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Harvey Wallbangers burst onto the cocktail scene right around 1970, and this easy and traditional recipe for Harvey Wallbanger cake, spiked with the cocktail ingredients and made from a mix, followed not long after. It takes the potent flavors of the Harvey Wallbanger cocktail (Galliano liqueur, orange juice, and vodka) and puts them into a deliciously moist cake.
Look for the small single-serving bottles of the Galliano and vodka if you do not keep them on hand. Try using fresh clementine (Mandarin) orange juice, which is a little sweeter than regular orange juice. You can also make muffins or cupcakes with this recipe.
Put on some Beatles music, light those pillar candles, fire up the fondue pot, and have this retro cake for a totally cool '70s party dessert.
- Cake:
- 1 box/18.75 ounces yellow cake mix
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup Galliano liqueur
- 1/4 cup vodka
- 1 package/3 ounces vanilla instant pudding mix
- 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
- Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar (sifted)
- 1 tablespoon orange juice (fresh is best)
- 1 tablespoon Galliano liqueur
- 1 teaspoon vodka
Steps to Make It
Bake the Cake
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Grease and flour a Bundt pan or spray with floured vegetable spray.
Place the cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, Galliano liqueur, vodka, pudding mix, and orange juice into a large mixing bowl. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Pour the cake mixture evenly into the prepared Bundt pan and tap gently on the counter to release any air bubbles.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean. (Do not overbake or it will become dry.)
Let the cake rest for 5 minutes.
Gently loosen the edges around the rims with a thin rubber spatula. Invert and unmold the cake from the Bundt pan onto a cake platter.
Glaze the Cake
Mix the powdered sugar, orange juice, Galliano liqueur, and vodka until the mixture is smooth. (If it is too thick, add more orange juice a few drops at a time to get a drizzling consistency. If it is too thin, add more powdered sugar a teaspoon at a time.)
Drizzle the glaze over the cake while it's still warm; let cool to room temperature for the glaze to set.
Make the Muffins
Fill mini-muffins and/or muffin paper-lined tins three-fourths full.
Bake mini-muffins for 10 minutes regular muffins for 20 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick inserted in the center. If it comes out clean, they are done.
Drizzle with glaze or sprinkle with powdered confectioners' sugar.


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Our Jim Flora "Plant You Now, Dig You Later" letterpress notecards are multi-purpose. One customer (whose name, forgive us, we've misplaced) had these 1950s jazz hepcats framed and sent us a snapshot. Others have used them as ... notecards.
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Fridge won't hold temperature settings, freezes on refrigerator side
I have a 14 year old GE Monogram side-by-side refrigerator that recently started freezing in the lower trays on the refrigerator side. I tried multiple times to adjust the temperature settings higher using the touch controls but will not hold. Temp on freezer side remains at 0; and on the fridge side 28 - 30 degrees. It is an old machine but as an ifixit person prefer to first repair. any fix recommendations or understanding of the problem is appreciated.
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i came across the helpful tip (image attached, [image|846937] can't find the link), "expert Barry G" was right – it turned out to be a broken damper that was letting a continuous flow of cold air into the fridge section. i found a used damper on ebay for 28 dollars. fixed!
I also had this problem when we cleaned the fridge but did NOT put the climate control drawer back into the right position. Just the regular veg draw and that draw swapped spots. Then when a not vented draser is in lowest position it doesn't allow freezer air to circulate into that drawer but air movement pushes drawer open and then circulatets freezer air into the lower portion of the fridge freezing the lower half.
I had the same problem and decided to repair the broken door. I made a short video that shows how. https://youtu.be/1HooSxEUMkI


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The last of my travels to Greece… Mykonos Island. We departed after breakfast at Crepe House which was along the main street. There are many savoury and sweet crepes to choose from.
I had the cheesecake crepe, which came with lots of cream cheese and crumble. I felt they could do more about sprucing up the crepes, but they tasted pretty good.
It was a busy day at the port. We took the Cosmote High Speed 5 ferry from Santorini to Mykonos. For one thing, this supposedly speedy ferry was late. Also, it was extremely dirty. Imagine menstruation stains on seats and rubbish everywhere. We had to put plastic bags on our seats.ABSOLUTELY GROSSED OUT!
We were so glad to disembark from the ferry and made our way to our hotel, Hotel Petasos Town. They have a sister hotel on the beach which we were allowed full access to the facilities. This hotel is situated just on the outskirts of the town centre. And the hospitality here was tip top! Special mention to Nikolas who was really helpful during our entire stay.
We walked around the town and everything here is super expensive! It is probably the most expensive area of Greece that we have been to.
We had dinner at Little Venice Restaurant. The pasta cost 15 euro. It was quite delicious, with fresh tomatoes in the sauce.
We then got lost for an hour just trying to find our way back to the hotel! The alleys all look like the one above and there were zilch road signs. Also, the locals did not really speak English. We ended up walking in circles until we found one helpful lady who pointed us in the right direction.
Our second day at Mykonos was a relaxing one. We had a late start and then we took the shuttle service to the sister hotel. It was very classy, next to where the yachts docked. We tanned at the pool until lunch time.
I have to absolutely gush about the lukumades! They are like little donuts, with honey, cinnamon and sesame. Very addictive!
We went back to our hotel after that to shower and watch a movie. Then, we went to the square for dinner. We found this cheap takeaway place with some tables outside, Huge portions for only 3.80 euro! Wished we came across this earlier.
We went back to the hotel and lounged around the rooftop which had sun beds.
Our time at Mykonos was quickly over. We had to make our way back to Athens.
We took the afternoon ferry back to Athens, reaching at night. We stayed there for two more days before flying back to Singapore.


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50 Years, 50 Stories
An interactive app that tells the stories of the Civil Rights Movement in the places where they happened.
50 Years, 50 Stories
An interactive app that tells the stories of the Civil Rights Movement in the places where they happened.
50 Years, 50 Stories
2013 marks the 50th anniversary of many pivotal events in the Civil Rights Movement, a cause that has become synonymous with the city of Birmingham. The events of that year made an incredible impact on the Civil Rights Movement on a national level, while resonating on a global scale. The story of Birmingham has been told in a number of ways over the years, but our team seeks to move the story into the 21st century to engage with a younger, tech-savvy generation who has grown up with innovations that are transforming the way media is digested. Through this plan, we aim to reach our audience through a cross-platform strategy, including mobile devices, social media, a dedicated website, as well as personal interactions, all while making it a community effort. We recognize that Birmingham's history isn't told by one voice, which is why we have developed the idea of "50 Years, 50 Stories," offering the opportunity to tell a cohesive story through many.
Mobile App
The function of the mobile app will be to bring stories to the places where they occurred, allowing the user to experience a greater connection to the city's past, a museum in the streets. By hearing oral histories previously recorded by civil rights historians paired with original audio design and historic images, users gain a better understanding of the historical landscape.
Phase 1 of the app deployment will include 10 high-profile stories specific to Birmingham's city-center. This will include key spots such as the 16th Street Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham City Jail, Birmingham City Hall, the 4th Avenue Black Business District, the Birmingham Courthouse, and the Birmingham Business District.
Users will be guided by a map system, which will show the points of specific historical interest. When the user reaches that geo-location, they will be prompted to unlock the corresponding video. The videos can only be unlocked in these tagged locations, but once unlocked, the user gains future access to them anywhere as the app records their progress. This incentive system encourages the user to visit all spots to collect the videos, and once achieved, the user will collect a digital prize for finishing that track and will have the opportunity to share their progress with their social networks.
If our minimum goal is reached, the initial phase will only include the iphone platform. However, if we raise additional funding, it will allow us to expand our app onto the android platform as well. It will also allow future app add-ons with additional tour stops in the surrounding areas along with their corresponding stories. The more money we raise, the more accessible the project becomes, the more stories we can include, and the more helping hands we'll source to complete the project.
The "50 Years, 50 Stories" website will be the hub for the story experience. It will direct people to download the app, will identify the names of the donors who made the project possible, and it will also become a place for community involvement. This will be the place where people have the opportunity to add to the story by contributing their own relevant audio or video for us to connect to if approved.
Social Media
Social media will play a large role in engaging with the community on a more personal level. People can share their favorite stories or tell us what they'd like to see in the app or on the website. Once the app is launched, social media will allow app users to share their progress, encouraging others to try it for themselves.
Community Involvement
As part of our community outreach plan, we will teach seminars on preserving and sharing community stories after the app launch. As part of the reward system, donors can also specify certain schools or organizations that will receive copies of the digital downloads and DVDs.
The Team
Our team consists of a talented group of young professionals, each contributing an important set of skills necessary to make the project a reality.
Amanda Shirelle Azoroh: Amanda has a passion to make an impact on her community. She received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a concentration in Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). As an undergraduate, she produced the Three Doctors' Event at UAB and served in many leadership capacities. After graduating, she became a media professional at her alma mater. She is dedicated to reaching out to the community through service, various speaking engagements, and her motivational blog- Panda's Cocoa Corner. Because of her sincere dedication and service, she has been recognized for her achievements thus receiving the following awards: the UAB President's Diversity Award, Student of the Year, UAB Excellence Awards for Emerging Leader, and the UAB Impact, to name a few. Ultimately, she plans to expand her vision and passion for change to a global arena.
The Franks Brothers
Alan Franks: An award-winning filmmaker and Fulbright Scholar whose films have screened around the world, Alan's film experience extends to virtually all genres. With a repertoire that includes everything from quirky animations voiced by five-year-olds to poetic documentaries about memory, Alan's style is continually evolving as he strives to raise the bar with every production he crafts. His work has taken him across the US, and he has filmed in four countries outside the Americas, from the Australian Outback to the mountains of Malawi. Most recently, he has worked alongside an internationally award-winning team on the TV series "America the Wild," a broadcast program from National Geographic that is also available as a ground-breaking interactive program on Xbox 360 Kinect. Alan co-owns Franks Global Media with his brothers and teaches university film courses part-time in Birmingham.
Doug Franks: Doug's two main interests are technology and film. Utilizing his degree in Electrical Engineering, he strives to find new ways to use emerging technologies as a medium for capturing and delivering people's stories. Through his work with the finest Birmingham filmmakers and sound designers, he has honed his skills in video editing, sound recording, producing, and storytelling. With these talents and his involvement in Franks Global Media, Doug aims to reach the world through a wide array of interactive media, combining meaningful content with entertaining applications.
Kevin Franks: Kevin is an engineering student minoring in film at UAB. He's the youngest of the six Franks brothers, and his enthusiasm for Birmingham is hard to overlook. As a junior, he's already spent countless hours teaching digital media at Arrington Middle School. He won first place at the National Collegiate Honors Conference poster competition for his presentation on the Arrington Middle School project. He and his classmates in the UAB Honors Program also conducted in-depth research and composed a proposal to preserve the history of Norwood, a historic neighborhood in Birmingham.
Wade Sweatt: Wade is a full-time media creative and graduate Electrical Engineer. He has spent the last five years learning to apply his creative nature to the software development field. During this time, his work has been concentrated primarily on mobile solutions, web and native. His work can be found both for sale publicly on the Apple App Store and on the web. Wade is known for his determination and the pride he takes in having the best product possible.
Andrew Williams: Andrew is a graphic designer who currently attends the University of Alabama at Birmingham in pursuit of a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. With his design practice, he focuses on trying to develop a clear, concise, and minimal approach to much of his work, but still aims to suggest emotion and detail. For Andrew, the easier it is to comprehend an image, the more room there is to leave a viewer with an everlasting impact.
Where the money will go
We have done a tremendous amount of prep work over the past year, and we now need the funds to make it possible for us to launch the app in 2013.
Approximately 10% of the funds will go to Kickstarter in the form of fees. Another percentage will cover the costs of fulfilling the rewards. The remaining funds will be used for the finishing costs of the app, including supplies, equipment, licensing, and labor. This takes into account music composition and recording (we plan to hire local jazz legends to create musical tracks), project management, editing, graphics work, app coding, and community outreach.
Risks and challenges
This project holds the same risks as any other development project. There is always the chance of delay due to unforeseen circumstances, but given the vast and diverse experience of our development team in addition to our project mentors and advisors, we are quite confident that we will deliver the project according to schedule.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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Dolphin killed by pair-trawling. Thousands of porpoises and dolphins die every year as accidental bycatch.
Many fisheries catch fish other than the ones that they target and in many cases these are simply thrown dead or dying back into the sea. In some trawl fisheries for shrimp, the discard may be 90 percent of the catch. Other fisheries kill seabirds, turtles and dolphins, sometimes in huge numbers.
Estimates vary as to how serious a problem bycatch is. Latest reports suggest that around eight percent of the total global catch is discarded, but previous estimates indicated that around a quarter of might be thrown overboard. Simply no-one knows how much of a problem this really is.
The incidental capture, or bycatch, of mammals, sea-birds, turtles, sharks and numerous other species is recognised to be a major problem in many parts of the world. This figure includes non-target species as well as targeted fish species that cannot be landed because they are, for instance, undersized. In short, anywhere between 6.8 million and 27 million tonnes of fish could be being discarded each year, reflecting the huge uncertainties in the data on this important issue.
The scale of this mortality is such that bycatch in some fisheries may affect the structure and function of marine systems at the population, community and ecosystem levels. Bycatch is widely recognised as one ofthe most serious environmental impacts of modern commercial fisheries.
Different types of fishing practices result in different animal/species being killed as bycatch: nets kill dolphins, porpoises and whales, longline fishing kills birds, and bottom trawling devastates marine ecosystems.
It has been estimated that a staggering 100 million sharks andrays are caught and discarded each year. Tuna fisheries, which in thepast had high dolphin bycatch levels, are still responsible for the death of many sharks. An estimated 300,000 cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) also die as bycatch each year, because they are unable to escape when caught in nets.
Birds dive for the bait planted on long fishing lines, swallow it (hook included) and are pulled underwater and drowned. Around 100,000 albatrosses are killed by longline fisheries every year and because of this, many species are facing extinction.
Bottom trawling is a destructive way of 'strip-mining' the ocean floor, harvesting the species that live there. As well as the target fish species, this also results in bycatch of commercially unattractive animals like starfish and sponges. A single pass of a trawl removes up to 20 percent of the seafloor fauna and flora. The fisheries with the highest levels of bycatch are shrimp fisheries: over 80 percent of a catch may consist of marine species other than the shrimp being targeted.
Many technical fixes exist to reduce bycatch. Turtle exclusion devices are used in some shrimp fisheries to avoid killing turtle species. In the case of longline fisheries, the process of setting the hooks can be changed and bird-scaring devices employed which radically cut the numbers of birds killed. To avoid dolphins being caught in nets other devices can be used. Pingers are small sound-emitting and dolphin-deterring devices that are attached to nets, but they are not always effective. Escape hatches (consisting of a widely spaced metalgrid, which force the cetacean up and out of the net) have also been used.
Although these devices may have a role to play, they cannot address the whole problem. Such devices need continual monitoring to check how well they work and assess any potential negative effects they may have. Realistically they will probably only be used in areas with well-developed fishery management and enforcement agencies.
On a global level, probably the only effective way to address the problems of bycatch is to control fishing effort. This will be best achieved through the creation of marine reserves. Nonetheless, in the case of highly mobile species such as seabirds and cetaceans, the only effective way of preventing bycatch is to discontinue the use of particularly damaging fishing methods.
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Woods Seeks to Defend Challenged by Best Players in the World Including Singh, Els, Mickelson and Goosen
NEW YORK -- April 4, 2006 -- USA Network, in its 25th consecutive year of exclusive cable coverage of the Masters, will offer live coverage from Augusta National Thursday and Friday from 4-7 p.m. ET/1-4 p.m. PT, as Tiger Woods looks to defend his 2005 title and seeks his fifth Masters victory overall (1997, 2001-02, 2005).
Woods will be challenged by Phil Mickelson, the 2004 champion, and other former champions including Mike Weir (2003), Fred Couples (1992), Vijay Singh (2000) and Jose Maria Olazabal (1994, 1999). In all, 31 Masters champions have been invited to Augusta this year. Other top players in the field include Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Sergio Garcia and Davis Love III.
A total of 103 invitations were extended in 2006. The list includes 58 U.S. and 45 international players. Among the field are five amateurs and 16 first-time participants.
Bill Macatee will host USA Network's live coverage from the Butler Cabin on Thursday and Friday. Joining Macatee on USA Network's Thursday and Friday coverage will be Jim Nantz and Lanny Wadkins in the 18th Tower, along with David Feherty, Peter Oosterhuis, Bobby Clampett, Verne Lundquist, Peter Kostis and Dick Enberg. PGA TOUR veteran John Cook and Bill Patrick will provide special reports and analysis.
High Definition coverage of USA's coverage will be simulcast on Universal HD. USA Network will re-air its Thursday and Friday coverage from 8-11 p.m. ET/PT both days. USA also will offer live "look-ins" and updates at Noon and 2 p.m.
Gordon Beck is USA Network's Senior Vice President, Production & Sports/ Executive Producer and Kevin Landy is Vice President, Sports Programming and Senior Producer golf.
USA Network is cable television's leading provider of original series and feature movies, sports and entertainment events, off-net television shows, and blockbuster theatrical films. USA Network is seen in 90 million U.S. homes. The USA Network Web site is located at www.usanetwork.com.
USA Network is a program service of NBC Universal Cable a division of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.
For more information about the Masters and Augusta National, log on to www.masters.org. Featured this year on masters.org will be "Amen Corner Live," streaming video of all live action Thursday through Sunday from hole Nos. 11, 12 and 13.


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Australia v South Africa, Rugby Championship
Sekope Kepu key Wallabies inclusion
Greg Growden
September 4, 2013
Sekope Kepu has a big responsibility to carry in the front-row © Getty Images
Wallabies players are not renowned for boasting strong overall Test success rates. That's because of the big, bad All Blacks boogey man.
But Quade Cooper knows what is required to beat the Springboks, as shown by him being involved in seven victories in his nine Test matches against the Springboks - including triumph in his last five. So he was a natural to return for the Nelson Mandela Challenge Plate Test at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday. This is the perfect time for Cooper's reappearance after he was snubbed during the final months of Robbie Deans' reign.
Starting Cooper against the All Black was always going to be dangerous due to the baggage. The horrors of the Rugby World Cup 2011 tournament remain. Working him off the bench during the Bledisloe Cup was a wiser move. But now back in his own domain, in front of a fawning home crowd, this is the arena where Cooper can truly perform. No inhibitions here. It is time for him to strut and hopefully reward the faith of his long-time provincial coach by providing Ewen McKenzie with his first Test victory.
Cooper's promotion over Matt Toomua should not be treated as a slight on the Brumbies playmaker. It is simply a horses-for-course approach, and Toomua will get many more opportunities to control the Wallabies attack.
McKenzie has also taken the right steps in demoting Jesse Mogg to the bench and moving Israel Folau from the wing to fullback. Mogg remains an uncertain resource, clearly struggling with the pressure during the Bledisloe Cup Tests and Super Rugby final. He needs time to think about it all, and work on certain parts of the game, in particular his defence and counter-attacking skills. Maybe his provincial coach, Jake White, was right when he said several months ago that Mogg wasn't quite ready for Test football. He will be, but not right now.
Folau at No.15 is in the right spot for him. He showed that during the final rounds of the Super Rugby tournament with New South Wales Waratahs. But it is also up to Folau to inject himself more into the game. He can blame team-mates for not getting a fair go on the wing, but not at fullback. The attention is right on you, Izzy.
Quade Cooper is back in the starting side for the first time in 12 months%]
And the value of club football is rammed home yet again with Nick Cummins moving onto the wing. No doubt the "Honey Badger" confirmed his selection by excelling for Southern Districts in the Shute Shield elimination final against Randwick at Coogee Oval on Saturday, which included a spectacular acrobatic try just in front of the legendary Mark Ella Stand.
Let's just hope that the new Test tight-head prop, Sekope Kepu, has better initial memories of the Springboks international than of the fixture at Coogee. Kepu went on as a replacement and, just seconds on the field in his first set-move, was part of a Randwick scrum decimated by their opponents, resulting in a tight-head victory and from that a Southern Districts try.
That moment was a reminder of what will be crucial in Brisbane. The Wallabies' set-piece has to be up to it. So far this season, it hasn't.
Wallabies: Israel Folau; Nick Cummins, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Christian Leali'ifano, James O'Connor; Quade Cooper, Will Genia; Ben Mowen, Michael Hooper, Scott Fardy; James Horwill (captain), Rob Simmons; Sekope Kepu, Stephen Moore, James Slipper (Queensland Reds). Replacements: Saia Fainga'a, Scott Sio, Ben Alexander, Kane Douglas, Jake Schatz, Nic White, Matt Toomua, Jesse Mogg.
Follow live text commentary of the Mandela Challenge Plate Test between Australia and South Africa on Saturday, September 7, from 730pm (AEST), 1130am (SAST), 930am (GMT)
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Cairngorms National Park is about to host its second Wee Walks Week. Last year's inaugural event was a success and this year's will be held from September 16-23.
Aim is to encourage people to pledge to get out and enjoy a walk with friends, colleagues or neighbours, join a Ranger-guided event, or try out one of the park's many health walks.
Initiated by the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) through its Active Cairngorms campaign, the idea behind Wee Walks Week is to help people discover the health benefits of being active daily.
To take part visit the CNPA website - - http://cairngorms.co.uk/weewalks.


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"If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants"
Prior to Isaac Newton's tribute (above) to Rene Descartes and Robert Hooke in a letter to the latter, it was reportedly the 12th century theologian and author John of Salisbury who was recorded as having used an even earlier version of this humbling admission—in a treatise on logic called Metalogicon, written in Latin in 1159, the gist of which is translatable as:
"Bernard of Chartres used to say that we are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size.
(Dicebat Bernardus Carnotensis nos esse quasi nanos, gigantium humeris insidentes, ut possimus plura eis et remotiora videre, non utique proprii visus acumine, aut eminentia corporis, sed quia in altum subvenimur et extollimur magnitudine gigantea.)"
Contrary to a contemporary interpretation of the remark:
'standing on the shoulders of Giants'
as describing:
"building on previous discoveries",
it seems to me that what Bernard of Chartres apparently intended was to suggest that it doesn't necessarily take a genius to see farther; only someone both humble and willing to:
first, clamber onto the shoulders of a giant and have the self-belief to see things at first-hand as they appear from a higher perspective (achieved more by the nature of height—and the curvature of our immediate space as implicit in such an analogy—than by the nature of genius); and,
second, avoid trying to see things first through the eyes of the giant upon whose shoulders one stands (for the giant might indeed be a vision-blinding genius)!
It was this latter lesson that I was incidentally taught by—and one of the few that I learnt (probably far too well for better or worse) from—one of my Giants, the late Professor Manohar S. Huzurbazaar, in my final year of graduation in 1964.
The occasion: I protested that the axiom of infinity (in the set theory course that he had just begun to teach us) was not self-evident to me, as (he had explained in his introductory lecture) an axiom should seem if a formal theory were to make any kind of coherent sense under interpretation.
Whilst clarifying that his actual instruction to us had not been that an axiom should necessarily 'seem' self-evident, but only that it should 'be treated' as self-evident, Professor Huzurbazar further agreed that the set-theoretical axiom of infinity was not really as self-evident as an axiom ideally ought to seem in order to be treated as self-evident.
To my natural response asking him if it seemed at all self-evident to him, he replied in the negative; adding, however, that he believed it to be 'true' despite its lack of an unarguable element of 'self-evidence'.
It was his remarkably candid response to my incredulous—and youthfully indiscreet—query as to how an unimpeachably objective person such as he (which was his defining characteristic) could hold such a subjective belief that has shaped my thinking ever since.
He said that he had 'had' to believe the axiom to be 'true', since he could not teach us what he did with 'conviction' if he did not have such faith!
Although I did not grasp it then, over the years I came to the realisation that committing to such a belief was the price he had willingly paid for a responsibility that he had recognised—and accepted—consciously at a very early age in his life (when he was tutoring his school going nephew, the renowned physicist Jayant V. Narlikar):
Nature had endowed him with the rare gift shared by great teachers—the capacity to reach out to, and inspire, students to learn beyond their instruction!
It was a responsibility that he bore unflinchingly and uncompromisingly, eventually becoming one of the most respected and sought after teachers (of his times in India) of Modern Algebra (now Category Theory), Set Theory and Analysis at both the graduate and post-graduate levels.
At the time, however, Professor Huzurbazar pointedly stressed that his belief should not influence me into believing the axiom to be true, nor into holding it as self-evident.
His words—spoken softly as was his wont—were:
"Challenge it".
Although I chose not to follow an academic career, he never faltered in encouraging me to question the accepted paradigms of the day when I shared the direction of my reading and thinking (particularly on Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics) with him on the few occasions that I met him over the next twenty years.
Moreover, even if the desired self-evident nature of the most fundamental axioms of mathematics (those of first-order Peano Arithmetic and Computability Theory) were to be shown as formally inconsistent with a belief in the 'self-evident' truth of the axiom of infinity (a goal that continues to motivate me), I believe that the shades of Professor Huzurbazaar would feel more liberated than bruised by the 'fall'.


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Eklavya (Sanskrit: एकलव्य, éklavya) is a character from the Hindu epic, the Mahābhārata. He is a young prince of the Nishadha, a confederation of jungle tribes in Ancient India. Eklavya aspired to study archery in the gurukul of Guru Dronacharya, the greatest known teacher in the use of weaponry and martial knowledge at the time. He was son of Vyatraj Hiranyadhanus, a talented soldier in the army of King of Magadha. Magadha was ruled by Jarasandha, who was at odds with the Kingdom of Hastinapura.
Eklavya sincerely sought the mentorship of Drona in weaponry and martial art. Drona discouraged him, and ultimately rejected the boy due to his caste. Out of respect for Drona, Eklavya began a program of self-study, using a clay image of Drona for inspiration. Eventually, Eklavya achieved a level of skill superior to that of Arjun, who was Drona's favorite and most accomplished student, and part of the royal Pandava family. The Pandavas come across the boy in the forest one day, and Eklavya told them of his self study under the idol of Drona. In a cruel move, the guru demanded that Eklavya cut off his right thumb in obeisance to his guru, a request that could not be refused by a student in a gurukul. Eklavya agreed to the demand without hesitation, severing his right thumb and presenting it to Drona.
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Monday, November 11, 2013
That Day After Everyday
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Anurag Kashyap recently released a short film 'That Day After Everyday' on eve teasing and molestation. Three women, each succumbing to societal pressures of being a woman at first, finally put their foot down and fight back against 'the men on that street'. The director hints strongly towards the male psyche in India and how wrongly it is expected of women to back off when attacked, or rather endure it – how the woman is always at fault.
There is no justification for molestation or harassment, none at all. The film is heart-wrenchingly thought provoking and that is why every man must watch it. It takes only a real man to stand up against an issue this big and be respectful towards women. We applaud Anurag Kashyap for this effort.
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Saturday, November 9, 2013
The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries is a supernatural drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith. The series premiered on The CW on September 10, 2009.
The series takes place in Mystic Falls, Virginia, a fictional small town haunted by supernatural beings. The series narrative follows the protagonist Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) as she falls in love with vampire Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley) and is drawn into the supernatural world as a result. As the series progresses, Elena finds herself drawn to Stefan's brother Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) resulting in a love triangle. As the narrative develops in the course of the series, the focal point shifts on the mysterious past of the town involving Elena's malevolent doppelganger Katerina Petrova and the family of Original Vampires, all of which have an evil agenda of their own.
The pilot episode attracted the largest audience of any series premiere since the network began in 2006. The first season averaged 3.60 million viewers and following seasons have maintained an audience of over 2 million viewers. Despite such ratings being considered low on other networks, it remains the most-watched series on the network. The series initially received mixed reviews, but critics agreed as the first season progressed that the show improved. Subsequent seasons have premiered to more positive critical reception. The show has received numerous award nominations, winning two People's Choice Award and many Teen Choice Awards.
On February 11, 2013, The CW renewed the series for a fifth season. On April 26, 2013, The CW has officially announced that the spin-off The Originals has been ordered to series, set to premiere in the 2013–14 television season. The fifth season premiered on October 3, 2013.
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BALTIMORE (WJZ)– It's been a tough case for detectives to crack. Police are now reaching out for the public's help as they try to find the gunman who killed one man and wounded another.
Mike Schuh has more on the crime, the investigation and the impact it is having on the victim's tight-knit family.
Though Cherry Hill is a notoriously violent neighborhood, this was the first murder there this year. And it's still unsolved.
The pain is still too fresh for Anna Cureton. Her 28-year-old son Anthony Cureton was murdered on Aug. 6 right in front of her Cherry Hill home.
The killer is still at large, and police are still hunting for leads.
"When the four-door vehicle drove into the block, a gunman got out of the car and basically opened fire without warning," Det. Donny Moses of the Baltimore Police Department said.
Neighbors say the killer fired too many shots to count. Bullet holes can be seen in the trees and in the hoods of at least one nearby car.
Family members say Anthony Cureton was struck in the head while racing to protect his 8-year-old son who was also in the line of fire.
"It's not something that my brother provoked," Antoine Cureton, Anthony Cureton's brother, said.
Antoine Cureton calls his brother his best friend.
He and the rest of his heartbroken family can only guess that the shooting might have been random since Anthony Cureton worked as an electrician and spent all his free time with his three young children.
He didn't even live at the house where he was killed. He was just visiting his mother.
"We never hung with anyone who was into trouble or anything like that," Antoine Cureton said. "So what I'm honestly telling you is, there was nothing that we or any of us could have been involved in that would have made something like that occur."
"It's very hard to get up each day and continue life each day like it's normal, when it's not," Chrystal Wesby, Anthony Cureton's aunt, said.
Wesby calls the gunman a coward.
She's begging anyone with information on the shooting to come forward.
"Please, this cannot go on unsolved. We need to know for our own sanity and for us to be able to move on, to move forward because it's really hard right now," Wesby said. "It really, really is. He was a man who did not deserve what he got."
There is a police surveillance camera less than 100 feet away from the crime scene. Family members are frustrated that the camera did not provide detectives with any useful information to catch the killer.
Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call city police. You can remain anonymous and even earn some reward money by calling Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7-LOCKUP.
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Lincolnshire Trading Standards is warning the public to be alert after a number of people say they have been targeted by a bogus caller.
Over the past few days, members of the public have contacted Trading Standards to say they have been targeted by 'Mike' calling from Lincolnshire County Council on behalf of the local NHS and Primary Care Trust. Many of the calls originate from a withheld or Lincoln based number.
The telephone cold-caller explains that they are ringing about an accident which happened in the previous year and in some cases say compensation is available to claim.
Pamela Allan, senior Trading Standards officer, said: "The NHS and council's don't contact people like this, so if you do receive a call please don't entertain this fraudster.
"It's not clear what the fraudsters will do with any information gained so please do not give out any of your personal information to them. Just put the phone down.
"It is not always easy to tell if a caller such as this is genuine but be suspicious if the call is unexpected.
"If you're not sure if the call is genuine please ask a family member, give Citizens Advice a call on 03454 04 05 06 or visit www.adviceguide.org.uk"
"If you have been caught out by this scam please contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or visit www.actionfraud.police.uk
You can find out the latest scam warnings by following @Lincsts or like Lincolnshire Trading Standards on Facebook.


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It's holiday time, and the troop is down to four dedicated girls; how can we not make a trip into New York City to do touristy things?
Our well-connected leader got us onto Mike's Fashion Tour, which brought back memories for me personally. I'm familiar with the Fashion District from working production there for many years, but the industry is ever changing, and Mike gave a nice history of the area. Two things I did not know: 1)Â a hundred years ago, this was the former theatre district, before it moved a few blocks uptown beyond Times Square, and 2) Times Square was formerly named Longacre Square, before the NYTimes moved into a building there and lobbied for the name change, seeking compatible footing with the NYHerald which had Herald Square.
Mike took us around to some important buildings and interesting sites, while giving insider's tidbits. The Fashion Center Business Improvement District has done alot to clean up the area in the last decade, including art installations like the sewing statue below. Our little group then took a retail turn as we walked up Broadway, and through Times Square.
Lunch was at Ellen's Stardust Diner, where the struggling-actor waitstaff is in constant performance mode. It was loud, but I had a great corned beef on rye, and even I sang along when a little waitress with a very big voice did her rendition of Queen's "Somebody To Love." The girls were more motivated by Adele.
We of course went to Rockefeller Center to see the tree, and then Saks Fifth Avenue for the windows and a little prayer at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Covering all the bases here.
The city at night is enthralling, and anything can happen. While we were lounging around Times Square, there was a Star Wars flash mob, complete with red light sabres! The girls were more enthralled by the three floors of shopping at Forever21 which they discovered. Exhausted by the spectacle, we finished with a coffee and ended the day, replete with holiday spirit. I'm pretty sure this can somehow go towards a badge.
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The national capital region's economic development agency, which has a mandate to support small and medium-sized businesses as far away as Kingston, has developed a "triage" approach to assisting entrepreneurs.
Business people with an idea, a part-time operation, or executives from a fully functioning enterprise can walk into the Invest Ottawa offices and meet with a business specialist who will then determine their needs and what type of help to offer.
Business coaching, industry research, accounting assistance, university research contacts, venture capitalists and even entrepreneurs in residence can be assigned to help.
The move to triage incoming businesses was part of a massive makeover that took place at the organization in February 2012, when it changed its name from the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation.
With the name change came a new mandate: The organization went from boosting the local technology economy to acting as a lobby group and point of contact for all of the region's entrepreneurs.
Those involved with the newly structured agency say the makeover has been welcomed and business is booming. "A majority of the companies we have coming through are just people looking to start a service business to put food on the table," said Andrew Moffat, an entrepreneur in residence at Invest Ottawa.
"Our advice is early stage, just to get them going."
He said more than 4,000 people attended Invest Ottawa workshops last year to learn how to start a new company. The organization puts on the workshops through its entrepreneurship centre, dedicated to helping fledgling businesses.
For people with bigger aspirations, the organization can team the individual with one of 10 entrepreneurs in residence, industry experts and successful business owners who work with the economic development agency to guide fledgling businesses and help them expand. The goal is to drive any type of economic growth within the region by supporting area entrepreneurs.
"Every mayor believes John Deere will come in and put 1,000 jobs in their city. That's just not going to happen anymore," said Bob Huggins, one of the entrepreneurs working at Invest Ottawa.
Mr. Huggins sold his newspaper archival company Paper Of Record to Google Inc. in 2008 for millions of dollars. "The knowledge-based industry is where there will be growth."
Kevin Carroll, Invest Ottawa's managing director of innovation, said what makes the organization unique among other economic development agencies in Ontario is its ability to get entrepreneurs exactly the help they need.
Overseas manufacturing and international competition has forever changed the landscape of Ottawa, which was known for creating technology titans. The future belongs to smaller more nimble firms, Mr. Carroll said.
"It'd be nice to grow a 1,000-person company locally, but it's more likely we will see 30-, 50-people companies emerge," he said. "You don't need to be a multinational to take on the world any more."
Invest Ottawa now has space to incubate as many as 40 companies, though it is currently hosting 36, and it is looking to increase that space to help more businesses.
The refocus on building businesses comes as Invest Ottawa rejigs the way it handles international business development. The organization now has a team of six industry experts whose job it is to attract business to the city from abroad.
Having the business development managers close by has been a boon for many startups, Mr. Carroll said. Being able to draw on manufacturing contracts abroad, take advantage of international research partnerships, or even secure funding from U.S. or European investors becomes much easier thanks to the contacts the business development managers provide.
Invest Ottawa is funded jointly by the City of Ottawa and the Ontario and federal governments.


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Last September, when we reported that Kenneth Wheeler could get five years in prison for Facebook posts, a lot of you probably thought, "Fat chance." And you were right to be skeptical, albeit only by a matter of degree. Wheeler's now been sentenced to forty months -- just over three years. And that's not all.
What the hell could he have posted to earn that kind of a jolt? For one thing, he encouraged the murder of cops and kids, even providing helpful info about a daycare center.
As we've reported, Wheeler's message probably wasn't widely distributed: Months after his conviction, the Facebook page remains online, and it only shows fifteen friends -- one fewer than it had at the time of our previous post. But the U.S. Attorney's Office took what he typed plenty seriously anyhow.
Among the photos still on view is this one, showing Wheeler pretending to sleep through a class at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction....
...and this one, taken when he was considerably more alert: Prosecutors say Wheeler, 32, first came to the attention of the local police department after cops received a tip about a a worrisome Facebook post. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel's original article about Wheeler, published in March 2012, describes the item as "rambling" and "often nonsensical," and based on excerpts from the warrant issued in his name -- for instance, the introduction cited the "STARDRAGON celestial override contingency" -- that sounds about right. But underpinning the weirdness were violent statements.
Examples? Wheeler urged folks to go after "rapists, pedophiles and cops," writing, "kill them all. Hang em upside down set their face on fire and saw them in half."
The mention of cops wasn't a general one: He referenced three Grand Junction police officers by name, as well as a specific daycare center in central GJ. He suggested that his "followers" just "walk in and kill everybody. phug it. they want to play games lets play the game of life, where winners live and losers die."
Continue for more about the sentencing of Kenneth Wheeler, including additional photos. Another catchy quote mentioned by the U.S. Attorney's Office: "kill cops. drown them in the blood of their children, hunt them down and kill their entire blood lines" -- but only if "my dui charges are not dropped." The Sentinel reports that he was awaiting trial on a DUI from May 2011.
Apparently, Wheeler felt he could share such thoughts on Facebook with impunity because of his location; he wrote, "the americans cant punish me for what i say here in rome italy on facebook."
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Turns out Wheeler actually was in Rome -- but authorities with Homeland Security Investigations didn't brush off these remarks due to his locale at the time they went online. Indeed, when he flew back into Grand Junction, he was arrested at the airport.
In mid-September, a jury found Wheeler guilty on two counts of sending interstate threatening communications, after deliberating a whopping 75 minutes. Maximum punishments were listed as up to five years in federal prison and a fine of as much as $250,000 per count, but he wound up getting a bit of a break. The U.S. Attorney's Office notes that U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez ordered Wheeler to serve forty months in federal prison, with another three years of supervised probation upon his release. No fines were included in the package.
For that reason, Wheeler should be able to afford Internet access after he serves his time. But when it comes to Facebook, he should think about starting over.
More from our Schmuck of the Week archive: "Jamie Paulin-Ramirez sentenced for schmucky support of terrorist 'Jihad Jane.'"


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Adriatic Bellflower (kam-PAHN-ew-la: gar-GAH-ni-ka) Campanulaceae:
Named after Mount Gargano in Italy. The species is native from Italy and western Greece. Light blue, star shaped flowers, produced on stems that are 4 to 8 inches long. The stems are trailing and plants form a carpet 4 inches or so tall and 18 inches wide. Campanula garganica is an easily grown plants for rock walls or in the cracks of the stone path. Best in full sun but will also perform well in part shade. Flowering from early summer into late summer.
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For best Gargano harebell germination, sow the seeds on the surface of a premoistened soil medium and keep at room temp for 6 weeks, requires light for germination. Then move to between 24 and 39F for 6 weeks, then to F65 for germination. Or in the fall or winter, sow in a pot and put in a plastic bag in a sheltered location outside away from direct afternoon sunlight for germination in spring. Some germination in 3 to 8 weeks if sown and kept at 60 to 65F.
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HTC 'Facebook Phone' Craves Your Status Updates
Facebook has always maintained it is not working on a phone. And while it's not exactly an official Facebook phone, the HTC Status is as close as you're going to get to one.
The entire device screams "Facebook" in functionality, form and aesthetic. To begin with, there's the most obvious social feature: A Facebook-branded "F" button located at the lower-right corner of the phone, dedicated entirely to updating your status (hence the name of the phone).
The premise is frightening. Imagine your Facebook feed packed with status updates coming from a single friend, nonchalantly broadcasting every minute of his life from his HTC Status. If you decide to buy this phone, take it easy on the F trigger, or prepare to be unfriended en masse.
Whatever your feelings are on the phone's primary function, HTC nails it on the look. Against the phone's stark silver and white color palette, Facebook's trademark blue and white logo is the center of attention. In an added flourish, the back-lit keyboard letters shine white while in use, with the alt-text offsetting the white letters in an attractive glowing blue. The phone's entire look mimics the social site with understated (yet still appreciable) flare.
Combining a 2.6-inch touchscreen display with a full QWERTY keyboard, the Status reminds me of a BlackBerry Torch sans slide-out functioning, or perhaps the Palm Pre of yesteryear. The idea behind the phone's hybridity rests in its social roots: The easiest way to update your Facebook status is, of course, on a physical keyboard. Yet only hardware manufacturers living in the stone age would put out a smartphone without touchscreen capability.
But there's almost always an inherent problem in putting forth a compromise. Instead of concentrating on doing one thing very well, it usually means you're doing two things half-assed. Luckily for the Status, HTC got it half right. The keyboard doesn't suffer; it's the screen that's difficult to adjust to.
The Sense software — HTC's tailor-made Android interface — was made with bigger screens in mind. With its giant clock icon and a fat status box that features rolling updates from your friends' feeds, the home screen feels cluttered, almost claustrophobic. Even on the menu screen that displays a full list of your apps, there's not always enough room to show an app's full title if it's longer than 10 characters.
Fortunately, the Status ships with Android version 2.3.3 (Gingerbread), one of the most up-to-date releases of the software. It's not quite 2.3.4, but let's not nitpick too much.
The 800-MHz Qualcomm processor is ample enough to accomplish simple enough tasks, but it's no match for Nvidia's Tegra 2 dual-core chip. But to be fair, the Status wasn't built to compete with the latest full-size, power-packed smartphones hitting the market. It's made for Facebooking, not for gaming.
The back-facing camera is decent enough to get the job done, though nothing to text home about. The front-facing camera, however, is atrocious. Pictures displayed grainy, and not in the cool Instagram way. It is capable of video capture, so if you want to upload mini movies to Facebook, you're good to go.
Ultimately, I'm skeptical about recommending a phone like the Status. It's reminiscent of Microsoft's Kin One and Kin Two phones from about a year ago, both of which were mid-level devices dedicated to Twitter and Facebook updates. And they both flopped big time.
But HTC's version of the so-called 'Facebook phone' is done far better than Microsoft's. The Status' hardware still lands it squarely withing the realm of smartphones, while the Kin models existed in a vague territory between smart and dumb (i.e. smartphone versus a traditional feature phone).
I personally wouldn't buy a Status, but I'm also more judicious with my status updates. On the other hand, if you're one for broadcasting what you had for breakfast, the Status was made for you.
The HTC Status will be available in U.S. stores beginning July 17 for a mere $50 with two-year AT&T contract.
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Dear Mr. Kenny,
I'm looking forward to visiting your beautiful country and was excited to learn from my friends at PETA that a bill has been put forward to ban wild-animal circuses in Ireland. As a longtime animal advocate, I give the bill my full support—and I hope it has yours, too.
Animals in circuses never benefit from "the luck of the Irish." Instead, they're denied everything that is natural and important to them. They spend their lonely lives constantly on the move, transported in cramped conditions, and shackled or caged for hours on end. And they don't perform tricks such as jumping through rings of fire or dancing on their hind legs for fun—but out of fear of punishment.
Today, most decent people see animal circuses for what they are: cruelty. Consequently—as I was pleased to hear—towns and cities across Ireland are overwhelmingly passing motions to ban them from public land. I truly hope Ireland seizes this opportunity to implement a national ban and joins the ever-growing list of countries that have banished this archaic form of so-called entertainment. I would love nothing more than to raise a glass of Guinness (I hear it's vegan now!) with you when that day arrives.
Sincerely yours,
Pamela Anderson


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THE SURVIVORS: Body & Blood:
The game has changed.
Fresh from her first brush with mortality, a fragile Sadie Matthau is playing human with Cole Hardwick while the Survivors endure unimaginable tragedy. Wrought with the first deaths of their own kind, a tyrant who will torture them, and an opponent more terrifying than anyone could have foreseen, the Survivors are facing their end.
Told from three points of view, The Survivors: Body & Blood is a bloodcurdling, mind-bending, heart-stopping ride. As Sadie and the Winters uncover more enemies, more history, and more answers, they find themselves brought closer together and ripped further apart. And all the while, a haunting Alexander Raven lurks at the edge of Sadie's lifeline, at the darkening fringes of her mind.
As the Survivors descend into chaos, Sadie realizes a painful truth: the deepest of secrets leave the darkest of marks.
Caught between a terrifying fantasy and her own grim reality, Body & Blood is the story of Sadie's dance with her demons, future, past, and present.
About the author:
Amanda Havard has been telling stories since before she could write. She grew up in Dallas, Texas, where her first book was published in her elementary school library at age 7. She received bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Vanderbilt University. She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee with her baby grand piano and more story ideas than she could tell in one lifetime.


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Wedding Service & Links
Over the years we have worked with most of the wedding service providers in and around Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Coventry and the surrounding areas. Below is a list of links to some services we at Married in Style Wedding Cars enjoy working with. Please understand we are not affiliated to any of the services. We are simply offering our advice to help make planning your big day a little easier!
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ten FOOT Tall Photography
We were going to tell you about how much we love shooting weddings and how privileged we feel when we're asked to be part of your big day….but we guessed you'd already have worked that out, otherwise, why would we be doing this beautiful job in the first place?!
Alan Ducker
"With over 20 years experience at local and national wedding venues, you can be assured that I work with a truly friendly, professional and personal approach to create the very best images possible".
Rebecca Dawe Photography
"Our work is inviting, fresh and creative. We pride ourselves on our diversity and flexibility; we can photograph your wedding, portrait or event in a variety of styles or combinations of them all."
The Studio 17
"A Midlands based company with over 20 years professional photography experience. Our lead photographer, Alistair has worked for local, regional and national newspapers as well as heading up a portrait studio, covering PR assignments, all types of events and producing stunning, contemporary wedding images."
Photography by Bill Haddon
"I tend to stay local to Leicestershire for my wedding photography I do get to know the venues very well and they in turn know me. So a lot of the work is therefore done before, so I can work quickly and unobtrusively and with a light footprint on your day."
Canon Photography
"Stop looking for a Wedding Photographer in Leicester or Leicestershire. Canon Video & Wedding Photography are one of Leicester's longest established and most respected wedding photographers. Contact us and we'll send you a free sample DVD and price list so can see why we're the right choice to photograph and video your wedding."
John Wright Photography
"There are no gimmicks or free this that and the other, just simple top quality wedding photography and service."
Davina & Andrew Photography
"We are full time professional wedding photographers and our continued success is based on personal recommendation. We put all our time and effort into something we believe passionately about to deliver the very best service for our clients"
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Kilworth House
"Kilworth House Hotel is a breath of fresh air - an enchanting blend of Victorian opulence, fine food and contemporary luxury, set amid thirty-eight acres of landscaped South Leicestershire parkland."
Coombe Abbey Hotel
"With incredible history and a fairytale setting, Coombe Abbey Hotel is the perfect venue for your Wedding Day. We invite you to hold your Wedding or Ceremony, Reception and Evening celebrations in our unique surroundings."
Mythe Barn
Mythe Barn is a brand new barn wedding venue on the borders of Staffordshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire. This exclusive use wedding venue caters for both civil and partnership ceremonies as well as wedding receptions. Surrounded by beautiful countryside and rivers with an abundance of wildlife, Mythe Barn feels miles from anywhere although it is easily accessible from all parts of the country.
Catthorpe Manor
"Today Catthorpe Manor is a functions venue, well equipped meetings and conference centre and one of the most stunning wedding venues in Leicestershire. With it's perfect location, right in the centre of the UK, and over 35 years experience delivering wedding receptions and providing excellent customer service, Catthorpe Manor is the ideal venue to host any event or function and every visitor to the manor can be assured they will receive a warm welcome and fantastic hospitality."
Bosworth Hall Hotel Spa & Leisure
"Bosworth Hall Hotel & Spa is a beautiful Grade II Listed Mansion set in 11 acres ofstunning landscaped gardens and woodlands in the heart of the English countryside. With history that dates back to the 17th Century and magnificent views out over the gardens and moat the Bosworth Hall Hotel & Spa offers a picturesque setting."
Ullesthorpe Court Hotel & Golf Club
"Set amidst the glorious Leicestershire countryside BEST WESTERN PLUS Ullesthorpe Court is in an ideal location for your wedding. Licensed for Civil Ceremonies we have 3 Suites and can cater for a maximum of 100 guests for the ceremony and up to 200 for an evening buffet. With many years experience, the team at the hotel works towards creating the day of your dreams and offers the wedding party an ideal venue to make memories to cherish."
Brownsover Hall Hotel, Rugby
"Nestling in seven acres of woodland, and host to only one wedding per day, there can be few more romantic settings for your wedding and reception than our imposing Grade II listed Victorian Gothic mansion. With its sweeping staircase, rich colours and open log fires, Brownsover Hall was once the home of the Boughton-Leigh family, who were local landowners. Our high standards of food and service, have established our reputation as one of the region's best known wedding venues."
- Other Services -
Get Married In Hawaii
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Are you are looking for a Holiday Wedding in Hawaii? You have come to the the right place. We are a family owned Wedding Planning and Coordination Business based in Hawaii with both owners originally from England, UK.
Baytree Wedding Cakes
"Based near Lutterworth and delivering throughout Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, Bay Tree Wedding Cakes was founded to provide a wide range of cakes and designs for any type of wedding celebration: from the small and simple to larger more elaborate affairs."
Konnected Swing
"Konnected Swing is regarded as one of the Midlands most dynamic jazz ensembles, offering a unique presentation of Big Band Swing and Jazz both new and old."
Cherish Singers
"An award-winning dynamic female focal group. Looking to add that touch of sparkle to your special occasion we provide music for that special even to be cherished."
"Professional and experienced live wedding acts that guarantee a night to remember. Impress you guests with with modern floor-fillers and vintage tunes in Birmingham, Nottingham, Coventry and The Midlands."
Rugby Flower Delivery
"A new innovation in floristry, catering for your wedding needs. We provide a personal and tailored service that aims to cater for your individual requirements. For the venue we can provide decor dressing with favors, wedding balloons and wedding flowers in your chosen theme. Private, free consultation is also provided to design a bespoke order of your choice and ease some of that wedding stress! We cover areas in Warwickshire such as Leamington, Kenilworth and Warwick"
Balloonatics Party Shop
"Soaring displays and floating bridal decor filling the most important day of your life with magic and romance. Over the last twenty years Balloonatics has developed an excellent relationship with all local hotels and successfully worked with corporate clients including Walkers crisps, Next and British Gas."
The Wedding Hire Company
"We are the only dedicated wedding suit hire shop in Leicester offering every style of wedding suit available including tails, lounge suits, prince edward coats and frock coats in black, charcoal grey, silver grey, navy, brown and beige."
The Gay Wedding guide
Your wedding should be the happiest day of your life, and we're here to help you make it perfect. We offer a range of premium marriage-related services including a venue finding service, honeymoon destination suggestions, ideas and inspiration, tips and trends, and legal advice on prenups and more.


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What can we expect from the new Obama administration going into the White House? What will the Obama Presidency mean for businesses trying to become more green? If it's any consolation to us, this should be a banner set of years for businesses hoping to Greenify as the Democratic President is expected to put forward numerous proposals that will forward environmental causes such as mitigating global warming, promotion of "green" industries and alternative energy, while cracking down on toxic chemicals in our environment.
So far, President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Lisa Jackson as his nominee to head the EPA. The nominee is said to be tough on enforcement of laws and regulation. Jackson ran New Jersey's state environmental agency before becoming the chief of staff for the governor in the Garden State. Before that, she was at the EPA for 16 years in Washington, D.C., and New York. Under Obama, she would be part of a three-person team that would oversee environmental policy.
The other two serving with her are Carol Browner, who directed the EPA under the Clinton administration and would oversee climate-change policy out of Obama's White House; and Nancy Sutley, a deputy Los Angeles mayor who would run the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
Obama has chosen Steven Chu, director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, to be his energy secretary, and Rep. Hilda L. Solis, a California Democrat, to become labor secretary, charged with enforcing workplace safety laws, among other duties.
Many Washington insiders are noticing that numerous of these positions are being filled by Californians, giving the state a hefty chunk of influence. Starting in the 1970s, when it became the first state to establish its own auto emissions standards under the federal Clean Air Act, California has been considered a trendsetter.
After the state banned a class of chemicals, phthalates, from children's products last year, 12 states introduced similar bans.
The California ban on phthalates inspired Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to successfully push for a federal prohibition, which takes effect in February. It is a rarity -- the first time Congress has banned a chemical in decades -- and it faced stiff and well-financed opposition from Exxon Mobil, which makes one of the banned chemicals.
Roger Martella, a former EPA general counsel who is an attorney for many corporations affected by environmental regulation, says the strength of democrats in Congress, along with the new administration coming in could see an era of significant new government action.
"Whether at the end of the day every policy that California has gets implemented on a national level is a matter for debate," Martella said. "At the same time, we'd be foolish to ignore those stars that are lining up."
Which may mean more inspiration, motivation and legislation to help businesses Greenify as the new administration puts its policies in place.
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|Elevated left ventricular filling pressure after maximal exercise predicts increased plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels in patients with impaired relaxation pattern of diastolic filling.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 17617309 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|Patients with an impaired relaxation pattern of Doppler left ventricular filling may have elevated or normal plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels. We hypothesized that elevated BNP levels occur in patients whose left atrial pressure increases after exercise. We examined the relationship between BNP levels and left ventricular filling pressure at rest and immediately after maximal exercise, estimated by Doppler tissue imaging, in 80 patients undergoing exercise echocardiography and showing impaired relaxation pattern. The ratio of early diastolic mitral inflow to annular velocities at rest did not correlate with BNP (r = 0.13, P = .23). In contrast, ratio of early diastolic mitral inflow to annular velocities after exercise correlated with BNP (r = 0.57, P < .001). Ratio of early diastolic mitral inflow to annular velocities after exercise greater than 9.9 discriminated patients with BNP greater than 100 pg/mL (n = 16) from those with BNP less than 100 pg/mL (n = 64) with a sensitivity of 75% and a specificity of 84%. In conclusion, elevated left ventricular filling pressure after maximal exercise predicts increased BNP levels in patients with impaired relaxation pattern.
|Hidekatsu Fukuta; William C Little
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|Type: Journal Article
Journal Detail:
|Title: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography Volume: 20 ISSN: 1097-6795 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Soc Echocardiogr Publication Date: 2007 Jul
Date Detail:
|Created Date: 2007-07-09 Completed Date: 2007-08-07 Revised Date: 2007-11-15
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|Nlm Unique ID: 8801388 Medline TA: J Am Soc Echocardiogr Country: United States
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|Languages: eng Pagination: 832-7 Citation Subset: IM
|Cardiology Section, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1045, USA.
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|MeSH Terms
Blood Pressure Determination
Exercise Test*
Hypertension / blood*, ultrasonography*
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / blood*, ultrasonography*
Middle Aged
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood*
Physical Endurance*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Statistics as Topic
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|114471-18-0/Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
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Healthcare Assistive Robot Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2017 - 2025
Global Healthcare Assistive Robot Market: Overview
Robots tend to make work easier and give accurate results, thus making work more efficient and to the time it is required to be completed. Due its error-free characteristic, many researches have been conducted across the globe to take the technology further and employ in various sectors. In the healthcare sector, robots have proven to be very useful as they help in overlooking several operations in numerous healthcare centers and hospitals such as monitoring patient's activities. They achieve this by a controlled set up and design and hence help in enhancing the quality of life of patients admitted in hospitals and healthcare centers.
Healthcare assistive robots are intelligent in nature as they indulge themselves in interactions with patients in a robot and human interaction environment and thus triggering affective, cognitive, and social functioning of the patients. The growth of the global healthcare assistive robot market is expected to be supported by the mounting geriatric population across the globe and the growing demand for services related to geriatric care.
The growth of the global healthcare assistive robot market is anticipated to be further supplemented by favorable and flexible government regulations and rising funding in healthcare automation and robotic research. In order to make healthcare assistive robots more prominent among healthcare centers and hospitals, the leading companies have joined hands with governments and non-government organizations in order to increase education regarding the benefit of these robots.
Global Healthcare Assistive Robot Market: Synopsis
Robots function in an error-free manner and this characteristic has, over the past few years, enticed researchers to develop the technology further. In recent times, robots have proven their worth in the healthcare sector as they can monitor activities of the patients and determine the emotional as well as physical state, and consequently the intent of the patients. Robots achieve this via control architectures and are capable of improving the quality of life of the elderly. Healthcare assistive robots are intelligent assistive robots that can indulge with the patients in social human-robot interactions (HRI) and thereby enhance residual social, cognitive, and affective functioning. As the healthcare industry touches new peaks with every passing year, innovations like robot assistance have been thoroughly welcomed. Concurrently, the global healthcare assistive robot market is projected for a robust growth rate during the forecast period of 2017 to 2025.
This report on the global healthcare assistive robot market is an elaborate study of the current scenario and based on all the major factors and trends that are primed to impact the growth rate, it presents estimates of the future scenario of the market. One of the key features of the report is its section on company profiles, wherein several major players operating in the healthcare assistive robot market have been analyzed for their latest products, regional outreach, market share, and revenue.
The global healthcare assistive robot market can be segmented on the basis of product, portability, application, and geography. In terms of product, the market can be divided into surveillance and security, humanoid, socially assistive, and rehabilitation. By portability, the market can be categorized into fixed base and mobile. Application-wise, it can be segmented into stroke, cognitive and motor skills, orthopedics, and sports. Geographically, the report studies the lucrativeness of the regional markets of North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Rest of the World.
Global Healthcare Assistive Robot Market: Trends and Opportunities
Rapidly growing geriatric population is the primary driver of this market, as people aged above 65 years generally lack the physical fitness for daily activities and often suffer from diseases that require regular monitoring. According to the National Institute of Aging, 8.5% of the world's population was aged over 65 years in 2016 and the number is estimated to reach 17.0% by the end of 2050, amounting for nearly 1.6 billion people. Several governments across developed nations have noted the benefits of robots in healthcare and hence are offering incentives, particularly when the assistance is provided to patients with disabilities. This factor, along with growing awareness pertaining to the availability of these robots, is expected to boost the healthcare assistive robot market during the forecast period.
Global Healthcare Assistive Robot Market: Regional Lucrativeness
The U.S., backed by government support, currently dominates the North America market and is expected to remain the most lucrative region throughout the forecast period. Japan is another highly profitable country-wise market, favored by high percentage of geriatric population and adoptability of new technology. Germany leads the Europe market for healthcare assistive robots.
Companies mentioned in the report
The global healthcare assistive robot market is fragmented with the presence of a large number of small players. The industry is in an incipient stage with numerous startups presenting immense potential for growth. Cyberdyne, Hansen Medical, HONDA Motor, and KUKA Robot Group are some of the prominent names in this industry, using their financial might and popular products to gain a larger share in the market. Some of the other healthcare assistive robot market players are Ekso Bionics, Hocoma, GaitTronics, Kinova Robotics, ReWalk Robotics, and Bionik.
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