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Insects and pests can be a big hassle in your home or backyard, this is why its best to be proactive in handling and ridding yourself of these pests. Bugs can ruin your veggies and many other plants in your backyard too. Wasps can also hang around your garden. If you find a nest, you will need to ring a wasp exterminator. It is best to avoid this from happening but if all else fails there are effective methods as well as techniques that you can utilize to eliminate them, deter them or kill them.
There are a good deal of chemicals as well as sprays that an individual can make use of to eliminate and destroy pests – nonetheless at times this could have the potential to affect the vegetable patch plants along with other plants near it. A great deal of gardeners now consider taking advantage of non chemicals methods to eliminate bugs and insects.
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Amongst the easiest and also simplest techniques of taking care of insects and garden pests, as well as disease is via organically grown veggies and plants. You have to pick plants and also vegetables that are sturdy as well as resistant to pests. You should choose and also pick varieties of plants that are naturally immune. As an outcome of innovations in modern gardens, attention is also paid to seeds in addition to the plants which have been established and then fine-tuned over the years as well as currently there are all kind of seeds and plants that are highly resistant to all type of threats.
Plants and also plant vegetation that is damp or stays damp for a lengthy time typically has the tendency to be struck by certain types of leave ailment. The plant or the plant foliage is a lot more probable to be attacked as well as affected by leaf problems if it stays damp for too long. This is only to be expected if the plant stays wet for a lengthy period as well as if the plant stays wet into the evening and through the night.
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Cameras with built-in WiFi capabilities add more fun to photography.
1) Samsung NX300
This new feature-packed camera, which also has Near Field Communications feature, enables users to send photos straight to their Facebook page or in an email. The camera comes with a 20.3MP sensor and an advanced hybrid autofocus system for detailed images. Priced roughly about RM 2700.
2) Sony WX80
You don't have to wait long to share great photos with your friends. You can do so on the spot with the PlayMemories app that is compatible with Android and iOS. Upload pictures and videos to social media sites via the WiFi connection. It's fun and easy. The camera has 16.2MP resolution and comes with Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with 8x optical zoom.
3) Canon EOS 6D
This is the first dSLR to have a built-in WiFi connectivity. It allows users to transfer images to other Canon WiFi cameras, connect to a smartphone, print to a WiFi printer or connect to a web service. Users can also download the EOS Remote app to their smartphone or tablet to enable remote shooting. Priced roughly about RM 7,100 (body only).
4) Panasonic TZ40
This 18.3MP slim digital compact camera is perfect for documenting any moment, no matter what your situation or surroundings. It also offers remote monitoring and shooting, remote browsing, Playback as well as remote sharing. It comes with 14 creative effects to give extra punch to your images. Priced roughly about RM 1,510.
5) Nikon Coolpix S800c
This 16MP camera allows instant photo and video sharing on your social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. You can also wirelessly back up your photos and videos or offload your memory card contents in an instant, and keep shooting. It's simple, it's fast and it's totally wireless. Priced roughly about RM 1,300.
6) Samsung Galaxy Camera
This 16MP Android based mobile device offers users WiFi and 3G connectivity. It also has a GPS receiver to geotag photographs. Its in-camera software allows organising, editing and online sharing or storage of images and videos too. Priced roughly about RM 1,899.
7) Olympus Pen E-P5
Despite its retro look, this camera has cutting-edge features, WiFi connectivity, remote shutter release via smartphone, QR code connection and GPS capability. Connection is easy — just touch the WiFi icon on the PEN E-P5's LCD to connect to your smartphone using the Olympus I.O Share SmartPhone app. Select the images that you want to share, add them to your share list and easily send them with the touch of a single button. Priced roughly about RM 3,500
8) Canon PowerShot SX280 HS
This camera is equipped with technology for on-the-go convenience when you want to share images with friends and family. It connects directly to both iOS and Android devices. Just upload images via the free Canon CameraWindow app. Priced roughly about RM 1,000.
9) FujiFilm FinePix XP200
This waterproof, shockproof, dustproof and freezeproof camera has a cool wireless feature that lets you transfer your photos and movies to smartphones, tablets and PCs. For smartphones and tablets, you will need to download the free dedicated FujiFilm camera app to your iPhone, iPad or Android smartphone, or tablet device to transfer up to 30 pictures at a time from the camera. US$249.95 at Amazon.com.
10) Kodak M750
The built-in WiFi of the 16MP camera allows you to connect to a computer to share your images. Simply connect to a wireless network and sit back while your pictures are sent to your favourite social media destinations via the Share button.

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[News] Kimya Dawson & Friends Set To Release New LP 'Thunder Thighs' This October
SKoA's favorite sweetheart Kimya Dawson (of The Moldy Peaches, "Juno" Soundtrack fame) is set to release her long awaited upcoming LP Thunder Thighs on October 25th via Burnside Distribution. The highly anticipated album features appearances by Aesop Rock, who is also set to release a collaborative album with Dawson later this year, John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats, Nikolai Fraiture of the Strokes, Forever Young Senior Citizen Rock and Roll Choir, Olympia Free Choir, and more!
Take a look at the awesome cover art by Alex Pardee above, then check out two of tracks from the upcoming album "Miami Advice" and "Walk Like Thunder" both featuring Aesop Rock below and after the jump, check out Kimya performing the lead track "All I Could Do" for her chickens (courtesy of 900Bats) and the tracklist for the new album as well.
Kimya Dawson - "Miami Advice" Feat. Aesop Rock and the Olympia Free Choir by Some Kind of Awesome
Walk Like Thunder by kimyadawson
1. All I Could Do
2. The Mare and the Bear
3. Year 10
4. Miami Advice
5. Solid and Strong
6. Zero or a Zillion
7. Same Shit/Complicated
8. I Like My Bike
9. Driving Driving Driving
10. You're In
11. The Library
12. Walk Like Thunder
13. Captain Lou
14. Reflections
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Adoption decades later
When I called my mother from ten hours away during my first semester of college and told her I was pregnant, she let out a sound so guttural, so raw, that I'm pretty sure my father probably thought someone had died. Telling your mother you're pregnant when you're supposed to be a kid going off to college, well, that's shame inducing.
Going home from college pregnant after the first semester at age 18; that's shame inducing. Going back to the small town, back to the place you wanted to get away from in the first place, back to the methodist-infused judgement, literally growing evidence of your lust in your belly.
Shame shuts down things like lust and sexuality. Shame shuts down most things and makes rule-followers, hustlers, vigilant watchers out of us.
There was an Indigo Girls song, "Fugitive," that I listened to in my old boxy black Jeep Cherokee on repeat that fall while I was packing up from the college I was ashamed to be leaving, an innovative hippie school in Western North Carolina. The song started with the words "I'm harboring a fugitive, defector of a kind, and she lives in my soul, and drinks of my wine, and I'd give my last breath, just to keep us alive."
I listened to the song again just now and cried my eyes out. Happens every time I play it.
I carried that little fugitive. Or I was the fugitive, or we were, I'm not sure. I put my head down, let the other adults duke it out, and I grew that girl. I knew she had to be here. I knew this mess was somehow the most sacred thing I'd ever experienced.
I cared for her like the doctors told me to, and I also discovered, somehow following my instincts, Ina May Gaskin and Caroline Myss and Christiane Northrup. On my 18th birthday, I went to a small diner in rural PA with my grandmother, visibly pregnant, and meanwhile Ina May Gaskin was on my nightstand. Actually I didn't have a nightstand. I had a bookshelf behind the head of a twin sized bed that was put in the basement for me when I came back from college. A bed in the basement was also shame inducing. I'd revisit that in therapy to unpack more than once in the subsequent decades.
But I found god in that bed, with that baby in my belly. Rather, now, I think I found my own Soul and Mary Magdalene and Sophia. I touched the Sacred. I knew my child's Soul. I felt her so deeply. I knew her personality. There is nothing she has ever done that has surprised me, because I knew her that deeply. But I actually only got to see her grow up in pictures and twice a year visits if I was lucky. She was adopted three days after her birth.
I knew my job was to get her through. I just knew it with the knowing that I now call Soulknowing - when you don't know how you know other than you know it in your core. She was meant to be here. She chose to come through me. There was only one family I would have chosen out of three states worth of families looking to adop through that agency. I chose them a few months before her birth, so I knew where she would be going. I didn't know what it would look like. I couldn't predict. And yet, I knew she would be okay.
When you're laying there in a solo twin bed at 18 and pregnant, and you find a different kind of God than the god you'd been given, the god that made you go to church and the god that shamed you for being a lustful woman in the first place, you find faith. Or I did anyway. But faith is a different story. It goes hand in hand with this story, but this story is about shame.
I found God (or Sophia or Mary Magdalene or my Soul - whatever She was) and I put all that faith into that divine little baby, and then when I had handed her over, what does a girl filled with so much shame do? She kicks her own ass.
The prescription we're all given, as women, is to make something of ourselves. I pause here because I don't think I need to actually even say more about this to women who have read this far in this post. You know the pressures, teenage pregnancy or not. Women know the conflicts. We know the narratives. We know that the path of achievement can derail us from our Soul real damn quick and real deep if we're not careful. And sadly, we don't know to be careful. Because the inherent prescription looks and sounds like, "succeed at all costs, the answers are outside of yourself, go prove you are good enough." And then we lose our Soul, or disconnect from it further, or don't even know what we've lost, we just know it's something big.
Gaining back one's Soul is the work of a lifetime. Following one's Truth is the work of a lifetime.
I've been walking back to myself, on a windy road, for nearly twenty years. Thankfully, I didn't stop looking under the rocks on the path. I also worked like hell to prove myself and prove achievement and prove prove prove prove prove prove prove my worth.
Because nothing strips self love and self worth like shame. And nothing ever fills a hole when shame dug it in the first place. And we don't ever prove a damn thing if what we really want is to love ourselves and feel worthy just to be alive.
You have to choose yourself. You have to choose your Soul. You have to get it back, and this is an active choice. Others will not understand this choice when you start to choose it. It looks like rule-breaking. The further you go, the more it looks like crazy, in my experience.
This choice will not make sense and will go against the grain and you will be misunderstood and you will have to confront all of the parts of yourself you never wanted to even admit were parts of yourself and you will have to claim claim claim claim claim your own Soul.
I want to say this again. YOU will have to choose you. Mom and Dad and husbands and bosses and friends turned not friends and lovers turned not lovers will never do for you what this active choice to choose yourself will do for you. It is not selfish, to know yourself. It is not unimportant.
It is so important. It is what leads you to be so damn fine with yourself that you have nothing but integrity. And when you make a mistake, finally you learn to recognize the sabotager of shame and you embrace it, you embrace you, you apologize, you get right with yourself, you decide what parts of yourself you'll judge and what you'll forgive and fix and you'll do your best. The fight, the need to prove, the incessant running from shame - these things only lead to more fights, more combativeness between us and life.
I recently had another deep bout with shame. Thankfully, shame came to be a teacher, as emotions and conditions do. I know that many people worry that they will lose themselves to these unpleasant emotions. You will not lose yourself if you continue to choose yourself, and continue to ask for growth.
I sat with shame, this teacher, and I saw how it had always been there, under the surface, whispering in my ear that maybe I wasn't actually good. Wasn't actually okay, for all my trying and all my proving.
Shame is not You, You are not shame. You are not the things that society told you were wrong but you did anyway because of your Soulknowing. There is a SoulYou to claim. You are Yours to claim. And the world needs SoulYou, not another rule follower. The world needs you Whole.
I'm going to go ahead and be radical - that's but one of the things I've come to after these first intense weeks of 2019. I'm going to operate through a radical love. I'm going to tell the stories that don't get told. Talk about sexuality and the gritty work of Soulgaining. I'm going to take leaps and do things that don't fit the mold.
Thank God. And Sophia. And Mary Magdalene. Thank Soul. I didn't come here to be or please anyone else. Neither did you. We came to be whole. Get after your own Soul.


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Bini has a quiet, unassuming confidence about him. The kind that's evident in that he's a great listener and a radio producer with a reach of thousands. In 2009, while studying Political Science at Addis Ababa University he joined the Peace Club which was the first Ethiopian student organization to run a Sustained Dialogue programme in the country. Talking about his experiences there, and how they paved the way for a successful radio show that takes a format of a Sustained Dialogue meeting, he says,
"When I was a participant I used to tell my story and listen to others. But you must also be in the background, listening to others and helping people talk to each other."
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For the last 6 years LPI has supported and promoted the largest Sustained Dialogue process in the world (in terms of the number of participants in each cycle), around 1700 students have participated in Ethiopia from 2009-2014.
University campuses in Ethiopia reflect the cultural diversity of the country, and they are often the first point of contact among students from various cultural and religious backgrounds. While the campuses offer the space for cultural awareness among students, they also serve as the grounds where ethnical stereotypes and cultural misunderstandings are projected and sometimes violently expressed.
LPI introduced SD to Addis Ababa University
Sustained Dialogue (SD) is a continuous process that creates a platform for dialogue and interaction among conflicting individuals or groups, based on the rationale that good relationships and trust fostered through continuous interaction, create a conducive environment for co-existence, peaceful conflict resolution and ultimately peace. While SD has been used widely as a conflict management and community-building tool around racial issues, mostly in American universities, its application in the Ethiopian context is new.
LPI's journey supporting SD in Ethiopia started when it introduced the process to the Peace Club in Addis Ababa University (AAU) in 2009. After three successful years of LPI-supported SD at AAU, the process was fully owned by AAU, where it is currently run independently by the Peace Club, with financial support from the university itself.
Since 2013, SD has been introduced to Haramaya and Jimma Universities, which have experienced tensions and intermittent violence between students from different ethnic or religious backgrounds in recent history. While 600 students have participated in SD in 2014 at these two universities, a process to scale-up the dialogues is underway. And like Bini, participants take their Sustained Dialogue experiences to their homes, daily commutes, offices and radio shows.
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I appreciate that this very pink girlie Kramer guitar would have been marketed to young girls, but I do hope that Jewel herself doesn't play one, as she'd look a bit silly playing a guitar with her own picture on it.
I can't help being reminded of this exchange:
MILHOUSE: I'm Radioactive Man.
LISA: I don't think Radioactive Man would wear a plastic smock with his picture on it.
MILHOUSE: He would if it was Halloween.
(The Simpsons, Tree House Of Horror X: The Collector's Lair)


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Hegels philosophy of mind is a systematically current conception due to its consistent anti-scientism and its multifaceted rejection of all forms of philosophical scepticism and its being a conception that has many references to pragmatism.
In its detailed examination of Hegelian texts this book offers various systematic references to current philosophy of mind. From the starting point of a basis of action theory the specific moves of Hegels concept of mind are developed: The antidualistic synthesis of corporality and spirituality and the genuine sociability of the human mind create the framework in which Hegel develops a modern conception of concrete freedom. The primary goal of this book is to turn Hegels philosophy of mind into fertile terrain for the addressing of central problems of the present by bringing his systematic views into a dialogue with philosophical positions which have proponents today.
Quantes Hegel deserves to play a significant role in discussions of the most important contemporary issue in philosophy: the nature and importance of human freedom. (Robert Pippin)
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Director of the Child Poverty Unit (CPU) at Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
Kristie was a researcher and an academic at the University of Otago, Wellington. Her research looked at socio-economic determinants of health and its implications on parents. It concluded that becoming a parent for the first time may improve mental health and reduce levels of psychological distress. She also looked into the impact of socio-economic factors such as income and employment when a child comes along, as often there is a significant decrease in available income. Her research demonstrates why welfare policies need to support the economic position of new parents to ensure their mental health is supported during this major change in their life.Kristie is now the Director of the Child Poverty Unit (CPU) at Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. The CPU was established help to support the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern as the Minister for Child Poverty and Reduction. As the Director Kristie role is to support the passage of the Child Poverty Reduction Bill, to support agencies to implement legislation (once passed), and to identify actions and policies for reducing child poverty while also providing advice on relevant matters.


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We rounded up the recent denim highlights from Milan's runways for S/S 11 inspiration:
This season, the duo tapped into a few ideas that have been in the fashion psyche of late, namely floral prints, innocent country life and the 70s. All proved to be a natural fit for the label's romantic, glamorous, very Italian aesthetic. The bucolic mood was explored with picnic ginghams – in printed and crochet form, classic bluebell-colored denim, and humble linens worked into bloomer shorts and culottes. For the full show, click here.
Quirky styling and a distinctly androgynous look for DSquared2 saw models sporting menswear looks complete with flat Oxfords and straw fedoras. Denim bottoms and cardigans with oversized boyfriend shorts, pleat-front trousers, preppy plaid pants, oxford shirts and double-breasted jackets rounded out the offerings. For the full show, click here.
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Design duo Maurizio Modica and Pierfrancesco Gigliotti are known for taking a theme and running with it. In a complete 180°-turn from last season's gothic rock-vixen, this season's girl was all about light, sheer ethereal bliss. Most press came from the display of beer-swigging, water-throwing, dancing models that paraded down the catwalk, but the clothes themselves represent a true shift in the Juniors market. Denim was soft, light and washed down to baby blue with 70s palazzo pants and bodice tops as stand-out items. For the full show, click here.
Iceberg presented a distinctly outdoorsy look with forest green, tan leather and soft mustard in their color palette. Denim featured heavily in the line-up and light, laundered and drapey indigo dominated. Peg-legged boyfriend fits as well as oversized denim T-shirts were statement pieces. For the full show, click here.
Moschino certainly re-visited their 80s archive for this fun, brash and bold show. Jardini, perhaps ironically, played with the most notorious denim style: the mom jean; high-waisted, full-hipped, tapered and rolled up, the styles recalled the maligned 1980s versions, but crisp white tops and tailored blazers gave them a more put-together look. For the full show, click here.
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Working With Opaque Watercolor Pigments, pt. 2/
After I finished the last post, I found a number of other paintings that used additional "opaque" techniques. I wanted to share them this week to fully flesh out the value of these types of pigments. On that note- I know a lot of people keep 12 color palettes, but if you're interested in achieving effects beyond a good gamut of hues, the properties of the pigments themselves matter. Generally, I'm not really very finicky about which hues a person exactly uses. This blue or that blue. This red or that red, etc. It doesn't matter that much to me as long as I can mix the hue I want. But if you want an opaque, pale green, it's hard to get by without Cad Yellow and Cobalt Turquoise Light (PG 50). If you want the rivulets and organic textures, my experiments have shown you pretty much need WN Raw Umber. Looking for a pale, natural, opaque yellow? Yellow Ochre is a good choice. Same goes for Jaune Brilliant No. 1. So, for this sort of stuff, the pigment matters more than normal.
First, opaque pigments tend to be thicker and less mobile than their transparent brothers and sisters. Much like last week, when I shared what happens when we drop Chinese White into an existing wash, this allows us to achieve certain effects when we work wet into wet. In this painting from Kauai, I wanted that bright, sherbert-y orange color for those clouds. I mixed some purple with Jaune Brilliant No. 1 and got that muted, opaque purple you see for the darker foreground clouds. Then I mixed up some Jaune Brilliant No. 1 with Cadmium Orange, and did a few quick strokes for the orange clouds, wet into wet. You can see the sorts of effects I got. Very very mild blooming and a soft "finger-like" diffusion of one pigment into the other. This is very different than what you get with more finely ground transparent paints, which reveal a different kind of beauty when we play with them wet into wet.
Yes, I also used a bit of Chinese White for the crest of the wave, where it breaks the horizon line. As before, these sort of goopy drybrush applications of white, where preserving that bit of paper-white works against the spontaneity of an earlier wash, is just the sort of place I like to lay down an opaque after the fact.
In this next painting, I used Cadmium Yellow and WN Cobalt Turquoise Light (PG 50) for my greens. These two mixed together create interesting greens. Why? Because they're both pale valued with a clean hue, and both are relatively opaque to boot. Mixed together, we can achieve something normally pretty difficult- relatively bright, pale, opaque greens!
Here you can see where I splattered and dabbed them into the existing tree. I laid most (but not all!) of the branches down first, but the limey greens slowly began to dominate the branch structure. The background and trunks were still damp, so I got some bleeding and movement of pigment. As the greens began to pool up, you can also get little accumulations of extra pigment which can create interesting effects!
For this final painting, I wanted to touch on using WN Raw Umber. I did a whole series of posts about working with Raw Umber a year or two ago. If you're interested in the process, you'll need to look them up in the search bar. I also did a number on Bjorn Bernstrom, who uses this technique. You can find those posts under Blog> Workshop Reviews> Bjorn Bernstrom. For today, I'll just say that WN Raw Umber (and ONLY WN Raw Umber) when applied very thickly, is goopy and "sticks" to itself. If you lay it into a passage thick enough, and then apply another pigment just above it, it will hold it's own as the new pigment marches downwards.
Here you can see what it looks like when the two pigments mix. I like to use Yellow Ochre and drop it in from above, because it's ALSO opaque and thick, but is relatively pale valued to boot. The Raw Umber must be thick and goopy, but wet. The "top" pigment must be slightly wetter, to allow for movement and "travel" down the canvas. When it mixes organically, through gravity, wet into wet, you can get lovely rivulets. This is a technique that can produce a wonderful sense of organic greenery- an effect that's not quite reproducible with brushstrokes, IMO. It takes practice, but can be learned!
In the end, if you're looking for opaque pigments to try out, below is a list of those I've used most often. Good luck in your experiments!
For pale values- Jaune Brilliant No. 1, Yellow Ochre, Cad Yellow, Cobalt Turquoise Light (PG 50), Chinese or Titanium White
For Darker Values- Chromium Oxide, Raw Umber, VanDyke Brown/ Burnt Umber (some sort of dark brown)


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Research > Strengths > Interdisciplinary strengths > Health & lifestyle
Challenges facing society
Human health faces new challenges due to our lifestyles and increasing longevity, e.g. diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. The world is faced with massive health problems. The University's research focuses on framing the right questions and finding effective answers that will enable people to live, and work for, longer and have healthier lives free from disease. Studies of molecules, people, medicine and society serve as the foundation for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. To address these challenges, the University is contributing new knowledge...
Major research results
- Prevention of obesity and diabetes through diet and exercise.
- Understanding disease at cellular and molecular level.
- Basic understanding of the body's energy balance.
- The heart and heart disease.
- Healthy ageing.
Stakeholders in research
Research into health, disease and physical activity is one of the University of Copenhagen's strengths. It is conducted on a large scale in interdisciplinary collaborations between basic researchers and clinical researchers in the university hospitals. At the university hospitals, the University works closely with the Capital Region of Denmark and Region Sealand on research into disease and health. The research into health and disease is also closely associated with research into nutrition and food, and a part of the interdisciplinary health research at the University is co-ordinated by the UNIK programme 'Food, Fitness & Pharma' and the Center for Healthy Aging.
- Center for Healthy Aging
- Center for Autophagy, Recycling and Disease
- Center for Chromosome Stability
- Center for Intelligent Oral Drug Delivery Using Nano and Microfabricated Containers
- Center for Personalized Medicine of Infectious complications in Immune Deficiency (PERSIMUNE)
- Center for Stem Cell Decision Making
- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics
- DanStem - The Danish Stem Cell Center
- NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research
- NNF Center for Protein Research
- UCPH strategic platform for lifestyle, obesity and metabolic research
- The Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism
- Copenhagen School of Global Health
- Danish Obesity Research Center (DanORC)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM)
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports
- Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology
- Department of Clinical Medicine
- Department of Neuroscience
- The SAXO Institute
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Political Science
- Faculty of Law
- Department of Food and Ressource Economics
- Core Facility for Integrated Microscopy
- Rodent Metabolic Phenotyping Center
- Core Facility for Transgenic Mice
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- The UCPH strategic platform for Lifestyle, Obesity and Metabolic research
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This is the elizabeth zimmerman pattern for knit longies, done up as pants. They were a very easy and straightforward knit. They are super stretchy and seem like they'll be comfy for baby. I did them up with the elann.com esprit, which is almost all cotton with a touch of elastic. Should be comfy and somewhat easy care.
The elastic kind of crinkles up the cotton, so the knit fabric has a really nice texture. I also knit it at a pretty firm gauge, the yarn recommends a size 7, but I used a 4. Hopefully that will also add to the durability.
I bought a ton of this on a "full bag" sale, so I had 10 balls of each color. Plenty for a ton more baby pants, but I think I'll be waiting for something else to call to me as the perfect project.
Knitting tip: When I switched from the purple too the ribbing at the bottom edge, I did the first row of green in plain knit which gives a plain clean line on the transition instead of the color breaking you get on the purl side of the fabric when you do stripes. It makes the top and bottom ribbing both look equally clean and tidy.


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Since I had fresh, organic peaches and blueberries from a local Long Island Farm, I incorporated them into this recipe. However, you can also just follow the chia seed pudding recipe below and add any toppings you prefer - like fresh berries, herbs or different seeds and nuts - especially if you don't have time to roast a peach in the morning. (I get it; I work from home.) Anyways, feel free to top this lovely concoction how you'd like.
Recipe: Coconut-Vanilla Chia Pudding with Roasted Peaches & Crushed Almonds
*Recipe serves ~ four (unless you're super hungry like I was)
Chia Seed Pudding:
- 2 cups organic full-fat coconut milk (preferably in a non-BPA can; I like Whole Foods' 365 brand)
- ½ cup chia seeds
- ½ tsp organic vanilla extract
- ¼ cup organic coconut nectar
- ¼ tsp cinnamon powder
- dash of pink himalayan sea salt
- dash of ginger powder
- a handful of raw, organic almonds (crushed; see instructions below)
- a handful of organic coconut flakes
- an organic peach (to roast; see instructions below)
- a handful of organic blueberries
- 1/4 lemon (squeezed; see instructions below)
- 1 tsp. maple syrup
- dash of pink himalayan sea salt
How to make:
Day 1 (night)
- Blend all ingredients except chia seeds until smooth. Thoroughly whisk in chia seeds.
- Pour mixture into container (anything air-tight is fine; I used a glass jar) and place in the refrigerator overnight.
- Remove container from refrigerator. You'll notice the mixture has thickened and now really resembles pudding. Enjoy!
- Preheat oven to 425°F. While oven preheats, cut peach in half and remove pit, then halve remaining slices.
- In a large bowl, combine lemon juice (squeezed from 1/4 lemon), maple syrup, sea salt, mixing thoroughly. Add in peach slices and continue to mix to glaze each slice .
- Arrange slices (cut-side facing up) on a baking dish and place in oven.
- Roast until peach slices are tender (~22 minutes) and then remove from oven and set aside to cool for a few minutes. (You might also want to remove slices from baking dish and place them on a plate or bowl so they do not continue to roast over the hot dish.)
- While peach cools, wrap almonds in a paper towel and use a meat tenderizer (random I know, but great trick) to quickly chop almonds into tiny pieces. Unwrap and toss the now crushed almond pieces over mixture.
Again, if you don't want to have the time to roast fruit or crush almonds, you can simply enjoy the chia seed pudding the following morning, after it has been kept cold overnight. It transforms into a delicious, creamy yet airy mixture that feels more like a guilty pleasure than a healthy breakfast option - though that, I promise, it also is! It's amazing how the chia seeds really absorb the coconut milk to soften, and melt with it to create a great, gel-like consistency. Aside from healthy protein-packed pancakes, which you know I love, this has been a health breakfast favorite, to date.
As always, let me know what you think if you give this recipe a go! As always, enjoy.


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24: - The Bay to Birdwood is the largest, continually held motoring event for veteran, vintage and classic vehicles held anywhere in the world. Entries are open to all original cars, motorcycles, vans, trucks and commercial vehicles built on or after 1 January 1956 and on or before 31 December 1981.
The inaugural Bay to Birdwood was held in 1980 and the event has since become a fixture on the South Australian events calendar. The principal stakeholders of the Bay to Birdwood are the National Motor Museum, a Museum of History SA (NMM) and the Federation of Historic Motoring Clubs (SA) Inc (FHMCSA) and the event's success can be attributed to vision and ongoing commitment of those key organisations. As a not- for-profit community event, the Bay to Birdwood also relies on the time, dedication and expertise of a large contingent of volunteers who share a mutual passion for the preservation, promotion, enjoyment and sustainability of the historic vehicle movement in South Australia.


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StyleNique Presents: My look "Outfit Post"
Hey Stylenique fans happy Wednesday. There are so many trends I see and like in editorials or on other people but don't really get to explore on my self.This time I took a chance on the trendy high low look with a multi colored skirt fromBCBG and sheer blouse from Top Shop. I must say I love towear bright colors because it just brightens up my day and gives me a happy feeling inside. Here's a look at my brightness and there's more where that came from hope you enjoy these.


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Parking Panda is the nationwide leader in mobile parking reservations for daily, monthly, and event parking. Its website and mobile apps list thousands of parking locations across more than 40 cities to provide an efficient and easy way for drivers to view real-time availability and pricing and reserve guaranteed parking at parking lots, garages, and valets in their city. Parking Panda also partners with parking operators, event venues, ticketing companies, events, and professional sports teams nationwide to seamlessly integrate the availability of third-party parking facilities for venues, games, and events.
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Business Administrator
Robert German, known for his fun personality and great attention to detail, serves as our full-time Business Administrator, beginning with The NCC in 1992. He loves music, but don't ask him to sing! You can ask him to help with just about anything else, however, because he is always willing. Robert and his wife, Penny, reside in Germantown, MD, with their two children.
Admnistrative Assistant
Loretta has been singing for Jesus all her life and as a Soprano I with the NCC since 2009.
Prior to joining the NCC office staff in 2016, she spent her days homeschooling her three sons from preschool through high school. Now, she spends her days carrying out administrative tasks for the NCC, teaching high school math and science at HisWay Homeschool Academy, and pursuing a graduate degree in library science at the University of Maryland.
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High Park Engagement Session by Boakview Photography
We are absolutely in love with Orla + Ian's Toronto engagement session by Boakview Photography. By looking through these images you would never know that they were captured in the heart of the city but High Park is a beautiful little gem and these images perfectly showcase why. Romantic, mysterious and whimsical, this engagement session is perfection!
From the photographers of Boakview Photography: Orla and Ian's story is an international affair! Orla, an Irish expat, met Ian while working in Toronto - the two fell in love almost instantly and have been inseparable ever since, so much so that Orla now calls Canada her home. Despite the fact that the couple will be calling Canada their home, they have decided to be married in Wicklow, Ireland this coming spring. In order to stay true to their whimsical wedding plans (they will be married in an Abbey in the Irish country-side ) we wanted to re-create that same kind of magic right here in the middle of the city, and what better place to do that than High Park. Nestled in the midst of the busy West end of Toronto, we took Orla and Ian through the quiet and peaceful park and snapped as the two cuddled, kissed, and laughed. Orla, a lover of wild flowers, brought with her a hand-made bouquet that matched the mid-autumn colours of the surroundings and reminded her of her native Irish country-side.


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Firstly, sorry that I've been so awful at posting this week! I've been super busy, but have some posts lined up for the next few days so hopefully I will get them written and posted for you guys! It's also been quite an exciting week, as I am now officially the treasurer of the University of Manchester Blogging Society! Yet again, I have been putting off answering my build up of Liebster award questions... but since I have been nominated for four liebsters just this week, I thought it was time I stopped putting them off and got round to answering your lovely questions!
Like last time, I am simply going to pool all the questions and pick my favourite ones to answer... make sure you leave your comments below with any other questions you may want answering in the future!
1. If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would do with the money?
It depends how much I'd won! I would definitely travel the world, buy a nice house, treat myself to a handbag (or two!)... and I would give lots to family and charity too.
2. What is one of the things that makes you the happiest?
Nights in with my friends, baths, and reading Harry Potter
3. Why did you start a blog?
I'd been thinking about doing it for a very long time... I read a lot of blogs (my favourites being Zoella and Milkbubbletea), and found it amazing that someone can gain such a large following from something that seemed to easy to set up... so one day I literally decided to start amyelizabethfashion, and less than two months down the line it has grown so much bigger than I ever imagined, so thank you for reading!
4. What's your favourite ice cream flavour?
The cookies ice cream that you can get from a specific kiosk on the beach that we go to in Majorca
5. If you could have one wish, what would you spend it on?
Sounds so cheesy, but I would wish for happiness in my future and for all my friends and family
6. How many siblings do you have?
One, an older brother
7. Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?
Oh god, I have so many dreams and ambitions I wouldn't know where to start! I'd love to be working in buying / merchandising for fashion or cosmetics. I want to be married, although the prospect of imagining myself with children is too scary to picture.
8. Are you happy?
Yes. I really am truly content with where my life is at right now. I have a lot to be thankful for, and it's sometimes hard to remember all the little things in life when you begin to dwell on those things that are not so positive
9. What's your favourite meal of the day? (Breakfast, lunch or dinner)
Breakfast! Although I quite often skip breakfast, I absolutely love breakfast-type foods... I am a complete and utter cereal addict
10. When was the last time you felt nostalgic?
On my birthday
11. ... About what?
I guess just thinking back over past birthdays and realising how much has changed in the last year or so of my life. I truly am a different person than I was this time two years ago, and that is a change that I feel has been made for the better. Although it's still super scary to realise that I'm not a teenager anymore!
12. Are you messy or neat?
Neat... I cannot stand mess!
13. What motivates you the most?
Knowing how good it feels to succeed. Also there's nothing more satisfying than proving the people that doubted you wrong
14. What is your favourite beauty brand?
15. What is your favourite clothes shop?
Probably Miss Selfridge
16. Starbucks or Costa?
17. What do you enjoy most about blogging?
Receiving comments... it's so lovely to know that people actually take time out of their day to read and respond to what I have to say!
18. What do you like most about yourself?
I like my ability to see the good in people, and my strong sense of determination and work-ethic.
19. Which famous person (dead or alive) would you invite for dinner?
Tim Burton or J K Rowling
20. If you could, would you visit the past or travel to the future?
The past... I don't want to know what the future has in store, but I would love to go back to the past, but only if I could watch from an outside perspective


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OFLO Registration: How To
Overflow is on it's way to outgrow the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex (as you probably have already noticed). We have been looking for ways to comfortably fit more people in the venue, and the route we are taking for 2014 is to have assigned sections for groups. This will allow us to use every available seat and to alleviate some of the pressure felt by groups to line up and fight for the section of their choice.
This means that the way you register this year will change in certain ways. This post is to bring your attention to a few changes, but keep in mind all the info can be found on our website as well.
- Most of your frequently asked questions about registration and seat selection can be answered on our FAQ page. Please check that out before you register. As always, leaders, chaperones and bus drivers do have to pay to get into the event. Youth cannot attend without chaperones. We have also added newly clarified information on children at Overflow.
- If you are paying by cheque, you will have 10 business days to have payment at our office. After that point, you will lose the seats you have reserved.
- Cheque payments will only be available for the early bird and regular registration rates. It will not be available for the online late registration rate (credit card only).
- Log on to overflowyouth.com and choose REGISTER. If you are a new group, you must contact our office before you register to get the discount code.
- Enter your email address and create or log in to your account.
- Fill in the LEADER'S (i.e. your) information. We do not want or need the information for each student. Only leaders or adults may submit a registration form. Remember that the name you register under is the name the tickets will be under at the box office on May 16.
- Choose the section you wish to sit in from the available sections (arena diagram available on the register page and on the online form).
- Enter the number of tickets you wish to purchase.
- Enter the code for the current registration rate or for the new group discount (e.g. early14 for the early bird rate). This code will be on the online form as well as the register page. If you do not put in the code, you will be paying the $95 rate.
- Choose to pay by credit card or cheque and submit your registration. Make note of the new rules for cheque payments.
- You will receive an email confirmation once your registration is completed.
- To add more registrations for your group, please start a new registration and fill in your leader information as you did on your original registration. You may then register for the number of additional tickets you require.
- Refunds will not be issued for registrants who do not fill in the early bird, regular, or new group code on the "Registrations" page properly to receive the applicable discount.
If you are having difficultly with the online form, please contact our office. If you call our office for assistance after hours we will not be able to guarantee the seats that will be available on the next business day.
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Monday 23 : AIA ME and Community Cinema/
AIA ME and Community Cinema collabortate to screen more architecture documentaries. The screening will be of two episodes from an ARTE TV series. Each documentary is 30 min each. Screening will be followed by open discussion with the audience. These are must see documentaries.
The House of Jean Prouvé - was a home for the Prouvé family designed in 1953. It embodies the architect's most innovative ideas.
The Stone Thermal Baths - by Peter Zumthor redefines the very concept of the public bath. A staging of water in all its diverse forms.
Note - Prouvé and Zumthor were both born in April.
Place: The Pavillion Downtown, Dubai, UAE MAP
Date + Time: 23 April 7:00pm
Connect: http://www.communitycinema.me/
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Professional Experience:
Westchester Lutheran Schools, Westchester CA: 1994 – Present
6th & 7th Grade Computer Teacher
6th, 7th, 8th Grade Drama Teacher
6th Grade Reading Teacher
Director Extended Daycare
Azusa Pacific University , M.A. in Educational Technology January 2005
Loyola Marymount University, B.A. Theatre Arts 1997
Additional Professional Experience:
3D GameLab Teacher 2013-Present
Technology coordinator Westchester Lutheran Middle School 2000 - Present
Maintain a wireless laptop lab 2004 - Present
Author Westchester Lutheran Technology Plan
Co Author Tradeshow Curriculum Guide
Director of Middle School Fall Production 2004 - Present
Director of Middle School Spring Production 1998 - Present
Director Middle School Christmas Program 1999 - Present
Director 3rd-5th Grade School Christmas Program 2009 - Present
Director 3rd-5th Grade Spring Christmas Program 2007 - Present
Basketball Coach, 2001– Present, Westchester Lutheran
Middle School
Golf Coach, 2006 - Present, Westchester Lutheran Middle School
Presenter - CAPSO Convention 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, LSSCH Convention
Pofessional Memberships
International Society for Technology in Education
Computer Using Educators
Educational Theatre Association
United States Institute for Technical Theatre


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NO: When the Going Gets tough...
... it seems the tough just lose it.
I'm referring to this account of some NO residents struggling to get out. It doesn't paint the authorities in a rosey light.
"To understand and protect our home planet..."
- omitted from NASA mission statement in Feb, 2006
... it seems the tough just lose it.


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Omar Rodriguez Lopez
Incredibly prolific Grammy-winning composer/producer Omar Rodriguez Lopez has never been one for creative downtime. Over the span of his genre-defying, 16-year career, he has released more than 40 albums, both as a solo artist and with his noteworthy bands: At The Drive-in, The Mars Volta, Bosnian Rainbows and more recently, Antemasque. He has collaborated with music legends Hans Zimmer, Erykah Badu, Dan the Automator, RZA, Lydia Lunch, Damo Suzuki and many others. In his latest musical chapter, Omar is now venturing deeper into the world of film scoring with a new orchestral project in production, which spans a range of epic, moody, minimal, uplifting and experimental.


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Carol Jane Remsburg
A Dusky
Once upon a time, there came a cat. He wasn't quite a kitten, but he wasn't quite an adult either—perhaps about eight months old. It was a late Saturday afternoon in mid-October. Dinner was nearly finished, I'd just hauled the ham out of the oven to cool before going back outside to pull in most of the laundry drying on the line to, sort, fold, and put away. The dog, Sissy, had begun to bark, at first a warning, and then savagely, squawking over an intruder. I rushed outside and there he was.
There he stoodm all sassy, lithe, and sleek. He wasn't quite orange, he was darker, a dusky hue with eyes to match. He was teasing my dog from across the fence, courting certain death if the dog could breach the fence. The cat thought this was incredible fun, and then ran right up to me, tapped me on the leg as if I were "it" and ran up the tree before looking down as if in a taunt that I wouldn't follow him.
I couldn't help but laugh. He was just another stray, that we'd have from time to time, I'd put out a bit of kibble, he'd eat and pass on. I went back into the house and retrieved the laundry basket and went to bring in the laundry before checking on the rest of dinner.
I didn't see him again until I was coming back in with my hands filled with the laundry basket before he darted back out from his hiding place—and tagged me again, claws out this time, snagging the edge of my jeans. It was obvious he wanted my attention and not just for kibble. There isn't a cat or dog in a two mile radius that doesn't know there is a free meal when in need here. All they have to do is show up, we cave and feed.
I went into the house, finished my chores and expected the tormentor of my dog to be long gone when I came back outside to get the dog's bowl to share some ham with her. Yet, there he was, waiting. It struck me that he wasn't just waiting for a hand out. I was used to that, he was waiting for me. He wanted more.
After I fed the dog and the family, there he still was, ignoring the dry cat food I'd put in a bowl. He looked at me and I looked at him. Back inside I went to finely chop up a small bowl of ham for him. He accepted it as his due. I sat on the back steps and watched him devour it. Then he sauntered on over to me with a purr and a nuzzle, as if this were his payment for his dinner. He was sweet and endearing, but my heart had been rent upon the passing of my girls, leaving only Spikey left. No more cats, no more. No matter how cute, or sassy, there would be NO MORE CATS in the house. Even though Spike was aging and lonely, no more cats. That was my motto, my mantra. Still, that night, I put a bowl of dry cat food out at the back step for him, if he were hungry.
The next morning when I went out to hang the bed linens, there he was. The dog glowered at him, snorting heavily after barking so much over the feline's attempts at comic relief. The orange cat trotted in a practiced manner after me to the clothesline, purred when I petted him and ensured I watched my feet as I hung out the sheets and blankets so I wouldn't step on him.
Then there was a nuzzle, a deep purr, and a caress. In that moment, he stole my heart. It was a chilly wind blowing that afternoon, and dinner was cooking but the rest of the afternoon was free for me in my little computer room. I'd become the focus of his attentions…and I absconded with him for a quick visit, hiding him from the biggest softie I know, my hubby.
Once inside the little 9 x 6 room filled with a large L-shaped desk and filing cabinets there wasn't much room for the dusky orange cat to explore. Yet, he contented himself in my lap, rejoicing in the rubs, nuzzles, and stolen kisses. He purred his delight reveling in the attention he was receiving. Me, I felt like a traitor, I just couldn't help myself. He was a small ray of sunshine after a darkness. This would definitely be a my cat situation could I bring him inside. That was something I'd missed so much since my cat Muffin had passed more than a year ago, a little someone who would love me.
A few days passed, furtive feedings happened and the boy remained close by. It wasn't long before hubby caught wind of what was happening, along with the child. Psuedo-stern warnings about "no more cats" were announced by hubby, and I agreed…and then snuck my little boy, I'd secretly named Sunshine into my little office area feeding him tidbits while giving him cuddles and rubs. He was very affectionate—sometimes overly so because he couldn't control his love-bites which were very hard indeed.
This little dance played out over more than a week before hubby relented knowing he was beat, worse, he'd been sneaking treats to the new visitor as well. The child had been pleading her cause too.
Spike was interested, curious. Yet Sunshine was frightened of the large old tom and hissed horribly at it. Still, you could tell, it was only fear on his part, not aggression. Spike merely shook his head at the baby.
That was all it took. With Spike's acceptance and curiosity, "Sunshine" ended up in the house. Shortly afterwards a trip to the vet was necessary for his shots, fixing, and declawing---a requirement for living inside.
The boy acclimated himself at high speed. My daughter adopted him and from early on, he slept on her spare pillow every night for most of his life. Sunshine became Stinky, for two reasons. One, he was very musky, even after bathing, his head emitted a strong musk for a few months after he came inside. Two, he was an onery little booger and his love bites were very hard and it took him nearly a year to realize that when it bit someone, it HURT. But he learned about the biting, as we cried back to him it hurt, no yanking back, and no hitting, just the plea. He became very gentle, finally knowing his teeth were sharp and they DID hurt.
The aging old Spike who was declining found new life with Stinky. Perhaps Stinky played too hard, but Spike found he COULD play again, and the sly old fella set up the youngster for a few foiled attempts. You could nearly hear him laugh…just before he ran off to tell his daddy, his buddy, his best friend.
It was a quick transition.
Stinky never became my cat, even though I would always be his "Mommy" forever. He was affectionate with me, but he was
Hubby had old Spike, Erin Stink, me, I was bereft. Muffin was long gone, the only animal I'd ever had who'd loved me best, even stayed when I'd shooed and suffered my miscarriage, that cat couldn't be budged from my side, so like a sister with strong love. I wouldn't ever be that lucky again, until later.
Yet, over the years, Stinky grew and grew and grew. Our old tom, Spike passed. All said our goodbyes, not only hubby, daughter, but the new alpha female rescued—Pyewacket who had Stinky as a shadow. Everywhere she went, he went. Consider the female power…even after they have no reproductive powers. It's still there.
Pye cried and mourned. Stinky was hurt and confused. Both were subdued for days afterwards. We humans didn't fare much better.
Stinky settled easily into the position of the alpha male feline. He was still young, but big and filled with a sense of prankish play. Over time, we rescued a pair of sibling females amid the snows of January that their mother had abandoned. And while Pye didn't exactly 'mother' she accepted the twins. Stinky, on the other hand, opted that he had new playmates. The boy loved to play, always did, from the earliest right up until the last.
There would be the chases throughout the house that sounded like an entire herd of elephants running up the stairs and back down, when there would be 3-4 of them, but only Stinky was really loud. He was pushing 20+ pounds, and to be realistic, he wasn't quite 25 pounds, but he was close.
One of his favorite morning games was helping me make our bed in the morning, ensuring that I'd cover him with the bedspread and he'd always help me fit and make the bed on Sundays with fresh linens, even laughing at me when I shifted him to make the sheets right. He reveled in the freshly scented sheets, even more than we did.
When it snowed, Stinky was on the back porch. What snow filtered in, he danced in it, so like any other little kid with a free day from school home to build a snow man.
When the litter box got changed, he was first in line to make his mark and tell all others, it was his. Further, any delivers to the house, whether in a cardboard box or furniture, Stinky was the first one to stake his claim, he pounced on it and sat there. He had 'ownership' issues. You couldn't do anything else but laugh as he tried to squeeze himself into small boxes.
Stink was also a talker. While not as vocal as some of the girls, he did talk, and when he did, not just the girls listened, but we humans too. During the summer months he lived to recline on the back porch rope swing. Hubby put down an over-sized towel so he could rest in comfort—and swing himself—which he did.
When it came to food, he always got his, commercially prepared cans—on special occasions, home cooked meats, or cream. He wasn't too picky, but he'd let you know when his time was due and what he felt he deserved.
Every day with Stinky was a joy, even bath time. At worst, he cried, but he didn't
fight hard, he just endured it—and held no grudges. Stinky accepted every cat we brought in, not
just Pyewacket, but the twins, Missy and Gabby, and later, the other orphan
Over the last year, on occasion he would come back to that little office area with my computer and hop up in my lap. By then he was too big to just sit there, you had to hold him, with both hands—and then nuzzle him.
Stinky never lost his sense of fun, devotion, or devout loving attention for his adopted family. He knew how to laugh and make humans do the same, with the last quirky look as if saying, "Made ya LOOK!"
From the mellow loving times to the onery ones, Stinky was a most loving cat, very intuitive, and happy. The years slipped by quickly.
Then came a night he cried, and then the next night. By the weekend I took him to the vet's—even though by the previous night I knew he was in more trouble than a shot by the vet could fix. He was in pain, bad pain.
As with many males, I didn't catch it in time, not even the two errant 'pee' events in inappropriate places prompted the vet visit simply because we had rescued yet another cat. Recriminations over knowing better over…what I could have done, should have done.
I'm human, I missed it. I can offer up excuses for being gone from home more than twelve hours MOST days, but I could have caught it, should have known it…but with male cats, it is so hard to know sometimes.
I was too late. Stinky's kidneys failed, and after a five day vigil, we had to let him go.
Hubby and daughter were crushed right along with me. I went to the vet's and brought him home. Hubby had prepared a simple wooden coffin, the daughter a loving goodbye letter, and me, I wrapped him up in his favorite bath towel before arranging him within the little coffin. Then we buried him.
Stinky didn't just find a home, he helped make our home, as much as the sturdy frame that surrounds us at night in shelter. People who don't have pets can't understand that, but Stinky was a huge part of our lives.
I can only wish for you the joys that Stinky gave us, and all the love as well.
Love is never wasted; rejoice in it.


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[Magento] WeChat Pay
SunflowerBiz WeChat Pay Extension
WeChat is Chinese social media (instant messaging, commerce and payment services) mobile application software developed by Tencent. It was first released in 2011 and by 2017. It was one of the largest standalone messaging apps by monthly active users, with over 963 million monthly active users. It is widely known as one of the world's most innovative and versatile app, as well as China's "App For Everything", with numerous unique functions and platforms ranging from 'payment' to 'social media' to 'services' to 'shopping' and more, that are equivalent to multiple Google Play or Apple Store's apps, but merged into one.
WeChat Pay is a digital wallet service incorporated into WeChat, which allows users to perform mobile payments and send money between contacts. As of March 2016, WeChat Pay has over 300 million users worldwide.
The SunflowerBiz WeChat Pay Extension integrates WeChat Pay QR Code API for Chinese Payer to go to "Scan QR Code" in their WeChat in order to complete payment. Also, our module integrates WeChat Pay JSAPI to call WeChat payment module to pay their transaction when Chinese Payer opens the Vendor's HTML5 pages on their WeChat app.
Before using this payment module, you have to register Wechat Official Account and Wechat pay Merchant Account on Wechat pay official site to get all necessary info after submit application documents and get approved by WeChat pay (Extra fee may be charged by China WeChat pay)
QR Code Payment API
The Vendor generates a transaction QR Code according to the WeChat Payment Protocol and the Chinese Payer goes to "Scan QR Code" in their WeChat in order to complete payment. This mode is applicable to payments made on websites, physical stores, media advertising, or other scenarios.
4 Steps to Pay via QR Code API
- Use Wechat scan QR Code
- Confirm Pay
- Enter Password
- Payment successful
WeChat Pay JSAPI
The Chinese Payer opens the Vendor's HTML5 pages on their WeChat and calls the WeChat payment module via the JSAPI interface to pay their transaction.
This mode is applicable in the following scenarios:
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By Garret Grajek, CISSP
COO, MultiFactor Corp.
A Deployable X.509 Authentication Solution for Networks and Web Applications
MultiFactor SecureAuth offers the enterprise the unique ability to utilize strong X.509 authentication without costly overhead.
The value of X.509 private/public key authentication is well known to security professionals, but it can be less intuitive to the security novice. In simple terms the X.509 authentication provides an algorithmically proven method for end-users (clients) to confirm that they are communicating with legitimate servers and not attacker sites (See Figure 1). The recent DNS flaw Dan Kaminsky, a well respected security industry expert, made known to the IT world via bug fixes by Cisco, Microsoft and others, makes this type of "left hand side" or client authentication more relevant than ever.
Figure 1 - Clients are vulnerable to attacks that lure them to illegitimate sites instead of the target (destination) site.
An X.509 v3 public/private key pair allows an enterprise to utilize "bi-lateral" (client <-> server) authentication. In this matter, the client confirms the legitimacy of the server, before passing important credentials e.g. account password or transactions like asignature or financial activity. It is exactly this type of bi-lateral authentication that nullifies DNS attacks like the one recently reported.
So why are more enterprises not utilizing X.509 authentication?
(2) Main reasons:
- Cost
- Complexity
Security personnel have been aware of X.509 bi-lateral authentication since the 90's. However, cost has prohibited its widespread use (See Figure 2).
Key costs include:
- Hosting a Certificate Authority
- Tracking both the served and revoked certificates
SecureAuth® eliminates the high-cost and complexities of managing X.509 certificates via a "Virtual Certificate Authority"
- Removes the cost of deploying certificate servers
- Removes the cost of tracking deployed/revoking certificates
- Removes the cost of out-of-band (SMS, Telephony) registration systems
- Removes the cost of converting current web servers to C-SSL authentication
SecureAuth® uniquely utilizes a "drop-in" authentication server ,a virtual machine or hardware server, that becomes a trusted resource which is able to:
- Connect to MultiFactor's hosted C.A., SMS servers, and telephony servers
- Serve up private/public key pairs unique to an enterprise
- Create/install Trusted Root Pairs that map directly to your enterprise
A key to SecureAuth is its ability to utilize the enterprise native data store, allowing it to avoid a costly and insecure replication of data. SecureAuth's authentication server connects directly to the enterprise's existing data store to create X.509 certificates that map directly to data in the local store (See Figure 3).
Figure 3- The SecureAuth "Authentication Appliance" solution alleviates the cost and complexity of X.509 authentication. (Click to enlarge)
For the enterprise the addition of the SecureAuth authentication component is key. The deploying enterprise configures its web application to trust SecureAuth authentication via .NET Forms for Microsoft authentication, or SAML assertions for non-Microsoft applications. The SecureAuth appliance is factory-configured to securely utilize the MultiFactor hosted certificate, SMS and Telephony services.
The Enterprise is delivered a unique identifier that allows them to securely utilize MultiFactor's hosted web services. In addition, certificates granted from the web services are embedded with identifiers that are uniquely registered to that enterprise. The identifier is stored in the end-user's private certificate, in the "OU" field (See Figure 4).
Figure 4- The enterprises is assigned a unique OU that is utilized in both certificate delivery and validation, only enterprise-unique certificates are validated.
This unique ability to issue and validate certificates for an enterprise, without the enterprise ever hosting a certificate server, makes SecureAuth® powerful. SecureAuth® can be deployed in a days which makes it a deployment-must for the enterprise needing a secure solution for their application and network needs.--
Garret Grajek is the COO and a co-founder of MultiFactor Corporation. He is a certified security engineer who has deployed 100s of security solutions while working for RSA, IBM, Cisco and others.


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Voters approve bonds for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Here's what they will do.
A record $922 million in bonds for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools won approval Tuesday, clearing the way for a surge of school construction and signaling a vote of confidence in the district.
With 194 of 195 precincts reporting at 10:45 p.m., the bond referendum had 73 percent approval.
"We are taking it as a vote of confidence that we are trusted to do the right thing with our facilities," said Superintendent Clayton Wilcox, who started the job this summer.
The bond referendum is the largest in Mecklenburg history and the second largest in North Carolina. It will grant county officials permission to borrow money to build 10 schools, replace the buildings of seven existing ones and cover additions and renovations at 12 schools.
Bond votes are also seen as a gauge of community confidence in CMS. The school board recently completed a student assignment revamp and hired Wilcox as superintendent.
Mecklenburg voters tend to support school bonds; the last referendum, for $295 million in 2013, won with 74 percent approval. The last time bonds failed was in 2005, with 57 percent saying no.
This year the Vote Yes campaign, led by a coalition of business and civic leaders, raised more than $370,000, well over the group's initial goal of $300,000. Polls found support for the bonds, but supporters weren't ready to relax Tuesday. In low turnout off-year elections, results are shaped not just by what people think but by who cares enough to go to the polls.
And there were signs of trouble. In the northern suburbs, two town boards, the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce and the area's school board member and county commissioner all took stands against the referendum, saying the package does too little for the fast-growing region.
Some who were unhappy with student assignment decisions this year had threatened to oppose the bonds. And enrollment in CMS is leveling off after decades of growth, with much of the new enrollment in Mecklenburg and across North Carolina going to charter schools. Charter schools, which are run by independent nonprofit boards, don't get public money for their buildings, potentially making those families less likely to support additional borrowing for CMS.
But even such critics as County Commissioner Jim Puckett and school board member Rhonda Lennon said all along that the district's needs were real, even though they disagreed with the priorities the board approved.
School board Vice Chair Elyse Dashew said Tuesday night she heard repeatedly at the polls that voters were enthusiastic about the bonds.
"They recognized the needs in our schools are very real and they're ready to invest in our children," she said.
Now that the bond referendum has passed, work will start almost immediately because the county has already approved money to design the first projects. In August 2019, the first pair of projects is slated for completion. The Lincoln Heights school north of uptown will be renovated as an elementary magnet school. Meanwhile, the program for students with behavioral disabilities that is housed there now moves to a new building on the site of the old Statesville Road Elementary.
Work on the bond projects is slated to continue through January 2025.
CMS will also keep working on projects authorized in the 2013 referendum, which are scheduled to continue through 2020.
Ann Doss Helms: 704-358-5033, @anndosshelms
Yes 72.7%
No 27.3%
194 of 195 precincts reporting


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The Scarborough News published a well-informed letter regarding the stability of the land, and the steps which will be taken to make this demolition "safe" given that the theatre was originally built into the hillside, which was then stabilised with three concrete terraces.
Does this "safe demolition" refer to the safety precautions taken during the building demolition in relation to surrounding properties and people? Or does it refer to the safety of the remaining land and surrounding properties post demolition?
The foundation of the land is boulder clay which with constant flowing underground rainwater creates slippage. A look at the cliff from Cayton Bay (Knipe Point), Holbeck Hall hillside, the land behind the Spa leading up to the Esplanade and the permanent and ever increasing large cracks in the road and pavement, speak for themselves, loudly and clearly. Then, along the coast towards Whitby and indeed Whitby itself tells its own story. This current "thinking" by the council smacks of desperation: "we will get this development with Flamingo Land regardless of what it costs". Costs seem to be spiralling out of control with each new piece of information. They are not telling us what they are, but our own expert advisers are talking about a total of £10m and counting. Who in the council is so desperate that they will involve the public taxpayers in this potential financial and physical disaster for a development that they do not want? And why? Even worse, denying them a much cheaper alternative that they do want and are prepared to take on. At the same time they are telling us of cuts to essential services because they are strapped for cash. Now it would appear that the Futurist is not scheduled in the Forward Plan for discussion before mid January.
Our researches of this type of development so far have shown that this method of piling construction is vulnerable to vibration damage, yet they are talking about putting a giant roller coaster next to it, and other earth-shaking activities which will be on the go 12 hours a day, 364 days a year. Also the close proximity to the sea and winter storms make it vulnerable to salt spray erosion over time. So what will be the lifetime of this large amount of expensive piling to cover the width area from King Street Steps to Blands Cliff? What steps and costs will be involved in providing access for constantly monitoring it for potential damage, given its vulnerability? Who will pay for that?
We must all make it clear that it is not something we are prepared to pay for and the council should abandon this foolhardy and ill-considered "pet project" and start afresh.
Patricia David
Filey Road


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Who's Capcom Pulling For in the D-Arts Character Poll?/
Last month we informed you about a new character poll being run by Rockman Unity and Bandai meant to help determine the next Mega Man characters to become new D-Arts figures. That poll is still running until the 16th, Japan time, so if you haven't submitted your input you definitely should! Since the poll is in Japanese, you can use a wonderful guide on Capcom Unity to help you out. But who are the people at Capcom voting for themselves? Ucchy-san reveals on a recent Rockman Unity post. The top image here pretty much gives away designer Ryuji Higurashi's choice, who previously showed his dismay about Iris missing out. As you can see, he's gunning for Iris, Mayl and Lan. Meanwhile, designer Keisuke Mizuno put in his votes for Rockman (Ariga ver.), Iris and OVER-1. And the last designer to weigh in is Kenta Saito, who's pulling for Tron, Leviathan and Luna Platz.
It wasn't just Japanese designers who gave their votes, though. Brelston and Grega Man from Capcom Unity also submitted! Brett is voting for Metal Man, ProtoMan EXE and Zero, while Greg wants to see MegaMan Volnutt (but of course!), Zero and the Servbot.
Quite a variety of opinions, but I think I see myself siding more with Team Capcom Unity!


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