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We improve lives of people living with dementia by understanding more about the causes, treatments and potential cures.
We are enhancing our understanding of causes, therapies and potential cures of several liver conditions.
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Advancing our understanding of neuromuscular and mitochondrial disease to explore mechanisms underlying sarcopenia in older people.
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Syrah, 'The Tribe Vyd', Horsepower
At Christophe Baron's family vineyards in the Champagne region of France, it wasn't until 1957 that his grandfather's last horse was finally retired. His name was Bijou, which means "jewel" in French, and his legacy has been reborn at Horsepower.
With Cayuse Vineyards, Baron was not only the first vigneron in the Walla Walla Valley to fully implement biodynamic farming practices, but also the first to use horses for cultivation. Zeppo arrived in 2008, and Red followed a year later. They cultivate tightly spaced, 19th century-style vineyards that only they can navigate, using specialized farming equipment created by a blacksmith in Burgundy, France.
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She had me at blackberries. I LOVE blackberries. Probably my favorite berry in the entire world berries. My berry soul mate. Screw grape jelly, I want blackberry jam on my PB&J. Yum. I love them.
So what do you get when you add Mel in the mix with blackberries? An afternoon at Huber's Orchard. Take along the camera and what's it become? A pickens documentary at Huber's Orchard.
Fortunately, Mel is not one to be camera-shy but I remember having to say "Get over it" at least once. Sorry, Mel. But you so pretty! I gotsa take pictures of you!
She taught me the way of pickens in the blackberry patch – go for the middle cause that's where the big kahunas are. And she was right. Boy, was she right.
Now Mel does have smallish hands (comes with the little person territory) but these are BIG blackberries. And so juicy and sweet. I could not wait to get these boogers home. Actually, I had to taste test a couple to make sure they were worth taking home. Yep, they passed the test.
And a trip to Huber's is not complete without a bottle of vino at the winery. So we boozed it up… OK, not really, we just had a small glass and then headed for the sweet stuff at the ice cream shop. Because there's always room for ice cream.
But the best reason for taking the time to do the pickens ourselves – Blackberry Crisp. Uh… I don't like to brag *wink* but I sure can bake.
(My mouth has already started watering just looking at this picture. I want another one because two was not enough. And Mel, I'm sorry I didn't save any for you. But it wasn't because I don't love you.)Huber's Orchard, Winery & Vineyards 19816 Huber Rd. Starlight, IN 47106 www.huberwinery.com M-Sa 10a-6p, Su 12p-6p


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411 South represents some of the best actors, dancers and choreographers in the Southeastern USA regions. Ranging from children to adults, 411 South is a boutique agency focusing on quality over quantity and strives to offer the absolute best talent nationwide to our clients.
We continue to have long-standing direct affiliations with bloc Talent Agency in Los Angeles and New York, and as always . . . spreading our reach far beyond the Southeast region for our dance and choreography talent! Being located in Atlanta, GA since 2001 . . . we also have developed strong relationships and affiliations with numerous production companies, producers, directors, casting directors, acting agents, modeling agents, attorneys, music and artistic management and other entertainment organizations.
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New Episode! The Witch Who Came In From The Cold S2E11: "Absent Friends"
Frank and Sasha come face to face. Gabe is held on suspicion of murder.
Max Gladstone is the Lead Writer on Bookburners, and a team writer on The Witch Who Came In From The Cold, both from Serial Box. He was thrown from a horse in Mongolia, drank almond milk with monks on Wudang Shan, and wrecked a bicycle in Angkor Wat. Max is also the author of the Craft Sequence of books about undead gods and skeletal law wizards—Full Fathom Five, Three Parts Dead, Two Serpents Rise, and Last First Snow. Max fools everyone by actually writing novels in the coffee shops of Davis Square in Somerville, MA. His dreams are much nicer than you'd expect. He tweets as @maxgladstone and can be found online at MaxGladstone.com.
Frank and Sasha come face to face. Gabe is held on suspicion of murder.
Edith follows a dangerous lead. Zerena grand designs are threatened.
Josh and Edith confront their new reality. Zerena misses a step.
The Ice's plan goes into action. A surprise player takes the field.
Zerena pulls Tanya deeper into her web. Josh steps into Ice business.
A fight night sees action outside the ring. Nadia and Van come clean.
The mobsters of Prague play multiple sides. Nadia has a plan.
On the occasion of her Big Two-O, we are celebrating the OG demon hunter and all around badass, Buffy the Vampire Slayer with 7 reasons why she and our own Bookburners would totally be best friends IRL.
The Flame hosts a ritual. Nadia makes a new friend.
Zerena suggests a plan and throws a party. Gabe has a tail.
Max is back in Prague...
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We are proud to be an exhibitor at Sibos 2016. Sibos is the world's premier financial services event. An annual conference, exhibition and networking event organised by SWIFT for the financial industry. Visit Stand B69 during the event to meet our subject matter experts.
The theme for the 2016 conference programme at Sibos in Geneva is "Transforming the landscape". The conference will explore evolving payments and securities industry trends, the latest from the financial crime compliance world, innovation, opportunities and challenges in technology, disruptive competition and cultural shifts, as well as other hot topics impacting the financial landscape.


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Thermocouple Calibrator
The Analysis Tech Phase 12 Thermocouple Port Calibrator is used to calibrate the reference thermocouple ports of the Phase 12 Thermal Analyzers. Using a fully automated WinTherm procedure, precise thermocouple inputs from the calibrator are used to adjust the thermocouple port accuracies to ± 0.1°C typical, and ± 0.2°C maximum. The Thermocouple Port Calibrator can be conveniently returned to the Analysis Tech factory each year for re-certification to NIST traceable calibration standards.
The Phase 12 Thermocouple Port Calibrator is supplied complete with alkaline batteries and the necessary cables.
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Light blue and white cameo with gold frame. 14.5 inches of light sapphire glass beads with 10.5 gold plated cable chain. You can pull this over your head.
I only accept PayPal payment. You don't have to have an account with PayPal and you can pay with a credit card, debit card or your bank account through Paypal. Please note this is the safest and easiest method to pay. Payment must be made within 24 hours from purchasing the item.
I ship from USA by standard mail which has not a tracking number. If you prefer that I ship by registered mail (which has a tracking number and is insured) please contact me before making any purchase so I can change the shipping fees acordingly. I automatically upgrade to registered mail orders with 4 or more items.
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First Drive in UK and First Campground
Mar 26, 2012
|Today we collected the coach from Gold RV.After having a run through on what had been done and paying the bill(we are now a little bit poorer) we set off. It was a bit of a tense drive as firstly we had an warning signal we thought was because we had low fuel. After we filled up we still had the warning so returned to the workshop. In fact it was a switch(which we never knew what it was for on the dash!) for some tops lights which had accidently been caught. We also had a car suddenly stop in front of us so Tony had to do his second ever emergency stop. Everything was OK but we did smash some crockery. Never mind. We then met the rush hour traffic so journey was a bit slow. Never mind we got safely to the campground Dibbles Park, Warsash and moored up without any problems.
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LAB – Why Is There a Tidal Bulge Opposite the Moon?
By: Stephen J Edberg, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology,, firstname.lastname@example.com
The PUMAS Collection http://pumas.jpl.nasa.gov
©2011, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (R)
LAB Why Is There a Tidal Bulge Opposite the Moon
Why does this happen?
The force of gravity diminishes with distance. Because of this, the force of gravity is different, and measurably so, from the first floor of a building (stronger) to the top floor of the building (weaker, because it is farther from the center of the Earth).
Tides may be defined as the difference of the gravitational attraction of an outside object through another (nearby) object.
In the Earth-Moon system, the strength of the Moon's attraction is:
• Greatest on Earth's surface directly "below" the Moon (Moon at the zenith), called the sub-Moon point
• Weaker at Earth's center and
• Weakest at the antipode, the point on Earth's surface on the line from the Moon, through Earth's center, to the far surface.
If one now thinks of the Earth as falling towards the Moon – due to the Moon's gravitational attraction – then the sub-Moon point has a greater force on it than the center, which has a greater force on it than the antipode.
So water (and the solid-earth surface) on the Moon-side falls towards the Moon faster than the center which falls faster than the antipode water (and solid-earth surface there).
The antipode water is being left behind by the center, which is being left behind by sub-Moon water. Back on Earth, we see these as two bulges of water which we call tides (and we can measure solid-earth tides as well).
It is important to understand that in this demonstration, although Earth's gravity is stretching the slinky down, the important analogy is that the restoration force of the spring acting through the hook is the equivalent of the Moon's gravity acting upon Earth. (Between the top and bottom flags, the spring represents Earth's self-gravity combined with some lunar gravity).
The restoration force along the hanging slinky changes (decreases closer to the floor) because the coil near the hook has more coils below it, and their weight exerts a greater force than do the smaller number of coils that pull downward on an individual coil lower down.
Sketches of the gravitational force vectors involved (lunar and Earth self-gravity) at the sub-Moon point, Earth center, and antipode may help illuminate the forces individually and their sums.
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By studying tide tables for various places, you can see that the behavior of lunar tides is not nearly as simple as the analogy and the physical/mathematical calculations in the DISCUSSION section demonstrate. Additional complications include:
(1) Solar tides, which can sum with the lunar tide to increase or reduce the bulges of water, creating a spring tide (Sun, Earth, Moon aligned) or a neap tide (Sun, Earth, Moon make 90 degree angle).
(2) The varying physical distances of the Moon and Sun, demonstrated by higher tides in December-January. Earth is closest to the Sun in early January.
(3) The varying angular distances of the sub-Moon and sub-Sun points above and below Earth's equator, varying the position of the bulge over the year.
(4) The topography of the ocean floor near shoreline monitoring stations.
(5) The effects of wind and weather systems on the ocean's surface (for example, a hurricane storm surge may add to the astronomical tide, causing a "storm tide").
Learning Standards
2016 Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework
8.MS-ESS1-2. Explain the role of gravity in ocean tides, the orbital motions of planets, their moons, and asteroids in the solar system.
HS-ESS1-4. Use Kepler's laws to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system.
Describe how orbits may change due to the gravitational effects from, or collisions
with, other objects in the solar system.
HS-PS2-4. Use mathematical representations of Newton's law of gravitation and Coulomb's law to both qualitatively and quantitatively describe and pre
HS-PS2-10(MA). Use free-body force diagrams, algebraic expressions, and Newton's laws of motion to predict changes to velocity and acceleration for an object moving in one
dimension in various situations.
A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (2012)
Gravitational, electric, and magnetic forces between a pair of objects do not require that they be in contact. These forces are explained by force fields that contain energy and can transfer energy through space. These fields can be mapped by their effect on a test object (mass, charge, or magnet, respectively). Objects with mass are sources of gravitational fields and are affected by the gravitational fields of all other objects with mass. Gravitational forces are always attractive. For two human-scale objects, these forces are too small to observe without sensitive instrumentation. Gravitational interactions are non-negligible, however, when very massive objects are involved. Thus the gravitational force due to Earth, acting on an object near Earth's surface, pulls that object toward the planet's center. Newton's law of universal gravitation provides the mathematical model to describe and predict the effects of gravitational forces between distant objects. These long-range gravitational interactions govern the evolution and maintenance of large-scale structures in the universe (e.g., the solar system, galaxies) and the patterns of motion within them… Newton's law of universal gravitation and Coulomb's law provide the mathematical models to describe and predict the effects of gravitational and electrostatic forces between distant objects.


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If you've been looking for a community that is tucked away from city life but still has quick-access to amenities, then Dutchwood Estates is the perfect neighborhood for you. Tucked away in the quaint town of West Haven, this community is positioned close to shopping, parks, schools, entertainment and city conveniences while still maintaining that mountain home feeling.
- 1 min from Stonefield Park
- Minutes away from elementary schools and Rocky Mountain Jr. High
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This set of pictures was taken by Petteri Löppönen of Lumo Image, back in 2013 when Sonolux Bebop on wall speakers were first released.
In this picture, one of the numerous cloth cover options is presented. In this picture, Sonolux bebop on wall speakers have been wrapped with a 100% wool cloth cover, to hide it completely from view. This fabric is Gabriel Interglobe Wool 2, which works perfectly with our loudspeakers.


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Gillian St. Clair: Yoga Teacher and Mom
My old friend Steve Waterman introduced me to Gillian St. Clair. I had been taking at 12South, but Steve wanted me to meet Gillian and see her studio, in the old Whiteway Cleaners complex on Villa Place. We sat in on a class one day, (and I determined I was nowhere ready for their level). Then I went out to their home, and met Jason her husband, and her daughter Sydelle. I'd also attended Gillian's Yoga Carnival a few weeks ago.


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PFOA: The Lord's Prayer
Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:1-4 (KJV)
It seems that the LORD's Prayer is used less and less in many churches. Possible reasons may be the many new translations now available which make it difficult to decide which version to use. Another is the preference for ex-temporal prayers over liturgical ones. This is a great loss.
It was the disciples who came to Jesus, asking Him to teach them to pray. And Jesus responded with "When you pray, say:..." (Luke 11:1-2). The LORD's Prayer is intended for use as both a model or template as well as being said as it is. Every disciple should know it by heart, and probably the King James Version is easiest to learn.
Others preferred to call this the Disciples' Prayer or the Family Prayer because it starts with "Our Father which art in heaven". The prayer is addressed to the Father. Only the Father's children, those who belong to His Family can address Him as such. Sometimes we hear said that "all men are brothers"; this is only true with respect to God as creator, with all men his creatures.
Only those who have received Jesus, who have believed in His name, have the right to become children of God and call Him Father (John 1:12). Spiritually we must be born again into His family (John 3:5) and legally adopted as sons (and daughters) (Gal. 4:5). But what a privilege - we can call Him "Abba! Father!" (Rom. 8:15). This is a term of endearment, of intimacy, of trust, of safety - just as a child sitting and talking in the lap of his/her father, bringing every need and concern to Him.
And yet .. He is also eternal, infinite, almighty, all-knowing, everywhere present - because He is in heaven, He is our Heavenly Father. Not only is He always there, always listening to us, always watching over us; but He is able and wise to act on our behalf, to protect, guide, teach, lead and enable us. As children, we need not be fearful when we come before Him, but because He is transcendent, we must come to Him in reverence and humility.
Notice also the first word - "Our". Because He is "Our Father", we recognise one another as members of God's family. We ask for God's blessings, but never at the expense of our brothers and sisters. So often we pray for fine weather for our activities, do we give thanks that God is answering a farmer's prayer for rain? We remember one another as members of the community of God, as citizens of His Kingdom. We pray for one another.


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If you want to get your journey to AP automation right, you have to start with the fundamentals.
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One of the most dangerous complaints in all of Emergency Medicine is the GI Bleed. Especially upper GI bleeds when patients are complaining of coffee ground emesis or black sticky poop. This week we will discuss the overall approach to anybody who comes in with a GI bleed.
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Physical pain doesn't phase many people…its the mental that creates such problems…
Posted by Joanne Wellington
Written by Joanne Wellington
Physical pain doesn't phase many people…its the mental that creates such problems…if one is mentally hurting themselves through thought why should every one else suffer around them it achieves absolutely nothing "its wrong" …
if your desires are not materializing as quickly as you want, ask yourself :
- am I trying to hard too make something happen?
- do I have underlying fears that my dreams wont come true
- do I have fixed ideas about how I desire my life to be
- am I blaming someone for this situation so I cant blame myself. fact only you is to blame hard but true.
any "yes" answers indicate a need to let go and surrender for the sake of your well being yourself and all around you…when you wish to control situations or people ( including yourself) its simply a sign of fear and distrust the world can become your enemy…turn negativity into positive…worry, anger, resentment, and the likes are called "negative emotions" because they drain away time and energy… since feelings such as joy elation and hope increases your power levels, they're called " positive." Worry is a normal human habit. yet its effects are undesirable, including stress, tension, aging, addictions, sleeplessness, and time consumption. And the same is true for all negative emotions. You can transform these feelings into positive ones by remembering this:
Usually anxiety is the basis of negative emotion. It's a fear of losing something or someone, or having it withheld from you. its an affirmation that some power other than yourself is in control…. its like the more you value a dream, the more important the desire is to deliver to yourself ..but not realizing that your inviting a parade of anxiety if it don't work out which could march all over your dreams and smother the life force out of it stopping you from going "forth" at that moment. There is a point were every one has to release and realize… if your trust has been shaken and you feel the need for iron clad guarantees, there are better ways than mental `or physical torture witch does begin with yourself then the next person that you feel is hurting you and so forth whether they are or not…( just let go) know that you or this other individual simply needs reassurance that's it . WHY go through such pain its simply not worth it… only you can manifest the perfect outcome to any situation but it has to be for the best from good intentions the more you're aware of this truth, the more peaceful you'll feel. And with peace comes the knowledge that everything truly is under control. . just find balance an important part of our life's purpose involves making decisions having responsibilities and having duties to perform, sometimes we may wonder how to achieve a balance these different demands they are conflicting for many people …. by holding a positive mind-set even through the bad, the bad is there for a reason it is a main part of our lives it helps change our way of thinking for the better but you have to believe this …love is also an important need a desire in our life and noticing this is a simple route to happiness but you Have got to give to receive …(positive mind set) love and balance …there a vital investment that pays huge dividends' in terms of increasing energy, motivation, and inspiration to go forwards in our life.
Make a fresh start in your life today you can change your mind set within a moment, for the better life can only be as good as what you what you want to make it.
About Joanne WellingtonJoanne is: Author, intuitive and founder of a network of sites and blogs dedicated to helping you define, refine and achieve your grandest dreams! For empowering tips, articles and resources, visit https://joannewellington.wordpress.com/ , http://mediumsworld.wordpress.com/ and begin your transformation today! Joanne always says...I don't care how much money you make, what colour your skin is, where you live, what you drive, whether you're gay or straight, fat or thin, tall or short, beautiful or average. If you're my friend, I love you dearly, and that is ALL that counts! Positivity is free for the taking, inspiration awaits only to be recognized and confidence is always encouraged, her mission at Mediums World ,World of Inspiration is to inform, to inspire and empower people to be their best, both personally and professionally.
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This new executive Orlando Florida vacation rental villa features state of-the-art living ... 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, swimming pool, games room and is a children's paradise of fun. Set in a stunning natural lakeside and conservation area location with much, much more to offer and only 5 minutes from Walt Disney World.
This executive family holiday vacation home, built on an oversized south facing premium lot is one of the largest located in the tranquil surroundings of Rolling Hills at Formosa Gardens, Kissimmee, Orlando, Florida which is the closest residential community to Walt Disney World's four theme parks making it a much sought after location for your Florida holiday. All other major theme parks are easily accessible. The large extended poolside offers complete privacy and is surrounded by lush tropical landscaping overlooking a natural lake and beyond to the orange groves. The luxury patio furniture together with the deluxe poolside gas barbeque is ideal for alfresco dining. This is the one to rent!
Our Orlando vacation rental villa offers over 3000 square ft of fully air conditioned flexible living space. It comprises of 6 large double bedrooms including 3 master suites and 2 Disney themed rooms, 2 spacious sitting areas, comfortable leather sofas in the family room, 2 dining areas and a 20 x 20 ft games room. The upgraded pool measures 30' x 15' and is fully screened and has an integrated children's paddling pool and ornamental waterfall. The pool and paddling pool can be heated if required and have underwater illumination.
The holiday rental villa has luxury facilities and equipment to attend to all your likely vacation needs including a top-of-the-range 57" Sony Widescreen Home Theatre DVD system and a PC with free internet and email access. Quality prevails throughout from the ceramic tiling to the hand-stitched patchwork quilts to the limited-edition prints to the Motorola "two-way" radios for use at the Disney theme parks ... you will not be disappointed with your choice of vacation rental villa.
Orlando Florida is known for its fabulous golf courses. For keen golfers the vacation rental villa is 10 minutes from 6 golf courses including Greg Norman's Championsgate 36 hole award winning golf course and the Disney golf courses. For keen shoppers, the designer malls are nearby. For the comfort and safety of all guests there is no smoking permitted within the holiday rental villa.
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Want to get involved at COC? Join ASG!
What is the Associated Student Government?
ASG is the representative voice of the students at College of the Canyons. It is also responsible for coordinating social, cultural, educational and service events for the campus. It works closely with campus departments, the local community as well as state officialsto ensure all students have the opportunity tosucceed.
How Can I Apply to ASG?
All students at College of the Canyons are encouraged to serve in ASG. Any COC student that is currently enrolled in at least 10.0 units (at least 3.0 units at CCC for CCC officers only) and has a minimum of a 2.0 GPA can apply to become an officer. If you are interested in applying, please visitthe ASG Computer Lab (CCC-204) or contact Joanna Kelly at (661)362-3840 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Applications are also available at the Valencia Campus in the Student Development Office in STCN-102 (across from the bookstore).
Why Join ASG?
Being involved with ASG is a valuable experience in which you can build lifelong friendships and help to create change for students. It does require time and effort, but those who have served on ASG always say it was worth it! If you are planning to transfer or obtain employment in the future, ASG helps to enhance your resume and develop a set of professional skill you will need. Most importantly, it is FUN!
For more information about ASG including scheduled events, meeting agendas, and officer roles please visit the Student Development - Associated Student Government website.


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Firefox slow on my MAC.
Firefox is suffering from seriously annoying lag spikes on my mac, while other browsers work perfect. The problem is the worst when watching Youtube video's or when typing (text only appears after 1-2 seconds when the spike happens.)
I've tried the about:config stuff, I used Speedyfox, googled for days but nothing seems to be working. What's worth trying? I love Firefox and I don't want to switch to another browser.
Could it be firefox plugin process? It seems to be eating a lot of RAM from times to times (I updated Java and Flash).
Thank you
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Installerede plugins
- Version 184.108.40.20692
- Google Talk Plugin Video Accelerator version:0.1.44.23
- Displays Java applet content, or a placeholder if Java is not installed.
- Shockwave Flash 11.5 r502
- iPhoto6
- Microsoft Office for Mac SharePoint Browser Plug-in
- Facebook Video Calling by Skype
- Simple plug-in that handles Citrix connection files
- User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.7; rv:18.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/18.0
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Everything is updated, Mac is running on snow leopard.
Almost no plugins and I tried disabling the once I have which didn't solve anything
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The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information. Note: This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.
To Reset Firefox do the following:
- Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
- Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
- Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
- Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
Further information can be found in the Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings article.
Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!
Thank you for the reply, but will I lose my RSS feeds if I do this?
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No, you shouldn't lose them.
This was happening to me, and was driving me crazy! I came across an old thread (now closed). Tried it, and no more spike lags every couple of seconds. I set mine to 3600000, restarted Firefox, and no more lags.
From tklaus: At least for me, the problem was the session saver. Increasing the session save interval as described here eliminated the pauses:
Hi gslrider
How large is your sessionstore.js file?
You can check for problems with the sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak files in the Firefox profile folder that store session data.
Delete the sessionstore.js file and possible sessionstore-##.js files with a number and sessionstore.bak in the Firefox profile folder.
- Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Open Directory)
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Multiple_profile_files_created
Deleting sessionstore.js will cause App Tabs and Tab Groups and open and closed (undo) tabs to get lost and you will have to recreate them (make a note or bookmark them).
I was only able to locate sessionstore.bak (45k). No sessionstore.js in the profile folder. I'm currently running OS X 10.6.8.


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It has been ages since my last post. The main reason I haven't posted is because I have been feeling uninspired. Rather than write some bullsh*t post about nothing (remember Carrie and the perfect french fry?), I thought it was better just to take a short sabbatical. I would love to be one of those bloggers that can post five times a week. But that just isn't realistic for me. So I am going to take the pressure off myself and post when I have inspiration. No schedule. No agenda. Just when I want to. Sounds lovely, right?
Anyway, speaking of inspiration, an ice, cold glass of bubbly usually helps my creative juices start flowing. During the summer, sparkling rosé was my go-to cocktail. But, nothing ruins your bubbly experience faster than when your fizzy beverage is warm. I like it ICE COLD. Too many times you will see champs getting iced down in just a bucket with some cubes. Wrong. All wrong! Never fear my loyal readers, I am here to save you from lukewarm champs and ensure that your bubbles are always cold and happy.
|First, grab a bottle of your favorite bubbly and an ice bucket.
|Next, place your bottle in the bucket and fill it to the brim with ice.
|Now here comes the most important part: fill the bucket with water. When you only ice the champs with ice the bottle does not get chilled evenly. But once you add water, every part of the bottle will get cold.
|Wrap the neck in a "sweater". It's cold in there!
|After about 20 minutes your bottle should be properly chilled. Pour in a glass and enjoy!
On a side note, lately I have preferred drinking all of my bubbles from large wine glasses rather than traditional flutes. How do you drink your champs?
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CE&Rec offers seasonal adult leagues and year round open gym programming.
- General Announcements
- Open Gym
- Adult Basketball
- Adult Softball
- Adult Volleyball
- Free Agents
- Adult Sports Policy
General Announcements
Open Gym
Open Gyms
Open gyms are available year round for men's basketball and coed volleyball. You do not need to be a league player to attend. These programs regularly reach maximum capacity, players are accepted on a first come first served basis to those players who are dressed and ready to play.
$3 residents or $5 non residents per evening. Please bring exact change.
Coed Volleyball Open Gyms (ages 16+)
Adult Basketball
Adult Softball
Adult Volleyball
Free Agents
Free Agents
- your week night availability
- which level of competition you are looking for (recreational or competitive)
- phone number
Adult Sports Policy
1 STATEMENT OF POLICY 1.01 The Menomonee Falls Community Education and Recreation Department (known as CE&Rec Department) expects managers, players, and sponsors to acquaint themselves with all rules and regulations of the CE&Rec Department. If at any time a question may arise, the team manager should contact the league coordinator or CE&Rec Department staff. Violation of league rules may bring serious penalties to a player, manager or team.
1.02 Policies and regulations governing the various programs and their administration shall be the responsibility of the CE&Rec Department and its Commission.
1.03 The CE&Rec Department reserves the right to make the final decision on any rules, situations, or occurrences pertaining to Adult League play. We reserve the right to revise these policies at any time, for any reason.
1.04 Per the CE&Rec Department's refund policy, no refunds will be issued for adult and youth athletic leagues or club sports.
- Eligibility
- Registration & Signup
- Team Registration Priority
- Player Registration
- Player Release
- Team Disbandment
- League schedule, standings & awards
- Officials
- Uniforms & Equipment
- Forfeits
- Protest & Appeal
- Conduct & Disciplinary Action
- Information
2.01 An adult is defined as a person age 18 or older.
2.02 A player that has been registered under the WIAA for a particular sport may participate as long as the sport is not in a current WIAA season.
2.03 A player of the opposite sex may participate in a gender specific league as long as a league for that gender is not offered. The CE&Rec Department must be notified when the team roster is submitted, and that player may be subject to specific rules pertaining to each sport.
Registration & Signup
3.01 Team paperwork, rules, and other league information will be posted on the CE&Rec Department website prior to the registration deadline. Copies are also available in the CE&Rec Department Office.
3.02 Teams are only officially registered when the team entry fee, accompanied by a completed contract, have been received by the CE&Rec Department Office.
3.03 A player is eligible to register with only one team, per sport, per night. The player will be considered a member of that team until officially released by the manager of that team. See Article VI. Player Release.
3.04 Each team must have a complete team roster submitted, showing a minimum number of players as required for each sport, to the CE&Rec Department Office prior to the first league night. Teams will receive a forfeit for every game that they do not have a completed roster or do not have the required number of players registered.
3.05 A manager is responsible playing only eligible players. A manager is also responsible for communication with the CE&Rec Department, for submitting completed team paperwork, and for ensuring proper payment for any fees associated with their team.
3.06 Only one person can be listed as manager of a team. Managers must have current contact information on file with the CE&Rec Department. Teams may have alternate contact person(s) listed for purposes of email correspondence.
3.07 When there is a change of manager, an official notice must be filed with the CE&Rec Department Office. Notice must include new manager's name, address, telephone number, and email address.
3.08 Registration dates for each league are posted in the league information sheet.
Team Registration Priority
4.01 Priority of registration will be: A. Returning teams from the previous year B. Returning teams switching leagues C. New teams
4.02 Returning teams are defined as teams who participated in the league the previous year and who maintain the same manager or sponsor. If a team divides into two and both claim the returning team spot, priority of registration will be: A. Group with the same manager as previous year B. Group with the same sponsor as previous year C. Group with the majority of players who registered with that team the previous year
4.03 Returning teams who desire to transfer their team into another league should indicate preference when they register. Teams that are unable to be transferred will be placed in their previous league.
4.04 New teams will be awarded positions in a league where openings occur. Any remaining league openings are first come/first served until leagues fill or the season begins.
4.05 The CE&Rec Department reserves the right to transfer teams to other leagues, on the same night, to improve league structure or for competition reasons. No refunds will be issued to teams who are not placed in their desired league.
Player Registration
5.01 Team roster minimums are posted in the sport specific rules
5.02 Deadline for registering additional players for all sports is before the third week of the season. Prior to playing in a game, players must be listed on the team roster, and the appropriate fee must be paid to the CE&Rec Department Office.
5.03 Teams wishing to add players after the deadline, due to extenuating circumstances, must have prior approval from the CE&Rec Department.
5.04 All players participating in CE&Rec Department leagues must be registered to the appropriate team roster prior to participation.
Player Release
6.01 A player can not register with any other team, until officially released by the player's current manager.
6.02 When a manager releases a player, an official release must be filed with the CE&Rec Department Office. Player's officially released are free to register with another team.
Team Disbandment
League schedule, standings & awards
8.01 The CE&Rec Department will schedule league games according to available facilities and league size.
8.02 Managers will be notified when schedules are posted, and when changes occur.
8.03 Postponed or canceled games will be rescheduled at the discretion of the CE&Rec Department.
8.04 The number of games won and lost will determine placement in league standings. In the event teams are tied for any position, the following criteria will be used to determine placement in the final standings: A. If two (2) teams are tied for first place, a special playoff game/match will be scheduled whenever possible. If the CE&Rec Department determines that a playoff game is not possible, the tie breaker will be determined by the following: i Win-Loss percentage in head to head competition. ii Least amount of points given up among teams tied in common games played against each other. iii Greatest point differential among teams in common games against each other. iiii Coin toss. B. If three (3) teams are tied for first place, a special three (3) team playoff/match will be scheduled whenever possible. A random draw will be held to determine playoff/match opponents. If the CE&Rec Department determines that a playoff game is not possible, the tie breaker will be used. See 8.04
8.05 Awards will be provided for first place only.
9.01 The CE&Rec Department will provide officials for each league game. In the event a game official does not appear as scheduled, a registered official must be found, or the game will be canceled and rescheduled.
9.02 In the absence of a CE&Rec Department Coordinator or Supervisor, the officials will have final say at the game site on all decisions regarding playability of a game due to field conditions, weather, equipment, etc.
Uniforms & Equipment
10.01 Team Uniforms A. Basketball - All players must wear shirts of uniform color. Shirts must be numbered on front or back. (Minimum height 4 inches). B. Teams must designate uniform color on registration form.
10.02 All other sports - There are no uniform requirements, though coordinated uniforms are encouraged.
10.03 The wearing of marking soled shoes will not be allowed for indoor sports. For all outdoor sports, please see sport specific rules for shoe regulations.
10.04 Game Ball A. The CE&Rec Department will supply a minimum of one (1) game ball per scheduled league game. In the event of a damaged or lost ball, it is the responsibility of the home team or the team on offense to provide a replacement ball, approved by the official.
10.05 The CE&Rec Department does not assume responsibility for lost, stolen, or damaged items.
11.01 Refer to sport specific rules for grace periods at start of game.
11.02 A team forfeiting a game for any of the reasons listed below, will not only forfeit game, but will be dropped from the league unless a penalty fee is paid before the teams next scheduled game: A. Failure to have and maintain a minimum number of players as prescribed in the specific sport rules. B. Quitting in defiance of an official's decision. C. Playing ineligible player for purpose of avoiding forfeiture. D. Extreme unsportsmanlike conduct.
11.03 Penalty fee will be $30 for all sports.
11.04 A team found guilty of having an ineligible player in the line-up, will have all games in which the ineligible player participated, forfeited to its opponents.
11.05 In the event that a team does not appear for a regularly scheduled game, under the impression that the game was canceled due to weather, and the supervisor declares the game could be played, the game will be awarded to the team appearing. If neither team appears, a double forfeit will be recorded.
11.06 A team that forfeits the last game of a season will not be eligible to register in any league until all penalty fees are paid.
Protest & Appeal
12.01 Protests will not be accepted on the Official's judgment of a play.
12.02 A protest on an interpretation or violation of rules, or player eligibility must be made at the time of the incident by notifying the official in charge. In addition, written protest by team management must be filed with the CE&Rec Department Office by 4:30pm the end of the 2nd business day following the incident, along with a $25.00 deposit. If the protest is not upheld, the funds will remain with the CE&Rec Department. Burden of proof rests with the protesting team.
12.03 The CE&Rec Department reserves the right to check the eligibility of a player or team at any time.
12.04 Participants suspended shall have the right to appeal to the CE&Rec Department Office within 5 business days after the participant is notified of suspension. All appeal decisions are final.
Conduct & Disciplinary Action
13.01 Any player deemed illegal through non registration, falsification of identity, etc. may be suspended up to one (1) year. Any games in which the illegal player participated in will be forfeited.
13.02 The CE&Rec Department is a member of the South East Park and Recreation Council (SEPRC). The CE&Rec Department may agree to suspend player(s) in our leagues for severe violations in other SEPRC Department leagues.
13.03 Player(s) suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other substances by game officials or supervisors will not be allowed to participate and may be suspended from further play.
13.04 Tobacco or alcohol use is not allowed on School District of Menomonee Falls property.
13.05 Activities held at Village of Menomonee Falls property are subject to Village ordinances and regulations. Please be aware of all posted rules and regulations pertaining to each location. No alcohol consumption is allowed in Village Parks without permit. No alcohol is allowed in athletic field areas.
13.06 It is the responsibility of the manager to control the actions of team players at all times, to ensure that all roster requirements are satisfied, and players listed on the team roster are correct. In addition to the suspension of team player(s), the team manager may also be suspended up to one (1) year for team violations.
13.07 Managers, coaches, players and fans are responsible for their conduct from the time they reach the facility until the time they leave.
13.08 Any player, manager, coach, team scorer, or fan that strikes, or in any way lays a hand on or threatens a referee, supervisor, scorekeeper, or player will be suspended from participating in all league and CE&Rec Department activities for one (1) year. The CE&Rec Department reserves the right to issue a longer suspension if so determined.
13.09 The manager or designated captain shall be the only person to confer with an official on a disputed play. Such conferences will be kept to a minimum and must be conducted in a sportsmanlike manner. Constant arguing, harassment, or intimidation will not be tolerated.
13.10 There will be no swearing, foul language, inappropriate gestures, etc. used or directed towards officials, staff, fans, other players, or any person associated with the play area. The person/persons/team involved will be immediately ejected from the game and requested to leave the facility.
13.11 Any player, manager, coach, or team scorer ejected from a game will have two (2) minutes to leave the play area, or game will be forfeited to opponent. The ejected person is automatically suspended from the next played game or matches, and must leave the premises. The CE&Rec Department reserves the right to issue a longer suspension if so determined.
13.12 Officials will report ejected persons to the CE&Rec Department. Continued instances of unsportsmanlike behavior may lead to a suspension from all CE&Rec Department programs.
13.13 For penalties regarding technical fouls, see League Rules for Adult Basketball.
13.14 A team, player, or players that persist to make a game a farce/joke through deliberate actions deemed inappropriate for adult play (game delays, pranks, lack of hustle, trash talk, etc.), may be subject to suspensions from play. Game officials reserve the right to make decisions deemed necessary to maintain the integrity of the program and report such incidents to the CE&Rec Department.
13.15 Supervision of youth - Players will be expected to have adequate supervision of their children if attending. Children must be accompanied by non-participating adults at all times, and must not be allowed to interfere with play. This is for the safety of both participants and spectators.
13.16 Any damage incurred due to equipment misuse will be charged to the person or persons involved. In addition, the CE&Rec Department reserves the right to suspend the persons involved from further play.
14.01 The Village and School District of Menomonee Falls have no coverage for injuries occurring to individuals through league play. The CE&Rec Department, nor any of its employees, are responsible for injuries a player sustains while participating in league play. Play at your own risk.
14.02 For program cancellations, please call our information line at 262-255-8376 after 4:30 p.m. Additional resources for cancellation notice include our website (www.fallsrec.org) and social media sites (facebook.com/fallsrec or twitter.com/fallsrec).
The CE&Rec Department is not responsible to contact managers for inclement weather cancellations. If no notifications are posted, the decision to cancel programs will be made at the program sites. If the School District of Menomonee Falls cancels school or afternoon activities due to inclement weather, all CE&Rec programs are also canceled.
Revised 10/1994 Eligibility 11/1997 Revised 11/2004 Revised 11/2011 Revised 11/2012 Revised 2/2014 Revised 1/2015 Revised 12/2016 4/2017


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by Bill Yung
I read my first African hunting book when I was 11 years old and in the intervening 44 years have read and (mostly) enjoyed an immense number of books on the same subject. I have worked in the African hunting safari business for more than three decades and as a consequence have seen the hunting industry from both sides of the coin.
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On October 18, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) opened the 30-Day Preview Period for the 2016 performance information targeted to be publicly reported on Physician Compare starting in December 2017. The preview was scheduled to end on November 17 at 8pm ET. Due to a technical issue preventing the data from properly displaying in the preview portal, the Provider Quality Information Portal (PQIP), all data were not viewable for the first week of preview. This display issue has now been resolved. We are extending preview through Friday, December 1 at 8pm ET to provide more time for clinicians and groups to preview their performance data as a result of this technical issue.
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Three Ways Reindeer Play It Cool
Reindeer can cool themselves in three different ways when they exercise.
Reindeer stay warm during the Northern winters because their pelts provide plenty of insulation. Wearing their winter coats, reindeer have no problem with the Arctic cold, either when bedding down in snow or when walking about to forage for
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Charlotte De Syllas Wisteria necklace, 1994, lavender jadeite on silk kumihimo braid. Private collection.
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Florence Tourism is an important part of Tourism to Italy.
Florence is originally called in Italian Firenze. This city is considered the
cradle of the Renaissance. It is the capital of Tuscany Province, located in
the center of Italy, approximately midway between Rome and Venice.
View of the Arno River crossing the beautiful city of Florence Italy
One of the most important cities in Italy
The city is the largest in Tuscany with a population of 400,000 and about 1.5 million in the whole metropolitan area.
The city is marvelous in many aspects. The whole city is like a big museum with impressive buildings full of history and precious pieces of art. Shopping here is one of the best in the country and needless to say it features many great restaurants and cafes.
That is the reason it attracts so many visitors a year. In 1982 it was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
Evening view of the Duomo in Florence Italy
Let us discover a few of the most important sites in Florence.
Located in the center of the city it is flanked by the Cupola Duomo, and the cathedral. It is a rectangular plaza with many buildings surrounding it, among them the most important is the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuelle II
This huge Gothic Duomo was constructed between 1296 and 1436 when it was consecrated. It may hold 20,000 persons. The exterior is most impressive made in green, pink and white marble. It also features many statues and the inside of the Duomo, designed and built by Brunelleschi.
Dated from the days of the Medici Family this 300 foot high tower, resembling a fortress was important in defending the city in the 14th century. Don't miss the fresco paintings on the walls of this Palace.
This famous gallery is the second in size in Florence. Here you may admire works of Michelangelo and many Renaissance paintings by Benozzo, Fillippino, Gozzoli, Botticelli, Lippi, Perugino, and many others.
The Corridoio Vasariano at the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence
This is the largest of Florence Museums with 45 rooms full of precious art among them paintings by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. It holds thousands of paintings and sculptures by artists like Giotto, Botticelli, Perugino, and Raphael.
This is by far Florence's most famous square. It is located on the center of town and offers a free open air sculpture exhibit. It has been Florence's political center since ancient times. The Palazzo Vecchio, the town hall is on this plaza. Around the square you may find cafes and restaurants.
This plaza is a real pleasure from the Florence Tourism point of view. It's an open area for leisure, a meeting place, a place to sit, relax and enjoy an espresso and pastry all while feeling the atmosphere of the 19th century.
The Ponte Vecchio crossing the Arno River in Florence
This is in my opinion one of the most popular sites in Florence. This old bridge is located at the Mercato Nuovo and is over the Arno River. It was built in 1345 with a classic architecture. It is lined by stores selling silver and gold jewelry.
This museum exhibits the first works by Michelangelo and many more pieces of art by Ghiberti, Donatello, Brunelleschi, Verrocchio, Cellini and Giambologna.
This plaza offers a great view of the whole city. It is visited by many tourists for the great view and for many souvenir stands offering everything including miniatures of Michelangelo's David.
Boboli Gardens in Florence Italy
If you cross the Ponte Vecchio, you reach the Giardino di Boboli, an enormous park besides the Pitti Palace, Florence largest palace that was once occupied by the Medici Family.
Located in Piazza Santa Croce this is the largest Franciscan Church in Italy holding the tomb of many Florentines including Michelangelo and Dante. One of Brunelleschi's most important works, the Cappella dei Piazzi, is in Santa Croce.
For more information visit Florence Tourism Website
The impressive Baptistry one of the oldest buildings in Florence Italy
This building, one of Florence's oldest dates to the 11th century made of white and green marble. While inside, you may enjoy the mosaics and marble floors depicting the Zodiac.
Shopping as part of Florence Tourism
This city is one of the most famous shopping cities in Europe compared to Milan and Paris. Here you may find the finest leather goods, jewelry and clothing.
It has a few open air market selling food, antiques and clothing, being the most famous Piazza San Lorenzo as well as Mercato Nuovo and Mercato Centrale.
Florence Tourism is for me very precious. I visited Florence for the first time when I was 17 years old, many decades ago. Now with my wife we have visited Florence several times and we never cease to admire this admirable city.
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And the award goes to …
One important thing we say to every attendee (and that they also confirm) is that it's really all about participating. Whether you have an idea or not, are able to work on your own idea or another, are one of the winners or not … the journey you go through during this weekend is just incredible. That's why we really want to thank each and every one of you – participants, coaches, judges, etc. – for making Startup Weekend Ghent such a succes.
But we won't keep you in suspense much longer. The judges have spoken and here is their feedback for the teams.
1 / FirstSave (Best allround startup)
> A network of first responders to help people in need
The jury was really impressed with this idea overall. The first slide of their presentation was very powerful and conveyed the problem clearly. Added to this that they had a very simple solution – with a demo right there – meant that the jury had no questions about functionality. Also, the numbers they showed – even if they were optimistic – were very convincing. Meaning that it was a very close call with the second winner …
2 / for George
> A peer-2-peer platform for lending books, coupled with local partners
The jury was very fond of this idea, even if there was no clear monetisation in it (the team had suggested 3 options which not all jury members believed could work). But the concept and story of the startup was interesting enough to convince the jury to give them the second place.
3 / ERS (Leanest startup)
> Platform for recruiters to easily manage and screen incoming recruits
The jury liked how this idea was the only one that didn't rely on a huge amount of people to join the platform. Alle they need is one business to buy the product (which they probably have already) and it's up and running. The problem they're solving is very common and they've brought a good solution. They received the 'leanest startup' award because they pivoted their idea completely during the weekend.
The other 4 teams were at a tie so there's no more ranking here.
Healthy Plate
> Healthy, easy meals for students
The jury liked this idea; it combines healthy food with convenience for students, which is a real need. The way to tackle this probably needs a bit more thought and the jury even saw potential to take this wider than students.
Arti Mundus
> Bringing artisans and consumers closer together
This idea was presented really well, they didn't lose time in showing that there is a real need here. But the jury was not convinced that people would buy artisan objects without seeing them.
Meet me for a cause
> Dating for charity
The jury liked the originality of linking dating with charity. And liked how startups can have a good cause in mind.
Meeting black box (Techiest startup)
> Improvings meeting by using the 'internet of things'
The jury saw real potential in this startup, but felt that the idea was not yet finished. They would have liked to see what can follow after the analytics solution.
Many of the ideas have potential to really start up right-away, so we're excited to see what will happen!
A big thank you goes out to all members of the jury for their honest feedback and just opinions. Of course, the teams were very well prepared for their pitches thanks to the coaches who helped them finetune their ideas over the weekend. And last, but not least, we couldn't have set up this event without the help of our partners.
So thank you everyone for participating and helping out! We hope to see you all again next time! Keep in touch through Facebook & Twitter to find out about the next event.
The ideas
To give you a preview of what you can expect to see during the pitches on Sunday – you are joining us aren't you? – we'll give you a short introduction of what our teams have cooked up.
First save
This team is creating a network of first responders. If you have the app installed and are ever in trouble, you can click one button and a number of volunteers in your area will be warned that you need help.
Sign up on firstsave.org if you want to be part of their demo this Sunday (don't worry, you don't actually have to come to the rescue yet :-).
This service will provide a platform to enable recruiters to easily manage and screen incoming recruits. They will enable recruiters to do an automated video pre-screening of candidates allowing them to save time and effort in their busy schedules.
For George
An online community for booklovers where experiences around books are shared. They offer users a way to easily share books with friends, family and strangers. For George will also be partnering with local shops in order to set up a network of places where members can lend books.
Meet me 4 a cause
This is an online platform where people can challenge each other into playing online games. The credits you buy to play the game will of course go to a charity of your choosing.
Out of the box meetings
'Out of the box meetings' is developing a '6th sense Internet of Things' solutions to improve group dynamics in meeting rooms for training and internal team meetings.
Healthy plate
To enable students to eat healthier, Healthy Plate will provide them with all the ingredients and recipes they need to eat food for a week. They will help them have fun with it by building a community around healthy food and encouraging friends to join in.
Arti Mundi
This team wil help artisans to sell their hand made creations by providing them with professional services such as photography, a story, an online presence and events. For the customers they provide an appealing way to discover handmade one-of-a-kind curated goods.
Capturing people's attention is not an easy task, particularly in a very competitive environment as it is during the Startup Weekend. When surrounded by fierce entrepreneurs and disruptive innovators, you'll have to stand out to gather the best team around you! Therefore, you need to prepare yourself to face the crowd and pitch your business idea. Here are three pieces of advice that will help you make a great first impression.
Be your brand
You have a great idea, you are an awesome entrepreneur, become your brand! Decide who you want to be seen as and become this person. Start with an eye-catching outfit or flyer or object that will help you get the crowd's attention. Use a simple design that would give a clear vision of your project and helps to define your idea easily. On stage, you'll begin your branding and lay the foundations for your logo, website and business card. And doing so you will help your audience form opinions about you and start building your reputation.
Get your story ready
Every company is based on a story, so write and use your own story to introduce your mission, core values and vision to your public. Storytelling isn't making up facts! It is about bringing your business idea to life and explaining why it matters to you and others. Using a story is a clever way to package your message and explore different angles when addressing to different crowds. It is also a good way to create emotions and connect with your target group. Make sure to keep your story interesting and relevant and don't forget to stay positive, remembering to highlight the benefits of your business or idea.
Pitch like a boss
Make sure you know who you are talking to (future employees, potential clients or investors) and how much they know about you, so that you can adapt your pitch. At the Startup Weekend, likely no-one knows you yet – the challenge is high! Be straight to the point, coherent and clear. Make your target audience know about you, your offer, your characteristics and interact with them to better understand their needs. Practice your speech beforehand so you can develop your story, values and solution in one minute. If you make it, you win!
In a nutshell, train yourself to make a short presentation of your business idea using stories and visual elements to support your speech. At 99designs, we help thousands of entrepreneurs everyday to build their brand identity. Find inspiration on 99designs today and get a free design consultation on your brand identity. We wish you a great first impression during the Startup Weekend and loads of fun!
Camille Franc | Marketing Manager France
Refine your idea online with the westartup community
At Startup Weekend Ghent you'll pitch your idea to a crowd complete strangers. You'll have to convince them that your idea is solid, well-researched, and that there's future in executing it.
So you may want to run your idea past a few experienced entrepreneurs and fellow startup enthusiasts, see what they think and refine your idea (and the way you talk about it).
To help you with that, we've teamed up with the westartup community – over 3,600 startup enthusiasts from all over the world – who can check out your idea, ask hard questions and give insightful advice.
You might be concerned that someone would "steal your great business idea" the moment you reveal it. You shouldn't be. Check out the opinion of Joren De Wachter, Belgium's leading specialist in intellectual property rights and startups, and (among other things) investor in SparkCentral.
So, ready to share your idea and make it better?
And if you haven't done so yet, get your ticket for the weekend here. Early bird tickets are available until mid November!
Announcing the 2nd Startup Weekend Ghent in December
It's time for the 2nd edition of Startup Weekend Ghent, starting on Friday, December 5th. Just like last year, this event will be held in the iMinds offices and is sure to spark creativity in all participants.
Whether you have an idea or want to contribute in design, development, marketing or business … this is the moment where you build an amazing startup, all over the course of one weekend.
The weekend goes as follows: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and embark on a three-day frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend culminates with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback!
We have an amazing set of coaches and jury members this year. Most of them entrepreneurs themselves and very capable to advise you on topics like business development, marketing, financing and 'why you should just go for it!'.
Find out more about the coaches & how to get tickets on our event page >>


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Mariposa Community Health Center congratulates the winners of the Mariposa Scholarship Program for 2017!
Congratulations to Jennifer Molina, Estephania Villaseñor, Cristina Molina, Sam Sneed for winning the 2017 Mariposa Scholarship Program. These four students were selected by the MCHC Board of Directors from numerous Santa Cruz County applicants, and will receive $2,500 for two years for a total of $50,000 each toward their education. Mariposa congratulates these exemplary graduatesRead more →


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Two sorts of stress management training
Stress management comes in two flavours - managing the stress and managing the stressed people! Consequently we've got two types of stress management training:
- Coping with pressure and managing stress - this course is for anyone suffering from, or likely to be suffering from, stress and who consequently needs to know how to manage it
- the managers role in managing stress - this course is for managers, looking at how to support and manage members of staff who are suffering from (or who might be suffering from!) stress (we also train you in how to manage your own stress!)
Which type of training you should sign up for depends on your stress, your role and your needs. We'll discuss both options with you and find out what's best...
Our approach to stress management
Stress can be caused by a lot of things - some of them lie outside us but some of them lie inside. On training days, no matter what anyone might claim, it's not possible to look in detail at all the external causes of stress, so we concentrate on helping clients look at, examine and deal with the internal causes. It doesn't solve the problem - but it helps more than you think!
Isn't stress management training about stress techniques?
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We'll train you in effective "immediate stress control techniques" so that you can handle 'panic grade stress'. That is, we'll show you how to manage your stress in the short term, as well as train you in long-term management techniques.


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Assets not an issue for food aid
Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it."
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on Friday, October 11th, 2019
Actually more than 80
"The past president (Barack Obama) brought Al Sharpton into the White House something like 80 times."
— PolitiFact Wisconsin
on Friday, February 9th, 2018
Not even clear who is runnerup
"Planned Parenthood is the biggest abortion provider in the country."
— PolitiFact Wisconsin
on Monday, May 15th, 2017
A factual factoid
Wisconsin's 6th congressional "district has more manufacturing jobs than almost any other" in the nation.
— PolitiFact Wisconsin
on Friday, November 20th, 2015
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Says a study shows that children who live with a biological parent and the parent's boyfriend or girlfriend "have a 20 times greater chance of being sexually abused."
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I have always had a passion for helping others find their happiness and be the best they can be. After years of people asking me how I'm so positive and happy all the time, I decided to become a coach and spend my days teaching others how to live the life they desire.
BillieJean is an awesome coach. She has the rare ability to hold space for whatever I brought to our sessions; I felt heard and understood every time we met. Coaching with her helped me see the self-imposed blocks that were getting in my way, and she stood beside me as I worked through them. I was looking for someone kind, compassionate and supportive, who was also willing to take me to task when I wasn't supporting myself and working to be the man I wanted to be....that was everything I got and more. I'm so grateful.
Billie Jean helped me through a difficult time in my career. Over the last several months she has helped me see things from a much different perspective which is bringing me to a new understanding of this trying time. I feel I have made great progress and was finally able to come to peace with this situation. She guides with a steady hand and selfless patience.
Always fun and energetic, BillieJean is truly inspiring. She gently guides you through your personal issues and obstacles, to help you find the path of happiness and of living a successful, fulfilling life.
BillieJean 's personality and attitude toward all things makes her a standout among her peers. She is optimistic and positive alike, which allows her to manage all situations with ease. BillieJean is a person that will make any situation much more pleasant and successful. I will always jump at the opportunity to work with BillieJean. -Sergio
Billie Jean could light up a room with her big smile and big heart. She had a positive vision that inspires and leads to positive action. The energy she exudes is contagious. I am a better person because of her.
Working with BillieJean has been an amazing experience. I love the energy she brings to each session and the tools she has taught me have changed my life. I experience happiness everyday now, even when times get challenging. I really am living the life I've always wanted! I wish I had done this sooner. ~Kristin
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I work with all types of people from many different backgrounds. I teach them how to believe in themselves and pursue their dreams. I'll provide you with the tools necessary to let go of the fear of being judged so you can live the life you desire. No matter what issues you are dealing with, the keys to achieving better relationships and a happier life, are the same.
Come see what working with me looks like, and make the choice to start really enjoying your life!
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Today, we gather here to honor the memory of those who struggled, those who perished, and those who survived.
As time distances us from the horrors of the Holocaust, we approach an era in which the living memories of the Warsaw Ghetto, Auschwitz, Babi Yar and Treblinka will become mere history. A child born today will never meet a Holocaust survivor or hear first-hand the countless stories of tragedy and miracle that took place during the darkest hours of humanity.
And so, passing on the torch of remembrance, of bearing witness, and of education, becomes an even more critical task. It is not only our duty to the past but, perhaps even more so, our responsibility to the generations to come.
As living remnants of Holocaust victims, we must tell their stories -- one by one. It is the least we can do for them and for so many others who will never have their stories told.
My grandfather, Siegfried Manheim, was a successful lawyer in Berlin and the author of a weekly legal column in one of Berlin's largest newspapers. Like him, his two sons - my uncle Kurt who was a young judge, and my father Bernhard who was a medical student -- were Germans and Jews, proud of both their country and their cultural heritage.
In 1933, their dreams were shattered, their world collapsed. The rise of Hitler meant that my grandfather was banned from practicing law. Barred from his profession, my grandfather fled his native Germany together with his family.
The family settled in Palestina Erets Yisrael, then under the British Mandate, leaving behind all their belongings, to begin anew in whatever way they could. The Judge ended up a farmer, the medical student became a cook.
They viewed themselves, then, as anything but lucky. But, we know how lucky they were. Others in my family -- my maternal grandparents -- did not escape.
My grandfather, Shimon Peterseil, was a rabbi in Kiel -- a town in northern Germany. He could not leave Germany because of his age -- he was 70. But my grandmother, Hadas, had the foresight to send all their children to rebuild Erets Yisrael while she stayed behind with her husband.
For many years we had no idea as to what befell them. After the war, my family relentlessly searched for any piece of information on my grandparents. I remember myself as a child, sitting on the back stairs of our house in Tel Aviv, waiting for my grandparents to arrive.
I have never seen them.
Much later we learnt that they were deported to Teresienstadt and from there to Auschwitz, to their horrible end.
Some 60 years later, my firstborn granddaughter of 17 visited Auschwitz. She travelled from Israel to where my family, her family, together with so many millions, were murdered.
She saw the execution wall, the gas chambers, and the crematoriums. She saw the rooms with piles of tangled shoes, glasses, hair and suitcases. She witnessed the horror and the anguish of the victims -- unseen to her eyes, yet visible to her soul.
The fate of my family -- like the fate of millions -- remains a painful reminder of the genocide against them for merely being who they were: Jews.
The Jewish tragedy of the Holocaust was unique; to use Elie Wiesel's words, "not all victims were Jews but all Jews were victims." Yet the tragedy of the Holocaust is of far reaching universal implications, and confers responsibilities upon us all.
We have the responsibility not to allow genocide of the Jewish people, nor of any people.
We have the responsibility to learn and to teach the lessons of the Holocaust to prevent it from ever reoccurring.
We have the responsibility not to remain silent. For, to remain silent and indifferent to the horrors of the Holocaust is probably the greatest sin of all, let alone denying it.
We have the responsibility to act against the forces of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and racism in any form.
We have the responsibility to condemn those who educate children to murder and kill in the name of God.
We have the responsibility to condemn any Member State of the United Nations that calls for the destruction of another Member State and engages in Holocaust denial.
Fellow colleagues, dear friends, I wish to conclude with the words commanded to us by one human being, a survivor and a victim of Auschwitz, the scientist who became a prominent author, Primo Levi. These are the words that precede his book, "Se Questo ? un Uomo" -
"If This is a Man."
You who live safe
In your warm houses,
You, who find, returning in the evening,
Hot food and friendly faces:
Consider if this is a man
Who works in the mud
Who does not know peace
Who fights for a scrap of bread
Who dies because of a yes or a no.
Consider if this is a woman,
With no hair and with no name
With no more strength to remember,
Her eyes empty and her womb cold
Like a frog in winter.
Meditate that this came about:
I commend these words to you.
Carve them in your hearts
At home, in the street,
Going to bed, rising;
Repeat them to your children,
Or, may your house fall apart
May illness impede you
May your children turn their faces away from you.
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There is it again, your regular, unregular update of the latest records that graced the desks of the Burning World Records staff. Special attention for the Sunn/Ulver-coop Terrestrial, Best Spectres and Slomatics Estron vinyl. All 3 are very limited and expected to sell out in a few weeks. So grab your chance now and pick them up! Don't say at Roadburn Festival in april that you missed out. Because .. well .. we told you so ;-).
Atlantis La Petit Mort (red) 10″
Bast Spectres (CD+LP bundle) LP
Bast Spectres LP
Bast Spectres CD
Bathory Blood On Ice (red) LP2
Bl'ast Blood LP
Bl'ast The Expression Of Power LP3
Bolzer Aura (silver) LP
Cosmic Dead, & Pips Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Split LP
Cult Of Fire मृत्यु का तापसी अनुध्यान LP
Cult Of Dom Keller The Second Bardo (purple) LP
Dead Meadow Dead Meadow LP
Dead Sea Apes Lupus LP2
Goat Live Ballroom Ritual LP2
Grand Funk Railroad Live The 1971 Tour LP2
Harsh Toke Light Up And Live LP
Robert Johnson King Of The Delta Blues Singers LP
Lantern Rock 'n' Roll Rorschach LP
Mammatus Heady Mental LP
Meters, The Cabbage Alley LP
Monolith Cult Run From The Light (white) LP
Offenders, The Endless Struggle / We Must Rebel LP2
Raging Slab Raging Slab (coloured) LP
Slough Feg Made In Poland LP2
Sunn o))) & Ulver Terrestrials (orange) LP
Shine Brothers, The Hello Griefbirds! LP
Slomatics Estron (dried blood) LP
Slomatics Estron + A Hocht CD
Slomatics Estron + A Hocht + Conan Split CD
Slomatics Estron CD
Sutekh Hexen Become LP
Teeth Of The Sea Master LP
Umberto From The Grave LP


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We provide a comprehensive suite of MUCheck independent dose/MU second-check products that can be fully customized to meet the specific needs of your cancer center. The modules we offer include the following:
Released in 1998, our flagship product has been one of the pioneers in the realm of independent second-check calculation software. Our MuCheck software provides a flexible solution for photon and electron calculations.
IMRT Check
IMRT Check provides a robust, customizable solution for IMRT second-checks.
BrachyCheck is an easy-to-use solution for performing second-check calculations on brachytherapy plans
CyberKnife Check
CyberKnife Check works with all of the current CyberKnife configurations – including fixed, Iris, and multi-leaf collimators.
Gamma Knife Check
Released in 2009, our Gamma Knife Check solution is the only FDA-cleared commercially available second-check system for Gamma Knife calculations. Our software works with model 4, Perfexion, and Icon units. Database connectivity to GammaPlan enables you to easily import data and perform calculations with the click of a button.
VMAT Module
Designed especially for customers who do a lot of rotational arc plans, VMAT provides a sophisticated set of tools tailored for the unique characteristics of arc plans. With the ability to import CT image data, structure files, and dose files, our VMAT solution can automatically calculate SSD and depth information for each control point in an arc plan. Enhanced tools allow for off-axis calculation, the ability to see beams-eye-view data for each gantry position, and the ability to compare various points without having to go back to the planning system.
The newest addition to the MUCheck family, TomoCheck is a graphical point-and-click solution for helical TomoTherapy plans. Simply click any point within the CT image on screen, and our software performs a second-check calculation to that point and compares it to the corresponding point in the planning system. It really is that easy!


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"We went back to fundamentals to finally answer this question," said Donald Bers, chair of the UC Davis Department of Pharmacology and the principal investigator of the study, published in the June issue of Circulation Research. "Because of our findings, investigators can now focus on exploring other aspects of heart physiology to define the cellular foundations of arrhythmia."
Bers' study focused on intracellular calcium-release channels known as ryanodine receptors (RyR) and, in particular, the channel found in heart muscle called RyR2 that provides the normally well-controlled calcium signal that activates a regular heart beat. In certain heart conditions, RyR2 can release calcium out of sync and trigger cardiac arrhythmias. A controversy has swirled about whether or not a small RyR2-bound protein called FKBP12.6 can cause these arrhythmias by dissociating from RyR2 during sympathetic stimulation, which makes the heart beat too rapidly.
Bers and his team developed new confocal fluorescence imaging techniques to visualize simultaneously the binding of FKBP12.6 to RyR2 and arrhythmogenic calcium-release events in live cardiac myocytes obtained from rats. They found that the binding of FKBP12.6 to RyR2 does have a slight stabilizing effect on RyR2 function, but that massive sympathetic stimulation had absolutely no effect on the binding of FKBP12.6 to RyR2.
Moreover, said Bers, "We found that FKBP12.6 is present in such low concentrations compared to RyR2 that most RyR2 channels cannot possibly be regulated by FKBP12.6. Our search for understanding of how calcium-dependent cardiac arrhythmias occur in the diseased heart must now focus on other mechanisms."
The study was unique in that FKBP12.6 binding and unbinding properties were measured in multiple ways in the natural heart-cell environment. All outcomes yielded comparable results, strengthening the veracity of the finding. Bers' research should finally put to rest the question of the role of FKBP12.6 in calcium dysregulation, according to an editorial that accompanies the article.
"In a superb series of experiments in cardiac myocytes, these authors show FKBP12.6 (the putative RyR2 stabilizer) is found in much lower abundance than RyR," wrote Steven R. Houser of the Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pa. "The authors should be commended because they developed the novel, quantitative techniques that were needed to directly address critical controversies related to RyR."
Bers and his team will continue to study the role of RyR2 in heart failure and arrhythmias. This field of research still has many puzzles that, once solved, will lead to the discovery of new therapies and pharmaceuticals for heart disease.
"We know that RyR2 channels are involved in heart arrhythmias, but it's clearly not due to the loss of FKBP12.6 binding," he said. "Looking elsewhere for the cause will guide us more quickly toward effective ways to treat heart failure."
Other study authors were Tao Guo, Emmanuel Camors, Yi Yang and Eckard Picht of the Department of Pharmacology at UC Davis; Razvan L. Cornea and Bradley R. Fruen of the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; and Sabine Huke of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tenn.
The UC Davis Department of Pharmacology brings together experts in the biochemical, molecular, cellular and integrative aspects of modern pharmacology to characterize the mechanisms by which information is transferred from the extracellular environment to influence cellular function and nuclear transcription and to develop methods and reagents that will interfere with or enhance that information transfer. Department faculty have expertise in ion channels, molecular and cellular neurobiology, functional genomics and proteomics, transcription and gene regulation, cell signaling and cardiovascular health. For information, visit the department's website.


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The Briggs model 10 and 15 effluent spreaders have been manufactured locally in Ashburton for decades, with over 3000 having been sold. These units are still the preferred way of spreading effluent for many farm owners, from one end of New Zealand to the other and across the globe.
These spreaders perform a complex task by means of a few simple mechanisms. The retro action of the effluent causes the boom to rotate for even spread of effluent. The rotation of the boom provides the motive force that propels the machine using a drive roller rotating around a series of cams which operates a simple lever mechanism to the wire rope winch drum. The machines are very robust and versatile with several speeds settings and both can be used for irrigation.
All spreaders are hot dipped galvanised for ultimate protection against corrosion including parts and accessories. A full supply of parts for both models is kept on hand in the Rainer Irrigation store ready for dispatch anywhere in the country, minimising breakdown downtime.
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Auto shut off – The auto shut off is a mechanical valve that is adapted to the machine and shuts the flow of effluent off at the completion of the run.