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Friday Photo- BCU Conservatoire This week’s Friday Photo is of another new building- The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, as it’s now been renamed. It was founded as the Birmingham School of Music in 1886, but this building dates from 2017! I watched it being built for over a year while I worked at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, and when I ventured back to Millennium Point a few weeks back, I was greeted with this stunning sight. The new building houses 500 seats, and replaces the former Conservatoire which was situated in Chamberlain Square, which was recently demolished as part of the Paradise Redevelopment. It’s the first, purpose-built music college to be constructed in the UK since 1987, and its Principal is Julian Lloyd-Webber! This part of the city is slowly being transformed and it’s wonderful to see it being given a new lease of life!

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As Craft Distilleries Boom, a Californian with Whiskey in His Blood Takes It Slow and Steady By HUDSON LINDENBERGERColorado Editor / BourbonStory.com SANTA BARBARA, CAL. – Ian Cutler’s family has history with hooch. His great-grandfather Duke Cutler moonshined in California during Prohibition. His grandfather created his own brand of blended spirits during the 1940s, and the family stayed in the spirits business for another four decades, until Ian’s boyhood in the 1980s. Fair to say: The whiskey business runs in Ian’s blood. Last year, he took his family heritage, his own restless always-learning curiosity and a chance opportunity at a lease in a busy strip in Santa Barbara’s trendy Funk Zone and put it all on the line with a new distillery. Cutler’s Artisan Spirits makes all manner of booze – most of it from scratch — from bourbon to vodka and gin to liqueurs. The Biggest Week in Bourbontown When the editors of the brand new Sports Illustrated cobbled together the money to pay William Faulkner to come to Louisville to write about the mad scene leading up to the 1955 Kentucky Derby, they had but one real concern: How to keep the famously thirsty Southern writer away from the city’s equally well known, and forgiving, attitude toward bourbon drinking long enough to keep him writing. They needn’t have worried. Faulkner was on a roll. On the day he arrived, Tuesday of Derby Week, he won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and by the end of the week had produced, in daily chunks of 300 words each, one of the most famous pieces of sports journalism of the last century. Every Tumbler Tells a Story: Bourbon and Basketball in the Bluegrass LOUISVILLE — I was speaking to January in late March in Kentucky, and that meant basketball was on in her bar as she built me… Bourbon Story Exclusive: Bill Samuels, Jr. Explains How His Parents Created Markers Mark Bourbon Story editor Michael Lindenberger interviews Bill Samuels, Jr., chairman emeritus and son of the founder of Maker’s Mark, in the family company’s Bardstown board room. Once upon a time, Hunter S. Thompson walked into a bar in Kent … Ralph Steadman has been a good friend Bourbon Story Magazine, sharing his memories of Hunter Thompson, of Louisville, and much else over the years. He…

Showing a remarkable degree of optimism as evidenced by the boarding card he held in his hand, a 73 year-old Asian-American man approached a gate agent today expecting to be allowed to fly to his destination. Despite wearing yoga pants for comfort and carrying a boxed cheesecake, the man amazingly believed he would be both allowed to board the plane, and stay on board for the duration of the flight. He reportedly claimed to be confident he could fly because he had researched all the rules beforehand, according to onlookers who were already regarding him with pity. The man even appeared to give a victory cheer when he was allowed onto the jetway, seemingly unaware that was the first step in his violent ejection. Be the first to comment on "Cake-Carrying Elderly Asian Man Wearing Yoga Pants Somehow Thinks He’s Going To Fly"

The triumph of Bradley Wiggans at the Tour de France and the anticipated success in the velodrome at the Olympics are expected to increase the number of people taking to two wheels. But cycling is already booming in the UK. British Cycling said it had “never been in better health” after the publication of the latest statistics on the number of people taking to two-wheeled exercise. But how good is cycling for our health, especially if we’ve not done that much exercise in a while? Or would we be fitter and indeed safer pumping some iron in the gym or splashing around in the pool? Take the number of calories burned: on the face of it, cycling is not off to a winning start. “If you compare intense running with intense cycling, you will burn more calories running, as you are shifting your body mass,” said Prof Jamie Timmons, from Loughborough University. “However, it is like comparing apples and oranges.” The problem with simply comparing calories is that it assumes anyone can just get up and decide to exercise without any consequence. Running may be better at shifting your body mass, but that body mass is also being thrust into the ground with every step, pounding your joints. Prof Timmons says this is where cycling, as a low-impact sport, comes into its own, particularly when people are starting out. Around 70% of body weight goes through the saddle and handlebars instead of through your ankles. And to put it politely, the bigger you are, the more important that will be. “You will be able to do more intense cycling and avoid injuries, as you’re not pounding into the ground,” said Prof Timmons. Dr Simon Kemp, from the Faculty for Sport and Exercise Medicine, is the type of cyclist who does legs of the Tour de France and readily clocks up 100-mile rides. He says one of the advantages of cycling is that it offers more scope for improvement than other forms of exercise, such as swimming, which is “technically demanding to do it well”. “You can commute to work at 60% of your maximum heart rate, which is a relatively low-intensity activity, or at the top end you can do legs of the Tour de France.” Of course, any form of exercise has health benefits. But several studies have shown that cycling specifically does the trick. A study of 30,640 people living in Copenhagen showed that people who did not cycle to work were 39% more likely to die during the 15-year study. Dr Kemp said: “There’s very strong evidence for people with very low initial physical fitness that it can result in significant reductions in cardiovascular-disease mortality.” There have also been studies around reducing body fat, better sleep and lowering the risk of Type 2 diabetes. Cycling is also one of the easiest forms of exercise to fit into daily life. If you swim, you have to head to the pool; a bit of weight-training probably needs a visit to the gym; but cycling to work can become part of a daily routine. As a report by the now defunct Cycling England concluded: “Cycling is one of the most appropriate types of physical activity for the majority of the population as it can be easily incorporated into daily life, can be carried out at different intensities and has few side-effects.” Cycling is not without risks, but Dr Kemp cautions that these tend to be for the elite athletes. Spending so much time in the saddle can lead to a loss of sensation in the genitals and there have been suggestions of lower sperm counts in elite male cyclists. Being on the road, however, clearly runs the risk of an accident. This graphic of every death on every road in the UK between 1999 and 2010 showed cyclists had a higher casualty rate than pedestrians. There is also a “twin peaks effect” with most being killed during the morning and evening rush hours. Dr Kemp said the benefits outweighed the risks and that “from a public health perspective as a way to make the whole population more healthy, it is a very easy sell”. Prof Timmons said: “There’s not a magic exercise out there. Do the exercise you enjoy the most and the exercise most likely to fit into your life.” But he warned: “You might look a bit silly in lycra.”

Officials on Tuesday confiscated more than 300kg of elephant tusks from Malawi at Suvarnabhumi airport and arrested a Gambian national on charges of ivory smuggling and violating customs laws. The seizure was announced Tuesday by the Customs Department, the Department of National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation, and police. The tusks, 422 individual pieces worth about 17 million baht, were seized at the airport on Sunday after customs officials became suspicious of two shipments arriving via Ethiopian Airlines. Officials became suspicious because the flights originated at Lilongwe airport in Malawi, a southern African country that has previously been identified as a key transit route and distribution hub for illegal ivory. Smugglers usually hide contraband items among other goods. The shipments were scanned and officials found what looked like elephant tusks hidden among stones. When a Gambian national showed up at the airport on Sunday to claim the cargo, the authorities asked him to open the containers. They found stones and the tusks weighing 330kg. The man was charged with smuggling wildlife under the wildlife protection law and importing prohibited products under the customs law. The suspect has lived in Thailand for 15 years and he has a Thai wife and three children. The Customs Department said onTuesday that Thailand remains a hub for illegal African ivory smuggling despite concerted efforts to combat the trade. Smugglers are willing to take the risk of shipping the ivory to Thailand to be carved which will increase the product value significantly. Thailand is known for its ivory craftsmanship. The department has been working with authorities to stop the illegal ivory trade — a commitment the government has made to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. According to the department’s records, from 2015 to the present, 24 people have been arrested and 3,027 elephant tusks weighing over 7 tonnes seized. These are worrying statistics as who knows how much ivory has got through without being detected. The numbers of African elephants are decreasing rapidly and authorities in several African countries are waging a losing war against poachers. The potential financial gains are huge and at the end of the day, it is not the poachers who are the real enemy. They have families to feed and they cannot earn anywhere near as much money doing “regular” jobs. The real guilty ones are the consumers. If everyone simply stopped buying and collecting ivory products, the trade would cease to exist. It is illegal to possess ivory items that have been carved after 1947 but sadly that is not deterring thousands of collectors.

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You are Invited to the Ashes to Art Auction Fundraiser Monday, June 24, 2013 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Garden of the Gods Club 3320 Mesa Road Colorado Springs, CO 80904 The Art and The Auction The striking "Ashes to Art" collection by Steve Weed incorporates actual charcoal and ashes left by the Waldo Canyon Fire of June, 2012. Two days before the one-year anniversary of the devastation caused by the Waldo Canyon Fire, twenty pieces from this powerful and emotive body of work will be auctioned. Very generously, Steve is donating the artwork to Colorado Springs Together so that all the proceeds from the auction can be used for the Mountain Shadows Waldo Canyon Fire Memorial to be unveiled in 2014. Please join us and participate in this significant auction fundraiser. If not for your own personal collection, please consider bidding on a piece from this historic collection to give as a legacy gift, in your name, to hang in a local fire station. Click here to RSVP. In preparation for the auction, you can: - View the Collection List for details about each piece. - Visit www.SteveWeed.com for the background story. - Read the Artist's Statement about the collection. Colorado Springs Together is an independent 501(c)(3) Non-Profit: Colorado Springs Together is a community-driven volunteer effort, and is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The team members are distinguished citizens, business professionals and dedicated public servants in the community, facilitating and coordinating a quick and effective rebuilding process for the neighborhoods devastated on June 26, 2012, by the Waldo Canyon Fire.

For the second time in my life I was able to let Chris Cornell’s rich voice wash over me. He sang to us, he sang to the trees and he sang to the heavens. He can’t help but belt out hit after hit which have carried me with emotion for so long, and I even discovered some great songs I had no idea existed from his 20+ year career span! From Sound Garden to Temple of the Dog to Audioslave and everything in between he was able to overwhelm me with those vocals and six guitars (yes, I got teary-eyed about 3 times)! He opened his set with Redemption Song and did a couple other covers throughout the show (Led Zep & Lennon). Highlights for me were definitely Like a Stone, Can’t Change Me, Call me a Dog, Sunshower, Say Hello to Heaven and Fell on Black Days. I was left wanting more since he didn’t play What You Are… but understandable, that would be one of the songs that need a badass band to truly rock the fuck out. The Ford Amphitheater is just intimate enough to let you lose yourself in those lyrics and beautiful melodies. You can gaze up at the starry night as you sway along or just close your eyes and let the sound engulf you as I did. This venue is nestled in the Hollywood Hills, just northeast of the Hollywood Bowl on Cahuenga Blvd. It doesn’t fit a whole lot of people (perhaps 1500?) but it was absolutely fitting for Cornell’s acoustic, one-man-act. He will FOREVER be one of my favorites and I’m sure in time, one of the greats (if not already)!! Unfortunately, they are SUPER STRICT about cameras, so no footage (Lauren would have gave them a piece of her mind!!) but honestly, it was more of a personal thing for me anyway- it’s that good. Try to catch the next show, May 5th, 2011- 8pm. $40 bucks is SO worth it! Signing off for Lauren, her roommate Stephanie ;) Post a Comment

Fiesta Des Ursulines is a renegade community event that takes place at Square Des Ursulines in the middle of the city of Bruxelles each year. Conceived by the Brusk collectif who also organized and built the skatepark, the Fiesta des Ursulines is not only a skateboarding event, but also focuses on culture, food, beer, silkscreening, photo exhibitions and social events such as dressing up in animal costumes or face paintings and going across the street to entertain the old people living in the retirement home. Since BRUSK IS DEAD, and the guys who founded event are now building skateparks around europe or focusing on their other artist talents, the festival is now run by some Bruxelles locals like Syzmon Stachon and Damien Delsaux. Earlier in the day there were some BMX events but I timed it right by first hitting up ELZO’s artshow on the way from my seedy hotel by the train station to the festival and arrived right as the best trick contest was going down on the newly built Volcano, a well needed addition to the street course. Mike of Concrete Flow, (formerly Brusk) built the man-sized volcano a few days before and the concrete cured just in time for a quick painting before the session was on. All different styles of bands were playing throughout the day but I was focusing on the skateboarding so didn’t really get to enjoy the music until the bowl session in the Punisher bowl (which is much harder to skate than it looks) where the bands OTISS (crust/punk) and LEPER HOUSE (punk/hardcore) were playing “pool side”. The Fiesta des Ursulines is crazy congregation of anarchistic rebels and all walks of life… I’ve been to many cities around the world, and I must say that Bruxelles takes the cake for having the most oddball eccentric rebellious creatures on this planet. If you live in United States or another heavily policed state, there is no way anything like this event could ever go down. It would be crawling with pigs handcuffing and arresting suspicious characters and carting them off to jail. They would bring trouble where there was none. But you know what, nothing bad happened, no one got hurt (except for a few hippers and bruises), and everyone had a blast. Hope to see you there next year, if you dare… Words + photos + video: Jonathan Hay Fiesta des Ursulines – 2014 (Featuring: Ian Dykmans, Kwentin, Szymon Stachon, Yoeri Vromans, Donald Poolboy…. Music by Fugazi.) Filmed / edited by J. Hay Links to previous Confusion coverage of: Fiesta des Ursulines – 2013 Fiesta des Ursulines – 2012 Fiesta des Ursulines – 2011 Fiesta des Ursulines – 2010 Fiesta Des Uruslines is a renegade community skate, food, silkscreening, drinking and music fest that takes place every May in Bruxelles, Belgium. The concept originally conceived and brought into fruition by the Brusk collectif, has been taken over by some other Bruxelles locals, Szymon Stachon and Damien since Brusk is dead, and have moved onto other things like building skateparks, photography, etc. This year had a similar vibe as past years: rebellion, anarchy, skateboarding, and other bacchanalian rituals, along with socially benefiting side shows like dressing up in costumes and dancing with old people at the retirement home across the street. The threatening weather perhaps scared a few people away, although the clouds refused to burst at the Square des Ursulines and the party raged on from noon until midnight. Earlier in the day there was some BMX action, but I chose to check out Elzo’s artshow and check into a seedy hotel near the train station and arrived just as the best trick over the volcano was getting underway. Mike (formerly of Brusk) built the decent sized volcano, and much needed additive obstacle to the street course, a couple days before the Fiesta! I missed most of the bands, although most of them sounded good, because I was checking out the skateboarding action, but “pool side” a few bands were playing during the bowl session: OTISS (crust/punk ), LEPER HOUSE ( punk/hardcore), TAT2NOISACT ( punk/noisexperimentatoo.) There’s not much more to say, the Fiesta Des Uruslines is something you should experience for yourself…. it’s nothing like anything you’ve ever been to before… The Bruxhells locals are crazy people, all of them, every last one of them, but in a damn good way! Hopefully the Fiesta will continue in the years to come! See you there, if you dare… Photos + words: Jonathan Hay

On Tuesday, I wrote a piece on what the team is and isn’t. A key component of that had to do with the offense being a “precision unit”. The unit was uniquely assembled, starting with an elite set of All Pro’s on the offensive line. Throw in an All Pro, high flying WR named Dez & there’s future HOF TE, Jason Witten. Add in a the spitfire slot receiver, who led the squad in receptions last year and then, the last option, Mr. Toe Drag himself, Terrance Williams. Don’t forget the leading rusher in the NFL in 2016, Ezekiel Elliott. He’s a rare player, a home run hitting RB, great hands and a rare pass blocker. To round out the unit, the NFL rookie of the year for 2016, QB, Dak Prescott. Two players didn’t return and the loss of Ron Leary, to me, was the most painful to this day, though the retirement of Doug Free lent to the pain & suffering. What were they looking to accomplish with the composition of the unit? It was designed to be the ultimate unit to control the ball, dominate the time of possession (keep a marginal defense on the sideline), score TD’s and force teams to chase the scoreboard because of the efficiency of this group. But what made this unit so dynamic, so special and so hard to defend? You know the answer is Zeke Elliott as the centerpiece. What is it about him that made this specific unit so stinking special. Where do I begin? Let’s start with, he’s an incredibly strong, powerful runner, that can cut on a dime and take the ball the distance. Not many with his ability come around very often. We, in Dallas, have been blessed through the years with HOF’ers, Dorsett & Emmitt at the position. Zeke has the rare ability of turning nothing into 3-4 yards or put him in space and it’s a TD. His 16 TD’s in 2016 tell a huge tale. Zeke led the league last year in how many of his runs resulted in first downs. Move the chains, eat up clock and score TD’s, what a combo. That made it a game of pick your poison as it related to the passing game. Because of the success / fear of the running game, it made the passing game highly efficient. If teams stacked the box, then the QB could find an assortment of receivers with the LB’s in no mans land in coverage. Teams had to play the run first and kept them from being very aggressive. Play action was a bread and butter staple. The fear of Zeke controlling the game and Dez being left one on one would keep coordinators up at night. The field was stretched from sideline to sideline although rarely did it stretch vertically. The lack of elite speed doesn’t stretch defenses vertical and that’s the point, I’ll be looking to elaborate on here. Dallas is at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to speed on offense, they have none and defenses today are built on fast players. Now, after 11 games, three without the Zeke Factor, the field has shrunk dramatically. Without the same level of play from the offensive line, the problem has only been compounded. The line hasn’t been able to get into sync as a group, who hasn’t noticed that? Injury to Tyrun proved to be a disaster in the Atlanta game and wasn’t a whole lot better against Philly. In the 3 games of the Zeke suspension, the running game has been serviceable, but they’ve not reaped any benefit for an adequate running game. Morris & Rod Smith have struggled on at least half of their runs, particularly early in a game. There have been some nice runs by Morris and steady banging away by Smith at times, but neither bring that home run threat. The consistency just isn’t there. Opponents focus now on controlling the run, but taking away the quick open routes that typically moved the chains. For the most part they’ve done that particularly in the first two games when Tyrun was out. It not only exposed the LT position but Cooper had his troubles at LG. What has resulted is that there is less time to get the ball out. What was already a predominantly short passing game, has become, three yards and a cloud of dust. There isn’t time for Dak to wait on the routes in their “normal” offense. Dak has not had time to survey his receivers, like he did last year. The middle of the pocket was outstanding with Leary, Travis & Martin & few ever get the better of Smith at LT. If there’s a fault with Dak thus far in his early career, is that he’s so cautious that he’s looking for his receiver to be wide “open’ before throwing to that player. In the NFL, if you have a leverage advantage, you’re open. Many don’t realize that typically the CB’s have more speed than do the receivers. Getting real separation from DB’s doesn’t really exist often in man coverage, especially with all the hand checking down the field. That’s what created the back shoulder throws that are so common in todays game! There just isn’t that wide open guy very often. Getting back to the point, Dak’s looking for a fairly wide open player to throw to, if he’s not, he’s comes off that guy and goes to his 2nd option and so on. Well this year and particularly these three games the pressure isn’t allowing him to do much more than go to the primary receiver, check it down or scramble to buy time. I’ve seen plays on the All 22, where a guy is ready to come open & does, but Dak is high tailing it out of the pocket and can’t let it go at the moment necessary to execute the play. Its simple to see on tape, that a WR got the DB to take a wrong step or lean his weight the wrong way which enables the WR to break free in 3 or 4 strides. QB gets a fraction of a second to see it, so tap the brakes with the blame game. Those are things that come with time, trust and experience. Dak last year rarely was willing to go down field about 20 yards and yes, I scratched my head watching open receivers bypassed for shorter completions. Players know, coordinators know, that Dak rarely goes downfield or taking deeper vertical shots. When he does it’s throwing it up to Dez for a 50/50 shot, but his accuracy hasn’t been solid with that this year. There just isn’t that time, especially without Zeke in there, to make teams respect or fear the run. They don’t fear the big play either on the ground or through the air. Because the Cowboys lack speed & know that Dak won’t challenge them deep with their wide outs, the safeties play 2-3 yards closer to the LOS. Let’s analyze our WR corp, starting with Dez Bryant. He’s an electric WR, who’s specialty is high pointing a ball and with his size and strength DB’s are at a disadvantage, unless the stripes level the playing field for them. Too many times, Dak’s only giving the initial look and comes off Dez quickly. The same goes for each receiver. Dez doesn’t possess elite breakaway speed, so the DB’s are playing him tight those first few steps so that Dak goes elsewhere. Its how’d I’d game plan against him. Frankly, the stripes appear to be allowing the DB’s to grab Dez on nearly every play. It serves many purposes as teams know that he gets frustrated easily and quickly. He was pushed squarely in the numbers in the Atlanta game on an end zone play, which even Pereira called as PI! Have you noticed how his slants are much shorter in depth, they used to be 10 to 18 yards in the past? The safeties being closer is a major factor. This happens because there’s no one to speak of, that makes safeties respect the deep middle. Frankly, I’d have Dez in the slot, with Terrance & Butler on the outside. Give your best player a greater opportunity to use the whole field and it would only occupy the safeties in the middle of the field. Opens things up for everyone, yet I’d still want more speed out there going forward. One of the most important things to notice, in hindsight is that defenses are attacking the Cowboys offense. not the other way around in the absence of Zeke and the missing element of speed. Terrance Williams returned this year in FA and while we like him and love that loyalty, he isn’t and wasn’t a special #2 WR. He’ll make some outstanding receptions along the sidelines, as he has great body control and awareness in those situations. His speed isn’t special and without that he’s not the greatest compliment to Dez. He may be the #2 WR, but he’s almost always the 4th option or less. I was hoping for an upgrade through the draft, to be honest, but the team elected to resign him. Beasely had an outstanding year in 2016 and much more was expected in 2017. Watching him in camp, was laughable as no one could cover him. But his effectiveness has been limited to routes that range from about 6 to 8 yards typically. This year they’ve bracketed him to control his two way routes. In the last few games, his routes depth wise are 5 yards or less. He rarely runs a vertical route and the one time he did in Atlanta, he caught the DB off guard. The All 22 showed that Dak was getting pressured and unable to deliver a pass. He’s a receiver that is quick and shifty but there’s virtually no concern about his getting vertical. Getting him the ball for 5 yards, when 3rd and 10, is of little use. Once again the lack of speed at the skill positions is hurting. At the TE position, we have a HOF player and the ultimate warrior, but he’s another player lacking speed and his routes are getting shorter too. The last few weeks he’s had to stay in to block or chip and his routes aren’t yielding much yardage. Getting six yards on third and ten, helps with field position but its not helping keep drives alive. Brice Butler appears to be the closest thing we have to a deep threat and has been productive in that role. But his snaps are limited behind the starters and Beasely is ahead of him on the pecking order. In camp, Dak found Swaim down the field every day I was there. Yet, they never try to get him the ball in that role, which is a bit baffling to me. We’re probably the only team that doesn’t challenge defenses down the seam with the TE’s. Again remember how the offense was built and how the parts were designed to function. Can Rico provide a source for getting down the seam next year? Dak’s certainly has had a hard time the last three games, I just don’t put it on him, without analyzing the unit as a whole. Through the first half of the season he had a huge hand in getting them their first five victories. Would have been six, but the coach snatched that Packer game from the win column. The last three weeks he’s been under siege, like I’ve not seen since the playoff game against the Vikings when Columbo was getting whipped for 4 sacks and Romo was being blasted. Against Atlanta & Philly, Dak was sacked 12 times and while only dropped twice by the Chargers, he was harassed and hit all day long. We as fans, have high expectations for our players and none more than Dak after his incredible first season. If you weren’t happy with his performance, tell me who could have done better, given the pressure he’s faced? Or tell me who would have survived the beating he’s been taking? The offensive unit isn’t set up right now for success the way it was designed, without Zeke, most of all. You see it and this is how I see it. I won’t pretend to have an answer on who to sign or draft that can turn on the jets, but they have to occupy safeties and stretch the field vertically next year. Dez in the slot will help regardless, but add the missing ingredient of speed and all receivers will benefit. The games a track meet in the NFL these days and we’re stuck in the mud! We have a monumental, Need For Speed! Keep pace, or get out of the race!!!!

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In some instances, it can even be seen in the mild of care and love. But if you accept their recommendation and start to live your life based on it, you will be crossing a biblical line. The Bible doesn’t explicitly handle the subject of relationship. In the Christian group, however, relationship is among the most discussed and debated subjects. Kissing before marriage ought to be averted if it results in other sin But it might additionally raise the question of whether or not the opposite individual is certainly being led to Christ by your efforts within the process of relationship. Can you date somebody from a unique religion? We have all been asked this query at one point in our dating lives. However, the means in which we answer this straightforward query might have a major influence on our lives. Although the Bible does not specifically point out dating, it does give us many stories of courtship, marriage, and love. What about making out? is french kissing or is making out a sin? All of the evidence that we can construct on Old Testament history indicates that Moses’ spouse was black. We additionally learn that his sister, Miriam, became very distressed by the truth that her brother married a Cushite. Because of Miriam’s response, God judged Miriam and gave her leprosy. So if something, it might appear to me that God frowns upon those that are racists. Friendship is the foundation of any good relationship. Whether you want to make associates or maintain those you could have, friendship is necessary in any Christian teen’s life. Making out before marriage is a sin? I’d say that’s a step in the proper course in phrases of relationship well. But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and particularly for members of his family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, pleasure, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; towards such issues there isn’t any legislation. Wives, submit to your husbands, as is becoming in the Lord. Dating is not severe for everyone and can be just for enjoyable, however this has penalties. This viewpoint is not centered around the concept that believers are higher than non-believers. It’s centered around the fact that this is a command given to us by God’s living world. However, letting what they imagine into our lives will convey uncleanliness into our life. Though courting can appear harmless and as one thing to cross your time, this is a view of the world. The #1 physical boundary when dating – don’t make out People began organized marriages, usually marrying family members. When the courting relationship ends, the “break up” is like a miniature divorce, as a end result of the couple has “acted” like a married couple during the course of their dating relationship. Before you begin throwing things at your laptop, let’s go to Scripture. The argument turns into clearer once we take a glance at a few of what the Bible has to say about 1) sex, 2) our relationships with different believers and 3) sexual immorality itself. Lastly, if individuals are really shocked by your pairing with this person, it could be a red flag that you just wish to look at. Many occasions dating someone a lot older or youthful may be rooted in unhealthy habits our wounds from our previous.

Things get so silly and absurd at City Hall at times that if the procedures weren’t recorded and televised people wouldn’t believe some of the stuff that takes place. The Tuesday, February 3 session is an example. First, some background: Bill Flynn and his dedicated and hard working group of volunteers — Friends of the Library (FOL) — spent an inordinate amount of time and effort raising $400,000 that they gave to the city of Fernandina Beach toward building the new library extension. Folks, that’s a $400,000 gift to the residents of Fernandina Beach. Free money! As a proud library card-carrying citizen, I am more than appreciative. However, for their efforts and generosity Mr. Flynn and the FOL received a verbal shakedown from Commissioner Pat Gass and her imaginary friends — the ones that don’t vote and don’t show up for commission meetings — who collectively would like to pin a “Kick Me” sign on the backs of Mr. Flynn and his munificent literary pals, a group Ms. Gass thinks is a bunch of pikers. Instead of a verbal reprimand by Commissioner Gass what the city should be doing is booting the statue of grifter David Yulee from its downtown train station bench perch and replacing it with a likeness of Mr. Flynn Here’s what happened instead. The new library needs an additional $73,000 to complete the ceiling and overhead lighting and the FOL has agreed to pay for half, but that’s not good enough for the greedy voices that reside in the head of Commissioner Gass. Taking a page out of thuggish Public Utility Director John Mandrick’s “You have to pay to play” book, Ms. Gass verbally strong-armed Mr. Flynn at the February 3 session saying: “… you said you would pay for this. How much money have you got? You said you would have more than enough to do it. Not half of it—all of it.” Based on her comments I’m convinced that Ms. Gass would team up with Mr. Mandrick to kneecap the Welcome Wagon lady if they weren’t satisfied with her offerings. And to add a humorous element to the proceedings City Manager Joe Gerrity, who acted as project manager during the new library construction, and who was feeling extraneous, confused or bored at this point, chimed in spouting incomprehensible doubletalk about respecting the city staff while performing a clever imitation of the Mad Tea-Party’s dormouse, even admitting his comments were irrelevant. Maybe Commissioner Gass can convince City Attorney Tammi Back, who the odds favor to eventually win at least one legal action, to sue the FOL to try and wring another $36,500 out of these benevolent folks. Many in the audience praised the FOL including local activist Tony Crawford who said: “These people go out and raise about $400,000. I am not sure, but I would guess that is the largest amount ever raised to fund such a project by private citizens. These guys beat on doors, held events, begged, borrowed…” If she even has a library card Ms. Gass needs to go down to the new facility with her imaginary friends and check out a couple of books: “The Lost Art of Gratitude” and “Good Manners for Every Occasion.” Mayor Ed Boner and Commissioners Robin Lentz and Tim Poynter were the calm voices of reason during this session, which had to be as embarrassing for them as it was for all of the others who witnessed it. Ms. Lentz advocated that the city pay half and all but Ms. Gass agreed. A news article by Suanne Z. Thamm detailing the session can be found in the online Fernandina Observer News’ February 5 edition. Happy Days? Based on my drives down Fletcher the past few months the local economy appears to be doing very well as home construction and remodeling taking place along this pricey stretch of Atlantic-facing real estate appears to be booming. I’m not sure how much of a barometer all this activity is, but these are not inexpensive projects and “for sale” signs along that pricey route are falling like bowling pins. In addition the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors reports that 41 Nassau County homes sold in January this year for a medium price of $210,000 compared to 33 last January with a medium price of $132,317. I’ve also been told by restaurateurs and inn keepers that this is one of the best off-season seasons they’ve experienced in a long time. On the other hand Mary Maguire, editor of the online Nassau County Independent (ncflindependent.com) reports that Nassau County Human Resources Coordinator Tina Keiter said that some 100 people applied for work as a county library assistant. She called it an entry-level job with a starting salary of $11.44 per hour. According to the Independent Keiter said that entry-level job postings typically attract 75 to 100 applicants and that it is common for the county to receive resumes listing college degrees.”We get degrees for custodial workers,” said Keiter. “It’s difficult out there.” It’s also a signal that folks out there want to live here and are willing to take entry-level or low-paying jobs to do so. Taxpayers Getting Hosed: A December 2014 Cato Institute Report on federal and private sector worker pay finds, “In 2013 federal civilian workers had an average wage of $81,076, according to data from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. By comparison, the average wage of the nation’s 107 million private-sector workers was $55,424.” When benefits like health care and pensions are included, “federal worker compensation averaged $115,524, or 74 percent more than the private-sector average of $66,357.” When the fed workers overtake the private sector, who will pay their salaries? Do you still wonder why President Obama wants to raise your taxes? A GOP Rx For The Presidency? Ben Carson, 63, defends the role of doctors in politics and I think he makes a strong case. Carson, a black Republican who is considered a long-shot for the GOP nomination in 2016, was a professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery, and pediatrics, and the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. At 33, he became the youngest major division director in Johns Hopkins history, as director of pediatric neurosurgery. He was a co-director of the Johns Hopkins Craniofacial Center and performed ground-breaking surgery that successfully separated German twins joined at their heads, a medical first. Carson reminds us that five doctors signed the Declaration of Independence and that doctors are the “most highly educated group in the nation, trained to make decisions on fact rather than emotion” and “they are excellent with numbers, very concerned with the welfare of others and accustomed to hard work.” I’d be thrilled to just meet this guy. Fore! Remember when, without notice, a pair of US Army captains, Ed Mallue and Natalie Heimel, were kicked off the picturesque 16th hole of a Hawaiian golf course where they had scheduled their wedding, because then President George W. Bush wanted to play that course? Oh never mind. If it had been President Bush you would have remembered, because the story would have been in all the papers and on TV. 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Lamar Alexander of Tennessee wrote in The Wall Street Journal. “Sometimes in some markets, for example in Texas and Illinois, the subsidy is so large that wind producers have paid utilities to take their electricity and still make a profit.” The “Most Transparent Government In History?” In spite of President of Obama’s promise, Edwin J. Feulner writes, “Some 47 of the federal government’s 73 watchdogs filed a formal complaint about the ‘serious limitations the Obama administration places on their ability to uncover waste, fraud and abuse.” Inspectors General from the National Security Agency, and the departments of Homeland Security and Justice are among those claiming the administration is imposing “serious limitations on access to records,” hindering their work. Source: Patriot Post via Georgia Public Policy Foundation. Drinking, Dining & Dancing: Several folks have told me that the Courtyard Pub & Eats has changed hands and that the new owners are a couple from Georgia and longtime piano man John Springer fans which may mean that John will be back to three days a week instead of just Thursday evenings. Anyway, if true then I can assume that I’ll be granted entry once again after being unceremoniously tossed out on my ear a week or so ago because the current owner didn’t care for an item I wrote in this space criticizing the place for a variety of shortcomings. No matter what happens, stop by next Thursday, the 19th for a fun evening with John. I have no idea what goes on there other days of the week. The February 27 Wine’s by Steve function is sold out but Steve tells me there are still a half dozen or so seats left for their first sit-down wine dinner in their 4924 First Coast Highway location to be catered by neighbor Bar Zin and Sardinian Winery, Wednesday, March 4 so call ‘em at 904/557-1506. And don’t forget tonight from 5-7 is their weekly wine tasting. Dan Voll is becoming a mainstay at GG’s Bistro from 6-9 pm on Thursday evenings where his performances have been huge hits playing to packed houses of toe tapping diners says proprietor Bill Mertens. You can also catch Dan on Friday evenings beginning at 6:30 at the Green Turtle and Sundays starting at 4:30 at the Salty Pelican. This should go under the heading of “Friends of David Yulee” . We love your blog but have grown weary of your constant comments about the statue of “grifter” David Yulee. The statue is there and it ain’t going anywhere. So why don’t you just get over it and remember that if it wasn’t for him we might not be living where we are today. When Dr. Carson “surfaced” on the political scene several years back the IRS came calling. Several interviews on TV discussed this and how he blamed the current administration for the hassle. The IRS didn’t find any significant errors. It would be nice if “resident” author Grisham gave the library a donation to cover the added costs. Oh wait…he’s rarely here! Hi Dave! Happy Friday! Just a bit of a correction I know of the story of the young couple whose wedding was interrupted by the President’s golf game. I know it because I saw it on the Today Show and on GMA. Just as a further point, the young couple, both Military personnel, were advised by the facility that their wedding could be impacted by the President’s visit and they were not deterred. When they received a phone call from the President after he was made aware of the situation, he apologized for the inconvenience. Usually you provide great detail in your writings but in this case, you may have missed a little or perhaps you should broaden your news outlets. Hope you see you soon!

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Annual Conference EMINENT 2022 European education leaders pledge for a responsible use of data in education In response to the increasing impact of datafication in the classroom, high-level experts on digital education convened this month in Dublin at the annual conference of European Schoolnet, Eminent 2022, to discuss how to foster a responsible and smart use of data in education. This year, Eminent took place on 6-7 December as an onsite event held in collaboration with the Department of Education of Ireland, and kicked off with a welcome message from Bernie McNally, Secretary General from the Ministry of Ireland, who presented the Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 in Ireland. With the aim of inspiring policy action and offering practical recommendations, organisations, such as UNESCO, OECD, the European Commission, the Digital Futures Commission (DFC), representatives from academia, European Ministries of education, the Ed-Tech industry and students presented at Eminent the latest international research publications, policies and practices on the topic of digitally processed data use for learning and other education purposes. "This topic is one of the key priorities of European Schoolnet, which is working in collaboration with its network to offer evidence and best practices in the use of data in education," explained Jan de Craemer, Chair of European Schoolnet. The key conclusion of the conference was that unlocking the potential of data use in education requires trust. Therefore, the adoption of a data governance framework, shaping the way people, organisations, and governments can legitimately collect, use, and share data equitably, is crucial What are the impacts of data use in teaching and learning? Education is one of the most noticeable sectors affected by datafication as, apart from transforming the ways in which teaching and learning are organised, it also impacts the ways in which future generations construct reality with and through data. Datafication implies the collection of data at all levels of educational systems (individual, classroom, school, international, national and regional), potentially about all processes of teaching, learning and school management. This proliferation of data changes decision-making and opinion-forming processes of educational stakeholders and impacts education policy, school supervision, school authorities, teachers, students and parents. According to the latest European Schoolnet Perspectives Paper, at individual level, adaptive learning technologies or digital personalised learning (DPL) can personalise content according to student or teacher needs. At group or system level, student data collected through these tools can be aggregated and analysed by researchers, policymakers and digital tool developers to make evidence-based decisions. However, international reports and the research literature highlight a range of challenges to making the use of data beneficial for students. Speaking at Eminent 2022, Andra Siibak, Professor of Media Studies at University of Tartu, examined the multiple ways in which datafication, algorithms and artificial intelligence transform the contexts for children at home, school, and in peer and parent-child relationships. She also reminded people to be critical, outlining how the COVID-19 pandemic provided an important moment for reimagining how data are repurposed for the social good and the best interests of children. "Such increasingly prevalent dataveillance of the young – happening at home, in schools, workplaces and peer networks - involves more than a threat to young people's privacy. What is at stake is the future of human agency—and ultimately, of society and culture—in the context of the material practices and infrastructures of automation and algorithmic governance," mentioned Siibak. Looking at data from AI in education, Prof. Dr. Dagmar Monett, Division Director Computer Science Berlin School of Economics and Law, explained: "The future of AI in education could be bright if we pay careful attention to how, for what, by whom and for whom AI is used." Watch the Keynote speakers' session Prof Dr Dagmar Monett-Díaz: Is data-driven technological solutionism the answer to the future of education? |Prof. Andra Siibak: Datafied childhoods in every day's life| Fostering responsible use of data in education During the conference, experts from UNESCO, OECD, the European Commission and the Digital Futures Commission (DFC) stressed the importance of designing a global framework with clear guiding principles. Prof. Sonia Livingstone, Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science working at DFC, said that such framework should provide guidance on how and why data should be collected and used in schools and should ensure that student rights prevail over commercial interests. Stephane Vincent Lancrin, Senior Analyst at the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI), outlined that having access to education data can offer endless opportunities if technology is used for the right purposes (e.g., reducing dropouts, helping school leaders and teachers improve decisions and pedagogies, helping students to be more autonomous, experimenting with new learning methods or getting personalised support). Juliette Norrmen-Smith, Digital Technology Specialist, Division of Education Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, UNESCO, emphasised the importance of international collaboration in bringing the private sector and other stakeholders on board to support local innovation and facilitate trust. To endorse the use of data analytics, students need to understand and trust their institutions. Students very rarely have the opportunity to monitor or analyse their data. Maria Gkountouma, representing the European Commission, presented the EC Ethical guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence and data in teaching and learning for educators as a good example of a common framework and a pioneer initiative of the European Union in promoting trust by taking ethical and legal considerations into account. Watch the recording of the roundtable 1 Roundtable 1: Fostering responsible use of data usage in education Policy initiatives and collaboration with the industry Ioannis Gaviotis, Policy Officer, European Commission, explained that at EU Level, there are several initiatives supporting the use of educational technology in Europe and helping governments upskill & reskill people in digital competencies. But how technology and data are used in education may differ across countries. According to the latest European Schoolnet Agile Collection of Information report, "Student data - what is collected and for which purpose", countries such as Belgium-NL, Finland, France, Slovenia and Spain are using the collected data for adaptation and personalisation of the learning process; teachers use it to adapt teaching; computer-supported personalisation or adaptation of learning paths, academic orientation. Meanwhile, teachers in ten out of the fourteen studied countries reported using the data to adapt their teaching methods. However, the use of data by students to monitor their progress (e.g., to monitor their own achievements and compare their results with averages) is still very rare across Europe. Using data for predictions (e.g., for the choice of next subject, next level of education, a different strand of education; achievement predictions; dropout predictions) is also relatively rare – it was mentioned by Belgium, Finland, Hungary and Ireland. Furthermore, only three countries, France, Ireland and Portugal, mentioned using the data for curriculum planning. In Europe, there are several national initiatives and examples of responsible education data management. In Finland, for example, the government funded several projects at municipality level related to education data. As Tero Huttunen, representative from the Finish Ministry of Education, explained at Eminent, some of these projects are focused on creating an open ecosystem where all actors working in the field of education can join together to build a national service platform for education. France is launching the "Education Data Hub", a data platform intended for researchers, edtech players and national education stakeholders. The ambition of the project is to enable researchers, the entire educational community and its partners to create a coherent ecosystem, one that is guided by common ethical standards around a shared data catalogue and an open algorithms library. According to Philippe Ajuelos, representative from Ministry of Education of France, this ecosystem aims to take shape within a strong legal framework that respects the protection of personal data. It also aims to support the national AI strategy with the creation of sovereign data warehouses on which to train AI. Governments also outlined the importance of collaborating with the private sector. Dr. Kevin Marshall, from Microsoft Ireland, explained the benefits of enabling co-creation, and involving teachers, schools and students in the process of technology development. Watch the recording of the roundtable 2 Roundtable 2: Policy & business collaboration across Europe Embracing education data literacy In his keynote speech, Prof. Demetrios Sampson discussed the benefits of educational data literacy as a core competence for all education professionals, including schoolteachers, instructional designers and tutors of online and blended learning courses, as well as educational institution leaders. Entering this new post Covid-19 era, school organisations, leaders and teachers are challenged with reinventing their teaching and learning environments to offer higher-quality, more accessible and inclusive teaching, learning and assessment beyond the periods of emergency education. Today, data-literate educators must interpret the education data in a meaningful manner and translate these data into actions that inform instruction, improve teaching and learning. Similarly, data-literate education leaders must adopt a data-driven evidence-analysis perspective to improve the overall school performance. "The proliferation of data in our daily lives and the use of data to empower our decision-making have positioned data literacy as an important life competence." Prof. Demetrios Sampson. Prof. Demetrios Sampson : Educational Data Analytics for School Teachers and Leaders A responsible data-driven assessment for all During the third roundtable of the conference, experts from different countries analysed what is the right approach to successfully implement assessment for learning and debated which information from data-driven assessments should be shared and where to put the limits, looking at well-being, students' privacy and equity. Niels Kerssens, Assistant Professor at the Department of Media and Cultural Studies at Utrecht University, highlighted the shift taking place in classrooms with the "platformisation" of primary education, and showed examples of trusted data analytics platforms which transform today's schools and open new opportunities for teachers and learners in the Netherlands. "The education sector needs to look beyond GDPR and privacy to contribute to the development of open data governance infrastructures based on transparency and autonomy" said Kerssens. Supporting this idea, Morten Søby, representing the Directorate for Education and Training from the Ministry of Education in Norway, highlighted the benefits of data usage in education for better policy and better practice. Some of the key missions of the national plan for digital education in Norway involve investing in infrastructure, fostering the collaboration of primary and secondary schools with national and regional administrations, municipalities and service providers to improve transparency and to better understand and monitor progress in the development of the digital ecosystem. Margus Püüa, Head of the field of learning pathways at the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, explained that the main goal of the education strategy in his country is to support personalised learning and self-assessment with formative assessment. According to Peep Küngas, Data Architect at Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia, one of the key means to obtain better learning results in Estonia is to offer teachers and students the possibility to choose different data platforms for formative assessment instead of being restrictive. Marthe Straatemeier, Senior Advisor on Education and ICT, Kennisnet Netherlands, mentioned the huge potential and value that data insights from adaptive learning platforms bring to students by helping them in their education, well-being and also their motivation to learn. Some key prerequisites for success were listed: understanding why we need these learning platforms, getting expertise (pedagogical and data literacy); putting in place quality standards and protecting users with good cybersecurity. Watch the recording of the roundtable 3 Roundtable 3: A responsible data-driven assessment for all Students voice on the use of data in the classroom Finally, students from various schools in Ireland shared their views on the challenges and opportunities of using data in schools, adding valuable insight to the conference. Don't miss the recording of this session Eminent 2022: Students' voice on the new global era of data at school Meet our speakers EMINENT 2022 WORKSHOPS ● The use of data in teacher training ● Towards a school data literacy approach EUN Agile collection of information: Student data - what is collected and for which purpose - Read The Report - Re-imagine school education beyond Covid-19 - Read The Report - EUN Perspective on Data Use for Personalized Learning - Read The Report -

The theme for the 2023 STEM Discovery Campaign is STEM Identities. STEM identity plays an important role in an individual's success in educational environments, their career goals and orientation. Developing a STEM identity increases the likelihood that learners will develop science literacy – some might even follow a STEM career path. We invite everyone to get involved in the 2023 STEM Discovery Campaign by organizing, conducting and taking part in various STEM activities and featuring them on the STEM Discovery Campaign map, becoming partners and participating in our competitions as well as other online events! Add your STEM activity on the Map! Are you participating in a STEM activity between February and April 2023? Include it on the map! Sign in to your (free) Scientix account and put your activity on a world map. You want to participate? Will you be organising, conducting and/or taking part in STEM activities during these three months? Are you interested in showcasing any projects? Are you a teacher or an organisation working in STEM? All STEM-related actions can be included on the STEM Discovery Campaign map and help spark learners' interest in STEM and shape their STEM identities! Are you interested in becoming a partner? Public and privately funded projects, non-governmental and governmental organizations, universities, libraries, youth clubs, companies and schools active in STEM education are welcome to join the 2023 STEM Discovery Campaign as partners. By committing to the SDC23, the partners agree to: - Organise and share information about (online) activities and actions in STEM education as part of the STEM Discovery Campaign. - Encourage third parties to support and join the initiative by organising STEM activities (online) or actions of their own and share information about them as part of the STEM Discovery Campaign, in particular by marking these activities on the campaign map. - Publish on their web page information in support of the STEM Discovery Campaign, hence facilitating an active exchange of information among projects, organisations and schools. For more information on the registration steps that potential partners need to follow, please download the guide for partners document and fill in the form. For general information and promotional materials, visit the official page of the 2023 STEM Discovery Campaign on the Scientix portal.

Duration : 4 Nights Destination Covered : Delhi - Shimla - Kufri - Manali - Rohtang Pass - Manali - Delhi Arrive in Delhi Airport or Railway Station and meet and greet our representative. After that drive to Shimla by Cab. Reach in Arrival transfer from Delhi to Shimla a drive of 7 to 8 hours and 380 kilometers.Shimla also called the "Queen of Hill Stations" . It is one of the mostwildflower popular and biggest hill stations surrounded by pine, deodar, oak and rhododendron forests. Evening time reach in Shimla. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Shimla. Today after breakfast we will drive you for the sightseeing tour of Shimla and Kufri Valley. We will visit Green valley, Yak Point, Chini Bunglow, Indira Tourist Park with mini zoo famous for Himalayan Pheasants. You can also visit Mahasu Peak, in Kufri the highest point at Kufri and take a spectacular view of the Central Himalayas. You can walk up to the Mahasu Peak or even take a Himalayan Pony ride to the top of the peak. We will also visit the famous Jakhoo Temple of Shimla. In the evening explore Shimla city on foot as vehicle entry is prohibited. Later on evening is free to walk around the Mall road of Shimla where you can visit the Ridge, The Christ Church of Shimla, The Gaiety Theatre building, the scandal point of Shimla. Second night in the same hotel / home stay in Shimla. Today after breakfast we will check out from the hotel in Shimla and will drive you to Manali. It is a beautiful day of drive through the beautiful valleys of Sundernagar, Mandi, Pandoh Dam, Hanogi devi temple, Kullu. The valley in between Mandi to Manali, we drive along the beas river and the drive is full of scenic views and we will stop for various picture breaks, lunch break and comfort breaks on the way. If interested we will visit the Traditonal shawl weaving factories in Kullu. Later on continue our drive to Manali where we will arrive by evening. On arrival In Manali check in to your hotel and evening is free to explore the local market of Manali. Early Morning proceed for full day tour of Rohtang Pass after visiting Hadimba Devi temple first. En route we will visit Kothi Gorge, Gulaba, Marhi. Rohtang Pass (tourist spot in Himalaya having snow 09 – 10 months in a year) is the most visited tourist spot. The majesty of the mountains and the glaciers can be seen at their best on the way to Rohtang pass. After enjoying this snowy heaven, take a sledge ride down the slopes & try luck by climbing the little snow hills. On descending to Manali, halt at the Rahalla falls and Solang Valley. The Magnificent views and natural beauty are a never-ending source of delight. Also halt at Marhi, Ralha falls, Kothi Gorge, Gulaba, Marhi,Nehru Kund. Evening drive Back to Manali night stay in Manali. Checkout from Hotel and drive towards Chandigarh. Dropping at Chandigarh railway station / airport for onward journey. Call to Expert » +91 7340770333

Duration : 6 Nights Destination Covered : Delhi - Shimla - Kufri - Manali - Rohtang Pass - Manali - Delhi Arrive in Delhi Airport or Railway Station and meet and greet our representative. After that drive to Shimla by Cab. Reach in Arrival transfer from Delhi to Shimla a drive of 7 to 8 hours and 380 kilometers.Shimla also called the "Queen of Hill Stations" . It is one of the mostwildflower popular and biggest hill stations surrounded by pine, deodar, oak and rhododendron forests. Evening time reach in Shimla. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Shimla. Today after breakfast we will drive you for the sightseeing tour of Indian Institute of advance Studies, Army Museum, Jakhoo temple, visit to the years old Tara Devi Temple, Sankat Mochan Temple. In the evening explore Shimla city on foot as vehicle entry is prohibited. You can see prime places of Shimla like , Lakkar Bazaar, Ridge, Church, Mall road, Scandal Point, Kali Bari temple etc. Ideal time for shopping and eating out at restaurants on the mall road. Overnight stay in shimla. Today after breakfast we will drive you for the sightseeing tour of Shimla Kufri Fagu Valley and Naldehra. We will visit Green valley, Yak Point, Chini Bunglow, Indira Tourist Park with mini zoo famous for Himalayan Pheasants. You can also visit Mahasu Peak, in Kufri the highest point at Kufri and take a spectacular view of the Central Himalayas. You can walk up to the Mahasu Peak or even take a Himalayan Pony ride to the top of the peak. We will also visit the famous Jakhoo Temple of Shimla. In the evening explore Shimla city on foot as vehicle entry is prohibited. Later on evening is free to walk around the Mall road of Shimla where you can visit the Ridge, The Christ Church of Shimla, The Gaiety Theatre building, the scandal point of Shimla. Second night in the same hotel / home stay in Shimla. Today after breakfast we will check out from the hotel in Shimla and will drive you to Manali. It is a beautiful day of drive through the beautiful valleys of Sundernagar, Mandi, Pandoh Dam, Hanogi devi temple, Kullu. The valley in between Mandi to Manali, we drive along the beas river and the drive is full of scenic views and we will stop for various picture breaks, lunch break and comfort breaks on the way. If interested we will visit the Traditonal shawl weaving factories in Kullu. Later on continue our drive to Manali where we will arrive by evening. On arrival In Manali check in to your hotel and evening is free to explore the local market of Manali. Today morning after breakfast we will drive you for the local sightseeing around Manali. We will visit the Hadimba Devi Temple, Manu Temple, Vashishth temple, Vashishth hot water sulphur springs, Club house, Buddhist Monasteries, Van Vihar. By afternoon we will drive you to Naggar. Naggar used to be the Capital of Kullu in The Olden times. Here we will visit the Naggar Castle and Roerich art gallery. The Naggar castle provides the views of the Himalayas with the apple orchards and village down in the valley. You can have your lunch / tea here. Later we will drive you back to Manali. Evening is free to visit the Tibetan Market, the Mall Road of Manali and the old Manali village. Second night stay in the same hotel in Manali. Early Morning proceed for full day tour of Rohtang Pass after visiting Hadimba Devi temple first. En route we will visit Kothi Gorge, Gulaba, Marhi. Rohtang Pass (tourist spot in Himalaya having snow 09 – 10 months in a year) is the most visited tourist spot. The majesty of the mountains and the glaciers can be seen at their best on the way to Rohtang pass. After enjoying this snowy heaven, take a sledge ride down the slopes & try luck by climbing the little snow hills. On descending to Manali, halt at the Rahalla falls and Solang Valley. The Magnificent views and natural beauty are a never-ending source of delight. Also halt at Marhi, Ralha falls, Kothi Gorge, Gulaba, Marhi,Nehru Kund. Evening drive Back to Manali night stay in Manali. Checkout from Hotel and drive towards Chandigarh. Check-in at hotel . Chandigarh Market Visit in the evening if time permits. Checkout from Hotel and drive towards Delhi. Dropping at Delhi railway station / airport for onward journey. ( 250 Kms 5-6 hours) Call to Expert » +91 7340770333

Singapore Grand Prix 2016 21 Sep 2016 Race 15 – 61 Laps – 5.065km per lap – 308.828km race distance – low tyre wear Singapore GP F1 Strategy Report Podcast – our host Michael Lamonato is joined by James Allen from JA on F1. Some will say the Singapore Grand Prix kicked off and ended in dramatic fashion, but the mid-part was a little dull. For those interested in strategy, that’s far from the case. The Marina Bay Street Circuit hosted a fascinating race, with Nico Rosberg just holding off Daniel Ricciardo to take the win and snatch back the top spot in the drivers’ standings. Lewis Hamilton rounded out the podium after beating Kimi Raikkonen. Singapore saw a whole host of great drives up and down the field, including Sebastian Vettel’s charge from last to fifth and Kevin Magnussen snatching a point with 10th. We saw a diverse range of strategies used during the race, here were the main headlines. Red Bull was the only team to do something different and take a risk in Q2, with both Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen setting their best time on the super-soft tyre. They made it through to Q3, meaning they were the only drivers in the top 10 to start on the red-marked Pirelli tyre. It showed how confident Red Bull felt at the Marina Bay track, with the RB12 being well-suited to the layout. It’s hard to really tell just how much of an advantage it gave them, but the gap between the super-softs and ultra-softs wasn’t massive and it helped both drivers be in better shape at the end of the opening stints. Aggressive tyre stints Ferrari opted for quite an aggressive strategy with Vettel to help him move up the field from last on the grid after a problem in qualifying. The German driver started on the softs for a long first stint, helping him pick off the stragglers, before two shorter ultra-soft stints to aggressively weave up the order. It worked well and was one of the alternative strategies in the race. Red Bull went for a super-soft/super-soft to kick off the race, which helped him to eke out an advantage over the chasing Hamilton. The Mercedes driver felt the soft tyre was the wrong call and it caused him to lose touch of the RBR car. Perez goes long Once again we saw a Force India going for several long stints on the soft tyre. Sergio Perez opted for two long segments on the yellow-marked Pirelli compound, having ditched the ultra-soft for the early safety car (ironically caused by his team-mate Nico Hulkenberg). It saw him make steady progress up to eighth and was effectively a two-stop, as the safety car stop was pretty much free. Merc triggers a big strategy move Mercedes turned the race on its head when it pitted Hamilton on lap 45 to try and get back ahead of Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari. Stopping one lap earlier and with fresh super-softs helped him move ahead of the Iceman, with Ferrari reacting to put Raikkonen on the ultra-softs. This didn’t look like a particularly great call. He did close in on Hamilton towards the end of the race but struggled to close the gap early in the stint and this harmed his challenge. Red Bull then seemingly reacted by pitting Ricciardo, maybe feeling threatened by the pace of the Mercedes and Ferrari cars. It looks like that’s what happened, anyway. Ricciardo could’ve gone to the end on the softs but that would’ve put his second place under threat from the closing Hamilton and Raikkonen. In the end it saw him quickly cut the gap to Rosberg, who did stay out. But he just ran out of time on his super-softs. It proved to be an awesome finish to the race though. Toro Rosso too conservative? Daniil Kvyat looked in good form in Singapore and even said Toro Rosso was too conservative on their strategy, which saw him pit for ultra-softs on lap 15 and then go for two super-soft stints, switching tyres on lap 37. He felt possibly challenging Fernando Alonso for seventh was on the cards if they’d been a bit more aggressive, maybe following McLaren with an earlier second stint and move to the softs. The car looked quick so it could’ve been possible. The undercut works well As always in Singapore, the undercut worked well with the warm track conditions and gap between the tyre compounds, coupled with the step up in tyre nominations. We saw several times that pitting earlier worked a treat, particularly with Hamilton and Raikkonen. Ricciardo also stopped one lap before Rosberg and this put him closer to the Mercedes, but the Red Bull driver was on the medium-nominated tyre. He could’ve stayed out a few laps longer and then elongated his middle stint, to give him fresher softs for a final drive to the flag on the same compound as Rosberg – this could’ve worked better. But again, Red Bull had to react to those behind them in this case and it almost paid off. Jack Leslie @JackLeslieF1 Soft: Perez (36 laps) Supersoft: Kvyat (24 laps) Ultrasoft: Wherlein (24 laps) Ericsson, Massa, Verstappen, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Ocon, Sainz (3) All the Data Thanks to Pirelli Motorsport for the detailed infographics Stints by Driver

1962 Born in Talcahuano Pesquera El Golfo Stengel y Cia. Ltd., founded by German immigrants and Mark Walter Stengel Hinztler. 1986 The company is purchased by its current directors, Mr Manuel and Jaime Santa Cruz, Hugo Yaconi, Mario Ernesto Vinegar and Noguera. El Golfo has two fleets of ships: Trawlers and Purse Seiners. Both have their base of operations at the Port of San Vicente (Talcahuano). In 2005 we give life to new crops Mussel, located in Chiloe, while the 2006 start farming salmon in the archipelago of Las Guaitecas, XI region. El Golfo has 4 processing plants where they are produced:

The Friends have a long history of providing education in the Geelong Botanic Gardens. We continue to proudly support education, contributing $10,000 annually for school and holiday programs offered by the City through staff employed by Geelong Botanic Gardens. Our own Guides provide further support with research, educational materials and other assistance to this Education Program. Meanwhile, our Guides are still hard at work and they have developed some extensive programs: These are all designed to discover more about the Geelong Botanic Gardens with the assistance of our Volunteer Guides. The Geelong Botanic Gardens also connects people with the amazing world of plants with the program Learn@GBG. - Schools can participate in a range of themed programs. - Families can join in the fun of school holiday programs. - Horticulture students may develop skills in hands-on-horticulture with work experience. For more information, visit Learn@GBG on the GBG website: The Development of Education at the Geelong Botanic Gardens In 1998, the Friends organised and funded the professional development of an Education Kit for Primary Schools. The program was delivered by our Volunteer Guides in consultation with Education Department teachers. In 2002, the Friends funded an Administrative Officer with educational and horticultural qualifications. The program was expanded, and the idea of the outdoor classroom was embraced by schools. In 2007, the role of Education Officer was supported by the Friends for 12 hours per week. Approximately 1,100 students were visiting the Gardens and using our programs each year. In 2012, a change was made to the delivery of schools education in the Gardens. The objective was to expand the programs and attract more students to learn about, and appreciate, plants. Clearly, the Friends could not continue to undertake a much larger program, and agreed with the GBG to support the City offering education to schools. To this end, and in accordance with our Purposes, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City, signalling our ongoing support.

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- Jacob Grovey - The Differenters (comic, Issue #1) pre-order -Special Edition The Differenters (comic, Issue #1) pre-order -Special Edition Ethan, Violet, Jess, Chase, Naomi, and Jaxon continue to learn more about who they are, and what's going on in the city around them. The Differenters novel was only the beginning! *This version of the comic will contain a special, limited edition version of the cover. Once they are sold out, they will not be reprinted. The comic will be released in 2023.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 If you've ever watched Star Trek: The Original Series you know it had a trope or a meme where an "away team" would beam down to the planet and suddenly one of them would be killed. Usually vapourized or dragged off by a yeti or somesuch. And as my four year old once said to me "Red people fall down. Not red people don't fall down." This is also known as the redshirt phenomenon. To this day, when I see three main characters (on any show) plus some guy we've never seen before, someone is sure to call that guy out as a red shirt just as the suspenseful music starts to rise. Well, Matt Bailey has run the math. Are red-shirted crewmen more likely to die than yellow or blue shirts? Indubitably. But - is it good news or bad news, redshirt-wise, if the episode also features what I've always referred to as Kirk putting his boots on, though strictly speaking he does that after the plot point Matt refers to as "meeting" alien women. See how some solid data analysis and well chosen visuals can truly illustrate the redshirt phenomenon on Star Trek, at least for TOS. The powerpoints alone are worth the click. Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Have you seen the Deep Zoom example with the Hard Rock Cafe artifacts? It's pretty darn cool. If you don't have Silverlight and would like to see why it's cool, there's a video on the Mix blog. But I love the zooming into Virtual Earth example I was just sent. It's a CodePlex project, so you can be part of it. It can take a while to load so be patient. I showed it to someone who said that Google Earth did that, but requires downloading and installing an application. If you already have Silverlight, you don't need anything else to use this. I like that. Monday, June 9, 2008 I've been carrying this link around for a while and it seems like a good time to share it. Rico Mariani knows a LOT about performance and why it's important. And he knows that many of us no longer care. We trust optimizers and runtimes and frameworks and auto-caches and such to take care of things for us. Sometimes, we're right to do that. Other times, we're not. Thinking about games will naturally make you think about performance. Sunday, June 8, 2008 One of the questions I got in the booth at Tech Ed was about First Chance Exceptions. The attendee was getting these messages in the output window in Visual C++ warning about "first chance exception" and was concerned about it. A long-long-neglected neuron fired. I think I ran an article in a journal I edited 10 or so years ago in which Mike Blaszczak covered this. And I think the bottom line was "don't worry." So I ran a quick search and found this knowledge base article that indeed says "don't worry." The debugger gets the exception first, before your code. It just writes to the screen that it got it. Then your code handles the exception and life goes on as before. If your code doesn't handle the exception, then the debugger gets it again, and then perhaps something interesting happens. But first chance exceptions are nothing. Having a long memory for tiny details is handy sometimes. Saturday, June 7, 2008 UAC prompts you whenever you do something that requires your administrator privileges, with a couple of exceptions I'll get to later. Part of not being driven crazy by UAC is coming to expect that prompt. When you choose particular menu items or click particular buttons, you are warned with the shield: What lots of people don't spot is that some executables are also marked with the shield. Compare these two: One of these will get you a UAC prompt if you run it, and one won't. Once you know to look for it, it's easy to see -- at least down in the properties area with the big thumbnail. Look closely at the little icon in the main part of the window (the icon you would double click) and you'll see it, too. What puts that icon there? What suppresses that icon? Well these two executables have manifests. One says the exection level is asInvoker and the other says requireAdministrator. So that's a pretty obvious distinction. There are other things that put the overlay there, but thery all boil down to this: if Vista plans to show you a UAC prompt (and there are reasons other than a manifest why it might) it will overlay the icon to warn you. Remember, though, that the icon on menus and buttons and such is not magically put there by the OS. It's put there by a thoughtful programmer who likes users to know what's going on. The same sort of programmer who puts ... on menu items that will bring up a dialog (take a look at File, Save in almost any program) and omits ... on menu items that will just act (such as File, Close.). If you're programming for Vista, you need to be that kind of programmer. Friday, June 6, 2008 In addition to the talks with C++ in the title (3 of them) and with C++ or a related word in the abstract (3 more) I listed in an earlier posting, I spotted this in a Tech Ed deck: Heh. That sure isn't C#. What talk is it? MBL302 Building Windows Mobile Applications That Work with Windows Vista Sync Center The new Sync Center in Windows Vista will become the hub for all data synchronization between the PC, Mobile Devices, and online services. Take a closer look at the development framework, as well as the end-user experience that Sync Center helps create. This session dives into the code you need to write in order to plug your application into the Sync Center user interface. If you're writing an application for Windows today that has any synchronization components, you should not miss this session. The speaker has a blog entry that states his pro-C++, pro-COM position unambiguously: This is easy, this is Windows software development like it has been for at least 10 years. It is well defined, well known and well supported...go and learn C++ and COM, it is how many of the Windows Vista features are exposed to developers and with good reason. If you are not prepared to learn how to program your computer then you should question why you are in the software development business. I think easy might be an overstatement, but I do certainly agree that "old style" programming techniques still have real value in the Vista universe. Keep your skills sharp! Thursday, June 5, 2008 How many C++ talks are there at Tech Ed this year? Well if you just run your eye down the titles, you'll see these: MBL202 Maximizing the Usability and Compatibility of Your Mobile Microsoft Visual C++ Application This session is targeted towards native (C++) developers. The next version of Windows Mobile will have a radical new look, with lots of new common controls and UI capabilities. This session helps you understand what you can do today to minimize backward compatibility issues. We also share many tips and best practices for improving the usability and overall quality of your mobile applications. TLA327 Parallelize Your Microsoft Visual C++ Applications with the Concurrency Runtime Introducing concurrency into native Visual C++ applications has long been the domain of true experts and gurus. Yet, as the hardware industry shifts toward multi-core and manycore processors, all developers will need to be able to write robust and scalable parallel applications. As part of its work on Visual C++ and Visual Studio, the Parallel Computing Platform team is building a key set of technologies that will enable the development of such applications. In this talk, we explore libraries for expressing concurrency, a set of messaging APIs that allow developers to consistently build parallel applications that are robust and resilient, and a shared user mode runtime for scheduling and for coordinating system resources. Come learn about these exciting new technologies that will help bring concurrency to the masses. TLA403 Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 for Unrepentant C++ Developers Visual C++ 2008 is packed full of changes for those who prefer the C++ language syntax and power. This session covers STL/CLR, the new extensible marshalling library, and changes coming in the C++ standard, specifically TR1. If templates don’t scare you, Boost has intrigued you, and you’re the one everyone turns to for mixing managed and native code, this session is for you. But there are others, they just don't have C++ in the session title. TLA321 Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 IDE Tips and Tricks Harness the power of the 2008 IDE using new tips and tricks used by top Microsoft MVP developers and Microsoft employees. We look at new keyboard shortcuts, new options, the powerful "Quick Command" system, macros, tweaking IDE performance, and more that will make any developer using Visual Studio instantly more productive. The entire session is hands-on inside the IDE and applicable to any language, including Microsoft Visual Basic, Visual C#, and Visual C++. If you've been using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or have never touched Visual Studio, you're guaranteed to walk away a VS power user. WIN312 Windows Presentation Foundation and Legacy Code Yes, legacy (MFC/Win32) applications can interoperate with a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) user interface. Companies that have large Microsoft Visual C++ codebases can modernize their legacy applications by giving them a contemporary user interface. They can do this without having to rewrite the core of their codebase. This talk presents "best practices" for how to modify an application so that the native code operates correctly with a new WPF-based managed user interface. The talk covers such questions as "Can MFC applications move to use WPF," "Does it make more sense to rewrite or upgrade the UI," and "How do you design an interop solution between MFC/Win32 and WPF?” As the talk unfolds, it includes a number of "do's" as well as "don'ts." TLA326 MFC Updates for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Beyond This session demonstrates the new features added to MFC in Visual Studio 2008, including support for Windows Vista Common Dialogs, Vista Common Controls, the 2007 Microsoft Office system look and feel (including support for an Office Ribbon-style interface), Office and Visual Studio-style Docking Toolbars and Tabbed Documents. If you're here and you missed one of these, grab the slides on CommNet and see if you can find the speakers on site. If you didn't come to Tech Ed this year, consider ordering the DVD of all the sessions. (note to self: add "C++" to abstract of any future MFC talk I deliver .) Wednesday, June 4, 2008 On Tuesday, Day 1 of TechEd, I was lucky enough to join a small group of people for lunch with Bill Gates. While spending an hour or two with Bill would be an honour at any time, to do so at his last Tech Ed was extra special. The invitees spanned a wide range of the developer spectrum, and what we had in common was our contributions to community. There were Regional Directors, MVPs, MCTs, INETA people, and so on. Bill arrived just in time for a group photo (I'll post it when I get it) and then sat down to answer questions for an hour or more. I was so impressed; more impressed than I planned to be. I found his answers really illuminating and inspiring. Our geeky minds and way of approaching problems can be turned to far more than just designing software. Why not, if you don't have to worry about covering your mortgage payment, try fixing the problems of disease, education, agriculture, and even the United Nations? We were given an enormous (and heavy) memento: It's going on the "bookshelf of showing off" for sure, but the inspiration and the practical information are more to me than the crystal . Update: Fellow attendees Andrew Brust, Matthew Roche, Daniel Egan, Scott Golightly, Stephen Forte, and Neil Roodyn have blogged their impressions also. So has Soma, who graciously welcomed us all to the lunch and is well known as a friend of developer community people. © Copyright 2023 Kate Gregory Theme design by Bryan Bell newtelligence dasBlog 2.3.9074.18820 | Page rendered at Sunday, May 28, 2023 12:02:50 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) On this page.... Pluralsight Free Trial

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NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital, part of the NewYork-Presbyterian Regional Hospital Network, has a long history of providing high quality health care to residents of Westchester, Putnam and Lower Dutchess Counties. A fully accredited general, not-for-profit 128-bed hospital, we offer a wide range of inpatient services and ambulatory care. NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital has been recognized by numerous regional and national accreditation organizations for the hard work that has led to our outstanding patient outcomes. Three consecutive Magnet achievements underscore the hospital's excellence in nursing leadership and innovation. The Ambulatory Surgery Department is a four-time recipient of the Press Ganey “Guardian of Excellence Award” for providing an exceptional patient experience. The hospital earned the Gold Plus Award which was elevated to Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital is also certified as Baby-Friendly by Baby-Friendly USA, a joint initiative of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund. In addition to our dedication to promoting breastfeeding and mother-baby bonding, the Baby-Friendly designation, awarded every five years, recognizes the hospital for its research and best practices. The hospital was the first in the region to open a “No Wait” Emergency Department. Patients skip the waiting room and are immediately assessed. At the NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cheryl R. Lindenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, we focus on the individual needs of the patient. Our exceptional team of physicians includes oncologists from ColumbiaDoctors, the faculty practice of Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Chemotherapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Support Services are centrally located in one building on our Cortlandt Manor campus. In collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley and ColumbiaDoctors, the hospital offers easy access to highly skilled physicians. The growth of the medical team to 450 physicians in 62 specialties, has improved the lives of our patients by providing them with outstanding medical care in convenient locations, close to their homes. Additional locations in Cold Spring, Croton and Putnam Valley ensure community access to high quality medical care. Some of these locations offer diagnostic and rehabilitative services. The hospital is committed to educating the community about healthful eating as a way to positively influence health and prevent chronic disease. Our Harvest for Health initiative includes a variety of monthly cooking classes at the hospital’s Chef Peter X. Kelly Teaching Kitchen, an on-site organic garden, a bimonthly Farmers Market May through November, and locally-sourced foods for patients and employees. In addition, our physicians and therapists give free lectures at the hospital and throughout the community, and often attend local health fairs and other events. Commitment to Care “Putting Patients First” NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital physicians and staff are dedicated to providing patients and their families with the best experience and highest level of care available in the region. Our organization will continue to enhance our role in one of the most comprehensive academic health systems in the nation. Our Core Values guide how we serve others: patients, families and co-workers. Honoring Our Past, Ensuring Our Future Exceptional Quality and Service Listen, Understand and Respond Every Person Counts Creative Ideas, Cutting Edge Solutions

Good morning everyone. Things are heating up sighting-wise and also in temperature. We are into the forties already and the shady sausage tree we live under, just lost all its leaves and we had almost no shade for a while. Luckily the new leaves comes out quick, with the blooming of the red flowers. Elephants around our camp are getting a bit more friendly, they were a bit skittish at first. Last week our sausage tree were surrounded by nine elephants enjoying the fallen leaves and long grass around our tent. Magical. Wilddogs left a, what was left of an impala kill, in our ‘driveway’, so they killed it just after we left for a gamedrive earlier that morning. They did stay in the area the whole day just to be chased around by elephants when the sun was setting, around our camp, absolutely havoc. Dust,dogs & lots of trumpeting! We also fell in love with a very small leopard female in our area. Herewith a picture of her in the golden hours of the day, high up in a sausage tree. Enjoy.

Three Tips for Online Dating If you have been trying to meet people through online dating you have probably become frustrated at one point or another. Bad dates, no shows and some weird people can be part of the online dating scene. It doesn’t have to be this way though you can meet someone online, whether you are looking for friendships or a relationship. Here are three tips for online dating so you never have to go on a bad date again. Figure Out What You Really Want Before you even sign up for an Asian online dating site you need to figure out what you expect to get out of this. Do you want a long term relationship with marriage in the future, casual dating, or a one night stand? There is no wrong answer here but you need to know what you want. There is nothing wrong with wanting either a long term relationship or casual dating but you should be honest about it. There is no point in meeting someone who isn’t looking for the same things that you are. Creating Your Profile When you create your profile it is important to fill it out completely and to be honest. That doesn’t mean you can’t emphasize your good points but don’t lie or put pictures up that are 10 years old. Include what your interests are, what hobbies you participate in and more importantly what you are hoping to get from online dating. Getting your profile right is important it is what will attract the person that shares your interests and what you are looking for. Here are some tips on getting your profile right. Take your time and don’t rush into anything. Get to know someone a little bit before meeting up and always meet in a public place and tell someone where you are going and who you are going to meet. It may take a few dates before you discover that this person isn’t what you are looking for. Don’t set ridiculous expectations for yourself; you probably won’t meet the right person on the first date…no one does. Date a couple of people before you decide that this is “the one”. Don’t lower your expectations because you have met someone that you liked. Even if you are looking for a long term serious relationship don’t take the process too seriously a bad date isn’t the end of the world. Stick with it you will meet that special someone.

Hamburger Rieger has engaged Voith to supply the complete stock preparation unit for its new PM 2 in Spremberg, Germany. Voith will deliver three separate stock preparation lines with a total capacity of 2,450 metric tons per day. Meri Environmental Solutions is responsible for the complete reject and water treatment facility. The key to the stock preparation concept is the OnEfficiency.DIP (deinked pulp: recycled waste paper without color residues) system from Voith, which has already proven effective for the manufacture of graphic papers based on recovered paper. The efficiency concept is now being used for the first time in the production of packaging papers. In the stock preparation unit of the new PM 2, ultra-modern sensors and actuators ensure consistent raw material quality and low running costs. The system consists of two DIP yield control modules, two DIP bleach control modules and a DIP optimizer. The DIP yield control module uses online sensors to measure the ash content and whiteness of the DIP stock. Using actuators, the flotation technology automatically adjusts it as necessary to obtain the required degree of whiteness. The DIP bleach control module also measures the whiteness before and after a bleaching step. If necessary, actuators also regulate the flow of chemical additives here as well. The control modules are connected with the DIP optimizer, which defines optimum target values based on the optimization of running costs. The cost model takes account of relevant parameters such as energy, raw material and chemicals. This dynamic interaction between the individual components reduces quality fluctuations, which occur thanks to the heterogeneity of the raw material or production adjustments. This at the same time improves production costs. In the PM 2 in Spremberg, Voith is also testing a new prototype of a virtual sensor which uses the measurements in the stock storage tower and the process parameters to predict contamination areas. The DIP optimizer uses the model calculated in this process to optimally adjust the variables. The self-learning system allows for automated controls, which means that the full potential of the system can be reached sooner. At present, only the OnEfficiency.DIP from Voith offers this kind of comprehensive performance. According to Hamburger Rieger this was a decisive factor in awarding the order for the stock preparation unit. With a tailored service package, Voith ensures that the OnEfficiency system will continue to perform optimally in the long term. Following a groundbreaking ceremony on September 26, 2018, work began on Hamburger Rieger's new paper machine in Spremberg. From June 2020, the 7.8 m wide PM 2 will produce up to 500,000 metric tons a year of White Top Testliner with various basis weights. The two-loop DIP line produces the white top layer of the WTTL (White Top Test Liner). The paper manufacturer has opted for a particularly environmentally friendly de-inking system for stock preparation. Hamburger Rieger is investing around EUR 370 million to build the PM 2 and is creating more than 200 new jobs in the Lusatia region. Hamburger Rieger is part of the Hamburger Containerboard Division of the Austrian Prinzhorn Group, whose annual production of more than two million metric tons makes it one of the market leaders in the segment for white uncoated and coated

What is the ISKF: The ISKF or International Shotokan Karate Federation is the largest organization in the world dedicated to the promulgation of traditional Shotokan Karate. It is head quartered in Philadelphia with Master Okazaki as its chair-person. The ISKF has 75,000 members worldwide with clubs on each and every continent except Antarctica. It is the only Shotokan organization whose curriculum was developed by the ministry of education of a sovereign nation, namely Japan. It is a non-profit with over 200 clubs throughout the United States. It has a dedicated instructor training program. The ISKF offers different tracks for an individual’s development. These tracks include blackbelt rankings, instructor certifications, examiner certifications and judging certifications. These various tracks help to ensure a high quality and standardized curriculum. Do I need to be in good shape to train Karate? You do not. Karate practice will help you improve your fitness as you train. Check with your doctor, before starting any exercise program. Is Karate safe? We practice non-contact Karate where the technique is halted 1 centimeter in front of the target. You will make contact during blocking. In my opinion, at the amateur level, it is far safer than basketball, soccer, and other similar sports where collisions may occur. Additionally, Karate is relatively low impact and better on the knees than many other sports. Again, this is my opinion only. Karate is not without risk. It is a martial art after all. Check with your doctor, before starting any exercise program. Will I really learn to defend myself? All things being equal, yes. We teach a very practical form of self-defense. This does not mean that Karate practitioners are immune from any assault. Common sense is extremely important. We do emphasize common sense as part of overall self-defense. Generally, Karate cannot defend you against a firearm, a moving car or a wild animal. It certainly can help against an unarmed or lightly armed assault from one or more attackers. Additionally, we strictly discourage using Karate to deliver unwarranted harm to others. Can I watch a class before I join? Visitors and spectators are welcome to watch classes but are asked not to talk, whisper or eat during the sessions. Why are your rates so low? We have excellent instructors with both good experience and credentials. We run the school as a club with the goal of balancing incomes against expenses and not generating a profit. We have a volunteer teaching staff that is motivated by their love of the martial art and a desire to pass it on to the community at large. Are you affiliated with a recognized organization? Our organization is the International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) , headquartered in Philadelphia. The ISKF has a demanding curriculum and high expectations for its instructors. It strictly enforces a traditional Shotokan Karate martial arts program. There are ISKF clubs all over the US, Canada and many other countries. See www.iskf.com for a complete listing. Is Karate a religion or will it interfere with my religious activities? Karate is not a religion in anyway. The “bow” is a sign of respect much like a good handshake. People of all faiths train karate. Karate is a system of self-defense. Tournaments demonstrate the sports aspect of Karate. Challenging classes boost practitioners’ self-discipline and personal character.

Tampa, FL, April 21, 2017 – iTEDIUM, the leading web-based third-party benefits administrator, announces its Diamond level sponsorship of the 17th Annual SALGBA (State and Local Governments Benefits Association) Conference to be held in Anaheim, CA from May 7 – 10. iTEDIUM’s web-based benefits administration solutions are used by than 3,000 accounts located in all 50 states. The web-based solutions offers iTEDIUM’s clients a way to save time and money and improve service while minimizing risk and liability. The SALGBA Diamond level sponsorship comes at a time of rapid growth for iTEDIUM and it plans on using the venue to reach out to current and new clients and re-introduce the resource saving possibilities its web-based solutions offer. According to Cathryn Scivicque, Vice President of iTEDIUM, who will be in attendance at the conference, the world of benefits administration has many ebbs and flows. “It is becoming more and more costly for an organization to staff an entire department strictly focused on employee benefits; whether they be current benefits or COBRA benefits. iTEDIUM offers organizations the opportunity to streamline benefits administration and empower employees with their own personal benefits information.” Ms. Scivicque’s attendance and the Diamond sponsorship level highlight the significance of SALGBA and the importance of meeting face-to-face with Public Sector benefits professionals. Visit booth 304 for additional information or for media inquiries. iTEDIUM has been providing quality web-based employee benefits administration service since 2001; integrating proven technology-driven processes and programs into the work streams of the organizations we serve. Our clients represent a wide range of companies and organizations, from small employers to large public entities and third-party administrators. Regardless of an organization’s size, iTEDIUM has a benefit-administration solution to meet their needs: COBRAGuard® – “The Most Affordable, Efficient and Comprehensive Solution for COBRA Administration” EESe – “A Benefit Eligibility and Enrollment System that Works” Harmoney – “Correcting Mistakes Before They Strike Your Bottom Line” Emeritus – “Built to Help Those Who Helped Build the Future” Our goal is to help employers save time and money and improve service while minimizing risk and liability. We currently service more than 3,000 accounts located in all 50 states. iTEDIUM’s corporate headquarters is based in Overland Park, KS with a sales and marketing center in Tampa, FL. For more information, visit www.iTEDIUM.com.

Claridge’s Hotel (Savoy Group), Mayfair, London Refurbishment and Conservation of Early 20th Century Listed Building. This project appeals to my love of all things 1920s and 1930s. I love the music and the architecture and the literature of the period such as The Great Gatsby. Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo Role: Architectural Assistant – Documentation, fire documentation, snagging for defects, liability period, liaisons with contractor.

I wrote this poem in the wake of the heartbreaking news of the Orlando night club incident last summer, however I’m once again reminded of these words after the news of the Las Vegas shooting this weekend. These incomprehensible tragedies have shocked and saddened me beyond belief. I didn’t think this is where we would be in the world. It’s overwhelming. The natural world has so many advantages from inspiration to health benefits. The best gift I’ve received from exploring the majesty of this impressive world we live in and its royal beauty is how it opened up my heart to writing poetry, and to my inner artist. I write in bits and short bursts—sort of what it feels like to wiggle in and out of boulders as you climb up a mountain. The greatness of the colors, the mountain air, the peace, the blues and earthy hues enhance my thoughts and turn off the distractions; then it all comes spilling out like one of those narrow creeks down the side of the mountain after a big rain. I just returned from a weeklong trip through the country of Cuba. Living off the grid has taken on an entirely new meaning to me. Take a moment and think— What does it mean To have fresh water to drink? To splash on your face, brush your teeth And hydrate your body with its exquisite embrace? A daily ritual some might accidentally Take for granted To have water at your fingertips And to your lips To restore your body in big thankful sips!

About a year ago, I wrote this post on Gluten Free Sage about inspiration and why inspiration matters. It began with happy memories of the pop culture years of the late ’60s and how they kept popping up throughout my days—as either a wistful thought or nostalgic feeling. This seemed too much of a coincidence. I wanted to investigate further. Then more synchronicities occurred and I found myself suddenly following an exciting line of action and reaction. My soul was sending me on a journey.

My Aunt Jane is completely mad. (Rysmiel, when informed of this, said “Oh, you know!” in a deeply relieved tone.) She’s the kind of completely mad you get if you’re eighty-two and you have never actually grown up. She can’t walk, she says, only run or dance. She’s my grandmother’s first cousin, and so my first cousin twice-removed, and Zorinth’s first cousin three times removed, which is further away than most people actually keep counting kin. She came to lunch on Sunday, with one of her daughters (my second cousin once removed) and one of her grandsons (my third cousin, Zorinth’s third cousin once removed). The grandson and Zorinth didn’t actually communicate at all, despite, as my aunt put it, sharing three languages: English, French, and teenage grunting. I expect their children, who will be fourth cousins, which is where even my family stops counting kin, won’t really know each other. We had a pleasant if slightly manic late lunch. Then, at the time we were expecting them to go home, about six o’clock, she suddenly suggested that we all go to Porthcawl. Porthcawl is a beach — well, a town, a seaside resort. It’s about twenty miles from here, and perhaps thirty from where she has always lived. She’s been going there for over seventy years. At first, she went for a month’s summer holiday by train, then a week by car, then eventually roads and cars improved sufficiently that she could drive there any time she wanted, and of course she wanted to all the time. When I was a child, and we’re talking thirty years ago, so she was in her fifties, she used to go there every warm day after school. (There are climates where this would make more sense.) She’s still doing it. She bundled us all up into cars, with towels and bathing costumes, because how could we say no, how could we let her out-run us, and off we went, to Porthcawl, skipping down the steep cliff path, and right into the sea for a vigorous game of water polo. (Actually I love water polo. I can’t run, but I can swim, so it’s the one ball game where I can still compete.) She outstayed both the teenagers in the water. When we came back up and got dressed under towels — at eight o’clock at night, still light but not very warm — she handed round a tin of biscuits. How like my childhood it was, shivering under a towel, tasting of salt all over, eating a biscuit. And how like Aunt Jane’s childhood it was, right down to the tin of biscuits. Who has a tin of biscuits any more? But they wouldn’t taste the same out of a packet. It was while we were getting dry that she said they’d been down every day that week. Her daughter shrugged, in a way that said both “I can’t let my eighty-two year old mother out-run me” and “It’s easier to give in than argue”. And she’s marvellous, you know, for eighty-two, if she falls off a cliff in Porthcawl that would be exactly what she would want and much better than the ways most old people die, most of which she’s seen as she has had dancing partner after dancing partner die. She’s had a tragic life in many ways, losing her mother when she was born, her husband when she was pregnant with her son, and then losing that son when he was in his twenties. It’s not that none of it touched her, it did, but somehow it didn’t make a dent the way it does in ordinary people. Maybe it’s because she was brought up by Auntie Lyd, and Auntie Lyd kept right on bringing her up until Aunt Jane was in her fifties, and I suppose it was too late to grow up then, to learn to be responsible. She taught infant school children for years and years, and I expect she was very good at it. Absolutely marvellous, and still an enfant terrible. She wears people out, and doesn’t really notice, she just keeps bouncing along. When AM proudly showed her The King’s Peace, a real published book written by our Jo, Aunt Jane looked at it, opened it, and read the first line. “What it means to be old is to remember things that nobody else alive can remember.” “That’s right,” she said, decisively, and shut the book and handed it back. On the other hand, when we left her on the beach on Sunday night, Zorinth said it was as if she hadn’t noticed that she wasn’t a teenager any more.

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Audi driver Daniel Abt has been suspended by the manufacturer following his disqualification from the latest Race at Home sim racing event. Abt invited professional eSports racer Lorenz Hoerzing to imitate him in the fifth round of Formula E’s sim racing championship, which is run in partnership with UNICEF. Hoerzing, posing as Abt, drove to a third placed finish, raising suspicions from second placed Stoffel Vandoorne as well as Jean-Eric Vergne. When it was discovered, Abt was disqualified for “sporting misconduct”, stripped of his points in the championship and made to make a donation to a charity of his choice. Audi has made the decision to suspend Abt with immediate effect. This comes only months before the German racer’s contract expires, and is likely he won’t be retained for the 2020-2021 Formula E season. “Daniel Abt did not drive his car in qualifying and the race at the fifth event of the Race at Home Challenge on May 23 himself, but let a professional sim racer do so,” Audi said in an official statement. “He directly apologised for this on the following day and accepted the disqualification. “Integrity, transparency and consistent compliance with applicable rules are top priorities for Audi – this applies to all activities the brand is involved in without exception. “For this reason, Audi Sport has decided to suspend Daniel Abt with immediate effect.” This isn’t the first time online racing has had an impact in the real world in 2020. A NASCAR driver lost sponsors after quitting midway through an online race hosted by the championship, while another was suspended for using racial slurs during an event.

|Mt Washinton, stained glass mosaic on board, 9" x 5 5/8", 2011 ~SOLD| The above piece has been brewing and stirring in my head for nearly a year ever since last February, when along with a group of friends I took a mountaineering course in the incredible White Mountains in New Hampshire. We graduated by ascending the mighty Mt Washington, home to some of the worst weather on earth and the fastest wind speed ever recorded. To the left is a photo I took during the climb up, just as the peak of Washington started coming into view. At this point I was completely exhausted and this became the most physically and mentally challenging but also most rewarding experience I've ever had in the outdoors. We were above the clouds on a perfect, sunny and crisp winter day. The white snow was glistening in the sun light and I felt like I just dived into a National Geographic photo. It was one of the best days of my |Peak of Mt Washington in the distance| |Photo of a me and a friend in front of a ravine | In the photo above, in the background is an incredible ravine. I included this photo because the shapes in the ravine inspired me to break up the glass of the big white shape in my Mt Washington mosaic. I was so pleased with the above that after looking at it for long enough I had to make one more. I used some of the composition I really liked from the first piece but I changed the mountain to be pink like how I saw it before we began our ascend in the morning. This is what I imagine some of the mountaineers who set out with the rising sun. Some of the mountain was still in shadow but the very peak was already kissed by the sun and turned pink. |Mt Washington II, stained glass mosaic on board, 3" x 6", 2011 ~SOLD| |Photo I took during the sunrise before the ascend.| Post a Comment

Following the success of LOCKDOWN, the Covid-19 NHS charity single, featuring the cameo appearance of Tyson Fury, British professional World Heavyweight boxing champion, which receives continuous support from Rampage and Heartless Crew on BBC 1XTRA, Majestic and Wideboys on Kiss FM, MC Fizzy and Genius Cru team up to release Fiasco, undeniably the sizzling summer single of 2020. Listeners will highly rate and show much love to FIASCO which carries with it the afrobeat and caribbean dancehall vibe, that continues to dominate the British and global music industry made popular by fellow artists including Tory Lanez, Sean Paul, Burna Boy, Wizkid, FUSE ODG, Mr Eazi. Genius Cru who topped the charts with cult classics such as Boom Selection and Course Bruv, selling over 500,000 records.They have worked with world famous artists such as O.D.B, Wu-Tang, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, and Timberland. Fizzy’s most recent releases include Brand New One Ft. Lady Leshurr, Mighty Moe, Gracious K, and the late Major Ace and Trap Trap Trap. Genius Cru who describes themselves as ‘nostalgic greats’ now return to the UK music scene accompanied by Fizzy his music having already featured throughout their career on a host of commercial radio stations including Kiss FM, BBC Radio 1, Capital FM, and on MTV, VEVO, Complex and Link Up TV. The Covid-19 lockdown hasn’t stopped Genius Cru’s MC Fizzy releasing his new music and he has a great body of work ready to release to the world. So far this year he has already performed at BoohooMAN #MANoftheHouseFEST, UKG Brunch and Rampage Sound live on BBC 1XTRA and will appear at other events throughout the year! Fizzy is set to release his new album later this year. You can keep up-to-date with all the latest news and information on his social media platforms below. To see an exclusive of the video click the link here: Released Wed 17th of July Genius Cru ft MC Fizzy - Fiasco (Original Mix - 8A - 110 Afro Beat-Tropical Club Please log in to listen all media, give feedback and access downloads.

Sunday's snowstorm was the second all time worst in New York history. I now know how to navigate these things so I can't complain a whole lot. That said, Caribbean-based bloggers helped pass the time (24 full hours)I spent holed up inside. I dreamt warm and fuzzy festival-laced daydreams thanks to Nicholas Laughlin's Blog and Caribbean Free Radio. - Nicholas posted a beautiful description of the Muslim festival of Hosay as celebrated in his native Trinidad. As he depicts in detail the wide variety of creeds and races partaking in this technically moslem holiday, he writes: "this place [Trinidad] is a mess, yes, but we've figured a few things out." He's referring to T&T's unique brand of multiculturalism. - Meanwhile Georgia over at Caribbean Free Radio shares blow by blow accounts of the lead-up to the Trini Carnival taking place at the end of the month. See her My Carnival series. Her experiences compliment Nicholas' quite well and she does admit to running into him at events... Trinidad - Carnival - Hosay - Snowstorm Have a comment? Please post it by clicking Comments below. To send this post to a friend, click on the envelope icon below. I'm from Minnesota. Snow is no problem. Post a Comment

Release Date: April 17, 2015 Running Time: 100 minutes Nothing should be more important to a journalist than maintaining the public trust. Not publishing a major scoop. Not scoring an exclusive interview. True Story unfolds as an occasionally essential cautionary tale about the need to respect and uphold the written and unwritten ethnics that journalists must abide by without fail. Director Rupert Goold’s compelling fact-based drama opens with Jonah Hill’s New York Times journalist Michael Finkel paying a source and then being fired by the newspaper for creating composite characters to make his African slave trade magazine cover story sizzle. From there, Goold recalls how Finkel attempted to regain his reputation by visiting accused murderer Christian Longo and collaborating with him on a book in the hope Longo would tell the truth about the brutal 2001 slaying of his wife and three young children in Oregon. The hook? Longo used Finkel’s name as an alias when he was arrested while on the run in Cancún. James Franco comes across as both amiable and sympathetic as Longo to the undiscerning eye. Finkel’s so caught up in exploiting Longo’s alleged crime—by writing a redemptive bestseller—that he fails to see what Franco allows us to see: a relentless, manipulative liar in need of an attentive advocate, one who will unwittingly push his agenda without question. Hill taps into Finkel’s desperation to reveal the danger a journalist faces when he gets too close to his source and puts so much faith in what he’s being told. However, Hill doesn’t make Finkel sharp enough to keep up with Longo. This results in a one-sided cat-and-mouse game that lacks dramatic impetus. Even when Finkel wises up, Goold continues to question the journalist’s willingness and ability to break free of Longo’s spell. Longo was convicted of the four killings and received a death sentence. Finkel has since revived his journalism career--True Story is based on his book about Longo—proving America will always give a second chance to someone who apologies for making a stupid, career-threatening mistake. Goold’s film, though, does Finkel no favors when it comes to depicting his relationship with Longo, one that continues to this day. For all its faults, True Story serves as a timeless reminder that journalists should keep their sources within arm’s distance. Aired: April 16, 2015 Web site: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/truestory/

Something good for the head from Living with Lewy Bodies With all the chaos in todays world, it really can take its toll on the demented over time. I also am aware of the fact that much of what gets written here can be grim and very serious....so I decided to make a little stress-from-chaos reliever for readers of this site. I got the inspiration for this from watching a science video in the news today. Apparently there were some deep-sea scientists that found the strangest kind of jelly-fish like creature that started like a jellyfish but over the next 5 minutes transformed itself into dozens of shapes. It was almost hypnotic were it not for the scientists trying to do voice-over and they sucked...but the video is something to behold. So I downloaded the original video from YouTube, ran a program I wrote a year or two ago that automatically scraps out the audio from a media file, in this case leaving only the video. Then I decided to overlay some music of my own choosing. Basically when you see this thing, one of the words out of your mouth will be "lavalamp"; you will see why when you watch. The imagery of the lavalamp conjured images of the 70's for me, which then starting playing Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon in my head....so I used a pair of songs from that album, starting with "Breath" because as you will see, the thing looks like it is breathing at one point. The creature itself is amazing and hard to take your eyes off of. The bottom line is turn down the lights, put this on the wide-screen, spark up a J, relax and watch the show. That's freaking awesome! It reminds me of the flips my mind seems to go through in a deep fog.ReplyDelete

It is unlikely that any one discipline faith has a patent on the whole truth concerning our place in the cosmos. The truth, though obscured, is there before our eyes. When we weigh this information, integrating the concepts of Eastern and Western thought, we are able to see a much clearer picture of the universal arrangements that govern our lives. "Essential Self" is an attempt to bring your true identity into clear focus. Essential Self works on two levels. It operates first, as an original concept of self that shows the human persona in its dynamic form. When you accept this reflection of your true identity it will put an end to your need for superimpositions. It is no longer necessary to be creating exaggerated or self-aggrandizing impressions of yourself and laying these false templates over your natural identity. Secondly, "Essential Self" deals with the conditions of everyday living and provides insight into how to turn it into a more coherent, fulfilling experience. In the absence of philosophy people are left to define themselves through fits of egomania. We keep designing ourselves and redesigning ourselves to fit neatly into this situation or into that circumstance. Yet these impressions we create never become a permanent fixture. In the moment, it all feels very real, even convincing. At days end we are prone to lose our perspective. This continual process of adapting our personalities to every situation of the day produces anxious, unsteady rhythms. We wish there was a constant self inside of us, one that was always present. Or at least never far from where we are. Your essential identity as described here is broken down into three aspects: the sensory nature, the industrious nature and the assertive nature. Coming to grips with the reality of this persona is the gateway to a whole new perspective on everyday living. Essential Self is a living philosophy. It is something you take into yourself and allow it to have impact in your life. It is not something you think. It is not a discipline to be mastered. It is something you embrace because the simple truth of it compels you forward. It is an affirming, energizing perception. If you read this text with an open mind you will come away feeling better about life and feeling better about yourself. I hope these feelings resonate in all your relationships. In just this way the world becomes a better place in which to live. Excerpt . . . In the first instant of time, when darkness prevailed, the pure consciousness of God poured itself into the silent space. A blank canvas was waiting to be imprinted by all the textures, colors and rhythms that existed in the mind of this pure consciousness. Specifications such as the point of boiling, the point of freezing, the density of water and the lightness of air were preconceived notions already imagined, and fully alive in the vision of this Cosmic entity. Even before the first act, creation was fully conceived in this imagery. Everything that was to be and everything that is, came forth from that greatest of cataclysmic events. As that tumultuous instant filled the cosmos, the sound of which lingers to this day, God breathed life into creation and dispersed karmic energy into all living things. In so doing the Almighty prepared every species for its cycle of life. You are from God and because this is so you are a sacred force. There is nothing left to chance. The bird knows its time for migrating, the fish knows its time for spawning, and the sun knows its time for rising and setting. The tides obey the Creator's command. There is nothing haphazard in the Creator's design. All that you needall that is necessary to knowand all that is available to ensure a life of fulfillment and happiness was initiated in that first act. The spiritual breath that brought your ancient ancestors to life is with you still. by Joseph Walsh

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Having a second set of eyes helps a lot when working on things. Every now and then when I do virtual shows I’ll sneak a friend into the zoom and have them write notes on the show. Recently my friend noticed a rookie mistake I made. In my three shell game routine (my Russian Shell Game routine) I have a graphic overlay pop up with the numbers 1, 2 and 3. I wear a white shirt and the numbers are white. My friend pointed out that they blended into my shirt. It was a simple fix to add black borders to them for the future Now they’ll work with pretty much any background. Having a fresh set of eyes watch your show for little things make a big difference! 2 thoughts on “More Eyes…” Great article which explains the importance of having a second set of eyes. As virtual magic is a new start, there are many things that needs to be considered. The way your friend spot such a little mistake is really wonderful. It helps to make the performance better in the future. Thank you. I consider myself very lucky that I have a great group of talented friends and we’re all willing to be honest with each other when giving feedback on our shows.

The first project for my rsc uses hollow nine blocks. I am using 3 1/2 inch squares. I have a box full of 3 1/2 inch strips, and, I saw a quilt that uses these blocks in colors that I can do for the rainbow scrap challenge. I only need to make 3 in each color. I've tried to make the projects for this year a little easier, so, that, I can focus the rest of the time on cleaning out the UFO closet. Somehow, the rainbow projects take over, though. I used my go die for the flowers I want to include at the end of the year. I am linking to: The rainbows taking over seems to be the story of my life! Not a bad story to tell though. Your blocks look perfect for putting scraps to good use without too much complication.ReplyDelete I really like hollow 9 patch blocks - it will be fun to see what you do with them!ReplyDelete Great idea, keeping it simple.ReplyDelete That reminds me...I have a Hollow Nine top that needs quilting! Great way to use those 3.5 inch scraps.ReplyDelete Lovely blocks! Looks like you're ready for a another year of RSC! Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.ReplyDelete

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- Original title - Gyoei no Mure - Japanese title - Running time - 140 minutes - 10 October 2002 by Jason Gray Tuna fishing. It doesn't exactly evoke the stuff of drama, yet very dramatic is this gripping yarn (puns intended) about the solemn, solitary lives of the men who catch what ends up as our sushi and sashimi. Opening with a shot of a young couple traversing sand dunes, the woman posits a question - women or fishing? This question fuels the drama of the next two-plus hours. After the first of three title cards in the film ('The First Summer'), we're introduced to Fusajiro (Ken Ogata), a veteran fisherman, and his dutiful young daughter Tokiko (Masako Natsume). They live in Oma, on the northernmost tip of the Japanese mainland. It's summer (tuna season), and Fusajiro has just hauled in a massive catch which will clear his debts, but it's only a stopgap in a business of diminishing returns. His daughter attempts to bring up the boyfriend she's become quite serious about, but her father quashes any notion of a city boy marrying into a fishing clan. A man of few words, he goes out on a night expedition to work out his thoughts. He decides to visit Shunichi (Koichi Sato) at his shop. It turns into a tense standoff culminating in Fusajiro smacking Shunichi down and Shunichi begging not for Tokiko's hand in marriage, but to be taught the art of angling. He's denied. Determined Shunichi repeatedly waits at the docks, like a student outside of the gates of Shaolin Temple. When he finally gets his chance to board Fusajiro's boat (the 'Daisan Tokimaru'), it couldn't go more disastrously. After Shunichi suffers a major bout of seasickness, Fusajiro hooks a tuna on the line. Shunichi, still dazed, sits nearby as the metallic fishing line flies off its core. In a startling revealing shot, Fusajiro turns around to see Shunichi's head and body completely tangled in the line, blood gouting out of fissures as the fighting tuna pulls the line tighter and tighter. Amazingly, Fusajiro is able to untangle him and call for help, but instead of going to shore, he goes back to work! With Shunichi laying motionless on the deck, Fusajiro engages in an almost real-time battle of wills with his prey, and wins. It's a visceral scene of great drama. Naturally, Tokiko berates her father for his inhumanity and it creates a scar deeper than the ones that now criss-cross Shunichi. 'One Year Later', Tokiko and Shunichi (now married) are estranged from Fusajiro. After being disallowed by local Hokkaido fisheries from unloading an out-of-bounds catch, Fusajiro stops over for a couple days. In a bizarre sequence, he spots a woman from the window of his ryokan and a wordless chase ensues along sea-spray slicked roads. It turns out to be his ex-wife (played by Yukiyo Toake, who was in one of the Zatoichi films). She's a bit of a lush and a flirt, and they go through the motions of reconciling, rekindling, and realizing why they split in the first place. There's a refreshing frankness to their pillow-talk and she pegs his character with a fishing analogy: "You can't tell people from fish. You just hook them and pull. When they object you hit them. You hit them and keep them." After saying their goodbyes, Fusajiro loses his next battle at sea - he's getting too old. The 'End of Summer'; Fusajiro returns to Oma and meets his daughter. Shunichi now has his own boat and has become a fisherman, though an unsuccessful one with an inferiority complex larger than a big catch. After some strained domestic scenes between the couple (culminating with Shunichi raping his own wife), Shunichi is lost at sea. Tokiko has nobody to turn to but her father, who ventures out to find him in a tragic, poetic finale. Based on a novel by Akira Yoshimura (whose work also served as the basis for Imamura's The Eel) and with a screenplay by prolific writer Yozo Tanaka (Flower and Snake, Wife to Be Sacrificed, Zigeunerweisen, Jigoku ) the drama of The Catch quietly builds until the deafening radio silence of the last sequence. Also noteworthy is the excellent photography by Mutso Naganuma (recent award-winner for Jyuugosai). A night scene at the docks lit by fireworks, and the incredibly powerful shot of Fusajiro standing defiant at the prow of his boat in the driving rain are standouts. Aside from an intimate scene below-deck between Fusajiro and his ex, close-ups aren't used, effectively reflecting the emotional distance that exists within the characters. One of Japanese cinema's best actors (and probably most famous for his roles in Vengeance Is Mine and Mishima), Ogata strikes a very masculine figure in his maguro-red sweater and bandana (a visual nod to The Deer Hunter?). I don't know if Mr. Ogata subscribes to the theory of 'method acting' (or if the theory exists in Japan), but when the camera sits static during his struggles at sea, there's no doubt that he's actually doing it. Koichi Sato (who would be familiar to foreign audiences in films such as Gonin and Tokarev) exudes the young stubbornness of a man who can't accept his own lack of natural ability. This 1983 production falls in the middle of Shinji Somai's filmography. Starting his career as an assistant director on several Nikkatsu Roman Pornos, as well as a string of youth-oriented films, he was a talented director who unfortunately passed away in 2001 before getting the foreign recognition his films deserved. Thankfully, there have been domestic retrospectives of his work. His final film, Kaza Hana (2001), starred Tadanobu Asano and Kyoko Koizumi.

- Green Tea - Dragon Pearls Dragon pearls are a green tea made from the top two leaves and the buds of the new season growth. These delicate leaves are then hand rolled into small pearls. When you infuse these pearls in your teacup you will see the top two leaves and the buds come to life! A smooth, delicate, pleasing flavour with some strength and body. Caffeine level: low Ingredients: green tea

Yet another night in which I’m in bed trying to get to sleep early and almost jump up to a start that I forgot it was Fake Movie Friday. Here comes number 49. Movie starts with a montage playing with the opening credits. We see a woman talking to the camera breaking up with an unseen person, boss firing them, doctor telling them that they have cancer, insurance guy saying that his policy wouldn’t cover treatment, and a mail man saying he ran over his dog. We hear him scream as the title shows. We cut to the exterior of a bank. A male teen locks up his bike. A 30-something woman is dropped off by a man who yells at her as he drives off. An elderly man walks slowly in the door grumbling as the teen pushes by him. A teen girl pushes a baby carriage inside. Inside an older man in a suit talks loudly into his Bluetooth rolling his eyes at the young mother. They wait in line as the old man grumbles. The baby cries and the young girl tries fruitlessly to get it to stop. The businessman yells something as the 30-something woman jumps. The door sounds and in walks a grizzled looking man walks in. He takes out a gun and shoots the guard. The tellers hit alarms and run out the back hidden behind the glass. A few customers make a break for it but are also gunned down. The man locks the door and our cast of characters is now stuck together. The man yells for them all to sit down on the ground. Outside we hear sirens and a phone rings. The hostage taker walks off to answer it and has a cliché conversation with the police. His hostages and him start to talk as they learn he has a bomb strapped to him. They talk about why he is doing this and he tells them about what we saw in the opening montage. The male teen laughs. The man flips out but the teen gets up and yells back about he has problems too. He is 15, takes care of his little brother because his mom is a drug addict. He works a shitty job, making shit money and was just her to cash his check to buy his brother new shoes. The elderly man talks about how his wife is dead and his kids don’t talk to him anymore. He was pushed out of his job after 35 years. He has nothing and is convinced his visiting nurse is stealing from him. The teen cries about how she has a child to raise all on her own. The father ran off when he heard. She was kicked out of the house and doesn’t know what she is doing. The 30-something women talks about how she is barren. Her husband is a drunk and abusive, blaming her for not being able to give him sons. She goes home each night in fear of what he’ll do. The businessman gets up and acts like an ass. He goes for the hostage taker and the two wrestle. The gun flies over to the 30-something and she picks it up and shoots the businessman. Everyone looks around shocked. The hostage taker grabs the gun back and calls the cops outside to say he shot a hostage. He turns to the group and says he isn’t interested in money. He is planning to blow himself up. He doesn’t care anymore. They can leave if they want. Everyone hesitates. The old man says he isn’t going anywhere, as does the young mother. The 30 something takes the baby with her as she leaves with the teen. They step out the door and the cops converge. The bank blows up and in the confusion the 30-something gets into the businessman’s car and drives off with the kid. The teen is interviewed and called a hero by the media. We cut to the woman and the baby in a beautiful house watching coverage of a news story about the teen, and how people have reached out to him and him and his brother are doing great. He tells the reporter something corny like “Sometimes you’re pushed to the very edge. You jump off or turn around and return to a better place”

Andrew Dunn brought this to my attention earlier. Grabbers is an upcoming horror comedy from Ireland brought to us by director Jon Wright. It looks like Shaun of the Dead meets the made for TV movie of Peter Benchley’s The Beast (you remember that shit? I still have my VHS copy). You don’t really have to convince me to see any horror movie, so I was already going to be lining up for this, but it looks hilarious and the effects seem pretty incredible. I can’t tell what’s practical and what is CGI. Oh what an age we live in! The best part of this is that you can have characters do stupid horror movie things, but it will totally make sense because they are drunk. HAHA, i saw this last week and i got excited because the werewolve from the british Being Human is in it.

Welcome to the Carnival of MS Bloggers, a bi-weekly compendium of thoughts and experiences shared by those living with multiple sclerosis. by Rex Parker of Biking MS The more of these stories I hear, I realize that their stories are mine and mine is theirs - we're all connected. So many families struggle to cope with MS. So many of us have lost family members and close friends. I hope that many of you recognize your own struggles in these stories, and get the same sense of support and camaraderie that I do. And a sense of hope that we can all work together to realize a world free of MS. First off here's my friend Megan Nettleton, Community Relations Specialist for the National MS Society here in Boise. Megan's story is well-known within the MS community here in Boise. Megan is married to Chris Nettleton, the sports director for KBOI Channel 2. Chris suffers from MS, and has been a vocal and active supporter of MS Society events here in town, often lending his talents to emcee events. |Megan and Chris| “Before working at the National MS Society, I managed a bank for six years. I was never one to believe that anyone could truly love their job, but I am a believer now. My husband has MS, so it is an amazing feeling going to work and ultimately helping my husband every day! Who else gets to say that they get to do that? And now, it is not just about him anymore, but I now work here for all the amazing people I have met along the way, people like Rex! People that give so much of themselves without a second thought. That is why I support the National MS Society…because they support me!” |Me and Megan at "Meet Me Monday"| And, to give you more insight into what Chris and Megan have to deal with, I swiped the following post from Megan's Facebook page. This is something she wrote when raising funds for her Walk MS Boise team... "I was thinking today that a lot of you probably don't know very much of my husband's story and his multiple sclerosis diagnosis. And here I am asking you for donations quite a bit lately, so I thought I would share a little bit about his journey: In 2008 his feet went completely numb. His doctor thought it couldn't possibly be MS because it was in both feet equally - so he went through a lot of testing, including electro-shock therapy on his legs, and muscle tests that involved shoving a 3-inch needle into his calves and moving it around to see if his muscles were working properly. Crazy, I know. Then he had an MRI and based on those results, his neurologist told him that he either had a brain tumor or MS. It is weird to say this, but luckily, it was MS and not a brain tumor. Because my husband is an all-or-nothing kind of guy, he went on a therapy immediately, which entailed me ramming a 3-inch needle intramuscularly into his thigh. And any of you that know my husband - he is majorly phobic of needles, but this was something we did for the next 2 1/2 years. And then one day he went in for a generic check-up, and surprisingly his liver numbers were way elevated. They discovered that the therapy had started to damage his liver, so he had to immediately go off of it. His only other option at this point for therapy: a DAILY shot. Great. But, my husband bravely endured it for one month, even though he had a severe skin reaction that caused his body to be covered in red, itchy, sore welts that never seemed to go way. What other choice did he have? Remember...all or nothing! It was then that the first pill for people with MS was released...TRIUMPH! He has been on it ever since, and has done very well! And this is all thanks to research...which brings me to my conclusion: please donate to our Walk MS Boise team to help raise money for research so more therapies may one day be available!" Of course, the funds we are raising for Bike MS contributes to the same research that helped provide new therapies for Chris. Thanks for sharing that, Megan! Look for more "other voices" stories over the coming weeks... This concludes the 144th edition of the Carnival. The next Carnival of MS Bloggers will be hosted here on July 11, 2013. Please remember to submit a post (via email) from your blog of which you are particularly proud, or which you simply want to share, by noon on Tuesday, July 9, 2013.

Monday September 23 2019, 7:30 PM Heidelberg University’s Chamber Choir: Camerata Carolina Monday 23 September – 7:30 PM $$25 at the door/$20 advance/students $10 at the door. Available at Lunenburg’s Shop on the Corner, and online. Musique Royale invites you to explore Mozart and his surroundings! Prepare to be thrilled by the award-winning and internationally respected chamber choir of Heidelberg University in Germany, the Camerata Carolina. This musical journey will explore works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart’s father Leopold – born exactly 300 years ago, in 1719, the two brothers Michael and Joseph Haydn, Mozart’s infamous colleague Salieri, and Mozart’s most admired musical forebears: Allegri who composed the legendary “Miserere” and Johann Sebastian Bach. Be inspired by the music of these masters, which complements the natural flow, elegance, meditative moments, and splendorous heights of Mozart’s musical language. Discover brilliant interpretations of musical treasures with the Camerata Carolina under the direction of Prof. Franz Wassermann under the sparkling backdrop of St. John’s Anglican Church in Lunenburg on Monday, September 23rd, 2019, at 7:30 pm!

12 December 2008 Birthday Wishes: Agger and Warnock Daniel Agger turns 24 today. Seeing that this might be his last birthday in Liverpool, I hope he makes the best of it. With Real Madrid and AC Milan both interested in the central defender, Agger is feeling more unsure of his future at Liverpool. Especially if he continues to spend more time on the bench than on the pitch. Maybe Madrid or Milan would suit better your rugged looks and propulsion for tattoos. Steven Warnock, of the Blackburn Rovers, celebrates his birthday today as well. The former Liverpool academy grad turns 26 today. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Whenever Steve Warnock plays, I have a bit of a crush on him. And when he's playing against Bolton and my Kevin Davies...I think naughty boy sandwich thoughts. happy birthday indeed!! Post a Comment

Soya chunks have been gaining reputation as a wholesome weight-loss meals alternative. As extra folks search vegetarian protein sources to fulfil their each day necessities, soya chunks have turn into a favorite amongst well being fans. Furthermore, with its meat-like texture and flexibility, soya chunks can be utilized in numerous dishes, making it an ideal addition to any food plan. In the case of weight reduction, persons are all the time looking out for various protein sources low in fats and energy, and soya chunks match the invoice completely. As well as, they’re excessive in protein and dietary fibre, which helps maintain you feeling full for prolonged durations, lowering the urge to snack unnecessarily. However are soya chunks good for weight reduction? Let’s discover this additional within the article. Understanding Soya Chunks Soya chunks have been round for years however have lately turn into a go-to meals alternative for weight reduction. Should you’re unfamiliar, soya chunks are a plant-based protein supply made out of soybeans. They’re extremely versatile, and their impartial flavour profile makes them a great ingredient so as to add to numerous dishes. Regardless of its reputation, many are unaware of the quite a few advantages of soya chunks. Soya chunks are low in fats and energy and include important vitamins like iron and calcium. Moreover, soya chunks are excessive in protein, making them a incredible possibility for vegetarians and vegans, serving to them to fulfill their each day protein wants. These qualities make soya chunks a viable various for folks seeking to drop extra pounds, construct muscle and enhance their total well being. Soya Chunks Vitamin Information The dietary content material of soya chunks might differ relying on the model and the cooking technique used. As an example, a widely known model of uncooked soya chunks in India has the next dietary profile per 100 grams: - Energy: 345 kcal - Protein: 52g - Carbohydrates: 33g - Fibre: 13g - Fats: 0.50g - Calcium: 350mg - Iron: 20mg These values spotlight the numerous quantity of protein, fibre, and important minerals in soya chunks, making it a possible weight reduction assist. Soya Chunks and Weight Loss: The Connection Dietary Protein from Soya In line with analysis, soya chunks are good for weight reduction. It is because soya chunks are excessive in protein. One serving of soya chunks (approx 30 gms) has 15.6 grams of protein. Protein-rich meals show you how to really feel fuller or extra glad for longer. Consequently, one can eat fewer energy, leading to weight reduction.. As well as, the variety of energy burned each day might enhance if protein consumption rises. On account of its extra important thermic impact, analysis exhibits that protein consumption might assist burn extra energy. Fibre from Soya Chunks Soya chunks are excessive in fibre content material, with 100 grams of soya chunks providing 13 grams of fibre. Analysis exhibits the significance of fibre for weight reduction. That’s due to two main causes. One, fibre helps enhance digestion and enhances bowel actions. Second, fibre retains you satiated for a very long time, lowering the urge to eat unhealthy snacks. Consequently, it aids in lowering calorie consumption and aids in weight reduction. Furthermore, high-fibre meals might also take longer to chew, giving your physique extra time to sense fullness and thus lowering overeating. Different Advantages of Soya Chunks for Weight Loss Soy chunks additionally include useful fat like polyunsaturated fatty acids. Wholesome fat maintain you fuller longer since they take longer to digest. Moreover, the vitamin E from soya is significant for accelerating your metabolism. Thus, soya chunks can improve your weight reduction progress. Soya chunks are a flexible meals product. You may have it as a snack, a part of your foremost meal, or as you want. You may devour 25 to 30 grams or roughly ¼th cup of soya chunks each day. Soya chunks are a superb meals alternative for weight reduction as a consequence of their excessive fibre and protein content material. Protein retains you fuller for longer and may enhance the energy burned each day. In the meantime, fibre improves digestion and retains you satiated, lowering the urge to eat unhealthy snacks. Moreover, soya chunks include useful fat and vitamin E, accelerating metabolism. Different Well being Benefits of Soya Chunks - Analysis suggests soy meals enhance coronary heart well being. It’s because of the soya chunk’s excessive protein, fibre, omega-3 fatty acid, and low saturated fats content material. Moreover, it raises good ldl cholesterol whereas decreasing unhealthy ldl cholesterol within the physique. - As a result of presence of phytoestrogen, soya chunks could also be useful for girls who expertise irregular menstruation cycles. Investigations present soyfoods ease sizzling flashes in menopausal girls. In line with research, it’s useful for folks with PCOS or post-menopausal signs. - Common soya chunk consumption boosts the variety of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria within the intestines. Each of those microbes assist in digestion. - Soya chunks even have anti-inflammatory results. Thus, consuming them might assist forestall diabetes, heart problems, and most cancers. - Isoflavones in soy chunks assist in decreasing blood sugar ranges. Finest Soya Chunks Recipes for Weight Loss Crispy Soya Chunks (Air Fryer) Whole time: 50 minutes - Soya Chunks: 3 cups (150 g) - Salt: To style - Garam Masala: 1 tsp - Garlic powder: 1 tsp - Chilli powder: 1 tsp - Cumin powder: 1/2 tsp - Take 150 gms of soya chunks in a bowl and soak it in boiling water for 20 minutes. - Drain the water and wash it with clear water. Squeeze off the soya chunks to take away extra water. - Add salt, cumin powder, garam masala and garlic powder, and chilli powder. Combine it nicely. - Let it sit for 5-10 minutes. - Unfold the soya chunks in an air fryer and air fry in a preheated fryer at 180C for 20-25 minutes, until crisp. - Stir the chunks in between. - Serve with a aspect of chutney. Soya Chunks Curry Whole time: 50 minutes - Soya Chunks: 1 cup - Onion: 1 - Capsicum: 1 - Garlic paste: 1 tsp - Coriander powder: 1 tsp - dry mango powder: ½ tsp - Vegetable oil: ½ tbsp - Salt: to style - Garam masala powder: ¼ tsp - Yoghurt/ curd: ½ cup - Tomato: 2 - Ginger paste: 1 tsp - Turmeric: ½ tsp - Crimson chilli powder: 1 tbsp - Kasoori methi powder: 1 tsp - Roasted peanuts: 2 tbsp - Cumin Seeds: 1 tsp - Drain the surplus water from the soya chunks after soaking them for 20 minutes. - Add salt, ginger, garlic paste, amchur, Kasoori methi, coriander, crimson chilli powder, and curd in a bowl. To this thick combination, add soya chunks and mix nicely. - Warmth some oil in a pan, after which add cumin seeds. Add chopped onions and prepare dinner it until mild brown. - Subsequent, add the chopped tomatoes and prepare dinner for 4-5 minutes. - Now add diced capsicum and the soya chunks. Combine totally, and prepare dinner for six to eight minutes over medium-high warmth. Add a cup of water if wanted for a gravy consistency. - Add the garam masala and serve sizzling with roti or rice.. Soya Chunks Salad Whole time: 10 minutes - Soya Chunks: 1 cup (soaked, squeezed dry) - Tomatoes: 2 - Onion: 1 (small) - Capsicum: 3 (crimson, yellow, inexperienced) - Cucumber: 2 - Inexperienced olives: 2 tbsp - Lettuce: 3-6 - Lemon juice: 1 tbsp - Olive oil: 2 tbsp - Salt: to style - Pepper: to style - Chop the greens into cubes. - Add the chopped greens and soya chunks to a big bowl. - Pour the dressing and toss to combine. - Function a aspect or foremost meal Dangers of Overconsumption Allergic reactions are widespread in people who find themselves delicate to soy protein. Signs of a soy allergy are hives, itching, swelling within the face or throat, problem respiratory, vomiting, or diarrhoea. One other potential unfavourable side of soya chunks is their excessive phytic acid content material, which might hamper the absorption of vitamins like iron, calcium, and zinc. Nevertheless, you possibly can mitigate this by soaking or fermenting the soya chunks earlier than cooking. Over Consumption might result in digestive discomforts, akin to bloating or gasoline. As well as, it’s necessary to notice that extreme consumption might result in an elevated consumption of isoflavones, that are plant-based compounds which have estrogen-like results on the physique. Subsequently, it isn’t ideally suited for these with a historical past of hormone-sensitive situations like breast most cancers. Individuals with hypothyroidism want to limit their consumption of soya chunks because of the presence of goitrogens. Moreover, a food plan excessive in soy merchandise can enhance uric acid ranges. Moreover, analysis exhibits kidney stones might develop because of the physique’s excessive uric acid ranges depositing within the kidney. Furthermore, joint discomfort and liver injury might additionally end result from elevated uric acid. Subsequently, one should devour them moderately. Soya chunks have a couple of potential dangers of overconsumption, together with allergic reactions, excessive phytic acid content material inhibiting nutrient absorption, digestive discomfort, and elevated consumption of isoflavones with estrogen-like results on the physique. Subsequently, one should devour them moderately to keep away from thyroid issues and elevated uric acid ranges resulting in kidney stones, joint discomfort, and liver injury. Soaking or fermenting the soya chunks earlier than cooking can cut back the phytic acid content material. Strive including it to your breakfast smoothie. A soya chunk smoothie is a straightforward approach to get all of the goodness of soya chunks with out sacrificing style. Merely soak soya chunks in water in a single day, mix them in a mixer along with your favorite vegetables and fruit, and luxuriate in a refreshing and filling smoothie for breakfast. You may also add some Greek yoghurt or honey to boost the style. Not solely will it maintain you full for longer, however it can additionally show you how to meet your each day protein and fibre necessities. So, do this scrumptious and nutritious smoothie to attain your weight reduction targets. The Ultimate Phrase Soya chunks are a incredible meals possibility for these seeking to drop extra pounds, construct muscle, or improve their total well being. Soya chunks’ excessive protein and fibre content material make it a superb weight reduction assist. That’s as a result of it reduces calorie consumption and retains you satiated, lowering the urge to snack on unhealthy meals. Moreover, soya chunks include useful fat, vitamin E, and important minerals, all accelerating metabolism, bettering digestion, and supporting coronary heart well being. So, incorporating soya chunks into your each day food plan might be an effective way to attain your weight-loss targets. Disclaimer: The aim of this text is simply to disperse data and lift consciousness. It doesn’t intend to interchange medical recommendation from professionals. For additional data, please contact our licensed nutritionists Right here. Steadily Requested Questions (FAQs) Q. What are soya chunks? A. ‘Defatted’ or oil-free soy flour makes soy chunks. They’re leftover byproducts after soybean oil extraction happens. After drying, they develop a tough and rugged texture. Nevertheless, the feel instantly turns into tender and spongy when soaked in heat water or added to the gravy. Q. Are soya chunks good for weight reduction? A. Soya chunks are filled with vitamins and assist folks drop extra pounds. Subsequently, consuming them moderately (25 to 30 g) will assist in weight reduction and doesn’t end in weight acquire. Nevertheless, portion management is essential whereas consuming soya chunks. Soya chunks are comparatively excessive in protein; consuming an excessive amount of can enhance calorie consumption. Subsequently, one should devour it moderately as a part of a well-balanced food plan. Q. What number of energy are in soya chunks? A. Raw soy chunks have a calorie rely of 345 per 100 grams, 52 grams of protein, 0.5 grams of whole fats, 33 grams of carbs, and 13 grams of dietary fibre. 100 gms of boiled soya chunks have e152 cals with 22.9 gms of protein and 5.7 gms of fibre. Q. How do I prepare dinner soya chunks for weight reduction? A. You may prepare dinner them after soaking them in sizzling water for 20 minutes. After it turns into spongy, drain the water and squeeze it dry. Then, add them to salads, steamed greens, biryani or pulav, or add them to curries. Strive consuming home-cooked soya chunks and eat moderately if you wish to drop extra pounds. Q. How a lot of soya chunks can I eat per day for weight reduction? A. Limiting each day soya chunk consumption to 25 to 30 grams is suggested. Though soy chunks have an amazing dietary worth, extra consumption can elevate your physique’s uric acid and oestrogen ranges. Subsequently, this will trigger weight acquire, temper modifications, zits, water retention, bloating, liver injury, and joint ache. Q. Are there any unwanted side effects of consuming soya chunks for weight reduction? A. Soya chunks are wholesome and efficient for weight reduction. Nevertheless, consuming an excessive amount of soya might trigger bloating, nausea, constipation, and elevated urine frequency. Moreover, it’d result in allergic reactions in some folks that embody rash, itching, and respiratory difficulties. Restrict your consumption to at least one serving (25g) each day to keep away from experiencing these signs. Q. Can soya chunks exchange meat in a weight reduction food plan? A. Soya chunks have a major quantity of protein and style like meat. Mock meat makes use of soya chunks as an ingredient. The time period “mock meat” refers to meat options. It substitutes meat merchandise produced from plant-based proteins to imitate the flavour and look of the meat. Furthermore, the fats content material in soya chunks is nearly negligible. 100 grams of soya chunks supply 52 grams of protein. Q. Can soya chunks assist cut back stomach fats? A. Soya chunks are glorious for weight reduction as a result of they’re excessive in protein and fibre. Sadly, no meals works explicitly to cut back belly fats. Nevertheless, soya chunks are extremely nourishing and assist the physique drop extra pounds. Q. Are soya chunks appropriate for vegetarians and vegans? A. 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Generally they form black or white spots that may be faded and produce masses of spores in the thatch during late summer, under humid conditions. The life cycle is short and when conditions are favourable spores are splashed onto the foliage from the thatch, causing wide spread infection. Cynodon dactylon (common couch) is most susceptible and found in bowling or golf greens where it is a serious problem. Banana Leaf Spot Banana Leaf Spot (Mycosphaerella musicola) is found on many species of banana causing pale yellow streaks on the young leaves to turn brown with dark spots. The leaf then becomes dried, brown and dead commencing from the margins, eventually the leaf dies. Control requires removal of infected foliage or the spraying of a fungicide and fungicides should not be used during the fruiting period. Lophostemon confertus (Brush Box) Leaf Spot on Brush Box (Elsinoe species). This is a casual fungus that attacks the epidermal layer of the leaf, forming circular spots that are up to 25mm across and are often restricted by the main vein. These spots are a dull yellowish brown but can also have purplish patterns. A leaf may have more than one spot develop on its surface and normally appears on scattered leaves throughout the tree. This doesn't affect the vigour of Lophostemon confertus. Palm Leaf-scab (Graphiola phoeicis) appears as yellow spots and develop into scabs or warts that are outwards hard and dark but with a soft centre with powdery yellowish brown spores. The infected leaves eventually die. Palm Leaf Spot, Chamaedorea elegans Palm Leaf Spot (Pestaloptiopsis species) appears as a small spot with a dark centre on the leaves and affects palms that are growing in shaded humid positions and normally control is not required, though infected fronds should be removed. Source and Dispersal Infection source is other contaminated plants and the spores are spread by wind or by splashing water. The fruiting bodies are black spots that appear on the damaged tissue releasing spores. This fungus prefers a warm humid environment and leafy plants with soft new growth, particularly if they are crowded. There are many ornamental and native plants that are hosts to a wide range of fungal leaf spots. Some specific ones are listed below. Plants such as Cornus or Paeonia species are infected by a large variety of leaf spots, while other plants attract a specific leaf spot. Generally a healthy plant can tolerate fungal leaf spot attack, though it may make the plant look unsightly. In trees and shrubs it is difficult to control and generally not necessary, but in perennials and annuals control may be necessary in order to save the plant. Acalypha and Arctotis species are infected by up to three leaf spots including (Cercospora acalyphae) and (Ramularia acalyphae) that rarely require control. Acer species are infected by Purple Eye (Phyllosticta minima) which forms spots with brownish centres and purplish margins causing the death of the leaves. Acer species are also infected by Tar Spot (Rhytisma acerinum) which forms round black spots that have yellow margins. Not normally seen on cultivated trees, but seen in forests. Adiantum, Asplenium, Blechnum, Cyathea, Davallia, Nephrolepis, Platycerium, Polypodium and Pteris species are infected by the leaf spot (Pseudocercopora species) which forms circular brown spots on the fronds and heavy infection can defoliate a plant. Aesculus species are occasionally infected with the leaf spot (Septoria hippocastani) which forms small brown spots. Agave species are susceptible to the leaf spot (Coniothyrium concentricum), which appear as greyish spots up to 20mm (1in) across with concentric rings and black fruiting bodies. Affected leaves are destroyed as the infection spreads. Albizia julibrissin is susceptible to the fungal leaf spot (gloeosporium aletridis), which does not normally require control. Amelanchler, Chaenomeles, Crataegus and Rhaphiolepis species Mespilus germanica are infected by the leaf spot (Fabraea maculata) which may cause considerable damage during wet periods. Aquilegia species can be infected by three types of Leaf Spot including (Ascochyta aquilegiae), (Cercospora aquilegiae) and (Septoria aquilegiae), normally appearing during humid conditions forming spots on the leaves. Arbutus species are infected by two leaf spots (Septoria Unedonis) which produces small brown spots on the leaves and (Elsinoe mattirolianum). 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Campsis species may be infected by several fungal leaf spots including (Phyllosticta tecomae), (Septoria tecomae) and (Cercospora duplicata). Carpinus species are infected by the leaf spots (Gloeosporium robergei), (Gnomoniella fimbriata) and (Septoria carpinea), all are minor infections not normally requiring control. Carya species are infected by several leaf spots including (Gnomonia caryae) that infects leaves with irregular reddish spots on the upper surface with corresponding brown spore producing spots on the underside. It also has a secondary spore release that occurs on the dead leaves where it over winters. Other leaf spots include (monochaetia desmazierii) and (Marssonina juglandis). Ceanothus species are susceptible to the leaf spot (Cercospora ceanothi) and (Phyllosticta ceanothi) both are of minor importance not requiring control. Celtis species are infected by many leaf spots including (Cercosporella celtidis), (Cylindrosporium celtidis), (Phleospora celtidis) and (Septogloeum celtidis). Chrysanthemums species are infected by the leaf spot (Septoria species) which forms yellow spots appear toward the edge of the leaves; these become enlarged brownish patches with yellow margins. Damaged areas may converge and in severe attacks and the leaves may fall prematurely or flower production is reduced. Clematis species are infected by the fungal disease (Ascochyta clematidina) which may cause stem rot or leaf spots that are water soaked areas with reddish margins. The infection spreads from the leaves to the stem causing wilting and eventually girdling the stem killing the plant. There are many fungal leaf spots that infect this plant including (Cercospora rubigo) and (Septoria clematidis) Cordyline and Dracaena species may be infected by the leaf spot (Phyllosticta maculicola) which forms small brownish spots that have yellowish margins and has black fruiting bodies that forms coils of spores. These plants are also susceptible to other leaf spots such as (Glomerella cincta) and (Phyllosticta dracaaaenae). Keep foliage dry to avoid infection. Cynodon dactylon, Pennisetum clandestinum and many other Turf Grasses are susceptible to Helminthosporium Disease. Daphne species are infected by the leaf spot (Gloeosporium mezerei) and (Marssonina daphnes) both of which form thickish brown spots that are seen on both sides of the leaves. Infected leaves turn yellowish before dieing. Dendranthema species are infected by many leaf spots such as (Septoria chrysanthemi) which first forms yellowish spots up to 25mm (1in) across that become black. Infected leaves die prematurely and persist on the plant. Dianthus species may be infected by the leaf spot (Septoria dianthi). It forms light brown rounded spots that have a purplish border. The scattered spots on the lower leaves can also be found on the stems and the spores are dispersed by water from the tiny black fruiting bodies. Dieffenbachia species are infected by several leaf spot fungi including (Cephalosporium species) and (Myrothecium species). Eucalyptus species are infected by many fungal leaf spots such as (Mycosphaeralla species), (Hendersonia species) and (Monocheatia monochaeta). Generally leaf spots appear on the juvenile or new leaves causing brownish spots that enlarge and may have a purplish halo around the margin. Mature adult leaves are not normally infected and the trees rarely require control measures. Fern species are infected by the leaf spot, (Alternaria polypodii). This fungus appears as brown circular or oblong spots that congregate along the margins of the pinnae causing the fronds to turn brown and die. It is spread by wind currents from plant to plant and control methods include removing infected fronds and maintaining a drier atmosphere. Ficus species are infected by various fungal leaf spot including (Pseudocercospora species). Generally the fungal attack forms circular or irregular dark coloured spots on the leaves eventually causing them to fall prematurely. Ficus elastica is susceptible to many fungal leaf spots including (Alternaria species), (Leptostromella elastica) and (Phyllosticta roberti). Fragaria x ananassa (Strawberry) is infected by the fungal leaf spot (Mycospharella fragariae). The mature leaf is initially infected with well defined brown spots that that turn light grey with red-purplish margins. As the spots merge they form large brown blotches and the leaf turns yellow then dies. This fungal attack normally occurs on plants in poor health and can be a serious problem early in the season seriously damaging stock. Fraxinus species are infected by the leaf spot (Gloeosporium aridum) giving the leaf a scorched appearance as large blotches appear from the margin or apex and turn brown with a papery texture. It is more prevalent during rainy periods and infected leaves fall prematurely. Collect and depose of fallen leaves otherwise control is not normally required. Fuchsia species may be infected by the leaf spot (Septoria species) or ( Cercospora species), both form spots with dead centres and dark margins. Gladiolus species are infected by Hard Rot or Leaf Spot (Septoria gladioli). On the corms reddish brown circular water soaked spots become large and sunken. These areas dry out and form obvious margins. The leaves may also have these symptoms but is not commonly seen. Hemerocallis species are infected by several leaf spots including (Cercospora hemerocallis) and (Heterosporium iridis). These may be in the form of black spots or brownish spots that converge killing the leaf. Infected leaves should be removed and burnt. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hibiscus syriacus and Hibiscus tiliaceus are susceptible to several fungal leaf spots including (Ascochyta abelmoschi), (Cerospora kellermanii) and (Phyllosticta hibiscina). All cause spotting or blotching of the leaf surface; remove and destroy infected parts. Hydrangea species are infected by four fungal species including (Ascochyta hydrangeae), (Phyllosticta hydrangeae) and (Septoria hydrangeae). Iris species are infected by several fungal leaf spots including (Alternaria iridicola) and (Macosphaerella species). Iris species are also infected by the leaf spot (Didymellina macrospore) that forms greyish spots with brown water soaked borders and coalesce on the upper part of the leaf. This casual organism commonly occurs after flowering killing the leaves but will not infect the bulbs. The bulbs become weak over several seasons due to the decreased foliage. There is also a Bacterial Leaf Spot (Bacterium tardicrescens) that is commonly mistaken as a fungal problem causing translucent spots that coalesce and involve the entire leaf. Normally found on Iris species. Laburnum anagyroides is infected by the Leaf Spot (Phyllosticta cytisii). The leaf forms light grey spots with no definite margin and mature to brown. The black fruiting bodies appear as dots in the centre of the spot. Leucanthemum species are infected by the leaf spot (Cerocspora chrysanthemi) and (Septoria leucanthemi). Magnolia species are susceptible to many species including (Alternaria tenuis), (Mycosphaerella milleri) and (Phyllosticta species). Leaves generally turn brown from the apex or margins turning brown or spots appear on the leaf surface and leaves become yellow before withering and dieing. Normally the make the tree look poorly but have little effect on its growth. Control is not normally required. Nerium oleander is susceptible to several fungal leaf spots including (Cercospora nerella), (Cercospora repens), (Gloesporium species) and (Phyllosticta nerii). Infected leaves should be removed but generally control is not required. Nyssa sylvatica is infected by the leaf spot (Mycosphaerella nyssaecola) forming irregular purplish blotches. Orchids such as Cattleya, Cymbidium, Cypripedium, Dendrobium, Epidendrum, Paphiopedilum, Phalaenopsis and Zygopetalum species are infected by several leaf spots including (Cerospora, Colletotrichum and Phyllosticta species). Normally forming dark or dead, circular or irregular areas on the leaves. Palms such as Syagrus, Howea, Phoenix, Roystonea and Washingtonia species are infected by Leaf-scab (Graphiola phoeicis). Palms such as Archontophoenix, Caryota, Chamaedorea, Cocos, Dypsis, Howea, Liculia, Linospadix, Livistona, Phoenix, Ptychosperma, Rhapis, Roystonea, Syagrus, Washingtonia and Wodyetia species are susceptible to several fungal leaf spots including; (Bipolaris spp.), (Cylindrocladium spp.), (Colletotrichum spp.) and (Pestalotiopsis spp.). Generally the circular leaf spots are brown and may have a yellow halo such as Palm Ring Spot (Bipolaris incurvata). They vary in size from small to large depending on the species. When a plant is healthy it recovers from attack, but heavy infections can defoliate, causing the collapse of the plant. Palms are also infected by the Brachybasidium Leaf Spot (Brachybasidium pinangae). This fungus forms angular leaf lesions that produce fruiting bodies on the underside and is commonly found on Archontophoenix species. Passiflora species are infected with many types of leaf spot such as (Alternaria passiflorae). Phoenix species are susceptible to False Smut (Graphiola phoenicis). This fungus forms yellow leaf spots that become hard with a raised with a blackish scab, which produces masses of powdery spores that are thread-like. Pittosporum species are susceptible to the leaf spots (Alternaria tenuissima), (Phyllostica species) and (Cercospora pittospori). Circular or angular dark spots appear on the leaves and are surrounded by necrotic areas that are yellowish. Generally removal of infected leaves is adequate control. Poa species and other cool season grasses are infected by Winter Fusarium Leaf Disease (Fusarium species), which causes small pale spots that are water soaked to appear on the leaves that turn red-brown. Infected leaves become bleached then wither and die, but the infection will not affect the crown or roots of the plant. It can be identified by pink, cotton-like mycelium and the plant prefers cold wet weather. Populus species are infected by several fungal leaf spots including (Ciborinia bifrons, Ciborinia confundens), and (Mycosphaerella populicola). Prunus species are infected by several leaf spots including (Cercospora circumscissa and Septoria ravenelii). Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir is infected by the Leaf Cast (Rhabdocline pseudotsugae) Symptoms include the needles becoming yellowish at the apex and extending down the needle and spreading to others during moist spring weather turning them brown. Brownish scorched areas are noticeable on the tree from a distance. Control; is not normally required for mature trees but nursery stock may require spraying with a copper based fungicide. Psidium guajava (Guava) is infected by (Glomerella cingulate). This fungus courses spots to appear on leaves and mummifies and blackens immature fruit or rots mature fruit. This fungus can devastate a guava crop. Quercus species are infected by several types of leaf spot including (Cylindrosporium microspilum) and (Marssonina martini). These attacks tend top take place later in the season and normally not detrimental to the tree. Rhododendron species are infected by a large variety of fungal leaf spots including (Cercospora rhododendri) and (lophodermium melaleucum) Salix species are infected by several fungal leaf spots including (Ascochyta salicis) and (Septogloeum salicinum). Senecio species are infected by the fungal leaf spot (Alternaria cinerariae) and (Cercospora species), forming dark rounded or angular spots. Spiraea species are attacked by the fungal leaf spot (Cylindrosporium filipendulae). Stenotaphrum secundatum (Buffalo) turf grass is susceptible to Grey Leaf Spot (Pyricularia grisea) in domestic and commercial situations devastating lawns. This fungal disease infects the stems and leaves with small brown lesions that enlarge rapidly forming grey-brown spots that have darker borders or surrounded by yellow chlorotic areas. This infection is commonly found on newly laid turf but will also infect established lawns. It is most prevalent during warm humid periods in soil with a high nitrogen level. Syringa species are attacked by up to six species of leaf spot including (Cercospora lilacis) and (Phyllostica species). Syzygium species are infected by fungal leaf spots but normally control is not required. Tagetes species are infected by the leaf spot (Septoria tageticola), which starts at the base and moves progressively up through the plant, covering the leaves in grey to black spots. Trillium species are host to several leaf spots, including (Colletotrichum peckii) (Gloeosporium Trillii) (Heterosporium trillii). Ulmus species are infected by many fungal leaf spots including (Gnomonia ulmea) and (Cercospora sphaeriaeformis). Veronica species are infected by the leaf spot (Septoria veronicae). The symptoms include small violet to brown spots appear on the upper surface of the leaf and correspondingly yellowish brown on the underside. The spots converge forming a scorched shot-hole appearance and eventually death of the leaf. Vaccinium ovatum is infected by the leaf spot (Rhytisma vaccinii) and (Dothichiza caroliniana). Vicia species are infected by the leaf spot (Erostrotheca multiformis), which forms greyish spots that enlarge and may defoliate the plant. Wisteria species are infected by three fungal leaf spots (Phyllostica wisteriae), (Septoria wisteriae) and (Phomatospora wisteriae). Remove and destroy infected plant material and avoid overhead watering. When planting select infection resistant varieties. Practice crop rotation and add pot ash to the soil to decrease the plants venerability to the disease. Many species of fungus overwinter in fallen leaves, remove and destroy any litter under the plant. Winter Fusarium Leaf Disease in Turf Grasses can be minimised by aerating the soil, reducing thatch and avoid excessive nitrogen in the soil. Protective fungicides such as zineb or copper oxychloride should be sprayed at the first sign of infection and cuttings should be sprayed as they start to grow. Always read the label for registration details and direction of use prior to application of any chemicals.

Leaf Spot (General) Various Leaf Spot Species There is a wide variety of fungal leaf spots that infect perennials, shrub and trees. Some are specific to the host while others can affect a range of plants. Generally light brown to purplish or blackish spots appear on the leaf and form concentric rings of fruiting bodies. The spots may leave holes, perforating the leaf or expand with pale green to yellowish margins and when the holes merge the leaf normally dies. There are many different types of leaf spot, some are discussed below. Alternaria Leaf Spot (Alternaria nelumbii) forms a small reddish brown spots that are boarded in light green, and as they develop in size the leaf curls and dies from the margin inwards. Normally occurs on Nelumbo species (water lilies). Helminthosporium Disease (Bipolris species), (Drechslera species) and (Exserophilum species) are responsible for several leaf spots that occur on all Turf Grass species. Generally they form black or white spots that may be faded and produce masses of spores in the thatch during late summer, under humid conditions. The life cycle is short and when conditions are favourable spores are splashed onto the foliage from the thatch, causing wide spread infection. Cynodon dactylon (common couch) is most susceptible and found in bowling or golf greens where it is a serious problem. Banana Leaf Spot Banana Leaf Spot (Mycosphaerella musicola) is found on many species of banana causing pale yellow streaks on the young leaves to turn brown with dark spots. The leaf then becomes dried, brown and dead commencing from the margins, eventually the leaf dies. Control requires removal of infected foliage or the spraying of a fungicide and fungicides should not be used during the fruiting period. Lophostemon confertus (Brush Box) Leaf Spot on Brush Box (Elsinoe species). This is a casual fungus that attacks the epidermal layer of the leaf, forming circular spots that are up to 25mm across and are often restricted by the main vein. These spots are a dull yellowish brown but can also have purplish patterns. A leaf may have more than one spot develop on its surface and normally appears on scattered leaves throughout the tree. This doesn't affect the vigour of Lophostemon confertus. Palm Leaf-scab (Graphiola phoeicis) appears as yellow spots and develop into scabs or warts that are outwards hard and dark but with a soft centre with powdery yellowish brown spores. The infected leaves eventually die. Palm Leaf Spot, Chamaedorea elegans Palm Leaf Spot (Pestaloptiopsis species) appears as a small spot with a dark centre on the leaves and affects palms that are growing in shaded humid positions and normally control is not required, though infected fronds should be removed. Source and Dispersal Infection source is other contaminated plants and the spores are spread by wind or by splashing water. The fruiting bodies are black spots that appear on the damaged tissue releasing spores. This fungus prefers a warm humid environment and leafy plants with soft new growth, particularly if they are crowded. There are many ornamental and native plants that are hosts to a wide range of fungal leaf spots. Some specific ones are listed below. Plants such as Cornus or Paeonia species are infected by a large variety of leaf spots, while other plants attract a specific leaf spot. Generally a healthy plant can tolerate fungal leaf spot attack, though it may make the plant look unsightly. In trees and shrubs it is difficult to control and generally not necessary, but in perennials and annuals control may be necessary in order to save the plant. Acalypha and Arctotis species are infected by up to three leaf spots including (Cercospora acalyphae) and (Ramularia acalyphae) that rarely require control. Acer species are infected by Purple Eye (Phyllosticta minima) which forms spots with brownish centres and purplish margins causing the death of the leaves. Acer species are also infected by Tar Spot (Rhytisma acerinum) which forms round black spots that have yellow margins. Not normally seen on cultivated trees, but seen in forests. Adiantum, Asplenium, Blechnum, Cyathea, Davallia, Nephrolepis, Platycerium, Polypodium and Pteris species are infected by the leaf spot (Pseudocercopora species) which forms circular brown spots on the fronds and heavy infection can defoliate a plant. Aesculus species are occasionally infected with the leaf spot (Septoria hippocastani) which forms small brown spots. Agave species are susceptible to the leaf spot (Coniothyrium concentricum), which appear as greyish spots up to 20mm (1in) across with concentric rings and black fruiting bodies. Affected leaves are destroyed as the infection spreads. Albizia julibrissin is susceptible to the fungal leaf spot (gloeosporium aletridis), which does not normally require control. Amelanchler, Chaenomeles, Crataegus and Rhaphiolepis species Mespilus germanica are infected by the leaf spot (Fabraea maculata) which may cause considerable damage during wet periods. Aquilegia species can be infected by three types of Leaf Spot including (Ascochyta aquilegiae), (Cercospora aquilegiae) and (Septoria aquilegiae), normally appearing during humid conditions forming spots on the leaves. Arbutus species are infected by two leaf spots (Septoria Unedonis) which produces small brown spots on the leaves and (Elsinoe mattirolianum). Arctostaphylos manzanita is infected by the leave spot (Cryptostictis arbuti) which damages leaves but is not normally detrimental to the shrub. Aspidistra species are infected by the leaf spot (Colletotrichum omnivorum) causing whitish spots on the leaves and petiole. Aster species are infected by many leaf spots including (Alternaria species), (Cercosporella cana), ( Ovularia asteris) and (Septoria asteris). Aucuba species are infected by several leaf spots, usually as a secondary infection after aphid attack. These include (Phyllosticta aucubae) and (Phyllostica aucubae). Azalea (Rhododendron species) are susceptible to Leaf Scorch (Septoria azalea). This fungal disease forms reddish- brown spots which expand and engulf the leaf, with fruiting bodies appearing in the centre. Infected leaves die, then fall and the branchlets wilt. This problem is more serious during wet periods and may require control using a fungicide. Banksia species are infected by several leaf spots causing chlorotic areas that have brown centres and is not normally a major problem for the plant. Betula species may be infected by the Leaf Spots (Gloeosporium betularum) that forms brown spots with darker margins and (Cylindrosporium betulae) that also forms brown spots with faded indefinite margins. Bougainvillea species are infected by the leaf spot (Cercosporidium bougainvilleae) which forms rounded spots with dark margins that yellowish ting. Infected leaves die and fall from the plant. Calendula species are infected by the Leaf Spot (Cercospora calendulae) which rapidly infects the plant spotting the leaves and killing the plant. Callicarpa species may be infected by the leaf spot (Atractilina callicarpae) forming irregular brownish spot or (Cercospora callicarpae) which can defoliate the plant in subtropical climates. Campsis species may be infected by several fungal leaf spots including (Phyllosticta tecomae), (Septoria tecomae) and (Cercospora duplicata). Carpinus species are infected by the leaf spots (Gloeosporium robergei), (Gnomoniella fimbriata) and (Septoria carpinea), all are minor infections not normally requiring control. Carya species are infected by several leaf spots including (Gnomonia caryae) that infects leaves with irregular reddish spots on the upper surface with corresponding brown spore producing spots on the underside. It also has a secondary spore release that occurs on the dead leaves where it over winters. Other leaf spots include (monochaetia desmazierii) and (Marssonina juglandis). Ceanothus species are susceptible to the leaf spot (Cercospora ceanothi) and (Phyllosticta ceanothi) both are of minor importance not requiring control. Celtis species are infected by many leaf spots including (Cercosporella celtidis), (Cylindrosporium celtidis), (Phleospora celtidis) and (Septogloeum celtidis). Chrysanthemums species are infected by the leaf spot (Septoria species) which forms yellow spots appear toward the edge of the leaves; these become enlarged brownish patches with yellow margins. Damaged areas may converge and in severe attacks and the leaves may fall prematurely or flower production is reduced. Clematis species are infected by the fungal disease (Ascochyta clematidina) which may cause stem rot or leaf spots that are water soaked areas with reddish margins. The infection spreads from the leaves to the stem causing wilting and eventually girdling the stem killing the plant. There are many fungal leaf spots that infect this plant including (Cercospora rubigo) and (Septoria clematidis) Cordyline and Dracaena species may be infected by the leaf spot (Phyllosticta maculicola) which forms small brownish spots that have yellowish margins and has black fruiting bodies that forms coils of spores. These plants are also susceptible to other leaf spots such as (Glomerella cincta) and (Phyllosticta dracaaaenae). Keep foliage dry to avoid infection. Cynodon dactylon, Pennisetum clandestinum and many other Turf Grasses are susceptible to Helminthosporium Disease. Daphne species are infected by the leaf spot (Gloeosporium mezerei) and (Marssonina daphnes) both of which form thickish brown spots that are seen on both sides of the leaves. Infected leaves turn yellowish before dieing. Dendranthema species are infected by many leaf spots such as (Septoria chrysanthemi) which first forms yellowish spots up to 25mm (1in) across that become black. Infected leaves die prematurely and persist on the plant. Dianthus species may be infected by the leaf spot (Septoria dianthi). It forms light brown rounded spots that have a purplish border. The scattered spots on the lower leaves can also be found on the stems and the spores are dispersed by water from the tiny black fruiting bodies. Dieffenbachia species are infected by several leaf spot fungi including (Cephalosporium species) and (Myrothecium species). Eucalyptus species are infected by many fungal leaf spots such as (Mycosphaeralla species), (Hendersonia species) and (Monocheatia monochaeta). Generally leaf spots appear on the juvenile or new leaves causing brownish spots that enlarge and may have a purplish halo around the margin. Mature adult leaves are not normally infected and the trees rarely require control measures. Fern species are infected by the leaf spot, (Alternaria polypodii). This fungus appears as brown circular or oblong spots that congregate along the margins of the pinnae causing the fronds to turn brown and die. It is spread by wind currents from plant to plant and control methods include removing infected fronds and maintaining a drier atmosphere. Ficus species are infected by various fungal leaf spot including (Pseudocercospora species). Generally the fungal attack forms circular or irregular dark coloured spots on the leaves eventually causing them to fall prematurely. Ficus elastica is susceptible to many fungal leaf spots including (Alternaria species), (Leptostromella elastica) and (Phyllosticta roberti). Fragaria x ananassa (Strawberry) is infected by the fungal leaf spot (Mycospharella fragariae). The mature leaf is initially infected with well defined brown spots that that turn light grey with red-purplish margins. As the spots merge they form large brown blotches and the leaf turns yellow then dies. This fungal attack normally occurs on plants in poor health and can be a serious problem early in the season seriously damaging stock. Fraxinus species are infected by the leaf spot (Gloeosporium aridum) giving the leaf a scorched appearance as large blotches appear from the margin or apex and turn brown with a papery texture. It is more prevalent during rainy periods and infected leaves fall prematurely. Collect and depose of fallen leaves otherwise control is not normally required. Fuchsia species may be infected by the leaf spot (Septoria species) or ( Cercospora species), both form spots with dead centres and dark margins. Gladiolus species are infected by Hard Rot or Leaf Spot (Septoria gladioli). On the corms reddish brown circular water soaked spots become large and sunken. These areas dry out and form obvious margins. The leaves may also have these symptoms but is not commonly seen. Hemerocallis species are infected by several leaf spots including (Cercospora hemerocallis) and (Heterosporium iridis). These may be in the form of black spots or brownish spots that converge killing the leaf. Infected leaves should be removed and burnt. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hibiscus syriacus and Hibiscus tiliaceus are susceptible to several fungal leaf spots including (Ascochyta abelmoschi), (Cerospora kellermanii) and (Phyllosticta hibiscina). All cause spotting or blotching of the leaf surface; remove and destroy infected parts. Hydrangea species are infected by four fungal species including (Ascochyta hydrangeae), (Phyllosticta hydrangeae) and (Septoria hydrangeae). Iris species are infected by several fungal leaf spots including (Alternaria iridicola) and (Macosphaerella species). Iris species are also infected by the leaf spot (Didymellina macrospore) that forms greyish spots with brown water soaked borders and coalesce on the upper part of the leaf. This casual organism commonly occurs after flowering killing the leaves but will not infect the bulbs. The bulbs become weak over several seasons due to the decreased foliage. There is also a Bacterial Leaf Spot (Bacterium tardicrescens) that is commonly mistaken as a fungal problem causing translucent spots that coalesce and involve the entire leaf. Normally found on Iris species. Laburnum anagyroides is infected by the Leaf Spot (Phyllosticta cytisii). The leaf forms light grey spots with no definite margin and mature to brown. The black fruiting bodies appear as dots in the centre of the spot. Leucanthemum species are infected by the leaf spot (Cerocspora chrysanthemi) and (Septoria leucanthemi). Magnolia species are susceptible to many species including (Alternaria tenuis), (Mycosphaerella milleri) and (Phyllosticta species). Leaves generally turn brown from the apex or margins turning brown or spots appear on the leaf surface and leaves become yellow before withering and dieing. Normally the make the tree look poorly but have little effect on its growth. Control is not normally required. Nerium oleander is susceptible to several fungal leaf spots including (Cercospora nerella), (Cercospora repens), (Gloesporium species) and (Phyllosticta nerii). Infected leaves should be removed but generally control is not required. Nyssa sylvatica is infected by the leaf spot (Mycosphaerella nyssaecola) forming irregular purplish blotches. Orchids such as Cattleya, Cymbidium, Cypripedium, Dendrobium, Epidendrum, Paphiopedilum, Phalaenopsis and Zygopetalum species are infected by several leaf spots including (Cerospora, Colletotrichum and Phyllosticta species). Normally forming dark or dead, circular or irregular areas on the leaves. Palms such as Syagrus, Howea, Phoenix, Roystonea and Washingtonia species are infected by Leaf-scab (Graphiola phoeicis). Palms such as Archontophoenix, Caryota, Chamaedorea, Cocos, Dypsis, Howea, Liculia, Linospadix, Livistona, Phoenix, Ptychosperma, Rhapis, Roystonea, Syagrus, Washingtonia and Wodyetia species are susceptible to several fungal leaf spots including; (Bipolaris spp.), (Cylindrocladium spp.), (Colletotrichum spp.) and (Pestalotiopsis spp.). Generally the circular leaf spots are brown and may have a yellow halo such as Palm Ring Spot (Bipolaris incurvata). They vary in size from small to large depending on the species. When a plant is healthy it recovers from attack, but heavy infections can defoliate, causing the collapse of the plant. Palms are also infected by the Brachybasidium Leaf Spot (Brachybasidium pinangae). This fungus forms angular leaf lesions that produce fruiting bodies on the underside and is commonly found on Archontophoenix species. Passiflora species are infected with many types of leaf spot such as (Alternaria passiflorae). Phoenix species are susceptible to False Smut (Graphiola phoenicis). This fungus forms yellow leaf spots that become hard with a raised with a blackish scab, which produces masses of powdery spores that are thread-like. Pittosporum species are susceptible to the leaf spots (Alternaria tenuissima), (Phyllostica species) and (Cercospora pittospori). Circular or angular dark spots appear on the leaves and are surrounded by necrotic areas that are yellowish. Generally removal of infected leaves is adequate control. Poa species and other cool season grasses are infected by Winter Fusarium Leaf Disease (Fusarium species), which causes small pale spots that are water soaked to appear on the leaves that turn red-brown. Infected leaves become bleached then wither and die, but the infection will not affect the crown or roots of the plant. It can be identified by pink, cotton-like mycelium and the plant prefers cold wet weather. Populus species are infected by several fungal leaf spots including (Ciborinia bifrons, Ciborinia confundens), and (Mycosphaerella populicola). Prunus species are infected by several leaf spots including (Cercospora circumscissa and Septoria ravenelii). Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir is infected by the Leaf Cast (Rhabdocline pseudotsugae) Symptoms include the needles becoming yellowish at the apex and extending down the needle and spreading to others during moist spring weather turning them brown. Brownish scorched areas are noticeable on the tree from a distance. Control; is not normally required for mature trees but nursery stock may require spraying with a copper based fungicide. Psidium guajava (Guava) is infected by (Glomerella cingulate). This fungus courses spots to appear on leaves and mummifies and blackens immature fruit or rots mature fruit. This fungus can devastate a guava crop. Quercus species are infected by several types of leaf spot including (Cylindrosporium microspilum) and (Marssonina martini). These attacks tend top take place later in the season and normally not detrimental to the tree. Rhododendron species are infected by a large variety of fungal leaf spots including (Cercospora rhododendri) and (lophodermium melaleucum) Salix species are infected by several fungal leaf spots including (Ascochyta salicis) and (Septogloeum salicinum). Senecio species are infected by the fungal leaf spot (Alternaria cinerariae) and (Cercospora species), forming dark rounded or angular spots. Spiraea species are attacked by the fungal leaf spot (Cylindrosporium filipendulae). Stenotaphrum secundatum (Buffalo) turf grass is susceptible to Grey Leaf Spot (Pyricularia grisea) in domestic and commercial situations devastating lawns. This fungal disease infects the stems and leaves with small brown lesions that enlarge rapidly forming grey-brown spots that have darker borders or surrounded by yellow chlorotic areas. This infection is commonly found on newly laid turf but will also infect established lawns. It is most prevalent during warm humid periods in soil with a high nitrogen level. Syringa species are attacked by up to six species of leaf spot including (Cercospora lilacis) and (Phyllostica species). Syzygium species are infected by fungal leaf spots but normally control is not required. Tagetes species are infected by the leaf spot (Septoria tageticola), which starts at the base and moves progressively up through the plant, covering the leaves in grey to black spots. Trillium species are host to several leaf spots, including (Colletotrichum peckii) (Gloeosporium Trillii) (Heterosporium trillii). Ulmus species are infected by many fungal leaf spots including (Gnomonia ulmea) and (Cercospora sphaeriaeformis). Veronica species are infected by the leaf spot (Septoria veronicae). The symptoms include small violet to brown spots appear on the upper surface of the leaf and correspondingly yellowish brown on the underside. The spots converge forming a scorched shot-hole appearance and eventually death of the leaf. Vaccinium ovatum is infected by the leaf spot (Rhytisma vaccinii) and (Dothichiza caroliniana). Vicia species are infected by the leaf spot (Erostrotheca multiformis), which forms greyish spots that enlarge and may defoliate the plant. Wisteria species are infected by three fungal leaf spots (Phyllostica wisteriae), (Septoria wisteriae) and (Phomatospora wisteriae). Remove and destroy infected plant material and avoid overhead watering. When planting select infection resistant varieties. Practice crop rotation and add pot ash to the soil to decrease the plants venerability to the disease. Many species of fungus overwinter in fallen leaves, remove and destroy any litter under the plant. Winter Fusarium Leaf Disease in Turf Grasses can be minimised by aerating the soil, reducing thatch and avoid excessive nitrogen in the soil. Protective fungicides such as zineb or copper oxychloride should be sprayed at the first sign of infection and cuttings should be sprayed as they start to grow. Always read the label for registration details and direction of use prior to application of any chemicals.

Why did it take me so long to add a burst height feature? (A feature that, to both me and many others alike, was obviously lacking.) Much of the NUKEMAP’s code is based on the calculations that went into making the famous Lovelace Foundation “Nuclear Bomb Effects Computer, ” which itself were based on equations in Samuel Glasstone’s classic The Effects of Nuclear Weapons. This circular slide rule has some wonderful retro charm, and is a useful way of boiling down a lot of nuclear effects data into a simple analog “computer.” However, like most nuclear effects calculations, it wasn’t really designed with the kind of visualization that the NUKEMAP had in mind. For something like the NUKEMAP, one wants to be able to plug in a yield and a “desired” overpressure (such as 5 psi), and get a measurement of the ground range of the effect as a result. But this isn’t how the Lovelace Computer works. Instead, you put in your kilotonnage and the distance you want to know the overpressure at, and in return you get a maximum overpressure in the form of pounds-per-square-inch. In other words, instead of asking, “what’s the distance for 5 psi for a 15 kiloton surface burst?, ” you are only allowed to ask, “if I was 2 miles from a 15 kiloton surface burst, what would the overpressure be?” For surface bursts and a few low height (400 feet and under) airbursts, the Lovelace Foundation did, in a separate report, provide equations of the sort useful for the NUKEMAP, and the NUKEMAP’s code was originally based on these. But they didn’t allow for anything fancy with regards to arbitrary-height airbursts. They let one look for pressure information at “optimal” airburst heights, but did not let one actually set a specific airburst height. For awhile I thought this might just have been a strange oversight, but the more I dug into the issue, I realized this was probably because the physics of airbursts is hard.

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Sformato used to be a dirty word in this house, on the basis of one (made from Cardoons) that was served many years ago at a Christmas Eve dinner party outside Colle Val d'Elsa. Sludge-like in appearance, it had the texture of baby food and a composite flavour that could have been anything or nothing. It did the concept of Sformato a terrible injustice, and for a very long time even the very word raised a wrinkled lip of disdain in these quarters. Until now. Recently, I came across a recipe for Fennel Sformato, given by Anna del Conte in her excellent 'Secrets from an Italian Kitchen' which has completely reversed that prejudice. The version given here is an adaptation of that recipe, and is light, and completely delicious. Sformatino, by the way, is just the linguistic consequence of making sformato in smaller, individual portions. The fact that the cooked fennel is partly chopped and partly puréed is important - it retains some texture in the finished dish, and saves it from being merely pap. The choice of sauce is mine - you can replace it with any sauce you might prefer that you think would work with this dish. For Two Sformatini. Ingredients: 250g Fennel; 30g Butter; 100 ml milk; 15g Flour; pinch of Nutmeg; 1 Egg; 20g grated Parmesan; 1 tbs dried breadcrumbs (see recipe re this ingredient); 30g Gorgonzola piccante; 1/4 cup of Cream; Salt & Pepper. 1. Slice the Fennel thinly, sauté it for five minutes in half of the butter, melted in a sauté pan, then season with Salt & Pepper, add half of the Milk, and simmer, covered, for twenty minutes or so - until the Fennel is cooked through. 2. Drain the Fennel, and discard any remaining cooking liquid. Purée half of it in the food processor, and chop the other half by hand into fine dice. Combine the two Fennel mixtures in a bowl. 3. Melt the remaining Butter in a double boiler or simmertopf . Stir in the Flour, and then add the remaining Milk; cook, stirring, for five minutes or so, to make a thickish bechamel. Add to this a pinch of Nutmeg, then add the sauce to the Fennel. 4. Add the beaten Egg and the Parmesan to this mixture; mix very thoroughly, then test and adjust seasoning to taste. Put into two prepared ramekins (if you use Trennwax on the ramekins, no breadcrumbs are necessary; if you butter the ramekins instead, however, then it's a good idea also to dust them with fine breadcrumbs in order to facilitate subsequent unmoulding) 5. Place the ramekins in a bain marie, and bake for about 30 minutes in 190 degree C oven - when cooked, the tops will be slightly browned, and the sformatini will have swelled slightly. Let sit for five minutes before unmoulding them onto heated plates to serve. 6. Meanwhile, gently heat the Gorgonzola and Cream together to make the sauce, one spoonful of which should go onto each sformatino. Thursday, 16 April 2009 Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Post a Comment

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Troubled Home Decor and Lifestyle products retailer from the UK – Rosebys is planning to grow its business in India on the franchisee model. What are Rosebys Stores ? Rosebys offer 40 to 50 combination of home textiles, like bed-sheets in a price range between Rs 799 to Rs 2,500. It will also sell home decor articles priced between Rs 199 to Rs 8,000. Rosebys products are designed in the UK and India while materials are sourced from East Asian countries. Rosebys had 320 stores in UK [note sure if all are still operational] and has 8 stores in Punjab and 2 in West Bengal. The company plans to open 20 stores each in Karnataka, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. Rosebys has set an ambitious store opening target in India – 500 within th next 18 months. We are a bit skeptical on how much Rosebys will be able to achieve considering the reports by Guardian newspaper about Rosebys trouble. Additionally their website displays the appointment of Howard Smith and Richard Dixon as authorized insolvency practitioners. Sure there is some trouble with Rosebys and prospective franchisees need to be extremely cautious about this. Stay tuned, we will get you more on what can you do as a franchisee if your Franchisor goes bankrupt ?

LEGALIZING HEMP IS THE FOUNDATION OF MY CAMPAIGN! 1-legalize marijuana and end the fake war on drugs, thereby overthrowing the us government (which is just cia drug ops) 2-forgive all student loans 3 free health care vote for me! I will arrest all bankers and mortgage lenders, try them, and if found guilty, I will sentence them to re education camps where they will learn how to work, by picking up dogshit all over the parks and garbage on the highways for an average of two years. As you know, any second offense by them will be punished with beheading in the Holy Lady, the Guillotine.

The Way I See It… by Michael C. Volker Do we really need a “junior junior” stock exchange? Stock Exchange (TSX) is thinking about launching a 'junior junior' stock exchange. This would provide a home for those companies that no longer meet the listing criteria for the nascent TSX-Venture Exchange (TSX-V). Many companies got onto the TSX-V with so-called "Tier-3" status. This was done to accommodate those that moved over from the "unlisted" market, previously referred to as the CDN when the TSX-V (the former CDNX) was created from the merger of the Stock exchanges are like clubs. The holy grail for technology companies is to be listed on Nasdaq. Like clubs, stock exchanges have different admittance criteria and, as such, companies that belong to them enjoy a certain status. Continued listing standards are generally lower than those required for initial entry. When companies fail to adhere to these, they risk expulsion. This is what’s happening now on Nasdaq which is faced with having to deal with many companies that have fallen from grace. Similarly, an argument in favor of a new exchange is that the TSX-V will appear more credible with the riff-raff gone. However, instead of creating a new exchange and brand, wouldn’t it make a lot more sense to use a simple designation to identify companies that get offside? Presently, Tier 3 companies’ ticker symbols start with the letter “Y”. A qualifier of this type should do the trick. Companies wouldn’t have to list and de-list from different exchanges. It would also be easier for companies to go public earlier (yes, I know that's a contentious topic but if that's what it takes to get capital, it should be an option to companies) and then migrate to the higher ranks by removing the "Y" rather than going through a more complicated process. Interestingly, a recent tax expert noted that these Tier 3 companies were, according to Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, not considered to be public companies because they don’t trade on a recognized stock exchange. Hence, investors in such companies could benefit tax-wise. For example, the $500K life-time capital gains exemption for private companies would apply. Similarly, other private company perks may also apply. Putting these companies on a "recognized" exchange, however junior it may be, could remove such benefits. (Securities regulators and our tax department are inconsistent in their definitions on what constitutes a public company.) How will a new, junior-junior exchange really help the technology sector? David Raffa, writing in Business in Vancouver recently, suggested that the TSX's time would be better spent in figuring out how to make the TSX-V work more effectively for tech companies in raising capital. Catering to the tech sector and promoting itself more - building on its successes should be a priority. Focusing on the opportunities in the tech sector would be more productive than fussing around with an even more junior market. to chuckle at a recent article in Red Herring about a Vancouver-based software company. It comments that “the we’ve now seen, by several recent examples, the junior markets aren’t the only places where you’ll find mis-dealings. What’s been happening in the major Let’s focus on making the current TSX-V really hum. A lot of work needs to be done in the public education area. Rather than fighting the futile battle of trying to operate a “clean” market, let’s be more pragmatic. There are always going to be scams and cheats. The way I see it, we must make the TSX-V work as a venture capital venue for technology companies. Doing this will result in more winners and there’ll be less concern about hiding the losers under another umbrella. is a high technology entrepreneur and director of

Friday, March 28, 2008 He Wakes Up Happy I usually put Jonah down for a nap sometime between 1:30 and 3:00 and he will sleep for a couple of hours. Today was one of those busy days so he didn't get down for a nap until 3. When he goes down so late I don't like to let him sleep for more than 2 hours so he will go to bed on time - around 9. But if he really won't wake up, I'll let him stay for a while longer. Today was one of those days where I opened his door and started the washer and he did not wake up. Here was his state of being. In the mornings it is a bit of a different story. He wakes up between 8:30 and 9. I don't go get him right away as he likes hanging out in his crib for awhile. He talks for awhile, practicing all the words he knows, and eventually throws all the bedding out of the crib and then proceeds to jump up and down in the crib. By the time I go into his room this is typically what greets me: Labels: crib, Jonah, Motherhood, naptime, Toddler Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) He wakes up happy like you always did Tom and I almost died laughing. This is SOOOOOOO cute! Post a Comment

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Been trying to add an image into the story panel. Using the following HTML code: I also tried inserting double quotes instead of single quotes, but it still doesn't work. Any pointers on this will be greatly helpful. It works fine when testing at this end. You could try formatting it as follows: s=[<html><head><title>Photo</title></head><body><img src='/sites/default/files/imagecache/218x158sc/images/gesirs_0.jpg' alt='Not displayed' height='25' width='15'></body></html>] (i.e. remove the line breaks, just put spaces) You may also need to specify the story panel width and height (see http://www.statsilk.com/files/resources/User_Guide_StatPlanet.htm#_Toc37...). Thanks Frank. But it still doesnt work. Only the title is displayed. I increased the size of the story panel as well, but the photo is not showing up. <resolving via e-mail>

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The Project – Part 09 Written by d_k_c :: [Friday, 30 April 2010 20:41] Last updated by :: [Thursday, 21 November 2013 18:54] The Project – Part 09 Gonzalez and a handful of his surviving troops laid pinned down, as intense automatic weapons fire zipped over there heads. He had been ordered by Aleesha to take Bogotá. His surprise invasion of Columbia’s capital seemed to work initially without hinder. He managed to reach the city center within 20 minutes with only resistance from the local police. When they were only 5 miles away from the Presidential Mansion resistance became furiously intense. Within one hour his army was all but decimated. Gonzalez laid on the ground with only 20 or so more troops left at his disposal. He would surrender, but with the barrage of bullets aimed at his vicinity, he had no doubt he’d have a dozen bullets in him before he could relay the surrender. Although he had been in the Colombian military for over 20 years, he had never been this close and personal to the fighting. He could see his positions being over run and he knew it was only a matter of time until he was killed, the thought of his demise made him weep. And then she showed up. “What did I miss?” Aleesha asked, standing over top of Gonzalez. Gonzalez looked up at her in shock. She didn’t even look at him; she stared at the advancing troops with the single most cockiest grin Gonzalez had ever seen. “My army has been decimated! Where the fuck have you been?” Gonzalez screamed. Aleesha’s eyes met his, giving off a fearful red glow, “Watch it mister. Have you forgotten who you are speaking to?” Before Gonzalez could reply, the steady sound of gunfire was interrupted by the booming sound of a 50 mm. The 50 mm chalked up the pavement leading up to Aleesha and then a massive round nailed her in the hip and then her right breast. Gonzalez watched her awesome mound as it jiggled ever so briefly. Aleesha rubbed her breast sensuously and analyzed the situation. She bent over and cupped her hands full of gravel. Placing her cupped hands in front of her luscious lips she leaned forward and blew as hard as she could. The gravel blasted from her hand at a phenomenal rate. Dozens of advancing troopers dropped dead, as the pebbles cut through them and sparked off of metal objects. The advancing troops – what was left of them – froze. They had all taken cover with only one thing on there mind ‘What the fuck was that?’ The gunfire had gone silent and the soldier's eyes roamed desperately in search of this strange weapon. They heard the heels of a lady’s boots clapping toward their direction. And then she came into view. All guns were trained on her as she approached a lone soldier in the middle of the road. The soldier got up from his kneeling position and looked in awe of the beauty who was this young woman. Aleesha didn’t think she could ever get bored of the way men reacted to her. It was like information overload for them. From her feet up she portrayed perfection but, ultimately, it was her breasts the men’s eyes settled on. The soldier eyed her fantastic breasts and Aleesha gently pulled him into her. Squeezing him tightly against her body she asked him: “Can you satisfy me?” The soldier had no clue that she had pulled all 3 pins from his grenades on his belt. She squeezed his body harder into hers as she prepared to be touched by flame and searing hot shrapnel. He blew, three consecutive times within a split second span. Shrapnel of metal and bone rocketed into her body tickling her sex and bounced off her remarkable chest. Everyone stared at her in shock, refusing to believe what they just saw. Aleesha was getting hot and most certainly impatient for the first bullets to come. Finally some brave soul depressed the trigger of his rifle. ‘It was about time’ she thought as she prepared to bask in a soothing, warm lead shower. Vojtek and his men arrived at Area 51 and, while his men prepared their quarters, he walked around the base. He thought about his role in what was, undoubtedly, a mission to take down the Columbian. A part of him felt guilt, if his team had been just 3 seconds faster none of this would have happened. Kate would not have felt compelled to make herself, well, Super. Or would she? As he turned the corner his thoughts turned to sheer panic as he spotted Kate. He simply didn’t expect to run into her here. She was walking away from him, wearing a pink t-shirt and some very tight jeans. The t-shirt was probably loose fitting, if it weren't for her breasts straining it to its limit. Vojtek ducked behind a building and waited for her to get out of sight. He gave a sigh of relief when she was gone. ‘What the hell is she doing here?’ he thought as he turned the opposite direction from her. Vojtek turned right into Kate and her magnificent chest. “Hiding from someone?” she asked. Vojtek was surprised by her presence and then reminded himself: she’s fast. Vojtek stepped around her and began to walk away. “Awww, someone’s still crying about getting a little bruised?” Kate mocked. Vojtek smiled and turned to her and said calmly, “Kate, you threw me through a wall … twice." “Consider yourself lucky I didn’t throw you into orbit.” Kate responded immediately. Vojtek smiled at her and walked away. “Vojtek, look, I think we should talk. Meet me at my quarters in say three hours.” Kate asked. Vojtek kept walking. “Meet me in 3 or I’ll come get you, your choice.” Kate said once more in a sweet but, menacing tone. She watched him walk away, and felt angry that any man would dare walk away from her. At the same time, she was aroused by the fact that Vojtek was probably the only man in the world who had enough willpower to walk away from her. ‘He’ll be there.’ she thought as she headed for the underground facility. Kate walked into the underground facility and met with a researcher she had never met before. Lu Tsing had been assigned to train Kate. The idea was to get a better understanding of what the Columbian was capable of and understanding Kate’s potential would reveal the Columbians potential. Lu an Asian female in her mid thirties. She stared at Kate as she entered. She had been told that Kate looked dramatic. She didn’t know what that meant until now. Her flawless face, her fiery red hair, her perfectly toned body and finally those gravity defying super tits. Lu watched her breasts as she entered. She had read the reports and the many hypothesis of how Kate’s boobs were now the equivalent of a pair of fusion generators, but seeing is truly believing. She shook Kate’s hand and smiled politely, but deep down inside her desires burned with jealousy, lust and desire. “So, where shall we start?” Kate asked. “Well, I suppose we should start by transferring your powers into me!” Lu screamed as she flipped a switch and a cycling current of electricity shot between the two of them. Lu began laughing an evil laugh that echoed through the facility as Kate’s breasts became smaller and Lu’s became humongous. Lu’s lab coat was smoldering and her massive Asian titties portuded out of them like torpedoes. Lu ripped open her lab coat revealing her new super endowments. “You shall be the first to taste the power that is so rightfully mine.” Lu screamed as she grabbed Kate’s head and smothered her with her massive titties. “So, where shall we start?” Kate asked again. Lu snapped out of her daydream and back to reality. “I guess we should start by testing your invulnerability.” she suggested. Kate smiled politely as Lu stared at her breasts. Lu snapped out of it again “I’m sorry, they are just so incredible." Kate looked down at her own chest and politely agreed, “Yes, I suppose they are." She raised her brow, “So ummm shall we begin?" “Of course.” Lu replied. “This is Richard Juliani, reporting live for CNN inside the capital of Columbia. 8 hours ago, armed militants entered Bogotà in an apparent coup to oust President Vendorez. 7 hours ago, the President read a statement that the attempted coup had been crushed and only small pockets of resistance remained. What seemed like an unorganized and unsupported insurrection on the verge of annihilation has turned into a state of emergency for the nation of Columbia. We’re standing only 5 miles from the actual fighting, but you can see buildings burning and debris flying into the air from where we are.” Aleesha killed 70% of the men she encountered, the other 30% after witnessing her beauty and power joined her. She walked on the President’s lawn and folded her arms overtop her ample breasts. “Come out, come out, or I’ll huff,I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down!" She could see guards aiming weapons at her through the windows and thought to herself: ‘Well, I warned them.’ Taking in an incredible amount of air, she gave them a few more seconds to consider her offer. Her chest was swelled to the max. She blew as hard as she could. The mansions windows exploded and the front door shot off it’s hinges. Glass shot through many of the guards, killing or wounding them. She walked through the blown out door. She used her x-ray vision to scan the perimeter and found the president sitting at his desk behind a locked door. She smiled and confidently walked toward the door. She didn’t bother using her hands to open the door, her tits were more than sufficient as she casually walked through it. The president’s secretary pounced on Aleesha immediately. Using a taser, she jammed it into Aleesha’s breast. Aleesha smiled at her as the current of electricity was barely enough for her to feel a tingle. “Are you having fun?” Aleesha asked. The secretary, who was completely perplexed as to why the taser was having no effect, dropped it and slapped Aleesha as hard as she could. Aleesha watched as the secretary clasped her hand in pain. “I think you are wanted upstairs.” she said as she grabbed the secretary under the armpits and launched her up into the roof. Aleesha looked up into the hole in the roof and saw that she had cleared all four floors and was now some where in the upper stratosphere. “I envy her. I’ve always dreamed of flying.” Aleesha commented compassionately. “What are you?” the president asked. “I’m just a young girl. That happens to have the power of a God!” Aleesha teased as she playfully walked toward Vendorez. “Are you going to kill me?" “Of course not, silly. You can’t worship me if you're dead." Vendorez watched her parade around in his room and couldn’t help but get extremely turned on. There was an aura about her. It was more than just her tight round ass, her firm thighs or that perfect bust. She was a Goddess and Vendorez knew it. “How may I serve you?” Vendorez asked. Aleesha giggled, it was less then week ago when she was nothing but a trashy whore, who hardly ever got noticed. Now the president was asking how he could serve her. A man with power now groveled before her might. The very thought of it was turning her on. Aleesha told him with authority, “You will call a press conference. There, you will hand your power to me." “Of course” the president agreed. Aleesha pulled off her top “But before that time, you will satisfy me to the best of your ability." Vendorez was more than content to comply with her wishes. The specs for the weapon were already drawn out and sent to a manufacturer. Dwight and his team had been working furiously, trying and detect any flaws in their calculations. If successful the Government would have an effective weapon against these Supergirls. ‘hmm Supergirls’ he smiled at the thought of it. He remembered when he told Kate to give the project a random letter or number. She came up with Project SG. It seemed so obvious now what her intentions were from the start. Before he could get started, there were a few regulations that the government needed to put in place. There would be no more human transformations. To ensure this, they put a sensor grid up, if there was so much as a microbe in the project room PSG would not fire. They would be using antimatter in this experiment. 3 years ago they tried the same thing, the result was a blast that blew every scientist along with the entire facility. They masked it by calling it a pipeline explosion, a 10 megaton in yield pipeline explosion. Dwight grinned at the thought of it. Only the government could mask something so obvious with stupidity and get away with it. Not that he was complaining, after all it was his ass on the line. This time Dwight was confident there would be no explosion. Creating anti-matter was not the problem. Containing anti-matter, however, was a completely different story, but PSG could change all that. 12 hours after they sent the specs for their weapon, the rifle arrived. Seeing no faults in their design, Dwight placed the rifle in position in the project room. He left the room and, moments later, PSG fired on the rifle. It was now indestructible and soon to be harnessing the power of antimatter within its firing mechanism. The rifle was sent to a lab where they would activate an antimatter reaction within its chambers. Dwight used PSG to enhance a bullet. Then he waited for the scientists to finish with the rifle. He reminded himself that if the project was a failure, he’d never know about it. 5 hours later, “It’s ready Dr.” Dwight held the rifle. It almost felt as if it wanted to float. The amount of massive explosions simultaneously going off within the rifle chamber was enough to make Dwight’s heart skip a beat. He placed the bullet in the rifle and one his colleagues placed the cloth in position. Now came the bigger test. Could he fire the round without blowing himself up in the process? Would the rifle kick back on him after being fired? If there was the tiniest flaw in their design of the rifle and its ability to compensate for such power surging through it he would be blown to bits. He could have given the rifle to one of his lackeys, but he felt compelled to try it himself – it was, after all, his design. Dwight put his ear muffs on and took aim at the cloth. He hesitated for a moment, then depressed the trigger. There was boom. The walls shook and the glass cracked, but the rifle did not kick back on him. Dwight took off his head gear and gave his ears a rub. His head was spinning due to the incredible reverberation the rifle made. He put the rifle down and walked hesitantly toward the cloth. Their design of the rifle was flawless, the only question that remained was did it damage the cloth? Cam watched CNN knowing full well the president of the United States would have to address the situation of Columbia to the American public soon. A revolution in Columbia, that’s not a problem. A revolution lead by one of the most powerful beings this world has ever come to know? That, perhaps, would be difficult to explain. He knew how to deal with Kate, but the Columbian would be difficult. He leaned back in his chair and felt more stress than he had ever felt in his entire life. There was a knock at his office door. “Come in.” It was his secretary, “This came for you. They said it is urgent." Cam waited for her to leave and then opened the envelope. He emptied the contents into his hand and observed the cloth and the round hole that went straight through it. Then observed the note and smiled as he tossed it on his desk. *we can kill her*

I'm so excited to be participating in the BigTime Blogging Challenge for 2016. Thanks to +MIchelle Brezek for the inspiration to write every day. I hope that I can do it for all 31 days. I have never been much of a writer, but it is import for teacher to practice their craft if they are going to encourage students to do it and in my case other teachers. Reflection is so important, as well. Ok, here we go! We are doing Farley's Currently format for our first post. An ode to one of Michelle's favorite bloggers. I am going to share what I am currently listening, loving, thinking, wanting, needing, and hoping. Listening to the rain delay for the Chicago Cubs v New York Mets game. That's why I decided to blog now instead of later after the game. I am a huge Cubs fan. I am so excited about how they are playing this year. I really enjoy sitting down and watching the games this year. They are so fun to watch. I think they will go deep into the play-offs. No one is saying anything more than that because we don't want to jinx it. Loving being home! I have been on the road presenting at ed tech conference 12 out of the last 19 days in days in June. Home is where the heart is and where my kids are. Even though they are older I missed them a lot. It takes a lot of restraint not to buy them countless souvenirs when I am traveling. My garden is my sanctuary. I have spent the last 4 years putting it together and it is finally the way I want it! I like to sit out there to read and listen to music and relax. I often fall asleep while reading on my patio. Thinking about my Aunt Lu and the impact that she had on the lives of the people around her. She passed away earlier this month. Today was the memorial service. It was a reminder of how we all touch peoples lives in countless ways that we do not even realize. When I was in Brighton, England on an exchange program through Illinois State University during my junior year of college she sent me a card once a week with $5 in it. I knew that no matter what, I could count on a little extra spending money each week while I was there. She was an amazing woman who raised 6 kids on her own after my uncle passed away suddenly in 1977. Wanting to get more organized this summer. I made a huge dent earlier this month by taking a whole car load of things to Goodwill. I need to make one more pass through the house and then get my self on Pinterest and to The Container Store. Needing to get more exercise on a regular basis. I feel so good when I do. I just need to get in the habit again. The Sworkit app has helped to get me started, especially when I don't want to go to the gym. If you haven't tried it, you should. Hoping people will get engaged in the political process and tell their state and federal representatives to work for stricter gun laws and better mental health care. It is not about the Second Amendment people! It is about money! Anybody that thinks differently is delusional. Praying after a tragedy isn't working to prevent the next one. Be proactive - engage with your lawmakers! Also there is no way that Thomas Jefferson and company could have foreseen assault rifles that are designed to fire dozens of rounds in seconds. Watch this video. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/12/the-gun-used-in-the-orlando-shooting-is-becoming-mass-shooters-weapon-of-choice I have lots of reflecting to do about all of the presentations that I did, people I met and things that I learned over the last 3 weeks. Stay tuned for more! I just saw Swork it on Shark Tank! No kidding! Love your post!ReplyDelete I am really looking forward to reading each one of your posts! You are inspiring!ReplyDelete

“Fear not, O worm Jacob, O maggot Israel; I will help you, says the LORD; your redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. I will make of you a threshing sledge, sharp, new, and double-edged, to thresh the mountains and crush them, to make the hills like chaff.” Is. 41:14-15 I love Advent. It is most certainly my favorite of all the liturgical seasons. It really has everything you need in a season: calls for repentance, offering up thanksgiving, reminders of the impending end of things, reminders of the coming of new things, and all the Isaiah that anyone could ever want. Probably just as much as I love Advent, I love Isaiah. Imagine you see that crazy looking guy on the street corner holding his sign, he is calmly explaining to people that God has told him the end of their world is near. Now, imagine the sign he is holding is calling for repentance, not for your own salvation because you’re screwed, but for a salvation hoped for, and promised, through God’s Grace. After Jerusalem is conquered and much of the upper-class is carried off to Babylon, we have Second Isaiah (above) telling the Jews that God sees them as worms and maggots (sometimes God doesn’t work with honey). But, he finishes with the image of God using them as a thresh (harvesting tool) to cut down the mountains and blow away the hills like dust in the wind. Now, it’s not that God is using soggy worms to beat down these mighty things, but that God is going to transform His nation into something great, something worth notice! As we continue on in our Advent season, let us remember that we find our world in a state of flux. Much like Jerusalem, we have set ourselves on a tenuous path to destruction. We have long walked a path damaging to our environment, and we, like the Hebrews, are in serious trouble. We need to repent. In this season of renewal, what are ways that we can ease the stress that we put on our environment? Ultimately, we may be witness to the destruction of our way of life, yet we are not beyond salvation. Like Isaiah’s Jews, our destruction does not mean that we cannot set up a better world for those who follow. This Advent season, how do we allow ourselves to be transformed? How can we be an example to encourage others to do the same? Post a Comment

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I was recently in a discussion with a pastor whose leader suggested hiring a technology consultant. After some banter back and forth, where it became clear the pastor wasn’t interested he finally responded with, “When was the last time technology led someone to Christ?” You can imagine the conversation pretty much died at that point, but I had the opportunity to continue the discussion with this pastor behind the scenes, and I wanted to share some of our discussion. Having a core workout for swimmers will make you a better, stronger swimmer. “When was the last time technology led someone to Christ?” This question seems inherently flawed to me. That’s like asking “When is the last time your small group program led someone to Christ?” The easy answer to both questions is: NEVER. Programs don’t lead people to Christ, but that doesn’t eliminate their value or effectiveness. Technology doesn’t lead people to Christ. People lead people toward Christ. Programs and technology are tools, methods, and environments that facilitate ministry. I’ve seen technology that does a better job than a lot of small group programs at facilitating genuine community. I’ve seen technology leverage Leadership Development better than most pastors. Technology is a tool for people to accomplish God’s mission. And the impact that technology has on our ability to engage the church’s mission is monumental! Jesus Uses Revolutions in Communication Technology The printed Bible is technology (though the technology is quite old). Gutenberg’s printing press at one time, was a cutting-edge technological tool that changed everything about how we communicate God’s word! How many people have come to know Christ because of how the church utilized that technology? How many Christian authors have been the catalyst for life transformation? Imagine if the church had refused to adopt printed materials. A lot of churches villanized the printing press and resisted it as a cultural change, yet it has done more for the church and we can begin to imagine. We are on a similar crest of technological change. How we communicate as a culture and a people has changed, and continues to change at a rapid rate. If the church does not embrace cultural changes in how we communicate, it will quickly fall into missional impotence. Eventually it will be as if we never adopted the printing press – we lose the ability to communicate effectively with our world. As a coach (and pastor) that helps leaders navigate through growth challenges with vision clarity, I serve churches with a lot of different perceived challenges. I can say fairly confidently, that any church (from new plant to Gigachurch) that’s not paying attention to their technology and communication is doomed to struggle continually with being less than their God-designed potential. If an organization rises and falls on leadership, leadership rises and falls on communication. As Jenni Catron said in her book Just Lead – a vision is only as good as it is understood. Jesus modeled this using parables, stories, and object lessons from an agrarian culture – because that’s to whom he was speaking. Being the God of the universe, He could have used far more accurate and detailed language. But He didn’t. Jesus communicated in concepts that were native to the Jewish cultural mindset. So what does that mean for us? If Jesus were walking personally in the flesh in the American culture, I am convinced that He would be using digital examples and object lessons that are native to the modern American mind to illustrate truth. Part of the responsibility of a consultant is to speak the cultural language of the churches we serve – and it is the church’s responsibility to speak the native language of the people it is their mission to reach and disciple. Because we live in a post-digital revolution, technology awareness and effectiveness is part of the praxis of ministry. Maybe unfollowing is the modern equivalent of shaking the dust from your feet. >> So what is your church’s biggest communication/technology challenge? Check out Ed Stetzer’s article on getting started in social media HERE.

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This past month, I was taking the medical school module on Brain and Behavior. The course is intended to provide medical students an introduction to neurology and neuroanatomy, and the department thought it would be a good idea for the graduate students to take the class. I don't completely disagree with the idea, although there is a large scope for improvement such that Neurobiology students learn skills and information that are useful and relevant, as opposed to facts and trivia that we will forget soon. One thing missing from the course, and consistently missing from a lot of advanced medical/scientific courses is an appreciation for the beauty of the cell/tissue/organ, etc... I was originally interested in Biology because to me, the human body was an elegant structure, a few trillion cells, acting in concert, were necessary to accomplish most things we would think of as mundane. To accomplish this feat we call life, there need to be feedback loops, feed-forward loops, intracllular signaling cascades, cell-cell communication locally and systemically each of which is regulated and the regulation is regulated. All these processes need to communicate with one another with temporal and spatial specificity. As we discover more about the processes that allow us to perform the functions we can, I believe it is important to continually appreciate the delicateness and the elegance involved in the sustenance of life amid very narrow thermodynamic limits. I have found that the med school course focused on details, without much appreciation for the bigger picture. For instance, I understand that somatic sensory information is "perceived" by 1st order neurons in the dorsal root ganglion, before proceeding upwards in the spinal cord through the dorsal columns, terminating on dorsal column nuclei, decassating and continuing upward through the medial lemniscal pathway, terminating in the thalamus where neurons send information to the cortex. However, this does not help me appreciate the fact that this entire process takes a few milliseconds, during which information from multiple neurons have been combined to determine the identity of the stimulus and the appropriate response to it. In contrast, there are classes which elaborate on biological elegance. For instance, in the concepts II lecture we had this morning, Rich Mooney spent quite some time elaborating on the fact that the auditory system has to use action potentials, which are about 1ms in duration, to code for stimuli that are microseconds long, i.e. they are coding stimuli that are 1000 times faster than their theoretical limit. Rich went on to elaborate on the mechanisms and details about how the process might occur, but held the process and the mechanism with a sense of wonder which reminded me why I care so much. When conveying information about a certain topic, I believe it is just as important to inspire wonder as it is to elaborate on the components and interactions that characterize the system. I feel that is what distinguishes a good lecturer from a bad one. One need to have great oratorical skills or a vast vocabulary, but one must have the child-like wonder, and be able to inspire that in the audience. Post a Comment Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.

"Precise" temporal coding in the olfactory bulb While the core coding strategies used in the visual, auditory, and somatosensory systems are generally well defined, much less is known about coding in olfaction. Many people have imaged the glomeruli that receive input from olfactory sensory neurons, which is certainly useful, but far fewer have actually recorded from the mitral cells directly in vivo. Many basic questions like, how many odors a neuron can respond to, or what a typical response is like, are still unknown. To answer these questions, Shusterman and colleagues recorded from awake, head-fixed mice while presenting odorants. When they aligned mitral cell spikes to odor onset, they found that responses were quite "sparse." (panel a, top; panel c/d, black trace) (People love talking about "sparseness" in olfaction without ever really defining it well.) However, given how important the sniff is, they then aligned their responses to sniff onset (panel a, middle; panel c/d blue trace). When they did so, they found that odor responses were in fact quite strong. Of the 467 cell-odor pairs they recorded, 59% percent responded; and of those responses, approximately half were excitatory and half were inhibitory. Next they asked when these responses arrive during the breathing cycle. To do this, they calculated the first point at which the response was significantly different from the baseline response (panels a-c below). Once they identified the latency of all responses, they plotted the cumulative latency, and showed that the responses "tiled" the breathing cycle. In their words, "The latency distribution of these sharp events tiled the sniff cycle (range, 43–324 ms; Fig. 4d). Given this precision, reliability and sniff cycle tiling, we estimate that in each 10-ms window of a sniff in the presence of odor, a new ensemble comprising roughly 0.5% of mitral/tufted cells (approximately 250 cells in the mouse) will begin a sharp excitatory response." In the later stages of the paper, they looked at the precision of the responses, and how well they predict the odors (which I'll skip). To calculate the jitter of responses, they calculated the standard deviation of the first spike following a long inter-spike interval. For the simple breath-aligned responses, they found the jitter was ~23 ms (panel a; below). They then calculated the jitter in warped time, and found the jitter was much lower, ~11 ms. From this they conclude: 1. that the olfactory system has much more precise firing than previously believed; and 2. that warping breaths is a good idea. As a second way to look at the value of warping breaths, they calculated the peak response amplitude in real time and warped time, and found that responses were generally larger in warped time. |Time warping increases response precision. a. The jitter of excitatory responses is larger in real time than in warped time. b. The amplitude of excitatory responses is higher in warped time than real time.| From Shusterman et al 2011. My biggest issue with the paper are those warped breaths. The breathing cycle is generally regular enough that warping breaths will yield only mild increases in precision. Yet, I have to wonder, how does a neuron know where it is in the breathing cycle? In other words, if it has been 50 ms since the end of inhalation, how does a neuron know whether the next breath is 100ms or 200ms away? You can solve this problem with synfire chains a la birdsong representations in HVC, but there the motor and auditory pathways are linked, whereas here they are divorced. I hope to post counterexample data in the future. To follow that paper, they next turned to behaviour. They asked, if individual neurons code the phase of sniffing, can the mice perceive sniff phase as well? To artificially stimulate different sniff phases, they used mice that express channelrhodopsin in the olfactory epithelium (OMP-ChR2). They then implanted a cannula with a light fibre in the epithelium, and stimulated with 5mW pulses. To show that mice were receiving artificial olfactory input, they showed that mice could discriminate between air puffs with light vs air puffs without light, in a go/no-go task. Once they established that mice could sense the light stimulation, they then set out to test whether they could discriminate light stimulation at different times during the sniff phase. They used a small cannula to detect the start of inspiration and exhalation, and stimulated either 32ms following inhalation or exhalation (panel a, top). When light was presented during inhalation, the mice were expected to lick; when light was during exhalation, it was no-go. As you can see below, the mice were initially unable to discriminate the stimuli, but quickly learned to discriminate between light stimulation during inhalation versus exhalation. Between these two papers, the Rinberg lab showed that neurons can encode the precise timing of olfactory information. The odor tuning of neurons is rather broad, with 59% of cell-odor pairs responding. And this precise timing of stimuli is discriminable to the mice, which means it is possibly important for detection. Shusterman R, Smear MC, Koulakov AA, & Rinberg D (2011). Precise olfactory responses tile the sniff cycle. Nature neuroscience, 14 (8), 1039-44 PMID: 21765422 Smear M, Shusterman R, O'Connor R, Bozza T, & Rinberg D (2011). Perception of sniff phase in mouse olfaction. Nature PMID: 21993623 Mike, Great review!ReplyDelete Regarding your comment, "... but there the motor and auditory pathways are linked, whereas here they are divorced." Surely this means that there is (as of yet undiscovered) corollary connection between the respiration circuity and the mitral cells? Yeah, Stephen Shepherd pointed this out in the next post. However, I don't think there is any evidence (now) that those areas are anatomically or functionally connected. I personally lean towards a time-coding rather than phase-coding.ReplyDelete

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