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Microalgae: Current Research and ApplicationsPublisher: Caister Academic Press
Edited by: Maria-Nefeli Tsaloglou
Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA and University of Southampton, Hampshire, UK
Pages: 152
Publication date: January 2016
Price: GB £159 or US $319Buy book or Buy online
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21775/9781910190272
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- Aquatic Biofilms
- Flow Cytometry in Microbiology
- Metagenomics of the Microbial Nitrogen Cycle
- Biofuels
- Omics in Soil Science
Microalgae, also known as phytoplankton, are abundant microorganisms, which are found in freshwater and marine environments. Phytoplankton are critical to global biogeochemistry since they produce the bulk of oxygen on Earth through photosynthesis. They form the base of the marine food web and are primary producers of organic carbon. Microalgal species can synthesize high value chemical products, such as carotenoids, antioxidants, fatty acids, and sterols. Most recently, microalgae have become an attractive raw material of biofuel, in the form of biodiesel.
In this concise book, expert authors describe the latest research and newest approaches to the study of these important organisms, as well as covering the more traditional methods such as morphotaxonomy. The reader is first provided with practical information on cultivation of phytoplankton, growth media and division rates for different algal species, optical techniques and automated instrumentation, such as flow cytometry. Furthermore, methods and approaches to study gene expression and regulation in phytoplankton are reviewed. A separate chapter is dedicated to the discussion of algal blooms and their effects on local environments. Coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi and bioluminescent microalgae are thoroughly reviewed by experts in those fields. Finally, this book reviews the state-of-the-art of microfluidic and in situ sensors for phytoplankton identification.
This volume is an authoritative and contemporary review of current research on microalgae. It could be an indispensable tool for anyone working in this field, or who wishes to learn more about these microorganisms.
(EAN: 9781910190272 9781910190289 Subjects: [microbiology] [bacteriology] [molecular microbiology] [environmental microbiology] )
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In the beginning of August 2011 Mark was diagnosed with stage 2 liver cancer. In the beginning of August 2012, Mark stated using the iMRS2000 5 days a week. Mark used the mat for 16 minutes for cancer and used the pad over his abdomen for 16 minutes for cancer. Mark started out at the intensity of 100 and slowly worked up to the intensity of 400.
After 2 months Mark said all the pain in his abdomen was gone and he used the mat for 32 minutes a day at the intensity of 400. When Mark started using the iMRS2000 his oxygen level was 92%. Slowly his oxygen level moved up and it is now always 98%.
Mark developed depression and anxiety after a car accident July 5, 2002. Mark had a traumatic brain injury that caused deep depression and great anxiety. It was all gone after using the iMRS2000 for 10 weeks.
All of Mark's blood tests are improving greatly and the VA has no idea why. The four weeks before Mark's last blood test, Mark was on the mat once a week and some of his test went backwards. I did not report on test results that were not out of range or have not changed.
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Pancreatic Cancer Story -
Thursday October 6, 2011
We just had an amazing incredible wonderful experience.
Carmel is 55+ diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and sent home from the hospital being told that the Chemo Therapy was not working. She had been praying for options since the doctors had no hope. The pain pills were not working. The pain relief options were injections and more serious solutions that did not appeal to her.
She was in serious pain. As she walked into the entry way she was hunched over. Every step was painful. As she moved towards the iMRS Complete she sat down and had a large glass of water with magnesium.
Carmel layed down and started grimancing in pain. Pain tears were in her eyes. Beverly took her through a series of settings starting out on Sensetive and moving up to 10 and 25 for different periods of time. Then she used the Pillow on the abdomin and back for different periods of time. The iMRS session lasted about an hour.
I walked back into the room after they had some time to talk and pray. Carmel had smile on her face! She was moving around like a regular person! She did not have ANY PAIN !!!! She and her daughter picked up the MRS mat and went home with new vitality, life and hope.
We are so grateful that we could be part of this health restoration!
Kai Adler,
San Diego, CA
Cancer and PEMF - Summary of Research
Cancer – bladder The study deals with immune status of patients operated for bladder cancer and exposed postoperatively to alternating magnetic field (MF). MF application was followed by higher T- and B-lymphocyte and CD4+, CD16+ cell levels as well as enhanced T-cell activity; no postoperative complications were registered and tumor relapse rates were relatively low. The effect was likely to be due to antistressor influence of MF. The procedure may substitute drug therapy for immunocorrection and to avoid recurrence of bladder cancer.
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Cancer – breast tumors The study was concerned with effect of alternating magnetic field (AMF) on immunobiological characteristics of lymphocytes from patients with locally-advanced breast tumors. Patients received infusions of treated autoblood and changes in their immunological status were followed up. Stimulation of T-, B- and NK- cells was observed. Immuno-regulating effect was apparent when autoblood was treated with 50 H/25 mT1 and 100 H/50 mT1.
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Cancer - cells
PEMF controls cell growth depending on the degree of cell differentiation. This study also shows the potentiality of PEMF as an adjunctive treatment method for malignant tumors.
– Bioelectromagnetics
No adverse side-effects were reported in an investigation of the antitumor effect of turbulent magnetic field (TMF) carried out as a component of preoperative chemoradiotherapy for breast cancer at the Center's Clinic. The study group included 114 patients with locally advanced tumors(T3, N1-N3, M0). According to the clinical, roentgenological and histological evidence on the end-results, the procedure was highly effective. Also, it was followed by shorter and less extensive postoperative lymphorrhea.
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Winning the War Against Cancer Begins with Your Personal Choices
You can do a lot, right now, to significantly decrease your cancer risk. Even the conservative American Cancer Society states that one-third of cancer deaths are linked to poor diet, physical inactivity, and carrying excess weight. So making the following healthy lifestyle changes can go a very long way toward ending the failure-streak and becoming one less statistic in this war against cancer:
1) Normalize your vitamin D levels with safe amounts of sun exposure. This works primarily by optimizing your vitamin D level. Ideally, monitor your vitamin D levels throughout the year.
2) Control your insulin levels by limiting your intake of processed foods and sugars/fructose as much as possible.
3) Get appropriate amounts of animal-based omega-3 fats.
4) Get appropriate exercise. One of the primary reasons exercise works is that it drives your insulin levels down. Controlling insulin levels is one of the most powerful ways to reduce your cancer risks.
5) Eat according to your nutritional type. The potent anti-cancer effects of this principle are very much underappreciated. When we treat cancer patients in our clinic this is one of the most powerful anti-cancer strategies we have.
6) Have a tool to permanently erase the neurological short-circuiting that can activate cancer genes. Even the CDC states that 85 percent of disease is caused by emotions. It is likely that this factor may be more important than all the other physical ones listed here, so make sure this is addressed. My particular favorite tool for this purpose, as you may know, is the Emotional Freedom Technique.
7) Only 25 percent of people eat enough vegetables, so by all means eat as many vegetables as you are comfortable with. Ideally, they should be fresh and organic. Cruciferous vegetables in particular have been identified as having potent anti-cancer properties. Remember that carb nutritional types may need up to 300 percent more vegetables than protein nutritional types.
8) Maintain an ideal body weight.
9) Get enough high-quality sleep.
10) Reduce your exposure to environmental toxins like pesticides, household chemical cleaners, synthetic air fresheners and air pollution.
11) Reduce your use of cell phones and other wireless technologies, and implement as many safety strategies as possible if/when you cannot avoid their use.
12) Boil, poach or steam your foods, rather than frying or charbroiling them.
13) Use Earth Based PEMF Daily to Oxygenate, Alkalize and Energize Your Cells!
Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug
Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any
disease. If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition,
consult your physician before using this product. This information is not intended as
medical advice and may not be used as medical advice. It should not be used to replace
the advice of your own doctor.

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Jailed journalist Yücel rejects Turkey-Germany freedom bargain
A German journalist jailed in Turkey without charge for 11 months said he does not want to be released as part of a bargain between Turkey and Germany.
The case of Die Welt's Turkey correspondent Deniz Yücel has led to increased tensions between the two countries, alongside Germany's granting of asylum to members of the Fethullah Gülen movement wanted in Turkey for involvement in the 2016 coup attempt and a spat over Berlin's banning of rallies in its cities ahead of last April's Turkish referendum.
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel told German magazine Der Spiegel this month that his government would not allow arms exports to Turkey, "unless the Yücel issue is settled". He later said he did not mean to say the two issues were linked.
Germany's Bild newspaper said in July 2017 that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had offered to swap Yücel with two Turkish army officials who had applied for asylum in Germany.
"I do not want to know my freedom stained with Rheinmetall tanks," the German press agency DPA quoted Yücel as saying in a letter to his lawyers. Rheinmetall is a German arms maker.
Yücel said he does not want to be part of "the extradition of Gülenist ex-prosecutors or putschist ex-officers" either.
Yücel has been held in a solitary confinement since he was detained in February last year. He was remanded in custody for suspicion of spreading "terrorist propaganda", but has not been formally charged.
German officials said in December that Turkey had improved Yücel's conditions in prison. Yücel said his solitary conditions, which he called a "method of torture", had not ended, but "only slightly relaxed".


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Usually, dolls bring joy for kids, with their sweet smiles and azure gazes. This collection of strange, freaky, and haunted dolls comes right in time to give you some Halloween ideas.
Halloween Props and Decorations
Halloween will be here soon and you need to think about the fun things to be brought inside and outside your home. Halloween decorations ought to be spooky and enjoyable.
Here's a collection of unique props, decorations & ornaments for Halloween.
Children Halloween Costumes Ideas for 2019
This Children Halloween Costumes Ideas post will have a description soon enough.
Easter Cupcakes and Cakes ideas
Looking for beautiful yet simple Easter cupcake ideas to make this year? Here's a collection of festively decorated cupcakes and other wonderful treats to serve at Easter brunch.


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Play with your food
Looking for a way to get your kids to stay at the dinner table a little longer? The Food Face Dinner Plate should do the trick. Using the same artwork as the classic "Dapper Dan" magnetic toy (remember him, from back before Game Boy, when we could be entertained by making moustaches out of metal shavings and a magnetic stylus?), this plate is a cheerful canvas ready to transform supper into a creative exercise, concluding (hopefully) with les artistes eating all their veggies. It comes in a missus version as well. $12.99 and available now at mbeans.com.
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Published: June 2016
336 pages
Available as Hardback Paperback e-Book
Size (electronic form of this book): 1081Kb
Category: Medicine
Language: English
On sale at: Amazon.co.uk
Pauline first became ill when she was fifteen. What seemed to be a urinary infection became joint pain, then life-threatening appendicitis. After a routine operation Pauline lost all the strength in her legs. Shortly afterwards, convulsions started. But Pauline's tests are normal: her symptoms seem to have no physical cause whatsoever. This may be an extreme case, but Pauline is not alone. As many as a third of people visiting their GP have symptoms that are medically unexplained. In most, an emotional root is suspected which is often the last thing a patient wants to hear and a doctor to say. We accept our hearts can flutter with excitement and our brows can sweat with nerves, but on this journey into the very real world of psychosomatic illness, Suzanne O'Sullivan finds the secrets we are all capable of keeping from ourselves.


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SWAP Force builds upon the success of the franchise's signature game play with an all-new innovative play pattern – swapability – that gives kids more choice than ever before by letting them swap the top and bottom halves of the toys to create their own characters. The game lets Portal Masters reconfigure 16 SWAP Force characters into more than 250 unique combinations. Kids can mix and match characters' powers and moves, and then bring them to life in the game. Fans of the franchise also can play Skylanders SWAP Force with their entire collection of characters from both Skylanders Spyro's Adventure and Skylanders GiantsT, now with the added capability of jumping.
"With Skylanders, we didn't just create a beloved new franchise, we actually created an entirely new category that brings the world of physical toys and video games together like never before. And now with Skylanders SWAP Force, we are pushing the genre we created forward with another big innovation: customization," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, Inc. "The idea that kids can customize their own characters in the physical world, and have their unique combinations recognized in the virtual world, is an idea as big as the concept of bringing toys to life itself."
In Skylanders SWAP Force, Portal Masters embark on an all-new adventure in the mysterious Cloudbreak Islands, home to a mystical volcano that erupts every hundred years to replenish the magic in Skylands. During an epic battle, a brave group of Skylanders were caught in the volcano's eruption, which blasted them apart and sent them to earth. But, the magic of the volcano gave these heroes a remarkable new power – the ability to swap halves – turning them into a special team known as the SWAP Force. Meanwhile, Kaos is back with a new evil plan. And now, Portal Masters everywhere must reassemble the SWAP Force – in their original form or in new combinations – and send them back to Cloudbreak to save Skylands!
Skylanders SWAP Force features 16 new SWAP Force characters, along with 32 core Skylanders characters (16 completely new Skylanders and 16 new versions of fan favourite characters from previous games) and eight new LightCore characters. Skylanders SWAP Force also delivers high-resolution graphics that bring the game's detailed characters and rich environments to life, immersing players in the game play like never before.
"Skylanders Giants was named to our 2012 Holiday Hot Toy List for good reason – it extended the franchise's breakthrough game play and its performance in retail has been incredible. We're continually impressed by the originality that Activision delivers in bringing toys to life," said Jerry Storch, Chairman and CEO, Toys"R"Us, Inc. "The innovation of allowing kids to customize their toys in the real world and then send them into the Skylanders SWAP Force game is sure to raise the bar for the franchise."
About Skylanders
In 2011, Skylanders Spyro's Adventure originated a new play pattern that seamlessly bridged physical and virtual worlds across multiple platforms and became the top-selling kids' videogame of the year. In October of 2012, Skylanders Giants further evolved the genre and added the mega-sized Giants and LightCore characters to the collection of interaction figures that have helped the franchise achieve more than $500 million in U.S. retail sales, including accessories and figures, reaching the milestone faster than any other kids gaming property. Skylanders SWAP Force is being developed by Vicarious Visions, an Activision studio. The game has not yet been rated by the ESRB. For more information, visit www.skylanders.com.
What is Skylanders SWAP Force?
Embark on a new adventure in Skylanders SWAP Force. The new game introduces the SWAP Force Skylanders characters. These Skylanders have the unique ability to mix and match their top and bottom parts to create new characters with different in-game abilities and powers.
What are SWAP Force Skylanders?
The SWAP Force Skylanders characters have the ability to mix and match their abilities and powers. Separate the sixteen figures and snap them together in new combinations to change their powers and abilities in the game. 256 unique combinations in all!
What Skylanders are in the new game?
- 16 SWAP Force Skylanders characters
- 16 new Skylanders characters
- 8 LightCore Skylanders characters
- 16 returning Skylanders characters with all new in-game powers and abilities
Will my Skylanders Spyro's Adventure and Skylanders Giants figures work in Skylanders SWAP Force? Will they still be leveled up? Will they still have their upgrades?
Yes, yes and yes!
What is the Skylanders SWAP Force release date?
Fall 2013


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AWS IoT Enabled Smart Wildlife Drinking Water Station
Sri Lanka's Department of Wildlife wanted to improve the health of wildlife in Kumana National Park which is located in a drought-prone area. In order to reduce mortality during dry periods, they had to send staff twenty miles into the forest to check water levels and commission expensive tankers to replenish the ponds. Persistent Systems designed and deployed a cellular connected, solar powered ground water pump system that could be managed remotely from an AWS IoT based application, eliminating the need for on site water level inspections and tanker deliveries deep within the park.
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Professor Dame Lesley Fallowfield, DBE, BSc, DPhil, FMedSci
Professor of Psycho-oncology
Director of the Sussex Health Outcomes Research & Education in Cancer (SHORE-C)
Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Current Research
Goal: To improve communication related to genetic testing between healthcare professionals, breast cancer patients and their affected families.
Impact: Working with a multidisciplinary team, Professor Fallowfield has designed an educational training program to enable clinicians and genetic counselors to discuss challenging topics such as genetic risk and testing in ways patients can more easily understand. Her techniques could ease anxiety in women with high-risk genetic susceptibility to breast cancer and help them make more informed decisions about their treatment options.
What's next: As more women at high risk of developing breast cancer undergo genetic testing, concerns have been raised about physicians' ability to explain complex information about the genetic results to their patients, since many lack the necessary training to do so effectively and sensitively. Professor Fallowfield and her team are evaluating the effectiveness of her program called TRUSTING (Talking about Risk, Uncertainties of Testing IN Genetics).
Clinicians who have undergone her training will have their knowledge and communication skills assessed when they hold recorded consultations with "simulated patients" (actors).If proven successful, Professor Fallowfield's approach to improving oncologists' and genetic counselors' communication skills could be implemented in medical institutions around the world.
Full Research Summary
Research area: Developing tools to improve communication between doctors and patients prior to and after genetic testing.
Impact: Genetic testing has been recommended for women at high familial risk of breast cancer for many years but is now increasingly prescribed to all patients with cancer to help refine their treatment. Unfortunately, few oncologists are experienced in genetic testing, and many genetic counselors are not experienced in cancer care. As a result, they may face challenges when they discuss the consequences of a high-risk diagnosis (such as testing positive for an abnormal BRCA1 gene), help patients understand complex information, and facilitate sharing of it with family members. Professor Fallowfield's efforts to improve communication would help these providers handle these difficult conversations more effectively and with greater sensitivity, easing patients' anxiety and helping them make truly informed decisions about treatment options.
Current investigation: Dr. Fallowfield has designed materials for a facilitator-led program called TRUSTING (Talking about Risk, UncertaintieS of Testing IN Genetics). She worked with geneticists, oncologists, surgeons, psychologists, ethicists, and patients to ensure that the information she included was of high quality, evidence-based, and could be understood by patients of varied socio-educational backgrounds.
What's next: The program will be evaluated during a two-day period with clinicians and actors posing as patients. During workshops, the clinicians will consider how they describe BRCA tests and the results, explain risk, check patients' understanding of this information and what it means for their future treatment recommendations. Professor Fallowfield will record clinicians' consultations with "patients" (actors) before and after the workshop. Their communication skills will be assessed subjectively (clinician self-assessment) and objectively by the "patients" and two independent researchers, who will be unaware if they're listening to a pre- or post-workshop discussion.
Professor Dame Lesley Fallowfield is Professor of Psycho-oncology at Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex where she is Director of the Sussex Health Outcomes Research & Education in Cancer (SHORE-C) group. Dame Lesley originally trained as a nurse at Guy's Hospital, London but then did a BSc in Experimental Psychology at Sussex. Research for her doctorate examining the perceptual correlates of optic nerve damage in demyelinating diseases was completed at the Universities of Sussex and Cambridge. The death of a close friend from cancer in 1984 led to a career change; she joined a breast cancer surgeon, Professor Michael Baum in the King's College Hospital, London, Clinical Trials Unit measuring the psychosocial sequelae of breast cancer. In 1991 she became the full-time Director of a Psychosocial Oncology Group and was awarded the first European Chair in Psycho-oncology from University College, London in 1997. Dame Lesley's research interests are eclectic and include the measurement of quality of life in clinical trials of cancer therapy, the evaluation of interventions aimed at ameliorating the side-effects of treatments the training of communication skills for health care professionals in cancer and information materials for patients contemplating trial enrolment. She has developed many validated patient reported outcome measures that are used in many international breast cancer clinical trials, published over 450 papers, many book chapters and 3 text books. She lectures and runs training workshops throughout the world in psychosocial oncology, quality of life assessment and communication skills. She is a Fellow of the UK Royal Academy of Medical Sciences and Honorary Fellow of the Association Of Cancer Physicians. In 2016 she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for services to psycho-oncology.
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Area Activity Guide: Middays at Midtown 2019
Work Downtown?
Here in Rochester, it pays to make use of every excuse to get outdoors during the summer. If you work downtown, doing so on Wednesdays could make your lunches totally rock. Carry your homemade lunch, grab takeout, or visit a food truck on Elm Street, then head to Midtown Commons near the corner of Elm and Cortland Streets between noon and 2 pm for Middays at Midtown. This FREE noontime concert series put together by the City of Rochester presents a different local musician or band each Wednesday from July 10th to August 28th. It's a great way to experience a slice of the local music scene without ever paying a cover. A variety of genres are mixed in for a different lunchtime vibe each week.
Bring an umbrella! The concerts take place rain or shine, with no rain dates or alternative locations.
2019 Concert Schedule
- July 10: As One (Jazz and R&B)
- July 17: Onclave (Latin)
- July 24: Jackson Cavalier (Americana)
- July 31: Band-n-Public (Funk)
- August 7: Jack West (Rock)
- August 14: The Latin Jazz Experience (Latin/Jazz)
- August 21: The Tragedy Brothers (Americana)
- August 28: Abby Celso and Mark Bader of The Swooners (Pop)


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SUSTAINABLE and MODERNISATION
This is the MDC Alliance's blueprint for transforming Zimbabwe. This is our promise to the people of Zimbabwe. We have gone into detail and covered the broad spectrum of issues so that the people of Zimbabwe have the bigger picture of what we intend to do when they choose us to lead in this election. We are ready and we have the programs to take Zimbabwe in a different and better direction.
The implementation of the MDC Alliance's Pledge for Transformation, Opportunities and Prosperity and all its programs offers a route to the reconstruction of Zimbabwe, restoration of the dignity of the Zimbabwean people, poverty eradication and fighting the growing scourge of inequality.
This program however depends on the right choice the Zimbabwean people have to make in the coming election. It is a choice to elect a team which is ready to place self-interest aside and put Zimbabwe first or to continue with the false promises of the past 38 years. The MDC Alliance is committed to transform Zimbabwe and to position the nation and its citizens where it competes with other growing economies in Africa and the world over. The time for change is NOW. The alternative is to continue with a kleptocratic state and all the weaknesses associated with it. That can't be a viable option. NOW is the time for change.


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Service departments: social development minister visits Work and Income staff (2 o 2)Whai muri
As the minister for social development, Paula Bennett held political responsibility for the performance of Work and Income New Zealand, which is the part of the Ministry for Social Development that administers social welfare benefits. Here, Bennett (right) speaks to Claire Mason, a case manager at the Work and Income centre in New Brighton, Christchurch, five days after the September 2010 Christchurch earthquake.
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Bandicoot Pursuit (ニセバンディクーをおえ! lit. Chase the Fake Bandicoot! in Japanese) is the eleventh and penultimate level in Crash Twinsanity, as well as being the second stage on Twinsanity Island and the second and last Doc Amok level, where Crash must save Cortex from Evil Crash.
Crash must use the machines in the level to guide Cortex to safety as he runs from Evil Crash. The level splits in two at the large machine. At the end of the Doc Amok sequence, Cortex teleports to the entrance to Ant Agony and Crash can collect the other gems before going to the door to the next level. There is also a portal device that teleports Crash and the other characters back to Cortex's Iceberg Lab to repeat the past levels again.
Falling into the strange purple waters of Twinsanity island will drown Crash instantly. Cortex can also fall in in some sections.
Evil Crash
Touching Evil Crash will hurt or kill Crash.
Nitro Crates
There are many Nitro Crates that Cortex may run into. They will also explode and instantly kill Crash as usual if he touches one.
Flamethrowing Ants
Ants that spray flames are present. They can hurt or kill Crash and Cortex. They can be defeated with a spin or a slide, and they are also killed by crushers later in the level.
Spiky ball
There are spiky balls that kill Cortex if he runs into it. They must be blown up with Nitro Crates.
There are electrified metal panels that electricute and kill Cortex if he runs onto one. They must be deactivated by destroying all the blue buttons accosiated with the specific panel.
Green gem: The green gem is at the end of the first segment of the Doc Amok sequence. Make sure to disarm the traps for Cortex first, then jump down to a ledge below the button to grab the gem.
Blue gem: The blue gem is about halfway through the second segment of the Doc Amok sequence. There is a landmass that you must run along, towards the camera at a certain point to reach the gem.
Purple gem: When the Doc Amok sequence ends, go behind the rocks on the right. The purple gem is hidden behind there.
Clear gem: Once you reach the beach area after the Doc Amok sequence, climb up and do the ball puzzle straight ahead to deactivate the forcefield surrounding the gem. You must hit a ! crate hidden behind the land mass the puzzle rests on to make a platform appear that enables you to jump over to the gem.
Yellow gem: To the left of the stronghold, there are a few bouncy crates. Bounce on them to hit a ! crate. This activates another bouncy crate back near the tunnel from the Doc Amok, behind the rocks to the right of the hole. Bounce on this crate to reach the yellow gem.
Red gem: The intended method to get this gem is to jump on the ! crate in the middle of the 4 nitro pillars, which makes a metal crate platform appear in the nearby body of water. You must then use this to jump over and reach the energon sphere resting on a platform there, then spin or slide it over to the nitro pillars to blow them up and allow you to jump up there to reach the gem.
Two easier, cheaty methods to reach the red gem are; 1 - bodyslam at just the right distance from the nitros to explode them without hurting you, then jumping up easily. 2 - Push an energon sphere from the clear gem puzzle over to the nitros to explode them without bothering with the one over the water.
- In a concept art picture, Cortex is approaching Evil Crash's house with Crash, Coco (when she was chosen to be a playable character), and Nina. It is unknown what was going to happen during this phase.
- In the PAL and NTSC-J versions of this game, Evil Crash will chase his tail instead of Cortex at the start of the chase while running up a slope, and suddenly beginning to spin on one spot for the rest of the chase, no longer progressing after Cortex.
- This is the last skippable level in the game.
- There was going to be a scene at the end of the level where Cortex would reunite with Nina and Evil Coco would make an appearance.
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My Lily had her spleen removed today, she had a large mass on it. She is doing well so far in recovery. That's the good news. Bad news is that my Vet says that it's likely that this is hemangiosarcoma, we will not know biopsy results for several days but she says that it is aggressive and metastasizes quickly. It's likely that Lily will only have a few months. I've done a few quick searches and saw that some other people have had this happen, can anyone offer any advice on food or supplements? I don't think I want to put her through chemo as it appears that it doesn't really help much and I want her quality of life to be good while she's here.
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A DVR is a recording apparatus for a security camera system. These units provide the power for the cameras. The main difference in DVR unit is at the number of cameras which can be plugged into your device. The typical number of inputs is 4, 8 and 16. You may think that the physical dimension of this unit would be much larger when selecting more inputs but the size remains pretty much exactly the same between components. The DVR records and plays back all of your video. It has a number of different selections as far as picture quality and if and where to capture the video. You can select which cameras to document and if they capture all of the time or just when they detect motion. Be aware that a number of the wireless security camera systems don't capture the video. Some will send you a still shot of video when motion is detected but in several cases the movie is meant to be monitored in dwell mode only.
So you are thinking about installing security cameras on the premises. Within this brief article you will find out why small business owners prefer CCTV dome cameras rather than bullet-type security cameras. There are three reasons for this. The reasons are: Vandal-proof design, More inconspicuous outlook, and not as obvious direction of the camera. Let us look at them in more detail. By checking this out, you'll be better able to determine if it's the dome camera is ideal for your business.
Advantages of Utilizing CCTV Camera Security System in Oxford
The ideal solution that a lot of men and women are now turning to is a home security system that uses motion detection lighting in particular areas of your home such as your driveway or backyard. This allows you to not have bright lights on all of the time, but can dissuade anybody who is trying to make their own onto your premises and into your residence.
To arm the system you generally press and hold a button for a few seconds. A number of those old systems require that you enter your pass code to arm the system.
If the home has a garage, the third recommended place would be inside the garage. Spy shops across the U.S. have mobile camera devices which are small and portable that can be placed anywhere. They can either be battery powered or plugged in so these types of cameras would be excellent for this situation.
When selecting a company, always make sure they have a business permit, inquire if they are UL (Underwriters Laboratory) recorded and double check with the Better Business Bureau to verify whether any complaints are filed against them. Reputable companies will also be part of the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association. Interview only those companies that are bonded and insured and be sure the company can show proof of compliance for city requirements.
The best complaint is that the alarm contract automatically renews at the conclusion of the contract. So once you think that you're just about to be free to choose another alarm company you are unpleasantly surprised by yet another 1 year contract or longer. To be fair the contract does clearly say that this BUT you can be certain that the salesperson who signed up you made little or no reference of the clause in the contract. You do have the right to ask that your contract doesn't auto renew. Typically you must ask in writing to your monitoring company that you want to cancel the contract at the end of the term. It is best to mark your calendar or setup some type of reminder to ensure that you cancel the contract at the suitable time. Even if this season is years in the future.
Hidden Security Cameras Vs Overt Surveillance Cameras in Oxford North Carolina
The fifth place to put in a hidden security camera is within the bedroom. The camera can either be placed on a nightstand or hidden inside the cupboard. But, it is important to aim the gadget so that it will pick up the individual entering the room. Motion triggered clock cameras like clock video cameras are the ideal camera types for this circumstance.
This works by having a automatic dialer system installed which works to notify the appropriate authorities that a break-in or other emergency is occurring. Most of these devices can be activated either by the alarm's loop or via an occupant pressing a crisis activation switch onto a remote control or on the alarm panel. Most of the automatic shut-off systems call a centralized emergency call center that subsequently contacts the police, fire or ambulance depending on the types of alarm being sounded.
Closed circuit television, or otherwise known as CCTV camera systems, can be viewed at present in many shops, stadiums, train stations, offices and even homes and other private venues. A security camera is usually installed in an area to improve the safety of the individuals by preventing offense or to monitor exactly what happens there. Lots of people and organisations across the globe have learned to take advantage of a CCTV kit and employed it use for various purposes, including study. In fact, it was decades since guys experienced and discovered the benefits of having one. For those who are interested in the history and source of these monitoring devices, keep reading.
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Organization to help Columbia manage traffic issue
COLUMBIA - An outside organization will come to Columbia to help the city manage its downtown traffic problem.
The city is one of 14 applicants which nonprofit Smart Growth America chose to get a technical assistance workshop. According to the city's website, Columbia will receive assistance from national experts on "smart growth parking audits" as a way to manage the parking issue downtown.
Local resident Lori Richardson, who has lived in Columbia for 17 years, said she sees only one real way to manage the parking problem.
"It's a big town, you've got lots of people in this town. You almost have to have a parking structure of some sort, and more than one. You're going to have to have different ones on different ends of the main street and everything along that line. I don't think you can do it just with parking spots on ground level."
At the same time, Richardson said her view is not shared by everyone.
"You know, a lot of people in the community don't care for the sight of parking structures, so there's a lot that can be done in every way," she said.
The workshop is scheduled for next year.


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I'm going to skip the history of the Packard Motor Car Company, its covered on many other pages on this site and most everyone who will be looking at this already knows it anyway. So lets cut to the chase for all of you who are going to be saying "Hold on their Shawn, they didn't make a Dual Cowl in 1929".
Well yes they did, on special order. It's believed 2 or 3 were built. This one was special ordered by Earle C Anthony for his Architect Bernard Maybeck, and was used for partial payment for Mr Maybeck's Architectural Services.
Bernard Maybeck was born in New York City, the son of a German immigrant and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. He moved to Berkeley, California in 1892 and became a professor of engineering drawing at University of California, Berkeley and acted as a mentor for an entire generation of other California architects, including Julia Morgan and William Wurster.
In 1951, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.
Maybeck was equally comfortable producing work in the Mission style and Mission Revival style, Gothic revival, Arts and Crafts style, and Beaux-Arts classicism, believing that each architectural problem required development of an entirely new solution. Maybeck's contributions include the Mission Style California Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the first Mission Style chair designed for the San Francisco Swedenborgian Church. Many of his buildings still stand in his long-time home city of Berkeley.
The 1910 First Church of Christ, Scientist is designated a National Historic Landmark and is considered one of Maybeck's finest works. It is a strange confection of medieval European, Japanese, Nordic, Celtic and shingle style architecture, but the effect is magical. The church has an on-going program of repairs that have kept the building in good shape.
In 1914, Maybeck oversaw the building of the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California. Maybeck also designed the domed Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco as part of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, and he carried out his vision of the lumberman's lodge, House of Hoo Hoo, made of little more than rough-barked tree trunks arranged in delicate harmony. The Palace of Fine Arts was seen as the embodiment of Maybeck's elaboration of how Roman architecture could fit within a California context.
Some of his larger residential projects, most notably a few in the hills of Berkeley, California (see esp. La Loma Park), have been compared to the ultimate bungalows of the architects Greene and Greene. He also developed a comprehensive town plan for the company town of Brookings, Oregon, a clubhouse at the Bohemian Grove, and many of the buildings on the campus of Principia College in Elsah, Illinois.
A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. A lifetime fascination with drama and the theatre can be seen in much of Maybeck's work. In his spare time, he was known to create costumes, and also designed sets for the amateur productions at Berkeley's Hillside Club.
Earle C Anthony, Legendary California Packard Distributor with showrooms in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francsico recognized the power of Architecture in the presentation of his high end Automobile offerings, so its only natural that he would enlist Maybeck to design his showrooms. The 2 mens relationship grew to the point that Anthony had Maybeck design even his personal residence. Anthony rewarded him with this lovely Custom Ordered Dual Cowl Phaeton in January 1929, as partial payment for his services. Its only fitting that the car needed to be something special, not merely a car off the showroom floor.
Maybeck had a cottage in Twain Harte, CA which was some 100 miles away. His UC Berkeley boys who served as caretakers and drivers often drove the Maybecks there on the spur of the moment. In 1942 the UC Berkeley boys went into the Army at which time the Packard ceased to be used because Maybeck was a diminutive 5 ft tall and on top of that he never learned how to drive. Accordingly the Packard went to its second owner in Orinda, CA. In 1950 the Packard was spotted by Maureen Hudachek on Bear Creek Rd in Orinda while she was driving to Martinez. She told her husband Ray about seeing it and Raymond became the third owner in short order. Ray was an engineer employed by Chevron. He was transferred to Ocean Springs, MS in 1960 and took the Packard with him.
In 1965 he offered the car to Buddy Walton of Metairie, LA who had run an ad for a Dual Cowl in the PAC newsletter. Mr. Walton did a thorough ground up restoration at which time he fitted a Borg Warner overdrive, resulting in CCCA and AACA Senior Awards. Mr. Walton passed in 1999. The Walton family kept the car until the passing of Mrs. Walton in 2007.
Since aquisition from the Walton estate, the next caretaker embarked on a cosmetic and mechanical restoration with New Paint, Top, Leather, Carpets and Floor Coverings. A correct Packard Carburator was sourced, rebuilt, and installed. The speedometer was rebuilt. The radiator was recored, the clutch relined, and a new stainless steel exhaust installed. New Tires were added and the wheels restored, the brake system and ignition system were overhauled. Planning to tour the car, some modern conveniences such as turn signals, accurate guages, a 12 volt converter, Halogen Bulbs, and a 6 volt alternator have been discreetly added with care not to disturb the originality of the car, these items can be easily removed.
Intrigued by the cars interesting story, he has undertaken significant research to document the history of this special car and the people surrounding it - speaking with many people with first hand knowledge and gathering written histories-compiling one of the most complete dossiers of Historical documentation we have ever seen accompanying an automobile.
The car runs and drives exceptionally well and can be driven cross country without worry or hesitation. It completed the 2010 CCCA Caravan in the Adirondaks covering 600 trouble free miles. It also was on the 2012 Blue Ridge Packards Fall Tour headquartered in Blacksburg, VA and during that week completed 750 trouble free miles.
The importance of this car as a surviving relic of the vision of 2 talented men and their dedication to excellence is hard to match. The story this car tells is truly a unique chapter of Packard History, not to mention California History, Automotive Sales and Marketing History, and the Glorious days of the Beau Arts Movement.


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Google is flooded with questions for answers day in and day out.. People search for anything and everything on Google. Celebrities and TV show actor related searches currently gather huge amounts of search traffics to Google. Google has decided to spice things up recently with a small Christmas gift for all the celebrity fans.
When you search on your phone ( on Google Chrome or Safari mobile browsers) questions related to your celebrities, the first result ends up being the celebrity itself answering your search question in a short video clip format! Don't believe us? Check this out
Currently there are a few celebrities like Will Ferrell, James Franco, Gina Rodriguez, Mark Wahlberg to name a few. I am sure more and more celebrities will be added over the next few days.
I tried the below questions with Priyanka Chopra.
- Where did Priyanka Chopra grow up?
- How many languages does Priyanka Chopra speak?
- How to get hair like Priyanka Chopra?
- How do you pronounce Priyanka Chopra?
- What year did Priyanka Chopra win Miss World?
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And here is the video in action for it
Go try searching out answers from your favorite celebrities. and watch them in action answering your queries! Do let us know in the comments section about all the celebs you questioned!


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Pastor Luky Cotto helps children with prizes at Casa del Pueblo's community fair, which raised $1000 for Imagine No Malaria.
By Suzy Keenan*
Members of Casa del Pueblo, a United Methodist Latino ministry at Lehman UMC in Hatboro, PA, joined the movement to support the work of Imagine No Malaria on Saturday, June 1, when they hosted a community fair.
When Pastor Luky Cotto brought the idea to her church, the leadership loved the idea of helping mothers in Africa. They also liked the idea of leading the way for Latino churches and ministries in supporting the denomination's effort to end malaria.
According to Rev. Cotto, at the initial planning meeting, one of her members, Luzbenia, from Honduras, said, "Pastor, when I was little I had malaria myself and I almost died. I really want us to help!"
One after another – many from Central America – said that they know a family member or someone who had malaria.
"Initially we had plans to raise funds for summer camp," Rev. Cotto said, "but switched to fundraising for malaria." Two members, Lety Conde and Viridiana Perez, took on the project, and every week a team met to plan the fair.
To publicize the event, they made 500 flyers, which members shared across the community – in stores, supermarkets, via the Internet, and Facebook. They placed advertisements online, and placed a banner in front of the church, which was donated by Pastor Efrain Cotto,Jr.
Members geared up for the event, donating food. With funds donated by Casa del Pueblo members Bill and Viria Waltz,Jose and Carmen Rivera from La Fortaleza Physical Therapy in Philadelphia, and by Lehman UMC member, Beverly Laws, they were able to rent a fair trailer with a moon bounce from the American Baptist Church, which hosts evangelistic fairs.
The day of the fair was sunny and hot. "Everything was great – except the weather – it was really hot! " said Rev. Cotto. "We had a really good group for about 2 hours, and collected more than $1,400." Children loved the moon bounce and the game tables and the delicious food. Everyone loved the snow cones and cold sodas in the 90 (plus) degree weather.
In Casa del Pueblo's planning meetings, Rev. Cotto suggested if they collected more than $1000, then they would put the extra toward summer camp, and so $400 will also go toward Latino Week of camp at Gretna Glen Camp and Retreat Center.
A few people from the community attended the fair who are not members. Casa del Pueblo is following up with them to invite them to come for worship. "Seeing our flyers, a lady from the community asked to help, and she helped with the ice cream, and is now attending one of our faith communities," Rev. Cotto explained. "We meet in different homes around the church, like a Bible study. We meet, we laugh, we study, we pray. People like it not being in the church building."
Speaking about the overall effort, Rev. Cotto said, "It's not just about the funds, but the sense of working together and helping those far away that we do not know. It's preparation for bigger things that we will do." Encouraged by the ministry's enthusiasm for the event, Rev. Cotto said Casa del Pueblo plans to have a big event every year for missions.
*Suzy Keenan is coordinator of Communications for the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of The United Methodist Church.


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Climate Change Plan: third report on proposals and policies - written statement
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- Energy and Climate Change Directorate
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- Economy, Energy, Environment and climate change
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Our formal response to the reports prepared by the four Parliamentary Committees who scrutinised proposals and policies in the draft Climate Change Plan.
Local Government and Communities Committee
1. The Committee recommended that the role of the community sector should be better reflected in the final version of the Plan. (55)
- The Scottish Government is encouraging communities in Scotland to talk about and take action on climate change in a number of different ways. Climate Conversations have enabled people across Scotland to discuss climate change and the actions that might be needed to tackle it.
- The Climate Challenge Fund supports communities throughout Scotland to take action on climate change and make the move to low carbon living. The fund supports a range of activity and has helped communities to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste, increase the energy efficiency of homes and community buildings, encourage active travel and the use of low carbon transport, and produce local food. The continuation of the CCF demonstrates our ongoing commitment to support communities across Scotland to tackle climate change. This continued investment will also help to ensure that communities are empowered, well-equipped and supported to deliver long-term solutions to local issues on their own terms.
- The important role that communities play in tackling climate change is explored in more detail in the final Plan.
2. The Committee welcomed the Climate Challenge Fund as a mechanism for funding community led programmes. However, it noted that the lack of information on how this fund will be financed going forward makes it difficult to assess how it will contribute to climate change abatement. Further, stakeholders highlighted that ongoing resources are required in order to achieve longer-term behaviour change and recommended a food fund to provide funds for community food growing enterprises on a more significant scale. (56)
- The Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) was opened for 1 and 2 year applications in June 2017, with awards expected to be announced in March 2018. The CCF is a key route for the Scottish Government to engage with and support community action on climate change.
- The CCF supports communities to deliver projects across five main themes; energy efficiency, sustainable travel, waste, building improvements and food. Since the CCF opened in 2008 a substantial number of communities have been supported to grow their own food, reduce the carbon impact of their food choices and reduce food waste. As such, we do not feel it necessary to support a dedicated food fund from the CCF budget at present.
- Scottish Government already provides some funding for community growing initiatives, most notably through the Central Scotland Green Network Development Fund for which £100,000 has been set aside for community growing projects in 2018-19
3. The Committee requested further information regarding what mechanisms or funding the Scottish Government will use to drive behaviour change in those communities where climate change is a lower priority. (57)
- The Climate Challenge Fund widens access and drives change by engaging audiences across a range of communities, including those where climate change is a lower priority. A 2015 independent review of the Climate Challenge Fund identified one of the Fund's key strengths as broadening its reach to new, disadvantaged and hard-to-reach communities, where climate change is not a key priority.


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text: After all traffic has cleared fro the Cavs game this evening, crews will close the I-77 south ramp to I-490 west and the East 9th & Ontario Street entrance ramps to I-90 west until 6 a.m. for striping work. I-77 south motorists will be detoured via I-77 south to Fleet Avenue to I-77 north to I-490 west. Downtown motorists destined for I-90 west will be detoured via Orange Avenue to I-77 south to Fleet Avenue to I-77 north to I-490 west. In addition, the ramp from I-77 north to I-490 west and the Orange Avenue entrance ramp to I-77 south will be reduced to one lane during this work.


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Publication details for Dr Matthieu CartignyPope, E.L., Talling, P.J., Hunt, J.E., Dowdeswell, J.A., Allin, J.R., Cartigny, M.J.B., Long, D., Mozzato, A., Stanford, J.D., Tappin, D.R. & Watts, M. (2016). Long-term record of Barents Sea Ice Sheet advance to the shelf edge from a 140,000 year record. Quaternary Science Reviews 150: 55-66.
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- ISSN/ISBN: 0277-3791 (print)
- DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.08.014
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The full-glacial extent and deglacial behaviour of marine-based ice sheets, such as the Barents Sea Ice Sheet, is well documented since the Last Glacial Maximum about 20,000 years ago. However, reworking of older sea-floor sediments and landforms during repeated Quaternary advances across the shelf typically obscures their longer-term behaviour, which hampers our understanding. Here, we provide the first detailed long-term record of Barents Sea Ice Sheet advances, using the timing of debris-flows on the Bear Island Trough-Mouth Fan. Ice advanced to the shelf edge during four distinct periods over the last 140,000 years. By far the largest sediment volumes were delivered during the oldest advance more than 128,000 years ago. Later advances occurred from 68,000 to 60,000, 39,400 to 36,000 and 26,000 to 20,900 years before present. The debris-flows indicate that the dynamics of the Saalian and the Weichselian Barents Sea Ice Sheet were very different. The repeated ice advance and retreat cycles during the Weichselian were shorter lived than those seen in the Saalian. Sediment composition shows the configuration of the ice sheet was also different between the two glacial periods, implying that the ice feeding the Bear Island Ice stream came predominantly from Scandinavia during the Saalian, whilst it drained more ice from east of Svalbard during the Weichselian.


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BIG APPLE (AP) — A prized 1963 Andy Warhol painting that captures the immediate aftermath of a automobile crash has offered for $one zero five million at a New York public sale, shattering the file for the famed pop artist amid a spending frenzy within the art world. Obtain a loan pre-approval from a bank or credit union-if possible, from the bank or credit union that owns the automotive you have an interest in because they have an extra incentive to promote the automotive. Our public auto public sale is the same as restricted dealer solely auctions.
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If a dealership sends a automotive to public sale, it is because they determined the mandatory repairs needed to make it seller-commonplace" were too costly-typically the car will seems excellent and go a visual inspection, after which while you get it home, you will find out it had a bent frame or another major repair which can make the automotive fairly harmful. A relative owns a automobile dealership and they will usually unload trade-in automobiles at auction if they do not match their inventory necessities / seller profile. There are disclosure necessities at auctions that I did not get into right here since the publish was fairly long as it was. It is a actually interesting strategy to find a automobile.
It's going to take you longer to switch the ownership of the automotive if the automobile is from another state compared to shopping for from throughout the state. If the dealership from which you've gotten purchased the automobile is offering a great service low cost, then you'll most likely miss out on it. Lastly, state laws about automobile possession and title switch going here differ from one another. As an illustration, cars in California have to be "California Certified" whereas the state of Ohio has its own state inspectors who study the automobile for safety concerns. Shopping for a automotive out of state isn't a giant deal, however transferring a car out of that state might not be too smooth a trip. Seek for the car on-line in a government database.
I would be bluffing you if I informed you it is a mattress of roses to buy automobiles at such auctions. But with some key tips which I'm going to say, you'll be in a much better position to get a quality automotive for a worth a lot decrease than what it is value. I did not know about these type of automobile gross sales.
Mark Hopkins, National Fleet Lease Supervisor with Vendor's Auto Auctions might be supervising the IARA certification process for the DAA attendees that embody: David Andrews, Steven McCarter, Amanda Hutchens (DAA Corporate); Al Praitano, Rob Brooks, Lauren Taylor (DAA Mobile); Missy McCormack, Rusty Rowan (DAA Huntsville); Nicki McCoy (DAA Murfreesboro); Christi Willis, Susan Perkins, Melisha Melton (DAA Memphis); Donna Phillips, Casey Tuggle, Brittney Thigpen, Karen McKinney (DAA Chattanooga). Six major auction homes are in town for the week and if yesterday's event at Bonhams' Quail Lodge Public sale in Carmel Valley is any indication, those view siteÂ… greenback bills (and euros) will certainly be flying. So… to the one who bought the automotive at Bonhams' public sale — thanks for keeping the used automobile market solvent. The United States Marshals seized this superb collection of classic muscle vehicles and are selling them at AJ Winter Public sale to try to recuperate some of the money that Nicoll stole to his victims. Neat automobile pics!
The automobile is built like a stripped-out racing automobile from the ground up, and it will get one of the crucial thorough roll cage setups we have seen in modified vehicles of this sort – this is basically an outdated BMW, in spite of everything. On the finish of the drive, though, the reviewer Matt Farah says he is not convinced by this kind of car due to the arguments talked about in the opening paragraph of this piece. The owner of the automotive removed the roof and lower around two-thirds of the windshield and A-pillars, including M3 E30-like fender extensions, a hood scoop, entrance and rear spoilers and a roll cage, whereas additionally partially stripping out the inside – for some unexplainable cause, the unusable rear seat bench and door panels have been left intact. The Oklahoma-primarily based eBay vendor, who's asking $6,200 for the so-known as BMW M35, states that the automotive is "avenue authorized", although, that's something you'd most likely must look into before heading down the street. Complaints began exhibiting up on online discussion boards.
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Another approach to purchase salvaged autos is to visit online dealers who provide access to salvage autos. Doors open for preview beginning at 9:00 a.m. AT PRESENT full report, with the Auction beginning at 1:00 p.m. Auctions shall be held at 10 a.m. Friday, August 1st and Saturday, August 2nd. To order a room on the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport, name (818) 843-6000 and ask for the 'Auctions America Most popular Fee'.
Select the overall condition for the car and choose its factory options from the list of amenities. Resolve on a kind of car or particular sorts of auto components to focus on. The intent of shopping for the automobile is paramount, and more about the author can decide the collection process. Shopping for them to resell on-line works higher if many various varieties are bought for a wide range of inventory. Find a automotive that is principally complete, and inspect it for components and operational condition.
That is particularly good for the introverts or people that don't have already got a automobile to take to the auctions. If going to a federal or Authorities public sale to avoid wasting a ton of cash has ever involved you, I wish to encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity. You will get a 2 year membership or a lifetime membership with the company and have access to a list of three,000 auctions with assured super fast reply availability in your state. These vehicles are bought at auction;some at on web site auctions and a few at seized auto auctions. With seized auto auctions you set your personal schedule for research and might bid at home or throughout coffee break or lunch. Seized auto public sale sites defend you from the warmth of bidding by allowing you to position a maximum bid degree earlier than starting the public sale.
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Sunday Reads: Spring Ahead already?Posted: March 10, 2013 Filed under: morning reads | Tags: Christianity, Comet Pan-STARRS, daylight saving time, Harriet Tubman, Islam, Mars, Sheldon Adelson, Sicily 19 Comments
Good Morning
Did you set your clocks ahead?
Oh, this time change always gets me. In fact, my head is killing me…so this is going to be a strictly link dump post.
Set clocks ahead for daylight saving time
Spring must be around the corner. It's time to set the clocks forward for daylight saving time.
At 2 a.m. local time Sunday, daylight saving time arrives with the promise of many months ahead with an extra hour of evening light.
You lose an hour of sleep, but make sure to turn the clock ahead — spring forward — before heading to bed Saturday night to avoid the panic of a late rise.
It's also a good time to put new batteries in warning devices such as smoke detectors and hazard warning radios.
Isn't this whole clock thing happening earlier than usual?
Moving on, Harriet Tubman park to be on Maryland land she worked as a slave | Reuters
Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's struggle to help roughly 70 slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad was remembered on Saturday at the groundbreaking of a Maryland state park in her honor.
An escaped slave herself, Tubman toiled in bondage on the land that will soon be the 17-acre Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park on the eastern shore of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay.
Construction of the park on open marshland and forests in Dorchester County marks the 100-year anniversary of the abolitionist leader's death.
It also coincides with the opening of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, a 125-mile drive with more than 30 historical stops related to Tubman's early life and the Underground Railroad. Highlights include the Mason-Dixon Line, a one-room school, a historic village store with artifacts from the 1800s and, eventually, the new Harriet Tubman park itself.
"I think the byway is awesome, because we're connecting the dots again. We're telling the complete story," said Patricia Ross-Hawkins, 51, a distant relative of Tubman who spoke to the crowd of more than 200 people at Saturday's celebration. The morning's events included singing by a local Baptist church choir, a theatrical speech by a Harriet Tubman re-enactor and remarks from Govenor Martin O'Malley.
"It's been a long time coming but it's here," she said.
This next link is something I found earlier in the week. Did the Man who Tried to buy our Presidential Election Get rich by Bribing Communist China? (Engelberg) | Informed Comment
Stephen Engelberg writes at ProPublica
Last week's admission by Sheldon Adelson's casino company that it had "likely" violated provisions of the federal law barring U.S. companies from bribing foreign officials raises some intriguing questions. Chief among them: Which transactions by Las Vegas Sands and its far-flung subsidiaries are at issue?
Adelson, one of the world's richest men, came to public prominence during the 2012 campaign, when he and his wife Miriam donated at least $98 million to various candidates and groups. Included was $30 million for the Restore Our Future super PAC that supported Mitt Romney and $20 million to Winning Our Future, a super PAC that backed Newt Gingrich. Late in the campaign, Adelson asserted that federal investigators had targeted his company because of his political activity.
I don't know about you all, but I sure miss seeing Hillary's name in the news.
Hillary Clinton Ate Hot Chili Peppers To Keep Her Going
Exactly how did the most traveled Secretary of State in history, Hillary Rodham Clinton, keep up with her strenuous schedule? According to biographer Kim Ghattas, it was hot chili peppers.
In an interview posted on Thursday, Ghattas discussed her upcoming book, "The Secretary," with Politico, citing how Clinton "eats those hot chilis that make you sweat."
"It wakes you up," Ghattas said. "It flushes your system, maybe from whatever viruses are there."
Clinton has been a hot pepper popper for years, starting back in 1992. She often talked up her heat habit in her 2008 presidential campaign.
Comets and asteroids have been in the news a lot lately…
Comet Pan-STARRS: Bright comet will be visible starting around March 8.
Northern Hemisphereans, alert! The kinda-sorta-maybe bright comet Pan-STARRS will soon be visible low in the west after sunset. The best dates to look will be Mar. 12 and 13, when the very thin crescent Moon will guide you. You'll need binoculars to pick it out of the twilight sky, but comets this bright are rare, and you should give it a shot.
Icy Ball
Comet C/2011 L4 (Pan-STARRS) was discovered in June 2011 by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (hence the odd name). At discovery it was incredibly faint, just 19th magnitude—the faintest star you can see with your eye is still 150,000 times brighter than the comet was at the time!Animation showing the discovery
images of the comet taken by the
Pan-STARRS observatory.
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Image credit: Henry Hsieh, PS1SC
The comet is non-periodic, a fancy way of saying this is the first time it's dropped into the inner solar system. There is a reservoir of trillions of such iceballs far, far past Neptune, called the Oort cloud (named after Jan Oort, the Dutch astronomer who was one of the first to predict its existence). Pan-STARRS has been falling from this distant region for a long, long time, perhaps millions of years, and is now approaching the Sun on its incredibly outstretched orbit.
It reaches perihelion (the closest point in its orbit to the Sun) on Mar. 10, and then begins the long climb back out again. It has brightened considerably over the past couple of years as it's neared both the Sun and Earth, and by Mar. 12 should be at least as bright as 2nd magnitude, about as bright as the stars in the Big Dipper. It could get even brighter.
In other space news: Slight Chance Comet Could Hit Mars in 2014, NASA Says | Space.com
Comet 2013 A1 (Siding Spring) will come within about 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers) of Mars in October 2014, according to the latest estimate from the Near-Earth Object Program Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif.
The trajectory of 2013 A1 (Siding Spring) is still not known well enough to rule out a dramatic comet collision with Mars, though that could change.
"At present, Mars lies within the range of possible paths for the comet and the possibility of an impact cannot be excluded," JPL officials wrote in an update today (March 5). "However, since the impact probability is currently less than one in 600, future observations are expected to provide data that will completely rule out a Mars impact."
And I will end this post with a little history lesson…
From Islam to Christianity: the Case of Sicily
Introduction: The history of high medieval Sicily bears all the hallmarks of a regional crossroads which, between the 9th and 11th centuries, exchanged hands between three major civilizations. The island's political upheavals, military confrontations, social change and cultural transformations read like an index page to central Mediterranean history. The fall of Muslim Palermo to the Norman conquerors in 1072 was a landmark in the high medieval wave of Latin Christian expansion across the Mediterranean world. The defeat of the island's Muslim rulers was completed within twenty years of the fall of the capital city, but the last Muslims of Sicily left the island one hundred and eighty years later, towards the end of Frederick II's reign. Beyond the formal political chronology, three, more or less equal, yet distinct epochs, mark the transition from Muslim to Latin Christian Sicily: 1072 to 1130, during which period the Norman conquest of the island, launched in 1060, became first a feasible reality, then a political fact consolidated with the establishment of the Regno; 1130 to 1190, when the relationship between the island's Christian rulers and inhabitants and the subject Muslim populations was gradually entrenched in terms of feudal bondage; and 1190 to 1250, which was marked by Muslim armed resistance, the setting up of a rebel polity under the last Muslim leader of Sicily, and Frederick II's 'extermination' of Islam.
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It's all about human problems and our environment, but somehow being poor gets reflected in opinions…………and I can't stand those feeling of seperation. Admitting being poor is like admitting to being a communist. And Tracy is spot on, the score keepers are out playing tag. While we, the disadvantaged must go deep in the minds and mentalities of all the people, and the government who want to dump more effects onto us poor, and telling us we deserve more cuts and slashes. Wells Fargo done me in, I'll be able to take them with me to my grave. Why can't we have a month of "Be nice to the poor people of the world"……………….
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