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No one wants to go through life in discomfort, whether physical or emotional. For many women, quality of life takes a significant downturn around the time of menopause. As estrogen levels drop, lots of unwelcome changes occur, affecting not only your body but your general attitude. Fortunately, there is help—and restoration—available, in the form of bioidentical hormone treatment. A skilled doctor can help you feel good about yourself again.
Not all women who benefit from Newport Beach bioidentical hormone treatment have reached full-blown menopause, which is defined as not experiencing a period for one year or more. Many such women are in the perimenopausal stage, which usually occurs around the age of 40 but can start earlier. Symptoms of perimenopause are similar to menopausal symptoms, and include:
In most women, perimenopause lasts a few years before menopause arrives, but some women may remain perimenopausal for only a few months and others for many years until their period stop once and for all. The average age at which menopause begins for women in the United States is 51.
Menopause brings additional symptoms, potentially including:
Several of these symptoms can seriously affect a woman's quality of life, including her relationships and employment.
During a woman's reproductive life, her ovaries create estrogen. Once the ovaries start shutting down in perimenopause, a woman's fat cells become her primary estrogen sources. Conventional hormone treatment replaces a woman's estrogen with estrogen obtained from pregnant mares' urine. Such conjugated equine estrogens are natural for horses, but not human females.
Bioidentical hormones, on the other hand, are derived from plant sources such as wild yam and soy. They are identical on the molecular level to the hormones produced by a woman's ovaries, and her body recognizes them as such.
Bioidentical hormones do not have the same risks as conventional estrogen replacement therapy. The latter may increase the risk of heart disease and breast cancer. Conversely, bioidentical hormones may help stave off many common diseases of old age, including macular degeneration, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer's disease.
After performing a complete physical examination and taking an extensive medical history, the doctor takes either a blood or saliva sample to determine a woman's hormone levels. Based on those levels, an individualized bioidentical hormone dosage can be calculated for each patient.
Because each woman receives the exact amount of hormones necessary for her at that time, her prescription is custom-made at a state-of-the-art compounding pharmacy. Bioidentical hormones are available in tablet, injectable, intradermal pellet, and cream forms, and each patient can discuss the best type for her with their doctor.
Women receiving bioidentical hormone treatments must return for regular monitoring and dosage adjustment, as needed. In addition, the doctor would likely design a diet and exercise plan for the needs of each patient and may recommend appropriate supplements. The goal is always obtaining optimal health for each patient.
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December 4, 1779, Cannock, Staffordshire, England.
December 29, 1823, Sheffield, England (Julian says the Gentlemen's Magazine incorrectly published Cotterill's death date as January 5, 1824).
After attending the boarding school of J. Lomax, Cotterill went to the Free School in Birmingham. He then studied at St. John's College, Cambridge (BA 1801, MA 1805), of which he became a Fellow.
Taking Holy Orders, he became curate of Tutbury in June 1803. Subsequently, he was incumbent of Lane End, Staffordshire (1808–17), and perpetual curate of St. Paul's, Sheffield (1817–23).
Cotterill published his Family Prayers in six editions. Though he wrote some original hymns, he is better known as the compiler of A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for Public and Private Use, Adapted to the Festivals of the Church of England, which had a marked effect on modern hymnals (first edition 1810, ninth edition 1820). Cotterill himself contributed 25 original hymns and versions of individual psalms to the Selection.


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Early Years
Pauli Murray was born on November 20, 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland to William Henry and Agnes Murray. Her mother died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1914, prompting Pauli's move to Durham, North Carolina to be raised by her Aunt Pauline and her maternal grandparents. Her five siblings were raised in Baltimore by their father's sister and brother.
Murray's Aunt Pauline was a school teacher, so Murray grew up learning alongside third graders in her aunt's classroom until she was old enough to enter school herself. In 1926, Pauli Murray graduated at the top of her class of forty from Hillside High School in Durham.1
Educational Achievements
After graduating from Hillside High School, Pauli Murray sought higher education in New York. She was turned away from Columbia for being a woman, and subsequently looked at Hunter College. In order to qualify, Murray had to complete extra requirements in high school, so she enrolled in Richmond Hills High School, completing all of the necessary classes and graduating with honors in a class of more than two hundred.2
She graduated Hunter College in 1933, starting a series of academic achievements that would help shape the rest of her life. A timeline of Pauli Murray's educational accomplishments are below. Her education helped contribute to her activism, many publications and strong legacy.3
1926 – Graduates Hillside High School
1927 – Graduates Richmond Hills High School
1933 – Graduates Hunter College
1944 – Graduates from Howard Law School*
1945 – Receives a Masters of Law degree from University of California, Berkeley
1965 – Receives a Doctor of Juridical Science from Yale Law
1976 – Receives a Master of Divinity degree from the General Theological Seminary
*Pauli Murray graduated Howard Law School cum laude and as the only female in her class.
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by Gerald P. Ghazi, J.D.
Beekeeping. Cloud Operations Specialist. Certified Nursing Assistant. Hotel Manager. Aerospace Engineer. What do these all have in common? They are all apprenticeships. More businesses in more industry sectors are starting to think about apprenticeship as a talent development solution. Apprenticeship is a flexible, cost-effective model that can be adapted to almost any position across sectors.
Despite all this, why is it sometimes hard to get businesses interested in apprenticeship and a challenge to "close the deal"? I frequently hear from business engagement professionals – whether from an apprenticeship office, community college, the workforce development system, or an industry intermediary – how challenging it is to get businesses on board to start an apprenticeship or self-identify that what they are already doing as part of their workforce development strategy is apprenticeship. These challenges range from struggling to articulate the value proposition of apprenticeship to overcoming companies' fears about paperwork and compliance burdens to concerns about the perceived costs of apprenticeship.
Business engagement does take time and commitment and building relationships does not happen overnight. Through my over 20 years of partnering with businesses on apprenticeship, I have seen three common mis-steps in how people approach apprenticeship business engagement.
Interested in learning more about these tips and other successful apprenticeship business engagement strategies? Maher & Maher recently developed a new set of tools for the U.S. Department of Labor. These tools can help business engagement professionals develop and improve their ability to work with employers to expand the use of apprenticeship.
Maher & Maher, an IMPAQ Company, is a specialized change management and talent development consulting firm based in New Jersey and Washington, D.C. The firm is U.S. Department of Labor's national technical assistance provider supporting the Employment and Training Administration's implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and a number of other priority initiatives of the administration that advance and promote the public workforce system. Maher is also currently involved in a number of sector strategy, regional planning, organizational strategic planning and training initiatives in multiple state and regional areas. For more information about our services, visit our website or call us at 1-888-90-Maher.


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- Business Insider/Jessica Lin
Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia may be flying high today, but this wasn't always the case.
After 16 years with Tony Fernandes at the helm, the airline has grown from having just two planes and 250 employees, to a group of companies with a total of 220 planes and 20,000 staff in its payroll.
The company's group CEO recounted his experience growing the airline at the Money 20/20 conference in Singapore on Thursday (Mar 15), where he officially launched the company's new fintech platform BigPay.
"I came from the music industry, and I actually had no idea about airlines, and I have no idea about fintech – so we're about to succeed," he said to roaring laughter from the audience.
Telling the audience about the humble beginnings of AirAsia, Fernandes said: "There's a very fine line between brilliance and stupidity – it's very, very narrow. But I thought, you know, I'm 30 plus – if I fail, I fail. I didn't want to sit there and say 'I wish I did that'."
When Fernandes offered to buy a debt-ridden AirAsia from its original owner DRB Hicom for RM1 (25 cents), the sellers were quick to accept and eager to offload the airline to him.
"I thought: 'Damn. I should've said – pay me to take this airline'," Fernandes said.
- The Business Times
Referring to the bird livery on the original AirAsia plane under its former owner, Fernandes said: "I don't know why other airlines are obsessed with animals."
He also poked fun at other airlines in his speech littered with jokes.
"In Malaysia, there's an airline called Firefly – really stupid name because it is the shortest-living insect in the insect kingdom. And there's Tiger here, oh no there's no more Tiger… there's Scoot – another great name," he said to an amused and tickled audience.
There will always be calamity
Although it's been successful, AirAsia has had to weather its fair share of storms.
But Fernandes, 53, said the journey has been "great" despite having to deal with all the problems of the aviation industry.
"There's always going to be problems (and) calamity, but there's always a way around it. And every time there is a crisis, there's an opportunity. So don't get demotivated when things are not going as planned," he said to the crowd of hundreds.
- The New Paper
Remembering the Sars pandemic in 2002 and 2003, Fernandes said his marketing team had thought it was the end of AirAsia's business because nobody dared to take airplanes.
But instead of caving to pressure, Fernandes told them to triple their marketing efforts.
His directive to them was to increase marketing, and drop the ticket fares.
"Because I knew Malaysians very well – if you put a fare low enough, they will risk their lives," he joked.
And his plan worked.
"We didn't fill the planes, but we made a bit of money and we survived," he said.
The secret sauce
Throughout its history, AirAsia has always found a way to disrupt the market in different ways, Fernandes said.
"60 per cent of our routes are routes that no one ever did before," he added, citing the Macau route as an example.
- The New Paper
He said: "We started with one flight a day, and we now have 22 flights a day. We're bigger than Air Macau."
The Kuala Lumpur-born CEO was evidently proud of the fact that despite his initial lack of knowledge of the industry, AirAsia has now won in the low-cost category of the Skytrax awards nine consecutive times.
And the secret behind the airline's success, he said, is its people.
Addressing entrepreneurs and company owners in the audience, Fernandes said: "Your biggest asset is your people."
One of the highlights of his leadership style is the fact that he looks worse than his employees, he said.
- The Straits Times
"We don't dress up. I dressed up today for Money 20/20, but generally, I look worse than my staff, because if you look better, there's a little bit of a distance. But if you look worse, they feel comfortable talking to you," he said.
"It tends to be a problem at Malaysian airports because they think I'm an illegal immigrant but I'll live with that," he said as the audience erupted in laughter once more.
Calling AirAsia "a place of innovation", Fernandes said the company is "all about people, believing in people, and believing in ideas and allowing ideas to just take and not worrying too much about risk".
Women a big part of company's success
According to Fernandes, AirAsia was the first airline in Malaysia and Asean to ever have female pilots.
"That's such an obvious thing. Why cut out 50 per cent of the workforce?" he asked.
Today, 10 per cent of AirAsia's workforce is made up of female pilots. A Forbes article reported in 2016 that only 5 per cent of pilots in the US and Canada are female.
AirAsia even counts former Miss Thailand Chananporn Rosja one of its pilots.
"We're the only airline in the world with a Miss Thailand flying for them – beat that, Singapore Airlines," Fernandes said.
Jokes aside, the moral of the story, he said, is that companies should behave in a way that its people can pursue their dreams without being afraid.
"We're such a flat structure that anyone can believe that they can ask anything, or innovate, or dream to progress themselves or progress the company," he said.


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Then & Now
Something Old….
Iron work began on the banks of the French Creek in 1783 and continued, weathering massive changes in ferrous metalworking techniques, for 200 years. The foundry produced castings ancillary to the Phoenix Iron and Steel Company's main business as a manufacturer and fabricator of steel structures. Among these ancillary items were joint blocks used to connect the Phoenix columns of bridges erected by Phoenix Bridge Company a wholly owned engineering and fabrication subsidiary of the steel works.
Constructed in 1882, the foundry of the Phoenix Iron and Steel Company poured iron castings well into the 1970s. Truss work fabricated in the Phoenix Iron and Steel works using steel smelted and rolled in the Phoenix mills, supports the slate roof. The walls supporting the clerestory roof are rubble-core rough cut stone pierced by brick-trimmed windows and doors. The 8,000-square-foot pouring and molding floor was shaped by the requirements of casting. Integral equipment includes two cupolas, two core ovens and four gantry cranes dedicated to moving sand molds and heavy castings around the sandy shop floor.
The Foundry was a self-contained operation. Many of the old wooden molds that were used to create the machinery for other parts of the mill show the intricacy and detailed craftsmanship that went into the making of the machinery. There is a huge wooden crane inside the Foundry, still in its original location, thought to be the last and largest of its kind left in the entire United States. The ingeniousness of its design tells its own story about the standard of quality and inventiveness that made the Phoenix Iron Works respected and renowned throughout the world.
Built of locally quarried sandstone, the Foundry's walls are two feet thick. The dark red and purple veins in the deep russet stone give the building a dramatic and haunting quality. One is reminded of medieval castle walls; still standing and undefeated by time. Indeed, its large Romanesque window and door apertures underscore the impression of a building that has withstood the ages.
Ironically, it's massive, almost 14,000 square foot size, is relieved by the large openings. A unique band of clerestory windows divides the double tiered roof structure. These windows served several purposes. They allow light from above, much the way that skylights do today. They also provided the means by which intense heat produced by the furnaces could escape the building.
Something New…..
On December 29, 2006 The Hankin Group of Exton, PA acquired the Phoenix Foundry property from the Phoenixville Area Economic Development Corporation (PAEDCO). The sale was facilitated by the participation of the Chester County Industrial Development Authority. The Hankin Group is a dynamic real estate development company located in Chester County whose main focus is to design, construct and maintain multi-functional, new urbanist communities' consisting of commercial, residential and retail properties.
The Hankin Group handled the interior renovations with plans for an "Entertainment and Special Event" venue. Completed in 2008, the Foundry now serves as a flexible facility that can accommodate a variety of events from formal weddings to corporate conferences to live performances and exhibit space. The Industrial character of the turn of the century steel foundry is largely intact and has been improved to provide a sense of sophistication and elegance that is necessary to attract weddings and other formal affairs.
Listed in the National register in 1987 as a contributing structure in the Phoenixville Historic District, the adaptive reuse of this old building in many ways is serving to bring the town back to life.
Phoenixville Foundry is celebrating it's 8th year Anniversary as one of Chester County's most unique, premiere event venues. We are honored to host many different events in our extraodinary space and have allowed us to share with you the "Then and Now" history and how this amazing building has evolved from it's beginning in 1882 to it's new beginning in 2008!


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IVY Residences is attached to the Ivy Hotel which is a Starwood run luxury Hotel and spa. The Ivy Spa offers a variety of services including but not limited to massages, facials, manicures, pedicures as well as a variety of gym membership packages. The IVY is the only luxury condo downtown Minneapolis that is attached to the skyway system. This along with all of the other amenities offered in the building make this one of the most sought after luxury condo high-rises in Minneapolis.
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Very few things get me as upset as some ignorant man posting on Facebook that we need more ignorant men. The post starts out saying, The masculine America male is a dying breed. We have been told for far to long that violence isn't the answer. It goes on to say that males now, have to wear skinny jeans and shave their chests. What about smoking cigarettes without a filter, drinking your coffee black and writing your name in the snow with your piss? Aren't those important too?
What about violence being the answer? I'll get to the important points of shaving our chests and the skinny jeans later. But back to violence. Sure, sometimes you need to stand up for yourself. Usually, it's to some other stereotypical male who wants to act tough, or look big in the eyes of his friends. Alcohol is generally involved. But it takes two to fight so I would just shake my head and walk away.
Of course I'm above average in height and weight and it didn't happen often. Maybe I looked like too much trouble. I know a man bigger than I am, stronger too. He never got into fights either. He said it looked like it might happen once, but he grabbed the guy in the crook of his arm and said: "Really?" the guy changed his mind. Oh, this man was trained as a baker and is a very loving husband and father.
I think the idea of being a man comes from where you live. If you live someplace rural, a man might need to buck bales, chop wood, fix an engine, carry a knife, butcher a hog and shoot a gun. However, there are plenty of women who can do these same things. So, I don't think these skills necessarily make you a man, they just make you competent for your environment.
The point I'm trying to make is that being a stereotypical male doesn't make you a man. Here are some things that do. They pertain to women as well. Raise your children. Be a good example, and discipline them when they need it. Be the kind of person who can make a deal on a handshake. Be honest, stick to your word. Do what's right, even if it isn't easy. Stand up for the weak and vulnerable. Put your family's needs before your own. I believe these are more important than knowing how to whittle and spit.
Oh, and as far as shaving your chest and wearing skinny jeans, I'll leave those decisions entirely up to you.


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To avoid confusion, here is a glossary of terms that we use for UBOS.
- App
On UBOS, an App is a software application that provides direct value to the user without any further additions, integrations or customizations. Apps generally have software dependencies only on Packages provided as part of UBOS.
UBOS Apps are typically web Apps, i.e. Apps whose primary user interface is presented using a web browser. Some examples for UBOS Apps are:
- Wordpress (blogging and publishing)
- A house monitoring application, accessible over http or https.
One Device can generally have many installed Apps, distributed over several Sites and AppConfigurations.
Middleware components (e.g. databases) are not considered Apps because the user generally does not directly interact with them.
- Accessory
An Accessory on UBOS is a software module that adds to or modifies the functionality of an App. Accessories includes things such as plugins, themes, skins, extensions, add-ons and the like. UBOS uses the term "Accessory" as a consistent, common term for all of those.
Examples for what UBOS would call Accessories are:
- themes or skins that change the graphic layout of Wordpress;
- a module that requires users to fill out a captcha before they can register for a wiki;
- a module that adds a Facebook Like button to an App.
- AppConfigId
UBOS identifies each App installed at a particular Site with a unique identifier, such as aa6b76deec72fc2e86c812372e5922b9533ca2d58. UBOS commands that refer to a particular installation of an App generally require that the corresponding AppConfigId is specified. This is particularly important if a Device has several installations of the same App, such as at different Sites and AppConfigurations.
To determine an AppConfigId, execute:
% sudo ubos-admin listsites
Because the AppConfigId is long and unwieldy, you can alternatively use only its first few characters, as long as they are unique on your host and you append three periods at the end. For example, if there is no other App installed on your device whose AppConfigId starts with aa, you can use aa... as a shorthand.
- AppConfiguration
The installation of an App at a particular Site (aka virtual host) with a certain Context Path.
For example, if a Device runs the two virtual hosts example.com and example.net, and Wordpress is installed at http://example.com/blog/, at http://example.com/notes/ and at the root of https://example.net/, the Device runs three AppConfigurations. If can also run several other AppConfigurations for other Apps. Each of the AppConfigurations usually has its own database, data storage, set of Accessories and Customization Points.
AppConfigurations are identified through AppConfigIds.
- AppConfigItem
- A file, directory, systemd service, database or other item that needs to be provisioned to deploy an AppConfiguration. AppConfigItems are defined in an App's or Accessory's UBOS Manifest JSON.
- Arch Linux
- A rolling-release GNU/Linux distribution developed at http://archlinux.org/ and ported to various ARM architectures at http://archlinuxarm.org/ .
- Context Path
- The "file" part of a URL to which an App is deployed, without a trailing slash. For example, if an App has been deployed to URL http://example.com/blog/, its Context Path would be /blog. If it were deployed to the root of the Site, the Context Path would be the empty string.
- Customization Point
A variable whose value can be customized by the user. For example, an App might allow the user to configure the title of the App upon installation. In this case, the App might declare a Customization Point called title in its UBOS Manifest. It may or may not specify a default value.
The user must (if a Customization Point does not have a default value) or can (if it does have a default value) specify a value for the Customization Point in their Site JSON. That way, each installation of the App can have a different title, for example.
- Depot
- The site http://depot.ubos.net/ through which UBOS Packages are distributed. The UBOS Depot hosts several repositories in several release channels.
- Device
- Any physical or virtualized computer running UBOS. This could be a Raspberry Pi, an x86 server, an instance on Amazon EC2 or a virtual machine on your desktop with virtualization software such as VirtualBox or VMWare.
- Flock
- See Shepherd.
- Home Server
- A computer that is primarily accessed over the network, and fully owned by the person who purchased it. For example, a Raspberry Pi running a web application that allows users to control the lights in their house from a web browser would be a Home Server. As a counter-example, if users could control the lights in their house from a web browser connecting to some vendor's website, this may involve a "server" in their house, but not one they control.
- Indie Application
- A web application that can be installed on hardware, or on a hosting provider of the user's choosing. Contrast with a typical website were the user does not have this choice.
- Indie IoT
- The part of the Internet of Things that is independently owned and operated. Contrast with "Overlord IoT". For example, the NEST thermostat is not part of the Indie IoT (Google hermetically seals the device, and siphons the data before the "owner" of the device sees it), while a similar product that kept data local and allowed the owner to modify it at will would be part of the Indie IoT.
- LetsEncrypt
- A certificate authority that provides free SSL/TLS certificates accepted by most browsers. See https://letsencrypt.org/.
- Multicast DNS (mDNS)
- The multicast DNS system allows users to use certain human-friendly hostnames (like ubos-pc.local) on local-area networks without having to configure DNS servers.
- Network Configuration
- In UBOS, a Network Configuration is a set of active network interfaces, their configuration, and the configuration of associated services such as DNS, firewall, and the like.
- Package
- A set of code components, and other files that logically belong together. For example, the wordpress Package contains all code specific to Wordpress, but no code that might also be used by other packages. Such other code, e.g. PHP, would be contained in a separate Package.
- Personal Server
- See Home Server.
- The build script for creating a UBOS or Arch Linux Package. The Arch Linux wiki has a good description.
- Release Channel
- A maturity level for an UBOS release. See also UBOS build and release process. UBOS is developed on channel red, which contains bleeding-edge, untested "alpha" quality code. Channel yellow corresponds to traditional "beta" code, while green is the production channel. End users almost always will subscribe to green, while developers will do most of their work on red and yellow.
- Repository
- A collection of packages. For example, the UBOS tools Repository contains tools useful to the developer, but not to the end user. By default, UBOS Devices do not use the tools repository, but= developers can easily add it to take advantage of the provided development tools.
- Role
- To successfully deploy a functioning App, all AppConfigItems in all Roles specified in the App's UBOS Manifest must be deployed. Each Role relates to a particular "tier" in a multi-tiered web architecture implemented with a particular service, such as "Apache2" or "MySQL". Currently, UBOS only supports collocation of all Roles on the same Device. (See also Roles section.)
- Rolling Release
- Most operating system distros release a major release every couple of years with major new features, and then minor updates on a regular basis. A distro using Rolling Releases, such as UBOS, provides updates on a continuous basis without major jumps. This allows user devices to be more up-to-date more of the time, and avoids often error-prone major upgrades.
- Shepherd
- The UBOS Shepherd is the person who administers one or more Devices running UBOS. These Devices are called the Flock. The Shepherd uses a USB stick, called the UBOS Staff, to configure each Device in the Flock by booting it while the Staff has been inserted into the Device's USB port. Configuration information picked up by the UBOS Device will remain valid until the Shepherd reboots the Device with the Staff present again.
- Site
- Short for website; all the Apps and functionality at the same hostname, e.g. virtual host. Sites are referred to by SiteIds.
- Site JSON
A JSON file that contains all meta-data about a Site, including its hostname, whether it uses TLS and potentially the TLS keys and certificates, which Apps are installed at which relative URLs, and so forth. To obtain the full Site JSON for a particular installed Site with SiteId <siteid>, execute:
% sudo ubos-admin showsite --json --siteid <siteid>
To deploy or update a deployed Site to the configuration contained in a Site JSON file called <site-json-file>, execute:
% sudo ubos-admin deploy --file <site-json-file>
- SiteId
UBOS identifies sites with a unique identifier, such as s4100f3ed79b845dc04a974c0144f5c5b2f81face. UBOS commands that refer to a particular Site generally require that the Site's SiteId is specified. (See also AppConfigId.)
To determine a Site's SiteId, execute:
% sudo ubos-admin listsites
Because the SiteIds is long and unwieldy, you can alternatively use only its first few characters, as long as they are unique on your host and you append three periods at the end.
For example, if there is no other Site installed on your host whose SiteId starts with s41, you can use s41... as a shorthand.
Many commands also accept the current hostname of the Site instead of the SiteId.
- Staff
- See Shepherd.
- UBOS Manifest
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Road Work scheduled to begin August 21, 2018
Parkwood Road area and Disposal area
PJ Keating will be milling Parkwood Road and then the Yarmouth Disposal area on Tuesday August 22. Thursday August 23 Lawrence Lynch will then pave Parkwood Road and then the Yarmouth Disposal area.
Police Details & a Town inspector will be on site at all times for traffic control & public assistance. Please note that the mill work being done on Tuesday be at a depth of 2.5". This work goes along very quickly and will cause minimal delays.
Please accept our apologies for this very short notice; however our contractor only provided his schedule to us this morning and we did not wish to postpone this important project any longer.
Please direct questions or concerns to the DPW Administrative office at 508-398-2231, Ext. 1250.
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Friday, Oct 3, 2014
The platform change, which will occur Jan. 1, will ultimately mean better content for readers with more up-to-date stories and interactive features. The transition mirrors a nationwide trend – readers are consuming more and more news online or on mobile devices, while online advertisers continue to increase their investment in digital products. Major news outlets like Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report have already converted to online publishing in recent years.
Traditional readers will be glad to hear that UCBJ won't discontinue its print product entirely. At least three of the journal's most widely read editions will remain, including health care, Ovation Awards and tourism. However, those issues will be direct mailed only to the journal's online subscribers.
"We've been studying this digital trend for several years now," said UCBJ Publisher Mike McCloud. "We feel like the time has finally come when both Upper Cumberland readers and businesses are interested in relevant content that can be consumed fast, shared easily and saved digitally. It also allows us to give our readers access to information timely, without delay or page-count limitations, while our advertisers can benefit from targeted ad placement and distribution."
The UCBJ is circulated in 14 counties throughout the region, but the online version is and will be accessible worldwide. Parts of the online edition will be free to everyone, but digital subscribers will get full access to all UCBJ content and features (as well as special print editions) for $8 a month or a discounted rate of just $75 annually.
For more information about this transition, visit www.ucbjournal.com or call (931) 528-8852.
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It is with the saddest face ever that I have to take a break for Couch Cruisin'. I do not know how long of a break. Hopefully not long. My classes and other obligations are sucking up all of my time and energy. I never have time to watch the shows and give you my best analysis possible. I'd rather step away until I have the time, instead of checking a box to say I've done it. It sucks and I hate doing this, I really hate it. I love blogging about things I love like anime and Firefly. I also love interacting with the ani-blogger community, where I talk to some of the coolest and smartest people ever! But, unfortunately, when you're adult you have to prioritize, make sacrifices.
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A neighbourhood Italian in Shepherd's Bush.
It's always a good sign if you hear the warm, vowel-rich song of Italian when walking into an Italian restaurant. From the staff to the customers crowded in large familial groups, this is the story at Bocconi, an affordable neighbourhood ristorante with basic Italianate decor. The food, like the interiors, is beautifully bare-boned. Think well-priced cicchetti (small hot and cold dishes), pastas and meaty mains. Quality ingredients like portly crescents of porcini and fried rings of squid were not overly fretted with and instead left to speak for themselves. A cube of pistachio tiramisu with defined, velvety strata stole the show. With a glittering of buttery green nuts and a spike of well-infused espresso, this dish didn't just speak for itself – it sang.
Everything else? It ranged from the 'eh, just fine' to the not so fine, such as the mono-textured truffle and mushroom tagliatelle special. The ponging truffle paste (there were no shavings in sight) and gummy pasta (about ten minutes too late to be called al dente) combined to deliver a sad, sit-in-your-stomach consistency.
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Yesterday I worked out at our local YMCA for the first time in about two months. And I went to my first Weight Watchers meeting since September 10. I am trying to get my health back on track after a very stressful fall with various child health emergencies.
This workout selfie was taken after completing Week 1, Day 1 of the Couch to 5K plan. It was super easy. I felt good during and after! It feels pretty amazing to be breaking a sweat again at our good ol' smelly Y.
I tend to cocoon during stress and eat nasty good food like McDonald's and Halloween candy by the fistful and the only exercise I want to do is take long walks with my dog.
What do you do when life hands you a steaming pile of crap? Lately all I've been able to manage is to shovel fries in my mouth, put on my robe, and scroll through Facebook.
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What Credit Score Do You Need To Buy A House?
There are many misconceptions about the credit score needed to buy a house. Recently, it was reported that 24% of renters believe they need a 780-800 credit score to be considered for a mortgage. The reality is they are misinformed!
Only 25% of the Americans have a FICO® Score between 740 and 800. Here is the breakdown according to Experian:
Randy Hopper, Senior Vice President of Mortgage Lending for Navy Federal Credit Union said,
"Just because you have a low credit score doesn't mean you can't purchase a home. There are a lot of options out there for consumers with low FICO® scores,"
There are many programs available with low or no credit score requirement. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) now requires a minimum FICO® score of 580 if you want to qualify for the low down payment advantage. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) does not set a minimum credit score requirement, but most lenders require a score of at least 640. Veterans Affairs(VA) loans have no credit score requirement.
It is true that the average FICO® score for all closed loans in January was 726, but there are plenty of people taking advantage of the low credit score requirements. Here is the average FICO® Score of closed FHA Loans since April 2012 according to Ellie Mae:
As you can see, that number has been dropping for the last seven years. As a matter of fact, the average FHA Purchase FICO® Score reported in January 2019 was 675!
One of the challenges is that Americans are unsure about their credit score. They just assume that it is too low to qualify and do not double check. Credit.com confirmed that only 57% of individuals sought out their credit score at least once last year.
FICO® reported,
"Since October 2009, the average year-over-year FICO® Score has steadily and consistently increased, from a low of 686 in 2009 to the latest high of 704 as of 2018."
Here is the increase in the average US FICO® Score over the same period of time as the graph earlier.
At least 84% of Americans have a score that will allow them to buy a house. If you are unsure what your score is or would like to improve your score in order to become a homeowner, let's get together to help you set a path to reach your dream!Read More
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With home prices on the rise and buyer demand still strong, some sellers may be tempted to try and sell their homes on their own without using the services of a real estate professional.
Real estate agents are trained and experienced in negotiation and, in most cases, the seller is not. Sellers must realize that their ability to negotiate will determine whether or not they get the best deal for themselves and their families.
The percentage of sellers who have hired real estate agents to sell their homes has increased steadily over the last 20 years. Let's get together to discuss all that we can do to make the process easier for you.Read More
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The True Cost of NOT Owning Your Home
Owning a home has great financial benefits, yet many continue to rent! Today, let's look at the financial reasons why owning a home of your own has been a part of the American Dream for the entirety of America's existence.
Realtor.com reported that:
"Buying remains the more attractive option in the long term – that remains the American dream, and it's true in many markets where renting has become really the shortsighted option…as people get more savings in their pockets, buying becomes the better option."
1. In a previous blog, we highlighted the top 5 financial benefits of homeownership:
2. Studies have shown that a homeowner's net worth is 44x greater than that of a renter.
3. Less than a month ago, we explained that a family that purchased an average-priced home at the beginning of 2018 could build more than $49,000 in family wealth over the next five years.
4. Some argue that renting eliminates the cost of taxes and home repairs, but every potential renter must realize that all the expenses the landlord incurs are already baked into the rent payment – along with a profit margin!
Owning your home has many social and financial benefits that cannot be achieved by renting.Read More
Dispelling the Myth About Home Affordability
We have all seen the headlines that report that buying a home is less affordable today than it was at any other time in the last ten years, and those headlines are accurate. But, have you ever wondered why the headlines don't say the last 25 years, the last 20 years, or even the last 11 years?
Obviously, buying a home is more expensive now than during the ten years immediately following one of the worst housing crashes in American history.
Over the past decade, the market was flooded with distressed properties (foreclosures and short sales) that were selling at 10-50% discounts. There were so many distressed properties that the prices of non-distressed properties in the same neighborhoods were lowered and mortgage rates were kept low to help the economy.
Prices have since recovered and mortgage rates have increased as the economy has gained strength. This has and will continue to impact housing affordability moving forward.
However, let's give affordability some historical context. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) issues their Affordability Index each month. According to NAR:
"The Monthly Housing Affordability Index measures whether or not a typical family earns enough income to qualify for a mortgage loan on a typical home at the national and regional levels based on the most recent monthly price and income data."
NAR's current index stands at 138.8. The index had been higher each of the last ten years, peaking at 197 in 2012 (the higher the index the more affordable houses are).
But, the average index between 1990 and 2007 was just 123 and there were no years with an index above 133. That means that homes are more affordable today than at any time during the eighteen years between 1990 and 2007.
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Between 1987 and 1999, which is often referred to as the 'Pre-Bubble Period,' home prices grew at an average of 3.6% according to the Home Price Expectation Survey.
Every month, the economists at CoreLogic release the results of their Home Price Insights Report, which includes the actual year-over-year change in prices across the country and their predictions for the following year.
The chart below shows the forecasted year-over-year prices for 2018 (predictions made in 2017). According to their predictions, the average appreciation over the course of 2018 should be 4.8%, which is still greater than the 'normal' appreciation of 3.6%.
If we layer in the actual price appreciation that has occurred this year, we can see that over the course of 2018, home prices have appreciated by an average of 6.9% and have outpaced projections all year!
The tale of today's real estate market is one of low inventory, high demand, and rising prices. The forces at work can be simply explained with the theory of supply and demand. That being said, if a large supply of inventory were to come to the market, prices may start to appreciate closer to the forecasted rate which would STILL be greater than the historic norm!
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Here are five reasons listing your home for sale this summer makes sense.
The latest Buyer Traffic Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that buyer demand remains very strong throughout the vast majority of the country. These buyers are ready, willing and able to purchase…and are in the market right now! More often than not, multiple buyers are competing with each other to buy the same home.
Take advantage of the buyer activity currently in the market.
Housing inventory has declined year-over-year for the last 35 months and is still under the 6-month supply needed for a normal housing market. This means that, in the majority of the country, there are not enough homes for sale to satisfy the number of buyers in the market. This is good news for homeowners who have gained equity as their home values have increased. However, additional inventory could be coming to the market soon.
Historically, the average number of years a homeowner stayed in his or her home was six, but that number has hovered between nine and ten years since 2011. There is a pent-up desire for many homeowners to move as they were unable to sell over the last few years because of a negative equity situation. As home values continue to appreciate, more and more homeowners will be given the freedom to move.
The choices buyers have will continue to increase. Don't wait until this other inventory comes to market before you decide to sell.
Today's competitive environment has forced buyers to do all they can to stand out from the crowd, including getting pre-approved for their mortgage financing. This makes the entire selling process much faster and much simpler as buyers know exactly what they can afford before home shopping. According to Ellie Mae's latest Origination Insights Report, the average time it took to close a loan was 41 days.
If your next move will be into a premium or luxury home, now is the time to move up! The inventory of homes for sale at these higher price ranges has forced these markets into a buyer's market. This means that if you are planning on selling a starter or trade-up home, your home will sell quickly, AND you'll be able to find a premium home to call your own!
Prices are projected to appreciate by 5.2% over the next year, according to CoreLogic. If you are moving to a higher-priced home, it will wind up costing you more in raw dollars (both in down payment and mortgage payment) if you wait.
Look at the reason you decided to sell in the first place and determine whether it is worth waiting. Is money more important than being with family? Is money more important than your health? Is money more important than having the freedom to go on with your life the way you think you should?
Only you know the answers to the questions above. You have the power to take control of the situation by putting your home on the market. Perhaps the time has come for you and your family to move on and start living the life you desire.
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Teen pageants can open worlds of wonder for young girls. These tips will help you be better prepared.
Pageant preparation should begin long before filling out that first pageant application. Each prospective teen beauty pageant contestant should ask herself the following questions:
1. Am I afraid of hard work?
2. Am I honest?
3. Am I ready to commit to a schedule created by someone else?
4. Am I able to set a good example for others?
If a young teen woman answers "yes" to these questions, she may in fact be ready to approach the next phase in pageant preparedness--filling out the application.
The application sounds simple, doesn't it? After all, most applications require some vital information and a signature. What could be so hard about an application? This is one of the main parts of teen beauty pageants. The information on your application not only determines your acceptance into the pageant or its preliminaries--it is typically read in depth by the judges, and offers them their first all around impression of you.
Beyond statistics, the pageant application wants to know exactly who you are. What do you study in school? What awards have you won? What feats have you accomplished? Many pageant contestants slip up during the application process, and often potentially eliminate their chances of scoring well in the pageant. For example, if Jane Jones fills out her application indicating she is studying college preparatory subjects as a sophomore in high school, has won no awards, and considers herself too young to have accomplished any feats, her application is going to be pretty boring. Judges are likely to breeze over it quickly in favor of applications with more substance. If Jane Jones had instead suggested that in addition to standard sophomore curriculum, she was learning how to improve her study habits and make more effective use of her time, she would appear more in tune with the judges thinking. Had she mentioned the broad jump award she received over the summer at her city's recreation department games day, it would have indicated to the judges that she is involved in her community and that physical fitness is important. And had she recognized such simple but meaningful feats as completing a Red Cross Babysitting Course or being asked to serve as a junior deacon at her church, she would show signs of a well rounded and productive life. The key is to examine your life and activities closely, and ask yourself how they reflect on you as a whole person.
Beyond the application, other steps to prepare for a teen beauty pageant include good grooming and physical fitness. Eat healthy foods and get a reasonable amount of exercise. If you don't care for sports, ride your bike or take a walk at least five times a week. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. This improves your weight, your skin, and your overall health. Stand up straight. Good posture improves your overall appearance.
Good grooming skills include finding a hairstyle that is easy to maintain and that looks good on you. Schedule regular haircuts to keep your look neat and tidy. Learn the basics of makeup application. Most teens look nice with a little blush and lip gloss. Don't overdo your makeup during the daytime. Daytime makeup is what you'll wear when you first meet the judges during your interview process. Wear just enough makeup to enhance your own good looks. Save the eye makeup and darker lipstick for your evening gown competition.
Many teen beauty pageants have a talent competition. Some teens have had music lessons, dance lessons or have sung in a church choir since their early youth. Play upon these strengths when deciding what your talent presentation will entail. If musical abilities aren't your strong suit, consider doing a dramatic reading or exhibit your skills in sign language, karate, or some other favorite activity.
Keep up your grades in school. Whether you attend private, public or are even home schooled, it is important to have solid grades. Even more important are the recommendations that may be required from your school. It is fine for a teacher to report, "Jane Jones carries a C+ average in math, but works hard daily at improving her skills. She participates in class discussions and volunteers to stay after school when needing extra help." This shows willingness to achieve. Not everyone is gifted in every subject, but everyone can willingly try hard with a good attitude.
Practice speaking in front of others. Reading aloud to your classmates or younger siblings is a great way to do this. Practice reading aloud to yourself in front of a mirror. Practice making eye contact with others during one-on-one conversations.
Teen beauty pageants can open numerous doors in a girl's life. By taking these simple steps to prepare, you can be sure you've done your very best at getting ready for one of the greatest experiences of your teen years.


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KOTA KINABALU: The Chinese community in Sabah have been urged to participate in the development of the state because Sabah belongs to them as well.
"Sabah belongs to the Chinese too so please, participate in the development of Sabah," said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.
According to him, the new State government led by his Parti Warisan Sabah prioritised the interests of all the communities in Sabah.
"Under the new government we are emphasising on all the cultural celebrations of the people of Sabah. That is why I have asked Mayor Datuk Yeo Boon Hai (with assistance from USCCA KK) to organise this Mooncake Festival.
"I want it because it is very significant. I have told Mayor that I will be around," he said officiating at the Mid-Autumm Moon Cake Festival at Lintasan Deasoka in Gaya Street here today.
Shafie said the Moon Cake Festival was one of the events that the State government would enhanced in the bid to woo more tourists to come.
He had also requested that the City Hall open up a food court in Gaya Street once a week to generate ambience for visitors at the State Capital central business district.
He said he had asked Deputy Chief Minister cum Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Christina Liew to look for ways to get more tourists to come here.
At the same time, Shafie said as the chairman of the State Security Council he assured that ensuring security in the State is a top priority.
"I have spoken to the Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the Home Ministry through Deputy Home Minister (Datuk Azis Jamman) to beef up security in Sabah," he said.
Meanwhile, Shafie also took the opportunity to express gratitude to the people of Sabah for supporting the new state government.
He said this State government will reciprocate by providing the needs of the people and try to resolve all the problems faced by them.
Shafie reiterated that the State government under his leadership wants to ensure positive Sabah's economic growth.
He said for starters several steps have been taken such as the temporary ban on timber exports, getting a major motor industry player, Tan Chong Motors to set up an assembly plant here and implementation of measures so that Sabah and its people can reap benefit from the oil and gas industry.
"I have also asked all the ministers to be busy with work for the people and don't be busy with corruptions," he said.
According to him, there was no reason for Sabah not being able to progress because "we have all the necessary things that are needed to do so."
Shafie thanked the various elected representatives namely Kota Kinabalu MP, Chan Foong Hin, Luyang Assemblyman Tan Lee Fatt, Likas Assemblyman Ginger Phoong, Mayor and City Hall as well as the United Sabah Chinese Community Association (USCCA) Kota Kinabalu under Datuk Susan Wong for the job well done in organising the Moon Cake Festival.
He concurred with Christina who spoke earlier that the State Government will not hesitate to work together and support any NGO so long as it is for the good and betterment of Sabah and the people.
Earlier, Shafie gave special mention to Susan Sheward, the founder of the Orangutan Appeal UK who had donated RM1 million towards the protection of the Orangutan in Sabah, two days ago.
Datuk Susan Wong later received the replica cheque of RM50,000 contributions from the State Government represented by Shafie and RM20,000 from the China Consul-General in Kota Kinabalu, Liang Caide.
Later, Shafie and his wife Datin Seri Shuryani Shuaib as well as the rest of the invited guests witnessed the lanterns procession by schools and associations.-SabahNewsToday


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By: Guthrie, Keith.
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Austin, Eakin Press.: 1988
Edition: 1st.
Inventory Number: 020105
Condition: Fine
D.j. (price clipped), 240 pp., illus., index. An in-depth study of the Gulf of Mexico ports from Corpus Christi to Matagorda Bay. The first of his three books on Gulf Coast ports. Of the more than 20 ports in middle South Texas, only one survives as a major deepwater port. MBTB #43 View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Dayton, Morningside: 1977
Inventory Number: 015690
Condition: Fine
300 pp., frontis., ports. Fine repirnt. Of value because of the scarcity of data on either of these prominent Confederate generals in the west. View more info
Price: $125.00
Publisher: Austin, U. Of Tx.: 1961
Edition: 1st.
Inventory Number: 005381
Condition: Fine
234 pp., photos, index. D.j. price clipped, spine faded.Excellent history of the Cicil War in the Trans- Mississippi (Texas, Ark., Mo., La. & Indian Territory). IN TALL COTTON #135-a brilliant study initiated while Oates was still a graduate student. View more info
By: Samora, Julian & Joe Bernal & Albert Pena
Price: $50.00
Publisher: South Bend, Notre Dame: 1979
Edition: 1st.
Inventory Number: 020167
Condition: Fine
D.j., 179 pp., index. INSCRIBED by Samora & wife. A critical look at the Texas by pointing out violations of civil liberties such as interfering in Mexican-American voters rights and picketing farm workers in the 1960's and 70's. View more info
Price: $125.00
Publisher: San Antonio, Sigmund Press: 1932
Edition: 1st.
Inventory Number: 009923
Condition: Fine
63 pp., frontis of Swisher. Ed. by Rena Maverick Green. One of the most important eyewitness accounts of the Tx. Revolution & the Battle of San Jacinto. Also one of the most detailed accounts of Davy Crockett's days in Tx. View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Ft. Worth, Fort Worth Star Telegram: 1965
Edition: 5th Prtg.
Inventory Number: 020192
Condition: Very Good
Stiff paper covers with photo, 18 pp. A brief history of Fort Worth, Texas and its early pioneers, Indian fights and treaties, the Civil War, Reconstruction, World War I, and more. View more info
Price: $45.00
Publisher: Austin, Univ. Of Texas: 1969
Edition: 1st.
Inventory Number: 010815
Condition: Fine
331 pp., illus., map, index. The story of this land company, born from the Memphis, El Paso, and Pacific Railroad scandal. Gen. Fremont sold the railroad bonds in France. This led to hundreds of French immigrants to Texas. View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Dallas, DeGolyer Library: 1990
Edition: 1st.
Inventory Number: 010279
Condition: Fine
17 pp., plates. DeGolyer Keepsake #4. Ltd. 75c. in cloth, SIGNED. Finely printed. The story of the comic opera attempt by Pages to free Santa Anna while a prisoner of the Texans. And an account of the forging of the only known copy of the reward poster for Pages. View more info
By: Texas Dept. of Agriculture.
Price: $250.00
Publisher: Austin, Tx. Dept. of Agri.:
Edition: 1st.
Inventory Number: 020239
Condition: Fine
Volumes 1 (1974) through 13 (1995). All in fine condition. Contains a great deal of information about farms and ranches in Texas where the families have owned the land for many years and produced income from it. Great source books and very scarce in consecutive volumes. View more info
By: Wallace, Ernest.
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Lubbock, Texas Tech: 1943
Edition: 1st.
Inventory Number: 004731
Condition: Very Good
271 pp., frontis, photos, index. Inscribed. Some soil on backstrip, front cover. The biog. of DeMorse, founder of the Northern Standard, the first newspaper to appear in N.E. Texas at Clarksville. DeMorse is known as the "Father of Texas Journalism". He served in the 29th Tx. Cavalry, fought at Honey Springs & Poison Springs, served in the Texas Navy as well, later a delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention. View more info
By: Warren, Harry, Compiler; Ed. By Ben Pingenot
Price: $125.00
Publisher: Austin, Encino Press: 1969
Edition: 1st.
Inventory Number: 020232
Condition: Fine
Cloth & paper covered boards, 152 pp., photos, index. Also contains Dobie-"HARRY WARREN OF THE RIO GRANDE". A fine work on Eagle Pass and the border. INSCRIBED by Pingenot to a Texas collector. View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Canyon, Panhandle Plains Hist. Rev.: 1969
Inventory Number: 010337
Condition: Fine
Offprint from Vol. XLII, Panhandle-Plains Historical Review, 1969. The diary of A. Scarborough describing his trip to the gold fields with 3 companions beginning at Eldorado, AR, in Feb. 1849. Their guide was Timothy Goodale of Santa Fe. View more info


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According to the report, the average annual growth in national health spending is expected to be 5.8 percent, or 0.1 percentage point higher than it would be without the Affordable Care Act, outpacing annual GDP growth.
For 2010, the researchers estimated health spending grew at a historically low rate of 3.9 percent to $2.6 trillion. They attributed this to a weak economy that has led many consumers to delay medical treatment. Future spending will likely grow at a faster pace fueling concerns over how to cut the country's deficit, now the subject of fierce debate among lawmakers ahead of a deadline for raising the government's borrowing limit.
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Grooved cover for test elements
There is described a cover for test elements for use in stations of an analyzer that are downstream from the sample-spotting station. The cover is improved in that its undersurface is grooved lengthwise to accommodate a drop of sample protruding from the test element. However, the clearance groove does not extend the full length of the cover, to prevent significant evaporation.
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The invention concerns evaporation covers used in analyzers, especially such a cover for test elements that have sample drops protruding therefrom.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Clinical analyzers have for years provided rapid and accurate tests using slide-like test elements, as described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,298,571. Incubators have been used in such analyzers, along with preheat stations, to control the temperature of the test element while a patient sample drop spotted thereon undergoes a chemical reaction to produce a detectable change. That is, a test element is transferred from a spotting station to a preheat station, to an incubator, and then to a change-detecting station.
In most of the stations following the spotting station, a cover is used to contact the spotted test element to prevent significant evaporation of the sample. Such a cover is illustrated in FIG. 4 of the aforesaid '571 patent. Because some of the test elements are potentiometric types that have sample and/or reference drops protruding from the test element for a long time, as shown in said FIG. 4, the cover is grooved from side to side to allow clearance of such a drop. There is no need and no provision, however, in such covers, for the grooves to run from the exterior edge at which the test element enters, lengthwise along the direction of movement of the test element, since a piston is used to raise and lower the cover. Instead, the groove runs perpendicular to the direction of slide movement. Furthermore, the groove does not extend to any edge surface of the cover.
Such covers with such undercut grooves have been used for potentiometric test elements, because the drops on such elements have protruded above the rest of the test element. Such protrusion after spotting has not been a significant problem with most colorimetric elements, at least, not the type also useful with the analyzer of the '571 patent, since sample absorption is much more rapid in such colorimetric elements.
A problem has arisen, however, in the design of new analyzers that are to operate at higher throughput speeds to provide increased efficiency. Such new analyzers require a preheat station that receives colorimetric or rate test elements so soon after spotting, e.g., 500 millisec afterwards, that the drop still protrudes above the test element. Conventional covers in stations following the spotting station, e.g., the preheat station, have been unsatisfactory since they are designed to fit with an undersurface that is in flush contact with the test element. Such flush fit means the drop is wiped onto the undersurface as the test element is advanced into the particular station. This in turn produces unacceptable contamination of the cover and loss of sample volume. The first attempt at solving the problem was to provide a longitudinal groove extending the full length of the cover. This, however, was a failure due to the rapid evaporation that such a groove allowed to the drop.
Therefore, there has been a need prior to this invention to meet three competing goals: to provide a cover undersurface constructed in a way that does not wipe the drop of a colorimetric element, to keep such a drop from experiencing significant evaporation, and to minimize gaseous carryover.RELATED APPLICATIONS
Commonly-owned U.S. application Ser. No. 346,205 filed on May 2, 1989 by Shaw et al., entitled "Universal Evaporation Cover" described an incubator cover having an undersurface that is raised away by its front corners from a test element as the latter is moved into the incubator. However, once a colorimetric test element is in place, that undersurface completely contacts the test element and no groove exists to clear a drop that may protrude. In fact, the clearance that exists while the test element is still moving in is not a closed groove, but one that is open all the way to the end, FIG. 2.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
We have designed a cover that overcomes these problems.
More specifically, there is provided a clinical analyzer for use with slide-like test elements spotted with a drop of patient sample, the analyzer including stations that follow a spotting station that places the drop onto each test element, at least some of the following stations including a cover having a surface in contact with each test element after it is spotted, and means for moving a test element a predetermined direction into each of the following stations from an exterior location to an interior location under the cover, the moving being done while the moved test element is in contact with the cover. The analyzer is improved in that at least one of the cover contact surfaces has a closed groove extending from the cover edge adjacent to the exterior location, to the interior location, the groove (a) being closed at its end corresponding to the interior location, (b) having an orientation axis that parallels the predetermined movement direction, and (c) having a clearance and shape adequate to accommodate without contact any sample drop of a predetermined volume protruding from the test element.
Accordingly, it is an advantageous feature of the invention that a cover is provided for already-spotted colorimetric or rate test elements that avoids contacting drops of sample not yet absorbed, without significant evaporation occurring.
Another advantageous feature is that such a cover can be constructed of a variety of materials and still prevent undesired carry-over of gaseous byproducts to subsequent test elements.
Other advantageous features will become apparent upon reference to the following description of the preferred embodiments when read in light of the attached drawings.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the undersurface of a cover of the prior art;
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary schematic view of an analyzer constructed in accord with the invention;
FIG. 3 is a fragmentary section view taken generally along line III--III of FIG. 2; and
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the cover shown in FIG. 3, and
FIG. 5 is a section view taken generally along the line V--V of FIG. 4.DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The invention is particularly described regarding its use in a preheat station between the spotting station and the incubator, to process colorimetric-type test elements. In addition, it is useful with other types of test elements and in other stations that follow the spotting station, including the incubator, provided that the residence time of the test element in such other stations, and the flow rate of air in the vicinity of the cover, are such as to restrict significant evaporation. As used herein, evaporation is "significant" if the loss of fluid exceeds 0.5 .mu.l.
In the prior art, FIG. 1, a cover 10 such as is shown in the aforesaid U.S. Pat. No. 4,298,571, has a groove 12 in undersurface 14 that extended transversely to the direction of movement, arrow 16, of a test element under the cover. Groove 12 did not extend the full width, but was closed at both ends 18, 20. Its depth was such as to accommodate (without touching) two drops, shown in phantom as d and d.sub.1, of a potentiometric test element E', also in phantom.
In the invention, the improved cover is preferably used in a preheat station 30, FIG. 2, that receives test elements from transfer means 32, which in turn receives each test element from a spotting station 40 and sends preheated elements on to an incubator 42, which can be any conventional incubator such as the rotating one shown. Transfer means 32 preferably comprises, FIG. 3, a support platform 34 and a pusher blade 36, to push a spotted test element E into station 30 (also shown in phantom, FIG. 4). A conventional pusher blade 38 can be used to return preheated elements to transfer means 32, where another mechanism, not shown, is effective to forward a test element as shown by arrow 44, FIG. 2. Alternatively, a more complicated finger arrangement (not shown) can be used to replace blades 36 and 38, FIG. 3, in that the fingers both feed elements into preheat station 30, and return elements from that preheat station.
Preheat station 30 preferably comprises an element support surface 50, a cover 52, and biasing means 54 for biasing the cover down onto a test element E. Any biasing means will suffice, such as conventional compression springs. Cover 52 includes a boss 56 to cooperate with the biasing means, and a camming lip 58 to encourage a test element to be inserted between the cover and support surface 50.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, cover 52 comprises, FIGS. 3 and 4, a groove 60 in undersurface 62 extending lengthwise from lower edge 64 of lip 58. That is, edge 64 is the leading edge of undersurface 62, FIG. 4, that is adjacent the exterior of the station 30, FIG. 3, from whence comes a test element for insertion. However, groove 60 having bottom surface 63 is closed at end wall 66 that is interior of the station, leaving sidewalls 68 extending from end wall 66 to edge 64. The purpose of closed end 66 is to keep circulating air from readily reaching a drop surrounded by sidewalls 18 and end wall 66, FIG. 4, the position of a drop D being shown in phantom. The width "w" of the groove, FIG. 4, as well as its depth "t", FIG. 3, are selected to keep the drop from contacting any of the cover, for drop volumes no greater than 20 .mu.L, and preferably volumes of 10 .mu.L. Recognizing that some static electricity can attract the drop, "t" is most preferably at least about 0.254 mm. The reason is that the clearance between bottom surface 63 of the groove and the top of a protruding drop, is preferably at least 0.18 mm, the drops having a volume no greater than about 12 .mu.l and thus a protrusion above the plane of the test element's exterior surface that is preferably about 0.17 mm.
End wall 66 can be made quite thin, that is, can closely approach opposite edge 72 of cover 52. However, if groove 60 were to extend the full length as suggested by phantom lines 74, it would provide too much evaporation of drop D, and be inoperative.
Groove 60 has its long axis 76 oriented so as to be parallel to the direction of movement of the test element, such direction being shown as arrows 78, FIG. 4.
Thus, as is shown in FIG. 5, the cover 52 sits on top of element E with groove 60 providing adequate clearance for a protruding drop D on the element.
Any material is useful for surfaces 62 and 63. Preferably, however, it is Teflon or polyethylene. Surprisingly, Teflon is equally as good in this configuration in preventing carryover of SO.sub.2 gas generated by phosphorus-testing test elements, compared to polyethylene. This result was found not to exist heretofore, and is in contrast to that previously reported in commonly owned and previously invented U.S. application Ser. No. 346,206 filed on May 2, 1989 by Jacobs et al, entitled "Polyethylene Evaporation Covers".
The invention has been described in detail with particular reference to preferred embodiments thereof, but it will be understood that variations and modifications can be effected within the spirit and scope of the invention.
1. In a clinical analyzer for use with slide-like test elements spotted with a drop of patient sample, said analyzer including stations that follow a spotting station that places said drop onto each test element, at least some of said following stations including a cover having a surface in contact with each test element after it is spotted, and means for moving a test element a predetermined direction into each of said some stations from an exterior location to an interior location under said cover, said moving being done while the moved test element is in contact with said cover;
- the improvement wherein at least one of said cover contact surfaces has a recessed groove extending from the cover edge adjacent to said exterior location, to said interior location, said groove (a) being closed at its end corresponding to said interior location, (b) having an orientation axis that parallels said predetermined movement direction, and (c) having a clearance and shape adequate to accommodate without contact any sample drop of a predetermined volume protruding from said test element, said groove being smaller in width than the width of a slide-like test element covered by said cover.
2. An analyzer as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said stations having said at least on cover surface is a preheat station prior to an incubator.
3. An analyzer as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein said clearance is at least about 0.18 mm above the height a 10.mu.l drop of liquid can occupy on a test element before it is absorbed therein.
4. An analyzer as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein said at least one surface comprises a material selected from Teflon or polyethylene.
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 14, 1989
Date of Patent: Jul 24, 1990
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY)
Inventors: Catherine S. Przybylowicz (Rochester, NY), Merrit N. Jacobs (Fairport, NY), Joseph S. Douglas (Rochester, NY)
Primary Examiner: Robert J. Warden
Assistant Examiner: Kimberly A. Trautman
Attorney: Dana M. Schmidt
Application Number: 7/380,839
International Classification: G01N 3500; G01N 3502;


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A stunning large orange chilli pepper ripening from green to yellow to a wonderful bright orange colour when fully ripe. Pods are chunky tapering to a point about 11cm long with a crisp flesh and hot fruity flavour.
Fruit are quite pungent and are wonderful fresh but I've read they are trditionally dried and powdered. These are pretty hot peppers measuring about 40,000-50,000 SHU Heat Level 7-8 say some sources. I think this may also be known as aji yellow.
Plants are vigorous and quick to germinate forming good solid plants quickly. In 2009 fruit were noticably later to mature than the annum varieties
Seed Source – Seeds collected from peppers bought in a market in Barcelona. Grew out in 2009, performed well and grew true to form but matured very late in the season.
Propagation I think this variety may need to be started early, November – January in humid heat and grown on undercover to provide the long season they need.
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It was another "wordgasm" session at the 3rd Quarter Final of Nigeria's Foremost Slam Poetry Competition, War Of Words Season 7. The contestants numbering ten (i.e. 8 guys and 2 ladies) from different States in Nigeria, mesmerized the audience with their poetic skills.
Poet after poet got the audience cheering loudly, maybe a little too loud, which made the heavens open up and pour down showers of blessings in appreciation.
The poets still rained words in the rain, and at the end of it all, Obafemi Thanni came out tops, followed by Jim The Poet, Yusuf Gemini Balogun, Poetic Samurai and Poetic Apostle in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th position respectively. The 6th slot to make up the Semifinalists from this Group will be decided via Twitter between Kada ShammaH and Success Akharia aka Dee Wordsmith.
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