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Season's second competition of indoor aerobatics was held in Pietarsaari, 21.11.2009.
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Results from the first competition of indoor aerobatics Finnish Cup 2010. Due to tight schedule only two rounds were flown in Sport, Advanced and Aeromusical classes. In FAI class all three rounds were flown and two best rounds were taken into account to final results in below.
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Photos from the semifinals on friday.
Results of the semifinals:
Photos from wednesday.
Results of the preliminaries:
The Finnish National team is reporting to lennokit.net discussion forum in Finnish, but You can take a look at their photos on these pages (see other news below). Here are some links to more worlds reports by other teams and enthusiast. Thanks to everyone involved for keeping us back home updated and best of luck for all of the teams!
Team USA reports by Cindy Wickizer
The WC 2009 thread in RC Universe
Team Austria reporting (in German) Babelfish traslated to English
Team Ecuador (in Spanish) Lots of great photos! Babelfish translated to English
Team Argentina (in Spanish) Babelfish translated to English
Team Spain (in Spanish) Babelfish translated to English
Videos by Andres Girabel (ESP) in Vimeo
Derek Koopowitz's Picasa web album
Photos from friday, official practice and inspection for team Finland
Photos from the third day of unofficial practice.
Suomen taitolennokki maajoukkue Portugalin MM-kisoissa koostuu piloteista Lassi Nurila, Jani Loikkanen ja Antti Aho-Mantila, avustajana Milja Hahto. Antti on samalla myös joukkueenjohtaja.
Tässä joitakin kuvia ekoilta harjoituspäiviltä 18.-19.8 Fatiman kentältä. Lisää myöhemmin.
Suomen joukkueen kuulumisia voi seurata myös lennokit.net:n kisasäikeessä: http://lennokit.net/showthread.php?t=40278
Finnish team members visited the Swedish F3A championships on their way to the Nordic championships in Grenå Denmark. Two finnish FAI pilots, Antti Aho-Mantila and Lassi Nurila, as well as one Nordic pilot, Raimo Ruokonen, took part in the competition. There were altogether 14 pilots in FAI and 7 in Nordic class.
Weather conditions were mostly windy and rainy on both competition days.
Continue reading '18.-19.7.2009 — F3A Väst Gothenburg'
The final F3A competition results of season 2009:
Continue reading 'Final results of the Finnish F3A season 2009'
Results from Hämeenkyrö competition below.
Continue reading 'Results of the Hämeenkyrö contest'
Lassi Nurila of Finland has won silver medal from the Nordic Championships 2009 held in Grenå, Denmark July 22.-25th.
Congratulations to Lassi! Hyvä Suomi!
Annual meeting, reports from the Nordic- and World Championships and judging/flying cource
Indoor aerobatic contest in Eerikkilä October 3rd 2009, classes F3P Sport, Advanced, F3P-A and F3P-AM Aeromusicals.
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In the second quarter of 2022, Garmin made $1.24 billion in sales. As a result, sales decreased by 6% in the first three months of this year. The gross margin is 58.7%, and the operating margin is 23.6% of total revenue. In the second quarter of 2022, operating income is expected to be $293 million.
"The second quarter earnings decline was primarily due to the lack of success of our fitness segment," said Cliff Pemble, Garmin President, and CEO. "Markets are beginning to normalize after two years of pandemic-driven growth. As a result of these external factors, we are also dealing with high inflation and rising interest rates. Though our sales forecast may need to be adjusted due to the shifting economic climate, we are confident that the innovative product portfolio and the diversification strategy we have in place will help us succeed.
According to Garmin's second-quarter sales, the fitness segment saw a 34% decrease from last year. Wearable and bicycle products are particularly vulnerable to this trend. The company's gross profit margin is 49 percent, and its operating profit margin is 9 percent, resulting in a net profit of $23 million. A new generation of Garmin Forerunner running watches will be available in the second quarter of 2022. In smartwatch mode, the Forerunner 955 Solar has a battery life of up to 20 days and a touchscreen that is easy to use and respond to. There are new features in the Forerunner 255, including support for triathlons and recovery recommendations. The Garmin Edge 1040 series of high-performance bike computers are also on display at the Garmin booth.
The company's outdoor sales increased by 18% compared to the same period last year, mainly due to increased demand for multisport watches. The gross profit margin is 66%, and the operating profit margin is 40%. Approximately $154 million in operating income is generated annually. The Garmin Tactix 7 series was launched by Garmin in the second quarter, a complete GPS smartwatch with tactical functions and extensive navigation system features.
Second quarter revenue in the marine segment was down 7% from last year. Due to supply chain constraints, not all products can meet demand. The gross margin is 57%, and the operating margin is 28%. In the second quarter, Garmin released its new ECHOMAP UHD2 series with built-in WiFi. New marine functions and a simple touchscreen operation were also displayed in Garmin's new Quatix 7.
In the second quarter, sales of automobiles fell by 6%. Profit margins of 40% are expected. For professional drivers, Garmin introduced the new dzl headsets during the quarter, which feature up to 50 hours of uninterrupted Bluetooth talk time and active noise cancellation to ensure sound even while driving.
The aerospace sector's revenue increased by 13% in the second quarter, owing to growth in both the original equipment manufacturer and the aftermarket. In the second quarter, the gross margin was 72 percent, and the operating margin was 30 percent, resulting in a net income of $62.
The Garmin company is revising its annual forecast for 2022 in light of the first half of the year's performance. The company expects to make around $5 billion in sales this year.
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11 September 2001: The conspiracy theories still spreading after 20 years
- By Shayan Sardarizadeh
- BBC Monitoring
The first 9/11 conspiracy theories appeared on the internet just hours after the attacks, on 11 September 2001, and with the rise of social media, have grown in scope and scale ever since.
Extensive reports by the 9/11 Commission, US government agencies and expert groups have refuted the existence of any hidden conspiracy.
But activist groups in the US and elsewhere, the 9/11 Truth movement, say the facts have been hidden.
Some leading members of the movement have also embraced conspiracies about Covid-19 and vaccines.
And some senior politicians, celebrities and media figures have also disputed the official account.
'World government'
The rise of new conspiracy movements online, such as QAnon, whose followers, among other conspiratorial views, believe a US "deep state" responsible for the attacks, has kept these conspiracy theories in circulation and brought them to a far larger audience.
And online clips from a series of films known as Loose Change have reinforced many of the falsehoods circulating.
Some claim the US government staged the attacks or knew of them in advance and allowed them.
And these falsehoods mesh with more recent online movements' belief global elites plan to curtail civil liberties in response to the attacks and facilitate the establishment of an authoritarian world government.
A claim widely shared online, "Jet fuel cannot melt steel beams," suggests the World Trade Center's Twin Towers were demolished by explosives.
But according to an official report, the crashed planes considerably damaged support columns of both the towers and dislodged fire-proofing.
Additionally, the fires reached up to 1,000C in some areas, causing the steel beams to warp and the eventual collapse of the buildings.
Uncontrolled fires
The collapse of 7 World Trade Center, a 47-storey skyscraper in the vicinity of the Twin Towers, has attracted many conspiracy theories, some of which were trending on major social networks on last year's 9/11 anniversary.
This building - containing offices of the CIA, the Department of Defense, and the Office of Emergency Management - collapsed hours after the Twin Towers without being hit by a plane or directly targeted.
But in 2008, a three-year investigation by the National Institute of Standards and Technology concluded it had collapsed because of intense and uncontrolled fires - lasting for nearly seven hours - started by debris from the fall of the nearby North Tower.
7 World Trade Center was the first tower of its kind to collapse because a fire.
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The fact the collapse of 7 World Trade Center was announced in a live report by BBC News correspondent Jane Stanley - while it was still visibly standing behind her - has been cited by conspiracy theorists as evidence major media organisations were part of the inside-job plot.
The Reuters news agency had mistakenly reported the collapse of the building, which was also picked up by CNN, just before the live report.
Reuters later issued a correction - but clips of the report continue go viral in the days leading up to 9/11 anniversaries.
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Some online conspiracy theories suggest US missiles were fired at the Pentagon, as part of a government plot, and the hole left in the building was too small to have been caused by a passenger plane.
But a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers told Popular Mechanics magazine the size and shape of the hole was due to one wing of the Boeing 757 hitting the ground and the other being severed on impact with the building.
Meanwhile, United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers tried to take control of the plane from the hijackers.
Online theories claim it was shot down by a white business jet flying into a nearby airport.
But aviation officials had requested the jet inspect the area, which it did, reporting back evidence of a big hole in the ground with smoke coming out of it.
Vice-President Dick Cheney later revealed in his autobiography that following the attack on the Twin Towers, he had ordered the shooting down of any commercial airliner believed to have been hijacked.
But in the chaos and confusion that followed the attack, his order was not passed to fighter pilots, according to the 9/11 Commission report.
'Jewish elites'
Another theory falsely claims no Jewish people were killed in the attacks because 4,000 Jewish employees at the World Trade Center had received advance notice not to turn up for work.
Believers conclude the Israeli government mounted the attacks to goad the US into attacking its regional enemies or responsibility lies with powerful Jewish elites who control world events from the shadows.
But of the 2,071 victims of 9/11 who worked at the World Trade Center, 119 were confirmed to be Jewish and at least a further 72 were believed to be Jewish.
That would constitute 9.2% of the victims, according to research by BBC documentary Conspiracy Files, broadly in line with the 9.7% of New York's commuting population believed to be Jewish at the time.
And some estimate up to 400 Jewish people might have died that day.
Similar theories surround other states, including Iraq and Iran, but no evidence of their direct involvement has ever been found.
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This the third single from Regan I've reviewed – the previous two being 'Four Fingers' and 'Broken Promises' – and they just keep on getting better.
Let's say right from the start this thing rocks, it rocks hard. It has guitar in spades and it pounds its way into your head. And yet – in that Regan way – it has a tune people, a tune you can hum, a tune that you'll find getting into your brain, and it just won't go away.
The thing about Regan is that somehow they manage to meld together alt-rock, heavy rock and frankly old style NWOBHM sounds into something all of their own. The guitar is all sort of old style metal, the song structure is all sort of alt-rock, the way the vocals go is distinctly alt-rock but strangely metal in places and it has this heavy rock tune thing going on. It sounds like it shouldn't work but it does. So given your inclination, you could mosh or dance to this, it's simply very very clever. But ignore the cleverness of it all and just revel in the guitar, the drumming – which is as usual great, the noise of it, those guitars – those growling, riffing, screaming guitars, and just fucking rock out people. Live this is going to be killer.
Regan do it again, it's as simple as that.
The single is available on all online platforms.
The official single launch will take place tomorrow at The Underground in Bradford – Info here
The info
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/reganband
Website: http://reganmusic.co.uk/
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Camilla Luddington can see herself in her baby boy!
The Grey's Anatomy actress, 37, shared a sweet photo of her 6-month-old son Lucas Matthew on Instagram Saturday, showing the infant sitting and gazing at a propped open picture book.
"Lucas ❤ *he has my cheeks 🤣," she captioned the adorable post.
Luddington and husband Matthew Alan announced the birth of Lucas, their second child, in August, writing on Instagram at the time: "After what felt like a year long third trimester... it finally happened!! Matt and I are SOOO happy to announce the birth of our sweet baby BOY Lucas, otherwise known as my little lion 🦁 (shoutout to Leo's!)."
The new mom of two — she also shares daughter Hayden, 3½, with Alan — told PEOPLE in August that it felt "amazing" to welcome their second baby home.
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Luddington revealed that Lucas "was the only boys' name my husband and I ever really liked," and had, in fact, "topped our boys' name list back when I was pregnant with Hayden."
"This time, we were also convinced I was having a girl again because my morning sickness was so bad, so we were already thinking of new girls' names," she added at the time.
"When we found out we were having a boy, we knew instantly he would be Lucas! His middle name is my husband's [first name], Matthew."
Hayden couldn't be more excited to have a baby brother, too. Luddington explained: "She would tickle my belly when I was pregnant and think she was tickling the baby. When he arrived, she was so giddy. She couldn't stop kissing his head and saying how cute he was."
"We were relieved, as you just never know with a toddler how they may react to things," she said. "The day we brought him home will always be one of my favorite memories ever."


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HKUST IEMS Reports No. 2021-11
Hong Kong's deepening integration into the Greater Bay Area (GBA) will reduce existing barriers to flows of labour, goods, services and capital, and bring expanded growth business opportunities for the city. At the same time, leading Chinese cities such as Shenzhen and Shanghai are gaining in business sophistication as well as in economies of scale and scope. As it integrates further with China through the GBA, Hong Kong needs to find, develop and exploit new niches and opportunities if it is to collaborate effectively with the rest of the GBA.
In this report, we first explain why Southeast Asia or the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) could be one such area of immense opportunity. Hong Kong should find ways to tap into the accelerated economic transformation that Southeast Asia is poised to enjoy. This economic surge is powered by a confluence of tailwinds that will catalyse higher investment and faster growth.
The second part of the report then maps out Hong Kong's existing economic relationship with Southeast Asia in terms of trade in goods and services as well as capital flows and business services. Hong Kong has a considerable base on which to build an even deeper and expanded relationship.
The third part then looks at how Hong Kong can adjust to exploit the opportunities that a rejuvenated Southeast Asia presents. There are at least two dimensions of how Hong Kong might pivot to Southeast Asia's. One thrust of the strategy must be to differentiate itself from the other cities in the GBA. A major way of achieving this distinctiveness is to reprise its role as the gateway to mainland China for burgeoning Southeast Asian companies and vice versa, facilitating capital flows from mainland China (and the rest of the world) into Southeast Asia as investor interest in the region grows. Unlike other cities in the GBA, Hong Kong has been an international business hub with strong ties with Southeast Asia for a long time.
Hong Kong is attractively positioned to do so because of its comparative advantages in finance, professional services, traderelated services (e.g., logistics), and real estate development. However, it faces a challenge in that Singapore, positioned at the heart of the region, is already the Southeast Asian region's primary business hub. Hong Kong should therefore focus on areas where it has a clear edge over Singapore such as bank lending, equity financing, and in facilitating Southeast Asian companies' access to China.
To realise this vision, Hong Kong needs to enhance the quality and breadth of its linkages with Southeast Asia. This means three things: improving cross-border connectivity between itself, leading cities in the GBA and the rapidly growing economies in Southeast Asia; periodically enhancing the ASEAN-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (AHKFTA) to reduce trade barriers between GBA and ASEAN; and investing in institutions such as trade associations, economic dialogues and think-tanks that comprise the soft infrastructure needed to foster closer economic ties between Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
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Melbourne's Darcy Baylis turned heads with his How Can I Live? / Ecstasy EP in 2014 and is back with a brand new single and video for 'Envelopes'. Lifted from his forthcoming three-track EP of the same name, Envelopes employs a far more expansive approach to space and texture than ever before. Baylis is undoubtedly forging his own corner of house music coming out of Australia right now. The official video, directed by Ling Ang, captures the throes of internal struggle in the wake of a personal crisis; sterility makes way for beautiful, organised chaos as Envelopes sprawls across its stunning four minute course.[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shmjyOtKxdU[/youtube]
Darcy Baylis will release his Envelopes EP via Downtime in early September. You can purchase the stand alone title track HERE.
You can also catch Darcy Baylis performing a DJ set at I OH YOU's OXJAM event at Melbourne's Shadow Electric on August 15th alongside World's End Press, Ara Koufax, Sunbeam Sound Machine, Fortunes & more. Ticket/info HERE.


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The House Committee on Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) approved by voice vote last week a measure renewing protections for state medical cannabis programs when the current spending budget expires in September.
The approval prevents the Department of Justice from using any resources to target medical cannabis patients or providers who comply with state laws.
"With 9-in-10 Americans supporting medical cannabis, it's great to see that protecting legal providers has finally become a non-issue in Congress," Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, said. "Now, it's time for Congress to expand these protections by preventing federal overreach in all state cannabis laws, including those that allow responsible adult use and have successfully replaced criminal markets with thriving, regulated industries."
Cannabis is legal for adults in nine states and the District of Columbia while 46 states have legalized some form of medical marijuana.
A Quinnipiac University poll released last month showed 93 percent of voters support legal access to medical cannabis and 70 percent oppose enforcing federal marijuana laws in states that have approved cannabis for medical or adult use.
Lawmakers said the effort represents the first time the language has been included in the spending bill by the House Appropriations Committee, noting it was initially added to the federal budget in 2014.


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Games with Gold January 2017 Lineup Announced
The Games with Gold lineup for January 2017 has been announced.
If you're already lining up to get your hands on some new freebies, you'll be happy to hear that the January 2017 Games with Gold lineup is pretty impressive.
The first game available for the January 2017 lineup is World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap. This game is for the Xbox One and will be available throughout the entirety of the month, starting on January 1st.
Van Helsing: Deathtrap is a tower defense and action-RPG hybrid that comes with a versus mode, a cooperative campaign, and an extensive single-player campaign that tasks you with defending the world against the horrors of the void.
Also on the Xbox One is Killer Instinct Season 2 Ultra Edition, and this will be made available from January 16 and will remain available until February 15.
With Killer Instinct Season 2 Ultra Edition in your hands, you'll be able to unlock new combatants, more stages and Killer Instinct 2 Classic, the port of the iconic arcade fighting game. This legendary fighting franchise is a must-own for fighting game fans, with unique characters, fluid gameplay, and an open-ended combo system. You can battle friends and challenging AI at home, or unleash your skills online against players around the world and in monthly ranked leagues.
Finally for Xbox 360, The Cave will be available from January 1st and will remain available until January 15th. The Cave is described as a whimsical adventure platformer and is available for both Xbox One and Xbox 360.
On January 16th The Cave will be taken down from the Games Store and replaced with Rayman Origins, which will remain in the store until January 31.


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How's your brand performing? If you're not sure, you're not alone.
During more than a decade at my agency, one thing I have learned is that clients often have trouble seeing their own brands clearly for a variety of reasons. Maybe they remember the brand how it used to be but now it's changed. Perhaps they have an aspirational idea stuck in their head but their brand has yet to actually achieve it. Sometimes it's because I'm working with a CEO or VP who was involved in the original creation of the brand, and telling them it's no longer relevant is like pointing out an embarrassingly dated fashion choice.
Even in-house marketing groups at larger organizations, which tend to have the expertise to continually audit and refresh their own brand, are often so focused on day-to-day communications that they easily lose sight of the bigger picture and forego regular evaluations. Unfortunately, I've seen more than a few companies stumble into a rebrand the painful way. They wake up one day and realize that nobody understands whart they are or what they do.
Refreshing your brand is a whole lot more fun when you're coming at it proactively rather than from a place of crisis. But this requires frequently measuring your brand performance, and doing so with as much objectivity as you can muster. Here's how I recommend going about your evaluation.
Step 1: Define Your Metrics
To determine if your brand is where you want it to be, you can look at a few different quantitative metrics. We typically keep it simple and look at:
• Brand Awareness: Whether people know who you are and what you do
• Brand Sentiment: The emotion that people attach to your brand
• Brand Equity: The value you get (or lose), thanks to associations people have with your brand
Decide how you'll measure each metric you choose. For example, Net Promoter Score is one way to put a number on brand sentiment, and brand awareness can be quantified through a simple yes or no question. These measurements won't fully capture the nuance of your brand's performance, but don't worry; you'll be collecting qualitative data, as well.
Step 2: Ask Your Team
I'd bet the farm that your own team has strong opinions on your brand. Start your research by conducting one-on-one interviews with your company's brand stakeholders, people like your executives and your marketing team, but don't stop there. When we work with a client on a rebrand, we always make sure to talk to the people who have to represent the brand on a daily basis -- think customer service reps and salespeople. If there are inconsistencies between how your organization presents itself and how it actually is, these are the people who will know.
In addition to telling you what your brand means to your own people, these interviews have the added benefit of getting employee buy-in, which is key because if you end up doing a rebrand later, you'll want everyone along for the ride from the beginning.
Step 3: Ask Your Audience
The goal here is to discover what your customers see in your brand, what they appreciate about it and what their emotional connections are, as well as how your target audience (people who aren't yet customers, but who you'd like to convert) perceives your brand. You can do this in a variety of ways. I personally like to do a mix of live focus groups and surveys.
When running brand focus groups, be sure to ask the same questions of every group, then sit back and observe as they discuss and unpack your brand. You're sure to get a surprise or two, and focus groups often bring up new questions you hadn't considered.
Use what you learn from the focus groups to inform your survey questions. Conduct a broad survey to get a dataset big enough to analyze. Try questions like:
• Do you know this brand?
• If so, what are your perceptions of this brand?
• If not, what do you think this company does?
• How does this logo make you feel?
• What does the look and feel of this ad tell you about this company's personality?
There are services that allow you to do simple name recognition surveys that tell you what percentage of your target audience is aware of your brand. This is a good place to start if you know you don't have a ton of brand awareness yet. If that's the case, now is the time to get a benchmark, set a goal and work toward it.
Step 4: Find Your Delta
Speaking of benchmarks, all the information you've collected about your brand can now be aggregated and analyzed, giving you your brand's current state. If you don't already have a good idea of where you'd like your brand to be, consider conducting an internal brand workshop to get clarity and alignment on your end goal, and then determine the delta: How far are you from your destination?
Now is the time for action. Set measurable goals with concrete deadlines. You might decide you need a full rebrand, or you might discover that your brand is in good shape but you want to increase your brand equity or work toward a more positive brand sentiment. Perhaps you already have a positive brand sentiment, but it's not quite the emotion you were going for.
It's highly unlikely that you'll need to completely rebrand. The goal of this exercise is to figure out what's working and drop what's not. So, the more likely outcome is that you'll want to undergo some small brand refreshments -- perhaps you'll update your message map, touch up your logo or retire a campaign that's no longer consistent with your brand's evolution. If it's your first time evaluating your brand and making these adjustments, it might be tough, but make this a part of your annual process and it will be second nature before you know it.


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PORCIUNCULA FRENZEL, Aline; ABERICI PASTORE, Carla y GONZALEZ, María Cristina. The influence of body composition on quality of life of patients with breast cancer. Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2013, vol.28, n.5, pp.1475-1482. ISSN 1699-5198. https://dx.doi.org/10.3305/nh.2013.28.5.6705.
Introduction: Unwanted changes in body composition, as well as their impact on these people's quality of life, have been little investigated in patients with breast cancer. Objetive: To assess the role of body composition on quality of life and the impact of chemotherapy on both, in women with breast cancer. Methods: It was assessed prospectively women with breast cancer in a cohort of patients undergoing chemotherapy. Body composition was estimated through bioelectrical impedance. The quality of life was evaluated using the World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire. Results: This study assessed 70 women, 77 and 73% of those were initially overweight and had excess of body fat, respectively. There was a significant increase in fat-free mass (p > 0.001), body mass index (p = 0.03) and weight (p = 0.02) while quality of life stayed the same during the study. Moreover, women with excess of body fat showed a significantly lower initial general health score, compared to those with normal body fat (p = 0.02). Conclusions: Chemotherapy proved to be a potential inducer in the weight gain in this population. We highlight the importance of further investigation about the impact of body fat accumulation on those women's quality of life.
Palabras clave : Body composition; Breast cancer; Quality of life; Obesity; Sarcopenia.


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Threes and Sevens
At a recent church fish fry Dad met Peggy, the instructor of the Shanahan School of Irish Dance. The school is literally just up the street from my house. Dad being who he is quickly engaged her in conversation, and was invited to attend a lesson. It seems that it's hard to attract men to Irish stepdance, so the instructor was all too glad that dad might give it a shot. When Dad told me about this, I quickly invited myself, and we agreed to attend the next lesson.
That lesson was tonight. Dad and I met four young women, and two other guys. Two of the girls spent about ten minutes teaching Dad and me the basic steps of "threes" and "sevens". Threes are done moving forward or backward, and sevens are done from side to side. The back is kept straight; the arms are kept down to the side, and slightly behind the hips – unless a partner is involved, in which case the arm is raised with the man's hand palm up holding the woman's hand. After this quick primer, we were thrust into a real dance. Peggy assured us that as long as we ended up where we were supposed to be, she would consider it a success, and that we would learn the footwork in due time. I only barely ended up in the designated location, and my steps were completely off from the dance, but thankfully no one seemed to mind.
A more complicated dance quickly followed. This was a "progressive" dance, which means that it keeps going until the music stops. We paired off to dance one round, then ended each round by taking the person to the other side as our next partner. In this way, all of the men danced with all of the women, after which Peggy called the dance complete. It was a real challenge to remember the threes and sevens and the general flow of the dance. I only screwed up a couple of times, and never so badly as to bring the dance to a halt, thankfully.
Overall the evening was a lot of fun, even thought it was exhausting! I'm really glad that Dad and I went. I'm also really looking forward to the next lesson! I've long wanted to learn some kind – any kind – of dance. I'm not a particularly coordinated fellow, so I'm eager to acquire some physical discipline, even if it's not something I can do with any regularity. I don't think I'll get into the competitive dancing, but you never know…


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9 Undeniable Differences Between The Eastern And Western Parts Of Kansas
Kansas isn't just a state full of farmland and towns full of character. While there are some similarities on both sides, there's a definite difference between an eastern and western Kansan. The changes when you live in different parts of Kansas don't necessarily separate us, but they're hard not to notice.
What are other differences you notice between Kansans? Tell us what you've found in the comments below!
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Online Drum Track Recording Studio
$99 to have Sam Varon create online drum tracks. First song only…
Package includes:
- One revision at No Charge
- Songs up to 4 minutes – $149.
- Songs over 4 minutes – $179
- Custom online drum tracks up to 5 minutes long (Stereo Mix)
- 11 Processed source tracks: (+$49)
- Additional modifications are $25 each
- Complete retake: $99
- Ready in 72 hours or less
- Use the performance royalty free.
How to order Online Drum tracks
How Can You Order Your Online Drum Tracks?
I provide an easy and convenient process for you to get custom online drum tracks.
1. Get in Touch
Please email me about what you need, and I'll gladly provide a quote.
2. Send the Song in a WAV File
Please ensure that the WAV file either has a click track or the computerized drums are on their own separated track, preferably with a one-measure lead-in. All WAV files need to go to firstname.lastname@example.com via WeTransfer or Dropbox.
3. Let Me Create Your Custom Drum Tracks
I ensure fast recording and delivery with a 48-hour turnaround.
4. Approve the Session
I will send you drum tracks in a WAV file so that you can comment on and approve them. If you request revisions, I provide one drum track revision at no charge.
5. Receive Your Files
Once you are satisfied with your drum tracks, I will provide you with a PayPal invoice. Once I receive payment, I will send you a DropBox or WeTransfer link for downloading the drum tracks.
Drum Tracks
How long does the process take
Within 72 hours. When the order is placed, and the files are sent to me, you will have an 'Approval Track' to listen to.
How much does it cost
$149 per song up to 5 minutes long. If longer, $179 per song.
What Sample and Bit Rate will be used
All tracks are at 24-bit rate and a sample rate of 48k (unless otherwise specified).
Will I be able to make comments after the first approval track is sent
Absolutely… so, once the Online Drum Tracks are recorded, you will review WAV an Approval track. Make all of the comments necessary so that the final track is exactly what you are looking for. The first retake is FREE and additional retakes would be additional. Please inquire for the rate.
How should I send the files
Send the file via WeTransfer (FREE up to 2GB) or DropBox to email@example.com
How to I pay for the tracks once approved
When you approve the tracks, you will receive a PayPal invoice. Once payment is received, the final STEM FILE tracks will be sent to you via WeTransfer.
Will I be able to discuss with you what I want and make comments before the recording process begins
Absolutely. Your guidance will help give you exactly what you are looking for. Often times there are many perspectives on how the song should sound. So, the only perspective that matters is yours. It's your song, so let's get it the way YOU want it.
What format do I send my files to you
Send a WAV file of the song and the Click (computer drums) track separately. So, DO NOT send the Click track embedded in one WAV file and a 2 measure lead in would be preferred. Alternatively, send the BPM ( Beats per Minute ) and we will embed the click track on our end.
Should my song have a click track
If it all possible yes, and it can also be a computer drum, drum loop, etc. track. It does not necessarily have to be a 'Click'. If there is no Click track, send me the file anyway and I will tell you if the tempo is solid enough to have the outcome we all want.
How many tracks are recorded
11 tracks are recorded; Kick, 3 rack toms, floor tom, hi hat, (2) mics on the snare and (2) overheads, and a track for the Yamaha EAD 10 drum trigger
Will I get back processed tracks
The Online Drum Tracks will be clean tracks with no processing. Processed tracks will be at an additional fee. Please inquire for additional fees.
Once I pay for the song, how are the tracks sent to me
Once paid, you will get 11 stem files in either a WAV file format or AIFF, or both if you wish
Is there an additional cost for a retake
The first retake is FREE and any additional full retakes would be at an additional cost. See Pricing on the website.
What if I am not happy with the approval track
If you are not satisfied with the approval track, there are a few options:
- The entire take is done over
- Certain sections of the take are redone
- The project is abandoned, but remember you only pay for what you are happy with and approve before the final stem files are released to you
Is there a free demo track provided before we hire you to do record our song
Not exactly, but remember if you are not satisfied with the online drum track, you don't pay for it.
Do I have to pay anything up front
No. You only pay once you approve the approval track
Do you provide any mastering options
Yes, please see the pricing on the website.
Once I pay for the files are they mine to use royalty free
Yes. Once you pay for them, they are yours to do what you want with them. It would be appreciated if you credit Sam Varon as the drummer in any liner notes, etc. for the song.
Am I obligated to credit you for playing the drum tracks
No, you are not… it would be greatly appreciated though.
What is the method of payment that you accept
Payment is made through PayPal. They accept most major credit cards.


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Free set of Iconic Retro Vehicles
on November 25, 2014 in Freebies
This is a set of vectors that includes some of the most iconic and favourite vehicles in the history of transportation. The set comes both in Vector and in psd format and has some crazy details. We had great fun making those. I hope u enjoy them too:)


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After the two men came here, they were not surprised to see this scene of corpses all over the place. The man holding the shield shrugged and said,
"Oh, Salton, we seem to be late, Fang has gotten it."
Salton, the man with the silver pistol, said faintly,
"It can't be helped, Gar. Although it is likely to be a hidden story mission above Level B, Boss said that the main mission is the priority. Don't the Easterners have a proverb? Only the steak wriggles in your stomach truly belongs to you."
The two began to separate and checked the scene at this time. After Salton walked a few steps, he suddenly saw the cracked silver box and said with excitement,
"Oh! We are not late yet, it seems that the key mission item has not been taken away by Fang!"
Gar also walked over immediately, bent down and looked at it. He said with glittering eyes,
"It really is the retrovirus sector injection! The difficulty to obtain this item isn't ordinary hard; it is a Level B hidden mission's key item! With it, we can successfully approach the president who has pancreatic cancer and get the access ticket to Area 51!"
But at this moment, in the darkness not far away, a slightly hoarse voice sounded,
"Oh, gentlemen, please don't touch my things. I just went to catch an escaped prey, but it doesn't mean that I gave up my spoils."
The sea under the night was constantly surging, and there was a faint fishy smell in the sea breeze. A black man appeared slowly from the darkness. His upper body was naked, and he looked very burly, but there was a crescent-shaped bloody scar on his chest.
Although the scar seemed to have healed for a long time, it could be seen that the injury was tragic at that time. He was only wearing a pair of black tight shorts on his lower body.
Moreover, this black man's right hand was carrying a bloody head! As soon as he appeared, he was like a ferocious beast with horrifying pressure.
Seeing the black man, Gar and Salton's expressions changed at the same time. Salton suddenly raised the silver pistol and aimed at it; Gar took a step forward and placed the toy-like shield in front of him. One offense and one defense, it looked like a perfect formation.
At this time, Salton said solemnly,
"Fang, there is no conflict of interest between us! I just got a piece of information, so I came to see it. We don't mean to your enemy. So, why don't we take a step back? I return the retrovirus sector injection to you, and you let us go."
Fang laughed, showing his big white teeth,
"What a coincidence. I just wanted to say that. It seems that we really happen to have the same view. We can have a drink together if there is a chance."
Fang Linyan, who was hiding on the second floor at this time, was undoubtedly extremely disappointed. He was eager for a battle between the two sides. It would be better if one party flees and the other party pursues it. If that was the case, wouldn't he be able to fish in troubled waters?
As he just heard about "retrovirus sector injection", he decisively took out his smart phone to search on Baidu. He found that this was a high-tech anti-cancer technology.
The source of this technology was the "gene therapy" that won the Nobel Prize in medicine a few years ago. The essence of cancer was actually the mutation of proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, so by injecting mutated genes into the human body, it could stop cancer from at its root!
This was just a theoretical technology. He didn't expect that even related injection was actually developed.
Therefore, Fang Linyan can be sure that the injection in this silver-white box was really his only hope at the moment!
But Fang Linyan didn't expect that both sides didn't seem to want to fight. In just a few words, the tense atmosphere was resolved! So he couldn't help being disappointed now, but he could only wait silently now.
When hearing Fang talking about having a drink, Gar also said with a smile,
"I know there is a bar that has very good wine. Why don't we go tomorrow night? I'll treat."
Fang laughed loudly,
As he spoke, he raised his fist and launched it into the air.
This punch was a kind of etiquette of black people. It seemed very common.
But at the moment Fang shook his fist, he suddenly loosened his fist, and a ping pong ball-sized object fell from his palm. It exploded before it hit the ground, emitting a dazzling glare!
Flash bomb!
Fang Linyan only felt that his eyes were stinging instantly; his vision was completely white. He instinctively raised his hands to cover his eyes. Even so, tears still continued to flow.
What's more, the key was that while Fang made a move, Gar, who said he would "treat", unexpectedly bent over suddenly and threw out the toy-like blue and white pentagram shield in his hand!
At the moment when the shield was released, it gave people an illusion that it was not a shield that was thrown out, but a heavy truck that rushed forward at high speed.
This small shield blasted out, bringing an enormous wind pressure like the twelfth-level storm. Even the junks, corpses, wooden boxes, and even cars were all squeezed to both sides!
But in the face of this shield that was launched at him directly, Fang grinned hideously. He actually didn't retreat or dodge, but he lifted his hands and charged forward!
He pressed his hands forward at the edge of the blue and white pentagram shield, and from Fang's both hands, a sizzling sound came along with smokes. The air was filled with a thick smell of burnt flesh.
It seemed that what he was holding was not a shield, but a scorching steel ingot.
Not only that, Fang also transformed rapidly. Hair began to grow all over his body; his skin became green and rough; his muscles began to swell quickly; there were even two fangs growing out from his jaw's gum! His body was enlarged by half a size, transforming from a normal person to a two meters tall giant!
This was what Fang was proud of: [Beast Change]! It could instantly activate the beast's blood in his body, increasing his combat power sharply!
However, even after completing [Beast Change], he still could hardly resist the huge power from that shield. It could be seen that Fang's two thick arms only blocked the shield for less than a second, and he was directly pushed back. After that, the shield slammed into his chest!
Half of Fang's chest collapsed immediately, and he spurted a mouthful of blood. His strong body was blown back for about six meters, and his back crashed into the front windshield of a Lincoln Navigator.
The windshield shattered immediately. The huge impact even knocked the vehicle back for more than two meters. The tires dragged out two half meters long black break marks on the concrete floor. The vehicle's anti-theft alarm also buzzed immediately.
After this blow, the blue and white pentagram shield also rebounded, drawing an arc in the air, then returning to Gar's hand. Gar, who got the hit, looked very unsightly now because there was a clear crack on the surface of the shield. It seemed that although this thing was powerful, the price to use it was costly.
Salton shot directly at Fang!
Obviously, his gun had been modified. Its recoil was amazing. He needed to use both hands to hold the gun. After shooting, his hands went up by a lot to remove the huge recoil. The gunfire was not loud, but the muffled sound would bring a rumbling feeling into internal organs.
After Fang was hit by a shot, his body was even pushed horizontally by half a meter on the car. He then rolled down from the car, bringing down a lot of glass shards.
The flash bomb that Fang threw out seemed to be ineffective to the two of them. There was a saying that making one step wrong, then it was hard to get back on track. Such a sloppy mistake by Fang undoubtedly cost him a huge price.
After saying so many big words, Fang was just defeated like that? Could he still make a comeback?


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Pangilinan: Hi guys, I'm working on an options page for a chrome extension and I know there are two kinds of regex the normal one with .?* and a simpler one with just * no '.' to represent a character, and I would like to use the second one for my options page, does anyone know what kind of regex the second one is called?
Capozzoli: Grrrr tcsc could you please edit my notes as to what numbers being p***ed on each call? maybe that would help if you could do that pls
Squillante: It's even used for matching urls in the manifest.json for chrome extensions
Keasler: Https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/match_patterns
Nolley: Tcsc maybe like this? https://repl.it/BIiM/1
Elvis: Https://repl.it/BIiM/2
Lebo: Tcsc nice: thanks for this, but gotta ask a question then, so where does this 1 return from?
Elvis: It returns from the innermost factorial
Muncy: RonRichie: Every recursive function has a "end condition"
Borok: Aha I see that but still. damn it! one last question, if I don't get it im gonna take a break got for a walk a bit
Helley: After all these calls are made and values been returned, how are these numbers connected to each other in a way that they actually build up the 33? yeah now I see all these returned values, but how do they connect to each other to get the result?
Tindle: I hope this question even makes sense lol
Elvis: Something like https://repl.it/BIiM/3
Elvis: Basically when a function call is made, the js interpreter makes a mental note of what it still has to do with the result of that call
Elvis: It's how all function calls work, not just recursive ones.
Folkers: Wait wait lol I think it makes sense! this is the type of diagram I was trying to draw as how to interpreter thinks of this situation and this diagram helps a lot! thanks whole a lot for this tcsc, let me think about this a bit
Sether: Http://codepad.org/RxAYPYfB is there anyway I can get the variable from line 72 from this plugin to on my html file?
Oldow: Http://codepad.org/RxAYPYfB is there anyway I can get the variable from line 72 from this plugin to on my html file?
Paukert: Http://codepad.org/RxAYPYfB is there anyway I can get the variable from line 72 from this plugin to on my html file?
Iwanski: Javascript596 make var global
Pertea: Tcsc IIIII gooottttt itttttt! : thanks whole a lottt! this damn diagram is what I was needing to understand how interpreter thinks about this, and it now I clearly see how it works 😀 thanks a lot again man!
Stupak: I'm experimenting with arrow functions, and I'm trying to figure out why I can't access a.age. Can someone enlighten me about where my ***umptions are wrong? http://jsbin.com/fixihuluta/edit?js,console
Durhan: Protomega: a is the ac***ulator, b is the value
Coats: So why does reducedArr work as expected? http://jsbin.com/fixihuluta/edit?js,console
Gantert: I'm sorry, that question could probably be answered by this question: What is an ac***ulator? Is that the ac***ulated information? So with an array of 1,2,3, on reduces second p*** of a, b = a+b; a would be equal to 3? ***uming on first p*** 1 + 2 was done?
Vafiadis: Protomega: because you didn't supply an initial value to reduce – in that situation, on the first p***, the "previous value" arg is equal to the first value in the array, and the "value" arg the second arg is equal to the second – so the first summation works as expected, and then on subsequent p***es, the prev val is the current sum
Vafiadis: Protomega: have you read the docs on reduce? that should help
Mate: Protomega: Array.prototype.reduce – JavaScript MDN https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/Reduce
Zyla: I have a little. I kind of went to other sources after not really understanding what the hell the syntax is actually saying. Bad on my part.
Vafiadis: When you call .reduce , you p*** in one to two arguments, the first being your "reducer" function, the second optional arg being the initial value for the ac***ulator


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MUNICH - People notice you when you're with a baby – and not only when it's screaming its lungs out in the supermarket.
Just being pregnant earns a woman kudos for having a special kind of radiance. Once the child is born of course parental beauty is not usually the thing others remark on – dark circles around the eyes, pasty complexion, and a slightly spaced out look from lack of sleep usually puts an end to compliments about how great you look.
Still, it's the whole package that counts, and being with a gurgling little bundle of joy earns most young parents not only attention but sympathy points. "Who's a pretty boy (or girl) then," old ladies coo at the bus stop stroking the little one on the head. Many a younger woman, biological clock ticking loudly, can't help noticing babies either – or casting longing looks at young men, who are suddenly all the more attractive for being dads.
Celebrities have also discovered the baby's potential – as an accessory. Instead of Prada or Louis Vuitton, they carry a Maddox-Pax-Knox or perhaps a Harper Seven around, either in a baby carrier or strategically clamped between mom's hipbone and underarm.
And anybody who thinks that's the extent of infants being used as the latest must-have accessory is wrong. A new carrier from the U.S. opens unsuspected possibilities. The Babykeeper Basic is available at www.mommysentials.com for a mere $40 – a real bargain if you consider what a groundbreaking invention it is, allowing you with the help of two hooks to hang your baby on the wall.
Parents can now simply hang their kids up if for example they have to go to the toilet, are trying clothes on in a boutique or emptying out the dishwasher – in short, if they need both hands free for any one of myriad other activities or tasks. Maybe now fitness studios will stop providing a nursery space with a babysitter and replace them with a solid wall outfitted with the relevant fixtures where all those little Pauls, Emmas and Sophies can be suspended. And that's just the practical part of it.
Endless possibilities
Where the Babykeeper gets really exciting is in interior design, an ever more important aspect of life if you base yourself on all the fashion magazines that have started regular sections devoted to it. If a baby bump, or an infant on your back or arm, gets you attention just imagine the impact on your guests when they walk into your living room and see you've got twins as wall decorations!
You will of course want to make sure that the carriers, and the little darlings' outfits, harmonize with the color and texture of the wall and go well with the furniture. Optional extras include designer rattles or stylish toys attached to the carriers. Possibilities during the holiday season are limitless: you could decorate the carriers with tinsel and tree decorations, or dress baby up as a mini-Santa Claus or little angel, even Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer with an adorable little set of cloth antlers.
In fact that's the real charm of the Babykeeper: if you put up hooks in enough places around the house, you can hang baby wherever he or she looks best at that moment. Faced smeared with the remains of carrot puree? How about in here, that's a nice contrast with the orange curtains. Place near the brown sofa if it's chocolate, or in the room with yellow walls if it's banana.
When the child is a little older (and by the way, a word to the wise, make a habit of checking regularly that the hooks are strong enough to hold baby's weight!) you could train it to hold some pretty flowers or branches, fall leaves maybe. The right combo could really enhance the ambiance of your home.


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By Ron Cantor, Messiah's Mandate—
Two Israeli sisters who are studying at the University of Indianapolis were scared to find swastikas drawn inside their dorm room just after arriving on campus for the fall semester.
Michal and Shira Sasson, who are twins, are now juniors at the college and have been attending there and playing on the basketball team for years now.
"I was disgusted, hurt and really taken aback," Michal Sasson told the Indianapolis Star. "I was quite surprised. I've never received this kind of hate."
Michal said that she and her sister have received love and support from friends, family and school employees. The university booked the girls a hotel room for a few nights and provided them a new room at the school. Continue Reading….


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Scientists have found out why the cancer drug Cisplatin cause hearing loss
Scientists have found out why Cisplatin causes hearing loss. Cisplatin is a powerful drug used in some chemotherapy treatments to treat many forms of cancer.
Cisplatin and similar platinum-based drugs are prescribed for an estimated 10 to 20 percent of all cancer patients. The drugs cause permanent hearing loss in 40 to 80 percent of adult patients and at least half of the children who receive the drug.
Drug builds up in the inner ear
The scientists measured and mapped Cisplatin in mouse and human inner ear tissues and found that forms of Cisplatin build up in the inner ear. The results suggest that the inner ear readily absorbs Cisplatin, but it is very limited in removing the drug. In most areas of the body, Cisplatin is eliminated within days or weeks after treatment, but in the inner ear, the drug remains much longer.
The findings of the study help explain why Cisplatin is so toxic to the inner ear, and why hearing loss gets worse after each treatment, can occur long after treatment and is more severe in children than adults.
In the study, the scientists suggest that the inner ear is not able to get rid of Cisplatin and the cells in the inner ear, which are important for hearing, die because they are exposed to the drug for a long time.
The stria vascularis
The scientists also found a region in the inner ear, the stria vascularis, that could be targeted for efforts to prevent hearing loss from Cisplatin. The research team found the highest buildup of cisplatin in the stria vascularis. The stria vascularis helps maintain the positive electrical charge in inner ear fluid that certain cells need to detect sound. The research team determined that the accumulation of Cisplatin in the stria vascularis portion of the inner ear contributed to Cisplatin-related hearing loss.
The research was led by Lisa L. Cunningham, Ph.D., chief of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) part of National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US. She said:
"Our findings suggest that if we can prevent Cisplatin from entering the stria vascularis in the inner ear during treatment, we may be able to protect cancer patients from developing Cisplatin-induced hearing loss."
The study "Cisplatin is retained in the cochlea indefinitely following chemotherapy" was published in Nature Communications in 2017.
Sources: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov and Nature Communications


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Fords were never my thing. I was a Holden girl. However, when I stumbled across this magic lantern slide of the Ford Factory in Geelong I knew it was worth the £5 or so asking price, particularly as the Ford Factory closed only a few years ago. The seller was located in Cornwall in the UK and the postage price (to Australia) was reasonable so I jumped at adding this unique piece to my ever-evolving collection of photographic memorabilia.
A magic lantern is an early type of image projector employing pictures painted, printed or produced photographically on transparent plates (usually made of glass), one or more lenses and a light source. It was developed in the 17th century for entertainment purposes and was also later used for educational purposes. The magic lantern was in wide use from the 18th century until the mid-20th century when it was superseded by a compact version that could hold the 35mm photographic slides.1
The pictures used were originally hand painted on glass slides. The first photographic slides, called Hyalotypes, were invented in Philadelphia in 18481 and consisted of two sheets of glass, one which has the image on it and the other which covers the image. The two sheets of glass are then bound all around by a black paper tape.2
It was on 31 March 1925 that Ford announced Geelong was to be the Australian headquarters. The first Australian-built Ford was a Model T that came off an improvised production line in a disused Geelong wool storage warehouse in June 1925, while work started on a factory in the nearby suburb of Norlane.3
I was curious about the history of my new Ford Factory glass lantern slide so I messaged the seller to find out more. Gary from Cornwell wrote:
"Unfortunately we got them at auction so there is no background but the person was travelling around Australia, NZ and Africa looking at industry and farming as well as irrigation and was involved with the vegetarian union (which I didn't even think existed then!)"
The slightly amusing side to this story is the glass lantern slide is now living with a vegetarian…I'm sure the original owner will be pleased!
The image was apparently taken in 1949 and for comparison, I've included a photo of the factory as it was in 2018 post-closure when the site was up for sale; its future unknown. The size of the glass lantern slide is 8cm x 8cm.
1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_lantern
2 http://www.magiclanternsociety.org/about-magic-lanterns/lantern-slides/
3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Australia x


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To Every Season Turn, Turn, Turn!
As I sit here in the ninety degree temperatures of another hot, dry, sunny Colorado day, I find myself drifting back in time when I was basking in the heat of a different hot, humid, sweaty day in Michigan on the lake at our family cottage swimming, boating and not knowing how fortunate I was…..Life was just the way it had always been in the summertime with our extended family.
How different it is now, when most of that family has passed away and the rest of us have been scattered to the four winds. How long ago that seems and yet, it's still alive fulfilling a purpose.
What might the purpose be for you and me to remember the days gone by with a sense of joy and wonder? Why might it be important to remember to remember the gifts of the past no matter how convoluted and inaccurate they may be? What purpose does this serve and what kind of turning might it bring to us? Sitting in this air conditioned room typing on a key-board that wasn't even invented then, I'm transported in time to that of the past and to the future. I'm sensing that we're all travelers through time and space in need of grace and a loving embrace.
Do you know when you set an intention, create a vision, open to its possibilities and potentialities and give yourself actively and passionately to it that you can receive the necessary energy to engage and creatively manifest it? I think about my former desire to create a new life in Colorado decades ago. I wasn't sure what kind of life it would be but the simple vision and action to 'create a new life in Colorado' put me there and has kept me there for over forty years. I'm now creating a new life in another space and am there and on my way energetically every day.
Like life, Nature is not static: It's always changing and rearranging as nothing physical endures. Everything is coming and going, ebbing and flowing, coming into being and passing away. To every season there is a season within a season with significant purpose even when we don't know what it is. These seasons within seasons, when we're aware of them, can be openings to growth and change, to new meaning and purpose, new opportunities and creations. When we get stuck in narrow views of life there's always a possible turning, a change of vision and purpose.
Where are you in your turnings, in your meaning and purpose during this season of soul? Can you identify it, awaken to it, make sense of it, plunge into it, move with it, say yes and/or no to it? What is it time for you to be about? Are you giving it attention or trying to ignore it? Is it time to laugh, cry, build up, tear down, heal, create, dance, mourn, fear or love? Can you let go of what you're clinging to so something wonderful and new can come to you in the moment? Or is this a season of waiting, pondering, reflecting, wondering and tuning within to listen and laugh?
This July, in the middle of summer, allow yourself to be present in the moment that stirs your soul. Give yourself the gift of the enduring message of renewal and abundant life in the moment and feel the life that's calling you to itself here and now. Wherever you want to be mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually, be there now. I'm now at my desk in the air conditioned study of my present day home. I'm also at the lake listening to the waves lapping the shore and looking at the full moon. I'm giving thanks in this moment that I'm 'Home' feeling all that's loving, alive and serene. It's another moment to turn, turn, turn. What about you? Where are You?
- Give yourself the gift of this season of turning by tuning into your deepest longings. Imagine the wonder of these longings and feel them in the depths of your soul right here and now. Close your eyes and breathe into these turnings. Sense the infinite moment.
- Remember to remember that you can come 'Home' to these places and spaces any time you choose whether they're in the past, present or future. Inviting them into the present moment brings them close here and now. The more often you visualize and feel these places, space and soulful seasons, the more present they are for you. Turn, turn, turn!


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Court orders in Texas almost always provide for automatic decreases in the event one child turns 18, graduates high school, etc. A few cases have upheld automatic future INCREASES in child support. In re D.S., 76 S.W.3d 512 (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] 2002, no pet.) involved two parents who were physicians. The parents entered into an agreed order that provided that the father would pay $500 a month child support during his three years of medical residency and then pay $1,500 a month beginning on the date he would be expected to enter private practice. The father decided to take a fellowship after his three years of residency and he argued that his pay was a lot less than anticipated and he sought to reduce his $1,500 per month child support obligation that had automatically kicked in. The trial court refused to modify the prior order and the father appealed.
The Houston Fourteenth Court of Appeals held:
Automatic increases in child support are generally unenforceable absent evidence showing a certain future event to trigger the change. Eikenhorst v. Eikenhorst, 746 S.W.2d 882, 886 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1988, no writ) (no evidence of material and substantial change in expenses of children to support automatic increase in child support); see also Abrams v. Abrams, 713 S.W.2d 195, 196 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 1986, no writ) (automatic increases in child support improper absent sufficient evidence showing anticipated future needs of children). The record contains sufficient evidence showing a future event justifying the automatic increase–Leslie's completion of his orthopedic residency in July 1999, and his anticipated entry into private practice. Significantly, the parties structured their agreement to reflect this anticipated change in future events. Paula forfeited valuable rights in consideration of Leslie's agreement and Leslie enjoyed substantial benefits under it. Moreover, Leslie and Paula, through their attorneys, agreed in writing to the terms of the 1996 child-support order, and the court found that agreement to be in the child's best interest. Leslie has failed to bring forth any evidence which would show otherwise. In fact, Leslie himself testified that he agreed to the 1996 order because he had provided such little support for his daughter throughout the first twelve years of her life.
We conclude that Leslie's challenge to the 1996 agreed order is an impermissible collateral attack on the judgment. In addition, even if Leslie could have maintained a collateral attack on the 1996 agreed order, he would not prevail because the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to find the order unenforceable.
Creative lawyers could imagine other situations where automatic increases in child support, without the need to hire lawyers and bring a new, modification lawsuit, would make sense. For example, a parent's child support would increase to an agreed amount when the parent graduates law school and passes the bar exam or a child support could automatically increase if the parents mutually decide that the child should attend private school. It is unlikely a judge would make such an order for an automatic increase in child support in a contested trial, but the above case could be used to persuade a judge to accept such an agreement between the parties. In re Lee, 411 S.W.3d 445 (Tex. 2013), would seem to say that a judge must accept such an order if it is agreed to in mediation.


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Welcome to Heart of Avalon
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About Heart of Avalon
Heart of Avalon (HoA) is a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) with a mission: to promote health, sustainability and abundance. We envision a world where health and wellness are valued as a benefit for humanity and the planet, and we seek to empower people to make better choices for optimal health.
Heart of Avalon believes that by connecting people for the purpose of exchanging resources including buying, selling, trading or borrowing goods and services, and providing opportunities for education and inspiration, as well as forming meaningful connections, that it can become a catalyst for change.


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Citizens are increasingly becoming an important source of geographic information, sometimes entering domains that had until recently been the exclusive realm of authoritative agencies. This activity has a very diverse character as it can, amongst other things, be active or passive, involve spatial or aspatial data and the data provided can be variable in terms of key attributes such as format, description and quality. Unsurprisingly, therefore, there are a variety of terms used to describe data arising from citizens. In this article, the expressions used to describe citizen sensing of geographic information are reviewed and their use over time explored, prior to categorizing them and highlighting key issues in the current state of the subject. The latter involved a review of 100 Internet sites with particular focus on their thematic topic, the nature of the data and issues such as incentives for contributors. This review suggests that most sites involve active rather than passive contribution, with citizens typically motivated by the desire to aid a worthy cause, often receiving little training. As such, this article provides a snapshot of the role of citizens in crowdsourcing geographic information and a guide to the current status of this rapidly emerging and evolving subject.
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By Janet Goreham
Over the course of 26 years, Jim Scroggins , Athletic Director and assistant football coach at the First Academy in Orlando ( Fla. ), has never missed an FCA Camp at Black Mountain (N.C.). Not only has he not missed, but he's also done everything in his power to make sure that kids who want to go don't miss either.
To raise money to send athletes and coaches to camp, Scroggins meets with local churches, Christian business men and Christian farmers. He has even received funds from a local sheriff's department in the form of confiscated drug money.
Read below to find out why FCA's Camp Ministry is so important to Coach Jim Scroggins:
"As I raised money to send kids to Black Mountain all these years, I'd always tell somebody that if we took 60 kids, 20 would come to know Christ. About one-third of those who go pray to receive Christ."
"The Camp Ministry is a powerful ministry. In the last 30 years I've had 30 coaches who have played for me or coached with me who have gone on to be head coaches. Then many of them have gone on to establish Huddles in their schools and have taken kids to Black Mountain . They have reproduced the Camp Ministry in other schools where they've gone. So if you can get one coach and his wife, and get them hooked, they may impact a thousand athletes over a career."
"The Camp Ministry gives a vision to coaches and athletes of what it could be like when they get back to school. And to me, that's the great power of the camp. Not only does the gospel get preached and kids come to Christ, but it also gives a vision for what to do with it once you have Jesus."


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The weather and climate in Brazil are quite varied due to its large size. The country has five main climatic zones. While some areas are typically hot all year round, others are more subject to seasonal variations.
São Paulo and Brasília are situated on a plateau, enjoying mild weather and average temperatures that are in the 76°F (24.5°C) range. Coastal regions and cities, like Rio de Janeiro, have warmer climates. Temperatures in Rio are often around 86°F (30°C) in summer. Expats should stay hydrated and indoors on especially hot days. The yearly average is a pleasant 80°F (26°C).
The subtropical climate in the south means that summers are hot and winters can get slightly chilly. Temperatures from July to August can drop below freezing. Expats may occasionally find themselves waking up to morning frost.
The Amazon Basin experiences warm and wet weather all year round. It is known for incredibly high levels of humidity and the temperature tends to hover around 77°F (25°C). The Equatorial Amazon gets a lot of rain from November to May, while June and October are the best times to travel to this region, as they are the driest months.


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Urgent Notice: Directive issued by CCMA on CoVid-19
- Written by Gary Watkins
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Revolutionising Workplace Relations
17 March 2020
To: CCMA Users, CCMA Staff and part time Commissioners, Bargaining Councils and Private Dispute Resolution Agencies
Dear All,
1. The spread of the Coronavirus is growing exponentially. To date 179 978 cases of the COVID 19 Coronavirus have been reported globally, with 7 100 deaths and 78 326 people having recovered from the virus. South Africa has 621 reported cases to date. The CCMA, on the presumption that everyone is equally likely to get/have COVID19 coronavirus, acknowledges the exposure of its employees and users.
2. In issuing this directive, the CCMA has had regard to the following instruments and other directives:
• The directive issued by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Honourable Cyril Ramaphosa;
• The Guidelines for the containment of the Coronavirus in the public service issued by the Department of Public Service and Administration;
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3. The CCMA has had further regard to the actions taken by the High Court, Labour Court and the Labour Appeal Court. Also importantly, we have taken guidance from the CCMA risk assessment report on the outbreak of the KwaZulu-Natal Durban
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This directive will apply with effect from 18 March 2020 until 14 April 2020, both dates inclusive.
6. The CCMA herby directs as follows:
6.1.All contact processes involving face-to-face interaction with users are hereby postponed subject to paragraph 7 (exceptions).
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6.3. No persons will be allowed to walk into any of the CCMA offices for the purposes of enquiries and serving/delivering any processes or documents. The CCMA will only accept referrals received through other non-contact methods such as email or fax, as contained in rule 7 of the CCMA Rules. Users are encouraged to use these alternative methods of serving.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014 11:30am ET by Newsdesk
Lady Gaga gives church singer career advice after seeing her perform at baptism
Lady Gaga delighted a church singer by giving her praise and advice after seeing her perform at a baptism.
The singer and her boyfriend Taylor Kinney were in attendance at the Grandview United Methodist Church in Manheim Township on Sunday (December 28) for a family related event.
24-year-old Liz Fulmer played the piano and sang at the baptism and it seems she caught Gaga's eye.
Speaking to LancasterOnline, the amateur said that the global star tried to find her after her set, but to no avail.
However, Gaga eventually got her phone number and sent her text messages of praise and advice.
Fulmer said: "During the song, it's like she wasn't there. Then I got nervous again when I was done. People from the church told me that she whispered to her boyfriend that I was good...[The text message read:] 'Hi Liz, it's Gaga. You were sensational. Keep up the amazing work'."
Speaking about receiving advice from Gaga, she added: "It was a very generous offer...She's a songwriter at heart. It was all very serendipitous for me. I really am a huge fan."
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Medical policy-makers have concluded that stress from wartime trauma and deployment constitutes an important cause of the chronic physical symptoms observed in US veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War. The author reviewed scientific articles from peer-reviewed journals referenced in the final report of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans illnesses and conducted a MEDLINE literature search. All reported prevalence rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Gulf War veterans were defined by critical cutpoints on psychometric scales constructed by summing veterans responses on standardized symptom questionnaires rather than by clinical psychiatric interviews. Observed PTSD rates varied from 0% to 36% (mean, 9%). Correcting for measurement errors with previously determined values of the sensitivity [range 0.77 to 0.96) and specificity (range 0.62 to 0.89) of the psychometric tests yielded estimated true PTSD rates of 0% for 18 of the 20 reported rates. Mean scores on the Mississippi PTSD scale in all subgroups of Gulf War veterans were within the range of values for well- adjusted Vietnam veterans (50-89) and far below that of Vietnam veterans with psychiatrically confirmed PTSD (120-140). Most PTSD and 'stress-related symptoms' reported n studies of Gulf War veterans appear to represent false- positive errors of measurement reflecting nonspecific symptoms of other conditions.
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After buying into American tech outfits, Coatue is now looking to set up shop in Europe to take advantage of its tech space.
US hedge fund Coatue Management says it plans to establish a new office in Europe. This is in a bid to take advantage of the growing tech industry on the continent.
Bloomberg first reported the news as confirmed to CNBC by a Coatue spokesperson. Speaking to CNBC, Coatue Ventures chairman Dan Rose said:
"We currently have offices in New York, San Francisco and Hong Kong, and we're excited to add an office in Europe at some point in the near future."
Rose, who is a former Facebook and Amazon executive, further stated that his company identifies Europe as an emerging innovation hub in both the public and private markets. He pointed to the rise in venture capital activities taking place on the continent as further proof of this.
Coatue Grappled with Some Initial Challenges en route to Office Establishment in Europe
Founded by Philippe and Thomas Laffont in 1999 and headquartered in New York, Coatue is one of the world's biggest tech investors. The firm has been injecting billions of dollars into fast-growing companies that it earmarks to grow bigger. Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP), Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), and TikTok's parent company ByteDance are some notable investments from Coatue.
As of the end of 2020, Coatue managed almost $38 billion for investors, according to an April regulatory filing. The company already backs several startups in Europe, including payment app Sunday, and Hopin Limited, a funding online events platform. Other supported companies are Gorillas Technologies GmbH, a delivery startup, and Choco, a restaurant ordering software provider.
A source within the venture capital space told CNBC that Coatue struggled with identifying the right people to hire in Europe. The source further suggested that London would most likely serve as the location for the Europe office. On why the company had such challenges finding the right fit, the source said, "There's a huge scarcity of talent." When contacted by the press to comment on the matter, Coatue declined.
Coatue's anticipated arrival in Europe comes less than a year after Sequoia opened a new office in London. The prestigious Silicon Valley venture capital firm looks to house a small but growing team of European investors there. Furthermore, Sequoia is also seeking to hire another investor in the English capital to help find and secure deals across the continent. In addition, Tiger Global Management, another investment firm, financed several European startups this year.
European Startups on the Rise
After lagging behind the US and Asia for quite some time, European startups are now raising more money than ever. Furthermore, there are now several European firms with valuations similar to their peers elsewhere. GP Bullhound, an investment firm, released a June report which revealed that Europe now has 166 'unicorns', companies with valuations of $1 billion or more. Furthermore, the 166 unicorns in Europe have a combined worth of over $800 billion. Half of that value only came into being within the past year.
According to CNBC, several other prominent US tech investment companies are also on the lookout for on-the-ground hires in Europe.


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Enjoy the flora and fauna filled scenery along a forest trail, giving you the experience of a life time as we recount the history of nobles and peasants living in a mystic world.
The trees and forest guard the secrets of the place where Maya ancestors once gazed at the stars, plotted wars, designed and built magnificent structures, developed agricultural practices and conducted their most sacred rituals. You will visit ancient courtyards, ball courts, residential complexes and a complete astronomical observatory.
The largest of the structures is Caana measuring 43 meters in height, making Caracol the Largest Mayan Ruin in Belize. On your way back from Caracol, you will have another little adventure stopping by the Rio Frio Cave and Rio on pools of the Mountain Pine ridge. Here you can jump in for a swim and relax before returning to your hotel.
Hotel pick-up and drop-off; Entrance fee; Professional tour guide; Lunch and water; Equipment.
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Available daily; Departs at 7:00am.
Approximately 9 hours.
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There is a minimum of 2 passengers required per booking.
Children must be at least 8 years old to participate.
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