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Another in the ongoing series – Exploring Tomatoes These pear shaped heirlooms are small, averaging about 1.5 inches long. They have been grown in United States gardens for over two hundred years. In the past cooks used the fruit to make a sweet preserved delicacy that was enjoyed throughout the winter. Nowadays gardeners grow them […]


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Abstract 28: A Paradoxical Increase in VF Prevalence Over the Period Immediately After Sudden Cardiac Arrest
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Introduction: Ventricular fibrillation and/or tachycardia (VF/VT) is an important cause of sudden cardiac arrest. When left untreated, as the period with no myocardial blood flow progresses, the initial VF/VTs degrade into asystole with the VF/VT prevalence decreasing over the period from collapse to initial ECG documentation (down time). Using the national registry of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, we have examined how the VF/VT prevalence changed with the down time.
Methods and Results: Initial ECG rhythms of 173,767 out-of-hospital witnessed cardiac arrest patients were obtained. Bystander CPR was provided in 60,280 patients and those patients were excluded from the analysis. The down time was defined as the time from witnessed collapse to the time of initial ECG documentation by the EMT. Down time was 0 (zero) when cardiac arrest was witnessed by the attending EMTs in patients under ECG monitoring. At time zero, the prevalence of VF/VT, PEA and asystole were 12.2% (311/ 2,511), 43.0% (1,097/ 2,551) and 44.8% (1,143/ 2,551), respectively (Fig). The VF/VT prevalence gradually increased with the down time to reach a maximal value of 23.2% at 7 minutes and almost exponentially decreased thereafter. The prevalence of asystole decreased initially and then increased. The prevalence of PEA decreased almost linearly.
Conclusions: The reasons for the initial and unexpected increase in the VF/VT prevalence remain only to be speculated. Documentation of time of collapse relied mostly on the bystander interview. Although thus contaminated time data may have created a deceptive initial increase of the VF/VT prevalence, it does not completely explain the initial increase in the VF/VT prevalence. The initial decrease of the prevalence of asystole suggests that asystole may converts spontaneously into VF/VT. Initially documented VF/VTs appear to consist of "true" VF/VTs that start as VF/VT as well as those VF/VTs that originate from PEA and/or asystole.
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Spiral Zipper Bag
Years ago I discovered a small zipper bag in a Fair Trade shop.
It was cleverly constructed: a braided band sewn to a long zipper in a spiral. Zipped shut it was a handy bag; unzipped it was one long strip.
Inspired by this ingenuity, I decided to make my own version, using a warp-faced band such as you can weave on an inkle loom (or any other loom, actually).
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For a bag approximately 6 x 8 inches in size, you will need a dividable zipper (also sometimes called a jacket zipper) 75 inches (180 cm) long.
You will need to weave a band at least 75 inches long.
The zipper should match the color of the band's selvedge. This makes the zigzag machine stitching joining the zipper and band less visible.
Warp and Weft
The warp for the strip is woven in 4/2/2 crochet yarn (you can substitute 5/2 pearl cotton), 1900 yds/lb. (Colors: navy, pale blue, red, corn, olive, silver metallic and pale yellow.) There are a total of 65 warp ends, 3 yards (2.5 meters) long.
For weft I used the navy yarn, doubled.
The woven strip is 1-1/3 inches (3.75 cm) wide and at least 70 inches (178 cm) long.
If you are weaving on an inkle loom be sure to maintain a width of 1-1/3 inch (3.25 cm) while weaving.
Note: For more information about how to warp and weave on an inkle loom, see, "Weaving with an Inkle Loom" and "Inkle-Woven Shoelaces."
If you are using a shaft loom, thread the warps, alternating between two shafts. Sley the warps at 5 ends per dent in a 10 dent reed for 50 epi (or 5 ends per dent in a 40/10 reed for 20 ends per cm.) Treadle and weave the band in plain weave.
Constructing the bag
Measure (but do not cut yet) 70 inches of woven band. Fold back a little hem on one end. After hemming, the band should be 69 inches (175 cm) long.
Take the two halves of the zipper apart. Then measure 8-1/4 inches from the bottom of the zipper and pin that point to the end of the band.
Ease the zipper around the corners of the band with two little tucks and carry on pinning the zipper along the woven band.
Pin the second zipper part starting from the zipper top in the same way to the other end of the woven band. Eventually the room between the zipper ends should be one inch.
Baste the zipper to the woven band and close the zipper to check that the bottom and top are parallel.
If they are not, shift the zipper. If the top overlaps too far, enlarge the initial 8-1/4 inch by a tiny amount. If the top line is too short, reduce the initial 8-1/4 inch by a tiny amount. Keep tweaking until you find the right balance. When the band and zipper are properly mounted, the top and bottom of the bag will be parallel when the bag is zipped shut.
Zigzag stitch the zipper to the woven band using thread in a color that matches the selvedges of the band and the zipper.
Attach a tassel of warp ends, a narrower woven strip in matching colors, or a Kumihimo braid to the zipper handle (here shown on a different bag).
Close the zipper and there is your bag.
Erica de Ruiter graduated at the School for Industrial Design in The Netherlands, and worked as an industrial designer for many years. For the last twenty-five years she has taught weaving in The Netherlands and abroad. She has published Weaving on Three Shafts and Tejido Huave and Beyond, as well as numerous articles in weaving publications. She specializes in two- and three-shaft weaving techniques.


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Mukunda, the future world famous yogi Paramahamsa Yogananda, returned home and joined a college in Calcutta. His Guru resided in a town nearby called Serampore and Mukunda found it irresistible to be away from his Guru. He would often cut classes and spend days with his guru, Sri Yukteswar. The story of his early life is covered in an earlier post here. The story of his life in high school till he finds his guru is found here.
His guru was not a gentle teacher. He relentlessly went after Mukunda, attacking his bad habits and making sure that his ego was in check. Modern day gurus can hardly employ such methods but Sri Yukteswar was not out to win a popularity contest. He had a task to do. He wanted to make sure that his disciple made spiritual progress and also be ready to face the rigors of his destined stay away from home in the West.
Mukunda bore the brunt of the assault willingly, humbly deferring to his Guru. He clearly understood the spiritual worthiness of his great teacher and was happy to be learning from such a spiritual stalwart. Soon he was initiated into Kriya Yoga. Although he had been initiated twice before, once by his father and again by his tutor Shastri Mahasaya (also later known as Swami Kebalananda), the initiation by his guru immediately put him in a special place. In his autobiography he states, "A great light broke upon my being, like the glory of countless suns blazing together. A flood of ineffable bliss overwhelmed my heart and inner core."
Staying with his guru also meant learning to deal with the mosquitoes. Once when he was listening to a discourse from his guru, a rude little mosquito began to disturb Mukunda. When the mosquito sat on his thighs he instinctively raised his hands to strike it. A thought then entered his mind that he should stick to the principle of ahimsa or non-violence and spare the mosquito. He hesitated and Sri Yukteswar watched this. "Why don't you finish the job?" He asked Mukunda.
"Are you advocating that I take a life?" Mukunda inquired surprised at his guru's words.
"No, I am not," replied Sri Yukteswar. "But in your mind you have already done the deed of killing the mosquito. Killing the mosquito or sparing it now does not make that much of a difference."
"I do not understand," Mukunda responded.
"The principal of ahimsa, is more to do with the removal of the desire to kill," Sri Yukteswar replied. "The world is inconveniently arranged for a literal practice of ahimsa. Man may be compelled to exterminate harmful creatures. But he is not under any compulsion to feel anger or animosity towards them."
This was a deep lesson for Mukunda. He learnt that Ahimsa was more to do with the removal of the internal passion for destruction and violence and less to do with the actual physical act itself. By sparing the mosquito but entertaining the thought of killing it, he had committed the violence anyway and was in violation of the principal of ahimsa.
Mukunda spent increasing number of hours isolated in his room or his attic where he meditated. His family grew accustomed to his eccentric behavior and left him alone. At times he would be meditating for as long as 24 to 48 hours at a stretch.
One day, during the summer vacation, while the family was sitting around for lunch, Mukunda emerged from one of his prolonged meditation and joined the family. He had been meditating for two days and seemed withdrawn and silent. He ate his food absentmindedly but his younger brother who was observing him closely noticed the twinkle of mischief in his eyes. It was as if he was planning something fun. Even though he was a deeply spiritual being, he was not yet 20 and not averse to having some mischievous fun.
Suddenly he fell backwards unconscious. Family members were shocked. Soon he was laid down on the floor and attempts were made to revive him. Since he showed no sign of recovering somebody started to look for his pulse. No pulse was detected nor there was any sign of a heartbeat! Alarmed at this sudden development, family members rushed out in a panic and fetched a doctor who lived in the vicinity. Some relatives began moaning in despair, "It all the fault of all this Yoga he is doing! Surely it cannot be good for his health and now see what has happened!"
When the doctor arrived he asked that Mukunda be laid on a bed. He examined Mukunda carefully and after finding no sign of life he shook his head sadly and left.
A pall of despair hung in the air. Some elders began to wail in grief. Jhima who was the maid of the family and after the passing of Mukunda's mother had played more of a role of mother to him came to his side. She took his lifeless form in her arms and began to cry. "O dear God please don't take Mukunda away. He is such a good boy! I promise I will not scold him or say anything harsh to him ever again! Oh God, please bring him back!" Nobody had seen Jhima cry in this way before. She was inconsolable as tears flew freely.
Then suddenly without warning Mukunda sat upright. He was shaking with laughter. "So Jhima you will never scold me again? Is that a promise?" He said.
Because of old age Jhima carried a cane. Infuriated, she raised her cane as if to strike Mukunda, "You naughty boy! You think you can fool me? I knew it was some kind of foolish prank of yours! Just wait till I get my hands on you. I will show you what it means to trouble an old lady!"
Peels of laughter soon replace what was moments ago a very gloomy scene. Even as he played a prank Mukunda had demonstrated that he had reached such a state in his yoga practice that he had full control over his breath and heartbeat.
After completing two years of his college studies, Mukunda fell ill, and had to skip a year to recover his health. When he recovered he felt no desire to continue with his studies. He went to his guru with a request to drop out. "I want to spend more time with you," He told Sri Yukteswar.
"Very well then. Join the college in Serampore," replied his guru.
Mukunda was puzzled. The college in Serampore was an intermediate degree college and did not provide classes for the last two years of studies that Mukunda needed. But Mukunda by now knew better than argue with his guru. Shortly later he went to the college and found to his surprise that the college had now become a fully accredited college and he would be able to study there. Somehow his guru had foreseen the change that was going to take place in this college.
Mukunda was happy. He shifted to Serampore. He could now spend increasing amount of time with his guru and make rapid spiritual progress. But he had still not attained the higher spiritual state that he so desired. He was restless to reach there and sometimes doubts assailed that maybe he should be learning from a guru who lived and practiced in the Himalayas in some cave rather than here in a busy town. He even took leave from his guru once and went into the Himalayas in search of a renowned yogi he had heard of. But the yogi sent him back with the words, "The Himalayas in India or Tibet have no monopoly on saints. What you cannot find within, you will not find by transporting your body to the Himalayas. If you have a room where you can meditate alone in silence then that is your cave. Look no further."
When Mukunda returned he was now cured of his lifelong thirst to mediate in a cave in the Himalayas. He resumed his meditation under the guidance of his guru. Shortly thereafter Sri Yukteswar called him into his presence. When Mukunda sat next to him in silent meditation, Sri Yukteswar gently struck him above his heart. This gentle transfer of energy transformed Mukunda and for the first time he experienced cosmic consciousness and divine bliss of the highest order. In his autobiography he describes his experience in detail. The most remarkable words of his experience: "The Spirit of God is exhaustless bliss!"
Soon he found his breath returned to his lungs and his communion with the Divine ended. When he opened his eyes he found Sri Yukteswar standing next to him. He immediately bowed before his guru to thank him for having given him this experience. Sri Yukteswar stood him up and told him, "You must not get over drunk with ecstasy. Much work needs to be done. Come, let us sweep the balcony floor and then we will walk by the Ganges."
Again the master was teaching a subtle lesson. The soul may easily leap over the cosmos and dance in the glory of a divine communion but the body has to yet to perform its duties, however menial they may be.
Soon Mukunda graduated successfully from college and fulfilled his guru's wishes. Though his family wished that he get married and take up a job, Mukunda resisted. To put an end to the pressure from his family he requested his guru that he initiate him as a monk. Though Sri Yukteswar never took such requests easily, in Mukunda, he found a worthy candidate and he acquiesced. Normally the guru names his disciple and gives him or her a monastic name. However in this case Sri Yukteswar allowed Mukunda to choose his own name in a rare honor. "Yogananda" was Mukunda's choice and after a simple ceremony Mukunda became a monk who from now on would go by the name: Swami Yogananda. He was 22 years old and already an advanced yogi. Somehow this penniless yogi in a remote corner of the world would take the world by storm in the days to come. His remarkable story will continue next week.
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The story starts here: The Prophecy
This is the second part of the story:Finding The Guru


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Yosef and the Angel Gavriel
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Yaakov Avinu told Yosef to go see how his brothers were doing down in Shchem. So Yosef went, and found a man who was lost on the way. The man asked "What do you seek?" to which Yosef replied "I am looking for my brothers, tell me where they are shepherding". The man replied "They went from here and I heard them saying 'Let us go to Dotan'". Our Sages tell us that this man was the angel Gavriel.
We know that angels are sent with only one task to perform, and that every time they appear, it represents a different facet of the same task. Gavriel's mission is as his name states: to show the might and strength of Hashem. We see this, for example, when he was sent to destroy the city of Sodom. It would also seem that there is an important principle that only when there is a large force going against the will of Hashem would it be necessary to send an angel to counter against that force.
If so, the question is twofold: what was the force in our case which was going against Hashem's will that required the sending of such a "powerful" angel as Gavriel? And more, Gavriel ended up directing Yosef to his brothers in Shchem causing him to then be sold as a slave to Egypt, which most commentaries hold to be the beginning of the exile of the Jewish people, so why would Gavriel do such a thing in the name of Hashem?
To understand the answer, we need first to understand a principle which the Maharal from Prague discusses (Netzach Yisrael chapter 1). He quotes a Mishna in Pirkei Avot which states that every thing has a place. In deeper philosophical terms the "place" is a necessary requirement for the possible existence of that "thing", in other words it gives life, so to speak, to the thing in question. We see this in science that all objects occupy space, it is a necessary requirement of all objects in existence. That is, in fact, why Hashem Himself is called HaMakom, the Place, as He creates a space for things to live and thus gives life to all things. The Maharal continues and says that the laws of nature dictate that things will naturally return to "their true place", as not doing so would necessitate an inability to exist. Just like a plant in the ground gets its life-sustaining nourishment from the earth below it, if it were uprooted, it would begin to decompose; so too, any creation in the world serving its purpose is being nourished by its life-giving source, its place, and if uprooted to another place it would not be able to sustain itself. The Jewish people, who were promised eternal existence, but currently find themselves in exile, must therefore return to their true place eventually. Thus the biggest proof of their future redemption is the very exile itself!
With this principle, we can begin to understand our passage above. The strong force going against the will of Hashem that required the might of Gavriel to oppose it, was that of the Satan. The Satan tried to prevent Yosef from reaching his brothers, because he realised that this would lead to their selling him, eventually causing all the Jewish people to go down into exile in Egypt, and if that happened they would surely be redeemed (as explained by the Maharal). The redemption of the Jewish people would represent an even closer relationship to Hashem than had they not experienced the hardships of the exile at all. Therefore the Satan wanted to prevent the whole process from taking place! As a result, Hashem sent the angel Gavriel to counter this force and directed Yosef to his brothers and eventually into exile, as through the process of exile and the ultimate redemption, the Jews would have attained an even higher relationship and connection with Hashem.
Another clue to this great show of force that the angel Gavriel had displayed through his exchange with Yosef, is seen in an analysis of the words he spoke. Firstly he said "Ma tevakesh?" (What do you seek?), and then two verses later "Nas'u mi'zeh ki shamati omrim nelchah Dotanah" (They went from here and I heard them saying 'Let us go to Dotan'). Gavriel said nine words in total (note: some of the words are written in full and others with letters "missing"). The numerical value of all the words Gavriel spoke, adds up to exactly 2,800 which is the value of koach (28), meaning strength, multiplied by one hundred, to show what a tremendous force of strength was at play here. What seems like a meaningless exchange of words at first glance, was in fact a very significant encounter. It could also be noted how great the opposing force of the Satan must have been to require this huge counter-force of Gavriel. This shows the extent to which the forces of evil in the world will go to prevent the Jewish people from attaining a deeper relationship with Hashem. It also shows just how important a relationship with Him must be.


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► Machinery and collapsing metal above and below the water's surface screech with a deep pitch that sounds like roaring and metal arms and frameworks fall into the water, which is burning in higher and higher flames. A man presses a button to shut down and seal an underwater well, but it fails.
► A car backfires loudly twice, spewing smoke. A large helicopter near an oil rig jolts with a loud bang, passengers shout and the vehicle rights itself undamaged. A young girl simulating an oil drill stabs a pen into the bottom of an upturned soda can and seconds later, a geyser of soda explodes upwards.
► A roll call shows that all crew in the drill house of an oil rig were lost. Two men on an oil rig argue about an unstable drill wellbore, phones that don't work, and smoke detectors being offline; the second man orders the other one to start drilling and the first man throws a large plate of cookies down hard in front of the second man. Men argue about safety problems on an offshore oil rig. A male voiceover states that he heard hissing and a loud roar, and then saw projectiles propelling around him. A woman at home cries when she hears an oil rig is burning. A man says, "I'd kill for that money." Survivors of an oil rig explosion kneel on the deck of a barge and pray the Lord's Prayer. A caption on a black screen states that an offshore oil rig burned and leaked 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days; another caption states that two oil executives were charged with manslaughter in the disaster, but charges were dismissed in 2015. We hear a male voiceover stating that the alarms did not sound on an offshore oil rig before it exploded; he says he heard hissing, a loud roar, and then saw projectiles around him.
► We see a series of snapshots showing men who later died on an oil rig.
► A man spits white spittle onto an oil rig deck. A man says, "I'm gonna go take a leak." A man says about drill sludge, "When I was potty-trained, I was taught to flush." A man raises his arms to show very large sweat stains under the arms of his dress shirt.
PROFANITY 5 - About 3 F-words (some muffled), 46 scatological terms, 7 anatomical terms, 17 mild obscenities, name-calling (craziest, stupid, lamer, monster, the help, itty bitty guy, money hungry, Democrat), exclamations (shut-up), 5 religious profanities (GD), 9 religious exclamations (e.g. Jesus, Holy [scatological term deleted], God, So Help You God, The Lord's Prayer, "Anything that big should be made by God"). [profanity glossary]
SUBSTANCE USE - A man drinks from a bottle of Pepto Bismol, a man asks another man if he is taking medication and the second man just smiles, and a man jokingly asks his girlfriend if she is using drugs and she laughs and nods (she is not using drugs). A woman drinks from a beer bottle on a laptop screen during a Skype conversation, and a man asks another man if he received a bottle of wine he sent and the second man says yes and that he drank it.
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Big Oil, offshore oil rigs, bypassing required inspections, greed, safety practices, danger, fear, risk-taking, disasters at sea, environmental damage, harm to wildlife, honesty, integrity, determination, courage, sacrifice, family, teamwork, survival, respect, justice.
MESSAGE - Cutting corners to save time and money led to the largest oil disaster in American history.
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International Journal of Wildland Fire
Volume 26 Number 3 2017
WF16118Variability and drivers of extreme fire weather in fire-prone areas of south-eastern Australia
We identify the most extreme fire weather days based on McArthur's Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI) for 24 sites across south-eastern Australia for potential use in fire risk planning. The extent and variability of these highest FFDI days are analysed by the contributions of temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction and drought indices.
WF16106Hillslope-scale prediction of terrain and forest canopy effects on temperature and near-surface soil moisture deficit
Fire managers often use a drought index at coarse spatial resolution to determine soil moisture status in flammable forests. In complex terrain, there is a fine-scale mosaic of near-surface soil moisture deficit that may create important constraints on prescribed burning operations. A simple method is proposed for predicting this pattern.
WF16026Spatial distribution of grassland fires at the regional scale based on the MODIS active fire products
This study used kernel density estimation to analyse the spatial pattern of grassland fires based on the MODIS active fire product and to define grassland fire risk zones. The results show that the kernel density estimation method can be applied to analyse the spatial distribution of grassland fires.
WF16108Spatially varying constraints of human-caused fire occurrence in British Columbia, Canada
The relative importance of different drivers of human-caused fire can vary based on levels of human footprint and biophysical characteristics of a study region. We show that human-caused fire occurrence in areas with substantial human footprint are controlled by a different set of variables than in remote areas.
WF16108 Abstract | WF16108 Full Text | WF16108PDF (702 KB) | WF16108Supplementary Material (218 KB) Open Access Article
WF16122Evaluation of the spectral characteristics of five hyperspectral and multispectral sensors for soil organic carbon estimation in burned areas
The spectral characteristics of five hyperspectral and multispectral sensors were evaluated for topsoil organic carbon prediction in burned areas. The spectral resolution of both sensors was suitable for prediction. The most relevant spectral regions for topsoil carbon estimation were the visible and short-wave infrared.
WF16195Forest fire danger, life satisfaction and feelings of safety: evidence from Australia
Forest fire danger is negatively associated with an individual's life satisfaction and with an individual's feelings of safety. Feelings of safety largely explain the association between forest fire danger and life satisfaction. We find that individuals are willing-to-pay $10 to avoid a one unit increase in forest fire danger.
WF17017Homage to L. M. Coutinho: fire adaptations in cerrado plants
Professor Coutinho (1934–2016; Sao Paulo, Brazil) studied fire adaptations in Brazilian savannas during the 1970s, when very few researchers recognised fire as an evolutionary force. His main contributions were on fire-stimulated flowering, serotiny and nutrient cycling. However, he is little known, partly because he was not Anglo-Saxon but also because he was ahead of his time, when fire and evolution were still distant concepts.


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Recently, news came that an X-Men TV series, a collaboration between Fox and Marvel Television, had landed a pilot commitment. The show will be written by Matt Nix and executive produced by Bryan Singer, Laura Schuller Donner, Simon Kinberg and Marvel's Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory in a deal similar to the one the two sides struck over FX's Legion series, which picked up steam earlier this year.
Surprisingly, we aren't being kept completely in the dark as to what the series will be about, thanks to a short plot description:
The untitled series will focus on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.
Despite this, not much else is known about the upcoming show. However, going by the "underground network of mutants" description, there's a big chance that some familiar faces from the comic books will be present in the show. That's why we are here today. Here are five characters the new X-Men series could explore:
5. Forge
Forge is someone not many know about, but he's got quite a history. He's an ex-soldier that fought in the Vietnam War and who, as one of the X-Men, has fought against powerful enemies like The Adversary, Shadow King and even the Skrulls.
Forge's mutant ability grants him an intuitive talent for mechanical devices. By just looking at things, he is able to know their potential and how an invention with those things would work. This means that sometimes even he won't know how a machine he's built works, but simply knows what it does. While his natural mutant abilities aren't what you'd consider powerful, he is a skilled sorcerer and his innate sense of technology and machines makes him a valuable asset during conflict. The man has built weapons that can suppress mutant abilities and can detect superhuman and alien presences (if you need proof of his usefulness).
His power, plus his charisma, level of intelligence and proficiency makes him more than a worthy candidate to finally have a shot in live-action form and have a prominent role in this new X-Men TV series.
4. Juggernaut
Let me get this out of the way: I know they guy in the image is Colossus wearing Juggernaut's helmet, I just liked the picture. Juggernaut/Cain Marko hasn't truly been given the chance to shine in live-action form. In X-Men: The Last Stand, he was reduced to being Magneto's bodyguard and was taken out in a way that would make you think of the character as just a dumb enforcer (though he did drop that great one-liner on us).
He was also supposed to have a prominent role in X-Men: Days of Future Past, but he was replaced with Quicksilver at the last minute.
Going by this, it's easy to assume the character is not a priority for Fox in their cinematic strategy, which would make his appearance on TV much more plausible. Personally, I'd love to see Juggernaut's Ultimate version adapted. Due to his super strength and unstoppability, Weapon X (against his will) made Juggernaut an enforcer to hunt other mutants for the program. This would allow the writers to explore the mutant as a person, how he feels with having to hunt people down and what his desires are.
3. Northstar
Northstar's noble and likable personality makes him a great possible addition to the series as he could act as a mentor to the children being introduced to the segregated mutant world, and as the first openly gay character in comics, he understands better than any mutant what it feels like to be an outcast. Plus, his prominent status in the comic books would give validity to the series and avoid the problem of big characters not appearing on TV because they might be used in a movie later on.
Other aspects that prove he's a worthy candidate for the show are his powers. Northstar has peak human strength, super strength in his legs (I know, weird), super stamina and the ability to move and fly at super speed as well as shooting energy blasts. He is also an accomplished skier, a trapeze artist and a martial arts expert. These abilities would elevate the series and give it a more epic feel. Plus, let's not forget about his awesome costume.
However, his abilities also make him one of the two most complicated characters on this list to bring to the small screen for budgetary reasons. His powers of supersonic flight and speed could be quite expensive. Fortunately for us, we have TV shows like The Flash and Supergirl that prove that successfully portraying super powers can be done on a TV budget.
2. Morph
The X-Men animated series brought Morph/Kevin Sydney — a minor character from the comics — into the spotlight. While at first intended as a throwaway character, he found popularity among fans and the series started delving deeper into who he was. Personally, he's one of my favorites. Morph is a metamorph. He can alter his appearance and voice to match anyone he pleases. His abilities also grant him two major advantages: He can reattach severed limbs and generate clothing. Morph is also a telepath.
The way he was portrayed as a damaged individual who felt betrayed by his own family was simply perfect and gave depth to someone that could have been written off as just your ordinary wise-cracking character.
With the right writers and actor, giving Morph a starring role in this new live-action series — either as a mentor to the young mutants or even making him younger and not shying away from his abilities — would make for a scene-stealing character that would entice audiences to tune in just to watch more of him.
1. Mr. Sinister
Something that instantly made think of Mr. Sinister/Nathaniel Essex when I read the series' description was the "underground network of mutants." For those of you who don't know, Mr. Sinister is not actually a mutant. He is a genetically modified human that has been collecting different mutant abilities for himself. Thanks to this, he can shape-shift, regenerate, and is a telepath. So, if you ever want to go up against him, think it through. Now that you are all caught up — wouldn't it be cool if Essex was targeting those mutant colonies for subjects for his evil experiments and harvesting their abilities?
We know that he is supposed to hit the big screen soon thanks to X-Men: Apocalypse's post-credits scene. And while that makes a TV appearance from him unlikely, his addition would not only present several great story possibilities (like the one mentioned above), but also open the door for many amazing characters to appear.
His cold, sinister (hehe) and calculating demeanor, paired with how powerful he is, could make him an awesome main antagonist for the series. Plus, I don't know about you, but I find him to be really likable. The format would also allow an bigger exploration of Sinister as a character. Why is he like that? Is there redemption for him? All fascinating topics to explore with a compelling villain like him.
This new X-Men TV show has great potential. I would personally love if Fox and Marvel Television took a chance and put some big characters in the story. A problem that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. suffers from is that they can't really showcase any notable superheroes without interfering with the movies in the MCU.
That creates the awkward, and frankly annoying situation of the main characters constantly name-dropping other superheroes but never being able to show them, making the series feel like an afterthought.
However, we have to remember that the main characters in the series haven't been revealed so hopefully they are well-written and likable enough to keep us viewers engaged for however many episodes or seasons it lasts. With that said, I truly hope the characters on this list are featured in some capacity as I feel they have potential to make an engaging and entertaining show. But what about you?


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- 63 years old
- Date of birth: Feb 5, 1943
- Place of birth:
Tylortown, Mississippi, United States
- Date of passing: Jun 12, 2006
- Place of passing:
Raceland, Louisiana, United States
|Let the memory of This Father/Grandfather be with us forever
"I missing you daddy.we are all ok.you rest daddy.tell everyone we love them."
"Love you daddy.prays"
"Missing you daddy we going to be ok me and sis .as I laid down I thinl of you better off r.I.p. cause its not nice down here .just I would of made more times with you .I'm sorry daddy ....and a lot I want to tell you before you passed to see the light .but I couldn't not going to say on here .but I do know if you were in ur right mine then you would have spoken up .so its not ur faulth daddy .but I can say no money in this world can buy u to come back to us .but god doesn't come here for nothing .gbabies growing daddy beautiful kids .they love you to .10 this year .wow daddy to long gona .I hope that ur resting now meting our other loved ones .tell them I love them to .tell my brother luzs him yall get to take care of each other now .ill see you when the light hits me .
Love you daddy from pauline brumfield"
"Daddy there are going on that me and sis dont know whos lying r not two things .give me a sign daddy thats its going to be ok and best to leave it along ....daddy I love u and the world turning not good ..come sit and talk to me daddy tonite. Just at least a few mins. Tell me things will b ok .im scared .and go talk to sis tonite to tell her same thing. We need this .I leave the light on very nite for u .love you daddy"
"I love u dafdy show me sign come talk to me .touch my hand"
"I love you daddy missing you dearly.thanks for looking over me and sister christine lil family .I know you watching over us ..things could be c'mon better but me and sis is keep strong the best we can .just stopping in to say I love you ."
"I love you daddy .I have a few picture you are a handsome man .just leaving you a lil note to say I miss you so much the pain in my ♥ will never go away but I know the way this worlds going.you better safe fly high over us . Ur my angal my butterfly that can fly free ."
"I love you daddy .time is passing to fast for me ."
"Merry christmas daddy just letting you know not a monent that goes by that we don't think about you and our other loved one and friends to.I LOVE YOU DADDY I sorry I haven't been on here ur never forgotten .I hope you resting .we will b ok down here .kids and gbabies are getting big ."
"Love u daddy and miss u"
"I love you daddy"
"I love u much daddy .happy fathers day missing you wish I had a few moments with u .me and Christine and our kids and gbabies love u.we ok but theres not a moment that goes by that we dont think of you .tears ;tears rolling ."
"I love u daddy why stuff isnt going right theses days .im missing u wish visiting was alond up there .but its not till our time to go .with u as angel i hope u r.i.p. i prays for all .ill be ok thow i know you see what goes on out here in my life im sorry i do wrong but we all make mistake right? Life is a chance we all take.i wish my mistake can help me learn but sometimes we all dont learn till its to late .thats god die for us .this earth has change so much in eight yrs. U gone i have to keep counting on my fingers to see how long sometimes that ur gone cuz time passes so fast its unreal .now .ur grandkids and grate gkids are all getting big now day by day .to fast for me .sister is not good either but we making things go as we see .sabrina got a baby boy and derek got girl .we need a family reuion but dont thing that will happen .brian dont talk to us .i we still love him .i love u daddy love alway pauline ."
"Love u daddy missing you tell all other luz and hugs to ."
"Daddy i think you giving me strenght to go on here cause having alot of things i cant hardly deal with .thank for looking over me and sister lil family .we pray u are r.i .p. plez daddy u one our angel now for almost eight years now .i love you daddy .thanks for looking over us ."
"Im missing u daddy .love u .tell everyone hello."
"love you allways"
"We love u daddy .missing u ."
"Love you daddy we ok me and sis still hanging in like u always told us .just wishing we had a few mins. To see u .our kids and gbabies are getting bigger everyday ur oldest gbaby is 10 wow .micheal paul legendre me and sis and all love **love you ."
"Im missing u daddy love u its been hard on me for couple of days now nut ill b ok sending prayers to all always daddy"
"Love you daddy"
"Stopping in daddy .wish you was here im so confused its unreal .but i thank god for every breath i take .i miss and love you daddy ."
"Its raining here daddy .nasty weather .so me and sis will be inside today .dont cry daddy i always have prayers to yall up in the lord home .i love very much .me and sister and our lil family love you ."
"Gnite daddy love you wishing i could tell you this to ur face .but i understand you went home cause he call for another angel .and maw angel after you .so i hope yall r.i p. Daddy .and with brother charles jr. I wish i would have even seen a pic of him .but ill see yall when i go home to yall ill be another angel with yall .love yall very much our family davids love them .i so glad ashley made this web pages for yall it great we all can go write you send you a lil note are leave u a flower are light a candle .for you all ."
"To let everyone know as soon as i cant pay for more stuff be added to web page i will so will can add more pictures and ext.love my family ."
"I missing you daddy .love yall"
"I love you and miss you daddy .hugs and kisses to all .my brother to ."
"I love you daddy ."
"Love you daddy it wasnt a good day yesterday maybe it will be today .at least a lil better alot going on .its killing me but ill b ok daddy ."
"to let everyone know as soon as I can buy hold website .contuie to write if you all like I added three picture liminted so I will buy to add more .plez visit hes pics. love you daddy ."
"Gnite daddy love u much ."
"Good morning daddy tell everyone i love them to and i love you veey much and tell brother i wish i had got to know him are at least see a pic of him but there none .but hes in my heart anyway ."
"Daddy i might be a pain in butt but when i have something to say to you im going to write you i love you .i wish i could see you for few to tell you things hug you give you a kiss .and for you to see your gbabies u never got to see .but i have to say that ok .life so short that we dont realuze it til someone passes away .if i had realized it before you passed i would have gotten to see you more and tell you those three words i love you .and hug you .i have something to say im so sorry that sunday before you passed it was my turn to go sit with you but daddy my heart and head kept telling me i shouldnt go .something told me that you were letting go .so brother brian went and you was fighting from 11:00 pm til 5:00 am monday morning then you passed .daddy i regret not going no matter what would of happened to me .cause i would of did anything for you to stay alive am god take me instead .then when i seen you and ask for everyone to plez leave room for me to talk to you along vickie said i had my time to talk to you that was very freaking rude of her i could have talk to you along anything i wanted right daddy would you have told her something .i know you would have if you had your right mine daddy .vickie has wanted to remorage house to repair it wanted us to sign papers .daddy i'v told her blank no cause no $ in this world can bring you back .so that place can just sit and rut .as i asked vickie for a shirt you use to wear .i was told she was going thow nothing of ur until she was ready .still seven years later still didnt get nothing all i want is a shirt of urs .but that ok .like i said nothing can bring you back to us .plez forgive me daddy .i love you forever more life isnt the same without u here u was sick but u was here to see ."
"Pawpaw just wanted to stop by and show some love we all miss you so very much. Love always -Ashley"
"Love you daddy ."
"I love u daddy .having hard times wish i had a monent with you to hold you and tell u how much i love you .that would relevie some of my pain ."
"Always missed. But. Never. Forgotten."
"Love u daddy"
"Fill free to visit still have to add stuff pics .are feel free to write."
"I love you daddy missing you .me and sister christine is ok we living together .our kids and grandkids are all ok .they miss you and love you to ."
"Now I have my sis on the side of me. We r talking care of our fly just wish u was here to see the rest that u didnt see."
"Can't wait until we find how to put ur handsome pic of u up"
"Always missed but never. Forgotten."
"Daddy this is for u on v day a ton of red roses miss u dearly. I wish for a lot and no one knows but u. I had alot to say to u but never thought i would lose u so quick. But its ok. And we will be ok. So many unanswers but most of all. U r not in no more pain. And I will see u again soon"
"We love you daddy me and sis christine and our lil family"
"Here a flower daddy showing my love"
"I love you very much thinking of you. Every moment. I wish I could have just 15 mins. With you to hug you tell I love you. And tell you I'm sorry for all bad thing I did when I was young.. Praying daddy that me and my sister is going be OK. And we see you when it's our time to see you again."
"I love you daddy. Me and sister living together helping one another we OK. Ur birthday passed. Missing you. R. I. P. Daddy"
"love u and miss u"
"I love you daddy I got pictures u smiling my handsome daddy"
"Daddy you been gone way to long. But you are never forgotten. I miss you dearly. I had alot to tell you that I didn't get to tell you. Most of it all ( I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH ).Plez forgive me for all the bad thing I did. Wish you were here but this world changed so much cents you gone you are in a better hands. You are with brother (Charles ray brumfield Jr. )and other family members and friends. I know you with ur two best friend to. ....we all OK you a great grandkids. All beautiful ..I Love you. Tell everyone I love them to. Ur grand baby Ashley Legendre did a great job on making this web site for you. Now we can write to you @ least. Gnite daddy prayers. Love you always and forever."
"I miss you dearly paw paw.. You are forever missed by us all.. I miss all your stories & the way you laugh.. I love you soo much.."
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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Cenospheres Market - Forecast (2016 - 2021)" report to their offering.
Cenospheres are lightweight, hollow spheres that naturally occur as a byproduct of coal combustion at thermal power plants. Cenospheres are largely made of silica and alumina and are filled with air or inert gas. They are very easy to handle, have high insulation characteristics and due to their inert properties, they remain unaffected by solvents, water, acids and alkalis. Owing to all these positive sides, cenospheres have been vastly employed in various industries. The rising demand from end-user industries such as automotive, oil & gas will positively impact the market for cenospheres.
The global cenospheres market has been analyzed with respect to different parameters such as demand, supply, end-users and providers of cenospheres. Cenospheres market is categorized by Types, applications and end-user of the industry. On the basis of types of cenospheres, the report is segmented into white cenospheres, grey cenospheres and other types of cenospheres. Cenospheres are widely used in insulating materials, refractory materials, roofing materials, tires and engine parts, composites/FRP and others.
Companies Mentioned:
- Cenostar Corporation
- Petra Buildcare Products
- Cenosphere India Pvt., Ltd.
- Durgesh Merchandise Pvt., Ltd
- Ceno Technologies. Ltd
- Omya AG
- Vipra Ferro Alloys Pvt. Ltd
- Qingdao Eastchem Inc.
- INOTECK Group of Companies
- YI JIA Refractories Co., Ltd.
- Staccato International Co.
- Refractories Co., Ltd.
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Key Topics Covered:
1. Market Overview
2. Executive Summary
3. Market Landscape
4. Market Forces
5. Strategic Analysis
6. Cenospheres Market - By Types
7. Cenospheres Market - By Applications
8. Cenospheres Market - By End User
9. Cenosphere Market - By Geography
10. Market Entropy
11. Company Profiles
12. Appendix
For more information about this report visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/r3xxmq/cenospheres


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Hello all...
I have a Galaxy Nexus, purchased from the Play store, not rooted, currently running Android 4.1.2, Build Number: JZO54K, not rooted, locked bootloader.
Last night, I received an OTA update which I believe was for 4.2. I was extremely excited and immediately clicked on Restart & Update... While installing, the little android bot was displayed with a red exclamation mark (or triangle - can't remember exactly, but it was red and it didn't look good, so I had the feeling it was bad). In about 40 seconds or so, the phone restarted and 4.2 was nowhere to be seen :(
Ever since, I've been hitting the 'Check now' button like my life, which I happen to really like, depends on it but I get nothing. I've also cleared out the Google Services Framework [app?] multiple times. I searched online, including this forum and have found nothing about this. I even went ahead and did a factory reset on the phone and NOTHING!!!
Here's the thing: I know I can probably just wait and wait until I get the update again, but...
1) Does anyone have any idea what may have gone wrong? I mean I had unseen notifications and some apps running, but I don't think that would have caused the update to fail.
2) Why on earth can I not see the update again? Is there a file I can clear out or delete so that I can see the update again?
3) Is it possible that may have gotten a fake update? A virus maybe? I'm very very careful about everything I install, I'm paranoid about giving app permissions, and all my passwords are different (and very convoluted) for everything so I kinda ruled out any malicious thing here.
Can anyone shed some light or guide me in the right direction?


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Eczema on hands is really difficult to hide. It triggers a lot of questions in mind on how to treat hand Eczema. Its occurrence on hands can be embarrassing and you might face
some ridiculing situations too in your social circle. In such a situation, people even start avoiding the patient. Eczema is not a contagious disease. It does not spread through air too. A lot of
Eczema treatment have come up through medical science. Still, in this disease prevention has always been considered better than cure.
People, who suffer from Eczema on hands and on other exposed body parts, need to take better care on themselves than others. Always keep your hands moisturized. Avoid using harsh soaps and detergents. Even cooking and cleaning of utensils should be stopped till this disease persists. If proper care is not taken at this stage it may enhance itching and redness. The skin of hands would become dry, flaky and swollen, and it is impossible to hide it too. This will not only put you in a state of panic, but will also make an object of others observation. In any case, do not lose your confidence because there are many ways to combat this chronic disease.


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If the force of the blood exerted on the walls of arteries is more, you are suffering from higher blood pressure. If it is not cured in time, you will suffer from kidney failure, heart failure, stroke, heart disease, and high cholesterol. Symptoms of high blood pressure include heaviness in your forehead, occasional headache, chest pain, vision problems, blood in urine, irregular heartbeat, difficulty in breathing and confusion.
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Well Court Case Study
Well Court is a category A listed courtyard building located in the Dean Village, just within the World Heritage Site boundary on the north side of the Water of Leith. In an extensive conservation scheme, carried out by the 55 owners in collaboration with EWH, the appearance and stability of the structure was considerably improved.
EWH granted a total of £1.1 million towards conservation work on stonework, roof, windows, clock tower and communal areas. Work in public areas such as the courtyard was funded directly by EWH, while the restoration of the main building was paid for partly by the owners and partly through a repayable grant from EWH, which is paid back upon transfer or sales of the properties.
Work started in February 2007 following the premise of minimal repair based purely on need. Only traditional materials were used, going through great efforts to match properties and colour. The characteristic red sandstone was sourced from a quarry in Dumfries and the roof tiles were handmade to match the originals.
The window glazing was restored to its original pattern. The original colour scheme was successfully reproduced after being identified through surviving paintwork on the windows in the stair.
The weathercock and clock faces atop the landmark clock tower were re-gilded tanks to donations from the Inches Carr Trust, the Blythe Family Trust and Ritchies Clockmakers.
Well Court was commissioned in the 1880's by Sir John Findlay who was the proprietor of the Scotsman newspaper.
The architect Sydney Mitchell designed Well Court as model housing for local workers and it was finished in 1886. There were many comforts in living at Well Court: a communal hall, a large courtyard small but comfortable flats, most with kitchens and sculleries. Nevertheless, residency came with certain obligations. There was a night time curfew and attendance at Sunday church service held in the Communal Hall was compulsory.


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Can you believe that I did some gardening last weekend? Who even am I???!!
The flowers in the photo are from my garden – aren't they pretty?
And the trio of Paula's Choice products were kindly sent to me for review……..like a bajillion years ago!!! Ooops!
I actually used this trio a few months ago when we were still in Winter…but it wasn't rich enough for my severely Winter-fied skin back then so I stowed them away and brought them back out now that we are in the warmer months of the year.
Verdict : My skin likes these products a lot better now that we are in the warmer seasons!
Paula's Choice Skin Recovery Softening Cream Cleanser : My favourite product from the range. It cleanses my skin beautifully without making it that horrible squeaky clean feeling, where I have to dowse my face with moisturiser immediately. My skin feels soft and supple after using this.
Note : If you don't close the lid by popping it shut, there will be dried crusty bits of cleanser at the opening tip – which are not easy to clean off!
Paula's Choice Skin Recovery Enriched Calming Toner : I'm not a big fan of toner because I have lazy-itis. That said, this is pretty soothing after a blackhead-squeezing session.
Paula's Choice Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturiser : I shall ignore the fact that the label is spelt with a "z" in moisturiser. And well, this is a lovely moisturiser but as I mentioned before, I needed something MORE enriching during the cold winter months. You can always supplement with a serum beforehand though.
Overall, this was a great introduction for my skin to Paula's Choice products. I'd love to try more of their bestselling products to see if they work wonders on my skin too.
Have you tried any Paula's Choice products before? Which one do you recommend?
5 comments on "Skincare Review : Paula's Choice Skin Recovery Cleanser, Toner & Moisturiser"
Sadly Paulas Choice is out of my price range, but hopefully I'll get to trying some of their best sellers. If they work out well for my skin, It'll be worth the price!
hmmmm….interesting. They seem like great products to try it. Well then this is something worth checking out!
All the products seems to be look great to try. Thanks for sharing these products.
Cool … Interresting !!
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text: psychiatrist: I didn't bring Q, we just talked about the patch issue. I'm liking this doctor more now. She gave me extra clonidine tabs to use on the days when it seems the patches are ramping down (no more talk of oh no, he has too much...they see he is stable and so no worries) THEN she says, ok, from now on, we are going to pull one off, every 4 then 3 days (so when one hits 7 it comes off but then put a fresh one on) Does that make sense? SO, we may then have less of an issue because only one of the patches will be on the downward trend while the other is at the max. If that lowers things overall it might not work but it is worth a try. In the mean time I have the extra tabs anyway so.... The other issue that just started is that the new zyprexa JUST came out in generic. So so far only the 10 mg dose has been refilled and he started that on Sunday night. Tuesday there was an issue at school, then an issue with the Integrated Listening Systems (ILS) person at night (OMG AND security people in a library, uggg) and then Wed. with me again... plus his general irritability factor is off the chain again, if I bobbed my head to music he screamed at me, if I tapped my finger on the steering wheel he hit my shoulder, etc. Just back to before the zyprexa increase. Then I remembered we switched to generic. Could be a bad week, I know, but the timing is weird. BUT since they just switched to generic the sales rep gave all her samples to the clinic. They gave them to me to switch back to zyprexa name brand. She said since it uses two enzyme systems to process the medication and one is the one Q does not have (it is secondary to the other one) that may be one issue and the generic has to be within a certain range of the name brand for bio-availablity but not exact so it could be that the two things combined have put Q who is so sensitive at a place where generic wont work. OK, she really is ok I guess, and she said she is going to just start a prior auth now because she really thinks it is no coincidence that this changed so dramatically after two amazing weeks. INTAKE FOR NEW SOCIAL GROUP I kept waiting for them to say, well this is alittle more than I really thought you meant on the phone...but NO! She said that she wishes the school would have told her about them or that someone would have because they take kids JUST like Q and bring him to them instead of school, they work 2 on 1 and intensively figure out what things are going on and then eventually help place them. They often place where he IS so that is a good sign. But she said they wont even hire people who work in EBD only programs. No way. No consequence/reward programs etc. She said what I always say... EBD and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) do NOT mix. (if someone knows BOTH that is fine, but they really work from the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) perspective) They have a policy that if a child is too disruptive in the class portion of a session (before the therapeutic rec part) they can't go out, but she said that almost never happens because they all have issues in a class and with Q being given a 1:1 that would solve the issue anyway, they would have their own session and then join in... So, it costs about 450 more for a 1:1 and then there are activity fees but they will write it up as fees for classes (the waiver will NOT pay for tickets to things etc.) then it can be collapsed in and they will cover it. She said over and over Q is the exact kid they are made for. THey want him to be able to do their drop in classes and overnights too when they know him. They are activities but they still staff it the same as the classes. Still work on goals but work to generalize it. So, these guys get overnights and outings with peers but have their staff and cues right there....seems to go way beyond Integrated Listening Systems (ILS) and Q will LOVE being with kids again. I let it all out, every single awful behavior and word he says...she didn't bat an eye. I pray it goes well (even said they have had two other brain injured kids in the past couple of years). HOPING, PRAYING...... Now, I'm in the middle of no where (yeah this too is on the other side of the world from me but not super far from school) so I am sitting in a public library waiting till I need to pick Q up for his therapy session. I have spent 40 dollars in gas in a day and a half. OMG. Glad I just turned in a gas reimbursement form. (the doctor appointment was way EAST of the cities and this is way way way WEST of the cities, LOL)


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What's this?
A fancy pair of seats wrapped up in a shape resembling a new Mazda MX-5.
Excuse me?
We jest, of course. But the clue is in the name: this is a special edition of the rather lovely new Mazda MX-5 that now sits at the top of the range, here shod in lovely Recaro sports seats.
There are new front, rear and side skirts, a new rear boot lip-spoiler, and piano-black door mirrors. Then come a set of 17in, diamond-cut alloy wheels, complete with an engraved MX-5 logo. Open the door, and there is more trim excellence inside.
What kind of trim excellence?
The MX-5's dashboard is swathed in Alcantara. Ditto the new heated Recaro seats, which also feature red piping (matching the red stitching along the dash). The pedals are also now made from alloy.
And because it's the range-topper, you get all the goodies from the slightly lower-priced 'Sport Nav' MX-5. This brings in lots of things like LED lights, a leather steering wheel, climate control, a DAB radio, Bluetooth, sat nav, parking sensors and a Bose stereo system. All in, lots of kit.
Good. Now where's the extra power to go with all the extra kit?
There is no extra power to go with all the extra kit. So it carries over stuff from the trim level below, which means a 2.0-litre, 158bhp four-pot, mated to a six-speed manual gearbox, a limited slip diff, rear-wheel-drive, Bilstein dampers and a strut tower bar.
Ah, ok. Is it still good to drive?
It is still good to drive.
Anything else?
Nothing we haven't already covered here, and here. This Sport Recaro is a trim special, but because it comes with those dampers, diff and the MX-5's inherent goodness, remains a lovely thing to literally throw around. Steering is ace, ditto the gearbox, ditto the way it pitches into and out of corners. Ride? Less good, bit pattery which puts a bit of shake through the chassis. Overall – and we've said this before – the 1.5-litre on its smaller wheels is a fractionally sweeter car.
So should I buy it?
If you're concerned about such things, Mazda will only build 600 of the Sport Recaros, so it'll be exclusive. It looks great, those seats are – all joking aside – genuinely lovely (although the driving position is still a bit high), while the additional garnish makes a nice difference inside. If you must have the top-of-the-range, then go for it, because it's loaded with kit.
But it's also creeping into quite expensive territory, clocking in at £24,295. Consider that an MX-5 2.0 SE starts at just over £20k, and offers the same driving experience, which – ultimately – is what the MX-5's all about.