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Periwinkle Flower
A Quick Guide to the Periwinkle Flower
The periwinkle flower is similar to a shrub but it is actually a bit shorter. Some people call it a sub shrub. This flower will spread quickly because it will generally take root wherever it touches the ground. It will grow anywhere between eight and thirty inches tall. It can be used along hillsides to help with erosion because it will spread quickly. It may also be a wonderful flower to plant in your garden if you want to keep the weeds down.
If you are considering planting the periwinkle flower in your garden or window boxes you are going to want to keep a few things in mind to ensure that it is going to grow properly and produce beautiful flowers for you. You will begin by selecting a location for your periwinkle. Do you have a location in the garden or a window box that you would like to place them in? You will want to keep it in a location that is going to get a lot of sun so you need to remember that while you are selecting a location. It will grow if it is placed in some shade but you will not get as many flowers as you would if it were in full sun.
Once you have selected a location, you are going to need to go to the nursery and purchase your periwinkle flower. Most of the time you can find flats of these flowers and you will also be able to select a color that you really enjoy. Often times they can be found in white, pink, red and purple. Talk to someone in the nursery in order to select the best soil for your periwinkle flower. You will need an average soil that will drain well and they can help you select this.
When you get home you are going to look at your location and determine how many flowers you actually have. You will then need to determine the location for each individual plant to be sure that you are giving each one enough space to grow and spread. You want them to be approximately ten to twelve inches apart from each other. Next, you will begin digging the holes for each plant. You want the hole to be just a little bit deeper than the soil that is covering the roots in the package. Once you have placed the flower into the ground you will refill the hole with soil and lightly pack it down with your hands. You may want to consider adding a fertilizer to the flowers. If you decide to do this you should follow the instructions on the package of fertilizer. You will then add water and watch it grow. Be sure to add water when it is dry outside to help keep them healthy.
As you can see, the periwinkle flower is extremely easy to plant and care for. You may want to consider this flower if you have a large hillside behind or near your house that you would like to rid of weeds. It will spread quickly and will help keep weeds down. It can add a lot of class to your home with its beautiful colors. As long as you keep it watered it will last and continue to spread wherever its roots touch down. If you live in a warm location such as California, you may have the luxury of enjoying this plant for eternity. It is not going to die if it is cared for properly and that really only means giving it water. You may ask at the nursery in order to determine if you should give it fertilizer on a regular basis. This could help it spread quicker or help it grow a little bit taller. The nursery staff will be able to answer these questions for you.

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The Basic Probation Officer Academy of the Alaska Department of Corrections is a six-week curriculum that prepares a candidate to become certified as a Probation Officer under Alaska Police Standards Council regulations.
The academy covers the skills and knowledge base an officer needs to effectively and safely perform the duties of a Probation Officer. A partial list of topics covered includes: department policies, communications, civil law, case management, community placements, defensive tactics, firearms, officer survival, searches, and restraints.
The curriculum includes a variety of instructional methods and environments, with an emphasis on practical, hands-on training. To that end, candidates should be aware that during the academy they will be sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC - pepper spray). Throughout the academy, students will be exposed to different aspects of the criminal justice system to include; District Attorney's, Public Defenders and Superior Court Judges. The training culminates with scenario-based role-play training in which students are exposed to circumstances they would be exposed to in the field. Candidates must pass each phase of the academy (explained above) in order to be eligible for certification as a Probation Officer.
The successful candidate is a mature individual, who is drawn to public service, particularly in the area of public protection and offender rehabilitation. Potential Probation Officer candidates need to work with other law enforcement agencies and interact with the Court and Parole Board orally and in writing. Candidates should be in good physical shape and have effective interpersonal and communications skills.
The Alaska Department of Corrections Training Academy is located in Palmer, Alaska. It is not a residential facility. Students from outside the Anchorage and Matsu area will be housed in a local hotel during the academy.
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Heirloom Apples in Central and Southern AppalachiaBy Paul Gallimore, Long Branch Environmental Education Center
No more important fruit tree graces the homesteads, farms, and backyards of Appalachia than the apple (Pyrus malus, also known as Malus pumila and Malus domestica). A member of the rose family (Rosaceae), the gently fragrant and delicate apples blossoms in springtime resemble miniature roses, and their nectar is sought after by bees, which are essential for their pollination. Most apple varieties require cross-pollination in order to bear fruit satisfactorily, and so two diploid pollinating varieties must be present to pollinate each other. Blackberries, hawthorns, cinquefoils, strawberries, plums, and cherries are also in the rose family. Apples are the most prolific fruit grown in the northern temperate regions across the world, so Appalachia is no exception. As many as eight tons per acre can be harvested from a properly-managed orchard. In addition to the nutritional value and the health promoting aspects of the fruit, apple wood is hard, durable, and very fine-grained, which makes it ideal for cabinetmaking. Even apple wood chips are prized for use in imparting flavor to smoked fish.
Origins of the apple are traced to Eurasia, possibly Kazakhstan, and were spread across Eurasia by the European Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos) even before they were domesticated in about 6500 BC. Even today one can find overgrown apple trees at old homestead cabin sites in the mountains where the bears' claw marks on the trunks and broken branches show that others too appreciate this tasty and nutritious pome fruit!
The Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans all practiced grafting particularly favorite apples onto other apple and crab apple rootstock. Since apples are heterozygous and thus do not reproduce true to type, saving and planting seeds from a favorite apple tree will not always yield trees of that variety. Apple trees are vegetatively propagated by grafting or budding. By these methods a scion, or bud of the desired variety, is inserted into the base of the stem or trunk of a seedling tree known as the stock, and sometimes the stock itself is a vegetatively propagated tree. Most trees are propagated, however, on seedling rootstocks, and several size-controlling rootstocks are available. Uniform moderate heights minimize the need for ladders during harvesting. Extremely dwarfed rootstocks are popular where space is limited, and espaliers can make picking very convenient as well as creating considerable beauty in an edible landscape.
But when settlers headed west from the eastern seaboard, seeds didn't weigh too much or take up too much space, so this is originally how the apples came from Europe to the mountains. Probably the best known apple aficionado spreading the gospel according to fruit tree propagation is Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman). Born in Massachusetts in the late eighteenth century, Johnny traveled throughout the Central Appalachians and the Midwest sowing apple seeds and planting nurseries for frontier families and their homesteads. ItÕs said that he gathered up canoe-fulls of apple seeds from western Pennsylvania at cider-making time and headed westward. One of Johnny AppleseedÕs authenticated varieties, the Albemarle Pippin (also known as the Newtown Pippin) is one of the mountains' premier varieties and is still available at a few select nurseries. More on this heirloom variety later.
Only a few remnants of the 1,600 known varieties that once grew in the Appalachians and the Southeastern United States have been conserved. Most commercial apple production is limited to just a few varieties, and in the Shenandoah-Cumberland area, the York Imperial, Delicious, and Stayman Winesap are the principal commercial varieties grown. In the North Carolina mountains, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, and Rome comprise 90% of commercial production.
Heirloom Apple varieties are a special group of apples developed by common people during the European settlement of North America. These apples do very well in the Appalachians, and many of them are found to have special purposes -- for making cider, applejack, vinegar, applesauce and apple butter, dried apples, apple leather, winter keeping, and some even to perfume a home!
Many of these varieties have relatively good resistance to pests and diseases without having to resort to agri-chemicals, and many have unusually long or late seasons which allow them to elude late spring frosts and freezes. Cultural heritage conservators, organic gardeners, sustainable agriculturalists, edible landscapers, and conservationists will find partial fulfillment of their visions by helping to conserve and propagate some of these heirloom varieties. Here are a few of the most notable Heirloom mountain apples and their qualities that are worth exploring and conserving:
It's a beautiful apple and a good winter keeper, quite disease resistant except to apple scab, and the fruit may have some resistance to coddling moth. Rock-hard when first picked, the apples soften and improve in flavor with storage.
Fruit is medium size, nearly round, sometimes slightly conical; skin is yellow covered with a deep red, almost black on the sunny side; dots are numerous, small, and white; stem is short to medium length in an acute, rather small, partly russeted, often lipped cavity; the calyx is closed; the basin is small, very shallow, slightly furrowed; the flesh is very firm (hard when picked) yellow, rather fine-grained, crisp, moderately juicy, sprightly subacid. It's ripe from November through April. Catalog listings: MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, TN, KY, LA, TX, AR (1890-1928).
A past catalog of Henry Morton's nursery describes this apple as a dull red with lemon yellow in color. Round and a little bit pointed but not conical. Very juicy with a most unusual aromatic flavor. Yellow flesh, will keep until June. Ripens in October. A weeping type.
Fruit is medium or smaller, oblong, extremely conical narrowing to a point at the calyx end; the skin is yellow almost covered with dull dark red; the stem is short to medium in a shallow, lipped cavity; dots are small, numerous, and obscure; calyx is closed; basis is very shallow, lumpy, irregular; the flesh is yellow, crisp, firm, not very juicy, fine-grained, almost sweet. It ripens in mid-November in the mountains and is considered a winter apple.
This variety is listed in almost every southern nursery catalog from 1870 on, makes excellent applesauce and outstanding cider. It blooms late and thus substantiates its reputation as being an extremely reliable producer, and is resistant to apple scab and cedar-apple rust.
Fruit is medium or larger, usually roundish or slightly oblong, often flattened on the ends, and the sides are often unequal; skin is yellow, tough, rather rough with russet patches; dots are moderate in number, small or medium in size, and russet; the stem is short in a broad, deep, often russeted cavity; the calyx is closed or open; the basin is very abrupt, deep, sometimes furrowed; flesh is yellow slightly orange, firm, tender, crisp, juicy, aromatic, sprightly subacid. It ripens in October -- November in the mountains. Catalog listings: MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, AL, TN, KY, LA, TX, AR (1870-1928).
Fruit is large, roundish oblate, slightly conical; the skin is yellowish splashed with two shades of dark red, sometimes almost black, with a light bloom; the dots are large, conspicuous, light colored, interspersed with patches of russet; the stem is rather long in a large an thinly russeted cavity; the calyx is open; the basin is slightly furrowed; the flesh is yellowish (some references say white), firm tender, moderately juicy, sprightly subacid. It ripens through September and October and is a good keeper. Catalog listings: VA, NC, SC, GA, KY (1856-1917).
Fruit is medium to large, roundish to slightly oblate, slightly conical, sides sometimes unequal; the skin is thick, tough, yellow almost covered with dark red when exposed to the sun; the dots are numerous, small to large, light colored; the stem is medium length, sometimes by a lip, in a wide, deep, russeted cavity with the russet extending out over the top of the apple; the calyx is closed; the basin is large, deep, furrowed; the flesh is yellowish, moderately fine-grained, crisp, tender, juicy, somewhat aromatic, mild subacid. It ripens in October in the mountains. Catalog listings: MD, VA, NC, GA, AL, TN, KY, MS, TX, AR (1870-1928).
Fruit is medium or below, roundish or roundish oblate; the skin is yellow mostly covered with light red with indistinct darker red stripes; dots are numerous, white or russet, many with a darker center; the stem is long and slender in a wide, abrupt, deep greenish russeted cavity; the calyx is closed; the basin is wide abrupt, corrugated; the flesh is white, juicy, fine-grained, aromatic, mild subacid. It ripens in September and October and can be kept for several months if picked hard ripe and refrigerated. Catalog listings: MD, VA, NC, GA, KY, MS, AR (1853-1928).
Along with Winesap, Ben Davis and York Imperial, this variety was one of the leading commercial apples grown in the nineteenth century due to the overwhelming overseas demand, especially in England. The eating quality of the Newtown Pippin improves with storage. John Creech of Turkey Hollow Nursery in Kentucky recently wrote: "When our Newtown tree had its first crop, I attempted to eat the apples right off the tree. For a couple of years the fruit was considered worthless and was mixed in with cider. Then one spring, when cleaning out the cellar, I ran across a peck of Newtown Pippins and absently bit into one. What a revelation! Needless to say no more Newtowns have gone into cider; they are jealously guarded until mid-March and then rationed out until the first of June."
Fruit is usually medium size, sometimes larger, variable in shape but usually roundish or oblate, conical; the skin is dull green covered with a rough yellowish brown russet, sometimes with a bronze or reddish blush on the sunny side; the dots are minute, scattered; the stem is short to medium in an acute, sometimes lipped cavity; the calyx is closed; the basin varies but usually is medium in width and depth; the flesh is greenish white, moderately juicy, firm, somewhat coarse, breaking, sprightly subacid. It is ripe from September through October and often keeps until January or longer. Catalog listings: MD, VA, NC, GA, KY, TX, (1845-1928).
Since many heirloom varieties have a natural resistance to pests and diseases, growing these apples can minimize the use of harmful chemicals. Leading diseases of apples are apple scabs, mildew, and fire blight. Insect pests include the coddling moth, the apple maggot, the red-banded leaf roller, aphids, leaf hoppers, mites, San Jose scale, and oyster-shell scale. Rodents, particularly pine and meadow mice and rabbits, cause severe damage to trees unless proper control measures are employed.
Several horticultural methods are used in apple culture. One system is based on clean culture, with winter cover crops such as Hairy vetch and Austrian Winter Pea sown throughout the orchard. Another method includes permanent sod and sod mulch utilizing Dutch White Clover (Trifolium repens). If a permanent living mulch system is used, nitrogen is fixed by the clover and erosion problems, especially on steep slopes, can be minimized. Another additonal benefit is that bees are attracted to the orchard for pollination by the clover's nectar. If clean culture is practiced, no additional cultivating is advisable after the first week in August in order to permit the trees to harden off, that is, to become adapted to the lower temperatures of fall and winter.
So please do consider conserving an important part of Appalachian heritage -- plant heirloom apple trees and do your part to put the old-time "e;Apple"e; back in Appalachia!
Contact us for more information on heirloom apple varieties and workshops on apple tree grafting.
References:Lee Calhoun, Old Southern Apples, (MacDonald and Woodward Publishing Company, Blacksburg, VA, 1995)
Warren Manhart, "Choice Apples for Organic Gardens," Organic Gardening Magazine, September/ October 1998
"Highland Harvest Time," supplement to the Asheville Citizen-Times newspaper, Fall 1998
Doug Eliot, "Stalking the Old-Time Apples," Wildlife in North Carolina, September, 1980, pp.14-19.
Ted Dossett, "Southern to the Core," Wildlife in North Carolina, October, 1997, pp.14-19.
Sources for Heirloom variety seedlings:
Calhoun's Nursery
Tim Hensley
Tom Ray & Sons Nursery
Maurice Marshall
Contact us if you have questions or comments about this site.
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The magical thing about life is that it is always changing. We are able to have new experiences each day and we can change the direction we are heading in if we chose to. Over the past year or so my life has changed immeasurably, and it has taken some time for me to find my feet and settle into my new life as a mother. I've now found myself feeling comfortable, enjoying each day spent with at home with my baby as my maternity leave slips by knowing that it's not long before everything shifts again.
With only 3 months left until I have to return to the world of work it's time for me to start thinking about what path I am going to take. There are now many hurdles in place which I haven't faced before, such as finding someone to look after Zach while I am at work. I have to decide how many hours I want to work and make choices which will determine our future as a family. I can go back to my old job, or I have the chance to start something new, and this is something I am very grateful for. Whatever happens, we will be okay.
I've spent the past few weeks thinking about my life and what direction I want it to take. Figuring out what is important to me, as well as what is realistic. I've never had a dream to pursue a certain career, instead I wanted to find love and start a family. Now my dreams have come true, I can shift my focus and find something new to work towards. I just have to figure out what that is!
Alongside my work life I have slowly been making changes in other areas of my life. I've begun making healthier choices (some of the time!) when it comes to my diet. I've been purchasing items to give my wardrobe an update. I've started wearing make up and painting my nails again after months of not caring. I'm making plans to travel and see as much of the globe as I can. I feel like I'm ready to take on the world again, but this time with both Zach and Jono as my sidekicks.
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Scor-pal Challenge
Hi, everyone! Today I am joining our Scor-Pal design team for our "More Than One Score" monthly challenge. This month's theme is "Pink or Blue!" Make sure to play along with us this month and be eligible for a fun prize!
1, Start with a sheet of 4"x 12" piece of card stock and using your Scor-Pal, score along the 4" and 8" line.
2. Turn you paper diagonally and score along the diagonal of the first square flap, as shown below.
3. Do that to both sides and crease along the score lines.
4. Embellish as desired! :)
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Is there someone at your work who has mentally quit, but physically stayed?
Are they lacking motivation, not really contributing to their team or organisation overall?
Do they tick boxes just enough to avoid being performance-managed out of the workplace?
If you have someone like this in your team, it can be extremely frustrating – not only for the team leader, but also for the team members who know that someone is putting in minimal effort.
Of course, the very best way to have engaged team members is to hire people who are self-motivated, whose values are already aligned with the values of the workplace, and who are already engaged with the importance of the work being done.
But, alas, we don't live in a perfect world. Often, we have to make the best out of the team we have.
So, what can you do to re-engage disengaged team members?
- Address any disappointment or hurt if it is there: If they performed well for much of their early employment with your workplace, consider if something has happened along the way to contribute to their disengagement.
Perhaps they missed out on a promotion, had a serious altercation with someone in their team, or they might feel like what they have to say doesn't make a difference.If you can have an honest conversation about any unresolved issues or at least guess how they might be feeling about what has occurred, this can give you an opportunity to give them some empathy for their situation and mend the relationship.
- Tell them what you have noticed and ask them if they are OK: At the very least, this will help them to realize that you have noticed they are not performing well and create an awareness of the need for change.
You might also elicit some challenges they are going through at home or work that will partly explain their behaviour. It is my experience that the great majority of people who are not performing well are unhappy about something at home or work.While many of us don't let our own personal challenges affect our performance at work, for others, their unhappiness at home or work does come out through their behaviour.
- Ask what you can do to support and encourage them with their work: This needs to be done from a position of genuine care and concern. It is also important you are open to what they have to say and can respond non-defensively.Pay very close attention to what is motivating for this individual – perhaps emotional support, a new challenge, or some control or say over decisions that affect them.
Everyone is motivated for something. Our job is to find out what they value and see if we can link this to improved performance.
When team members don't know what they need or are not speaking up, you might give them some time to think about this or offer some suggestions to see if any are a good fit. You can also try some experiments and notice anything you do that helps.
- Offer what you can: You might, for example, offer a team member who is not finding their work particularly enjoyable, more of the work that plays to their strengths or a particular interest. Engagement is not so much of a problem when they are doing work they want to do.
For a team member who is frustrated at decisions taken by management, you might offer genuine collaboration or a greater say over decisions that affect their work.
It should be no surprise that people tend to be more engaged when they are empowered to make decisions for themselves.
For individuals going through personal challenges, good workplaces tend to offer a lot of support and flexibility. However, there are some individuals who take advantage of this goodwill, never reciprocating in regards to the needs of the workplace.
For these individuals, trades often need to be made such as, "We're happy to give you support and time to address those concerns. While you are here, though, there are some things we need from you …"
- Communicate very clear expectations of their role: Giving empathy to a team member does not mean you can't be very clear about the reasonable expectations for their role. These might relate to the time frames, the quality of the work being done, the amount of work generated, or the way they work in with their colleagues.
A nice way to start this part of the conversation could be, "Perhaps it wasn't clear about what is expected of your role …" Or "Has this been explained to you?" Remember to be very specific about the behaviours you want to see or the standard that needs to be achieved.
- Catch people doing the right thing: Even problem-performers have times they are performing better. Be curious about what is working during those times and make a point of reinforcing the improvement.
We should not be surprised that in high-performing teams, there is a higher than normal recognition for people's efforts.Keep in mind that people like recognition in different ways. Some value a simple and genuine thanks given privately. Others value a written note. Some value the time that you give them.
You can also take advantage of better performance, by having team members, particularly those who are disengaged, share stories about what they do that is working, what is best practice, and ways to improve the work they are doing.
- Encourage a positive and supportive workplace culture: Great leaders do this by communicating a clear and compelling vision, speaking about the values and behaviours they want to see (E.g. positive relationships, helping each other out, always looking for ways to improve, achieving best practice).
Positive workplace cultures tend to be achieved when the right behaviours are modelled, over time, by senior and middle managers.
Some workplaces also spend time with their team in developing an agreed list of values and corresponding behaviours that they wish to see in their team. When these are agreed upon and written down, they become a road map, which makes it easier to reinforce progress and hold team members accountable for their performance, when needed.
Being engaged at work is all about people bringing their best self and energy to work with a desire to excel at what they do. Ideally, people are internally motivated with their values and strengths being a good fit for the role they are in.
There are, of course, some who refuse to be engaged – they are determined to hold onto hurts and disappointments, have made the decision to change jobs or retire, or are simply a bad fit for the organisation.
However, on many occasions, there are actions we can take to reignite a flame that is barely flickering. We do this through genuine care, an honest conversation about solutions, and holding people accountable for their behaviour.


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As an official Konnectifi partner, you can begin selling our WiFi solution right away with no financial obligations. We can support you by training you on our products, or we can join you at sales meetings to provide the technical expertise you need to support your clients. This is ideal for: IT Companies, Social Marketing Companies, Hotspot Providers, ISPs, Network Systems Providers, Wireless Specialists.
When you join the Konnectifi WiFi Reseller Partner Programme, you can immediately begin selling Konnectifi WiFi to your clients, without an upfront financial obligation. It is a mutually beneficial programme, whereby you can offer your clients a world class WiFi and social marketing solution, and we benefit from the solution being recognised in more locations.
We will work with you to explain the benefits to your existing clients, and new clients and we'll provide you with a range of materials you can use, including downloads, email templates and more – rebranded to suit your company branding.
We always offer a no obligation, free 21 day trial of Konnectifi to all businesses so you can try the solution before you buy. We will simply post the equipment out to you fully configured and if you are happy you simply keep the equipment. If you feel as though Konnectifi has not worked for you or your business, then you simply pay for the shipping back to us.
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MANHATTAN - As the Kansas State Wildcats count down to the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl in Tempe, Ariz., their full attention now has turned to Michigan, their opponent at 9:15 p.m. (central time) Saturday at Sun Devil Stadium.
But the extended bowl preparation also allow teams to focus briefly on the future, namely up-and-coming players in the program who spent the regular season on the scout team.
Several K-State veterans - junior receiver Curry Sexton, junior defensive end Ryan Mueller and senior linebacker Blake Slaughter - took time before the Wildcats departed for the Valley of the Sun to discuss some youngsters they think might have a bright future in purple.
"There's a lot of good, young players on this team," said Sexton, a former grayshirt from Abilene and the team's second-leading receiver with 36 catches for 409 yards. "I see more of the defensive guys than the young offensive guys because that's the scout squad we go up against."
The most prominently mentioned defenders were freshman nose guard Will Geary, a 6-foot, 290-pounder from Topeka High, who made all three players' lists, along with Blue Valley West defensive end Davis Clark and redshirt freshman linebacker Will Davis from Southlake, Texas.
"Will Geary's going to be a stud," Sexton said.
Mueller agreed.
"I know the coaches are really excited about him and seeing what he can do during this bowl prep to get extra reps," Mueller said of Geary. "If you talk to some of the weight coaches about Will Geary, they love him because he's a freak in the weight room."
More praise for Geary from Slaughter, the Wildcats' leading tackler: "That kid's something special, just his brute strength."
Mueller was especially enthusiastic about Clark, like Geary a walk-on.
"I'm always looking at the walk-ons because that's the path I went through," said Mueller, an all-Big 12 pick in his first season as a starter. "(Clark) works extremely hard and reminds me a little of how I was my redshirt freshman year.
"I saw his work ethic in the summertime and fell in love with it. I loved how he pushed himself."
Davis already has established himself on special teams for the Wildcats, ranking third on the team with six tackles in kick coverage and recording 16 stops overall.
"He's quite an athlete and quite a player," Slaughter said. "He's smart and he's picked up the game.
"You can tell he's been paying attention all year and gotten ready for his time."
Sexton also mentioned true freshmen Kip Keeley of La Crosse and Trent Tanking from Holton as potential stars at linebacker. Tanking was coached at Holton by former K-State linebacker Brooks Barta.
In the secondary, Phillipsburg safety Sean Newland and cornerback Cre Moore from Broken Arrow, Okla., have caught Sexton's eye as well.
Each veteran had their favorites on offense, where Sexton stuck with the receiver group in naming wideout Judah Jones of Shreveport, La., and Cypress, Texas, tight end Cody Small.
"I see more of those guys than anybody else," Sexton said.
Mueller mentioned redshirt freshman Deante Burton, a home-grown wideout from Manhattan High School, who generated some buzz a year ago as well but has been somewhat hidden in a deep, experienced receiving corps.
"(Burton) is a tremendous athlete, really athletic," Mueller said.
Two of Slaughter's candidates for future stardom were offensive lineman Will Ash and running back Jarvis Leverett, both redshirt freshmen.
"He has been consistently improving, just because he's been put in a position that he has to be ready week in and week out," Slaughter said of Ash, a 6-2, 338-pounder from Indianapolis, who has played in 10 games on field goal protection. With top running backs John Hubert and Robert Rose completing their careers, Leverett (5-11, 203 pounds), from Katy, Texas, could emerge from the pack next season.
"He's a guy who cares and has the athletic ability and has all the gifts and talents that you want a running back to have, and he's working hard at it," Slaughter said. "He's a guy I've gone against all year on scout team and he's challenged me and kept me on my toes."


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Simplest Design
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Ready-made-chains have very unique and simple design which is the best for making a piece of jewelry that fits for almost anything outfit you have in the wardrobe.
I made an anklet out of the simple chain. Added a tiny bell to make a nice ring whenever I walk.~=^.^=


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This darling, immaculate home is just waiting for you to make it your own! Features include an open floor plan, tasteful designer colors, wood floors in kitchen and dining area, all four bedrooms on upper level, clerestory window, Central AC and ceiling fans, all appliances included, large patio with pergola, NEW roof, backs to green belt, quiet street, fenced back yard and more!
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The Arte Italica dinnerware, flatware, and glassware creates a relaxed elegance for today's dining and entertaining. Since 1997, Arte Italica has produced innovative, hand-crafted tableware in pewter, ceramic, and glass. From flatware, to glassware, to dinnerware, Arte Italica tableware is handcrafted using techniques passed down through generations of skilled Italian artisans.
As an Arte Italica Partner store, Yvonne Estelle's has a large selection of Arte Italica available in our Park Ridge store; with others are available by special order.


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Jon and Jen Quast are members of New Tribes Mission to become tribal church planters in Paraguay among some of the most distant, majority world ethnic groups on the planet. Their passion and desire is to see the name of Jesus proclaimed over the whole earth, and they desperately desire people who have never had the opportunity to hear what Jesus has done for them to believe on His name for Salvation.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Roach, MO
In about one month we will make our move from Kingsland, GA to Roach, MO. Missouri will be our home for the next year and half as we continue our training with New Tribes Mission. We will keep you all posted with all the details as the time gets closer. In the mean time, here is link so you can see the "campus". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGmScupQxJc
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Friday, June 06, 2008
All Smiles
Nope its not gas. Our little Jamen is smiling now and he's not so little anymore. He is up to 11lbs!
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Monday, June 02, 2008
Listen Up
Hey everyone this is last second but if you get a chance I will be speaking live at the Rock Bible Study on His Light WECC 89.3 tomorrow night (6/3) at 7:00 PM. Tune in at 6:30 PM for preservice music from the one and only rock praise band. If you aren't from the Camden County area click here to listen in...if you're not busy...
I will be giving a mission challenge to the teens there, hopefully many will be convinced of the extraordinary need of the gospel to continue its journey to new places in the world.
I will be giving a mission challenge to the teens there, hopefully many will be convinced of the extraordinary need of the gospel to continue its journey to new places in the world.
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Sunday, June 01, 2008
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Just installed Supporter 2.2.2 and have two questions:
1) Install instructions seems to be outdated. I have to try different file locations in order to get the plugin activated (e.g. mu-plugins is deprecated). Due to this I am not certain the proper files are on the proper folders. I would like it very much to review the whole installation.
Are there any updated install documentation?
2) There is no pot on language folder. Also there is no po file on the installation package.
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The red school building stands proud with spacious, airy, well-lit classrooms boasting of aesthetically designed furniture painted according to a colour scheme specific to each grade. The four wings of the building enclose an atrium, with space for students to play in, is embellished with plants and climbers, creating a green space which instantly rejuvenates and invites.
|BALA (Building As a Learning Aid)
The pavements around the atrium are painted with the map of Delhi, the Periodic Table of Elements, the Phases of the Moon, the Globe, the Multiplication Tables and a Timeline correlating the history of Delhi, India and the world. We also have the map of India in relief on a wall, which makes studying the political and physical features of our country easy.
The kindergarten block has colourful beads on the railings, which serve as an abacus, an aid to learning colours, numbers, series and patterns. All these are part of our effort to make maximum use of our resources. Using the building as a learning aid (BALA) introduces a new dimension to educational experiences, making content and learning more vivid and long lasting.
Two auditoria, with a total seating capacity of 750 people, are used for a range of activities like presentations, orientations, cultural events and celebrations. The auditorium on the ground floor has been renovated recently, in a design that is modern and functional. The acoustics, lighting and air conditioning are all state-of-the-art and give the auditorium a sophisticated look. With a high – tech Bose sound system and speakers from Shure, the sound field created ensures a nearly individual reception of sound by every member of the audience. The range and placement of the lighting fixtures ensures maximum effectiveness during a performance.
Auditorium 1
Auditorium 2
Two Audio Visual Rooms with LCD Projectors and multimedia kits are utilized for the workshops, competitions and seminars. With pleasing interiors and the latest AV equipment, they provide just the right ambience for these activities.
Audio Visual Room 1
Audio Visual Room 2
Altars of learning, the classrooms are equipped with LCD Projectors and White screens. Ebeams (Interactive whiteboards) have been installed in each of the classes from I-X. Class I is taught all subjects through an online program called Chrysalis provided by EZVidya. The students from class VI to VIII are taught using Chalo Padho, an interactive program, to make the concepts efficacious. The learning environment is further empowered through subject-specific charts, a creative corner and a word wall that provides additional support in the teaching-learning process.
The Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Home Science Labs are all equipped with the latest equipment required to affect long-term, practical learning. The students in the Chemistry Lab use Micro Kits which are a mini replica of the regularly used test tubes and other apparatus and reduce the amount of chemicals used, thus impacting the scale of the effect they have on the environment. Every lab has a Wall of Fame with pictures of famed scientists to encourage the students and a board where the latest news from the world of Science is displayed and then discussed in the class.
The three state-of-the-art technology labs are equipped with the latest software and hardware, LCD's and white boards, and still and video cameras to encourage students in artistic pursuits such as movie making, photography and event management. Classes I-VIII employ Chrysalis as part of our curriculum partnership with EZVidya.
Science is undoubtedly a practical subject and is best learned hands-on. The Science Park on the terrace of the school boasts of a number of models and machines. The Levers, Newton's Colour wheel, Wind wane, Sundial and others that help clarify scientific concepts such as Light refraction, Inertia, Motion, Time etc.
The Social Science Laboratory is a veritable mine of a plethora of maps and 3-D representations of our planet "Earth" and its key physical features. The Map Tracers and Sand Pit to aid in the study of Topography make Geography easy to understand and apply. History comes to life with the pictorial depictions and tactile models of artefacts. The interactive Smart Board adds to the realistic learning of the social sciences.
Mathematics as an abstract subject is often not easy to understand. When the concepts are worked on practically, it is no longer fearsome. The Math Lab employs child friendly and uncomplicated manipulatives, along with games and puzzles, to study various operations and concepts. The lab's design is inviting and it inspires one to approach Math confidently.
The language lab in the school offers an exclusive result oriented and efficient system to enrich the language learning process. The digital lab motivates students' learning attitude, providing an interactive learning environment. The audio-visual aids fulfil the instructional needs of language educators and gives life to language. The ergonomically designed furniture and seating structure is conducive to an interactive and healthy learning environment.
A state of the art Robotics Lab has been set up for students interested in creating robots and other software-controlled gadgets. Three computers have been installed for programming the robots. The students get to work in pairs on South Korean robotic kits. These kits are divided into three levels - OLLO or Starter kits (for classes VI to VIII), Explorer (for classes IX and X) and Bioloid (for classes XI & XII). The enthusiasm for Robotics has increased manifold due to the aesthetic appeal of the robotic lab.
TIS is adapting to a more progressive way of teaching where experiential learning plays a major role and this year a 3D printer has been installed in robotics lab providing students with an insight to think beyond all boundaries of imagination. Introducing a 3D printer will further enable them to 3D print the objects that they can imagine and decide its feasibility on their own. This promotes healthy and educative learning. Also, 3D printing in school enables access to desired samples and segments that ensure students better understanding of their subjects.
This newly inaugurated club in the Session 2018-19 aims to inspire integrative learning in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) in an experiential and project based method.The sole purpose of starting this club is to foster innovation and spirit of research and development among students. The lab is equipped with new 3D printers, computers with latest configurations and professional CAD & CAM softwares for design and innovation, new robotics kits, sensors and electronic components.
The journey of a lifetime starts with the turning of a page. The school has two large libraries, junior and senior, with an excellent collection of books, journals and magazines. The motto of our library is:
The primary goal of our libraries is to aid students and teachers in their quest for knowledge and to ensure that students are efficient users of information. Ready access to materials in all formats, regular activities and discussions related to books and authors, opens a new world for the students.
The Library maintains an attractive and inviting physical environment which acts as the information centre for all the activities that go on in the school and allows for an enriched learning experience. The school library is also equipped with audio books for academic and general reading to cater to the visually impaired students.
Creative pursuits go hand in hand with academic success. The school has well-equipped rooms for Art and Craft, Vocal Music, Dance, Instrumental Music, Clay modelling and Meal Planning. Activities such as Taekwondo, Yoga, Aerobics, Electronics, Public speaking and Painting begin the day for our tiny tots of the Primary School.
The school provides a variety of outdoor and indoor games to build team spirit, physical stamina and sportsmanship. The Physical Education department stocks an assortment of modern equipment required for various games. Coaches specialised in Football, Basketball, Athletics, Volleyball, Handball and Cricket train the students every morning.
A qualified nurse is available full time to provide first aid in case of emergencies. The medical room is equipped with the latest apparatus and medicine. The school doctor visits regularly for medical check-up of all students and to look after the referred cases. The clinic ensures that a complete first aid kit is provided for each trip the school undertakes.
The school has a fleet of buses run by experienced drivers and conductors. The smooth plying of the buses is the responsibility of the transport supervisor. All students are expected to follow bus rules. Parents may, on rotation, supervise the bus routes and submit their reports to the Principal.
To ensure the safety and security of the students and staff, the school is fully equipped with CCTV (Closed Circuit television) cameras at the various vantage points within the school premises.
Fire fighting equipment is installed in all the corridors and laboratories of the school. Regular disaster management drills are conducted in the school to prepare students and teachers to handle any emergency.
The school has a clean, hygienic and well maintained cafeteria that serves nutritious food to the students and teachers. As a policy, the school discourages unhealthy food and so, the cafeteria only serves food that is wholesome and balanced. No aerated drinks or fast food is served here.
An elevator has been installed for the convenience of the staff, the injured and physically challenged students. A designated lift operator ensures a smooth run of the installation.


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Growing up in Chicago, I saw my share of road rage. I had two crazy uncles who taught me that when someone gives you the finger, you're supposed to cut them off, get out of your car and beat the crap out of them and their car with a tire-iron. Of course I never did that though. They did, but I knew better. Continue reading →
Road Rage: Off Duty Cop Goes Crazy
This is probably one of the weirdest things that ever happened to me. This is coming from a guy who was an ambulance chaser in Chicago for several years. I've seen a lot of crooked cops in my chasing days, but this guy really made an impression on me- He had absolutely no self-control, and […] Continue reading →
How Truckers Deal Drugs at Truck Stops
When I was driving over-the-road, every once in a while I would hear or see truckers deal drugs to each other. Sometimes I would hear them on the CB talking about a girl named Lucille. At first I thought it was some kind of a joke. But I soon learned that she is very real […] Continue reading →
Most Common Road Rage Excuses Given by the Ragers
In the past (almost) ten years that I have been writing for 10-4 Magazine, I've seen plenty of surveys and reports about aggressive driving and road rage. I recently came across this older report which was, in my opinion, the single best study on road rage ever put together. Still to this day, there has […] Continue reading →
How to Cuss-Out a Crazy Idiot Driver
Did you ever see a crazy driver and wish you could just snatch them out of their car and shake them? I have. Did you ever see another driver do something stupid and then flip you "the bird" as if it were your fault? I have. Do you know one of these drivers and wonder […] Continue reading →


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Ryan McGee was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the company in May 2019. Mr. McGee was appointed as General Counsel of the company in August 2014, having previously served as Interim General Counsel and Associate Counsel. Prior to joining the company in August 2012, Mr. McGee worked at the law firm of Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP in Denver, Colorado focusing on SEC compliance matters, securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. Mr. McGee received his law degree from the University of Colorado Law School and his B.S. degree in business administration from Washington and Lee University.
Bradley Sharp was appointed as Chief Restructuring Officer of the company in May 2017. Mr. Sharp is the President & CEO of Development Specialists, Inc. ("DSI") with more than 20 years of experience providing crisis management, financial advisory and third party fiduciary services. He has been employed at DSI since 1993 and was appointed as its President & CEO in January 2017. Mr. Sharp has advised and operated companies in numerous industries and has previously served as Chief Restructuring Officer at various companies.


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Scar Remover
Shea butter is a wonderful scar remover and can speed the healing time of a burn.
TIP: Place a small amount of Shea butter onto the affected area. Do this twice a day or as many times as needed. After a few weeks, your dark marks and scars will be dramatically lessened if not faded away already. Your skin will feel rejuvenated.
Volume Booster
For people with fine hair, Shea butter can add volume to your tresses in the matter of seconds!
TIP: Apply a small amount of Shea butter to the roots of your hair and comb into desired style. We guarantee you will be impressed!
Pamper Your Feet
Shea butter can make your feet feel like they have been walking on clouds. Your feet will receive a pedi-spa treatment while you move throughout your day.
TIP: Massage Shea butter onto dry feet before exercise, or a brisk walk. Your body movement aids in the absorption of the Shea butter leaving your feet silky smooth by the time you get home.
Manicure To-Go
We are all in a rush now-a-days and do not have the time to get our needed manicures. Shea butter can give your nails an illustrious shine just like a top-coat!
TIP: Massage a small amount of Shea butter to each nail bed and cuticle. Repeat for desired shine.
Tame Frizzy Tresses and Define Curls
Shea butter can do wonders for the hair and scalp, especially for frizz and curl definition. Bring out your hair's natural beauty!
TIP: Work Shea butter into the palm of your hands until it reaches a fluid consistency. Apply throughout your hair until the desired curl definition is reached. Your frizz will be gone in a Poof!
Dry Lips Be Gone!
We all dislike the feeling of chapped lips, especially in the winter months. There is a cure for this! Shea butter seals in our skin's moisture allowing us to ditch the hourly application of chapstick.
TIP: Just apply a small amount of Shea butter to the lips. Watch the dry skin disappear!
Bye-Bye Stretch Marks!
Shea butter is great at preventing and removing stretch marks all over the body. Say good-bye once and for all!
TIP: Generously message Shea butter into your skin where stretch marks are present or likely to appear. Repeat twice daily. After a period of time, stretch marks will fade and gradually disappear.
Treat Yourself to a Full Body Massage
Shea butter can be used as an all-natural alternative to basic massage oil. Give yourself a spa-quality massage without breaking the bank!
TIP: Add a few drops of essential oil to Shea butter and deeply massage into muscles. Relax the day's stress away and feel your muscles melt.
Lines and Wrinkles, No Way!
Combat the signs of aging with Shea butter's restorative properties. Containing vitamins A, B, E and F, Shea butter will boost collagen and promote cell renewal. Allow nature to work for you!
TIP: Massage Shea butter into face and neck in an upward motion. Repeat once or twice daily. In a matter of weeks you will start to see your skin's youthful glow shine through!
A Great Way to Support Women and Children in Africa
With the use of Shea butter, you are enriching the lives of women and children in Africa by economically sustaining women and their families in West Africa. Women are gaining a voice and becoming their own bosses!
10% of the proceeds from Zolani Organics purchases are used toward supplying books and school supplies for schools in West Africa. Please see our latest efforts here.


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The draft law on the legalization of gambling business must go through public hearings, according to the deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oksana Syroyid.
She believes that the government should organize a public discussion on this issue, and parliamentary committees are responsible for the provision of a guarantee that the discussion participants have reached a consensus.
Oksana Syroyid has reported that in the near future the MPs are not going to consider the draft law on gambling business unshadowing as the MPs are more concerned about the amendments to the state budget.
We recall that in December last year, the Ministry of Finance submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a draft law on the legalization of gambling. Moreover, revenues from this sector were even included in the budget of 2016. However, the document was excluded from the list of urgent issues and relevant revenue items were removed from the state budget.
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Yana Pastushko "At Ukrainian Gaming Congress we will discuss the prospects and ways to revive industry in the country"
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About Bosch Hot Water Heater
Since 1907 Bosch has worked tirelessly to become the trusted Australian household name that it is today.
Delivering us with superior quality and highly efficient hot water heaters to suit our harsh and ever changing Australian climate – you know that you can rely on the Bosch brand.
Bosch are one of the leading manufacturers when it comes to gas hot water heaters and hot water heat pumps, which are extremely environmentally friendly with no lack in quality or pressure to you.
Their durable hot water systems are backed by comprehensive warranties so you can rest assured that Bosch believes in their technology and the hot water models that they have available for our domestic and commercial properties.
Choosing a Bosch Hot Water Heater
Choosing a hot water heater can becoming a confusing process with so many available on the market today. A hot water system is an extremely important purchase for your home or office and you need to ensure that you choose a system that will adequately meet your hot water heating requirements and one which will provide you with low energy running costs.
The Bosch brand has a range of hot water systems to choose from, and at Jim's Plumbing we cover them all;
Take the stress and frustration out of your hot water heater research by simply calling the experts from Jim's Plumbing. We are the Bosch hot water specialists and will gladly come to your home or office to go through, in detail, the models of Bosch hot water heaters that will more than meet your expectations at an extremely affordable cost.
Interest free payment terms on new hot water heater installations
At Jim's Plumbing we understand that everyone's financial situation is different and we also understand how important having hot water is to most Australian homes and businesses.
It is due to this that we have teamed up with Certegy Ezi-Pay to offer our customers the choice of no interest EVER payment plans* on purchases of $1,000 or more.
For just a 10% deposit we can have you back in hot water on the same day and you can wash any financial pressure away. Just ask your friendly attending Jim's plumber how you can take advantage of this special.
Call us today on 1300 133 509 or complete our online plumber booking form and we'll call you back at no cost to you.
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For the supply and installation or replacement through to servicing and repairs of your Bosch hot water heater call in an expert plumber from Jim's Plumbing. We have fully qualified and licensed plumbers situated across all metropolitan suburbs of Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne to rectify all of your hot water requirements.
We will have a local and experience plumber come to your location in a fully stocked van any day of the week, any time of the day, with normal rates charged until 7.30pm on weekdays.
Our quality plumbing service is available 24/7, including all public holidays. In a hot water emergency – such as no hot water or a burst hot water heater, we can be knocking on your door within an hour* of your call.
Your trusted and reliable Jim's plumber will provide you with the most cost effective and efficient solution for your hot water heating needs.
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Hepatitis B virus(HBV)-associated Glomerulonephritis is a kind of glomerulonephritis caused by hepatitis B virus directly or indirectly. It can cause the inflammation in glomeruli and damage their normal function. As a result, a large amount of protein pass through glomeruli and end up in urine.
HBV-associated Glomerulonephrits is mainly attributable to the following causes.
* HBV antigens combine with the relative antibodies to form immune complexes. The complexes can flow in blood and then deposit in glomeruli and tubule, thus leading to kidney damage.
* HBV can infect renal functional cells and tissues directly. Apart from kidney, the virus also can infect other body parts like skin, bone marrow and epithelium of bile duct.
* HBV can cause immune dysfunction and cause immune injury to kidneys.
* Children with HBV-associated Glomerulonephritis commonly develop Nephrotic Syndrome, microscopic hematuria. Also, approximately 75% of them develop high blood pressure.
* Most of adults with HBV-associated Glomerulonephrits had a medical history of hepatitis. Generally, they may develop kidney disease within 6 months after the onset of the disease. They mainly present reduced urine output, swelling, hematuria, proteinuria and high blood pressure.
Health care
*If the patients with renal high blood pressure, they should monitor their blood pressure regularly and reduce high blood pressure to 130/80mmHg.
* Develop a kidney diet. If they have renal insufficiency, they should keep a high-calorie diet, low high-quality diet and limit the intake of fluids.
* If the patients have serious swelling, they may have short breath and even can not lie on back. To reduce the discomforts, they can adjust their body gesture to make them feel better.
If you have been diagnosed with HBV Kidney Disease, we're here to help. Call us: US +86-311-89262207 OR Email us: firstname.lastname@example.com(Monday through Sunday) to make an appointment.
Hepatitis B virus(HBV)-associated Glomerulonephritis is secondary to hepatitis B. It mainly occurs among teenagers. However, many patients with hepatitis usually only care about the tests for aminopherase, but often neglect routine urine test, tests for renal function and blood pressure. Early inspection can help the patients find kidney damage as early as possible. It is important to reduce and even prevent kidney damage. The symptoms of HBV-associated Glomerulonephritis vary among children and adults.
Children HBV-associated Glomerulonephritis
※It mainly occur at age 2~12 and the average age of onset is 6.
※ Most of the children develop Nephrotic Syndrome featured with heavy proteinuria, swelling, hypoproteinemia and hyperlipidaemia. As the virus and complexes cause inflammation in glomeruli, they will lose the normal filtering and barrier function. As a result, a large amount of protein pass through glomerular basilar membrane and end up in urine.
※ Microscopic hematuria( blood in urine) are commonly seen and gross hematuria is rarely seen. This is because the red blood cells leak into urine once the glomerular structure is damaged.
※ About 75% of children have high blood pressure, but only a minority have the presentations of Renal Failure.
Adults with HBV-associated Glomerulonephritis
※Most of adults with HBV-associated Glomerulonephritis have medical history of acute hepatitis. Generally, they may develop kidney disease within 6 months after the onset of the disease.
※ If they do not have hepatitis history, but have moderate live function abnormality or aminopherase abnormality or typical chronic active hepatitis, they may not have presentation of kidney disease or only have mild presentation.
※ The adults mainly present reduced urine output, swelling, hematuria, proteinuria and high blood pressure.
Among both children and adults with hepatitis B, no matter how mild the symptoms are, there still are deposits like IgG, C3, IgM and IgA in glomeruli. This implies that they may have developed HBV-associated Glomerulonephritis.
If you have been diagnosed with HBV Kidney Disease, we're here to help. Call us: US +86-311-89262207 OR Email us: firstname.lastname@example.com(Monday through Sunday) to make an appointment.
HBV-associated Glomerulonephritis is secondary disease of hepatitis B. Experiences show that routine treatment alone is not enough to manage the disease at all. The latest treatment for HBV-associated Glomerulonephritis is believed to be immunotherapy.
Kidney damage in hepatitis is attributable to the following factors. The hepatitis B can damage kidney tissues and cells directly, thus resulting in impairing kidneys. On the other hand, when hepatitis B virus invades into body, it can stimulate immune system to produce relative antibodies. The hepatitis B antigens combine with antibodies to form immune complexes in blood. The immune complexes can enter kidneys and deposit in blood vessels. To remove them, the body initiates an inflammation which can impair glomeruli.
Immunotherapy is not a single treatment method. The types of immunotherapy used in treating HBV-associated Glomerulonephritis mainly include:
Immune blocking
Immune blocking is designed to suppress the immune inflammatory response effectively and quickly. In this way, it can stop further immune injury to kidney tissues and cells.
Blood purification
Blood purification is used to remove various pathological substances from your body. It includes hemoperfusion, hemofiltration, plasma exchange, etc and each of them can filter one or more than one specific toxins in the blood. For example, plasma exchange has a powerful function in removing immune complexes and antibodies in blood. Hemofiltration focuses on removing the middle sized wastes and toxins from body. These blood purification methods can cooperate well to clear up the immune complexes and hepatitis B virus completely.
Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy
When hepatitis B virus and immune complexes are removed from blood, the trigging factors of kidney damage is eliminated. How about the already impair kidney function?
Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy plays the vital role in this step. On one hand, it can degrade the immune deposits in kidneys which can not be removed by blood purification. On the other hand, the effective medicine ingredients can activate the regeneration of impaired kidney cells and cells to restore the renal function.
The above are the main types of Immunotherapy in treating HBV-associated Glomerulonephrits.Based on your individual illness condition, more treatment methods may be prescribed by your doctors.
If you have been diagnosed with HBV Kidney Disease, we're here to help. Call us: +86-311-89262207 OR Email us: firstname.lastname@example.com(Monday through Sunday) to make an appointment.
HBV-associated Glomerulonephritis is a hard and complex condition to treat because it involves kidney damage, liver impairment and immune system dysfunction. Therefore, the routines tests alone are not enough to give a clear diagnosis of the disease. The following tests and procedures are usually ordered to the patients.
* Routine blood tests
This test mainly includes total Total Count, Differential Count, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and Hemoglobin.Total Count determines the amount of white blood cells in the blood. When there is infection, the Total Count will exceed 10,000/cubic mm of blood. Differential Count and this test aims testing the consistency of the white blood cells. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate. This tests the value of red blood cells. Hemoglobin tests the amount of red blood cells. Abnormal amount can signify anemia.
* Routine urine tests
Routine urine tests include the tests for urine color, clarity, odor, specific gravity and the levels of pH, protein, glucose, nitrites, and red and white blood cells.
The tests can screen for Kidney Disease and also can help figure out the damaged sites of kidneys like glomeruli or renal tubule.
* Kidney damage tests
Kidney damage tests help to figure out whether your kidneys are damaged and the kidney damage degree. Also, it can evaluate if you are sensitive to medicines.
The tests mainly include U-TP, U-malb, U-TRF, U-IGG,β2-M, α1-M etc.
* Toxins in Blood Tests
The tests aim to figuring out the type and amount of toxins in blood mainly including BUN, CR, UA, BMG, CycC, RBP, HCY, IL-6, PTH etc.
The test results can guide your doctor to find a right treatment option.
If the tests turn positive, it tells the HBV duplication and infection.
The above are main tests which are ordered to diagnose HBV-associated Glomerulonephritis. Early and accurate inspection and diagnosis can help reduce kidney damage and improve the prognosis of the disease remarkably.
If you have been diagnosed with HBV Kidney Disease, we're here to help. Call us: +86-311-89262207 OR Email us: firstname.lastname@example.com(Monday through Sunday) to make an appointment.
Hepatitis B can be infectious, but the kidney damage caused by this disease will not infect others. People with Hepatitis B Virus-associated Nephropathy can get married. Patients with the disease are suggested to inform his/her companion that they have the disease before they get married. Then, they can take precautions against this disease in advance.
Before the marriage, the healthy partner should inject Hepatitis B vaccine. Then they can get married after the production of antibody against Hepatitis B within the body.
Sexual Life
In clinic, Hepatitis B Virus-associated Nephropathy is very difficult to cure. We all know that the transmission of Hepatitis B is mainly through blood, but it can transmit through intimate contact such as sex.
Patients who have normal kidney function can have moderate sexual activity, but the frequency should be limited. Patients accompanied with high blood pressure should shorten the length of sex each time. If the disease condition is not stable, patients are not suggested to have sex, which may worsen patient's condition.
The hereditary incidence of Hepatitis B virus can be as high as 30 to 90 percent. Without effective precautions, more than 90 percent of children will get infected.
People with Hepatitis B Virus-associated Nephropathy are suggested to get pregnant after their disease condition keeps stable, urine test maintains normal, and the renal function has kept normal. During the pregnancy period, maximally lowering the amount of virus within the mother's body can help reduce the baby's chance to get infected.
If you have been diagnosed with HBV Kidney Disease, we're here to help. Call us: +86-311-89262207 OR Email us: firstname.lastname@example.com(Monday through Sunday) to make an appointment.
Hepatitis B Virus-associated Glomerulonephritis is a hard disease to deal with, because it combines hepatitis B and renal disease together, both of which are difficult to treat. Therefore, you should take your daily health care more seriously.
▪ Diet.
Eat more fruits and vegetables to give ample vitamin and fibrin. These foods can also boost digestive function.
Keep a low-fat diet. You can replace animal oil with vegetable oil and had better not by prepared foods that contain artificial fats. Also, extra sugar can convert to fat in body so it is necessary for you to limit the sugar intake.
Limit the intake of foods loaded in nucleoprotein and even avoid them completely. Bean and bean products should be avoided.
Restrict the amount of foods that you are taking. If you take too much foods, it can put much burden on liver and other organs.
Alcohol is absolutely forbidden for the patients with HBV-associated Glomerulonephrits.
Have a restrict control of foods high in proteins and choose foods containing essential amino acids instead of unessential amino acid.
▪ Mental Health
Patients always feel depressed due to long course and easy recurrence of kidney disease. It is very important to encourage them to establish the confidence to defeat the disease and keep a positive attitude toward good recovery.
▪ Daily Life
-Prevent infections and other triggers;
-Do regular exercise and improve the body's resistance;
-Have regular check-ups.
While observing the principles of health care for chronic kidney disease, patients had better also follow the health care of hepatitis disease. Only in this way, can they have the best recovery.
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Saphyr®, Bionano's third-generation optical mapping solution, provides what's missing in genome research – rapid, high-throughput, long-range genome mapping with unmatched structural variation discovery capabilities.
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Resolve large-scale structural variations missed by next-generation sequencing (NGS) systems
Large structural variations are responsible for many diseases and conditions, including cancers and developmental disorders. Saphyr detects structural variations ranging from 500 bp to megabase pairs in length and offers assembly and discovery algorithms that far outperform sequencing-based technologies in sensitivity.
- 99% sensitivity for homozygous insertions/deletions larger than 500 base pairs
- 95% sensitivity for heterozygous insertions/deletions larger than 500 base pairs
- 95% sensitivity for balanced and unbalanced translocations larger than 50,000 base pairs
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- 97% sensitivity for duplications larger than 30,000 base pairs
- 97% sensitivity for copy number variants larger than 500,000 base pairs
Saphyr provides this performance typically with a false positive rate of less than 2%. Saphyr also calls repeats and complex rearrangements.
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Saphyr features enhanced optics with adaptive loading of DNA utilizing machine learning. The Saphyr Instrument and high-capacity Saphyr Chip™ combine to deliver genome maps at the speed and scale your research demands.
- Long molecules from 100,000 bp to megabase pairs
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- Requires less than 3 minutes hands-on instrument time per chip
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Generate high-resolution physical genome maps with greater speed and coverage at a lower cost. Saphyr can run most genomes in a single flowcell, in just one day. With Saphyr Chip's dual-flowcell design, you have the power to generate two independent maps from one sample, with two enzymes, and combine the data.
- Improve contiguity of sequence assemblies even more than with single enzyme scaffolding
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The two flowcells can run entirely unrelated samples as well, allowing you to map two genomes in a single 24 hour run.
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It's not often I have to worry too much about the minutia of database administration... well, I try not to. But this question on StackOverflow got me intrigued, so I put on my trilby.
labratmatt was having a bit of a problem with inserting data into a MySQL table with field defined as DECIMAL(3,2). Can you guess what his problem was? That's right.... 9.99! How did you guess?
This has got to be one of the most popular MySQL-related Google searches. The initial problem is easy to solve... correct the presumptuous field definition.
However, the underlying problem is really why his data was being truncated, even inserted incorrectly. You may notice the same if you run MySQL (v5.0+) from a default setup on other field types: VARCHAR for example, where you set a maximum field length. When you INSERT data that is too long it simply gets truncated.
Not hugely worrying you may think, especially in development and testing phases. True. But this wasn't enough for me, so I went on a hunt.
I found this interesting article by Robin Schumacher on MySQL Data Integrity.
It seems that there is a configuration variable in MySQL (v5.0+) called 'sql_mode' that determines exactly how strict MySQL should be when writing data to tables. The problem is that, by default, it's unset, which means MySQL uses its standard mode... fudged SQL.
It has a vast array of options, so read through and choose wisely.
The default MySQL setup essentially turns all of your INSERT and UPDATE statements into INSERT/UPDATE IGNORE statements. It is an unexpected "gotcha" for many... any self-respecting software developer would want the INSERT query to fail and for the DBMS to tell you why it failed, not automatically munge the data for you.
To achieve this, the general option to use for 'sql_mode' is STRICT_ALL_TABLES... but even this has some gotchas (VARCHAR and TEXT expect only string values etc...) and may need to be combined with other options.
Of course, if you write your programs to send MySQL the correct datatypes, changing this option shouldn't cause any problems :)
The annoying thing is that I've only just found about this now after nearly 6 years of database development.


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It's clear that the Tsarnaevs are jihadist terrorists, and we can stop dancing around that fact.
A week ago, no one knew what a pressure cooker bomb was. Now, everyone does. But where does the idea come from?
From an engineering standpoint, a pressure cooker bomb is one of many ways to get a strong explosion from a fast burning, but not technically explosive, material such as gunpowder. In principle, it's a larger version of the traditional pipe bomb, which operates on the same principles. The container - a section of pipe in the case of a pipe bomb - acts to contain the pressure until it reaches the point where the container is ruptured. The energy is then released all at once, instead of over a period of time.
The idea of using a pressure cooker as the container appears to be 21st century phenomenon. Contrary to some recent press reports, pressure cooker bombs have primarily been used by Islamic terrorists, such as in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings. Detailed instructions were published in the Summer 2010 edition of Inspire magazine in an article entitled, "Make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom".
Inspire is published by AQAP - Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula - which became the strongest Al Qaeda regional franchise after the effective destruction of the Al Qaeda core in Afghanistan in 2001-2003. The magazine reflects a change in strategy on the part of Al Qaeda: previously, they brought recruits to Al Qaeda training camps before dispatching them on missions, as with the September 11 attacks; the new strategy provided information directly to motivated individuals so they could conduct their own training and attacks in a leaderless style.
Such leaderless attacks would be much more difficult to detect and prevent, since the individuals involved no longer needed to make direct contact with Al Qaeda leadership, either in person or at all. What would these individuals look like? They would be still be fundamentalist muslims. They would use weapons, such as pressure cooker bombs, described in jihadist sources like Inspire. And, like all terror attacks, their attacks would be calculated for maximum publicity.
The Tsarnaevs fit this description perfectly. Tamerlan Tsarnaev's Youtube page was full of Islamic videos - with section on terrorism - and he had been reported to the FBI by foreign governments as a follower of radical Islam; his brother was strongly influenced by him. The bombs they used were straight out of the Inspire pressure cooker bomb recipe, right down to the nails and ball bearings for shrapnel and the timed fuse. And, of course, their attack garnered worldwide publicity for days.
There can be little doubt that the Tsarnaevs were jihadist terrorists following Al Qaeda's new leaderless style. The government need not resort to unconstitutional interrogation to confirm that fact, and he press can stop trying to dance around it.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev a follower of radical Islam:
Information on Tamerlan Tsarnaev's Youtube page:
Inspire article "Make a bomb in the kitchen of your Mom"
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On April 25th, 2013 05:46 am (UTC), psychohist commented:
Confirmation that the Tsarmaevs learned to make their bombs from Inspire magazine:
Also, they got welfare benefits:
Edited at 2013-04-25 08:41 pm (UTC)


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My baby's belly button fell off last night.
Wifey and I stared at the wrinkled black lump in her hand rather incredulously. Then we examined Baby's new umbilical-less belly button (it's an innie, not an outie) and he seemed remarkably non-plussed, so we didn't panic too much about it.
But it's a VERY strange thing when bits fall off your baby.


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Hi K.,
We ran our negative G load test today on our SkyDock prototype. As the loading was far in excess of the anticipated flight load, this may be considered an ultimate load test. It was successful with two glitches.
Gross Weight: 660 pounds
Weight of wing structure 62.5 pounds per wing (outboard of cabin).
Zero Fuel Weight: 570 pounds (90 pounds of fuel; 45 pounds per wing in outboard section).
Testing to 3.8G's, negative load.
Each sandbag weighed.
1) Plane was loaded generally in accordance with spreadsheet. See attached.
2) Conservative methodology: stations 0 and 1 weight loads were placed at stations 2 and 3; this increased load on wing.
3) Glitch 1: Rivet structure showed signs of failure on both sides on front of "D" cell strap assembly. Rivets pulling out of carbon fiber "D" cell. Will be redesigned.
4) Glitch 2: center test support structure was placed under carbon fiber in such a way that carbon fiber skin was deflected upwards in tension into internal foam ribs, but just on one side of support structure. This caused slight permanent compression into foam inside. Carbon fiber skin is unharmed. Repair is easy; just inject some expanding foam at affected area. If / when test is repeated, test support structure will be completely under spar hard points. This is a testing failure, not a structure failure.
Thanks for your assistance in analyzing the design of this wing. It's always fun to see a light thing hold a lot of weight.
Some comments on deflection: we measured approximate deflection of 4 inches at station 9.5; (this is where we had our safety support stand). Each section of the wing has a different moment of inertia; the center section is obviously the strongest. The outboard section has a much lower value; and the third would be on the massive spar strap that connects the outboard and inboard together. I don't think we've calculated how these play together for predicting deflection; but in any case, the wing is acting like it has an average moment of about 8. That's pretty impressive, as I recall the moment of the outboard sections was designed to be around 4.2; the improvement is no doubt because of the carbon fiber bonded to the top and bottom of the spars. What do you think?
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It's time to take control of the situation before you have a Tom the Turkey of Martha's Vineyard on your hands. Here are 5 humane tips on how to deter turkeys.
#1 ― Easy Pickins
Get to the bottom of why wild turkeys invaded your neighborhood. Do you see them gobbling up food scraps in your neighbor's backyard? Or, do they hang out near your bird feeder, waiting for seeds to fall? Like any wild animal, if they find a place where they can easily get food, they'll stick around. So, what you need to do is create a food desert. As much as you enjoy watching the wild birds perched on your bird feeder, you need to store the feeder in the shed. Also, politely ask your neighbor to stop feeding the wild turkeys. Other potential sources of food for wild turkeys include garbage cans, grass seeds, nut trees, and berry bushes. Secure your garbage cans, cut your grass often, and install a fence around your fruit-bearing plants and garden.
#2 ― Climb to the Top
The Humane Society of the United States recommends positioning yourself at the top of the turkey pecking order. This way, your neighborhood turkey will fear you, rather than treat you like a doormat. How do you climb to the top? The Humane Society recommends using noisemakers (a can of pennies works great), waving your arms overhead, throwing tennis balls, hosing turkeys down with squirt guns, or employing any other method that will scare away the turkey, but not physically harm or injure it.
#3 Sculpture Garden
Create a "sculpture garden" in your yard. Install a 3D coyote replica and a scarecrow as 24/7 sentinels. The neighborhood turkeys won't know what to make of these "sculptures", especially if you move them frequently, giving them the appearance of being mobile creatures, who could strike at any moment.
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Lead Safe Renovation, Repair, and Painting
The Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Lead Poisoning Prevention is responsible for administration and enforcement of the lead poisoning program throughout the state. Visit their website here.
The Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) rule has been law since April 22, 2010. Click here for our handout describing the requirements of the RRP rule.
The City of Cedar Rapids Housing Services in conjunction with Linn County Public Health, provide training required for certification as an Iowa Lead Safe Renovator for individuals involved in renovation, remodeling, and painting of structures built before 1978.
Training Calendar for 2017
Lead Safe Renovator Initial and Refresher classes are conducted by the City of Cedar Rapids Housing Services. Call 319-286-5872 to reserve your spot for training.
The Iowa Department of Public Health maintains a calendar for all training that is held in the State of Iowa by approved trainers. Training options include initial and refresher training for abatement contractor, abatement worker; initial and refresher lead safe renovator; inital and refresher sampling technician; initial and refresher elevated blood lead inspector/risk assessor. Click here to access the IDPH training calendar.


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April 5, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State Soccer will be well-represented at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., as United States Women's Soccer will hold a training camp for both the U-23 and U-20 National Teams from April 13-20.
The Seminoles will be represented on the U-23 team by goalkeeper Kelsey Wys and defender Kassey Kallman. Former Seminole All-American Toni Pressley, who is playing in Russia with Ryazan VDV, has also been invited to camp.
Goalkeeper Cassie Miller has been invited to participate with the U-20 squad. Miller is an early enrollee at Florida State as she began her college career in January of 2013.
The U.S. U-23 Women's National Team is coming off a highly successful three-game run at the Four Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain, where the USA defeated Norway, 3-1, Sweden by a 6-0 score and finished off with a 2-1 victory against England.
The U.S. U-20s are coming off three matches in La Manga, Spain, where it tied Norway and Sweden and lost to Germany.
The two squads will scrimmage each other on April 16 at 10 a.m. PT and on April 19 at 4 p.m. PT.