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Navigating the motivations of our decision-making, Sam Holt's paintings act as both a reflection and commentary of the differing ideals we hold and how the environments in which we exist shape to foster them. It's this moulding from the rudimentary fulfilment we had in childhood to the often ongoing sense of discontentment we feel when seen through the conventions of western society. The curiosity and contentment of growing up seems to have been lost somewhere, thrown out as naïve in the race for a future life superior. Unscripted and free flowing, the marks in Sam Holt's paintings are imbued with his personal reflections of the balance between our individual and collective ideals and wants. They are reflections of the past, present and future and dare to engage the viewer in a continuing investigation in how they have all and will transpire…
"I paint to document my changing state. Closely connected to the time and place in which they are made, my gestured marks oscillate between my various frames of mind to form surreal snapshots of my identity.
Avoiding sketches and overthinking, I aim to work loosely and with speed, so that as I get caught up in the process the painting itself starts to orchestrate and direct my strokes, creating an intuitive relationship that is constantly being redirected and shifted.
Once started, it's a constant process of re-evaluation and response to the relationship between line, colour and form. Painting in this way, without restraint or preparatory sketches, allows the works to form in front of me whilst I am in a trance like state – a process that I hope allows the works to keep their honesty and a sense of freshness.
The unknown is the driving force behind my practice, it's an uncovering of the subconscious and is essential in creating work of feeling that both makes a comment and speaks of my state.
While they are not direct depictions of particular landscapes, the Australian landscape has intrinsically seeped into the work, due to the very fact that I am a part of the landscape as an Australian artist.
An important element within these works is the repeated motif of the line – a mark which has become integral in representing my sense of self within the landscape. This line helps to capture a fleeting energy and imbue a sense of character and life into the works. This loose connection back to the landscape provides the viewer with a sense of familiarity with which to connect.
As I paint in such a frenzied trance like state, often the subject matter of the painting reveals itself much later in the process. There is usually a moment of 'oh that's what that was really about' at which point in time I title the work. Whilst the titles may at first seem flippant, they are actually full of personal significance and harbor double meanings and a commentary on my observations of the art world, life and my sense of place as an Australian Artist.
The underlying ambiguity in these 'diary-like' titles plays an essential role in constructing the relationship between audiences and my work by opening them up for discussion and thought. Just as I do when I am painting them, the viewer brings their own collective memory when interacting with my works. It is this relationship and sense of discovery that I want the work to constantly foster throughout its existence."
Artist Statement
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Being one of our larger pivot fins, the Pau Hana remains one of the most maneuverable. Its dramatic features make this template ideal for walking the nose...and staying there.
Because this is a batik-style fabric with dragonflies printed on it at random, no two fins are alike and will vary depending on where the fin is cut from the panel.
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My Father, Tom, treated myself, my son (10), and my nephew(8) to a rafting trip this summer. It was an unbelievable adventure and even more than that it is a memory that we will all cherish for the rest of our lives. James our guide was awesome and he made the trip that much better with his witty banter and historical, if somewhat embellished, facts. The lodge was great! The boys had so much fun in the game room, pool, and hot tub. It will hopefully become an annual trip that they can share with their families moving forward. Thanks Dad – we love you!
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The Sandwell Valley Railway is a G scale garden railway in the West Midlands.
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Work is progressing on the next garden railway video
The next Thomas the Tank Engine video will be in two parts. I cannot reveal anything else as I've signed a non-disclosure form with the studios. Here are a few pictures taken this afternoon during a filming session.
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I have an easy menu this week and managed to cook & prepare every last thing throughout the day. My favorite type of weekend cooking is when we have no plans on Sunday and I can just spread it out throughout the day. It feels like I spent no time in the kitchen, but I have every meal through Thursday lunch sitting ready to go. Actually, Thursday's chicken is in the freezer because three days is my cooked meat limit in the fridge.
Breakfasts: hard boiled eggs w/ homemade mayo + hot sauce, over spinach.
Lunches: roasted chicken thigh and broccoli + mixed greens with Tessemae's dressing
Dinners: ground pork and zucchini with Rogan Josh seasoning over spaghetti squash, topped with Moroccan dipping oil
I have a crazy busy week coming up, so I went so far as to pack my dinner into quick microwavable dishes for each night. And yes, those are Christmas pajamas.
This weekend I had time to cook a few times, finally. Pizza soup is one of the easiest tasty meals that you can put together from the freezer and pantry within twenty minutes. I tried a new asparagus recipe (from a book, so no link) and got creative with salmon for dinner on Sunday. So yum with a bottle of pinot and a few episodes of West Wing.
Tip #3: Have multiple sets of measuring cups and spoons. I have three sets of spoons and two sets of cups. I usually use two while doing my weekly cooking, one for liquid and one for dry. Keep a paper towel handy to wipe down each one after use.
After two weekends alternating being out of town, we had a weekend with ZERO plans. So nice! We went to our local neighborhood restaurant on Friday night, had Mexican food with good friends on Saturday night, and had an overall lazy and productive weekend. We cancelled a few fun plans we had made for the summer in hopes of keeping with our "relax" theme for the year.


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Tuckerman's Ravine is famous for the late spring skiing that it produces every year, drawing hundreds of backcountry snow sliders each week. But for one weekend each April, it is part of a larger event, the Tuckerman's Inferno Pentathlon. Consisting of five events, the Inferno tests the athlete's ability in raw athletic talent as well as technical mountain skills. The approximately 35 mile course (it varies each year) is made up of the following events:
Run 8.3 miles
Kayak 5.5 miles
Bike 18.2 miles (road conditions)
Hike 3 miles (athletes may skin/snowshoe based on snow cover)
Ski (varies based on avalanche & safety considerations)
My guest today is Andrew Drummond, who has raced and won the mens solo division each year since 2015. He talks with us about what it takes to compete in the Inferno, either in the solo division or as part of a relay team. We also talk about some of the history of the event, dating back to the 1930's with the original Inferno ski race. Andrew is also the owner/operator of Ski the Whites, a backcountry ski rental shop based in Jackson, NH. Anyone wanting to break into the sport of backcountry skiing can find him at the base of Black Mountain ski resort where they can pick up some gear as well as expert advice, and head into the backcountry on some classic CCC trails that begin right from the base of the mountain.


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Posted on 02/01/2016 at 07:41 PM by Madhu Gadia
Curried Mushroom and Peas
Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Mushrooms have become a staple in American cuisine today. We add mushrooms to pasta, salads and everything in between. Since 1990, mushroom consumption has nearly doubled in the USA. I remember when mushrooms started being on the cover of every magazine and touted as the amazing miracle food. Back in the mid 90s my dietitian friend and I went out to eat and decided to order Portobello mushrooms as an appetizer. After all, we needed to know what the craze was all about. Well, neither of us cared for it, but at least we figured out what it was. My husband will still not eat them but my kids love them and I am ok with them.
In India mushrooms are called khumb. They are primarily available in North India, although they are gaining popularity all over the country. Mushrooms and peas are a winning combination. Serve this easy-to-prepare dish alongside any meal. I add slivered almonds for a nutty texture, although optional.
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds
1 cup red onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon ginger, finely grated
2 cups (12 ounces) mushrooms, sliced
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon garam masala
2 tablespoons slivered almonds, lightly roasted, optional
1. Heat oil in a nonstick fry pan on medium-high heat. Add mustard seeds, cover with lid, and cook for a few seconds, until the seeds stop popping. Add the onions and cook until transparent. Add ginger and stir.
2. Add mushrooms and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Add peas, turmeric, salt, and cayenne pepper. Add the water, bring to boil, cover with lid, and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the peas are cooked.
3. Sprinkle garam masala over mushroom mixture. Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with almonds, if desired.
Makes: 4 servings Serving Size: ½ cup
Nutrition information per serving: Calories: 107; Total Fat: 7g (Saturated Fat: 0.5g); Carbohydrate: 8g; Protein: 3g Fiber: 2g; Sodium: 330 mg
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Buy living lettuce. Usually sold as Organically, Hydroponically grown lettuce. Clip off outer leaves and use. Leave the core leaves intact. Place in a glass of filtered water for a few days in a window sill. Trim off less lively leaves. Plant in rich soil up to base of core leaves. Plant should last through many cuttings as long as you cut from the outer leaves and leave a small inner core. Love the sweet tender butter lettuce. The plastic shell makes a good seed starter atrium as shown. Enjoy!
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A combination of technological innovations and macro-market trends are converging to create unprecedented opportunities that will transform how nearly every industry operates as a result of connecting a widening array of objects, devices and services via the "Internet of Things" (IoT). Personalizing how the IoT captures, collates and shares the data generated in this connected world is the key to fulfilling its promise.
The IoT idea has become one of the hottest technology topics of 2014 because a variety of consumer and industrial products can now be connected in a scalable and economical fashion to produce a new set of services which were not possible in the past.
Today's IoT capabilities have evolved from a previous generation of machine-to-machine (M2M) sensors, systems and software that were primarily utilized to handle a finite set of industry-specific functions. One of the most prominent examples has been deploying sensors on commercial vehicles to track their movement and status in order to fine-tune transportation logistics and reduce potential downtime.
Since the cost of the nanotechnology that powers the remote sensors has been cut dramatically, the range of 'things' that sensors can be attached to has become limitless.
Even more importantly, the Cloud has made it financially feasible to deploy the sensors anywhere because it significantly reduces the connectivity costs. In addition it reduces the cost of capturing, storing and analyzing the data generated by the sensors, as well as sharing the output of said analysis to whoever needs it.
Now, nearly every industry is exploring ways to connect to their end-products to better understand how they operate so they can improve their efficiency, and better understand how they're used in order to better serve their customers.
In the consumer world, IoT implementations have already become commonplace via a variety of wearables. The most common of these consumer goods is an assortment of fitness products like Fitbit, and the most elaborate is Google Glass. What they both have in common (along with countless other IoT consumer items) is their ability to capture data from the user's personal experience, analyze it in the context of other data points, and provide the user with valuable insights that can help them better understand their behavior and improve their performance.
This functionality is not only empowering to the individual, it is also a powerful tool for commercial product providers to build a tighter bond with their customers in an increasingly commoditized marketplace. The key is personalizing IoT solutions in the industry sector the same way personalization has become the norm in the consumer web.
We are all accustomed to Amazon's ability to immediately recommend books, movies and other consumer items to us based on our previous purchases using continuously learning analytics. A growing number of vendors are developing similar abilities to enable their connected objects and devices to deliver the same benefits in the IoT environment.
Fitness services, such as MapMyRide and Strava, have capitalized on the data captured from their users' exercise activities to develop new value-added services that offer deeper insights into their routines and provide more detailed statistics regarding how they rank against others. Based on this data, these services can sell advertising space to various companies seeking to appeal to their highly targeted population of users. They can also repackage the data to help other businesses improve their products.
This personalization process has become expected in the consumer world.
What makes the IoT phenomenon especially exciting is the infinite ways in which the consumer applications of today can be converted to commercial and industrial uses, thereby transforming how various businesses operate.
For instance, fitness-oriented wearables are quickly being converted into health-oriented devices aimed at helping patients overcome various ailments. These new health monitors enable doctors to more closely track their patients' vital signs, and also allow the patient to view how they are progressing. These connections can substantially improve the quality of care to the patient while reducing the cost of healthcare delivery for the provider.
The same equation holds true for other industries. Transportation companies can use data generated from various sensors attached to their vehicles to monitor their status and location, identify issues before they become real problems, and recommend methods to improve their performance and efficiency. Personalizing this analysis to match the driver, vehicle, cargo and terrain will be the key to properly leveraging the IoT's capabilities.
Given all these 'moving parts', determining how to measure the value of this IoT personalization process will be essential. The factors for success will be calculating the economic value to the user in light of competitive alternatives, and having the right mechanism to test, set and administer the constantly fluctuating price-points in the increasingly personalized IoT marketplace.
When these issues are overcome, both the customer and vendor will reap the benefits. Customers will gain better quality products and services that will employ the customers' buying and usage data to keep pace with their constantly evolving needs. And, the vendor will have an opportunity to retain and produce more profitable revenue from customers in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
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The transport office, in the last two days, has apprehended around 150 offenders driving two-wheelers without HSRP from different parts of the city. The vehicle owners had fitted fancy number plates on the two-wheelers.
Official sources said there are over 20,000 vehicle owners who have not fitted HSRP on their vehicles. It is a routine practice at the transport office that the vehicle owners have to take online appointment from the Vahan portal for the HSRP fitting. Once the appointment is scheduled, the vehicle owners have to come at RTO in Pal for fitting of HSRP plates.
In February, the transport office had appointed around 13 automobile dealers as 'deemed RTO' for fitting HSRPs. The vehicle owners, who were complaining about the long queues and extended waiting period for online appointment, were asked to fit their HSRPs from these dealers.
"There is a general tendency among the vehicle users that they do not want to wait in long queues for fitting the HSRP plate. However, they prefer to fit number plates from outside. Despite appointing deemed RTOs, many vehicle owners are still plying on roads without HSRPs," said an official at RTO.
At present, the city's vehicle population has crossed 27 lakh mark. Every month around 10,000 two-wheelers and every three months 10,000 cars are registered with the RTO.
RTO inspector, Vijay Chauhan said, "Those caught without HSRPs are fined on the spot and served notices. If they fail to fit the HSRP, then we may take action of cancelling the registration certificate of the vehicles. The campaign will run for another few days in the city. We want to cover all the 20,000 vehicles plying without HSRPs."


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Miles likes transfer Burke's quickness, basketball IQ
LINCOLN — Nebraska has some unexpected competition for 7-foot Argentine basketball prospect Francisco Caffaro.
After visiting Nebraska, Georgia Tech and St. Mary's last week, Caffaro got a late invitation to tour one more campus — Virginia, the overall No. 1 seed in March's NCAA tournament.
Sources said Caffaro, who has been playing at the Australian Institute of Sport on an NBA Global Academy team, visited Virginia on Monday.
Also on Monday, the Huskers finished paperwork to officially land Robert Morris sophomore transfer guard Dachon (duh-SHAWN) Burke. The 6-foot-4, 180-pound guard was second-team All-Northeast Conference, averaging 17.6 points and 5.8 rebounds.
NU, too, is prepping for a visit at midweek from 6-5, 190-pound guard Amir Harris of Hagerstown, Maryland, a one-time Rhode Island commit.
One topic that didn't produce news Monday was the search for an assistant coach.
Nebraska coach Tim Miles said in an interview that he is continuing to do homework on at least four candidates, and declined to discuss any names or confirm any unsourced speculation.
As for Burke, he will sit out 2018-19 as a transfer then have two years of eligibility. He picked NU over Marquette, Pittsburgh and St. John's.
With perimeter scorers such as James Palmer and Glynn Watson set to leave Nebraska in a year, Burke liked the plan laid out for him by Miles and assistant Michael Lewis.
"Michael did a good job of getting in early," Miles said. "When doing my research, I was really impressed by his numbers. Then watching him play, I really liked his game.
"We were able to get a home visit to Orange, New Jersey. The whole family was there and we showed them our game plan on how we have handled that redshirt year with our other successful transfers."
Soon after the home visit, Burke and his mother and uncle visited Lincoln and "loved it."
"It was really big to get his commitment," Miles said. "When you're getting ready to lose guys like Glynn and James, you need somebody who isn't a true freshman and has had to make tough baskets in big-time environments."
Miles said Burke is comfortable on the perimeter with ball in hand or working off screens to slash to the basket or set up jumpers. He was a candidate for his league's defensive player of the year award, too, after leading the NEC in steals at 2.1 a game.
"He needs to shoot the 3 better," Miles said. "But he's really quick and rebounds like crazy. He is very, very quick to the ball and smart."
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This is my FAVORITE Eyes of the World and I don't know what show it's from—though I'm thinking it's from a Dick's Picks. Anyone out there know which show it is? HELP A DEADHEAD OUT! 🙂
This all started with facebook—AGAIN—as I was hanging out in the "Just Grateful" facebook group and someone asked a simple question "What's your favorite Dead show?" Of course, I've talked about this before, but mine is Fillmore East 2/11/69. Then, I remembered there was a version of Eyes of the World that I especially liked but had the hardest time trying to figure out which one it was. At first, I mistakenly thought it was a 15min long version from Dick's Picks Volume 10 but no, that version was too fast. But thanks to technology, I at least found the mp3 file BUT I DON'T KNOW THE SHOW.


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Our seventh baby is due in mid-April.
I sometimes catch myself thinking, "Wait, seven? Is that right? Yes, it is. Yes, this is #7." This pregnancy is just one of the many ways 2013 was an unreal year. Even though 2013 is over, my family is still playing catch-up. I slipped into nesting mode soon after Christmas, but the world has not allowed me to do what I need and want to do, so I feel like I'm scrambling to get ready.
What does a seventh- time mother need to do to get ready for a new baby? I have a list and some items are already completed. We are planning our second home birth, which explains some items that may seem odd. Other things may not seem related to a new baby, but they are in this house.
The Baby Prep List (in no particular order)
Print off this list for Hubby
Move Ducky into big girl bed
Dismantle crib
Talk to older children about what to expect from our home birth. Most of them are pretty aware already.
Tell everyone I'm pregnant (not an easy task with baby #7)
Buy new crib mattress
Clean pack and play
Make space for birth pool
Rent birth pool
Clean my bedroom
Prepare guest room
Re-organize bathroom cabinets
Re-organize linen closet
Re-organize storage areas
Clean bathrooms thoroughly
Get laundry basket for new baby
Add shelves in laundry room
Get maternity photos taken
Buy disposable newborn diapers
Borrow cloth newborn diapers
Install living room baby gate
Clean stand fan and place in closet
Order birth kit and After Ease Tincture
Restock all vitamins and supplements
Buy medicinal teas
Order herbal labor prep
Gather birth related items: towels, washcloths, crockpot, cookie sheet (holds midwife's supplies), heating pad,
baby blankets, shower curtains, extra sheets, garbage cans with liners, toilet paper, tissues, paper towels, Ziploc bags, arnica cream, bottle of hydrogen peroxide, and birth kit. Place in a storage tub.
Pick outfit for baby's first photos
Clean infant car seat
Clean out Behemoth
Install car seat
Stock up on paper products, toiletries and non-perishables
Buy nursing tanks
Make labor drink mix
Prep snacks for labor
Wash baby-wearing items and stash one in Behemoth
Attend my baby shower - baby #7 gets a shower!
Freeze meals for after baby - so behind on this
Wash baby clothes
Wash baby linens
Assess kids' spring clothes and shop
Take kids shoe shopping
Knit newborn hat for photos
Enlist photographer to capture the birth
Line up doula and midwife
Arrange for kid and dog wranglers
Make phone list for when labor starts
Have Hubby review how to catch a baby, just in case he has to … again.
Set up the birth pool
Call the doula, midwife, and wranglers, protect the bed, fill the pool
Have a baby!
For kicks, I checked out some other to-do lists available on the web. I had to laugh at all the things I don't need to do.
Things I Do NOT Have To Do
Tell my boss – No need, unless you want to call Hubby my boss. (He'd laugh.)
Buy maternity clothes – I did have to replace a few worn out items.
Start a baby registry – After seven babies, my list of must have items is minimal. Diapers, Boppy, baby clothes, car
seat, sling, that's pretty much it. We do have a swing, but it probably won't get used much this time.
Stop working – This is a perk you only enjoy with your first pregnancy. After the birth of your first child, you never ever stop working. I try to reduce my schedule as I get closer to delivery, but some work never stops.
Attend a childbirth class – Hubby and I could teach a childbirth class. That might be fun.
Prepare for breastfeeding – I've spent approximately 108 months breastfeeding. I feel prepared.
Pick a doctor – Our family doctor loves my kids. She has fussed at me for not asking her to make a house call on a weekend. Dinosaur invited her to his last birthday party. We're not changing doctors and she is not allowed to retire until all of my children are grown.
Learn about coping with labor pain – I've done labor with pain meds and without. My preference is a deep birth pool full of warm water. It's very effective and the only side effect is pruny fingers.
Pack a hospital bag – If we end up at the hospital, there will either be plenty of time to pack a bag, or it will be an emergency and the bag won't matter.
Pack a diaper bag – We keep a bag perpetually packed. Now, remember to take the diaper bag out of the house and bring it home again. That's the challenge and the reason we keep back-up stuff in the Behemoth.
Tour the maternity ward where you will deliver – OK, here's my bed, there's where the birth pool will go, the bathroom is over there and food is kept in the kitchen downstairs. Done. Whew.
Read a parenting book – I have read enough books and been at this job long enough now, I could draw up a list of books I feel are worth reading and which ones make great kindling. That could be fun.
Familiarize myself with stages of labor – They are as follows -
Stage 1 - "Oh, yay, the baby is coming!" Contractions have finally started and you are all smiles.
Stage 2 - "I need someone to rub my back right now." Definition of labor is becoming clearer and you're feeling serious.
Stage 3 - "What the hell was I thinking?" Things are uncomfortable and you're a little cranky.
Stage 4 - "I change my mind, please don't make me do this." This whole baby thing was a really bad idea. You don't give a flying fruit that your midwife, doula and husband all think this means baby is nearly here. They need to shut up, put the camera down and make the pain stop now!
Stage 5 - "My baby!" You are so tired, but look at this beautiful baby. This whole thing was such an amazing experience and just look at that gorgeous baby! Get the camera!
These, of course, are not the official stages of labor. Some moms may skip some stages, but over all, that's pretty much how labor goes.
Actually, those are all good things for a new mom to do. At this point, though, it's nice to know there are things I do not have to do. Our little girl is head down and seems to be staying in a good position. Hubby is trying to rebuild his leave so he can stay home and help out after baby is born. We have a name for her and even a nickname, which we will keep to ourselves until she is born. We just need to keep chipping away at the list.
Just under six weeks and counting down!


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Just over a year ago I wrote about See.Sense, a Northern Ireland-based start-up making and selling smart connected bicycle lights. The lights were pretty cool in themselves (the cyclists in my family tried one) but the really clever thing was the way in which the company was planning to make use of the data from sensors in the lights, recognising that it was now in the urban data business.
I'm pleased to be able to say that the company is still progressing along this track. This week it announced two new trials with smart city programmes – one in Dublin, where it's one of four smart cycling pilots rolled out in the run-up to the city's hosting the global cycling congress Velo City in 2019, and one in Manchester, where the data is being delivered to the CityVerve smart city hub so that it can be accessed and exploited by the wider community of developers.
Both pilots involve the cities' cycling communities, and both offer the See.Sense ICON light at a highly subsidised price in return for users agreeing to share their sensor data.
These are still early days. Various use cases are being discussed (including one of my favourites, using the lights to gather crowdsourced data on surface quality) but none have been definitively adopted. There's no commercial model either, so no sign of how See.Sense might move towards a business that isn't just based on hardware sales. But it's promising, and a coupe of visible signs that the value of the company's approach is being recognised more widely.


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BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — City officials in Bentonville are seeking a permit from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to kill geese at the municipal airport.
Airport officials say the geese typically spend about four months each spring at the airport and pose a safety hazard because they could strike aircraft. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that airport officials had first discussed deterrent measures, but that those were costly and would involve moving the geese at least 300 miles (480 kilometers) away from the airport.
The newspaper reports that if the permit is issued, trained law enforcement officers would shoot the geese.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there have been 194,000 incidents of wildlife striking planes in the U.S. between 1990 and 2017.


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The Central Planners Are Going To Need A Bigger Boat
September 21, 2012
Today 40 year veteran, Robert Fitzwilson, wrote the following piece exclusively for King World News. Fitzwilson, who is founder of The Portola Group, warned, "It is particularly important to have a substantial allocation to the precious metals for the day when control is lost and chaos emerges."
"The good thing about the Federal Reserve's announcement is that it removed the suspense and doubt swirling about each and every Fed meeting for the foreseeable future. The only possible blockbuster announcement going forward is one that says that they are reversing course. That will never happen until some form of chaos ensues. They confirmed what we all knew. There is no changing course. There was no alternative path.
We should not feel too bad for the Fed. It is a private corporation owned by banks. The Treasuries that they have accumulated are really calls on the tax revenues of the government. Purchasing mortgages also could put them in the position of being one of the largest holders of real estate under certain circumstances. It is believed that the Fed has also been a significant buyer of U.S. equities….
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
An Abomination
Santana came through giving up only 2 runs through 8 innings. Unfortunately, they play 9 innings.
Hey Duaner Sanchez. You're fired as closer. Forever. That's right. Until the world is turned into dust and no living soul walks the face of this planet, you will never be the Mets closer again. Talk about choke job.
This is a backbreaker folks. You went from 3 outs to feeling really good to just pain beyond all imagination. The play in the field was horrid. So much for Endy Chavez being the defensive specialist. Reyes botched a potential out. Feliciano had a tailor made double play ball that resulted in only one.
Why did it take so long to bring in Heilman? I get you're trying to play the righty/lefty game, but as soon as Sanchez folded faster than a Gap employee, you gotta go to your next best pitcher in the pen to stop the bleeding.
This may have been the worst 9th inning I've ever seen. I kept getting flashbacks of that magical 8th inning the Mets had against the Braves back when Piazza played and we scored like 9 runs in an inning. Only this time it was happening to us.
This will be very hard to come back from. Be prepared for plenty of mentions of the collapse tomorrow. Be prepared for Billy Wagner's absence to be bantered about. But worst of all be prepared for another loss tomorrow. The Mets are notorious for their inability to come back quickly from the brink.
Good luck John Maine. Hope you have a no hitter in you.
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they will get swept as will the season. just unbelievable!
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It's interview time again! This time around it's Adam Foster, the man behind Shreddybrek and Cheap Protein Discount Codes…oh yeah, he also just placed 2nd in the UKBFF Maxxmuscle Championships AND reviews nut butters. Hero much?
For those who don't know, please tell us all a bit about yourself:
DAMN! Where to start haha! Well my name is Adam Foster, and I was born 19/7/90, and raised on the mean streets of Hartlepool England… too much info haha? Ok so I'm an "aspiring bodybuilder", pro wrestling lover, geek, peanut butter addict, fiancé to my gorgeous fiancée, the 2nd youngest of 7 kids (9 in my family including my mam and dad). I have a degree in Business Management, a MSc in Marketing Management, working in digital marketing & marketing consultancy, own a few web properties.
I love working out, fitness, dieting, supplements, so in 2012 I started my Shreddybrek YouTube channel and blog. From this, I created my supplement review & protein discount code site, http://cheapproteindiscountcodes.co.uk.
This was an off shoot of my YouTube videos, as people seemed to really dig the supplement reviews. Some I receive as free samples, but the majority of things I review are things I've bought.
I'm by no means a Walter-White level chemist, however I do read up on ingredients, supplements and effects. The reviews I give are based on my opinions and experiences. The protein snacks and food reviews I do tend to be the most fun.
I'm a big kid at heart. Although I don't get as much chance to play them as I used to, I love video games. I love comics, cartoons, anime. Oh and I'm a pretty big Pokémon card collector to haha. Not quite the profile you'd match up for a bodybuilder maybe?
In all honestly though, I'm a pretty simple person! Give me food, weights, and fun – and we're good. We might not be so good if you catch me when I'm hungry, tired, or both 😦
When and how did your fitness journey start?
Initially, when I was a teenager. I was overweight, not obese, but definitely carrying too much fat. I was never, ever, interested in sports. The closest thing to sports that I liked, and still watch, was pro wrestling. When I was a teenager I decided i wanted to lose some fat, and I began lifting my older brothers weigh set. Bicep curling every night. Push ups, crunches, you know the drill.
When I was 18 however I joined up for my first "proper" gym, and began to learn more about nutrition and training. I actually followed more of a power lifting style of straining back then, 5/3/1, 5×5, and focused on the big 3 lifts. I was also a "4everbulkingbro" and ended up getting pretty fat again (although everyone in the gym and my friends would always say I was huge and muscular haha).
In 2013 I decided to compete in bodybuilding, and here we are now in 2015, getting ready for the UKBFF British Championships and the NABBA UK.
It's Christmas in less than 6 months(!), any big plans for the rest of 2015?
Well I've got 3 more shows this year. The UKBFF British Championship in October. I competed in the UKBFF North show in June and qualified for that (I also placed 2nd in my class). Then I'm competing in the NABBA UK, and the Open Mr & Miss British Isle.
Following that, me and my fiancée will be heading to Florida to raid Walmart of its cereal, and hunt down some awesome protein bars, nut butters and other American goodies I see plastered all over my Twitter, Instagram and Facebook haha.
What do you see as the biggest myths in training and nutrition?
Carbs make you fat. Seriously this is the biggest myth that annoys me. I get people commenting on my full day of eating videos, contest prep videos or on my Facebook posts asking why I'm eating so many carbs.
Also, the whole high reps when cutting thing is a load of BS.
"In fact there are so many myths in training and nutrition"
The biggest myth is that there is "1 right way" or a "secret" to get you the results you want.
There are tons of different training, and dieting methods. What works for me might not work for you. The key is staying consistent and trying something long enough to see if it actually does work for you or not.
I comfortably see my way through 1kg tubs of nut butter in a matter of days. What's your food-achilles heel?
Oh man it sounds like you'd tick off all 41 of these peanut butter addict signs haha! Without a shadow or a doubt peanut butter, almond butter, any nut butter is my "achilles heel".
I literally love it so much I started my own nut butter review series "Nut Shot". I was buying and trying so many different nut butters, then seeing so many people asking on social media about them, I thought why not create some reviews around something I love?
I need my fiancée to hide them away from me otherwise a tub does not last very long at all…. not ideal when in contest prep haha.
Favourite track to work out to?
I'll be honest I'm not a music guy. I could train in silence if needs be. However when I'm on cardio, I ALWAYS have to watch videos on my phone. YouTube, gaming videos, WWE network, Netflix. I need something to keep me occupied.
Most underrated exercise in the gym?
Hmm I'm not sure. I would say it would be something like a hack squat machine. I always received compliments about my quads when on stage. They're by far my most developed part. I did squat when I was younger, however I very rarely barbell squat anymore. I make great gains with a hack squat and leg press.
My standard interview closer: The Government have decide that real food is obsolete, and tomorrow brings a Herbalife only diet. Tonight is when you have your final 3 course meal…what's on the menu?
Oh man, I'm not a big fan of a "3 course meal" – can I have a buffet instead?
Seriously I'd have some chicken and rice in there, seasoned though! Probably some lasagne and pasta bake (with ground beef). I'd HAVE to have some kind of butter cream icing cake in there, along with all the nut butters. Oh and a cherry bakewell for good measure 🙂
HUGE thanks to Adam for this awesome interview. Make sure you check out his YouTube, Twitter and Facebook for some priceless content and to follow his amazing journey…and some nut butter porn shots, of course.


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Coconut oil will have their detractors and supporters. Whichever study one chooses to believe in, the key is to consume it in moderation.
WE have heard countless times that broccoli, blueberries, kale and salmon are superfoods.
This is because they contain high levels of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants as well as fibre.
Many believe that these nutrients can prevent cancer, stroke, heart attack and Alzheimer's disease. They are also believed to have anti-ageing properties.
In recent years, coconut oil has been added to this list. A quick Google search will reveal thousands of links on its health benefits.
Coconut oil is said to be able to reduce the risk of heart disease, aid in weight loss, kill bacteria and viruses, boost digestion, and even help in HIV/AIDS and cancer treatment.
A The New York Times survey showed that 72 per cent of the public, compared with 37 per cent of nutritionists, believed that coconut oil was healthy.
Hollywood celebrities have also been touting the wonders of coconut oil for health and beauty.
Angelina Jolie reportedly includes virgin coconut oil in her breakfast cereal while model Miranda Kerr takes four teaspoons of coconut oil per day either in her salad, through cooking or in green tea to manage her weight.
However, the question remains whether it is really as healthy as people claim.
This is because coconut oil contains high saturated fat which is associated with high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or bad cholesterol that increases the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke.
Last year, the American Heart Association (AHA) released a report advising against the use of coconut oil.
Its Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease advisory reviewed existing data on saturated fat, showing that coconut oil increased LDL in seven out of seven controlled trials.
According to the researchers, 82 per cent of the fat in coconut oil is saturated, far beyond butter (63 per cent), beef fat (50 per cent) and pork lard (39 per cent).
Saturated fat is commonly found in animal fats, but it is also found in tropical plant oils.
But many believers of coconut oil do not agree with the AHA report as they believe saturated fat is not the cause of coronary disease.
They say saturated fat is actually beneficial for hormone production and regulation and for keeping cells healthy.
Sunway Medical Centre dietitian Michelle Gan Pei Chee says the hype over the health benefits of coconut oil is attributed to its high content of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) or lauric acid.
People believe the MCT content in coconut oil increases good cholesterol which reduces the risk of coronary heart disease.
They say the saturated fat in coconut oil behaves differently to typical saturated fats, thus preventing negative effects on health.
Gan says coconut oil contains 16 per cent of lauric acid, a type of saturated fatty acid. This type of fatty acid tends to mimic healthy unsaturated fats by boosting good cholesterol.
"A recent study found that consumption of coconut, coconut cream and coconut oil does increase levels of high density lipoprotein which is good cholesterol.
"But it also raises levels of LDL, total cholesterol and serum triglycerides, all risk factors for cardiovascular disease."
Gan says coconut oil contains very little vitamins and minerals. It has only 0.66mg per 100g of vitamin E and one microgram per 100g of vitamin K.
It comprises of 99.9 per cent fatty acids — of which 91.9 per cent is saturated fatty acids, 6.4 per cent monounsaturated fatty acids, and 1.5 per cent polyunsaturated fatty acid.
Gan says coconut oil is a staple food among indigenous populations in India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Polynesia, and Melanesia.
Observational studies of indigenous populations who consume significant amounts of coconut oil have found no adverse effects with regards to cardiovascular disease risk.
Based on the diet of these populations, urban consumers who practise clean eating also believe that coconut oil is healthy. However, these people do not look at the entire diet of indigenous populations.
"Firstly, people in these populations tend to eat coconut flesh or squeezed coconut cream, not coconut oil. They are more likely to consume a traditional diet with sufficient polyunsaturated fats, limited refined carbohydrates, and fibre-containing coconut products, such as coconut flesh and flour, which is a dietary pattern more in line with what is recommended for heart health and quite different from the typical modern diet.
"As a result, these findings on indigenous people cannot be directly attributed to their consumption of coconut oil, but instead is the result of their overall dietary pattern and lifestyle," says Gan.
She says scientific evidence on the health benefits of coconut oil is sparse. There is only one human study that suggests coconut oil can improve the quality of life for advanced cancer patients when given as a supplement.
So far there is no human research that has looked at its impact on Alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes or thyroid function.
There is also no study on coconut oil supplementation and improved nutritional status of people with HIV or AIDS that has been published in peer-reviewed literature, she says.
Gan says support for coconut oil's health benefits can be traced back to the work of Marie-Pierre St-Onge, a professor of nutrition at Columbia University in 2003.
St-Onge had found that eating and cooking with medium chain fatty acids — a type of molecule found in coconut oil — can help dieting adults to burn fat.
But as St-Onge pointed out, coconut oil has only 16 per cent medium chain fatty acids. The participants in her studies had received 100 per cent medium chain fatty acids, a custom-made mixture.
Gan says this research has been seized upon by health food marketers and bloggers. Dieting blogs and websites praise coconut oil as a "fat-burning diet miracle" and dietary supplements containing the oil advertise their supposed weight-loss benefits on the label.
"Basically, data from the original research on medium chain fatty acids has been extrapolated very liberally. To date, most studies done on coconut oil have been either animal studies or small case control or observational studies, which are not sufficient to support and make a consensus on the claims about coconut oil."
Gan says reducing saturated fat alone, without considering what it is replaced with, may not be beneficial. Evidence demonstrates that reducing saturated fat and replacing it with unsaturated fat improves cardiovascular risk factors and reduces the risk of heart disease; replacing it with wholegrains improves some cardiovascular risk factors and reduces the risk of heart disease but not to the same extent as unsaturated fat; and replacing it with refined carbohydrate does not improve cardiovascular risk and does not reduce the risk of heart disease.
On the other hand, diets high in trans-fats, regardless of whether they are accompanied by other beneficial food sources, are consistently linked to cardiovascular risk and to heart disease. As such, unsaturated fat is preferred to saturated fat and both are preferred to trans-fat.
Gan says although coconut oil does not have healthy properties, it is possible to include it in your diet as long as it is consumed in moderation. Just like other saturated fats, coconut oil should be limited to between seven and 10 per cent of total calories.
"As one tablespoon of coconut oil contain 115 calories, use it occasionally. Using too much coconut oil is not a good way to cut down on calorie intake."
A better choice is virgin coconut oil as the manufacturing process allows the oil to retain the scent and taste of coconut, as well as high levels of antioxidants and polyphenols. Virgin coconut oil has been found to contain up to seven times higher concentrations of polyphenols than refined coconut oil, says Gan.
"But even if the coconut oil you are using is virgin, the saturated fats effects outweigh any beneficial effects of the antioxidants. In short, unsaturated fats are preferred to both refined and virgin coconut oils.
"The bottom line is, no one food alone will make you healthy. It's important to recognise that the entire picture is what matters the most. The combined evidence suggests that improving our whole eating pattern, not just altering one nutrient is what's required to promote cardiovascular health."
THE whole eating pattern, not just one nutrient, is important for overall health, says dietitian Michelle Gan Pei Chee
This is the key message to keep in mind for healthy eating, she adds.
Gan says the Malaysian Dietary Guidelines 2010 promote a healthy eating pattern based on a combination of foods, chosen regularly, over time. It has been categorised into five healthy eating tips for ease of reference:
1. Enjoy a variety of wholegrains and consume five servings of fruits and vegetables every day.
2. Eat a variety of healthy protein sources including fish, chicken and lean meat, legumes, nuts and seeds.
3. Prepare food using healthier cooking methods such as steaming, grilling, boiling, baking, roasting or stir-frying with less oil to reduce total fat consumption.
4. Unsaturated fat is preferred to saturated fat, both of which are preferred to trans-fat. Opt for healthy fat choices with nuts, seeds, avocados, olives and their oils for cooking.
5. Use herbs and spices to flavour food instead of adding salt.
Gan says all these will result in a diet that is naturally low in saturated and trans fats, salt and added sugar and rich in wholegrains, fibre, antioxidants and unsaturated fats (omega-3 and omega-6).
"Eating this way will improve overall health by reducing the prevalence of diet-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and certain forms of cancer, ultimately decreasing the risk of morbidity and mortality."


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Numerical simulations are well established and play an important role in the design process of electromagnetic components. Thereby, the geometry of the devices and the material properties which are the input data of the numerical simulation, are generally assumed to be known exactly. However, this is not the case in practice, since the manufacturing process introduces (possibly small) variations which usually can only be described statistically. Additionally, there is often a lack of knowledge about the material data due to measurement errors. These uncertainties in the input data can then cause the real components to fail the design specifications. It also favors the choice of disproportionate safety factors. This is especially problematic because of the decreasing size of structures and increasing demands on the components, e.g. in nanotechnology.
Therefore, favored by the continuously increasing computing power, uncertainty quantification (UQ) is a topic of great interest. UQ aims for realistic predictions by describing input data as well as output data as random variables. The probability density function (PDF) of the inputs is then propagated to the outputs, i.e. the quantities of interest (QoIs). In many cases it can also be sufficient to compute a few statistical moments, e.g. mean and standard deviation of the QoI. This could be achieved by applying the well-known Monte Carlo (MC) simulation. However, MC simulation is too computationally expensive for many applications since it needs many (possibly millions) of simulation runs in order to obtain reliable results. In this research, spectral methods for efficient UQ of high-frequency and optical components are investigated. In particular, periodic metamaterials and plasmonic structures are considered which can be subject to relatively huge manufacturing imperfections.
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Ayr Racecourse offers Ladies Night of glamour, fun and music
It's one of the most glamorous nights of the year in the Scottish social calendar – Champagne GH Mumm Ladies Night at Ayr Racecourse. And this year's extravaganza on Saturday 7 August 2010 promises to be the best ever.
And this year's extravaganza on Saturday 7 August 2010 promises to be the best ever with a night full of fun, racing and fabulous entertainment.
A crowd of around 8000 people will head to the course with the gates opening at 3.40pm, the first race at 5.40pm and three hours of unforgettable music and dancing from around 8.40pm until approximately 11.40pm.
Glamorous ladies wearing dazzling dresses and fabulous hats mingle with men in trendy suits and there is a great atmosphere as the racing comes under starter's orders for the night with everyone desperate to back a winner.
The sumptuous champagne gardens at the track are transformed into a sea of colour and cheers go up as the winners cross the winning line.
And for some ladies the evening will become even better. There are judges circulating who will award bronze coins – a passport to Ladies Day Final on Friday 17 September – to the best dressed ladies on the night.
Prizes that day are simply superb – for the third year running Kerr & Smith / Iveco Trucks have sponsored the star prize which this year is a stunning Vauxhall NEW Astra 5-door 1.4 Turbo. Runner-up prize is a Norwegian cruise courtesy of Stewart Travel and third prizes is a piece of jewellery from designer Alex Cairncross.
Everyone who has won a bronze coin by Ladies Day will draw the name of a horse running in the big race that day – the William Hill (Ayr) Bronze Cup. The lady who has the winning horse wins the car and the second and third placed pick up the other top prizes.
The fun doesn't end with the last race on Ladies Night – there is superb entertainment with top tribute act Take That 2 performing hits like "Relight My Fire", "Greatest Day" and "Rule The World" in the Ayrshire Suite while a top DJ will play in the Horseshoe Bar.
For more information or to book a ticket for Champagne GH Mumm Ladies Night call 01292-264179 or go online at www.ayr-racecourse.co.uk
Ayr Racecourse and the associated Western House Hotel are founder members of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle.
The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle is an association founded in 2007 by some of the top companies in Ayrshire.
Its purpose is to publicise its members, and to celebrate and promote the rich diversity of industry, commerce and business services available within the county boundaries of Ayrshire.
Members include the Clydesdale Bank, Ayr Racecourse, Western House Hotel and South Ayrshire Council. and member company activities include broadcasting, building and construction, architectural practice, estate agency and land management, chartered accountancy, insurance broking, legal services, golf club management, marketing services and brand creation, web design and public relations consultancy.
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We are located in the middle of downtown Sisters, at the foot of the "Three Sisters Mountains" in the high desert of Central Oregon. We are about 20 miles northwest of Bend, Oregon and just over 100 miles from the towns of Salem, Albany and Eugene, Oregon.
We are located at 121 W. Cascade Ave. Cascade Avenue is Highway 20 and runs right through the heart of downtown Sisters. We are open 7 days a week from 10:00am to 5:00pm.


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It's all go and Crufts is now open! I did intend on this post being a little earlier but a huge washing machine saga got me all delayed (before you ask I neither broke nor fixed the washing machine but Dexter and I did prove to be great spectators, and I do believe it helped get it fixed much quicker!)
So what did the first day hold? Well unfortunately as I was watching the water flow through the kitchen from the washing machine I didn't get to glue myself to the TV as often as I wanted, I tell you it was quite a dilemma as I love to paddle my paws in water but on the other paw it's Crufts!! Needless to say I managed to multi task as only a purebred (ahem no sniggering) Collie knows how and got the best of both worlds.
So here's a quick summary of the winners of the day:
Utility Group - Ch Zentarr Elizabeth a Lhasa Apso owned by Mrs M Anderson from Coventry
Toy Group - Belliver Unexpected Dream a Pomeranian owned by Mr F Nilsson and Mrs K Bertilsson from Skane in Sweden.
Kennel Gazette Junior Warrant Winner - Nikara Diamond Dancer JW a Samoyed owned by Mesdames V Freer and S A Smith.
Other notable events were Rosemary Conley promoting fitness to the visitors, the Best of Breed winners for the Bulldog and Pekingese category both failing their Vet checks and so sadly could not receive their awards or represent their breeds in the rest of the competition and shoppers getting an underwater view of the treadmill at the K9 Surf Canine Hydrotherapy stand.
Now there's something I'd love to have a go on an underwater treadmill, that and Dock dogs, I think I'd be awesome at that!
So a big tail wag for all the competitors in tomorrows Gundog group, I will make sure I tune in to see the judging as well as the heelwork to music competition and the agility displays, reminds me of when I dabbled my paw in a little bit of agility, I thought I did quite well but everyone else seemed to despair!
I'm off now for an early night so I can have some doggy dreams about winning the Best in Show...... a dog can dream!
This blog started out as a voice for my Collie Kez who sadly is no longer with us. I can't bring myself to lose the Little Fluff name and so have adapted it to now cover a new chapter in our lives; our desire to travel, a new found adventure of home educating my two children and the joys of sharing it all with our little fluffs - two dogs and 2 cats. Expect a lot of home education/craft/animal behaviour/agility posts!
About Me
- Kez @ Little Fluff
- I am a home educating mum of 2 living in the Northwest of England. I long to travel with my family (including the fluffs) to see the world and have amazing adventures, because life is too short to worry about paying off a mortgage!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Crufts 2012 Has Begun
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Alexa Canady
Falling in love with medicine during a summer program for minority students at the University of Michigan that she attended after her junior year of college, Dr. Alexa Canady would follow up her undergraduate degree in zoology with attending medical school, earning her medical degree in 1975.
Completing a surgical internship in 1976, she fought for the opportunity to study neurosurgery at the University of Minnesota Hospitals and completed her residency in 1981, making her the first African-American neurosurgeon in the United States.
Canady specializes in pediatric neurosurgery, training at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and then working at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit before joining the staff at the Children's Hospital of Michigan in 1982.
Two years later she became the first female African-American to be certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Promoted to chief of neurosurgery in 1987 she would see patients, mostly age ten or younger, that have faced life-threatening illnesses, head trauma including gunshot wounds, and other brain injuries or diseases. Her work also includes treatment of craniofacial abnormalities, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, and tumors of the spinal cord and brain. As a researcher she has assisted in the development of neuroendoscopic equipment, the evaluation of programmable pressure change valves in hydrocephalus treatment, and pregnancy complications of shunts.
Meeting with resistance to her being an African-American in medicine she is an advocate for a change in the perspective of how African Americans are treated as patients and perceived as doctors. Canady believes that major medical problems for her community can stem from the scarcity of research targeting their specific health concerns and needs. She hopes that these issues will be better addressed as medical schools are trying to diversify their student bodies and faculties.
Named the American Medical Women's Medical Association Woman of the Year in 1993 she was also inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in the same year. Retiring in 2001, Canady moved to Florida and learned that there were no pediatric neurosurgeons in the immediate area so she returned to practicing medicine part time at Pensacola's Sacred Heart Hospital.
Written by Angela Goad
Changing the Face of Medicine: Dr. Alexa Irene Canady
BlackPast.org: Canady, Alex (1950-)
African-American Registry: Alexa Canady, First Female and First Black Resident in Neurosurgery
See Also:
UM-Flint: Pioneering Neurosurgeon Chosen as UM-Flint Commencement Speaker
RosalindFranklinU: Pioneering Neurosurgeon Visits RFUMS (YouTube)


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A basic admission essay writing tutorial
Writing an admission essay is something that almost all students who wish to attend college will have to complete. This is one of the most important papers that you will ever write, as it is a big determining factor in whether or not you will be accepted into the college. Rather than risk writing a bad essay, use this writing tutorial and gain success.
First Things First
Before you start writing, take the time to read the requirements of the essay. Most will ask several questions regarding your personal life as well as your professional goals and academic history. You should provide each of the questions with a separate paragraph. Take the time to thoroughly write about each topic so the reader has the chance to get to know you.
Structure your Essay
Your entrance essay should be divided into parts. The introduction, of course is the start of the essay, followed by the body and the conclusion. The essay should be written in Times New Roman and double-spaced.
Following Prompts
Follow all of the prompts given to you from the instructor. These prompts will ensure that you have satisfied all of the requirements requested by the professor.
Make it Flow
Your paper should always flow. This ensures that it is smooth and easy to read. This is exactly what you want because your essay shouldn't be bits and pieces of a puzzle that you have to solve. Before you submit your paper proofread it and see if there are any corrections that need to be made in order to make it smoothly flow.
Keep it one Topic
So many people lose concentration and lose the topic, too. You should not do this. At the same time you should not include specific topics inside of your report. This includes religious topics and political topics among others. These types of topics serve not use inside of the admissions essay and since they are so controversial are better left alone.
Writing your Essay
Writing your entrance essay does not have to be difficult when you follow the information and the steps above. These tips are there to help you along the way so make sure that you use them to your advantages. The entrance essay is very important and really weighs down on your acceptance into the university. Do not sell yourself short and miss out on the chance to attend the college you want to attend.


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Anne Hutchinson (the Lady in Blue) was patient zero for Bad Apple Records, recording and touring immediately after the idea for the label was conceptualized. Their 21st Century Masters EP still grabs the attention of scene veterans, and we all lament the followup that never saw the light of day.
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Block printing specialists - online craft supplies, workshops & textile holidays
History of Gujarat Textiles
From Farm to Fiber from Fiber to Factory from Factory to Fabric and from Fabric to Fashion, this is the story of five Fs of Fabric and Fashion. Indians mainly have been wearing clothing's made of locally grown cotton. As far as our knowledge goes India was one of the first places where the cultivation of cotton existed and cotton was used and it is during the period as early as 2500 BC ie during the Indus valley civilization or what we call the Harappan era. The presence of fabric worn by the people can be seen as a proof in the rock cut sculptures. These sculptures show the figures of human wearing the clothes or fabrics which can be wrapped around the body, for eg the Sari or Turban and the Dhoti these are traditionally Indian wears which are tied around the body to cover oneself but done in various ways in different part of India and in different cast or communities around India.
Textiles can be felt or spun fibers made into yarn and then netted, looped, knit or woven to make fabrics, these appeared in the Middle East during the late Stone Age. It is seen that from the ancient times to the present day, there were various methods of textile production which were continually evolved and this led to choices of textiles available and it influenced how people carried their possessions, clothed themselves and also decorated their houses and surroundings. The rich and stylized worn by the aristocrats and ordinary and simple garments worn by the common people.
Textiles are connected to communities and no other region in India is as rich in folk costumes even now. Kutch in Gujarat which is the western most state of India you will find not one or two or three but more than 25 different types of embroideries or patch work or weaving patterns in Gujarat, each belonging to different ethnic groups and each ethnic group have their own unique style of embroidery, different motifs, patterns that gives them their visual identity. To name a few ethnic groups like jat Muthwa, Rabari, Ahir, Sodha Rajputs, Haliputra, Meghwals etc have different style of embroidery namely, Suf, Kharek, Ari etc, Not only is the embroidery of Gujarat Famous but is famous for its weaving also like the Double Ikkat Patola, or Mushroo weaving or the Tangaliya weaving, also Single ikkat weaving etc or let it be the shawls for the Rabari community also known as Dhabada in the local language. You can also see felt making in kutch region. Ajrak printing work of the Khatri community people who have been doing this for the past 9 generations can be seen here, Kharad weaving is another unique art that can be seen here and the most beautiful art is Rogan Painting an art been done by only a hand full of people of the same family and probably the only family doing this work in India and may be even in the world. Gujarat is the place to visit if you are on a textile tour to India.
Gujarat Textiles and Handicrafts reflect the splendid work of colours played in different forms of design. The major factor behind the success of the textile industry in Gujarat is the fact that it has managed to preserve its old tradition and rich cultural heritage. The state excels in both quality and designs of textiles, both customary and recent. Gujarat produce the widest range of woven fabrics like the patola, double ikat, bandhej tie and dye, the woven mushroo and the resist printing on cotton and silk.
Gujarat's rich tribal folk contribute to the different variety of embroidery work from hundreds of years as per the tradition of each tribe or communities, this can be identified from the various stitches they do on motifs, patterns which are in use for hundreds of years Popularly termed as the textile state of India, Gujarat has one of the most flourishing textile industries in the country. And it was very truly said and called the Manchester of the East during the British era, and the Denim Capital of India.


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It seems record breaking transfers can create a bit of a stir. The club is due to confirm the signing of Andy Johnson at a press conference today alongside new right back Fredrick Stoor.
In response to my concerns about the cost of Andy Johnson, both Rich CCN and Colin CatB offered compelling arguments that a 10 goal a season striker is actually quite hard to come by and also very much worth having. Obviously there's no guarantees that AJ will score 10 but they are right that he has a decent track record of doing so. Rich also mentioned his pace, which is definitely something I think we're missing right now. Kamara had pace but too often didn't look like he knew what to do when his pace had found him a bit of time and space. However, even these arguments failed to make me completely at ease with breaking our record transfer fee.
With the deal taking a typically Fulhamish length of time to complete I've had plenty of time to ponder the pros and cons. Something that has crossed my mind is what a £13Million pound transfer REALLY means. When Spurs signed Darren Bent for £18Million last season a Spurs supporting friend at work (who suffered no end of grief from Arsenal colleagues) countered that whilst the fee might eventually have reached that figure, Tottenham certainly hadn't just splashed out the full amount from the off. In today's modern transfer market there are all sorts of conditions that affect the final price you end up paying. That means we may be paying something like an £8Million fee up front but the rest would only come after so many appearances for the club, a set number of England caps, maybe even a number of goals scored. In fact we may even be paying the initial fee in installments. It seems the credit crunch might even affect your common or garden Premier League chairmen.
Of course it's unlikely we'll ever know the exact terms of the deal. Fulham are the kings of the "Undisclosed" transfer, and even if we do announce a figure it's unlikely to go into the intimate details. For some reason that helps me feel more comfortable with the whole business. With the dust settled and Johnson soon to be a confirmed part of our team it's all largely irrelevant anyway. I'm ready to start singing his name - let's get this season started!
Up next: Middlesbrough (h)
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Had a cracking few hours today on skylark catch and release fishing for the trout on lrf kit.
Didn't matter what lures we used colour wise as long as they were under 2 inches.
Oscar managed 9 fish and must have lost 20.
Great fun to be had by all for just £20
Look forward to seeing you soon


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The more variations designed into the system, the more of the solar spectrum can be absorbed. Though indium gallium nitride, part of a family of materials called III-nitrides, is typically grown on thin films of gallium nitride. Because gallium nitride atomic layers have different crystal lattice spacings from indium gallium nitride atomic layers, the mismatch leads to structural strain that limits both the layer thickness and percentage of indium that can be added. Thus, increasing the percentage of indium added broadens the solar spectrum that can be collected, but reduces the material's ability to tolerate the strain.
Sandia National Laboratories scientists Jonathan Wierer Jr. and George Wang reported in the journal Nanotechnology that if the indium mixture is grown on a phalanx of nanowires rather than on a flat surface, the small surface areas of the nanowires allow the indium shell layer to partially "relax" along each wire, easing strain. This relaxation allowed the team to create a nanowire solar cell with indium percentages of roughly 33 percent, higher than any other reported attempt at creating III-nitride solar cells.
Sandia nanowire template permits flexible energy absorption. Source: Sandia Laboratory
This initial attempt also lowered the absorption base energy from 2.4eV to 2.1 eV, claimed to be the lowest of any III-nitride solar cell to date, and made a wider range of wavelengths available for power conversion. Several unique techniques were used to create the III-nitride nanowire array solar cell. A top-down fabrication process was used to create the nanowire array by masking a gallium nitride (GaN) layer with a colloidal silica mask, followed by dry and wet etching. The resulting array consisted of nanowires with vertical sidewalls and of uniform height.
Next, shell layers containing the higher indium percentage of indium gallium nitride (InGaN) were formed on the GaN nanowire template via metal organic chemical vapor deposition. Lastly, In0.02Ga0.98N was grown, in such a way that caused the nanowires


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Our Early Bird Discount ends March 31!
Register soon to make sure you get the programs and dates that you prefer.
Our Early Bird Discount ends March 31!
Register soon to make sure you get the programs and dates that you prefer.
Shetek is now hiring our summer staff who are vital to the ministry here at camp. They serve our guests and campers throughout the summer and share the Gospel through their words and actions. If you know of someone who would be interested in joining our Christian community this summer, encourage them to consider serving at Shetek. Here's a link to our online information and application – Serve at Shetek!
On Sat., April 12, a men's group from American Lutheran in Windom built 8 new picnic tables for camp. What a gift! You'll get to use these this summer for our weekly cookouts on Fridays when you come to pick up your campers.
We hosted over 90 kids and their pastors and adult leaders for our Confirmation Retreat last weekend, March 21-22. Worship in the gym, human knot group building, connected activity and service project scraping by new windows in Red Cloud. Fun was had by all!!
We had a great day yesterday, Sunday, March 16 with our Sugarbush maple syruping event. Around 200 folks came out to camp to enjoy a delicious meal of pancakes, sausage, eggs, fruit, and of course, real maple syrup. Katie Chapman, our Environmental Education Director, led tree-tapping demonstrations and we boiled down sap over a wood fire. Thanks to the many volunteers also that helped make it a great success.
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven." (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
This summer in Bible Time, cabin devotions, worship, and caring conversations, campers will take a closer look at the different church seasons. Each day at camp, we will focus on a different season of the church year, and explore that holy time, even in the midst of today's culture.
Daily Themes –
Day 1: Living in Advent – John the Baptist
Day 2: Living in Christmas – The birth of Jesus
Day 3: Living in Lent – The crucifixion of Jesus
Day 4: Living in Easter – The resurrection of Jesus
Day 5: Living in Pentecost – The Holy Spirit


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Courtney Selby, associate dean for information services, director of the law library and associate professor of law, authored a chapter for the book Academic Law Library Director Perspectives: Case Studies and Insights (William S. Hein & Co., Inc. 2015).
The chapter written by Professor Selby, "Library Director as Manager of Union Employees," is a case study involving the types of managerial issues that arise when some or all of the workforce is unionized.
The book, to be published in April 2015 as part of the AALL Publications Series sponsored by the American Association of Law Libraries, is intended for new or aspiring law library directors, focusing on the pieces of directors' jobs that are not explicitly mentioned in the job description.
From the Publisher
This book serves as a supplemental guide to educating new or aspiring law library directors. Practical in nature, it focuses on the pieces of directors' jobs that are not explicit in any written description of the job. Most chapters focus on one of the director's roles (e.g., mentor, mediator, fundraiser, opportunity seeker, politician, or committee member). Each starts with a case study to provide a realistic context in which to examine the subject, followed by analysis and commentary by successful, sitting directors. When possible, more than one commenter on a fact pattern was provided, to allow for a diversity of opinions and to highlight idea-generation over any specific solution. Other chapters cover basic issues such as privacy, finances, data, and when (and how) to say no.


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Slowly but surely, bits and pieces of the upcoming Ghostbusters movie are being leaked online. Co-writer/director Paul Feig is trying to beat some of the leaks by releasing some of his own photographs from the set via social media. His latest revelation was the newly redesigned proton packs, which he shared via Twitter.
Feig is trying to maintain a nod to the original Ghostbusters costumes and design, while also creating a more modern and innovative look and feel. His previously released pictures of the actual uniforms being worn in the movie are definitely quite similar to what the original team wore. The proton packs are no different. Their design has merely been streamlined, to make them less bulky to wear. No word yet as to how well they will function. The original proton packs were notorious for causing a lot of collateral damage in their wake. Flavio Maluf suggested these newer ones may be more efficient. With the advent of CGI, though, it's possible that they will be even more grandiose in what they can do.


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rosegardenOne of the things I had missed at my first visit was the rosegarden.
It was a bit disappointing, only a few roses smelled nice, the others had no fragrance at all...
Anyway, there was MUCH more to see!
theatreWe walked upon the hill of the theatre.
There was a group of singers on stage and we could hear them clearly.
On the top of the hill we had a great view over the Floriade. In front the Aqua pavilion, in the back the Innovatower, where we entered the Floriade.
Celtic tree calendarOn a big stone in the middle of the place was an explanation of the Celtic tree calender.
The Celtic tree calendar divides the year in 39 periods of 1 or 10 days, ruled by a tree. Our date of birth gives our life-tree. The calendar has 21 trees, most of them rule a time in spring and a time in autumn. Then there are 4 holy trees oak, beech, birch and olive, those are connected to special days that mark the change of seasons.
The 21 trees are planted in a large circle. Between the middle stone and the trees were stones with dates, pointing to one of the trees.
cloth-treeWalking on we discovered the cloth-tree, an oak covered with knitted cloths.
Tourists from all over the world visit here.
Ari was very content with the stroller.
He got a lot of attention and was able to see everything :-)
Wooden shoes, at least six foot tall, in front of the House of Taste.
pavilion My Green World
The building of the Dutch government, called My Green World, is an eyecatcher. It is made from wood and glass.
Inside you can see how it is constucted, almost a work of art!
In Bangladesh are projects with floating farming for farmers who have lost their ground due to the flood; article about floating farming in Bangladesh.
Outside floating crops too, the red leaves look extra shiny against the white styrofoam!
ChoicesMany buildings on the Floriade had roofgardens. They add green to building, isolate it and help to reduce CO2.
This building was designed and constructed by students of the agricultural education from the South of the Netherlands.
De plants are growing in large containers that gradually go up, with a path next to them, so you can climb to the top of the building.


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Periodontal Treatment Instructions
- After periodontal treatment, gum recontouring, or plastic surgery of the gums, you may take over-the-counter pain medication, i.e., Advil, Aleve, Tylenol for pain or discomfort.
- It is advisable to eat only soft food for the first 24-hours, and avoid any hard or spicy foods which could cause irritation.
- Drink plenty of water during the first 24-hours-at least 8 glasses are recommended.
- Place cold towels or an ice pack to the outside of your face in the treated area. Apply for 15 minutes, then remove for 15 minutes during the first 4-6 hours.
- On the morning after the treatment, rinse mouth with warm salt water (1/2 teaspoon salt to a glass of warm water). Repeat this several times daily.
- Brush teeth gently to help remove plaque that has started to form.
- Don't use floss or other home tooth care products, such as toothpicks or electric brushes, until the day after your treatment. Begin very gently at first. Because it is very common for periodontal disease to recur, patients should have regular checkups to monitor progress and prevent recurrence.
- Please follow these home care instructions carefully and call us if you have any questions or concerns.
Office number to call: Old Town Alexandria Office Phone Number 703-299-4614


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Storage Clips: Seagate's SAS drives ready for OEMs
Seagate's SAS gets attention of OEMs; Breece Hill selects new distributor; Intransa to demo IP product.
Seagate's SAS drives ready for OEMs
Disk drive vendor Seagate Technology announced this week that its Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives are being sampled by OEMs. This news comes on the heels of Seagate's recent successful completion of SAS interoperability testing at the third SCSI Trade Association SAS Plugfest at the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory. Seagate Savvio 10K.1 and Cheetah 15K.4 drives were used at the Plugfest, which helped reinforce the industry's readiness to deliver SAS solutions to the market.
Breece Hill selects new distributor
Breece Hill LLC, a provider of information storage and retrieval for small to midsize businesses, announced this week that Access Distribution will begin distributing its company's tape automation and integrated information storage products and will help in recruitment of new partners. Access Distribution will offer the following Breece Hill products: Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape (D2D2T), data protection software and tape libraries to resellers based in the U.S. and Canada.
Intransa to show IP product at supercomputing demo
Intransa, provider of information storage over IP, announced it has been chosen to provide its IP-based modular storage area network (SAN) product to a first-ever demonstration at Supercomputing 2004, showcasing multiple servers accessing the same data in parallel -- via a clustered file system -- spread out across a traditional Fibre Channel SAN and an IP-based SAN in the same infrastructure. The demonstration is known as Blockbuster, engineered by volunteers from Sandia and Lawrence Livermore National Labs, the nation's premier defense research facility.
Iron Mountain taps new president
Records management company Iron Mountain Inc. announced this week the appointment of Connected CEO Bob Brennan to the newly created post of President, North America. The selection follows an independent search for the position, and the recent acquisition of Connected Corporation. Brennan will maintain his current responsibilities as CEO of Connected until the integration of the business is complete. In his new role, Brennan will be in charge of Iron Mountain's two largest business units in North America: records management and off-site data protection.


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