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Stefan Mannsfeld Wins Spicer Award
Stefan Mannsfeld Wins Spicer Award
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Stefan Mannsfeld, staff scientist at SLAC, has been announced as the winner of the 2011 William E. and Diane M. Spicer Young Investigator Award.
The award honors a young researcher whose work has benefitted from – or is beneficial to – either the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource or the worldwide synchrotron community. It is open to senior graduate students and those who are seven or fewer years into their professional scientific careers.
"I am very surprised and deeply honored to receive this award," Mannsfeld said. "I had such a big smile on my face when I came home that my wife knew right away that something good had happened."
Mannsfeld has worked at Stanford and SLAC since receiving his Ph.D. in physics in 2005 from Germany's Technical University in Dresden. Initially a postdoctoral fellow in Stanford's Chemical Engineering Department with Zhenan Bao, Mannsfeld quickly impressed his professor and colleagues with his physics insights and creative experimental skills that have led to a series of important insights into the properties of thin-film organic electronic materials.
"He came up with many innovative ideas that took my group to several new directions," said Zhenan Bao, associate professor of chemical engineering at Stanford. "He is the kind of person who will come up with good ideas regardless of the subject he works on and carry those projects from concept to completion. Dr. Mannsfeld is the most creative and solid young scientist I have encountered in the past 10 years."
"Although it was not his field of expertise, Stefan quickly developed a good knowledge of thin-film diffraction from both practical and theoretical perspectives," said Mike Toney, SSRL Head of Materials Sciences, who has worked with Mannsfeld for the past five years. "Most significantly, he developed theoretical tools and software to determine diffraction intensities and then developed and implemented modeling software that precisely determines molecular packing in both 2-D monolayers and 3-D thin films. This is a huge accomplishment that has been and will be used by many SSRL users."
Mannsfeld conducted Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction studies at SSRL that revealed why pentacene molecules are – unlike nearly all other organic conductors – more conductive in thin films than in a regular, three-dimensional crystal. He found that the pentacene's five hydrocarbon stand vertically on the substrate in the single-layer, more conducting form, but are more tilted and less-conductive in crystals of the material that are placed on the substrate. This marked the first time that the precise molecular packing of an organic semiconductor molecule was determined in a single layer-thin film.
Last year Mannsfeld built and tested very high sensitivity flexible pressure sensors with microstructured rubber dielectric layers that could be used in electronic skin.
"Our skin has several different types of cells that can sense a great range of pressure, which allows us to control our grip, for example, to hold a fragile glass or a heavy weight," Mannsfeld said. "Our sensor layers are a first step toward enabling such control artificially. They can distinguish pressures over five orders of magnitude – from a mere fly landing on your arm to the grip you'd need to hold a 20-pound dumbbell."
The annual young investigator award is named for William Spicer (1929-2004), co-founder of SSRL and a pioneer in photoemission spectroscopy, and his wife, Diane, who passed away in 2009.
Mannsfeld will give a presentation on his research and receive the award on October 24 at the annual SSRL/Linac Coherent Light Source Users' Meeting.


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Kansas is keeping my blood pressure up this week with a series of ridiculous stories from around the state.
Let's start with the shooting at a graduation that started in an uncomfortable sock. I've watched a lot of action movies in my life and NEVER I mean NEVER have I ever seen the good guy reach for the gun inside of his sweaty sock. Turns out there is a reason for this. PSA ALERT! Guns and socks don't mix. If you have to mix your socks and guns – I suggest you get a nifty pair of socks WITH guns, not guns IN socks. Anyway, here's the story from 12 KWCH in Wichita, KS (I took the liberty of highlighting the important parts)
AUGUSTA, Kan. (KWCH) UPDATE:
Chief Tyler Brewer said he will recommend the charge of criminal use of a weapon/possession of a firearm on school grounds.
"Let's just cut to the chase here," said Brewer. "The gun should've stayed in the car. An ankle, in a sock, is not an adequate place to put your weapon."
Chief Brewer said the concealed weapon was a Kel-tec semi-auto 380.
When it got uncomfortable in the man's sock, he tried to re-adjust it. Instead, the gun triggered shooting the man in the foot. It then ricocheted off the ground, flying more than 50 feet, into a women's calf.
The man drove himself to Kansas Medical Center for treatment. The woman was taken to Wesley Medical Center in serious condition.
"She was released from the hospital and is fine as can be. You know, she's got a bullet that's in her leg," said Brewer.
He says the class B misdemeanor he's recommending for the incident carries a fine of up to $1,000 fine and up to one year in prison. The man could also lose his license, but under Kansas law, he'd still be able to carry a gun legally because he has no felony.
"Unfortunately, sometimes people just don't use common sense." said Brewer.
No federal charges will be filed in this case.
FactFinder12 wanted to know: is it illegal to take a concealed gun, with a permit, into a high school football stadium?
It comes down to what the state means by two words – "grounds" and "building."
According the Kansas attorney general's website, concealed carry permit holders are allowed to carry on the "grounds of a K-12 school," but district's can post signs on school "buildings" prohibiting concealed carry inside.
No one FactFinder 12 spoke with is exactly sure what lawmakers meant by the terms grounds and buildings.
Lawmakers – what did you mean by grounds and buildings? Now might be a great time to clue us in.
Sometimes people just don't use common sense and in Kansas people without common sense aren't required to take gun safety training. Makes total sense. #Sarcasm
Moving on – in other news KCUR broke an interesting story about how Bill Self is the highest paid Kansas employee who pays almost no income tax thanks to his handy-dandy LLC status. http://kcur.org/post/thanks-tax-cuts-bill-self-highest-paid-state-employee-owes-little-kansas-income-taxes
People are pissed about the budget mess that Kansas is in right now. Then we get to read about a millionaire not paying taxes in Kansas and it's legal. I guarantee the most googled search phrase in Kansas right now is "starting my own LLC".
(psst…KS lawmakers – ya might want to tighten up that gigantic LLC tax exemption gap next session while the state is busy processing the thousands of new LLC applications.)
Moving on to a favorite KS GOP topic – poor shaming. Poor Kansans can't take cruises and now their time on TANF has been reduced from four to three years. The only way around that is if families get a "hardship exemption" – at this point I think all of us enduring the Brownback years should qualify for a "hardship exemption".
Here's the pull yourself up by your bootstraps quote from Brownback,
"The longer you're out of the work force, the harder it is to get back into it, and this is encouraging people to get back into the work force on a sooner basis so that the deterioration of those work skills doesn't continue to happen," Brownback said. "… You need people getting back in the game quicker."
Inspiring isn't it? Too bad "the game" sucks in Kansas from the lackluster job growth. Good luck finding all of those new jobs that we were promised. http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/yael-t-abouhalkah/article72012847.html


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How boring.
In the end, it doesn't leave us much (or any) room for exotic destinations, random weekend get-aways, or even a luxury night out on the town. And that's ok. I love my life and all the blessings that come with it. But sometimes, a girl's just gotta get away.
I think I've reached one of those times. Between the looming two-year deployment and separation facing us, the total insanity that goes along with April and May at school, and the ever-changing antics and adventures of raising a two-year-old, I'm rapidly finding myself completely sapped of all energy. Simply put, I'm beat.
Oh, what I wouldn't give to sip a tropical drink with my sweet hubby, while gazing into eachother's eyes (I know, I know ... put down the romance book, Elizabeth) and watching the sun drop over the ocean. Or to have a fine dinner at some multi-star restaurant on the strip in Las Vegas. Or to just spend a quiet afternoon lounging by a pool somewhere, reading a book and listening to the sea gulls ... the smell of coconut hanging in the air. Ahhhh.
Come to think of it, dinner, drinks and some live music somewhere in town wouldn't be too damn shabby either. I'm not at all picky at this point.


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Managing apartment complex requires you to take care of the building as well as owner and tenants. Managers at apartments in buffalo grove il are responsible for ensuring that apartments stay occupied at all times, and the repairs are readily attended to while the owner's profitability is also maintained. The managers at apartment complexes usually find themselves doing several duties during a week. The managers either work directly for owners or property management companies.
As a manager, you will have to inspect the grounds and the building routinely for ensuring that property is completely safe and maintained well. Make sure that maintenance chores are performed on a regular basis and you immediately address any potential safety issues. One good example of safety issues would be that broken bulb in a parking lot that needs to be replaced.
If you are managing apartments buffalo grove, you need to inspect the vacant units before showing them off to the prospective tenants. If there are any improvements or repairs needed, like caulking or painting, that will make the unit more enticing to the prospective tenants, then you should get them done. Remember that every apartment, as well as the whole building, abides by the building codes set by federal as well as state authorities.
You should also advertise immediately as soon as some tenant vacates an apartment. Vacant apartments simply mean a loss of revenue and it's the manager's responsibility to maintain the steady income from a building that they are managing. Make sure that the apartment is advertised according to all state and federal guidelines so that your ads aren't discriminatory or violate any clause of the FHA.
Credit and reference check should be performed by all the prospective tenants. It's important that you do everything in your power to get only responsible tenants that won't skip out any rental payments and lead to revenue loss.
When managing buffalo grove apartments for rent, you must enforce all terms of rental agreement. If agreement or lease contains a clause that mentions 'no pets,' for instance, it's your responsibility that you insist on leaving the pets out of the building. There is an exception, however, for service animals that are for those who have disabilities. The FHA requires you to make some accommodations for those who have any disabilities.
If there any tenant complaints, they should be resolved immediately. It may need you to meet with the occupants and mediate arguments between the neighbors.
You also have to collect the rent every month and make deposits to the bank accounts and also pay any service providers as per management agreement's terms. Sometimes, the owners like to deal with all financial matters on their own and, in that case, you won't have to take these responsibilities.
Lease terminations or evictions should also be enforced according to company policy and the laws. Make sure all correspondence about these procedures is recorded as well.


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The Neverending Pile: Drugstore Polish
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Today's theme for the Neverending Pile Challenge is a drugstore-available polish. For me, that's almost all I own, since most other polishes are out of my price range. I used polishes from a few different brands, including 3 untrieds, and I decided to try creating some stamping decals again. (more…)


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The hajj is the single largest gathering on the planet, and it involves 2.5 million Muslims from 160 countries converging on the small Saudi city of Mecca. This year, Saudi authorities are concerned that these pilgrims will bring swine flu with them.
Fears are running high that this year's hajj could prove to be a prime breeding ground for the H1N1 virus. Pilgrims crowd into boats, planes, buses, tents and more. The worshippers pray shoulder to shoulder while continually touching their hands to communal floors and handrails.
Virus outbreaks have proven difficult to manage in past religious gatherings. In July 2008, around 200,000 Catholics from across the globe met in Sydney, Australia, for World Youth Day. This was right in the middle of the Southern Hemisphere's winter. A major flu outbreak ensued, later spreading through the rest of the world. Also in 2008, Iran considered banning pilgrimages to Mecca because of the flu scare.
Dr. Ziad A. Memish, the Saudi assistant deputy minister for preventive medicine, recently told the New York Times: "We've said we won't turn away anyone who arrives at our borders. But we are recommending to other countries whom they should let come."
The Saudi government has urged pilgrims to bring their own surgical masks, hand sanitizers, and to wash their hands frequently. However, hand sanitizers may prove tricky for devote pilgrims, as Islam forbids alcohol. Face masks may also prove difficult for pilgrims. Men can only wear clothing without stitches, and women are forbidden to cover their faces.
The Saudi government has considered barring anyone who is pregnant, under age 12, over age 65, or suffering from chronic conditions and diseases such as diabetes, chronic lung, heart, liver or nerve disease.
However, banning certain pilgrims may prove difficult. Every Muslim is supposed to make this pilgrimage at some point in his or her life, and some save for years to do so. More than half of all pilgrims are older than 50. Even if this means they will be pushed around the Kaaba in wheelchairs, pilgrims will come.
With all of these concerns, the Saudi government has turned to the U.S.-led Center for Disease Control and Prevention for help in heading off a potential health crisis. (The CDC has the most experience in dealing with swine flu.) The Saudi government has purchased stockpiles of generic Tamiflu and opened 76 health facilities specifically for the hajj. All medical care for symptoms that pilgrims develop during their visit will be provided free of charge.
Some countries have offered to vaccinate their pilgrims. China has vowed to vaccinate all 12,700 pilgrims. But as the Times points out, Muslims who are making this year's pilgrimage will not be made a priority group.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does signing this agreement mean my child must stay at Mitchell Road Christian Academy through 8th grade? No, signing the continuous enrollment agreement does not bind you to remain at MRCA through 8th grade graduation. It simply allows parents to fill out less paperwork. The Admissions Office will assume your child is returning under the contract, unless you notify us otherwise in writing by January 31. You will have plenty of time to notify the school if the student is not returning during the re-enrollment process each winter. If your child is considering a transfer, please contact the Admissions Office at 864-268-2210 x338 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Do I need to sign an agreement for a new student?
Existing families will sign one agreement to cover every child that is currently attending MRCA. If you are sending a new child in the coming years, you will need to sign a continuous enrollment agreement at the time of application for the new applicant only.
Does a continuous enrollment agreement guarantee registration for my child?
No, each family is required to abide by policies set forth in the Family Handbook. MRCA reserves the right to dismiss students who violate various policies or if the academic needs of a student can no longer be met at Mitchell Road Christian Academy.
Do both parents have to sign the enrollment agreement in cases of separation or divorce?
Both signatures are required on enrollment agreements. Each parent is required to sign an identical contract to the other. In one parent/sole custody households where only one parent makes education and financial decisions, then only one signature is required. Enrollment agreements are promises to enroll students, as well as promises to pay tuition and incidental expenses. Even if one parent in a separated household pays, the second parent, by signing, is agreeing to have the child enrolled at MRCA.
How do I inform MRCA of any medical information, medication, contact information, or other relevant updates to our family since the re-registration packet is no longer required?
Because the vast majority of you keep your information the same year after year, there is no reason to have you fill out the same paperwork on an annual basis. Therefore, we ask that you notify the Main Office as soon as possible in writing or via email of any changes (medical, contact information, or otherwise) to your child's school file.
Will there still be a re-enrollment fee every year?
Yes, the re-enrollment fee is non-refundable and secures your child's place at MRCA for the next school year. The re-enrollment fee for the 2018-19 school year is $225. After May 1, a $75 late fee will be added, bringing the re-enrollment fee to $300. This reenrollment fee is different from the one-time family enrollment fee that is due at the time of acceptance to MRCA.
What if our circumstances change mid-year, or after we sign the agreement or send in the deposit? Change in circumstances, including moves or financial changes, can be unpredictable. MRCA will do our best to support families during times of transition. If a family decides to move a child after November 1 of a school year, a $500 withdrawal fee will be assessed unless the move falls under the following criteria:
- An out of town family move of greater than 30 miles;
- MRCA can no longer meet the academic needs of a student; or
- MRCA can no longer retain a student due to disciplinary reasons.
What if I am unsure of my intent to re-enroll my child?
MRCA's Admissions Office will be happy to work with you in the event that you are unsure about enrolling your child in the next school year. Please contact the Admissions Office before January 31 to talk through your situation. However, we cannot hold a place for your child after January 31 if the re-enrollment fee has not been paid. Additionally, please be aware that the reenrollment fee will increase to $300 after May 1.
What if I choose not to re-enroll my child for the next school year?
If you are not planning to re-enroll your child at MRCA for the next school year, please notify our Admissions Office in writing or via email by January 31 to email@example.com of your intent to withdraw.
How does this affect us if our family receives financial aid?
You must still apply for financial aid each year through FAST. Awards are evaluated on a student-by-student basis and do not necessarily remain the same each year. Please submit your financial aid applications February 1 for the next school year. Families receiving financial aid will be notified of the award by March 1. If you receive a financial aid award that does not meet your need, you may cancel the enrollment agreement in writing or email within ten (10) days of receiving the award without further obligation and receive a refund of the re-enrollment fee. If you do not cancel your agreement within ten (10) days of receiving the financial aid offer, the re-enrollment fee will not be refunded to you.


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The Quiz Night is a table quiz composed of 8 rounds with questions, music, and a full color visual round (famous people, geography, etc.). You can enter the quiz individually or (even better) form your own team with some friends or colleagues (max. of 5 persons per team)
The MC, also known as the Quiz Master, will call out the questions. Each team receives an answer booklet, in which you write down your answers. After each round, you hand in your answer sheets and the Quiz Master will check and record your answers. One of the highlights (and almost everyone's favorite) of The Quiz Night is the music/audio round. This round tests your musical knowledge with songs from the past 40 years using movie clips, theme songs and any other auditory challenge!
Besides the fame, the points for the over-all ranking (the quiz is played in a quarterly competition), the weekly prize is a bottle of red and white wine. At the end of the competition, you can win many great prizes!
The entrance fee for the quiz is only Afl.5.00 / $3.00 per person. For this small fee, you will be entertained for approximately two hours.


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There is no way for me to explain how motivating it is to complete a project. It's like a drug. I finish one, get a rush, post about it (or not) then I'm off to finish another one. And recently (I don't know how) I've been able to find a balance between knitting, sewing, quilting, social media/blogging, family, friends, life in general. I have no idea how long that is going to last but I'm running with it for now.
Here a taste of that balance and another completed project.
This morning I met with my dear friend Carolyn, who until recently I wasn't spending nearly enough time with but (there's that balance thing) we've managed to find a way. We met at a little cafe and I had my first taste of spiced hot chocolate. Chilli, cayanne, and chipotle….Oh heavens!!! I'll never drink regular hot chocolate again. That said I think it made us both a bit giddy. I asked her to take some pictures of me wearing my new knits then we were suddenly goofing around.
Ok, enough goofing…here are the pattern details.
I finished the hat weeks and weeks ago but I was waiting until I finished the fingerless gloves to post about them together.
Pattern: It's an old Blue Sky Alpaca pattern that is out of print (I believe). But it's a super basic rolled rim hat using sock yarn.
Fingerless Gloves:
Pattern: Fingerless Gloves by Petra
Yarn: Anzula "Squishy", colorway, Wine
Needles: Both were done on US#1
I was able to make both projects from one skein with some to spare. The store I bought it from is no longer in business but you can find it at Purl Soho. It's pricey but worth it!
The yarn is wonderful and butter soft but I wouldn't use it again for anything with cables. Not enough twist so the stitches in the cable row are a bit stretched. No one will see it but it bugs me.
That said I still love them and how yummy they feel!!!
Thanks for a great morning my friend!!


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It is not a set of practices. There is no silver bullet, golden nugget or platinum compass. The agile manifesto is a set of values and principles that have learning, excellence and collaboration baked into their very heart. They will not prescribe how to deliver valuable, delightful software, they will not explain whether TDD or BDD is best. They do not insist that you use a product backlog, user stories, story points, iterations, stand ups, demos, code reviews, peer programming or continuous integration.
"Agile" adoption will not help you if you do not understand this. It will not help you if you are conflating "scrum" with "agile". It will not help you if you do not truly understand what it is you're getting yourself into.
… agile is defined by its principles rather than specific practices.
The agile manifesto is what it is: guiding principles and values that empower you to make your OWN decisions on how to deliver valuable software (or anything for that matter).


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LCS INTERVIEW :: Kristian Olson
If you could not use a computer; would you be able to create the level of detail you produce in your work?
This is a great question. I haven't been able to address this in an interview yet. My answer might turn into a little bit of a rant. You have my apologies in advance.
Here's the short answer: No. I could not do what I am doing using traditional tools. I am not a masochist.
The long answer is: I have made an intentional effort to create a style that is unique, original and difficult to reproduce, while also being honest to my own creative leanings. The computer seemed to be the best medium to pursue this because it is still so new and so wide open for experimentation. I made a decision while I was coming out of my graphic design career to stick with digital media even though my personal illustrative/fine-art endeavours had always been with paint and/or pencil. While creating digital work for my design clients, I would often stumble upon some new process or technique in Photoshop or Illustrator that I would remember. I had a folder in which I would save screen grabs taken from any interesting results of processes that I discovered. This was really the beginning of that decision to stick with the computer as my medium of choice– it has always been an exciting thing to explore.
So, over the years I've been slowly building up my own bag of digital tricks. Most artists do this at some point with their chosen medium. This allows them to focus and perfect their skills in that medium, which means they neglect others. There is nothing unusual about this. Comparing the skill set involved in digital art with those of traditional media is almost like comparing photography and traditional art. Do people ask photographers if they could do what they do with paint? All three of these media involve very different tools. But they are all visual tools and compete for many of the same clients, buyers, viewers, collectors, etc. I will say, however, that digital illustrators still need to have an understanding of how to reproduce figures, objects, and environments with their tools, just as traditional artists do. That's why knowing how to draw and paint can't hurt. But I disagree with the attitude that a digital artist, for some reason, needs to prove him/herself by being able to paint. Skill and dedication are apparent regardless of medium.
And yes, sometimes I overdo it and have to remove things that don't work; specifically, background patterns and border elements, although I haven't been doing a lot of border work lately.
You have been accepted into the Communication Arts Illustration Annual twice, along with a number of other annuals. You have also been featured as a spotlight artist in MacUser, Computer Arts, Design Taxi and on Illustration Mundo, and to top it off in 2006 you were chosen as the cover artist for The Graphic Artists' Guild's Directory of Illustration #23. How the hell did all that happen with only 3 years as a professional Artist under your belt?
Well… it's probably going on four years now.
It has been a lot of hard work and risk. There was a time, right after the dot com crash, when my graphic design work became sparse. At that point I decided to reassess my career. I told myself, "Either you're going to go for it or your not. What do you really want to do?" It was a simple, but risky answer: I decided to go for it. I had grown up drawing and painting, and had decided in high school that I wanted to be a professional artist. So I seized the opportunity. It was a bit of a struggle for a while. I spent several years experimenting and pinning down a style before I started to market myself as an illustrator. During that time I was still trying to pull in design work to pay the bills. Once I actually got my illustration work out there, it was still hard (even after getting into Communication Arts). My techniques were still evolving. My portfolio was limited. But I just ploughed ahead. I would create projects for myself if no client work was coming in. I built my own websites. I sent out promos… which, when I look back on them, were pretty bad. I also learned to be thrifty. It finally started to pick up when I was about a year into it. My work was accepted into a few more annuals. Then about two years ago I got a rep, which helped quite a bit.
What is the longest amount of time you've spent on a single image?
Early on, things took longer because I was sort of flying by the seat of my pants. I wasn't totally solid with my techniques. I remember one of my personal pieces took about two months to finish once. But that's not full time… So maybe one month full time. A client piece might have taken two weeks. Now each piece takes between two and ten days. But I'm planning on doing some fine art pieces this year that will probably take quite a bit longer.
I never call it a day on client work. I will stay up as late as I have to for a client, which is sometimes all night. Usually that doesn't happen because I can tell, in advance, how much time something will take and plan for it.
Apart from Art and illustration what other things are you into?
Surfing, fishing, camping, hiking, travelling, good food, beer, wine, music, hanging out with friends and family. And thinking too much. I'm sort of an armchair philosopher, as I think many artists are.
Who are your favourite artists/illustrators alive today?
Lari Pitman, Chris Ware, Robert Hardgrave (farmer bob), Jeremy Pruitt (thinkmule), Skwak, Ledpants, Scott Saw, Tim McCormic, Chris Buzelli, Joel Nakamura, Ray Caesar, Christian Northeast, Gary Taxali, Alessandro Bavari, Doug Murphy, Klaus Haapaniemi, Chiho Aoshima, Wilson Hsu, Sourkids, Aeron Alfrey, Nik Ainley, Jesse Lefkowitz.
Are you involved in any collaborative projects at the moment and is there anyone you would like to work with?
Doug Murphy (aka Plastic God) and I are coming up with a top secret collab. I'm also in the process of brainstorming with Erika Rand, a Berkeley based creative director, filmographer and designer, about a book project. And I am working on something with Aeron Alfrey.
I would love to work with anyone I just mentioned above in the last question.
What is existence?
Yikes, young grasshopper, what have you been smoking? What is the sound of one clam napping? You must have read my bio awhile back. But thanks for letting me inflict you with an answer. Feel free to laugh.
If you ask what is "Is" (which is what you are asking), or what is "being", you will not understand the answer because the answer cannot be described, much less experienced, via language or rational thought as we move through this time-based "reality". Existence does not need time and so cannot be fully understood from within time. Time wants you to think that everything must flow from A to B, but existence only needs A and does not necessarily "know" of B. So the question is, "What is A?" But we live in both worlds and cannot understand one without the other. We can conceive of it, but we find it difficult to experience it in its pure form, without time, and therefore "understand" it. (Which is a horrible word to use for such an irrational thing as existence.)
How's that? I'll come up with a completely contradictory answer tomorrow. By the end of the week both answers will be shaking hands and laughing at each other.
"De do do do de da da da Is all I want to say to you."
What's next in the pipeline for Kristian Olson?
Mucho promotional effort this year, plus more fine art. I'm trying to really nail my mixed media techniques for the gallery scene. I might also be doing some very limited edition, strictly digital prints, like one of a kind, or two of a kind… something like that. They'll come with a document that is signed and says that I will be put to death if I ever pump out any more. (You know… for the collectors.) I'm also thinking about doing some hand made books, or maybe a series of them. ALSO! On February 22nd, I, along with several other artists, will be signing limited edition Thundermutts at Munkyking on Melrose.
Bill and Ted's Excellent or Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey?
I've seen both, but I only remember the first one. So it must have been better… or maybe I was just in a better mood for the second one and that's why I don't remember it.
Fruit or veg?
Raw fruit. Cooked veggies… except for lettuce. Lettuce should only be eaten raw. Oh… and jicama should be raw… or supposedly boiled, which I have not tried because it sounds awful.
You can see more of Kristian Olson's work at


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Project Details
Client: Community Counts Colorado
Date: November 1, 2017
Online: www.communitycountscolorado.com
The redesign and development of the Community Counts Colorado website was a fast-paced project driven primarily by a security breach of the previous website. Unable to recover their original website, Community Counts Colorado contracted Align Multimedia to rebuild their platform with a focus on security and a custom "Rig Map" feature.
As an entity that provides an intermediary service between Colorado's oil and gas industries, CCC is often in the sights of "hacktivists" looking to attack industry websites. As such, Align has implemented additional security features to prevent future attacks. Additionally, a custom "Rig Map" feature has been developed that delivers drilling rig information to area residents, and can be easily updated on the website's backend by novice web administrators.


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An accomplished and award-winning director and multimedia producer with extensive international experience working in London and New York. Producer for the past 10 years at Discovery Network Europe, producing, directing, adapting and marketing quality content for mainstream and paid channels. Previous experience gained in progressive roles with international broadcasters including; Al Jazeer a Inte rnational, ITV and RA I International.
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An experienced screenwriter of both feature and short scripts, Tom has found success in competitions and has had several screenplays optioned and sold to various producers and production companies around the world. Those scripts produced have gone on to become well received films at festivals and online.
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Siobhán Cleary is an award winning Director, writer and producer, her social and political feature documentaries for Channel 4, have received international recognition. She has produced award winning international human rights campaigns and written both radio dramas and feature film scripts.
Siobhan's films are internationally featured on Channel 4, PBS and the BBC world service, RAI Italy, SBC Australia, RTVE Spain, ARTE La Sept, CBC Canada and SBS Australia. Recently reviewed by Journeyman Pictures, the ground breaking Battle of Trafalgar, "Still regarded as one of the UKs' most important documentaries"
Currently in development with the feature film,
Sisters of the Revolution.
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Composer, Piano and Keys player, Producer, Arranger, Film Composer
Master's Degree in Classical piano and 2 Diplomas in Jazz and Modern music.
Recording (25 CDs) and tours all around the world with great musicians as Antonio Sanchez, Scott Colley, Jaques Morelenbaum, Anita Wardell, Heidi Vogel, Sarah Jane Morris, Joy Rose, Sulene Fleming, Celia Mur, Emilia Martensson, Janine Johnson, Katie Leone and others.
Roland endorser since 2015.
Musical Director in several bands and theatres shows in UK and Italy.
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Birgitta is a writer and published author, who - in the mid 90s, started off by co-writing and producing the Children's play 'The Dream', which helped her and her fellow actors, after touring schools and children's hospitals with this play, to obtain their Equity card.
Before that she wrote the feature screenplays 'Surrender' with Simone Wright. Based in New York in the 90s, it looks at writer Suzanne's and surgeon Will's quest, of what happens when two ordinary people face extraordinary circumstances, and shows not only Will's journey but the power of true surrender. It reveals that the moment of surrender is not when life is over. It is when it begins!
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After his studies in architecture at the University of Rome he moved to New York to take up a role as an Interior Designer. Whilst in New York he expanded his skills to incorporate Fashion and attended the Fashion Institute.
Moving back to Italy he started work as a Costume Designer for Italian Television and Feature Films. A move to the UK followed where he expanded his skills on an International basis, working on English and American productions. He is now an established Costume Designer working between the UK and Italy where he has been shortlisted for awards for his period costumes and films.
His passion for the work has allowed him the opportunity to manage challenging projects be it budgets, locations etc.. Whilst ensuring the Actors and Directors are bought into his ideas and concepts to deliver the vision.
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About Dennis Boatworks
Dennis Boatworks is conveniently located in central Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with easy access to Broward, West Palm, and Miami marinas. We carry full coverage liability insurance, Longshoreman insurance, Workman's comp insurance. Aside from these securities, we are also certified for port entry to Port Everglade, Port of Miami, and to all boatyards and marinas.
Our Founder
Founder and owner, Dennis Page, established Dennis Boatworks Inc. over a decade ago. Individually, Dennis has over 30 years experience in the carpentry business. After obtaining a Bachelor in Business, while also studying aviation and receiving a commercial aviation pilot's license, Dennis took the helm of his father's custom cabinetry manufacturing business.
Dennis knows from first-hand experience the need for skilled craftsmen on massive vessels, such as yachts. As a businessman, he is also well aware of the value of having a yacht carpenter that will arrive on time, adhere to a task, and finish it correctly and on budget. Though these concepts don't seem difficult, finding a yacht carpentry business that follows these processes can be rare.
Due to Dennis' understanding of what yachtsmen go through when looking for carpenters, along with his passion and love of fine carpentry, create the Dennis Boatworks that is in business today.
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At Dennis Boatworks Inc., we are dedicated to the needs of our clients. Whether the project is small or large, we approach every yacht with the same level of commitment and enthusiasm. As a business, Dennis Boatworks values dedication, because we know that many carpenters seldom highlight its importance. But, to Dennis Page and Dennis Boatworks, we strive to excel in each project we take on, receiving full satisfaction from our clients. Our goal, as a company, is to obtain and keep long-standing relationships with our customers, based on the merits of past projects we have completed for them.


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Introduction: LED Gun Torch
Turn any old toy gun into a torch.
My boys find it hilarious that I add LED's to everything. Recently, I was talking about making a dog kennel and the first thing they ask is "you going to add LEDS?" Of course the answer is yes.
Why wouldn't you though! They are simple to use, cheap and a great way to mod.
This 'ible then is all about how to add an LED to a toy gun. The gun that I used is a cheap light gun that was used on the PS1. I found it at the tip and it had the cord missing. You could really use any gun with this mod, as long as there is enough room to add a 3 x AAA battery holder. That really is the only pre-requisite when deciding on what gun to use.
The gun I chose though had 2 of the main features that made this build very easy, a lens at the front and a SPDT lever switch. These things though are easy and cheap to buy from eBay, so if your gun doesn't have them, don't worry, I'll put in some links to where you can buy them from
Let's get on with the build…
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Step 1: Things to Gather
1. Toy gun. This can be anything but if you want to make it as easy as possible type into eBay "Light gun". You might even have one of these around the house gathering dust. Also, you can just use a toy gun if you wanted to
2. LED – eBay
3. 3 x AAA battery holder - eBay
4. Female power jack - eBay
5. Male power jack - eBay
6. 3.6v power charger –eBay
7. Optional – SPDT Lever switch – eBay
8. Optional - Small lens – eBay or maybe these
1. Wire cutters
2. Dremel
3. Drill
4. Screwdrivers and phillips heads
5. Hot glue
6. Soldering iron
Step 2: Pulling Apart the Gun
The gun that I used is known as a "Blaze Silver Scorpion". As I mentioned earlier, I find mine at the tip with the cord missing.
1. Un-screw the cowling and the grips
2. Remove any circuit boards inside the gun – we won't be using these
3. If your gun has a SPDT lever switch you're in luck – if not, you will need to decide where to add one. Look at how the trigger is pulled on your gun. Is there any room behind it to add a switch? When you pull the trigger back, can you have it activate the lever? You'll need to work out the best way to have the lever activated when the trigger is pulled. Once you decide where to attach it, hot glue it into place.
Step 3: Modding the Inside of the Gun
To enable to batteries to be charged I added a female socket. You don't have to do this but I didn't want to have to open the gun up each time I wanted to change the batteries
1. Decide where you want to add the charging socket. Remember, you want it close to the battery holder and somewhere out of the way
2. With a dremel, create a hole big enough to accommodate the socket. Don't glue into place yet as you will need to solder some wires to it first
3. To enable the battery holder to fit inside your gun handle, you may have to remove some of the supports and gussets inside. If you have a dremel you should be able to do this easily. If not, a pair of good wire snippers should do the job as well. Be careful though not to remove any screw supports or you won't be able to put the gun back together correctly.
Step 4: Adding the Batteries
1. Solder the negative wire from the battery terminal to the negative terminal on the power socket. This is the one that is not connected to the middle pin on the power socket. See diagram of the socket below which will help you identify which pin to use.
2. Next solder another wire to the same terminal on the socket to the "open" terminal on the switch. This is to be soldered to the negative terminal on the LED.
For those who haven't used SPDT switch before there are 2 modes that these can be in "always open or always closed" We want to wire it up so when you pull the trigger, it pushes the level and the power comes on. That's why you need to open it up to the "open" terminal. I have included a diagram which might make it easier to understand.
3. Next solder the positive wire on the battery to the "positive" terminal on the power socket. This is the middle pin.
4. Solder another wire to the same place and attach this to the positive section of the LED
Step 5: Hot Gluing the LED Into Place
Make sure that you have soldered everything correctly and check if the LED comes on when the trigger is pulled. It does! Good.
1. Work out the best position to glue the LED into place. The lens acts like a beam director and will either make the LED beam wider or narrower. It's up to you on what tyoe of light you want to produce.
2. Once you have decided where to place the LED, next hot glue it into place. Make sure that you aren't shy with the hot glue, you want the LED to be stable and not move once it has been glued into place
3. Lastly, hot glue into place any bits of the gun that were held in place by either the circuit board or gussets that you might have removed in order to fit the batteries into place
Step 6: Gluing Everything Else
1. First check and make sure that everything works and that when you pull the trigger the Light comes on.
2. If everything is ok, hot glue down the charging socket
3. Next hot glue down the battery pack
Step 7: How to Charge the Batteries
As mentioned previously, I didn't want to have to unscrew the gun each time I wanted to charge the batteries. The charging socket allows you to charge the batteries without having to do this.
The batteries I used are rechargeable 1.2v batteries (total of 3.6v) and can be purchased at most stores that sell batteries. I luckily had a 3.6v charger which I could use to charge them. All I have to do is to plug it in and leave for a couple hours and it's fully charged.
I think having maybe a 4.5v charger would work better but the 3.6v one does the trick.
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Cool but people may mistake it for a real gun and you might get in trouble :P I love this though :D can you add LEDs to this comment? :D
This is a very cool build, but it needs some very serious safety taken into consideration.
That orange tip on the toy guns is VERY important to avoid accidents.
Dislike, sorry, but with the rise in the number of youngsters getting shot by police while running around brandishing toy guns, I think this a bad way to go. It was a nice build.


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Board #169 | Spring is Here!
Hello all! I hope everyone had a great week, and that you're as excited as I am to see inspiration boards return. Even though spring officially started last week, it was still snowing in my neck of the woods on Friday. But, it appears that spring has truly arrived in most places, and I thought I'd start back up with a bright and colorful tented wedding, largely inspired by this gorgeous bouquet photographed by Mallory Samson. (Wouldn't those quilts draped over a fence make for a fun guest photo backdrop?)
Mood: vivacious and vibrant
Palette: fuchsia, yellow, orange, pale pink, green
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Top row from left: bouquet and dinner photos both by Mallory Samson, quilt photo by Whitebox Weddings
Row 2: ring pillow photo by Lisa Lefkowitz, green dresses by J.Crew
Row 3: photo via Matt Bites, boutonniere from Martha Stewart Weddings, tent photo by Mantas Wright
Row 4: cake from Martha Stewart Weddings, veil by Leah C., enfinlavoila invitations via Etsy Wedding, centerpiece by Ariella Chezar


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Farmhouse with 3 rooms £50 pppn
Due to the current public health situation with regards to COVID-19 we recommend that you check with your travel and accommodation providers, and Public Health England before travelling. For the latest visitor information on COVID-19 please visit https://www.discoveryorkshirecoast.com/visitor-updates.aspx
North Yorkshire,
Featured in the Times Travel magazine, BBC Countryfile in top 10 places for rural experience -C16th Carr House Farm - Idyllic home of Anna and Jack - an officially nominated friendly face of North Yorkshire.
Finalist for VisitYork Best Bed and Breakfast and also finalists in WRA - largest tourism awards in the UK
Set in an unique location twixt the Abbeys of Ampleforth, Byland and Stanbrook in an area designated for its outstanding beauty.
Sleep in romantic ensuite four poster bedroom with crisp white linen. Eat delicious Yorkshire breakfasts, listen to the birds singing, smell the fresh air and the wild flowers.
Walk in the woods, go searching for mushrooms. Why not take one of The Cuckavalda dogs with you for company. See the amazing views round every corner and all that surrounds us - stately homes, abbeys and historical sites.
Or why not just sit and relax and take in this amazing countryside surrounding you. A paradise for country lovers.
Aromatherapy body treatments/massage available locally.
Wonderful choice of renowned eating places all around us in local pretty villages including Michelin starred restaurants Black Swan,Oldstead and The Star at Harome .
Carr House offers you the chance to relax and enjoy the peace and tranquility.
Reduced price entry to Castle Howard and on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
Wifi free to guests. Romantic 4 poster beds Children welcome from age 8.
North Yorkshire,
By Road:
Take M1, A1 and A64 to York then A1237 ring road. Follow A19 towards Thirsk, turn off at Easingwold to Coxwold to Byland Abbey and Wass. One mile to Ampleforth road and we are on the left. Signposted Carr House with pheasant logo on. Your SAT NAV may take you to house opposite which has locked gates -our drive is open .
By Public Transport:
From York take the 31X bus from Exhibition Square . You can ask it to stop at the bottom of our drive which is 1 mile from Wass on the Ampleforth road
- Children welcome
- Radio
- Television
- Tea/coffee making in bedrooms
- Unlicensed
- Special diets available
- Lounge for residents' use
- Ironing facilities
- Private parking
- Garden
- Totally non-smoking
- Dogs/pets NOT accepted
- Building of historical interest
- Central heating
- Electric shaver points
- Television available
- Fishing
- Pony trekking/horse-riding
- Shooting
- Golf available (onsite or nearby)
- Working farm
- Cycles for hire
- Vegetarian diet available
- WiFi or internet access
- Leisure club (onsite or nearby)
- DVD player
- CD player
- Euros accepted
- Single sex groups welcomed
- Hairdryer
- Real log/coal fires
Wifi free to guests. Romantic 4 poster beds Children welcome from age 8.
Self-Assessed Accessibility Details
- Surface of the car park and pathway leading to entrance is
- Gravel
- Route from the parking area to the entrance:
- Is flat (i.e. without steps)
- Has steps and no ramp
Public Areas
- Good contrast between the floor and wall
- Clear surfaces such as glass doors have contrast markings
- Bedroom with non-allergenic bedding available
- Bathrooms available with:
- Separate shower unit
- Steps to the main entrance
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- Entrance well lit
- Level access (no steps/thresholds) or access by ramp or lift
- Good contrast between the floor and walls
- Meals for guests with special dietary requirements can be provided:
- Sugar free (diabetic)
- Gluten free (coeliac)
- Lactose free (dairy free)
- Low sodium
- Nut free
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
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WESTCHESTER, Ill., May 15 (UPI) -- A baby's body pulled from the Des Plaines River in Illinois is likely that of a missing boy allegedly killed by his mother and her boyfriend, authorities say.
Robert Larson, 47, of Westchester found the body among some longs along the west bank Tuesday while searching the river in his kayak, the Chicago Tribune reported.
"I swung around and came back and noticed the body of a baby face-up," said Larson, who spent weeks looking for 1-year-old Bryeon Hunter.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said he anticipated the remains would be confirmed by the medical examiner's office as those of the missing child, the newspaper said.
Lakeshia Baker, 22, and her boyfriend, Michael Scott, 21, who initially reported the child had been kidnapped, are jailed on murder charges.
Scott allegedly beat the boy with a belt and plastic clothes hangers April 15 and left him to die on the bathroom floor of their Maywood apartment, authorities said.
The couple allegedly confessed to disposing of the body but have given conflicting accounts, authorities said.


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Interdisciplinary Curriculum - Global Perspective - Academic Community
The Baylor Interdisciplinary Core explores the interrelation of humanities and social sciences, providing students with a broad context to understand the contemporary world. Exploring literature and thought from around the world, BIC students receive a global education that prepares them to thrive in any field.
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European Convention on Human Rights
The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, better known as the European Convention on Human Rights, was opened for signature in Rome on 4 November 1950 and came into force in 1953. It was the first instrument to give effect to certain of the rights stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and make them binding.
Since its adoption in 1950 the Convention has been amended a number of times and supplemented with many rights in addition to those set forth in the original text.
European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 15
Protocol No. 15 amending the Convention introduces a reference to the principle of subsidiarity and the doctrine of the margin of appreciation. It also reduces from six to four months the time-limit within which an application may be made to the Court following the date of a final domestic decision.
It will enter into force as soon as all the States Parties to the Convention have signed and ratified it.
Protocol No. 15 Explanatory report
Protocol No. 15* (Italian version)
Opinion of the Court (February 2013)
Protocol No. 16
Protocol No. 16 to the Convention allows the highest courts and tribunals of a State Party to request the Court to give advisory opinions on questions of principle relating to the interpretation or application of the rights and freedoms defined in the Convention or the protocols thereto.
Protocol No. 16 came into force on 1 August 2018 in respect of the States which have signed and ratified it.
Protocol No. 16 Explanatory report
Guidelines Extract from the Rules of Court
Opinion of the Court (May 2013)
Explanatory report * (Italian version)
*Translations into Italian were commissioned by the Italian Government. The translations into non-official languages come from various sources. Only the English and French versions are authentic.


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Happy Monday! I hope that your weekend was as relaxing as mine was and I hope you had a beautiful Mother's day as well.
We found out that the mourning doves had 2 babies. We actually video taped them a few times and hopefully I'll be able to channel my inner Steven Spielberg and put together one really cool video by the time they are ready to leave the nest. You probably shouldn't count on it though….
They really are the cutest things ever and you won't believe how much they grow every single day, it's the most amazing thing to watch.
I was having a few little, ahem, stomach issues last week, nothing too bad, and so Saturday morning I went out for a 5 mile run because sometimes that helps. It's a good release.
See what I did there?
When I'm not feeling 100% or I know that I may have to cut my run short, I run in the neighborhood, very close to the house. I know almost everyone I see on the route. It's a circle that I repeat several times so I'm never too far from home, and although I rarely encounter any other runners, it's still a nice route.
On Saturday I headed off and was feeling pretty good. Sometime around a mile and a half I came up behind another girl who was also running. I was pretty stoked to see someone else in the neighborhood, after all I am the one who convinced 8 of my neighbors to run a 5K with me so I was really hoping that maybe she'd run a bit with me and I'd make a new running buddy.
As I came up behind the girl I realized she was running quite a bit slower than my pace so after a few minutes, I decided that I should probably just go around her. If she looked over at me, I'd say hi and slow down to talk.
Since we were running on the sidewalk there wasn't a lot of room and I didn't want to scare her so I yelled out, "excuse me." She didn't hear me. I repeated it again but when she still didn't look behind, I figured she had headphones on or was listening to music or something and I decided just to go ahead and pass her.
As I was approaching her left side is when it happened, the worst thing ever. I was thinking she would look over and maybe we'd speak or she'd nod or something but at the very least, I'd meet another runner in the neighborhood.
Instead she turned her head to the side………….and then she spit. Flying Spit! And guess where it landed? Right on my neck. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! And guess what happened next? Yeah, she just went right on running as if nothing happened.
I ran beside her, and then I passed her, and I looked right at her thinking she would realize she just spit on me and at least say something, because I know she knew what she did. I know she did but I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt.
She didn't say anything. No, instead she shot me a look of disdain as if I had done something to her. That took me by surprise because I thought maybe she was embarrassed and that she would apologize, but then I realized she was just irritated that I had passed her and she wasn't even wearing headphones! So when I said excuse me, she most likely KNEW I was behind her! UGH!
That's when I realized I had become a victim of a serious, Spit and Run!
About a mile and a half later, I passed her once again. I looked over again and this time she actually rolled her eyes at me. Rolled. Her. Eyes. Seriously. That was it. And if you know me, you know that it takes a lot to piss me off. I am one of the most peaceful, non confrontational people you will ever meet, but even I have my limits.
I slowed down until she was within only a few feet of me. But I didn't spit, I would never do that. Instead, I decided to release all that gas and alleviate the pain in my stomach. If she wasn't going to apologize for spitting on me, I certainly wasn't going to be considerate of her!
And so I farted, not once, not twice, but six times. I'm sure the air behind me was in no way what you would consider 'quality' and there was no way in hell I was letting her pass me.
Taste the rainbow honey!
I can safely say that is the angriest I have ever been at another runner but I hope it never happens again. There is no reason to be so inconsiderate, really, there isn't.
What's the worst thing someone has done to you while out running?
Has anyone ever spit on you?


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The Islanders announced that F Shane Prince had ankle surgery and will be out 4-6 months.
As the press release mentions, Prince was battling a high ankle sprain at the end of last season. After rehabbing on his own, he felt more discomfort and alerted the Islanders' medical staff.
They tried to further rehab the injury, but they found it in Prince's best interest to have surgery. He received the surgery, and is doing well.
Prince has been with the Islanders since 2015. He played in 50 games last season where he tallied 18 points (five goals, 13 assists).
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Tough break for Prince, the speedy, 24-year old who never quite recovered from an ankle sprain last season and is now lost for the next four to six months.
Although he has only scored eight goals in 70 games since joining the Islanders, he had a quality playoffs in 2015-16, scoring three goals in 11 games when New York defeated the Florida Panthers before falling to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Prince uses his speed to create opportunities on the offensive end and as an effective penalty killer, to a slightly lesser degree like Michael Grabner used to before the latter moved across town to sign with the rival New York Rangers.
Thought to have a battle in training camp, which starts in approximately four weeks, for a roster spot among the Islanders forward group, the picture now becomes a little more clear among the team's starting twelve, with Alan Quine now assumed to be the only true player on the outside looking in before the skates get laced.


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Types correspondence and statistical material for Revenue Cycle.
Performs duties to support the goals and objectives of Geisinger Health System in its efforts to provide quality patient care and patient satisfaction.
Works under the supervision of the Supervisor, Revenue Cycle.
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I work in Hull at the moment, does that count? lol. Probably wouldn't want to meet up over here unfortunately as it's one hell of a commute home for me of an evening as it is
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From 23-29 April 2018, the WHO African Region celebrates African Vaccination week (AVW) to raise awareness of the needs and rights of all people, particularly children and women, to be protected from diseases which can be prevented by vaccines.
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On July 2, 2015, Detectives from the Hartford Police Department's Vice and Narcotics Unit and Officers from the North Community Services division conducted an undercover narcotics operation in the area of the Sands Housing Complex on Main St. This operation was conducted in response to recent shots fired incidents and numerous citizen complaints regarding street level narcotics sales in the area. Undercover detectives conducted surveillance in the area and were able to identify prospective buyers and sellers of narcotics. A total of (11) suspects were arrested and charged with various narcotics charges. In addition Officers recovered two stolen motorcycles and arrested an individual who was wanted by STF for a gun related warrant.
Justin Torres, 28, of Hartford CHARGES: Crim Tres 1st, Poss Narco, P.W.I.T.S Narco, P.W.I.T.S Narco 1500 ft
Pablo Nunez, 26, of Hartford CHARGES: Poss Cont Subst, M/V Tint
Luis Davila, 56, of Hartford CHARGES: Poss Narcotics
Edward Rosado, 24, of Windsor CHARGES: Poss narco, sale of narcotics, sale 1500 of school zone, crim trespass 1st, oper w/o lic
Angel Almodovar, 21, of Hartford CHARGES: Assault 1st degree, Pistol no permit, reckless endangerment, risk of injury, unlawful discharge of firearm (warrant served)
Juan Estronza, 37, of Hartford CHARGES: Criminal trespass 1st
Scott Williams, 37, of Hartford CHARGES: Criminal trespass 1st
Lamel Brooks, 26, of Hartford CHARGES: Crim Tres 1st, Poss Narco, P.W.I.T.S Narco, P.W.I.T.S Narco 1500 ft of School
Willis Wright, 38, of Hartford CHARGES: Larceny 3rd and operating under suspension.
Jose Rodriguez, 32, of Hartford CHARGES: poss of controlled substance less than 4 ounces
Krzstof Tomkiel, 30, of Vernon CHARGES: Failure to maintain lane, poss of narcotics
Vincent Cain, 35, of Vernon CHARGES: Possession of narcotics
Evidence: U.S currency $514.00
Evidence: 117 bags of heroin, 1 ounce of marijuana
Recovered stolen: Two stolen motorcycles (reported stolen from Vermont).


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IRE's done the fragments thing at least eight times. I don't really care that the fragments change what they're of, except insofar as Imperian's last ones were fragments of things that previously you could get whole, which frankly just seemed like it was insulting my intelligence.Rhyot said:
That's kind of the point of the promotions. They change every month so things don't get stale. If you knew every February it was going to be a 15%, eventually you'd get bored of that and be like "Give me something new!"
I like the loot boxes typically. They tend to be worth it.Allant said:
Anyone else growing tired of the promotion being a different kind of loot box every month?
There's a fair few things that have been like this - they might help a completely new character but they're not of much use to anyone in the 80+ band let alone endgame.Runas said:
I mean...I really dont need meditate and sleep bonuses for alot of environments, in fact I dont need those bonuses anywhere.
Group the possible zones into pools of relic pieces. My suggestion.Lim said:
What would you like instead?
Yeah Ive gotten like five just casually bashing in Three Rock; I imagine more hardcore bashers have been getting quite a few more.Tiur said:
The crates still drop from mobs!
I don't know how to say this without sounding ungrateful, as I really do Approve of promotions free to play players have access to. However, isn't the wheel of fate just a loot box without an actual box? I say this even though the wheel is my favorite form of this promotion.Tiur said:
I do appreciate the opinions, and I'll take them to the next IRE meeting. I can guarantee that the next promo is not a loot box.
They've at least doubled the price of promos entry for wheel spins, idk payout numbers...but credit price hasn't increased. They've said themselves servers are cheap, though. I had one for 15/year last year that could have hosted a MUD plenty fine- dropping $10 for a chance at arti pipes is pretty not worth it though, whereas the $5 was...sort of ok at least. Especially if wheel spins are 30% boosted - I got a skull token ($10) from a free spin and got 30cr ($10ish with membership bonus).Zaila said:I don't see why there shouldn't be price creep in general. 5$ in 2006 got a business further than 5$ in 2018. Even without a brick and mortar to pay for, there are still all sorts of taxes and fees and business costs that increase over the years. And since IRE does nothing for advertising, they can't recover that with increased customers, so they need to charge more to continue to profit or increase profit.
Is the level of price creep that's happened reasonable? Dunno! Haven't seen IRE's financials
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This would be great. I had the awesome luck of basically getting just a whole mess of chocolates, other consumables that I really didn't want and not much else. If your best option is selling them dirt cheap before they decay then it makes promotions such as the last one not seem worth the cost at all... not even close. At least a tradein option would lessen the sting a bit.Toz said:Dusting this back off again- can chocolates have a tradein value? They decay, and I absolutely can't sell mine right now because everyone is drowning in them since they're stocking stuffers. Or do they not count towards the 'value' of the stocking?


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