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Meghan Markle hails `amazing´ Wales during royal visit with Prince Harry
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry drove Wales wild during a visit to the nation's capital – and were left amazed by the welcome from their hosts.
Hundreds braved the cold to catch a glimpse of Harry and his bride-to-be who arrived at Cardiff Castle an hour late after train delays, but were quickly forgiven by the crowds.
And Meghan was embraced by a group of youngsters after Harry asked them "everyone give Meghan a group hug" when they visited an organisation using sport to help disadvantaged young people.
As they shook outstretched hands during a walkabout in the castle grounds, the prince repeatedly apologised saying "sorry we're late" while the US actress echoed his words, saying: "I'm so sorry."
Prince Harry meets the crowds during a visit to Cardiff Castle (Ben Birchall/PA)
Harry and his fiancee, who wore a coat by Stella McCartney and trousers by Welsh brand Hiut Denim, responded to the enthusiasm of the crowds by posing for pictures, collecting gifts – and Ms Markle even accepted an offer to stage her hen-do in the nightclubs of Cardiff.
The couple embraced all things Welsh, warmly accepting a carved wooden Welsh love spoon – a gift from the people of Wales and presented by their namesakes Megan Taylor, nine, and six-year-old Harry Smith – and tried a Welsh cake which left Ms Markle saying "Wow, it's great".
When Harry first arrived at the castle he clasped his hands together in front of him as if praying, in a sign of forgiveness, as he was greeted by Morfudd Meredith, the Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan, and said "sorry" for being late.
Linda Thompson, 66, from the town of Dinas Powys, just outside Cardiff said after chatting to the prince: "I said to Harry good choice of bride and he said 'would you prefer a Welsh lady?' and I said 'no she's beautiful'."
Meghan Markle arrive for a visit at Cardiff Castle with Prince Harry (Aaron Chown/PA)
Self confessed royal fanatic Cynthia Osborne, from Bridgend, presented Kate with a posy of daffodils, the national flower of Wales.
The retired nurse, aged in her 60s, said: "Meghan said 'it's lovely to be in Wales' I asked to see her engagement ring and she held it out and said 'I'm such a lucky lady'. I told her to come back to Wales."
Ms Markle chats with a well-wisher (Arthur Edwards/The Sun)
Linda Nubert, 67, a retired civil servant, said: "I said, 'Hello Meghan, welcome to Cardiff, Wales.' She said, 'It's my first time in Wales.' She said she thought it was amazing, and was really excited to be here."
Ms Markle received her hen-do invitation from royal superfans Anne and Judy Daley, who were holding a balloon printed with the words Happy Engagement.
Anne Daley, who had brought her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel – named Camilla – to meet the couple, said: "I asked her if she would like to come on a hen night around the nightspots of Cardiff, and she said she'd love to."
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in group hugs with children during a visit to Star Hub in Tremorfa.
Harry and his fiancee travelled to Cardiff by train from London but were delayed because of a track fault between the west London suburb of Southall and Slough, Network Rail said.
Inside the sumptuous setting of Cardiff Castle – a Victorian creation of medieval splendour – the couple toured a Welsh culture festival and concluded with a Taste of Wales experience where they enjoyed slices of Welsh cheese and of course, Welsh cakes.Before Enlli Pugh, of Eryri Young Farmers Club, sang a Welsh love song to the couple, Harry told his fiancee: "You are only going to hear the best singing in Wales.
"At the Principality Stadium we have the best singing. People are in tune, which you can't say for most football stadiums."
Later, hundreds of well-wishers lined the street outside the Star Hub, in the Tremorfa area of Cardiff, and cheered and screamed as they welcomed Harry and his fiancee to the community and leisure centre.
The Prince and Ms Markle were visiting the Star Hub to see how sport is being used to engage young people and aid social development.
During their visit Ms Markle was hugged by some young people and praised a group of youngsters after they performed a routine in a dance studio telling them: "Wow guys, well done. Such good dancers. It was amazing, guys that was so cool.
"We are so pleased to be here. We love the fact you guys do this every day. Oh my God, you guys are so sweet."
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A little over two years ago I was in a car accident that left me barely able to walk 10 minutes without doubling over in pain. It smacked me at a time in my life when I believed I was just beginning to hit a whole new stride, in health, business, and relationship with myself.
The physical impact threw my hormones out of whack, energy levels into the tank, fitness out the window, and little did I know at the time, but launched me into a whole new playing field of walking my talk, moving through challenge with positive awareness, letting go of other people's BS, and especially letting go of my own.
A few times a year I get out of town, out of my routine, and into a space of rejuvenation to reset into the moment and gain clarity on where I've been and where I'm headed. Sometimes I plan the trips well in advance. Sometimes it's "get me the F out of here!!!" and I'm off within a few days.
Always, the results are different than what I think they will be. Most recently I swooped myself away for a four day retreat to the San Juan Islands to reboot, reflect, and restore.
I am reminded that I cannot predict the future. And that right now is different than the past. Simple, but not always easy to remember, without taking a moment to see.
I had almost forgotten about the accident, which at the time was such a big part of my experience, but on the second day of my island retreat I had a flashback that left me in awe…
A little while after the accident, I took myself up to the islands to reboot as well, but it was way different that time around. It is so peaceful and quiet up there, strikingly different from the hustle and bustle of Seattle. I suddenly remembered sitting on the couch at night, two years ago. The sun had gone down, the ocean right outside of my front door, and it was dark and silent…except it wasn't.
I was so wound up my ears were ringing, and the sound was like some low-level-electronica-alien-wave that followed me around inside of my own head. It took almost two days before it released and I could hear the silence that was there.
And when it did, I could finally hear my own voice of truth in that space within, that space for me, where true clarity lives. Once that space is open, it's fun to ask questions and hear the replies…as the aha's jump out like sparks ready to ignite.
Aha from 2016…
Don't let yourself get this wound up again. Keep letting the pressure out. Take more time for yourself on a regular basis. Take care of yourself, both in the moment and by planning ahead. Carve out time, put it on the calendar, and create an updated system of self-care. Yes, you already have a self-care practice in place, and right now you need more. It's time for a change.
Noted, and done.
I actually implemented this spark and put it into action as part of my daily, quarterly, and annual routines, which have become habit at this point. It doesn't mean it's always easy, but it does mean that a huge amount of it is like clockwork – I no longer need to spend the energy TRYING to do these things, they simply happen as they've become integrated in my life as it exists now.
Fast forward to 2018 on my last day away this time around. I felt refreshed and reenergized, open and optimistic that I could create or do anything next. When I checked inside for the spark of aha for what my next action would be, this is what I heard…
Just because you have more energy doesn't mean you need to spend it on some new massive project or task. Let yourself enjoy right now. Business is prosperous. Your clients are amazing. You love your work. Life is filled with wonderful people you love. The time will come when a new project or inspiration is on it's way. For now, continue to simplify your life (the intention I received and set in spring), and breathe more. Life is good. Things are good. You can walk. You can hear your own voice. You can enjoy your life right now."
Aha 2018…
Sometimes we just need the reminder and knowing of the simple things. The permission to simply be. Just because you have more energy, doesn't mean you need to spend it. Practice saying yes and no, even more so, when it feels right to you. Notice even more clearly the difference between ideas and true intuitive inspiration. Follow your intuition each step of the way, even when it "doesn't make sense." That is part of the journey right now, and you're well on your way ;)
Happy solstice, summer, mid-year reboot to you all, and thank you for being here. Whether this is a time for play, rejuvenation, challenge, transition, or all of the above, know that you are loved.
And if you want it, you have it…permission to simply be.
The permission is yours. It always has been, and always will be.
With lots of love from me to you,
Did this open something within you? Have questions or inspired to make a change?
Send me a note or book your complimentary Discovery Call to find out whether coaching together is a match for you. I read every single note that is sent my way, and look forward to connecting soon!
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- Test Failover
Test Failover¶
Feature unavailable in Free and Shared-Tier Clusters
This feature is not available for
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see Atlas M0 (Free Tier), M2, and M5 Limitations.
Replica set elections are necessary every time Atlas makes configuration changes as well as during failure scenarios. Configuration changes may occur as a result of patch updates or scaling events. As a result, you should write your applications to be capable of handling elections without any downtime.
Retryable Writes with MongoDB 3.6
MongoDB 3.6+ drivers can automatically retry certain write operations a single time. Retryable writes provide built-in handling of automatic failovers and elections. The cluster must run MongoDB 3.6 or greater to support retryable writes. See retryable writes for complete documentation and requirements.
To enable this feature, add retryWrites=true to your Atlas URI connection string. See Connect via Driver for details on connecting to a Atlas cluster using a URI connection string.
You can use the following procedure to test the failure of a primary replica set member in your Atlas cluster and observe how your application responds to a replica set failover:
Click Clusters.
For the cluster you wish to perform failover testing, click on the … button.
Click Test Failover.
Atlas displays a Test Failover modal with the steps Atlas will take to simulate a failover event. Click Restart Primary to begin the test. During this process:
Atlas shuts down the current primary.
The members of the replica set hold an election to choose which of the secondaries will become the new primary.
Atlas brings the original primary back to the replica set as a secondary. When the old primary rejoins the replica set, it will sync with the new primary to catch up any writes that occurred during its downtime.
If the original primary accepted write operations that had not been successfully replicated to the secondaries when the primary stepped down, the primary rolls back those write operations when it re-joins the replica set and begins synchronizing. For more information on rollbacks, see Rollbacks During Replica Set Failover.
Contact MongoDB support for assistance with resolving rollbacks.
Atlas notifies you in the Test Failover modal the results of your failover process.
If your application does not handle the failover gracefully, ensure the following:
- The connection string includes all members of the replica set.
- You are using the latest version of the driver.
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1. Bechtel
Bechtel is a global engineering, construction, and project management company who works with clients to build economic growth.
F.E. Moran Special Hazard Systems have worked on some innovative projects with Bechtel including Ivanpah Solar Power Plant, which reduces CO2 emissions by 400,000 tons per year.
Sustainability is so important to them, they have a blog dedicated to it.
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Fluor designs, builds, and maintain projects around the world in energy, chemical, mining, and other industrial spaces.
We have worked with Fluor on multiple occasions, but two projects that stand out are W.S. Lee Power Project and Citrus County Power Project.
3. The Turner Corp
Turner is based in North America, but works all over the world. Turner completes an impressive $10 billion in construction every year. With several local branches, clients get local customer service with the resources of a multi-national organization.
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Among other industries, AECOM works in the power industry right along with F.E. Moran Special Hazard Systems. They design, engineer, retrofit, and maintain virtually every type of power plant.
They have worked on the equivalent of 25% of the generating power in the United States.
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Kiewit works in many industries, but oil, gas, and chemical are what stand out to us. They partner with these firms internationally to develop the world's energy sources. In the past decade they have worked on $11 billion worth of projects in oil, gas, and chemical.
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PCL Construction works all over the world, providing numerous construction services from general contracting to design-build, from Denver to the Bahamas.
F.E. Moran Special Hazard Systems enjoyed working with them on the Jacksonville Power Authority project.
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In 1909, Whiting-Turner was established. Considering they have been dominating this list for years, they have been on an upward trajectory for 109 years now.
Whiting-Turner has worked on some very cool projects in the industrial market, including BP Solar, Bethlehem Steel, and General Motors Allison Transmission.
CB&I (McDermott), works exclusively in the industrial arena with upstream, refining, chemicals, LNG, power, industrial storage, and wastewater projects on every continent.
10. Tutor Perini
Tutor Perini works on civil, building, and specialty projects, based in California. Like most of the companies on this list, Tutor Perini is also a family owned company that grew into an award-winning industry leader.
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Lafarge, COREN launch Nigeria's first concrete mix design manual
Lafarge Africa Plc has become one of the key partners of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) for the research and development of Nigeria's first Concrete Mix Design Manual. The company is the country's only cement and concrete manufacturer that contributed to the development of the manual which was launched today in Abuja.
Speaking at the launch ceremony, the Director of Marketing at Lafarge Africa Plc Mr Vipul Agrawal said: "WecommendCOREN for ensuring that Nigeria now has a credible well researched Concrete Mix Design Manual to be used for Concrete Works in buildings and infrastructure projects in the country. We call on all those involved in the manufacturing and use concrete for infrastructure development in Nigeria to use the manual to make quality concrete in building durable structures."
Lafarge is one of the stakeholders that COREN partnered with in the research and development of the manual, along with Nigeria Road & Building Research Institute, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, University of Uyo, among other institutions. The Lafarge Marketing Director
On his part, the President of COREN Engr. Kashim Ali said: "I am glad that Nigeria now has its own Concrete Manual based on local environmental conditions and raw materials and does not have to depend on reference manuals of other countries." Engineer Ali stated that the manual will be constantly upgraded in line with improvements in building technology.
On his part, the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa Retired Rear Admiral John Jonah said the development was a big plus for engineering practice in Nigeria
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On Thursday 06 March 2003 01:39 am, Nik Taylor wrote:
Lots of interesting stuff including the following questions:
> Interesting. This pouch-fosterage is compulsory?
> So, it's not obligatory for a pouchling to be fostered to another?
> What's this Counter-Occupation? Are the "Imperial colonists" human?
> Are there any other sentient species besides humans and Shayanans?
> did this contact occur?
Ok... some of this info is available on the cherani website, but a lot
of it isn't written anywhere yet.
Cherani Station is the counterweight of a beanstalk that was built in
patrnership by the Shayanans and the people whose planet the beanstalk
is attached to. There are about 8 species the regularly come through,
including Shayanans, Earthans (Humans), Imperials and others. The
people on the planet don't come up off it (part of why they agreed to
the partnership, which lets them take advantage of their economically
valuable location). The Chief of Police is an Earthan named Daffydd
Rhys Owens.
The Imperials are decadent, 300 pound free-range chickens (except they
have teeth, arms instead of wings and dinosaurlike tails). The females
are smaller. A few centuries ago they showed up at Shayana, dropped a
large rock from orbit onto the only city with electric lights, and
announced that they now owned the place.
Throughout the Occupation the Imperials has orbital platforms in place
that could target the entire planet. At the peak of the Occupation,
Imperials on the ground never had access to more than about 40% of the
major continents... "And that's if you count places where they
patrolled in double-platoons and did dare to step out of each other's
sight to relieve themselves". Once the orbital platforms were finally
hacked, the Imperials found out the hard way that a lot of Shayanans
lived in places Imperials didn't consider habitable, so they were way
more outnumbered than they had ever realized.
(Shayanans are neither pack hunters nor territorial in our usual senses
of the term, so they don't have words for war, battles, etc. They do
have a word, "Lliassi", which means "a hedge or biological trap that
will take 64 years to ripen, or a plot or strategem that will take that
long to mature". On the other hand, normal Imperial life expectancy is
only about 64 Shayanan years.)
Imperials assigned linguistic gender terms to the Shayanan sexes. One
could argue that they got them backwards biologically, but the
Shayanans don't care. References to the sexes in the following
discussion will follow the Imperial assignments.
In the Nedranetsta, a related species with less complex social
structures and shorter lifespans and childhoods, twins are the norm,
and will usually be pouched by the two seed parents, with elderly and
pre-adult members of the group as backups. (It's been suggested that
the ability to handle more complex social interactions was the
evolutionary advantage that led to the spread of speech in teresstiral
hominids. Their more complex social system may be why Shayanans are a
linguistic species and Nedranetsta mostly aren't.)
In both Shayanans and Nedranetsta, once a hatchling is pouched by an
adult, it stays with that pouchparent, except in rare situations
usually involving death or the imminent threat of it. A mother has the
option of pouching a hatchling herself, bestowing it on another (in
Shayanans usually the seed-father or a member of the mother's
household, sometimes a grandparent with a separate household) or
discarding it if it looks or tastes wrong. The discard option is rare,
and causes gossip the will impede the future reproduction choices of
both seed-parents, but is considered better than raising a seriously
defective pouchling. If the mother's status is high enough that she
mated early in the breeding season, she may try again the same year
when a discard occurs, though breeding late will do nasty things to her
status. (The breeding season sort of starts in the center of a
community and ripples outward pheromonally.)
In both Shayanans and Nedranetsta the parent of an unweaned pouchling
will not be involved in a breeding season. For Nedranetsta that
generally means missing alternate breeding seasons. For Shayanans, that
can mean missing as many as 4 successive breeding seasons.
Shayanan pouchparents are often elderly, or young adults (there is a
term, sellithi, for people who are mature enough to be pouch parents
but not physically mature in the ways needed to be a seed parent). They
may be reproductive adults who want an official heir. Or they may be
subordinate adults within a community.
The dlia, kellya, and acharya terms are concerned with who your parents
are and who you inherit which kinds of property from (or bequeath them
to). The default primary heir is acharya (both seed and pouch child) of
the same sex. The residuary legatee for household and personal effects
is the youngest pouch-child, either dlia or acharya. (Grandma pouches a
seed-child of her own acharya-Heir, and the kid gets Grandma's house,
is a very common pattern.)
The current Hasri lacks an acharya child of her own sex, -- kind of like
the Bennett's in Pride and Prejudice not having a son. She still has
time to produce an Heir... but the situation is beginning to have
political effects.
Seed children who aren't pouch-children are entitled to some support
when they are small (if their pouchparent is not part of a seed-parent's
household) and a hefty lump of support (sort of a dowry or
scholarship/apprenticeship fee) when they're old enough to go out on
their own. An estate can't be fully probated until all of the minor
seed-children have grown up and been dowered.
Males compete to be the mate of an in-season female. If there were less
than 4 competitors involved in producing a specific child it's very
scandalous. If there are 16 or more competitors, some may be sellithi
advertising their availability as pouchparents, or females who want to
block one or more of the male suitors. Being part of a chevet as a
competitor (if she does well) may also accelerate the onset of a
female's own breeding season, improving her effective status within the
community. (Males only breed once per season, and some competition
losers won't breed at all that year, so an early female has better
choices. Late breeders are mating with losers, or guys who didn't get
close enough to the important females to compete seriously.)
Elyse Grasso
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What lessons can we learn from Hurricane Harvey which impacted a major metropolitan and industrial area in Texas?
(1) No matter what the government may say, you are on your own. The goal is being able to take care of yourself and your family first -- under any and all circumstances.
(2) The best response to a local or regional disaster is mobility; the ability to leave the affected area until it is stabilized and survive elsewhere for a sufficient period of time. Without water, electricity, sanitation facilities, and medications, conditions may be more than tough – they can be life-threatening. Do not assume that you will have access to your vehicle, you will be able to purchase fuel, or that roads will not be so crowded as to enhance problems beyond those created by the disaster itself. Do not hesitate, bug out while you can.
(3) Prepper supplies may be worthless if you are forced to leave them behind, or they are compromised by the disaster. An underwater generator is useless. Broken water containers are useless. The primary key to survival may be your "bug out" bag containing protective clothing, sturdy shoes, prescription items, money, a strong knife, multi-purpose tool, and a means of self-protection. Water purification straws, water container, work gloves, and an emergency whistle are also essential components of a bug-out bag. Real preppers will often have a distant, defensible, and environmentally sound retreat outside of a regional disaster area … Everyone else is buying fashionable gear that they may never use.
(4) While disasters highlight our shared humanity and instances of pure selflessness, it is a fact that your neighbors are not necessarily your friends, especially if you live in or adjacent to a sketchy area and that sharing your survival resources may mean diluting your survival time. There will always be a significant number of people unprepared to cope on their own, and you should decide, in advance, if and what you may share with others. Many individuals who shun firearms, often change their mind after being confronted with looters, strong-arm thugs, crowds demanding a portion of your supplies, and even the necessity of hunting your own food in rural areas.
(5) Hourly, temporary employees and those currently out of work are likely to be without an accessible source of funds. It is wise to establish a checking account in an out-of-state regional bank and to have some cash on hand; mostly in ones, fives, tens, and possibly twenties. You do not want to be caught in the position of paying $20 for a bottle of water because all you have is twenties and there are no means for making change.
(6) I have written federally-mandated, professional-level disaster plans knowing full well that there would be few employees willing to leave their families in an emergency to mitigate a disaster's effects on their organizations. As we learned from Hurricane Katrina, even sworn first-responders may not abandon their families. No matter how grave the circumstances, it is far easier to obtain a new job than replacing lost loved ones.
It is up to you to care for yourself and your family.
The single best tool I own is a strong specialized multi-tool consisting of a hammer with a glass breaker point, a knife, and can be used as a wrench to turn off common gas lines to prevent fires and explosions. You should be prepared to do the following things: leave immediately if you can – don't wait for conditions to erode further. If you can't leave, seal your bathtub and sinks, turn on the faucets and fill it with drinkable water as long as there is water pressure. Transfer this water into closed, clean containers as soon as possible. Turn off the gas and electric feeds. Make sure the structure is sound or leave the area.


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Each of the 7 deadly sins has a counterpart–a positive quality that shows the loving side of lust, the gourmand side of gluttony. Pride has its beautiful side, oui?
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Scope and Efficacy of Preventive Measures in Contact Dermatitis
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Purpose of review
To describe the scope and review the efficacy of interventions to prevent contact dermatitis.
Recent findings
Universal measures to prevent contact dermatitis start at the population level with legislation regulating exposure to skin irritants and sensitizers. Primary measures include health education on skin care and protection, use of moisturisers and proper use of protective gloves. The overall epidemiological evidence regarding the efficacy of such preventive measures varies from low to moderate. Secondary prevention comprises the application of specific diagnostic procedures and early intervention. Tertiary prevention measures focus on medical, psychosocial, and occupational rehabilitation of patients with a chronic form. Education on risk factors and skin protection is an essential element at all the levels of prevention.
Evidence-based recommendations and international standards for prevention, diagnosis and management of contact dermatitis are available. The low evidence on the efficacy of several primary measures can be due to limitations in study designs and low comparability of the studies.
Stakeholders should address shortcomings of the current legislation. Randomised control trials studies including a homogenous assessment of the outcome measure, a longer follow-up and better adjustment for potential bias can enhance the current level of evidence for the efficacy of preventive measures.
KeywordsPrimary prevention Secondary prevention Tertiary prevention Occupational Legislation Moisturisers Gloves Legislation
The author is grateful to Benedicte Mohr, librarian at the National Institute of Occupational Health, Norway (STAMI) for the assistance with the systematic review of the literature.
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This article does not contain any studies with human or animal subjects performed by any of the authors.
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How to Keep People Coming Back To Your Little Free Library
A Little Free Librarian offers tips on how to maintain a Little Free Library, including promoting it and stocking books that will...
A Little Free Librarian offers tips on how to maintain a Little Free Library, including promoting it and stocking books that will...
Little Free Library's Action Book Club is celebrating the launch of its new theme, 'Many Voices', which celebrates diverse books.
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The campus consists of clinic areas, classrooms, and offices covering over 12,000 square feet. The clinic is furnished with equipment for the practical training of cosmetology, aesthetics, and manicuring. The campus provides classrooms for both theory and practical classes.


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LR3 Navigation DVD Update Process
How to update the navigation DVD in a Land Rover LR3 & RRS
- Obtain a new navigation DVD. ( http://navigation.com/landrover )
- Start the vehicle.
- Move the front seat all the way forward.
- On RHD, the navigation DVD player is located under the passenger seat.
- On LHD, the navigation DVD player location is under the driver seat.
- Slide the lock to unlocked.
- Push the eject button and remove the old navigation DVD.
- Insert the new navigation DVD.
- slide the lock to the locked position.
- The system will update automatically.
- Please note, the screen may go blank and give a read error as the new nav DVD is loaded.
- The system software may need to update, this will happen automatically, this may take several minutes.
Below is a picture of the navigation software update in progress.
Below is a picture of the location, lock and eject button on the navigation system DVD player.


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Emergence from minimally conscious state
Insights from evaluation of posttraumatic confusion
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Background: Guidelines for defining the minimally conscious state (MCS) specify behaviors that characterize emergence, including "reliable and consistent" functional communication (accurate yes/no responding). Guidelines were developed by consensus because of lack of empirical data.
Objective: To evaluate the utility of the operational threshold for emergence from posttraumatic MCS, by determining yes/no accuracy to questions of varied difficulty, including simple orientation questions, using all items from the Yes/No Subscale of the Mississippi Aphasia Screening Test.
Method: Prospective observational study of a cohort of responsive patients recovering from traumatic brain injury in an acute inpatient brain injury rehabilitation program.
Results: Of the 629 observations from 144 participants, name recognition was the easiest yes/no question, with nonconfused individuals responding with 100% accuracy, whereas only 75% to 78% of confused participants on initial evaluation answered this question correctly. Generalized Estimating Equations analysis revealed that confused participants were more likely to respond inaccurately to all yes/no questions. Nonconfused participants had a reduction in odds of inaccuracy ranging from 45.6% to 99.7% (p = 0.001 to 0.02) depending on the type of yes/no question.
Conclusions: Accuracy for simple orientation yes/no questions remains challenging for responsive patients in early recovery from traumatic brain injury. Although name recognition questions are relatively easier than other types of yes/no questions, including situational orientation questions, confused patients still may answer these incorrectly. Results suggest the operational threshold for yes/no response accuracy as a diagnostic criterion for emergence from the minimally conscious state should be revisited, with particular consideration of the type of yes/no questions and the requisite accuracy threshold for responses.
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Desensitizing Medications
What are Desensitizing Medications?
Desensitizing medications are applied by dentists and seal the exposed microscopic pores in the dentin layer of teeth that cause sensitivity.
Desensitizing medications are applied to sensitive teeth by the dentist. It is dispensed from a small bottle and applied with a fine brush.
If a patient is experiencing more than a mild sensitivity to temperature extremes or sweets, and the dentist has ruled out pulpitis (inflamed tooth pulp), tooth decay (caries), infection, or gum disease as a cause, desensitizing medications may be used to seal the microscopic pores of exposed root surfaces.
Desensitizing medications are also frequently used on freshly cut dentin during restorative dental procedures (for example fillings or crowns) before the restoration is placed on the tooth to help prevent later tooth sensitivity. The patient's tooth is typically numb for such procedures.
The process of applying Desensitizing Medications
- Your dentist will review your health history, and may ask questions about your dental history—tooth whitening, use of multi-care toothpastes, etc. These can cause sensitivity, and the dentist may recommend modifying or discontinuing their use to eliminate the underlying cause(s) of your sensitivity.
- The dentist will perform diagnostic tests to rule out more serious conditions, like pulpitis, tooth decay (caries), gum disease, and infection (abscess). The tests will generally include an objective evaluation of your reaction to hot, cold and mild electrical stimuli. This is known as "vital testing". The test is performed to see whether the nerve tissue in the tooth pulp is living (vital), and expected to remain living (viable).
- One or more dental X-rays (radiographs) will often be exposed to look for changes in the hard tissues. Tooth decay (caries) and bone changes from infection will appear dark on an X-ray.
- If the dentists determines that you are an appropriate candidate for desensitizing medication, he or she may administer local anesthetic to numb the affected tooth/teeth. Many people do not require the tooth to be numb for the procedure, and can tell the medication is working immediately, during the application process.
- The tooth will be isolated to protect the soft tissue (i.e. gums, lips, tongue, cheeks). Your eyes should be protected—some dentists may simply ask you to close your eyes while the medication is applied.
- Desensitizing medication is applied to the tooth with a small brush, and air dried. Several coats may be applied:
- The area will be thoroughly rinsed with water.
- The isolation device(s) will be removed.
- Sometimes multiple applications are necessary to provide complete relief of symptoms.
- Your dentist may prescribe the use of a supplementary desensitizing toothpaste, following the application of desensitizing medications.
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Last week I wrote about how sales starts with the sales professional. The sales professional is the one who has to be in their "happy place" when the conversation starts with a customer.
And when that conversation starts with a customer, it is now all about them. Actually, it is all about the customer as soon as they can potentially hear or see you. As you pull into their parking lot. If you are on the phone, it starts as you pick it up. That brief second can send negative messages through the phone such as a person giving a sigh, coughing and background noise that tells a customer they are not the most important person in your room.
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Location:Seven Hills TAFE, Brisbane
General location: Australia, South-East Queensland
The Setup:This is up on the roof of the block. Blue light using one of Alan's flashlights, orb with Alan's orb tool, and wavy lines with my light sabers. Five minute exposure to get some star movement, with two-odd minutes of light painting and the rest to capture the ambient light.
The camera & lens:Camera: Canon EOS 650D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 USM IS @ 15mm
Exposure: 301" @ f/8, ISO 100 (M, bulb mode with intervalometer)
Post processing:
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- Colour temperature: set to 11200K which reddened the sky and brightened the eye.
- Presence: Highlights +80, shadows -100, white clipping +65, black clipping +15
- Graduated filter in the sky: Exposure +0.2 stops, clarity +60, sharpness +100 (to bring out the star trails a bit)
- Noise reduction: luminance +15, colour +75 (lots of colour noise in these long exposures)
The wash-up:The small star trails look smeary to me and not really that attractive!
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The Region 9 Veterans Community Action Team (VCAT) aims to create effective relationships among community partners who guide veterans in Livingston, Jackson, Washtenaw, Hillsdale, Lenawee and Monroe counties. VCAT membership includes federal, state, local and faith-based organizations that support veterans in the communities where they live. The organization guides veterans and encourages its members to identify solutions for gaps in veteran services, reduce the duplication of efforts and simplify connections with local resources.
The Kellogg Family Foundation sponsored a family fun day for veterans and their families at Harley Davidson in Brighton, Michigan. Veterans and their families enjoyed a day of live music, food, drinks, and contests and prizes.


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Small seabird but large for a storm-petrel; overall dark blackish-brown with white rump patch that wraps around the side and onto the undertail. Similar to Wilson's and Leach's Storm-Petrels, but note squared-off tail with a very shallow notch, comparatively weak upperwing bar, long wings, and low flight with smooth turns (less jolting than Leach's and less fluttery than Wilson's). Found far offshore in deep warm water, but it is never common.
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Restaging Featured on LibraryAsIncubator.org
The 2012 "restaging" of the Coupon Collection at the Newark Free Library is featured on Library As Incubator.
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Polypropylene is among the most useful commodities utilized by many different industries today. According to research, 30% of all polypropylene manufactured is used in the packaging industry because of its effectiveness when it comes to preventing damage to different kinds of goods. If you're starting a business and you need to ship out items to customers on a regular basis, it's essential that you purchase polypropylene sheets in bulk. Want to learn more about this common packaging essential? Find out the pros and cons of using polypropylene here.
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- It's Affordable
Compared to many other packaging materials used in the world today, polypropylene has become a common preference mainly because of its affordability. This inexpensive material can effectively prevent shipping damage that many products are prone to while costing very little relative to other options like bubble wrap and Styrofoam beans.
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Peralta named Opening Day starter
PHOENIX -- It will be Madison Bumgarner vs. Wily Peralta on Opening Day at Miller Park.Giants manager Bruce Bochy had long ago tabbed Bumgarner for the April 4 assignment, and Brewers counterpart Craig Counsell followed Monday by naming Peralta as his pick. It will be Peralta's first Opening Day assignment,
PHOENIX -- It will be Madison Bumgarner vs. Wily Peralta on Opening Day at Miller Park.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy had long ago tabbed Bumgarner for the April 4 assignment, and Brewers counterpart Craig Counsell followed Monday by naming Peralta as his pick. It will be Peralta's first Opening Day assignment, and it will make him the first international signee entirely developed by the Brewers to earn the honor.
Peralta will be followed in order by Jimmy Nelson and Matt Garza against the Giants, then Taylor Jungmann and Chase Anderson in the subsequent series against the Astros.
"It's a dream come true," Peralta said. "It's every starting pitcher's dream, being able to pitch the opening game."
Counsell could have chosen Nelson, the Brewers' best pitcher last season, or Garza, the most veteran starter on staff. Why was Peralta his pick?
"In 2014, Wily had a big season. I think last year, a number of things happened that didn't allow him to perform the way we expect him to perform," Counsell said. "I think he's more than capable of getting back to the level he was in 2014. He's really primed and in the sweet spot to get back to that level."
Peralta went 17-11 with a 3.53 ERA in 32 starts in 2014, leading the team in wins, innings (198 2/3), strikeouts (154) and quality starts (22). He slipped to 5-10 with a 4.80 ERA in 2015, limited to 20 starts by a left oblique injury that kept Peralta on the disabled list from May 25-July 27.
Peralta will turn 27 on May 8 and will earn $2.8 million this season, his first in arbitration. He is Brewers property through 2018.
"The oblique set him back for two months, and then, really, set him back the rest of the year, in my opinion," Counsell said. "I don't think the oblique ever got to a point where he was healthy. If you remember, he came back and pitched a really good game against San Francisco in his first start back off the DL. That went well, but I don't think he ever really got fully back from it."
This spring has been no better. After getting knocked around by the Angels on Saturday, Peralta's Cactus League ERA is 11.70. He has allowed 23 hits, including three home runs, in 10 spring innings.
"Look, the results haven't been good," Counsell said. "In the Dodgers start [on March 14], I saw the Wily Peralta I wanted to see, so I know it's there. That was enough for me, really."
Said Peralta: "They know what I can do when I'm healthy. That's my goal this year, to be healthy. Last year, it was a tough season. When I'm healthy, I know what I can do and I think they do, too. That's why they gave me the ball for Opening Day."
Peralta has two scheduled starts remaining in Spring Training. Is that enough to get squared away?
"He's going to be squared away. I'm not worried about the next two starts," Counsell said. "I just think of Ben Sheets [who pitched notoriously poorly in Spring Training]. And I don't mean that specifically to Wily, I mean that just to Spring Training. If you think you can diagnose what happens here is going to tell me what is going to happen in the season, I can't. And I don't try to. Especially for guys that are big leaguers, who are here, who are going to be on the team."
As for lining up the rest of the rotation, Counsell said, "In the end, these guys are all going to pitch the same. It's the one thing about starting pitching: Your five is as important as your one. I truly believe that. It really is.
"So we looked at how off-days are going to affect them, how rest is going to affect them, and their first five opponents, but they're going to face who they're going to face during the season. You can't manipulate it too much, really."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AdamMcCalvy, like him on Facebook and listen to his podcast.


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Monday, 21 September 2015
Mancat Moment Monday
12 comments:
- Summer said...
Puna, the only way you can guarantee that embarrassing photos will never turn up is to destroy the photo card! Unfortunately, my human treats hers like precious gems.
- 21 September 2015 at 05:40
- When the Cat is Away said...
Hehehe, Summer. We once got our paws on Mom's photo card. We never had a chance to get it again. Sigh.
BTW: we're a bit shocked - Äiti "forgot" to list kotimainen in your sanavarasto! Such an important word????? We're wondering what she's up to.
- 21 September 2015 at 06:07
- Angel Prancer Pie said...
It is very mancatly of you to have a soft spot for the nekkid boy. Aiti should have averted her eyes at this very private (and mancatly) moment. Heh-heh.
- 21 September 2015 at 06:23
- Lone Star Cats said...
It seems like da peeps are always tryin to catch us in compromisin posishuns!
- 21 September 2015 at 06:40
- Katnip Lounge said...
oho! So King P perhaps is cultivating a Court Jester? We totally understand...
*cough cough Scouty and TJ cough cough**
- 21 September 2015 at 09:26
- Flynn said...
That was very amiss of Seppo to not floss first! It was equally wrong for Aiti to capture such a private moment for all the world to see.
- 21 September 2015 at 13:15
- Mr Puddy said...
Do agree with Flynn !
Äiti is genius to capture lovely shots of you both
- 21 September 2015 at 13:28
- The Meezers or Billy said...
really flossing is very impawtant!
- 21 September 2015 at 15:15
- Marilia Bavaresco said...
- 21 September 2015 at 22:56
- Maxwell Faraday Richman said...
Seriouslies. Flossing. HIGHLY underrated. *looks at Maxwell*
- 22 September 2015 at 01:26
- pilch92 15andmeowing said...
Such handsome boys.
- 22 September 2015 at 02:02
Yesh PPP.
No problems, these pics are very fine, especially the last one... Our KING, wau!
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[UPDATE: We've added the final Chronicle trailer below.]
The found-footage film Chronicle has largely flown under the radar, as far as awareness amongst casual moviegoers is concerned - but that awareness has been growing exponentially in the last few weeks, thanks to a successful PR campaign of trailers and TV spots, which have caught the interest of millions.
For those still unaware: Chronicle tells the story of three teenagers who happen upon a strange discovery that leaves them endowed with telekinetic abilities. However, like most teenagers, the boys don't have the maturity or stability to manage their newfound powers, and things quickly spiral out of control as the bonds of their friendship begin to crack, and the powers become a threat that none of them is prepared for.
Today we have an entire Chronicle preparedness kit put together, to help those only now hearing about the film get a better look at what it's about, and whether it's something they'd be interested in seeing. The movie stars Michael B. Jordan (The Wire) and Alex Russell (Almost Kings) as "Steve" and "Matt," with Dane DeHaan (In Treatment) playing "Andrew," the more shy and feeble member of the trio who (surprise, surprise) turns out to be the most powerful and dangerous mind of all (a la Tetsuo in Akira).
Check out the original trailer, some clips and the just added final trailer from Chronicle, which show the boys pulling some telekinetic pranks on an unaware populace, as well as exploring the application of their abilities:
And here is the final trailer for the film
Chronicle Viral Marketing Shocks New York City
In a very bold and clever attempt to gain notice for Chronicel, 20the Century Fox reached out to viral marketing firm Thinkmodo, which put together a viral marketing stunt involving dressing specialized model airplanes to look like people. These planes were then launched over the Hudson River for three brief flights, controlled by AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics) members.
Video of the stunt (recorded by the Thinkmodo) has now gone viral, with millions of people tuning in to find out just what the heck those "flying people" were all about. Check out the impressive viral stunt in the video below:
Thinkmodo (which also staged the headline-grabbing Times Square video monitor "hack" to promote Limitless last year) is on a definite roll, and Chronicle is a film that we will be definitely be checking out here at Screen Rant. Check back on Friday for our official review of the film.
Chronicle will be in theaters on February 3, 2012.
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June is Upon Us
I get super grumpy if I don't spend at least a small part of every day making something with my hands. Before I started knitting, when we lived in a very small house, this often required massive amounts of prep time to clear stuff off horizontal surfaces to lay out materials, and then dedicating time to actually doing the activity, and getting it cleaned up before we could eat a meal. When I discovered knitting and it's flexibility and, more important, it's portability, it was like discovering a limitless treasure. That need to flex my crafting muscles was met every time I sat down to knit, and better yet, it could go everywhere with me - making all those minutes spent in cars, in meetings, even in lines, minutes spent making something.
Since then, I've become much more opportunistic when it comes to "making stuff" time. I do have a room dedicated to crafty messes (lucky me - big old house!), but I've also learned to take advantage of the inevitable ten or twenty minutes of free moments that crop up throughout the day. Knitting taught me that it's not how big a block of time that you dedicate to making something, it's stringing together all those moments of actually working on it that results in a finished object.
One thing we wanted to do with Craftstitute was make it a space where people could walk in the door and find empty horizontal surfaces to spread out on and make stuff. No moving the piles of mail, the toys, the detritus of life, to get to the actual making part. You show up during Drop In hours with your project, your ideas, or you come looking for inspiration - what are other people working on? What tools have appeared since the most recent classes were held? Do you need help with a project? We're good at answering questions and finding resources, and we love to help with knitting projects!
Every class we offer is one that I want to take. My parents are visiting, and my mom and I are going to take the Kumihimo weaving class together. Ever since discovering Coral & Tusk, I have been wanting to make some of their amazing patches for brooches, so I was super excited when my friend Erika Molnar pitched her version for a class. This one is on a Friday night, so friends, crafting and wine make for a perfect evening. My husband is excited at the prospect of learning to make pasta from scratch and enjoying a yummy dinner afterwards. I'm not so much about the process as the opportunity to make dinner with a bunch of friends!
The block printing on fabric class is a week from Sunday. Tiana and I have had a great time prepping for this class, and I am so excited about the possibilities inherent in creating your own fabrics, customizing simple tee's, and embellishing an existing piece of clothing... not to mention printing napkins, hankies, dish towels, and a myriad of other gifts for folks.
All of that is just this first week of June. I know, right? Upcoming: an introduction to bookbinding (a Friday night - friends and crafting!), Summer Skirt with Maya*Made, Learn to Crochet with our Lisa (I'm making a summer hat!), Cardmaking with Beth Dewalt, and more. We are going to posting three weeks of creative camps for teens, so keep an eye out for that. If you aren't on our mailing list, please sign up so you don't miss class announcements!
Enjoy the summer weather and make stuff!