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Ultrasonic Homogenizers for Liquid Processing
Hielscher ultrasonic devices are in use worldwide as laboratory mixers, high shear mixing equipment, full-size in-line homogenizers or particle mills. The applications include mixing, dispersing, particle size reduction, extraction and chemical reactions. We supply to various industry segments, such as nano-materials, paints & pigments, food & beverage, cosmetics, chemicals and fuels. Read more about our devices and applications, or contact us now for the right ultrasonic systems for your process.
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Scale-Up Capabilities
While the scale-up of a process from the laboratory or bench-top level to full production is the most critical and hardest step for other mixing technologies, it is most simple with Hielscher ultrasonic equipment. This is because; during scale up we do not change any of the driving parameters, such as amplitude or pressure.
Ultrasonic batch mixing works well for volumes of up to 100L for some purposes, however ultrasonic in-line mixing using flow cell reactors and a feed pump is the more effective solution. In a flow cell the ultrasonic power is highly concentrated on a small volume resulting a more uniform processing and better product quality. A back pressure valve can be used to increase the pressure in the flow cell. This intensifies the sonication significantly resulting in higher hydraulic shear.
Ultrasonic Processes and Applications
Particle Size Reduction
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Particle Surface Cleaning
The surface of powder particles is a key factor for the interaction with the surrounding liquid. It is at such solid/liquid phase boundaries, where dissolving, chemical reactions or catalytical activity take place. Ultrasonic homogenization increases the exposure of particle surface to the liquid phase by uniform deagglomeration and particle size reduction. During catalytic and chemical reactions, the particle surface can be blocked by residue deposition, boundary layer formation, oxide layers and fouling. Ultrasonic cavitation causes high-speed liquid jets, high hydraulic shear and inter-particle collisions resulting in particle surface cleaning. Hielscher ultrasonic devices can be used in a batch or in-line to remove contaminations from particles in liquids.
Stirring is an often-underestimated process and requires reliable equipment, especially for increasing viscosities and volumes. Conventional agitators such as paddle mixers or rotor-stator mixers are limited by various factors, including viscosity and scalability. Therefore, high power ultrasonicators are the right choice for your mixing process due to their advantages in higher through-put, time saving, lower operational costs, safe operation (no moving parts) and simple maintenance.
When mixing dry powders, such as, pigments, thickeners or gums with liquids, the powder particles tend to form agglomerates, lumps or so-called "fish-eyes" (partially hydrated powder with a dry powder core). Agitators and stirrers will wash the surface of such agglomerates, only. This results in long mixing times and poor product quality. Ultrasonic mixing breaks agglomerates and lumps leading to an agglomerate-free solution. Furthermore, sono-chemical effects are well known to activate the particle surface area, which leads to advantages such as faster reactions and enhanced product quality.
Sample Preparation
For measurements by analytical instruments (e.g. HPLC, atomic spectrometer, etc.), generally most samples have to be liquefied. If the sample is soluble, the solute (such as sucralose, salts, e.g. in powder or tablet form) can be dissolved in a solvent (e.g. water, aqueous solvents, organic solvents etc.) resulting in a homogeneous mixture, composed of only one phase. The dissolving process can be carried out by manual or mechanical stirring, which is time-consuming and inefficient. Related problems are sample losses due to manipulation or lacking reproducibility by random errors and uneven mixing.
Chemical Activation
To initiate a chemical reaction, energy is required. The so-called activation energy is the amount of energy required to initiate a reaction and carry on spontaneously. By the input of ultrasonic energy, chemicals reaction can be initiated as attractive forces are overcome and free radicals are created. Typical chemical reactions that benefit from ultrasound are sono-catalysis (e.g. phase transfer catalysis), synthetic organic reactions, sonolysis as well as sol-gel-routes. Furthermore, ultrasonic forces create highly reactive surfaces, which is an important technique to increase catalyst activity.
The phenomenon of decreasing viscosity under increasing shear forces is termed shear thinning or thixotropic. The decrease of viscosity is of significant importance when the particle load of a medium should be modified. To achieve a higher solid load, in the first step viscosity must be lowered. After viscosity reduction, solids can be added and dispersed in the medium. High-shear forces created by ultrasonic cavitation cause shear-thinning and outstanding dispersing results. This application is mainly integrated before spray-drying or spray-freezing to increase the capacity of the spraying process or to influence the rheology of thixotropic material, e.g. polymers.
Wet Milling and Fine Grinding
Milling and particle size reduction are key processes in many industrial branches such as for paint & coatings, inkjet ink & printing, chemicals or cosmetics. The ultrasonic milling technology is proven for its reliable size reduction and dispersion in the micron- and nano-size range. Its unbeatable strength over bead, ball, and pebble mills lays in the avoidance of any milling media (e.g. beads/ pearls) that contaminate the final product due to abrasion. In contrary, ultrasonic milling is based on inter-particular collision – this means the particles to be milled are used as grist. Therefore the time-consuming cleaning of milling media is not any longer an issue. High viscosities and large volume streams can be processed resulting in a high quality product. For the integration into an industrial process line, Hielscher supplies the suitable solution: clusterizable systems, easy integration/ retrofitting, low maintenance, simple operation and high reliability. Read more about wet milling and fine grinding!
Extraction and Cell Lysis
Cell disintegration or lysis is a common part of daily sample preparation in biotech laboratories. The goal of lysis is to disrupt parts of the cell wall or the complete cell to release biological molecules. The so-called lysate can consist in e.g. plasmid, receptor assays, proteins, DNA, RNA etc. Subsequent steps after lysis are fractionation, organelle isolation or/and protein extraction and purification. The extracted material (= lysate) has to be separated and is subject to further investigations or applications, e.g. for proteomic research. Ultrasonic homogenizers are a common tool for successful cell lysis and extraction. As the ultrasonic intensity can be leveled by adjusting the process parameters, the optimal sonication intensity – varying from very soft to highly intensive – can be set for each substance and medium. Read more about extraction and cell lysis!
Microbial Inactivation
Microbial inactivation is a key process in food processing. Due to the increasing demand for fresh, mild processed food, the industry follows the customers' demand by replacing thermal preservation by milder processing methods. Ultrasonication is a non-thermal technique that allows for the inactivation of microorganisms at sublethal temperatures resulting in a better preservation of the sensory attributes, nutritional and functional properties of the product. As microorganisms are the main cause for food spoilage, the preservation technique must be targeted towards them. The advantage of sonication is the full control over sonication intensity and thus the adaptability to specific types of microbes and the product. Read more about microbial inactivation!
Degassing, Degasification or Deaeration
In many liquid products, dissolved gas such as air, oxygen or carbon dioxide, causes problems for down-stream processes or product quality. Dissolved gas can result in corrosion, foaming, the formation of micro-bubbles or microbial growth.
Under ultrasonic irradiation, the dissolved gas is extracted into the vacuum of cavitation bubbles (vacuum degasification). The gas filled bubbles subsequently float to the top and can thereby be removed. The gas content of a liquid can be decreased rapidly below natural equilibrium at atmospheric pressure using ultrasonic degassing. Read more about degassing!
Removal of Micro Bubbles
Suspended micro-bubbles in liquids and slurries are a significant quality issue for many products, as such bubbles can result in product impurity, microbial growth, haze in coatings, mechanical instability, or uneven printing results by gas-containing inkjet ink. Ultrasonic waves propagating through the liquid force suspended bubbles to merge into bigger bubbles that will float to the top and can thereby be removed. Ultrasonication helps bubbles to move through the liquid, e.g. water, oil or resin, leading to a faster and more complete deaeration. Read more about the removal of micro bubbles!
In many industrial processes, such as fermentation, digestion or chemical processes, foam causes great problems as it makes process less controllable. Mostly, foam is an unwanted by-product, which must be removed. Commonly used anti-foaming chemicals are expensive and contaminate the final product. In contrast, highly intense ultrasound waves (sono-defoaming) break the foam without contamination. The destruction of foam is a soft, low energy ultrasonic application. Specially designed plate sonotrodes create high amplitude air born waves, which destabilize the bubbles in the foam so they collapse. This can be achieved in a few seconds and does not have any residual effects. Read more about defoaming!
Although heating is mostly not the main purpose of sonication, the side effect of heat generation in the treated medium should not be neglected. Controlled heating is advantageous as many processes are improved by heat. During many processes, e.g. preservation or chemical reactions, the ultrasonic treatment is purposely supported by elevated temperature, known as thermo-sonication. For heat-sensitive materials, targeted cooling during the sonication secures stable temperatures during ultrasonic processing. By implementing ice baths, flow cells with cooling jackets and integrated heat exchangers in the setup, Hielscher offers the solution for your individual targets.
High power ultrasound contributes to mechanical as well as microbial stabilization. Ultrasonically generated high shear forces provide an extremely fine mixing so that inter-particle bondings are overcome and mechanical stabilization is achieved. The durability of the stability depends on the formulation: some emulsions and dispersions are self-stable due to the very fine and even homogenization, whilst other mixtures must be supported by the addition of stabilizing agents. If stabilizers are needed, ultrasound is a very reliable tool to mix the stabilizer into the mixture.
For biological and food-related products, ultrasound is dependable technique of microbial inactivation to achieve product stability and preservation. Ultrasonic microbial stabilization is a non-thermal preservation alternative that convinces by efficient microbial deactivation and only mild heat generation. Ultrasound has been demonstrated to be very effective on the destruction of food-borne pathogens, like E.coli, Salmonellae, Ascaris, Giargia, Cryptosporidium cysts, and Poliovirus.
Particle Surface Functionalization
The structure of a particle's surface is important for the particle characteristics. The specific Surface area of a particle becomes larger in correlation with the reduction of the particle size. Thus, by decreasing particle size, the surface properties become increasingly prominent – especially during nanonization. For the usage of such materials, surface characteristics are as important as the properties of the particle core. This means that the functionalization of nanomaterials enables a broad range of applications such as polymers, nanofluids, biocomposites, nanomedicines, and electronics. This makes the size reduction, deagglomeration, and functionalization an essential step in particle treatment. Hielscher ultrasonicators are widely used for the treatment of micron- and nano-particles in order to mill, deagglomerate, disperse and modify their structure. By the modification of the particle surface, an unwanted aggregation of particles can be avoided. In downstream steps, the ultrasonically modified particles can be mixed into composites, where sonication achieves a homogeneous distribution within a matrix. This is very important for manifold industrial applications regarding long-time stability or mechanical properties of hybrid materials.
Erosion Testing
Cavitation erosion resistance is an important aspect of material durability and lifetime. To ensure material functionality, erosion propensity and material fatigue must be tested for quality assurance. Erosion resistance is of high relevance for materials used in demanding environments such as ship propellers, (marine) coatings, pumps, engine components, hydraulic turbines, hydraulic dynamometers, valves, bearings, diesel engine cylinder liners, hydrofoils, and in internal flow passages with obstructions etc. To perform cavitation erosion testing in accordance with ASTM Standard G32-92, controllable and reproducible ultrasonication is inevitable. Hielscher ultrasonic devices can be used for the direct and indirect erosion testing of samples. The same ultrasonic equipment can be used for both, the direct and the indirect tests. During direct testing a specimen is mounted to the sonotrode, whilst for indirect erosion testing the specimen is fixed in the beaker. The erosion tests can be carried out under fully controlled environmental conditions and in almost every fluid. By adjusting the ultrasonic intensity, the erosive power can be adapted to the test requirements. Read more about erosion testing!
Wire, Cable & Continuous Strand Cleaning
Endless materials such as wires, cables, tapes, rods, and tubes have to be cleaned of lubricant residues before they can be further processed downstream, such as galvanizing, extrusion or welding. Cleaning of endless materials is often the bottleneck of the production line. Hielscher Ultrasonics offers an unique ultrasonic cleaning process for efficient inline cleaning, which can handle even high throughput speed. The effect of the cavitation generated by the ultrasonic power removes lubrication residues like oil or grease, soaps, stearates or dust. In addition, the pollution particles are dispersed into the cleaning liquid. By that, a new adhesion to the material to be cleaned is avoided and the particles are flushed away. Advantages of ultrasonic cleaning at a glance: proven & reliable, efficient, environmental-friendly, less or none chemical cleaning agents, plug-and-play, modular systems, simple operation, low maintenance, 24/7 operation, small footprint, retrofittable, customizable. Read more about continuous strand cleaning!
Sieving, Screening, Filtration
Separation of particles by size difference requires agitation of the screen or mesh. Ultrasonic agitation for sieving and screening is a proven tool, which increases sieving capacity and saves time as powders are enabled to pass the sieve faster and more complete. The result is a better final product quality with less material loss due to incomplete separation – and all within a shorter processing time. Read more about sieving and screening!
Water Treatment
The control of bacteria and algae growth in water is for many industries a highly relevant upstream- or downstream-process for production. Powerful ultrasound waves are known for their effects on cell structures causing cell lysis and cell death as well as for their cleaning capability due to mechanical impact.
Furthermore, tanks, barrels, vessels and even filters can be successful cleaned from biofilms, residues, and debris in a very simple but efficient sonication step. Ultrasonically generated mechanical vibrations and cavitational shear forces remove the contamination. In general, cleaning agents are not necessary and the removed residues can be easily flushed away.
Industry Specific Solutions
Mostly, high power ultrasonicators are the only efficient tool to achieve the desired milling and dispersing results of nano particles (e.g. nanotubes, graphene, nanodiamonds, ceramics, metal oxides etc.). Alternatively, the ultrasonically assisted precipitation or so-called bottom-up synthesis is an efficient way to create pure nano crystals with unique properties. Especially, metallic nano particles, alloys and organometallic composites attract particular interest, as metals are of great importance in the industrial sector. Here too, sonication offers unique results such as the tin-coating of aluminum and titanium particles.
Precipitation (Bottom-Up-Synthesis)
The precipitation or bottom-up synthesis describes the controlled formation of atoms, molecules and ions into larger chemical compounds. Precipitation is also useful for the purification of products. The advantage of precipitation is that by this method smallest particles of almost uniform form, particle/ crystal size and morphology are obtained. For the production of nano particles of high purity, precipitation and self-organization of molecular components is often the only way to achieve the desired quality. As precipitation is a very fast reaction, the efficient mixing of the reactants is essential. Ultrasonic mixing is the key for an even and fine mixed solution. Hielscher Ultrasonics supplies highly reliable ultrasonic equipment that guarantees complete control over the process parameters and a full reproducibility. Read more about precipitation!
Catalysts increase the conversion rate of chemical reactions and are needed to initiate a reaction or to keep the reaction running until a complete conversion is achieved. The fact that catalytic reactions are often slow and incomplete can be changed by high power ultrasound. Ultrasonication contributes to both, the homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis and achieves faster conversion rates and higher yields. Ultrasonic forces create highly reactive surfaces and thereby increase the catalytic activity. Even though catalysts are not consumed themselves, surface depositions can lower the catalyst's activity over the time. As solid catalysts often require rare and expensive metals, a long lifetime is an economically essential aspect. Ultrasound is a proven technique to remove fouling from the catalyst surface for reactivation to full catalytic capacity. Read more about sono-catalysis!
Chemical reactions are often slow and incomplete, thus the achievement of fuller utilization of the precursors is desirable. High-power ultrasonics cause physical effects in liquids, for instance enhanced mass transfer, emulsification, bulk thermal heating, and a variety of effects on solids (milling, deagglomeration, surface activation, modification). These physical effects significantly influence chemical reactions. In consequence, ultrasound contributes to manifold chemical reaction such as catalysis, synthesis & precipitation, sol-gel routes, emulsion chemistry and polymer chemistry. Hielscher ultrasonic devices are ideal for sonochemical application as Hielscher systems are capable to handle solvents, acids, bases and explosive materials (ATEX rated ultrasonicator UIP1000hd-Exd). All systems can be used for batch sonication as well as for inline sonication. A broad assortment of devices and accessories allows for matching the process requirements. Read more about sono-chemistry!
Sol-Gel Routes
Ultrafine nano-sized particles and spherical shaped particles, thin film coatings, fibers, porous and dense materials, as well extremely porous aerogels and xerogels are highly potential additives for the development and production of high performance materials. Advanced materials, including e.g. ceramics, highly porous, ultra light aerogels and organic-inorganic hybrids can be synthesized from colloidal suspensions or polymers in a liquid via the sol-gel method. The material shows unique characteristics, since the generated sol particles range in the nanometer size. Via the ultrasonic sol-gel route, gels (so-called sono-gels) with smallest particle size, highest surface area and highest pore-volumes can be created. The broad range of Hielscher's ultrasonic equipment offers the ideal device configuration for specific materials and volumes. Read more about sol-gel processes!
Chemical Degradation
Chemical waste imparting its recovery and degradation are a severe problem of industrial processes such as mining, chemicals manufacturing and landfill sites. Waste and pollutants (e.g. in soil, waste water…) have to be processed in terms to recycling, waste reduction or deposition. Sonochemical degradation is a highly potential process, which is characterized besides its outstanding and unique results by environmental friendliness and easy operation. Sonication can result in the cleavage of bondings, chain length reduction, molecular modification or activation. Thereby, it contributes to oxidation, sorption, sonolysis and leaching. Characteristic features of ultrasonically-assisted degradation are an increase of the chemical conversion rate as well as ultrasonic cavitation and the sonochemical effects provide a better mixing, initiation of reactions by energy input, creation of functional group (e.g. cleavage –OH hydroxyl groups) and radicals (e.g. H2O -> H+ and HO-).
Sonication has various effects on polymers: the effects of physical nature include mixing (such as emulsification, dispersing, deagglomeration, encapsulation) and bulk heating, whilst chemical effects create free radicals and change molecular structures. Ultrasound contributes in several ways to polymerization: High power ultrasound waves produce and disperse nano-size particles, emulsify non-miscible liquid phases and create free radicals which contribute to emulsion polymerization. Polymer nanocomposites and hydrogels can produced successfully by ultrasound. Furthermore, the surface functionalization of polymers plays an important role to enhance the performance of basic polymers and offers new approaches toward the development of tailored materials. The improvement of surface properties of commodity polymers is of high economical interest. Thereby, sonochemistry is the right way for successful polymer treatment.
Catalyst Reclamation / Regeneration
When reagents react at a catalyst particle surface, the products of the chemical reaction accumulate at the contact surface. This together with fouling and passivating layers blocks other reagent molecules from interacting at this catalyst surface. By ultrasonic cavitation and the thereby caused inter-particle collision, the residues on the particle surface are broken-off and washed away by ultrasonic streaming in the liquid. Cavitational erosion on particle surfaces generates unpassivated, highly reactive surfaces. Short-lived high temperatures and pressures contribute to molecular decomposition and increase the reactivity of many chemical species. Hielscher ultrasonic reactors can be used in the preparation, reclamation and regeneration of catalysts.
Sonoluminiscence describes the phenomenon of short bursts of light emission generated by imploding ultrasonic cavitation bubbles in a liquid medium. Although there are different theories that try to unveil the phenomenon of sonoluminiscence, until today scientists could not prove their theories, which include hotspot, bremsstrahlung radiation, collision-induced radiation and corona discharges, nonclassical light, proton tunneling, electrodynamic jets and fractoluminescent jets, quantum explanation (which is related to the Unruh or Casimir effect) or thermonuclear fusion reaction.
Biology & Microbiology
Hielscher Ultrasonics has the perfectly suitable ultrasonicator for each individual application. For smallest vials and test tubes, the VialTweeter is the device of your choice, whilst a lab probe device such as the UP200Ht or UP400S best treats larger samples. For bench-top and commercial applications, ultrasound systems from 500 watts up to 16,000 watts handle large volume streams easily. Various sonotrodes, flow cells and accessories complete the program and cover all requirements.
DNA, RNA & Chromatin Shearing
Deoyxribonucleic acid (DNA), ribonucleic acid (RNA) and chromatin are – along with proteins – the major macromolecules for all forms of life. DNA and RNA are the molecules that encode the genetic instructions of organisms. Chromatin is the combination of DNA and proteins where from the content of the cell nucleus is built. For research purpose, it is necessary to fragment these molecular building blocks into smaller components to investigate and analyze them or to rearrange them during immunoprecipitation and crosslinking. For DNA, RNA and chromatin shearing, the fragment size is very important. By full control over all important parameters, ultrasound enables for targeted molecule fragmentation. For instance, the ideal chromatin fragment length ranges between 200 and 1000 bp. Ultrasonic shearing is achieved by bursts in pulse mode. Due to intelligent devices and accessories, processing needs such as direct or indirect sonification, sample cooling, digital process recording are provided by Hielscher's ultrasonic equipment. This ensures successful microbiological processing and operation comfort.
Paint & Ink, Pigments
For inks and ink jet inks, the particle size is the key quality mark: are the pigments too small, the ink loses its tinting strength – are the pigments too large, the printer nozzles clog resulting in poor printouts. Ultrasonication allows adjusting the processing parameters exactly to the aspirated milling and deagglomeration results. When the ideal ultrasonic processing parameters are once found, there is no reason to change them. The continuous inline production enables for an even output of highest product quality. The particle distribution within the formulation is vital for the expression of products' attributes. Only if particle are dispersed evenly and uniform, the final product shows satisfactory quality such as transparency, UV resistance, or scratch resistance of coatings. Dispersing is one of the proven power applications of ultrasound.
Cosmetics & Personal Care
Bioethanol is a green fuel which is obtained when the starch and sugar of corn, crops, potatoes, cane, rice etc, is fermented by yeast cells into ethanol. By the application of power ultrasonics, the plant cells are disrupted and the intracellular material is extracted so that the feedstock is better available for the enzymatic digestion. Thereby, starch and sugars are better available for fermentation resulting in a faster and more complete conversion and higher yield.
Fuel, Energy, Oil & Gas
Food, Dairy & Beverage
Features and Benefits
- Sonication in batch or in-line mode
- Wetted sonication elements are Titanium
- Reactors are stainless (316L) or glass
- Low maintenance, no small orifices
- Ultrasonically assisted clean-in-place (CIP)
- 24hrs / 7days operation under full load
- High energy efficiency
Improved Digital Control
Our new devices come equipped with enhanced digital controls, such as touch screen, SD-card protocoling, temperature control and LAN interface for browser control. No software installation needed.
High Viscosity Slurries
Our bench-top and industrial homogenizers can process viscous slurries of up to 250,000 centipoise. For viscosities higher than 2,000 cPs we recommend the use of flow-cells with progressive cavity pumps for better coupling.
Easy-to-Clean / CIP
Hielscher ultrasonic mixers are available with sanitary fittings for easy access and cleaning. The ultrasonic cavitation assists clean-in-place procedures (CIP) – it is an extremely powerful ultrasonic cleaner in place.


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Agfa Ships Apogee Series3 and Renews Contract With Enfocus
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Press release from the issuing companyGhent, Belgium - 25 March 2002 - Enfocus Software today announced the renewal of its contract with Agfa to include Enfocus technology into Agfa's Apogee Workflow solutions. The agreement paves the way for the integration of the Enfocus Certified PDF technology within the world's leading PDF-based digital workflow solution. This technology partnership enables Apogee users to include comprehensive PDF preflighting tools together with the unprecedented reliability and predictability resulting from Enfocus' Certified PDF technology. Peter Camps, Enfocus CEO, is delighted with the renewed recognition of the Certified PDF technology: "We are extremely pleased with the extension of our partnership. Agfa is an early adopter of Enfocus technology, having embraced Enfocus' preflighting and editing features right from the start into its own pre-press workflow solution. We feel privileged to be able to work together with one of the world leading companies in PDF based workflow solutions." Johan Berlaen, General Manager Digital Solutions at Agfa supports the renewal of the contract completely: "The combination of Apogee Series3 with Enfocus Certified PDF is clearly a winning combination. Apogee users can further count on a secure PDF document exchange whereby the integration of Enfocus Certified PDF is offering unprecedented reliability and predictability in Digital File Exchange." Apogee Series3: Automate, Integrate and Distribute Apogee Series3 expands the capabilities of the award-winning Apogee solution even further. This digital workflow offers automation, control, openness, scalability, and ease of use. It brings new efficiency to the entire operation and helps streamline the flow of jobs-saving time and reducing costs. Apogee Series3 is a JDF-compliant solution that meets the strict standards for the emerging Job Definition Format established by the CIP4 consortium. JDF is a complete, powerful standard that promises to expand automation in the entire process of creating printed materials-from estimating jobs through to printing and finishing. Thanks to Agfa's leadership role in the creation of the JDF standard, Apogee Series3 is one of the first workflow solutions to be JDF-compliant. By addressing the full workflow-not just prepress and printing-Apogee Series3 maximises every opportunity for more streamlined production. It's an open solution that eliminates barriers between various groups and offers a high level of automation. Closed-loop PDF certification Using Agfa's own innovative technology, Apogee Series3 guarantees that PDFs are created, predictably, by capturing all design elements within the source document. To qualify the created PDFs, or PDFs that come from external sources, Agfa has integrated Enfocus Certified PDF technology into its workflow solution to help verify that PDFs are production-ready, reliable, and able to be processed as intended. The system will automatically correct the PDFs if required. For maximum reliability, Apogee Series3 is able to exchange PDF creation set-up files, preflight profiles, and action lists with remote users who want to create reliable PDFs themselves. In order to minimise the risk on errors and responsibility, Enfocus' latest Certified PDF technology enables everyone in the production chain to track by whom and with which Preflight Profile PDFs were preflighted and the changes that were made. All of this information is carefully logged and saved within the PDF file. Over the years Enfocus has developed a strong credibility as the provider of essential PDF tools. Enfocus products have received numerous industry awards, and draw unanimous praise from users and within the press. Enfocus core technologies, Certified PDF and PDF Profile are recognised as important contributions to the Graphics industry. Certified PDF turns any PDF document into a "self-aware" file, and PDF Profile provides the world's most complete PDF creation, preflight and correction settings.
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END OF SEQUENCE? - We continue to see a lot of back and forth price action in the markets. If you look at US equities, the past 6 sessions have been a chain of up and down. Should this pattern continue on Monday, we will see a bearish close. But with EUR/CHF and USD/JPY recently bouncing from recent trend lows, I am more skeptical this sequence will play out today. Overall, I am still quite bearish risk correlated markets, and am still looking for the onset of a major correction in 2014. Yet, the more and more I watch, the more I am considering the possibility that equity markets remain stubbornly well bid, but at the same time, the US Dollar finds renewed demand. I am now only holding FX exposure long US Dollars via the New Zealand Dollar, and will be looking for Kiwi underperformance in the sessions ahead. Look for a break and daily close below 0.8515 to open the door for a structural shift in NZD/USD.
IF I WERE TO FOCUS ON ONE PIECE OF DATA... - Later this week, we have a huge market moving number out of the US, with inflation data due Thursday. The Fed has been backed into a tighter corner with unemployment dipping back below 6.5% and it has become increasingly difficult to justify continued ultra accommodative policy. One of the things that has kept the Fed from shifting policy has been "well anchored" inflation, which remains below the 2% threshold. But should this week's CPI print come in close to or above 2%, which is entirely possible, I think this could spark a major shakeup in the markets. The Fed would then be in a much more uncomfortable position where it would need to consider tighter policy much more seriously. This in turn would most likely narrow yield differentials back in favor of the US Dollar, and could very well weigh on risk correlated assets. So while I am never the guy to focus on one specific data print, if I were to focus on such a print, it would be this week's CPI data.


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TODAYNorthwest wind swell should increase to head high around west-facing breaks. Sets running a couple of feet overhead are possible. Southwest swell should drop to just waist high, but northwest wrap could be greater at south-facing spots. Conditions are looking poor, and rip current risk will be high.
SATURDAYLooking a bit smaller as northwest wind swell is expected to back off, and no noteworthy southwest is due. West-facing breaks are looking at chest- to head-high wind swell in the early morning, diminishing throughout the day.


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How to Make It
Step 1
Divide Cinnamon Roll Dough into 6 equal portions. Roll each portion into a 13- x 9-inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Spread each rectangle evenly with 2/3 cup filling, using the back of a spoon. Roll up jellyroll fashion. Cut each roll into 16 slices. (An electric knife works best.) Place rolls, cut sides up, in 2 buttered 15- x 10-inch jellyroll pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 15 to 20 minutes.
Step 2
Bake rolls at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven, brush with melted butter, and drizzle with Cinnamon Roll Icing.


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- 1 lb. ground meat (Angie uses ground turkey lean ground beef works great!)
- 1-2 cloves fresh garlic crushed
- 1 can Chili Beans with sauce
- 12 oz. jar of salsa
- 1/2 cup - 1Minute Rice
- Fritos or Tortilla Chips
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Sour Cream
- Brown meat in a frying pan. Add garlic.
- Once meat is browned, add salsa, chili beans
- Cook over medium heat until rice is done.
- Once it's cooked, remove from heat, sprinkle with cheddar cheese, cover until is cheese melted.
- Serve with chips
Terri's Notes
- This is a great stove top dish. Can be saved and served out of a crock pot on "low" . . . watch it, it gets brown easily.
- I cook it and refrigerate. As needed, a single serving heats well in the microwave and is a great way to keep the family fed as they run in and out.
- Use the recipe as a place to begin . . .
I substituted "nearly cooked" brown rice for the Minute Rice.
Add some onion to the ground meat as it's cooking.
No Salsa? Add a can of diced tomatoes and a packet of taco seasoning.
More cheese, no cheese.have some fun in the kitchen!
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It's time to update your contact information and preferences! There are two types of messages you will receive from Connect:
OUTREACH - general announcments, updates, etc.
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2. In the top right corner, hover over your name and choose Contact Information.
3. Next to each contact type, choose the Pencil icon to edit. Then change how you receive the messages (phone, text).
What is SJS Connect?
SJS Connect is our "school to home" communication system. It will be used to send emergency notices (replacing IRIS) and outreach messages, notices and reminders from the school office. SJS Connect will enable us to personally communicate with parents about emergency situations, school events and important issues impacting your child. It will allow us to send personalized voice messages to your family's home, work or cell phones, e-mail communications, and even text messages.
It will also allow you to update your contact information with the school office (email, address and phone).
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It is important that the school office has all of your current telephone numbers and e-mail addresses so that you will not miss out on any important communications. Please help us ensure we have your current information by logging into the SJS Connect Parent Portal and updating your information.Please be aware that the service cannot dial an extension, so be sure the numbers you include are direct lines. Also, we recommend that attendance messages be routed to a number other than the home telephone number.
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text: Yemeksepeti is the first and the strongest online food ordering app in Turkey, with more than 10 thousand restaurant in 66 cities! Download the app to order easily from your favorite restaurants including Domino's Pizza, Burger King, McDonald's, KFC, Little Caesars and Pizza Hut. Ordering food with Yemeksepeti is easy! Select your district, select the restaurant, add your dishes of choice into the basket, select your payment type and order. You can also order at a good price using the unrivalled promotion and discount variety. If you wish, you can pay at the door cash or with credit card or easily order online with our Online Credit Card option. Your food will be delivered to your door in an average of 30 to 45 minutes! Features: • Add your preferred restaurants to your Favorites list • Live Support is here for you 24/7 for your questions about your orders • Easily repeat Previous Orders • Select the restaurant you want easily with our advanced filtering system • Variety of payment options, including Cash or Credit Card (at the door) or online • Selecting delivery time for now or at a date/time of your choice • Rate/Comment on your order and review restaurants based on ratings & comments • Display all the menus and food with updated prices • Coca-Cola Selected Menus, bringing you the most beloved foods with good discounts • Vodafone Menus, with special promotions for Vodafone customers Stop thinking what to eat, just come to Yemeksepeti! Kebab, lahmacun, wraps, pizza, hamburger, sandwich, fried chicken, doner, kofta, cig kofta, mussels, sushi, noodle, salads & pasta are just a bunch of limitless food varieties on Yemeksepeti that you may wish to order. Turkey's most favorite restaurants including Domino's Pizza, Burger King, McDonald's, KFC, Little Caesars and Pizza Hut are also on Yemeksepeti. If you are after new tastes, forget about searching for recipes. Yemeksepeti's cuisine variety also covers Turkish, Italian, World Cuisine, Chinese, Japanese, Seafood, Burgers, Fast-Food, Cakes & Desserts and many more, to address your preferences. Nevertheless, you can also access Yemeksepeti on www.yemeksepeti.com and order to your home, your office, your campus and basically to wherever you are. If you have questions about your orders, you can get help using the Live Support on the app and the website. Yemeksepeti On The News: "Yemeksepeti is Turkey's first and biggest online food ordering site enabling users to order food from their favorite restaurant through the internet." (Crunchbase.com) "Yemeksepeti, which has been around for 15 years and is profitable, is processing more than 3 million orders each month, growing at 60 percent each year." (Techcrunch.com, 04.05.2015) "Yemeksepeti, meaning "food cart" in Turkish, is Turkey's first and largest online food delivery site, similar to platforms like Postmates or Grubhub." (Business Insider, 29.07.2015) Yemeksepeti On Social Media: @hamushan 08.01.2016 "my home office working routine in the last two weeks helped Yemeksepeti the most. The next step is ordering my tea." @FikriTurkel 08.01.2016 "Yemeksepeti's best selling food in 2015 has been Lahmacun with a quantity of 5 million 988 thousand." Contact Us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Yemeksepeti Twitter: https://twitter.com/yemeksepeti Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yemeksepeticom/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/yemeksepeti For all of your queries: email@example.com Download the app and Order Now!


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Wednesday, September 29th: Yesterday morning Judy caught a nice picture of the morning sky. It wasn't until about 3:00 in the afternoon, that I was released from the hospital. The doctors, nurses and all the staff at University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ made both Judy and me very comfortable during my unplanned visit. Judy had a place to sleep right in the same room with me every night. I enjoyed all the meals served by the hospital. The food tasted very good and there was a wide variety to choose from.
Our first stop was to CVS Pharmacy to stock up on my prescriptions. They didn't have my pain medication in stock, so we had to drve to another CVS. While waiting for the prescriptions, we went next door Furr's Buffet. I needed to get help to carry my food tray to my table. Makes me feel a little handicapped. After dinner, we picked up my prescriptions and drove to Tra-Tel RV Park in Tucson, AZ. It is run by Jerry and Kathy. Jerry showed us to our parking site and helped me hook up the electricity and water. We will spend 2 nights here and begin our drive home sometime Thursday. The doctors wanted us to stay close by the hospital for a couple of days to make sure I am ok. They thought that if I needed to return to a hospital, it would be good to go where they already know my accident and recovery history. Now that I am back in the motorhome I can give you an official update on my ride. On Friday I cycled 54 miles before crashing on my bicycle just west of Tucson, AZ. The total miles for this week was 486 miles. Friday's ride was the end of my 26th week of cycling around the United States to help in the fight against Leukemia and Lymphoma. I was hoping to cycle at least 10,000 miles, but due to my accident will have to put it on pause at 9,646 miles. My goal is also to raise $10,000 in donations to help in the fight against Leukemia and Lymphoma. As of this date a total of $4,001 has been donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through my website. The response from everyone was wonderful and I am truly impressed by the amount of money donated for Leukemia and Lymphoma. It is still not to late, however, to help me achieve my goals. Donations may be to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by visiting http://www.lls.llsevent.org/JACOBSONEXPRESS. I still have the desire to complete this 10,000 mile bike ride. It will take some time for my body to heal before I can get back on my bike again. I will keep you updated on my recovery and the progress of donations to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Until next time . . . Remember to Wear Your Helmet . . . Saving Lives One Mile at a Time . . . Wes & Judy http://www.jacobsonexpress.com


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LAKEWOOD — With cheers rising from the audience along with cell phones to capture the moment, Katy Perry ended her concert with "Teenage Dream," a conclusion all the more fitting for a show taking place in a high school gymnasium on a Friday morning before school.
One part pep rally, another part arena pop concert, Lakewood High School students howled with excitement as the superstar ran through a paper banner and onto an enormous stage decked out in tiger stripes in honor of the school mascot.
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Lighting rigs and camera crews filled the gym and pearly drums, guitars and a keyboard with a crystal shine sat on a stage that formed a walkway into the sea of students. It could have been the Pepsi Center if not for the Lakewood High School banner hanging from the scaffolding.
"It was so exciting, and to be honest, I cried twice because I was happy that everyone was so happy," said Lakewood High School sophomore Jessica Jennett when Perry ended the show at 7 a.m.
Students won the Katy Perry concert by making a lip-dub video of the singer's hit song "Roar," which they entered into a national contest on "Good Morning America." Perry chose Lakewood's video among more than 1,000 entries from across the country.
About 2,700 LHS students and faculty shook off the drowsiness from a 4 a.m. wake-up call as Perry kicked off the show with her hit song "Roar." Amid stops and starts for "Good Morning America" interviews with Perry and the students who made the winning video, the singer performed five songs — "Roar," "Walking on Air," "Firework," "California Gurls" and "Teenage Dream."
"Let me tell you all how much I appreciate your love and support," Perry, wearing an LHS cheerleader outfit, told the crowd of students. They waved flags and wore matching black and orange "Roar" shirts made for the occasion.
Among the crowd, Gov. John Hickenlooper proudly watched the entirety of the concert, chatting with and congratulating students.
"I couldn't be more proud. It's as if they're my own children," Hickenlooper said. "I think it's a jolt of energy for the community. It shows what a great principal they have and what student leadership does."
His Twitter account tweeted a photo of him wearing a "Roar" T-shirt. "It's a little like when I was a kid and the Beatles first came to the United States," he said.
The crowd sang "Happy Birthday" to the pop star in honor of her 29th birthday, and even brought out a cake.
Katy Perry jumped rope, danced, sang and accepted a Lakewood High letter jacket from the students. Complete with props, her band in LHS football uniforms, dancing cheerleaders and athletes, the concert went on for about an hour.
Wearing her gifted letterman jacket, Perry spent time after the show taking pictures with students, giving autographs and meeting with the producers of the winning video.
Angelo Diaz, a freshmen at Lakewood High School, ran through the crowd yelling, "I got her autograph" and proudly showing off the singer's looping writing on a crumpled piece of notebook paper.
Winning video producer/director Courtney Coddington, had a whirlwind of a morning and preceding weeks, taking live interviews on "Good Morning America," going on stage in front of the crowd and taking the thanks from her peers for helping make the concert a reality.
"It was so much fun," said a speechless Coddington shortly after meeting Perry. "She's so pretty and I was so happy that we finally got to see her."
Using the motto, "One World, One Roar," LHS students created a nationwide campaign that challenges every high school in the country to raise $1,000 to donate to a charity of their choice.
"In the video there's so much spirit and that's carried through the last month-and-a-half," Coddington said. "I want to see more of this in the world."
Leading up to the big day, crews spent a week prepping the gym and school for Perry's arrival. Among the cables running in an out of the building, the trucks and production vans, a 40-foot gold tractor-trailer with "Katy Perry" and "Prism" written in bold on the side parked behind the school.
"It is over-the-top," said LHS Principal Ron Castagna. He spent the week proving the school's tax exemption status for such a sizable gift, taking calls from the governor and getting help from retired assistant principals to take care of logistics.
But, Castagna couldn't be more proud of his students.
"I wouldn't expect anything less from our young adults," Catagna said. "Sometimes the public doesn't get to know that this is an incredible generation."
Once it was over, Katy Perry tweeted "Thanks for a GREAT morning LAKEWOOD HIGH! Keep #ROARING!"
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Source – Breeze Newsletter
You may well have heard of Rotary International, the world's largest voluntary service organisation, with its network of clubs. The chances are you won't know much about it, or what it does. You probably won't think it has much relevance to you!
Rotary is in Upper Rissington in the shape of three of us who are very involved in the activities of our local club, North Cotswolds. We are a friendly, informal club, meeting every week at Naunton Downs Golf Club. Attendance at meetings is entirely voluntary, but the more often you can come along, the more you will get out of the friendships you will make.
We enjoy organising a wide number of fund-raising events throughout the year for a variety of causes, both at home and internationally. Within the local community we carry out many projects and activities aimed at helping to improve quality of life. We work with the Cotswold School to encourage young peoples' talents and opportunities; we support the elderly and disabled.
Internationally, we support projects in Africa. We combine fun with service and enjoy great camaraderie. We are looking forward to meeting ladies and gentlemen in Upper Rissington who, like us, wants to make a World of Difference. If you like what you read, give me a call, Andrew Mitchell (01451) 821212 or e-mail me at email@example.com protected by Digiprove © 2018


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The History of the Future of Intelligent Machines
A Hack Education Project
· · · · · Project Updates · Hack Education · About
Robots and the Automation of Everyday Life
For almost one hundred years, we've told wild stories about robots. The Robot Age has always been almost upon us, at once threatening our lives and our livelihoods and promising a world of machine intelligence and machine labor.
Each week, I update this website with the list of the latest "robot news." These are the stories currently in circulation about the world-to-come and the automation of everyday life.
The Week in Robots: 30 June 2018 (Note: This website is on hiatus until 2019)
(You can also stay up-to-date via this project's blog.)
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In spite of hopes of a Jubilee infant, sources close to the couple have said they're in no hurry to have a baby right now. "There's no urgent need for an heir - we already have two", says a source. "Will and Kate want to take things in their own good time." And I say good for them, enjoy each other.
Kate Attending Engagements on Her Own While William is Away
The news comes as Clarence House affirmed that Kate who is 30 will commence with solo official engagements next month, when her husband leaves for his initial tour of duty in the Falkland Islands.
"It will probably be a superb distraction for her and take her mind off worrying about Prince William." a source says, "At the moment, having a baby is definitely on the back burner."
The Duchess of Cambridge - who married Prince William last April will be the Royal patron of the following:
- Art School
- National Portrait Gallery
- Action On Addiction
- East Anglia's Children's Hospices
The Duchess has also stated she will volunteer for the Scout Association.
Kate Wants to Know Them Intimately
The reason Kate chose only a couple of charities is that she really wants to get to know them intimately. Which definitely is an excellent idea on her part.
William and Kate Middleton will likely be apart for 6 weeks in February and March, then they'll get ready for the Jubilee weekend in June. And in September or October they will plan to tour:
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- The Solomon Islands
- Tuvalu


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Established in December of 1963, as a non-profit organization, Richland Newhope Industries Inc. began its commitment to serving adults with developmental disabilities in a small workshop located at 314 Cleveland Ave. Throughout the years RNI has grown and is now providing a wide range of services to over 500 individuals within Richland County in a variety of settings. These services are provided in one of our three locations, or various community sites. RNI is committed to providing quality work and services to our business customers, individuals served, and our community. We appreciate the opportunity to serve you in whatever way we can.
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Officials have released the full transcript of the conversation between the pilots of doomed Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and the control tower.
The Malaysian government has already been criticised after it emerged the final words told to ground controllers were different from those first reported.
It had initially been reported someone on board said 'all right, good night,' when it was actually 'good night Malaysian three-seven-zero'.
The discrepancy aside, there is nothing in the transcript to suggest anything untoward took place on the mysterious flight.
The plane disappeared on March 8 with 239 passengers on board and is thought to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean with no survivors, although no confirmed wreckage has been found.
Full transcript (pilots in italics)
MAS 370 (Kuala Lumpur to Beijing)
Departure from KLIA: 8 March 2014
12:25:53 MAS 370 Delivery MAS 370 Good Morning
12:26:02 ATC MAS 370 Standby and Malaysia Six is cleared to Frankfurt via AGOSA Alpha Departure six thousand feet squawk two one zero six
12:26:19 ATC … MAS 370 request level
12:26:21 MAS 370 MAS 370 we are ready requesting flight level three five zero to Beijing
12:26:39 ATC MAS 370 is cleared to Beijing via PIBOS A Departure Six Thousand Feet squawk two one five seven
12:26:45 MAS 370 Beijing PIBOS A Six Thousand Squawk two one five seven, MAS 370 Thank You
12:26:53 ATC MAS 370 Welcome over to ground
12:26:55 MAS 370 Good Day
12:27:27 MAS 370 Ground MAS370 Good morning Charlie One Requesting push and start
12:27:34 ATC MAS370 Lumpur Ground Morning Push back and start approved Runway 32 Right Exit via Sierra 4.
12:27:40 MAS 370 Push back and start approved 32 Right Exit via Sierra 4 POB 239 Mike Romeo Oscar
12:27:45 ATC Copied
12:32:13 MAS 370 MAS377 request taxi.
12:32:26 ATC MAS37….. (garbled) … standard route. Hold short Bravo
12:32:30 MAS 370 Ground, MAS370. You are unreadable. Say again.
12:32:38 ATC MAS370 taxi to holding point Alfa 11 Runway 32 Right via standard route. Hold short of Bravo.
12:32:42 MAS 370 Alfa 11 Standard route Hold short Bravo MAS370.
12:35:53 ATC MAS 370 Tower
12:36:19 ATC (garbled) … Tower … (garbled)
MAS 370 1188 MAS370 Thank you
12:36:30 MAS 370 Tower MAS370 Morning
12:36:38 ATC MAS370 good morning. Lumpur Tower. Holding point..[garbled]..10 32 Right
12:36:50 MAS 370 Alfa 10 MAS370
12:38:43 ATC 370 line up 32 Right Alfa 10. MAS 370 Line up 32 Right Alfa 10 MAS370.
12:40:38 ATC 370 32 Right Cleared for take-off. Good night.
MAS 370 32 Right Cleared for take-off MAS370. Thank you Bye.
12:42:05 MAS 370 Departure Malaysian Three Seven Zero
12:42:10 ATC Malaysian Three Seven Zero selamat pagi identified. Climb flight level one eight zero cancel SID turn right direct to IGARI
12:42:48 MAS 370 Okay level one eight zero direct IGARI Malaysian one err Three Seven Zero
12:42:52 ATC Malaysian Three Seven Zero contact Lumpur Radar One Three Two Six good night MAS 370 Night One Three Two Six Malaysian Three Seven Zero
12:46:51 MAS 370 Lumpur Control Malaysian Three Seven Zero
12:46:51 ATC Malaysian Three Seven Zero Lumpur radar Good Morning climb flight level two five zero
12:46:54 MAS370 Morning level two five zero Malaysian Three Seven Zero
12:50:06 ATC Malaysian Three Seven Zero climb flight level three five zero
12:50:09 MAS370 Flight level three five zero Malaysian Three Seven Zero
01:01:14 MAS370 Malaysian Three Seven Zero maintaining level three five zero
01:01:19 ATC Malaysian Three Seven Zero
01:07:55 MAS370 Malaysian…Three Seven Zero maintaining level three five zero
01:08:00 ATC Malaysian Three Seven Zero
01:19:24 ATC Malaysian Three Seven Zero contact Ho Chi Minh 120 decimal 9 Good Night
01:19:29 MAS370 Good Night Malaysian Three Seven Zero


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My original plan for making a lot of rings was to keep it simple and go with sold colored bands. Then I started getting all these interesting ideas for stripes and fun palettes. Along the way, I discovered that I really, really like two-tone bands, with the contrasting colors at either edge. This is the pattern I'll be working with for these three rings.
Usually I'll just grab whatever colors are handy that will make a good match for the druks I've saved, but this time around I took a little more time to find just the right palettes. It's hard to resist the temptation to only use leftover colors and the dregs of seed bead packets - although small projects like rings are a great way to clean up lingering colors in one's bead stash.
Here's how Nekhbet's collar turned out. I decided at the last minute not to put any trim on the edges, and just leave the bridges bare. Any extra beadwork would have diminished the look of the collar, I think.
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Pitching opportunity for startups/scale-ups
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Ten startups get the opportunity to pitch in front of a top-notch jury at the amazing Tour & Taxis site in Brussels on Wednesday, June 08, 2016. It's a unique opportunity to meet and network with C-level industry leaders, entrepreneurs, designers, developers, investors, press & media working in the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem.
The event is organized by Agoria, the Belgian federation for the technology industry and IoTBE vzw, the Belgian cluster of IoT high-tech companies & startups. Ten startups/scale-ups with IoT solutions for the following domains will be selected.
Building Technology
We are looking for IoT solutions for companies engaged in the design, manufacturing, import, sale, installation and/or supply of services, products, systems or solutions for the construction and equipment of residential and non-residential buildings.
Energy Systems & Solutions
We are looking for IoT solutions for companies engaged in the energy market, including suppliers of solutions for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity from conventional, renewable and nuclear energy sources
Production Technology & Mechatronics
We are looking for IoT solutions for companies which supply machinery, components and solutions for the production equipment of the processing and the manufacturing industry. These companies are active in the entire production chain: simple industrial machines or components, plan construction, supply and integration of systems, specific maintenance services for machinery and components.
Depending on the number of applications, 20 startups/scale-ups will be invited for the semi-final on Friday May 20th from 3PM to 6.30PM in the Diamant Building in Brussels. The 10 finalists will win their ticket for The Industrial IoT Innovators Challenge at the IoT Convention Europe and will meet and network with C-level industry leaders and investors and gain press & media visibility.
Applications must be sent before May 13th (midnight) to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The 10 finalists will receive a highlevel training on the art of pitching before the final at the Convention. This training will be given by Roald Sieberath, entrepreneur, startup coach & lecturer. The finalists will also have the opportunity to expose their project on the Agoria booth during the IoT Convention Europe.
The winner of the final will receive a one year coaching by top level experts from Agoria, including mentoring to co-innovate on a joint proof of concept with an Agoria member company if the proposed project fits in their strategy. IoTBE vzw will offer a Premium Membership worth 2500 euro for one year.
Expert Jury
Nexans Benelux, SA-NV:
Delvaux Bernard, CEO Nexans Benelux
Daikin Europe, NV:
Dieryckx Martin, Assistant Director Environment Research Center
GE Renewable:
Gommeren Ward, Managing Director
Renson Ventilation, NV:
Lambert Yves, Public Affairs Manager
ZF Wind Power Antwerpen, NV:
Peeters Joris, Head of Technology & Advanced engineering
Egemin, NV:
Van Betsbrugge Wim, Team Manager R&D
Grand Jury
Bosch Thermotechnology, NV:
Berckx Joost, Product Management Technical field support heat pumps
Aldes Benelux, SA:
Cloosen Jean-Marc, Directeur général
Siemens, NV-SA:
Demaegdt Bart, Technical Consultant
Fabricom, SA-NV:
Depré Bruno, Business Development and Innovation Manager
SA de Vente des Equipements TRANE, SA:
Gorgemans Xavier, CEO & Sales Director
Airkan, NV:
Lippens Ulrike, Business Development Manager
Jaga, NV:
Maes Edwin, Manager R&D
Ostyn Geert, VP Weaving Machines
ACV International, NV:
Schmitz Jean-François, Marketing Manager
Vasco Group, NV:
Ulens Herman, CTO - Chief Technical Officer
Van den Berghe Steven, Senior Advisor Software engineering & ICT
Vero Duco, NV:
Verbrugge Stefan, Innovation Manager
Pitching Guidelines
- startups & scale-ups of maximum 20 employess on the payroll
- startups & scale-ups should present their project in maximum 5 minutes
- only IoT concepts, services or products related to the 3 domains mentioned above
- language: english
Call submission:
Maximum 1 A4 paper addressing following criteria (applications must be sent before May 13th midnight):
- Assessing the need: an analysis of the market needs. Does the proposed project address a significant and critical problem in one of the 3 proposed domains?
- Well defined target: characteristics of the market and targeted population. Does the proposed project adequately descrive the problem it hopes to address?
- Creativity: a demonstration that the proposed solution displays a unique project approach. does the proposal approach the problem in an innovative, exciting and dynamic way?
- Feasability: a demonstration that the project can be successfully implemented. Does the initiative aspire towards clear, realistic and achievable goals, while thinking big? Can it be implemented effectively?
- Management: an assessment of the entrepreneur(s) and team. Does the entrepreneurial team possess the skills and experience required to translate the plan into action? Can they demonstrate the passion, commitment and perseverance required to overcome inevitable obstacles?
- Presentation: overall effectiveness of the actual presentation


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WWF welcomes agreement on unified approach to implement no deforestation commitments
WWF welcomes the news, which is an important milestone toward harmonizing and simplifying guidelines on how to tackle deforestation.
"This agreement is an important step towards defining what zero deforestation actually means on the ground. We need to make sure it is adopted far beyond the palm oil industry by the other sectors that have been driving deforestation around the world," said Aditya Bayunanda, Forest Commodity Leader of WWF-Indonesia. "Now we have to fully integrate HCS and HCV and clearly define how they are applied beyond the fragmented moist tropical landscapes for which the approach was developed."
The recent groundswell of deforestation-free commitments are a positive step toward tackling the threats facing the world's forests, but there has been much ambiguity over what these commitments mean and how they should be verified. Today's announcement is a sign that together, different stakeholders can develop a clear criteria and unified approach to evaluate land use change in fragmented forests in the tropics, to ensure that these commitments are implemented and verified. As we progress on these discussions, it will also be important to develop similar approaches for natural ecosystems with low vegetation and landscapes with full forest cover.
The HCS Convergence Working Group was formed in 2015 and focused on developing a single HCS methodology for application to oil palm plantations in fragmented landscapes in moist tropical forest. It consists of members of the High Carbon Stock Approach Executive Committee, including WWF.


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Assists with the identification, capture, and commercialization of intellectual property developed at RIT.
The Intellectual Property Management Office manages RIT's intellectual property portfolio and seeks to bring that IP to the marketplace through licensing and formation of start-up companies. The office assists faculty, staff and students in identifying inventions, assessing marketability, applying for patents, and developing a tech transfer strategy.
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Car accidents happen frequently in the Charleston area. A driver takes a turn too quickly and runs off the road, or someone runs a red light causing a t-bone collision. These types of accidents seem almost commonplace to casual onlookers. As you flip to the next section of the newspaper, however, it can be easy to overlook the effects a crash has on those involved.
Unfortunately, Charleston was hit by yet another car accident yesterday morning. According to police, a westbound car crashed into another vehicle that was exiting the 35th Street Bridge near MacCorkle Avenue. Two people were injured in the collision. Both were transported to a nearby hospital, but it is not clear how severe their injuries are.
Although this sounds like a typical collision, it is important to take a minute to think about it from the perspective of an accident victim. Maybe you're on your way to work or the grocery store when a car comes out of nowhere and hits you. You're injured badly enough that you have to go to the hospital in an ambulance. Aside from worrying about your injuries, you're now stuck with substantial medical costs. An ambulance ride alone can be hundreds of dollars and if you get medical attention in an emergency room -- which you most likely would -- you could be looking at thousands of dollars in bills even for a simple procedure.
What do you do now? For starters, you should get the medical attention you need. It's important to put your health first. Next, you may want to consider a personal injury lawsuit against the driver who caused the crash. A personal injury lawsuit can help a crash victim obtain compensation for injuries sustained in a car accident, decreasing or wiping out the financial burden that a serious car accident can be.
Source: WSAZ, "Two People Hospitalized after Charleston Accident," Anna Baxter, March 11, 2013


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When Stephen Sondheim was still just a lyricist he appeared on a CBS 'educational show' and discussed how he became (at the age of not-yet-thirty) the celebrated lyricist of 'West Side Story' and 'Gypsy'. Above is the show. It's a wonderful watch as we see the young, low-key and utterly confident Sondheim begin spinning the basic anecdotes, opinion and autobiography that he's never really changed over the years e.g. how his childhood mentor, Oscar Hammerstein, taught him to write a show by mercilessly criticizing his high-school musical effort, how he hates writing lyrics, how he doesn't like his own beautiful lyrics to 'I Feel Pretty' etc. etc. The orchestrator/conductor Irwin Kostal is also part of the show and, during his interview, goes a little postal on how much his arranging helps composers who are lazy and only give him a melody to work with (!), as well as throwing in his contempt for how unschooled new composers are and how bad rock and roll is. It's quite a performance, matched only by the woefully miscast and stiff singers who demonstrate a few Sondheim songs--in the words of Gore Vidal (when he was speaking of Charlton Heston's acting): "You can hear the piles of wood collapsing from miles away".
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ironing but I've been using it all day until I had time to take some pictures!
My favourite part? The ruffles and exposed zipper at the back. I also like the
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On this page, you can gain stomach cancer information in a Q & A format. You can also download a patient information sheet too which is in a printable format.
It is designed for anyone concerned about this tumor or who would like to obtain some facts about the disease.
Your stomach is an 'organ' that helps digest your food.
Specialist cells which line it can change to become cancer cells.
These abnormal cells multiply, creating a 'growth' or tumor.
If this happens, it is referred to as a 'malignancy' because it can invade through the gastric wall and spread through the blood circulation or through the lymphatic system.
The lymphatic system is the 'waste disposal' system of your body that drains fluid and waste from your cells to the lymphatic glands for disposal.
90% are from the gland cells and are known as 'adenocarcinomas'.
Other tumors that can occur include:
You can learn more about these in the types of tumor section.
This is the 15th commonest cancer.
It is more common in certain areas of the world including Japan, China, Korea and Russia.
The tumors are most common over the age of 60 years, but can occur in younger people, particularly when there is a family history.
There are many causes of including:
Initially you may not have any symptoms at all or you may have symptoms common to all of us such as tiredness, heartburn and indigestion.
As the condition advances you may experience early satiety (feeling full quickly), problems with swallowing food, vomit or regurgitate your food and develop weight loss.
The main stomach cancer information is gained by performing an endoscopy or gastroscopy test.
A flexible camera is inserted in to your mouth, passed down the esophagus and into your stomach either with the aid of a sedative or a spray that numbs the back of your throat.
The person doing your test is known as an 'endoscopist'. They will be able to see any signs and will take tissue samples to confirm whether you have the disease or not.
The biopsies normally take at least a week to process, but may vary from one center to another.
If you are not fit enough to have this investigation, your doctor may request an alternative investigation called a barium meal.
This involves swallowing barium, a milky drink that shows up on x-ray. You will have x-rays taken in different positions and the results will be sent to your doctor.
If you are diagnosed, you will be put through a series of investigations to determine the extent of the disease so your doctor will have all the right stomach cancer information to make a management plan. These tests may include:
A CAT or CT scan is the most common test used to 'stage' your disease.
You will lie on a moving table that goes in to the scanner, commonly referred to as a 'donut' because of its circular shape.
This gives you doctor information about the tumor including evidence of how advanced it is or the 'stage'.
They may wish to give you an injection of 'contrast' when you have your scan, which highlights blood vessels within tumors.
An endoscopic ultrasound or EUS test is performed in a similar way to a diagnostic endoscopy test.
However, the instrument has an ultrasound probe attached, which provides special pictures which the operator will interpret.
This test provides stomach cancer information including the depth of the tumor within the wall and any evidence of spread to the lymph glands and surrounding organs.
A PET Scan or positron emission scan is a radionuclear scan performed in the nuclear medicine department of your hospital.
It is a special scan, sometimes used to look for tumors that haven't been clarified on your CT scan or to clarify whether a tumor is likely to be malignant or not.
The treatment you are offered depends on the type you have and the other stomach cancer information such as the extent of your disease.
The only chance of curing this disease is through surgery usually.
The main surgery for this tumor is a gastrectomy.
You may be offered a 'total gastrectomy', which involves removing the whole organ. This is normally done when your tumor is in the upper portion.
If your tumor is in the lower portion, you will be offered a 'distal' gastrectomy which involves removing the lower.
If your tumor has spreads, your cancer is much less likely to be cured and, in this situation, you may still be offered surgery to bypass your tumor, but may also be offered:
Chemotherapy involves the use of drugs to shrink your tumor and may be used in conjunction with surgery to help prevent a recurrence.
It can also be used as 'palliative' treatment to shrink your tumor or reduce its growth.
Like chemotherapy, this is often used to shrink your tumor and is usually used in palliative treatment rather than cure.
Both chemotherapy and radiotherapy may be offered to you as part of a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of certain treatments.
It is the second leading cause of death when compared to other cancers.
This is mainly due to symptoms occurring quite late in the course of the disease, so many people are unaware that they have it until it's too late.
The earlier it is detected, the better the prognosis, particularly if it has not spread from the wall.
Some countries such as Japan and Korea, where the condition is more prevalent, have created screening programs for earlier detection.
At present, in the UK and USA, there isn't a formal screening program as there are fewer cases and it is not cost effective to screen whole populations.
However, certain people may be offered screening in the future, particularly those with a family history or in those found to be at a higher risk.
If you are concerned and need more stomach cancer information, do talk to your doctor about this.
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Great art is often tied to a specific time and place so that, in order to grasp its meaning, you first have to understand where it comes from. Indeed, there are records of which you can tell the year of recording or the place of birth in a heartbeat, or rather, in the context of this blog, in a drum-beat. Is the Acoustic Grinder/Turmoil split Ep great art? Fuck no and thanks fuck for that too. But nonetheless, from the very first chords, you can tell its sound reeks of the true political DIY crust/grind/whatever spirit of the early 90's then prevailing in Europe and on a rainy sunday, it is really all you need sometimes. For those of you who'd rather play American-influenced middle-class indie-rock, the emergency exit is on your left. And please never come back here.
Beside having a bloody great name, Acoustic Grinder emerged from the amazing late 80's/early 90's Belgian crust/grind scene. I couldn't find their actual date of birth, but I'd say 1990. Now, when you hear "Belgium", "crust" and "grindcore", there are only two words that can possibly come to mind: Hiatus and Agathocles (and if they don't, you now know where the exit is). Acoustic Grinder very much started off as an Agathocles-type band and in fact they even did Agathocles covers in their early days. On this record however, they dropped the blast-beat and opted for a "Private Jesus Detector meets Hiatus during an Intestinal Disease show at the Vort'n' Vis festival" approach. They offer three songs of raw and powerful, gruffy crust punk, that may be unoriginal but are of their time and are very well done. The neanderthal nature of the production (also called "no production at all") makes the songs sound even more energetic and adds to their sense of urgency. This is fucking brilliant and just what you needed for your cousin's wedding next month. As was often the case, lyrics are short, political and to the point: one song against the violent right-wing Flemish block, one against the 500th anniversary of the "discovery" of the Americas and the Native American holocaust, and finally one about suicide (I think!). Cut'n'paste artwork aptly reflects the lyrical content, in case English is completely lost on you. Although the record was released in 1994, these three songs were recorded in late 1992. Acoustic Grinder also had a split Ep with Entrails Massacre from Germany, a full Ep, as well as a split live tape with Extinction of Mankind. The band has been back together for a few years now and released a split Ep in 2011 with... Agathocles!
On the other side, you find Turmoil, an anarchopunk band from Istanbul, Turkey. I have to confess that I am not very familiar with the Turkish punk scene and when I listen to these tracks, I realize that's a crying shame. Apparently, Turmoil rose from the ashes of another band called Moribund Youth that was active in the early 90's and recorded two demos. While Moribund Youth lay on the US hardcore side of things, Turmoil was a more chaotic and noisy affair. There is certainly the influence of the fastest brand of worldwide hardcore in the music, but because it is a bit all over the place and especially because the vocals are very upfront and snotty, it reminds me of some British bands like Insurrection, early 90's Disorder, Dirge, or faster bands like Satananic Malfunctions, Atavistic or even Active Minds, although I doubt these were Turmoil's points of reference, with the possible exception of Active Minds, who were around by 1994 and, like Turmoil, used short songs with different paces and sharp breaks. If someone had told me that Turmoil were from Huddersfield and recorded a demo in april 1989, I might have believed it (after all they have a 10-second song like Sore Throat). Basically, fast and sloppy hardcore thrash with political lyrics and a DIY to the bones attitude. Songs about finding the real you and fighting back against religious alienation, against vivisection and animal abuse, against the military and the corrupt political system.
Turmoil seemed to be really into international cooperation since they also did split releases with Inkisição from Portugal, with the similarly shambolic Regeneracion from Mexico (I already talked about this lot in a previous post) and Depress from Malaysia. As I mentioned earlier, I don't know much about the 90's Turkish DIY punk scene but when you add Turmoil to the few other good bands I know of like Spinners, Dispute or Necrosis, it makes me thinks that there might be other hidden nuggets to be discovered. Suggestions anyone?
This Ep was released in 1994 on Grinding Madness records, a label that rather unsurprisingly was also responsible for records from Agathocles, Rot, Intestinal Disease or Active Minds. Reading the label's message in the record, I realized that Grinding Madness was meant to release a benefit compilation Lp called "Smash fascism" in 1995 with a cracking line-up: Disaffect, Disrupt, Subcaos, Agathocles, Disorder among others. Too bad it never saw the light of day.
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It's a new week at the Planet and soon to be a new month and there are some neat new items in stock/back in stock this week. We received our second batch of X-Men figures this past Friday and though we are sold out of Deadpool and Wolverine, we still have Cable, Iceman, Rogue, Phoenix, Havok, and Kitty Pryde in stock as of this writing. This has been an excellent Marvel Legends wave IMHO and one of the few that I've been a completist on. I do love my DC characters more but have always had a soft spot in my heart for Marvel's Merry Mutants, plus the Juggernaut Build-A-Figure is a beast(not Hank McCoy though).
DC Collectibles has a couple of Jokers releasing this week, for those who love the Clown Prince of Crime. The first is the DC Icons Joker based on his appearance in the classic Batman: A Death in the Family arc which found Jason Todd brutally murdered by the Harlequin of Hate. This figure will feature multiple points of articulation and several accessories including the infamous crowbar from the story. On the other end of the spectrum, the modern version of the Joker as drawn by Greg Capullo is the latest entry in DC's Designer Series based on the artwork of various artists. This Joker is dressed in a black suit and comes with interchangeable heads as well as an axe and a gun. Not to be abandoned by her puddin' this week, a new Harley Quinn figure based on the Arkham Knight videogame is also out on Wednesday and finds Harley dressed in her classic red and black jester's outfit. As you and I are aware, both of these characters also featured in this summer's Suicide Squad film. Mattel product has finally started coming in for this line and thus far we have the Deadshot 6″ figure based on Will Smith's portrayal of the expert marksman, each figure in the set features parts to build a Killer Croc as seen in the film. Hopefully we'll get Katana, Harley Quinn and the others before too long.
I mentioned last week how our basement is POPped out, well we have some more that came in today including a couple of restocked wrestlers and some new pieces. First we have Lemmy from Motorhead as a new POP Rocks piece, then we have Seth Rollins from the WWE. WWE POPS that are back in stock include Bret Hart and Kevin Owens. There's various other Funko product in stock right now including a Jason Voorhees Fabrikations, and new Bobbleheads of Star Wars mainstays Boba Fett and Leia Organa.
Back in stock this week from Diamond Select Toys will be the eternally popular and extremely best-selling Deadpool figure. If you've missed out on the X-Men Legends figure, this might be a good alternative. We should also be getting a small restock on DC Collectibles' Batman: The Animated Series figures in the near future, including a couple we haven't had in a while.
I got word that we should be getting our shipment of Hot Toys Star Wars: The Force Awakens Rey and BB-8 two pack sometime around late September. This means we will likely get the single packed Rey first. I anticipate that she will do very well as she has become something of an icon in the past year. Characters from TFA still in stock include Finn and Captain Phasma along with several different versions of Stormtroopers.
That's it for me this week, I will be attending the inaugural Star Trek NY con this weekend, so expect at least a partial report of what I've experienced there. I guarantee one thing though, I will get a picture with my fave Star Trek actress, Gates McFadden(a.k.a. Dr. Beverly Crusher) this weekend. Catch you next time!