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The Canadian government has announced a CAD$14.5 million ($14.3 million) investment in a CCS/EOR demonstration plant located in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. The facility, owned and operated by Husky Energy, combines carbon captured at an ethanol plant (250 metric tons of CO2 per day) with EOR conducted at nearby heavy oil fields. This investment is part of the federal government's CAD$151 million ($149 million) ecoENERGY Technology Initiative. The Saskatchewan government also provides small-scale funding for the Husky Energy plant under its Petroleum Research Incentive Program.
Elsewhere, the University of Edinburgh has opened the CO2-EOR Center, dedicated to research into EOR methods for use in the North Sea. The institute is funded by the Scottish government, Scottish Enterprise, and 2CO, a CCS developer. Research at the CO2-EOR Center will be conducted as part of the Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage project, operated jointly by the University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University, and the British Geological Survey.


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The philosophical study of aesthetics has been around for centuries, but within human-computer interaction (HCI), aesthetics has been largely ignored until recently [11,17,20]. Interface design has traditionally been interested in improving the functionality, efficiency, and effectiveness of applications. In fact, developers have been explicitly warned to not allow functionality to suffer because of aesthetic design [7,15].
It is well documented that when a person is observed, the perception of that person is influenced by the person's appearance [5,6]. These opinions are formed very quickly, at the first observation, and they tend not to change after more exposure or interaction with the person [8]. Dion et al. [5] proposed that there exists a ``what is beautiful is good'' stereotype between people in social interaction and most HCI research on aesthetics and HCI, cite the paper by Dion et al. as the basis for the proposition that one's perceptions of a computer interface can be influenced by aesthetics.
Since humans are susceptible to the influence of the aesthetics of another person, it is not surprising that the influence also pertains to objects [17]. Bloch [1] makes a strong statement about aesthetic product design, saying that the ``physical form or design of a product is an unquestioned determinant of its marketplace success.'' Similarly, Postrel [18] says that ``in a crowded marketplace, aesthetics is often the only way to make a product stand out.'' These sentiments are echoed by Coates [3] who says, ``the expressions, postures, and gestures arising from a product's shapes, colors, textures, and all other aspects of its visible form shape what and how we feel about it more than any other factor.''
Aesthetics and Usability
In HCI research, most definitions of usability center around effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction [21,19,10,14,22]. The categories may be named differently, but in general, most evaluation categories relate to those three standard concepts. Satisfaction only receives a passing note in most definitions and with the exception of a few definitions [11,20,2], aesthetics or other user experience attributes are left out entirely.
This focus on functionality over form has caused designers to ignore or downplayed the importance of aesthetics [7,15]. But it is important for designers to study aesthetics because it has a strong influence on the opinions people form about the products they use.
Current and past research in the area of aesthetics and usability, centers around aesthetics' influence on perceptions and how those perceptions change before and after use. Research shows that the aesthetics of an interface can influence pre-use perceptions and in many cases influences perceptions during or after use [12,13,23,24]. Some research has shown that this influence can overshadow usability problems that exist in products and can cause the user to perceive the product as better than it really is [16].
These results from studies conducted by Tractinsky et al. [24] led them to propose the existence of a ``what is beautiful is usable'' stereotype that parallels the work by Dion et al. [5] on the influence of aesthetics on perceptions in social settings.
It is clear that designers should improve the aesthetics of their interfaces to achieve these gains in user perception. But what about experienced usability?
There has been little or no research into the influence aesthetics has on actual use. This is an important question, especially with the increased prominence aesthetics has in design considerations. Most notably, there has been no work in the area of aesthetics and learnability, memorability, and errors, which are important aspects of usability. Also, the components of efficiency and effectiveness have not received sufficient study. Clearly, there needs to be more research into aesthetics and its influence on interaction. My work extends the work done in the area of aesthetics and usability by going beyond perceptions to the previously unexplored area of aesthetics and experienced usability.
Future Work
Most methodologies used to study aesthetics revolve around gathering opinions and preferences from users. This is problematic since asking users about their behavior, opinions, or preferences can influence their thought process and may alter their responses. It is also the case that many times people do not recognize that they are being influenced and cannot explain what caused them to behave the way they did [8]. These are problems that are inherent in opinion-based methods. This research will use measurement and monitoring of the actual use of a system to determine whether aesthetics has an influence on usability. The usability attributes of efficiency, effectiveness, and errors are easy to track through measurement of the users' performance. Based on previous research [4] that showed how errors and efficiency change over time as users learn how to use a system, learning and memorability can be evaluated through monitoring errors and efficiency. In addition to these measurable attributes that have not been studied before, satisfaction is important and will be studied in this research. While it is not the focus of the research, it will be interesting to see if the previous results related to perceptions can be replicated.
This work will extend the work done in the area of aesthetics and usability by going beyond perceptions to the previously unexplored area of aesthetics and experienced usability. In reverence to the social stereotype of ``what is beautiful is good'' that started this chain of research, this future research will ask if beauty is only skin deep.
[1] Bloch, P. Seeking the ideal form: product design and consumer response. Journal of Marketing, 59:16–29, 1995.
[2] Blythe, M. A., Monk, A. F., Overbeeke, K., and Wright, P. C. editors. Funology: From Usability to Enjoyment. Kluewer Academic Publishers, 2003.
[3] Coates, D. Watches Tell More than Time: Product Design, Information, and the Quest for Elegance. McGraw-Hill, 2003.
[4] Dillon, A. Beyond usability: process, outcome and affect in human computer interactions. Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 26(4):57–69, 2001.
[5] Dion, K., Berscheid, E., and Walster, E. What is beutiful is good. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 24(3):285–290, 1972.
[6] Eagly, A. H., Ashmore, R. D., Makhijani, M. G., and Longo, L. C. What is beautiful is good, but...: A meta–analytic review of research on the physical attractiveness stereotype. Psychological Bulletin, 110(1):109–128, 1991.
[7] Foley, J. D., van Dam, A., Feiner, S. K., and Hughes, J. F. Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice. Addison-Wesley, 1990.
[8] Gladwell, M. Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. Little, Brown, 2005.
[9] Hoffmann, R. and Krauss, K. A critical evaluation of literature on visual aesthetics for the web. In SAICSIT '04: Proceedings of the 2004 annual research conference of the South African institute of computer scientists and information technologists on IT research in developing countries, pages 205–209, 2004.
[10] ISO 9241: Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs)—Part 11: Guidance on usability. International Organization for Standardization, 1998.
[11] Jordan, P. W. Designing Pleasurable Products: An Introduction to the New Human Factors. CRC Press, 2002.
[12] Kurosu, M. and Kashimura, K. Apparent usability vs. inherent usability. In CHI '95: Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems, pages 292–293, 1995.
[13] Kurosu, M. and Kashimura, K. Determinants of the apparent usability. In IEEE SMC, pages 1509–1513, 1995.
[14] Nielsen, J. Usability 101: Introduction to usability. www.useit.com/alertbox/20030825.html, 2003.
[15] Norman, D. The Design of Everyday Things. Basic Books, 2002.
[16] Norman, D. Emotional design: People and things. http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/emotional_design_pe.html, 2003.
[17] Norman, D. Emotional Design: Why we love (or hate) everyday things. Basic Books, 2004.
[18] Postrel, V. The Substance of Style. HarperCollins Publishers, 2003.
[19] Preece, J., Rogers, Y., Sharp, H., Benyon, D., Holland, S., and Carey, T. Human–Computer Interaction. Addison-Wesley, 1994.
[20] Rogers, Y., Sharp, H., and Preece, J. J. Interaction Design: Beyond Human Computer Interaction. Wiley, 2002.
[21] Shackel, B. Human factors and usability. In Preece, J. and Keller, L. editors, Human–Computer Interaction: Selected Readings. Prentice Hall, 1990.
[22] Shneiderman, B. and Plaisant, C. Designing the user interface: Strategies for effective human-computer interaction. Addison Wesley, fourth edition, 2005.
[23] Tractinsky, N. Aesthetics and apparent usability: Empirically assessing cultural and methodological issues. In CHI '97: Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems, pages 115–122, 1997.
[24] Tractinsky, N., Katz, A. S., and Ikar, D. What is beautiful is usable. Interacting with Computers, 13:127–145, 2000.


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New York-based toonhouse Animation Collective has named Doug MacLennan as its new COO.
MacLennan steps up from the post of VP of finance for the company, where he oversaw co-production budgets and financing. In his new role, MacLennan is responsible for leading Animation Collective's corporate strategy and multi-platform initiatives.
MacLennan now reports directly to AC founder and CEO Larry Schwarz, replacing Michael Gold, who left the company to pursue opportunities with an educational software venture.
Prior to joining AC, MacLennan spent seven years with financial giant Merrill Lynch, working in its New York, London and Hong Kong offices.


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Collaborative Grantseeking: 3 ½ Secrets of Success
The most popular section of Tuesday's popular "Collaborative Grantseeking: 3 ½ Secrets of Success" webinar was, not surprisingly, the "half-secret" of appealing to a sponsor, for it essentially described the anatomy of an effective collaborative grant proposal. Download the slides.
Here's a summary of that section plus a few other key takeaways from this popular webinar with Jeremy Miner, director of grants & contracts at University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. Jeremy is also president of Miner & Associates, a consulting firm that has provided grantseeking and fundraising services to nonprofits since 1992, and the author of the author of three books on proposal writing that are very popular among visitors and staff at our regional offices.
(Some of the notes below are supplemented with content from one of Jeremy's books, Collaborative Grantseeking: A Guide to Designing Projects, Leading Partners, and Persuading Sponsors. This practical guide includes four sample proposals with comments for each type of collaboration (coexistence, coordination, cooperation, coalition). Find it in Foundation Center libraries, libraries near you, or at Amazon or your favorite bookseller.)
Code words for collaboration
Besides the word "collaboration" and its derivatives, here are some "code words" that suggest funders want to see applicants collaborate, from examples from the Leeway Foundation, Alaska Community Foundation, Wellmark Foundation, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:
- Change partners
- Working with others
- Relationships
- Letters of support
- Vouching for
- Community engagement
- Partnership agreements
- Greater collective commitment
- Stakeholders come together
- Community-based coalitions
Where to find collaborators?
As expected, most viewers responded to this poll question that they would first approach organizations they've previously worked with, or consult community resources, like professional associations, libraries, and United Way, or larger ones like GuideStar and the Internet. Jeremy offered some additional tips:
- Ask grantmakers or congressional members to suggest who they think are the best orgs in your field and perhaps geographic area.
- Consider "competitors". Every organization has its strengths and weaknesses. Shift your focus to how you can join your respective strengths to work towards a common goal.
Secret 3 ½: Appeal to the Sponsor
Jeremy said: "The tendency is to address collaboration in just one part of the proposal, typically in the methods section. Instead, weave collaboration throughout your proposal in order to persuade the funders that this is a true collaboration, not a 'phantom' one that exists in paper only. How do you do that?"
Problem Statement: In addition to statistics that demonstrate need, include results from a needs assessment done WITH your partner orgs. This says that it's not just your org running the project then finding a partner afterward, but that you're invested in working collaboratively from Day 1.
Goals/Objectives: Show that groups have shared guiding principles and mutually decided on the objectives. If you're collaborating just to get a grant, stop. Collaboration should be in line with your overall mission and strategy. Reviewers also are very good at recognizing "phantom" collaborations.
Methods: Provide copies of MOUs (Memorandum of Understanding) and explain the collaboration's decision making process, i.e., who created it, who's involved in making decisions, and when. A collaboration "organizational chart", which might include the organizational charts of the collaborators, can be a quick and effective visual summary of where the project fits among the partner organizations.
What if this is your first "real" collaboration? Show your process. For example, how many meetings, phone calls, and visits did you have, with whom, about what related to working together? How many focus groups did you have, with whom, and what did you learn from them? If you've worked with other orgs informally in the past, describe those experiences briefly.
Evaluation: In addition to judging if the objectives were met, judge the collaboration itself. If you can show that participants felt good about the experience (e.g., survey them at the end of the grant period, then at 6 and 12 months later), they're more likely to continue even after the grant ends, even if it's not at the same level of intensity. That's a real win because that can partially answer the later question about the project's sustainability.
Budget: The grant funds don't have to be split equally among the collaborators. What's more important is to justify why the grant funds will be spent as you've described. This may mean that more of the grant funds will go to certain collaborators because of their role in the project.
Dissemination: Explain how you will tell others about your project's purpose, methods, and results, and how collaborators collectively decided the communications strategy. Perhaps some partners have strengths or strong networks in public relations and media. Use that to that project's advantage, and provide an action plan that includes the pertinent details of who, why, what, where, when, and how.
Appendix: Include letters of support or, better yet, commitment from key personnel.
Parting thoughts
From Jeremy: Value isn't what you think it is. It's what they, the sponsors, perceive it to be. Successful grant writers understand the sponsor's values and show how the project will support, reinforce, or move forward those values.
Learn from examples. The Collaboration Hub features a searchable collection of 650+ vetted nonprofit collaborations, where you can read about a project's motivations to collaborate, key players, challenges, lessons learned, successes, impact, and more.
SANDY PON is the GrantSpace Specialist for Foundation Center, where she leads content editing for GrantSpace and the Center's Ask Us service. In her 13 years with Foundation Center, Sandy has answered thousands of questions from our visitors about nonprofit grantseeking, fundraising, and management. Her experience also includes teaching and program design.


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AFI defines "romantic comedy" as a genre in which the development of a romance leads to comic situations.
Here is the list of AFI's Top 10 Romantic Comedies
1. City Lights (1931)
2. Annie Hall (1977)
3. It Happened One Night (1934)
4. Roman Holiday (1953)
5. The Philadelphia Story (1941)
6. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
7. Adam's Rib (1949)
8. Moonstruck (1987)
9. Harold and Maude (1971)
10. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Here is a link to AFI's Top 10 Romantic Comedy List
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Get help on Linux exec Command.
Linux exec command is use to replace the shell with the given command on Linux system. The Linux exec command is one of bash shell built in command. The command example below show how to get help on Linux exec command using shell command, this help show information on how to use the Linux exec command, the exec command options and the arguments that can be use with Linux exec command.
Get Linux exec command help
Execute help command and the name of Linux command that we want the help file, the example below we execute help command with -m option to get the help for exec command using the manpage format.
[linux@fedora11 ~]$ help -m exec
exec - Replace the shell with the given command.
exec [-cl] [-a name] [command [arguments ...]] [redirection ...]
Replace the shell with the given command.
Execute COMMAND, replacing this shell with the specified program.
ARGUMENTS become the arguments to COMMAND. If COMMAND is not specified,
any redirections take effect in the current shell.
-a name pass NAME as the zeroth argument to COMMAND
-c execute COMMAND with an empty environment
-l place a dash in the zeroth argument to COMMAND
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Returns success unless COMMAND is not found or a redirection error occurs.
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"Lily Max Ice Maiden of Laplandia - you shall go to the ball!"
Just to whet your reading appetite, here's a mini gif made from Guy Fisher's glorious illustrations in my children's novel, 'Lily Max: Satin, Scissors, Frock'
Currently available from many great bookstores and libraries, New Zealand wide.
Bon Appetit!


text: Eco-fashion does not have to compromise style, as proved many designers this year, including Marcia Patmos with her Spring/Summer 2012 lineup. The line debuted at New York Fashion Week on Thursday, boasting a supply-chain footprint that favors domestic production, local yarns, and zero-waste techniques. The collection was filled with pale neutrals, coupled with citron, navy, and shimmery metallics, giving the clothes a laid back chic vibe. Click ahead to check out photos from the show!


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…let me reiterate that. It's about damn time. Today, not only did we see the swearing in of a new Prime Minister, but we also saw the swearing in of a gender-equal cabinet of Ministers. Hallelujah!
I don't say hallelujah simply because I am a woman. I say it because statistically women are underrepresented in politics around the world – and I don't think there's any justifiable reason. According to UNWomen, although there has been a great increase of women in politics over the past twenty years, the numbers are still startlingly low.
Upon Justin Trudeau announcing that he would be selecting a cabinet comprised of 50% women, there were a number of naysayers that preached about "meritocracy". They argued that positions should be selected based on merit, not based on gender. I completely agree. That's why it has been so frustrating to see talented, female politicians passed over, time and time again for their male counterparts. Whether these individuals admit it or not, there is a history of patriarchy that is deeply ingrained within politics, and Justin Trudeau's cabinet has put an end to it.
Personally, I'm all for meritocracy – but meritocracy that is not blinded by gender, race or anything else. We live in a country that is celebrated for its belief in equal rights for all. And for the first time that sentiment of equality is visually represented by the Ministers who make up our government. Here's to you, Mr. Trudeau, for breaking down a barrier that has been in place for so long. Here's to you for allowing me to see, in a real way, that you stand behind the values our country believes in. Here's to you for providing young girls across the country 15 new role models to look up to. It's about damn time.


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October 29th 2013
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I was going to include these thoughts as part of my weekly reflection about using iPads in the classroom but the further my mind delved the more distant I seemed to get from the basic pedagogy which I was trying to record in those weekly posts. Hence the post of its own. If you are… Continue Reading.
October 13th 2013
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Ok, so now we have reached the end of week 2 for our iPad exploits. This week has been a funny week in school as year 6 have been out on a residential and as we share some topics with year 6 we have had some topics on hold. We did not manage to get… Continue Reading.
October 4th 2013
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I have been lucky enough to be given a 1:1 set of iPad minis for use within my class this half term(ish) for the purpose of trialling them and finding out what works and what doesn't work. From here the school can then make an informed decision about how iPads impact on learning and whether… Continue Reading.
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I have been considering organising a Teachmeet now for some time mainly due to how hard I have found it making teacher connections across Milton Keynes. There are pockets of connections here and there but nothing that I've truly been able to get into, even with over 6 months of making as many connections, web-based… Continue Reading.
January 19th 2013
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Firstly, as is always the case, these are my own opinions and experiences based on a teacher in a classroom. I am not senior management so those aspects of the implementation and organisation are beyond my knowledge. In September my school started in International Primary Curriculum (IPC), something that we'd been preparing to do for… Continue Reading.
January 18th 2013
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You won't believe what happened since then! Some strange events made me the owner of the collected manuscripts of a secret occult order. It seems so arcane that not even Wikipedia knows it. I studied their documents and came to the conclusion that I had forgotten an essential point in my recent posts, a fourth Key to Magic. So for the first time in history let me openly share the secrets of this unknown order with you - and unveil a fourth Key to Magic...
Let me start by saying that the Order seems to have ceased to exist by now. I could not find any more recent documents since 1970. Before then, however, its members seem to have worked as a community of magicians living siltently among us, unrecognized, unspoken of, truly bringing the fundamental principles of magic to life: to know, to want, to dare, to be silent. The name of the Order changed multiple times over the decades, yet 'The Order of Unlearning' appears most often written by hand on top of the manuscripts. From all the pages I revisited here are the few key facts I could extract: Access to the Order was granted on personal recommendation of several members only and its structure followed the Scottish rite of 33 masonic degrees. What seems strange, though, is that every new member joined as 33° Inspector General straight away?
Even more astonishing was the discovery that the Order of Unlearning didn't had any teachings... Rather than requiring members to learn new things, it required them to forget. I know this sounds rather suspicious. So let me quote directly from their manifesto:
themselves thrown on top. The first grades (33° - 29°) seem to have been the most sensitive ones. Many new joiners - once they realized the true height of the pyramid they were on top - immediately retreated again into a deep state of bullshitting. Others just threw themselves down from the tip of the pyramid and died. These difficulties seemed to have helped to keep the number of members small over the decades - and the Order itself arcane...
During a normal work day a woman enters your open plan office. She steps out of the elevator and looks completely normal, average dress, average hair, a little plain-Jane yet with a nice teint. She walks through the office and seems to be looking for something. Then she comes over to your cube, coffee cup in her hands. As you get up she approaches you, puts down her coffee on your desk, takes your head in her hands and starts to kiss you. As her lips touch yours, as her tongue touches yours, you realize this is the moment you have been waiting for all your lifetime - being caught in the present moment unintentionally, not holding on to anything, not requesting anything, but finding a space that opens once you forget... The woman tastes like coffee, her fingers touch your neck, your hair, her lips stroke yours. For a moment things around you vanish into void and disappear. For a short moment you cease to exist and give way to something new that takes your place instead: It's the intense feeling on your lips, it's is the strange taste in your mouth... For a moment you have lost your mind and come to your senses.
Essentially the Order of Unlearning teaches one thing only, the fourth Key to Magic. This is what it says: "All wise men forget."
In case you want to practice your magic in the spirit of the Order today you got to dig deep. There is a lot of bullshit out there. But maybe you'll find the currents and follow the stream that already fed the teachings of Rah Omir Quintscher and Franz Bardon:


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Planned Parenthood Welcomes Commitment to Women's Health in Senate Labor HHS Appropriations Bill
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WASHINGTON — Planned Parenthood commends the Senate Appropriations Committee and the leadership of Chairwoman Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Chair Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) for their strong support of critical women's health programs.
In stark contrast to efforts we've seen in the House in recent appropriations bills, the Senate FY 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill would increase funding for the Title X Family Planning program to $327 million, consistent with President Obama's budget. It would also provide $113.2 million for the Teenage Pregnancy Prevention program, reject new funding for ineffective abstinence education, and maintain funding for the Center for Disease Control's HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and TB Prevention programs.
Additionally, the report accompanying the bill includes language highlighting the importance of the Title X program in a reformed health care system, as well as protections intended to ensure that women have access to a wide range of Title X providers in their communities.
"Senator Mikulski, Senator Harkin and the Senate Appropriations Committee have taken a vital step toward strengthening America's family planning program and our nation's health care system as a result," said Planned Parenthood Federation of America President, Cecile Richards. "Title X is a fundamental part of building a women's health care delivery system that will meet the growing demand for care under the Affordable Care Act. In every state, women and men rely on Title X for basic preventive health care, including contraception, Pap tests, and testing and treatment for STD's. The best way to prevent unintended pregnancies is to invest in family planning programs like Title X and ensure more women and families have access to reproductive health care."
The Labor-HHS-Education bill is a critical step forward for women's health, yet if Congress does not work together to replace sequestration with a balanced approach to deficit reduction, these efforts could be for naught. Planned Parenthood continues to believe that Congress can and should pass deficit reduction proposals that reduce our nation's debt without undermining people's access to basic health care services.
Planned Parenthood is the nation's leading provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable health care for women, men, and young people, as well as the nation's largest provider of sex education. With more than 700 health centers across the country, Planned Parenthood organizations serve all patients with care and compassion, with respect and without judgment. Through health centers, programs in schools and communities, and online resources, Planned Parenthood is a trusted source of reliable health information that allows people to make informed health decisions. We do all this because we care passionately about helping people lead healthier lives.
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Outside her Bel-Air home, Nancy Reagan stood arm in arm with John McCain and offered a significant -- but less than exuberant -- endorsement.
"Ronnie and I always waited until everything was decided, and then we endorsed," the Republican matriarch said in March. "Well, obviously this is the nominee of the party." They were the only words she would speak during the five-minute photo op.
In a written statement, she described McCain as "a good friend for over 30 years." But that friendship was strained in the late 1970s by McCain's decision to divorce his first wife, Carol, who was particularly close to the Reagans, and within weeks marry Cindy Hensley, the young heiress to a lucrative Arizona beer distributorship.
The Reagans rushed to help Carol, finding her a new home in Southern California with the family of Reagan aide Edwin Meese III and a series of political and White House jobs to ease her through that difficult time.


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By Karin Munsterhjelm-Ahumada, M.D. (OMNS, March 20, 2012) The swine flu pandemic of 2009 was caused by a type A influenza (H1N1) virus. This virus was originally referred to as "swine flu" because many of the genes of this new virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally occur in pigs in North America. The […][Continue reading...]
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She taught us how to spell our names & tie our shoe
More importantly, mom taught life lessons and shared advice that we carry into our adult lives.
One universal piece of advice that nearly every mom
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Turns out, this was pretty good advice as we hear more about the benefits
of good posture and the health risks of poor posture.
This Mother's Day, BackJoy, the posture-experts, are hosting a giveaway of a BackJoy's SitSmart seat and a pair of the new Zen shoes (valued at $159) for one of my readers. These are two great items to help with your posture!
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Reviewed by Christian D. (age 8)
My favorite part is when Ramona gets stuck in the mud with her new boots. That was hilarious! Henry Huggins gets her out of the mud. I liked the character Ramona best because she hollers to get stuff. She gets it too! I like the illustrations a lot. I like the picture when Ramona gets stuck in the mud with her new boots on. It really showed how she felt.
I recommend this book because it is very funny! It makes you laugh out loud. I think that kids in third grade and up can read it on their own.


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In the German-speaking portion of Switzerland, the city of Luzern (Lucerne) is this weekend October 12-13 the epicenter of the European custom scene for both cars and motorcycles exhibited at the . Although Switzerland doesn't belong to the European Union, an independent status creating some red tape for exhibitors and builders transporting their ware, cars and bikes through the Swiss borders, promoter Ruedi Steck and partners are able to organize a very successful show in terms of participation of the main oem manufacturers, of builders and number of visitors. The reasons lie in the fact that Swiss people have a passion for everything automotive with the country being the base of builders producing some of the most high end custom machines in the world. Outside the US, Switzerland is also the country where Harley-Davidson has the largest market share of locally registered heavyweight motorcycles, an amazing 20 percent! Yesterday and this morning october 12th (opening of the show), correspondent "motographer" Horst Roesler shot a few of the bikes already setup to compete in the bike competition.
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My Euro countrymen Build to Ride!
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Welcome to the world of Tom's Storytime
May 8, 2017
This week I had the pleasure of taking a sneaky peak into a new story series from Tom's Storytime.
Tom's Storytime is a website featuring stories aimed at children of all ages. The website is broken into three areas: Sprites (aged 0-6), Adventurers (3-8) and Interactive (all ages).
We sat down to watch 'Bug Hunt' and 'Hello Davey' which is in the Sprites section of the wesbite. My little girl is 17 months old and as I am sure is the case with most her age getting her to sit still for longer than a few minutes is becoming a challenge. She does love a story though and the combination of moving images and a story was perfect for her.
The opening of each story starts with a shot of a storyteller sat in a large wooden chair. I loved this opening and the chair and the featured background had a real fairytale feel about it. It was really nice to see something a bit different too.
'Bug Hunt'
This was a really lovely story of a little girl who was collecting bugs to put into her book. . Along the way she makes a friend called Mr Wasp. We really enjoyed this story and we were able to point out all of the different bugs in the story to our little girl. I loved the character. She was a little girl exploring the big wide world and seeing it through her eyes was just magical.
The illustrations on the videos are really lovely and really enable you to show your child the different things in the story clearly and make some noises along the way!
Davey Chicken
Davey Chicken is aimed at children aged 3-7. My little girl whilst still a bit young for this loved the moving images and again the opening credits with the wooden chair. You could tell that she recognised it from the previous story which I loved.
The character of Davey Chicken isn't your traditional children's character which I quite liked. Davey is described as a 'naughty chicken who gets himself into a bit of bother'. He has a bit of a cheeky trouble looking appearance which made me think he was a bit of a rebel. I really liked this and it made him stand out from other children story characters that we usually see.
Again the illustrations are fantastic and the storyteller really keeps your attention by the way he tells the story.
I loved both of these stories and my little girl loved the bright and colourful illustrations. She loved that she could hear somebody telling the story whilst being transfixed on the moving images as well.
You can subscribe to the Tom's Story You Tube channel where you will be able to access new stories as they are released. As well as being available as videos you can purchase all of the stories as hard copies on Amazon. I am loving building up our book collection for our daughter so I will be sure to purchase a hard copy of the books.
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We've been down (and driven our car off) this road before: a group that hasn't been together in years is going to reunite for a major music festival, usually Coachella. The number of Google results for "the smiths coachella" is equally to the number of Chinese people Morrissey thinks are "subspecies." But maybe if we pray hard enough, this time it will come true, because according to Billboard, the group in question for Coachella 2014 is Outkast.
The Atlanta hip-hop duo is indeed in talks to reunite next year for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, multiple sources have confirmed to Billboard. Under the current plan, Coachella, which kicks off on Apr. 11, 2014 in Indio, Calif., would be the start of the reunion run and would be followed by additional festival dates in 2014.
One source tells Billboard that there have definitely been "some conversations" about Outkast reuniting, while another says it is "all systems go" for Big Boi and Andre 3000 to end their hiatus next year. A rep for Outkast did not comment for this story, while reps for their current label home, Epic, as well as Coachella organizer Goldenvoice, did not respond to request for comment at press time. (Via)
If it doesn't happen in 2014, I've got a good feeling about 2091.
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After withstanding the longest filibuster in history, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law on May 6, 1960 paving the way for much stronger legislation includig the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. You can see here progress as an iterative process requiring time and tenacity. Justice is slow, but steady. The 1964 civil rights laws declared hospital segregation illegal.
Yet, the persistence of racial residential segregation continues to drive disparities in health. [1] Social factors in local settings result in variations of population health across communities. [2,3] The segregation dilemma among African Americans is distinctive because other minority groups have not lived within the historical context of the African American population, our closet kin are Native Americans. The landscape of America is changing rapidly with increasing Latin and Asian populations revealing a new story of complexity.
In growing numbers, people of different cultures and ethnic backgrounds are coexisting in communities, workplace settings, schools, playgrounds. While religious and faith centers remain some of the most segregated places in America. A few weeks ago a provocative talk considering "Race and Racism in America: Are We A Color Blind Society?" hosted by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation offered some insight into the practice of engaging into this challenging dialogue. For example, while 50% of African Americans have dated across racial lines, 98% of African Americans have experienced have first-hand experiences with discrimination. Discussions about bias, stereotyping and discriminatory practices do help to improve attitudes as well as behaviors. Silence may perpetuate pain and suffering. Race is an illusion discounted by the the science of human biology and modern genetics, but race is a social reality. A Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies report indicates racial inequalities in health care access and quality added more than $50 billion a year to direct U.S health care costs from 2003 to 2006. In Seeing Patients: Unconscious Bias in Health Care physician-educator Augustus White offers that the Unequal Treatment report "shocked the medical world into recognition of what was going on with racial and other prejudices." [4,5] Deeply rooted health care disparities are entangled in the larger story in our society.
"Housing policy is health policy. Educational policy is health policy. Antiviolence policy is health policy. Neighborhood improvement policies are health policies. Everything that we can do to improve the quality of life of individuals in our society has an impact on their health and is a health policy."
The public conversation continues next week with a meeting offered via webcast on "America Healing" including Florence & Laura Norman Professor of Public Health, Harvard University sociologist David R. Williams. These professional meetings push beyond anecdotes so that the evidence of disparities can be seen and addressed. In considering "What determines health?" and the social factors related to healthier lives, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will also host a webinar on "Place and Health: Why Conditions Where We Live, Learn, Work and Play Matter" and the chat continues via Twitter hashtag #healthissocial with an expert panel.[6] These are open-door meetings, offering virtual presence attendance. We all need to consider new possibilities for healing and health in our lives. Join the conversation.
- Kramer MR, Hogue CR. Is segregation bad for your health? Epidemiol Rev 2009;31(1):178 –94.
- Miller DM, Pollack CE, Williams DR. Healthy homes and communities: putting the pieces together. Am J Prev Med 2011;40(1S1):S48–S57.
- Williams DR, Collins C. Racial residential segregation: a fundamental cause of racial disparities in health. Public Health Rep 2001;116(5): 404 –16.
- White AA, Chanoff D. Seeing Patients: Unconscious Bias in Health Care. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2011.
- Smedley B, Stith A, Nelson A, eds., Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care. Washington,DC: Institute of Medicine, The National Academies Press, 2003.
- Lavizzo-Mourey R, Williams DR. Strong medicine for a healthier America: introduction. Am J Prev Med 2011;40(1S1):S1–S3.


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le realities. When all the paths are open, we realize that all are of the One, and therefore even particular expressions of who we are that we might perceive as separate are still a part of One path. When we follow the pursuits which we are drawn to in our consciousness in each moment, our inner Magic starts to increase and it can feel like a water pipe bursting open. And by letting go all of the expectations about the "where, who, when and how" it should be expressed, we simply merge with this infinite river and become the conscious Life expression ourselves!
Those of us on the path of physical Ascension as volunteer Souls for the planetary Ascension and the ascending Beings, are really feeling into the planetary Life force at this time. Our planet is going through a major transition, and we are asked to connect to the Core of our own Being through the Core of Gaia. By doing so, we are helping to bring a conscious infusion of Light by holding a very sacred space on the shifting planet. We may feel this shift as something within us transforming from the very root, almost as if by Magic, but we can't quite fully place our finger on it. It's abstract and internal and yet it's also very much external, for the changes we are going through at this time are producing lasting changes in our physical structure and form. Something magical is happening and emerging, but we are still on the brink of this becoming something tangible.
So far, we are still releasing what no longer serves us, because we are making so much more room for our true passions of the Higher Heart. This is almost like our Light body/Being needing more "lose" space, so we need to make lots more clear space for this invitation of the New. Wearing lose "clothes" never felt so good! By doing all that we can to remain in a relaxed space of integrated Presence, we help to hold our center from which new exploration will take place. The only thing that is certain is that we will each experience this frequency change in a deeply personal and intimate way. In my own way of ascended Being, I have never shared anything before having my own intimate and deeply integrated experience with it. It is the Way of the New!
in this life, and often these prevail to the degree of us losing sight of what's truly important. In our ascended embodiment we don't feel our creativity as a burden and a timely responsibility. Our only responsibility is maintaining the framework which makes our ascended Being and reality possible. Therefore we must engage in the kind of living which makes higher vibratory levels possible on a regular basis, not just probable. Therefore we must work on keeping the balance between the fluctuating variables and constants of Life, which means that we need to learn to settle in this New consciousness space and yet remain fully open.
Our expansion is constant, and therefore to maintain our multidimensional operating system, we must spread our wings and be willing to fly. This is the ultimate freedom to keep our Cosmic consciousness unbound, for the moment we limit it, it's no longer Cosmic anyway. This requires us to be constantly in an open space where no matter how ultimate and potent with creativity our Life force might be, we must also continuously get into the body and feel how the body is able to translate all of that Spirit in an optimum flow! Relax, keep a steady pace and know that in a timeless reality, You as the One have all the time in the world, for You are the Creator of it and everything else You choose to create. As we learn to unwind into the New and taking as many breaks as we need, the pauses we make will reset us into our organic optimum!
Here is my Light activation for this New ascended Being:
to believe in anything to receive from Divine Light directly, for it's a Universal celebration for all who participate in Life with open hands and their own intrinsic spirituality. The spiritual Essence within has to be born only from our intimate and unique Source expression which continues to deepen as we progress in our Soul evolution and expansion.
The things we are at this time excavating from our Ancient past (literally and figuratively speaking) are meant to only serve as reminders of what mistakes born of separation we are not to repeat again. Otherwise, we were never meant to continue on the same footsteps of the evolution of mankind. We were meant to experience many different variables and timelines in order to mold them into the infinitude of Divine magnificence, as Divine royalty was always our Divine legacy and Destiny. The future Selves are returning in order to remind the ascending aspects of who we are to return Home to Divine Love, in the knowing that we were never just a random experiment, left alone to itself. We were always a precious Love child of Creation, and as we take this New stand of Light in our connected uniqueness, we ourselves will start to create new legacies of Light. Our royalty begins with the embodiment of Divine Love in Unity consciousness. And as we do so, great passions and sacred connections are being created!
Do You ever feel like the Sun is shining just for You, and all of the elements and Nature's Life forms speak to You in direct communication? Good news, You're not crazy! You're only having your own intimate experience with Source, the visible aspect of it known as the Great Divine Mother or the Primordial Life Force!
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many of us are becoming almost intolerable to the old structures of the third dimension, and are therefore finally ready to fully shift, not just partially.
This process requires us to let go of the final 3D perceptions that keep us in this linear/time based system of duality. We move beyond all separation which comes through expectations, sequential living, task and goal oriented creation etc. Once we do so, we become a fully operating 5th dimensional consciousness Being. This opening then serves as a portal for higher dimensions and spaces of multidimensional perception! It's pivotal that we allow ourselves an unlimited and unrestricted flow of pure creative Essence that knows no filters, which makes us a fully transparent and playfully creative Light Being!
Did You know that when we are relaxed and enjoying ourselves, we receive the most amazing new ideas? This is because our brain is not focused on linear data processing but rather open to the limitless creative flow of the Universe! And as we do so, we can also join forces with others in strong co-creative endeavors that honor our personal Soul connection! The ascended way of creating is best when it's focused but non attached to outcomes, clear and yet surrendered, organized and yet messy, discerning and yet deeply playful. These creations of higher Spirit alignment are fueled through the purity of Source and extend outwards to nourish and sustain Life in an organic way, timeless and unlimited! This unrestricted flow opens the portal into higher dimensions, and as we are creating this way we are becoming these living portals into ascended reality ourselves.
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text: The recent announcements by Microsoft about Big Data are very good news for those of us who work in the OLAP and BI space. Basically, it looks like Microsoft is going to allow you to do OLAP and BI from Analysis Services on top of Hadoop and Hive. A very glod blog post by Andrew Burst is worth a read. "Microsoft will also make available an ODBC driver for Hive, the data warehousing front-end for Hadoop developed by FaceBook. What's the big deal about an ODBC driver? The combination of that driver and Hive will allow PowerPivot and SQL Server Analysis Services (in its new "Tabular mode") to connect to Hadoop and query it freely. And that, in turn, will allow any Analysis Services front end, including PowerView (until last week known by its "Crescent" code name), to perform enterprise-quality analysis and data visualization on Hadoop data. Not only is that useful, it's even a bit radical." You can read the full post here: Putting the 'BI' in Big Data


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Chef Dominic is the premier personal chef for the Rock Hill, South Carolina area. He provides chef services for private events and parties as well as teaching cooking classes for individuals and in group settings.
Chef Dominic graduated Top of his Class from the Florida Culinary Institute in 1996. He has worked for some of the most prestigious Golfers and Sports Figures in the world during his tenure as Sous Chef for PGA National Spas and Resorts in Palm Beach, Florida.
His background in the Culinary Arts has taught him not only the techniques to create some of the world's most tantalizing dishes, but also the cultural knowledge of each cuisine. This knowledge and a tastefully delicious experience await you and your friends.
Chef Dominic serves as Lead Judge at Fort Mill's Strawberry Festival each spring and even made an appearance on the fourth season of the popular television show Hell's Kitchen.
On a daily basis you can find Chef Dominic at home playing Mr. Mom (in his spare time). Of course cooking is his PASSION, but his family is his life. He is married to Debbi and they have raised 3 lovely children: Lanie, Sophie and David.
Chef Dominic looks forward to the opportunity to bring his family friendly attitude, skills and good nature to you.
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Summer House 401 - 3 Bdrm - Isle of Palms (N)
Summer House 401 - 3 Bdrm - Isle of Palms (N)
- Bedrooms: 3
- Sleeps: 8
- Bathrooms: 3
Master - King
Bedroom 2 - King
Bedroom 3 - 2 Doubles
Queen Sofabed in Living Area
- Common Pool
- Internet Access
- Elevator
- Air Conditioning
- Full Kitchen
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Patio/Deck
- Washer/Dryer
- No Pets Allowed
- Outdoor Shower
- Wireless Internet
- Boating & Watersports
- Wildlife & Nature Tours
- Golfing
- Dining
- Shopping
- Nightlife
- Spa & Wellness
This 4th floor villa with ocean views has access to the free community swimming pool. The living room features has hardwood floors flat screen TV and DVD and opens onto the deck. The kitchen features stainless steel appliance and hardwood floors.
The kitchen also has seating at the counter. The dining area, open to both the kitchen and living room, has seating for six. The deck, with a queen sleeper sofa, overlooks the ocean and pool. The master suite has king bed and TV with DVD. The second bedroom also has a king bed and TV with DVD/VHS while the remaining bedroom has two double beds.
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Current fare at UCLA's Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery pairs the ironic giggles and social criticism of contemporary French sculptors with the howls of an American feminist crusader.
"Manipulated Reality: Object and Image in New French Sculpture," introducing the work of young artists who base their art on found objects, occupies the first floor through March 24. "Judy Chicago: Images of Birth and Creation/Selections From the Birth Project," presenting drawings and paintings by Chicago along with needlework by female artisans and documentation of their collaboration, is installed upstairs through April 17.
Judy Chicago made an indelible name for herself a few years ago when she masterminded an enormous collaborative project called "The Dinner Party," which purported to honor distinguished women throughout history by interpreting their vaginas as ceramic dinner plates, set forth on a massive triangular table. The project was a feminist triumph and an aesthetic disaster that bludgeoned its way into the national consciousness with all the grace of a sledgehammer.
Now Chicago has switched from gynecology to obstetrics, with a predictable lack of subtlety. Determining that the annals of Western art are devoid of birth images, she embarked on an extensive research project that eventually led to the invention of a logo, the development of various images of creation and a competition among needleworkers to carry out her ideas. The total project consists of more than 100 works, of which 26 (including small samplers) have been selected for the UCLA exhibition.


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\"We don\'t know exactly when the rate cycle is going to start,\" Mark Carney told U.K. policymakers Tuesday, in sometimes-testy testimony to the Treasury Select Committee.
Luckily for the Bank of England governor, he\'s got any number of U.K. analysts to help him with that. That vast corps seems certain about when the first interest-rate rise will come in — it\'ll be in November.
And after much-stronger-than-expected inflation data arrived on Tuesday, the pressure is growing for BOE members to wake up and tighten policy. After all, with consumer prices growing 1.9% in June, the inflation level is now ultra-close to the central bank\'s own target of 2%.
Add in new data showing a more than 10% jump in U.K. house prices — 20% in hotspot London — and the BOE\'s got an almost-perfect excuse to set off into tightening territory.
\"The odds are even higher now that we may get the rate hike by the end of this year, which could very well be during their meeting in November,\" said Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at AvaTrade, in a note. \"Mark Carney is going to be under a lot of stress when it comes to this matter.\"
November is also the call at Investec Securities, whose economist Victoria Clarke said the central bank is probably starting to get nervous about the speed of the recovery and the faster-than-forecast reduction of slack in the economy. What\'s key for the bank, she said, is the longer-term trend: The Monetary Policy Committee will be looking to pre-empt or stop any overheating in the economy.
\"So that will be the trigger for the late-\'14 rate hike, as they weigh up what the reduction in spare economic capacity means for upside price pressure,\" she said in emailed comments.
Financial markets also appeared to factor in a rate hike that would come sooner rather than later. The pound rallied to $1.7159, from around $1.7076 ahead of the inflation news, and the FTSE 100 index dipped into the red.
So, how come Carney doesn\'t have a clue to rate timing, when economists and investors seem convinced? It\'s not like he doesn\'t have the same figures in front of him. The answer (probably): He just didn\'t think they were much to get worked up about.
In his parliamentary testimony, the BOE chief said the bank\'s latest forecasts are for inflation to return to the 2% target in three years. Echoing a favorite phrase of fellow central banker Mario Draghi, he added that these inflation expectations are \"extremely well anchored.\"
Looking at the June inflation figures in a broader context, the BOE seems to have been pretty spot on. Sam Hill, senior U.K. economist at RBC Capital Markets, noted that with today\'s monthly reading, the overall second-quarter CPI level is now in line with what the MPC predicted at its June meeting. Therefore, he said, don\'t expect a rate hike until February 2015.
Let\'s not forget, however, that the decision\'s not just down to inflation figures. Carney stressed in his testimony that the arrival of the first rate hike will depend on a wide range of data, and he\'s on several previous occasions highlighted wage growth and productivity as important measures.
In fact, the release on Wednesday of readings on U.K. unemployment and salary growth could even prompt a change in the general consensus, Rob Wood, chief U.K. economist at Berenberg, said in emailed comments.
\"Wage data tomorrow could well push in the opposite direction,\" he said.
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Shoot out the center pane of glass in the west window and crawl through to the other side. Jump up and through the purple portal straight ahead. At the top, find the hole in the ground near the path and follow it underground. Inside, find the crossbow in a dark corner (NOTE: if you don't have this from level 10, make sure you get it now as you will need it to finish the level).
Place Lara in front of the opening over the ramp, so that she is lined up with the rope below. Select pistols, then re-holster them. Slide, jump and grab the rope. Swing and grab the second rope ahead. Directly in front and up, notice the pane of glass which is thinner than the rest. Swing high and jump toward the glass. Draw the pistols and shoot the glass the moment you let go of the rope. Lara should land safely inside the alcove.
Find the two switches and pull them to open a door at the back of the corridor. You must draw both ALIENS into the room with the receptacles before destroying them with explosive ammo (otherwise, you will get a nasty surprise). Place the two GOLDEN SERPENTS into the receptacles to open the other door out in the corridor. Slide down the ramp.
Large Room with Waterfalls
At the juncture, go right (you will use the other path later to exit this area). Inside, pay close attention to the flyby. Kill the BIRDMAN and get the revolver ammo he drops. High above are two bridges, one leading north and the other east. Above a door at the end of each is a fuse box. Use the laser sight with arrows or revolver to destroy both. This lowers a cage in the floor at the back of the room (east end). Push the button there. The cut scene that follows shows where you began the level. Use the other corridor below the ramp to make your way back to that area.
Near the room where you started, jump through the other purple portal and head through the door at the top to find yourself on the bridge above the waterfall room. Inside the main structure, take note of the two receptacles on the wall. Go out on the other bridge and jump to the ledge that circles the main structure. Shimmy left around the corner and continue until Lara can pull up on a flat spot. To get Secret #1, continue to shimmy around to the rock bridge and past the waterfall to a flat spot. Pick up the Secret, then return to the flat spot next to the central structure.
Make a long running jump and grab the ledge on the opposite wall. Look up to find another circuit box in a recess on the ceiling. Shoot it to drop a rope nearby. Use the rope to swing and grab the upper ladder on the broken column. Climb up into a duct above. Explore the network of ducts for a couple pickups, but most importantly, make sure you find the KHEPRI'S GUARDS GEM. Once you have it, find another opening with a ladder and climb down. Slide down the ramp.
Lara is now in a corridor between a closed door, a barred door and a glass wall. Begin by shooting the glass wall. Inside, walk through the blue portal straight ahead to trigger two of the bars in the room to open. Destroy the MUTANT CROCS that barrel out (IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE EXPLOSIVE AMMO HERE AS IT MAY CAUSE A BUG LATER).. In one room is a pickup, in the other room use the crowbar to pry the IRIS OF NEKHBET off the wall.
Head back into the corridor and shoot the circuit box next to the door to open it. Around the corner is a switch to open the bars back in the other corridor. This is a timed run. Once inside the next room, make your way up the slope, avoiding the SPIKE TRAPS, BOULDER, and LASER TRAPS. At the top, activate the switch to open the door and jump on in.
Inside the next large room, kill the two DEMIGODS first (one on each side). One of them drops NEKHBET'S GUARDS GEM. Be sure to pick it up. At the north end of the room is a stone structure with hieroglyphs. On one side of it is a door. On the other side is the switch to open the door. This is timed, so quickly make your way around two the other side of the room and through the door, crossing over two LASER TRAPS along the way.
Once past the door, jump to the ledge ahead and collect the IRIS OF KHEPRI. Drop through the hole. Once again, make your way back past the room where the level started and onto the bridge above the waterfall room. Inside the central structure, combine both GEMS with the IRISES to form the EYE OF KHEPRI and the EYE OF NEKHBET. Place the artifacts in the receptacles on the wall. Look below you to see the dais below has risen to reveal a water opening. Make your way back to the lower level and go for a swim.
Swim into the underwater cavern and find the opening in the ceiling (Lara can get some air here). Pick up the SEARCH FOR APOPHIS and examine it (select "Examine" in your inventory). Swim back down and around toward the southeast corner of the room and through a narrow opening in the rocks. Pull the underwater lever inside to open a hatch nearby. Swim back into the main cavern and through the channel to the south to find the open hatch.
Room with Burning Pedestal
As you approach the bars, they will open and a MUTANT CROC will attack Lara (IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE EXPLOSIVE AMMO TO KILL THE CROC AS IT MAY INTERFERE WITH A TRIGGER).Head out and around to the room in the NE corner and push the floor switch to lower the cage around the burning pedestal. To put out the flame, shoot the water sprinkler above the pedestal with and explosive arrow (if you've run out, you can find some in the room nearby). Take the ENERGY CRYSTALS from the pedestal. The door at the end of the east bridge is now open, so make your way back up and head through the open door.
As you explore this area, a BIRDMAN will attack. Kill it and pick up the EYE OF NEKHBET that it drops. Slide down the short ramp and kill another BIRDMAN. Note the closed door. Jump and grab the ledge near the ramp. Follow the corridor to the end and push the button to open the door below. Back below, climb on to the ladder to the right of the open door. Shimmy left around the corner and continue until you reach the wall. Position Lara so her feet are two rungs above the bottom of the ladder. Back flip, slide, jump and grab the ladder opposite. Shimmy right, around the corner and drop. Go through the crawlspace and into the strange looking room ahead and ride an elevator up to find yourself in one of the control rooms.
Pull the lever to create an opening in the wall. This also make another opening nearby. Head out of the room and back toward the ramp. Outside, make a rather tricky running jump to grab the window ledge of the control room you just left and shimmy over to flat ground. Follow the corridor into the NW corner of the room to find the opening by the dead end. To open the door inside, you will need to find the other EYE OF KHEPRI. Shoot the window of the control room opposite the closed door and climb in. Mind the LASER TRAP inside. Jump to the other end of the room and climb onto the control console. From here, make a running jump and grab to the pillar in the center.
Climb into the circuitry duct overhead and crawl through the ducts until you find another opening. Drop and grab the ledge, shimmy left around the coroner, and pull up into the next duct. Find the next opening and drop into the control room below. Grab the EYE OF KHEPRI exit via the ducts. Back at the closed door, use the two
Artifacts to open it.
Inside, there is a closed door to the right and some bars to the left. At the other end of the corridor is a room with a lever outside. Begin by luring the ALIEN into the room at the end of the corridor (blowing the critter up will have less than satisfactory results right now). Pull the lever outside to trap it there and also raise the bars at the other end of the corridor. As you walk back notice the other two openings to the right.- one narrow and one wide.
In the room below are 4 boulder ramps. At the end of each ramp is a door and a grate. In this timed sequence, you must shoot a circuit box behind each of the four doors to drop the grate. If the boulder gets past the grate and through the door, it activates a LASER FLOOR and Lara dies. This is a good place to save your game.
Attach the laser sight to the revolver (yes, exploding arrows would be easier, but they set off the LASER floor too) and have the weapon ready. Slide down the short slope into the first opening (the one near the door where you enter this area). Quickly shoot the circuit box in the alcove at the bottom of the first ramp. Jump back up to the corridor and sprint to the other end (last opening), slide down and shoot the target. Jump back up and run to the middle (wide) opening and slide down to the platform. Shoot the box in the left alcove first, then quickly target the one in the right alcove.
If you are successful, the closed door near the start of the corridor is open. Now, release your grumpy friend from his cell and lure him into the room inside the newly opened door. Once the ALIEN is inside the room, it is safe to blast it to kingdom come and take the GOLDEN SERPENT it drops. Use the Artifact in the nearby receptacle, then take the ENERGY CRYSTALS from the pedestal.
A rope has now dropped in the next room. From the wide opening, jump to the left ramp. Use the rope to swing to the opening in the opposite wall. At the bottom of the ramp, push the button to make an opeing in the wall to the left. A cut scene shows you where to go next. Exit the other side of the control room and go to the desert corridor outside (where you began the level). Across from the hole in the ground is an opening in the rock wall. Climb the rock pillar to the left of the hole and back flip into the opening.
Skip the entrance in the ground and climb to the opening at the left. Use the monkey bars to swing to a climbable rock. With Lara as close to the rock as she will go, let go of the monkey bars and grab the ladder. Shimmy left around the corner and climb up. Across the chasm (west) is a ledge. Make a running jump to it. Climb into the crawlspace and follow it to the end. Drop out and gap the gap below (make sure Lara's health is fully charged since a DEMIGOD will begin blasting her as she shimmies around). Shimmy until you reach a ledge to drop to. Kill the DEMIGOD from here if you like.
Jump to the landing under the ladder and use the ladders to get up to the next landing next to the bars. Jump over and use the floor switch to raise the bars. Inside the newly opened door, climb down the ladder and approach the door ahead. The door opens and you get a preview of the nasty business ahead – pay close attention to the flyby. But first, make a detour. Climb back up the ladder and drop to the ledge below. Look down to see a water opening in the floor below. Walk off the ledge so that Lara lands n the water. Swim to the other end and collect the GOLD STAR, Secret #2. Use the ladder to return.
The aim here is to shoot the boxes that will raise the bars in front of the floor switch. You cannot use explosive arrows here because the explosion will cause the grates which Lara stands on to burst into flames. So, the revolver is the only choice. It is not necessary to shoot all the boxes, only specific ones. Read the SEARCH FOR APOPHIS (in inventory) to find out which ones to shoot.
Once the bars are raised, carefully time a run past the spikes and push the floor switch. Now climb the pole in the center of the room to the level above.
The solution is:
West wall: Snake
South Wall: Eagle
North Wall: Scarab
Push the floor switch to turn off the LASER BARRIER and head upstairs. Push the button there and watch the flyby to see what happens. Climb up through the nearby opening in the ceiling and move the blocks until you find the GOLDEN SERPENT. After placing the artifact in its receptacle and collecting the ENERGY CRYSTALS, make another visit to the room below. The SPIKES on the north landing have retracted. Jump over the short slope in the middle alcove next to the landing to find Secret #3. Climb back upstairs and exit via the hallway where you found the GOLDEN SERPENT. Make your way back outside to the room with the chasm.
From the ledge under the crawlspace, do a running jump and grasp the rocks above the monkey swing. Shimmy left and around the corner until it's safe to drop. Make a running jump/grab to the small ledge on the other side of the chasm. Jump to the rocks under the window, slide back and grasp the edge. Shimmy right until you reach a flat spot to climb up to. Deal with the DEMIGOD, then do a running jump and grab to the red block on the other side. If you like, climb down into the chasm and explore for a nice pickup.
From the red block, jump through the nearby opening in the rock wall. Push the button in the room below, then climb out and jump over to the south. Go underground again and follow the corridor. Explore until you find the IRIS OF KHEPRI. Now follow the larger tunnel, jump the gap over the LASER TRAP and head up the ramp. When Lara reaches the brown squares, the BOULDERS will be released. Once past these, you will encounter two DEMIGODS. One of them will drop a KHEPRI'S GUARDS GEM. Combine it with the IRIS and use the EYE OF KHEPRI in the receptacle by the barred door.
Back in the control room where you began the level, the hatch in the floor is now open. Do a safety drop to the room below. On either side of the entrance which is blocked by the cage is a fuse box. Lara can target the boxes through the narrow gaps in the NE and NW corners of the room. Push the wall lever to reveal an underwater lever.
Pulling the underwater lever opens the bars to the 4 underwater doors, and also releases 3 GREAT WHITE SHARKS. Unfortunately, climbing out of the water closes the bars, so if you want the fourth Secret, you will have to swim with the SHARKS snacking on poor Lara (if not, skip to the next paragraph). Turn and swim first into the nearby door flanked by the bird symbols. Pull the underwater lever inside, then head to the west door (also between two bird images). Pull the underwater lever there. Now head for the south door (snake symbol) where a block has fallen to reveal a third lever. After pulling it, head for shore (there is nothing to do in the last underwater room).
A door has opened in the south wall. Go there and collect the ENERGY CRYSTALS (note the cut scene). Go back to the room at the north side and find another open door there. Inside, pick up Secret #4, including a second GOLD STAR.
Walk into the red light shaft in the middle of the room to be transported back up to the control room. Head back to the room with the small black pyramid and climb into the crawl space in the west wall. Head into the southern branch of the crawlspace until you reach the next room. Place the 4 ENERGY CRYSTALS in the receptacles on the pillar. Save your game here to use with Level 12. Climb into the light shaft atop the pillar.


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I got an email alert from Nuffnang Philippines that they have a special movie screening of Disney's Maleficent courtesy of Globe Prepaid.Im so excited because I'd won to their blogger contest last year for the special movie screening of Thor 2.In order for me to win, I just have to create an entry titled 20 Ways You Can Be Best Friend Ever
( http://raynfromthesky.blogspot.com/2014/05/20-ways-you-can-be-best-friend-ever.html ) . I thought I only have a small chance to make it to the Top 100 slots but fortunately, I made it when I got an email from Nuffnang Philippines.
|My real name is Raymond Lustado.Did you find me???
Since the promo is about our BFF so bring my friend, Therese to the movie screening.She's the reason I'm so active on joining the contest and discovering my luck in this kind of contest.But Therese is very much active than me.You can check out her blog for some of her entries that she submitted ( http://thehandmadechic.blogspot.com )
We really enjoyed the movie.Actually we thought that the movie will finish at 11:50 since it was started at 9:50 pm but the movie done at 11:30 pm.Therese has a shift at 12:00 midnight.
|I'm really expect a giveaway from Globe Prepaid because last year, I got a coffee tumbler but now they level up: they gave me a 4GB Flash Drive.It's so cute because I thought it's a simple key chain but Therese told me it's a flash drive.
|Print Social is part of the event. I so love them because you just have to post a picture on Instagram with a hashtag #GlobeGoUnli20 and after the movie, the printed picture is ready to pick it up.
Here's some little spoiler to you guys if you're still undecided to watch this.
1. First Angelina Jolie so incredible as Maleficent
2. Elle Fanning looks so good and sweet as Aurora
3. The 3 Pixie Fairies are so funny and adorable just like 3 Stooges
4. Watch out for her wings...It has its own like so watch out how...
5. The True Love Kiss is not the Prince.I so love the twist.
There are three lessons that I've learn from this movie:
1. Be careful what you wish for because you might get it and the worst, you might cant reverse it. ( This is somehow a spoiler, hehehe )
2. Don't say or make a decision while at your peak of your emotion ( Maleficent was so hurt in the movie, :( )
3. There's always an understandable reason to someone's cruelty, ugly personality and/or acts.
|As per soundtrack , I so love that Disney selected Lana Del Rey to sing the OST title Once Upon a Dream.the track is very haunting, timeless and gives you a mysterious vibe.
|Again, I really want to thank Globe Prepaid and Nuffnang Philippines for coming up with this movie screening contest.


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Board of Directors--J. A. McKinney. Pres.; A. L. Clinite, Secretary; Marjorie Wright, Asst. Secretary; J. H. Hogan, Treasurer; Z. C. Thornburg, Superintendent. Directors—P. B. Sherriff, C. N. Kinney, Chas. Hutchinson, J. A. McKinney, C. H. Martin, Flora Dunlap, Wilbur S. Conkling.
Tuition for Non-Resident Pupils—Primary and Grammar grades, $3.45 per month; High School, $7.25 per month in advance.
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Supervisors—Drawing: Frances Keifer, Mary E. Connolly, Minnie L. Hobbs, Harriet Macy, Katharine McCartney. Kindergarten: Bessie M. Park. Manual Training: R. C. Woolman; Ass't Manual training, L. G. Bennett, Alexander Horsburg, H. W. Carmichael, Henry Andersen, R. L. Buttrey, Harry E. Mills, Milton N. Gerhart. Music: Supt. Frances Wright, Ralph G. Winslow, Mrs. Ann Dixon. Physical Training: Margaret McKee; Ass'ts, Caro Sumner, Galena Stowell, John Van Liew, Robt. L. Thompson, Raymond W. Rogers. Domestic Science or Cooking and Sewing: Eleanor Holloway; Supt. Ass'ts, Marion Barr, Louise B. Weaver, Ethelwyn Dodson, Linnie D. Savage, Mildred Glasse, Helen Glasse, Della Place. School Nurses: Emma C. Wilson, Anna T. Dailey, Rose M. Mahoney, Esther Allen, Catherine Brennan.
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Provided by Expert Zhang Youkang on 2017-01-10 17:20
I have been diagnosed with several cysts on both kidneys. One cyst is 7cm. It has almost doubled in size in one year. Recent blood work shows creatinine level of 2.9. What is your opinion to get rid of surgery?
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Generally speaking, surgery is commonly used to remove kidney cysts. However due to its side effects, increasing patients have recognized it is not the best solution to remove Kidney Cysts in PKD. For example, surgery may cause kidney bleeding, infection or inflammation which will affect the kidney health. In addition, it can only remove the large cysts in kidney, but for small cysts, it is unable to help them.
As a matter of fact, Chinese Medicine has an outstanding influence in treating kidney disease. Compared with surgery, Chinese Medicine is a better choice for PKD patients.
We have formed various natural treatments based on TCM to treat kinds of kidney disease for 30 years. We are a professional kidney disease hospital which has treated foreign patients from more than 70 countries.
The natural treatments include Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Medicated Bath, Stem Cell Therapy, Immunotherapy, Acupuncture, etc.
The active ingredients of medicine can increase the permeability of cystic wall as well as the absorption of around blood vessels. In this case, they can shrink cyst 7cm gradually. Besides, the medicines can inhibit the enlargement of cyst and the excretion of cystic fluid through inactivating the epithelial cells. What is more, it can repair damaged kidney and improve kidney function through extending blood vessels, increasing blood flow amount and providing nutrients and oxygen to stimulate the kidney intrinsic cells.
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