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We have traditional values at EHC-PROPERTIES uk, we want our customers to be completely satisfied with our service, we will always conduct our business in a polite, pleasant and professional manner , as we would expect if someone visited our properties. If you feel you are not receiving these values from your current property maintenance provider, please don't hesitate to call for a no obligation estimate , thanks .
our area- We service customers from Northumberland to teeside- trades which we carry out are bespoke joinery , plastering , loft conversions , tiling , roofing , painting & decorating , landscaping , fencing , patio area , artificial lawn , whatever work you need doing we can do it with our highly experienced tradesmen.
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46 reviews, 98% Positive
Re fix existing driveway gate
- Joinery & Carpentry job in Newcastle Upon Tyne
"We had driveway gate fixed. Good job. Reliable and good value. I would recommend. "
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8th May 2019
demolition and removal of garden shed 220cms x 150cms
- Demolition & Clearing job in Newcastle Upon Tyne
"Impressed that the job, the demolition and removal of a garden shed, was notified on Saturday and the job finished to our complete satisfaction on Monday. The site was left clean and tidy. "
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30th Apr 2019
Re felt shed roof
- Garages & Sheds job in Newcastle Upon Tyne
"Brendon and his team done a fantastic job on my shed roof, they came the very next day which was great for me. He was really friendly and talked me through everything he was going to do. I would definitely use Brendon and his team again."
Positive Feedback Received:
27th Apr 2019
7x5 shed to build
- Garages & Sheds job in Newcastle Upon Tyne
"5 stars! Came at very short notice to build shed. Done a great job cheers. "
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24th Mar 2019
6x4 shed needing a new roof
- Garages & Sheds job in Sunderland
"Brendon was hired to build 6x4 shed. Estimated time to build was 2 days. One week later still only had half a shed so had to get someone else to finish the job. A catalogue of excuses- ?didn?t have the timber?, ?My assistant has phoned in sick?, ?I?m waiting for the wood to be unloaded? etc... Did not turn up on time, unreliable,caused a lot of stress. I don?t like giving a bad review but we were Very disappointed "
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9th Mar 2019
Render brickwork on gatepost refit existing gate
- Plastering job in Newcastle Upon Tyne
"Excellent work putting right a rendered wall done by shoddy previous workmen they are going to fit a microwave into housing for me "
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22nd Jan 2019
Construct 5x7 garden shed
- Garages & Sheds job in Newcastle Upon Tyne
"Brendon and Scott were asked to build my 7x5 wooden shed. Brendon is very good at explaining every step of the process and although the shed itself was not of great quality the difficult build was completed in 3 days to my satisfaction. I will be keeping Brendons contact details for any further projects. He is not the cheapest tradesman around but you get what you pay for."
Positive Feedback Received:
11th Jan 2019
On going various jobs due to ill health
- Handyman job in Gateshead
"EHC are absolutely amazing, so friendly, very experienced to give you, the client the best advice possible to make the best decisions for ie me the client to have the appropriate work carried out. They are reliable, trustworthy and THEIR STANDARD OF WORK IS BEYOND EXCELLENT. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND EHC AND I WOULD NOT HAVE ANOTHER CONTRACTOR, I WILL ALWAYS RECOMMEND BRENDON, EHC PROPERTIES. THEIR TEAM OF WORKERS ARE AMAZING. JAN"
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11th Dec 2018
fixing garden gate
- Handyman job in Whitley Bay
"Brendon takes pride in his work and did a good job for me. "
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7th Dec 2018
Box in under stairs and put Door on
- Joinery & Carpentry job in Stanley
"fairly well done"
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9th Oct 2018
Tiling the kitchen, 2 small bathrooms,1 small toilet room
- Tiling job in Newcastle Upon Tyne
"He did a brilliant job with his team & were very professional. We were pleased with their works that we asked them to stay longer for extra jobs. Thank you. "
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17th Aug 2018
Replace section of guttering and small repair to the eaves
- Drainage & Guttering job in Newcastle Upon Tyne
"Great service and speedy response. The work was completed to a high standard. I will be using these guys in the future. Highly recommend. 😀"
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5th Aug 2018
fit shower and tiling
- Bathroom fitting job in Newcastle Upon Tyne
"Brendon's team were asked to do a difficult job but after a few iterations, completed a bathroom refit to a good standard. A lot of effort went into making the walls sound and repairing utility fixtures. However, I was not impressed with the person doing the tiling as it seemed as though he was hoping mistakes would not be noticed. This caused quite a bit of re-work that could have been prevented if he was upfront. In the end we were very pleased with the final product which is Brendon's aim."
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7th Jul 2018
Cut two strait lines in garage single skin wall
- Handyman job in Cramlington
"Two great guys, very helpful, they did all I asked, came spot on time and did the job and advice would recommend them anytime."
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6th Jul 2018
Hang paintings and mirrors
- Handyman job in Whitley Bay
"Brendon and his team are first class - kind, helpful and understanding of your needs. Our jobs were not big but that did not seem to make any difference. A very pleasant experience for two pensioners!"
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28th Jun 2018
Regrouting and resealing in bathroom
- Tiling job in Stockton-on-Tees
"Work speedily and efficiently to produce a good job well done."
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18th Apr 2018
Garden shed reroofing
- Garages & Sheds job in Billingham
"Couldn't have been better, Brendon and team thoroughly professional, arrived on time and explained everything they were doing. Cannot fault them on anything, would recommend them to anyone who needs work done. "
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6th Apr 2018
fit floor standing cabinet plus 3 doors need trimmed
- Bathroom fitting job in Seaham
"Ehc-properties arrived at the time they said they would, to carry out the job. They carried out all the work in a clean professional manner, leaving me the customer very happy with all work carried out. I would very happy to both recommend Ehc-properties UK, and use them again. "
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20th Mar 2018
convert 3 bedrooms into two
- General building job in Washington
"completed this part of the job, but I asked for a lot more work to be done which is coming to the end shortly ( weather permitting)"
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12th Mar 2018
Bath panels fitted
- Handyman job in Houghton-le-Spring
"This is the first time I have used this site. I hadn?t heard of EHC properties before then. I chose this company after reviewing feedback from previous customers.Brendon and Wayne arrived at my home as arranged and were very friendly. They were also respectful of my home,(not trudging up my stairs in their work boots) as some previous trades have done in the past. They were professional at all times and did a great job fitting my bath panels. I will definitely use them again."
Positive Feedback Received:
28th Jan 2018
re grouting bathroom tiles
- Tiling job in Sunderland
"I have used Brendan and his team several times for re plastering and roof repairs and I would definitely use again and thoroughly recommend. Brendan always ensures the job is completed to a high standard for a fair price. I am very happy with the repairs to my tiles and grouting which has greatly improved the appearance of my bathroom. "
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27th Sep 2017
8ft x 6ft metal shed build asap
- Garages & Sheds job in Gateshead
"Every part of the job we requested was done in a fast and professional manner. We will definately use this company again"
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18th Aug 2017
- Gardening & Landscaping job in Sunderland
"Brendon and his team came on time, did what they said they'ld do, charged what they said they'ld charge and did an excellent job. Will get them back for the next stage of the project."
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17th Aug 2017
Demolition and clearance of Garden shed
- Demolition & Clearing job in Newcastle Upon Tyne
"Brendon Sloane and hie colleague were both superb.I asked them to make sure they didn't disturb a small plant beside the shed.No problem. They removed the 6x4 shed with windows with the barest minimum of fuss.They tidied up afterwards and left no mess.I was very impressed thank you."
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10th Aug 2017
Tiling the kitchen
- Kitchen fitting job in Whitley Bay
"Brendan has been very professional from the start. I could not have wished for a more polite and caring worker. He has given me many options and done the very best job I could have wanted. His attention to detail is extraordinary. I have been very happy with his work and in fact i have asked him to continue and install a new wet room."
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8th Aug 2017
Loft ladder and flooring installed
- Joinery & Carpentry job in Stannington
"Great job well done many thanks to brendon and team"
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20th Jun 2017
Garden shed
- Demolition & Clearing job in Hartlepool
"All i can say is a fantastic job my shed was old and a messy job demolished it and took everything away including the van full inside the price was really good very polite and friendly would recommend to anybody thankyou"
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10th Jun 2017
Garage demolition
- Demolition & Clearing job in Middlesbrough
"Brilliant work really pleased they demolished our garage and also laid some turf. Very friendly and a real pleasure to deal with. They were happy to keep us updated and easy to contact end result is fantastic. Definately recommend "
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11th May 2017
Bath needs resealled.
- Handyman job in Newcastle Upon Tyne
"Excellent service, friendly and reliable. Very knowledgeable and gave good advice. "
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13th Apr 2017
Few odd jobs
- Handyman job in Trimdon
"Happy with the work that they did and the advice that they gave. A friendly team that will be welcomed back at any time. 7.5/6"
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10th Apr 2017
Shed roof needs refelting
- Garages & Sheds job in Wallsend
"From the speed at which I received the quotation for works, to the moment they left my home, I could not fault Brendon and his team. They carried out the job to an exceptionally high standard and kept me informed of options at all times. I wouldn't hesitate to use this company again. Great job at a great price."
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22nd Mar 2017
Erecting 6/8ft aluminium and plastic greenhouse
- Gardening & Landscaping job in Redcar
"Here promptly, nice bunch of lads ,worked into the dark in pouring rain ,finished my greenhouse for me in record time . I'm very pleased with their work,and will definitely recommend them to friends, and without a doubt have them back again for future jobs .. They were amazing ,I wouldn't have had the patience or know how to erect the greenhouse myself . Well done lads "
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22nd Mar 2017
my roof needs some help please
- Roofing job in Newcastle Upon Tyne
"Thank you Brendan and Wayne for the prompt service with helping my roof. Job well done and will definitely be using him again. I have kept his number safe!"
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6th Feb 2017
Repair a wall socket
- Electrical fitting job in Consett
"Very good, explained the problem then fixed it. Would recommend to anyone. Very reasonable. "
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17th Jan 2017
To hang a heavy wooden coat rack
- Handyman job in Alnwick
"First rate service and quality of work. I would highly recommend Brendon and his team. Very courteous and efficient!"
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7th Jan 2017
tile kitchen floor
- Tiling job in Sunderland
"i posted my job request on a thursday. by friday i had a visit and quote from Brendon and Wayne and the work was started on t6he monday. expected to wait longer than that. the lads were great and a pleasure to have in my home. nothing was too much bother they were very polite, and extremely hard workers. they arrived at the time they said they would, then worked all day each day, the kitchen needed floor and walls tiling and it now looks stunning. thank you Brendon, Wayne, Gavin and Harley."
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3rd Dec 2016
Conservatory guttering needs piece added missing
- Conservatories job in Sunderland
"Having completed and remedied some conservatory works for me today to a very high standard which had been caused by the poor workmanship of another company. My faith has been restored, and I have no hesitation in employing this company again to carry out any future works and highly recommend this company whose professionalism, honesty and good work ethics is soundly assured. Thank you once again.....! "
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18th Nov 2016
prepare a base and erect a shed.
- Garages & Sheds job in Middlesbrough
"Friendly,experienced,workers,to whom nothing was too much trouble. We will certainly use them again in the future"
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31st Oct 2016
Back yard wooden gate and gate frame need renewing.
- Joinery & Carpentry job in Blyth
" Replaced back yard gate and gate frame. Arrived at agreed time and did a good job. I would use Hhc again and can recommend them. "
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29th Oct 2016
skim & paint walls, wallpaper 1 wall
- Painting & decorating job in South Shields
"i hired EHC to skim and paint walls and wallpaper one wall brendan and his team done a great job my only downside was they put down sticky tape down on floor they got quite a lot of it off but we had to do a lot of it as well not good when your an oap with arthritis but i would still recommend them to anybody who want a good job done "
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18th Oct 2016
Re-fix 3 tiles to window reveal
- Tiling job in Durham
"Ehc responded quickly to my request and Brendan was able to carry out this small job the following day. They arrived on time and made a good job. They were very reasonable and did not make any mess. I would use them again quite happily."
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29th Aug 2016
- Fencing job in Newcastle Upon Tyne
"Very reliable, they turned up as planned and the work was of a good standard. "
Positive Feedback Received:
7th Feb 2016
Bath front, cover pipes & laminate floor
- Bathroom fitting job in Stockton-on-Tees
"Happy with the job nice work"
Positive Feedback Received:
18th Dec 2015
One bathroom suite out replaced with another
- Bathroom fitting job in South Shields
"No problem, completed the job a week after accepting my job, very satisfied."
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4th Dec 2015
build my metal shed
- Garages & Sheds job in Jarrow
"I was very impressed with the firm. The men were friendly and helpful and got on with the job despite the atrocious weather. The shed was anchored to a solid base which they built and the finished job seems robust , tidy and well- positioned. They left no mess . I'd recommend them. I'd certainly use them again. No complaints. "
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31st Oct 2015
Fit outside tap
- Plumbing job in Whitley Bay
"Were here on time,the lads were friendly and did a good and efficient job.Would use them again."
Positive Feedback Received:
29th Oct 2015
Cost of erecting greenhouse
The approx cost to erect the above greenhouse is £235.00
Bathroom fitting quote
Yes it is reasonable £1200 in total is a good price
What is skimming?
Skimming is the finish you require in order to prepare for painting , its main purpose is to give you a flattened wall to give you that glass like finish and hide all lumps and bumps .
Why is my tap dripping?
Possible damage to a perished seal , which i would recommend using a qualified plumber .
When should I expect to pay a call out charge?
Only in exceptional circumstances (emergencies mainly) should you be required to pay for a call out , payment to be made as soon as you have received an invoice
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Few people would argue that the country currently known as Russia -- and formerly known as the Soviet Union -- used to be great. I am not going to defend my former homeland and try to excuse the Gulags and purges which took place during its 70+ year Soviet history. Evil can never be excused. But no one can deny that, for a while, Russia could be called a great country. Just think back to World War II, or any of the Cold War events, and (if you belong to the older generation), you will have to agree that my former homeland used to be the place others feared... or, at the very least, respected.
This is precisely where everything becomes complicated. People in Russia see their Soviet days as the time when their country meant something to the world. Considering Russia's complete failure at creating a democratic government, such sentiment is not surprising. Russia has no historical incentive to be a democratic state. Some degree of respect for individual rights, some sense of personal liberty have to exist for democracy to work. But Russian people have not been free, in their majority, from the days of the Mongolian invasion.
Unlike Europe, it has not had the chance to learn to respect the individuals. As the 90's attempts at democracy stalled because of our historical mindset, people became more and more disappointed in this "western" tradition, and looked more and more fondly at their "great" Soviet past. I see this as the major reason why a vast number of the Russian people now think that Putin's foreign policies are great.
For centuries, Russians have felt the strongest when they knew their country was threatened. Russian people come together naturally whenever they sense they are under attack. Our leaders have long used this powerful sense of unity as a mechanism that helped them stay in charge. To blame America, or the Jews, or "gays in Europe" for whatever is going wrong instead of admitting the government's shortcomings is so natural to Russian leaders it has become a knee-jerk reaction. That is what seems to be happening with the situation around Ukraine. According to my relatives, many people in Russia believe the "war" on Ukraine was sponsored by "the West," and honestly believe that taking over Crimea proves that Russia is still great and able to stand its ground!
Do I believe this? I would've still lived in Russia if I did. To me, my former homeland is losing its mind battling the demons it imagined. But I can't blame it for that. It's very tough to be logical when you live in a world where everyone's out to get you... whether that world is made up or not.
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I have a 1996 Mustang GT that had stored 2 DTCs. P0151 and P1151. I replaced the Bank 2 forward O2 Sensor and the P0151 code is no longer being set. However, the PCM still sets the P1151. Additionally, the Autotap PCM interface I use shows that the last time the P1151 was set I was going approx 50mph and the STFT was a -77%.
My interpretation of that is an over rich condition and the PCM is in a state of asking for much less fuel from the Bank 2 injectors. AM I'm correct? If so at least one injector is likely leaky. How do I figure out which injector?
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When real, non-famous people get pregnant, it's not uncommon for nine months of sweatpants and oversized T-shirt-wearing to ensue. Comfort, most of us would agree, is key, when carrying a child, and for some reason, a comfortable outfit often equates to something less than chic. Celebrities, however, almost seem to get more stylish when with child. Kate Middleton sported tailored, fitted dresses through both of her pregnancies and Kim Kardashian seemed to actually show more skin than she does when she isn't pregnant. And don't even get us started on the heels, which, of course, every expectant A-list mama rocks effortlessly.
So what's the deal with celebrity maternity style, and why is it so hard for us to emanate? We chatted with Robin Otto, a maternity fashion expert from zulily.com to find out.
Why is it that celebrities seem to be able to have such chic pregnancies? What are they doing differently when they get dressed in the morning?
I think celebrities are good at taking risks. I think as women, we often talk ourselves out of trying something new in fear of our own securities. We are sometimes our own worst critic. Try stepping outside of your comfort zone -- you would be surprised by some of the compliments you get!
What are the top trends for maternity looks these days?
Maxi dresses are back again this year and have never been prettier! Another big trend we're seeing are florals -- our moms cannot get enough of them.
What is the most flattering way to dress when pregnant?
Anything that is either rouched down the sides or has an empire waist. This allows you to show off the belly while still giving yourself some shape with the dress pulling in at the smallest part of your torso.
Who are some stars with standout maternity looks, other than Kim Kardashian?
I think Chrissy Teigen has done a great job of dressing her baby bump! She is trendy, while still being classy. I would say another great standout star while pregnant has been Rose Byrne. She has such a a sweet and classic style, and did a great job of finding silhouettes that worked well with her petite frame.
Are there any rules for dressing when pregnant?
Avoid wearing any tops that are too short. There is nothing worse than seeing a pregnant woman in a top that is too short. It looks like you are trying to squeeze into something that is too small and that is never a good look on anyone.
What are your thoughts on high heels during pregnancy?
If you want to rock them, I say go for it! Do whatever makes you comfortable. I know many women who could walk 10 miles in heels, while others can barely walks 10 steps (pregnant or not).
What are some of the best brands for maternity (or on-maternity) clothes to shop when pregnant?
Some of my favorite brands are Pinkblush Maternity, Lilac Maternity, Maternal America and a new brand called Hello Miz. They are all trendy, while also affordable A few other brands that I think are great for basics are Mom & Co. and Oh! Mamma, both of which can be found on zulily.
So there you have it, ladies! Your complete guide to a fashionable pregnancy. Now you have no excuses for breaking out those sweatpants!
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Dialysis can keep the patients alive, but they often experience an array of complaints. Headache and vomiting are commonly seen in dialysis.
Causes of headache and nausea in hemodialysis
Hemodialysis is a procedure, in which blood is removed from the body and filtered through an artificial kidney. Then, the filtered blood is returned to the body.
As hemodialysis can cause a big change in haemodynamics, it is very likely to cause changes of blood volume in body. For this reason, blood pressure can fluctuate easily. Fluctuation of blood pressure is a common cause of headache in hemodialysis.
If the patients start to have dialysis recently, dialysis disequilibrium syndrome may occur. In Kidney Failure, high levels of toxic products not only linger in blood, but also can filter into body cells. Hemodialysis can clear off the waste products from blood after several rounds of treatments. However, the harmful substances in body cells can not be cleared away. As a result, fluid in blood vessels will infilter into brain cells, thus leading to brain edema. This condition can contribute to headache and even cause death.
As mentioned above, fluctuation of blood volume is a contributor of nausea and vomiting in hemodialysis patients.
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|Paynesville Press - July 12, 2006
All-school reunion to be held next week
An all-school reunion will be held on Friday, July 21, and Saturday, July 22, sponsored by the "Keep the Quality" Education Foundation. This is the first all-school reunion for Paynesville since May 1992.
On Friday, July 21, three Distinguished Alumni Awards will be given to Hub Schwandt (Class of 1939), Peter and Lynne (LeMasurier) Jacobson (Classes of 1961 and 1962), and Susan (Hendrickson) Warner (Class of 1969) at the American Legion. All alumni are welcome to attend the banquet with social hour at 6 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m.; and ceremony at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance, available at the Press, and $15 at the door. An all-class social will follow at the Legion.
School tours - of Paynesville Area Elementary School, Paynesville Area Middle School, and Paynesville Area High School - will be offered from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Lunch ($5) will be served in the high school cafeteria from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; a silent auction of old trophies (by the Bulldog Booster Club) will last from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; and a group picture will be taken on the football field at 2:45 p.m.
Finally, another all-class social is planned for Saturday night at Queen Bee's Bar and Grill in downtown Paynesville.
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Mort Meyerson on Success
Jan 11 2009
I used to co-write articles for The University of Texas at Austin's alumni magazine called The Alcalde. It was one of the things I had to give up when I started a day job. My writing partner, Pam Losefksy, and I enjoyed doing them but it took more time and didn't pay enough money for either of us to justify being able to keep doing them in either of our schedules going forward. The articles are listed on the Success Profiles page of this blog. But we had a good run with the first article on Mort Meyerson (pdf) running in the Jan/Feb issue of 2005 and the last one in the Sept/Oct issue of 2008. The series started as Success To Me and during the middle of last year we changed it to Self Starter to focus more on entrepreneurs. They have apparently brought the series in house or found someone else to continue the series which goes to show you everyone is replaceable!
I blogged about a few of the more recent ones we did but not some of the initial ones, so I am going to start from the beginning and do some posts on the older ones where I highlight a quote or two from each article. You can see the full article on Mort Meyerson by clicking HERE (pdf).
Mort is the former President of EDS and former Chairman & CEO of Perot Systems. He currently leads 2M Companies and the Morton H. Meyerson Family Tzedekah fund. He received his BA in 1961 in Economics and Philosophy. He was at Perot Systems from 1992 to 1998 when the company went from $100 million to $1 billion in revenue. He was at EDS from 1975 to 1986 when the company went from $200 million to $4.4 billion.
We started the article with this quote by Mort:
When I first retired in 1986 at 48 years old, I asked myself the question, "Is this all there is to life?" I had been a CEO, I had financial security, I had great friends and a devoted family. I wasn't unhappy, but I didn't feel fully successful given my financial and work success.
He then went on to describe his philosophy on giving which is based on the framework of the Jewish philosophy of tzedakah.
So now our foundation strives to be a node in a neural network called the greater community of human beings trying to help each other. I am a connector. It's interesting that that's what I did in business for 40 years. So, I have been applying part of my business expertise within the tzedakah perspective, and I find it very rewarding. Through the concept of tzedakah, I'm beginning to feel more whole, more successful, than I did in 1986 when I retired from EDS and in 1998 when I retired from Perot Systems.
I (Aruni) have always found it interesting that in my search for meaning I have run across so many others with far more financial and material wealth than I certainly have who are searching for the same thing. I meet many with much less material wealth searching also for understanding and peace. I have run across very few people who are completely OK with who they are and where they are in life and 99.9% of those people are kids.
There is always something in between the black & white lines in an article, a newspaper feature, or a TV story that can never be accurately conveyed to the listener or the viewer. Most of us know this, yet we still make assumptions about people and situations as if their inner essences are completely different than ours…but are they?
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O my people, heed my heart's cry,
Let not my spirit strive in vain,
As I pleading, pleadingly, remind you,
Of my words oer again.
Feed the hungry, clothe the needy,
Give them shelter in my name,
Touch them, love them, ease their burden
To give them hope, that's why I came.
See the children, see their faces,
Eyes all filled with grief remain,
Just an outstretched hand from Jesus,
Will erase their hurt and pain.
Teach my people, how to "Live Now,"
For their sorrow and their shame,
May be yours to bear tomorrow,
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Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG Al Canapo
- Designation: DOCG
- Producer: Bindi Sergardi
- Year: 2013
- Grape: 100% Sangiovese
- Region: Tuscany
- Size: 75cl
Ruby red, intensely fruity and elegant bouquet. Hints of cherries and red fruit. Fresh, elegant and pleasantly rounded.
Notes: This wine is meant to be drunk young in order to appreciate its freshness and its bouquet
Food Match: An excellent accompaniment for pasta, both white and red meat, and cheese
Serving temperature: 18° C
From the producer's website:"We are dedicating our Chianti Colli Senesi "Al canapo" to Siena, the city that represents our history and tradition of the Palio. The Palio is in the essence of Siena, taking place in summertime when the vines on the Sienese hills are full of life and transmitting enthusiasm. The vines parallel the excitement and expectations of the Sienese people during the Palio days. As the horses quiver with excitement at the starting line, "al canapo", so do the Sienese hearts quicken. With its ruby red color and its minerality, our "Al canapo" wine brings back those special moments of joyful anticipation."
From the producer's website: Bindi Sergardi is a farm which has stayed in the same family since the 1349 and has been passed from one generation to the next in natural succession. It has undergone all the phases of good agricultural practice in use over the centuries and has now had to accept its transformation into a family company, justified and made necessary by the dimensions of a property which comprises over a thousand hectares.
The lay of the land does not consent extensive cultivations in this day and age, but imposes a search for niche products of high quality, vocation and imagination. A natural consequence of this is that the members of the family who today run the farm (represented by two generations: Nicolò Casini and his daughter Alessandra) have emphasized two main sectors, namely fine wine and traditional crops in rotation, with a side line of olive oil from our hills in Chianti.


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"I wish I could say to you that it all works out organically as planned, but they never do, these books. Writers constantly—you know this—fly by the seat of their pants, and you just go along. You're open to the mystery. You're open to the possibilities."
Great interview with Colum McCann over at the Rumpus. Can't wait to read his new novel, TransAtlantic.


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By thinking strategically you can apply the correct tactics to improve your site's conversion rate, generating more leads and sales. The principle of the conversion balance is the key to optimizing your website. What is the conversion balance? On the one side you have Success Factors which build trust and confidence and lead to conversions. On the other side you have Failure Factors, undermining trust and confidence, and leading to abandonment.
If, in the mind of the visitor, the success factors of outweigh the failure factors, she will convert. If they don't, she won't. This "weighing" happens on a conscious and/or subconscious level every moment she's on the site. The more obvious the imbalance, the easier the decision.
The goal of web optimization: increase conversion rates It seems simple enough: increase the success factors and decrease the failure factors. Whatever the nature of your site, whatever you consider a conversion, the factors are pretty much the same.
Failure factors
Anything that causes frustration, a negative thought, or a concern in the mind of the visitor tips the balance against conversion. These failure factors include:
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Failure factors generate anxiety. They create barriers. They undermine the motivation of your visitors and interfere with your ability to build a relationship. By slowing them down and forcing them to think too much, you're tipping the conversion balance that leads prospects to click away from your site.
Next we'll look at Success Factors.
Success factors
Anything that makes your site self-explanatory, easy-to-use, and meets visitors' needs based on their different motivations is a success factor. These include:
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Conversion is a process
Remember, while a conversion technically happens in a single step, it is not an isolated one. Conversion is the result of a series of small decisions and tiny steps. By minimizing the failure factors and maximizing the success factors you can tip the balance.
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text: So reports Kara, citing sources: Facebook is raising its second institutional round, as an expected-to-be high valuation…the money raised will probably be higher than the $25 million it did in 2006. One of the investors could be Microsoft, the story speculates, based on the prior relationship the two companies have, and the fact that MSFT tried to buy the company in the past as well. Previous investors in the company include Accel Partners, Greylock Partners, and Meritech Capital Partners. The money could be used to do some tuck-in acquisitions, possibly internationally.


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Out of earshot
- Really does fit in your pocket
- Some assembly required
- Includes tiny crossbow and 25 cotton swabs
Now we know. You're supposed to load them into this Hog Wild Pocket X-Bow, obviously. You pull back the bow cord until it rests in the notch, pop in one of the included (one-sided) cotton swabs, and pull down the launch ring to fire. We can see this being an awesome toy for cats who are always pulling the swabs out of the trash. Weirdos.
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- Ages 8+
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For a while now I've been struggling with the performance of my laptop. Over time it starts to run slowly videos play really badly and anything that is CPU bound just takes ages. Anyone thats seen my demos recently might have seen some erratic behaviour. I put it all down to the bloat of stuff installed on my machine. So I started to go from scratch.
I purchased an SSD to eliminate the hard disk and installed windows 7.
Everything went well and all installed from a FusionIO memory card in 10 minutes whilst on the train.
Running the windows performance measuring thing I got some good numbers 5.3, 5.3, 5.4, 5.4 and 7.8 (its a good SSD). So I thought all was good. I started to install other software such as office and some of the drivers, as the video was bad I though I might have a duff driver installed.
One thing I used to test the performance was SuperPi. This is a handy utility that just calculates Pi to specific number of digits. What I found was that this was taking longer now, and worse it was taking twice as long as it did on my old laptop. Not good.
I put this down to the drivers and did a system restore. That took an age but eventually succeeded. (Quite impressed with that).
However after doing a system restore SuperPi was still not good and whats more running the windows performance thing resulted in the CPU and memory scores dropping to 4.3. Something is wrong.
I decide to look at CPU and so started up the resource monitor and when running superPi I got something like this
Note the blue line in this picture, this is the measure of maximum frequency. Whats that you may ask, well its the % of the Maximum frequency that the processors are running at. If you have 3GHz processors running at 50% its the equivalent of a 1.5GHz processor (not good). Under normal operating with power management on the % should go up and down to match demand to save processing power. Which is great. However what seemed to be happening was that the % would drop even though the processor was being hammered. Go figure.
At times it went down to 8% when the CPU was being hammered. No wonder things took a long time.
So I then started thinking about power management. I stuck the power management on full power, which has a min processor state of 100%. Still the % of maximum dropped. I rebooted and checked in the BIOS and nothing. I was stumped.
Something was throttling the CPU. I dig some searching and hit upon a post mentioning throttling and CPU temperature and then started putting 2 and 2 together.
This laptop had been running very hot for a while now to the extent that after a reboot sometimes the laptop would blue screen saying the Kernel had been shut down due to CPU temperatures.
I therefore started the process of contacting HP support. I was sure that something had gone wrong with the temperature control, the fan, the processor, something.
After speaking to many people including one person that said
"blow into the fan slot, what does that do ?"
"run a huge app and tell me what it does ?"
Was this person for real. I do wish there was an option on support numbers for "I am an IT person please don't put me through to a muppet".
Finally I got them to agree to the processor and board being replaced.
The lady came out on Friday last week and replaced the motherboard and processor. Interestingly she noted that the heat sink compound on the processor on the motherboard was messy and she also had to chip the old compound off the graphics heat sink it was so thick.
The laptop now runs beautifully, its cold, its fast and a joy to use.
I have no idea what component had a problem but if I was a betting man I would put money on the graphics processor heat sink not doing its job and so overheating causing the CPU to overheat and thus all the problems. The GPU is core to most things and interestingly I had seen huge Kernel times when running task manager and one of the things that uses Kernel time is the graphics drivers. If the GPU was cooked then that would have caused a problem.
Below is a screen shot of what happens now. You will see on the right is a graph that indicates CPU usage, where the maximum % goes to ~ 100% when needed and back down again afterwards. Something else I used as CPUIDZ that gives you the % as a frequency, I did find that resource monitor gave me a more accurate figure
The lesson learnt is to understand what your laptop should do and why it isn't doing what it should. Power management is a good thing on a laptop but its not just power management that controls processor speeds on most servers you will find they shutdown if the processors get too hot.
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Every day, beneath the tenderness of new sunlight and the quiet sorrow of fading stars, a woman went down to the pool. It lay between her house and the unkempt meadows, and when she sat there she could look to the candlelight blossoming in window after window as the household slowly woke, or she could look to the shadows of animals creeping through the meadow mist. Sometimes she looked for a little while. Other times she lay her face in her hands - because she came to the pool for weeping.
Every day, weeping, as the sun rose and dreams slipped away.
Once it had been that she wept for a reason, but now it was simply what she did come morning. She spilled her heart into the silent bright water. And then she returned home feeling refreshed.
But that was a melancholy household, where sighs wove a shroud around words. And so the woman found no reason not to go down to the pool every morning for weeping. And every morning afterwards she sat in the kitchen with softening eyes and sighs, and she drank water with her porridge. The household drank water - pool water, carried up to the house by servants, stained with her habitual tears and her empty sorrows.
And then it happened that the woman came to be with child. Thereafter, when she went to the pool in the morning, she wept no more but whispered small dreams that soon ravelled long and lovingly into songs. And she began visiting the pool later and later, for the sake of protecting her child from dawn's chill. So it was that, sitting there, she smelled the bread scent, heard the voices, coming from open windows of the household. She listened to birds and crickets sing in the meadow grasses. Her joyful breath stirred the pool water and made its scintillations rise up like wishes on the sunlit air.
At first she sang for gladness of her child. But soon she sang for the singing itself. And then she returned home feeling refreshed.
And song seemed to dance through the household's words, and they drank the waters of joy. The woman found no reason for weeping any more.
You see, I am somewhat adrift lately, and story has always been my certain ground, so here I stand a while. I know you don't like it, but you can always visit me at instagram for something different. The question of give and take with blogging has been on my heart a lot lately, and I've decided to go let it go and just do what I want for the moment. And yes I know this is an awful story, but I'm simply letting myself write, just as I let wildflowers grow in my garden, to nourish the ground for better things.


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Creating headers and/or footers to appear that will appear on multiple pages of your document is easy with Star Office. The block to enter your standard header or footer text can be instantly created by selecting Header or Footer from the Insert menu. Then it is a simple matter of typing your standard text into the newly created field.
Headers and/or footers will be included on every page of your document if you select to use them. Even where your document is broken up into sections it is not possible to include them in one section without including them in all sections. You can specify headers/footers for use on all left pages that are different from the headers/footers to be displayed on all right pages.
There are a number of options that give you greater control of the layout of your header or footer. If you select the Page... option from the Format menu then you can select the Header or Footer tab to change the attributes of your header or footer. From here you can set or clear check boxes to determine whether or not they will display, whether they will autofit, and whether or not they will be the same between left and right pages. You can also enter values for spacing, height, and left and right margins. Selecting the More button will also allow you to set borders and backgrounds for your headers/footers independently of the rest of the page.
Not directly related to headers and footers is the Fields option within the Insert menu. These options allow you to insert fields into your pages that will display calculated information. Some of these are particularly useful when used in headers or footers (which is why I am discussing them here). Directly within the fields menu are options for inserting the current Date, current Time, the current Page Number, the total Page Count, as well as Subject, Title, and Author. There is also an Other... option which gives you an even greater selection of fields that you can insert. With many of these fields the value displayed will be calculated automatically at the time of displaying the page. For example using the date and/or time fields will display the current date and/or time at the time of displaying the page. When the page is printed this will provide a permanent record of the date and time of printing. Including one or both of these fields in the header or footer will ensure that they appear on every page of your document.
Even more useful to put into the header or footer are the page number and page count fields. You can clearly identify each of your pages ad Page <page number> of >page count< so that people can easily tell not only which page of your document that they are on but how many pages there are in total. If the document is altered so as to affect the number of pages then this information will be automatically updated on all of the pages.
While there are limitations to what you can do with the simple approach taken to headers and footers in Star Office, there are still many benefits that can be attained by using them.
This article written by Stephen Chapman, Felgall Pty Ltd.


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Favoured by locals, business groups, and neighborhood customers, come and see why we have garnered rave reviews as being known as one of the finest Afghan cuisines in the York Region area. We proudly boast our convenient and accessible location, with an inviting atmosphere allowing you to comfortably seat a group as small as two, or up to ninety. Enjoy the hospitality of our knowledgeable and courteous family oriented staff, where the only experience you'll be served is one that keeps you coming back.
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Definitely a fun way of scrapping... of picking your photo. As one of the prompts for Shimelle's latest class said: grab a bunch of photos and start flicking through them, pick the first photo you see that makes you happy and scrapbook it, telling why it makes you happy. What a simple yet great way of going about picking what to do a layout about next :)
For me, I came across this photo of mum & dad. It makes me happy because I love it when they come and visit us (we live in different countries). So this is definitely a "happy" photo for me. And, by happy (!) co-incidence, we're also playing my favourite board game, Scattergories, so yet another little fact that gets documented in my album :)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
2 comments:
- Jessica said...
What lovely times you must have together! It's great that you are able to memorialize them.
- 3/24/2010 4:51 pm
- SarahLP said...
Great layout, Anso.. and a lovely happy photo!
And thank you for inspiring me to scrap a bunch of photos that I found in a pile and made me happy! I hadn't spotted that advice in Shimelle's prompt.. must read more closely ;o)
- 3/24/2010 5:03 pm
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mechanism in experimental animals also operates in humans
(see Part B,
Section 6).
Consideration is given to all available long-term studies
of cancer in experimental animals with the agent under
review (see Part A, Section
4). In all experimental settings, the nature and extent
of impurities or contaminants present in the agent being
evaluated are given when available. Animal species, strain
(including genetic background where applicable), sex,
numbers per group, age at start of treatment, route of
exposure, dose levels, duration of exposure, survival
and information on tumours (incidence, latency, severity
or multiplicity of neoplasms or preneoplastic lesions)
are reported. Those studies in experimental animals that
are judged to be irrelevant to the evaluation or judged
to be inadequate (e.g. too short a duration, too few animals,
poor survival; see below) may be omitted. Guidelines for
conducting long-term carcinogenicity experiments have
been published (e.g. OECD, 2002).
Other studies considered may include: experiments in
which the agent was administered in the presence of factors
that modify carcinogenic effects (e.g. initiation-promotion
studies, co-carcinogenicity studies and studies in genetically
modified animals); studies in which the end-point was
not cancer but a defined precancerous lesion; experiments
on the carcinogenicity of known metabolites and derivatives;
and studies of cancer in non-laboratory animals (e.g.
livestock and companion animals) exposed to the agent.
For studies of mixtures, consideration is given to the
possibility that changes in the physicochemical properties
of the individual substances may occur during collection,
storage, extraction, concentration and delivery. Another
consideration is that chemical and toxicological interactions
of components in a mixture may alter dose-response relationships.
The relevance to human exposure of the test mixture administered
in the animal experiment is also assessed. This may involve
consideration of the following aspects of the mixture
tested: (i) physical and chemical characteristics, (ii)
identified constituents that may indicate the presence
of a class of substances and (iii) the results of genetic
toxicity and related tests.
The relevance of results obtained with an agent that
is analogous (e.g. similar in structure or of a similar
virus genus) to that being evaluated is also considered.
Such results may provide biological and mechanistic information
that is relevant to the understanding of the process of
carcinogenesis in humans and may strengthen the biological
plausibility that the agent being evaluated is carcinogenic
to humans (see Part
B, Section 2f).
(a) Qualitative aspects
An assessment of carcinogenicity involves several considerations
of qualitative importance, including (i) the experimental
conditions under which the test was performed, including
route, schedule and duration of exposure, species, strain
(including genetic background where applicable), sex,
age and duration of follow-up; (ii) the consistency of
the results, for example, across species and target organ(s);
(iii) the spectrum of neoplastic response, from preneoplastic
lesions and benign tumours to malignant neoplasms; and
(iv) the possible role of modifying factors.
Considerations of importance in the interpretation and
evaluation of a particular study include: (i) how clearly
the agent was defined and, in the case of mixtures, how
adequately the sample characterization was reported; (ii)
whether the dose was monitored adequately, particularly
in inhalation experiments; (iii) whether the doses, duration
of treatment and route of exposure were appropriate; (iv)
whether the survival of treated animals was similar to
that of controls; (v) whether there were adequate numbers
of animals per group; (vi) whether both male and female
animals were used; (vii) whether animals were allocated
randomly to groups; (viii) whether the duration of observation
was adequate; and (ix) whether the data were reported
and analysed adequately.
When benign tumours (a) occur together with and originate
from the same cell type as malignant tumours in an organ
or tissue in a particular study and (b) appear to represent
a stage in the progression to malignancy, they are usually
combined in the assessment of tumour incidence (Huff et
al., 1989). The occurrence of lesions presumed to
be preneoplastic may in certain instances aid in assessing
the biological plausibility of any neoplastic response
observed. If an agent induces only benign neoplasms that
appear to be end-points that do not readily undergo transition
to malignancy, the agent should nevertheless be suspected
of being carcinogenic and requires further investigation.
(b) Quantitative aspects
The probability that tumours will occur may depend on
the species, sex, strain, genetic background and age of
the animal, and on the dose, route, timing and duration
of the exposure. Evidence of an increased incidence of
neoplasms with increasing levels of exposure strengthens
the inference of a causal association between the exposure
and the development of neoplasms.
The form of the dose-response relationship can vary widely, depending on the particular agent under study and the target organ. Mechanisms such as induction of DNA damage or inhibition of repair, altered cell division and cell death rates and changes in intercellular communication are important determinants of dose-response relationships for some carcinogens. Since many chemicals require metabolic activation before being converted to their reactive intermediates, both metabolic and toxicokinetic aspects are important in determining the dose-response pattern. Saturation of steps such as absorption, activation, inactivation and elimination may produce non-linearity in the dose-response relationship (Hoel et al., 1983; Gart et al., 1986), as could saturation of processes such as DNA repair. The dose-response relationship can also be affected by differences in survival among the treatment groups.
(c) Statistical analyses
Factors considered include the adequacy of the information
given for each treatment group: (i) number of animals
studied and number examined histologically, (ii) number
of animals with a given tumour type and (iii) length of
survival. The statistical methods used should be clearly
stated and should be the generally accepted techniques
refined for this purpose (Peto et al., 1980; Gart
et al., 1986; Portier & Bailer, 1989; Bieler
& Williams, 1993). The choice of the most appropriate
statistical method requires consideration of whether or
not there are differences in survival among the treatment
groups; for example, reduced survival because of non-tumour-related
mortality can preclude the occurrence of tumours later
in life. When detailed information on survival is not
available, comparisons of the proportions of tumour-bearing
animals among the effective number of animals (alive at
the time the first tumour was discovered) can be useful
when significant differences in survival occur before
tumours appear. The lethality of the tumour also requires
consideration: for rapidly fatal tumours, the time of
death provides an indication of the time of tumour onset
and can be assessed using life-table methods; non-fatal
or incidental tumours that do not affect survival can
be assessed using methods such as the Mantel-Haenzel test
for changes in tumour prevalence. Because tumour lethality
is often difficult to determine, methods such as the Poly-K
test that do not require such information can also be
used. When results are available on the number and size
of tumours seen in experimental animals (e.g. papillomas
on mouse skin, liver tumours observed through nuclear
magnetic resonance tomography), other more complicated
statistical procedures may be needed (Sherman et al.,
1994; Dunson et al., 2003).
Formal statistical methods have been developed to incorporate
historical control data into the analysis of data from
a given experiment. These methods assign an appropriate
weight to historical and concurrent controls on the basis
of the extent of between-study and within-study variability:
less weight is given to historical controls when they
show a high degree of variability, and greater weight
when they show little variability. It is generally not
appropriate to discount a tumour response that is significantly
increased compared with concurrent controls by arguing
that it falls within the range of historical controls,
particularly when historical controls show high between-study
variability and are, thus, of little relevance to the
current experiment. In analysing results for uncommon
tumours, however, the analysis may be improved by considering
historical control data, particularly when between-study
variability is low. Historical controls should be selected
to resemble the concurrent controls as closely as possible
with respect to species, gender and strain, as well as
other factors such as basal diet and general laboratory
environment, which may affect tumour-response rates in
control animals (Haseman et al., 1984; Fung et
al., 1996; Greim et al., 2003).
Although meta-analyses and combined analyses are conducted
less frequently for animal experiments than for epidemiological
studies due to differences in animal strains, they can
be useful aids in interpreting animal data when the experimental
protocols are sufficiently similar.
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1 pack of ready made flaky pastry
4 apples - 1 for decoration
4 pears - 1 for decoration
3 tbsp of brown sugar
1 tbsp of freshly squeezed orange juice
2 tbsp of water
2 little cubes of butter for buttering the dish
1 handful of flaked almonds
Madagascar Vanilla Custard
3 egg yolks
1 L of whole milk
2 Madagascar vanilla pods
2 tbsp of brown sugar
Tip: Nowadays you can easily get a good ready made pastry in any decent shop near you. It comes in the form of a dough rolled and wrapped around some parchment paper. Its simple and takes a good hour off your cooking time!
- Wash and peel 3 apples & 3 pears
- Cut them into any kind of little shapes & plonk into a saucepan
- Add 3tbsp of brown sugar, 1 tbsp of freshly squeezed orange juice & 2 tbsp of water
- Give it a good stir & leave on a low heat until soft - every so often come back to it and stir gently as to not smash the fruit into smithereens!
- With the remaining pear & apple cut in half & then cut that half into a further half
- Try and cut thin slices of each fruit which will be our overall amazing topping (ideally if you have a mandolin it would be a treat if not just practise your thing Japanese knife skills!)
- Get a little bowl & fill with water 7 then place in a wedge of lemon to stop colouring
- Get a pastry dish and line the entire inside with butter coating to ensure the pastry does not stick
- Simply open the packaged pastry & roll over the pastry dish, with your fingers just move around the inside edges of the pastry dish to allow for an even place for the fruit to sit
- Leave this in the fridge until ready to use
- When you can with ease put a knife through the biggest piece of fruit you know its ready
- Take the chilled pastry from the fridge & simply fill with all the stewed fruit
- Take your thinly slices of apple and fan them close to each other around the inside edges
- With the thinly sliced pear fan them on the inside of the dish - long parts of the pear facing towards the inside of the pastry dish - This makes it look amazing & people can really see that its a pear & apple treat!
- When the tart is nearly done scatter over 1 handful of flaky almonds to give it a lovely nutty taste
- Place into the oven at 180 degrees C for about 25 - 30 minutes or until lovely & golden
- Lets talk custard -It's was my first time to make it homemade and it was actually easy! I took a chance at this recipe as I didn't have any access to the Internet and it actually worked out pretty good!
- Separate 3 eggs - we need the 3 yolks
- Add your 2 tbsp of brown sugar and whisk together
- On a low heat pour in 1 L of whole fat milk and warm it through, stirring constantly
- Run a sharp knife down through the middle of the 2 Madagascar vanilla pods, splitting them open
- Run the back of the knife down all 4 sides stealing all those beautiful vanilla grain - add these sticky goodness to the milk and whisk until you see specks of vanilla dispersed throughout the milk
- With the warmed milk slowly add a little to the eggs yolk & brown sugar mix whisking vigorously in the process (don't add it all at the same time as you will get scrambled eggs)
- Give it a good whisk then put it back on a low heat giving it a whisk here & there to give it some air
- When it can coat the back of a spoon you know its done
- The tart should be done at this stage - on a shallow bowl pour in a good lug of the Madagascar custard then place neatly a nice slice of the pear & apple tart on top!
Bella :)


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Conference Papers
Ph.D. Projects
Interprofessional Project
Term Projects
Peer-Reviewed Proceeding
KHALILI, N. R. *a, ROA-GUTIÉRREZ, F.b, CHÁVES-ABARCA, R.c, JAUBERT-SOLANO, W.d, VALERIO-VINDAS, J.J.e 2015. Design of Cleaner Production Frameworks: an Operational Tool for Sustainable Transition. 5th International Workshop on Cleaner production. Brazil, May 2015.
ASHTON, W. S.A, HURTADO MARTIN, M.A, KHALILI, N.A PANERO, M.B. 2015 . PATHWAYS TO CLEANER PRODUCTION IN THE AMERICAS : EDUCATIONAL STEPS TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY ". 5th International Workshop on Cleaner production. Brazil, May 2015
Nasrin R. Khalili, Abagail McWilliams, and Rodney C Shrader, 2013. "Developing Sustainable Enterprises for the Bottom of the Pyramid". SMS Annual Conference, Atlanta, September 2013.
Nasrin R. Khalili*, Whynde M. Melaragno, 2009, "Estimating GHG Emissions and Carbon Footprint and Organizational Risks " Conference Proceedings, Air and Waste Management Association Practical Sustainability Conference, St. Louis, MO, May 7-8 2009,
Whynde M. Melaragno (Corresponding Author), Nasrin R. Khalili*, 2009, "A Roadmap to Sustainability" Conference Proceedings, Air and Waste Management Association Practical Sustainability Conference, St. Louis, MO, May 7-8 2009,
Jinting Liu, Navid Sabbaghi, Nasrin R. Khalili, 2009, "Improving Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction at the Illinois Institute of Technology "Conference Proceedings, Air and Waste Management Association Practical Sustainability Conference, St. Louis MO, May 7-8 2009,
Khalili, N. R. 2008, Economics, Industrial Environmental Risk Mitigation and Corporate Competitiveness, Conference Proceeding, Air and Waste Management Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon,
Khalili, N. R. et al., 2008, Development of a Cost Effective and Efficient Sorbent for Mercury Emission Control, Conference Proceeding, Air and Waste Management Annual Conference, Portland Oregon,
Melaragno, W.M., Davila Tueme, C.Z, Carmona, E.A., Anderson, T.C., Khalili, N. R*., 2008, Design and Implementation of an Effective Environmental Management System for Stuart School of Business at Illinois Institute of Technology, Conference Proceeding, Air and Waste Management Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon.
Nasrin R. Khalili, July 2007, "Environmental Risk and Corporate Competitiveness" Joint Statistical Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nasrin R. Khalili, Thomas M. Jacobius, Joaquin Acevedo M. and Enrique Ortiz Nadal. 2007. Development and Outcome Analysis of a Joint Entrepreneurial Course Between Illinois Institute of Technology and Tecnologico de Monterrey. NCIIA 11th Conference Proceeding, March 25.
Joaquin Acevedo1,*, Enrique Ortiz1, Flavio Marin1 and Nasrin R. Khalili2 . 2006, Introducing Social Awareness in a Design Course Project for Engineers, ALE Conference, Monterrey, Mexico.
Nasrin R. Khalili etal., June 2006" Education without Borders: Development of an Interdisciplinary Project Based Educational Program" Fourth LACCEI International Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology (LACCET'2006), "Breaking Frontiers and Barriers in Engineering: Education, Research and Practice"21-23 June 2006, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Nasrin R. Khalili etal., June 2006" Design, Characterization, and Economic Analysis of a Low Cost Water Purification System for Mexico"Fourth LACCEI International Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology (LACCET'2006), "Breaking Frontiers and Barriers in Engineering: Education, Research and Practice"21-23 June 2006, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
Nasrin R. Khalili, 2005, "Development and Characterization of a Gold-Based Catalyst for Removal of Mercury". 2nd China International Symposium on Persistent Toxic Substances, May 15-18, Beijing, China
Nasrin R. Khalili, 2005, Development of Bio Catalyst for Removal of Phenol from industrial Waste, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Nasrin R. Khalili, 2003, "Challenges and Opportunities of Development an Effective Environmental Management System for Educational Institutions" Presented at 2003 Bell Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
Harvey Smith1, Nasrin R. Khalili2,2003. Analysis of the Educational Aspects of EMS Education for Diverse Student Populations" Presented at 2003 Bell Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
Nasrin R. Khalili 1, Satya N. Varadhi2, Vipul J. Sirvastava2, and Bruce A. Scamoffa , 2002. "Ambient Air Monitoring and Risk Assessment at Gas Utility Industry" Proceedings. 15th Annual International Conference and Exposition on Site Remediation Technologies and Environmental Management in the Utility Industry.
G. Sandí, N. R. Khalili, W. Lu, and Jai Prakash. Electrochemical Performance of Carbons Derived from Paper Mill Sludge. Extended Abstract,11th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries, Monterey, CA, and June 23-28, 2002.
N. R. Khalili*, Y. Otake, N. Kanomata, E. Furuya, "Relationship Between Freundlich-Type Equation Constants and Molecular Orbital Properties" presented at 2001 AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, November 4-10.
K.C. Littrell*, N.R. Khalili, M.Campbell, G.Sandi, and P.Thiyagarajan. "Structural Characterization of Activated Carbon Adsorbents Prepared from Paper Mill Sludge", Applied Physics, Proceedings, International Conference on Neutron Scattering, Münich, September 9-13, 2001.
Khalili*, N.R., Hitendra, J. Julius, C. 2001 " Development and Characterization of Novel Carbon-based Adsorbents and Catalysts from Sludge" Proceedings, 14th Annual International Conference and Exposition on Site Remediation Technologies and Environmental Management in the Utility Industry.
Ahmed, M.I., Khalili*, N.R., Donepudi, V.S., Smotkin, E.S., and Selman, J.R. "In-Process Contaminant Removal from Hard Chromium Plating Baths Using a Fuel Cell Electrode Ion-Exchange Membrane Process (FCMP)". Proceedings, AESF/EPA Conference, Orlando, FL, January 2001.
Cengiz, P., Abbasian, J., Slimane, R.B., Ho, K.K., Khalili, N.R. 2001. "Formulation and Characterization of Improved Regenerable Sorbents for Flue Gas Desulfurization". 26th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 5-8 March 2001.Proceedings of the International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization and Fuel Systems, Vol. 26, pp. 893-898.
Cengiz, P.A., Abbasian, J., Slimane, R.B., Williams, B.E., Khalili, N.R., Ho, K.K., 2000. "Regenerable Copper-Based Sorbents for High Temperature Flue Gas Desulfurization". 25th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 6-9 March 2000. Proceedings of the International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization and Fuel Systems, Vol. 25, pp. 605-616.
Sandi, G., Khalili*, N.R., Littrel, K., and Thiagarajan, P., 2000" Pore Structure of Activated Carbons Produced from Paper Mill Sludge Using Small Angle Neutron Scattering " Proceedings, American Chemical Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 26 to 31, Division of Fuel Chemistry.
Abbasian, J., Slimane, R.B., Carty, R.H., Cengiz, P.A., Khalili, N.R., 1999. "Development of Improved Sorbents for the Moving-Bed Copper Oxide Process". 24th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems; Clearwater, Florida, USA, 8-11 March 1999. Proceedings of the International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization and Fuel Systems, Vol. 24, pp. 681-692.
Abbasian, J., Cengiz, P.A., Slimane, R.B., Williams, B.E., Khalili, N.R., Carty, R.H., 1999. "Development and Characterization of Improved Sorbents for Removal of SO2 and NOx from Flue Gas". 1999 AIChE Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, October 31-November 5, 1999.
Cengiz, P.A., Abbasian, J., Slimane, R.B., Williams, B.E., Khalili, N.R., Carty, R.H., 1999. "Development of Improved Supported Copper Oxide Sorbents for Flue Gas Desulfurization". AIChE 2000 Spring National Meeting, Atlanta, March 5-9, 2000.
Jain, H*, Khalili, N.R., Arastoopour, H. " NOX Removal using a Novel Carbon-based Catalyst Produced from Paper Mill Sludge". 1999 AIChE Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX.
Walhof, L. Khalili*. N.R., and Arastoopour, H. 1998. " Effect of Pyrolysis Temperature on Preparation of Activated Carbon from Biosolids".Proceedings. The 12th Annual Residuals and Biosolids Management Conference of the Water Environment federation, pp. 605-612.
Khalili, N.R.*, Pan, M. and Sandi G. 1997." Fractal Analysis of Granular Activated Carbons Using Isotherm Data". Proceedings of the 214th- ACS National Meeting, September 7-11, 1997, Las Vegas, NV.
Parkhurst R., Khalili, N.R*. 1997. " Plastic Recycling Optimization at Abbott Laboratories" Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association's 90th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, June 8-13, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Khalili, N.R*. et al., 1995. "Comparison of Mass size Distribution and Flux of Sulfate and Nitrate in Urban and Non-Urban Areas" Proceedings. ASCE National Environmental Engineering Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Khalili, N.R.*, Scheff, P.A., and Holsen, T.M. " PAH and PM10 Receptor Modeling In Chicago" Proceedings 85th Annual Meeting of the Air and Waste Management Association, Kansas City, MO, (June 1992)
Conference Presentations and Seminars
Nasrin R. Khalili. June 2011." Planning Sustainability in Organization
DNA" 11th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organizations, Madrid, Spain.
ASSE Workshop, April 2007.
Engineering Design and Business Plan Development for Clay-Based Water Purification Systems, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, January 2006.
Development of a Water Treatment Program for Access to Safe Drinking Water in Developing Countries, International School of Technology, Krakow, PL . December 2005.
Analysis of Clay-Based Water Purification Systems: A Technical and Social Approach, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, October 2005,
Khalili. N.R., Economic Advantages of Material Substitution and Pollution Prevention Options and Alternatives Chicago land Safety Conference (CSC), September 28, 2005.
Nasrin.R.Khalili 1, Arikrishnan Chandrasekaran 2, Mital Desai 2, Victor H.Perez-Luna 3, Development and Characterization of a Novel Sorbent (NV-XRC) for Gas Phase Mercury Emissions, 2nd International Symposium on Persistent Toxic Substances Beijing, China May 15-18 2005.
Khalili, NR. Fundamental of Bio Treatment Processes. Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, May 2005.
Khalili, N.R. Desai. M., Engineering and Economic Aspects of Developing a Gold Plated Catalyst for Removal of Mercury , International School of Technology, Krakow, PL . March 2005.
Analysis of Environmental Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monterey Tech, Monterey, Mexico, September, 2004.
Development and Analysis of a Novel Catalyst for Mercury Emission Control, Stuart Graduate School of Business Faculty research seminar. October 2004.
Fundamentals of Environmental Management System Design, Illinois Environmental Conference, Chicago Illinois, August 2002.
Analysis of Catalysts Layer of Fuel Cell Used for In-Process Removal of Contaminants from Chromium Plating Solutions, Department of Chemistry, Argonne National Laboratory, September 2001.
Recycling and Reuse of Biosolid as Adsorbent For Environmental Applications. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois in Chicago, April 2000.
Moderator of Academic Women in Science, Engineering &Technology Roundtable, "Expanding the Pipeline Conference." Sponsored by Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, July, 2001.


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A new blogger has taken Charles Noble and me to task for thinking that dialog is good. I'm singled out for the hypocrisy of protesting the Bush administration's tyranny while saying that it is okay for the NYPhil to go to North Korea. I can see why "Fitzroy" could come to this conclusion, though I see no contradiction. I continue to talk to Bush supporters and continue to disapprove of the North Korean government. It comes down to accepting current conditions and believing that communication will make things better. I accept that George Bush is president of the United States, so any efforts to change policy will be through communication with him and/or his followers. I also accept that Kim Jong-il is leader of North Korea, and that any efforts to change policy there will be through communication with him and/or his followers. You may say fairly that said change is a pipe dream, but I firmly believe that it is even more of a pipe dream to think that the North Korean problem will go away if we stop communicating with them. The aforesaid Bush administration found that out the hard way, when their non-communication policy led to the restart of the North Korean nuclear program.
Matthew Guerreri has a more nuanced take, complete with Gershwin analysis and Korean history.
Update: Steve Smith is going to blog the North Korean tour.


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30 years experience advising private clients and corporations in the UK and offshore on investment management and estate planning strategies.
May 2014 to present – At the end of April 2014 Philip resigned his senior position with Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management after 6 successful years to take up exciting consultancy roles with Hargreave Hale Investment Managers and Stockbrokers, Rawlinson & Hunter Fund Services (Jersey) Limited and Artemis Marketing Limited, – and this move provided him with an opportunity to develop Philip Simmonds Private Office Limited and the Private Office Group of companies, and to go on to study for his Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) at Kingston University, beginning in October 2015.
Hargreave Hale Limited, Stockbrokers and Investment Managers – Philip and his business partner Jeff Cornish set up DFM Solutions Limited in 2014 (www.dfmsolutions.co.uk) to provide ongoing sales and marketing services for Hargreave Hale's Intermediary Services. Philip has been integral in developing the intermediary services proposition with the team at Hargreave Hale, and with the proposed official launch date of 1st September 2015, Jeff will be joining Phil in marketing Hargreave Hale's DFM Services to IFA's, Solicitors, Accountants, Fiduciaries, Trusts, Charities and Pension Funds. Hargreave Hale manage and administer more than £4.5Billion of assets and have offices in *London * Bangor * Blackpool * Carlisle * Lancaster * Worcester & * York.
R&H Fund Services (Jersey) Limited – Phil took up the offer by Graeme Ross, Partner at R&H in Jersey to assist with the marketing of their new UK regulated family fund structure. Having worked with Graeme and the Jersey team from 2006 to 2008, – during which time among other projects Phil set up Brooks Macdonald's white-labelled offshore fund structure offering, Phil is very much looking forward to the launch of the new R&H UK friendly structure and to working with Graeme and the team again on this exciting project.
Artemis Marketing Limited – Philip took up the offer to become Director of Strategy at Artemis. Phil's role with Artemis is to assist the senior management in growing the business which includes Financial Resource Management, Operations Management, Employee Professional Development, Corporate Incentives, Services Marketing and Strategic Management.
Philip currently owns (or owns a significant shareholding in) the following companies:
Simmonds Private Office (Hong Kong) – a trading style of Simmonds (International) Financial Associates Limited.
– Hong Kong, founded in 1996
Philip Simmonds Private Office Limited – founded in 2006
Private Office Asset Management Limited – founded in 2006
Private Office Consulting Limited – founded in 2006
Private Office Legal Services Limited – founded in 2014
DFM Solutions Limited – founded in 2014
May 2008 to May 2014 – Collins Stewart Hawkpoint Plc / Canaccord Financial Inc. – Philip was Head of Intermediary Business Development and the Charities division at Collins Stewart Wealth Management. In 2012 Collins Stewart Hawkpoint Plc was acquired by Canaccord Financial Inc., a Canadian financial services firm with operations in two principal segments of the securities industry: global capital markets and wealth management. Collins Stewart Wealth Management was re-branded to Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management on 1st May 2013. Philip's role at Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management was Head of UK Intermediary Sales and Charities. Based in the City – Philip established and serviced key intermediary accounts with lawyers, accountants, fiduciaries and top-tier IFA firms, heading up the professional intermediary and charity business development team in the UK.
May 2006 to May 2008 – PDT Solicitors – Philip joined Paul Davidson Taylor Solicitors as a trainee solicitor, and successfully completed his 2-year training contract to qualify as a Solicitor. He was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors on 15 May 2008. Whilst training in private practice with Paul Davidson Taylor, Philip was also retained as a consultant with R&H Fund Services (Jersey) Limited, a division of the international chartered accountants Rawlinson & Hunter, where he provided technical support to investment institutions in the establishment of bespoke offshore private open ended investment companies.
November 2004 to May 2006 – Brewin Dolphin Securities Plc – Philip was a Divisional Director at Brewin Dolphin Plc, the UK's largest independent private client asset management group, stockbroker and investment bank.
November 2001 to November 2004 – Close Brothers Group Plc – Philip advised Private Clients on investment strategies whilst working in the City as an Investment Consultant at Close Brothers Group Plc, the independent UK Merchant Bank.
May 1996 to November 2001 – Chief Executive of The Simmonds Group Limited including Simmonds Private Office (Hong Kong) – a trading style of Simmonds (International) Financial Associates Limited, Simmonds (UK) Financial Associates Limited based in London, Simmonds (Ventures and Investments) Limited and Simmonds (Finance and General) Limited. * Simmonds International Financial is currently one of the longest serving and most successful financial services firms in Hong Kong (19 years), and Philip retains a 10% shareholding in the company.
March 1995 to May 1996 – moved to Hong Kong with a team of 5 advisers, and advised ex-pat private clients and local Hong Kong Chinese on retirement planning and investment strategies.
August 1984 to March 1995 – Regional Manager with a national IFA firm with responsibility for 7 offices across southern England and 150+ staff.