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If you're looking for short-term experience to shore up your resume, we welcome your participation as well! Sign on to spend a few days in the field collecting environmental water and/or sediment samples.
2017 Emily R. Chortek, Environmental Studies, University of San Francisco
Project: Quantifying Monomethylmercury Concentrations in Lagoon Water and Seawater from San Elijo Lagoon, San Deigo County
2016 Araceli Serrano, Earth System Science Dept, UC Irvine
Project: Assessing drivers of mercury bioaccumulation in naturally occurring phytoplankton communitiesAwards: 2017 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship; UC Irvine Honorary Summer Research for Undergraduates Program (SURP); $500 UC Irvine Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) fellowship; $2000 California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) Summer Science Scholar
2016 Priya Kaur, Earth System Science Dept, UC IrvineProject: Evaluating the influence of size variability and salinity gradients on mercury uptake in cultured phytoplankton
2016 Sydney Zarate, Earth System Science Dept, UC Irvine
Project: Seasonal variability in mercury cycling in a Southern California coastal lagoon system
2014 Caroline W. Collins (co-advised), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Summer Intern


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And then my box from Sweet Potato Claire's swap arrived last night. My goodies came from Kasey in Northern Maine, who runs an Etsy shop full of vintage pretties called Happy Corner General Store.
It always feels kind of silly to be a grown woman and be so tickled to get a box of surprises, but I always am. This one was worth being a little silly about though. All kinds of big beautiful seeds and pods, a clothespin holder, a pretty bookmark, and a big bar of chocolate for me; a sweet little stuffed monkey for the Kid (already adopted and getting cuddles).
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Coming to America
May 30, 2009
Well I'm back. It was a very long, long trip and if you followed me on twitter, you know that it was very hectic. I often jumped from one country to the next rather quickly. I have so many photos that I can't possibly show them all here. But, I did go through the first pass of photographs from my time in London. I'll call this London Calling: Volume One. Enjoy.
P.S. I've realized a lot of these photos are black and white. I think I'm in one of those phases.
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May 30, 2009 11:27 am
Nice pictures so far Dan. I can see National Geographic or Time magazine in your future. ;)Good stuff. Can't wait to see more.


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Challenge Overview
1. Project Overview
The EPA is a U.S. federal government agency devoted to safeguarding the environment. One of the EPA's great concerns is the profileration of cyanobacterial harmful blooms (cyanoHABs) in the nation's lakes. The following resources provide information on what cyanoHABs are and how they threaten the environment.
The TopCoder project on cyanoHABs aims to develop an algorithm that will be deployed in an Android app with mapping and data visualization capabilities. The app will inform local and federal policy makers about locations where bloom events are likely to occur, allowing them to concentrate their efforts in those areas.
2. Contest Overview
The algorithm menioned above will be developed in a marathon match. For the setup of this match, a major part is the data that will be used for developing the prediction models and testing them.
We recently ran a couple of long data collection contests to collect data from different sources. This data includes various features that are expected to have effects on the cyano bloom formation.
Our next step is to unify all the available data into a single structure so that it can be presented in an easy-to-use manner to marathon members and also can be used as input to the algorithm very easily.
But the major issue that we have lot of data which requires unification and once the whole project finishes, the clients wil lstil lfurther keep receiving data which will require same kind of unification. Hence we would like to automate the process of data unification by developing a data standardization component.
The purpose of this component contest is to develop a highly efficient component which reads data arranged different structures/granularities and unifies them into single structure.
Details of input and output:
We have two types of input data:
- Image Data : GeoTiff images which has geo-encoded information
- Text Data: Excel files containing data.
The data is in very large amounts. For this contest we will provide you sample files of each dataset in forum and your job will be to build a component that automatical converts them into data set of single structure. The reviewers will then use the full data set to test your components.
Please Note: The images will always be GeoTiff. Various libraries are available to read data from GeoTiff images. Once such reference is: gdal Library . You can use any other library of your choice. Please get confirmation in forums. Also, the library must have open sourcelicense and free to be used in component and for future purpose.
The output file format can be any of .csv or .ods or .xls
We want the output data format to be:
year (int), dayOfYear (int), latitude (double), longitude (double), [daytime in hours (double), optional ], other data (list of doubles, separated by "," and with "." as floating point delimiter)
The other data parameter in above format can be more than one columns as per the avilable data. It must contain all the features presented in data file.
Please note the following points:
- An important part is that the authors of the conversion libraries should document in which order and which base unit the other data will be encoded.
- In general all data saves should be in SI-derived units ( Please use ml for cyano cell counts instead of liter as that will cause very huge numbers)
- As for the image files all points that don't have usable data (e.g. clouds in the images) should be left out.
- All other non available data should haven a "n.a." at the place where normally the double value is located.
- In the image files, always use center of the pixel for position data.
- For every non numeric value that may be of need - like the crops grown at a certain place - the value should be replaced by an integer representing the value. For each variable encoded in this way a table describing the one to one correspondence between the values and the replacement should be given.
- Most string appearing in the data like a position description (e.g. "Lake x near village y") can be ignored and should just be left out as long as there are latitude and longitude available.
- If there is any data that is not clear please ask in forums.
3. Technology Overview
You are allowed to use any language to develop this compoenent. As you can see, it is going to process a large amount of data. Hence we would like it to be as fast, efficient and accurate as possible.Please use all your coding skiils to optimize this component.
4. Documentation Provided
The following documents have been provided in the forums. You will be able to access it after registration:
Design Document (The design document is fully updated -- please follow it if there is any difference with the above requirements)
Sample Image data files (Can be found in design document thread - data samples)
Sample Text data files (Can be found in design document thread - data samples)


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Currently, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has openings for a Sr. Clinical Analyst I (Job Number 13484).
The Sr. Clinical Analyst I in the Clinical Informatics Department is responsible for day-to-day coordination and development of assigned clinical/patient care applications. The selected candidate will participate and/or lead in the design, development, implementation, evaluation and maintenance of new and legacy systems. This position will have increasing responsibility for the design, development and management of the educational programs for the user departments.
- Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems or in a Patient Care or Clinically Related Specialty such as Nursing, Pharmacy, Laboratory Medicine/Pathology, Respiratory Therapy, etc. is required.
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- Minimum of 2 additional years of clinical system application support and/or development experience required.
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When deploying DMARC, domain owners often find new sources of email.
Domain owners then wonder if the source is capable of sending DMARC compliant email.
This directory contains information on the capabilities of various sources of email.
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PeerState: Disconnecting
edited January 2018 in Photon Unity Networking (PUN)
Hello Everyone I am working on a multiplayer FPS game where a player can create a room and other players can join the room but sometime some clients disconnects from server and get this error message.
Cannot send op: 225 Not connected. PeerState: Disconnecting
And my code is this.
Any help will be appreciated as I am stuck with this and searched a lot didn't find a solution.
Cannot send op: 225 Not connected. PeerState: Disconnecting
And my code is this.
Cannot send op: 225 Not connected. PeerState: Connecting
void Start () {
void Connect(){
if (CreateOrJoin.CreateRoom) {
PhotonNetwork.ConnectUsingSettings ("Version 01");
else if (CreateOrJoin.JoinRoom) {
PhotonNetwork.JoinRoom (SelectedRoom.Selected_Room);
void OnJoinedLobby(){
Debug.Log ("OnJoinedLobby");
PhotonNetwork.JoinRandomRoom ();
void OnPhotonRandomJoinFailed(){
Debug.Log ("OnPhotonRandomJoinFailed");
CreateRoom ();
void OnJoinedRoom(){
Debug.Log ("OnJoinedRoom");
Connecting = true;
SpawnPlayer ();
Any help will be appreciated as I am stuck with this and searched a lot didn't find a solution.
Hi @Hasi,
Operation 225 is the 'JoinRandomGame' operation and the error message states, that you are trying to send this operation while not being connected to Photon. Please check if you call
PhotonNetwork.JoinRandomRoom();when you are actually not connected. Also check if there are other
PhotonNetwork.JoinRandomRoom();calls in your code which get called while not being connected.0
Thanks @Christian_Simon for your kind reply.
Sir, I am not getting this error while connecting a room instead I am getting this error while playing the game. That mean I am definitely connected with Photon Network. And yes I am calling
PhotonNetwork.JoinRandomRoom()but after connecting with photon network. Plz help me as this is my final year project.0


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Ryan Whitney Newman (born April 24, 1998) is a 2010 Young Artist Award winning young actress, model, and singer. Newman is most famous for her roles as Ginger Falcone in Zeke and Luther and Cindy Collins in Zoom.
Newman, as a child model has participated in many photo shoots such as Inspire Magazine, Kaiya Eve Photoshoots 2009 and Dream Magazine. Newman not only works in films and television shows, she has also filmed many commercials throughout the year. Newman currently is focused on her singing career, filming Zeke and Luther, and doing more photo shoots for different magazines.
Life and careerEdit
Newman was born in Manhattan Beach, California. At age three, Newman entered the entertainment industry as she began auditioning for print and television commercials. At an early age, Newman was in a Kraft Cheese commercial which was aired internationally for more than two years. She went to Pennekamp Elementary school up until fourth grade. Newman is perhaps best known for her role in the 2006 action comedy Zoom. In the film, she plays Cindy Collins, a six-year-old girl with super strength who is trying to save the world. In the comedy, Newman co-stars with Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, and Chevy Chase. In 2007, Newman was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her role.[1]
Newman has the distinction of being the youngest actor ever to be motion captured for the Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg animated film Monster House, which was released in 2006. In the film, three kids discover the truth behind a creepy and mysterious house. Among others, Newman was part of a cast compiled of Mitchel Musso, Steve Buscemi, Nick Cannon, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kevin James, Jason Lee, and Catherine O'Hara. In addition to films, Newman has been seen in two Hannah Montana episodes as a young Miley Stewart, namely Smells Like Teen Sellout, and I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak. She has worked with both Billy Ray Cyrus and Brooke Shields. Her latest film is a comedy released in 2008 called Lower Learning with Jason Biggs. In early 2009, Newman landed the main cast in the Disney XD show, Zeke and Luther, portraying Ginger Falcone as the younger sister of Zeke Falcone, a role for which she won a Young Artist Award in 2010. She also played the role of Gabe's crush, Kit, in the sitcom Good Luck Charlie.
Newman has described herself as "half Jewish and half Christian".[2] Currently, Newman resides in southern California with her parents and older sister, Jessica. Her hobbies include gymnastics, hip hop dancing, and singing. As of August 2011, Newman attends Rancho Pico Junior High School in Stevenson Ranch, California.
|Notes & Awards
|Monster House
|Film debut
(voice role)
The youngest actor ever to have been motioned-captured, at the age of 6.
|Cindy Collins
|Nominated- Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger (2007)
|Lower Learning
|Television series
|Notes & Awards
|Hannah Montana
|Young Miley Stewart
|Episode: I am Hannah, Hear Me Croak
Episode: Smells Like Teen Sellout
Nominated- Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV series - Recurring Young Actress (2008)
|Good Luck Charlie
|Episode: Kit and Kaboodle
|Zeke & Luther
|Ginger Falcone
(Main cast)
Won-Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress (2010)


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I used to make my own music and play in a band. I love Music. It is a great way for me to express myself.
If you have time to kill here are some of my music pages:
Grace oh grace!
Grace oh grace! was a solo project. Tried writing my own lyrics and music, also played all the instruments (except the drums, not so much of a drummer). Listen to "Pretty brave".
Me and a couple of friends started this band in College. Played some venues and won a Battle of the Band. Wondering if we will ever meet up and pick up the guitars again, maybe someday. Check out my Gnarly hair 🙂
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M10 - Rail Mounted Gantry crane - N Gauge
This model comes in kit form and requires construction and painting.
Contains parts to make one Rail Mounted Gantry Crane. Containers and Lorrys etc also shown are not included. Track is available seperately
Rail Mounted Gantry cranes (RMG)were first introduced in the 1970's and are still widespread use today.
The RMG travels along fixed rails to lift, transfer and stack 20' to 40' containers using a top lift spreader. Sometimese these have additional drop-arms for more specialised loads (such as box type fixed trailers or swap-bodies).
Our model is not a direct copy of any specific make but rather soundly engineered as a reasonable representation of a 45-tonne cpacity crane that will sit happily on any layout set from 1970's to the current time.
The kit is designed to be as flexible as possible allowing a variety of spans to be modelled. In its widest form this gives an internal span of 155mm allowing 4 rail tracks and a service road (or 2 rail tracks, service road and 2 high single stack along track side). The Instructions give full details on how to achieve various spans with the narrowest recommended being 90mm (just allowing 2 rail tracks and service road).
The lifting and traversing mechanism has been achieved by incorporating the use of pre-formed plastic extrusions, similar to that used on our Boom Handling Reach Stacker. It has an adjustable top-lift spreader attachment for 20ft, 30ft and 40ft container handling, and an extending telescopic boom for lifting and stacking up to 3 high containers. 45ft containers can be lifted with spreader set at the 40ft twist-lock location. The rail yard RMG top-lift spreader can be fitted with the drop arms, for piggy-back handling of trailers and swap-bodies these being held in place when arms are pushed together to hook under the chassis being lifted, where RMGs are for container stacking areas these arms can be left-off. The top-lift spreader will hold a container using non-setting adhesive putty (blue-tack), with the model crane offering a variety of display opportunities to the modeller, having flexibility to display the model in a variety of handling applications.
The track on which the Gantry Crane can run is available as a separate kit.(Ref M11 Gantry Crane track starter pack) Our design is based on a pre-cast concrete strip with a single recessed rail seated in a series of cast cleats, Each track section has a tongue at one end and recess the other to keep section joints aligned. It can be assumed mains electricity supply would also be incorporated within the pre-cast concrete unit and a small electricity power control building kit and instruction sign are also provided to be placed to one end of the track. The starter kit includes sufficient track to produce a 255mm double rail-track length, with 4 timber-faced concrete buffer-stops to place at each end and side barriers for fitting along the side of the track where cat-walks protrude from the side of the gantry frame. An expansion pack (Ref M12 Gantry crane track expansion pack)includes additional pre-cast concrete strips for a further 255mm of double rail-track length plus side barriers with further kits being necessary where longer railway siding lengths are required.
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Shout out to this WIP's most encouraging fan.
Oh, goodness, there's more than one. Wendy Bean devoured all the chapters on Wattpad and very sweetly and patiently waits for me to post new ones. Vandi has loved these characters almost as long as I have. Cait loves my little mushroom children. Mirriam drew Reggie once. A few weeks ago when I was struggling to get back into writing Dement, a whole bunch of people on Twitter rallied behind me and cheered me on, which surprised me and really touched me. Skye and Shennachie comment on every single #wipjoy post. There are so many people out there who love Dement and each of them encourage me in their own way.
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Synopsis of the Fall 2015 films published in the Ithaca Voice, August 31, 2015: Ithaca film series to document Palestinian life by Neil Hertz.
Wednesday, Sept16: The Wanted 18, with co-director Paul Cowan skyping in for Q&A
Wednesday, Oct 7:
Wedding in Galilee
Wednesday, Oct 28:
Jaffa, The Orange's Clockwork
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Wednesday, Dec 9:
The Inner Tour
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DJ Chascolee returns with this new mixtape titled "80's Playlist Mix" for his lovers of oldies, blast from the past.
This is his second gift after dropping his "Birthday Party Mix" last week on 22nd of June which was his birthday.
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OVERVIEWOCT 21 to APR 14Group Exhibition
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Dates and Opening hoursOCT 21, 2012 to APR 14, 2013
Event Location
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- Helen Marten
- Josh Kline
- Lucas Blalock
- Margaret Lee
- Trisha Baga
Artists today have a very different relationship to mass consumption and images than artists who first engaged with these topics in the 1960s. Recent technology has created a vast archive of images that is easily accessible by computer, smartphone, and other devices. Technology has also amplified the flexible nature of pictures—early pop culture envisioned throngs of passive consumers while individuals today engage with imagery as active participants. Twenty-first century images are not only distributed from central hubs, but are rapidly circulated and exchanged among peers. The decentralized model has flattened hierarchies, fostering a sense of equivalence and ambiguity in which making, consuming, and sharing are all regarded as creative acts. The five emerging artists in the exhibition engage with images as raw material to create sculptures, videos, photographs, and installations. They recognize the elastic and diffuse nature of images, utilizing pictures to challenge expectations of genre, form, and meaning.
The exhibition features artists Trisha Baga, Lucas Blalock, Josh Kline, Margaret Lee, and Helen Marten.
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Here are some thoughts & theories about this week's epsiode of Lost.
Sawyer had a pregnancy test among his hoarded supplies, which means that someone else on that flight thought they might be pregnant. The question is this – is it someone who survived the crash? Did Sun have one in her suitcase and was hoping that Sawyer found it? If so, that means she did sleep with her language tutor.
Was Jin's procreation power magically restored, like Locke's legs? Did the crash or the island or the hatch or Dharma have anything to do with it?
It can't be coincidence that Sun started to feel the signs of pregnancy right after babysitting Aaron. And I'm not convinced she's actually pregnant by normal means. Was she injected with something? Those Other scientists certainly have the meds and are seeking children. I also seem to recall that Locke's mom told him he had no father, that he was an immaculate conception…
Henry Gale is an Other. Someone did crash a balloon on the island, but not him. He and the Others saw the accident and killed or kidnapped the balloon passengers, and now Gale is using their story. That would explain how he knows the location of the balloon.
Jack said he couldn't hear Ana Lucia talking to Gale inside the holding cell even when he was standing right next to the door, and yet Gale was able to hear Jack and Locke talk quietly further outside that same door? This reinforces my theory that Gale has super hearing powers, which is probably one of the characteristics of the Others.
How could Gale have known that more than just Ana Lucia went looking for his balloon? He told Jack and Locke that the map he drew could lead to a set up, and then the Others would "trade them for me."
Random Thought (not related to the latest episode):
Did Locke know what was going to happen on the island before he boarded the plane? Was he told that the island would somehow cure him if he agreed to oversee a hatch? Was Locke the replacement sent for Desmond? When he first found the hatch in the jungle and couldn't get it open, he yelled that "It wasn't supposed to be like this," like he knew he had to get in there…


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6 Reasons You'll Get the Job: What Employers Look for--Whether They Know It or Not, The
Debra Angel MacDougall, Elisabeth Harney Sanders-Park
What Are Employers Really Looking for? It's Not What You Think. More people than ever are applying for the same few jobs. Surfing job boards and submitting a dozen résumés a day just doesn't work. The 6 Reasons You'll Get the Job shows you exactly how to tailor your pitch and stand out from the crowd so that you get hired. Talent alone will not get you the job. The short list of candidates all have the ability to do the work, so what makes the difference? Whether employers know it or not, intuitively they are always looking for a candidate who meets or exceeds each of six qualities: ?Presentation ?Ability ?Dependability ?Motivation ?Attitude ?Network These qualities may sound familiar, but you'll be surprised at how employers judge them. You'll discover how to promote these six qualities to your advantage so employers take notice. You'll also learn proven strategies for finding jobs in the Hidden Market while your competition is still waiting by the phone. By mastering a few simple, often overlooked techniques, you'll get noticed by the person who has the power to hire you now.
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"Backwardation is the solution" to OPEC's problem of how to raise output and revenues without sparking another shale boom, according to the influential oil research team at Goldman Sachs.
Backwardation would allow low-cost oil producers in OPEC to sell their output at a higher price linked to the spot market while curbing growth from shale firms that sell at prices linked to the forward curve.
Goldman's strategy aims to "share growth" between OPEC and shale firms to avoid another repeat of boom and bust in oil prices ("Backwardation is the solution", Goldman Sachs, May 22).
The plan exploits differences in pricing behaviour between low-cost producers in OPEC that do not hedge and higher-cost shale drillers that hedge a substantial portion of their output.
Because they do not hedge, OPEC members' revenues are linked to spot prices but shale firms' earnings and access to capital are more closely linked to futures prices one or two years forward.
Since the end of 2014, Brent and WTI have generally been in contango, with futures prices higher than spot, which has meant shale hedgers have realised higher prices than OPEC non-hedgers.
But if OPEC can shift the market into a sustained backwardation, the situation would be reversed, with shale producers realising lower prices than OPEC.
Goldman estimates that if one and two-year forward WTI prices could be pushed down to $45 per barrel that would be low enough to slow the growth in shale production to a more sustainable rate in 2018.
With a backwardation, OPEC producers would realise spot WTI and Brent prices above this of $50-55 or even $55-60.
Goldman recommends a three-part strategy for OPEC to achieve and then sustain an appropriate backwardation.
First, OPEC needs to extend or deepen its current production cuts to drain excess global inventories from the oil market and shift the whole futures curve from contango to backwardation.
Second, it needs to make explicitly clear that once inventories have returned to the five-year average it will start raising output to keep downward pressure on long-dated futures prices.
If necessary, a verbal commitment can be backed up selling some long-dated futures contracts to keep forward prices under pressure.
Third, OPEC needs to actually increase its production, but gradually and in line with demand, to keep inventories stable and the backwardation in place.
"This seems quite a tall order", Goldman admits, requiring close coordination between OPEC and Russia and within OPEC itself.
"But it is important to note that this was how OPEC proceeded during the 1990s, with steady production growth, decent compliance with output quotas and a persistent backwardation outside recessions".
Goldman is not the only market participant urging OPEC to focus on shifting the futures prices from contango to backwardation, though its strategy has been worked out in more careful detail than most others.
Contango is normally associated with an oversupplied oil market and high and/or rising levels of inventories while backwardation is associated with undersupply and low and/or falling stocks.
Contango makes it profitable for crude traders to store large volumes of crude oil through "cash and carry" strategies which are no longer possible when the market is in backwardation.
Many observers have therefore focused on backwardation as an essential element of any plan for rebalancing the oil market.
Contango is sometimes blamed for causing crude traders to build up stockpiles and causing the oil market to carry excess inventories.
But contango is a symptom of an oversupplied market with abundant inventories, not the cause. Likewise backwardation is a symptom not the cause of an undersupplied market with tight stockpiles.
Holbrook Working of Standard University's Food Research Institute first explained the relationship between stocks and futures prices over 80 years ago ("Price relations between July and September wheat futures", 1933).
Working examined the relationship between stocks and price spreads in the wheat market, and he wrote about positive and negative price spreads rather than contango and backwardation.
Working showed that a large positive spread (contango) was associated with high levels of wheat carried over from the previous crop year, while a negative spread (backwardation) was the result of low stocks.
"Elevator operators who hedge must depend chiefly on spreads between futures for profits from the storage of wheat," Working wrote.
"The elevator operator has little inducement to carry heavy wheat stocks into the new crop year unless September wheat is selling or is expected to sell at a higher price than July wheat."
"The difference between the price at which he buys in his hedge in the July future and the price at which he replaces it by sale of September wheat provides the elevator his chief or only return for storage of wheat."
Stock levels drive price spreads, not the other way around. Spreads do not cause grain elevators to amass stocks but are the consequence of them having to store so much extra wheat.
In the case of oil, market rebalancing will be accompanied by a shift from contango to backwardation, but that will be a symptom of falling inventories not the cause.
OPEC should focus on reducing oil inventories to a more sustainable level and stop worrying about the issue of contango versus backwardation, which will take care of itself.
Goldman is probably correct that contango has favoured shale hedgers at the expense of non-hedging OPEC producers, and a shift towards backwardation will eliminate some of that advantage.
But any shift in the structure of prices (contango/backwardation) is also likely to be accompanied by a change in their level (both spot and forward).
Traders and analysts often distinguish between changes in the structure of prices ("curve") and changes in the outright price level ("flat price").
But while this is analytically convenient, it is a simplification. In reality changes in the shape of the curve and flat prices tend to track one another.
The shape of the curve and the level of prices are not perfectly correlated but they are not wholly independent either (tmsnrt.rs/2rdqeVV).
In the last 20 years, every major shift in oil market structure from contango to backwardation has been accompanied by a rise in flat prices (tmsnrt.rs/2rMglvl).
Backwardation is associated with falling inventories and a tightening market so it is logical that it should also be associated with an increase in flat prices as well (tmsnrt.rs/2rMgor1).
If OPEC succeeds in draining global stocks and pushing the market into backwardation it will be hard to prevent forward prices rising and boosting shale firms too.
Goldman acknowledges that rising long-dated prices as the market shifts into backwardation are one of the risks to its strategy:
"An initial rally in spot prices that would drag along with it long-dated prices, would allow U.S. producers to hedge at a more comfortable oil price and undermine the impact of backwardation at a later date."
Qatar turns down new LNG supply deals with Egypt - traders
Top LNG producer Qatar supplies around 60 percent of Egypt's LNG but relations suffered after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties and imposed sanctions on the gas-rich Gulf state last month, accusing it of supporting terrorism. Doha denies the charges.
Qatar turns down new LNG supply deals with Egypt - traders
LONDON: Qatar has turned down several requests by third-party traders to make fresh liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies available to Egypt, raising concerns that a diplomatic row between the countries may curb regional energy trade, sources said.
Top LNG producer Qatar supplies around 60 percent of Egypt's LNG but relations suffered after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties and imposed sanctions on the gas-rich Gulf state last month, accusing it of supporting terrorism. Doha denies the charges.
Since then, requests by at least two companies to ship additional LNG from Qatar to Egypt have been rejected without explanation, trade sources familiar with the talks have said.
Qatar's reluctance to expand LNG trade with Egypt contrasts with a growing desire to sell more spot cargoes into Europe, one of the trade sources said, drawing a link to the diplomatic standoff between Qatar and Egypt.
A Qatar Petroleum spokesman denied this.
"It is business as usual for Qatar's LNG, who continue to honour all their commitments and to actively engage with all counter-parties, regarding mutually beneficial LNG market opportunities," the spokesman said.
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding did not return requests for comment.
Any decision to restrict sales of new LNG to Egypt would be largely symbolic since the country has already locked in most of its deliveries for 2017 from Qatar and other producers.
And some traders suggested that Qatari producers may have simply come up against routine shipping or supply scheduling constraints for refusing to sell the cargoes.
The mounting logistical challenges of dealing with the country's cash-strapped government may have led Qatar to scale back its involvement purely on a commercial basis, a second trade source familiar with the talks said.
After struggling to repay arrears owed to its LNG suppliers and extending payment terms, Egypt recently embarked on a policy to defer about 20 contracted shipments initially scheduled for delivery this year to 2018, as rising domestic output began squeezing out demand for costly foreign imports.
Traders had to wrangle approvals from producers to rearrange shipping schedules, inconveniencing Qatar.
Benefiting from several Egyptian multi-billion-dollar LNG buying sprees, commodity traders from Trafigura to Glencore, Vitol and Noble Group carved out a niche for themselves by shouldering credit risks for producers, including Qatar, averse to supplying Egypt directly.
For example, in December Egypt launched a tender to secure 60 LNG cargoes for delivery in 2017, awarding most of its requirement to Swiss trade houses backed in part by producer Qatar.
"Restrictions would only apply to short positions which some of Egypt's trade house suppliers had, all existing agreements are unchanged," a trader said.
While most traders lined up LNG to cover their commitments, some held off, leaving limited open positions to fill nearer to the cargoes' delivery date.
It is these open positions - or shorts - which Qatar has refused to fill, the trade sources said, potentially opening doors for rival producers including Trinidad, the United States and Algeria to supply Egypt.
It is just about possible to imagine a scenario in which OPEC shifts the market from contango to backwardation, pushes spot prices slightly higher and forward prices slightly lower.
But it would require deft market management and enormous amounts of luck, and the benefits to OPEC's members would be pretty marginal.
OPEC would be better off focusing on a simple strategy of draining excess global stocks, then growing its output in line with forecasts of market demand, leaving flat prices and the curve to take care of themselves.
OPEC's best strategy is simply to maximise its output and prices subject to the need not to ignite a new and unsustainable boom in U.S. shale output.
This is essentially what OPEC members would have done anyway without worrying about complexities such as the degree of contango and backwardation.
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Park's Edge
Cross Street
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Friday - Saturday
Saturday and Sunday Brunch
Sunday Dinner
Closed Mondays
In the heart of Inman Park there is a new secret waiting to be discovered, an escape from the hustle and stress of everyday city life. As the shadows of the park lengthen and the sun sets beneath the Atlanta skyline, guests can find the lights glowing warm, the music grooving and the food and drink plentiful at Park's Edge, Inman Park's newest and most enticing venue. Nestled cozily between the city and the park and just off the beaten path, the restaurant features adiverse and innovative dining experience, a stylish, relaxed atmosphere, and a hint of West Coast flair. The menu offers an enticing array of dishes imagined from Old and New World flavors, made bold by the unique arrangement of spices inspired by the kitchens of the Chef's Latino upbringing. Inspired by the history and warmth of the small neighborhood where it is nestled, Park's Edge is an oasis for those seeking an elegant and contemporary venue to sample delicious cuisine and seductive cocktails.


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Drawn silence - Chapter 6: Silent Rescue
Title: Drawn silence - Chapter 6: Silent Rescue
Pairing: Kamenashi Kazuya/ Yamashita Tomohisa; Akanishi Jin/ Nishikido Ryo; Akanishi Jin/ Kamenashi Kazuya [Brothers]
Rating: PG-13
Multi Chapter in 26 Chapters
Genre: AU, romance, angst, drama,
Disclaimer: I don't own the boys, but the story is mine. :D
Note: English is not my native language, so I'm sorry for mistakes
Summary: Yamapi is new in town and he searches for new friends. Luckily he meets Ryo, Jin and Jin's brother Kazuya and starts to hang out with them. Everything would be perfect - even his growing feelings towards Kazuya, but the fact that Kazuya isn't able to speak makes everything more complicated. Kazuya isn't able to communicate with anyone, and no one knows why.
"What the hell are you doing here?!", one of the boys stared at Pi and ordered him to go away.
"I can ask you the same thing?", Pi answered and pressed Kazuya gently against the wall. He felt Kazuya grasping his shoulders and he felt his breathe in his neck. He must be afraid…Pi thought and got much angrier because of that fact.
"We just want him to talk to us", one of them said innocently and stared at Pi, who was hiding the other one behind him.
"And you are his hero?!", another one grinned.
"It's none of your business, isn't it?", Pi said slowly and glanced at the guy.
"Just tell me, how is it to sleep with someone who doesn't make any noise, not even if he gets beaten up? Isn't it annoying to hear nothing from him?", one of them stepped closer and tried to hit Kazuya's head, but Pi was quicker and grasped his arm painfully.
"That's also not your business", Pi grumbled and felt the anger rising up in him.
"Last term he had someone else, do you break up with the smart boy, Kazuya…and how did you manage this?! Did you write him a letter, or were you drawing him a picture?", a third guy came closer and crossed his arms when he was directly in front of Pi looking above his shoulder to face Kazuya.
"What do you think who you are?", Pi growled and glared at the boys. "Leave him alone, he didn't do anything to you.", he added and saw them smiling at him.
"You have no idea…he always gets the best marks, he always can do whatever he wants, and we have to do much more work than he has to do", one of them answered and stared at Pi and Kazuya.
"And that's why you are bullying him?", Pi knitted his eyebrows and continued: "Maybe he is only more talented than you are? Maybe he is the better student, and maybe his pictures are something special, while yours are only bullshit."
He saw the boys wincing shortly, because they didn't thought of such an answer. And it seemed that they had no idea what they should answer to this statement. Pi heard a noise in the corridor and saw the door to another classroom got open. The boys looked around and nodded at each other before they walked downstairs like nothing had happened. Pi and Kazuya stood there and didn't move for some moments. Pi still felt the other one's fingers pressing in his shoulders, dissolving slowly when Pi turned around to look at the other one.
"Is everything alright?", he asked Kazuya even though he knew he wouldn't get an answer. Kazuya had some tears on his cheeks, and the fear was still sparkling in his yes. Pi wiped away the tears and stroked softly above the other one's face.
"Let's go home", he said gently and took Kazuya's bag from the floor and his notepad and pencils, which were lying around on the ground. "And Kazuya, let's keep quiet about it. I think Jin shouldn't know about it. Oh, sorry, I wanted to say I keep quiet about it", Pi smiled and saw the other one was just looking on the floor while they walked down the street.
Pi knocked on the door, but there was no one at home at all. He looked at the other one and saw him taking out the key for the entrance. They stepped in and sat down in the living room. Pi hated this silence and his insecurity when he was with him. He didn't know how to handle him, and what he should say, and how he could interact with him in any kind of way.
"Ano…do you want something to drink?", Pi said after a while and stood up to bring two cups of water from the kitchen. He didn't wait till he got an answer, because he knew that there wouldn't be one.
Kazuya took the glass and sipped on it, his eyes looked lost and he seemed to be far away with his thoughts. Pi sat next to him and sighed deeply. He had no idea what he should do now.
"Did you make some new pictures in the last days?!", Pi asked and hoped he could reach the other one in this way again. The first time he asked him about the drawings Kazuya was able to speak to him in his own way.
Kazuya bent down and took the notepad out of his bag and gave it to Pi. He opened it and saw a few landscapes and sunsets Kazuya drew during the last days.
"That's beautiful", Pi said and looked at a picture of the sunset on the beach. In the middle of it were a family with two children and they were laughing together and playing and fooling around. Kazuya bit on his lips and ripped the paper in front of Pi. Pi could see him getting angry and he followed him, when he jumped up and ran to the kitchen window. Kazuya pushed on the window to open it and threw the drawing outside. He looked on the paper, which was lying in the grass and his breathe became deep and his heart beat fast. He grasped the cupboard in front of him and leaned against it.
"What's up, Kazuya? Did I say something wrong? I am sorry if I did, I didn't want to?", Pi started and stopped when he saw some small tears in the other one's eyes. He didn't count with that and rubbed his forehead. First he thought Kazuya wasn't able to show any kind of emotion, but it seemed that he was able to do so.
Kazuya looked up at him and Pi couldn't resist hugging the other one. For one second they didn't move, before Kazuya pushed Pi away and ran upstairs smashing the door to his room behind him.
Pi stood there and didn't react till he heard the entrance door. "I am back", Jin said and walked up to the kitchen, staring at Pi. "What happened?", he added and felt a heat rising up in him. He hoped that it hadn't to do anything with his brother.
"I am not sure…Kazuya showed me some of his pictures and I told him, that I love one of them, and he got angry and ran away.", Pi answered honestly, but he left out the fact, that he hugged him in the end.
"Ah, don't worry, that's rather normal", Jin said and put his bag on the table. He really wasn't annoyed or afraid, because he already knew this kind of behavior from Kazuya. But one thing surprised Jin: Kazuya never showed any kind of feelings to other people than him or sometimes Ryo, but normally he acted like a stone in front of others.
"He did what?", Ryo said when he returned to Jin's place in the evening.
"It's strange isn't it?", Jin answered and sat next to his boyfriend.
"Yes, somehow it is…Kazuya never shows any kind of emotion to others", Ryo replied and ate the ramen Jin had prepared for him. "Do you know why?", Ryo added.
"No, but I think…I don't know…maybe he likes Pi?", Jin said slowly.
"Is he able to like someone?", Ryo asked without looking at the other one.
"What do you mean?", Jin said harshly.
"Sorry, I meant no harm but Kazuya is always so absent-minded next to the fact that he doesn't speak. And he hardly shows any kind of reaction or emotion, so I am asking myself if he is able to feel something for someone, except you, because he loves you, and we all know that", Ryo explained.
Jin sighed and rubbed his head between his hands. "Yes, I know what you mean. On the one hand I hope he will find someone one day, but on the other hand I am afraid that he gets hurt.", Jin answered and sat down next to Ryo.
"Yes, I can understand your feelings, but even though Kazuya is ill, you can't protect him forever. You need to live your own life too, and so has he.", Ryo hoped that Jin would get the message, because it was the only way he could tell him, that he needed more attention.
"Are you staying tonight?", Jin changed the topic rapidly and waited for an answer. Ryo didn't move for a second and closed his eyes shortly before he replied: "I think I will go home. My mum misses me already. She said it's like I am living here and not at home anymore. And my father wants to see me too, because he didn't see me since one month".
It was half the truth and half a lie. Ryo's parents really missed him the last weeks, because he was nearly every night and every day with Jin, but they'd never say anything to him about it, and they'd never forbid anything, or tell him to come home. Ryo was an adult and they didn't tell him what he should do or not do. But somehow Ryo wanted some distance now. He felt he got more and more angry with Jin, and he really needed some time for himself.
"Alright, but you come by tomorrow, do you?", Jin said softly and stroked above Ryo's cheek. "I am really going to miss you, when you aren't next to me.", he added and hugged the other one from behind when he walked up to the washbasin. He placed some soft kisses on Ryo's neck and ran his hand down the other one's waist.
"I am going now", Ryo said and turned around to kiss Jin's lips softly.
"Okay…no way to stop you?", Jin sighed and saw the other one shaking his head.
"Bye Jin, till tomorrow", he said and walked out of the door.
"Kazuya, do you need something?", Jin said when he returned to the kitchen and saw his brother standing there and looking around.
Kazuya didn't react on Jin's words and just ran around looking down here and there, till he finally knelt down and put something up.
"What's this?", Jin wanted to know and stepped closer, but Kazuya just passed him and ran upstairs.
"What's with him?", Jin was wondering and shook his head. His brother was totally different as usual and somehow Jin was worried.
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13 missed calls from Sunkanmi and 4 text messages:
SUNKANMI: I'm so sorry Simi, pls answer your phone.
SUNKANMI: Simi please we need to talk.
SUNKANMI: I love you very much Simi :*
SUNKANMI: Your silence is driving me nuts. Pls talk to me.
Earlier in the day:
Sunkanmi is waiting for me downstairs to take me to his parents' house. I can hear him gisting with my mum.
Yesterday we spent Christmas as usual- We woke up very early to start cooking; we made efo riro and pounded yam, fried rice and jollof rice, moi- moi salad, and turkey.. By noon we were all exhausted. Some relatives and family friends came over and we had lots of leftovers to last us for a week. I don't know why my mum insists on this ritual every year.
"Wow Simi…you didn't have to buy a hamper…thanks." Sunkanmi says referring to the hamper I'm holding. My mum suggested I buy a Christmas hamper for Sunkanmi's parents.
"It's no biggie, I can't just go to to see your parents house empty handed…bye mum."
"Bye ma."
"Byeeee, my regards to your parents Sunkanmi…drive safely."
"What if your parents don't like me?"
"They will Simi, in fact my mum loves you already." he replies not taking his eyes off the road.
I'm very nervous about meeting his parents because of the experience I had with Obinna's parents; which wasn't very pleasant. His parents did not hide the fact that they weren't pleased that I was Yoruba. They spoke Igbo over my head and I felt ignored. I'm relieved that at least tribe wouldn't be in the way with Sunkanmi's parents but I've heard stories too. I heard of a guy who broke up his engagement with his girlfriend after she met his family because she couldn't speak Yoruba.
I spoke to Susan the night before and she assured me they'll like me. "You are a lovely person Simi, your head shouldn't swell sha and I'm not just saying it because you are my friend. If I had a brother, trust me, I would want him to marry you."
"This is my secondary school." Sunkanmi says pointing to a cluster of storey buildings made with bricks, bringing me out of my reverie.
"You are an ajebutter sha; see how massive the school is. You should see the government girls' secondary school I went to."
For some reason, Sunkanmi seems a bit preoccupied; he's not his usual chatty self. Maybe he's also nervous about introducing me to his parents.
"Thanks again for the Christmas present. I looooove it."
"You are welcome babe, I love mine too." He gave me a gift bag when he came to pick me up. Inside it was a pair of red stilettos, which fit perfectly and a silk scarf. I got him a lilac shirt with white stripes and cufflinks.
We arrive at their house a few minutes after 1pm. A bungalow located in a plush estate; in front is well trimmed yellow bushes and two cars parked in the driveway. Sunkanmi's mum comes out of the door. She's a petite woman with grey hair and she's wearing a red kaftan.
"Simisola my dear, welcome."
"Good afternoon ma." I greet on two knees.
"Stand up stand up. Good afternoon my dear, how are you" She says and pulls me into a hug. She releases me and says "it's good to finally meet you Simisola…Sunkanmi has told us so much about you."
"Thank you ma." I reply shyly with a smile.
"Really mum? What have I been telling you? " he says jokingly.
"Simi this, Simi that." She teased back and then whispers to me: "My son is crazy about you."
As soon as we enter the house, a little boy comes running towards Sunkanmi and jumps on him.
"Uncle Suks!"
"Hey little man"
Sunkanmi lifts him up, puts him across his shoulder and spins around.
"Again! again! again!" he shouts asking Sunkanmi to pick him up again for a spin.
"Nah…I don't want to be dizzy…remember what happened last time."
He must be Joshua. I had seen some pictures of him on Sunkanmi's phone. Sunkanmi told me he was a relative and he lived with his parents because his mum didn't want him. I remember asking what type of mother didn't want her son and commending his parents for being so nice to take care of him.
"Have you said hello to auntie?" Sunkanmi scolded.
"Good afternoon ma."
"Hello Joshua, how are you? Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas." He says timidly and says to Sunkanmi in an intended whisper: "Is this auntie Sims?"
"Yep she is!"
Just then Sunkanmi's father comes into the sitting room and I kneel to greet him. He has the same features as Sunkanmi- same face, same nose, dimples and smile. At least, I have an idea of how Sunkanmi would look in his 60s.
"My dear how are you? And how are your parents?"
"I'm fine thank you sir and my parents are fine too."
We spend the afternoon looking at old family albums of Sunkanmi's childhood in Ilorin, birthdays, his teenage years, and graduation pictures from Unilag. His mum sits next to me the entire time narrating stories behind some of the pictures while Sunkanmi and Joshua are busy playing a game.
The maid announces food is ready and we head to the table. The meal is ofada rice and sauce, my favourite meal and I wonder if it is a coincidence.
"Is that enough for you dear?" Sunkanmi's mum asks pointing to the rice I just dished on my plate.
"Yes ma, it is."
"Abi are you watching your weight?" Sunkanmi's dad asks.
"You are fine like this dear." His mum adds.
"No sir…I'm not oh…I'm not just very hungry."
"Okay…honey, make sure Bose packs some food for Simi when she's going home." He says to his wife.
"Yes of course, we made this food specially for her."
Sunkanmi and I look at each other and smile. Conversation flows easily from work, to family, to the recent happenings in the country.
I feel like a member of the family already.
After lunch we move to the living room to watch a Christmas movie Joshua insisted we watch. He comes to sit between Sunkanmi and I on the sofa while Sunkanmi's parents sit together. He talks excitedly throughout the movie, telling me what's going to happen next because everyone else had seen the movie before.
"Ice cream anyone?" Sunkanmi announces halfway through the movie. His dad had fallen asleep.
"Yes please!"
"Yes please, but only vanilla." His mum says.
"Do you need help?" I call after him on his way to the kitchen.
"Nah…I'm good. Continue the movie"
We continue the movie with Joshua leaning against my shoulder. Sunkanmi's mum gets up after a while and goes into the kitchen. They are both in the kitchen for a while and I decide to check up on them.
"Joshua please can you pause the movie? Let me check on Sunkanmi."
"Okay auntie. Don't be long cos we just got to the interesting part."
"Yeah, I'll be right back!"
Sunkanmi and his mum are talking when I get into the kitchen oblivious to my entrance.
"She doesn't know ke?"
"No mum she doesn't. I've been trying to tell her."
"Ah! Sunkanmi ko da o (It's not good). How can you hide something like that from her? I really like Simi, omo daada ni (she's a good girl)."
"Hiii Suks…I came to check on you." I say pretending not to have heard their conversation. If they both suspected I overhead them, they did a good job at hiding it.
"Oh…babes I'm almost done."
"Yes…he's through." His mum says.
I help him carry two of the ice cream bowls to the living room.
My mind travels a million miles while I watch the rest of the movie.
"Sims you okay?" Sunkanmi asks because I've been quiet since we left his parents' house.
"Yeah I am."
"Hope you liked my parents? They sure liked you."
"Yeah your parents made me feel at home…it was nice to meet them."
He drives in silence for a while and I insert William McDowell's Arise Album and it brings back memories of our first date. This time however, we don't sing along.
As soon as he parks in front of my house, I ask him the question that has been on my mind.
"So what have you been hiding from me?" I read the emotions on his face. Shock, guilt, embarrassment.
He doesn't say anything for a while and I'm about to get out of his car when I hear "Joshua is mine."
"You heard me. I'm Joshua's father."
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High Pointe PID Board of Board of Director's Meeting
June 10, 2007 at 12:07 pm 1 comment
Thursday, June 14, 2007
101 High Pointe Baptist Church
Room 19 @ 6:30pm
This meeting is a regularly scheduled meeting of the HPPID Board of Directors and is for the purpose of conducting business matters that impact on the High Pointe community. The meeting will include discussion of major expenditures recommended for inclusion in HPPID's 2007-2008 fiscal year budget. Citizen's Forum will also be conducted.
The meeting is open to the public and all interested residents are invited to attend. The meeting location is accessible to the handicapped. Additional information is available by email to: firstname.lastname@example.com
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In any stage of a female's life, they can encounter a nasty and messy problem concerning their private part, known as bacterial vaginosis (abbreviated BV). Once they have this, of course their best option is to first go to their doctor for a checkup and proper diagnosis. Bacterial vaginosis is basically a disease located in the vagina that developed due to the presence of too many bacteria. One of the most common treatments for this condition is metronidazole. Those who have used it before and had been cured successfully would very much love to know where to buy metronidazole over the counter should they experience the same ordeal again anytime in the future.
The most common symptoms of BV include an unusually increased amount of vaginal discharge which oftentimes smells like that of fish and is either gray or white in color. They may also feel some burning sensation when they urinate. The bad thing about BV is that it highly increases one's risk of getting other sexually transmitted infections (such as HIV and AIDS) and it also increases one's risk of inducing an early delivery date on women who are currently pregnant. In order to eliminate bacterial vaginosis for good, treatment with antibiotics like clindamycin or metronidazole over the counter is a must. For pregnant women, these medicines can be used in their 2nd or 3rd trimesters. Of course, bear in mind that BV can still recur after successful treatment.
Know that bacterial vaginosis is the most common type of vaginal infection in females that are of reproductive age. In the United States, there are around 30% to 40% of women (ages 14 to 49) that are affected by BV, and some of them are not even aware that they do have BV. If you have never had BV before but you have had experienced other types of vaginal-related issues in the past, then you ought to check your vaginal discharge occasionally to make sure that you are healthy down there. Normal vaginal discharge varies in amount and consistency throughout your menstrual cycle. It is very clear at ovulation time, around 2 weeks prior to your period. If positive for BV, the discharge has a fish smell to it and in others, they may experience mild itching.
Unfortunately, in many countries worldwide, there are strict rules regarding specific medicines. While you can surely avail of metronidazole over the counter at local pharmacy stores in your country, there are some countries like the United States and other areas in Europe that do not allow the dispensing of metronidazole over the counter medication. They regard metronidazole as a medicine that still requires a doctor's prescription first.
Thankfully, you can avail metronidazole over the counter medication even if your country does not totally support it, by ordering metronidazole over the counter online through a reputable online pharmacy. As long as the online pharmacy's country address deems metronidazole as an over-the-counter product there, then there is no problem for you to avail it online and have it sent to your country even if your own country requires metronidazole to be availed only by getting a doctor's approval and prescription first.


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Continuous positive airway pressure or CPAP machines have improved the lives of countless users suffering from sleep apnea through the machines' ability to hold airways open so users can get a good night's rest. Unfortunately, some people just are not good candidates for these amazing devices. Some of those who suffer from sleep apnea, especially those new to the disorder, just do not adapt to CPAP therapy or tolerate it well
Fortunately, alternatives to CPAP machines for sleep apnea treatment exist. Generally, these alternatives are not as effective as CPAP machines, but for those unable to benefit from CPAP, they may be well worth trying to overcome their sleepless nights.
Alternatives to CPAP machines include the Provent Sleep Apnea Therapy Kit and the SlumberBump Positional Sleep Belt and SlumberBump Sleep Aid Belt Extender. The Provent kit, available in starter kit and 30-day kit versions, is a prescription product approved to help prevent obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA. Designed for nightly use, this disposable kit doesn't have the straps and buckles used on CPAP therapy masks, which some users can't tolerate. This device is attached over the nasal passage and uses a valve that opens and closes to increase pressure as the user inhales and exhales to help keep the airway open, improving breathing and sleep. Light and discreet, this product is also much easier to travel with than a CPAP machine.
The SlumberBump belt, designed for those with mild to moderate sleep disorders, is a positional sleep therapy device that prompts users to sleep on their sides, which helps keep the airway open. For those with chests larger than 59 inches, the SlumberBump extender adapts the belt to their size.


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All-Natural Rainbow Cake by Dough Empire, Singapore
At the end of most rainbows, you'll find a whole lot of artificial colouring and flavouring. We want to put the proverbial POT OF GOLD at the end of OUR rainbow - that pot of gold being authenticity.
No artificial colouring & no synthetic flavouring used here. You'll find six pastel layers patiently & gently dyed with our handmade purées of blueberries, matcha, tomato, citrus zest, lemons, and beetroot, each layer frosted with yoghurt cream cheese.
THE COLOURS ARE VERY, VERY GENTLE - gentle to your eyes, your belly and your soul - because it's all natural. They are not lurid, and they do not look like neon lights.
Taste the difference, be good to yourself, because you deserve the REAL stuff.
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Bea returns to Wentworth with a heavy charge over the murder of Braydon Holt, while Ferguson makes it clear that she owns Bea. Battle begins over the control of the prison.
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After the murder of his family, Marine veteran Frank Castle becomes a vigilante known as "the Punisher", who aims to fight crime by any means necessary.
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A high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine, with his former student, in order to secure his family's financial future.
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Sherlock must confiscate something of importance from a mysterious woman named Irene Adler.
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Official music video for "This Is America" by Childish Gambino.
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
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In the aftermath of the events of "Ground Zeroes" and the destruction of Militaires Sans Frontières, Big Boss falls into a coma. Nine years later, he awakes and forms a new mercenary group,...
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Dark humor "strengthens your immune system, relieves pain, eases depression" and makes all those ridiculously annoying people, who seem to walk around with a giant stick up their rears, rather uncomfortable… a detail I find freaking hilarious. ~ from The Healing Power of Humor [and moi]
If we are friends on Instagram, then you have already glimpsed this. But since I promised I would write a bit more about it, here it goes again, with an extra detail (or 3): I am slightly fascinated by how the chemo cocktail affects the body, and by how quickly the effects make themselves known.
– The anti-nausea meds that accompany the bulk of the healing poison grip one's nether regions (for about a second). The feeling is not exactly painful (not even all that unpleasant *cough*), but it is always surprising, regardless of how many times the quirky meds have previously clenched one's behind without asking for consent or offering a refreshing beverage.
– Then… comes the high. Mostly from the anti-allergy stuff (lots of anti-stuff during chemo[ning]). Many people (perhaps, even most) get sleepy. Me? No, I get giggly, which makes me laugh at the slightest provocation, and quite often without being provoked at all. And since my nurses are a wonderful riot (and I insist on watching all the funny videos friends post on social media while I am getting my chemo infusions), well… the result is a lot of cackling. I enjoy every minute of it, even the weird looks I get.
– There is wild twitchiness and pains, which aren't as bad as they sound. Really. Some muscle spasming—around my left eye, in the left side of my back… These are not the torturous neuropathic events (which are nasty). I'm referring to spasms that feel almost like tickles. They go away after I stretch. But… can you imagine the number of funny faces you must make to stretch your twitchy facial beauty? Many. And when you do it in front of the mirror, the doing can get quite hysterical, particularly if you are still riding the chemo high… And yes, by "you" I almost always mean "me".
Soon, I'll share a bit about the sexy side effects. Let's just say that phrases like "Port! Port!" might've become safe words. See? Never a dull moment, especially with a sexy Piano Man who dances with me no matter the tune.
post-chemo scowling
selfies are quite diverting
when my eyelids hurt
When terrible found me,
I smiled… with Teeth.
See? with Teeth.
What about you, my Wicked Luvs, how do you deal with terrible, when it comes knocking, knocking, knocking… on your door?


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Children's Ministry
We love kids here at City Church-Eastside. We want to meet our kids through stories, song and craft with the Gospel Project for Preschool for our toddler, preschool and pre-kindergarten classes. Our K-5 classes use the Gospel Story Bible curriculum. CityKids currently serves ages newborn to fifth grade. All of our volunteers submit to a background check and CityKids training in order to care for your kids. For more information or questions for our nursery-age 3, contact Laura Casper. For more information for pre-k and older, contact Elizabeth Pouns.
Our Classes
Check-in begins at 8:50 for Nursery and preschool classes
Questions? Contact Laura Casper.
classes for Kindergarten and older are released during service
Questions? Contact Elizabeth Pouns.
Kids Bash
K-5 classes meet for Kids Bash on the first Sunday of the month. Join us as we worship, play games and do a craft as a group. Contact Andrew Crigler with questions about Kids Bash.


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The first hints of pleasant temperatures have made it to the desert southwest, and before September 21st. I'm sure that's a mistake, but we'll take it!
Autumn is a lot more reliable in the high country. In those years where there aren't any storm fronts and their associated winds, some forests can take on pretty spectacular colors. The aspen trees are in the highest life zones, and the first to change color. That's usually a brilliant gold, but sometimes they can linger to deep oranges and reds.
This particular stand of aspens, mixed with the pines, is from the Kaibab National Forest, north of the Grand Canyon. Although a major fire has devastated a large portion of that forest, it is still one great place to view the seasonal change. The contrast of the brilliant aspens to the other trees, along with a very clear sky makes for nice full days of hiking and photography.
This is my addition to Leanne Cole's Monochrome Madness this week. You can check out her website here.


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Sunday, April 5, 2015
Hogu's Love Drama Review
That drama certainly wasn't what I thought it was going to be, but I sure liked it! I also liked that this drama did handle issues that are very taboo in the world and especially Korea in a very mature way. The writers and actors in this drama weren't over the top caricatures, they were real people dealing with real problems. With Misaeng before this and now the drama Angry Mom on the air, I would like to see Korea bringing these issues to the table and showing that bad things to happen and we need to accept them and change things so that our society can become better.
The three big issues that this drama tackled was single motherhood, sexuality, and (spoiler) rape. The writer treated these things true to life in the way that yes, they happen and no, no one wants to talk about these things. They don't happen right? They are events that should be swept under the rug and not dug out because if these things happen it is YOUR FAULT. Especially the rape thing, but we will get to that nonsense later.
The main focus of this drama was of UEE character Do Do Hee trying to hide her baby from the paparazzi and trying to get her life back in order. Before having the baby UEE almost had a abortion and was lying on the table before she changes her mind and decides to have the baby. I am a wait until marriage pro-life (unless there are extenuating circumstances) person and by the end knowing the truth about Do Hee made me like her decision not to abort her baby even more. She was a brave (fictional) woman to be able to do that.
The next big issue tackled was Seulong's character Byun Kang Chul and his sexual identity. While in high school he though Ho Gu's, Ho Kyung, was Ho Gu which caused him a six year time period of him thinking he was gay. In the end he realized the truth and while I am glad that he and Ho Kyung could be happy, I am sure that there are people who wish that he could have really been gay. After Kang Chul came to the conclusion that maybe he was really gay we saw how it effected him, his family, and those around. His mother and father were devastated, there was a possibility that he could loose his job, and his "friends" all abandoned him.
Third and most infuriating in the "shun the different one trio" is the topic of rape. For some reason when a woman (or man for that matter) are assaulted, it becomes the victims fault. They somehow were asking for it or, worse, deserved it. No one "deserves: to be attacked, just like no one deserves to be bullied; more on that when Angry Mom comes to a conclusion.
Hogu and Do Hee try to bring justice to Do Hee and Geum Dong but in the end, the assault was her fault because she didn't resist enough or some crap like that. The the man in question's fan club and various other people came to his aid saying that Do Hee was an attention seeking tramp. This is something that happens all the time in our society and even though I hate that it happened in this drama, I am also glad in a weird way. It makes the drama more "real to life" and hopefully people can see this and realize what the "normal" is, is wrong.
It would also be nice if women who are in the same situation as Do Hee use her as an example. I know that sounds cheesy, but she could be a role model. She is someone who went through this horrible experience and was able to come out on top.
The drama was a fun mix of dark and light and because of that was able to bring these real issues to the table but not make its watchers hate the world in everyone in it. Even though this world isn't fair and those who should be taken care of are cast aside, there are still some "hogus" out there who are willing to see the good. Maybe we should all try to get in touch with our inner hogu's, it would probably make the world a better place.
~ Alora
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Pantry Pests DIY Pest Control
Pantry Pest Overview
The pantry is where you store all of your delicious snacks and special dried foods, but when disgusting bugs find their way to your food, that's when things get personal! Pantry pests is the all-encompassing name describing a group of various insects that can get into your pantry and contaminate your stored food.
Pantry pests have a special appetite for stored food products (both human food and pet food) such as, flour, cereal, dry pasta, powdered milk, cornstarch, crackers, spices, bread, rice, dried nuts and fruit. Among the different types of pantry pests people can encounter there are, Rice Weevils, Granary Weevils, Grain Moths, Grain Bores, Drugstore Beetles, Tobacco Beetle, Indian Meal Moth, Confused Flour Beetle, Red Flour Beetles among others.
Since over 80% of our human food is from grains, such as rice, wheat, corn and sorghum it is no wonder that most of us will have a pantry pest infestation as sometime in our lives. An infestation usually occurs either in grocery stores or at home where foods stay untouched for long periods of time.
Uninfested products can be quickly taken over by pantry pests if they are not stored and sealed properly in tight and hard cased containers. Fortunately, there are some easy ways to treat these buggers and keep your pantry pest free. We at Solutions Stores offer easy to use and easy to apply professional pest control products for all your pantry pest needs.
Pantry Pest Characteristics
The majority of the pests that people encounter in their pantries are either a moth or a beetle. Indian meal moths are the most common pantry moth pest. They infest grain products, commonly cereals and whole grains, but also can contaminate dried fruits, nuts seeds, spices, and even pet foods.
The pantry moths are at their worst in the larvae stage of development as in this stage they eat anything and everything they come in contact with. Because of their small size they can usually go unnoticed for long periods of time and are usually only discovered with a homeowner decides to have some of the particular food that the pantry pest is harboring in. It's definitely not a good experience to pour a bowl of cereal and out come dozens of pulsating larvae. YUCK!
Pantry pests usually infest products that have already been opened but are also capable of chewing their way through unopened packaging and can penetrate through cardboard, thin plastic, and foil. Once they have gotten access to a food source, they begin to multiply and spread to other foods. All stages of development of a pantry pest can be present (egg, larva, pupa, and adult) within the same food source, eating away at it. It takes about a month for a larvae to develop into an adult moth.
Other than contaminating food, pantry pests are relatively harmless to humans. They don't sting or bite nor do they have the ability to damage the home structure.
How To Guide
If you're reading this guide, you may have already discovered these pests crawling or flying around in your pantry. However it's important to distinguish whether the insects you have in your pantry are pantry pests or some other infestation which can also get into your stored food like ants or roaches. Here we will cover some of the common pantry pests so you can properly identify that outbreak your home has. As always, if you are having trouble identifying the pest yourself using this guide, you can always call or email us and we will identify the pest and offer you helpful suggestions on treatment using our product line.
Indian meal moths as mentioned earlier are the most common pantry pest that can find its way into your food. Moths typically have two pairs of wings and can vary in size. Moths are known for being bright colored with varying shades of grey or brown to reddish brown. Moths are at their worst in the larval stage which is the stage when they do the most damage, devouring (and contaminating) dried foods in your pantry. The larvae are cream colored worms with shades of yellow, pink, green, or brown and grow to 1/2 inch long. Once past the larvae stage, the moth becomes a caterpillar.These pests contaminate more food than they actually eat. When mature, they do not feed.
Sawtoothed grain beetles are slender and brownish-red to almost black in color. They have flattened bodies are most easily identified by their teeth on each side of the thorax which resemble saws. During the larvae stage, these beetles are cream colored and about an ⅛ inch long and are hard to be noticed. Sawtoothed grain beetles can be discovered in various food items, including dried fruit, cereals, nuts, dried meat, macaroni, and seeds.
Drugstore beetles and cigarette beetles are about 1/8 inch long, brown and oval-shaped. Both species fly and can be found around windows. They derive their names from where they typically are found in the case of the drugstore beetle and for feeding on stored tobacco like the cigarette beetles. Despite their name, Cigarette and drugstore beetles feed on a wide variety of dried plant products such as spices, macaroni and other grain based foods, dried flowers, tobacco products, and even paper products, including books.
Flour beetles are reddish-brown, and oval shaped. During the larvae stage they are cylinder shaped, cream-colored with pointed spines at the end. Because of how small the larvae stage is, they are usually not noticed by homeowners. Flour beetles feed on a variety of pantry food products, such as flour, bran, cereal products, dried fruits, nuts, and chocolate.
Warehouse and cabinet beetles are elongated and oval shaped between 1/8 to 3/16 inches long. Their names are also derived from where they have typically been found. These beetles are usually solid black with yellowish and brown markings. During the larval stage, they are long and narrow and vary from yellowish to dark brown. Warehouse and cabinet beetles feed on many different pantry products like grains, seeds, fur, hair, and pet food as well as dead insects and animal carcasses.
Granary, rice, and maize weevils are thin pests with a protruding snout. Usually dark brown, these pests sometimes also have four orangish spots on the wing covers. During the larval stage they are white and wrinkled looking and are usually discovered inside kernels or seeds. These weevils attack only whole grains or seeds, leaving small round exit holes in infested kernels. Though quite rare, they can be also found in nuts, dried fruits, macaroni, and caked or crusted milled products such as flour.
Spider beetles are reddish brown beetles with long legs and they roughly resemble spiders which gives them their name. During the larval stage they C-shaped and whitish and reside in infested material and are rarely ever seen by the naked eye. Spider beetles infest a variety of dried plant products.
Bean weevils are a type of beetle that feeds on dried beans and peas. Usually they are a mix between light and dark brown, oval, and about 1/8 inch long. They have short wing covers which exposes part of the abdomen. Unlike other weevils, bean weevils lack a projecting snout. The larvae are small, whitish, legless, and C-shaped.
Once you have identified the kind of pantry pests you are dealing with, it's time to jump into giving your pantry a full-blown inspection. Here are some steps to follow before utilizing any control products.
Clean out the source. The first order of business is to remove the source of whatever pest you are dealing with. I think it's safe to say that whatever item of food you found the buggers in, you don't want to eat anymore so, remove those infested and contaminated products promptly.
Check ALL of your other foodstuffs this may be a little time-consuming but it has to be done to eliminate the issue completely. Check all of your pantry food just to be absolutely sure there are no bugs in them. If you find some, toss the product. Check pasta, cereal, grains, whatever you have since as mentioned earlier, they can break through thin plastic and cardboard so even if something is closed doesn't mean they haven't got into the product. Examine all susceptible food as there could be more than one infested source. When inspecting them, look at the top surface of products with a flashlight or pour the package contents onto a cookie sheet.
Store your food in air-tight containers. Say bye bye to the original packaging of most of your food. It is best to buy hard-shelled containers and store your products in them after you have isolated the source infestation. You could use hard plastic, glass, ceramic etc. as long as they are hard and have a tight fitting lid. Never mix older food with newer food if there has been pantry pests in them.
Solutions offers a full line of pantry pest control products and have put together some easy to use kits and guides to help you with your DIY pantry pest control. We would recommend you start with a residual insecticide aerosol, some pantry traps and insect growth regulator.
There are a variety of pheromone traps available to attract and trap the pantry pest and we have traps for your specific pantry pest problem so as noted on the identification section, it's important to note what infestation you are having so you can select the correct product.
Insecticide treatments are vastly effective for controlling your pantry pest. There are products which offer no residual control but act as a fumigant. We offer direct contact treatments, that can be applied to the clean out area, and crack and crevice sprays.
Insect Growth Regulators sprays can also be applied for difficult to identify pantry pests. Sometimes you cannot easily determine where the infestation is coming from and all steps have been performed to eliminate the food source. Insect Growth Regulators have been proven to offer an added layer of control on top of a residual spray.
The first step is always to identify the source of the pest which at this point you may have already done so. Locating the infestation and removing the source is conquering half the battle.
Once you have decluttered your pantry and removed unwanted foods and foods you feel are infested, vacuum and clean the shelves and surfaces of the pantry. If necessary, use caulking on the cracks and crevices of the shelves and apply fresh paint.
Apply a residual insecticide spray. An easy to use aerosol is usually the best option then follow up with an Insect Growth Regulator, which is also available in an aerosol spray and has a crack and crevice tip for easy application.
If necessary, Freeze products that were previously infested for at least 4 days before putting them back in the pantry. This freeze treatment eradicates any pantry pest that may have been in that product.
Use pheromone specific traps to catch adult beetles and moths that are moving around in your home.
You can also apply an Insect Growth Regulator, such as Gentrol Aerosol to control the lifecycle of your pantry pest.
Once you have done the previous steps, you should no longer have a pantry pest problem. However just because the problem is gone does not mean that they won't return so these preventative measures must be taken to maintain a bug-free pantry.
Purchase foods in smaller quantities and make sure that you will use them in a short period of time rather than letting them stay stored unused. This will reduce clutter in your pantry.
Inspect packages or bulk products before buying. Grocery stores have been known to have pantry pest outbreaks on food that stays sitting on their shelving for long periods of time. Packages should be sealed and unbroken. Also check the freshness packaging date. Look for evidence of insects, including holes in the packaging or wrapping.
Store insect-free foods in tightly closed glass, metal, or heavy plastic containers especially for foods that you know you will not eat quickly. You can also store susceptible foods in the refrigerator or freezer.
Keep your pantry and any food storage areas clean. Sweep up crumbs and spills immediately and remove old unused food you don't want anymore.
Use a vacuum cleaner to thoroughly clean cracks and corners.
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Odd News:
"Boulder crashes into woman's bedroom"
(UPI) -- Firefighters in Tennessee said a 75-year-old woman was shocked when she was awakened by a boulder the size of a small car crashing through her bedroom wall.
Authorities said Elizabeth Allred was sleeping in a hospital bed in her Rogersville home while recovering from a broken hip when the boulder crashed through the wall, sending her wheeled bed rolling across the room, the Kingsport (Tenn.) Times reported.
"This wasn't a gravel. This was a very large rock, and it broke loose from a bank above the apartment," Rogersville Fire Chief David Jackson said. "It was dark and pouring down rain, and I don't know if it rolled or slid, but it came off of the embankment beside the building. It rolled or slid into the end of the apartment."
Jackson said Allred, who was taken to Hawkins County Memorial Hospital, was startled by her ordeal but not seriously injured.
"I asked her what she thought was happening, and she said she thought it was a train," Jackson said.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
"Boulder crashes into woman's bedroom"
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Day before yesterday one of my neighbour aunties came to my home. While speaking, she shared this remedy which worked for her. She has giddiness and it makes her sick very often. She took many medicines for diabetes, B.P, Neck nerve problem but the problem persists. She tried this simple home remedy and now she is perfectly alright. This remedy requires just 2 simple ingredients which are readily available and it is easy to prepare
- Coriander seeds-a handful
- Water-100 ml
- At night,boil water and allow it to cool down
- Soak a handful of coriander seeds in water
- Leave it overnight
- Drink the water early in the morning for 7 days
- Don't drink tea/coffee after drinking this for atleast half an hour