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Entrepreneurs pitch for over $6,000 in prizes at Seed Your Startup
On Thursday, April 6th, six student startups took to Propel's stage for the sixth annual Seed Your Startup pitch competition. Entrepreneurs from Western University and Fanshawe College pitched in front of a live audience and panel of judges for a shot at winning their share of over $6000 in seed funding.
Seed Your Startup is designed to help young entrepreneurs make the transition from ideas to formalized action plans, with the opportunity to win funding. The 2017 installment of the event differed from previous years, as the grand prize was divided into two categories: one $3,000 technology/ service pitch prize and one $3,000 retail/ product pitch prize.
Seed Your Startup 2017 brought in over 100 applications, the highest number in the competition's history. The calibre of contestants was apparent at the final pitch event. Finalists included: Beatcamp, BloxOffice, Ellia and Co., Fr8 Living Solutions, Grammit, and Hypercare.
The judges were faced with a difficult decision, and after much deliberation, the panel chose the two winning teams:Beatcamp(Technology Pitch Prize)
About: Beatcamp is an online marketplace to license instrumental music.
Many of the entrepreneurs who participated in this year's event have also worked closely with Western's Entrepreneurship Centre, Propel. Winner, Haishan Qian, actively encourages any student take advantage of campus programing and resources. "I don't think students realize how many opportunities there are on campus. I wish I knew about Propel in my first year. The learning experience, the people, the atmosphere – is amazing. Without Propel, Grammit would not be where it is today."
"Seed Your Startup is a great opportunity for student entrepreneurs to experience the competitive nature of starting and operating a business," said Ian Haase, Director of Propel. "It's been very gratifying to see our past winners go on to achieve success in their entrepreneurial pursuits and we look forward to seeing Beatcamp and Grammit do the same."
Contestant and winner of Seed Your Startup's Peoples Choice Award, Bryn Davis, emphasizes how the competition helped her business: "Seed Your Startup and Propel have allowed me to see my business, Ellia and Co., as a reality. The fear of failure is a huge barrier that I personally face as the entrepreneur, and the support and validation this competition gave me has been a turning point in launching my startup."
Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to our winners! If you were unable to watch the event, you can view our livestream via Facebook.
Past Seed Your Startup winners include: Pascal Press, GamerLink, Illbury + Goose, GamePress and Sky Eye Media.
Seed Your Startup 2017 was made possible with the help of community sponsors and partners: Ivey Pierre L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship, Ivey Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab, Leap Junction, Libro Credit Union, Techalliance, The Book Store at Western, and Unlondon.
Propel is part of the Campus-Linked Accelerator (CLA) program, an initiative of the Ontario Government and administered through the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE). Propel is partnered locally with LEAP Junction at Fanshawe College. The centre provides co-working space, mentorship, seed funding, events and acts as an advocate for local startups in the community.


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Conference - Mobility of Aesthetics: Registration now open (Poland)
The conference "Mobility of Aesthetics" will take place in Warsaw on 12 and 13 October 2018.
The preliminary programme of the conference is now available and more detailed information will be published shortly.
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the conference - in terms of content or organisation - please do not hesitate to contact the organisers.
This International Conference is co-organized by Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute and International Theatre Institute Germany with the support of the European networks ENICPA and On the Move as well as Galeria Zachęta, Warsaw.
Deadline: 15 September 2018

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Sunday, May 1, 2011
linux administration - tips, notes and projects, ubuntu linux
"pianobar" is a free/open-source, console-based replacement for pandora's flash player. "pianobarfly" is a patched version of it, which adds some pretty awesome features including capturing music from your stream into a local .mp3 file format. Features – play and manage (create, add more music, delete, rename, …) your stations – rate played songs and let […]Read More
Saturday, April 30, 2011
linux administration - tips, notes and projects
Those of you making the conversion from gnome to unity in this latest Ubuntu release will notice quite a few changes. When I installed 11.04 on my office workstation (with dual monitors), Unity's vertical launcher appeared in the middle of the two screens (on the very left of the right hand monitor). This is probably […]Read More
Friday, April 29, 2011
linux administration - tips, notes and projects
Canonical has announced the official release of Ubuntu 11.04, codenamed Natty Narwhal. This major update introduces the new Unity desktop shell, which is designed to improve ease of use and deliver a more modern user experience. Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth unveiled the Unity project a year ago during an Ubuntu Developer Summit keynote in Brussels. […]Read More
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
linux administration - tips, notes and projects
Here's how to check, repair and optimize all your mysql tables in all databases on a server… mysqlcheck -u root -p – -auto-repair –check –optimize –all-databases Note: you do not have to have root to do this, simply replace -u root with -u yourusername That's it.. (Remember if you are using a tool like phpmyadmin […]Read More
Saturday, March 19, 2011
linux administration - tips, notes and projects
If you've ever administered a DNS (name server), than you know that serial numbers mean a lot. But what happens when you have several [hundreds|thousands] of zone that you need to make a mass-change to. That's easy enough, there's tons of ways to do that with sed, awk, or simple tools like "replace". However, once […]Read More
Thursday, March 17, 2011
linux administration - tips, notes and projects
Recently, I've seen cPanel upgrade throwing errors during upcp such as: # /scripts/upcp /scripts/upcp syntax OK Running Futex Check/Fix……Done Undefined subroutine &Cpanel::Update::automatic_updates_enabled called at /scripts/upcp line 273. Fix: wget -O /root/updatenow.static http://httpupdate.cpanel.net/cpanelsync/RELEASE/scripts/updatenow.static && perl /root/updatenow.static –manual Then force the upgrade: /scripts/upcp –force Share on FacebookTweetRead More
Friday, February 18, 2011
The second maintenance update of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS has been released. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS will be supported with routine maintenance updates until April 2013 on desktops and April 2015 on servers, The release integrates 'numerous post-release updates' including security updates and 'corrections for high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu […]Read More
Thursday, February 10, 2011
linux administration - tips, notes and projects
Ever mistakenly pipe output to a file with special characters that you couldn't remove? -rw-r–r– 1 eriks eriks 4 2011-02-10 22:37 –fooface Good luck. Anytime you pass any sort of command to this file, it's going to interpret it as a flag. You can't fool rm, echo, sed, or anything else into actually deeming this […]Read More
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
linux administration - tips, notes and projects
Recently I've had to do extensive work with Dell PowerEdge servers, and specifically Dell's that use the LSI MegaRAID controllers. Anyone who has ever had to work with the LSI RAID controllers knows that the MegaCLI provided by LSI is the most cryptic command line utility in existence. MegaCli is available for Linux, DOS, Windows, […]Read More
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Mike: Hello, I'm a Sprint order specialist. I specialize in setting up new wireless accounts. Are there any questions I may help answer for you today? You: will my phone be activated when i get it Mike: I would be glad to assist you about your new phone details. Mike: Let's move this chat and […]Read More


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Oh, I wish I was at this concert! Maja Ratkje´s "Crepuscular Hour" was performed in Uranienborg church in Oslo during the Ultima 2010 festival . They used three choirs, six noise musicians (Stian Westerhus included) and church organ! You might be able to take a listen on the Norwegian radio NRK P2, 29 September at 21:00.
I heard Sunn o))) in a church in Bergen during Borealis 2007, and hope someone will get the same idea about this work! Come on, anybody!?


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Recent research into marketing a manufacturing business delivers some useful insights. The report (published by CMI) is based on a sample of USA based manufacturing businesses and shows over 80% have adopted inbound marketing.
It is widely recognised that the B2B buying process has changed with most buyers carrying out their detailed research into potential solutions and suppliers before they make any approach to a potential vendor. Given the increased resistance to push type marketing increasing numbers of manufacturing businesses are switching to pull (inbound) marketing and attempting to engage potential customers.
Content marketing is a major element of inbound marketing adopted widely in other industry verticals but relatively new to manufacturing. The report shows that manufacturers are struggling to catch up with only 30% claiming they are currently happy with the quality and effectiveness of their content marketing activities.
Manufacturing Business Marketing – The Statistics
The key objective of content marketing for a manufacturing business is shown as brand awareness (87% of respondents), customer retention (68%), engagement (67%) and lead generation (67%). Measures of effectiveness are shown as website traffic (63%), sales lead quality (48%), time spent on website (45%) and sales lead quantity (42%).
The most effective content delivery methods show as in person events like seminar and exhibition (71% state as most effective), video (71%), case studies (67%) and white papers (58%).
The report shows that the major challenges faced by content marketers in manufacturing businesses are lack of time (69%), producing the kind of content that engages (62%) and producing enough content (56%). However, in our opinion, it fails to cover one of the major issues. That is the difficulties associated with choosing the delivery medium.
Marketing Tactics And Content Delivery
It is also a surprise that social media ranks 4th as the most used tactic (we would have expected it to rank lower) and even more of a surprise that Facebook is a more popular medium than Linked In. Less of a surprise is You Tube ranking as the most popular social media channel and the continued popularity (when compared with other markets) of print and Email. This, we suspect, is primarily because these delivery methods are perceived as those that have a higher chance of reaching the prospect or customer.
So in summary as manufacturing businesses attempt to build awareness and generate leads there is an ongoing move from outbound to inbound marketing. This trend brings with it new challenges associated with generating sufficient engaging and quality content to feed the process. It appears manufacturing businesses are not as advanced as other sectors in dealing with the resource and management issues that these challenges present.
The report fails to deal with the challenges associated with delivering content by the most appropriate channel to ensure it is available to the target customer and prospect base. Failure to address this point can nullify any benefit an inbound (content based) manufacturing marketing process may deliver. There is little point in talking if nobody is listening.


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This research area has grown enormously over the last decade and now embodies a number of disciplines. At Nottingham, we adopt an integrated approach in which several strategies are developed to address particular problems in cell biology. Projects are available to study how the unlimited potential of primordial germ cells is governed at a molecular level during development in representative species such as amphibians and mice. Within the cell, important processes are governed by the structures and dynamics of numerous macromolecules.
Projects are offered to directly visualise macromolecular behaviour with a view to elucidating cellular function. These studies examine protein-protein, protein-membrane and receptor-mediated interactions within cells using state-of-the-art imaging systems.
The School of Life Sciences is at the cutting-edge of many research areas and has modern facilities.
We have excellent facilities for genomics and post genomics including micro-arrays, sequencing, proteomics, imaging, mouse and zebrafish transgenics, model organisms (bacteria, yeast, worms, flies, arachnids, fish, amphibians, crustaceans and mammals) and bioinformatics.
A number of University support services exist to assist you during your time at Nottingham and beyond. The Postgraduate Students' Association (PGSA) are a particularly important source of support.
The Graduate School supports all postgraduates and early career researchers at the University of Nottingham.
We offer dedicated facilities, resources and development opportunities including training courses, seminars, paid placements, travel and mobility awards and public engagement opportunities. Researchers in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences also have access to a dedicated training programme delivered by academics and researchers from the faculty or by researcher development professionals from the Graduate School and other professional services. It provides a broad and comprehensive range of research training courses, in line with the requirements set out by the UK Research Councils.
The Medicine and Health Sciences Graduate Centre is a hub for postgraduate and research only staff networking and aims to promote a sense of community and enhance the research environment.
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UK/European research postgraduates in the Centre are funded by BBSRC, MRC, NERC, EPSRC, the European Union, The Lawes Trust and various University of Nottingham Scholarship Funds.
The University Graduate School operates two schemes of its own to help support current postgraduate research: The Graduate School Travel Prize and Universitas21 funding.
For prospective students the University has introduced a new funding database.
The Graduate School also holds a list of other sources of funding.
Studentship opportunities are also available.
The Government offers postgraduate student loans for students studying a taught or research masters course. Applicants must ordinarily live in England or the EU. Student loans are also available for students from Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Masters scholarships are available for international students from a wide variety of countries and areas of study. You must already have an offer to study at Nottingham to apply. Please note closing dates to ensure your course application is submitted in good time.
Information and advice on funding your degree, living costs and working while you study is available on our website, as well as country-specific resources.
In 2017, 94.9% of postgraduates from the school who were available for employment had secured work or further study within six months of graduation. The average starting salary was £21,400 with the highest being £40,000.*
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You can download a trial version and evaluate it 90 days for free. During the installation you will be asked for a license key.
This key can be created via the setup or you can get a free trial license key from the web site.
This is an overview of the available i-net Clear Reports licenses. If you like to test the product, you can also generate a trial license key. If you have any more questions about pricing / licensing, or if you need additional information please contact our sales team. They will be happy to assist you.
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What You Should or Should Not Do After Root Canal Surgery
Root canal surgery refers to a surgical procedure performed by an endodontist to remove the tip of your tooth's root in order to clean the cavity or fill it after an infection, trauma or chipping. This article points out some things that you should do and some things that you should not do in order to have the best outcome from your surgery. Things to Do Apply Ice. You are likely to notice some swelling immediately after the surgery.…Read More »


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Over the previous year we've seen the decline of many Malls each large and small. In my book Mall Metropolis: Hong Kong's Dreamworlds of Consumption ," I describe how some are linked to so many towers that they type megastructures—cities in and of themselves that can accommodate tens of thousands of people that reside, work and play with out ever going exterior.
Gostiny Dvor in Saint Petersburg, which opened in 1785 and will in all probability be considered one of many first purposely-built purchasing malls on the planet, because it consisted of greater than one hundred retailers protecting an area of over fifty three,000 m².
As Eric Gould, Peter Pashigian, and Canice Prendergast wrote in a 2005 research paper , the difficult interdependencies are additionally embedded in law such that mall store contracts are written to internalize externalities by means of both an efficient allocation and pricing of area, and an efficient allocation of incentives throughout stores." In effect, some stores are being charged a penalty lease for the fitting to realize entry to the foot site visitors offered by the anchors.
On this respect, Hong Kong's mall cities obtain the maximum potential of one thing scholars call the Gruen Switch" This tongue-in-cheek time period, coined in honor" of architect Victor Gruen, refers back to the second when the mall's undulating corridors cause them to simply shop for procuring's sake, relatively than approaching buying with a plan to purchase a specific product.
Purchasing malls will even make the purchasing experience much more convenient as there are numerous various kinds of shops all obtainable under one roof, there is also more areas to fit these shops as most shopping malls are multi-storey.


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Beautiful 14k yellow gold pendant set with seven round bright purple amethysts graduating in size from 2mm at the top to 6mm at the bottom. They are arranged to resemble a winding road that represents one's journey through life.
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"There is no shelter in the arts" – Vic Chesnutt
We often hear a ridiculous choice presented to independent artists these days: Do you want independence or success? Do you have values, or do you want to make money? The premise for these questions is entirely false, a complete bullshit lie. So, why are these ideas propagated by both the independent community as well as the conglomerates they're fighting to maintain independence from?
This false choice might seem true because at some point, "punk" and DIY values got mixed up with completely arbitrary rules; rules which prevent anyone who follows them from making any kind of sustainable income. Some of these rules are based on vague notions of how things have always been done, without any question or acknowledgement of how the world continues to change. For example, it makes sense for you to pay more for a punk show in 2014 than your parents paid to go to go to a punk show in '87. It makes sense for you to pay more for a punk record in 2014 than your older brother paid to buy a punk record in '97. The costs associated with making things, travelling, rent in cities, and everything else have increased substantially. Why shouldn't the price of admission to a punk show or the cost of a punk record reflect these changes?
But, in an effort to remain ever accessible and fair to fans, the ticket prices of punk shows and music have stagnated to the point of stifling artists ability to create. No one should feel like they need to give up their independence in order to succeed. And members of independent communities need to acknowledge this and be willing to adjust to changes in prices and customs that allow for sustainable community, even if it means sacrificing a "make it as cheap as possible" mentality in favor of more meaningful aspects of punk (i.e. independence). I'm not suggesting prices be exploitatively high, either. Prices must be fair to both creators and their fans. Anyone pressing me for a dollar amount is missing the point. Different artists create different things and have different travel and living expenses than others. Prices should reflect these differences fairly rather than remain tied to an arbitrary standard.
Another bizarre and unspoken rule of modern DIY and punk culture is that promotion is wrong and somehow "unpunk". I do not know at what point or why we decided any attempts to promote a band other than word of mouth and maybe an ad in Maximum Rock N Roll was somehow morally remiss, it doesn't make any sense to me. Surely "DIY" doesn't mean that you alone must do everything yourself. It is okay, and often more logical to ask for help; bands and labels often go to friends and like-minded companies for t-shirts, stickers, cd, and lp manufacturing Packing orders alone takes a very long time, and tour can run much more smoothly with a roadie.
The spirit of DIY, to me, has always meant that the artist and creator retains control, not that they receive no help whatsoever. To not ask for or receive outside help is a major detriment to anyone trying to sustain their independence while growing. It is true that some publicists, distributors, booking agents, etc. aim to control and cultivate their artists, and will stifle creativity with an exclusive focus on the bottom line. However, it is only certain individuals who sometimes fill these roles and not the roles themselves that are controlling and manipulative. It is possible to grow and find help in doing so that aims to do no more than further a band's own identity and message to a wider audience, independent of corporate influence and undeterred by decisions that may or may not be financially sound. Do some research: many of the biggest forces in the history of independent music had lots of help through like-minded people who shared their values and utilized marketing materials respectful of fans and artists alike.
Now imagine a world where we all supported independent artists in a way that was actually thoughtful and fair rather than dictated by ill-considered or arbitrary concepts and values: where independent artists had the tools to promote themselves with the same fervor as their major label counterparts. Imagine what would happen if there was more money brought in at shows, more money made by independent labels and artists. What if these resources could go back into the scene in the form of independent infrastructure (venues, shops, magazines, with the right resources the possibilities are truly endless) that didn't rely on anything other than the independent community for sustainability? Imagine what could happen if more artists in your independent community were able to make enough money to truly focus on their music.
This could actually be a reality! It should be. It seems as though more people are involved in a larger independent community now than there ever has been in history. We can all do better than this. As an artist, fan, or community member, the first step might be taking time to evaluate some of the choices you make every day. It might make sense to pick apart what seems to make sense according to your own values, and what seems to be arbitrary and dogmatic.
Everything written here comes from my personal opinions and beliefs cultivated from going to shows, working with or being in independent bands. One of the most exciting things about DIY and the independent music community is the ability to make your own decisions about how things should be based on your own values and principles rather than someone else's. I cannot claim to know what "DIY" is, or what "being independent" is. I can only explain what these concepts mean to me.


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Galatians [ 4 : 5 ]
to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship
Ephesians [ 1 : 5 ]
he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will
Job [ 15 : 5 ]
Your sin prompts your mouth; you adopt the tongue of the crafty
Esther [ 2 : 15 ]
When the turn came for Esther the young woman Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail to go to the king, she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the king's eunuch who was in charge of the harem, suggested. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her
Psalm [ 106 : 35 ]
but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs
Romans [ 8 : 15 ]
The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father."
Romans [ 8 : 23 ]
Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies
Romans [ 9 : 4 ]
the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises


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A mid-century inspiration of perfectly crafted furnishing for modern living in today's world. Each seat and back cushion is trimmed in thin piping, and short silver leg supports for a dramatic flair. Available in black, light grey or navy polyfiber. Accent pillows also included.
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Jo's Scrap Shack -No. 226 ANYTHING GOES
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Flying Saucer Design
inspired by the neon saucer shown
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the TV series 'Big Bang Theory'.
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this design is our adaptation.)
Approximately 14" high X 16" wide;
in Rich Blue and Clear Red neon.
The neon tubes are mounted to an
opaque black backing; the power supply
is attached behind the backing.
This piece hangs on the wall like
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This is a work of art, that,
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In a class of its own. Designed by Juan A. Figueroa, creative mind behind the highly acclaimed Williamsburg Savings Bank restoration in Brooklyn at 175 Broadway. The steel and glass structure was engineered by Jeff Smilow, structural engineer of NYC's Freedom Tower. The first floor is a spectacular open plan living room/kitchen encompassing approximately 5000 SF of all glass floor to ceiling windows unencumbered by columns. The kitchen, custom made in Italy by Scavolini, includes top of the line appliances by Gaggenau. The second floor has two independent staircases. The first staircase leads to two master suites featuring custom-made walk-in closets with full skylights overhead and sumptuous master bathrooms built entirely of natural stones and white quartz; both with double shower heads and one with a luxurious soaking tub. The master baths both have the same floor to ceiling windows as well as over-sized skylights bathing you with light. The second staircase carries you to four guest bedrooms, each one has an ensuite all marble bathroom with skylights above, custom closets, and individually controlled air conditioning. The basement connects via a tunnel (!) that features a 4 car garage, a finished basement lobby, an all marble full guest bathroom and a generously sized storage area with potential to be a future cinema room. The outdoor area offers a massive 27x55 ft. heated, saltwater gunite pool with a cleverly inlaid hot tub surrounded by a twenty acre nature preserve and features its own music system independent from the house. The house has radiant heat on all three floors, central air conditioning on the first floor, and splits in each room. The entire house can be controlled remotely using an iphone, from the front gates and lighting to the heating and air conditioning system.
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April 17, 2005
Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio State women's tennis team snapped a five-match losing streak by downing Michigan State, 4-3, Sunday in East Lansing, Mich. The Buckeyes (7-16, 2-6 Big Ten) beat the Spartans (11-9, 1-7) in doubles and at the Top 3 singles positions and extended their winning streak against the Spartans to nine matches.
For the second consecutive day, Michigan-native Caitlin O'Keefe (Fr., Troy, Mich./Troy) won at singles. Today she was joined in the win column by Emily DeCamilla (Sr., Sacramento, Calif./Maryland) and Sonia Ruzimovsky (Soph., Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Tech).
O'Keefe swept Pascale Schnitzer, 6-4, 6-2, at the No. 3 position, while Ruzimovsky also won in straight sets over Christine Bader, 6-2, 6-2, at the No. 2 position. At No. 1, DeCamilla picked up her first win of the season over a ranked opponent by knocking off No. 121-ranked Keri Thompson in three sets at the No. 1 position, 6-3, 0-6, 6-3.
Ruzimovsky's win was her team-leading 22nd, while O'Keefe upped her record in conference singles matches to a team-best 5-3.
In doubles, Ohio State got a win at the No. 1 spot from the duo of DeCamilla and Meredith Vincent (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio/Va. Tech) and at the No. 3 position from O'Keefe and Lindsay Bryan (Sr., New Orleans, La./Ursuline Academy). DeCamilla and Vincent topped Bader and Thompson, 8-6, while O'Keefe and Bryan downed Jessica Baron and Karen Gustafson, 8-2. Ohio State concludes the regular season next weekend by playing host to No. 3 Northwestern at 11 a.m. Saturday and Wisconsin at 11 a.m. Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. The matches will be held at either the Stickney Tennis Center (outdoor) or the Jesse Owens West Tennis Center (indoor).
Ohio State 4 , #74 Michigan State 3 East Lansing, Mich. April 17, 2005
No. 2 Sarah Andrews/Pascale Schnitzer (MSU) def. Sonia Ruzimousky/Kristin Messmer (OSU), 8-6
No. 3 Caitlin O'Keefe/Lindsay Bryan (OSU) def. Jessica Baron/Karen Gustafson (MSU), 8-2
No. 1 DeCamilla (OSU) def. #121 Thompson (MSU) 6-3, 0-6, 6-3
No. 2 Ruzimousky (OSU) def. Bader (MSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 O'Keefe (OSU) def. Schnitzer (MSU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 Baron (MSU) def. Vincent (OSU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 Shelley Brady (MSU) def. Messmer (OSU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 Andrews (MSU) def. Nidhi Shah (OSU) 6-1, 6-3


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Day 5: A J-Rock song you know all the words to.
This one was harder than expected. I seriously thought that there was a j rock song that I knew all the words to, but obviously there isn't - or maybe there is but I just couldn't fint it..
But I know one j rock song that I know almost all the words too, and all of the words in the chorus. That song is called Oblivious and is performed by the amazing Gackt ♥ It was the first j rock song that I deeply fell in love with, so this song means a lot to me.


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In the context of brain science: a distinctive brain-rhythm or brain-wave which occurs mainly in the occipital region of the cortex, and which is correlated, on the psychological level, with feelings of drowsiness, relaxation and disengaged attention on the part of the subject; it is of relatively high amplitude, and has a frequency range of between 8 and 13 Hz (Hertz, or cycles per second); of parapsychological interest as a possible physiological indicator of a psi-conducive condition in the subject. [From the Greek alpha, first letter of the Greek alphabet]
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The Parapsychological Association is an international professional organization of scientists and scholars engaged in the study of psi (or 'psychic') experiences, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, psychic healing, and precognition. The primary objective of the PA is to achieve a scientific understanding of these experiences.
First established in 1957, the PA has been an affiliated organization of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1969. The PA is a non-profit, non-adjudicating organization that endorses no ideologies or beliefs other than the value of rigorous scientific and scholarly inquiry.


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Historic Downtown Holly-Jolly Holiday Stroll. This free, family-friendly event features a variety of holiday sights, sounds, flavors, historic tours and activities showcasing historic downtown Wilmington, NC. Visit galleries and shops in an "open house" setting with refreshments provided. Enjoy original art, street musicians, window decorations, illuminated neighborhoods, and the river walk. December 9th, 4:30 - 8pm.
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Earlier Event: December 9Atlanta Opening Receptions
Later Event: December 10Beaufort Christmas Art Walk


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2 Comments on "Teamwork At Its Finest"
Sue Prosch
Camaraderie – truly good teamwork, a spirit of friendly, good-fellowship. If you were in the new emergency department in the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 27, this is what you say…camaraderie. Everyone, from every avenue of the hospital, came to help us move into the first half of the new emergency department. There was no task, too big or too small, that didn't get completed. We were very fortunate the department was not full of patients and the ED staff had already started moving the day before. I do not think the endeavor could have gone any better than it did. A big thank you to Darryl Vandervort, he spent the day in the emergency department making sure everyone had the tools they needed to do their job. Also, big thank you to Dr. Gould and Dr. Ortman, and the ED staff (I'd put names but I might miss someone and I don't want to do that). This is your ED – enjoy it – you deserve it. You are a great team to work with – I couldn't ask for better!!!!
I agree with Sue- It was beautiful to see all of the teamwork that was shown in the early morning hour's on Wednesday, October 27 at K.S.B. Hospital's opening of the new E.R. There was alot of hard work put into the planning. Thank you everyone from other department's of the hospital who showed up and helped- it was very much appreciated! The most touching moment was Chaplain Vinnie Marrandino's prayer- very touching Vinnie- Thank you!


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Managing your super is now easier than ever18 Jul 2018
Our refreshed member secure site is now live, designed to make managing your retirement savings even easier.
So what's new?
The new site doesn't just give you the latest information about your super and pension, it provides you with insights about what these figures mean for your retirements income to help you make better informed decisions.
When you log in, you'll see your dashboard, which brings together all your key info on a single screen – your account balance, estimated retirement balance, your insurance cover and your current investments.
For pension members, this screen shows you how long your retirement savings will last, and provides helpful tips.
Clicking through brings up detailed info about each area, as well as tools to help you boost your balance, make your retirement income last longer and check if your insurance cover and investment options are right for you.
Finding and combining* multiple or lost super accounts couldn't be easier – a search only takes a few minutes and you'll have your money in three business days. No forms, no fuss.
For pension members, you'll be able to quickly and easily update your regular payments and request one-off payments, as well as request a Centrelink schedule.
While you're there...
Head to the personal details page and make sure your contact details – address, email and phone numbers – are all up to date to ensure you never lose track of your super savings.
Super members have access to e-advice – it's an easy to use tool that helps you to better understand your super savings and see how changes to your investment options or additional contributions can boost your super.
It might be all the advice you need right now, or it might a great starting point for further advice from our Helpline Advisors# or Financial Planners.^
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Breaking the Ice Well, Part 2
2017 marked the first year of the AAAS Community Engagement Fellows Program (CEFP), funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The first cohort of Fellows was made up of 17 scientific community managers working with a diverse range of scientific communities. As they continue to develop their community engagement skills and apply some of the ideas and strategies from their training, the Fellows will report back on the Trellis blog, sharing their challenges, discoveries, and insights. Here, Fellows Allen Pope, Amber Budden, and Stefanie Butland and mentor Aidan Budd discuss facilitating interpersonal community interactions in person.
As we discussed last time, the purpose of icebreakers is to bring together a group of people (e.g., professionals, students, community members, etc.) and facilitate social cohesion for the purpose of having them start learning together, benefit from shared experiences, and collectively 'produce' during the course of the event. These introductory activities start building shared understanding within the group and allow the group to begin to work toward shared goals.
You've chosen an activity or two that suits your community and your specific situation – now what?


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A little late for you to catch yesterday's lectures (they're up till noon EST), but Back Hope has David Berceli, who's got a series of exercises for the psoas muscle (which connects the lower back to the upper thigh-- it passes in front of the pelvis bones, but doesn't connect to them) which induce trembling and release tension.
He was very clear that old, consciously forgotten injuries have side effects which are worth healing, and working on the psoas can bring memories of the injury (not the specific sensations) back.
The exercises seem to help a lot of people, but I was hurting myself a while ago trying them. It's plausible that I was trying to force things. If you're willing to follow directions carefully, I still think they're worth a try.
Richard Brennan is an Alexander Technique teacher, but what he talked about is so simplified that I'd hardly recognize it as Alexander Technique. On the other hand, he seems to have a valuable approach, regardless of what you call it, and he may have left a lot out so that there were useful things to do without having a teacher present.
He talked about the way you sit and stand become habitual, so ergonomics are extremely important. He's running a campaign to make the seats for children's school chairs level rather than (as is commonly the case and may be made worse) with a tilt so that the front edge is higher than the back.
He also explained constructive relaxation (possibly under a different name)-- lying on your back with your knees up and letting your lower back ease down towards the floor, ideally for 20 minutes a day, but even 5 minutes is enough to help. If you need to put something under your head to make your neck comfortable, paperback books are a good choice. A firm surface is best, but if you need to do this in bed, that's also valuable.
What's interesting about this is that it's something people are willing to do reliably. One of the earlier lecturers talked about the high value of 5 minutes once or twice a day of prescribed back exercises and stretches, but that many people neglect the exercises under their backs go out again. This was written off to human nature, which is certainly better than resenting people for not doing the exercises, but better yet is finding exercises which have enough intrinsic rewards that people want to do them.
More about Alexander Technique later, I want to get this posted.
This entry was posted at http://nancylebov.dreamwidth.org/1007789.html. Comments are welcome here or there. comments so far on that entry.


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Saturday, October 06, 2012
The Indian Boy and his Dog
The Indian Boy
And His Dog in Cochrane Park
Favorite Spot Of Mine
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On June 12, 2007 I posted several photos of this sculpture here, and I think it's time again to revisit.
Artist: Paul Manship
Media: Bronze on metal base inside teal and blue tile circular pool
Location: Cochran Park, Summit and Western Avenues
"This elegant Art Deco style statue was created by the Saint Paul native and internationally acclaimed artist, Paul Manship. The statue was commissioned by the family of Thomas Cochran and originally installed in Cochran Park in 1926. Because of vandalism, it was replicated and the original was removed to Como Park in 1967. In 1994, due to a neighborhood initiative by Alma Joseph and the Ramsey Hill Association, the sculpture was returned to its original location.
Paul Manship studied painting at what is now the Minnesota Museum of American Art. He also studied at the Arts Student League in New York City and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. It is here he worked as an apprentice with Isidore Konti. WIth Konti's support he received a three-year fellowship to the American Academy in Rome. In 1920 he moved his family to Paris and lived there until World War II forced him to move back to the United States. His finest work was done between the wars, culminating in his best known work, the Rockefeller Plaza Prometheus in New York City which looks over the Rockefeller Plaza ice rink." (Parks and Recreation)
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It's beautiful and so very fluid. I think it's perfect in the pool. It almost looks like it's floating.ReplyDelete
The education and career development the artiest received in St. Paul apparently trained him to be able to receive the commission and achieve the accomplishment of the Prometheus statue at Rockefeller Center, a national treasure and masterpiece.ReplyDelete
a beautiful capture of movement in this sculpture. very pretty.ReplyDelete
I like it, he captures the action nicely!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous sculpture!ReplyDelete
Hopping here from Camera Critters
Have a great weekend!
Beautiful artwork, Kate.ReplyDelete
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The official launch of BFFT Fansofa – FCI vs. SSV Jahn Regensburg
At the local bavarian soccer-derby between SSV Jahn Regensburg and FC Ingolstadt on November 11th BFFT enlarged its sponsoring-cooperation with the FC Ingolstadt by officially launching the new sponsoring-tool, the BFFT Fansofa.
Since this launch, there is a radio-lottery raffling two seats for every home game. The other two seats are given to alternating BFFT employees.
Furthermore chosen employees' kids had the opportunity to escort their favourite player at the kids-escort.


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Tests & Procedures
To allow the doctors and nurses to get more information, your baby might undergo several investigations. The medical professionals will decide which investigations are most useful. Some of the additional investigations may include:
This is a special monitor that records brain activity. Several thin wires (electrodes) will be put on or just under the skin of your baby's head. These electrodes do not send electricity into your baby's head; they record the activity in your baby's brain. This will enable the medical team to monitor your baby's electrical brain waves and see how your baby is responding to both the treatment and any medication that has been given.
Head Ultrasound (Cranial Ultrasound)
This can be done at your baby's cot side. The doctors will be looking at the structure of your baby's brain through the 'soft spot' just above your baby's forehead. It can show if there has been any bleeding, stroke or other problems that are occasionally associated with HIE.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI Scan)
This scan helps to assess the extent of any brain damage and provides information on the way the brain is maturing. This scan produces detailed pictures of your baby's brain. The time to get these pictures following HIE is around 5-10 days of age, although earlier scans may be done depending on your baby's condition. The scanner is usually located a distance from the Neonatal Unit, it will probably be necessary to transport your baby to the scan in a special incubator. This can happen even if your baby is on a ventilator. As it is a specialist scan, it requires an expert to read and interpret the images. It may take some weeks to get the results back; you may have left the hospital by this time and receive the results at an outpatient appointment.
Each of the investigations that your baby undergoes, as well as the way that they respond to treatments, are pieces of a jigsaw. While no individual piece tells the whole story, it is by putting together all the information that the medical and nursing staff will start to develop a better picture of what your baby's future may hold.


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Background: Know: VLAN Recognize: Prerequisites - switch
==VLAN scenario==
VLAN allow NetOp to control membership of broadcast domain (LANs) rather than all ports of a switch belonging to same LAN and routers separating LANs.
The benefits of using VLAN:
i. Limits the size of broadcast domains
ii. Improves network performance
iii. Controlled broadcast activity and better network security
In VLAN scenario, the trunk contains all the information from all VLAN, and the trunk port is effectively to switch information between two members in the same VLAN. As shown in the figure above, each switch port is assigned to a VLAN. This logically split switch into multiple switches. The port 10 called "trunk port" is assigned to multiple VLANs. The trunk port contains all of the information in VLAN 2018, VLAN 3 and VLAN 76, so that it is simple to switch information in VLAN 2018. In other words in the figure above, the members in VLAN 2018 can switch information with the VLAN member on the right switch through the trunk port.
To see the example of where VLAN can be used click here
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Nahed, A. Kamel; Hanan, S. Abdel-Raouf; Hanan, M.S. El-Zawahry; Laila, A. Sedeek and Fatma, S. Mahmoud
Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Research
Institute, Abbasia,
The aim of this study was to produce a specific hyperimmune serum for diagnosis of peste des petits ruminants (PPR). Based on good laboratory practices and standard operating procedures, we produced this reagent in goats using attenuated local strain of PPRV. The quality was assured to meet the internationally required levels of potency and sterility. The titer of the product was 1024 as evaluated by virus neutralization (VN) and agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) tests. In its final form, it is a sterile disc of a lyophilized material with a pale yellow colour, placed into an evacuated, tightly capped and capsulated vial. Local availability of such a product could be of great benefit at the time of need.


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This article appeared in the Spring 2013 issue of Current Exchange Magazine.
At this moment, millions of toilets are flushing. Whirling down the drains is something that might one day be used to treat Parkinson's disease and ALS – urine. That is, the cells in urine. It turns out that living cells found in human urine can be programmed to generate a steady stream of brain cells. Researchers at Guangzhou Institute in China found a quick and relatively efficient method that converts urine cells into a parental cell type that gives birth to a variety of nerve cells. The hope is that that one day, a patient could submit a simple urine sample and get back the neurons he or she has lost to neurodegenerative disease.
It might be surprising that urine contains living cells in the first place. They come from the kidneys, where they line the tubules, until they detach, get excreted and become so-called urine cells. The key to transforming these simple epithelial cells into bona fide neurons is to turn back their developmental clocks. Through a process called reprogramming, scientists push adult cells to revert to an earlier, less specialized form. This process essentially takes cells through the plotline of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Their fixed identities unravel until a small fraction of cells ultimately resemble what they were in their infancy: embryonic stem cells.
Embryonic stem cells have limitless potential for self-renewal and can give rise to any cell type. Similarly, we begin life with myriad possibilities of who we will become, but as we go through life we make decisions that set us on a more defined path. The same goes for cells as they develop: embryonic stem cells commit to lineages that give rise to mature cell types, and normally after fate decisions are made, there's no going back.
This made the breakthrough discovery of reprogramming factors by 2012 Noble Prize winner Shinya Yamanaka so surprising. He found that merely four gene products, called transcription factors, were sufficient to turn back the clock and reprogram mature cells to stem cells. Transcription factors are proteins that bind DNA and recruit machinery that transcribes the DNA code into mRNA that then serves as the template for protein production. The idea is that Yamanaka factors must turn on gene products that give stem cells their unique abilities. Only recently scientists have begun to carry out detailed molecular studies that track how cells change during reprogramming. It appears that cells go through distinct intermediate steps, so that like the Benjamin Button story, reprogramming really does look like development in reverse.
Reprogramming efficiency is very low in general: only a tiny fraction of the cells end up resembling embryonic stem cells. These fully reprogrammed cells are called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPSCs. Apart from the amniotic sac and placenta (only made by embryonic stem cells) they can become any type of cell in the body – from the bone cells that form your elbow to the nerve cells that respond when you whack it. Reprogramming adult cells – be it from a cheek swab or a urine sample – into iPSCs skirts the ethical issue of harvesting stem cells from human embryos. In addition, they don't cause immune rejection like embryonic stem cells do, because they come from the patient's own tissue. What makes urine cells a great cell source for reprogramming experiments is that it's plentiful and easy to collect. More commonly used cell sources require invasive procedures such as skin biopsies and blood draws. The Chinese researchers were studying methods to increase the efficiency of reprogramming when they made a surprising observation.
The gee whiz moment came when Wang and colleagues noticed that urine cells grown in a specially-defined media clumped together in a flower-like shape. This rosette pattern was reminiscent of the way that neuronal progenitors, the parental cell type that gives rise to all types of nerve cells, grow. They had stumbled on a shortcut for producing brain cells: the cells picked from the rosette expressed genetic markers that were characteristic of neuronal progenitors, not iPSCs. The urine cells acquired the ability to grow and self renew without ever becoming iPSCs. By repeating the same steps, the scientists made the same progenitor cells from three men. While reprogramming efficiency was only a fraction of a percent (.2%) they could produce enough progenitors to generate many types of mature cells found in the brain.
Besides being faster, this shortcut method is also safer than previous methods used to make brain cells. Before, scientists made brain cells by forcing mouse connective tissue cells to make proteins and RNAs normally found in neurons. This method required that viruses insert foreign DNA into the mouse cell's genome. Unfortunately, viral integration can lead to the unwanted side effects of genomic instability and cancer. Instead, Wang and colleagues introduced a small circular piece of bacterial DNA that served as a platform for reprogramming factor delivery. Bacterial platforms multiply in the cytoplasm, and reprogramming factor expression is driven directly off of them, no integration into the host cell's genome required.
It's all well that urine cells could produce brain cells in a dish, but in order for replacement therapy to work, they would have to convert and survive in a living brain. To test this, researchers transplanted neuronal progenitors made from human urine into the brains of newborn mice. They saw that the urine-made neuronal progenitors produced mature brain cells that survived for at least a month in the mice brains. Follow up studies are needed to test if these neurons actually participate in brain function. Importantly, there was no evidence of tumor formation, indicating that the virus-free system could be safe for therapeutic applications.
Overall, the ability to convert excreted urine cells directly into brain cells is faster and safer than older methods that first require reprogramming to iPSCs. The higher efficiency of reprogramming mature cells directly to neuronal progenitors plus the abundance of source material, make pee-made brain cells an exciting tool for the study and treatment of nervous system disorders


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Two weeks from today RTC North America gathers at Stone Mountain Resort for the 2nd annual conference. What better time to rattle off some interesting facts and figures for this year's event. This is a great opportunity to get kick started with the latest and greatest in the BIM ecosystem. We have a full schedule of events - but plenty of time to discuss best practices, cross discipline workflow and more - including:
- 24 Sponsors and Exhibitors (and climbing!)
- 95 Sessions
- 80 Speakers
- 13 Delegate Countries
- Australia
- Canada
- Denmark
- Lithuania
- Japan
- Spain
- Sweden
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
- United Arab Emirates
And in addition to being the premier North America BIM-centric conference, Stone Mountain Park is a wonderful, family friendly environment. Consider bringing your spouse and children for a relaxing getaway. Let them play while you work!
For registration start here.
There are still a few exhibition and sponsorship opportunities available. For the full prospectus start here.


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The rain stopped, and the day was mostly sunny for the next leg of the trip.
Click on any name on the route to go to the story for that place
Before leaving Cappadocia, we went back through some of the places we saw the previous day, to visit a carpet factory. These commercial visits are clearly to the benefit of both the tour company and the factory, but I think they also benefit the tourists, because even if the prices may be a little inflated, one can be reasonably assured that one will not be cheated, because that would come back on the reputation of the tour company. If they are reputable, and want further business by word of mouth, or repeat business from the same tourists on other tours, they would not want that. And we enjoyed both the pottery visit, and more especially the very interesting visit to the carpet factory.
|At the carpet factory. (1) Local girls knot the carpets. When the carpet knotters are experienced, they no longer use the patterns these girls are using, but do it from memory. (2) teasing out the silk threads from the cocoons in boiling water The man twirls the twig brush, which catches a few threads, which the woman catches and hangs over hooks to the bobbin spinners. (3) Natural dyes for the wool. Natural dyes are used for wool, but never for silk. (4) A show of the variety of carpet types, from glistening and expensive silk on cotton to cheaper but still luxurious wool on wool.
The carpet factory was interesting in many ways. First, we were shown the process of making the carpets. The girls are local. They are paid what would be a very low wage by N. American standards, but it higher than they could otherwise get in this region (about US$3500/year). Many of them support their families or pay for siblings to go to University out of this money.
|Carpet knots: (Left) Turkish (Right) Persian
Carpets are made by stringing a base set of threads vertically on the frame. These may be wool or cotton, but never silk. On this base set, the carpet is built of individual knots. In the Turkish carpet, a knot consists of a thread that goes down between two base threads, around, up and over the pair, and then back between the same two base threads. In a Perisan carpet, the knot thread only goes around one of the base threads. Either knot can be tied very quickly with one hand (which seems miraculous) and is nipped off with a blade. When an entire row of knots is finished, the irregularities are cut using a specially made pair of scissors that keep the cut a specified distance above the base threads. It is all very quick, but there are so many knots that a 3ft x 5ft silk carpet of best quality may take 14 months of work, simply knotting. It is no wonder they are expensive!
Next we were shown how the silk is obtained from the silkworm cocoons. Twenty or thirty cocoons are dumped into boiling water, which loosens whatever binds them. It would be impossible for a person to find the loose end, so a man twirls a kind of brush made of knobbly twigs in the water. This catches by chance some of the loose threads. When he has caught several, he passes them over to the woman on the other side of the table, who hangs them individually over hooks and then to the spinners. It takes 25 individual silkworm threads spun together to make what we think of as one nearly invisible silk thread that is wound on a bobbin for later use.
Colouring the thread is also an art. There are natural dyes and acrylic dyes. Natural dyes come from plants, and tend to have reds and yellows, but the indigo dye is an exception. The colour of the wool dyed with indigo depends on how long it has been left in the dye, from a greenish to the deep colour we call "indigo." Natural dyes are used only on wool, because they will not take on silk. If you ever see a new silk carpet and are told it is coloured with natural dyes, you know it is a fake. Similarly, it is a fake if you see a silk carpet with vivid colours that is touted as an antique. Only synthetic dyes are used with silk, because the natural dyes that used to be the only kind available always fade badly, and synthetic dyes were not available in antiquity.
Finally, the manager gave a five-star performance lecture about the sociology and technology of carpets--and to some extent, of Turkey. The picture on the right above shows the climax of the lecture, when one after another different kinds of carpets, from wool-on-wool geometric designs to the most intricate silk-on-cotton were thrown on the floor. Naturally, they hoped that some of us would buy one. And many of us did. We ourselves bought a killim, which is not a carpet. Killims usually go over things, such as tables or camels, whereas carpets go underfoot (even though many are beautiful when used as wall hangings). The killim we bought has a "Noah's Ark" design very similar to that of the Greek carpet we bought in Delphi.
Leaving Cappadocia through rolling hill country that we could now see properly in the sunshine,, we stopped again at Aksary, this time for a very nice cheap lunch. From there we drove west across prairie as flat as anything on the Canadian Prairie, to the south of the Great Salt Lake on the way to Konya.
|Looking north toward the Great Salt Lake. To the south, there were occasional gullies in the distance, perhaps marking where the lake used to drain when it was much bigger (but not much deeper).
|A typical village along this prairie stretch of road. Some of the houses were mud brick, unlike these nicely stuccoed ones. And some were more Western style elegant houses. Always variety in Turkey.
|This caravanserai is constructed almost identically to the other one, if with a more complete restoration, and a more ornate entrance (left). (Right) In the summer part, Ahmet discusses a point about the building.
|Nearer Konya we could see a range of hills to the north over the plain. The road and the line of hills converged, and met in Konya.
Konya is quite an interesting town. In some ways, it is a fairly typical town, with areas of nicely coloured apartment blocks, areas of little houses like the ones in the village picture above, and many mosques. But Konya has history rather than antiquities. In the 14th (?) century, it was the home of Rumi, called "Mevlana" the leader or guide, who was a great Sufi mystic and the founder of the religious sect of the whirling dervishes, which is still active today (they were much feared by the English at the seige of Khartoum in the Sudan around 1880). His tomb and the related mosque are fully functioning buildings, rather than restored ruins. We visited a couple of "madresa" or seminaries from the Selc.uk period (13th century) that are now little museums, and we saw Alladin's castle (or what little remains of it) from the 11th century (?).
The Mausoleum and mosque of Mevlana (Rumi)
|Ceremonial entrance to the mausoleum.
The mosque is not a very interesting building in itself. But the mausoleum is a strange place, with its own beauty. The mausoleum complex consists of a courtyard like that of a caravanserai, the outer wall of which is filled not with shops, but with a museum (and some shops). The mausoleum iteself also serves in part as a museum devoted to Arabic writing. You can see three styles of script above the ceremonial doorway in the left-hand picture.
As with a mosque, one must remove one's shoes before going into the mausoleum. Inside, the setting is very rich, especially in the area around Rumi's actual sarcophagus (over which the green conical "dome" rises). One side and one end of the building is filled with sarcophagi of both men and women, with Rumi's being the grandest. set in a largely gold surround. The rest of the building is a display area. There are Korans of many sizes, from thumnail to huge, with the most beautiful writing, fully the equal of Mediaeval Christian illuminated manuscripts (even the Book of Kells).
In Konya
|Our hotel in Konya
From the Mausoleum, we went to our hotel. Inside, it was a standard Western hotel, but it gave itself a Moorish kind of entrance. We had some time to kill before dinner, so I asked about a Web cafe. One of the porters knew where there was one and offered to guide me there as he was just quitting work and going home in that direction. It was in a residential area of apartment buildings with a few small shops, and it was reasonably full.
|Typically coloured apartments. The central stripe is elaborately patterned tilework.
The picture at the left shows the kind of apartment around where the Web cafe was. They are typical of apartments we saw all over Turkey. Sometimes the coloured stripes would be vertical, sometimes horizontal. Sometimes they would be pastel shades, some times bright colours. Usually if there were several apartments near each other, they would be in pleasinmgly contrasting colours. These particular ones had a central vertical stripe made of elaborately patterned tiles, which was quite unusual.
At the Web cafe, the first person who tried to help me did not speak English, and the instructions were all in Turkish, but a girl came to help who was fluent in English and knew about the computer--in contrast to the people I met later in a Web cafe in Antalya. The Turkish keyboard has several keys that differ from the English, the most difficult character being the @ which is essential for e-mail! The @ sign on the keyboard does not do an e-mail @. There is a three-key combination that does it, a combination I now forget. Half an hour on-line cost 300,000 (about 45c US).
After dinner, the two of us went out for a stroll. The moon was a crescent, and as we walked out of the hotel, it shone just above the tip of the minaret of the mosque on the other side of the street. It was very pretty, and I tried to take a picture, but the camera refused.While I was doing this, we were approached by a group of five boys, 14 or 15 years old. We were a little nervous at first, because we were told that Konya is a religiously conservative town, and Ina was not wearing a headscarf. But it turned out that the boys were equally hesitant about approaching us. What they wanted was to practice their English. Over and again in Turkey we met boys and girls who wanted to talk English with us, but this was the largest group and the only ones we met while we were alone. They were very polite and friendly, though one of them spoke only when spoken to. At 9pm they were on their way from school to catch a train home. We chatted for about half an hour, sometimes in rather halting English, but overall it was a very pleasant experience, which ended when they said they had to run or they would miss their train.
|New buildings, in old and new styles, from our hotel window.
|The slender minaret. The larger version shows the wonderful carvings of Arabic writing
This morning was bright and sunny, for a change, and for once I did not wake up with the 5 o'clock muezzin call that must have sounded from the little mosque outside our window. In the sunshine, we could see over the little mosque and the town to the hills beyond.
Before we left Konya, we visited two small madresa (seminaries, now used as museums). One features scripts, writing, and tilework while the other was for Selc.uk (13th centuy) stone and wood carving. Both were on ,a large traffic circle that surrounded a well treed park. In the park, opposite the first, was another surprise--Aladdin's castle (or rather, some broken walls that used to be part of it). This is actually the Sultan Alâeddin, but it is amusing to imagine that he (or one of the several sultans with that name) was the original of the Arabian Nights Aladdin.
The first madresa, the one opposite Aladdin's castle, was roofed in elaborate ceramic tilework. Originally, the roof was open and there was a pool in the middle of the floor under the opening, but for use as a museum, a cupola with a wood ceiling has been built to cover the hole.
The other madresa was plainer inside, but featured Selc.uk stone and wood carving It has a minaret called "The Slender Minaret" but it was the shortest and stubbiest one we had seen. We though the name was a joke, but it wan't. Originally, it had been four times taller than it now is, but the upper two sections had been destroyed. The middle section was like the existing one but twice the height, and the top one was a replica of the existing section, with a meuzzin calling platform on top.
|(Top left)Aladdin's Castle is protected under a concrete dome.Lower left) some wood printing blocks
|(Top middle) some fantasy animals and birds (Lower middle) a 13th century Selc.uk bowl with Arabic script..(middle Right) The tiling of the roof of one of the 13th century madresas. The cupola is modern. (Far right) How the slender minaret might have looked before it lost its upper sections.
After visiting the two madresas, we continued around the same traffic circle, beyond Aladdin's Castle, and left Konya on our way to modernity and to Greaco-Roman civilization.
|We stopped before we got out of Konya for a pit stop. This part of town looks quite different!
|A building supply yard on the outsirts of Konya. The ceramic objects in the foreground are chimney pots. A very typical sight.
Ahmet tolds us as we left Konya that for the rest of the trip we would be seeing Greek and Roman sites. But we started with more modern constructions.
Once we left Konya, it was several hours drive to Antalya, through the Toros mountains. Initially, the terrain was rolling hills, sometimes cultivated, but often not, with rocky sections and forsted sections. In the plains, one could see in the agricultural fields just how much rain there had been recently, by the large lakes that filled many of the fields.
After a while, we began to see the snow-capped Toros mountains that we were going to cross. But then we were stopped at a random police check. One policeman scrutinized Mr orbay's driving licence and talked to him for what seemed like several minutes, while a khaki-uniformed soldier got on the bus an looked us over very carefully. Before we left Istanbul, Ahmet had warned us that this might happen, and told us to keep our passports handy, but the soldier didn't ask to see any papers. He just stood at the bus door and looked at each of us in turn.
|First real sight of the Toros mountains. But what is that in the distance on the road?
|A random police check, that's what! A khaki uniformed soldier got on the bus and gave us a careful examination.
|At Seydis.ehir, 20 km after the police stop, we had a scheduled stop before starting across the mountains.
Our early sights of the Toros mountain showed snow-capped peaks, but the road stayed mostly at lower elevations. There were some sections of tight hairpins at the crests of passes, and we did get above the snowline, driving through cleared snowdrifts--which entranced some of our Australian passengers, who had never seen so much snow, or any at all except the little was went through on the way to Cappadocia.
In my diary written the same day, I commented "Several times in this diary I have used words like "magnificent" and "incredible" to describe scenery. They apply multifold to the crossing of the Toros mountains. Sometimes snow peaks, sometimes wide alpine meadows, sometimes high cliffs (above or below the bus). The winding of the hairpins made it very hard to keep a sense of direction. One moment we would be going south, the next north, then west, the north, then south, always upward to one pass and then down to the next valley. In the northern section, the rocks seemd largely to be interspersed tufa and lava flows, but further south they were sedimentary, with many equal layers of limestone perhaps 1 m thick, hundreds or thousands stacked up like pages of a thick grey book."
Scenes crossing the Toros mountains. The little mosque in the middle picture had two or three houses near it.
After a while, we emerged from the true mountains onto a high road that overlooked a wide panorama of forested hills. From this high road we first saw the sea on Turkey's south coast (it may just be visible in the left picture below), and then the road dropped steeply down to the coastal plain. There was still a drive of some tens of kilometres before Antalya, along the narrow coastal plain, but most of the time we could not see the sea.
|A new subdivision, not far from Antalya. Notice the colours of some of the apartments--and two mosques.
The coastal plain seems to be very fertile, and there are several "greenhouse farms" to enhance the productivity. Indeed, coming into Antalya, it even looked as if the tall apartment forests grew by dropping seed and sprouting new buildings instead of tree saplings!


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Once again, our country has to address the issue of race. The tolerance of cultural diversity has long been the elephant in the room that no one wants to speak about. At least not in public. Maybe around the dinner table with those of like cultural and ethnic persuasions…but not in public with those who view life through a different set of cultural lenses.
The Trump campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again", is just that…a catch phrase with no substance to support it. Before I proceed, this is not a 'bash President Trump' piece…but my perspective on the bigger issue at hand.
How can we make America great again when we are more concerned about the external optics of our international position instead coming together to resolve internal issues? Should not domestic policy be just as important as foreign policy? We have a long history of turning a blind eye to the internal problems of race, and the whole world seems to acknowledge this more than we do ourselves.
Of what are we afraid will happen if we were to come to the table to have a dialogue about this? Of what are we afraid will happen if we all arrived at some consensus in terms of resolving this issue once and for all? How do we arrive at a win-win for all instead of any group feeling as though they have lost something? IT IS ONLY A WIN-WIN SITUATION IF WE WALK AWAY IN UNITY AND WITH THE DETERMINATION TO ERADICATE THIS PROBLEM OF COLOR!
America can only become great if everyone is offered a seat at the proverbial table of influence equitably. America can only become great if everyone agrees that all lives matter and deserves the right to strive for and achieve excellence in life. As long as we continue to deny each other the right to an equality that transcends color lines, America will never be truly respected anywhere in the world. It does not matter how many nuclear weapons we may have. It does not matter how much we control the global economy. Why? Because (thanks to technology) everyone realizes that America will always be vulnerable to the global community because when the centuries-old, unresolved shame of a global power is echoed around the world within a matter of seconds, it calls our national character into question.
How can we police the world and confront other nations about the tyranny and terror of a dictatorship when we are threatened with this reality on a daily basis? It has long since been time for America to do some serious soul searching. We each have a responsibility to look within ourselves and decide what our role is in contributing to a peaceful and effective solution to the problem of color. Until we do, as a collective whole, America will never be great…


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The Apple watch has been creating quite a buzz lately, and not just because it is loaded with features to help you manage your schedule, seek out information, and more. It is also a device designed to help people stay active, an important component of health. One of the key features of the Apple watch is monitoring your heart rate and physical activity—but it is not doing its job when it comes to one demographic: people with tattoos on their wrists.
The Apple Watch's Fitness Functions
The embedded heart rate monitor on the Apple watch uses photoplethysmography to measure heart rate and provide information about calories burned, create fitness goals, and more. Using green LED lights, photodiodes, and infrared technology, the watch measures bloodflow to calculate the heartbeat at any given time. This information is recorded and stored every 10 minutes during everyday use.
How Tattoos Interfere
Wrist tattoos cause problems for the Apple watch's heart rate monitor due to the way the pigment can affect light reflection in the skin. On the product page for the watch, the company states that "permanent or temporary changes to your skin, such as some tattoos, can also impact heart rate sensor performance. The ink, pattern, and saturation of some tattoos can block light from the sensor, making it difficult to get reliable readings."
Out of Luck?
If you have wrist tattoos, you may be wondering if you are out of luck when it comes to accessing all the features of the Apple watch. First, it depends on your tattoo. Darker, larger tattoos are more likely to block light and cause problems, such as sleeve tattoos that extend to the wrist. If your tattoo does block the functionality of the watch, you have a few options. First, you can use the other features of the watch and forget about the heart rate monitor. You can also use an external Bluetooth heart rate monitor in place of the one on the watch. The most extreme option, however, is tattoo removal.
Tattoo Removal
While even the most devoted of Apple fans might hesitate to erase their body art over the watch's functionality, there is always the option for tattoo removal. Tattoo removal is very common, and people seek the treatments for many different reasons.
The most effective, safest, and accepted method in use today is laser treatment. The color, size, and type of ink all play a role in how much a given tattoo can be faded. Laser treatments are uncomfortable, but most people tolerate the procedure well, and sessions are short—about 10 minutes apiece. Depending on the tattoo, patients may require anywhere from 2 to 10 or more sessions in order to produce the desired results. Some tattoos may be stubborn and may never be able to be faded completely.
The process works by using the light from the laser to break up the tattoo pigment in the skin. Over the weeks following treatment, the body disposes of this pigment and the tattoo begins to fade. Some basic aftercare is necessary following each treatment, but the instructions are straightforward and easy to follow. Most people who want to get their tattoos removed are candidates for the procedure, provided they are in general good health.
Choosing an Expert
Tattoo removal as an industry has experienced a large boom in the last few years, with many people capitalizing on the demand for laser treatments. Because of this, there are many barely qualified laser technicians administering these procedures. This can be dangerous and subject patients to avoidable complications. An experienced plastic surgeon is your best bet for good results if you are considering laser tattoo removal, as their skill and experience cannot be matched by most tattoo removal clinics.
If you would like to speak with a board certified plastic surgeon about your tattoos and your plans for removal, come meet with laser specialist Dr. Stuart Bentkover of New England Tattoo Removal at Bentkover Facial Plastic Surgery and Laser Center in Worcester (508-363-6500) or Stoneham (617-247-0033), MA. Dr. Bentkover is highly experienced in removing tattoos of all types, and is standing by to help you reach your goals. Call either location today to schedule your consultation.


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Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kate now lives in Seattle, where she writes and works on earning a Master of Divinity degree at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. Her degrees in English Language & Lit and Spanish Language & Lit allow her to pretentiously cite poetry while wearing thick-framed glasses. She gains street credit from theologically heavy tattoos.
On the side, Kate works at the school's front desk and library, interns at St Paul's Episcopal Church, and leads Eagle & Child (a social group for MDiv students).
Fort Davis, a welcoming home and defense against the struggles of the world, is currently located in Queen Anne and houses Kate, husband Keller, dog Oliver, a bright yellow desk, and two white elephant tea pots.
Pieces by KRD published elsewhere include: The Sun and the Salutation (The Other Journal); I'm a Christmas Unicorn, She (Stories at The Seattle School).
Constructive criticism and discussion is welcome, but outright rude comments or those with a hateful or condescending tone will be deleted. And no, we don't debate tone. You know when you're doing it, I know when you're doing it, everyone reading it knows when you're doing it.


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Time Out Accra apps
Time Out's free iPhone, iPad and Android apps let you discover the best of the city while on the move
Get the most out of your city with the brand new Time Out Accra mobile apps. We've put everything that's great about the capital in one place, with information on gigs, events, bars, restaurants, club nights, film releases and much more.
Your City, Your Way – Discover the Best of Your City
- Need a night planner or a restaurant advisor? Time Out's event finder offers inspiration around you Time Out makes it possible for you to plan the best trips to get the most out of your weekend.
Personalise Your Home Screen – Save and Explore Your New Favourites
- Customise your Time Out experience and travel to all the events and restaurants that you love. Save all of your favourite locations and events to create a customised city guide. Curate the best of your city, and keep track of your favourite spots!
Switch Cities – Discover What's Around You, Anywhere
- Switch from city to city and find out the best around you. From concert tickets, festivals, daily events, stores, and places to eat and drink – Time Out will guide you to the best of any city. With Time Out's event mapper, a great night will always be just a tap away.
Travel Smarter - Create Shortlists for Other Cities Before You Visit
- Browse locations and events in cities worldwide, and prepare a customized travel guide before you visit.
Share Your City – Help Friends Discover What You Love
- Share photos of your favourite festivals and events, store or place to eat. Post about places to eat or favourite cinemas, and use other users as travel advisors when you take a new trip.
And did we mention they're free?
Time Out Accra app for iPhone
As beautiful as it is useful, the iPhone app will help you make the most of your city while on the go. Features include: enhanced location-based search for planning now or later, shortcuts to instant inspiration from the homescreen and editors' picks.
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Time Out Accra app for Android
Instant Accra inspiration for Android users, plus comprehensive listings covering the city's hottest goings-on. Need to find somewhere to eat or drink fast? Use the 'restaurants nearby' or 'bars and pubs nearby' functions on your GPS-enabled handset to find critic-approved venues close to you.
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Does G2 do data cleansing?
G2 is not a data cleansing tool. Data cleansing operations (homegrown, tools, or combinations) should be applied to your data before the data is submitted to G2. What we do is standardize the data received to make sure it is formatted the same. This is easy enough with dates, ID numbers, phone numbers, etc. It's bit harder with names and addresses.
In terms of data quality, what fields tend to be the most problematic for G2?
Names are tricky. Do your best to use the first and last name fields as this will produce better results that just placing the whole name is the NAME_FULL field.
Addresses have historically been one of the most burdensome fields to deal with. Nearly all analytical engines require addresses to be parsed and standardized which is difficult and can require expensive and time consuming software options. NEW TO G2v2, we now prefer a single ADDR_FULL address for scoring and have been seeing excellent results. This eliminates the burden in processing addresses and is key to fast time to value. Obviously, the quality of addresses is important and leveraging tools to improve that quality is always helpful, but we are achieving excellent results without it.
What are some commercial address hygiene software options?
There are many vendors on the market who would love to help you. Some offer a service whereby you send them your data and they send you back cleaned up addresses. Others will sell you software that runs in your operation. Some options include:
IBM InfoSphere QualityStage Address Verification Interface
Melissa Data – Global Address Verification
What about codified fields?
Codified fields like Place of Birth and Citizenship which are supposed to be a country, need to use the same code if the values represent the same country. As well, gender should always be coded the same e.g., "M" and "F". This means if one source uses "Male" and "Female", you will need to transform these to "M" and "F" before presenting these to G2.
Any other "No No's" to be aware of?
The ENTITY_KEY field is the unique source key used by the source system. It must be unique within a data source or you get very different entities being resolved incorrectly (when this happens at scale we call these "fur balls").
What happens if G2 is fed incorrectly mapped data or records of exceptionally poor quality?
Well it depends. Certainly, the "garbage in – garbage out" adage applies. Some data quality issues may literally cause the engine to hiccup. We have tried to code to defend against such blunders e.g., every record has the same phone number. That said, almost surely there remain crazy data quality conditions that might cause the G2 engine to go insane.
If we have loaded bad data by accident, how do we fix this?
There are several easy options to fix bad data. One popular method is using the special Prune message as described in detail here. Another option is to perform a 'delete' operation on the records in error – then just re-load the records after the load file is corrected. Worse case, if almost all the data in G2 is in error, is to just erase everything and re-load.


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A few things are certain to happen when a bunch of mom's get together for dinner:
• A lot of lively commentaries about various school things.
• Updates on the latest outrageous acts of the mean girl at work. (Yes, they still exist.)
• Hilarious story about how someone's husband screwed something up (i.e. used makeup remover wipes to change the baby's diaper).
• The wine flows…and flows…and flows.
As a consequence, a few things are certain to happen after a Mom's Night Out:
• Your kids choose that morning, of all mornings, to wake up extra early or get sick.
• Of course there's some important meeting on the calendar that you really want to look and feel good for.
• You look and feel like crap: puffy eyes, blotchy skin and your glow is nowhere.
You may be a hater the next morning, but the truth is Mom's Night Out is really fun and meant to include all of the above. And once everyone forgets the hangover, emails start flying around to plan the next one. The trick is to be prepared for the consequences. Here are may favorite secret weapons to look awake and ready for anything, when all I really want to do is crawl in bed with Lucy for naptime.
1. L'Oreal Double Extend Mascara, $11. This is one of my favorite mascaras, but I especially love it when I'm tired because I always rub my eyes (I know, bad habit) and this mascara doesn't budge a bit. It's a tube type formula, which means it encapsulates lashes with rich dark fibers that can only be removed when you wet them with warm water and gently wipe them off. The white base coat also makes lashes look fake-lash long.
2. Orlane Highlighter, $40. I call this my beauty "magic eraser." (I'm addicted to the Mr. Clean one too.) I use it to cover up dark under eye circles, then I swipe it over my lids (which usually look red when I'm hungover) and brow bones to make my whole eye area look fresh and bright.
3. Nars Blush in Orgasm, $29. This is a classic celebrity-loved coral blush color that instantly gives you that Christian Grey-begotten glow. Not that that's what you should be thinking about while you're getting the kids ready for school…
4. Clarins Beauty Flash Balm, $45. Leave it to the French to create the perfect cream that instantly makes you look je-ne-sais-quoi beautiftul. It tightens and firms facial contours and infuses your skin with much needed hydration to reduce fine lines and reboot your glow.


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Shatru - film poster from facebook page
Calcutta, May 2, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio) The new Tollywood movie Shatru directed by Raj Chakroborty will star Jeet and Nusrat in the lead. The film in Bengali is produced by Eskay Movies.
Newcomer actress Nusrat Jahan was crowned Fairone Miss Kolkata 2010.
Jeet will play the role of police officer Dibakar Singha.
Shatru is adapted from Hari's 2010 Tamil action-thriller Singam in which Surya Sivkumar played the title role of a police officer with Anushka Shetty as the heroine and Prakash Raj, Vivek and others in supporting roles. Singam was about Indian law-enforcement taking on smugglers - it is expected Shatru will have a similar story.
Music of Shatru is directed by Indradeep Dasgupta. Screenplay and dialog are by Abhimanyu mukherjee.
Watch one of the first promo-preview trailers of Shatru (Bengali, 2011).