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Regent Sets Summer 2015 Voyages
Cruise Line & Cruise Ship Regent Seven Seas Cruises Theresa Norton February 12, 2014
The Seven Seas Navigator will return to Alaska in 2015. (courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises)
Reservations will open at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 19 on Regent Seven Seas Cruises' summer 2015 voyages to the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Alaska, Canada/New England, the Caribbean & Panama Canal, Asia, Africa, and South America. In all, the Seven Seas Voyager, Seven Seas Mariner and Seven Seas Navigator will visit more than 185 ports in 68 countries. Maiden calls are slated for 27 ports, including Palamós and Almería, Spain; Walvis Bay, Namibia; Tyne (Newcastle), England; Izmir, Turkey; and Malmö, Sweden.
Highlights include calls at the Solovetsky Islands in Russia during the Seven Seas Voyager's Northern Europe sailings.
The Seven Seas Mariner offers new ports of call in the Mediterranean including Trieste, Italy; Almería; and Gythion, Greece. Later in the season, Seven Seas Mariner departs Lisbon on a Western Africa voyage with an inaugural call in São Tomé and Príncipe.
The Seven Seas Navigator will operate 16 Alaska cruises before heading for the eastern seaboard for fall cruises to places such as Montréal, Québec City and Bar Harbor, Maine.
Regent Seven Seas offers two-for-one fares that include free round-trip air, free unlimited shore excursions in every port of call, gratuities, and free premium spirits and fine wines. Guests in Concierge Suites and higher also get free Wi-Fi, free business-class upgrades and a free luxury hotel package.
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Ministry of Public Administration has made it compulsory for all female employees, who work in government institutions, to wear a sari or an Osari while male employees should wear a shirt and a trouser or national dress.
It said in its circular to ministry secretaries, provincial chief secretaries and department heads to make sure that the provisions of circular 2121/1 issued on April 29, 2019 and 2123/4 issued on May 13, 2019 should be strictly adhered to.
The circular has also given guidelines for the dress code for officials and clients adding that the clients who enter government officers for services should wear a dress which allows for clear recognition.
It said the employees who were provided with uniforms should wear the uniforms provided to them while on duty.

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Reaction Monitoring
The Spinsolve high-resolution benchtop NMR spectrometer can be installed directly in the fume hood of a chemistry lab to monitor the progress of chemical reactions on-line.
Reaction Monitoring
The Spinsolve high-resolution benchtop NMR spectrometer can be installed directly in the fume hood of a chemistry lab to monitor the progress of chemical reactions on-line.
NMR reaction monitoring is an excellent technique for determining reaction kinetics as well as reaction end points. The measurements are quantitative with only minimal calibration. The signal has a linear response to concentration and it is generally not sensitive to the matrix. The measurement is of the complete sample and is non-destructive.
The Spinsolve high-resolution benchtop NMR spectrometer can be installed directly in the fume hood of a chemistry lab to monitor the progress of chemical reactions on-line. Reactants can be pumped in continuous mode from the reactor to the magnet and back using just standard PTFE tubing or using PTFE tubing plus a glass flow cell.
Magritek has created two solution kits for reaction monitoring: one using a glass flow tube with an expanded 4mm ID section in the measurement zone and minimal ID outside of that; the other a very cost effective solution using just PTFE tubing and a glass guide tube, as well as the pump.
The pump can be set to operate in continuous or stop-flow mode to acquire points with a time resolution of about 15 seconds, is placed in the flow-loop after the magnet in order to minimise the tubing length that goes from the reactor to the sensitive volume of the Spinsolve.
The reaction itself can be carried out at temperatures of up to about 100 °C. When the reaction mixture is pumped through the bore of the magnet using 2 mm o. d. PTFE tubing, it naturally cools down to room temperature as it flows along the length of the tubing at room temperature.
The Spinsolve software enables users to easily set up either continuous flow or stop flow measurements. See the brochure for more detail.
The Magritek Spinsolve Advantage
- No deuterated solvents needed
- Large sample volume for high sensitivity
- High spectral resolution
- Excellent time resolution
- High stability with external lock
- Very easy to use
You can download a PDF file of the Magritek Reaction Monitoring Brochure here.
Online monitoring of a diimine
Imines, also named Schiff's bases, are easy to synthesize and allow the use of a large variety of starting materials (i.e. amine and aldehyde) for the condensation reaction.
Therefore, these compounds are very popular in different areas. In coordination chemistry, Schiff's bases are used as ligands to obtain metal complexes, like the Salen ligand or the ligand of the Jacobsen´s catalyst [1]. In the dyes and pigmentsarea [2], metal complex dyes of nickel with Schiff's bases are used [3].
On the other hand, porphyrinSchiff's base ligand compounds have photoluminescence and/or electrochemical activity. [4] In pharmacy, numerous Schiff's bases are potential bioactive cores, that can have useful biological activities. [5] In biochemistry, Schiff's bases are commonly used as enzymatic intermediates. Therefore, online monitoring of this reaction is important to understand the mechanism and the formation of intermediates. In this note, the application of benchtop NMR to study this kind of reaction is demonstrated taking as an example the reaction between phenylenediame and isobutyraldehyde in acetonitrile to form the diimine product
(see Fig. 1). The results reported in this note are in good agreement with data collected on a 400 MHz spectrometer previously reported in reference [6].
Online Monitoring of the N-acetylation Reaction of L-Phenylalanine Online
Online monitoring of chemical reactions is a fast-growing field finding applications in R&D labs, pilot plants,and large chemical production plants where fully automated analyzers provide feedback to control thereactor.
Today, mostly optical techniques like near-infrared and Raman spectroscopy are applied onlinedue to their simple implementation using immersion probes directly mounted within reaction vesselsor pipes. However, these methods require complex data analysis based on multivariate techniques like partial least squares regression (PLS-R), and demanding calibrations valid for all states during the reaction. NMR spectroscopy has the advantage of being an absolute method. The direct proportionality of the NMR signal amplitude to the concentration of the molecules in the sample allows for an absolute quantification without the need for calibration and is independent of the composition of the sample or the solvent used in the preparation.
With the availability of the Spinsolve compact benchtop NMR systems, the NMR spectrometer can be brought directly next to the reaction setup in the lab or even in plant.
Permanent magnet systems do not need cryogens or special maintenance and only minimal training is required for personnel to perform the measurements due to the ease of use.
In this application note we show the performance of a Spinsolve 60 MHz ULTRA to monitor the
N-Acetylation of L-Phenylalanine with acetic anhydride (Fig. 1).
L-Phenylalanine is an essential aminoacid used in a variety of industrial processes, e.g. as reactant in the synthesis of the ACE-inhibitor Alacepril, as well as in the production of the well-known, non-saccharide sweetener, Aspartam. In many chemical processes involving amino acids the reactive centers must be protected to ensure the required regioselectivity of the reaction. In this example the acetylation of the amine works as a protection group to move the reactive center towards the acid functionality of the L Phenylalanine. Besides monitoring the progress of the reaction, the NMR spectra also provide information about the addition of reactants step and the consequent hydrolysis of the reactant acetic anhydride.
On-line Reaction Monitoring of Alcoholic Fermentation
NMR spectroscopy is an excellent technique for monitoring organic reactions due to its high degree of functional group specificity. This allows one to integrate over one or more sections of the spectrum to track the increase or decrease of the species of interest.
The Spinsolve high-resolution benchtop NMR spectrometer now makes such reaction monitoring extremely easy to set up and run for many reaction processes. It can be installed directly in a fume hood of a chemistry lab to monitor the progress of chemical reactions on-line. Reactants can be pumped in continuous mode from the reactor to the magnet and back using standard PTFE tubing.
Fermentation is a naturally occurring chemical processes – and indeed one of the most popular around the world!
In this application note we show how easy it is to monitor a simple fermentation process, and to easily get chemical conversion rates and to see where the optimal end point has occurred.


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Palak Chana Dal is a healthy, wholesome, gluten-free Indian style chana dal with spinach. Dal Palak is super easy and quick to prepare in a pressure cooker. For a complete meal, serve palak chana dal with crispy, flaky whole wheat paratha or piping hot ghee laced chapati and raita.
Healthy Benefits Of Palak Chana Dal:
Split chickpeas (chana dal) and spinach are the powerhouses of nutrients. Combining these two into a single curry is definitely a smart idea to include the right amount of iron in our everyday diet.
On a busy weekday, we get so much lost in the chaos of life that the nutrient part of any meal is almost neglected. That is the reason I always try to use include simple yet nutritious dishes like dal palak often in my everyday meal (also read: 30 Everyday Meal Ideas)
Due to improper diet, pregnancy, monthly periods and many other zillion reasons, we women are mostly iron deficit. What could be a tastier way then this dal palak to regulate our daily iron intake? A little cautious step towards an iron-rich diet can definitely take you a long way.
Variations Of Dal Palak:
Lentils: You can use any easy to cook lentil to make dal palak. From yellow moong dal, green moon, pink masoor to pigeon peas, any of these lentils can easily substitute Bengal gram in this healthy palak chana dal recipe.
Greens: If you are in a mood to experiment, combine tender radish leaves, kale or methi leaves along with spinach in the dal. The addition of a variety of greens makes dal even more nutritious.
Vegan: To make vegan dal palak, all you need to skip ghee for tempering the dal. Substitute ghee with any other vegan cooking oil or coconut oil. Once the ghee is skipped, this dal palak is a 100% vegan curry.
Instant Pot: Dal Palak is an instant pot-friendly dish. Or you can use an electric pressure cooker to make this delicious dal curry (check recipe notes).
Watch Step-By-Step Dal Palak Recipe Video:
Tips To Make Healthy Dal Palak:
Make sure you soak the dal at least for 15 – 20 minutes before cooking. This ensures even and quick cooking of the lentil.
Do not pressure cook the dal for too long and with too much water. It might turn mushy.
Ghee not only provides flavor to the dal it is also good fat. But try not to overload the dal with the ghee.
Spinach should not be cooked for too long as its nutrients get wasted during the long cooking process. Once leaves turn soft add the dal.
Last but not least, serve and enjoy Palak Chana Dal while it is warm and fresh. Because fresh food is always healthier than stale meals the next day.
Serving Suggestions For Chana Dal Palak:
You can serve chana dal palak with:
Chapati or Roti
Jeera Rice or Steamed Basmati Rice
Vegetable Pulao or Fried Rice
The addition of toppings like – chopped onion, tomato, fried egg, and coriander, transforms this dal into a tasty one-pot meal.
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Palak Chana Dal
- 1 Cup Chana Dal (Bengal Gram)
- 1 green chili, sliced
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 1 star anise
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoon ghee
- 2 whole dry red chilies
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1 Cup finely chopped onion
- 2 Cup finely chopped spinach
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
Pressure Cook Dal:
- Clean, wash and soak the chana dal in water for 10 – 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, drain water from the soaked dal.
- Transfer chana dal to a pressure cooker along with ginger, green chili, cinnamon stick, star anise, salt and 2 cups of water. Stir to mix and close the lid of the pressure cooker.
- Pressure cook the dal over low heat till it is soft or al-dente but not mushy. This usually takes 10 minutes. Allow the steam to release naturally from the pressure cooker. Open the lid and check the lentil for doneness.
Prepare Tempering:
- Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan.
- Add the cumin seeds and dry red chilies. Saute for 10 seconds.
- Next, add the chopped onion and fry till they turn light brown.
- Add the chopped spinach and spices. Stir to combine and cook for 1 – 2 minutes or till the leaves become soft.
- Now add the pressure cooked dal and mix nicely. Cove and cook the day for 5 minutes over low heat.
- Serve Palak Chana Dal warm with chapati and mint raita.


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Pray for the parishes of St Paul, Monk Bretton and St Mary Magdalene, Lundwood, as the develop a drop-in project in partnership with the Church Urban Fund. They are hosting a weekly drop in centre at their community hall to provide face to face help for marginalised and disadvantaged people – along similar lines the project at St John the Baptist Barnsley for which we prayed on Saturday.
Pray also for churches which are holding Money Talks this Lent, as part of CTC's Seeing Change Lent course – for the people who will be engaged in conversation about the impact of the recession on their lives and their neighbourhood. Pray that these discussions will yield imaginative and fruitful common action.


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Farming in Haiti
Farming in Haiti : Sweet Potato Garden (Jaden Patat)
Here is a photo of a sweet potato garden in Haiti. sweet potatoes are a beautiful plant that you can grow in your backyard. Within 90 days you can start eating your own backyard sweet potatoes.
Plante 2 3 bwa patat deye lakay ou epi nan 90 jou patat agogo. Se sa k Haiti a...
Fresh organic vegetables from Haiti
Most, if not all, of the vegetables that you consume in Haiti when you come to visit are fresh organic vegetables from the Haitian countryside.
Here we could see beautiful carrots fresh tomatoes, celery, green peppers, onions, cucumbers and other vegetables all fresh and organic from local Haitian farms.
This photo is from Haiti agricultural day fair, May 1st in Damien, Haiti, where the state University of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine is located.
Planting Corn in Haiti
Look at this photo... Corn growing in my little backyard farm in Haiti...
The majority of Haitian farmers plan corn but unfortunately, they have to wait for the rain season to plant the corn.


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Middle School Matters - Mar 18, 2016
General Announcements
Good Friday Chapel: The All School Good Friday Chapel will be led by 7th and 8th graders on Friday, Mar 25 in the North Gym at 8:15am. Please join us for worship!
Esther School: The Wolters Family will be traveling to the Esther School in Nyangwena, Zambia this spring break. The staff there has recently asked if they would be able to bring some medical supplies with them. As we live our vision to educate the whole child; mind, body and soul in Christian community what better opportunity could there be than to support the Wolters as they in turn offer support to the staff of The Esther School. Some specific requests: CPR masks, Epi pens, scabies cream, baby aspirin, ace bandages and other first aid supplies - band aids, Neosporin, splints, etc. They have also asked for flea and tick medicine for the school dog! If you would like more information about the Esther School visit www.estherschool.org
Spring Break: If you are planning to leave early for and/or coming back late from spring break with your family please notify the office and their teachers several days in advance. The parent must call or email, not the student. The teachers are not required to prepare assignments or school work in advance for students to take on vacation. For middle school, it is the student's responsibility to ask the teachers what work needs to be made up following the absence.
Fifth Grade:
Art: 5th grade is working on a Georgia O'Keefe project.
Band: We are working hard! Keep the practice minutes coming - it really helps!
Bible: Bible Memory is due a week from TOMORROW!! 20 points are required. We continue to work on parables, miracles, and other writings for our Jesus project.
Language Arts: This week we start our last writing unit on Persuasive Essays. We also continue working on Subject/Predicates and "Reading in the Wild" activities.
Math: The 5th graders are becoming experts on the characteristics of polygons, measuring angles, and finding area and volume in various figures.
Science: Tech Olympic projects are due the week leading up to Spring Break. If you will be gone early, they are due BEFORE you leave. We are still working on our FOSS kit about Mixtures and Solutions and having fun with some experiments!
Social Studies: Latin American test next Tuesday. The 5th graders will need to know the names of the countries + 10 capitals.
Spanish: Students are quickly learning how to say they're going places, or asking if someone else is going somewhere.
Sixth Grade:
The Nooks and Crannies Field Trip was today! Thank you parents for coming with us. We enjoyed touring the nooks and crannies of DeVos Hall, and meeting Mr. Varineau who reminded us that God is a creator and we are musical and creative because we are made in God's image!
Art: Next week 6th graders need to complete their torn watercolor landscapes by the end of class. 6th graders should also be writing, uploading to moodle, and bring a printed copy of their artist statement to class. Please check the homework calendar for due dates and sketchbook assignments.
Band: Keep the practice minutes coming - - March is zooming by!
Language Arts: SAVE the DATE: Thursday, April 28 at 6:30 is Fine Arts Night. Sixth grade students will need be at school at 6:15 to set up and prepare to show off all of they have learned about their World Fair Country!! Students received a "Display Board" requirement sheet today.
Math: We will continue to explore geometry. The test is planned for Thursday.
Science: We're studying weather and water. Students will explore air pressure this week and take an iCheck quiz on Thursday.
Spanish: 6th graders are creating a "Fake Family Photo Album" to be presented Monday (6K) and Tuesday (6D.)
Seventh Grade:
Algebra (7th): We are planning on a cumulative test over chapters 1-9 for Friday, March 25.
Art: 7th graders are working on the Layers of Life project, which is working to have the 7th graders create images that represent their faith, family, and self. Please check the homework calendar for due dates and sketchbook assignments.
Band: Dessert Theatre Performances this week. Next big performance is Fine Arts Night - Thursday, Apr 25.
Bible: We've been studying prophets and the exile of the people of Israel. God is faithful to his people!
History: We are working through a unit on the Age of Exploration. We are learning about the many different explorers who came to America and trying to understand what the real result was of these explorations.
Language Arts: The 7th graders will turn in the final version of their outlines on Monday, March 21. Throughout the rest of the week, the students will be learning more about essays - topic sentences, sentence structure in general, and transitions. That way, they can begin preparing for the first draft of their essay, which will be due on March 30.
Pre-Algebra (Kiser): We will continue calculating slope, direct variation, and slope-intercept form.
Pre-Algebra (Holtrop): There will be a test on probability this coming Monday. Next, we will be studying equations.
Science: We are planning a test over FOSS Investigations 1-3 on March 23.
Spanish: Students continue doing a great job with all their new verbs! There will be an -ER and -IR ending verb QUIZ next week: 7H & 7W on Wednesday, 7B on Thursday.
Eighth Grade:
Dessert Theatre: Tonight will be bittersweet as we close our show. I know they will, once again, do an amazing job! Many, many thanks to all of you wonderful parents who have made this year's High School Musical, Jr. go so smoothly! From transporting your student to gathering armfuls of costumes, to bringing food for the masses, we couldn't do it without you. Thank you for sharing your talented child with us -- They were (are) AWESOME!
Algebra (Witte): We are working through Chapter 9 on Quadratic Equations. Next Friday, if all goes well, we will take a test on Chapter 9.
Algebra (8th): We are now working with exponents. Multiplication and division properties of exponents.
Art: 8th graders need to be completed with the building of their ceramic pots by the end of class Thursday for 8a and Friday for 8B. Please check the homework calendar for due dates and sketchbook assignments.
Band: We will give a big concert on Fine Arts Night! Thursday, April 28. Stay tuned!
Geometry: We are beginning unit 11!
History: Students are working on a Prezi Project highlighting the three most important events that led into the start of the Civil War. This project will be due on Wednesday. Next week we will also start studying the U.S. Civil War.
Language Arts: 8th graders will complete the play The Diary of Anne Frank. In the coming week. On Tuesday, they will have a small vocabulary quiz. Once the play is finished, they will begin preparing for a test to review the material and concepts covered - this will be on March 30.
Science: We continue to explore rocks and minerals; we'll be specifically looking at weathering and erosion this week.
Spanish: We are learning lunch and dinner vocabulary, as well as cultural differences in meal expectations. We are gearing up for our annual 8th grade trip to an authentic Hispanic restaurant in May!


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Austin police have made 72 arrests over a DWI "no refusal" weekend ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations tonight.
The four-day initiative, which began Friday and continues tonight, allows officers to obtain blood search warrants on DWI suspects who refuse to give a breath or blood sample as required by law.
The latest initiative was planned to help address the crush of revelers expected to be out celebrating ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations. Police have said no refusal has become a powerful deterrent during busy weekends and holidays.
DWI no refusal arrests this past weekend came as the result of 37 blood draws and 35 breath tests, officials said.
Of the arrests, most were men, who accounted for 56 of the arrests, while 16 were women.


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So, did you guys see the Paper Makeup Stamps release for July? Not only did they have some super fun fairies released this month but they released some wonderful word art, too. The sentiment to the right is one of them. Oh, and they are all digital this month...kinda cool. SNRS had a fun challenge on Friday which was a sketch posted at 5 p.m. my time which had to be created and uploaded to their website by 6:15 p.m. The card you see is the one that I made and uploaded. Super simple but since I forgot until 5:45 that I was going to play in that challenge, it needed to be. The paper is from the Lemonade Basic Grey pad that I got from limeLIGHT as are the buttons and the ribbon is from SU! I think I told you guys that I have a friend that will be moving soon and I plan on giving her this card.
I'm making this a short one since Todd turned on the Tour de France. and I'd like to see today's finish. So, with that...have a wonderful Sunday. Take some time to relax and enjoy your family!


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This week's top stories: Obama in Europe to seek resolution in Cimea, Malasyan Airlines Flight MH370 search comes to a close, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian in April's Vogue, and Hillary 2016.
Still not incorporating the #hashtag into your social media marketing plan? Think again.
Vogue has created a storm of online activity online by previewing the April cover featuring Kim Kardashian and fiancée Kanye West, which has of course caused a fury of backlash and spoofs from those who aren't exactly keeping up with Kimmy.
Least you doubt, Vogue editor in chief, Anna Wintour knows what she's doing. She has written that "Vogue always looks to feature those who define culture at the given moment — the people who stir things up and influence the world." Well, if you're looking to make a splash, there's nothing like reality star controversy to do it with. Remember that old saying? "Any Publicity is Good Publicity"
And it's not just about selling magazines – everyone does it! Last week, conservative media, led by the National Review, decided that after 4 years of silence, it was time to kick up some dust about DC Abortion Fund's use of abortion hanger pendants to thank donors whose contributions help low-income women afford safe abortion care. The difference with politics is that it's up to the public to decide how this will affect their view of the source. For the Fund it's free press.
The PC/MAC divide begins to close as Microsoft announces the release of Office for iPad on March 27th, 2014. PC lovers can now look cool with their iPad without losing productivity.
Hillary 2016?
Another public figure benefiting from her own media frenzy is Hillary Clinton. Despite her insistence that she is focused solely on writing her memoire, Clinton has been vocal lately about foreign policy and education, stirring up new press for her 2016 presidential bid. During the Clinton Global Initiative University Conference she was asked "If you don't represent women as President, who will?" Clinton has yet to answer concretely.
International Watercooler Small Talk
Hillary's comments were published on the eve of President Obama's visit to Europe as he attends a Nuclear Summit, and continue to push a pro-Ukranian agenda. He has called an emergency G-7 meeting to discuss the Crimean situation with his European Allies (excluding Russia, of course). In question is Russia's integration into the world economy. Obama's visit to the Hague will also inlcude meetings with Chinese President Xi to discuss trade policies.
Malasian government has declared that missing Malasian Airlines Flight MH370 has gone down in the Indian Ocean. Australian navy ship HMAS Success is on its way to pick up the suspected debris which was first spotted via satellite last Monday. Flight MH370 vanished March 8th an hour after its departure from Kuala Lampur on its way to Beijing. Chinese and American ships are on their way to the site to help with the search.
Another important search is on the way as the US has deployed Air Force Special Operations Forces to find African Warlord Joseph Kony. In March, 2012, Invisible Children published a video denouncing the warlord's atrocities against children in Central Africa that later went viral; however the abductions of youth by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) continues. Kony is wanted for war crimes by the International Tribune.
Happy Spring! Time to smile!
March 20th, the beginning of the Spring solstice is now also known as the International Day of Happiness. That means it's time to get happy. If you're not happy in your job, it's time to make some changes, whether that be a new job or just changing your perspective. Being happy is an integral part of your success and productivity, so remember to take time out to play. If you've decided that it's time to change your desk, start with the list of the best places to work.
If you're concerned about your happiness later in life, take a cue from Warren Buffet and plan your retirement portfolio. Once you've made your plan for professional happiness, smile!


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Please call the store or visit their website as their hours may vary through the current Covid-19 period.
As an expert in mobile phone accessories, PTC specialises in phone cases, screen films, batteries, chargers, phone repairs and many more. We are committed to providing our customers with the best quality products at the most competitive prices. Our experienced technicians aim to get you up and running as soon as possible.
No booking required, simply drop your phone in and your phone will be repaired while you shop.
PTC Accessories offer a range of repair services including:
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Invest In Matters Eternal Not Temporal
"All who are tired from carrying heavy loads." Matthew 11:28 NLT.
My thoughts and comments
today are about, "A Life That Matters."
Doing life God's way works best. Doing life your way will never satisfy your heart. Jesus promises people the deepest kind of rest. And just how does Jesus accomplish that? He invites the weary to work alongside Him, and with Him. How does labor result in rest?
Jesus' words seemed to contradict what people had previously experienced. Predominantly, work was manual and often exhausting. Maybe today, or at some other point in your life, you have felt physically exhausted, or emotionally depleted, or spiritually weary. Weariness takes varying forms. When Jesus spoke of effort, labor, and weariness, His listeners knew that He was talking about work.
Their daily lives were agricultural, and their livelihood depended upon the soil and the sea. They ate and bartered with what they could raise or catch. Neither was an easy task; both involved long and tedious hard work. A farmer's yoke for his oxen or the fisherman's net were identifiable symbols of strenuous effort and physical weariness. And sometimes after all their best efforts, there still were disappointing results.
Exactly, to whom was Jesus talking? The Bible is clear. Jesus invited, "All who are tired from carrying heavy loads." Matthew 11:28 NLT. Are you one of those? Heavy loads are not always external. Sometimes they are more internal – unseen by others but not unknown by you. That heavy load could be confusion, emotions, worries, weariness, regrets, disappointment, mistakes, or uncertainties that can all weigh on your mind, weaken your hope, and weary your body and soul.
Do you identify with any of those? You work harder and longer but seem to have less evidence of success and satisfaction. Jesus' invitation to the weary and to you and me is this: "Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls . . My yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Read Matthew 11:28 30 NLT. You may have thought you knew how to make life work on your own terms. But the labor, with its accumulating concern and tiredness, finally catches up with you. That's when Jesus says, "Let Me teach you."
Here are three simple things Jesus will teach you.
(1) Do what pleases God. Anything else is extraneous and less important. Jesus lived without anxiety, uncertainty, frustration, or failure. Learn from His example:Jesus prioritized obedience above all else. "I always do what pleases the Father." John 8:29 NIV. That is bedrock upon which to build an abounding life.
Serving God without learning what pleases Him is needlessly exhausting and fruitlessly ineffective. The Bible is clear. "Live a life worthy of the Lord, please Him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God." Read Colossians 1:9-12 NIV.
(2) Do what God is doing. "Whatever the Father does, the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and tells Him everything He is doing . . the very work that the Father has given Me to finish . . I am doing."John 5:19-20/36 NLT/NIV. Life is best when you invest yourself in things eternal, rather than wasted on what is only temporal.
(3) Do everything at God's direction and with His anointing. "The Son can do nothing by Himself. He does only what He sees the Father doing." John 5:19 NLT. Why live your life without including a great God? Nothing could be worse than coming to the end of your life and stand before a loving God with regret that so many years were wasted that could have been better invested in matters eternal.
Why squander a precious life too busy about things temporal but not eternal? Jesus gives His invitation to life, abundant now and eternal forever. Now, He awaits your initiative to obey.
Today, I pray for you to find assurance and contentment in life.
Christian Communications 2019
Website and archives: allenrandolph.com


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Despite the fact that your options are limited to what you plan provider offers, 401k plans can also include:
Individual stocks
Individual bonds (corporate and government)
Certificates of deposits (CDs)
Mutual funds
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
To put it simple, you can't invest in physical gold bullion through a 401(k) plan. Buying stocks in gold mining companies or mutual fund that includes mining company stocks is the easiest method to invest in gold through a 401(k). We can name this method as purchasing "paper gold". You will also find ETFs (GLD) and mining ETFs, which offer indirect access to investing.


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Monday, June 17th, 2019
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This course unit introduces students to aspects of the cinematic representation of key social issues in the late 20th/early 21st century, in particular as they relate to contemporary Portuguese and Spanish cultures. As well as for students of Spanish and/or Portuguese, this unit is also suitable for students of World Cinema. All films are in Spanish or Portuguese, with English subtitles available.
Using a range of documentary, docufictional, and feature films, the unit will provide a critical awareness of the relationships between social issues, the impact of crisis on individuals and groups, and cinematic representation.
- To consolidate the cross-cultural, interdisciplinary skills and knowledge of students in their final year of study.
- To develop a nuanced understanding of the recent histories of Spain and Portugal.
- To acquaint students with key cinematic works from contemporary Spain and Portugal, and develop the skills to analyse them formally and comparatively.
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Class topics are centred on eight specific films, as follows (listed chronologically by release date — the films will not necessarily be studied in this order):
Os Mutantes/The Mutants (Teresa Villaverde, 1998)
No Quarto da Vanda/In Vanda's Room (Pedro Costa, 2000)
En construcción/In Construction (José Luis Guerín, 2000)
Los lunes al sol/Mondays in the Sun (Fernando León de Aranoa, 2002)
Te doy mis ojos/Take My Eyes (Iciar Bollaín, 2003)
Sangue do meu sangue/Blood of My Blood (João Canijo, 2011)
Tabu/Taboo (Miguel Gomes, 2012)
As Mil e Uma Noites I: O Inquieto/Arabian Nights 1: The Restless One (Miguel Gomes, 2015)
The films are contextualized with reference to social history and using examples of other, cognate media representations of the issues under analysis.
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- Lectures
- Group work
- Presentations given by individual students and pairs of students
- Learning through informed viewing, reading, note-taking, interaction, self-monitoring, drafting and redrafting of response texts of various kinds
Knowledge and understanding
- Draw on an appropriately wide knowledge of the social issues listed in the Course Unit Overview
- Relate them cogently to their treatment in films of different genres
Intellectual skills
- Develop informed analyses of film form in context
- Develop an appreciation and critique of different forms of filmic representation
- Form judgments and opinions based on detailed cross-cultural knowledge
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- Working towards conclusions from the basis of case studies
- Conducting effective issue-based research
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Students will be expected to develop skills relating to:
- Transactional interaction with their peers
- Clear communication of complex ideas
- Empathy
- Social responsibility
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written feedback on written assignments
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oral and/or written feedback on exam answers
Summative (and Formative if scheduled in Semester 1)
additional one-to-one feedback (in office hours or by appointment)
Recommended reading
Jo Labanyi and Tatjana Pavlovi¿ (eds) A Companion to Spanish Cinema (Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013).
Alberto Mira, Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema (Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2012)
Carolin Overhoff-Ferreira, Identity and Difference Postcoloniality and Transnationality in Lusophone Films (Berlin: Lit Verlag, 2013)
Graeme Turner, Film as Social Practice. 4th edn (London: Routledge, 2007)
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Good Friday Hip Hop…in fact it's the first Friday blog entry of the new year which means (drum roll please) it's time for the first Top 5 Friday of 2010!
Usually I talk about something music related here but it's almost February and I am thinking about the NBA dunk contest already. Here are my Top 5 Dunks of All Time:
5. John Starks baseline on Bulls
"Ain't nobody in the Chi got this much face time/
Naw, not since John Starks went baseline."
4. Darryl Dawkins Shatters Backboard
Chocolate Thunder.
3. Dr. J at The Spectrum
Something this classic is hate proof.
2. Michael Jordan Free Throw Line Dunk
There will only be one.
1. Vince Carter 2000 Olympics
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Nike pulls shoes over Kaepernick protest!
Former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick is obviously no stranger to controversy. In 2016, Kaepernick famously started kneeling during the playing of the National anthem prior to NFL games. He did this in protest of police shootings against black victims while the police involved would receive little to no punishment. Many say this is what has kept him out of the NFL since his contract expired with the 49ers. Even though Kaepernick was no longer in the NFL, he remained a spokesman for Nike shoes sparking even more controversy in a 2018 advertising campaign. While many consumers protested that campaign, Nike's sales shot up by 31%.
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Négritude is a literary and ideological philosophy, developed by francophone African intellectuals, writers, and politicians in France during the 1930s. Its initiators included Martinican poet Aimé Césaire, Léopold Sédar Senghor (a future President of Senegal), and Léon Damas of French Guiana. Négritude intellectuals disfavored French colonialism and claimed that the best strategy to oppose it was to encourage a common racial identity for black Africans worldwide. They included the Marxist ideas they favored as part of this philosophy. The writers generally used a realist literary style, but later were also influenced somewhat by the Surrealism style, and in 1932 the manifesto "Murderous Humanitarianism" was signed by prominent Surrealists including the Martiniquans Pierre Yoyotte and J. M. Monnerot.
The term négritude was meant to be provocative. It takes its roots from the Latin niger, which was used exclusively in a racist context within France. It would be used to refer to black people as art nigre. Negritude sought to appropriate the word. The term was first used in its present sense by Césaire, in the third issue of L'Étudiant noir, a magazine which he had started in Paris with fellow students Léopold Senghor and Léon Damas, as well as Gilbert Gratiant, Leonard Sainville, Louis T. Achille, Aristide Maugée, and Paulette Nardal. L'Étudiant noir also includes Césaire's first published work, Conscience Raciale et Révolution Sociale with the heading "Les Idées" and the rubric "Negreries", which is notable for its disavowal of assimilation as a valid strategy for resistance and for its use of the word nègre as a positive term. The problem with assimilation was that one assimilated into a culture that considered African culture to be barbaric and unworthy of being seen as "civilized". The assimilation into this culture would have been seen as an implicit acceptance of this view. Nègre previously had been used mainly in a pejorative sense. Césaire deliberately incorporated this derogatory word into the name of his philosophy.
In 1885, Haitian anthropologist Anténor Firmin published an early work De l'Égalité des Races Humaines (On the Equality of Human Races), which was published as a rebuttal to French writer Count Arthur de Gobineau's publication Essai sur l'inegalite des Races Humaines (An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races). Firmin influenced Jean Price-Mars, the initiator of Haitian ethnology, and 20th-century American anthropologist Melville Herskovits.[1] Black intellectuals have historically been proud of Haiti due to its slave revolution commanded by Toussaint L'Ouverture during the 1790s. Césaire spoke, thus, of Haiti as being "where négritude stood up for the first time".
The Harlem Renaissance, a literary style developed in Harlem in Manhattan during the 1920s and 1930s, influenced the Negritude philosophy.[2] The Harlem Renaissance's writers, including Langston Hughes and Richard Wright, addressed the themes of "noireism" and race relations.
During the 1920s and 1930s, a group of young black students and scholars, primarily from France's colonies and territories, assembled in Paris. There they were introduced to some writers of the Harlem Renaissance by Paulette Nardal and her sister Jane. The Nardal sisters contributed to the Negritude discussions by their writings and by being the proprietors of the Clamart Salon, a tea-shop venue of the French-Black intelligentsia where Negritude philosophy was often discussed. Paulette Nardal and the Haitian Dr. Leo Sajou initiated La revue du Monde Noir (1931–32), a literary journal published in English and French, which attempted to appeal to African and Caribbean intellectuals in Paris. This Harlem association was shared by the parallel development of negrismo in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean region.
Although each of the initiators had his own ideas about the purpose and styles of la Négritude, the philosophy was characterized generally by opposing colonialism, the denunciation of Europe's alleged lack of humanity, and the rejection of Western domination and ideas. The movement also appears to have been had some Heideggerian strands in the sense that the goal of this movement was to achieve blacks' "being-in-the-world". This was to emphasize that blacks did have a history and a worthy culture, and that it was capable of standing alongside the cultures of other countries as equals. Also important was the acceptance of and pride in being black and a celebration of African history, traditions, and beliefs. Their literary style was realistic and they cherished Marxist ideas.
Motivation for the Negritude movement was a result of Aime Cesaire's, Leopold Senghor's, and Leon Damas's dissatisfaction, disgust, and personal conflict over the state of black French assimilation. All three shared a personal sense of revolt for the racism and colonial injustices that plagued their world. Senghor refused to believe that the purpose of his education was "to build Christianity and civilization in his soul where there was only paganism and barbarism before". Cesaire's disgust came as embarrassment when he was accused by some of the people of the caribbean as having nothing to do with the people of Africa—whom they saw as savages. The separated themselves from Africa and proclaimed themselves as civilized. He denounced the writers from the Caribbean as "intellectually... corrupt and literarily nourished with white decadence".[3] Damas believed this because of the pride these writers would take when a white person could read their whole book and not be able to tell the author's complexion.
Aimé Césaire was a poet, playwright, and politician from Martinique. He studied in Paris, where he discovered the black community and "rediscovered Africa". He saw la Négritude as the fact of being black, acceptance of this fact, and appreciation of the history and culture, and of black people. It is important to note that for Césaire, this emphasis on the acceptance of the fact of "blackness" was the means by which the "decolonization of the mind" could be achieved. According to him, western imperialism was responsible for the inferiority complex of blacks. He sought to recognize the collective colonial experience of Blacks—the slave trade and plantation system. Césaire's ideology was especially important during the early years of la Négritude.
Neither Césaire—who after returning to Martinique after his studies was elected mayor of Fort de France, the capital, and a representative of Martinique in France's Parliament—nor Senghor in Senegal envisaged political independence from France. Négritude would, according to Senghor, enable Blacks in French lands to have a "seat at the give and take [French] table as equals". However the French eventually presented Senegal and its other African colonies with independence.
Poet and the later first president of Sénégal, Senghor used la Négritude to work toward a universal valuation of African people. He advocated a modern incorporation of the expression and celebration of traditional African customs and ideas. This interpretation of la Négritude tended to be the most common, particularly during later years.
Damas was a French Guyanese poet and National Assembly member. He had a militant style of defending "black qualities" and rejected any kind of reconciliation with caucasians.Two particular anthologies were pivotal to the movement, which would serve as manifestos for the movement. One was published by Dama in 1946, Poètes d'expression française 1900–1945. Senghor would then go on to publish Anthologie de la nouvelle poésie nègre et malgache de langue française in 1948. Damas' introduction to the anthology and the anthology was meant to be a sort of manifesto for the movement, but Senghor's own anthology eventually took that role. Though it would be the "Preface" written by French philosopher and public intellectual Jean-Paul Sartre for the anthology which would propel Negritude into the broader intellectual conversation.
Two particular anthologies were pivotal to the movement, which would serve as manifestos for the movement. One was published by Damas in 1946, Poètes d'expression française 1900–1945. Senghor would then go on to publish Anthologie de la nouvelle poésie nègre et malgache de langue française in 1948. Damas's introduction to the anthology and the anthology was meant to be a sort of manifesto for the movement, but Senghor's own anthology eventually took that role. Though it would be the "Preface" written by French philosopher and public intellectual Jean-Paul Sartre for the anthology which would propel Negritude into the broader intellectual conversation.
As a manifesto for the Negritude movement Damas' introduction was more political and cultural in nature. A distinctive feature of Damas's anthology and beliefs was that Damas felt that his message was one for the colonized in general, and included poets from Indochina and Madagascar. This is sharply in contrast to Senghor's anthology which would be published two years later. In the introduction Damas proclaimed that now was the age where "the colonized man becomes aware of his rights and of his duties as a writer, as a novelist or a storyteller, an essayist or a poet." Damas explicitly outlines the themes of the anthology. He says , "Poverty, illiteracy, exploitation of man by man, social and political racism suffered by the black or the yellow, forced labor, inequalities, lies, resignation, swindles, prejudices, complacencies, cowardice, failure, crimes committed in the name of liberty, of equality, of fraternity, that is the theme of this indigenous poetry in French." Damas' introduction was indeed a calling and affirmation for a distinct cultural identification.
In 1948, Hegelian dialectic and with it he helped to introduce Négritude issues to French intellectuals. In his opinion, négritude was an "anti-racist racism" (racisme antiraciste), a strategy with a final goal of racial unity.
Négritude was criticized by some black writers during the 1960s as insufficiently militant. Keorapetse Kgositsile said that the term Négritude was based too much on blackness according to a caucasian aesthetic, and was unable to define a new kind of perception of African-ness that would free black people and black art from caucasian conceptualizations altogether.
The Nigerian dramatist, poet, and novelist Wole Soyinka opposed Négritude. He believed that by deliberately and outspokenly being proud of their ethnicity, black people were automatically on the defensive: "Un tigre ne proclame pas sa tigritude, il saute sur sa proie" (French: A tiger doesn't proclaim its tigerness; it jumps on its prey).
After a long period of silence there has been a renaissance of Negritude developed by scholars such as Souleymane Bachir Diagne (Columbia), Donna Jones (Berkeley), and Cheikh Thiam (Ohio State) who all continue the work of Abiola Irele. Cheikh Thiam's book is the only book-length study of Negritude as philosophy. It develops Diagne's reading of Negritude as a philosophy of art, and Jones' presentation of Negritude as a lebenphilosophie.
American physician Benjamin Rush, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and early abolitionist, used the term negritude to imagine a rhetorical "disease" which he said was a mild form of leprosy, the only cure of which was to become white. This early use of the term may not have been known by the Francophone blacks who developed the philosophy of Negritude during the 20th century.[4]
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Blaze Pizza, "the fastest growing restaurant in history," will open its first Georgia location Thursday, September 7.
The fast-casual pizza concept is in the Emory Commons Shopping Center, at 2131 N. Decatur Road.
To celebrate the grand opening, Blaze Pizza will give away free pizzas Friday, September 8. Anyone who follows Blaze Pizza on social media will get a free 11-inch, build-your-own pizza with any toppings.
This is the first location for the Blaze Pizza franchise group Blazing South. The group plans to continue to grow the concept throughout the Peach State.
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The 2,500-square-foot restaurant includes more than 50 interior seats with over 30 seats on an outdoor patio.
The new Blaze Pizza will offer wine and beer including a local craft beer on tap from 3 Taverns Brewery.
Hours of operation are 11:00 am to 10:00 pm Sunday through Thursday, and 11:00 am to 11:00 pm Friday and Saturday.


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Neem extract oil
English name: Neem extract oil
Botanical name: Azadirachta indica
Co2 is used at critical pressures and temperatures for extracting vital ingredients from lead. No harmful chemicals or high temperature is used in the extraction method. Result obtained is an extract in concentrated form, closely resembling the herb. The SCFE extraction is superior for various reasons. In the conventional method, chemical solvents like acetone, propylene glycols and derivatives of petroleum are used besides alcohol and heat which causes damage to the beneficial phytochemicals.
Natural extracts which are solvent and alcohol free are in highest demand. The SCFE Co2 method enables photochemical delivery in a broad spectrum including oil soluble and water soluble phytochemicals. The herbal extract obtained is 100 times stronger and purer than conventional extracts. As a solvent, only Co2 is used and the extract left is void of any solvent residues. When Co2 is compressed it has properties of gas but with liquid density, leading to quicker diffusion of phytochemicals. Pressure is released on completion of the extraction and CO2 is released harmlessly.
Neem extract extracted by the SCFE CO2 method is extremely pure and 100 percent natural. Natural ingredients of the plant or the healing phytochemicals are best captured after harvesting neem. Due to this, purity and superior potency of neem oil is retained. Neem has the botanical name, azadirachta indica.
Seed kernel is used for extracting the oil. It is from tetracyclic triterpenoid tirucallol, a one parent compound that all neem compounds that are biologically active are derived from. Rest of the products formed, are termed as tirucallol oxidation and successive rearrangement products. Azadirachtin is the main tetratriterpiniod compound that has been accepted for many of the biological effects seen in organisms with neem exposure.
Neem products are widely used as growth disruptors, antifeedants, bio pesticide and repellents. Neem extract has a number of therapeutic, toiletry and cosmetic uses. It is best used externally. In folklore medicine it is used in leprosy, constipation, respiratory disorder control and as an excellent general tonic. In treating ringworm, rheumatism, athlete's foot, eczema, warts, psoriasis, infected burn wounds, syphilitic sores, cold sores, infection in skin and skin ulcers, it is used as topical treatment.
The oil has analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties. It increases defense mechanism of the body due to its immune-stimulant activity and fights foreign substances and infectious organisms in the body. Studies indicate that it is an effective spermicide as well and can prevent pregnancy. Against various human fungi like trichosporon, trichophyton, geotricum, microsporum, epidermophyton, candida and trichophyton, it is highly effective.
Other Benefits
It has properties to fight bacterial infection and microorganisms that cause m.tuberculosis, vibrio cholera etc. If neem oil is applied on lice inflicted hair, it kills the head lice. Studies indicate that it has shown promising results on different kinds of tumors and cancers.
Neem oil can be mixed with carrier oil or vaseline and applied on affected areas like wounds, cuts and minor disorders of skin. To treat athlete's foot, add a few drops in warm water and soak the feet in it. In areas where mosquitoes breed, just spray some emulsified neem oil. It is also used in preparing liquid for dishwashing, lamp oil and for getting rid of fleas and ticks in animals.
Internal use of neem oil is not recommended. It has a toxic effect and could kill infants. It is best to discuss things with the medical practitioner in advance before taking any neem oil supplement. To dilute the oil it is best to maintain 2:5 percent ratio of any mixture. If any irritation exists then it is best to report this to a good doctor.


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St. Augustine Police have peacefully resolved a situation on Oglethorpe Boulevard that caused the evacuation of several residences.
Police had responded to the Davis Shores street after a reports stating a suicidal male had a loaded handgun.
The man, whose name was not released, has been taken into protective custody, according to a news release, and residents have been allowed to return to their home.


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Due Mon(A)/Tues(B), Sept. 16/17
- Summer reading preparation form
- Be ready to participate in the summer reading chat. The instructions and rubric are here.
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VideoCheck out A Look at Chef Event with Chef Sarah Wade
Other Video Links:Chef Sarah Wade competing in the preliminary championship The Chopped Finale
ArticlesChopped features contestant with local ties
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
A young lady with local ties won the first round of the "Gold Medal Games: Frying" on the Food Network's show Chopped, Jan. 2. Sarah Hutson Wade is the daughter of Lindel and Bunny Hutson of Edmond, Okla., and granddaughter of the late A.L. and Jean Hutson of Hardy. Sarah is general manager and head chef of a Boston eatery, Lulu's of Allston. She has spent many years working in the restaurant industry, after graduating from Oklahoma State University's Hotel and Restaurant management school. Read More Boston chef 'out for blood' on 'Chopped: Gold Medal Games' finale
January 24, 2018
Sarah Wade didn't mess around on the Food Network competition show.
Sarah Wade wasn't born in New England, but that didn't stop her from bringing a Patriots mindset to the "Chopped: Gold Medal Games" grand finale. Channeling Bill Belichick's "do your job" mantra, the Oklahoma native and executive chef at Lulu's Allston tells Metro that she wanted to keep a cool, focused mentality going into the final round of the tournament, which airs Jan. 30 at 10 p.m… Read More
February 6, 2018Meet Sarah Wade of Lulu's Allston
Thanks for sharing your story with us Sarah. So, let's start at the beginning and we can move on from there. I Graduated from Oklahoma State University in '05 and fell into a Banquet Chef position at the Renaissance Hotel in Houston, Texas. After a little over a year, I moved to the Renaissance Hotel in Charlotte North Carolina as the Sous Chef. After 2 years in Charlotte.. Read More
Tuesday, January 30, 2018Chopped Gold Medal Games Winner Crowned Tonight
The final four competitors each got to the finale by winning a specialty episode. Sarah Wade won the frying episode, Lynnae Oxley-Loupe won the grilling episode, Ken Harvey won the speed episode and Winnette McIntosh Ambrose won the baking episode. Chef Ken Harvey was eliminated after the appetizer round for making a raw fritter. Chef Winnette was eliminated after the entree round and Chef Lynnae was eliminated after the dessert round. This meant that Chef Sarah Wade won Chopped Gold Medal Games and took home $50,000.. Read More


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Vishal Patel specializes in advising clients in intellectual property disputes and technology transactions. In the courtroom and in meeting rooms, he focuses his practice on efficiently identifying and executing strategies to help clients achieve their goals with respect to the intellectual property and technology challenges they face in their businesses.
As a former engineer focusing in orthopedic technologies and prosthesis, Vishal has used his formal education and training to help clients navigate complex intellectual property and technology challenges. He has worked with clients in a variety of industries, including semiconductor design and manufacturing, biotechnology and medical devices, telecommunications, cloud software, investment and banking, aviation, retail, and hospitality.
Vishal has represented clients in patent and trade secret litigation before a variety of tribunals, using his technical background to effectively advocate complex technologies to juries and judges in state and federal courts and before the International Trade Commission. Additionally, he advises clients in a variety of technology transactions, including intellectual property valuation, purchase and sale agreements, licensing and other tech transfer agreements, joint development agreements, software licenses, and service agreements.
Vishal is also involved in a variety of organizations committed to increasing opportunities for lawyers of diverse backgrounds. For example, he co-founded the Dallas chapter of the South Asian Bar Association ("SABA Dallas"), which, in addition to helping connect lawyers of diverse backgrounds, has raised more than $40,000 for local charities over the last three years. He was also a 2018 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow.
Named to Top 100 Texas Up-and-Coming Attorneys by Texas Rising Stars© 2018-2019
Named to D Magazine's list of Best Lawyers Under 40 - 2018
Representative Matters
- Advising apparel, footwear, and accessories company regarding transfer of IP license agreements to spinoff entity
- Asserting mobile software solutions provider's claims of patent infringement relating to network traffic management and battery-saving technologies for mobile devices
- Advising global investment manager in corporate transactions specifically involving IP assets, including underlying due diligence and valuation analysis
- Advising medical aesthetic device company in corporate transaction regarding IP assets, including valuation analysis
- Defending global infrastructure technology provider against patent infringement claims relating to semiconductor manufacturing and design technologies for storage and networking solutions
- Asserting oil and gas company's trade secret misappropriation claims against competitor
- Defended companies in various industries, including retail, energy, aviation, and banking, in patent infringement matters relating to e-commerce and encryption technologies
- Defending a network of healthcare providers against patent infringement claims relating to insurance claims processing technologies
- Asserting patent infringement claims on behalf of global infrastructure technology provider relating to audio and video encoding and decoding technologies
- Asserting airline's claims, under federal and state law, for the illegal use and distribution of its proprietary information
Prior Employment
- Research Assistant, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2004-2005
- Intern, Whiteside Biomechanics, Barnes West Jewish Hospital, 1999
News & Insights
- Twenty-Six Thompson & Knight Attorneys Recognized as 2020 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers
- Thirty Thompson & Knight Attorneys Recognized as 2019 Texas Rising Stars
- T&K Attorneys Mentioned in Law360 on Seven Networks / Google Case
- T&K Receives 2018 Compass Award from Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Honors & Affiliations
- Top 100 Texas Up-and-Coming Attorneys, Texas Rising Stars® by Thomson Reuters, 2018-2020
- Texas Rising Stars® by Thomson Reuters (Intellectual Property Litigation), 2013-2020
- Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas by D Magazine, 2017
- Lawyers of Color Southwest Region Hot List, 2014
- Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2018
- Member, Dallas Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Vice President and Executive Board Member, South Asian Bar Association of Dallas/Fort Worth
Education & Admissions
- J.D., 2008, University of Houston Law Center; Membership Committee Chair, Intellectual Property Student Organization
- B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, 2002, St. Louis University; Indian Students Association; Sigma Chi Fraternity
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- U.S. Dist. Ct., E. Dist. Texas
- U.S. Dist. Ct., N. Dist. Texas
- U.S. Dist. Ct., W. Dist. Texas
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Sunday, December 21, 2008
Another "Adventures of Super Mom"
But there was one thing on my list I knew I didn't need to worry about for once. I'm never prepared for kids and snow, but this year was going to be different. As I watched the weather reports, seeing Mom and Dad's and my brother and sister-in-law's homes getting pounded with snow and subzero temperatures, I was proud of being totally ready with snow gear. This year I not only had the girls completely outfitted for snow and cold, but they were even completely color coordinated! Coats- check, gloves- check, boots- check, snowpants- check. They were all ready to be stylish little Eskimos. I mentally patted myself on the back!
That was until about 11 PM Friday night when King Charming went to pack the snow gear. Everything was there except the brand new snowsuit and mittens I had just sent him to the store earlier this week to buy for our oldest daughter. We turned the house upside down until we realized that her new gear had been left at school. There had been too much Christmas Vacation excitement at school that day to remember dumb 'ol gloves and snowpants. KC made a futile trip to the school to see if there might be a friendly janitor there to let him in. No luck. To put it nicely, King Charming was, um, how should I say it? Less than impressed?
We hit the road at 7 AM without the snow pants and mittens, figuring she'd learn a tough lesson. The first five hours of our trip went great we had fun meeting some good friends for breakfast at McDonalds and the girls watched DVDs while their baby brother slept. King Charming and I drank Dutch Brother's mochas and had fun, caffeine induced conversation. But then as we pulled into a scheduled pit stop at my cousin Katy's house, we had THIS conversation.
Me: So, did you pack the girls' coats in the back of the truck or are they under their feet?
KC: (looking at me like I have three heads) What are you talking about?
Me: Their coats, where did you put them in the truck before we left?
KC: Where did I put them? I laid them out on the couch for them to put on before we left. You don't PACK coats. It's winter time- you WEAR coats!
At this point the slow horrible realization hit me that not only was my oldest daughter headed to -6 degree weather without snowpants and without mittens, now BOTH girls were a five hour drive away from their COATS!!!! What kind of mother am I anyway??????
So much for my color coordinated, extra warm, bought well in advance snow gear. So much for being organized this year! I couldn't believe it. It was one of those moments that all you can do is laugh at yourself.
There is a happy ending to all of this. We stopped at my cousin's house and she and her awesome friend, Andrea, rescued me by finding coats and snowpants their kids had outgrown. When my kids asked us when we were leaving Katy's house, I told them, "After we are done being a charity case." Thank you, thank you, thank you Katy and Andrea. You saved me!
Murphy MUST have been thinking of me when he wrote his law. : )
My girls have all the snow gear they could possibly need now. Too bad it's too cold to go outside. : )
7 comments:
- Katy said...
It's Mommy brain. Anyone that is a Mom can relate! I'm glad that I was able to help. I hope they can use them a little before you head home! It was so great to see you have a great time with your family and I'll see ya in a week!
- December 21, 2008 at 9:52 PM
- Emma said...
I have to ask, because of a story a while back, were your girls satisfied with their snow boots? lol. I keep thinking about your moon boot story from when you were a kid. I'm glad you got to stop and see Katy. I wish I lived where you could stop so I could see ya every once in a while on your way through!! Have a Merry Christmas, and tell everybody I said hi, love them, and Merry Christmas too!
- December 21, 2008 at 11:09 PM
- The Jernigan Family said...
Darn that Murphy and his stupid laws. I agree with Katy and the Mommy brain farts. But at least good memories. I swear I have so much to get ready and it is unbelieveable how much stuff kids need, and then I always waiting on Jeramy and he forgets stuff. Mommy's brains are constantly on overdrive as we multi-task we are bound to forget something sometime. Katy is so awesome, I call her Dr Katy because I always call her with all my baby questions because she is super mom. Have a Merry Christmas and please give everyone big hugs from us and post lots and lots of pictures! Drive safely...Love you guys. PS at least the girls can be thankful that there is no vomit in their boots, wherever they are.
- December 22, 2008 at 10:45 AM
- Hilty Sprouts said...
Just so KC knows, we "packed" our coats instead of wearing them in the car. You aren't the only one with that idea! ;0) It's standard procedure!
I'm glad it all worked out!
- December 22, 2008 at 3:53 PM
- Heart4Adoption said...
Too funny!!
- December 24, 2008 at 10:38 AM
- Daiquiri said...
Oh NO!! Girl, you have more winter gear issues than anyone I know!! Good grief :)
Glad to hear that you guys are having a nice time. We got in last night around 11 PM (supposed to be 2). It was a long day, but at least we made it...more than I can say for LOTS of travelers stranded at the Chicago OHell airport.
Have a wonderful holiday, my dear friend. Looking forward to seeing you guys in a couple of weeks :)
Love you,
- December 24, 2008 at 1:34 PM
- Daiquiri said...
I forgot to tell you - got my site up and running...check it out!
I'm not checking my normal email while I'm here, but if you want to get in touch with me you can call Luke's cell 850-6317 or email me at my firstname.lastname@example.com account.
- December 24, 2008 at 1:36 PM


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Unrelenting rants of frustration poured from the heart and mind of Christopher Sluka, a normally quiet apolitical soul, translating into a verbal display of vexation, "My head is going to explode!! That's me right now. I just cannot believe this guy in the Whitehouse....it's absolutely crazy.... there are hurricanes, there are wildfires, and earthquakes all over the place. We cannot escape this. The tweet storm is more powerful than any other storm on earth. It's just insane, and now he's picking fights with football players! The bully is picking fights with the football player! He's making a mockery of our first amendment rights, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, sorry I'm just beside myself".
"RISE", A catchy anthem to be released in video form on Friday, a protest or perhaps an answer? Often compared to Bowie, singer, songwriter, philosopher, visionary, Christopher Sluka recorded this anthem after a long distance run, still breathless, making his way into the recording studio. Prophetic and fearless, the words just filled his sense of reason, "Don't preach to me, just sing your songs, and dance that dance, cause you're GODDAMN WRONG".....
For those boundlessly trudging through their everyday lives feeling a cavern of quiet desperation, "Rise" is essential, possessing the compelling power to change the darkened climate we all face. The words of "Rise" must be shouted through the heavens, loud enough to quiet the silly negative energy spreading across our planet.
Reminding me of a character from a modern day Great Gatsby, Sluka is an internationally known artist, plays almost every musical instrument known to man, and certainly every instrument on his recently released album, "Colorful Radiation". He flys planes, any kind, is a long distance runner, and is probably endowed with more passion and talent than anyone is entitled to have in a single lifetime.
All ten songs will become part of a visual album shot in 3D and is set to be released as a combo 3D, 4K, and Blu-ray package on Amazon on November 3, 2017. It is currently available for pre-sale.
So tell me about "Rise"
On Friday, the single "Rise" is going to come out on YouTube. It couldn't be a better time, because of what it's about. By the way it's not about "Rise against" or "Resist," I get all that....I'm the luckiest guy in the world. I get to make music, I get to paint pictures, I get to fly airplanes, run marathons....but, I can relate to this idea to kind of rise as a species, and solve problems in a practical way, and not this divisive name calling. There's a toddler out there screaming and we're all pretending he's not doing it. I'm trying to relate to these people that support these populist movements. Not just here. They are happening in the Philippines, in Europe, France, England and Germany...Come on guys, we've been here before. It has a really bad outcome usually! It's not that long ago either, it really concerns me. We gotta ring the bells and let everyone wake up! Can you imagine Trump during the Cuban Missile Crisis? We wouldn't be here to discuss this. He does have the nuclear codes. It's like trying to change a Tiger into a vegetarian or a bully into a diplomat.
I feel like you just have to ride it out, and hope nothing happens. It's done already. Like what can you do?
I COULD SCREAM! I can scream at disbelief and agony and anxiety. It's not going to solve anything. We can at least try to relate to one another. We are a social species. He got elected among people of our species that wanted the simple solution, there's a lot of attention given to the so-called deplorable's. But they've always been around. But the rest of us need not be so blasé about the world and our government, and dismiss it, like nothing ever gets done, my vote doesn't count...... We have to become a little more involved.
You're not the electoral college, so guess what, your vote doesn't count.
(Sigh), ....
So the only thing that you can do is continue to write songs and hope that they get big enough to make them matter, and have an affect on people.
I don't know how much affect a song would have, but I do think that people hear things that resonate with them. They feel like they are not the only one that feels this way. Maybe it will motivate them to be a little more involved. Just to be kind would be nice. Just being kind to one another breeds some kind of positive direction. There is definitely an art towards a better world. That line let's make America great again, I hate that. When was America ever great? I love America! I'm for American ideals, that positive idea of innovation, and life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I don't think it is something you obtain, I think it is something you strive for. I think America is better now than it ever was.
I don't think he will do one good thing for America.
No, has he yet, No! The guy stumbled into the office, he has no clue what he's doing. He's hoping people tell him what to do. The ranting of a narcissistic......... people falling all over him, but it's the people that are drawn to that message really. I know a lot of people who voted for him and I have respect for them, but they had their reasons. A lot of the reasons were because they didn't like Hillary, or the fact that both parties are bad, and Trump is more like an outsider who co-opted one of the political parties, and they liked that. My response to that is if you have a faucet that's leaking, do you burn down the house?
It's like a reality show.
It is A reality show. His little tweets take the attention off the fact that he's not doing anything.
Speaking of reality shows, tell me more about your 3-D package.
The 3-D stuff is absolutely amazing! The thing is coming out in Blu-ray on the 3rd of November. By then or shortly after the 3-D stuff will come out. We have to go through it shot by shot, it's too extreme from one to the other, you get sick. But it is soooo cool. As I told you the last time we spoke, I'm so impassioned about this album. We are going to put up privately all ten songs on the DVD. It's seamless from one song to the next. It truly is a short film. It takes you on this little emotional, intellectual journey that is reflective of society. Not just politics and that kind of stuff, it's also about personal relationships, all the different types. I think it really, really works. I watched it for the first time last week, the way it is supposed to be, and oh my God.... it's exactly what came to me, and in another sense it so much better. The guy that did the 3-D work has done a lot of 3-D including Avatar.
How did you come up with "Rise?"
All the songs on the album came to me without even thinking about it. Weird. If I was a religious person I would say, "The Ten Commandments came to me", that's kind of how I felt. Once I got them down and started rehearsing them I started looking what the lyrics were, and it was really bizarre. I thought, "wow, this really works". So it comes from this idea that we need to "Rise" up as a species, and start solving problems better. The impetus was of course the Trump phenomenon supporters. I don't want it to be like I'm against the Trump supporters, nor am I trying to motivate or encourage the extreme left either. We've got to stop doing this thing where the one who shouts the loudest is heard. No! We need to get together and rise up and start solving problems in a more mature accepted manner. Immigrants, a backlash against immigrants, this has been going on forever. But we are all immigrants. We are all from Africa. We migrated thousands of years ago throughout the entire planet. We are the same species. Guess what white people, we lost our pigment because we lived in Northern climates. We were all black Africans. So "Rise", is like, come on everyone, Rise Up. Also you will hear me breathing throughout the whole song. What I did was I had just gotten back from a long run and I recorded myself. The idea is I end up just so exhausted by all this stuff, kind of like when we just started talking. It's just so exhausting. There's a lot of nice little things going on musically. You've got this really cool bass line, and then I go way off on spastic drums. I love to spaz out, I'm so not cool.
I think you're the coolest person I know.
I'm definitely not cool, I'll tell you that for sure. But I think it is cool when people try to do something from the gut, what they're really feeling. Let it loose, let go! So there is "Rise" for you.
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