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This cozy little gem of a rowhome is on Richardson Place, which is one of my favorite mini-neighborhoods in the city. It's basically a tiny hidden cul-de-street in Shaw, so you sort of get the exclusivity of being part of a small community, but it's also anonymous enough that you can still call the police when your neighbor puts his trash out fifteen minutes early. It's the best of both worlds. This house also addresses one of the drawbacks of living on Richardson by giving the home a significant setback from the sidewalk. You're going to be the only one on the street with a front yard, which is pretty cool, even though the houses on each side of you are so tall and close-in that sitting in the front yard is going to feel like sitting at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. But hey, having a front yard that only gets sunlight for ten minutes at midday still beats not having a front yard at all.
Inside, the home is open and bright; in lieu of a bay window, the front of the house just has a massive, flat six-foot-tall picture window that's going to have every juvenile delinquent within five miles practicing their brick-throwing. Through the house and past the open staircase is the kitchen, which features Viking appliances and counters made of quartz, which is technically a gemstone. Maybe having kitchen counters made of literal jewels will be the thing that finally makes you happy? (Doubt it.) There's also a dining room area right off the kitchen, which would be perfect for family meals in the event that a massive solar flare ever wipes out the internet and all smartphones, tablets, and computers.
Upstairs, the second level consists of a pair of generously-proportioned bedrooms, and up on the top level, the master bedroom is spacious and exceedingly masterful. For starters, there's a private balcony that overlooks the street; personally, I prefer my bedroom balconies to be in the rear of the house, so I can go out there with no pants on, but this one is still pretty nice. And then there's the walk-in closet of your dreams, large enough to hold literally every single item of clothing you've ever owned and ever will own, which is a really interesting way to put the finite-ness of life into perspective, if by "really interesting" you mean "now I feel like drinking half a bottle of Fireball and then Facebook-messaging my high school girlfriend to see if she wants to meet me in Vegas to get married." (Oh, wait, it looks like she blocked me after the last time I did that.)
The master bath sports twin basins (I'm pretty sure one of "The 5 Habits of Highly Successful People" is "NEVER share a basin!"), and there's a beautiful glass-walled shower, and a freestanding soaking tub. Finally, out back is a paved patio where you can enjoy an evening cigar, work up a sweat with some gardening, or do the crossword puzzle on a Saturday afternoon. There's a high wooden privacy fence surrounding it, so keep in mind you could be doing all those things out there while completely naked. This is one of the benefits of homeownership that people are always hinting at but will never tell you outright.
415 Richardson Place NW
3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths
All photos courtesy MRIS; listing courtesy TTR Sotheby's, 202-333-1212


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Here you are Friday! For the past weeks, i don't even know where the days are going. It feels like Monday, Tuesday, weekend.. Monday, Tuesday, weekend. There are no plans as far as i know, but i'm wishing for lazy mornings, cloudy, rainy, blankets and books. Not asking for much.. just a few more naps!
Now here's a little secret between you and me. During our meeting yesterday with Theo, we kinda nailed down a lot of the details about courses and the shop. For those who have been asking, there will be prints! Yes! I'm working on botanical ones like the above, patterns, totems and a special series for kids room and nurseries, that i think you'll love! This shop, has been something that i've been wanting / working on for a long long time. I literally have butterflies in my stomach as i'm writing this post. Nothing makes a designer more fulfilling that seeing his work turning into actual things that can be used.

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SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury University men's and women's swimming teams had a lot of accomplishments last year and will look to build on that success coming into the 2014-15 season, with a strong squad of returners and a talented group of newcomers.
Head Coach Jill Stephenson has some high hopes for both teams this year, expecting both teams to improve their standings in the Capital Athletic Conference.
Stephenson is confident in that goal because she has been noticing her team's work ethic in the preseason.
"Our team has been working hard," Stephenson said. "They came back in shape and we have a lot of competition on the team."
Men's Team
The men's squad starts the year with a strong slate of returners led by Okan Eyigor, Will Gough and Rich Ambrose.
Eyigor had a spectacular year during his freshman campaign, claiming the first gold medal for the Sea Gulls since 2009 and breaking three individual school records during the conference championships. Eyigor also earned First-Team All-CAC honors in the 200 backstroke.
Will Gough also had a record-breaking year last season, finding his way to Second-Team All-CAC honors in two different events.
Ambrose helped set a new school record in the 200 freestyle relay alongside Jake Blazer, and both returners will look to make another big impact this season.
There is also a group of skilled newcomers on the men's team this season that have a chance to make an immediate impact, with the additions of Stephen Arcidiacono, Mallen Figueroa, Conor Johnston, Andre Lipiec and Kevin Mejia.
"We've got a lot of good talent this year," Stephenson said. "I'm expecting a lot out of the newcomers and all of them are fast enough to place at championships if the season goes well."
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The women's team will look to improve on their standings in the conference from last year, returning a deep squad of swimmers, led by Victoria Radcliffe, Layne Gable and Nicki Schult.
Radcliffe led the team last year, breaking two school records at the conference championships in the 200 IM and the 200 breaststroke.
Both Gable and Schult, along with Radcliffe and Maggie Deering, contributed to a fourth-place finish in the 400 medley relay at the conference championships.
"We have some good returners, including Layne Gable and Victoria Radcliffe, and I expect our returners as a whole to take a leadership role and rally our team," Stephenson said.
Stephenson is also excited about the newcomers on the women's team and expects a lot out of them, with the key additions of Bizu Baldinazzo, Nicole Marders and Kelsey Wumer.
"We have added plenty of talent on the women's side as well and I am excited to see how they compete," Stephenson said.
The Sea Gulls have another tough schedule ahead of them, opening the season at home on October 21 against Rowan University, and then traveling to take on both Catholic University of America and York College of Pennsylvania.
After the two-game road stretch, Salisbury will be back at home for three straight meets, taking on Washington (Md.) College, Frostburg State University and for the first time, Penn State-Altoona.
SU will also be taking part in the Swarthmore Invitational, which gives the Sea Gulls a chance to compete against teams that are not usually their schedule, such as Cabrini College and Ursinus College.
After road meets against the University of Mary Washington and Marymount (Va.) College, the Sea Gulls will cap off the regular season on January 24 against St. Mary's (Md.) College.
"We don't have any easy meets this year," Stephenson said. "Every meet is going to be a challenge.
The CAC Championship will be held at St. Mary's (Md.) on February 20-22.
"I'm excited about our team as a whole this year," Stephenson said. "They got a little taste of success last year, and now they are going to build on it."


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6. The Piano
On a small plateau, in the sandy outskirts of a faraway town with no name, there is a raised platform with a white marble Piano standing tall. The notes play themselves, as they always have. Instinctively, with no filter or pause for thought, they don't mind, because no-one hears, like the last tree to ever fall in a deserted forest, things never heard.
The beautiful tones of the keys softly weeping their meaning, the composers last breath etched out in nonsensical script, but The Piano knows, but only The Piano knows. Often it is playing in ways some people could understand. but it doesn't matter, because no matter how loud it plays, they don't hear. It's like a whole other language.
One day a person came, and touched the silky keys, combined the races, and played through the bigotry, felt the composers words pass through him, in a magical air of language and sharing. The Piano was finally free. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vWNhq0ftEs
For the first time, all the universe sings, all the clouds are dancing, the sky is filled with words, the oceans turn to Ink with which to write the great nonsensical script. All is alive and everyone suddenly matters no more, because The Piano was finally talking to someone who knew. The truth is not something that is taught, it is felt. like water reflecting water, it is clear as that.
However, as is the fear of all mortal things, and the inevitability of our cyclic nature, things come to an end, the stool grew suddenly light, bereft of its player, but The Piano chose once more to carry on singing out the chords, because it had known, it had felt the touch of someone who cared.
And it won't ever stop, trust me, go back there and it will still be there.
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It seems as much as I would like to lose weight I keep undermining those goals lately as I seem to be emotional eating up a storm, which of course has me again starting to gain weight and pack on the fat. Which really only makes me feel that much more worse because it is not what I want. I at the very least want/ed to get back to the weight I was before (my last nasty bought of depression) which was 195lbs and was still over my ideal weight. Of course not only is this a problem of its own but it is also an outward sign of emotional distress with in.
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I like to design with a particular person in mind, and here I give a short description of who I think that person is and what their lifestyle is like. This makes designing more fun and meaningful, since design is about describing someone visually in order to help you get to know them. In these posts I reverse the process. This person is not real as far as I know.
The lady who lives in this Arizona bedroom has got. it. together. Her name is Lisa and her style is very traditional and luxurious. When she was renovating her 1950's ranch the one thing she demanded was lots of huge windows. She wants to feel as open and bright as possible in every area of her life. Lisa likes to take ballroom dancing lessons on the weekends, and she is always experimenting with new recipes. She has fair, freckled skin and straight dark hair. Her favorite part of every day is listening to the birds chirping in her garden, which is just outside her bedroom doors.
This bedroom feels a little intimidating to me because it comes off so grown-up! The style of this room is modern, contemporary, and what I can only describe as "desert-y." It has its roots in boho, but it is most commonly seen in ranches. And now for the inspo:
The first thing I chose was the bed from Lulu and Georgia, because of the smoke color and the shape. I knew I wanted this bedroom to feel really put together and buttoned up. Next I found the chandelier at Lawson Fenning (high end!), and I love the way it works with the bed and the big windows. Black is really working hard in this room and I love it. Because the bed was a neutral color, I wanted the rug to be something brighter. I wasn't necessarily looking for a yellow rug, but as I was scrolling through this one jumped out at me.
Large black windows keep cropping up in the designs I've been doing, and I wanted this room to be super open and bright, so I decided to put these full-wall industrial windows in the bedroom. I imagine that these doors lead out to something like this:
I love the idea of having a courtyard in the middle of a home to tie all the rooms of the house together. It would make moving between rooms soooo easy. I pictured the courtyard at dusk in the summertime, just as everything is getting cooler and the crickets are coming out.
Next, I looked for a large scale wallpaper to match the rug ( because wallpaper = grown-up). It's pretty unusual for me to look for something that "matches." My instinct is to find something that contrasts with the rug. But I loved the way the gold color was working with the bed and grayish floors; I just couldn't resist! Matching things also tends to give that grown-up (read: traditional) look I was going for.
Which leads me to the side tables. You can't see it on the board but it has this perfect detail:
These side tables aren't very practical for storage but they have a great scale and visual weight.
Normally I would stick a table lamp on those suckers, but I wanted to leave the surface mostly clear and I didn't want to miss the opportunity to put a sconce on wallpaper! which makes a sconce look 1000x cooler!! (I might be too enthusiastic about sconces for a normal person…)
While looking for a plant to put in the corner (large scale, of course), I noticed this cactus from World Market. And THAT is when I decided to bring in the "desert-y" slant. Before that point I didn't know what the room would be, but once that decision was made everything else fell into place. It is sitting in a very nice planter from West Elm, by the way.
The leather chair added another texture and added to the "desert-y" feel. The Target pillows (Target knows how to do pillows, ya'll) added to the feel a little more. FINALLY I wanted the art to have a modern/quirky feel, and this odd B&W print from OKL contrasted well with all of the grown up stuff.
Maybe one day I'll be grown up enough to have wallpaper in MY bedroom…Nah.
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Around this time of year, every year for the last 10 or so, I have indulged in a strange but comforting ritual. I see the Facebook photos of tassels turning, I get the feels — lots of them — and then I plunge into the depths of my music library to rediscover Vitamin C's "Graduation."
One listen — much like one potato chip — seldom satisfies. So I lean in, playing the song on repeat, often while flipping through pages of my high school yearbook until, eventually, normal levels of subconsciousness set in.
Of course, the feelings elicited by the song have a name: nostalgia. And it's spreading on college campuses nationwide right about now.
But to many of us who know the feeling of nostalgia, it's just that: an abstract, poorly understood if entirely overwhelming feeling.
Thankfully, there are people who study this stuff, and because of them, our way of thinking about nostalgia has turned upside down in recent years. We even know the sorts of things that can trigger it. (Trigger warning: The rest of this post may make you long for the past.)
A 'neurological disease of essentially demonic cause' … for Swiss people?
Johannes Hofer, a Swiss doctor, combined the Greek terms Nostos (for homecoming) and Algos (for pain or longing) to coin the term "nostalgia" in the late 17th Century. At the time, he described it as a "neurological disease of essentially demonic cause." Some speculated that Swiss mercenaries abroad were the primary victims because the constant clanging of cowbells in the Alps had damaged their ear drums and brains.
The outlook got only slightly brighter and broader over the next several hundred years when experts began defining nostalgia as "immigrant psychosis," a form of "melancholia" and a "mentally repressive compulsive disorder."
Then researchers at Southampton had a look.
In 2006, Tim Wildschut, Constantine Sedikides and their colleagues published a study that changed the paradigm. Nostalgia, the study found, was a positive thing; thankfully, because most people say they experience it at least once a week, and some more than that.
What is nostalgia exactly?
Researchers say it's a "phenomenon" — a high-order emotional experience more on par with love than, say, fear. It's about yourself and those close to you; big moments in your life or memorable settings. Experts have found that people turn to nostalgia when they are trying to avoid something unpleasant or feeling lonely, to counteract their social anxieties.
And it works. Nostalgia helps bring your psychological state back into balance. It elevates your mood and your deflated self-esteem. Researchers say you come out of the experience with a stronger sense of belonging.
Say you're moving to the other side of the country for a new job. That disruption can trigger a bout of nostalgia in which you recall childhood fishing trips with your dad. You think back fondly, and realize, "Hey, I still love to fish, and I still love my dad." So you begin to feel like there's some continuity between your past and present, like you're living a full and meaningful life. And in that context, the cross-country move that's been stressing you out may suddenly seem less daunting.
But nostalgia isn't just a compensation tool; it's also an energizing emotion, said Clay Routledge, a professor of psychology at North Dakota State University. After delving into nostalgia, you'll feel more connected to your friends and also be motivated to actually reconnect with them; you might even go out and seek new ones.
In a Skype interview, Dr. Wildschut and Dr. Sedikides cautioned against using nostalgia as your primary way to cope with problems. Talking to a friend, for example, might be a better way.
"If other things fail, nostalgia is a back up," Dr. Sedikides said, "and it's not as bad as people think."
What sorts of things trigger it this feeling?
A recent study out of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, involved showing students born in the 1990s the introductory scenes of cartoons that were popular when they were children.
Some that produced nostalgia were:
Scooby Doo
Fairly OddParents
Of course there's music, too.
Research suggests that music is also a quick way to spark nostalgia. It can elicit both positive and negative emotions, and sometimes we purposely decide to leverage it when we want to feel sad, said Jeff T. Larsen, a professor of psychology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Researchers have found that whereas upbeat songs may bring out the happy in you, slower songs can draw out both happiness and sadness simultaneously.
My Vitamin C song, for instance, has both upbeat and somber undertones. But Dr. Larsen hypothesizes that "the most important ingredient is the personal meaning" I attach to the song.
Meaningful music sends all the good times flooding back, he says.
Even if those times were complicated.
Does that explain why we see all these reboots of old things?
Facing uncertain times, the television industry has bet that nostalgia for familiar shows will give them an edge — and an pre-existing audience. In recent years, Netflix, for example, has placed a heavy bet on revisiting once-popular shows, including "Gilmore Girls" and "Full House." Even one of its most-hyped new shows, "Stranger Things," is a throwback to the supernatural adventure films of the 1980s.
Perhaps no one, Dr. Sedikides said, explains the power of nostalgia as a marketing technique more eloquently than Don Draper in "Mad Men."
In other media, Nintendo has unapologetically feasted on the longing of the past by recently releasing a small version of their original gaming console and, the ultimate bait, Pokémon Go.
And then there's Star Wars (always Star Wars), which has managed to somehow evoke nostalgia for over four decades.
"The products and franchises that do it right don't do carbon copies, but they try to extract the core elements that made something special, and then add new elements or take the ideas in new directions that make it feel fresh," Dr. Routledge said.
Sound familiar?
And just in case you were, uh, wondering …
The research proves that yes, nostalgia makes you want to cry.
So I'll just leave this right here. I hope you have … oh, nevermind.


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I had the pleasure of hanging backstage at the Wilbur Theatre on Saturday night with Charlie Murphy at the filming of his new stand-up comedy DVD, which I review slash feature in today's Boston Herald. Fuck yo couch, nigga!, indeed.
Early on, Murphy touched on the whole Chappelle Show "Charlie Murphy!" bit, but stayed away from entirely rehashing the now-legendary Rick James and Price stuff. It would have been cool for him to recite that shit ("Game, blouses"), but props to him for dishing out new material and not relying on stuff from four years ago. Much like darkness, his popularity is spreading -- both shows were sold out at the cavernous 1,100-capacity Wilbur.
I only wish he served us pancakes afterwards. Pancakes.
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Opportunity Early Childhood Education and Family Center offers specifically designed programs that embrace the whole child. We focus not only on academics, but also the social, emotional and physical well-being of our students.
Our curriculum addresses the need for high-quality education to prepare children for kindergarten and lifelong learning. Opportunity currently serves 96 preschool children, ages six weeks to five years. The majority of children at Opportunity come from low-income, single-parent households. Our programs are specifically designed to prepare our students to begin kindergarten on the same level as their higher-income peers.
How does your agency benefit the community?
Quality early childhood education for low-income children has been proven to increase vocabulary and literacy, reduce dropout rates, have a positive influence on family relationships, decrease incarceration rates, and increase graduation and employment rates. Opportunity gives students a solid educational foundation to build upon, which will improve the future of our whole community.
What is your agency's focus for 2017?
In 2017, Opportunity is focused on serving more under-resourced children and their families in our community. We are in the process of constructing a new campus which will allow us to serve up to 285 children. The groundbreaking for the new 22,000-square-foot facility is Jan. 19.
How can the community help?
We encourage the community to invest in our children. We invite you to tour Opportunity to learn more about our programs, volunteer, support a fundraiser or join our capital campaign.
Empowering the children of working families to achieve academic and life success through educational programs that embrace the whole child and through family programming.
Academics & Literacy: Learning activities at Opportunity combine child initiated exploration with curricular support that include all areas of development: cognitive, physical, motor and social.
Field Trips: Opportunity field trips include locations that cultivate learning and offer new experiences to our children including, libraries, museums and amusement parks.
Fine Arts: We encourage our students to satisfy their sensory curiosity and discover their talents to help build the foundation for all areas of learning.
Developmental Screenings: Each child is screened to help identify potential health or developmental issues or advanced challenges and to assess whether health, education or diagnostic intervention is required.
Music & Rhythm: Music has a positive influence on children's cognitive skills and creates a rich and stimulating environment for the senses.
STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics: Our students have the opportunity to inquire, explore and experiment; with key factors in developing critical thinking skills.
Family Services: Opportunity collaborates with community partners to offer support services to families to promote employment and financial stability, parenting skills and counseling services.
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Professional fitness and squash court.
Laundry with auto service.
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The apartment is around 55 m2, living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and small balcony. Internally are furnished with king size bed, split air conditioners, refrigerator, nespresso coffee machine, duplex Smart TV 60 led "connected to the Internet and Net and digital 50" in the bedroom, dishwasher and complete bed linen and towels set for a couple.
Bed linen are changed every 3 days and towels every 2 days by housekeepers.
Shoe Polish along the reception.
Maximum occupancy is only and exclusively for two people, not being allowed entry of guests.
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Shopping malls, restaurants, bars, bakeries, supermarket, beach, etc.
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An obituary has just appeared about Hermione Sandwith, who was the first conservation adviser on paintings and sculpture for the National Trust.
It is now difficult to imagine how scarce good conservation advice was in the early nineteen-seventies, when Hermione Sandwith joined the National Trust. She set about to change that, by first learning various techniques herself from reputable restorers, and then by beginning to define some professional standards for the care of National Trust collections.
She eventually published these guidelines as the Manual of Housekeeping, written together with Sheila Stainton. The current, enlarged version of the Manual is the most comprehensive published compendium on conservation management.
Hermione Sandwith also gradually recruited other conservators to look after different parts of the National Trust's collections. Today the level of conservation expertise is fortunately high.
There are always new challenges, however. There is currently an increasing emphasis on a more intensive use of historic houses, and so conservators are more necessary than ever.


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Coalition meeting time!
I'm lucky it is just a few buildings down from where we live. My pulse has been all sorts fo scary high lately and it seems just going for even a short little walk tires me out and makes my heart go super pitter pat.
This coalition is all about decreasing the number of smokers in Fresno. I represent the LGBT Community... because well, partly because a lot of LGBT people smoke and partly because the coalition wanted a more varied coalition. Yes, it is a bit odd to me too.
Smoking.... smoking is gross and unhealthy and smelly and ... and addictive. The best way, it seems to me, to keep people from smoking is to have them never start. I am a part of this coalition because I want to help decrease the number of youth who start smoking.
You will have aunts and uncles who smoke. I really hope you follow in my and your daddy's footsteps though and never start.
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This school doesn't have two weeks of Spring Break like Columbus academy does, it doesn't have the open lunches that gahanna does, the coffee shop hours are restricted and the people here are real sticklers about lanyards. However. What our school lacks (mind you, it doesn't lack much) is made up for by filling our wide campus with patient bus drivers, kind custodians, influential administration, and of course, the energetic and empathetic teachers who come to work everyday with hopes of molding us into high achieving citizens. Today's graduation is as much a celebration for the students as it for our teachers. Teachers, you guys did it! You took in the bright eyed class of 2019 our freshman year, whipped us up, knocked us down a couple times, taught us to get back up and keep trying, and now here we are.
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Just to put into perspective how important you all really are, you are the ones we have spent the last twelve years with. You fill up our conversations at the lunch table, you've become the subject of our harmless jokes, in some cases, you're the person we try to sneak by during Friday lunch so that we can cut in the Jetts pizza line, or you're the administrator we hid from as juniors when we tried to park in the visitors lot instead of the church lot, or maybe you're the teacher who planned a test on senior skip day. I'm not trying to describe the villains of the school, rather I want you all to see that you have sparked a variety of emotions from us, you have given us frustration, stress, relief, strength, and laughter. These feelings and memories are a gift from our staff that will be something that the class of 2019 will share forever.
I recently turned 18. I'm the youngest of four kids, and when my parents wished me a happy birthday, I congratulated them on successfully raising 4 children.They got their 4 kids to 18. I told them their marathon was over, they crossed the finish line. But my mom responded, "Even though you're 18 now, doesn't mean we are finished parenting, we've still got a long way to go." So students and teachers, I would like to leave my final day of being a student at New Albany High School with this: My peers, our marathon is far from done, we have countless more years ahead of us to learn and grow, but without our teachers- our loudest cheerleaders, our greatest challengers, and our everlasting impactors-we could not have made it this far. Teachers, thank you for giving us the tools we need in life, we hope we can make you proud.Valentina will attend The Ohio State Univeristy in the fall majoring in business.


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Effective April 20, 2017, Final Mix will no longer be available for purchase. We expect you may have questions, and aim to address them below.
Will I be able to download RX Final Mix after it's discontinued?
Yes! You will be able to download and authorize Final Mix from your account page if you would like to continue using it after it is no longer officially supported.
What kind of product support can I expect going forward?
In the event of compatibility issues that arise with supported hosts or operating systems, we will provide updates to RX Final Mix through April 20, 2018.
Can I still get customer support for RX Final Mix?
As with any product, our Customer Care team provides technical support for account, authorization, and in-depth product questions for 12 months from the date of purchase. After 12 months of ownership, we'll still help with any account or authorization questions. For more detailed help, we encourage you to check out the Help Documentation and our Knowledge Base.
Why is RX Final Mix being discontinued?
Our latest mixing plug-in, Neutron, represents our latest technological advancements in processing and workflow, and addresses both music and post production. Rather than re-working our RX Final Mix code, we needed more freedom to develop next-generation technologies within a modern codebase. Between the new features and enhanced DSP, we believe Neutron deserved to become its own product line.
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Neutron includes RX Final Mix presets, Dynamic EQ, True Peak Limiter, Surround Support (Neutron Advanced) and additional post-friendly features. We've outlined those areas of cross-compatibility below.Final Mix cross compatibility with Neutron or Neutron Advanced:
|Presets included in RX Final Mix for Dialogue, Master Bus, Music Bus, SoundFX, and Production Elements are also included in Neutron and Neutron Advanced.
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Plasma Fractionation Market Dynamics
Growth Drivers and Restraints
The major growth driver for the plasma fractionation industry is the rising number of patients suffering from rare autoimmune diseases. According to the facts stated by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in 2018, rare autoimmune diseases affect more than 23.5 million people in the U.S. Moreover, NIEHS also supports various clinical research institutes on how immunity and environmental factors work together to compromise the body's ability to defend itself, and develop into autoimmune diseases. For instance, National Toxicology Program (NTP) by NIEHS is involved in researching on the link between genetic predisposition and environmental triggers.
Rising prevalence rate of immunodeficiency diseases also serves as a key driving factor for the plasma fractionation market growth. PIDD, multiple sclerosis, and immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) are some of the examples of rare immune diseases that have high prevalence rate, globally. According to the reports by Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF), in 2018, there were approximately 250,000 people diagnosed with PIDD.
However, high cost of plasma fractionation procedures, availability of recombinant technology as a substitute, and stringent regulations are some factors that restrain the growth of the plasma fractionation market.
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Some of the other players operating in the plasma fractionation industry are CSL Behring, Japan Blood Products Organization, Green Cross Corp., Bio Product Laboratory Ltd., Octapharma AG, Kedrion S.p.A., and Grifols International S.A.
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As has been discussed ad nauseum, there has been a suit filed in the Hawaii U.S. District court aiming to stop the Large Hadron Collider from starting operation, on the grounds that it might destroy the world. In a development that will shock no one (and I suspect that includes the plaintiffs) that suit has been dismissed, according to this story at MSNBC.
(Rambling thoughts and pontification on the whole affair below the fold.)
The dismissal cited the fact that the U.S. Federal courts have no jurisdiction over the operations at the LHC. While that is presumably correct (I have no legal training, so I'll take her word for it), I'm a bit annoyed about one comment from the decision
It is clear that plaintiffs' action reflects disagreement among scientists about the possible ramifications of the operation of the Large Hadron Collider
There isn't disagreement. There a couple of attention-seekers making noise. They have a history of making these kinds of wild claims. It's disturbing that they could create an impression for a federal judge that there is a genuine controversy in the scientific community about this issue. Is the narrative of "the one maverick scientist, suppressed by the establishment, warning the world of impending doom" so strong that it can creep out of the breathless doomsday press and into a legal decision?
This isn't a minor point. While I appreciate the reaction that "the suit is gone, so we don't have to worry any more", the black hole scare has illuminated a real problem. In the aftermath of the recent scare, it seems worthwhile to ask ourselves questions about why this scare happened, and what, if anything, we can do to avoid something similar in the future. We can blame the press for focusing on the sensationalist scenario, but those stories would never have gotten traction if there wasn't a perception that scientists are crazy nutcases who would, in fact, blow up the world if given the chance. One of the best points I saw raised was that each and every physicist working on the project had a family and friends and all manner of things they liked about the world. There is an absurdity to thinking that nearly ten thousand such people would sign on to a project that was so dangerous to people that they loved and cared for. And yet, this is exactly the premise that must be accepted by every journalist who writes a story about the "LHC doomsday", and by every reader who becomes scared by it. To me, this says something devastating about how science and scientists are perceived; that is very much worth continuing to worry about.
(In other mildly-related news, Seth Zenz posted a transcript of LHC Project Leader Lyn Evans discussing the recent accident.)


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I hate Cole Patterson.
He's arrogant, rich, and now that he's turned pro as a bronc rider, the locals think he's a god. He's built like one, too, and the one night stand we had was hot as hell. But I dumped him, because I've got a long list of reasons why I can't be with Cole.
Only he's not taking no for an answer.
He's back in town, and pestering me for a second chance. When he taunts me into playing Texas Hold Em, I expect to win. I"m lucky at cards, and Cole promises to leave me alone if I win. But if I lose, he gets another ride.
I didn't expect him to win. But he does, and now I know I'm screwed. Literally. Cole aims to break me in his way, and if he can't have me, he's going to ruin me for any other man.
What the hell have I done?


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Approximately 350 Emory and Atlanta community members commemorated the lives of Abinta Kabir and Faraaz Hossain, celebrating their dedication to service, leadership and kindness July 7 at an interfaith vigil in William R. Cannon Chapel. Emory's Office of Spiritual and Religious Life hosted "Vigil for Dhaka" to honor Kabir and Hossain, who were among 20 people killed last week in a terror attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Kabir was a rising Oxford College sophomore, and Hossain a rising Goizueta Business School junior.
Crowd overflow was redirected to the Candler School of Theology, where the vigil was projected. Live streaming was available for those unable to attend.
To begin, Religious Life Adviser Isam Vaid (93Ox 95C 99PH) sang a melancholic call to prayer while University President James W. Wagner lit a candle. The gesture was meant to represent hope and memorialize all victims of violence, Dean of the Chapel and Spiritual Life Reverend Bridgette Young Ross explained in the welcoming statement.
Oxford Chaplain Lyn Pace introduced a procession in which Emory community members placed Gerbera daisies into two vases opposite the Candle of Hope.
Each flower symbolized a life lost and was stemmed with florist wire so that it was "sturdy" and able to "hold [its] head up," Pace said. "Though … grieved, we hold our heads up as we remember and hold up the lives and legacies of those who were killed."
As drums echoed throughout the chapel, select Emory community members — most of whom were connected to Kabir or Hossain — solemnly walked in pairs, each grasping a single white flower. Goizueta Dean Erika James and Oxford Dean Douglas Hicks carried the final two daisies, which were yellow, representing Kabir and Hossain.
"[The vigil] was beautiful and a perfect testament to the character of Abinta and Faraaz," College junior Addison Welch (16Ox), who carried a daisy, said.
After a moment of silence, Oxford Dean for Campus Life Joseph Moon read College junior Chase Jackson's (16Ox) reflection. Jackson, who was unable to attend the vigil, had worked with Hossain and Kabir through the Student Activities Committee (SAC), a campus programming organization at Oxford, ultimately forming close friendships. Kabir and Hossain had both chaired the programming committee.
"Students [appreciated] conversations with [Hossain], his ability to provide wise insight to situations and his characteristic smile," Moon read. "[Kabir's] ever-present smile and genuine passion to help others made her an easy person to talk to, hang out with and seek advice from."
Members of the audience nodded and murmured in agreement with Jackson's description of Kabir's and Hossain's warm, caring personalities.
Oxford sophomore Salma Soliman, who knew Kabir and Hossain, brought the uplifting words of World War II paratrooper Hannah Senesh to the somber crowd.
"There are people whose brilliance continues to light the world even though they are no longer among the living," she said.
Another memorial ceremony will be held when students return to campus for the fall semester, according to Ross.
"The Atlanta and Oxford campuses [will collaborate] to ensure that friends of Kabir and Hossain on both campuses will be able to participate," Ross said.


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It finished a safety assessment of gluten exposure in individuals with celiac disease, and that it had gotten that assessment peer-reviewed.
This was done to gather more data regarding possible alternative approaches to establishing a specific gluten threshold level as one of the criteria to define "gluten-free."
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Lastly, the statement announces that the FDA will review and consider those public comments before issuing its final rule defining "gluten-free" for labeling food products, including dietary supplements. The FDA intends to complete the entire process and issue the rule by the end of fiscal year 2012.


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The format of the weeklong research conference provides morning and late afternoon or evening sessions in which major presentations are made. Available time is included during the afternoons for ad hoc meetings, informal discussions, and/or recreation. This format is designed to enhance rapport among participants and promote dialogue on the development of the meeting. We believe that the conferences have been instrumental in generating ideas and disseminating information to a greater extent than is possible through more conventional forums.
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We've also leveled up Occams from mod status, and he's going to be right alongside Bill and Beccy on all things community. We brought on Occams as Andy Dixon is getting a new role/responsiblity going forward, and he'll be sharing the specifics on that soon.
On the video front, the Twitch channel is back and running. It's not going to be like anything it was before back when Carnage, Venom, Pico, Foom, etc were running the show. That being more of a TV structured thing. It's going to be way more free form, and it's open to everyone that's on staff this time around. So maybe Andy will stream in his pink robe, or Brit will play JRPGs. We have no exact formual for it yet, intentially. We did want to at least get things going again.
As for other video stuff on our YouTube, you may have noticed it's been all over the place. We're just experiementing, seeing what really works and takes.
Other things are happening, though I don't want to talk about it until we're actually in the middle of it. Though maybe you've noticed what I'm alluding to already before I even wrote up this blog. HMMMMM.
Whoa I just noticed the word counter to the right of this blog editor. Neat.
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EU referendum in the United Kingdom
Jun 24, 2016
In the European Union (EU) referendum in the United Kingdom yesterday, which saw a turnout of 71.8 percent, 51.9 percent of the voters made clear that they think the country's interests would be best served if it leaves the EU.
For more information, see Deloitte's related Financial Reporting Alert. Deloitte UK also has a Web site dedicated to the EU referendum, offering insight papers, perspectives, and access to webinars on the potential meaning of this change.


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7 Key Benefits of Social Media for Businesses
Running a business is incredibly challenging, even if you consider your company to be small and fairly basic. If you can utilize the right marketing tools however, growing your business and increasing your profits will become a great deal easier. In terms of importance, social media is considered by many businesses to be the single most profitable commodity for them to have at their disposal. More and more business owners are now seeing the huge potential in social media, and are utilizing it to their advantage.
A quick breakdown of analytics
When you understand some of the analytics behind the world's most popular social media sites, you instantly see why social media is considered so beneficial. Instagram for example, generates $799,200 in Ad Revenue, every single hour! 345,600 new users sign up to Instagram every day. Facebook sees an average of 8 billion video views in 24 hours, so that alone shows you how many people are using the social media platform on a daily basis. Twitter, which is another of the 'Big Three' as they are known, is also still incredibly lucrative, as each month the site generates $44,064, 000 from Ad Revenue alone. That is astonishing! If you're looking to build your business and expand your company, social media could be the key. Below you will see a screenshot of the tool that the folks at Casino pick have created.
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Now that we've looked at a few quick figures, it's now time for us to look at some of the more prominent business benefits of social media. Here's a look at how social media is helping businesses, large and small, worldwide, and how yours could be next:
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People seem to think that the primary benefits of social media simply revolve around gaining as many friends/followers as possible. This isn't true. It's all well and good having thousands of followers/friends, but if the majority of them are not your target demographic you're pretty-much wasting your time. If for example, you sell women's clothing, if 70% of your followers/friends are men, they're probably not going to want to buy from you. Social media however, allows you to focus your ads on your target audience, which in this example is women.
Many ad campaigns can be launched based upon location, age, gender, interests, and more. Yes, we understand that GDPR is now in effect, but even so, targeted ads are incredibly lucrative for businesses and they are largely only possible via social media.
2) Build brand awareness
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When it comes to doing business, all feedback, providing it is constructive, is beneficial. Feedback helps you gain valuable insights into your business from the perspective of unbiased customers. Social media is great because people can offer you feedback in a number of ways. They can message your business directly, they can comment on pics, videos, posts, and links, or if your page allows for it, they can leave you reviews. Say for example, you are selling a product that works very well, yet there have been a number of customers mentioning how it's perhaps a little too expensive for what it is, you can take this feedback on board and perhaps reduce the price slightly.
If people have been largely impressed with your products and/or services, and have no real complaints to make, this feedback shows you that you're doing something right, and shows that there is no real need to make any unnecessary changes. Basically, feedback lets you see what customers are not entirely satisfied with, and what they are satisfied with, and allows you to make any necessary changes accordingly.
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As we looked at earlier, there is big money to be made in the advertising market on social media, and the owners of these sites know that. Many business owners pay to have their pages/contests/posts promoted on social media so that it reaches a wider audience. The more people your content reaches, the greater your brand exposure becomes and the greater your chances of gaining more followers and potential customers.
There are many companies that offer to promote your content through a network of "influencers", but there are also many options that will allow you to do this yourself. Businesses often use tactics such as "like and share" competitions to gain their profiles more views and interactions, these can be a pretty effective way of reaching a large audience for the price of some unused stock they may have leftover.
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