood pressure and eight community health coaches. And their goal was to be individuals who are laypeople trained in helping folks understand what medicines they should be taking, the importance of diet and exercise, and also providing
resources to individuals who may have other things that might prevent them to getting
their blood pressure under control such as
transportation issues, financial issues, even family issues. And then a common communication platform that we use, which was the American Heart Association's Heart360 web-based tool for
individuals to be able to upload their blood pressures, share their blood pressures, not only
with their physicians but also with the rest of
the Check It, Change It team. It was extremely successful
within six months. Phenomenal results. On average, participants lost, dropped about five millimeters of mercury or five points of their blood pressure. So their blood pressure
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systolic blood pressure. The bottom number or the
diastolic blood pressure dropped about two to three points. About 12% of participants actually have their blood pressure under control whose blood pressures previously were not controlled,
so remarkable success. We found in the patients that had the highest levels of blood pressure at the start of the program
had the highest benefit. Their systolic blood pressures on average dropped about 24 millimeters of mercury, so really fantastic results. You know, every 10 point drop in systolic blood pressure translates into about a 30 to 50% drop in your risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke and cardiovascular related mortality. So huge impacts on the overall cardiovascular health of this community.

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The Peregrine Falcon Makes a Comeback
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, which came out in 1962, linked the pesticide DDT to the decline of many birds, including songbirds. But Peregrine Falcons and other raptors had declined, too. When the birds ingested DDT, it caused their eggshells to thin and break under the weight of the incubating bird. With the ban of DDT, nesting success rebounded. Join your local Audubon chapter and find out what you can do to help all birds!
The Peregrine Falcon Makes a Comeback
Written by Ellen Blackstone
This is BirdNote!
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When Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1962, she linked the widespread use of the pesticide DDT to the decline of many birds. Many people first thought of songbirds. Who could have known then that this bird [Cak-cak-cakking of a Peregrine Falcon] — the Peregrine Falcon — would become both a casualty and then one of the biggest success stories of all?
Peregrines' birth rate declined drastically because the adults ingested DDT, along with their prey. The DDT caused the birds' eggshells to thin and break under the weight of the incubating bird. The Peregrine is at the top of its food-chain. So whatever its prey has eaten, it, too, is eating.
With the banning of DDT, Peregrines' nesting success rebounded. In Washington State, the birds have recovered from a low of only five pairs in 1980 to more than five pairs in the Seattle area alone. [Cakking] In New York State, where nesting Peregrines had nearly disappeared, more than 60 pairs now nest, with more than a dozen pairs in New York City itself. Peregrines were removed from the federal Endangered Species List in 1999.
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BirdNote celebrates the power of people to improve conditions for birds and wildlife. Learn what you can do, and which birds need your help, when you come to our website, BirdNote.org. I'm Mary McCann. Today's show brought to you by the Lufkin Family Foundation.
Call of the Peregrine Falcon provided by The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Recorded by G. Vyn.
Producer: John Kessler
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Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: Recommended Citation: White, Clayton M., Nancy J. Clum, Tom J. Cade and W. Grainger Hunt. 2002. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithologyhttp://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/660 doi:10.2173/bna.660


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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in 2017 will take effect this year, and it means big changes for some New Jersey taxpayers. The jump in the federal estate and gift tax exemption to $11.8 million may be good news to those with a large estate. However, these individuals may want to review their estate plan in light of these tax law changes, so that they can ensure they are utilizing the new laws to their greatest advantage.
Points to consider when choosing a trustee
When a person in New Jersey executes a trust, they will need to select a trustee. The trustee's role is very important, as it is their duty to oversee the management and distribution of trust assets, acting in the best interests of the trust beneficiaries with no self-dealing. People might initially think that they should choose a close relative or friend to fulfill this role, but it is important to understand that there are other options as well.


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Professional Valeting Services for Cars and Commercial Vehicles
Mooney's Valet department is located at the rear of our modern garage and is a state of the art facility. Mooney's is a professional car and commercial valeting specialists that provide a high quality service, carried out by our fully-trained staff. Please find our extensive range of valeting options below. To book your valet today, please contact Ronan on 086 0442605/01 4195800 or send us an email using the contact form below.
Valet Price List
Mini Valet—€40 / €50 (2 hr)
- All over wash & vacuum
- Alloys and tyres dressed
- Dash and interior plastics cleaned
- Windows polished.
Good Mini Valet—€65 / €75 (3hr)
- Includes all Mini Valet treatments
- Tar removed & exterior waxed
- Door frames cleaned.
Full Valet—€145 / €165 (6hrs)
- Includes all Good Mini Valet treatments
- Hand Waxed & Polished
- Interior seats, carpets & mats shampoo and dry or Leather cleaned & treated.
Interior Full Valet— €75 / €95 (4hrs)
- Seats, carpets, mats are shampoo & dried
- Leather is cleaned & treated
- Dash and plastics cleaned and vinyl coated
- Windows polished
- Door frames cleaned
- Air Freshened
Exterior Buff & Wax—€90 / €110 (3hrs)
- Car washed and dried
- Tar removed
- Exterior machine compound buffed
- Hand waxed and polished
- Alloys polished & tyres dressed
Other Valeting Services
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- Invisible Protection – Visibly Cleaner CarHyundai G3 Glasscoat is a revolutionary vehicle paint protection product which effectively seals and protects your car from the elements and helps it to look and feel "like new"
Aromatek Airfresh - €20 (4hrs)
- Removes any bad odours such as cigarette smoke, pet odours and food odours from the seats, carpets and roof cloth inside your car
Scotch Guard Seat Protection €50 (2hrs)
- Waterproof your car's seats/carpet and protect from spills or stains with this treatment
All valeting prices vary depending on the size of the car i.e. (Small car to SUV/Jeep) & a price will be agreed on viewing the vehicle.
Valeting Department Opening Hours:
- Mon-Thurs: 8am to 5:30pm
- Friday: 8am to 4:30pm
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With just over a week to go to the Election the Tories announce legislation to ensure that they keep their promise not to raise the rate of VAT, Income Tax or National Insurance.
I suspect that whichever party gets into government - they will try to maximise the amounts of tax raised - even if the rates applicable stay stable.
Election 2015: Conservatives promise law to curb tax rises 1 hour ago From the section Election 2015 Download Flash Player nowYou need to install Flash Player to play this content.Media caption "No increase in VAT, no increase in National Insurance, no increase in income tax", pledges David CameronA Tory government will introduce a law guaranteeing no rise in income tax rates, VAT or national insurance before 2020, David Cameron has announced.


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As of today I have begun to enact my New Year's Resolution to get fit. 20 Jack Knifes and a twenty minute jog isn't a huge amount of time, but it's a start, and one to build on. Which I will.
The Fitness Campaign Starts… NOW!
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Dental veneers refers to the process of placing a very thin layer of material (often porcelain) over a tooth in order to protect it or to aesthetically
Cheapest Veneers price in Antalya is € 10. Average Veneers cost in Antalya is € 85 where prices can go as high as € 159.
With FlyMedi, you can connect with 6 Dentistry centers in Antalya that are offering Veneers procedures.
Prices listed on this page are the average price for Veneers. Clinics may require more details regarding your medical condition in order to provide you with a personalized Veneers quote. For a more accurate Veneers price quote, please click HERE.
Antalya, also called the Turkish Riviera is a tourism hub located in the South of Turkey. Antalya is also Turkey's largest city on the Mediterranean with over 1 million people. The city features 13 public hospitals and 15 private hospitals, one of them accredited by Joint Commission International. The area recently became a world tourism hub, having received 12.5 million tourists in 2014 alone.
Old Town
Antalya's Old Town, also called Kaleici offers narrow streets, Ottoman style boutique hotels, traditional bars and restaurants and historic wooden houses, representative of the region. Kaleici is a great place to unwind and observe the particularities of the Ottoman architectural style mixed with ancient remnants of the Romans and Greeks. Some interesting sites include the Clock Tower, the Hadrian Gate, Seyh Sinan Efendi Mosque, the Musellim Mosque, the Hıdırlık Tower, the Karatay Medresesi and the Yivli Minaret.
Old Harbour
The Old Harbour is two millennia old. The Romans took advantage of the harbour's strategic position and strengthened its fortifications, turning it into a major port of Asia Minor. Nowadays the Old Harbour is surrounded with cafes and restaurants and instead of cargo ships, one can find delightful private yachts that can take visitors on fishing trips or trips around the coast. The Harbor is usually bustling with activity from local fishermen, tourists and yacht enthusiasts.
Aspendos is an ancient city located only 40 km from Antalya. The city used to be a great trading hub on the Mediterranean. Aspendos is home to one of the most well preserved Roman amphitheatre in the world. Other points of interest include the Aqueduct of Aspendos, the agora, the basilica and the nymphaeum.
The settlement has its name derived from the Olympos Mountain, which is around 10 km north of the city. Olympos is a place of natural beauty combined with a fascinating archaeological site. The city is also a popular area for tourists, with quite a few guest houses and small hotels in the area.
Hadrian's Gate
Hadrian's Gate or Üçkapılar in Turkish is located close to Antalya's Old town. The monument was built to honour Roman Emperor Hadrian, who visited the city in 130. Hadrian's Gate features three arched gates and decorative marble columns.
Antalya also features quite a few modern shopping malls such as the Deepo Outlet Centre, Özdilek, 5M Migros and Terracity.
● Just as with any Mediterranean destination, winters in Antalya are quite warm and rainy and summers are hot.
● Antalya has its own airport called Antalya Airport (IATA: AYT) which is just 10 km from the city. Here you can find very affordable flights to and from Istanbul – around 50 USD per flight.
● The Tünektepe hill has a height of 2009 feet or 618 meters and it offers a stunning view of Antalya from its rotating restaurant.
● Antalya has its own historic tramway which was donated by the city of Nuremberg, Germany. The tramway connects the city centre to the Antalya Museum and Konyaalti Beach and fares are very affordable. The tram is an excellent option for sightseeing enthusiasts as it passes through the most alluring places in Antalya.
Dental veneers refers to the process of placing a very thin layer of material (often porcelain) over a tooth in order to protect it or to aesthetically enhance it. Veneers for teeth are usually made out of a special composite material or porcelain, with the latter being the norm in dental clinics worldwide.
Porcelain veneers tend to last anywhere between 10 and 30 years but in some cases they may need replacing due to damage, decay, cracking, chipping or discolouration. The lifespan of a porcelain veneer also depends on the type of bonding agent or dental cement used to place it on the tooth. The dentist should inform the patient thoroughly on how to maintain veneers for teeth, once the procedure is complete.
A veneers procedure is a good choice for individuals with discoloured, chipped, uneven, cracked and even slightly misaligned teeth.
A study on the clinical performance of veneers shows that patients that tend to grind their teeth during the night should take precautions after a porcelain veneers procedure – wearing a night guard is mandatory for some individuals, as the grinding can damage the veneers.
A dental veneers procedure does not require extensive preparations – it is a simple and safe procedure.
A dental veneers process needs to be divided into three separate appointments, two days apart. This study on dental veneers provides a more in-depth image of the procedure, materials and techniques used. In the first one the dentist will begin preparing the patient's teeth for the porcelain veneers – 3-5 mm from the front of the teeth's enamel is removed by the dentist by the use of a small drill. A mould is then taken and temporary veneers are placed. In the second appointment, the dentist will test the new dental veneers on the patient's teeth and make adjustments, if they are necessary. In the last appointment, the surface of the patient's teeth is roughened up so that the porcelain veneers can bind better to them. The veneers are placed and a binding agent is used to cement them in place.
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A porcelain veneers procedure is a simple and safe cosmetic dentistry technique used in dental clinics from all around the world but there are certain considerations which need to be considered. A study on dental veneers shows that smokers and patients suffering from bruxism have a higher chance of developing complications. The overall complications rate is around 7%. Dental veneers complications are rare, but they can include:
• Increased sensitivity of the teeth
• The veneers can get damaged from a wide range of reasons – they will need to be replaced
• Placement issues
• Colour irregularities between the porcelain veneers and natural teeth – smoking can affect the colour of nearby teeth, making the veneers seem whiter by comparison.
Some patients may feel discomfort and some pain during the procedure. Veneers teeth tend to be sensitive for a few days.
A survey based on 84 porcelain veneers reviews sets the survival probability and satisfaction rate of dental veneers at 93.5%, 10 years after the procedure is done.
Veneers-teeth, when done properly, are indistinguishable from the patient's natural teeth. Given their long lifespan and accessible price, porcelain veneers are an excellent choice for any individual who wishes to improve their smile. Patients can ask for veneers before and after pictures before traveling abroad for treatment.
Which Veneers are better for you?
Veneers come in many different shapes, sizes, materials and application techniques. This is why it's a good idea to check the various types of veneers available and pick the ones that better fit your needs and expectations. Veneers are not created by your dentist, but by a dental technician, often in an off-site laboratory. During your first visit to the dentist, the doctor will make an impression of the teeth that will hold the veneers. This impression will later be sent to a dental technician who will later fabricate the veneers, making sure they will fit securely over your natural teeth. Once the new veneers arrive the dentist will proceed to remove a portion of enamel from each tooth individually before using dental cement to permanently place them. The dental cement itself can be more opaque or more translucent, depending on the state and colour of your natural tooth. Here is a short overview of the different types of veneers available for patients:
Stacked Ceramic Dental Veneers
Stacked ceramic veneers are produced from a large amount of very thin layers of porcelain stacked on top of each other. The amount of layers can be altered until the veneers closely resemble the shape, colour and translucency of the patient's natural tooth. Stacked ceramic veneers are generally better looking than other types of veneers but they are not as strong.
Pressed Ceramic Veneers
Pressed ceramic veneers are generally easier to produce, making them a bit more affordable compared to other options. They are also a bit thicker than stacked ceramic or lithium disilicate veneers, meaning that more of the patient's enamel needs to be removed before placement. The biggest advantage of pressed ceramic veneers is their durability.
Zirconia Based Veneers
Zirconia-based dental veneers are one of the strongest types of veneers available. As such, zirconia-based veneers are often used on teeth affected by cavities or cracks. Zirconia is such a strong material that it's currently being used for dental crowns as well, meaning that your teeth are safe from any crack or fracture. Being opaque, it means that it can be used by the dentist to hide stains or cavities within the treated tooth.
Lithium Disilicate Veneers
Patients suffering from teeth grinding or bruxism can opt for lithium disilicate veneers. These veneers are the strongest available, being able to sustain pressure from teeth grinding and chewing hard foods. While also aesthetically pleasing, lithium disilicate veneers are also more expensive compared to other types of materials – these veneers are created using high tech methods such as computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing.
Composite Veneers
Composite veneers are created from composite resin, which is also used for tooth fillings. Composite veneers can be used to treat chips, cracks and discoloration of the teeth with a process called dental bonding. The dentist will create a resin that matches the colour of the surrounding teeth before applying it to the tooth surface in layers. The resin is then shaped and polished until the desired shape is achieved. Composite veneers may be more affordable than other types of veneers but they are not as durable and can develop stains after some time.
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How much do you really know about Italian food and wine? Now you have the opportunity to test your knowledge as our Sommelier
challenges you to answer his questions every month. Just e-mail your answers to Nicos and one lucky winner will be given the much- coveted prize of DINNER FOR TWO WITH CHAMPAGNE here at The Colosseum Restaurant.
There will be a monthly draw for entries with the most correct answers.
Dear Connoisseurs here are the answers to the last quiz:
1. Beaujolais Nouveau officially released on the 3rd Thursday of
2. Beaujolais is made from Gamay grape.
3. The vinification method is Carbonic Maceration. Ferments most of the juice while it is still inside the grape and the resulting wine is fruity and very low in tannin and ready to drink quickly.
4. The biggest producer of Beaujolais is Georges Duboeuf
5. Ideal temperatures chilled 13 degrees.
Many participants were correct but the winner by Draw is Peter
Goldsbrough. We hope that he will enjoy the two bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau!!!
Answers and winner will be published in the next edition of Grapevine. And on these links you can find the correct answers and winners for the 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st quiz.


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Summer, sun and the need for a travel inspiration? If you have not planned your summer vacation yet and hope to find a sweet escape last minute, you can find the perfect inspiration right here! Our top 10 travel influencers from all over the world will give you a hint on whom to follow on Instagram to get some sunny holiday inspirations.
We created a map of travel influencers in the Instagram universe worldwide. This list offers a diverse selection of inspirational travelers around the globe with good metrics and high-quality content. Get yourself in the right mood for your perfect summer vacay!
Australia – Lauren Bullen (1.8m)
Lauren Bullen is one of the biggest travel influencers with 1.8m followers and she is still growing by 3.5%! Working as an influencer who travels the world, the 24-year-old travel enthusiast met her partner Jack Morris (@doyoutravel) during a campaign for a brand.
Since then, they explore the world hand in hand and they just got a place together in Bali where they stay in between their adventures.
United States – Kiersten (432k)
Originally from the west coast of the USA, Kiersten does not seem to be satisfied with the Californian sun. This blonde is literally going abroad. Thus, she quit her career in corporate finance and started traveling the world.
She visited more than 50 countries already and there are more to come! Recently, she hosted a blogger retreat in Bali.
South Africa – Nicole Eddy (161k)
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Nicole is from Cape Town, South Africa, and especially an inspiration for those who are planning their next or first adventurous safari or camping trip – she is an expert! Her followers show great appreciation for her postings, resulting in a Like Follower Ratio of 7.2%!
She is not the luxury travel influencer kind of girl but shares stunning wildlife pictures and breathtaking sunsets right from the middle of Africa. She recently visited Zimbabwe and Tanzania.
Russia – Murad Osmann (4.6m)
You've probably already stumbled upon one of his pictures in the past. Murad takes pictures of his wife holding her hand, following her anywhere and activates people with the hashtag #followmeto.
People copy this pose constantly on Instagram. It is no surprise that he creates a media value per post of more than 22,000$!
Indonesia – Wayhu Mahendra (68k)
For all of you who plan on traveling to Asia: Wayhu Mahendra mainly posts from Bali or Indonesia. With 68k followers, he is one of the smaller travel influencers but his recent growth rates seem more than just promising (+11.1%).
Furthermore, his followers engage with his content a lot as the Like Follower Ratio of 14.9% highlights. Check out how well he captures the beautiful nature in his photos!
Canada – Dave & Deb (193k)
Influencer as a childhood dream? Probably not for Dave and Deb who have been traveling for ten years already, visiting more than 105 countries while winning several awards and working with some of the greatest travel brands.
They are so to say the old hands of travel influencers which just makes them even more experienced.
Austria – Roman Königshofer (134k)
For hikers and nature lovers, Austrian photographer Roman shares great insights of the best hiking outlooks which reflect on his Like Follower Ratio of 7.0%.
He is part of @germanroamers, a consortium of creators showcasing their favorite places of Germany and the rest of the world. Which mountain top are you going to climb next?
Brazil – Brian Baldrati (82k)
Brazilian travel photographer Brian is always on the road. He is also one of the smaller accounts we are showcasing but his Instagram feed displays a good mixture of postings of cities and nature.
"Is this real" is quite the name for a travel influencer, isn't it?
England – Jacob Riglin (564k)
Maybe it was too rainy for Jacob in England – we do not know – but we do know that his audience quality score of 82% is nothing to sneeze at and his earned media value is constantly showcasing good rates!
It seems like he found his main place of residence in New York City by now but he regularly takes his followers on adventurous trips by sharing pictures from different cities worldwide.
Vietnam – Tran Quang Vinh (181k)
Vietnam is known for its rivers and beautiful beaches! Tran Quang Vinh is a Vietnamese-American singer who discovered his passion for traveling.
In his Instagram feed, you can scroll through pictures of beautiful beaches and even some food insights! He recently visited beautiful Kuala Lumpur.


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Hills On The Edge Of The Wilderness (1 Chronicles 9:35-44)Erik DiVietro, 16 September, 2018
Part of the In The Rear View Mirror series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
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1 Chronicles 9:35-44
35And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah: 36And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, 37And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren. 39And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. 40And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah. 41And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz. 42And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; 43And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 44And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel. (KJV)


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text: Mr. Leif Valdemar Johansson is Non-Executive Chairman at AstraZeneca Plc, Chairman at LM Ericsson Telefon AB, Chairman at Ericsson AB, Chairman at Ericsson Danmark A/S and President at Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. He is on the Board of Directors at Autoliv, Inc., Boao Forum For Asia, Ecolean AB, Föreningen Teknikföretagen and Svenskt Näringsliv. Mr. Johansson was previously employed as Chairman by European Automobile Manufacturers Association, an Independent Director by Svenska Cellulosa AB, an Independent Director by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director by Volvo AB, Chairman by Volvo Aero Corp., Chief Executive Officer by Volvo Flygmotor AB, Chief Executive Officer by Electrolux AB, and Chairman by European Round Table of Industrialists. He also served on the board at Medarex, Inc. He received his graduate degree from Chalmers University of Technology.


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Cecilia Viggiano of EDR Group developed a framework for the use of origin-destination travel data in bus network sketch planning, including (1) a methodology for defining transportation analysis zones that reflect the spatial characteristics of a public transport network, (2) metrics for evaluating service and identifying gaps, and (3) spatial analysis methods to group origin-destination pairs into corridors recommended for new service. Her research, conducted for TFL (Transport for London) included an evaluation of the data, methods, and metrics that can inform network planning decisions in existing networks. The paper was published in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board on September 20, 2018.
Full Article in Transportation Research Record
Powerpoint Presentation at TRB Annual Meeting 2018
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by Thomas L Snyder
One of Navy World War II Surgeon General VADM Ross McIntire's biggest concerns was to create or find enough hospital beds to provide care for the huge influx of patients expected from the Pacific Theater. Because almost all previous war activity (and therefore patient care) involved the Atlantic area, the U. S. West Coast had a relative dearth of hospitals at the beginning of the war–San Diego Naval Hospital with a bed capacity of around 1400, Mare Island with about 650, and Bremerton, Washington, with 300 beds.(1)
I am in the National Archives in College Park, MD (Archives II) researching hospitals the Navy constructed or otherwise acquired for the care of patients returning from the Pacific. New construction in California alone included Naval Hospitals at Shoemaker (now Dublin), Treasure Island, Oakland, San Leandro, Long Beach, and Santa Margarita Ranch (became Camp Pendleton). In addition, the Navy, in a search for beds readily convertible for patient use, leased resort hotels in Santa Cruz (Hotel Casa del Rey), Corona (The Norconian), Yosemite Valley (Ahwahnee Lodge), San Bernardino (Arrowhead Resort Hotel) and Boyes Springs (Sonoma Mission Inn). The Navy also took over former Army hospitals built by General Patton for his tank training facilities at Banning and Beaumont.
In this Part I of a three part series, I'll briefly discuss the temporary hospitals constructed in northern California.
U. S. Naval Hospital Treasure Island
Located centrally in the San Francisco Bay, the Treasure Island facility, commissioned 4 April 1942 grew to an official bed capacity of 500, but was actually caring for 700 patients a year after its commissioning, and in 1944, capacity was 1326 officers and enlisted. Because it was readily accessible both by water and by road, the it functioned as an acute care facility, receiving the most ill and most seriously injured both from overseas and from around the Bay area. It was scheduled for decommissioning 1 March 1947.(2)
U. S. Naval Hospital, Shoemaker, California
Originally designated "U. S. Naval Hospital, Pleasanton, California", this 2000 bed hospital sprung up in a vast area of flat land a few miles east of the Oakland Hills of the San Francisco Bay Area. Originally intended to care for people attached to the nearby Construction Battalion Personnel Depot and a Navy Personnel Center, the hospital had 1,000 beds when it was commissioned 1 October 1943. Less than a year later, it had 2,000 official beds, but was capable of caring for nearly 3,600. Post-war demobilization struck quickly, and the hospital was decommissioned 30 June 1946.(3)
U. S. Naval Hospital, Oakland, California
Since the late 1930s, Navy Surgeon General McIntire had determined that the old Naval Hospital at Mare Island could not be enlarged enough to meet the navy's future hospital needs in the San Francisco area. After a several month search for suitable properties, the site of the Oak Knoll Golf Club was decided upon, and the land purchased for the new permanent hospital. Wartime construction, however, was of a "temporary" type (I worked in one of these "temporary" structures doing Reserve duty in the 1980s). Commissioned 1 July 1942, the hospital ultimately grew to a bed capacity exceeding 6000. The temporary structures served until a hospital of true permanent construction was opened in 1968. This structure served military personnel, their dependents and retirees until the Navy left the Bay area and closed the hospital in 1996.(4) Coverage of the final chapter of U. S. Naval Hospital, Oakland, California can be seen here.
U. S. Naval Hospital, San Leandro, California
Constructed specifically to care for "war neurosis" and "combat fatigue" cases, this hospital, built on rolling hills adjacent to the Oakland Naval Hospital, was commissioned with 500 beds 15 August 1944. Just over two years later, on 1 September 1946, the hospital was decommissioned, and its property subsumed by the nearby Oakland Naval Hospital.(5)
Next Time: U. S. Navy World War II Convalescent Hospitals in California Resort Hotels(1) These numbers obtained from "HyperWar: History of the Medical Department of the United States Navy in World War II" Chapter One "Facilities of the Medical Department of the Navy" authored by Joseph L Schwartz, Captain, Medical Corps, USN, Retired. This appears to be an official history, extensively footnoted, and transcribed for HTML by Patrick Clancy of the HyperWar Foundation. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-Medical/I/USN-Medical-1.html accessed 8 April 2011. (2) NARA, College Park, MD ("Archives II"), RG 52, Entry 15B, Records of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Box 110-111, Files relating to NH48. (3) Archives II, RG 52, Entry 15B, Records of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Box 120, Files relating to NH72. (4) California State Military Museum website, Historic California Posts, Stations and Airfields, Naval Regional Medical Center, Oakland. http://www.militarymuseum.org/NavHospOakland.html accessed 09 April 2011. (5) Archives II, RG 52, Entry 15B, Records of the navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Box 121, Files related to NH75. © 2011 Thomas L Snyder


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- MTV Networks said Wednesday it has a reached a deal to make exclusive programming and other short TV segments available on Sprint PCS multimedia phones beginning in October.
The agreement includes the MTV Networks cable channels Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, VH1, CMT and The N. MTV is a unit of Viacom Inc.
Financial terms weren't disclosed.
Content will be available on a premium subscription basis.
The move is the latest sign that Viacom VIA VIA, +0.00% and its peers are reacting to an increasingly fragmented media environment, where younger audiences often gravitate toward handheld devices for entertainment.
Sprint Nextel S, +2.22% also plans to offer music ring tones, news updates, a joke of the day and screen savers.
"As we continue extending the distribution of our successful mobile video franchises, we are constantly reminded that consumers will go to the brands they love to customize their wireless experience," said Jason Hirschhorn, senior vice president of digital music and media for MTV Networks, in a statement.
Earlier this week, MTV Networks said it would license music videos from Warner Music Group WMG, -3.03% for use on mobile devices.
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- Masters of Business AdministrationTiffin University; Tiffin, Ohio
- Bachelor of Business AdministrationAmerican International University; Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Licensed Independent Adjuster in the State of Florida
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Casa das Artes
R. Ruben a 210, 081,
4150-639 Porto
Designed in 1981 by architect Souto Moura, the Casa das Artes was built between 1988 and 1991 in the gardens of Allen's home and awarded the Secil Prize.
The building is the first work of great renown architect Eduardo Souto Moura. A silent and discreet work, rich in references to modern masters and tradition of forms and local materials, is almost invisible next to the work of Marques da Silva (1869-1947) and builds one of the garden singular limits.
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Although I am well known to say, "That's why we can't have nice things!" well, I actually have a few "nice things" here at Six Little Acres.
I don't mean "nice" as in valuable, ohhh trust me, there's little of that here. I mean "nice" like it really, really goes with the house, or it is functional, you know, that kinda thing.
Today the UPS guy dropped off some things I was so excited to get; some wooden boxes, personalized just for Six Little Acres!
My friend is a Thirty-One consultant and they carry these great wooden boxes that you can personalize! See them here! Oh, and the cost? Just paid for the personalization because I was a party host (virtual, online). Easy and so worth it!
Yall. These are so well made and so stinkin' perfect I can't even. They even have black metal handles that coordinate with the metal on our barn doors! Couldn't be more perfect than if I'd had them custom made.
This one is on the fireplace (electric, and yes we love it!) and will hold seasonal decor. I can't wait to fill it for Christmas!
The other one will be a caddy for my table. I put salt, pepper and napkins in it. My salt and pepper shakers were a wee bit too short so I simply added a couple of squares of the styrofoam packing sheets that came with it. Stuffed those in the bottom and voila!
"Nice things" here at Six Little Acres are things that reflect "us"; they may never mean much to future generations, but then again, they may become some of the most cherished heirlooms.
Either way, I'm so happy these nice things are now in my life every day. It makes me smile.
Thanks for stopping by and God bless!
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The military establishment was put on the defensive on Wednesday after a video shared widely on social networks appeared to show Chilean sailors chanting, "I will kill Argentines, I will shoot Bolivians, I will behead Peruvians." The short video, which apparently was made in a coastal area of Chile where the sailors were on a training run, drew quick condemnations. Cecilia Pérez, a spokeswoman for President Sebastián Piñera, called the images "shameful." The commander of Chile's Navy, Edmundo González, said the video's authenticity was under investigation. The spread of the video comes at an awkward time for Chile, traditionally among Latin America's largest arms importers, as the country faces territorial disputes with Bolivia and Peru.
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Kaua'i residents and returning visitors know the Garden Island rocks. And apparently, the rest of United States knows it too.
USA TODAY and 10Best readers have recently elected Kaua'i as one of the top 10 best islands in the U.S.
"Kaua'i … enjoys some of the most dramatic natural scenery in the country, from the deep gorges of Waimea Canyon to the verdant cliffs and plunging waterfalls of the spectacular Na Pali coast. And then we get to the beaches — 50 miles worth and each as beautiful as the last. Just off its shores, a colorful underwater world attracts snorkelers and divers from around the globe," USA TODAY describes Kaua'i.
After four weeks of voting, the Garden Isle scored 8th in a list of best islands in the U.S.
Kaua'i — the only Hawaiian Island acknowledged in the top 10 list — is often featured as a top destination in many visitor publications, and some of the Garden Isle's beaches have been revered to as the best in the world.
The full list of winners in the Best U.S. Island contest category for 10Best Readers' Choice is as follows:
- Puerto Rico
- Mackinac, Mich.
- Whidbey Island, Wash.
- Mount Desert, Maine
- Amelia Island, Fla.
- Assateague Island, Va. / Md.
- Dauphin Island, Ala.
- Kaua'i, Hawai'i
- Block Island, R.I.
- Hilton Head, S.C.
"We can't think of a better travel list for summer than favorite islands which are right here in the USA," USA TODAY states.
Visit www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-u-s-island/ for more information.


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Neurogenetic profiles delineate large-scale connectivity dynamics of the human brain
Dr. Jorge Sepulcre, an Assistant Professor of Radiology at HMS and Assistant in Neuroscience at the MGH Gordon Center. His research focuses on large-scale brain networks implicated in human cognition and neurodegenerative disorders.
His article titled "Neurogenetic profiles delineate large-scale connectivity dynamics of the human brain" has been published in Nature Communications on the 24th of September 2018.
Experimental and modeling work of neural activity has described recurrent and attractor dynamic patterns in cerebral microcircuits. However, it is still poorly understood whether similar dynamic principles exist or can be generalizable to the large-scale level. Here, we applied dynamic graph theory-based analyses to evaluate the dynamic streams of whole-brain functional connectivity over time across cognitive states. Dynamic connectivity in local networks is located in attentional areas during tasks and primary sensory areas during rest states, and dynamic connectivity in distributed networks converges in the default mode network (DMN) in both task and rest states. Importantly, we find that distinctive dynamic connectivity patterns are spatially associated with Allen Human Brain Atlas genetic transcription levels of synaptic long-term potentiation and long-term depression-related genes. Our findings support the neurobiological basis of large-scale attractor-like dynamics in the heteromodal cortex within the DMN, irrespective of cognitive state.
Raiyan Zaman receives WMIC award
Dr. Raiyan T. Zaman of the MGH Gordon Center won a WIMIN Award at the WMIC conference.
Dr. Zaman's work on Harnessing Radioluminescence and Sound to Reveal Molecular Pathology of In Vivo Atherosclerotic Plaques received the Women in Molecular Imaging Network Scholar Award from the World Molecular Imaging Congress on September 2018. These prestigious awards are granted to presenters of meritorious scientific papers at WMIC Annual Meetings. This study was based on her K99 award funded by the NIH-NHLBI.
Raiyan Zaman receives AAPM award
Dr. Raiyan T. Zaman of the MGH Gordon Center was awarded the Science Council Session Award at the 2018 AAPM conference.
Dr. Zaman's work on Distinctive Energy Profile of Water-Soluble, Thiolate-Protected Gold Nanoparticles as Potential Molecular Marker for XFCT Imaging received the Science Council Session Award from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Conference on July 2018. This prestigious award was given to outstanding scientific abstract on a topic identified by Science Council as being the frontier of Medical Physics. Dr. Zaman collaborated with Dr. Roger Kornberg's research team for their x-ray based nano-crystals.


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Todd Rundgren — legendary songwriter, musician, interactive artist, producer, and nominee for the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame — joins us to sign copies of his new book The Individualist: Digressions, Dreams and Dissertations.
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Rundgren pens his first ever autobiography reflecting on both his phenomenal career as well as his rollercoaster of a personal life with pages of recollections, structured into bite-sized, single-page, three-paragraph chapters about encounters with rock royalty (including Janis Joplin, Brian Wilson, Ringo Starr, Patti Smith, The NY Dolls, and Meat Loaf) along with numerous never-before published photos.
In conjunction with the release, Rundgren will be embarking on the world's first hybrid concert/book tour this coming spring, highlighting both hits and "deep tracks" spanning his 50-year career, which will include shows in North America, the UK, Europe, and Japan. Consistent with his history of innovation, Todd writes in the introduction to his book, "So in order to get myself and the reader through this process with a minimum of chaos, the book will take on the form of this page: [paragraph #1] a recollection of something that I witnessed, [paragraph #2] a subjective assessment of my state of mind in either experiencing or remembering the episode (or a haphazard combination of both), and as in this 3rd paragraph, a conclusion, a statement of plain facts or simply soap-box proselytizing. I suggest scanning the book in whatever manner one's taste and temperament dictate."
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Rundgren began playing guitar as a teenager, going on to found and front Nazz, the quintessential `60's psychedelic group. In 1969, he left the band to pursue a solo career, recording his debut offering, Runt. But it was 1972's seminal Something/Anything?, on which he played all the instruments, sang all the vocal parts, and acted as his own producer, that catapulted Todd into the superstar limelight, prompting the press to unanimously dub him 'Rock's New Wunderkind.' It was followed by such landmark LPs as The Hermit of Mink Hollow and A Wizard, A True Star, as well as such hit singles as "I Saw The Light," "Hello It's Me," "Can We Still Be Friends," and "Bang The Drum."
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Over 200 pages of recollections, structured into bite-sized 3 paragraph chapters, about Rundgren's encounters with rock royalty including Janis Joplin, Brian Wilson, Ringo Starr, Patti Smith, The NY Dolls, Meatloaf, and many more along with numerous photos never before published!"
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positive feedback tends to sharpen the frequency-response curve and to decrease the range of uniform response. This permits an increased gain and selectivity. Positive feedback in an amplifier is critical of adjustment. Too much regenerative feedback in any system may result in oscillation. Ordinarily, negative feedback is more common than positive, feedback in amplifiers.
The action of a feed-back path depends upon the frequency of operation. That is, the feedback may remain regenerative or degenerative
throughout the range of operation of the circuit, although the magnitude and phase angle of the feed-back signal may vary with frequency. It is also possible for the feedback to be positive over a certain range of frequencies and negative over another range.
The principle of feedback is illustrated in the schematic diagram of Fig. 5-16. For simplicity, series injection is shown at the input, but other forms of network coupling may be employed. In the diagram shown, a voltage Eg is applied to the input terminals of the amplifier, with the polarity as shown. Suppose that the resultant voltage at the output terminals is Epk. Suppose that a fraction ¡3 of this output is fed back in series with the input signal in such a way that the resultant signal that appears between the grid-cathode terminals has the form
But since the nominal gain of the amplifier is, by definition,
~ input potential between grid and cathode E"k then
Epk = KEgk
By combining this with Eq. (5-31), there results
EPk = KEg + KpEpk from which it follows that
But the resultant gain of the amplifier including the effects of feedback is defined as g _ output potential _ Evk r — input-signal potential Eg
Therefore it follows that
This equation expresses the resultant gain of the amplifier with feedback in terms of the nominal gain K of the amplifier without feedback, and the feed-back fraction p. It should be noted that the three quantities Kr, K, and /?, which appear in this equation, may be complex quantities.
Suppose that the feedback is negative and that the feed-back factor K(i is made large compared with unity. The resultant gain equation (5-34) becomes
This means that when | K/3 | » 1, the actual amplification with negative feedback is a function of the characteristics of the feed-back network only. In particular, if ¡3 is independent of frequency, then the over-all gain will be independent of the frequency. This permits a substantial reduction of the frequency and phase distortion of the amplifier. In fact, by the proper choice of feed-back network, it is possible to achieve almost any desired frequency characteristic.
Note that if K/3 » 1, then Kr = K/K(i « K, so that the over-all gain of the amplifier with inverse feedback is less than the nominal gain without feedback. This is the price that must be paid to secure the advantages of negative feedback. This is not a serious price to pay, since the loss in gain can be overcome by the use of additional tubes.
Clearly, if Kfi is greater than unity, then Eq. (5-35) shows that the over-all gain will not change with tube replacements or with variations in battery potentials, since /? is independent of the tube. Even if Eq. (5-35) is not completely valid, a substantial improvement results in general stability. This follows from the fact that a change in the nominal gain dK for whatever reason results in a change dKr in the resultant gain by an amount __ ______
where | 1 — K/3 | represents the magnitude of the quantity 1 — Kfi. This equation is the logarithmic derivative of Eq. (5-34). In this expression, dKr/Kr gives the fractional change in Kr, and dK/K gives the
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Bharatanatyam: Shivohum Fine Arts present…
Shivohum Fine Arts present yet another fabulous dance production of pure Bharathanatyam in Gauteng, presented by K. Sarveshan of Cape Town.Read More »
A Bharatanatyam feast in Cape Town!
Bharata Natyam, classical Indian dancer, Sarveshan Kumar presents Naatya Pravaaham in Cape Town.Read More »
Kathak: Darpan Dance Studio
Darpan Dance studios, a specialist Gauteng Kathak dance company are currently running classes in Roodepoort - Honeydew, Midrand, Randburg & Benoni keeping the fire of Indian dance alive amongst our communities.Read More »


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Sri Lanka participates at the BioFach Trade Fair in Nuremberg.
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has been in operation for six years. That provides scholarships annually to foreign students from identified countries.
It is hoped that this would bring about stronger educational and cultural ties with friendly nations. This scholarship scheme offers international students a
chance to enroll themselves in undergraduate programs conducted by some state universities in Sri Lanka. We are sure that the scholarship winners will be exposed to
an environment with academic excellence, culture of hospitality in Asian setting and enticing climatic conditions.
(Closing date has been extended up to 31 May 2017)
Global Student Entrepreneur Awards: GSEA
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Of the 56 competing countries, Sri lanka will be represented by Adhisha Gammanpila, Co-founder of GuruPara and student of University of Sri jayawardanapura.
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Highlights: Feb 3 - 9
Street Art Hotspots
The variety of influences like feelings, weather, history, atmosphere and the people of a city lead to different works of art by same artists. Street art only works with 'street' that inspire and form the art as well as embrace it. There are several cities in the world where all these factors and influences have played together to create extraordinary street art. The ten best of these cities are…
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Kiwi Festival
New Zealand has been climbing up the street art scale, as the town of Christchurch is hosting a big street art festival RISE, in the organization of Oi You! The center venue of the festival is Canterbury Museum, and the exhibitions will be open until March 23.
Read the full post "Kiwi Street Art Rise Festival by OI YOU"
Mural Roundup
Street Update is back again with the latest and hottest murals from the street. This weeks edition features: Japanese Geisha's in Los Angeles; a galactic traveler inspecting humanity; the solo of French Billy Elliot; a video; and (nothing new) a beautiful women in Paris.
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Seth and Pascal Vicollet
The end of January brought a new French street art exhibition at the Parisian gallery Galerie Géraldine Zberro by two artists, Julien Seth Malland and Pascal Vicollet. What connects Seth and Vicollet in their two apparently different artistic practices, is the focus on emotional display of their respective outlook on the environment that surrounds each of them.
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Mario and Co.
Video game characters have been accompanying us since Space Invaders was used as a commercial video game for the first time in 1978. Nowadays these characters seem like ancient cave drawings to us. This even more so since street artist have taken it upon their selves to revive them on our streets. We have selected the ten most popular video game characters in street art. Artists included are: Invader, KAWS, Speedy Graphito and Combo.
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BON IVER FIGHTS A BEAR (mauraampersanddoug): 2018 Fringe review
Justin is a heartbroken young musician who escapes to his father's cabin in the middle of nowhere
Justin is a heartbroken young musician who escapes to his father's cabin in the middle of nowhere
In the end, the plays you produce are greater than the plays you don't
The art world can be as small as one makes it, and the codependent relationship in THE BROWNINGS begins to shut out the rest of the world.
In a heartfelt moment, Elizabeth Barrett Browning tells her poet-husband, "I'm going to dip your cock in laudanum and fuck you til i'm high"
A gripping solo play that asks tough questions and rejects easy answers
The Renegade Company's BEOWULF/GRENDEL, directed by the multitalented Maura Krause, leads the audience through West Philly's scenic Mount Moriah Cemetery.
If the ninth circle of hell decided to host a baby shower, it would resemble something like PINK PUNCH by Cara Blouin.
Nell Bang-Jensen has drive. She's a high octane, finely tuned machine of fully loaded artistic talent.
Phindie's recommendations for SoLow Fest 2015.
A group of Philadelphia playwrights have come together to form a producing collective, Orbiter 3, to showcase their work.
A collaboration between three inventive local playwrights, SAFE SPACE provides its audience a Fringe adventure: a choose your own adventure.


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Laith Khalaf, analyst at leading pension provider Hargreaves Lansdown, advises one reader on how to get the most of his pension plan as a self-employed, single operator.
Problem: "My previous employer had set up a pension plan for me, but I have recently left them to start up my own Italian restaurant in London. Now I'm operating on my own I'm concerned about how to get the best rate on my pension. What should I do and where should I look?" - Clive Brown, London.
Solution: Leaving a job and starting a new career is definitely a good time to review your pension arrangements. First of all assess the pension with your previous employer. If it is a final salary scheme it is almost certainly worth leaving it where it is. But if it is a money purchase scheme like a Group Personal Pension you might consider transferring it to a new plan.
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Posted in From the Garden
Tagged chinese cucumber salad, cilantro, cucumber salad, garlic, japanese cucumbers, marinated cucumbers, sichuan pepper, 凉拌黄瓜
tomato and caramelized onion tart
given my blog's name, you'd have thought i'd have a plethora of tomato recipes on the site! well, i finally got around to writing up a tomato tart recipe. it was also a good opportunity, too, to use up all the cherry tomatoes that i had been amassing in my fridge. of course, it turned out that i was a few tomatoes shy ,but i think i had just enough to fill up the tart shell in a decent enough manner.
did i ever mention that tarts, savory and sweet, are like the perfect thing to make when entertaining? you can make all the individual parts in advance, store them in your fridge, and just assemble and bake the day of. Or, if you've got plenty of fridge space, you can just make the whole thing a day or so in advance, and re-heat. i baked mine in the morning, and got away with serving it at room temperature later in the evening.
or, if you're, hubs you can gobble up the leftovers for breakfast straight from the fridge. . . i suppose it's a bit like eating cold pizza for breakfast?
Tomato & Caramelized Onion Tart
(makes 1 nine-inch round tart)
|Pate Brisee
|About half recipe here
|3 medium sized onions
|2 tbsp
|Dijon Mustard
|1 tbsp
|Assorted Cherry Tomatoes
|2-3 cups, washed and dried. Remove stems and leaves, if any
|Salt & Pepper
|1-2 tsp each
|Olive Oil
|1 tbsp +1 tbsp, separately
- Roll-out the dough on a well-floured surface until it is about 13 inches wide and about 1/16th inch thick.
- Fit the dough into a 10 inch tart ring.
- Place the raw tart shell in the freezer and pre-heat oven to 350ºF. When the oven reaches 350ºF, bake the tart shell for 15 minutes. Then brush on some egg white and bake for 10 more minutes. Remove from oven to cool.
- Slice onion into thin rounds.
- Heat butter and 1 tbsp of olive oil in a flat skillet.
- Add in onions and cook on low heat until the onions have caramelized. Yes, you can do this quickly over high heat, but onions won't release their sugars unless you do this low and slow. It will take 25 minutes or so. Patience is a virtue…
- Remove caramelized onions from skillet and mix with mustard.
- Spread the onions on the bottom of the tart in an even layer.
- Toss tomatoes with salt, pepper and olive oil in a bowl.
- Arrange the tomatoes on top of the onions.
- Bake for another 40 to 45 minutes, or until the tomatoes are puckered and slightly charred.
Posted in From the Garden, Tarts
Tagged caramelized onions and tomato tart, cherry tomato, pate brisee, rosemary, savory tarts, tomato, tomato tart, tomatoes
sts (aka. sweet tangy spicy) pickled radishes
perfect pickled radishes is a matter of personal taste. i like mine slightly sweet, slightly tangy, slightly spicy, and oh yeah, they need to have a crunch. i started mucking about the kitchen the other day, and quickly threw together a pickling brine with the sichuan peppercorns i had hauled back from my trip to chengdu. i poured the brine over some radishes, and lo and behold, a few days later, hubs and i found ourselves crunching on some seriously delicious radishes.
i then spent the next two weekends making sure that i could reproduce the recipe. i think i've got it down to a science now, or at least an easy to repeat routine. in my latest batch, i tossed in some sliced carrots as well to add some color.
i'm finding that the radishes are awesomely convenient and infinitely versatile . i'll toss them into salads, place them on top of sandwiches, or use them as a condiment to go along with some cold sesame noodles. . .
STS Pickled Radishes
(enough to fill a 1.5L Fido Jar)
|2 ¼ lbs (~1 kilo); I use daikon radishes because they are easiest to slice. Red radishes can be used as well – a neat thing happens with red radishes. After a few days of pickling, the red skin color transfers from the radish to the brine, i.e. the brine becomes reddish and the radish is left white).NB: if you want some color, sliced carrots can be tossed in as well, but i'd keep the proportion sub 20%.
|Fresh Garlic
|3-4 cloves, peeled and smashed
|Fresh Ginger
|About 1 inch cube, peeled and sliced
|Sichuanese Red Peppercorns
|¼ cup
|Dried Red Chili Peppers
|½ cup
|½ cup
|Rice Vinegar
|1 ½ cups
|White Vinegar
|½ cup
|½ cup
|½ cup
- Wash, peel and slice radishes about 1/8″ thick. It's easiest to use a japanese benriner or mandolin.
- Toss sliced radishes in a large prep bowl with garlic, ginger, sugar, peppercorns and chilis.
- Transfer to Fido jar and pour vinegars, mirin and sake over.
- Clamp jar close and store in refrigerator.
- Radishes will be ready to eat in 2-3 days.
best fusilli ever!
the other day, hubs and i wandered up to eataly, mario batali's mammoth italian food hall concept in the flatiron district. we went at 10 am when it opened, and zigzagged around the place pin-balling all around the place to get the lay of the land. we saw some gorgeously arranged vegetables, waited online for sliced prosciutto, checked out the unicredit ATM kiosk, and listened to the mozzarella man explain the freshness of his mozzarella. we bought a sample, popped it into our mouths, and yes, he was right, his mozzarella was indeed very fresh and creamy and elastic. it smelled nice too.
most of the food counters serving prepared food did not open until 11am. we tried to get a coffee at the lavazza espresso counter while we waited for things to open, but the line was daunting. instead, we sat outside in grammercy square park for a bit and then ducked inside. i quickly grabbed a gelato with two flavors: fig and pear-ginger. the fig gelato tasted like pink flesh of italian figs; however, i realised that i didn't much like the taste of that particular type of fig configured into gelato. (i'm not quite sure what type of fig il laboratorio del gelato uses; their fig gelato is divine). i quite enjoyed the pear-ginger flavor.
our friend J showed up (we planned to meet him there for lunch) and after quickly walking around in a circle, decided to eat lunch at La Pasta, the pasta and neapolitian pizza restaurant. apparently, lines can get up to 90 minutes long at peak times; although there was no wait when we showed up at 11:05am. we ordered a mixed appetizers plate, a pizza and a pasta. the mixed plate contained about 6-7 tiny servings of roasted vegetables, cured meats and mozzarella. best shared between two people with smallish appetites. the pizza, a margherita, arrived rather burnt on the edges with a soggy center — we really weren't very impressed. however, the fusilli was omg! the best fusilli i've ever had. La Pasta served the fusilli with a hearty ragu (J identified it as duck, but i thought it tasted more like an aged beef). i probably could have consumed a plate of the stuff without any sauce.
i ended up purchasing a package of the fusilli to take home with me ($7.50/each). it's a bit pricey for dried pasta, but a pack has got 5-6 servings, so not too bad. a few days later, i boiled about half a pack of the pasta, reaching al dente perfection in about 11 minutes. i served it with my own version of a hearty ragu made from ground turkey, san marzano tomatoes, and a few tomatoes thrown in from my garden.
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mid-fall tomato update
i know it's october, but my tomato plants, particularly the pineapple variety, are still going strong (no doubt because they reside in my living room). there are a few more on my bush that are stubbornly, still green. . .
i plucked a large yellow and red pineapple tomato this morning about 4 inches in diameter and weighing in at 252g (just over 1/2 a pound). they look rather like the heirloom tomatoes selling for $7.99/lb at my local greenmarket, if i do say so myself!
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crack, snap and thud: the tomato accident
for the past few months or so, i've been documenting the growth of my tomatoes under the green shoots page of my blog. things had been going splendidly with my tomatoes growing by leaps and bounds. that is, until last night. . .
hubby heard a crack late in the evening emanating from the tomato plants. i took a look at the plants and they seemed allright, so i thought nothing of it. the next morning, i woke up to find that one of my larger tomato plants had snapped in three places due to the weight of its fruits and crashed into its neighbor, causing its smaller neighbor to crack in one place as well. and, one of the larger (3 inches in diameter / 186g) , still green tomatoes fell to the ground with a thud. aiyeeeee!
i hurriedly got out my first aid kit and started to bandage up my tomato plants in the places they had cracked (see red circle above) and re-attached them with waterproof first aid tape to the tomato stakes. if all goes well, the cracked stalks will heal and form a scar. fingers crossed until then!
the transformative power of shredding: sauteed brussel sprouts
my husband and i finally landed a spot at momofuku ko's kitchen side table with help from my cousin E who has access to those nifty ethernet connections used for high velocity trading. out of our nine course meal, i was really impressed with 3 things:
- grated cage free foie gras served over lychees in a riesling gelee
- the shredded brussel sprouts accompanying a venison dish
- the zen-like calm of the perfectly choreographed 3-man kitchen team
for as much as i've heard people say that david chang is over-rated, i really admired his creativity in re-imagining a classic ingredient like foie gras. rather than being overwhelmingly rich, the grated foie came out light and airy with the requisite richness just melting as soon as it touched my tongue.
i am a neophyte when it comes to the preparation of brussel sprouts, and i think i was so enamoured of the shredded sprouts that evening because i had never imagined them being prepared in that manner. having watched the chefs prepare the dish all evening, i realised that part of the reason seeing shredded brussel sprouts is so rare (aside from the fact that my sojurns to the south are rather limited), is no doubt related to the highly labour intensive process of shredding. each sprout is run quickly up and down a hand held mandolin, and only about half the sprout is used until discarded. but, shredding transforms the brussel sprouts, becoming more flavorful with each bite and a lot less starchy. i think it's worth the extra effort.
Shredded Sauteed Brussel Sprouts with Lemon Zest
|Fresh Brussel Sprouts
|~1.5 lbs, shredded. The professionals use a mandolin or a Japanese benriner. I've found at home that slicing it very finely with a sharp knife is actually quite a bit faster.
|3 cloves, minced
|1 tbsp
|Olive oil
|2 tbsp
|Salt & Pepper
|For taste
|Lemon zest
|Zest of 1 lemon
- Heat the butter, olive oil and garlic in a sautee pan.
- When the garlic is lightly brown, add in the brussel sprouts and stir vigorously until the sprouts are evenly coated.
- When the brussel sprouts have soften over medium high heat (about 10 minutes), add salt & pepper for taste.
- Remove the sprouts from the pan, and sprinkle with lemon zest on top.
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Tagged lemon zest, momofuku ko, sautee, shredded brussel sprouts


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We designed this solid pine desk for small spaces and home office needs. Its compact form and rustic styling adds versatility for use as a sofa table. Simple but detailed with slanted legs and storage drawers. Matching bench included.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by mia from Wonderful love it My bench broke, the wood is not heavy or good wood
Date published: 2019-04-20
Rated 1 out of 5 by MelMel from Looks nice I love the desk but the fourth time I sat on the bench, it broke in multiple pieces.
Date published: 2019-03-21
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