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Benedetto Cavalieri Lasagnotte 500g
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Benedetto Cavalieri Lasagnotte 500g
This top-choice range is aimed at the pasta purist!
Benedetto Cavalieri first opened his pasta factory in 1918 and this superb family business continues to this day, within the same factory premises. The company's traditional 'delicate' or 'metodo delicato' method of production has not altered over the last 100 years; this involves a long kneading and pressing process, before passing the pasta mixture slowly through bronze dies and then drying at a low temperature for up to 48 hours. This method guarantees the preservation of the nutritional value of the durum wheat (proteins, vitamins and carbohydrates) but also gives the pasta its authentic taste and perfect consistency.
Only seven producers still apply this method of durum wheat pasta production. However, Benedetto Cavalieri has the benefit of also originally being a grain grower - with this comes an in-depth understanding of the most important raw material: durum wheat. This is sourced predominantly from northern Puglia (Tavoliere) but is also brought in from neighbouring Basilicata. Following each year's harvest, the company's quest for the optimal blend of durum wheat begins for each pasta shape, to ensure that the best possible pasta texture can be consistently achieved.
Ingredients: durum wheat semolina. Allergens in bold. May contain traces of soybeans and mustard. Product of Italy.
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Seborrheic Keratosis
Seborrheic keratoses or "warty moles" are common skin growths that often appear in middle-aged and older adults as small rough bumps anywhere on the body. They range in color from white to black, but most are tan, brown, or gray. Although they may look worrisome, seborrheic keratoses are benign and do not require treatment.
Their cause remains unknown, but a combination of genetic make-up and possibly sun exposure might play a role in their growth. Seborrheic keratoses are most often diagnosed clinically by your dermatologist looking at your skin. Rarely, a skin biopsy may be recommended to differentiate one of these growths from a skin cancer. If one or more of your seborrheic keratoses becomes inflamed, very itchy, or bleeds, it can be removed with liquid nitrogen, a scraping procedure, or a small surgical procedure.


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Code Enforcement
The Code Enforcement department encourages landlords, tenants, and homeowners to maintain their properties. Their efforts reduce blight and enhance the appearance of neighborhoods throughout the city.
Nuisance is a legal term for a condition or use of a property that endangers life, health or safety or interferes with neighbors' use or enjoyment
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Phone: (319) 291-3820
Office Hours: Monday - Friday
7:00 am - 3:00 pm
Click Here to View City Codes
How can I make sure my property is in compliance?
If you click on the Codes link listed above, it will take you to where all the latest code of ordinances the city has set in place.
Can I plant native plants on my private property?
Any individual, business, or corporation to plant prairie areas upon privately owned property shall adhere to the regulations listed below concerning native planting areas. These regulations are intended for private property and do not apply to, or grant approval for, native planting areas in the Right of Way pursuant to Title 7 Chapter 5, Article C of the city code.
Click here to read the entire Private Property Native Planting Regulations.
How do I report a property or violation?
You may call our office at 319-291-3820. Occasionally, we do have citizens stop into our office or even mail us in their concerns. To make the process go more smoothly, we do ask you provide us with detailed information.
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How much time do I have to clear my sidewalk of snow and ice after it has snowed?
Residential neighborhoods are given forty-eight (48) hours after snowfall to have the entire length and width of the sidewalk cleared of any snow or ice.
Downtown, business districts, or anyone within a three (3) block radius or schools and hospitals are given twenty-four (24) hours.
How tall can my lawn be before I am in violation?
Residential: 8"
Commercial: 12"
What is the length of time I can park my vehicle out on the city street before it needs to be moved?
A licensed and operable vehicle may be parked in the same spot for forty-eight (48) hours at a time. After that time is up, the vehicle must be moved entirely and re-parked in another spot.
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When installing the Fitbit app on Windows Phone 10 you may receive an error. When you click the See Details link, it details that something unexpected happened and provides error code 0x8007000B. The error also instructs that waiting a bit or restarting your device might help. Unfortunately, neither of these recommendations will solve your problem.
The error code is a result of how you have configured your Windows phone to store applications. If your phone has an SD Card and you have configured this as your default location for application installs then this is your problem. The Fitbit app will only install to your phone's internal storage.
In this article, we explore how to install your FitBit to internal storage. Let's get started.
From the home screen swipe left to display your application list and scroll down to Settings. Tap Settings.
From the Settings menu tap System.
From the Systems menu tap Storage.
On the Storage page scroll to the section titled Save Locations. In this section, toggle the drop-down box titled New apps will save to and select This Device. Tap Apply.
Head back to the Windows Store and try to download the Fitbit app again. This time it should successfully download and install.
Once installed you can repeat the steps above to switch your default app storage location back to your SD card.
We would love to hear from you. Have you seen this error when installing other apps from the Windows Store? What did you do to fix it? Drop a comment below or join the conversation on Twitter @SuperTekBoy.


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In 1999, Radio Netherlands marked the end of the millenium with a series of 12 programmes telling the story of the 20th century through famous books. In each programme, a guest speaker gives us the historical background behind the story in the book and tells us about the actual events that inspired it.
"The spy who came in from the cold" is a classic Cold War spy thriller, written by master espionage novelist John le Carré (1931-2020). Published in 1963, only a short time after the construction of the Berlin Wall, the story is set in Britain and in East Germany and tells a very gray and murky tale of the cynical duplicity on both sides of the Iron Curtain in an age of tension, paranoia and betrayal.
Our guest speaker is the eminent American historian John Lewis Gaddis of Yale University, called "the dean of Cold War historians" and author of a number of standard award-winning books on the Cold War.
Producer: Marijke van der Meer
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Struggling to Be An Artist
I do my own work—which consists of arranging a tiny jar and some twigs in a shoebox on my lap.
I sit cross-legged on the floor in a living room—not one I know, but it is definitely mine—in children's pajamas.
The room is missing one wall, like a stage…or a diorama.
David Bowie, in a bathrobe, stands over me. He very pointedly says that he has "looked into Shambhala" in a way that implies that he does not think much of it. Then he sits behind me on the sofa to work.
I do my own work—which consists of arranging a tiny jar and some twigs in a shoebox on my lap.
I wake up and think that it was parallel play with David Bowie.
I show Nuala what I have made over the past few months. It consists of bits of paper and primitive drawings a three year old might make with marker. There are probably about 15 of them. She considers each one for a long time, commenting on one: a column of shaded pencil with a pink circle drawn around it and a dark horizontal slash through the center of it. She says something about its intensity or that it has strong emotional content. (It seems like a child's version of the Tantra circles from the book on Tantric Art we both have.)
She says, "This is a lot of work."
I wonder what she means as it all seems so trivial and irrelevant to me.


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The seventh and concluding post in a series of dispatches from freelance writer Brandon Reynolds aboard the USCG icebreaker Polar Star, on its annual resupply mission to the research base, McMurdo Station. It's a critical task imperiled by the nation's aging, shrinking fleet of ice-breaking ships.
Everyone must inevitably deal, at some point, with "the break-up." It wears different disguises in different places — the surprise invitation, the unexpected pregnancy, the phone call late in the night — but you know it simply as that which changes your direction.
In McMurdo Sound the break-up is what happens to the fast ice that stretches from volcanic Mt. Erebus on the east all the way west to the edge of the continent. Just about every year the ice around McMurdo breaks up late in the season. Wind force, melting caused by seawater and the actions of a certain plucky icebreaker destabilize the whole giant ice sheet where once we ran around with penguins.
Thursday afternoon the captain mentioned that a crack had formed across the whole channel. By midnight a 147-square-mile section of the fast ice had broken off and begun floating away north. In a few hours, weeks of work spent grooming the channel all just blew away. Once, there was a path through ice. Now there's open water. Imagine building a bridge every year, and every year it gets washed away.
We spent three days at McMurdo Station, which is a little like a mining town, or a moon colony. It feels very far from the rest of the world. The people are an interesting bunch, scientists and contractors, exactly the kind of people who wish to live very far from the rest of the world. There is pizza 24/7. Just down the road is New Zealand's Scott Base, which is smaller and uniformly painted a delightful shade of pea green.
We're now in the midst of McMurdo's annual resupply. The freighter Ocean Giant is docked, offloading a year's worth of supplies and collecting a year's worth of trash and freeze-dried poop, or so I hear. We'll escort the Giant out, meet up with the fuel ship, bring it in. Once it's offloaded its fuel, McMurdo will be supplied for the next year. Through McMurdo, the rest of the continent will be, too, because, as Capt. Matt Walker points out, "McMurdo is the major port in Antarctica, so all of Antarctica feeds off of McMurdo for its supplies and logistics." It's no exaggeration to say that the survival of the continent, meaning other U.S. bases but also many of the bases belonging to other nations, relies on McMurdo. It's run by the National Science Foundation, which means, in a way, that NSF runs the continent. And NSF relies on Polar Star carving its thin lifeline in the ice, which nature, presently, will erase.
Soon we'll get the hell out of here and the people at McMurdo will get the hell out of here, too, piling into ski-equipped C-130 turboprops and flying to Christchurch and points north. Then winter arrives to turn endless day into endless night, to blot out the sky with 200 mile-per-hour winds, and to replace the sheet of ice in McMurdo Sound as though none of us were ever here. Whatever memory this place has is carried deeper than the few meters of frozen water the ship plows through every year. We will be remembered by no one save a few photobombed penguins and the odd startled seal. Leave no trace, they say.
Back in the world, with a nudge from President Obama, the Coast Guard this month put out the call for two new icebreakers, saying it plans to award a contract in late 2018 or '19.


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Birthday Parties in Kilkenny Activity Centre couldn't be more memorable. With activities such as splatball, bubble football, the assault course, paintball and foot darts (See all our activities here). The birthday party will be a success at the activity centre. For all sizes of groups we have an option, so just send us a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Whether it's specifically paintballing (Here you can see our paintball packages) in Kilkenny that you're looking for or just an outdoor party for kids, we have it covered.
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This fall, St. Olaf received a NetVUE grant that supported faculty and staff to participate in communities of practice, exploring ways we can be more intentional about how we integrate vocation into our equity and inclusion efforts, our new general education curriculum, co-curricular activities, and other moments in our students' academic lives. I signed up for the Vocation and the First Year Seminar group, partly out of curiosity to learn: How can we have meaningful conversations about vocation with students in their first year of college?
Reflecting on readings from Hearing Vocation Differently: Meaning, Purpose, and Identity in the Multi-faith Academy (ed. David S. Cunningham 2019), my colleagues shared ways that they mentor students to think about what they don't want to do as a way to find a path for themselves; ways that encountering difference can help students clarify their values; and ways of cultivating affective ways of knowing.
But one colleague interrupted the conversation about how to integrate vocation in FYS to ask why: "Should we be talking about vocation with first-year students?" Is cultivating curiosity to explore new subjects and ideas more important than adding pressure to eighteen year olds to choose a track for a major and career? Does vocation really need to be one more thing in the bucket, along with how to find a book in the library, how to get a tutor, and how to get involved in a club? The question is a fair one.Continue reading "Vocation and the First-Year Seminar"


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Nicki Minaj has officially joined American Idol. As rumoured last month, the singer and rapper will appear as a judge on the US reality TV series, alongside Mariah Carey, long-time panellist Randy Jackson, and country singer Keith Urban.
The announcement on Sunday came at the last minute: the taping of American Idol's 12th season was due to begin the same day in New York City. Contract negotiations "went down to the wire", the LA Times reported; as of Saturday night, the network was unsure whether Minaj and Urban would be able to sit in on the first round of auditions. Jackson's return was also a bit of a surprise: Enrique Iglesias had reported been in discussions to replace the industry veteran.
"American Idol's star power has never been so great," executive producer Simon Fuller said. Fox executive Mike Darnell said the network was "thrilled" about the panel. "Nicki's an unbelievably captivating international phenomenon who has made an indelible mark on rap and pop … [And] I know that our fans and contestants will fall in love with [Keith]."
While the new series of American Idol is not set to air until 2013, the programme's ratings will be compared to The X Factor and The Voice, both of which are running now. Both series have had a rocky start this year: although The X Factor enlisted Britney Spears and Demi Lovato as judges, ratings for its recent premiere were down about one third from last year.
Carey will receive almost $18m (£11m) for her appearance on American Idol, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Minaj's contract is reportedly worth $12m (£7.4m), while Urban receives $6m (£3.6m). American Idol host Ryan Seacrest has committed to two more seasons for $15m (£9.2m) each.


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Sometimes, you just need to drop whatever you're doing, like, immediately, and make a big, sweet, tropical bowl of icing for dinner. It's the sewing equivalent of shaking up an Etch-A-Sketch; it pulls you out of your routine, clears your brain and creates a blank, fresh slate that reminds you how much fun it is to simply make stuff for your own selfish pleasure.
The Asaka Kimono is my latest sewing etch-a-sketch. I've been working on a lot of boring admin stuff and new pattern development and really needed a little mental break. I was quite taken with the spirit and general vibe of the new Named collection, and basically started panting like a dog in 100 degree heat when I saw this pattern. I was fairly lukewarm on the kimono DIY trend last summer, mostly because when I think "kimono" I think dramatic sleeves, and most of the patterns and tutorials I was seeing were basically just boxy jackets. But Asaka could be the star of a sleeve porno. These sleeves are obscene, and I can't get enough. To be honest, it's one of those designs that makes me a little mad I didn't think of it first.
Thankfully, my buddies over at Globetex emailed me to let me know they had recieved a new shipment of rayon challis in stock last month. Did I run over there without even finishing the email, perhaps with hair still wet from the shower? I may have, dear readers. Did I buy almost 25 meters of aforementioned challis in 6 colours and patterns because it was only $3 a meter? Perhaps. Did I immediately spot this technicolour Golden Girls wallpaper print and yell out ASAKA KIMONO! to the surprised and confused bystanders in the fabric warehouse? I cannot confirm or deny that fact. What I can confirm is that I stinkin' love this fabric and the resulting robe. My only regret is not getting a chance to photograph it in the Arizona desert this month, but alas. There were rattlesnakes and curious retirees in golf carts everywhere I looked. The white studio wall will have to suffice.
While I may have referred to this garment as "icing" in the top of my post, I think I'll actually get a lot of wear out of it this spring and summer. Now that I've retired the velvet "winter" bathrobe for the season, I'm in need of something light and breathy to wear around the house after showers, and on those Sundays when putting on real clothes feels like too much commitment. As my Carolyn Pajamas can attest, I'm a big fan of luxurious lounge wear, and what's more luxe than a drapey, soft kimono with obscene, useless but beautiful sleeves?
This was my first time sewing a Named design but I wasn't surprised to discover it was only nested in two sizes; I've heard this is the norm with their layouts. I could see this being a problem with a more fitted design if you have to grade between 3 or 4 sizes, but since it's a loose-fitting shape, it's probably not as critical. The pieces were also overlapped, which I didn't mind since I am a tracer and a non-overlapped pattern would have eaten up 50 pages or more. The one thing I did find annoying was seam allowances; while they were included, it was only for 3/8″ rather than the standard 5/8″. Fine if you're serging your seams, but considering this pattern was designed for silky, drapey fabrics, I found it a little strange that the seam allowance wouldn't permit french seams. Needless to say, I added a 1/4″ to my seams by roughly eye balling it while I was cutting out the fabric with my rotary cutter and then french-seamed all of the guts. The rest of the construction was pretty uneventful, although my fusible was a touch on the heavy side, so the belt and collar are probably a little too stiff. Since rayon is so wiggly, stitching in the ditch along the collar didn't result in the most even stitching on the inside, but meh. No one sees there but me. And if I ever make this again, I'm definitely adding pockets.
All in all, I am in complete and utter sleeve lust with this make. I'd love to wear it as a dress but it would need a few mods to stay modest all day long. As is, it's going to be my lazy glam houselook for the foreseeable future. Has anyone else made a pattern from the new Named collection? Would you wear this pattern as a dress or is it better left as an inside only type affair?
Details: Asaka Kimono in rayon challis (a similarly beautful floral rayon is on sale here), DIY turban, Hasbeens Fredrica Platforms, Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick)


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A Parade to Celebrate Active Transportation in our Community
On Wednesday, July 13 at 5:30 pm, Guelph Coalition for Active Transportation, in partnership with the Junction Neighbourhood Group and the weekly Community potluck at 47 Meadowview Avenue, is hosting a Community Celebration of Active Transportation. Our mission is to increase the quantity, quality, safety, and fun of Active Transportation in Guelph.
Cyclists, walkers, even rollerbladers are welcome to join in our third "Active Transportation Parade." We will wind our way through the streets in the Junction neighbourhood. Families are welcome to attend.Celebrate your creativity by decorating your bikes and wearing costumes to celebrate your joy of community and Active Transportation!
Prizes will be awarded to the best decorated bicycle, as well as the best costume.
There will be a potluck meal after the event for those who wish to participate.
All are welcome. Children under 18 must wear helmets if cycling or rollerblading. All participants must sign a waiver in order to participate.
For more information, please contact GCAT at firstname.lastname@example.com


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This is my book blog, where I review books I read as part of Cannonball Read 15, where members compete to be the first to reach 52. We also try to get people excited about books and reading, and make money for cancer charities. This year, I will be reading and reviewing in memory of my friend Jennie Baxla, who passed away in 2022. As with last year, I hope to at least review 52 books, but I'll be happy to find time to read at all. Wish me luck!
Saturday 7 May 2016
#CBR8 Book 50: "Temptations of a Wallflower" by Eva Leigh
Rating: 4 stars
Lady Sarah Frampton may be the daughter of a duke with a sizable dowry, but she's known as the Watching Wallflower and is on her way to be firmly on the shelf. No one knows that behind her impeccable manners, the quiet and ever-observant Lady Sarah is in fact the author of a series of highly successful erotic novels. As The Lady of Dubious Quality, the virginal Lady Sarah uses the knowledge she's acquired from illicit French novels to write out all her sexual fantasies while her mother believes her to be deeply devoted to journal writing and keeping up her correspondence. When her publisher tells her that someone is trying to unmask the identity of the Lady of Dubious Quality, she starts to consider whether marriage might not be prudent to protect her from prying. What better candidate than the handsome and intelligent country vicar she's been growing closer to?
The vicar in question, Jeremy Cleland, is in London because his father, the deeply moralistic Earl of Hutton, has tasked him with tracking down and unmasking, you guessed it, The Lady of Dubious Quality. Jeremy didn't even want to take holy orders and become a vicar, but as the third son, he doesn't really have the finances or independence to go his own way, even though he's quite miserable with his vocation and struggles daily to control his desires. A while back, his cousin, the scandalous Vicount Marwood gave him one of the Lady's recent books, and Jeremy has in fact been reading all of them and appreciating them rather a lot. He doesn't really see what harm the books do, but with the treat of losing his allowance entirely, he sets about trying to figure out who the author of the erotica is. He feels an immediate affinity with the clever Lady Sarah Frampton, but knows that as the only daughter of a duke, she's much too far above him in rank to ever settle for a lowly country vicar, son of an earl or not.
Not realising that the man she's decided to marry for protection is in fact the same man who's been tasked with unmasking her and who could absolutely ruin her in the eyes of society, Lady Sarah proposes to Jeremy. They get married by special licence and while Lady Sarah's parents are none to happy, Jeremy's father is delighted that his son snared a lady with such an impressive family connection and dowry. The couple, after some initial difficulty, discover that they are in fact extremely compatible both in the bedroom and out of it. While a duke's daughter, Sarah isn't at all sorry to give up the luxuries of her father's house or the mindless pleasures of London's high society. Being useful as a vicar's wife, while still able to lock herself away to write in secret works very well for her. While Jeremy's father allows him a few weeks to enjoy his new marriage, he's not going to let his son give up his quest for long, however. What will happen when Jeremy discovers that the woman he's trying to track down is in fact his own wife?
In the previous two books in The Wicked Quills of London, an Earl and a Viscount married women of a much lower social standing to themselves. In this, it's Lady Sarah who is the one of higher social rank, who chooses to marry down, so to speak. While Jeremy may be the third son of an earl, he's also a lowly country vicar with only a small living, mostly wholly dependent on whatever allowance his tyrannous father chooses to give him. Even as they grow closer to one another and their attraction grows, they both know it's a bad match. It's only when Sarah is worried about the scandal that will ensue if she's unmasked that she decides that she doesn't care about her parents' possible disapproval or the risk of her dowry (she's of age and doesn't actually need their permission to marry). She proposes to Jeremy and while he initially refuses her, a conversation with his now happily married cousin changes his mind.
Of course, Sarah doesn't realise that the man she marries is the same man who's been hunting down her secret identity. Writing is the only thing that's ever made her truly happy, and while she discovers that Jeremy has in fact read all of the works by The Lady of Dubious Quality (and uses the tips he's learned from the books to satisfy both himself and his new wife thoroughly sexually), she doubts that he'd be pleased to discover that said Lady was in fact his own wife. So she keeps lying to him by omission, and all hell breaks loose once Jeremy (who really is both clever and determined, even though he hates the job his father has set him to do) finally pieces all the clues together and discovers the truth.
There's so much good stuff in this novel - two intelligent outsiders who fall for each other and ignore social conventions to be together. Sarah is a virgin, but reads a lot of smutty French erotica to be able to accurately describe the sex acts in her best-selling novels. Jeremy has only had sex once, but has read all of Sarah's books and is ready and willing to try put all the things he's only read about in practise after their first sexual encounter is less than thrilling for her. Because they are both enthusiastic beginners who are willing to communicate clearly about what they want, both in the bedroom department and outside it, they quickly settle into marital felicity. If only there wasn't that big ol' secret constantly threatening to ruin their happiness.
Sarah doesn't write her books just because she's bored and has nothing better to do. She genuinely finds the work incredibly fulfilling and is happy that her books seem to have found such an enthusiastic audience. She hates that she has to keep lying to Jeremy, but also honestly doesn't know if she'd be able to stop writing even if scandal struck. She loves what she does in a way that Jeremy frankly doesn't. He does his very best as a vicar, because he is a decent and responsible man, but only went into the church because his father pressured him, and given the financial independence, he'd devote his life to something different. Yet even when he marries Sarah and has her dowry at his disposal, he's reluctant to take advantage of her money, wanting to be his own man.
As the previous two books in the series, this featured two very engaging protagonists and explores a lot of feminist themes while also throwing in some believable relationship hurdles and plenty of smexy times. That the hero is apparently modelled physically on Tom Hiddleston certainly doesn't hurt either. There are cameo appearances by characters from the previous two books and as far as I'm aware, this is the final book in this series. It's not a perfect book, by any means, but Eva Leigh is absolutely becoming an author whose books I will absolutely be looking out for, and her new series seems very interesting indeed. She's not quite auto-buy or the most coveted of spots - pre-order - but a few more enjoyable books and this may happen.
Rating a book by its cover: This sure has a lot of pastel. I'm also not sure if the lady on the cover (whose hair is much darker than Lady Sarah's is described as in the actual novel) is reclining on a bed (which would be appropriate, given the contents of this book) or sinking into some sort of pink and lilac void. Once more we have an example of the lady from the back with her dress coming undone. As the lady in question appears to be wearing a nightgown, her lack of undergarments can probably be forgiven this time. I've yet to see pictures of any Regency-era nightie that opened that low in the back, though, especially without any evidence of buttons or lacing. I don't like this cover at all, which is a shame, because the cover of Scandal Takes the Stage is so gorgeous, with such lush details.
Crossposted on Cannonball Read.
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text: Complete redesign of New Orleans Official Visitors Guide that included hiring a photographer, selecting colors and fonts, and layout of the entire book. The client wanted a lifestyle magazine feel to the guide and something that readers would turn to when exploring the city. Below are sample spreads and cover from the first issue. (click on images for a larger view)


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This card is a little unique because it's my first time really coloring on kraft cardstock with colored pencils. If you follow me, you know I'm a copic girl but we all need to start somewhere right? So I started with this fun image from Pink & Main.
I colored my image with penciled onto Kraft cardstock and cut out with the coordinating die.
My background is layered with cardstock and pattern paper from the Jolly paper pack. I love this paper pack!
I also cut a piece of Kraft cardstock from the double stitched circle die from C.C. Designs and attached that to my card with foam tape. Then I attached the mug to the circle with foam tape as well.
Something completely different I know but I hope you like it! It's definitely something I need to experiment with a little more.


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Practical Solutions for Daily Challenges
from Raising a Sensory Smart Child
Make it feel better. To desensitize gums, and help your child tolerate using a toothbrush, massage gums with a rubber finger cot, Toothette or Den-Tips (available in many drugstores), use a vibrating toothbrush, or swipe gums with a washcloth. If sensitive to noise and light, bathroom light and echoes may be too much. Avoid fluorescent lights and add sound-absorbing materials. It's okay to use kitchen sink or a sit at a table if that makes it easier to tolerate.
Change toothpastes. If your child can't tolerate toothpaste foam, try non-foaming toothpaste such as Orajel Toddler Training Toothpaste. Try different flavors! Your child may be perfectly happy to brush teeth with chocolate-flavored toothpaste, for example.
Make it predictable. Develop a predictable routine for when and how to brush. Help your child choose the brushing pattern. For example, she could always start with top teeth and to brush from left to right, front to back. A consistent brushing pattern will help your child learn to sequence this complex activity, help her to predict when and where she will feel various sensations (instead of feeling assaulted by the toothbrush) and help her feel proud about keeping her mouth and teeth nice and clean.
Use a timer. Kids may brush longer if it's not YOU nagging at them to keep going. Use a regular kitchen timer or a Time Timer (see Toys & Equipment) or use toothbrushing app such as Brushout, Toothy or Disney's Magic Timer. Also check out the fun toothbrushing videos you'll find on YouTube.
Switch soaps. If your child doesn't like "slimy" soap or shampoo, try foamy soap which is also good for tactile play. You may want to avoid strong smells or find a scent your child loves.
Rinse differently. If your child avoids bathing because she hates being rinsed off, try using a large container of water since the extra weight of the water may feel soothing. Alternately, your child might be more comfortable if he feels in control of the water. In this case, provide a sprinkling can (beach or garden toy) or a hand-held shower attachment. Count down together to rinsing: "1, 2, 3, rinse."
Keep eyes and face dry. Use a foam visor or a washrag held over the face when rinsing. This is good for a child who hates water on his face or who dislikes tilting his head back for rinsing. You might also have him dry his face immediately after washing it even if he's still in the shower or bath.
Use a different towel. If toweling dry is a problem, experiment with softer (or harder) towel textures. You can also try pre-warming the towel in the dryer for a few minutes.
Calm with deep pressure. Give calming deep pressure input via a backrub or massage using long, firm strokes. Simply squeezing feet, legs, hands, and arms, can be soothing at bedtime, especially for a child who has difficulty transitioning from an aroused, wakeful state to a calm, restful state. You can also try a weighted blanket, weighted lap pad, or weighted toy, a or a cozy sensory canoe -such as the Peapod shown. Please read the latest edition of Raising a Sensory Smart Child for precautions and recommendations about using weighted blankets and other items. Blankets should never be more than 10% of body weight plus 1-2 pounds. Never use if there are respiratory, skin or other issues preventing the user from removing the blanket by peeling it aside. Do not use if person chews on blankets. Always monitor for safety.
Lights out-or not. Make sure the room is dark enough (or light enough) for your child to sleep. A small amount of light might comfort one child, while light creeping in through the curtains or under the door might disturb another. You can find portable blackout shades that attach with suction cups before you invest in more permanent ones. These can easily be packed for travel. Also try dimmable amber night lights which are frequently most soothing.
Quiet time. An auditory sensitive child may need total quiet to fall asleep. Try a white noise machine, fan, aquarium, or even a radio set on static to help block out sounds. Some kids fall asleep more easily listening to gentle music such as Mozart or special sleep-promoting CDs such as Baby Go to Sleep (800-841-4248) or Hemi-Sync sleep CDs (800-541-2488).
Get familiar. Visit the haircutter to check it out and watch other children get their hair trimmed (avoid the word "cut"). Familiar places are less scary.
Desensitize the scalp. Massage your child's scalp before a haircut using your hands, handheld vibrator, or vibrating hairbrush.
Bring your own. Your child may be distressed by the plastic cape with its scratchy closure. Instead, use a soft towel and clip or an oversized shirt. Bring a t-shirt to change into right away so that she doesn't have to wear a hair-covered shirt home.
Go kid-friendly. Go to a child-friendly haircutting salon or create your own at home with snacks and an absorbing video to watch.
Brush it off. Have the barber or stylist give the child a big soft brush or a dry washrag with baby powder on it to brush off stray hair as it is cut. Use baby powder on irritated skin afterward.
Give him time. A new haircut or hairstyle can be distracting for a child for days. Try to avoid them before a test or special event.
Consider the softest clothing. Many kids with sensitive skin insist on super soft clothing. Many parents swear by the all-cotton clothing made by Land's End and Hanna Andersson. Check their overstocks, check eBay.com for children's "preconditioned" clothing, and visit local consignment stores and thrift shops (think: pre-worn = pre-softened).
Consider tightness vs. looseness. Some children are more comfortable wearing snug clothing or tight clothing worn beneath their other clothes. Try bicycle shorts, tights, "too small" t-shirts, etc.
Watch the details. When buying clothes for a tactile sensitive child, avoid scratchy nylon threads and items made of polyester blends which can pill and cause discomfort. Buy seamless socks and underwear from places such as [[smartknitkids.com](http://www.smartknitkids.com).
Avoid shopping during peak hours. Shop during off-peak hours. When stores are at their most crowded and noisy, they can be overwhelming for a child with sensory issues, leading to tantrums and meltdowns.
Let your child push the grocery cart. Pushing provides calming sensory input. Many grocery stores have junior carts for smaller children. Have your toddler or preschooler push his stroller or pull a wagon. Add packages for extra weight.
Give your child some control and a sense of predictability. Young children can help find groceries on the shelf and match groceries to a picture list. Older kids can help you write lists, find items, pull out coupons, or check items off your to-do list.
Potty Training
Get the right seat. Some children are disturbed by the size and feel of a large toilet seat. Bring your child to the store and help her pick out a potty chair or a cushioned vinyl ring that fits onto an adult toilet seat.
Reduce the fear of flushing toilets. Some children are frightening by the sound of flushing. A sense of control helps: together, count off to the flush, for example: "1, 2, 3, FLUSH!" Make lots of noise as the toilet is flushing, shouting "hooray!"
Help them to be aware of the need to "go." Sometimes, tight clothes provide sensory input that distracts a child from the sensation of needing to use the potty. Loose clothing such as boxer shorts may help him recognize when he has the urge to go.


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Rigzin Samphel Hayerpa Convener of Jispa Bandh Jan Sangarsh Samiti and Vice Chairman, Zila Parishad, Lahaul & Spiti while speaking to The News Himachal said that the 300 megawatt Jispa Hydro Electric Project cum Water Reservoir dam at Jispa is proposed to be constructed in Lahaul Spiti district is a Himalayan Cold Desert belt and ecologically highly fragile and geologically very sensitive area. He added that the region falls under seismic zone which could trigger earth quakes and will prove detrimental to the integrity of the Dam Structure. And he said construction of this mega project will disturb the climate of Himalayan region, and also glaciers located in the surroundings of this project will melt away with double speed, underground water sources and natural water sources will dry up which will ultimately effect production, soil fertility, grazing area, forest cover and forest based livelihoods and cycle of seasons, will cause immense damage to the rich Alpine biodiversity which is unique to this area only.
He also said the dam site borders with China and Pakistan thereby it is strategically very sensitive displacing inhabitants from such strategic area would invite security threat to the country. Further he narrated that the Bhaga river which is a tributary of Chenab whose water usage is the one under Indus water treaty with Pakistan. Hayerpa said by building this dam would create unnecessary conflict with Pakistan on water sharing issues. He said that the Panchayati Raj Institutions of Lahaul Spiti which includes the highest body of Panchayati Raj, Zila Parishad, Lahaul and Spiti, Block Development Committee, Lahaul and thirteen panchayats in their specially convened meeting have also strongly opposed this project and unanimously passed resolutions, they urged the Govt.Of India to abandon this mega project in the larger interest of the public and Himalayan environment. Rigzin Hayerpa urged the Union Minister of Environment and Forest, Jai Ram Ramesh and also Prime Minister of India Dr.Manmohan Singh to abandon this project of its huge environmental and Socio-economic fall outs and the larger interest of the Himalayan people.
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New Arizona Wildcats football coach Rich Rodriguez will be given a five-year contract, starting with a base salary of $1.45 million, subject to approval of the Arizona Board of Regents.
Rodriguez will earn an additional $300,000 per year from outside income, paid by Nike and IMG.
The base salary escalates to 1.5 million in the second year, and then to $1.6 million, $1.7 million and then $1.8 million.
The five-year total of the base salary is $8,050,000, rising to $9,550,000 million with the additional outside income.
Bonuses include $150,000 for playing in the national title game, $100,000 for any other BCS game, $75,000 for being Pac-12 South champs, $75,000 for being Pac-12 champions and $75,000 for being in a non-BCS bowl game.


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Israeli poet Navit Barel, 36, was born in Ashkelon on Israel's southern coast to bereaved parents, immigrants from Libya, now deceased, who had lost a son in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. "I grew up in a home in mourning; it was a complicated existence," she told the Haaretz newspaper when her second book, Real, appeared in 2011. "I have no family, I have no one," she told correspondent Maya Sela. "It's liberating and terrifying at the same time. At last I can do whatever I want. Perhaps that's why I write poems, not prose. I have no stories, and no patience for stories."
'Free Admission' is a poem in which Navit Barel reports a conversation with "Mira from Nepal" during the Jewish New Year holiday. The poem is attentive to the way that Mira has acclimated herself to the Israeli environment and culture. Using a surprising and apt metaphor of the solar water heaters ubiquitous in Israel – practical, but problematic for those living far from the source – Barel notes that the foreign worker's Hebrew moves "slowly like hot water descending to a shower on the first floor." At the same time, the poem exhibits weariness of the symbols of the poet's culture. Of the traditional New Year's dish of apples dipped in honey, she says, the "apples aren't sweet at all." And the "honey, insulted by the air, crystallizes like wet sand." Admission to Israel – physically or spiritually – isn't really free; it may come with the price of slowed speech, or having to accept symbols that don't deliver on their promise.
About the loss of a brother she never knew, Barel told Haaretz, "you're always dragging this black hole around with you. I'm preoccupied by it all the time [. . .] I love mourning narratives, I collect them. In the Mourning Diary Roland Barthes wrote about his mother that 'When I die it will sadden people, but it won't completely destroy anyone.' [. . .] On the other hand, together with existential loneliness, there is a sense of freedom. I have no obligations to anyone. It also feels like standing on the edge of an abyss, I can do whatever I want. Especially for me, someone who always defined herself in contrast to others."
A prose editor at the Yediot Aharanot publishing house in Israel, Barel is writing her doctoral dissertation on the passivity-activity dichotomy in the work of Israel's most famous contemporary woman poet, Dahlia Ravikovitch. The most recent novel to pass through her hands at work is Alive by Eyal Dotan (a lecturer in political thought at Tel Aviv University); it tells the story of a smug young Israeli financier who falls in love with a radical American artist and turns to a field he knows nothing about. Barel does not consider that own poetry belongs to the current wave of Mizrahi writing (by descendants of Jewish Israelis raised in the cultures of Moslem or Arab countries), the subject of renewed debate in the Israeli press these days. She told PI that her literary roots lie in her academic studies.
And despite her parents' Libyan background, Barel told Haaretz that the house she grew up in was a westernized Israeli one, "bleached white," she says. "My mother would make [Eastern European] matzo ball soup for the Passover seder and stewed fruit." When Navit brought her partner over, "it was the most Ashkenazi home he'd ever seen. It was a whiter than white house" [. . .]
"My mother happily changed her name when she came here [. . .] Before they Hebraized their name to Barel they were called Ben-Attiah. She accepted the DDT spraying [of new immigrants to Israel] with love, despite the fact that she'd embarked wearing her best clothes to come to the Holy Land. I never ever heard her utter a word against the country."
Barel's poems have been published in almost all the literary journals. "I have been very careful not to publish only in one place and not to become part of a literary group. In Hebrew literary history there have always been literary groups of a few poets promoted by a patron. I am careful not to sit at anyone's table. Everyone is my friend and has published my work [though] now I publish almost exclusively in Mitaam. [Editor Yitzhak] Laor has provided me with a platform in recent years; dialogue with him has always been fruitful."
Barel has also been active with the group Cultural Guerillas – Israeli artists who promote social and political struggle via poetry and music. For example, to protest the Cast Lead operation in Gaza in 2009 as well as its effects on the poorer southern part of Israel, members of the group staged a poetry sit-in in front of the Akirov Towers, a luxury housing project in Tel Aviv then the home of Defense Minister Ehud Barak. They have also joined workers from the Akerstein tile factory demonstrating in Yeroham.
Barel says that she wanted to find out what happens to poetry when it encounters reality. "I think that poetry derives from the real," she explained to Haaretz. "It sometimes makes sense to stand on a doorstep along with [poet and journalist Roy] Chicky [Arad] and read poetry to people in the street, but sometimes the ephemeral and remote nature of this disturbs me. By the same token, however, poetry readings sometimes strike me as too formal, and detached from reality."
With regard to protest poetry, she told the newspaper, "One must be careful that it doesn't become self-righteous. And protest poetry is about eight levels too difficult for me. I'm no Laor, [Meir] Wieseltier or Ravikovitch."
Barel also prefers not to situate herself as a member of a generation of women poets: "I can't speak of a group, they are all very individual. In my research too, I prefer to penetrate the depths of a poetics rather than to look at the development of a literary world historiographically. There's inevitably something superficial about that. You don't write poetry in a vacuum, you rely on tradition."
The possible paucity of readers of her poetry does not bother her: "Poetry has always been a marginal, remote, unrecognized genre. I'm not a poetry missionary. One has to make an effort to understand poetry. It's not nice, not pleasant. It's not beautiful sentences; it's not doing something beautiful with language. Sometimes it gives one a stomach ache; sometimes it is truly gut wrenching."
Why did she call her second book Real?
"I find all of existence absurd. What is there of substance in these poems; what have I accomplished in the world? It's absurd, it's a piece of paper. Will any one even read it? To think it's significant and substantial is absurd. It really is of no importance whatsoever. There are much more important things."
Like what?
"People's suffering. People suffering injustice, cruelty, these are important. I'll be pleased if people read the book and if they get something out of it, not necessarily anything important. I don't care that the poems may give some people a stomachache. You want to be heard, but I don't feel that poets are prophets or that they have smarter things to say than other people."
In Hebrew
Roshem (Impression), Gvanim, Tel Aviv, 2005.
Mamash (Real), Am Oved, Tel Aviv, 2011.
In English
Barel's review of Aduma, an anthology of "class-conscious" Israeli poetry
About the Dar al-Bishi synagogue in the Tripoli, Libya, neighborhood where the poet's parents were raised.
In Hebrew
An untitled poem ( 'I could have taken you') in Hebrew with interpretation by Ron Yagil
Interview: why poetry is neither nice nor important
A complete bibliography of the writer's work
Sponsored by POETRY PLACE


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Cell-Based Therapy Under Evaluation for the Treatment of COVID-19
Last Updated: April 21, 2021
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Mesenchymal stem cells are investigational products that have been studied extensively for broad clinical applications in regenerative medicine1 and for their immunomodulatory properties.2 It is hypothesized that mesenchymal stem cells could reduce the acute lung injury and inhibit the cell-mediated inflammatory response induced by SARS-CoV-2.
- The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel recommends against the use of mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of COVID-19, except in a clinical trial (AIIb).
Rationale for Recommendation
No mesenchymal stem cells products are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of COVID-19. There are limited data to date to assess the role of mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of COVID-19.
The FDA has recently issued several warnings about patients being vulnerable to stem cell treatments that are illegal and potentially harmful.3 Several umbilical cord blood-derived products are currently licensed by the FDA for indications such as the treatment of cancer (e.g., stem cell transplant) or rare genetic diseases, and as scaffolding for cartilage defects and wound beds. None of these products are approved for the treatment of COVID-19 or any other viral disease.4 In the United States, mesenchymal stem cells should not be used for the treatment of COVID-19 outside of an FDA-approved clinical trial, expanded access program, or an Emergency Investigational New Drug application (AIIb).
Rationale for Use in COVID-19
Mesenchymal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells that are present in most human tissues, including the umbilical cord. Mesenchymal stem cells can self-renew by dividing and can differentiate into multiple types of tissues (including osteoblasts, chondroblasts, adipocytes, hepatocytes, and others), which has led to a robust clinical research agenda in regenerative medicine. It is hypothesized that mesenchymal stem cells could reduce the acute lung injury and inhibit the cell-mediated inflammatory response induced by SARS-CoV-2. Furthermore, because they lack the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor that SARS-CoV-2 uses for viral entry into cells, mesenchymal stem cells are resistant to infection.5,6
Clinical Data
Data supporting the use of mesenchymal stem cells in patients who have viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2 infection, are limited to case reports and small, open-label studies.
Clinical Data for COVID-19
A pilot study of intravenous mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in China enrolled 10 patients with confirmed COVID-19 categorized according to the National Health Commission of China criteria as critical, severe, or common type. Seven patients (one with critical illness, four with severe illness, and two with common-type illness) received mesenchymal stem cells; three patients with severe illness received placebo. All seven patients who received mesenchymal stem cells recovered. Among the three severely ill placebo-treated patients, one died, one developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and one remained stable with severe disease.7
A small clinical trial evaluated human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell (hUC-MSC) infusion in patients with severe COVID-19 who had not responded to standard of care therapies after 7 to 10 days of treatment. The standard of care therapies included supplemental oxygen, umifenovir/oseltamivir, antibiotics if indicated, and glucocorticoids. The study was intended as a randomized controlled trial; however, due to the lack of sufficient hUC-MSCs, it was not possible to randomize the participants as originally planned. Among the 41 patients eligible to participate in the study, 12 received hUC-MSC infusion and 29 received standard of care therapies only. The study arms were well balanced with regard to demographic characteristics, laboratory test results, and disease severity. All 12 participants who received hUC-MSC infusion recovered without requiring mechanical ventilation and were discharged to home. Four patients who received only standard of care therapies progressed to critical illness requiring mechanical ventilation; three of these patients died. These results are not statistically significant, and interpretation of the findings is limited by the study's lack of randomization and small sample size.8
A double-blind randomized controlled trial investigated the safety and efficacy of hUC-MSC infusions in patients with COVID-19 ARDS. Twenty-four patients were randomized to receive either two infusions of hUC-MSC (prepared at a single site) or placebo on Day 0 and Day 3. The primary endpoints were occurrence of prespecified infusion-associated adverse events within 6 hours of each hUC-MSC infusion; cardiac arrest or death within 24 hours after an infusion; and the incidence of adverse events. Secondary endpoints included survival at 31 days after hUC-MSC infusion and time to recovery.9
There were no differences between the arms in the primary safety analysis; however, more deaths occurred in the placebo arm (7 deaths) than in the hUC-MSC arm (2 deaths) by Day 31. Data for one participant in the hUC-MSC arm who died due to a failed intubation was censored from the analysis. Time to recovery was shorter in the hUC-MSC arm than in the placebo arm (HR 0.29; 95% CI, 0.09–0.95). Interpretation of these results is limited by the small sample size and a change in an eligibility criterion from enrolling only individuals on invasive mechanical ventilation to including those receiving high-flow oxygen or on noninvasive ventilation.
Clinical Data for Other Viral Infections
In an open-label study of mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of H7N9 influenza in China, 17 patients received mesenchymal stem cell treatment plus standard of care, and 44 patients received standard of care only. Three patients (17.6%) in the mesenchymal stem cell arm died versus 24 patients (54.5%) in the standard of care arm. The 5-year follow-up was limited to five patients in the mesenchymal stem cell arm. No safety concerns were identified.10
Clinical Trials
See ClinicalTrials.gov for a list of clinical trials evaluating mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of COVID-19, COVID-19-related ARDS, and COVID-19-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
Adverse Effects
Risks associated with mesenchymal stem cell transfusion appear to be uncommon. The potential risks include the potential for mesenchymal stem cells to multiply or change into inappropriate cell types, product contamination, growth of tumors, infections, thrombus formation, and administration site reactions.11
Considerations in Pregnancy
There are insufficient data to assess the risk of using mesenchymal stem cell therapy during pregnancy.
Considerations in Children
There are insufficient data to assess the efficacy and safety of using mesenchymal stem cell therapy in children.
- Samsonraj RM, Raghunath M, Nurcombe V, Hui JH, van Wijnen AJ, Cool SM. Concise review: multifaceted characterization of human mesenchymal stem cells for use in regenerative medicine. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2017;6(12):2173-2185. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29076267.
- Li N,Hua J. Interactions between mesenchymal stem cells and the immune system. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2017;74(13):2345-2360. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28214990.
- Food and Drug Administration. FDA warns about stem cell therapies. 2019. Available at: https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/fda-warns-about-stem-cell-therapies. Accessed January 26, 2021.
- Food and Drug Administration. Approved cellular and gene therapy products. 2019. Available at: https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/cellular-gene-therapy-products/approved-cellular-and-gene-therapy-products. Accessed January 26, 2021.
- Lukomska B, Stanaszek L, Zuba-Surma E, Legosz P, Sarzynska S,Drela K. Challenges and controversies in human mesenchymal stem cell therapy. Stem Cells Int. 2019;2019:9628536. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31093291.
- Shetty AK. Mesenchymal stem cell infusion shows promise for combating coronavirus (COVID-19)-induced pneumonia. Aging Dis. 2020;11(2):462-464. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32257554.
- Leng Z, Zhu R, Hou W, et al. Transplantation of ACE2(-) mesenchymal stem cells improves the outcome of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Aging Dis. 2020;11(2):216-228. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32257537.
- Shu L, Niu C, Li R, et al. Treatment of severe COVID-19 with human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2020;11(1):361. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32811531.
- Lanzoni G, Linetsky E, Correa D, et al. Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome: A double-blind, Phase 1/2a, randomized controlled trial. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2021;Published online ahead of print. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33400390.
- Chen J, Hu C, Chen L, et al. Clinical study of mesenchymal stem cell treating acute respiratory distress syndrome induced by epidemic Influenza A (H7N9) infection, a hint for COVID-19 treatment. Engineering (Beijing). 2020;6(10):1153-1161. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32292627.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stem cell and exosome products. 2019. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/stem-cell-products.html. Accessed January 26, 2021.


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Kevin and I are driving up to Chicago for the upcoming Valuev vs. Barrett fight, so we won't be available for live-blogging on that one. However, when we get back, one of us will give a real ringside report. Let's see if this Russian giant is for real.
Anyone else going? Post in this thread and let us know. Perhaps we can meet up and talk boxing. We're probably heading for the casinos in the quad cities later, if anyone wants to make a night of it.


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Updated April 2021
There are a handful of providers offering Kafka as a Service. If you are in the market for managed Kafka you might be wondering what factors to consider when choosing a provider. In this post, we break down the five most important considerations.
#1 Is the service fully managed?
If the service is truly a fully managed solution double check that the company's terms include the following:
- Ensuring high availability
- Real-time monitoring and alerting
- Provisioning servers
- Configuring Kafka manually
- Replacing servers if/when they fail
- Deploying server patches as needed
- Built in safeguards for supporting load changes and data spikes
- Performing upgrades
#2 What's the uptime guarantee?
Do not engage with a managed Kafka provider if they don't offer an uptime guarantee. The minimum uptime that I recommend to companies is 99.95%. For a 30-day month, that comes out to a possible 22 minutes of downtime. At least one fully managed Kafka provider, Dattell, offers a 99.999% uptime guarantee. That reduces the possible monthly downtime to less than a minute. Guarantees aside, our team is always working to keep our clients running at 100% with no downtime.
#3 Will my Kafka cluster(s) be secure?
Choose a provider that will meet your security needs/goals. This should include encryption, authorization, and authentication.
Additionally, avoid opening your sensitive data up to the internet by keeping your managed Kafka solution on your private network. Ensure only you control access to your data by having your authentication infrastructure, rather than a third party, control access to your data.
At Dattell, we offer fully managed Kafka on our clients' environments. This gives our clients the best of both worlds: they control their data while having an expert team maintaining their deployment 365/24/7.
#4 What is the latency?
Many Kafka as a Service providers require that your Kafka clusters are built in their clouds. However, it's typically best to have your Kafka cluster built alongside your infrastructure in your network to reduce latency. If your Kafka cluster is built alongside your infrastructure, that will result in tens of milliseconds of latency rather than hundreds-to-thousands.
#5 How does the Kafka as a Service provider profit?
Kafka as a Service providers that are hosting your Kafka cluster(s) in their clouds are incentivized to create larger than necessary, inefficient clusters to increase their profits. Additionally, they typically markup the cloud instance fees. Choose a provider that will fully manage Kafka on your servers or cloud instances for a more cost effective solution.
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The path of least hurdles
The path of least hurdles
The only way to take control of your life, raise your standard of living and move beyond merely surviving is to create your own unique product or service that you offer to increasing numbers of people in exchange for the things of value that you desire. This simple formula applies to countries as well as people. A self-sufficient economy has its own products or services of value to export to the world. Similarly, a self-sufficient individual has something of value to exchange in the global marketplace. That thing of value is based on your natural talent, skill, or interest—in other words, your passion!
How often have you heard some advice prefaced by the statement:
"There are only two types of people..."? Well today, I'd like you to consider that there really are only two types of people: Those who are here for the service of self, and those who are here for the service of others.
The path towards one or the other of these ideal states of being is a gradient so there are no absolutely self-serving individuals, just as there are no absolutely selfless individuals. However, everyone here is striving towards one ideal or the other.
In understanding how the world works, and why things happen the way they do, therefore, it might be more productive to assess the reality you observe and people's responses not in terms of good or bad in a moral or ethical sense, but in terms of how these responses manifest one's orientation, and move a person closer to the ideal of service to self, or closer to the ideal of service to others.
Now while we'll agree that an orientation towards service to others is the more noble and positive path, don't naively expect that everyone chooses equally, or that everyone is on the same path.
Now having said that, the next question is, how does an individual make the choices that put one on the path of service to others? It is instructive to adopt the following belief: Everything is a catalyst.
In other words, every desire, every pain, every deceit, every judgment, every fear, every happy event is a potential catalyst to push you in one direction or the other. Limitations, adversity, scarcity, chaos and all life's experiences are here to give you the opportunity to interpret them and then exercise your free will to use the situation as a catalyst to act 1. in the service of self, or 2. in the service of "other selves." Your choices, given all that life throws at you, define you and are essentially what life here is all about.
To make the best use of all of life's catalysts, therefore, and to optimize your spiritual growth, you may wish to ponder the following question:
What is the affirmative use of this apparent limitation?
For example, if you are sick, in your quest for health, ask yourself, what is the affirmative use of this apparent limitation? How can I respond to this in such a way that I can provide some benefit to others?
If you are judged or underestimated, ask yourself, "what is the affirmative use of this apparent limitation? How can I respond in such a way that I can provide some benefit to others?
If you are experiencing lack, scarcity, or deprivation of any kind, again, the question is the same: what is the affirmative use of this apparent limitation?
The decision to pursue your passion, aligned with your purpose, along with any fears of failure that go along with it, can provide the means to move towards your ideal: How can I interpret this apparent limitation, this yearning, this calling of mine, to provide a service to other selves?
Sometimes, simply by overcoming your fears and having the courage to become who you feel called to be, you can be a beacon for others, raise the level of planetary vibration and thus move yourself and others towards
You are more powerful than you realize. You are more capable than you've been led to believe. But this is as it should be. For it is only in one's unawareness of his/her perfection and power that the desire for perfection and power can exist and motivate one to succeed and manifest his/her greatness.
Some time ago, I was in Washington, D.C. participating in an event called "The Emerging Business Leaders Summit," which encourages students to consider entrepreneurship as a career option. I moderated a panel discussion on Leadership and Communication for the 75 undergraduate and graduate student attendees. Afterwards, a young woman came up to me and asked me a very significant question:
"What fields in the music industry should a woman pursue so that she'll be taken seriously?" she asked.
Here's my answer, slightly modified by rhyme, that everyone, including myself can use as a reminder.
The Path of Least Hurdles
To answer your question
the way that it's posed
leaves too much unchallenged and unsaid
So, I'd much rather address
your underlying assumption
so my advice helps you really move ahead
First, it's not in your interest
to seek the path of least hurdles
for in truth no such pathway exists
For every game has its challenges
barriers and foes
and you grow stronger by the force you resist
Everyone will be challenged
for the world sees through lenses
of beliefs, body, gender and hue
But don't let others determine
the race that you'll run
or paint your world based on how they see you
Do the thing that excites you
Don't let others derail you
Your results prove their perceptions are flawed
For there's no other way
to rise above limitation
and ensure that the masses are awed
So it really doesn't matter
what the naysayers say
how you're seen or even how you're defined
For the freedom to dream
and respect and esteem
is won first, Maria, deep within your own mind
Don't give away your power simply to fit in, or fly under the radar for fear of being judged. What's more important than the WORLD taking you seriously, is you doing it first. You'll never know just how high you can jump if you take the path of smallest hurdles. Embrace life's apparent limitations as catalysts for your development and use your accomplishments and creations to show others the way.
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|Philippe Crouzet, chairman of the management board of Vallourec, the French maker of premium steel pipes, speaks in an interview held in Seoul, July 6. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
By Kim Ji-soo
President Moon Jae-in's pledge to gradually shift away from nuclear power plants in the country's energy mix may have prompted an immediate question among Korean consumers: will my electricity bill go up?
Philippe Crouzet, chairman of the management board of the French steel pipe manufacturer Vallourec, stressed the potential in shale gas to produce energy, electricity.
"Shale gas has enormous potential. The reserves are enormous," Vallourec said in an interview held in Seoul, where he attended a meeting at the French-Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry. With an office in Seoul, Crouzet regularly visits Korea annually.
While the abundance of shale gas does not necessarily make it profitable to drill more in the United States, he said the demand from Asia makes it a different story.
His remarks come as President Moon said during his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump to import more shale gas from the United States for the next two decades, as a way to diversifty energy mix and also to re-balance bilateral South Korea-US trade ties.
"The demand is going to be very strong, especially in Asia, so I think there will be developments in this area, such as in the transportation of liquefied shale gas from the U.S. to Asia," he said.
Vallourec, established in 1957, is a French firm that makes premium steel tubes and pipes for oil and gas industry, as well as for power plants. Steel was among the array of industries affected by the decline in oil prices in 2014.
Thus, with about 20,000 employees in 20 countries, the firm had to streamline and realign its business structure in recent years to be more efficient. It had to reduce its capacity in Europe down to 25 percent and establish the company's presence in the more competitive markets of Brazil and China.
But it is finding the uptick in the U.S. shale boom a positive impetus for the company.
Vallourec is also watching movements in the world energy market, specifically the movement from coal to gas to produce electricity, which is strong in North America, and seeing whether other regions will follow.
Shale gas, which is found in shale formations, was explored in earnest in the United States in 2008, when the price of a barrel of crude oil stood at around $100. Shale gas also suffered in 2014, hurting the performances of related companies. But innovation in shale drilling technology, coupled with anticipation for further exports to Asia, has led to another uptick in shale gas production. Crouzet said shale gas is competitive already.
As for the global oil prices, Vallourec mentioned two positive factors are creating a sunnier forecast for its business.
"The price of a barrel of crude oil has moved up; it has now stabilized at around $50 per barrel," he said.The futures indicate that it will move within the $50 to $55 dollar.
"The second piece of good news is that the North American market, specifically the oil market, has definitely recovered from its lowest level to a really good level of activity."
Crouzet said while the crisis from declining oil prices continues and development of new oil fields outside the United States have stalled, the company may see an earnest rebound in 2018.
Vallourec is preparing for the advent of renewable or alternative energy sources, their applications and their impacts, including in the electric car industry and the oil and gas sector in general. But Crouzet said the shift will take time, accompanied by innovation and investment in renewables.
"When gas replaces coal to produce electricity, and when electricity is produced for cars, less oil is used. But you see, it's indirect competition. It's not substitution of one for another. Now, those changes will take a lot of time," he said.
"I am convinced we need to go to a lower carbon energy mix, which will require, certainly, investment in renewables. But renewables are not the only solution; they're not the silver bullet. We need to combine different sources of energy."
He also said the same applies to Korea's plan to eliminate nuclear power plants.
"As far as Korea is concerned, even if there is a big change in the policy regarding both coal and nuclear energy, it will take a lot of time, decades, and in that time, there will be a need to retrofit a number of operations before phasing them out later.
And the retrofit is always an opportunity to improve the performance, to make a coal power plant cleaner, or a nuclear power plant safer."
Crouzet said all countries are rethinking their energy policies, but that will take a lot of time and there is also the challenge of having to tackle a lack of energy, or a lack of electricity.
He said Vallourec will work with safer solutions for retrofitting, but also provide new ideas and solutions to ease the transition from one energy mix to the other.


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Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Mediterranean, Swept Away is Lina Wertmüller's most famous and controversial film about sex, love and politics. On an elegant yacht cruising off the coast of Sardinia, Raffaella (Marigangela Melato), a rich and stunning capitalist, enjoys tormenting Gennarino (Giancarlo Giannini), a Communist sailor. Fate weaves a different scenario and roles become reversed when the two find themselves stranded together on a deserted island. Raffaella must submit to Gennarino in order to survive, which culminates in a dramatic climax when they are rescued. They must determine if their love can survive the harsh realities of civilization.


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Even as he has publicly criticized the special counsel in charge of the government's investigation into Russia, President Donald Trump has used his lawyers to send more friendly private messages to the counsel's office, USA Today reported Tuesday.
Trump's chief counsel John Dowd told the paper that Trump's team has passed along messages of "appreciation and greetings" to special counsel Robert Mueller. Such overtures are seen as not very common.
"He appreciates what Bob Mueller is doing,'' Dowd said. "He asked me to share that with him and that's what I've done.''
Another lawyer familiar with the matter told NBC News on Tuesday evening that it was not true that "substantive" messages were passed back and forth between the Dowd and Mueller other than "pleasantries."
The lawyer said it was true that Dowd has told Mueller the president asked him to assure the special counsel that he respects Mueller's responsibilities and has directed his attorneys to cooperate fully. Mueller has been respectful and equally polite in return, according to the source.
The president has denied that his campaign colluded with Russia and has slammed the merits of the investigation. After reports surfaced earlier this year that Trump might be a target of the Mueller investigation, he called it a "witch hunt" and questioned the investigators.
Trump was heavily scrutinized for citing the Russia investigation as a reason he dismissed former FBI Director James Comey. Mueller was appointed as special counsel for the investigation shortly after that move.
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LG UltraPC 17
"The LG UltraPC 17 is plenty fast for its target audience and price, despite some obvious outdated design choices."
- Excellent productivity performance
- Competent midlevel creativity performance
- Very good IPS display
- Excellent battery life
- Relatively affordable
- Comically small touchpad
- Chassis isn't so rigid
- 720p webcam
The largest mainstream laptops you can buy today are 17-inch behemoths that offer huge displays and matching chassis. Usually, these machines are also more powerful, particularly among premium laptops, with faster CPUs and discrete GPUs that make them good for creative work. The LG UltraPC 17 is a mixed breed, with a lower-power processor and entry-level GPU that are fast enough to provide a boost, but not as fast as you'll find on some of the competition.
That makes the UltraPC 17 an interesting laptop in the space. It's great for multitaskers who can utilize the immense screen real estate, as well as for less-demanding creators thanks to its solid performance and very good display. It's not cheap, but it's also significantly less expensive than the more powerful 17-inch machines we've reviewed, making it a reasonable value.
|LG UltraPC 17
|15.0 inches x 10.78 inches x 0.78 inches
|4.3 pounds
|Intel Core i7-1260P
|Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
|17.0-inch 16:10 WQXGA (2,560 x 1,600) IPS
|512GB PCIe Gen4 SSD
|1 x USB-C 41 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 21 x HDMI 2.11 x RJ45 Ethernet1 x. 3.5mm audio jack1 x microSD card reader
|Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2
|Operating system
|Windows 11
|80 watt-hour
Price and configurations
There's just one configuration of the LG UltraPC 17, a $1,600 Best Buy model with an Intel Core i7-1260P CPU, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti GPU. That's a distinctly premium price, but less than some other 17-inch laptops, including the Dell XPS 17 that's over $2,000 for a similar configuration.
A large laptop with a teeny-tiny touchpad
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It's highly unusual for me to start a review by mentioning a laptop's touchpad, but the UltraPC 17's version is downright comical. It's a tiny thing sitting there like a small island in a sea of palm rest and, jokes aside, it's hard to use. My fingers constantly slammed on the palm rest while I was reviewing the laptop, with my fingertips expecting touchpad buttons where there were none. It was an OK touchpad otherwise, but I never did get past the size.
The keyboard was better, with a full-size layout that included a numeric keypad. The switches were snappy with plenty of depth, although some people might find them too light. The keycaps were also a touch small, but I didn't have any issues hitting the right keys. It's not as good as the keyboards on the Dell XPS 17 or MacBook Pro 16, but it's good enough.
The UltraPC 17 is a large laptop, naturally, thanks to its 17-inch 16:10 display. But it's larger than it could be, with a chunky bottom chin that adds to its depth. The XPS 17 also has a 17-inch 16:10 display. and yet it's smaller in width and depth, the latter by a full inch, thanks to tiny bezels all around. And that's unfortunate because, otherwise, the UltraPC 17 is thin enough at 0.78 inches versus the XPS 17 at 0.77 inches and considerably lighter than the XPS 17 at 4.3 pounds versus 4.87 pounds. The UltraPC 17's display bezels are also plastic, which detracts from an otherwise modern appearance of minimalist lines with chamfered dark chrome edges that add some panache.
In terms of its construction, the all-aluminum UltraPC 17 has more flexing in its lid and keyboard deck than the sturdier XPS 17. The lid, in particular, gives in to minor force and shows some LCD distortion. The hinge is smooth, and the chassis base is heavy enough that it's no surprise the lid opens with one hand. I'd rate the UltraPC 17 as less rigid than I expect in a $1,600 laptop.
Connectivity was less than I expected to see. While there are plenty of ports, including an unusual, wired Ethernet connection, the lack of Thunderbolt 4 support is glaring. Also, while the microSD card reader is good to have, a full-size reader would have been more useful for creators. Wireless connectivity was up to date, though.
Just good enough for creative work
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The UltraPC 17 mates a 28-watt Intel U-series 12th-gen CPU with a low-end discrete GPU, the Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti. That puts it a step behind the XPS 17 and the MSI Creator Z17, which use 45-watt Intel H-series processors and faster discrete graphics. The performance difference was quite apparent in our suite of benchmarks, which we ran in both normal and performance modes using the LG utility. The UltraPC 17's fans spun up in performance mode but weren't terribly loud, and they managed to cool things down and provide significantly higher performance.
The most pertinent test for creators is the Pugetbench Premiere Pro benchmark that runs a live version of Adobe's Premiere Pro video-editing application. Here, the UltraPC 17 did well enough to make it useful for less demanding creative workflows, but it fell behind the rest of our comparison group. Note that the LG is less expensive than the other laptops, quite a bit so in some cases like the MSI Creator Z17 that's $3,00o or more. That means you're getting a good performer with a large display for a reasonable price.
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With an RTX 3050 Ti, you might be tempted to consider the UltraPC 17 an entry-level gaming laptop, and you'd be right. It scored well in the 3DMark Time Spy test and managed 49 frames per second (fps) in Fortnite at 1200p and epic graphics (59 fps in performance mode). In Assassin's Creed Valhalla, it was less impressive at just 23 fps at 1080p and ultra high graphics (41 fps in performance mode), and it managed 56 fps in Civilization VI at 1080p and ultra graphics (60 fps in performance mode). The UltraPC 17 is fine for 1080p if you turn down the graphics, but not much more than that.
|Geekbench(single / multi)
|Cinebench R23(single / multi)
|PugetbenchPremiere Pro
|LG UltraPC 17(Core i7-1260P/RTX 3050 Ti)
|Bal: 1,598 / 7,444Perf: 1,595 / 8,915
|Bal: 146Perf: 107
|Bal: 1,619 / 6,454Perf: 1,697 / 9,316
|Bal: 633Perf: 651
|Dell XPS 17 9720(Core i7-12700H/RTX 3060)
|Bal: 1,712 / 13,176Perf: 1,747 / 13,239
|Bal: 74Perf: 71
|Bal: 1,778 / 12,696Perf: 1,779 / 14,086
|Bal: 771Perf: 853
|Dell XPS 15 9520(Core i7-12700H/RTX 3050 Ti)
|Bal: 1,470 / 9,952Perf: 1,714 / 11,053
|Bal: 100Perf: 77
|Bal: 1,509 / 11,578Perf: 1,806 / 13,313
|Bal: 760Perf: 729
|Razer Blade 17(Core i7-12800H/3080/Ti)
|Bal: 1,808 / 11,843Perf: N/A
|Bal: 73Perf: N/A
|Bal: 1,697 / 13,218Perf: N/A
|Bal: 969Perf: N/A
|MSI Creator Z17(Core i7-12700H/3070 Ti)
|Bal: 1,744 / 11,750Perf: 1,741 / 13,523
|Bal: 88Perf: 70
|Bal: 1,805 / 11,266Perf: 1,819 / 15,754
|Bal: 897Perf: 984
|Apple MacBook Pro 16(M1 Plus)
|Bal: 1,773 / 12,605Perf: N/A
|Bal: 95Perf: N/A
|Bal: 1,531 / 12,343Perf: N/A
|Bal: 977Perf: N/A
If the UltraPC 17 is going to work for creators, then its large display also needs to provide wide and accurate colors, good brightness, and deep contrast. And in my testing, I saw the same kind of results from the display as in my performance tests.
According to my colorimeter, the display was plenty bright and offered excellent contrast for an IPS display. The color gamut was just wide enough for creative work, while its accuracy was good but not excellent. Like its performance, the UltraPC 17's display quality is suitable for less demanding creators but not as good as some others.
|sRGB gamut
|AdobeRGB gamut
|Accuracy DeltaE(lower is better)
|LG UltraPC 17(IPS)
|Dell XPS 17 9720(IPS)
|Razer Blade 17(IPS)
|MSI Creator Z17(IPS)
|Apple MacBook Pro 16(IPS)
The UltraPC 17's 720p webcam is disappointing, given that more modern laptops are migrating to higher resolution 1080p versions. And the laptop's dual downward-firing speakers put out serviceable, but not stellar audio. It's good enough for YouTube videos and system sounds, but not much else.
Living long on the road
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If you're interested in the UltraPC 17 primarily for portable productivity work, then battery life will matter to you. The laptop has 80 watt-hours of battery to go with a CPU that offers better efficiency than the faster chips found in many 17-inch laptops. Given all that, as well as its medium-resolution IPS display, I expected decent battery life.
What I got was much better. The UltraPC 17 fell behind the AMD-powered Lenovo ThinkPad Z16, but it came in second place among the Intel pack. It did particularly well in the PCMark Applications test, where it hit a competitive 13.5 hours. This test best predicts typical productivity battery life, so it seems entirely possible to get a full day's work on the road if you're not pushing the CPU or GPU too hard.
|Web browsing
|LG UltraPC 17(Core i7-1260P)
|9 hours, 49 minutes
|11 hours, 54 minutes
|Lenovo ThinkPad Z16(Ryzen 7 Pro 6850H)
|12 hours, 4 minutes
|23 hours, 2 minutes
|Dell XPS 17(Core i7-12700H)
|7 hours, 36 minutes
|13 hours, 5 minutes
|MSI Creator Z17(Core i7-12700H)
|4 hours, 23 minutes
|4 hours, 32 minutes
|LG Gram 16 2-in-1(Core i7-1260P)
|11 hours, 31 minutes
|17 hours, 58 minutes
Dialing in an attractive laptop
The LG UltraPC 17 isn't the fastest 17-inch laptop nor is it the longest-lasting, and its display is better than average yet not the best you can buy. But it's good enough in each of these aspects to make it an attractive laptop for demanding productivity users and moderately demanding creators.
It's also reasonably affordable at $1,600. That's more than much less competent 17-inch machines like the Asus Vivobook 17X, but it's less than faster laptops like the Dell XPS 17 and MSI Creator 17P. It slots into an attractive spot in the large laptop field and is well worth consideration.
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