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Wide Open is D. M. Ditson's dizzying account of unravelling in the wake of a series of sexual assaults that left her with post-traumatic stress disorder. When her past threatens to derail a promising new relationship, Ditson flings herself into her recovery and documents her healing in near real-time. Written in the depths of her illness, Ditson shows what PTSD looks like from the inside as she loses herself in time – mistaking the past for the present, the innocuous for danger, and her beloved for a villain. With startling candour, Ditson probes her past to understand how she became so vulnerable to assault, navigates through her trauma, and recounts her excruciating recovery as her body thrashes beyond her control.
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Tullow Ghana Limited has been commended by the District Chief Executive for Ellembelle, Kwasi Bonzo for investing in pre-schools across the country.
"Imagine education as putting up a building. The weaker the foundation, the fragile the building, which is why it is sincerely commendable and heartwarming to see that Tullow Ghana is building state of the art pre-schools in some districts in Ghana.
Mr. Bonzoh made these remarks when Tullow Ghana handed over a fully furnished state of the art pre-school for pupils in the Sanzule/Krisan communities in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region.
The school, constructed under five months, through Sabre Education, partners of Tullow Oil (Ghana) Plc is made up of two classrooms for Kindergarten 1&2, a canteen, playground and decent places of convenience.
The children, handled by specially trained teachers by Sabre Education are taught with the assistance of state of the art educational artefacts to aid easy comprehension.
"It is also worthy of note that almost all the objects in the classrooms have their Nzema and English names embossed on them. This is a smart way of helping children appreciate their environment and preserving their native language Nzema. We are forever grateful to Tullow for this gift".
Emulate Tullow's example
Meanwhile, Mr. Bonzoh also used the occasion to implore other corporate institutions in the country, particularly those operating in the Western Region to emulate the example of Tullow.
This, he says will help companies leave footprints that will continue to exist for years to come.
Working to fix challenge
Many pre-schools, especially those in rural areas in Ghana are deficient in infrastructure.
Whilst many of the children learn and play in the dust, others are those schools that are run under sheds and other makeshift structures.
Over the years, the focus on education has been on senior high education and the needed infrastructure to make it stand.
"We as an assembly have taken it upon ourselves to provide the needed infrastructure to improve pre-school education in the Ellembelle District. But this gift from Tullow has certainly come at the right time to give us the elevation we need. There is, however, more work to be done in this direction, which is why we need other corporate organizations to learn from Tullow's example," Mr. Bonzoh added.
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Tint Wine Glass is a collection of wine glasses made in tinted and clear borosilicate glass. The elegant, simple design is suitable for serving wine, as well as water, juice and other soft drinks. The glasses come in sets of two, available in different colours.
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Technical Paper: Enhancement of Existing Transmission Line/Corridor Capacity – The Necessity & Methods
India's power grid has been in a state of rapid evolution due to increased load demand. The past decade has seen substantial changes in the Indian power ecosystem. Going forward, the future, which is dominated by urban evolution, evolving demographics, and expanding renewable will need to adopt innovative means of solving energy delivery challenges.
High rate of growth requires increasing transmission infrastructure at a rapid pace, which is turn needs more and more space on the ground for right of way (ROW) for transmission lines and substations. Moreover, the faster pace of addition in Grid of Renewable Generation (RE) has put additional pressure on reducing timelines for enhancing transmission infrastructure.
The solution lies in maximizing power carrying capacities of existing transmission corridors. This will help to not only meet the growing demand faster and more economically but also have a positive impact on the environment overall, as existing infrastructure use is maximized before deploying additional resources.
Hence, transmission system owners, operators and planners need to consider sufficiently wide range of solutions that can exploit additional capacity of the existing system without compromising safety margins. The possible means to achieve this is with help of Uprate and Upgrade of the existing infrastructure of Transmission.
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Solutions for Uprate, help to increase and/or unlock the latent potential capacity of existing Transmission lines, in the same Right of Way (ROW) by means of reconductoring, use of Dynamic Line rating (DLR), use of Power Flow Controller and by simultaneously enhancing the life of existing infrastructure with tower coating solution.
Solutions for Upgrade help to transform the complete transmission backbone of the system with help of voltage upgradation of existing transmission lines with Insulated Cross Arms and or other solutions, with reduced additional Right of Way (ROW) in existing corridors.
These technologies, which are enablers of power unlock, can help Indian Utility & planners to build a robust & resilient Grid. The details of these technologies are explained here with their specific advantages and differentiation.
Dynamic Line Rating:
Transmission lines should ensure safe, reliable and assured power delivery. In India, renewable energy sources are being added rapidly while transmission lines traditionally had longer lead times to be built to evacuate the power. It may also happen that load on a transmission line has increased while alternate infrastructure to share higher load is still under development. In such situations, it would be great to have a solution which temporarily allows higher power to be safely carried on existing transmission lines.
Dynamic line rating (DLR) is an overhead transmission line real time monitoring system. DLR sensors are becoming popular globally with the utilities for enhancing effective line capacity. DLR once installed on the line conductor, provides real-time situational awareness of conductor temperature, sag, current, and weather conditions. Additionally, it provides predictive load model to effectively enhance the line ampacity, under favourable weather conditions.
Depending upon the weather, transmission line capacity can be enhanced, and reliability can be increased by using DLR devices across the lines. The ampacity of conductor is usually calculated at following ambient conditions:
- Ambient temperature: 45°C
- Solar radiations: 1045 W/m2
- Wind Speed: 0.56 m/s
In reality, weather conditions are never simultaneously equal to above values, which provides opportunity to take benefit of favourable weather condition to allow higher current on the line, without violating the operating temperature and sag limits.
The DLR is a simple device which along with a weather station (see figure-1) is easy & quick to install, voltage agnostic and is relocatable.
Figure-3 shows the changing weather conditions for any year at one of the pilot installations of DLR in India. Figure-2 shows the actual line current (blue curve) against the allowable line current (orange curve). The static design limit of line ampacity was about 200 A. It is clear from these curves that for all periods of observation, the allowable line loading was much higher than the static limit. Experience from various installations indicates that on average 15-20% additional power can be unlocked.
Understanding the transmission line with help of DLR real time data brings in intelligence and can also help to identify if there is a real need of CAPEX investment for new lines.
Uprate or Reconductoring:
While DLR provides a quick solution to increase the power flow on a line, a more permanent solution to increase capacity is by reconductoring the transmission line. A number of high-performance conductors (HPC) are available, which have higher current limits and operating temperatures as compared to ACSR conductor. The line capacity can be increased by 2 to 2.5 times using such conductors. HPC conductors can be chosen such that they have lower weight and better sad performance as compared to existing conductor on the line. This allows the conductor to be changed without need of any modification in the existing tower and foundations of the transmission line. Figure-5 shows the comparative performance of these HPC conductors with respect to ACSR conductor. The conductors on the extreme right on the curve are from the HTLS (high temperature low sag) subset of HPC conductors. They offer highest increase in ampacity with better efficiency in terms of A/mm2 of Aluminium. ACCC (or Aluminium Conductor with Carbon Composite Core) are the most efficient conductors with best performance n terms of increase in ampacity, sag performance as well as better losses.
Figure-4 compares the diameter, weight, resistance, ampacity and sag of various HPC conductors, equivalent to ACSR Zebra conductor. It is clear that ACCC conductor provides lowest sag and highest ampacity and the best power loss for same current. Its weight is also less as compared to corresponding ACSR conductor, thereby ensuring suitability to replace existing ACSR conductor on a line on the same tower. In many cases with old lines, due to growth of habitation, the available ground clearances below lines are no longer safe. Reduced sag achieved post reconductoring can help to improve these clearances, thereby improving the safety for the population near the line.
Reconductoring of a line can be carried out much faster as compared to building a new line for increasing the capacity. Reconductoring is done on existing corridor and does not call for additional ROW, thereby avoiding any related risk of execution delays. The reconductoring process requires few hours of shutdown daily and line can be temporarily charged (with due precautions) during remaining hours till work resumes the next day.
Live Line Reconductoring:
Uprate/upgrade is generally done by taking power shutdown of the existing line. Such shutdown schedule depends on power demand and varies with every day, causing variation in the execution plan. Hence, project execution requires daily coordination with system operator.
It is possible to uprate the transmission line without power shutdown and ensure uninterrupted power to the customers. This is possible using live-line reconductoring techniques. The need for same arises where no ROW is available for building a new line, no parallel line is available for power diversion loads served are critical (such as industry, hospitals, other essential services, etc.) where availing shutdown is practically ruled out.
One such live-line reconductoring work was executed successfully by Sterlite Power Transmission Limited, a first in India. In the city of Bengaluru, a 66 kV transmission line, passing through the very congested corridor, was reconductored to double its power transfer capacity. Figure-6 depicts the congested corridor of the line on which live-line reconductoring was carried out.
Protective Tower Coating:
Reconductoring increases the power capacity of the corridor and makes the line good for increasing loads for many years, with generally no modification required on the line towers. However, in few cases old towers might be suffering from corrosion (see figure-7) due to exposure to elements over long years.
Continued corrosion deteriorates the health of the tower which may result in tower failure and consequent risk of disruption in the power supply. When the galvanized structure loses its zinc coating, the deterioration of the structure rapidly enhances due to exposed surface to the atmosphere. The life of such structure becomes unpredictable and prone to failures. In order to avoid such failures due to ageing or corrosion, regular painting of the towers is necessary. Many of such paint jobs do not last long enough.
An eco-friendly, low solvent based, high thickness coating with high solids, high-build paint for weathered galvanized and previously painted structures is recommended. This is a modified linseed oil, metallic and ceramic pigmented coating designed for maximum corrosion protection over minimal surface preparation which can be provided both above and below grade structures based on the necessity. This coating can easily last for upwards of 10 to 15 years and provides excellent corrosion prevention. This way, the utility can be assured of longer working life of the infrastructure with enhancement of the power carrying capacity with very low additional investment.
Power Flow Controller:
There are situations in the meshed transmission network where parallel circuits (either at different voltage or of different length – often a case due to one of the lines going through a LILO), see uneven loading. Thus, one of the circuits may see overloads while other circuit(s) remain underutilized. This happens as different circuits offer different impedance in the circuit, and current takes the path of least impedance. Such situations are very frustrating, as they do not allow the investments already made (e.g. new lines) to be utilized effectively, thereby rendering the investment useless.
Power flow controller (PFC) comes to rescue in such situations. Scalable power flow control technology enables each power line to dynamically vary the effective impedance of a line and provide control to transfer more or less power on the line, based on the real-time needs of the grid. This helps Grid operators to transfer higher power using the existing infrastructure they already have.
PFC is an SSSC, which is scalable, modular, voltage agnostic, bi-directional FACTS solution which can regulate the power flow of transmission line, by increasing or decreasing the line reactance and thus by pushing or pulling the power to the other connected lines in any meshed network.
The technology solution is deployable within substations, on towers, or on a mobile platform.
Voltage Upgrade:
Voltage upgrading can help to achieve much higher power transfer capability with reduced electrical losses and increased utilization of the existing corridors. Challenges in securing new ROW corridors are well known, which lead to project delays and unplanned cost increases. Increasing the voltage rating of overhead lines is possible if necessary electrical clearance is achieved. This can be planned with proper survey and suitable measures such as insulated cross arm, monopoles, special design of towers. Addition of higher voltage bays at terminal substation can be done if space is available or new substation can be built in vicinity of existing substation. While upgrading a corridor, maximum utilization can be achieved by building MCMV lines as well. Thus, the power carrying capacity of a line corridor can be increased upwards from 4 times to 10 to 20 times. This can completely transform the corridor(s) and open new ways to look at and plan the networks. Another great advantage is that the uncertainties around securing new ROW are drastically reduced, which means that projects can be expected to get completed on time.
While, specific design and solution would depend upon existing situation and line details; a solution with insulated cross arm is explained in more detail hereinafter.
Line Upgrade with Insulated Cross Arm:
Use of insulated cross arm can help to upgrade the line voltage, while retaining the existing tower & foundation with few modifications. This is a great solution and can lead to multiplying of corridor capacity by multiples quick time.
Among the key benefits of composite insulated cross-arms is that insulated swing under windy conditions is reduced to a minimum. Insulated cross-arms replace existing steel cross-arms and suspended vertical insulator strings on traditional lattice towers, thereby enabling conductors to be attached directly to the cross-arm giving space and clearance margin to go for tower upgrade solutions. This combined with HTLS conductors with low sag performance help achieve voltage upgrade, thereby improving power transfer capacity while still not infringing ground clearances.
All the above solutions are already part of CEA's transmission planning guidelines. Some of the solutions like reconductoring have been deployed better than other solution in India. It is however considered that all these solutions if considered during planning stage by network planners, can go a long way to maximize utilization of existing transmission assets and corridors, while giving the best in terms of time, space and cost, as compared to building new lines to meet growing loads.
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Gudibande is a city in Chikkaballapur District in the Indian State of Karnataka. Gudibande Fort was built by a yogi and a local chieftain called Byre Gowda some 400 odd years ago in the 17th century. It was believed that he belonged to the Tuluva dynasty of the Vijayanagar empire. *Caution: -Please don't register if you are very unfit or suffer from weak joints. This event requires basic fitness and a decent amount of stamina. Difficulty level : Easy Trek Length : 4 Kms in total (Two way) Altitude : 826 Meter Distance from Bangalore : 90 Kms Minimum Age : 6 Years Weather : 28 to 32 Degrees (March to June) read more read less


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This 1,400 square foot, walk-out basement renovation features a new luxury vinyl tile that adds both warmth and durability (a great flooring material for basements). A full kitchenette was also added that includes a sink, dishwasher, refrigerator, a wine fridge and beautiful grey/ navy Showplace cabinets. The homeowner also had a full bath installed.
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CeraVe products: moisturizing cream and hydrating cleanser review
I've heard about CeraVe products for a long time, but I've never tried them. I didn't have very high expectations, I just wanted something moisturizing that wouldn't clog my pores. Researching on the internet, I saw that CeraVe's products were non-comedogenic. What exactly does that mean? Their formula is designed so as not to clog pores. As these products are especially recommended for people with combination or oily skin, I decided to give them a try.
I chose the hydrating cleanser, the one in green packaging, and the moisturizing cream from CeraVe, in blue packaging. The gel is intended for normal and dry skin, and the cream is for dry and very dry skin. I opted for these formulas because my skin feels the need for intense hydration lately.
What do we know CeraVe?
The CeraVe dermatologists developed in 2005 for the first time a range of skincare products based on skin-like ceramides and MVE technology to restore the natural skin barrier and provide long-lasting hydration even after a single-use.
What are ceramides?
Ceramides make up 50% of the skin's lipid layer and form a natural barrier over it. The lipid layer is produced in the form of lamellae and is composed of: ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids.
What is MVE technology?
Multivessional Emulsion Technology (MVE) is a patented multiphase oil-in-water emulsion system that consists of a series of concentric spheres of oil and water arranged in several layers. Instantly with a moisturizing effect such as hyaluronic acid, they begin to moisturize the skin. So ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids are gradually released ingredients to help protect and restore the skin's barrier function, and through MVE technology CeraVe products provide hydration throughout the day.
CeraVe moisturizing cream for dry and very dry skin
I will talk more about the cream because that was why I tried Cerave products in the first place. When I saw that it is intended for dry and very dry skin, I expected it to leave a slightly oily feeling on the skin. After the first application of the Cerave cream, I was surprised that it was not visible at all on the surface of the skin. The formula is so light that it doesn't even feel on the skin.
I applied it in both a thinner and a more generous layer, but my skin still didn't feel loaded. The feeling of hydration, however, is intense, and the product immediately enters the skin. I no longer have dry, dehydrated parts, and my face looks very good. I even noticed that the foundation settles better since I use this cream. Given how well my oily skin blends with it, I say it's suitable for any skin type.
About the formula
The product formula is very light, contains three ceramides and hyaluronic acid. Moreover, the main ingredient is water, which is why the product is so easily absorbed. The fact that it has no perfume is a plus for me because it does not irritate me. I don't have sensitive skin, but I prefer the simplest formulas for the skin.
Product application
After cleansing, apply a toner, then salicylic acid, or niacinamide, if necessary. In the end, apply the eye cream that is vital for me because my skin is pretty dry under my eyes and last the face cream.
In the last two weeks, I also introduced a booster for hydration in the cream. I didn't necessarily need to, but I was curious if there were any differences. Mix in the palm of your hand a drop of booster in the usual amount of cream and apply it normally. The only thing I do in addition is to lightly massage my face, for extra firmness. For this combination, it's too early to form an opinion, but the cream has fully satisfied me so far.
This is my experience so far with Cerave moisturizer. It's a product I get along with, which does exactly what it promises and has a clean formula. I have to admit that this influenced me to try it because I am more attentive to the ingredients of the products I use. The quality-price ratio also seems very good to me, that's why I would always buy the product again.
CeraVe moisturizing cream can be ordered here or here.
Hydrating cleanser for normal to dry skin
After daily use of this product in the morning and evening, my skin radiates now.
Since I turned 35, I have been more and more careful about what I apply to my skin. I like what my skin looks like now, it's not irritated, and my skin is well hydrated.
Don't forget that any skin, even oily skin needs hydration, but the key is the correct daily make-up removal and of course the cream with SPF all year round no matter where you are, specifically that SPF is applied in winter as well.
From my point of view I can only praise it, my skin got along extraordinarily well with this gel and I can even say that it deserves all the appreciation.
Strong points:
- does not contain perfume and soap
- it is hypoallergenic
- I love the packaging, it is very compact and easy to transport
- the dosage method is very hygienic and offers sufficient quantity according to all skin types, from the one with problems to a normal one does not create any kind of adverse reaction
- even if it is a moisturizing gel, it removes impurities, dust, and even make-up very well
- do not irritate the eyes, if you are not careful and accidentally hit the eye area
- cleanses deeply without aggressing the skin and without giving the feeling of dryness as some products tend to do
- removes excess sebum very well
Weak points:
- I find it a bit difficult to remove when cleaning it, in the sense that I have to rinse a lot to remove it
- it doesn't foam, which can be a little misleading. That's until you get used to it.
CeraVe hydrating cleanser can be ordered Gel de spalare hidratant CeraVeor farmacia bebetei.ro.
I'm curious if you've tried Cerave products. I invite you to tell me in the comments what other products you tried from them and how they seemed to you.


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Lebanon City Schools announced plans Tuesday to reopen for 2020-21 school year on Monday, Aug 17, with precautions designed to limit the spread of COVID-19.
The detailed precautions set expectations for staff, as well as students and parents or caregivers.
For example, parents are to go on-line to monitor progress if their students opt to stay home for on-line learning.
Students are to use only designated entrances to school and practice social distancing, while parents are to "conduct a personal health screening" before venturing on campus.
Before opening, the district will gauge the number of students actually showing up for school.
"Sometime in early July, you will receive a commitment form from the school district asking you to decide whether your child will be returning to school for face-to-face instruction or using the online learning option to learn from home. Both offer a quality curriculum and instruction. Your decision should be based on safety risk," Superintendent Todd Yohey said in a letter to parents and caregivers of students living in the Lebanon school district.
The district developed opening procedures working with the Warren County Health District and after reviewing "questions and suggestions" from parents and caregivers.
MORE: Schools debate what classes will look like
"The plan that we share with you today has taken a long time to develop, with many unexpected changes from state and local leaders along the way," Yohey said in the letter released Tuesday.
"When we open in August, the majority of our students will be back in classrooms. However, a survey from a few weeks ago reveals that approximately 400-600 students will be learning from home utilizing an on-line curriculum."
Yohey also acknowledged some would disagree with "some parts of this plan."
"It is an impossible task to develop a plan of this magnitude that pleases everyone. Our hope is that we have taken the precautions necessary to provide the safest learning environment for students and staff."
The letter provides parents with email contacts for administrators depending on grade level and for the on-line alternative.
"Our school buildings are being prepared for students. Our technology is being prepared for students. We will need the first five days of school to prepare our staff for students," Yohey said in explaining the Aug. 17 starting date.
On Tuesday, Warren County Health Commissioner Duane Stansbury said local school districts had met so school opening would be handled in "very similar way" and expressed preference for the classroom over the internet.
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Sherry Owens and Art Shirer's collaborative sculpture for TRUE NORTH 2020 is created from discarded cuttings of the sinewy crape myrtle which are beautifully sculpted together with hardware and then carbon finished. Owens and Shirer say that Carbon Sink "is a visual metaphor of an organic storage place for the carbon dioxide present in our atmosphere [and] . . . this sculpture represents a depository for the greenhouse gases that affect our environment."
Owens was born in Mt. Vernon, Texas, and received her BFA from Southern Methodist University. She has exhibited throughout the US, internationally in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Peru and Turkey and in 2018 was included in Commanding Space: Women Sculptors of Texas at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth.
Shirer was born in Cincinnati and received his BFA from East Carolina University and M.F.A. from Louisiana Tech University. Of his many awards, Shirer received the top prize in the North Carolina Sculpture '79 exhibition as well as an Artist Fellowship from the State of Louisiana Division of the Arts.
Together they have merged their aesthetic sensibilities on over twenty projects spanning three decades. Among their many exhibitions together, some of their more recent site-specific collaborations were "Art on the River," Port Jefferson History & Nature Center, Jefferson, Texas, and "entangled" UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum in Austin. They each maintain their busy studios in Dallas.
Thank you, Sherry and Art, and all the 2020 artists! We can't believe these sculptures will go back to their homes in just a couple of months—they've become such a big part of our lives. All sculptures are for sale, and TRUE NORTH artists have generously agreed to donate 20% of any sales back to the project's designated fund for future exhibitions.
The TRUE NORTH team and the Houston Heights Association would like thank our community- and arts-minded TRUE NORTH 2020 Underwriters—it cannot happen without your support. Fundraising is now underway to support the 2021 exhibition. Please visit our website for those benefits and more information on the project—TRUE NORTH WEBSITE. We may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any questions at all.


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Remember two years ago when I had that weird space plant? I named him Bob. You guys helped me figure out that he was a 7 ft. tall great mullein plant.
There are more. Bob has been very busy.
There are twelve. Well, not anymore. I had to take them down. But there were twelve. And it was impressive. Like our own little space jungle in the back yard where humans are hunted by alien bounty hunters. Over rocks. In the dry creekbed measuring 9ft by 4ft.
The great mullein was brought over from Europe in the seventeenth century. It's leaves were boiled to make medicinal tea or smoked for, um, other reasons. It's seeds are microscopic and can cause severe neurological disorders in guinea pigs. (Did you know I have two guinea pigs?)
The plant sprouts one year and then shoots up 6 or 7 feet the next. And no, I haven't made tea or smoked the plants. One of my uncles took a couple of leaves to, um, try but I haven't heard back from him on the, um, subject.
Most of my friends and family think I'm nuts for keeping them as pets, naming them and refusing to take them down. Well, I guess I did finally take them down - but that's just nitpicking.
Oh well, I tell them. I can have a neat, well-manicured lawn or I can be interesting. (BTW this is the same philosophy I have for a clean house, Gold honor roll kids and a car that doesn't smell like rotting french fries with a picant hint of dead body.)
You can't have both.
The Assassin
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
They're Baaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
Remember two years ago when I had that weird space plant? I named him Bob. You guys helped me figure out that he was a 7 ft. tall great mullein plant.
Posted by Leslie Langtry at 2:40 AM
6 comments:
- krisgils33 said...
I'd go with interesting each and every time. way more fun.
- August 4, 2010 at 7:11 AM
- Leslie Langtry said...
I couldn't agree more!
- August 4, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- Terri Osburn said...
You never want the smell of dead body. Too easy to trace.
I can't believe they went from one to twelve. Bob likes to spread his seed, doesn't he?
- August 4, 2010 at 12:27 PM
- Hellie Sinclair said...
Bob's a slut, isn't he? Just giving it away! Evolution at work. Men liking to spread it around...
- August 4, 2010 at 1:03 PM
- Leslie Langtry said...
Yes, Bob definitely is prolific. And the flower on top definitely resembles "something."
- August 4, 2010 at 1:13 PM
- RM Kahn said...
I have used it in a medicinal tea to get rid of a persistent cough.
- August 16, 2010 at 11:59 PM


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Meeting of the Minds: DX3 Toronto
On a warm late-winter morning, leaders from Canada's retail, marketing, and technology industries converged on the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, for DX3 2020.
Founded in 2010, DX3 has grown into Canada's biggest retail, marketing, and technology event, and this year's edition had over 3,200 participants. The annual two-day event was cut-short due to coronavirus - more specifically, an article that had appeared the morning of day-two which confirmed an attendee at a different conference held the week prior at the same venue had tested positive for the virus.
That was a shame, as day one of the conference was a massive success - and we were amazed by how well the event was run. With two summit rooms - one on retail and the other focused on marketing and innovation, attendees could hear first-hand from leaders in Canada's retail and marketing landscape; from leading CPGs to retailers to marketing gurus, discussions were on-point and engaging. Storytelling and branded entertainment were the buzz words de jour on how to best connect with consumers and cut through all the clutter.
One of the main takeaways was that Canadian brands are actively pivoting towards creative, digital endeavours. 2018 and 2019 seemed to be the year of "the talk": vocalizing new marketing terms such as "disruptor brands" and "personalized content", considering a budget shift from TV ads to digital storytelling, accepting that the new generation of consumers are smart, young and tech savvy, etc. Now, finally, we are seeing "the walk": implementing these buzzwords into marketing strategy, producing short-form, brand-sponsored, digital series, creating innovative, personalized, activations. And these risks are paying off!
As part of one of the more forward-thinking panels, toy retailers, Toys"R"Us, whose US and UK divisions filed for bankruptcy in 2017, moved all initiatives to the Canadian market. Needing to re-align with their old customer base and connect with a new audience, the company experimented with a more personalized experience. Opening a handful of small retail stores that incorporated hands-on activations, and refocusing B2C advertising efforts from print to digital platforms with fun, youthful, creative ads and games, returned consumers to the magic of their childhood. This strategy shift appealed to a young, millennial, digital parent, while at the same time, held their previous demo utilizing childhood nostalgia. Toys"R"Us is embracing this new age of technology and storytelling content and will hopefully thrive thanks to these new efforts.
Another forward-thinking brand on the panel was HelloFresh. Realizing digital content and entertainment is now King (and Queen), they pivoted their brand efforts within the saturated meal kit delivery market. Late last year, HelloFresh connected with consumers using celebrity ambassadors and scripted, digital shorts. Playing on their current brand message to "take the drama out of dinner" they created short Soap Opera-type vignettes starring Schitt's Creek's Annie Murphy. This positioned the brand as a disruptor in the PR landscape, while also labelling themselves as youthful, risk takers. Adding some edginess to your brand is key when connecting with clever millennials who relate to companies that are willing to take a chance and apologize for their mistakes. Authenticity always wins. HelloFresh was also smart in utilizing a well-known and beloved celebrity which introduced a large, new audience to the brand.
Aside from the panels, other installations included a retail lab, where one could brainstorm ideas; a game zone, profiling VR and its applications in marketing; and a meditation zone, the calm we all need within our marketing storms. Everything was put together perfectly to utilize technology in an era of fickle consumers.
DX3 Toronto may have been unexpectedly cut short, but the one-day event made a lasting impression, a solid connection, and we cannot wait to attend DX3 2021.


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Dr. Richard Boylan mentions a race called the Altimarians. Altimar would be a planet that circles a red dwarf sun that would belong to the same system as Barnard's star. At present, no such red dwarf has yet been discovered, nor does anybody else mention Altimar. (Though Barnard's Star itself is a red dwarf).
Barnard's Starr
Boylan claims that a team of hybrid Altimarians would have come to earth. Allegedly, their mission is to work on remedying the environmental damage which has occurred in so many of our ecosystems. They also look forward to eventually working with select top Human environmental scientists in a collaborative effort towards environmental clean-up and restoration of Earth. They will teach our scientists and show them the advanced technology which they use to help clean up Earth faster than we can do it on our own without such advanced environmental knowledge and equipment.
These people would be hybrids, i.e. Altimarians with added human DNA so that they could better adapt to Earth.
As I said before, nobody else mentions them.
Source: Richard Boylan's web site: www.drboylan.com/altimarianslanded.html


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On the off chance that you are a crystal gazing fan, you know how important your day of birth is to your horoscope. At that point wouldn't soothsaying apply to other stupendous dates throughout your life too? Before arranging the most fabulous day of your life, see what the stars need to say in regards to the most exceptional day of your life and how it will influence your marriage in general.
Anxious? Try not to be! Each indication of the zodiac has its own particular qualities, and as a couple, you may require them if they are not quite the same as your introduction to the world sign. Apparently, a marriage takes 50/50 from each gathering to work, so you shouldn't accuse an unpleasant time of what the present symbol is.
Benefit as much as possible from the most significant day of your life
Aries (March 21 – April 19)Truly! The individuals who wed amid Aries season have a tendency to have red hot, energetic marriage. You're most likely as of now having incredible sex, yet you will proceed to motivate and move each other to be better individuals.
Obviously battling in characteristic and sound in any relationship. You'll butt sets out toward beyond any doubt, yet keep on communicating your emotions and requirements to each other. Likewise, huge battles imply substantial makeups…
Taurus (April 20 – May 20)Taurus time is as of now a standard time to get hitched. Getting marry amid this time may guarantee the both of you are prudent, legitimate, and kind as a group.
You really love each other for your identity and not what society or nosey relatives anticipate that you will be. You both will have something various relational unions don't: Complete trust in each other.
On the off chance that you concluded this is the season for you to get hitched, at that point design your wedding together.
Gemini (May 21 – June 20)Wedding your closest companion? At that point consider Gemini season. The Twins appreciate similar exercises, as well as are incredibly tuned in to perusing each other's feelings.
Gemini relational unions are additionally a small piece daring. Your relationship will be energising and fun. Perhaps consider a fun goal wedding or non-conventional special night.
Benefit as much as possible from the most significant day of your life
Disease (June 21 – July 22)More conventional and preservationist? A Cancer-time wedding may help control both of you to two children, a pooch, and a house with a white picket fence. Your relationship has an establishment of affection and duty.
Exhausting? No, it will be strong.It is said that Cancer weddings will prompt a marriage of emotional episodes and be being excessively delicate. This is on account of you two are relationship fussbudgets, so you expect a ton out of yourselves and each other. If you are disturbed, make sure to examine yourself. Quiet down and talk it out.
Leo (July 23 – August 22)Much the same as the humid climate, getting hitched amid Leo's chance isn't for everybody. Additionally, just like the humid climate, Leo relational unions are thermal and infrequently free that energy. In all probability, you two have extraordinary taste in all things: Fashion, sustenance, inside embellishing, and so on.
Concerning the drawback, there is a decent possibility of heaps of battling, perhaps yelling. That doesn't imply that your marriage won't last, it's only an alternate style of conveying.
Virgo (August 23 – September 22)Virgo relational unions ten to be the most grounded relational unions. Why? You both perceive that even though you are reinforced by law and by affection, you are as yet two separate individuals. Saying this doesn't imply that your adoration is any less evident, yet you will discover the adjust of couple time and alone time. Basically, You don't should be joined at the hip and concede to which motion picture class is the best, yet despite everything you venerate and value each other.
Go for a Virgo wedding on the off chance that you think the most essential piece of your marriage is companionship.


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The Team RADPAN Quiz
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2. Riding a high-quality road bike is good because...
3. Riding a mountain bike is good because...
4. After a long hard day of riding, I would ....
5. It's time to break for lunch, you see two stands selling food -- the first stand is selling healthy foods; granola bars, bananas, apples, etc. The second stand is selling; bratwursts, maid-rites, pork chops and cookies. You decide to ..
6. Overall your friends would say you are ....
If you answered "A" to most of these questions, you'd best find another group. Additionally, if you see our big blue school bus camped next to your campground, you may wish to move.If you answered "B" to most of these questions, CONGRATULATIONS and consider yourself a member.
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The particle counters are segmented into airborne type and liquid type. The growing necessity of cleanroom monitoring across several industrial sectors are augmenting the demand for airborne particle counter. The particle counter has numerous applications in the market that includes cleanroom monitoring, contamination monitoring of liquids, and IAQM. The demand for cleanroom monitoring is growing substantially to meet the standards and guidelines put forth by the regulatory authorities. Several end-users such as automotive, life sciences & medical devices and semiconductor are rapidly adopting the use of particle counters.
Major players in the market are focusing on organic growth strategies also expanding their presence with mergers and acquisitions, key players in the market include Beckman Coulter, Inc., Particle Measuring Systems, Inc., RION Co. Ltd., TSI Incorporated, Particles Plus, Inc., Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Inc., Met One Instruments, Inc., Climet Instruments Company, Palas GmbH, Setra Systems, PAMAS Partikelmess und Analysesysteme GmbH, Chemtrac, Inc., and Hal Technology among others.
Global Particle Counter Market, By Type
Based on the type the global particle counter market is bifurcated into the following
- Airborne
- liquid
In 2019, airborne segment held/accounted for holding the largest share by type. The segment held around 75% of the share in the global market in 2019. Large application of particle counters in pharmaceutical and semiconductor industry for air contamination check is contributing for the larger share of the segment in overall market and is also expected to boost the sales during the forecast period.
Global Particle Counter Market, By Application
Based on the application the global particle counter market is bifurcated into the following
- Liquid Contamination Monitoring
- Cleanroom Monitoring
In 2019, cleanroom monitoring segment held the largest share of the market, cleanroom monitoring in pharma and semiconductor sector contributed for larger share of the segment in overall market.
Global Particle Counter Market, By End Use
Based on the end use the global particle counter market is bifurcated into the following
- Semiconductor
- Life sciences & medical devices
- Automotive
In 2019, life science segment dominated the overall global particle counter market. The aforementioned segment held around 51% of the share in overall market. Higher share of the segment is attributed to rapidly expanding pharmaceutical and biological industry around the world.
Global Particle Counter Market, By Geography
Based on geography, the particle counter market is segmented into following:
- North America
- Canada
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- Rest of Europe
- Asia Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- Rest of Asia Pacific
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East and Africa (MEA)
- GCC Countries
- South Africa
- Rest of MEA
In 2019, North America held the largest share in the particle counter market. Factors such as well-established automobile industries, pharmaceutical sectors coupled with strict government regulations regarding product quality are some of the factors contributing towards the larger share of the market.


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Sarah is a retired middle school teacher. After 48 years of working with 8th graders you can imagine she has trouble staying on task. So when asked what media or style she works in she says "whatever is close by." Mixed media is right up her alley and color choices in her work are usually bold and out of the ordinary. Sarah also is one of the guild members that is involved in our art workshops. Art is for everyone and we want all of you to come to the guild and feel welcome.
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The Anatomy of a Trade Collapse: The UK, 1929-33
A recent literature explores the nature and causes of the collapse in international trade during 2008 and 2009. The decline was particularly great for automobiles and industrial supplies; it occurred largely along the intensive margin; quantities fell by more than prices; and prices fell less for differentiated products. Do these stylised facts apply to trade collapses more generally? This paper uses detailed, commodity specific information on UK imports between 1929 and 1933, to see to what extent the trade collapses of the Great Depression and Great Recession resembled each other. It also compares the free trading trade collapse of 1929-31 with the protectionist collapse of 1931-3, to see to what extent protection, and gradual recovery from the Great Depression, mattered for UK trade patterns. Deflation was a feature of the 1930s trade collapse, and after 1931 protectionism made the UK's trade collapse geographically unbalanced. Many other features of the two trade collapses are remarkably similar, however. Both took place along the intensive rather than the extensive margin; the same types of goods were particularly badly hit in both instances; and prices of differentiated durable manufactured goods barely fell on either occasion.
O'Rourke gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the ERC, under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013), ERC grant agreement no. 249546; the Oxford History Faculty's Sanderson Fund; and the John Fell OUP Research Fund. We also thank the staff of the Bodleian Library for their assistance. We are especially grateful to Marina Chuchko and Anna Schwarz for their hard work in typing in the data. We received many helpful comments from participants at the conference on "Labour Markets and Living Standards in Britain, 1870-1960", held in honour of Tim Hatton at the University of Essex on June 26-27, 2017, and we thank both the participants and organisers. The usual disclaimer applies. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.


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Midnight Navy Faux Fur Throw Blanket
February 26 2018
Not only are throw blankets great for keeping us warm, they act as a beautiful accent in a room. We took an old faux fur blanket and dyed it in our Rit DyeMore Midnight Blue. We love the deep, rich, blue color that we achieved with this dye project. Learn how easy it is to transform an old faux fur blanket with a little dye.


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Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
John Flynn
Jan-michael Vincent
Theresa Saldana
Art Carney
Philip Levy
Santos Morales
Film Details
Technical Specs
Tommy moves into temporary housing in a New York neighborhood that is terrorized by a gang called the Souls. While waiting for his next assignment at sea, Tommy tries keep to himself, but eventually he's forced to engage with his neighbors and the gang. By standing up to the gang, he manages to change their violent attitude, and as his neighbors see that he is making a difference, they gain the courage to work with him and make their neighborhood a safer place to live.
John Flynn
Jan-michael Vincent
Theresa Saldana
Art Carney
Philip Levy
Santos Morales
James Victor
Fernando Lopez
Barbara A Smith
Marvin Katzoff
Dawn Adams
Don Blakely
Wendy Oates
Joseph Campanella
Tony Sirico
Lenny Montana
James Oscar Lee
E Brian Dean
Danny Aiello
East Carlo
Victor Mendez
Church Ortiz
Lee Fraser
Rudy Ramos
Alberto Vazquez
Chino Williams
Frank Pesce
David Cadiente
Margarita Garcia
Randy Hermann
Pamela Gatell
Tom Reese
Ernie Orsatti
Arlene Albertson
Mickey Alzola
King Baggot
John Beal
Salvatore Billitteri
Bruce Birmelin
Peter Bogart
Gina Brown
Jerry Bruckheimer
Verne Caruso
Sam Christensen
Ellis Cohen
Jack Cornwell
Everett Creach
Nick Crimi
Gordon Danniels
William C. Davidson
Bob Dawson
Thomas Michael Donnelly
Thomas Michael Donnelly
Buddy Epstein
Howard Feuer
David Finfer
Peter Gabarini
Rick T Gentz
Gary Gillingham
William S. Gilmore Jr.
Michael Ginsburg
Adam Greenman
Peter Gries
Marlin Hall
June Higgins
Buddy Joe Hooker
Chris Howell
Harvey Jenkins
Emile Lavigne
Bill Malley
Gil Marchant
William Mccaughey
Gerard Mcmahon
Gerard Mcmahon
Gerard Mcmahon
Al Mian
Dick Moses
Bill Nelson
Tony Palk
Basil Poledouris
Jim Richardson
Jeremy Ritzer
Joyce Robinson
Lorraine Senna
Gregory Sill
Terry Terrill
Mark Tulin
Jill Vandermeer
Mark Wade
Ric Waite
Robert Wunsch
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Miscellaneous Notes
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Released in United States Spring March 1980


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Pakistani actress Saba Bukhari just dropped a bombshell when she opened up on her experience with the casting couch. She talked about the advice she got from different 'men' and 'directors' in the industry. The Dil Na Umeed Toh Nahi actor revealed how those words broke her and her dreams.
"He said that: Tum may itna confidence toh hai nahi k tum is media may agay ja sako [You don't have enough confidence to go forward in the media industry]," Bukhari wrote on her shocking Instagram post.
"He said that: Masla yeh hai tum good girl ho or is field may good girl nahi chalti [Problem is you are a good girl and in this field being a good girl doesn't help]."
"He said that: Aisa kaisay ho sakta kisi nay tum par attempt na kia ho [How is this possible that no one ever made an attempt on you]."
"He said that: Hum tumhay kaam kion dain or paisay bhe dain jab k yahan larkian kam k liye sonay ko tayar hain [Why should we give you work and money when girls here are ready to sleep for work]."
"All these lines, words from different men (persons) (directors) broke me inside [and]… my dreams," said Bukhari.
Although time has changed when it comes to becoming famous in Pakistan. Today is the era of social media. If you are talented the world will appreciate and promote you. However, at the same time, the casting couch is also a reality not only in Pakistan but worldwide.
The casting couch refers to a mentality in which some directors and filmmakers take undue favors from aspiring actors. The youngsters are provided with the best options in exchange for sexual favors.
Many local female and male models have shared their experiences about casting couch in the past as well. In 2017, a Pakistani man who wanted to become an actor explained the culture of the casting couch on Twitter. And, god…the details were shocking.
What do you think of this story? Let us know in the comments section below.


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The full 2022 Minnesota Gophers volleyball schedule was released this week and we now know the path that Minnesota will need to navigate to once again get to the top of the Big Ten conference, and back to making some noise in the NCAA Tournament. In what will be Hugh McCutcheon's 11th year in charge of the Minnesota program the Gophers will once again play one of if not the toughest non-conference schedule in the nation. Then if it's possible the schedule gets even harder once they start Big Ten play in the strongest conference in the nation. Minnesota will look to advance past last season's Elite Eight finish and try and return to the Final Four for the first time since 2019.
Non-Conference Schedule:
The non-conference portion of the schedule features several tough road games, neutral site games, and marquis home games. Five of the Gophers six non-conference games could be against teams ranked in the top-15 of the nation.
August 26-27—Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge @ TCU
Minnesota will play in the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge on the road once again. After last year's event in Madison, this year the Gophers and Badgers will head to Fort Worth. Minnesota opens their season on Friday the 26th when they face recent familiar foe Baylor Bears. Minnesota lost last season's season opener in four sets to Baylor in Madison before facing them again in Madison in the NCAA Round of 16. The #5 seeded Bears took a 2-1 lead before Minnesota battled back to win the final two sets and advance to the Elite 8.
Saturday night the Gophers take on the host TCU Horned Frogs who Minnesota swept 3-0 a year ago.
August 31 @ Texas Longhorns
The Gophers will remain in the Lone Star State for a few days before taking on perennial power Texas in their gym on August 31st. It's a return game from a year ago when the Longhorns came to the Pav as the #1 team in the nation and took a 3-1 win over Minnesota. The Longhorns lost only two games a season ago at Baylor and to Nebraska in the NCAA Elite 8.
September 4 vs Florida Gators
The Gophers will open their home season on September 4th when the Florida Gators come to the Pav. The Gophers lost a 3-1 match to the then #5 ranked Gators in Gainesville last season.
September 9-10—Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge
It's the Gophers turn to host the Big Ten/Pac-12 challenge this season as the Gophers will welcome two more perennial powers to the Pav as on Friday Minnesota hosts the Oregon Ducks and on Saturday the Gophers host Stanford Cardinal. The Gophers beat both teams in 2021 in Eugene.
September 15-17—Diet Coke Classic
The Gophers host their annual home multi-team event to close out the non-conference schedule as they welcome in the Pepperdine Waves on Thursday the 15th, before hosting Washington State Cougars on Saturday the 17th. The games versus Wazzu will feature the return of transfer middle hitter Shea Rubright to Minneapolis.
Big Ten Schedule:
Minnesota partially lucked out in the Big Ten schedule draw, but for every positive there is a concurrent negative. Minnesota only plays fellow Big Ten powerhouses Penn State and Nebraska once this season, but both will be on the road in Happy Valley and Lincoln. On the flip side Minnesota will only play Big Ten bottom feeders Indiana and Rutgers once each. There is no easing into the Big Ten either...
September 23rd @ Purdue Boilermakers
Minnesota opens Big Ten play against one of the toughest teams in the conference in the Purdue Boilermakers. Minnesota played Purdue just once a season ago losing 3-1 at the Pav. The Gophers and Boilermakers tied for third place in the Big Ten a year ago at 15-5 and both advanced to the Elite eight before losing.
September 25th vs Wisconsin Badgers
The Gophers return home to open Big Ten play against...the defending NCAA Champions. The Badgers have won three Big Ten titles in a row and while they lose a lot from their title team a year ago still are expected to compete for the Big Ten title once again with Minnesota, Purdue, Nebraska, Penn State and Ohio State.
September 28th vs Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern comes to the Pav for a mid-week game in which should be a fairly easy win for Minnesota, but could also be a huge letdown game after two big ones to start the conference season.
October 1 vs Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa was awful a season ago and shouldn't be much better as the Hawkeyes come in on homecoming weekend. This will be a 7 PM game at the Pav after the 11 am football game vs Purdue earlier in the day.
October 7 @ Michigan Wolverines
October 9 @ Michigan State Spartans
The Gophers head to the Mitten State for a pair of road games the following weekend. The Wolverines were sneaky good a season ago splitting the season series with the Gophers. The Spartans were not, and they lost one of their better players as middle blocker Naya Gross transferred to Minnesota for the 2022 season.
October 12 vs Ohio State Buckeyes
October 15 vs Illinois Fighting Illini
The Gophers return home against a pair of top end Big Ten teams. Ohio State was the surprise team in 2011 typing for third in the Big Ten at 15-5 with Minnesota and Purdue and advancing the the Sweet 16 before being knocked out of the tournament by Georgia Tech. Illinois did not have as a good a regular season as some years going 12-8 in Big Ten play, but turned it on in the post season upsetting defending NCAA Champion Kentucky on their home floor before falling to Nebraska in the Sweet 16.
October 19 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
The Gophers head to Iowa City to face Iowa for the second time this season in what should be a cakewalk.
October 22 vs Purdue Boilermakers
October 26 vs Michigan State Spartans
Purdue and Michigan State make their return trips to Minneapolis the following week.
October 29th @ Wisconsin Badgers
Another big game on the schedule as Minnesota makes the drive over to Madison for a big Saturday night tilt against the Badgers. Wisconsin will be coming off of another huge game against Nebraska, so Minnesota may be able to catch then napping.
November 4th vs Michigan Wolverines
November 6th @ Illinois Fighting Illini
An interesting set of paired Friday/Sunday games as Minnesota hosts Michigan before heading to Illinois. Both could easily be dangerous games if the Gophers aren't playing their best.
November 11th vs Maryland Terrapins
November 13th vs Indiana Hoosiers
The Gophers close out their home portion of the schedule with a pair of games against teams they will only face once this season. Maryland started their season a perfect 13-0 last year even upsetting Wisconsin before Minnesota knocked them off that pedestal and they fell to a 7-13 conference record. Indiana was only 4-16 in Big Ten play. The Gophers should cruise in both matches honoring a great group of seniors in the process.
November 18 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
November 19th @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights
November 25th @ Ohio State Buckeyes
November 26th @ Nebraska Cornhuskers
Minnesota closes out the regular season with four straight road games, and three of the four against teams they expect to fight against for the Big Ten title. Minnesota will see Penn State, Rutgers and Nebraska for their only matchups of the season. Penn State is always a tough place to play, but with the retirement of long time Nittany Lions coach Ron Rose, who knows what will happen this season. Rutgers went 0-19 the the conference last year, so that's a win.
The conference title could come down to the final weekend with Minnesota playing a pair of tough road games with a brutal flight in between. After a tough match in Columbus the Gophers get to fly from the eastern side of the conference to the westernmost team to Lincoln. Oh by the way—that is also Thanksgiving weekend. Meanwhile Wisconsin gets to do the opposite travel going from Lincoln Friday to Columbus Saturday.
The NCAA selection show is November 27th, and Minnesota barring something unexpected will look to host the first two rounds once again. The top four seeds will host the regionals with the Final Four this season in Omaha, Nebraska.
We will have a full season preview in August with a look at this year's Gophers team.


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James Harden joins Dynamo, Dash ownership group
There's a new sports team owner in town, and he happens to have the most famous beard in Houston.
James Harden, 2018 NBA MVP and seven-time All-Star of the Houston Rockets, has joined the Houston Dynamo, Houston Dash and BBVA Stadium ownership group, the clubs announced Thursday morning in a news release.
"I'm very excited about the opportunity to join the ownership group of the Houston Dynamo and Houston Dash and proud to be a part of a club with tremendous history and a great future," Harden said in the release.
Led by Mexican billionaire Gabriel Brener, the ownership group welcomed Harden amid skyrocketing popularity of soccer in the United States, especially after the U.S. Women's National Team's win at the World Cup.
"Soccer in general, and especially MLS, have exploded in this country throughout my lifetime," Harden said. "I've been a fan of the game for several years, and I know that Houston has a massive soccer fanbase, so it was an easy decision for me when this opportunity arose."
Former professional boxer Oscar De La Hoya also is a part of the ownership group.
Harden's stake in the group puts another big investment under his belt. The Los Angeles native and reigning back-to-back NBA scoring champion also has ventured into other markets, including sports drinks and a sock company.
The Dynamo look to continue the success it has had in its 13-year history that includes two MLS Cup titles while the Dash hope to make its first playoff run come fall.


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Workshop: Discover the Power of Embodiment and the BodyMind Connection
By Ruth Friedman
Brussels: 8 January 2020
'I do not sing because I am happy, I am happy because I sing' William James, founder of modern psychology
The body and the mind are intimately connected. Research is now demonstrating that you can change how you feel by changing your bodily posture. This can help you feel more powerful, more joyful, more creative, or whatever else you want to feel in any given moment. It can help you show up with your clients, and with your close ones, as more present and with more resources available to you.
In this introductory workshop we will bring awareness to the body, from the inside out. You will learn postures that can support you to become more of the person that you want to be. You can discover the power of being truly embodied.
In this workshop you will:
- Feel more in your body and be less caught up in the thoughts in your head.
- Bring more awareness of yourself as a person, and how you move inside your body and what you can learn from that.
- Learn some body postures that can help you change how you are feeling to a preferred feeling state.
- Learn about some of the research behind this workshop.
Come along to the workshop to find out more.
About Ruth
Ruth is a well-being and stress management coach. She is passionate about personal and professional development. She has been practicing an embodied dance form for over 20 years, she is a Certified Whole Body Focusing Trainer and more recently she has been studying embodiment coaching and facilitation. Ruth's work is informed by her own life-long journey of self-discovery and awakening. It is the wish to share these gifts that motivates her work. She has been running workshops since 1998.
You can find more information on her website www.ruthfriedman.com
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When Wednesday, 8 January 2020 from 18h45-21h00
Where? Timesmore Boulevard St Michel 47, 1040 Brussels - Map
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- Provide large clickable areas
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- Use First and Last links (where applicable)
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- While using contrast color schemes, you have to be very careful. You can't go wrong with black and white but all you need is to add more drama and use light font on a dark background or a dark font on a light background. Browsers are different, monitors are different, you never exactly know how the colors will render.
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OBIT – Elma Villarreal Cruz
MISSION – Elma Villarreal Cruz, 86, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at her home in Mission.
Survivors include her daughters, Laura Vela and Maria Alvarez; siblings, Amalia Loya, Rosa Estrada and Adelaido Villarreal; 10 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren; and a foster daughter, Isabel Gonzalez, and her four children and 10 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Juanita Acevedo; siblings, Maria Olivia Villarreal, Alberto Villarreal and Gregorio Villarreal.
A funeral service was held on March 7 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission. Burial followed at Ojo de Agua Cemetery in Abram.
Girbrian Acevedo, Juan Rendon, Ramiro Perez, Aldo Alvarado, Luis Reyna and Hector Guzman served as pallbearers, with Major Efrain Reyna Jr. and Ruben Alvarez Jr. as honorary pallbearers.


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In 1938 the first Laemmle's Theaters were opened in Los Angeles by Max Laemmle, and his brother, Kurt. Since then, the Laemmle's Theater chain has vastly expanded, growing their reach throughout Southern California. Over time, Laemmle's Theater's have become the leaders in showcasing art house, independent, and foreign film in the Los Angeles area. There are currently seventeen Laemmle's locations, and the chain has recently added a five-plex theater in Claremont, and has plans to add a seven-screen complex in the north Hollywood arts district. Throughout their expansion and success, Laemmle's Theater has remained a family owned business. Greg Laemmle, the Grandson of Max, currently runs the day-to-day operations for Laemmle's Theaters
Bijan Tehrani: Please tell us a little bit about the background of Laemmle's. How was it started, what was the goal, and how was it expanded?
Greg Laemmle: Laemmle's Theater started in 1938 in Los Angeles when my grandfather, Max Laemmle, who was doing independent distribution in Europe, realized that it was no longer safe to be in Europe as a Jew. His brother Kurt was running a movie theater in the Midwest here in the United States, and suggested to Max to bring his family to the United States to run movie theaters. My grandfather was an asthmatic, and told his brother that the Midwest would not work for him, but that he had been to Los Angeles and knew that there was a large German expatriate population there that would be conducive for them and their parents. So they settled on Los Angeles and opened up two neighborhood movie theaters in the Highland Park area in Los Angeles and basically began as a mom and pop neighborhood theater chain with those two theaters. There was no specific focus on playing foreign films at that time. As the neighborhood chain started dying off in the late 1940's after television came in, my Uncle Kurt had to leave the business because there was no enough income to support the two families, and my grandfather started focusing more and more on playing reparatory and foreign film. Focus on foreign film continued growing as the New Wave and neo-realist films evolved from Italy, as did the post-war films from Japan and then the French New Wave films. My father joined the circuit in the mid-sixties and we have been expanding ever since.
BT: Do those early theaters still exist?
GL: I don't believe so. But one of the neighborhood theaters, at the time there were six neighborhood theaters, one of which was the Los Feliz Theater. As the circuit contracted that became the remaining theater. As we transitioned into an art house chain, many people saw their first and seminal art house films at the Los Feliz. We have posters showing the new Pierrot le Fou and reissues of Chimes at Midnight and Fallstaff. It was a much-loved venue as there was this transition from neighborhood to foreign. Also an interesting transition was that many of the Theaters specializing in playing foreign films in the sixties started playing X rated films instead. So We were not prepared to go in that direction, and the Los Feliz, which had not necessarily been the most important theater for foreign language films, by virtue of still remaining true to that calling, started playing more and more of the important foreign language films.
BT: Do you remember the very first foreign movie that was played in a Laemmle's Theater?
GL: We don't. There is an early photograph we have, even dating back to the days when it was a neighborhood chain when they would still play the occasional foreign film. It's not as if they ever turned their back on it. I'm sure they were occasionally playing the pre-war films of genre noir.
BT: Do you see a change in the audience responses to foreign movies? Are there more audiences coming to see foreign movies during recent years?
GL: I don't know that foreign films have the same cultural cache that they may have had in the late sixties and seventies. At some level they have been supplanted by American independent films in that regard. But I do believe that there is a willingness on the part of even a broad commercial audience now to embrace the occasional foreign film. They are not going for the more esoteric films naturally, but some titles are not necessarily the barrier they used to be in a theatrical environment, and people just want to see good films.
BT: What has been the most successful foreign language film you have shown in the last year?
GL: Probably the most successful this past year has been The Lives of Others. This was a terrific phenomenon because it was a very difficult and brilliant film, and one that had a very long run. It must have played out for six months or more. It was fabulous because it was a style of theatrical release that isn't seen these days. Now a day if something shows any success it is in 3,000 theaters all of the sudden, and three months, three weeks later, it is gone. So to have the film play out over six months was like it used to be. And it showed the power of word of mouth at some level, because it was clearly being driven by people who were saying, "I saw this film and I can't stop thinking about it." And, "You have to see this film." And it would take people a while to find it, but they would eventually.
BT: Do you think the Academy Awards helped?
GL: Clearly it helps. It is very important. Well, not every film that wins the Best Foreign Language category will be a box office success, but it certainly helped what was already a terrific film.
BT: Do you get any support from the people in the film industry that are thinking more about films that have more artistic value?
GL: No.
BT: Your existence and expansion is so important I think for cinema. Not only for international cinema, because I think international cinema is a part of cinema, because you see more films that are dealing with real subjects and real issues that are unfortunately coming from outside our country that are coming from here.
GL: I don't think that is unfortunate, I think that is wonderful that we can have that cross-cultural exchange of ideas and viewpoints. I think that the support that the industry provides at some level is about finding new talent, and ways of using that talent to make Hollywood films, but they are not necessarily interested in promoting the audiences acceptance of non-Hollywood films. There is really no one necessarily out there cheerleading for seeing the newest dogma film from Denmark just for the sake of seeing that film and for the sake of that filmmaker making another film in Denmark. The whole point is I saw that film, it was terrific, I want him to make my next sci-fi action thriller.
BT: What percentage of the films that you show belong to American Independent filmmakers?
GL: My gut tells me more than fifty percent of the art house fair at this point is American Independent, with a significant portion of the remaining fifty percent being English language foreign film, so films most specifically from England. We are not seeing quite as much independent film from Australia, it goes up and down in other parts in the English-speaking world. And then you have foreign language films being thirty percent of the art house films that are being seen by the audiences.
BT: Do you see any growth in the number of American Independent films produced?
GL: There are certainly more films being produced, and more films being released with out a doubt. Quite a few documentaries. We are seeing a lot more American independent documentaries, we are not seeing as many foreign documentaries, many of which are quite intriguing but they are just getting crowded out of the market place.
BT: Documentaries are not supposed to be a great event for the box office, are they making money now?
GL: They are. There is always this perception that maybe they are not making as much as people thought they would be making, but there is a part of me that feels that at least from a commercial stand point that I have an easier time getting an audience to a documentary than to a no-budget, no-name American independent film. It can be very difficult, but it's more about marketing, not about the quality of filmmaking necessarily. With a documentary you often have a very specific audience that you can approach and get people interested.
BT: How many theaters are around right now with Laemmle's?
GL: We have 49 screens at ten locations. Many of the screens our theaters play a mix of Hollywood films and foreign films, so in terms of the core theaters devoted to art house, you are talking about thirty or so.
BT: Do you run any kind of events during the year besides the usual screenings?
GL: We don't necessarily run too many things. We are open to working with outside parties for film festivals and other programs. It's just not the way we are set up.
BT: Are there any plans for the future?
GL: We are always looking at adding screens. We just opened a new five-plex movie theater in Claremont, which is a college-town suburb of Los Angeles. We have announced plans to open a seven-screen complex in the north Hollywood arts district. Were opportunity presents itself we are expanding, but we are basically a local Los Angeles company, and for the time being we will remain that way.
BT: Are there any new foreign films in June that you are screening for the first time?
GL: Always. One film that I particularly like and would recommend at the end of May is Fatih Akin's film, Edge of Heaven.
BT: That is a wonderful film
GL: It's a terrific film. He is a fabulous filmmaker. I was just blown away by Head On. I hadn't seen anything quite as bracing in many years. And then to his documentary film, Crossing the Bridge, was very interesting–a terrific use of the form. And then Edge of Heaven is in many ways so completely different, and yet just so fabulous.
BT: It is a pity it wasn't even considered as a nominee for the Academy Awards.
GL: That's correct. It did not make the short list and was not ultimately considered.
BT: I think it is one of the most beautiful films in the last decade.
GL: Yes. And an important film because in a sense it is just about so many things. An important film for this country, about issues of immigration and integration into society, issues of cross cultural understanding, forgiveness, and ability to transcend.
BT: Thank you for your time
GL: My pleasure.


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Dietary Supplement!
Contains ingredients important for the synthesis of dopamine, a catecholamine important for positive effect, mood, and memory*
Key ingredients:
- N-acetyl-L-cysteine: Precursor to L-cysteine, which is required for the synthesis of glutathione (1)* Glutathione provides antioxidant protection and is an important mediator of oxidative stress in dopaminergic neurons (2,3).
- N-acetyl-L-tyrosine: L-tyrosine is a precursor to catecholamines including dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine.
- Mucuna cochinchinensis seed extract (99% L-DOPA): Natural source of L-DOPA (4). L-DOPA crosses the blood-brain barrier and is the direct precursor to dopamine (5).*
- Vitamin B and C: Active forms of vitamin B6, folate, C are important for catecholamine synthesis (6-8).*
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Serving Size: 2 Capsules
Servings Per Container: 30
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|Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxal 5'-phosphate)
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|Selenium (as L-selenomethionine)
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