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Today I feature a young trendy Sri Lankan brand that really captures the essence of Lanka, so chilled and so summer!
The founders Kavita Amaratunga and Nuwan Perera wanted something that's fresh in the market that keeps the Lankan vibe.
The fit and feel of the T-shirt is nice. It is perfect for the summer sun in Sri Lanka and priced well too. The prints speaks our language.
You can place your odrer online on their FB page, this is their second month in the market. Goand support a local brand and talent.
What's the story behind the Shop.Cuban brand?
If me or Nuwan were to be introduced elsewhere, Shop.Cuban would not be the first thing we mention. I am a psychologist by profession with my own practice and Nuwan is a businessman with other ventures as well. We had always wanted to work together and had been sitting on this idea of Shop.Cuban for a while. So, I suppose this is a merging of our creativity, passion and humour and making it into a business.
We went in pursuit of finding comfortable yet fashionable clothing that would showcase a wearer's personality as well as making a fashion statement. Shop.Cuban is fresh, cool, bold, relevant and hopes to meet everyone's tropical need.
How long have you been around?
We have been around for just over a month now. We are very new and excited to provide something different to the Sri Lankan market.
What made you start this venture?
Both our mottos have always been comfort- first. But in an increasingly glam society, we found a gap in the market for comfortable clothing which is also fun and fashionable. The kind of pieces we have currently are T-shirts that can not only be worn in your down time, but they are versatile enough to be used as statement pieces in glam settings too. We hope to continue that model as we expand as well. So really, we just created a brand of clothing that we would wear.
You guys are a team of two, how did you guys meet and who does what in the mix?
We are a couple! We have been together for over two years and recently engaged. That love story is too long to tell! But that's how we decided to work together. We have a good working relationship and make all decisions together. But I focus on the creative bits, social media content etc, and Nuwan focuses on the business development side of things, branding/ marketing, logistics and operations etc.
All your looks work with black and white- would you move into colours?
The reason to stick to basic colours initially came from the small bits of market research we did on what our target market preferred. We are hoping to move to other colours in our next collection.
Where do you retail and where can one buy your brand?
We are primarily an online clothing brand. You can find us on Instagram and Facebook on Shop.Cuban.
With the arrival of all these new designers, especially in fashion, what sets you apart which will give you longevity in the market?
I think what sets us apart is our focus on using creativity and humour to make each piece relatable to Sri Lankans. We don't just give you a t-shirt, we also give you comfort, a chance to express yourself and sometimes even a good pun or joke. We hope to continue to curate each piece to cater to this goal of making it relatable. Because of our focus on creativity, we have opened ourselves to having endless possibilities in terms of our designs. Thus being able to adapt is what we feel will help us sustain our business.
You guys are specific about keeping it local with your garments, would you start producing accessories soon?
Definitely. We have been in the works to expand from just T-shirts to more pieces that would work with a tropical vibe. Hopefully, by next year we can get going with some of these plans.
What's next for the brand?
Christmas is coming up, so we are in the process of developing a few more pieces for the season. Expanding our range is important, so we are also working on our new collection and plans for the next year. Further, we are taking part in a few pop-ups of which details will be shared soon on our page!
What would you say is your biggest inspiration for designs, and what would you say is your personal style?
Both our personal styles are very much based around being comfortable, and sleek and at the same time. We both wear a lot of black and white which is reflected in our products as well. I suppose our biggest inspiration for our designs is our country, Sri Lanka! There are so many cultural, social, geographical factors and references to draw from and that is what we are currently doing.
Kavita Amaratunga
Nuwan Perera
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From the initial quote, through communications, showing up on time, and doing amazing quality work....Jamie and Pam were great to deal with.
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A significant number of small businesses are planning to join the world of e-commerce in the next 12 months, despite deep concern about viruses and spam.
That's one key finding from research carried out by Web hosting firm NetBenefit published this week.
In its State of the eNation Survey 2003, NetBenefit reports that 12 percent of Britain's small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) expect to begin offering e-commerce services within the next year.
This would raise the amount of UK SMEs with e-commerce-enabled Web sites to 32 percent.
Oftel's latest figures for Internet penetration indicate that only 65 percent of SMEs have an Internet connection, so NetBenefit's figures show that many e-enabled firms aren't just stopping at a Web link, and are keen to become fully fledged online retailers.
The State of the eNation study surveyed more than 400 SMEs and large companies. It also found that spam and viruses are the main reasons why some SMEs are reluctant to get involved with e-business -- concerns that are unlikely to have diminished following the arrival of the Sobig-F worm.


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chris-kutte replied on Germany
Of course I'm a football fan and my favorite team is Borussia Dortmund. I also have a season card for all the home games in the stadium. It is called Signal Iduna Park but the real and old fans of Borussia Dortmund still call it Westfalenstadion because it is the old name of the stadium. The stadium was build in 1974.
Maitane replied on Spain
I'm not a football fan so I don't have a favourite team.
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I like Manchester United because I am a fan of David De Gea. He is one of the top 3 best goalkeeper and I want to be like him.
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Hi, I am Rain from Yangon, Myanmar. I go to ISM and my favorite soccer team is Manchester United. I like that team because they mostly score their goal(s) at about the last minutes.
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I like football. My favourite is Boca Juniors from Argentina.
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Hi there, glad to see everybody here sharing their insights about an interesting content.Of course I like football especially when I was participated in it .My favourite team is Juventus also known as an Old lady .In my opinion it is wonderful team because it has sophisticated history and obviously it has passed various hurtles before establishing its superiority and obtaining numerous fans all around the world .Moreover the supervisors of the teams always continue to strive and they try to combine old school players with youngsters by adding experienced players.
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I am a fan of football, my favorite team is Barcelona they have talented footballers specially the best for me is called Leonel Messi . Barcelona won several cup of Champions league and Messi won price of the best player of Europe more than 5 rimes
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I m only cricket fan
I m not a football fan and I never watch football matches and I m never interesting knowledge about football.
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The Dream is Over
When I worked in Saudi Arabia I was sitting at the dining table one night with a couple of my UK expatriate work colleagues. The talk, for some strange reason, turned to where we were when John Lennon died. A couple of guys talked about working at that time in London, Africa, Hong Kong. Then someone piped up and asked me where I was when John Lennon died, I looked up from my sponge pudding and said one word, school.
Lennon's paranoid, angst ridden postcard about the Beatles, his childhood and his own celebrity. I would imagine most Beatles fans on hearing this album would have choked on their official Beatles Candy Licorice Record Set (yes, this did exist). It is heavy stuff, without any chirpy Macca moments as the counter-balance. This is John Winston, full on.
Some great tracks on this, and most of them are quite difficult to listen to, Look at Me, Mother (I love the very inappropriate, pointless cover version by Barbara Streisand) and I found Out are great tracks. I also want to give a shout out to the track God (only John Lennon could get away with naming a track God), a primal scream shopping list of everything he was leaving behind, including The Beatles.
Micro review; Primal scream therapy, set to music.
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – John Lennon/Plastic Ono band
The Dream is Over


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Planning Commission
Due to logistical issues associated with Hurricane Sally, all agenda items for the September 17th Planning Commission meeting will be heard by the Commission at their October 1st meeting.
Meeting Date : October 17th 2013
Case: ZON2013-02344
Case Type: New Planned Unit Development Applications
Westwood Plaza, LLC
7765 Airport Boulevard (Southeast corner of Airport Boulevard and Schillinger Road South, extending to the North side of Thomas Road). Planned Unit Development Approval to amend a previously approved Planned Unit Development to allow shared access across multiple lots and multiple buildings on a single building site.). Council District 6
Case: ZON2013-01868
Case Type: Holdovers
Corporate Property Services
4707 Airport Boulevard (South side of Airport Boulevard, 2/10± mile West of University Boulevard). Request to waive construction of a sidewalk along Airport Boulevard. Council District 6
Case: ZON2013-01823
Case Type: Holdovers
Anthony Smeraglia
1080 Montlimar Drive (Southwest corner of Montlimar Drive and Carlyle Close East). Request to waive construction of a sidewalk along Montlimar Drive and Carlyle Close East. Council District 5
Case: SUB2013-00111
Case Type: New Subdivision Applications
Marian Elmore Subdivision
5800 & 5810 Three Notch Road (Northeast corner of Three Notch Road and General Road). Number of Lots / Acres: 2 Lots / 1.3± Acres Engineer / Surveyor: Polysurveying Engineering ? Land Surveying Council District 4
Case: SUB2013-00110
Case Type: New Subdivision Applications
Pecan Ridge Subdivision, Unit Three, Resudivision of Lots 1, 2, 8, 9 and a portion of Lot 10
4771 & 4833 Dawes Lane East and 8780 Three Notch Road (East side of Dawes Lane East extending to the North side of Three Notch Road, 525?± East of Dawes Lane East). Number of Lots / Acres: 4 Lots / 14.2± Acres Engineer / Surveyor: Wattier Surveying, Inc. County
Case: SUB2013-00109 (Subdivision) Case #ZON2013-02282 (Planned Unit Development)
Case Type: Group Applications
Teague Brothers Carpet Subdivision
519 Bay Shore Avenue and 2800, 2802, 2804 and 2806 Mill Street (Northwest corner of Bay Shore Avenue and Mill Street). Planned Unit Development Approval to allow multiple buildings on a single building site. Council District 1
Case: SUB2013-00107
Case Type: New Subdivision Applications
Joseph Teague Subdivision
521 Bay Shore Avenue and 1519 & 2810 Mill Street (West side of Bay Shore Avenue extending to the East to Mill Street). Number of Lots / Acres: 1 Lot / 5.4± Acres Engineer / Surveyor: Harper & Garrett Engineering Council District 1
Case: SUB2013-00106
Case Type: New Subdivision Applications
Dauphin Square Commercial Park (Amended Plat), Resubdivision of Lots 4-7
North side of Dauphin Square Connector, 290?± West of Sage Avenue. Number of Lots / Acres: 1 Lot / 0.8± Acres Engineer / Surveyor: The Coleman Engineering Group of McCrory & Williams, Inc. Council District 1
Case: SUB2013-00095
Case Type: Holdovers
Ole Fowl River Subdivision
10685 Salt Aire Road East Area bounded by Salt Aire Road, Salt Aire Road East, Mobile Bay, and Riverview Nursery Road. Number of Lots / Acres: 4 Lots / 211.6± Acres Engineer / Surveyor: Rowe Surveying & Engineering Co., Inc. County
Case: SUB2013-00078 (Subdivision) ZON2013-01814 (Planned Unit Development) ZON2013-01813 (Planning Approval)
Case Type: Holdovers
Blue Creek Coal Terminal Subdivision
80 Virginia Street (Area bounded by CSX Railroad, New Jersey Street, Old Water Street, and Mobile River, extending to the North side of Virginia Street, 465?± East of Conception Street). Number of Lots / Acres: 1 Lot / 36.9± Acres Planned Unit Development Approval to allow multiple buildings on a single building site Planning Approval to allow a coal handing terminal in an I-2, Heavy-Industry District Engineer / Surveyor: Cowles, Murphy, Glover & Associates Council District 2
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I want to transfer a Pseudo Random Binary Sequence(PRBS) waveform(square wave) into arbitray memory of the tektronix signal generator using Matlab commands.
I know that the command is:
But I don't know how to write <DAB>,
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DATA:DATA EMEMory,#42000<DAB><DAB>...<DAB>
So I have reference to the open-source network to rewrite their own programs,
My code(Matlab):
But this still did not solve my problem,
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visaAddress = 'USB::0x0699::0x0355::C010145::INSTR';
myFgen = visa('tek', visaAddress);
myFgen.OutputBufferSize = 51200;
myFgen.ByteOrder = 'littleEndian';
f1 = 1e3;
f2 = 4e3;
freqMax = max(f1, f2);
sampleRate = 80*freqMax;
timeVec = 0:1/sampleRate:10/f1;
timeVec = timeVec(1:end-1);
y=[1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0]; %PRBS
waveform = x2,y2
timeVec = timeVec(1:end-1);
% Convert the double values integer values between 0 and 16382 (as required
% by the instrument)
waveform = round((waveform + 1.0)*8191);
waveformLength = length(waveform);
% Encode variable 'waveform' into binary waveform data for AFG. This is the
% same as AWG5000B but marker bits are ignored. Refer to AWG5000B series
% programmer manual for bit definitions.
%binblock = zeros(2 * waveformLength, 1);
%binblock(2:2:end) = bitand(waveform, 255);
%binblock(1:2:end) = bitshift(waveform, -8);
%binblock = binblock';
% Build binary block header
bytes = num2str(length(binblock));
header = ['#' num2str(length(bytes)) bytes];
%fprintf(myFgen, ['DATA:DEF EMEM, ' 10 ';']); % Resets the contents of edit memory and define the length of signal
fwrite(myFgen, [':TRACE EMEM, ' header binblock ';'], 'uint8');% Transfer the custom waveform from MATLAB to edit memory of instrument
fprintf(myFgen, 'SOUR1:FUNC EMEM'); % Associate the waveform in edit memory to channel 1
% Set the output frequency to 1 Hz. This is important since the custom
% waveform's frequency is further upconverted to the value set below.
fprintf(myFgen, 'SOUR1:FREQ:FIXed 1Hz');
fprintf(myFgen, ':OUTP1 ON'); % Turn on Channel 1 output
clear myFgen;
Does anyone have any idea?


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Aug 6-10 Celtic College – Stained Glass Classes in Goderich
I will be teaching at the Celtic College again in Goderich and then setting up my glass at the Celtic Roots Festival for the weekend!!
If you are there for the week leading up to the festival, I will be having 2 different classes. One beginner, one intermediate. We will be making stained glass knots and small panels.
I will be at Elizabeth's Gallery where she is hosting my classes. Wonderful woman and wonderful space.


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Lets talk a little bit about STIs. STIs can be a very real risk for people if they are engaging in certain types of sexual contact. It's good to know that when it comes to STIs there are four modes of transmission. They are…
- Blood
- Sexual Fluids (Semen and Vaginal fluids)
- Skin to skin contact
- And Mother to Child (Breastmilk and Vaginal Delivery)
In order for someone to contract an STI, they would need to engage in sexual activity with a person who already has an STI in which one or more of these modes would come into play.
Masturbation can be a safe way to explore your body and learn more about your sexual likes and dislikes. Masturbation doesn't come with a risk of STI transmission or pregnancy, and it doesn't require the same communication skills as being sexually active with someone else. Self-masturbation can also help you figure out your sexual boundaries and preferences before you become sexually active with others. Masturbation also won't damage or harm your body in any way. You can not give yourself an STI from masturbation.
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Anabolic steroids are powerful and they are produced to stimulate real testosterone. Synthetic testosterone cannot be matched by real testosterone. Although most steroids work very well at stimulating testosterone, there are a few that standout of the crowd. With that said, here are the top three anabolic steroids, what they do, as well as other useful information about them.
Deca Durabolin
This has long been considered as the king of steroids. Deca Durabolin (Deca) is usually taken for bulking, strength and recovery. Deca offers users the chance to gain explosive power, strength, muscle gains and super-fast recovery. One of the best things about Deca is it preserves lean muscle mass while reducing overall body fat. It also does a good job at relieving joint and tendon pain. It can be stacked other anabolic steroids, but it's usually taken as part of a bulking stack. Some people do use it as part of a cutting stack.
Deca may be one of the most powerful anabolic steroids to take for bulking and purposes, but there's one anabolic steroid that is the king of cutting steroids. That steroid is Winstrol, or Winnie V as it's commonly called. Winnie V provides solid lean gains and it burns fat like nothing else on the market. It's powerful taken on its own, but many people stack it as part of a cutting cycle. Winnie V helps people become more defined and vascular, which is why bodybuilders use it right before a competition. The steroid also boosts endurance and strength levels.
Dianabol is known as D-Bol in bodybuilding circles. It's the go-to steroid for when people want to gain pure bulk and strength. It's common for users to gain a lot of weight/muscle mass within the first month of starting a cycle. Many users gain insane amounts of strength within the first week or two of starting D-bol. Some bodybuilders easily gain up to 50 pounds or more when they complete a cycle or two of D-Bol. Even those who don't do bodybuilding can easily gain that much weight, especially if it's their first time using the steroid. Unfortunately, D-Bol causes a lot of nasty side effects.
It's important to note that D-Bol isn't the only anabolic steroid that causes side effects. Winstrol and Deca also causes them. All steroids can cause potential side effects, which is why the decision to take them should be taken lightly.


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For a lot of us, going to a game also includes libations & gastronomic delights.
BMO has had lots of different beers and food over the years.
What's been the best & worst?
For a lot of us, going to a game also includes libations & gastronomic delights.
BMO has had lots of different beers and food over the years.
What's been the best & worst?
I was right there when Miggie Canizalez broke the 88,000 minute goalless streak. Tuborg in hand.
First Canadian to score in an MLS game at BMO.
So: answer is Tuborg, with a pulled pork sandwich. They have always done a great job on those, going back to the beginning. You can keep your chip butties or whatever.
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What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.
I liked the soft taco stand. Delicious and nutritious, although like all things BMO Field a little expensive.
Porchetta sandwich with extra crispy skin, arugula and sauce. Available on the east side concourse at the front.
I actually try to limit my purchasing of food/drink at BMO due to the price and the fact that I usually always have 3 family members with me to buy for as well so it adds up quick. For a while my regular purchase was a Smoke's poutine but now that I have one near my house it became less of a thing when I went to the stadium. When wanting something more healthy I used to buy the Shwarmanator (or however you spell it) but then last year they wouldn't sell it on it's own and you were forced to buy chips with it and they increased the price by about $6 for a handful of potato chips so I stopped buying that. I used to like the Chip Butty and the Chicken Chip Butty as a treat here and there when it was available. These days I usually just get an order of fries from the Frites stand on the southeast corner by the top of 112. Their fresh cut fries are very good and reasonable deal compared to other stuff. My kids get a pizza slice because they swear it tastes better in the stadium then anywhere else....haha. I try to eat before I go though most times. I used to like Island Foods for a roti as a pregame meal but now they are gone. Less and less options down there. I don't have the time or money to hit a bar every time for food/drinks pregame.
I miss the pie guys under S104 (now Pizza Pizza next to the Porchetta guys), the arancini, and scotch eggs were good treats back when they were doing the 'international' menus and changing it up every year.
Summer games its now Porchetta with extra fancy mayo and onions, cold weather games its Poutine.
Will say tho sacrilege or not - the best stadium food I've had hands down was Seattle - soft pulled pork tacos. We lined up for second and thirds! (Mind you I only have Saputo and BMO to compare to).
Ive moved off the draft beer in recent seasons. Just not sure how often they clean out the lines.
Usually will grab a goose island can now. I do miss the tuborg days.
Losing island foods was painful.
Favorite Food:
Season 1, played out like this...
Security: you can't bring an apple into the stadium
Wife: fine (hands over to security). Where can we get something healthy/similar?
Security: ask the vendors
Vendor: go to the upper north corner, they have fruit cups.
Me: That's not really fruit, or healthy. We go there anyways.
Wife: 1 fruit cup please.
Vendor: sorry, we dont have any now.
Wife: So you dont have anything in the stadium? Can I have my apple back?
Favorite beer:
The medley of many beers that were sprayed and poured all over me and others and ended up with lots in the mouth after Cheyrou's extra time goal vs MTL 2016 semi finals.
Least favorite beer:
The same beer medley when i was pulled over later that night at a "ride program".
Wasn't there for the pies and caught the last year of Carlsberg before that change. Missed the Boddingtons until the Mill Street stuff started showing up. Been having a Chippie draft from the South End for the last couple of years until I started having the house red delivered to my seat. If I could get a decent beer delivered to me (i.e. not Bud- sorry I just can't drink anything that tastes like the beer of the 70's), I would go for that.
Have enjoyed the Beyond meat burger and agree with the "you added chips, and $6" thinking. The food is good but expensive now.
I must say, I enjoyed the Amsterdam beer at the Cork before the last home game - and the personal pizza was excellent - looking forward to doing that again in 2021.


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When four couples share a rare moment of celebration to the glorious sounds of the Sacred Harp Singers, Roper suddenly appears within their circle. There's no escaping her from that point on. She asserts her dominance in a commanding solo, and then claims the innocently youthful Jon Michael Schert. A craggy voice sings, asking to be spared for one more year; but there is no mercy—Schert's lifeless figure slides out from under Roper's skirt."
Dressed in vintage clothes, the dancers leapt and loved their way through life. They mourned a dead friend, they wooed one another. When Alison Roper appeared as Death on stage, the tone of the dance didn't change much. Life simply went on. Dressed in a sleek red ball gown cut away in the front, she moved with grace and purpose, beautiful and apart and ominous. Sleight of hand here, steely look there, she harvested souls with impersonal poise.
Everything changed with her solo to Ralph Stanley's "I'll Remember You in My Prayers." An incongruous song for a dance by death, but this is no stereotypical grim reaper. With arms swinging and legs stomping in a pagan almost-tantrum, she showed desire and lust for what she could never have: life.
Still, she was a sneaky bitch – part siren, part warden – stepping between couples and moving one off to the side, toward their demise. But towards the end of the piece she was dancing with them, too, in fleeting moments, unable to help herself. She, too, knows about appetite, about need.
The 11-song dance ended in a crescendo of Stanley's "O Death." Joined by company member John Michael Schert, Roper egged him on. Her movements made promises, but despite moments of surrender, he never gave himself over completely. It didn't matter; Death was in control. In this divine game of cat and mouse, only one creature can reign. Few are ever ready to cross that line. And so in a whirl of hope and despair, Schert was sucked into Death, only to be belched out an inert corpse at the feet of the viciously beautiful monster
The audience was both stunned and appreciative, and stood in ovation of the dance troupe."


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Plan your visit
Opening times
Reserve open 7.00am - 8.00 pm (or dusk if earlier) barrier closed at entrance.
Entrance charges
- Free entrance to RSPB members
- Yes
- Adults
- Free, but donations are very welcome.
- Children
- Free, but donations are very welcome.
- Car park cost
For non-RSPB members: £6 per motor vehicle.
- Other discounts
Admission is free of charge for members or people just visiting the shop.
Visitor centre
Car park
Accessible toilets
Baby changing
Pushchair friendly
Picnic area
Binocular hire
Viewing point
Nature trails
Play area
How to get here
The nearest station is Sandy, on the King's Cross to Peterborough main line, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) from the reserve entrance. From the station car park, turn right towards the Potton road. Turn right, cross the bridge and proceed up the hill. You can follow our nature trail or there is a paved footpath on the right.
Buses from Bedford stop in Sandy town centre; local buses between Hitchin, Sandy, Blunham and Biggleswade (Centrebus 188) stop directly inside the reserve entrance.
The principal route open in Bedfordshire is the section of Route 51 from Milton Keynes to Bedford and Sandy. Route 12 is still being developed and will meet Route 51 near the reserve.
From Sandy town centre, take the B1042 Potton road, passing the railway station and cemetery on your right. After 1.2 miles (1.75 km), at the top of the hill, turn right into the RSPB-marked entrance.
Sat nav POI file: If you have a satellite navigation system that can accept POI files, please see our POI page for a download link and instructions.
Information for dog owners
Dogs are only allowed on the bridleway, strictly not on other paths due to the sensitive nature of wildlife.
Group booking information
Small groups can book guided walks by arrangement with the reserve team. Charges/donations apply.
What will the weather be like?
Contact The Lodge
- The Lodge nature reserve, Gatehouse, The Lodge, Potton Rd, Sandy SG19 2DL
- email@example.com
- 01767 693333
- @RSPBTheLodge
- Find us on facebook
Save nature with a staycation in the UK
Saving the nature that you love for future generations to enjoy. Make the most of your visit by staying in one of thousands of handpicked cottages across the UK. Simply book your stay here to support our partnership. Throughout 2020 holidaycottages.co.uk are supporting our conservation work – saving species and restoring habitats right across the UK at a time when the future of our planet has never been more important and protecting nature for future generations.
Over the past 24 years, grants from the National Lottery Heritage Fund have helped to make our nature reserves like The Lodge even better places for wildlife and people. To say thank you, we're offering National Lottery players a special treat, on us.


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Berry Nice
Cocktails Drink Non Alcoholic
1 Servings
Handfull of mixed berries (blackberries, raspberries, strawberries)
100ml milk
Ice cubes
10ml Sugar syrup
Large cocktail glass
- Fill a cocktail glass with ice cubes. Pour the ice cubes into the blender.
- Throw your handfull of berries into the blender, along with the milk and sugar syrup.
- Blend for approx. 2 minutes or until the mixture is of a drinkable consistency.
- Pour directly into your cocktail glass.
- Garnish with 2 large straws and a strawberry.


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Fall is my favorite time of year to hike. It's not just the color of the leaves changing but the cooler crisp air and the smell of wood burning stoves in the distance. But while fall has a lot to offer for hikers and backpackers we need to be careful as it's also the beginning … Continue reading Don't Become the Hunted…Be Seen!
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Trail Review: Laurel Highland Hiking Trail (LHHT)
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PassionFruit Papaya Black Full-Loose-Leaf Tea
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A Moment in the Sun Tea - Let the lush, sweet fruits of the tropics fill your cup; this exotic brew blends fine black tea with golden passion fruit and papaya, tart-sweet pineapple and delicate sunflower petals. Experience the warm inviting taste of the islands anytime. Fantastic served hot, refreshing when iced.


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Tacos are a life source in Texas. That's a given. Though there is much appreciation for the classics like barbacoa, al pastor, pollo and carnitas, every so often it's not a bad idea to switch things up a bit. While these shelled delights may be considered more gourmet or gringo, they are still worthy of the taco-eating head tilt.
Resident Taqueria: Caramelized Cauliflower Taco
Whether or not you are a meat lover is irrelevant when it comes to this taco. The cauliflower is caramelized giving it a slight crisp and it's topped off with crunchy kale, pepita and a savory, zesty lemon epazote aioli all inside a soft flour tortilla. After two, and one of Resident's deliciously tangy hibiscus margaritas you may start reconsidering your commitment to this whole meat eating thing.
Good 2 Go Taco: Hangover Helper
More often than not your standard breakfast taco will have meat, cheese, potatoes and an overflowing helping of eggs. If you're anything like me, you could do without the later of these ingredients. Enter the Hangover Helper at Good 2 Go Taco. This whopper of a soft shelled wonder looks more like a burrito. It's filled with greasy tender ground chorizo, a generous helping of creamy red skin mashed potatoes, shredded cheese and cotija. Finally, the egg haters have their own breakfast taco.
Top Knot: Chicken Katsu Tacos
You may not necessarily expect to crave tacos when visiting an Asian influenced restaurant for happy hour, but somehow Top Knot makes this a reality. Specializing primarily in tapas style menu items, their Chicken Katsu Tacos are just enough to leave you wanting more. Two tiny shells are capped with seasoned crispy fried chicken, radishes, cilantro and shishito aioli. Be sure to squeeze the lime for that extra bit of bite. Though you may need two or three orders of these petit tacos, they wash down quite nicely with the Dunchman Montelpulciano wine on tap.
Tacos y Mas: Chipotle Chicken and Crispy Beef Tacos
With a number of locations around DFW, Tacos y Mas is a one stop shop for your on the go taco cravings. Although they boast street and breakfast tacos, often overlooked are their Chipotle Chicken and Crispy Beef Tacos. The chicken is cooked slowly, shredded and marinated with different spices. It is best served in a flour tortilla and topped with a hefty helping of sliced avocado and their chipotle sauce. It has a sort of heartiness that feels like comfort food wrapped up in a flour shell.
There is a science behind making an incredibly magnificent crispy beef taco. First, you have to have a shell that isn't too thick or too thin, but light enough and flavorful enough to successfully hold on to seasoned ground beef, shredded cheese and a dash of lettuce and tomatoes. There isn't a million and ten things to say about these except that they are simplistically delicious. Within moments, you may look up and have breathed in three. I suggest dousing them in their creamy chipotle sauce or the verde salsa. It takes the taco from good to gotta have it.
Lee Harvey's: Amy's Fish Tacos
A good fish taco is hard to find. And it's even more surprising that you can find them at an extra divey dive bar like Lee Harvey's. This come as you are dog friendly joint is a great spot for lounging around, listening to a few tunes and shooting the sugar with the bartender. Though they are known for their burger, one should not dismiss the fish tacos here. Amy's Fish Tacos include grilled white fish served on soft corn tortillas, topped with cabbage and jalapeño relish. The relish paired with the fish adds an assertiveness to the taco, it's sweet but spicy as if to say you couldn't do this without me. If you're skeptical or you just like a great bargain, visit on Mondays when you can get these bad boys for $1 each.
Food, drinks, writing, repeat. Sometimes it happens in that same order, other times not so much. I've been writing and telling stories for longer than I'd care to admit. It took a while for me to realize just how much I preferred those stories when a fork, a knife and a bottle of booze turned out to be the main characters.


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Why did you become an artist? Where did you study, etc?
I didn't choose to become an artist. I've always been a creative person, and I had to find ways to express it. Art didn't have a central place in my family. I grew up on a farm in Poland during the communist era. For me, art was a means of survival and a way of finding my identity.
What is the history of your career?
I always wanted to take photographs, but we didn't have enough money to buy a film. Then, when I was a teenager, I was able to buy a disposable camera. I used this to photograph my friends at parties and document life around me. When I moved to the UK, I studied photography at London Metropolitan University.
What medium/mediums do you work with?
As well as photography, I do street paste-ups and installation art.
How would you describe your art style?
Gentle, intimate and raw.
What do you love about being an artist?
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
Train and road trips, people I meet, the world around me. What inspires me, I photograph.
What are some of your most popular works? Tell us a bit about some of your works and what you love about them. What's your favourite and why?
Unicorns are real, Café in Soler, Wimmera Nights – in general photos depicting something surreal, water, fire or patterns.
What is your philosophy on art and life?
Art is a way of survival.
What are your professional dreams/goals?
To make a living out of my art practice and plan a few art workshops at my former primary school in Poland.
Describe yourself or your art in three words.
Gentle, intimate and raw


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Living in a green house
The energetic transition and the change of our economic model are international issues. But these challenges concern also each person in its way of consuming. Everybody is involved and to do this, we must first change our way of live.
Nowadays, people couldn't continue living similarly as they always did : we consume too much energy, we live away from our job so we have to use the car, and the house is generally built with materials that doesn't respect the environment or are dangerous for the health.
In order to understand that alternatives exist, we can talk about two innovative ways houses are being built. Theses eco-friendly houses are proof that we can be environmentally responsible without giving up comfort.
First, we will present the tiny house which is a small home made of wood and mounted on wheels like a camper van. The design meets three standards : an efficient use of space, a low price, and an environmentally responsible design. Indeed, tiny houses take financial and environmental concerns into account.
The tiny house movement began in America a few years ago, in reaction to the economic situation, and concerned mainly people whom couldn't afford to live in an expansive, traditional house. Most part of Americans, use one third of their income to pay the roof over their head, and then they have to work the rest of their lives just to pay these loans. At least we can say that Americans live in dream house. Nevetheless tiny houses, can meet people needs with not such big investments . In France, the price of such a house is more or less thirty thousand euros.
Regarding environmental concerns, tiny houses are made of materials which are recycled or environmentally responsible like wood, and generally, they used renewable energy (solar panels for example).
Another important dimension is the social dimension : lots of tiny houses residents testified that this way of living satisfied their desire for more time and freedom. In practice, you return to a simpler life. You can go on holiday with your home or stop worrying about repaying the loan you took out, for example. The tiny house has the advantage of adapting itself to your needs, because each one of them is different and unique.
In addition, everybody can build these houses with tutorials online and doesn't need a building permit or an architect. Should you build your own tiny house, the price could be as low to fifteen thousand euros. The opportunity to build your own home is also a feature of the other type of house that we will present : the earthship.
An earthship is a type of passive (and active) solar house made of natural and upcycled materials, such as truck tires and glass bottles. The Earthship concept began in the 1970's with the architect Michael Reynolds who wanted to build a self-sufficient home.
It addresses human needs : solar heating and cooling, a solar and wind-powered electrical grid, food and water production, contained sewage treatment and it's built from eco-responsible materials. For example, the sun lets users heat water for their shower, produce electricity with solar panels and sustain a greenhouse that produces it's own fruit and vegetables.
Also, its design respects the environment because it is built inside a hill in order to keep the warmth, using the earth around it as a wall, all without breaking the harmony of the landscape. This last element is highly important when we look at the increasing density of cities and their propensity to expand.
In conclusion, with imagination and innovation, we can live differently. The problem does not come from an absence of ideas or a lack of technology : if something must be questioned, it is our culture and what it values most .


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First Lieutenant George A. "Jimmy" Van Arsdall, 32, of Mercer County, Kentucky, Headquarters Company, 192nd Light Tank Battalion, died on 12 January 1945 when the "Hell Ship" Enoura Maru was sunk. Van Arsdale joined the Harrodsburg National Guard unit some time before the activation in November 1940. In early 1941, he was transferred to Headquarters Company. He was taken prisoner on 11 April 1942 and put on trucks to Mariveles. He survived the Death March. He was held at Camp O'Donnell and Cabanatuan. He was later taken to Bilibid Prison and put onboard the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan.
Enroute the ship was attacked by U. S. Navy planes seventeen times before sunset and six bombs hit the ship. The next day the U. S. Navy resumed the attack. The POWs swam ashore near Olongapa, Subic Bay, Luzon as the Navy planes realized it was a prisoner transport and stopped the attack. The surviving prisoners were moved by train to Manila and put aboard the Enoura Maru bound for Formosa. The ship was bombed and sunk by American planes on 12 January 1945, while it was still docked. He died during the attack and subsequent sinking. After the war the remains of the American soldiers who died in the sinking of the Enoura Maru were exhumed and reburied in the Punch Bowl in Hawaii.
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text: After more than 70 years in business, it was time to hit the "refresh" button. Manny's has been a well-worn staple in the South Loop, hosting politicians and city workers of all stripes, but its best days were behind it, and if the Raskin family hadn't done something with it, the temple of corned beef, matzo balls and kugel probably would have ended up in the long trash heap of other once-vaunted delis, like Ashkenaz. Not only have they remodeled the entire kitchen and dining room, they've added a take-out deli in the back, featuring lox and bagels, naturally, but also a variety of smoked fish. Next time you're picking up a Sunday morning order, add some whitefish salad, smoked sturgeon and smoked sable to your platter, then see your friends and family swoon with unctuous delight. (photo & video by Todd Rosenberg, @toddrphoto)


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Look what peter found!!!
a beautifully crafted & preserved quartz arrowhead!!
(you can see the foundation of the back of the house in the photo above)
the workmanship is exquisite and it is in near perfect condition...
...it's facets shine in the sun
& I can only hold it and imagine the skill it took to make it...
was it used? ...how old is it? ...why was it so close to the house?
usually we will find remnants of these in the fields...
...but never one as perfect as this or so close to home.
it is almost perfectly symmetrical, and the chip on the tip is a clue as to it being used...
perhaps a deer kill to feed a small family?
was the arrowhead used by a seasoned hunter
...or a boy-child being taught by his elders to hunt?
the indigenous Native Americans in this area are Monocan ~
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Three anonymous golfers hold the top of VOA Classic board
TEXAS Round of two LPGA Tour VOA Classic events saw Alena Sharp, Britanny Altomare and Cheyenne Knight share the top spot at -9.
Before the penultimate round, the T1 team, including Sharp, Altomare and Knight, had a gap of one lead behind their opponent right behind – Stephanie Meadow. All three golfers have never had a cup on LPGA Tour.
Sharp's 65-point scorecard is the best of the day. Without the bogey at the bottom, solitary occupy the top of the board after completing 18 holes with 5 birdies and an eagle. Go to the green according to the standard (GIR) in 10 of 18 holes, but in return, Sharp reached an average tee-off distance of 285 yards, won the fairway in 12 of the 13 holes and only putted 23 times. Having been a LPGA Tour rookie since 2005, Sharp has only finished 13 times in the top 10 final with a career bonus of nearly 2.5 million USD and currently ranks 130 in the world.
Despite taking the top spot after the opening 63 rounds, Meadow fell to fourth with even par on the second day of competition. She kicks an average of 245 yards with 100% accuracy, but the GIR is only 10 in 18 holes and takes up to 28 putt. At the top stage, Meadow hit the entire fairway of the course with an average tee-off distance of 270 yards, GIR at 15 of 18 holes and putt 26 times.
Sharing the fifth position at -7 are Jaye Marie Green and Katherine Per. Facing the T7 group of 5 people with a score of -6 with a golfer who holds the 10th position in the world Ariya Jutanugarn.
By the end of the second round, the top 10 on the VOA Classic chart leads the way out of Korean golfers, the country that dominates LPGA Tour and Rolex Ranking. The tough players like Lee6 Jeongeun (third in the world), Park Inbee, Kim Sei Young, Chun In Gee are all in the T12 group at -5 while defending champion Park Sung Hyun – 2nd in the world – in T31 group (score -2).


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LEVEL is the first airline solely dedicated to low cost, long-haul travel, operated by International Airline Group (IAG). By offering ticket prices as low as €99 from Barcelona to Los Angeles, the airline levelled the playing field, making long-haul travel affordable to a whole new generation of traveller. Inspired by aviation history but updated for the modern age, we created an entire identity for the airline, and applied it across every touchpoint including livery, advertising, posters, packaging and even the safety film. LEVEL was the most successful airline ever launched, with 52,000 tickets being sold in the first 11 hours; the IAG share price jumped 3.5%. Due to this success, LEVEL has expanded from its initial hub in Barcelona across Europe, including Paris, with more to follow. Routes added include NY, Boston, Montreal, Guadeloupe and Martinique.
LEVEL is famous in the travel industry as the most successful airline launch ever – 52,000 tickets were sold in the first 11 hours. Due to this success, LEVEL has expanded from its initial hub in Barcelona across Europe, including Paris, with more to follow. Routes added include NY, Boston, Montreal, Guadeloupe and Martinique.
The LEVEL visual identity is inspired by the global language of travel, from early aircraft insignia to modern aviation typography, updated for the modern age. We wanted to create a simple and distinct identity with a 'utilitarian chic' aesthetic, which would reflect a stylish value-led offer. We started with our minimalist logo and expanded this into a series of vibrant patterns for the identity. We then used the same technique to create destination images, reducing information down to key shapes and colour to represent places in a distinctly LEVEL way. Distinctive. Branded. Hard-hitting. And romantic.
LEVEL it's your world. LEVEL is more than just a name. It's a promise to democratise long-haul travel; levelling the playing field, so a whole new generation can experience the world. We wanted to create a distinct and efficient identity for the airline that felt geographically neutral and accessible to all cultures. The LEVEL logo is a subversion of the flag motifs used by traditional 'flag-carriers'. It is a masterpiece of minimalism, a bisected square depicting blue sky over green earth, representing freedom and travel for all. We then used the same reductive technique to create a series of patterns and images representing different locations, and created destination posters for the airline. Simple statements, made clearly.
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His research interests include aspects of surface and colloid chemistry. Post-doctoral and graduate research focused on adsorption of hydrophobic organic compounds and catalysis of drinking water disinfectants with engineered sorbents, in particular activated carbon, with an emphasis on understanding the role of natural organic matter on sorbate-sorbent interactions. He is primarily an experimentalist and works on applied research projects developing novel technologies to reduce the risks posed by pollutants in sediments and drinking waters. The goal of these research efforts is to develop cost-effective solutions to environmental problems while making fundamental scientific advancements in the areas of contaminant sediments and drinking water treatment.
Julian Fairey is an environmental engineer interested in the application of physicochemical principles to the study of pollutants in drinking water and contaminated sediments. At the undergraduate level, he teaches Environmental Engineering (CVEG 3243); at the graduate level, he teaches Water Chemistry (CVEG 5234) and Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes for Water and Wastewater (CVEG 563V).
- B.S., University of Alberta, 2000
- M.S., The University of Texas at Austin, 2002
- Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 2006
- Post-doc, Carnegie Mellon University, 2006-2008
- Needham, E., Chimka, J., De Volder, M., Fairey, J., 2017. "Emerging Investigator Series: Trihalomethane, dihaloacetonitrile, and Total N-nitrosamine Precursor Adsorption by Modified Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and CNT Micropillars", Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 3, 1042 – 1050.
- Needham, E., de Luis, A., Chimka, J., Fairey, J.., 2017. "Revealing a Size-Resolved fluorescence-based metric for tracking oxidative treatment of total N-nitrosamine precursors in waters from wastewater treatment plants", Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 4(6), 228-233.
- Lopez, A.,Williams, M., Paiva, M., Demydov, D., Do, T., Fairey, J., Lin, Y., Hestekin, J., 2017. "Potential of Electrodialytic Techniques in Brackish Desalination and Recovery of Industrial Pocess Water for Reuse", Desalination, 409(5), 108-114.
- Needham, E., Sidney, S., Chimka, J., Fairey, J., 2016. "Trihalomethane, Dihaloacetonitrile, and Total N-nitrosamine Precursor Adsorption by Carbon Nanotubes: The Importance of Surface Oxides and Pore Volume", Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 2, 1004-1013.
- Do, T., Chimka, J., Fairey, J., 2015. "Improved (and Singular) Disinfectant Protocol for Indirectly Assessing Organic Precursor Concentrations of Trihalomethanes and Dihaloacetonitriles", Environmental Science & Technology, 49(16), 9858-9865
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37 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have notified the Education Department that they intend to submit a plan to get a waiver around No Child Left Behind.
A majority of states intend to take President Barack Obama up on his offer to let them get around unpopular requirements in the No Child Left Behind law, the federal Education Department said Oct. 13.
Obama said last month he was frustrated that Congress hasn't acted to change the law that he has said is flawed, so he was moving forward with an effort to let qualifying states circumvent it.
His plan allows states to scrap a key requirement that all children show they are proficient in reading and math by 2014. To qualify, the states must submit a plan showing how they will meet certain requirements such as enacting standards to prepare students for college and testing for those standards, and by making teachers and principals more accountable by setting guidelines on evaluations.
The Education Department says 37 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have notified the agency that they intend to submit a plan to get a waiver around the law. Seventeen states have said they will submit a plan by Nov. 14, which means it will be reviewed in December and could be enacted as soon as early next year.
While the opportunity to apply for a waiver was warmly received in many states, some officials see the requirements to get a waiver as intrusive or expensive to implement.
California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas and were among the states that didn't file a notice of intention by a deadline Oct. 12—although they still could apply for a waiver later.
In Texas, Debbie Ratcliffe, the spokeswoman for the Texas Education Agency, said the state was still weighing its options. Texas has not adopted what is known as the Common Core standards, a uniform national standard of what high school students should know when they graduate from high school. Because of that, Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott has expressed concern that it could be a more arduous task for the state to prove it has adopted "college- and career-ready standards" that is a requirement for a state to get a waiver, Ratcliffe said.
Ratcliffe said Scott has also expressed concern that the state would find itself in the position of having the federal government controlling what teachers teach in their classrooms.
"Our concern is that it's exchanging one set of strings for another set of strings," Ratcliffe said.
California officials also remain undecided, although Tom Torlakson, the state superintendent of public instruction, has said in a statement that California already has a strong accountability system in place and that meeting the requirements to get a waiver would appear to cost billions of dollars. He urged Congress to rework the law.
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Vivitar VIV-DF-286-NIK Bounce Zoom Swivel Speedlite Flash for Nikon Cameras (Black)
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The Vivitar DF-286 flash is a fully automatic, system-dedicated shoe mount flash. It features full TTL support for digital SLR cameras. The bounce, zoom, and swivel head will give you more creative opportunities with your shots. The four position zoom can be set to bounce at 0deg, 45deg, 60deg, 75deg, and 90deg, and has a horizontal swivel of 270deg. to allow for softer lighting. The flash includes a built-in slave function which allows it to be positioned off-camera, and triggered by any second flash. A red focus beam will help you achieve focus in low light conditions, and power saving circuitry incorporates an auto-off element, giving you more battery life. The included flash reflecting plate creates beautiful lighting which greatly improve your images. The wide angle diffuser can be attached to the flash head to soften and increase the coverage of light from the flash. Red-eye reduction will prevent your flash from reflecting off your subject's eyes. Features: Red Eye reduction Available for Canon and Nikon Auto Focus/TTL Metering Guide Number 59 at 85 zoom position Power Saving Functions Focus Beam to Assist in Low Light Conditions Flash Readiness Indication in Viewfinder Automatic Shutter Speed Setting DSLR Auto Focus 6 Way Flash (Bounce up/down; Swivel left/right; Zoom in/out) 270deg. Swivel Position left 180deg./right 90deg. Built-In Slave Function Recycle Time: 0.3-10 Sec. Power Source: 4x AA Batteries Package DSLR AF Flash Diffuser One Year Warranty Card


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Remediation of arsenic contaminated water by a novel carboxymethyl cellulose bentonite adsorbent
AuthorsMiljković, M. V.
Momčilović, Miloš
Stanković, Maja
Ćirković, Bratislav
Laketić, D.
Nikolić, Goran S.
Vujović, Maja M.
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Suitability of bentonite clay modified with sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Na-CMC) for the removal of arsenic(III) ions from aqueous solution was tested in batch adsorption studies and complemented by theoretical modeling with Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherm models. The effects of various factors, such as the initial adsorbate concentrations, pH, and temperature of the solutions were investigated in series of experiments. FTIR analysis was used to detect functional groups typical for cellulose and bentonite. Scanning electron microscope was used to analyze the surface morphology of the composites. It was established that the removal process was fast in the beginning and adsorption equilibrium was attained in around 20 minutes with good fittings to both Langmuir and Freundlich model. Maximum adsorption capacity (Q max ) obtained from experiments was 9.4 mg/g. No influence of solution pH and temperature on the sorption was noticed. The series of conducted experiments showed tha...t synthesized composites are suitable for the removal of arsenic from wastewaters by adsorption as efficient and low-cost technique. © 2019, ALÖKI Kft., Budapest, Hungary.
Keywords:pollution / waste waters / composite / isotherm model / sorption capacity
Source:Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 2019, 17, 1, 733-744
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/1701_733744
ISSN: 1589-1623 (print); 1785-0037 (electronic)


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Dan Sperry presents Daniel Martin's Bruised! Bruised is a great way to reveal a chosen or thought of card but it is much more than that. It can be used with coin tricks, ESP tricks, to reveal a number, name, initials, or word and so on - limited only by your imagination and is perfect for a performer at any skill level.Imagine vanishing a coin and having it reappear in the form of a bruise on your arm. Have a spectator throw a deck of cards at you and after declaring that you bruise easily and he threw it too hard, you roll up your sleeve to show the chosen card BRUISED on your body. Or just have someone squeeze your wrist and send a thought to you. The best part about this is it can be used as an impromptu trick with no setup. It takes less than a minute to apply and once the bruise is on you it lasts for days. These are the exact same type of bruises used in the film industry and, believe it or not, you don't have to mess with makeup. These are made just like temporary tattoos, only they are made by a company out of LA that does this for all the major movies and when you put one of these on, it looks like you are really bruised.
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US government shutdown does not impact the markets | Calamatta Cuschieri
Markets update, new investments for Google and Facebook and Netflix subscribers keep on rising
Major stock market indexes finished at records Monday as the Senate approved a procedural bill that clears the way to ending a shutdown of the U.S. government. The S&P 500 rose 22.67 points, or 0.8%, to 2,832.97 with nine of its 11 main sectors ending higher, led by energy and telecommunication services. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up to 1%, at 7,408.03, on the back of strong biotechnology stocks and Dow Jones gained 142.88 points, or 0.6%. As some analysts said "Investors have learned from history that shutdowns don't impact markets, so it's not surprising to see stock prices higher".
Google and Facebook unveil new investments in France
On Monday, Google unveiled its plan to open a new artificial intelligence centre in France within weeks. This will be its second centre in Europe after the one in Zurich. The efforts to increase the number of staff by 50% in Paris, will be extended until 2019.
This announcement came after the tech rival Facebook announced, on the same day, that it would invest €10 million in its French artificial intelligence centre over the next five years, doubling the number of AI scientists at its research base in Paris to 60 and increasing its funding of PhD candidates from 10 to 40.
Google also said that it would open four Google Hubs across the country, which will focus on free training in online skills and digital literacy. The first of these will be based in Rennes, Brittany and will be training more than 100,000 people each year.
The investments come at a time of growing momentum in France's tech and start-up scene. President Macron has tried to attract the tech industry in order to reduce the unemployment rate that now is more than 9 percent.
On Monday, Google's Mr Pichai and Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, were among four top executives to have a one-on-one audience with Mr Macron.
The meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos and under the slogan "Choose France", was intended to promote France as an investment destination and explain the president's pro-business reforms.
Netflix crosses $100 billion market capitalization as subscribers rise
Netflix shares jumped more than 8 percent after hours, pushing the market capitalization of the company above $100 billion for the first time.
After adding 8.33 million subscribers in the fourth quarter — the highest ever — the company expects its winning streak to continue. First-quarter earnings guidance was well above estimates.
Netflix plans to spend $7.5 billion to $8 billion on content in 2018 and CEO Reed Hastings expects content spending to be even higher in 2019 and 2020, as he said on a conference call with analysts.
Despite spending less than projected for the fourth quarter, Netflix said it expects negative free cash flow of $3 billion to $4 billion in 2018. However, the company leaned on its solid track record, noting that it does eventually expect to become free-cash-flow positive.
Netflix remains the dominant over-the-top video provider. But Monday's earnings report comes amid challenges for the company.
On one hand, prices are going up while some of the company's content investments haven't gone as planned. The film "Bright," which the company touted as its "most ambitious film yet" in October, was panned by popular review sites.
At the same time, the prospect of more competition looms on the horizon. It's been nearly six months since Disney said it planned to pull its movies from Netflix in favor of its own service and buy Twenty-First Century Fox, a megadeal that would give the combined company a significant stake in Netflix's rival, Hulu.
Not only that, but Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Google's YouTube have doubled down on content.
Netflix shares are up more than 64 percent over the past year.
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A team of health officials met with the Ministry of Health on Monday, to discuss methods for the effective execution of a health survey that will determine the prevalence of bilharzia in Saint Lucia.
Bilharzia, also known as schistosomiasis, is a disease caused by parasitic worms that causes illness in humans.
PAHO Representative Maria Sanchez, said the survey will help draft global guidelines on how to combat transmission of the disease, especially due to Saint Lucia's past success in reducing the prevalence of bilharzia.
"This disease occurs throughout the world and not only in Saint Lucia. In the Americas, in Africa and in Southeast Asia it is still very much prevalent. In the past, Saint Lucia was an example of what to do, and many guidelines on what to do were drafted on the results of what was done in Saint Lucia, so it's the same thing we want to do now," she said.
"Saint Lucia will be one of the very first countries—if not the first—to accomplish elimination of the transmission of the disease, and all the steps that have been followed, and all of the information we collect from the survey will be used to draft global guidelines to eliminate schistosomiasis around the world. So this is important not only for the people in Saint Lucia, but it will also have an impact due to what the World Health Organization (WHO) will do in many other countries across the globe."
Chief Epidemiologist in the Ministry of Health, Nahum Jn. Baptiste, said the purpose of the survey is two-fold.
"First, the survey will give us a sense of whether we still have recent transmission, and second, it will point to the sources of infection in the country so that we can try to eliminate bilharzia from Saint Lucia entirely," he said. "This is a very important survey for us, as bilharzia was a big problem many years ago, and we were quite successful in reducing its prevalence."
Ms. Sanchez also encouraged parental consent, adding that the results will have far-reaching effects.
"We first want people to understand that schistosomiasis is not very prevalent in the island, and it is difficult sometimes for persons to collaborate with authorities when they don't perceive that something is a problem," she said. "But we want to show that the country and the island is free of the disease, so we need [parental] approval for children to participate, so we can prove that the island is free of the disease. It will also help us learn more about how we can progress towards [international] elimination with the example of Saint Lucia. So please, if your children have been selected for the survey we would very much appreciate if you could sign the consent forms."
The survey involves collecting urine and small blood samples from selected participants for testing.
The team of health officials included representatives from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the University of Georgia, who will assess Saint Lucia's preparedness for the survey. The team will also train persons in the testing of the samples.