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Scientists from Novozymes have now found the mechanism by which plectasin, an anti-microbial peptide, kills bacteria that cause severe infections in humans.
Peptide antibiotics such as plectasin have retained antibiotic activity throughout evolution. The new knowledge shows that plectasin and other related peptides from invertebrates such as flies and mussels, targets the 'bacterial Achilles heel'. Basically it binds and sequesters a precursor used in the cell-wall biosynthesis. As the bacteria cannot live without the cell-wall it is simply destroyed.
Experiments with plectasin show that it is very difficult for bacteria to develop resistance towards it. Bacteria truly resistant to Vancomycin, the current antibiotic of choice in combating resistant bacteria, are still sensitive towards plectasin, making it a promising new alternative to resistant infections.
The results have been published in the May 28 issue of the internationally renowned journal Science.
"When we originally identified plectasin we knew that it was a breakthrough for research into antimicrobial peptides," said Per Falholt, Novozymes' executive vice president for Research & Development. "This new knowledge confirms it. We now know why it is almost impossible for bacteria to provoke resistance against plectasin."
Till now it has been anticipated that plectasin like other peptides acts on and disintegrate the membrane making the bacteria collapse. Hans-Henrik Kristensen, one of the scientist behind the new discovery said they set out to determine how exactly plectasin kills the bacteria because several observations suggested that it would be different. "What we know now is that plectasin acts by directly binding the bacterial cell-wall precursor. This explains the specificity of plectasin and the observation that much larger doses of plectasin compared to other membrane-active peptides can be safely administered" he said.
Plectasin acts on bacterial infections that have developed resistance to conventional antibiotics. It even targets severe diseases like pneumonia, endocarditic, meningitis and blood poisoning caused by bacteria like Streptococcus and Staphylococcus which are resistant to all existing antibiotics. This will make it an effective new weapon for doctors, who are currently powerless in the face of these infections.
According to the WHO antibiotic resistance is a major cause of concern. The problem of resistance is global and in developing countries even common bacterial infections are showing resistance. In countries with poor healthcare services and where people cannot necessarily afford hospital care, the growing inability of doctors to treat common infections has serious implications for public health.
"As the dangers of antibiotic resistance continue to grow throughout the world, it is important to constantly look for new substances and methods to combat potentially deadly infections," said Per Falholt who also said that the company has more peptides in the pipeline: "Our strong technology platform allows us to screen for new peptides very efficiently and we have identified others which are targeted at completely different types of infections."
Novozymes Reveals Knowledge on new Antibiotic Against Resistant Bacteria
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Scientists from Novozymes have now found the mechanism by which plectasin, an anti-microbial peptide, kills bacteria that cause severe infections in humans.
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It's not easy choosing which is the best VPN provider. There are a lot of options available — the above VPN reviews will attest to that — so nailing down what the right pick is shouldn't be taken lightly. After all, VPNs are the core of online privacy, so you don't want to reach for the bargain bin when choosing a provider.
Our VPN reviews are the heart of our online security articles. No matter if we're talking cybercrime or the best antivirus software, VPNs always play a role. As a primer for our best VPN guide and our VPN reviews, you can find our methodology for testing, as well as some frequently asked VPN questions, below.
So, if you're interested in learning how to watch free movies online or if torrenting is legal, read on. VPNs allow you to stream, torrent and browse til your heart's content. If you're here looking for the best VPN for Kodi, make sure to check out our Kodi archive, too.
How We Rate
VPNs aren't easy to evaluate given how many moving parts are required for one to work. There are a lot of use cases for VPNs, too, so trying to pigeonhole a provider into a particular niche doesn't always work out. Because of that, we take an analytical approach to our VPN reviews, evaluating each provider across nine categories.
Features are what really make a VPN "pop" when we go to review it. There are a lot of providers that will get you connected securely — just see the list of VPN reviews above — so the features are often a key selling point on which provider you should choose.
There are some standard features, such as a VPN killswitch, that we always look for, but unique offerings are welcome, too. For example, Windscribe includes a privacy link checker (read our Windscribe review) and VyprVPN comes with a proprietary VPN protocol (read our VyprVPN review).
The options for free VPN services are few and far between, so you'll have to spend a little money to get protected. That said, just because you'll have to spend something doesn't mean you should spend a lot.
When judging a providers pricing, we look at the value that provider offers. While price is a big factor in that, we also consider the overall user experience, any extra features, the number of simultaneous connections and the refund period.
User Friendliness
Some providers understand that just because VPNs appeal to a more "techie" crowd doesn't mean they need to be difficult to use. Some providers don't. From sign-up to connection, this section accounts for how easy a VPN is to use.
Features come into play during this section, too. We evaluate what features are available easily in the interface. Split tunneling and port forwarding, for example, are commonly available features. However, very few VPNs actually provide a way to easily setup these advanced configurations.
Speed is an important aspect of any VPN. While we've taken a scientific approach to comparing multiple providers in our fastest VPN guide, this section of our VPN reviews expands each provider.
For testing, we gauge our unprotected speed using speedtest.net and then proceed to test five other locations around the globe. While it's impossible to use the same locations for every VPN, we try to get a mixture of different results from the U.S., Europe and Pacific Asia.
You can read our VPN security guide for the details on what we look for when evaluating security. In short, though, the main mechanism we evaluate is the VPN protocol and level of encryption. If you're uninitiated in the world of cryptography, we recommend looking at our description of encryption to get caught up.
Outside of that, we also look at any additional security features, such as a killswitch, double-hop servers and app kill. This is also the section where we run DNS leak tests using ipleak.org to see if the VPN is leaking requests, your IP address or WebRTC information.
The importance of VPN privacy cannot be understated. When using a VPN, you're entrusting your data in the hands of another company instead of your ISP or the government. Because of that, a solid track record and clear stance on privacy is important. There's some level of trust that goes into this section.
We don't just blindly recommend providers, though. This is the section where we get to pull out our notepads and do a bit of journalism. There isn't a hard rule outside of looking at the VPN privacy policy, but we do digging around the internet to find if the VPN has ever been caught logging information when it says it hasn't.
Streaming Performance
One of the reasons you'd want to use a VPN is to stream geoblocked content. In this section, we test multiple servers — usually around 10 — with Netflix, Hulu, BBC iPlayer and Amazon Prime Video. While there are plenty of other streaming platforms out there, these four give a solid baseline for if the VPN works for streaming.
You can read our best VPN for streaming guide if you want our top picks. In most cases, a provider will work with a couple of providers and fail with others. Note that this section is time-based. We write based on our experience at that time. You may have better or worse luck depending on what server you use at what time.
Server Locations
This category is important, though not as important as, say, VPN security. When evaluating server locations, we look not only at the raw number of servers, but also how they're dispersed throughout the world.
In particular, we look at the Middle East, Pacific Asia and North Africa, as these areas are typically underrepresented in VPN providers. NordVPN, for example, easily has the largest number of servers, but HideMyAss, while having fewer servers, has better coverage of unique regions (read our HideMyAss review).
Customer Service
While VPNs should work without you knowing they're there, problems aren't uncommon. In such a case, a solid support team is needed. During the final section of our VPN reviews, we test support by live chatting, emailing and/or calling to gauge the swiftness and quality of the responses.
This is usually done by sending a dummy question that can be found in the VPN's knowledgebase. The goal is to see if a support rep will take the time to answer the question or simply redirect us to the knowledgebase entry.
Speaking of which, we also look at any self-help options, including a knowledgebase, community forum or YouTube channel. In addition to them just being present, we also look at the quality and thoroughness of the content.
Top VPN Providers
While there are special cases in which you may want to use one VPN over another, we have our top five VPN providers ranked based on the criteria above. Note that we only rate individual sections — the overall rated is calculated from that — so rest assured that the providers in our top five are truly the best.
ExpressVPN isn't just a little better than other VPNs; it crushes the competition. Our second rated provider, NordVPN, came close in our ExpressVPN vs. NordVPN comparison, but our top dog still came out with the crown. From streaming to torrenting, ExpressVPN ticks all of the boxes we want to see from a provider.
The strongest aspect of the service is its consistency. ExpressVPN explifies VPN privacy, security and speed, and does so with resilience. If you want a VPN, ExpressVPN is the de facto choice. You can learn more in our ExpressVPN review.
NordVPN is the antithesis of ExpressVPN. It throws all the consistency out the window in favor of a more robust feature set and interface and higher top speed. While throwing caution to the wind comes with some usability woes, there's no doubt that NordVPN has a lot of raw power and, because of that, it's the second best VPN service you can buy.
The best aspect of NordVPN is its features. For the same price as other top-tier VPN providers, you have access to an inclusive malware blocking tool, double-hop connection and Tor over VPN. It may not be the best optimized, but the value is undeniable. You can learn more in our NordVPN review.
CyberGhost is similar to NordVPN — you can see how similar in our NordVPN vs. CyberGhost comparison — but it's not as fast as our second best VPN provider. That said, CyberGhost has a lot of features, and it's pretty cheap, too. The features, ease of use and low price point make up for any speed issues it may have.
It isn't as fast as NordVPN, but it is more consistent. CyberGhost performs best with the IKEv2 protocol it installs with, so if you're not too worried about being blocked by firewalls, it's a good choice. It also includes the highest simultaneous connection limit out of our top five VPN providers, so it's great for families, too. You can learn more in our CyberGhost review.
Private Internet Access
Private Internet Access is all about ease of use. It's the most inexpensive provider of our top five, and comes with a decent number of features, to boot. While it's annoying to use the application through the tray, Private Internet Access comes with a great balance of value, security and privacy.
At around half the price month-to-month of our other top picks, Private Internet Access is the de facto choice for saving money. It even offers a two-year plan that's less than a single year most other places. You can learn more about the pricing, as well as PIA's other features, in our Private Internet Access review.
TorGuard is a security-focused VPN provider that's perfect for tinkerers. While not the most accessible for newcomers, TorGuard puts all aspects of the VPN in your control, giving a great amount of control over how the VPN works and how secure it is.
It's also extremely fast. While not quite meeting the levels of ExpressVPN, TorGuard gets close when it comes to speed. Additionally, it comes with an excellent list of features, including secure email, custom scripts and app kill. You can learn more about those in our TorGuard review.
VPN Frequently Asked Questions
While we cover most topics in our best VPN guide, there are some basic questions that are surprisingly difficult to find answers for. We're going to answer for frequently asked questions about VPNs so you can get up to speed.
What Is a VPN?
Our what is a VPN guide is the best source for this topic, but we'll provide you an overview here. "VPN" is an acronym for virtual private network. It's a network, meaning there are multiple servers connected together, it's private, meaning no one outside the network can access it, and it's virtual, meaning that the servers aren't physically connected together.
Instead of connecting directly to the website you want to go to, you connect to the VPN first and route all of your traffic through it. By doing it this way, you conceal your IP address, location and browser information, making your go invisible online.
What Can I Do With a VPN?
Once you go invisible, there are a lot of new possibilities. As far as what you can do with a VPN, it usually boils down to torrenting and streaming. When you're torrenting, you're opening what's called a peer-to-peer connection, meaning there are multiple other peers (computers) connected to yours, each sharing a small amount of the file you're downloading.
This, obviously, opens some security issues, as the other computers could trace that connection to identify who you are. Since you're first connected to the VPN, whatever the peer on the other side of the connection wants to do is targeted at the VPN server, meaning you're safe from others on the connection.
Depending on where you live, streaming with Netflix or Hulu is already possible, but not all of the content available on those platforms is available to you. Because of distribution geoblocks, streaming platforms only release certain content in certain regions. For example, if you wanted to watch season 4 of Better Call Saul on Netflix, you'd have to be in the UK.
Streaming across multiple regions becomes possible with a VPN. By replacing your IP address with the IP address of the VPN server you're connected to, you can trick the streaming platform into thinking you're in a location that you're not in. Unfortunately, that doesn't always work, so make sure to read our best VPN for Netflix guide if streaming is of importance.
However, it may be more simple than that. If you live in or are traveling to a country with strict censorship, using a VPN can simply allow you to access the internet. The best VPN services for China, for example, have options that bypass deep packet inspection, allowing you to move around censorship easily.
Why Do I Need a VPN?
If you want to do any of the things listed above, you need a VPN. However, even if you're not interested in streaming, torrenting or bypassing censorship, a VPN is a good idea. With an onslaught of government spying around the globe, a VPN will keep your data in your hands where it belongs.
Privacy is a key topic when using a VPN, so even if all you do is watch YouTube and check your email, a VPN is still important. By encrypting your internet connection and spoofing your IP address, a VPN makes it look like you're someone else online. In such a configuration, you can bypass the data collection of the government, Facebook, Google and just about everyone else.
Furthermore, you can keep your connection secure. Since the connection between you and the VPN server is encrypted — usually with 256-bit AES — anyone spying on your network won't be able to see what requests you're sending. With a VPN, you're securely connecting to a fortress that protects everything you do online.
Is a VPN Legal?
In one word, yes, VPNs are legal, except if you're in one of the handful of countries that have banned them. China is one of these countries, and Russia and Turkey have policies in place that boil down to an outright ban.
If you're traveling to one of these countries, make sure to install and set up your VPN before you go. Read more in our best VPN for Russia and best VPN for Turkey articles.
Will a VPN Slow Down My Internet Speed?
One question that should be asked more is: will a VPN slow my internet speed? The short answer is yes. As always, the long answer is a little more involved. When connecting to a VPN server, you're adding overhead to your network time. It takes time for the request to be encrypted, then to travel through the VPN server and onto the open internet.
However, there are cases where a VPN can actually increase your speed. In the recent panic surrounding net neutrality, there was a lot of talk of ISP throttling. ISP throttling is when your internet service provider throttles, or reduces, your speed when connecting to certain websites. In some cases, your speed may be reduced from simply using too much bandwidth.
Because a ISP can reduce your speed, you may be getting slower internet than what you're paying for. When using a VPN, though, your ISP doesn't know what you're doing and, therefore, its automated systems can't discriminate against your connection. In such a case, a VPN could actually improve your internet speeds.
How Do I Get a VPN?
Setting up a VPN is a lot simpler than it used to be. In the all of the reviews above, you'll find links to purchase a VPN subscription. Simply follow the instructions provided by the VPN, download it and connect. We walk you through the process for any VPN that has a more involved setup during the course of each review.
Final Thoughts
As you can see, our VPN reviews aren't taken lightly. Our approach attempts to account for any issues that may arise during use, including streaming performance, speed and usability. While some amount of our reviews is left up to personal preference, we believe our top five best VPN providers are truly the best.
You don't just have to take our word for it here, though. Above, you can read any of our long-form VPN reviews to see if you agree with what we saw. We invite you to leave your thoughts on if you think a VPN is worth it there.

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Designers like Phoebe Philo and Demna Gvasalia, via the label Vetements and now Balenciaga, have changed the landscape of high fashion by designing clothes that are both forward-thinking and beg to be worn now.
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As travelers of the world, we have a unique opportunity to break down barriers, foster cultural exchange, and create a positive impact on communities around the world. We can banish stereotypes of our own cultures, stimulate the local economy, and bring fresh ideas and perspective to places. Travel can be a life-changing thing — not…Continue Reading
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Somewhere in Wyoming, I realized my life had gone off track. I was at a scenic overlook, gazing upon these majestic mountains rising up from the ground in the distance, and all I could think was "OK, it's time to go!" As I got back in the car, I yearned to stay longer, but I had…Continue Reading
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With the release of the new Monster Hunter: World game, Capcom has rolled out the all new Item Mascot Plus collection, collecting hunters' favorite in-game items and accessories into awesome collectible trinkets! The collection, which releases September 27, 2018, currently features Potion (Otomo Airou), Shirubemushi's Cage and the Supply Box.
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Potion (Otomo Airou) - H 1.4"/3.6cm × W 1.3"/3.3mm × D 0.6"/1.6mm
In addition, Capcom is also releasing the iconic Monster Hunter item Real Well Cooked Meat Key Ring. So come pick up this delicious piece of meat!
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My blog for my Musket and Tomahawks adventures.
Just before Christmas in 2012 I picked these rules up.
As it is now 2013 I thought it was about time to start one of these here blogs about my experiences.
So far, no games played, but the rules have been read and digested.
I have ordered up from Front Rank my first army. British, the list is -
Regular Officer 25pts
10 x Regular Infantry 80pts
7 x Rangers 63pts
4 x Indians (with the Auxillery Trait) 32pts
Since I have ordered this however, I have had a couple of chats with a very nice american chap called Jay, who has helped with some advice. Namely, do not take little 4 man Indian units as they will run fast.
So when I order my French (working a list for this) I will add a couple of Indians to round up the force and provide some variation.
I have got a game booked for Wednesday the 9th January, so looking forward to that. I will try and get a solo game in before then to trial the rules out.


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Happy that you have completed your education! Elated that you have got your first offer letter! Excited to build a life of your dreams in exotic locations like Pacifica Hillcrest-a swanky residential real estate in Hyderabad that combines both-the lavish lifestyle trends and affordability. Everything seems a cinch, right?
However, when the time comes to actually make one of the biggest buying decisions of your life; you may start wondering if the time is right, if it is not too early to get strapped down by the home loan EMIs. After all, you are still in your 20s, correct? Well, the way we see it; 20s is perhaps the best time to buy a home. How? Let us see!
Inflation-The biggest adversary
Looking at the property prices in Hyderabad will illustrate this point quite clearly. The real estate market in the city is on a steady upsurge. There has been an increase of 32% in the sale of flats in Hyderabad from 2013 to 2017. The prices for the residential properties are steadily moving north.
For example, In Gachibowli area, the price per sq. ft. has gone up from Rs. 2800 in 2009 to Rs. 5800 in 2019. Similarly, In Nanakramguda area, the prices have gone up from Rs. 3485 per sq. ft. in 2015 to Rs. 6700 in April 2019.
Hence, you can see for yourself that early entry is the best as you can easily fight the inflationary trends before they begin to balloon up the market prices of the assets.
Rent Vs. EMI
During the early days, paying a rent seems an easier and more economical option than servicing home loan EMIs. However, if you look at the long-term picture, if you act on a strict financial discipline, you will be able to pay off your home loan in about 10 to 15 years and own a home of your own.
Hence, paying rent is a pure expense while paying the home loan EMIs is an investment which is bound to provide you long-term benefits in future.
Less responsibilities on the family front
In the earlier stages of your life, the financial responsibilities on the family front are minimum. Hence, you can afford to divert a bigger chunk of your pay-cheques towards the repayment of home loan debt. In the later years, buying a house can be a difficult task since you may need money to raise your children, support your ailing parents, or create a retirement corpus for yourself.
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You can claim certain income tax deductions under Section 24 and 80C of The Income Tax Act in connection with your home loan and the house property that you own. It is an efficient way to plan your finances and reduce the tax burden.
Home Loans from Bajaj Housing Finance Limited is there to guide you with the process of buying the first home of your life. Its competitive interest rates, easy documentation process and flexible repayment terms will make your home buying experience convenient and hassle-free.


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My fridge is always bursting with fresh seasonal ingredients but I love to have a nice stash of my 10 fridge staples to nourish hubby and yours truly during the week. Having my 10 fridge essentials at hand, allows me to plan my meals and be prepared for the week. Smoothies or eggs for breakfast, salads and veggies for lunch and nourishing soups for dinner….it's a no fuss formula that creates quick, healthy meals that taste delicious.
When I go shopping, I always select brightly coloured, seasonal fruit and vegetables.
Fruit and veggies start to lose nutrients immediately after they're harvested, so the fresher the produce, the better!
This is why I shop at farmers' markets or at my local greengrocers as they let me know which are the best foods in season and where they come from.
Whole foods are alive with all of nature's enzymes, proteins, vitamins and minerals. I eat as cleanly as I can because I believe my body deserves the best nourishment it can get. Nutrition isn't as complicated as it is often made out to be. There's a sense of 'food anxiety' among many people who are trying their best to do the right thing. When it comes down to it, we're all different and it's not a one-size-fits-all scenario. We should all take the time to think about what foods make us feel good nutritionally and what foods don't. My advice is to eat whole foods and customise your diet based on your unique needs. Check out my top 10 foods below.
My fridge is filled with antioxidant rich bundles of broccoli, carrots, pumpkin, zucchini, leeks and Tuscan kale. Perfect for making into nourishing soups or warm salads, which I make on a daily basis as a quick healthy dinner. Broccoli for instance is a wonderful super food, loaded with cancer-protective glucosinolates (a type of phytonutrient) and antioxidants, including vitamin C, E and Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). Check out my Superfood Green Tabouli or a delicious broccoli hash from my new cookbook. Studies show that enjoying a diet that focuses on a daily intake of fresh vegetables have many health benefits, such as weight loss, diabetes control, lowered insulin secretion, improved sports performance and reduced risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure.
Nuts and seeds are high in fibre, minerals, healthy fats and protein! Perfect for total body nourishment. Just one handful will satisfy your hunger and keep blood sugars stable for hours. Pumpkin seeds for instance are also high in the amino acid tryptophan that helps to make serotonin.
Almonds are anti-inflammatory for the body and are high in vitamin E, an antioxidant that can help fight off free radicals for a healthy immune system. They are also a great source of potassium – a mineral necessary for nerve transmission and the contraction of all muscles including the heart.
I love making my own nut + seeds milks and butters for smoothies and generously scatter them into salads or over yoghurt bowls with fresh berries.
Fruits are extremely high in antioxidants and fibre that help to fight free radicals in the body, reducing the risk of disease. Choose colourful seasonal fruits, such as berries, kiwi fruit, citrus, apples, pears, pomegranates, pineapple and papaya . Use fresh fruit to sweeten your recipes such as desserts, cakes, cookies, smoothies and juices. It's amazing how something as pure as a grated apple or smashed banana can add natural sweetness to your recipes and add a lovely depth of flavour, texture and delicious nutrient boost. Try it in your next wholegrain muffin recipe.
Fermented foods are naturally packed with probiotics that promote healthy gut bacteria. Examples include kefir, kombucha, labna, yoghurt, miso, sauerkraut, kimchi and fermented vegetables. I was brought up on sauerkraut and yoghurt. My Polish great aunt was a specialist sauerkraut maker and I remember we used to have it most days with our meals. Sauerkraut produces amazing amounts of lactobacilli - a healthy probiotic that helps with digestion and a healthy immune system.
Cultured unsweetened yoghurt is rich in acidophilus and lactobacilli cultures that can nourish your immune system and support digestive health. Make sure to check the label to ensure it contains live yoghurt cultures with no added flavours, emulsifiers or thickeners.
I love to make yoghurt bowls for breakfast and top with smashed raspberries and banana or add a few spoonfuls into my breakfast smoothies. Thick Greek style yoghurt also makes the perfect base for dressings and as a replacement for sour cream or cream fraiche.
I am truly in love with cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil! I use it liberally in all types of cooking. This oil is beautiful tasting, velvety and bursting with health benefits. It's a rich source of antioxidants and monounsaturated fatty acids – one of the main reasons why a traditional Mediterranean diet is wonderful for heart health. I adore the versatility of olive oil. It's a lovely heat-stable and all-purpose oil so it's great for most cooking purposes including sautéing over medium heats and baking, as well as making dressings. Cold-pressed olive oil is also a wonderful base for fresh homemade salad dressings or delicious on its own with some fresh, crusty sourdough bread. I store all my oils in the fridge which helps keep them fresh.
The most nourishing alkalising foods are green foods such as leafy greens, green vegetables including broccoli and cabbage, wheat grass and matcha. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that eating at least 5 serves of greens a day is ideal and an effective strategy in the prevention and treatment of obesity and chronic disease. A serve is about a large handful of leafy greens. Make up a large leafy salad then pour over a little dressing. Use cold-pressed vegetable, nut or seed oils as they contain heart healthy fats that can promote good health. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) which can pretty much be used in all dressings. Most dressings need a little acidity to add flavour and balance as well as improve digestion; my top choices are balsamic and apple cider vinegar and lemon juice.
I absolutely love eggs. They are one of the most nutrient-dense foods available and make a perfect high protein meal any time of day. An egg provides 13 essential nutrients and is a great source of B-group vitamins, which are needed for vital functions in the body.
The vitamin E in eggs helps protect us against heart disease and some cancers and the vitamin D promotes mineral absorption and good bone health.
When it comes to sourcing your eggs, make sure to buy the best quality you can find. Organic or pasture-raised eggs are laid by chickens that aren't fed antibiotics, growth hormones or additives. You can find good pasture-raised eggs at your local farmers' market.
Avocados are rich in monounsaturated fats that have compounds to protect against inflammation and cancer. They're loaded with the antioxidants lutein, vitamin E and beta-carotene and can promote blood sugar reduction and support cardiovascular, digestive and skin health.
Avocados are perfect chopped into salads or smashed with citrus aromatics and garden herbs as a side for breakfast or a vegetable component to any meal. Avocado makes the best chocolate smoothie or healthy chocolate mousse. I love drizzling avocado oil over salads as well as cooking with it. The fatty acid profile is similar to that of olive oil, so it's a great choice for medium-heat cooking.
These nutrient dense powders are a great way to add more mineral-rich super foods to your meals. Make a green juice or smoothie a daily habit. Cold-pressed green juices (such as wheatgrass) are rich in chlorophyll, which helps to alkalise the body and works as a natural anti-inflammatory. Chlorophyll also helps to nourish the digestive system, supports detoxification and the elimination of waste.
Herbs are little bundles of super food goodness….They help stimulate digestive function, relieve bloating and protect the immune system.
Parsley for instance is adored worldwide and makes a mean base for my pesto and stirred through a classic minestrone. Thyme works nicely with slow braised dishes, fresh roasted figs and Mediterranean style veggie soups.


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Ordering through Kickstarter means there's little to no risk involved for you as a backer/customer. You won't be charged until our game actually goes into production. If we somehow don't manage to get enough 'pre-orders', you won't have to pay. But we do need your pre-orders, as many of them as possible before the 20th of December! Once we've reached our initial goal, we'll start production immediately, and you'll get the game sooner.
Still - everyone who's played the game so far agrees that it's more than ready to be sold online and at retail. It's true that our game was pretty much perfected by the time we decided to introduce our 13 Monsters to the world. After two years of development, we started attending (very) small boardgame gatherings and conventions to test the general public's reception and adjust our marketing strategy as we went along.
There are multiple review-copies of our game floating around the globe as we speak, so expect a surge of reviews, let's plays and quotes soon! But our goal has always been to launch on Kickstarter.
Not for the money, but for the challenge (and the fame)! Launching our game through Kickstarter pushes us to rapidly expand within the tabletop gaming community, attend as many conventions as we can while giving fans of the game the chance to back us on Kickstarter right away.
As an indie/first-time game publisher, a successful Kickstarter campaign will help us convince retailers that there's a lot of interest in the game from consumers, not just in this beautiful game, but the 13 Monsters brand as a whole.
No risk for you, no need for us to fill our office with thousands of copies of the game while we try to sell to retailers across the globe. Kickstarter means straight from us, the creators, to you, the consumer, all we need is a little faith and a little patience from you.
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A beautifully illustrated tabletop party game about the creation and destruction of monstrous beings. This game can be won by having the best memory, being the most aggressive and sometimes even by just being the most likable person in the room.
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On this transport from sod to sky
Well-springs of faith would oft run dry
But for His Well; oh praise the Lord
He fills parched shells with Living Word
We are a beaten, broken race
Doomed to destruction, but for grace
Oh, Lord, God, Keeper of the soul
You make the broken sinner whole
Across Time's sorrow-stricken dirt
Our hearts and hands are scarred with hurt
Life's grief would be hell's first foretaste
But for the One who gives us grace
Temptation-prone and weak are we
But for the One who sets us free
On this transport from sod to sky
Love binds our brokenness; we fly
© Janet Martin
I woke with the first line coming to me as I looked at the sky…thinking, here we are, another day on this transport from sod to sky.
They are broken who mock the broken, hound the broken, chase the broken and feast on the broken…
oh, how it saddens me to see brokenness prey on brokenness! we ought only to pray for the broken because we are all broken somewhere!
I thank Thee that Thou hast answered me and hast become my salvation. Ps116:21
I thank Thee that Thou hast answered me and hast become my salvation. Ps116:21
Not to us, oh Lord, not to us, but to Thy name give glory,
for the sake of thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness! Ps. 115:1


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It is October 28, 2006, and I just heard the terrible news about Ken Koski's death on Mount Bonneville. Here is the link to the news article in the Pinedale Roundup:
Ken's family built a memorial website at:
I never met Ken, but must say I feel like I knew him. After I published "Select Peaks of Greater Yellowstone," Ken was one of the first people to email me and tell me how much he loved the book. And sadly, it was people like Ken...people that loved these mountains.....that I wrote it for. It is very sad for me to see tragedy be the result of such enthusiasm and love. I am sorry.
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BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (BKCC) ("BlackRock Capital Investment" or the "Company") announced today that it will report earnings for the second quarter 2019 on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 after the close of the financial markets.
BlackRock Capital Investment invites all interested persons to attend its webcast/teleconference at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, August 1, 2019 to discuss its second quarter 2019 financial results. The Company's second quarter earnings release will be available in the investor relations section of its website, www.blackrockbkcc.com.
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Kerry County Council is to carry out repair works to the existing coastal defences at Rossbeigh early this year.
During 2018, the local authority repaired the sea wall at The Kerries, Tralee which was damaged in Storm Eleanor.
Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Management studies were also carried out from Ballyheigue to Brandon Point and in Castlemaine Harbour.
The council also carried out detailed design for coastal defence works at Kilfenora, Fenit.


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NEW environmental rules in Norway come into force on March 1st. They apply to vessels, mostly cruise ships, sailing into the country's five protected fjords, but already the Norwegian parliament has told its maritime directorate to assess the impact of rolling out the rules across the country's other waters.
Five of Norway's fjords are heritage sites under UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. They are in Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord areas both north east of Bergen at about 62 degrees north.
Their beauty attracts hundreds of cruise ships every year, the result being that their emissions can create a smog that collects in the sheltered waters.
Under these new rules, the fuel content of any fuel used on board cannot exceed 0.1% by volume, which is similar to the current limit in the emission control areas. Exhaust gas cleaning systems can be used to allow higher sulphur content, cheaper, fuels to still be used, but with a major caveat.
The only permitted scrubbers are those that can be operated in a closed loop mode, where the wash water that is sprayed through the ship exhaust to remove sulphur oxides and particulates, is retained onboard rather than discharged into the fjords.
Cruise ships must also utilise a device to remove any visible water vapour from the ships emissions. This is quite controversial as it does not offer any direct environmental improvement, but any visible emissions from cruise ships is seen as making the UNESCO fjords less photogenic.
These new regulations include new NOx emissions limits for newbuildings, something that is also quite controversial. While shipping is now fairly accustomed to the NOx emission tiers in the emission control areas, the Norwegian authorities now say that any ship built after January 1 2020 must be tier one compliant if it is to enter the UNESCO fjords, tier 2 complaint if built after January 1 2022 and tier III compliant if built after 2025 and entering the heritage fjords.
The March 1 regulations also push cruise ship operators that do not have approved treatment technology onboard, to retain sewage and grey water onboard, and prevent them from using incinerators, meaning they must wait until the vessels are outside the fjord area before resumption of over board discharges and incineration.
Strangely Norway currently has some of the leanest discharge to sea regulations of any European country, allowing sewage discharge beyond 300 m from the shoreline..
The Norwegian parliament has already instructed the Norwegian Directorate to assess how these current regulations on sewage discharges can be tightened, as well as how the new emissions rules for the UNESCO fjords can be applied to other Norwegian waters.
Talking a journalists at a briefing at the Norwegian Maritime Authority headquarters in Haugesund in South West Norway, head of international environment Lars Christian Espenes said that the work to assess how these tighter emissions regulations can be applied around Norway has yet to be fully scoped out, but pointed to the practicality of imposing regulations on some of the large commercial vessels coming into iron ore ports like Narvik.
The final part of the rule could be even more controversial. It asks the Norwegian Maritime Authority to assess the impact of having regulations that ban all emissions in the heritage fjords, including CO2 emissions by 2026.
This could mean an almost complete ban for nearly all of the large cruise ships that currently bring tourists u the cruise every year. However a Norwegian technology consortium supported by NCE Maritime Cleantech, the government funded cluster organisation, is set to reveal one concept that could offer an emission free solution for existing vessels.
NCE chief executive Hege Økland said the consortium, which also has the two major cruise operators Royal Caribbean and Carnival, is set to reveal a solution later this spring, which could be ready to be used in 2026.
She said that the cluster organisation was in favour of the ban as this would promote the development of cleantech, and the Greener Cruising Cluster has had positive support from Carnival and RCCL who have been constructive and keen to find solutions.
She declined to give any details of what the solution could be.
Learn more about decarbonisation and Norway's programme for emissions reduction at Nor-Shipping between June 4th – June 7th.


text: Tiger Bay, Cardiff Part 1 Project 1998 Ben Piper University of Cambridge UK The current development in Butetown revolves around the creation of an artificial lake, 'Cardiff Bay'. The aim of this project was to explore the potential water itself as a catalyst for urban regeneration. I chose to design public swimming baths, sited on the shoreline betwen the town and bay, that would offer the local community and visiting tourists a physical experience of the water. This project was also intended to provide a framework for other water activities such as jet skiing, scuba training, fishing and marine education.The baths are approached from Bute Street, a broad avenue that springs from the heart of Cardiff. A beacon window terminates the route from the city and reflects arqueous light from the pool below. Glass pavement blocks, also hinting at the presence of water, lead to the entrance.A boat-like changing platform, constructed in scented cedar wood, floats above the pool. This acts as a giant light shade, preventing direct sunlight reflecting from the pool surface and causing glare in the eyes of the swimmers. The pool and platform are enclosed inside a tile lined concrete 'hangar' that forms the building envelope.Before entering the changing platform men and women divide and the routes down to the swimming pool differ according to the sexes. The female route meanders through a series of curtained cubicles while the male route, which is far more direct, passes through larger locker-lined spaces. The sexes rejoin at a panorama window with a view over the bay. They descend down a limestone stair but remain divided by a bannister. Only once they have they descended into the subterranean pool space do they fully reunite.The pool is sunk to the level of the bay water. A plate glass window is all that divides the bay water from the pool. Swimmers can peer through the condensation out over the bay to Penarth.The multimedia walk-though was intended as a summary of all the methods I had used to explore the qualities of the pool design. It combines computer generated images with physical models and drawings. The images have been overlaid with video footage of fellow students acting out imagined routes and activities in the building. The sound track, written for the project, is intended to evoke a sense of the atmosphere in the Butetown area, otherwise known as Tiger Bay. Ben Piper The projects set for the studio Ben Piper opted for were set in Butetown between Cardiff and the sea. The harbour it served used to export more coal than anywhere else in the world and Butetown contained banking halls and exchanges to serve the thriving industry. Butetown and Tiger Bay just to the north housed a dense multi-ethnic community, and despite the destruction of much of the housing in the 1960s, the community of Butetown has survived and the commercial buildings have begun to be re-used. More recently, Cardiff Bay has received about £3.5 billion pounds of government and private sector investment. The tidal estuary has been dammed, creating redevelopment opportunities as well as ecological dilemmas, and a four-lane highway has been built beneath Butetown, to connect to the M4. What effect the transformation of Cardiff into the capital city of Wales will have is uncertain; meanwhile recent and proposed buildings include a prestigious hotel, offices and a Millennium Centre absorbing the brief for Zaha Hadid's aborted Opera House project.None of these help the community of Butetown or make much sense of its surviving fabric. The studio examined the effects that a more appropriate renovation of the city might have. The first project concerned arrival at the bay by extending the present truncated railway towards the harbour with the design of a station. Each student then proposed an urban strategy for the regeneration of Butetown and within that identified sites for a variety of community buildings to serve the area.Ben Piper identified the importance of the junction between Bute Street and the Bay and, unlike many of his peers, who designed job centres, libraries, or media centres, located a pool there, the architecture of which is designed to celebrate both the activity and its unique location. He displayed his scheme in a huge variety of ways, which are illustrated in the slides: drawings, physical and computer models, a play and a video (for which he also composed and performed the music), incorporating film made on location with material from all the other media.


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Thanks for stopping by this week and being part of our beginning. Remember, the first 25 followers will be entered for a drawing to win a book. I've got an autographed copy of F. Paul Wilson's The Tomb or I'll offer a writing book of some sort.
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Written by Active Minds on Monday the 15th of July 2013.
Photograph: Supplied (via The Sydney Morning Herald)
"Thank you for that. I can't remember what I did, but I know I enjoyed it!"
Meredith Gresham, an Occupational Therapist and a Senior Consultant (Research and Design) at HammondCare's Dementia Centre in Australia, wrote a great piece for The Sydney Morning Herald in January of this year in which she started to put forward the case for a change in attitude to dementia; one with more hope and happiness, than despair and coping.
Gresham starts her article with a charming anecdote drawn from an experience she had whilst at university where she witnessed an elderly lady step off a bus and turn to the driver to exclaim,
"Thank you for that. I can't remember what I did, but I know I enjoyed it!"
She uses this example to illustrate her point that while those with dementia might forget events quickly (even those that have only just taken place), emotional memory lingers.
It's an incredibly important point she makes. And it puts huge emphasis on pleasurable events and activities being a truly beneficial and profitable part of the lives of those who have dementia.
Is it a pointless experience if it is just going to be forgotten minutes later? The answer is "No", or so Gresham argues. She doesn't believe that the capacity for feeling emotion is lost in a person living with dementia, and although the details of 'what' may not be recalled, the feeling might be. And if the feeling lives on, then the enjoyable experience/ activity/ event itself is certainly not pointless.
She goes on to make a comparison using the way babies (whose functionality, she says, is much the same as a person with dementia) are engaged with vs. the stark contrast of how older people are often engaged with, in terms of positivity:
Babies are cared for in terms of stimulation and enrichment, while older people's care seems to become about coping/ managing, leaving very little room for joy and spontaneity.
"Perhaps it is because the baby is so full of potential – a life beginning – that we are somehow programmed to respond in this way. Conversely, an older adult with dementia, at the end of life, represents the endings, mortality, which we all find confronting to some degree", Gresham writes.
Is this contrast in positivity in the way that we deal with new life vs. old life stopping us, and those we care for, from living life to its fullest?
She and her colleague go on to scour the internet and libraries for entries, books, links or resources which might talk of dementia in terms of joy, happiness of contentment and she says their searches, sadly, yield next-to-nothing.
Turning to her own bookshelf in search of a glimmer of hope, she finally finds some in the words of Tessa Perrin in her book Wellbeing in Dementia;
"The more people see that people with dementia, when given the correct support and care, can live rewarding and happy lives, the less cause there will be for fear of the condition."
In conclusion, Gresham argues, we must shift our attitudes to dementia by having
Less fear
More awareness ('of our own loss of positivism')
and more HOPE
You can read the full article here.


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Aquarius Wealth And Property Horoscope 2020
Aquarius Wealth & Property Horoscope 2020: Keep A Check On Your Finances!
Like we mentioned before, from around March 23, things start to work in your favour concerning finances. And from the end of June till the beginning of August, there seems to be an enormous growth concerning finance, predicts your Aquarius Wealth Horoscope 2020. The year may end on a favorable note for you too! However, keeping a check on your wealth is a must. Things related to the property are usually very dicey. According to the Aquarius Wealth Horoscope 2020, no one knows what can affect what when it comes to wealth. Being careful is the way to go. Double-check all your investments and make sure you do not get lured into fraudulent deals.
2020 Aquarius Wealth and Property Horoscope: Don't Let Luxury Cloud Your Judgment!
As per the Aquarius Wealth Astrology 2020, the beginning of the year works in favor of the property holders. This time frame is especially beneficial for those who wish to buy or sell a property. The positioning of planets indicates that you may receive a piece or two from the holdings of a close family member or an elderly person. However, as all things come to those who work hard, you will have to put in extra effort to gain the received share. Property related matters may get intense between May 13 and June 25. Thus, make sure you are cautious, well prepared and highly attentive in this time frame. Dealings must not have any hidden agendas for it may not be in the best of your interest considering the time frame, as per your horoscope. The later part of the year may not be working in your favor, as per Aquarius Wealth and Property suggests your Horoscope 2020. Also, avoid making any expensive expenditure on luxurious items or taking risky loans, says Ganesha.
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Amanda Gillespy, Dispatcher
Amanda handles the daily dispatching and scheduling for all TEAM technicians. Amanda's responsibilities also include reviewing work orders, data entry into our service software database, and estimating repairs.
Amanda is a graduate of Rock Hill High School, located in Rock Hill, SC. During her tenure, she participated in the York County's "Mayor's Teen Volunteers" program, was listed in Who's Who among American High School Students, and printed on the National Honor Roll from 2002-2004. She later studied Business Administration at York Technical College, while simultaneously hiring, training, and developing staff for a brand new restaurant concept. Amanda quickly learned the importance of being well organized and the effect that has on her peers and most importantly, her customers. She spent several years within the restaurant industry before exploring a career change. It was at that time, TEAM Mechanical recognized Amanda's core strengths and disciplines, and knew she would be a perfect fit for dispatching and scheduling technicians, and supervising our service history database.
One of Amanda's most important responsibilities is behind the scenes. She inputs each work order into our service database which becomes accessible in many different formats. This accumulation of work order data creates the most in-depth history reporting for commercial HVAC equipment in the Carolinas. It is accessible remotely from field service technicians and office personnel, and helps TEAM quickly assess current and past equipment conditions for a specific facility.
Amanda currently resides in Rock Hill, SC with her daughter Taylor, 1.5 years old. Amanda is a passionate music lover and is even a talented violinist and pianist. When Amanda's not working she enjoys spending quality time with her daughter Taylor.


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STANDISH, Maine –The Lasell women's basketball fell to the Monks of Saint Joseph's College, 83-39, at the Harold Alfond Center on Thursday Night.
Lasell dips to 5-12 overall and 2-8 in the GNAC, while St. Joe's remains undefeated in the conference at 10-0, and jumps to 16-3 this season.
Junior guard Morgan Church (New London, N.H.) paced the Lasers with 16 points, eight rebounds and three assists as the lone Lasell player to score in double digits. Junior forward Madison Cota (Bellow Falls, Vt.) added eight points and four boards, while sophomore guard Becca Fenton (East Hartford, Conn.) chipped in with six points, three assists, and a pair of steals.
Five Monks hits double figures in scoring, led by sophomore guard Julia Champagne (Brunswick, Maine) on 16 points with eight rebounds and six assists. Sophomore guard Kelsi McNamara (West Newbury, Mass.) contributed 16 points, while classmate Hannah Marks (Waldoboro, Maine) came off the bench to score 11 points with five rebounds and five assists.
The Monks came out firing, shooting 66.7% (10-15) from the field – including a scorching 6-7 effort from three-point range – in the first quarter en route to securing a 27-6 cushion after the first 10 minutes of play. The Lasers made just three of 12 attempts, with an 0-7 performance from downtown, in the opening frame.
After two quarters, Saint Joseph's held a 39-18 advantage and put the game away with a dominant third stanza, as the Monks outscored the Lasers by a 30-11 margin during the 10-minute window.
Both teams are back in action Saturday, as Lasell travels to Norwich University, while Saint Joseph's hosts Anna Maria College. Both GNAC contests are set to begin at 1:00 PM.


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Skye Camanachd from: Murphy Henderson, Jamie MacKay, Calumn MacKay, Marcus Scott, Sam MacPhee (captain), Cameron MacKay, Archie MacDonald, Calum Robertson, Ross MacKinnon, Keith MacKenzie, James Morrison, Iain Nicolson, Ross Gordon, Iain MacLellan, Ewen MacKinnon
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Iraqi group finds secret files
April 25, 2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq – The file drawers fill room after room, papers spilling out. Inside, recorded with chilling bureaucratic detail, are the informants' reports, court records, confessions and execution orders for thousands of Iraqi dissidents.
The government files, shown Thursday to The Associated Press, could be the basis for Iraqis to begin to come to terms with their past – or could be the catalyst for a new wave of bloodletting.
"Saddam Hussein kept these files because he thought he would rule forever," said a dissident who was imprisoned, Ibrahim al-Idrissi. "He is a terrorist, the No. 1 terrorist in the world."
The files have been collected over the past two weeks by the Committee of Free Prisoners, a group of Iraqis who had been arrested for dissident activities but were freed. The files chronicle the cases of thousands of prisoners who never made it out.
The files were maintained by the General Security Directorate, Iraq's equivalent of the FBI.
Al-Idrissi refused to say exactly how they were obtained, but his colleague Satar Jabar Mohsen said some were discovered in a room inside the al-Mansour Shopping Center; others were taken from private businesses and homes.
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The covers of the files, many held together by yellowing tape, list names, professions, birth dates, birthplaces and charges. Inside are documents related to their cases.
One lists the name of Abed Gheilan Chelab, born 1949 in the southern city of Nasiriyah and charged with being a member of an outlawed Iraqi Shiite Muslim group, the al-Dawa Party, backed by Iran.
The file begins with an order from the General Security Directorate to security offices around Iraq to keep an eye on Chelab. Then comes the report of an investigation, and a record of his arrest.
Then comes a confession from Chelab – affirming he was a member of al-Dawa – and an order signed by the Directorate of Nasiriya Security for his execution.
Finally, there is a document from the same directorate, confirming that Abed Gheilan Chelab was put to death at 9 a.m. on Dec. 10, 1984, at a Basra military camp. The method, it said, was a gunshot.
Amid the files there are also photographs, including before-and-after snapshots of torture victims.
One man is shown in a long beard in what appeared to be a booking photo. Another picture in the file shows the same man, his left arm cut off just below the shoulder, his ribs exposed where the skin over his chest had been seared off.
Mohsen said the man had been tortured with electric shocks and mutilated.
Members of the Committee of Free Prisoners said they were not permitting the public to see the files yet, for fear that they would inspire revenge against informants. Guards with Kalashnikov rifles watch the building where the files are now housed.


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Pop-culture icons and sly wit make Schaller's work irresistible
By J. Chambless
You can't miss the fact that Jeff Schaller has a show this month at Mala Galleria in Kennett Square. There's a huge pop-art collage by him over the gallery window facing State Street.
It's always a pleasure to find Schaller's work, and this show has a great selection of small paintings, as well as his room-filling statement pieces. Schaller's pop-culture celebrations synthesize the languages we all speak – advertising logos, Saturday morning TV and the kind of retro cool graphics that you find on matchbook covers of the 1950s. He's a very successful artist whose work graces the walls of regional Iron Hill Brewery locations, and his solo exhibits have ranged far and wide. You can't help but admire his good-natured wordplay and sly juxtapositions of images and text.
He's not above some puns, either, as in "Cocktails" and "Cocktails Aqua," which put roosters, text and martini glasses together.
There are layers of nostalgia in "Good Wayne," a painting that memorializes John Wayne, a vintage TV set and a strip of advertising that reads, "Good Body Builder." Then there's "Sweet," a tribute to the love of classic car design, bringing together the logos for Dots candy and Sweet Tarts, as well as the looming blue hood and chrome bumper of a 1950s car.
A wall of mixed-media works brings Schaller's style to a smaller scale, with all of his whimsy intact. "Lucky" blends a 7-Up bottle with Seagram's 7 whisky and the whole "lucky seven" idea; and "A Moment" is a poignant collage of a 1960s swimmer and a Kodak camera ad.
All working folks can identify with "After Work," in which a beaming waiter holds a tray of drinks and a housewife in an apron smiles in approval. "More Love, Love More" is a wonderful composition of a man and woman overlaid with textures and inverted type, suggesting a movie's worth of backstory.
There are inexpensive T-shirts with Schaller's designs – including an adorable child's size – so you can carry some his unmistakably sunny attitude home with you. Step into the gallery and you'll become a fan.
Works by Jeff Schaller are on view at Mala Galleria (206 E. State St., Kennett Square) through Jan. 15. Visit www.mallagalleria.com, or call 610-998-5892 for more information.
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On 22 July 2019, the Central Bank of Malta will issue a €2 commemorative coin depicting Ta' Ħaġrat Temples. This coin is the fourth in a series of seven dedicated to the Maltese islands' UNESCO World Heritage prehistoric sites. The coin reverse shows the common €2 side. The obverse (national side), designed by Noel Galea Bason, shows a representation of Ta' Ħaġrat Temples.
Ta' Ħaġrat Temples in Mġarr date to around 3,600-3,000 BC. The site was brought to the attention of Sir Temi Zammit in 1916 and the first excavations were conducted in 1923. This temple is one of the best preserved in Malta and its imposing portal, together with the three steps leading to it, are the main features of the coin's design.
These commemorative coins were struck in circulation quality at the Monnaie de Paris in France. The issue is limited to 320,000 coins, of which 300,000 will be issued in rolls and 20,000 will be available in cards. The cost of a roll of 25 coins is €70, while that of a coin card is €7.
The coins may be purchased directly from the Malta Coin Centre's e-shop, which can be accessed from the Bank's website. Alternatively, one may visit the Malta Coin Centre counter at the main building of the Central Bank of Malta, Castille Place, Valletta.
For further information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Malta Coin Centre via e-mail or by calling (+356) 2550 6006/7.


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Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity
Originally shared by Vladimir Pecha
Today in 1916: Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity was published as an academic paper in Annalen der Physik 49, 769, titled "Die Grundlagen der allgemeinen Relativitästheorie."
This theory accounted for the slow rotation of the elliptical path of the planet Mercury, which Newtonian gravitational theory failed to do. Fame and recognition came suddenly in 1919, when the Royal Society of London photographed the solar eclipse and publicly verified Einstein's general theory of relativity. In 1921 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for his photoelectric law and work in the field of theoretical physics, but such was the controversy still aroused by this theories on relativity that these were not specified in the text of the award. Via TiS.


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Open on arrival. Remove from plastic wrapping and store around 12 degrees. Do not refrigerate and avoid any strong smells.


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Greymouth High School, Westland
Visited 28th February 2019
Following our work with Paroa School on Tuesday 26th February, Greymouth High School joined us on Thursday afternoon for some biological control ('biocontrol') lectures and a second Westland field release of Honshu white admiral butterflies (Limenitis glorifica) for the biocontrol of Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica).
Greymouth High School is a Decile 4 school with a total roll of some 500 students. 34 Year 12 students from two biology classes, taught by Morag Newberry and Tom McGirr, arrived by bus and assembled in the Paroa Hotel conference room. Their trip provided a good opportunity for the students to engage with researchers from Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research (Hugh Gourlay and Murray Dawson), along with local representatives of the Guardians of Paroa Taramakau Coastal Area Trust (Fran and Kevin Cohen, and Wendy Ross), Department of Conservation (Rachel Nieman, Greymouth weedbuster ranger, and Bronwyn Slack) and West Coast Regional Council (Juliette Curry, biosecurity co-ordinator).
In the conference room, Hugh gave a couple of lectures explaining about biocontrol methods for weeds and more specifically biocontrol of Japanese honeysuckle.
In his first PowerPoint, Hugh explained to the students that a new plant species naturalises every 39 days and that there are now more naturalised than native species. Hugh also discussed the methods of collecting potential biocontrol agents from their native ranges in other countries, rearing them under containment, host testing to ensure they don't feed on non-target species, and the economic benefits of biocontrol programmes.
Hugh's second PowerPoint concentrated on potential biocontrol agents for Japanese honeysuckle, collecting Honshu white admiral butterflies in Japan, and their subsequent approval for release by the NZ Environmental Protection Authority. Hugh also passed around a container of adult butterflies to examine.
Murray then spoke briefly about the resources on weeds including the free Weedbusters handouts for the students.
After a safety talk by Fran Cohen, it was then time for us all to walk to the nearby release site behind Paroa Hotel. This site was along a gravel road that follows the coastline a few hundred metres, south-west of the Paroa School release site two days ago.
Hugh spoke to the students on-site and helped them make the releases – this was full release of another 1,000 or so caterpillars.
In the time remaining, we broke into groups and discussed the native and weedy plants found in the area – what they were, if they were native or weedy, and for the weeds, what country were they from, and why were they weedy. It was great to see that some of the students had installed the iNat app and were having a go with it.
What were some of the plants that we found?
The release site, along a gravel road, was a disturbed scrubland habitat sandwiched between the coast and a creek. In addition to Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), other weeds dominated including blackberry (Rubus fruticosus complex), broom (Cytisus scoparius), gorse (Ulex europaeus), Montbretia (Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora), privet (Ligustrum) and tree lupin (Lupinus arboreus). Tradescantia (Tradescantia fluminensis) was surprisingly common too – perhaps Paroa would be a good future site for tradescantia biocontrol beetle releases?
Some interesting and less common weeds were also discovered. A large shrub of hardy fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica) was found at the start of the gravel road, quite inaccessible being nestled between a creek lined with harakeke and a blackberry thicket. This South American species is related to but easily distinguished from native New Zealand fuchsias which have less showy and abundant flowers. Off the gravel road was a site that had obviously been used for disposing of garden waste. Growing from these discards was a Yucca, a weedy escape well adapted to the barren habitat, and illustrating how weeds can spread from roadside dumping.
Native plants were present near the release site too, including harakeke (Phormium tenax), common along the creek banks, New Zealand cabbage tree (Cordyline australis), five finger (Pseudopanax arboreus), māhoe (Melicytus ramiflorus), and pōhuehue (Muehlenbeckia australis). Pōhuehue is a vigorous native climber that competes with Japanese honeysuckle – it's understandable that it is often confused for an exotic weed.
Further afield, there are numerous observations made on the iNaturalist platform of life found in the Paroa-Taramakau coastal restoration area, this stretch of the West Coast Wilderness Trail, and around the New River / Kaimata Lagoon.


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Choosing weight loss surgery is never an easy decision. If you've struggled with your weight and can't ever seem to get the scale to move in your favor, weight loss surgery may be for you. Gastric sleeve surgery has become a popular choice for those who choose bariatric surgery. Here are several things you should consider when considering whether gastric sleeve surgery is right for you.
Why Choose Gastric Sleeve Surgery?
Are you the clinical definition of morbidly obese? Do you have a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 40 or higher? Or do you have a lower BMI between 35 to 39.9 but have one or more chronic health conditions? If you answered yes to any of these questions, and have consistently tried and failed to lose weight and keep it off, then you may be an excellent candidate for gastric sleeve surgery.
Benefits of Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Outside of saving your life, gastric sleeve surgery can also significantly improve your quality of life. Weight loss surgery can help relieve chronic joint and back pain that occurs because of all the extra weight you've been carrying around. It can help alleviate sleep apnea, allowing you to sleep through the night without a CPAP machine. You'll also see a reversal of chronic health issues such as diabetes, depression, high-blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Eating After Gastric Sleeve Surgery
After bariatric surgery, your entire relationship with food has to change. Not only will you have to eat considerably less after surgery, how you eat will change as well. For example, you will no longer be able to eat and drink at the same time. According to bariatric surgery nurse Karen Schulz, "Patients should drink their fluids at least 30 minutes before or 30 minutes after eating, but it doesn't take long for most people to adjust."
Other changes include mainly eating protein, eliminating sweets and learning how to handle your emotions without turning to food. After surgery, you will also need vitamins and supplements to make up for nutritional deficiencies in your new diet.
Dangers of Ignoring Gastric Sleeve Diet
It is crucial that you follow the strict diet given to you by your doctor after having gastric sleeve surgery. If you stray from the diet, you may experience some serious and life-threatening complications. Complications can include vomiting, plugging, a sensation that feels like food is stuck in the upper digestive tract and minimum to no weight-loss. More severe complications include a perforated stomach, which is a leak in your gut, and septic shock, which, if not caught early, can kill you.


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Friday, July 8, 2011
Long Skirts Trend
We've just about hit the halfway point of the summer season and it's never too late to update your closet with some hot new items. If you haven't caught on yet, short skirts are no longer the hottest skirts to wear around town. After Paris Haute Couture Week, it is evident that the below-the-knee silhouettes are becoming one of summer's must-have items. From Jean Paul Gaultier to Armani Prive Chanel, long skirts are here to stay.
For day or night, midi-skirts are versatile and flattering and can be dressed up or down. You can add a pair of heels to this look for a more sophisticated look or flat sandals for that casual chic look. Check out some outfits incorporating various style long skirts and give these looks a try for yourself.
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Both cumin and fennel seeds aid in digestion. Just the smell of these seeds activates salivary glands.
The compound Thymol is present in cumin seeds, and it stimulates the pancreas to secrete digestive enzymes to aid in digestion.
A variety of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and dietary fibers are found in fennel seeds. Fennel seeds help remove toxins from the body, and are used for treating indigestion and constipation.
To obtain all the benefits of cumin and fennel seeds eat a few of each, preferably raw, after meals.
Both seeds also have breath freshening qualities.
They are a great flavor enhancing addition to soups and stews, but some (not all) of their qualities are lost in the cooking.
It is possible to roast the seeds slightly and maintain their quality. They are so fragrant and so delicious when roasted.
Also, use them in their powder form for tea and as wonderful flavoring in cooking both sweet and savory foods.
I found this little wooden box shown above, and keep it full of seeds in my purse. The seeds are available to me when I go out to dinner.
If you go to an Indian restaurant you might notice a tray of fennel seeds at the exit. Sometimes they are coated with colored candy, but it's best to take them without the candy coating.
I BEGIN NOW: to try to remember to eat a few raw fennel and cumin seeds after meals to aid in digestion.


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RLIF confirms Nines World Cup, Oceania Cup in 2019
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12/11/2018 | Source: NRL
Australia will host the inaugural RLIF Nines World Cup and feature in a new Oceania Cup at the end of next season before touring Britain in 2020 as part of the new international calendar agreed to, in principle, by the Rugby League International Federation Board in the UK on Saturday (Sunday AEDT).
Delegates from more than 20 nations met in York this week for the RLIF Congress, and elected ARLC chairman Peter Beattie as deputy chair with former Scotland international Graeme Thompson elevated to the chair role in place of John Grant, who stood down at the AGM.
The main issue of the meeting was the future of the international game and locking in key fixtures for at least the next eight years and leading into the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
The Nines World Cup will see men and women from nations across the world compete in a nine-a-side tournament.
The proposed plan also includes an Oceania Cup featuring Australia, New Zealand and Tonga in one group and Samoa, Fiji and Papua New Guinea in the other group.
However, the Kangaroos are not scheduled to play Wayne Bennett's England team for two years as the Great Britain Lions will tour the Southern Hemisphere in 2019 to face New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.
"The whole international rugby league world has looked to us to complete this important piece of work. The discussions this week have been extremely collaborative and positive," RLIF CEO Nigel Woods said.
"This is a complex process and if we can put all the pieces of the jig-saw into place we will have a very exciting programme."
"There is some further consultation to be undertaken with leagues and playing groups together with some important commercial evaluations before we could make final announcements, however we are confident that we can complete these discussions before Christmas."
England were eager to play the Kangaroos, while Australia wanted to tour Britain next year but organisers of the 2021 World Cup wanted that delayed until the year leading into the tournament to build momentum.
Australia are the RLIF's top-ranked team and beat England 6-0 in last year's World Cup final, while Bennett's team have this season triumphed in three Tests against New Zealand.
Further space remains on the calendar for individual nations like England to organise their next opponents.
England coach Wayne Bennett remained confident his side would play internationals in 2019 on Saturday.
"We'll be playing somewhere," Bennett said.
"We don't play an Origin series, we cannot afford to let Australia continue that advantage because Origin gives them a great advantage. We've got to keep playing in the off-season."
It was also announced that Thompson, a former England team manager and Scotland international, would replace Grant as RLIF chairman effective immediately.
Thompson has been on the RLIF board since 2011 and replaces Grant who took on the role in February after six years as ARLC chairman. Grant completed his final RLIF duties at the AGM after announcing he would step down this month in July.
Beattie will step into the role as Thompson's deputy.
The RLIF also announced there will be ongoing discussions to ensure the program for the women's game and for wheelchair rugby league are advanced at a similar rate to the men's game.
The board has also approved financial support for the Americas Championship and a new competition for nations in the Middle East and Africa, the MEA Championship.
RLIF investment will be annual, beginning in 2019, underlining the strategic significance of and recent growth in these territories.
NRL CEO Todd Greenberg said "it was refreshing to see the way in which we were all able to work together, particularly the Pacific nations, to deliver the framework for this calendar".
RFL CEO Ralph Rimmer said the 2019 calendar was not yet set in stone but was pleased with the outcome of the meeting.
"These are exciting times for the sport in general and particularly the chance we have to both take a Great Britain team to the Southern Hemisphere next year and then welcome the Kangaroos in 2020."


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Bird Nest Boxes in Boundary Bay Regional Park
The Delta Naturalists Society maintains about 30 Bird Nest Boxes in Boundary Bay Regional Park. These are primarily for Tree Swallows. There is also one Barn Owl box in a remote area of the park.
Twice a year, we monitor the boxes. In the Fall we open the boxes to see which ones have been used for nesting and by which species. We clean out the boxes and either leave them open or plug the openings for the winter. This is done so that rats and wasps do not use them. In the Spring, we open and repair them as necessary.
We are trying to encourage Tree Swallows, which like other insect-eating birds, are declining world-wide. This may be due to habitat loss, pesticide use, changes in insect populations and competition from non-native species like the European House Sparrow. We have tried to discourage House Sparrows by decreasing the size of the opening. Some boxes are in wooded areas to encourage use by the native Black-capped Chickadees.
We record which boxes have been used by each species. Tree swallow nests are usually neat and thin and made of grass and duck feathers. House Sparrow nests are thick and messy and made of grass and duck feathers. Chickadee nests are made of moss and hair. Some boxes have more than one nest on top of each other.
On October 6, 2016, fifteen Delta NatureKids and their parents joined some Delta Naturalists when the boxes were opened and examined. To see the photos in a slide show go to this link and then click on the small tv screen near the top right of the page.
In 2012, 15 boxes were occupied – 2 Swallow, 9 Sparrow, 2 Chickadee, 2 double (Swallow/Sparrow).
In 2013, 6 boxes were occupied – 2 Swallow, 3 Sparrow, 1 Chickadee, 25 empty. (So many were empty because baffles had been put on most to reduce the opening size so that Sparrows could not fit. Swallows must have had trouble too. Most of these were removed for the next year.)
In 2014, 16 boxes were occupied – 4 Swallow, 11 Sparrow, 1 double (Chickadee/Sparrow), 15 empty.
In 2015, 20 boxes were occupied – 8 Swallow, 9 Sparrow, 3 Chickadee, 11 empty.
In 2016, 23 boxes were occupied – 9 Swallow, 10 Sparrow, 2 Chickadee, 2 double (Swallow/Sparrow), 6 empty.


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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
{5/5} "The end of the world is speeding up — it is happening earlier in every life. That implies that the cause is changing, and what, we must ask, is the cause of change?"
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North, published in 2014
When Harry dies he finds himself back where he started — being born in the same time and place. But this time he remembers his previous life — and all the others. He gets to live his life again, but he can live it differently. He discovers that there are others like him — the Cronus Club. When Harry and the other members of the club find out that the world is ending they have to decide what — if anything — to do about it.
Read this book when you have a bit of time — you won't be able to put it down. It grabs you right from the opening pages.
The historical sweep and intrigue remind me a tiny bit of Anne Rice's novels.
I love the word "kalachakra," used to describe a person who lives their life over and over.
The only flaw is that the purpose of the quantum mirror wasn't really explained.
The novel has the same basic premise as Replay by Ken Grimwood but all the details are different. You might not want to read them back to back, but both books are worth reading.
This is the first novel by North that I've read.