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This shawl is all about slip-stitch and mosaic knitting. It combines garter stitch with some fun-to-knit colourwork elements.
Mosaic knitting creates beautiful graphic 2-colour patterns that look stunning and complex but are created by using only one colour at a time and slipping stitches. So it's easy to knit while creating fascinating results - one of my favourite colourwork techniques!
The pattern is fun; it is playful and addictive. Due to different sections, it knits up quickly and will make a wonderful, easy-to-wear accessory to highlight your daily winter wardrobe.
This pattern was originally released as a Mystery-KAL. It is now available as one single pdf, but still in the original format with the different clues.
The pattern contains fully written and charted instructions so you can choose which you prefer to work from.
If you like, come and join my Ravelry group for chat, sharing pics and help along the way: maliha designs
On Instagram (@malihadesigns) use the hashtags #SlipKnitLoveMKAL and/or #slipknitlove when sharing your projects.
I hope you enjoy the pattern and the KAL!
You'll need fingering weight yarn in 3 contrasting colours. Allow approx. 310-340 m / 340-370 yds of each main colour and 125 m / 135 yds of your accent colour.
Yarn used for sample:
Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light (fingering weight, 100g = 384 m / 420 yds) in colourways El Greco, Moonstone and Candlewick (accent colour)
The pattern has been professionally tech edited and well testknitted. Many thanks to my wonderful helpers!
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So many accidents have occurred from the use of stockings dyed with coralline that M. Tardieu, who has investigated the matter, gives the following methods of detecting the several dyes now employed. Garancine red is not altered by solutions containing three to four per cent of hydrochloric acid or of ammonia. The liquids are not sensibly colored. The color is the most resisting of organic reds. Cochineal red plunged into solution of ammonia changes to violet, and communicates a very bright violet tint to the liquid. Murexide red bleaches rapidly in simple contact with a solution of citric acid. Carthamus red is completely decolorized by a short ebullition in a one half per cent solution of soap. Aniline red is decolorized very rapidly by contact with ammonia, but the color is restored either by the addition of an acid or by the evaporation of the alkali. Marsh's apparatus reveals traces of arsenic. Coralline red does not dissolve in cold water. It cedes a little of the color to boiling water, but is decolorized much more rapidly and completely by boiling alcohol. Alkaline liquids do not turn the color; acids precipitate the coloring-matter in yellowish flakes. To recognize a tissue dyed red by coralline, it is sufficient, according to M. Tardieu, to detach several fibres, cut them into small fragments, and submit them for several minutes to the action of a small quantity of boiling rectified spirit. Time alcoholic liquid assumes a bright red, and the tissue, almost completely decolorized, assumes an apricot-yellow tint. The addition of ammonia or caustic potash to the red alcoholic liquid brightens the color, and distinguishes definitely between coralline and aniline red.
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" Bruce was better at taking things as they came. I remember when the neurologist confirmed for us that it was ALS, my eyes filled with tears… and Bruce made a joke. I wanted to hit him, maybe I did, this wasn't funny, but that is how he faced things with courage and a smile. " Inspiring Women: Life With Barbara.
I have never met Barbara. Her sister-in-law Marianne Ayton, had written me saying she thought Barbara would make a lovely woman to feature. Barbara's story is something most of us will never go through. I think you will find her beautiful story one of heartache and hope. I am truly honoured to share Barbara's and Bruce's story.
Inspiring Women: Life With Barbara
Journal Entry Oct. 18/12 (our oldest son's birthday)
"Go gently through this day keeping your eyes on Me." Those words echoed in my mind as we walked the halls of the hospital. It was the opening line of the devotional I read this morning. The Oct. 18th devotional from Jesus Calling, by Sarah Young. Good advice I thought for the day ahead of us as we were to find out Bruce's official diagnosis. Somehow, we were holding hands, sitting in the neurologist's office, shuddering inwardly. Certain moments in life you just wish you could be excused from. Then she was there with compassionate eyes, speaking in soft tones confirming that the diagnosis for Bruce was indeed ALS.
A Little About Me:
My name is Barbara, I am a widow, still a foreign word to me, how did I get here?
For most of my life, I have been Bruce's wife. We had our first date exactly one week after I turned 16. We only dated for a few months. Later he told me when he realized that just over a week before I had been 15, and in 2 ½ months, he was turning 20, that scared him off. Eventually, though, we started dating again, and when I was 19, and he was 23 we were married.
We moved to southern Ontario from Sault Ste. Marie, went to college and then became parents to three incredible sons. We were two very different people so life was not without its bumps in the road, but we were committed to each other and to God. Bruce had told me to "be sure" when he asked me to marry him. He said he didn't believe in divorce, so we were either going to live happily or miserably, but we'd do it together.
Back when I was somewhere around 13 or 14 years old, I saw the movie of Lou Gehrig's life. He had ALS.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, is a fatal motor neuron disease where basically the nerve cells die and stop sending signals to the muscles. This means an eventual loss of the use of your body. Imprisoned inside a body that doesn't work anymore, the disease eventually takes your life.
It frightened me so much, it was a true story. The whole idea of struggling to breathe and choking, made me feel near panic. I began to pray that I would never get the disease myself, that I would never even know anyone with it. For weeks, I lived in fear of it,
Fast forward to many years later when my husband appeared to be losing muscle mass.
Bruce went through a series of tests until in our family doctor's office he finally spoke ALS out loud.
My heart pounded in my ears before it sank to my shoes. This was the disease we were facing?
God knows I need time to process things, so He began preparing me way back then for what He knew I was going to be facing down the road. A lot of the fear and spiritual battle took place then so that when the time came, I knew where to go.
Journal Entry:
Well, I've had to get back out of bed tonight because I can't seem to sleep, I feel like I can't breathe, the weight of this knowledge is too great.
… I do not know for how much longer I will have my husband. His breathing is different when he sleeps. How can I watch this happen? How can I watch him die? My heart trembles at the thought. "Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, believe also in Me." John 14:1. "The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life. Whom shall I dread?" Ps. 27:1
Lord you know all things. You know the end from the beginning. You know the number of our days, nothing surprises You. I have trusted You my whole life and I have to trust You now. I will trust You, but I don't like it.
Bruce, on the other hand, had no idea what ALS was when they first started to suspect it.
He was better at taking things as they came. I remember when the neurologist confirmed for us that it was ALS, my eyes filled with tears… and Bruce made a joke. I wanted to hit him, maybe I did, this wasn't funny, but that is how he faced things with courage and a smile.
A Typical Day:
I don't know that there was a "typical" day for us, that was the whole thing, this monster kept changing things for us at a pretty fast-moving pace.
Over those 4 years and 3 months, we went from Bruce working, to not working, to needing us to steady him while walking, to being in a sit-down wheelchair to being in a lay-down wheelchair. From struggling to breath, and having to sit in a chair with high enough arms so he could lift himself up a bit to breathe, to
I know that seems strange, but when I couldn't do anything else for him, I couldn't change things, I could do that.
In the last stages, typical days consisted of disconnecting the feeding tube and flushing, personal care, change/sponge bath, washing/adjusting masks, using the cough assist for hours some days when he would struggle with saliva, answering a myriad of requests… fix the mask, wipe my eyes, scratch my ear, tape my finger to the controller (so he could play Minecraft – one of his joys), leg up, leg down, roll me to the side (this helped alleviate the pressure of being on his tailbone all the time and to keep him from getting bed sores), pull the blankets up or take them down, adjust cushions. There were OT exercises, meds through the tube if/when required… visitors, taking him for walks…flushing and connecting the feeding tube, he might sleep for a bit and then the requests would continue through the night.
There was so much need, I was thankful not to be alone. Our youngest and middle sons were living at home most of the time. They helped immensely with the constant need. Our oldest son and his wife stayed with us for awhile too.
My Struggles:
I hoped that God would heal Bruce here and prayed for that, so many people did, but it became apparent that was not what God was going to do. So what then? I was faced with the decision. Do I trust Him even in the dark places, even when He doesn't do what I want Him to? I believe God can heal, but there is purpose in it, to show who He is.
I also recognize that sometimes God allows us to walk through the difficulty and He can still reveal Himself all the way through it. My eyes had to be fixed on Jesus.
The medical side of it scared me. I'm as squeamish as they come. There was the BiPAP machine to help him breathe, the cough assist for when he needed to cough and clear saliva, the feeding tube to nourish his body, all the issues that went along with them and more. These were important things for him to stay alive. It mattered if you messed up. I remember in the hospital they had me watch as they dealt with the feeding tube and told me when Bruce came home that someone would come the first night to show me once, and then I would do it. Wait…what?
The physical side was difficult to deal with and more than difficult to watch as he lost his ability to function on his own increment by increment, but the loss of relationship was huge. In many ways we lost him before we lost him.
The firm handshake he had taught his sons was so important was gone. The ability to hug, to protect, to care for which was so "him", slipped away. Even that brilliant smile dimmed.
I thought, especially when I went on leave, that we would have
conversation at least, but his voice became quieter and quieter until it was barely a whisper.
We got a voice amplifier, but even when he could still talk, I would ask why he wasn't responding when I tried to engage in conversation and he would say, "It's just too much effort". I
So much more…death – living life without Bruce was ahead, it was in your face all the time and it was real, but it wasn't real…not being good enough…frightening situations…constant calls…very little sleep at night…exhaustion…attitudes starting to fray.
Bruce passed away January 27, 2017, it was the most peaceful he could have had for an ALS patient. They always told us it would most likely be a panic situation with pneumonia or choking, but his sister was sitting with him and suddenly realized it had become quieter. He was gone. I'd been wrestling before God knowing there might have to be a change in his care, uncertain if we could keep doing it at home. Just that day I'd met with Maeve, who said we were in caregiver burnout, about seeing what options there were although I wasn't ready to do anything yet.
My journal that day included a plea to God for help in knowing what was right to do. Having that conversation with Bruce was something I dreaded. I never had to, God took him home.
My Joys:
My greatest joy is in Jesus, knowing that this is not the end, we have the hope of heaven. I have never been so thankful for God sending his son, Jesus, to be born as a baby, live a sinless life among us so that He would qualify to die on the cross as the perfect sacrifice to take our place for all sin for all time. He rose again because death couldn't hold Him and because of what He did, it can't hold us either if we accept Him. Bruce and I and our kids had accepted this gift so we had that hope shining before us the whole time even though life here was pretty messed up.
There were joys here too, not just struggles and it became almost like a discipline to be thankful:
We got to see our oldest son, Nathan, get married to a beautiful woman, Kristen.
Two adorable, granddaughters, Nora & Gwen, were born. Those two little ones were a bright spot in all of this.
Our middle son, Justin, was accepted into the nursing program at Fanshawe/Western but gave it up to help care for his dad.
Our youngest son, James, graduated from High School and Bruce got to see it.
There were overwhelming blessings along the way…
friends and family praying, giving and holding us up. Meals provided, groceries bought and delivered, gift cards, books, hugs, family and friend visits, cards filled with kind words, a hospital bed provided – I don't even know by who, it just showed up. Friends moving to their basement and letting us rent their
PSW's who cared about Bruce. The ALS clinic staff, the ALS Regional Manager and the ALS Support group helped us get whatever was needed. Ramp van available for purchase at the right time, for only the cost of the used van not including all the upgrades to make it a ramp van, people pitching to help.
Our church family in support of Bruce at one of the ALS walks.
A group of friends from our church got together and presented us with an unbelievable gift of a Mediterranean Cruise – time together before the disease progressed too far to make it impossible. Family provided luggage etc.
My Dreams:
This is a difficult one because it means looking ahead. All I really do is put one foot in front of the other each day. I don't look too far ahead. When I do, the future that stretches out before me is a stranger, unexpected and unknown. But I do not meet it alone.
I would like to see Christ move in the lives of my sons and daughter-in-law as they allow Him to lead and use the gifts He has placed within them.
I have two granddaughters aged 2 and 3 with a third grandchild on the way. I'm looking forward to tea parties, reading stories, etc. I would like to leave an imprint on their lives that looks like Christ.
Moments with God:
There were a lot of difficult things that had happened in life before ALS hit where God had showed Himself faithful. A move to a new city, my mom died, my dad died, we lost everything financially. (Bruce's mom died during our ALS journey) All these things, once there, God used like building blocks in my faith to create a deeper trust in Him, a greater understanding of who He is.
Still, I felt so flawed at the time ALS hit. I felt inadequate as a wife, mom, secretary, then as a caregiver.
I constantly need (yes, present tense) to be brought back to the fact that God's love for me doesn't depend on me or anything I do or don't do. He loves me because He loves. That's who He is. -Barbara
I just need to let it sink in. I will never be perfect here, but I can let His Spirit work in me to make me more like Him.
Eventually, PSW's would come for three hours/day. I wouldn't get away for all that time, but as much of it as I could I would take my Bible and my journal and go drive somewhere pretty to walk and pray or just sit in the vehicle and have time alone with God. It was a lifeline to get through the day.
Each New Year after diagnosis I chose a verse instead of a New Year's Resolution to draw my attention to Him and remind me to depend on Him. They were: Psalm 28:7 (2013), John 14:27 (2014), Psalm 105:4,5a (2015), Hebrews 10:23-25 (2016), Psalm 73:26,28 (2017)
I asked Bruce how he was doing, spiritually, and he said he was just holding on to Jesus, I felt that clinging to Him, too. I would pray wherever I was, whatever I was doing…Lord, just give me the grace to get through today…Lord, be merciful to Bruce, whatever that means (because I didn't know)
Lord, please fill me with Your love for Bruce…and He did.
I hope you were touched by Barbara's and Bruce's story. We have many amazing Inspiring Women in our series. Read about Sherie, and her amazing hope despite having a child with terminal cancer: Life With Sherie.


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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jordan "Jelly" Walker scored 19 of his 30 points in the second half when UAB ran away from Georgia for a 87-73 win on Tuesday in the championship game of the Sunshine Slam Beach Bracket.
The 5-foot-11 Walker, who was the Conference USA player of the year last season, was 11-of-22 shooting with an array of drives. He had five 3-pointers and five assists. Eric Gaines added 14 points and eight assists, KJ Buffen had 11 points and Ledarrius Brewer 10. Trey Jemison grabbed nine boards to go with nine points.
Justin Hill led Georgia (4-2) with 17 points with Kario Oquendo adding 12 and Braelen Bridges 10.
The Blazers (4-1) trailed by a point at halftime but the Bulldogs missed their first eight shots of second half and UAB built a seven-point lead with a 10-0 run that Walker finished with a 3-pointer. A Walker jumper and 3-pointer made it a double-digit lead which Buffen extended to 16 with seven straight points.
UAB enjoyed a 23-3 advantage on points off turnovers and scored 52 points in the paint.
Both teams shot over 50% in the first half with Georgia holding a slender lead through much of it before the teams exchanged the lead four times in the last two minutes. The Bulldogs led 42-41 at the break on Hill's drive in the final seconds.
UAB was a little under its average of 92 points per game but its total was 23 points more than Georgia had been giving up.
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Looking back, it sounds like Dwight Howard was willing to do anything, even sign an extension, in order to NOT be sent to the Lakers.
New Jersey Nets nearly pulled off trade for Orlando Magic star Dwight Howard - NYPOST.com
According to league sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity, Orlando brass got fed up with Howard's yes-no-maybe posturing and threatened to trade him to the Lakers, not his desired location, if he did not sign an agreement to waive the opt-out clause for the final season of his contract. Howard eventually signed the papers, but only after he was told "he would be a Laker by the end of the day," according to one source.
That's almost enough to make me like him more, except when you factor in all the other crazy stuff he's been up to lately. And about that; many writers are counting down the days till the big breakup in Orlando.
After sabotaging his status in Orlando, it's time Dwight Howard leaves - Ian Thomsen - SI.com
The dysfunctional pursuit of eternal happiness is backfiring on the Orlando Magic. It is becoming impossible to like Dwight Howard, who wants so desperately to be liked. The Magic desperately want to keep him, but now he must leave. It's as if no one on either side of the table thought this mess through all the way to the end. The outcome is inevitable. Howard cannot stay in Orlando, because, A) he appears to hold power over the franchise, and B) more threatening, he doesn't know what to do with the power.
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You may think the comfort of an SCBA is subjective, but it's really not. Here are 10 obvious—and not so obvious—ways firefighters should judge the comfort of their SCBA.
1. Realistic Movement
The SCBA feels nice on your back, right? When you tried it on in the training room, it felt good. When you did some light work during the evaluation, it didn't feel bad, did it? Try donning the SCBA and make some actual fireground movements. Bend over and twist. Reach. Run. Judge comfort on the full range of motions, not just light work in a training room.
2. Air Delivery
An SCBA is meant to deliver air when you probably wouldn't survive without it. Let that sink in for a moment. You probably wouldn't survive without it. I don't know about you, but that sounds like a very uncomfortable situation. First thing I would think of when it comes to this issue of comfort is how comfortable I am with the delivery of that air. A sweatshirt is comfortable to wear. But will you still be comfortable when running into a smoky hallway with it on your back in place of an SCBA? No, you wouldn't because you are shopping for an SCBA to deliver air to you in that hallway and a sweatshirt would not do that.
3. Notifications
Does your SCBA notify you if you have a debris-induced failure limiting your air? Maybe you got some material consistent with drywall filler inside your system that started to plug air flow through the reducer or plug the filter, possibly during a cylinder change when you were in a rush (not like anyone is ever in a rush doing a cylinder change on scene). What if I told you that my SCBA was likely the only one in the world with a complete backup pressure reducer which would take over in that situation, AND NOTIFY YOU that you were starting to have a problem with air flow? Is that comforting?
4. Automatic Mayday Signals
Imagine you and your crew were in a nasty fire and you were almost at the point where you felt trapped. Then the guy with the radio gets pinned and can't reach his mayday button. Uncomfortable? Definitely! An SCBA should send an automatic mayday signal to the outside if you go motionless. Anyone can simply hit a button on their SCBA to alert the fireground of a possible or actual mayday, even without a radio. Does that make you feel just a little more comfortable as you approach that hallway?
5. Size and Durability of Components
During the evaluation of SCBA, what if I showed you the inside of my SCBA and the size/durability of the components? Would that make you feel comfortable smashing yourself through a small opening during a profile move?
6. Financial Comfort
What is the real cost of an SCBA? Notice the word cost and not price. Our SCBA might not be priced lower than everyone, but over the course of the life, it will cost you less to own. Does it make you feel comfortable knowing that you made a decision that the next 15 years' worth of firefighters and officers will thank you for when their budgets get pinched even tighter? You may not care about budgets in your job, until they have to start cutting other resources you need to fulfill mandatory SCBA overhauls.
7. Unnecessary Mandatory Overhauls
Who wants to replace components just for the sake of replacing components? You have enough to worry about with your job, let alone worrying about whether you performed an overhaul to the SCBA. We design the SCBA to stand the test of time. We also have the finest technicians in the industry working on the best equipment, just in case something goes wrong. With simple testing procedures performed by a Scott certified technician every year, our SCBA just keep working.
8. Recertification of Technicians
Speaking of our technicians, isn't it comforting to know how often they have to recertify with us? We audit them annually, we host annual service summits, they recertify regularly, and we are constantly making sure they are up to speed and staying best in class with proper tools and education.
9. Air Consumption
Have you ever stopped to think where the air is going when your low air warning device activates? How critical is that air? Would it make you comfortable knowing the air from the Vibralert is maintained inside of the facepiece rather than dumping directly into the ambient atmosphere? Our SCBA works efficiently so that you can work effectively… and safely might I add.
10. Extensive End-User Network
Would you feel comfortable knowing that the local fire organizations around you likely use Scott Safety SCBA? How about the national fire academies and the state/local fire training schools? Does their trust in Scott Safety make you feel comfortable?
I don't know about you, but I find comfort knowing that our SCBA are reliable, trusted, durable, and easy to use. That's what the U.S. fire service deserves and that's what Scott Safety builds for you.
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Four employees stole $46,000 in food stamps over a seven year period, a legislative audit revealed. The report states less than $1,000 has been recovered and one of the employees is still employed.
A spokesperson for DCFS would not agree to an interview Wednesday, but in a written response to auditors, the state agency notes it has "zero tolerance" for theft and employees caught stealing are fired.
The audit reports a number of other problems at the agency, including $22,772 in mismanaged welfare benefits and a potential $5.5 million federal fine for lack of oversight in grants from the federal government.
Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera said the report represents a failure of management in the agency. He said Governor Jindal's administration overhauled several state agencies in recent years and the changes were poorly planned.
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Whether you're not satisfied with your present coffee roaster, you should probably check this FreshRoast SR500 review out.
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The FreshRoast SR500 is the brand new model that comes as a larger version of the Plus 8. It is very easy to use, quiet, quick, produces very little smoke, and excellent value for the money.
Green coffee is poured into a glass jar. The husks accumulate in the upper separator during roasting. There is a measure to set the volume of coffee.
The FreshRoast SR500 automatic coffee bean roaster has the same capacity (4 scoops, 120 g) and features of the SR300 —plus three temperature settings that can be adjusted any time during the roasting process. The fan speed can be turned up to keep the beans fluid and give an even roast. As the beans become lighter, the fan speed can be turned down and keep the beans from chipping.
The SR500 Fresh Roast is a top-of-the-line roaster. It has very easy to use controls: a mechanism for setting low, medium or high heat, a rheostat for adjusting fan speed, and a digital timer.
The maximum time that can be set is 9.9 minutes, however, it is quite enough to fry most of the degrees, but you can add an additional time of 6 seconds for each press of a button, and also a cooling cycle of 3 minutes, when you press the cooling button, the process starts immediately, so that you can thus "catch" any degree of roasting.
In addition, there are three options for setting the temperature, which can be adjusted at any time during the roasting process.
- High temperature = 255 degrees,
- Medium = 235 degrees
- Low temperature = 200 degrees
Manufacturer added a fan speed regulator, which allows you to adjust the roasting process better. Fan speed is adjustable in the adjustment range + or – 10%. Starting roasting, when the coffee is not dry enough, the fan speed can be maximal, so that the grains are not burnt, as soon as the grain becomes lighter, the fan speed can be reduced.
It will roast approximately 5 oz. of beans in about 6 minutes (plus cooling time). this will give you about 17-20 cups of coffee.
The manufacturer offers a 1-year warranty and comes with operating instructions — brand new in original box.
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Design: The Samsung Galaxy watch 46mm is a smart watch with vintage touch which in turn adds an elegant look to it.
Samsung has used its ultimate circular design equipping the smart-watch with DX+ scratch resistant Gorilla glass.
This amazing touchscreen smart-watch is also having a rotating bezel UI. This smart-watch is also equipped with elastomer strap material which provides utmost pleasure when tied in hand.
Performance: This smart is equipped with a 472 mAh battery which enables it to carry on for 3 days based on usage.
It has got a 1.15GHz Exynos 9110 dual core processor with 1GB RAM which makes the operations quite fast and it runs equally parallel with 4GB internal storage.
This smart watch is equally compatible with both iphone and android operated phones.
Social Touch: This smart-watch provides one with notifications, in the form of vibrations, for calls, messages and other applications like Facebook, WhatsApp, twitter etc.
This is a swim ready smart-watch upto 50 m and therefore it is very easy to carry it anywhere anytime.
Additional Features: You get a long list of additional features at your service with this extremely adorable smart-watch.
You get to know your exercise time, how much calories you burned a day, pace and distance, and you also get to know about your heart rate on necessity.
It has got a built in GPS which enables you to check your physical locations and map routes.
It carries a super amoled display of 1.33 inch which is going to steal your heart. It also plays MP3 and several other formats in it.
This piece of excellence is an absolute value for money model if some small bits are not taken into consideration. It is furnished with a wireless charger which again makes it adorable.
Even it has got a handsome battery back-up. This smart-watch would be an amazing buy in the quoted price tag. Check out Samsung Galaxy 46 mm Smartwatch Manual.
|Sales Package
|Smartwatch, Charging Dock, Travel Adapter, Strap, Quick Setting Guide
|Fitness & Outdoor
|Strap Color
|Model Number
|Ideal For
|Water Resistant
|Strap Material
|Model Name
|Galaxy Watch 46 mm
|Water Resistance Depth
|50 m
|Dial Shape
|Call Function
|Bluetooth Version
|Other Connectivity Features
|NFC, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n)
|63 g
|Strap Buckle
|Rechargeable Battery
|Notification Type
|3-axis Accelerometer, Ggyro, Barometer, Heart Rate Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor
|Charger Type
|WPC Based Wireless Charging
|Battery Type
|Lithium Polymer
|Compatible Device
|iPhone, Android Smartphones
|Other Features
|22 mm Interchangeable Strap, 472 mAh Battery, US Military Standard (MIL-STD-810G) Compliant, Circular Design and Vintage Textured Body, Check Physical Location and Map Routes with Built-in GPS (Supports A-GPS / Glonass)
|Battery Life
|Upto 3 Days (Based on Usage)
|Display Resolution
|360 x 360 Pixels
|Scratch Resistant
|Display Size
|1.33 inch
|Other Display Features
|Always-on Color Display with Scratch Resistant Gorilla Glass DX+
|Display Type
|Super AMOLED
|Backlight Display
|Warranty Summary
|1 Year Warranty
|Domestic Warranty
|1 Year
|Warranty Service Type
|Carry In
|International Warranty
|1 Year
|Covered in Warranty
|Manufacturing Defects
|Not Covered in Warranty
|Physical Damage
|Operating System
|Tizen Wearable OS
|Processor Speed
|1.15 GHz
|Compatible Operating System
|Android & iOS
|Internal Memory
|Number of Cores
|Processor Name
|Exynos 9110 Dual Core Processor
|Calorie Count
|Date & Time Display
|Step Count
|Number of Buttons
|Heart Rate Monitor
|Other Watch Functions
|Customizable Watch Faces, Calendar Alerts, Receive Notifications for Calls, Messages, Emails, and Other Apps (Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp)
|Alarm Clock
|Other Fitness Features
|Tracks: Distance, Pace, Steps, Sleep Quality, Calories Burned, Heart Rate
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|Rs. 4999
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|Rs. 1099
|Samsung Galaxy Watch 46 mm Smartwatch
|Rs. 16990
|Huami Amazfit Verge Smartwatch
|Rs. 5999
|Apple Watch Series 3
|Rs. 22900
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|Rs. 824
|Apple Watch Series 4
|Rs. 49900
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|Rs. 18696
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|Rs. 12999
|Fitbit Versa Lite Edition Smartwatch
|Rs. 14949
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 46 mm Smartwatch price is Rs. 16990 as on 28 Nov, 2023.
You can buy Samsung Galaxy Watch 46 mm Smartwatch from Amazon and Flipkart but subject to stock availability.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 46 mm Smartwatch has been rated 4.7 out of 5 by our editor.
According to our research, Samsung is a good smart watch brand.


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by Linda and Max
(Yorkshire, England)
King of the Road
Here's a photo I took of Max yesterday on our way back from lunch at the local pub.
He just loves sticking his head out of the car window so see and sniff what's going on outside.
As you can see, it's quite breezy where we live in Yorkshire and Max's ears are like little wings - fortunately he hasn't taken off yet!
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The Holiday Inn Pattaya is located along the quieter, Northern end of the 3KM long Beach Road strip. Although Walking Street and most of the city's nightlife are found at the opposite end, transportation is a breeze since baht buses stop right outside of the drive and for 10 THB will take you anywhere along beach road. The Holiday Inn Pattaya comprises two modern high rise buildings, while all rooms get partial views over the Gulf of Siam, the ones in the Bay tower have the best balcony panoramic views over the city and ocean. To be frank, staying at a Holiday Inn in North America or in Europe has never been much of an eventful experience, I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised with the level of quality here in South-East Asia, reception area is bright and tastefully decorated, infinity pool layout overlooking the seafront is gorgeous, staff are extremely pleasant and helpful, buffet breakfast is outstanding. I stayed in the executive tower, room itself was very clean, modern, bed, linen, pillows and duvet were very comfortable, tastefully furnished a sofa and footstool. Overall I can recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a quieter beachfront location with some good levels of comfort. Have a look above for the pictures of the room and hotel amenities.
The Holiday Inn Pattaya Guest Friendly Policy: Greetings from Holiday Inn Pattaya, Regarding to your inquiry, please kindly be informed that the hotel allows to bring back an unregistered guest without any charges. However, your guest would have to leave ID at the reception.


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Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom
Hi, I'm Heidi ... a self-awareness explorer!
The Center for Human Potential aims to engage teenagers with a deep dive into who they are and who they aspire to be – it is our belief that this exploration of self will lead to living a more authentic life full of meaning, purpose and passion.
At a time when teenagers are about to make some very big decisions regarding education, careers, relationships, and social lives - decisions that cost time, money, energy, and focus - it's imperative to understand personal belief systems, motivating values, underlying desires, coping mechanisms, habit-making and -breaking strategies, emotional triggers, and more.
When you partner with The Center for Human Potential, you'll:
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The Center for Human Potential believes the fundamental job of teenagers is to answer the question:
Who Am I?
We believe they are eager to do this work by having these conversations, making important peer connections, getting curious, asking tough questions, being seen and heard, being vulnerable, self-reflecting and dreaming big!
Not with parents -who sometimes discipline, teachers -who typically grade, therapists -who try to heal, or even coaches -who want to push. But, with each other, who probably understand!
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TAMPA — At 31, Cassandra Mattison has served as English department head, writing resource teacher and Advanced Placement literature teacher at Spoto High School.
She fills in when teachers are on leave. She sponsors the student government. She organizes Saturday writing sessions. She has led food drives, seat belt campaigns and Relay for Life.
She says students at the Riverview school call her "that crazy lady." And on Thursday evening her brand of insanity won her the title of Teacher of the Year for Hillsborough County.
"This is what I was meant to do," Mattison said after the ceremony, describing tutoring stints that began in her teenage years. During her parents' divorce, she found stability in the classroom.
"School was my safe place," she said.
Indeed, in accepting the award, she thanked the teachers at every school she has attended in Hillsborough County, starting with Shaw Elementary and ending with King High School.
"I would not be standing where I am today if it were not for teachers like you," she told the audience of more than 2,000 educators.
It was an evening of student testimonials, anecdotes and musical entertainment from Gaither High School.
Superintendent MaryEllen Elia told the crowd, "We get to see the people who make miracles happen every day in the Hillsborough County schools."
Socorrito Claudio, who teaches language arts and social studies to special-needs students and English language learners at Wimauma Elementary School and described herself as "one of those at-risk kids," was named the Ida S. Baker Diversity Educator of the Year.
Secretary Maryann Bordonaro of Essrig Elementary School took top honors as instructional support employee. Bordonaro launched the Carrollwood school's Relay for Life and stood in for parents who could not attend conference night so the children could celebrate their progress, according to principal Teresa Campbell.
Mattison's award was announced last, and she was calm and purposeful as she urged her colleagues: "Look around this room. People like you are the ones who make these things happen."
Spoto principal Phillip Carr, who was an assistant principal at King when Mattison was a student there, said, "I'm overjoyed for her."
Eyeing a voluminous list of her accomplishments at Spoto, he said, "She has done it all."
Mattison described in detail her efforts to improve students' writing at Spoto. Fellow teachers were enlisted to cold-call students and invite them to Saturday classes in preparation for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.
The school enjoyed spectacular FCAT results, and Mattison was asked to run another Saturday program the following year.
In one 10th grade class, the teacher was on leave. "Those students had discipline issues, sporadic attendance, and run-ins with the law," she wrote.
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Mattison taught them during her conference period. "When final scores were released, I learned every student in that class passed the test."
News of the three winners, always a carefully guarded secret, was revealed early Thursday when the Tampa Bay Times inadvertently distributed a special section with the winners a day early.
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European Press Publishers welcome the launch of a competition investigation on Google's conduct in the online advertising and data market
The European Newspaper Publishers Association (ENPA) and the European Magazine Media Association (EMMA) welcome today's launch of an antitrust investigation by DG Competition to assess whether Google's position in the advertising market constitutes a violation of competition law.
In particular, the European Commission will focus on whether Google is distorting competition by restricting access by third parties to user data for advertising purposes on websites and apps, while reserving such data for its own use. This investigation follows subsequent announcements from Google that they would phase-out third party cookies, suggesting to replace them with their own Privacy Sandbox. This tool would only allow targeting users through cohorts made within the browser itself, creating a black-box that would further reinforce the reliance of service providers on Google's intermediation and its gatekeeper role.
European press publishers share the Commission's concern that Google might retain privileged access to users' data through the log-ins on its own platforms and its presence at all stages of the online advertising supply chain. Since online publications depend to a large extent on revenues from online advertising, any unilateral restriction affecting users' targeting has a direct impact on the financing possibilities of the free press. Phasing out third party cookies would already disproportionately affect press publishers, that would no longer be able to process users' data in a meaningful way.
Ilias Konteas, EMMA – ENPA Executive Director, said: "We already highlighted our concerns over the fact that a dominant private company competing in the advertising market could impose its own policies on all the other players. This investigation is a timely initiative that would look into the dynamics of the advertising market and ensure the respect of the level playing field. With the upcoming DMA, there is an opportunity that should not be lost to restore online competition that has been distorted by those gatekeepers and guarantee that press publishers can continue to offer their services online on a fair and non-discriminatory basis".
The European Magazine Media Association, is the unique and complete representation of Europe's magazine media, which is today enjoyed by millions of consumers on various platforms, encompassing both paper and digital formats.www.magazinemedia.eu
The European Newspaper Publishers' Association (ENPA) is the largest representative body of newspaper publishers across Europe. ENPA advocates for 14 national associations across 14 European countries, and is a principal interlocutor to the EU institutions and a key driver of media policy debates in the European Union.www.enpa.eu


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James joined Mtech Access as a senior medical writer in 2018 following a successful tenure as a medical writer in another medical communications agency where he gained extensive experience in value proposition development and communication.
James has developed materials spanning a broad range of therapy areas for both pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. His disease areas of expertise include oncology, diabetes, protein allergy, schizophrenia, and malnutrition in critical/chronic illness.
James has a PhD in food chemistry from Massey University, New Zealand.


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••• Water from the 30 Park Place plaza's water features has been running all over, so now someone has put plastic barriers around them.
••• From Brookfield Place: "From August 28 to September 1, the Waterfront Plaza at Brookfield Place will be taken over by a pop-up tennis court for guests of all ages to try their hand at a serve. The court will host daily events for all experience levels ranging from tennis lessons, clinics, open court, and a corporate tournament later in the day. Kicking off the event on Monday, August 28, two surprise tennis legends will christen the courts with a special one-off match at 8 p.m."
••• "I am wondering if you know whether Citigroup has a deal with the city that allows them to jackhammer and drill into the night and on weekends without regard for the hardworking (and high-rent-paying) citizens," asked I. "For those of us living across the street, the constant construction noise is maddening." I bet. I wouldn't be surprised if the Department of Buildings has granted after-hours permits to the project. You can check by going to the DOB website, and entering the borough and address (388 Greenwich). Look for the link to after-hours permits in the lower right of the page. Clicking that will get you to the approved variances. You can always complain to Community Board 1, which can drag in the developer/contractor for a discussion. Citi regularly goes before CB1 to give updates, so you should keep an eye on the agendas and attend the next one to complain about the issue. You'll have much more impact if you get others to attend, too.
••• I had forgotten about New York Vintners's plan for a big "indoor farm" at 100 Church, most of which will be below ground, but here's the street-level part at 61-69 Barclay.
•••Well, this sure is tacky. I thought the only reason the city is in the newsstand business is to collect advertising revenue—so why does a panel go without advertising? (If no one wants to pay, offer it to local groups.) And since the city is in charge of the design specifications, can't it insist on none of this ugly, flashing lighting?
Funny thing about this newsstand – it doesn't sell newspapers.
That newsstand is next to my building, and it is indeed garish. When we first heard about it we researched whether there was anything we could do and there was not. These newsstands are multiplying like rabbits. Hard to believe that they do enough business to justify the license and other costs, but who knows?
This was a Bloomberg thing…a lot of stands went out of business because they couldn't afford their share of the "upgrade."


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Henry Lawson
17 June 1867 – 2 September 1922 / Grenfell, New South Wales
The Roaring Days
The night too quickly passes
And we are growing old,
So let us fill our glasses
And toast the Days of Gold;
When finds of wondrous treasure
Set all the South ablaze,
And you and I were faithful mates
All through the roaring days!
Then stately ships came sailing
From every harbour's mouth,
And sought the land of promise
That beaconed in the South;
Then southward streamed their streamers
And swelled their canvas full
To speed the wildest dreamers
E'er borne in vessel's hull.
Their shining Eldorado,
Beneath the southern skies,
Was day and night for ever
Before their eager eyes.
The brooding bush, awakened,
Was stirred in wild unrest,
And all the year a human stream
Went pouring to the West.
The rough bush roads re-echoed
The bar-room's noisy din,
When troops of stalwart horsemen
Dismounted at the inn.
And oft the hearty greetings
And hearty clasp of hands
Would tell of sudden meetings
Of friends from other lands;
When, puzzled long, the new-chum
Would recognise at last,
Behind a bronzed and bearded skin,
A comrade of the past.
And when the cheery camp-fire
Explored the bush with gleams,
The camping-grounds were crowded
With caravans of teams;
Then home the jests were driven,
And good old songs were sung,
And choruses were given
The strength of heart and lung.
Oh, they were lion-hearted
Who gave our country birth!
Oh, they were of the stoutest sons
From all the lands on earth!
Oft when the camps were dreaming,
And fires began to pale,
Through rugged ranges gleaming
Would come the Royal Mail.
Behind six foaming horses,
And lit by flashing lamps,
Old 'Cobb and Co.'s', in royal state,
Went dashing past the camps.
Oh, who would paint a goldfield,
And limn the picture right,
As we have often seen it
In early morning's light;
The yellow mounds of mullock
With spots of red and white,
The scattered quartz that glistened
Like diamonds in light;
The azure line of ridges,
The bush of darkest green,
The little homes of calico
That dotted all the scene.
I hear the fall of timber
From distant flats and fells,
The pealing of the anvils
As clear as little bells,
The rattle of the cradle,
The clack of windlass-boles,
The flutter of the crimson flags
Above the golden holes.
. . . . .
Ah, then our hearts were bolder,
And if Dame Fortune frowned
Our swags we'd lightly shoulder
And tramp to other ground.
But golden days are vanished,
And altered is the scene;
The diggings are deserted,
The camping-grounds are green;
The flaunting flag of progress
Is in the West unfurled,
The mighty bush with iron rails
Is tethered to the world.
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|Charles F. Kuenneke
My father served on the diesel boats Clamagore and Bergall, and the nukes Sturgeon and Sandlance. When on shore duty, my father pushed boots not once but twice in Orlando, FL. He is survived be his mother, Martha Kuenneke and two sons: IT1/SS George Kuenneke and Christopher Kuenneke. Fair Winds and Following Seas!
IT1/SS George Kuenneke (son)


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Welcome to UCM - Bespoke Steel Fabrications
We design, manufacture & install all types of Mezzanine Flooring, Structural Steelwork, Heavy Duty Racking, Steel Staircases, Balustrade, Steel Fabrications, Metal Processing & Self Storage Solutions.
United Construction & Manufacturing have a long history as metal fabricators. We are part of the United Group of Companies, who have been trading for over 41 years and offer many specialist services. We are an industry leader, proud of its accreditations and trusted by some of the most prestigious names in the business world.
We are structural steel and mezzanine flooring fabricators, who have a wealth of experience and skilled teams who are experts in their field. In conjunction with our associated companies, we offer an all in one solution for businesses wishing to expand their floor area, without having to move premises.
Based in Haverhill, Suffolk, we also manufacture a wide range of tailor-made products to the business world. If its metal we fabricate it!
Our in house technical department is equipped with the latest 3D CAD technology and staffed by qualified draftsmen, structural engineers and contract managers. We have successfully overseen thousands of large and small projects, relating to many different concepts and designs. We take time to understand your ambitions and the logistics of your organisation and then work with you to implement your plans. Quality, value and service are our priorities when dealing with all customers and these have been the foundations of our continued success.


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Assalaamu áIaykum
I am a LESBIAN (BUTCH), I fill comfortable in men's clothes and its been long I wanted to be a MUSLIM or practice ISLAMIC Religion. Would it be possible for me to practice ISLAMIC Religion or be part the MUSLIM people dressing up in men's clothes?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
There are two aspects to your query.
One is related to belief and the other is related to conduct.
When Allah(God) wishes to guide and bless someone, He inspires the person and guides the person. Your desire to become a muslim and believe in the Oneness of Allah and His powerful attributes and the religion of Islam is an inspiration and guidance from Allah Taala (The All Mighty). Allah wishes to take you in His special mercy and kindness. Thank Allah for such a thought and value the thought of accepting Islam and embrace Islam without delay.
We advise you to study more about Islam and understand the beautiful religion of Islam. Beliefs and ideologies influences one's thoughts, conduct and attitude. When a person has an internal wound, that has an impact on his thinking, his conduct and attitude. When one takes medication, the wound heals and that has a positive effect on ones thinking, conduct and attitude.
We advise you to accept Islam as you are and study Islam with an open mind. When the beautiful teachings of Islam will saturate in your heart, that will have a positive effect on your thinking and conduct and you will enjoy a better quality of life.
We pray to Allah to guide you and bless you with Islam and the beautiful practises of Islam. If you require any further assistance, you may correspond with us. It is a pleasure to serve you.
And Allah Ta'āla Knows Best
Huzaifah Deedat
Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia
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At our best
Blogging by the open window tonight, with the TV off. It's so wonderful to be without background noise sometimes. Also a great opportunity to slap down some of my recent thoughts about the profession I somehow found myself in.
I still smile when I walk by the newsroom bulletin board, full of thank you notes-- some formal, one scribbled on a postcard. The handwriting reveals a range of generations but most carry the same message-- 'Thanks for your Hurricane Irene coverage!' Of course we all love a little positive reinforcement, but each time I see them, it reminds of why television news is so important. Our wall-to-wall coverage that weekend really mattered to people.
Severe weather conditions are one of those non-discriminating, across the board concerns that touch all of us. It doesn't matter what corner of Hampton Roads or the country you live in--if a hurricane is coming, you and the people you love could be in danger. The seemingly endless coverage by TV news outlets is no doubt tiresome for many, but also a testament to that old saying, 'knowledge is power'. In my experience, it's the unknown of what 50 MPH winds can do, or how fast water can rise that is so scary and captivating. TV news takes you there. We show you what's not safe to check out on your own. How bad is it in your cousin's neighborhood? Is the downtown area drivable? We tell you. Despite all the jabs (my eye doctor recently asked, "You weren't one of the idiots standing out in the hurricane, were you??"), it's valuable. It means a lot to a lot of people.
As I approach my first anniversary at WVEC, I've come to believe more and more that my peers and I perform at our best in the most challenging times. Sleeping on hard cots next to snoring co-workers, being absolutely drenched to the bone and not completely sure you won't blow away, and finding sand in EVERY crevice of every news car for weeks to come is no deterrent. Our coverage was about sharing stories, keeping people safe and connecting our audience to the outside world in a time when mother nature was stirring up trouble. And the newsroom food isn't bad either. :)
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Weddings At The Windmill
"What a perfect day we had at the Windmill. I know all brides would say that they had the best wedding, but I really did. Thank you so much for making it so special"
Willesborough Windmill is a beautifully restored landmark and working windmill located in the heart of Kent, England. Originally built in 1869 it is a Grade II* listed building providing a stunning wedding venue and a breathtaking backdrop to your special day. Our venue is perfect for the smaller wedding of up to 50 people.
Our experienced function co-ordinator is available to assist and advise with preparations and ensure a smooth running of your day; from the moment your guests arrive to the moment you leave the venue. They will work with you to achieve the wedding that you want, offering you a truly unique experience on your special day.
The landmark is situated close to junction 10 of the M20 motorway giving the venue has easy access for you and your guests including ample free parking on site. Upon arrival for your special day, guests will be offered a complimentary drink in the sun-lit courtyard and treated to a glass of sparkling wine to toast the Bride and Groom following the ceremony.
The ceremony takes place in the ground floor of the windmill itself, providing an intimate and unique atmosphere that is customizable through the use of decorations and floral displays. Adjacent to this, the Millers Cottage and Victorian garden provide the perfect backdrop for the bride upon arrival.
Following the ceremony, a popular photo opportunity is on the beautiful gallery surrounding the third floor of the mill. From here your view overlooks the courtyard and barn with views across the Wye Downs and Willesborough.
For your wedding breakfast and evening reception, the adjacent 19th Century Kentish beamed barn is available offering its own kitchen and bar area. You can also choose from a comprehensive selection of menus to suit you and your guests and have it prepared and served by our in-house catering team.
Into the evening, the tables can be cleared in the barn creating the perfect space for your evening entertainment.
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Photography - www.johnlynchphotography.co.uk
Florist - www.bloominggayles.co.uk


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Mention ravioli and many will conjure the horrendous tinned garbage of the 1980s and 90s in their mind's eye. Thankfully times have moved on, our palates have matured and as a nation we have a greater interest in what we eat, where we get it from and how it is made.
Pasta is a great summer meal builder as it can be adapted to so many different dishes while retaining the lightness not to be too stodgy in hot weather. Here we look at Ravioli and show in simple steps that even a maladroit meal-time mess maker such as myself is capable of plating up a dish that confounds the rest of the family
150g plain flour
1 egg yolk
25g of dry white breadcrumbs
1 egg
75g of chopped spinach
50g of sun dried tomatoes in olive oil, chopped. (If you only have dry, revitalise them as per packet instructions and reserve the liquid)
50g of freshly grated parmesan cheese
4 tbsp tomato puree
375 ml of cold water
2 tbsp flour
Prefer to work in metric? Need a weight or liquid conversion chart?
- Sift 150g of plain flour onto a clean kitchen top or large board. Make an indentation in the centre, add the egg yolk and enough water to form a stiff dough. Knead until smooth, then leave in a covered bowl for ten minutes.
- Meanwhile, you can continue with the filling. Mix the chopped spinach, parmesan, sun-dried tomatoes, bread crumbs and egg. Moisten with a dash of water until you have a dry paste. Season well.
- After ten minutes, pull out the dough and roll until it is paper thin. (This is where a pasta machine comes in handy, but for pasta types like ravioli, just roll it out with the rolling pin as best you can. It will still taste like only fresh pasta can!)
- Using a pastry knife, cut the rolled out dough into into 8cm (3 inch) strips. Now, to make the ravioli, start at the top of 1 strip. Leave a gap of 5 cm (2 inches) from the top edge of the pasta and put a teaspoon of the filling on the pasta strip. Fold the top of the pasta (where you left the gap) over the filling and pinch around the sides to seal it in. Slice the ravioli square off the strip with a sharp knife and put to one side. Continue this until all the pasta strips have been filled.
- When you are ready to eat, drop the ravioli in boiling water for 10 minutes and serve with a drizzle of olive oil, a green salad and a good bottle of wine.
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Jill Harrington lives, breathes and dreams sales. If she is not presenting on stage or conducting sales labs at client sites she is on the road with sales teams, on the phones with telesales professionals or growing her own business. In her spare time she studies with some of the greatest business thought leaders of our time so that she remains current and relevant.
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Sales expert, speaker and trainer, Jill Harrington, never planned to sell for a living. Having moved from the UK to North America with an impressive marketing background of little value on a different continent she simply needed to eat. She found her sweet spot in an extraordinary sales career that ultimately led to the executive suite. In 2002, frustrated by the number of talented sales professionals and business owners settling for mediocre results, Jill founded salesSHIFT, with the single intent of getting sales professionals and business leaders to think differently about what it takes to succeed in sales.
To quote Jill, "Too many sales people, even entire sales organizations, work way too hard doing the wrong things for the wrong reasons. Your team may be stuck in a rut doing what they've always done, doing what your competitors do, or simply doing too much of what doesn't work. The net result… You're making it way too hard for your clients and potential clients to choose you!"
Jill's commitment to you:
- My content is not theory. I am with sales reps, or out selling, every day. I bring real world examples (the good and the bad) to the stage.
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COMET Combined Microscopic and Endoscopic surgery
Endoscopic sinus surgery has grown in leaps and bounds. With better understanding of the mucociliary mechanisms in clearing the sinuses has made the endoscopic surgeon more conservative. In this surgical modality two optical systems are used surgically to treat nose and paranasal sinuses.
The optical systems used are:
1. Optical microscope
2. Nasal endoscope.
This combination of both optical systems for the same surgical procedure is called combined microscopic and endoscopic technique (COMET surgery).
The microscope commonly used in this surgical procedure is the Zeiss, with 300 mm objective lens. The optimal magnification preferred is 6 x.
Major parameters of optical systems used in this surgery:
1. Focal distance (working distance)
2. Depth of field (focus)
3. Numerical aperture
4. Field of view
5. Resolution
6. Brightness
7. Distortion
8. Protection
Focal distance: (working distance) is defined as the distance between the object and the first surface of the lens system. For optimal surgical results this distance should be really a comfortable one. The maximum working distance should not exceed the length of the operating surgeons arm. The working distance increases when the focal length of the objective lens is increased. As far as the microscope is concerned this is optimally 300 mm.
When using a microscope the head of the surgeon is held steady behind the eyepiece, the focus is adjusted by simply turning a knob provided for this purpose. Both the hands are incidentally free for purposes of manipulation.
In the case of an endoscope, the focal distance is fixed and cannot be adjusted. The working space is also limited. The head and one of the hand of the surgeon will have to move to keep the operating field in focus.
Depth of field (focus): is defined as the distance by which the image may be shifted longitudinally with reference to the retina of the viewer's eye without blur. This is actually the visible depth of the object. A microscope understandably provides a much larger field of depth, making the surgeon really comfortable. Where as in an endoscope the depth of field is shorter, and hence the endoscope should be moved constantly to increase its field of depth.
Numerical aperture: This is related to the depth of field (focus), the luminance and the resolution of the system. The numerical aperture of the microscope is smaller and hence more light is required to illuminate the target area. The resolution limit is also smaller than that of an endoscope. This aperture can be varied and adjusted.
In an endoscope the numerical aperture is higher and the image hence looks brighter, with better finer details. However the numerical aperture is fixed and cannot be adjusted.
Field of view: In the case of microscope the field of view is more extended, and the surgeon is able to follow the movement of almost the whole of the surgical instrument, where as in the case of an endoscope, the field is much smaller and hence only the tip of the surgical instrument used will be visible.
Resolution: is defined as the minimal distance which is necessary to separate two points in a surgical field. In the case of a microscope, the resolution limit is smaller, but can be varied and adjusted. In the case of an endoscope the resolution is higher, giving finer details in a clear form. However the resolution is fixed in the case of an endoscope.
Luminance: Is defined as the brightness of an image. In the case of a microscope the luminance is smaller, but can always be increased by using a bright light. The endoscope has a higher luminance. Since the tip of the endoscope acts as the light source, surgical instruments with highly reflective surfaces whne held close may cause distortion and saturation of images.
Cleanliness / protection: This is vital in any surgery to prevent any post operative infections. In the case of a microscope all the optical systems are far away from the surgical field, and hence is ideally protected. The endoscope however must be place close to the operating field, hence is prone for staining, fogging and scratching.
Microscope / Endoscope Optical perfomances:
|Optical characteristics
|Focal length
|0.5 - 100 mm
|0.2 - 5 mm
|5x - 5000x
|2x - 26x
|Numerical aperture
|0.10 - 0.96
|0.25 - 0.7
|Resolution power
|<430 l p/mm
|250 - 400 l p/mm
|Field depth
|Few micrometers
|Micrometers to nanometer
|Field of view
|6 - 20 mm
|30 - 120 degrees (different scopes)
Ergonomics of a microscope:
The major advantage of a microscope is that it is rigid, self supported and positioned far away from the surgical field. The field of view is large, with a good depth of field. The major advantage being both the hands of the surgeon are left free for manipulation.
Ergonomics of an endoscope:
The endoscope provides good image clarity, and resolution. By changing the endoscope angular vision is possible. The major disadvantage is that one hand is occupied for manipulation of the endoscope, leaving only one hand for surgical instrumentation.
By judicious combination of both these excellent optical instruments ideal surgical results can be achieved in COMET surgery.
The surgery is ideally performed under general anesthesia. The patient is placed in supine position, with head slightly elevated and gently rotated towards the surgeon.
The surgeon should be standing, with the patient's nose right in front of his eyes.
General anesthesia is preferred because of its obvious advantages. The oropharynx should be packed with moist gauze. Before intubation the nasal cavity of the pateint is packed with gauze impregnated with 1% xylocaine with 1 in 100,000 adrenaline. This helps to shrink the nasal mucosa and the turbinates making visiblity of insides of nasal cavities easy.
1. Septoplasty is performed if necessary for access. If needed this step may be done under microscopy.
2. Management of middle turbinate comes next. Concha if present must be removed.
3. Unicinectomy is performed under microscopy.
4. Maxillary antrostomy: This includes removal of diseased mucosa, irrigation with warm normal saline. The maxillary sinus is visualised using
a angled endoscope. Residual disease from inside the sinus cavity should be removed.
5. Ethmoidectomy (partial or total according to situation)
6. Frontal sinusotomy (performed using endoscopes angled), with irrigation with normal saline.
7. Sphenoidotomy using angled telescopes. Irrigation with normal saline is performed.
8. Removal of inferior turbinate if necessary.


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A marvellous meditation on the spatial and temporal reorientation brought to light by the pandemic. Covering isolation in the home, and the shock of a new daily existence that produces distinct aesthetic experiences, Cachopo explores the digital pandemic through globalization, inequality, biopolitics, technology and disaster capitalism.
Lydia Goehr, Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University, USA
From Agamben to Žižek, anyone interested in a sober, witty, and productive critique of the ways in which the pandemic has influenced our ways of loving, studying, traveling, coexisting, and creating should read this book.
Ana Ilievska, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer, Stanford University, USA
Among countless books and articles on the COVID-19 crisis, The Digital Pandemic stands out. It is a compelling meditation on the isolation that we have experienced. Philosophically sophisticated and yet thoroughly readable, the book offers fresh insight into the physical separation and digital proximity of life during this unpredictable pandemic.
Jay David Bolter, Wesley Chair of New Media, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Speaking to the urgency of our times, this is a short, incisive book that manages to slow down. Cachopo's analysis moves the critical literature on the pandemic along by highlighting how digital media reshapes the conditions of human imagination.
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As Easter approaches, the quest to find the best maamoul in town becomes harder. I have tasted many, went to three different places and received a dozen different kinds by various makers in town... so far nothing has captured the attention of my taste buds. It's true what they say. Making good maamoul is art by its own right. The challenge is to master the making of the dough. Like French sable, the dough should crumble into a hundred pieces as you bite in. But of course that's not all. The inner filling that plays an important factor here must be fresh and clean from any side residue. The mix should be mixed perfectly to create a tasty marriage that's not chewy, not too hard and not too sweet. Every bite should be perfect. We eat maamoul once every 365 days a year... They must be amazingly tasty.
I was reaching a point of desperation until I was told that Nicolas Audi is producing some fine maamoul. I thought why not try them. They must be good since they are made by one of this country's renowned chefs. Nicolas Audi's maamoul are indeed unique on all fronts. In a long rectangular box you will find 12 bites. Two lines of maamoul, six on each layer, beautifully and neatly packed in double-decker plastic fillers. I didn't know that maamoul could be ordered by a set of six pieces. I made sure to try the traditional flavors before venturing into Nicolas Audi's special creations flavors like "wared", "3asal" and "bosfere". What was supposed to be a tasting session turned out to be a wondrous moment of appreciation, where I ended up eating 12 pieces all by myself.
Pistachio Filling: Finger shaped and covered with powder sugar, the Pistachio maamoul is the longest one in shape. I enjoyed its intense green pistachio purée filling, completely cleaned from any skin or shell residues. Adequately sweet, soft dough that crumbles into a hundred pieces at the touch of your teeth and an enjoyable pistachio flavor... If this one was so good, so simple and so majestic, what was coming next should be marvelous, I said to myself...
Dates or Tamer Filling: You can believe me when I say that these tamer maamoul are like no other in town. All of the tamer maamoul I've tried in the past decade are intense on all levels. They are filled with ingredients that are sticky, chewy, dark in color, which normally ignites unpleasant acid burns. Totally the opposite, Nicolas Audi's tamer maamoul are soft, tender, light and with an interesting purée-like consistency. A subtle flavor of dates filled into fingers of a brown crunchy dough.
Rose or Wared Filling: Just imagine eating real rose petals, caramelized and sweetened. Stuffed into round shaped maamoul dough, these unique creations are beautiful in texture. With a subtle touch of sweetness, these are pure enjoyment in every bite. Excellent to say the least.
Walnuts Filling: None of the walnuts filling maamoul I've tried this season were any good. I was close to breaking my tooth a couple of times, they were so hard. In a round semi circular shape, these maamoul are covered with powdered sugar and stuffed with walnuts that are half mashed and half minced with shiny sugar bits embracing them. Beautiful texture and again, a dough like no other that makes it a fine appreciated maamoul.
Bitter Orange or Bosfere Filing: These are simply wow: It's amazing how the taste of real fresh oranges puts a smile on your face... An enjoyable bitter aftertaste and here you are looking at this maamoul and understanding its yellow filling before putting the other half in your mouth.
Honey Filling: Please allow me to introduce you to a unique dessert – something that can be enjoyed all year long. Round in shape and filled with the best honey this country has to offer, these bites are out of this world. An elastic consistency flows onto your tongue and will amaze you while you try to understand what's happening to your taste buds. Crumbling in style, the dough, lighter than the others, is covered with powder sugar. How majestic! This is truly a creation of a Grand Chef.
Don't miss the chance to try them... They are absolutely worth it. Believe me.
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Davis and Engelman Each Post 20-Point Games in Kansas' 79-57 Win Over Alabama
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Sophomore Carolyn Davis posted her 10th career 20-point game, leading all scorers with 24 points as Kansas women's basketball defeated Alabama 79-57 in front of 2,231 fans in Allen Fieldhouse Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Monica Engelman also posted a 20-point night, her second of the season and third of her career, as she recorded 22 points to go along with a team-high six assists.
Junior Aishah Sutherland registered her fifth double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds, while freshman Keena Mays grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds and tied for the team lead with six assists.
Kansas improved its record to 9-1 with the victory, while Alabama fell to 8-2. The Jayhawks also improved to 8-0 in Allen Fieldhouse for the fourth consecutive season.
Tierney Jenkins recorded a double-double for the Crimson Tide with 17 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out. Ericka Russell was the only other Alabama player in double-figures, scoring 11 points in the game.
Kansas began the second half with a 13-1 run in the first five minutes to take a commanding 47-30 lead and never let the Crimson Tide get closer than 12 points for the remainder of the game. Davis scored five-straight points to cap off the run while Engelman made two consecutive baskets for KU during the stretch.
Kansas pulled away in the final 2:40, going on an 8-0 run to coast to the 22-point final margin. KU shot 58.8 percent from the field and had 19 assists as a team. The Jayhawks outscored Alabama 48-18 on points in the paint. Defensively, Kansas held Alabama to 26.6 percent field goal shooting, including 15.8 percent (3-19) from three-point range.
In the first half, KU only trailed for nine seconds. After a Jasmine Robinson three-point play gave Alabama its first lead of the game, 19-17, with 7:42 remaining in the period, Davis made a layup with 7:33 on the clock to tie the game. That layup sparked a 7-0 by the Jayhawks, which included an Engelman three-point play to give KU a 24-19 lead. Kansas' largest lead in the opening frame came with 4:05 left when a Sutherland jump shot pushed the Jayhawk lead to seven, 28-21. KU took a five-point advantage into the break, 34-29.
For the half, Kansas shot 55.6 percent from the field while holding Alabama to 22.6 percent. KU also dominated points in the paint, 24-8. Davis led all scorers with 12 points in the first 20 minutes, while Sutherland contributed 10.
The game also offered the opportunity for fans to receive free admission with the donation of an unopened toy to Douglas County Toys for Tots. KU gathered 130 toys and raised $350 in cash donations for Toys for Tots as part of the promotion. Kansas fans can continue to donate unopened toys between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the Booth Family Hall of Athletics until Dec. 17. Fans who donate will receive a voucher for two free tickets to an upcoming men's and women's basketball game.
Kansas will look to continue its perfect mark at home when it plays its next game against -Edwardsville in Allen Fieldhouse Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010. That game will begin at 2 p.m. and be televised in the Lawrence area on Sunflower Broadband channel 6.
Updated 12-12-2010