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African Violet Care
Moderately bright light (Diffused Sunlight) is preferred near a sunny East or West Window. Never direct sunlight. Solution exposures are suitable during winter months when sunlight is less strong.
Water thoroughly when soil surface feels dry to the touch every 7 days. Good drainage is important. Always use warm water because cold water foliage can cause spotting. Water plants away from direct bright sunlight.
Drain excess water in saucer at base of plant to prevent root rot. Plants can be watered from either the top or bottom. If watering from the bottom let plants sit in water for no more than 20 minutes, then discard excess water.
Once a month water from the top to flush out salts that accumulate from fertilizers.
Warm temperatures are ideal. 65 to 80 degrees F. And 65 to 70 degrees F at nights. Avoid excessively hot, cold or drafty areas.
Feeding should be done when plants are in bloom. Either 14-12-14 Optimara plant food or 12-36-14 Peters Violet food are good choices. Use 1/4 teaspoon to a gallon jug of water and use this mixture very time you water.
Re-potting African Violets: Violets purchased from our Greenhouse should remain in those 4″ or 2″ pots for at least 4 months until they become adjusted to your home atmosphere. Plants bloom best when pot-bound.
Only use African Violet soil mix when re-potting since it is a light porous medium that drains well. Re-pot when plant is out of bloom.
Orchid Care
Temperature The ideal temperature range is 65 – 85 degrees F.
Light The light source should be strong and indirect. Do not place in direct sunlight.
Water Thoroughly every 7 to 10 days. Water must drain from the pot. Keep orchid mix moist but not saturated. Always remember to drain the saucer also.
Feeding Every 2 weeks while in bloom.
After flowering is complete Cut off the flower spike below the lowest flower 1/4″ above the next node. A new spike should grow from that node. When the secondary spike has finished flowering, cut off the entire spike back to the base.
Normal flowering is between mid-September and mid-May.
Repot Normally every two years or when needed with orchid potting mix.
Oncidium (on-SID-ee-um)
This is an extraordinary large and diverse New World genus with an equally diverse number of habitats. Oncidiums may originate anywhere from sea level in the tropics to the high elevations of the Andes. This obviously makes cultural generalizations difficult. More specific instructions may be available from the grower. Some genera included are Aspasia, Brassia, warm-growing miltonias (often called the Brazilian type) and many of their hybrids.
Light needs can vary from bright to nearly full direct sun depending on the species. Most will thrive with one to several hours of sun a day. Generally thicker-leaved plants such as "mule-ear" and "equilant" oncidiums, can stand more light. In a greenhouse, 20 to 60 percent shade is required, or about 2,000 to 6,000 fot-candles, depending on the plants. In the home, east, south or west windows are ideal. Many types of oncidiums will grow under artificial light: Four fluorescent tubes supplemented with incandescent bulbs and paced 6 to 10 inches over the plants are necessary for proper growth. Metal-halide and sodium-vapor bulbs also provide sufficient light without needing to be so close to the plants.
Temperatures for this group are generally considered intermediate to warm: 55 to 60 at night, and 80 to 85 F during the day. Temperatures up to 95 to 100 F are tolerated if humidity and air movement are increased as the temperature rise, a good general rule in any case.
Water requirements vary with the type of plant. Generally, plants with large fleshy roots or leaves need less-frequent watering than thin-leaved or thin -rooted plants. Watering should be thorough, and the medium should dry at least halfway through the pot before watering again. This may be every two to 10 days depending on weather, pot size and material, type orchid and type of potting medium. Plants not actively growing should be watered less: many species have winter rest periods.
Humidity should be between 30 and 60 percent. Many oncidiums require less humidity than other orchids. Most greenhouses have adequate humidity. In the home, placing the plants above moist pebbles in trays is ideal.
Fertilize regularly while plants are actively growing. Applications of 30-10-10 formulations twice a month are ideal for plants in a bark-based potting medium. A 20-20-20 formulation should be used on plants in other media or on slabs.
If skies are cloudy, applications once a month are sufficient.
Potting should be done when new growth is about one-half mature, which is usually in the spring. Fine-grade potting media are usually used with fine rooted plants and coarser mixes with large-rooted plants; the standard size is medium grade. The plant should be positioned in the pot so that the newest growth is farthest away from the edge of the pot, allowing the maximum number of new growths before crowding the pot. Spread the roots over a cone of potting medium and fill in around the roots. Firm the medium around the roots. Keep humidity high and the potting medium dry until new roots form.
Dendrobium (den-DROH-bee-um)
Dendrobium is a diverse genus of orchids with different cultural needs. Many go through a growth phase and then a rest phase during the course of one year, and must be given water and temperature to match these periods of growth and rst. Flowers can last one day to many weeks, depending on the type. Owing to the extreme diversity of the genus, we have categorized culture according to the following main types:
PHALAENANTHE Evergreen for several years, with thin, tall pseudobulbs, terminal inflorescences, usually appearing in the autumn or twice a year (see culture). Species such as Den. affine, Den. higibbum (phalaenopsis), Den. dicuphum and Den. williamsianum.
Culture Grow warm year round (see below); 60F nights; water and fertilize heavily when roots appear from new growth; medium light; reduce water and fertilize after growth finishes. If a short (three-to-four-week), cooler (55F) dry rest is given, and then plants are warmed again (60F minimum), another growth may mature during winter and flower in the spring. Treat this growth as a summer growth cycle. These grow well with phalaenopsis, except for the rest period. Plants will go deciduous if grown too cool and dry.
SPATULATA (Antelope Type) Evergreen for several years. Most are large, vigorous plants with long-lasting flowers in the summer to several times a year.
Species such as Den. lineale (veratrifolium, Den. stratiotes, Den. strehloceras and Den. taurinum).
Culture Warm all year (60 to 65 F nights, 75 to 90 F days); no rest period; can be kept cooler in winter if dry; medium to high light.
DENDROBIUM Most of the plants are pendulous, with leaves all along the canes that most often drop with onset of cooler, drier weather. One to five flowers per node are borne from the nodes of the leafless canes in
mid-winter through early spring.
Group 1 Species such as Den. chrysanthum, Den. friedricksianum, Den. nobile and Den. wardianum.
Culture Growth period in summer; give warmth, water and fertilize heavily from when roots appear until top leaf appears on canes. Then give high light, little or no water, no fertilizer, cool nights (40 to 50 F). In other words, forget about them.
Group 2 Species such as Den. anosmum (superbum), Den. crassinode, Den. falconeri, Den. fimbriatum, Den. findlayanum, Den. heterocarpum (aureum), Den. loddigesii, Den. moniliforme,
Den. parishii, Den. primulinus and Den transparens.
Culture Same as Group 1, but winter nights 55 F. Deciduous species need virtually no water in winter.
CALLISTA Most are pseudobulbous plants with pendent inflorescences. Species such as Den. aggregatum (now properly lindleyi), Den chrysotoxum, Den. densiflorum, Den. farmeri and Den. thyrsiflorum.
Culture Summer give warmth (60 to 90F), medium light, medium quantities of water and fertilizer. Winter keep cool (50 F nights), medium light, just enough water to keep pseudobulbs from shriveling, no fertilizer.
LATOURIA Leaves at top of pseudobulbs are large and leathery, inflorescence erect, flowers commonly yellow-green. Species such as Den. atroviolaceum, Den. macrophyllum and Den. spectabile.
Culture Same as antelope types, but cooler and drier when resting in winter.
FORMOSAE (Nigrohirsutae Type) Canelike pseudobulbs, with black hairs on leaf sheaths and pseudobulbs often apparent, leading to the popular name nigrohisutae. Flowers usually white, up to 4 inches across, two to three together from near the end of the pseudobulb. Long lasting. Species such as Den. bellatulum, Den. dearii, Den. draconis, Den. formosum, Den. infundibulum, Den. lowii, Den. lyonii, Den. margaritaceum, Den. sanderae and Den. schuetzii.
Culture Intermediate to cool year round, 50 to 60 F nights, maximum 85 F days. Water and fertilize when growing; give a slight short rest (dry) when growth is completed. Keep barely moist until growth starts again.
OTHER SPECIES Among the popular types are Den. linguiforme, Den. tetragonum, Den. gracillimum and Den. cuth bertsonii (sophronitis).
Culture Depends on the plant's native environment. It is generally safe to grow them intermediate to warm (55 to 60 F at night), drying them out in winter (or as growth stops). Hybrids between sections vary in culture.
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If you're a parent, then you've probably spent at least some energy lately worrying about screen time. As screens and media become a constant presence in our lives, it's difficult to know how to set healthy limits for kids. Dr. Sarah Domoff, a child clinical psychologist, is currently conducting research at both Central Michigan University and the University of Michigan that addresses concerns about kids and screen time.
According to Domoff, nationwide studies show that pre-teens use screens for entertainment on an average of 4.5 hours per day. For teens, the average jumps to 7 hours per day. Although parents often want to know how many hours is too many, Domoff says that's asking the wrong question. Instead of focusing on how much, the Dr. suggests parents should address the what, when and how of screen time.
— What —
Parents should know what their children are seeing online and play a major role in deciding content. "As long as content is positive, prosocial, and age appropriate, it's okay," Dornoff says. To find positive options, she recommends using resources such as commonsensemedia.org to see reviews of games, apps and shows. She also encourages families to create a family media plan at healthychildren.org. These resources can help parents structure their kids' media exposure and create stipulations and boundaries.
— When —
The when of screen time is a critical component of healthy screen use. Domoff says families should set two rules: no devices at mealtimes (including television), and no devices at bedtime. "These two changes have a big impact and help protect times that are important to child development." Mealtimes should be reserved for family social engagement. Screens at bedtime are responsible for many negative outcomes, including disrupted sleep, obesity and poor academic performance. "If you can limit the times of the day that the child uses screens, that can go a really long way," Domoff stresses.
— How —
Parents should pay attention to how their children use screens, asking, "How much is the child's use of screens getting in the way of their functioning and family activities?" Dornoff says. When kids would rather use screens than interact with others or engage in hobbies, the problem should be addressed. If parents suspect that their children are addicted to screens, she recommends identifying the problem early and seeking help from a pediatrician or child psychologist.
Domoff is confident that "if parents manage their children's screen time, they can reduce negative outcomes. Parents have a lot of power." Because it's unrealistic to completely remove screens from children, Domoff wants parents to feel empowered and hopeful about their ability to make a difference for their kids around this issue.
Follow Dr. Domoff on Twitter at @sarah_domoff to stay up to date on research on children's media use, and visit her website for more resources for parents and teachers at sarahdomoff.com.


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All AOA members can now access brain injury manual
With increased awareness of traumatic brain injury (TBI), the AOA's Vision Rehabilitation Section has developed the new Brain Injury Electronic Resource Manual (BIERM). The manual, developed over six years, is a comprehensive resource to aid optometrists in evaluating patients with brain injury.
"The document offers clinical pearls and advanced evaluation techniques."
The manual is now available online to all AOA members.
"For the best patient outcomes, optometrists need to be involved with the rehabilitation team," said Maria Santullo Richman, O.D., member of the committee that developed the manual and chair of the AOA's Vision Rehabilitation Section. "In the past, few optometrists were on staff at hospitals or in rehabilitation centers. We wouldn't see these patients until much later in their care continuum. That's changing, and this manual reflects the optometrist's role in the rehabilitation model."
Clinical pearls for practicing ODs
"We took a hard look at research and clinical guidance on diagnosis of TBI," Dr. Richman said. "In turn, the document offers clinical pearls and advanced evaluation techniques for working with brain-injured patients."
The first section of the BIERM focuses on evaluation and assessment of common visual conditions associated with TBI, including binocular vision, accommodative, and eye movement disorders. To make it easier to use, it includes helpful elements such as a glossary, lists of commonly used equipment and an overview of the numerous tests involved in evaluation.
The work does not stop with the first volume. A second volume in development will focus on treatment and management of brain-injured patients over time.
"Many ODs are already involved in caring for patients with brain injury, but there is still a lot of opportunity for others," Dr. Richman said. "Through this manual, we hope to make it easier for optometrists to help these patients—and give them a better quality of life."
For more information on TBI and other areas of vision rehabilitation, contact the AOA Vision Rehabilitation Section.


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Today, as I sit here typing this, I am incredibly proud of myself and it's for the silliest of reasons. Still, pride is pride.
It's been a running joke in my family that "Lisa Can Not Cook." And, to be honest, most of the jokes started with me. All of my life, I've been convinced that I am incapable of cooking. My mom was a great cook. My three sisters are all great cooks. My aunts are all great cooks. But me, I couldn't cook. Put me in a kitchen and you're going to have a fire. If the recipe says a table spoon of salt, then you know that means Lisa Marie is going to dump an entire cannister into it.
As one of my older cousins once told me, "It's a lucky thing you're pretty, Lisa, because nobody's going to marry you for the food."
(Strangely enough, hearing that said didn't make me feel particularly pretty or lucky.)
But last night, I wanted to cook for my friend Jeff because 1) he was out of town for the holidays and I missed him a lot, 2) every time we've ever gone out, he's paid for me and I suspect like he'd probably be a millionaire by now if not for me, and 3) when I told him about what happened on Monday, he was there for me without a second of hesitation, complaint, or doubt. Because of his job and the fact that we're always going out to eat, he doesn't get many home-cooked meals. So, I wanted him to have one and I wanted to make it for him myself.
But I can't cook, right?
Turns out, apparently, I can. Now, I'm not saying that I'm ready to be on TV competing for my own restaurant or anything like that and I did have to get my sister Erin to help me out a little bit so I can't really say that I deserve that much credit for it but still, dinner last night turned out to be pretty good.
Or, at the very least, edible. And edible is a lot more than I thought I was capable of doing.
As for what Erin and I made, it was Chicken Risotto using one of my mom's old recipes and I know that Chicken Risotto really isn't a big deal or anything (because on Hell's Kitchen, they're always saying, "Who can't make a risotto!?") but I was still so incredibly proud when I saw it being successfully moved from the stove to the counter to eventually the kitchen table.
I guess you could say that chicken risotto was my mom's signature dish. It was what everyone always asked her to make if the family was getting together. And, I'll be honest — I'm not a gourmet. I'm not a "foodie" or whatever you call them. I don't know if everyone in the world can make a chicken risotto. For all I know, it could be the simplest dish to prepare ever. I know my mom always acted like it wasn't a big deal to make but I always loved it and so did everyone else. And, even more importantly, I could tell that she always took a lot of pleasure and personal pride out of seeing how much everyone else loved it.
So, I don't know if making Chicken Risotto is a huge accomplishment. All I know is that I did it, I'm proud of myself, Jeff enjoyed his meal, and I think my mom would be proud of me.
Though, I also think, she would probably have noticed that I put in a little bit too much salt. I noticed and I'm sure Jeff and Erin noticed but they were too nice to say.
And for that, I love them.


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It's always interesting when a song I wrote shares the same title with some other tune, book or movie. My song "Swimming Upstream" shares the same title as this movie of the same name - well, since I love swimming (and swimming-related stories) looks like I'll need to watch this film!
And last night while watching the Tony Awards (and dang if I don't wish I could somehow see every single one of the musicals and plays they honored), I witnessed a fantastic song and dance production of the classic number, 'Tain't Nobody's Business" (a song written in 1920 by Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins and adapted for the Woody Allen musical, Bullets Over Broadway) which shares a similar enough title to my own tune, "Nobody's Business", that I have to admit I was relieved to hear I hadn't subconsciously ripped off any aspect of that tune.
Still, with the authorship of our respective tunes nearly 100 years apart, it was interesting that the sentiments were similar (starting with the title and diverging from there), even though the lyric, style and approach of our respective tunes were completely different. I'll post more on my song Nobody's Business another day; but for now, here's my song, Swimming Upstream which shouldn't be confused with the Geoffrey Rush movie Swimming Upstream - but, hey, 'tain't nobody's business if you do! ;)


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Warehouse / Godown for rent in Chakan, Pune
Industrial shed of 18000 available for rent at Chakan
Chakan, Chakan, Pune - 410501 (Maharashtra)
- Area: 18000 SqFeet
- Bathrooms: One
- Floor: Ground
- Total Floors: One
- Facing: North East
- Furnished: Unfurnished
- Lease Period: 24 Months
- Monthly Rent: 400,000
- Rate: 22 per SqFeet +10%
- Age Of Construction: 5 Years
- Available: Immediate/Ready to move
Don't forget to mention that you saw this ad on PropertyWala.com, when you call.
- Reserved Parking
- Visitor Parking
- Water Supply / Storage
- Shell (<11km),
- JM City Centre (<2km),
- Kaveri Kirana Stores (<4km)
Hotels & Guest Houses
- Courtyard by Marriott Pune Chakan (<11km),
- Hotel Monika (<8km),
- KGN Home (<7km),
- OYO 26205 Hotel Sahara (<0.5km),
- OYO 6401 The Neelam Executive (<3km),
- OYO 6392 Hotel Blue Sahara (<1km),
- Nilkamal Lodge (<1km),
- Hotel Shivam (<1km),
- OYO 9760 Hotel Natraj (<1km),
- Hotel Samrat (<1km),
- Hotel Madhav (<1km),
- Hotel MONIKA (<2km),
- Hotel Stonarc (<2km),
- Isg Hospitality Service Pvt Ltd (<4km),
- OYO 640 Hotel Matrix Inn (<5km),
- Fibox India Private Limited (<6km),
- OYO 3000 Apartment Chakan (<7km),
- Tathastu (<8km),
- Hotel New Leaf Achillea (<8km),
- Tathastu By Ivory Lifespaces (<8km)
- Bajaj Helipad (<9km),
- Mahindra Helipad (<11km),
- Bridgestone Helipad (<13km)
- Spine City (<3km)
Restaurants & Clubs
- WS Bakers (<0.5km),
- Monginis The Cake Shop (<1km),
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- Shree Ganesh Bakery (<1km),
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- WS Bakers (<12km),
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- Cake And Celebration (<0.5km),
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- National Bakery (<0.5km),
- A1 Bakery (<0.5km),
- SNS FOODS AND BEVERAGES (<0.5km)
Hospitals & Healthcare
- Pakhare Dental Clinic (<1km),
- Varaad Dental Care (<1km),
- Gentle Dental Care (<1km),
- JUST SMILE TOOTHFULLY YOURS DENTAL CLINIC (<13km),
- Gentle Dental Care Moshi (<14km),
- Pakhare Dental Clinic and Implant Centre (<0.5km),
- Dr Rahul Raje Dental Clinic (<0.5km),
- Ssai smile orthodontics chakan (<1km),
- Ekdant Dental Clinic (<1km),
- Dongare Dental Clinic (<1km),
- Anand Dental Clinic (<1km),
- Ekdant Datacha Dawakhana (<8km),
- Mauli Multispeciality Dental Clinic (<13km),
- Ekdant Dental Care & Implant Center (<13km),
- Datancha Davakhana (<13km),
- Shaheen Dental Clinic (<13km),
- Vedant dental clinic (<13km),
- Atharwa Clinic of Dentistry (<14km),
- Mansi dental clinic (<1km)
Religious Places
- Orchid Suvidha (<14km),
- Chakan Mar Thoma Church (<1km),
- Emmanuel A.G. Church (<2km),
- Church (<6km),
- Chakan Mar thoma Church (<6km),
- Our Lady Of Fatima Church - Chakan (<6km),
- Bethel Christi mandali Church (<14km)
Banks & ATMs
- ICICI BANK ATM (<1km),
- ICICI Bank ATM (<5km),
- ICICI BANK ATM (<7km),
- Axis Bank ATM (<0.5km),
- RBL Bank ATM (<0.5km),
- HDFC Bank ATM (<0.5km),
- Bank Of Baroda ATM (<0.5km),
- Punjab National Bank ATM (<1km),
- HDFC Bank ATM (<1km),
- Bank Of Maharashtra ATM (<1km),
- YES Bank ATM (<1km),
- Central Bank of India ATM (<1km),
- Saraswat ATM (<1km),
- Kotak Mahindra Bank ATM (<1km),
- Oriental Bank of Commerce ATM (<1km),
- HDFC (<1km)
- Priyadarshani School (<0.5km),
- College Of Education Chakan (<1km),
- Kidzee Chakan Preschool (<2km),
- Jumbo Kids (<3km),
- Podar Jumbo Kids (<4km),
- PK International School (<4km),
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- Dnyanvardhini English Medium School (<6km),
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- The Dwarka School (<7km),
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Khursulewadi (<8km),
- ZPPS MAHALUNGE INGALE (<10km),
- Learning Tree English Medium School (<11km),
- Z P School Sangamwadi (<11km),
- Preeti English Medium School (<12km),
- Academic Heights Public School (<13km),
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- Snbp International Moshi (<13km),
- SNBP INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL & COLLEGE CHIKHALI (<13km)
Price Trends Chakan, Pune
Warehouses / Godowns for rent in Chakan, Pune
Locality Reviews Chakan, Pune
Chakan is fastly developing Automotive industrial hub in Pune. This place is having very good road connectivity to Pune nashik Highway and Mumbai Nagar highway. The industries in Chakan is having very good reach to Talegaon MIDC, Bhosari MIDC, Khed City SEZ and Ranjangaon MIDC too. Reputed MNC's like Mahindra and Mahindra, Mercedez , Hyundai, Tetra pak, G. E. Philips , Forbes Marshall , New holland and many more are situated in this area. With Chakan MIDC Phase-1, 2, 3 and 4 it is having private industrial area.
For those people who are searching for Residential property in Chakan I will suggest not to invest immediately as there are very few residential properties having amenities and quality construction in Chakan and those also not giving good returns after sales. Its always crowdy due to consession and poor traffic management. Clean drinking water supply is not guaranteed and in rainy season roads becomes muddy which make the place not suitable for residential use, while industrial area roads are very broads and well developed
- Affordable residential place for economy class people
- Connectivity to all major Industrial hubs in and near pune
- Not suitable for luxury class residential place.
- Very crowdy at peak timing with very poor triffic management
- Pure drinking water is not available in ample quantity.
Descent location with good quality of construction having sufficient amenities.
- Good location one of most beautiful project in chakan
- 30 kms from pune city
Chakan is an Automobile industrial hub of India .The arrival of these industrial entities triggered off a whole slew of other manufacturing establishments, both Indian and international, and established a continuous industrial growth pattern in Pune.
- Well developed area
Chakan is a very cool place even in summers, less pollution around, fresh vegetables available, calm and quiet place
- 15 mins away from railway station
- no multi speciality hospital
Chakan is next destination for investors reason is that Chakan is hot sport for residential project do to Chakan MIDC and Talegaon MIDC rajgurunagar upcoming Airport , nagar road ranjangaon MIDC and so many facts increasing price there
- good location near to 4 MIDC
- Upcoming airport juat 5 km from chakan
- connectivity from pune ,nasik,mumbai and more .
Chakan is a very good upcoming suburb of Pune, which is has the Auto hub of India and one of the best MIDC in Maharashtra.
- Very good industrial area.
Chakan is upcoming and one of the fastest growing automobile hub in India. Lot many OEMs are working here like Mercedez, Mahindra, Volkswagen, Bajaj, etc. There is huge demand for Industrial Sheds on rent/lease here. The current rates for Industrial shed on rent in Chakan is Rs.22 to Rs. 26 per sq.ft. Industrial Sheds are usually available with all facilities & amenities. In the month of Jan & Feb 2013 the demands for Industrial shed/Factory on rent/lease had dropped down. But in this month i.e May 2013, the demand has cropped up. There are positive vibration in industry to setup new unit/plant in Chakan MIDC.
- Availability of skilled manpower
- Proximity to Airport/Port/Mumbai/National Highways
- Many OEMs are located in Chakan
- Land rates are on higher side


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According to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, as many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults could have diabetes by 2050 - a threefold increase from the current rate. Federal officials estimate that 1 in 10 have diabetes now, but the number could grow to 1 in 3 by mid-century if current trends continue. That is pretty alarming!
An estimated 24 million Americans have diabetes currently. The growth in U.S. diabetes cases has been closely tied to escalating obesity rates.
As someone with several diabetic relatives, this news makes me all the more determined to get in the best shape possible. Please, if you've been struggling with your weight, start adopting healthier habits - eat smaller portions, reduce your calorie intake and increase your exercise. And if you can't get over that sweet tooth, keep indulging in your favorite treats. Just choose the lower-calorie, sugar-free version - like cookies sweetened with sucralose. All of these steps could be the key to a longer, healthier future.


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So not in the mood tonight. Doc wants to see me for a follow-up appointment, and I'm freaking even though I have zero concrete evidence I should be freaking. Keep your fingers crossed that after tomorrow, I'll feel stupid for freaking.
Music always makes me feel a little better. And Johnny Clegg and Savuka always cheer me up immensely. They had a couple of minor hits in the 80s, but got more attention for being South African. Oh, did I mention they were multi-racial. And quite a bit of their music was political, in feeling if not intent. Heck, simply by being an integrated South African band, Johnny Clegg and Savuka made a political statement. This was the age of Apartheid, after all. Biko was dead. Mandela was still in prison. And Johnny Clegg wanted us to dance.
Sounds good to me.


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Serious injuries to children take place at home or the homes of friends and relatives. Yes, even simple activities at the home or outside the home can lead to serious injuries and in this case even death.
Lawnmowers are tools over everything else. At times, lawnmower owners and operators use the tools for transportation and, yes, to entertain children. Anytime, a child is towed or carried in any trailer or item with wheels – safety measures should be followed including the use of safety belts and helmets. If an item is not designed to transport a child, then it should not be used.
When a child is injured as a result of an incident that took place at the home of a friend, neighbor, or yes a family member (other than a parent), there are often times questions as to the rights of the child including the payment of medical bills, the provision of medical treatment, the availabaility of insurance, and other issues. The book titled – The ABCs of Child Injury – Legal Rights of the Injured Child – What Every Parent Should Know – covers these topics and many others. The book is provided to parents and other caregivers for free at Free Book to Parents Searching for Answers When There is a Child Injury – The ABCs of Child Injury.


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Saint Genesius of Rome (died c. 286 or c. 303) was an actor who worked in a series of plays that mocked Christianity. One day while performing in a work that made fun of baptism he received sudden wisdom from God, realized the truth of Christianity, and had a conversion experience on stage. He announced his new faith, and refused to renounce it, even when ordered to do so by emperor Diocletian. He is the patron saint of actors, lawyers, barristers, clowns, comedians, converts, dancers, epileptics, musicians, printers, stenographers, and torture victims. His feast day is 25 August.
At the start of the play Genesius lay down on the stage as if sick. Two other actors asked what was wrong. Genesius said he felt a weight that he wanted removed. Hence, two other actors, dressed as a priest and exorcist, were called in. They asked what the he wanted. He replied, "A baptism." Thereupon, he said, he saw a vision of angels bearing a book with all his sins inscribed. The actor portraying the priest asked him: "My child, why did you send for me?"
At this point, Genesius claimed to actually see angels and asked to be baptized himself onstage. Enraged, Diocletian had him turned over to Plautia, prefect of the praetorium, who tortured him in an effort to force him to sacrifice to the pagan gods. When Genesius persisted in his faith, he was beheaded.
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The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education voted unanimously on Thursday to approve the $878 million budget request for the fiscal year that begins in July. The request represents a 13 percent increase over its appropriation for the current fiscal year.
The chairman of the nine-member panel of governor appointees, Jay Helm, said the requested increase would help restore cuts the system has incurred amid the state's recent string of budget shortfalls.
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- Assistant Professor of Neurology
Dr. Joshua Willey is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City and Assistant Attending Neurologist on the Stroke Service at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Willey received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1999, his medical degree from Columbia University in 2003. After Neurology Residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, he completed a two-year neuro-epidemiology and stroke fellowship at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical center, when he also earned an MS in epidemiology. He joined the faculty of Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2009.
Dr. Willey has an outpatient clinical practice in neurology with a focus on cerebrovascular diseases and stroke, and attends on the inpatient stroke service.
He is actively involved in teaching of non-medical students in the health sciences campus, medical students in the pre-clinical and clinical years, and neurology residents and fellows. Dr. Willey is the neurology residency associate program director.
Dr. Willey's research is funded by the National Institutes of Health and has focused on risk factors for clinical and subclinical cerebrovascular disease in the Northern Manhattan Study. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Heart Association, and is a Fellow of American Neurological Association.
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- MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American Neurological Association
- Gold Humanism Society Student Teaching Award
- Lewis P Rowland Residency Teaching Award
Research Interests
- Stroke epidemiology
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Jul 1 1980 - Jun 30 2009
- Willey JZ, Claassen JC, Liberato B, Prabhakaran S. Hypertensive Encephalopathy with Prominent Bulbar Presentation. Cerebrovasc Dis 2006, Volume 21 (3), p. 210-212
- Willey JZ, Prabhakaran S, Delapaz R. Retroperitoneal infection complicated by bacterial meningitis and ventriculitis with secondary brainstem infarction. Neurocrit Care. 2007;6(3):192-4.
- Bateman BT, Claassen J, Willey JZ, Hirsch LJ, Mayer SA, Sacco RL, Schumacher HC. Convulsive status epilepticus after ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage: frequency, predictors, and impact on outcome in a large administrative dataset. Neurocrit Care. 2007;7(3):187-93.
- Claassen J, Bateman BT, Willey JZ, Inati S, Hirsch LJ, Mayer SA, Sacco RL, Schumacher HC. Generalized convulsive status epilepticus after nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: The nationwide inpatient sample. Neurosurgery. 2007 Jul;61(1):60-65.
- Willey JZ, Xu Q, Boden-Albala B, Paik MC, Moon YP, Sacco RL, Elkind MS. Lipid profile components and risk of ischemic stroke: the Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS). Arch Neurol 2009; 66 (11): 1400-1406.
- Grinspan ZM, Willey JZ, Tullman MJ, Elkind MS. Clinical reasoning: A 28 year old pregnant woman with encephalopathy. Resident and Fellow Section. Neurology 2009, 73(15):e74-9.
- Willey JZ, Williams O, Boden-Albala B. Stroke literacy in central Harlem: a high risk stroke population. Neurology 2009; 73(23): 1950-6.
- Willey JZ, Moon YP, Paik MC, Boden-Albala B, Sacco RL, Elkind MS. Physical activity and risk of ischemic stroke in the Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS). Neurology 2009; 73(21): 1774-9.
- Willey JZ, Paik MC, Sacco RL, Elkind MSV, Boden-Albala B. Social determinants of physical inactivity in the Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS). J Community Health 2010 Dec;35(6):602-8.
- Willey JZ, Elkind MSV. "HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Diseases of the Central Nervous System". Arch Neurol 2010 Sep;67(9):1062-7.
- Willey JZ, Disla N, Moon YP, et al. Early depressed mood after stroke predicts long-term disability: The Northern Manhattan Study. Stroke 2010, Sep;41(9):1896-900.
- Willey JZ, Rodriguez CJ, Carlino R, et al. Race-ethnic differences in the relationship between lipid profile components and risk of myocardial infarction: the Northern Manhattan Study. Am Heart Journal 2011 May;161(5):886-92.
- Willey JZ, Moon YP, Paik, MC, et al. Lower prevalence of silent brain infarcts in the physically active: The Northern Manhattan Study. Neurology 2011; Jun 14;76(24):2112-8.
- Willey JZ, Elkind MSV. Do statins improve functional outcomes after acute ischemic stroke? Nature Reviews Neurology 2011 Jun 14;7(7):364-5
- Willey JZ, Mayer SA. Brain injury clinical trials: new agents or new statistics. Editorial on: The added value of ordinal analysis in clinical trials: an example in traumatic brain injury. Critical Care 2011; 15: 188
- Willey JZ, Stillman J, Rivolta JA, et al."Too good to treat?" Outcomes in patients not receiving thrombolysis due to mild deficits or rapidly improving symptoms. Int J Stroke 2012, 7(3): 202-206
- Willey JZ, Khatri P, Khoury J, et al. Variability In The Use Of Intravenous Thrombolysis For Mild Stroke: Experience Across The SPOTRIAS Network. J Stroke and Cerebrovasc Dis 2011, Dec 14 (E pub ahead of print)
- Willey JZ, Petersen N, Dhamoon MS, et al. Safety of thrombolysis in patients over the age of 80. The Neurologist 2012; 18(2): 99-101
- Willey JZ. Of people admitted within 2 h of mild/improving stroke, 31% do not receive rtPA, although many of these people have poor outcomes. Evid Based Med 2012 Feb 18 (E pub ahead of print)
- Willey JZ, Rodriguez CJ, Moon YP, et al. Coronary death and myocardial infarction among Hispanics in the Northern Manhattan Study: exploring the Hispanic paradox. Ann Epidemiol 2012; 22 (5): 303-309.
- Willey JZ, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Petersen N, et al. Impact of acute ischemic stroke treatment in patients >80 years of age: The Specialized Program of Translational Resarch in Acute Stroke (SPOTRIAS) consortium experience. Stroke 2012 Jul 12 E pub ahead of print
- Weiss SA, Pisapia D, Mayer SA, Willey JZ, Lee K. Amyloid beta angiitis causing coma responsive to immunosuppression. Case Reports Pathol 2012; E pub Aug 23
- Willey JZ, Scarmeas N, Provenzano F, et al. White matter hyperintensity volume and risk of impaired mobility among older adults. J Neurol 2012; Nov 6 E pub ahead of print
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Ethiopian Government Explores Blockchain Initiatives
Blockchain research and development company IOHK has announced a partnership with Ethiopia's government to explore applications of blockchain technology in the country. In collaboration with the Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Technology, IOHK will work with ministers, entrepreneurs, and start-up companies to examine blockchain applications that can benefit the country. Ethiopia is exploring a first use case of supply chain traceability for coffee, its largest export, among other agricultural technology applications.
In addition, IOHK will train up to 100 Ethiopian software development students in Haskell, a rigorous programming language used for mission-critical applications and blockchain development, including the protocol behind top 10 cryptocurrency Cardano.
Ethiopia's Minister of Science and Technology, Dr.Ing Mr Getahun Mekuria, said: "Today is a great day in Ethiopia. The Ministry of Science and Technology and IOHK are collaborating in researching an area of application to use their blockchain platform Cardano to be built upon by Ethiopian developers."
Charles Hoskinson, CEO of IOHK, remarked: "We are incredibly excited to be collaborating with the Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Technology and exploring new ways to innovate, such as in the agri-tech business, and other entrepreneurship in the blockchain space. We'll be working with a lot of partners on the ground and have a lot of hope that Africa will be the next great venture for IOHK."
IOHK will offer free courses to up to 100 local developers in the Haskell programming language, with the first group of students being female. These courses will be taught by IOHK's industry development team in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa and by researchers in IOHK's Blockchain Research Lab at the University of Edinburgh. Industry demand for developers with knowledge of Haskell is rapidly growing due to its compatibility for blockchain applications. IOHK plans to offer the most promising graduates of the school full-time developer roles.
Hoskinson added: "We are also training local blockchain developers, some of which we will hire, while the rest will go on to plough their skills into the economy. The first class will be all female, and the goal is to have graduates of that class move on to create ventures in the cryptocurrency space using Cardano technology, the first venture of its kind in Africa."
The Ethiopia initiative is being coordinated by John O'Connor, Director of African Operations at IOHK, out of Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian Haskell course is the third time the program has run, after it was first offered in Athens, Greece in July 2017 and then in Barbados in February 2018.


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Theme parks are being eyed suspiciously by consumers as harbingers of the swine flu, according to a recent New York Times article, which says that Disney fans' discussion boards are "buzzing about the fears of transmission and whether some people are putting their fellow vacationers at risk."
Vacation spots like Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Universal Studios, Dollywood and others are just the latest high-traffic areas that the public is warily eyeing as they become increasingly worried about swine flu.
About 17 million people visited the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World last year, according to the Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM. Disneyland, in Anaheim, Calif., had about 14.7 million visitors; Universal Studios in Orlando, 6.2 million; and SeaWorld in Orlando, 5.9 million, according to the Times.
In recent months, other crowded places such as schools and airports have also created concern among many people. Swine flu fears are even changing the way Americans exercise, work, vacation and pray.
To help assuage parkgoers' fears, many theme parks are putting preventative measures in place to help fight the spread of the H1N1 virus, many of which either meet or exceed CDC recommendations.
For example, Disney has ordered more than 200,000 individual hand sanitizers for Disney World, placing them in various spots around the parks. In addition, it's offering free seasonal flu vaccinations to all employees, providing swine information and prevention tips to its workers and keeping up high sanitation standards.
"Disney parks maintains rigorous standards of hygiene and cleanliness for our cast members and guests. We provide employee training and implement extensive cleaning procedures as necessary," said Michael Hankins, chief physician at the Walt Disney World Resort in the Orlando area, to the New York Times. "Hand washing and other basic hygiene steps, as recommended by the CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], remain extremely effective ways to combat seasonal flu whether at school, on the playground or visiting a theme park."
Disney employees who play characters even have their own "handler," who can instruct the character to change his/her costume if, say, a sick child sneezes all over it.
Other theme parks, such as Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., are taking similar measures.
"We have been working with the local health department and the CDC for more than six months," said Dollywood spokesman Pete Owens to the Times. "We have a plan in place if this escalates to a pandemic."
In the meantime, the CDC is reminding people to avoid letting their fears become overblown, and that the best thing people can do to avoid getting swine flu is to take preventative measures like getting vaccinated, washing their hands and staying home if they're sick.
"To single out Disneyland and Disney World is not appropriate with regard to transmission of H1N1," wrote Dr. Phyllis Kozarsky, a travel health expert at the CDC, in an e-mail message to the Times. "There are too numerous to count opportunities for people to be in close spaces together, whether in movie theaters, in crowded shopping malls, on public transportation as well as during most individuals' daily activities."


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In a recent interview director Todd Phillips (The Hangover and Old School) discussed the possibility of a sequel to the hit film, The Hangover…
"We were thinking of sequel ideas when we were shooting, which sounds cocky, but we were doing it more because it was just fun to talk about ideas while hanging out on the set. Two weeks ago I was saying, 'Let's see how it works out.' Now that the movie has really connected, it's something we're doing for sure."
He mentioned that they could shoot as early as next spring, but will all of the cast be back?
"I wouldn't do it unless all four guys were back. I love The Hangover so much and I think we could crush it with the sequel. I've never had more fun making a movie, ever. Not that Old School wasn't fun, but these guys were so hungry and ready to kick ass everyday. We just all gelled so well on this film."
Speaking of Old School, Phillips did discuss the long rumored sequel, stating that a script does exist, but the film likely won't happen due to scheduling conflicts with the first film's stars.


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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos broke his 25 years of marriage.
However, recently this couple has been caught celebrating their 25th anniversary. Whereas, both of the couples focus on resourcefulness.
Mackenzie says that instead of having resource less child she would prefer having a child with 9 fingers.
Above all this was a healthy breakup as Jeff twitted that now they will share their lives as friend. Even Jeff appreciated his past life with Mackenzie and blessed her upcoming ventures.
A report has shown that Bezos cheated his wife. He is having affair with Lauren Sanchez who is the former TV anchor and also the wife of Patrick Whitesell. Sanchez had been married to Whitesell in 2005. Besides that, she had many affairs with Whitesell clients. In fact, she knows Bezos through Whitesell. Lauren was also hired to film aerial shot for Bezos company "Blue Origin"


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Like Siege, I'm a fan of pretty posters. Let's take another look at one, just to refresh our memories:
It's hard to imagine how anyone could improve on that, but now you have an excuse to try. Fox has announced a fan poster contest for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Create the winning promotional poster, and you'll win a trip for two to L.A., where you'll attend the premiere party on Jan. 9. Your poster will also be displayed on the show's official website. (And Fox will be forever grateful for the free labor.)
To create your own homage to Lena Headey, visit www.fox.com/terminator to download fonts, graphics and title cards. Apply your mad design skillz and submit your entry via the website by Dec. 14. The five finalists' submissions will be posted on the site, and public votes will determine the winner — so if you get that far, remind us all to vote you into the inner sanctum!
For inspiration, here's a Sarah Connor trailer:
Is it just me, or is Lena a lot less sexy with an American accent? I hope this doesn't turn into another accent fiasco, a la Bionic Woman. Michelle Ryan is so much better in her native tongue.


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Marvin Deitz has some serious problems. His mob-connected landlord is strong-arming him out of his storefront. His therapist has concerns about his stability. He's compelled to volunteer at the local Children's Hospital even though it breaks his heart every week. Oh, and he's also the guilt-ridden reincarnation of Geoffroy Thérage, the French executioner who lit Joan of Arc's pyre in 1431.More info →


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National Windscreens is pleased to announce that it has retained preferred supplier status with ARI Fleet UK, part of the world's largest privately held family-owned fleet management company.
ARI Fleet UK has renewed its contract for a further four years on the strength of the service it has received from the UK's largest independently owned windscreen repair and replacement company.
Matt Cranny, operations director at ARI, (pictured) said: "With our focus on LCVs, HGVs and management of uptime, we needed a partner that could support this strategy and deliver the service our customers deserve.
"In addition, our business synergies meant we could continue to control glass spend for our customers and maintain service levels. National Windscreens understood the importance of this focus, which is why we chose to extend our relationship for a further four years."
Martyn Bennett, regional director at National Windscreens, says: "Our ability to offer the highest quality service is particularly valued by ARI as it is at the heart of their offering.
"National Windscreens' commitment to completing every job right first time is underlined by our on going investment in technology, in our 108 fitting centres and in our skilled workforce.
"With the rapid growth of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), we are able to offer ARI drivers a one-stop service for windscreen replacement and camera recalibration, a service further enhanced by our unique 'Partscheck' software which not only accurately identifies the correct windscreen part but also identifies if it has an ADAS camera fitted," he added.
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Balance is a central concept in this project. The team has been designing the interface for the platform so that this concept is translated into graphics and interaction. An example of that is what we're calling 'the funky slider' – for lack of a better name. It is nothing more than a range input which rotates when the knob moves – an idea that's simple as a concept and in execution but nevertheless strong enough to cause impact.
The intended outcome looks more or less like this:
The idea is to use the range input for navigation purposes and tilt it so that it is displayed in a different angle at every step. If we imagine that users will drag the knob to see the next or previous photo, we have to take into consideration that the knob cannot 'jump' in and out of the line. Neither should it move away from the mouse/finger – it should stay in place while the line rotates around it. In other words, we have to make sure that the knob is always in the center of the rotation.
This is a range input.
According to W3C, it "represents an imprecise control for setting the element's value to a string representing a number". If your browser supports it, you should be able to see it on web pages.
A range input has the following attributes: step, min, max and value. The value is represented by the knob position, in relation to the size (width) of the input. Step refers to the interval between values. The default step value is 1. If the step were 2 instead, you'd see 5 before 7, not 6. Min and max are self-explanatory. 😉
Understanding CSS transform: rotate(deg)
To rotate an element with CSS we use the transform property combined with the rotate( ) transform function. As in:
transform: rotate(xdeg);
In the case of our input element, we could write something like:
transform: rotate(15deg);
This would rotate our input 15 degrees:
The transform-origin property
According to MDN, "The rotate( ) CSS function defines a transformation that moves the element around a fixed point (as specified by the transform-origin property) without deforming it. The amount of movement is defined by the specified angle; if positive, the movement will be clockwise, if negative, it will be counter-clockwise."
That means that the rotation amount is defined by the angle – the number indicated inside the parenthesis. And the fixed point around which the rotation occurs is defined by the transform-origin property. Well, when transform-origin is not specified, the default is used: 50% 50% (x-offset y-offset). By default, the center of the element is the center of the transformation – in our case, the rotation.
Here's a visual comparison between two instances of the same element, both rotated 15 degrees. While the input on the left was assigned the default value 50% 50% for the transform-origin property, the input on the right was assigned 100% 0% (right edge):
To recap: what we want to accomplish is the ability to rotate the input element using different angles along the line and changing the value of transform-origin so that it matches the position of the knob. When the knob is all the way to the left (0% of the line width), we want the input to rotate, say, -4 degrees. When the knob position corresponds to 25% of the line width, we want the input to rotate, say, -12 degrees using the knob position as the transform-origin. When the knob is in the middle of the line, we want the input to rotate, say, 0 degrees and use the knob position as center of the rotation. We'll also define rotation values for the positions 75% and 100%. Our rotation values could be illustrated as follows:
Of course, we would like the rotation values to be interpolated between those points. For calculating that, we used a very handy D3 function: scale( ). "Scales are functions that map from an input domain to an output range." (Mike Bostock, creator of D3.js among other projects)
var scale = d3.scale.linear()
.domain([0, 25, 50, 75, 100])
.range([-4, -12, 0, 2, 4]);
The next step was to calculate the position of the knob and use that value for the transform-origin property, assigning a new value every time that the knob moves. Here's how we did it. You can jump straight to the fiddle if you prefer.
//declaring the variables we'll be using
var thumbPos, origin, originPerc, degToRotate, minVal, maxVal, curVal, sliderWidth;
//defining our scale
var scale = d3.scale.linear()
.domain([0, 25, 50, 75, 100])
.range([-4, -12, 0, 2, 4]);
//play with these values (keeping the same amount of items as in domain([]) )
//this function will be called every time we want to change the rotation and transform-origin values
//it needs one parameter, which is the width of the input
function setRotation(w) {
//slider width should be considered as passed to the function
sliderWidth = w;
minVal = $('#slider').prop('min');
maxVal = $('#slider').prop('max');
//current input value
curVal = $('#slider').val();
//knob position, relative to the input width
thumbPos = ((curVal - minVal / maxVal - minVal) / maxVal) * sliderWidth;
//add half of the knob width to find the center of the knob
origin = thumbPos + 10;
//value above, in percentage
originPerc = origin / sliderWidth * 100;
//use the scale function to determine how many degrees to rotate at a given position
degToRotate = scale(originPerc);
//use the two last values to change the input rotation and transform-origin property
'transform': 'rotate(' + degToRotate + 'deg)',
'transform-origin': originPerc + '% 0%'
//output – illustrative purposes only
$('output').html('Rotation in degrees ' + degToRotate + '
Rotation center (knob position) ' + thumbPos + '
Step ' + curVal + ' of ' + maxVal + ' (' + curVal / maxVal * 100 + '%)');
//initial rotation angle
setRotation($('#slider').width()); //comment this out if you want the input NOT to be rotated when the page loads
//call to setRotation function when the input changes
$("#slider").on("input change", function() {
In this fiddle https://jsfiddle.net/ludossin/adne5u8s/ you can see it in action and experiment* with some values.
*All you need to do is edit rotation values in the Javascript tab (line 7) and click Run


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Following the release of their critically acclaimed sophomore album Tired of Tomorrow, Philadelphia's Nothing have announced a 35 date European tour through September and October, with UK dates starting September 11th at Bristol's Start The Bus and including a London show at the Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen.
With their thrilling blend of 90's alt, hardcore and shoegaze, Nothing return to the UK off the back of the fantastic Tired of Tomorrow. The album is an enthralling mix of muscular guitars, dense reverb and a rich pop sensibility. Dark and light combine across 10 tracks full of beautiful melodies that belie the darkness of the accompanying lyrics. Nothing have also incorporated an increasingly expansive sound that sees the band add further depth and space to the heavier alt style that dominated debut album, 2014's Guilty of Everything.
Lyrically, the record touches on everything from anxiety and depression to addiction, disillusionment and even love and it's not surprising such heavy topics are covered, when you consider the experiences of singer and guitarist Domenic Palermo, since the release of Nothing's last LP. He was mugged and severely beaten after a show in Oakland, resulting in a fractured skull and extended stays in hospital, and his estranged father with whom he had recently reconnected sadly passed away. The album was also drawing headlines before it was even released, as Nothing had to extricate themselves from a deal with Collect, run by Geoff Rickly of Thursday but funded by the detestable, pantomime villain Martin Shkreli.
As well as announcing the tour, the band have enlisted Ryan Hemsworth to remix 'Nineteen Ninety Heaven' from Tired of Tomorrow. The result is a wonderfully warped track fusing the melancholy of the original with Hemsworth's trademark electronica.
The band has strong heritage in hardcore, with Palermo previously the lead singer of Horrow Show and bassist Nick Bassett once in Deafheaven, and this is evident in their raucous, loud live shows. Whilst often labelled a shoegaze band there is a heaviness and intensity to their sound that translates perfectly in the live setting.
Nothing are completed by both Palermo and Brandon Setta on vocals/guitar, Kyle Kimball (drums) and Bassett (bass).
Full tour dates below and tickets available HERE.
European Tour Dates
09 – NL Tilburg Incubate
10 – BE Leffinge Leffingeleuren
11 – UK Bristol Start The Bus
12 – UK Leeds Brudenell Social Club
13 – UK Glasgow Broadcast
14 – UK Manchester Deaf Institute
15 – UK Birmingham The Rainbow
16 – UK London Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
17 – UK Brighton Bleach
18 – BE Antwerp Trix
19 – DE Koln Underground
20 – DE Munster Gleis22
21 – DE Hamburg Reeperbahn festival
22 – DK Copenhagen Beta
23 – DE Berlin Cassiopeia
24 – PL Wroclaw Asymmetry festival
25 – DE Leipzig UT Connewitz
26 – AT Vienna Arena
27 – HR Zagreb Tvornica Kulture
28 – AT Linz Kapu
29 – CH Zurich Bogen F
30 – IT Bologna Covo Club
01 – IT Arezzo Karemaski
02 – IT Milan Ohibo
04 – FR Toulouse Le Saint Des Seins
05 – ES Barcelona Sala Apolo 2
06 – ES Madrid Moby Dick
07 – PT Lisbon Musicbox
08 – PT Porto Cave 45
09 – ES Zaragoza Las Armas
11 – FR Bordeaux Void
12 – FR Paris Batofar
13 – DE Karlsruhe Jubez
14 – DE Wiesbaden Schlachthof
15 – NL Amsterdam Paradiso
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MetroStars SC are just one win away from a return to the Westfield FFA Round of 32 after a cracking semi-final win over Croydon Kings on Wednesday night.
A pulsating Cup tie was decided in the last 18 minutes as goals to Liam Wooding and former Hyundai A-League star Travis Dodd handed MetroStars a 3-1 win.
They now move in to the South Australian decider against Adelaide Comets on June 25 for a spot in next month's draw for the Round of 32.
It was end-to-end football in the early stages with MetroStars taking a 15th minute lead through the excellent Stefan Simic.
But before fans had stopped celebrating the opener, Croydon had drawn level barely a minute later with Shaun McGreevy finishing off a neat move.
Wooding then replaced Simic early in the second half and it proved a masterstroke for MetroStars.
With the tie on a knife-edge, Wooding made the most of an opportunity for the MetroStars to put them back in front on 72 minutes.
Then with just seven minutes left, Dodd rounded out the scoring to book his side's spot in the SA decider, which means they are potentially just 90 minutes away from the last 32.
If MetroStars can get the job done on June 25, it will be the second straight year they've made the Round of 32, where they famously beat NSW Champions Blacktown City in 2015.


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The staff work out the 1410 Mountain Avenue office. The Alternate Care Department serves the eight Southeast First Nations and the off-reserve homes.
The Alternative Care Department is responsible to recruit new placement options for the Agency's children in care, assess potential foster parents, issue foster home licenses, review foster homes on an annual basis, ensure foster care standards and regulations are adhered to, and provide support to the foster parents.
Jackie Larocque & Jaime Chartrand – Director of Alternative Care
Susan LeClair – Supervisor
Wanda Joe – Supervisor
The supervisor duties include ensuring workers are licensing foster homes correctly, recruitment of culturally appropriate foster homes and kinship homes, and dealing with any conflicts or concerns brought forth regarding a foster home and/or foster parents.
Hazel Roulette – Administrative Assistant/Worker
Maria Ross – Administrative Assistant
The Alternative Care Workers conduct home studies, home reviews, and follow up on any concerns regarding a home or foster parent. The worker may also attend Alternative Dispute Resolutions.
The following workers are assigned to the respective areas:
Alt Care Worker: Beverly Thomas – Bloodvein, Poplar River, Little Grand Rapids, Pauingassi and Berens River communities
Alt Care Worker: Madeline Hardisty-Neveau – Brokenhead, Black River, and Hollow Water communities
Alt Care Workers: Angela Prince, , Claudia McKay, Inna Ganda, Lily Creely, Lucinda Massan, Nancy Poirier, Edith Sanderson, Lyle Massan, & Brandi Blackbird (Maternity Leave)- City of Winnipeg and rural areas
Highlights and Activities
- Monthly staff meetings to address any concerns or issues regarding foster parents or foster homes
- Recruitment and information booths set up at events including Southeast Hockey Tournament, Manito Ahbee Festival, and at the Forks on the National Aboriginal Day celebrations
- Two Christmas parties were held in December, one in Selkirk and the other in Winnipeg
- Cultural Coordinator, Cecil Sveinson, provided cultural training to foster parents
- To provide orientation and cultural trainings to new foster parents with orientation and cultural training
- To provide 10 Anishinaabe Ombigigiiowsowin training sessions
- Develop new emergency placement resources
- More active recruitment of kinship homes


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Presented to me by my Guro Ben Harrison ... without his patience and and faith in me... I would not have reached my goal ..Thank you sir for being their for me when others were not.... YOUR STUDENT FOREVER
Hello I am Guru Laura . I have been studying the art of Pencak Silat for 15yrs under the guidance of my teacher Guru Besar Jerry Jacobs as well as his teacher Pendekar William Sanders. Now i deceided to venture on my own and share this art for all who are willing to learn....no student will be turned away. This art is open to all who would like to learn it.... it is a go at your own pace no trying to hurry and climb the ladder at full speed with time and paitence one can learn this beautiful art. I am also a student under Pendekar Steven Benetiz learning the beautiful art of Satria.
I am here today to teach the art to the children and adults who would like to learn the art of pencak silat as well as the art of modern arnis...learning a very fluid and fun art that changes as the wind blows.
come on in and check out this art anyone can learn it!!!!
I am very grateful to have an instructor that is very knowledgeable in what he does ...it gives me great pleasure to train with him and his fellow students..... Guro Ben thank you for showing me the art of Modern Arnis i am glad to be your student and friend.
hey parents kids like to play pirate or star wars i have the class for them it is modern arnis where kids will learn sword work( play swords of course) as well as empty hand against a sword .... the sword could even be a baseball bat..stick..cane etc... this will teach them how to defend themselves..... NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY very affordable prices...p.s. you can learn it with them because WE know that WE are KIDS at HEART... call 8108410682 or email me at email@example.com
Go out to Aaron, Maddie, Nathaniel and Matt for passing their first test in modern arnis ........now to work on test 2
|Congratulations go out to Maddie, Nathaniel and Matt on passing their level 2 in Modern Arnis they were promoted to Likha Antas Dalawa
Congratulations go out to Matt for being the first student i have had for 13 years to achieve this milestone.


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08 June 2010
Fungus- Watercolor- First State
It has been a challenge.. and time consuming.
It' is not finished.... but I am not going to finish it for a few days now. I don't believe you shroud finish paintings too quickly - especially when you are heavily invested in working on them.
The best 'finishes' I make-- are ones when I' put the panting away for a number of days- and then resolve it with 'fresh eyes' and perspective
30" h x 40" w
7 comments:
- Unknown said...
Beautiful! Mesmerizing, and fascinating. Can't wait to see the finished work.
- June 9, 2010 at 4:08 AM
- kae pea said...
I never knew fungus could be so beautiful!
- June 9, 2010 at 5:40 AM
- RH Carpenter said...
What a beautiful almost abstract painting...so many little treasures of color and light in this one!
- June 9, 2010 at 6:43 PM
- Carol Carter said...
thank you kathy kristen and rhonda.
i hope to finish this painting in a dynamic way. right now.. i'm too close with it.. and don't know how to make those last steps. will post it when i do!
- June 9, 2010 at 7:57 PM
- Suzanne McDermott said...
Carol! This is stunning. I was going to comment on the Iris (which is also stunning) and scrolled down to find this. Congrats on your recent sales. If I were closer to St. Louis, I'd sign up for some classes. Would love to learn how you work.
- June 12, 2010 at 2:23 PM
- Carol Carter said...
thank you suzanne. i am liking this FUNGUS too... although i don't think it's finished.
i wish you lived closer.. it would be fun to get to know you! best. and isn't it great how many people have joined your FB page?
- June 12, 2010 at 3:31 PM
- Unknown said...
Wow. Spectacular
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Female Students Passionate About Expanding Opportunities in Computing Fields
Passionate About Computing: Seniors Melissa Thai (left) and Samantha Staszak are leading the new Women of Like Fields Passionate About Computing (WOLF PAC) organization, which includes nearly 40 students and hopes to attract more future female students to computing fields on campus.
Samantha Staszak and Melissa Thai didn't become interested in computing until their final year of high school. And, they noticed that few fellow female students shared their passion for possible computer science careers.
Now, in the midst of their senior years as computer science majors at Rose-Hulman, the duo has gathered nearly 40 students, forming a new campus organization to support and encourage more females to study computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, and electrical engineering.
Organized this fall, the Women of Like Fields Passionate About Computing (WOLF PAC) group is providing student social and mentoring networks, increasing awareness of professional development opportunities, and reaching out to encourage high school and middle school students to attend Rose-Hulman.
"It starts with us. It is our problem and we need to fix it," says Staszak, a computer science major from San Diego who is the organization's president and founder. "WOLF PAC wants to encourage more women to join us in our common goal of helping change lives through computing and engineering."
Thai, WOLF PAC's vice president, adds, "We need to change the impressions of computing being a male-dominated career field. These stereotypes are embedded early. Young girls are exposed to what society considers "feminine" - like dolls, instead of learning about robotics, computing, and coding. WOLF PAC is definitely a step in the right direction."
WOLF PAC started by hosting a pumpkin decorating social event during the Halloween season. Technology executive Ruth Hennigar, with over 20 years of experience in startup and Fortune 500 high-tech companies, will be speaking to group members and other students during a campus event on December 9.
"We have been encouraged by the outpouring of support from other students, the faculty, academic departments, and administrators. Hopefully, we're leaving a legacy for others to follow. The sky's the limit for this organization and its efforts," says Staszak.
Valerie Galluzzi, assistant professor of computer science and software engineering, is WOLF PAC's faculty advisor.
Junior computer science student Morgan Cook states, "The computer world is the world of the future, and it is important that women not be afraid to break into such a male-dominated world. It is a highly male-dominated field, but that just means that the few women have to bond together and help each other out. That female comradeship is exactly what WOLF PAC is designed to encourage."
Through the FIRST Robotics program, Thai learned that her computer programming skills could help large-scale robots accomplish goals in the worldwide competition. The computer science and software engineering student from Manassas, Virginia later completed web- and smartphone-based projects for Freescale Semiconductor (Austin, Texas) and The Omni Group (Seattle). She enjoys participating in hackathon events in her spare time at Rose-Hulman.
Meanwhile, Staszak spent last summer researching learning from demonstration algorithms at the University of California-Berkeley's Laboratory for Automation Sciences and Engineering, after having internships with Rockwell Collins Inc. and Blizzard Entertainment. She is now investigating opportunities in computer science doctoral degree programs.
"I love problem-solving. It's in my blood," she says.
Sharing that passion, Cook adds, "I have always been fascinated with new technologies and in learning how and why things work. I became interested in computer science because computers are such a mystical and interesting object, with so much potential. There are so many new technologies to be developed and I want to be at the forefront of those discoveries and developments."
Cook developed an iPhone application during an internship last summer at Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington, D.C. She is planning to spend the upcoming summer at Progressive Insurance Company in Cleveland.
"There are so many career options for computer scientists. Even seemingly non-computer related fields such as law firms are highly dependent upon computer technologies," she says.


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The Annual Southern Africa Innovation Forum (ASAIF) is the SAIS 2 annual flagship event bringing together business, government, donors, NGOs and communities to share good practice and learn around issues of entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems in the SADC region and internationally.
Why ASAIF?
Knowledge sharing
Regional Engagement
ASAIF 2018 was held within the SA Innovation Summit on 12 September at Cape Town Stadium under the theme of "Inclusive Innovations".The theme explored Inclusive Innovation from the perspective of early-stage entrepreneurs developing products and services particularly with and for the socially or economically excluded populations.
ASAIF was organised in partnership with the Connected Hubs network or regional innovation support organisations from the the five SADC (SAIS implementing partner) countries. Their input in the structure and organisation of the event ensured regional contributions were integrated into the event. Speakers and panelist for the programme were crowd sourced using the open innovation platform Viima. ASAIF will continue to build content using this inclusive approach and drawing on the best locally sourced resources to enhance the programme.
Panellists, speakers and presenters provided diverse views on best practises in supporting innovation ecosystems for entrepreneurship in the SADC region. Some key insights focused on the role of start-ups' and entrepreneurs in promoting more inclusive growth and the importance of including the wider society in innovation and development activities. Approximately 120 attendants comprising of startups, entrepreneurs, representatives of private and public sectors attended.
In 2018, SAIS 2 partnered with the SA Innovation Summit an annual flagship event on the South African Innovation Calendar, that is a platform for nurturing, developing and showcasing African innovation, as well as facilitating innovation thought-leadership. Created to support and promote innovation and facilitate collaboration within its own eco-system, the initiative brings together corporates, thought leaders, inventors, entrepreneurs, academia and policy makers.
Partnering and Collaborating for ASAIF 2019
SAIS welcomes the opportunity to partner and collaborate on hosting the ASAIF 2019 with interested stakeholders throughout SADC on an annual basis. Contact us to express interest.