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Stylish Apartment is a 3-bedroom spacious apartment that offers a small pool and a lovely garden in the village of Kalamaki. The sandy beach is 300 meters away only, while the most famous sandy beaches of Chania can be reached within a 5-minute drive. The picturesque Chania old town is about 6 km away.
The modern well-equipped apartment that covers the whole first floor (107 sq.m.) of the building, offers three bedrooms that can accommodate up to six guests. All areas of the apartment have access to furnished balconies, while one shaded balcony features a small swimming pool for refreshing summer moments. A small private garden with barbecue facilities and exterior dining area is offered on the exterior.
Indoors, a spacious open plan area includes a living room with fireplace, flat screen TV, dining space for six and a fully-equipped kitchen with dining table for four guests. A fridge with refrigerator, a dish washer, an oven, ceramic hobs, a coffee machine, a toaster, a boiler, a juice maker, a microwave and a washing machine are provided.
Three bedrooms are available. The first is furnished with a double bed and the second with two single beds. The third bedroom is furnished with two bunk beds and offers direct access to the pool. Two bathrooms with shower rooms are also available, while a washing machine is provided.
An air-condition in each bedroom and an air-condition in the living-room are provided as well as wireless internet, bathroom towels and bed linens. Free parking is provided and pick up services are available on request with additional cost.
Stylish Apartment is located on the same plot, just a breath away from Kalamaki House. Both share a common 1200 sq.m. garden area with lawn and trees. A playground and a kiosk are available in the common garden.
Kalamaki is a well known seaside village in the area of Chania with a few seafront restaurants and a famous pizzeria. Everyday necessities can be easily served in the village. Chania International Airport lies 20 km southwest.


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Highlights from 2012:
- Failed the TOCFL level 5 fluency exam
- Passed 4000 unique characters on Skritter
- Read all 47 Initial D comic books inside of a single month period
- Taught my first semester of Chinese with MyLanguage360
- Attended my first ACTFL conference
- MC'd 《華語之夜》(A Night of Chinese) in Chinese
- MC'd 第十一屆台灣華語文教學會年會的晚宴 in Chinese (and in front of 300+ Chinese teachers and scholars)
- Got told my Chinese academic writing style is "cute."
- Wrote a 10 page Chinese report (single-spaced) in a single afternoon (and got a good grade on it!)
- Read Ender's game in Chinese for pure enjoyment (meaning I didn't look things up)
- Scored "Advanced-High" on the ACTFL OPI exam
- Got engaged (not language related but way to awesome to keep of any 2012 list!)
So that's what 12 months of hard work condensed into a highlight reel. I learned a lot this past year, and grew as both a teacher and a student.
Here is what is in store for 2013:
- Rock the Hacking Chinese Chinese character challenge (be sure to join us if you haven't already)
- Increase personal/ public accountability for all my language learning related goals
- Pass the TOCFL level 5 fluency exam
- Write my research proposal
- Start my master's research project
- Find an internship teaching at an American university
- Read a Chinese newspaper
- Pass 5000 unique characters on Skritter (890 to go)
There are a million other things that I would like to put on this list, but if last year taught me anything, it is that I need to first increase my personal/ public accountability. Once I do that some super focused goals with start showing up.
Stay tuned!

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No more threats, no more fear, animal research is finally here!
The Oxford Biomedical Facility is finally complete after five bumpy years. Despite violence, arson, threats, intimidation and harassment, Oxford University has pulled through with its new animal research facility. This lab is setting a new "Gold Standard" in animal welfare, one that will meet and exceed the standards set by the Home Office regulations. The past five years have also witnessed increased understanding of the need for well regulated animal research, and we are honoured to have played our part in enabling the students and residents of Oxford to show their support for the new biomedical facility
The life-saving research that can now go ahead in the lab will include work on cancer, stroke, heart disease, diabetes, HIV, muscular dystrophy, motor neurone disease, epilepsy, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. The lab will be using state of the art equipment to help further the 3Rs - Refinement, Replacement and Reduction.
Here's what Oxford University has to say about the 3Rs:
The lab will contain 98% rodents, mainly transgenic mice, with non-human primates accounting for less than 0.5% of the animals in the lab.
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Journey Into Power Level 1Baron Baptiste
Year Released: 2002
Categories: Yoga
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Level 1 is a 30 minute introduction to Power Yoga. The poses include down dog, up dog, sun salutations, Warrior 1 & 2, tree pose, camel pose, and bridge pose. No triangle pose in this video. There is a pretty challenging ab segment that seems more like Pilates or traditional ab work than yoga (not that Im a yoga expert). One exercise involves lying on your back with your legs in the air, then lowering them 30% at a time until theyre 2 off of the floor, and holding themreally tough. Theres another exercise that resembles the Pilates crisscross, and another thats very similar to Pilates rolling like a ball. The ab segment is followed by tabletop pose, and the final stretches.
Level 2 is 45 minutes long. It includes all of the poses from Level 1, plus crow pose, side plank, crescent lunge, praying twist, and thunderbolt pose. Theres a challenging balance segment including eagle pose, the pose where you stand on one leg, grab the toe of the other foot and hold it out in front of you, then out to the side (dont know the name of this one), from this you go into the airplane arm/one legged balancing pose. The balance segment ends with tree pose. Then you move onto twisting triangle, camel, and bridge. Theres another ab segment, similar to Level 1., followed by boat pose and a double pigeon stretch. This one is about as challenging as Bryan Kests Energize, although I find the balancing poses tougher.
Throughout both videos, Baron emphasizes breathing & relaxing, shows modifications for most, if not all, of the poses, and gives a lot of form points. I like to think of myself as intermediate at yoga, but I learned some new things from these tapes.
There is only a bit of music in these videos. For the most part theres no music, but occasionally some soft music starts playing for a little while. I think I would have preferred music throughout.
Baron Baptiste is known for giving his classes in a heated room, and the classes in these tapes are no exception. The class participants are very sweaty, right from the beginning. Other than the copious amounts of perspiration, theyre a regular looking bunch of people, not intimidatingly flexible or proficient like the classes in Bryan Kest's Power Yoga series.
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Baron is a likeable, thorough, and enthusiastic instructor. He cues well, and I found his form points very helpful. During the introduction to both tapes, he does a fast moving flow of yoga poses that is awesome to watch.
I'm not big into power or vinyasa yoga as it moves too fast for me. I really like this DVD for it's slower pace. The DVD is well chaptered and has a few extras on it such as a pose tutorial and a music on/off option. The music is not very noticeable (no chanting unlike Baron's Live Series).
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Simple costume paint, white around face and black around eyes.
Step 2: Eye Detail
Finish nose and bring out the red to highlight the eyes
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Keep adding hearts, flowers, whatever symbols you want to complete the candy skull look
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Stunning! Any chance you have a tutorial for that gorgeous headdress as well?
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Marketing in Continuing Education today requires so much more than designing a nice brochure and creating a sharp-looking website. The modern eLearner, particularly in the healthcare field, is a savvy consumer with high expectations. And in the world of CME, the competition is getting tougher every year. Therefore, it's critical that your organization is working hard to not only stay in front of prospects and convert them into customers but also to retain them once they've completed a purchase.
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Can you remember what you were doing on 9th September 2009?
I would be very surprised if you could, because for most people it was just an ordinary Wednesday.
For me it was the day of my great challenge… I had noticed months before that the date was going to be 09/09/09, and having a brain slightly obsessed with numbers and patterns, I had a vision!
I would spend the 9 days leading up to this date writing 9 songs, which I would then record, mix and release on 9th Sept itself.
I started recording at 9am, and by 9.09pm the album was freely available via my website for anyone to download.
Today, on 18th June 2019… 9 years, 9 months and 9 days later… I have finally released the album "officially". Advances in technology mean I can now self publish and make it available on every streaming/download platform in the world.
But that wasn't enough of a celebration for me and so I have reworked the album completely using my B.C.C. alias. This reworking is called "Nein", and falls in to the genre "Indietronica" (which I may or may not have invented) and is VERY different from the original.
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The monarch of this magic kingdom is no man but a mouse: Mickey Mouse. The Walt Disney Company is the world's largest media conglomerate, with assets encompassing movies, television, publishing, and theme parks. Its TV holdings include the ABC TV network and almost ten TV stations, as well as a portfolio of cable networks including ABC Family, Disney Channel, and ESPN (80%-owned). It produces films through the Disney, Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, and Lucasfilm brands, and its Disney Parks and Resorts runs popular theme parks including Disney World and Disneyland. In 2019 Disney purchased assets of Twenty-First Century Fox for $71.3 billion making it an even greater media and entertainment behemoth.
The company reports through four business segments: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, and Consumer Products and Interactive Media.
Media Networks is the largest segment, representing more than 40% of revenue, and operates cable and broadcast television networks and radio networks and stations. Its main cable networks are ESPN, Disney, and Freeform (Freeform, targets audiences from 14-34). The broadcasting business includes television production and distribution operations and eight owned domestic television stations.
Parks and Resorts (around 35%) owns and operates the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, the Disneyland Resort in California, Disneyland Paris; Aulani, a Disney resort and spa in Hawaii, the Disney Vacation Club (DVC), the Disney Cruise Line, and Adventures by Disney. The company also has effective ownership in Disney-branded resorts in China and Japan. This segment operates the Disney Imagineering unit, which designs and develops new theme park concepts and attractions.
Studio Entertainment (more than 15%) produces and acquires live-action and animated motion pictures for worldwide distribution to the theatrical, home entertainment, and television markets. It distributes films primarily under the Disney Pictures, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm banners.
Consumer Products and Interactive Media (nearly 10%) licenses its trade names, characters, and visual and literary properties to various retailers and publishers throughout the world. The company also engages in retail, online, and wholesale distribution of products through nearly 360 Disney Stores, shopdisney.com, store.disney.co.jp, and shop.marvel.com. It also creates and distributes branded entertainment and lifestyle content for interactive media platforms.
Geographic Reach
In addition to its theme parks, the Burbank, California-based Walt Disney Company owns and leases properties throughout the world. It generates more than 75% of its revenue from the US and Canada followed by Europe (more than 10%), and Asia Pacific (nearly 10%). The remaining revenue comes from Latin America and other regions.
Sales and Marketing
Disney incurs significant marketing and advertising costs before and throughout the theatrical release of its films in an effort to generate publicity and consumer interest in the subsequent home entertainment market. The company spends close to $3 billion in advertising each year.
Financial Performance
The company's net revenue has been increasing steadily over the past several years with a minor 1% dip in 2017 primarily due to the negative effects of Hurricanes Irma and Matthew.
In fiscal 2018 (ended September 29), Disney's net revenue jumped by 8% to $52.47 billion, driven by double-digit growth in Parks and Resorts and Studio Entertainment. Parks and Resorts went up 10% contributing $1.9 billion to revenue. This was fueled by higher volumes alongside higher average guest spending and higher ticket prices and room rates. Studio Entertainment revenue increased 19% with the theatrical distribution division releasing four Marvel titles in 2018 (compared with two the previous year), Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Incredibles 2, and Coco.
Net income saw a 40% hike in 2018 to $12.6 billion, mainly due to higher net revenues. The increase was also bolstered by a $2.1 billion tax benefit due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Cash at the end of fiscal 2018 was $4.2 billion, an increase of $91 million from the prior year. Cash from operations contributed $14.3 billion to the coffers, while investing activities used $5.3 billion, primarily for investments in parks and resorts and acquisitions. Financing activities used another $8.8 billion for dividends to stockholders and the company's stock repurchase program.
The Walt Disney Company is currently focused on integrating its acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox and developing its direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming business. The acquisition of Fox assets gave Disney valuable intellectual property such as Deadpool and the few Marvel characters Fox had owned, such as the X-Men and Fantastic Four, uniting the full Marvel family under Disney. The deal also lets Disney expand its content across new streaming services.
As such, the company announced details about its Disney+ streaming service in 2019, which it is launching in part to combat intense competition from Netflix. Disney wants its other streaming services -- Hulu and sports-focused ESPN+ -- to run on the same technology platform so customers can subscribe to them with the same password and payment information. Disney plans for all three to be individual subscriptions, but Disney will also market a triple-service bundle. Disney+ will include all of Disney's family-friendly fare, including content from Marvel, Lucasfilm (Star Wars), Pixar, and Fox.
The company's acquisition of BAMTech—along with its streaming technology—in 2017 facilitated the launch of Disney's ESPN+ sports streaming service that includes boxing, major league baseball, the NHL, international soccer, and college sports games.
Mergers and Acquisitions
In 2019 Disney completed the acquisition of certain assets of Twenty-First Century Fox for $71.3 billion. Disney gained Fox Studios, FX Networks, and National Geographic Partners. The buy also added Fox's 30% stake in Hulu, bringing Disney's total to a majority 60%. In order to gain approval for the deal, Disney agreed to sell off 21 regional sports networks once owned by Fox; it eventually sold those assets to Sinclair Broadcast Group for nearly $10 billion. Disney's acquisition of the Fox assets is helping provide a platform for Disney to launch a streaming service to rival Netflix.
In 2017 Disney agreed to acquire an additional 42% stake (previously 33%) in BAMTech, a global company offering direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming technology and marketing services, data analytics, and commerce management. The $1.6 billion acquisition is allowing Disney to launch new DTC services, which mark an entirely new growth strategy for the company.
Company Background
After getting started as an illustrator in Kansas City, Walt Disney and his brother Roy started Disney Brothers Studio in Hollywood, California, in 1923. Walt directed the first Mickey Mouse cartoon, Plane Crazy, in 1928 (the third, Steamboat Willie, was the first cartoon with a soundtrack). The studio produced its first animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in 1937. Walt Disney Productions went public in 1940 and later produced classics such as Fantasia and Pinocchio. The Disneyland theme park opened in 1955. Disney World opened in Florida in 1971 with the addition of Epcot Center in 1982.
The company later launched The Disney Channel and opened new theme parks, including Tokyo Disneyland (1984) and Disney-MGM Studios (1989; eventually renamed Hollywood Studios). In 1986 the company changed its name to The Walt Disney Company. The Disney Store retail chain debuted in 1987. Disneyland Paris (originally Euro Disney) opened in 1992. The following year Disney expanded its movie studio with the purchase of independent film company Miramax, the brainchild of producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein.
Disney bought Capital Cities/ABC (now ABC, Inc.) for $19 billion in 1996, and two years later it bought Web services firm Starwave from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. It later acquired 43% of Internet search engine Infoseek for $70 million, and together they launched the GO Network in 1999. Disney bought the remaining 57% of Infoseek later that year and formed GO.com (later Disney Online), which began trading as a separate tracking stock.
The company expanded its theme parks in Anaheim in 2001, opening Downtown Disney and Disney's California Adventure. It also announced a further restructuring of its Internet business, including closing the GO.com search site and converting its Internet tracking stock back into Disney common stock. That year Disney formed a joint venture with Wenner Media (US Weekly LLC) and took a 50% stake in entertainment magazine US Weekly (sold in 2006). Later Disney bought Fox Family Channel, which it renamed ABC Family.
Disney's more than $50 billion acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox closed in March 2019 and gave the conglomerate control of the Marvel, X Men, and Star Wars franchises.
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The 2012 Academy Awards: Your Guide for Appearing Informed
Oh, hello. I didn't see you there. Well, since you're here, I guess it's that time of year again, when we go through last year's best films, and then nominate two or three of them for Best Picture Oscars and six other acceptable movies for the rest.
In 2010 the possible number of nominees for the Best Picture category was raised to 10, which made seeing all the nominees twice as difficult and usually included at least one or two really mediocre movies where you were like, "Really? You think this is one of the ten best movies of last year?" This year, because they no longer HAD to nominate 10, and because they were having a really classy year in which they hired a homophobe to direct the Oscars who later quit after he made himself the asshole of Hollywood if he wasn't already, the Academy decided to only nominate nine movies, because of course, there were only nine movies last year. (As far as I'm concerned, this is the only excuse.)
I'd just like to take a moment out to point out what bullshit it is that Bridesmaids didn't get the 10th nomination, as I'm pretty sure the category's expansion to 10 was just so movies like Bridesmaids COULD be nominated. Would I have expected it to win? No. Would it have been great to see a movie that clearly featured, at least according to the Academy, Oscar-caliber writing and acting score a Best Picture nom as well, since it was obviously operating within that sphere? Yes. Do I think it would have really helped the state of women in movies? Yes, actually I do. But the Academy, because it wants you to know that it doesn't have to nominate 10 movies, only nominated nine.
Anyway, let's sit and talk about those nine movies, several of which are good, some of which are okay, and one of which made me want to claw my own brain out and then eat it. Annoyingly for my post-writing purposes, a lot of the acting nominees aren't from these movies, making it harder to discuss that, but don't worry about it. At the end I'm gonna briefly summarize who is likely to win (not necessarily whom I, personally, wish would win), whether or not they're from these nine movies. But in case you didn't see them, and want to sound knowledgeable and like you did so you can argue with your friends using subjective analyses, please feel free. Also please feel free to argue with me, unless you want to argue about Tree of Life, in which case there's no point.
For your convenience, here's an easy way to jump from movie to movie, if you don't want to read them all (since, even with only nine movies, this post is monstrous), and also for the most part they are free of spoilers that you wouldn't find on the back of a DVD cover or something unless otherwise indicated.
The Artist – The Descendants – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – The Help – Hugo
Midnight in Paris – Moneyball – The Tree of Life – War Horse
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Almost as much a tradition as the holidays themselves, donation drives are in full swing this time of year. We love being able to give back to the community and support a variety of causes that directly impact the people of Asheville and Western North Carolina. Being the animal lovers that we are, the staff here at AshevilleBlog decided to help spread some holiday cheer and support a great local nonprofit all at the same time. Our elves have placed 7 boxes around town at local pet friendly businesses. On Christmas Eve we will collect all donations from each business, and drop the bounty off to the dogs and cats waiting for a new home at Brother Wolf Animal Rescue. This way, our furred friends can share in the holiday joy with receiving their own presents on Christmas day!
If you are out shopping for your furred family or friends this year, consider picking up an extra goodie or two and dropping it in the donation box. Brother Wolf is a local no-kill nonprofit organization that helps out hundreds of dogs, cats, and other animals every single year. We would love to be able to shower them with dog and cat toys for Christmas this year.
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EX-NEW Zealand international Grant Bradburn has been named as head coach of Scotland's cricket team.
Bradburn, who held the same position for the New Zealand A side during the past 12 months, will also take charge of Cricket Scotland's elite player programme.
The 47-year-old will be assisted by Craig Wright in the role.
Wright and former England player Paul Collingwood jointly led Scotland to the 2015 World Cup finals earlier this year after taking over from Pete Steindl on an interim basis.
Bradburn led Northern Knights to first-class and one-day titles during a five-year spell as coach in his home country and previously coached the Cook Islands international team.
He will officially take up his role on July 1 but will attend the one-day international against England on May 9, which Wright will take charge of.
Bradburn said in a statement: "This is a fantastic opportunity to work with players and staff at Cricket Scotland and I am thrilled at the prospect of working with a nation trying so hard to build on recent success.
"As a coach, this presents a great opportunity to add value, by driving continual improvement, building depth with healthy competition for Scottish representation.
"The Scotland team have performed well by qualifying for the 2015 World Cup which will be played in New Zealand and Australia at venues that I am very familiar with.
"With my appointment through to the end of 2017, I will focus sharply on continuing Scotland's progress towards being a leading force in world cricket.
Bradburn will be further assisted by Toby Bailey, the lead fielding coach and performance analyst, and Simon Smith, the strength and conditioning coach.
Cricket Scotland has also reorganised Andy Tennant's role from head of performance to director of cricket, taking in "strategic and operational cricketing matters".
Tennant said: "We are delighted that we have been able to attract a coach of Grant's ability and pedigree to head up our national team programme.
"During the recruitment process Grant was able to show the vision, foresight and attributes we were looking for to drive our Scotland national team through the World Cup and onwards to the next Intercontinental Cup and WCL cycles.
"He has an exceptional track record of producing international cricketers and is used to working in similar environments to the one he will find in Scotland."


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After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. – Acts 4:31
Christine Caine, founder of the anti-human trafficking campaign, A21, describes how she prayed for hours whilst they were building the stadiums for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, 'I used to sit on the edge where the deep holes were dug to pour in the foundations and my tears would drip into the cement.'
Christine prayed that God's glory would be revealed through the gathering of His people in one place, under one accord, with one heart singing praises to His Name. This site is now Allphones Arena, where thousands gather every year under the name of Jesus in Australia's largest annual conference.
In 1904, Wales saw more than 100,000 people come to know Christ in under six months in a revival characterised by prayer, praise, joy, victory and the re-discovery of the Holy Spirit. The leader of this Revival, Evan Roberts, was a man known for his intense, fervent prayer who had believed for over 10 years to see the people of Wales come to know Jesus.
As we continue this study, let's allow God to awaken us to the conversation of prayer. With the example of the early church and great leaders like Evan Roberts inspiring us, let us intercede for our families and friends and believe for the salvation of those who do not yet know Christ.


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A well designed and built carport can define the entrance to your home and offer outstanding street appeal. Hand selected materials to suit your home is what makes our carports the best in Brisbane, not only in looks but in quality and workmanship. Perhaps you have a storage problem? We suggest a multi-functional garage. Our custom built garages come detached or attached and offer a bespoke layout with ample space to house your vehicles and include a built in tool shed, shelving and storage facilities to just about make it another room.
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Our Statement about Beer Brewing using our Yeast Kits
Posted by Josiah Zayner, Ph.D. on 5th Dec 2016
One of our main goals at The ODIN is to make biological engineering and genetic design accessible and available to everyone. We believe that as a technology, biological engineering will revolutionize how everyone lives life for the better.
We understood that in order for biological engineering to enter the home there needed to be an application. We needed to give people the ability to create something tangible and not just experiment with Science. For the past year we have worked on developing a kit that allows people to engineer yeast and not just lab yeast like our first yeast engineering kit, because despite our best attempts lab yeast was not good at doing the thing yeast should be good at i.e. making CO2 and alcohol from sugar. With our new kit we wanted to market it to home-brewers and others, so people could use it to make yeast and alcohol never seen or tasted before. Yeast are engineered and then eventually cultured by the user and it is up to the user to make sure that they take proper precautions in preparation so that the materials are food grade.
There are three main things to be worried about with new foods 1) Allergenicity, 2) Toxicity 3) Digestibility.
The yeast kit we currently provide and future yeast kits we plan to provide create new proteins that are not normally in yeast. That means that there is a chance that these proteins could be allergenic. This is an interesting problem because we can't just feed it to humans to test it(though I and many others have consumed the yeast to no ill effects). So what Scientists normally do in a case like this is compare the new protein's amino acid sequence(protein's are chains of amino acids) to the amino acid sequences of all known protein allergens. If any of these sequences are similar there is a possibility of "cross reactivity" meaning that our new proteins could also be an allergen. From Generally Regarded As Safe(GRAS) notices filed at the FDA, most people use the University of Nebraska allergen database (http://www.allergenonline.org/) to compare their protein to known allergens. We ran the same test and there are no matches between any of our proteins and known allergens even using the most stringent matching criteria(8 amino acids). Many proteins currently in use in our food chain are determined to be GRAS by the FDA with much less stringent matching.
Are the proteins used toxic? To determine this researchers in GRAS notices use a similar technique that is used above, they compare the sequences of their proteins to a database of proteins and attempt to determine if the protein matches any known toxins or venoms. This time we used the Uniprot database (http://www.uniprot.org/blast/) as others have done. We could not find any reasonable matches that were either known toxins or known venoms.
I don't quite understand the digestibility part yet and assume it is in regards to protein accumulation. As in, if the proteins are not digested they could accumulate and be hazardous. Most GRAS notices I have read either don't mention digestibility or just say something to the extent that "of course their protein would be digested". Pepsin is the main enzyme in our guts that digest proteins. Going to get a bit Sciencey here so stay with me. Pepsin cleaves preferentially at hydrophobic amino acids and more so at aromatic "hydrophobes", phenalalynine, tyrosine and tryptophan. All of our new proteins had in excess of 20 different cleavage sites. Meaning our new proteins should be easily digested.
Argument Against Regulation
Currently, almost all yeast used to create beer has not had its genome sequenced. This means that despite the yeast being considered safe by the FDA we have no idea the exact proteins that are inside these yeast. The changes someone would make using our kit are known and can be screened for safety as seen above but "natural yeast" that have been in use are considered safe only because they have been in use and no one appears to have been harmed or died from them. Do any of them contain proteins that could be harmful? Unknown. Is it possible for a "natural yeast(Saccharomyces cerevisiae) to evolve the same fluorescent protein we are using? Yes, it is possible. In fact, yeast, especially in brewing evolve much faster than yeast in their natural environment because of selection pressures and quick generational turnovers because of optimum living conditions. During brewing, it would be trivial for yeast to accumulate mutations and difficult to test every new protein. This is good for incumbent industry but bad for technological innovation. I would assume at least based on reading GRAS notices(obviously I have not read them all), that very few if any of these yeast which have been evolved to have different characteristics and different proteins have been evaluated by the FDA.
When you drink kombucha, the kombucha contains unknown organisms. Yes, that's correct, it contains a combination of yeast and bacteria that is unknown and different for every kombucha. None of the organism's genome, much less the proteins are known.
A San Francisco sour dough is made with a starter that was inoculated from the air. Yeast and bacteria(bacteria are usually what give it the sour flavour) are present in the bread and the species are unknown. Again, genomes unknown, proteins unknown.
Many beers, including Lambics and Sours are sometimes left open to the air to be inoculated by yeast and bacteria. The yeast and bacterial species are usually unknown, the genomes unknown, the proteins unknown.
Maybe the question the FDA and consumers should be asking is not whether a known protein used to change a yeast genetically is safe(we have showed above that they are) but whether there are unknown proteins in the yeast we currently consume that are harmful. It would cost less than $1k to sequence the genome of a brewing yeast.
There has never been a case of a protein added genetically to a food product that then later caused harm to people.
Middle School Maker Faire @ Presidio Middle School
This past Sunday we traveled into San Francisco for a Middle School Maker Faire. In our setup we hosted one of our classic kits put together for The ILIAD Project. It allows you to test biological matter from your environment for antibacterial qualities. Brad walked each student through the process of mashing plants into a [...]
Team ODIN Delivers: tasting science at The Tech
This past Tuesday we went to the San Jose Tech Museum for an event. We brought in a tasting station, and the concept was to connect with the participant on a physical level. How cool is it to taste science? So we set up 8 different amino acids with particular taste characteristics we thought would [...]
The ODIN Video Broadcast
Monday Feb. 1st at 6PM PST, 8PM CST, 9PM EST The ODIN presents our first live video broadcast Josiah Zayner will be hanging out with Oregon BioHacker Jake Palumbo and they will be chatting about all things Science and Career possibilities for Biohackers, is graduate school a good idea? Feel free to join us for an audience [...]
We are all BioHackers
This is a guest blogpost by Mississippi BioHacker David IsheeWhat is a living thing but the expression of code being computed by reality? We're the manifestation of information moving through matter over time. Why not take control of that, why let chance determine what's written there? What about the life around us, why leave that code to chance? What [...]
DIY CRISPR Kits on Indiegogo
For the past few months we have been developing DIY CRISPR kits for bacteria and yeast so anyone can learn about modern Synthetic Biology techniques by doing!Check out our campaign to get your kit first!http://igg.me/at/CRISPR
You have been visualizing agarose gels wrong your whole life.
Help Us Test T4 DNA Ligase - Free Ligase
The ODIN is starting to ship restriction enzymes and ligase! Enzymes are pretty heat stable. T4 DNA ligase is another matter, it requires ATP, ATP hydrolyzes. I need a few people to test out some T4 DNA ligase and reaction buffer that has been shipped. Shipping of Taq and other Master Mixes has worked and [...]
And the Nobel Prize goes to... A Biohacker
I heard something said by a collaborator, Vidhi Mehta, which moved me. "Will the next Nobel Prize be given to a citizen scientist?"I sat back and I imagined. What if this week a phone call was made to a Biohacker that I know, instead of the usual academic Scientist? Wouldn't that be something?Thinking about my life [...]
Thermal Cyclers / PCR Machines
We just added two PCR machines to our inventory. The great thing is that these machines are much cheaper than OpenPCR and other custom DIY PCR Machines. All machines are tested thoroughly and ready to go and include a 30 day guarantee. Check them out:http://www.the-odin.com/ptc-100-60-sample-pcr-mach...http://www.the-odin.com/minicycler-16-sample-pcr-m...


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Hays Utility North has teamed up with First Billing Services to provide more choices to our customers.
For over forty years, we have provided unparalleled service in the water and wastewater industry.
On the front lines handling the latest developments in the water and wastewater industry.
That was the way Jerry Hays did it in 1970 and it is the only way we know to do it today.


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Assalamualaikum all.
During Raya Haji. We all went back to KT for about 6 days. A long overdue R&R for me. My Uncle brings us all to his Goat farm in Manir, KT. Goat rearing is not easy. But is immensely satisfying and rewarding. Enjoy the pics I took. Edited by my wife.
They know how to smile 🙂 Do u know they only have lower set of teeth?
Fat and ready for sale
In any goat farm usually there's only 1 Alpha Male that is tasked in mating with the other nannies (lady goat). Ayah Wan is this farm's one and only Alpha Male and he is definitely horny LOL
Such handsome and goodlooking goat 🙂
Goats are generally curious creatures. They think you will give them food. And the love to peek-a-boo!
Labelling for record
Baby goat = kid
Always hungry.
Come visit us again!


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Education Commission
The All Saints Parish Education Commission is an advisory body, operating various programs for the education of Catholics, regardless of race or national origin at Berlin, Wisconsin. It is subject to such regulations that might proceed from the Diocesan level.
The purpose of the commission is to further the teaching mission of the Catholic Church within the local community by promoting various forms of Christian education that will best serve the needs of the community.
2019-2020 Education Commission
Kelly Schmitz (President), Amy Wenig (Vice President), Amanda Toney (Secretary), Brian Bending, Samantha Hess, Cathy Hargrave, Greg Walker, Fr. David Greenfield, and Principal Jana Dahms.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Commission:
- To provide coordination of all Catholic educational programs and to seek a better understanding and wider support of these programs with the local community.
- To see that the effectiveness of the educational programs is evaluated and maintained with due regard to the curricula as recommended at the Diocesan level.
- To recommend policies meant to guide the Principal and Director of Religious education in the supervision of the educational programs.
- To recommend policies relating to the planning, operating and maintenance of educational facilities and equipment.
- To review annual goals and objectives of the total educational process.
- To recommend committees on a standing or ad hoc basis according to need.
- To recommend equitable tuition rates for parishioners, non-parishioners and non-Catholics.
- To recommend the annual All Saints Catholic School and Religious Education budgets of income and expenditures to the Finance Council, and secure adherence to the budgets.


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So, here goes! This website is for my new family at Leroy Community Chapel as we begin this journey together as God's people in Northeast Ohio. I want you all to know who I am, how I think, what I dream of, pray for, and plead with God to accomplish through us. I want you to know how I walk with God, my heart to humbly lead His Bride, and to turn Ohio and beyond upside down for the Gospel. To which you realists say, "He's young, idealistic, what is this turn the world upside down stuff …" And my response is, "I want my dreams to be bigger than my memories … I want to attempt things for the Kingdom that are beyond my ability to accomplish in my lifetime." And in all of that we will throw ourselves on the grace of God to find our only identity in His Story, in His Mission, for His glory.
It's going to be a couple months before the nine of us get to be with you all in the Buckeye state, but let's "talk" now. You web-savvy folks will bookmark this blog and wonder what Spansel is talking about next. And maybe for some of you this will be a new adventure in the "techie" world as you see that it's not all evil. In any case, for however much any of you read this, please know I don't think I have great and profound thoughts to share here that no one has thought before, or deep theological insights that you couldn't read in a systematic theology, but I do have a heart that is unique to me … and that is what I want my church family to hear – My heart to shepherd the people of Leroy to live transformed lives in the world! And to that I pray, "May God make it so!"
Already in love with you all,
Pastor Mark


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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has announced she's running for president in 2020.
The Hawaii Congresswoman made the announcement Friday on CNN after months of speculation that she'd launch a bid for the White House.
"I have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week," Gabbard told CNN's Van Jones on Friday.
"There are a lot of reasons for me to make this decision. There are a lot of challenges that are facing the American people that I'm concerned about and that I want to help solve," she said.
Later in the day, she wrote on Twitter: "When we stand together, united by our love for each other and for our country, there is no challenge we cannot overcome. Will you join me?"
Gabbard easily won re-election to her U.S. House seat in November for a fourth term.
But at the same time, she appeared to be testing the waters for a White House run. Last month, she met with Democrats in New Hampshire, traditionally the first state to hold a presidential primary.
"I think it's great. I think it would be really good for Hawaii," said Gabbard supporter Craig Lockwood.
Kailua resident Mary Wood said she is pleasantly surprised.
"I think it's a wonderful thing. It will give us choice. There is not a lot of choice in the Democratic Party here in Hawaii. They all kind of march down the same line and believe the same things and they support each other. She will shake everything up," Wood said.
She's also coming out with a book in April, "Is Today the Day?"
And she has sought to insert herself into more national discussions, including this week, when she called out Democratic colleagues for how they questioned a judicial nominee.
Among the targets of her rebuke: U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, who called Gabbard's comments "off base."
Gabbard also drew national headlines in November, when she took to Twitter to skewer the president on his Saudi Arabia policy using a profane word.
A number of political analysts have pointed out that while Gabbard is a star in some circles — including among the younger, more progressive wing of the Democratic Party — she lacks broad name recognition.
HNN political analyst Colin Moore says Gabbard will face what's certain to be a crowded field of Democratic contenders bidding for the presidency.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren entered the 2020 race earlier this month, while U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (who Gabbard supported in 2016) and former vice President Joe Biden are weighing presidential bids.
"Tulsi Gabbard has been on national media a lot," Moore said.
"She does have a bit of a following among progressive Democrats, but most of the country has no idea who she is. If you're from a small state its already harder to get your name out there."
Gabbard has also raised eyebrows in recent years from those in her own party.
In January 2017, for example, Gabbard — a staunch anti-interventionist — met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during an unannounced trip to the war-torn country.
At the time, Gabbard said she originally had no intention to meet with Assad, a decision that some onlookers said ran the risk of legitimizing the Syrian leader.
But Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran who's just 37 years old, has long positioned herself as a maverick.
She was elected to Hawaii's Legislature at just 21. And in 2012, she beat out veteran Hawaii politician Mufi Hannemann to secure a seat in Congress.
Kealii Lopez, chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, said Gabbard's entrance into the race is an "opportunity for Hawaii to continue its rich history of contributing to the diversity of the Democratic Party and be a part of important conversations in the year ahead."
Gabbard represents Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District. She was born in American Samoa and has a number of firsts to her name, including as the first Hindu-American in Congress.
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Linksys router offers Tri-Band mesh networking with AlexaJan 4, 2017 — by Eric Brown — 1790 views
Linksys has launched a Linux-based "Velop" mesh networking router with Tri-Band WiFi-ac Wave2, up to 2K sq. ft coverage per router, and Alexa voice support.
At CES, Belkin's Linksys subsidiary has jumped into the hot market for mesh networking routers, which aim to improve WiFi coverage, especially in larger homes. The Linksys Velop Whole Home Wi-Fi system joins others in the category including the Eero, Netgear's Orbi, and Google WiFi.
The Tri-Band Velop sits at the high end of the category, priced at $200, $350 (two-pack), and $500 (three-pack). Several positive reviews that accompanied its launch suggest it's worth the money for those who need to the most bandwidth possible.
A single Velop (left) and a three pack
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Also at CES, Linksys announced a dual-band, $300 WRT32X Wi-Fi Gaming Router, which also likely runs Linux. The device offers a "Killer Prioritization Engine" quality-of-service (QoS) system to ensure that lag-sensitive traffic like video and VoIP are assigned the highest priority.
The sleek, 7.3 x 3.1-inch tall Velop mini-towers look nothing like earlier Linksys routers, such as the hackable WRT1900ACS and more advanced WRT3200ACM. Like these devices, the Velop runs Linux, and like the WRT3200ACM, it provides the latest Tri-Band 802.11ac Wave 2 compliant MU-MIMO (multiuser multiple input, multiple output) technology for simultaneous WiFi connections to multiple devices. NetGear's Orbi provides similar Tri-Band technology.
The Velop has a WiFi range of 2,000 square feet per router, with each router delivering a combined speed of up to 2200 Mbps, claims Linksys. As with most mesh routers, there's no hub and extender configuration. Instead, as with Sonos, each device is both hub and satellite. The router's six antennas are placed at the top and middle of the unit, with "some pushing signal up and down and others pushing signal left and right," thereby improving coverage in multi-story homes, says Linksys.
Dynamic channel scanning algorithms decide which of the three bands to use: the single 400Mbps 2.4GHz band or one of the two 867Mbps 5GHz bands. It also determines which channels to tap within each of the bands. The Tri-Band technology operates in multiple mesh configurations without bottlenecking thanks to a static back haul function, in which a single radio is defined for inter-node communication, temporarily limiting its mesh capabilities.
Velop mesh network
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The Velop supports multiple mesh topologies, and can also use an Ethernet connection for inter-node communication to "allow all three radios to communicate with clients and help Wi-Fi reach distant locations, such as the basement or the garage," says Linksys. During setup, which is eased with a new Linksys mobile app that also works with other modern Linksys routers, a built-in spot-finder feature helps users optimally place each router.
While the recent Linksys routers mentioned above run on dual-core, 1.6GHz Marvell SoCs, the Velop uses an unnamed "first of its kind," Qualcomm SoC with four low-power Cortex-A7 cores running at 716MHz. The Velop has 512MB DDR3 RAM, 4GB flash, and two auto sensing LAN/WAN GbE ports. A Belkin/Linksys rep tells us that the device runs on a Linux 3.14 kernel, although it's unclear if it continues to run OpenWrt like the earlier devices. There were no claims for hackability.
Velop bottom and top detail view
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The Velop's WiFi radios are supported with six antennas, "high power amplifiers," and WPA2 encryption. A cavity at the base of the unit helps organize power and Ethernet cabling.
Unlike the earlier devices, the Velop also incorporates a Bluetooth 4.0/LE radio. The new Linksys app makes use of Bluetooth for easier and more secure setup. "When the user customizes the network name to their liking the app maintains a connection to Velop and does not force the user to exit the app and change Wi-Fi settings on the mobile device," says Linksys. The app provides access to WiFi name and password, guest access, parental controls, and device prioritization.
The Velop also works with Amazon's Alexa voice activated digital assistant, giving you the rough equivalent of the voice support provided by an Amazon Echo speaker, or if you prefer a Google voice agent, a Google Home speaker. The Alexa system will initially support turning guest access on and off, obtaining the guest WiFi name and password, and getting the main network credentials. However, much more interaction should be possible in the future, potentially including home automation functionality.
Soon, perhaps, someone will launch a router, speaker system, voice assistant, and home automation hub all within a single mesh networked, multi-device system, thereby reducing device clutter and providing a single point of security protection and access. An open source product along these lines would be even more compelling. We're not quite there yet, partially due to price sensitivities, but the Velop suggests some interesting possibilities.
Further information
The Linksys Velop Whole Home Wi-Fi is available for pre-order at $200 (1x), $350 (2x), or $500 (3x), at Amazon, Best Buy.com, and Linksys.com. Shipments and retail purchases start Jan. 15 at Amazon, Best Buy, B&H, Fry's, Newegg, Microcenter, Staples, and Linksys.com. More information may be found at the Linksys Velop product page and Velop announcement.


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THIS RESTAURANT HAS CHANGED NAMES The Backyard
930 Hilgard Ave. (Manning Ave.) Send to Phone
310-443-8218 | Make Restaurant Reservations
OpenLunch & Dinner daily
- Valet parking
- Dress code: Casual
- Full bar
- Outdoor dining
- Dog-friendly
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: If you're tired of crowded Westside restaurants where you can barely hear your companions over the din of other diners, then visit The Backyard on the next sunny day or warm night. In an oasis next to the W Los Angeles – West Beverly Hills hotel, diners can unwind to the sound of a babbling waterfall instead of babbling neighbors, and still keep an eye on the big game on the big-screen TV. It's an ultra-casual atmosphere, flanked by a long outdoor bar (possibly frequented by smokers) on one side and a swimming pool on the other, so don't be surprised to see people in T-shirts and bathrobes as well as babies and dogs. We recommend starting with the smoky white corn bisque, heirloom tomato and stone fruit salad, or the herbs de provence baked goat cheese with truffle honey. Besides pizzas, sandwiches and sliders, offerings include "drunk" mussels well-prepared in white wine, pan-roasted wild salmon and a comforting truffle fried chicken with mac 'n' cheese. The bar serves craft beer on tap, about a dozen wines by the glass and satisfying hand-crafted cocktails. Our picks from the interesting dessert menu are the salted hazelnut pot de crème and a flavored popcorn assortment.
Enjoy a meal al fresco at these restaurants with patios.
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Sun Power for Schools
Waipahu High School
Waipahu High School's metal shop building is the site of Hawaiian Electric's 5th rooftop solar system, installed on October 15, 1998.
System details:
- Two kilowatt (kW) rated peak
- Eight 4x6 foot panels, weighing 110 pounds each (Manufacturer: ASE, Type: ASE-300-DB/50-285)
- DC and AC disconnection switches
- SMA SunnyBoy 2500U inverter to convert DC current to AC
- Autotransformer
- Data acquisition system (Data collection can be monitored and analyzed by students as part of integrated renewable energy lessons.)
To view the data collected from Waipahu High's system as well as the weekly mean power production and insolation graphs, click here. If you'd like to request the raw data for these graphs, or others on the site, call (808) 543-7323 or (808) 543-7659.
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- Highlands Intermediate School
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- Nanakuli High and Intermediate
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- Waianae Intermediate School
- Waipahu High School
- Washington Middle School
- Wheeler Middle School


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I tried to figure out exactly how much yarn I need and came up with about 60 skeins. I've NEVER ordered that much yarn before and can use any discount I can get. I live in a small town and our Walmart stopped selling yarn (crunchy Red Heart yarn doesn't count). We have an upscale, expensive yarn shop on our main street but they don't sell what I need. Thankfully I found Mountain Craft Supply, a little craft shop tucked away on a side street. Nikki, the owner, sells LB yarn and is fantastic!
When it came down to it, I'm going to save about $1/skein compared to what I could get it for online! So now I'm just waiting for it to come in and I can start working. And working. And working some more!
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PASADENA — A return trip to the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 finals is going to be a rugged adventure full of traps for the Pasadena High boys basketball team. However, the Bulldogs appear ready to escape any kind of opponent that tries to keep them contained.
That was evident in Pasadena's 53-48 tenacious win over a persistent Esperanza team in the first round of the playoffs on Friday night.
With the win, the Bulldogs will play Loyola in the second round on Tuesday night. The Cubs defeated Serra 80-67.
"We were fortunate (Esperanza) missed a couple shots (toward the end of the game)," said Pasadena coach Tony Brooks. "But we played well at the end – well enough to win."
Pasadena was led by Danny Pina and Javon Jones. Pina was the game's leading scorer with 19 points, while Jones added 13. Pina's baseline 3-pointer early in the third quarter gave the Bulldogs a 35-34 lead. They didn't trail for the rest of the game.
Another big factor in the win was the Bulldogs' stingy second-half defense. Trailing 31-29 at halftime, Pasadena allowed only 17 points in the second half. The Bulldogs held the Aztecs scoreless for the first 5:08 of the fourth quarter, which allowed Pasadena to build a 50-41 lead that proved too much to overcome for Esperanza.
"We pride ourselves on our defense," Brooks said. "The kids really got down and I saw them digging out there in the second half on the defensive end. It's not something we're surprised about. That's what we kind of lay our hat on. But at the same time, a good offense can still beat a good defense."
It didn't happen this time. But for part of the game, it looked possible. Pasadena jumped out to a 24-14 lead in the second quarter before the Aztecs closed the period with a 17-5 run.
Esperanza's Cory Johnson hit a layup and was fouled to start the third quarter. He hit the subsequent free throw to give the Aztecs their biggest lead, at 34-29. However, the Bulldogs quickly regained control when Jones and Pina hit back-to-back 3-pointers.
Pasadena led 43-41 at the end of the third quarter before a 7-0 run in the fourth quarter's first five minutes gave the Bulldogs the cushion they needed to hold on to win.The highlight of the run was Darius Mason-Robertson's steal and power slam dunk that pushed the Bulldogs' lead up to 48-41.
The crowd reacted with a loud roar.Esperanza fought back, cutting the Pasadena lead to 50-45 with less than a minute left. But Will Steinbeck missed an open 3. Roman Solomon grabbed the rebound for Pasadena and passed it to Davian Brown, who was fouled with 33 seconds left. He hit two free throws to give Pasadena a seven-point lead, 52-45.
Brown finished with 10 points and was the only other Bulldog in double figures.Brooks said he was happy with how his team fought through a tough first-round game after not having played for a week.
"We haven't had this atmosphere for a while, and it does take a little bit to get you going, especially when you have a great opponent," Brooks said. "In my experience, there is always a little rust. But I thought we shook that and gritted a win."


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I recently attended a workshop that was given by Jeff Shaffer and Steve Wexler. The workshop was held in a nice facility called the Global Learning Center at Georgia Tech, in Atlanta, GA. The workshop was held in early June 2017 and this is the first time that this workshop has ever been given.
This workshop accompanies their new book (along with co-author Andy Cotgreave) which is called the Big Book of Dashboards (Figure 1). I had been reading this book prior to attending the workshop, so I had a pretty good idea of what might happen during the workshop. I was wrong!
Having human voices and experiences brought to life by two excellent speakers amplified my learning and gave me a new found sense of excitement when it comes to building dashboards. This workshop was Bad to the Bone.
I decided to write this article because I enjoyed this class very much. I feel like I want to share this experience with others (without giving out too many secrets!). If you want a good review of the book, click here to see what Jen Underwood had to say about it.
It was over 9 years ago (Feb 2008) when I first started building interactive dashboards in Tableau for various real-world business scenarios. When I began learning how to build these, Tableau software was much less mature (version 3.8) than it is now (version 10.3) and the dashboarding capabilities were not nearly as robust as they are now. Tableau has made a lot of progress since 2008 by continuing to develop superb software with additional innovative features being added.
Since this time, I have been a student of Tableau best practices and dashboard design principles, although I was never formally trained on these topics. Even though I have literally built hundreds of interactive dashboards, I decided to attend this class because I like Jeff and Steve and have admired their work for years. I also hoped to learn a few things from these two talented individuals – which is exactly what happened.
What I Liked About This Seminar
There were many things I liked about this seminar. First, it is packed with practical and insightful tips about building effective dashboards (not how to build dashboards!). The tips range from the theoretical basis of how we visually perceive information to the macroscopic and fine-scale improvements that can be made to existing dashboards. The concepts were presented software-independently, which means that the techniques could be used for any business intelligence platform.
The material is very well organized, is presented with confidence and a high level of demonstrated expertise. One of my favorite features is that the presentation is delivered in rapid-fire mode with a wide range of examples shown. The eight hours of this class flew by in minutes because the pace is high and the material is very interesting. I don't think a minute was wasted during the day.
After breakfast, at 9 am, Jeff Shaffer started the workshop with a high-pace, energetic coverage of topics like pre-attentive attributes, various visual principles, and visual effects. Jeff showed some very engaging and interesting visual examples including ghost images of his house and wife, where our visual processing system was tricked into seeing things in color even when the pictures were black and white. These demonstrations were fascinating and surprised most people in the class based on the reactions I heard.
Visual attributes like shape, texture, color, hue, saturation, and other things were also covered, along with color theory. Jeff is a very talented lecturer with a huge amount of knowledge to share. All day long I was learning from him, even as the topics changed from those already mentioned to the other topics he covered later in the day. Those topics included things like defining the seven design principles for dashboards! I'll not mention what those are because you should go to the workshop to find out for yourself!
During the second hour and throughout the day, Steve Wexler covered a wide range of chart types. He included a lot of new chart types that have been designed over the past few years. Steve has great command on when to use these charts, and what the strengths and weaknesses (advantages/disadvantages) are for each of them. Steve provided good guidance and context that was derived from some of the modern-day visual analytics masters like Alberto Cairo and Stephen Few. Both Steve and Jeff are really good at explaining the materials they covered.
What the Workshop Did For Me
When the day was over and I thought about what I learned during the course, I was really surprised by how delighted I was. I learned so much about so many different topics that it made me realize how important it is to learn from the true professionals in the field. People that have design backgrounds have a big advantage over someone like me, that is trained in natural sciences and scientific reporting.
The artistic flair of people like Jeff and Steve is inspiring and addictive. I have already found myself applying many of the principles I learned during the class. I met several new people in the class of about 40 and I now have a new enthusiasm and respect for the power of visual presentation. I want to create dashboards that both attract and engage users so that the messages I am trying to send will stick with the observers of my work.
Final Thoughts
The most impressive part of the day for me was when I asked Jeff how many times that they had delivered the course. I asked this because their coordination and sharing of the workload looked well-rehearsed. When he told me that this was the first workshop that they had ever done, I couldn't believe it.
The professional expertise of both Jeff and Steve clearly showed throughout the day. I wanted to take a minute to thank each of them for sharing their knowledge with me and to tell them that they have inspired me to do better work than ever before!
For more information, please visit their websites, which are both fantastic! I strongly encourage anyone that develops dashboards as part of your job to take this workshop. I love the book, but I really, really loved the workshop. The only thing that could be better than the experience I had would be if Andy Cotgreave were a part of the presentation team!
The Authors
Jeff Shaffer: http://www.dataplusscience.com/
Steve Wexler: http://www.datarevelations.com/
Andy Cotgreave: http://gravyanecdote.com/


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Grand Concourse
Peter Jay Sharp Theater
A new play by
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Directed by Kip Fagan
Called to a life of religious service, Shelley is the devoted manager of a Bronx soup kitchen, but lately her heart's not quite in it. Enter Emma: an idealistic but confused young volunteer, whose recklessness pushes Shelley to the breaking point. With keen humor and startling compassion, Heidi Schreck's play navigates the mystery of faith, the limits of forgiveness, and the pursuit of something resembling joy.
Quincy Tyler Bernstine
Ismenia Mendes
Bobby Moreno
Lee Wilkof
Scenic Design: Rachel Hauck
Costume Design: Jessica Pabst
Lighting Design: Matt Frey
Sound Design: Leah Gelpe
Production Stage Manager: Sunneva Stapleton
Heidi Schreck is the Playwrights Horizons Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence.
Grand Concourse is the recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Plays award.
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I made a last-minute trip to Australia to surprise my mom on her 60th birthday where she was visiting my sister. And I planned this trip literally 3 days before I left.
We had a lovely stay at the Park Hyatt Sydney, ate incredible food, toured the Sydney Opera House, and enjoyed the friendly Aussie hospitality!
A Quick Trip Down Under Index:
Part 1 – United Airlines International Business Class to Australia (and, Food!)
Part 2 – Park Hyatt Sydney Views and Diamond Breakfast
Part 3 – Park Hyatt Sydney – Opera Deluxe Room
Part 4 – Park Hyatt Sydney – City Harbor King Room
Part 5 – Sydney Opera House Tour
Part 6 – United Airlines Global First Review
I love time traveling!
My United Airlines flight departed Sydney at 9:25 am local time. And arrived in Los Angeles at 6:25 am Pacific Time the same day!
How's that for a neat trick? 😉
On my way home, I booked a flight for 80,000 United Airlines miles and ~$85 in taxes and fees in United Airlines Global First Class. It was easy to find an award seat.
The seats were certainly much larger and more comfortable than the seats in Business Class.
Which I was very thankful for on this ~14 hour flight!
Each seat was quite private and had lots of storage.
I was eager to go to sleep, but I couldn't pass up the food!
I didn't take pictures of every course, but here's my entree. I had the salmon with couscous and vegetables, and it was delicious.
In general, the food on United Airlines wasn't my favorite. But maybe I've been spoiled by my other Big Travel experiences! 🙂
Shortly after the meal service ended, I settled in to sleep. And was out cold for several hours!
It's worth splurging on a First Class ticket for flights this long. I arrived in Los Angeles refreshed (and full!).
My trip to Sydney went way too fast! But I'm glad I got to spend my mom's 60th birthday with her and treat her to an amazing stay at the Park Hyatt Sydney!
I feel sad that I'm so far away from my mom and can't meet her as often as I'd like. So I was lucky to be able to take the extra mile to go visit her.


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Things got testy at the Air Canada Centre when Jonas Valanciunas inadvertently threw an elbow at Richard Jefferson. After Jefferson and JV were separated, Matthew Dellavedova missed a technical free throw for Cleveland.
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Farming practices that keep roots in the soil year-round can increase resilience to flooding and droughts. A study on six continents reexamines the benefits.
Droughts are expected to worsen and intense storms to become more frequent across much of the country in coming decades as the planet warms, but their impact on agriculture could be blunted if American farmers focus on their roots.
A new study, released Wednesday, examines the benefits of cover cropping—planting soil-enriching plants between crop cycles—and other soil-boosting practices used around the world, with a close look at Iowa, one of the Midwest's top-producing agriculture states. The study determined that farmers could help their land better withstand some of the effects of a warming climate by making their soil more "spongy."
"Spongy soil holds more water," said Andrea Basche, the study's author and a Kendall Science Fellow in the Union of Concerned Scientists Food and Environment Program. "What we found to be the most effective and consistent way to get more porous soil is keeping roots there."
That certain practices help build soil health—including cover-cropping or "no-till," in which farmers refrain from plowing soil—has long been understood in agriculture. But in the American Midwest, where corn and soybeans are the most widely grown crops, few farmers have embraced these practices. As little as 2 percent of growers in the Mississippi River basin plant cover crops, despite evidence suggesting they not only boost yields but also make soil more resilient to increasingly volatile weather.
Basche set out to understand the specific impacts of soil-building practices, in part to make a clear case to farmers and the architects of farm policy.
"I see this as being the first [study] to quantify how some of these simple steps can make a big difference," she said. "Do we understand what the benefit is of healthier soil, and do we understand the practices that can get us there? Those are the questions we tried to answer."
150 Experiments on Six Continents
Basche looked at 150 field experiments across six continents and found that nearly two-thirds showed that soil held water better if any of a number of soil-building practices were used, including cover cropping, "no-till" and rotational planting, among others. Of those practices, she found that maintaining "continuous living cover"—by growing cover crops or perennial crops—proved the best strategy for improving soil's ability to absorb water.
"This improvement is likely related to the creation of continuous root systems in the soil, which contribute to topsoil retention, increased levels of soil carbon, enhanced biological activity, and reduced water loss from runoff," Basche wrote. "This is a novel scientific finding that can help prioritize the practices that help reduce climate risks."
In Iowa, 60 Percent Less Runoff
In Iowa, which struggled through extreme storms and drought in recent years, Basche found that cover and perennial crops could make more water available for absorption by crops — up to 11 percent more — and would reduce runoff by 9 to 15 percent. In drought years, when rain absorption is even more critical, the benefits were greater. Basche's analysis found that in 2012, a year of extreme drought in Iowa, rooted soils had 60 percent less runoff than soils without cover or perennial crops.
While the percentage of Midwestern acres planted with cover or perennial crops may be going up, according to a recent survey, Basche and other proponents of soil-boosting practices say there are still too many obstacles and too few incentives for many farmers to make the change.
"It takes time for farmers to figure out how to plant cover crops," Basche said. "There's a cost to seed and labor. It complicates management. There's no way of getting around that."
Too Much Emphasis on Short-Term Insurance
U.S. Department of Agriculture policies have, for decades, promoted the expansion of soybeans and corn, at the expense of a more diverse mix of crops. Critics say the department places too much emphasis on short-term crop insurance to help farmers in drought or flood conditions, rather than on soil-building practices that could make farms more resilient in the long term.
"We need more perennials in our cropping systems, as the report suggests," said Ferd Hoefner, policy director for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, which has long advocated cover cropping. "Conservation, research and commodity and crop insurance policy reform is critical to making that happen."
A drought in the Plains states this year, growing fertilizer-caused water pollution and recent reports that the "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico—caused by nitrogen runoff—has reached its biggest size ever, only underscore the need for policies that promote soil-building practices, proponents say.
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He told the crowd the media did not want "to report the truth" and had their own agenda.
The gathering in Melbourne is similar in style to those Mr Trump held during the election campaign.
It comes off the back of a week in which Mr Trump attacked the media in an aggressive press conference.
His national security adviser Michael Flynn also quit earlier in the week. Mr Trump is to interview candidates for the role on Sunday.
On Saturday, President Trump and his wife Melania were greeted by thousands of supporters at the rally in a state he won in November's election. Protesters have also promised to line the route to the venue.
It is unusual for a sitting president to hold a rally in the style of those held during election campaigns. One supporter, Gene Huber from West Palm Beach, said the decision to hold a rally was not a concern. "No jitters at all," he told the AFP news agency. "This is a world leader now who's taking control."
Throughout the week, Mr Trump launched attacks on the media while indicating his excitement at facing crowds in Florida again.
On Thursday, he held a 76-minute press conference where he told reporters their level of dishonesty was out of control, citing coverage of his campaign's alleged contacts with Moscow.
Michael Flynn, Mr Trump's national security adviser, resigned on Monday after he misled Vice-President Mike Pence about whether he had discussed US sanctions with Russia's ambassador before his own appointment.
Meanwhile, the New York Times reported earlier this week that members of Mr Trump's campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election.
While in Florida, Mr Trump is staying at his Mar-a-Lago resort for the third weekend in succession. In a tweet, he referred to the property as the "Southern White House", although the private club is part of Mr Trump's portfolio and is not government property.
While there, he will interview four candidates for the role of national security adviser, the White House said.


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Appendicitis refers to inflammation (-itis) of the appendix, a small finger-like structure in the lower right corner of the belly. It typically causes sudden and severe abdominal pain and is one of the most common reasons for emergency abdominal surgery.
What Is Appendicitis?
Appendicitis refers to inflammation of the appendix, a small finger-like structure in the lower right corner of the belly. Appendicitis is extremely common, occurring in about five to 10 percent of people at some point in their lifetime. While it can occur at any age, the most commonly affected groups are adolescents and young adults.
Severe abdominal pain and nausea are the most common symptoms, often accompanied by vomiting and possible fever.
Untreated appendicitis can be life-threatening, therefore, it is usually considered a surgical emergency and remains one of the most common reasons for urgent abdominal surgery. In some hospitals, low-risk cases of appendicitis are managed with antibiotics alone rather than surgery, though surgery remains the gold standard treatment in much of the world.
Seek medical care at an ER immediately as this is an emergency.
Symptoms of Appendicitis
Main symptoms
Symptoms of appendicitis usually begin suddenly and worsen significantly over a few hours. These typically include the following.
- Severe abdominal pain: This is the single most common symptom of appendicitis. It classically begins in the middle of the abdomen around the belly button, then migrates to the lower right corner near the appendix itself. However, the exact pattern of pain varies based on differences in anatomy from one person to the next. Usually, the pain is mild at first but becomes severe over several hours, particularly with movement.
- Nausea and vomiting: These are both common, as is a loss of appetite.
- Fever: This is typically low-grade but can be very high if the appendix ruptures and bacteria spread throughout the abdomen (peritonitis).
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What Causes Appendicitis?
The appendix comes off of the large intestine, or bowel, in the lower right portion of the abdomen. Its purpose is still not entirely clear, theories have suggested that it acts as a reservoir of bacteria that can serve to replenish the intestines when their bacterial balance (or "gut flora") is offset by infection or antibiotics.
Broadly speaking, appendicitis is caused by a blockage in the appendix. This obstructs the normal pathway for bacteria and stool to move between the appendix and the rest of the intestines, triggering bacterial overgrowth and inflammation within the appendix. Various things can cause this sort of blockage, though the specific cause in a given person is often unknown. Possibilities include the following:
- Feces: This is most often the cause of the blockage. Feces should normally be found in the bowel and appendix but happen to have gotten stuck.
- Tissue inflammation: This can be due to infection, abdominal trauma or autoimmune disease (where the body attacks itself).
- Less common causes: This includes tumors, intestinal parasites, and excess mucus production.
Treatment Options and Prevention for Appendicitis
Treatment of acute appendicitis generally consists of some combination of pain control, surgery, and antibiotics.
Surgery (general considerations)
Classically, appendicitis has been considered a surgical emergency. Appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix. It is generally considered the gold standard treatment for acute appendicitis.
- Urgent appendectomy: In most cases, surgery should be performed as soon as possible after diagnosis to decrease the risk of a burst appendix. Even if the appendix has already burst, urgent surgery is preferred when possible.
- Antibiotics followed by appendectomy: Sometimes if the appendix has burst or a bacterial pocket has formed, a person may be too sick to safely undergo surgery. This usually means the person needs several weeks of antibiotics and possibly drainage of the infected site while waiting for the infection to "cool down" so the appendix can be safely removed.
Surgery (open vs. laparoscopic)
While appendectomy was traditionally performed with an open abdominal surgery known as a laparotomy, many centers now prefer a less invasive technique called laparoscopy in which cameras and tools are inserted through multiple smaller holes. Laparoscopy often allows for faster recovery while open surgery is preferred for complicated cases such as a ruptured appendix [6]. The decision is largely based on the surgical team's experience and comfort with one technique or the other.
Antibiotics have long been used to prevent infections following an appendectomy and in the treatment of a burst appendix (where gut bacteria spread throughout the belly). More recently, research has focused on the use of antibiotics alone as an alternative to surgery. Current professional guidelines in the United States still consider appendectomy the preferred treatment method]. This is largely due to the limited body of evidence supporting non-operative antibiotic treatment. Furthermore, evidence suggests that many people treated with antibiotics alone will have another bout of appendicitis within the following year. Non-operative treatment of mild, uncomplicated appendicitis is becoming more common, particularly in Europe.
The only way to prevent appendicitis is surgical removal of the appendix. However, the risk of elective surgery in healthy individuals is believed to outweigh the benefits of potentially preventing future appendicitis. That said, elective appendectomy is occasionally performed in people already undergoing abdominal surgery for other reasons and is a highly debated issue among surgeons.
Because blockages in the intestine often contribute to appendicitis, it has been suggested that diets high in fiber or rich in fruits in vegetables could help prevent appendicitis.
When to Seek Further Consultation for Appendicitis
Whether with surgery or antibiotics, appendicitis needs to be treated promptly. If you or someone you know has symptoms concerning for appendicitis, please stop reading and seek medical care immediately. If untreated, the appendix can rupture spilling bacteria and other bowel contents into the abdominal cavity. This is extremely dangerous, far harder to treat than a contained appendicitis, and often deadly.
For those with a history of appendicitis, long-term treatment is rarely needed. In most cases, surgical removal of the appendix is curative. Most people with appendicitis that has not resulted in a rupture can go home within a few days of surgery, or sometimes even the same day. Those who have suffered a perforated appendix will usually require a longer hospital stay, possibly with subsequent surgery. For those who receive antibiotics alone rather than surgery, following up with your medical team is particularly important due to the risk of incomplete cure and recurrence.
Questions Your Doctor May Ask to Determine Appendicitis
- Have you lost your appetite recently?
- Are you sick enough to consider going to the emergency room right now?
- Where is your abdominal pain?
- Is your abdominal pain getting better or worse?
- Is your abdominal pain constant or come-and-go?
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
The missionaries who first arrived in Mexico with the conquistadors in the early 1500s had very little success in converting the Native Mexicans to Christianity. However, all of that changed in 1531 when a poor Aztec named Juan Diego claimed to have seen a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Miracles were performed as a sign of her identity: roses bloomed in the cold of December, Juan's uncle was cured of a deadly illness and the image of the Blessed Virgin came to be imprinted on Juan's poor shawl, an image which should have disintegrated within years but which still exists on that shawl today. Within a short time after this, six million Native Mexicans were baptized as Christians.
The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe was built on the site where Juan is said to have encountered the Blessed Virgin and houses the shawl with her image on it. It is the most popular pilgrimage site in the Western Hemisphere. Our Lady of Guadalupe was named Patroness of the Americas and Empress of Latin America by Pope John Paul II in 1999. Because the image of Mary on Juan's shawl shows her as the God-bearer, pregnant with her Divine Son, she was also named Protectress of the Unborn Child.