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- Summary
Our ingenious maple carving board is an essential partner for roasted or grilled meats and poultry. Designed to neatly channel juices away from foods, it features ten narrow recessed wells that connect to deep center and perimeter grooves. Use the smooth side of the reversible board for chopping and mincing—or as a presentation piece.
- Crafted of American hard rock maple with a natural beeswax finish.
- Multifunctional design for carving, prep and presentation.
- Generous 24" x 18" size accommodates large turkeys, hams and roasts.
- Traditional edgegrain construction ensures long-wearing durability.
- Deep perimeter and center grooves collect flavorful juices for making sauces and gravies.
- Integral grips ensure easy lifting and carrying for both right- and left-handed users.
- Made in USA.
- Dimensions & More Info
- 24" x 18" x 1 1/2" high.
- 18 lb.
- Made in USA.
- Use & Care
- Season your board with a food-grade mineral oil before first use.
- To season the board, start by slightly warming the mineral oil. Use a clean, dry cloth to apply the oil in the direction of the wood grain. Allow the oil to soak in, then repeat with another application. After allowing the board to dry, wipe off any excess oil.
- Hand wash with hot, soapy water. Dry thoroughly.
- Do not soak or submerge the board in water.
- Occasionally rub with a food-safe mineral oil to keep wood from drying out.
- To sanitize, wash the board with a solution of one part vinegar to five parts water.
- Remove odors by rubbing the board with kosher or table salt and half a lemon. Let sit for two to three minutes, then wipe clean with a damp cloth. Remove excess moisture with a clean paper towel, then stand the board on end to air dry.
- Store in a dry area away from extreme temperatures.
- Shipping
Shipping Information
UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 3–5 business days. UPS is unable to deliver to P.O. boxes.
Shipping Rates
The shipping rate varies depending on your order total and shipping destination. View Shipping Options and Charges.
Next Day Delivery
For an additional charge of $26 per address, we can expedite delivery to most destinations. This service is not available for some oversize items, items shipped directly from the supplier (including perishable and custom-manufactured items), out-of-stock items and items to be shipped outside the contiguous 48 states.
Orders received by 9:00 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday will arrive the next business day; orders placed Friday through Sunday will arrive on the following Tuesday.
Return Policy
At Williams Sonoma, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction are our priority. Upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage; we will arrange for a prompt replacement.
If within 30 days, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value. An original receipt or gift receipt is required for all returns and exchanges. Returns with a gift receipt will be refunded in the form of a Merchandise Credit for the amount indicated on the gift receipt. Returns with original receipt will be refunded in the original form of payment, cash and check refunds over $100 will be issued as a company check (may take 14 business days from time of request).
For all cutlery returns (knife sets, single knives, cutting boards, knife sharpeners and knife storage), please contact us at 888.922.4108 to initiate the return.
We cannot accept returns on monogrammed, personalized, special-order items, custom upholstery, food, items shipped direct from the vendor or on items damaged through normal wear and tear. Final sale items ending in .97 or .99 cannot be returned.
Made to Order and Final Sale Furniture items are non-returnable and cannot be cancelled once the order is placed.
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An electrified security fence connected to an alarm system is an essential part of a comprehensive layered security solution for any business premises.
Electric fencing has been proven to successfully act as a psychological deterrent to burglars, and has been known to delay intruders from breaching a perimeter. Additionally, it can serve as an early warning system to ensure maximum security.
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I'm happy to report that all those unpleasant rumors about my being indefinitely detained over some silly misunderstanding involving hostile governments, endangered plants, and the USDA simply aren't true. Yes, Overplanters, I know I was away for a very long time; all will be revealed when I publish my memoirs (although I may need to do so under a nom de plume. Really, the stories I could tell!).
Now, where were we? The last time I checked it was March. What? January 2012, you say? I really must have my wristwatch looked at.
So, January, which in this part of the world is rather green and gray and wet. One needs something to lift the spirits, and though it's a bit early to be ordering plants, it's an ideal time to peruse the more exciting seed lists and catalogs. Lately I've gone a little berserk over the Alplains catalog–so many interesting choices. (The list of penstemons alone goes on for pages.) This year I want to explore the western North American delphiniums, of which Alplains has an abundance. I'll report back with the results.
I also plan to send an order in to Seedhunt, which has many fascinating nooks and crannies, particularly among California native plants and salvias. (I hear the beckoning cries of Clarkia and Phacelia . . . )
Seed starting, stimulating as it may be, is not the only way to relieve the January gloom. I speak, of course, of that most perfect cocktail, the Manhattan, without which winter would be long, grim slog indeed. Some time ago I stumbled across Ogden Nash's delightful poem, "A Drink with Something In It," which celebrates the charms of the Martini, the Old-Fashioned, the Mint Julep, and the Highball. (You can find the complete text here.) But not, unaccountably, the Manhattan. So, in my stumbling and tentative fashion, I have attempted to remedy this lack.
With Apologies to Ogden Nash
There's something about a Manhattan
That brings you a sense of well-being;
A liquid akin to fine satin,
One sip and your troubles are fleeing.
There's something about a Manhattan–
And please keep this under your turban–
It's not just the cherry
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Located within the gated Sherwood Forest Resort, the three-story lodge is less than two miles from the Pigeon Forge Parkway. That means you can easily and quickly drive to all the local must-see attractions, from Dollywood to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There's plenty of parking too: room for ten vehicles right on the property and an adjacent lot that can accommodate additional cars and even buses.
Spread out among the lodge's more than 8,500 square feet, the eleven bedrooms (each of which has a TV) allow for flexible sleeping arrangements. The top floor includes four bedrooms, one bedroom with a king-size bed, another bedroom includes a queen-size bed, and the remaining two bedrooms supplies a pair of king-size beds. The main level provides four bedrooms as well. Two of the main level bedrooms offer king-size beds and the other two bedrooms offer a pair of king-size beds. The lower level at Sherwood Splash offers three bedrooms. Two bedrooms supply two sets of queen bunks for each bedroom. The third bedroom furnishes one full-sized bunk bed and one twin-sized bunk bed.
Many lodges that can sleep dozens of guests don't have a dining room large enough to seat them all for a meal. Sherwood Splash Lodge does. You don't have to eat in shifts when you stay here: The dining room is massive, with enough table and chairs for everyone. Likewise, the kitchen is equipped to cook for and serve a crowd. Along with an oversized fridge/freezer, it includes two oven/stoves, two microwaves, two sinks, two dishwashers, and lots of gadgets, cookware, and tableware—plus more than enough counter space and elbow room to accommodate multiple cooks.
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When you're not watching a movie on the home theater's large projection screen, you can shoot some pool or play one the sixty arcade games in the game room next door. Maybe post vacation pictures on your Instagram and Facebook using our free WiFi- your friends will be so jealous! You can also head down the hall to the lodge's private, indoor in-ground pool. While the resort has its own pool that you can use, it's open only in the summer. Here you can splash about year-round!
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No one — not even The Ruthless Editor — can master every word in the English language and what often are evolving usage and meanings.
Every week, I either hop online or reach for one of my favorite grammar books for help. Last week had its share of searches. Here are the results of two of them. Both relate to everyday words.
different from vs. different than
Different usually should be followed by from, not than. Different from means to be unalike.
Josh's sports preferences are different from Jessica's.
His core values are different from mine.
Arizona's weather isn't much different from New Mexico's.
There are times, as shown below, when you can use either different from or different than. But notice that the words following from or than include a phrase with a subject and a verb. The examples above do not.
The price of a gallon of milk is different from what it was 10 years ago.
The price of a gallon of milk is different than it was 10 years ago.
Her agility today is different from what it was before she started exercising.
Her agility today is different than it was before she started exercising.
To make it easy, simply remember this: You'll almost always be right if you use different from rather than different than.
compared to vs. compared with
There is not a significant difference in compared to vs. compared with, but in general, compared to more often implies that two things are similar or belong to the same category.
She compared her own soufflé to one she had tasted while touring France.
He compared the slowly recovering economy to a wobbly newborn calf struggling to stand.
When you want to emphasize differences, compared with is preferred:
Our business plan, when compared with theirs, includes much more detail.
Compared with my MacBook Air, my first computer was a dinosaur.
The nuances of meaning of even the most commonly used words are part of what can make English challenging and difficult to master. Yet those shades of meaning are what I find fascinating.
If you're puzzled about differences between similar words or how to use them, leave a comment or send me an email: firstname.lastname@example.com I might respond directly, or I might use your query for a future blog.Like it? Share it!


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Despite its position in the extreme west in Turkey, Edirne is still one of the best preserved Ottoman cities. There are several beautiful mosques in Edirne, of which the Mosque of Selim, built between 1569 and 1575, is the most famous (picture). Another great mosque is the one of Bayezid 2, built in 1488.
Edirne is a marketplace for fruit, wine grapes and other agricultural produce. Found among its produce are white cheese (peynir), silk, cotton, linen, woollen goods, leather articles and tapestries, as well as roses, opium, wax and a dye called Turkey-red.


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How Do You Spell 60th Birthday Party Ideas?
Everyone Loves A Good Celebration — Birthday Party Ideas
Celebrations are to be remembered. With all that can happen in the course of life, the good fortune to be able to come together with friends and family to commemorate a milestone like a birthday or an anniversary is to be relished with a party. But what can I say? I'm a professional entertainer. So there's that.
With that said when I get invited to come to your event as a piano player, I am humbled to know that first of all, you value good music, and second of all that you have allowed me to be a part of an intimate family memory that will last a lifetime.
That is exactly what happened last year in the summer when George and Colleen invited me to their home to celebrate George's 60th birthday party. A little back story first …
George is happy to be celebrating anything above ground. Especially a 60th birthday party. George had had a major heart attack a year earlier. Like as in MAJOR. The weird part is George is one of those health nuts. Apparently he is quite active riding his bike and taking long tours for fun. He's been doing this for years. In fact, George looks like one those guys who is healthy. Fit, tall, muscualar and full of life and energy.
If you were to put George in a line of 20 other men his age, you would pick him last as a candidate for "The Big Grabber". But you would have picked wrong.
At the fateful moment he was blessed to be around his family and his wife, who is a registered nurse and knew how to administer CPR, thus keeping him alive long enough to get him on the table and get his operation that allowed him to live.
Now jump ahead a year later and everyone is happy to celebrate a surprise 60th birthday party for him.
So as part of his surprise party his wife, Colleen, and his kids, now grown, prepared this party under the radar. The misdirect (every surprise party needs a misdirect – where you get the celebrant out of the house long enough to get everything prepared) was to take him on a "short" bike ride down around Chicago to the lakefront and back. Nothing too strenuous.
We were all assembled in the backyard when he came around back towards the garage on his bike when we yelled "SURPRISE!!!" to which George was startled so severely that he fell off his bike.
It was then that we immediately realized maybe this whole "SURPRISE!!!" thing might not be good for his health lest we wanted to inflict another hear attack on the unsuspecting birthday boy.
All was well though. Laughter and some memorable video footage will be enterted into the family archives for future laughs.
I was invited to be the piano player because George loves the Beatles and good music all around. Hence, the addendum at the end of the thank you note I received.
As you can see music reaches and heals all of us no matter where we are at. It helps during celebrations as well as times when Mother Nature rears her inevitable patterns.
So when considering party ideas, whether the good celebrations or the not so good, remember music will touch the soul of everyone who is there. It is an honor to not only play piano music for your birthday party ideas but also to be invited to your intimate family event. Thank you.


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She accepted a four-month internship at a prestigious public relations firm in the hopes of landing a tech account, but Marin Collins' plans are derailed when she finds herself assigned to go on the road with the Kings Quarters band. Reluctant rock star Brad Osterhauser would rather be coding computer games than writing Grammy-nominated songs.
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I subscribe to industry magazines and stay on top of trends—so I certainly knew my website was past its prime. Busy with client projects, I kept dragging my feet on my redesign. You know what they say about the shoemaker's children. I was a graphic designer with very outdated digital shoes … until today. My new website is not only clean and fresh—it also better represents my business and fits on any size screen. Unveiling it comes with a combination of relief and excitement (and a little bit of dancing).
What made me finally rebrand and redesign the site? The reasons were stomping loudly on my brain, and I simply couldn't drag my feet anymore.
1. Google couldn't find it anymore. When Googling "Graphic Designer Westport CT," I was not on the front page of search results. Google favors responsive websites with regularly-updated content—my old site missed both marks and I was losing business and clients by not being found. My new site is responsive and findable.
2. Browsing my portfolio was like playing hide-and-seek. When a prospective client wanted to see my work, it wasn't exactly a walk in the park. Clicking around was not user-friendly. Projects were hidden and hard to find. I considered the little details when designing the new portfolio. Now, navigating/perusing my portfolio is easy.
3. There was no estimate form. When potential clients are serious about a project, they're not scared to talk money. As much as I would like to design for love of it, I design for money. My new estimate keeps me from wasting a prospect's time or my own. It helps me determine whether or not I'm the right fit for a project. If not, I can get back to the prospect right away with the name of someone who is. Now, there is a built-in estimate form.
4. Testimonials were sparse. I'd imagine it's quite difficult to be in business for 30+ years if people don't like working with you. In addition to great work, great relationships with long term clients is the key to success. It was important for my website to reflect the variety of people (from clients of all industries, to interns, to printers) who have had positive experiences. Now they are varied and plentiful.
5. Updating was difficult. Since my site kidnapping and spidering a few years ago (email me if you want to know the story) I could not update my site. The new site is easy to add fresh content—which provides info to my readers (and also earns me brownie points with Google).
6. Content and services were unfocused. As our businesses evolve, things change. We gain clarity on what we want to focus on. My old content just wasn't representing the ruzowgraphics of today. My new content speaks more clearly to the clients I work most with—business and marketing companies/departments. Now, the site speaks to ideal clients.
DON'T DRAG YOUR FEET (like I did). If you're considering overhauling your brand, website, logo or marketing materials—pick my brain. Whether you prefer meeting over the phone, via Google Hangout, Skype, or in-person, I'm happy to provide an assessment of how I can help improve your brand.
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Robbinsville is a community rooted in its farming history, yet is committed to moving toward a brighter future through Economic Development.
Ideally situated near the New Jersey Turnpike, Interstate 195 and Route 130, Robbinsville has become a major hub for warehousing, logistics and a cluster of small businesses. In close proximity to New York City, Philadelphia, the state capital of Trenton, rail stops on the Northeast Corridor and the Jersey Shore, Robbinsville has it all. From large Fortune 500 companies such as Amazon, McKesson Corporation, Starbucks and Walgreens to a tight-knit community of small businesses that serve as the economic engine of this former farming town, Robbinsville has an unwavering commitment to those who choose to do business here.
By targeting large ratables to help stabilize taxes, Mayor Dave Fried and his Economic Development team, led by Director of Community Development Hal English, have implemented a business-friendly approach to government that has paved the way for stable municipal budgets and a bright and prosperous future for its residents.
The 2013 agreement with Amazon will generate over $22 million in revenue over 20 years and has provided more than 1,500 new jobs (more during the holiday season) at its fulfillment center located at 50 New Canton Way in the Matrix Business Park at 7A. McKesson, a leading healthcare services and information technology company also located in the Matrix Business Park, is expected to generate $6.5 million over a 10-year span. Robbinsville remains a leader in the small business community thanks in part to a "Keep it Local" program that not only encourages keeping revenue and jobs in town, but one that also donated $10,500 to its network of charities since 2016. Business-friendly policies and procedures have allowed builders and tenants to streamline the process of getting projects approved and completed in an expedited manner.
In 2009, Mayor Fried promoted changes to the Township's sign ordinance, a small business advertising partnership, and marketing support for grand openings in the Township.
Robbinsville's local economy remains well-positioned for future growth with a stable tax municipal rate and another AA+/Stable rating from Standard & Poors Global in 2018.
The rating reflects the S&P opinion of the Township's "very strong economy, very strong budgetary flexibility, very strong liquidity, weak debt and contingent liability position and strong institutional framework score."
Standard & Poors considers Robbinsville's economy very strong. The Township, with an estimated population of 14,429, is in Mercer County and considered broad and diverse. It has a projected per capita effective buying income of 185% of the national level and per capita market value of $178,553. Overall, market value grew by 2.7% over the past year to $2.6 billion in 2017. The county unemployment rate was 4.2% in February, 2017.
Robbinsville is approximately one hour from both New York, Philadelphia and Liberty International Airport (Newark), with major highways such as the New Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 195 crossing through. Its convenient location has made the township an attraction for many large companies to house warehouse operations. Robbinsville boasts approximately 12 million square feet in warehouse space, with a 98 percent occupancy rate. The Amazon warehouse, located in the Matrix Business Park, has become one of the most successful fulfillment centers in the nation with over 2,500 employees. Other Matrix tenants include notable companies such as McKesson Corporation. McMaster-Carr, LongChamp USA, Mercedes Benz, and Global International. In addition to the township's successful warehouse sector, Robbinsville is also experiencing new commercial and staggered residential growth to limit school overcrowding. The regional work force is diverse and well-educated to meet both white collar and blue collar needs of any business.
In 2013, Robbinsville became the first municipality to capture the PlanSmart NJ Economic Development Achievement Award after teaming with the Matrix Business Park to lease over 10 million square feet since 2012 with an estimated economic impact of $750 million. Robbinsville offers an inviting climate for both large and small businesses with an updated Master Plan and revised ordinances for Highway Commercial and other uses. With plans in the works for a parking garage, a community pool and other commercial development in its Town Center South location along Route 33, Robbinsville is poised to take another giant leap toward its ultimate goal of a thriving, walk-able community.


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Classroom management is mainly based on attracting and keeping your students' attention. If you succeed to do that, you will be able to achieve your learning objectives easily. Here are some tips to attract your students' attention
- Use a signal for zero noise (e.g. if I raise my hand, you all should keep silent.)
- Come close to two students chatting and surprise them.
- Give clear instructions for each activity telling students what to do exactly.
- When making transition from one activity to another, ask for your students' attention.
- Eye contact with as many students as students to monitor the entire room.
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Renascent was engaged to complete a high-end fitout and refurbishment project within the Riparian Plaza for the Bank of Communications Brisbane Branch.
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- 2019 News
- Alain Sarfati, elected President of Université Paris-Sud
- A new technique to detect the topography of exoplanets
- Two students from UFR STAPS talk about their study in Russia
- Jean-François Le Gall, winner of the Wolf Prize for Mathematics
- A nanomedicine which relieves pain without the risk of addiction
- Three physicists acknowledged as outstanding referees by the American Physical Society
- Sponsorship agreement with Air Liquide for the Chair in "Another Kind of Physics"
- University Paris-Sud the winner of two European networks for Innovative Training Networks (ITN) doctoral training
- Signature of conventions between the French Anti-Doping Agency and University Paris-Sud
- Kenya: promising partnerships for the future
- Paris-Sud, top French university among the most innovative in Europe
- A student at the Olympics
- Franco-American seminar to boost our university exchanges
- Towards an understanding of the mechanism of transport of membrane lipids
- Paris-Sud University is one of the first 25 institutions accredited with "Choose France" certification
- Paris-Sud University is involved in a European University project along with its partners in the Paris-Saclay COMUE
- GATE is open
- Back to university 2019: welcome to Paris-Sud University!
- Breast Cancer : hormone therapy has a greater impact on quality of life than chemotherapy
- A great Welcome Day for our international students
- Diana Garcià Garcià, winner of the 2019 French Rising Talent Award
- Four researchers from Paris-Sud honored by the Academy of Science
- Graduates of Université Paris-Sud meet-up in Boston
- Publication of the decree creating the Paris-Saclay institution
- 2018 News
- The same fish apart from a few neurons
- Silicon LEDs
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Paris-Sud students excel during a tournament between physicists
- Green light for the ARIEL mission
- Closer co-operation with Japan
- The paradoxical extinction of the most charismatic species
- Planck
- Marc Humbert, Winner of the 2018 European Respiratory Society Prize
- Cachan students shine at the French Robotics Cup
- Studying the magnetic thin layers by analogy with the physics of soap bubbles
- Success Story for the Erasmus Mundus SERP-Chem Masters
- Gene Therapy
- Inauguration of a new biology and health research infrastructure
- Université Paris-Sud is outstanding in the lastest rankings
- Predicting the response to immunotherapy with artificial intelligence
- Pathology and social interactions : Safety in numbers
- Adolescent depression: early signs and changes in brain development underscore the need for new preventive approaches
- Inauguration of International Talents Reception Point
- The Mascot robot successfully lands on its asteroid
- A new international Master's in Life Sciences and Health
- A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of assembly of some viruses
- Université Paris-Sud warmly welcomed its international students
- Five Researchers from Université Paris-Sud have been honoured by the Academy of Science
- Paris Sud students experience weightlessness
- Four internationally-renowned figures are awarded Doctor Honoris Causa degrees by Université Paris-Sud
- An international programme in English for future sports event managers
- Visit by an American delegation
- The Emerald : a jewell to understand the evolution of early massive galaxies
- Université Paris-Sud will host the French Anti-Doping Agency at its Orsay campus
- HIV : Preventing entry into the cell
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- The Paris-Sud official shop is open
- Paris-Sud University, still among the Top 50 best universities worldwide
- And it was a success... like a flower
- Ultra-Fast Molecular Movie
- Cosmic rays with an extragalactic origin !
- Gravitational waves : fourth merger of black holes observed by LIGO-Virgo
- From Sotchi to the Faculty of Sport Science
- First observation of merging neutron stars
- Antibiotics affects the efficacy of immunotherapy
- Visit by a delegation of 19 representatives from Chinese universities
- Interview of Narendra Singh, our local EIT kickoff winner
- The turbulence of gravitational waves put into an equation
- Rosetta is revealing new secrets about the composition of comet 67P
- The Heating Rate in the Magnetic Environment around the Earth Estimated for the First Time
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension: hope for a new treatment
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare and serious disease, for which there is currently no cure. By identifying an unexpected therapeutic target, a multi-disciplinary scientific team has just taken a decisive step towards the development of a new treatment targeting pulmonary vascular remodelling.
Pulmonary hypertension or pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease that results from an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries which go from the right side of the heart to the lungs. Over time, the small pulmonary arteries become blocked – a process called vascular remodelling – due to uncontrolled vascular cell production. This hinders blood flow and causes higher pulmonary arterial pressure. The patients' shortness of breath becomes chronic on the slightest exertion and sometimes even at rest. The right heart faces increasing resistance on ejecting blood to the lungs and eventually fails.
A paradigm shift outside the box
The different types of treatment currently available are mainly vasodilators. They aim to improve the patients' exercise capacity and quality of life, prevent complications, slow down progression of the disease and prolong survival. However, none of these treatments can currently cure this disease, which can be fatal within five years from diagnosis, and the last resort is a bilateral-lung transplant or a combined heart-lung transplant.
A multi-disciplinary biology-medicine-medical chemistry-analytical chemistry research team at LabEx LERMIT (Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique), a laboratory of excellence in research on medication and therapeutic innovation, has thought outside the box by exploring a new approach.
Sylvia Cohen-Kaminsky, who is the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research) Research Director at an Inserm/ Université Paris Sud unit (UMR_S999) at Hopital Marie Lannelongue, which is led by Professor Marc Humbert and dedicated to research on HAP, and her team, became interested in a new biological target, the NMDA (N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) receptor. These researchers discovered that the NMDA receptor, mainly known for its role as a glutamate receptor in communication between cells in the central nervous system, was unexpectedly present in pulmonary vascular cells . Even better, they have updated its role in cell proliferation in the arteries, where it contributes to pulmonary vascular remodelling and to pulmonary arterial hypertension.
These studies were conducted with the National Reference Centre for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and with the clinical team led by Professor Marc Humbert of the Paris-Sud Faculty of Medicine, with the support of Labex LERMIT, the ANR (National Research Agency), and the Paris Région Medical Competitiveness Hub, and were published in the journal Circulation, the American Heart Association's flagship publication in February.
Discovery of new therapeutic molecules
On the basis of this major discovery, the researchers started looking for therapeutic molecules that could inhibit the action of these vascular NMDA receptors and make it possible to control the progression of the disease.
Furthermore, these molecules had to be safe and not cross the blood-brain barrier so that they could not reach and damage the central nervous system. This stage was entrusted to the specialised medical chemistry team, led by Mouad Alami, a CNRS Research Director and a member of the BioCIS (UPSud/CNRS) laboratory at the Paris-Sud Faculty of Pharmacy. Two series of antagonist molecules have consequently been identified.
Their physico-chemical, metabolic and pharmacokinetic properties were then analysed with Alain Pruvost's team at the Laboratory for Medication Metabolism Studies (LEMM) at the CEA (Atomic Energy Commission), mainly to check that they did not cross the blood-brain barrier. Finally, these studies enabled the ideal candidate molecules to be selected, with the desired properties without major side effects being found.
Three patent families were filed in 2015 and 2016, mainly protecting the chemical space of these molecules. The project is currently in the technological maturation stage (lead optimisation and selection of a drug candidate) with the support of SATT Paris Saclay technology transfer company.
The researchers hope to develop a drug candidate by the end of 2018 and then team up with a manufacturing partner, or even found a start-up for clinical development. This is a real hope for many patients with this rare, serious, disabling and sometimes fatal disease.
Contact: Sylvia Cohen-Kaminsky -INSERM UMR-S 999 - Université Paris Sud – Institut Paris Saclay d'Innovation Thérapeutique (IPSIT) - sylvia.cohen-kaminsky @ u-psud.fr (sylvia.cohen-kaminsky @ u-psud.fr)
NMDA-Type Glutamate Receptor Activation Promotes Vascular Remodeling and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Sébastien J. Dumas, Gilles Bru-Mercier, Audrey Courboulin, Marceau Quatredeniers, Catherine Rücker-Martin, Fabrice Antigny, Morad K. Nakhleh, Benoit Ranchoux, Elodie Gouadon, Maria-Candida Vinhas, Matthieu Vocelle, Nicolas Raymond, Peter Dorfmüller, Elie Fadel, Frédéric Perros, Marc Humbert and Sylvia Cohen-Kaminsky
Circulation. 2018;CIRCULATIONAHA.117.029930, originally published February 14, 2018


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The Canterbury Tales
what is the most popular time of year for pilgrimages?
I would suppose when the whether was most agreeable. Late spring or summer.
THe narrator describes April rains, the burgeoning flowers and leaves, and the chirping birds. Around this time of year, the narrator says, people begin to feel the desire to go on a pilgrimage. In terms of this pilgrimage Spring/late spring would be the time. Not only is the whether more agreeable there is also a sense of starting over and regeneration in the air.


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Luxurious limousine services had once been for the select few. The presidents, heads of states and royalties were the ones who had access to the Luxurious limousine services. Lately, these services are within reach to all citizens. The term limousine immediately brings in mind an illustration of a chauffeur driven luxurious sedan covering a long distance. The revered limousine can be accessed by a common person, though the charges are costly. Travel businesses provide the luxury limousine for airport services. These characteristics of these services are comfort, safety, courteous services, professionalism and reliability. As limousine services are linked to royalties, the main thing that an individual checks is the extra comfort in travelling. Thus, the designers of the car not only made it lengthy, they added the required amenities. The facilities that this expensive car offers will have you glimpsing in heaven. The creators made sure that the comfort of the customers was their top priority and the amenities that it has were not just put in the car just for the sake of inclusion.
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How are those New Years Resoulutions to lose weight, tone up or eat better coming along? Did you fall off the ban wagon? Well whether you're still on the high road to health or if you've fallen away from the good habits you were trying to enlist, tracking your progress is a great way to create some accountability for yourself and keep you focused on your goals.
The results of a study published in the eHealth Journal of Medical Research found that participants who recorded and tracked their progress were significantly more likely to stick with a weight loss plan and maintain their weight loss compared to those who didn't monitor their progress. So get your measuring tape out and lets get real about where you're at and where you want to be. Here are the Progress Tracking Rules:
1) Measure & Weigh Yourself Every 4-8weeks
How frequently your measure and weigh yourself has to do with what goals you're trying to achieve. Here is a list of goals to shoot for and instruction on how often you should track your progress…
- Goals for Weight Loss should track progress every 4weeks.
- Goals for muscle gain should record progress every 4-6 weeks.
- Goals to maintain body weight track progress every 6-8weeks to avoid plateau.
2) Get the Right Tools
The most accurate way to track progress without professional tools is to use flexible measuring tape and a scale. With your measuring tape record:
Arm (right arm, right below deltoid or about 1.5" below arm pit)
Thigh (right thigh, relax leg and measure 2" below crotch)
Other measurements people like to track:
Shoulders (good for men)
If you can get a hold of a body weight calculator than that is a great measurement tool to add to your progress tracker. Once you have that number you can calculate your lean body mass (how much of you is muscle), your BMI and more. Most gyms have a body fat calculator or body fat calipers so ask someone at the front desk or a trainer to take your body fat and they should be happy to help you!
*Measurements from body fat tools are not 100% accurate but if you use the same tool each time track your progress then I consider them a great way to tell whether or not you're actually burning fat. Many times you'll gain muscle and lose fat so the number your scale may read -3lbs when really you've lost -8lbs of fat and gained +5lbs of muscle! Which is a great thing! Thats why using body fat tools for tracking progress is ideal. It allows us to get more specific information about what changes are happening in the body.
3) Do not weigh yourself more than 1 time per month
This will keep you from freaking when you gain 2-3lbs here and there simply from inflammation due to poor diet, over exercising, travel, or menstruation. Focus on following through with your training regimen and healthy diet not on the numbers on the scale. They'll only stress & distract you from focusing on whats really important. Weigh yourself one time a month! Thats all you need.
Here is your Progress Tracker! Print it out, put it up on your fridge! The numbers you'll collect don't lie so its time to get real about where you are and where you want to be. Happy Tracking!


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Joerg Eichler revealed secrets when he got first sales of his book within 1st hour of publishing. Joerg Eichler sold his foreign book distributorship rights in Japan for US$ 127500 for 1 month. He has invested in 8 fortune companies listed in NASDAQ, but never received such breakthrough returns on his investment. London Stock Exchange, United Kingdom based 3 distributors contacted him for book distribution rights in European countries.
Book distributors from Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey also showed interest in buying my book Published at Photon. France, followed by Spain, Italy, United Kingdom and Germany gave a boost in sales of my book.
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Within 24 hours it was published with UBN number (International Identification Code for Book) and I just sat to check my bank account, flooded with money deposit. It was really inspiration from James Fitzenberger, who sold 1 million Ebooks in one week at Photon, and I decided to make my financial journey with Photon. I found comparative analysis of book publishers which establishes that
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James Fitzenberger revealed 'How did he sell 1 million Ebooks in one week at Photon' in his interactive interview at Herald News Weekly.
James Fitzenberger established new milestone in publishing industry by selling 1 million eBooks in just one week at Photon Books. It is like dream comes true for James Fitzenberger. He told that he see it as a great opportunity that he could reach to millions of readers so early in his lifetime. Most important thing is, that it is his 1st commercial book, which breaking world's records. James Fitzenberger said the he took many precautions to achieve this grand success. He narrated the story in crazy way, selected the book title, which makes it different from other books in its category. The book never boars the readers. James Fitzenberger told, When I was deciding to publish it, I published it at Photon Books. I read an article "Why does Photon sell better than Amazon Books?" on internet, then I decided to write a wonderful story and sell it at Photon Books. When I completed the write up, I prepared great cover page graphics and submitted it to firstname.lastname@example.com
To my pleasure within 24 hours my book was online, ready to sale!
Within couple of minutes I received buying offers
Since Photon Books is No. 1 in Publishing at world, it helped me in advertising the book. While at other publishers, books remain idle till years with no buyers. So book authors should not do such primary mistake while publishing and selling their books.
I obtained Photon for my book. It gave unique identity to my book.
Universal Agency for Book Number; officially assigns and regulates legitimate UBN. UBN is a unique identification number for a book. Universal Agency for Book Number is recognized globally and catalyzes the sale of book to bookstores and libraries. I obtained it from email@example.com
UBN costed US$ 100 for me, and I was able to produce number of formats for my book, and each with no extra cost. Even I released translated version of my book. Each translated version was provided unique UBN Number, but free of cost, you never need to buy separate UBN for each format or translation of book. Thus you see how low cost, I got for my book. So I found it better than ISBN.
Selling Foreign publishing rights were great help and right decision. At Photon Books I learnt
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Photon Books directly transfers the money into my account. While other publishers are transferring money to their own bank account, and ask book authors to wait and watch! This was unacceptable for me, so I chose Photon Books as rank 1 Bestseller of books. Thus I could know who are the book buyers, and from which country they are, so i can better focus on book sales. My book was professionally edited well. Photon placed my book to the right categories on the Photon ebook stores. Photon reviewed my book and suggested best price, which could fetch several buyers for my book.While other publishers ask authors to do promotion or marketing for their book, Photon makes me tension free, and do all at its own. I just put some information on my social media pages Facebook, twitter etc. You can also go for book review.
See, how I was informed by Photon for my every book sales-
See, how I was informed by Photon for my every book sales-
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Buyers directly buy books at Photon eBooks, and pays in your bank account or PayPal account, as you specify. There is no mediator, so you get actual sales data, and full payment, without any commission, instantly. While other publishers do not disclose you actual sales data, they never transfer money in your bank account, and put you on wait for 6 months to years for almost nil or low money, because they hide actual sales, which you never can trace. That's why Photon eBooks has emerged as world's leading self publishing site.


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Wouldn't you know it – December 21st, 2012 came and went and the world is still very much alive and kicking. You may blame the Mayan calendar for causing all that unnecessary hoopla, but if you really want to exact your revenge on that now-extinct civilization why not do it by playing Mayan Sun from WMS? You may just win enough to take a trip to see the Mayan Sun itself!
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Hello Chamber Members,
I had the privilege recently of attending the Annual Christmas open house at Pavey, Law and Witteveen. Always a great event and great food but better yet a wonderful opportunity to share some cheer with so many great members of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
Our annual Mayors Breakfast was, as every year a packed house at the Galt Country Club. If you attended you know there was some serious networking going on. Keep your eye out and attend our next breakfast in the new year. Thanks to our breakfast sponsor Graham Mathew and Andrew Johnson from Sunlife without your support this simply wouldn't be possible.
Welcome new member to the Chamber Grand Gifts.
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We all know 2011 wasn't a great year on many levels, especially with a stagnant economy and many Connecticut residents struggling to stay afloat. But CAHS has some good news to report.
First, Governor Malloy signed a 30% state Earned Income Tax Credit into law, which CAHS lead the advocacy efforts for over six years. The EITC will put an average of $500 in the pockets of almost 200,000 hard-working families in Connecticut.
CAHS's program and policy work will continue to help struggling children and families by allowing better access to work supports like SNAP, HUSKY and the EITC. Also by improving early care and education for all Connecticut children and improving remedial education for young people and adults attending community colleges.
During this time of giving we hope you'll consider supporting CAHS. To make donation online, please click here.


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As we run our schools, we have personnel needs in many areas: maintenance, kitchen, housing and hospitality.
The Mission Builder program offers the opportunity for those who have NOT done a DTS program, to work and be a part of our ministry. Mission Builders are provided room and board during their three month commitment in exchange for their skills and labor.
Along with your work duties, you will also attend weekly prayer and worship meetings as well as joining a growth group with other Mission Builders on base.
Mission Building is a great way to get a feel for the base, be a part of the big vision helping this base run day-to-day, as well as enjoy the fellowship with staff and students who are here to know God and to make Him known.


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Access Log Manager in Cloud Hosting
Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel has a section dedicated to various logs and the access logs are among them. As soon as you sign in to your cloud hosting account and go to this section, you shall find a list of all the domains and subdomains which you have. All it takes to allow the generation of access logs is to press a button that will be available next to every domain/subdomain. When the option is enabled, you will see a download link as well as the file size so far, so you'll be able to save the file to your laptop or computer and look at it or process it with some app. Enabling or disabling the logs takes effect immediately, so if you don't need one, you could stop it with a mouse click from the same exact section of the CP. You will still be able to access the already developed content by simply clicking the Download link.
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Career Search
What do you want to become?
Music Industry Touring Careers
Careers in Music Industry Touring, Publicity, Sound, and More.
Tour Manager
Alternate Titles: Road Manager, Concert Tour Manager
Job Description: A Tour Manager manages transportation, scheduling, and the financial aspects of an artist's time on the road.
Salary: $25,000-$125,000
Production Manager
Alternate Titles: PM, Concert Production Manager
Job Description: Production Managers are responsible for all technical production elements of a live show, including sound, lighting, and staging.
Salary: $1,500 to $8,000 per week
Tour Coordinator
Alternate Titles: Tour Director
Job Description: Manages financial aspects of touring, including budgeting, reconciling show settlements, and negotiating band, crew, and vendor deals.
Salary: $35,000 to $175,000+
Festival Director
Alternate Titles: Festival Producer
Job Description: Festival Directors manage the behind-the-scenes logistics of the festival by working with vendors, city officials and on-site staff.
Salary: $0 to $1,000,000
Tour Publicist
Alternate Titles: Publicist
Job Description: Tour Publicists work to secure regional interviews, show previews and concert reviews for every stop on an artist's tour.
Salary: $30,000 to $100,000+
Alternate Titles: Road Crew, Event Technician, Production Technician, Guitar Tech, Keyboard Tech, Lighting Engineer, Sound Engineer, FOH Engineer, Monitor Engineer
Job Description: Roadie is the catch-all term for any touring professional in the live music industry. Among other duties, their work may involve engineering sound, programming stage lighting, and tuning guitars.
Salary: $80 to $400 per show
Sound Technician
Alternate Titles: Resident Sound Technician, Audio Technician, Sound Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Sound Person, FOH Engineer
Job Description: Sets up and uses soundboard and other sound equipment during concerts or performances, ensuring that levels are correct and the sound mix is right.
Salary: $60,000 to $120,000+
Guitar Technician
Alternate Titles: Instrument Tech, Backline, Music Tech
Job Description: Guitar Technicians set up and maintain all stringed instruments while a band is on tour.
Salary: $150 to $700 a show
Lighting Technician
Alternate Titles: Lighting Tech, Electrical Lighting Technician
Job Description: Lighting Technicians rig lights, set up equipment and create onstage lighting effects to complement a performer's live show.
Salary: $5000 to $1,000 per week
Advance Person
Alternate Titles: Advance Agent
Job Description: The Advance Person travels to each city on a tour, days or weeks before the band and crew arrive, in order to quality-check facilities, accommodations and promotional materials.
Salary: $25,000 to $48,000
Tour Bus Driver
Alternate Titles: Tour Driver, Entertainer Coach Driver
Job Description: Tour Bus Drivers drive bands across the country while on tour.
Salary: $30,000 to $80,000+


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After Dinner Speaker | Entertainment
As a pioneering, professional artist for over 30 years, Michael Ostaski has colored the world with his large-scale portraits and multi-media artworks. His program, Art Explosion!, brings to the corporate entertainment world an explosion of artistry with roots in the centuries-old tradition of portrait painting that is energized with a twenty first century style.
With stunning creations painted live and on-stage, Master Painter Michael Ostaski inspires audiences with his spontaneity, creativity, and pure sense of fun. Art Explosion! is a high-powered performance, with Michael Ostaski leaving the audience awestruck as he creates masterful portraits and images on a blank canvas with breathtaking agility. Often using several brushes simultaneously, Michael Ostaski transforms a 6' x 7' canvas into a completed painting in minutes.
Famous icons like John Lennon, Albert Einstein, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, and Marilyn Monroe, plus historical figures or even an honored guest come to life before the amazed audience. Michael Ostaski's cutting-edge artistic adventure is proving to be inspirational to companies and organizations around the world.
Michael Ostaski has shared the stage with Jay Leno, Richard Roundtree, Cheech Marin, and Patrick Swayze, to name a few. He continues to be the highlight of USA Tributes with his inspirational portraits of the Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam, and President George Bush.
Some of his clients include Ford, ESPN, Chrysler, Harrah's Las Vegas, FedEx, INC 500, State Farm, Honeywell, American Cancer Society, Boeing, Wells Fargo, National Auto Dealers Association, Children's Leukemia Foundation, IKON, Hewlett Packard, AT&T Canada, Oracle, COMDEX, Disney, and many more.
Michael Ostaski's genuine enthusiasm for life is consummate, and his friendly and vibrant presence enhances his presentations. He has been described variously as a Renaissance man, a genius, and a one-of-a-kind experience. Michael Ostaski provides the perfect solution for award ceremonies, employee recognition, general sessions, product launch, company transitions, anniversaries, and many other occasions.


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When it comes to your hardware, we know what you need: Reliability, Accuracy, and Durability. That's why we've created partnerships with the best industrial equipment manufacturers, like Ellis and Amada. General Distributing employs industry experts who educate and train our clients on the best applications for each product.
When it comes to industrial supply, the products we use have the best reputations in the industry. Many of the products we supply have multiple uses which can help save you time and money. Talk to our experts for professional recommendations on products that fit your unique needs.
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The much talked about Windows 8 has indeed had a significant impact on the laptop industry in recent times. Companies such as Sony and HP Laptops have reduced the costs of their laptop models, because of this operating system. The extent of this impact can be understood by analysing the changes that have come about in the laptop industry itself, such as price slashes and so on. This operating system has not been well received by customers around the world for various reasons. One of the primary reasons for its placid reception is the fact that this operating system is based on the touch technology.
Windows 8: What It's All About
Windows 8 is the much-hyped version of the Windows operating system that is meant for home theatre PCs, laptops, tablets and desktops. This version of Windows was made available to the public on the 26th of October, 2012. The Windows NT Kernel (version 6.2) has been used by this operating system. This operating system was designed with the intent of competing with leading operating systems such as the Android and the iOS. The highlight of this operating system is that it provides the users with a touch-based interface. It also supports the synchronization of numerous apps and provides the users with many security features as well. It also supports settings between numerous devices.
The Start screen of Windows 8 comprises of numerous tiles, each for a specific application. This screen has been used to replace the conventional Start menu that other Windows-based operating systems would provide their users with. The users have been provided with a Windows store, which allows them to download a wide range of applications that can suit their requirements. It is interesting to note that research for the development of this version of Windows began much before that of Windows 7.
This version of Windows utilizes the latest technologies such as cloud computing, USB 3.0, low-power ARM architecture, near field communications, 4 Kn Advanced Format, and much more.
Effects Of Windows 8 On Laptop Sales
Since the day of its launch, Windows 8 didn't seem to be very fascinating to its customers. Sales of Windows 8 laptops across countries such as India have dipped greatly, leaving companies with no other choice but to slash prices. Sony and HP laptops are two of the major laptop brands that have reduced the cost of their Windows 8 laptops by Rs. 2000. This dip occurred just a few days after manufacturers in the US slashed the prices of laptops. According to a well-known analyst of the marketing research firm, Cybermedia Research, large amounts of money are spent on smartphones, and PC makers aim at increasing sales by slashing the prices of their laptop PCs. However, there hasn't been much of an interest for Windows 8 PCs from the start.
Sony labelled this slash in prices as "routine"; however, the HP Laptop Company chose not to comment on this issue. Windows 8 is yet the biggest plunge made by Microsoft Inc., to make their operating system a bit more appealing to its consumers. However, it does not seem to be working, as consumers are more interested in using hand-held touch devices rather than laptop PCs. In the year 2012, the shipment of PCs into India grew to 12 million, from 11.5 million the previous year. The launching of Windows 8 was anticipated to bring about tremendous sales by its manufacturers, as it provides a common touch interface for mobiles, tablets, and laptops. However, in most developed markets, the sales are continually falling. According to the research manager at IDC, Kiran Kumar, a touch-based laptop PC, in the price range of Rs.30,000-35,000 may just be the beginning of good sales for Windows 8 in the Indian technology market. The prices of Windows 8 PCs were kept at a high level, as vendors intended to sell away the remaining Windows 7 PCs, notes Kumar.
After taking a look at the negative impact of Windows 8 OS on the laptop industry, it is wise for every individual to wait and watch for technical fixes in this OS, before ever buying a Windows 8 laptop.
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Why 1st Crusade was Launched
- Created by: Paula Weber
- Created on: 03-04-13 17:04
March 1095- Alexius Conmenus' appeal for aid as Seljuk Turks have taken over Anatolia, retook Antioch and Iberia from Greeks in 1086, Won at Battle of Manziket in 1071 (Alexius had this battle Seljuk Turks were being violent but lost), Muslim encroachment towards Constantinople through spain.
--Questionable whether he asked for an army, may have simply wanted mercenaries to help defend his lands. Therefore the crusade may have been pre-meditated by Pope Urban
Increase/consolidate papal power:
-Investiture Contest consolidated Pope Urbans power as Pope Gregory had done with Henry IV in the 1150's.
-Indulgence's, Tithe's and Church governing land are examples of Papal greed
-'see that the Tithes that belong to God are faithfully paid' Source 45-Fulcher of Chartres
-Papal propaganda is shown as emotive and exaggerated Robert the Monk shows violent language used 'they circumcise the Christians';…
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Antebellum Architecture in Athens
Sunday, July 22, 2018, 3:00 p.m.
In Appleton Auditorium
Join the Athens Historical Society for our July Program "Antebellum Architecture in Athens."
James W. Lineberger will conduct this historical survey of the Greek Revival style of architecture in Athens. It features the 18 prominent built environments in this category. Not only will the presenter give in-depth descriptions of 10 of the buildings, he will also give background on the history of their occupants. With a diverse conglomerate of 19th century personalities, this presentation is both lively and informative.
Mr. Lineberger has written a book entitled Architecture in Athens: Then and Now, and teaches a course about Greek Revival Architecture at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
The program will he held at the Athens Clarke County Library, Appleton Auditorium on Sunday July 22nd from 3 to 5 pm. A reception with light refreshments will follow.


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Once you have created workflows, you will be able to automate processes.
- Select the 'Task' tab
- Select 'My Tasks'
- Click on 'manage workflow alerts & processes'
- Then select the 'Add new items' option
- You have the option for 'Task' or 'Automation. Select the "Automation" check box
- The screenshot below describes the screen you will now see once the 'automation' check box is selected. Enter the information as appropriate.
Updating/Deleting a New Alert
Updating an existing schedule will not change any process already created. The change you make will only be reflected in new processes you create.
Deleting an process will not delete or mark those processes that have already been created as complete.
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting is coming! It begins on Friday June 3 in Chicago and continues through Tuesday June 7.
This year, we "celebrated" Embargo Day on Wednesday May 18. This is the day when almost all of the abstracts are released, and the plenary and oral abstract session titles are published. This year, for the unprecedented second year in a row, two abstracts on melanoma will be presented at the Plenary Session, Sunday afternoon, June 5. Last year, it was the positive study on Ipi in second line therapy for Stage IV melanoma. This year, the other Ipi (now Yervoy) study, comparing front-line treatment with Ipi/DTIC to DTIC alone will be presented by Jedd Wolchok, MD of Sloan Kettering. The other Plenary melanoma paper will be the BRIM-3 study results, where patients with the v600e BRAF mutation were treated with PLX4032/RG7204 vs DTIC. This paper will be presented by Paul Chapman, MD, also of Sloan Kettering. We know both showed positive results; we don't yet know the magnitude.
I will be analyzing the potential results soon; check back for updates. Please note I have no personal knowledge of the results, and was not a PI on either study.
In the meantime, use this link to search on melanoma related talks and posters at ASCO.
Eric D. Whitman, MD
Senior Editor, TheMelanomaCenter.com


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Sorry for the extended break and my slackness in posting anything here for the last wee while. It was school holidays again and when junior is at home and I'm not at the day job I find myself building model aeroplanes and playing video games and going to the swimming pool. It's not hard to take but it's definitely not conducive to creative productivity.
Next time (surprise, surprise!) we get to meet these librarians.


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Peanuts for birds are rich in oil and have good protein levels. Peanuts kernels are popular with tits, greenfinches, nuthatches, spotted woodpeckers, house sparrows and siskins. Peanut granules can also be used to attract robins, dunnocks, blackbirds and wrens. All our peanuts for birds are raw and unsalted (never feed roasted or salted peanuts to birds) and they are additionally tested to be free from Aflatoxin, a naturally occurring fungus which can kill birds.
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Hi guys! I'm currently in the process of redesigning this website, so I thought I'd revisit a few older posts that I'm really proud of. If you didn't catch these the first time, please check them out! More updates soon. xo
Sometimes when I post a particularly sweet photo, video, or blog post about our son, I get a comment back: "You make it look easy."
Undoubtedly, this comment comes from a good place. It's someone telling me that I'm doing ok at this whole mothering thing (hopefully, I am), that life seems pretty good (it is) and that the baby and I are clearly happy (we are).
But, oh my gosh. The last thing I would want to do ever is make it look easy.
Social media and blogging are such wonderful additions to our culture; they let people connect across huge distances and cultural divides. They make cooped-up new moms feel like they're part of a community, they help us share knowledge and advice, and they enrich our lives in so many ways.
But they also make us competitive with each other. They make us compare our real-life experience with a snapshot of someone else's — a beautiful, happy snapshot, but one that lacks context and background. Trust me: For every cute date-night outfit, there's also a day when I don't have time to even brush my hair. For every sweet baby smile, there's a night when he wakes up every two hours in tears. Those moments are part of reality for any new mom, whether we choose to share them or not.
I don't mean to say that there's anything wrong with posting those beautiful moments — there isn't, and I treasure all the sweet little smiles I've captured on camera in these last few months.
But phrases like "making it look easy" make it seem like there's something wrong with you if it's not easy. If it's not easy, that it's your fault. That it could be "easy" if you would just do things differently.
But here's the thing: life isn't rewarding or rich because it's easy. Life is incredible because of those tiny little moments, every day, when we appreciate something joyful or meaningful in our daily experiences. Sure, there are great, easy days. And there are also so many great moments in the not-easy days.
If you're expecting it to be easy — just because someone else might make it look easy — you're always going to be unsatisfied.
And I wanted to write this, because I worry sometimes that I contribute to it. I worry that when I write about topics like breastfeeding, postpartum weight loss, or even how I've chosen to pursue my career, that others will feel badly because they're struggling with those same issues. To write about these topics suggests, in some small way, that you have figured them out. But these are day-to-day struggles, and I don't think anyone has fully figured them out.
All our lives are different. And it's important to remember that. Each mom out there — each person out there, parent or not — has their own ups and downs that are unique to their family. And I know that some of my toughest moments — the 2 a.m. wake-ups and the mornings that I frantically proofread a brief while our son naps in the next room — are the memories that I'll look back on, years later, when he's all grown up, and smile.
So who really wants 'easy' anyways?


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Our goal is a future facility providing Patient Centered Integrative Healthcare
Our vision is to build a facility so that we can help people achieve personal wellness, provide vital information and training to members of the medical profession, and advance the scientific study of natural wellness.
Future of Holistic Health Care
Building on the success of the Health By Choice model of natural medicine, the new Healthy By Choice Education and Research Center will bring the best of Western and natural medicine together to help people live healthier lives. In addition to all of the current Health By Choice services, the new 20,000 square foot facility will also allow Ella and certified clinical practitioners to:
- Research and validate natural health approaches scientifically and publish their results
- Offer cottages for guests who are receiving treatment, attending educational programs, or visiting on a retreat
- Bring all the healing arts to one place, adding modalities such as natural dentists, midwives, and physical therapists
- Take on interns and graduate students to begin integrating the best of both the medical and natural health communities
- Add educational programs on gardening, cooking and soil replenishment
- Broadcast guest lectures worldwide using a high-tech conference center
- Process test results on site using a next-level certification lab


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A co worker of my son's knew I was 'into woodworking', as he puts it and asked him if I could make her a crib board that was a little different. After browsing around and giving her some options, this is what I cam up with.
Yes, there are a few drunk holes in it but with that grain, who really notices :o)
I made the board from Rosewood and the base from Mahogany.
-- -- Don in Ottawa, http://www.donebydon.ca
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#1 posted 07-18-2009 05:58 PM
Don, your work makes me want to get out my store bought cribbage board and burn it. I used to love playing cribbage on camping trips and your work brings back lots of fun memories….
-- I get out to the shop when Ryan lets me. Arggggggggggg
#2 posted 07-18-2009 06:10 PM
Me too, a buddy and I played every day at work. I miss it and him, a lot of great memories. Nice crib board.
-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -
#3 posted 07-18-2009 06:37 PM
That's a nice cribbage board. Beautiful job and very unique. Haven't played much since I moved back down south. Thanks for the post
#4 posted 07-18-2009 11:04 PM
Great looking board!! Much more fun to play the game. Very special…........
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
#5 posted 07-18-2009 11:28 PM
Very nice, the base really add so much to it. Is there storage for pegs and cards?
Great job!
#6 posted 07-18-2009 11:31 PM
I asked the person I did it for if she wanted a storage compartment and she declined so I didn't bother.
-- -- Don in Ottawa, http://www.donebydon.ca
#7 posted 07-19-2009 12:22 AM
I had to look long and hard to find the drunk holes… I like them… reminds me of the time my uncle and I were playing and chasing down a few beers… couldn't find the holes to save us. Uh, I was well under age… couldn't walk after the game… my mother was rather upset with her brother….
Nice wood… nice design… makes the game all that much more fun.
-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...
#8 posted 07-19-2009 05:33 AM
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You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body; and knit me together in my mother's womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous – how well I know it; you watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. Psalm 139:13-16 (NLTCE)
Praise God for the way He made Margaret Alva!
She has just released her autobiography, 'Courage and Commitment' in which the amazing growth of her career (details given below testimony) stuns national and international followers of Indian politics. In this NLTCE exclusive, Margaret shares of the time when everything went wrong with her world and career and she was descending into a bottomless pit of deep despair. At that time, it was only the Word of God that could pull her back to the land of living and thriving.
It was the worst phase in my life. I had never been through so much pain and depression.
The Congress Party had an astounding victory! In the legislative elections held in India in 2004, over 670 million people voted, electing 543 members of the 14th Lok Sabha. On 13 May, the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) conceded defeat. The Indian National Congress which had governed India for all but five years from independence until 1996, returned to power after a record eight years out of office. It was able to put together a comfortable majority of more than 335 members out of 543 with the help of allies. Congress President Sonia Gandhi surprised observers by declining to become the new Prime Minister, instead asking former Finance Minister Manmohan Singh, a respected economist, to head the new government. The widow of former PM Rajiv Gandhi would have become India's first Roman Catholic prime minister had she not surprised everyone by turning down the post.
Global respect for Sonia Gandhi went up as international news channels like BBC and CNN reported that Mrs Gandhi had spent time in prayer and felt she should not take up the post.
There was jubilation in almost every sector of the Congress because nobody had imagined we would win – the BJP had been so confident of its victory.
Jubilation everywhere except in my home and soul. My party had won but I had lost. I had stood from Karnataka, which was one of the few States which the BJP had managed to conquer by winning 18 seats. I did not just stand for elections from Karnataka, I belong to the state, I was born and brought up in Mangalore and lived in Bangalore, but my own people let me down. I will never understand why they did it, and at that time the darkness of despair, bitterness, and the anguish that follows such public failure shrouded me completely. I sat in my home in Delhi and refused to meet any visitors.
My family tried to comfort me but I was beyond comfort. Then my eldest son Niret, who declared to us that he has a personal relationship with Christ, sat me down and spoke to me for a long time. He said he understood my pain at having been let down by people I trusted. He also told me that unless I forgave them, I would have no peace and I would not be able to get on with my life. I told him I would not be able to forgive them; even God would have been able to see how badly I had been betrayed. Niret told me about how Jesus had told Peter not only to forgive a brother who had sinned against him "seven times" but "seventy times seven" (Matthew 18-21-35 NLTCE). He insisted Jesus wants us to always forgive others without limitation and he reminded me that Jesus ends the parable by saying that if we fail to forgive others, then God will not forgive us for the mistakes we make.
After my son left, I went and stood before the altar in our house. I wept before God and said, "Help me to forgive, I am finding it so difficult." I stood silently there for quite a while, and then without my realizing when it had happened, a deep peace enveloped me. All the sadness and bitterness dissolved and disappeared and I felt lightness in my heart I cannot describe.
Two hours later, I got a call from Soniaji's secretary who said she wanted to see me that evening. I went and was completely stunned when she told me (I had just lost her party the state of Karnataka!) that she wanted me to be the General Secretary of the Congress Party of India. There was no time to digest the miracle that had taken place because the next day some of us had to leave for the XV International Aids Conference in Bangkok attended by Nelson Mandela and other great world leaders. Soniaji was there too; she was called upon to give a speech after which she received a standing ovation.
Later, as she was passing me to leave the venue, I said to her, "You spoke very well Madam." She simply crinkled her eyes at me and whispered, "Come back soon to Delhi, Margaret." The VIPs had return flights for that day itself. Many of us had to leave the next day.
By the time my flight landed at Delhi the following day, the announcement had already been released about my appointment as the General Secretary of the Congress Party of India, and as I stepped into the airport, there were people rushing to congratulate me.
At a time when there could have been those who scorned me or turned their backs on me for the loss in Karnataka, God had worked out things in such a way that I had people greeting me warmly and with a lot of love and praise.
It was only because I had chosen to forgive.
Career Graph
These are only some of the landmarks of Margaret Alva's splendid career:
- Prime Minister Indira Gandhi heard Margaret speaking at a function and immediately set her aside for greater endeavors
- Elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1974, she served four consecutive six-year terms in that House, before she was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1999
- She was appointed Union Minister for State of Parliamentary Affairs in the Rajiv Gandhi Government, later moving to the Ministry of Human Resource Development in charge of Youth Affairs and Sports, Women and Child Development
- She also served as Union Minister of State for Personnel, Pension, Public Grievances and Administrative Reforms (attached to the Prime Minister) where she took governance to the grass foots
- She was elected Chairperson of the first SAARC Ministerial meet on Women in Development and a UNICEF sponsored Conference on Children in South Asia
- She chaired the UN Women's Group of Experts Meeting to assess the impact of the Decade for Women and Violence against Women
- She was part of the national delegation to the UN General Assembly in 1976 and 1997
- She is a lawyer by profession and practiced with her husband Niranjan Alva in the Supreme Court
- She has lectured at Harvard and Columbia Universities
- She is recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Excellence for her achievements in public life, and also of the First Nelson Mandela Award for minority empowerment
- She has also served as Governor of two states.
By Ingrid Albuquerque with Margaret Alva
Ingrid Albuquerque-Solomon is an author, mainstream media writer, and theologian. She currently serves as the Content Editor of Haggai Institute of International Leadership, Consultant with Berean Bay Media House, and facilitator for weekly Bible studies in TAFTEE (The Association for Theological Education by Extension).


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Meet Oscar the Cat, our Dog of the Month
Meet Oscar: the black and white cat-who-thinks-he's-the-bottom-of-the-pack-beta-dog!
Oscar's pal is Cleo, the cat-who-knows-she's-a-cat, and according to their owner, together they're a lovely pair!
Oscar tried to guard his humans and the house (until he gets scared and runs away), and sticks his head in the closest human armpit when he needs to be reminded of the pack order.
How did this beta dog symdrome happen to Oscar? He was in a house with 4 dogs until his adoption at a year and a half old, so he really does think he's a dog! Cleo is all cat and tries to run the show until she gets put in her place by her humans.
Oscar's favorite food: "chicken!"
Oscar's favorite drug: "cat nip!"
Cleo: "leave me alone I'm studying for my private pilot's license, and no Oscar, I will not take you along as a co-pilot or baggage handler."


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Compatible with the Xbox 360 "Reset Glitch Hack" . There are only two of these available in the UK right now, so grab one while you can.
The CoolRunner-II XC2C CPLD has two separate banks of pins that can operate at different voltages, internal pull-up resistors, and pin keepers.
This development board from Dangerous Prototypes will help you build your first custom logic chip using simple schematic entry, Verilog, or VHDL.
- XC2C64A CPLD with 64 macrocells
- On-board 1.8volt supply for the core
- On-board 3.3volt supply for pins
- Separate pin banks can be operated at different voltages (1.2volt to 3.3volt)
- Selectable 1.8volt, 3.3volt, and external supply for each pin bank
- LEDs for output
- Push button for input
- Populated JTAG header
- Easy to program with the Bus Pirate and Bus Blaster
- Open source (CC-BY-SA)