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Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa (/ˌviːəraɪˈɡoʊsə/; né Villar Jr.; January 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, California, from 2005 to 2013.
Before becoming mayor, he was a member of the California State Assembly (1994–2000), where he served as the Democratic leader of the Assembly (1996–98), and the Speaker of the California State Assembly (1998–2000).
Villaraigosa is a member of the Democratic Party, and was a national co-chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, a member of President Barack Obama's Transition Economic Advisory Board,[1] and Chairman of the 2012 Democratic National Convention in September 2012.[2]
In November 2016, Villaraigosa announced his candidacy for Governor of California in 2018.[3][4]
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Further Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Villaraigosa
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MANILA, Philippines - A Filipino pastry chef has caused a stir in Moscow, Russia for creating a two-meter-high cake replica of the famous St. Basil's Cathedral, Philippine Ambassador to Moscow Victor Garcia III said.
The pastry replica of the city landmark is the centerpiece at the posh Ritz Carlton Hotel in Moscow. US-based news network CNN ran a story on the replica on its website on Christmas Day.
Chef Troman Felizmenio started working on the cake in early September. Each day, he spent three hours baking and sculpting the pieces.
The edible cathedral is the exact exterior replica of the 16th century cathedral. A big tower at the center is surrounded by eight smaller, onion-domed towers.
The CNN story said the cake is made of gingerbread and decorated with royal icing.
St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, with its colorful bulbous domes, is considered an architectural icon.
Ivan the Terrible, tsar of Muscovy, commissioned the cathedral's construction to commemorate his military conquest of the city of Kazan in 1552. The city, located east of Moscow, was the stronghold of the Tatars, a Turkic ethnic group.
There is a chapel under each dome symbolizing one of Ivan's assaults on Kazan. A ninth tower was constructed in the 1580s to become the tomb of St. Basil the Blessed.
The chef and his team of bakers are making a limited number of smaller cathedrals. Prices start at 50,000 rubles ($1,600).
Felizmenio is from Bicol and has been working at Ritz Carlton for two years. He has a six-month-old son with his Russian wife.
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You're trawling through online job sites and you come across an amazing job. It's ideal, and you want it – badly. Oh wait, hold on, they want someone with 5 years experience, and you have two. They prefer someone with a specific degree that you definitely don't have. Hmm. Do you apply? Or it is just a waste of time? Surely there must be applicants that will meet all of the criteria, right?
The answer is: not always. If you're unqualified for the job, use this advice to help you choose whether or not to apply. We've added extra tips to get you further in the recruitment process if you decide to give it a go.
How big is the gap?
Start off by considering just how underqualified you are. Don't worry about meeting 100% of the requirements – companies often list these just to weed out people who are completely inappropriate. If you think about it, a lot of people wouldn't fill all the criteria that would be listed for their current role, so if you don't have every requirement, don't stress too much. Jobs can often be altered up or down to suit a great candidate. Sure, every company is different with this, but don't rule yourself out for no good reason.
You only need to worry if there's a really big difference between you and the job description. Say, for example, they want 8 years of experience and you have two. If the gap is huge then you might be better spending your energy elsewhere. But even then, you don't have to give up. Instead of applying for that specific role, send a general application to the company, acknowledging that the position that caught your eye may be suitable for someone more senior, but explaining your interest in joining the team in an appropriate capacity. Will it always work – no, but remember this – up to to 80% of jobs filled are not advertised. It's a good strategy to keep up your sleeve.
Bridge the gap
Sit down and make a list. Write down the requirements that you don't have. Then, brainstorm what knowledge, skills and experience you have that can fill those gaps. For example, maybe you haven't worked in sales role before, but you did have to sell something when you volunteered for a charity, or you have extensive customer service experience. Maybe you haven't managed a team in a work environment, but you've captained a sports team or organised a big event. If there are some requirements where you can't seem to bridge the gap, maybe it's something you could jump on right now. There are plenty of very short online course to improve your skills and add to the resume.
Show them you can do the job
There's no rule saying you can't include extra info with your resume and cover letter. Create a personal website and display some of your best work. Or write a document outlining how you will tackle the big challenges of the role. Create a pitch deck with the ideas and skills you'll bring to the business. Film a video of yourself showing off your best side. Putting in this much effort is a solid way to impress the hiring manager and convince them that you can do the job.
Use contacts
Never underestimate the power of networking. Do you know anyone who has contacts at the organisation? If so, ask if they can make a personal introduction. If you don't know anyone, get creative with how you could meet someone at the company. Let's say your potential manager is speaking at an upcoming event or attending a local business meeting. Go along and introduce yourself. Did the company feature in any news recently? If so, get in touch to ask them a question about it. Reach out on Twitter or LinkedIn with an intelligent question or comment about something that's recently happened at the company.
Don't underestimate your soft skills
It's easy to forget that the people looking at our resumes and making hiring decision are humans, who want to connect with other passionate, pleasant, capable humans! When they created these job descriptions they were writing wish lists – without knowing whether a candidate with all those skills actually exists. It's reasonable to think they'd settle for someone who doesn't tick all the boxes if they really like them as a person.
Hiring people can be a surprisingly personal process. The warm, friendly person with 80% of the requirements will often seem much more appealing than the robot with all the skills on paper. These natural, innate personal characteristics and strengths you bring to the table often can't be seen on a resume. Do you have natural energy and optimism? That's more important than specific computer skills which can be taught. Do you tend to be loyal and hardworking? That's probably better than having the right degree. If you're a natural people-person then you could be a far better leader than someone who's spent years inching up the career ladder who can't inspire others.
Show them your soft skills
While your natural passion, eagerness to learn and fantastic personality can make you a much better employee that someone who meets all the job criteria, you won't be able to show all of this off unless you score an interview. Making a big effort to bring these aspects of your personality to your application is what it's all about. This is why a website or a video, where you can express your personality, is a great idea. Why not include a third document with your cover letter and resume that highlights a few stories that show your true personality? Talk about a time you helped your boss out of a tricky situation. Or the time you reorganised the whole office to make it more efficient. Or the day you went above and beyond for a client. Share a story that shows your genuine passion for the industry. Can you demonstrate that you're obsessed with this line of work? How can you show them that you're on board with the company's mission?
Hopefully by now you've learnt that when you next see a dream job that looks out of your reach, you don't need to write yourself off. While these strategies won't work all of the time, only going for jobs you're fully qualified for is limiting and unnecessary! Don't cut yourself off from amazing opportunities, especially if you've got the soft skills, passion and enthusiasm they're looking for.


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The information from the sequencing and annotation of the Human Genome has greatly facilitated basic research into the fundamental mechanisms involved in human biology and has been critical for identifying novel molecular targets to discover new therapies to treat common diseases as well as diseases that were previously untreatable. Our goal is to move functional genomics and proteomics into the 21st century by discovering new functions of old genes and identifying unique physiology for genes for which we have limited or no knowledge of their function. The work will focus on identifying functions of two important subfamilies of the """"""""Druggable Genome,"""""""" the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) and nuclear hormone receptor (NHR) genes but will be adaptable to reveal unique activities of almost any gene, including protein kinases and ion channels. We will develop a novel technology platform that can measure a large array of different cellular functions of an individual gene, simultaneously, in living differentiated human neurons. The platform is based on robotic microscopy (RM), an automated live-cell imaging technology that monitors longitudinal single-cell functions that are analyzed statistically as in clinical trials. An innovation of RM is that i is 100-1000-fold more sensitive than any commercial system. Using RM and human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neurons, we will develop an integrated, massively parallel approach to identify the functional capabilities of most human genes. This will be done using fluorescent biosensors we previously developed to assess hundreds of functions and pathways in neurons, including electrical activity and Ca++ mobilization, gene expression, flux through biological pathways (e.g., autophagy and proteasome), organelle morphology, and microtubule-based transport. These developed assays will be integrated with new ones to measure protein and organelle trafficking, gene transcription and translation, as well as other cell functions, int a single high-throughput 384- well format that can measure each response simultaneously and which will be analyzed using novel software. This platform can define the cellular physiological profile of a gene over seconds to days, without prior knowledge of that gene's function and will be developed for use on human neurons as well as other human cell types to identify functions of any gene. The innovation of this proposal is that we will develop a """"""""physical exam"""""""" of the cell to identify functions of both known and orphan GPCRs and NHR. In the same way that the physical exam in medicine enables a physician to rapidly narrow down a universe of possibilities and hone in on critical physiology to be explored in depth, we have chosen an array of biosensors to scan diverse cell physiology to hone in on the critical functions of the target gene in question. We focus, but not exclusively, on human neurons because most of the druggable genome is expressed in the brain, and most drugs approved by FDA target gene products expressed in brain. Revealing novel functions of brain genes may provide the basis for developing a new generation of drugs to treat CNS diseases for which no effective treatments are available.
Studies are proposed to develop a novel cell-based platform to examine as many facets of the physiology of genes in the Human Druggable Genome as possible using as a foundation a robotic microscopy (RM) technology we invented together with human iPSC-derived neurons from healthy volunteers. The RM platform will be used to provide a physical exam of most genes in the Human Genome by incorporating fluorescent biosensors we previously developed to assess hundreds of functions and pathways in neurons, including electrical activity and Ca++ mobilization, gene expression, flux through biological pathways (e.g., autophagy and proteasome), organelle morphology, and microtubule-based transport, as well as new assays to measure protein and organelle trafficking, gene transcription and translation into a single high-throughput 384-well format that can measure each response simultaneously, over seconds to weeks and that will be analyzed using novel software we are developing. The goal is to develop this novel cellular phenotypic technology to measure both established physiological functions of genes and to discover novel functions that can be exploited for use in developing new therapeutics to treat neurodegenerative and mental health disease as well as other human disorders.
|Skibinski, Gaia; Hwang, Vicky; Ando, Dale Michael et al. (2017) Nrf2 mitigates LRRK2- and ?-synuclein-induced neurodegeneration by modulating proteostasis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 114:1165-1170
|Shaby, Benjamin A; Skibinski, Gaia; Ando, Michael et al. (2016) A three-groups model for high-throughput survival screens. Biometrics 72:936-44
|Finkbeiner, Steven; Frumkin, Michael; Kassner, Paul D (2015) Cell-based screening: extracting meaning from complex data. Neuron 86:160-74
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text: Florence Fusalba (Ph.D) is Battery Program Manager at CEA. After seven years studying in Canada to graduate as Master M. Sc Chemistry and Ph.D Energy and Materials, on electrochemical storage devices (Lithium ion batteries and electrochemical supercapacitors), Florence Fusalba joins in 2000 STMicroelectronics as dielectric manager. In 2004, she is in charge of photovoltaic cells laboratory for CEA and since 2006, she is CEA program manager in the field of energy storage.


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The Madoff Affair
[Notes from a Frontline video on the Madoff affair.]
FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith unearths the details of the world's first global Ponzi scheme — a deception that lasted longer, reached wider and cut deeper than any other business scandal in history — in The Madoff Affair.
Dec 11, 2008: Madoff was arrested for stock fraud. The largest stock fraud in history. There were lots of questions: how did he pull it off? who helped him? when did it all begin?
It all started in 1960, when Madoff has just graduated and got married. He then started a career as a market maker on Wall Street. He slowly built it up – kind of like a whole sale firm: paying a penny a share – sold lots of trading volume. Paid order flow. However, Madoff also had a side business: investment advisor — operated completely under the radar. Arrangement: promising people big amounts 18%, smaller 17-16-15% Never asked how it was possible to give back the money. Possibly something with arbitrage. With time, the side firm was getting too many clients – to operate an unregistered firm.
1992: trouble. An investigation by the SEC. Shut down in November because they didn't have a license. At first the SEC were worried that the money wouldn't be there. That's when the investigations started, still without having Madoff purposely in view.
Madoff was repeatedly investigated by the SEC, but it found nothing amiss. Madoff remained a pillar of the financial world until the markets came crashing down in late 2008. "The fact is, he easily could have gone through his life without this being found out," says Madoff investor Burt Ross. "The only reason that this ended was because, at one given point in time, the economy did so badly that people wanted — needed — to get money out of Madoff's investments."
It almost seem like a play of fate. Madoff being uncovered by the exact financial crisis he was playing his cards in undercover. Such a long time playing the scheme, building on the slices of a bigger and bigger pie. An amazing reality that was only found out by chance, so to say.
**Ponzi Scheme: you always have to attract new investment and you have to make sure that you don't have a sudden outflow. The key is stability.
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How can I update Client ID to identify specific devices on my network?
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In order to determine which Client ID is associated with which device, in the Reports tab at https://my.winstonprivacy.com/reports/active-clients, click on the Client ID and expand the Domain Requests option that shows up below the Client ID. From there, you should be able to deduce which Client ID is associated with which device.
You can update the name of a Client ID by selecting the "pencil" icon next to the hex number and simply typing a friendlier name.
Once a hex number has been changed to a custom name, it can be changed back to the hex number by deleting the custom name.
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We are not able to provide MAC IDs of other devices in the Client ID because when a router connected to Winstons LAN port creates its own subnet, making it impossible to gather Layer 2 (DataLink) information, such as MAC ID.
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Diesel performance specialists or any diesel mechanic can tell you that not all engines are created equal. If they were, you wouldn't be driving a diesel-powered truck. While both diesel and regular fuel work on some similar principles—internal combustion, turning latent chemical energy into mechanical energy—the fact is, a diesel engine is designed to give your truck the powerful edge it needs to haul serious cargo without breaking a sweat. Your truck is important to us, and it deserves treatment fit for a hero.
So when you need help fixing up your truck, you can't just turn to any mechanic. You need a diesel mechanic who knows the nuances of how your engine works, and has experience working with high-powered engines and vehicles. When you bring your truck to Goose Maintenance, that's what you get. Our diesel performance specialists know how to bring your truck back to 100 per cent.
Why would you trust one of the most valuable assets of your business to just any old mechanic? When you make an appointment with our diesel performance specialists, you're not just choosing quality and experience. You're choosing to put your vehicle in the hands of someone with the know-how to correctly diagnose a wide range of different problems both common and uncommon in diesel engines. You're trusting a diesel mechanic who can fix it without the added costs of unnecessary extra parts and services. Ultimately, you're choosing what's best for your truck, and you're choosing well when you choose Goose.
Our Bonnyville, Alberta-based automotive repair service centre is located in the heart of the province's oil and gas industry. As a result, we have extensive experience servicing the high-performance vehicles that are the industry standard trusted by even the biggest fuel companies. When you need repairs or maintenance for your truck and nothing but the best will do, our diesel performance specialists at Goose Maintenance are there to give your vehicle the level of care it deserves! To find out more about what we can do for your truck, you can book an appointment with a diesel mechanic, request a quote, or call us today.


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I can't log into my Minno Kids account. What should I do?
Make sure you are using the correct Minno email address you signed up with and there are no typos or spaces in your email address or password. If you forgot your password, simply go to the Reset Password page here: https://www.gominno.com/password/reset and follow the prompts on the screen to have a reset password email sent to you. (You can also access this page by going to the Minno login screen and click on the "forgot password?" link.)
Still having trouble? We're happy to help you! Reach out to us by clicking on the Contact option on the right upper side of the screen or send us an email to email@example.com. Please include your Minno email address, details about the login issue you're experiencing, and the device you're trying to log in with. We will do our best to get you up and running in no time!


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The wedding dress is a symbol of the wedding ceremony - one of the decisive moments in the life of any woman. For a lot of brides, a wedding dress becomes the key to a successful marriage and to a successful family creation. Many women and girls are trying to choose a wedding image so that it becomes a symbol of a happy and long married life.
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This collection is a catalog of models of wedding dresses that will satisfy your desires and perfectly fit for the price. Wedding dresses "MAXIMA" in Lviv represent sophisticated solutions, light colors, spring-summer models, light open and modest tailoring. Our new catalog is created so that every young bride chooses the outfit that will emphasize all her best aspects. Here are presented both classical models of lush, ball dresses, mermaid, straight, and straight, and combined unique models that can be found only in the wedding salon SUNNY PRINCESS in Lviv.
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I know that we all have our pet peeves, geez, we're only human. Sometimes those pet peeves are really little things like leaving the cap off the toothpaste (okay, maybe not little to some people). For me, one of my biggest pet peeves is uninvited visitors.
Uninvited visitors…what do I mean? Well, it's those people (whether family or friend) who like to drop by on your door step without an invitation or without calling first. Okay, maybe to some people this doesn't seem like a big deal. To me…it is so irritating! Maybe, hospitality isn't one of my strengths.
I realize that sometimes people have good intentions. For example, they'd like to drop off a gift. I do appreciate the gift but I would appreciate a phone call first even more! Do people think that I'm sitting around the house looking all spiffy and my house is spotless just so I can welcome uninvited guests any time of the day? It's not even that my house may be messy or I may look disheveled (sp?). The biggest thing to me is that I like my privacy. Meaning, when I'm at home, I may be doing something like blogging, crafting, napping, talking on the phone, etc. and I don't want to be disturbed at that time. I have a few precious hours for myself and that's how I'd like to spend them. By myself…or maybe just with my husband and child. What if I'm just in a crappy (for lack of a better word) mood that day and I don't want to see or talk to anyone else?
Okay, I can understand if it's an emergency and you have to drop by because I'm the closet person you know at that time. I can surely understand that…I'm not that cold-hearted. But other than that…try not to come over uninvited or without calling first. I think it's just common courtesy to call someone before stopping by. And if you do call and they say they're stepping out right now, don't tell them that you'll be there quickly and stay for only a little while. If they're stepping out…they're stepping out!
Wondering why I'm bringing it up now? Well, because this just happened to me yesterday and once last week. So of course, I'm a little steamy about it all. And yes, it happened in the past also. Blogging just seemed like the perfect opportunity to let off some steam, esp. after telling Mr. MaD about it. I'm not sure if it bothers him as much as me but that doesn't matter to me at this moment.
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WORCESTER Warriors have promoted yet another academy prospect to the senior squad.
Lock James Scott joins fellow academy members Nick David, Gareth Simpson, Alex Hearle and Tom Dodd in signing a senior contract for the 2020/21 season.
He said: "It's a big step up in your career. Perhaps people outside the club don't realise how big a thing it is.
"It means moving into the senior changing room, so you've got to find a good spot. But the transition is minimised by the fact that from the moment you join the Academy, you're involved fully in sessions and meetings.
"So you soon get used to training and playing alongside Premiership players week in week out."
"There are a number of us stepping up from the Academy. I remember playing against a lot of the boys at school level, before linking up for the Under-18s League.
"Then I lived together with all of them for two years in the Academy house, so being able to move up with them as a group is great."
Scott, a product of two strong rugby nurseries in Bishop of Hereford Bluecoat School and Malvern College, joined the Warriors Academy system at Under-15s level and the Senior Academy in 2017.
He has represented England from Under-16s to Under-20s and has gained valuable senior experience in the Championship with Hartpury over the last two seasons on a dual registration.
Scott increases the number of homegrown players in Warriors' senior squad joining other Academy graduates including Ted Hill, Ollie Lawrence, Will Butler, Joe Morris, Justin Clegg, Jamie Shillcock and Andrew Kitchener.
Director of Rugby Alan Solomons believes that Scott has the potential to become one of the Premiership's top lineout forwards.
He said: "Scottie now joins our other young homegrown locks, Kitch and Cleggy in the senior ranks.
"Like the other two, he has represented England at Under-20s level and is a terrific prospect, who, already, at this young age, has shown that he has the ability to become one of the top lineout performers in the Gallagher Premiership," Solomons said.
"Scottie is a great young Worcester lad, who, I believe, will add huge value to the team in the years to come. I have enjoyed working with him and look forward to continuing to do so."


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The registration number for Aquies Ltd is 09395954 in Great Britain.
The status of Aquies Ltd as it currently stands according to Companies House is: Dissolved.
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Our newest Promotional Video showcases my latest International award from WPPI, whilst getting to see me shoot bride and grooms live. Promotional videos are something we feel brings to life what we do, mixed with the results of the direction and creativity we bring to each wedding, you'll see the finished wedding photographs.
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"Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity."
John F. KennedyOur curriculum is unique and diverse. We select activities and instruct movement experiences that are designed to challenge the body and mind of each student. We discuss the importance of exercise and it's relationship to brain function, develop each students understanding of resiliency and level of teamwork in group settings and provide an opportunity for students to explore, create and share thoughts and ideas with one another. We enhance our practice and instructional methods through the use of technology and teacher collaboration.Our K-2 program introduces our students to the fundamental movement patterns of skipping, hoping, leaping, running, walking, jumping and galloping. Students are taught special awareness, directions, pathways, levels, body awareness and locomotor and non-locomotor movement patterns. Students study balance, weight transfer, force, speed and opposition while learning the basic skill forms of dribbling, kicking, punting, striking, rope jumping and volleying. During our gymnastics unit students practice climbing, yoga, rolling, and balancing. Students in second grade participate in a interdisaplinary study of orienteering. Physical fitness is a theme and concept that is practiced throughout the school year.If parents or students have questions, comments or thoughts you would like to share about our physical education program, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Molecular assembly based on Watson-Crick base-pairing has enabled the construction of complex 2D and 3D DNA nanostructures to be used in widespread applications including photonics, biosensing, enzymatic catalysis, single-molecule fluorescence, and drug delivery. In particular, scaffolded DNA origami involves the cooperative binding of large numbers of short single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) helper strands to "staple" a long ssDNA into a predesigned object. However, the order of assembly and different folding pathways to assemble these DNA nanostructures still remain unclear. Recent efforts have utilized a combination of ex situ imaging techniques, i.e., transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) to observe the structures of intermediates formed at each annealing step. However, the transient intermediates may experience structural distortions and damages because these approaches require the DNA samples to be transferred from solutions and deposited onto mica surfaces for imaging. In addition, there is a lack of direct evidences as to how a particular DNA origami structure evolves from a random-coil scaffold strand.
Here, we utilized a recent DNA imaging method developed in our group to resolve the structures and kinetics of intermediates in situ along the DNA origami folding pathway. Thiolated DNA probes were inserted stochastically into the defect sites of negatively charged carboxylate-modified alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). These probes were then hybridized and crosslinked with double-stranded DNA precursors. Surface-tethered DNAs were then denatured to yield single-stranded scaffolds, enabling hybridization with DNA staples in the solution phase. Divalent cations were used to immobilize the surface-tethered intermediates onto the negatively charged SAMs for AFM visualization, while monovalent cation solutions enable intermediates to be released from the surface and hybridize with DNA staples. Because DNA scaffolds were tethered to surfaces, we were able to follow the evolution of each DNA origami with minimal structural distortion and damages. Using formamide to vary "effective" temperatures, we showed that the optimal folding temperature ranges not only agree with solution-phase studies, but could also be translated to surface-assisted folding of DNA origami structures. Moreover, we showed that the thiolated DNA probes act as surface seeds to nucleate different 2D origami structures, rectangles and crosses, simultaneously on the same substrate. Thus, our approach not only offers new insight into folding intermediates, but also provides a convenient method to generate single-stranded scaffolds from virtually any double-stranded DNAs, which can be mass-produced via polymerase chain reactions.


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Creation of phone holderWell one more creations that you can try to take advantage of used goods. Creation of phone holder that only capitalize bottle lotion of this former make you no need to bother dealing with HP charger cable which stands or shortness.
Used lotion bottle (note the lotion size yes, if your HP entered it)
Rags (design the fabric as you please)
White glue
Here are the steps:
1. Make a pattern on the bottle with a pen
2. Cut the pattern neatly
3. Make a hole on the back of the size with your charger.
4. Apply white glue to all the outside of your phone holder.
5. Attach a patchwork to cover the outside of the phone holder.
6. You just tidy up and cut the fabric according to your phone holder pattern.
Easy really right? It turns out a lotion bottle can also be useful 'right so it should not be thrown away.
Such tips to take advantage of goods that are considered less important . You can be creative if the tips above there are shortcomings. Good luck! 😍😎


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When my husband and I were married (over 11 years ago, wow!) our lives were simple. We didn't own much of anything, we had a small place to call our own and we were happy! Not to say we aren't still happy, we are, it's just as years went on life has become much more… complicated. Why?
Because we accumulated too much stuff!!
Stuff will take over your life, folks. It will consume you and make you forget who you are, why you're here, and what you want in life. It will take up your time, fill up space, and make you into a monster you never imagined you could be. These materialistic things are just that… things! They cannot replace any holes in your life, they cannot make you happy, and they cannot (nor should they) define who you are. They're just things, and they're all things you don't really need.
Last year, when we were getting ready to move, we purged so much stuff. While it was far from perfect, it felt amazing. We fit ourselves, our family, and our select belongings in our tiny space. We were happy! Even living in that tiny space, with far less stuff than we were used to, we were happy. When we increased our space, we continued applying the minimalist ideals and have purged even more. If we don't watch it our house will be practically empty!
I'm lucky, though, my husband has been on board with this whole idea from the beginning. In fact, he still says we have too many things, so I go through and purge more and more. I realize, though, that not everyone is lucky enough to have a spouse/significant other on board with the idea of ditching the materialistic life we've all (as a society) been encouraged to live and become accustomed to. So, I've come up with a few tips to get them on board!
8 Tips to Get Your Spouse to Minimize
- Remind them how uncomplicated life used to be. If you're like we were and when you got together you didn't have many things, remind them of that. It's surprising that a lot of people don't realize where they started to lose touch. I can guarantee you it has something to do with accumulating more. Look back at how easy it was when you had practically nothing… pure happiness.
- Talk to them about how you won't have to work as hard. Seriously, this is a big one. If you stop accumulating materialistic garbage (that no one really needs anyway) you can work less. True story! All that stuff is costing you time and money, whether you realize it or not.
- Show them you can make money. All that garbage that you just had to have can make you money! Have a yard sale! Make some real, cold cash and enjoy a weekend reminiscing while getting rid of all that stuff you don't need in your life! You can use it to remove some of that debt you more than likely accumulated when you bought said stuff.
- Lead by example. You have your own stuff, right? Let it go! Declutter, remove, stop hanging on to and just ditch it. You don't have to get rid of their things, or the things that belong to the both of you right off the bat. Go through your own personal stuff and show them how great it can be. Then, slowly move on to things that they won't miss much.
- Be patient. Not everyone is going to jump right on the minimalist bandwagon. It takes time, sometimes. Just continue doing what you're doing letting go of things and being positive about it. Trust me, eventually they will come around to the idea.
- Talk it over. I think sometimes, even in a fantastic relationship, we shy away from talking about things simply because we're worried about what the response will be. Just make a comment "Hey, I think we need to scale back on all this stuff we have accumulated, it's really not benefitting us, what do you think? We will start slow."
- Get input. Don't throw everything out without asking for input. It's important that things that affect both of you (or the whole family) are put up to a vote. Don't think you can just ditch it all without any input from anyone else, it's a two way street. Discuss things and weigh the pros and cons together and make a joint decision to decide what is best for you.
- Be happy. This is huge. If you show how happy it makes you to rid your life of meaningless miscellany, then they will see that. It can be incredibly encouraging. You'd be surprised!
Realize that if your spouse/significant other is not on board with the whole ideal of living a more minimalist lifestyle, it will take time. Don't let it ruin your relationship, just let nature take its course. Once you start getting rid of things, and actually discussing decisions and they see how beneficial it really is, they will slowly start coming around to the idea. One day, like you, they will wake up and decide that they've had enough, too. Just be positive and patient while they find their way.


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I wanted to repost the index of all the Little Wonders and Little Pitfalls posts and presentations so that they would be readily visible for anyone new to these series.
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Arrow McLaren SP
It's not quite time to lay it all on the line, but last week's IndyCar Spring Training session and rookie oval test for Oliver Askew were confidence-inspiring for Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet, as David Malsher-Lopez reports.
Twenty-seven drivers and 25 cars took to the Circuit of The Americas track last week as the first open test of the season sprung into life and gave early indications of which drivers in which teams could spring to prominence in the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series season.
The first day, Tuesday, was a near-washout due to regular rain and, more significantly, permanent cold. Ambient temperatures of 48 degrees and track temperatures of a similar nature tend to see the series' exclusive tire supplier Firestone Racing call for a red flag to stop the session. For the Nashville, TN. company's IndyCar compounds to operate properly, the combined ambient and track temps need to reach about 100, and Mother Nature was simply failing to cooperate on Day 1.
The next morning was little better but, just before noon, the sun came out and warmed the asphalt of the 3.426-mile, 20-turn track in Austin, TX, and over six hours of action commenced.
Pato O'Ward about to do battle with COTA's wet and treacherous track surface in his #5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet.
Photo by: Barry Cantrell / Motorsport Images
Both Patricio O'Ward and Oliver Askew displayed their car control and composure as the track dried patchily, leaving all drivers coping with a continually evolving surface. At first they were on the wet (treaded) tires, but still needed to run off line on some turns to avoid hydroplaning and seek grip by finding less used pavement. Then, as the puddles started to evaporate and they returned to the fastest but still damp racing line, they needed to rely on foresight, dexterous hands and fast feet to slither through the wet patches unscathed. Then finally, as a dry line emerged, they could change to the treadless slicks, but were now on a tightrope: any straying off line onto damp patches could cause enough lost adhesion to spin the car into the scenery.
Askew and O'Ward dealt with it all, turned 123 laps between them and finished the day seventh and 10th fastest respectively. O'Ward might have been quicker still, but had a spin in the closing stages of the test, and the series' punishment for causing a red flag was five minutes sitting idle in pitlane.
Still, Arrow McLaren SP's competition director Billy Vincent has been left quite content with the outcome of the test.
"We definitely made good progress since last year," he tells Motorsport.com. "The story of our 2019 season was that at a lot of tracks we'd find a good setup by the time of the race, but at the start of the weekends, we weren't rolling off the truck with our cars as quick as we wanted them. So this off-season we've spent a lot of effort in that area of pre-weekend prep.
"We have a really good group of people and the work they've done to accommodate the changes caused by the aeroscreen – the new weight distribution and how that affects the tires – has obviously been good. We haven't really had any turnover in our staff lineup – we've just added to it. We've added more mechanics, more engineering staff including Craig Hampson, obviously and it feels like we've got the right people in the right places, and they're all got the right attitudes and passions.
Rookie Oliver Askew listens to competition director Billy Vincent.
Photo by: Michael L. Levitt / Motorsport Images
"That's great because there aren't distractions when we're tackling things like the aeroscreen and all of its features. I think that's why we've started off on the right foot – although obviously there's a long way to go. You can sometimes have a lot of great minds but they don't always gel together, but I think we're different: I think all of us here have a really strong drive and a common purpose to shine and put Arrow McLaren SP up at the front."
Vincent was left impressed by the team's new drivers, too. Since he is strategist on the #7 car, he's been able to closely observe rookie Oliver Askew while the 23-year-old from Melbourne, FL. adapts to his new mount.
"Oliver's a very smart kid, methodical, and shows a lot of commonsense in how he builds up to things," he says. "He's pretty impressive at calculating when to take risks and keep something in reserve so he doesn't make mistakes. He didn't really put a wheel wrong in difficult track conditions. In fact, we were saying to him, 'Don't sell yourself short: go a little deeper on the brakes and use more of that margin.'
"He's got this curiosity in him too. He wants to hear about the changes we're making, and what they will do to the car. I think at one point I had to say, 'Well get out there and find out for real what that change does; don't second guess it before we've tried it.' But I think that level of interest will serve him well as a rookie; he'll be soaking up stuff like a sponge.
"Another interesting thing is that Pato and Oliver are two different personalities and have different driving styles, but in terms of car setup and what they want, they ended up much closer than I thought they would."
That bodes well for Arrow McLaren SP as a whole, but also for the two drivers' individual endeavors in 2020. By making eight IndyCar starts (one from 2018) O'Ward is ineligible for the series' Rookie of the Year mantle, but Askew has the award in his sights, and is very much a strong contender, as explained here last December.
Says Vincent: "The field's really tight up and down, as we've said for several years now, and the rookie crop this year looks very strong. It's awesome to see so much talent from around the world wanting to come and race here because it is so close and because the teams are all good. I know I've said it before but I truly believe that from a driver's point of view, this is probably the most difficult series in the world.
"Having said that, I still think for Oliver winning Rookie of the Year is a realistic goal. Nothing's a lock-in until the checker at Laguna Seca [series finale] but I think he has the ability and I think Arrow McLaren SP has the strength to make it happen."
Two days after the COTA test, Askew was in action again, this time facing the utterly different challenge of running an IndyCar around the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway as part of his initial rookie oval test. Mission was accomplished without issue, much to the relief of Arrow McLaren SP's managing director Taylor Kiel.
O'Ward ended Spring Training in the Top 10, like teammate Askew.
Photo by: Phillip Abbott / Motorsport Images
He says to Motorsport.com: "You find out on the very first run if a driver is going to get himself comfortable on a fast oval or if it's going to take a lot of work from the team to get him where he needs to be. In Oliver's case, he seemed comfortable right away so that was good to see."
It's not a complete surprise, because clearly this man has his act together on left-turn-only tracks. One of Askew's wins on his way to the 2017 USF2000 title came at the series' solitary oval (Iowa Speedway), while two of his triumphs in his championship-winning Indy Lights season last year came in the prestigious Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and at World Wide Technology Raceway in Gateway. But still, last Friday's test was his first oval run in an IndyCar, and his first run at Texas Motor Speedway.
"I think it's such a benefit that he came from the Road To Indy program where you get oval experience," says Kiel. "Both Oliver and Rinus VeeKay [Ed Carpenter Racing's rookie, who Askew beat to the 2019 Lights crown] were up to speed immediately in a way that you couldn't expect from drivers who've just joined IndyCar from other series. Oliver knew what to expect and that it would just be happening faster than he'd experienced before."
Despite the latent promise demonstrated by Askew and O'Ward last week, and by the team as a whole, Kiel is smart enough to manage his expectations for the year ahead.
"With someone like Oliver, a rookie, we know from his past record that he'll be fast," he says, "so the most significant area of growth will be feedback and the relationship between himself and Blair [Perschbacher, race engineer]. It's about developing that relationship whereby Blair understands what Oliver is saying he needs, and Oliver understands what Blair is telling him. They already each know what they want from each other and from the car; it's a matter of communication and translation between them, and it's only a matter of time before that develops. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of testing time left, so it's a case of them working together at the race shop so that they're on the same page at the first round.
"The thing that I'm really positive about with Oliver is that he'll do whatever it takes. He's a relentless worker and anything he doesn't already know he'll work on it, he'll figure it out.
"I've got an exceptional amount of respect for what Pato can do in a racecar, too. He was upset with himself after the test because he made a couple of mistakes that cost him time and meant he didn't get to show what he and the team are capable of, but I walked away from that test knowing that he's going to be a great driver once he gains experience of digging through data and finding the details. The sky's the limit for Pato."
Says team managing director Taylor Kiel: "The one thing we've always done very well is being agile to changes in regulations or tires or conditions… We adapt quickly."
Photo by: Michael L. Levitt / Motorsport Images
Kiel believes the depth in quality of the team itself was on display at COTA, and he's hoping this will fill his drivers with self-belief and ambition.
"When the first day [of Spring Training] got rained out, there were certainly some reservations on my part as to how we would get all our tasks done in the time available, because you start to feel time slipping away before St. Pete [season-opener]. But the group was solid, the drivers were solid, and the work leading up to that test made sure that when we did finally hit the track, we got a lot of work done.
"I don't mean it to sound cocky or confident but I'm not actually surprised that the team's offseason work seemed to translate to performance on track because I think we've got the smartest people in the paddock. The one thing we've always done very well – perhaps because of our size – is being agile to changes in regulations or tires or conditions. Change does not scare us; we find opportunity in that, we adapt quickly…
"So I've said to both Oliver and Pato that they should have confidence and they shouldn't be surprised to both be in the top 10 in the first full-field test of the season. And in a way, that's why I'm excited – to see where they're at already and at the same time knowing there's still a lot more to come as they gain experience with the team and with IndyCars in general."
Kiel's aim to inject confidence in his drivers is probably pushing at an open door with O'Ward who already seems well aware of his own potential. He has, after all, had eight races to prove his fundamental quality both to himself and the IndyCar cognoscenti: for instance, last year he was able to drive one of Carlin's IndyCars faster than it had ever gone before.
While Askew's self belief is less overt, he too seems unfazed by his road course and oval experiences last week, and unsurprised by the positive outcomes.
"Texas [Motor Speedway] was pretty much everything I expected," he tells Motorsport.com. "Well, maybe I felt comfortable quicker than I would have assumed, but with the cooler temperatures and the added downforce from the aeroscreen, the car was more stuck than it will be when we go back in June and it's 50 degrees hotter!
"But it was still satisfying that we got up to speed quickly. I've described Texas Motor Speedway as being like Kentucky [the oval on which Askew tested an Indy Lights car], but with more banking. I felt it was just as smooth but you had to trust the banking in Turns 1 and 2. Because it was cold in the morning, we didn't get as many laps done as we would have liked and because the conditions will be so different when we come back here, we didn't work much on the balance of the car. It was all about turning laps and doing what IndyCar needed us to do to complete the test.
Photo by: Scott R LePage / Motorsport Images
"We did still make changes that altered the behavior of the front and rear of the car, changes typical of what we'd need to do over the course of an oval race weekend, and I felt comfortable using the cockpit tools to adjust the balance across a stint. But we didn't go too far down that path."
Askew did get a wake-up call when it came to practicing pitstops, not something he had dealt with in junior formulas.
"They're much more difficult on ovals, because you've got much less steering lock and you've got a spool differential," he observed. "The car just doesn't want to turn into the pit box! But… we did the best we could, and we'll get more practice at it."
Askew's COTA performance suggested similarly swift adaptation to road courses in an IndyCar. If teammate O'Ward left COTA slightly annoyed that a spin prevented him from showing his true potential, Askew was closer to being satisfied.
"I think given the amount of time I've had in the car [a one-day test at Sebring mid-January] I could be happy with that lap time," he says. "COTA is such a long track and very technical so it's hard to put a lap together, and I feel like through the day our times weren't showing the full pace of the car.
"Then at the end, I finally wrung it out and got a lap together. I was expecting to be in the top five, so maybe seventh wasn't quite as good as I wanted, but I think it was promising considering that was the first proper road course I'd been on with the team [Sebring is a simulated street course]. It was also the first test I'd done with the full field of cars, so it's a huge confidence boost for me and for the team to walk away with both cars in the top 10."
Photo by: Barry Cantrell / Motorsport Images
The reigning Indy Lights champion, who turned 76 laps on Wednesday – more than all but one of the 27 drivers in action – now has enough experience with Firestone rubber and an analytical enough mind to make predictions about where he believes his strengths will lie in his rookie IndyCar season.
"I think my driving style will favor the race pace of the Firestone," he comments. "I'll have to work a little harder to manage the peak of the Firestone [soft-compound] 'reds' in qualifying, making sure my best lap coincides with the peak grip. That's somewhat a reflection of Firestone compared with the Cooper Tires we ran in the Road To Indy program. The Coopers take forever to come in, whereas the Firestone is pretty much ready from Lap 2.
"It's more in my nature to look after the tires for a race stint by driving smoothly, so I'm still strong at the end of a stint. I'm hoping that will be a good strength to have."
Speaking of strength, the sheer physicality of an IndyCar can catch rookies off guard, and with ever-higher quality drivers throughout the field, the number of on-track errors has been reduced, and so there are far fewer full-course cautions in which the drivers can 'take a break' from the G-forces. Askew confesses he still has a little more work to reach peak fitness in time for St. Petersburg.
"After COTA, I have a better understanding of what I need to work on," he says. "Obviously you're not going to be race fit until you have a lot of time in the car, so I think what I learned there gives me a chance over the next few weeks to get done what I need.
"But there's a positive to that, too: I feel I could have extracted another couple of tenths out of the car at COTA if I'd been more comfortable, more on top of the car, and that would have put us fifth. So I think that's encouraging."
Encouragement is the theme running through Arrow McLaren SP right now. Inevitably, the true state of play will only start to emerge in round 1 of the 2020 season - practice, qualifying and the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg itself, March 13-15. But this is probably the strongest the team has looked in the preseason since co-owners Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson came into IndyCar full-time together in 2011.
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Back to Blood by Tom Wolfe
The book is read in such compelling style by Lou Diamond Phillips. Wolfe's writing is phenomenal, of course. He is a great writer. He writes in 3D. Literally. The story unfolds not just in one-dimensional telling of a story but in a complex multiplicity of levels and no one brings that out better than Phillips.
The story is about sex. Not a lot of sex, but some sex. And it is about a Cuban police officer who is having troubles being accepted by the White police establishment. He's caught between the rejection of both worlds, and that explodes when he finds himself trying to save a Cuban refugee fleeing Castro's Cuba.
Ameriican law is that if you can make it to American soil, the US must grant you sanctuary. But, if you are caught before you step foot on American soil, then back to Cuba you must go. Saving a refugee from hanging from a refugee boat mast puts the refugee on a boat back to Cuba, and that upsets everyone from the Cuban community, to his family Hai Camillo Camacho is his father (what a great name) to his girlfriend who dumps him and ends up hooking up with her employer, a sex therapist and later with a Russia mobster involved in fake paintings that our hero, Nestor Comacho.
Wolfe does a great job exploring the world of Cuban refugees in Florida, the sex trade and the Russian mobsters, as well as racism that exists so graphically.
Yet, Wolfe let's us down.
The book goes no where. There is no dramatic ending. It's almost as if he got to a chapter and just stopped writing. So depressing, yet so much interesting facts weaved into the story about the Cuban community, Cuban culture and race. And he goes into anatomical detail when referring to sex, a noun commonly used — mons pubis.
Look it up folks. It's that kind of detail, instead of just saying "va-gi-nah" that makes the book so fascinating in detail.
I enjoyed it right up until Wolfe retired writing it. Abruptly. Leaving me hanging. Leaving me wanting more. Come on, Tom. Write. Make an ending that climaxes like the descriptions on every page of the novel.
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"You know it's God who created these bodies of ours. With his help, we can keep these bodies working in optimum condition.
"Are you ready to start your Fun To Be Fit 'Blessercize' program?
"Let's warm up with a bible verse.
"Hands up, fingers pointed to heaven.
"Let's get jubilant. Put on your shoes and let's get ready to do our David dance.
"David danced before the lord with all his might. This is our David dance!"
That's all true dialogue from this stunning bit of found footage, which shows how religious folk work out, I guess so they can then go out and bash "sinners"!
Click on Christian Nightmares for the clip. Then blessercize your troubles away!


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The Hermeneutics Episode?
Episode 152 · July 28th, 2017 · 40 mins 5 secs
About this Episode
We don't talk hermeneutics very often on this podcast. At least explicitly. But Jace Broadhurst got us talking about it. It's Bullgeschichte and Friday Night Lights rolled into one! God help us all.


text: Window Treatments for Small Windows In Austin Homes09/11/2018Tyler Jorgensen The big, fancy window coverings you see on design shows or in interior design magazines are swoon-worthy, but those kind of windows aren't in every home. More often Austin homeowners are concerned with smaller windows – the type that oversized, flowing drapes don't work with. If you're worried about your small windows, here are Sunburst's recommendations for the best Austin window treatments. Custom Shutters for Small Windows Small windows are perfect for plantation shutters in Austin. You might think we're a little predisposed to shutters, but they actually are one of the best choices for smaller windows. And there are a number of reasons why. Let's find out! Shutters Fit Smaller Windows No Matter the Size Interior shutters are built specifically for your windows. That means that no matter the size or shape of the windows in your home, shutters will fit – without exception. Small windows run the gamut of styles: casement windows, transom windows, porthole windows, octagonal windows, etc. Plantation shutters fit all of these styles, even the shapes that other window treatments can't. Shutters Can Make Small Windows Look Bigger Some Austin homeowners don't like that their windows are on the smaller side. That's understandable, but you don't have to put up with a window that you don't love. Plantation shutters can add a number of inches to a window with the right frame and mount. Obviously, this won't really make the window bigger, but it can make it look a lot larger than it actually is. Shutters Let You Manage Light in Small Windows For small windows, light can be all or nothing. Either you're totally covering your window, or it's bare. That's how it is with most window coverings such as drapes or curtains. But plantation shutters offer a bit more flexibility with lighting and privacy, especially with cafe shutters for small windows. Custom Shades for Small Windows The most important thing with shades for smaller windows is to shop for custom shades. Most small windows aren't standard sizes, so most shades you find in stores will just cover up your window rather than framing it. So measure your windows precisely and look for custom shades that play to your window and your space's strengths. Shades can make small windows look a tad more boxy and draw attention to their small size, so use caution when choosing window treatments for your windows. Combining Window Treatments for Small Windows What some savvy Austin homeowners choose for small windows is to use more than one kind of window treatment to make them more interesting and bigger. In fact, you can do this on any window in your home to the same effect. Combine a window treatment that sticks to the frame like blinds, and hang drapes on the sides to border the window. It makes better use of the space, and makes the flow of your room more smooth. Are Your Small Windows Giving You Big Problems? Don't fret over small windows anymore, Austin. Sunburst wants to help. Give us a call at 512-549-6077 or fill out the form at the bottom to get help finding your perfect window treatment solution.


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Cocoanut Cake, as written in The Institute Cook Book by Helen Cramp.
This cake was not complex at all. I liked that. There was something familiar about it. It's just pretty cool to know that this recipe was in print almost 100 years ago. I will have to eat another piece (for the sake of research, of course) to see if I can put my finger on what the familiarity is.
I whipped up a simple frosting because, Mister likes frosting. I think next time I will just spread some good jelly over it. It's really that kind of cake.
First off, the recipe specified a moderate oven. To me, that would mean 350 degrees. I used a dark non-stick pan so, I baked mine at 325 degrees.
The recipe did not specify a pan size. I gambled and used a 9" cake pan. It seemed to work pretty well.
Flavor to taste...okay this instruction is pretty vague.
I added a teaspoon of vanilla at this point.
I wished I would have had coconut extract, if so, I would have used that instead.
On the note of flavor, a little salt maybe??
I prepared the cake as the recipe was written and found it acceptable.
If you decide to make this cake, my advice is to generously grease the pan.
Below, check out a few snap shots of the recipe and an interesting certificate that the book contains.
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shredded cocoanut
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 3/4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
Whip the butter and sugar to a cream. Add the cocoanut and the eggs. Then add the milk and sifted flour and baking powder. Flavor to taste. Turn into a greased pan and bake in a moderate oven for 45 minutes.
|Department Of Domestic Science
I think my skills at domestic science is pretty well tuned. I wonder what Helen Cramp would think?
|$2.00 had to be an expensive due back in 1913.
I have several recipes flagged in this book. The Cocoanut Cake isn't nearly as fabulous as Alton Brown's recipe, I'm sure. Also, not nearly as expensive to make.
The beauty here is in the simplicity of this cake.


text: After Slush comes the flood, will we need lifeboats for buildings? Slush, the leading start-up event in the world gathers 20,000 tech heads in Helsinki during the darkest time of the year. It is not an easy task to stand out among all the corporations trying to attract new talents and partners. This year, Wärtsilä rocked the boat and drew in the best, brightest and most innovative tech minds by launching a controversial product, a lifeboat for buildings.


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Nusa Dua Tour
Uluwatu Temple, The most famous Balinese temple in the south part of Bali with breathtaking sunset view of rock cliff temple facing to the Indian ocean. Places of interest will be visit during Bali Uluwatu Tour is visit the Uluwatu Temple is one of Balinese Hindu Temples located right on the petrifying hill with the crevasse exist in the right and left side, then the tour continue to enjoy Watching the Kecak and Fire Dance Performance near the temple in open air theatre, is a spectacular traditional Balinese dance with the group of people playing this dance with fire game, and then the tour will continue to visit Jimbaran Bay Beach for having the delicious Seafood Dinner on the beach, is a beautiful beach located in the southern part of Bali with seafood restaurant along the beach.
What is other thing you can see while this tour:
- Tanjung Benoa
- Padang - Padang Beach
- Uluwatu
- Kecak
Price : USD 45/car
- Rate are quoted per car maximum passenger 6 persons per car
- Maximum 10 hours, over hours will be charge extra cost USD 5 per hour
- Pay to driver on the end of the trip in cash
- Private AC car
- Professional English Speaking Driver
- Petrol
- All your personal expenses, beverages and other meals, tipping, and other things that are not indicated above.


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Republican presidential front-runner Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpDeWine tests negative for coronavirus a second time Several GOP lawmakers express concern over Trump executive orders Beirut aftermath poses test for US aid to frustrating ally MORE on Saturday called for Christians to band together and use their power to protect themselves from the "siege" they face.
Trump told supporters in Sioux Center, Iowa, that he received more pushback for calling to ban Muslim immigration that he would have if he had called to ban Christian immigration to America.
"Christianity is under tremendous siege," Trump said.
"And if I said that about Christians, I would have less backup than if I said it about Muslims. … If I said that about Christians, if I said 'banned,' I would have had less difficulty. And that's pretty sad."
Trump, who was introduced Saturday by a pastor, looks to shore up evangelical support ahead of the Iowa caucuses in nine days. Evangelical voters made up the majority of GOP caucus voters in 2012, and Trump has been battling with rival Ted Cruz for the evangelical vote.
He noted his own Protestant background as he lamented the lack of power that American Christians have, referring to the loss of religion in America is "death by a million cuts."
"We don't exert the power that we should have. I think some of the churches are afraid of their tax status, losing their tax status if they are too political, some of them can't endorse," he said.
"But the fact is, there's nothing the politicians can do to you if you band together, but the Christians don't band together."
Trump pitched himself as Christianity's best chance at representation in the White House, lamenting the decline of stores saying "Merry Christmas."
"If I get elected president, we are going to be saying 'Merry Christmas' once again, remember that," he said.
"And by the way, Christianity will have power without having to form because if I'm there, you are going to have plenty of power, you don't need anybody else. You are going to have somebody representing you very very well."
Acutely aware of his rivalry with Cruz, Trump gazed around the auditorium in Sioux Center and pointed out the crowd.
"Every little seat right there, I'm packed. We have thousands of people in another auditorium, it's amazing," he said.
"Cruz was here a couple of weeks ago, he had 500 people, we have thousands."
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I switched on BBC1 this evening, too late for Panorama, and no sooner had I switched on than I saw a shot of Westminster. This was in a programme called New Tricks and it showed what purported to be a meeting with a Labour peer at the House of Lords. The programme-makers clearly have no knowledge of the House. It showed the peer in a rather grand office of his own.
This was misleading for a number of reasons. Only the Lord Speaker has a large, grand office of her own of the sort portrayed in the programme. A few other office-holders – the Leader of the House, Leader of the Opposition and the like, as well as law lords – have individual offices. Everyone else has to make do with shared offices, some of them rather crowded. My desk is in a large room – it was initially Black Rod's living room – but it houses ten desks: seven of us are among the regular attenders. What was formerly a shower-room across the corridor has been converted into an office for two peers! When former Prime Minister, James Callaghan, joined the House, the then Labour Chief Whip, Ted Graham, had enormous difficulty getting him an office of his own. When Lord Callaghan died, his small office was immediately converted into an office for two senior peers.
Some offices are in good locations in the Palace of Westminster. My room on the second floor overlooks Westminster Abbey. Others are not so fortunate and have windows looking out on walls or courtyards. Pressure on space means that outlying buildings have been acquired to create additional office space. The offices are modern, but it entails quite a walk when a division is called in the House – not much fun if it's raining and there's heavy traffic when crossing the road. Such is the pressure on space that I once found the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the corridor on my floor wandering round to see if he could identify additional space. Some peers have, or prefer, to work in the Library or at one of the desks in the Royal Gallery. Lord Healey some years ago told me that it reminded him of what the House of Commons was like in the 1960s.
I report this for information, not for the purpose of complaint. Rooms are allocated on a party basis and it can be useful to discuss issues, and share information, with one's colleagues. There's an extremely good atmosphere in my office, which makes it a pleasure to work in. I had the opportunity to move to another room when I was made a Chairman of a Select Committee, but I declined. Being where I am is a privilege and I have no wish to move.


text: giambroo Posted September 23, 2019 Hello everyone, hope everyone is having a good day. PennHalo is hosting a 2v2 Halo Three tournament in Pennsylvania on October 26th. I will be helping them staff it. The tournament prize money is 1,000 dollars guaranteed. 600 for first place, 250 dollars for second and 150 for third place. Team passes are 70 bucks for each team and a spectactor pass will be 10 dollars for each spectator. There is a delicious ramen bar inside the venue and did I mention BYOB? Can't get better then that! We all want to help build up the Halo community again. This game made us who we are and WE all want to build this community back on the top! Let's do this! Share this with your friends and your family members who are interested in gaming. More information inside the posted link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pennhalo-2v2-autumn-assasult-tickets-73700009713 Share this post Link to post


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How to Get Your Team Engaged and Achieving
As a person in a leadership position, you're probably well aware that teamwork is the cornerstone of success in any organization. When everyone works together toward a shared goal, amazing results can be achieved. If you're having trouble motivating your team to reach their full potential, it's time to make a few changes. So what better time to take stock and improve than at the start of the New Year?
Make Communication a Priority
Effective communication is essential to the success of every team. As the team leader, you're responsible for ensuring everyone has a clear understanding of shared goals. Everyone has to be on the same page to work together and ultimately achieve success. Take the time to learn the best way to communicate with each member of your team. People respond to various methods of communication: email, phone, face-to-face meetings, so make it a priority to learn how to reach your employees.
It's inevitable that your team will have issues from time to time, make it a habit to discuss problems rather than sweeping them aside. Offering constructive feedback is a great way to help employees understand what they did right and where they need to improve. Share ideas for improvement and let everyone have a voice. When you solve problems together, you're much more likely to reach a resolution that pleases everyone.
People feel more engaged and motivated to do their best on a project when they have a stake in it. Your team will be filled with empowered employees who find more productive ways to make your organization more efficient.
Inspire Greatness
Inspire your team members to want to come into the office each day ready to do their best work. Get everyone excited about the goals you're working toward by clearly defining your vision. People become inspired to reach their full potential when they feel like their work really matters. Knowing they've contributed to a project that makes a positive impact is the ultimate feeling of satisfaction. You can encourage this by treating everyone with respect and acknowledging a job well done. Sometimes it's the smallest things that mean the most.
Create a culture of creativity, where people have the freedom to take risks and express their ideas. While they won't always work out, it will serve as a valuable learning experience that will help them grow. Build trust by making yourself their advocate, proving you always have the best interests of your team members at heart. Acknowledge a job well done and provide opportunities to help your employees grow their skills. Promptly deal with unmotivated and unenthusiastic employees, as they have the ability to lower the morale of your entire team.
Get Organized
Work with your team members to create a strategy for success. Bring everyone together to share ideas and discuss the most effective ways to work together. Make sure everyone is clear on their individual roles and the importance their contributions have on the overall success of the team. Share your expectations for every team member, as you need each person to be focused and dedicated to doing their best work.
Set goals together as a team. When everyone works together to achieve a common goal, you're able to implement your strategy much more quickly and efficiently. Creating actionable objectives to measure progress gives everyone a feeling of shared accountability. People have a much stronger sense of loyalty and commitment when they have a clear picture of how their work ties into the big picture.
When possible, encourage employees to collaborate with one another on projects, rather than working individually. Working together fosters a strong sense of team work and allows for a much higher quality finished product, as groups can pool their skills and focus on what each person does best.
Foster Employee Engagement
As a member of the management team, it's your responsibility to motivate and inspire your employees. These people look to you for leadership, so make sure your actions are taking them in the right direction. Enjoy greater job satisfaction, heightened morale and higher retention rates when you have a team filled with engaged employees. What differences have you noticed between engaged and disengaged employees?
This guest post was provided by Marwa Hijazi who writes about topics related to leadership training and management programs for Bisk Education.


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Embedding Symbolic Knowledge into Deep Networks
Part of: Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 32 (NIPS 2019)[PDF] [BibTeX] [Supplemental] [Reviews] [Author Feedback] [Meta Review] [Sourcecode]
Conference Event Type: Poster
In this work, we aim to leverage prior symbolic knowledge to improve the performance of deep models. We propose a graph embedding network that projects propositional formulae (and assignments) onto a manifold via an augmented Graph Convolutional Network (GCN). To generate semantically-faithful embeddings, we develop techniques to recognize node heterogeneity, and semantic regularization that incorporate structural constraints into the embedding. Experiments show that our approach improves the performance of models trained to perform entailment checking and visual relation prediction. Interestingly, we observe a connection between the tractability of the propositional theory representation and the ease of embedding. Future exploration of this connection may elucidate the relationship between knowledge compilation and vector representation learning.


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Botulinum toxin (BTX), more commonly known as Botox, is a chemical toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. BTX is the toxin responsible for botulism, a serious illness usually associated with food poisoning. Botulism can result in muscle paralysis and can be fatal.
Botox works by preventing the release of acetylcholine in the body. Acetylcholine is the primary neurotransmitter found at the site where nerve endings and muscles meet. Blocking nerve signals from travelling to the muscle results in muscle weakness. The muscle will become less able to contract, or tighten, and begins to relax.
Although Botox has some potentially harmful effects, doctors have been using it in small doses to treat various health problems. Botox can be directly injected into muscles in small amounts. Injecting the muscle allows doctors to control how it relaxes. Botox is often associated with cosmetic uses such as treatment of wrinkles, lines, or creases. However, recent research has found new Botox uses that are less well known.
Here, we will discuss five surprising health-related Botox uses.
1. Reduce chronic pain
Chronic pain is a common condition that is difficult to treat. Patients with chronic pain often experience a lower quality of life. Medications used to treat chronic pain such as opioids, codeine, and morphine often have serious side effects. Some research has shown that Botox may help reduce chronic pain.
In a recent study in Science Translational Medicine, researchers used synthetic forms of BTX to treat chronic pain in mice. The team designed synthetic BTX that specifically targets neurons involved in pain signalling. They tested the compound on both nerve and inflammatory pain. After receiving BTX injections, the mice were less sensitive to pain for a period of up to three weeks. Treatment of the mice did not adversely affect coordination, and only acted on neurons involved in pain signalling; other types of neurons were not affected by the injection. The synthetic BTX treated chronic pain as effectively as morphine but had longer lasting positive effects.
Though BTX had a positive effect on chronic pain in mice, clinical trials are needed to determine how BTX will affect human patients. Humans may respond differently to treatments than other animals. However, the study provides insight into possible ways to target pain when developing new therapies.
2. Relieve jaw pain
The temporomandibular joints (TMJs) are located on each side of the jaw. TMJs allow the jaw to open and slide in various directions. They are used for many common gestures including chewing, talking, and facial expressions, making them susceptible to stress. TMJ disorder arises when patients experience dysfunction with these joints and is characterized by significant pain. Some cases of severe TMJ disorder are not effectively treated with conventional drug therapies.
Research published in the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery describes the uses of Botox for treating severe TMJ disorder. The study included 77 participants with TMJ disorder. Participants had TMJ disorder for at least one year and did not respond to conventional treatments. Botox injections of 30 units were given to each patient in the muscle surrounding the TMJs. The results of the study showed that Botox significantly lowered jaw pain within 15 days of injection. Effects of the treatment lasted for three months. Participants of the study did not experience any major complications.
The authors conclude that using Botox to treat TMJ disorder is both safe and effective. This treatment is particularly helpful for patients who have not responded to other treatments. Further clinical trials are needed to confirm study results.
3. Treat skin inflammation
Atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema, is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that can be complicated to treat. Symptoms of eczema include severe itching sensations. Itching the affected area may worsen symptoms and lead to swollen and irritated skin. If eczema does not improve on its own, patients are treated with a combination of steroids, creams, and other therapies to relieve recurrent inflammation and prevent infection. However, current treatments may not be effective in all patients.
A group of researchers in South Korea has been studying how Botox can be used to treat symptoms of eczema. Their article in Dermatologic Surgery details the uses of Botox for eczema-like lesions in mice. Mice that received injections to the affected sites had a significant reduction of inflammation and swelling.
Results of the study show that Botox might effectively treat eczema, though data from the study was limited to a 14-day period. Larger clinical trials are needed to confirm whether or not Botox will be an effective treatment for human patients with eczema. Botox will likely be used in combination with other therapies for eczema since the cost of repeated injections is high.
4. Alleviate calf cramping
Nocturnal calf cramps result from involuntary contractions in the lower leg muscles. The cramps are usually short-lived. Some patients suffer from prolonged cramping, which can be distressing and impact sleep quality. Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), a disorder characterized by a narrowing spinal column, are particularly susceptible to nocturnal calf cramps.
A study published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation describes how BTX has been used to treat nocturnal calf cramps. In the study, researchers divided 50 LSS patients with regular nighttime nocturnal calf cramps into two groups. Each group received conventional therapies including exercise, physical therapy, and pain medication. One group received BTX injections, and the other was given an anticonvulsant as a control. Patients that were given BTX experienced a lower frequency and severity of nocturnal calf cramps compared to the control group; sleep quality also improved in these patients.
The study concluded that BTX can be useful for relieving nocturnal calf cramps in combination with other therapies. Benefits of the BTX injection lasted up to three months in study participants. This treatment provides an effective alternative to conventional medication used to treat nocturnal calf cramps. However, the study had a small number of participants and did not include a placebo group. Further clinical trials are needed to confirm the safety and efficacy of the treatment.
5. Prevent chronic migraines
A migraine is a severe and often debilitating headache. Migraines are usually made worse by physical activity. People with migraines may also suffer from sensitivity to light and sound. Current treatment options for migraines include medications that may only be partly effective and can have serious side effects.
In a study published in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Mayo Clinic researchers looked at the uses of Botox for treating migraine headaches. The study focused on clinical trials from randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. They assessed efficacy in each of two groups: episodic migraine and chronic migraine. Patients with episodic migraines have headaches less than 15 days each month, while those with chronic migraines have headaches at least 15 days each month with a minimum of eight being migraine headaches. Some studies showed that Botox provided relief for episodic migraine, but the overall data was not convincing. However, Botox was effective for preventing chronic migraine headaches.
Botox was well tolerated in study participants with minimal side effects. This treatment offers a viable option for patients who are unable to tolerate the side effects of conventional medication for a chronic migraine. Researchers are optimistic about the uses of Botox for this distressing condition.
Many health-related uses of Botox are currently being explored. Emerging clinical studies will help identify how this toxin can be used for a number of medical conditions.
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AgeSenior (7+ years)
SizeMedium (25 – 60 lbs) Learn More
Are you looking for the perfect senior dog? Then come meet Tooley! We are told she is 16 years old but she looks and acts much younger.
She loves everyone, including adults, kids, and other dogs. (She hasn't been cat-tested.) If you are out during the day, she is happy to nap. When you get home, she is ready to greet you with her kisses and smiles, and a short walk is one of her favorites. She has settled in wonderfully at her foster home and loves to play and sleep near her foster brother. She is partially or completely deaf, but that doesn't get in the way of her sweet personality.
Tooley would love to spend her "golden years" in a loving home; she doesn't need a lot-just snuggles and short walks. Fill out an application and a volunteer will contact you. (AR)