Dr Anan Sithipolvanichgul, M.D.
In 1986, Dr Anan Sithipolvanichgul, a highly experienced dermatologist, founded and contributed to the growth of Anan Clinic, one of the pioneers in skin and laser establishments in Thailand. It has over the period of over 30 years significantly formed into an outstanding dermatology aesthetic centre in the country. Before establishing his practice, Anan Clinic, he underwent dermatological training in several overseas countries, including the United States, Japan and Europe. Dr Anan’s special interest has always been in advanced laser technologies to treat skin problems and in producing skin care products. Dr Anan has over the past 30 years utilised laser technologies to increase the recovery process of improving skin conditions.


Kate Robinson represents clients in the structuring, negotiation and documentation of a variety of commercial and real estate transactions. Her work also includes advising business clients in a range of corporate law matters and commercial finance transactions. Kate’s practice focuses primarily on commercial real estate, debt financing and corporate law matters.
Kate represents clients in a variety of commercial real estate transactions, focusing on the acquisition, financing, development and disposition of multifamily, mixed use and commercial properties. She represents clients in all phases of real estate transactions, including the formation of joint venture arrangements, the negotiation of purchase and sale documents, real estate diligence and obtaining debt financing. She is experienced in representing clients utilizing a variety of financing sources, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae loans, bank loans and tax exempt bonds.
In addition, she has experience in a broad range of commercial finance transactions, including working capital loans, leveraged buyouts, project finance transactions, syndicated debt, mezzanine lending and mortgage-backed securities. Her projects have included both debt secured by a variety of asset types and unsecured debt. Her clients have included financial institutions, private equity firms, hedge fund, energy and retail companies.
Kate also works with business clients on a variety of corporate law matters and in the acquisition and disposition of businesses and their assets.
She is admitted to the bar in New York, Oregon and Washington State.


So what is it really? Social Engineering is the act of exploiting a person’s natural tendency to trust another person or entity. Because the vulnerability exists within people, there is no truly effective method for remediation. That is not to say that you cannot protect your sensitive data, but it is to say that you cannot always prevent your people or even yourself from being successfully conned.
The core ingredients required to perform a successful confidence trick are no different today then they were before the advent of the Internet. The con artist must have the victim’s trust, and then trick the victim into performing an action or divulging information. The Internet certainly didn’t create the risk but it does make it easier for the threat to align with the risk.
Before the advent of the Internet the con artist (threat) needed to contact the victim (risk) via telephone, in person, via snail mail, etc. Once contact was made a good story needed to be put into place and the victim’s trust needed to be earned. That process could take months or even years and even then success isn’t guaranteed.
The advent of the Internet provided the threat with many more avenues through which it could successfully align with the risk. Specifically, the Internet enables the threat to align with hundreds or even thousands of risks simultaneously. That sort of shotgun approach couldn’t be done before and significantly increases an attackers chances of success. One of the most elementary examples of this shotgun approach is the email based phishing attack.
The email based phishing attack doesn’t earn the trust of its victims; it steals trust from existing relationships. Those relationships might exist between the victim and their bank, family member, co-worker, employer, etc. In all instances the email based phishing attack hinges on the attacker’s ability to send emails that look like they are coming from a trusted source (exploitation of trust). From a technical perspective, email spoofing and phishing is trivial (click here for a more sophisticated attack example).
The reason why it is possible for an attacker to steal trust from a victim instead of earning that trust is because face to face trust isn’t portable to the Internet. For example, most people trust their spouse. Many people talk to their spouse on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Skype, etc. while at work. How do they know that they are really chatting with their spouse and not a hacker?
So how do you protect against the social risks and prevent the threat from successfully aligning with those risks? The truth is that you can’t. Con artists have been conning people since the dawn of man. The better question what are you doing to protect your data from the hacker that does penetrate into your IT Infrastructure?


Stratis, a blockchain platform specializing in enterprise solutions, is excited to announce the launch of its public EVM Testnet, codenamed Auroria, on February 6, 2024. This testnet serves as a critical milestone in Stratis’ journey towards offering a robust and adaptable platform for developers seeking to build decentralized applications (dApps) utilizing the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).
Auroria is designed to mimic a live blockchain environment, allowing developers to experiment with their smart contracts, test dApps, and gain valuable insights before deploying them on the mainnet. By offering a public testnet, Stratis aims to foster a collaborative development community and gather valuable feedback to ensure the stability and security of the platform before its official launch.
Key features of the Auroria Testnet include
- Full EVM compatibility: Develop and deploy smart contracts written in Solidity and other EVM-compatible languages.
- Free to use: No costs associated with deploying contracts or utilizing network resources.
- Open and transparent: Anyone can participate in testing and contribute to the development process.
- Scalable infrastructure: Designed to handle high transaction volumes and ensure smooth operation.
Stratis believes that the EVM Testnet launch represents a significant step forward in its mission to empower developers with the tools and infrastructure they need to build next-generation dApps. By providing a familiar and widely adopted development environment, the company aims to attract a diverse range of developers and contribute to the growth of the blockchain ecosystem.
The launch is accompanied by a series of educational resources and community support initiatives to assist developers in getting started with the testnet. These resources will include documentation, tutorials, and active community forums where developers can connect, share knowledge, and collaborate on projects.
Join the Stratis team in shaping the future of dApps! Visit the official Auroria Testnet website for more information, explore the documentation, and contribute to the growing community. Together, we can build a secure, scalable, and user-friendly platform for the next generation of decentralized applications.
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1 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews,
2 and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, ‘What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble–burned as they are?’
3 Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, ‘What they are building–if even a fox climbed up on it, he would break down their wall of stones!’
4 Hear us, O our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.
5 Do not cover up their guilt or blot out their sins from your sight, for they have thrown insults in the face of the builders.
6 So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.
7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the men of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.
8 They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it.
9 But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.
10 Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, ‘The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.’
11 Also our enemies said, ‘Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work.’
12 Then the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times over, ‘Wherever you turn, they will attack us.’
13 Therefore I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows.
14 After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, ‘Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.’
15 When our enemies heard that we were aware of their plot and that God had frustrated it, we all returned to the wall, each to his own work.
16 From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the people of Judah
17 who were building the wall. Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other,
18 and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked. But the man who sounded the trumpet stayed with me.
19 Then I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, ‘The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall.
20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!’
21 So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out.
22 At that time I also said to the people, ‘Have every man and his helper stay inside Jerusalem at night, so they can serve us as guards by night and workmen by day.’
23 Neither I nor my brothers nor my men nor the guards with me took off our clothes; each had his weapon, even when he went for water.


Dr. Moore’s approach is simple: by maintaining the proper ratio of potassium to sodium in the diet, blood pressure can be regulated at the cellular level, preventing the development of hypertension.
- Proves that the majority of cases of stroke, heart attack, and hypertension can easily be prevented by maintaining the proper ratio of potassium to sodium in the diet.
- Updated with scientific evidence from a recent Finnish study showing a 60 percent decline in deaths attributed to strokes and heart attacks.
- Provides a comprehensive program for balancing body chemistry at the cellular level.
The High Blood Pressure Solution: A Scientifically Proven Program for Preventing Strokes and Heart Disease
High blood pressure is entirely preventable, without reliance on synthetic drugs. Dr. Moore’s approach is simple: by maintaining the proper ratio of potassium to sodium in the diet, blood pressure can be regulated at the cellular level, preventing the development of hypertension and the high incidence of strokes and heart attacks associated with it. Dr. Moore updates this edition with a new preface reporting on the latest scientific research in support of his program. The most striking results come from Finland, where for several decades sodium chloride has been replaced nationwide with a commercial sodium/potassium mixture, resulting in a 60 percent decline nationwide in deaths attributed to strokes and heart attacks. Extrapolated to America, the Finnish statistics would mean 360,000 strokes prevented and 96,000 lives saved every year.
Dr. Moore makes it clear that high blood pressure is only one symptom of an entire systemic imbalance. He outlines a safe, effective program that focuses on nutrition, weight loss, and exercise to bring the entire body chemistry into balance. For those currently taking blood pressure medications, he includes a chapter on working with your physician to ensure that any reduction in hypertension drugs can be effected gradually and safely.
Softcover, 400 pages
The High Blood Pressure Solution
A Scientifically Proven Program for Preventing Strokes and Heart Disease
How to Use This Book
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
Hypertension Can Be Prevented and Cured
Why Haven’t You Heard of These Developments?
Part One: The Problem
1. What is High Blood Pressure?
2. Drugs–The Usual Treatment
Part Two: The Answer: Moving From the Myth of Control to a Balance with Nature
3. Hypertension: Much More than Just High Blood Pressure!
4. The Action the Cell Membrane
5. High Blood Pressure Is Not Inevitable: Cultural Evidence
6. Working with the Wisdom of the Body: An Adequate K Factor Lowers Blood Pressure and Prolongs Life
7. Hypertension: A Variation of Syndrome X
8. Other Factors that Influence Blood Pressure
Part Three: The Program
9. Step One: See Your Doctor
10. Step Two: Eat Right
11. Step Three: Exercise
12 Step Four: Help Your Body Find Its Proper Weight
Part Four: The Workbook
13. The Workbook
Part Five: Additional Considerations
14. Why the Emphasis on Drugs
15. Additional Evidence: Low Dietary K Factor–A Main Cause of Primary Hypertension
Part Six: Salt, Blood Pressure Regulation, and Drug Action
16. How Important Is Salt?
17. How the Kidneys, Hormones, and Nervous System Work Together to Control Blood Pressure
18. Antihypertensive Drugs
Part Seven: For the Physician
19. Information for the Physician


Kincaids were present during Scotland’s wars of independence; one family member fighting against Edward I and recapturing Edinburgh castle in 1296. A Kincaid was made constable of the castle and Robert the Bruce granted that the castle to be added to their arms as a recognition of their achievements.
The family estates grew in the sixteenth century, through marriage they gained the estate of Craiglockhart near Edinburgh, the estate of Bantaskin by Falkirk, Blackness Castle and the fields of Warriston, now in Edinburgh.
Malcolm Kincaid was involved in a battle against the Stirlings of Craigbarnet in 1563 were he lost his arm, he was also fighting with the Lennoxes of Woodhead in the 1570 before finally being dispatched by a Stirling of Glovat in 1581.
in 1600 John Kincaid of Warriston was murdered. His wife and one of his own grooms were implicated. both were put to death for their crimes, the wife beheaded and the groom ‘broken on the wheel’ a particularly grizzly punishment.
Kincaids supported the royalists during the civil war and suffered for this during the ‘protectorate’, prior to the restoration of the monarchy with many of the clan emigrating to America. They also supported the later Stewart cause, also costing them dear both during the 1715 and ’45 rebellions with several Kincaids escaping to Virginia.
Towards the end of the eighteenth century the Kincaids became closely linked to the Lennoxes through marriage. The two families grew close, in complete contrast to the situation that had existed between them 200 years earlier.
Madam Heather Kincaid of Kincaid was the first chief of the name to sit on the Council of Chiefs and was succeeded in 2001 by her granddaughter Arabella.


If you ever wondered why Sam no longer lives with his parents, don’t ask Nakhti about it. Those two have been more than friends once. After years of silence, Nakhti suddenly replied to one of Sam’s letters and showed up in New Coalport overnight, proceeding to start the Pharaohs MC. Nobody is quite sure why exactly this man decided to abandon his education and career in finance for work in a junkyard, or what kind of dark thoughts course behind the frown when he forgets to smirk, but they are glad to have him here.
Nakhti cares for his friends and makes a great leader for their band of misfits. He is known for problem-solving so effective that it raises questions, which are perhaps better left unanswered. Nakhti and Yen have been an item for a while. Whichever of each other’s secrets they accidentally discover, their arrangement is simple – never tell Samut.


Ileen Macpherson Trust is an entity created by Peggy Macpherson in the name of her aunt Ileen, to honour and promote Ileen’s life passion, the work of Anthroposophy in Australia.
The Ileen Macpherson Trust is small in its capacity. Money is given through an application process, to individuals and organisations, with the aim of honouring the wishes of the MacPherson family in:
- promoting the work of anthroposophy in Australia
- supporting initiatives, education, projects and ideas to develop and extend the work of anthroposophy in Australia
- providing a platform to receive further bequests and funds with the intent of continuing and extending the work of anthroposophy in Australia
Ileen (Edith Ileen) Macpherson(1894-1985) was born in St. Kilda. She attended Clyde School in Melbourne, excelling in sports, as well as academics. In 1933 she met Ernesto Genoni, her life partner. Ernesto had met Rudolf Steiner in Dornach in 1920, and together he and Ileen pioneered biodynamic farming in Australia through the establishment of their Demeter farm in Dandenong (now the site of Springvale Botanical Cemetery). The farm ran from approximately 1934-1954. Ileen had become ill during this time, and was confined to a wheel chair for the remainder of her life. On her death, Ileen bestowed the bulk of her estate to the furthering of Anthroposophy in Australia. After Ernesto’s death in 1975, her close friend and niece Peggy became her devoted carer. Following Ileen’s death, Peggy set up a trust to honour her wishes and her life’s work.
Peggy (Mary Constance) Macpherson(1910-2015) was born on a property in Berrigan, in the New South Wales Riverina. She lived a full life, reaching the age of 105. Peggy spent her career as a child nurse in Melbourne. In 1939 she undertook study at the Goetheanum in Dornach, with her aunt Ruby Macpherson (1881-1961). Ruby was the matriarch of the extended family, and instrumental in nurturing Ileen Macpherson’s relationship with Ernesto in the 1930s. In 1962 Peggy formally joined the anthroposophical study group set up by Ernesto and Anne Macky in 1928, the Michael Group. An active member, she brought speakers out and, among other things, laid the ground work for the establishment of the Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School in Warranwood in 1972. Peggy enjoyed a lifelong close relationship with her aunt Ileen, and wished to preserve her legacy.
The Macpherson family legacy.
From a pastoralist family with a large tranche of land in New South Wales, the three Macphersons, Peggy, Ileen and Ruby were actively involved in supporting the study, dissemination and dissemination of Anthroposophy in Australia for a period spanning over 80 years. This work continues into the present through the Ileen Macpherson Trust.
Steiner school pioneer Peggy Macpherson was inspired by her nursing of children. Sydney Morning Herald, 16 November, 2015.


Feel free to sit in the garden house or on its porch and enjoy the fountain or gaze at the butterflies. Stroll through the gardens and rest in the shade by the stream or simply by the pond and meditate.
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EACH ROOM HAS EN SUITE BATHROOM
2 PORCHES FOR RELAXING
Quiet and beautiful grounds with flowers and plants everywhere inside and out. Breakfast included.
Having stayed in many B&Bs across the country and in Europe, we have lots of context to compare. Meadowsweet Gardens Inn certainly deserves to rate among the best!
Another great time at the sweet inn. Enjoyed so much sitting on the porch and the hospitality of Deb and Ken.


Geographical Location: Bazoft, Kouhrang, Chaharrmahal and Bakhtiari Province
Number of Tutors: 26
Start Date: October 2017
Bazoft is one of the nomadic and deprived areas of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. In its central region, 15 schools were covered by the “Read with Me” program.
In 2017-2018, the “Read with Me” program started its activities in Bazoft with the financial support of Ms. Kharman Kasraeian. Within the framework of this program, 15 schools were covered. Also, a room was temporarily allocated to the program as a library at the Education Office.
Part of the budget intended for books in this project was spent on the purchase and delivery of library resources, including 175 titles (350 volumes) for children aged 0-16, adult books and more than 200 copies of handbooks and activity sheets. 26 book bags including 14 multi-level book bags, 6 book bags suitable for the second and third grades and 6 book bags suitable for fourth to sixth grades were granted to this library. These book bags contain over 500 books, 150 handbooks and 600 activity sheets.
In this regard, the Learning Numeracy and Learning Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Skills workshops were held in November 2017 and Reading Aloud Techniques, Quality Books and Illustrations workshops were held in December 2017 for teachers. Bazoft librarians also participated in the Library Design workshop in Isfahan in December 2017.
After receiving the necessary training in the “Read with Me” workshops, these teachers took the book bags into their classrooms. By hanging the book bags on classroom walls in the form of book displays, they made the books completely accessible to their students and turned their classrooms into small libraries.
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Crucial Funding for Montgomery Parks
In the past, we have been able to count on the support of our elected officials thanks to the continued advocacy of parks supporters and the Montgomery Parks Foundation.
The Council’s approved FY24 operating budget and FY23-28 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) recognize Parks’ key role in maintaining a high quality of life in the county and keeping county residents engaged, healthy, and happy.
The County Council provided $131 million in tax-supported funding for the Parks Department including restoration of almost $2.6 million to the Parks operating budget allowing maintenance funding to support new and improved park amenities, the expansion of our community special events program, enhancing the natural resources management of 27,000 acres of conservation land, and expanding our internship program. That program will bolster ongoing efforts to attract diverse candidates to Parks’ workforce.
Despite the overall good news, there will be some shortfalls. The $1.5 million cut will reduce the Parks Department’s capacity to acquire and preserve natural areas, farmland and historic properties throughout the county.
Individuals who wish to join the campaign to support the Montgomery Parks capital budget should contact the Montgomery Parks Foundation.
If you are looking for CIP Budget Information, please visit our Capital Improvements Project Page.
Thanks for Lending Your Voice!
“I’m a local resident living in North Bethesda/Rockville…I’m frequently on my bike on the Beach Drive Trail or, my favorite, The Bethesda Trolly Trail. The county spent lots of money to build a beautiful entrance to that trail on Edson Lane. Unfortunately, it is not well maintained and looks messy much of the time. I was an A.D. at one of Bethesda’s high Schools and know how importance maintenance it is to the longevity of our parks and recreation areas. Please help see that maintenance is not “deferred” to the detriment of our beautiful park and trail system,-Gary
Thank you for all your hard work at securing funding to carry on the tradition of our parks.”


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Presque Isle, WI lodging and cabin rental resorts are in the heart of the musky capital of the world. Presque Isle is a haven for recreation activities, making this a much desired place to vacation in northern Wisconsin. Direct translation in French means “Almost an Island”. There are hundreds of glistening lakes, flowing rivers, curious wildlife and towering trees that just seem to greet you as you enter Wisconsin’s “Last Wilderness”.
You can bike, hike, snowshoe your way through Vilas County’s hardwood forests, or ride over the 600 miles of ATV and snowmobile trails. Vilas County is also a bird paradise with frequent presentations from local bird enthusiasts and even the Northwoods Birding Festival is held to celebrate the vast arrangement of species that call Presque Isle their home.
Presque Isle cottages and resorts are neighbors to over 200 lakes and 70 miles of rivers that allow you to scuba dive, sail, boat, canoe, windsurf, tube or paddleboard. Enjoy the Walleye festival, fish boils, and fishing contests. Like to hunt? Presque Isle is close to Ottawa National Forest where there are over million acres of public landing. The lush landscape gives way to an abundant number of trophy size wildlife.
Want a round of golf? There are 6 courses near your Presque Isle cabin to pick from. There are museums such as the Snowmobile Hall of Fame, unique shopping, lots of things to do, restaurants, and bars that in the area. Whatever your fancy is, you will find it in amazine Presque Isle, WI.
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Millennium Metalcraft, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of metal products, offering a wide range of fabrication services. One of the key decisions that clients have to make when ordering metal products is the type of coating they want on their products. In this blog post, we will explore the pros and cons of two common types of coatings: wet paint and powder coating.
Wet paint is the traditional method of coating metal products. It involves the application of a liquid paint on the surface of the metal. The liquid paint is sprayed on the surface of the metal using a spray gun or applied using a brush. The paint then dries and forms a protective layer on the surface of the metal.
Flexibility: Wet paint offers a wide range of color options, allowing clients to choose the exact color they want for their products.
Cost-effectiveness: Wet paint is relatively cheap compared to other coating options, making it an attractive option for clients on a budget.
Quick application: Wet paint can be applied quickly, allowing for fast turnaround times on orders.
Durability: Wet paint is not as durable as other coating options, and the paint can easily chip or fade over time, especially when exposed to harsh weather conditions.
Environmental concerns: Wet paint can release volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the atmosphere during application, which can be harmful to the environment.
Powder coating is a newer coating method that has gained popularity in recent years. It involves the application of a dry powder on the surface of the metal. The powder is sprayed on the metal using a spray gun and then baked in an oven to form a protective layer.
Durability: Powder coating is extremely durable, and the coating can last for many years without chipping or fading.
Environmental friendliness: Powder coating is environmentally friendly, as it does not release VOCs during application.
Aesthetics: Powder coating offers a wide range of color and texture options, allowing clients to choose the exact look they want for their products.
Cost: Powder coating can be more expensive than wet paint, making it less attractive to clients on a budget.
Limited flexibility: Powder coating does not offer the same level of flexibility in terms of color options as wet paint.
In conclusion, the choice between wet paint and powder coating will depend on the specific needs of each client. If cost is a major concern, wet paint may be the best option. However, if durability and environmental friendliness are important, powder coating is the way to go. Ultimately, it is important to work with a reputable metal fabricator like Millennium Metalcraft, Inc. to ensure that the right coating is chosen for each project.


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Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm Eberhard (1811–1899)
Robert Bunsen was a German chemist, born in Göttingen, who was a pioneer of chemical spectroscopy. Bunsen began the study of zoology, chemistry, and physics at the university of his native town, and continued them at Paris, Berlin, and Vienna. After having lectured at Göttingen and Cassel, he filled the chair of chemistry in succession at Marburg, Breslau, and, from 1852, Heidelberg. His papers on physics and geology, as well as chemistry, are numerous.
Bunsen did important work with organo-arsenic compounds, and along with his friend Berthold in 1837, showed that hydrated iron oxide is an antidote to arsenic poisoning. He was the first to produce magnesium in large quantities; and in 1860 he invented the magnesium light, which proved so important to photography. But the greatest advance with which his name is associated is that of spectrum analysis – made in conjunction with his colleague Gustav Kirchhoff – which had such far-reaching consequences in chemistry and astronomy. It was the means by which Bunsen and Kirchhoff discovered cesium (1860) and another alkali metal, rubidium (1861). The Bunsen burner was an invention probably not of Bunsen himself (although Bunsen undoubtedly popularized its use) but of his technician, Peter Desdaga, and based on one by Michael Faraday. Bunsen also invented other kinds of laboratory equipment, such as the Bunsen cell, a carbon-zinc electric cell that was used in arc lamps.
Besides his original work in chemistry, Bunsen was a brilliant teacher. The government of Baden made him a privy-councilor in 1863.


Fans gathered to watch the game and celebrate the victory, and the players wore Brady’s jersey and cheered on the Buccaneers. After the game, the players and fans celebrated with a fireworks display and a special video message from Brady. In the United Kingdom, the Arsenal Football Club held a special event at their Emirates Stadium. Tom Brady’s seventh Super Bowl victory was a truly global event, with soccer relay sites in countries around the world celebrating the historic win. Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, was honored with a statue unveiling at his home stadium in Jamaica on Sunday.
The bronze statue, which stands at nine feet tall, was unveiled at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, to commemorate the achievements of the eight-time Olympic gold medalist. The statue was created by sculptor Basil Watson and is a tribute to Bolt’s incredible career, which includes world records in the 100m and 200m sprints. The unveiling was attended by Bolt’s family, friends, and fans, as well as dignitaries from Jamaica and around the world. The event was a fitting tribute to one of the greatest athletes of all time, and a reminder of the power of hard work and dedication.
On Saturday, August 24th, 2019, the world’s fastest man was honored with a statue unveiling at his home stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. Usain Bolt, the eight-time Olympic gold medalist, was celebrated with a life-size bronze statue of himself in his iconic “lightning bolt” pose. The statue, which stands at 8 feet tall, was unveiled in front of a crowd of thousands of Bolt’s fans and supporters. The event was attended by Bolt’s family, friends, and fellow athletes, as well 해외축구중계사이트 as the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness. The statue was created by renowned sculptor Basil Watson, who worked closely with Bolt to ensure that the statue accurately captured the athlete’s likeness.


- Mandy Moore opens up about her personal growth since her divorce from Ryan Adams.
- The singer reflects on her past and how it feels like a different person.
- Moore acknowledges her people-pleasing tendencies and how they impacted her first marriage.
- The actress reveals that she is in a much healthier place in her life now.
- Moore expresses gratitude for the lessons learned and finding her current husband, Taylor Goldsmith.
In a recent episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s “Dinner’s On Me” podcast, Mandy Moore opened up about her personal growth and transformation since her divorce from Ryan Adams. The actress and singer reflected on her past and how it feels like a different person that she doesn’t recognize. Moore candidly shared her journey of self-discovery and the lessons she learned along the way.
Reflecting on the Past
Letting Go of People-Pleasing Habits
Moore admitted that when she was younger, she had a strong desire to make others around her feel comfortable. However, she realized that in the process of doing so, she often ended up belittling herself. This pattern continued in her first marriage, which eventually turned very unhealthy for her. As she grew older and wiser, Moore made a conscious effort to drop these people-pleasing habits and prioritize her own well-being.
Feeling Like a Different Person
Looking back on her past relationship, Moore expressed how strange it feels to think about that chapter of her life. She couldn’t recognize herself in the person she used to be and couldn’t relate to the way she allowed herself to be treated. The growth and transformation she has undergone since then have made her feel like a completely different person.
Gratitude for Lessons Learned
Despite the challenges she faced in her first marriage, Moore expressed gratitude for the experience. She believes that it taught her valuable lessons and ultimately led her to find her incredible partner, Taylor Goldsmith. Moore acknowledges that without going through that difficult period, she wouldn’t be in the healthy and fulfilling relationship she is in today.
Mandy Moore’s reflection on her growth and transformation after ending her first marriage serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of self-discovery and prioritizing one’s own well-being. Moore’s journey of letting go of people-pleasing habits and finding herself has led her to a place of happiness and fulfillment. Her story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the potential for personal growth even in the face of challenging circumstances.


To generate an XML file, you need to follow these steps:
- Define the XML structure: Determine the elements, attributes, and hierarchy of your XML file. The XML should adhere to a specific schema or format.
- Choose a programming language: Select a programming language you are comfortable with to write the code for generating the XML file. Some popular choices include Python, Java, C#, or PHP.
- Create an XML document: Initialize an XML document object using the relevant library or module provided by your chosen programming language. For example, in Python, you can use the xml.etree.ElementTree module.
- Build the XML structure: Use the methods or functions provided by the XML library to create the desired structure for your XML file. Add elements, attributes, and values as necessary. This involves creating parent-child relationships, setting attribute values, and providing data.
- Save the XML document: Once you have built the XML document, save it to a file. Specify the desired location and filename with the appropriate extension (e.g., .xml). In most programming languages, there are specific methods or functions to handle file saving, such as write() in Python.
- Validate the XML (optional): You can choose to validate your generated XML against a predefined schema or Document Type Definition (DTD) to ensure it meets the required format. XML validation is usually done using a separate tool or library.
- Test and iterate: Test the generated XML file by opening it with an XML reader or editor to verify its structure and correctness. If necessary, make any required modifications or iterate on the XML generation code.
By following these steps, you can generate an XML file that adheres to your desired structure and is ready to be used for various purposes such as data exchange, configuration files, or web services.


1 Corinthians 3:11
What is your spiritual foundation? Jesus is to be your firm foundation. He is to be the support for all your choices and service in this life. Have you made Jesus the foundation of your life, or is your life crumbling beneath you?
1 Corinthians 3:11 – For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Paul writes to the church at Corinth in first Corinthians chapter three verse 11, he says: For no other foundation can any one lay then that which is laid, which he is Christ Jesus. In your Christianity, if you are a Christian, is the foundation of your spiritual life, Jesus Christ? If you’re not a Christian, your foundation isn’t Jesus Christ. Your Foundation for your spiritual life is not the only one in whom there is hope in eternity.
May I plead with you, build a foundation, build a foundation that will actually last not a foundation of stone or rubble, not a foundation of straw that can burn. Not a foundation of wood that can be destroyed, but a foundation in Jesus Christ. How can you do that? You come to know Jesus Christ through his scripture. Start there.
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From 13.4 billion years ago, the current record-holder is unlikely to fall anytime soon. Why? A combination of science… and luck.
“We’ve taken a major step back in time, beyond what we’d ever expected to be able to do with Hubble. We see GN-z11 at a time when the universe was only three percent of its current age.” –Pascal Oesch
If you take the world’s most powerful space telescope, point it into the cosmic abyss for days, and collect all the light possible, you’ll see something fantastic.
But you won’t see the Universe’s most distant galaxy.
The most distant galaxy ever discovered comes from when the Universe was only 400-million-years-old, 3% of its current age.
It took four separate circumstances coming together all at once to make its discovery possible.
1) The Universe is expanding, meaning that the wavelength of the emitted light gets stretched as it journeys throughout the Universe. We had to look in the infrared for light that was emitted in the ultraviolet, at more than double the wavelength limit of visible light.
2) The galaxy happens to be located where there’s no intervening neutral gas, since that would block the light we could see.
A reionized region this early is rare, and purely serendipitous.
3) We had to look near a very large mass, so that the Einsteinian effect of gravitational lensing could magnify the background galaxy. And…
4) We needed spectroscopic confirmation, to know this wasn’t simply an intrinsically red/infrared object.
Hubble’s record-holder, GN-z11, will likely stand until James Webb comes online.
We’ve gotten very lucky.
Mostly Mute Monday tells the astronomical story of an object, phenomenon or discovery in visuals, pictures and no more than 200 words.


This article explores the appearance, in Jonathan Lethem's Chronic City and Ben Lerner's 10:04, of ontological instability and disturbing nonhuman presences in urban space. Developing the work of Brian McHale in Postmodernist Fiction, ontological instability is understood here as shifts in what is deemed as real or unreal in the storyworld, and the resulting uncertainty (for characters as well as for readers) as to the stable ontological attributes of the narrated world. Such shifts feed into broader apocalyptic undercurrents in Lethem's and Lerner's novels. They are also important for an understanding of how early twenty-first-century fictional texts come to grips with complex environmental threats, and have relevance for the relationship between human vision, consciousness, and the environment. In Chronic City and 10:04, I will argue, a sense of unsettling nonhuman presence is realized in continuous references to menacing weather conditions and occurrences that threaten the ontological stability of the narrated storyworld.


The first stage in a good SEO plan is conducting in-depth keyword research to identify your website's most pertinent and efficient keywords. Fortunately, many powerful keyword search tools are available to simplify this process and maximize your SEO efforts. This article presents the top 10 keyword search tools that can supercharge your SEO campaigns and help you achieve better rankings and increase organic traffic.
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A keyword suggestion tool is crucial for maximizing search engine optimization (SEO) efforts and achieving online success. These tools offer helpful advice and insights for choosing the most pertinent and efficient keywords for website optimization. By utilizing suggestion tools, businesses can streamline their keyword research process, identify high-performing keywords, and enhance their website's visibility in search engine results.
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Annie Jump Cannon: A Stargazer's Odyssey
In the celestial tapestry that adorns the night sky, one name stands out as a guiding light in the realm of astronomy – Annie Jump Cannon. Born on December 11, 1863, in Dover, Delaware, Cannon's journey through the cosmos would unfold as an epic odyssey, leaving an indelible mark on our understanding of the universe.
Annie's fascination with the stars sparked at an early age. Encouraged by her mother's love for astronomy, she would spend countless nights under the Delaware sky, dreaming of the mysteries that lay beyond. Little did young Annie know that her curiosity would propel her far beyond the confines of her terrestrial home.
Annie's academic journey led her to the hallowed halls of Wellesley College, where she cultivated her passion for the sciences. Graduating in 1884, her insatiable thirst for knowledge beckoned her across the Atlantic to study at the Harvard College Observatory. This sojourn marked the beginning of her cosmic exploration.
The late 19th century posed considerable challenges for women in academia, yet Annie Jump Cannon defied conventions with unwavering determination. Joining the Harvard College Observatory in 1896, she embarked on a mission to unravel the secrets of the stars.
Her breakthrough came in the form of the Henry Draper Catalog, a monumental effort in stellar classification. Collaborating with a cadre of pioneering women astronomers, Cannon developed the spectral classification system that laid the foundation for our contemporary understanding of the cosmos.
In her quest to organize the cosmos, Cannon became the maestro of mnemonics. The iconic phrase "Oh, Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me" became the key to deciphering the intricate language of stellar spectra. Her mnemonic brilliance streamlined the classification of stars, turning a complex astronomical puzzle into a harmonious symphony of celestial understanding.
Annie Jump Cannon's influence extended beyond the observatory. As a tireless advocate for women's rights, she paved the way for future generations of female astronomers. Cannon's commitment to equality mirrored her cosmic pursuits, breaking through barriers both terrestrial and celestial.
Annie Jump Cannon's contributions earned her numerous accolades, including being the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate from Oxford University. Her legacy lives on in the stars she classified, the minds she inspired, and the astronomical pathways she forged.
As we cast our eyes heavenward, the constellations whisper the name of Annie Jump Cannon – a stargazer, a scholar, and a cosmic trailblazer whose odyssey through the universe continues to illuminate the infinite wonders of the night sky.


As the name would suggest, Sunstone exudes the radiant warmth, life force, and implacable positivity of the sun. A stone of leadership, Sunstone brings about independence, originality, and conscious clarity which can bring healing to the workplace and in relationship. It is also loved for its ability to lift the mood, purify negative energy, and expand ones ability to hold a nurturing and warm energy.
Our *new* Teardrop-style pendants reveal an elegant, angular pattern, only visible within the diagonal cross-section of specifically-shaped Pinecones. Due to the beautiful, diverse patterns displayed on both the front and back of these unique pendants, we’ve photographed both sides of these truly “reversible” new designs!
First created 7 years ago, we’ve waited to offer these pendants because they require a rare shape and symmetry of Pinecone, and are much more challenging to create. However, after ongoing requests from friends and family, we’ve created an initial “Trial Batch” of Teardrops to share with our broader Pinecone Family.


The ideal struck string  can be modeled by a zero initial string displacement and a nonzero initial velocity distribution. In concept, an inelastic ``hammer strike'' transfers an ``impulse'' of momentum to the string at time 0 along the striking face of the hammer. (A more realistic model of a struck string will be discussed in §9.3.1.) An example of ``struck'' initial conditions is shown in Fig.6.10 for a striking hammer having a rectangular shape. Since ,7.6the initial velocity distribution can be integrated with respect to from , divided by , and negated in the upper rail to obtain equivalent initial displacement waves . Interestingly, the initial displacement waves are not local (see also Appendix E).
The hammer strike itself may be considered to take zero time in the ideal case. A finite spatial width must be admitted for the hammer, however, even in the ideal case, because a zero width and a nonzero momentum transfer sends one (massless) point of the string immediately to infinity under infinite acceleration. In a discrete-time simulation, one sample represents an entire sampling interval, so a one-sample hammer width is well defined.
If the hammer velocity is , then the force against the hammer due to pushing against the string wave impedance is . The factor of arises because driving a point in the string's interior is equivalent to driving two string endpoints in ``series,'' i.e., the reaction forces sum. If the hammer is itself a dynamic system which has been ``thrown'' into the string, as discussed in §9.3.1 below, the reaction force slows the hammer over time, and the interaction is not impulsive, but rather the momentum transfer takes place over a period of time.
The hammer-string collision is ideally inelastic since the string provides a reaction force that is equivalent to that of a dashpot. In the case of a pure mass striking a single point on the ideal string, the mass velocity decays exponentially, and an exponential wavefront emanates in both directions. In the musical acoustics literature for the piano, the hammer is often taken to be a nonlinear spring in series with a mass, as discuss further in §9.3.2. A commuted waveguide piano model including a linearized piano hammer is described in §9.4-§9.4.4. ``Wave digital hammer'' models, which employ a traveling-wave formulation of a lumped model and therefore analogous to a wave digital filter , are described in [527,56,42]. The ``wave digital'' modeling approach is introduced in §F.1.


NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, California –
An EA-18G Growler, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, successfully completed a functional check flight Oct. 17 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Washington, marking the end of a complex transformation process for an aircraft thought to be beyond repair. This five-year effort demonstrates large-scale teamwork between multiple organizations over an extended timeline.
The aircraft, then attached to the “Wizards” of VAQ-136, was involved in a mid-air collision with another aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 at NAS Fallon, Nevada, during a training event on Sept. 14, 2017. Both aircraft landed safely and the aircrew were uninjured. The Growler remained at NAS Fallon for several years, as refurbishment of this nature had never been done before and there were no processes or procedures on exactly how the repairs could be completed.
Upon initial inspection, there was little hope the aircraft would be fit to fly due to the complexity of the repairs required following the mishap, as well as weather damage from years of sitting in a desert environment. However, after thorough analysis and continued coordination, the Growler’s road to recovery began when clearance for repair was granted in 2021. In February of that year, the aircraft was loaded onto a flatbed truck and transferred to the Fleet Replacement Squadron, VAQ-129, at NAS Whidbey Island.
Classified as a “special rework,” funding was approved and a long-term hangar space was identified for the unprecedented project. For more than a year, engineers, maintainers and artisans from facilities across the United States collaborated to develop processes, complete repairs and thoroughly inspect the recovered aircraft—more than 2,000 man hours in total.
“This was a team effort by personnel from Fleet Readiness Center (FRC) Southeast, FRC Southwest Engineering and my team from FRC Northwest,” said Tommy Moore, depot lead for FRC Northwest. “We reassembled the aircraft by replacing all major components and turned the aircraft back over to VAQ-129 as a ‘special rework’ complete on April 24, 2022.”
The Growler will soon be transferred to an operational squadron in order to deploy around the globe and be ready to conduct flight operations for decades to come. Capt. David Harris, Commodore, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific, commended the efforts of the entire Naval Aviation Enterprise in the accomplishment of this first-of-its-kind mission.
“It was truly amazing to watch the entire Naval Aviation Enterprise team come together to get this much-needed asset back up to flight status,” Harris said. “From the engineers who developed the needed repair designs, to the artisans who accomplished the complex repairs, to the VAQ-129 Sailors who ultimately rebuilt the aircraft to a flight status; it was a true team effort.”
From Commander, Naval Air Forces.


Beautiful Ruins attracted my attention with its beautiful cover. I haven’t heard about Jess Walters, and without even reading the blurb, I bought the book. Because sometimes the book covers tell a lot about the story and I knew I’d like this.
A small seaside town that you cannot keep your eyes off of it. The one that makes you dream of sunny days and flower smelling breezes, even though you have no idea where it is (though Italy comes to mind immediately). A deep blue sea; a light blue cloudless sky; an intriguing name written in a nice font that suits this image: Beautiful Ruins. Of course, I had to have this book! Now, after reading it, it makes me very happy to know why this cover image is not just beautiful but meaningful as well.
I thought I would read this book in a sitting and with a smile on my face. Of course, as with any new author, this meeting did not come out as I expected. Beautiful Ruins is a bit of a historical novel, a bit of a romance, but most of all, it has many unexpected layers. I can say that I am in love with all the characters, from the main characters to the little side characters that made this book a legend for me. The subject and the narration will stay with you for a while. Jess Walter is now among the authors I will read without thinking twice. I suggest you get to know this author, too. While the sun is beginning to show itself, read this with your favourite cold drink. Enjoy!
The story begins in 1962. On a rocky patch of the sun-drenched Italian coastline, a young innkeeper, chest-deep in daydreams, looks out over the incandescent waters of the Ligurian Sea and spies an apparition: a tall, thin woman, a vision in white, approaching him on a boat. She is an actress, he soon learns, an American starlet, and she is dying.
And the story begins again today, half a world away, when an elderly Italian man shows up on a movie studio’s back lot—searching for the mysterious woman he last saw at his hotel decades earlier.
What unfolds is a dazzling, yet deeply human, roller coaster of a novel, spanning fifty years and nearly as many lives. From the lavish set of Cleopatra to the shabby revelry of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Walter introduces us to the tangled lives of a dozen unforgettable characters: the starstruck Italian innkeeper and his long-lost love; the heroically preserved producer who once brought them together and his idealistic young assistant; the army veteran turned fledgling novelist and the rakish Richard Burton himself, whose appetites set the whole story in motion—along with the husbands and wives, lovers and dreamers, superstars and losers, who populate their world in the decades that follow.
Gloriously inventive, constantly surprising, Beautiful Ruins is a story of flawed yet fascinating people, navigating the rocky shores of their lives while clinging to their improbable dreams.
Jess Walter is an American author of six novels, a collection of short stories, and a non-fiction book. His books have been published in twenty-six countries and translated into twenty-eight languages.


Born in San Diego, I became inspired by art and design at a young age through skateboarding and music. After a lot of trial and error in familiarizing myself with creating art through photocopied concert and show fliers, I decided to pursue a degree in design from Woodbury University in Los Angeles. While at Woodbury, I found a mentor and life long friend in English collage artist Graham Moore. While living in LA I also spent a year interning for world-renowned fine-art/celebrity photographer David LaChapelle.
Deciding to finish school out in my home town, I completed a degree in Multimedia, graduating with honors and distinction while concurrently working at the Lambesis Advertising Agency under the creative direction of Oscar Lutteroth, jumpstarting my career. Moving into the e-commerce field a few years later, I relocated to Long Beach (RIP Nate Dogg) to be a part of the digital design team for online fashion giants REVOLVE & FWRD by Elyse Walker under the creative direction of Jenny Doucedame and Katherine Galiste. 3 years later, a family matter brought me back to San Diego where I found a new home in design at the Original Grain Watch Company, designing under the direction of Jose Coli. Coming full circle once again working with Oscar Lutteroth, I am currently the Sr. Digital Designer under his direction at the industry leading digital marketing agency Ignite Visibility, based in San Diego.
Feeding into my global curiosity, when I'm not designing or creating collages, I'll most likely be somewhere in the world finding new beers to try with new friends while listening to Thin Lizzy.


Changing Active Directory OU Structure in View Deployments
I’m currently involved in a small VMware View project where I have to design everything, started from fileserver layout to group policies. After designing the organization units in Active Directory and binding GPOs to each of them, I realized that a lot of the GPOs are the same for every desktop group OU and it will be better to put them on top of these OUs. My current OU design is below.
SO what will happen with View Composer VMs when I move one OU to a sub OU. Remember when using View Composer you have to specify the AD container under Guest Customization where your VMs will provision.
In my case the AD container will change from OU=Shopname1,OU=Company,DC=domain,DC=local to OU=Shopname1,OU=Shop,OU=Company,DC=domain,DC=local.
Impact on Linked-clone operations
A desktop refresh operation restores the OS disks to their original state and size. No Active Directory action is taken, because only the linked-clone snapshot is deleted and recreated.
A desktop rebalance operation redistributes linked-clone desktops among available datastores and can be used to migrate linked-clone desktops to another datastore. A rebalance refreshes also the linked-clone desktop. No Active Directoy action is taken as with the refresh operation.
A desktop recompose operation simultaneously updates all the linked-clone desktops anchored to a parent virtual machine and creates new linked-clone desktop based on a new snapshot of the golden master virtual machine. The View composer user removes the computer accounts of the linked-clone desktops and recreates it with the new one. If the path to the OU is not correct the recompose process will not start and ends up in a non-meaningful error message.
You can open the vmware-viewcomposer.log, located at the server where the View Composer is installed (vCenter or Standalone). There you will find a more meaningful error message.
VMware.Sim.CommonLib.Exception.SimAdsException: The container or the computer account doesn’t exist. —> System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryServicesCOMException (0x80072030): There is no such object on the server.
Changing a OU with linked clones is possible as long as you will also change the settings of the Automated Pool. The only operation which is affected by the OU change is the Recompose process.


ME & YOU + WE,2020 to benefit Coalition for the Homeless fine bone china 10.5" diameter; 26.7 cm edition of 175 printed signature and edition details on verso custom artist box with printed signature dishwasher and microwave safe produced by Prospect
The purchase of just one plate can feed 75 homeless and hungry New Yorkers.
Due to COVID-19 delays, holiday delivery is not guaranteed. Anticipated to ship by end of December.
$8.95 flat rate; international rates calculated at checkout
ABOUT THE ARTIST PLATE PROJECT
Launched by the Coalition for the Homeless in 2020 at the peak of the pandemic, the Artist Plate Project has to-date partnered with more than 98 world-renowned artists who have created limited-edition dinner plates produced by Prospect and available via Artware Editions. The funds raised by the sale of plates will provide food, crisis services, housing, and other critical aid to thousands of people experiencing homelessness and housing instability. The purchase of just one plate can feed more than 100 homeless and hungry individuals.
ABOUT THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS
The Coalition for the Homeless is the nation’s oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping individuals and families experiencing homelessness. We believe that affordable housing, sufficient food, and the chance to work for a living wage are fundamental rights in a civilized society. Since our inception in 1981, the Coalition has worked through litigation, public education, and direct services to ensure that these goals are realized, and in that time, we have given more than one million homeless New Yorkers a way off the streets.
More people are homeless in NYC now than at any time since the Great Depression. The Coalition for the Homeless is there to provide lifesaving relief to thousands of homeless and low-income New Yorkers each and every day -- and its work is more important now than ever before. The challenges facing homeless and at-risk New Yorkers have been exacerbated these past few years as the city grapples with the ongoing housing, economic, and public health crises. But the Coalition remains on the frontlines every day, meeting homeless New Yorkers where they are and fighting for the proven solutions that will bring an end to mass homelessness once and for all. We thank you for your support of the Artist Plate Project.


As construction organizations move from paper processes to web-based project management tools, the adoption of electronic approvals has been mixed. Clicking an approved button that registers your account name and date is standard in most construction management systems. However, some organizations and specific forms still require digital or wet signatures. While several electronic signature tools are on the market, their ease of use and cost can be a deterrent. We added a free and easy-to-use digital signature feature to Construction Viz to capture signatures in any of our forms. Read on to discover how our simple signature feature might address your challenges.
Several signature solutions are available for SharePoint, including the new built-in SharePoint eSignature subscription service that will be available soon. The benefit of these tools is that files that receive signatures never leave your Microsoft 365 tenant, ensuring your data remains secure and in your control.
Leveraging these eSignatures through SharePoint is great but does require additional subscription costs and administration. What if you want something simpler and at no extra cost?
Construction Viz eSignatures Feature for Construction Forms
With the Construction Viz eSignature feature, signatures are available on any form in the review components. For example, say you want an inspector to sign a daily report digitally. We can activate eSignatures in your Construction Viz settings to automatically add eSignatures to all your daily report forms.
Since this new eSignature feature is built into Construction Viz, we included additional controls such as:
- Only the user assigned the review can sign their signatures.
- If a user is removed from the reviewers, their signature is removed as well.
- Administrators are restricted from signing on behalf of a user.
- eSignatures are available on any Construction Viz form!
- eSignatures print in form reports!


Garden Walls From Unilock Offer a World of Design Options in Mississauga, Ontario
Garden walls from Unilock can add a whole new dimension to your Mississauga, Ontario, home’s outdoor living area – just imagine the depth of design options that vertical elements can add to landscapes, patios, or pool decks. At Unilock, we manufacture garden walls that offer a plethora of design possibilities suitable for a wide variety of applications. For example, our Brussels Dimensional Stone™ reproduces the appearance of natural weathered stone, making it the stylish choice for fire pits or pillars, while Estate Wall® mirrors the look of aged, natural rock, and is a beautiful choice for planters or steps. Whatever your design goal, you can depend on Unilock to have the beautiful products to turn any outdoor living area into an oasis you will enjoy for many years to come.
No matter how you plan to use our garden walls around your Mississauga home, you can be sure that they are engineered to perform beautifully, even during the toughest winters. What’s more, our wall systems:
- Feature a solid core construction that is built to last
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If you’d like to learn more about the garden walls we offer in Mississauga, Ontario, please contact Unilock today. Our helpful representatives will be happy to answer your questions and connect you with a trusted Unilock Authorized Contractor who can provide you with a free estimate


Angelology the Study of Angels
You are about to begin a fascinating adventure into Angelology the study of Angels: a quest to penetrate the veil, to step into another dimension and to learn what is happening in the world of spirits.
Our quest is in two sections, the first (this book) deals with the kingdom of light, and the second (my book Demonology) with the kingdom of darkness. You will find familiar things here; you may also find things that startle and amaze you.
In this book, you will find no anecdotes about angels or demons, except those that come out of the Bible. I have refrained from building doctrine either on my own experiences or those of others. Other books that I have read about the subject abound in such stories, but I find many of them unconvincing.
The devil and demons has enticed some writers to present normal incidences as quite sensational behaviour and quite speculative notions. I am certain many of those conjectures are spurious, and much of the erratic behaviour reported by some authors are merely psychic. I have grave doubts even about some of the things I have observed in my own ministry of exorcism, let alone what I have seen in the ministry of others. So I resolved in these pages to avoid personal testimony, and to stick to scripture.
I regret having had more discernible contact over the years with demons than with angels - yet I am confident the holy angels have been continually and effectively active in my life, and I hope what I have written will show this, along with the honour and gratitude I feel toward them.
Writing these two books has reinforced my belief that it is unwise to desire too much knowledge about either angels or demons. We should be content with what scripture tells us. To yearn for more is perilous, and may lead to deep deception. These pages will serve you well if they do no more (nor any less) than sufficiently expose you to the world of angels to enhance your confidence in God, and to the world of demons to ensure your personal mastery over Satan and all his works.
This book is now also available as an ebook from Smashwords Angelology the study of Angels - Ebook version
All Scripture is God-breathed and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfected, thoroughly furnished to every good work. (2Ti 3:16-17)


Ruth Armitage began her career as a high school English teacher. Her communication and organizational skills stem from that training. Her work has appeared in the Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor Magic, Watercolor Magazine, and the Palette Magazine as well as numerous local, regional, and national shows.
You’ll find Ruth’s work represented by the Portland Art Museum’s Rental Sales Gallery, Waterstone Gallery, Freed Gallery, and Earthworks Gallery in Oregon. Ruth enjoys watching light bulbs come on in her student’s eyes. She has led hundreds of students through the creative process to find fulfillment in her over 20 years of teaching art. Ruth and her husband, Marc, live in Vancouver, Washington.


Record numbers of life science delegates attend AusBiotech 2022; strong line-up at AusBioInvest 2022 held in the same week.
Held this year in Perth from 26-28 October, Australia’s ‘biggest week in biotech’ includes AusBiotech 2022, Australia’s largest life science conference attracting more than 1,000 registered attendees, and AusBioInvest, the sector’s premier investment conference with more than 300 registered.
The events will feature a wide range of national and international experts and keynote speakers.
Running for more than 37 years, AusBiotech 2022 has featured an industry-led programme of more than 160 thought leaders across over 40 sessions that inspire, inform, engage and enhance the biotech community.
It also gives companies a valuable opportunity to meet and connect, creating opportunities to access funding and partnerships to enable the development of world-class therapies, diagnostics and medical devices.
Key highlights include: Professor Fiona Wood AM, Director, Burns Service of WA and Director, Burn Injury Research Unit UWA who will share her story about the revolutionary spray-on skin cells treatment, used to treat burns victims of the Bali Bombings; Professor Marvin Caruthers, Distinguished Professor from the University of Colorado who will share his insights on the biotechnology industry transformation through ground-breaking DNA synthesis chemistry; and Elizabeth Koff AM, Managing Director, Telstra Health who will talk about realising the full potential of our Australian health system.
AusBioInvest 2022, the largest investment and partnering conference in the Australian life sciences sector, facilitates meaningful connections between businesses and investors, enabling great ideas to get the funding they need. This year’s programme features informative and insightful presentations from global venture capital and investment experts in addition to the 29 Australian biotech companies, spanning early- to late-stage, that are actively seeking investors or partners to support their funding and co-development.
Highlights include presentations from Australian ex-pats Dr Arjun Goyal, Co-Founder and Managing Director of US-based life sciences VC firm Vida Ventures, and Dr Nilay Thakar, Principal at global VC fund ARCH Venture Partners. They will share their perspectives on emerging funding models and strategies for capital raising and provide their expertise on matching appropriate sources of capital to a company's point on the development pathway.
In addition, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) General Manager, Listings, James Posnett, joins AusBioInvest 2022 to provide up-to-date market analysis, including opportunities and headwinds for Australian life sciences.
The Government of Western Australia has embraced the opportunity with three ministers in attendance. The Deputy Premier of Western Australia, Hon Roger Cook MLA, will speak at the conference’s Welcome Reception; the Minister for Innovation and ICT; Medical Research; Emergency Services; Volunteering, Hon Stephen Dawson MLC will join AusBiotech CEO Lorraine Chiroiu to open AusBiotech 2022; and the Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA will introduce the Plenary on the final day. Western Australia’s Chief Scientist Professor Peter Klinken was also present.
AusBiotech 2022 and AusBioInvest 2022 are proudly supported by their Host State Partners, the Western Australian Government and Business Events Perth.


Sodalite encourages you to be true to yourself and stand up for your beliefs. This is a stone that allows you to have the confidence to express yourself. It encourages you to see your own self-worth. Sodalite allows you to release old conditioning and encourages the discipline needed to advance your career. This stone can also help those with anxiety who are prone to panic attacks and ease insomnia.
Beaded bracelet stretches to 5 inches in diameter. One size fits all. Beads are 8mm.


Xanthohumol is a polyphenol chalcone derived from hops. It is also present in the beer made with hops. Not only do hops improve the quality and taste of beer, but some researchers now believe that the xanthohumol that comes along with them may have beneficial health effects.
Mounting evidence suggests that oxidative damage to neuronal cells contributes to the development of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. J. Fang and co-workers at Lanzhou University (China) hypothesized that xanthohumol’s antioxidant and free-radical–scavenging properties may be able to protect the brain from neuronal cell damage.
The researchers synthesized the compound in seven steps from 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene and studied its neuroprotective function against oxidative-stress-induced neuronal cell damage in a neuronlike rat pheochromocytoma cell line. They discovered that the α,β-unsaturated ketone structure in xanthohumol activates transcription factor Nrf2, which protects neuronal cells. They believe that their results may be the basis for developing small-molecule neuroprotective agents.
April 7 is National Beer Day, so fill up with xanthohumol. If you can’t wait, April 6 is New Beer’s Eve.
Learn more about this molecule from CAS, the most authoritative and comprehensive source for chemical information.


Pauline Palmer 1867–1938
Still arguably the best-known Chicago woman artist of her time, Pauline Lennards (or Lennard) Palmer was born in McHenry, Illinois, attended school in Milwaukee, and taught art in Chicago public schools. Her marriage in 1891 to prosperous Chicago physician Albert Palmer enabled her to have a fulltime career as an artist. Palmer studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and began exhibiting there in 1896; she completed her formal training with three years of study in art academies in Paris. On her return to Chicago in 1902, Palmer opened a portrait studio and she quickly established herself as a fixture in the city’s art world. She exhibited regularly in the Art Institute’s three annual exhibitions and in important national and international exhibitions, notably the prestigious Paris Salon. At the Art Institute, she won numerous prizes. Her first solo exhibition was held there in 1913 at the same time as the famous so-called Armory Show of modernist art.
In 1917, Palmer joined the influential artists’ community in the Tree Studios building on Chicago’s Near North Side. A leader among local artists, she was the first woman to serve as president of the Chicago Society of Artists, between 1918 and 1921, and she led the Association of Chicago Painters and Sculptors from 1929 to 1931. Palmer and her husband traveled widely, making several visits to Europe. In 1910 she worked in Giverny, France, an international center of impressionist practice where she absorbed the influence of American figural painter Richard Emil Miller. Beginning in 1915, the Palmers spent summers in Provincetown, Massachusetts, a popular seasonal colony for both modernist and conservative artists; after her husband’s death in 1920 she spent more time there, making light-filled figural and landscape paintings.
Palmer was adept in oil, pastel, tempera, and watercolor. In addition to portraits, she painted numerous studies of women and children as well as landscapes. Her work matured from a dark, tonal, academic approach to a conservative impressionism in which forms are suggested by distinct brushstrokes of brilliant color that emphasize the effects of full sunlight. Known as “Chicago’s painter lady,” Palmer was a perennial local favorite for her pleasing subjects and accessible style. In 1926 Chicago Tribune art critic Eleanor Jewett described her as one of “the two most popular and best liked artists belonging to Chicago’s art colony” (Frederic M. Grant was the other).i At the Art Institute, notwithstanding modernism’s dominance by the 1930s, Palmer was honored with a solo memorial exhibition the year after her death, as well as with one at the Union League Club of Chicago.
Wendy Greenhouse, PhD
i Eleanor Jewett, “Art and Artists,” Chicago Tribune, Mar. 14, 1926.


To examine a group of women (third-generation daughters) whose mothers were exposed in utero to diethylstilboestrol (DES) and compare their findings on pelvic examination with those noted in their mothers.
Letters were mailed to women documented to have been exposed in utero to DES who had given birth to a female offspring, inviting them to have their daughters come in for a detailed history and pelvic examination. Records of the mothers whose daughters appeared for examination were reviewed, and findings noted at the time of their initial examination were recorded. Detailed pelvic examination of the third-generation daughters included colposcopic examination and iodine staining of the vagina and cervix and Papanicolaou smear. The findings observed in these women were compared with those noted in their mothers at the time of their mothers’ first examination.
Twenty-eight third-generation daughters were examined. Three of the daughters were delivered from one mother. Review of the mothers’ records indicated that 16 (61.5%) of the mothers exposed to DES during their pregnancy demonstrated structural changes of the cervix, upper vagina, or vaginal epithelial changes consisting of adenosis, nonstaining vaginal epithelium after application of iodine solution, or white epithelium within the vagina. None of the daughters were found to have changes usually associated with DES exposure.
The absence of abnormalities in the lower genital tract in third-generation women compared with the high frequency of these abnormalities in their mothers suggests that third-generation carryover effects of in utero DES exposure are unlikely.
- Findings in female offspring of women exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol, NCBI, PMID: 11814496,
Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Feb;99(2):197-200.
More DES DiEthylStilbestrol Resources
- DES studies on cancers and screening.
- DES studies on epigenetics and transgenerational effects.
- DES studies on fertility and pregnancy.
- DES studies on gender identity and psychological health.
- DES studies on in-utero exposure to DES and side-effects.
- DES studies on the genital tract.
- Papers on DES lawsuits.
- DES videos and posts tagged DES, the DES-exposed, DES victims.


As providers of Medicare services, nursing homes rely heavily on the timely and accurate reimbursement from the government to ensure the provision of top-quality care to their residents. The negative financial implications of claim rejections due to inaccurate provider enrollment cannot be overstated, as nursing homes risk losing millions of dollars, leading to their financial instability and, subsequently, their ability to provide quality care.
Beginning April 1st, 2023, a claim with any invalid or inaccurate provider information will be rejected for all services for the entire month. This new regulation further emphasizes the need for nursing homes to prioritize accurate provider enrollment, as even minor errors such as misspelled names or outdated addresses can lead to costly claim denials, which can result in significant revenue losses and cash flow issues.
The consequences of these denials on nursing homes can be far-reaching, as they heavily rely on Medicare reimbursements to maintain their operations and ensure that their residents receive adequate care. Claim rejections can lead to significant financial losses, impairing the nursing homes’ ability to meet financial obligations and purchase necessary supplies.
Moreover, correcting inaccuracies in the enrollment information can be a complex and expensive process that can take up valuable time and resources. This often leads to nursing home staff being pulled away from their core duty of providing care to residents, further exacerbating the situation.
Thus, nursing homes must prioritize accurate provider enrollment by working with experts, such as Streamline Verify, to ensure that their provider information remains up-to-date in the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS). Through this, nursing homes can avoid costly claim rejections and concentrate on providing the best possible care to their residents.
Furthermore, it is important to note that effective April 1, 2023, Medicare systems will edit institutional claims to ensure that institutional providers do not use any organizational National Provider Identifier (NPI) in the Attending Provider NPI Data Element, except under specific exceptions. Institutional providers must indicate the Attending Provider Name and Identifiers for the patient’s medical care and treatment on institutional claims for any services other than nonscheduled transportation claims. Additionally, on outpatient claims, institutional providers must send the Referring Provider NPI and name when the Referring Provider for the services is different from the Attending Provider.
It is crucial for healthcare compliance officers to stay informed of these new regulations and work with their team to ensure that their organization is compliant. Failure to do so can lead to significant revenue losses, cash flow issues, and difficulty in providing quality care to patients.


Police In The Panopticon
Dr. Brett Stoudt guests. We marvel at the military-grade technologies empowering police to be everywhere at once, and how their Kafkaesque aversion to accountability turns any free world into an e-carcerated state.
(1:24) Mitch introduces Dr. Brett Stoudt, head of the CUNY Graduate Center's PhD program in Critical Psychology. He rattles off a handful of the NYPD's latest and shadiest technologies, exponentially increasing the power with which law enforcement can bring the city to its fingertips. He points out that some of these use cases are blatant 4th Amendment rights violations, simply basking in the salad days of unsophisticated policy. Examples include surveillance towers, stingrays, LRAD, x-ray vans and heat vision helicopters. Telekinetic's reoccurring theme -- of technologies slowly creeping over centuries to arrive at their current bewildering state -- pops its head out once again. (10:32) We take stock of all these technologies and ask the obvious question: where does the money come from, and why? Mitch reads verbatim a head-scratching example of Pennsylvania State Police nabbing $4 billion from highway and bridge funds. Brett offers an easy-to-internalize concept: we have convinced ourselves that safety & security equates to police, ergo any program or budget containing safety & security as a line item will naturally translate to, "give this money to police." (16:17) Brett shows how the natural progression of making this money and power more invisible is to migrate to surveillance technologies, where accountability can be further abstracted even as power to manipulate the environment increases. He invokes the concepts of e-carceration and school-to-prison pipelines -- how 24/7 surveillance limits its subjects to walking a frighteningly narrow path, and how that path turns into a plank when enough data can be gathered to support biased precedent. (21:47) Mitch's hot take: given the keys to such an astounding amount of data, we should be policing on intent rather than behavior. Brett dismantles this argument with the quickness. (25:44) We talk through a simple, memorable mental model to reform police and communities: ask yourself how much police contribute to safety where you live. De-center police as the assumed answer to crime, and then de-center crime from the concept of harm. From this new lens of observing and analyzing your community through the notion of mitigating harm, you begin to see just how little the police can or should actually be involved, which leads to a reassessment of where community investments should be going instead.


What are the key features of National Stock Exchange?
Salient features of NSE
- Wide coverage: As the name suggests, NSE is a country wide stock exchange and has its access throughout the country.
- No fixed location for NSE:
- Confidential trading in NSE:
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- Effective matching of order in NSE:
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- Settlement of transactions:
What is the difference between googl and GOOG?
GOOG and GOOGL are stock ticker symbols for Alphabet (the company formerly known as Google). The main difference between the GOOG and GOOGL stock ticker symbols is that GOOG shares have no voting rights while GOOGL shares do.
What is the role of stock exchange?
What Is the Purpose of a Stock Exchange? A stock exchange helps companies raise capital or money by issuing equity shares to be sold to investors. The companies invest those funds back into their business, and investors, ideally, earn a profit from their investment in those companies.
What are the objectives of National Stock Exchange?
Following are the objectives of NSE:
- Establishing a nationwide trading facility for all types of securities.
- Ensuring equal access to investors all over the country through an appropriate communication network.
- Providing a fair, efficient, and transparent securities market using an electronic trading system.
What is National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)?
The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE) is the leading stock exchange in India and the second largest in the world by nos. of trades in equity shares from January to June 2018, according to World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) report.
What is the difference between BSE and NSE?
Till 1992, BSE was the most popular stock exchange in India. BSE used to function as a floor-trading exchange. In 1992 NSE was established as the first demutualized stock exchange in the country. It was also first stock exchange in India to introduce technologically advanced, screen-based trading platform (as opposed to floor-trading of BSE).
How has the power sector performed over the last 1 year?
For more detailed updates, read our Power sector report and check the latest Power sector results. The S&P BSE POWER Index was at 3,043.6 (up 1.6%). The index is up 14.8% over the last 30 days. And over the last 1 year, it has gained 82.2%.
What is NSE NIFTY 50?
About NSE Indices NSE Indices Limited (formerly known as India Index Services & Products Limited), or NSE Indices, owns and manages a portfolio of 67 indices under the NIFTY brand as of September 30, 2016, including NIFTY 50. NIFTY indices are used as benchmarks for products traded on NSE.


21 Sep 2023
Industrial Trainee - CA, 0 to 1 years in Navi Mumbai
Internal Audit, Continuous Monitoring, Auditing, Chartered Accountant
Experience: 0 to 1 years
Location: Navi Mumbai
- Conducting internal audit of various departments within the organisation as per the audit plan for the year approved by audit and ethics committee.
- Holding meetings with the respective process owner for carrying out process walkthrough and understanding whole process from its initiation to its conclusion and reporting. Identifying various control documents available and persons involved in the process and reporting hierarchy.
- Carrying out risk assessment and understating various risks inherent in the process. Identifying controls designed for mitigating such risk and efficiency and operating effectiveness of such control.
- Prepare RCM and design audit procedure for testing controls and evaluate design, implementation and operating effectiveness of such controls.
- Based on the audit procedures performed, identify process lapses, Gaps and control deficiencies. Carrying out root cause analysis for control failure.
- Prepare draft observation and conclude the observations by holding meetings with respective process owners.
- Prepare Audit report and maintain Audit documentation and evidences as per audit manual and audit approach followed by the department.
21 September 2023


The Glass WI group, plus visitors, had a great time last week with their wreath making. A lovely afternoon of creating, with refreshments and mince pies thrown in and not to mention the Christmas Carols in the background. Everyone was so supportive, with lots of ideas shared amongst the group, well done Glass WI, a great event!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
It was a very cold afternoon, but a good turn-out to see the Christmas Tree lights switched on. Thanks to all of you who came along, it was great to see so many of you.
As usual so many folk to thanks, Andrew M, Johnathan L and Tom McP who dug up and placed the tree. Margo, Jenny and Lou G who arranged the mulled wine, mince pies, home bakes and warm apple juice.
We hope you all enjoy the tree when you go past The Hall.
We held our Remembrance Service at 2pm on Sunday 12th November. It was a very poignant service led by Rev Calder. Wreaths were laid by James Ingleby on behalf of the Lord Lieutenant and Thomas MacPherson on behalf of Aberdeenshire Council as Chair of the Community Association. Miranda Montgomery, President of the Glass SWI, laid two wreaths, one of red poppies and one of purple to remember all the animals that have lost their lives in service during wartime. The service closed with our local piper, Kevin Scott, playing.
The service was very well attended for our small community, with between 50 and 60 attending and showing their respects. The Hall was busy afterwards with home bakes and refreshments being served. £138.60 was raised in donations which will be sent to Poppy Scotland, thank you to everyone who donated.
Glass Primary School held their own Remembrance Service on Thursday 10th November, with four of the pupils reading poems to remember the fallen and laid their own wreath. The pupils then went on to plant some bulbs in the car park area of The Hall, all in all a very lovely morning.
Many thanks go to the Members of Glass WI along with their family and friends for the poppy display at the memorial this year, which was aided with funding from Cairnie Glass Community Trust. Further thanks go to Brodie Murray of Standing Ovation who illuminated the memorial and display. Final thanks to those members of the GCA committee who arranged the event and the home bakes. All in all, a great collaboration from so many members of the Glass Community.


Developing a laboratory system as a client-server and web/Internet application. This is standard software for clinical chemistry laboratories, microbiology laboratories, blood depots and blood banks.
The laboratory system is developed with a modern interface (Microsoft standard). Important tasks here include recording requirements, the design, implementation and dispatch.
The system supports order processing and analysis orders, among other areas. This includes order receipt (manual/electronic), forwarding orders to laboratory machines, entering the results of analyses (manually/automatically), creating diagnostic findings and forwarding. The system supports tasks in the context of the quality controls specified by the German Medical Association (RiLiBäk). It is highly configurable in terms of the interface, in terms of which process sequences it supports, and in terms of authorizations and reports.


Project description: Last decades have been accompanied by economic turbulence, globalisation and these days also by crises of uncertainty caused by political decisions and challenges which arise from issues connected to migration and information that came from media. This is the environment where generation called „Y“ grew up and prepared to enter the labor market.
Current state of youth unemployment calls for active support of young people who need various types of guidance to overcome transition period from school to labour market.
We are not pointing out just on high unemployment rates but also for other factors such as early school leavers, lack of resilience, lack of new skills for new jobs, un-ability to think critically and comprehensively. Training course „Y Guides“ addresses these issues and offers space to equip youth workers with skills of
coaching young people and monitoring and supporting their youth career guidance by enhancement of their resilience to facilitate their entrance in the labour market. Project is designed for sharing of best practises, will provide youth workers with knowledge of psychological coaching tools and in addition they can build new partnerships for future projects. Everything based on non-formal teaching techniques with support of trainers.
Project will host 25 participants from 11 countries (Slovakia, Greece, Lithuania, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus and Hungary) in charming small town Modra, Slovakia in March 2018.
Project aim and objectives: The main aim of this project is to enable and build capacity of youth workers (group leaders, trainers, mentors, facilitators, officers etc.) of coaching and guiding young people’s career and boosting their resilience to facilitate their entrance in the labour market. The concrete objectives we have foreseen to achieve main goal are:
• Explore and identify issues of youth employability in Europe and neighbours countries and consequently raise the needs for a different coaching and support approach to be provided to young people to have an easier access in the labour market.
• Enable youth workers to measure young people’s well-being to tailor properly and apply the tools for the personal and professional development of youth.
• Furnish youth workers and youth operators a set of psychological coaching tools which will be used for the career coaching, building of
resilience and betterment of young people.
• Share best practices and innovative tools which participants will exchange during the course.
• Encourage youth workers and operators to turn the learning part into practice beyond the training course, acting as multipliers and share the competences gained within their organisations, their communities and other youth operators from the field.
• Boost networking among partner organisations and promoters and development of strategies for future projects aimed to youth coaching and support, especially those implemented within the Erasmus+ programme
Programme and action:
Erasmus+ KA1 Mobility of youth workers - Training Course
7-14 March 2018
Number of participants:
- Czech Republic


Birdshot chorioretinopathy (BSCR), a progressive form of non-infectious uveitis, is the strongest HLAassociated disease described to date, with >95% of the patients displaying HLA-A29. Since indirect evidence indicates the involvement of T cells in the etiopathology of the disease, we now isolated, cultured and analyzed the vitreous fluid-infiltrating T cells from two BSCR patients with respect to their phenotype, cytokine profile, clonal distribution and antigen specificity. Phenotypic analyses revealed the predominant presence of both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells in vitreous fluid. Further analyses on short term expanded and cloned T cells suggested that eye-infiltrating T cells generally displayed a Thl like cytokine profile with secretion of high levels of IFN-gamma and TNE-alpha. In one patient an oligoclonal CD4 (+)and CD8(+) T cell infiltration, with a moderate to strongly skewed TCR VII usage was suggestive for an antigen driven infiltration/expansion. Indeed, a number of intraocular CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells responded to crude retinal and choroidal lysates. These results, which demonstrate for the first time the existence of eye-antigen-specific T cells in the vitreous fluid of BSCR patients, substantiate the current view on the role of eye-antigen specific T cells in the etiopathology of BSCR. 2014 American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
- EMC OR-01-60-01