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The statue of a slave trader toppled by anti-racism protesters was on Thursday fished out of the harbour in the English city of Bristol, as another historical monument was set to be taken down.
Authorities in the seaside town of Bournemouth will later remove a statue of Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout movement who also supported the Nazis.
Demonstrators in Bristol pulled down the statue to Edward Colston on Sunday and threw it into the water, as part of a protest sparked by the death in US police custody of African American George Floyd.
The city council said it was retrieved early on Thursday morning and is being taken to a secure location before later forming part of our museums' collection.
Colston was a top official in the Royal African Company in the late 17th century, which sent into slavery hundreds of thousands of people from West Africa to the Caribbean and the Americas.
Born into a wealthy Bristol family, he was also an MP and philanthropist, funding schools, churches and almshouses across the city.
The destruction of his statue drew condemnation from the government but reignited calls across the country to remove other historical monuments.
In Bournemouth, the council said it wanted to create time for debate on Baden-Powell's legacy and minimise the risk of any public disorder that could be provoked by leaving his statue on the quay.
The University of Liverpool meanwhile has said it would rename a building named after former prime minister William Gladstone because of his links to the slave trade.
And on Tuesday, authorities in east London removed a statue of Robert Milligan, whose family owned sugar plantations in Jamaica, from the Docklands district.
Colston's name remains on many streets and buildings in Bristol, but his legacy has long been controversial.
The city council had already decided to relabel his statue before it was torn down, but talks on what exactly to write had become deadlocked.
Mayor Marvin Rees has announced a new commission to research Bristol's past.
The only way we can work together on our future is by learning the truth of our beginnings, embracing the facts, and sharing those stories with others, he said.
He confirmed the statue would be put on display alongside placards from the Black Lives Matter protest, and said the public would be asked what should replace it.
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A fragmented doll: Madness in hysteria
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The author describes the process of a once‐weekly psychodynamic psychotherapy with a hysterical patient. In the initial phase, the patient responded well and there was a sense of progress in the therapy. However, the author gradually began to feel stuck. He was under strong pressure to act as a good understanding therapist. At a later stage, the patient complained of severe physical pain and demanded cure. When she was absent from the treatment without notice, her fear of death and madness which had been denied so far was massively projected into the author who was overtaken by the fear of her death. It became clear that in her phantasy, the patient was a princess waiting to be rescued by her White Knight/therapist. However, to understand the transference situation fully, it was necessary for the author to acknowledge and relinquish his narcissistic satisfaction in being an omnipotent rescuer. The author argues that the difficulty in this process reflected her desperate need for an omnipotent illusion to hold herself, in which the author acted a part. He finally states the importance of acknowledging the underlying fragmentation in hysteria which is often hidden behind the façade of ostensible integrity.
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Disclosure Aspire by Hestan compensated me for this recipe.
There are some haters out there who insist that seafood and cheese don't mix, but come on…lobster mac and cheese is so a thing and sorry to break it to those folks, but so is lobster Thermidor.
Lobster Thermidor a Parisian dish from the late 1800s that involves creating a rich, creamy sauce enveloped with large chunks of lobster.
When making this dish, you'll cook the lobster twice. First, in it's natural form and then combined with the sauce.
While you can put the lobster tails directly on the grill for the first cook, I have found a little tip that makes the next step much easier. (see the step-by-step video below)
Using a pair of scissors, snip away the thin layer of shell that rests on top of the meat. Pull it off and discard it.
Then, carefully pull the whole piece of meat out of the shells. Flip it over and place it right back inside.
Now, after it's cooked, the meat will come out very easily.
I prepared this lobster Thermidor on my Aspire by Hestan Gas Grill. I set the grill to medium heat and placed the tails right over the heat and cooked them for about 10 minutes.
You don't want the meat to cook all the way through, because it's going to cook more in the final step. Once it's cool to the touch, remove the meat from the shells and chop it into large chunks.
I will say having taken a few short courses at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, the French really know their sauces, and this one is no exception. It's a mornay of sorts.
Bechamel is one of the main mother sauces, which involves creating a roux with flour and butter and adding cream or milk. To create a mornay, you basically make a bechamel and add cheese.
This sauce adds a few extra pick-me-ups like white wine, shallots, garlic and mushrooms. You can also use a splash of brandy.
Start by melting the butter and sautéing the veggies in a saucepot. I used my Hestan NanoBond soup pot, which is safe to use directly on the grill.
Then, add the flour to create a roux. Add in the liquids and cook, until it's thickened. Next, add in the cheese. Gruyere is the traditional cheese used in lobster Thermidor, but you can try other mild cheeses like swiss or fontina.
Finish the sauce with some seasoning. I love Girl Carnivore's Ooomami Blend. It has dried mushrooms in it, which complements the fresh mushrooms.
Finally, stir in the lobster meat and return everything back to the shells.
I recommend placing everything on a sheet pan, in case the sauce oozes out a bit. Add a sprinkling of grated parmesan cheese and bake/grill for another 10 minutes, until that cheese bubbles.
Garnish with some fresh herbs and serve with a crisp white wine. There you have it. You just conquered grilled lobster Thermidor. Julia Child would be proud.
Grilled Lobster Therimdor
- 4 lobster tails
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp shallots, minced
- 1 portabella mushroom, diced
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 1 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup gruyere cheese, shredded
- 1 tsp Girl Carnivore Ooomami Powder
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- pinch nutmeg
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- Heat the grill to medium heat.
- Carefully, pull the meat from the lobster tails. Flip the meat over and place back in the shells.
- Cook the lobster tails over direct heat for 10 minutes.
- Remove from grill. When cool to the touch, dice the meat into chunks.
- In a saucepot, melt the butter over medium heat. Saute the shallots for 1-2 minutes, until softened.
- Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minutes.
- Pour in the wine and half and half. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes, until thickened.
- Stir in the gruyere cheese. Cook until melted.
- Stir in the Ooomami powder, dry mustard, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Gently stir the lobster pieces into the pot.
- Spoon the lobster sauce back into the shells. Top with parmesan cheese.
- Return to the grill and cook for 5-10 minutes. You want the sauce to begin to bubble and the cheese to brown.
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TTC Board Meeting Highlights (June 2015)
TTC Board Meeting Highlights June 22, 2015
Metrolinx presentation
The TTC Board heard a presentation from Metrolinx Chair J. Robert S. Prichard and President & CEO Bruce McCuaig. Metrolinx is the regional transportation agency for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Metrolinx plans regional transportation, builds large capital projects with the assistance of Infrastructure Ontario and operates GO Transit, Union-Pearson Express and PRESTO.
The presentation addressed areas of partnership and collaboration with the TTC, including: Eglinton Crosstown, Finch and Sheppard LRTs, PRESTO technology, Triplinx trip planning system, Union Station revitalization, GO Transit, Regional Express Rail and SmartTrack initiatives, and the Yonge Relief Network Study.
PRESTO on TTC
The TTC Board received a presentation from Deputy CEO/Chief Customer Officer Chris Upfold on the TTC/PRESTO farecard project. The TTC has 26 subway stations enabled with PRESTO devices – ahead of its July 2015 commitment. Two PRESTO add-value machines will be introduced at Union Station by July, with implementation at the other 26 stations starting in September.
The TTC is now testing PRESTO card readers on two legacy streetcars, while new streetcars enter service already equipped with farecard readers. The TTC is scheduled to have all streetcars equipped by the end of this year, when all-door boarding on all streetcars routes is set to begin.
By the end of 2016, TTC and Wheel-Trans buses are scheduled to be PRESTO-fitted, and all subway stations will be PRESTO-enabled.
The TTC's current plan is to stop selling tickets by the end of 2016, and stop accepting old fare media by mid-2017. The presentation also addressed modernizing faregates and farelines at subway stations, and transitioning fare collectors to mobile customer agents.
CEO presentation
Board Members received a presentation from CEO Andy Byford marking the halfway point in the TTC's Five-Year Corporate Plan.
Byford reported that Union Station will be formally re-opened at the beginning of July, ahead of the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games. Overall subway service has been performing well under new timetables and with additional trains running. Delays of five minutes or more are trending downwards on all lines, while unnecessary Emergency Alarm activations have also declined.
The performance of bus and streetcar routes, where schedules are modified and on-street supervision is enhanced, showed sustained improvement and a reduction in short turns. The TTC is also experiencing a downward trend in lost-time injury rates in the workplace, as well as customer injury rates per one million boardings.
Byford also declared that the TTC is ready for the Games and will have 1,600 employees volunteering as transit ambassadors positioned at key points across the system.
ACAT presentation
Board Members received an overview presentation from Mazin Aribi, Chair of the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT). ACAT is made up of Toronto citizens who advise the TTC on issues faced by people with disabilities and seniors, and recommends the elimination of barriers to accessible public transit.
The committee meets in public on the last Thursday of every month at TTC Head Office, 1900 Yonge St. (above Davisville Station). The next annual Public Forum on Accessible Transit will be held on Wed., Sept. 16 at the Allstream Centre at Exhibition Place.
Green light for 10 minutes or better service
The TTC Board approved the Ten-Minute-or-Better Service Network, the city-wide grid of 52 routes that will operate every 10 minutes or better all day, every day. The service enhancements are funded under the almost $100-million investment in transit that was approved in the 2015 City Budget.
Concord bus garage
In a separate meeting called immediately following this one, Board Members endorsed TTC staff's recommendation for pre-approval of an offer to lease an interim bus storage and maintenance facility (Concord bus garage) at 8301 Keele St. in Vaughan. The garage will permit the storage and maintenance of 50 TTC buses needed to improve express bus service during peak service periods in 2016.
Upcoming Board Meetings
The next scheduled regular TTC Board meeting will be on Wed., July 29 at Toronto City Hall.


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It was Jacques Houdek who once said, 'Dare to dream, make a meal' – ok yes, that wasn't quite the lyric, but with this year's slogan 'Dare to Dream' why not make a few adaptations! With this year's contest quickly approaching, it's time to start planning your Eurovision parties. With the help of Eurovision Union, you can plan out the ultimate Eurovision party for you and your friends!
Over the last month, we've gathered some of the tastiest and most intriguing dishes from across the participating nations and we have put our aprons on to test out these recipes! We selected a diverse range of food, as well as both savoury and sweet dishes, so if you are hosting a Eurovision party this year, you can take inspiration from our cooking adventures across Europe and recreate these dishes for you and your friends!
Pastitsio (Greece)
This is a dish that is close to my heart, and like the Cypriot Keftedes (read that post here), Pastitsio is a dish that brings back good memories. Essentially Pastitsio is the Greek answer to Pasta bake. If you are going for just finger foods at your Eurovision party, this dish might not be ideal, but if you want something that you can make in a bigger amount and have guests dish their own plate of food, this is perfect.
As was explained in my Cypriot Keftedes post, this is a dish that is recipe that has come from the wisdom of my talented aunt who like many, cook based on familiarity with the dish rather than a written recipe. As such, there will be a bit of an informal recipe based on our cooking together, however below that I will also post a recipe that I have also tried but has the advantages of precise measurements.
Here is our very casual family recipe:
- 500g Penne Pasta
- 2 medium brown onions, diced
- Garlic (to taste), chopped
- 750g mince (we used chicken, but traditionally pork is used)
- 1 – 2 tbsp Tomato Paste
- 1 tin of canned, diced tomatoes
- Oil (for frying)
- 2 cups of Parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Dried mint
- Bunch of fresh parsley
- Salt and pepper
- Butter
- Milk
- Fry the onions until soft. Add the garlic and tomato paste and continue to cook
- Add the mince and cook until brown. Add the tinned tomatoes as well as salt and pepper to taste, and also nutmeg and cinnamon to taste
- Add the chopped parsley to the mince mixture
- Meanwhile, briefly cook the pasta. Don't cook to the instructions on the packet, only boil for around 2-3 minutes as the pasta will cook in the oven
- Drain the pasta, and put in a separate bowl then add the cheese as well as the eggs and mint
- Spray a baking dish, then add half the pasta mix and layer with the meat mixture. Add the remaining pasta mix on top
- To make the topping, melt butter in a pot and add flour, briefly cook out and then begin to add milk and continue to whisk until thickened
- Add topping to the pasta bake, and place in the oven at around 180 degrees Celsius for approximately an hour. If the topping starts to brown too early in the baking time, cover with foil
Here's what we started with:
And here is our finished product!
Here is a more precise recipe (credit: George Calombaris via Good Food)
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 1hr 55mins
Serves: 4
- 250g long macaroni or bucatini
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp chopped lemon thyme
- 1 tbsp rosemary
- 300g lamb mince^
- 100g pork mince
- 100g veal mince
- 250g crushed tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 cinnamon sticks+
- 100g grated Kefalograviera cheese
For the Béchamel sauce*:
- 100g butter
- 2/3 cup (100g) plain flour
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 100g Kefalograviera cheese
- Cook pasta according to packet directions. Drain. Toss pasta and half of oil, then spread over a baking tray to cool
- Meanwhile, heat remaining oil in a large pan on medium. Cook onion, garlic, thyme and rosemary, stirring, for 5 mins, until soft. Add minces and cook for 5 mins, until browned. Add tomato, tomato paste and cinnamon. Reduce heat to love, cover and simmer for 1 hr, until thickened. Season.
- Meanwhile, to make béchamel sauce, melt butter in a large saucepan on low heat. Add flour and cook, stirring, for 2 mins until mixture bubbles. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly, for 3-5 mins, until sauce bubbles and thickens. Remove from heat, cover with a lid and cool for 10 mins. Whisk in egg and kefalograviera cheese, and season to taste
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius or 180 fan forced
- Add remaining kefalogravera cheese to pasta and toss to combine. Place over base of prepared dish. Spoon over meat sauce and top with béchamel sauce. Bake for 45 mins, until béchamel sauce is set and golden brown. Spoon into bowls and serve.
^ We often use just 500g of Chicken mince, or just 500g of the same mince rather than different meats. It's up to taste and what's available to you!
+ We use ground cinnamon rather than the cinnamon sticks
*An alternative version of this is to use 5 cups of milk and 5 ½ tbsp. of cornflour
Beer List
Our resident beer expert has done research (and a whole lot of tasting) to come up with some of the must-try beers of the nation. For each nation there are three suggestions:
- The National Treasure – this is a beer that is recognisable and accessible to buy
- The Party Starter – this is a nicer alternative, but still fairly accessible to buy
- The Show Stopper – this is for the beer enthusiasts or those with a sense of adventure, but may not be as easy to purchase outside of that nation
The National Treasure – Mythos (Pale Lager – 4.6%)
The Party Starter – Seven Island Citra Blast IPA (American IPA – 6.5%)
The Show Stopper – Solo Skotidi (Imperial Stout – 9.0%)
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You could say Nicola Hein is a musical descendant of Derek Bailey and Fred Frith, not because he sounds like either, but because like them, he is exploring his own musical language. As a student of both philosophy and music, he comes well equipped to talk about it.
What kind of music were you playing when you first became proficient on the instrument?
I played Metal for about two years (a lot of Slayer). At 17 years old I found out about John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Derek Bailey, Evan Parker etc. and started to play free improvised music with friends in Düsseldorf (which is where I am from). After that I started to also play more traditional forms of jazz etc.
What led you to create more experimental (non-mainstream) music?
I am following the intuition that I had when I first touched a guitar. That intuition led to dealing with free improvised music, extended sonic qualities and soundart. For me, from the beginning, the guitar was a sound generator and an instrument of philosophy. Every other music I played was seen from this locus. When playing Jazz, Metal, Blues, Contemporary Classical etc., I tried to transcend the context in a way that would allow me to follow this basic intuition in the straightest way possible. Of course, I don't exclude "traditional" forms of playing and think it is very important to also embrace them in an "experimental" context, but I always try to approach playing music from an intuitive position and embed everything else in there. Subscribing to another persons/groups, ideas/genres has never worked for me for that reason.
Whose music inspires you? Past and Present.
Many different musicians, but not only music. In a way, everything that one hears is helping to form an individual world picture of music and of life as a whole (where music has its space). When I was 16 or 17, I started to spend a lot of time with philosophy. Later on, I studied philosophy as well as music in university. I felt I had to learn about philosophy to understand more about music. Philosophers such as Wittgenstein or Rorty were as important to developing my idea of music as were Coltrane or Bailey.
How did you get better at your current style?
I try to refine and better understand my intuitions every day. I try to be very precise about what I think, and about the formulation and the development of sonic paradogma. I try to become more precise and differentiated about my musical utterances. Playing guitar is only one of the things I do. Working in soundart and in philosophy are the other two things that I am busy with and they all inform each other—actually they are all one thing. Aside from that: Listening and reading.
What are you trying convey with your music?
Good question and the major one. I would like to answer in the spirit of Socrates: the aim of discussion is discussion or, another way of putting it, skeptic socialism.
Which guitars, amps, effects, plug-ins and software do you use to create your music?
I use a volume pedal, eq, compressor; sometimes other effects but mostly not. The pedals are only to bring out the sound that is already there, they amplify the physical event; it is all about transmitting the energy of the event. I use preparations that have very specific functions or a set of functions to realize a musical ontology, which is prior to them. The instrument also plays the mind—what Evan Parker calls Biofeedback—so the ideas also arise from the objects (I guess every preparing guitarist knows that).
I think you can break down my ontology of improvised music to: white/breath noise, multiphonics, percussive hits, glissandi, clusters, sheets of sound, quasi-false-fingering-playing, sustained notes, sustained chords, bell sounds, and drones. Every preparation helps me realize several of those, so you get a field of interacting sound paradigms that can be articulated with different tools, which generate different forms of focalizations on individual ideas.
The objects are: Motor, file, bottle-neck (attached to the right hand with a strap), a rubber/metal object that was once a brush, two pieces of metal, steel wool, two metal springs, and a screw.
Which do you enjoy more: recording or playing live and why?
Playing live. I think the interaction between a musician and an audience is an act of mutual becoming, where, in the sense of Hegel's theory of recognition, one becomes somebody else through the "other." Of course this form of interaction is also happening between musicians, if that was not the case, one could not explain how musicians learn from each other. But there is another intensity and quality of becoming with an audience.
How many times has one become a different person on stage because of the intense listening of the audience? The audience helps me become who I would like to be and vice versa. How often did we go to concerts and became different than we were before?
How have you built up an audience for your music?
I don't know if I have done do so yet, but I hope there is something I have to say that will make it possible to build an audience for it.
With whom would you like to collaborate and why?
A lot of people I know and a lot of people I don't know. In general any artist or philosopher, who helps me grow and carry on thinking, while producing an end result that one can identify with, and who is taking my art a step further.
What is your latest project? When will it be available and where can people in different parts of the world get it?
There are many musical things on the way right now: Releases with my bands ROTOZAZA (w/ Rudi Mahall-bass clarinet, Christian Lillinger-drums, Adam Pultz Melbye-bass; 7000 Eichen (w/Matthias Muche-trombone; Limen (w/ Simon Rose-alt/baritone sax); Schick/Hein/Lillinger (w/ Ignaz Schick-turntables, Christian Lillinger-drums); Rave/Hein/De Joode (w/ Ada Rave-tenor sax, Wilbert de Joode-bass); Delius/Hein/Wandt (w/ Tobias Delius-tenor sax, Niklas Wandt-drums); Heenan / Hein / Narvesen (w/ Chris Heenan-alto sax, Dag Magnus Narvesen-drums).
There will also be a duo with Nate Wooley (trumpet) coming out soon, and I will release a solo album in the coming months which will feature two different live recordings with electric guitar and one with an orchestra of 16 prepared fans and 12 prepared solenoids. The orchestra tries to spatialize the material logic of my approach to the electric guitar. All three recordings show different perspectives on the same question: Is there such a thing as a skeptic aesthetic?
Here you can see the instrument:
Aside from that I am doing a lot of different of soundart projects this year, which revolve around different questions about the nature of space, semantics and (sonic) sculptures.
All information about the releases and coming up projects can be found on my website.


text: It's been a while since an Elf returned to The Lego Car Blog HQ, but today a tired looking fellow arrived towing this behind him. But what is it you ask? Well, it's not a car as you can see, but what it lacks in wheels it makes up for in guns. This is the WWII Japanese Light Cruiser 'Mogami', replicated perfectly in 1:125 scale. One of four similar ships built, the Mogami was over 600ft in length and armed with over 20 guns. Mark Rodrigues is the talent behind this 63 inch replica.


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Watermarking in Audio: Key Techniques and Technologies (Hardcover)
The availability of increased computational power and the proliferation of the Internet have facilitated the production and distribution of unauthorized copies of multimedia information. As a result, the problem of multimedia copyright protection has attracted the interest of the worldwide scientific and the business communities. The most promising solution seems to be the watermarking process where the original data is marked with ownership information hidden in an imperceptible manner in the original signal. Watermarking in Audio: Key Techniques and Technologies is an inclusive compilation of the most important and fundamental theories and techniques in digital audio watermarking. It includes a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art techniques used in digital audio watermarking and focuses on two key issues in digital audio watermarking: psychoacoustic modeling and synchronization. The fundamental theories and the innovative techniques introduced in this book can be directly applied not only to digital audio watermarking, but also to perceptual digital audio coding. Watermarking in Audio will serve as an essential reference to the scientists and researchers in digital audio and related fields, including engineering and information technology.


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CSO Serbia on the Move, in partnership with the Active Life organization, implemented a campaign called "You can!" in order to provide education to all of you who already conduct an active life, but also to those of you who want to improve your health and show you how much resources each of you possess and how you can use them to change yourself and the society.
We have the responsibility to take care of our own health, because in that way we increase the quality of our life, we have positive influence not only on people around us, but also on our community. "You can!" campaign aims to show through educational activities what active life actually means and how to sustain it, but also offers wide knowledge of community organizing models and public narrative.


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It's the elephant in the room during every meeting with your boss. It's the point of tension whenever the topic of work comes up with your spouse. Most of all, it's the lead weight that drags your confidence and fuels negative thoughts and doubt.
Why did you stay so long in the same position?
Sometimes people get stuck due to circumstances beyond their control, like a restructuring. Sometimes life demands come into the picture, and it's all you can do to maintain some stability. Or perhaps the work used to feel rewarding—but for whatever reason, the job titles didn't keep up pace or other circumstances changed. Budget cuts, an acquisition, and new management can all delay your progress.
Regardless of your reason for re-entering the job market, the same problem remains: If you don't tell this story carefully, outside hiring managers are going to think you spent too long spinning wheels in the same role. And that's really going to hurt your prospects.
Here are ways to advocate for yourself and turn the tide.
How to Explain a Plateau in Your Career
1. Separate one position into multiple sections on your resume.
Let's say your role involved aspects of defining business strategy, a strong financial management component, and an operations background (improving processes, getting global teams on the same page, etc.). Why not split up the role into three sections on the page and dive into each category with more details about your impact?
Here's an idea of what that would look like:
Business Strategy:
- Established a 3-year plan designed to turn around flagging retail product line sales, aggressively expand on R&D, and coalesce a global network of partners and business stakeholders around a clear vision forward. End result: a 65% total gain in profitability within first 2 years of implementation, a successfully commercialized potential "market maker" within the IoT space, and an enhanced competitive edge within the consumer durables space.
Financial Management:
- Partnered with CEO in strengthening underlying financial framework and risk management practices during a period of rapid organic growth…[Insert more details tied to quantitative metrics when possible].
- Led end-to-end lean improvement initiatives within the Philippines, China, and Vietnam manufacturing facilities…[Insert more details tied to quantitative metrics when possible].
Using an approach like this will maximize the amount of material you get out of the role—especially if you feel like you're doing the equivalent of two or more jobs at the company.
2. Provide an explanation during the interview.
This is the real question any potential employer wants to ask. Why did you do it? Why stick around doing the same job when the average raise is only about 3% per year (less if you adjust for inflation)? Most people earn between 10%-20% more money by going into a new position, even if it's a lateral move.
If you ignore this question, the recruiter or hiring manager will assume the sacrifice wasn't worth it—or worse, you didn't have the qualifications to excel in another role.
My recommendation is to own the narrative, and, if necessary, broach the topic during the very first interview.
Here's a structure that works well:
- Conversation Segue: "I never thought I'd stay in one role so long. If you look at my history, it's outside the norm."
- Explanation: "But we were right in the thick of fighting for our survival, and I felt that I owed it to my team to make sure the battle finished successfully. Our main challenge was [insert example]. We responded by taking [action 1, action 2, and action 3]. And we knew the worst was over when [key turning point/result]."
- Conclusion: "I really want to expand on what I learned from [pain point mentioned in previous section], and this time, do it in a manner that has an upward trajectory, not a static one. Does that make sense?"
3. Leverage your connections.
Your connections can help you in one of two major ways during a job search. They can give you the inside track for an emerging opportunity, which is basically a position that has yet to make it to a public job posting. Or, depending on their network, they may be able to introduce you to someone critical, like a CEO, hiring manager, or internal recruiter.
At the executive level, these are the main pathways to securing an offer. So once you polish your resume, LinkedIn, and branding materials, use your connections! Jump on the phone with them to catch up and fill them in on what's been going on. Let others help you—I think you'll be amazed at how many people will offer their assistance. With a reference, you'll have far less scrutiny over sticking points in your professional history. Instead, the focus will be on what you can offer an employer today—and in that area, you'll shine!
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The 2020 Presidential Playbook will help Way to Win's national network of donors and organizers make key decisions about who they will pledge to support in 2020
Houston, TX – Way to Win, the all women-led home base for people, money, and ideas upending politics as usual, which moved $22 million last cycle to support key Democratic victories up and down the ticket, today announced the release of their first-of-its kind 2020 Presidential Playbook. The Playbook is a list of principles and questions for 2020 candidates to follow and respond to, which will help Way to Win's national network of donors and organizers make key decisions about their support in 2020. Way to Win's President and Co-Founder, Tory Gavito, will announce the release of the Playbook during her opening remarks at the She the People Presidential Forum in Houston, Texas for the first time.
"Our Presidential Playbook was built by organizers on the ground and will shift the 2020 conversation to what really matters – a candidate's actions, values, and policies," said Tory Gavito, President and Co-Founder of Way to Win. "Rather than getting lost in endless conversations around 'electability' and 'likeability,' which is coded for race and gender, our Playbook is anchored by winning strategies that our growing and powerful network will use to see if a candidate truly knows the way to win."
The 2020 Presidential election has been dominated by discussions of which candidate is the most "likeable," or "electable," who can win the "moderate working-class voter," and focusing on traditional battleground states in the Midwest. This is a misguided strategy that lost in 2016 and was upended by Way to Win in the 2018 midterms. Way to Win's strategy instead focuses on expanding the electorate by inspiring the true Democratic Party base – young people, women, and people of color – and heavily resourcing the South and Southwestern states, including Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Virginia.
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Commonwealth's attorney Denise Lunsford has decided not to charge anybody with a crime in the shooting of a man during a police raid on his home, reports the Daily Progress. Police conducted an early morning raid on the home of one of the two kids who shot up cars on Route 64 twenty four hours previously, and they were met by the boy's father, Edgar Dawson, who was wielding a revolver. Police told the man to drop a gun, but he refused, and he and officer M.J. Easton exchanged fire. The man was shot twice, and hospitalized for a time as a result. The state police investigated, and turned the matter over to Lunsford. In an interview with WINA, Lunsford said that both men believed that they were in danger of harm at the time that they exchanged fire, and figured that it would be neither useful nor necessary to charge either man with a crime.
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I'm no fanboy of no-knock dawn raids–but that guy is lucky he's alive, and now he's lucky he's not being indicted. Doubt it would be same if Camblos were involved.
Doesn't sound like he was exactly a father of the year candidate, either. Not to blame the guy for his mostly grown sons' actions, but he does not seem to have been the best role model.
Maybe he would not have been so surprised that the police were pounding on his door in the middle of the night if he had been aware of what his son had been doing (i.e., shooting at houses and cars) a few nights before.
My gripe here is the investigation was completed and results released. So far so good. The results of the investigation by local police was not released because "it is a personnel matter".
Why was one a "personnel matter" and not the other? The excuse of "personnel matter" is used far too often to conceal matters of record. I can`t help but think this merely a crutch and a poor one at that. I suspect the rules are stretched in any case in which concealment is desireable.
Thia applies across the board, not merely the police. These evasions are weak and I fault the media for not challenging some of these statements and relentlessly "following up".
I wonder if the man had reason to doubt that he was dealing with actual police officers? Were they in plain clothes or something? Or maybe it was dark and they were pointing flashlights right at his face, preventing him from seeing their uniforms and badges.
If somebody busted down my door in the middle of the night and did so in such a way that I could not see for certain that they were police officers, I would probably react in a similar fashion. It's sad that it went down that way, but I'm glad that nobody got killed and they aren't pressing charges against the guy. If there is reasonable doubt as to whether the man was certain that they were police officers then getting shot twice is probably punishment enough.
It seems like the community might evaluate the strategic decision by leadership to employ such a violent tactic on a home known to be occupied by peaceable non-criminal citizens. The tactical raid was well executed, but it is designed to surprise and confuse the occupants leaving only fractions of a second for groggy husbands/fathers to decide whether or not to defend their families at 4:30 AM. Obviously, this strategy turned out badly in this case, with an innocent man with no charges or record being shot and disabled. It's great to get the bad guys off the street but do we want to do it in a way that good guys are likely to be shot? My prayers go out for Mr Dawson and Officer Easton in the aftermath of this. This could be an opportunity for the community to decide that we want to do it better.
This is NOT legal advice. IANAL
Contrary to popular belief… It is perfectly legal to defend yourself against anyone, including a police officer. It is not legal to resist arrest by force (or any other means). The two are often confused. This man was not under arrest and thus cant resist arrest.
Ҥ 18.2-91.2. Use of force in defense of person.
A person is justified in using force, other than deadly force, against another when the person reasonably believes that such force is necessary to defend himself or another against another's imminent use of unlawful force. However, a person is justified in the use of deadly force and does not have a duty to retreat if he reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of an unlawful act involving force or violence."
Show me where it says "unless its a police officer".
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the real meaning of life is to reproduce and carry on the survival of your species you can also use it to spend time doing the things you love and being with the people you love forming relationships, finding a partner/soulmate, starting hobbies, helping people, ect
It's different for everyone. My reasons:
-To watch my son grow -To live my life with my fiance -To spend time with my family -To make a difference in someone else's life -To stay sober and continue to fight my addictions
Point of living - I believe the main reason we were created is to Praise our creator and to seek God's will / purpose for our individual lives...Take care !!
I think that the point of life is to furfill your dreams and wishes...
To play the long game and win,, thats the best you can do
To make what you can out of it. You create your own path, it's your decision which one to go down.
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Hampton Roads Regional Connector Study
EBP is leading the economic components of the Hampton Roads Regional Connector Study planning for potential new harbor crossings in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.
EBP is working as part of a team led by Michael Baker International to implement a scenario planning process combined with detailed alternatives analysis to identify those cross-harbor projects that are most resilient to multiple potential economic, demographic, land use, and technology futures.
As part of the scenario planning team, EBP was tasked with developing economic drivers of regional growth, land use, and travel. This included special consideration of trade trends and mode share for the Port of Virginia. We then evaluated the relative transportation efficiency of each of four future scenarios in terms of serving both regional and cross-harbor travel. Our team processed outputs from the region's travel model and used the TREDIS economic model to assess changes between scenarios in total societal costs of travel and in regional economic activity. This included including development of new economic model parameters to address a future with increased autonomous ridesharing.
In a second phase of work now underway, EBP will evaluate each proposed regional connector project alternative's likely contribution to economic growth, under alternative future scenarios. This will support a resilience test to determine which alternative is best able to help the region thrive under a variety of land use, economic, and technology futures.


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The Digital Humanities on the Hill initiative, made possible with support from the Andrew W. Mellon foundation, encourages faculty and student development in the digital humanities by providing three types of grants: January, Summer, and DHH-CURI. Below are descriptions of the three types of grants as well as a list of grant recipients.
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The DHH initiative is in its final phase and all of the grant rounds have been awarded. Project work will continue throughout 2017. Details on the types of grants and the proposal process are included below for reference.
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January Grants are designed to support digital humanities projects conducted during St. Olaf's January Interim term. Due to short project duration – between two and four weeks – January grants favor concise, discrete projects, such as digital course assignments and in-class activities for existing courses, next-step exploration of ongoing digital humanities projects, or start-up preparation for future projects to demonstrate feasibility/proof of concept of a future undertaking.
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CURI Grants fund up to three faculty and three students engaged in digital humanities work as part of St. Olaf's CURI program for mentored undergraduate research. In the course of six to ten weeks of summer, students from all academic disciplines closely collaborate with a faculty member in a research framework in the humanities arena.
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ASTORIA, Ore. — A super-fan of "The Goonies" will soon be doing the Truffle Shuffle into his new home: the iconic white Victorian on a hill in Astoria, Ore., where the 1985 cult classic movie was filmed.
Behman Zakeri, a self-described "serial entrepreneur," said he fulfilled a childhood dream when he purchased the house for just over $1.65 million.
As a self-proclaimed "Goonie," he said his first priority is to ensure the house will never say die.
"The reason I'm buying it is for the community," said Zakeri. "Somebody's got to be the caretaker, somebody's got to preserve the landmark. Somebody has to keep it original and not get demoed."
"Goonies" character Mikey Walsh, played by Sean Astin, lived in the house in the film. In the Richard Donner-directed movie, Walsh and his fellow Goonies find a treasure map in the attic and go off on a treasure hunt through a tunnel in the basement of the house, evading a dangerous group of criminals who want the loot for themselves. The film was based on a story by Steven Spielberg.
"I told the agent, if I'm up against Steven Spielberg or Sean Astin or something, I'm out!" Zakeri said.
The house, which is in a residential neighborhood in the coastal Oregon city of Astoria, has attracted fans of the movie for years. Its new owner hopes to keep it accessible for tourists who want to pay a visit.
"Goonies are welcome," said Zakeri. He said he has no problem with fans taking selfies at the property -- he was once one himself -- and only asked that they be respectful of the surrounding neighborhood.
Popularity among tourists was at times a sticky subject for the home's previous owner. After the 30th anniversary of the film brought as many as 1,500 visitors a day to the house, the owner temporarily covered the house in tarps and posted "no trespassing" signs prohibiting tourists from walking up to the property. She later reopened the home to the public. The city of Astoria also imposed strict fines for parking in "no parking" areas in the neighborhood because of the amount of tourist traffic.
Zakeri, who lives in the Kansas City area, does not plan to live in the home full time.
Astoria's recent ban on short-term rentals, like Airbnbs, means the "Goonies" home won't be available for tourists to rent for a weekend, but Zakeri did not rule out the possibility of renting to longer-term tenants.
"I think the key is, even if anybody rents it, that they acknowledge that part of living in the Goonies house is adjusting to the traffic," he added.
What good is living in the house of your childhood dreams if you can't share it with your childhood best friend? After originally planning to split the "Goonies" house with his friend and childhood neighbor, Michael Eakin, they struck gold when they found out the house next door was going up for sale, too. Three decades later, the friends will become neighbors again.
"I said 'Hey Mikey, how about I buy the Goonies house and you buy the house next door?' and he was like, 'Done."
Spielberg hasn't come calling about a sequel just yet, but Zakeri said he'd love to see Hollywood use the house in the future.
"Call me," Zakeri said. "Let's make it happen."
The home's official closing date on Wednesday happened to come just hours after actor Ke Huy Quan, who played Data in the "Goonies" won a Golden Globe for best supporting actor in a film for "Everything Everywhere All At Once." After the awards show, he recalled how there have been "numerous scripts" for "Goonies 2" over the last 30 years and he remains "open" to revisiting the character.
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to note that Richard Donner directed "The Goonies," while it was based on a story by Steven Spielberg


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"To date, more than 6 billion euros has been invested," the head of Wintershall, which is one of Gazprom's European partners in the project, said in the article.
He said the partners on Nord Stream-2 hoped for speedy issuance of permits for the gas pipeline construction by Denmark.
According to Wintershall CEO Mario Meren, when implementing the project along with an alternative route, which passes northeast of Bornholm, the political factor should not affect Denmark's decision whether to allow the construction of such an important infrastructure for Europe.
"The alternative route meets all technological and environmental parameters," he noted.
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Nord Stream 2 is a joint venture of Russia's energy giant Gazprom and five European companies. It aims to deliver 55 billion cubic meters (1.9 trillion cubic feet) of Russian natural gas annually to the European Union via the Baltic Sea and Germany and is expected to be put into operation by the end of 2019.
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15 Sweet Muscle Car Finds at AACA Fall Meet at Hershey
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As fall destinations go, you'd be hard-pressed to come up with a more ideal one than the Antique Auto Club of America's annual gathering in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The chocolate-making capital founded by confection king Milton Hershey is nestled among rolling hills and distant mountains that become a kaleidoscope of color as the leaves turn. It is beautiful country. No wonder thousands of enthusiasts make the trek each October for the AACA's annual fall meet, as they've been doing since 1955. That means as classic car events go, this one has achieved antique status itself.
The Hershey Fall Meet's enduring drawing power has to do with sheer size and amazing diversity. The swap meet, known as the flea market, is so vast that you pretty much have to warp time itself to see it all. And the car show is likely the only place you'll see a perfectly preserved, million-dollar Duesenberg on the same field as a perfectly preserved, hundred-dollar Ford Escort diesel wagon.
Fortunately, the muscle cars this fall were plentiful on the show field and within the third element of the event: the car corral. We spent hours checking out the Boss 429s, GSXs, and Superbirds on the show field, but we spent even longer looking over the cars for sale. Some were show-ready, others were in desperate need of restoration, but the majority were driver-quality cars looking for a new lease on life.
As in the show field, the diversity of muscle cars offered in the car corral was surprising and enticing. And the sellers were there to make deals. Value is always in the eye of the beholder, but smart negotiators with cash on hand drove off with some terrific cars. We've highlighted 15 of the most interesting muscle cars at the event. Call them the sweetest finds at Hershey (and give us due credit for keeping the candy puns in this story to a minimum).
1969 Camaro RS/SS Indy Pace Car
This Z11 pace car replica was a fairly rare 350/four-speed car with a 12-bolt Posi. It was offered as a numbers-matching car with 86,000 original miles. It wasn't the cleanest-looking car on the outside but was very presentable overall. The original asking price was $55,000, and by about midday on the final day of the event it had dropped to $52,000.
1965 Oldsmobile 4-4-2
One of the better deals was this genuine 1965 4-4-2 convertible, one of only 1,695 built with a four-speed manual trans backing the 345hp/440lb-ft 400 engine. Equipped with the optional console and tach, it was offered at $23,500. The car's info didn't call out a numbers-matching engine, but even if it wasn't, a deal based on the asking price seemed very fair for a red, four-speed, drop-top, early muscle car.
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302
We didn't disagree with the seller's description of this Boss 302 as a "well-sorted driver." The original-engine car boasted a number of popular options, including the shaker scoop, Magnum 500 wheels, spoiler, tachometer, and 3.50-geared locking rear axle, all of which helped justify the $62,500 asking price. That was a bit high in our opinion for a car that needed details to take it to the next level, but the price definitely left room to haggle.
1971 Dodge Charger
Judging by the all-too-reasonable $28,900 asking price, we are guessing this Hemi Orange Charger decked out in Super Bee trim wasn't one of the three factory Bees painted that color and equipped with the 440+6 powertrain. Nevertheless, it was a great-looking car that would be a blast to drive, and one that could be enjoyed without worrying about lowering its value.
1974 Pontiac Firebird Formula SD-455
Word was this 1974 Formula Super Duty—one of 58 and believed to be the only one in black—was offered the previous weekend at the Fall Carlisle event, where it was a no-sale at the same $69,000 price that was asked at Hershey. Frankly, we've seen prices for the Super Duty cars fluctuate quite a bit of late. While this one was billed as having a matching-numbers block rather than engine, the price seemed on the money. And talk about rare!
1970 AMC Rebel Machine
From its unique version of the 390 engine (with 340 hp) to the standard four-speed transmission and Twin-Grip limited-slip rear axle, AMC's Machine was built to perform. This example was offered as a complete "nut and bolt rotisserie" resto, and one of the first 1,000 or so of the 2,326 produced with the red, white, and blue paint scheme. The asking price was $65,000.
1969 Ford Mustang 428 Super Cobra Jet
We wish we knew more about the history of this rare 1969 SportsRoof originally ordered with the 428 SCJ package. Wearing Candyapple Red paint and black interior, the San Jose-built car was originally delivered in California before winding up in the Hershey car corral 46 years later. It was priced at $63,500, but nothing on the seller's info sheet indicated whether it had the original engine.
1969 Plymouth Road Runner
A 1969 Road Runner with the base 383 engine and 727 trans isn't particularly rare, but few are left in such strong, unrestored condition. This one still wears the original Ice Blue Metallic paint and black vinyl top. Offered at $29,900, we think it would be a strong deal in the mid-$20,000 range, with the plan to leave it as is. It's only original once.
1970 Pontiac Trans Am
The 1970 Trans Am is a bit of a rare bird. Only 3,196 were built, and they incorporate a number of specific features not shared with later models, from unique hood hinges and the lack of underhood cross braces to even the grain on the dashboard vinyl. That makes authenticating an original car or finding parts for a restoration a bit more difficult. This award-winning, fully restored Ram Air III example was offered at $75,500 but was still sitting unsold towards the end of the event.
1971 Ford Torino GT Convertible
We loved this original-condition, unrestored 1971 Torino GT convertible. The 73,000-mile ragtop was driven by a 302/three-speed manual combination and looked great in yellow with the laser-stripe graphics. It would have looked even better with the original Ford wheels. The $34,900 asking price was about $8,000 too high, in our opinion, for a 302 car—albeit a great-looking, original-condition 302 car.
1969 Chevrolet Bel Air 427
This one presented a quandary. It was a rare, factory 427/390hp, four-speed Bel Air, and the Bel Air was way rarer than the Impala that year. Problem was, the original 427 had been replaced with a thumping 468 engine. The car itself was in otherwise solid condition but in need of a total restoration, and the asking price was a strong $16,900. We'd probably want the price under $10,000 to make it a viable resto candidate.
1969 Plymouth GTX
We'll take low-mileage, original sheetmetal cars every time, and that's exactly what this red 1969 GTX offered. Showing 29,000 miles and powered by a 440/four-speed powertrain, it was also a "big brake" car with the A34-code Super Track Pack. The $59,900 asking price was crossed out on the final day of the event, and the seller simply wrote "let's talk" on the info sheet. If we had the extra money, we'd have started the conversation.
1970 AMC Javelin
An original-condition car with amazingly low mileage of 16,000, it was hard not to fall for this gorgeous AMC, which was offered at $19,000 or best offer. The seller's info, however, indicated the exterior had been "dusted with paint," because it was "so dull." Really? Did it sit outside for years while not being driven? And the euphemistic "dusted with paint" description didn't fool anyone: It was repainted. The car looked strong, but we had questions.
1967 Pontiac Firebird 400
Easily one of our favorites in the car corral, this 1967 Firebird 400/four-speed car was offered as a two-owner, matching-numbers car with only 58,000 miles. The paint quality seemed too nice to be original, but regardless, the $35,900 asking price seemed market-correct and even leaned toward the "good deal" side of the market.
1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1
Oh, baby. This factory 428 Super Cobra Jet Drag Pack Mach 1 was fresh off the rotisserie and sporting its original Black Jade exterior/black interior color combination. The presentation was terrific, but conspicuously, the description didn't indicate that the R-code engine was the original. You've got to read between the lines when shopping, and with this car's strong $84,900 asking price, that question needed to be asked by any prospective buyer.
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Sleep apnea is a condition that causes periodic breathing interruptions while you're asleep. There are several treatment methods available. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP machine) treatment is a popular alternative that uses a machine and mask to assist control breathing while you sleep. What you need to know about selecting the ideal mask for you is provided here.
Selecting the Correct Mask
Sleep apnea comes in three different forms:
In obstructive sleep apnea, the muscles in your mouth or airway collapse, physically preventing you from breathing. Learn more how in central sleep apnea, the brain impulses that govern breathing are disrupted. In mixed sleep apnea, both obstructive and central sleep apnea are present.
Obstructive sleep apnea is commonly treated with CPAP machine devices and sleep apnea machine. By increasing the air pressure in your throat, these devices help you breathe through the night by keeping your airways open.
The next step after receiving a sleep apnea diagnosis is to begin treatment, which may include using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP machine). You may be wondering how to locate and choose the finest CPAP machine. You have a lot of alternatives, but you may avoid feeling paralyzed by following a few simple rules.
Select a CPAP machine Mask Style That Is Right for You
In general, CPAP machine is designed to provide a steady stream of air that supports and maintains the opening of your upper airway, avoiding apnea and snoring.
Your choice may depend on your particular demands, and this air may be administered by your mouth, nose, or both.
The majority of individuals use a mask that allows air to enter their nose. The majority of nasal machine are made of a triangular-shaped gel or plastic cushion that covers the nose and sits just below the nostrils. A headpiece, often made of fabric, Velcro, or plastic clips, will be attached to this to keep the mask on your face. The CPAP machine itself will be connected to the mask via a plastic hose at the end.
Machine come in a wide range of varieties, which often combine creativity with marketing. Many CPAP machines also come with a brace that adds a few contact points on the forehead to ease pressure. To avoid leaks or leaving markings on your face, additional cushions or seals could be used. Even some CPAP machines are made to float on an air cushion.
However, there are still more interesting choices. One consists of nasal pillows, which are generally plastic inserts that are put into the nostrils and resemble headphone earbuds. If you have claustrophobia or don't like the mask leaving markings on your face, they are a great alternative. However, not everyone may find them to be comfortable.
Some other machine can accommodate those who mouth breathe since they are big enough to cover the mouth and nose. It can stop dry mouth. Even machine that cover the eyes and the complete face are available. While administering CPAP machine therapy, other mask interfaces may improve jaw alignment by acting as a mouthpiece.
Receive the Proper Size Fitting
In the course of a sleep study, sometimes referred to as a titration study, the majority of participants are equipped with a mask.
This study's objectives are to introduce you to CPAP machine, show you a few mask interface choices, decide the right size, and give you a chance to test it out while the pressure setting is chosen.
The personnel who conduct sleep studies often have a preferred group of machine that are effective for the majority of users. They'll probably test them out on you first. Ask for more selections and, more crucially, request a different size without hesitation. They should be willing to assist you, whether it's at a sleep study, sleep clinic, or the supplier of your equipment for durable medical equipment.
The majority of mask interfaces are available in a variety of sizes, depending on the manufacturer. It's possible to get plastic size templates. Some machine may come in beneficial modifications like "wide" as well as intermediate sizes like "medium-small." Try to choose a mask that is big enough to give enough air. Avoid using oversized machine that could slip on your face or leak excessively.
Make sure to test it out when it is connected to a device that is producing the appropriate amount of air pressure. Don the protective gear to fully enjoy the experience.
Utilize accessories that might ease compliance
In addition to finding the right design and fit, you may want to look at some of the various CPAP machine accessories that improve treatment compliance.
Both the mask interfaces and the headgear that is used to keep the CPAP machine mask on your head may have a wide range of capabilities. Many are constructed from washable cloth. Velcro may be used on some to adjust the fit. Others could include plastic quick-release clips that enable simple on and off and proper fitting after the first time. As a result, you won't need to continually tweak it to obtain the ideal fit each time you use it.
Try wearing a chinstrap if you often find yourself inhaling through your mouth.
The majority of individuals find it beneficial to use a heated humidifier that is either linked to or integrated into their CPAP machine. Additionally, heated tubing is available to keep the tube dry and free of condensation.
A machine with a ramp function, which begins at a low pressure and gradually rises up to your treatment pressure over a predetermined length of time, may be what you need if you have problems tolerating the pressure as you go off to sleep.
You may want to consider adding a mask liner if the plastic irritates your skin or if you are having difficulties obtaining a proper seal without significant air leak. Additionally, there are padding and cushions that help enhance the mask's fit.
You have a wide range of practical alternatives at your disposal, which may improve your quality of life and increase the likelihood that you'll follow the recommended course of action.
There are several varieties of sleep apnea machine since every person's situation is unique.
According to Alex Savy, Certified Sleep Science Coach and Founder of SleepingOcean, "there are three primary kinds of machine: full-face, nasal machine, and nasal pillow machine."
Full-face machine
Full-face machine may be somewhat large since they cover the nose and mouth. This style is often advised for back sleepers since they might be challenging to use while resting on the side, according to Savy.
According to the American Association of Sleep Technologists, full-face machine are excellent for persons who need greater pressure CPAP machine settings or who either breathe via their lips.
Nasal Machine
Nasal machine normally reach from the bridge of the nose to the upper lip, according to the American Association of Sleep Technologists. Through the nasal passages, these kinds of machine provide an indirect, more natural airflow to the airway. Additionally, they are useful for individuals who want settings for comparatively greater air pressure.
Nasal pillow machine
The nasal pillow mask goes over the nostrils to facilitate nasal breathing. According to the Mayo Clinic, nasal pillows are a suitable option if you have facial hair that might get in the way of other CPAP machines or if you become claustrophobic easily.
You should also take into account how you sleep. A full-face mask would work best if you sleep on your back since any other position would compromise the seal. A nasal mask can be the best option if you sleep on your side or move around a lot when you're asleep.
Regardless of the mask you use, it's critical to identify and address any sleep problems like sleep apnea. Sleep apnea increases the risk of significant health problems including cardiovascular disease and stroke in the absence of treatment.
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Mammalian fast and slow twitch skeletal muscles are compared by freeze-fracture, thick and thin sectioning, and histochemical techniques using conventional and high voltage electron microscopy. Despite gross morphological differences in endplate structure visualized at relatively low magnifications in this sections, rat extensor digitorum longus (EDL) (fast twitch) and soleus (slow twitch) fibers cannot be distinguished on the basis of size, number, or distribution of molecular specializations of the pre- and postsynaptic junctional membranes exposed by freeze fracturing. Specializations in the cortex of the juxtaneuronal portions of the junctional folds are revealed by high voltage electron stereomicroscopy as a branching, ladder-like filamentous network associated with the putative acetylcholline receptor complexes. These filaments are considered to be involved in restricting the mobility of receptor proteins to the perineuronal aspects of the postynaptic membrane. Although the junctional membranes of both EDL and soleus appear similar, a differential specialization of the secondary synaptic cleft was noted. The extracellular matrix in the bottom of soleus clefts was observed as an ordered system of filamentous "combs," These filamentous arrays have not been detected in EDL junctions. Examination of the extrajunctional sarcolemmas of EDL and soleus reveal additional differences which may be correlated with variations in electrical and contractile properties. For example, particle aggregates termed "square arrays" previously described in the sarcolemmas of some fibers of the rat diaphragm were observed in large numbers in sarcolemmas of EDL fibers but were seldom encountered in soleus fibers. These gross compositional differences in the membranes are discussed in the light of functional differences between fiber types.
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Article| March 01 1976
Studies of excitable membranes. II. A comparison of specializations at neuromuscular junctions and nonjunctional sarcolemmas of mammalian fast and slow twitch muscle fibers.
M H Ellisman,
M H Ellisman
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J E Rash,
J E Rash
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L A Staehelin,
L A Staehelin
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K R Porter
K R Porter
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M H Ellisman
J E Rash
L A Staehelin
K R Porter
Online ISSN: 1540-8140
Print ISSN: 0021-9525
J Cell Biol (1976) 68 (3): 752–774.
M H Ellisman, J E Rash, L A Staehelin, K R Porter; Studies of excitable membranes. II. A comparison of specializations at neuromuscular junctions and nonjunctional sarcolemmas of mammalian fast and slow twitch muscle fibers.. J Cell Biol 1 March 1976; 68 (3): 752–774. doi: https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.68.3.752
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