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I have to brag on my awesome husband for just a few minutes. Back in October Matt took a test to become a Board Certified Pharmacotheraphy Specialist (BCPS). He found out yesterday that he passed!!!! WOO HOO!!! We are all so proud of him. He is also a Board Certfified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP). He is one of only 50 people that have both certifications and the only one in the state of Alabama. So he is now Matt Eckley, Pharm.D., BCOP, BCPS. I asked him if he is trying to see how many letters of the alphabet he can get behind his name. We are just so excited and proud. He is works so hard at all he does and does an amazing job. We are blessed!
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Developing the Land
Years ago when I bought my house near the winery I was attracted to the site, the eastern exposure and views and proximity to our vineyards. The house was great and there were a lot of amenities including an old grape arbor that I wanted to re-work. It had collapsed but the old Concord and Niagara vines still clung to the remnants of the original arbor. Being the good son of an Italian that I am, I soon rebuilt and expanded the arbor to include more grape varieties and of course a long table where I could share meals with family and friends.
Tonight, years later, I was finishing the last bites of dinner and looking up at the grape clusters over my head. Each variety reflected the weather conditions of that short period of "bloom" aka, "fruit set" when the tiny grape flowers are pollinated and turn into individual grapes in mid to late June and has since evolved. If the weather is too rainy or windy or cloudy the flowers won't completely pollinate and the grapes clusters wont fill out with plump ripe grapes. If it is mostly sunny, not too hot and generally nice for us humans, the grapes are happy too and the fruit set will be maximized producing full plump clusters of round ripe grapes.
This year (2013) had mostly favorable conditions but there were short periods of storms and even hail in our area that interrupted fruit set in some varieties. On my arbor the early Concord and Niagara vines had incomplete set resulting in sparse clusters due to cool weather early in the bloom period. Likewise, some of my later blooming varieties suffered due to high winds and hail during bloom resulting in clusters with less than normal grape berries/cluster. Our Pinot Noir and Gris were lucky enough to bloom in a window of good weather favorable to the pollination of each flower on the cluster resulting in full clusters of plump round berries.
Observing this variation reminded me of why we all are making wine here in Oregon. The great wines of the world are made on the edge of their viticultural zones, especially the Pinot family. Contrary to folklore, the vines don't need to suffer, but they do need daily variations in temperature, the wider the better without being extreme. This only occurs on the edges of the viticultural zones for each variety. Oregon is that edge for Pinot, we are a cool region; in the summer our daily highs are in the 80s and night temps average in the 60s due to our Pacific coastal influence. Perfect! But... with this comes coastal storms at bloom and sometimes during harvest.
Isn't it a safer bet in a warmer climate? Yes, but we wouldn't find that perfect balance of daytime heat, nighttime cooling combined with exceptional soils anywhere else. We are not here for guaranteed returns on our investments. We are not here for a consistent predictable vintage. We are here because we have the potential for greatness. Not just good wines, wines that people pull out of their cellars for their birthday, anniversary, or just that day when it's time to celebrate life. These are the wines I want to make, this is what makes all the work and worry worth while.
Some years we fight with the birds and the weather to keep our grapes on the vine long enough to achieve that perfect ripeness. Some years we can't make enough to meet demand. All of these challenges impact our lives and our livelihoods but when we know people will savor, contemplate, and even cherish the wines we make, it makes all the risks and efforts worth while. We may be living on the edge but this is where the view is the best!
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The future of the retail store – what does online mean for bricks and mortar?
Published on 24 September 2013 in Events & programs, Latest statistics, Online business, Online presence,Online retail | Comments: 0
Earlier this year Netscape founder Marc Andreessen controversially claimed that "retail is deadâ€. He believed that online competition will result in the complete extinction of physical stores. But is this view a bit extreme? Founder and CEO of Retail Prophet, Doug Stephens thinks so.
Speaking at the Online Retailer Conference, Doug strongly believes that in fact the future of retail will involve important roles for both physical and online. And this is largely because we don't go shopping just to acquire things. It's like saying we go to restaurants just to eat food. Shopping is a social ritual.
The statistics show that online retail is growing. 2013 will see an estimated $1.2 trillion in ecommerce sales around the world, which equates to year-on-year growth of 19%. Doug argues that is completely conceivable that by 2022, online will account for 30% of all sales. Buying online can offer convenience and competitive prices.
But shopping is about more than convenience and competitive prices. It also offers an opportunity to satisfy our deep human need for social interaction. Doug uses the example of people camping outside Apple stores for days or even weeks to purchase the latest iPhone or iPad. They could just buy the product online, or even in store a few days later. But it's the experience they are there for.
Everything we know about retail is changing and, according to Doug, mobile is the accelerant on the fire of this change. The increasing popularity of smartphones is giving consumers greater access to information and products than ever. We think – and expect – that we can get anything we want, whenever we want, where ever we are.
We can already see a lot of innovation in how retailers are seeking to meet those expectations.Kate Spade created digital windows  in New York which showcased products and offered a large touchscreen monitor to browse and purchase items. Your item will be delivered to you in New York within an hour – 24 hours a day.
Doug's advice to retailers in the face of this change is to stop thinking about channels. Think about moments. Online technology offers your consumers the opportunity to buy your product in any moment. Your physical store, meanwhile, offers your customers experiences and moments to fall in love with your brand.
In the future your physical retail store will be less about distribution. Purchase and distribution will happen increasingly through online channels. Doug believes your store should start to focus more on "distributing experiencesâ€. The store will be less about taking something and more about experiencing or making something. One example of this is Sport Chek, who have created a concept store in Toronto [VIDEO]  where physical and digital collide. Using 140 screens throughout the store, customers can play with products, view live Twitter reviews, request sample products to try, and even design and order their own custom Reebok shoes.
According to Doug, the future of retail is very much "phy-gitalâ€. It's no longer about one or the other – it's not a debate. Doug's final advice is that you should stop competing to be the cheapest. You need to let your store be a source of media that gives remarkable experiences so that customers will want to buy your product in any moment from any channel that best suits them.
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The medication is called rituximab (Rituxan). It's used to treat a number of conditions, including certain blood cell cancers and the autoimmune condition rheumatoid arthritis.
The new Swiss study found that MS patients taking the drug reported less disabling symptoms over a 10-year period than those who didn't. People taking rituximab also had a slower progression of MS symptoms.
It's important to note that the study was small, with 88 people, of whom only 44 received the medication, said Nicholas LaRocca, vice president of health care delivery and policy research for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
"This is a potentially valuable treatment, but there are still a lot of questions. Other studies are underway looking at the value of rituximab," LaRocca said.
With multiple sclerosis, the immune system turns against the central nervous system. Inflammation caused by the immune system damages a fatty substance called myelin that surrounds nerve cells, according to the National MS Society.
Symptoms of the disease vary from person to person, but may include fatigue, dizziness, problems walking, numbness or tingling, vision problems, pain, depression, bowel and bladder problems, muscle spasms and trouble with thinking and memory, according to the society.
MS usually begins as a relapsing-remitting disease. Sometimes it's active, and sometimes it's not. Most people with this form of MS will eventually transition to secondary progressive MS, which leads to more neurological problems and disability.
LaRocca said rituximab appears to work by affecting B-cells in the immune system. These cells have been implicated in the development of MS in other research, according to background information in the latest report.
In the study, researchers led by Dr. Yvonne Naegelin, from the University of Basel, Switzerland, compared 44 people with MS treated with rituximab to 44 people with MS who weren't given rituximab.
The volunteers who received rituximab were an average age of 50 and had been diagnosed with MS for about 18 years. The average age of the group that didn't receive rituximab was 51 and they had MS for an average of 19 years. The group that didn't receive rituximab was slightly less disabled, according to a disability scale.
Dr. Asaff Harel is a neurologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. He said, "This is an interesting, but limited, study that suggests that rituximab, a B-cell therapy, may be beneficial in the treatment of secondary progressive MS."
While those who got the drug tended to have lower progression of disabling symptoms, Harel said that "baseline differences in the two populations, such as age and the presence of relapses or new lesions, could cloud the results."
LaRocca said there was also a difference in the types of treatments the two groups had been exposed to prior to this study, which could have affected the results.
Rituximab isn't approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treating MS. Because of this, LaRocca said it wasn't clear if all insurance companies would cover its cost.
But, he said that it's reasonable for people to ask their physicians what they think of the drug and whether or not it might be an option for them.
Both experts said that more study is definitely needed to see if the drug is truly effective, along with answering other important questions, such as what's the optimal dose and how long can someone go between drug infusions?
The report was published online Jan. 7 in JAMA Neurology.
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Baby's First Year Resource List
The Web is a wonderful resource for new parents, who are often confined to their homes and don't have time to browse for information in a bookstore or library. There are many Web sites that deal with parenting and health issues (including this one!) and a quick search will yield a trove of great sources for specific interests, as well. Just keep in mind that a lot of information is published on the Internet — and not all of it is accurate. Check with your doctor if something seems at all questionable.
Here are some websites you may like. The first three are online communities that allow parents to communicate on bulletin boards and in chat rooms, as well to get advice from a host of health and parenting experts. The last two offer medical information in accessible language.
Have some parenting books on hand as well. It's reassuring to be able to look something up — or to read beforehand about problems you don't have yet! Three good reference books are "The American Academy of Pediatrics' Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5;" "What To Expect the First Year," by Arlene Eisenberg, et al.; and "Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five," by Penelope Leach and Wendy Matthews.
Don't forget the best resource of all — other mothers and fathers. As busy as you are, try to make some time to get together with parents with kids the same age as yours. You'll learn a lot and worry much less.
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In 2018, front-end development is evolving faster than ever before. From Material Design to progressive web applications, to Angular 6, to React Fiber — there's a whole lot going on in UI development. Let's look at what's made waves in 2018. Also, let's take a look at what's happening in JavaScript overall. In 2018, JavaScript is Growing Strong Six years in a row, JavaScript remains the most popular technology among professional software developers. The Stack Overflow survey of 2018 proves this: 71.5% of developers know or work with JavaScript. In 2018, the popularity of JavaScript grew from 66.7 to 71.5%... read more →
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What questions do you typically ask when interviewing remote React developers? To make things simpler, we've come up with a short list of ReactJS interview questions that cover some of the essential aspects of the technology. In this selection of interview questions, we'll focus on Flux, React components, states, props, events, and other basics. What is Flux and what are the key Flux components in ReactJS? Even though Flux isn't inherent to React development, it has long become a must-have for 99% of React projects. Questions about Flux demonstrate how solid your candidate's understanding of React applications architecture is. So... read more →
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PFA crews work to extinguish structure fire in north Fort Collins.
The fire at 301 N. Timberline created much visible smoke and was under control in about an hour. Fort Collins Coloradoan
UPDATE 10 p.m.: Timberline Road has reopened as of just before 9:30 p.m.
UPDATE 8:49 p.m.: The primary fire is under control, according to PFA. Overhaul and an investigation are still in progress.
UPDATE 8:25 p.m.: Timberline is closed from International Boulevard to Collins Aire Lane due to the fire, per PFA. Alternate routes are advised.
ORIGINAL: Poudre Fire Authority crews are working to extinguish a second-alarm fire in north Fort Collins.
According to emergency communications, crews on scene confirmed a working fire at 301 N. Timberline Road, which they identified as ABC Concrete.
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Chinatown San Francisco: The Irresistible Allure of Chinatown
Many people would be surprised to learn that San Francisco's Chinatown community is America's oldest Chinatown and the second-largest Chinese settlement outside China (after Manhattan). Since its establishment in 1848, Chinatown has grown to become one of San Francisco's most recognizable and visited neighborhoods.
Despite being a popular tourist destination, Chinatown has retained its incredibly distinct culture. Wandering through the alleys of Chinatown is like stepping back in time. And if you are a foodie with an adventurous spirit, this is the place! From dim sum to fish to turtle, Chinatown has it all.
The Stockton Street Tunnel is like a time machine, connecting cosmopolitan downtown San Francisco with Chinatown.
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Pokémon Platinum Version, from Nintendo DS, is a compelling Pokémon adventure game featuring a new story full of challenges, never-before-seen forms of powerful Pokémon – including the legendary Giratina's Origin Forme, and a mysterious new region – the Distortion World. In addition, the Pokemon Platinum Version lets you stay connected wirelessly up to 20 new players around the world in the new Wi-Fi Plaza, featuring minigames and activities. Also the Pokemon Platinum Version has an exciting new character called Handsome – the secret agent and the Emerald Battle Frontier that opens the door to mysterious quests, challenges and tournaments. As trading being the tradition in this Nintendo DS adventure game, you can go about exchanging and gaining new creatures to win matches.
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LOS ANGELES—CBRE announced that two buildings managed by the company—HESS Tower in Houston, Texas, and 6525 The Corners in Peachtree Corners, Georgia—were recipients of the International TOBY (The Outstanding Building of the Year®) Award at the 2017 Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International Conference & Expo in Nashville, Tenn.
HESS Tower won in the "Corporate Facility" category. The property is managed by CBRE and owned by H&R REIT. HESS Tower also is a BOMA 360 Performance Program® building. 6525 The Corners won in the "Under 100,000 Square Feet" category. The property is managed by CBRE and owned by Glenfield Capital.
"We are honored to accept multiple TOBY® Awards on behalf of our clients this year," said Mary Jo Eaton, CBRE's Global President for Asset Services. "These awards validate our partnership with our clients and our ability to provide them with world class operational excellence in the management of their assets."
The TOBY Awards are the commercial real estate industry's highest recognition honoring excellence in commercial building management and operations in specific categories of building size or type. To win an International TOBY Award, a property first must win both local and regional competitions. Judging is based on community impact, tenant and employee relations programs, energy management systems, accessibility, emergency evacuation procedures, building personnel training programs and overall quality indicators. A team of expert industry professionals also conducted comprehensive building inspections.


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CINCINNATI — A federal magistrate has ordered that a 23-year-old man charged with lying to federal agents about being a missing child from Illinois continue to be held without bond.
U.S. Magistrate Karen Litkovitz said Tuesday she considers Brian Michael Rini, of Medina, Ohio, a flight risk because of a long criminal history, mental health issues and lack of a permanent address. She scheduled a preliminary hearing for April 19.
Rini was charged last week after DNA tests ruled him out from being Timmothy Pitzen. The Aurora, Illinois, child disappeared in 2011 at age 6 around the time his mother was found dead by suicide at a Rockford motel.
Police picked up Rini on Wednesday morning after a report of someone wandering the streets of Newport, Kentucky. They said he told them that he was Timmothy and that he had escaped two kidnappers after years of sexual abuse.


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Today's adventure started early this morning, with a quick cereal breakfast and then immediately motoring to Great Dog Island where we did our second open water dive. My dive buddy Kaylee and I explored an incredible coral tunnel together. We saw many wonderful creatures, ranging from trumpet fish to baby nurse sharks. After the dive, the Salsa crew got back to the boat and traveled to George Dog Island, where we spent about an hour of free time swimming and taking in the beautiful views of the BVI. Ben did backflips off the boat while Mia, Emma, and Sophie split off into a group that went to take stunning pictures and swim some more. Max lent us his scuba goggles so we could all see the elaborate coral reef that was below us. Later, post ramen lunch, Jessie took the helm and docked us in Marina Cay to get water and then anchor. In the afternoon we were all ushered into the galley for a sail chat, except for Ginger, who is ahead of the rest and taking advanced sailing courses so she could not be there with us at this time. Lastly, we were treated to the most delicious dinner created by our lovely chefs McKenna and Dylan. This meal was the perfect end to a perfect day.


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Well, it's been a while since I last wrote about how to develop your own art style, so I thought that I'd quickly offer three very basic tips that might come in handy.
1) Give it time: Your art style should be similar to your "everyday" handwriting in that it should be unique, easy to use and yet still understandable by other people. For example, even though the writing in my comics and cartoons is in traditional anonymous block capitals, I obviously have my own unique handwriting style for everything else.
Unless you've taken calligraphy lessons or you only use keyboards/phones, your own style of handwriting will probably have evolved naturally of it's own accord. After all, you've probably practiced writing so much over the years that your handwriting has had time to develop into something that looks uniquely yours.
Well, your art style is fairly similar. The only difference is that you probably haven't been drawing every day for most of your life. Just like how your handwriting gradually becomes more distinctive over the years, so will your art style. It'll keep slowly evolving and changing as you practice and learn more. Here's a diagram that I made to show how my own art style has changed over the past ten years:
2) Draw. Draw. Draw: If you spend a long time trying to search for or artificially create your own art style, then you probably won't have much luck. Your unique art style slowly emerges from lots and lots of practice.
So, even if you don't feel like you have much of a style or if you feel that your style doesn't look very good, keep drawing regularly.
If you just keep drawing and drawing and drawing then, gradually, your own style will start to emerge. It might take a long time, but it'll happen.
Even if you just try to copy another art style, then lots of repeated practice will probably mean that you'll gradually start to add your own unique quirks and interpretation to the style (possibly without even noticing it at first). However, you shouldn't just copy one art style…
3) Steal ruthlessly, and steal widely: Just copying one other art style won't make your style very unique. It'll just be an slightly different copy of someone else's style.
However, when combined with a lot of practice and experimentation, stealing small parts of lots of different art styles will both improve your own style and make it look more unique too.
For example, the way that I currently draw noses in my art was *ahem* partially borrowed from part of Frank Kozik's excellent cover booklet art for The Offspring's "Americana" album. The way that I draw people's collarbones and the bases of people's necks was *ahem* lifted from an old 1960s "MAD Magazine" cartoon. The way that I draw shiny hair was *ahem* very heavily inspired by various manga comics. The way that I draw people when their eyes are tightly closed was *ahem* appropriated from "South Park". I could go on for a while……
And yet my art style looks different from each of these styles. Why? Because it's a unique mixture of parts from lots of different art styles. Each tiny part of it might not be very original on it's own but, when combined together, they produce something unique and original.
However, don't do this just for the sake of doing it – only "borrow" something else from another style if you think that it looks cool enough to include in your art. And, more importantly, only borrow general techniques and/or small functional elements of other art styles. Don't blatantly rip off entire characters etc….
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'I have a wonderful life; I just want to share it,' Day of Giving donor says
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Local 10 News' annual Day of Giving was a team effort with Publix Super Markets to collect non-perishable foods and new unwrapped toys on Friday.
Jean Stefanick was at the Publix Super Market in Miami Shores on and dropped off a donation.
"I have a wonderful life; I just want to share it," Stefanick said.
Eight-year-old Alexis chose to donate food, and she was wise beyond her years.
"The more we help the world; the more better the world can be," Alexis said.
Last year, Local 10 News viewers donated 15,000 pounds of food, hundreds of toys and thousands of dollars in donations to nonprofits serving the homeless and needy in our community.
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Hey, guess what? You are enough. You know why? Well, because I say so and I am certain many others would agree. Read on to learn about my new favorite stainless steel stamped bracelet with just three little words has the power to inspire me each and every time I look down at my wrist. Words are powerful My Fabs, and so are you. //Read More


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In 1979, a group of business and community leaders, along with members of Dalhousie's Faculty of Medicine, came together because they believed in the power of medical research to change and save lives - they also believed our region could and should be a leader in medical research excellence: Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation (DMRF) was formed. Today, DMRF provides critical support to researchers at Dalhousie's Faculties of Medicine, Health, and Dentistry by fundraising to attract the best resources available to bolster their leading-edge work. Whether it's talent, equipment, training, or space, DMRF exists to strengthen this research to positively impact health and wellness regionally, nationally, and internationally. Collaboration is vital to our success and we nurture strong relationships with research institutes across geographic borders who share our quest for innovative outcomes. Our Board includes members from the Maritimes, with recent expansion into Ontario, and aspirations of acquiring individuals from across the country. Our members passionately care about health research and its potential to improve health outcomes of the people in this community and beyond. Forty years later, DMRF has raised tens of millions of dollars, and supported hundreds of world-class researchers by endowing projects, training leaders in health research, building partnerships, and funding new discoveries. This is changing health outcomes locally, and all over the world.
(January 25, 1979 - Mr. R.A. Cluney, Mr. J.J. Kinley, Mr. B.G Irwin, Miss B.A. Hinds, Mrs. A. Balders, Dean J.D. Hatcher, Dr. P.C. Gordon, Mr. E. Spafford, Mr. G.F. Hughes, Mr. W.M. Sobey, Mr. H.R. Cohen)
When Dr. J Donald Hatcher was appointed Dean of Medicine at Dalhousie University in 1976, he immediately recognized that the lab equipment in the Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building (opened in 1967) was approaching the decade mark and was in desperate need of replacement. He was determined that something should be done. At the same time, philanthropist and prominent Halifax community member Mrs. Nora Balders desired to make a substantial donation to medical research in Nova Scotia. Notably, Dalhousie was the only medical school in the country at the time that had not received provincial or regional funding for research.
Mrs. Balders explained to Mr. H. Reuben Cohen, Chair of the Dalhousie University Investment Committee, that she would like to make this considerable donation, provided that a goal be set to reach an endowment of $10 million for local medical research, and provided that Mr. William (Bill) Sobey be involved in the initiative. After follow-up discussions with Dean Hatcher and Bill Sobey, Reuben Cohen later returned to visit Nora Balders with the news that a group led by Bill Sobey was committed to achieving this ambitious goal, marking the beginning of an important journey. Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation was officially established in 1979, with Bill Sobey as the first elected Chair and Nora Balders as Vice Chair.
DMRF is supported by the generosity of individuals and corporate donors from the Maritime Provinces and across Canada who believe in the importance of health research. Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation's support has enabled Dalhousie Medical School to build a world-renowned research capability. Dalhousie Medical School's research programs are improving patient care and attracting top clinicians and the best minds in medical science to the Maritimes.
Your support can continue this important and critical work.
By raising and stewarding funds, we provide an increasing level of support for medical research excellence at Dalhousie Medical School and its affiliated health care institutions.
The development of cures, improvement of treatments, and prevention of disease through world-class research at Dalhousie Medical School.
- Donor centricity
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- Partnership and collaboration
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- Integrity, transparency, and accountability
- We ascribe to the Donor Bill of Rights of the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) and the Code of Ethics of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). We strive to ensure that these principles are incorporated into day to day activities and are fundamental to any new fundraising initiatives.
As a granting agency, Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation values:
Flexibility to respond in a timely manner to the changing needs of the Faculty of Medicine and its faculty members.
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Dalhousie Medical School is focusing its research resources and talent on the most pressing health concerns in the Maritimes – while building on existing strengths in four key areas: cancer, cardiology, neuroscience, and the overlapping fields of inflammation, infection and immunity.


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Value of money is the theme of our Camp Money Matters! From goal setting and budgeting to hands-on ways to earning money - campers will end camp with a clearer perception of money
What it's about:
This 5-day camp focuses on money matters and entrepreneurship. Students will learn about the 4 tenets of money (earn, save, spend, invest) and identify their financial goals and create a budget to save up for it.
For a hands-on practice in earning money, campers will also learn the financial aspects of running a "brick-and-mortar" business - this could be as Market Day, or by setting up a Carousell store. They will learn about personal branding, pricing strategy, and safe ways to conduct a sale.
5 days; 10am - 4pm every day
Trehaus Funan,
Funan Mall, 109 North Bridge Rd #07-21, Singapore 179097
Key learning outcomes:
Recognise the value of money
Identify money personality
Set up a plan for financial goals and personal income
Present a business plan
Sell products live and generate profits
Day 1: Students will learn about the 4 money properties: Earn, Save, Spend, Invest). They will identify what their money personality is.
Day 2: Students will set their own tangible goals and create a financial budget to achieve their goals. They will also learn some life tips on price comparison during purchasing.Image: Students interviewing the public to identify what is lacking in the area to help them decide what to sell.
Day 3: Students will dive deeper into finance, learning about inflation, time value of money, the importance of investing (Note that this is not a stock investments class). We will end the day with a segment on entrepreneurship - being a way to earn money.
Day 4-5: In a team, they will decide on what products they would like to sell (regardless of physical or online store). They will learn about branding, logo creation, pricing strategy, marketing strategy and customer service etiquette. They will also learn about costs and revenue in running a business.
What students get:
A financial journal
Lunch across all days
Official tee
Official certificate
Capacity: 6 to start. We reserve the right to cancel the camp if the minimum number is not met.
Teacher to student ratio: 1:10
In the event that the camp cannot proceed due to COVID-19, a full refund will be provided.


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If you play maximum stakes (£10 a spin) then the lowest possible win is £1.00. 6 of a kind prizes return £8.00 for 6 x cherries, £9.00 for 6 lemons, £10.00 6 oranges, £10.00 6 plums, £18.00 6 grapes, £18.00 6 melons, £20.00 6 horeshoes, £20.00 6 bells and £75.00 for 6 stars. Playing at £10 a spin then the Mystery Ways MegaWays jackpot is £500 when lining up 6 x lucky red 7s. A game maximum win of 10,000 x stake is £100,000.
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John Hewitt
Hi! I'm a second-year PhD student in computer science, conducting research in natural language processing at Stanford University. I am grateful to be co-advised by Chris Manning and Percy Liang. I'm the recipient of a 2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
My goals are to design systems that robustly and efficiently learn to understand human languages to the end of advancing human communication and education, and to teach others.
Feel free to look me up on Google Scholar or Twitter, or take my CV.
I'm broadly interested in research topics relating to the skills and abilities neural models are theoretically capable of, the subset they empirically acquire through (self-)supervision, the subset we can interpret, and expanding all of these sets. In particular, I tend to work in (interpreting) representation learning, induction of latent hierarchical structure, settings with small data, and multilinguality. As an undergraduate at Penn, I worked in the lab of Chris Callison-Burch.
- [Winter 2020] I'm TAing Stanford CS 224n: Natural Language Processing with Deep Learning! I'm running the custom final project program.
- [November 2019] I'm giving a talk at Berkeley on Probing Neural NLP: Ideas and Problems!
- [November 2019] Designing and Interpreting Probes with Control Tasks was named best paper runner up at EMNLP 2019! Slides of the talk available here.
- [August 2019] My work with Percy Liang on designing and understanding neural probes with random control tasks has been accepted to EMNLP! paper and blog post are both available.
- [July 2019] I'm giving a talk at Amazon AI on finding and understanding emergent linguistic structure in neural NLP!
- [June 2019] Gave a talk at NAACL'19 on structural probes! PDF of the slides now available.
- [April 2019] I had a great time being interviewed by Waleed Ammar and Matt Gardner on structural probes! You can find the new NLP Highlights podcast episode on the topic here.
- [March 2019] I'm presenting a poster on syntax in unsupervised representations of language at the Stanford Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Institute Symposium
- [Feb 2019] My work with Chris Manning on methods for finding syntax trees embedded in contextual representations of language has been accepted to NAACL 2019!
- [Oct 2018] I've started offering office hours for research-interested Stanford undergraduates!
Research Office Hours for Undergraduates (ROHU)
An open time for undergraduates looking for advice and discussions on natural language processing research. learn more.
ROHU is on break for winter break; will return in updated form in Winter Quater 2019! Until then, feel free as always to reach out to me.
- When Wednesdays, 6:00-7:00 PM (starting Oct 9!)
- Where Gates Building, 2nd floor, A-wing big middle room (219). (Or 219a, in the back, if 219 is busy.)
- Who You, Stanford undergraduates wanting to chat about research; me, wanting to help
Designing and Interpreting Probes with Control Tasks.
John Hewitt and Percy Liang.
EMNLP 2019 (long papers). Runner up best paper. (pdf) (bib) (blog) (code) (codalab) (slides) (talk).
A Structual Probe for Finding Syntax in Word Representations.
John Hewitt and Christopher D. Manning.
NAACL 2019 (short papers). (pdf) (bib) (blog) (code) (nlp highlights podcast) (slides) (talk).
Simple, Fast, Accurate Intent Classification and Slot Labeling for Goal-Oriented Dialogue Systems.
Arshit Gupta*, John Hewitt* and Katrin Kirchhoff.
SIGDIAL 2019. (pdf)
*: Equal contribution; authors listed alphabetically
A Distributional and Orthographic Aggregation Model for English Derivational Morphology.
Daniel Deutsch*, John Hewitt* and Dan Roth.
ACL 2018 (long papers). (pdf)
*: Equal contribution; authors listed alphabetically
Learning Translations via Images with a Massively Multilingual Image Dataset.
John Hewitt*, Daphne Ippolito*, Brendan Callahan, Reno Kriz, Derry Tanti Wijaya and Chris Callison-Burch.
ACL 2018 (long papers). (pdf)
*: Equal contribution; authors listed alphabetically
XNMT: The eXtensible Neural Machine Translation Toolkit.
Graham Neubig, Matthias Sperber, Xinyi Wang, Matthieu Felix, Austin Matthews, Sarguna Padmanabhan, Ye Qi, Devendra Singh Sachan, Philip Arthur, Pierre Godard, John Hewitt, Rachid Riad, and Liming Wang.
AMTA 2018. (pdf)
Learning Translations via Matrix Completion.
Derry Tanti Wijaya, Brendan Callahan, John Hewitt , Xiao Ling, Marianna Apidianaki, and Chris Callison-Burch.
EMNLP 2017 (long papers) (pdf)
Semantic Bootstrapping in Frames: A Computational Model of Syntactic Category Acquisition.
John Hewitt, Jordan Kodner, Mitch Marcus, and Charles Yang.
Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci), (member posters) 2017. (pdf) (abstract)
Automatic Construction of Morphologically-Motivated Translation Models for Highly Inflected Low-Resource Languages.
John Hewitt, Matt Post, David Yarowsky.
AMTA 2016 (pdf)
Invited Talks
Probing Neural NLP: Ideas and Problems.
Berkeley NLP Seminar. November 18, 2019.
Emergent Linguistic Structure in Neural NLP.
Amazon AI. July 25, 2019.
Capturing Rich Response Relationships with Small-Data Neural Networks.
John Hewitt.
US Patent App 15/841,963. December 2017. (granted). (application)
- Blog
seq2seq lecture
- I wrote a lecture on sequence-to-sequence models, focusing on visual intuition and assuming very little student background, for Penn's computational linguistics class with Reno Kriz. Check it out and feel free to give comments.
Massively Multilingual Image Dataset
- This large, massively multilingual dataset of images parallel to the words they represent, those words' translation into English, and images of those English words, is described in an ACL 2018 paper.
Scott Aaronson's old note on frameworks for reasoning about large numbers, for enjoyment
Kevin Knight's note on unix commands, to help you with your bash skills
The Fundamental Whiteboard Difficulty (Scott Aaronson):
I figured that chalk has its problems—it breaks, the dust gets all over—but I could live with them, much more than I could live with the Fundamental Whiteboard Difficulty, of all the available markers always being dry whenever you want to explain anything.
I highly suggest Arch Linux for its configurability and the educational experience it provides…
Take my school email johnhew@stanford, and predict the TLD using your internal knowledge base.


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VCN - Speaking at a conference on deploying fiscal and budgetary tasks in 2019 of the Finance sector, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc appreciated achievements by the Finance sector in 2018 and affirmed the importance to the success of Vietnam's economy in general.
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|Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a speech.
Excessive revenue shows a great determination
The first point appreciated by the Prime Minister is the coordination with ministries sectors and localities in the task performance. This is a cause for the success. In 2018, the total state budget revenue surpassed the estimate by 7.8%, reaching VND 1.42 million, higher than the level reported to the National Assembly. This figure represented the outstanding effort and great determination of the whole sector. By the end of 2018, the tax agency has recovered tax debts of about VND 32,000 billion, and the Customs agency has recovered and dealt with tax debts of over VND 1,420 billion.
State budget spending was controlled more closely, more economically and proactively. State budget deficit was about 3.67% of GDP. The national reserve capacity has been significantly raised, ensuring timely handling of urgent arising tasks such as overcoming consequences of natural disasters, epidemics and ensuring national defense and security and social security. Public debt indicators were improved (it was estimated that to December 31, 2018, public debt balance was below 61% of GDP).
According to the Administrative Procedures Compliance Costs Index 2018 (APCI), the Taxation sector ranked first among 8 administrative procedure groups evaluated with the lowest compliance cost (more than 73,000 VND). In particular, the average processing time of an enterprise for an administrative procedure is only 2.9 working hours. The prevention and combat against smuggling, trade frauds and the financial and budgetary inspection and audit are more strengthened.
In addition to the achievements, the Prime Minister also asked the Finance sector to recognize shortcomings and limitations in the improvement of institutions, laws, administrative reforms and economic investment environment of some aspects that are still slowly changing and inconsistent. Policies are not stable or regularly modified, causing difficulties for people and businesses.
The Prime Minister requested that the Ministry of Finance needs to consistently consider the financial views towards the development and enrichment for farmers, agriculture and rural areas. By doing this, the country is truly prosperous and rich.
The Ministry of Finance also needs to concretize the Law on Support for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises with a simple financial policy and accounting regime to encourage and promote this type of business to develop right in 2019. "We cannot let a business force with great development potential failing to want to grow as fast as in the past," the Prime Minister noted.
According to the Prime Minister, professional ethics, behavioral culture, service spirit and attitude to people of some cadres and civil servants were still limited, there was also a public complaint about the negativity and harassment of some Tax and Customs officers. The Ministry of Finance needs to introduce solutions to handle the bottlenecks of administrative procedures in 2019 to ensure the improvement of the business investment environment, improve the national competitiveness and boost the country's economic development.
It is said that Vietnam has participated in many free trade agreements (FTAs), and the great opportunity from new generation FTAs is to expand the market by cutting tax rates and abolish trade barriers for Vietnamese goods for deeper connection in the global production and supply chain. The Prime Minister pointed out that the opportunities do not come naturally for businesses and the Government does not let businesses be on their own in finding opportunities. Ministries and sectors must be responsible for showing opportunities for enterprises.
With the Ministry of Finance, it is necessary to specify the field, commodity lines and roadmap of tariff reduction, opportunity for market entry via prices to improve profits for Vietnamese enterprises. To do this end, the new FTAs are meaningful and practical, and the new tax cuts will not affect the state budget. If this is successfully fulfilled, the Ministry of Finance will complete its responsibility for businesses and people.
The Prime Minister assessed that the inspection and audit of the Finance sector was still modest compared to the State Audit and Government Inspectorate. He emphasized that the Ministry of Finance needs a filter, and gives a measurement criteria for enterprises on law enforcement for fair, public and transparent treatment and does not make it difficult for businesses.
Leading in anti-corruption and waste combat
Entering 2019, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasized: The whole Finance sector must thoroughly grasp the spirit of the direction and operation theme of the Government in 2019: "Discipline, integrity, action, creativity and breakthrough and efficiency" to deploy tasks. Accordingly, striving to increase state budget revenue higher than that in 2018 with a total revenue of over VND 1.45 million billion; making a deficit of 3.5% of GDP; reducing the recurrent expenditure rate to 63% of the total state budget expenditure.
Restructuring the state budget and public debt according to Resolution 07-NQ / TW is a key and urgent task of the Finance sector to meet the technology revolution 4.0. There must be a synchronous solution, creating a larger fiscal space and more resources for active and flexible operation. There must be solutions to manage the budget towards increasing and reducing domestic revenue, reducing recurrent expenditures and deficit. In particular, promoting the renovation of public non-business units - an important task contributing to strongly reducing expenditures and human resource.
Regarding state budget collection, it is necessary to restructure and expand tax bases, raise revenues and expand the implementation of e-invoices. The Tax and Customs sectors need to better control to prevent losses, transfer prices, minimize outstanding tax debts and refund tax for right beneficiaries and in accordance with regulations.
The state budget expenditure has recently been more economical, but has been still wasteful in some aspects and needs to be reviewed more thoroughly. Meetings, commencement and foreign business trips need to be limited for development investment. At the same time, there must be better solutions to reduce deficit and public debts and encourage and monitor the use of loans.
The Finance sector should have a vision in managing macro issues, controlling inflation, price market, facilitating resources, and promoting sustainable and rapid growth. Along with that, offering solutions to stabilize the stock market and financial market in accordance with international practices and standards.
The financial sector also needs to tighten financial discipline in the system from central to local levels. It is also recommended that the financial management agencies are also units in charge of violations related to the use of state budget and public investment capital and ODA, causing wastefulness. The directors of the provincial and municipal Finance Services and the competent agencies must also do this well.
The task of thrift practice and waste combat and anti-corruption are the leading tasks of the Finance sector. Wrongly declaring the actual spending amount, taking advantage of the government's public fund to make a private fund for their unit and locality is also corruption. The Finance sector must be a leading unit in the effective and drastic performance of combat against corruption, wastefulness and showing off achievements.
The SOE equitization over the past time has been carried out slowly. Agencies that have been approved for equitization but have not implemented, need to be strictly handled. If this work is accelerated, it will bring many benefits, creating resources and contributing to prevention of corruption.
The management and use of public assets have shortcomings and have lasted for many years, which needs to be solved better in 2019, especially the use of public vehicles and public offices.
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The Finance sector must also attach importance to building the Party in the spirit of the Central Resolution 4, promote the prevention of self-movements and self-transformation. The Finance sector has set a requirement on strict law enforcement, which is for the other sectors to study and follow. Thereby, the Finance sector will create a good and favorable investment environment.
"I have a strong belief in a strong financial sector that makes an important contribution to the country's development and with a 74-year glorious tradition that will contribute to creating a Finance sector that deserves the trust of Party and people"- The Prime Minister stressed.
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Oat Waffles
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 10 min.
Makes8 waffles (about 6-1/2 inches)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup oat flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1-3/4 cups fat-free milk
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: Fresh fruit, maple syrup and powdered sugar
- In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Combine the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until combined.
- Pour batter by 1/2 cupfuls into a preheated waffle iron; bake according to manufacturer's directions until golden brown. Garnish with toppings as desired.
Editor's NoteAs a substitute for 1 cup oat flour, process 1-1/4 cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats until finely ground.
Nutrition Facts1 waffle: 178 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 54mg cholesterol, 307mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 2g fiber), 7g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 lean meat.
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loved this recipe...so filling...I omitted sugar and salt...added 1 tbs of vanilla ...2 tsp of cinnamon and instead of oil I used small container of apple sauce and a dash of nutmeg....plus I used 11/2 cups of oat flour and 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
Dec 8, 2012
Fluffy and tasty! I pulverized quick-cooking oatmeal since I didn't have oat four. Even though there were still some larger particles of oats (not all of the oats were completely turned to powder in my processor), the waffles still came out really good. Will be making again and would recommend trying to others!
Feb 23, 2012
I substitute the sugar for 2T of honey. They are yummy and a family favorite.
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The main runway at Gatwick airport has now reopened after a hole was discovered.
A number of flights were forced into holding patterns while others were diverted after the runway was shut last night as a "precautionary measure".
The airport's second runway, which the Evening Standard described as a "stand-in" landing strip not usually used for public flights, was brought into operation as engineers attempted to repair the tarmac.
Many flights were delayed while eight aircraft were diverted to other airports including Southampton.
It is the second time a hole has appeared in Gatwick's main runway, after a similar discovery in June led to scores of flights being delayed.
Experts have reportedly blamed warm weather and an increase in the number of flights over the summer, the Evening Standard reported.
Gatwick airport released a statement around 11.25pm last night saying the main runway was back in operation.


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Impact of Production System on Quality Indices Distribution in Butterhead Lettuce: A Comparative Study among Open Field and Greenhouse
Author(s): Goñi María G, Moreira María del R, Agüero María V and Roura Sara IGoñi María G, Moreira María del R, Agüero María V and Roura Sara I
Butterhead lettuce quality was followed through changes in physical, physiological, microbiological, nutritional and sensory indices during postharvest storage. Production was in greenhouses, traditional and mulch, and in the field. Greenhouse lettuce heads had higher nutritional and sensory quality at harvest and lower enzymatic browning. Increased exposure to environmental conditions for open field grown lettuce heads may initiate defense mechanisms that could affect texture, color and appearance. During refrigerated postharvest storage, greenhouse lettuce heads had better leaf color and texture and were less susceptible to enzymatic browning. There was no difference in postharvest shelf life for greenhouse and field grown plants. Production in greenhouses produced important marketing benefit, along greater weight per plant and leaf number, by increasing producer profitability.. Read More»


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How to choose the right curtains?
When choosing stylish, yet functionalCurtains, it should be remembered that any option must be thought through and selected suitable for the existing style of the interior. It is against its backdrop that furniture, curtains and other room accessories will loom.
Correctly selected color and pattern will help to hide design errors and visually change the proportions and size of the room, give a sense of completeness in the design of the interior.
Carefully analyze the room, veryIt is important to harmonize the color, structure and pattern of the fabric with the premises, for which curtains are selected. Color not only can create an atmosphere in the room, but also to regulate its illumination. So, if the purpose of changing the interior is a lack of sunlight in the room and to visually increase its space, it is better to use light classical fabrics for curtains. If the room is large enough, then heavy curtains will be a good option, which will create a sense of harmony, coziness and support the overall style of the interior.
The perception of color by an eye at all is various, therefore at a choice of color of curtains in premises it is necessary to show special pedantry.
Choosing a color scheme, you should think about how long the eye will be pleasant in daylight and artificial lighting, the result obtained at different times of the year.
Many make the mistake of choosing a color solutionCurtains in the tone of the decoration of the walls. This will result in the merging and depersonalization of the room. To prevent this from happening, the fabric should be chosen lighter or darker than the color of the wallpaper.
There is an opinion that monochrome curtains look likeInexpressively, but if the fabric has an original texture, it can become a colorful interior detail, and the modern variety of assortment of curtain materials will make an original choice. Curtains of classic single-color fabric is easiest to fit into the existing interior. A single color combination of colors is ideal for an interior, the accent in which is made on contrasting details: paintings, vases or furniture.
With patterned fabrics you need to be more careful, because besides the color in this case it is necessary to take into account the themes and correctly choose the character of the image, having linked it with the elements of interior and decor.
In a small room, you should not use fabrics with a large pattern, they should create coziness and revive the room.
Stylized fabrics and properly curtainsIs an ideal tool for masking design flaws or changing the proportions of the room. For example, in a room with a low ceiling, you can visually increase the ceiling if you choose curtains with vertical stripes. Or in a narrow room with a high ceiling, the horizontal bars will expand the room. Combining different bandwidths, you can achieve different optical effects.
Also, one should not forget that light warm colors visually push the boundaries of the room, while dark ones hide a significant part of the space.
Combinations of fabrics of different texture will allowA specific decorative effect, the color of fabrics will be deeper and richer, the pattern will become more complicated. Such combinations look great with polished wood, metal and leather. The cage and strip on the curtain with the most relief texture will be combined quite well with the furniture in the folk style.
Whatever colors, drapes or designYou have not chosen a composition, the main thing is to create a general mood of calmness and comfort. With a successful color and style solution, curtains can become not just an element of the interior, but also a real decoration of your home.


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Throughout his work, the Roman poet Horace displays many, sometimes conflicting, faces: these include dutiful son, expert lover, gentleman farmer, man about town, outsider, poet laureate, sharp satirist and measured moraliser. This book features a wide array of essays by an international team of scholars from a number of different academic disciplines, each one shedding new light on aspects of Horace's poetry and its later reception in literature, art and scholarship from antiquity to the present day. In particular, the collection seeks to investigate the fortunes of 'Horace' both as a literary personality and as a uniquely varied textual corpus of enormous importance to western culture. The poems shape an author to suit his poetic aims; readers reshape that author to suit their own aesthetic, social and political needs. Studying these various versions of Horace and their interaction illuminates the author, his poetry and his readers.


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Children heading overseas with parents or friends require their own, separate passport and visa (depending on the country). This means an individual photo. It doesn't matter if the child is a newborn or 17 years old, each one must possess a valid government issued booklet. The above regulations apply to children but there a few additional tips to photographing infants:
Attempting to track down a place and person to get your photo taken can be a challenge. Most everyone is busy with family, work and other activities. The last though is having to drive around a city, fight traffic and wait in long lines for a photo smaller than the palm of your hand. Luckily, countries are beginning to get on board with technology and allow conveniences for easier travel. Internet has changed how we all live our lives and receiving a passport or visa photo is also different. A few years ago, making the trek around town was the only alternative. A single photo took quite a while to obtain. Not to mention the cost. Even today, going to a post office or using another government facility can cost from 1000 to 1300 RUB. By choosing a trusted website such as MyPassportPhotos.com you could be spending 280 RUB on a single picture! Think of the amount of extra spending cash you can bring on vacation!
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|The General's Daughter (1999) [Captain Elizabeth Campbell]: Strangled by Timothy Hutton while tied up spread-eagled, staked to the ground. Her body is shown early in the movie while John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe investigate the scene, and the actual murder is finally shown in flashback near the end. (Nudity alert: Full frontal)
Unbreakable (2000) [Kelly]: Dies in a train wreck. The crash occurs off-screen, and her body is not shown afterwards, but it's established that Bruce Willis is the only survivor.


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We still need 290 more Gunn parent volunteers for the International Pot Luck on Thursday, April 20.
Please sign up: www.tinyurl.com/GunnInternational2017
Pot luck will be served during an extended lunch time from 12:30pm to 1:45pm. Purchase tickets at the SAC for students and staff for $5. Scholarship and Free & Reduced students are free.
Sample menu items:
- Asian: Vegetarian and Chicken Pot stickers, Fried Rice, Noodles, Sushi
- Europe/Middle East/Africa: Garlic Bread, Meat and Vegetarian Lasagna, Pasta, Quiche
- Indian: Chicken Curry, Mango Lassi, Matar Paneer, Naan, Rice, Vegetables
- Latin America: Enchiladas, Tamales, , Tacos, Guacamole, Salsa
- USA: Cole Slaw, Corn, Macaroni & Cheese, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Pulled Pork
- Desserts: Brownies, Cookies, Biscotti, Cupcakes, Fruit, Pie
There will be vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free food items available.
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- Healthy male and/or female subjects between the ages of 18-55, inclusive.
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Ryan was trained in genetics and cell biology at the University of California at Davis. Since 1988 he has worked in several biotechnology companies and as an independent biotech consultant focused on adding value to early stage therapeutic and technology efforts. Ryan is co-inventor of five US patents, has published multiple scientific communications, developed many applications for the drug discovery market, and lead collaborations worldwide with well-known pharmaceutical research teams from companies like Merck, Amgen, J&J, Novartis and AstraZeneca.
Trisha is a trained biologist with over 10 years of experience in biotechnology instrumentation development and laboratory management. For much of her career, Trisha has managed operations within multidisciplinary R&D laboratories and cell culture core facilities. In these roles, she has designed and implemented business processes to achieve operational excellence and scale organizations safely and efficiently. Trisha has also made significant contributions to the design and development of many products that biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies rely upon daily. These products include high precision and high throughput electrophysiology, cellular imaging, and label-free biosensors systems for the study of complex cell signaling pathways. Trisha earned her Bachelor of Science in biology with a minor in chemistry at California State University, East Bay.


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Bomshbee, a Hong Kong-based manufacturer, has debuted its line of contemporary dinnerware in the U.S. The company was founded by three brothers that have a penchant for contemporary design.
The new line of products are designed to elevate tableware through intelligent design, exquisite aesthetics, elegant form and function, said the company. The new dinnerware collection is made of white tinge clay and ash grey tinge porcelain. The dinnerware is available in full sets or open stock pieces including dinner plates, salad plates, bowls, mugs and pitchers.
The company has also introduced glassware, drinkware, serveware, storage and home fragrances.


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Your sanctuary within the city you love, Bloom Towers is close to everything but far from ordinary. Located on the edge of JVC, one of Dubai's most popular and exciting young communities, it is moments away from lush parks and community facilities, as well as shopping, dining and leisure to suit every taste. Its prime position on the edge of JVC ensures easy in and out access to the city's main arteries and all your favorite spots around Dubai.
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Concord, California (EastBayDaily) — Marissa Berger, founder of Marissa Berger Interactive (mb/i), a San Francisco Bay Area web design firm, presents 8 key items to consider in planning an effective e-commerce website:
1) Focus on the objective – Selling the product. Every design decision on an e-commerce site should be made with this goal in mind. However, there are a number of relevant secondary objectives that can be integrated into the plan without detracting from the main goal. These include growing an email list, encouraging social media sharing, gathering testimonials and product reviews and more.
2) Navigate for the Customers. E-commerce is about the products for sale. The primary navigation should reflect how shoppers browse and categorize those products. Every page should be designed to facilitate movement towards the checkout. "Add to cart" links should always appear above the fold; even if that means information justifying the purchase must come lower down the page.
3) Use Appropriate Content. Pick content that best shows off the products. Consistency is key in the content types offered. Some valuable content types include professional photography, before and after pictures, customer reviews, engaging product descriptions, technical specifications and more.
4) Brand Site Properly. Online and offline branding must reflect and enhance each other, but on an e-commerce site, a clean, product-centric layout is essential. All online branding must be done in a way that supports the products the site sells.
5) Stay Current – keep content and promotions up to date.
6) Consider the details. How the details are handled will make a great impact on both cost and timing. Some of the important details to consider include inventory, shipping, promotions and/or discount offerings, among others.
7) Plan SEO with People in Mind. Humans should be the primary audience, but there are a number of ways in which one can be friendly towards people and search engines at the same time including the use of product names as page titles when descriptive, the use of targeted search phrases when writing product descriptions, the creation of unique landing pages, and many others .
8) Test and Monitor Outcomes. Never assume the e-commerce site is doing the all the work. Pick the measure that are important and confirm that the site is delivering. Look for weaknesses and test them until the outcomes are better.
"E-commerce can be simple or very tricky. Thorough planning is what will keep your site on track," says web designer Marissa Berger.
For more information on any of mb/i's other products or services, call them at (925) 435-1514 or visit them on the web at marissaberger.com. MB/I offers a complimentary 30-60 minute consultation by phone or in person, depending on the caller's location.
About Marissa Berger Interactive Marissa Berger Interactive (mb/i) is a San Francisco Bay Area web design company that specializes in popular open-source content management systems such as Drupal and WordPress. MB/I has been developing websites since 2000 and has a diverse online portfolio of over 125 websites.


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The Best Western Plus Universal Inn in Orlando is directly across from Universal Studios®, Harry Potter® & the Island of Adventure®, so guests can walk to their destination.
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