text:
Services on Demand
Related links
- Cited by Google
- Similars in Google
SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
On-line version ISSN 2078-5135
Print version ISSN 0256-9574
SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.99 n.8 Cape Town Aug. 2009
Neurocysticercosis in patients presenting with epilepsy at St Elizabeth's Hospital, Lusikisiki
Gilberto Serrano OcanaI; Juan Carlos Ortiz SablonII; Ilen Ochoa TamayoIII; Leonardo Almaguer ArenaIV; Luz Maria Serrano OcanaV; Sharlene GovenderVI, *
ISpecialist (Internal Medicine), Santiago, Cuba; MSc Infectious Diseases, Havana, Cuba, St Elizabeth's Hospital, Lusikisiki, E Cape, and Internal Medicine Department, Dora Nginza Hospital, Port Elizabeth, E Cape
IISpecialist (Internal Medicine), Santiago; MSc Critical Medicine, Havana, Internal Medicine Department, Dora Nginza Hospital, Port Elizabeth
IIISpecialist (Family Medicine), Santiago; MSc Critical Medicine, Havana, Family Medicine Department, Dora Nginza Hospital, Port Elizabeth
IVSpecialist (Family Medicine), Santiago, Lucia Inigues Hospital, Holguin, Cuba
VSpecialist (Family Medicine), Santiago, Family Medicine Department, Alcides Pino Polyclinic, Holguin
VIMSc (Microbiology), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth
OBJECTIVE: To survey the prevalence of neurocysticercosis in patients treated for epilepsy in Lusikisiki, E Cape.
DESIGN: This was a descriptive study. Variables considered were age, gender, symptoms and type of seizure, serological data, electroencephalogram and computed tomography (CT) findings, treatment, and ownership of pigs. Prevalence and risk assessment were determined by statistical analysis.
SUBJECTS AND SETTING: 113 patients presenting with epilepsy at St Elizabeth's Hospital, Lusikisiki, E Cape.
OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence of neurocysticercosis in patients presenting with epilepsy.
RESULTS: CT scans indicated that 61.1% of the patients had neurocysticercosis-associated epilepsy, the prevalence being highest in the 10 - 19-year-old age group (12.4% of the total). Neuro-imaging studies showed that calcified lesions were frequent, while active lesions were often associated with positive serological results. Non-commercial pig farming was not a significant risk factor for neurocysticercosis in the sample studied.
CONCLUSION: Neurocysticercosis was common in patients presenting with and undergoing treatment for epilepsy.
Cysticercosis is a parasitic disease caused by Taenia solium. Both people and pigs can become infected with the larvae or cysts of the parasite by faecal-oral contamination. Cysts are often located in the central nervous system (CNS), causing neurocysticercosis (NCC). Although some patients are asymptomatic, manifestations more commonly range from mild headaches to seizures, which are the main clinical feature of NCC.1 Death can occur, and it is estimated that 50 million NCC infections and 50 000 NCC-related deaths occur annually worldwide.2-4
NCC is rare in Eastern and Central Europe, North America (with the exception of Mexico), Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Israel and the Muslim countries of Africa and Asia. In Latin America and other countries in Asia and Africa, NCC is endemic and poses a serious public health problem.5-7 A high prevalence has been reported in immigrant populations in the southwestern USA and South Africa.8
NCC may present with a variety of clinical manifestations, so complementary studies are required for confirmation of the diagnosis.7 The parenchymatous cysts are usually small (approximately 10 mm), single or multiple and found mainly in the cerebral cortex and basal ganglia.6 The parenchymal form is most common and accounts for 29 - 62% of cases of NCC,7 causing headache, seizures, focal neurological deficit or intellectual impairment.4-7,9,10 The subarachnoid form is responsible for 27 - 56% of cases.6 Symptoms of intraventricular cysticercosis include obstructive hydrocephalus,3 and extraneural cysticercosis may occur in the eyes,11 muscles and subcutaneous tissue. Presence of cysts in the subarachnoid space is rare.7 Seventy-five per cent of patients with NCC have calcified cysts in the muscles.7-9
The diagnosis of NCC is difficult because clinical manifestations are nonspecific, most neuro-imaging findings are not pathognomic, and some serological tests have low sensitivity and specificity.12 A set of diagnostic criteria has been proposed based on objective clinical, imaging, immunological and epidemiological data.13 These criteria consist of four categories that are stratified according to their diagnostic strength.12 Clinically it may be difficult to differentiate between cysticercosis and other parasitic diseases. Nevertheless, epidemiological data, evidence provided by neuro-imaging studies and serological tests usually provide useful diagnostic clues.12
Treatment of NCC includes antiparasitic drugs (praziquantel 50 mg/kg/d for 15 days and albendazole 15 mg/kg/d for 8 - 15 days),14-17 surgery, and symptomatic and anti-inflammatory medication12 (corticosteroids, e.g. dexamethasone 16 - 32 mg/d).17
Our study setting was the small town of Lusikisiki in the Qaukeni health district, Eastern Cape. Lusikisiki has a population of 150 000 and is served by a regional hospital (St Elizabeth's Hospital) and 12 local clinics. We aimed to: (i) compare serological and computed tomography (CT) findings for the diagnosis of NCC; (ii) determine whether age and gender were associated with being seropositive for NCC; and (iii) assess whether non-commercial pig farming was a risk factor for NCC.
One hundred and thirteen consenting patients presenting with epilepsy at St Elizabeth's Hospital, Lusikisiki, in 2004 participated in the study. Ethical approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha (reference number 0018-05).
This was a prospective study in which known epileptic patients were randomly selected and sent to Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, Mthatha, for brain CT scans (during the study period the hospital could only accommodate a maximum of 113 patients for CT scans). Skull radiographs (anteroposterior and lateral views) and the results of serological tests performed by the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, were also analysed.
The diagnosis of epilepsy was made clinically. All the patients in the study had presented with two or more unprovoked seizures. According to the hospital records, these were generalised tonic-clonic (54 cases), secondary generalised (26), focal motor (31) and temporal lobe (2) seizures. The following variables were considered: age, gender, symptoms, type of seizure, treatment, serological results, pig ownership, and electroencephalogram and CT scan findings. The lesions seen on CT scans were classified as set out in Table I.
Statistical analysis of the data was performed using the Epi Info version 3.5.1 software program, and recommendations for prevention and diagnosis were issued to patients and hospital staff.
CT scans indicated that 61.1% (69/113) of the patients had NCC (inactive and active). There was no significant association (p>0.05) between gender and NCC (Table II). Serological tests for cysticercosis (IgG) were positive in 37.2% of patients (42/113), negative in 44.2% (50/113) and inconclusive in 18.6% (21/113). There was no significant difference between males and females with regard to the seroprevalence of NCC.
In this study the seroprevalence of cysticercosis was found to be highest in the age group 10 - 19 years (12.4% of the total), followed by 20 - 29 years (9.7%) and 40 - 49 years (6.2%). No significant differences were found (p>0.05). The average age of the patients in this study was 29.3 years, with the youngest being 5 and the oldest 67 (Table III).
In 16 out of 21 patients with active NCC lesions serological studies were positive for NCC, in 2 they were negative, and in 3 cases results were inconclusive (Table IV). There was a significant (p<0.05) correlation between the presence of active lesions on CT and positive serological findings. Of the 48 patients in whom CT scans showed calcifications, 14 (29.2%) were serologically positive for NCC and 28 (58.3%) negative, while in 6 cases (12.5%) the results were inconclusive. Positive serological results were obtained in 12 patients who had no radiological evidence of NCC (10 had a normal CT scan and in 2 the scan showed brain atrophy).
There was no significant difference (p>0.05) between the patients who owned pigs and had a CT scan suggestive of NCC and those who owned pigs and had a normal CT scan (Table V). Pig ownership was therefore not shown to be a risk factor (attributable risk 0.471) for NCC in the sample group studied at Lusikisiki.
CT scan findings in this study correlated with the characteristic NCC neuro-imaging features (appearance of scolex as a hyperintense nodule, punctuate calcifications) reported in other studies.6,10,11,14,15,18 It has been documented that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is preferable to CT scanning for the diagnosis of NCC, particularly in patients with skull-base lesions, brainstem cysts, intraventricular cysts and spinal lesions. However, inaccuracies in MRI detection of small calcifications have been reported.6,10,11,15,19
In this sample group, 61% of patients with epilepsy (2 or more seizures) were found to have NCC, which is a higher figure than those reported in India (active lesions of NCC in 34.6% of patients with multiple seizures and 59.2% of those with a single seizure)20 and Madagascar (NCC in 12.6% of patients with epilepsy).21
Serological studies may provide information that can assist in the diagnosis of cysticercosis, but should be used in conjunction with clinical, epidemiological and radiological criteria. Although enzyme-linked immuno-electrotransfer blot assay (EITB) is recommended for NCC immunodiagnosis,18 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is more commonly used for epidemiological studies because it is technically simpler and cheaper.22 False-positive ELISA results have however been reported in patients with other helminth infections such as Echinococcus.6,23 Discrepancies between EITB and CT findings have also been documented, where serological tests were negative in over 50% of NCC patients with positive CT scans.24
A positive serological test for cysticercosis may simply indicate that the patient has had contact with T. solium antigens in the form of eggs, cysts or adult parasites. Cysticercosis can also be located in another organ, such as skeletal muscle, or may already be resolved with circulating antibodies. Immunological tests are more specific when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is analysed (sensitivity of 87%, specificity 95%).6,7,23 The high seroprevalence found in this study may be due to patient exposure to T. solium antigens (eggs, cysts or adult parasite) and unsanitary environmental conditions. The seroprevalence of NCC in patients with epilepsy in hospital settings has been variously reported as 26% in India, 12% in Peru, and 29% in Mexico.25 Seroprevalence rates in rural Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador and Bolivia ranged from 10% to 23%.26
We acknowledge that the sample size in our study was too small for any generalised conclusions to be drawn. The low number of patients investigated with CT scans was due to limited economic and financial resources in the study area, as the nearest CT scanner was more than 130 km away in a hospital serving >1.5 million people. Another limitation of this study was financial constraints and the lack of an MRI facility for patient examination.
Although there was no statistically significant difference (p>0.045) between the patients who owned pigs and had CT scans suggestive of NCC and those who owned pigs and had normal CT scans, it should be noted that the generally unsanitary living conditions in the study setting of Lusikisiki may have contributed to the high prevalence of NCC in epileptic patients.
Cysticercosis is a preventable disease that is responsible for a significant number of cases of epilepsy in most developing countries.26 It can only be controlled and eradicated by improving living and sanitary conditions in areas in which it is endemic. The possibility of NCC should always be considered by physicians evaluating patients with epilepsy who live in or come from endemic zones.27,28
Recommendations include educating the community on the importance of maintaining proper sanitary conditions to reduce the incidence and prevalence of taeniosis/cysticercosis. Furthermore, all patients with seizures of recent onset should have a CT or MRI scan of the brain. In poor areas with limited health facilities and economic resources, serological tests for cysticercosis should always be considered. To exclude NCC, CT or MRI should be requested if a patient has a positive serological result.
1. Lescano AG, Garcia HH, Gilman RH, et al. Taenia solium cysticercosis hotspots surrounding tapeworm carriers: clustering on human seroprevalence but not on seizures. PLOS Neglected Trop Dis 2009; 3: e371 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000371. [ Links ]
2. Alarcón F. Neurocysticercosis: its aetiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment. Rev Neurol 2006; 43: S93-00. [ Links ]
3. Kalra S, Jaiswal AK, Behari S, Jain VK. Lateral ventricular neurocysticercosis: A case report. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2006; 16: 775-778. [ Links ]
4. Psarras TG, Zour A, Coimbra C. Neurocysticercosis: A neurosurgical perspective. South Med J 2003; 96 (10): 1019-1022. [ Links ]
5. Del Brutto OH. Neurocysticercosis. Semin Neurol 2005; 25 (3): 243-251. [ Links ]
6. Sotelo J, Del Brutto OH. Review of neurocysticercosis. Neurosurg Focus 2002; 12 (6). [ Links ]
7. Kraft R. Cysticercosis: An emerging parasitic disease. Am Fam Physician 2007; 76(1): 91-96. [ Links ]
8. Burneo JG. Neurocysticercosis. 2006. http://emedicine.medscape.com/ article/1168656-overview (accessed 22 October 2008). [ Links ]
9. White AC. Neurocysticercosis: Updates on epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management. Ann Rev Med 2000; 51: 187-206. [ Links ]
10. Antoniuk S, Bruck I, Santos LH, Souza LP, Fugimura S, Neurocysticercosis in children: clinical study and follow-up of 112 patients. Rev Neurol 2006; 42: S97-01. [ Links ]
11. Kaliaperumal S, Rao VA, Parija SC. Cysticercosis of the eye in South India a case series. Indian J Med Microbiol 2005; 23: 227-230. [ Links ]
12. Garcia HH, Evans CAW, Nash TE, et al. Current consensus guidelines for treatment of neurocysticercosis. Clin Microbiol Rev 2002; 15: 747-756. [ Links ]
13. Del Brutto OH, Rajshekhar V, White AC, et al. Proposed diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis. Neurology 2001; 57: 177-183. [ Links ]
14. Rosenfeld E. Neurocysticercosis update. J Pediatr Infect Dis 2003; 22: 181-182. [ Links ]
15. Sharma, S, Agarwal A, Kar AM, Shukla R, Garg RK. Evaluation of role of steroid alone and with albendazole in patients of epilepsy with single-small enhancing computerized tomography lesions. Ann Neurol Indian Acad 2007; 10: 39-43. [ Links ]
16. Pérez-López C, Isla-Guerrero A, Álvarez F, et al. Update in neurocysticercosis treatment. Rev Neurol 2003; 36 (9): 805-811. [ Links ]
17. Carod Artal FJ. Stroke in central nervous system infections. Ann Neurol Indian Acad 2008; 11: 64-78. [ Links ]
18. Kojica EM, White CA. A positive enzyme-linked immuno-electrotransfer blot assay result for a patient without evidence of cysticercosis. Clin Infect Dis 2003; 36: e7e9. [ Links ]
19. Ferreira LS, Zanardi VA, Li Min L, Guerreiro Marilisa M. Inter-relationship between radiologic findings and prognosis of epilepsy in children with neurocysticercosis. Arq Neuro-Psiquiatr 2002; 60(1): 1-5. [ Links ]
20. Singh G, Singh I, Rani A, Kaushal S, Avathi G. Epidemiologic classification of seizures associated with neurocysticercosis: observations from a sample of seizure disorders in neurologic care in India. Acta Neurol Scand 2006; 13 (4): 233-240. [ Links ]
21 Adriantseheno LM, Adrianasy TF. The features of epilepsy in Malagasy. A hospital study on 213 cases from the north western part of Madagascar. Afr J Neurol Sci 1997; 16(2): 28-33. [ Links ]
22. Carpio A. Neurocysticercosis: an update. Lancet Infect Dis 2002; 2: 751-762. [ Links ]
23. Garg RK. Diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis: Some modifications are needed for Indian patients. Neurol India 2004; 52: 171-177. [ Links ]
24. Goodman KA, Ballagh SA, Carpio A. Case-control study of seropositivity for cysticercosis in Cuenca, Ecuador. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1999; 60(1): 70-74. [ Links ]
25. Palacio LG, Jimmenez I, Garcia H, et al. Neurocysticercosis in persons with epilepsy in Medellin, Colombia. Epilepsia 1998; 39(12): 1334-1339. [ Links ]
26. Román G, Sotelo J, Del Brutto O, et al. A proposal to declare neurocysticercosis an international reportable disease. Bull World Health Organ 2000; 78(3): 399-406. [ Links ]
27. Bern C, Garcia HH, Evans C, et al. Magnitude of the disease burden from neurocysticercosis in a developing country. Clin Infect Dis 1999; 29: 1203-1209. [ Links ]
28. Prasad KH, Prasad A, Verma A, Singh AK. Human cysticercosis and Indian scenario: a review. J Biosci 2008; 33(4): 571-582. [ Links ]
Accepted 24 April 2009.
* Corresponding author: S Govender (firstname.lastname@example.com)


text:
Design To Wireframes with HTML5 & CSS3 Online Course
Design To Wireframes with HTML5 & CSS3 Online Courses in Uganda
Building on the skills you gained in Website Wireframing with HTML5 and CSS3, this course teaches you how to apply functional and attractive design principles to your wireframe. Lessons include how to select a colour palette, where to source free images, and what resources to use to integrate beautiful typography into your design. You'll discover Google Fonts, and how to integrate them into your CSS. When you're finished adding fonts and images, Geoff will walk you through the various options for testing out your site. From wireframe to fully realized design, this course is a must for aspiring web developers.
2KO International delivers consulting services, in the IT and Business space, as well as being a training provider for IT certification and user level courses. Training can be any blend of bespoke, classroom and online learning.
Module 1: Introduction
Welcome! Here's What This Course Is All About
Here's What We'll Create In This Course
Module 2: From Wireframe To Design
Determining The Design's Message
Choosing Your Design's Colour Palette
Tools For Selecting Typefaces
Choosing Imagery And Design Elements
Module 3: Getting The Design Underway
Getting Started By Styling The Header
Formatting Call-To-Action Buttons With CSS
Adding Additional Shadow Effects To The Buttons
Finishing Up The Button Formatting
Typographic Treatments With Google Font API
Beginning The Features Section Styling
Finishing The Features Section
Formatting The Organize Section
Wrapping Up The Layout's Design
Module 4: Inserting & Formatting Graphics
Inserting & Adjusting The Logo
Setting Up The Hero Section Graphics
Getting The Feature Section Images Inserted
Placing The Organize & Share Images
Using A Graphic As A Button Label
Module 5: Cross-Browser Testing
Online Testing Tools
Running Virtual Operating Systems For Testing
Making Minor Adjustments For Browser Compatibility
Module 6: Wrapping Up
Where To Go From Here

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Friendship and the Internet
- 127 Posts
- Age 34
A few months ago I packed up my entire life into two suitcases and boarded a plane to move to New York. I was incredibly excited but also devastated to leave my friends behind. The one thing that made me feel better was knowing that we would still be connected - I could follow what was going on in their lives through Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and chat to them as we would normally, through instant messaging services. No need to wait weeks for letters or to rush through expensive telephone calls.
Of course the Internet and mobile phones are not a replacement for real face-to-face interaction. But the reality is that many of us have family or friends who have moved far away - or we are the ones who have moved. The Internet and social media offer us the opportunity to maintain the friendships and networks which we have built up and which give us comfort and joy.
I recently came across this interactive map from Facebook which shows you the connections which people using Facebook from a particular country make with people from other countries. While moving my mouse from country to country on the map, I spent a lot of time thinking about what these connections represent - are they friends who have moved to study abroad? Are they parents seeking better economic opportunities? Or are they families separated by political turmoil?You can check out the map here: http://www.facebookstories.com/stories/1574/


text:
Tycho Brahe
Born: 14 December 1546 in Knutstorp, Skane, Denmark (now Svalöv, Sweden
Died: 24 October 1601 in Prague, Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
Click the picture above
to see eight larger pictures
to see eight larger pictures
|Main Index
|Biographies index
Tycho Brahe was given the name Tyge by his parents Beate Bille and Otte Brahe. He is now known as "Tycho" since that is the Latinised version of his name that he adopted when he was about fifteen years old. For simplicity we shall use the name Tycho throughout this biography. Otte Brahe, Tycho's father, was from the Danish nobility and was an important man among the Danish King's closest group of supporters. Beate Bille, Tycho's mother, also came from an important family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians. Tycho was one of twin sons, but his twin died shortly after birth. His parents had one older daughter but Tycho was their eldest son.
A picture of his birthplace is at THIS LINK.
A strange episode occurred when Tycho was two years old. His uncle, Jorgen Brahe (in Tycho's own words, see for example [5]):-
... without the knowledge of my parents took me away with him while I was in my earliest youth.It was a strange episode since it did not appear to cause any family disputes nor did his parents try to take him back. Jorgen Brahe and his wife Inger Oxe had no children of their own, and they acted as foster parents to Tycho until Jorgen's death. Jorgen Brahe, like his brother Otte Brahe, was a leading Danish noble while Inger Oxe was the sister of Peder Oxe who was a member of the Rigsraads, the governing council consisting of 20 advisors to the King. In fact Tycho benefited most on the educational side from his foster mother Inger Oxe who had scholarly interests as did other members of her family, while the Brahes and the Billes had little time for scholarly pursuits.
Jorgen Brahe commanded Tostrup Castle, and it was in that castle that Tycho lived from the time he was taken by Jorgen until he was six years old. We should not give the impression that he did not travel during this time, for his parents had many administrative duties which took them away and it is likely that Tycho sometimes went with one of them. In 1552 Jorgen was given the command of Vordingborg Castle, which was a promotion to a more important role. About a year after Tycho moved to Vordingborg with his foster parents he began to attend school, almost certainly attending that attached to the local cathedral. Although Tycho's father Otte considered learning Latin a waste of time, his foster parents were much keener that he should receive this type of education. Tycho attended this school until he was twelve years old, then began his university studies.
On 19 April 1559 Tycho began his studies at the University of Copenhagen. There, following the wishes of his uncle, he studied law but also studied a variety of other subjects and became interested in astronomy. It was, however, the eclipse which occurred on 21 August 1560, particularly the fact that it had been predicted, that so impressed him that he began to make his own studies of astronomy helped by some of the professors. He purchased an ephemeris and books such as Sacrobosco's Tractatus de Sphaera Ⓣ, Apianus's Cosmographia seu descriptio totius orbis Ⓣ and Regiomontanus's De triangulis omnimodis Ⓣ.
His foster parents decided that he should gain experience abroad and in February 1562 he set off with a travelling companion to go to the University of Leipzig. Astronomy was not officially part of his studies, these were classical languages and culture, but he had bought his astronomy books with him together with Dürer's constellation maps. He began making observations and by August 1563, while still at the University of Leipzig, he began to keep a record of these observations. The second observation he recorded was a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn which proved significant for Tycho's subsequent career. Neither tables based on Copernicus nor on Ptolemy gave the correct date for the conjunction, Ptolemy's being out by nearly a month and even Copernicus's being out by days. Tycho, with the confidence of someone not yet seventeen, thought he could do better - and he later proved himself to be right!
Tycho now studied astronomy with Bartholomew Schultz at Leipzig who taught him some tricks to obtain more accurate observations. He knew that accurate observations required good instruments and he began to acquire them. Tycho returned home in May 1565 and in the following month his uncle Jorgen gave his life in rescuing the King. His father, who now commanded Helsingborg Castle, and mother assumed responsibility for the young man who was still under eighteen. In 1566 he was off on his travels again, visiting first the university in Wittenberg and then that in Rostock. While in Rostock he was involved in an argument with another Danish student and in the resulting duel Tycho had part of his nose cut off. A consequence of this was that Tycho developed an interest in medicine and alchemy.
After his return home in April 1567 he had an artificial nose made from silver and gold. He was, however, disfigured for life and his portraits show the disfigurement which was almost certainly worse than what the artists portrayed. Tycho's father was keen that he should quickly take up a political career but somehow Tycho persuaded his father to let him make another trip abroad. He first revisited Rostock, then went to Basel, Freiburg, and Augsburg. Tycho had been working on improved instruments for observing for a while, but when in Augsburg he designed some of his own and managed to obtain a patron to underwrite the cost of a major new instrument. In about a month he had a huge quadrant constructed and erected in the estate of his patron outside the city. It was very accurate but was so massive that it required many servants to align it so only one observation could be made each night. Peter Ramus was also on a visit to Germany and while in Augsburg he learnt of Tycho's great quadrant leading to meetings at which the two engaged in deep astronomical discussions. Tycho began constructing another instrument, this time a large celestial globe made from wood.
Receiving word that his father was ill, Tycho returned home during the last few days of 1570. His father died in May 1571 and soon after, with the help of his uncle Steen Bille, Tycho began constructing an observatory in Herrevad Abbey. They also built an alchemy laboratory there since alchemy was becoming a major interest for Tycho. In 1572 he met Kirsten Jorgensdatter, a girl from his home town of Knudstrup, but since she was a commoner and he was a noble, they could not marry legally. Kirsten lived with him, however, as his common law wife. The year 1572 was significant for Tycho in another way as described by Field [15]:-
On 11 November 1572, he emerged into the dark of the early evening, after a long stint of alchemical experimentation, and his first glance at the sky showed him an extra star in the constellation of Cassiopeia, almost directly overhead. He instantly summoned his chemical assistant to confirm that the star really was there. He was not the first to see the new star (a supernova) but his observations of it (published in 1574) did much to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the star really belonged to the firmament and was not merely a local phenomenon in the sublunary world (as comets were generally believed to be). The star is now usually known as 'Tycho's supernova'. It turned Tycho's interest back to astronomy.Beginning in September 1574 Tycho lectured on astronomy at the University of Copenhagen but gave up in the following spring when he received an annual income from his father's estate. He set off on another trip abroad, first visiting Kassel. The Landgraf Wilhelm IV of Hessen-Kassel had founded an observatory at Kassel about 15 years earlier and Tycho was very impressed by the methods used there. The design of his own observatory would be influenced by that at Kassel and Tycho corresponded frequently with the Landgraf; see [21] for more details of their relationship and correspondence.
Leaving Kassel, Tycho visited Frankfurt, Basel and finally Venice before returning to Denmark by the end of 1575. By this time he had made a decision to leave Denmark and to settle in Basel, but King Frederick of Denmark was not going to lose his most eminent scientist easily so he made offers to Tycho to entice him to set up an observatory in Denmark. After some offers which Tycho did not find attractive, the King offered Tycho the island of Hven (called today Ven) [15]:-
With financial help from the King of Denmark, he went on to set up a purpose-built observatory, on the island of Hven in Copenhagen Sound. The observatory, called Uraniborg, was equipped with exceptionally large and accurate instruments (and with an alchemical laboratory in its basement). At Uraniborg Tycho made twenty years' worth of astronomical observations.Tycho's drawing of the main building at Uraniborg, taken from his Astronomiae instauratae mechanica Ⓣ (1598) is at THIS LINK. His plan of the gardens, from the same work, with the main building in the centre and servants' quarters, a printing studio, and other buildings just inside the outer walls is at THIS LINK. We should note that Tycho's design was influenced by buildings he had seen in Venice, and was also constructed in a highly geometrical form.
One of the most exciting astronomical events which Tycho observed from Uraniborg was a comet which he first spotted on 13 November 1577. He published his account in De mundi aetherei recentioribus phaenomenis Ⓣ (1588) where he draws cosmological conclusions from the fact that his measurements show that the comet is not closer to Earth than the Moon, contradicting Aristotle's model of the cosmos. From his observations Tycho was able to show that the comet was certainly further away than Venus.
In 1584, with the observatory of Uraniborg now too small to house all his instruments, Tycho built a second one named Stjerneborg adjacent to Uraniborg. This was the time when Tycho was most active in producing major new instruments. Thoren writes [32]:-
Because of the number and variety of instruments made and described by Tycho, previous commentators have assumed that he made instruments for the sheer sake of keeping his instrument-makers busy. In fact, however, their construction can be traced in his logs and rationalized as several series of experiments which only produced his major instruments in the mid-1580's. The ten-year process had considerable consequences for progress of Tycho's theoretical work during his life. It has also obscured historical understanding of the accuracy of his instruments.
Maeyama notes in [22]:-
Tycho's marvellous agreement between the description and practice of observations.Wesley, in [38] and [39], makes a careful study of the accuracy of Tycho's observations. Swerdlow, reviewing 38] writes:-
The results of the study are interesting, and speak well for the accuracy of Tycho's instruments. Those tested are the mural quadrant, revolving wooden quadrant, revolving steel quadrant, astronomical sextant, and equatorial armillary, the last measuring declinations directly. Aside from occasional periods when one or another instrument was distinctly out of adjustment - as, by the way, only a study of this kind can show - the observations have errors falling mostly between about 0.5' and 1.0', that is, about the accuracy of the standard used for comparison. Thus, as was also the case in the earlier study of fixed stars, Kepler's belief that Tycho's observations could be trusted to better than two minutes is amply confirmed.Among his many discoveries Tycho found that the obliquity of the ecliptic had decreased since the time of Ptolemy but, as explained in [24], he obtained an incorrect value due to errors by Ptolemy.
Tycho is perhaps best known today for his theory of the solar system which is based on a stationary Earth round which the Moon and Sun revolve. The other planets, according to Tycho's theory, revolve round the Sun. In fact in his younger days Tycho had been convinced by Copernicus's Sun centred model but his firm belief that theory must be supported by experimental evidence led him away. The problem was, of course, that in the Sun centred model of Copernicus a parallax shift should be observed but despite his attempts to measure such a shift, Tycho could detect none. There were two possibilities to explain this: either the Earth was fixed, or the scale of the universe was unbelievably large. We know today that it is the second of these which is true, and that the scale is such that Tycho would have had no hope in measuring parallax with his instruments. The first measurement of the parallax of a star was in 1838 by Bessel who found 0.3" for the parallax of 61 Cygni. Despite the quality of Tycho's measurements, this value in about 100 times smaller that Tycho's observational errors. In fact Tycho was not the first to propose the Earth centred model with the planets rotating round the Sun for Erasmus Reinhold had done so a few years earlier. However Rosen in [26] argues convincingly that Tycho did not know of Reinhold's theory.
King Frederick died in April 1588 and, his son Christian (who became King Christian IV) still being a child, a regent was appointed. Support for Tycho continued however, and he presented a scheme to the Rigsraads to allow his children to inherit Uraniborg. Six of his eight children had lived. He had two sons; Tycho, born in 1581, and Georg in 1583. He also had four daughters; Kirsten born in 1573, Magdalene in 1574, Elizabeth in 1579, and Cecilie in 1582. Because Kirsten was Tycho's common law wife, their children could not inherit. Tycho, however, presented a patent which gave Uraniborg something like university status, and the director something like the status of the head of a university. It also stated that succession to the headship would give preference to "Tycho Brahe's own". Perhaps surprisingly, since the state was attempting to stop the acceptance of common law wives, Tycho's patent was accepted, a sure sign of the high esteem in which he was held (and perhaps also due to many family and friends being on the Rigsraads).
In his younger days Tycho had been a fair man in his dealings with others. Although he had treated the inhabitants of Hven badly by modern standards, and also in their eyes, it was usual for a lord at this time to treat his subjects harshly. However in the 1590s Tycho's nature seemed to change and his treatment both of the inhabitants of Hven and of his student helpers at Uraniborg became unreasonable. He always thought a lot of himself and perhaps by this stage his view of his own importance (he saw himself as the natural successor to Hipparchus and Ptolemy, a far more important person than a King) had rather turned his head. Negotiations over the marriage of his daughter Magdalene to Gellius, who had been an assistant at Uraniborg for five years, fell apart and caused Tycho extreme grief and family upset. He fell out with the young King Christian by not repairing the Chapel of the Magi at Roskilde, where Christian's father Frederick was buried, despite it being on an estate which provided Tycho with a substantial income. Christian made it clear that the promise Tycho had been given that Uraniborg would continue under the direction of his children no longer held.
Tycho closed down his observatory on Hven in 1597 (the last recorded observation is on 15 March that year), and moved to Copenhagen. However, things did not go well for him there and he left Denmark with his family and his instruments to seek support and find somewhere to continue his work [15]:-
In 1599 he was appointed Imperial Mathematician to the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolph II, in Prague (then the capital of the Holy Roman Empire). Johannes Kepler joined him as an assistant, to help with mathematical calculations. Tycho intended that this work should prove the truth of his cosmological model, in which the Earth (with the Moon in orbit around it) was at rest in the centre of the Universe and the Sun went round the Earth (all other planets being in orbit about the Sun and thus carried round with it).Tycho began observing again in Prague. He received support from Rudolph for Kepler and himself to compile a new set of astronomical tables based on Tycho's recorded observations over 38 years. These would be called the Rudolphine Tables as a tribute to their sponsor. However, Tycho died eleven days after dining at the palace of Peter Vok Ursinus Rozmberk as a result of adhering to the etiquette of the day and refusing to leave the dinner table before his host. Kepler describes his death (see for example [5]):-
Holding his urine longer than was his habit, Brahe remained seated. Although he drank a little overgenerously and experienced pressure on his bladder, he felt less concerned for his state of health than for etiquette. By the time he returned home he could not urinate any more. Finally, with the most excruciating pain, he barely passed some urine, but yet it was blocked. Uninterrupted insomnia followed; intestinal fever; and little by little delirium. ... During his last night, through the delirium in which everything was very pleasant, like a composer creating a song, Brahe these words over and over again: "Let me not seem to have lived in vain."Field writes [15]:-
When Tycho died, Kepler succeeded him as Imperial Mathematician. Tycho's observations of planetary positions, which were made using instruments with open sights (a telescope was not used for astronomy until about 1609), were much more accurate than any made by his predecessors. They allowed Kepler, who (unlike Tycho) was a convinced follower of Copernicus, to deduce his three laws of planetary motion (1609, 1619) and to construct astronomical tables, the Rudolphine Tables (Ulm, 1627), whose enduring accuracy did much to persuade astronomers of the correctness of the Copernican theory. However, until at least the mid-seventeenth century, Tycho's model of the planetary system was that favoured by most astronomers. It had the advantage of avoiding the problems introduced by ascribing motion to the Earth.
Article by: J J O'Connor and E F Robertson
Click on this link to see a list of the Glossary entries for this page
List of References (39 books/articles)
Some Quotations (2)
A Poster of Tycho Brahe
Mathematicians born in the same country
Additional Material in MacTutor
- Picture of his birthplace
- The main building at Uraniborg
- Plan of the gardens
- An entry in The Mathematical Gazetteer of the British Isles
- Astronomy: The Reaches of the Milky Way
- Astronomy: The Dynamics of the Solar System
- Astronomy: The Structure of the Solar System
(Click the link below for those honoured in this way)
|Planetary features
|Crater Tycho Brahe on Mars
|Popular biographies list
|Number 104
Cross-references in MacTutor
- History Topics: Orbits and gravitation
- History Topics: A brief history of cosmology
Other Web sites
- Dictionary of Scientific Biography
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- The Galileo Project
- Science Museum Florence
- Svalov {Brahe's birthplace)
- Linda Hall Library (Astronomicall coniector: 1632)
- Mathematical Genealogy Project
- MathSciNet Author profile


text:
See what questions
a doctor would ask.
2q22-q24 deletion: A rare chromosomal disorder where part of the long arm (q22-q24) of chromosome 2 is deleted resulting in various abnormalities which are determined by the size of the deleted portion. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of 2q22-q24 deletion is available below.
Read more about symptoms of 2q22-q24 deletion
Read more about causes of 2q22-q24 deletion.
Types of 2q22-q24 deletion
Read about other experiences, ask a question about 2q22-q24 deletion, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:
Tools & Services:
Medical Articles:
Search Specialists by State and City
By using this site you agree to our Terms of Use. Information provided on this site is for informational purposes only; it is not intended as a substitute for advice from your own medical team. The information on this site is not to be used for diagnosing or treating any health concerns you may have - please contact your physician or health care professional for all your medical needs. Please see our Terms of Use.
Copyright © 2014 Health Grades Inc. All rights reserved. Last Update: 13 August, 2015 (2:11)


text:
'The Sailing Association is working very hard to provide the team with every opportunity possible to enhance their skills in the lead up to the Games,' SASS said. 'Some of our athletes are quite young so we believe the experience of competing in New Zealand will benefit the team considerably.'
Competing in the Laser are Shannon HUMRICH, Patisela FAIUMU and Blake MILROY. MILROY is a veteran of the ISAF Youth World Championship, having competed in the 2003 and 2004 Championships, in Portugal and Poland respectively, on the ISAF Athlete Participation Programme. Samoa is represented in the Laser Radial by Luana MILROY and Raema VON REICHE.
Fleet Captain and Laser Team Coach, VON REICHE, said while the sailors had been through the full Optimist Class course, competing for a minimum of five years in that category, only some had sailed Lasers internationally.
International Exposure
'This is why it is important to take them away for international exposure. They need to see what happens in a fleet of more than 40 Lasers on a start line,' VON REICHE said.
'I am hoping this experience will boost their enthusiasm and give them a sound basis to commence their intense training from March to August,' she said.
Financial constraints had initially prevented some athletes from nominating for the trip but funding was secured in order to alleviate the financial cost to the athlete's families.
Sponsor Support
SASS said in addition to the SAT $8000 funding from the SSA, generous support had been received from sponsors.
'We are very grateful to our sponsors who continue to support our sport,' she said. 'It does ease the burden somewhat for the parents who are making a big sacrifice here to get the team some much needed experience.'
The team will return from New Zealand on 24 February.
From 25 August-8 September, Samoa will host the 2007 South Pacific Games with racing to take place in the Lase, Laser Radial and Hobie 16 events.


text:
Hi All
I am currently working with a CLG who want top convert to a CIC
I understand the need for special resolutions to; Become a CIC, Change the name and amend the Articles top reflect that fact that they have become a CIC.
However the checklist at the end of the CIC37 form states they also need: "Special resolution make such alterations of the company's articles as the company considers necessary to comply with requirements imposed by section 32 of the…Continue
Added by Mike Dodd on July 10, 2019 at 15:01 — No Comments
Added by Jonathan Buffong on June 1, 2019 at 9:04 — No Comments
Added by Jonathan Buffong on June 1, 2019 at 0:08 — No Comments
The Drop The Knife Community Interest Company and Charity has been set up to deliver an end to end educational package to Primary, Secondary Schools, Youth, Sports, and Community based Organisations across England & Wales.
We are looking for volunteers to help us raise the £1.5m required to make certain all objectives are delivered over the next three years. We are also looking for volunteers to help rub fundraising and Sponsored events. If interested please contact us at…Continue
Added by Brian Reeves on March 11, 2019 at 15:25 — No Comments
The reality is that due to the competitve structure of so many Charity Trading arms CICs and other social enterprise models are in a worse state.
Why? because the message of the CIC model has become confused. Recently a Health Care practice asked for my advice and that of a Social enterprise advisor on what would be their best model for future funding support?
Oh, the start-up grant was there for the CIC, but the model has no extention value if the funding criteria on future…
Added by Mark Trotter on January 18, 2019 at 12:09 — 2 Comments
Hello to everyone on here helping each other...i am in the process of setting up a C.I.C that will act as a community space and cafe, to support the community by hosting a youth club with directed activities such as art, music and sport as well as other training and education programs. The main aim is to create a hub of well-being and positive social action. My own venture TEAMS (see Facebook page) is a training program for health and well-being in young people using art and sport to promote…Continue
Added by leon holland on January 7, 2019 at 15:32 — No Comments
Hi everyone,
I've just setup a CIC, and am looking to go into partnership with someone who has previous CIC experience. Does anyone know of any recruitment forums/agencies that specialise in CIC's, or have any suggestions as to how to search for candidates? Thanks
Added by Alex Thomson on December 19, 2018 at 20:29 — 1 Comment
I set up Swarm Apprenticeships five years ago because I recognised that too many bright youngsters fall through the education system. Now five years later we've just converted to CIC to reinforce our commitment to supporting youngsters who 'don't fit' into employment and training.
We now deliver apprenticeship training to commercial businesses across the UK, with every learner helped to see the difference they make to their employer's bottom line. Apprenticeship training is…Continue
Added by Robert Ashton on December 13, 2018 at 13:39 — 2 Comments
I am the NED for a small CIC which is Limited by Shares, when it was created a few years ago, but we are finding that this excludes us from a number of Grant Awarding Opportunities which is very frustrating.
I know that we can't switch the CIC from one limited to one limited by guarantee, without actually winding up the existing structure and restarting, with all the costs, legal and logistical hassles that this would involve.
However, I would like to know if anyone has…Continue
Added by Mark Hadley on October 29, 2018 at 13:03 — 1 Comment
I am the NED for a small CIC which is Limited by Shares, when it was created a few years ago, but we are finding that this excludes us from a number of Grant Awarding Opportunities which is very frustrating.
I know that we can't switch the CIC from one limited to one limited by guarantee, without actually winding up the existing structure and restarting, with all the costs, legal and logistical hassles that this would involve.
However, I would like to know if anyone has…Continue
Added by Mark Hadley on October 29, 2018 at 13:03 — 2 Comments
We have been allocated a shopping centre in Burgess Hill, shopping centre due to redeveloped. Any purpose considered office and shops and available.
Added by James Hilton Hughes on August 29, 2018 at 14:05 — No Comments
I applied for an overdraft. Bank asked me for 'memorandum confirming ability to borrow'. Where I can find some information about what this memorandum should include?
Added by Marek Janiel on August 22, 2018 at 13:43 — 1 Comment
At Community Spaces we work with the Owners of Commercial Property and try to convince them that rather than them keeping their un-used property empty they should un-lock the potential and allow us to find occupiers that can benefit the communities in which it is situated.
We have now got to the point where we have a portfolio of in excess of 2000 properties, predominantly shops where the landlords are prepared to accept occupation proposals from Charities, CICs and…Continue
Added by James Hilton Hughes on July 17, 2018 at 12:38 — 20 Comments
We're currently moving from a CIC Ltd by shares to a CIC Ltd by gaurantee. We've opened up the new CIC and now I'm trying to work out how we transfer the assets.
I've found the correct form but need to know how much detail I should include. We're a second hand shop with two full large shops and two warehouses.
The stock turns over so quickly that we'd never have an exact list of everything we owned.
Has anyone ever done it? Any advise would be…Continue
Added by Gemma Cassin on April 30, 2018 at 16:48 — No Comments
Women's Radio Station is all about diversity - from opinions, career, ethnicity, education but more importantly entertainment we aim to show the individuality of every woman, everywhere. Providing opportunities and a platform for your voice, irrespective of creed, colour, race, religion or disability.
Women's Radio Station is a fresh new broadcasting platform driven by love and passion, connecting women…Continue
Added by Women's radio station cic ltd. on January 31, 2018 at 12:11 — No Comments
hi - I have a question regarding raising private investment on a show by show basis.
We are now at a critical point of fundraising for our upcoming show in 2018. The idea being as we are now newly formed as a CIC we can mix NPO funding with private investment. We are hoping to raise circa £10,000 in donations. £15,000 in Arts Council money and £30,000 private investment. We want to use the 35% profit split to pay returns to investors and bonuses to…Continue
Added by Alexander Neal on January 23, 2018 at 6:43 — 7 Comments
I recently asked the CIC regulator a few questions about their powers and enforcement of those powers under a FOI request. I'm not sure how to upload their response (can I post it anywhere?). Most notably, over past 5 years, 310 CICs investigated. 0 CIC's had enforcement action against them.
Added by Geoff Holt on January 18, 2018 at 9:12 — No Comments
"Youth Ocean Action CIC" is being formed as a platform to educate young people on an International basis about the dangers of Plastic Pollution as they are generally more enthusiastic about environmental issues once they are fired up.
We are planning an International Conference in Eastbourne in May 2019 to teach them how to reduce the amount of plastic reaching our Oceans, as well as how to reduce what is already there. This will be 3 day Conference where we will…Continue
Added by Andrew Stuart on January 17, 2018 at 18:44 — 1 Comment
As the CIC can I charge people for services and reinvest money for social purpose? e.g. Charge people which are in employment and reinvest money to cover charges of services for unemployed people or to charge people to cover expenses of prints, handouts for training sessions.
Added by Marek Janiel on January 2, 2018 at 19:28 — 1 Comment
Good morning,
can you please let me know if a CIC could be focused in overseas healthcare projected, especially in developing countries ?
Thanks and regards,
Added by Dario Scaramuzzi on October 6, 2017 at 11:23 — No Comments
© 2020 Created by John Mulkerrin. Powered by


text:
Maritime Vessels Directory
- Type
- Bulk Carrier (5)
- Flag
- Netherlands (5)
- Port
- Companies
- General Partner Hanzevast Shipping 6 BV (1)
- Hanzevast Shipping BV (5)
- Jiangsu Daoda Marine Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (5)
- N.V. Vlootfonds Hanzevast 3 ms Hanze Göteborg (1)
- NV Vlootfonds Hanzevast 3 - MS Hanze Goslar (1)
- Vlootfonds Hanzevast 3 CV - MS Hanze Groningen (1)
- Vlootfonds Hanzevast 3 NV - MS Hanze Gendt (1)
- Gross Tonnage
- 24210 (5)
Bulk Carrier | Flag: Netherlands | Port: GRONINGEN
Bulk Carrier | Flag: Netherlands | Port: GRONINGEN
Bulk Carrier | Flag: Netherlands | Port: GRONINGEN
Bulk Carrier | Flag: Netherlands | Port: GRONINGEN
Bulk Carrier | Flag: Netherlands | Port: GRONINGEN
Maritime News
Hybrid drives: Siemens sends in the machines
Encouraged by the success of a hybrid drives program, Siemens is going all out in Norway to automate production of that core marine energy storage enabler, the lithium battery. Offshore service vessel charterers, rig owners, ferry operators and ship owners are the target market. Trondheim's technical university and a recent history of hosting battery makers and system integrators has made it launchpad for new applications involving the new BlueDrive Plus C drives and batteries.Siemens' Norwegian head of strategy and business development, Odd Moen, is full of insights: "You know that one kilogram of cod costs a trawler 0.
Insights: Jennifer Carpenter, AWO President & CEO
Jennifer A. Carpenter serves as President & CEO of The American Waterways Operators (AWO), the national trade association representing the inland and coastal tugboat, towboat and barge industry. Carpenter joined AWO in August 1990 and became President & CEO in January 2020. Before assuming her current position, she worked her way up the hawsepipe from Government Affairs Assistant to Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, holding a series of progressively responsible positions including Manager-Regulatory Issues, Director-Government Affairs, Vice President-Government Affairs, Senior Vice President-Government Affairs & Policy Analysis, Senior Vice President-National Advocacy
MarTID 2020: Take the Global Maritime Training Survey
The third annual global Maritime Training Insights Database (MarTID) survey is officially open through February 29, 2020.Take the MarTID 2020 SurveyTo facilitate a broader response globally, the MarTID steering group again opted to both shorten the survey and to offer three, targeted versions for these three stakeholders:Vessel operator survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDOperatorMETI survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDMETISeafarer survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDSeafarerWhy is MarTID Important?This MarTID initiative is the first of its kind in the world. There is broad agreement that roughly 80% of maritime accidents involve human factors causes.
Adm. Schultz Delivers State of the Coast Guard Address
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz outlined his vision for the service Thursday during the State of the Coast Guard Address in Charleston, highlighting the organization's top initiatives, accomplishments over the past year, and challenges facing the service today and on the road ahead.The 26th Commandant stressed the importance of America's marine transportation system and highlighted Coast Guard's role in safeguarding maritime commerce among the service's many crucial contributions to U.S. security. "Our interconnected global economy relies on efficient ports and waterways. Over 90% of the world's goods move by sea.
Harvey Gulf Eyes International Markets
Offshore marine transportation firm Harvey Gulf International Marine says it has been able to achieve success in the turbulent offshore market by constantly reinvented itself to fit the industry demands.Never afraid to shake things up, Harvey Gulf has maintained this mindset throughout its 70-year-history, says CEO Shane Guidry. "From a humble beginning of a three oyster fishing vessels used as supply vessels in 1949 to a larger fleet of offshore vessels that towed barges and drilling rigs to its modern day evolution of a fleet of offshore supply, support and subsea construction vessels, Harvey Gulf has constantly reinvented itself to fit the industry demands.


text:
Not Available For Sale
NaNO Vapor is the first pre-workout to deliver the unique and innovative combination of ingredients found in its formula. It supplies key ingredients that have been dosed based on human clinical research and delivers:
First dose strength gains during the last set of an exhaustive 16-set chest workout, subjects taking 8,000mg of L-citrulline malate were still able to increase the number of reps on their bench press by 53%.*
Long-lasting focus and clean energy boost with 390mg of caffeine and 150mg of L-theanine. This unique combination has been shown to improve focus in subjects up to 90 minutes after ingestion. Caffeine has also been shown to jack up energy for extreme training intensity.
Best muscle pump possible with 8,000mg of L-citrulline malate and 200mg of quercetin. L-citrulline has been scientifically shown to reach superior peak plasma arginine levels compared to a larger dose of L-arginine. Quercetin has been clinically shown to increase key markers of nitric oxide production and reduce a vasoconstricting factor.*
Enhancement of the muscle- and strength-building process with a 3,200mg dose of beta-alanine that has been clinically shown to enhance the muscle- and strength-building process. Most other pre-workout formulas deliver a questionable dose of this ingredient hidden in a proprietary blend.*
Longer and Harder Training Sessions - First pre-workout to deliver a 2,500mg dose of betaine, which has been shown to improve muscular endurance. Most other pre-workouts fail to deliver this powerful ingredient.


text:
What are the the licensing hours over the Easter break?
Thursday March 29: 11.30am to 11pm. Finish at 12 Midnight + 30 minutes drinking-up.
Good Friday (March 30): 5pm to 11pm (with half hour drinking up time). No late extensions. Premises can open earlier than 5pm for the sale of goods other than intoxicating liquor, e.g. lunches & soft drinks
Saturday (March 31): 11.30am – 11.00pm. Finish at 12 midnight + 30 minutes drinking up.
Easter Sunday (April 1): 12.30pm – 10.00pm. No late extensions. 30 minutes drinking-up allowed. Off-Licences: Closed.
Easter Monday: 11.30am – 11.00pm. Normal extensions apply.


text:
Sword Of The Stars 2
Sword of the Stars 2: Enhanced Edition includes updates, new End of Flesh expansion
Sword of the Stars 2: Lords of Winter has updated with new expansion called End of Flesh along with some added improvements hailing the release of an Enhanced Edition, Paradox Interactive and Kerberos Studios has announced.
Sword Of The Stars 2 headlines
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2's "big failure"
"Sometimes you're stuck in a situation where you can only choose between two really bad outcomes. Looking back I'm not sure what I could have done. We're changing our QA processes based on this game, and we're changing the whole model of how we make games with third-parties. We've added amendments to existing contracts to […]
Paradox to reveal seven unseen titles this month
Swedish strategy-specialist publisher Paradox Interactive is on its way to New York for its annual convention, and is promising seven new reveals to liven the two day game-a-thon in late January.


text:
Apple Watch Hermès Strap Double Tour 38 mm
Product information
Image gallery
Product description
The extra-long band of the iconic Double Tour wraps elegantly twice around the wrist.
Material: Swift calfskin.
Length: 140–160mm
Leather may, however, be irreparably damaged by:
- prolonged sun exposure, which may alter the color;
- alcohol (perfumes), oily products (lipstick), perspiration and ink (felt and ball point), which may leave permanent marks;
- and water, which may leave opaque traces and sometimes even blisters, which are very difficult to repair.
Each leather is the result of specific procedures and each article is crafted in a unique way. There are no global care products. The best way to care for your leather bracelet is to wipe it with a fluff-free soft cotton cloth and to store it away from light and heat when it is not being used.
Hermès Sport Band: Clean pin with a damp cloth after exposure to salt water or sweat.
• Delivery with Chronopost or FedEx within 3-4 working days
• In-store collection available within 3-4 business days
• Free Shipping
• Purchases are delivered in an orange box tied with a Bolduc ribbon, with the exception of certain items
• See the delivery FAQs for details on shipping methods, costs and delivery times
Payment methods
• By card: Visa®, MasterCard®, Maestro®, American Express®, JCB® and UnionPay®
• Card payment authenticated and secured with 3D Secure: Verified by Visa®, MasterCard® SecureCode, American Express SafeKey®
• By PayPal®
Returns and exchanges
• Easy and complimentary, within 30 days
• See conditions and procedure in our return FAQs
During checkout, you can include a card with a personalized message and a priceless invoice.
A customer can exchange a gift. For more details, please contact our Customer Service.
Product reference: H060554CJ57
Like to know more?Contact Customer Service
Image gallery
This item has been added to the cart
Your information
Forgot your password?
Thank you!
Your reservation request has been taken into account.
You will receive a confirmation e-mail from the store within four business hours.
Please, wait for the email confirmation before visiting the store.
Your information
Do you have an account?
Please fill Fapiao information in Chinese.
* Required information
You have no items in your cart.
Order Summary
Here to help
Customer Service
Personal shopper for men's universe
Track your order
Here to help
Customer Service
Personal shopper for men's universe
Personalize your product Apple Watch Hermès Strap Double Tour 38 mm
Material: Swift calfskin.
* Required information
Like to know more? Contact Customer Service
Find in store
Here to help
Customer Service
Personal shopper for men's universe
Frequently Asked Questions
- How long will delivery take?
- How can I track my delivery?
- When will I receive my refund?
- How may I get assistance with my online order?
- Why can't I find an item on the website?
Store Details
Here to help
Customer Service
Personal shopper for men's universe
Add an address
Edit address
* Required information
Forgot your password?
* Required information
Change password
* Required information
Contact details
* Required information
Already have an account?
- • Access your shopping cart
- • Save your billing and delivery information to order faster
- • Manage your address book
- • Access all your orders and download the related invoices
- • Manage your newsletter subscription
- • Update your personal data
Here to help
Customer Service
Personal shopper for men's universe
Create an account
* Required information


text:
Singstar Dance
SingStar adds Bon Jovi, Kings of Leon, The Saturdays, and more
A hefty set of additions to the downloadable SingStar catalogue is due with this week's PlayStation Store update, adding in a bizarre collection of oddities from Marving Gaye to Wolfmother to Aqua.
Singstar Dance headlines
PSA: Sly Collection, The Fight: Lights Out, SingStar Dance hit PS3 today
Sony wants to remind you of its release schedule for today, which sees Move titles The Fight: Lights Ou, The Sly Collection, and SingStar Dance hitting US stores.
Singstar Dance tracklist revealed
Sony's revealed the tracklist for Singstar Dance, and there should be something for everyone here.
Sony outs Singstar Dance and Singstar Guitar
Sony has revealed details of Singstar Dance and Singstar Guitar via an interview on PlayStation.com.
Sony to announce something "exciting" for SingStar at E3
Sony has posted this week's SingStar update, which includes U2, Cameo, No Doubt and others. However, at the bottom of the update, there's a message saying: "Keep your eyes peeled for some very exciting announcements from SingStar at this week's E3".
Rumour: Sony to reveal Singstar Dance
Sony is to unveil a new SingStar title this week, although this one has a twist. Possibly quite literally.
Singstar Dance latest
SingStar adds Bon Jovi, Kings of Leon, The Saturdays, and more
PSA: Sly Collection, The Fight: Lights Out, SingStar Dance hit PS3 today


text:
You are about to enter a website that may contain content of an adult nature.
Hello everyone, this is Indian cam girl boobsofparadise here. I'm 25 year old Female speak English in the Indian live sex chat action. juicy flowing black round tits. ready to be smeared with your cum. all i want is drive u crazy as u take me high into another world of erotic pleasure. Bring it on darling!!!. charming young lady alwaz makes you feel welcum once u enter my room. u all that brightens my day and cos of that i will alwaz shine. let me be your doll as i love games, spank me, spit on me and let me gag juss big huge fantasy i love to share to with u. masturbation and smoking while i perform for u. boob swaying makes me who i am, i do it best u will be cumming before you know it is my expertise and also what I will do in Indian live sex private show. I have Brown eyes, Long Black hairs and my measurements are 16-14-18. For Turn ons: ummm, punishing my tits, pulling my nipples and sucking my tits as i play with my hairy pussy juss drives me crazy. u kno i love all that u bring me...bring it on. For TurnsOff: oh, take your time baby..its why m here telling me your name m sure wouldnt take a min of yo time. its all bout fun here so rudeness...i am here to please xx. If you prefer kinks, then Piercings,Hairy, are mine. I'm just hungry for a HARD cock, can't wait to see u in my Indian webcam sex chat room! :)
This website contains indian cam girls, desi girls webcam, hindi sex chat and live tamil chat room related sexually explicit content.
You must be at least 18 years of age to enter this website.
© Since 2012 myindiansexcams.com Indian Sex Chat Network All Rights Reserved
AllHosts1 - AllHosts2 - AllHosts3 - AllHosts4 - AllHosts5 - AllHosts6 - AllHosts7 - AllHosts8 - AllHosts9 - AllHosts10 - AllHosts11 - AllHosts12


text:
Artist description:
wish you a very happy birthday ! all the best :)
Java Draw Created Jul 30, 2012 640 x 460px Unless noted Copyright 2012 fathso.
We encourage you to submit a comment and let the artist know what you think of this drawing. Please log in or join to post a comment.
Post a comment
Oooooo I LOVE this! What a beautiful birthday gift! Happy Birthday Diona! 5/5
so beautiful, i love the silky feel to this, 5hrts :D
Happy belated Birthday, Diona! 5/5
WONDERFUL abstract ...It looks AWESOME....5/5
i love the movement in this piece! my eyes cannot stay in one place :D 5/5!
wow that is cool so cool happy bee day diona
wow! very pretty!!! i love the color...
Lovely, reminds me of silk, the color is gorgeous. 5/5h
Cool draw!! thankyou very much!!


text:
hostme3 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 30 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
Redesign of http://www.unibuddies.com in a new fresh easy to use web2.0 style
Social network site for people hoping to go to university in 2008
Desired Color Scheme:
Just web2.0 bases
Desired Style:
Web 2.0
Accepted File Formats:
Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
I would like a new web design for http://www.unibuddies.com you can login with to get a feel of the site:
User name: test
Password: test
I would like the site in a web2.0 style has these seem popular with social network sites, please note you do not have to use any of the current info. Also would need a new logo which matched the new style.
Pages Required
The pages that I would like redesigning are:
Profile Page:
University Page:
Homepage Note:
I want the homepage to be clear and crisp and just contain minmimal information about the site ( so they know its purpose (if you ar eunsure what to write then simply ask me and I will think of something approprtiate. Maybe contain random profile images and some site stats, if you see appropraite you can also have a few sub links in the footer, like terms of use etc.
Obviously contain a clear registration link and a login box for current members
Make sure is no way near has big as the one currently and that there is a horizontal navigation bar conating the current site links.
Profile Page:
Just a neat design really I am sure many peopel have seen enough of these to understand what I want really. Ensure that the navigation bar (containg account information expalnied below is included on this page)
Also allow a good space to display google ads.
Finally please note that the sites coder will be integrating a part were members can write comments on other peoples profiles (has present on most social network site sliek facebook and bebo) so please create this too into the design
University Page:
Use all the information on the screen presently but ina s tyel that suits the rest of the site.
Other Information/My account Nav Bar:
On the university and profile page I will expect a my accoutn navigation bar on the left or right hand side below the site header. This will contain all the my account optiosn thus would be good if each could have a nice neat appropriate logo aside of them, the navigation bar should contain the followign links:
View Profile
Edit Profile
Photo Albums
Upload Music
Tell Your Friends
Please feel free to contact me if you feel that something is unclear etc
Thanks and Good Luck


text:
terra81 wrote:ah sounds like twice the effort for smaller parrots i have a cockatiel. I read here on some budgie forums that they think the flightsuit can cause infections:
http://talkbudgies.com/articles-general ... ost3897634
Loriusgarrulus wrote:I have never used any sort of bird diaper. Rear vents can easily get crusted and sore if the poop is kept against the skin and allowed to press against it and the feathers soiled.
The other problem with bird diapers especially with hen birds is the mess is held against the same vent that eggs appear from and an internal ovarian infection coud occur.
House training works better using methods like Michaels. It is also cheaper and more enviromentally friendly than paying out for disposable diapers.
When I have taken a bird out on a harness in the past and couldn't always allow it off me to poop I had a home made towell shoulder cover to protect my clothes.
I don't dress my dogs up either. They only have basic dog coats for very bad weather for outside use only.
terra81 wrote:well I am pretty sure My cockatiel poops every 20-30minutes. The website for avian fashions (Flightsuits) says to change it every 4 hours. That would be like 8-12 poops on a pad if I did do that. Seems like a lot. Maybe Ill change it every hour or 2?
Is it possible to change it without taking off the flightsuit? (Say if I have the cockatiel outside for 2 hours and I wanted to change it on the spot instead of going home to change it?)
Return to Recall Flight & Flighted Tricks
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests
|Parrot Forum
|Articles Index
|Training Step Up
|Parrot Training Blog
|Poicephalus Parrot Information
|Parrot Wizard Store


text:
Andy Thé, MathWorks
Cameras are everywhere, even in your phone. You might have a new idea for using your camera in an engineering and scientific application, but have no idea where to start. While image processing can seem like a black art, there are a few key workflows to learn that will get you started.
In this webinar we explore the fundamentals of image processing using MATLAB. Through several examples we will review typical workflows for:
Previous knowledge of MATLAB is not required.
About the Presenter: Andy The' holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.A. in Business from Kennesaw State University. Before joining MathWorks, Andy spent 12 years as a field applications engineer focused on embedded processors at Texas Instruments, and 3 years as a product marketing manager for real-time software at IntervalZero.
Recorded: 15 Oct 2014


text:
This Python Training course offers you to understand the core knowledge of Python language, how to use it in real world applications and scenario, which helps you to do more research and upgrade or develop an application. This course is customized in a way; the participant could get current industrial standards knowledge. Even if you are new to programming or a crusty programming veteran, at the end of this training you will be able to build an application on your own.
Python has been one of the flexible, premier and powerful open-source languages that is easy to use, easy to learn and has powerful libraries for data manipulation and analysis. It was first released in 1991 and created by Guido Van Rossum. As a generic programming language, Python give flexibility to the developer to design applications of differing complexities like chip level application to building gaming application. For over a decade, Python has been used in scientific computing and highly quantitative domains such as physics, finance, signal processing, oil, and gas.
After completing this Python programming Certification training in Regina, you will be able to
Python training is not restricted to people of some group. This Python online training is a good fit for the below professionals,
Prerequisite: Anyone with a basic understanding of programming concepts can easily take up Python Programming. Even people with no prior programming background can learn Python and begin their programming career with Python. If you know to read English, and knowledge on mathematics with some understanding of software's programs.
Our ultimate goal is to learn this program to shape us and find a suitable place where you can upgrade more. Beat it any technologies, python could be applied over there. And it has been widely used in all technologies and almost all startups and Tier-I companies use python. So don't worry about getting job if you know python. Even get more by doing freelancing. Python has evolved as the most preferred Language for Data Analytics and the rising search trends on Python also evinces that it is the " Next Big Thing " and a must for individuals who are in the Data Analytics field. Most of the MNC's are now looking for Python developers. Because of its flexibility, python offers a wide range of opportunities in industries offering web development, IT consulting services, business application development, data analytics, etc.
Apart from web development, Python programming is making inroad into other generic application development space making it a very go-to programming language. Python can be used in almost all technologies. The average salaries for Python professionals are about $103,492 PA. There has been a 20 percent growth every year for Python-based jobs across industries. Python training online by GangBoard focuses on providing the learners with the latest concepts and industry relevant topics. Our expert trainers and well planned course materials guarantees for 100% success in interviews.
Is there any placement assistance after completion of Python course?
We have a large client base and we constantly get requirements for providing good resources. On successful completion of the Python course in Regina and real-time project, students are requested to submit the updated profile with GangBoard. We have a separate job portal, you can apply when suitable opportunities are available.
Generally the course will be there for 30 hours. But if you are smart enough to grab it early, then 25 hours is much more sufficient to get trained in python. Weekdays : 1 hour per day. Weekend : 3 hours on Saturday/Sunday.
|Start Date
|End Date
|Time (EST) ( UTC -5)
|24 Feb 2020
|23 Mar 2020
|25 Feb 2020
|24 Mar 2020
|25 Feb 2020
|24 Mar 2020
|29 Feb 2020
|28 Mar 2020
|28 Feb 2020
|28 Mar 2020
At end of our Python Online course, you will be assigned to work a real-time project. Once you completed assigned project with expected results we (Experts Team from GangBoard) will verify and issue Python Certificate. If you are not able to deliver expected results in the project we will support you by clarifying doubts and help you to re-attempt the project.
GangBoard offers the python course along with the Real-Time case studies that are emphasized by the expert trainers to ensure participants both theoretical and practical knowledge. This python training consists of basic concepts of Python for Beginners, Python for Machine Learning, deep understanding of Python Programming, Data Visualization in Python, Python in Data Mining, usage of Python in Data Analytics, Python for Artificial Intelligence and Python in Data Science. Module based assignments are conducted to ensure consistent understanding amongst the students. Python Certification is imparted by the execution of Real-Time Python Projects submitted by every student. Trainees are encouraged to practice on their technical plans and qualified guidance is assured by our certified Data Science Professional. Certificates get issued on successful completion of the course and the assessment examination.
Detailed installation of required software will be displayed in your LMS. Our support team will help you to setup software if you need assistance. Hardware requirements need to be fulfilled by participants.
No worries. It might happen. We will assist you by providing recorded session of what you missed in your LMS. And if required you can even attend that topic if any other live batches.
Top-notch professionals in that field who understands how to convey things in technical as well as subject matter experts.
We offer this course in "Live Instructor-Led Online Training" mode. Through this way you won't mess anything in your real-life schedule. You will be shared with live meeting access while your session starts.
You can get a sample class recording to ensure you are in right place. We ensure you will be getting complete worth of your money by assigning a best instructor in that technology.
We are absolutely loved to talk in-person about group training (or) corporate training. So, please get in touch with our team through "Quick Enquiry", "Live Chat" or "Request Call-back" channels.
Payments can be made using any of the following options and a receipt of the same will be issued to you automatically via email.
We are providing Python online training, One-to-One training with the help of experts. Our learners and trainers are frequently coming from different countries like USA, India, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and UAE. To specify in cities London, Bangalore, California, New York, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, New Delhi, San Francisco, New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Kolkata, Gurgaon, Berlin and Hyderabad among many.
If you want to know More Details about Python Online Training Please Contact +91 75500 80081 / +91 75500 80082. Or you can share your quires through firstname.lastname@example.com. Estimated turnaround time will be 24 hours for emails.
To reset your password, please enter your e-mail address. In turn, we will send you a password link via mail.
Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights or similar rights that are mentioned, used or cited in the pages of the GangBoard Website are the property of their respective owners.
Oracle®, PeopleSoft®, Java®, JavaScript®, Oracle Financials®, MySQL®, J2EE®, Primavera®, Solaris®, Essbase®, Hyperion®, Hyperion Planning®, Hyperion Financial Management®, Oracle Fusion® and all associated trademarks and logos are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. We are not endorsed by or affiliated with Oracle.
.NET®, Microsoft®, Microsoft Dynamics®, SharePoint®, SQL Server®, Windows Server® are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. We are not endorsed by or affiliated with Microsoft Corporation.
IBM®, Informix®, CICS®, COBOL®, DB2®, WebSphere ®, DataStage®, InfoSphere®, TM1®, z/OS®, Cognos ® and all associated trademarks and logos are registered trademarks of IBM and/or its affiliates. We are not endorsed by or affiliated with IBM.
Linux® is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both.
UNIX® is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries.
HTML®, XML®, XHTML® is a registered trademark of W3C®, World Wide Web Consortium in the United States, other countries, or both.
Teradata® is a registered trademark of Teradata in the United States, other countries, or both.
Sybase®, Business Objects® is a registered trademark of SAP AG.
Salesforce®, Force.com®, Sales Cloud®, Service Cloud® and Chatter® is a registered trademark of Salesforce.com, Inc.
Informatica®, PowerCenter® is a registered trademark of Informatica Corporation.
MicroStrategy® is a registered trademark of MicroStrategy Inc.
SAS® is a registered trademark of SAS Institute Inc.
Ab Initio® is a registered trademark of Ab Initio Software Corporation.
QlikView® is a registered trademark of Qlik Technologies Inc.
Tableau® is a registered trademark of Tableau Software, Inc.
Pentaho® is a registered trademark of Pentaho Corporation.
Node.js® is a trademark of Joyent, Inc.. We are not endorsed by or affiliated with Joyent.
Hibernate® is a trademark or a registered trademark of Red Hat Inc. in the United States and other countries.
QTP®, LoadRunner® is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Selenium® trademark is officially owned by ThoughtWorks
SoapUI® is a registered trademark of Smartbear Software Inc
Android® is a registered trademark of Google Inc
Apple®, Objective-C® is a registered trademark of Apple Inc
iOS® is a registered trademark of is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license.
Workday® registered trademarks of Workday, Inc
AWS®, Amazon Web Services® is a registered trademark of Amazon Web Services, Inc
VMware® is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions.
OpenStack® is a registered trademark of OpenStack Foundation
Pega® is a registered trademark of Pegasystems Inc
Perl® is a registered trademark of The Perl Foundation
Python® is a registered trademark of the PSF
"Rails", "Ruby on Rails", and the Rails logo are registered trademarks of David Heinemeier Hansson.
CCNA®, CCNP® is a registered trademark of Cisco
CATIA® is a registered trademark of Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries.
Pro E® is a registered trademark of PTC Inc
Chef® is a registered trademark of Chef Software, Inc
"PMI®", "PMBOK®", "PMP®", "PMI-RMP®", "CAPM®" and "PMI-ACP®" are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
The Swirl logoTM is a trade mark of AXELOS Limited.
ITIL® is a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited.
PRINCE2® is a Registered Trade Mark of AXELOS Limited.
MSP® is a Registered Trade Mark of AXELOS Limited
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) and Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST) are registered trade marks of SCRUM ALLIANCE®
Professional Scrum Master is a registered trademark of Scrum.org
The APMG-International Finance for Non-Financial Managers and Swirl Device logo is a trade mark of The APM Group Limited.
The Open Group®, TOGAF® are trademarks of The Open Group.
IIBA®, the IIBA® logo, BABOK® and Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® are registered trademarks owned by International Institute of Business Analysis.
CBAP® is a registered certification mark owned by International Institute of Business Analysis. Certified Business Analysis Professional, EEP and the EEP logo are trademarks owned by International Institute of Business Analysis.
COBIT® is a trademark of ISACA® registered in the United States and other countries.
CISA® is a Registered Trade Mark of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and the IT Governance Institute.
CISSP® is a registered mark of The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium ((ISC)2).
CISCO®, CCNA®, and CCNP® are trademarks of Cisco and registered trademarks in the United States and certain other countries.


text:
Linux receiver related downloads here.
Download Enigma 1 Plugins here.
AutoBouquets E1 28.2E (By Lraizer @ UKCVS) NOT FINISHED
31-12-13, 00:02
Download Enigma 2 Plugins here.
Recommend a music player please
05-01-20, 21:41
Download Enigma 1 Skins here.
Predr@g settings E1
11-04-13, 19:36
Download Enigma 2 Skins here.
HD Glass16
22-08-19, 06:59
There are no posts in this forum.
Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame.
Allows you to choose the data by which the thread list will be sorted.
Order threads in...
Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first.
Forum Rules


text:
"Expect the unexpected" – This message was drummed into me during my safety training. Even though most flights take place without incident and flying for many passengers is akin to riding a bus, we flight attendants are trained, prior to every take-off and landing, to consider what to do in the event of a serious event.
Perhaps you have noticed flight attendants deep in concentration, sitting with their hands tucked under their legs ahead of take-off or landing. This should not be taken to mean that our hands are cold. What you are witnessing is a safety measure known as the "One Minute of Silence Review". Its purpose is to ensure that we know how to respond properly in the event of an evacuation.
Not long ago, however, I was confronted with a completely different type of unexpected situation. It was supposed to be a routine flight to Boston, which just happens to be one of my favourite destinations because I made a language-stay there in 2010. Shortly before departure my host mother informed me that she and her husband had met precisely 35 years ago, in 1978, during a blizzard. To my astonishment, the captain informed us during the briefing that we should prepare ourselves for an extended stay in Boston as the city was bracing for a blizzard on the scale of the one that had hit in 1978! The rest of crew was not exactly thrilled to hear this news, but I inwardly cheered.
During the flight it became apparent that we would not be flying back the next day as planned. Upon our arrival, Logan Airport was already empty. Outside it was freezing cold but there was no sign of snow. When we arrived at our hotel we received further information. For the next day, we were urged to be back indoors by 13:00 as the blizzard would be peaking at around 16:00. We were also advised to make sure we had sufficient food. I was not alone in heeding this advice. When I went shopping it seemed the entire city had responded to the message, in the spirit of "Bracing for a big one" as the newspaper headlines proclaimed. By 11:00 some shelves in the stores were empty even though at that point it was only snowing lightly. At 13:00 I joined my fellow crew members at the hotel bar, which is where we stayed until the night. We passed the time playing cards, eating and drinking. Meanwhile outside, huge snow drifts formed and the television reports focused on one topic: Blizzard Nemo! On the following day, with a driving ban still in effect, the captain informed us we would be staying one more day in Boston. The snow had stopped falling, but the task now was to clear it away. We were permitted to venture outside, where the streets had disappeared, replaced by heaps of snow. Within 24 hours the city had been buried in snow. Cars, bicycles and benches were all covered. Boston had been transformed into a winter wonderland!
On the third day, we were rewarded with a clear blue sky. There were still only a few cars on the roads, but the entire city came out to frolic in the snow. Boston resembled a Swiss winter resort and most of the crew went for a walk in the snow. None of us had expected such a turn of events and in the end we spent a great time in Boston, even if it meant that a few appointments back home fell through. It was all in keeping with the slogan: "Expect the unexpected". Sometimes the unexpected has a pleasant side to it.
On that note, I bid farewell to you and my jet-set life in order to take advantage of the opportunity to switch my place of work from cabin to office and become a purchaser with SWISS Inflight Procurement. My time as a flight attendant has been tremendous, and it's fair to say that I leave my flying days behind with mixed feelings.
Many thanks to my readers and all of the fabulous people I have got to know during this phase of my working life. As the saying goes, people's paths cross twice in life. I hope that's true in my case.


text:
North Lenoir High (NLHS) Class of 2018 Alumni List
Help us Update the North Lenoir High 2018 Class List by adding any names missing from the list below:
Registered Alumni
2018 Class List
Know North Lenoir High Class of 2018 graduates that are NOT on this List? Help us Update the 2018 Class List by adding missing names.
Reunions and North Lenoir High School News
More 2018 alumni from North Lenoir HS have posted profiles on Classmates.com®. Click here to register for free at Classmates.com® and view other 2018 alumni.
Alumni from the North Lenoir High School class of 2018 that have been added to this alumni directory are shown on this page. All of the people on this page graduated in '18 from North Lenoir High. You can register for free to add your name to the NLHS alumni directory.
While you are reminiscing about the times you spent in high school at North Lenoir High School, you should also check out alumni photos, yearbook listings and share any reunion info if possible.


text: "The images in this gallery represent my journey into the world of photography and artistic editing. I've spent a lifetime creating and teaching traditional fine art and exploring numerous mediums, but I have found the act of photo-shooting and editing to be what moves me the most. My images are inspired by whatever happens to touch my heart at any given moment and I become so joyfully lost in the process of creatively editing each image that the awareness of 'time' simply disappears. I am delighted to share the results of my passionate adventure in this exciting medium that continues to evolve as each day unfolds." ~ Pamela Sweda "She always had that look of otherness, of eyes that see things much too far, and thoughts that wander off the edge of the world." ~ Joanne Harris


text:
A New Jersey State trooper received a surprising letter from a driver he'd pulled over to ticket last week.
New Jersey State Police posted on its Facebook page Thursday a praise-filled note from Dave Coskey, general manager of Longport Media, a company that owns and operates radio stations in southern New Jersey.
In the letter, Coskey expressed how impressed he was with Trooper 7515's dedication to encouraging drivers to slow down and save lives.
U.S. & World
Stories that affect your life across the U.S. and around the world.
"He could have easily handed me the summons and walked away. But he didn't," Coskey wrote. "It was pretty obvious that this trooper was really interested in safe driving on the Parkway."
Coskey was driving his wife's car on Sunday when he was pulled over. He admitted that "her German car has a bit more pep than [his] Jeep" and he wasn't paying as much attention to his speed as he usually did. It was the first time he had been pulled over in 15 years, Coskey wrote.
After the trooper handed Coskey his summons, he explained that there had been some recent fatal accidents on the Parkway and the NJSP was working to make the Parkway a safer place to drive. But the trooper's concern didn't stop there.
"He finished by asking me as I departed to please use the shoulder as an acceleration lane and that he would remain behind me to help make it safe to re-enter the highway – which he did," Coskey wrote.
After reflecting on the interaction, Coskey wrote a letter to the NJSP to express his appreciation of how well the trooper had presented himself.
"I never expected to be blown away by an interaction with a trooper after being stopped," Coskey wrote. "His demeanor and actions are a credit to the State Police."
The trooper is "adamant about remaining anonymous," the New Jersey State Police Facebook page reads. "He told us that he wants no recognition for just doing his job. Well, he's doing a phenomenal job!"


text:
Articles by Jamie Smith Hopkins
Jamie Smith Hopkins can be reached at email@example.com.
Maryland eyed for data center with power plant
Company on the hunt for new site after University of Delaware kills plan to build on land it owns
Looking for work — again and again
For Jeanne Keen, life amid the long-term unemployed means job applications, financial struggles and small triumphs
STX expands ice-hockey line, signs five NHL players
Baltimore company best known for lacrosse is branching out
Maryland sees one of nation's largest job declines in July
Maryland's unemployment rate shot up in July when employers cut 9,000 jobs — one of the largest losses in the country, the federal government said Monday. The estimate from the U.S. Department of Labor suggests a slowdown in Maryland's economy, which has a high share of federal employment and contracting...
Green on the upswing as eco-friendly home building goes mainstream
Environmentally friendly, 'high performance' techniques grow to nearly a quarter of the new-home market
Consumer spending high in Maryland, but so is income
Consumer expenses eat up less income in Maryland than in almost any other state
Waldorf power plant gets financing to build
Gas-fired plant prompted an industry battle after state struck deal to guarantee revenue
Five questions for Stephen H. Morgan
Executive director of The Arc Baltimore on big shifts and a new program
Some worry smart meters could be used to collect information on residents
Like all high-tech tools, smart meters draw criticism for potential invasion of privacy
Judge orders insurance executive held due to flight risk
A nightclub insurance mogul charged with fraud will remain detained after prosecutors alleged that bomb-making equipment and musings on killing discovered after his indictment — along with notes about disappearing in Croatia — made him too risky to release. The Wednesday hearing in federal court...


text:
Call 800-788-7885 or your travel agent and book your trip today!
Or... Select one or more travel options:
or your travel agent and book your trip today!
Select one or more travel options, then click the "find your trip" button below.
» Clear Selections
Please wait while we generate your custom trip planner
Please fill in the form below to view your free Tauck eBrochure!
To be contacted by a Tauck Reservations Counselor, please provide your name and email address as noted below. To better assist you, please also note tour or destination questions.
* Required fields
Your request has been received.
Tauck's Dalmatian Coast cruises explore incredible Venice and Croatia's Adriatic coast, dotted with ancient forts and castles, and looking much as it did during the Age of Sail aboard the luxury yacht Le Lyrial. Shore excursions take in palaces, cathedrals, walled cities, citadels, and amphitheaters from the Greek, Roman, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque epochs in history. Explore UNESCO World Heritage Sites on visits to Dubrovnik, Venice, Kotor, Sibenik's Cathedral, and Diocletian's Palace in Split, and attend a Moreska cultural performance. Spend two nights in Venice taking in the rich treasures of the lagoon city, a perfect complement to your cruise – all part of Tauck's ultimate Dalmatian Coast experience!
Tell us a little about yourself and we'll make sure you get the most relevant information.
New to Tauck
A Past Tauck Traveler
A Travel Agent


text:
Review, Booklist, August, 2012:
Brodien-Jones mixes fantasy and adventure in a way that would make Indiana Jones feel right at home. Plucky Zagora, her absentminded father, and her often lazy brother are all changed by their journey, each finding out something unexpected about one another, the people they meet, and themselves.
Review, Kirkus Reviews, June 1, 2012:
Combine a… premise involving the link between a mysterious planet and a half-buried desert city, giant scorpions with the power to communicate, and an eccentric cast of characters, and you've got a wild ride indeed. [For] readers who enjoy immersing themselves in adventures featuring creepiness of both the historical and otherworldly varieties.


text:
Pay attention, the choice of the country determines where the products purchased in the store will be dispatched.
You have no items in your shopping cart.
Availability: In stock
The AVERY Animals Collection is born. A series of ceramic animals and birds entirely Made in Italy with special gold-effect plating. Every "Animal" is exclusively created for the AVERY Perfume Gallery shops as a design object as well as going together with the perfumes and much more. Available in mat or patent versions, maxi or extra small, the collection gathers together all the most loved and admired animals of the world. From the most exotic ones like the tucano, to the cockatoo, the rhyno, the panda, the elphant, the monkey or the crocodile up until the rabbits, the toads, the owls, the wolves, the little donkeys and the domestic pets such as cats and dogs. Regarding dogs a selection of breeds that spaces from the Bobtail to the Pug, from the Jack Russel to the Fox Terrier. A small in-house zoo that furnishes with style.
I have read and accept the privacy policyand accept to receive commercial emails from this website.
Via Portogallo 11/125 I - 35127 Padova, ItalyPh: +39 049 762 5241Fax +39 049 762 5177 email@example.com


text:
U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Volume XI, No. 4
February/March 1998
This issue of the DIGEST OF EEO LAW features an article discussing the Commission's evaluations of final agency decisions.
The Digest is now available online through EEOC's homepage at www.eeoc.gov. Click on "What's New On This Site."
Ronnie Blumenthal, Director
Office of Federal Operations
EDITOR/WRITER: Douglas A. Gallegos
STAFF WRITER: Joan Hannan
Available on audiotape, or in braille, large print and on computer disk upon request. The Digest is now available through EEOC's homepage at www.eeoc.gov. Click on "What's New On This Site." Please send all inquiries and requests to Douglas A. Gallegos, EEOC, Office of Federal Operations, 1801 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20507.
is a publication of the EEOC's Office of Federal Operations


text:
You are about to enter a website that may contain content of an adult nature.
Hello everyone, this is Indian cam girl Bammbiina here. I'm 19 year old Female speak English in the Indian live sex chat action. Cute Bambina waiting for you))). I am opened for new emotions. Smth new to you)) is my expertise and also what I will do in Indian live sex private show. I have Gray eyes, Medium Brown hairs and my measurements are 32-23-32. For Turn ons: Enjoy. For TurnsOff: None. If you prefer kinks, then Shaved, are mine. I'm just hungry for a HARD cock, can't wait to see u in my Indian webcam sex chat room! :)
Show more models
This website contains indian cam girls, desi girls webcam, hindi sex chat and live tamil chat room related sexually explicit content.
You must be at least 18 years of age to enter this website. © Since 2012 myindiansexcams.com Indian Sex Chat Network All Rights Reserved
AllHosts1 - AllHosts2 - AllHosts3 - AllHosts4 - AllHosts5 - AllHosts6 - AllHosts7 - AllHosts8 - AllHosts9 - AllHosts10 - AllHosts11 - AllHosts12