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Currently working as Senior UX & UI designer for designworks in Munich. Before joining designworks, I was working for 4 years at frog design.
During my career, I have been involved in both Fortune 500 as well as start- ups in a variety of areas ranging from healthcare, retail, energy management, finances to transportation.
My Mission
I care a lot about creative processes and believe working together with people is crucial to understand real-life challenges. By that, I strive to create meaningful and lasting results that will have an impact on people's live. With a background as Industrial Designer, my passion lies in the intersection of Interaction, UX/UI, Visual Design and Service Design.
"New opportunities for innovation open up if you start the creative problem solving process with empathy toward your target audience."
Tom Kelley | Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All
What can I do for you?
UX DEsign
As UX designer, I care a lot for delivering delightful, useable and functional products. This process ranges for me from finding out what users expect to defining how information flows through to the product. Usually there is no single right answer to that, many different approaches need to be explored until a single problem is solved. I believe communication is a key skill for UX designers as concepts, ideas and product logic needs to flow, gathered and transformed for great team collaboration, great client communication and meaningful user interaction.
UI Design
Besides designing the overall feeling of products, I see the implementation into a tangible UI experience, visually on spot with the right elements, as an important intersection transfer. Whether it is a slider or a control knob which is a good pick for the most intuitive control element?
It is not only connecting single screens, it is maintaining consistency of behaviour and visual language by setting up principles. Design doesn't scale regardless of platforms, projects or time zones.
Service Design
Organisations spend significant time designing tangible products. Services around, to nurture and connect these to systems receive often less design attention even if this requirement gets a must in todays competitive marketplace.
Generally, services are less productive and cause more frustration to customers than products. Service Design addresses this quality and productivity gap.


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Imagine a thermal camera so small it fits in the palm of your hand. So innovative, attaches to your Android device, enabling you to take high resolution thermal images and transmit them instantly, using any media you want. Whether for night-vision missions or precise thermographic surveys, cutting edge technology is now at your fingertips.
Discover Therm-App® — the high resolution night vision and thermography android thermal camera that have changed the way thermal imaging technology works – onsite or on the move.
Therm-App® offers four different device models, each created to deliver unmatched thermal imaging, catering to many different applications. Choose the Thermal Camera that is right for you and enjoy superior performance.

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Shoreham Port has sponsored the tracksuits for Shoreham Football Club's under 14's team.
Niki Loversidge from the club said a 'massive thank you' to Shoreham Port for the outfits and that the 'players look really smart and professional and they will be worn with pride'
Katie Orchin, Marketing and Communications Executive at Shoreham Port said: "We were only too happy to help Shoreham Football Club with the funding for their new tracksuits.
"The club benefits so many members of our local community and the work they do with encouraging young people into the sport is fantastic.
"We would like to wish the club and especially the under 14's team the best of luck with another successful season."
Shoreham Football Club was founded in 1892 playing competitive matches in the West Sussex Football League as from 1896.
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Nollywood actress Omoni Oboli has charged mothers to teach their sons to cook.
She posted a photo of her son mixing dough and wrote:
"Mothers of boys, teach your sons to cook! Make dem nor go turn another person pikin to perpetual cook ?or make person nor go use food catch them."
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The power of the Internet to bring attention and success to businesses is now part of the real world thanks to the Fbox "like" counter, a device designed by Lithuania-based company 12go3.
The Fbox like counter is a small device, much like a digital clock, that shows people your company's Facebook like count on a numerical display. Business owners with a large Facebook following can use the Fbox like counter to inspire confidence in real-life patrons by showing off just how much people like their business online.
The Fbox like counter is connected to the owner's Facebook page via WiFi, allowing real-time updates to the number every time someone clicks the Like button. The device is reminiscent of the old "website visit counter," which some of us might remember from the early Internet era. A big number on the counter was something worth showing off, and the same principle is used with the Fbox like counter.
Made with Canadian Red Cedar, the Fbox like counter is an attractive accessory to a store counter, and will retail at 150 euros. The Fbox like counter's ability to show off a large number of Facebook likes could be just the edge a business needs to convert a window-shopper into a regular consumer.
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Tag Archives: Agriculture
Aquaponics – Sustainable Food Production
Aquaponics is an ancient, but upcoming sustainable way to produce foods. The system is combined with:
° Conventional aquaculture; raising water animals like prawns, fish and snails
° Hydroponics which is cultivation of plants in water, living in a symbiotic environment, an environment where two or more plants are combined.
The closed system makes the effluent-rich water become toxic by aquacultures excretions, but these toxics are very useful and nutrient to the plants. After the water has passed through the hydroponic subsystem, it is cleaned and oxygenated, and can return to the aquaculture vessels. This circle goes on and on. Aquaponics can be made in tanks, basins and sumps, in large fields and also in your own backyard. Shorty you can say it is a self cleaning fish tank that produces foods.
Most green leaf vegetables suits for the hydroponic subsystem; chinese cabbage, basil, roses, lettuce, okra, tomatoes, bell-peppers and cantaloupe. Also onions, sweet potato, beans, peas, watercress, strawberries, radishes and melons to name some.
The size, complexity, and types of foods the farmer has choose to grow can vary as much as in any kind of farming. The most known aquaponic system in modern time is rice cultivation combined with fish. The aquaponic system has been used since ancient Aztec times, also in south China and Thailand.
One example: Aquaponic Plant Production
Photo: wrongwayhome.com
Lexicon: Ecology, Organic, Natural & Sustainable
This page will be updated all the time and serves as a mini lexicon
Compost: is organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment. Compost is a key ingredient in organic farming. At the simplest level, the process of composting simply requires making a heap of wetted organic matter; leaves, "green" food waste, and waiting for the materials to break down into humus after a period of weeks or months to become e.g. soil. Worms and fungi further break up the material. Aerobic bacteria manage the chemical process by converting the inputs into heat, carbon dioxide and ammonium. The ammonium is further converted by bacteria into plant-nourishing nitrites and nitrates through the process of nitrification. Compost can be rich in nutrients. It is used in gardens, landscaping, horticulture, and agriculture. The compost itself is beneficial for the land in many ways, including as a soil conditioner, a fertilizer, addition of vital humus or humic acids, and as a natural pesticide for soil. In ecosystems, compost is useful for erosion control, land and stream reclamation, wetland construction, and as landfill cover. Composting can be done at home or for an intire society.
Ecologist: An understanding of how biodiversity affects ecological function is an important focus area in ecological studies. Ecologists are concerned with ecosystems as a whole and, within them, the abundance and distribution of organisms (people, plants, animals) and the relationships between organisms and their environment. Ecologists usually choose a specialist area (e.g. freshwater, marine, terrestrial, fauna, flora) and then carry out a wide range of tasks relating to that area. When starting out, ecologists often conduct surveys to identify, record and monitor species and their habitats. With career progression, work is likely to become more wide-ranging, with senior ecologists being more involved in policy and management work. Ecologist seek to explain:
- Life processes and adaptations
- Distribution and abundance of organisms
- The movement of materials and energy through living communities
- The successional development of ecosystems, and
- The abundance and distribution of biodiversity in the context of the environment.
An ecologist may be involved in environmental impact assessments which are required by law for planning permission. Alternatively, they may collect and manage biological information for national databases or produce comprehensive lists of species that need to be monitored and protected.
Ecology: is the scientific study of the relationships that living organisms have with each other and with their natural environment. Topics of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount (biomass), number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems. Ecosystems are composed of dynamically interacting parts including organisms, the communities they make up, and the non-living components of their environment. Ecology is an interdisciplinary field that includes biology and Earth science. Ecology is not synonymous with environment, environmentalism, natural history, or environmental science. It is closely related to evolutionary biology, genetics, and ethology. Ecology is a human science as well. Ecology addresses the full scale of life, from tiny bacteria to processes that span the entire planet. Ecologists study many diverse and complex relations among species, such as predation and pollination. The diversity of life is organized into different habitats, from terrestrial (middle) to aquatic ecosystems.
Ecosystem: Everything in the natural world is connected. An ecosystem is a community of living and non-living things that work together. Ecosystems have no particular size. An ecosystem can be as large as a desert or a lake or as small as a tree or a puddle. If you have a terrarium, that is an artificial ecosystem. The water, water temperature, plants, animals, air, light and soil all work together. If there isn't enough light or water or if the soil doesn't have the right nutrients, the plants will die. If the plants die, animals that depend on them will die. If the animals that depend on the plants die, any animals that depends on those animals will die. Ecosystems in nature work the same way. All the parts work together to make a balanced system.
GMO: A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. Organisms that have been genetically modified include micro-organisms such as bacteria and yeast, plants, fish, and mammals. GMOs are the source of genetically modified foods, and are also widely used in scientific research and to produce goods other than food. GMOs are used in biological and medical research, production of pharmaceutical drugs, experimental medicine, and agriculture.
Organic Certification: a certification process for producers of organic food and other organic agricultural products. Any business directly involved in food production can be certified, including seed suppliers, farmers, food processors, retailers and restaurants. Requirements vary from country to country, and generally involve a set of production standards for growing, storage, processing, packaging and shipping that include:
- no human sewage sludge fertilizer used in cultivation of plants or feed of animals
- avoidance of synthetic chemical inputs not on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (e.g. fertilizer, pesticides, antibiotics, food additives, etc.), genetically modified organisms, irradiation, and the use of sewage sludge;
- use of farmland that has been free from prohibited synthetic chemicals for a number of years;
- keeping detailed written production and sales records;
- maintaining strict physical separation of organic products from non-certified products;
- undergoing periodic on-site inspections.
In some countries, certification is overseen by the government, and commercial use of the term organic is legally restricted. Certified organic producers are also subject to the same agricultural, food safety and other government regulations that apply to non-certified producers. To put the word "organic" on a food product is a valuable marketing advantage in today's consumer market, but does not guarantee the product is legitimately organic.
Organic Foods: are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Organic foods are also not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives. Organic food production is a heavily regulated industry and many countries require producers to obtain special certification in order to market food as organic.
Recycling: is processing used materials, waste, into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" waste hierarchy. Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics. Although similar in effect, the composting or other reuse of biodegradable waste – such as food or garden waste – is not typically considered recycling. Materials to be recycled are either brought to a collection center or picked up from the curbside, then sorted, cleaned, and reprocessed into new materials bound for manufacturing.
Sustainability: is the capacity to endure through renewal, maintenance, and sustenance, or nourishment, in contrast to durability, the capacity to endure through unchanging resistance to change. For humans in social systems or ecosystems, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of responsibility, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of stewardship, the responsible management of resource use. In ecology, sustainability describes how biological systems remain diverse, robust, and productive over time, a necessary precondition for the well-being of humans and other organisms. Long-lived and healthy wetlands and forests are examples of sustainable biological systems.


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Inspector Adam Dalgliesh is not dying of cancer but after his recent illness he has decided to retire. He had one personal commitment to fulfil. Father Baddeley had written to Dalgliesh that he needed his professional advice and invited him to Toynton Grange, a private home for the disabled. On reaching Toynton Grange, Dalgliesh finds that Father Baddeley is dead. He also finds that one of the inmates had committed suicide. Was Father Baddeley murdered? Are both these deaths related? Did the inmate really commit suicide or was he murdered?
Not knowing if there was really a crime, weakened the case for me. For all we know Father Baddeley may have died a normal death. It was difficult for me get involved maybe because Dalgliesh does not want to get involved with the inmates or the case. There really wasn't one character I could root for. There are other deaths that got me involved. So what really is happening here. As for the mystery, I didn't guess what was happening.
It looks like P D James is an expert in creating isolated communities thus creating a perfect setting for a whodunit. In the Lighthouse it is an isolated island, in the Private Patient it is a gated Private Hospital here it is an isolated home for disabled.
I have noticed before in James novels that both suspects and the victims are despicable. I wonder if James specialises in characters we could not sympathise or love. Usually in whodunits there is somebody you would like and maybe they end up the killer but that's a different story. Here there is nobody to like. I have mixed feelings about this book while the mystery is great, I felt like an outsider and couldn't enjoy it. The Black Tower is published in 1975 is the fifth book featuring Adam Dalgliesh. This is not my favourite James book. I liked Private Patient and Cover her Face better. I am planning to read James' Unsuitable Job for a Woman featuring Cordelia Gray next.
Thursday, 2 August 2012
The Black Tower by P D James
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Give me a book with a major mean of transport which goes on water, air or space and I'm going to enjoy it for sure. This book by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child does nothing but confirm this fact, especially since beside the ship are also the difficulties to bring her in an extreme environment like the Antarctic Ocean. In the face of all these elements together, I could not decide to read this novel and I must say that the good promises of the plot have been kept.
The two authors are really able to take me in the middle of the ice, to convey the anguish of a ship that may sink into the gelid nothingness between Patagonia and Antarctica.
The premise of the giant meteorite is intriguing, but the development of story itself is even better. The constant feeling of danger emerges from the pages, conveyed by characters perfectly in line with what you would expect from an adventure book. Some are a bit excessive, but the situation narrated allows it, I would say that even requires it.
The scientific part is equally interesting, at the end of the reading I knew some more about planetary geology (a discipline of which I did not even know the name) and how you should command an oil tanker among icebergs, if you are chased by a warship. Obviously this is fiction and many of the things explained are not real, but this has little importance. What really matters is that it has stimulated my imagination and certainly will be a starting point for some new ideas in the future.
In short, a fun read that I recommend to anyone.
The only thing I did not like is the ending, which I feel a bit exaggerated and with catastrophic premises. And I hate catastrophic stories. The authors have decided to play dirty, throwing the stone and hiding their hand. They finished the story with a terrible discovery, on which they have closed the book. A little too easy, right? This is why I stopped to 4 stars.
Anyway, I decided to ignore this flaw, so as not to spoil the good memories I have of this book.
The Ice Limit on Amazon.com.


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Preparations are already underway to ensure the UK parliamentary election on June 8 goes as smoothly as possible in North Ayrshire.
Although the general election has been called at short notice, North Ayrshire's returning offlcer Elma Murray says arrangements are well in hand to ensure an efflcient democratic vote.
But Mrs Murray said: 'I would like to take this opportunity to remind those who are not currently registered to vote, that they still have time to join the Electoral Register, allowing them to participate in the Parliamentary election.


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Dom from DarkZero writes - "I have to admit that I haven't been all that excited for this new era in gaming. This is probably the first time where I have genuinely felt apathetic about what to play on launch day. I suppose you could say that I'm a bit down that there isn't that one standout title in this next-generation of gaming to make you explode with awe, which I guess we call current-generation now? Since two half-shiny, half-matte black boxes have just released on the market to successful sales. On Sony's side of things, Killzone: Shadow Fall is their key launch title for the PlayStation 4. Now, some people might have a bit of a chuckle with that, but I have fairly enjoyed past Killzone titles, and the series has always been known to showcase fantastic graphics for the hardware they run on, so what better way to show off the power of the PlayStation 4 than launching with a Killzone game."
"I have to admit that I haven't been all that excited for this new era in gaming. This is probably the first time where I have genuinely felt apathetic about what to play on launch day"
I feel the same way, which is why I'm not buying a PS4 or Xbox One. Titanfall on PC is where I'm going to spend my time.
This is what style over substance results in. This franchise has been a thinly veiled tech demo for the graphics capabilities of the PlayStation consoles from the get go. KZ2 may have marveled many with its impressive looks, however, those looks are no longer enough to excuse the lackluster gameplay and so so story.
I am glad reviewers are no longer being heavily influenced by pretty graphics when scoring games, after all, when the shine fades, gameplay is and always will be king.
Step it up a notch or 4 GG, or this shallow fail syndrome will follow the Killzone franchise forever.
He liked the multiplayer, but not the single-player. Then it is a 6...
The enemies waves are used in three occasions if I'm not mistaken. Doesn't seem too much. The first one is really easy (forest, waiting for the airship, classic in fps). A bit harder on second (only until you find the Voltage) and the last is the hardest (before a boss battle). The last chapter is not waves, it's just you kicking the front door.
I have to disagree with the OWL, I think it was well implemented. Except for the zipline, which is extremely limited.
Well i may not be a video Game Journalist
But i would rate this game 7.5
I enjoyed it more than Battlefield 4(MP is broken) and yet somehow that game got GOTY for FPS


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Animals, when studied, can be useful to humanity. When given proper care, an injured animal can be helped, unlike in the wild, where the animal is more likely to die a drawn-out and painful death. An animal kept in captivity also helps it stay alive in the event of poaching taking place in its native habitat. Growth and development are also taken care of internally by the zoo staff. Fending off predators is also no longer a non-issue, as the animals are kept safe from the humans by their glass walls and cages. In short, a captive animal enjoys a far superior quality of life, a longer life expectancy, and actual medical attention that isn't a nine year-old girl taking it in for a week until it dies of malnourishment or she lets it go compared to its wild counterpart.
Meh, who am I kidding?
For the glory of Armok! Let's catch ourselves some mermaids!
Obviously if you are trying to repopulate a dying species, you need to put them under a controlled environment so you can ensure it's survival. If an endangered animals is only in the wild, it's hard it's control the safety and survival of that species due to natural or human affects on a species. When I state this, i'm not talking about a zoo or for public entertainment. If a species has a healthy population, I don't think you should keep captive, I believe the purpose of a zoo is not necessary for entertainment and can be easily be replaced by something else.
While it may be true that animals are safer in zoos, the real point to consider is that animals should not be held in zoos. A strong reason is that there is not enough room in their cage, unlike in the wild where they do not have a cage. Secondly, if animals are bred in zoos, they won't get the right nutrition and they won't have the right skills. Lastly, if the animal is injured, they most-likely will not get the right care that is required. I believe that the animals would benefit by being held in zoos.
First of all, in a cage, there isn't enough room in a typical cage, some zoos mostly have medium or big sized animals in small cages. They do not have the right amount of room to play, stretch, and much more. At a local zoo in Washington, DC, they had a grown bangle tiger in a little cage for entertainment just sitting there! Tigers, or any animals for that matter, should not be held in tiny cages!
Secondly, if animals are bred in zoos, they won't get the right nutrition and they won't have the right skills. Stories about animals being bred and born in zoos do not mention that they won't have the skills it needs. Also, if it does not have any parents, it does not have any one to teach him the skills. Animals should not be held in zoos or bred in zoos!
Lastly, the animals in zoos do not get the right care that the animal might need. An Animal needs a certain amount of attention and care. If an animal needs their cage to be a certain way, or if they're injured, they do not get the right care or attention. Animals need the right amount of care!
Let's remember that animals do not have enough room in their cage, not enough experience or right skills, and they will not get the right care that they need. Some people feel that zoos are safe in reality, however, zoos are more negative than the wild, in comparison. Animals should not be held in zoos at all from all of these reasons.
Although some people believe animals kept in zoos is a practical way to help animals, it may actually be argued that keeping them in the wild is better. More and more people are going to zoos thinking they are harmless. One reason, people can touch or feed dangerous animals. Secondly, animals kept in captivity can become violent. Lastly, animals in captivity live shorter than in the wild. I believe humans and animals both would benefit from a change like this. First off, people can touch of feed dangerous animals. This is a dangerous thing because if an animal has a disease, humans are at risk of catching that disease. In Florida, there is a zoo called Wild Things. This zoo lets humans have the chance to pet young animals, feed adults, and even swim with the young tigers. This is an easy way for humans to catch an epidemic. Secondly, animals can become violent when they are kept in captivity. When trainers do not feed animals, they can kill. In Southwold, Ontario Norman Bawalda was attacked and killed by a 650 lb. Tiger when it entered its cage to feed it. This happened on January 11, 2010. I personally think that if we would not lock up humans and feed them whilst in a cage for no reason, why would we do it to animals? Thirdly, animals in captivity live shorter than in the wild. When animals in cages at zoos do not get what they would in the wild, they decease earlier. Orcas at SeaWorld live only about nine years. The normal lifespan of an orca is about thirty to fifty years. This is a huge difference
Animals were born to be in the wild, not for our amusement people. Animals are meant to be free to roam where they want, not be stuck in a cage for us humans!
Have you noticed that Homo Sapiens have been becoming the most cruel species on planet earth?
Animals weren't for us to control, they were here before us anyway. Why should us humans affect their daily lives. Animals should have more rights they have now.
Were animals too!!
Animals should not be held captive,because animals are ment to live in the wild and be free with there family not in cages.Sure it's fun and cool to go to the zoo and see the animals and take pictures.BUt there ment to be free with there family.And maybe if animals were in their own habitat then people can go and look at them when there not in there cages.
Its stupid. We don't like to be kept in cages and we don't like to be put on show for everyone to come and look at us and touch us and hurt us. We want to be treated evenly by everything but that never happens for the creatures that are different from us cause we're treating them unfairly all the time.
From an animal rights standpoint, we do not have a right to breed, capture and confine other animals, even if they are endangered. Being a member of an endangered species doesn't mean the individual animals have fewer rights. If people want to see wild animals in real life, they can observe wildlife in the wild or visit a sanctuary. A true sanctuary does not buy, sell, or breed animals, but takes in unwanted exotic pets, surplus animals from zoos or injured wildlife that can no longer survive in the wild.
No no no and no if they have a disability yes if they can not survive but when they are perfectly fine they should not be able to be in captivity. Captivity should be a choice unless endangered species it is not right to have cages in these animals. NO
They should not be held captive because when we let them loose they wiil turn on us. Also when they grow into keeping animals in captivity because as they grow together they will have to adapt their selves to changing into a new enviroment. And those are the reasons why they should not keep animals in captivity.


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It's time to schedule some autumn travel, and if you plan now you can combine pumpkins and fall foliage with time on beaches along a scenic stretch of California coast. The Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival - www. miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest/ - is a great excuse to head for a little section of the California Coast stretching from San Francisco south toward Monterey Bay. The festival sounds a little like a Midwest county fair with handcrafts, pie-eating contests, lots of music by regional bands, and pumpkins so big they have to be weighed on heavy-duty industrial scales. Click on "About the Event" and "Quick Facts" to get an idea of the variety of food and drink, schedules for stage shows, and events such as the scarecrow contest. Look for "Miramar Events Home" at the bottom of the page for more events coming this fall.
Don't worry. That's not the only thing to see and do in Half Moon Bay - www. visithalfmoonbay.org/ - which is just a halfhour or so drive south of San Francisco on California's scenic Highway 1. Along with wandering around the town, you can try your hand at surfing or kayaking (the water is described as very cold), spend some lazy time exploring tide pools, or head to sea on a fishing trip. Check the links on the left side of the main page for details on beaches, sea life, bird watching, photography and driving tours. And look through the entries under "Itineraries" and try the photo gallery for extra reasons to visit.
It's not all about the sea coast. Overlooking Half Moon Bay, the state's Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve - tinyurl.com/6lw6s - has California's signature tall trees, 21 miles of trails and mountain views. Half Moon Bay sits in San Mateo County - smc.truebluelocal. com/ - which takes in the urban edges of the San Francisco Bay along with coastal scenery, seafood, and locally produced cheeses and wines. Browse through "Nature" for spots such as the Ano Nuevo State Reserve, the largest mainland breeding colony of northern elephant seals, the Japanese Tea Garden, beaches and lighthouses.
Stop to visit one of California's oldest wineries, the Woodside Vineyards - www.woodsidevineyards.com/ - at the San Mateo County town of Woodside. Check out that and other towns at San Mateo.net - www. sanmateo.net/travel/ - including tiny Princeton-by-the-Sea and the surfing haven of Montara.
Drive on down the coast to Santa Cruz County - www.santacruzca.org/ - for more spectacular beaches and redwoods. There's a detailed beach guide that even lists four best choices for families under "Things to Do," along with tips on outdoor activities including windsurfiing and kiteboarding. If you don't want to spend all your time at the beach, click on "Places & Maps" for an interactive map that will take you to Web pages on the coastal artisans' enclave of Davenport, wooded Scotts Valley, and picturesque Santa Cruz.
Seriously think you'll have any time left for more sightseeing? Keep heading south through Monterey Bay and beyond with the help of California's Central Coast - www.centralcoast-tourism.com/ - a guide to that part of the state that includes the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Big Sur, the Hearst Castle and still more beaches.
Along the way, you'll want to check out spots like the Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park. Visit the Bay Area region of California State Parks - tinyurl.com/25vwhh - and click on the place names. Then go to the "Region" dropdown menu in the upper right and select "Central Coast" if you plan to continue driving south.


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Disadvantages to owning and making a tiny house one's primary residence include factors such as the need to purchase or rent land upon which to put the house and the dramatic lifestyle change that tiny house living represents for many people. Purchasing land may negate the cost savings that supposedly make tiny houses more affordable than standard-size houses, and it can also be hard to find a place to build a tiny house, especially in municipalities that have minimum square footage restrictions.
The lifestyle change is also a major factor for tiny house owners, especially for people who do not live alone, because tiny houses do not afford a lot of privacy and living space. Organization is also important, as limited storage space means that tiny home dwellers can't leave their stuff scattered or stacked.
Some tiny houses may also be too small to accommodate more than one or two guests, making these homes unsuitable for indoor entertaining. People who are used to having friends over, hanging out at home and puttering around their houses may find these types of activities more challenging in a dramatically smaller space.


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Forget Black Friday and Cyber Monday, now looks like the time to save big on PlayStation hardware. Sony just announced that they'll be doing some special discounts from December 10 through December 16 on PS4 Pro and PSVR.
The PS4 Pro is getting $50 knocked off, making it $350 instead of $400, with bundles dropping from $450 down to $400. Meanwhile, the PSVR is getting mega cheap -- the Gran Turismo Sport bundle will now be just $200 (down from $300), while the Doom VFR and Skyrim bundles will similarly get $100 discounts, down to $300 and $350 respectively.
Considering PlayStation already had record-breaking sales for the console's history over the Black Friday shopping weekend, it'll be interesting to see if the system keeps moving units just as quickly throughout the holidays.


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It's the Far North or bust for designer Yazbukey where she is hoping to ring in an Icelandic New Year and dance the night away to Christmas classics from the US. She invites Vogue.fr to join in on her holiday fun.
Where is the best place to ring in the New Year?
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A 32-year-old HIV-infected woman from Uganda with a recent CD4 count of 400 cells/µL presents with a diffuse, pruritic rash that has persisted for 3-4 years.
The patient was diagnosed with HIV infection approximately 3 1/2 years ago, and started taking a 3-drug regimen (zidovudine, lamivudine, abacavir) shortly thereafter. She has been on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for 3 years, with a good CD4 response (the nadir CD4 count was 40 cells/µL). The appearance of her rash predates the initiation of ART.
The rash has been present mostly on her arms and legs. It was extremely pruritic initially, though itching became less severe after she started taking ART. The patient considers the rash disfiguring. She has no other complaints and is taking her medications regularly, as indicated by appropriate pill counts at her clinic visits. She denies taking any new medications. No other members of her family have similar symptoms. She reports no unusual environmental exposures.
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General: Examination of the skin revealed multiple scattered hyperpigmented macules, some with central hypopigmentation, and rare papules, present from head to feet, but most prominently over both lower extremities. The distribution was not follicular. (See figures.)
Laboratory tests: None available, other than CD4 count.
Differential diagnosis: Possible causes of this presentation included pruritic papular eruption (PPE), prurigo nodularis, lichen simplex chronicus, eosinophilic folliculitis, drug eruption, and scabies.
Probable diagnosis: A diagnostic biopsy had not been performed. PPE with postinflammatory hyperpigmentation and scarring was diagnosed clinically.
Treatment: The patient was treated with topical corticosteroids for a course of indefinite duration. This is the standard of care at the HIV clinic where she receives treatment. She was not treated with any oral medications for this condition.
Clinical course: Unknown. The patient was examined only once, although her symptoms had improved marginally in recent years after she began receiving ART and topical steroids.
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Although no diagnosis could be made on the basis of tissue biopsy, the skin findings for this patient are highly consistent with pruritic papular eruption (PPE) with postinflammatory hypo- and hyperpigmentation and scarring from prior lesions. Many patients at the clinic had similar symptoms and were treated symptomatically with topical steroids and calamine lotion. The effectiveness of this treatment has not been established.
PPE typically presents as scattered papules or pustules that are <1 cm in diameter and located primarily in the extremities and the trunk, often with superficial excoriation. PPE has been well described in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere, with varying geographical prevalence. Reported PPE prevalence among HIV-positive patients has ranged from 18% in hospitalized patients in Zaire (1) to 33-37% in Thailand (2,3) to 46% in Haiti,(4) with few reported cases in the United States, except in areas with high mosquito prevalence such as southern Florida,(5) where a PPE prevalence of 11% has been reported.(6)
An inverse relationship between the absolute CD4 cell count and the prevalence and symptom severity of PPE has been reported. Symptoms have been found more often in patients with advanced HIV disease.(7,8) A study of 120 HIV-positive patients in Thailand found 0 cases of PPE in those with CD4 counts of >500 cells/µL.(3) In contrast, 34% of patients with CD4 counts between 200 and 499 cells/µL, and 81% of patients with CD4 counts of <200 cells/µL, showed evidence of PPE.
The clinical presentation of PPE is well described, but the underlying etiology was somewhat elusive until recently. In a 2004 study of 102 HIV-positive patients in Uganda, a majority of biopsy specimens indicated that a histology of arthropod bites was highly consistent with the development of PPE papules.(9) Specifically, most of the specimens revealed "moderately dense to dense, superficial and deep, perivascular and interstitial infiltrates of lymphocytes and many eosinophils beneath an epidermis that was slightly hyperplastic," whereas others showed a "punctum," or focal area of epidermal spongiosis surrounded by dermal infiltrates. The investigators surmised that the occurrence of PPE could represent an abnormal and exaggerated immune response to mosquito bites in individuals with low CD4 counts.
At the clinic where this patient sought care, persistent pruritus in HIV-positive patients was routinely treated with topical steroids, even though this approach has been shown to be relatively ineffective.(10) One small study of 8 patients showed partial resolution of lesions with regular ultraviolet B phototherapy,(11) though this treatment remains controversial. Additionally, the use of pentoxifylline appears promising as an effective treatment,(12) but this approach has not been studied in a randomized controlled trial.


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On November 7, 1974, Lord Richard John Bingham the Seventh Earl of Lucan murdered his wife's nanny by mistake. From that day he has never been seen or heard of since. It is a fascinating story that once you hear it, makes it hard not to get caught up in the drama of the scandal. In fact over the past four decades, theories about Lord Lucan and whatever could have happened to the renowned gambler have popped up all over the internet. Some claim he successfully escaped and lives in South Africa – yet another swears he committed suicide and was fed to a tiger!
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By removing the separation walls of the previously individual real-estates, the heterogeneity of the former layers of usage became visible. As a consequence different floorings, materials and other installations that used to serve the individual functions merged into one longitudinal continous community space: it is like an X-ray through the building. Due to the very tight budget on one hand and experimentation on the other we aimed to turn this heterogenity into an advantage and tried to keep and adadapt to the existing environment to the possibly highest extent.
Since newly built elements were also needed to be installed , we developed a strategy for their integration to the given diversity: the intervention for the hostel function intends to behave as a new but temporary and distinctive layer on the existing structure. We marked this distinction by applying the newly built plasterboard walls partly unpainted. The new lighting system follows this principle as well: the electric cables are not hidden in the walls but visible as an added layer.
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Howard University Celebrates 50 Years of Doctoral Education with Sociology Focus
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Walter Allen, Allen Murray Cartter Professor of Higher Education and Professor of Sociology at the University of California-Los Angeles, delivered the special lecture, titled "E. Franklin Fraziers Influential Contributions to the Study of Race in American Life: Social Theory, Research, and Praxis."
Orlando Taylor, vice provost for research and graduate school dean at Howard, set the stage for Allens lecture by discussing the history of social sciences at Howard and his vision for the future.
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E. Franklin Frazier, who died in 1962, was Americas leading scholar on the black family in the mid-20th century. He completed his undergraduate studies at Howard and returned to the university later in his career to serve as chair of Howards department of sociology.
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According to Allen, Frazier "challenged the black bourgeoisie to have esteem in black culture, institutions and black people." He felt that black elites should not be comfortable in privilege, and that they were obligated to lead the struggle for change. Frazier believed that sociological research should, and could, inform social change. Frazier did not limit his criticisms to the black middle class, however. According to Allen, Frazier was an "equal opportunity offender." He did not spare white America from his scathing critique, criticizing the blind pursuit of profit by American capitalism.
Frazier, who patterned his career after that of W. E. B. DuBois, was outward looking and international in focus, conducting cross-cultural and cross-national research. His academic scholarship propelled his rise within ASA. Frazier was elected the first black president of the association in 1948.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
And another one....:)
3 comments:
- Ellen said...
I think accenting with green was a brilliant idea.
You're brilliant, Astrid!!!
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I second that Astrid. You are brilliant. Every day I see your work and always I say to myself "she is brilliant" and then I shake my head. Some gift you have there I know you've earned it with plenty of PPP.
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A Guess-the-Murderer Mystery in Two Acts
By Jayne Barnard
A Guess-the-Murderer Mystery in Two Acts
Act II: Hercule Hornblower Investigates
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"Meewasin" is the Cree word for "beautiful".With the help of the Province of Saskatchewan, the City of Saskatoon and the University of Saskatchewan, the Meewasin trail strives to conserve the natural and heritage resources of the South Saskatchewan River valley. The trail itself covers over 50 km of the west and east banks of the wide river's paved or hard packed surfaces. A portion of its southern end incorporates the vehicle-free Trans Canada Trail.
Michelle and I joined the Meewasin towards its northwestern end. We'd cycled north out of downtown for a couple of kilometres for the express purpose of enjoying a continental breakfast at Christie's Mayfair Bakery. Everyone at our hotel (including the chef) raved about the Saskatoon berry tarts ($1.50); and the selection of Italian-style coffees, paninis (named after soccer players) and artisan breads didn't hurt either. Like Calories on Broadway Avenue, little Christie's had been written about in the National Post, no less. We packed a couple of spelt-and-spinach pies and hit the road.
In retrospect, I think we probably started on the Meewasin at its most plain section ~ just south of the Circle Drive Bridge. The path was paved and curvy, but passed through cut-grass domestic parkland. The real excitement (for me) started once we reached the northernmost point on the west bank, turned around, and rolled onto the Circle Drive Bridge to cross the river and head south on its eastern bank.
The Circle Drive Bridge is a twinned bridge built in 1983. According to the "City of Bridges" brochure issued by the City of Saskatoon,it was "originally four lanes wide with an opening down the centre where two more lanes might be added in the future," but in 2006 the City chose instead to convert the outer lanes to traffic lanes and build a sort of suspended walk/bike pathway down the centre. It was just completed this year, and it was totally radical! It was clear that the walkway didn't weigh a lot and therefore didn't need a lot of structure to hold it in place and provide a completely safe and separated river crossing for self-propelled people.
Heading south from there, we cycled through waist-high grasslands, past a river-wide weir that attracts huge populations of white pelicans in spring and summer, and a 1908 CP railway bridge that actually allowed peds and bikes to cross the bridge alongside trains. To ease access onto this equally radical bridge, the City built a four-storey stairway that had a kind-of metal channel next to the stairs to help roll a bicycle up or down the flights of stairs. I couldn't imagine Vancouver ever considering such a thing with all our North Shore trick riders.
By the time we passed a University of Saskatchewan sculpture park, and the University bridge, we were ready for a hot drink, and rolled into the University's Fine Art Cafe for a $4.00 coffee-and-Kahlua, and local artwork.
We passed underneath the Broadway, Victoria and Senator Sidney L. Buckwold bridges and ~ after a little zigging and zagging ~ rolled into the Metis-themed Gabriel Dumont Park section of the trail. There is a Trans Canada Trail pavilion there, as well as flush toilets.
The trail south got wilder and wilder after that until we were passing old guys clutching brown paper bags, so we did a turnaround at the southernmost bridge, the 1908 CN bridge. We zigged and zagged northwards back to the Buckwold bridge and crossed it back over to the west bank.
It looks like the Meesawin has captured some coin to develop this section of the riverbank (codename: Meewasin Riverfront, Phases 1 and 2) to include a landscaped promenade, water park, and pavilion for 2009. As you continue northwards on the trail, you come closer to the downtown core and its heritage landscaped parks generally dedicated to vets and heroes.
Once past downtown's University bridge, we skipped off to an adjoining tail behind the Mendel Art Gallery and closer to the water. It was a quiet little boardwalked area through riverside reeds, interrupted only briefly by a herd of joggers, made flighty by the sudden appearance of two folding bicycles.
The Meewasin loop completed, Michelle and I couldn't help but pedal back to the Broadway area for a Swiss cheese and garlic fondue at the new Upstairs Fondue cafe (8th and Broadway). We had some time to kill before our Winnipeg-bound train would arrive, so we even caught a screening of Switzerland's Vitus at the community-owned, non-profit Broadway Theatre.
Chad was once again pulling the late shift at the Senator when we returned to pack up our stuff. We joked amicably, as normal people do at 11pm in the evening, and handed him a copy of Momentum magazine to help him pass another long graveyard shift in the old place.
Saskatoon had exceed our expectations and ~ tired but happy ~ Michelle and I cabbed back out to the VIA Rail station to see what Winnipeg held in store for us.


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This is the phone whose rumors have filled the Internet. The more we are getting closer to the LG G3's official event the more specifications and details of this phone gets revealed. I don't think there is any need of that "OFFICIAL EVENT" because the way it is going, all the details of this phone are going to get revealed. Most of the credits for the leak goes to Techblog.gr . I don't know how but they have got a pic of the LG G3 with its back cover off.
And from this image we can figure out that it sports a removable back and a 3000 mAh removable Li-Ion battery. This phone also got listed in a Korean mobile carrier's website that revealed almost all of its specifications.
This specifications are as follows-
It would have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 with a quad-core CPU, 5.5 inch IPS display, 13 Mega pixel rear camera and 3 Gigabytes of RAM. Also, as the website above mentions, it would cost $635 in Korea. The display will not be a Full HD, neither will it be a HD, It will be 2K (2560 × 1440). The dummy of this phone has already arrived in a store in Korea and it shows us that it would also have an IR blaster.And we get to know its wallpaper.


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Iron Scrapper Week 1 & a Giveaway!
Hey everyone!! Iron Scrapper starts this week at Scrap Orchard. To kick it off, we are giving away ONE copy of our newest collab:
If you've never joined in the fun for Iron Scrapper, or don't know what it is, you can read all about it: **CLICK HERE**.
The winner will be announced at the crop on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at 10 pm EST!
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|OUMNH Number:
|Name and quarry location:
|most probably giallo e nero di Carrara, from Carrara, Massa e Carrara, Tuscany, Italy
|Geological description:
|Finely brecciated weakly metamorphosed fine-grained limestone with veins of saccharoidal to fibrous calcite; some veins and stylolites coloured yellow by included goethite.
|This is most likely to be from Carrara (like no.131) rather than nearby Portovenere. The name 'portoro' although most famously applied to the stone from the Portovenere area, was used colloquially for any black and yellow 'marble' according to Jervis (1889).
|Corsi (1845) 112; Gnoli (1988) 180; Jervis (1862) 5; Jervis (1889) passim; Price (2007) 87; Wirsing (1775)
|Further information:
|Corsi's classification:
|Class 1. Marbles; Section 2. Veined marbles; Species 7. Yellow and black marbles
|Corsi's text:
|56.2 altra specie di marmo Rodio [Giallo e nero antico, ne assegna la cava nell'isola di Rodi... e lo chiama marmo Rodio]


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I just broke 4k on site ranking and I feel amazing for it! I'm in the final stretch of my collection. Only 36 pets left to make rare. 83 pets in my wanted list. Average pet level 20.5. So close to capping off my collection (without dumping stupid amounts on old CEs or TCG) and it feels amazing to reach this milestone.
There's no way I'll ever be top 500, I've missed out on too many pets. I'm not expecting to even break 2k on the site. But I'm going to do what I can and get everything I can. It felt so good to see that 3XXX site ranking I had to share ^_^. This site has been a huge help in knowing what I have left. Seeing how much I grow each day has been a huge encouragement. If I ever reach a full collection it will be only because of this site. So thank you Breanni and Quintessence. Thank you so very much.
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Mega-model Nicole Williams and her 30-year-old footballer boyfriend Larry English have been in a relationship for quite sometime now. They have been together since 5 years and the couple flaunts their love and everything in between through Instagram. They have been one of the regular couples in the famous American Reality Show Wives and Girlfriends of Sports Stars (WAGS); a series about the romantic lives of sport icons, which aired since August 2015.
In the first season of WAGS, there were talks and controversies created as to Larry cheating on Nicole during their stay in Vegas. Nicole spent the entire season worrying about the confusion regarding Larry's infidelity. Nicole really did seem extremely insecure and over-protective towards her boyfriend.
The 27-year-old Canadian model quotes that she is perfectly okay with Larry travelling and hanging out with his peers whenever he wants, but she wants to accompany Larry wherever he goes.A very protective girl she is. During their stay in Vegas, Nicole was constantly checking on Larry's phone. To make the matter even surprising, Nicole had installed cameras in their apartment and linked the cameras to her phone so that she can constantly watch over the activities in her apartment. Even with all these restrictions, the couple is still going strong, standing still.
Cast of WAGS
Even though the couple has been together for quite a long time, there are no such signs of marriage yet. Looks like the couple is taking some more time to get to know one another better and accept whatever hidden traits they possess. However we hope to see a ring on the model's finger anytime soon!
If you thought Nicole is the most protective girlfriend Kylie Jenner outshines her even more. The 18-year-old model and TV personality Kylie Jenner seemed quite jealous when she was informed that Nicole would be starring in rapper Tyga's video song "Doped Up". 'Kylie Cosmetics' owner immediately told the 25-year-old rapper to cut her out from the video and star her in the video in her place. We can definitely sense a hint of jealousy in here can't we?
Nicole has a huge fan following base on Instagram with around 491k followers on Instagram; the self-sufficient model portrays 'relationship goals' perfectly with the pictures she posts. Even their lovely fans can't wait for them to tie the knot; hundreds of them comment on her posts asking her when are they going to get married. Larry's posts are equally mesmerizing and he often has hilarious captions in his pictures with Nicole. Check this out:


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Overweight Russia prescribed 'crisis diet'
Health officials have ordered Russians to adopt a back-to-basics diet for the economic crisis to stop their weight ballooning after a decade of indulgence during the boom years.
A report published this week by the Federal Consumer Protection Service said Russian men and women have gained two kilos (four pounds), while children put on almost a kilo over the past ten years.
The recommendations come as the deepening economic crisis is expected to reshape Russia's eating habits in favour of cheaper calorie-rich but nutrient-deficient staples like bread and potatoes.
"When it comes to obesity, Russian women are among the leaders in European countries," Gennady Onishchenko, head of the Federal Consumer Protection Service warned in the report entitled Healthy Nutrition on the Cheap.
The report also published by government newspaper Rossiskaya Gazeta presents a set of guidelines cobbled together by Onishchenko and a leading top nutrition institute on how to stay slim despite the temptation of eating cheap but calorie-rich foods.
The economic boom saw Russians develop a taste for foreign delicacies and US fast food after years surviving on the notoriously dull meat and potatoes cuisine of the Soviet Union.
Onishchenko encouraged Russians to cut down on fizzy drinks in favour of milk and extolled the delights of healthy home-made meals as opposed to ready-made or junk food.
"We are losing our culinary traditions," the doctor lamented.
"I am very sorry to say that by losing the skills of traditional meals cooking we are loosing part of our culture at the same time."
Russians are recommended to start their day with porridge, have traditional bortsch beet soup, a vegetable salad and fish for lunch and not to forget a glass of kefir (sour milk) before bed.
The recommended diet includes approximate prices and says that an adult Russian male can enjoy healthy eating on just 2,780 rubles (77 dollars) per month, while Russian women can make do on just 2,354 rubles (66 dollars).
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