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Could the galaxies of the Universe be stalked by rogue, all-devouring black holes? It looks that way. A 2011 simulation of black holes merger revealed that there could be literally hundreds of rogue black holes scattered across the Milky Way galaxy. Each one would weigh several thousand times the mass of the sun, so if these bad guys exist — why haven't we identified them already?
The research modeled "intermediate mass" black holes. There just one problem; no one even knows if these type of light cannibals even exist. Astronomers do, however, have ample evidence that small black holes less than 100 solar masses are produced when giant stars explode.
They also have evidence that "super-massive" black holes weighing the equivalent of millions to billions of solar masses sit at the heart of many galaxies, including the Milky Way. Theoreticians have predicted that globular clusters –- ancient, gravitationally bound groups of 100,000 to a million stars –- should contain a third class of black holes, referred to as intermediate mass black holes. But so far there have only been a couple controversial observations of these objects. The existence of intermediate-mass black holes have been proposed as a possible power source for ultra-luminous X ray sources.
The nature of ultraluminous X-ray (ULX) sources remains controversial, but many astronomers think that some or most of these objects consist of an intermediate-mass black hole that accretes matter from a companion star. Recent evidence suggests that a ULX in the galaxy NGC 5408 shown at top of page has a black hole with about 2,000 solar masses.
In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in numerically simulating black hole mergers that incorporate Einstein's theory of relativity. One of the most intriguing predictions is that when two black holes that are rotating at different speeds or are different sizes combine, the newly merged black hole receives a big kick due to conservation of momentum, pushing it out in random directions at velocities as high as 4,000 kilometers per second.
"This is much higher than anyone predicted. Even the average kick velocity of 200 kilometers per second is extremely high when compared to the escape velocities of typical astronomical objects," said Holley-Bockelmann. "We realized that basically any black hole merger would kick the new remnant out of a globular cluster, because the escape velocity is less than 100 kilometers per second."
Using the facilities of Vanderbilt's Advanced Center for Computation, Research and Education, Holley-Bockelmann's team ran a number of simulations of the growth of intermediate mass black holes as they combine with a number of stellar-sized black holes, which are plentiful in globular clusters, paying close attention to the kick they received after each merger.
"We used different assumptions for the initial black hole mass, for the range of stellar black hole masses within a globular cluster, and assumed that the spins and spin orientations were distributed randomly. With our most conservative assumptions, we found that, even if every globular cluster started out with an intermediate-sized black hole, only about 30 percent retain them through the merger epoch. With our least conservative assumptions, less than two percent of the globular clusters should contain intermediate mass black holes today," she says.
There are about 200 globular clusters in the Milky Way that may have already spawned intermediate-sized black holes, which means that hundreds of them would be wandering invisibly around the Milky Way. These could be engulfing the nebulae, stars and planets that are unfortunate enough to cross their paths, but apparently this poses no imminent danger to Earth – or at least not as far as anyone knows at this point in time.
"These rogue black holes are extremely unlikely to do any damage to us in the lifetime of the universe," Holley-Bockelmann stresses. "Their danger zone, the Schwarzschild radius, is really tiny, only a few hundred kilometers. There are far more dangerous things in our neighborhood!"
The artist's concept at the bottom of the page shows an extremely exaggerated-size version of the intermediate-mass black hole that may exist at the center of Omega Centauri. It has the orbital lines of nearby stars drawn in for reference only. Close to the black hole, star motions are faster than those farther away. Such differential velocities are one telltale signature of a black hole's existence. Most of the clusters stars are cooler stars with a scattering of bluer, hotter stars mixed in.
To deduce the existence of the Omega Centauri black hole, astronomers Eva Noyola (Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics) and Karl Gebhardt (University of Texas, Austin), relied on the combined power of ground-based and orbiting instruments. Using spectra obtained by the Gemini Multi-object Spectrograph (GMOS) at Gemini South in Chile and archive images produced by the Advanced Camera for Surveys on Hubble Space Telescope, they measured the motions and brightness of stars at the heart of this massive cluster in a two-pronged approach that indicated the existence of something very massive hidden among the cluster's stars.
"Finding a black hole at the heart of Omega Centauri could have profound implications for the past history of the cluster itself," said Noyola. "Intermediate-mass black holes like this could be the seeds of full-sized supermassive black holes. We may be on the verge of uncovering one possible mechanism for the formation of intermediate-mass black holes."
Noyola's observations, made as part of her Ph.D. thesis research under Gebhardt's direction at the University of Texas, show that there is non-luminous matter at the center of Omega Centauri that is on the order of 40,000 times the mass of the Sun. "If it is a black hole, it's larger than a stellar black hole but not as large as the supermassive variety," she said.
Since supermassive black holes are well known to exist in the cores of galaxies, and stellar-mass black holes are found scattered throughout galaxies, astronomers have long sought to find conditions where black holes with masses between these two extremes could form and evolve. "If one was to find a "minuscule galaxy", that would be a good place to look for an intermediate-size black hole," said Noyola.
According to Noyola and Gehbhardt, these kinds of black holes could turn out to be "baby" supermassive black holes. "They may be rare and exist only in former dwarf galaxies that were stripped of their outer stars," said Gebhardt. "They could also be more common than we expect, existing at the centers of globular clusters as well. If this is true, then they could provide numerous seeds necessary to grow supermassive black holes in the centers of larger galaxies."
The Daily Galaxy via gemini.edu, vanderbilt.edu


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Three candidates will run unopposed in the primary election for the 20th District Ohio House seat.
Three candidates will run unopposed in the primary election for the 20th District Ohio House seat.
Incumbent Nancy Garland (D-New Albany), Gahanna attorney and Republican Matthew Carle and Bexley businessman and Libertarian Lawrence Binsky likely will face each other in the November general election.
Garland defeated Gahanna resident and incumbent Jim McGregor for the seat in 2008 and states on her Web site that she is running for re-election because "more work remains to be done and more progress must be made, particularly in our quest to stimulate job creation and stabilize the economy in these rough economic times."
A mother of two, Garland is a clinical assistant professor at the Ohio State University School of Allied Medical Professions. Prior to being elected in 2008, she worked as the chief executive officer for the Ohio Physical Therapy Association for seven years.
Carle serves as the director of development and community relations for the Ohio College Access Network (OCAN). Information from Carle states "he oversees fundraising efforts to provide need-based scholarships and internships to low-income and first-generation college students."
He said Ohio's economy is one of the reasons he decided to run for the state legislature, saying many of Ohio's college graduates leave the state after graduation.
"Ohio's economic outlook is bleak at best," Carle said. "With college graduates fleeing the state in search of work and thousands of other Ohioans struggling to put food on the table, every ounce of our government's energy must be focused on bringing new, good-paying jobs to Ohio and protecting the ones we already have."
Carle is a graduate of Westerville North High School and graduated from the Ohio State University and Capital University Law School. Carle's press release states he and his wife live in Gahanna, but his address listed with the Franklin County Board of Elections is New Albany.
Binsky said he decided to run for his first public office because in the past 10 years nothing has improved, no matter which political party has been in control of the legislature.
Binsky has lived in Ohio since age 13 and currently resides in Bexley with his wife and five children. He owns a vending company and said he employs 21 people. He is running as a Libertarian, having become disenchanted with the Republican Party last summer and deciding to join the Libertarians, he said.
He said Ohio has become an unfriendly place for companies to do business and that he wants to change that.
"It needs to become a much more friendly place for companies to locate their businesses," Binsky said.
He said he would like to see Ohio join other states in privatizing Workers' Compensation and stop raising fees and taxes that affect local businesses. He said many businesses have left and others have declined to come to Ohio, which hurts existing businesses.
"Many existing businesses depend on new businesses coming here to grow," he said.
Many issues also on the ballot
In addition to candidates, voters will see several tax issues on the May ballot.
The Gahanna Jefferson Public School District has approved a three-year, 9-mill operating levy.
Board members considered the district's five-year forecast, which is expected to show a negative balance in fiscal year 2011 if voters do not approve additional operating expenses.
The district cut $1-million from this school year's budget, but Superintendent Gregg Morris told the school board any more cuts could begin to negatively affect the classroom.
The levy is estimated to generate $13,375,000 a year by the first full year of collections. Estimates show it would cost an additional $275.63 for every $100,000 of assessed property value.
Only six-tenths of a mill of the May levy would be devoted to Clark Hall, the new high school building the district is constructing on 6.8 acres at Hamilton Road and Granville Street.
Jefferson Township has two levies on the May ballot. Township administrator Ellen Walker said the five-year, 1-mill levy for fire protection is a renewal.
"It's fairly routine," she said. "The current levy is being collected at about half the rate."
She said the levy pays for operations and equipment.
"I think the residents are very supportive of the fire department," she said.
The other levy is a five-year, 1-mill additional levy for current expenses. Walker said the township does not have a roads levy in place, and trustees see the need to repair roads in older subdivisions. The township has been using inheritance taxes to maintain roads, she said. As those have decreased and local government funds have continued to drop, she said, the trustees determined that the township would need more funds to devote to roads maintenance.
During their Feb. 23 meeting, trustees were expected to vote on legislation to commit funding from the additional levy for current expenses to road maintenance and park development. Walker said the trustees would devote 75 percent of the levy funding to roads and 25 percent to parks.
She said the township has purchased land for parks but has not been able to develop the land. She said the township had used grants from the Clean Ohio Preservation Fund to buy parkland, and trustees have wanted to develop a community center on property obtained through the zoning department.
Walker said estimates show the levy for current expenses could generate $488,233 annually, and the fire-levy renewal would generate $366,877.
Mifflin Township also has a levy on the May ballot: a five-mill levy for police protection. The township is requesting a 3-mill replacement levy with an increase of 2 mills for its police district. It is anticipated to generate $234,592 annually and would cost an additional $154 a year for every $100,000 of assessed property value, according to the Franklin County Auditor's Office.

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Fine jewelry is meant to last. With the proper care you can keep your jewels shining for generations to come.
Diamonds measure a 10 on the Mohs scale of hardness, making them the hardest naturally occurring substance on Earth. They can therefore handle a more strenuous form of cleaning, although that should rarely be necessary. For a general cleaning, all that is needed is some warm soapy water and a small brush. Should an extensive cleaning be necessary, we recommend taking your ring to a local jewelry store and requesting for it to be cleaned in their ultrasonic cleaner. This type of cleaning is only appropriate for metals, diamonds, and certain gemstones which measure high on the Mohs scale.
Always store diamonds and all fine jewelry in a safe place, ideally a cushioned box or pouch.
While some gemstones are quite hard and durable, others are soft and require sensitive care. It's important to ascertain the type of stone you have and any special requirements it may need.
Sensitive gems include pearls and opals, among others. These softer stones should be cleaned using a very soft brush and stored in dry, dark places. Too much direct sunlight can eventually damage or darken the gem.
Always store your gemstone jewelry in a dark pouch or jewelry case. Without the proper care, your gemstones can become unintentionally scratched. When stored and worn properly, your fine jewelry should last for many many years to come.
Roman Glass jewelry:
You have bought a new piece of dazzling Roman glass Jewelry. Here are a few very important guidelines on how to care for your jewelry in order to keep those Roman glass colors shining and glistening for the next 2000 years. The glass – being made of organic matter – continues to react with its environment. Just as water, heat, oil, and other elements affected the glass in the past, they may continue to do so in the present. When you need to clean your Roman glass jewelry, polish the silver or gold with a cloth but try to avoid the glass.
- Don't get the Roman glass wet. Always take off Roman Glass jewelry before you shower
- Avoid contact between Roman glass and any type of body lotion or hand cream
- Avoid contact between the Roman glass and hairspray or perfume. Always put the hairspray or perfume on first, wait a few minutes for the spray to evaporate and only then put on the jewelry.
- Try to avoid touching the Roman glass with your fingers as much as possible.
Although gold is a noble metal (meaning it's resistant to corrosion and oxidation), it can still be susceptible to natural wear and tear.
The safest way to clean and polish your gold jewelry is by taking it to a local jewelry store. Certain soaps can create a film or cause tarnish, which is not worth the risk! Most jewelers will be happy to clean it for you for free or at a low cost.
White gold is slightly different, as its white color comes from a plating of rhodium. Over time the rhodium can get rubbed away and your jewelry will start to look more yellow (the natural color of gold). When this happens, a jeweler can easily re-plate it for you to bring it back to its full white gold luster.
While silver is a beautiful and versatile choice for jewelry, it can become tarnished easily over time. The best way to prevent tarnish is to simply wear it! The natural oils in your skin keep the jewelry clean and shiny. However it's fairly easy to polish your silver when needed. You can purchase inexpensive silver polish cloths, or use any lint-free microfiber cloths. Polish using long back and forth motions, not circular, which can magnify any tiny scratches. You can use a cotton swab for the small detailed places.
Some silver jewelry has parts to it that are intentionally oxidized, to add detail and depth to the piece. Make sure when polishing not to polish away any intentional oxidation.
For very valuable or fragile pieces, we recommend taking it to a professional silver cleaner.
With relatively minimal effort, you can keep your fine jewelry and Judaica sparkling in perfect condition!
If you have any questions about caring for a specific item please don't hesitate to reach out. When you buy a piece of jewelry or Judaica from Baltinester you become part of our family!


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Princess Thimbelina, based on Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina, will come to life at the Levy Performing Arts Center at Florida Gateway College on Friday, January 29, 7:30 pm. The performance, featuring 9-foot tall puppets and fanciful costumed characters, is being … Continue reading
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Butterfly Sandwich at the Lansdowne Inn Baltimore, MD
It was a long hot Baltimore day and we are both wonderfully busy. Bridget and I decided to take some down time after our successful settlement Thursday afternoon. It was a short sale and it was a smooth settlement.
Margaret Rome Plus Mortgage Mama = ActiveRain Success Bridget is a joy to work with! Amazing how she gets it all done always with a smile and with kindness. That is real talent. I had my first closing with THE MARGARET ROME!!
Since Mortgage Mama knows the neighborhood, I followed her to the Lansdowne Inn located at 2710 Hammonds Ferry Rd Halethorpe, MD 21227
This is a small and friendly place to relax for a drink or bite to eat. After some discussion we decided on a sandwich and a salad.
Bridget thought her sandwich looked like a butterfly. Do you? Funny since I recently wrote The Only Beauty in this Baltimore Home for Sale...a Butterfly!
I just wanted a small salad. Our delightful waitress recommended this one. Can you imagine what the big salad looks like? At least there was some left for the next day's lunch.
We now call this a butterfly sandwich! And this is the Small Salad!
When you are in the area, take time to stop by and check out the Butterfly Sandwich at the Lansdowne Inn Baltimore, MD


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Monday, March 22, 2010
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This is an interview of the artist, Megan Whitmarsh, whose work includes illustration, embroidery, sewing, and installations. She says some interesting things about the creative process and about her work. The video is by Giant Robot.
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text: News & Events / News print News View All Faculty Alumni Students General RSS Feeds YEAR 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 « Back 06.24.15 Eulas G. Boyd Jr. Named New Dean of Admissions at Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn Law School is pleased to announce the appointment of Eulas G. Boyd Jr. as its new Dean of Admissions. He succeeds Henry W. Haverstick III, who retired after 42 years at the Law School. Boyd, who has been praised as one of the country's most innovative recruitment leaders, brings years of experience in talent acquisition and law school admissions at the highest level. In addition, he holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and he spent the early part of his career as a litigator, including five years at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. "We had a stellar group of candidates in the national search," Dean Nick Allard said. "However, Eulas was the clear choice for the position. Given his experience, expertise, intelligence, and talent, I am confident he will be an outstanding Admissions Dean and will further raise Brooklyn Law School's profile and reputation at the national and global levels." Dean Allard further noted that this is an exciting time to be working in law school admissions, and in particular at Brooklyn Law School. "The Law School is leading the way to prepare students for the rapidly changing legal profession by offering innovative programs and a range of flexible options to earn their degrees." he said. "Dean Boyd will be at the forefront of recruiting talented students who are looking for that 'Brooklyn edge' in legal education." Prior to joining Brooklyn Law School, Boyd served as the Director of Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning for the global nonprofit CFA Institute. There, he successfully managed CFA's strategic workforce expansion, assisting its growth from approximately 350 employees to nearly 600 employees and in staffing new locations in Mumbai, India, and Beijing, China. Before his work at CFA, he was the Director of Admissions at Columbia Law School, where he contributed to the recruitment of several incoming classes, was responsible for technology enhancements, and helped raise the school's statistical profiles. In addition, he worked at Goldman Sachs as a Vice President in the Human Capital Management division and held a number of critical talent acquisition roles, including co-leading diversity recruiting initiatives across the Americas. Earlier in Boyd's career, he was a litigator with Cravath; Loeb & Loeb; and Hahn & Hessen for nine years following graduation from Harvard Law School. He also taught legal research and writing as an adjunct professor at Cardozo Law School. Boyd received his bachelor's degree from Cornell University. He and his wife, Ghazalle Badiozamani Boyd, live in Brooklyn. Email this article Share Read the latest issue of Brooklyn Law Notes


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Wednesday morning, free at last, we rented a car and went to Bahia Caraquez where we were told that most sailboats would be. Ge got lost a few times on the way but finally made it and stopped at a marina called "Puerto Amistad Yacht Club".
If ever you go by boat to Ecuador, this is the place where you want to make your entry. Do not, repeat do not go to Esmeralda, where crime is high and where entry formalities might cost you as much as a thousand dollars.
In Puerto Amistad, you will not be alongside, you will have to take a mooring, but you will get much better facilities, and much better suited to sailboats than in Manta. You will also save a bundle of money on entry formalities and on fuel. The web site for this marina is "www.PuertoAmistadEcuador.com"
The owner is american and speaks fluent spanish as well of course as english. Might help those like me whose fluent spanish is still a dream to come true.
Other than that, the drive to Bahia reminded me of driving in some other countries like Uganda or Haiti, where you keep looking for the one stretch of road, right or left, that has some tarmac on it. Also, there are a great number of steep speed bumps, unmarked, and it is easy to see them too late and have to step on the brakes real hard.
We rode through a variety of sceneries, either dirty and dusty desert, or plains in the valley with various kinds of crops being cultivated.
Back in Manta, we did part of the final provisionning (veggies and fruits will be done last). I still have to recover my mail and the hard drive that were shipped to me from the US, and also try and get the "Zarpe" (outgoing clearance), promised to me for two hours ago.
I had time to upload some of the photos taken so far, but I won't have time to place them on the blog. You will have to go and look at the photo album.


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Celebrating the life of Lois Ione Brown
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We ask on behalf of the family that you keep your comments uplifting and appropriate to help all who come here to find comfort and healing.
Lois Ione Brown, age 78, passed away on November 28, 2018 at her Lexington, KY residence.
Lois was born July 26, 1940 in Rochelle, GA to Willy Eugene Pope and Mary Lois Smith Pope.
Aside from her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Herbert Timothy Brown in 2012, daughters Teresa Diane Dillingham, Kimberly Ann Brown and son Edward Dean Phiel.
Lois is survived by her sons Robert D. Phiel, Richmond A. Browning and David Wayne Browning;sisters JoAnn Browning, Annie Merle Byrd, Janice Conner, Annie Reese, Dorothy Blackwell, Aunt Modenna Calhain; brother Steven Pope; several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Services will be held Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 2 PM at Lighthouse Baptist Church with Pastor Tommy Morrow officiating. Lighthouse Baptist Church is located at 105 Shun Pike, Nicholasville, KY 40356. Visitation at the church is from 12-2 PM.
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Selecting the right poker room or right poker table should be done cautiously. It is important not to simply enter the room and take a seat at the first table you see, since choosing the table is very much a part of a winning poker strategy. In essence this involves choosing the games in which you have the greatest chance of winning and increasing your bankroll and your experience.
It is important as well to play with opponents of similar ability. If you are consistently playing with players of much greater ability, you will not win many pots, and the pots you do win are more likely to be a result of luck than of skill. A better way to learn is to play with similarly matched players, or those with slightly less experience and skill. Seeking out tables with lots of weak players, of course, is a great way to increase your chances of winning the largest pots.
When choosing the best table to play at, it pays to look for these important criteria:
– The number of the players who enter the flop part of the game – The average size of the pots – Games that are populated by known weak players
This information is of course quite easy to find when playing poker online. When playing online, look in the lobby next to the game you are considering. The most obvious way to tell the nature of the game is to look at the number of players who enter the flop. If lots of players enter the flop, that generally means that there are a large number of weak players in the current game. If very few players enter the flop the game is tighter, and this indicates a higher percentage of more expert players. Poker players of average ability should look for poker rooms with a flop percentage of greater than 40%.
When looking at the average size of the pot, look for a pot that is at least twelve to fifteen times the size of the smallest allowable bid. You will need a pot at least this large in order to make money in the game.
If you know that a particular game is populated by a number of known weak players, try your best to take a seat in that particular poker room, as this will increase your chances of success.
Finally, it is important to always keep in mind that players will always be moving in and out of online poker rooms, so it is important to always keep an eye on the criteria listed above. If the flop percentage or pot size changes you may need to adjust your betting strategy or leave the poker room for a more appropriate venue.


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DBS Sales – Thursday
It was an exciting morning at Doncaster yesterday as 180 2 year olds breezed up 2 furlongs of Doncasters home straight watched ( and timed) by a large crowd of buyers, sellers, breeders and watchers. The Castleton bloodstock colt above went well, and we will see how he fares today when he goes through the ring at approximately 12 noon.
Rumble of Thunder is declared in a 5 horse race here tomorrow, he should have a nice chance if building on his good run back at Wolverhampton a couple of weeks ago. The same can be said of our own 'Chloe's Image' who is being declared for Wolverhampton on Saturday evening, she is upped in trip to 1m 6f for the first time. Factor Fifty is looking a potential runner at the big meeting on Saturday! Will update friday morning by email to all Owners as soon as i have further news.
We have had some lovely weather this week and the horses have been loving their turnout.
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Ohio duo Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph are known for their meaningful lyrics and energetic performances. However these are just words that can be applied generically to any old performer who writes an emotional set of lyrics and jumps around the stage a bit. Twenty One pilots however take these words on a trampoline and then into a blender, as you haven't known an energetic artist until you've seen these guys live.
Manchester's Deaf Institute, played host to the duo like it has acts such as Florence and the Machine, The 1975 and Johnny Marr in the past. The intimate venue provided a booming sense of excitement with thanks to the natural acoustics of the room.
Entering the stage, the pair take their places behind their respected instruments both bearing full faced masks and Tyler in a long fisherman jacket. Instead of walking around the drums and piano, they decided that climbing over them would instead be more convenient. Hinting towards the attitude of the stage presence that they will later fully unleash as they begin with track "Guns for Hands".
Continuing with a lack of authority, Tyler sings the lyrics whilst perched on his piano as he intimately produces the vocals as the crowd take no time in raising hands in the air and jumping along to the pounding beat of "Guns for Hands". The consistency of crowd excitement was so ridiculously high they could keep red bull out of business as with every lyric and musical drop they continued to maintain their appreciation.
The pair showed no hints at slowing down when suddenly the room darkens and an enlightened microphone ascends from above. The crowd continued to show excitement, as this was a clear sign to them that hit track "Fairly Local" was lined up. Reaching out for the mic, turning it upside down and aggressively beginning the lyrics, the beat echoes around the room as the club drops to the beat as Tyler chants out the opening words "I'm Fairly Local…"
The stage bears no boundaries for the front man as he takes his energetic persona off the stage and onto the bar where drinks were being served alongside the main stage and down the side of the crowd. Whilst maintaining the vocals for the track and truly raising excitement levels through the roof as the dimensions of which the performance were available were now coming from all directions.
After the sheer energy given off by the pair and the aggressive nature of "Fairly Local" You can't help but think that perhaps these are a 'hard as nails, in your face type of act'. To which they then take the time to address the crowd asking, " How are you? It's important that everyone's okay" in a soft and light tone of voice, showing another break of the mould that they seemed blessed with the ability of doing.
Entering a more calm and relaxed section of the show, which may have been all the better for them as the adrenaline must have caused their heartbeats to be pounding out of their chests, the jacket is removed and a ukulele is then brought out as "House of Gold" takes full advantage of the venues acoustics.
During "House of Gold" Tyler then passes on the position of surreal stage atmosphere to the crowd, by asking everyone to bend down. The total attendance must be around the 300 mark and so every single member of the audience crouched down to their knees and then beginning to jump along when the chorus kicked in was something quite special. Having the ability to bring the place to total silence and the average height to around 3 feet to then raise it to maximum capacity for all round excitement is a remarkable gift that the pair have perfectly achieved.
Following the audience participation and a brief cover of Bob Marley's "No Woman No Cry" Tyler then asks the crowd "if anyone knows the handshake?" in which he is referring to the newly released music video for 'Stressed Out' where the pair stop the music for a complex hand shake routine before entering a house. One lucky member of the audience was helped on stage by the frontman and then proved her loyalty as a fan as she perfectly completed the routine with Drummer Josh, resulting in the crowd being amazed as well as Twenty One Pilots themselves.
The tempo is then thrown full throttle as popular song "Tear In My Heart" is then began to play. By now the duo seem more comfortable and seem to be enjoying themselves, now in the knowledge that the crowd are loving every little twitch of their bodies. With a hearty " 1 2 3 4…" the pair catch the crowd out by stopping and then restarting the song whilst both cheekily grinning at each other as they enter the final few tracks.
Finishing with an almighty crash of symbols and thank you's through the mic, the crowd seem hungry for more as shouts requesting various other tracks emerge. "That's not how this works" Tyler responds holding back laughter "you cant just shout out songs and we go 1 2 3 go!" then entering an old fan favourite of "Car Radio" finally ending with a good bye and a swift exit from stage.
The Deaf Institute then began heavy stomping and chanting "We Want More!" which was rewarded quite quickly by the immediate arrival of Twenty One Pilots returning to the stage. Ending how they started the performance, climbing over the instruments, Tyler then addresses a heart-felt message with regards to their journey across from the states and musically, before finishing with their final track of the night " Trees".
Trees was no calm goodbye however, as staff began to bring out platforms with drums placed on them laying over the crowd. Mid performance the pair then end the performance in an epic send-off by climbing on top of the platforms and then banging the drums perfectly in sync with each other.
After the song had finished the crowd roared in appreciation and the pair threw an arm around each other and took a well-deserved bow towards the crowd as the cheers and chants continued until the last foot left the stage.
Twenty One Pilots' new album 'BlurryFace' is due for released on the 19th May and if you have the chance to see them live you should not even hesitate in grabbing them tickets!


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It was no surprise that one of the things that stood out at MWC last week was the growing choice of suppliers offering enterprises the promise of a mobile workspace. But they certainly weren't all talking about the same thing, and any observer starting to look at the available options could be forgiven for finding it a confusing picture.
The mobile workspace market is evolving rapidly as the number of mobile and virtual workers in organizations grows. Mobile workspace investments are now being driven largely by the need for better collaboration in the workforce, the need to raise productivity across the business, the need to improve customer experience, and, ultimately, the need to drive competitive advantage. The way employees work is set to change dramatically, with far-reaching impact across organizations, a point made in a recent report from Samsung on the "open economy," whose authors argued that within three years there would be a fundamental shift in the way companies operate. The open economy will be characterized by the use of freelance workers (in a freelancers-as-a-service model), startup innovation, and open collaboration with competitors.Not all companies will be ready for such a fundamental shift, but it is fair to say that most see mobile workspace investment as a strategic matter, and that many are looking for partners to help them on this journey.
Enterprises will find many suppliers looking to help them evolve to a digital and mobile workspace, but systems integrators, mobility software vendors, ISVs, and service providers all have different perspectives when selling against this opportunity. The tier-1 telcos have typically developed their mobile workspace offers on top of their core mobile connectivity and devices, adding device management, expense management, unified communications and collaboration, productivity applications, and applications delivery, as well as service management and support.
At MWC, telcos, including Orange Business Services, Verizon, and Vodafone were focused on their investment in professional services and IoT capability, in recognition that mobile workspace is a complex sell: In many companies, transformation is driven from a single business process, and this is often an IoT project. The telcos' technology partners are concentrating on a number of areas that are increasing in importance as telcos grow their portfolios, including managed security and service orchestration. Some partners, including Brightstar and VMware, are beginning to offer comprehensive solutions for their telco partners, including end-to-end mobility-as-a-service platforms that enable telcos to support business customers looking for a simple model for managing mobility.
However, telcos have substantial competition in the workspace services market, with the enterprise-managed-mobility vendors selling directly to enterprises and with some, such as Tangoe, launching their own mobility-as-a-service offers. They are also competing (and partnering) with unified communications suppliers, particularly those launching cloud-based UCaaS, as well as with collaboration and productivity providers. Managed service providers such as Atos and HPE Services are rebranding as digital service providers and argue that they are strongly placed to assist enterprises in designing and implementing their mobile workspace strategies, since they are vendor- and service-agnostic. The systems integrators are similarly agnostic, and many have strong vertical approaches that are a strength as the market moves toward mobilizing business processes.
The scope of the mobile workspace continues to evolve to incorporate new tools and technologies – such as personal assistants, smart offices, workplace analytics, and augmented reality – all aimed at encouraging collaboration, improving productivity, and increasing employee and customer engagement. Enterprises must be careful to choose partners that share their vison of the future workspace and can deliver their immediate requirements.
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You'll be amazed at how quickly this little device improves your posture in just 2 weeks!
We sit at desks, hunched over screens.
We stare down at our phones, straining our necks just to read a Facebook post.
We wonder WHY we can't get rid of back and neck soreness!
What if our technology could STOP our back pain instead of making it worse?
Most people turn to chiropractors to straighten themselves out and ease their pain; I know I did. Chiropractors do great work, but if you don't stop the problem at its source, you keep going back over and over. In one year, I spent over $2,000 on my chiropractor! I thought to myself, there MUST be a way to prevent this pain in my back AND in my wallet.
You could correct your posture with a back brace….but who wants to wear that? The truth is, back-braces just aren't practical. Even when used properly they can be extremely tight, constantly crawl up your neck and under your arms throughout the day, and anyone with decent eyesight can see how weird you look.
Fortunately for us, there's an ingenious new device that can relax your back and neck soreness without breaking the bank. It's discrete, easy to use, and best of all… it works! It's already raised over $1,118,000 on Kickstarter with more than 13,000 backers and won the prestigious Wearable Tech Award in 2017.
What is it?
Upright GO is a simple, yet high-tech, device that is worn on your upper back – designed to fix your posture and back ache in only 14 days.
There are NO expensive monthly programs, NO costly trips to the chiropractor, and NO tedious core exercises that just NEVER seem to work.
Upright GO is a tiny wearable device that sticks on your back and gives you a gentle vibration to remind you to correct your posture whenever you slouch. It is this correction in your posture that has the incredible ability to relieve the soreness and stiffness in your neck and back that you experience on a daily basis.
And get this – it's so discreet, the person sitting next to you at work or dinner will have no idea you're wearing it. It's your little secret.
How do you use it?
Upright GO comes in two parts.
The first is a tiny wearable device that sticks on your back and gives you a gentle vibration to remind you to correct your posture whenever you slouch.
The second is the Free "⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐" app - available on both Android and iOS - that allows you to track how much time you spend a day slouching, and how you're improving day by day.
It's so simple, even grandma can do it. She'll just need to follow these 3 steps:
- Step 1: Turn it on - by pressing the button on the front of the device.
- Step 2: Put it on - with one of the hypoallergenic adhesive stickers.
- Step 3: Get real-time feedback from your smartphone.
How does it work?
The best way to stop back pain is to stop doing the things that cause it.
The Upright GO uses a 14-day training program to soothe your back and neck pain through better posture.
Day 1: Establish Your Posture Baseline – Place Upright GO on your back and it instantly tracks your posture and recommends the best training plan for you.
Day 2: Your Training Sessions Begin – When you slouch, Upright GO vibrates to remind you to sit upright. This helps you quickly form a habit of better posture.
Days 3-6: Noticeable Posture Improvements – This is where you start seeing results. You're sitting and standing up straighter without thinking about it. Upright GO continues to monitor your posture and sends it to your FREE Upright GO app.
Day 7: Neck and Back Relief – This is when many report the tense feeling in the neck, back and shoulder area begins to melt away.
Day 14: LIFE CHANGING RESULTS – Users experience even greater relief from neck and back soreness, stronger core muscles, more confidence, and even increased happiness from a higher oxygen intake!
Final Verdict: Is Upright GO worth it?
If you've ever had neck and back pain you know it's well worth the price to get relief!
Chiropractors often charge $90 or more per session and you'll likely have to go back over and over just to keep the pain away. I was going to the chiropractor twice a month and paying him $90 each time, that's over $2,000 in ONE YEAR!
Consider this... You can purchase the Upright GO directly on the company's website for only
$99.95/ea. $79.95.
Also, Upright GO stands behind their product. They offer a 100% Money Back Guarantee if you don't love it. Seriously….there's no reason in the world not to order yours right now!)
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- 1 Upright GO
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PRO TIP: We highly recommend purchasing directly from the company's website. There are a lot of knockoffs on the market.
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You need management
We see entertained people
Fighting for your right to party
It's all about the music
Ask not what good music can do for you, but what you can do to hear good music
Managing the soundtrack of your life
Your local music fix
Band management. Not man bandagement.
The future of local music.
Awesomeness in real time
Musicphiles of the world, unite!
Kontraband Studios
Date: 2014/06/14
Address: 6 Laurel Street, Toowoomba (QLD)
Featuring A Breach Of Silence, As Paradise Falls, Hand Of The Architect, Bayharbour, Saints Alight, She's Taken Empires, My Friend The Betrayer and Promethean
Doors open at 5:00 pm
$15 a ticket
All ages and licensed (ID required)!
Presented by Kontraband and Invictus
*As Paradise Falls just added!*
Fanatics in Toowoomba get another special treat as the Unconquered showcase puts on 8 heavy bands for a metal, hardcore and metalcore laden event with some of the best bands in Queensland, including three Mannequin Republic acts in A Breach Of Silence, As Paradise Falls and Bayharbour making the trip from Brisbane. All proceeds from this event go to the Dan Graf Fund, so grab your mates and be part of this all ages and licensed mosh for a good cause.
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Meet Michael from the Claddagh.
In 1994 Ireland's participation in the FIFA World Cup sent the country into a frenzy and what better way to shout about it but with a Bodhrán. Michael was the man who handcrafted each 20" Souvenir Bodhrán that was sold throughout the country. Although he had been making Bodhrán's and Uilleann Pipes for years this was the first time he had been asked to mass produce a product. Not letting the order of 1000's change his approach to creating these instruments he continued to create each piece by hand, working day and night to ensure the shelves were constantly stocked.
Michael grew up in the Claddagh in a house full of music. He learn to play the Uilleann Pipes early on and continues to play them in many venues around town. Micheal worked as an engineer in Galway based factories for years before turning his passion into a career. He started by learning the art of pipe building from Eugene Lambe from Fanore, Co. Clare, and after making a few Uilleann Pipes for personal use and friends orders started coming in.
Michael now handcrafts Uilleann Pipes and Bodhráns for musicians across the world. He still creates every part of the instrument by hand. As he has a love for music he also provides workshops in the playing the instruments. Michael even provides school workshops where the students learn to make their own Bodhráns and have a lesson in playing them. For more information why don't you check out his website here.


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Most entrepreneurs are always looking for ways to incentivize and reward key management and top performing employees in order to keep them within the organization. A common incentive is to offer ownership in the company to key employees through a stock plan. While ownership may seem to be an attractive option, adding an owner to the business creates risks for the current and potential new owner. Risk could arise from disagreement between new and old owners in leadership styles, the direction of the company and use of company funds. Additionally, key employees may not have the financial capability of purchasing their shares of ownership or dealing with the consequential tax burden.
An alternative to offering key employees ownership is to set up a phantom equity plan. Phantom equity is a promise by the company to pay key employees a bonus equivalent to the value of the company's shares or the increase in the company's shares over a period of time. The key employees would receive this deferred bonus based on a particular vesting period. Essentially, phantom equity allows key employees to participate in the upside of company as the company's shares increase in value without the burdens of ownership.
Phantom equity generally is non-taxable until the bonus is paid. At that time, the employee recognizes income and the company may take a deduction. Compared to offering ownership, the key employee does not have to purchase ownership or face an immediate tax burden upon introduction into the phantom plan.
Phantom equity plans may be an ideal incentive for employees; nonetheless, business owners should consult with legal counsel to make sure these plans comply with IRS regulations and avoid complex ERISA rules governing employee benefits. If you have questions or are interested in implementing a phantom equity plan within your organization, we can assist you in implementing this plan.


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Christmas Mini Sessions
Everyones favorite time of year, brings all the Dads favorite activity. Family Photos. LOL. I actually had one Mom that didn't tell her husband they were taking photos that day until about 15 minutes before. hahaha Gotta do what ya gotta do to get those pics right?!
Honestly, I love these mini sessions. They are 20 minutes and painless for everyone! Annnddd you end up with a ton of cute photos. Win win. Here are a few from this years mini sessions.


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SMC Greensboro Kick Off
Monday, August 2, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)
Event Details
Love social media or looking to learn more? Come check out the Social Media Club! Our goal is to provide a fun atmosphere to learn and share about
social media and its practical applications.
This is the first official meeting of the Greensboro chapter of the Social Media Club. Anyone is welcome to attend, just be sure to reserve your seat because seating is limited!
ADMISSION: Events are free to attend but we stronly encourage you to bring a can of food, to be donated to Urban Ministries.
LOCATION: Tex and Shirley's at Friendly Center
SPEAKERS: Our August speakers will be sharing their expertise on using social media in business.
John Cass / Head of Digital Marketing / Pace Communications, Greensboro, NC
John has more than 20 years of marketing and digital marketing experience. A pioneer in the industry, he has been responsible for directing and managing social media campaigns from blogs to online communities to Twitter. He has provided digital and social media services for diverse brands such as Spherion, Forrester Research, Portent Interactive and Backbone Media. John is the author of Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging, published in 2007, a frequent blogger at http://pr.typepad.com and is a Founding Fellow of the Society for New Communications Research, a nonprofit think tank on how social media is being used by business, the media and society.
Nathan Gilliatt / Principal / Social Target, Apex, NC
Nathan Gilliatt is the principal of Social Target, a research and consulting firm that helps companies establish social media and customer intelligence and analytics capabilities. He is one of the world's leading experts on social media analysis and the author of the Guide to Social Media Analysis http://www.socialtarget.com/research , the worldwide buyer's guide to tools and services for listening to social media. In his latest report, he reviewed 21 software platforms that companies can use to establish their own listening capabilities. Nathan blogs at The Net-Savvy Executive http://net-savvy.com/executive/ and runs Social Media Analysis http://socialmediaanalysis.com/ , the industry portal for social media intelligence and analytics.
Alicia Miller Corbett / Senior Editor / Pace Communications, Greensboro, NC
Alicia has been part of the Pace Communications team for 13 years, in roles including senior editor of United Airlines' Hemispheres, editor of Seminole Player's Life, executive editor of USAA Magazine, editorial director of Legacy Publications, and executive editor for Verizon Wireless. She joined Pace after completing her B.A. magna cum laude at UNC-Chapel Hill in Radio, TV, and Film, and her Masters degree at UNC-Greensboro in English: Writing and Editing. Her writing and editing background also includes work for nonprofits, trade magazines, websites, and advertising agencies.
See you there!
-Ken Pittman
When & Where
Tex and Shirley's
708 Pembroke Rd.
Monday, August 2, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)
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Your search ends here for SBI Clerks Recruitment 2010.The State Bank of India announced a notice for Clerks recruitment 2010-2011 Project. As per advertisement the total 6100 posts are opened for the Indian citizens as per details published here with.
- Clerical Cadre
- Total Vacancy : 6100 posts (in various states in India)
- Age Limit : 18-28 years. Age relaxation as per Govt. rules.
- Pay Scale : Rs.7200-19300/-
- Posts are opened in the Associate Banks as State Bank of Travancore(SBT) – 1000, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur(SBBJ) – 1134, State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH)– 2195, State Bank of Mysore(SBM) – 410, State Bank of Patiala (SBP)- 1374
- Qualification : All the candidates want to apply for these posts must have a minimum qualification of passed 12th Standard (10+2) or equivalent qualification thereof with a minimum of 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PWD/XS) OR A degree from a recognised university (graduation level) with a minimum of 40% marks (35% for SC/ST/PWD/XS).
- Selection Procedure : Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the written test and interview taken together.
Please check this link for full details about the SBI Clerk Recruitment Advertisements


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Sports Bar Custom Beer Tap Handle with Chalkboard
True sports fans, by their own admission, live for the game. Give your favorite fanatic a trophy he can use every single day with this custom beer tap handle. Complete with a rewritable chalkboard inlay, these natural wood personalized tap handles come engraved with two lines of text and your choice of 12 different designs: racing, baseball, golf, football, hockey, basketball, bowling, or soccer. Use the lower portion of the handle to announce the brew of the week, or leave a message to your fellow spectators. Crafted in the USA by skilled artisans, these great gifts for beer lovers are cut from maple wood and finished in a deep, rich brown. These custom beer tap handles measure 3.25" x .85" x 11.5" and fit any standardly sized kegerator, beer faucet, or tower.
- Engraved with two lines of text and choice of sports emblem
- Handy chalkboard allows for re-writable messages
- Crafted from maple and covered in a dark walnut stain
- Fits any standardly sized kegerator, beer faucets, and beer towers


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>Sunday night I put most of everything together for this week. Some plans have changed due to weather changes and a previously forgotten Friday outing but yesterday things went fairly smoothly. Thank goodness because I was way too sleepy for my brain to start thinking up alternatives.
The materials
There were smooth hard balls, soft squishy balls, books, beads, a big battery (big so I could easily keep track of it it) bowls for scooping, furry pom balls, buttons, and a couple letter B's. Each of them got their own tub and they each had similar items. Brown beans were used as the fill.
O was up first, as usual, and could barely contain herself after seeing the sensory tubs set out. Being the evil mom I am I made her wait till M got up which was a good hour later. But I think it was worth the wait for her. She actually enjoyed it more than M.
The beans got everywhere but they were easy to pick up
After cleaning that up O wanted to do something else so we did ball painting. They both loved it and I love how they came out!
The end result!
Later in the afternoon we played outside and they wanted to draw with chalk so it was a perfect time to go over the letter Bb.
Those were things the kids wanted me to draw
We also played with our big blue ball
I should mention, I have an ongoing love affair with the Hipstamatic app on my phone so will find some of these scattered into my posts quite often like the one above.
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Dec. 3, 2010
It's the most wonderful time of the year in tennis: The off-season. Sure, it lacks excitement. It's quiet. The pressure's off. There's no drama. No injuries. No winners. No losers. Just what an off-season should be. This short break in the action provides an opportunity to look back at 2010—sort of a rewind and review.
When I was skimming through my 2010 tournament notes, I noticed a few pages that were marked with an asterisk (my way of finding the important stuff, or stuff that seemed important at the time). I stumbled upon one marked page with Coco Vandeweghe's name on it–underlined. I have to admit, Coco's name didn't exactly leap off the page. It was more like a reminder for 2011, or a note to self: Keep an eye on this one.
I'm keeping an eye on Coco Vandeweghe for good reason. There's plenty of room in American tennis for a newcomer. Despite some gutsy Fed Cup performances, and a much talked about 2009 U.S. Open run, Melanie Oudin hasn't (yet) materialized into the next great American star. Bethanie Mattek-Sands has also been a clutch player in Fed Cup, and is now the third highest ranked American at No. 59, (she rose 70 points since 2009), but is still nowhere near the top 20. And what about Venus and Serena Williams? File them under TBD for now.
Coco Vandeweghe had already made her mark in tennis as a junior, winning the 2008 girls U.S. Open, but most people didn't begin to notice Coco until this summer at the Mercury Insurance Open, when the 18-year-old Californian upset world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva (as a qualifier). She made it to the quarterfinals, only to lose a close match against Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Since this summer, Coco has been slowly and quietly making a name for herself.
At the end of September, Coco entered the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo as a qualifier. She went on to defeat five top 100 players en route to the semifinals: Julia Goerges, Tathiana Garbin, Jarmila Groth, Klara Zakopalova, and Aravane Rezai.
In November, Coco received the opportunity of a lifetime after both Venus and Serena Williams backed out of the Fed Cup final due to injury. U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez chose Coco as a last-minute second singles player for the final vs. Italy. Coco was the first player since 1995 to make their Fed Cup debut in a final. Despite the risky decision, Fernandez stood by her choice.
"I decided with Coco, with her height, her serve, her ability to really hit the ball up here, that's a good choice to start the day," said Fernandez.
But just about everyone knew that the US team was the underdog going into the final against Italy, and needed some big guns to pull off a win. When Coco stepped onto the court in the opening rubber, it was clear that the 6'1" American was in over her head. She had a few good rallies, but Coco's "rookie" nerves and her lack of experience resulted in two tearful losses in two days. It was simply too much, too soon.
But when it comes to those experiences, most players would agree that you learn more from your losses than your wins.
Coco Vandeweghe's rise in the rankings has been a more positive experience. She began 2010 at No. 354, and went on to achieve a career high ranking of No. 113 in October. After ending the year at No. 117, she is poised to crack the top 100 by early 2011.
When it comes to skills, Coco has a big serve, good height (which can't hurt her serve), and has powerful ground strokes to set up long baseline rallies. But admittedly, she needs to work on her movement and footwork in order to improve her game. Coco has tremendous untapped potential, but hasn't been able to put it all together in one season—yet.
Luckily, Coco Vandeweghe will be getting an early start on the 2011 season. She was chosen as one of eight men and eight women to compete at the USTA's 2010 Australian Open Wild Card Playoffs in Atlanta, December 17-19. Vandeweghe won last year's wild card playoff, which earned her a spot into the main draw of the 2010 Australian Open.
I expect continued improvement from Coco Vandeweghe in 2011 as she develops her game as well as her confidence. But for now, she might have to be known as Coco Vande-wait-and-see.


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Nugenix is becoming a popular testosterone boosting supplement that comes with dozens of health features and benefits. This supplement has Zinc, proprietary blend, Vitamin B6 and B12 as the major ingredients. All these are natural substances that play a key part to maximize the testosterone in the human body. However, if you are going to use the Nugenix free trial, then you must be aware of some important and core factors. Initially, you should have a discussion with your health expert over the use of this testosterone booster. It is compulsory for you to make sure whether you need this supplement or not. If you have sexual disorders, inefficiencies, reproduction problems and some of the muscle issues, then you should go for using Nugenix that will promote all these functions within the least course of time.
On the other side, when you are using Nugenix free trial, then you must avoid taking any other medicine or critical treatment as it may cause a negative reaction. Further, it will be greatly helpful for you to stay connected with your doctors until you finish the course of Nugenix. Furthermore, the most doctors and physicians advise the people to move on regular check up and medical tests when they are using Nugenix punctually. It will let you observe the possible results, health features and the benefits which you believe to achieve by using this effective supplement. You must avoid taking this medicine anymore if you have any type of health complication or observe a side effect.


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Just follow the link and download the software.
Make sure your SD card is not locked, there is a physical switch. You should see some label saying locked or unlocked. If you cant then simply copy a file into the SD card, if you cant copy the file, that means your SD card is locked.


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Study: College Liberal Bias Learned From Peers
A recent study reports that students' political beliefs become more liberal while in college and are swayed by friends rather than professors.
The study conducted by Higher Education Research Institute of the University of California monitored a change in thinking from freshman to junior year for about 15,000 students at 136 colleges.
The study found six years after graduation the number of people who called themselves conservative finally increased from 28.1 percent to 31.6 percent.
A recent study shows a longheld notion of college culture may be true: Students political beliefs become more liberal while attending college.
The liberal bias longassociated with college students has often been attributed to the influence of leftist professors, but the study from the Higher Education Research Institute of the University of California, Los Angeles, reports students liberal political leanings are most swayed by their friends.
The study monitored a change in thinking from freshman to junior year for nearly 15,000 students who enrolled at 136 colleges in 2004.
According to the study, the number of students who supported legalized abortion increased from 52 percent to 60 percent, while the support for legal marital status for gay couples jumped from 54 percent to 66 percent. Those in favor of increased defense spending fell from 34 percent to 25 percent.
Its simply a matter of the people that were exposed to on a daily basis, said John Chambers, a UF assistant psychology professor. We want to fit in with them, and we want to be in their good graces, so we change our behavior to do so.
The researchers explain the political shift with the lack of conservative peer groups on campuses across the nation.
Bryan Griffin, UF College Republicans chairman, said he feels the gap between liberal and conservative representation on campus is not a significant one.
Griffins explanation of the trend instead focused on the mindset of students.
I think a lot of college kids are reactionary, he said. A lot of people want to protest just to protest.
Chambers statements were largely consistent with Griffins claims.
Knowing that its expected that people are pretty liberal in their viewpoints on college campuses, people will try to outdo their friends or colleagues in terms of liberalness, Chambers said. If its considered desirable to be liberal on campus, then we will adjust our behaviors and beliefs to be more liberal.
What Chambers said he found especially interesting is even after leaving college, students will maintain their new political stance for a few years after graduation.
The study found six years after graduation, the number of people who called themselves conservative or far right eventually increased from 28.1 percent to 31.6 percent.


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Feb 5, 2016
I'm proud and honored to announce that I am the winner of this year's Lilla Jewel Award from the MRG Foundation! What does this mean? Check it out here!
It's an amazing opportunity to reach a wider audience with the film and just acknowledge the many hands who helped make the film happen--especially the work of Dr. Roberta Hunte who inspired the film to begin with. We hope you'll come out and see the film soon. Screening info is here: http://www.sistainthebrotherhood.com/screenings.html


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WWW Wednesday, which is hosted by Sam, over at Takin on the World of Words, is simplicity itself. All you have to do is answer the following questions:
- What are you currently reading?
- What did you recently finish?
- What do you think you will read next?
Currently Reading:
Orphan Brigade by Henry V. O'Neil. I started this one Sunday evening, and looked set to speed read to the end, but, somehow, life got in the way, and I'm only part way through. Not because the story is boring, far from it. I'll review this one just as soon as I've finished. Promise!
Recently Finished:
Well now, I did a couple of re-reads but I don't think they count as I raced through them when I should have been reading ROAR OF SKY by Beth Cato or any of the books on my TBR for SciFiMonth. So the last NEW book I read must have been THE CITY OF BRASS by S.A. Chakraborty, which wasn't really all that recent. Doh!
Read Next:
Uh-huh, every time I say I'm going to read this or that book next, I end up reading something completely different. So I'm not so sure which book I'll be reading, but it could be ROAR OF SKY or even EMBERS OF WAR by Gareth L. Powell. Or … SCYTHE if it arrives by Friday!
And you, what have you just read, and what are you looking forward to reading?


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5. Make a note of this link.
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New teacher ready for the school year
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The new young teacher Eric Wenzel is ready to make a change in the way people view business.
Wenzel previously lived in Hawaii for two years where he worked with multiple churches and other youth group opportunities.
"There was a position in Colorado that opened up that I applied for and I got in touch with my old advisor, asking for a letter of recommendation she sent it and said Erik if you're interested in coming back to Kansas let us there is a lot of positions open this coming school year. So my wife and I thought about is and we decided to apply." Wenzel said.
Wenzel applied on the Kansas Teaching Jobs website.
"Principal Anderson gave a call the next day and I went from there," he said.
Teaching isn't the only important thing for Wenzel.
"The most important thing to me is to develop more of a personal relationship with my students, and to notice what they need to excel in their learning," he said.


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Everyone would say that the hottest topic in this symposium were details of Super-Growth (SG) technique of single layer tubes presented by D. N. Futaba and K. Hata.
Milli-meter long tubes, high efficiency generation, good qualities, activation of catalysts, catalyst free tube etc... there were many advantages for mass production of high quality single walled tubes.
It can be say, "Super-Growth" fever. Once we've got fever, we tend to forget what is really important and the relationship between that and our theme of research. I did too.
When I talked about SG, then Mr. S. said to me, "Do you believe these can be used for FETs? How long are you working on nanotubes, ah?"
For 2 years... no, ah haa umm... yes, it's a diameter distribution.
Main diameter range of SG tubes is 2~3 nm (Since tube's diameters were determined by TEM images, we can consider they are probably reliable value), so band gap of these tubes is determined mainly less than 0.5 electron volts by the approximation given Eg = 0.9/d.
From the NT FET's point of view, this band gap is too narrow. Thus, that will be clear to exhibit undesired am-bipolar conduction or metal-like behaviors.
(But this issue may be improved soon by optimization of conditions because the diameter of tube is dominated by size of the catalyst particles.)
And, other problems are... (not shown here!)
Of course, 2 mm tube length is too loooooooong for FET channel.
(If 2 mm tube is used for channel, the channel length becomes much longer than that of legendary Shockley's transistor. Shocking!)
「もちろん、2 mm のチューブ長さというのは FET のチャネルにするには長ぁ〜すぅ〜ぎぃ〜である。(もし 2 mm のチューブがチャネルに使われたなら、そのチャネル長は伝説的なショックレーのトランジスタのそれよりも遥かに長くなるのだ。ショックでかい!)」
コメント:最新のナノチューブと最も古典的なショックレー (トランジスタの発明者のひとりでノーベル賞受賞者) のトランジスタを引き合いに出しつつ、「ショックレー」と「ショックでかい!」の語呂をかけ合わせた高度かつ電気・半導体系の専門的なギャグということに気付いてもらえれば幸いですわ (笑


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Korcula's Island Economy, Day 10: Every cloud has a silver lining
First day in Dubrovnik: Every cloud has a silver lining, that is to say, our first day in Dubrovnik was filled with both good and bad. Cloud: The ferry was late in the morning.
Silver Lining: We were on time (read:super early) for the ferry!
Cloud: The monastery is a bit different.
Silver Lining: Endless hot showers.
Cloud: During the day, Dubrovnik is very busy and touristy.
Silver Lining: This makes evenings more special when the cruise passengers leave and the old city comes to real life!
Cloud: This is our last stop in Croatia.
Silver Lining: We get to spend a couple more days in such a beautiful country with the people I've gotten very close with over the last couple weeks.


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Here's the latest instalment in the Artisan Portraits film series, featuring Lee a figurative artist from Baltimore, MD.
I loved getting to spend time with her and her little one in the studio. We talked about so many different things, especially our babies and the joys and challenges of being a parent. Most of the time we didn't even talk about art, it was more about motherhood and the balance in life of being an artist. It was such a breath of fresh air for me. I hope you enjoy this film, I loved working on it.