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SFC Automation for Determination of Solid Fat Content
Food manufacturers who use fats in their products need to measure the fats SFC (solid fat content). This is done by evaluating the melting curve of the fat of interest and is especially useful in the characterisation of oils and fats used in food processing, baking, confectionery and margarine/butter industries. LAIX Technologies recognise that while this analysis is very important in determining the quality of the goods that manufacturers are producing, it is also a routine and standardised task. To enable laboratory efficiency and to decrease the risk of human error, LAIX have developed an automation platform to handle the processing, from raw sample to reported result.
The SFC Automation seamlessly blends more than 10 years of automation experience with customer inspired ideas and proven technologies. The result is a streamlined system that maximises flexibility, efficiency and ease-of-use.
The compact modular design not only saves you laboratory space, but can also work 24/7 and eliminates operator error.
Key Features
- Fast and precise operation
- Fully automated operation
- Compact design
- Simple to use software
- Conforms to AOCS and IUPAC standards
- Up to 20 temperature baths
- Modular design
System Overview
The SFC Automation is based on LAIX Technologies proven VariSam platform which can be tailored to your requirements. It comes equipped with:
- Personal protection
- Electronic gripper
- Sensors
- LAIX's SFC dry baths
The SFC Automation determines the melting curve of the fat in question according to the latest standard method, the AOCS Official methos Cd 16b-93, which defines the workflow as well as the required hardware.
The SFC technique (Solid Fat Content) which is a direct method based on NMR is superior, being more accurate and reliable compared the the SFI technique (Solid Fat Index) that is indirect and based on dilatometry.
The SFC Automation is the perfect companion quality control labs that deal with fats. It is suited to use with all types of fats. Typical examples include:
- Palm oil
- Coconut oil
- Cocoa butter
The system is also compatible with the Bruker Minispec NMR.
User-Friendly Software
The SFC Automation is driven via a modern Windows-based, user-friendly interface. The user interface allows you to access and run numerous different experimental methods even with a small number of temperature baths.
Safety Features
With ultimate operator safety in mind the SFC Automation incorporates several design features to protect operators, while at the same time ensuring speed and efficiency are not compromised. These include:
- Sample input slider
- Automatic door lock
- Safety doors or light curtains
Modular Design
Consistent with the design of many other products from LAIX Technologies, the SFC Automation features a modular design. This enables LAIX to tailor the system to your exact requirements based on experimental methods and sample throughput.


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Dissenyador Viaducte
Unitat Jocs 3D > Unity 3D Lògic > Dissenyador Viaducte
If you ever wanted to be an engineer, ara és la teva oportunitat. In Viaduct Designer, you are an engineer and also a train driver. Your main mission is to transport cargo from a station to another, but in your way you will find missing bridges and you have to build them. Use your engineering skills and build solid bridges, because a train full with cargo is very heavy. Transport the cargos without damage, complete all levels and have fun.
To play Viaduct Designer, you will use left and right arrow keys to control the train, SPACE bar to enter in designer mode, B key to use horn and R key to restart.
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All about the much anticipated oneplus 6
OnePlus that changed the definition of flagship smartphones with the OnePlus 5T in 2017 is all set to give another masterpiece this year. Yes, I am talking about the most awaited OnePlus 6 smartphone and the company has announced its launch date. The latest flagship device from the company will be coming in a couple of weeks and rumors are on the peak. However, as there are very few days left for the launch and company has officially announced it and we have a pretty good idea about the smartphone now. OnePlus 5T was among the best 2017 smartphones that stole the market of some of the giants. But, the company will be giving even more powerful performance packed gift to the consumers as OnePlus 6. Here are all the details about the upcoming flagship smartphone from OnePlus that you definitely wanna know about.
In order to make the device more attractive, the company is moving away from the full-metal unibody. OnePlus 6 is expected to come with the glass-body that is in the trend among the flagship smartphones right now. Along with this, it is confirmed that the upcoming smartphone will have notch just like the Apple's iPhone X. Moreover, the smartphone maker will be coming with bigger display without increasing phone's overall size. According to the resources, the device will be coming with a 90 percent screen to body ratio. There is a number of leaked images of the phone that supports the notch and bigger screen, however, the image shared by OnePlus itself gives a hint about the design. The OnePlus 6 is placed under the 5T and seems more refined than the predecessor with the absence of alert slider.
OnePlus CEO, Pete Lau has confirmed that the upcoming phone will have the bigger display. As the 5T owns a 6.01-inch display the OnePlus 6 is expected to come with a 6.28 inch full HD display. The rumors suggest that the phone will have an Optic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen that will be delivering 10180X 2280 pixels resolution. The screen will have a 19:9 aspect ratio and will be protected Corning Gorilla Glass 5 along. As we already told you that the OnePlus 6 will be getting a notch at the top, Pete Lau also said that the company will roll out an update to hide the notch in the future.
The company launched the OnePlus 5T with the latest hardware support in 2017 for people to use high-end features without spending more than the device worth it. Now, with the same strategy, the manufacturer will be coming with the latest specification in the OnePlus 6. Based on the report and leaks the phone is expected to be running on a Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 chipset that will be used for the Octa-core 4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver processor. The device will be powered by 8/6 GB RAM coupled with the 128GB/64GB internal storage. The rear camera will have a dual lens containing a 16MP and 20MP lenses with phase detection autofocus and dual LED flash. Along with this, there will be a 16MP front camera having f/2.0 aperture with gyro EIS, Auto HDR, and 1080p support. The upcoming smartphone will be equipped with an improved battery with 3450 mAh which will be non-removable. Talking about the software support the company will definitely be giving the latest Stock Android version to the users. This means the OnePlus 6 will be having Android 8.1 (Oreo) right out of the box. In addition to this, the company also announced that the upcoming device will have a 3.5m jack for the music lovers and also will be the first smartphone with water resistance. The phone is expected to be dual SIM without the support for the microSD card.
The release date of the device has been already confirmed by the company as it will be coming on 16 May and the smartphone will be available for the users to buy from 21st May at selected locations. According to the leaks and rumors the OnePlus 6 price is expected to be higher than that of the 5T. Some of the resources suggested the price of the smartphone will be $749.
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Daughter gets life in foster mom's stabbing death
PAINESVILLE, Ohio - A northeast Ohio teenager who killed her foster mother in 2012 at her foster father's urging has been sentenced to life in prison with a chance for parole in 30 years.
Sabrina Zunich, 19, pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder in the stabbing death of 41-year-old Lisa Knoefel in their home in the Cleveland suburbs.
Zunich testified at the trial of Kevin Knoefel that he'd threatened suicide if his wife wasn't killed. Zunich and the now 44-year-old Kevin Knoefel were romantically involved.
Kevin Knoefel received the same sentence as Zunich after a jury found him guilty of conspiracy to commit aggravated murder and sexual battery. Prosecutors say Knoefel wanted his wife dead to collect $750,000 in life insurance.
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Dimensions: 5.5" x 5.5" / 13.9cm x 13.9cm, hanging panel
Tesserae: Salvaged stained glass
Jennifer Kuhn's has been creating fine art mosaic for 16 years. Her work ranges from strikingly realistic to decorative, highly-designed pieces inspired by world mythology and folk art traditions. She has been featured in many exhibits and galleries, and her architectural mosaic is installed on walls and floors throughout the country, with one floor entryway in Banff, Canada. Jennifer works with tile, stone and stained glass, carefully shaping each piece for assemblage into stylized, exquisite mosaic art. Her public art and community projects demonstrate a rare ability to engage, educate and create community with all ages and socio-economic groups. She also creates custom mosaic for corporate and private spaces. She lives and works on a small farm in rural Western WA, and teaches a weekly mosaic class for at-risk teens in Shelton, in addition to offering workshops for mosaic artists in the Pacific Northwest region and beyond.
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I have heard over and over during my two years of ownership that Dave and Julie at Midwest are simple the best. Never heard anything negative at all. And I experienced firsthand today how helpful they are. I was in a true emergency situation, and I first called "expert Vendor A" who sorta kinda answered my question before telling me he didn't have time to verify anything he told me as being accurate. I then called "primary parts supplier Vendor B" who gave me the same ole response as I always get "I don't know." I swear everyone I call this vendor, I get "I don't know." Do you have this part? "I don't know." How much is this other part? "I don't know, do you have a part number?" (I'm sure my descriptions are enough for all owners to know exactly who I called. ) But then I called Midwest and Julie and crew handled everything in a professional manner. I was able to drive home because of their help. I would not have been able to get home had they not had the decency to listen and answer. Now I know why so many of you get all your parts from Midwest - they'll certainly have a large portion of my business going forward. I am sure all the vendors are great resources in their own way and I'll continue to utilize them all from time to time, but I just wanted to thank all the owners who have educated me on the nuances of each vendor, and especially for telling me about DMC Midwest. They really came to the rescue today, from thousands of miles away! Thank you Julie!
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Are you planning to paint your home? If yes, you should look for professional home painters for the task. There are many reasons to hire a professional painting contractor for painting your house.
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Some people make an effort to paint their home without hiring a painting professional. Most of them end up spending a lot of money on painting the structure. Some folks even wind up with unattractive painting. The try to paint the house in a do it yourself manner easily manifests into a nightmare.
You will also come across people who try to paint their building with the help of a novice painter that learned from online orientations. Even such folks wrap up with a less pleasing painting job. The reason is professional painting chores are not easy. It takes better skills and experience in accomplishing a painting job. The drive to cut corners on hiring a reputed painting service turns out to be an undesirable episode.
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Congressman David Rouzer stopped by the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce today to update the Board of Directors on current legislative issues. He painted a sobering picture of spending and the national debt. In 1965, entitlement spending (Social Security, food stamps, Medicaid, etc.) accounted for 34% of the federal budget. Today that percentage has grown to 68% (including interest on the $19 trillion in national debt). By 2026, entitlements will account for 78% of the federal budget.
So what does that mean? Discretionary spending (the military, infrastructure and anything else the government wants to provide money for…such as beach renourishment, to mention a local issue) will ONLY account for 22% of ALL federal spending. Congressman Rouzer said that current spending is unsustainable, and that reform is needed to the tax code, rules and regulations hampering business growth, and entitlement programs. Without it, the Congressman said our economy is on a path to implode.


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Contributed by – Mr. Kamal Malik, Principal Architect, Malik Architecture | 16th July, 2015
Design-led thinking is a way of life. It is not simply to do with a product or its design. It is an aspect of creation and innovation that every employee should be thinking about and practising.
Faculty and Programme in Charge (M Arch Urban Design), Dept. of ArchitectureCollege of Engineering (CET), Trivandrum, Govt of Kerala
In India, design in architectural spaces has taken on a new dimension in the last few decades. As far as the residential sphere goes, bathrooms and kitchens have evolved from being functional spaces to rooms that exude aesthetics and elevated lifestyles of patrons.
The fast pace of growth of urban centers in India has generated rural migration to the cities. Most often, rural migrants travel and settle down in cities in search of a livelihood. One such opportunity has been large infrastructure projects. However, most often, they live in poor unhygienic conditions without services and water.
Today's home buyer wants much greater flexibility and options in creating interiors for her home. Homes are now an extension of her personality; she wants to create an ambience by choice.
At the outset: Having travelled extensively in the sub-continent from Ladakh to Kerala, it is my sad conclusion that I saw very little of what we have done in the recent past that had any significance: be it infrastructure, urban planning, public / civil spaces and of course Architecture. That this abysmal state of affairs exists in our subcontinent, particularly in the back-drop of an amazingly versatile culture is inexplicable.
When we talk of 'States' of India, it is synonymous with the diversity that these states exhibit. I would expect each state and each region to be developing a syntax that is evolved from the 'memory' of that state. Be it climate, Local Building materials, social context etc. Instead, what one sees is mind-less replica representing the Architectural decadence emanating from our urban centers. Glass curtain walls in Jodhpur is about as revolting as it can get.
It is convenient to park blame with others, be it the govt. or bureaucracy but I am honest enough to admit that this malaise cannot only be parked at their door-step; we as the design fraternity are equally responsible. Hundreds of schools of Architecture and what are we producing?
I think we seriously need to not only look outward but also inward if we are to find any solution to this vexing problem.
Design-led thinking is a way of life. It is not simply to do with a product or its design. It is an aspect of creation and innovation that every employee should be thinking about and practising. It means being continuously aware of the need to improve everything that matters in terms of customer expectations and the business's processes. This thinking will go on to improve the quality of life, if carried out in unity.
When a business is design-led, it means that it understands customers and constantly evolves to provide them with a superlative product or service experience. The core focus should always be the consumers; it is the only way to build a brand and forge a bond with them.
Companies tend to get bogged down by the daily routines of conducting business and lose focus on their end customers. But this is unacceptable because your offering is basically for an end user. It is the top management's responsibility to align employees as well as functions of the company with the end users. They should go back to the drawing board and rethink how each process is being managed. Most importantly, they should think of ways to improve them; even if it means working harder and longer for a better product or service.
As a product-design company, our prerogative is to think in terms of the practical use of a product. In the case of Godrej locks, we imagine them being used by our near and dear ones. To understand how your product or service will fair, envisage it in its place of use. This way, you can evaluate every idea in any scenario. Also, one must always seek latent or unmet needs. Consumers don't spell out what they need. You have to put yourself in their shoes, imagine their way of life, and then try to improve it.
Design-led thinking leads to innovation. If you continuously push yourself to think differently and improve someone's life, it is going to lead to innovation. It will also be imbedded in each process of the business.
We designed a top-loading washing machine for Godrej Appliances called Glitz. This product has set new benchmarks and is innovative at multiple levels. With it, we have tried to rethink and redefine the age-old activity of washing clothes.
We realised that most garments are prewashed so that they may be free of stains. Even the detergent industry is struggling with a complete solution for this common issue. In the process of washing, apart from the detergent, a mechanic agitation in the clothing's fibre is required. To facilitate this, we proposed an ultra-sonic mechanism of washing clothes by using very high-frequency sound waves.
We even used innovative means to demonstrate the capability of ultra-sonic cleaning. We held many trials with dentists, who use an ultra-sonic hand-held cleaner for tooth clean ups. We decided to try this method in a washing machine and were success.
Thus, when we say design-led thinking is a way of life, it also includes connecting two seemingly unrelated industries to achieve the desired result; like in the case of Glitz. Our idea also turned out to be energy-saving.
Indian companies need to start thinking about design as an investment and not as a cost. They need to understand that design is a tool that brings their brand's promise and core values to life.
Faculty and Programme in Charge (M Arch Urban Design), Dept. of ArchitectureCollege of Engineering (CET), Trivandrum, Govt of Kerala
Among the many themes that the ET A&D Summit 2015 puts under the scanner, some of the key ones include understanding and adapting the latest design trends, sustainable designs and upcoming technologies to improve the infrastructure despite challenges like land crunches, rocketing resource costs, managing the talent pool and uncertainty in the whole environment.
Urbanization and the State
According to Kerala State Urbanization Reports, Kerala is characterized by diversified human habitat. The human settlement pattern of the State is characterized with dwellings made in individual plots, scattered all over the habitable area. Almost all other parts in India have nucleated built–up area in a settlement surrounded by rural hinter land. But Kerala shows an urban and rural settlement pattern manifested with an urban–rural continuum having a fairly uniform spread of dwelling units. In other words the population is distributed more or less evenly over the entire state. Thus comparing with other parts of India, Kerala is distinguished with comparatively low population density development in urban areas and high population density in rural areas. This distinctive pattern of human habitat has got many development issues. State Urbanization Report (SUR) discusses these issues in detail.
2011 census shows that Kerala has undergone the highest level of urbanization (47.71%) during 2001-11, with a percentage increase of 83.20 over the previous decade. The analysis shows that areal reclassification of a hitherto rural area as urban, due to the shift in the occupational structure from agriculture to other categories of employment causes such a huge urbanization in the state. The report observes that in a state like Kerala marked by scattered settlement, physical dimension also should be taken into account while designating an area as urban. The SUR identifies the present urbanization of Kerala as an urban spread rather than the result of the structural changes in the economy of the state. The report envisages a compact urban form and visualizes urban areas as instrument for the development of rural hinterland, besides being engines of development of Kerala. The report traces a strategy of urban clusters in 2021 and urban corridors in 2031. The report recommends that this urban profile shall be refined as an integral part of a regulated spatial structure of the state defined through spatio – economic plans at the state, district as well as local levels. The report also chalks out strategies for the compaction of different kind of urban areas up to the limit prescribed.
The SUR also says that there are development issues intrinsic to the unique human settlement pattern of the State before the people. The findings and suggestions of the report require wider discussions in the interest of development of the State, among the decision makers, planners, experts and Industry stake holders.
Problems faced by Industry
There are certain problems faced by industry and professionals in the State. The acute shortage of building materials and rising prices delays the growth and affects the quality. Labour management and availability is another major concern. In a state like Kerala with limited resources and ecologically sensitive, it is difficult to proceed or continue with the traditional way of building. Increased awareness among the people and Govt restrictions and planning architectural controls by the state demands the Our Buildings have to be eco-friendly, economical and sustainable. Sustainable and Green architecture are the Keywords for the century and especially the coming years.
- Have we geared up to take this challenge?
- How much research is happening in our state regarding this?
- How many professionals are coming up with new ideas and Technologies?
- How many Industries are supporting with new products and technology?
- How many professionals are practicing in these lines?
Another Major challenge regarding the Industry is to develop technology to develop products (materials, design and deliverance) to with stand the tropical wet climatic zone of the region. Many building products do fail in this climatic zone and it affects the quality of the building and the life in it. Region specific products and design is to be developed to overcome this.
Transforming Residential architecture, Trends and Challenges
The recent years have seen major changes in the way people conceive spaces and residences. They are selective in identifying their habitats. The concept of comfort, safety and aesthetics has transformed a lot in the recent past due to different socio-economic-cultural parameters. This is evident in the market by the way the projects are coming up. The building foot print is on the rise and the carrying capacity is challenged day by day. It is to be noted here that we need strict planning policy to conserve the land resources and available open spaces (pubic) and green spaces (nature) for a better future for our coming generations.
The changing skylines of the cities all over Kerala see dotted with high rise structures. Green houses and sustainable eco-friendly houses are on demand.
Traditional farmstead houses are no more an exciting entity for the larger population rather a luxury for a few rich. The concepts of Shared living have been accepted due to reasons of safety, Economy, maintenance and managing ease and accessibility to basic amenities. Gated communities and townships are on the rise.
Lifestyle changes have demanded new spaces like media room, Home theatre, library, elaborate bathrooms etc and there is an increased use of new gadgets and automated systems and this has resulted in new prototypes of houses.
There is a need to research more in to sustainable, ecofriendly and cost effective technology and building materials in the coming future, we may have to think about factory made houses that can be carried from place to another. They can be custom made or factory made prefabricated units that can be bought and assembled. Though it may sound funny at this point of time, it is going to be the final option in resource deficient, ecologically sensitive and labour crunchy state like Kerala
Transforming commercial trends and challenges
The traditional shops have given away to super Shoppe concepts and mall concepts. The way commercial spaces are conceived has been transformed many fold in recent years. The concept of leisure and entertainment linked with commerce has given rose to new demands and typologies. Many of the commercial spaces are also a part of public spaces. There is a need to share the common commercial spaces for public use and this will further increase the commercial demand and accessibility to built up areas/here again we need to work up on site specific development controls and regulations based on the demand in each quadrant of the city.
Mixed use commercial establishments are the solution for this especially in city centres like Cochin (M.G. road). There should be separate access roads or service roads to the commercial clusters from each node and the Bypass oriented commercial ribbon development should be discouraged.
Commercial clusters demand larger open space for parking and related amenities.
There is a need to relook the way we design public commercial building and the way we structure them in the cities. As seen it is high time to develop residential-commercial (retail) clusters in cities at selected areas with all amenities and link it up with proper city level networking system.
In India, design in architectural spaces has taken on a new dimension in the last few decades. As far as the residential sphere goes, bathrooms and kitchens have evolved from being functional spaces to rooms that exude aesthetics and elevated lifestyles of patrons. In commercial spaces as well, these areas have become a kind of parameter to judge the luxury standards of the property. A simple, sophisticated showering area that is equipped with state-of-the-art faucets and fittings is sometimes the only benchmark required to make a robust statement about the exquisite echelons the hotel belongs to.
A major share of credit for enhancing the standards of design and innovation in India has to be attributed to its architects and interior designers. While there has been a growing demand for spaces that offer sensational experiences on a daily basis, it is the Indian designer and architecture professionals who have been pushing the envelope of creativity, technology and enduring style to make the aspirations of the discerning Indian customer a reality.
Assisting the architects and designers in their endeavour to deliver the absolute best as far as premium luxury goes is the world's number one International sanitary fittings brand, GROHE. In India, GROHE has been committed to offering the architect and design community with a wide assortment of unmatched bath and kitchen solutions that help them metamorphose the spaces they create into oasis of pure rejuvenation and embodiments of sustainable beauty. GROHE relies on its brand values of quality, technology, design and responsibility in order to be able to offer Pure Joy of Water to customers.
From award-winning designs, bathroom faucets made of the finest materials and the latest industry-leading technologies, WC solutions that surpass all notions of luxury to complete digital spas that offer a veritable haven of therapeutic relaxation in one's home, GROHE enables creation of the most stellar bathrooms and kitchens in India. Modular designs and intuitive digital controls come together to offer architects and designers with an impressive collection of ways to make a mark in their fields of work.
Going a step further to assist this extremely important community of professionals in India is the GROHE Smart Design initiative. It has been conceptualised to offer designers and architects an engaging platform while expanding their professional network and also offer them a window to a larger client base. It also allows them to showcase their superlative work and benefit from study tours and varied recognitions, all organised by GROHE. In addition, the professionals get a better chance to give their clients a preferential edge with the exclusive GROHE value adds. They also gain visibility through the millions of site visitors and by being featured in the company's Designer Locator and GROHE Smart Design Webcard application.
With this new program, GROHE has gone an extra mile yet again to provide a vigorous impetus to India's architect and designer community. The initiative will also further augment the standards of aesthetic language and technology in Indian commercial and residential spaces. GROHE envisions catalysing further innovations and developments in the space with the Smart Design program. GROHE is committed to boosting the Indian design space and enabling it to realise its own potential. With programs such as this, the front runner in its domain has moved a step further in this overall objective.
Migrant Housing
The fast pace of growth of urban centers in India has generated rural migration to the cities. Most often, rural migrants travel and settle down in cities in search of a livelihood. One such opportunity has been large infrastructure projects. However, most often, they live in poor unhygienic conditions without services and water.
This project aims to analyze the housing conditions of migrant workers and explore a range of responses and interventions to improve their living conditions.
Based on this broad approach several directions and processes have emerged, some of which are listed below. However, each approach would have to evolve and describe the context in which the typology would be relevant and possible. It would have to schematically suggest in what kind of project this housing may be deployed, who funds the housing, how it grows, how the modules are organized, who maintains the site and sustainable features of the design and services.
Exploration of prefab elements to create housing units that can be mass produced. Technologies like folded plates, origami inspired forms etc. may be explored. A whole range of materials from tubular steel, bamboo, fabric, ply-woods etc. could be deployed in the design. This approach may take a radical route and explore new directions in migrant housing, in terms of form, materials and technologies. It may also lead to a speculative exploration of a change or transformation in the way of life of migrant communities provided with better housing facilities. The primary emphasis in this approach would be the design of the module and cluster formations
Another approach could be a pragmatic approach evolving from the way of life of the migrant communities. This process may explore modular or incremental housing based on existing conditions documented at the site.
Exploration of adobe blocks and technology for migrant housing – In this approach, we would either explore a permanent housing infrastructure on the site, with migrant communities visiting and staying in regular intervals, based on the infrastructure projects in the neighbourhood. We may also explore adobe housing in components that can be transported from one site to another.
The primary intended goal of flexible housing is the creation of a building that would remain in use longer for being able to meet the current need rather than being used under an external force. Benefits of flexible building include the ability to meet purposes better, accommodate the user's intervention, accept new technology, and be more economically and ecological viable.
In essence, these buildings can respond to these changes by adjusting their use or operation. There are many different ways to provide flexibility in a building. These strategies can be applied to the building on various level of scale, smallest level being applied at the scale of a single room, to the largest level being the whole building. Strategies can be categorized under adaptability, transformation, mobility, and open building.
The design studio is open to explorations of other approaches as well. However we have arrived at this Design Solution considering the above factors.
Today's home buyer wants much greater flexibility and options in creating interiors for her home. Homes are now an extension of her personality; she wants to create an ambience by choice. Some very relevant questions she invariably wants answers to are: How does lighting create an ambience in different spaces of my home? What is right type of lighting? Similar questions are being asked for other spaces such as shopping malls and modern offices.
An emerging state-of-the-art technology platform is "Tunability". Tunability enables a user to control CCT (Correlated Colour Temperature) from 2700K (Warm Yellow) to 6500K (Cool Daylight). Tunability is achieved through an intelligent master controller and drivers that separately control arrays of dimmable warm and cool LED (Light Emitting Diode) chips. Control of CCT and dimmability is achieved through a simple yet elegant hand-held remote or user friendly wall-mounted devices.
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In Offices: The sun doesn't provide the same level or even color of light throughout the day, so sitting under the same white light in an office (or even hotel or school) can make you tired when you need to stay awake, or conversely, too wound up when your body should be starting to relax. Tunable lighting mimics that natural ebb and flow of sunlight, working more symbiotically with your own circadian rhythms. Bluish white colour (6500K) during day time helps employees stay coordinated and alert, yellow colour (2700K) in the late evening helps employees relax.
For Museum and Art Galleries: Gallery lighting is key to defining not only the brushstrokes of a painting, but the mood it evokes. When harsh white light may makes a masterpiece look gleaming, half its artistry is lost. With the right light level and right colour, a piece of art can really shine in the light that it was meant to have. Because museums and galleries keep their lighting systems on for hours at a time, tunable LEDs are an excellent option to help in energy saving as well.


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Eric Alterman just published a massive essay in The Nation, entitled "Kabuki Democracy: Why a Progressive Presidency Is Impossible, for Now"
I don't recommend it.
DAVID MICHAEL GREEN [print_link]
First, it's damn hard to find a thesis in this extended disquisition. The article does a fine job of cataloguing the many ills that beset American democracy today (no wonder it's so long), but is far less clear about answering its own title question. In fact, not only does Alterman not answer the question substantively, he doesn't even – as far as I could see – provide a thesis statement identifying his argument. As near as I can tell it is that the campaign finance system and the media in America are so polluted that no president could actually govern as a progressive. I already get that this country badly needs reform of those two sectors of our political system – I sure don't need any convincing there. But the next step is altogether missing. Elaboration of the argument as to why these malignancies necessarily preclude a progressive presidency was sorely missing from the piece. PHOTO: Eric Alterman: liberaloid to the marrow.
Even so, I thought the thing was more or less worth reading for its thorough chronicling of what ails us today. Until I got tot the end, that is, when I badly wanted to hurl as I read the final substantive paragraph of the essay: "What's more, one hypothesis – one I'm tempted to share – for the Obama administration's willingness to compromise so extensively on the promises that candidate Obama made during the 2008 campaign would be that as president, he is playing for time. Obama is taking the best deal on the table today, but hopes and expects that once he is re-elected in 2012 – a pretty strong bet, I'd say – he will build on the foundations laid during his first term to bring on the fundamental 'change' that is not possible in today's environment. This would be consistent with FDR's strategy during his second term and makes a kind of sense when one considers the nature of the opposition he faces today and the likelihood that it will discredit itself following a takeover of one or both houses in 2010. For that strategy to make sense, however, 2013 will have to provide a more pregnant sense of progressive possibility than 2009 did, and that will take a great deal of work by the rest of us."
Do I really have this straight? Alterman believes that by allowing the right to crawl back up off the mat it had leveled itself upon less than two years ago, by alienating progressives and moderate voters in droves, by not improving any of the crisis situations on his plate, by failing to defend his policies from the worst sort of excoriation from insane troglodyte freaks, by giving the GOP control of one or both branches of Congress (and thus also investigatory power – can you say "Whitewater"? "Vince Foster"? "Monica"?), and by running a recession with massive unemployment for the full length of his term, it's a "pretty strong bet" that Obama is supposed to get reelected in 2012? My god, are you using the word "bet" literally, man? Can I get some serious action against that proposition?!?!
Oh, but there's more. Then, once reelected, he's going to morph from a right-wing plutocrat carrying out the agenda of George W. Bush's third term into some kind of reborn progressive? He'll shut down Afghanistan, restore civil liberties, get all that money back from Wall Street, raid BP's coffers, unwind the offshore oil plots he's opened for development, slash military spending, restore taxes on the rich, make Israel stop building settlements, quit defending the Defense of Marriage Act in the courts, force Sonya Sotomayor and Elena Kagan to resign and replace them with real progressives, reel in his idiotic health care bonanza for insurance companies and pass real socialized medicine instead, fire all the Republicans and Goldman Sachs retreads in his cabinet, and lead the world into taking serious action on global warming? Is that your notion, Eric? Oh, and that he'll do all this without any support from left, right or center, having alienated them all, and despite the fact that he will be a lame-duck president, and despite the fact the presidents almost always do far less in their second terms than their first, and despite the fact that in part that is because they also almost always have a major second-term scandal explode in their face?
That's ludicrous. Most importantly, though, what is wrong with Alterman's take on Obama is that he fundamentally misunderstands the nature of the American presidency (as does Obama himself, assuming – as I most certainly do not – that this president is something other than a right-wing hack at his core). This shows up emphatically in Alterman's phrasing just in the single paragraph quoted above. When he talks about Obama "taking the best deal on the table today" so that later he can "bring on the fundamental 'change' that is not possible in today's environment", he unfortunately demonstrates how little he understands of American politics.
Let me be blunt. Strong and successful presidents (meaning those who get what they want – whether that happens to be good for the country or not) do not accept "the best deal on the table". They take out their carpentry tools and the build the goddam piece of furniture themselves. Strong and successful presidents do not get dictated to by the political environment. They reshape the environment into one that is conducive to their political aspirations.
In short, strong and successful presidents are the bat, not the ball.
It's absolutely true that presidents are not the be-all and end-all of American politics. I (mostly) sympathize with the (sometimes too politically correct) notion that we need to emphasize strong advocacy movements to force change where it would otherwise not happen. First, of all, this is certainly true for the far-more-frequent-than-not occasions when there is not a progressive in the White House (such as the last half a century now, for instance). And even when that's not the case, strong movements make it easier for progressive presidents to go further, faster. So, heck yes – let's do some serious movement building, and absolutely, let's never rely on electoral solutions exclusively.
At the same time, however, taking that logic too far to its extreme negates both the principles of democracy and the evidence of history. In the former case, to argue that presidents cannot matter is to argue that American democracy is entirely false. I might be willing to accept that argument if I saw it actually made – as opposed to the bumper-sticker version – but I haven't, and so I don't. And I especially don't because of the presidencies of Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson. It takes no small degree of historical revisionism to pretend that these two individuals didn't advance the ball for progressivism way down the field by virtue of their actions as president. They did. And unless something has changed dramatically in the structure of American governance since that time (again, I need to see the argument to be persuaded of that), then I see no reason it could not happen again.
While we're making a list of presidents who mattered, we have to hold our noses and include Reagan and the Boy Bush. Of course they wrecked the country. Of course they told dramatically dishonest lies to the public. Of course they sold out the very people they were pretending to be serving and defending. In a way, that's just the point. Look at what you can get away with if you get serious about communications strategy in the White House. Look at what George W. Caligula did in his first term, without solid majorities in Congress, without (mostly) real crises, without (mostly) a public mandate, without international good will, and without either good common sense ideas or respect for the established traditions of American domestic and especially foreign policy.
Alternatively, look at how little Half o'Bama has done, with all these same powerful winds in his sails that Bush lacked. Forget about the stimulus bill, the health care bill and the financial regulation bill. They're all nothingburgers, which is evident as much by the lack of public support they have engendered as by the absence of corporate antipathy in reaction to them. Obama had everything going for him had he wanted to legitimately be a transformative president. He had perfect raw material, not least including a hated GOP and the definitive exposure of the public's real enemies in the form of Wall Street bank predators and rapacious oil companies.
Sure, there would have been resistance. But if he had been inclined to really do the job, and if he had been smart, he could have used the force of that resistance adroitly against the regressive resisters themselves, like a clever practitioner of political jujitsu. Instead, he did they opposite, and they have now miraculously revived themselves. It's as if Adolph Hitler had staged a comeback in 1947, without even acknowledging, let alone atoning for, the destruction he had wrought over the prior decade. "More war, more genocide!" might have been the new campaign slogan. "The problem isn't what we did, but that we didn't do it enough!" Heck, take out the genocide part (though a million dead Iraqis might disagree even with that bit of generosity) and substitute tax cuts for the rich, and today's GOP could basically run under the same banner: "More war, less taxes". Great work, Barack, bringing the Republican Party back from the dead. You know you're a useless punk when you're getting rolled by the likes of Sarah Palin. Or at least you should know – it's even sadder when you're so lame you don't even realize your ship is sinking.
But I digress.
My point is that successful presidents will minimally exploit the opportunities given to them, something the Obama administration has utterly failed to do. More importantly, though, they make their own realities when the one they've inherited is unfavorable to their agenda. This is so critical right now, because the single biggest deficiency for progressives on the national stage is that we're being pummeled in the war of narratives. Indeed, we're not even in the arena. I cannot think of a single prominent voice in American politics today articulating a genuinely progressive agenda and, more crucially, pitching a progressive frame for the understanding of what ails us. There is no Rush Limbaugh or George W. Bush of the left. No one even close. This is all the more astonishing for three reasons. First, because progressive ideas – such as fighting discrimination, environmental protection or regulation of the private sector – have a long and esteemed history of great success. Second, because regressive policy prescriptions – such as tax cuts, needless wars or deregulation – could not possibly have blown up in our faces more obviously and more emphatically than they have this last decade. And, third, because the logical benefits of progressive solutions are often so plainly transparent to anyone with half a brain.
Given all these factors, it would be so easy to make the sale, if only there was a salesman. But since there hasn't been for a long, long time, deeply destructive sheer idiocy, like the effluent that spews from the sewers that are Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck's mouths, is uncontested and our politics somehow miraculously gets stupider daily, just when you thought that was no longer physically possible.
Regrettably, Eric Alterman's article has given us no evidence whatsoever that a progressive presidency is "impossible" right now. To put it in stark, non-abstract terms, what would have happened if Barack Obama had used his mandate and the set of enormously favorable conditions surrounding his inauguration to be a progressive president, and if he had sold those ideas as effectively as Bush or Reagan or Johnson or Roosevelt did in their respective days? Alterman never answers this question. Would the blogosphere and talk radio go ballistic? Would pundits and paid hacks make up huge lies about him that millions of dopes would actually believe? Would he encounter stiff opposition in Congress? Would his poll ratings drop twenty points? Would his reelection prospects and those of fellow Democrats be imperiled?
Of course, all those things are precisely what has happened!! Except that they happened as Obama has pursued a non-progressive agenda, non-boldly. So, given that he has already paid every imaginable penalty for not being progressive, what exactly would be the cost of instead pursuing progressive politics? What additional stumbling block remains to make a progressive presidency "impossible"?
Many progressives feel that it's a mistake to focus so much energy on electoral politics generally, and presidential politics specifically. I certainly agree that movement organization is crucial, and that there is some point after which enough focus on electoral politics transitions into being too much. But I might dispute where that point is. The presidency remains crucial. There is no other soapbox in the country – or even the world – that comes close to the power of the White House bully pulpit.
And that power would be hugely magnified if the bully pulpit was not only used properly and effectively, but also infused with some absurdly necessary truth-telling. What if we had a president who made it issue number one to tell the American people that its government is for sale to special interests and this must be stopped right away? How hard a pitch would that be? How foolish would Republicans look in opposing that idea? How self-destructive would their defense of the status quo be? And how huge a difference would this make in American government, across the board, if we could finally break the stranglehold of money over government?
Imagine if a progressive president explained to the American public how badly they've been wounded by regressive economic policies for three decades now, which have shifted wealth in this country back to nineteenth century-style distributions, have left the middle class tattered and insecure, and have rendered the federal government drowning in debt. What if that president led the way toward the reform of tax and trade and labor laws so that this kleptocratic imbalance could be rectified? How hard would that be? How much would the debate change if the White House was shaping it in a full court press every day? How clearly would the opposition be perceived to be the tool of plutocrats, especially if the president called them just that, and pointed out the connections?
What if we had a president who honestly told us that the Iraq war was based on lies, and gave us the evidence for that? What if he informed Americans that, while their schools and roads and local governments were falling apart from resource starvation, their country spends more on 'defense' from a non-existent enemy than all the other countries in the world combined? Could you not maybe sell massive cuts in military spending if you told the truth, made a ridiculously logical argument, and said it loudly, repeatedly and boldly? Wouldn't people really rather have schools than expensive military bloat that does nothing for national security?
What if the president had the courage to tell the public that our for-profit health care system costs us vastly more than any other country's in the world, and still does not provide health care for tens of millions of people, leaving the quality of the US model ranked almost fortieth on the planet, according to the World Health Organization? How many American have the slightest clue as to how the American system compares to those of other developed countries? I would bet that very few do. In fact, it's worse than that. I'd bet most Americans suffer under the corporate-promulgated and regressive-promoted illusion that the systems in Britain and Canada and elsewhere are abysmal. That's because, in part, nobody – including no president – has ever had the guts and an interest in selling a counter-narrative, which also just happens to be true.
We could go on and on here, but the point is made. There is no persuasive power in the country anything like the presidency, and if we had a bold progressive in that position, articulating a truthful counter-narrative to the endless lies we get from the right and from the talking heads of the media (both avowed right-wing screamers and the mainstreamers who pretend to be dispassionate centrists), it would massively change the dynamic of politics in America.
There's even a certain efficiency argument to be made here. You get a lot more progressive bang for your buck by just putting one good person in the Oval Office than you do by the long and hard and expensive work of movement organizing. In the end, though, both kinds of political work are critical. Neither should be dismissed.
Progressives were right to be hopeful in 2008. A bold progressive president would have had a dramatic and sustained impact on American politics for generations, changing not only policy today, but sticking a spike tomorrow through the heart of right-wing vampires who have long been bleeding the country dry.
That Barack Obama is not remotely that person does not mean that it's impossible to have a progressive president.
Or that the presidency doesn't matter.
It does.
David Michael Green teaches political science at Hofstra University. His essays are published regularly by THE GREANVILLE POST.


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what are some of the symptons when the cat may be dying, with thyroid issues, shes on thyroid meds but is 12 years old and is not acting right, laying around , hardly walking responsive some.i cant afford to take her to emergency clinic
Strangely enough, I had the same situation occur with my 13 year old cat Max last month. He is also on thyroid meds. He became lethargic, laying around with little activity although he was still eating and drinking water.
I took him to the vet because it is not uncommon for medication dosages to need adjusting periodically. After a blood test and urine test we found out that his meds weren't the problem. He had an upper respiratory infection. He was put on 50 mg. amoxicillin tablets (twice a day)for 2 weeks. He is now a little more active but older cats do sleep a lot.
Since your cat is laying around and not acting normal it could have something more serious going on. Is your cat still eating? Drinking water? If the cat is not consuming food or water then it could pass away. As long as your cat is eating and drinking as well as using the litter box...there is hope.
You mentioned that you can't afford to take your cat to a clinic. However, check to see if there is a veterinary school in your area. Oftentimes they are in universities. Many of these schools will help because it gives practical experience to their students. They would be able to do the tests that your cat requires. Or, you could call around to a few vets and see if they would treat your cat and take small monthly payments.
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Pumpkin Custard=Easy and delicious!
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- January 7, 2014 at 11:59 am #114221
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I made this yesterday in a blender and pie plate! The eggs are a bit inflammatory but the pumpkin is high enough on the anti-inflammation side (IF ratings) it overrides it. It's the closest thing to sweet I've had yet and my (can eat everything husband) loved it!
Optional: For a topping, I put coconut kefir, stevia and Xanthum Gum (1/2-1 tsp) depending on thickness, in a blender until whipped.
Healthy Pumpkin Pie Custard: Gluten Free & Low Carb
Author: Brenda Bennett
Nutrition Information
• Serves: 6
• Serving size: 1
• Calories: 76
• Fat: 3g
• Carbohydrates: 7g
• Sugar: 3g
• Sodium: 56mg
• Fiber: 2g
• Protein: 5g
• Cholesterol: 125mg
Recipe type: Dessert
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 40 mins maybe a bit longer depending upon bakeware, it's done when a knife comes out clean.
Total time: 45 mins
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• 1 can (15 ounce) pure pumpkin
• ½ cup milk ( I used 1%)
• 4 beaten eggs
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla liquid stevia
• Optional toppings: Dairy Free Whipped Cream, Sprinkle of nutmeg
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray 6 ramekin or custard cups with nonstick cooking spray.
3. In a large bowl mix together pumpkin, milk, eggs, spices and stevia.
4. Pour evenly into ramekins.
5. Bake for 40 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
6. Best served cold. Top with dairy free whipped cream! Sprinkle with more nutmeg!
This Pumpkin Custard is not your typical pumpkin dessert…lighter in flavor than most pumpkin pie fillings, free of refined sugar and dairy, topped with a 'sugar crust' reminiscent of crème brulee… this recipe goes together easily yet is large enough to satisfy a crowd and gourmet enough to deserve a place on the communal table.March 10, 2014 at 8:45 pm #116670
cinnamongirlMemberTopics: 2Replies: 5
sounds yummy but i'm afraid xanthan gum (is made from moulded corn), vanilla extract (has alcohol) which are big no nos. I'd imagine if you read the ingredients in your non dairy whipped cream and coconut Kefir (assuming store bought) you would find more xanthan gum and probably carageenan which are bad for candida sufferers. I'm sure your dessert is tasty and thanks for sharing but you may want to play with other ingredients like guar gum or arrow root.
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Wow. It's really the only word I can use to describe it. I spent eight days travelling from Cairo to Luxor along The Nile to Aswan and back to Cairo. It was my first trip to Egypt, and it wasn't a normal sightseeing adventure. I went on one of RTT's flight tours, not as a guest, but as a secondary tour escort.
I've been a tour guide for RTT for the past year, but my blog doesn't reflect the trips I lead. My blog only covers my personal travels. I had to share this trip. It may not be a European destination from Ktown, but it was much easier and cheaper flying from here than the U.S. Plus, it was fantastic, and I can't help but recommend it to others.
The itenerary for this trip varies for each group that goes. It depends upon shipping schedules and other technical issues in Cairo. Basically, people who take this tour spend a few days in Cairo and a few days cruising from Luxor to Aswan along The Nile, or vice versa.
The ship makes several stops in towns like Edfu and Aswan. At most stops, amazing temples covered in hieroglyphs await visitors. We toured The Temples of Karnak, Luxor, Philae and Abu Simbel. These temples are amazing, and I personally preferred them to the pyramids in Cairo. Preserved so beautifully along the desert, these temples made the ruins of Rome and Athens look like rubble to me.
At the Valley of the Kings, the place where King Tut's tomb is located, I felt like I stepped into the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie. The Valley was built after the pyramids, because those big tombs basically had a "come rob me" sign on them. The tombs built into the hillside of The Valley was supposed to hide the royal artifacts buried inside from tomb raiders. It didn't work.
Going to Abu Simbel was an optional tour at an extra cost. It was a three hour drive into the Sahara Desert to these two temples. The Temple of Ramsees II sits here, and his statues are so huge you feel like a tiny ant standing below looking up. I enjoyed this side detour.
Once we arrived in Cairo, our time was packed visiting the Great Pyramids in Giza, the ancient site of Memphis, El Kahlili Market, Coptic Cairo and its hanging church as well as many other sites. I never realized how close the pyramids sit to downtown Cairo. From one vantage point, you can see the cityline behind these majestic structures.
There isn't much to see in Memphis, the first capital of Egypt, but I got a kick out of it since my first pyramid visit ever was of glass construction sitting along the great Mississippi River to see a Disney on Ice show.
There isn't enough space in this blog to really describe how wonderful it was to tour this country. But here are some important items to know before you go:
1. Be prepared for spontaneity and lack of clear itenerary each day. The Egyptian culture is different from ours. Your Egyptian tour guides that spend the week with you do not operate under the rules of Western fast-paced, structured work ethic. If you let them, they help you experience the local flavor of life by taking each day/hour by the day.
2. Watch your food and water intake. It's easy to not get sick if you stay away from the local water and uncooked vegetables, fruits, tea, coffee or anything. Even be wary of local bottled water -- although it doesn't have the "bug" that makes tourists ill, it may contain magnesium that can still cause stomach issues. Bottled water is labeled, and I tried to stick to Dasani when I could purchase it.
3. Bring $1 bills, candy and pens. The dollar bills can be used for tipping, bathrooms, etc. I would recommend bringing at least $50. The candy and pens can be used as negotiating tools when haggling at markets or they can be given to kids. Or, they can be given to kids trying to haggle you as a bribe to get them to leave you alone. Haggling is big in Egypt for every purchase.
I loved visiting Egypt, and look forward to the day when I can return as a tourist. As a tour escort, I learned lots about the social culture, a little about the business culture and absolutely adored the guests in my group.


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An extract derives from plant parts of Rutaceae plant family to be incorporated into a cooking oil composition for reducing oil absorption into food fried in the cooking oil composition thereof.
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hamburger fatty melt:2 grilled cheese sandwiches = bun
Fatty Melt:7-14-10
Shady as in shades of grey aka Slim Shady:7-14-10
Fatty Melt aka Fatty McFatFat:11-5-10
in a previous post
I told you we noticed on Mother's Day
that Chowderhead had 2 kittens
here they are
haven't seen Shady in a long time
hope she found a forever home
Fatty is still around
even after Mom had 2 more kittens
we did make a
hamburger fatty melt once
use thin sliced bread
mmm mmm good
this was posted on
New Year's Eve
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Happy Mew Year!!!
Posted by salemslot9 at 4:37 PM
6 comments:
- Have Myelin? said...
I showed Alex the fatty melt. YUM! Something to eat after taking cholestrol medicine. LOL.
Happy New Year!
- December 31, 2010 at 8:25 PM
- Paula said...
Hummm that looks good.
- December 31, 2010 at 10:45 PM
- Ally Lifewithally said...
That sure looks Yummy ~
Have a Happy and Healthy New Year ~ Ally x
- January 1, 2011 at 8:07 AM
- garnett109 said...
happy new year
- January 1, 2011 at 4:48 PM
- Gerry said...
I almost gained weight looking at that patty melt, but I have always maintained I put on weight easy! Cat photos I love.
- January 3, 2011 at 7:24 AM
- Missie said...
Happy belated New Year!
That hamburger melt looks really really good!
- January 7, 2011 at 11:51 PM
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TMJ Treatment
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the hinge joint that connects the lower jaw. Considered to be the most used joint in the body, our TMJ allows us to chew, talk and even yawn.
Unfortunately, this joint doesn't always function as it should, resulting in pain and discomfort for many people each year. When serious dysfunction occurs, it is called TMD, or temporomandibular disorder.
Having a good bite is essential. Your bite not only affects your smile, but it also helps ward off adverse effects and health conditions.
An unhealthy bite can cause strain on the jaw and mouth, making you more susceptible to conditions such as TMD. There are various symptoms used to diagnose a bad bite. These include straining of the jaw and difficulty chewing. If you're experiencing any of these symptoms, it is important to let our orthodontic team know before any procedure begins.
How is TMJ/TMD Treated?
To improve your headaches and jaw pain, we use a series of TMJ treatments. Dr. McIntosh will determine which treatment is best for you based on the cause and severity of your TMD.
Common treatments include:
- Bite Alignment
- TMJ Dental Appliance
- Hot and Cold Therapy
- Medication
- Movement Reduction
When it's the most used joint in your body, you deserve treatment that works. Our practice is devoted to helping patients across the Orlando area overcome jaw pain and headaches. Contact us today for a cost-free consultation with Dr. McIntosh in Maitland or Winter Park.


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Neck, shoulder and arm pain
Ailments of the neck, shoulders and arms may be the result of a knock, an accident, pulling a muscle, carrying too much weight or from doing exercise. However, often pains emanating from these parts of the body in fact originate in the neck.
The cervical vertebrae - often the source pain
The cervical vertebrae are very vulnerable because this is the most fragile area of the spinal column. The column must be strong and flexible so that it can support the head, which weighs between 4 and 8 kilos (the same as a bowling ball), while at the same time allowing the rotation of the head. All of the nerves that go to the shoulders, arms and hands pass through the cervical vertebrae, which means that any misalignment in the cervical vertebrae area can cause pain and immobility in those particular parts of the body.
There are many things that can put pressure on the cervical vertebrae: poor posture while sleeping, bad seating positions at work (head bent forward when at the computer, phone held between ear and shoulder), awkward movements (lifting a weight or playing sports), traffic accidents, etc.
Consequently, many people come to lose the natural curve of the neck, which results in nerve irritation, pain in the neck, shoulder or arm, as well as osteoarthritis in the neck area.
Neck pain
The neck can often hurt because your muscles are overworked trying to regain normal cervical curve. So, we end up with painful muscle spasms that can also cause headaches.
Massage only masks the symptoms, relieving them temporarily.
However, when the chiropractor resets the vertebrae in their correct position, both the pain and the root of the problem are being treated.
Shoulder pain
There are several problems caused by inflammation of the joint (such as tendinitis, capsulitis, frozen shoulder, etc.). Before resorting to surgery or injections, you should consult a chiropractor, since in most cases what you are feeling is a referred pain, which can originate a nerve irritation in the cervical area.
Arm pain
The most dreaded condition, known as cervicobrachialgia, is a stabbing pain that often starts as a tingling, or a sensation of heat and cold.
It usually comes from a herniated or slipped disc in the area of the cervical vertebrae. As in the case of any other slipped disc or herniation, before operating, you should consult with a chiropractor, as this type of condition responds well to chiropractic treatment.
Elbow pain
The most famous elbow pain is known as tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis, which is an inflammation of the tendons in the elbow area.
However, unless you are an accomplished tennis player, tennis elbow is, in fact, very rare! In most cases, it is a problem of nerve compression at the cervical vertebral level.
Wrist Pain
Frequently, when people feel numbness in the wrist, they think it is carpal tunnel syndrome. They often choose to undergo surgery for this condition when in reality, it is the beginning of a cervicobrachialgia (see arm pain), caused by a cervical vertebral problem. An operation is ill-advised in such cases, because the surgical procedure involves the risk of causing fibrosis, which can, ironically, cause carpal tunnel syndrome. So, before undergoing any operation, you should have your cervical vertebrae checked out!
Chiropractic solution
Your chiropractor will examine you and carry out diagnostic tests to determine exactly what is causing your pain.
If, as in most cases, it is the cervical vertebrae, the chiropractor will perform precise and painless adjustments in order to return the cervical spine to its normal position. This resolves the problem of the nerve irritation causing the pain.
Of course, if the source of the problem is elsewhere, the chiropractor will work directly on the joint in question to relieve the pain.
In the end, there will always be the option to undergo surgery, and if you have to resort to this, your chiropractor will be able to direct you to the appropriate specialist.
An examination using diagnostic procedures will determine the exact cause of the pain.
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Midwest Heating, Cooling & Plumbing is a family-owned business in Martin City specializing in residential heating and cooling replacement, service, and plumbing. Bill Lambert and his brother-in-law started the business in 1964, and Lambert's sons, Jack, John, and Jeff took over the day-to-day operation in 2001. Bill built the company's reputation on customer loyalty, and they have remained loyal in return. In fact, their favorite customers are those who are initially unhappy but are so impressed with the company's work they refer them to their friends.
As a fixture in Martin City for 50 years, Jack Lambert says Martin City is the perfect spot for the company and they love doing business here. "We do work all over the metro, from Platte City to Lawrence and Oak Grove. Martin City is a good location for us because of the accessibility to highways and other parts of the city," said Lambert.
We're thrilled to have Midwest Heating, Cooling & Plumbing as part of our Martin City community! To learn more about their services, please visit their website or join their Facebook community.


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Cannabis is one of the oldest crops in the history of human civilization, with evidence of cultivation traced back 12,000 years. The plant is thought to have originated in Central Asia, but has since spread to every corner of the globe. Humans have used cannabis for an impressive variety of purposes–industrial, medicinal, and even spiritual. In honor of our long relationship with The Herb, we've compiled a timeline of Great Moments in the History of Cannabis. A special thank you, in advance, to Cory Carpenter for compiling this research.
- Shen-Nung, China: 2,700 BC
Shen-Nung was an ancient Chinese emperor, and was also known as The Father of Chinese Medicine. Shen-Nung provides the first reference to Cannabis in Pen Ts'ao, his encyclopedia of natural medicines. There, he describes marijuana's usefulness in treating gout, rheumatism, malaria, and absentmindedness among other ailments.
- Herodotus, ancient Greece: 425 BC
Herodotus, known as the world's first historian, is believed to have written The Histories, around 425 BC. His masterpiece mainly chronicled the Persian Wars, but it also provided a comprehensive description of the ancient world and the cultures that inhabited it. When describing the customs of the Scythians, a nomadic people of Central Asia, he mentions their use of cannabis. According to Herodotus, "They take some hemp seed, creep into the tent, and throw the seed on to hot stones… giving off a vapour unsurpassed… The Scythians enjoy it so much that they howl with pleasure." This is the first-known Western record of a smoke out.
- Shakespeare, England: 16th Century
In 2015, scientists analyzed clay pipes found in William Shakespeare's garden and confirm the presence of traces of cannabis. For years there have been theories about Shakespeare using cannabis for creative writing, arising from what are thought to be clever references subtly hidden in some of his works. This discovery gives credence to these theories, and it appears possible that one of the greatest writers of all time used marijuana for inspiration and was truly the Bard of Bud.
- Western Medicine: 1841
While working in India, Irish physician William Brooke O'Shaughnessy published a paper on the medical applications of cannabis. O'Shaughnessy validated many Indian folk uses, while discovering new applications on his own. He became famous for using the plant to cure muscle spasms, and eventually popularized its use in England. This was Western medicine's first introduction to cannabis.
- Marihuana Tax Act, United States: 1937
In 1937, the Marihuana Tax Act was passed in the United States which required buyers and sellers of cannabis to pay a tax. This marked the first national regulation of marijuana in the United States. Shortly after its passage, two men from Denver, Moses Baca and Samuel Caldwell, were arrested for possession and distribution. Baca and Caldwell became the first people convicted under US federal law for marijuana violations. Sadly, they were not the last.
- Isolation of THC, Israel: 1964
Scientist Raphael Mechoulam discovers THC, the psychoactive ingredient of cannabis, by isolating it chemically. At that time, in Israel, cannabis was a controlled substance. Mechoulam procured it from the local police department and carried it to his lab on the public bus. He isolated other cannabinoids in addition to THC. His discoveries allowed scientists to discover the corresponding system in the human body and paved the way for medical cannabis in the modern era.
7. Controlled Substance Act, United States: 1970
By 1969 the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was found to be unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court. In Leary v. United States, judges ruled that the act violated the 5th Amendment because persons seeking marijuana tax stamps would have to incriminate themselves to do so. The Controlled Substance Act replaced the outdated legislation, and established federal US drug policy. Under the act, cannabis was listed as a Schedule I narcotic, meaning it was considered extremely dangerous, with no medical value and high risk for abuse. In the first decade of this century over 8 million marijuana arrests took place.
- The Shafer Report, United States: 1972
As part of his "Tough on Crime" campaign, President Richard Nixon appointed the National Committee on Marijuana and Drug Abuse, headed by Richard Shafer, to study the effects of marijuana use on society. The goal of the administration was to establish a link between marijuana and crime to justify its hard-line stance on drugs. The findings however ran contrary to their expectations. The Shafer Report, as it was called, concluded that marijuana did not cause widespread damage to society, and recommended de-criminalization. The White House met the findings with great resistance and did not implement its recommendations.
- First Medical Cannabis Patient Patient, United States: 1976
Robert C. Randall became the first person in the United States to acquire legal access to cannabis for medical purposes. Randall, who was arrested for possession in 1975, found himself on the right side of a Supreme Court ruling (United States v. Randall) that found him not guilty. Randall successfully used a medical necessity defense, arguing he used cannabis to treat his glaucoma.
- California Prop 215, United States: 1996
Little progress on medical marijuana had been made in the 20 years since United States v. Randall. That changed in 1996 when California became the first state to legalize cannabis for medical purposes. California Prop 215 passed with about 55% of the vote. The new law exempted patients and caregivers who possess or cultivate marijuana recommended by a physician from criminal laws. The State of Washington followed California's lead in 1998, and today there are 29 states with medical marijuana laws, as well as Washington DC.
- US Recreational Initiatives: 2012
In 2012, Colorado and Washington (that's right!) became the first two states to legalize recreational marijuana for adults over the age of 21. Colorado Amendment 64, and Washington Initiative 502 both passed laws that would regulate the cultivation and distribution of cannabis in the two states. For the first time, states would generate tax revenue from marijuana sales. The United States government has adopted a policy that allows states to develop marijuana legal infrastructure independently, even though cannabis is still classified as a Schedule I narcotic. Several other states have passed recreational initiatives since 2012, including a wave of states in November of 2016.
- Oh Canada!: 2017
In April 2017, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced legislation that would legalize marijuana in Canada in 2018. While many countries have de-criminalized marijuana, Canada will become only the second nation in the world, after Uruguay, to completely legalize cannabis.


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Saw this exchange on a friend's page. It's between one born Southerner (B) and one transplant living in the South (A). I needed to take it on a tangent, so I will do it here.
Party A: Saw somewhere that states with higher wages and taxes were doing a lot better than down here in Deliverance country and states.
Party B: "Deliverance country "? And people wonder why Trump was elected?
Party A: Yeah, folks like you who are permanently fooled and scammed.
Party B: I rest my case, sir. You are, if nothing else, consistent.
Me: I'll tell you what serves no one: these lighthearted sweeping slanderous generalizations like 'Deliverance country', and related references to incest, etc., when talking about people who live in the South – or for that matter, in rural areas, period.
This entire country has issues with race from coast to ever-lovin' coast. Now. Today. It's everything from willful ignorance (because we can), to casually minimizing the factor it plays in daily life (denial), to in-your-face hate or behind-your-back hate.
But the rest of the country gets to routinely scapegoat the South and rural areas, and tell some fantastical story about the nobility of the North that caused the slave trade (in its previous form) to be repealed. The rest of the country gets to brush all the dirt onto the South and on people who live closer to nature.
ALL living in the South are habitually patronized and insulted by the rest of the country like it's nothing – blacks for over-emphasis on the church and family (which originated for excellent reasons) and whites for an assumption of right-wing politics and lack of INTELLIGENCE.
And don't forget – a Southern accent or dialect = lack of education. C'mon, non-Southerners, you know I'm right.
This goes on among academics who know better. It IS a factor in the currently decried 'elitism' and too, in the casual corruption that Trump voters rallied against.
I say Black Lives Matter because OF COURSE all lives matter, you blockheads! And I fight for it every day. We must fight for oppressed peoples. That is the dealbreaker for me. That's BECAUSE all lives matter.
But it is not the dealbreaker for some of the Trump voters, who see all the same corruption, ignorance and patronization that I see in the mainstream. Some of the Trump voters are just who they are played out to be. It's true. The ones that assaulted or supported the assault of innocents in the rallies – the silent cheerers.
And Trump himself – the biggest liar of all, gets to play the role of truth-teller. Don't get me started. I'll get sick to my stomach.
But there are others whose privilege makes it so that the lying and stealing in corporate America is all they see. The shenanigans that were exposed. The hypocrisy. These thought they were casting a protest vote against it. An F U vote. I hate it. I tried to stop it. But it was.
It's the divide-and-conquer press narrative that creates the mentality. Allies go unrecognized where they exist. It all encourages this 'anything but the status quo' for some voters.
The us and them. Minds that could be opened go unchanged. Dialogues fail to occur. Prejudice (pre-judging) rules the day, the week, the month and the year. Opportunities to craft new solutions recede into the distance. Us and them.
The South is amazing. There is nothing wrong with prizing nature in more than cerebral way, and claiming it as home. She is the birthright of us all. There are safe enclaves across the country, from coast to coast, including the South. There are areas that seem safe, where terrible things occur – all across this country. People ARE people.
From the Dream Defenders, to Rev. Barber, to Brittany "Bree" Newsome, the Sacrificial Poets, just the tiniest drops in the ocean of today's leaders, visionaries and prophets spawned in the warmer climes of the USA. They are just the very first that pop into my mind.
Some of the finest historically black college and universities in the country are in the South. Where do you think these fine minds reside? Don't flatter yourself. Many stay in the South.
It doesn't help.
"Deliverance country". "Those yahoos."
It doesn't help.
That's all I'm saying and I am sure someone else could say it much better.
But I think about it often.


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