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DUBLIN - Aug. 23, 2016 - Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), the global leader in medical technology, has completed its acquisition of HeartWare International, Inc., a leading innovator of less-invasive,...
DUBLIN - Aug. 23, 2016 - Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), the global leader in medical technology, has completed its acquisition of HeartWare International, Inc., a leading innovator of less-invasive, miniaturized, mechanical circulatory support technologies (MCS) for treating patients with advanced heart failure. HeartWare will become part of the Heart Failure business within the Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure division. Under the terms of the transaction, each outstanding share of HeartWare common stock has been converted into the right to receive $58.00 in cash, without interest, subject to any required withholding of taxes.
HeartWare develops and manufactures miniaturized implantable heart pumps, or ventricular assist devices (VAD), to treat patients around the world suffering from advanced heart failure. Its flagship product, the HVAD® System, features the world's smallest full-support VAD and is indicated for refractory end-stage left-ventricular heart failure patients in the U.S. who are awaiting a heart transplant, as well as approved in Europe for long-term use in patients at risk of death from refractory, end-stage heart failure.
Medtronic estimates that the global VAD market is approximately $800 million currently, and worldwide is expected to grow in the mid-to-high single digits for calendar years 2016-17, and accelerate to high-single/low-double digits beyond calendar year 2017.
"Not only does the current HeartWare portfolio expand Medtronic leadership across the heart failure continuum, its product pipeline - when married with our expertise - can result in progressively less-invasive heart pumps that have the potential to benefit even more patients," said David Steinhaus, M.D., vice president and general manager of the Heart Failure business, and medical director for the Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure division at Medtronic. "Today, Medtronic offers the industry's leading cardiac resynchronization therapy devices, including MR-conditional CRT-defibrillators; MCS therapy for advanced heart failure patients; heart failure diagnostics; and meaningful expert analysis through Medtronic Care Management Services, including the recently launched Beacon Heart Failure Management Service."
The acquisition of HeartWare broadens the Medtronic portfolio of therapies, diagnostic tools and services for patients suffering from heart failure, aligning with Medtronic's Mission of alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life. The acquisition is part of the Company's therapy innovation strategy to surround the physician with innovative products while focusing on patients and disease states.
"This is an exciting moment, as more than 600 HeartWare employees are now part of the broader Medtronic organization," said Doug Godshall, who served as president and chief executive of HeartWare for the past decade. "HeartWare has delivered incredible advancements for patients suffering from heart failure, through the commercialization of the HVAD system and pipeline development, and I am convinced that being part of Medtronic will allow us to accelerate meaningful innovations even more quickly."
Heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure, is a condition in which the heart isn't pumping enough blood to meet the body's needs. Heart failure usually develops slowly after an injury to the heart. Some injuries may include a progressive deterioration of the heart muscle, heart attack, untreated high blood pressure, or heart valve disease. Heart failure remains a leading cause of hospitalization and death in the United States, and its prevalence continues to increase, affecting more than 5 million people in the U.S. alone. The cost of heart failure is high. Healthcare expenditures in the U.S. on heart failure are estimated to be approximately $39 billion per year, making it one of the largest expenses to the healthcare system. With the aging of the population, Medtronic estimates that the number of patients with heart failure could exceed 8 million by 2030.
This transaction is expected to meet Medtronic's long-term financial metrics for acquisitions. Medtronic does not intend to modify its fiscal year 2017 revenue outlook or earnings per share (EPS) guidance as a result of this transaction, although it is expected to provide increased confidence in the company's ability to deliver on its FY17 revenue growth outlook. In addition, Medtronic expects minimal to no net EPS dilution from this transaction for the first two years as the company intends to offset the expected dilutive impact. The acquisition is expected to be earnings accretive in year three.
In collaboration with leading clinicians, researchers and scientists worldwide, Medtronic offers the broadest range of innovative medical technology for the interventional and surgical treatment of cardiovascular disease and cardiac arrhythmias. The company strives to offer products and services of the highest quality that deliver clinical and economic value to healthcare consumers and providers around the world.
The Tender Offer and Merger
The tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of HeartWare common stock expired as scheduled immediately after 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on August 22, 2016. Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the depositary and paying agent for the tender offer, has advised Medtronic that 14,952,817 shares of HeartWare common stock were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in the tender offer, representing approximately 85.15% of the outstanding shares. All of the conditions to the tender offer have been satisfied, and on August 23, 2016, Medtronic Acquisition Corp., a subsidiary of Medtronic, accepted for payment and will promptly pay for all shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in the tender offer.
Following acceptance of the tendered shares, Medtronic completed its acquisition of HeartWare through the merger of Medtronic Acquisition Corp. with and into HeartWare without a vote of HeartWare's stockholders pursuant to Section 251(h) of the Delaware General Corporation Law. As a result of the merger, HeartWare became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic. In connection with the merger, all HeartWare shares not validly tendered into the tender offer (other than shares (i) owned by HeartWare as treasury stock or owned by Medtronic, Inc. or Medtronic Acquisition Corp., which shares were cancelled and retired and cease to exist or (ii) held by any person who was entitled to and has properly demanded statutory appraisal of his or her shares) have been cancelled and converted into the right to receive the same $58.00 per share in cash, without interest, subject to any required withholding of taxes, as will be paid for all shares that were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in the tender offer. HeartWare common stock will cease to be traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.
About Medtronic
Medtronic plc (www.medtronic.com), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is among the world's largest medical technology, services and solutions companies - alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life for millions of people around the world. Medtronic employs more than 85,000 people worldwide, serving physicians, hospitals and patients in approximately 160 countries. The company is focused on collaborating with stakeholders around the world to take healthcare Further, Together.
Any forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the transaction between Medtronic and HeartWare, strategic and other potential benefits of the transaction, including meeting Medtronic's long-term financial metrics for acquisitions, HeartWare's products and product candidates and other statements about future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects, are subject to risks and uncertainties such as those described in Medtronic's and HeartWare's periodic reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results. Medtronic cautions investors not to place considerable reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document, and Medtronic undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of these statements.
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I'll be appearing with fellow Myriad Editions cartoonist Ian Williams at the Manchester Literary Festival on 7th October. It's free, so you might as well come along. Link Here.
The US edition of Supercrash (known there as The Age Of Selfishness) will be out from Abrams ComicArts in March. UK readers will only have to wait until October.


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Written by Polly Stenham
Based on Miss Julie by August Strindberg
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It's become my yearly tradition to post these project mosaics (see 2008 and 2007). So here is my 2009 project mosaic:
You'll notice that I ramped up the knitting projects considerably this
year...all I can say is that knitting has been a great stress reliever
I'm looking forward to turning 2010 into a "use my stash" year and I've got plenty of projects to keep me busy. I'll be staying away from retail stores in 2010 and unsubscribing myself from email sales blasts to keep the temptation at bay. Wish me luck!


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- this edition published by Chivers Press in large print 2000
- originally published 1998
- 436 pages
- source: my local library
In traditional fairy tales the handsome prince rescues the beautiful princess from her wicked stepmother, and the couple live happily ever after.But in Ruth Rendell's dark and damaged contemporary universe, innocent dreams can turn into the most terrible nightmares.Teddy Brex emerges from a loveless, isolated childhood as a handsome but autistic young man. Francine Hill, traumatised by the murder of her mother, grows into a beautiful young woman, who must endure the overprotectiveness of an increasingly obsessive stepmother.Teddy Brex does ride to her rescue, but he is a man who has already committed two murders.
My take
Although the sequel to this novel THE VAULT is a 2011 addition to the Wexford series, A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES was written as a stand alone, and could so easily have been published as a Barbara Vine title.
I'm sure I have read it before, but had really forgotten most of it, although I knew a large part of the final plot because of reading THE VAULT earlier this year.
It feels quite a long novel as Rendell details the loveless childhood of Teddy Brex and the trauma that surrounds that of Francine Hill. That these two plot strands will converge is not a surprise to the reader but the manner of their coming together may be.
If you haven't yet read THE VAULT I suggest you try to track down a copy of SIGHT FOR SORE EYES first even if only because THE VAULT contains plot spoilers, and you will get a much better appreciation of what Ruth Rendell has achieved in writing the sequel by reading them "in order". In essence the ending of A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES left room for the sequel but probably none of her followers realised that. I don't know if there is another author who has done anything similar - written a stand-alone story and then followed it up with a sequel written as part of an ongoing, long standing, series.
On its own A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES is a satisfying if somewhat macabre story about damage to children. At the end Rendell serves out a sort of justice.
My rating: 4.5
I have also made this post my contribution this week to Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books
Followers of Rendell will be interested to know that she is publishing another stand-alone later this year. (let me just remind you that she is 82)
Blurb from Fantastic Fiction.
From three-time Edgar Award-winning mystery writer Ruth Rendell comes a captivating and expertly plotted tale of residents and servants on one block of a posh London street - and the deadly ways their lives intertwine.
Life in the well-manicured London locale of Hexam Place is not as placid and orderly as it appears. Behind the tranquil gardens and polished entryways, relationships between servants and their employers are set to combust.
Henry, the handsome valet to Lord Studley, is sleeping with both the Lord's wife and his university-age daughter. Montserrate, the Still family's lazy au pair, is helping to hide Mrs. Still's illicit affair with a television actor - for a small fee. June, the haughty housekeeper to a princess of dubious origin, is hard at work forming a 'society' for servants to address complaints about their employers. Meanwhile, a disturbed gardener, Dex, believes a voice in his cellphone is giving him godlike instructions - that could endanger the lives of all who reside in Hexam Place.
A deeply observed and suspenseful update to the upstairs/downstairs genre, The St. Zita Society is Ruth Rendell at her incisive best.


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Happy Birthday MLK: January 15, 1929
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr., January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs.
In the final years of his life, King expanded his focus to include opposition towards poverty and the Vietnam War, alienating many of his liberal allies with a 1967 speech titled "Beyond Vietnam."
King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia, and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
On October 14, 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance. In 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to Montgomery marches, and the following year he and SCLC took the movement north to Chicago to work on segregated housing.
In 1968, King was planning a national occupation of Washington, D.C., to be called the Poor People's Campaign, when he was assassinated on April 4 in Memphis, Tennessee. His death was followed by riots in many U.S. cities.
King was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established as a holiday in numerous cities and states beginning in 1971, and as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986. Hundreds of streets in the U.S. have been renamed in his honor, and a county in Washington State was also renamed for him. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was dedicated in 2011.


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Monarch (Danaus plexippus [Linnaeus])
Wing span: 3 3/8 - 4 7/8 inches (8.6 - 12.4 cm).
Identification: Upperside of male is bright orange with wide black borders and black veins; hindwing has a patch of scent scales. Upperside of female is orange-brown with wide black borders and blurred black veins. Both sexes have white spots on borders and apex.
Life history: Adults warm up by basking dorsally (with their wings open and toward the sun). Females lay eggs singly under the host leaves; caterpillars eat leaves and flowers. Adults make massive migrations from August-October, flying thousands of miles south to hibernate along the California coast and in central Mexico. A few overwinter along the Gulf coast or south Atlantic coast. Along the way, Monarchs stop to feed on flower nectar and to roost together at night. At the Mexico wintering sites, butterflies roost in trees and form huge aggregations that may have millions of individuals. During the winter the butterflies may take moisture and flower nectar during warm days. Most have mated before they leave for the north in the spring, and females lay eggs along the way. Residents of tropical areas do not migrate but appear to make altitude changes during the dry season.
Flight: In North America during spring and summer there may be 1-3 broods in the north and 4-6 broods in the south. May breed all year in Florida, South Texas, and southeastern California.
Caterpillar hosts: Milkweeds including common milkweed (Asclepius syriaca), swamp milkweed (A. incarnata), and showy milkweed (A. speciosa); and milkweed vine in the tropics. Most milkweeds contain cardiac glycosides which are stored in the bodies of both the caterpillar and adult. These poisons are distasteful and emetic to birds and other vertebrate predators. After tasting a Monarch, a predator might associate the bright warning colors of the adult or caterpillar with an unpleasant meal, and avoid Monarchs in the future.
Adult food: Nectar from all milkweeds. Early in the season before milkweeds bloom, Monarchs visit a variety of flowers including dogbane, lilac, red clover, lantana, and thistles. In the fall adults visit composites including goldenrods, blazing stars, ironweed, and tickseed sunflower.
Habitat: Many open habitats including fields, meadows, weedy areas, marshes, and roadsides.
Range: Southern Canada south through all of the United States, Central America, and most of South America. Also present in Australia, Hawaii, and other Pacific Islands.
Comments: The Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) is edible, but mimics the poisonous Monarch in order to gain protection from predators.
Conservation: Overwintering sites in California and Mexico should be protected and conserved.
The Nature Conservancy Global Rank: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management needs: Develop conservation and management plans for all wintering sites, migration corridors, and principal breeding areas.
New, T. R., editor. 1993. Conservation Biology of Lycaenidae (Butterflies). Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission No. 8. IUCN, The World Conservation Union, Gland Switzerland. Opler, P. A. and G. O. Krizek. 1984. Butterflies east of the Great Plains. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 294 pages, 54 color plates. Opler, P. A. and V. Malikul. 1992. A field guide to eastern butterflies. Peterson field guide #4. Houghton-Mifflin Co., Boston. 396 pages, 48 color plates. Scott, J. A. 1986. The butterflies of North America. Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif. 583 pages, 64 color plates. Tilden, J. W. 1986. A field guide to western butterflies. Houghton-Mifflin Co., Boston, Mass. 370 pages, 23 color plates.
Author: Jane M. Struttmann
State and Regional References:
Hinchliff, J. 1996. The Distribution of the Butterflies of Washington. Evergreen Aurelians. Oregon State University Bookstore, Corvallis. Layberry, R.A., Hall, P.W. & Lafontaine, D.J., 1998. The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, ON. 280 pp. Opler, Paul A. 1999. Peterson Field Guide to Western Butterflies, revised edition. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Mass. Pyle, R.M. 1974. Watching Washington Butterflies. Seattle Audubon Society, Seattle, Wash. Stanford, R.E. and P.A. Opler. 1993. Atlas of Western USA Butterflies. Privately published, Denver, Colo. Tilden, J.W. and A.C. Smith. 1986. A Field Guide to Western Butterflies. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Mass.


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Prof. Dennis Sylvester receives U-M Faculty Recognition Award
He is a pioneer in the field of ultra-low power processor design, especially for the smallest computing devices in existence.
Prof. Dennis Sylvester was honored to receive a U-M Faculty Recognition Award. This award recognizes "mid-career faculty who have demonstrated remarkable contributions to the University through outstanding achievements in scholarly research and/or creative endeavors; excellence as a teacher, advisor and mentor; and distinguished participation in the service activities of the university and elsewhere."
Prof. Sylvester conducts research in the areas of low power integrated circuit design and design automation; variation-tolerant circuit design styles; near-threshold computing systems; and millimeter-scale computing systems.
He is a pioneer in the field of ultra-low power processor design, especially for the smallest computing devices in existence. He and his team at Michigan created the first complete millimeter-scale computing system. This prototype system was an implantable eye pressure monitor designed for glaucoma patients. The ultra-low-power chip that enabled this technology was named a key innovation by MIT Technology Review in 2008.
In a related area of research, Prof. Sylvester and his colleagues were leaders in advocating a technique called near-threshold computing (NTC) for chip design at all levels of computing – from the smallest sensor nodes to high-performance computing to huge data centers. NTC lowers the operating voltage of circuits to the lowest levels possible, and calls for novel design techniques to offset the corresponding degredation in performance.
In the educational realm, Dennis has been a leader in curriculum development while excelling at teaching and mentoring students. He developed the course EECS 312 (Digital Integrated Circuits), which provides students with a solid introduction to digital circuit design that prepares them well for a career in industry.
He also regularly teaches EECS 427 (VLSI Design I), 523 (Digital Integrated Technology), and 627 (VLSI Design II). EECS 427 and 627 are core courses for undergraduate and graduate students in the field of VLSI (very large scale integration). Prof. Sylvester has also acted as the VLSI graduate counselor for many years.
His excellence in teaching has been recognized through several awards, including the Rackham Graduate School's Henry Russel Award, the College of Engineering Education Excellence Award, and the Ruth and Joel Spira Outstanding Teaching Award.
He initiated a new student research area for graduate students working in the area of circuit design, and is founding director of the Michigan Integrated Circuits Laboratory (MICL).
Prof. Sylvester has earned numerous best paper awards, as well as several awards from industry. Recently he was named a Top Contributing Author to the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, a flagship conference for circuit designers. He received an NSF CAREER Award in 2002, and in 2011 was named an IEEE Fellow.
The award will be conferred at a ceremony held by the Rackham Graduate School later this fall.


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BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Romaine lettuce that was sold at Walmart stores across the country is being recalled because it may be contaminated with E. coli.
Tanimura & Antle Inc. is voluntarily recalling its packaged single head romaine lettuce after at least 12 people in six states became infected with a strain of E. coli, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Five of those people were hospitalized.
Health officials say they've determined that the E. coli strain in the affected lettuce was closely related genetically to the strain identified in ill people.
The company says a total of 3,396 cartons of potentially affected product were distributed to the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and the U.S. territory Puerto Rico.
Walmart has released a list of more than 1,000 of its stores where the recalled lettuce was sold.
Affected packages contain a single head of lettuce with the UPC number 0-27918-20314-9. They are labeled with the "packed on" dates 10/15/2020 or 10/16/2020. No other products or pack dates are being recalled.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says this strain of E. coli causes diarrheal illness, often with bloody stools. Although most healthy adults can recover completely within a week, some people can develop a form of kidney failure. It's most likely to occur in young children and the elderly. The condition can lead to serious kidney damage and even death, according to the FDA.
The CDC says people usually get sick from the E. coli two to eight days after swallowing the germ. Symptoms include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting. Some have a fever, which usually is not very high. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, contact a physician.
If you have any of the affected lettuce, officials say the product should be disposed of and not consumed.
Those with questions or concerns can call the Tanimura & Antle Consumer Hotline at 877-827-7388, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.


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Learning Programs
Learn how to view and consume learning programs using the Learner app in Learning Manager.
Learning programs are a set of uniquely designed courses meeting specific learner goals. Administrators create these learning programs for learners. You can view these learning programs as a learner.
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Adobe Learning Manager enables learners to access the courses and learning programs. Learners can browse through all the available learning programs by using catalog or enroll themselves to learning programs of their choice. Learners can view all the enrolled courses and the courses assigned to them in Courses.
Learning program learningprogram
Learning programs are a set of uniquely designed courses meeting specific learner goals. You can view the learning programs that are assigned to you, under My Learning.
The Author and Administrator can create learning programs.
Viewing learning programs viewinglearningprograms
You can view a list of all available learning programs as a learner. The Learning Object widget show all the enrolled and assigned learning programs to a learner. From the left pane, click Catalog and filter Learning Programs to view all the available learning programs.
On the My Learning page, you can filter the training that you're enroled in, according to duration of the training and the format of the training.
You can see course effectiveness percentage of each course from the Catalog page. There can be multiple instances/sessions to a course/learning program. Click the course or the learning program to view the details. You can also see the deadline date for each instance of the course/learning program.
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Adobe Learning Manager makes it easier for you to find the courses of your choice quickly. You can search for your learning programs in the following ways:
- Using Search field. Click on the search bar displayed on top of the page. Type the course/learning program name or any keywords associated with your courses to locate your learning programs. You can also search using predefined tags like Captivate, C, Java, HTML, and so on. Tags are searchable inside search field, which means the tags are displayed in search field as you type.
- Learner can search for learning objects based on the course completion status: All, yet to start, completed, in progress.
- Learner can search from the Catalog page using filters, sort by, competency, and type.
You can search based on competencies by clicking Competencies and choosing them. You can sort the courses by clicking Sort by and choosing one of the options available.
Enrolling for learning programs enrollingforlearningprograms
Learners are enrolled to learning programs in the following possible ways:
- The Administrator/ Manager enrolls some learners to mandatory learning programs based on organization needs.
- Learners can directly enroll themselves to a course/learning program. If the course/Learning program is of self-enroll type, then the learner gets enrolled immediately.
Learners can enroll themselves to a wide list of learning programs based on their choice. Recommended Learning widget displays all your enrolled/assigned courses, learning programs, job aids or certifications. You can click Explore and enter the Learning Object page to enroll yourself.
You also have an option to go through any of the learning programs listed in the Catalog page by clicking Explore. Enroll page appears. Click Enroll on the upper-right corner of the page, to include the course to courses list.
There can be multiple instances/sessions to a course/learning program. In catalog, click the course/learning program tile name to view the details. You can see enroll into course/learning program instance based on the deadline date for each instance of the course/learning program.
Completing learning programs completinglearningprograms
As a learner, you can complete learning programs based on the settings for the particular learning program. You have to complete all the courses to complete some learning programs, while the completion criteria can be X number of courses out of Y to complete a learning program.
If a 2 out of 4 is the completion criteria that is set by the administrator, then when you complete one course out of the required two, the progress bar shows 50% completion status. On completion of two courses, successful completion of the learning program is displayed.
You can always revisit the learning program to take up the optional courses as well.


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Chris Roughan of Roughan Interiors is well-known in Greenwich, New York City, Palm Beach and beyond for her warm and sophisticated style. Since 1994, she has focused on carefully listening to clients to create spaces they truly love to live in. "Every interior should be functional while remaining aesthetically purposeful and elegant," says Roughan. One of her favorite times of year to decorate, in her own home as well as in those of clients', is the holiday season. These are the places she goes to as she invests in quality pieces that will stand the test of time.
The Magnolia Company (online)
"This is my go-to for holiday dressings for the home. This Southern Charmer is a family-owned business focused on the harvest. [I love their] Magnolia leaves [to use] exclusively for handcrafted festive décor. Check out the swags, lacquered wreaths (shown above) and beautiful Magnolia leaves."
Jamali Floral & Garden Supplies, 149 West 28thStreet, NYC
"It's so much fun to go and shop in this NYC store located in the 28th street flower market; however, for those of you that can't, they also offer the next best thing, ONLINE shopping. You'll find three floors of general décor accessories including an area just for Holiday—each season is delightful! From vases, ornate decorative tree bulbs, lights, ribbon and pheasant feathers to green moss balls, you can discover almost anything here in this menagerie of designer finds."
Burro, Los Angeles, 1409 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Burro is a special boutique shop that has the best Holiday bazaar. Some specailities are Pendelton wool blankets for those chilly days by the fire or an accent to a mountain house leather wing chair. Walk in or go online; they also have great stocking stuffers.
The Historical Christmas Barn, 150 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT
"This is a great place to bring the family to pick out that special ornament. Located in one of the oldest boys' schools in Wilton, each rooms highlights Holiday Décor from around the world. Some of my favorite items are their tree skirts and nutcrackers (shown above)—very special and worth the trip. Just call before to make sure they still have them in stock."
Rolling Greens Nursery, (various locations), Los Angeles, CA
"For fresh holiday décor, Rolling Green is the place to shop. It has unique home and garden items with three different spots in LA, including amazing dutch planters with vibrant amaryllis. It's a must-see."
Troy's Nursery Farm,97 Bedford-Banksville Road, Bedford, NY
"Troy's Nursery has it all, from real holiday trees to candy, festive stockings and fun Santas; it's an experience for your entire family. It also has a farm stand and is an amazing nursery."
Anthropologie, 700 South Rosemary Avenue #124, West Palm Beach, FL
"Anthropologie is a store which has many holiday gems during the winter months, especially for entertaining. The West Palm Beach store is a menagerie of glitter, ornaments, wreaths and stockings."
One Kings Lane (online)
"My favorite online Holiday experience is One Kings Lane. They have the most curated Holiday Décor from red tapestry table covers and vintage books to antique decanters. Mix and match for interesting pairings."
Bergdorf Goodman Home Floor, 754 5thAvenue, NYC
"I just adore these bark pillar candles (shown above), and of course their home floor is like walking into a winter wonderland. The designer windows speak for themselves: exquisite NYC Holiday."
To learn more about Roughan Interiors, the international design firm lead by renowned designer Christina (Chris) S. Roughan, click here.
This post is sponsored by Roughan Interiors.


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Traditional golf leagues require you to play on a certain day and time every week. We have introduced a more flexible playing format that allows golfers to play their rounds on their own schedules. Our events last from one to four weeks long. So, play any day of the event window with another member of your league and it counts. Whether you play once a month or every week, you will always be playing to win.
Start your own exciting TGR golf tour. It's as easy as setting up an office pool. We give you all the tour management tools you need and personalized assistance from our founders so you can create a great "league of your own".
Each week is an event that anyone can win based on their play on the designated course. Just as on the PGA Tour we can help you create majors and other key events to make the season even more enjoyable. Win an event, a major, maybe the season championship. TGR will keep track of it all.
Nobody wants to play the same course all the time. By creating your own local schedule of events everyone on your tour can play a wide variety of courses during the season. Playing a traveling schedule gives you the feeling of being on Tour.
The only thing better than beating your friends on the course, is celebrating with a drink at the 19th hole afterwards. A TGR Golf tour will add golfers to your network of friends and and add more golf events to your social calendar.
Play the designated course whenever your schedule allows and have your score count for that event. With more days available to get that round in, you are much more likely to play. Trust us!
Handicaps allow players of all skill levels to compete against the rest of your tour. Anyone shooting well below their average in a given week has a good shot to win the event. Plus, even if someone can't play regularly, any time they do show up there will be something to play for. With TGR, golfers of all abilities can join your tour and have a blast!
The founders of Tour Golf Revolution have been running a successful TGR tour for the past 12 years. Our members have so much fun that we wanted to bring what we have learned to you. The key is using technology to run the league, not a league manager. Sure you still need someone to make a few decisions, but we are here to help you make them and the system will take it from there!
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Play better golf: The focus and consistent play of competition will lower your handicap.
More options to play: Play on your schedule with a larger group of like-minded golfers.
Play more golf: Being on tour provides motivation to get out and play every week.
Win a major: Experience the feeling of playing in and winning a major championship on your tour.
Watch your progress: Track and compare your game performance over the season and your playing career.
Make new friends: The tour will bring you together with golfing friends of friends you may not know you have.
Anyone can win: Using full handicaps, everyone has a chance to win an event.
Scott L. Lawrenceville, NJ
"Because it's more fun to compete 'on tour', I've gone from golfing once or twice a year before TGR, to nearly 20 times this past season."
Evan H. Allen, TX
"I dropped from a 25 handicap to an 18 handicap in 7 months. It's amazing what a little competition will do to your work ethic. I was now practicing and playing with a purpose. This website has absolutely changed the way I approach the game.."
John R. Montgomery, NJ
"I have never had a more enjoyable spring, summer and fall then I did last year."
Tour Golf Revolution™ is based on a highly successful golf league format developed and perfected by a group of public golfers who have been playing together in the Greater Princeton, NJ area for over 12 years. The group plays a 30 week rotating schedule on over 14 different golf courses. Many who have joined the tour have found that they have doubled or tripled their rounds played and gotten much more enjoyment from their game than ever before. Now we want to bring that same enjoyment to you. We hope you will join us.
Chris DiCostanzo, Founder
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View our Purchasing CoursesFor most organisations the stores/warehouse is a major investment of physical and financial resources. Our courses will provide the necessary understanding, appreciation and motivation for stores and warehouse personnel to better manage this critical area of business operations.
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Join our mid-February giveaway link up for February 12 – 19, 2021. Make sure you link up and enter to win some great nearly Winter-themed, February 2021 super easy-entry giveaways.
We, at Windy Pinwheel, are happy and fortunate to share some great end of the month of February giveaways. We always love sharing our giveaway link-ups/links with you. We want you to stay in the know by sharing some of the best family-friendly and kid-friendly giveaways and link-ups and linkys found on parenting and family content blogs around the internet as a service to you, our reader. One way we can provide some of these fantastic giveaway contests is by sharing your great convenient and easy-to-enter Winter giveaways contest articles to link up to them, right here on our site, Windy Pinwheel.
Please be sure to drop by each Friday to add your blog giveaway(s) to the Inlinkz linky we host here and/or to discover some great 2021 month of February, late-in-the-month giveaway link up contests and giveaways open to new entries.
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Should you find yourself in need of a little more flash storage, today's the day to grab it. Amazon has solid deals on a variety of SD cards and flash drives from PNY. There are also a few external USB battery packs available, if you need some extra juice for your phone or tablet. The best deals are listed below, but click through the source link to see them all. See you later today for our normal Dealhacker roundup.
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EDEN partners have so far submitted over 240 articles for publication in peer reviewed journals. Of these over 160 have so far been published (May 2010). These publications include contributions of almost 270 institutions not only in Europe but from all corners of the globe, focusing on close to 550 field sites!
The EDEN Publications search tool lets you search the EDEN Publications and data holdings lists, then map them by institution, field site or country and demonstrates the breadth and scale of collaboration involved as well as showcasing the Institutions and outputs of the project.


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5 Seconds of Summer Debut 'No Shame' and Announce Fourth Studio Album 'CALM'
Fans are anything but calm after 5 Seconds of Summer announced the release of their forthcoming album — CALM.
The four-piece released the single "No Shame" off of their highly anticipated album on Wednesday (Feb. 5). The new song follows the previously released singles "Teeth" and "Easier." Fans who pre-order the album will instantly receive all three songs.
Aside from the standard edition CD, fans will also be able to purchase a deluxe fan box edition and cassette. Target will also have its own exclusive deluxe edition that will include three exclusive additional tracks that are reworked renditions of studio tracks for live performances of their previous singles.
"For a band to make it to four albums is no small feat in itself but to be reinventing and constantly pushing our songwriting and to come out with music that we've never been more proud of makes me so happy to be in 5 Seconds of Summer," lead vocalist Luke Hemmings said in a press release.
"CALM speaks on a journey through a young man's life, for better or for worse. We are all human and all make mistakes, sometimes we hurt the ones we love and inevitably, ourselves in the process. CALM leaves the band in a much happier, unified and calm state of mind to continue making albums for years to come."
The band will kick off the North American leg of their No Shame 2020 Tour this summer. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday (Feb. 7).
See the full track list, below.
1. Red Desert
2. No Shame
3. Old Me
4. Easier
5. Teeth
6. Wildflower
7. Best Years
8. Not In The Same Way
9. Lover Of Mine
10. Thin White Lies
11. Lonely Heart
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Analog Way's Solutions are Part of the History at Church House Westminster
Church House Westminster, a historic and iconic multi-purpose event and conference venue, recently upgraded the AV system for its largest room that can accommodate more than 600 people. By enhancing the AV installation, Church House Westminster aimed to increase its client diversity through the highest quality system. According to Ian Locke, Audio Visual Manager at Church House Westminster, "Our goal was to improve both image size and quality, and offer clients 4K projections, varied screen options and great flexibility."
In terms of gear, Church House Westminster invested in a 6 x 3.375m curved, single-screen stage. To be able to create soft edge blending, they also added two Panasonic PT-RQ13K 4K Laser projectors. For video processing, they chose various Analog Way solutions such as: an Ascender 48 - 4K, a powerful multi-screen seamless switcher that is part of the LiveCoreTM series, a LiveCoreTM Output Expander 48 - 4K, an expansion module with four additional Program outputs and one Operator/Aux output for Ascender 48 - 4K, and two Secure Power Units to ensure safe shows in case of loss-of-mains or unstable power.
To guarantee top-notch presentations, Church House Westminster intended to offer prestigious AV solutions supporting full 4K resolution. Ian Locke comments on their expectations, "We wanted to deliver many layers in combination with 4K resolution content. We needed four to five layers: two outputs of live content, one for slides and two or three for logos. The idea was to animate these layers through transitions, as flexible as possible, while displaying many layers. The Ascender 48 - 4K was the only unit available to do the job." The switcher was chosen for its capability to cope with 4K moving graphics and true seamless transitions between layers and scenes. The Ascender 48 - 4K and the LiveCoreTM Output Expander 48 - 4K were connected directly to the two 4K projectors. A 4K video player, two 4K laptops, a TriCaster unit, a live video system, and a media server in the future are input into the Ascender 48 - 4K. Locke adds, "It is mandatory to maintain certain flexibility if everything is going to move to 4K in the future. We also tend to vary display configurations and run the two projectors in, whether dual screen, overlay or the edge blended ultra-screen solution. The Ascender 48 - 4K makes the handling easier." The Ascender 48 - 4K is operated by the VertigeTM, a premium controller for large events and multi-venues.
Locke appreciates the great versatility of Analog Way's devices which offer a large variety of input plugs. He states, "The Analog Way's equipment, above all, can adapt to any kind of installation and has the ability to be used with legacy equipment as well as the latest developments in technology; and that is what I appreciate." He concludes, "With our new AV installed into the Assembly Hall, we've taken an historical building and blended it with the latest technology."


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Ten Cities With the Worst Traffic
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Last year, the average American driver wasted 38 hours sitting in traffic. While the occasional traffic jam inconveniences most drivers, some unlucky people live in the nation's most congested cities. In addition to spending an average of 42 hours a year in traffic, drivers in these cities face peak hour congestion that can increase travel time during rush hour by 15% or more.
INRIX, a traffic information and services group, collects data for individual road segments. In its 2012 Traffic Scorecard, INRIX calculated the amount of time that congestion added to drivers' peak hour commute for each road. After aggregating these segments for each metropolitan area, it ranked the Los Angeles area as the city with the worst congestion in 2012. At peak hours, traffic on Interstate 405 in Los Angeles moved at just 14 miles per hour, adding 26 minutes to what should be an eight minute drive. Based on the INRIX Traffic Scorecard, these are the 10 cities with the worst traffic.
Click here to see the 10 cities with the worst traffic
According to INRIX, congestion is the difference between the drivers' actual speed on the road during peak hours and their speed when congestion is not an issue, as distinguished from how fast people are traveling during peak hours. Of course, this problem also extends travel time during both morning and evening rush hours. In 2011, six of the 20 cities with the longest average commute time were among the 10 cities with biggest difference between peak and nonpeak travel time. Two of these metro areas, Washington D.C. and New York, had average commutes of more than 34 minutes — the longest in the nation.
Not surprisingly, population density is a contributing factor to traffic congestion. Of the 10 metro areas that had the highest population density as of 2010, six were also among the nation's 10 most congested. This group includes New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, the three most-densely populated metro areas in the United States.
In many of the worst cities for traffic congestion, a relatively high percentage of commuters use public transportation. In 2011, more than 31% of New York area residents took public transportation to get to work, more than double any other metro area. Despite this, New York's peak hour congestion was among the worst in the nation. While a relatively high percentage of residents in these cities use public transportation, highways, bridges and tunnels remain overwhelmed by the millions of commuters that continue to drive to work.
To determine the 10 cities with the worst traffic, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed figures published by the INRIX Traffic Scorecard for 2012. The scorecard assigns an index score for the 100 largest metropolitan statistical areas, and individual road segments within those areas. Scores are functions of the percentage difference between road segments' uncongested (or "free flow") travel time and the calculated travel time on the roads during peak hours (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday). 24/7 Wall St. also reviewed population density from the 2010 Census, as well as travel time and commuting methods for each metro area from the Census Bureau's 2011 American Community Survey. All data used were the most recent available.
These are the 10 cities with the worst traffic.
10. Boston
> Congestion score: 14.7
> Population density: 1,305.4 people per sq. mile (9th highest)
> Average commute time: 29.2 minutes (tied for 10th highest)
> Pct. driving to work: 76.6% (8th lowest)
It took commuters in Boston 14.7% longer to travel during peak hours than it would without traffic in 2012. This is more than double the nationwide congestion level. Among the major reasons for this was Interstate 93, three stretches of which ranked among the 50 most congested corridors in the nation. The interstate was rerouted from an elevated highway running above Boston to a tunnel running below the city as part of the area's famous "Big Dig" project, which ran billions of dollars over budget and took decades to finish.
Also Read: America's Most Polluted Cities
9. Washington D.C.
> Congestion score: 16.4
> Population density: 997.1 people per sq. mile (18th highest)
> Average commute time: 34.5 minutes (2nd highest)
> Pct. driving to work: 76% (6th lowest)
Just 76% of all Washington D.C. area commuters used a private vehicle to get to work in 2011, less than nearly all other large metropolitan areas. And as many as 14.8% of commuters used public transit — among the most in the nation. But with the Washington area among the nation's most congested, the average commute time to work was 34.5 minutes — behind only the New York metro area. Traffic congestion did improve in 2012, when the city received a congestion score of 16.4 — down from 19.9 the year before. The lower score indicates that drivers are traveling closer to "free flow" speed during peak hours, even as large stretches of Interstate 95 and the Capital Beltway ranked among the worst congestion corridors in the nation.
8. Seattle
> Congestion score: 17.6 (tied for 7th highest)
> Population density: 585.8 people per sq. mile (35th highest)
> Average commute time: 27.6 minutes (22nd highest)
> Pct. driving to work: 81% (20th lowest)
Congestion in Seattle actually improved in 2012, with the INRIX index score declining from 19.6 in 2011 to 17.6 last year. Despite this improvement, Seattle remains one of the most congested metro areas in the nation and had some of the most congested individual roads in the country in 2012. Among these was a nine-mile, southbound stretch of Interstate 5, which ranked as the 11th most congested corridor in the nation in 2012. Last March, The Seattle Times noted that new tolls on the nearby Highway 520 had led to increased congestion on Interstate 5.
7. San Jose
> Congestion score: 17.6 (tied for 7th highest)
> Population density: 685.7 people per sq. mile (26th highest)
> Average commute time: 24.8 minutes (65th highest)
> Pct. driving to work: 86.7% (61st lowest)
Only one stretch of road in the San Jose area ranked in the top 100 most congested in the nation in 2012. Despite this, overall congestion in the area was among the nation's worst last year, receiving an INRIX index a score of 17.6. Additionally, the San Jose area's score actually worsened in 2012 compared to 2011, even as the nationwide congestion score improved from 8.4 to 6.6. San Jose residents were roughly as likely as most Americans to drive to work, according to Census figures.
6. Bridgeport
> Congestion score: 19.1
> Population density: 1,467.2 people per sq. mile (6th highest)
> Average commute time: 28.3 minutes (18th highest)
> Pct. driving to work: 82.2% (29th lowest)
The worst traffic in the Bridgeport, Conn., metropolitan area — which serves for many of the state's commuters as a gateway to the New York metro area — was on a 22.2 mile stretch of Interstate 95 during the evening rush hour. Without traffic, it would take a driver 21 minutes to complete the stretch. During the week's evening rush hour, it would take 44 minutes to complete that drive. The Bridgeport metro area had one of the highest population densities in the nation when measured by the 2010 Census.
5. New York
> Congestion score: 19.9
> Population density: 2,826 people per sq. mile (the highest)
> Average commute time: 34.9 minutes (the highest)
> Pct. driving to work: 56.6% (the lowest)
With 2,896 people per square mile in 2010, New York had the highest population density of any metro area in America. That year, nearly 19 million people lived either in New York or the surrounding towns and cities, and many of them made long commutes to work daily. The average travel time to work in 2011 was nearly 35 minutes, the most of any metro area in the nation. New York ranked among the most congested metro areas despite more residents using public transit to get to work and fewer residents using cars than anywhere else in the nation. Four of the 10 worst congested corridors in America last year were located in New York, including the nation's worst: an 11.3 mile stretch of the Cross Bronx Expressway.
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4. Austin
> Congestion score: 20.7
> Population density: 406.7 people per sq. mile (70th highest)
> Average commute time: 25.8 minutes (45th highest)
> Pct. driving to work: 85.8% (47th lowest)
No metro area with more than a million residents had a greater percentage increase in population from July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, than Austin's 3% growth, according to the Austin Statesman. This is hardly news for the area, which has expanded rapidly for more than a decade and, like much of the state, has been unable to expand transportation infrastructure to handle this growth. In 2012, Austin was one of four metro areas with an INRIX index score higher than 20, well above the 6.6 score for the U.S. overall. It was also one of just six large metro areas in which the INRIX index score worsened compared to the year before.
3. San Francisco
> Congestion score: 23.5
> Population density: 1,754.8 people per sq. mile (3rd highest)
> Average commute time: 29.2 minutes (tied for 10th highest)
> Pct. driving to work: 71.4% (3rd lowest)
As many as 14.6% of workers in San Francisco took public transit to work in 2011, the third-highest rate of any metro area in the nation. Additionally, just 71.4% used a car, truck or van to get to work, the third-lowest percentage in the U.S. But despite the high public transit use, the area remained highly congested. Likely contributing to its high congestion is the area's high density. The San Francisco area had the nation's third-highest population density in 2010, with just under 1,755 people per square mile — behind only the New York and Los Angeles metro areas. In late 2010, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority decided to study whether charges would discourage drivers from traveling by car through highly congested areas during peak hours. A decision on implementing such charges has yet to be reached.
2. Honolulu
> Congestion score: 26.0
> Population density: 1,586.7 people per sq. mile (5th highest)
> Average commute time: 27 minutes (27th highest)
> Pct. driving to work: 79.5% (14th lowest)
Honolulu is one of the densest metro areas in the nation, with more than 1,586 people per square mile, as of 2010. Commuters were also considerably less likely to get to work by car, truck or van than most Americans, and were far more likely to walk or use public transit. Although just two Honolulu road segments, barely totaling 11 miles, were among the nation's 100 most congested corridors in 2012, the area still ranked exceptionally poorly. However, the city's congestion score improved from 2011, when it had the worst levels in the country. After years of planning and delays, Honolulu broke ground on a massive public rail transit project in 2011. The project has long been controversial due to its environmental impact, cost and the possibility of disturbing the burial sites of Native Hawaiians' ancestors.
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1. Los Angeles
> Congestion score: 28.8
> Population density: 2,646.0 people per sq. mile (2nd highest)
> Average commute time: 28.6 minutes (15th highest)
> Pct. driving to work: 84.1% (38th lowest)
After being replaced by Honolulu for a year, Los Angeles once again earned the title of the most congested metro area in the country. In 2012, on a Friday at 5:00 p.m., the average driver wasted more than 28 minutes in traffic. Four of the 10 most congested corridors last year were in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The worst is an eight-mile stretch on Interstate 405. Los Angeles also had the second highest population density of any metro area in 2010, behind only New York, at 2,646 people per square mile. Only these two metro areas exceeded 2,000 people per square mile that year. However, in Los Angeles, commuters were far less likely to get to work via public transportation. In 2011, just 6.2% of area workers took public transit to work, versus 31.1% in the New York area.
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The "deconstruct" command:
Usage fossil deconstruct ?OPTIONS? DESTINATION This command exports all artifacts of a given repository and writes all artifacts to the file system. The DESTINATION directory will be populated with subdirectories AA and files AA/BBBBBBBBB.., where AABBBBBBBBB.. is the 40+ character artifact ID, AA the first 2 characters. If -L|--prefixlength is given, the length (default 2) of the directory prefix can be set to 0,1,..,9 characters. Options: -R|--repository REPOSITORY deconstruct given REPOSITORY -L|--prefixlength N set the length of the names of the DESTINATION subdirectories to N --private Include private artifacts. See also: rebuild, reconstruct


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Naipes Porteño by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I., Buenos Aires, c.1960
Naipes PORTEÑO Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I., Buenos Aires, c.1955-60.
Naipes PORTEÑO by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I., Buenos Aires, c.1955-60
Naipes Porteño was one of Della Penna's leading brands of Spanish-suited playing cards, alongside Naipes Inca. It was produced in successive editions until the company was taken over in 1978. Over the years the logo on the four of cups changed. In this example, clouds have been added above the Palacio del Congreso logo on the four of cups. The cards are presented in a cardboard box, not just a paper wrapper as in earlier editions.
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
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Our kidneys are our bodies' very complex and efficient waste disposal system. They filter all liquids and sort waste from nutrients. Although we have two kidneys, we need at least one functioning kidney to survive and so kidney health is important to our wellbeing.
Our kidneys are vital to the body's waste management process but all too often we take them for granted – a fact highlighted in statistics showing about 1.7 million Australians aged 18 years and over, or 10 per cent, have indicators of chronic kidney disease.
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Chronic kidney disease is a growing public health issue and about one in three Australians has an increased risk of developing this disease. The problem is compounded with the growing ageing population as more than 40 per cent of people over the age of 75 have an indicator of the disease.
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Our blood supply circulates through the kidneys about 12 times every hour. Each day our kidneys process about 200 litres of blood. The kidneys make urine from excess fluid and unwanted chemicals or waste in our blood.
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On this site you'll find some information and downloads on some projects I am working on.
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John Divola
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Between 1974 and 1975, the American photographer John Divola – then in his mid twenties and without a studio of his own – travelled across Los Angeles in search of dilapidated properties in which to make photographs. Armed with a camera, spray paint, string and cardboard, the artist would produce one of his most significant photographic projects entitled Vandalism. In this visceral, black and white series of images Divola vandalised vacant homes with abstract constellations of graffiti-like marks, ritualistic configurations of string hooked to pins, and torn arrangements of card, before cataloguing the results. The project vigorously merged the documentary approach of forensic photography with staged interventions echoing performance, sculpture and installation art. Serving as a conceptual sabotaging of the delineations between such documentary and artistic practices, at a time when the 'truthfulness' of photography was being called into question, Vandalism helped to establish Divola's highly distinctive photographic language. John Divola (b. 1949 in California, United States) earned a BA from California State University, Northridge (1971) and an MA from University of California, Los Angeles (1973). His images challenge the boundaries between fiction and reality, as well as the limitations of art to describe life. Vandalism (1974-1975) is one Divola's earliest series, predating Zuma (1979), As Far as I Could Get (1997) and Dogs Chasing My Car in the Desert (2004).
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Publication date: March 2018