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Original Air Date Wednesday September 20, 2017
In this week's episode you will learn about:
⦾ Slow love
⦾ Marital romance and long term passion
Helen Fisher, PhD Biological Anthropologist, is a Senior Research Fellow, The Kinsey Institute, member of the Center for Human Evolutionary Studies in the Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University and Chief Scientific Advisor to the Internet dating site Match.com. She has conducted extensive research and written six books on the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, gender differences in the brain and how your personality style shapes who you are and who you love. More here.
Nina Hartley is an adult film actress and director, sex educator, sex-positive feminist, and author. Nina Hartley is the ultimate MILF, a gal who was hot back in the 1970s and is still smokin' hot today... and just as oversexed. Since then she has gone on to feature in over 650 first-run adult films, and has become one of the most enduring and recognizable performers in the industry. She also has a line of instructional videos which are marketed under the Nina Hartley's Guide brand covering subjects ranging from basic sexual intercourse and foreplay, to anal sex and bondage. In 2006 she published her first book Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex. More here.Return to the Harvesting Happiness Podcast Page


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Walk Along Amsterdam Canals
With its canals, tulips, cafes and bicycles, Amsterdam seems like something straight out of a fairytale. But it's not a fairytale; it's just the financial, cultural and creative capital of the Netherlands. More than 5 million people annually visit Amsterdam, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe.
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If you've come to see historic buildings, then you are in the right place; Amsterdam has over 7,000 registered historic buildings, many of which are located in or near the Old Center of the city. To see the charming windmills that the Netherlands is so famous for, visit Amsterdam West. Some of the most famous museums in Amsterdam include the Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, Stedelijk Museum, Verzetsmuseum, Anne Frank House, Tropenmuseum and Amsterdam Museum. You can do some fantastic shopping in Amsterdam; great shopping areas include the Nine Streets, Jordaan, Nieuwendijk, Leidsestraat, De Pijp and the Fashion & Museum District. If you need a break from all the touring and shopping, hit the beach; some of the beaches in Amsterdam include Blijburg, Strand West and Strand Zuid. The charming city of Amsterdam awaits, so hesitate no longer, and book your flights to Amsterdam on BudgetAir, a site where flights to Amsterdam and other destinations are always available at great prices.
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Lockport resident and self-published author Donna Zadunajsky has become a semifinalist in the Soon to Be Famous Illinois Authors Project with her book "Twisted Secrets."
Zadunajsky is one of ten semifinalists in the Adult Fiction category to gain recognition through the project. Her book "Twisted Secrets" is her third in a series of adult fiction novels that include previous works "Family Secrets" and "Hidden Secrets." The winner has not yet been announced for the competition, but Zadunajsky is hopeful.
"I was so surprised to hear the news," said Zadunajsky. "It felt great! If I do end up winning, which would be really nice, I'll fly back up to Illinois."
Though Zadunajsky has now taken up residence in Naples, Fla, to focus on writing, her home library is still listed as Lockport Public Library. Even though one of the requirements of the competition is to be an Illinois resident, Zadunajsky still qualifies, as she was a resident when she submitted her work.
Should Zadunajsky win the competition, she will be awarded a cash prize, increased recognition, the opportunity to compete in the national Indie Author Project competition and more opportunities to work with traditional publishers. In addition, participating libraries would give her the opportunity to promote her book and dispense print copies.
The winner will be announced in late October. Zadunajsky continues to keep busy with writing in anticipation of the October announcement.
"Now that I've been writing for 10 years, I have a rhythm," said Zadunajsky. "I wake up at 5 a.m. to write before I go to my fulltime job. I try to write 10,000 words in a week."
Zadunajsky's writing history long precedes her work with the Soon to Be Famous Illinois Authors Project. In total, she has written 15 works: seven children's books and eight adult novels. In addition, she has recently finished three novels as part of a new series, for which she is trying to get traditionally published.
Authors like Zadunajsky are exactly what libraries participating in the project are looking for.
As the demand for self-published books and e-books has increased, librarians who developed the STBF project have taken it upon themselves to seek out untapped writing potential and get authors published through their own means.
According to a press release from the Clarendon Hills Public Library, to date, 32 percent of bestselling books on Amazon are self-published. By winning the competition, Zadunajsky will put herself in a position to join those coveted ranks.
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Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6
Music is a very important part of Lexington United Methodist Church's spiritual expression. All are invited and encouraged to offer their talents in worship to praise God through music. If you want to offer your talents, please contact the church office at 803-359-6838 and make arrangements to visit with our Choir Director, Dr. Jerry Gatch, firstname.lastname@example.com, and with our Organist, Ken Robbins, email@example.com.
Chancel Choir
The Chanel Choir's membership is made up of persons with a wide variety of musical skills and experience. Auditions are not required, but anyone interested in joining the choir should contact choir director, Dr. Jerry Gatch.The Chancel Choir provides a wide variety of types of choral music for the regular Sunday services, as well as special music for services during Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter. The Chancel Choir provides music at the 11:00 AM traditional service, and soloists or small groups of singers or instrumentalists provide the special music for the 8:30 AM traditional service.
The Chancel Choir rehearsals are Wednesdays at 7:00 PM in the sanctuary and Sundays at 10:30 AM in the choir room.
ANew Music
Many new songs and hymns are sung using guitars, keyboard, drums, and other instruments in the ANew service (11:00 AM in Wesley Hall).
Youth Choir
The Youth Choir is available for 6th – 12th grade young people. This group offers a threat-free and accepting environment for young people to learn choral singing and the opportunity to be a part of the Sunday worship service on special occasions. The Youth Choir rehearsals are Wednesdays from 6:00-6:30PM in the choir room.
Children's Choir
The Children's Choir is for children 4, 5 and 6 year olds. The children learn Christian music that is sung during the year for church worship services. For more information, contact Lessie Polk at email@example.com.


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The Making of a Game | Backstage Pass Institute of Gaming and Technology
Work like it is a game. This is what die-hard gamers always wanted to do. The journey of two young game developers, Anand Dhavle and Anmol Nikam is no different. Both Anmol and Anand were students of Backstage Pass Institute of Gaming and Technology. They work in game development companies and make games that they like to play.
Our conversation began with the usual round of introduction. They spoke about the games they make, with each one filling in where the other left. The camaraderie they shared was ubiquitous. On the whole, it was inspiring to peep into their world and understand game development from their perspective.
Team Name: Digital Cartridge
No of team members: Two
Education: Anand studied B.Tech (Gaming) and Anmol studied B.F.A (Game Design). Alumni of Backstage Pass Institute of Gaming and Technology,
Important events: Participated in a game jam competition held at NGDC 2015 (Nasscom Game Development Corporation). They made a prototype of their game.
Games developed: Reverie, Rock It, and Blind Boy Project
Play Reverie by clicking here
They love to play games.
The Beginning
"It all started when we made a prototype of a game when participating in a game jam held at NGDC (Nasscom Game Development Conference) 2015 at Pune. We got a lot of positive feedback. And we decided to flesh it out further.".
What Was The Game About
"The game was called "Reverie" which means getting lost in thoughts, something similar to daydreaming. It is a gesture-based 2D platformer for the Android platform. You get to draw shapes to create objects, defeat enemies, and solve puzzles to help the little girl to get out of the world she is trapped in".
The Making
"It was a great learning experience. We underestimated the effort we need to put in to make a full-fledged game. Initially, we got our friends to play the game and tell us how they felt. Then, we improved the art style, animation, added new graphics, changed the controls a number of times to get it right. We created unique mechanics which made our game fun to play. Lastly, we released it on platforms like Itch.io. Within five days, our game crossed 2000 downloads. We released the code into the public domain so that anyone can edit and enjoy the game. Here's the link to the full source code".
What Was Your Motivation For Making This Game
"We wanted to present our ideas and make a game that we wanted to play. And we hoped that others will enjoy playing as well".
How Did You Choose To Work With Each Other
Anand said, " Choosing the team member is very important. I would look for team players who can complement". Anmol added, "Each team member should contribute and fill gaps in the process. Their ideas should be in sync though. We should play the same type of games and be aware of the type of gameplay that our target audience enjoys."
What Did You Learn While Making The Game
They both echoed that a lot of patience, hard work, and perseverance are required to complete a game like any other creative pursuit.
What Is Your Motivation to Play Games
"I enjoy playing games as we can break free from the routine and it relieves stress. I also like to play games as it is interactive and we can see our actions changing the outcome," says Anand. "Playing games promotes skill building for sure. Also, it disconnects us from reality", adds Anmol.
What is Your Advice For a Person Who Wants to Try Their Hand at Gaming
"If you are skeptical about starting just like we were, start small and participate in a lot of small projects and game jam competitions. Being hands-on will build your confidence and you will learn a lot in the process."
"Learn to program, use a game engine, play a lot of games, start small, find a partner who can support you, enter competitions like game jam, and do projects.", they said.
Here Are Some Valuable Thoughts to Ponder Over
"Try to make something different and be proficient in different art styles, animations, graphics, controls. More than anything else, enjoy the entire process".


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|A seal swimming in the harbor
|View of Ullapool from the ferry
This is Loch Broom and the hills on the opposite side of the loch.
|Rhue Lighthouse
|Leaving the Scottish mainland behind.
Then we approached Isle of Lewis. It is 55 miles from Ullapool to Stornoway. The ride across takes 2.5 to 3 hours.
|Arnish Lighthouse
PS In other exciting news, my book, My Wild Highlander is the WINNER of the National Readers' Choice Award in historical. Woohoo! :)
Sir Lachlan MacGrath, known as Seducer of the Highlands, possesses a charming wickedness and canny wit which has earned him much popularity. After the king decrees that he wed the fiery hellion, Lachlan discovers there is one woman who can resist him--Angelique. Can he break through her icy façade and melt her heart, or will the dark secrets lurking in her past not only cost them their future together, but their very lives?


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I carry curiosity with me wherever I go. It's not heavy and it fits easily into my pocket, where I can take it out at a moment's notice.
I often pull it out when visiting schools. There's lots to wonder about when you're at a school: the displays, the kids, the design of the building, and, of course, the school name. How did the name come about? Who named it? Is it named after a real person? Why?
Douglas Gardens Elementary is a school I visited recently. Hmmm…I wondered…Was there really a "Douglas" that the school was named for? Was it a first name, or last name? Was there really a "garden" there? What kind of garden was it?
There were so many questions, and so little time that I wasn't able to get my questions answered. I'm hoping that some brave souls, willing to accept a challenge, will find out how the name came to be and share it.
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The New Pop Extravaganza
Here we are! Mighty Hoopla is returning to Victoria Park for some high fun and lots of glitter on The Sunday 4 June.
Mighty Hoopla is a celebration of alternative club culture helmed by Sink The Pink and Guilty Pleasures with their Hoopla friends and family in tow. Presenting a new pop extravaganza, Mighty Hoopla will be packed with a mix of legendary and hot new live acts, relentlessly energetic DJs, bedazzling dancers, and speciality performers galore.
You'll be picking glitter out of your hair for weeks but stop first at Park Villa to book your accommodation – we're only a short walk from the event!


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Apple dove into the smart speaker market with a focus on high quality audio over all else. The Apple HomePod came with traditionally high Apple pricing but its audio chops and stylish design go a long way to justifying the cost.
Read this: Vote for your choice of best smartwatch
What we love – Impressive sound, unimposing design and surprisingly good value
Google Nest Audio was released recently with a heavy focus on high quality audio, and its main rival (for its size) was always going to be the Apple HomePod – giving it a tough hill to climb.
Apple manages to have squeezed tremendous sound out of this relatively small speaker. The HomePod utilises one mono speaker, rather than a stereo setup, accompanied by seven tweeters and the results are mightily impressive. Along with tremendous clarity, the HomePod offers best-in-class performance at higher volume for a smart speaker. Even the improvements made to the Amazon Echo 4th Gen still leave it behind Apple's offering.
Apple employs some clever tech to get the best out of your HomePod wherever you place it in the home – calibrating the sound it puts out depending on its positioning on a given room and it really works wonders.
In 2020, smart speakers almost universally ditched the plastic for a more subdued and inoffensive aesthetic – fitting in with more traditional speakers (even if the effect is achieved by fabric). Well, out of the recent adopters of this style, the HomePod still remains the most premium looking of the pack. While others speakers seem to seek to blend in, the Apple HomePod certainly stands out a bit more as the type of tech you'd want to show off to any visitors.
Many baulked at the initial £279 price of the Apple HomePod, with it looking positively ludicrous up against the sub-£40 price of smart speakers like the Amazon Echo Dot 4th Gen. However, the sound quality of the HomePod has legitimate equal amongst your traditional smart speakers, making it an easy choice for the audiophile who wants some home controls tacked on.
Read this: Check out our best phone poll and cast your vote
What we don't like – Siri, lack of audio input and an awkward power cable
Siri still just isn't as good as Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa, it's that simple. Anyone hoping to have a more in-depth smart home experience should look elsewhere.
The HomePod doesn't offer any audio inputs, meaning you're saddled with selecting audio on the speaker via your phone or other Apple devices – you won't be attaching a separate radio or turntable here.
Unlike most other smart speakers, Apple HomePod doesn't use a USB cable to power it. Instead, the cable is embedded into the rear of the speaker – making any replacements or repairs, should you damage the cable, a whole lot of hassle.
When it comes to size and audio, Apple HomePod is the best pound-for-pound smart speaker. The design of the HomePod is gorgeous too. However, the price will be a sticking point for most – far surpassing many smart audio rivals.
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Well, last night was a lot of fun! Had a curry with Paul, Catherine and Charlotte, then drove down to Lambs Green for a few drinks with Den, some fireworks and enjoyable conversation. Got to bed about 2am nicely merry 🙂
So, in case you're not sick of hearing it already, Happy New Year!
Went to see National Treasure today (again with Den), which was fun.
The clouds cleared a little while ago and so I got the scope out and had another look at the comet. The alignment worked just as well again, so I'm guessing my earlier problems were due to inexperience in using the scope and general operator error. I tried again to image the comet using the LPI but I have a feeling that it just won't work at present. It's still magnitude +3.6 tonight so hopefully as it carries on brightening it'll be easier. I also need to look again at using the LPI and the whole astrophotography stuff in general. No doubt all will become clear at some point.


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A stay in a European city like that of Barcelona in Spain, the Catalonian capital, has plenty of enriching and fulfilling experience on offer for the tourists. The city of culture, heritage and some of the pristine scenic surroundings, no wonder why there is a steady footfall of visitors from all across the globe to the place.
The city of Barcelona highlighted by ancient Gothic architecture to modern day urbanised thoroughfare, is a hot bed of cultural, tourist, economic activities. The influence of the city thus now lies in every sphere imaginable from media, fashion, entertainment, science, arts and more. The climate conditions are generally sub-tropical in nature as the city is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea.
The major tourist attractions in the city are the several declared world heritage sites. The sunny cities having numerous places of attraction are an appeal to all kinds of people from families, couples, singletons to tourists.
The Staying Option:
With the swelling tourism industry in Barcelona, the perfect staying option amongst numerous others has come upon as that of the hostels. The Barcelona hostels are mostly located at the centre of the city thus the staying facility offering easy commute. Tourists can reach from the airport either by bus or train or even the more modern Aerobus.
Staying in at a hostel facility has every possible amenity on offer. The atmosphere is very homely and friendly. Every facility that is sought for a comfortable stay is to be found with the hostels. Worth mentioning are a 24 hour reception facility, availability of Wi-Fi and computers, guest kitchen and common areas. The rooms that feature from 6 bed dorm, 4 bed dorm to twin rooms have ensuite bathroom and shower room facilities for convenience.
The staying facility in hostel is ideal for a group of friends in a mission to discover a city to solo travellers trying to soak in the vibe. And as previously mentioned in this article, the convenient location of the hostels at the centre of the city or close to public commute like stations, make way for easy sightseeing both within and outside the city.


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Take a trip back in time to 2005, if you will — Revenge of the Sith, "Feel Good Inc.," YouTube's founding, etc..
Seems like not that long ago, right? Wrong; 18 years have passed, and Saturday's game between UTSA and Temple will be living proof.
In 2005, quarterback Kurt Warner was in his first season with the Cardinals, with whom he had signed after a down year with the Giants. Warner's backup at the start of the season was Josh McCown, then just 26.
Fast forward to the present day, and Warner and McCown have sons of playing age. E.J. Warner is the Owls' starting quarterback, and Owen McCown is holding down the fort for the Roadrunners while Frank Harris recovers from a turf toe injury.
Arizona media relations guru Mark Dalton pointed out the coincidence in a Tuesday morning tweet.
This makes me feel a little old:— Mark Dalton (@CardsMarkD) October 3, 2023
Temple hosts UT-San Antonio this Saturday in Philadelphia.
The game features quarterbacks E.J. Warner (Temple) & Owen McCown (UTSA) - sons of former Cardinals @kurt13warner & @JoshMcCown12 pic.twitter.com/FwlxGvL6O7
Even more oddly, their circumstances mirror that of the '05 Cardinals: Warner as the starter from the jump, McCown as the injury replacement (Arizona finished 5-11 that season).
Irrespective of which signal-caller pulls out the victory in Philadelphia, the real winner will be the unrelenting march of time.


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Women's vaginas aren't to be messed with - regular upkeep and daily hygiene are the basic rules to maintaining a healthy lady garden - and it should be known that the only things to be shoved up there are restricted to: tampons, willies - the plastic and real-life varieties - and medical items. So God only knows why websites are now advising women to insert makeup sponges into their vaginal openings to facilitate blood-less and mess-free period sex.
Lifehacker recently claimed mini cosmetic wedges have the ability to change your oral, digital and penetrative sex lives for the better but we're not convinced. An article on this supposed-genius life hack stated: "Just insert one (or two, if you're attempting day-one period sex) up to your cervix and you should be good for a couple of hours.
"They warm up quickly and feel just like the inside of a vagina, especially when they're slick with….well, the various fluids that might render them slick. Fingers may be able to feel them, but most penises - even condom-less ones - will be none the wiser, and tongues won't get anywhere near them."
And once you're done? Simply 'fish out' the period blood-soaked sponge with your fingers - a task Lifehacker warns isn't for the 'faint of heart'. Given they're without a handy tampon string, this could prove messier than the act of normal period sex itself so I reckon you should save yourself the hassle - that and the fact the materials used in cosmetic sponges have links to Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) - a potentially deadly condition.
Unsurprisingly, the article has attracted streams of angry comments, including one from recognised vaginal health expert and qualified gynaecologist Dr Jen Gunter. The Canadian OB/GYN - who has weighed in on many controversial trends regarding the vagina in recent times - pointed out that the polyester foam used to make cosmetic sponges was used in Rely tampons in the 1970s which led to the number of reported cases of TSS 'skyrocketing' - although "the exact mechanisms that Rely increased mTSS is unknown".
She added: "This post should be removed or updated in a way that informs your reader that you are suggesting women 'hack' their periods with products associated with menstrual toxic shock syndrome. Simply a disgrace."
Dr Gunter has also warned that because cosmetic sponges aren't tested for vaginal-insertion purposes retailers can't guarantee the impact they'll have on that very delicate area so it's best not to try it for yourself to find out. Instead, if you're so keen to have blood-less period sex, there's other certified safe measures such as soft cups, diaphragm, condoms, towels on the bedsheets. If blood and sex freaks you the hell out, you're best off riding the bloody wave until it's over.
What's your stand on period sex? Let us know @soFeminineUK
Liked this? You might also like:
A Man Has Invented A Lipstick That Glues Your Vagina Lips Together To 'Potty Train Your Period'
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My vision of working remote was that life was going to be perfect. I was going to get enough rest, exercise, eat healthily, and live happily ever after!
I was wrong.
We need to make a healthy diet and there is enough research to support this statement, but this NeuroGenesis TED Talk by Sandrine Thuret hit it home for me.
Here are some tips that have worked for me:
Pack your lunch: Pack lunch after you eat breakfast, just like you would if you were going to work. If you are packing lunch for your family, just make one more lunch bag. When it is time for lunch, all you need to do is grab your healthy lunch and enjoy it—no need to worry about making it.
Enjoy your food: Yes, it seems odd to sit by yourself and eat quietly, and it will take time to adjust, but being mindful while eating is very helpful. Sit at the table and enjoy your meal—no technology, no distractions. After listening to the TED Talk, I think it would also be wise to add some dense foods that you can bite into and chew.
Buy smart: If you don't buy junk food, you can't eat junk food. Experiment with this and see if it works for you. I like the 100daysofrealfood blog about keeping processed food out and packing healthy lunches. I've used Lisa's ideas with good results.
Plan your meals: I need to keep working on this, but I have friends who spend Sunday afternoons planning the coming week's worth of meals, and it works perfectly for them. Lisa's blog, mentioned above, also has meal planners that you can use; otherwise, you can use one of these apps. The advantage of using an app is that you can work on your meal plan while you are waiting at your kids' practices or other activities.
Keep it on the table: Keep healthy fruits outside and visible, so when you have a minute, you can grab something healthy. When the kids come home, they can also go for the healthy option first (or so we hope)!
Set a time: Have lunch around the same time every day to ensure you maintain your sugar levels. Put it on your calendar, just like any other meeting. Eating at a set time is especially hard if you are in a different time zone and will require commitment.
I hope these tips help you, and please share any ideas you have used successfully: [email protected]


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Remember how I said I was on vacation this week? Well, I did have an itch to see if any fire damage was evident at Henry Coe State Park. Bottom line: yeah, if you walk a long, long way. Melissa and I did the Coe Monument-Frog Lake-Flat Frog loop on Sunday and saw no evidence of fire at all — only the bulldozer tracks on Hobbs Road.
I did a more vigorous hike on Monday via Middle Steer Ridge to Wilson Peak and down to Grizzly Gulch Trail, which I followed down to the Coyote Creek entrance and road-walked a couple miles back to the parking lot.
The list of trail closures is noted above.
The rest of my Flickr photo set is here. If you scroll through you'll see a long zoom pic of a distant ridge taken from Willson Peak — it looks sorta gray but I can't say for sure that there's any burn damage.
Sane dayhikes from the HQ and Hunting Hollow should be fairly free of burn damage. Getting deeper into the park at places like Mississippi and Coit lakes is out of the question for now.


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13 Makeup Reviews And Memes That Will Make You Laugh While Admiring Yourself In The Mirror
Here are some makeup reviews and memes that will make you laugh while admiring yourself in the mirror.
Good makeup is basically modern day sorcery. Have a big chin and want to round your face? Makeup can do that. Want to give yourself an aquiline nose? No problemo. Wanna have sultry, smoky eyes and glowing, radiant skin even though you wake up looking like an Idaho potato? Fear not, because there's a little thing called cosmetics and you're going to love it.
There's no limit to what you can do with some solid makeup and a bit of know-how, heck, you can even give yourself a better butt. Not all cosmetics are created equal, however and a quick search of some reviews on the internet makes this fact of life abundantly clear. The trouble is, you have to actually slough through the reviews and do some actual research to find out what's going to make you look fabulous and what's going to give you an awful skin rash.
Thankfully there are some beauty lovers out there who've made an effort to inject some humor into their product reviews. Who cares if some of them are unintentionally hilarious? As long as you're laughing, amirite?
Twitter user Lahari found this amazing review of Kat Von D's tattoo eyeliner that has me convinced it's a heck of a product.
I mean, they snapped a photo of themselves immediately after a car accident and still looked super fly.
The review they left was glowing. So glowing in fact they vowed to never purchase another eyeliner again.
And for anyone who says, "pics or it didn't happen": voila.
Eyeliner is one thing, but what about skin cream that evens out your tone and makes you look like a goddess incarnate walking the earth?
This one Fenty user was a happy customer and humble bragged all over the place.
Another happy Fenty customer said that the beauty products are so good that she was able to "find a husband" and have "2.5 kids."
If the Kat Von D eyeliner review doesn't have you convinced, then maybe this woman who found a product that was "tequila-drunk-proof" will tickle your fancy.
A setting spray that lasts for 6 hours of hunh and 4 hours of what now?!
Some reviews are very, very graphic.
Remember Kylie Jenner's lip kit fiasco, when a lot of her wands that shipped ended up looking like Cynthia from Rugrats?
Some of the reviews aren't actual product testimonials per se, rather memes that lovers of all things makeup will appreciate.
If you're trying to rid yourself of circles beneath your eyes, then look no further.
Want to look like you look beautiful without makeup? Master the no-makeup look!
Time flies, doesn't it?
Why are makeup names always so ridiculous?
Some of these are just too easy to relate to.
The comforting lies we tell ourselves.
Although I don't wear any makeup because it's bad enough that I have to keep hair on my face let alone any powders, sprays, or creams, I can appreciate and be fascinated by all these reviews and memes.
For all the makeup lovers out there, keep slaying.


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Exam Arrangements Updates
Here's a post from Ofqual that might be of interest to our members who are preparing predicted grades:
Ofqual - GCSE and A level consultation outcomes and autumn exam series proposals
Ofqual decisions following consultation on the exceptional arrangements for awarding calculated grades in GCSEs, AS and A levels this summer; and proposals for an autumn exam series.
Other guidance:
CCEA - GCSE / A level awarding 2020 guidance
The latest information for schools, students and parents on how grades will be awarded for summer 2020 following the cancellation of exams due to Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Department of Education Department of Education releases on COVID-19 (coronavirus)
This page provides the latest information released by theDepartment of Educationin relation to Covid-19 (coronavirus) and its impact on education services.


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Goodbye, Captain Harry Wales!
Prince Harry officially retired from the British Army on Friday, ending a 10-year military career that included two tours of duty on the front lines of Afghanistan.
"The prince has had a fulfilling military career and considers it a huge honor to have served his country in the Armed Forces," Kensington Palace said in a statement Friday.
The 30-year-old prince announced his plans to retire in March, saying he wanted to spend more time helping wounded service members, battling AIDS and working with other charities he has worked closely with over the years.
Harry will spend the next three months in southern Africa to work on numerous field-based conservation projects, the palace said. His work to protect Africa's natural heritage and support wildlife and local communities will take him to Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Botswana. Harry shares a passion for wildlife conservation with his brother, Prince William, and their father, Prince Charles.
He then heads back to London to return to his volunteer work with the British defense ministry's personal recovery unit, where he has been helping wounded soldiers with their rehabilitation.
"Prince Harry has said that work in the service of military personnel throughout the Commonwealth will be a permanent feature of his royal and charitable duties for the rest of his life," the palace said.
His retirement also will allow him to continue supporting the work of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, through official engagements domestically and abroad.
Prince Harry joined the British Army in May 2005. He was first deployed to Afghanistan in late 2007 as a forward air controller. He was promoted to lieutenant in April 2008 and spent three years working his way up to become an Apache Aircraft Commander. He served his second operational tour of Afghanistan from September 2012 through January 2013.
In January 2014, he quit his job as an Apache helicopter pilot to take a staff officer role in London, where he helped organize the Invictus Games and currently works along case officers in the Army's personal recovery unit. Toward the end of his service, he engaged in a month-long deployment in Australia and a visit to New Zealand with his father.


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UPS Systems
- PCs and Servers to 1.5kVA
- Servers and Networks to 3kVA
- Comms Room UPS to 20kVA
- Datacentres 10-800kVA
- Rackmount 500VA-40kVA
- Modular Systems 25kW-1MW
- Models by Size 500VA-800kVA
- Models by Technology
- Extended Backup Times
- Single Phase 400VA-20kVA
- Three Phase 10-800kVA
- Containerised UPS Systems
- 120Vac US Systems
- Telecoms UPS
- Industrial Plants
- Marine and Offshore Systems
- UPS with an Energy Saving Eco Mode
- UPS with Super Capacitors
- UPS with Lithium-ion Batteries
- UPS with Flywheels
- Power Distribution
- Inverters/Chargers
- Battery Systems
- Voltage Management
- Energy Management
- Power/Energy Monitoring
- Renewable/Off-Grid Power
- Accessories
- Connectivity/Software
Eco Power Services
- Battery Testing
- Battery Installations
- Generator Services
- Load Bank Testing
- Project Management
- Removals and Recycling
- Remote Site Monitoring
- Repair and Refurbishment
- Site Surveys
- Technical Helpdesk
- UPS/Generator Rentals
- UPS/Generator Relocations
- UPS Installations
- UPS Maintenance Contracts
- UPS Repairs/Spares
- Warranties and Extensions
- Witness Testing
- Eco Power Projects
A-Z Power and Energy Related Terms
The following glossary provides descriptions of some commonly used terms in power protection, renewable power and energy management.
Active Power: a measure of the actual power (Watts) dissipated by a load.
Alternating Current (ac): an electrical current whose electrons flow periodically in one direction to a maximum level before dropping back to zero and then flowing in an alternative direction before the pattern repeats itself. The waveform is that of a sinewave.
Amp or Amperes (A): a measure of electrical current flow.
Ampere-hour (Ah): a measure of the number of Amps that a battery set can deliver per hour.
Apparent Power: the current drawn by a load at a given supply voltage measured in VA.
Availability: a ratio of system up time compared to its downtime expressed as a percentage.
Automatic Bypass: a circuit within a UPS (or bypass panel) to transfer the load from and to a bypass supply, which may be relay or static switch-based.
Automatic Voltage Stabiliser (AVS): a device to stabilise the mains power supply voltage to a load. Also known as an Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) or Voltage Regulator (VR).
Autonomy (Runtime or Backup Time): the amount of time (minutes or hours) that a battery set or other power source will support the load.
Battery Block: a self-contained battery consisting of a number of individual and connected battery cells.
Battery Cell: a simple electrical circuit within a battery block consisting of positive and negative electrodes or plates, an electrolyte and separator.
Battery Set: comprises of a battery string or a number of battery strings.
Battery String: comprises of a number of battery blocks arranged in series to achieve a set Vdc and Ah rating.
Blackouts: a term used to describe a mains power supply failure, also referred to as an Outage.
Boost charge: a high charge voltage applied to a battery set.
Booster-Converter: an assembly used within transformerless UPS to step up the dc supply from a rectifier or battery set to the level required by an inverter.
Branch Circuits: are circuits run on individual breakers from the mains distribution board.
Break-Before-Make (BBM) Bypass: a bypass that introduces a break when transferring a load from the output of a UPS to the bypass supply, and vice-versa.
Brownouts: long duration decreases below nominal (the normal mains power supply voltage), which can last for many cycles or longer.
Building Management System (BMS): a centralised alarm monitoring system usually providing either a visual status indication board or computer monitoring screen.
Bunding: a method of containing liquid spillage from a system, for example, oil or diesel from a standby generator.
Bypass: a power path arrangement normally providing a secondary power supply path in case the primary one fails.
Capacitance: the ability of a circuit to store electrical energy as a charge. The circuit is known as a capacitive circuit.
Central Power Supply System (CPSS): a type of standby power system used within emergency lighting, security and medical applications the operation of which is similar to that of a UPS.
Circuit-Breaker: a device inhibiting high surge currents over a set stated figure. Under such conditions the breaker will operate and the circuit is isolated.
Clamping level: the level at which a spike or transient protection device clamps the voltage down to a lower level.
Common Mode Noise: a form of high-frequency electrical noise which results from disturbances between the supply lines and earth (phase-to-earth or neutral-to-earth).
Constant Voltage Transformer (CVT): a type of ferroresonant transformer.
Crash Kits: spares kits held on-site to enable a fast emergency response to a system failure.
Crest Factor: the mathematical ratio of the peak to RMS value of an ac waveform.
Critical Loads: systems which directly affect the ability of an organisation to operate and which must be kept running during a mains power supply failure.
Current (A): the 'volume' of electricity flowing in a circuit and expressed as Amps.
Current Limit: the restriction of the amount of current that can be drawn from any point within an electrical circuit or UPS output.
DCIM Software: is Data Centre Infrastructure Management software that can be used to monitor and manage physical and asset-level components.
Deep Discharge: a battery charge state whereby the battery voltage, (Vdc), has dropped below a safe operating level from which it cannot recover.
Depth of Discharge (DOD): is a measure of battery capacity. A 5kWh battery pack will give 4kWh to a DOD of 80%. The higher the DOD the more life expectancy you can expect from the battery.
Direct Current (dc): electric current the electrons of which are flowing in one direction only.
Discrimination: the protection around a device within a Power Continuity Plan that will disconnect it, if a short-circuit or overload is applied, to prevent it from damaging other devices, and without interrupting their operation.
Displacement Power Factor the ratio of Real Power (W) to Apparent Power (VA) at the fundamental frequency.
District Network Operator (DNO): the organisation responsible for your local electrical supply cables and infrastructure.
Distortion: a variation in waveform from a true wave shape.
Distortion Power Factor: the power factor produced by the harmonics generated from non-linear loads.
Dry-Contact: same as a Volt-Free Contact.
Dynamic Stability: the ability of a device to respond to a load-step change and deliver a stable output voltage waveform.
Earth Fault (Ground): a connection from the live component of a mains power supply to an earth connection.
Electrical Noise: high frequency noise on a sinewave which may be Common Mode or Normal Mode.
Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC): the extent to which an electronic or electrical device will tolerate and generate Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI).
Electro-Magnetic Induction: the production of an electrical potential difference (or voltage) across a conductor, situated in a changing magnetic flux.
Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI): a type of electrical noise that causes an electro-magnetic disturbance.
Emergency Power Off (EPO) / Emergency Shutdown (ESD): a signal contact on a UPS which will initiate a total UPS shutdown.
Emergency Response Time: the speed of response specified within a maintenance plan for an engineer to attend site.
Extra Low Voltage (ELV) is one of several means to prevent electric shock. The IEC defines three types of extra low voltage systems (Functional Extra Low Voltage – FELV, Protected Extra Low Voltage – PELV and Safety Extra Low Voltage SELV) distinguished by their successively more restrictive safety properties.
Ferroresonance or Ferroresonant: a term applied to resonant interactions between capacitors and saturable iron-core inductors. During resonance, the inductive reactance increases to match the capacitive reactance and current flow is limited by the system resistance. The phenomenon is used, for example, within ferroresonant transformers of which Constant Voltage Transformers (CVTs) are a configuration.
Ferroresonant Transformer: a voltage regulating transformer using the principle of ferroresonance.
Fixed Cellular Terminal (FCT): a communications device that can receive and route telephone calls through a built-in mobile phone capability.
Float Charging: a method of charging a battery set at a steady voltage level.
Flywheels (dc): a device used to convert Kinetic energy into a standby supply of dc power for a UPS either in place of a battery set or to reduce the initial discharge during momentary interruptions.
Form Factor: in a data centre is the size, configuration, or physical arrangement of a computer hardware object. In electric motor terms, form factor is the amount of rectified current emitted from a direct current (DC) power source and is expressed as a ratio of the root-mean square (rms) value of the current to the average (av) current or Irms/lav.
Frequency Converter: a device for changing the input frequency to a different output frequency.
Fuel Cell: a device that uses hydrogen as a fuel to generate an ac or dc supply in addition to heat and water.
Gas Discharge Tube (GDT): an arrangement of electrodes in a gas within an insulating, temperature-resistant ceramic or glass case which switches to a low-impedance when subjected to a spike or transient voltage.
Gas Turbine: a device that converts Kinetic energy generated from combustion into electrical energy to provide an ac standby power source to a load.
Generator: a device that converts Kinetic energy generated from combustion into electrical energy to provide an ac or dc power source to a load.
Grey Space: is typically the backroom of the data centre space for electrical power distribution, switchgear, UPS and generators, and similar infrastructure. See also "White Space".
Grid Energy Storage (also called large-scale energy storage): refers to the storage of electricity on a large scale from renewable power sources or the electrical supply grid.
Harmonic: a variation of a mains power supply sinewave above the fundamental (50 or 60Hz).
Harmonic Distortion or Total Harmonic Distortion (THDi): distortion of a mains power supply sinewave from its fundamental frequency and wave shape.
Harmonic Filter: a device to reduce the harmonic distortion generated by a device and enable it to provide a high power factor to its ac source.
Hertz (Hz): a measurement of the number of complete cycles per second of a waveform. Normal mains frequency is either 50 or 60 (Hz).
High Voltage (HV): an alternating current (AC) supply in excess of 1000V. In the UK the majority of HV sites are supplied 11,000V (11kV).
Icc: stands for short-circuit current.
In: stands for nominal current.
Incomer: the cable carrying the mains power supply into a building from the nearest substation and Point of Common Coupling (PCC).
Impedance: a measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current (AC) in a circuit.
Inductance: the generation of an electro-motive force in an inductive circuit by varying the magnetic flux through it.
Ingress Protection (IP) Rating: an IP number is often used when specifying the environmental protection offered by enclosures around electronic equipment. The first number refers to the protection against solid objects and the second against liquids.
Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT): a high power switching device used in inverters and rectifiers.
In-rush: the initial surge in current drawn by loads, for example, to charge capacitive circuits.
Inverter: the circuit within a UPS system which converts dc energy to an ac output.
Isolation or Galvanic Isolation: a separation of the input and output supplies to a device in such a way that energy flows through a field rather than through electrical connections.
JBUS: a communications protocol that creates a hierarchical structure (one master and several slaves) from a single RS-232 communications link, similar to MODBUS.
Joule (J): an energy measurement unit, determined as one Watt per second.
KVM Switch: KVM stands for Keyboard Video and Mouse, and is an IT hardware device that allows control of more than one server or computer over a network using a single configuration of Keyboard, Video Monitor (screen) and Mouse.
Low Voltage (LV): an alternating current (AC) less than 1000V. An LV supply in the UK from a DNO is 400Vac three phase or 230Vac single phase +10/-6%.
Maintenance Bypass: a bypass supply which is used to power the load during maintenance and which may be internal or external to the device. It is also known as a bypass panel or wrap-around bypass.
Make-Before-Break (MBB) Bypass: a bypass that makes contact between the primary (UPS output) and secondary (bypass supply) power sources before transferring the load.
Linear Loads: a load in which the relationship between voltage and current is constant, based on a relatively constant load impedance.
Load: the system or systems powered from a device.
Load Shedding: the reduction of the total load placed on a device. For example, in the case of a UPS, load shedding (when the mains power supply fails) reduces the total load on the UPS to increase the amount of runtime available from the battery set.
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): a measure of reliability and the average length of operational time between failures. This can be based on monitoring a field population, or calculated for a system based on the known MTBF values of its components to a defined process and standard.
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR): a measure of the average time taken to bring a system back to full operation following a failure.
Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV): a device capable of absorbing very high surge currents without damage to itself.
MODBUS: a communications protocol that creates a hierarchical structure (one master and several slaves) from a single RS-232 communications link, similar to JBUS.
Noise Level: normally measured in decibels (dB) or (dBA). Noise may also be referred to as electrical noise in a circuit.
Non-Essential Loads: loads that can be dropped during a mains power supply failure because they are not critical or essential to the operation of the organisation.
Non-linear loads: a load in which the relationship between voltage and current fluctuates based on an alternating load impedance.
Normal Mode Noise: a form of high-frequency electrical noise, that occurs between phase and neutral.
Off-The-Grid (OTG) or Off-Grid: refers to being without a connection to a grid electrical supply such as that from the National Grid.
Opto-Isolators: a device that uses a short optical transmission path to transfer a signal between elements of a circuit while keeping them electrically isolated.
Outages: an American term used to describe a mains power supply failure, also referred to as a Blackout.
Overvoltages: any higher voltage than that agreed as a regulated voltage in a circuit.
Parallel-Capacity System: a type of parallel UPS system where the total load demand is met by operating a number of UPS in parallel without redundancy.
Parallel-Redundancy: a type of parallel UPS system where the total load demand is met by operating two or more UPS in an N+X configuration with all the UPS sharing the load between them equally. If one UPS fails the other supports the load.
Phase: a single-phase supply consists of a single sinewave at the fundamental frequency. A three-phase supply consists of three waveforms each separated by 120º from each other. Phase is also used to refer to the difference between the voltage and current waveforms when used in relation to power factors.
Phase Balancing: where single phase equipment is supplied from a three phase supply, the phases need to be balanced to prevent three-phase equipment such as motors from operating incorrectly. A three-phase supply is provided to most commercial and industrial premises.
Phase Power Factor: the ratio of Real Power (W) to Apparent Power (VA) at the fundamental frequency.
Point of Common Coupling (PCC): the point where a building incomer is connected to the electricity distribution network.
Power Conditioner: a device to stabilise, regulate and filter the mains power supply voltage to a load which may be electronic or transformer-based (Constant Voltage Transformer).
Power Factor (pF): the difference between the actual energy consumed (Watts), and the Volts x Amps in a circuit.Power factor may be lagging, where the current waveform lags the voltage waveform, or leading where the current waveform leads the voltage.
Power Supply Unit (PSU): the device within a piece of modern electronic hardware that converts an ac waveform into the various levels of dc required to power internal circuits.
Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE): measures how efficiently a datacentre uses energy as a ratio of the energy used by the IT equipment as a percentage of the total energy used by the facility (including cooling). PUE = Total Facility Energy / IT Equipment Energy
Profibus: a type of field bus typically used within control and automation.
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM): the switching action in an inverter which varies with time, and creates a composite waveform approaching a sinewave.
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI): radio waves of sufficient intensity to be absorbed by a circuit and to cause a circuit malfunction.
Reactive Power: a flow of energy (VAr) superimposed back onto the source from which it was drawn.
Real Power: a measure of the actual power (Watts) dissipated by a load.
Recovery Time: the time incurred to obtain a fully regulated voltage after switching loads onto a standby generating set.
Rectifier: an assembly that converts an ac supply into a dc supply.
Rectifier/Charger: an assembly used within transformer-based UPS which converts an ac supply into a dc supply from which to power an inverter and charge a battery set.
Regulation: control of an ac/dc output voltage to within a set specification.
Resilience: the capacity of a power protection system potentially exposed to hazards to adapt, by resisting or changing in order to reach and maintain an acceptable operational level.
Ripple: an ac element superimposed onto the dc waveform powering a device.
RoHS: stands for Restriction of Hazardous Substances, Directive 2002/95/EC.
Root Mean Square (RMS): taking one half of an ac current cycle, RMS is the square root of the average values of all the squares of current and voltage.
Rotary UPS: an Uninterruptible Power Supply that converts Kinetic energy into electrical energy to power a load.
RS-232: a standard interface for synchronous and asynchronous communications up to 20kb/s between two compatible devices (one driver and one receiver) over distances up to 15m.
RS-422: as RS-232 but up to a maximum transmission rate of 10Mb/s-100Kb/s, up to ten receivers from a single driver and a distance of up to 1000m.
RS-485: as RS-422 but with up to 32 drivers and receivers.
Sags or Dips: short duration decreases, below the nominal mains power supply voltage, lasting several cycles.
Series-Redundancy: a method of providing redundant power to a load whereby the output of one UPS module is used to supply the bypass of another. If one UPS fails the other automatically powers the load.
Silicon Avalanche Diode (SAD): a device capable of responding quickly to a high-energy surge or transient and reducing its initial surge current.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP): a communications protocol that allows hardware with a TCP/IP connection on a network to be monitored and controlled.
Sinewave: the waveform naturally produced by a well designed generator, inverter or UPS.
Single-Phase: a single-phase supply consists of a single sinewave at the fundamental frequency.
Slew Rate: the rate at which a UPS can adjust its output frequency in order to synchronise to the frequency of, for example, a standby ac source such as a generator.
Solar Inverter: a stand alone inverter system that is used with solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels to convert the dc energy from the solar panel array into an ac output.
Spikes: large voltage disturbances superimposed onto the normal ac supply with a short duration.
Static Stability: the ability of a device to deliver a stable output voltage waveform under stable load conditions.
Static Switch: a solid state high-speed switching device that can transfer a load between two ac power sources.
Static Transfer Switch: a solid state high-speed switching device that can transfer a load between two ac power sources.
Static UPS: an Uninterruptible Power Supply using solid state electronics and therefore no moving parts.
Structured Cabling: is building cabling infrastructure that consists of a number of standardised smaller elements called sub-systems.
Super Capacitors: a device for storing electrical charge which can be used to provide applications such as small UPS, with a momentary supply of power in place of a battery set or to reduce its usage during momentary breaks in mains power supply.
Surges: short duration increases in voltage above the mains power supply nominal, which generally last for several cycles.
Switched Mode Power Supply (SMPS): a type of PSU with a non-linear current draw, most commonly found within computer, telecommunications and electronic devices.
Switching Time: the time it takes to transfer a load between ac supply sources. Also known as Transfer Time.
Three-Phase: a supply consisting of three single phases, each 120º out of phase from one another.
Thyristor: a semi-conductor gate device most commonly used within a rectifier or static switch.
Total Harmonic Distortion (THDi) ameasure of all the harmonics induced in a system compared to a normal sinewave.
Total Power Factor / True Power Factor the total power factor including both distortion and displacement power factors.
Transfer Time the time it takes to transfer a load between ac supply sources. Also known as Switching Time.
Transformer a wound component consisting of windings around a core, with iron sheet laminates that can be used to change voltage levels and provide Galvanic isolation.
Transients high energy burst voltage disturbances, with a short duration, superimposed onto the normal supply.
Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor (TVSS) a device using MOVs, SAD/MOVs or GDTs to attenuate a transient or spike.
Triplens (Triple-N): a multiple of the third harmonic in a waveform.
Undervoltages: a voltage below the set regulated voltage for an extended period.
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS): describes a system (either Static or Rotary) capable of maintaining power to a load for a defined time period irrespective of the state of the mains power supply itself – also known as an Uninterruptible Power System.
Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) battery: a type of Lead-Acid battery commonly used within a UPS.
Volt (V or kV or MV): a measure of electrical force or pressure, which can be expressed as Vac or Vdc.
Volt Ampere (VA or kVA or MVA): a measure of Apparent Power and the current drawn by a load at a given supply voltage.
Volt-Free Contacts (VFCs): a pair of contacts that are normally open (NO) or normally closed (NC). When closed they form a circuit through which a current, and therefore signal, can flow for remote detection.
Watts (W or kW or MW): a measure of the Real Power drawn by a load.
Waveform: graphical representation of the shape of a wave.
WEEE: stands for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Directive 2002/96/EC.
White Space: is typically the usable raised floor space measured in m2 or square feet. For data centers without a raised floor, the term "white space" may still be used to show the usable space. Also see "Grey Space".
Wind Inverter: a stand alone inverter system that is used with wind turbines to convert the dc energy from the wind turbine motor into an ac output.
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I knocked together some scripts to do time-lapse films from the BBC's Cambridge web cam. Also, here are some films by Nick Thompson; you'll need `Flash' to view them.
Just found this rather splendid page with time-lapse film of canal locks. Cool.
These animations are pretty cool, too; check out the train one. (Made with a Canon Ixus digital camera, and they look pretty good.)
A little while ago, I bought a Philips `ToUCam Pro' webcam (I can't supply a link to the product's web page, since the Philips website requires some sort of session token to look at any products; you can find it by searching for `PCVC740K'). A webcam seemed like a fun thing to have, and the Philips one appeared to be the best available at the time, despite a collection of significant deficiencies:
The supplied camera mounting is a bad joke. It is a pathetic, flimsy, under-engineered piece of shitty moulded plastic (much like the housing of the camera itself). It is so light that small air currents, movements of the cable and even the activities of moderately energetic insects are sufficient to dislodge it, resulting in the camera ending up pointing in some completely random and unintended direction:
It is inconceivable to me that an intelligent person could have designed something like this. Nobody familiar with the idea of holding a camera steady to take a photograph could have come up with it. Observe also that the camera cannot be used with a conventional tripod, because it doesn't have the right sort of mounting.
(On the Philips website, there are pictures of a happy, smiling nuclear family clustered around their Philips webcam, which is hanging by the front two legs of its absurd stand from the screen of a laptop computer. Just for fun, I tried this -- obviously I didn't buy a webcam for the purpose of taking photographs of people using laptop computers, but occasionally even I will give others the benefit of the doubt -- and I can confirm for you that there is no way whatever that the camera would have stayed in place and produced decent pictures in that configuration. I expect they glued it in place. Maybe they glued the actors in place, too.)
The last of these is a significant problem from the point of view of making time-lapse films (indeed, for any application where two or more photographs must be taken from roughly the same vantage point). However, it proved to be quite easy to cobble together a more functional stand for the thing.
One quick trip to Homebase later, and now I feel prepared for a full-scale rant about DIY stores. But back to the matter at hand:
Firstly, the camera itself can be mounted on a short length of 6mm dowel, by unclipping it from the supplied stand and inserting the dowel in the bottom of the camera housing. The hole is actually slightly smaller than 6mm across, but whittling the dowel down a bit using a blunt knife was sufficient to fit it in place. This approach has the advantage that the camera can still be used with the original stand, though why I might want to do that escapes me.
Of course, the mounting socket on the camera is at a random angle to the camera's optical axis (presumably for some stupid marketing reason); obviously the correct way to deal with this would be to drill an appropriately-angled hole in a bit of wood and glue the dowel in place, but I found that string and a little hand-clamp were sufficient.
Then, mounting the camera itself is achieved using a bit of 21mm square timber, clamped to a solid object -- in the picture above, a radiator.
(Note that this appalling piece of handiwork is, by my standards, a pretty sophisticated bit of carpentry. I didn't use gaffer tape once, for instance. But seriously... clamps are great.)
I used vgrabbj to grab the images; there doesn't seem to be too much wrong with it. I used a tiny shell script to drive image capture, rather than vgrabbj's `daemon mode', since the latter wasn't really suitable for the purpose. To encode the movies, I used the Berkeley MPEG Encoder, which works well. I still don't know what most of its tunable parameters do, and I'm not prepared to spend too much time writing the nasty FORTRAN-style control files to figure it out.
Right, here's the bit where I hasten the demise of the internet by inviting you to download giant MPEG movies of boring stuff happening.
(Dull technical details. OK, I admit, everything so far has been dull technical details. Nevertheless... the films below are MPEG1 streams with a nominal frame rate of 24fps. If you are running on Unix, then the freely available mpeg_play program can cope with them just fine. On Windows, it appears that Microsoft Media Player can do the job too. I don't know, or very much care, about other platforms.)
My first attempt at this game. Frames taken at intervals of 30s, so the film should play at 720 times normal speed. This was taken with the camera looking roughly south-east, so you don't get to see the sunset. Also, and to my amazement given the dire weather earlier in the day, the clouds disappear after a little while (I was hoping for a spectacular thunderstorm...). You can see my neighbours turning their lights on and off towards the end, though.
MPEG movie (1.6Mb)
(I also tried to do something similar around dawn, but unfortunately this didn't work very well. The camera's auto exposure thingy became confused by the high light level and locked into `see no evil, hear no evil' mode; disconnecting it from the PC and reconnecting it was sufficient to knock a bit of sense back in to it, but obviously this isn't appropriate for an interactive application! That said, I was glad the sensor hadn't burned out.)
And here are some more clouds, at a third the speed of the last film:MPEG movie (960Kb)
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Millennium and Gen-Y stoners, your vaporiser has arrived, and it's almost as smart as your phone. Consider it the second most intelligent thing in your pocket (or purse). Creating vape units for the tech enthusiast crowd just seems like the only logical step forward for companies who are looking to attract a whole generation of vape-users in a market that is growing each year wildly. The perks of being tech-forward are obvious—a more connected device means finicky tokers get a more customized experience and design heads get to carry around a more beautiful and polished device.
If the Pax 3 in Canada is the Apples of the vaping world, the Vapium Summit Plus is the Android in that it places function over form just slightly and although it's not the most beautiful unit on the market, it's understated beauty is a testament to the overwhelming intelligence inside.
The unit is just slightly bigger than the Pax 3—think about half the size of a deck of cards—making it ultra light and portable (you won't even notice the extra 88 grams in your pocket. And its IP54 rating means it can withstand some light music festival-ing and hiking but don't expect it to come out of Burning Man alive. For buttons, you have temperature and power adjustments at your fingertips, but the real power move is to hook up the Vapium to your smartphone via the native app. It's not as precise as the top-of-the-line personal vape units, but you won't notice unless you are a jaded vape critic. Once the Vapium reaches the set temperature, the mountain-shaped LED light goes from blue to "go" green and will vibrate to tell you that it's ready to go.
Who would love this vaporiser? We would have to assume by the look and performance that this is a great short session recreational unit and not necessarily reliable enough to make it a strong candidate for medical patients. Plus, the slower draw is ideal for micro-dosing but won't be satisfying for a consumer whose tolerance is very high. The herb chamber is a tad too small to create the kind of big, puffy clouds some users expect in dry herb vaporiser. For a safe, low-cost, dry herb personal vape, the Vapium Summit Plus is a natural choice for a vaporiser at its price point. For the casual user, the Vapium Summit Plus is a very attractive piece of technology in that it will get your from Point A to Point B without much fuss.


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It was a few years ago when I first started noticing West Elm pieces in Commercial applications. I spied a side table or two in AEW's Corporate Offices, in the Seaport, designed by ADD, Inc., scattered throughout. To my delight I found pillows and side tables in Hawthorne's artisnal drinkery in Boston's Kenmore Square, and thought, perhaps they're on to something here. Affordable, hip, mid-century design – way to stay on budget, on trend, and allow for the flexibility of change down the road. Love it.
A little over a year ago, West Elm partnered with Etsy to bring local businesses together in their Kenmore Square location, allowing them to have a pop-up shop under their roof. Brilliant. It happened in cities across the country. What forward thinking business strategy. I was introduced to some small business owners I wasn't likely to have made contact with otherwise, and got to meet Erin Gates of Elements of Style, eat a fantastic bacon glazed donut from Blackbird Bakery in the South End, and leave with two pillows. A win.
On Thursday night I visited Peabody Office Furniture in Boston's Financial District for the big reveal of their Inscape Office Line Partnership with West Elm. I have been waiting for the unveiling for months when I first learned of the dynamic duo's plans. I wasn't disappointed. It's got that welcome to Don Draper's Office, care for a Manhattan look about it. It's sixties cool with its clean lines, dark wood, and retro fabrics, I wanted to move right in and have the Mad Men re-make me. I could just picture it….I enter in jeans and tennis shoes, hair in a pony tail, bags under my eyes….I exit in a red Carolina Herrera gown, Harry Winston choker hanging heavy around my delicate neck, diamonds as big as rock candy threatening to make off with my earlobes, 5 inch Louboutin's peaking through the swaths of fabric surrounding me like meringue cloud. Naturally either Don himself or some swashbuckling man trails behind me.
Ah, dare to dream. Thanks West Elm for that lovely fantasy, and thanks too for finalizing my decision on a living room chandelier. After all, your first order of business was to help the everyday gal like me have a fabulous home, was it not?


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Not-so Little Rascals! Twenty years after Spanky, Alfalfa, and Buckwheat started the He-Man Woman Haters Club, the gang got back together for a reunion photo shoot.
The beloved 1994 reboot of the shorts and TV series that originated with Our Gang in the '20s starred a series of then-child actors, none of which went on to A-list fame. But they got back together to recreate the iconic movie poster and several scenes from the film.
22 Vision, a production company dedicated to reuniting cast members from big movies, debuted the pictures on its Facebook page. In addition to the movie poster, actors Travis Tedford and Bug Hall, who played Spanky and Alfalfa respectively, recreated their iconic ballerina scene in full tutus.
The images caused quite the sensation on social media, with longtime fans sharing pictures of the cast's reunion. Several cast members tweeted about the anniversary, with Ross Bagley (aka Buckwheat) writing, "Facebook couldn't even handle #Rascals20th daaaamn!"


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Although the data is limited, fluid resuscitation with lactated Ringer's (LR) solution in acute pancreatitis has been associated with lower risk of persistent systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) compared to normal saline (NS), with an additional trend toward lower mortality.1-3
A 2018 meta-analysis of 3 randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) and 2 retrospective studies involving 428 patients found a significantly lower odds of developing SIRS at 24 hours (OR 0.38, CI 0.15-0.98). Mortality was also lower in the LR group (OR 0.61, 95% CI 0.28-1.29), though it did not reach statistical significance. 1
A small 2011 RCT was the first to suggest the "protective" effect of LR in acute pancreatitis, reporting significant reduction in the prevalence of SIRS after 24 hours when compared to NS (84% vs 0%); patients on LR also had a significantly lower C-reactive protein (CRP) (104 mg/L vs 51.4 mg/L) at 24 hours. 2 Significantly lower CRP levels were also reported at 48 and 72 hours when LR was compared to NS in another RCT in acute pancreatitis.3
As for potential mechanisms for the observed beneficial effects of LR on the pancreatic tissue in acute pancreatitis, hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis (with its attendant low extracellular pH) often seen in large volume NS resuscitation was initially thought to contribute to pancreatic injury.2 A more plausible explanation, however, may relate to the direct anti-inflammatory effect of lactate itself. Of interest, lactate has been shown to inhibit macrophage induction invitro 4 and suppress innate immunity in experimental models of pancreatitis. 3 Who would have guessed!
Bonus Pearl: Did you know that Ringer's solution gets its name from Sydney Ringer, a 19th century physician who demonstrated the importance of salts of sodium, potassium, calcium and chloride in precise proportions for cellular function? LR solution was actually concocted in the 1930s by a St. Louis pediatrician, Alexis Hartmann, and was also known as the "Hartmann's solution". 4
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- Iqbal U, Anwar H, Scribani M. Ringer's lactate versus normal saline in acute pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Dig Dis 208;19:335-341. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1751-2980.12606
- Wu BU, Hwang JQ, Gardner TH, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011;9:710-17. https://www.cghjournal.org/article/S1542-3565(11)00454-X/abstract
- de-Madaria E, Herrera-Marante I, Gonzalez-Camacho V, et al. Fluid resuscitation with lactated Ringer's solution vs normal saline in acute pancreatitis: A triple-blind, randomized, controlled trial. UEG J 2017;6:63-72. file:///C:/Users/manifa/OneDrive%20-%20Mercy%20Online/pancreatitis%20LR2spain.pdf
- Lee JA. Sydney Ringer (1834-1910) and Alexis Hartmann (1898-1964). Anaesthesia 1981;36:1115-21. https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1981.tb08698.x
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Today the Board of the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry delivered the fourth and final volume of its 2015/2016 report to the Governor of Victoria, Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AM, at Government House.
The final volume of the report relates to mine rehabilitation in the Latrobe Valley and provides short, medium and long term options for rehabilitation of the mines, and a review of the current rehabilitation liability assessments and rehabilitation bond system.
The delivery of the final volume of the report marks the conclusion of the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry, which was reopened on 26 May 2015.
Since then it has delivered four volumes of its report which, investigated the fire risk at the Anglesea Mine for the 2015/16 summer, whether there was an increase in deaths as a result of the 2014 Hazelwood Mine Fire, opportunities to improve health in the Latrobe Valley and mine rehabilitation in the Latrobe Valley.
Chair of Board, Justice Teague thanked all those who had contributed to the Inquiry. "We have covered a great deal in the last 10 months and we wish to thank all those members of the community and those from community groups and organisations, who took time out of their day to work with us. We also wish to thank all the panel members, witnesses and experts who contributed to our investigations in a truly open and honest manner."
Justice Teague continued "I would also like to acknowledge the contribution of Anita Roper who due to a medical condition could not be here today. Her work during her time at the Inquiry was invaluable and both Professor Catford and I along with the staff from the secretariat wish her all the best in her recovery."
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