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Electric Circuit Breaker Panel Upgrades and Replacements in Lisbon, Maryland
TriStar Electric can help you with electric circuit breaker panel upgrades and replacements to keep your home up and running in the event of a power loss, electrical fire, or any other electrical issue. The modern household draws much more electricity than it did a couple of decades ago. By upgrading or replacing your electric circuit breaker panel or the "heavy up," you will be able to run all of your home's modern appliances. This includes your dishwashers, air conditioning, and computers.
TriStar Electric can deal with your panel box upgrade, which requires a permit to be filed. Read on to learn all about heavy up electric circuit panel upgrades and replacements in Lisbon Maryland!
Signs You Need an Electric Circuit Breaker Panel Upgrade or Replacement
A lot of common electrical problems are linked to a faulty electrical panel since the panel is linked up to the entire electrical system. If your panel is malfunctioning, the damage is probably spread throughout the house. Think of the circuit breaker panel as the heart of your home's electrical power. Some signs that you need an electric circuit breaker panel upgrade or replacement:
– You Still Have a Fuse Box or Your Electrical Panel is Unsafe: Fuse boxes were the norm of homes all through the 1960s, and a few still have them today. If you do, it is time for a proper replacement.
– Circuit Breaker needs Constant Resets: even if you got rid of an old fuse box not too long ago, the circuit breakers that replaced it may be outdated too. If your Lisbon residence was built before 1990, this might be a sign for an upgrade or replacement.
– Odd Electrical Outlets throughout Your Home: any outlets that are damaged, outlets with only two prongs, which means they aren't grounded. Keep an eye out for areas around water to make sure there are no ground fault circuit interrupters. This can lead to severe injuries or even death from electrocution.
How TriStar Electric Prepares for a Heavy Up Electric Circuit Breaker Panel Upgrade or Replacement
As mentioned before, TriStar Electric can deal with any circuit panel upgrades or installations, but we need a permit to be filed. Once the work is done, you can expect a follow-up visit from the county to ensure that everything has been dealt with correctly. Our electricians have the correct field experience and training to complete panel box upgrades efficiently and safely.
Before we start the actual panel box upgrade, we'll conduct a detailed examination of your home's electrical unit. Your circuit panel box will be examined to make sure that it is safe to use until a new one is installed. We'll also go over your energy needs and ensure that we answer every question before we create a proposal for your review.
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The brains of children raised in violent families resemble the brains of soldiers exposed to combat, psychologists say.
They're primed to perceive threat and anticipate pain, adaptations that may be helpful in abusive environments but produce long-term problems with stress and anxiety.
"For them to detect early cues that might signal danger is adaptive. It allows them to react, to try and avoid the danger," said psychologist Eamon McCrory of University College London. However, "a very similar neural signature characterizes quite a few anxiety disorders."
In a study published Dec. 5 in Current Biology, McCrory's team used functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, to measure blood flows in the brains of 43 children exposed to violence at home as they looked at pictures of sad or angry faces.
Previous studies have shown that abuse affects kids' brains; as they grow up, abused children become adults with high levels of aggression, anxiety, depression and other behavioral problems. But according to McCrory, the new study is the first to use fMRI to study the form of those changes.
"Understanding the neural mechanisms might give us clues as to how someone's future might be shaped by their experience," McCrory said.
His team compared fMRIs from abused children to those of 23 non-abused but demographically similar children from a control group. In the abused children, angry faces provoked distinct activation patterns in their anterior insula and right amygdala, parts of the brain involved in processing threat and pain. Similar patterns have been measured in soldiers who've seen combat.
Another recent study found that depression in people who were abused as children is especially difficult to treat. McCrory hopes future work will give a more complete picture of abuse's neurological effects — and, perhaps, the effects of interventions that help children heal.
"Can children change in response to an act of intervention? To a better home environment? We're quite optimistic that's the case, that this is reversible. But that's something we need to test," McCrory said.
Image: D. Sharon Pruitt/Flickr
Citation: "Heightened neural reactivity to threat in child victims of family violence." By Eamon J. McCrory, Stéphane A. De Brito, Catherine L. Sebastian, Andrea Mechelli, Geoffrey Bird, Phillip A. Kelly, and Essi Viding. Current Biology, Vol. 21 No. 23, Dec. 6, 2011.


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President Trump praised the NFL's decision to mandate that players either stand for the national anthem or stay in the locker room in a TV interview that aired Thursday.
And he questioned whether players who choose not to stand "proudly" should be in the country at all.
"Well, I think that's good," Trump said in an interview with Fox News. "I don't think people should be staying in locker rooms, but still I think it's good. You have to stand, proudly, for the national anthem or you shouldn't be playing, you shouldn't be there, maybe you shouldn't be in the country."
Trump's interview with Fox was taped on the sidelines of a roundtable on the MS-13 gang and immigration, on Long Island, N.Y., on Wednesday, but aired Thursday morning on Fox & Friends.
Trump was asked whether he takes credit for the NFL's decision, which he had just been informed about.
"You have to stand proudly for the national anthem," he said. "And the NFL owners did the right thing, if that's what they've done. I think the people pushed it forward; this was not me. I brought it out. I think the people pushed it forward. This country's very smart. We have very smart people. And, you know, that's something ideally could have been taken care of when it first started, would have been a lot easier. But if they did that, they're doing the right thing."
The NFL decision stemmed from discussions arising over players kneeling — in protest of police brutality and racism — during the playing of the national anthem ahead of football games.
There has been a long history in this country of black athletes and political protest.
Fifty years ago, American Olympic champions were sent home from Mexico City after raising gloved fists during the medal ceremony. And the white Australian medalist, who supported them, was only posthumously honored for standing up for human rights.
The two American runners were pallbearers at his funeral.
Muhammad Ali was banned from boxing for three years because he refused to go to Vietnam, citing religious beliefs. The Supreme Court overturned his conviction four years after the fact.
And there was also Curt Flood, who in 1969 protested Major League Baseball's contractual clause calling players the teams' property. Flood likened that to being a "well-paid slave."
There was tremendous backlash from whites. And facing death threats, he left the country. Flood opened a bar in Spain, but abandoned his children — something that left him with guilt so bad that he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Spain for treatment.
His case, though, laid the groundwork for modern-day free agency. He was later re-embraced by his sport, after a quarter century, and given the NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award for contributions by black athletes.
"Great service" in firing Comey
Trump was also asked in the Fox interview about MS-13 and immigration — and to respond to former FBI Director James Comey's tweets about him. He called Comey a "rotten apple" and said that in firing Comey, he had "done a great service for this country."
Comey had tweeted Wednesday questioning how Republicans would explain to their grandchildren the "lying" coming from the president about "SPYGATE," whether the FBI planted a spy within the Trump campaign.
Facts matter. The FBI's use of Confidential Human Sources (the actual term) is tightly regulated and essential to protecting the country. Attacks on the FBI and lying about its work will do lasting damage to our country. How will Republicans explain this to their grandchildren?
— James Comey (@Comey) May 23, 2018
Dangerous time when our country is led by those who will lie about anything, backed by those who will believe anything, based on information from media sources that will say anything. Americans must break out of that bubble and seek truth.
— James Comey (@Comey) May 23, 2018
"Well, I'd actually say, how is he going to explain to his grandchildren all of the lies, the deceit, all of the problems he's caused for this country?" Trump told Fox. "I think a thing I've done for this country, the firing of James Comey is going to go down as a very good thing. FBI is great. I know so many people in the FBI. The FBI is a fantastic institution, but some of the people at the top were rotten apples. James Comey was one of them. I've done a great service for this country by getting rid of him, by firing him."
Trump also showed no signs of compromising his position on immigration. He indicated he would not accept a deal that was short of the pillars he has noted publicly, not just border-wall funding but also an end to the visa lottery program and rules allowing people who gain citizenship to legally bring in family members. Trump indicated he would veto any moderate proposal making its way through the House currently.
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The Chinese government has been tightening its control over culture and the economy in that country. In recent days, its sites have apparently turned towards an A-list movie star. NPR China affairs correspondent John Ruwitch reports.
ZHAO WEI: (As Hua Mulan, non-English language spoken).
JOHN RUWITCH, BYLINE: Zhao Wei, also known as Vicki Zhao, has been acting in and producing internationally known movies for more than 25 years, including this 2009 take on the story of the Chinese heroine Mulan.
ZHAO: (As Hua Mulan, non-English language spoken).
RUWITCH: But as of a few days ago, she had disappeared from Chinese social media. Her work was also removed from video streaming sites in China. The Chinese government hasn't commented. Aynne Kokas, an expert in Chinese media at the University of Virginia, sees this in a broader context.
AYNNE KOKAS: I see this as part of a larger pressure campaign by the Chinese government to crack down on private entities that can wield a lot of social power.
RUWITCH: Chinese leader Xi Jinping has consolidated power and strengthened Communist Party rule, in part by aggressively keeping any independent voices in check. In recent months, the state has tightened regulation of the media, clamped down on what it sees as decadent forms of entertainment and sought to limit foreign influence. It's reigned in several prominent figures, including perhaps the country's best-known businessman, Alibaba founder Jack Ma.
KOKAS: Whether it's Zhao Wei or Jack Ma, there is a very clear interest on the part of the party and on the part of party leadership to limit the ability of those individuals who have both economic and social power to guide opinion or to raise capital independently.
RUWITCH: Some observers have dubbed what's happening Cultural Revolution 2.0. That's a reference to the period of chaos and conflict in China from 1966 to 1976. Katherine Chu, who teaches at California State University Dominguez Hills, says crackdown campaigns are the norm regardless of whether or not movie stars or business moguls actually threaten one-party rule.
KATHERINE CHU: This is their DNA. If they want to continue this one-party regime in China, they have to do it. They have no other way to adjust the economy. They have no other way to adjust, like, the conflict between the people and the government or the people and the leadership.
RUWITCH: This weekend, as controversy swirled, Zhao reportedly posted some photos to Instagram, as well as a line saying she was hanging out with her parents. Those posts were later taken down. John Ruwitch, NPR News.
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This Chinese New Year is the fourth I celebrated with Wuan's family in Ipoh. Something is different this year. I was embraced by a sense of belonging, a sense of familiarity, a sense of festivity that I have not experienced in a long time, not since my mother's death in 2003.
In the subsequent years after her passing, I had consciously chosen not to partake in the celebrations. I was simply too disraught to even think of making merry. Festivals were mostly spent in quiet reflections of the sacrifices she made to ensure that I was never in need.
Although the pain of losing her is still as fresh today as it was seven years ago, I realised that the grieving has to end somewhere for the living to begin. The advent of the new spring is as good a time as can be to start afresh. That was what I did and intend to do from now on.
Flavourful salmon yee sang from New She Lai Ton Restaurant.
Photo by Wuan.
We spent four days in Ipoh, taking along Fei Por and Cheeky with us for their vaccinations and annual check-up at the Ipoh Garden Animal Clinic. As for us, it was feasting, feasting and more feastings. Needless to say, the Chinese New Year season is the most difficult time for me to keep to my low-protein diet.
Hung siew chu sau with fatt choy (Red cooked pig trotter with black moss).
Photo by Wuan.
Of all the restaurants we ate at, we liked the food most at the New She Lai Ton Restaurant. We had one half portion of salmon yee sang and three simple dishes as there were only Wuan's parents and us for that meal. The yee sang came in a very generous serving. We had to confirm with the waitress to be sure it was indeed for us. Of all the yee sang I have eaten this year, this is the best.
Steamed king grouper fish (long tan) with tau kan.
Photo by Wuan.
The hung siew pig trotter with black moss was well marinated and tender. I actually had to stop myself from eating too much. Next up was the steamed fish fillet with tau kan (bean curd sheets). It was done just right despite the restaurant being almost full. The stir-fried lai pak with garlic looked deceivingly plain but was tasty.
Stir fried lai pak.
Photo by Wuan.
The food was so good that my mother-in-law is already planning the next reunion dinner and new year lunch at this restaurant. Wuan and I certainly do not have any objection. We all left the restaurant with our appetites fully satiated. Most importantly, the restaurant is accessible from the car park. We usually have a hard time selecting a restaurant that I could get into.
The joy of celebrating the Chinese New Year, the rekindling of family ties and the sitting down for a good meal together have all stirred up that warm and fuzzy feeling in me. Finally, after so many years, I have again found the reason to be happy during these auspicious occasions.


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Once again we return to our So You Want My Job series, in which we interview men who are employed in desirable jobs and ask them about the reality of their work and for advice on how men can live their dream.
The martial arts are a manly pursuit as they teach discipline, focus, respect, and self-defense. Mastering a martial art, which requires years of dedication, is even manlier. Today's interviewee, Jino Kang, has mastered not one, but several martial arts. Jino holds black belts in Hapkido (7th degree), Tae Kwon Do, Kyokoshin-Kai Karate, and has brown belts in Judo and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Last year he was inducted into the Masters Hall of Fame. He also directs independently financed martial arts films to showcase the arts. In the 1980s, Jino began teaching Hapkido in the Bay Area, and his passion for teaching continues today at his school, Hapkido USA. One of his students, Nolan Necoechea, interviewed Jino for our series. A big thank you goes out to both of them for taking part.
1. Tell us a little about yourself (Where are you from? How old are you? Describe your job and how long you've been at it, etc).
I'm from Inchon, South Korea. Our family immigrated to US in 1971. My current age is 50 (but I look 20 something…that's what my wife says). My job is to empower people and students to be the best they can through teaching martial arts. I have been teaching Hapkido since 1982. I started martial arts at the age of 4.
2. Why did you want to become a martial artist? When did you know it was what you wanted to do?
I really didn't know, I just was. It literally was in my blood. My father is a Grand Master in Hapkido, my uncle was a master in Hapkido. They used to take me to the Do Jang (Martial Arts School) on back of their bicycle when I was still asleep in wee hours of the morning. I would wake up with a Gi already on to the smell of sweat laden canvas mats and the sound of Ki-Ai's from students who trained before work.
3. Many martial artists, once they have mastered their art, then open a school to teach others. Having spent your time learning the martial art, how do you learn the business skills necessary to do this and run the school successfully? Or do you concentrate on teaching while hiring someone else to handle the business side of things?
When we first opened a school in the 80's, in Concord, California, I didn't even think about learning about business. All I was interested in was teaching dedicated students and becoming better myself. We had 20 to 30 tough students who excelled in their techniques, but were barely able to pay the rent. After several years of struggling, my friend Lee who happens to be a martial arts school owner himself introduced me to a consulting company that handles your business operations, like tuition collections and marketing practices, for martial arts school owners.
After following their guidelines for a few years, I was able to actually make a decent living, doing what I love, training and teaching martial arts. You do have to wear both hats as a businessman and an instructor. Servicing your students to the best of your ability, and having a third party handle business of tuition collections.
4. What qualities are essential in becoming a successful and effective teacher of marital arts?
First of all, you must have passion to share your knowledge and have the technical abilities to teach it. If you don't have the desire to teach, the school will fail without a doubt. Your students will feel it and sense that you are just there to make a buck. They will leave. If your techniques are inferior and stale, after a while, students will challenge it. As an instructor, you must constantly train to improve and hone your skills to validate what you're teaching.
Secondly, you must be dynamic and motivating while at the same time patient and understanding enough to know that all students have different abilities and different ways of learning. Kids and adults have different speeds; you must exercise patience and encouragement, especially with kids, who thrive on awards of merit and recognition. Sometimes that is as simple as a verbal, "Great Job, Johnny!" and a pat on the back. Adults need the same thing but often with more specific needs and motivations, like "I need to lose weight," "I want to learn self-defense," "I'm bored with the gym routine and want to try something different."
To be a successful teacher, you must be able to sense what the students need and deliver the kind of quality training that allows them to perform to the best of his or her ability.
5. Are there any other professional paths a martial artist might take besides opening a school and teaching?
One way is to be a professional fighter and promote yourself that way, through venues like the Ultimate Fighting Championship. You may have to start as an amateur, and you may secure a sponsor after winning several bouts. Then, move up to pro level. A tough route, but if you have the courage and discipline you can make it.
Another way is to promote yourself through film and TV. A lot of martial artists take this path as well, working as stuntman, fight choreographer, actor and such. Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, and JCVD, just to name a few. For me, I wanted to do it all, teach and film, so I have written, produced, directed and acted in two of my own films, Blade Warrior and Hand 2 Hand – The Art of Combat. My latest film, Hand 2 Hand, received 5 nominations and won 2 awards at Action On Film International Film Festival this year, including "Best Action Sequence-Martial Arts Feature," which as a martial artist I'm very proud of.
6. What is the best part of your job?
Seeing the smiling faces of children after they passed their Belt Exam. Watching an adult member lose 50 lbs from hard training at my school. And when students go away to college, get married and return to my school with their kids and train as a family.
7. What is the worst part of your job?
When student quits. As an instructor, I invest a lot of time and effort to each student, and it breaks my heart when they quit for any reason.
8. What's the work/family/life balance like?
The swing shift schedule, where you're off time comes midday when most people are at work, does play havoc on your family life. But when quality time is set aside for family, it works. Like any other work, don't bring it home. When you're at home, your family must be the focus of your attention and love.
9. What is the biggest misconception people have about your job?
You have to beat up people/students on regular basis. Not true-if I did that I wouldn't have any students!
Here's Jino in action, taking on multiple opponents at once:
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Genitalia, with connectors and urinary reservoir, facilitates urologic care procedures:
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Volvo V40 2.0 D3 D4 2015 Onwards EGR Blanking Plate
EGR blanking plate 1.0 mm stainless steel
The EGR blank fits the Volvo D4D Engine
*Please note if you blank the EGR it will need to be written out of the vehicle's software.
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MSC is a world leader in global container shipping and is delighted to once again be exhibiting at the largest international trade show for food and beverages in South America. This is the seventh consecutive time we have exhibited at Expoalimentaria, showing our significant commitment to this important sector.
The event takes place from September 28th to 30th in Lima, Peru, and attracts over 44,000 professionals, including producers, food manufactures, importers, exporters and service suppliers.
When carrying perishable goods such as fruit and vegetables, frozen meat and fish, package and canned food, MSC takes the necessary precautions to maintain the optimum condition of the cargo.
Thanks to our direct services from Callao and Paita to North Europe, Asia, United States as well as our global coverage from transshipment ports, we connect Peru with the rest of the world.
Whatever your cargo, wherever your destination, we will handle it for you.
Join us in Lima and meet our local team of experts.
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The eyes have it
The mass launch of smart glasses is likely to be met by skepticism and delight, as is customary with the launch of each new digital form factor. And the first models of smart glasses are likely to appeal to, and be purchased by, a niche. But at a global level the volume of early adopters in 2014 may well number in the millions, with demand increasing to the tens of millions by 2016 and surpassing 100 million by 2020.
Executive summary
Wearable computing represents a tantalizing and lucrative market that is presently characterized by a degree of uncertainty.
A significant grey area is regulation, which has a major bearing on the potential market size. For example, there may be questions about the usage of smart glasses, which potentially enable anything said or seen by a smart glasses user to be captured, shared and archived.
The capability of wearable devices is likely to improve continually, but expectations should be set carefully. There are fundamental constraints of battery technology, acceptable weight and bulk of wearable devices. This means that some notions, such as full-screen augmented reality built into a regular pair of sun glasses, priced at $500 and with integrated 4G, is many years off – and may never be realized.


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By Harut Sassounian
Publisher, The California Courier
Foreshadowing next year's Centennial commemorative events, the Armenian Genocide issue was discussed for the first time at the UN Security Council on January 29.
Armenia's Ambassador Garen Nazarian, addressing the main topic of the Security Council session, 'War, its Lessons, and the Search for a Permanent Peace,' began his remarks with a subtle hint to Turkey on UN's peacemaking role: "to forge a deeper reconciliation among peoples, based on a shared narrative and memory of a troubled past. Often this process entails more than simply adopting declarations and resolutions, visiting and laying down flowers at victims' memorials or signing agreements or protocols and shaking hands. To be lasting, reconciliation may require the settling of the past, recognition and acceptance of responsibility for committed crimes."
Regarding lessons learned from the Armenian Genocide, Amb. Nazarian specifically mentioned that the "reconciliation process could be delayed for decades or even generations. This was the first modern genocide perpetrated under the cover of the First World War." Armenia's representative went on to insist that "ending impunity for heinous mass atrocity crimes is vital for restoring justice and normalcy."
Amb. Nazarian also outlined the steps necessary for proper reconciliation between nations: "successfully reconciled societies and nations usually undergo an extensive process of restoring justice, including reparations to victims and their heirs in order to re-establish their national dignity and identity. It is also imperative to speak with one voice against the distortion of history, the denial of historical crimes, and negationism."
In his response, Turkey's UN representative Halit Cevik, not surprisingly, focused on the future rather than his country's bloody past. Without realizing that he was condemning his own country, the Turkish delegate insisted that "those responsible for the most serious crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes, must be held accountable." Amb. Cevik then went on to repeat his government's worn-out denials, claiming that "allegations of genocide regarding the 1915 events have never been legally or historically substantiated. In this same vein, there is neither political nor legal consensus as to the nature of those events…. We believe that deriving animosity from history by trying to imprint on others an incriminating and one-sided view of the past, and calling for selective compassion, is not the proper way of respecting the memory of many Turks, Armenians, and others who lost their lives during the First World War. It is therefore important to face history in its entirety, and through impartial scientific examination of historical records and archives, so that the right lessons may be drawn from history and the common fair memory can be reached."
Amb. Nazarian, in his right of reply, expressed deep regret to hear the Turkish representative's "distorted explanations about the undeniable fact of the Armenian Genocide which took the lives of 1.5 million Armenian children, women and men living in the Ottoman Empire during the regime of Young Turks…. It began on April 24, 1915, and went on until 1923 — the systematic and planned slaughter of the entire nation."
Describing in detail the deportations and massacres culminating in genocide, Amb. Nazarian asserted that "this crime has been recognized by a number of [UN] member states and international organizations, including the United Nations and its subsidiary body — the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities.
In a second reply to Amb. Nazarian, Turkey's representative became more subtle in his denialism: "We did not say that nothing happened in 1915. These events do not fit in the description of genocide which was defined in the [UN] Convention of 1948. Now, an Armenian delegation is raising that the 1915 events are genocide in the absence of any resolution or any decision of the International Court. So how do you expect us…," before he could finish his statement, his cell phone rang, interrupting him in mid-sentence.
It is very likely that more such confrontations will take place with Turkey leading up to the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide. Turkish officials do not seem to realize that the more they deny and counter the Armenian activities, the more they help publicize the Genocide and the just demands of the Armenian people. Meanwhile, thanks to the Turkish delegation's two responses to Amb. Nazarian statements, the Armenian Genocide was extensively discussed at the UN Security Council for the first time ever.


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Depression wreaks havoc on the entire body by throwing the stress response system out of whack. The risk of heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and cancer are all raised as normal immune function is disturbed by anxiety, stress and /or depression. Difficult relationships, parenting and work issues all contribute to this situation.
This post contains my "prescription" for becoming (and staying) healthy. Basically, here's what we should all be doing for a healthy, happy lifestyle:
- Get a yearly physical exam. Depression and anxiety can be related to thyroid and other issues
- Exercise: it relieves stress, raises endorphin levels. It's even better if you get outside in natural light to exercise!
- Journaling: research shows it increases hopefulness,releases stress, and calms the brain.
- Regular Sleep: essential to mood stability and a healthy immune system.
- A good social or family support system increases longevity and raises immune system function
- Professional Therapy: coming for a session BEFORE symptoms are out of hand with regular checkups
Now maybe you are thinking, well, if I could MAKE myself do all of these things, I'd be fine! What you may not realize is that a mental health provider is trained, licensed and qualified to be a resource to help you do these things. A therapist can be your encourager, your supporter, and your guide in prioritizing and planning your best, healthiest life.
Therapy helps uncover the roadblocks to your success that exist outside of your awareness. These roadblocks include childhood messages, both told to you and modeled by your parents, and negative experiences that impact your habits to this day. Together we can gently uncover and examine these self-defeating beliefs without shame or judgment. When "the truth sets you free," you are then able to move forward and possibly see new levels of well being.


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A new booklet is now available . . . "Light Shining in Darkness – Prelude to the Dragon Revealed !"
This new 64 page booklet is the perfect resource for sharing and literature evangelism. With full color cover and back, the booklet includes a powerful overview of the dangers and spiritual powers which are working behind the scenes to prepare the whole world for the last great deception, just before the return of our Lord (Sovereign King) and Saviour Jesus Christ !
Text includes more than forty-two illustrations; and brings the reader to the very last message of love and warning to be given to this world . . . in the Loud Cry of the 4th angel, and the Glad Tidings of the righteousness of Christ by faith !
Please contact us here at Isaiah Ministries, and Little Light Studios to order copies today. *note: ask about specials available for bulk orders.
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Ilyse Fishman LLMLE '10
Meet Ilyse Fishman: A 2010 graduate of the Duke University School of Law from Boca Raton, FL. She holds a BA in political science, a BA in History and a MA in history all from Emory University.
1. What has been your favorite thing about Duke's Law and Entrepreneurship LLM so far?
The practicality of our curriculum. My main concern about the LLM program was that I would spend too much time in the classroom reading cases at the expense of gaining substantive experience. However, my classes are very practical and our professors make themselves unbelievably accessible. For example, two professors are currently offering optional tutorials on Friday afternoons to take us step-by-step through a deal. I will also be externing and participating in the Start Up Challenge next semester for academic credit.
2. What is one thing that has surprised you since you've been at Duke?
Even after three full years at Duke as a J.D. student, I continue to be surprised by the city of Durham. Despite its small town feel, there are new things going on around town. What was once an old tobacco warehouse is now, more often than not, a newly converted office space or lofted apartment. There's also an amazing culinary scene.
3. Tell us about a class outside the law school or an extracurricular activity you are involved in.
This semester, I am working at Duke's Office of Licensing and Ventures as a Technology Transfer Intern, shadowing a local restaurateur, and training for my first half marathon.
4. Which professor has impressed you most and why?
One of our class speakers recently gave us what I think is great advice: Rather than put one single role model on a pedestal, identify several different mentors who each embody one or more of the characteristics you seek to emulate. Each of our professors truly bring something different to the table. For example, I admire Kip Frey for his candor, dedication, and ability to take calculated risk. Bill Brown, whom I would affectionately label the mad scientist of the law school, is constantly tinkering with new ideas and has an unbelievable capacity to multitask. Andrew Foster is always kindhearted, cheerful, and approachable. The list goes on.
5. What advice would you give to an incoming LLMLE student to make for a successful year?
Lawyers tend to be risk-averse. Come in with an open mind and use the year to try new things.


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PTA is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit association that prides itself on being a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and communities, and a strong advocate for public education. Membership in PTA is open to anyone who supports the PTA mission and wants to be involved and make a difference for the education, health, and welfare of children and youth.


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Best Edmonton Wedding Venues
Finding your wedding venue can be one of the toughest parts of the wedding planning journey. We speak with so many couples who are overwhelmed at this stage, so we're sharing some of the best Edmonton (and area) wedding venues in 2022.
Downtown Luxury | JW Marriott Edmonton ICE District
- Capacity: up to 400 guests in the Wayne Gretzky Ballroom
- Highlights: From the moment you enter the lobby of the JW Marriott, you're transported to a luxurious "big city" hotel – something we've been missing in Edmonton…hallelujah, it's been found! The Wayne Gretzky Ballroom features floor-to-ceiling windows (hello natural light) and its streamlined, modern aesthetic make it the perfect canvas to hold your elegant, upscale event. We love designing in this space and working with the entire JW Marriott Edmonton team – the service is truly top-notch.
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Unique | The Hive
- Capacity: up to 180 guests
- Highlights: An industrial blank canvas, The Hive is a gem on the west end of Edmonton that wins huge bonus points for flexibility. You can bring your own caterer and alcohol…did we mention there's a built-in stage and onsite AV? Light and airy with a dash of fun, The Hive is a great choice for couples looking to customize an event to their own unique tastes.
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Intimate | Glasshouse Kitchen + Bar
- Capacity: up to 90 guests
- Highlights: Located inside St. Albert's Enjoy Centre, Glasshouse Kitchen + Bar is an intimate venue perfect for foodies. Chef Julia Kundera's custom menus feature local cuisine with a focus on fine flavours. The corkage bar option gives you flexibility with your bar offerings and budget. With uninterrupted views of Lois Hole Provincial Park, Glasshouse offers the perfect blend of an indoor venue that feels like you are surrounded by nature (no need to worry about Alberta's temperamental weather)!
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Newly Renovated | Royal Glenora Club
- Capacity: up to 250 in the Braemar Ballroom; up to 140 in the Strathcona/Glenrose Ballroom
- Highlights: We couldn't be more excited about the renovations at RGC! Floor-to-ceiling windows in each ballroom offer enviable views of Edmonton's River Valley. Each space has its own private patio for your guests to enjoy the outdoors. Ample free parking is available, along with a private events entrance. Centrally located, Royal Glenora Club ticks all the boxes for us.
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Best Party Vibe | Polar Park Brewing Co.
- Capacity: up to 140 guests
- Highlights: Polar Park Brewing Co. is a delightful addition to the city's venue roster. The second floor event space features gorgeous hardwood floors, stylish arched windows, an exposed industrial ceiling and a small outdoor patio. If you're considering live music, look no further! The built-in stage and state-of-the-art sound system give Polar Park top marks in the party department. Buying out the main level's resto-brewery will give you the flexibility to have your ceremony, dinner and dance all under one roof.
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Up & Coming | Sparrow Lane Weddings & Events
- Capacity: up to 200 guests
- Highlights: Brand new and opening in May 2022, Sparrow Lane features stunning arched windows, tall ceilings, luxe finishes and an elegant fireplace. With both ceremony and reception spaces, a bridal suite and an expansive covered patio, this countryside estate has everything you need to host the perfect wedding day. Located 45 minutes from Downtown Edmonton, 25 minutes from west Edmonton.
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We hope you found our round-up of the Best Edmonton Wedding Venues helpful.
– Team JBW –
Edmonton Wedding and Event Planners


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Brown Wool Felt Spats
- Handmade in NYC.
- 100% Wool.
- Corozo buttons.
- Leather strap.
- We offer two sizes. Medium: Approximately 9" ankle circumference, 8" front to back length at bottom, 5" height. Large: Approximately 10.5" ankle circumference, 9" front to back length at bottom, 5.5" height. However, please note there is some stretch to the material.


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Survey Says: 80% of Americans Lack Retirement Planning Knowledge. Here's What to Start Doing Differently Right Now
You work your entire life and save diligently in order to enjoy your retirement. It sounds simple, enough, but the realities of preparing for retirement can be much more complicated and overwhelming for some people. In fact, a recent survey found that 80 percent of Americans have expressed anxiety that they have not saved enough to be financially independent in retirement.1
If you're concerned about your own prospects for retirement, here are six things to start doing differently right now.
Change #1: Better Understand Your Retirement Needs
The average person spends about 20 years in retirement. This is a significant amount of time in which to be financially independent, which means it's important to plan accordingly. The Department of Labor recommends that retirees prepare to live on 70 to 90 percent of their pre-retirement income in order to maintain their usual standard of living.2 Because of this, it is important to start planning early. If you are living comfortably now, ask yourself if you have saved enough to continue living this way once you have retired.
Change #2: Contribute to a 401(k)
In 2018, almost 30 percent of private industry workers had access to a defined contribution plan at their job but still did not participate.2 If your employer offers a retirement plan, such as a 401(k), seriously consider making monthly contributions. Younger employees find it easier to justify putting this off. But the truth of the matter is, it's never too early to start.
Compound interest accumulates steadily over time. This means that the earlier you start saving, the more your money will grow toward retirement. Plus, money contributed to a traditional 401(k) or IRA is tax-deferred, which makes it an appealing option for those looking to lower their tax obligation right away.
Change #3: No 401(k)? Utilize an IRA
You can put up to $6,000 a year into an IRA or $7,000 if you are 50 older.3 You'll want to choose between a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA. The difference will be the tax advantages. A traditional IRA means you're contributing money tax-deferred to your retirement account. When you withdraw in retirement, you will need to pay taxes on the withdrawals. Because the money is contributed tax-deferred, it lowers your current year's adjustable gross income.
Alternatively, a Roth IRA means your contributions are made with after-tax dollars. When you make withdrawals in retirement, they will be tax-free (because they were already taxed when deposited into the account).
IRAs offer everyone a simple way to save money. To simplify the process further, consider establishing automatic deductions. Each month, a set amount of money will automatically be deposited into your IRA from your checking or savings account.
Change #4: Do Not Touch Your Retirement Savings
By withdrawing from your retirement savings now, you lose valuable principal and interest that could have been income in retirement. Additionally, you may lose valuable tax benefits and pay a tax penalty for withdrawing early. If you change jobs, make sure that you leave your savings in your current retirement plan. Or you can roll them over to an IRA or your new employer's retirement plan.
Change #5: Ask Your Employer About Pension Plans
Does your employer offer a traditional pension plan? Even though many companies no longer offer one, check to make sure. If they do, see if you're covered. Before you change jobs, find out what will happen to your pension benefit. If your spouse has a pension plan, you may be covered through theirs as well.
Change #6: Talk to Your Financial Advisor
One of the most impactful things you can do for your future retirement is work with a financial planner who is familiar with your situation. They can provide you with realistic expectations, savings goals and investment advice based on your tolerance for risk. Be open and honest in your discussions, and express your fears or anxieties regarding your future retirement.
When it comes to your retirement, it's important that you're knowledgeable, confident and diligent in your planning efforts. If you are used to living a particular lifestyle and want to continue doing it once you are no longer working, planning ahead is critical. And if you are unsure where to start, speak with a trusted financial professional to find what works best for you and your unique situation.
Have questions about your situation? Let's chat.
- https://insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/80-of-americans-nervous-about-retirement-nest-egg-study
- https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/publications/top-10-ways-to-prepare-for-retirement.pdf
- https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employee/retirement-topics-ira-contribution-limits
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Nature | History | Society
Series editor: Graeme Wynn
Nature | History | Society is a series devoted to the publication of high-quality scholarship in environmental history and allied fields. Its broad compass is signaled by its title: "Nature" because it takes the natural world seriously; "History" because it aims to foster work that has temporal depth; and "Society" because its essential concern is with the interface between nature and society. The series is avowedly interdisciplinary and features the work of anthropologists, ecologists, historians, geographers, literary scholars, political scientists, sociologists, and others whose interests resonate with its mandate. It offers a timely outlet for lively, innovative, and well-written work on the interactions of people and nature through time in North America.


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I want to give a shout-out to some awesome people that have been really supportive and who I am so glad that I've met.
These are all people that I only know virtually – I haven't met a single one of them in real life. Maybe someday I will.
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Colour Conversation is an exchange with creatives. In each episode the guests share insights about their working field, process and the role of colour within their practice.
Our solo exhibition Multiply at Cuypershuis in Roermond shows a curated selection of 15 years of research on colour and design.
We have been invited to present a selection of our blankets at Huis Kamer Contact. The former Philips factory in Eindhoven is transformed into a temporary exhibition space.
We are happy to announce that Raw Color is the winner of the Limburg Design Award 2023. An exhbition will take place at Cuypershuis to present the work of the studio.
The sculptural pieces LINK and LOOP are staged in monumental colour settings. The presentation of LINK and LOOP took place at the Raw Color studio during Dutch Design Week 2022.
Temperature Textiles is the winner of the Public Vote in the category Homeware Design. Thanks to everybody that voted for us!
Please visit the custom developed website that provides all information and content that is connnected to the project Temperature Textiles.
The physical Temperature Textiles presentation took place at the Raw Color studio during Dutch Design Week 2021.
The website Project Planum showcases the knit Planum that is applied in the studios projects Chroma Columns, Quarantine Quilts and Field Frames.
During the interdisciplinary workshop week at Elisava in Barcelona we have experimented together with a group of students on light and colour.
Invited by Prof. Frank Philippin we gave a workshop to students of the Design department at Hochschule Darmstadt to work hands on with colours and Riso printing.
The studio was commissioned to create hacks from original designs by recombining the pieces and adding elements from the OS archive.
DASH tile collection is released for Hamrony Inspire as part of their Signature collection. DASH comes in 6 colour ways.
Tiny Offices is a concept to stimulate working in nature in small scale capsules. Three design studios have been selected by Wendy Plomp of Dutch Invertuals.
During Dutch Design Week 2018 we will present our latest project Props & Prints at the Showroom of Piet Hein Eek.
Graphic Time is finally available, after more than one year of product development toghether with Dutch Design Label Vij5. You can order it here.
The Adidas Colour & Materials Department has invited Raw Color to host several workshops in Herzogenaurach and Eindhoven.
Publication about the studio and house in the Norwegian Interior Design magazine Nytt Rom, with photography by Anne Bråtveit.
Solids & Storkes on shown during Graphic Matters, Breda and Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven in 2017 as part of the Grind the Gap presentation.
Especially developed version of Graphic Time is part of the show Collection #3 Part III 'Domestic Appeal' curated by Matylda Krzykowski.
We are proud to be jury members for the design talent competition Ein&Zwanzig 2017. Together with Carole Baijings, Nina Bruun, Uli Budde, Stefano Giovannoni, Konstantin Grcic, Mathias Hahn, Philipp Mainzer and Simon Legald we've selected the 21 talents.
Very proud. Blend the new collection for Nanimarquina will be launched during Salone del Mobile. You can find it at Hall 16, Stand D41.
Azure visited the Eindhoven studio of Raw Color, the design firm who fuses the worlds of graphic design, product design and brand identity.
Invited by Professor Mark Braun of the product design course at HBK Saar in Saarbrücken Germany, the studio hosted the Workshop Colour Profiles.
On the cover of the new Dutch Magazine Wonderful Things - WOTH. Plus an extensive Portfolio feature on the studios work.
Joanna van der Zanden organised a series of Workshops with De Domijnen in Sittard. To stimulate the cultural climate within the regio, several artists and designers have been invited.
Happy to announce the new collaboration with the Spanish rug brand Nanimarquina. The first work in progress prototypes are presented during the 'Blend' exhibtion in London.
Raw Color's first European solo exhibition 'Blend' at The Aram Gallery is a dynamic mix of interactive installations, materials and visuals. It allows the visitor to experience the multidisciplinary nature of the design studio.
The first European solo exhibtion opens on September 19th during London Design Festival. The show combines a varity of existing projects with brand new projects.
DutchDesign is a series of interviews by students of the Interactive Arts and Technology School of SFU Britsh Columbia, Canada. We are happy to be part of the 2015 series.
A wishlist of designers and projects was put together. The result is a collection of 100 pieces by over 50 international designers from tabletop items to furniture via lighting and conceptual objects.
20 design students from Gachon University of South Korea visited Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Eindhoven and joined several workshop. At our studio the students worked for one day on the topic 'Word Objects'.
Chromatology was developed as part of the exhibition 'The Vincent Affair'. Departure point was to showcase contemporary counter pieces that represent aspects of Vincent van Gogh's work.
A multi spread feature about our self commissioned work and assignments. Thanks for the great article.
Feeds per Minute is presented during this exhibition which is a prelude of the Taipei World Capital 2016 programme.
The Fans installation was developed for LYNfabrikken BOX in Aarhus, Denmark. The concept of BOX is to make room for exhibitions by designers, architects and craftsmen of a more conceptual nature, that blurs the boundaries between design and art.
Nice Interview and report about our studio. Great editing, pubishing and design by Elana Schlenker.
Being invited as part of the exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei we also visited Taiwan to give a workshop and lecture.
Invited by Mischer'Traxler's European Design Lab at IED Master we were hosting a workshop for one week. The goal was to build your own circular colour tool.
Newly gained knowledge allows us to venture deeper into the future. We create new tools, speak a new language and formulate new aesthetics. We interpret nature, re-think our traditions and shape our identity.
On the verge of shifting cultures and collapsing economies, one really has to thoroughly reconsider who we are and what we stand for. Formulating a new awareness. Gaining the freedom from fading boundaries.
TextielLab won the Woonbeurs Pin for the innovation and their contribution to the dutch design scene. For this occasion a fair stand was designed that is based on the graphical identity.
Raw Color developed a new film for the exhibition WHITE. The Nederlands Fotomuseum will present existing and new work by artists such as Blommers / Schumm, Anton Corbijn, Ellsworth Kelly, Joep van Lieshout, Erwin Olaf, Jaap Scheeren and many others.
Raw Color gave a lecture and a three day workshop at the LA based Otis College of Art and Design. During the Otis Design Week 2013 the 10 MA students of the graphic design department worked on posters.
Chemical reactions, rotation-moulded experiments, unfinished constructions, colour science and woven techniques are transformed by imagination during the Salone del Mobile.
Graphic Happiness in China brings together an overview of more than 40 Dutch designers, which includes 20 iconic figures of Dutch Design such as: Dick Bruna, Wim Crouwel, Theo van Doesburg, and Anthon Beeke.
Nice publication that accompanies the exhibtion about the graphic design scene in the Netherlands of the past and today.
We were part of the speakers amongst Mevis & Van Deursen, Lava and Our Polite Society to discuss graphical identies of musea.
The Index Collection has been included in the permanent textile collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York.
A very nice feature about our work giving an overview of our projects. Items is a great magazine and we hope that they will continue in the future.
By conducting research and experiments the Invertuals have transposed the theme of conflict onto contemporary designs.
This exhibition gives an overview of the contemporary graphic design scene in the Netherlands featuring among others Edhv, Irma Boom, LUST and Thonik.
The Index Collection tea towels are for sale now, find more information here.
Curated by the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Raw Color is invited to present their projects ranging from textile, photography to other media in the University gallery. The show will be accompanied by a lecture and workshop.
The German Colour Association honours Raw Color with the 2012 price for their achievements in the field of colour and design. The ceremony will be held during their international conference in Berlin.
Curated by the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Raw Color is invited to present their projects ranging from textile, photography to other media in the University gallery. The show will be accompanied by a lecture and workshop.
The Cryptographer will be on show during Graphic Design Festival Breda.
The Blossom photo series will be for the first time on show, as well will be Temporary Trees be part of the group show.
We are developing a collection of textiles at the TextielLab in Tilburg. It will result in a series of tea towels and blankets.
During three days the students were supposed to develop a hut, structure, surface... that would be able to cover themselves.
O' at via Pastrengo 12 in Milan hosts Dutch Invertuals 'Retouched'. Invited by the curator and founder Wendy Plomp, 11 designers worked on fragility and vulnerability applying it to contemporary design.
On the initiative of Étienne Hervy and Émilie Lamy, a number of graphic designers have been invited to take part in the project to create a new collection of books with no imposed theme.
Otrascosas de Villarrosàs is an exhibition and projectspace in Barcelona. We are very happy that our work is featured in their beautifully designed year book of 2011.
We've always been fascinated by the beauty of blossom branches. The series was actually done in spring 2011 as a pre study of Temporary Trees.
Presented by Onomatopee in collaboration with The Royal College of Arts Critical Writing in Arts and Design programme, 'Comfort Zone' is a Group Exhibition of Nest 2011, talk and launch of Onomatopee's NEST 2011 box-set.
Temporary Trees is a project by Mkgk & Raw Color as part of the international platform Make a Forest. D/struct will also be on show which is developed together with Lucas Maassen. Both projects were supported by MU.
This is a preview of the Fall/Winter 2012 collection is entitled "On The Rocks." We just finished the photoshoot for the campaign and lookbook.
Together with the organization 'ArtEast' Raw Color and MKGK was giving a 'Master Class' for local artists and students, to create new artificial trees.
Invited by MU, Temporary Trees was a project that took place during Dutch Design Week (22-30 October 2011) as part of Make a Forest, an international platform.
How do you integrate the digital, the screen, the computer and the internet with the physical world? MU, in collaboration with Lucas Maassen and Unfold, takes up the challenge with 'After the Bit Rush.
Invited by Dutch DFA we were participating as one of the speakers at Indias biggest Graphic Design and Communication conference called Kyoorius Designyatra.
For the academic year 2011/12 Raw Color is appointed as teachers at the Department Man and Activity, which is under the lead of Oscar Peña.
Otrascosas de Villarrosàs is an exhibition and projectspace sited in Barcelona, hosting projects from art to design and fashion.
Design students of the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (Art School Hamburg/Germany)visited our studio during their excursion to the Netherlands.
The studio is a 70 square meter space based in a former factory building in Eindhoven called the Klokgebouw.
First year students of the Design Academy were working on the theme of constructing colour.
This years exhibition of the Best verzorgde Boeken (Best Dutch Book Designs) took place in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
Raw Color is happy to announce that the Nest series has been awarded as one of the Best Designed Books of the Netherlands in 2010!
Curator Arne Hendriks asked us to be part of Dutch Domestics, an exhibition showcasing a research driven movement among young dutch designers. We were thrilled to be part of that group.
This book shows the expanding field of Graphic design from 1900 right through 2020. Published in collaboration with the Graphic Design Museum of The Netherlands.
Dutch Invertuals presented 'Matter of Time', focused on the basis material of 600-year-old wood; archeological oak wood which once served as the foundation for the Eindhoven city entrance.
This year's Dutch Invertuals at Dutch Design Week showed us how by pulverising it to make paper, fashioning it into medieval tools and arms or visualising its movements the low-tech way.
A favorite was Raw Color's Exposures fabric, a photosynthetic fabric exposed to daylight in segments by a hand-cranked machine.
When we visited Raw Color's studio last fall, we fell in love with the duo's polychromatic portfolio, and we invited them to create a special series for Sight Unseen.
In the exhibition Stuffed twelve designers and artists presented new works inspired on taxidermy. The exhibition concept was born in 2008 after one of the initiators saw the historical collection of stuffed animals at the 'Milieu Education Centrum'.
They stated that we should look more for the subtleties in a room created by light, shadows and small corners. Their result was, in my opinion, very bold, since it did not have a function, it was not a space but a statement, an investigation.


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Our collections reflect our mission of engaging in science-based plant conservation. Here, you can search our Science Collections database and view the collections we use to develop our understanding of regional and global plant diversity as documented in the Nancy Poole Rich Herbarium; discover the diversity within species and populations vouchered by our DNA Repository; and see how we preserve naturally occurring diversity in our Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank. Each of our collections is online and fully searchable.
Our Science Collections are physical objects, such as herbarium sheets and vials of DNA, as well as the searchable database that contains vital information about each object. Each of our three collections is curated by a Garden scientist whose role is to research, document, preserve, and manage both the physical objects in the collection as well as the digital data associated with each. In addition, we have a conservation information manager who oversees the inner workings of the database and creates the queries that allow the data to be searchable.
Learn more about each collection by clicking the related tab at the top of this page.
The Chicago Botanic Garden also has extensive living plant collections that are accessible to the public online and through the Garden app, GardenGuide.
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Central Park has been designed to perfectly suit New York's entertainment needs and with 37 million visitors per year it is the most visited park in the world. The value of the land alone is estimated at 39 trillion dollars and growing (estimated in 2014). On both sides of the park lie Manhattan's most attractive and fully packed with celebrities neighbourhoods - Upper East Side and Upper West Side. Central Park spans over 843 acres and exploring every single one of them is worth it.
Central park is the first landscaped urban park in the United States. It is completely man-made and designed. It is situated in midtown Manhattan and borders the most exclusive New York neighborhoods. Central park was built on a swampy land so everything that you will find inside is designed to be there. The soil was brought from outside, the trees were planted, all the rivers and lakes are man-made. Plenty of highlights we need to show you.


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In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote 'Yes' or 'No' to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the 'No' vote persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra, to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and while under scrutiny by the despot's minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.
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From the article "Prehistoric snake gobbled-up dinosaur babies" by Jeremy Hance, which was published on mongabay.com on March 2, 2010:
A fossilized snake has been discovered inside a titanosaur nest in India, leading researchers to conclude that the snake fed on newly-hatched dinosaur babies, rather than their eggs like modern snakes.
The thought process is quite clear, though probably even in its long form simplistic:
- This prehistoric snake ate freshly hatched baby dinosaurs.
- Modern snakes evolved from prehistoric snakes.
- Birds evolved from dinosaurs (though there's some fuzziness around the edges of this statement).
- Birds (and most reptiles) lay eggs.
- Modern snakes eat eggs.
But here, it got telescoped into an over-shortened version in which the pronoun "their [eggs]" carries the entire weight of referring, simultaneously to dinosaurs in the prehistoric case and (unnamed) birds in the modern case.


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Fashion is not defined by designers, but people… They are the ones who choose what to wear and them loving a design more than others make that design trendy as well as popular. With people looking for more simple looks it is obvious that design became less complex, the reason maybe the fact that simple looks stayed fashionable and elegant over time.
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Meanwhile, on the Democrats' side:
• They are running a presidential campaign decrying wage stagnation, income inequality and widespread economic malaise as if they've not been in office for the past seven years.
• Their leading presidential candidate is 27 points underwater on the question of honesty and is under FBI investigation for possible mishandling of classified information.
• Her chief challenger is a 74-year-old socialist with a near-spotless record of invisibility in 25 years in Congress. The other three candidates can hardly be found at all.
• The only plausible alternative challenger, Joe Biden, has run and failed twice and, before tragedy struck (to which he has responded, one must say, with admirable restraint and courage), was for years a running national joke for his endless gaucheries and verbal pratfalls.
For the GOP, this has all been a godsend, an opportunity to amplify the case being made every day by the Democrats themselves against their own stewardship. Instead, the Republicans spent the summer attacking each other the festival of ad hominems interrupted only by spectacular attempts to alienate major parts of the citizenry.
The latest example is Ben Carson, the mild-mannered, highly personable neurosurgeon and one of two highest-polling GOP candidates. He said on Sunday that a Muslim should not be president of the United States.
His reason is that Islam is incompatible with the Constitution. On the contrary. Carson is incompatible with a Constitution that explicitly commands that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."
Ever. And it is no defense of Carson to say that he was not calling for legal disqualification of Muslims, just advocating that one should not vote for them. That defense misses the point: The Constitution is not just a legal document. It is a didactic one. It doesn't just set limits to power; it expresses a national ethos. It doesn't just tell you what you're not allowed to do; it also suggests what you shouldn't want to do. For example, the First Amendment allows you to express whatever opinion you want even, say, advocating the suppression of free speech in others. But a major purpose of the Constitution is to discourage and delegitimize such authoritarian thinking.
Carson later backtracked, saying that he meant opposing someone not because of his identity, ethnicity or faith but because of his ideology meaning that he wouldn't want in the White House an Islamist who seeks to impose sharia law.
Neither would I. Unfortunately, that's not what Carson had said. In the original interview, he said, "I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation." It would not have been hard to attach any of the appropriate restrictive adjectives radical, extreme, Islamist to the word "Muslim." He didn't.
Indeed, Carson gave the correct answer minutes later when he said he wouldn't apply his presidential religious test to congressional candidates. In that case, "it depends on who that Muslim is and what their policies are." Which is, of course, the right answer, the American answer, the only possible answer to the same question about a candidate for the presidency.
Carson is not one to cynically pander. Nor do I doubt that his statement about a Muslim president was sincerely felt. But it remains morally outrageous. And, in a general election, politically poisonous. It is certainly damaging to any party when one of its two front-runners denigrates, however thoughtlessly, the nation's entire Muslim American community.
Particularly when it follows the yeoman work done by the other leading GOP candidate to alienate other large chunks of the citizenry. Three minutes into his campaign, Donald Trump called Mexican American immigrants rapists who come bringing drugs and crime. He followed that by advocating the deportation of 11 million illegal immigrants. And sealed the deal by chastising Jeb Bush for speaking Spanish in answer to a question posed in Spanish.
Trump's contretemps with women enjoy even more renown his attacks on Megyn Kelly (including a retweet calling her a bimbo) and his insulting Carly Fiorina for her looks.
Muslims, Hispanics, women. What next? Who's left?
It's a crazy time. One party is knowingly lurching toward disaster, marching inexorably to the coronation of a weak and deeply wounded presidential candidate. Meanwhile, the other party is flamboyantly shooting at itself and gratuitously alienating one significant electoral constituency after another.
And it's only September. Of 2015.
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Charles Krauthammer is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist, author, political commentator, and physician. His weekly column appears in more than 400 newspapers worldwide.


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Dozens of people trapped on a scuba diving boat that caught fire off the Southern California coast appear to have died from smoke inhalation, not burns, authorities said Friday.
The 34 people who died were sleeping in a cramped bunkroom below the main deck of the Conception when the fire broke out before dawn Monday and quickly engulfed the boat.
Preliminary findings on the causes of death, announced by Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown, raise the possibility the victims inhaled highly toxic smoke and died in their sleep before being scorched by flames that burned their bodies beyond recognition.
"The indicators are from the preliminary examination of the bodies that the victims died prior to being burned," Brown said.
The revelation came as investigators searched for the cause of the deadly blaze and divers looked for the body of the one missing victim. The Coast Guard said safety concerns over the weather halted efforts to salvage the boat Friday.
Clergy and others offered words of solace Friday evening in a vigil at a Santa Barbara park.
The dead were "our friends and our family members. Our common love for diving binds us together for eternity," dive instructor Don Barthelmess said.
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Thirty-four scuba tanks were arranged in memory of those killed when the Conception caught fire Monday off Santa Cruz Island.
Mourners wept, embraced and placed white carnations in baskets. The flowers and a wreath will be placed at an existing waterside memorial to those lost at sea.
While local, state and federal agencies try to solve the mystery of what doomed the dive boat, the investigation has not turned criminal, Brown said, though he said that was a possibility.
Under federal law known as the seaman's manslaughter statute, a captain or crew member can be charged with a crime if their negligence or misconduct results in death.
Laurie Levenson, a former federal prosecutor who is a professor at Loyola Law School, said it's too early to discuss charges.
"There are lots questions to answer, including what even constitutes negligence. In other words, do you have to have somebody on watch, enough fire extinguishers or ways to, you know, get out — enough exits?" Levenson said. "Certainly, if they find out there was negligence or misconduct this is a possibility, but it's too soon."
Twenty-three of the 33 bodies recovered have been positively identified through DNA, and their family members around the world are being notified, Brown said. Relatives have been tracked down as far away as Singapore, Japan and India.
Brown said the cause and manner of death was being determined through external exams and not traditional autopsies. Final results will depend on toxicology tests.
Dr. Howard Robin, an expert in forensic pathology, said it's hard to know how the people died without an autopsy. But he said it's possible they died in their sleep from carbon monoxide poisoning.
"You don't know if they suffered or not," Robin said. "I would think if there's a fire and they were breathing in the carbon monoxide, there would be soot, and then there would be a cough and ... then they would wake up."
Robin said the lack of autopsies could present a challenge during any lawsuits brought by family members because those results are typically used to support damages for pain and suffering.
The owner of the boat, Truth Aquatics Inc., pre-emptively filed a lawsuit Thursday under a pre-Civil War provision of maritime law that could protect it from potentially costly payouts to families of the dead, a move condemned by some observers as disrespectful and callous.
The company said in a statement posted Friday on Instagram that the lawsuit is an "unfortunate side of these tragedies" and pinned the action on insurance companies and other so-called stakeholders.
"This wouldn't be something that we as a family would even consider," Truth Aquatics said. "The timing is on them. Our hearts and minds are on the tragedy and finding answers."
Coast Guard records show the boat passed its two most recent inspections with no safety violations. Previous customers said Truth Aquatics and the captains of its three boats were very safety conscious.
Five crew members jumped overboard after trying to rescue the 33 scuba divers and one crew member whose escape routes were blocked by fire, federal authorities and the boat's owner said. The crew, including the captain, said they were driven back by flames, smoke and heat.
They jumped from the bridge area to the main deck — one breaking a leg in the effort — and tried to get through the double doors of the galley, which were on fire.
That cut off both escape routes from the sleeping quarters: a stairway and an escape hatch that exited in the galley area. The crew then tried, but failed, to get into windows at the front of the vessel.
Captain Jerry Boylan stayed aboard trying to send radio distress calls and was the last one in the water, said Glen Fritzler, co-owner of Truth Aquatics.
"The other crew at a certain point when the flames had engulfed the boat and they were in the water, they could see Jerry jump from the upper deck, a long jump. And there was a trail of smoke following him. They thought he was on fire," Fritzler told KEYT-TV in Santa Barbara.
"Within minutes, they would've been consumed," he said. "So they did their best. They did re-enter the vessel from the back of the boat after they swam around it. They could not get to firefighting equipment because everything was engulfed."
Fritzler said the experience has traumatized the survivors.
"They're breaking down," he said. "They're seeking counseling. It's a very tough time for them."
Associated Press writer John Antczak contributed to this story.


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We alluded to the pretty sick remix package that's come together around our upcoming next single with Yes Giantess, and while Big Stereo debuted the brill Baby Monster remix last week, today we've got the undeniable highlight in the form of another out of this world rework by London's Fear of Tigers. The whole thing's basically just a high energy build up to the 2.5 minute mark, at which point Tigers just lets loose with an explosion of his signature electro fireworks, all screaming synths cascading back and forth across the night sky while Yes Giantess make out with your girlfriend on a picnic blanket on the field below.
MP3: "The Ruins" (Fear of Tigers Remix) - Yes Giantess [exclusive]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
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- February 25, 2010 at 3:29 PM
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Yay for new Fear of Tigers!
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- Anonymous said...
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- March 1, 2010 at 4:24 PM
- Anthony said...
This blog never stops with the amazing jamz! Thanks for another one!
- March 2, 2010 at 11:32 PM
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