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The Bio-nanomaterials Chemistry and Engineering Laboratory (BnCE), under the direction of Emilio I. Alarcon, PhD, is located in the Research Centre of University of Ottawa Heart Institute. It is affiliated with the Biomaterials and Regenerative Research Program in the Division of Cardiac Surgery.
BnCE's main focus is the development and characterization of bio-inspired hybrid nanomaterials. 3D scaffolds are being fabricated with improved contractile properties and antibacterial properties for the reconstruction of tissues with poor regenerative capabilities like infarcted heart muscle and skin in patients with reduced vascularization (e.g., diabetic foot patients).
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By fabricating new hybrid nano-structures, BnCE seeks to overcome the current limitations of biomimetic Extracellular Matrix (ECM) scaffolds for tissue regeneration. Our research interests cover several areas of bio-nanomaterials ranging from the bases of free radical chemistry to the fabrication and testing of 3D scaffolds for tissue regeneration. Listed below are some of the main areas of interest our group is currently focused on:
- Hybrid nano-electro conductive fibres for cardiac patches and myocardial regeneration. Our group is currently developing new conductive fibres that will be employed for the fabrication of cardiac patches of infarcted heart muscle.
- 3D hybrid scaffolds for regenerative medicine with improved antibacterial properties and neovascularization capabilities for diabetic foot. Recently progress made by our research team has allowed to the development of a suitable collagen based formulation with anti-infective properties.
- Spray-on antibacterial biopolymers for tissue neovascularization and biofilm control of chronically infected tissues. Our aim is to produce a new generation of materials that could reduce the wound healing time while providing the damaged tissue with a sustainable antimicrobial barrier.
- Effect of metal nanoparticles in biomolecule oxidation and degradation of hybrid nanomaterials for tissue engineering. Our group is seeking for new insights on the actual impact that nanomaterials could have in the oxidation profile and extent of biomolecules under oxidative stress. Our findings we hope will contribute to a better understanding of the anti-oxidant or pro-oxidant paradigm of nanoparticles.
See current publications list at Google Scholar.
Selected publications:
- J. Pupkaite, M. Ahumada, S. Mclaughlin, M. Temkit, S. Alaziz, R. Seymour, M. Ruel, I. Kochevar, M. Griffith, E. J. Suuronen, and E. I. Alarcon. Collagen-Based Photoactive Agent for Tissue Bonding. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 9265-9270 (2017).
- S. Allison, M. Ahumada, C. Andronic, B. McNeill, F. Variola, M. Ruel, V. Hamel, W. Liang, E. Suuronen, and E. I. Alarcon. Electroconductive nanoengineered biomimetic hybrid fibres for cardiac tissue engineering. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 5, 2402-2406 (2017).
- S. McLaughlin, M. Ahumada, W. Franco, T.-F. Mah, R. Seymour, E. J. Suuronen, and E. I. Alarcon. Sprayable peptide-modified silver nanoparticles as barrier against bacterial colonization. Nanoscale, 8, 19200-3 (2016).
- E. I. Alarcon, B. Vulesevic, A. Argawal, A. Ross, P. Bejjani, J. Podrebarac, R. Ravichandran, J. Phopase, E. J. Suuronen, and M. Griffith. Coloured cornea replacements with anti-infective properties: Expanding the safe use of silver nanoparticles in regenerative medicine. Nanoscale, 8, 6484-9 (2016).
- M. Ahumada, S. McLaughlin, N. L. Pacioni, and E. I. Alarcon. Spherical Silver Nanoparticles in the Detection of Thermally Denatured Collagens. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 408, 1993-6 (2016).
- Horacio Poblete, Anirudh Agarwal, Suma S. Thomas, Cornelia Bohne, Ranjith Ranjithkumar, Jaywant Phospase, Jeffrey Comer, and Emilio I. Alarcon. New Insights on Peptide–Silver Nanoparticle Interaction: Deciphering the Role of Cysteine and Lysine in the Peptide Sequence. Langmuir, 32, 265–273 (2016).
- S. Simoncelli, H.d.A. Weerasekera, C. Fasciani, C. Boddy, P. F. Aramendia, E. I. Alarcon and J. C. Scaiano. Thermoplasmonic ssDNA Dynamic Release from Gold Nanoparticles Examined with Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 6; 1499-1503 (2015).
- A. Ahmadi, S. Thorn, E. I. Alarcon, M. Kordos, D. T. Padavan, T. Hadizad, G. O. Cron, R. S. Beanlands, J. N. DaSilva, M. Ruel, R. A. deKemp and E. J. Suuronen. PET imaging of a collagen matrix reveals its effective injection and targeted retention in a mouse model of myocardial infarction. Biomaterials, 49: 18-26 (2015).
- M. Vignoni, H.d.A. Weerasekera, M.J. Simpson, J. Phopase, T.-F. Mah, M. Griffith, E. I. Alarcon, and J.C. Scaiano, LL37 peptide@silver nanoparticles: Combining the best of the two worlds for skin infection control. Nanoscale, 6(11), 5725-5728 (2014).
- E. I. Alarcon, K. Udewku, M. Skog, N. Polisetti, N. L. Pacioni, K. G. Stamplecoskie, M. Gonzalez-Béjar, A. Richter-Dahlfors, M. Griffith, and J. C. Scaiano. The Biocompatibility and Antibacterial Properties of Collagen-stabilized, Photochemically Prepared Silver Nanoparticles. Biomaterials, 33 (19), 4947-56 (2012).
Team Lead:
Emilio Alarcon, PhD
Current Team members
Brian McNeill, PhD in Biology, University of Ottawa, Postdoctoral Fellow.
Research focus: biomaterials and tissue engineering of new materials for skin and cardiac tissue regeneration
Manuel Ahumada Escandón, PhD in Chemistry, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Postdoctoral Fellow.
Research focus: protein oxidation, membrane permeation and membrane damage promoted by natural toxins.
Christopher McTiernan, PhD in Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Postdoctoral Fellow.
Research focus: biomaterials and tissue engineering.
Katsuhiro Hosoyama, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. Visiting Scientist
Research focus: biomaterials and tissue engineering of new materials for cardiac tissue regeneration
Sarah McLaughlin, PhD candidate, CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship awardee, Cellular and Molecular Medicine program, University of Ottawa.
Research focus: application of collagen based nanomaterials for tissue regeneration, in particular for treatment of ischemic cardiac muscle following myocardial infarction.
Caitlin Lazurko, MSc student, Biochemistry, University of Ottawa.
Research focus: Novel nano and bio-materials for non-healing wounds
Zhora Khatoon, MSc student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Ottawa.
Research focus: Novel materials with anti-biofilm properties
Erik Jacques, BSc, Human Kinetics at University of Ottawa, Research Assistant.
Research focus: peptide oxidation in bionanomimetic systems
Keshav Goel, BSc, Biomedical Sciences at University of Ottawa, URS awardee.
Research focus: Novel materials for skin regeneration
David Cortes, BSc, Biomedical Mechanical Engineering at University of Ottawa, URS awardee.
Research focus: Novel materials for cardiac tissue repair
Highly motivated and proactive individuals with a background in chemistry, engineering and/or biochemistry interested in pursuing undergraduate, graduate and post graduate studies are welcome to apply to our lab. Our group is mainly focused on the development of hybrid nanomaterials for tissue engineering, please visit the research focus section of our website for more information.
Students are encouraged to directly e-mail Dr. Alarcon (email@example.com). Please include a copy of your CV, official transcripts, and a brief statement of interests.


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LSP Suitability Maps for the Quality of Urban Locations
Ryoichi YokoohjiOral Defence Date:
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 15:00Location:
HH 301Time:
03:00 PMCommittee:
Professors Dujmovic, and Wong
The quality of urban location represents the degree of suitability from the standpoint of people who intend to live in urban areas. Its evaluation depends on many factors including neighborhood development and geographical properties. The former factor can be evaluated using distances between a specified location and surrounding points of interest (POI), and the latter can be derived from parameters acquired from geographical information system (GIS) data. An overall suitability score can be computed using the Logic Scoring of Preference (LSP) which is a method for design of decision criteria and for quantitative system evaluation. This project presents the LSPquloc software system, a web application for the evaluation of quality of urban locations in a selected area. LSPquloc expands the LSPmap software, and provides compound suitability maps based on POI's. Results of the evaluation include not only a compound suitability map of the selected area, but also detailed suitability maps of all component criteria, and the distribution of scores in the presented map, helping the user to perform a comprehensive analysis of location. The LSPquloc system provides two different operation modes: basic and advanced mode. The basic evaluation mode uses a spectrum of POI's that are available for any urban area, and the advanced evaluation mode includes both POI's retrieved form Google, and GIS data provided by the city of San Francisco. Furthermore, the LSPquloc system provides the functionality to derive and display suitability map of every component criterion. It also provides parameters for changing the color and transparency of suitability maps. The LSPquloc system programs are written in HTML and JavaScript for the client side, and PHP, Java, and C++ on the server side.

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Entry requirements
Applicants should normally hold a good (upper-second [2:1] or first-class honours, or the equivalent) undergraduate degree in philosophy or a related subject. A good reading knowledge of French is a requirement for admission to the programme; the minimum expectation is proficiency at B1 (Common European Framework of reference for Languages). Applicants with other kinds of qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.
Months of entry
Course content
This joint masters programme offers a unique international and interlinguistic orientation in current philosophical work. The course is taught by leading figures in the field of contemporary European philosophy, based at two of its most significant and productive institutions. Full-time students spend the autumn semester at Kingston's Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP), and the spring semester at the University of Paris 8 (Saint-Denis).
As a joint European programme, this MA is longer than a standard British MA. Taken over 18 months (from September to the following March), it involves a more specialised study and a more extensive MA dissertation.
- In preparation for the term in Paris, you can take advantage of free French language tuition in the autumn term through our Kingston Language Scheme.
- You will benefit from high levels of staff contact from versatile and internationally recognised teaching staff with a range of interests.
- The CRMEP is arguably the UK's most stimulating and prestigious provider of MA teaching in the field. The philosophy department at Paris 8 was established by Michel Foucault in the aftermath of May 1968 and was shaped by many of the thinkers (Deleuze, Rancière, Badiou, etc) who studied there. Today, Paris 8 remains lively, mindful of its legacy and marked by a distinctive political culture.
What will you study
In the autumn term, which is taught at Kingston, you will study the Contemporary European Philosophies core module and choose an option module from the full range of philosophy courses offered at Kingston University. In the spring term, which is taught in Paris, you will study modules chosen from those offered by the philosophy department at Paris 8 (including two modules offered by a visiting member of Kingston's CRMEP). You will also take a 'special study' module, based on close engagement with a major contemporary thinker of your choice.
You can write your dissertation in London or Paris, in English or French. Preparation of the dissertation lasts around eight months and involves research skills workshops, group tutorials and individual supervision.
Information for international students
All non-UK applicants must meet our English language requirements. For this course it is Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall, with no element below 5.5. Please make sure you read our full guidance about English language requirements, which includes details of other qualifications we'll consider: http://www.kingston.ac.uk/international/studying-at-kingston/language-requirements/
Fees and funding
Please see http://www.kingston.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees-and-funding/ for more details.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- full time18 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
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This is a joint programme with University of Paris 8 (Saint-Denis), where full time students will study at Kingston during the autumn semester and in Paris during the spring semester, before preparing their dissertation at Kingston and/or Paris.
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|Lesbos, a diverse, colorful and sunny island, a place that gives birth to new, revolutionary ideas and finds its power in the crystal waters of the Aegean Sea.
Thousands of years have passed and for us, the people of Mytilene, this island is the most beautiful part of the world. A part of land where its people live, dream and create. An island carved with the spirit of Asia and Europe. And we get a strange feeling each time we encounter a rock or a river that divides these two worlds, as for example the coast of old little villages of Mandamados, like Palios or Aghios Stefanos.
Silver and golden beaches, olive groves that grow deep in the earth and high in the sky. The surroundings make you lose track of time, the people with their large beards and their gentle eyes look as if they've come from ancient times, their hands calloused from their hard work on the land. They stayed there for a very long time until the time has come for people and civilizations to start struggling for their lives. Warmongers brought death and destruction and locals lost all their belongings and were obliged to leave their houses and find more peaceful places to live. And that is how they came to Mandamados.
As time went by, this new place built its own wonderful history, especially around the worship of Taxiarchis. And one day in 1922, the people from the other side of the sea were also forced to leave their houses. Many of them found peace and protection with the help of Archangel Taxiarchis who comforts all people at all times and offers his kind blessing.
|In Northeast Lesvos, at an altitude of 300 meters above sea level, on the foothills of the eastern face of Mt. Lepetymnou, we find the village of Kapi.
It is situated 40 klms from the Prefecture's capital.
At its northernmost and southernmost corners, we find the villages two churches, Agios Georgios (St. George) and Panagia (The Virgin Mary). In the village's main square, under the shade of a regal plane tree, there is also a small chapel dedicated to Agia Paraskevi. The village's residents primarily occupy themselves olive oil production and raising livestock. At the same time, most residents maintain small vegetable patches and fruit groves along the eastern side of the village for their own personal needs.
In the 1960s, due to the difficult economic conditions in the village, many of its residents were forced to emigrate. The village has a significant musical tradition, and has always had many musicians amongst its residents. In decades past, there were numerous "musical troupes", complete with brass sections, that in recent years have been replaced by more modern instruments.
The traditional musical troupes always offered up a good time to the local residents, especially on Sundays and other holidays, in the village's main square. Today, the village has quite a substantial number of young residents, which occupy themselves with a variety of traditional jobs such as stonemasons, builders, carpenters et al. The women of the village typically produce traditional sweets and "amygdalota" (almond pastries), as well as intricate embroidered goods.
|The village of Pelopi consisted of 17 villages, whose ruins can be found in the areas of Kambos and Paliochori, near the summit of Ai Ilias. The villages were scattered throughout the area due to the invasions of pirates that caused many problems. When the inhabitants, however, found a proper and forested area they abandoned their villages and built their houses there.
They named this area "Gelia" (Laughter) because they no longer feared the pirates and their lives were joyous. A different version of the etymology says that the village was built on a spot where the rays of sun (Helius) shined on it and that is why it was named Ielia, and then renamed to Gelia. A third version mentioned that the village took its name from the numerous flocks (Ageles).
After World War II, and more specific in 1954, the village was again renamed to Pelopi, as it is named until today. There are two versions for the new name:
The village of Pelopi is beautiful, located on one of the slopes of mount Lepetimnos, with a flume running through it, that few years ago gave life to the village. Flour mills, olive press, fields, all were generated and watered by this flume. Numerous little traditional cafes, lying under the shadow, give a rest to the visitors' eye.
|The village that has been named in honor of the Muse "Kleio" looks down upon the shoreline from an altitude of 350 meters. In the vicinity of Kleio we find numerous ruins of ancient settlements, and recent archaeological digs have brought to light the remains of a community dating back to the early Bronze Age period (around 3200 B.C.) at Paliokastro.
This is the spot where it is believed that a magnificent statue of the Muse Kleio originally stood, prior to being looted by pirates at some point in time. In the city of Heracleia in Italy, there is an ancient mural depicting this Muse, which is considered to be the matron of History and Rhetoric.
The ancient communities that existed here during the middle ages and the Turkish occupation were constantly living under the threat of pirate raids, forcing the locals to head up to the spot where Kleio is today, in order to be able to survey the open seas and be forewarned of any impending attacks.
The first buildings in Kleio were constructed in the area known as Platanos, all the way up to the Hamam (Roman Bath), and were hardly visible from the sea. In the centuries that followed, the village expanded significantly, once the pirates' raids finally ended.
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The truth is, I have no idea!!Two of the eggs that hatched came from Bowie and his little gang. At the time, he was kept with the 'new' chickens and Ava (Light Sussex), so of those two chicks (both the brown ones below) one is a Gold Laced Orpington bantam (Bowie) crossed with a Cream Crested Legbar (chick-with-no-name) and the other is crossed between Bowie and the new black Polish, Priscilla.The other two eggs came from Silver (also an Orpington bantam) and his little gang of Pekin girls, plus Puffles, Charlie's little black Silkie. We've had a big mix up around here with the chickens as my neighbour was kind enough to take Silver for me. He kept fighting with Bowie and even though I went to great lengths to keep them apart, they kept jumping fences etc and it was a bit of a blood bath. I'm rather soft on Bowie, even though he has respiratory problems and I don't think will have a long life, so it broke my heart to see him repeatedly bloodied and having the chicken version of a major asthma attack. Silver was the aggressive one, Bowie used to peg it in my direction to hide whenever Silver jumped the fence. Anyhow, Silver now lives with some new girls and we can go visit if we wish. We are so lucky, we have great neighbours.So, here is one of the dark chicks (Bowie's)…and I'm thinking (hoping) she's a girl.And chicken two….boy, I fear.One of the Pekin/Silver chicks….girl, I think.And the last little one, who was the final egg to hatch…also a girl, I think. Let's face it, I was totally wrong with the last chickens, but time will tell. We're in a good position to keep one boy as I have three smaller runs, each with its own Eglu (they would be better in one run, with a Cube, but there is no way I can afford that), as long as they can all get along when they are free ranging which is why I let them all out together daily. I'm lucky that Bowie and Sargent Bilko get along quite well (SB lives with the big brown hybrid girls).Indoors we are drowning in eggs at the moment as Charlie has given up his daily breakfast of egg sandwich in favour of avocado on toast. I'm frantically making quiches and creme caramels. I think it might be time for some ice cream too!I'm also obsessed with finding new, simple supper ideas as it's all been getting a bit same, same around here. This stack is proving its worth, especially 'Simple' by Diana Henry.
Right, off to get some carrot muffins out of the oven before moving onto a batch of biscuits for the boys (holiday treat). Just waiting for the rain to come now, and save me from watering the vegetable patch!


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barcelona, brooms, cologne, craigslist, english, expat, job search, litter, loquo, rain, smoking, streets, supermarket, weather
i have been sitting on my sofa for approximately an eternity now (you know, give or take) sending emails, mostly unsolicited, to language schools in the cologne area. and i never thought that i would actually miss the relative ease of applying for a position in barcelona. in fact, due to my illegality, the low pay and general working conditions in barcelona, i pretty much never thought i'd miss much of anything. how wrong i was.
i'm just so surprised that there isn't a website like loquo.com, or its counterpart in the us, craigslist.org here in germany. of course, craigslist has made repeated attempts to have a grasp on the world outside of the us, and i, in good faith, have repeatedly tried to use their services for other cities, only to be bitterly disappointed. today, for example, there is one posting under "education jobs" on craigslist cologne, which i've already seen on toytown.
other things that surprise me about living in germany:
- mad dash for the new cashier – in the supermarket, if another cashier opens up, i've always assumed that it was general politeness to wait and allow those in front of you to move to the front of that line as well. occasionally, you could get in there a bit before your turn, which was always a little sneaky and very satisfying, but in general, it was all part of waiting one's turn. even the spanish understood this concept, and that's saying a lot as they don't usually prefer to form a line for much and old ladies will happily elbow you out of the way at any opportunity. but here, it seems that anything goes. when it seems that a new line will be forming soon, someone will usually step out of the ridiculously long line (and i thought caprabo was bad) and guess which side the new cashier will appear on, waiting there so that they can be first.
- lack of english – i can tell that people here generally speak english at a higher level than they did in spain, but there is a decidedly inconvenient lack of written english around town. hardly ever except in the most touristy of restaurants are the menus translated and i have yet to see a website that had a little british flag in the corner of the screen so that i could read their website in english, even language schools, which i find extremely surprising. our bank doesn't have it either, which makes it even more hard to part with our lovely la caixa in barcelona.
- the weather – this really goes without saying, but i did not expect an entire summer of rain. i knew that germany, of course, would be colder than barcelona in winter and colder still than san diego, obviously. and i imagined that the summers wouldn't be so hot and humid, as it isn't known for being a summer beach vacation spot, like barcelona is. i was not prepared for two months straight of rain.
- the streets aren't actually so clean – to be fair, i don't know what i was expecting, as cologne is still a city in its own right and i don't know why i would ever expect germany to be a perfect paradise. but i really did expect the streets to be cleaner than barcelona. the insides of places, which is really where it counts, are ridiculously cleaner and there's none of that dodgy electrical wiring sticking out all over that makes homes dangerous in barcelona either. but the streets are sort of still dirty and still filled with litter.
- people smoke!! – sigh. i suppose it is still europe. but i didn't expect so many people to smoke. and i haven't quite grasped the laws either. i'm pretty sure that you can't smoke in bars and restaurants, but then, sometimes, it seems that you can. i'm not sure if it's up to the discretion of bar owners, because then it seems that more bars would allow it, but it does seem to make no sense.
- broom heads are made of rubber – ok, this is kind of stretching it, but i do think they are weird. i suppose it's good because you don't get the straw or plastic (or whatever american brooms are made of) falling out around the house, but like every other broom in the world, they still don't work as well as vacuums. they are, however, easier to clean than our brooms.
i'm sure there are many more that i think of constantly, i just can't remember them now, as all i'm thinking about is how my eyes are starting to go a bit cross-eyed and my butt is completely asleep. i think it's about time i leave the sofa. i don't know how many more schools i can email today anyway, and let's be honest, i don't really want a job that badly…


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23 September 2002
Environmentalists say secret plans to develop Ramlet al-Baida 'against the law'
Samar Kanafani Daily Star
Environmentalist group Green Line warned Sunday that the capital's last stretch of public beach in Ramlet al-Baida is destined to be gobbled up by a private resort in violation of the law and without the knowledge of Beirutis. In a day-long rally on the beach Sunday, Green Line and other civic associations protested the privatization of the beach, demanding that the Beirut Municipal Council, Beirut MPs and concerned ministries take action to halt any development project.
Beirut MP Atef Majdalani said he knew nothing of the project or a map that Green Line obtained in 1998 which outlines a study for a marina and resort that spans Ramlet al-Baida's 3-kilometer beach.
Although the group would not reveal the source of its map, its members said the project belongs to Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, whose Mediterranean Real Estate company owns 32,000 square meters of the 50,000-square-meter beach. The Beirut Municipality owns around 10,000 square meters, while the Boubes and Doumit families own the remainder of the property.
"Majdalani" is covering up the project," said Green Line's secretary-general, Salman Abbas, adding: "It's strange that (we) should know about the project while he, a Beirut MP, knows nothing."
A spokesman for Hariri's media office told The Daily Star Sunday that he was unaware of the project, saying: "(Hariri) has told me nothing about it." The project, as outlined by the map, would violate Article 33 of Law 444 of the Environmental Code, which was passed last month and printed on a banner on the beach at the rally. The law bans "maritime and river domain" development projects that obstruct free access to the coast and cause erosion to sandy beaches.
According to Karim Jisr, a Green Line member and environmental engineer, the project would bar public access to the sea, thereby violating Law 444. Jisr suggested the municipality reclaim the beach and lease it to private companies, which would demand entry fees, thereby giving the municipality funds to maintain the beach. "There are some good examples we could follow in Jbeil, Tyre and Batroun," he said. "We know that the public sector can't do this alone, which is why we should forge public-private partnerships."
A regular beachgoer who participated in the rally said that "this beach is for the poor. The rich can afford any other beach in Beirut ." Seventy-year-old Sobhi Maas said he has been going to Ramlet al-Baida since he was a child. "Where do we find the money to enter private beaches?" Maas asked.
Faced with the crowd's anger, Majdalani vowed that the beach would not disappear, saying officials were intent on opening a "safe and clean" beach at Ramlet al-Baida by next summer. The MP did not know the size or location of the beach but said events, like the Beirut Summer Festival, would continue to take place.
"We don't care about festivities. We want an affordable place to swim and bring our families," one man shouted at the MP, adding: "Can you explain why Hariri's guards chase us away every time we come here?"
According to Majdalani, the beach's public stairway was dismantled and the guards sent home, while police are preventing people from going down to the beach "because it's a place for drug use and prostitution at night."
Ziad Musa, Green Line's information officer, called Majdalani's comment "an excuse," while Abbas asked: "If there's someone smoking hashish in church, do you close down the church?"


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What is believed to be the oldest evidence of decorative marks made by our human ancestors has been found by an Australian archeologist rummaging through old shell specimens.
The inscribed shell has been dated to at least 430,000 years. It was initially found alongside "Java Man" who was excavated on the banks of the Solo River in Java, Indonesia by physician Eugene Dubois in the 1890s.
Dubois claimed Java Man's fossilised bones, which were then dated at between 700,000 and a million years old, were evidence of a transitional species, between the primates and homo sapiens. He was proved right. The species was named Homo erectus. Bones from this species have since been found in Africa and elsewhere in Asia.
At the same site Dubois also collected 11 species of freshwater shells. Most belonged to a now extinct mussel species. When Australian archeologist Stephen Munro from the Australian National University visited Leiden University in the Netherlands recently and examined the shells he noticed a faint zigzag pattern on one of them, which had been hitherto undetected.
"It was a eureka moment," said Munro. "I could see immediately that they were man-made engravings." Another of the shells had been modified and sharpened, so it could have been used as a knife.
To make sure that the engravings were man-made, Munro and Dutch marine biologist and archeologist Josephine Joordens examined modern mussels, but could find no natural markings resembling a zigzag pattern. Munro concluded that Homo erectus had carved the pattern.
The findings have been reported in Nature. The zigzag pattern on the shells predate other markings made by modern humans and Neanderthals by about 300,000 years.
"It rewrites human history," said Munro. "This is the first time we have found evidence for Homo erectus behaving this way." via


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Morning all.
Synod started yesterday. We had a moving debate yesterday about Gender Based Violence, and committed ourselves to work in every way possible against it, and a presentation about Ethical Investment. We have lots of investments, and lead the way in ensuring these are used ethically – it's a fast changing world, and the presentation was an inspiring mix of finance and theology.
Questions included lots about where the Bishop of Bath and Wells will live. Normally it's good for the church to divest itself of grand palaces, but the Church Commissioners' decision to move the Bishop's accommadation elsewhere has been very controversial. Sometimes inhabiting a prominent and grand place can be an act of mission.
Anyway, we're now spending a day on the legislation to enable women to be bishops. It's really complicated, and probably not very interesting…but there is the odd banana skin, and we'll need to be careful. Here we go.
We're debating the Declaration from the House of Bishops – how the provision for those for and against Women Bishops will work in practice. So far even those who can't recognise a woman as a bishop are saying that this package can work.
Conservative Evangelicals have problems with women in authority, and the Bishops wrote a paragraph separating legal and sacramental authority – but didn't include it in the Declaration. One or two speeches have asked for it to be included – or at least made available.
Otherwise no banana skins.
We're about to vote on the Declaration, and have approved it overwhelmingly.
That was the 'code of practice' if you like. Now we do the legislation, clause by clause. We are revising it rather than finally approving…so it's detail.
First clause enables women to be bishops. Lindsey Newcombe, lay chair of Forward in Faith, speaks movingly to affirm the process and to commit herself to the future of the church – and to say that, of course, she has to vote against this clause. Not to derail anything, but in all conscience.
We approve it overwhelmingly.
Now to Clause 2 – which removes the office of bishop from the Equalities Act. Simon Taylor was going to ask to amend this 'blunt instrument' and sharpen it, but being advised it would delay things he has withdrawn it.
We approve Clause 2 overwhelmingly.
And we've approved all the others, after a quick further skirmish about the Equalities Act.
Now we are looking at the Amending Canon, which makes the required changes to our Canons. We've also approved them overwhelmingly.
For 304, against 33, abstained 45.
Now we debate rescinding the Act of Synod (which provided the legal framework for provision for the opponents of women priests). Our new package should make it redundant.
We are reminded that the Act of Synod sounds like the law, but isn't! Rescinding it will not make the Bishoprics of Beverley, Ebbsfleet and Richborough redundant – though it does remove the office of Provincial Episcopal Visitor.
Interestingly we have to pass an Act of Synod in order to rescind 'The' Act of Synod.
This is an important moment – some would say The Act of Synod kept people in the C of E. Others found it discriminatory and hurtful. Most seem to feel that the new arrangements do it better.
We have approved to rescind it…and it will be referred to the Dioceses.


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At Sarasota Memorial, we do not consider parents visitors, but rather active partners on their child's care team. We encourage parents and guardians to stay overnight with their children. We offer families the chance to relax and take a break in our family alcove which offers seating, snacks and drinks, a TV, a fridge to keep food, and a microwave. We offer special menu items to appeal to children's tastes, and complimentary meals for breastfeeding moms. Our relaxed visiting hours and spacious rooms allow grandparents and special friends to visit when it's convenient or helpful for you and your child.
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Sunday, May 22, 2016
Quinoa Burgers - Vegetarian food for carnivores !
8 comments:
- Angie's Recipes said...
We love quinoa and enjoy our meatless meals from time to time too. This quinoa burger looks awesome!
- May 22, 2016 at 6:52 PM
Thanks Angie - I think it was you who planted the idea of quinoa in my mind - you always make healthy food that is firstly delicious and by the way, happens to be good for you.
- May 22, 2016 at 10:06 PM
- All That I'm Eating said...
These look brilliant! What a great alternative, will have to give these a try.
- May 23, 2016 at 11:09 AM
- Jill Colonna said...
These look and sound absolutely delicious Hester. My kids are asking for more quinoa these days so I should give these burgers a try. Thanks for the recipe!
- May 23, 2016 at 3:00 PM
- Karen (Back Road Journal) said...
I'm sure your sister really appreciated the burger…it sounds good.
- May 29, 2016 at 8:38 PM
- All That I'm Eating said...
These sound so good, I do like a good veggie burger so I should give these a try!
- June 13, 2016 at 10:20 AM
- Anne@ASaladForAllSeasons said...
What a gorgeous crust these have, Hester! I'm a quinoa convert...though I've never mde them into burgers! Looking forward to trying this recipe!
- July 4, 2016 at 2:49 PM
- motherrimmy said...
I love a good veggie burger and that golden crust on yours in drool worthy!
- August 7, 2016 at 3:22 AM


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By Brian Luckhurst
Home Exchanging or Home Swapping is when you agree to swap homes, prostate and often cars, patient with someone; you stay in their home and they stay in yours, there and no money changes hands. It is an economical way to holiday and an exciting way to travel, to experience other cultures and see other countries differently, through local eyes, not as a tourist.
Home Exchange for holidays is not a new concept, indeed it was started in the 1950s by a group of teachers, however more and more of us, from all walks of life, are now doing it, not least to save money in these financially difficult times.
Not surprisingly, we oldies, seniors, baby boomers, silver surfers (whatever we wish to call ourselves) are becoming great fans of Home Exchanging. We tend to be more flexible on dates with more free time available, we don't normally have to worry about school holidays as we are often empty nesters, and cost savings are very important to us. I also think we are of an age when we like the idea of seeing things from a different perspective, we no longer like being seen just as tourists and often prefer to live more like a local when on holiday.
My wife was horrified when I first mentioned Home Exchanging, "I can't have someone staying in my house, anyway no one would want to, it needs too much doing to it" or words to that effect. She wasn't worried about the security or privacy aspect, simply, that our house wasn't smart enough to let others stay in it.
Many potential exchangers have similar thoughts, with others having more concerns over the security aspect of having strangers staying in their home, which to a degree is understandable, but don't forget you are staying in their home. What do you think is better, leaving your home empty whilst you are away on holiday or having someone staying in it and looking after it as if it were their own?
Home Exchange is built around trust. Trust in the people you exchange with to describe their home and location honestly and trust that, when they visit, they don't damage your home and belongings. Home Exchange is often the beginning of lasting friendships which are built around this trust.
Home Exchanging can take several forms. A traditional Home Exchange is when you exchange homes at the same time. A non-simultaneous exchange, which offers more flexibility, is when one or both of you have alternative accommodation available, often a second home, and therefore the dates for the exchange do not have to link and the exchange happens at different times for each party. One exchange takes place in the holiday home whilst the owner remains in the main residence, and then that owner visits the exchange partner's property at a later and more convenient time.
Hospitality Exchange is the third type and this is when you take turns staying as guests in each other's homes. This form of exchange appeals to the more sociable amongst us and I think works particularly well for singles, who are often worried about travelling alone in a different city or country and it also helps to avoid the dreaded supplements that single travellers often have to endure. Providing space and the number of bedrooms aren't an issue, you may also consider Hospitality Exchange if you have someone else staying at home, like a lodger or older offspring, where a traditional exchange may not be appropriate as you can't provide an empty home.
It is normal and good practice when exchanging to leave a welcome pack with lots of interesting information about the property but, more especially about the area and what can be done and seen locally, where to shop and eat, some exchangers even arrange for the neighbours to pop in to introduce themselves. Often with Hospitality Exchanges this local info is taken to the next stage with the home partner acting as a local tourist guide taking you sightseeing, for a meal out and even perhaps for a round of golf at their club.
Home Exchange – why do it? Saving money is the obvious benefit – with no accommodation costs, the savings can be substantial. Imagine how much more you will have to spend by not paying hotel bills or villa rental! Other major savings can be achieved by swapping cars, sports equipment and even boats, by not having to dine out every night, even by playing as a guest at your host's sports/golf club.
You have the freedom to do what you want, when you want, armed with the more intimate local knowledge of your exchange partner rather than just a guide book.
Well, is Home Exchanging for you? Why not try it and see? Once you have tried it, I am sure you will want to do it again.
Home Exchange is the holiday alternative and a great way to travel at a significantly reduced cost.
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This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Make this with vegetable broth for a meatless main course.
- Yield
- Serves 6
- 2 carrots, cut into 2 x 1/2-inch strips
- 2 bell peppers, cut into 1/2-inch strips
- 1 small fennel bulb, trimmed, cut into 1/2-inch strips
- 1 red onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
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- 3 tablespoons olive oil
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- 2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1 pound penne pasta, freshly cooked
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Spread vegetables and garlic on baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until just tender, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
- Peel garlic and place in medium saucepan. Add broth and simmer until reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
- Combine roasted vegetables, garlic-broth mixture, cheese, basil and pasta in large pot. Toss over low heat until sauce coats pasta but remains slightly soup-like. Season with salt and pepper.


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Gold Disappoints Bulls, Restrained By White Metals - Saxo Bank
(Kitco News) - Gold bulls are once again disappointed with the yellow metal's lack of stride in breaching its key resistance of $1,355 an ounce, Saxo Bank said, adding that the precious metal is being restrained by white metals' poor performance.
"Gold's recent performance has once again been disappointing the bulls who have been backing the yellow metal through increased long positions in both futures and exchange-traded products," Saxo Bank's head of commodity strategy Ole Hansen said in a note published on Friday.
Hansen pointed out that inactivity in white metals is to blame for gold being stuck in the narrow trading range.
"A dismal relative and absolute performance among the industrial demand-dependent white metals of palladium, platinum and silver has emerged as a drag on gold's ability to move forward and properly challenge a key band of resistance above $1,355/oz," he wrote.
On top of that, rebound in stocks and the U.S. dollar weighed the yellow metal down last week, pushing aside concerns related to trade war rhetoric between the U.S. and China, Hansen added.
But, Hansen noted that overall geopolitical uncertainty will continue to support gold prices.
"Increased stock market volatility is likely to continue to provide some underlying support. There's no doubt, however, that multiple rejections since 2016 are likely to have sidelined potential buyers who are now happy to sit on the fence while waiting for a potential break above $1375/oz, the 2016 high," Hansen said.
As Asian markets opened on Monday, gold edged down, with spot gold on Kitco.com last at $1,331.40, down 0.15% on the day.
Kitco's weekly gold survey revealed that investors are looking for prices to rise next week, led by trade war rhetoric.
Kitco's weekly #gold survey says: Trade rhetoric to push prices higher next week | https://t.co/WhxfNahteH pic.twitter.com/31KeF2UHnc— Kitco NEWS (@KitcoNewsNOW) April 8, 2018
But, analysts told Kitco News on Friday that they are not expecting to see a breakout anytime soon.
"I think we could see gold prices push higher by $10 or so but ultimately, interest rate expectations are firmly in place and that will support the U.S. dollar and weigh on gold," said Bart Melek, head of commodity strategy at TD Securities.


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Today is 9/11. I can't believe I had to be reminded after all we discussed in school today. I pray for anyone who was affected by that event, I guess that means most of America and other places as well. I pray for their happiness mostly, I want for everyone to find what they were looking for even if they can't be with me on this earth to reach it.
My mom has made some nutty rule about me not being able to use the computer since school has started. She is so . I'm at the library now trying to log onto my school website but that isn't working out. I have some crazy forum answers to right up and I have no idea as of how to log on.
Not that it matters. I want to move out of this school right away. It's not working for me I don't like the classes and one of the teachers just drives me insane. I want to transfer as soon as possible but my mom keeps stalling. She just doesn't like to see me happy is what I'm guessing.
If that works out maybe I can pursue my current dream of going to school in Manhattan. Sure, I could always wait until I enter college and go to Columbia (hopefully) but I am so very eager can I really be blamed. There is so much history about Manhattan and so much to see how could I not be so greatly appealed by it.
I guess I should try to work on this chemistry homework or else that freaky Dr. Haiby might try blowing his nasty bengay breath all over me again. Peace.


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- "Welcome to Mandalore."
- ―A tour guide droid
The RIC-1200,[1] also known as the tour guide droid,[4] was a model of RIC-series general labor droid[1] designed to give guided tours.[4] Tour guide droids were covered in plating colored in several different shades of gray, had two arms that each ended in a hand with three clawed digits, and moved around on two wheels located at the base of their bodies.[2] Their heads featured a screen that could switch between several facial expressions. Tour guide droids shared their body type with the RIC-series general labor droid.[4] During the Shadow Collective's takeover of the planet Mandalore, a tour guide droid was welcoming a group of Shadow Collective soldier to Peace Park, located in the New Mandalorians' capital city of Sundari, when one of them blasted him in the face, destroying the hapless droid.[2]
In 2 BBY,[source?] the former Sith Lord Maul made use of several reprogrammed tour guide droids after capturing the crew of the starship Ghost and taking both them and their ship to an old Mandalorian supply outpost. These droids were armed with E-5C blaster rifles and watched over the imprisoned crewmembers for Maul, who held the crew hostage in order to reclaim a Sith holocron from the Jedi Kanan Jarrus and Ezra Bridger. As Maul awaited the Jedi's arrival, the captives attacked their droid guards, stealing their blasters to use against Maul, however they were quickly defeated and placed under guard again.[3]
After arriving at the outpost, Bridger and Jarrus met with Maul, who was flanked by two of the reprogrammed tour guide droids. Maul ordered the droids to escort Bridger to the outpost's command center, while he had Jarrus sucked out into space through one of the outpost's airlocks. Though Jarrus was caught by surprise, he quickly managed to make it back inside the outpost. At the command center, Maul ordered one of the droids to kill the prisoners, however just before the droids could carry out the order, Jarrus rushed in and destroyed them with his lightsaber.[3]
Behind the scenesEdit
This model of droid first appeared in "Shades of Reason," the fifteenth episode of the canon animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars' fifth season. The tour guide who appeared in this episode was voiced by Dave Filoni, the supervising director of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Although the model's name was never spoken in the episode itself, it was given the name tour guide droid in the credits.[2]
The tour guide droid was designed by concept artist Chris Glenn.[4]
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Shades of Reason" (First appearance)
- Star Wars Rebels – "The Holocrons of Fate"
- "Shades of Reason" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The Holocrons of Fate Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Darth Maul in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as RIC-1200)


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The Scott County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a letter of support agreement for a grant application being submitted by the county's Economic Development Authority. If awarded, the funds would be used to make trail improvements at the Devil's Bathtub.
Just over a week after 20 hikers were stranded at Devil's Bathtub, Scott County is making a couple improvements at the site's new parking area.
The last group of hikers stranded in the Devil's Bathtub trail area emerged Monday after a wet and chilly night.
At approximately 11:30 p.m., the Fort Blackmore VFD reported eight hikers had been rescued and "around 20" are still stranded.
The projects are being spearheaded by Autumn Elliott and her parents, Pat and Rachel, who own Gate City's Campus Drive-In. The store will be housed in the old Carter Store building and will sell prepackaged food, drinks and T-shirts. The parking area will be located in a flat, grassy field across from the store.
As the weather heats up, so will tourist activity at the Devil's Bathtub. To ensure the attraction is ready for visitors, Scott County Tourism is preparing to hold an Earth Day cleanup at the site.
GATE CITY — Some much needed road repairs should soon be made at one of Scott County's most popular attractions. The Scott County Board of Supervisors has voted to partially fund a road repair project at the Devil's Bathtub. The repairs will be completed by Spearhead Trails, an initiative of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority.
A popular tourist site in Scott County will soon see major improvements thanks to a $88,302 pilot program grant awarded to the Upper Tennessee River Roundtable. The money will be used to make safety and environmental improvements at the Devil's Fork Loop Trail, which is the primary access point for the Devil's Bathtub.
Board Chairman David Redwine pointed out that the amendment does not approve parking near Devil's Bathtub or any other agricultural or residential area in Scott County; it simply allows for the possibility of parking in these areas in the future.
Based upon the number of telephone inquiries Scott County Tourism has received, a huge crowd is anticipated at the Devil's Bathtub Memorial Day weekend. This will make for a crowded parking area, resulting in spillover parking onto Route 619.


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Shaker Rogue Blenderbottle Classic 0.6l
Jedná se menší shaker na fotce.
This is the best shaker on the market and makes clumpy protein shakes a thing of the past.
You already know about the BlenderBottle® Classic™ and if you dont you should. That little patented wire wisk made of 316 surgical-grade stainless steel is the secret weapon. And the bottle is BPA free!


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Pitfire is the only edible
chained chain-let pizza joint in LA. Don't agree? Post your suggestion in the comments. They serve beer, no tip required, and they still bring the food out to you. It's a cheap bastard's sit-down wet dream come true.
The only problem is.. the ceramic oven, while a literal fire pit, is just too consistent. The crust doesn't have the uneven burnt bubbling of wood/coal fired pizzas. And, while tasty, the heated fresh pie crust has a shelf life of .. say.. 10 minutes. You eat the pie in 10 minutes, or it becomes palatable only to your dog.
Now, at $10/pizza-pannini-salad, this joint doesn't actually qualify for the B.A.D. club. But after purchasing a $10 off $20 coupon for $3 from restaurant.com
, Pitfire automatically becomes B.A.D. And then you add an 80% off coupon ala
80% Off + Free $25 Certificate with /a min. $11 purchase on $25 Gift Certificates. $2 with code CELEBRATE.12/26/08 thru 12/31/08.
holy cow, $20 meal becomes a $10.6 meal!
How much do I trust the crust of Pitfire? Enough to eat there on… VALENTINE'S DAY. O yah!
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Thai massage is an ancient form of bodywork from Thailand. It is both relaxing and rejuvenating. Thai massage can improve flexibility and relieve muscle tension. It is often called Thai yoga massage because the therapist will move the body through a series of compressions, yoga-like stretches and joint mobilizations. The therapist will use their hands, knees, legs and feet during the massage. Thai massage is done on a mat on the floor with the client fully clothed. No lotion is used during the session. Loose clothing is recommended for this massage.
Benefits of Thai Massage:
• improves circulation
• relieves muscle tension
• mobilizes joints
• increases range of motion, flexibility
• improves athletic performance
• boosts immune system
• relaxes and rejuvenates
• releases mental and emotional stress
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At last night's North of Boston Convention and Visitor's Bureau (NBVCB) Annual Dinner, Historic New England Site Manager Pilar Garro received the 2013 Geoff Woodman Hospitality Award, which is presented to an individual who has contributed significantly to the tourism industry of the North of Boston region. The event took place at Woodman's of Essex, which is owned by Geoff Woodman's family.
The award nomination stated, "Pilar is impossible to resist. In her role as site manager of Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, Pilar treats thousands of people to an experience that is unique in Gloucester, while working closely with community and regional partners to ensure that every visitor experience is a memorable one. Still, it is the way that she interacts with colleagues, staff, and visitors alike, with warm wit, boundless enthusiasm, and a palpable zest for life, that makes Pilar a perfect candidate for this award."
During the ceremony, Pilar was also presented with surprise citations from Massachusetts Senator and Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr and Massachusetts State Representative for the Fifth Essex District Ann-Margaret Ferrante (pictured above with Pilar).
The North of Boston Convention and Visitor's Bureau, which is one of the state's sixteen regional tourism councils, serves Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lynnfield, Lynn, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Peabody, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, and West Newbury.


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Concrete Creep Testing System
UTEST Creep Testing System on Concrete specimen is designed to determine time - dependent deformation of concrete under sustained and constant load.
To find the creep strain of concrete, the deformation must be measured regularly over time, and then compared to companion unloaded specimens. Once the creep strain of the concrete has been obtained, the creep compliance can then be determined.
The machine has a capacity of 300 kN on each loading frame. The dimensions of the cylindrical specimens are 130x700 mm. One power pack is used for three frames.
The Concrete Creep Testing Systems comes complete with a loading frame, a data acquisition unit and a hydraulic power pack and load control system, which is used to apply a constant load on the cylindrical specimens.
Hydraulic Power Pack
The Power Pack has been manufactured to supply the frames with the power required.
The power pack works only when the load decreases on the sample which ensures that the oil does not over-heat, and the energy consumption is dramatically reduced. The unit has been designed so that sudden discharge of loads on the specimens will not occur when the electricity is down.
If the system requires hydraulic pressure, the Power Pack will work until the system reaches enough hydraulic pressure.
The frames of these systems have been manufactured with high stiffness construction, and stable loading on the specimens. Special seals are used to ensure frictions on the piston is on minimum value. There is a load adjustment valve located on the each frame to set the required load value. The frame loads can be adjusted independently on each frame by using those pressure valves.
Data Acquisition & Control Unit
The data acquisition unit collects and evaluates the data which has been obtained by the data logger using sensors. Each piston has a pressure transducer and on each sample there are two 0.001 mm accuracy displacement transducer attached to the sample with compression meter. It is also possible to connect temperature sensors to data acquisition system.
UTEST designs and manufacture the system according to the user specifications


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In January, Connecticut lawmakers introduced two paid family and medical leave bills: Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 6212: An Act Concerning Earned Family and Medical Leave. With less than a month to go before the legislative session adjourns, citizens should demand that legislators take action on these bills and pass paid family leave in Connecticut.
The legislation would require employers to provide 12 weeks of paid leave (100 percent of weekly earnings, up to a $1,000 cap) to new parents or those who need to care for a sick relative or recover from a personal illness. The system would be funded through employee contributions, thereby eliminating the financial burden on small business owners.
Paid family leave reduces burdens on taxpayers by decreasing reliance on public assistance. An academic study found that new mothers who return to their jobs after taking paid leave are about 40 percent less likely to receive public assistance compared to women who do not have access to paid leave.
In addition to the economic benefits, paid family leave ensures no one has to choose between a paycheck and being there for their family. The legislation represents the kind of smart, common sense solutions this state needs to grow into a competitive, economically stable state where families can thrive because they know they are valued.
Brittany L. Stalsburg, East Haven