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Tripomatic 3.0
Itinerary planner for independent travelers
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Hi Product Hunters! Here's a reward for all test drivers: Get Tripomatic Premium for 3 months, no strings attached. Just fill out this form: https://lukas29.typeform.com/to/.... Tripomatic Premium allows you to use Tripomatic offline on iOS and Android and unlocks alternative map layers.
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Hi there, I'd love to hear if there is anything you lack on Tripomatic to use it for planning your trips. I appreciate any feedback or suggestions.
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@nevosadova you should look at an integration with Rome2rio for transport options http://www.rome2rio.com/
@nevosadova I spent quite a lot time on this to create a trip to Hong Kong and also tried inviting from Friend on it. I think this workflow is bit broken as once the new user has joined the trip. He/she is clueless and not able to think what to do NOW? Also, the new user us not able to see what kind of trip he or she has been invited to . You know like one shot glance at the trip. For example day 1 this, day 2 this etc. Hope this helps!
Wow!! This sounds interesting :) I travel solo extensively and would love to test this out. I've been using google docs, drive, maps, dropbox and bunch of other things for it but a niche app sounds good.
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@nikunjagr Give it a try, I believe that Tripomatic is great for people who travel on their own. And please let me know your thoughts what we could do better.
going to test this tonight for my trip to Sri Lanka next week. been using google maps and taking screenshots then uploading to Evernote. This should save me time!
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@samdickie87 Great! If you encounter any issues, please let me know.
@nevosadova will do! Thanks
Ohhh i'm going to SF at the end of the month - I'm going to give this a try. :)
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@amandacnagy Have a great trip and please let me know what your experience with Tripomatic was!


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This is a straightforward cake recipe using the creaming method. You might want to refer to the tips on creaming here and here.
Instead of butter, this recipe uses hydrogenated vegetable shortening, under the Spry brand name. I've commented on the history, use and health considerations of using Spry or its competitor brand, Crisco in an earlier posting. My personal choice would be to use butter, which would probably also give a better taste.
For the filling and icing, please see:
Chocolate/Coffee Filling
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Susanne Bier
Anders Thomas Jensen (screenplay) and
Susanne Bier (story)
Release Date:
9 March 2007 (UK)
Plot Outline:
A manager of an orphanage (Mikkelsen) in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret. more
(Cast overview, first billed only)
Mads Mikkelsen … Jacob
Neeral Mulchandani … Pramod, 8 year
Tanya Sharma … Indisk Pige 1
Swini Khara … Indisk Pige 2
Meenal Patel … Mrs. Shaw
Vallabh Gada … Suit No. 1
Hitesh Kotak … Suit No. 2
Suhita Thatte … Indisk Kvinde
Rolf Lassgård … Jørgen
Dispesh Mistry … Pramods Venner
Shivam Vicha … Pramods Venner
Frederik Gullits Ernst … Martin
Kristian Gullits Ernst … Morten
Sidse Babett Knudsen … Helene
Mona Malm … Farmor (Grandmother)
I had heard of this film by title only before I watched it, and when Casino Royale's Bond bad guy came up on the screen as the lead I thought, 'Oh, no. As much as I don't want it to that role is going to haunt him throughout this film for me.'
And as such the opening, half an hour say, was tainted. But once I managed to get that out of my head, I was treated to an amazingly emotionally visceral film. Rolf Lassgård puts in a truly great performance as the, shall we say, antagonist. The depth there is simply stunning.
The story itself is gripping and binding through the performances all the actors give and the camera work; although flitty, works for the most part, giving an edge to the shots.
The realism imparted in a plausible story allows this film to shine brighter than I thought it's station could.


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Tue, 21 April 2015
On today's episode, we welcome back Dave Cummings from the "No Sleep Podcast" to discuss quitting the day job to live the dream as a full time podcaster! It's not all roses and ice cream though...as most podcasters have come to expect, Podcasting is a lot of work!
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Scott Holden talked about Kevin Smith so much on his podcast Bone Crushing Juggernaut, that in order not to disenfranchise himseslf from his co-host, he thought it best to create a second podcast. A podcast all about "Thatman on Batman", so he did just that. This is the story of how Thatman on Fatman was born. We talk tips and tricks of getting your podcast noticed, not just by potential new listeners, but the man himself, Kevin Smith.
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As preserved natural land goes, it's not exactly the Grand Canyon.
The most outstanding feature I could see on the half-acre parcel just north of Centralia Road was a slightly larger-than-average live oak.
Not that it's bad habitat. You could imagine the dense woods and palmettos supporting a bear or two. It's just that they'd probably feel a bit hemmed in by the stucco houses to the north and west and by the cleared lots immediately to the east.
Even Fritz Musselmann, who helped make the deal for this lot - part of the Southwest Florida Water Management District's Annutteliga Hammock project in northern Hernando County - said he didn't see a problem with unloading it.
"I think it's okay to surplus some of those scattered properties," said Musselmann, the district's former land resources director.
Which, it seems, the district just might do.
Last year, Swiftmud announced a plan to sell selected pieces of the 261,000 acres of natural land it solely controls.
In Swiftmud-speak, these parcels would be "surplused."
This sounded like one of those terrifying bureaucratic terms designed to gloss over a potential catastrophe. In our beat-up, rundown, paved-over state, how could there be a surplus of natural land?
But the folks at Swiftmud promised that they would approach the process carefully, that the only properties they would consider selling really would be surplus - isolated parcels here and there that do little or nothing to protect habitat or water resources.
More than a year later, I have to admit, it seems as though they're keeping their word. So far, the district has identified only .5 percent of its land holdings - 1,361 acres - for potential sale, said spokeswoman Robyn Felix.
The Weekiwachee Preserve, the district's landmark property in Hernando, seems completely safe. As for the hammock, she said, Swiftmud is working on a "strategy for consolidating (it) into a core area."
I don't know exactly what that means, but if I had to guess I'd say it has something to do with the way the hammock property was acquired in the first place.
In the 1990s, when the northern part of the vast Royal Highlands subdivision was still almost completely empty, Swiftmud could, and did, pick up parcels on the cheap.
The idea, Musselmann said, was to string enough of them together to create a natural bridge between larger preserves and forests. But before this could happen, the price of land climbed, houses started popping up in the middle of the hoped-for corridor, and those half-, 1- and 2-acre lots were left stranded and - environmentally speaking - pretty much useless.
So, yes, selling them might be acceptable, but only under one condition: The money they bring should be used to expand - to really consolidate - the existing, larger hammock parcels.
District policy says that most of the money left over from its surplus land sales should go back into acquiring more land, though it doesn't specify where. Hernando County Commission Chairman Wayne Dukes has already sent a letter to Swiftmud urging it to "maintain the integrity" of its environmental land holdings in Hernando.
He should send a followup saying that if the district takes value out of the county, in the form of lot sales, it needs to put it right back. And he should tell Swiftmud where, specifically, it needs to put it - into parcels that will add to the biggest chunk of the Annutteliga project.
It's right across U.S. 19 from the massive Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area, which is big enough to be home to at least a few black bears.
It's prime water recharge area for the spring-fed, gorgeous and environmentally vulnerable Chassahowitzka River, which kind of is this region's Grand Canyon.
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HARTFORD — The play may have looked similar to many others a year ago — Doug Wiggins tearing down the Hartford Civic Center hardwood, catching, jumping and slamming before using the rim to swing himself back under the hoop.
Don't be fooled.
HARTFORD — The play may have looked similar to many others a year ago — Doug Wiggins tearing down the Hartford Civic Center hardwood, catching, jumping and slamming before using the rim to swing himself back under the hoop.
Don't be fooled.
The Doug Wiggins you saw Monday — and have seen all season — is unlike any other that has donned a UConn men's basketball jersey before. And you won't find a bigger fan than Jim Calhoun.
"I know I'm kind of Dougie crazy," Calhoun said following the Huskies' 93-54 win over Florida A&M. "(But) he played this game the same way he played the Memphis game and that's what I'm trying to get (the rest of the UConn players) to do."
None of Wiggins' stats will blow you away from Monday (nine points, five rebounds, four assists in 23 minutes), or on the season for that matter (7.5 points in 19.5 minutes per game).
But that's not how the 6-foot-1 sophomore guard is being measured nowadays. The Huskies' sparkplug off the bench, he has been praised by Calhoun for the consistent level of energy he's brought, whether that be against a team like the Rattlers or a nationally-ranked power like Memphis.
"I guess that's just me," said Wiggins, the former East Hartford High star. "That (energy) is something I've always been playing with since I started playing basketball and I just carried it along with me. Up 10 (points), down 10, you just gotta play hard every minute, every second."
Added Calhoun, "I just think we need to do more for him to set up offensively because he is so quick."
The key difference from last year, though, is his better understanding of that role.
Too concerned with minutes and substitutions as a freshman, Calhoun said, Wiggins fell victim to the same syndrome many high school stars do: They come from a place where they always have a ball — and he did, leading the state in scoring two years in a row — to one where it's shared, and sometimes that adjustment is hard.
Even this year didn't start out all roses. A few too many tardy notices and no-shows with the team's support staff cost him three weeks in the locker room with his team during the preseason.
But, according to Calhoun, Wiggins did all the right things, earned his place back with the team and has played as consistent as anyone on the Huskies six games into this season.
"I love watching Dougie Wiggins play," Calhoun said. "As soon as he makes a mistake, he gives us three back because he just hustles and makes good plays. He has a terrific attitude."
Now, Calhoun wants the same thing out of the rest of his bench. With the Huskies' up big on Florida A&M Monday, it was an opportunity for UConn's reserves, in Calhoun's mind, to say, "Hey Coach, you know, play me."
Infectious attitude
Gavin Edwards, like Wiggins, has verbally acknowledged having that mindset, scoring six points in 12 minutes Monday to once again earn his coach's seal of approval.
"Gavin makes smart plays," Calhoun said. "We run the (2-2-1) press and I can tell you right now, with Hasheem deep and Gavin on the second line, we're much better. He covers the middle and he caused about six turnovers just by being there. That's the things that we see. Gavin's very smart and very flexible."
As a result, the sophomore has slowly been taking away minutes from Curtis Kelly, who played 17 minutes or more in UConn's first three games, but has seen fewer than 10 in every game since. His struggles started in New York at the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic when in a homecoming for the Bronx native, he scored one points in a combined 27 minutes.
Calhoun praised him during the preseason, where he led the team in scoring, but it may take a string of strong showings to earn that swagger back.
"He's doing pretty (well) in practice," Hasheem Thabeet said of Kelly. "Maybe when it comes to the game, he gets a little nervous … but by the middle of the season, he'll be right out there with us."
Craig Austrie has also struggled, though his 11-point effort Monday may the first step in the right direction, and Donnell Beverly and Jonathan Mandeldove may be too far down the depth chart to get a real opportunity.
Overall, Calhoun didn't like how his team seemed to become satisfied early in its win over Florida A&M, bench and starters included.
"I know I'm hungry and that's probably the more frustrating part — I want them to be as hungry as I am," Calhoun said. "I think they're a good group of kids, I think they're more talented than they think they are, but sometimes I almost want to ask them what their mission is. What are we going to get out of their season? What I want to get is to get better every single game."
The key may be to follow Wiggins' lead.
"Once we overcome that," Wiggins said, "we'll be a really great team."
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I know I've fallen behind a little on this blog. Trust me, it's not for lack of love but rather for lack of time. Flock members have gotten sick and chicks have returned to college. There just hasn't been time to reflect on life lessons learned from the flock (but to be a little more accurate, there's been time to reflect, there just hasn't been time to record.) If the truth be known, I haven't even had time to make that pie (but I swear I will this week, and you'll all hear about it.)
So I'm working on a schedule to avoid disruptions like this in the future, maybe I'll write the posts at night, maybe on the weekends, or maybe just really, really early in the mornings. But they will get done.
In the meantime, I'd like to talk about flock nutrition. I've talked about chicken nutrition in the past (and will again now that the weather is changing and so are biological needs) but this time I'd like to talk about nutrition for our flock of kids (and anyone who has been reading this blog knows that there are great similarities between fowl chicks and human chicks.)
It started innocently enough. I shared a photo on my facebook page of how dinner plate size has increased in the US over the years from 9 inches in 1950 to up to 12 inches in 2012. It thought it was an interesting statistic.
Then one of my friends told me, that if I thought that was interesting I should read "Mindless Eating" which then led me to a book called "The 9 inch "Diet"" which blew me away.
You know those funny pictures that can either be a rabbit or an old man depending on how you look at it, but once you see the rabbit you can never undo seeing the rabbit? That's how I felt when I read "The 9 inch "Diet"" Over the years I've been so careful to teach my kids portion control, it's a huge part of how I control our food budget and how I try to keep them healthy. Then along came the portion plate guidelines that made it even easier for us. 1/2 of the plate should be vegetables, ¼ carbs, and the last ¼ of the plate should be protein.
Sounds pretty good until you realize that when you are using HUGE plates, ¼ of that plate is a lot of food (even though you think you are eating within guidelines.) This explains so much. It explains why people can never seem to lose weight even when they are following healthy eating standards. It also explains why my kids put on weight once they go off to college (well that and the late night pizzas) Many colleges dispense with dishes all together and just use trays. It's a losing battle to maintain or lose weight when you are serving meals on plates the size of Nebraska.
This is our ex-standard dinner plate. It measures 11 inches across.
This is our new dinner plate. It measures 9 inches across.
This is our old plate with our new plate. See the difference? Yup, that's how much Americans have increased our plate size over the years. Pretty disturbing isn't it?
For the next month, this family is going to use only 9 inch plates (I've already removed all the larger plates.) We all weighed ourselves and I'll be reporting any changes in weight (not any actual weights, my daughters can relax about that one.) But not that weight is the most important thing. I'm also going to keep an eye on whether we as a family, eat less overall (which could mean that I might get to buy less which means cost savings.)
It's important to note that I'm not expecting the kids to lose weight, all of them are at a healthy weight. I will be interested to see if Marc and I lose weight (because both of us are not at the ideal healthy weight.) There will be no restrictions on food, if anyone want seconds or even thirds have at it, it's just that they all have to use our new 9 inch plates to put those helpings on.
I'll let you know how it goes.


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Franchise Car Repair SBA Approved NEW PRICE
Knoxville, TN (Knox County)
Asking Price: $260,000
Cash Flow: $106,236
Gross Revenue: $584,000
Business Description
Be part of one the fastest growing Car Care brands in the US. This shop is already trending to $1 million dollars and can be purchased less than starting a new location. $584,000 in revenue for the first full year of operation. At $1 million, cash flow should exceed $150,000 as an owner operator. This location will continue to grow.
Detailed Information
- Inventory:
- Included in asking price
- Real Estate:
- Leased
- Building SF:
- Lease Expiration:
- Furniture, Fixtures, & Equipment (FF&E):
- Included in asking price
- Facilities:
- Six bay shop with underground access with new build out. This facility is located in a HIGH INCOME/HIGH GROWTH area of Knoxville. All bays have lifts and the latest diagnostic equipment so Technicians are able to work on every make and model of vehicle. Nice reception area with wi-fi provided for customers.
- Competition:
- Normal branded and non-branded shops but this fast growing brand continues to be an innovator in the industry.
- Growth & Expansion:
- This shop opened in the spring of 2015 and is on track to achieve $1 million in 2017 based on other shops in the Franchise.
- Support & Training:
- Seller is the area developer for the Franchise and will be available for on-going support and training. In addition, buyer will have to go through Corporate training as well.
- Reason for Selling:
- Concentrate on Brand development
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In the LC, we will identify and prove how an individual or group challenged the status quo by
For more information regarding your project, please refer to Mrs. Quick's Individual vs. Assignment Description
Don't know where to begin? Use the following sites to strike up some inspiration. Keep in mind that most of these sites are NOT ACADEMIC, therefore you should not use them for your research works cited.
10 Revolutionary Acts by Ordinary People
On Your Own @ the start of class
Read the following news story: Indian Farmers bury themselves to protest land acquisition deal
Other samples:
In Groups
Use the white boards to answer the following questions about the story above:
Reflect @ the end of class
By the end of the period...Submit your topics
(Period 5, Period 2, Period 3, Period 4)
Through preliminary research, you will have selected an individual or group of people that have challenged the status quo and
Identify the conflict between this individual/group and the status quo
Explain the measures they took to dissent
Interpret the consequences of this behavior
Make sure that when submitting your individual/group, you choose someone that
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A CONVICTED arms dealer and one-time murder suspect died following "acute and chronic cocaine use," an inquest was told.
Keith Suddick, who was arrested and quizzed by police probing the murder of pizza delivery driver Paul Logan, was found lying face down in the bathroom of his luxury apartment in Shotley Lodge, Shotley Bridge, County Durham, just five days before his 50th birthday in April.
The hearing was told a rolled up ten pound note and white powder, as well as two bottles of Lambrini wine, were found nearby.
The inquest into his death in Crook, County Durham, heard from pathologist Dr Sree Mussunoor that Mr Suddick had suffered a fatal heart spasm caused by the cocaine.
His sister Trisha, questioning Dr Mussunoor, told the hearing her brother could not have been taking cocaine regularly over the past four years because "he had been away during that time."
In January 2009 Mr Suddick had been jailed for eight years following a Northumbria Police probe into illegal arms dealing known as Operation Opinjay.
Along with partner in crime Michael Angelo Parsons he built up a cache of weapons, which he planned to peddle to criminal contacts.
But before the deals could take place, police busted their racket, seizing thousands of rounds of ammunition and guns fitted with silencers.
He had not been released for long when he was found dead by his father Cyril, who notified the authorities.
Coroner Crispin Oliver recorded a verdict of death by misadventure, ruling the tragedy was the "unintentional consequence of something he had intended to do."
Dad of two Mr Logan was battered to death on December 23, 1993 after he was lured to an isolated farmhouse on the Northumberland and Durham border near Consett.
Mr Suddick was arrested but never charged with his murder.
Six years after Mr Logan's murder, Mr Suddick was convicted of a bomb attack on an Astra van belonging to Mr Logan's father Hugh. He was jailed for 12 months after admitting the possession of explosives.
Tim Hewitt, defending, him at Newcastle Crown Court, said the-then 36-year-old believed his life had been wrecked after he was arrested on suspicion of the murder and believed the Logan family had continued to point the finger of blame at him.
In a newspaper interview Mr Suddick claimed police had fingered him as a suspect because he was friendly with notorious Tyneside gangland figures including Viv Graham, gunned to death on New Year's Eve 1993 in Wallsend High Street. Like Mr Logan's murder, Viv's killers have never been convicted.
Mr Suddick used to run a suspended ceiling fitting company but said after he became a suspect and was questioned by cops over the slaying of Mr Logan, his business failed.
His family declined to comment after the inquest.
A spokesman for Northumbria Police said the murder of Mr Logan remained unsolved unless any new information was received.


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Pacific Palisades, CA (PRWEB) July 01, 2012
The caring staff at Bridges to Recovery now offers treatments designed to assist clients on their road to a healthier and more productive life. With locations in Bel Air, Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica, patients are sure to get the therapy they need in an ideal residential setting.
New Treatments
As an alternative to receiving care in a hospital setting, Bridges to Recovery now offers intensive psychological and mental health treatment in a residential environment. The residential environment is far more conducive to treatment because patients feel comfortable in an environment that they are use to. These new treatment plans are personalized to fit the needs of individual patients. One-on-one counseling and group sessions are conducted by experienced mental health professionals. These new therapies can treat these specific conditions:
New methods of treatment include:
A team of psychiatrists, psychologists and psychoanalysts who have received the highest levels of education are available to provide assistance and support to patients. Group therapists and somatic experiencing therapists are also available. In addition to mental health professionals, Bridges to Recovery offers chefs, housekeepers, masseuses and fitness trainers.
A Typical Day at Bridges to Recovery
The day begins with journal writing and a personalized session with a psychotherapist. As the day progresses, patients will attend a series of group therapy sessions in order to encourage healthy interactions and support during the treatment process. Sessions of a less intensive nature, such as nutritional counseling and activities promoting physical fitness, will take place later on in the day. Hours after dinnertime are reserved for activities like yoga, meditation and acupuncture.
Bridges to Recovery offers new effective psychiatric residential treatment in a safe and comfortable setting. The new therapies offered can help patients regain control of their lives. Visit http://www.bridgestorecovery.com to learn more information.
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Bridges-to-Recovery-offer/psychological-treatment/prweb9655516.htm.
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Moving "up the stack" will be necessary and possible for the webscale global giants. Beyond some limited scenarios, smaller providers will lack the scale to create viable new application or services.
That implies rather significant consolidation. It might also mean significant service provider http://androidtabletgadgets.blogspot.com /2016/08/spectrum-fees-high-incremental-capex.html?q=nationalization&view=classic" style="text-decoration: none;">failures.
Few tier-one service providers http://androidtabletgadgets.blogspot.com /2016/09/tier-one-telcos-do-not-recover-their.html?q=cost+of+capital" style="text-decoration: none;">recover cost of capital, studies have found. That is one way of suggesting that capital borrowed to provide telecom services actually does not make enough money to repay the loans.
That has clear strategy implications. Only a handful of firms will credibly have a shot at remaining among the 10 or so global providers. For as many as 100 other firms, strategy will consist in remaining the best-possible local partner.
Industry or firm strategy in a new or growing market is fundamentally different from strategy in a declining market. You can draw your own conclusions about which fundamental paradigm is most relevant.
But some conclusions are simple enough. In a young, growing industry, a firm or industry wants to grab new customers as fast as possible. In a declining industry, a firm or industry wants to limit the rate of decline.
Firms in young industries need to focus on growth within the new business. Firms in declining industries must harvest revenue while they search for new businesses to create.
Beyond those key frameworks, the range of potential strategies has increased, compared to options 100 years ago, when telecom was universally a regulated monopoly.
One clear outcome of a massive global wave of asset privatization, deregulation and the shift to Internet as the framework for applications is that service providers are becoming more different from each other, as firms are free to pursue a nearly unlimited number of paths.
So there now likely is no universal "best" strategy for any telco, tier-one, regional or local. Nor, it might appear, will most service providers emerge as major suppliers of new apps and services.


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School councillors meet the mayor for VIP debate
Published on 19/07/18
Children from Great Yarmouth Primary Academy have impressed the mayor with their public speaking skills in a VIP visit to the Town Hall.
Twenty-eight members of the school council, from Reception to Year 6, were invited for a special visit to find out how local democracy works on Thursday, July 12.
After a behind-the-scenes tour of the historic building with former mayor Mr Coleman, they were joined by the current mayor, Mrs Coleman, as they debated the motion: 'School uniform: is it a good thing?'
Mrs Coleman said: "I was very impressed with the children's behaviour and politeness."
Sue Chater, link teacher for the school council, said: "I was very proud of the children as they conducted a public debate for the first time – they were a credit to our school.
"They really enjoyed it and some said that it was their best day ever!"


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The bag of tricks in Europe
It is nteresting to see the extent to which different tricks are being applied to manipulate people's perceptions about the situation in Europe.
It is commonly said that Greece needs to reduce its debt to avoid bankruptcy, while the attention is skillfully shifted away from the piles of debt of countries like Germany, USA and others. Whose interest is it to present things in such a way? And how many generations will have to suffer as a result of sweeping the truth under the table?
Merkel and Schäuble are trying to give European countries orders and ultimatums on a one-by-one basis (today Greece, tomorrow someone else). Whose interests are they defending and who is financing them behind the scenes? Are these the people who have contributed most for the total extraction of wealth from European economies? If so, why should advice from them be taken lightly?
Another nice strategy masked as a help from the European Union: give many countries a lot of money specifically for agriculture to please them in a sustainable way while Greece is leaving. The rest of the countries should not come to the idea to leave as well, since this would allow to further command them. The second possible goal of such an investment could be to corrupt countries by forcing people to avoid technological work for the sake of activities with lower added value, again to the full benefit of the German tech sector.
"Unfortunately, Europe grows on two speeds." Whose interest was it to apply the divide-and-conquer strategy across Europe—attract their brightest people, pay them survival-rate salaries and exploit them as much as possible, while letting all others who didn't want to work for us fight for their survival in their weakened economies and crushed markets? How legal is it to attract up to 400 000 workers/year within a Union to grow your own economy knowing that others will rapidly shrink? Whose decision was that and who said that this was right? Where is the international evaluation of this practice? Why is stealing money illegal, but stealing people legal?
Why is it possible to not only hire all the workers of a country, but also leave your dominating businesses there? Are we attempting a free double lunch at someone's back here? Isn't enough never enough?
"You can earn more by human traffic than you can by selling drugs" - a drug dealer cited in an online newspaper. Is the decision to make false promises, suppress salaries, provide bad working conditions to newcomers and hide behind "it was their decision" any less than human traffic happening in the middle of Europe?
German businesses once complained that they were getting only 12 CV's on average for each position. Is getting many candidates giving you enough power to hire them more cheaply? Is telling them that they are "not capable enough", "not qualified enough" a way to convince them to sell their skills more cheaply?
Some employers tried to convince us in an article that we should ask about payment only at the end of an interview. How does this refer to what they want? Isn't it better to follow our needs rather than their wants? Even though I always asked at the end in the past, I thought that maybe I should make this question the first one next time when someone felt entitled to tell everyone publicly what to do. It seems a better long-term strategy to rule out a potentially bad employer from the start than to allow them to lead the interview in the direction they want. There is no rule that tells that an employer can ask rude questions (I have seen it frequently), but forbids a candidate from doing the same if they choose so. If we feel offended, standing up and walking away always remains an option. There is no need to wait for the end question in case we are clear about our decision.
Lately I understood that Lidl and Kaufland belong to a single owner. This would be not too bothersome if there were other stores in my neighborhood, but they didn't survive such competition. Some people want us to believe that we have the power to choose, while in any case they manage to extract high profits. Where was the anti-monopoly comission of the European Union to allow such a big acquisition? How can so many different buscuit packages differ in the price only 8 euro cent? If we don't want to buy a German product can we be sure that we truly aren't buying one? No, because they change the packaging and the price slighly, but when we buy, we recognize that the product still tastes the same. They tricked us. "Produced in the EU" is a nice way to hide the product's origin, though it is likely that it will be the result of a German investment, causing some people somewhere to suffer. If so, do we want to support this practice as buyers? Consumer expectations and intentions are constantly analyzed during each purchase for the sole means of extraction.
"Only if it is in our best interest" and similar quotes appear very often in German online newspapers like Spiegel and Zeit (you can't object without registration). Very often could also mean every second or third comment among many. This happens in a very repetitive way, but in slightly varying contexts. From what I saw, many Germans seem to feel very strong about their best interests, probably up to a point that they expect Europe to bend in their way. Yet, if you were a frequent reader, you would notice that noone would openly admit that they are probably making some kind of a mistake. Others will always be guilty for something, imperfect, lazy or something else. Just not them. It is almost astonishing how self-sure many of them are. It is important news that the German economy is always growing and rarely if ever shrinking. Everything has to look perfect to the outside. Telling that the problems are small and decorating the facts is something at which Germans are quite good, because this already follows their best interest. For instance, in terms of corruption, Germany is said to be on place 13 in Europe, which is far from perfect, but something which is very rarely discussed. Another mockery over Europe was the decision to increase salaries in Germany, while telling Europeans that there was no money for them and that they should learn to live on less and less or better said learn not to live. Such things clearly demonstrate double standards.
There is one possible solution for European countries in case they feel threatened by German ultimatums. They can create an European coalition of many carefully selected, but randomly chosen people, unknown in advance to the current politicians and send them all together at predetermined times, unknown in advance, to keep in check those willing to exert power. It must be clarified and guaranteed that within the Union everyone has to follow the Union's rules and that no single country can tell another single country directly what to do. In people's perception about the Union, things should never appear as country X vs. country Y, because this is a subtle gift for all participating countries and something which polarizes and tunes people against each other. Why should someone in France accept Italian advice or someone in Romania accept Spanish advice? People become so detached from reality that they tend to believe that a solution that works for France may also cure Italy, for example. But contexts are very different and often unpredictable. If someone wants to open a business in another country, they have to learn everything about the rules of doing business at the new place. They have to learn the language, the culture, eventually they need to make new friends, exchange experience, find a good place to live, learn about the kinds of activities that could be valuable at that particular place and they need to stay and be active in this country for at least a couple of years, before attempting to give advice to anyone there. As a very wise man said: "First seek to understand, then to be understood". But it is unrealistic that someone from France would go to work in Italy, or someone in Spain would go to work in Romania. The language barriers are a major hurdle and it is just one contributing factor for our inability to understand each other the way we want. I think that the differences among us are great and that they should be embraced rather than be a subject for constant accusation or constant reproaches that someone needs to change. Making someone feel inferior is rarely a good strategy, because everyone then starts asking themselves: "What if tomorrow I was in their place?" Everyone feels the need to change when the knife touches the bone, and everyone wants to do better than they currently can. Asking someone for much more would make them less human. Moments like these will test the extent of our own humanity and they are when we most need it.


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Services for Lavonne Modley-Brown of Indianola will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Church.
Mrs. Modley-Brown, 68, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, with a family hour from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., at Byas Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.
Burial will be in Riverside Memorial Gardens.
Pastor Richard Jenkins will officiate at the services.
Mrs. Modley-Brown is survived by one daughter, Komiko Brown of Indianola; four sons, Chevelle (Diana) Brown and Shannon (Genna) Brown, both of Indianola, Jerome (Rosalind) Brown of Bristol, Conn. and Terry (Kimberly) Brown of Fayetteville, Ga.; four sisters, Catherine Hollins and Dr. Lorene Stewart, both of Chicago, Minister Thelma Davis of Florissant, Mo. and Ann Shirley May of Indianola; four brothers, Elder Marion Modley and Jimmy Modley, both of Indianola, Roy Thompson of Alabama and Charles Thompson of Saginaw, Mich.; 20 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.


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In the past 2 years, Craig Masterman has been fly fishing from his W300 in Cape Cod and Florida.
Now he got a W500, and he rigged it to be the absolute fly fishing machine.
Says Craig:
-"What I know is, that I cannot ever remember being so favorably impressed by any product, of any kind, as I have by the Wavewalk W500 kayak. Part of that has to do with my passion for saltwater fly fishing and the degree to which the "W" has enriched my fly fishing experience. Part of it may be that my memory isn't what it used to be. Be that as it may, I find that I have to consciously temper my enthusiasm for the boat whenever I share its virtues with other fly fishers…
This is a boat with a design that is so beautifully simple and so inherently adapted to stand-up paddle fishing."
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|Dermal Cell News 2.23 June 27, 2016
Possible Psoriasis Drug Target Identified
Researchers have discovered a protein involved in psoriasis, a highly common skin disease, opening up new potentials for therapy. A small protein in the skin called Rac1, which is involved in wound repair, appears to link well-known environmental triggers of the disease with a genetic predisposition to the condition. [Press release from Stanford University discussing online publication in The Journal of Clinical Investigation] Press Release | Full Article
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HucMSC Exosome-Delivered 14-3-3ζ Orchestrates Self-Control of the Wnt Response via Modulation of YAP During Cutaneous Regeneration
Researchers found that human umbilical cord MSC (hucMSC)-exosomal14-3-3ζ mediated the binding of YAP and p-LATS by forming a complex to promote the phosphorylation of YAP, which orchestrate exosomal Wnt4 signal in cutaneous regeneration. [Stem Cells] Abstract
Human Skin Constructs with Spatially Controlled Vasculature Using Primary and iPSC-Derived Endothelial Cells
The latest microfabrication techniques were used and a novel bioengineering approach was established to micropattern spatially controlled and perfusable vascular networks in 3D human skin equivalents using both primary and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived endothelial cells. [Adv Healthc Mater] Abstract
Trehalose, Sucrose and Raffinose are Novel Activators of Autophagy in Human Keratinocytes through an mTOR-Independent Pathway
Researchers found that trehalose treatment increased the LC3-I to LC3-II conversion, acridine orange-stained vacuoles and LC3B protein tagged with green fluorescent protein puncta in the HaCaT human keratinocyte cell line, indicating autophagy induction. [Sci Rep] Full Article
Integration of Mature Adipocytes to Build-Up a Functional Three-Layered Full-Skin Equivalent
Scientists composed a full-skin equivalent and evaluated three different media for the co-culture of mature adipocytes, fibroblasts and keratinocytes. [Tissue Eng Part C Methods] Abstract
Keratinocyte-Releasable Factors Stimulate the Expression of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor in Human Dermal Fibroblasts
Investigators utilized DNA microarray analysis to examine the effects of keratinocyte-releasable factors on the expression of several cytokines in human dermal fibroblasts. [J Cell Biochem] Abstract
Dual Therapeutic Functions of F-5 Fragment in Burn Wounds: Preventing Wound Progression and Promoting Wound Healing in Pigs
Investigators report that topically applied F-5 fragment of heat shock protein-90α is a dual functional agent to promote burn wound healing in pigs. F-5 accelerated burn wound healing by stimulating the keratinocyte migration-led reepithelialization, leading to wound closure [Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev] Full Article
Knockout of MDA-9/Syntenin (SDCBP) Expression in the Microenvironment Dampens Tumor-Supporting Inflammation and Inhibits Melanoma Metastasis
Scientists explored the effect of environmental mda-9/syntenin expression on melanoma growth and metastasis using multiple immunocompetent animal models, syngeneic B16 xenograft and intravenous B16 mouse model and a genetically engineered mouse model of melanoma. [Oncotarget] Full Article
MET Signaling in Keratinocytes Activates EGFR and Initiates Squamous Carcinogenesis
Investigators found that the incidence of carcinogen-induced skin squamous tumors was substantially increased in transgenic mouse metallothionein–hepatocyte growth factor mice, which have increased abundance of the MET ligand hepatocyte growth factor. [Sci Signal] Abstract
Ric-8A Gene Deletion or Phorbol Ester Suppresses Tumorigenesis in a Mouse Model of GNAQQ209L-Driven Melanoma
Using mouse melanocyte cell graft tumorigenesis models, researchers determined that Ric-8A genetic ablation attenuated the abundance and melanoma-driving potential of Gαq-Q209L. [Oncogenesis] Full Article
Suppression of Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor, but Not NF-Kappa B Sensitizes Melanoma Specific Cell Death
Investigators provide evidence that the resveratrol is potent to regulate melanoma cell growth than other inducers of apoptosis. Resveratrol inhibited pronounced cell proliferation in melanoma than other tumor cell types. [Apoptosis] Abstract
Molecular Characterization of Cutaneous Melanoma: Creating a Framework for Targeted and Immune Therapies
The authors review the proposed genomic classification of cutaneous melanoma from large-scale next-generation sequencing studies, including the largest integrative analysis of melanoma from The Cancer Genome Atlas Network. [Br J Cancer] Full Article
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Chemist Phil Baran of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has won a 2016 Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists. The Blavatnik National Award includes an unrestricted cash award of $250,000—the largest unrestricted cash award given to early-career scientists. [The Scripps Research Institute] Press Release
Mohs Surgery for Melanoma In Situ Offered at Stanford Health Care
Stanford Health Care began using the Mohs technique for melanoma in situ, which is less expensive than the traditional surgical approach, creates a smaller wound and reduces the cancer's rate of recurrence. [Stanford University] Press Release
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Angelika Dusk is a singer-songwriter whose world has always been centered around music. She studied classical music at Brown University in the States before going on to the London Centre of Contemporary Music in London where she developed her ability to write up-tempo pop songs, soft emotive ballads and darker songs, all of which weave a world of symbolism that reflect her own experiences. "Telling Stories" Angelika Dusk's first EP, follows the success of her first single "Love On Your Own Terms". The songs on the EP have been produced by talented UK production team Red Triangle who have previously worked with One Direction, Olly Murs and Little Mix. She continues to work with Red Triangle and Ross Cullum (Tori Amos, Tears for Fears, Rufus Wainwright, Roxy Music, Enya) for her debut LP, due early 2015.
"Telling stories", a fresh and up-beat track, is Angelika's second single. As she spends her time between Athens and London, and has her Greek origin deeply rooted in her personality, Angelika has selected both a Greek and English team to do the two remixes for the EP, with diverse and intriguing results. Angelika Dusk is… "Telling Stories", so lets hear all about it!


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Wynwood's famous Dorsch Gallery is about to unveil its new identity, Extreme Makeover-style. Tonight, the newly renovated space will re-open with new exhibitions, a new layout, and a brand new moniker to match.
Emerson Dorsch, as the gallery is now named, is a partnership between husband and wife team Brook Dorsch and Tyler Emerson-Dorsch -- and the name change reflects their joint vision. The new space debuts tonight with In a Perfect World, a sculpture show by Brookhart Jonquil, and Relay, a project by Rene Barge.
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- Brook Dorsch: Father Wynwood
"The name change reflects the partnership between Brook Dorsch and I. The new space solidifies our position to act as a cultural hub and a networking force in a larger conversation. The drastic renovations allow for us to have a more committed focus than ever before, with a single main space and a project room," says co-owner Tyler Emerson-Dorsch.
While they're keeping many details of the new look and layout hush-hush (who doesn't love surprises?), here's what we do know: It boasts a whopping 3,500 square feet, with more than 1,500 of that dedicated to exhibition space. There's a new foyer and reception area, a project room (which will feature experimental works by emerging artists), and a main exhibition space.
The overall layout was designed by Patricia Cuello of Dharma Construction, an architect specializing in efficient, function-driven designs that utilize readily available materials. The interior was crafted by Jacob Brillhart AIA, an author and Assistant Professor at the University of Miami School of Architecture.
"The main exhibition is Brookhart Jonquil's In a Perfect World, which is the perfect compliment to the experience of the new space. His last major project was at the de la Cruz Collection last April, Inverted Night. Jonquil utilizes reflection to create new perceptual experiences that allude to dimensionality, in all senses of the word -- literally, metaphorically, poetically," Emerson-Dorsch adds.
The project is a series of large scale sculptures, crafted from fiberglass rods and angled mirrors.
"In the Project Room, Rene Barge will present Relay, a dynamic project that results in sculptures with sounds from their own creation, with new pieces and sounds being rebuilt and remade throughout the length of the exhibition," she says.
Barge's displays are crafted from plywood and utilize the actual sounds involved in their physical build.
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And what can art enthusiasts expect from the space in the future?
"Upcoming exhibitions will enforce a conversation between artists in Miami and out, bringing in work from Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and overseas," Emerson-Dorsch says.
So don your art-appreciation hat for tonight's opening, and expect some big things from the newly named gallery. The event runs from 6 to 10 p.m. at 151 NW 24th St.
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Residential / Overnight Nature Camps for Kids
Voted the #1 Residential Camp in Charlottesville!
Imagine a place where the modern fast-paced world is left behind…
A journey back into the natural world… Slow down, swim in a mountain stream, build things with your hands, all within a new circle of friends.
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At Living Earth Camps, we give each camper the attention they need to follow their passions, to connect with nature and each other. We have some of the best staff on the planet. The campers come first because they should. We serve mostly organic kid-friendly food, that the kids rave about. We buy from our local farms when ever we can. At our mountain camp, we try to keep life simple, natural, full of learning and laughter.
Our residential / overnight camps include:
- Tracking Wild Animals
- Making Fire By Friction
- Awareness Skills / Games
- Learning Edible & Medicinal Plants
- Safe Water Gathering
- Spoon & Bowl Making
- Adventuring / Exploring
- Building Natural Shelters
- Wilderness Philosophy
- Discovering the Language of the Forest
- Natural History
- Learning Earth Based Crafts
- Stories / Songs / Community Building / Campfire Cooking
- Swimming
- Team building / Communication
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Living Earth Camps are in the shadows of Shenandoah National Park, nestled in the mountains amongst forest, field, and river. A natural paradise with a lifetime worth of learning and exploration. The Living Earth Summer Camps are conveniently located in Sugar Hollow, just 20 minutes outside of Charlottesville, VA. The overnight camps begin at 2PM and end at noon the final day.
We offer several different overnight camps for boys and girls, ages 8-17 years old. Earth Roots is our foundation overnight camp, emphasizing connection with nature thru earth skills, like shelter building, making fire by rubbing sticks and harvesting wild edible plants.
Earth Roots is a prerequisite for the other overnight camps. Fire Tenders requires one year of Earth Roots, and Way of the Scout requires two years. Teen River Expedition requires one year.


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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
From virtually the moment she heard the news of the explosions, Ayanna Pressley's life has been nothing short of a whirlwind.
Pressley, a member of the Boston City Council, has been meeting with local agencies, constituents and a wide array of Bostonians in an effort to bring assistance to people who have been affected by the bombings at the city's marathon Monday afternoon.
"There are some pressing needs in this city," Pressley said, in an interview with BET.com. "For one thing, people need information. And they need to know the resources that are available to them. And I see my role as helping to connect people with those resources."
She spent time with residents in her neighborhood of Dorchester, many of them emotionally overcome by the death of 8-year-old Martin Richard, the third grader who was standing near the finish line to cheer on family friends who were running in the race.
"They are neighbors of mine and fixtures in the community," she added. "Many of us in the neighborhood were together, everyone embracing each other and holding each other up."
She added that many Bostonians feel a sense of depression and trauma following the attack that left three people dead and an estimated 150 or more people injured, many of them seriously.
Pressley, the first woman of color to be elected to the council, said that acts of terrorism affect all citizens and make no distinction in terms of race or ethnicity.
"This is an incident that has left our city traumatized and deeply hurt," she said. "My initial reaction was that of an elected official. I wanted to know the needs of the people and I wanted to play whatever supportive roles I could possibly play."
Specifically, she has been working to connect residents who need emotional counseling with professional counselors.
"We have had this event that has upset the city and we need to make sure that support is in place for those people who are feeling traumatized and those who are experiencing it but who may not be aware of it," Pressley said.
"We also have to be certain to make sure that parents have the support to help their children emotionally and to make those children feel safe and secure," she said. "We have to do everything we can."
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The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
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CYP3A inhibitors and inducers1,2
IMBRUVICA® Dose Modifications for CYP3A Inhibitors in
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After discontinuation of a CYP3A inhibitor, resume previous dose of IMBRUVICA® per Sections 2.1 and 7.1 of full Prescribing Information.
- Avoid grapefruit and Seville oranges during IMBRUVICA® treatment, as these contain strong or moderate inhibitors of CYP3A
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The coadministration of IMBRUVICA® with strong CYP3A inducers may decrease ibrutinib concentrations. Avoid coadministration with strong CYP3A inducers.
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Please note that dose modifications for use with CYP3A inhibitors for patients with cGVHD differ from those with B-cell malignancies.
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Examples of moderate CYP3A inhibitors include: aprepitant, cimetidine, ciprofloxacin, clotrimazole, crizotinib, cyclosporine, dronedarone, erythromycin, fluconazole, fluvoxamine, imatinib, tofisopam, and verapamil.
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Examples of strong CYP3A inhibitors include: boceprevir, clarithromycin, cobicistat, conivaptan, danoprevir and ritonavir, diltiazem, elvitegravir and ritonavir, idelalisib, indinavir and ritonavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, lopinavir and ritonavir, nefazodone, nelfinavir, paritaprevir and ritonavir and (ombitasvir and/or dasabuvir), ritonavir, saquinavir and ritonavir, telaprevir, tipranavir and ritonavir, and troleandomycin.
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Examples of strong CYP3A inducers include: carbamazepine, enzalutamide, mitotane, phenytoin, rifampin, and St. John's wort.
These examples are a guide and not considered a comprehensive list of all possible drugs that may fit these categories.
CLL=chronic lymphocytic leukemia, CYP3A=cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, IV=intravenous, SLL=small lymphocytic lymphoma.
Hepatic impairment1
The recommended dose is:
- 140 mg daily for patients with mild hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh class A)
- 70 mg daily for patients with moderate hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh class B)
For patients with mild or moderate hepatic impairment, monitor more frequently for adverse reactions of IMBRUVICA®
Avoid the use of IMBRUVICA® in patients with severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh class C).
CLL=chronic lymphocytic leukemia, CYP3A-cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, SLL=small lymphocytic lymphoma.
Use of either anticoagulant or antiplatelet agents concomitantly with IMBRUVICA® increases the risk of major hemorrhage. Across clinical trials, 3.1% of 2,838 patients who received IMBRUVICA® without antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy experienced major hemorrhage. The addition of antiplatelet therapy with or without anticoagulant therapy increased this percentage to 4.4%, and the addition of anticoagulant therapy with or without antiplatelet therapy increased this percentage to 6.1%. Consider the risks and benefits of anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy when co-administered with IMBRUVICA®. Monitor for signs and symptoms of bleeding.
Consider the benefit-risk of withholding IMBRUVICA® for at least 3 to 7 days pre- and post-surgery depending upon the type of surgery and the risk of bleeding.
CLL=chronic lymphocytic leukemia, CYP3A-cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, SLL=small lymphocytic lymphoma.
- IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib) Prescribing Information. Pharmacyclics LLC. 2020.
- US Food & Drug Administration. Drug Development and Drug Interactions: Table of Substrates, Inhibitors and Inducers. https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-interactions-labeling/drug-development-and-drug-interactions-table-substrates-inhibitors-and-inducers. Accessed May 28, 2019.


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A recent webinar held by UK's National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC forecast that the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on UK's roads will reach around 11 million in 2030 and 36 million in 2040. The UK is one of the major proponents of EVs in Europe. Apart from banning the sale of traditional fuel vehicles in the domestic market by 2040, the UK government has invested heavily in the country's EV charging infrastructure.
According to National Grid's webinar "Future Energy Scenarios (FES) 2018," the strong growth of the EV market is expected to assist in cutting down the emissions of greenhouse gases from urban centers. However, the webinar also pointed out that the increasing number of EVs on the road will put pressure on UK's power transmission system. To cope with the rising electricity demand, the domestic power grid has to be upgraded to enhance its power transmission and delivery capability. In sum, grids owned by UK's utilities need to attain a higher degree of flexibility, or else they may not be able to handle the mass charging of privately owned EVs across the country.
Fintan Slye, director of the UK system operator at National Grid, stated that striking a balance between electricity supply and demand is going to be a complex challenge from the present time to 2050. The fluctuations in demand is expected to become more volatile, thus imposing greater strain on the grid infrastructure.
Next Green Car Ltd., which covers news on the UK's EV market, reported in June that the number of registered plug-in vehicles in the UK has now reached 160,000. These plug-in vehicles, which include pure battery-powered EVs, plug-in hybrid vehicles, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, together constitute an emerging segment in the UK car market. France's International Energy Agency has also predicted that the number of EVs worldwide will more than triple from 3.7 million in 2017 to around 13 million in 2030. Furthermore, the annual growth of EV sales worldwide during the 2017-2030 period may surge to 24% on average. On the whole, statistical findings from major research organizations have indicated that the increasing adoption of EVs is not just a phenomenon in the UK but a global trend.
National Grid said that it is preparing for four possible scenarios arising out of the widespread use of EVs and advances in the battery powertrain systems. Electricity demand in the UK is forecast to elevate significantly in the future due to deeper EV penetration, with peak demand hitting 3-8 gigawatts in 2030 (reflecting an annual growth of 4-14%) and then going up to 3-13 gigawatts in 2050 (reflecting an annual growth of 6-22%).
The performances of the grid and the EV charging technologies will be among the crucial factors that determine the amount of power used during the peak load period in the future. National Grid's webinar stated that policies encouraging people to charge EVs during the off-peak periods, along with major progresses made in the development of smart grid solutions, could limit the annual growth rate of peak electricity demand to around 16% on average by 2040. This projection would represent a moderate increase in domestic power consumption.
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems and smart charging systems can assist in reducing the load that EVs put on the grid, and developments in these two technological fields have generated a lot of interests. A V2G system hooks up EVs directly to the grid, so EV owners will not only be able to charge their vehicles but also sell the electricity stored in their vehicles' batteries back to the grid. Hence, EVs and local grids can mutually benefit from the support and flexibility that V2G systems offer.
The UK government in recent years has been focusing on building the different parts of the EV charging infrastructure and developing V2G technologies. Besides announcing a £30 million investment in V2G solutions this February, the UK government is also proposing regulations that require new residential buildings, off-street parking spots, and even street lights to feature EV charging capability. In addition, numerous programs have been initiated to extend the charging network in the country so that it will be able to meet future demand. The "Workplace Charging Scheme," for example, subsidize 75% of the cost of installing EV charging equipment at a business venue.
Well-known companies in the energy and automotive sectors are already in a fierce race to bring their EV charging technologies to the market. BP PLC, for instance, plans to launch a 150-kilowatt fast charger that allows an EV to gain 100 miles of driving range with a 10-minute charge. Also, IONITY GmbH, which is a joint venture of the BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Co., and the Volkswagen Group, aims to establish 400 charging stations around Europe by 2020. Each of these charging stations will feature "ultra-fast" chargers capable of delivering 350 kilowatts in power output.
The recent rollout of policies to support EVs in the UK shows that governments worldwide have a role in expediting the growth of the EV market. Upgrades to the grid infrastructure are necessary in order to meet the growing electricity demand related to advances in EV technologies. Moreover, policies that generate market opportunities for products such as charging equipment, lithium-ion batteries, and automotive components can direct various industries towards the goal of curbing carbon emissions.
(The above article is an English translation of a Chinese article written by Daisy Chuang. Photo credit: JiahuiH via Flickr CC BY 2.0.)


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About Telstra
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At Telstra, our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. The telecommunications industry is experiencing enormous growth; network traffic is growing faster than any other period of time and digital technology is changing our world.
Our people are at the heart of this change – and as Australia's leading telecommunications and technology company with a presence in over 20 countries, we're helping to make it happen by connecting people together and to their devices


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Carbon cycle
Where has that carbon atom been? The carbon cycle is a complex cyclical process through which all of the carbon atoms in existence rotate.
The long strands are the tubular filaments (hyphae) that have developed from the fungal spores. Yeast cells (rounded, yellow) are budding from the ends of the hyphae (red). Candida albicans causes the infection known as candidiasis which affects the moist mucous membranes of the body, such as skin folds, mouth, respiratory tract and vagina. Oral and vaginal conditions are known as thrush.
Plants absorb the nitrate ions by diffusion and active transport. The plants need the nitrogen for the synthesis of proteins and other compounds. The nitrogen compounds are passed through the food chain as other organisms feed on the plants and each other.
Waste products (undigested food, urine and faeces) and dead organisms which contain nitrogen compounds are added to the soil.
The decomposers - certain soil bacteria and fungi e.g. ammonifying bacteria - break down proteins in dead organisms and animal wastes, releasing ammonium ions.
Nitrification is a two-step process that is carried out by the nitrifying bacteria. Ammonia or ammonium ions are oxidized first to nitrites and then to nitrates.
Nitrates are reduced to nitrogen gas by denitrifying bacteria.
Nitrogen fixing bacteria fix 60% of nitrogen gas.
Nitrogen is required by all living organisms for the synthesis of proteins, nucleic acids and other nitrogen containing compounds. The Earth's atmosphere contains almost 80 % nitrogen gas. It cannot be used in this form by most living organisms until it has been fixed, that is reduced (combined with hydrogen), to ammonia.
The nitrogen cycle is a series of processes that convert nitrogen gas to organic substances and back to nitrogen in nature. It is a continuous cycle that is maintained by the decomposers and nitrogen bacteria. The nitrogen cycle can be broken down into four types of reaction and micro-organisms play roles in all of these.


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Abundant Life Resources (ALR) has improved efficiency and control across its retailing operation following its investment in a fully integrated multi-channel Accord retail system from solutions specialist BCP. ALR is delighted to have a system which is so well suited to its needs and which it believes has the capability to deal with its future growth.
ALR is the resource arm of the Abundant Life Church, a flourishing 21st century church based in Bradford, Leeds and Belfast. The Church has more than 3,000 members and reaches a potential audience of 1 billion people through its TV programmes which are broadcast in over 200 countries. In addition to its regular services the organisation runs a dynamic programme of events and support programmes, including conferences and educational events to suit all ages and a very successful retail operation selling a wide range of books, teaching resources and music. The publications, albums and dvds are available both from a dedicated shop located at the resource centre in Bradford and worldwide through the website at www.alm.org.uk and other distribution channels.
The investment in new technology was stimulated by the Churchs increasing popularity and the rapid growth in demand for its resources, creating the need for a new retail system that could cope with the expanded business. Nigel Shaw, ALR Resources Manager explains: Wed been using a bespoke IT system for a couple of years, but with the rapid growth of the church it just wasnt able to meet our needs any longer. We needed a more advanced solution able to handle our growth and, in particular, to improve customer service, provide quick access to data, including sales through our website, and support future growth of the retail operation.
Following a selection process which evaluated offerings from several leading systems providers, ALR chose BCP and invested in a complete Accord EPoS and Back Office solution. BCP is one of the UKs top suppliers of specialist Supply Chain solutions to the Retail and Wholesale industry with key clients including SPAR, Pets at Home, William Morrison Supermarkets, ARAMARK and the Royal Mint. Fundamental to securing the contract was BCPs professional approach, ability to understand ALRs unique business and the quality and breadth of the Accord solution. Nigel Shaw: BCP were and still are able to understand the particular needs of our operation and Accord met all the requirements we had.
The new system went live over the course of a few days, the modern Windows front end AccordPoS being implemented initially on two touch screen tills and linking to a multi-user Back Office system for centralised control over store operations. It has given ALR all the benefits of a modern retail solution including product and price control, fast customer service and stock control. Of particular importance is the fast access to data and comprehensive sales reporting. Nigel Shaw: All the information we need is now readily available. Web orders have been integrated into the system to give us a complete picture of orders, which is invaluable for making decisions and planning. A detailed monthly consolidated sales report showing a breakdown by department on a daily basis wasnt practical to produce before. Now its available at the touch of a button.
ALR growth has continued unabated since the original Accord implementation. The organisation now hosts satellite conferences and events in Leeds and Belfast and has more than doubled the size of its Bradford base, adding new offices, new conference facilities and a larger, dedicated retail outlet. New retail hardware has replaced the original tills and the Accord solution has been successful migrated to this, handling an expanded range of ALR and partner branded products in the larger outlet.
An array of future plans are under consideration including the possibility of mobile tills linking directly through to the main Accord system in Bradford to handle sales at conferences in Leeds and Belfast. At the moment sales at these venues are handled manually and have to be reconciled afterwards.
The latest development in progress on the new site at Bradford is The Coffee Room which proudly brews Starbucks coffee. Plans are under consideration for sales here to be handled through Accord with a back office system possibly linking through to a new head office system controlling both the retail store and The Coffee Room.
Nigel Shaw concludes: Accord has proved highly effective in helping us manage the operational aspects of the increasing worldwide demand for our resources. It has the technical capability we need to cater for the massive growth we are experiencing and the flexibility and potential to cater for all the future plans we have under consideration.


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All Nicholls events — whether held on campus or off campus, whether planned by a student group or university office — require an event request form:
• For Campus Departments: Department Event Approval Form for On- and Off-Campus Events
• For Student Organizations: Student Activities and Fundraiser Request Form for On-Campus Events (GOLD FORM)
(For Student Organization Off-Campus Events, pick up the RED FORM from the Student Life Office)
• For Off-Campus Customers: Online Request for Events at Nicholls or Event (Reservation) Request Form
All request forms must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event. For events open to the public or those that involve more than 75 participants, forms should be submitted at least four weeks prior to the event. Request forms for major events or recurring meetings should be submitted six to 12 months in advance.
The Nicholls campus is home to various events: athletic games, musical concerts, art shows, movies, fundraisers, lectures, workshops and other entertainment and activities. See what's happening today by visiting our University Calendar.
The Campus Reservations Office at Nicholls State University helps ensure the successful planning of events hosted by students, campus organizations and departments as well as off-campus customers.
To ensure that campus events run smoothly and are well executed, our staff is available to guide you through the planning process – from selecting a date/time and reserving a campus facility to connecting you with university resources such as audio-visual equipment, catering services and decorative plants. We also work closely with the Office of University Marketing and Communications to ensure that events for the campus or general public are promoted through the online university calendar, Inside e-newsletters, social media, the university marquee and other promotional avenues.
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CHRIS HENRY was the [2014 and 2018] Oregon Progressive Party candidate for GOVERNOR
A People That Elect corrupt politicians...
Are not victim... but accomplices.
~ George Orwell
Oregon Governor Race Engulfed in Record-Breaking Tidal Wave of Money
Contribution by Phil Knight: 3rd Largest Political Donation to a Candidate by an Unrelated Person in U.S. History
Honest Elections Portland, the group organizing the Portland Campaign Finance Reform Charter Amendment on the November ballot as Measure 26-200, notes that the $3.425 million contributed by Phil Knight to the campaign of Knute Buehler for Governor ($2.5 million in direct contributions and $925,000 channeled through the Republican Governors' Association) appears to be the 3rd largest known campaign contribution to any single candidate by another individual, not the candidate or a close relative, in the history of the United States.
The 2 larger such contributions by an individual to a single candidate were made by Ken Griffin, CEO of Citidal, an investment firm that runs hedge funds. In 2016, he contributed $13.6 million to the campaign of Eric Greitens for Governor of Illinois and $5 million to the campaign of Leslie Munger for Controller of Illinois. He also contributed $5 million to campaign of James Durkin, the Republican Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives. But contributions to his campaign went to help other Republican candidates, so cannot be considered contributions to a single candidate.
The largest contribution made by a married couple was $90 million from Bruce Rauner and Diana Mendley, who gave $90 million in 2016 to the campaign of James Durkin. Again, contributions to that campaign were then redirected into the campaigns of other Republicans, so they were not for the benefit of a single candidate. Rauner was chair of a private equity firm before he financed his own campaign for Illinois Governor in 2016, which he won.
On a per-capita basis (based on state population), the total Knight contribution to the Buehler campaign appears to be the second largest such contribution U.S. history by an individual to a candidate who is not a close relative. Oregon's population is 4.1 million. Illinois's population is 12.8 million. There have been larger contributions by organizations (PACs and one corporation).
Source: Dan Meek, reading data from the National Institute on Money in State Politics
Oregon is one of only 5 states with no limits on political campaign contributions. "These contributions would be illegal in 45 states and would be illegal if given to any candidate for federal office anywhere, including Congress and the President," said Dan Meek, a volunteer attorney with the Honest Elections campaign. No person can give more than $2,700 to the general election campaign of a candidate for Congress or President. Phil Knight's contributions to the Buehler campaign reported so far are 1,268 times higher than that.
But both the campaigns of Knute Buehler (R) and Kate Brown (D) rely upon huge contributions from corporations, unions, and wealthy individuals. According to an ongoing study by Seth Woolley, using data from the ORESTAR campaign finance reporting system (updated nightly), Brown has received only 11% of her funds in contributions of under $200 each. Buehler has received only 10% of his funds in such amounts.
Brown has received 81% of her funds in contributions of $1,000 or more.
Buehler has received 83% of his funds in contributions of $1,000 or more.
Brown has received 66% of her funds in contributions of $5,000 or more.
Buehler has received 74% of his funds in contributions of $5,000 or more.
Brown has received 56% of her funds in contributions of $10,000 or more.
Buehler has received 67% of his funds in contributions of $10,000 or more.
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The previous record for spending by Governor candidates in Oregon was $20 million in 2010. Brown and Buehler have topped $28 million already.
Oregonians need to adopt limits on campaign contributions and requirements that political ads expressly identify their largest funders," said Liz Trojan, one of the chief petitioners on Measure 26-200. Both California and Washington, along with 8 other states, already require that political ads identify their actual funders, not just nice-sounding names of political committees. "Just watch the TV ads in Portland against Washington Measure 1631, and you will see the names of the oil companies in big print. Ads in Oregon have no such information."
Measure 26-200 would limit campaign contributions in races for Portland city offices, including mayor, City Council, and auditor. It would also require ads in those campaigns to list their top 5 funders.
For more information: http://honest-elections.com facebook.com/honestelectionsportland
Oregon is one of only 5 states with no limits on political contributions. Candidates and public officials have become unduly beholden to the special interests able to contribute big money. Campaign spending in Oregon has skyrocketed by a factor of 10 (1,000%) since 1996.
The State Integrity Investigation of the Center for Public Integrity in November 2015 graded Oregon an overall "F" in systems to avoid government corruption. Oregon ranked 2nd worst of the 50 states in control of "Political Financing," beating only Mississippi.
Conversely, the Koch Brothers-funded so-called "Institute for Free Speech" in March 2018 ranked Oregon #1 in America for having the "best" system of campaign finance regulation -- no limits on contributions at all. The corporations and billionaires really like Oregon's system of no limits, because they can use their money to buy politicians.
THE OREGONIAN reported that candidates for the Oregon Legislature raise and spend more in their campaigns, per capita, than in any other state, except New Jersey. In 2014, Oregon House candidates on average spent 80% more than Washington House candidates, even though Washington's districts have more people. The average spent in 2014 by the top 10 Oregon Senate candidates rose to $750,000 each. The average spent in 2016 by the top 10 Oregon House candidates rose to $825,000 each. Some candidates spent over $1 million, over $80 per vote received.
The big money arms race infects local elections. The 2012 winner of Portland's mayorship spent over $1.7 million. His two primary opponents spent $1.4 million and $965,000. The 2016 winner spent $1 million in the primary alone. Most of the money comes from big donors, in chunks as large as $25,000 and even $60,000 per donor. The major corporate donors are typically property developers, construction companies, financial moguls, timber companies, rail contractors, and companies wanting government to pay more of the $1 billion+ tab for the Portland Harbor Superfund cleanup.
Portland should join Seattle by adopting limits on political campaign contributions, which are in place for 90% of local governments in the United States. The limits we propose are the same as those adopted by voters in Seattle in 2015: candidates may not receive contributions larger than $500 per donor.
The Corporate Reform Coalition (75 progressive organizations) in 2012 concluded that only 6 states have worse systems for disclosing independent expenditures. They graded Oregon an "F" in disclosure, while Washington earned an "A." Now, 10 states require that political ads identify their top funders, including California and Washington. For 93 years, Oregon had a law requiring that political ads at least identify their sources, but that law was repealed in 2001 by a Republican-majority Legislature and a Democratic Governor.
When Chevron, Inc. attempted to take over the government of the California city of Richmond (population 110,000) by running its hand-picked candidates for the mayorship and city council positions in 2014 (and spending over $3 million to fund their campaigns), all of Chevron's candidates lost--because of the California law that required its ads and brochures and billboards to say: "Major Funder: Chevron, Inc." All their opponents won, despite being outspent by about 50 to one. Voters need this information to judge the credibility of political ads. Oregon voters are in the dark.
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Assuming you want to take a several months long vacation from the noise of the city, are there cities, towns, countries even with laws that are enforced to keep things quiet? (i.e., no construction, no loud music, no idling of vehicles.)
Many places promote "peace and quiet" but do any have it written into their city's bylaws?
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Every year we venture up into the mountains to pick out the perfect Christmas tree. AJ enjoyed hunting for pine cones, chasing papa up the mountain and exclaiming, "tree home!" Here is our pine cone hunter, our tree, a family pic, and a few of my favorite ornaments.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tree Tradition
Posted by Chance at 7:56 PM
4 comments:
- Jessaca said...
I can't believe how AJ has changed. And I saw him last month. I totally need that first picture in my AJ picture collection. What a perfect picture! Course, he's so photogenic that every photo of him is wonderful. Love the tree. It's so much better than mine!
- December 12, 2008 at 6:00 AM
- Katlyn said...
Awww I love the pictures!
- December 12, 2008 at 7:21 AM
- Anonymous said...
Did you get a new fancy camera? Your pics seem so professional these days.
Your tree is beautiful, C.P.!
- December 12, 2008 at 8:58 PM
- Kristy said...
Love the Christmas memories you've captured! I have my favorite ornaments...most of which the kids have made!
- December 22, 2008 at 2:33 PM
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This maxi silhouette revels in femininity with its array of fine Chantilly lace trims appliquéd on a soft French Chantilly lace fabrication. The bodice's three-dimensional appliqués coupled with its fluttering angel sleeves, evoke an elegant celestial quality. The waistline is accented with a thin Chantilly lace belt, followed by a series of horizontal panels of Chantilly lace striping the skirt. Its refined scalloped neckline is centered perfectly and continues to the back creating a scalloped low v-backline concluding with a scalloped floor-length hem.


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Dear Friends,
Lent begins on Wednesday. Not surprisingly, large numbers of people will find their way to one of the timely Masses and services that will be held that day. People, even those who do not frequent weekly liturgies, somehow find Ash Wednesday relevant. We will accept on our foreheads and wear all daylong the holy smudge. We will wear it as a sign of conviction and a badge of commitment – a proclamation that we are believers in the Risen and Living Holy One who died to give us life beyond all telling. Lent is the beginning of our pilgrimage to Easter, with all that meant for Jesus and could mean for us.
The holy smudge, for us, is an outward sign of something deep in us. At least that's the hope. The holy smudge is somewhat akin to the phylacteries (little boxes) the Israelites were instructed in Deuteronomy to wear on their foreheads and wrists . In these boxes were written the Shema, which begins: "Hear, O Israel, that the Lord our God is one." Hopefully for the people who wore them they were more than outward signs.
A variety of people who walked with Jesus did outward public actions in his name, but Jesus was not impressed. He spoke harshly about the ones who did these acts only to be noticed, but whose hearts didn't belong to Christ. There was no personal commitment in them. Jesus said to them: I never knew you.
But Jesus knows us when we try to discern God's will for our actions and the direction of our lives. We are called to be salt, light, blessedness for others. When we cease to contribute to the worlds' overdose of violence in word and action, the holy smudge of Ash Wednesday reaches our hearts. Justice, compassion and unity become more than causes. They mean that God in us is active and generous.
Great spiritual gifts have been given to us. We relish them and amplify them during Lent through the practices that are thousands of years old: prayer that opens us up to God's grace, fasting that makes us understand the hungers that really matter and giving alms from our need and not just from our overage. This Lent, I hope we can be imaginative about what these practices mean. One Latin American bishop, recognizing that in his poor country most people had little to eat, told them to find new ways to fast. If you know how to read – he told them – teach someone else to read. That's being imaginative with one of the core practices of Lent. Poetically put by some anonymous bard:
Is this a Fast to keep the larder lean? And clean of veals and sheep?
is it to quit the dish of flesh, yet still to fill the platter high with fish?
is it to quit the dish of flesh, yet still to fill the platter high with fish?
Is it to fast an hour, and show a downcast look and dour?
No: 'tis a Fast to dole thy sheaf of wheat and meat unto the hungry soul.
It is to fast from strife and old debate and hate;
To circumcise thy life.
To show a heart grief-rent; to starve thy sin, not bin;
And that's to keep thy Lent.
~Sister Joan Sobala