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IFN-gamma ELISA Kit Human in vitro ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) kit is advised for the quantitative altitude of IFN gamma in supernatants, buffered solutions or serum and claret samples and added physique fluids.
A monoclonal antibiotic specific for IFN gamma has been coated assimilate the wells of the microtiter strips provided. Samples, including standards of accepted IFN gamma concentrations, ascendancy specimens or unknowns are pipetted into these wells. During the aboriginal incubation, the standards or samples and a biotinylated monoclonal antibiotic specific for IFN gamma are accompanying incubated. After washing, the agitator Streptavidin-HRP, that binds the biotinylated antibiotic is added, incubated and washed. A TMB substrate band-aid is added which acts on the apprenticed agitator to abet a black acknowledgment product. The acuteness of this black artefact is anon proportional to the absorption of IFN gamma present in the samples.
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Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64
BSOD random occurring mulitple times an hour. got new motherboard.
Hi there 7Forum.
I once had problems with W8.1 and got help on the 8Forums, they explained everything and helped me get my computer back to normal. no i hope you guys can help me too. I knew right away where to go for help with this problem.
I included the files from DM collector.
i happens every 30-45 minutes or so, its seems so be the same error and not a lot of randoms. but then again, who am i to tell, lol :)
its pretty much a clean install of Win7 ultimate x64, i have updated some drivers and such, but nothing major like BIOS update or registry modding
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You are running an ASUS Product ID (PID) on a MSI board.
This makes your installation counterfeit.
Troubleshooting a counterfeit installation is useless as it is not known what has been modified to your system.
A counterfeit installation contains heavily modified code which causes the system to behave in unexpected ways.
For this reason, analyzing counterfeit systems is unreliable and most analysts won't try it.
OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free Registered Owner: larsen360 Registered Organization: Product ID: 00426-OEM-8992662-00173 <-- ASUS PID on MSI board Original Install Date: 15-Apr-16, 5:50:13 PM System Boot Time: 11-May-16, 6:38:07 PM System Manufacturer: MSI
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The 43rd Annual Spring Lecture Series, Old and New themes in p-adic Cohomology, will be held at the University of Arkansas on April 4-8, 2018 (Times TBA). The current speaker list is as follows.
Principle Speaker
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Public Lecture
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This is the perfect box for that friend that found out she is expecting and you just cant contain your excitement for her. Here is a box designed to celebrate the soon to be Mama with all sorts of treats to comfort her throughout her pregnancy.
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This Friday we take a look at the new RAM 1500 from an event they had here in Dallas a few weeks ago. The full video on the RAM is on our IGTV channel so go check that out!
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Misleading Product Packaging Is The Perfect Reminder Why You Should Trust No One
A lot of us want to believe that the companies that sell us our favorite foods are telling us the truth. When they say it's half the calories or double the serving size, we believe them. That naïve spirit is exactly why it hurts so much more after we uncover their lies.
You think you can trust someone, and then you open your footlong hot dog to find out there's only a 6-inch inside. These misleading food packages are precisely why we have trust issues.
This Feels Like It Was Purchased In An Airport For $15
I know that Waitrose is a supermarket chain, but this reeks of being an airport rip-off. The worst part is that they can get away with it because you have no other options.
You're stuck in the terminal, and your only option for food is to either eat a 1-lb bag of M&Ms from the duty-free shop or this sandwich.
100% More Lies
Campbell's soup has been around for nearly 150 years, so it's understandable that they're running out of new ways to market their products. Exhausting all your marketing ideas shouldn't immediately lead to lying though.
I would love to know if they strategically send different cans to different stores in the hopes no one would notice.
Buy 8 For The Price Of 10 And Get 2 Free!
This package of sausage feels like the reincarnation of a shady politician. They'll seem nice on the surface, and they even made genuine promises to get you to buy into them.
Then you look a little closer, and you realize they're just repackaging the same old stuff with a new tagline. Congrats, you played yourself.
So There Are Only 3 In This 12 Pack?
When I buy something like this, I've already mentally prepared for the day I'm going to eat it. Usually, it accounts for a major part of a meal. Now that I've found out it's twelve mini rolls my entire week has been thrown off.
By the end of the week, I'll be eating ice cubes for dinner because this product was misleading.
Your Lies Are Bigger Than These "Jumbo" Shrimps
Beware of any product that has strategic parts of its package covered by text or solid blocks of color. The scam usually lies just underneath it.
Granted, whoever bought this should have known that no shrimp on earth could be that long. The only bright side of this is that they beheaded the shrimp for you. Thanks… I guess.
You're Going To Have Quite A Few Angry Toddlers Out There
Why did they even bother dressing this lollipop up as a panda? It honestly wouldn't have made a difference. If they had just left it blank, no kid would get their hopes up just to come crashing down.
Now kids around the world are crying at the petting zoo because of this blatant packaging lie.
Never Believe Anything Is "Complimentary" At A Hotel
Complimentary bottled water? More like complimentary of your wallet. Hotels used to be a place where everything was inclusive, and now they've become entirely commodified. You can't even watch TV without them charging you a fee.
The last hotel I stayed in didn't even offer a continental breakfast. Why would anyone stay in a hotel without free breakfast?
Perfect If You Have One Kid That Wants Cheese Only
This is actually the perfect pizza if you're a five-year-old picky eater that only eats cheese pizza. For every other adult in the world, this pizza is kind of like a stab in the back.
The single adults of the world need to know that supermarket frozen pizzas will never betray them.
It's Mostly Air Anyways
I want to get mad at this, but I feel like we don't have enough information. We need to see how many grams of chips are in each bag.
Everyone knows that chip bags are mostly filled with air, so who knows, maybe the small bag actually holds more chips.
A Medium Versus Small Size Drink
It's one of the oldest tricks in the book, yet we as a society continue to fall for it. This photo shows that a medium and a small size McCafe drink holds the same amount of liquid, but that the small cup is just shorter and wider.
Forget all the stuff about obesity and unhealthy food, this is the reason we should boycott McDonald's.
What Did We Do To You To Deserve This, Poland? Oh… Wait
After years of being invaded from every side, this is Poland's way of getting back at the world. They thought about putting in place harsh tariffs or torpedoing everyone's foreign policy.
Instead, they hit us where it hurts the most: with the food we love. Now excuse me while I eat this sad, sad chocolate bar.
Save 1/3 Because You're Only Getting That Much In The Package
Is it just me, or does this always happen with salmon? It's almost as if the grocery stores know we're all extra-gullible when it comes to this specific type of seafood.
At least this supermarket tried to make us feel better by "saving" us one-third of the cost.
We Always Knew The Irish Were Tricky Like This
I'm sure not every person in Ireland is tricky, but all I'm saying is that leprechauns are Irish and by definition, they are tricksters.
So, is it really a surprise that this Irish cheese would try to fool us with this packaging? These are the things you have to be aware of when you're grocery shopping.
This Is NOT How You Sonic
It doesn't matter if your food comes to you faster than the speed of sound if it's wrong. Whatever Sonic worker packaged this normal hotdog in a footlong package did it with malicious intent.
They knew what they were doing, and they still decided to purposely ruin someone's day.
It's A Bold Strategy, Let's See If It Pays Off
Companies have begun to change their marketing strategy with companies like Wendy's and Taco Bell being savages on Twitter.
Still, I didn't expect to see a brownie company claim one thing on the front of its label, and then openly admit on the back to it being a complete lie.
It's Like They're Trying To Get Our Significant Others In Trouble
Does this company know what mess they are starting with packaging like this? It's almost as if they are asking for our significant others to get in trouble.
Imagine getting in a fight with your girlfriend, buying her some chocolate to make up for it, and she opens it to find this travesty.
I Never Thought Hillshire Farm Would Do Us Dirty Like That
The Hillshire Farm holiday charcuterie box is a classic, so why would they go and do something like this? I faithfully buy this box year after year as a gift for the casual acquaintances in my life.
Now it makes sense why the people I've been gifting these boxes to have suddenly stopped talking to me.
NAFTA Was Actually Created To Facilitate The Free Trade Of AriZonas
Is it a coincidence that AriZona started selling their drink products in 1992, and NAFTA was put in place in 1994? I think not.
The elaborate trade deal between Canada, America, and Mexico was all (probably) centered around the fact that Americans need their AriZona Arnold Palmers, and Canada was ready to provide them.
Imagine Paying $2.99 For Roughly 20 Gummy Bears
Honestly, whoever did this is pretty crafty. I absolutely hate them for it, but I can't knock the hustle.
Hopefully, the gummy bears were for a toddler who won't actually notice they got scammed, and will only care about the fact they get to keep the pretty cup.
The Power Of Graphic Design
Olio probably spent thousands of dollars on the design behind this label, and it was obviously well worth it because they fooled me. It took me a while to notice the "sunflower oil" text.
Their strategy is clever. Anyone who buys the product before noticing the mistake would likely be too embarrassed to argue it.


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[How-To] Jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 on iPhone 4, 3GS Untethered with PwnageTool and Unlock with Ultrasn0w
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The iPhone Dev Team has just released official version of PwnageTool 4.2 which incorporates the new kernel based exploit of GreenPois0n for creating full untethered iOS 4.2.1 custom firmware files. Almost all iOS devices are supported except for iPod touch 2G.
When to use PwnageTool over GreenPois0n? If your iPhone relies on a carrier unlock, YOU MUST use this version of PwnageTool to create custom 4.2.1 firmware files without the upgraded baseband so that you can unlock your phone on the old baseband using Ultrasn0w 1.2.
Also as we already reported, fix for iBooks and WiFi problem on jailbroken Apple TV 2G will be released soon as a Cydia package.
Select iOS 4.2.1 IPSW file when required.
Step 1: Download untethered PwnageTool bundle for iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS from here. Extract the .zip folder, in there you will find two .bundle files, info.plist and some other files.
Step 2: Download PwnageTool 4.2 for Mac and copy it to your desktop. Right click, and then click on "Show Package Contents" as shown in the screenshot below.
Step 3: Navigate to Contents/Resources/FirmwareBundles/ and paste iPhone3,1_4.2.1_8C148.bundle for iPhone 4, or iPhone2,1_4.2.1_8C148a.bundle for iPhone 3GS in this location.
Step 4: Now navigate to Contents/Resources/CustomPackages/CydiaInstaller.bundle/ and here copy the info.plist file and then simply close this folder.
Step 5: Download iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone 4 or 3GS. Move this IPSW file to your desktop.
Step 6: Start PwnageTool in "Expert mode" and select your device:
Step 7: Browse for iOS 4.2.1 firmware for your device.
Step 8: Now before proceeding with the create-the-bundle process, make sure "Activate the Phone" option is unchecked under "General", and "Cydia Installer" package is selected under "Cydia Packages" option. Once done, select "Build" to start creating custom 4.2.1 firmware file:
Step 9: PwnageTool will now create the custom .ipsw file for your iPhone which will be jailbroken.
Step 10: Now follow the following steps to enter DFU mode:
- Hold Power and Home buttons for 10 seconds
- Now release the Power button but continue holding the Home button for 10 more seconds
- You device should now be in DFU mode
Step 11: Start iTunes, click on your iOS device icon from the sidebar in iTunes. Now press and hold left "alt" (option) button on Mac, or Left "Shift" button if you are on Windows on the keyboard and then click on "Restore" (Not "Update" or "Check for Update") button in the iTunes and then release this button.
This will make iTunes prompt you to select the location for your custom firmware 4.2.1 file. Select the required custom .ipsw file and click on "Open".
Step 12: Now sit back and enjoy as iTunes does the rest for you. This will involve a series of automated steps. Be patient at this stage and don't do anything silly. Just wait while iTunes installs firmware 4.2.1 on your iPhone. Your iOS device screen at this point will be showing a progress bar indicating installation progress. After the installation is done, your iPhone will restart automatically and you should now have a fully jailbroken iPhone 4 or 3GS, untethered on iOS 4.2.1.
Step 13: Once you have jailbroken your iPhone 4 or 3GS, you can safely unlock it on iOS 4.2.1 (on 01.59.00 baseband for iPhone 4 and 05.13.04 baseband for iPhone 3GS) using Ultrasn0w 1.2.


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History of stereotactic surgery in India
Functional and stereotactic surgeries were first introduced in 1940's and 50's, but did not make progress as expected due to high mortality and morbidity rates. Neurosurgery developed in India after the II world war. In 1940 pioneers like Chintan Nambiar performed 74 cases of chemopallidotomy using free hand stereotactic technique. In 1949 Jacob Chandy and Baldev Singh established the first neurosurgical centre at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore in Tamilnadu. In 1950's V. Balasubramaniam and B. Ramamurthi performed pallidal lesioning with inflatable balloon and alcohol. H M Dastur started stereotactic surgery at King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital Mumbai in 1959.
Initially he used Oliver's guide and later used Narabayashi frame along with Dr. Gajendra Sinh (Jaslok hospital, Mumbai) to perform stereotactic surgery. Dr S N Bhagwati (Mumbai) used Mckinneys apparatus and Leksell's frame in 1964. In 1970, S. Kalyanaraman (Madras Medical College) performed stereotactic surgeries using a combination of Leksell and Sehgal stereotactic equipment to perform simultaneous targeting of intracranial structures. R M Verma who was trained in Bristol started neurosurgical units in AIIMS and was instrumental in establishing National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).
The Indian Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery was formed in 1997 with V. Balasubramaniam, as its first President. Stereotactic Radiosurgery was first introduced in India at the Apollo Hospital, Chennai using Linac X-knife system. Gamma knife was introduced at Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai in 1997.
In Mumbai Dr. Paresh Doshi (Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai) performed surgery for Parkinson's disease. Initially he started with GPi lesioning and later switched to STN-DBS surgery. In 2009 he was instrumental in performing neural transplant surgery using Mesenchymal Stem cell therapy in collaboration with Reliance Life sciences for Parkinson's disease. The results of which are awaited.


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The Best of Red Mountain
649 Hunter Creek Road, Aspen, Colorado, United States, 81611
The best of Red Mountain can be found in this exceptional home on Hunter Creek Road. Offering close up views of downtown Aspen & Aspen Mountain from large windows & inviting outdoor spaces, no detail has been overlooked with custom & extraordinary touches found throughout.
Features such as 16th century limestone fireplace surrounds, reclaimed beams from the Colorado River bed, magnificent custom designed & produced alabaster light fixtures & sconces, one of a kind railings, and copper clad doors & windows all testify to the meticulous attention to detail & exacting craftsmanship.
In addition to its private & serene location, over 9,000 square feet of warm & comfortable living areas create a sublime atmosphere.
Useful amenities include a private master suite with views across the Hunter Creek Valley, four additional guest suites, 5 full baths, 2 half baths, an enormous library/media room, climate controlled wine room, exercise room, limited below grade space, air conditioning, 760 square foot two car garage, and a sunken hot tub.
Price: $16,000,000
House Size: 9,013 Sq. Ft.
Lot Size: 0.88 Acres
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Welcome to Fitness First Middle East
The Best Gym and Fitness Club
Fitness First Middle East is one of the world's leading health and fitness chains. We have 60 fitness clubs throughout the region in 51 different locations, giving us one of the largest chain of gyms in the Middle East. But despite our large size, we provide the most personalised and prescribed service to give the very best to our members.
We are quite aware that the biggest barriers preventing people from trying to get fit and stay healthy are a lack of motivation and a lack of time. At Fitness First, our talented trainers share a brand-wide philosophy, which means we strive to keep it interesting, keep it innovative and offer our welcoming, expert services within a vibrant and comfortable environment featuring the very latest in gym technology.
We understand what it takes not only to get someone into the gym, but to keep them there, and our fitness philosophy and approach keeps our members galvanised, passionate and looking forward to their daily gym workouts.
We have created an aspirational Fitness First family that each of our members feels connected to. We all support each other, we welcome everyone and we have fun while getting the very best out of ourselves.
You'll find everything you need to get fit and stay motivated at any Fitness First club.
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When joining Fitness First you are not only a member of a great gym, you become a member of a great family full of expertise, personality and fun, with the same dedication to health and fitness. Membership entitles you to receive access to all of our gyms throughout the region, where you will be welcomed exactly as you would in your home-town gym.
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Use the Rainbow of Darkness to plunge Dream Valley into eternal darkness
Torn apart by the Rainbow of Light
|Quiet my friend, your time will come.
|~ Tirek, to the Rainbow of Darkness
Tirek is the main antagonist of the My Little Pony TV special Rescue at Midnight Castle. He is a demonic centaur and the ruler of Midnight Castle, as well as Scorpan's master.
He is voiced by Victor Caroli.
Prior to the events of the special, Tirek had amassed an army and taken up residence in Midnight Castle. Wielding an evil magic called the Rainbow of Darkness, Tirek intends to use his dark magic to corrupt Dream Valley and bring about eternal darkness in an event called the "night that never ends". At some point, he also destroyed a human kingdom and transformed its prince into a demonic creature named Scorpan to be his servant.
Putting his plans into motion, Tirek sends Scorpan out to capture four ponies, intending to corrupt them with the Rainbow of Darkness so that they will pull his chariot through the air and allow him to spread the Rainbow of Darkness over Dream Valley. When Scorpan fails to bring enough ponies after an assault on Dream Castle, Tirek threatens to kill his foster son, a young dragon named Spike.
During a rescue party led by a human girl named Megan Williams, Tirek captures the last ponies he needs. Corrupting them with the Rainbow of Darkness, Tirek sets out in his chariot over Midnight Castle. A brief battle ensues, during which a reformed Scorpan tries to stop Tirek, but fails. He is eventually defeated when Megan releases the Rainbow of Light, which overpowers the Rainbow fo Darkness and destroys Tirek. After his death, all those under his spell are restored to their true form, and the Midnight Castle ceases to exist.
Tirek was the most evil villain the ponies have ever faced. A malevolent demon, Tirek sought to bring about eternal night. He was very sadistic, taking joy out of corrupting those around him and tormenting his underlings. He also held little tolerance for failure, threatening Scorpan when he failed to kidnap enough ponies, and even threatening to kill Spike if Scorpan failed him again.
Powers and abilities
Tirek is a powerful wizard whose dark powers are manifest primarily in his Rainbow of Darkness, which has the ability to distort and corrupt whatever it touches. He also held authority over an army of demonic creatures that did his bidding.
- Tirek's name is sometimes mispronounced as Tirac.
- Tirek was later revamped for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, this time appearing as the main antagonist of the two-parter episode "Twilight's Kingdom".
- Several villains that appeared in Friendship is Magic also held some similarities to Tirek. Nightmare Moon, like Tirek, wanted to bring about eternal night, while King Sombra was associated with darkness and tried to kill Spike.


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6 weeks before the planned moving:
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Gather as much information as you can about the new place of residence.
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Approximately set the day of moving.
Contact the moving work organizers and invite them over to get more information about the organization and execution of the moving works and the related costs.
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Prepare a list of persons, which you would like to inform about your relocation, and organize a farewell party.
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Contact your post office and organize that all your correspondence will be sent to your new address after the moving.
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Plan your meals and rations so that all the frozen and canned products you currently have would be used up until departure.
Prepare several room plans of your new residence to help the moving organizers with unloading and placing your belongings in the new premises. Plan and organize farewell parties to your children and friends.
If you travel with car, make an inspection to be sure that the car is in perfect technical order, is safe and will endure the trip; check if all the necessary insurances are done and permits received.
Return the books or items you have borrowed from friends or taken from library.
Remember to pick up items that are in the dry cleaner's, being repaired, or have been lent to friends.
If necessary, arrange somebody, who will help to look after the kids and/or pets during the strenuous days of moving.
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Dispose of all unused paints, sprays or other easily flammable substances, toxic chemicals – all the items that are prohibited to transport with belongings.
Prepare all the documents and permits, which you will hand over to the moving organizers, so they can clear all the necessary formalities of customs, etc.
Verify if all the preliminary works are done, contact the moving organizing company and inform about the route of your trip, submit the last instructions and new phone numbers, if they have been changed, so you can be contacted during the moving and in the new place of residence. If there are additional questions or an extra consultation is needed – solve these issues now.
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Fill out the forms necessary to insure the belongings during the moving.
Day of moving.
Show the items that must be loaded as the last and show the ones, which you will take with you, so they are not loaded in the transport vehicle.
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Synesthesia: seeing sounds, hearing colours
In this episode of ABC's "All in the mind" podcast, Cognitive Science's Associate Professor Anina Rich explains the details of synesthesia as the interviewer explores the experiences of Eliza Watt, an 11-year-old girl who was surprised to find out that not everyone sees colourful auras around people, and who feels that numbers have colours and personalities.
Associate Professor Anina Rich is the director of the Perception and Action Research Centre at Macquarie University, where she heads the synesthesia research group. In this podcast, she breaks down what synesthesia is:
The word synaesthesia actually comes from the Greek syn, meaning together and aesthesis meaning of the senses. And so people have often described it as a mixing of the senses. In fact it's an umbrella term that can encompass a lot of different types of experiences that all fit within a sense of having an extraordinary response to a very ordinary stimulus. So, for example, people who have auditory visual synaesthesia have sounds of different types; it could be voices, it could be musical notes, it could be musical genres, evoking very specific and consistent experiences in the visual domain. So it might be moving pictures, it might be particular objects that have a colour and a form and a location that they see every time they hear that particular sound.
Perhaps the most common form is where people have vivid experiences of colour in response to letters, numbers and words—whether they see them, hear them, or even think about them.
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When the conversation begins about the Baroque painters, Caravaggio, Van Dyck, Rubens immediately come to mind. But among these recognized male artists there was a place for a female artist. Artemisia Gentilesky was an exception to the rules in an era when painting was considered a purely masculine occupation.
Artemisia Gentilesky was born in the family of the artist Orazio Gentileski in 1593, so it's no wonder where she showed a love of painting and the ability to paint. The first significant picture "Susanna and the Elders" the girl wrote in 17 years.
Despite the fact that in the XVII century painting was considered a purely male domain, Orazio decided to develop the talent of his daughter. He invited Agostin Tassi, the landscape painter, to his workshop to teach Artimisia a picture of the perspective. Good intentions turned for the beginning artist and her father with rather deplorable consequences.
Agostino Tassi raped the girl, however, promising to marry her. When it became clear that the landscape painter was not going to fulfill his promise, besides, he already has a spouse, the Gentileski sued him. This case was quite resonant for that era, since it was shameful for a girl to declare publicly that she was dishonored. Moreover, Artemisia had to undergo a humiliating procedure with the doctor to prove that before the incident she was a virgin. The trial lasted seven months. Agostino Tassi was found guilty and put behind bars, but after 8 months he was released.
To escape from shame, Artemisia got married in speed and moved to Florence. Her personal experiences turned into the picture "Judith, decapitant Holofernes." It is worth noting that throughout life in the artist's work, the stories were dominated by women who suffered from violence of men or who deal with them.
Living in Florence, Artemisia worked very fruitfully. As already mentioned, at that time the artists were exclusively men, women were most often given a place in the kitchen. That's why the work of Artemisia Gentileski can be called outstanding, because contemporaries chose her to the Academy of Painting in Florence.
Plus, Artemisia Gentileski turned out to be a very independent woman by nature, since she obtained a divorce and sole custody of the child. But in the beginning XVII women were not even allowed to own private property. Father Artemisia Orazio paid her husband a monetary compensation for her daughter in a divorce.
The fact that she had influential patrons also testifies to the demand and popularity of the woman-artist. In Florence, they were representatives of the Medici dynasty, and in England – King Charles I. For the Medici, Artemisia wrote more than 20 canvases.
After the death of the artist interest in her paintings gradually faded, and was revived again only in the twentieth century after the publication of the novel by Italian writer Anna Banti. For her work, the author took the biography of Artemisia as the basis. Later a few other writers used information about the artist. From their submission, Artemisia Gentilesky became an object of feminist worship.


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This article focuses on the relationship between Toothy and Sniffles.
Toothy and Sniffles are shown to be particularly good friends and interact with each other a lot in the series. Their relationship seems to have had no quarrels so far.
Toothy's Side
Toothy has interacted with Sniffles the most times out of any character, apart from Cuddles. The two can be seen building a snowman in Ski Kringle, making paper planes in A Sight for Sore Eyes, and playing with slingshots in Camp Pokeneyeout. They also worked together as firemen in Who's to Flame?, actors in a play in Class Act, and to prepare and attend Flippy's birthday party in Party Animal.
It seems that Toothy may be drawn to Sniffles because of his high intelligence. This is suggested by Toothy being quite impressed with Sniffles' remote-control airplane in A Sight for Sore Eyes, and possibly his slingshot machine in Camp Pokeneyeout.
Sniffles' Side
Sniffles is willing to offer help to Toothy at any time he needs it. Examples being Ipso Fatso, where he accompanied and sighted for Toothy while exercising, and Blast from the Past, in which he used his time machine to stop Toothy from breaking his arm and prevent him and other friends from being killed. He also helped Toothy retaliate against Cuddles in Camp Pokeneyeout.
Despite this, he didn't seem to show concern for Toothy's death in A Sight for Sore Eyes. However, this was possibly just due to his vision problem rather than any actual contempt for Toothy.
- One thing they have in common is that they both idolize Splendid, often having various merchandise featuring Splendid.
- They can be seen with Cuddles on a number of occasions.
- Despite commonly interacting, they have only co-starred once in regular episodes, in the episode Treasure Those Idol Moments. However, they didn't interact. They did, however, both star in Ski Kringle and building a snowman together.


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Microbial failures in finished food products are frequently traced to failures to effectively receive, store, transport and handle ingredients before entering the food processing system.
Receiving of ingredients is a key control point in the food manufacturing facility. Incidents have occurred where packaged ingredients are received dusty, sandy, wet stained and even covered with bird droppings. These dirty bags, drums and barrels of ingredients are placed into storage warehouses, then transported on forklifts into clean, high-risk areas where they can cross-contaminate critical processing equipment.
Frequently, the dust from droppings is displaced onto floors in the raw ingredient mixing rooms, where they mix with clean water to produce bacterial slimes. Slimes frequently cause microbial contamination when cleaning spray aerosols carry microbes onto equipment surfaces, into mixing equipment and also into the air.
Wooden pallets holding ingredients often have rodents and insects living within them, releasing these materials into high-risk areas when they are delivered to the holding areas next to mixing and processing equipment. Plastic pallets are now specified by most food manufacturers, but these can also hold mud and pest droppings on their bottoms.
Forklift wheels and frames often become soiled in one area, then transport the soiling into other areas during pick-up and drop-off of food items. Watch for cross-contamination and consider having separate color-coded forklifts for raw and finished foods, especially for meat, poultry, dairy, cheese and similar processing plants.
Chutes are commonly used to transfer raw ingredients on one floor to processing areas on a different level. These chutes frequently become soiled when dry ingredients create organic residues due to humidity or residual cleaning water. This residue can become microbial and moldy and enter into the processing system when dislodged.
Dry ingredients are often made wet during holding next to the processing site. Here they wait for hours or days until ready to use. Holding time and temperature are critical if dry ingredients become wet and develop microbes during the holding period.
Purchasing specifications are required for wrapping ingredients, pallet type and transport hygiene. Purchasing departments can specify vehicle-type requirements, such as covered trucks with AC's and hygienic palettes in supply contracts as part of the food safety management system (FSMS). Its important to specify receiving conditions for both food and non-food ingredients to reduce potential contamination.
Internal procedures should complement these specifications by requiring receiving staff to remove soiled film wraps prior to entry into the receiving area and internal "ready to use" holding sites. Receiving areas should also be large enough to handle all arriving goods without temporary holding outdoors, where items are exposed to potential contaminants.
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Eight ambassadors submit credentials to Rouhani
October 28, 2015 - 0:0
TEHRAN – In separate meetings on Tuesday the new ambassadors of Sudan, Denmark, the Netherlands, Mali, India, Spain, Japan and Uzbekistan presented their credentials to President Hassan Rouhani.
During the meetings the president and ambassadors discussed the pressing needs of the world and Iran's relations with these countries.
'Problems in Islamic world should be settled politically'
During the talks with Sudanese Ambassador Adel Ibrahim Mostafa, Rouhani said the problems in the Islamic world should be resolved politically with the help of Islamic countries.
"I hope we would not see war and blood shedding in the region [the Mideast region] in the future and if there is a problem in the world of Islam, we should make efforts to solve it through non-military ways," Rouhani told the new Sudanese ambassador.
For his part, the Sudanese ambassador said the nuclear agreement between Iran and the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) was a milestone as the West recognized Iran's legitimate right to nuclear technology.
Rouhani urges closer ties between private sectors of Iran and Denmark
In the meeting with Danny Annan, the new Danish ambassador to Tehran, Rouhani highlighted the importance of closer ties between the two countries' private sectors.
The president described relations between Iran and Denmark as "good and historical", saying that Tehran welcomes expansion of ties with Copenhagen.
Annan said that Danish officials are determined to expand relations with Iran.
Dutch envoy says Iran plays effective role in Middle East
In his talks with Dutch Ambassador Susana Trastal, Rouhani also called for expansion of economic relations with the Netherlands in the light of the new atmosphere created by the nuclear agreement between Iran and great powers.
Trastal said that the nuclear agreement expedites expansion of ties between Iran and the Netherlands.
She also said that Iran plays and important and effective role in the region.
'Iran interested in expanding ties with African countries'
Iran is interested in expanding ties with African countries, Rouhani said in the meeting with Malian Ambassador to Tehran Bobakr. G. Diall.
He also said, "Iran seeks to help establish stability and security in all countries, especially in Mali, and will spare no efforts in this regard."
Rouhani also called on Islamic countries to help prevent a reoccurrence of the Mina tragedy in Mecca on September 24 in which about 7500 pilgrims from different countries were killed.
The Malian ambassador said that his country is pursuing the issue of the Mina incident.
'It is essential to expand Iran-India relations'
While receiving the credentials of Indian Ambassador Saurabh Kumar, Rouhani said it is essential to expand Iran-India relations given the regional situation.
Kumar also said that New Delhi is ready to expand ties with Iran in various spheres.
'Cruel sanctions will be lifted by end of 2015'
The "cruel sanctions" imposed on Iran will be removed by the end of 2015, the president said in the meeting with Eduardo López Busquetsand, the new Spanish ambassador to Tehran.
Rouhani also said there is no impediment to expansion of ties between Iran and Spain.
Elsewhere, the president said Spain can play a "positive" role in the campaign against countering terrorism.
For his part, the Spanish diplomat said that his country is determined to expand relations with Iran.
'Iran, Japan determined to deepen ties'
In his meeting with Japanese Ambassador Hiroyasu Kobayashi, the president said that Iran and Japan are politically determined to deepen relations.
The new Japanese ambassador also insisted that Tokyo seeks to expand relations with Iran.
The Iranian president also received Bahador Abdullaev, the new Uzbek ambassador, during which the two sides called for closer ties between Tehran and Tashkent.


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Astros search for more offense at Winter Meetings
LAS VEGAS — Though considerable attention is focused on the Astros' starting rotation and how it will replace the 500 innings lost to free agency or injury, general manager Jeff Luhnow is still hunting for offense at the Winter Meetings.
Though no deal appears imminent before Houston's contingent departs Las Vegas on Thursday, Luhnow said the focus is unsurprisingly at designated hitter and left field.
Luhnow said Wednesday the club has had catcher conversations during their three days at the Mandalay Bay, but the addition of Robinson Chirinos on a free-agent deal somewhat tempered the need.
Though he struggled during the postseason, Tyler White carried designated hitter duties for most of the second half of last season and represents a "bat who can slot right in" if no acquisition is made. Tony Kemp is a viable option, too.
"Where we can, if we can make a meaningful improvement, we're going to pursue it," Luhnow said.
The search for an outfielder does not signify any lost confidence in Kyle Tucker, the organization's No. 1 position player prospect who endured an unflattering major league debut last season.
Tucker told the Chronicle on Monday he was "in awe" of some aspects in the major leagues and didn't always adhere to the pregame preparation required to succeed.
Luhnow referenced those comments while meeting with reporters on Tuesday as a sign of growth for the 21-year-old lefthanded hitter who could be the long-term answer in left field.
"What's more important is not we learned about Kyle Tucker, it's what he learned about what it takes to be successful in the big leagues," Luhnow said Tuesday. "I know his teammates were trying to really bring him along and show him the routines and show him what it takes to succeed up here. I hope he models his work after the way they do it because they're all talented, but they have to work really hard to stay at their levels."
Still, Luhnow acknowledged a desire for a veteran bat to provide depth or a proven fallback. The Astros have been linked to free agent Michael Brantley, who would command a multi-year deal.
"If you end up with an extra outfielder and they're all playing well that's actually a good position to be in," Luhnow said. "There is a market for outfielders, so I'd rather just make sure we have enough high-quality bats and then figure out if we have an excess, how to deal with it."
"At this point, if we have expectations of repeating as division champions and hopefully doing damage in the postseason, we don't want to necessarily count on a rookie to produce at the level we're going to need."


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Allst Prime was a planet within the reaches of the galaxy. At some point during the Galactic Civil War, the Rebel Alliance's Sixty-First Mobile Infantry dropped into Allst Prime to take out the Imperial outpost there, the locals did not put up much of a resistance and Governor Magé was shot by the Sixty-First soldier Brand.[1]
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Lenders tend to take this one step further by figuring out your loan to value ratio. This is done by dividing the amount you owe on the home by the current value. This percentage amount is then compared to their standards for issuing loans.
$150,000 divided by $200,000 = 75% loan to value ratio
In most cases, a second mortgage combined with the first home loan should not total more than 75-80% of the overall value of your home. This minimizes the risk to the lender and helps to ensure that you can afford to pay back the loan if you were to default.
Let's say your lender allows 80% loan to value ratio.
$200,000 x .80 = $160,000 maximum amount allowed
$160,000 less $150,000 current loan amount = $10,000
In this case, you can borrow $10,000 against your equity.
What Is a Second Mortgage?
You may hear of a home equity loan being referred to as a second mortgage. This is because it is simply a new type of home loan that you can apply for after you have earned equity in your home.
A second mortgage uses your home equity as security that you will pay it back. The terms of these loans tend to be shorter than initial mortgages. Most are required to be paid back within 10 to 15 years.
What Is a Home Equity Line of Credit?
A home equity line of credit differs slightly from a second mortgage by not being issued in one lump sum. Instead, you can draw from this line of credit, as needed, over a period of time, such as 5-10 years.
In the first stage of the loan, you will typically only make payments on the interest until it is fully funded. After the initial period is over, it then works like a traditional second mortgage, where you pay on both the interest and the principal.
The advantage of this type of loan is that you have more control over how much money is issued at once.
Using Equity to Increase a Home's Value
Since your home equity serves as collateral for this loan, it is best to focus on projects that increase its value.
A kitchen or bathroom remodel are common options that bring you a better quality of life, while also making your home more valuable.
Exterior repairs, universal design conversions, and upgrades to home heating and cooling systems are other common reasons why people use their equity to obtain a second home loan.
When done correctly, using home equity loans to increase your home's value can increase your equity over time. Remember that these loans should always be handled using smart choices, such as making long-term investments in your property.
Our loan specialists can also help you identify strategies to get the best rates on your loan, so that your payment is affordable and you'll feel good about your decision.


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Prompted by our Director General's words about the school's 90th anniversary in Issue 15 of echo magazine, alumnus Hans von Bülow put pen to paper to offer his congratulations. This in turn prompted us to invite him to share some of his memories of life at Ecolint in the 1930s. In his original note to Vicky Tuck he expressed a wish "to witness the importance of those years at Ecolint in Geneva".
The text below comes from his subsequent letter of April 2015. Now in his late 80s, Hans von Bülow is living in Charlottenlund, Denmark. He retired in 1976 following a career in Denmark's central government administration. International collaboration has played a big part in his career, for which he credits his Ecolint background.
Herewith my best effort in reply to your request for impressions from that "post-war" school that I had the good luck to frequent from 1936 to May 1940; 4 years in MA-MB, from which I remember in particular M. Salzmann's lessons in both French and maths. In my last year I sat next to a lovely Chinese girl. I can still hear her mumbling the oral arithmetic into Chinese, then counting and finally pronouncing in French the correct answer! I remember her (Susy was her name) only as sharing with her that desk, never any contact outside the classroom. Strange, I think, for otherwise there were no problems connected with sharing comrade relations between boys and girls up to 12-13 years old.
Aerial view of La Grande Boissière in 1936
But, yes, my mind is full of memories from in particular my last year in school. MB II it was, and just before the summer 1940 holidays we left Geneva and returned by train, via Munich and Berlin, to Nazi-occupied Denmark. My father, who was in the ILO, was offered to go to Canada with the rest of the staff, but with all his other family including my grandparents on both sides living there, he decided to return to Denmark. Thus for the remainder of my school-years I was at school in occupied Denmark, and my final exams coincided with the end of the war and the German occupation. What a ball! (The German surrender, not the occupation years!)
But here, to follow, some few of the many, many memories of four Ecolint years that, I'm certain, made me the kind of person that I am. The better, not the worse!
I remember Ecolint as "adult". Unlike many or most (?) other schools, "Ecolint" was "adult". During intermissions we were not running around or playing cache-cache – discussions were more likely! And we enjoyed "mixed" classes, that varied according to subject matter. M. Salzmann in maths and French; Mme. Maurette in history (starting with the Near-East – Palestine, Egypt); her old father M. Dupuy in geography, where we drew maps on large sheets of paper. Oceans, oceans… and finally: Easter Island!
M. Dupuy's geography class, 1935
And then, over in the "the Library", little Mlle Hartoch teaching German (not Schweizerdeutsch!) to a rather hostile audience of anti-Nazi pupils, including Jews from Germany on their way to Italy. (Perhaps not the best choice, considering what Mussolini was doing to that country.) Early 1940 was not my best time at Ecolint. The school was coming apart.
But before that: let me tell you about my first and only appearance on the stage, playing the role of M Perrichon in "Le Voyage de M Perrichon" (by E Labiche and E Martin). It had no fewer than five acts in the last of which M Perrichon embraces his future "son-in-law", enacted – unfortunately – by my first love: Cécilia Walters (younger sister of Anne Marie), daughter of the British envoy to the League of Nations. I cut short act IV in order to reach act V in which I would embrace my future "son-in-law", M Armand alias Cécilia! My co-actors did their best, but the audience was, to say the least, totally confused. If there exists a record of enacted plays on the indoor stage of Ecolint, you'd be able to see for yourself that this performance ranks among the worst, if not the worst, ever!
That event happened early in 1940 (or late 1939), well before the German attack on Denmark and Norway, and before the attack on the Netherlands, Belgium and France followed by the evacuation back to the UK of the "British Expeditionary Force". The Walters family left Geneva in great hurry and managed to reach Hendaye on the French Atlantic Coast, where a British passenger ship was waiting for them and other refugees, and managed to dodge the German U-boats and reach England. The Walters family all survived the bombing of London.
Cécilia Walters (Ci-ci) and I became lifelong friends and I visited her quite often in London, where she lived and worked in "publication". Her older sister Anne Marie (also Ecolint) lived for many years in or near Barcelona, but ended up in Paris, where her ashes are joined those of Ci-ci, who died early this year.
La Grande Boissière under snow, Christmas 1938 (from the collection of Douglas Deane)
My Ecolint years were very much "post the 1914-18 war". Every year on 11 November we all gathered in or near windows waiting for the bells of St. Pierre Cathedral, sounding the memory of Armistice Day. This we also did on 11 November 1939 during the "phony war", and the bells did ring.
Hans von Bülow
April 2015
Unfortunately we don't have a recent photo of Hans von Bülow to hand, but we did come across the clipping below from the Alumni Association Newsletter - Winter 2004.
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House Number 7 Numerology
is a deeply spiritual vibration. A 7 is very much a sanctuary. They feel calm, peaceful, relaxing and quiet. Writers, researchers, and those who are especially interested in spirituality would do well here. The 7 vibration is also slightly secretive and introspective.
Those looking to hone their spiritual energy will be well served by a 7 address. It lends itself to a lifestyle away from others except for a few very close friends.
House Number 7 Challenges
Making a conscious effort to get out and interact with others will help with countering the challenges. The extremely transformative nature of 7 homes can make it difficult for couples and new friendships. This has the effect of either driving them apart or making them come much closer together.
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Transport Information
Transport Options
There are a number of transport options for students depending on the starting point, including:
- Train travel to Waitara station, then a short walk down Yardley Avenue
- 'Kiss and Drop Zone' at the main entrance to the College in Woolcott Avenue, Wahroonga
- 'Kiss and Drop Zone' at the secondary entrance to the College in Yardley Avenue, Waitara
- Bus to the top of Woolcott Avenue, Wahroonga
- Bus to the bottom of Unwin Road, Waitara
Visit the Transport NSW trip planner or use the travel app of your choice to view the best options for your circumstances.
Free public transport (School Opal card) is available to students who live more than 2.0km straight line distance from the College, or at least 2.9km walking. Apply or update your details via the Transport NSW website.
Interested in enrolling at St Leo's?
Learn more about how to join the St Leo's community.


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Sheer navy blue tulle dropped waist dress designed with the 1920s in mind. A romantic art deco look that works beautifully for weddings, formal dinners or cocktail parties where you want to impress with your taste for classic ladylike elegance!
Pair with strands of pearls, a cloche hat and T strap heels
DETAILS•Embroidered navy embroidered fine tulle netting with embroidered scalloped edges.•Draped wrap front bodice.•Lace trimmed dropped waist.•Gathered skirt with lace trim encircling just above hem.•Separate silky rayon slip beneath has rows of tulle ruffles at hem.•Slip on style.•Nataya label•Accessories not included.
SIZES MEASUREMENTS FOR BEST FITS Bust 34/35" Waist up to 29" Hips up to 38"M Bust 36/37" Waist up to 31" Hips up to 40"L Bust 38/39" Waist up to 33" Hips up to 42"XL Bust 40/41" Waist up to 35" Hips up to 44"
Shoulder to dropped waist 20"Total length from shoulder to hem 44" long (falls at calf length on most)
FIT TIPSThese measurements allow room for movement in the dress, as it should fit a bit loosely.Model is 5'7" tall and measures 35" bust, 26" waist and 38" hips and she is wearing the small.
Made in IndiaNylon/ViscoseDry clean only
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Puff pastry. To thaw or not to thaw. That is one of the questions.
I am making a recipe that calls for frozen puff pastry. The directions say to cut the frozen pastry and then put the toppings on it. I have only seen recipes which tell you to defrost the pastry in the refrigerator overnight. Has anyone ever used puff pastry frozen? I was going with the recipe, and now I am second guessing myself. I know that I cannot assemble the tart now and then wait to bake it when our guests are here, because the pastry will lose its flakiness. I am hoping that I can bake it now, and then reheat it later. I realize that I needed to think about this much earlier. Our guests are arriving in 1 hour and 45 minutes. What was I thinking? Much thanks!


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De Jager and Bleker launch 'MKB Exportversneller'
On 15 February 2011, Minister De Jager (of Finance) and State Secretary Bleker (of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation) launched together with Atradius Dutch State Business the 'MKB Exportversneller' (export accelerator for small and medium-sized enterprises).
This new government facility is intended to stimulate the export by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by offering credit insurances. By covering payment risks, SMEs - the driving force of the Dutch economy - can obtain new foreign customers and capture foreign markets.
More export opportunities
Atradius Dutch State Business has offered this coverage on behalf of the government since 1932. However, so far SMEs have only made sparse use of these insurance opportunities. "By speeding up the application procedure and as a result of sound agreements with banks for the support of companies that wish to use the 'MKB Exportversneller', credit insurance now comes easier within reach of small and medium-sized exporters of capital goods. Thus the export opportunities of the Netherlands are extended," says Minister De Jager. According to Mr Bleker, the 'MKB Exportversneller' will contribute to the international trade and growth of the Dutch economy. "It is important that Dutch entrepreneurs continue to export their products, even when the risks are higher. This strengthens the international reputation of the Netherlands as an exporting country."
The 'MKB Exportversneller' is an initiative of the Ministries of Finance, Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, Atradius Dutch State Business, the Dutch Trade Board and other representatives of the banks and trade and industry, among which FME-CWM. Atradius Dutch State Business, that insures export credit risks on behalf of the government, is the executive organisation of the facility.


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The Drainblood Battleaxe is a unique Ancient Nord Battle Axe in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
The battleaxe is one of four unique ghost weapons wielded by spectral variants of Draugr. These can be encountered only in Labyrinthian during "The Staff of Magnus" quest, with the exception of the Ghostblade found during "A Love Beyond Death."
The other three spectral weapons are the Drainheart Sword, Drainspell Bow, and Ghostblade.
It absorbs 15 points of health from the enemy with each hit. As with all ghost weapons, it cannot be improved at a grindstone, although it has unlimited charges and can be disenchanted to gain the Absorb Health enchantment.


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What Is Meditating And From Where Did It Come From?
Meditating is the practice of concentrating on something or a single point of awareness. It's the process of soothing the mind allowing one to get enveloped with their real elixir; the real self that is one with all (source, world, divine awareness, universal awareness or any other given name meaning the same).


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|Nutritive Evaluation of Fruits of Some Acacia Trees as Animal Feed
|Abd Elwhaab, Salma Abdelrheem
|A comparative study was conducted to evaluate the chemical composition and nutritive value of four browse species shrubAcacia mellifera(kitir),Acacia tortilis (seyal),Acacia nilotica(sunt) and Acacia seyal var .seyal (L.) De ( taleh). Browse species fruits(pods and seeds) were collected manually from Bahri city located in Khartoum state , then air dried ground .Samples were analyzed for dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE),ash , crude fiber (CF), nitrogen –free extract (NFE), digestibility and tannin and saponin contents.The result revealed that C.P was significantly (P<0.05) different among browse species. A.melliferarecorded the highest value (22.7%) of C.P, and the lowest value (12.54%) of C.F. while A.nilotica recorded the lowest value (16.68%) of C. P and the highest value (20.58%) of C.F. According to dry matter digestibility, significant difference (P<0.05) was found between browse species. A.tortilishad the highest value (67.24%) while A.nilotica had the lowest value (54.48%).Tannin contentrangedbetween (3.68%) forA.nilotica and (0.46%) for A.mellifera , saponin ranged between (0.054%)for A.tortilisand (0.12%) forA. mellifera .The gas production after 96 hrs incubation ranked as flow 36.3, 34.4 , 31.7 and 31.2 ml/ 200 mg of substrate for A. tortilis , A. mellifera, A. seyal andA. nilotica respectively.This study showed that Acacia fruits (Pods and seeds) could provide part of the solution to shortage of protein in feedstuffs during the dry season is high content of CP and low content of CF. In addition to that, tannin content for most browse species was not high to the degree that can be toxic to animals or lower their digestibility in contrary; it can be beneficial because it increases the protein by pass. This study recommends that further studies on this subject should cover toxicity and body weight gain produced on browse and based ration


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What is it?It's here. The draw for the 2018 World Cup - the flagship international football event, which is due to be held from June 14 to July 15 next year in Russia. We'll find out the eight groups for the first stage of the tournament.
When and where is it?The 2018 World Cup draw will take place in Russia's capital city of Moscow this afternoon at the State Kremlin Palace, which is frequently used as a concert hall.
According to a Fifa spokesman: "This prestigious entertainment venue with a capacity of 6,000 spectators has hosted many international and locally renowned artists in the past, as well as traditional ballets and operas."
What time will it start?It will start at 6pm local time, or 3pm GMT. You can follow all the build-up and live coverage of the event itself right here.
How can I watch the draw?The draw will be live on Sky Sports and ITV. Alternatively, you can bookmark this page and follow our rolling blog.
How does the draw work?A total of 32 teams will feature at the 2018 World Cup, 31 of them coming through a qualifying campaign and one (Russia) making it as host nation.
Those 32 teams will be split into four pots based on their current Fifa world rankings. Pot 1 will contain Russia and the highest-ranked seven teams. Pot 2 will feature the next best eight teams, and so on for Pots 3 and 4.
The draw will divide the 32 teams into eight groups of four from A to H. Each group will play three matches, before the top two countries advance to the second round. Russia will be in Group A as host nation.
This video explains the process, including how there will be no more than two European teams in each group:
Which pot are England in?England are in Pot Two and could be pitted against the likes of Brazil, Germany, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland, France or host nations Russia from Pot One.
Pots announced for #WorldCup Final Drawhttps://t.co/Wr17mUox90 pic.twitter.com/1BTSixQ05Z— #WorldCupDraw 🏆 (@FIFAWorldCup) November 16, 2017
What have they been saying?Cristiano Ronaldo:
"I'm relaxed because, although some teams are stronger than others, all the groups will be balanced," he told Fifa.com. "I'm calm because I know that, when the time comes, the team will be ready."
"Whoever we're drawn against, we have to win, no matter what," he added with characteristic determination.
Leo Messi:
"I'll be following it, so long as we don't have training or a match."


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Wrapping Paper Books Make Any Present Beautiful
If you've ever found struggling with a roll of gift wrap tedious or cumbersome, wrapping paper books might well be your saviour. Breaking away from the conventional long roll of gift wrap, wrapping paper books offer an easy way to have beautifully designed gift wrap at your disposal in a flat, convenient book format.
Created by The Pimpernel Press there are currently 8 wrapping paper books to choose from. Each book has 12 sheets of gift wrap, which is organised by a unique theme. Titles include: Butterflies and Other Bugs; English Chintz Fabrics; Flowers, Fruit and Vegetables; Maps; Art Deco Patterns, Manuscripts, Robert Adam Designs and Japanese Woodblock Prints.
The themed gift wrap designs in each of the books use imagery from a variety of historic collections, including: The Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, British Library and Glasgow Museums. The designs in these gift wrap books make an interesting alternative to modern gift wrap prints; giving nature-lovers and history buffs access to unique, museum-quality images.
Make Gift Wrapping Effortless
Each book has a dozen unique sheets of beautifully designed, top quality gift wrap (one of each per book). The sheets measure 50 x 70 cm when unfolded, making them the ideal size for many types of present.
The sheets of gift wrap are expertly folded and glued into the books, creating an easy-to-remove tear-off pad; the binding gives a clean edge and the cover keeps the paper neat and tidy. Measuring a handy 34.5cm x 25cm, the books can easily be stored on a shelf or flat in a drawer when not in use. A useful way to always have stunning gift wrap at hand for any gift giving.
About Pimpernel Press
Set up in 2014 by Editor Jo Christian, Pimpernel Press is an independent publishing company that produces illustrated non-fiction books on gardens and gardening, places, buildings and interiors, art, artists and design; as well as practical books on arts, crafts and cookery, decorative stationery and gift books.
With more than 30 years in publishing Jo has mainly worked with illustrated non-fiction publishers, including Time-Life and Frances Lincoln.
Speaking of her inspiration to set up Pimpernel Press, Jo said:
"When I left Frances Lincoln I quickly realised that I wanted to publish my own list. What really clinched it was when Fergus Garrett, head gardener at Great Dixter, agreed to do a book for me – I'd been trying to persuade him to write his book for years and now he was! Well, I wasn't going to let anyone else publish that."
In addition to Garrett, authors and photographers also signed to Pimpernel Press include: Mary Keen, Polly Devlin and Marcus Binney. Pimpernel Garden Classics have also reissued titles by authors including: Andrew Lawson and Beth Chatto. The wrapping paper books expand the Pimpernel Press collection while staying true to the themes of their portfolio.
Find Out More About Wrapping Paper Books
The featured wrapping paper books retail at £14.99 each. To find out more, stock or purchase from the range please visit The Pimpernel Press website.


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A fashion marketing sales and management graduate of Northwest Technical College-Moorhead, Shawn Seckerson has accrued more than 15 years experience in marketing through multiple business endeavors. From 2002 to 2015, Shawn Seckerson managed bookkeeping functions for her family farm with the use of Quickbooks software and brought that experience with her in launching the Attitudes4U women's boutique in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Through four years as owner of the boutique, Shawn Seckerson oversaw all buying, advertising, marketing, and sales functions. Employing her strong communication skills, she built up strong relationships with retail representatives and became a distributor of high-end products from prominent businesses such as the Miche Handbag Company. By 2011, Attitudes4U had more than 60 retail distributor accounts throughout North and South Dakota as well as Minnesota.
Outside of her professional pursuits, Ms. Seckerson enjoys activities such as rock climbing, cycling, and watching movies with her children. She also likes to hike in the mountains and scuba dive.
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Australia - Oceania :: Coral Sea Islands
Introduction :: Coral Sea Islands
Background:Scattered over more than three-quarters of a million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs. The Coral Sea Islands Act 1969 was amended in 1997 to extend the boundaries of the Coral Sea Islands Territory around Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs.
Geography :: Coral Sea Islands
Location:Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of AustraliaGeographic coordinates:18 00 S, 152 00 EMap references:OceaniaArea:total: 3 sq km less thanland: 3 sq km less thanwater: 0 sq km
note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km (300,000 sq mi) with the Willis Islets the most importantcountry comparison to the world: 253Area - comparative:about four times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DCLand boundaries:0 kmCoastline:3,095 kmMaritime claims:territorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nmClimate:tropicalTerrain:sand and coral reefs and islands (cays)Elevation:lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 mhighest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 9 mNatural resources:fishLand use:agricultural land: 0% (2011 est.)arable land: 0% (2011 est.) / permanent crops: 0% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture: 0% (2011 est.)forest: 0% (2011 est.)other: 100% (2011 est.)Natural hazards:occasional tropical cyclonesEnvironment - current issues:no permanent freshwater resources; damaging activities include coral mining, destructive fishing practices (overfishing, blast fishing)Geography - note:important nesting area for birds and turtles
People and Society :: Coral Sea Islands
Population:no indigenous inhabitants (2017 est.)
note: there is a staff of four at the meteorological station on Willis Island
Government :: Coral Sea Islands
Country name:conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territoryconventional short form: Coral Sea Islandsetymology: self-descriptive name to reflect the islands' position in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of AustraliaDependency status:territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and SportLegal system:the common law legal system of Australia applies where applicableCitizenship:see AustraliaDiplomatic representation in the US:none (territory of Australia)Diplomatic representation from the US:none (territory of Australia)Flag description:the flag of Australia is used
Economy :: Coral Sea Islands
Economy - overview:no economic activity
Communications :: Coral Sea Islands
Communications - note:automatic weather stations on many of the isles and reefs relay data to the mainland
Military and Security :: Coral Sea Islands
Military - note:defense is the responsibility of Australia
Transportation :: Coral Sea Islands
Roadways:Ports and terminals:none; offshore anchorage only
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