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The Low-Down on Dust-Down
While indoor arenas are great, they also have some unique problems. A few problems associated with riding indoors include over-crowding, cramped spaces, and dust in the air. Scheduling riding times can help with the over-crowding, allowing ample space for each rider. However, dust in the air is not only an inconvenience, but is also a health issue. Dusty arenas do take a little work to fix, but by making a few changes, the air will be much cleaner.
In the past, people used numerous methods to keep dust down. While mixing used motor oil with footing may be effective, the EPA warns against it, and some oils can be harmful to horses. Additionally, the practice of mixing calcium chloride into footing can damage wood and metal, taking a negative toll on buildings. Calcium chloride can also cause "scratches", an irritation that can form on the backside of the pasterns, running all the way down to the hoof.
Another method some have used to keep dust down is to add foreign particles such as wood chips or rubber. Wood chips do a good job but break down easily, and larger pieces can get stuck in the hoof alongside the frog or shoe. Rubber particles may not meet local fire code, as rubber can be extremely flammable. Plus, since rubber is "springy," if a horse that is used to rubber footing is put on another type of footing, the horse may not be able to stride out as well. Additionally, any time a footing is added to dirt or sand, eventually the dirt will break down and you are back to... the dust problem. A good, well-draining sand or sand/clay mix that can be dampened and conditioned is probably the best footing choice. Check to see what's available in your area.
Keeping sand footing at its best requires some maintenance.
The arena should be cleaned of manure piles and groomed on a regular basis. Regular watering is the best way to keep dust down, and the amount of time spent watering will depend on arena usage. Constantly watering can be time-consuming, especially if water has to be hauled in. A good solution to keeping the dust levels low is to use a dust-down product. Terra-Sorb is a dust-down/dust-reducing product that has many benefits to the rider. Not only is it effective at keeping the air cleaner, in the winter it can also prolong riding time as it reduces the freezing temperature of treated footing to 22°F. Jumping can continue, as slick spots do not occur with Terra-Sorb. Compaction is also greatly reduced because of the way Terra-Sorb works.
Terra-Sorb is a granule that expands ten times its normal size when wet, absorbing everything around it.
Since it holds water, footing does not get hard around the Terra-Sorb "beads," so compaction is virtually eliminated. Plus, as the Terra-Sorb eventually shrinks back down, it releases the water, keeping the ground softer by breaking it up. Jim McCartney of Rainmaker Stables in Ottawa Lake, Michigan, uses Terra-Sorb and went from watering 3.5 hours every five days to only 1.5 hours once a month. His facility boards hunters and jumpers, ropers, and occasionally hosts cutting horses, so the arena gets a lot of use. The arena is kept clean and regularly groomed, and dust is virtually nonexistent. Once properly applied, Terra-Sorb will be effective year round.
We suggest getting the top "dust" out of the arena to get back to your dirt.
If needed, you can bring in some "faceted" sand (sand that will not break down easily) to top your arena. Water the arena, and then spread the Terra-Sorb. You can use a simple grass seeder for even application. Lightly drag your arena, then water one more time. Even out footing and keep your arena groomed with a track and ring conditioner. Your arena will look like the show ring of your dreams! ??It is so important to keep footing in tiptop shape; poor footing not only creates dust, but can cause lameness and soreness as well. The old adage "No hoof, no horse" is right on the money. By using the proper footing and maintaining it well, you will be able to use your arena to your best advantage.
Debbie has over 45 years experience with horses and equine-related businesses. She has owned, trained, boarded horses and run stables at various times in her career. She is a certified fence installer, has given balanced riding lessons, and has shown horses in Western, Western Pleasure, Trail, English, Hunter/Jumper, Fox Hunting, Hunter Trials, Dressage and driving classes. Debbie has been involved in foaling, and just about every aspect of horse ownership possible, and she welcomes your questions and comments. If you are interested in using any articles by Debbie, please send her an email.
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GD Jiu-Jitsu Student of the Month – Ayden Peterson
GD Jiu Jitsu Student of the Month Ayden Peterson
[by Danny OD]
Ayden Peterson is a 15-year- old blue belt who has been training for 6 and a half years. Some of her main accomplishments in Jiu Jitsu include multiple AZ State Championships, 3 IBJJF National Championships, 2 Pan American gold medals and a World Championship silver medal. Ayden was kind enough to take time out of her busy schedule to answer some questions about Jiu Jitsu, other sports she practices and her future goals.
1.. What do you like about competing and training at GD Jiu Jitsu?
Training at GD Jiu Jitsu has been incomparable to any other academy I've ever trained at. The instruction is superior and it shows in the athletes who train there. Everyone has a different game so it makes training diverse much like what you would experience in a competition. Before a tournament I never feel nervous or as if I'm not ready to compete because I know I've trained with and have been instructed by the most overall solid team. Competitions are one of the most thrilling things you can do as an athlete. I know when I step onto that mat that I have a knowledgeable and skilled mentor standing right outside those barriers ready to coach me. But, everyone who does jiu-jitsu knows, whether you're a white or black belt, sometimes the match doesn't go as planned. You slip, you lose your grip, you give up an advantage in the last few seconds. Sometimes, it ends up costing you the entire match. But either way, after I come off the mat, I know I have a team who supports me just as much when I lose as they do when I win.
2. Can you talk about your experience with diving and making the varsity team?
I've done Jiu-Jitsu for 6 years and I've known nothing different. This summer I signed up for a
summer dive camp. At first, I thought "It's jumping off a board and flipping in the air, it can't be that hard." After my first practice, I had developed a whole new respect for divers and what they put their bodies through. The next morning I woke up with welts from head to toe after smacking the water. I lost count after my 10th time. It hurt, but so did Jiu-Jitsu, and I never gave up on Jiu Jitsu. Tryouts for the high school dive team were about a month away. I went to camp every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and an occasional Saturday. I was getting a lot better and I caught on quickly. I wasn't smacking the water as often. Tryouts were spread out over the span of a week. Each day I worked a new dive position. I was nervous, but I would think about competing in jiu-jitsu. I thought about how calming myself before stepping on the mat was the same thing as calming myself before I got on the board. Slowing things down during a match to perfect the technique was the same as slowing things down in mid-air to perfect a dive. The end of the week came and cuts were posted. My name was in the top 4 on the list. I couldn't believe that after a month diving I would have even able to make the team. Now, I'm projected to compete State Qualifiers representing Perry High School along with 3 other athletes.
3. What are your goals for Jiu Jitsu and for diving?
In both sports I want to work to be the best. I want to make both my teams proud whether that be at a tournament or a meet. In Jiu-Jitsu I want to be a world champion. In dive, I want to win at State and earn a letter at the end of the season.


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ISLAMABAD: Indian troops raided a Pakistani military post on Sunday, killing one soldier and injuring another, Pakistani Army said, an incident that could heighten tensions between the two nuclear powers.
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text: Life in the real world can be challenging and confusing. There are trials to overcome, pains to endure, and decisions that call for wisdom we don't always feel we have. For those circumstances and many more, there is some immensely practical advice that comes to us from the book of James in the Bible. When life threatens to cause our faith to stall, the powerful truths of James will keep us In Motion and lead us to overcome.


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Superstar rappers Kanye West and 50 Cent will go head-to-head on September 11, the day both artists' sophomore albums land in stores.
While fans of both rappers have relished in the friendly rivalry that seems to be brewing between the pair over the release date, 50 Cent has actually accepted a challenge to debate Kanye West on live TV.
50 Cent appeared on BET's 106 & Park countdown show on Friday to promote his upcoming album Curtis.
During the show, he accepted an offer from hosts Terrance J. and Rocsi to engage Kanye West in a presidential style "debate" to decide who has the best album, weeks before their albums hit stores.
The rivalry started when West's release date for his Def Jam/Universal release Graduation was shifted from September 18 to September 11.
Conversely, 50 Cent's album Interscope/Universal album Curtis was moved from September 4 to September 11.
"I accept the challenge," 50 Cent told millions of viewers on Friday (August 3). "Kanye, he's not going to want to show up. Just don't be asking me if I am a conscious rapper. I know exactly what I am saying - so I am conscious."
If Kanye were to accept the challenge posed by the hosts, the two colorful, outspoken rappers would appear live on the show to debate who has the better produced album.
50 Cent's sophomore album The Massacre sold over 1 million copies during its first week in stores, while West's second album Late Registration moved 860,000 units its first week on the shelves.
While 50 Cent claimed that Def Jam President Jay-Z would cave in and switch Kanye's release date, Jay-Z himself shot the notion down and welcomed the competition.
Popular gambling website Bodog.com recently began taking bets on which artist will sell more during the first week, if they hit stores on September 11 as planned.
Fans have wagered that 50 Cent's Curtis will outsell West's Graduation (180 to 140), while Curtis is also the favorite to top Billboard's Top 200 album chart.
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Year in Review: Ocean changes upend North Coast fisheries
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Press Democrat is taking the last 10 days of the year to review the news stories that marked our lives and shaped our region in 2016. For a complete list of the stories, click here.
BODEGA BAY — In any other year, the large bins of Dungeness crab that are loaded dockside in this busy fishing village and rolled out by truck to be sold and served during the holidays would seem like no big deal.
But after an unprecedented delay in the 2015-16 commercial season forced local crabbers to leave their boats tied up through winter and on into spring, the tons of meaty crustaceans landed in port this month have been a welcome sign of normalcy restored, if only for a moment.
For here on the edge of the Pacific, where commercial fishing remains a way of life, once reliable ocean rhythms have been seriously unsettled of late, confounding those who depend on predictable, seasonal cycles and highlighting future uncertainties.
Even the current Dungeness season lurched off to a bumpy start, with the fishery opening piecemeal and mostly behind schedule, a symptom of widespread marine anomalies that have prevailed for the past three years, threatening everything from seabirds and sea lions to treasured catches such as salmon and abalone.
"The ocean is changing," one glum crabber aboard the vessel New Horizon said while waiting to unload his catch recently at Tides Wharf. Offshore a strong storm was building and the fisherman summed up the fishing industry's environmental troubles with hard-earned experience.
Irregularity "is starting to look like the new normal," he said.
Scientists and fishermen alike are unsure about the degree to which recent upheaval fits within the ocean's normal rhythms — which are complex — or is part of some longer-term trend, perhaps linked to global climate change and its many ripple effects.
It's likely a bit of both, given the context of the Earth's warming, though more immediate atmospheric conditions have been the primary suspect, scientists say.
"Climate change syndrome is definitely having an impact," said John Largier, professor of coastal oceanography at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory. "...What is very difficult to tell is how much."
It appears that an expanse of high-temperature water along the coast of North American known as "the Warm Blob" is mostly to blame for recent disturbances affecting the coast of California, causing significant redistribution of wildlife, disruptions in the food web and large-scale mortality in a variety of animals.
First observed in the Gulf of Alaska in 2013, the blob was linked to a high pressure ridge parked over the north Pacific in 2011 that diverted winter storms, contributing to California's drought and weakening winds that normally would help absorb heat from the ocean and stir up the cold water that makes the North Coast immensely productive breeding and feeding grounds for marine wildlife.
The blob was reinforced by warm El Niño waters driven north from the equatorial Pacific last year, contributing to what some scientists now think of as a "multi-year ocean heat wave," with temperatures around 7 degrees Fahrenheit above normal in some locations, but up to 10 degrees above normal in the most extreme examples, said Nate Mantua, a research scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southwest Fisheries Science Center in Santa Cruz.


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As evident from our morning walk, while our breaths billowed out in the frigid 2 degrees of the Manitoba autumn, the colours of the surrounding trees are slowly turning. Sigh. I do love Autumn, though; football, fluffy sweaters, most importantly – no bugs.
I thought that I should take advantage of the disappearing warm days and take outdoor pictures of my books again. Husband and I lugged my book haul to the lake but I forgot to bring my Nikon so these pictures were taken using my newly upgraded iPhone. Snazzy looking thing.
The Beautiful and the Damned by Jessica Verday. Huge thanks to Simon and Schuster for the review copy. I remember reading Verday's The Hollow series and liked it at the time. What better way to get back into it than reading this companion novel?


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For The First Time, A Team Of Refugees Will Compete In This Year's Olympic Games
A small, cross-nation team of refugees will participate in the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this year, Thomas Bach (pictured above), the president of the International Olympic Committee, announced on Thursday.
This year, worldwide displacement hit an all-time high as war and persecution increase. The number of people forced from their homes at the end of 2014 had risen to a staggering 59.5 million compared to 51.2 million a year earlier and 37.5 million a decade ago.
"We want to draw the attention of the world to the problems of the refugees," Bach told Reuters during a visit to the Eleonas camp for refugees and migrants in Athens. Greece has been major landing spot for hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere over the past year.
He estimated that a small number — between five and 10 — refugees would qualify, and that they would all compete under the Olympic flag, and be lodged at the Olympic Village with the rest of the athletes.
"By providing these sports facilities we want to give some hope to these refugees," said Bach. "We want to give them at least a little joy of life in these difficult circumstances. We want to give them the opportunity to mix with each other."
In December, the IOC named three possible refugee competitors: a female Syrian swimmer now in Germany, a male Congolese judoka in Brazil, and a female Iranian taekwondo fighter in Belgium.
Athletes have marched behind the Olympic flag on a number of occasions before — usually because of geopolitical conflict — but there has never been a team of refugees at an Olympic Games.
Bach added that a refugee athlete would carry the Olympic torch though the Eleonas camp in Athens relay, beginning in ancient Olympia in April, will pass from the Eleonas camp and a refugee will carry the flame.
Bach said that, during the Olympic torch relay, which begins in ancient Olympia on April 21, a refugee athlete would carry the torch through the Eleonas camp in Athens. It will arrive in Brazil for the relay on May 3.
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I've recently been writing a new piece for wind band, commissioned by the London Youth Wind Band, conductor Geoff Harniess. They performed my 'Procession' last year so I was pleased that they wanted more!
I've not written for wind band for many years, and it first sight it is a daunting prospect – there are more staves in the score than the average orchestral piece, and inevitably the lack of a string section, and focus on wood wind and brass, requires a quite different approach to sonority, melodic lines, and balance than writing for an orchestra would require. The LYWB are an enthusiastic and skilful bunch of players, but the expectation for wind band writing is always that certain instruments are taken by the more experienced players and that some instruments are optional and thus need to be 'covered' in other instrumental parts: and the difficulty is to avoid the music becoming too bland colourless and unvaried in the doubling process. I hope I've succeeded – we'll wait until the performance to find out!
Here's an excerpt from the second movement – 'The Shard'.
Much contemporary wind band music is inspired by a non-musical subject or title, and aspects of film music often figure quite heavily too. Rather than writing a continuous 8 minute piece, as I did in 'Procession', I decided to write a suite of three short pictorial movements, London Landscapes, which I hope would have an instant appeal. Given the circumstances of the commission, it seemed good to celebrate London, the city that I grew up in (my secondary school, no longer there, overlooked Tower Bridge and was next to what is now City Hall) but rather than dwelling on the past, to focus on aspects of the present. Thus the three movements focus on recent times: the first one is a portrait of the Millennium Bridge, with a steady procession of pedestrian sightseers (and the occasional wobble): the second describes the Shard, the 1000 ft. tower which is firmly on the ground, yet pierces the sky: and the final movement takes us to the vibrant and busy Canary Wharf financial district, though with a reminder of the watery docks on which it is built.
I've really enjoyed writing the piece and creating these three 'picture postcards'.
London Landscapes was commissioned with funding from the Leche Trust and the Friends of CYM, and the first performance is at 7.30 on Friday 27th February at St. Alfege Church, Greenwich, London SE10. This fine church has some history: it was rebuilt to designs by Hawksmoor in the 18th century, and substantially repaired after World War Two bombings, but the earlier building not only saw Henry 8th baptised, but also the burial of the sixteen-century composer Thomas Tallis.


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EP61: Japan, the Land of the Rising Video Games/
Co-host Ryan Reeh returns to recap his vacation in Japan, including his visits to retro gaming superstore Super Potato and Club Sega arcades in Tokyo's Akihabara district. Plus, we discuss the new leaked PS4 Slim, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided release, Konami's Metal Gear Survive announcement, and the Super Nintendo's 25th anniversary.
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Back in 2009 I wrote an article about definitions of the gospel. At the time I had recently completed teaching a course during which we examined various understandings of the gospel. In that original article I referenced a number of various definitions of the gospel that Trevin Wax had compiled on his blog. Trevin has since authored another post that highlights and emphasizes a broad picture of gospel definitions. You should check it out.
Here's the definition I've used:
The gospel is the good news that God, who is more holy than we can imagine, looked upon with compassion, people, who are more sinful than we would possibly admit, and sent Jesus into history to establish His Kingdom and reconcile people and the world to himself. Jesus, whose love is more extravagant than we can measure, came to sacrificially die for us so that, by His death and resurrection, we might gain through His grace what the Bible defines as new and eternal life.
This past week I revisited that conversation during a week long graduate class that I taught in partnership with The Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College. During the class I asked the students to attempt to provide a definition of the gospel (after some rather lengthy discussion of gospel, mission, kingdom, etc.). They reviewed the definitions that I listed in the previous article, and then attempted to articulate the gospel themselves. Here are a few of their definitions (with their names if they wanted to include them):
The gospel is the good news that the one and Holy God has promised to restore all things, including you, through the sending of himself through his one and only son Jesus Christ into history to reconcile you to himself by bearing our judgment as cursed and sinful people, defeating evil, and transforming you through his Spirit - and in consequence - redeeming you and all of creation towards the consummation and restoration of all things to his Glory.
—Todd Warner, Stephen Feith & Eric Rafferty
The Gospel is the Good News that under God's good and sovereign rule, the world and people are as God intended them to be. But people tried to rule themselves and because of their rebellion, they experience sin and death in their lives and in the world. God came into the world in the person of Jesus, lived among us, died on our behalf and rose again, breaking the power of sin. Through repentance and faith and by the power of the Holy Spirit, people are restored to God, enter the community of Christ followers, and become partners with God on his mission of restoration. Ultimately, Christ will come back and restore all things to the good and sovereign rule of God.
— Marion Medina, Dustin Mahoney & Kerilee Van Schooten
The gospel of Jesus Christ is not just good news but an 'announcement of transformation' from the King of All Creation that He cares for everyone and everything he has created in the universe.
All of humanity has rebelled against their king, which has caused the deterioration of his creation and the separation of all individuals from God. To redeem each of us and the world he sent his son Jesus Christ to die on the cross. In his resurrection he defeated death and sin in order to reconcile each of us to Himself in this life and in eternity. Those who respond with faith and repentance will be redeemed and become ambassadors for this king, experience new life through real community.
— Luis Fernando & Kenny Woodward
The Gospel is the good news of God's sovereign plan to reconcile all of creation to himself through the sacrificial love of Jesus completed in his death on the cross and confirmed in His resurrection from the dead. God offers all people who respond in repentance and faith forgiveness from sin and death. The Gospel is the announcement of God's Kingdom breaking into the world to bring his shalom in and through His church and empowered by the Holy Spirit.
— Mike Sotski, Jake Kirchner & Patrick O'Connell
God loved the world, but sin had pushed the world far from God, so through the person of Jesus, God pursued his creation. This God-man, Jesus, lived, demonstrating for us a new way to be human, and died on the cross to reconcile all things back to God. In doing so he established a community of followers who join him in making his Kingdom known. We join this community when we, by faith, respond to Jesus and follow his example.
— Matt Miller
Of course, one of the biggest issues surrounding a definition of the gospel has to do with your view of the gospel.
Do you primarily view the gospel as "God, man, Christ, response" or do you prefer to view the gospel in more narrative form, as "Creation, fall, redemption, restoration?"
The students—perhaps influenced by their professor—often sought to tie those things together, though in varying degrees.
I would suggest that we need both understandings of the gospel—that they are not in opposition to each other—but are instead different views of the same gospel. In a recent sermon, Matt Chandler also makes the case that both understandings are appropriate descriptions of the gospel.
In this video I sat down with Mark Dever a few years ago at The Whiteboard Sessions, to discuss the nature and definition of the gospel. I think you might find it helpful to the conversation.
So, what do you think? I would love to hear from you concerning your own definition of the gospel. Who knows, I might even use your definition in the future.
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Apple's Beats brand in April unveiled the Powerbeats Pro, a redesigned wire-free version of its popular fitness-oriented Powerbeats earbuds.
iPad Lifecycle Mirrors Macs and Maybe Even TVs Rather Than iPhones
The CIRP report, which surveyed 2,000 U.S. customers who purchased an iPhone, iPad or Mac in 2013, shows that almost half of iPad owners will go without their tablet, waiting a week or more to replace a broken, lost or stolen device. They also are twice as likely as iPhone owners to give their older iPad to friends or family members.
"We think Apple would prefer the iPad become a big iPhone," the report concludes. "We suspect, though, based on recent CIRP data about how buyers use them, that it's as much like a Mac, TV, or iPod, with less frequent replacement."This replacement rate could affect future sales, driving them down as the tablet market becomes saturated. In this scenario, consumers would hold onto an iPad for a longer period of time, and future first-time iPad owners would be more likely to receive an older iPad than buy a new one.
Even as competition increases and the tablet market slows, Apple still is the top tablet vendor worldwide with 36 percent market share, according to Gartner's March 2014 report. The Cupertino company sold a record 26 million iPads in Q1 2014 and 195 million tablets overall.
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of course it does an iPad starts at 399 and iPhone starts at 99 or even less sometimes.
Exactly. "In other news, people replace more expensive computing devices less often."
This replacement rate could affect future sales, driving them down as the tablet market becomes saturated. In this scenario, consumers would hold onto an iPad for a longer period of time, and future first-time iPad owners would be more likely to receive an older iPad than buy a new one.
Is it ok that I don't want to buy a new tablet every release cycle?
of course it does an iPad starts at 399 and iPhone starts at 99 or even less sometimes.
Thats with a contract. The 5s starts at 650 without a contract, also most people dont have contracts with ipads where they are able to upgrade. Ipads also dont go through the wear and tear that phones do, being put in pockets and basically brought with the user everywhere. Id say the price has nothing to do with it, but due to the circumstances of how each device is put out there, tablets and computers are able to have that longer life cycle.
Exactly. "In other news, people replace more expensive computing devices less often."
the iPad is a fairly expensive tablet. And the everyday, Average user isn't going to know the difference between 1 product lifecycle update.
Case Study (Your mileage may vary).
I purchased my sister an iPad2 for her birthday when the iPad 2 was fairly new. With 2 young kids, She loves it. It fully replaced using a computer for her at home as she could use it while keeping active with her children. She swears by it (she's a stay at home mom, but not by choice) as it still allows her full social interaction with friends and colleagues. She's not a gamer, And most of the time the iPad is in the 5 and 2 year olds hands (they can use it better than Grandma!). She is not a power user. She is a very typical baseline average for what can be done by the general population on these things.
Forwards a few years. I bought my father an ipad4 for his use. as an expiriment, I switched them. Same software between the two and let my sister and the kids play with the 4. After which, I asked all their opinions on the difference.
The kids obviously had no clue. they could launch everything exactly the same as before. easy peasy. Simple. the iPad was an iPad was an iPad. My sister didnt notice any significant differences. "slighty faster" and "a little lighter" was her explaination. in fact, She said she actually didnt notice until she went to plug it in and the connector was different.
Similarly, I did this with my father as well. He saw absolutely zero difference either for his basic average everyday needs.
when asked if they believed the value of $100 (more in Canada) was worth the upgrade from the 2 to the 4 for their use, they both claimed that there was absolutely no point in upgrading.
However, dont get me started on their opinions of iOS7
What this case study shows to me is that the fundamental differences between versions of the iPad, even with Retina display, are not significantly different enough to convince existing "average baseline" users to spend another $499 to get the latest and greatest. That seems to be a trend reserved for well. US. the techno junkies who care about geekbench scores and counting the FPS in our games.
Include in that the 3 was more of a stopgap product that really shouldn't have been made. its clear that there's not a big upgrade path.
The iPad air on the otherhand introduces (IMHO) the first really true significant update to the iPad line since the iPad2's release.
What an irrelevant post.
MacRumors have been awfully boring for the last few weeks. I would've expected plenty of leaks of the new MacBook Air, new iPhone 6, new Mac Mini et.c. by now. I find it strange that there is nothing to report.
It seems maybe we won't be getting anything new until autumn.
Maybe WWDC will only be focusing on software this year, which would be really boring as I've come to expect a new MBA. (The MBA has been updated at WWDC for the last two years).
All this talk of new product releases throughout 2014... More than a quarter of the year has passed and not even ONE new product has been released. The new AppleTV has not yet been released. No new iPads. iPhones won't be arriving till September. No new computers (most computers show up as Do Not Buy in the Buyers Guide). No iWatch. Nothing. (No, I don't consider the 8GB 5c or the iPad 4 to be new products).
What's going on? Is Apple going to release all products in Q3 & Q4?
What are they supposed to do, make up leaks? If there's barely anything to report, it will get boring around here.
of course it does an iPad starts at 399 and iPhone starts at 99 or even less sometimes.
iPhone doesn't "start at $99". $99 is a subsidized cost when you sign up for a brand new 2-year contract. The lowest cost off-contract iPhone 5C is $549.00, so iPhone is more expensive than iPad.
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A Little Ocean MotionEmigi is an excellent kegel exerciser option. The vibration of the balls is easily felt and the material that is used for the Emigi is safe for your body. They also come in a wide variety of colors, so there's one for everyone!
Self-cleaning, body safe, strong vibrations, stimulating
The Emigi is a vaginal exerciser that is intended for insertion into the vagina. Once inserted, you can go about your business, clenching your kegel muscles as you please. There is a removal 'string' that hangs down to make extraction easy. This is a toy that can be used and enjoyed alone but the benefits of using it can be enjoyed with a partner.
Please do not use the Emigi as an anal toy. It does not have a flared base and could get pulled inside resulting in an embarrassing trip to the emergency room.
Please do not use the Emigi as an anal toy. It does not have a flared base and could get pulled inside resulting in an embarrassing trip to the emergency room.
Material / Texture
The Emigi is made of WTP, which is a specially formulated Thermoplastic. It is completely non-porous, odorless, phthalate and latex free. The texture of the WTP is smooth with very little drag. There is no smell or taste to the Emigi. There is an added bonus to the material used for this vaginal exerciser, it has an anti-microbial layer that helps keep the toy clean.
Design / Shape / Size
The Emigi is shaped like a large peanut with each half being one of two colors. Mine is the purple Emigi, so one half of the 'peanut' is purple and the other half is white. The extraction string is also purple and made of the WTP. Inside the Emigi are two weighted balls that roll around to create movement and vibration during wear. The size of the Emigi will work for anyone, once you get it inserted, you only feel it when the vibrations are strong and sometimes when making certain movements. The extraction cord is kind of awkward feeling at first, but once you get moving it settles in and is not noticeable.
The Emigi is a really great exerciser that can be comfortably worn anywhere. While testing it for this review, I inserted the Emigi and went to the mall. I am a naturally fast walker and felt lots of movement from the balls inside the Emigi. I did feel some discomfort when I would go from standing to sitting or if I had to bend over for something. I think this is probably a personal anatomy issue, maybe a shallow vaginal canal? I just know that it felt like my body was trying to expel the Emigi if I changed position too quickly or without thinking about having the Emigi in. It by NO MEANS actually came out, it just felt a bit awkward for a few seconds. The amount of movement I felt from the balls inside was enough to kind of make me feel a little sea sick when used on an empty stomach, but I'm also prone to motion sickness.
The added bonus of exercising your kegels? This little peanut stimulates you while giving you a work out. By the time you are done with your work out, you will be ready for some more fun.
The added bonus of exercising your kegels? This little peanut stimulates you while giving you a work out. By the time you are done with your work out, you will be ready for some more fun.
Care and Maintenance
The best way to care for the Emigi is to clean it with warm water and anti-bacterial soap before and after each use. The WTP material should not be boiled and the anti-microbial properties will help ensure that your Emigi is clean and ready for use. I prefer to pat dry the Emigi after cleaning and then leave it out to finish drying.
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I am glad you loved it
I love my Emigi!
@Jobthingy & TarynsView--Thanks for the votes! It really is a great exerciser!
I want to try this so badly but it seems silly because I already have Smart Balls. One day! Thanks for the review!
I have one and love it. It's my favorite Kegel exercise toy.
Hmmm...maybe I need to pick this up. Everyone loves it!
Great review. I wouldn't say I love it. I could take or leave it. At this stage it doesn't do much for me.
Great review. So you can leave vaginal exercisers in like a tampon? I thought it was used like a dildo!
Nice review
Do they warn against certain cleaing products that can breakdown the antimicrobial barrier? Great review.
Good review, I want this one!
great job.
Thanks a lot for the review!
Thanks for the review! I read your review of the glass Ben Wa balls, and I'm wondering if you would suggest those over the Emigi for a beginner. I've never used an exerciser before, and I'm just not sure what would be best.
Great review! Thanks
thanks for the review!
Thanks for the review
Great review, thank you!
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In a radical departure from convention, MSOE's mini-Baja vehicle, top, uses a hydrostatic drive system, above, in lieu of a conventional geared drive train. Photo at right shows close-up of bent-axis hydraulic wheel drive motor.
A 2002 design project by senior undergraduates at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) makes extensive use of sophisticated hydraulics technology for an offroad vehicle in the Society of Automotive Engineers' (SAE) annual Mini Baja Competition.
The contest simulates real-world engineering projects and related challenges for students to design and build an off-road vehicle that would survive the severe punishment of rough terrain. Students had to work as a team, not only to design, build, test, promote, and race a vehicle within the limits of the rules, but also to generate financial support for their project and manage their class loads as well. The competition includes rigorous tests of maneuverability, acceleration, top speed, braking, hill climbing, power pulling, and a four-hour endurance race.
A departure from tradition
MSOE has been involved in the competition for the last several years. However, this particular design represents a radical departure from the mechanically dominated power trains traditionally used. Instead of the conventional geared transmission, drive shafts, differential gearing, and transfer box for four-wheel drive, MSOE's concept vehicle embraces hydrostatic drive technology with sophisticated electronics for performance and capabilities that clearly would be impractical for mechanical drives.
Key features of MSOE's mini Baja include:
• hydrostatic transmission with energy management (load sensing, power limiting, and pressure compensation) at the pump,
• energy storage (via hydropneumatic accumulators) for speed boost on demand,
• selectable two- or four-wheel drive with maximum power utilization under all operating conditions — hill climb, acceleration, and power pull,
• front engine placement for nearly 50/50 weight distribution,
• articulated steering (via a hydraulic rotary actuator) for tight turning radius,
• CANbus control of electrohydraulic components, which allows vehicle performance to be adjusted based on track conditions, and
• electrohydraulic valve control of differential wheel speed, which permits full power while turning by eliminating skip and bounce.
The Baja car uses a wheel motor and front suspension setup often found mobile equipment. Tom Labus, P. E., professor of mechanical engineering, reveals, "This is one area where substantial improvement can be made in future designs by incorporating a small planetary gearbox with a high-speed motor to reduce the overall size and unsprung weight."
Schematic of mini-Baja's hydraulic system shows configuration of key elements that, in combination, provide features and performance virtually unattainable with mechanical drives.
An alternator installed on the engine provides electrical power to operate the controllers and electrohydraulic valves that control the power delivered to each motor. The electrohydraulic valves allow four-wheel drive while turning without causing the front end to bounce or skip through the turn. This control, combined with articulated steering, provided an advantage in the maneuverability portion of the competition.
The rear suspension arms reach to the center of the vehicle, and the trailing arms also extend to near the center of the rear section of the car. This provides little change in wheel camber through the entire stroke of the suspension.
Simulation shows how hydrostatic dirve provides high acceleration in 4-wheel-drive mode or high speed in 2-wheel drive mode. Inset shows efficiency as a function of speed.
An ongoing project
Simulation has revealed especially useful information on vehicle speed vs. distance to check performance for the acceleration, top speed, and braking competition. It also provides key information on system efficiency vs. vehicle speed to ensure suitable performance over the operating range for the competition. Consequently, work on the vehicle is continuing to:
• improve overall transmission efficiency and reduce its weight,
• revise the four-wheel steering based at each wheel to reduce weight, and
• enhance energy storage with lighter weight accumulators.
For more information, contact Tom Labus at [email protected].


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This is in concern to the exercise mentioned here
Question about an exercise from D.S. Malik's Book "Java Programming"
Now, here is my code:
public class DayType { final static int SUN = 1; final static int MON = 2; final static int TUE = 3; final static int WED = 4; final static int THU = 5; final static int FRI= 6; final static int SAT = 7; private int day; public DayType(int day) { this.day = day; } public void setDay(int day){ this.day = day; } public int getDay() { return day; } public void print() { System.out.println(this.toString()); } public int nextDay(){ int next; if (day<7) { next = (day + 1); } else { next = 1; } return next; } public int previousDay(){ int prevDay; if (day>1) { prevDay = (day - 1); } else { prevDay = 7; } return prevDay; } public int addDays(int days) { return (day + days) % 7; } public String toString() { switch (this.day) { case SUN: return "Sunday"; case MON: return "Monday"; case TUE: return "Tuesday"; case WED: return "Wednesday"; case THU: return "Thursday"; case FRI: return "Friday"; case SAT: return "Saturday"; } return ""; } public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("******Test Day******"); System.out.println(); System.out.print("Set day: "); DayType d = new DayType(SUN); d.print(); System.out.print("Next day: "); d.setDay(d.nextDay()); d.print(); System.out.print("Previous day: "); d.setDay(d.previousDay()); d.print(); System.out.print("After 5 days: "); d.setDay(d.addDays(5)); d.print(); } }
The output of this code is as follows:
******Test Day****** Set day: Sunday Next day: Monday Previous day: Sunday After 5 days: Friday
First of all, the problem is that my previous day comes out to be Sunday instead of Saturday, even though I don't see any problem with the code.
Secondly, I don't know what overloading means in JAVA. I want to overload the methods for items A and C (from the question). The overloaded methods should accept and return an int value representing the day of week (e.g. Sunday = 1, Monday =2, , Saturday = 7).
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Reconciliation/
I wrote recently about how the Lord has been taking me through a season of change using a variety of events, both personal and external, to point me toward the conclusion that, while I thought I was placing Him first in my life, I was wrong and still had a distance to go. I shared how truly putting him first meant letting go of some idols to which I subconsciously still cleaved, and that doing so had liberated me to receive who I am in Christ and what He would have me do with the rest of my life. It's an exciting moment when you arrive at "the place God calls you to", to quote theologian Frederick Buechner, "the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." A friend at church who had read my book approached me unexpectedly a few months ago, excited to share with me a vision he had of me having an impact on the culture regarding the topic of race relations. He led me to the realization that my temperament, my spiritual gifts, my skills and abilities, my life experiences, and even the public platform I've built so meticulously over nearly a decade, ostensibly for political reasons, could be used as a bridge to bring blacks and whites in my home country together, beginning with the church, where He commands us to be one in Him, and radiating from there out into American society as a whole.
I felt revitalized because I was finally letting God lead me, rather than me running ahead of Him or lagging behind Him. Truth be told, He's always been there, patiently waiting for me, but I'm just now arriving at the point where I'm mature enough and submissive enough to accept what He has for me.
Before you read the rest of this article, please go back and read this one if you haven't already. It will give you the context for what follows.
I accepted this revelation from the Lord of my calling with the zeal of an old actor who, just as he's thinking his career is winding down, is handed the role of a lifetime. I rebranded my internet and social media properties to expand my ministry, and I began dreaming of the various ways in which I could carry out this mission. I gave a sermon series in my church on racial unity, started working on another book, envisioned ideas for converting the body of work I've done on the subject into a small group Bible study, and imagined an educational non-profit organization that would address racial issues from a Biblical worldview.
I even floated a couple of trial balloons out there to see how they would fly. In doing so, I made a disturbing discovery.
When it comes to race, neither side cares to listen to anything the other side has to say.
I'd encountered this phenomenon from one side of the political divide, but I was blind to it from the side I was on until I put Christ first, ahead of my allegiances to a particular ideology. I made a point about racial disparities that, with new eyes, makes perfect sense to me, and it was rejected by some almost wholesale.
Let me explain.
You see, the Lord has brought me to a place of repentance for assuming that everyone should be able to achieve in life as I had, and He opened my eyes to the fact that it was His grace, not anything I did, which contributed to my ability to assimilate successfully into the mainstream of the culture in which I live.
It was only by the grace of God that I was born to a mother and father who stayed together through better and worse, sickness and health, want and plenty – in fact, they just celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary this month. Statistics show that the longevity of my parents' marriage makes them exceptional in today's culture, especially in the black community.
It was only by the grace of God that I was born to a military man and his bride, ensuring that, thanks to Uncle Sam, I would always have a well-built roof over my head, food on the table and new clothes at the beginning of every school year.
It was only by the grace of God that I lived most of my life in integrated neighborhoods behind gates and chain link fences, with military police protection and a culture which demanded discipline and good order. I was spared a life of violence and daily risk to my well-being.
It was only by the grace of God that I primarily attended Department of Defense schools, where the level of instruction was high, where the children were raised in homes like I was so we were disciplined and generally well-behaved, where we were always safe, and where the teachers were able to focus their energies on helping us to learn rather than also trying to raise us.
It was only by the grace of God that my parents doled out generous helpings of love and esteem daily, giving me confidence that there was nothing out of my reach, and that all possibilities were open to me.
I see so many damaged young people out there doing bad things, and I know in my heart they got that way because they didn't have the advantages I had. Certainly, as self-aware beings, we all must take responsibility for our actions at some point in our lives. God gave us a mind, heart and soul so we could make choices, and that's a power we should never discount or surrender. Otherwise, we are nothing more than animals responding solely to impulse or emotion.
Still, I realize now that so much of the success I've had in life had nothing to do with me, and that if you took that same little boy out of the Miller household in 1959 and placed him in public housing in the inner city with a single mother, drugs and guns in the streets, and schools where the greatest concern was not whether you'd learned enough to pass that test, but whether you'd get home unscathed, his life would have turned out a lot differently.
I know there are great stories of people overcoming such dire circumstances, and these stories get wide airplay and circulation. One of the current candidates for President, Ben Carson, and his brother, rose above circumstances very similar to the ones I just described, and Dr. Carson became the world's foremost pediatric neurosurgeon, and his brother an engineer. Sadly, these stories are the exception, not the rule.
Armed with this conviction, I made a related point in a recent article about the differences in how whites and blacks, collectively speaking, came to America, with the former mostly arriving as immigrants willing to take risks to either escape something or seize opportunity, while the latter were forcibly ripped from their homelands, transported like cargo to a land to which they never sought to come, and subjected first to chattel slavery, then institutionalized discrimination, accentuated by domestic terrorism in which their lives could be taken in horrific fashion in a flash of mob anger.
When President Obama was criticized for remarks at this year's National Prayer Breakfast, in which he compared the burning death of a caged Jordanian prisoner of war at the hands of ISIS terrorists in the Middle East to the lynchings of blacks in the South during the 20th century, one of my favorite conservative writers, Rod Dreher, a native of my home state of Louisiana, made some sobering observations:
There was news today that brought to mind something that has been on my mind ever since the savages of ISIS burned that Jordanian pilot. That deed rightly horrified and disgusted us, just as the beheadings have done. But here's the thing: ISIS is doing nothing that wasn't widely done in the United States to black people until well within living memory.
The New York Times wrote today on a new research report by an organization that has been studying lynching, and has documented almost 4,000 acts of extrajudicial murder by white mobs from the years 1877-1950. Most, but not all, of the deeds took place in the South. Five of the top 10 counties for lynching are in my home state, Louisiana.
I personally am aware of two such lynchings — one based on a fear of interracial sex, and the other based on a minor social transgression — that happened in my area in the first half of the 20th century, involving people (long dead) that I know. When you realize that people you know, men who were respected in their community during their lifetime, are actually murderers — well, this gets real, real fast.
ISIS filmed that poor Jordanian pilot burning to death as an act of revenge and terror. We call those Islamist fanatics animals. But white people did this often, and sometimes even made a public spectacle of it. 'The white men, women, and children present watched the horrific murders while enjoying deviled eggs, lemonade, and whiskey in a picnic-like atmosphere.'
These weren't Crusaders sacking Constantinople. These were our fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers, doing it to the fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers of our black neighbors. Attention must be paid. That may be the only atonement available now, but it's better than what we have had, which is nothing.
No, the American South (and other parts of America where racial terrorists ran rampant) was never run by fanatical theocrats who used grotesque public murders as a tool of terror. But if you were a black in the years 1877-1950, this was a distinction without much meaningful difference.
To bolster my point, in a recent article I contrasted the experiences of indigenous blacks in America to black immigrants who, like their white counterparts, willingly came to America to seek opportunity or to escape oppression, and were risk-takers who thought themselves "the equal of any man," to quote Dr. John C. Walter, and capable of making it in the new world on their own merits. Their measurable achievements in education and personal economics compared to "homegrown" American blacks seem to lend credence to the notion that, collectively speaking, nurture had an impact on nature over an extended period of time.
Certainly, we seem to understand and accept that a child raised in an abusive home is much more likely than not to grow up into an abusive adult, and that treatment is essential to overcoming that environmental disadvantage. One would think that it's a logical extrapolation to look at the environmental disadvantages of the black community, recognize that for some it has become so ingrained that nurture has become nature, and that we need to have sympathy in our approach to confronting the problem and encouraging human flourishing. After all, we are all made in the image of God, even the unloved and unlovable, to quote a phrase my pastor in Maryland is fond of using, and they have a mind, heart and soul just as we do. As the famous Wedgewood medallion adopted by the abolitionist movement in Great Britain declared, "Am I not a man and a brother?"
Boy, was I ever wrong. The reaction in some corners was swift and unyielding. Some highlighted the struggles other ethnic groups endured and overcame – a fruitless exercise, in my opinion, since every historical atrocity of man against man is unique in time, place, extent and application, and should be evaluated as such – and demanded to know why blacks shouldn't be expected to do the same thing. Others suggested I was aiding and abetting Marxists, socialists and race baiters by buying into that kind of thinking.
It didn't matter that, in the end, I still believe it is within the power of every human being to overcome their circumstances, and that even when considering the environment, we must never disavow agency for, in doing so, we disavow the very thing that makes us different from the animals, the divine imprint that makes us capable of exceeding our upbringing and our nature. The fact I even acknowledged that those who highlight racial disadvantages might have a point was enough to send some people into severe finger-wagging mode. And frankly, it disillusioned me to the point where I started to question if I even wanted to enter this arena.
I'm a sensitive person by nature, and I abhor conflict. If I had a life motto, it would be Romans 12:18, "If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." It was that desire to keep the peace that led me to censor myself on some issues, and it took an unexpected backlash from a report I posted about the disparate impact of Illinois gun laws on blacks in Southside Chicago to make me realize I was wrong. While my sensitive nature means I have a deep reservoir of grace and compassion, essential to being a bridge between the races, it is also a liability when I come under fire. I get depressed and my instinct is to withdraw and lick my wounds. It took a book by a former Liberty University colleague to set me straight.
A book I just finished, "What Am I Supposed to Do with My Life?", by former Liberty University campus pastor Johnnie Moore, talks in part about how the Apostle Paul was not only uniquely designed for the work he did on behalf of the Kingdom, but the world in which he carried out his calling was uniquely designed for his work as well. It was a concept that was awe-inspiring and convicting at the same time:
As for God's glory, it is most clearly seen in the big picture. It's seen more clearly from thirty thousand feet up than from standing with two feet on the ground. And when you see God's will in this way, it really does look remarkable. He's not just involved in your life; he's building the world around it. He's been moving the chess pieces for centuries with you in mind.
In the case of Paul, God's glory is seen in the way God prepared the world for Paul's message, and – get this – he had been preparing it for centuries. Historians have made the point that the Roman Empire itself was custom designed for the explosion of Christianity, and they're right.
Moore goes on to explain the convergence of historical events which created the perfect conditions for a man with Paul's unique gifts and temperament to spread his message. Moore writes, "God had been working his will for centuries, preparing the world, preparing Paul, and preparing the hearts of millions for the arrival of the gospel."
This is a mind-bending notion, that the God of the universe is moving time and space, and setting the table so that, when the time is right, we can do what He made us to do. Acts 17:26 says "he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands", and in Ephesians 2:10, Paul tells us that we are "created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." We are who we are, where we are, in the time in which we live, by God's design.
I don't want it to sound self-centered, though, because it's really not about us – it's about Him and His plan. If, for whatever reason, we choose not to be obedient to His calling, His plan isn't thwarted, because I'm sure He's always got a "Plan B". I've concluded that His will won't be denied, and the Bible confirms this time and again. People and empires throughout history have tried to rid themselves of Him, and He continues to move and work among us just as He's always done. Despite the world's most egregious and evil acts, God will not die. Even if we who claim His name run away in fear, or publicly rebuke Him to seek the favor of mankind, His power in the world will not be diminished. He doesn't need us to complete his redemptive work in the world, but He gives us the opportunity to take part in it and, if we accept His offer, there is no other work we can do that is more fulfilling and meaningful.
Yes, this is going to be harder than I thought. But I want to be part of God's plan, and as I survey the society in which I'm living, I know the time is right for me to do it. I'm going to regroup, put new shielding around my heart, and I'm going to get back to work. I'm done being a peacekeeper; after all, Jesus said "Blessed are the peacemakers."


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Hexie Baby Block fun!
Then I added other blocks and colored them. so there's red stars and red hexies from either 3 diamonds OR you can turn it into a hexagon
OMWord! It just blows me away with the things you come up with. I had no idea that we could paste pieced blocks into the baby block layout! I'm still scratching my head a little bit, but I promise to work on this during the week. You are amazing and just stand EQ right on its ear! Prime.
Wow, Bea! When you do it, it looks fun! :)
I have EQ7. I wanted it SOOOOOOO bad. I got it, and it just sits there on my computer. I just don't get HOW to use it. So sad! I wish I could do all of the wonderful things that I see others doing. Making beautiful quilts with it. Having a book just doesn't make sense. I wish I had someone here to teach me how to really USE it.
Bea,estou chorando de alegria...verdade!Quero fazer isto tudo em epp,JURO que faço.Não tenho este programa mas,vou economizar até as calcinhas para comprá-lo.Obrigada,obrigada,Deus te abençoe.Beijo no coração.
This is amazing!!!!
Wow,thanks.Many favorites.All are just fabulous.The four patch varition in blue catch my eye.
WOW that is awesome. I have EQ7 too and I haven't experimented with it very much at all. You are inspirational.
Thank you Bea...I want to play and I love that you do these tutorials. I will be having to do some backwards looking through them!


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Organization Name: National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)
Total No of Vacancy: 12 Posts
Job Location: Punjab
Name of the Post& No of Vacancies:
1. Technical Supvr. Grade-I / Scientist Grade-I - 09
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Educational Qualification & Experience: M.Sc. with 55% marks and six (06) years' research / teaching experience. OR M.Pharm. with four (04) years' research / teaching experience
Desirable - Ph.D. in relevant field with two (02) years' post-qualification experience
2. Technical Supvr. Grade-II / Scientist Grade-II:
Educational Qualification & Experience -M.Sc. with three (03) years' research / teaching experience.OR M. Pharm. with two (02) years' research / teaching experience
Desirable -Preference will be given to candidates possessing at least two (02) years working experience in the field of operation and maintenance of Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) laboratory and its various equipment's, biological and non-biological sample processing for TEM, making of glass knife for ultrathin sectioning, ultra-microtomy of biological samples, TEM image in bright and dark field, HRTEM/ STEM, SAED pattern data interpretation, EDS Point EDS, Line EDS, STEM-EDS mapping etc.
3. Technical Assistant:
Educational Qualification & Experience - Bachelor's degree in computer sciences with three (03) years' experience in data management and website management. OR Master's degree in Computer Science
Desirable - Preference will be given to candidates possessing B.V.Sc. / M.V.Sc. / M.Sc. with not less than 55% marks with five (05) years' experience in animal house operations and animal breeding.
Age Limit: Candidates Age should not exceed 40 Years. Relaxations in upper age limit For OBC 3 Years, For SC/ST Candidates 5 Years. Candidates Relaxation in Upper Age limit will be provided as per Govt. Rules
Pay Scale:
1. Technical Supvr. Grade-I / Scientist Grade-I - Rs. 15600-39100) + GP Rs. 5400/-
2. Technical Supvr. Grade-II / Scientist Grade-II - Rs. 9300-34800) + GP Rs. 4600/-
3. Technical Assistant - Rs. 9300-34800) + GP Rs. 4200/-
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God's Gifts Have Thorns
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When we look at Mary and the birth of Jesus we see a struggle of being pregnant and no one believing her. Why did the angel only tell her? Wouldn't a family meeting with all the parties be more appropriate? We will see that God's gifts have thorns!
God's Gifts Have Thorns Matthew1:18-25 and Luke1:26-56 & 2:1-39 Today is Sunday, December 24, 2017. A day known around the world in many different languages as Christmas Eve. This is an exciting time of the year! There are those that love the holiday but hate what this day represents. There ...read more
Servant Leadership And The Upside-Down Church
Contributed on May 5, 2015
To be great we need to understand greatness from God's perspective. To be a great church we must give up on the worlds top down organizational structure.
Introduction Good morning Church! Turn to the person next to you and say, "I'm glad you're here." Find a Bible and open to Luke 22. Today's lesson is going to build upon the lesson given by Austin two weeks ago on God's definition of who is the ...read more
Grieving The Holy Spirit
Contributed on Apr 5, 2014
What does it mean to Grieve the Holy Spirit? How does finite man grieve infinite God? Eph. 4:30 seems strange at first glance, but we will see that this verse fits in perfectly with the rest of the passage.
All verses from the Bible Gateway NIV and NASV. The Christian Walk 101 – Grieving the Holy Spirit Opening The next lesson in this series on Christianity 101 may seem on the surface to be out of step with what has been discussed before. Here we have the apostle Paul telling us to ...read more
Language Of Edification
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The tongue is a destructive force that can spew the stench of a rotten heart, but we are called to speak only what is constructive to others. We need to be thinking about our words and changing our attitudes about people while God transforms our lives.
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Stealing And Labor
Contributed on Mar 15, 2014
We here the phrase I can't afford to work. The implication is that if I work I will earn less than not working. Eph. 4:28 says that is stealing! The reason I believe many hold this wrong concept and steal is they do not understand God's design for work.
Passages from the NIV on Bible Gateway Introduction Have you ever wished that you had grown up in the first century; being a part of the church at the very beginning? Being in the crowd as the apostles are preaching on the day of Pentecost hearing them speak in our own language. After ...read more
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Grab the Bull by the Horn: 11 Rhino Tricks and Shortcuts
"Hey, how do you … " or Dr. Google are ways to keep up with various how-tos in Rhino. Below we have compiled, with inspiration from Rhino's very own McNeel, a list of 11 software tricks (see: TRICKS ARE FOR KIDS), efficient workflows (see: THE NEED FOR SPEED), and choices (see: CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE) in Rhino to make your workflow smooth sailing (well, smoother)!
The Tab Key Locks a Vector in Any Direction
If you hit the TAB key before your second click in the line function, tab will constrain to the direction (any) that you point your mouse. Note: the SHIFT key functions the way in the x-y-z direction. The tab key will do this anywhere and with any command (requiring two points and a direction).
A Shortcut to Trimming
FILLET (or CHAMFER) will trim lines, with a radius of zero (select trim and join corners) without having to select the curves in trim. Fillet remembers settings so use chamfer instead if more convenient.
Switch Back and Forth Between Two Views Quickly
Undo and redo views with HOME and END keys.
Drag and Drop Multiple Files of Any Type Into the Rhino Task Bar
Drag and drop multiple files of any type into the task bar; then, choose from open, insert, import, or attach.
Save Entire Workflows Using Scheme
Aliases, appearance and colors, toolbar layout, command defaults, dialog box positions, mouse settings, render settings, and shortcuts can be saved using schemes. It's like you never left! You can do this for multiple schemes for different types of workflows.
- Create a shortcut with the destination C:\Program Files\Rhino 4.exe
- /Scheme = YOURSCHEME
- Launch Rhino with the workspace options that you prefer, and your settings will be saved.
Selection Filter in the Task Bar
The selection filter can be accessed as usual in the command line. But if you find yourself in a rush and want to filter selections using the keyboard without having to pull out the mouse … type it into the command line.
This can be useful for trimming surfaces (with an edge curve rather than with an additional surface) without having to DUPEDGE. Type TRIM, and when prompted to select cutting objects, type CRV. Voilà, when you click on the edge of the surface that you would like to keep, a new edge curve will automatically become the trimming object. This is also useful with SPLIT.
Copy and Paste Multiple Types of Complex Geometry
Use BLOCK to copy and paste multiple and large items in a sequence without having to select geometry (that may be complex) multiple times. Block replaces your geometry with an instance and saves the definition. For instructions on how to use block, click here.
Fullscreen Mode and Image Capture to File
For quick presentations, use FULLSCREEN, and for quick image view saves, type IMAGECAPTURETOFILE. You can change file size using _IMAGECAPTURETOFILE.
Another Quicker Smaller Render Preview
Use RENDERPREVIEWWINDOW to get an even quicker or smaller section of the viewport using a rectangle selection than the normal RENDERPREVIEW for small details without having to move the camera.
Dots Over Text
Unlike text, dots always remain parallel to the view plane and are always the same size regardless of the orientation or zoom of the model. Note that dots are visible in Rhino only, and you can't modify dots' sizes or styles. Note: SELDOT to select dots!
Picture Frame Over Background Bitmap
PICTUREFRAME has several advantages over BACKGROUNDBITMAP. Images are more flexible, powerful, and vibrant because you can place as many images on the scene and they can viewed in any and all of the viewports. In rendered mode, the images can be dimmed or made more transparent and can be scaled and rotated without having to run through the task.
PICTUREFRAME will not always be behind the image because it's not aligned to the cplane X and Y like BACKGROUNDBITMAP.
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Fall Migration Walk in Nichols Arboretum
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Please consider attending one of these popular, leaderless walks to observe fall migration at the Arb. Every Thursday morning from August 29 through the end of October, participants will gather at 8AM at the end of the Riverview Drive cul-de-sac (off Geddes Road) near the eastern edge of the Arboretum. The assembled birders will choose a route or routes and head out in search of migrants, many of which will be in their first-year plumage. Along the way, participants can enjoy fall scenery and crisp air. The walks go until roughly 11AM, but everyone can join or leave the group as his or her schedule requires. These walks are a great, low-key way to get started in birdwatching. All are welcome; it is not necessary to be a member of Washtenaw Audubon.
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Last year at this time, I did a holiday gift giving themed recipe carnival, so I volunteered to do another one this year. My gifts in a jar are now done thanks to my father-in-law's help – we did S'mores Brownies this year, but for those of you who don't have your food gifts completed, we have a carnival full of ideas!
- Christmas Recipes gives us Cinnamon Coffee Cocoa in a Jar
- The Phoenix Blog has a great recipe for Chunky Chocolate Cookies in a Jar
- Famous Recipes Food and Cooking has a recipe for Cherry Berry Bread Mix in a Jar
- World famous Recipes has one for Potato Chip Cookie Mix
- Or how about Butterscotch Brownie Mix in a Jar?
- Want something a little more healthy? Try Chicken Soup in a Jar from Chicken Recipes
Don't want to do a jar gift? I plan on mailing a few packages of cookies later as well as the jars I'm giving out next week. Here are some great food giveaway ideas if you are stumped on what to bake:
- Reese's View of the World shows us how to make chocolate lollipops as gifts
- Zesty Cook has a step by step guide for chocolate chip cookies (although I really like my own recipe for chocolate chip cookies)
- Chef Tom has a recipe for chocolate mint cookies
- Make it from Scratch has a great post on quick breads, which can make great holiday gifts
- One Krusty Mama has a recipe for M&M Cookies
Still using Thanksgiving leftovers (I know I am)? Here are some Thanksgiving "leftover" posts for you to enjoy with that leftover stuffing:
- The Expatriate Chef gives us a recipe for turkey and noodles
- Craft Stew gives us a wonderful recipe for Chocolate Pecan Pie
- Philaahzophy blogged her and her daughter's entire first Thanksgiving cooking experience
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|Photo: Seth Warren
Let me see if I can keep this all straight... At the end of 2010, she left an awesome job at Leave No Trace for an equally awesome job with 5 Gyres. Temporarily putting Boulder behind her, she started 2011 on a sailboat traveling from Namibia to Uruguay, researching plastic pollution in the ocean. After hanging out in Argentina for a bit, she returned to the States to spend a month in Florida learning to hang glide at Wallaby Ranch, while fellow adventurer Seth Warren filmed her progress. She left again to sail from Tahiti to the Cook Islands, then met back up with Seth for more hang gliding in Montana. There was also a bit of stand up paddleboarding in there I think. After that, back to Boulder to get her dive master certification and to work as producer of the Adventure Film Festival, where Seth's Playgrounds Re-Imagined was among the many incredible films shown. Then, only days after the festival's conclusion, she wrapped up the year by heading to Mexico with Seth to spend the winter paddleboarding, surfing, diving, and kiteboarding.
|Photo: Seth Warren
As you probably noticed, the trailer was released as part of their Kickstarter project, through which they're raising funds to help them meet their post-production costs. I recently caught up with Sara and Seth as they were driving from Boulder to Florida, and asked them a few questions about it.
Robin: Tell me a bit about your project.
Sara & Seth: "Live The Dream" was a film first before it became a Kickstarter project, but even before that it was a story that took place just in Florida before it became a story across the nation – so I guess you can say that good things have a way of growing. Knowing that, we decided to put the film out to the community – our friends, families, and fellow adventurers – to help us rally the last bit of funding we needed to finish the project.
Robin: How did you decide to do a film together?
Seth: I had an opportunity to make a film about flying, so it was natural to invite the coolest person I knew.
Sara: I needed an excuse to leave Buenos Aires, and learning how to fly was about the best one I could think of. I knew Seth from years of working in the Outdoor Industry, and was familiar with his films because we had chosen them for Adventure Film, so I trusted and respected his work already.
Robin: So why hang gliding?
Sara: Why not? ;) The real offer to do the film came about when Seth traveled to Florida a couple of years ago and met Malcolm Jones, the owner of Wallaby Ranch, through doing aero-towing lessons. Malcolm mentioned to Seth that if he ever wanted to make a film that promoted the sport of hang gliding in a fun and responsible way, he would help support the project. A year and a lot of dreaming later, and it finally came to fruition.
On a more basic level of "why," I would just say it was the natural progression – for me at least. I've always had a love of the outdoors, and of exploring different elements – snow, water, waves, rock. Vertical ascent is something that has spoken to me deeply for so much of my adult life, primarily through rock climbing, and flight seemed to be the natural extension from there. What do you do when you get to the top of the mountain? It used to be you turned around and hiked off, or rappelled down. Now I think about going higher.
Robin: It was originally supposed to be a shorter project, right? How did it change over the course of the filming?
Seth: We were having too much fun. And Sara fell in love with the sport, so I figured why not continue shooting it. That's how good stories are made: when it goes beyond the initial plan, and the story becomes its own and comes to life.
Robin: Did you have a favorite moment from the experience?
Seth: Filming at Tarkio in Montana for Sara's first foot launch. It was a unique experience that wasn't going to repeat itself, so I wanted to make sure I got all the angles I would need for the film. I set up one tripod at the top, mounted two cameras on Sara's glider, then set up my glider and flew down 1,500 ft. to the landing zone, and filmed from below, for a total of 4 angles.
Sara: Flying in Washington, and popping up above the ridge line to see 360 degree view that I've only ever seen from the airplane window flying in to Seattle – Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens and the Cascades. It was the most incredible, spiritual experience ever.
Robin: Were there any big challenges in getting the footage?
Seth: Yeah! The biggest challenge was being covert, and filming, but not interrupting the teaching and especially in the areas where it took all of Sara's concentration to do what it was she had to do. Especially the first foot launch and the first solo.
Robin: Both of you hang glide, but who's better?
Seth: Sara's a faster learner.
Sara: Seth's been doing it longer, and has really good intuition.
Robin: Are you still flying?
Seth: Oh hell yeah.
Sara: Does dreaming count? We took a few months off to go south, but my wings are itching. We're excited to be back at Wallaby Ranch again in just a few days!
Robin: Any upcoming adventures?
Seth: Always.
Sara: Life, as it turns out.
Robin: What advice would you give, either to aspiring film makers, or to those wishing they had your lifestyle?
Seth: If you can dream it, you can do it.
Sara: Be creative. Figure out who YOU are, what makes you happy, and what you have to offer the world – then go do that.
Robin: Anything you'd like to add?
Sara & Seth: We're so fortunate to have an opportunity like Kickstarter that lets us help others dreams and projects come to fruition. Little donations totally add up, and if you don't believe us, check out our Kickstarter page! We've had some big donors, but lots of small ones, and in the end, everybody is invested in the same thing. It's pretty amazing.
Thanks you two, and looking forward to seeing you in a week!
For more information about Live the Dream, or to make donations to the project, be sure to visit their Kickstarter page.
Thanks you two, and looking forward to seeing you in a week!
For more information about Live the Dream, or to make donations to the project, be sure to visit their Kickstarter page.
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Not bad timing, though; it's Memorial Day weekend and we are fully booked, so there's really no need to cook.
When we get to clearing out the freezer, I'm sure we'll come across many items, the likes of which I'm sure we've long since forgotten about. "Oh, yeah, I was wondering what happened to that. I could have used that last month when I made that batch of stock." "Hey, there's that bag of overly ripe bananas I put away for smoothies." "What is that??!!" And so on. So we'll start over with a beautiful new machine, swear we'll only put things in there that will be used within a certain period of time, and then sometime down the road end up with a fully packed freezer again. I know how we are.
If only I were more like my mother, the freezer queen. She'd keep taped to the side of the machine an inventory, no kidding, that she actually would use. As something was pulled out, a line was drawn through it. Honestly, she'd be able to have company over and not even go the store for groceries. Complete meals ready to serve at a moment's notice. Granted, sometimes the combinations sound a bit bizarre, but it always worked and tasted great. As she got older, things started to age a bit past their prime; e.g., bags of sunflower seeds, ziplock bags of walnuts, a bag with a handful of frozen peas and carrots, etc. She just couldn't throw anything out. Who could blame her?
Anyway, the Electolux should be here tomorrow and then we can just stand back and stare at its stainless steel beauty.