text:
BBC reporter David Ornstein reveals explosive details about what actually happened behind the scenes during Arsenal's summer transfer window.
According to the BBC's Ornstein, Arsenal made other clubs and agents aware that Wojciech Szczesny, Olivier Giroud, Jack Wilshere, Mohamed Elneny, Kieran Gibbs, Calum Chambers, Carl Jenkinson, Chuba Akpom and others were all free to leave this summer.
The gunners though ended up only selling Gibbs, Szczesny while sending out Perez and Jenkinson out on loan with Giroud, Wilshere and Elneny staying while Chambers also remained after Wenger changed his mind about him leaving.
In what is being widely viewed as a failed transfer window by pundits, journalists and fans alike after making just two additions to the first team squad, Arsenal are one of only five Premier League clubs to rake in profits from their transfer dealings including selling Alex Oxlade Chamberlain to Liverpool in a deal worth upto £40m.
And now BBC reporter David Ornstein has revealed what Arsenal actually intended to do in the summer and how they have drastically fallen short.
BBC reporter Ornsteins's big reveal :
Quick attempt to answer some Qs on #AFC window. Likes of @SwissRamble @AST_arsenal far better & more forensic on finances + results/AGM soon pic.twitter.com/LSDoAfZ1kp
— David Ornstein (@bbcsport_david) September 4, 2017
The extent of Arsenals disappointing summer transfer window :
He goes on to reveal how 4 Arsenal players asked Wenger to leave in the summer namely Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Alexis Sanchez, Shkodran Mustafi and Hector Bellerin.
While only Alex Oxlade Chamberlain managed to move to Liverpool, it is said the Frenchman 'did not hold back' when Oxlade-Chamberlain told him face-to-face he wanted to move on.
Meanwhile Hector Bellerin returned from the Under 21s and informed Wenger about his desire to move to Barcelona, Shkodran Mustafi also wished to leave and Arsenal were reportedly happy to comply but as they failed to secure a replacement his wish wasnt fulfilled.
The Gunners also reportedly wanted to keep Lucas and sell Giroud. But Giroud rejected the chance to move instead choosing to stay and fight for his place in the team which meant Perez was allowed to leave albeit on loan.
The BBC reporter also reveals that Arsenal's inactivity means they have a big budget for the next two transfer windows and that they genuinely believe that they have a chance at the title this year with the squad at their disposal even though they know that they cannot financially compete with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City and instead choosr to look to Leicester City as their inspiration for being able to win the league with exorbitant spending.
Ornstein adds the Gunners' attempted business on deadline day suggests they had at least £30m, excluding wages, to use for transfers but could not as their move for Thomas Lemar failed while owner Stan Kroenke, who has come under heavy criticism from fans, is 'hungrier than ever' to win trophies but will not put a single penny of his wealth into Arsenals transfer kitty.
A number of the reports made by Ornstein make sense here and indeed does help us get a complete picture about what exactly happened at the Emirates during this window.
Do you agree with what he has said ? Share your thoughts in the section below


text:
A Call for Action in Lomas del Poleo sign now
Attn: President Felipe de Jesus Calderуn Hinojosa, President of the United Mexican States
cc Mr. Arturo Sarukhan, Mexican Ambassador to the United States
cc Mr. Enrique Escorza, Office of Political Affairs of the Mexican Embassy
Dear President Calderуn,
The colonia of Lomas del Poleo, located west of Ciudad Juбrez, has been involved in a land dispute with the wealthy Zaragoza Fuentes family since 2003. Some of the residents of Lomas have lived there since the 1970s; they built homes, sent their children to a federally approved school located in Lomas del Poleo, and hold official documents stating their entitlement to the land.
The Zaragoza Group claims that the land has belonged to them since the 1960s, but they did not occupy the land and only expressed their claim after a proposed border crossing made the territory of Lomas del Poleo valuable for development. While the case is delayed in court, the Zaragoza Group is trying to force the other residents to leave through financial incentives and violence.
The people of Lomas del Poleo have suffered extensively in this dispute. A barbed wire fence guarded by armed thugs hired by the Zaragozas encloses Lomas del Poleo. Municipal services such as electricity, water delivery and trash pick-up have been taken away. The residents livelihoods have been destroyed because the guards do not allow them to bring food to their animals or seeds for their gardens. The people of Lomas have been beaten and their houses torn down. On August 17, 2005, a man was shot and later died. On September 29, 2005, two children were burned to death in a suspicious house fire. These examples are just two of the tragic acts of violence against the people of Lomas del Poleo. The colonia, once home to more than 300 families, now consists of nine families struggling for justice and a peaceful settlement to the dispute.
On February 17, 2010, you promised to review the case of Lomas del Poleo. In March 2010, Luis Camacho-Mancilla, Director of the Office of Order and Regularization of the Department of the Agrarian Reform, was sent to hear the case. In December of 2010 and January of 2011, representatives from Lomas del Poleo met with lawyers from the Zaragoza Group with Camacho-Mancilla as moderator in order to negotiate a settlement. The residents hoped to reach a peaceful and fair end to the conflict. However, the representatives from the Zaragoza Group have acted in a threatening, non-conciliatory manner. Citing this hostility, Camacho-Mancilla called for a halt to the negotiations until they could be productive.
Groups such as Amnesty International and concerned citizens on both sides of the border have called for intervention, but the intimidation and violence continues.
Concerned for the safety of the residents of Lomas and the endangered state of human rights in the region, we ask that you review the developments in Lomas del Poleo and support a peaceful and quick resolution.
We ask that the Mexican government reconvene negotiations through the Agrarian Reform Office and encourage the Zaragoza Group to be conciliatory and respectful.
We ask for the Mexican government to ensure that the residents of Lomas del Poleo be protected from further violence, coercion and intimidation for the remainder of the disputeeither until a mutually satisfactory settlement is reached or the court reaches a decision.
We ask that the Mexican government conduct an investigation into the violence and injustice that the people of Lomas del Poleo have experienced.
Sign The Petition
Who signed this petition saw these petitions too:
- » ルイヴィトン iphone11バッグカバー ブランド イブサンローラン iphone11 pro/11pro maxケース 激安
- » シャネル iphone11手帳カバー ブランド ディオール アイフォン11 pro/11pro maxケース 激安 大歓迎
- » グッチ iphone11手帳型カバー ブランド ステューシー iphone11 pro/11pro maxケース 激安
- » ルイヴィトン iphone11ケース ブランド コーチ アイフォン11 pro/11pro maxカバー 激安
- » シュプリームヴィトン iphone11ケース ブランド オフホワイトiphone11 pro/11pro maxケース 男女兼用
Sign The Petition
If you already have an account please sign in
Help keep Online Petition free!
Please consider making a small donation today. This will allow us to keep A Call for Action in Lomas del Poleo alive and available to a wide audience.
One-time donation
Every cent you give goes toward maintaining the website and the petitions. Even a small contributions helps!
Support the Cause
Latest Signatures
03 January 2016300. Stephanie Dj
I support this petition
27 December 2015299. Elizabeth S
I support this petition
19 December 2015298. Patrick I
do the right thing Zip Code 98031
08 December 2015297. Denise Annc
I support this petition
06 December 2015296. Milvia R
I support this petition
30 November 2015295. Rosa L
I support this petition
06 November 2015294. Sally B
I worked in Juarez last June and witnessed the children's distress caused by the drug war, privatization of the water and the violence in the streets. Act where you can to save this wonderful city and protect the children and families of Mexico. Zip Code
20 October 2015293. Susan D
В Zip Code 80903
20 October 2015292. Kate D
I support this petition
18 October 2015291. Jennifer P
I support this petition
08 October 2015290. Anne P
I support this petition
29 September 2015289. Michael T
I support this petition
26 July 2015288. Sister Janetg
I support this petition
24 July 2015287. Mary Pbruces
I support this petition
24 July 2015286. Hermana Penelopem
I support this petition
18 July 2015285. Julia E
I support this petition
15 July 2015284. Tito M
I support this petition
25 June 2015283. Michael M
I support this petition
13 June 2015282. Maureen S
please do the right and just thing! Zip Code 64133
30 May 2015281. Tim R
I support this petition
27 February 2015280. Patricia C
I support this petition
11 February 2015279. Soham P
I support this petition
06 February 2015278. Emilee H
I support this petition
19 January 2015277. Cesar G
I support this petition
10 January 2015276. Benjamin S
I support this petition
21 December 2014275. Janis R
I support this petition
24 October 2014274. Patricia Hd
Pax Christi El Paso Zip Code 79924
Bette SchroederBy:
Technology and the InternetIn:
Petition target:
Felipe de Jesus Calderon Hinojosa, President of the United Mexican Stateso
No tags

subset: commoncrawl


text:
With Plague Inc. you can infect the world with a pathogen of your own creation, name it something rude. Take great delight in wiping out thousands of innocents worldwide with a single gene mutation. Adapt your pathogen for maximum body count. Sit back and count the death toll for "Ass Biscuits". 8.5/10
Where to get Plague Inc.:
Developer: Ndemic Creations


text:
Media Spotlight
Not shy of the spotlight Manpower Australia are consistently attracting media attention.
Veterans of the American talks show, the troupe, known in the US as Australia's Thunder From Down Under, have appeared on The View, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Tyra Banks.
Performances have also been filmed with Heidi Klum for Project Runway, Breaking Amish and Drop Dead Diva.
Not to be forgotten are the regular appearances on entertainment news show including Entertainment Tonight and TMZ.
When Down Under Manpower Australia are in hot demand with segments on Australia breakfast TV shows Channel Nine's TODAY and Channel Seven's The Morning Show, plus press coverage in national publications including The Daily Telegraph, mX and Herald Sun.
The troupe has most recently appeared on 60 Minutes New Zealand.


text:
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Exhibit and Interview Guidelines Check with local hub for standard table size. At regional championships, each team will be provided with a standard six-foot long table (approximately 29 inches wide) upon request. Check with local hub for maximum allowed floor space for exhibits. An 8 X 8 X 8 exhibit space will be allocated per team at the regional championships. Skirting for the table will not be provided. Each team should bring one extension cord and one power strip. Check with local hub for possible electricity and electrical limitations. Other exhibit items may be used, but must not exceed the space allocated by the hub. Teams are encouraged to avoid using expensive store-bought display boards and structures and opt for more creative and hand-made exhibit props. Any audio-visual equipment needs and extra extension cords will be the responsibility of the team. Each team is responsible for security of its own material. Each team is also responsible for breakdown of its team materials and clean-up of its exhibit area following the awards ceremony on Game Day. All material should be clearly marked with the appropriate identification and contact information. Check with the local hub concerning when and where team exhibits can be set up. As a general rules, candy and other food and drink items are not permitted at exhibits as complimentary handouts. Check with local hub or regional championship policies concerning this rule. During the designated interview time, at least one student representative from the team must be present who is able to respond to informal questions asked about the exhibit. In addition, student representatives should be aware that judges may ask questions concerning robot design and construction. These questions will be part of the interview evaluation of the team. Teams should expect to be visited by three to four different judges during this period. Judges may also interview team members in the pit area and in the seating area.


text:
Friday, November 16, 2012
Training and/or playing
Are training and playing mutually exclusive?
Until this summer, I would have said the two were distinctly separate activities. Play was play and training was training and ne'er the twain shall meet.
Learning more about playing with Phoenix has been an adventure. It's fun. It's physical. It's occasionally painful (which has spurred me to find ways to play beyond tugging - these hands and wrists can only take so much.) It's shown me the weak spots in my approach to improving his obedience work. It's shown me that people interpret play in very different ways and they use it in very different ways. Or they don't use it at all, often because they don't know how or don't think their dog will play with them.
Phoenix and I played from the start, when he was an itty bitty baby dog. He was the first dog I'd ever had who genuinely loved to tug and I was delighted. My previous dogs ran hot and cold on tugging. So Phoenix and I mostly tugged or fetched a ball. What else was there, right?
So we trained. And we played. Distinctly. Separate. Activities.
I used food during training as "rewards" and as a "motivator." Or so I thought. In reality, the food wasn't doing much motivating. When it disappeared, Phoenix didn't try harder to make it come back. All it did was create a sense of false enthusiasm that never managed to carry through in the ring.
If the food was present and being delivered at regular intervals, it was all good. When the food disappeared from the equation, or when external pressures increased (show ring), Phoenix didn't really see any particular reason to continue being an active participant in what he thought was a very unrewarding activity. I bribed him to work through a fairly high level of achievement but struggled to understand why we were getting worse as a team and not better, in spite of mastery of technical skills.
I blamed stress, confusion and lack of confidence for our lousy ring presentation and I'm sure those were all elements, to a degree, of our downward spiral. But the bottom line was my dog did not think I was much fun. Great Pez dispenser. Not much fun otherwise. We did not know how to have fun doing obedience if it didn't involve eating food.
It's taken me the better part of 5 years to get a grip on the power of play and start using it to our advantage. I wouldn't say we're ready to start getting 200s but our obedience training sessions throughout this fall have improved tremendously, with a marked increase in play and a marked reduction in food. I no longer have a weekly cheese budget! (Well, okay, I do, but now it's all MINE. That's another issue.)
Tug is still the foundation of our play but I've been putting a lot of time into building personal play - chase games, hand touches, push games and just silliness in general that is not dependent on a toy.
We finished our "training" session last night and it occurred to me that I had spent the entire time focused on elements of play. Obedience skills were there, but they were not the object of the session. Whoa. First time in YEARS that has ever happened. Big step for me, the obedience OCD poster child.
Phoenix is a well-trained obedience dog. He has earned a UD. His Novice and Open scores were all above 195. His Utility work was a roller coaster but he was generally in the lower to mid 190s, with occasional surges to the upper 190s. He has given me some very lovely, solid work. He has HITs from AKC and UKC trials.
Knowing this, there is no point in continuing to drill technical skills in the name of "training." He has shown me he knows how to do them. When he is happy and truly enjoying working with me, he is amazing. This has been evidenced in brief flashes throughout his obedience career to date. Where I've failed is learning how to keep him in that happy place with any consistency.
Having finally figured this out, our "training" time is no longer a black and white division between playing and training. We heel, tug, heel, leap and chase (he leaps, he chases - not me), we do a recall, we heel, we tug, etc. It's very different from my previous approach to "working" specific exercises.
Most trainers would agree that playing with our dogs is fun. So why don't more people tap into play? There's the cookie addiction that most of us have suffered from at one time or another. It was hard for me to put the cookies up and offer interaction with myself as the reward and motivator. What if I was rejected? And I was, frequently, initially. I got over it. Phoenix wasn't rejecting me personally, he just didn't understand that fun existed beyond the cookie zone.
Plus, if you have a non-tuggy dog and don't know any other way to play, food seems like the only way to go. It's generally very easy to use and most dogs turn on for it, at least on the surface. It lets you make behaviors happen quickly, which makes your dog look brilliant and make you feel like Trainer Of The Year.
Probably the biggest reason more people don't use play more is play takes energy on the handler's part, especially if you have a big athletic dog. It's one thing to tug with a 25 pound Sheltie. Tugging with a 55 pound Malinois is a whole different ball game. Plus, you can't turn your dog onto running and leaping if you're standing still, so you have to burn a calorie. (Privately, I think there's a whole diet plan here just waiting to be marketed.)
It's not all about tugging. It's not all about balls or all about food. It's about doing things that make your dog smile and say "I want to be with YOU and do what YOU'RE doing."
I'd like to do a series of "thankfulness" posts leading up to Thanksgiving. Today, I am thankful for dogs and people who make me think and help me learn.
3 comments:
"It's about doing things that make your dog smile and say "I want to be with YOU and do what YOU'RE doing.""ReplyDelete
Amen!!!! Coming from another pez dispenser, but my dogs don't even need to do anything really, just breathe and look cute...
A problem I have had with incorporating that much play into training is it spills over into the ring, in attempts to start a play session. With my dog, it was things like trying to grab the glove as she went to heel, nipping at clothes, jumping into the air at inopportune times, etc. Just like weaning off food, it can be a difficult balance getting play in the ring, without getting too much!ReplyDelete
One of Susan Garrett's mantras is: "work=play and play=work". It took me a while to get the full meaning of that, besides the obvious of making work genuinely fun for the dog. The play=work realization came later and it means that if I (the handler) ask you (the dog) to play, it doesn't mean you can decide you don't want to. This is of course assuming the dog has previously been happy to play with whatever you are offering, in the environment you are in. Just because there's a pile of cookies nearby doesn't mean you can say 'no' to tugging. Because if the dog is allowed to say 'no thanks, don't feel like it' in these situations, it sends the message to them that they can also say 'no thanks, don't feel like it' in training situations. And the converse is also true. The dog cannot steal reinforcement, i.e. they don't take the tug toy unless you cue them to - they can't just decide for themselves to go grab the tuggy. Positive does not mean permissive.ReplyDelete


text:
Dkrainwater.com Opens New Line of Ladie's Shoes
Posted February 16, 2009on:
L. McEntire wrote: This is a very versitile shoe. It works well in water and on land. I used this shoes for a camping trip at a river while tubing. They were an terrific buy. The only problem I had was that there was a lot of sand that got in my shoe, but what can be expected from a shoe with holes in it! The water drained pretty well, and the soles weren't slippery after getting out of the water. The bottom inside the shoe was still wet after awhile, but it was not a big deal being in and out of the water. They fit snuggly and were very comfortable to be in and out of water with. When getting home after the trip we washed the shoes in the machine and they are back to their previous condition. Very recommended.
For a complete line of ladie's shoes and fun wear visit http://dkrainwater.com/main/page_ladies_shoes.html


text:
After some yard sale-ing this weekend, I made some cool finds that I have listed on eBay. I really thought about keeping these (and may if they don't sell!) and trying to use them for some kind of scrapbooking project. Here is the listing for more info -OR- if you want to make a bid ;)
I have also listed some cool old (1960s) knitting magazines. I absolutely dig all the colors and pictures in these. I don't knit - although I would like to learn sometime, but just don't need another hobby at this point!!! Anyway, I would say that the patterns and pictures of techniques in these books are top notch. I doubt the patterns you could pick up at your friendly "wally-world" would ever compare!
Go here for all my listings posted today.
I've been off work for a few days and did not do ONE scrapbook page! Hard to believe! I have however been crafty...sewing. I completed a project that I have wanted to do for a while now. This purse.
This was made from some vintage fabric found in a table runner at the Stock Exchange in Viola + an old raggedy shirt found tucked away at my house for the lining + an old Air Force belt {so I'm told by Rick} also from the Stock Exchange. The flower was made from the same found treasures + some red rick-rack + a huge button that I received in my Red Velvet kit in June. Yes, I am carrying this crazy looking bag.
Some like - some not so like. oh well, Vera Bradley had to start somewhere right??


text:
BOSS DR-550mkII Rhythm Box
64 preset patterns
64 user programable & 8 songs
The DR-550 MkII is the upgraded version of the venerable, original DR-550. A big difference from the original model is the fact that the base ROM has been almost doubled and now features 91 drum sounds. The machine works at 16-bit and is fairly clean and punchy. Many of its sounds remind of its bigger sister, the Roland R-8.
Useful features include "tone color", that allows you to modify the basic filter frequencies of each sample, and "decay", that obviously lengthens or shortens the sample.
There are 64 preset patterns on board, and 64 more slots for your own creations. Also, as in other drum machines in the DR-series, you can chain patterns to forms songs - In the DR-550 MkII, up to 8 songs consisting of up to 160 measures each.
A big improvement from the previous 220-series is the inclusion of a basic MIDI IN port, which allows the unit to be synchronized to a sequencer, or another drum machine. There's no MIDI OUT though, so in order to save your created patterns, you have to resort to the old-fashioned way of storing to cassette tape, using the tape interface.


text:
Contemporary ladies' fashion is all about combining the right amount of panache and comfort to create a symphony of style. It is a medley of colours, patterns, cuts, and fabrics put together to lend an individualistic expression to the wearer. At AND, we focus on delivering the most stylish range of western wear for women, on par with international standards.
AND's brand vision focuses on providing the modern Indian woman with stylish and comfortable wear that is in sync with her persona. AND's collection of clothing for women includes the entire spectrum of western wear – tops for women, dresses for women, and ladies' gowns.
The dresses are a fusion of trendy and sophisticated, guaranteed to make you look and feel like a diva. Don them at a dinner party or formal event, and rest assured that you'll be the cynosure of all eyes. Take a pick from our extensive range of tops, designed to infuse elegance to your daily looks. Be it a daily-wear casual top or a party-wear top that you're looking for, you'll find them all at our online store. For a cocktail party, pick one of our flowing gowns to exude sophistication, without appearing overtly formal. You may choose from a vast collection of bottom wear at AND as well to complete your looks; match your favourite tops with trendy trousers, skirts, and denims. Available in different prints, hues, and sizes, AND clothing has universal appeal and caters to all tastes.
But women's fashion doesn't end at clothing at AND India. There is a versatile range of accessories to choose from at AND, including ladies' footwear, bags, and jewellery – all designed to add finishing touches to your dream look. With AND India's distinctly contemporary range of footwear, you get unparalleled comfort, along with extraordinary style.
No accessory collection is complete without bags, an indispensable article for women of today. AND India's bags for women are available in a variety of designs and therefore, suitable for a gamut of occasions ranging from casual to formal.
A far cry from the typical cosmetic jewellery, AND India's jewellery collection includes earrings, necklaces, and bracelets in unique, contemporary designs that will beautifully complement your western outfits. The brand's ultra-stylish sunglasses are again, sure to catch the fancy of the discerning fashionista.
A leading online shopping site for women, AND India has something for everyone, no matter what your age, shape, size, and personal style. AND India offers not just every single fashion-related article under one roof, the brand's products are set apart by great quality and fantastic appearance. So, start browsing through our online store to find clothes and accessories that'll add value to your wardrobe.


text:
Follow the yellow brick road is a yarn from the Wizard of Oz Colorway Selection.
Sun yellow with extra yellow hand dyed yarn
70% Superwash Merino, 30% Silk Singles
100grams, 366metres
Hand dyed using professional acid grade dye so skeins may vary. Alternating skeins recommended for larger projects.
Hand-washing yarn with your favourite wool wash is recommended.


text:
Items must be unopened, unused, and undamaged. Just send us a note explaining what's going on, and we'll give you a number to include with your item. It is suggested that return packages be insured. The item "Intercooler-Nissens WD EXPRESS 171 54017 334 fits 98-05 VW Beetle 2.0L-L4" is in sale since Monday, January 7, 2019.This item is in the category "eBay Motors\Parts & Accessories\Car & Truck Parts\Turbos, Nitrous, Superchargers\Turbo Chargers & Parts". The seller is "aircooledtreasury" and is located in Springfield, Missouri.
This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Viet nam.


text:
I've never really considered the phrase "expect the unexpected" in analytical fashion. The expression, I think, suffers from the typical over- and misuse characteristic of the American vernacular, over time losing its significance and gravity. But how can one anticipate the transpiration of an unexpected event? To do so is to expect it, even if acknowledging its unlikelihood. If I condensed my two months in the Congo rainforest and savannas into a single phrase, however, I can't think of a less-cliché way to say it. Granted, I'm no optimist, but in the end it was usually less frustrating to expect a deviation from what was planned, or what any credible source would suggest as likely, and just go with the flow. In retrospect, therefore, it was fitting that my journey into the literary Heart of Darkness began on the very sunny afternoon of September 15th.
At the sparsely populated Kindu airport, I was greeted Salumu. Salumu is one of the Hart's employees in Kindu, and he presented an immediate challenge: communication. I had taken four weeks of Swahili classes in Zanzibar and enhanced whatever skills I learned through living in Tanzania another couple months, but I hadn't spoken Swahili in earnest since. And this was Tanzanian Swahili I had learned; Congolese Swahili is a different dialect. But I fumbled my way through introductions, etc., and found myself on the back of a motorbike winding through the dusty streets of Kindu. After meeting John Hart at his house and getting acquainted with some of his equipment I'd be using, I had my first of about 65 nights in a row sleeping in my tent. That evening must have seen the first rain of the season, because as soon as the drizzle started I heard excited cries from the children all around.
The next morning, we were ready—albeit a bit late—to get rolling. We loaded up the motorbikes with our gear, climbed on, and started on our 6-hour journey to the village of Chombe Kilima. We drove through savannas and forests, sand, mud, villages, small puddles, big puddles, and even puddles so big a calls them rivers. Some of the rivers had bridges we could drive over, but whether the bridge was sound or not was a crap shoot. One river we crossed, the Kasuku, was big enough to require a boat. So, we loaded up the motorbikes onto a very narrow canoe, which I was sure would tip over. John later told me that in the several hundred times he's completed this trip, never has a bike tipped over into the river. Mine did.
After a lengthy delay waiting for my bike to drain, in addition to a few separate motorbike malfunctions, we finally made it…not quite all the way to Chombe Kilima. It had gotten dark and started raining about 5pm, and after over an hour of driving in these conditions—and only my motorbike equipped with a working headlight—we drove into a village where John arranged for us to sleep in the church. I pitched my wet tent and slept in the driest clothes I had (the set I was wearing, which had been rained on for the last hour). Thus I was introduced to the perpetual moistness, and discomfort following, that would accompany me for my entire stay in the forest. The next morning, we continued on for an hour to Chombe Kilima, where we hung out most of our things to dry and bid farewell to the motorbikes. Around 11am, we were off again, this time on foot, to begin the 36km trek to Katopa Camp. We walked through forests and savannas, crossed many rivers via tenuous bridges and swam when there wasn't a bridge. The savannas I'm mentioning aren't like the big grasslands characteristic of East Africa, those tremendously large wide-open expanses chalked full of big game. These savannas in the Congo are small islands: open, fallow, and seasonally swampy patches surrounded by expanses of forest. They are quite unproductive, so there isn't much diversity or richness of fauna. Nevertheless, they are fantastic regions to observe on foot.
We made it to Katopa Camp early afternoon on September 17th. What a cool place: right on the Lomami River, a tributary of the mighty Congo River. Like at Chombe Kilima, the Harts had cordoned off their camp with a fence, and the actual village of Katopa was behind the camp; still, we saw villagers often, as they'd come down the trail along the fence to get to the river. At this main camp was the only source of electricity I'd see: a small generator, capable of powering a fluorescent lamp, several computers, and several battery chargers. This generator was a remarkable piece of equipment, though: our bright light of consistency and veritable Energizer Bunny of workable, non-battery-powered technology in the forest. Until it ran out of gas. Or broke, for some reason we didn't know.
One of the difficulties in summarizing my time in the Congo is that I can't recount my thought processes effectively. I can tell you what happened and when it happened, but I cannot connect that to what I was thinking at the time. This is frustrating, since my thoughts were a defining aspect of this experience for me. Timing, as a connection to thought, was very important. For example I've been using the length of time "two months" rather lightly in this post so far—I never knew how long I would be in the jungle for, and I certainly didn't expect an uninterrupted period of two months. What I knew was that I'd be leaving Kinshasa for the United States on December 2nd, and I knew that somehow I'd get back to Kinshasa before then. I cannot effectively describe my thought process upon meeting the Harts at Katopa in early November, having them ask me if I wanted my plane ticket home changed, me asking why, and them replying, "We thought you wanted your ticket changed." Here I was, a month-and-a-half after speaking to anyone about return travel plans, they assumed I wanted them changed. It turns out Jojo had changed her return ticket about three weeks earlier in anticipation of election trouble in Kinshasa, and "hopefully I'd be able to get on the same flights." No offense meant to anyone here—it was all a misunderstanding. So, the day I get back to Katopa from a trip to the southern savannas, where almost every drawn-out day I had been counting the minutes to crawling in my tent at night, I switch gears to rushing to find a way to contact someone who can change my ticket home, and cutting my research schedule for the next month in half. Expect the unexpected.
Here's a more concrete example of this difficulty in transposing time and thought to paper: I could give you a list of all the gear that failed me during my trip. And, in my next post, that's probably what I'll end up doing—because it's a convenient was to summarize it. But a list doesn't tell you everything I was thinking when I woke up that early October morning to partially-deflated sleeping pad and very sore back. A list can't convey my complete collapse of trust in Congolese culture with another bullet point: tent unusable, possibly destroyed, because a porter put it in a pack with an open container of cooking oil. A list can't connect a suddenly inkless pen (which I had come to favor), briefly losing the respite in journal writing I had come to rely on, to the all the reasons I relied on that favorite pen so much, or even that I had no idea how long I would remain pen-less. Virtually every noteworthy occurrence, every action and consequence, was a palimpsest of influential accumulated circumstances.
As promised I'll continue to describe my escapades, probably with at least two other entries, later on. I've also posted a small set of my pictures, just through my arrival at Katopa (the chronology I've described in the text above thus far). There will be many more to come, accompanying future posts.
Another note on these Congo blogs—although I'm trying to be careful and not take anything for granted, it's likely I assume everyone knows some things they don't. I even had to catch myself and remember to mention the lack of electricity, running water, etc. in the forest. Speaking of which, here is another point of clarification: whenever I use the phrase "in the forest," I'm referring to the period in between September 15th and November 15th, book-ended by my short stints in Kindu. So if there's any confusion with something it seems like I've taken for granted that everybody knows, please let me know. And, to clarify my timeline, I'll start out next time by giving an outline of where I was, and when.


text:
Potatoes are Cheaper
A freshman searches for love and money at the University of Minnesota in this raucous satire.By Max Shulman Read by George Newbern Coming of Age / Fiction / Satire`strong> English, Unabridged 5h 5m Sell Sheet Also available on
|Release Date
|List Price
|Your Price
|4 Audio CDs
|September 30, 2016
|Add to Cart
|1 MP3 CDs
|September 30, 2016
|Add to Cart
It's the middle of the Great Depression and Morris Katz and his cousin Albert are broke. But that's all about to change when they head off to college on a mission from Morris's mother to find rich, unattractive Jewish girls to marry. The boys arrive on campus armed with a secret weapon: the poetry of Morris's cousin Crip. Within a day, Morris is courting Celeste Zimmerman, the frumpy heir to a movie theater franchise. But then an Irish Catholic beauty falls under the spell of Crip's verse and goes gaga over Morris. She thinks he's a Jewish-Communist revolutionary poet, and who is he to tell her otherwise? But is it happiness Morris truly wants, or money? And what will Mama Katz say?
"Shulman was a satirist with a sunny disposition...A Woody Allen without neuroses." - Richard Corliss
"Wry, cynical, intelligent, irreverent-nothing is sacred on Shulman's campus." - Elinor Lipman
"Shulman is a brilliant satirist. His extraordinary word choice is the core of his humor. Often the bitter core." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


text:
* This very affordable 3-bedroom brick veneer home is in desperate need for a new owner to complete the renovations and reap the future benefits that will ultimately come their way! * This home offers a large living area with split system heating and cooling, updated kitchen and an adjacent dining area overlooking an outdoor undercover area. * There is also a full bathroom, separate laundry, drive-through garage/carport and a secure yard in desperate need of some TLC. * This is a spacious and solid home ready for a makeover that is set on a 778 sqm block. * Renovate or extend (STCA) - it's the ideal starter for the first home buyer or the investor wishing to add value. If you are a first home buyer or an investor this home is just for you. Set in a convenient area close to schools, shops, sports park, bus route and freeway exit/entrance.
By Appointment - Contact Agent.
The information above will only be used for the purposes of responding to your enquiry. For more information please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Every precaution has been taken to establish accuracy of the information but does not constitute any representation by the vendor or real estate agent. You should make your own enquiries as to its accuracy.


text:
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Nicotine gel.
Just don't put it on the sink. I wouldn't want the kids to wash thier hands with this by mistake.
" What is Nicogel®? Is a water soluble gel containing an aqueous extract of Nicotiana spp at 3mg/ml. It is for external use only and we suggest 2 presses (2mls) per application. In essence Nicogel® is a cosmetic."
Posted by AppsByAaron at 10/19/2005 08:37:00 AM
0 comments:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
SEO Consulting Project Request Form
Traditional SEO campaigns are usually ongoing, monthly SEO initiatives, however if you have a short-term SEO project then SEO Consulting could be just what you need. One-time project-based SEO Consulting is a great solution for small to medium size businesses and internal marketing teams. Professional SEO Consulting services include a wide range of SEO-related tasks – from conducting SEO audits to developing a strategy to implementing technical optimization through analytic reviews. The exact scope of work is based on the scope of your business needs and the project goals.
SEO consulting fees are $85.00 per hour. Please fill in as much information as possible and include any questions you might have.
SEO Consulting Projects
Recent Projects
SEO Consulting
SEO work conducted with a local New Jersey recruiting agency over a span of 10 years and many technology changes.SEO for Recruiting Agency
A local New Jersey astrologist collaborates with different marketing professionals. Work with her team on an as-needed SEO for a WordPress website.SEO for Astrologists
Improved local search with periodic WordPress support and optimization for an oncologist in Broward County, Florida.SEO for Doctors
Additional Services includ the Do-it-Yourself SEO Coaching and traditional Monthly SEO, Social Media Optimization, or SEM Advertising
If you filled out the request form we will get back to you within 1-3 business days.


text:
We love music in our household. From Pandora, Spotify, iTunes and our music collections, we constantly have music playing. One of the best purchases we have made in this marriage was our record player. After a spontaneous trip a couple of years ago to Cleveland and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, we bought a record player on our way home.
While most of our instant gratification purchases usually end up stored in some closet or under the bed, this one remains on display and is used almost daily. Especially since I have been working from home, it is nice to have some fun background music on. We were a little worried when we purchased this player that we wouldn't be able to find records of some of our favorite music, but as luck would have it, the Hipster movement grasped onto this lovely form of music as well and we have been able to find records and most of them come with a digital download. We can listen to our music at home and on the go. And for our classic records, we bought a record player that records your music onto your iPhone or iPod.
If you are considering getting a record player, do it! You won't regret it. You can find records now at concerts, Urban Outfitters and online. We even have two record stores right down the street (but that is because we live in a very cool neighborhood).
Here are our favorites:
Favorite All Around Record:
Emilie: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Up From Below / Andy: Mumford and Sons- Babel
Favorite Classic Record:
Emilie: Fleetwood Mac – Rumours / Andy: Johnny Cash Greatest Hits
Favorite Record for that "One Song":
Emilie: Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits – Cecilia / Andy: Cash, American V: – God's Gonna Cut You Down
Best Record Look:
Emilie: Patsy Cline – It's her Face!!!! / Andy: NeedetoBreathe The Reckoning – It's White!
We love records so much, here are some fun record inspired items for your home! Including another record player that I have dying to get.
1. Record Inspired Invitation Set / 2. Record Pillow / 3. Wooden Record Player / 4. The Art of LP: Custom Album Covers / 5. Record Frames / 6. Classic Baby Blue Record Player / 7. Record Stand


text:
Current Issue
By Issue
By Author
By Subject
Author Index
Keyword Index
Journal Info
About Journal
Aims and Scope
Editorial Board
Publication Ethics
Human and Animal Rights
Indexing and Abstracting
Related Links
Peer Review Process
Guide for Authors
Submit Manuscript
Contact Us
Articles List
Article Information
How to cite
Articles in Press
Current Issue
Journal Archive
Volume 9 (2019)
Volume 8 (2018)
Issue 4
Issue 3
Issue 2
Issue 1
Volume 7 (2017)
Volume 6 (2016)
Volume 5 (2015)
Volume 4 (2014)
Volume 3 (2013)
Volume 2 (2012)
Volume 1 (2011)
Honarmand Kashi, M., Tabatabaee, M., Arbab Soleimani, N. (2018). Biodegradation of the Most Heavier Fraction of Crude Oil, Asphaltene, by Bacillus toyonensis BCT-7112.
Journal of Chemical Health Risks
, 8(1), -. doi: 10.22034/jchr.2018.544200
Malihe Honarmand Kashi; Mitra Sadat Tabatabaee; Nazila Arbab Soleimani. "Biodegradation of the Most Heavier Fraction of Crude Oil, Asphaltene, by Bacillus toyonensis BCT-7112".
Journal of Chemical Health Risks
, 8, 1, 2018, -. doi: 10.22034/jchr.2018.544200
Honarmand Kashi, M., Tabatabaee, M., Arbab Soleimani, N. (2018). 'Biodegradation of the Most Heavier Fraction of Crude Oil, Asphaltene, by Bacillus toyonensis BCT-7112',
Journal of Chemical Health Risks
, 8(1), pp. -. doi: 10.22034/jchr.2018.544200
Honarmand Kashi, M., Tabatabaee, M., Arbab Soleimani, N. Biodegradation of the Most Heavier Fraction of Crude Oil, Asphaltene, by Bacillus toyonensis BCT-7112.
Journal of Chemical Health Risks
, 2018; 8(1): -. doi: 10.22034/jchr.2018.544200
Biodegradation of the Most Heavier Fraction of Crude Oil, Asphaltene, by Bacillus toyonensis BCT-7112
Article 6
Volume 8, Issue 1
, Spring 2018
Malihe Honarmand Kashi
Mitra Sadat Tabatabaee
Nazila Arbab Soleimani
Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University-Central Tehran Branch
Department of Microbiology, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran
Receive Date
21 April 2018
Revise Date
12 December 2019
Accept Date
29 October 2018
There have been few records on microorganisms with the ability to survive and utilizehigh concentrations of heavy fractions of crude oil like asphaltene. These organisms are applicable in different aspects of petroleum industry from extraction to refining and environmental pollution treatment. To isolate such indigenous bacteria, a highly viscouscrude oil was selected and its asphaltene extracted. Isolation, enrichment, and purification of the bacterium were done in ISO 9439 medium at room temperature and 45°C as well. Studying morphological characteristics, biochemical and molecular tests were performed to identify isolated bacteria. The 16S rRNA gene sequence was subjected. To study the biodegradation of asphaltene, isolated bacteria were cultured in ISO 9439 medium for 2, 20 and 50 d at 25°C and 45°C.The efficiency of asphaltene degradationwas evaluated by FT-IR spectroscopy analysis. The bacterial species, which could use asphaltene as the sole carbon and energy source, were selected. Among all, Bacillus toyonensis BCT-7112 had the most degrading ability on asphaltene. The percentage of asphaltene degradation after 50 d of incubation at 25°C was 64.8%, and it was 60% at 45°C. Based on the FT-IR analysis, the isolate had the most biodegrading effect on Aldehyde compounds in comparison with other asphaltene ingredients. This amount of degradation is the most among the present records in literature.
Crude oil
Buch L., Groenzin H., Buenrostro-Gonzalez E., Andersen S.I., Lira-Galeana C., Mullins O.C., 2003. Molecular size of asphaltene fractions obtained from residuum hydrotreatment. Fuel. 82, 1075-1084.
Groenzin H., Mullins O.C., 2000. Molecular size and structure of asphaltenes from various sources. Energy Fuels. 14, 677-684.
Miller J., Fisher R., Thiyagarajan P., Winans R., Hunt J., 1998. Subfractionation and characterization of Mayan asphaltene. Energy Fuels. 12, 1290-1298.
Murgich J., Abanero J.A. & Strausz O.P., 1999. Molecular recognition in aggregates formed by asphaltene and resin molecules from the Athabasca oil sand. Energy Fuels. 13, 278-286.
Strausz O.P., Mojelsky T.W., Faraji F., Lown E.M., Peng P.a., 1999. Additional structural details on Athabasca asphaltene and their ramifications. Energy Fuels. 13, 207-227.
Morales M., Ayala M., Vazquez-Duhalt R., Le Borgne S., 2010. Application of Microorganisms to the Processing and Upgrading of Crude Oil and Fractions. In Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology, ed. K. Timmis, 2767-2785. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Hong E., Watkinson P., 2004. A study of asphaltene solubility and precipitation. Fuel. 83, 1881-1887.
Ogbo E.M. Okhuoya J.A., 2008. Biodegradation of aliphatic, aromatic, resinic and asphaltic fractions of crude oil contaminated soils by Pleurotus tuber-regium Fr. Singer-a white rot fungus. Afr J Biotechnol. 7, 4291-4297.
Kaminski T.J., Fogler H.S., Wolf N., Wattana P., Mairal A., 2000. Classification of asphaltenes via fractionation and the effect of heteroatom content on dissolution kinetics. Energy Fuels. 14, 25-30.
Wu J., Prausnitz J.M., Firoozabadi A., 2000. Molecular thermodynamics of asphaltene precipitation in reservoir fluids. AIChE journal. 46, 197-209.
Margesin R., Schinner F., 2001. Biodegradation and bioremediation of hydrocarbons in extreme environments. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 56, 650-663.
Leahy J.G., Colwell R.R., 1990. Microbial degradation of hydrocarbons in the environment. Microbiol Rev. 54, 305-315.
Vazquez, D. & G. Mansoori., 2000. Identification and measurement of petroleum precipitates. J Pet Sci. Eng. 26, 49-55.
Pan H., Firoozabadi A., 2000. Thermodynamic micellization model for asphaltene precipitation from reservoir crudes at high pressures and temperatures. SPE Prod Facil. 15, 58-65.
Pineda-Flores G., Mesta-Howard A.M., 2001. Petroleum asphaltenes: generated problematic and possible biodegradation mechanisms. Rev Latinoam Microbiol Mex. 43, 143-150.
Towler B.F., Rebbapragada S., 2004. Mitigation of paraffin wax deposition in cretaceous crude oils of Wyoming. J Pet Sci Eng. 45, 11-19.
Sanjay M., Simanta B., Kulwant S., 1995. Paraffin problems in crude oil production and transportation: a review SPE Prod Facil. 10, 50-54.
Venkateswaran K., Hoaki T., Kato M., & Maruyama T., 1995. Microbial degradation of resins fractionated from Arabian light crude oil. Can J microbiol. 41, 418-424.
Thouand G., Bauda P., Oudot J., Kirsch G., Sutton C., Vidalie J., 1999. Laboratory evaluation of crude oil biodegradation with commercial or natural microbial inocula. Can J microbiol. 45, 106-115.
Pineda-Flores G., Boll-Argüello G., Lira-Galeana C., Mesta-Howard A. M., 2004. A microbial consortium isolated from a crude oil sample that uses asphaltenes as a carbon and energy source. Biodegradation. 15, 145-151.
Jahromi H., Fazaelipoor M., Ayatollahi S., Niazi A., 2014. Asphaltenes biodegradation under shaking and static conditions. Fuel. 117, 230-235.
Lavania M., Cheema S., Sarma P.M., Mandal A.K., Lal B., 2012. Biodegradation of asphalt by Garciaella petrolearia TERIG02 for viscosity reduction of heavy oil. Biodegr. 23, 15-24.
Ali L.H., Al-Ghannam K.A., 1981. Investigations into asphaltenes in heavy crude oils. I. Effect of temperature on precipitation by alkane solvents. Fuel. 60, 1043-1046.
Holmes B., Willcox W., Lapage S., 1978. Identification of Enterobacteriaceae by the API 20E system. J Clin Patho. 31, 22-30.
Barbosa T.M., Serra C.R., La Ragione R.M., Woodward M.J., Henriques A.O., 2005. Screening for Bacillus isolates in the broiler gastrointestinal tract. Appl Environ Microbiol. 71, 968-978.
Altschul S.F., Madden T.L., Schäffer A.A., Zhang J., Zhang Z., Miller W., Lipman D.J., 1997. Gapped BLAST and PSI-BLAST: a new generation of protein database search programs. Nucleic acids Res. 25, 3389-3402.
DeSantis T., Dubosarskiy I., Murray S., Andersen G. L., 2003. Comprehensive aligned sequence construction for automated design of effective probes (CASCADE-P) using 16S rDNA. Bioinform. 19, 1461-1468.
Weisburg W.G., Barns S.M., Pelletier D.A., Lane D. J., 1991. 16S ribosomal DNA amplification for phylogenetic study. J bacteriol. 173, 697-703.
Tavassoli T., Mousavi S., Shojaosadati S., Salehizadeh H., 2012. Asphaltene biodegradation using microorganisms isolated from oil samples. Fuel. 93, 142-148.
Article View: 255
PDF Download: 116
Aims and Scope
Journal Management System.
Designed by


text:
In Stock - Ready to Ship
Christmas Delivery Guarantee
This beautiful light fixture with its assortment of flowers, birds, and butterflies is a wonderful lighting piece for any bedroom or nursery. Shades of pink, purple, light blue and yellow make this lovely floral pattern a great lighting solution for your child's bedroom. Let spring blossom in your child's' room all year long with this floral light fixture. The Flowers and Birdies Light Fixture comes in a white metal frame to accentuate its colors & design. Professional installation recommended. This product is wired for use in the United States and Canada only.
My daughter is in LOVE with this light! Perfect for a little girl's room, super easy to assemble & install, and the shade part comes off easily so when I need to clean it in the future it will be a snap to take care of.
I was pleased with this light fixture that I ordered for my daughters nursery. Surprisingly it was easy to assemble. I will give it to her this weekend but am sure she will love it. Thank you!
Great price, item came quickly, easy to install and looks so cute in my daughters bedroom.
Staff was very helpful in answering my questions. Would be nice if the light bulbs comes in Soft white as well, an extra option to choose from.


text:
Chronic pain. Which comes first? Does the chronic pain mould the personality or does the personality determine the amount of pain felt or ability to cope. I suppose the answer is in the middle as it would only make sense.
What I know for sure however is that chronic pain + dramatic personality + teenage girl + learning disabilities = not a lot of fun. For anyone...
I am doing my best I swear to God. Parenting is hard in the best of circumstances. Add to it a debilitating disability and the fear of never coming out the other side whole with the loving, close relationship you had hoped for once the child intensifies.
I was hell on wheels for my mother. I was not out running around getting into trouble hell but I was so so rude. I treated her not so much of a grain of respect. I argued with her at every turn. Certainly arguing, testing boundaries etc is a normal part of growing up but I want so much more for my relationship with my daughters at the end of raising them.
I access the resources medical, educational, psychological and recreational. I have thirteen children but it is one that occupies the majority of my time and thoughts. I don't mind this. I will do what it takes to hopefully in the end have raised a daughter that is happy, as independent as possible. a benefit to her community and one that wants to be present in her mother's life. It sometimes never seems to be enough.
We have all the resources but ultimately it is her and I in the trenches and I am seriously flying by the seat of my pants. I think a lot of times the professionals are at a loss as to how to help. If they don't know what to do and it is left to me to muddle through...we are one hundred percent sunk.


text:
Reward Points
Reward Points are the bonus that you receive in your account for buying products in the store. Each purchase you make earns Reward Points that you can spend like real money in our store.
You can choose to apply your points to your next eligible product purchase, or you can let your points accumulate.
Reward Points may be combined with any other discounts we may offer because they are not really a discount. Reward Points are a reward from us, thanking you for choosing to make your magic purchases at Rings N Things.
Your Reward Points will be updated with points earned from new purchases the moment that your order ships.
Earning Points
When products you purchase indicate a value in Reward Points, this represents how many points you earn from purchasing the product.
Your Reward Points earned are stored and reported in your Account.
Once you have signed into your account, you will see a link for My Points in the My Account menu. This link reports how many points you have available in your account. Clicking on this link will take you to the Reward Points Log. This log reports the points earned from each of your orders and the orders in which you redeemed your points.
Points won't appear for new purchases until your order has shipped.
Redeeming Points
When products you purchase indicate a Price In Points, this represents how many points you can redeem towards purchasing the product.
Once you have added a product to your shopping cart that can be purchased with points, and signed into your account, you will see a link for Point Payment in the shopping cart and on the checkout page. Clicking on this link will expand or compress the form for applying your points to your purchase. Click on the link to expand the form and it reports how many points you have available in your account and gives you an input field where you can enter a number of points to redeem.
Enter the number of points you would like to redeem.
Click the "APPLY" BUTTON and your order total is recalculated.
The number of points in your account will not change until you have completed checkout.
To view your redemption history, click the My points link in the My Account menu after signing in. The Reward Points log will report the orders that earned points and the orders in which you redeemed the points.
Remember, points won't appear for new purchases until your order has shipped.
Rings -N- Things wants your purchase to be worry-free.
The products we offer are in stock and available to ship immediately and we promise to ship your order the next business day whenever possible. Some of our products are bare metal and require their finish to be touched up prior to shipping. Those products many take one additional day to ship. In the rare instance that your order has not been delivered within 30 days of shipment, we will consider the order lost and replace the lost shipment as quickly as possible.
If you believe your shipment to be lost, write to us here (please include your Order ID): Contact Us
Domestic US Shipments
Rings -N- Things will ship to all US states and territories. If you can select your state from the list when you are setting up your account's shipping address then we ship there.
- Shipping is calculated by weight and destination using United States Postal Service Rates and UPS Rates.
- Ohio state taxes are not included in our shipping rates. As an Ohio Limited Liability Corporation, we are required to collect and pay Ohio state sales tax if your order is being shipped to an Ohio address.
- First Class Mail is only available as a shipping method for orders under 1 lbs. If your order is over 1 lbs., this option will not be available to you. If you prefer First Class shipping and your order is over 1 lbs., consider dividing your order up into smaller separate orders. First Class Mail now includes Tracking for no additional fee.
- USPS Priority and USPS Express both include Tracking. When you purchase USPS Priority or USPS Express, you will receive a copy of the USPS Tracking number which you can use at USPS.com to track your order.
- There are a no additional handling charges on orders.
International Shipments
Rings -N- Things will ship to most international locations. If you can select your country from the list when you are setting up your account's shipping address then we ship there.
- Shipping is calculated by weight and destination using United States Postal Service Rates.
- Import/Export taxes are not included in our shipping rates. Your country may impose an import tax on the value of your order. Please do not ask us to under-declare the value of your order.
- First Class International is only available as a shipping method for orders under 4 lbs. If your order is over 4 lbs, this option will not be available to you. If you prefer First Class International shipping and your order is over 4 lbs, consider dividing your order up into two separate orders.
- First Class International will usually only track to the border of the US via the US Customs Declaration number.
- Priority International and Express International both include order tracking that is usually updated all the way thru to delivery at your door.
- There is a no additional handling charge on international orders.
- Please allow extra time for delivery of all international orders.
Out of Sight by Joshua Jay
A freely thought-of card is shown to be the only card in an entirely blank deck!
The very best magic tricks don't just fool us, they inspire us.
Finally, the waiting is over! Joshua performed this effect under the working title "Blind Man's Bluff" for years during his lectures. He amazed and fooled all the magicians he met during his journeys, up to the most famous ones. Every day we received emails by magicians who wanted to get their hands on this effect, and after many tests, we started producing the effect by custom spraying every single deck.
"Out of Sight" combines an amazing magic trick with a storyline that is both intriguing and uplifting. Included in this package is a custom-made deck of cards (red Phoenix Deck), a blindfold, and a DVD featuring Joshua Jay, who explains every nuance of the presentation and method. Every single deck is hand made and prepared with our Science Friction Spray.
"Out of Sight" is entirely self-working, and worthy of closing your close-up or parlor show.
No posts found


text:
The Fire Witness – Lars Kepler
Publisher: Published by Blue Door, a Harper Collins imprint
Release Date: 18 July, 2013
Rating: 5/5
Source: Sent over by the folks at Blue Door
Synopsis: One girl is dead
Detective Inspector Joona Linna has been called to a home for troubled girls, north of Stockholm. A young girl has been brutally murdered, her body arranged in bed with her hands covering her eyes.
One girl is missing
Vicky Bennet is the only girl unaccounted for. Did she run away to escape the chaos or does a bloody hammer found under her pillow make her the prime suspect?
One girl claims to have witnessed it all
In Stockholm, Flora Hansen works as a medium, pretending to commune with the dead. When she begins to suffer crippling visions of the young girl's murder, will anyone believe her?
As Joona refuses to accept the easy answers, his search leads him into darker, more violent territory, and, finally, to a shocking confrontation with his past.
Remember how everyone on the Tube was reading The Hypnotist last year and how everywhere you looked you saw creepy posters or adverts for the book? I can guarantee you The Fire Witness will be no less popular and just as well read on public transport.
I always know that I'm going to enjoy a book when I actually dream about it. From get go, The Fire Witness gave me horrible, violent nightmares that mirrored the violence of the book. Husband and wife writing duo, Lars Kepler, spare no punches when it comes to describing murder scenes and acts of brutality.
Like The Hypnotist (which I too read last year) chapters are short and punchy, some of them no longer than a page and a half making it easy to keep reading, promising "just one more chapter." My husband gave up on me after I said that five or six times! The language mirrors the directness of the chapters and there's no filler or fluff. You get the story 100% and there aren't any bits that the book could easily do without.
The Fire Witness, while an easy read, has very difficult subject matter. Violence aside, there are issues of mental health in both adults and young girls as well as the bureaucracy of the police system. All of these joined with the violence create a very disturbing book that you can't help but devour. Though it's long at 512 pages (hardback) it will fly by.
Be warned–if you're into deep character histories and such, you won't get it here. You'll know what you need to know about various characters, including Linna, but you won't get their life story. You won't necessarily find out what makes them tick. I personally didn't mind, particularly as I'd read Kepler before and knew to expect that.
I will just add that if you haven't read The Hypnotist or The Nightmare, both of which feature Detective Joona Linna, don't worry. I haven't actually read The Nightmare myself–each book is fairly standalone. Yes, there are mentions of characters and events from books one and two however they're so well explained (and so infrequent) that you don't miss out on anything.
As ever, The Fire Witness leaves off with such a creepy cliffhanger that I can't wait to read the next book.
The Fire Witness is out on 18 July 2013 and can be found online and in all good bookstores.
If you're interested in getting in touch, tweet me at @stephanie_khani or @londondiaries1. Alternatively you can email me at emailthelondondiaries [at] gmail.com.


text:
Pakistan under the compound hybrid warfare from enemy
ISLAMABAD Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Zubair Mahmood Hayat has emphasized for unity, discipline, and comprehensive system of justice to defeat hostile agendas of the enemies.
Addressing international conference titled "Compound, Hybrid and Gray Zone Threats to Pakistan" in Islamabad on Friday, he said Pakistan's adversaries are using all kinds of tactics to isolate Pakistan internationally.
General Zubair Mahmood Hayat said the elements inimical to peace are targeting Pakistan's armed forces and general public for the sake of achieving their sordid designs.
He said 'Paigham-i-Pakistan' Fatwa gives the vision of tolerant and progressive Pakistan as per the Islamic injunctions.
The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee said activities against China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, manipulation of water treaties and border violations are the activities being exercised by our foes to destabilize the country.
General Zubair Mahmood Hayat said the main objective of the compound warfare is to weaken the country by disturbing its growth rate.
He said we continue to respond hybrid war gray zone conflict with conviction and innovation.


text:
Mr Joe Schofield
Research Fellow
Faculty of Social Sciences Colin Bell Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
About me
My first degree was in Critical Theory/Communication Studies at Nottingham Trent University. I subsequently worked in the NHS in Brighton, London and Glasgow in a variety of public health roles, primarily related to sexual health, blood-borne viruses and substance misuse.
I moved to Scotland in 2006 to work as Programme Manager for Hepatitis C in the Public Health Protection Unit at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. During this time I spent a year on part-time secondment to the World Health Organisation as Consultant with the Viral Hepatitis section, and drafted the Manual for the development and assessment of national viral hepatitis plans.
I have postgraduate diplomas in Health Service Management (Greenwich School of Management, 2006) and Public Health (University of Glasgow, 2017), and am in the final year of my Masters in Public Health at the University of Stirling.
Current role In October 2017 I started in post as Research Coordinator for the Drugs Research Network Scotland (DRNS). This is a national, strategic research collaboration designed to address the issues of problem drug use and recovery in Scotland. The DRNS has received 3-years' funding from the Scottish Funding Council to develop a sustainable infrastructure and programme of work around substance misuse and recovery. Our work is designed to implement the Scottish National Research Framework for Problem Drug Use and Recovery and the Scottish drug and alcohol strategy "Rights, Respect and Recovery".
Research programmes
Research centres/groups
- Social Surveys and Social Statistics
- Population Health and Public Health Research Group
- Health & Behaviour Change


text:
Carlo Colombo's Cuna for Antonio Lupi
Designed by the Italian architect Carlo Colombo, the CUNA bathtub for Antonio Lupi is an appealing bathtub that so simply elegant that you'll just want to slip in on the very first glimpse. The design is supposed to make the piece a "protagonist" in the bathroom; it certainly demands attention. The Cuna bathtub has a high back edge which makes it perfect for a luxurious bubble bath. You won't be fussing with a bath pillow with the Cuna bathtub—Carlo Colombo made this piece perfect without one. The height and incline of Cuna's backrest are designed with comfort and total relaxation in mind, helping to eliminate the fidgeting, twisting and turning we endure in an attempt to achieve a comfortable semi-seated position in standard bathtubs. – Via – Hometone


text:
Brain Injury Resource Team
The GHAEA Brain Injury Resource Team (BIRT) serves students who have acquired a brain injury through trauma or disease. Support is provided to students, families and school teams to successfully integrate students back into the classroom following brain injury.
712-366-0503 or 844-366-0503
Physical Therapist
Council Bluffs Office
Council Bluffs Office
Council Bluffs Office
Consultant, Special Ed
Creston Office
Consultant, Special Ed
Osceola Office
Occupational Therapist
Glenwood Office
David VanHorn
Executive Director, Specialized Services and Supports
- Brain Injury Association of America
- Brain Injury Association of Iowa
- Traumatic Brain Injury Survival Guide
- School Accommodations and Modifications
- Referral Form
For more information, visit the Brain Injury Resource Team (BIRT) website.


text:
AIDS Home > Egrifta Drug Interactions
The liver plays a role in the breakdown of several different medications. If these drugs are combined with Egrifta, interactions may occur that could interfere with the drugs' effectiveness or increase a person's risk of side effects. Your healthcare provider may adjust your dosages or monitor you more closely, depending on your particular situation.
Does Egrifta Interact With Other Drugs?It is not yet clear how (or even if) Egrifta™ (tesamorelin acetate) may react with other drugs. However, the medication may, at least theoretically, affect how the body breaks down (metabolizes) certain other drugs.
Many medications are metabolized by enzymes in the liver. One study showed that Egrifta did not have a significant effect on CYP 3A4 enzymes (CYP 3A4 is one of the enzymes that metabolizes several medications). However, there are several different types of liver enzymes, and it is unknown if Egrifta might affect any of those.
Egrifta works by causing the body to produce more growth hormone. Previous research suggests that changes in growth hormone may have an influence on liver enzymes, perhaps changing the way the liver metabolizes medications. Therefore, it is wise for your healthcare provider to carefully monitor your medications in terms of their effectiveness and side effects when you start or stop taking Egrifta.
Increased growth hormone production in the body can decrease cortisol levels. People being treated for adrenal insufficiency may need increased glucocorticoid doses after beginning Egrifta treatment. This interaction is most likely to occur in people taking cortisone or prednisone.
It is possible that not all drug interactions with Egrifta were discussed in this article. Therefore, you should talk with your pharmacist or healthcare provider about any specific interactions that may apply to you.


text:
McAlpine claims his lawyers have the names of 10,000 Twitterati** who tweeted or retweeted about him and the paedo allegations (1,000 tweets, 9,000 RTs). The suggestion has been made, in the press, that the plebs, to avoid prosecution, make a £100 donation to a children's charity while celebs will be dealt with more harshly – presumably because there is more money to be screwed out of them.
**Unlikely. They might have their screen names, it'll take court orders to get the real names for those who tweet anonymously, which is likely to be the majority.
Still no suggestion, though, of any action against the police, who were the ones, by all accounts, to release his name in this context in the first place.
So, if you tweeted, then you know you did – your call as to how you respond, but this "pay £100 to charity or else" approach smacks of coerced self-incrimination.
Personally, I didn't tweet about McAlpine. I try to avoid libelling anybody, not just him (it is perfectly possible to be highly critical without being libellous). I don't believe I retweeted anything, either, but therein lies a problem.
If, like me, you have a very busy timeline, as I mentioned in a previous post, it is extremely easy, when retweeting, to RT the wrong tweet.
At busy times, my timeline, and doubtless that of others, moves so fast it's barely legible, and it's perfectly possible, when clicking something to RT that between the intention and the click an entirely different tweet moves under your cursor. Mostly, I spot these and correct them, but if that coincides with a sudden burst of activity, it's easy for an incorrect RT to be carried out of sight before I notice.
And if that happens to me it can happen to anybody. By the law of averages, that will have happened with some of the McAlpine RTs
So, while McAlpine might well feel that his case is cut and dried against original tweeters, for retweeters I still feel there is a need for him to prove that the RT was, in fact, deliberate, which, on a system in which the capacity for making accidental RTs is innate, is impossible.
Another thought – does this list of 10,000 people exist? If so, why aren't "offenders" being notified, instead of having to learn from newspaper articles that they can expiate their "guilt" by making a donation to charity – a donation which would, in fact, be a tacit admission of guilt?
"We know who you are, pay up or else" is blackmail. If you know who these people are, prove it.
There are rules to this game, and "prosecution by newspaper" most certainly isn't one of them. If McAlpine gets away with this it will set an horrendous precedent – the world and his wife will jump on the bandwagon with all manner of spurious claims against Twitterati. And, doubtless, bloggers will find themselves in the firing line too.
And, of course, if people do make donations to charity, I see nothing to stop the lawyers screaming "Gotcha!" and prosecuting anyway.
Court is the only place where guilt might be determined – telling people they have to incriminate themselves by making donations to charity bypasses that system and is, frankly, despicable.
Doubtless that would save McAlpine a shed-load of money – prosecuting 10,000 people doesn't come cheap – but that's not the point.
Justice is the point.


text:
Skilled Care by Friendly Professionals
Kenneth Cho DDS has over 20 years of professional experience caring for patients.
We Treat You Like Family
Our team is proud of the high level of care we provide, and we aren't satisfied until you are satisfied.
Implant overdentures, implant-retained prostheses, when compared to traditional complete dentures are far superior in producing the exact bite force that is needed to obtain effective chewing for patients. Implant overdentures provide patients with improved speech and dental function, in addition to a dramatic increase in their overall comfort, confidence, and emotional well-being. Prosthetic stability, in patients, is able to provide a positive psychological response and improve their overall quality of life. Dr. Kenneth Cho is an implant overdenture expert in La Habra, CA and he takes your entire denture experience to a whole new level. Call today to schedule your appointment.
Take a Virtual Tour of Our Office
Want to see what our office looks like? You can now take a tour of Dr. Kenneth Cho right here online. Our team of doctors and staff will take you on a virtual tour of our dental office. You will have the opportunity to see our patient waiting rooms, exam rooms, and staff. Our doctors and staff truly love providing our patients with the best care..
Digital X-Rays
At Dr. Kenneth Cho Dentistry, we are happy to be able to provide you with digital x-rays for your teeth.READ MORE
Permanent Teeth
The teeth in your mouth are referred to as your permanent teeth and they are going to stick with you for the rest of your life.READ MORE
Orthodontic Treatment of Children
Orthodontic treatment of children is important because it will set your child up for healthy teeth for life.READ MORE
Zoom Whitening
Are you unhappy with the way that your teeth are colored?READ MORE
Root Canals
If you are experiencing any type of pain within your mouth, you may be concerned and worried about where it is coming from.READ MORE
TMJ Overview
If you find yourself suffering from TMJ then it is time that you call Dr. Kenneth Cho Dentistry today.READ MORE
Meet Dr. Kenneth Cho
Dr. Kenneth Cho has been the premier dentist in La Habra for over 20 years, serving the communities of La Habra, Brea, and Fullerton.
2 months ago
Look No Further!
I have been going to Dr. Cho Dentistry for over 20 years since I was a teenager, and now I take my whole family there. The staff is great and Dr. Cho is a true professional. Highly recommended!
a year ago
Looking for a Dentist in La Habra, CA?
Great staff. Clean office. Dr. Cho his gentle and explains everything well. You actually won't mind going to the dentist!
a year ago
Simply the Best
As always I have the best experience at my dentists office!! Thank you 😊
Mr Anderson
10 months ago
Finally, Honest Dentist in La Habra, CA
Dr.Cho has been my dentist for over 7 years. He is always accommodating and understanding of my dental needs. He takes the time to explain in detail what the treatment is why it's recommended. His ...
Manuel Camarena
2 months ago
Excellent Staff
I always love coming here and receiving services. A great place that cares.
Ron Kim
5 months ago
Thank you Dr. Cho!
Awesome doctor! Awesome team! Dr. Cho is kind and takes time to explain everything in detail. I feel so confident in his work. I'm committed to this office as long as I chew. With big thankful he...
Dmitriy Balashov
17 days ago
Great Office!
I came for few service here and left super happy , this place rocks . Doctor is so good at his job and his staff is amazing !
Lindsay Weatherford
2 months ago
Dr. Cho is Awesome
Dr. Cho has been my dentist for about a year, after my family and I relocated to the area last year. Very recently I experienced tremendous tooth pain in one of my back molars. I called the office a...
John H.
7 days ago
We Love Dr. Cho
Great Dentist!
Lisa W., Patient
Great personal care
Dr. Kenneth Cho is a dentist that we trust. My family and I have been going to his office for 20+ years. He was the first dentist for both of my children (now collage age), and they still go to him. He can take care of every need for oral health including braces. No need to go from place to place, and everyone in the office is friendly and helpful.
Did You Know You Need to Have Your Teeth Cleaned Regularly? Here's Why
Patients who visit our La Habra office often ask us how often they need to come see Dr. Kenneth Cho. The answer is generally, every six months. Not only do
A Great Smile can Boost Your Self-Confidence and Help You Win Back Your Social Life
In our image-centered society where people judge one another by selfies posted on social media, appearances carry a lot of weight. This is why, if you have poor oral health
Bleeding Gums: A Sign of Gum Disease
A common source of concern for many adults is the prevalence bleeding gums and gum disease. In fact, a recent study in the Journal of Dental Research found that among
The Problem with Mail-Order Braces
A new trend on social media has been the explosion of mail-order braces and clear aligners that are touted as being as effective as traditional braces and aligners at straightening
Free Full Mouth Bleaching
Free Full Mouth Bleaching for all new patients. One in house session & a take home kit for touch ups!! (upon completion of necessary treatment)
$85 New Patient Special
$85 New Patient Special. Includes Exam and X Rays
Where do you want to go in La Habra, CA? Recently moved? Here are some activities that are happening near you, brought to you by
Dr. Kenneth Cho Dentistry.
La Habra
Christmas Boutique
Ginger Bread
Stories & Cookies
with Mrs. Claus
Dr. Kenneth Cho Dentistry:
Dr. Kenneth Cho Dentistry is conveniently located in La Habra on Whittier Boulevard, across the street from La Habra High School. Neighboring communities include Whittier, Hacienda Heights, and Brea.
Situated in the northernmost corner of Orange County, La Habra is a quiet bedroom community with many scenic mountains, beaches, and desert recreation areas within an hour's drive.
Sign up to receive updates from Dr. Kenneth Cho newsletter


text:
Караколь (Белиз)
- Подробности
- Категория: Америка
- Опубликовано 11.08.2009 11:32
Караколь или Эль-Караколь (исп. Caracol, El Caracol) — памятник цивилизации майя.
Находится в районе Кайо, Белиз. Развалины расположены в 40 км к югу от другого известного города майя, Шунантунича, а также от Сан-Игнасио. В древние времена город назывался Ошуица.
By the close of the seventh century A.D. the Lowland Maya settlement of Caracol had become one of the most populous cities in the Precolumbian world. The 65-square-mile metropolis was home to more than 120,000 people--nearly double the maximum estimated population for either Tikal or Calakmul--who enjoyed a prosperity unparalleled in the Mesoamerican world.
More than a decade of excavation has revealed that Caracol was quite different from other Lowland Maya cities. It was laid out on a radial plan much like Paris or Washington, D.C. Luxury goods, such as jadeite pendants, eccentrically shaped obsidian objects, and exotic shells, confined to the ceremonial precincts of other sites, were found throughout the city. Vaulted masonry tombs, traditionally believed to have been reserved for royalty, were discovered not only in temples and pyramids, but also in humble residential units. The distribution of vaulted masonry tombs and the presence of luxury items in the simplest residential units suggest that the people here were somehow sharing the wealth. Any gap in quality of life that may have existed between elites and commoners rapidly closed as a sizeable "middle class" developed. It was this social cohesion that allowed the site to become one of the most powerful and prosperous Lowland Maya cities during the Classic Period.
Источник; Источник; http://www.caracol.org/


text:
Despite having trained for only a month, Caroline is confident that she'll be able to hold her own when she gets in the ring.
"My style will be lots of confrontational defence. I know I have a very powerful kick, so if I can stay on my feet long enough I know I'll be all right," she said.
Up to now, however, Caroline – who finished her month-long course of Muay Thai training at the Sumalee Boxing Gym yesterday (September 20) – is unsure who she will be facing in the ring.
"They [the promoters and the boxing stadium] have started doing the posters now, so I'll find out soon."
Caroline has admitted that the thing she is most nervous about is performing the Wai Khru – the traditional dance before the bout.
As to the match, she said, "Whether I win or lose, it's going to be a great experience."


text:
Monday, August 12, 2013
Don't wander in a wilderness of words
Take cliché's/ add descriptions/mash with pestle/for prescriptions…and serve hot as a NYC sidewalk in July, dreary as Cleveland in November, happy as an infant's giggle, dark as evil on a moonless night, or decadent as chocolate mousse.
We all recognize the metaphoric dump when we encounter it. Metaphors and similes are clichés in the making. Too many can bury content. When a "character walks into a bar," readers want to see him in his surroundings, but they don't need a personal inventory laced with unrelated references.
We'd rather see the bar through his eyes by watching this character's reaction to the bar itself. Describe him taking his place there. "The light was as dim as an old church with confessions pulling the walls inward." (Might he be a recovering alcoholic falling off the wagon?) As in poetry, imagery paints the picture. We don't need a history of the bar—unless it applies to the plot action. If the ceiling sags in a threatening way, but doesn't fall, it should be omitted, but if "the walls come tumbling down" in a climactic scene, then mention its "hovering presence." Otherwise, the "walls moving in" is enough to create discomfort without distracting the reader from the upcoming action.
In novels, stories or poetry, using similes and metaphors which apply to the place is an especially good way to garner readers' trust. Tiffinie Helmer used a poetic simile in her novel, Hooked, an allusion to fishing. Throughout her seafaring drama in the Bering Sea, she employed similes and metaphors appropriate to the scenery.
In an otherwise good book, an author committed the disconnect sin. The story takes place on a NYC campus, but flashes back to Afghanistan. Instead of referring to the City backdrop, or even the Afghanistan panorama to show crowding, the author said the dorm party was "more crowded than a Japanese subway."
A missed opportunity.
It's a pleasure to pick up a book that is not simply entertaining but richly written. Similes and metaphors make writing splendid, but we can't leave them out there in the wrong doorways. Our readers won't step over them, they'll trip.
Julie Eberhart Painter is the Champagne Books author of Mortal Coil, Tangled Web, and the 2011 Book of the Year, Kill Fee. The sequel, Medium Rare released in December. Daughters of the Sea is available from MuseItUp Publishing. Visit Julie's Web site at www.books-jepainter.com
6 comments:
- Big Mike said...
You are so right JP, and as you know (since you read my books) I love similes and metaphors. They so enrich the connectivity with the reader, but only if done right.
Michael Davis (Davisstories.com)
Author of the Year (2008 and 2009)
Award of Excellence (2012)
- August 12, 2013 at 4:52 AM
- Liz Fountain said...
Julie, your post reminds me of something Chekov is supposed to have said. I'll slaughter it but it goes something like this: "If you show a gun on the wall in Act 1, it had better be used to shoot someone by Act 5."
In other words, all metaphor (or any tool in our craft boxes) needs to be deliberately chosen, and purposeful.
Thanks for the great reminder as I am going through a major revision of a manuscript I dearly love, but will likely have to toss some not-quite-right metaphors...
- August 12, 2013 at 7:11 PM
- Julie Eberhart Painter said...
Stephen King said "Kill your darlings." I remember Chekov's advice. In good books and other entertainment it is properly employed.
- August 13, 2013 at 9:06 AM
- LR S said...
I recently read a short story set in the midst of the pandemonium of NYC, and the author threw in a metaphor of a deer running in the forest.
The incongruity jolted me, and I couldn't settle back into the story.
I know I'm guilty of the same to some extent, so Julie, thank you for making me stop and think.
- August 13, 2013 at 9:45 PM
- Julie Eberhart Painter said...
Thank you, everyone for your comments. Did you see my post today?
The conclusion will be on Aug 17. Watch for the link.
- August 14, 2013 at 1:48 PM
- Julie Eberhart Painter said...
Thank you, everyone for your comments. Did you see my post today?
The conclusion will be on Aug 17. Watch for the link.
- August 14, 2013 at 1:51 PM


text:
Doctors at Johns Hopkins School in Baltimore, USA, have studied the possible link between erectile dysfunction and heart disease. According to them, erectile dysfunction is an early sign of heart disease.
The leading cause of death among women and men, heart disease does not act the same way from one individual to another, the risks and symptoms are not always the same. Women will tend to be more emotionally stressed or to undergo more hormonal changes.
For men, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking or metabolic syndrome are all warning factors of heart disease, which affects a quarter of men under the age of 40 in the United States.
For the first time, Dr. Michael Blaha, a Baltimore professor, and his team have studied erectile dysfunction as an independent risk factor for heart disease in men. For nearly four years, these researchers followed 1914 men between the ages of 60 and 78 to study the possible link between heart dysfunction and erection.
With 115 strokes and heart attacks recorded, the researchers analyzed these data to conclude that over 6% of men with erectile dysfunction were experiencing these heart problems, while these forms of heart disease affect only 2.6% of men with no sexual dysfunction.
After taking into account additional risk factors (cholesterol, obesity …), the risk remains almost twice as high in men with erectile dysfunction.
"Our results reveal that erectile dysfunction is, in itself, a powerful predictor of cardiovascular risk," commented Dr. Blaha. "Our findings suggest that clinicians should perform more targeted screening in men with erectile dysfunction, regardless of other cardiac risk factors."


text:
Setting up
In Evopos, select Contacts, select the contact record for the Supplier on the Purchase order.
Then select the 'Purchase' tab
Set the Account number in a specific format
OPEASUZU99999999 ?????????? where SUZU is Make (4 Digits), 9999999999 is the AccountNo (Padded to 10 digits), and ?????????? is the passcode (If required - Padded to 10 digits)
You can also set your default order Type eg: Stock or Emergency. You can change when producing the Purchase Order.
Creating and Sending the Purchase Order EDI File
Create the Purchase order in Evopos as normal
Before you save confirm the Order Type eg: Stock or Emergency (You can set the default in Contacts / Purchases (as above))
Select Save. If the setting up was done correctly (as above) then the default option on the Purchase Order Print screen should be 'Send to File' and the correct format selected.
When you select Ok the file should be created
Evopos has features to enable it to interact with Suzuki systems. These include:
Integration with Suzuki Price Books
Integration with Suzuki EPC (Electronic Parts Catalogue)
Ability to send purchase orders to Suzuki via EDI (electronically)
Suzuki Price Books
Dealers can download the latest price book from our Evopos Portal if you a current Suzuki Dealer and subscribing to Price Books.
You can also download directly from Suzuki but you will need to convert the file into the correct format (See General / Importing Data and Items / Price Books). Suzuki Marine is currently supplied as an Excel spreadsheet in 3 sections: Parts, Accessories and Modifications (Superceded and discontinued Numbers), We add the Parts and Modifications together and supply Marine Accessories as a separate file as a lot of the numbers are in a different format. Suzuki Motorcycles parts are supplied in a single, fixed width text file.
Part Number Format:
Earlier Suzuki bar-codes were either 11 or 15 digits long including with dashes, later Suzuki changed their bar-codes so that they were all 16 digits long with dashes. The old 11 digit numbers (12345-67890) had zeros added to make into a consistent format eg: (12345-67890-0000)
Suzuki part numbers in Evopos must be without dashes and right padded out to 14 digits with zeros (zeros added to the end so that the total length is 14 digits. Using this format you will still be able to find the part if you enter or scan the number with less digits, with dashes or without dashes.
Part numbers must be exactly this same format in both the Stock table and the Price Book.
There are options in Maintenance to remove dashes and pad out the numbers to 14 digits. For example in Stock Items you would select Maintenance, select Change Part Number on the left options, select Category of Suzuki Parts in the Criteria section, and below the Criteria section enter a dash (-) in the 'Text to Replace' box, leave the 'Text that will replace it' box blank and enter 14 in the 'Pad with Zeros' box. This will update both the Part Number and any Supersession Number.
Evopos has been set up so that in most places it will automatically remove the dashes and search again if it does not find it how originally entered (eg: With Dashes). This includes the Sales and Purchase Order main screens. The Stock Item screen (2.05.128 or later) will not show it until enter is pressed. Other screens may just do a normal search so it is better to remove the dashes manually. If you enter the part number without the additional zeros, it should still bring up the part as Evopos normally shows all items starting with what you have entered.
Ideally, in your Stock table you should only keep the last number in any Supersede chain so if you enter an earlier number it will find the last number from the price book.
Suzuki have removed a lot of the older super-session numbers. If you deal a lot with the older parts we do have a list of the older super-session numbers which we can add into the Price Book.
Electronic Parts Catalogues (EPC)
Evopos can import a parts list selected in the Suzuki EPC (Parts Mart). This saves time and keying errors and also ensures we always check our stock availability before ordering.
Setup Suzuki EPC for downloading to DMS
In Suzuki EPC make sure it is configured to have the Send Parts to DMS option When you select this it should create the file: 'C:\OUTPUT.TXT'.
Then in Evopos go to Settings / Workstations / Sales settings and set the EPC settings for PartSmart as in main EPC section
Import selected parts into Evopos
Select parts required in the Suzuki EPC and select send to DMS.
Then go to Evopos (you can press Alt+Tab to switch windows), make sure the Sales screen is selected and press the Enter key.
Evopos will then look for the above file and if found it will prompt you if you want to Customer Order any item you do not have in stock. For example if just doing an estimate you would normally select 'No' (lines with no stock will be coloured Blue), if you want to set the lines to Customer Order if not in stock you would select 'Yes'. The parts should then appear on the sales screen. Note: Lines are only Customer Ordered when you print the transaction.
Send Purchase Orders to Suzuki (EDI)
Evopos can send Purchase Orders electronically directly to Suzuki to save time and help avoid errors re-keying part numbers.
In Evopos, select Contacts, select the contact record that you will use on the Purchase order (eg: Suzuki Australia'. Then select the 'Purchase' tab and set the Account number in the following format: OPEXXXXAAAAAAAAA where XXXX is the first 4 digits of the Make (SUZU), and AAAAAAAAA is your Account Number with Suzuki. You should also set the email address to email@example.com (or firstname.lastname@example.com for the test account)
Creating and Sending Purchase Orders
Create the Purchase order in Evopos as normal, before you save confirm the Order Type eg: Stock, Emergency, Supply or Cancel, Supply or Backorder (You can set the default in Contacts / Purchases. If the Purchase Account No is set correctly (as above) then the default option on the save screen should be 'Send to File' OPEA.
When you select Ok the Order file will be created eg: C:\Evopos\Orders\SUZUORD.SND and emailed to the email address as specified.
Note: The Part Numbers will have the dashes inserted automatically and extra zeros removed eg: 12345678900000 will be 12345-67890 and 12345678901234 will be 12345-67890-1234