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Between 1.5 and 2 million people worldwide are believed to keep marine aquaria. The trade which supplies this hobby with live marine animals is a global multi-million dollar industry, worth an estimated US$200-330 million annually, and operating throughout the tropics. Ornamental marine species (corals, other invertebrates and fish) are collected and transported mainly from Southeast Asia, but also increasingly from several island nations in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, to consumers in the main destination markets: the United States, the European Union (EU) and, to a lesser extent, Japan.
Very few of the species in trade are exploited directly for other purposes, and there is little doubt that aquarium animals are the highest value-added product that can be harvested from a coral reef. If managed sustainably, the trade could support jobs in predominantly rural, low-income coastal communities and so provide strong economic incentives for coral reef conservation in regions where other options for generating revenue are limited. However, damaging techniques occasionally used to collect the animals, possible over-harvesting of some species and the high levels of mortality associated with inadequate handling and transport of sensitive living
organisms undermine this potential, and continue to pose significant challenges to achieving sustainability. As a result the trade has seldom been free of controversy as traders try to generate a profit, conservationists try to avoid further decline in coral reefs also suffering from other pressures, and policy makers try to assemble a legislative framework that protects coral reefs without threatening a legitimate business activity or the incomes of communities engaged in aquarium fishing.
In the main, this debate has taken place without access to impartial and quantitative data on the trade and, with so many different viewpoints, achieving consensus on its impacts, and hence the identification of suitable responses, has been difficult. In 2000, the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), the Marine Aquarium Council (MAC) and members of various aquarium trade associations began, in collaboration, to address this need for better information and created the Global Marine Aquarium Database (GMAD). Trade data have been obtained from wholesale exporters and importers of marine aquarium organisms, most often through copies of trade invoices, integrated and standardized into quantitative, species-specific information which has been placed in the public domain: www.unep-wcmc.org/marine/GMAD. Fifty-eight companies, approximately one-fifth of the wholesalers in business, and four government management authorities have provided data to GMAD. In August 2003 the dataset contained 102,928 trade records (7.7 million imported and 9.4 million exported animals) covering a total of 2,393 species of fish, corals and invertebrates and spanning the years 1988 to 2003. These data have permitted the most accurate quantitative estimates to date of the size of the global trade in marine ornamental fish and corals, and the first ever estimates for invertebrates other than corals, a previously overlooked section of the industry.
A total of 1,471 species of fish are traded worldwide with the best estimate of annual global trade ranging between
20 and 24 million individuals. Damselfish [Pomacentridae] make up almost half of the trade, with species of angelfish [Pomacanthidae], surgeonfish [Acanthuridae], wrasses [Labridae], gobies [Gobiidae] and butterflyfish [Chaetodontidae] accounting for approximately another 25-30 per cent. The most traded species are the blue-green damselfish [Chromis viridis], the clown anemonefish [Amphiprion ocellaris], the whitetail dascyllus [Dascyllus aruanus], the sapphire devil [Chrysiptera cyanea] and the threespot dascyllus [Dascyllus trimaculatus]. The ten most traded species account for about 36 per cent of all fish traded for the years 1997 to 2002. Trade data, correlated with aquarium suitability information, indicate that two species known not to acclimatize well to aquarium conditions are nonetheless very commonly traded. They are the
bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus: GMAD records 87,000 worldwide imports of this species from 1997 to 2002) and the mandarin fish (Synchiropus splendidus: GMAD records 11,000 live individuals exported to the EU in the same period). Data further indicate that species characterized as 'truly unsuitable', mainly due to their restricted dietary requirements, such as the foureye butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus), the harlequin filefish (Oxymonacanthus longisrostris) and the Hawaiian cleaner wrasse (Labroides phtirophagus), are also commonly traded, albeit in lower numbers.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- What is Repitched's concept?
Repitched is an online marketplace where you can sell the music you have written. You take control of the entire process yourself. This is where Repitched goes beyond the services offered by most other music websites. It doesn't cost anything to participate.
You are under no obligations. The use of Repitched's services is non-exclusive and there is no contract term. You and only you decide to what extent, which songs, how many songs and how long you'd like to participate in Repitched. Everything you do using Repitched's services is done on a voluntary basis. Because it's a Facebook application, you are able to concentrate your entire promotional activities at one central location. The complicated and sometimes intrusive act of redirecting your fans and friends to other online stores, websites and homepages is no longer required. The goal is for your guerrilla marketing activities to finally pay off.
- Why should I use Repitched's services?
Repitched allows you to commercially exploit your music directly and without a safety net. You remain your own boss and are obligated to no one else. Other providers promise to sell your music using the most popular websites but they ask for a fee upfront before placing the songs in the online stores. But it is quite unclear whether your songs ever appear there. At any rate they get lost among the big acts of the established music industry. This means you're forced to find a way to recruit your fans to buy your music on sites which you have no control over. This is particularly disadvantageous if you are bound to a certain period of commitment. Thus you have spent money initially and handed over the rights to your songs, not knowing whether you will ever regain the money you have spent.
Repitched dodges these difficulties.
We assume that you reach your fans first and foremost on social networks, for example, through a page on Facebook using the usual apps and players. What could be more natural than to offer your music to the fans with whom you're constantly in contact with anyway?
With Repitched you can harvest the fruits of your promotional efforts and you can measure the real market value of your music - all over the world! Here you're not subjected to any constraints and you can decide whether to provide the music for free if you want. But this is not really necessary because your listeners can listen to the whole song anyway using the streaming service. But no matter what you decide: In each case you get immediate feedback on the quality of your songs through the comments of your listeners.
- When will I receive my money?
At Repitched your income will be distributed immediately. The income you're entitled to is transferred to your PayPal account after each sale. You can view your business success in the Repitched admin area at any time. Repitched figures that you want to focus on your musical creativity, not on the business side of things, and certainly you don't want to have to be concerned with collecting outstanding debts from customers. Repitched therefore focuses on using PayPal as a payment service. The sale of your songs will only go through if it is certain that your customer is willing and able to pay the price.
- What information do I need to supply in order to use Repitched?
Repitched requires little information from you. In fact you only have to provide the address of a real contact person. The background is that you sell your own music on the market. Your customers should have the ability to contact you in case of problems or questions. Your data will be treated confidentially and Repitched does not disclose it to third parties. A customer information form sent to your buyers underpins the seriousness of the transaction. This builds trust and will put you in high regard with your fans. As a seller you need to be available to be contacted if necessary. This goes without saying, especially since Repitched generally asks for little data and limits this to essential information.
- Can I only sell my music exclusively to my Facebook friends?
No. The sale of your songs does not depend on the number of likes and friends you have. A sale may also be made to customers who themselves are not members of Facebook. So you're basically in a position to attract any buyer that you can inspire with your music.
- Why does a song in a bundle cost only 80 euro cents?
The Repitched bundle is intended to encourage your fans to buy not only one song from you, but at least 5. The 20% discount increases the incentive to buy in quantities because your fans will, in effect, receive the fifth song for free. This mechanism reduces the amount your customers have to pay, the more songs they want from you. Even though your songs are indeed offered a little cheaper, you are set to earn much more in the course of a single transaction.
In addition, the sale of bundles enables your musical creativity to be judged as more than just individual songs, but in the context of what you're offering. The sale of a bundle brings about a promotional effect in itself.
Bundle sales enable the customer to create an EP or even an entire album of your songs. Even on the conventional music market the price of an album is usually lower than if you were to purchase each song individually. In this respect a lower purchase price based on quantity is customary on this market and fair.
- What are the requirements for using Repitched?
You actually only need to provide Repitched with the address of a real contact person. That's it. In addition, you can choose which songs you make accessible to your audience, the quality you what to offer them in, whether there is a download fee or not and whether you offer to stream the full version of the song or just a taste of it in the form of a snippet. You will remain your own boss in every respect. The advantage is that you are not subject to the approval of an A&R manager who deems your material to be insufficient without even listening to it properly. Above all you don't need to guarantee a certain sales volume in advance like with a record company. You decide on the nature, content and quality of your releases. Thus the only person to judge whether a piece is fit for sale is you.
In this context, you should particularly take into consideration that a record company will usually only be interested in you if you can sell approximately 20,000 units of a song or album. A record company can only operate profitably under these conditions. Below this threshold there is no money to be made on the regular market through music, and certainly not by you. However this shouldn't be the case because it is YOUR music.
Repitched will help you to sell your music commercially without you having to sell your rights to third parties.
- What do my customers have to do to be able to listen and buy music from me?
At Repitched customers don't have to set up a customer account in order to purchase MP3 songs. Repitched deliberately does not ask for data from your fans because this is just not necessary for purchasing music online. PayPal offers the security needed for executing all of the transactions without Repitched having to creating additional "data cemeteries". We believe the less information that has to be given about an individual user, the more we can assure that the data is protected. In this respect, Repitched is one of the few providers, who doesn't just tout data protection and then, despite this, go and mine data on user preferences and interests and maybe even pass this on to third parties. On no account does Repitched participate in receiving stolen data.
But there is something else: Having to create an account in order to buy only one or two songs may be off putting for your customers. Finally Repitched is providing an infrastructure primarily for musicians who have a rather straightforward audience. Anyone who buys something from you may not automatically be interested in a number of other Repitched acts. Setting up an account on this occasion - and we believe this to be generally true - just wouldn't be worth it. In addition, it might feel strange to have to register again even though you already have a valid profile on Facebook. That would mostly likely apply to your fans, even it if is not a must. In other words, all additional hurdles disrupt your sales opportunities and are therefore senseless.
- How will any payment obligations to collecting societies be made, in particular to GEMA?
Repitched represents the interests of the creators and others involved. The proceeds of any musical activity should, in our opinion, benefit the creators and composers, in short, the music artists themselves. This is true even when the creators have transferred their rights to a collecting society, e.g. GEMA. The payment of the GEMA fees or the fees of any other collecting society are passed on by us to the artist signed with GEMA or any other collecting society. The artists have to pay these fees themselves.
- What do I have to do to upload my songs?
When you upload your music you just have to be careful that it is of a quality that is acceptable to the audience. Always remember that your fans should not only be willing to listen to the material, but that they should be willing to buy it, in other words spend money. We recommend uploading your songs with at least 192 kbps and offering 256 kbps or 320 kbps would be even better. In the latter case, the difference to CD quality is so low that the average consumer with average audiophile talent would hardly perceive this difference.
In addition, you should take copyright protection seriously and refrain from uploading any songs to Repitched that you have not written. By registering at Repitched you agree to respect the rights of others and to commit no copyright infringement. We rely on you to sell your own music and do not want to benefit from the success of others. When in doubt, you should also refrain from uploading any cover versions of popular songs or remixes no matter how cleverly adapted they might be. You always have to expect and respect the fact that the writers and composers of the external material may not agree to having their pieces be commercially exploited by you. The guidelines of copyright protection are as follows: Don't do what you don't want others to do to you. Just as you do not want strangers to earn money from your music, you also shouldn't try to make money from songs that you have not written. By sticking to these simple guidelines, you are completely free and welcome here at Repitched!
- Do you still have a question that remains unanswered?
- Please let us know! We will do our best to answer it.

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A novel invention developed by a scientist from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) could revolutionize biological and clinical research and may lead to treatments for cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and genetic and infectious diseases.
The invention allows the immobilisation of intact. double-stranded, multi-stranded or alternative DNA or RNA and has the potential to revolutionise biological and clinical research by allowing scientists to duplicate the cell environment and experiment with human, bacterial and viral genes.
Since the discovery of DNA, biologists have worked to unlock the secrets of the human cell.
Scientist Dr. Claude E. Gagna, Ph.D., an associate professor at NYIT's School of Health Professions, Behavioral and Life Sciences, discovered how to immobilize intact double-stranded (ds-), multi-stranded or alternative DNA and RNA on one microarray. This immobilization allows scientists to duplicate the environment of a cell, and study, examine and experiment with human, bacterial and viral genes. This invention provides the methodology to analyze more than 150,000 non-denatured genes.
The "Gagna/NYIT Multi-Stranded and Alternative DNA, RNA and Plasmid Microarray," has been patented (#6,936,461) in the United States and is pending in Europe and Asia. Gagna's discovery will help scientists understand how transitions in DNA structure regulate gene expression (B-DNA to Z-DNA), and how DNA-protein, and DNA-drug interactions regulate genes. The breakthrough can aid in genetic screening, clinical diagnosis, forensics, DNA synthesis-sequencing and biodefense.
"This patent represents a leap forward from conventional DNA microarrays that use hybridisation," said Dr Gagna, associate professor of the New York Institute of Technology.
This will help pharmaceutical companies produce new classes of drugs that target genes, with fewer side effects," Dr Gagna continued.
"It will lower the cost and increase the speed of drug discovery, saving millions of dollars."
Since the invention of the DNA microarray in 1991, the technology has become one of the most powerful research tools for drug discovery research allowing scientist to perform thousands of experiments with incredible accuracy and speed. According to MarketResearch.com sales of DNA microarrays are expected to be higher than $5.3bn (€ bn) by 2009.
The technology hinges around a novel surface that increases the adherence of DNA to the microarray so that any type of nucleic acid can be anchored, unlike conventional arrays that allow only single-stranded DNA to be immobilised.
Additionally, Gagna has developed a novel surface that increases the adherence of the DNA to the microarray so that any type of nucleic acid can be anchored. Unlike conventional microarrays, which immobilize single-stranded DNA, scientists will now be able to "secure intact, non-denatured, unaltered ds-DNA, triplex-, quadruplex-, or pentaplex DNA onto the microarray," says Gagna. "With this technology, one day we will have tailor-made molecular medicine for patients."
"With this technology, one day we will have tailor-made molecular medicine for patients," said Dr Gagna.
and sure the news site are buzzing with the discovery
read more about the research and the original article details at
Dr Gagna, associate professor of the New York Institute of Technology. and also at www.nyit.edu/dnamicroarrays
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This Mediterranean dream of a finca provides aside from luxury and charm the appropriate atmosphere. This finca style villa is situated in the favoured valley between Port Andratx and Andratx. The property provides absolute privacy and wonderful picturesque views ower the surroundings. The villa is ideal for families! However, the harbour promenade with a variety of restaurants, bars and shops is accessible on foot. The special equipment features include: underfloor heating, alarm system, air conditioning h/c, fireplace, guest lavatory, Jacuzzi, swimming pool, double garage, several sun terraces of approximately 300 sqm and wonderful gardens.
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Movie Trivia Game: Guess the Working Title
Can you figure out which are the working titles for these blockbuster films?
Titanic's working title was....
a) Planet Ice
b) Rose's Turn
c) You Don't Know Jack
Planet Ice
Afraid that a rival studio would steal his idea before he could give the Titanic the epic treatment he believed it deserved, director James Cameron called it by the code name Planet Ice. In fact, while filming stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in Nova Scotia, Cameron claimed to be shooting footage of icebergs for a documentary.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' working title was...
a) The Inner Darkness
b) Incident on 57th Street
c) Puberty: An Allegory
Incident on 57th Street
According to IMDB.com, after the wild success of the first Harry Potter film, producers of the second installment, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, knew it would be tough to keep the project under wraps. Not wanting the Potter fandom to invade film locations and disrupt their work, the team decided to disguise the project with the bogus name Incident on 57th Street, which is also a 1973 Bruce Springsteen song.
Return of the Jedi's working title was....
a) Blue Harvest
b) Red Leader
c) Pink Parasol
Blue Harvest
To hide the filming of Return of the Jedi, the production team developed a fake horror movie called Blue Harvest. Crewmembers wore Blue Harvest t-shirts; all shipments were directed to the phony name; even letterhead was created with the name. The crew discovered that by disguising the film they were able to save money: locations and services bumped up their prices when the wildly successful Star Wars franchise was involved, but production costs stayed lower when Blue Harvest was involved.
The Breakfast Club's working title was...
a) Permanent Detention
b) All My Friends Are Awful
c) Library Revolution
Library Revolution
Director John Hughes was considering Library Revolution and The Lunch Bunch before settling on The Breakfast Club, a nickname for detention at New Trier High School where the son of one of Hughes' friends was enrolled.
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial's working title was...
a) Long-Distance Charges
b) A Boy's Life
c) The Basket Case
A Boy's Life
If not for Steven Spielberg's other project Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. may have never been made. While filming the Indiana Jones film, Spielberg developed a friendship with screenwriter Melissa Mathison, then girlfriend of Harrison Ford, and asked her to write a script about the imaginary alien he had created as a kid to keep him company during his parent's divorce. She came back with a draft titled E.T. and Me. To prevent other producers from stealing his idea, he renamed the project A Boy's Life while in production.
The Dark Knight Rises' working title was...
a) Hippeus Obscurus
b) Magnus Rex
c) GUANO! The Musical
Magnus Rex
Director Christopher Nolan often uses his children's names in the working titles of his movies; he named The Dark Knight Rises in honor of his son Magnus. (The working title of The Dark Knight was Rory's First Kiss, for his son Rory; Inception was called Oliver's Arrow, for son Oliver.) Fans: Look out for any films with a working title that includes the name of Nolan's daughter Flora.
Snakes on a Plane's working title was...
a) Exit Row
b) Samuel L. Jackson v. The Serpent
c) Pacific Air Flight 121
Pacific Air Flight 121
Studio execs decided to change the name of their reptilian thriller to Pacific Air Flight 121, in hopes that a more serious title would transform the film from a campy classic to a more serious action thriller, but they were met with resistance—big time. Lead actor Samuel L. Jackson threatened to leave the project, claiming in an interview that the title was "the only reason I took the job." Not wanting to lose their star, the studio quickly reverted to the original title.
The Avengers working title was...
a) Group Hug
b) The A Team: Revival
c) Green Man and The Carpenter From Space
Group Hug
The fuzzy working title was one of many tricks used to keep details of the film under wraps—reports also say that cast members donned black capes to disguise their costumes. This is not the first time Marvel has tried to trick fans with obscure working titles. Captain America: The First Avenger went by the name Frostbite, while its sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier, set to be released in 2014, is rumored to have the working title Freezer Burn.
Saturday Night Fever's working title was...
a) Stayin' Alive
b) Tony's Tango With Fate
c) Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night
The Tribal Rites of Saturday Night
This iconic '70s disco flick was almost titled Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night after the New York Magazine article that inspired the film. The title was shortened to Saturday Night until a last minute addition to the soundtrack, the Bee Gees "Night Fever," spurred the studio to rename the film Saturday Night Fever.


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Title: One Woman
(#2 of The Naked Trilogy)
Author: Lisa Renee Jones
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Suspense
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The second book in the dangerously sexy Naked Trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones
Emma and Jax came together in the midst of secrets and lies, but in a castle in Maine, they seek passion and sanctuary. What they find is a mystery that could stretch beyond all their expectations. And what Emma finds is danger.
One Woman begins where One Man ended, with Emma one step from death and Jax the only man who can save her.
Excerpt . . .
I hurry through the room, and I've made it halfway to the bathroom, just past the bed, when Jax catches my arm. Heat rushes up my arm, and it's not all about anger. It's about this man touching me. It's about this man and how much I want him, how much I even feel as if want has transformed to need. I whirl around, intent to confront him, but I fail. He drags me against him, all those hard muscles absorbing all the softer parts of me, and the words linger on my tongue, but never leave my mouth.
"What are we doing?" he demands, and he doesn't give me time to reply. "This." His mouth closes down on mine, and I try to fight, no, I tell myself to fight, to push back, to save myself before I go down and never find my way back up. But I don't fight. I don't even try to save myself.
His mouth closes down on mine, and the taste of him, all man and demand, undoes me. I sink into his big, powerful body, as my tongue meets his. I'm all in, kissing him like there is no tomorrow, and maybe there isn't, maybe there can't be, but right now, right now, I reject that idea. I drink him in the way he's drinking me in until his mouth is gone, his breath a warm whisper, as he says, "That. Over and over again, with no end I want to imagine. We're not bad for each other. We're not poison. Say it. We're not poison."
But I can't say it.
How can I say what I'm not sure I believe?
About the Author . . .
In addition to the success of Lisa's INSIDE OUT series, she has published many successful titles. The TALL, DARK AND DEADLY series and THE SECRET LIFE OF AMY BENSEN series, both spent several months on a combination of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling lists. Lisa is also the author of the bestselling WHITE LIES and LILAH LOVE series.
Prior to publishing Lisa owned multi-state staffing agency that was recognized many times by The Austin Business Journal and also praised by the Dallas Women's Magazine. In 1998 Lisa was listed as the #7 growing women owned business in Entrepreneur Magazine.
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This nerve stimulation electrode consists of two durable stainless steel disk electrodes of a 8mm diameter with 30mm spacing. The electrode holder features a feedthrough for the fixation of the Velcro strap. The electrode is coded for polarity. One adjustable Velcro strap is included. The 1m cable terminates in two safety DIN 42 802 connectors or one 5-pole DIN connector.
Packing: 1 piece per package.
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Ambrus/Ambrose and Phillipa are Addergoole: Yr9 characters. Phillipa has shown up in previous stories as well; see her wiki page for details.
"You should try Keeping someone." His Mentor was gentle but insistent; he gave Ambrus-called-Ambrose this speech at the beginning of each year.
"I like being a bottom. And it's not like I need to provide more kids to the program."
"Still. You should understand what it is to top."
"But I..."
His third year there, he finally gave in. Understand what it is to top. Fine. Fine, he'd Keep someone. At least then his Mentor would stop pushing him.
It wasn't hard to grab someone. It wasn't hard for the normal students to grab people, and he had a generation and more on them. In the end, he simply walked up to her and made the offer. He layered it with enough flowery words and enough silly affection that the prickly girl with the thorns in her hair to match her personalty stepped into his sugar-sweet trap.
It was almost shameful how easy it was.
On the other hand, it got hard really quickly after that, and just kept getting harder.
"This is sick. I got through six weeks. Six weeks! And then you had to come and... trick me."
"Don't cry." He wasn't ordering her, he was pleading with her. And to his horror, she stopped crying with a strangled choke. "Shit. That wasn't an order."
She looked up at him through the tangled vines of her hair. "You're not very good at this, are you?"
"No." He sank down on the bed. "No, not really."
"They why did you do it? Why catch me? Why..." She tugged on her collar in a gesture he recognized all too well.
Dryly, he gave he an honest answer. "My Mentor thought it would be a good idea."
"I wonder if he talked to my Mentor about it."
"Valerian, right?" His memories of Laurel were an interesting and heady mix. "I'm sure I could convince her it was a good idea."
"I bet. You could probably convince people up was down."
"Thank you."
"It wasn't a compliment."
He sighed. "Are you going to spend the whole year hating me?"
"Depends. Are you going to spend the whole year ordering me around?"
"Well, that is, generally, the point of having a Kept, as I understand it."
"Kept? Is that what this is called? Better than 'pet,' I suppose."
"That's a specific sort of... never mind."
She pushed her vines out of her face and looked at him. He was startled to find how pretty she was, under the thorns. "Tell me."
Ambrus responded well to direct orders. He sat down on the bed, near Phillipa but not touching her, and began to tell her about pets, and toys, slaves, and lovers, and all the permutations of being a sub that he had encountered.
"You know a lot about this from the other end, don't you?" She wasn't angry anymore, and he hadn't had to lean on his power to get her there.
"I do." He shrugged. It wasn't anything he was ashamed of; if anything, trying to Keep someone was the embarrassing part.
"Teach me." She shifted to sit a little closer to him, took his hand in hers, and put it on her collar. "It could be educational."
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Amid Bevin's Reorganization, Union Attorney & Artist Named to Arts Council
The director of the Kentucky Arts Council is gone and Governor Matt Bevin has reorganized the board with 11 new members - including an attorney from Union.
In a news release, Bevin said that the reorganization reflects "the growing importance of the Kentucky Arts Council in commerce, tourism, and the entertainment industry."
The reorganization of the Kentucky Arts Council reduces the size of the board from 16 to 15 members, with at least one member representing each of the following areas: education, economic development, and workforce development. It also requires the appointment of members with who have the ability and experience to provide broad management and direction in the operation of the Council, while representing the diverse interests of the arts community.
"The reorganized Council strikes the appropriate balance of expertise in the arts and entrepreneurship," said Don Parkinson, Secretary of the Cabinet of Tourism, Arts and Heritage. "The new arts council will focus on ensuring that Kentucky artisans have the skills and knowledge to develop and successfully sell their products."
Executive director Lori Meadows resigned, or was forced out, according to stories in the Courier-Journal and Herald-Leader.
Lindsey Jaeger, an attorney and artist from Union, was appointed and will serve until November, 2018. She is the only member from Northern Kentucky. According to her LinkedIn profile, Jaeger specializes in intellectual property law and wildlife art. She previously served as the director of communications at Northern Kentucky University's Chase College of Law.
The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, fosters environments for Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit from the arts. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. The arts council is celebrating 50 years of service in 2016.
This reorganization will not result in any increased expenditures to Kentucky state government, the news release said.
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FNH-USA FN FNS-40 Stainless .40 S&W 14 Round
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Chambered in the hard-hitting .40 S&W, The FNS™-40 offers the simplicity of double-action striker-fired operation with fully ambidextrous operating controls for ease of use with either hand and from any shooting position. Three- night sights are standard with the innovative deep-V rear sight notch for faster, more precise sighting. Both the slide and barrel are stainless steel with front serrations, while the checkered polymer frame has two interchangeable backstraps and lanyard eyelets.
The MIL-STD 1913 under-frame rail accepts tactical lights and lasers.
Caliber: .40 S&W
Operation: Double-Action Only
Sights: Fixed 3- night
Capacity: (3) 14 Round Magazines
Weight: 27.5 oz. (empty)
Barrel Length: 4.0
Overall Length: 7.25
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Striker-fired autoloader
Double-action operation with Manual Safety
5.5 to 7.7 lbs. trigger pull
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Israel's pacifist J-Street-owned 'Coexist' peace-at-any-price President Shimon Peres is at it again.
President Peres is vehemently opposed to action of any kind against Iran – and also vehemently opposed to action against any other typical Muslim evil – and he's gonna tell it to The Jihadist At 1600™.
President Shimon Peres plans to tell U.S. President Barack H. Obama that he is opposed to Israeli military action in Iran, a report published in the Hebrew-language newspaper Ha'aretz* said Thursday. Peres plans to discuss Iran with Obama when he visits the U.S. at the beginning of March, according to the report.
Peres is set to leave for the U.S. next Tuesday, and will meet with Obama in Washington the following Sunday, on the sidelines of the annual AIPAC convention. The meeting will take place a day before Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington, and he, too, is set to meet with Obama.
'Preaching to the choir' is the term that comes to mind straight away.
What's it gonna take, Israel ?
How long before President Shimon Peres is removed from office ?
Previously here at I.S.U.:
President Peres, a sidebar if you will.
A clear and present danger to The State Of Israel and The Jewish People.
Israel's President Shimon Peres MUST be removed from office.
On The Menu: Submission Au Gratin & Surrender A La Mode.
* Ha'aretz — The far-left-of-far-left Israeli equivalent of MSNBC and The NY Times combined. They are not to be trusted, nor do they stand up for their own nation and people — Ever.
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One of Farmingdale's greatest resources for outdoor athletics is about to get even grander, as Town of Oyster Bay officials have broken ground on a project that will turn the former Liberty Industrial Finishing site into a recreation and sports complex, which will act as an expansion to Allen Park. At an onsite press conference held last week, Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said that plans for the project began as soon as the former superfund site, located to the right of Allen Park on Motor Avenue, was declared 100 percent clean.
"This former superfund site has been the subject of great debate for decades, and thanks to the efforts of our dedicated officials, as well as others on the town board at the time, [the site] was remediated to recreational standards a few years ago," said Saladino. "So this property is now ready for the next chapter, and we're here to announce that we have fabulous plans for this property that will make everyone in the Farmingdale community and the Town of Oyster Bay, very happy. What was once a national priority to the Environmental Protection Agency, will soon be a community recreation and sports complex for our children and for our residents."
Additions to the park will include the construction of softball, baseball and tee ball fields; a multipurpose field for sports teams; a pedestrian bicycle path for running, cycling and other kinds of exercise; restroom facilities; and a parking area. Saladino predicted that the expansion will result in "one of the most beautiful of the town's facilities."
"The Town of Oyster Bay's parks and facilities are rated in the top 10 parks in the United States of America. We're going to keep that tradition going," Saladino said, adding that the project should take a little more than a year to complete. "When the development is complete, Allen Park will more than double in size and will be the pride of our community."
"Being a sports mom and a sports grandma, the cry is out there all the time for needed fields and to do whatever we can to provide places for our young people to be," added Nassau County Legislator Rose Marie Walker, who, along with Nassau County Legislator James Kennedy, committed $150,000 in community revitalization funding to the project. "[It's a] very different time. When we grew up, you could just go to the field by yourself, play ball, you'd be gone for hours and nobody worried about it. Today, everything is very structured. There are teams all over the place and they're dying for fields. This is just a way that we can help."
In terms of the project's cost, Saladino offered an estimate of between $8-9 million. He added that the town is using its own in-house construction crew in order to ease the burden on taxpayers, and is working towards securing grants from both the state and federal governments.
"As always, we have the normal process so that we meet all conditions of law, dot every 'i,' cross every 't,' so that we're doing it with 100 percent ethics and ensuring that our town attorneys are making sure that these agreements are boiler plate, to protect our taxpayers," Saladino said. "Thus far, grants from Nassau County—the first wave of grants—are underway, and we're in the process now of securing grants from the state and the federal government."
The plot of land in question became a superfund site due to several years' worth of disposals of hazardous substances from private operators at the Liberty Aircraft Products Company, dating back to the 1940s. By the late 1990s, the Environmental Protection Agency had begun to actively monitor the site and vie for an optimal remediation plan. In a press release, the town detailed the subsequent efforts as having "resulted in removal of all industrial and commercial activity from the site; the demolition and removal of all structures; the construction and operation of a water remediation system; and the removal of tens of thousands of cubic yards of soil from the premises."
"It's really exciting to see this project start to begin," Walker said. "We've worked hard on this property for a long time and now it's ready to go forward and provide fields for our children, a nice walking path and park for people of every age."
Saladino, who repeatedly thanked the town board for its efforts, summed up the project by calling it, "phase one of, once again, our administration making a huge commitment to our taxpayers, following through and providing some of the best facilities. This site really was a story from rags to riches. There were many environmental problems—that's been cleaned up. And now we're connecting the dots to turn this plight into something extraordinary."


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The African American and African Diaspora Studies Program (AADS) at UNC Greensboro invites abstracts and panel proposals to be submitted for its 2019 Conference on African American & African Diasporic Cultures & Experience (CACE), to be held Feb. 26-27.
The theme for this year's conference is "Afrofuturism: Resiliency and Creativity." Afrofuturism continues the renewed conversation on Black empowerment by exploring political activism, social justice, technological advances, artistic and literary expressions in Black communities.
This conference theme will focus on challenging limited depictions and perspectives of Black people while imagining and co-creating paths to a resilient, creative and limitless future. Paper abstracts, panel proposals, and poster presentations that respond to the conference theme are welcome. Collaborative presentations between students and faculty/mentors and individual abstracts are encouraged. Presentations from faculty and friends of the community are welcome.
Those interested should send a 150-word abstract and a 50-word bio, including name, presentation title, type of presentation (e.g. paper, poster, spoken word), major/discipline, and university/organization affiliation to https://goo.gl/K8DxCU.
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Lizzy Makes Solo Debut with Trot Track "Not an Easy Girl" MV
After School member Lizzy has officially made her solo debut with "Not an Easy Girl." The music video for the new track was uploaded to Pledis Entertainment's official YouTube page on January 23.
"Not an Easy Girl" is sung in a retro trot style, and its video features Lizzy as "Chunhyang" in a parody of the widely-known Korean folktale. The track has an upbeat melody and also features a short rap by Jung Hyung Don, adding a modern twist to the traditional trot genre.
A caption posted along with the video described "Not an Easy Girl" as "a straightforward song with humorous lyrics and a pleasant, festive melody that is unforgettable to anyone who listens to it."
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- Lesser Footy – Now MOAR Than EVAR – May 30, 2020
- Lesser Footy May Day – How Many tWBS's Shall There Be? – May 23, 2020
- Most Glorious Return and Regerts FOAR 2028-29 – May 2, 2020
Oh well, brackets are dead. Now, we can excise our souls of filthy lucre, and focus on the purity of hate.
14S Buffalo vs. 3S Miami (6:50, TNT)
Behold, the bland competence of Jim Larranaga and the prettay…prettay good Miami Hurricanes. If you can look past the fact that NC State whipped their asses. I wouldn't count on Buffalo circling the wagons on them tonight, though.
12E Chattanooga vs. 5E Indiana (7:10, CBS)
This one screams "upset city" to me, so if you are gambling-inclined, bet the mortgage/food/insulin money on the Hoosiers.
16(T)E FGCU vs. 1E U*NC (7:20, TBS)
SO MANY INITIALS! As a red-blooded American (whose alma mater has never been a 1 seed in the expanded format era, if ever), I always root like mad for the 16 seed in their Quixotic quest to topple the windmillian #1. I assure you I have never done so harder than I will tonight. AMERICA NEEDS YOU, valiant soldiers of the Credit Union squadron.
14MW Fresno State vs. 3MW Utah (7:27, truTV)
Oh, hai there, Team Secular Big Love, hoops edition. Are you any good? Not really, huh? At least you're honest. Still probably enough to get to the Sweet Sixteen, and almost certainly enough to get past this ragtag bunch.
11(T)S Wichita State vs. 6S Arizona (9:20, TNT)
Wichita State advanced by 20 in the play-in game, and looked like shit doing so. That's quite difficult to pull off. Nobody fucking knows what to expect out of Sean Miller's bunch, last seen getting their pants pulled down around their ankles by a gaggle of Ducks (and no, that better not be the last Oregon rape joke we read on DFO tonight).
13E Stony Brook vs. 4E Kentucky (9:40, CBS)
Caffeinate for this one, it could be interesting. Kentucky is an up and down team, and the Seawolves have a REALLY good power forward who could make things mighty uncomfortable for Coach Cal's bunch.
9E Providence vs. 8E Southern Cal (9:50, TBS)
MOAR offensive basketball, huzzah! The Men of Troy are led by Coach Andy, the man who led the aforementioned Credit Union side when they had their "Dunk City" S16 run. Beet juice is apparently their secret now, so look for frequent "coach, I need to take a shit" timeouts. Also, Providence is better than people think. Dangerous team if they make it through.
11MW Gonzaga vs. 6MW Seton Hall (9:57, truTV)
Ah, Gonzaga. Finally, having fallen out of favour with the committee, and having burned through all of their ancient Cinderella fan goodwill…watch the fuckwads stop fucking around and start winning games now that nobody's picking them. There IS some talent there. And the Hall may just have shot their wad taking out Nova for the conference crown.


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Thanks to all for pitching in this week! Coming out of an Overnight on the weekend, we had a Boy Scout Troop from San Diego on Tuesday (thanks to Mike, Don Brown and Larry), Punahou Keiki Kamp on Wednesday (thanks to Chris and Deena), then on Friday, Poilani and visitors from the Hawaii Conservation Conference (thanks to Mike, Gary, Vicki, Lulu, John and Don Inouye)!
Kekoa James, a Scout working on his Eagle project, came out over the weekend with his crew to create a wonderful set of railings for the stairway from the Education area down towards the touch table. We can now take groups on it! Thanks to Jim and the facilities staff as well on this one for logistics and materials.And you may see a couple of H.S. volunteers working on cleaning up the native garden area in the next week or so (Rachel L and Jessica).
August will continue to be busy, then September will pick up I am sure. Please take a look at the CALENDAR!
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10 bucket list items you should do in Cape Town
It really doesn't matter if you are an international tourist that are visiting Cape Town, or if you are a local. There are things that you should just do before you leave Cape Town. Activities that are a must if you are in Cape Town. Bucket list items that you should do before you leave again.
People don't always consider what activities you should do when you are in the Cape Town area. Things that are just must-have items. Bucket list items that you are going to regret not doing when you are back home. These are the 10 bucket list items that you should do when you are in Cape Town, South Africa
- Riding the Franschhoek wine tram
This is an activity that not many people know about. Especially the tourists that don't do research before they arrive in Cape Town.
The great thing about riding the Franschhoek wine tram is that this is an activity that you can do with your friends and family. This is an experience that you will not have anywhere else in the world. The tram is designed for this purpose, and locals have built it. Making this a unique experience. This is going to give you a tour of the vineyards in the area. Showing you how beautiful South Africa and Cape Town really can be.
- Swim at Silvermine
For those that don't know where Silvermine is. This is the beach in the middle of the Table Mountain Nature reserve park. This is a beach that is private and that is included in the nature reserve park. You might be wondering why swimming at this beach is so different. This is because it is a private beach on a reserve park. Meaning that everything is clean and that there aren't many tourists on the beach that are making enjoying the view of the ocean and the nature reserve park.
This is a great way to end a warm summer day, after taking hikes through the nature reserve park. The beach is beautiful, clean and has some great views. Not many people know that they can swim at Silvermine and therefore they are missing out on a lot of fun and things that you can do with your children. It is safe to swim at the beach, for those that are afraid to swim at just any place on the beach.
- Having a picnic at Cape Point
Hiking to Cape Point is going to give you reward enough for the effort. The view is unforgettable to see how the two different oceans meet. And, this might be something that you have done before.
However, did you ever have a picnic there with friends and family? This is something that you should do. Not just hike to Cape Point, but also sit down on the rocks, with a view to die for, and having a great and delicious picnic. There is nothing better than clean air, beautiful scenery and delicious food. And, don't forget your friends and family. One thing about Cape Town's restaurants. You can ask them to pack you a picnic basket. Or, if you are staying at a great hotel, you can ask the kitchen for a picnic basket as well. A true Cape Town picnic basket with secret snacks, and one of the top wines in Cape Town.
- Visit one of the markets
Yes, not many people like walking through markets and see what people are making and selling. Especially, at the markets where every stall has the same products to sell.
However, this is what is making Cape Town different. Their markets. This is a place where people are selling fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh seafood and other items that they have made themselves. This is the place where you can find souvenirs and find unique items at great prices. Not only not only are these markets huge but this also a way for locals to make money and to be able to feed their families. So, by supporting them, you will be able to make a difference in their lives.
- Taking a hike to Table Mountain
Going up to Table Mountain by cable car might be a great experience, but this isn't the only way that you can get to the top.
Something that you should consider is to go to the top of the mountain by taking one of their trails. This is a great thing that should be on your bucket list. There are different trails of different difficulty levels. Meaning that you will be able to find a trail that will work for you and your family. This is an experience completely different than going up by cable car. Giving you a better look at the fauna and flora as you are going along. You can challenge yourself by taking a difficult and long hiking trail, or you can take the easy route and get to the top of the mountain a lot easier and faster. It will depend on how to fit you and your family really are.
- Whale watching
Cape Town is known for whale watching. This is because of the colder water in this area. This is also something that you should do, no matter what.
You won't realize how huge these animals are if you don't see them eye to eye. They are huge and an experience of a lifetime. There are different boat cruises and tours that you can take, that will take you to the most popular spots where whales are visible. This is also an activity that you can do with your whole family. Seeing these animals so close is something that not many people are fortunate to see. So, put this on your bucket list and make sure that you are doing this before you are returning home.
- See an open-air movie
There is a place in Cape Town where you can watch open-air movies. You can say that this is the same as when you are going to the movies, but you are enjoying it outdoors. With a big screen, comfortable chair or even on a blanket with a picnic basket.
The locals know that this is the place to be on a Friday or Saturday night. And, if this is good enough for the locals, it will be good enough for you. There aren't many places on earth where you can have this experience. This is for sure a place that you should see to know exactly the atmosphere of this great outdoor movie.
- Wine tasting
This might be for the adults, but this is also something that you should have on your bucket list for your Cape Town holiday.
There are many wine routes that you can consider that will give you a great view of all the vineyards along the way. And, it will give you different options where you can purchase different wines at special prices. Something that you will not be able to enjoy anywhere else. The great thing about going on one of these wine routes is that South African wine is known as one of the best wines in the world. And, you can have the first-hand experience in the making and tasting of the wine.
- Abseil down Table Mountain
Everyone is always talking about going up Table Mountain. By cable cars or by choosing one of the different hiking trails. But, did you know there are a great, alternative for going down as well? And, for sure this is something that you need to have on your bucket list before you are returning home.
We are talking about abseiling down Table Mountain. Yes, it is completely safe and even beginners can do this. And, for sure this is going to be an experience that you will never, ever forget. Who can really say that they have gone done Table Mountain by taking the hard way? The abseiling way?
- Eat a large variety of seafood
Yes, this might be something that you can do anywhere in the world. However, you need to know that you didn't really taste seafood until you have tasted it in Cape Town. Some of the best chefs in the world is making seafood in Cape Town. And, because of the large variety of fresh seafood that they can get, you will not find anything fresher and tastier.
Depending on the restaurant that you choose, you will know for sure that the one dish that you should order is seafood. The top restaurants and hotels are normally those that are selling seafood that you will just want to eat again, and again.
Are you going to visit Cape Town in the near future? Then you should make sure that you are going to have these 10 things on your bucket list of things to do while you are in Cape Town. These activities are going to make your trip to South Africa so much better and you will know that you are going to experience the most important activities in Cape Town. You will return home, knowing that this is going to be a trip that you will never, ever forget again.


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Day 7 - Mellor to Temple Sowerby
We set off today after the Mother ship dropped us back at our previous stop point and immediately started a solid day of climbing weaving our way up past Clitherhoe through Slaidburn and past the Ribble Valley. We headed through the Trough of Bowland (Which apparently is Wiggo's Stomping ground) we did look out for him but we were pretty focused on trying to get through the pretty arduous climbs.
Progress in the morning was terribly slow with the climbs draining the legs, and we had to stop for some decent Yorkshire grub at a great cafe stop near Slaidburn in the glaring sun as a clutch of ageing bikers from Leeds discussed the merits of electronic vs manual speedo's and the like, (Quite poetic given the setting). Newly refreshed we headed up between the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake district Past Sedburgh, a lovely town dominated by a School we used to play at Rugby whose folklore said that the 1st XV wouldn't wash their kit until they lost a match, I remember playing them in the St Josephs festival with 2 players that looked about 25 years old and a stinking full season mud brown kit.
We finished up the day to the west of Penrith on a lovely site on a farm with Harriet the Highland cow our only neighbour. She may have prematurely given us our first taste of Scotland, but tomorrow see's us all head for the border.
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Logan Coleman is one of SA's brightest rising Bikini stars. After being awarded Pro status in the WFF, she made quick work of stamping her authority at the highest level by taking the Overall Pro title at her debut show. She now works as an online trainer at Logan Coleman Fitness, where she runs personalised challenges for clients, and offers customised diets and training programs. She is also an NPL-sponsored athlete.
What do you do on the tough days, when motivation levels are low?
When I'm having a tough day and have very little motivation I think of my goals and how if I don't do what I have to I won't be a step closer to achieving my goals. I also just try not think about the reasons why I don't want to go to gym or eat clean. Instead I just act on it and just do what I need to do. If I don't feel like training I get up, get dressed and go to the gym, simple. I always want to feel and look my best and by doing what needs to be done I get a feeling of accomplishment.
Do you change your approach to training from time to time?
I like lifting heavy as I'm trying to grow, which requires lower reps and more weights, but I like to change it up by adding in a HIIT workout or upping my reps and super setting, or I may do a full-body session. It all depends on my day, but I like to make sure my body doesn't get used to the way I normally train.
What workout or types of training do you love right now?
Right now I love doing superset training as I feel it exhausts the muscle way more. I've also started adding full-body training into my workouts, which I normally I don't enjoy as I like training one muscle group at a time.
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It's Humpday Tomorrow 🍑 Give these awesome booty burners a try tomorrow and let me know what you think 😉 1-15 Reps Squat Curl Press. 2-20 Reps each leg forward to back lunge weighted. 3- 30 Reps Squat Pulse 4- 15 Reps each leg Dumbell Glute kickbacks. 5- 15 Reps each leg Dumbell Fire Hydrants. Can be done individually or for a real burner do as a circuit 💁🏼♀ complete 4 times. #logancolemanfit #logancolemanfitness #LCF #LCFitness #LoganFit #LoganFitness
Abs are made in the kitchen, right?
Do you get help from a nutrition coach?
Yes I do, mainly closer to competitions.
Do you eat the same food on the days you don't train as in the day days you do?
Yes I do, but I lower my carb intake on the day I don't train.
What have you found has been the easiest way to stick to a diet, other than sheer will power?
To always prepare! If you've prepped food it's easier to stick to eating clean. I don't keep anything in my house that isn't on my diet, because when it's there it's sometimes hard to resist. Remember your goals and know that if you don't stick to the diet you won't achieve them, or it might take a lot longer.
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Fit Food Friday 🤤 I love summer and all the amazing fresh ingredients we get. I am in love with smoothies in summer they feel so refreshing 🌺 recipe to follow: makes 2 Blend: •1 handful Spinach. •1 Frozen Banana. •1 Frozen Handful Mixed berries or 1 apple. •1/2 a cup fat free milk. •100g Fat Free plain yoghurt. Top with: •2 teaspoons Goji berries. •2 teaspoons Chia Seeds. •Chopped almonds. Or nuts of your choose or muesli. Enjoy 🥣
Yay or nay – her thoughts on
Long steady rate cardio? Yay, it prevents muscle breakdown and keeps your heart rate low enough to help burn fat.
Oats in the morning? Yay, especially after training. Your body will use those carbs for energy throughout the day.
Training in a crop top? Yay, but I never do. I love seeing a lady rock them in the gym – it shows confidence and their amazing physiques. For some reason I just don't have the courage to wear one in the gym, but to the ladies that do, keep it up. I'm love it!
Burpees? Yay! They're a good way to get the heart rate up, but its also super killer as it works like every muscle in the body – it's kinda a love-hate relationship with them.
Gym selfies? Yay, because, I mean, why not?
Pre-workout nutrition? Yay, it's important to provide your body with the correct nutrients and energy to have a successful workout.
Intra-workout nutrition? Yay, Your body starts to deplete during training and it needs nutrients to ensure you have an effective workout. These products provide the muscle with what it needs to prevent muscle break down
Post-workout nutrition? Yay. Your muscle tissue has been broken down and torn during training, so giving it the correct nutrients will ensure it can be rebuilt and repaired.
Grilled hake? Yay, it is the leanest form of protein. It also has the necessary omegas our bodies need.
Fat burners? Nay, because people tend to think it is a quick fix. Those with stimulants can also mess with the way our bodies work if they are over used or abused, especially our thyroids. You may lose weight quicker, but you can also put that weight back on when you stop. If you eat clean and supplement correctly, you can burn the fat and keep it off. Otherwise try natural supplements that burn fat.
Deadlifts? Yay. Amazing for a strong lower back, and shapely hamstrings and glutes. Deadlifts have made an amazing change to my body since I've incorporated them into my workouts.
CrossFit? Nay. I've found many people get injured from this type of training as it they lift heavy weights and sometimes form is compromised due to the intensity and volume of the training. There are many who love it, though, which is great, but just be safe.
Sports massage? Yay. I'm in love with these. I go at least once a month just to help my body recover. Although they are painful and you're often left feeling stiff, sometimes our bodies need a little help.
Cheat meals? Yay, but only in moderation – like one meal a week. They're good to put those cravings at ease and give our body what it sometimes needs.
Early morning training time? Yay. I love getting up early and get my training done as it feels like I have more time in my day. It also releases those amazing endorphins that you get to carry with you throughout the day.
Training partner? Yay, but only if they work as hard as you and are able to push you.
Running? Nay, because I don't enjoy it. I also have a small hip injury that acts up when I run. But I do love it if you want to get that heart rate up quickly.
Social media? Yay! Share your knowledge and fitness journey. It's amazing to reach so many and meet new people. Social media is amazing, but it can also have a very negative effect, as we only see people's "amazing lives" and tend to compare them to our own. I suggest that you use certain elements for motivation, but never let social media control your life.
Active rest? Yay. It helps you recover quicker so when you get back at it you feel stronger. Make sure it's active rest though and you aren't overdoing it.
EMS, tried it? I have tried it and it's a very hectic workout for such a short timeframe, but I still love my training and my full-on gym sessions.
Final thoughts?
I love fitness and how being active and eating clean makes you feel. It releases amazing endorphins that make you feel great. Make your journey your own and do it for yourself, because that's when you'll actually want to do it and succeed. I also love that my personal fitness journey can motivate and inspire other women to be the best versions of themselves and help them achieve a better perspective about their bodies, diets and training. Helping other women feel more confident and comfortable in their own skin has been the highlight of my career.
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Happy Tuesday! This weekend I chose to take some me time and much needed family time! I spent little to no time on my phone and I can say I feel like a new person coming into this Week! My head and goals are clearer than ever and I am ready for all I'm about to experience! Do you sometimes feel we lose so much time by being on our phones? Lately I've made extra effort to be on my phone less especially when I'm out with my family and loved ones ! Here's something to do: next time you at dinner, take a look around and see who actually talks to eachother most of the time the whole table is on their phones!! Its time to stop and smell the roses, enjoy the time with your families and loved ones because our time is very limited!! 🌺 I've got some exciting news coming this week!!😬 – – @sean.levitt.photographer
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Photos by Sean Levitt and Cindy Ellis
Author: Pedro van Gaalen
When he's not writing about sport or health and fitness, Pedro is probably out training for his next marathon or ultra-marathon. He's worked as a fitness professional and as a marketing and comms expert. He now combines his passions in his role as managing editor at Fitness magazine.


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Healthy Living
5 Amazing Benefits Of Playing Basketball
Besides being an extremely fun game to play, basketball renders to achieving a good physique and an alert mind if played regularly. In fact, many celebrities are known to resort this sport if and when their daily exercise routine tends to get too monotonous for them. The game offers several health benefits. Here are a few of them.
* Enhances Cardiovascular Health
Since this is a game that requires one to be constantly on their toes and carefully alert, it increases heart rate and ensures that its endurance power enhances. This further reduces the risk of heart attacks, cardiac arrests, strokes and various other heart diseases.
* Gives You Stronger Bones
The game demands a lot of body movement like jumping and running. This promotes bone health by building their strength. New bone tissues are formed and it they make the bones less prone to injuries. The constant rift between the muscles and bones causes nothing but better cognition and increased strength.
* Burns Calories
The involvement of numerous aerobic activities like running, jumping and quick lateral movements, as well as reflex actions, contributes to burning a substantial number of calories. If played professionally, basketball is capable of burning as many as 900 calories in an hour. Burning off calories undoubtedly leads to weight-loss and maintaining the fitness of the body.
* Improves Reflex Actions And Cognitive Functioning
The game needs immense concentration as one has to constantly look out for the passing of the ball. This improves hand-eye coordination because you tend to move in accordance with your eye-sight as to where the ball goes. Dribbling is a skill in the game which requires a finer degree of coordination. This leads to enhanced motor skills when learned perfectly. Various types of shots towards the basket when practiced and performed help in increasing synchronised movement of the body. Quicker reflexes are essential to the game and otherwise as well.
* Mental Development
As we know basketball is a fast-paced mental game requiring movements as swift as a gazelle's. It has been proven by researchers that playing this sport promotes a quicker grasping power and an alert mind. Individuals who play basketball turn out to be quick learners and are capable of paying attention for longer than those who don't. They are known to make effective decisions and stay calm and composed. Their mental health has proven to be excellent.


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Y. Shi, R. Li, L. Shi, E. Ahmed, Y. Jin, P. Wang
Advanced Sustainable Systems, (2018)
CuCr2O4, High stability, Photothermal materials, Solardriven water evaporation, Underwater black property, Water distillation
The design and fabrication of efficient photothermal materials is the key issue in solar‐driven water evaporation. In this work, a robust CuCr2O4/SiO2composite membrane with outstanding solar‐driven water evaporation performance (1.32 kg m−2 h−1) under one sun irradiation is rationally designed and synthesized by using quartz glass fibrous membrane as supporting matrix and stable CuCr2O4 particles as the active light absorber. Instead of coating a separate layer on top of the support, the CuCr2O4 particles are evenly distributed inside the matrix, which endows the membrane with great mechanical strength and excellent wear and abrasion resistance. The highly porous composite survives 6 atm pressure and retains its performance even after 75% of the membrane is removed by sandpaper. This work also looks into a generally overlooked aspect of wet versus dry state of photothermal material and its implications. Interestingly, the composite possesses a gray color with a high reflectance in dry state but turns into deep black with a low reflectance in wet state due to the decreased subsurface scattering and strong NIR light absorbance of water in wet state. This composite material also possesses excellent thermal stability and thermal shock resistance, making it able to be easily recovered by calcination in air or direct burning in fire for contaminants removal. The results demonstrate that this composite is a competitive photothermal material for practical solar distillation and indicate that the optical properties of material in wet state are more relevant to photothermal material screening and optimization for solar distillation.
DOI: 10.1002/adsu.201700145
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Hideaki TsutsuiAssistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
In his lab, Hideaki Tsutsui develops tools and technology to fabricate biosensors on plant leaves. The idea is make an easy-to-read sensor on leaves of food crops such as corn, rice and cassava so that farmers can quickly identify when their crops are in danger. Such a low-cost, easy-to-use technology is especially important for smallholder farmers in the developing world such as sub-Saharan Africa, where resources do not exist to buy costly fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides to protect their source of food and income.
Areas of Expertise
- Regenerative microengineering
- Bourns College of Engineering at UC Riverside Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development, UCR Today
- RIVERSIDE: College receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant, The Press-Enterprise
- Leaf 'stamp' could detect crop diseases, SciDevNet
- Bill Gates bankrolls UCSD study on pregnancy monitors, Union-Tribune San Diego
Select Honors and Distinctions
- Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations Grant
- Regents' Faculty Fellowship
- Invitee, Agricultural Research Connections Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya
Q: How does the sensor work?
The sensor works similarly to the way a pregnancy test does; the injected antibodies capture pathogen biomarkers flowing through the leaf capillary and causes a change of color on a small section of the leaf in the event of positive detection.
Q: How has your research been funded or supported?
This research project is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE), the foundation's funding mechanism to support bold research ideas that have a potential to provide innovative solutions for global health problems related to disease, agriculture, and nutrition in the developing world.
Q: How do you envision your work's potential in improving the sustainability of food supply?
I envision that upon successful development of the technology, our leaf sensor can provide smallholder farmers with low-cost means to monitor threats of plant pathogen infection in the field. Ability to quickly identify and segregate infected plants will minimize loss of harvest and improve food security of the smallholder farmers.
Q: What is the greatest impact that your research can have in everyday life?
I certainly hope that our research will lead to improvement of food supply in both the developing world and developed world in the future. Our concept of a leaf sensor is applicable to monitoring of plant disease, health, and nutrition contents, and providing new ways to study a variety of food crop-related problems.
Q: What is next for your research?
We have been developing our sensor technology using a model plant and a mock biomarker in the laboratory. The next step is to test our technology using a food crop and a plant pathogen in collaboration with plant pathologists.
Q: Why is UC Riverside a great place to do research?
UCR is a great place to do my research because I can work with talented and motivated students, staff, and faculty members from many different disciplines. We have very strong academic and research programs in engineering, plant biology, plant pathogens and many others, allowing us to conduct cutting-edge multidisciplinary research.
Q: What does Living the Promise mean to you?
To me, Living the Promise means to be able to work on what I believe is important.
—Hideaki Tsutsui


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nbdyknws replied to Outdoors_guy's topic in FootballCan one of you post the address to the fm league? You can never go wrong with Mcnabb though, if they get their running game going, look for Owens to grab a touchdown or 2 and maybe their tightend with another.
People were catching what looked like walleyes right under the Hermans Landing bridge. That was in the later afternoon evening that they were out there. Crappies are around also. Heard the muskies were slow during the tournament, holding to the bottom. Goodluck and post how you do.
World record status update
nbdyknws replied to WMRP Member's topic in Muskies-Musky FishingI could make a 4" sunfish look like it could eat the world record muskie just by holding it closer to the camera
Umps should just give it to the whitesux
nbdyknws replied to friendlyfisher's topic in BaseballIf football gets 2 red flags why not let baseball have 2 red flags. There are so many missed calls or wrong calls in games and I am sure alot of those changed the whole game. The human eye can only see so much so why not if it makes the call right let a camera see it. Give teams 2 flags or even one flag a game, that if something happens they can challenge. But it might work better if they could have a penalty for getting the challenge wrong. Maybe adding a strike onto the next inning for their leadoff hitter or something. With the challenges the White Sox would have atleast played 1 or 2 more games this post season. And hey that is actually good for mlb right? Well maybe not good for a team that had 5 people show up to every home game for a long long time.
Turnover for the vikes?It seems with all the lakes turning over, the vikes did it after halftime of the game against the pack. All they had to do was throw one long pass, and right when Dante threw the half time pass even uncompleted I told everyone in the room they will win the game after halftime. Because every pass dante has ever thrown this year seems to be the 5 yard max passes to the running back or te. I feel very sorry for Carolina next week because the vikings will roll through there with a win and they wont look back now. I dont know if every one noticed how Culpepper all the sudden started passing every pass over 5yrds and streached the defense out. So now the running game and those short passes would actually work. The vikes did not need to start 6-0 to win the superbowl this year. I will happily take 1-4, to a playoff berth and hopefully alot more. Love boat, ah that is what pro players do, have a fun time because they earned it. If I had millions I would party once or twice to. They just partied in a wrong area, and all of them weren't involved. Who in here has not went to one party? Who in here has been to a party that had one or 2 people do something wrong but you didn't? Everyone saying they would rather be doing this or that, I am glad I stayed and watched the vikes because that was an awesome win. GO VIKEZ.
I am still cheering for the Vikes. If they get up on the Packers it will be one fun game to watch. The Vikes are just the hardest team to watch when losing, but one of the funnest teams when winning. So take the bad with the good and I will be cheering until the bad Culpepper shows up then I switch to another game and wish that qb was ours for the week.
Vikes 38 Packers 14 Vikes MVP for the game, Pat Williams with 17 tackles, and Kluwe will again prove he is the best player the Vikings have.
How about 2 B's...first and last names beginning with B.
nbdyknws replied to Commanche Jim's topic in BaseballBrandon Backe Benito Baez Brian Banks Brandon Berger Brian Boehringer Brian Buchanon Brian Bullington Brian Bruney Ben Broussard Blaine Boyer Brian Bowels Brian Bohanon
Even easier, the Cards will beat the White Sox in 4 so you wont even have to worry about anything
This all goes back to Red McCombs!In McCombs world he is the smartest person ever. He made a complete fortune of the Vikings and didn't care if it hit rock bottom. He had every positon messed up on purpose, so he didn't have to spend any money. Now Zygi has to try and rebuild the team from all the trash McCombs left. Luckily there is still talent there, but there are 3 things Zygi needs to improve. Get coaching that knows what is going on. Tice does not, a coach should not need multiple people working just to help him do his job. The running back situation is horrible right now. Get rid of the running backs you dont need and keep your main running back and his backup. And fix Culpepper, and if he cant be fixed see if you still have your reciept. It is not the Offensive lines fault, it takes 1.5-2 seconds atleast for the defensive line to get to a quarter back. And most the time he has alot more than just 2 seconds. That is more than enough time to take a quick 3 step drop and pass. And o by the way I will almost put a bet down that in the average time Culpepper has had atleast 2 of the Vikes recievers are open enough to catch the ball and not be in danger of an interception. Stop throwing to the running back, there are certain instances when that screen play works, dont use it 20 times a game. I dont mind that he uses the tight end, but dont use him on 3rd down well short of the first down. Here is a huge hint (Hopefully Dante is reading this ) Throw the ball or let someone else throw. We still have the team to win every game if we want, suprisingly. And it really is all on Dantes shoulders and very small hands. And if he cant handle the pressure there are 2 other quarter backs ready to play.
Favorite player names
nbdyknws replied to genegodawa's topic in BaseballWhen I first heard of Coco Crisp I had to take another look to see if it was real.
Fall Bass Questions... What do you think Deitz? Anyone else?Deitz I noticed the exact opposite out a week or 2 ago. All my fish that I was going for, pike and bass. Were caught on the sheltered side of the lake. About half the time was on the windy sides and half was on the sheltered sides. The windy areas had 0 fish and the sheltered sides had 5. And also all of these fish were on the South-East parts of the lake. Which is opposite of the other post. hm Very good stuff though I just wish I had more time to be out on the water. Maybe I will get out one more time around the metro and cast a few times.
I asked about ice fishing on the Lake and have heard there is pretty much no ice fishing on this lake. Is it true you cant ice fish the lake, and what are the special regulations if you can? I have heard the sunfish are the only ones you can keep in the winter but that seems alittle strange to me.
Thanks to all the help on here I got out for a hour or 2 and got a few crappies and a snake. The muskie tournament was going on so there were alot of boats out. Heard from alot of people that the muskies were slow.


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According to a YouGov/HuffPo poll. most white people admit to not taking any action to stop racism. Sadly, a similar amount of non-whites said the same thing and indicated they had done nothing to directly confront racism.
The last year has provided plenty of vivid examples that racism is alive and well in the United States: several high-profile police killings of young black men, the racially-motivated shooting of nine African-Americans in Charleston, South Carolina, and, most recently, the ongoing debate and protests over the removal of the Confederate flag. Read more http://t.co/OcWBXedxUD


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Mountain of Evidence Confirms: Climate Change Is Really, Really Bad for Human Health and Well-Being
People in more than 200 U.S. cities have an increased risk of premature death because of future warming, the researchers found. Extreme heat is linked with sleep loss, kidney stones, low birth weight, violence and suicide. Exposure to ozone and other air pollutants, including smoke from forest fires, can be bad for human health. Extreme weather events intensified by climate change can lead to physical trauma, disease outbreaks, interruption of health care delivery and mental health problems. Rising temperatures and carbon dioxide levels are also increasing the length of pollen season, which affects people with allergies. Certain crops are expected to produce fewer nutrients. Population displacement and armed conflict can also amplify risks to human health. [Photos Show Horrifying Scenes from California Wildfires]
Water resources
With less snowpack in the mountains, the West and Southwest may experience more droughts. Reduced snowpack can lead to reduced river flow, which can threaten rare and endangered species, such as salmon and wolverines. Climate change is also expected to erode water quality in the United States because of nutrient loading (such as from fertilizer or animal waste), especially in the Midwest and Northeast.
Sea level rise
High sea levels will increase the risk to coastal communities, economies and infrastructure, largely because of flooding, erosion and extreme events. These effects can lead to displacement through "climate gentrification," in which people living at higher elevations have higher-priced properties. The movement of goods among major port cities will likely be affected, too, causing economic disruptions. Sea level rise may also disrupt the U.S. military, as well as disaster and humanitarian relief efforts.
via LiveScience Mountain of Evidence Confirms: Climate Change Is Really, Really Bad for Human Health and Well-Being


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A customer who went to the Penrith store was so happy with the experience he thought he would extend his thanks.
Honest opinions
'I would like to give feedback in connection with the service I received at the Penrith store. I usually find it very awkward and uncomfortable being left to choose glasses and have no idea if they suit me or not.
'On this occasion, the lady who was looking after me helped me choose two pairs of glasses and gave honest opinions as to whether they suited me or didn't suit me, without making me feel in any way uncomfortable.
'Keep up the good work'
'The end result was that I will now have two pairs of glasses that I actually like and will feel good wearing. I will also recommend Specsavers to family, friends and colleagues and I hope this will encourage the lady who dealt with me to keep up the good work.'
Steven, Penrith
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Ali spoke with ABC6 in Columbus, Ohio and indicated he may be announced for the men's Money In the Bank Ladder Match on tonight's WWE SmackDown.
When asked what a win at Money In the Bank would mean to him, Ali said it would be redemption.
"Money In the Bank would be a redemption story," Ali said. "Unfortunately earlier this year I was on a hot streak, I came in and pinned the WWE Champion, the then-champion Daniel Bryan, and things were looking really good for me. Then unfortunately I suffered a pretty serious injury that took me out of action. Everything's good but I missed out on the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view for a WWE Title opportunity, and that 'What if?' question has been haunting me.
"The good thing out of all this is that KofiMania was born. Kofi Kingston is now this awesome champion, but for me to watch all that unfold and go, 'Oh, what could've been, could that have been me?' Money In the Bank is my opportunity to put that question to rest."
Ali later named Kofi as his dream opponent when asked. Ali also said he has unfinished business with the current WWE Champion.
"I have some unfinished business with the current WWE Champion, Kofi Kingston," Ali said. "Like we just talked about, I feel like there's a story right there in itself. I had an opportunity to step up to bat, and I didn't get to bat. I got hit in the face with a baseball bat."