text:
Part 1, Mexico City:
Today I'm off to one of my favorite cities in the world to research the real estate market for my new restaurant project in Mexico City. It will be a nice change going to the warm weather of Mexico after a week of freezing cold in Canada. It's the 5th of May, which, in the US, is a big celebration of the Mexican independence "Cinco de Mayo"; the irony is that NO one celebrates this holiday in Mexico; it's just an American manufactured holiday for the purpose of selling beer and tequila. Oh well…I guess no one here needs an excuse to drink beer and tequila…the least, me!
I'm exited to stay, once again, at my Mexican "Brother from another mother" Eugenio Lopez' amazing Polanco penthouse, surrounded by one of the best art collections of contemporary art in the country. I'm a little concerned about the news that Mexico City is experiencing one of the worst air pollution in its history; something like smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day just by breathing the air….I'm glad I stopped smoking! To try and contain this urgent problem the city has come up with a system of allowing only half the cars in the city to operate on certain days of the week and the other half on the remaining days of the week. Pretty cleaver if you ask me; it forces people to use public transportation…not that I would be happy with that!
I immediately notice the difference when Eugenio's driver picks me up at the airport and there is no traffic on the way to his home. Mexico City is renowned for one of the worst traffic congestion in the world and today it took us only 15 minutes to get to our destination, a trip that usually takes one hour and a half. I've been a guest at Eugenio's home several times before, so Its always fun to come back and see all the friendly faces that work for him, especially his personal chef Lupita who always spoils me with the most delicious Mexican specialties during my stay. Eugenio is in full form and I am quickly updated on our busy schedule of dinners and parties and who know what…it's never a dull moment with my Eugenio!
They have really big spiders in Mexico…bring bug spray!
Amazing contemporary art just outside my bedroom
After a quick change of clothes, we are going to one of the city's best restaurants: La Rosetta (www.rosetta.com.mx) where we are meeting up with his Mexican contingent. The elegant restaurant is spread through several rooms in a stunning old mansion house in the city's Roma district, in Colonia Roma and it is renewed across town for its delicious and simple Italian food with a Mexican influence by chef Elena Reygadas. Dinners are very long in Mexico, just like Europe, they loooove sitting at the table for hours and hours. At the risk of sounding rude, I must take my leave; I'm beat from getting up at 5am in LA to travel to Mexico, so after my 5th Vodka Tonic, I excuse myself and retire in my fabulous Polanco penthouse.
The beautiful 18th century villa turned into the restaurant Rosetta
More Rosetta Restaurant
The hilarious Christian Hannig and Claudia Zacarias
My morning starts with one of the best possible treats I can think of: Lupita's famous Chilaquiles…in bed! There are no words to describe how good this classic Mexican breakfast dish is, with fried "Totopos", green chile salsa, roasted chicken, Crème Fraiche with a side of beans and Mexican cheese…YUMMY! As I mentioned before, I am here in Mexico City to look at locations for my new restaurant project, so I have my brother David picking me up to spend the day driving around Polanco and La Roma to look at potential spots. It's amazing to see how many high-end American restaurants, such as Nobu, Morton's and Mr. Chow, are popping up everywhere in the rich areas of Mexico City, a definite sign of the emerging upper-class starving for luxury goods and services and high-end restaurants. For lunch we stop at one of my favorite cafés in Polanco, the darling Maison Belen (www.maisonbelen.net); a charming café where you can enjoy all sorts of Mexican and American brunch dishes on a lovely, sunny terrace.
Lupita's famous Chilaquiles…in bed!
Nobu in Polanco
Mr. Chow…opening soon in Polanco
Uriarte, my favorite Mexican pottery store in Polanco
Maison Belen in Polanco
The lovely display of pastries at Maison Belen in Polanco
Two "Packing" gentlemen fixing my bedroom TV…only in Mexico!
It's now 4pm or otherwise know as siesta time! I'm dropped off at Eugenio's home so I can rest for a few hours before getting ready for Charro Salinas's birthday party tonight. Charro is the son of the ex president of Mexico Carlos Salinas, and he's having a sit-down dinner at the iconic Mexican restaurant Cicero Centenario, in the Zona Rosa of the city (the naughty area…), a breathtaking 18th century building decorated in colonial style with amazing traditional Mexican food…right up my alley! We arrive at 10pm, on a 9pm dinner invitation, and we are the only ones at the restaurant beside the birthday boy and his girlfriend; That is typical Mexican behavior: 9pm means 11-12am; don't try fighting it, it's not going to change…ever!!!!
Cicero's amazing dining room
The bar at Cicero
Cicero's dining room
Delicious ceviche at Cicero's
Alvaro and me drunk
Mariachis playing all night long behind me
Cake time for Charro Salinas's birthday
By 11:30pm the party is in full swing and I get to meat the most wonderful people, starting with Alvaro Ariza, a local restauranteur and the gorgeous, club owner Karla Deregil among many others. I will say, Mexicans are so incredibly polite and charming and always going out of their way to make you fell welcomed and comfortable. Four hours later and 8 margueritas in, my new best friend Karla, kidnaps me, along with Alvaro, from Charro's dinner and whisks us through the streets of DF in her chauffeured Cadillac to her night club: M N Roy, named after Manabendra Nath Roy, the Indian born revolutionary and founder of the Mexican communist party. Of course, M N Roy is the hottest underground club in Mexico City and within an hour it is packed to the hilt with beautiful people, dancing to the tunes of DJ "Gordo". Though plenty of fun, I manage to escape around 4am, totally exhausted and desperately ready to get into my comfy bed back at Eugenio's. Buenas noches amigos!!!
The gorgeous Karla and DJ "Gordo" at N M Roy night club
It's morning again, or should I say, almost afternoon and I'm just waiting to see what will appear at my bed for breakfast today; after ringing the bell my the bed (I know…super fancy!), a tray with Huevos Rancheros arrives and they are as delicious as the Chilaquiles from yesterday; I could get used to this really easily!!! It's time to get out of this bed, pack and get ready for my brother David who's picking me up to drive to Cuernavaca to surprise my mother for Mother's Day on Sunday. It's been a wacky 48 hours and I'm so thankful to my dear friend Eugenio for treating me to yet another great time in his beautiful city!!! I can't wait to open a business here so I have a reason to come here more often.
Huevos Rancheros in bed…as one does!
Amazing view of Chapultepec Castle and park from Eugenio's penthouse
Part 2, Cuernavaca…coming soon.


text:
The central region of our Milky Way, the Galactic Bulge, is a rich host of variable high-energy X-ray and gamma-ray sources.
After a short introduction illustrating Integral's place in ESA's fleet of astronomy and astrophysics satellites, the movie looks inside the central bulge to reveal these dynamic sources, which include X-ray binary systems with either a black hole or a neutron star, pulsars and remnants of supernova explosions.
A number of these sources only shine brightly for a limited period of time – in some cases, they appear as a sudden bright flash and disappear shortly afterwards, whereas others are more persistent. The effect of this constantly changing environment gives the Galactic Bulge the appearance of a dramatic cosmic light show.
Zooming back out of the Milky Way shows a bird's eye view of the known gamma and hard X-ray sources in our Milky Way.
The movie concludes with a stunning fly-through of the central part of the Galactic Bulge before returning to our Solar System and the orbit of Integral around Earth.
Credits: ESA–C. Carreau & E. Kuulkers

subset: commoncrawl


text:
As well as helping others develop their skills as an interior design tutor at the National Design Academy, Kimberly Moore has designed for some of the country's biggest names including Lloyds TSB and Marks & Spencer.
Her brand Bold Britannia, recently attracted the eye of label Powerhouse Fitness, who wanted Kim's expert eye and opinion on how create the perfect exhibition stand for popular Body Power Expo event, at Birmingham's NEC.
Find out what techniques Kim used to meet the needs of her client and create a super hot stand! Continue reading


text:
Daily Archives: January 11, 2010
Too Many Awesome Things To Give This Post A Title!!!
Why hello there! Hope everyone got a great start to their weeks! My Monday actually went pretty well, all things considered. Had a good day at work, which will hopefully turn into a good week! However, spin class did not happen today, I showed up and the class was full! So I'm doing my own spin class in my living room tomorrow out of spite. It's going to be a million times better. And fret not Brie, I'll explain the trainer!
Aaaanyways! I have a bunch of exciting stuff to get to so I'll keep the yummy food pictures to a minimum. First up: waffles!!!
Who says waffles are just for Wednesdays? :P The usual ingredients were blended for the batter:
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup egg whites
- cinnamon/pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
Torn up and eaten with my hands like a barbarian. Dipped in my favourite concoction – almond butter whisked with sugar-free maple syrup. Yes, sometimes, I eat sucrose.
Dinner was eaten in two courses! Started with a salad…
- romaine lettuce
- mushrooms
- tomato
- red onion
- green pepper
- olives
- pickles
- balsamic vinaigrette
The main course: leftover roasted zucchini, carrots + parsnip and mini turkey meatloaf!
I actually intended to make a proper loaf-sized meatloaf, but I apparently don't own a loaf pan. The downfall of relying on roommates for kitchen supplies then moving out on your own. I found a decent recipe here which I basically followed.
2/3 cup old-fashioned oats (Quaker oats)
1/3 cup milk (2% but other can be used)water 3/4 pound ground turkey1 pound ground turkey 1/4 pound ground beef (the leaner the better)1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/4 cup diced
1/4 cup minced1/2 cup shredded/chopped onions
2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon
2 teaspoons
Italian Seasoningoregano + parsley
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
teaspoonclove minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup Heinz Ketchup1/4 cup reduced-sugar ketchup
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. Lightly mist a regular-size muffin pan with olive oil spray. Set aside.
In a medium or large mixing bowl, combine the oats and the milk and let stand for 3 minutes (or until the oats are slightly softened). Add the turkey and beef, carrots, onions, egg whites, mustard, Italian seasoning, Worcstershire sauce, garlic and salt. With clean hands or a fork, mix well. Scoop the mixture into the muffin pan, making level with the top of the pan. Spread the ketchup over the top. Should make exactly 9 muffins.
Bake for 30 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the center registers 180 degrees (I usually put back in for 5 minute increments until it reaches 180 degrees, which brings the total cook time to 40 minutes).
Number of Servings: 9
My only complaint is they were a little mushy which is entirely my fault. I shredded way too much carrot and onion because I'm a shredding machine. My stats on them are similar though – 128 calories, 5g fat, 152mg sodium, 7g carbs, 1g sugar, 1g fibre, 14g protein for each one. Wouldn't make for a bad grab-n-go snack!
Okayokayokay. MY NEWS!!!! Click to play please! Turn your volume up :) (also, why does You Tube always pick the worst screen shot of my face?)
Sooo, if you missed it, not only is it my one year blogaversary, but I'm giving away a package containing each of the three Vega Vibrancy flavours!!
In order to make it fair to bloggers and non-bloggers alike, I'm going to keep it simple. Just leave a comment on this post and I'll pick a random winner on Friday, January 15. Pretty easy, eh?
My other big news is that my favourite Everythingtarian, Holly, and I are taking a bloggie vacation – and you're invited!!
We're planning a trip to Banff, Alberta, Canada in June. We'll be eating, hiking, biking, and adventuring our way through one of this continent's most beautiful areas.
Photo courtesy my mom, who says Banff is one of her favourite places on earth :D
If you're interested in joining in on the fun, or at least part of the fun, e-mail myself at email@example.com or Holly at firstname.lastname@example.com. It's going to be mind-blowingly awesome. I am SO excited!!!
Okay, that's enough excitement for me, I'm about ready to bust :P On a sappier note, I just want to reiterate how much fun this past year of blogging has been for me. I started it as a way to track my progress to a fitness goal, and enriched my life in ways I never thought possible in the process. Most of all, I've met amazing people. Thanks for stopping by my little piece of the interwebs (almost) everyday. Blogging is often one of my favourite parts of the day, and I'm one helluva lucky gal to get to do it :D
Question of the Day: Well?? Do you want free stuff or not!?


text:
Emmett Till
Stories this photo appears in:
Why We Need Another Civil Rights Movement
As a child I would often watch old clips of the Civil Rights Movement and desperately wish I could have participated. The focus and eloquence of Dr. King inspired me. The courage of the children challenged me, and the unity of Black people was something I'd yet to witness in my generation. My soul longed for the days when Black people didn't sit around and hope for change, but actually fought for it to happen.


text:
By Tim Gaynor
A controversial ballot measure backed by repugicans in the state legislature is seeking sovereign control over millions of acres of federal land in the state, including the Grand Canyon.
Proposition 120 would amend the state's constitution to declare Arizona's sovereignty and jurisdiction over the "air, water, public lands, minerals, wildlife and other natural resourceswithin the state's boundaries."
The measure is the latest salvo in the so-called "sagebrush revolt" by Republicans in the West aiming to take back control of major swaths of land owned by various federal agencies, much of it by the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management.
State Senator Sylvia Allen, one of the repugican backers of the measure, argues that federal retention of the land hurts the economy of the Western states and leaves them struggling to fund public education, nurture their economies, and manage their forests and natural resources.
"We do not have the ability in rural Arizona to provide jobs for our citizens due to the fact that the federal government controls all the land," Allen told Reuters. "It leaves us at a great disadvantage. We're not able to bring in industry and provide for the jobs that we need," she added.
The exact area of public land targeted by the measure - which excludes American Indian reservations and federal installations such as arsenals - was not immediately clear on the Arizona Secretary of State's website.
The Sierra Club pegged the area at between 39,000 and 46,700 square miles (101,000 and 121,000 square km) - or 34 percent to 41 percent of the entire state.BATTLE OVER LAND
The ballot measure is just the latest move in a decades-old federal-state skirmish over control of a wide range of natural resources in Western states, often pitting mining, drilling and logging companies against those seeking to protect the environment.
The efforts have had mixed success. In May, Arizona's repugican Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a state bill calling on Washington to relinquish the title to 48,000 square miles (124,000 square km), arguing that it created uncertainty for existing leaseholders on federal lands in difficult economic times.
But similar legislation was signed into law by Governor Gary Herbert in neighboring Utah in March, despite warnings from state attorneys that it was likely unconstitutional and would trigger a costly and ultimately futile legal battle.
Opponents of the latest drive to assert Arizona's ownership say that, if successful, the initiative could undermine protections provided by federal environmental laws such as the Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, and Clean Water Act, and would saddle Arizona with lands for which it would be unable to care.
"They can't even fund and ensure that their (state) parks are protected, so how they would take on an additional 25 to 30 million acres of land is a big question mark," Sandy Bahr, director of the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, told Reuters.
No polls have given a sense of whether Prop 120 will prosper during the November 6 election. But Bahr cautioned that, should it pass, it would inevitably trigger fresh litigation for Arizona, which recently fought a legal battle over its tough 2010 crackdown on illegal immigrants all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
"This one is just blatantly unconstitutional," Bahr said of Prop 120. "Does Arizona really need another lawsuit?"


text:
About Rukka
How did it all start?
In 1950, Roger Störling founded the family business 'AB Sportsbeklädnad Urheiluvaatetus Oy', initially specialising in jogging wear. The earliest products were made in the kitchen of an old farmhouse in Kokkola on the west coast of Finland. The company acquired its first welding machines in 1953 and broadened its product range into the area of waterproof rainwear. Three years later the company moved into a new building in Kokkola's city centre, where industrial-scale production commenced.
The company changed its name to Rukka Products in 1966 and in 1981 it became simply Rukka Oy, 'Rukka' being founder Roger Störling's nickname. The flags in the modern-day Rukka logo stand for the letters R,U,K,K,A in the international flag signal alphabet – an homage to the sport of sailing which once constituted the core of Rukka's business.
Since 1990, Rukka has been an independent division of the L-Fashion Group Oy, one of Europe's largest sports wear manufacturers based in Lahti, Finland. In addition to Rukka, the L-Fashion Group is home to brands like Luhta, Icepeak, Torstai and Sinisalo.
In the product development process Rukka closely cooperates with various research and development institutions to create the perfect product. In active collaboration with suppliers such as Gore and DuPont, new materials are developed and their suitability for functional clothing is tested.
From the planning stage to the final product, Rukka spares no expense to obtain the best possible results. Every single kind of material is tested several times by both the supplier and Rukka before it is used in the production. The manufacturing process itself is also subject to constant evaluation. In the final development stage professional testers and experienced sports enthusiasts evaluate the prototypes' functionality in field tests. The findings from countless testing sessions in cold and hot weather, rain and snow are also taken into account before the product is approved for large scale production.
Luhta Sportswear Company
Luhta Sportswear Company is one of the biggest clothing manufacturers in Scandinavia. The Group makes a turnover of about 241 million Euros and employs 1592 people. The company was founded in Lahti in 1907. There is also the company's head office.
The most famous brands of the Group are Luhta, Rukka, Icepeak, Torstai, Sinisalo, Ril's, O.i.s. and Your FACE. The group is responsible for the sales of Li-Ning brand in Europe. The main export countries are Germany, Russia, Sweden, Holland and France.


text:
User account
Unique in North America
North America's largest subway film festival, the Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF), features silent, 60-second film video and animation. The festival reaches well over one million daily commuters on subway platform screens across the Toronto transit system every September. The 2016 Guest Judge is Zaib Shaikh, City of Toronto's Film Commissioner & Director of Entertainment Industries.
TUFF Newsletter
Sign up for the TUFF Newsletter.


text:
To provide you with the best experience, cookies are used on this site. Find out more here.
Skip To Main Content
Other Websites
Welcome to the Itinerary Planner. Use this tool to build your own journey or choose from an exciting range of specially selected tours.
To build your own Itinerary, click to add an item to your Itinerary basket.
You are here: Contact > Request a conference guide
Copyright 2020 Visit Manchester. All Rights Reserved


text: I was reading some web page talking about MFC and Windows API saying that MFC isn't the way to go. It is restricting and you can't do as many things with it. I was wondering your opinion on views on MFC and Windows API. Thanks for you help. Really appreciated.


text:
I am so behind in terms of posting my Mediapost columns to Jaffe Juice and so here begins a systematic catch-up of two articles per week until I'm up to speed again. I've also since moved to a bi-monthly schedule where I'm writing for "The Online Spin" on MediaPost.
Here's my article titled, "Key Leg in Start-Up Equation: Marketing"
The start-up world is build on a two-legged platform of technology and finance. If you don't believe me, just watch Bravo's "Start-ups: Silicon Valley," which does its best to tell a story about VCs raising capital and bootstrapping a new venture, together with the freaky and geeky world of engineers, programmers and developers.
Only that story is incomplete. There's actually a third leg, which you don't get to hear about. Perhaps you'll catch a fleeting glimpse of a throwaway "marketing" or "sales" reference, but for the most part, it's conspicuously absent in this show, industry and market in general.
I would argue — and I am a Madison Avenue guy who eats, sleeps and breathes brands — that the marketing leg is the most important part of the entire equation. Yet, it's the one that is the most undervalued, underinvested, underutilized and misunderstood.
Most start-ups have the same visions (or sometimes delusions) of grandeur: We'll get big fast because everyone will just go crazy sharing us with their friends, fans and followers on Facebook, Twitter and whatever else is popular at the time. Then we'll monetize by selling ads — or just sell to Facebook, Twitter or whatever else is popular at the time.
That statement is fraught with holes and gaping voids, and it begins with the disconnect between today's empowered consumer and their absolute disgust for interruptive advertising, banal messaging and irrelevant spam.
Contrary to popular belief, brands aren't lining up waiting to advertise on the 1000th photo app to call themselves the "Instagram of…." Or "Instagram meets…." Hell, they're barely doing anything on Instagr.am itself.
Brands are trapped within their own identity crisis, trying to figure out whether their start-up infatuation is a one-night stand or something more profound; whether it's a quantity (scale) or quality (engagement) play; whether their metrics of success are ROI-based (return on investment) or ROI-based (return on innovation).
Then there's the scope and scale of a "test", "experiment" or pilot program. Brands are typically noncommittal when it comes to investing anything beyond chump change into a start-up desperate to get some proof of concept and validation. On the flipside, there are way too many start-ups that see an abundance of $-signs when a brand and/or their agency pays them a visit.
The Wild West is back, and the biggest problem is a lack of rules (of engagement), process and set of best practices, upon which to build a solid and enduring bridge of collaboration and mutual benefit.
I believe the meeting of the minds happens in the win-win wheelhouse of marketing. Ultimately, this is where both sides see eye-to-eye. Digital or technology based start-ups are founded on the basis and belief of being able to solve a problem (sit or squat), correct a market inefficiency (uber) and/or change the game (square). Brands couldn't agree more, especially when it comes to delivering against a consumer insight, human truth and customer benefit.
No one wants a three-legged stool with a wobbly, weakened and/or uneven leg. Isn't it time we shored up the marketing component of this succinct and compelling equation in order to ensure that start-up monetization, acceleration and evolution is balanced and counterbalanced with brand innovation, differentiation and transformation?
That's rhetorical. The answer is yes.
Read more: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/187508/key-leg-in-start-up-equation-marketing.html#ixzz2HNral5Qf


text:
Frankenstein's monster lives! … or at least something very closely related. A real life approximation of the fabled monster has been taken from the woods of Maine and other locations across the state.
This creature being studied at Unity College can lay parched and dormant for years, only to be brought back to life with a single drop of water.
Tardigrades are tiny organisms that can thrive in some of the most hostile conditions on earth, from the deepest Maine lakes to the vacuum of outer space, and are found across the globe. They are the clearly the stuff of science fiction novels, which may be one reason why Unity College students are flocking to help Associate Professor of Marine Biology Emma Creaser with her research. At the environmental college in Unity, Maine, scientific research has become "cool."
Tardigrades tuck in anywhere. Students can collect them in moss samples using a paper bag for transport. If the paper bag gets forgotten for a couple of weeks, no problem. A little water and they're back in business. As tiny as they are (.039 of an inch on average) they're big enough to be seen using a low-power microscope.
Creaser has four students who are working with her on tardigrade research. She recently held the first regular lab meeting with them to review objectives and research techniques. Other students have expressed an interest, but space is limited. That may change in the future if Creaser expands her research and receives additional funding.
"Our students are truly beginning to see the benefit of the experience of research and want to be engaged," noted Creaser. "My students are talking to each other about tardigrades when they bump into each other on campus, and they are asking truly relevant questions. They are beginning to act like scientists."
Unity students have already discovered a new species — a heady experience for any undergraduate. But more important, with tardigrades as their subject, Creaser's students are engaged in fundamental scientific research — looking, measuring, sorting, codifying and discovering. This is the real work that underlies all scientific endeavor.


text:
Crail Pottery was established in 1965 by Stephen and Carol Grieve. Today it is run by their daughter Sarah, son Ben and Ben's wife Jane. Stephen and Carol still work too.
Crail Pottery is set around a beautiful courtyard in the heart of historic Crail. Crail is famed for it's picturesque harbour, historic buildings with pantiles and crow stepped gables and Crail Pottery.
Crail Pottery produces a diverse range of stoneware, terracotta planters, raku and bright hand painted earthenware. Every piece is hand thrown on the wheel, decorated, glazed and fired here in our workshops.
As each pot is individually hand crafted, each has it's own unique character. Part of this is the warm and friendly atmosphere of it's home – Crail Pottery. We want you to experience this, and so we only sell directly from the Pottery.
We are proud to say that all our pots are "Hand made in Scotland" by the Grieve family. Visit our Pottery, see the workshops, browse in the showroom and relax in our secluded yard.
75 Nethergate, Crail, Fife, Scotland KY10 3TX | Telephone: + 44 (0)1333 451212 | Email: firstname.lastname@example.com and built by lanetech.co.uk


text:
Buffett Picks a Bear, Is Not Done Buying Yet
Warren Buffett tapped Doug Kass to be his Berkshire bear. David Benoit joins Markets Hub to discuss the pick and the news that Buffett is not done snapping deals yet. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... it'll be all all all all for all that ... you love so much that Warren Buffett actually had to go out of his way ... to find somebody to ask him ... questions ... the next few days the next of Buffett Kaluza meeting ... coming out later this year with a small village ... day Benoit Deal Journal blogger is here with this one ... how weird is this how unusual is the US is that as the first year for Isaac on the topic was of the Woodstock of capital ... Nikolic um ... he he said Friday night but as in a report of ... any any piece in use today and they ain't ... noted bear he wanted someone that the market knew and trusted ... for his opinions to go up in animated up handled some analysts ... to ask tough questions of ... the dentist right hand man and one when the panel and when his ideas may be more frightening or ... practices in on me know ... so ... Friday right right and ... right so Skynet ... up call for our society and in this morning you in on CNBC noted is that done tax code ... pre well-known rogue trader who often on CNBC Dennis ... well opinionated man DGX in two thousand a ... captain for the post ... all of the reasons for short Berkshire right ... I can kick know about this before he did not do is pass a myriad of handling it said something on it he said to me on Twitter of some pain or a reset of himself ... on the by diocesan own house prices you are one when it was announced this morning ... ALM ... so profits in the short ... to cast a sharper turn down a notch or we weakness or confirm that but ... so they'll be interesting I'll be up there taking it six questions or something why do you think he's doing this ... both got that yes ... it's easy and aqua while Buffett doing this ... a ... kick out of ... a ... I think is looking to add ... to help ... his cause cos really ... I think ... a lot of times this Berkshire meaning is really just a weekend long love fest for Warren Buffett ... has essentially he said ... the key not only to change the analysts are on a fish here to be not just insurance cousins that some shareholders passed ... no heavenly here but other parts of your business or industrial analyst ... I think this kind of stuff to ... carry me to look more interesting for people ... aam you know ... me me get out to more information and the assessor of their one assist ... office on Apple's that I'm now it would all of the Heinz deal we all know Warren Buffett a lot of money was suspended ... I'll what did he say anything about deals this morning by yet so so Friday he said that he and Charlie have gone there Safari outfits to continue this elephant on their on ... and on this morning he said ... he's been brought one idea ... minis can look at ... he didn't say anything for a reliever has said his goal of getting is that it's a low probability but ... these are good looking and kind of ... ah Heinz's twenty three billion on doing untold billions of money ... of but


text:
WNBA Read to Achieve
|Indiana's Tan White looks on a Chicago elementary school student shows off her skills.
Randy Belice/NBA/Getty Images
In May the WNBA and each of its teams hold Read to Achieve �Tip-Off� events to signify the beginning of the WNBA Read to Achieve Summer Reading Season.
Local Reading Time-Outs:
All WNBA teams hold Reading Time-Outs, a minimum of one per month, in their local markets throughout the WNBA season.
NBA/WNBA All-Star Reading Teams:
The NBA/WNBA All-Star Reading Teams are comprised of WNBA players and other members of the NBA/WNBA family including NBA/WNBA officials, network broadcasters, hosts of NBA shows, senior executives of NBA & WNBA sponsors, selected government officials (i.e. Secretary of Education, Senators) and entertainment celebrities.
NBA Store Events:
Throughout the year, WNBA players from around the league participate in Read to Achieve events at the NBA Store when their teams are in town for games.
Reading & Learning Centers:
Teams also work to establish team branded Reading Corners in their markets. These centers can serve as a hub for team programs and events year round.


text:
I love bananas in cakes and when I came across the chocolate banana cake recipe in a book and later in Joy of Baking, I was sure that I will be baking that very soon and I did without waiting much ! It was cake sale in A's nursery today for fundraising,mum had to either bake or buy cakes and donate to nursery for the cake sale,all the money from the sale goes to School.When I was decorating the cupcakes I had shaky hands as this was my first attempt on decorating it for a sale purpose,but I guess being an amatuer in decorating I was satisfied with my effort,I watched lot of youtube videos on decoration and did some practise on the plates before I did it on the cupcake. Lil A's teacher was impressed with it and he was happy too :) In the evening I went to the hall where the sale was taking place ,all my cupcakes were gone for 75 pence per cupcake and I was pretty happy ! one of the mum who ate it said it was so lovely ,which made my day.
Recipe largely adapted from here
Flour - 1 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Cocoa powder -1/4 cup
Banana - 1 large
Egg - 1
Baking powder - 3/4 tsp
Baking soda - 3/4 tsp
Milk - 1/4 cup
Oil - 1/4 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Vanilla extract - 3/4 tsp
1. Sift flour,baking powder,baking soda and keep aside
2.Mash banana and add egg,milk,oil,water,vanilla and whisk.
3.Add the dry ingredients to wet and incorporate.
4.Pour the batter (very thin) with a laddle to the lined cupcake tin and bake in preheated oven at 175 degree centigrade for 20 - 25 minutes.
Vanilla butter cream frosting
Softened Butter - 3/4 cup
Icing sugar - 1 1/2 cup
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
Milk - to loosen(1-2 tablespoon)
1 Beat butter by adding icing sugar little by little.Add vanilla extract and little milk and beat to get a smooth buttercream.


text:
This Baby Feather Flowers Headwear Headband features with feathers and flowers. It's perfect for babies, toddlers, teens and even adults when attend to parties or stage show. It's made of soft and good material, no harm to baby skin, will absolutely make your sweetheart more stylish and adorable!
- Feathers and flowers adorned
- Elastic head band
- Fashionable design, exquisite craftsmanship
- Soft and good material, no harm to baby skin
- Main color: Purple
- Material: Feather + Spandex + Polyester
- Size: Free, fits for the most
- Head Band Circumference: Approx. 36 - 70 cm / 14.2 - 27.6 inch (Stretched)
- Decorated Feathers Size (L x W): Approx. 15.5 x 10 cm / 6.1 x 3.9 inch
Package Includes:
- 1 x Headband
Note: Since the size above is measured by hand, the size of the actual item you received could be slightly different from the size above. Meanwhile, please be reminded that due to lighting effects, monitor's brightness / contrast settings etc, there could be some slight differences in the color tone of the pictures and the actual item.


text:
Selena Gomez has been dragged around by her managers...
Our Moments <35005915
- by ☁Alexa Losey☁
- Rating:
- Published: 1 Sep 2013
- Updated: 6 Sep 2013
- Status: In Progress
All The Shit Thats Happen To Us Made Us Who We Are & This Is How We Turned Out. #Idiots
Join MovellasFind out what all the buzz is about. Join now to start sharing your creativity and passion
Loading ...


text:
Jazz Combos
The Jazz Combos are small jazz groups in which musicians get great experience playing in a small, intimate setting, communicating, and improvising. There are usually two combos of about 5-8 musicians each. The groups meet once a week and perform regularly on and off campus, both in formal concerts with the Jazz Ensemble, and in more laid-back settings including coffee shops, pubs, and street festivals. Auditions run concurrently with auditions for Jazz Ensemble. Interested students should register for MUSC 240G for 0 or 1 credit.


text:
ALTEPLASE (AL te plase) can dissolve blood clots that form in the heart, blood vessels, or lungs after a heart attack. This medicine is also given to improve recovery and decrease the chance of disability in patients having symptoms of a stroke.
This medicine is for injection into a vein. It is given by a health care professional in a hospital or clinic setting.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
signs and symptoms of bleeding such as bloody or black, tarry stools; red or dark-brown urine; spitting up blood or brown material that looks like coffee grounds; red spots on the skin; unusual bruising or bleeding from the eye, gums, or nose
signs and symptoms of a stroke such as changes in vision; confusion; trouble speaking or understanding; severe headaches; sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg; trouble walking; dizziness; loss of balance or coordination
slow or fast heart rate
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
nausea, vomiting
Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
aminocaproic acid
tranexamic acid
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
antiinflammatory drugs, NSAIDs like ibuprofen
aspirin and aspirin-like medicines
blood thinners, like warfarin, heparin or enoxaparin
This does not apply.
This does not apply. You will not be given this medicine to store at home.
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
bleeding problems or problems with blood clotting
blood vessel disease or damaged blood vessels
diabetic retinopathy
head injury or tumor
high blood pressure
irregular heartbeats
previous stroke
recent biopsy or surgery
an unusual or allergic reaction to alteplase, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives
pregnant or trying to get pregnant
Your condition will be monitored carefully while you are receiving this medicine. Follow the advice of your doctor or health care professional exactly. You may need bed rest to minimize the risk of bleeding.
This medicine can make you bleed more easily. This effect can last for several days. Take special care brushing or flossing your teeth.
Do not take aspirin, ibuprofen, or other nonprescription pain relievers during or for several days after alteplase treatment unless otherwise instructed by your doctor or health care professional.
You may feel dizzy or lightheaded. To avoid the risk of dizzy or fainting spells, sit or stand up slowly, especially if you are an older patient.
For Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts members
Find a Doctor & Estimate Costs
Health & Wellness
Review Benefits
Review Claims
Attend a Seminar
Medicare Plans
Request a Call
Manage Your Account
Plans & Products
Forms & Documents
Tools & Support for Educating Employees
Medical Policy
Office Resources
Provider News
Annual Report
Contact Us
Corporate Citizenship
Diversity Leadership
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.® Registered Marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.®´ ®´´ Registered Marks are the property of their respective owners.© 101 Huntington Avenue, Suite 1300, Boston, MA 02199-7611 | 1-800-262-BLUE (2583)
About Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Terms of Use, Privacy & Security
Nondiscrimination and Translation Resources
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is a leading provider of quality health insurance for residents of Massachusetts. Our main goal is to make health care cost-effective by offering health insurance solutions for individuals, families, and large and small businesses at affordable rates.
Our Vision — Making Quality Health Care AffordableOur Promise — To Always Put Our Members First
To learn more about our Massachusetts health plans, please visit our Plans & Products page, where you can compare Massachusetts health insurance plans, buy health plans online, and get Mass health insurance quotes.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts also offers insurance, pharmacy coverage, and Medicare Plans for seniors; life and disability insurance through Indigo Insurance Services (a wholly owned subsidiary); and insurance for individuals aged 18-26 years. Learn more about our other insurance plans and Medicare plans, or contact a sales representative today.


text:
Ladies are you wondering why there is an overwhelming number of itchy faced 70's porn-star moustache adorning men around lately? No there is not a 70's porn feature film in town, and it's not the play-offs, it's much more exciting and important than that! *wink*
Movember is in full swing! Men all over the world are growing facial hair to help bring awareness for mens health! The prostate (from Greek prostrates, literally "one who stands before", "protector", "guardian") is a gland of the male reproductive system. Its purpose or function is extremely important in helping prolong the lifespan of sperm and giving better protection to the genetic material DNA!
Did you know that prostate cancer is the number 1 male cancer? Did you know that a man is 35% more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than a woman is to be diagnosed with breast cancer? The good news is prostate cancer is over 90% curable if detected and treated in the early stages.
Here is the link if you would like to find out more about Movember. A friend of mine Steve (pic to the left) has a Movember site you can visit to make a donation! It's a no brainer to support those who are making a difference in other peoples lives!
I personally LOVE facial hair, any facial hair on a man is just plain sexy! Their moustache is their ribbon, and in just 30 days of wearing it they raise not only awareness through conversation, but in 2010 they raised $22 million dollars, an itch worth having!
Thanks to all my handsome male friends who allowed me to post their pics for a good cause! Now go and get your prostate checked boys, it could save your life!
Oh and just one more thing…prevention 😉 you didn't really think I was finished. The BBC News website says masturbation (<—– go on click on the link…I know you want to, guaranteed a gut laugh out loud if you read the entire article) or more specifically ejaculation reduces the risk of prostate cancer. To quote BBC, " Men who ejaculated more than five times a week were a third less likely to develop prostate cancer later in life." There I said it…now go do the right thing!
Movember began in 2003 in Melbourne, Australia. The guys behind it joked about 80s fashion and decided it was time to bring back the moustache. In order to justify their "Mo" (Aussie slang for moustache), they used their new looks to raise some awareness and money for prostate cancer research… never dreaming their efforts would lead to a global movement for men's health.To date, more than 1,000,000 Mo Bros and Mo Sistas have joined together to raise over $175 million to change the face of men's health.
FYI…if I use keywords such as porn, masturbate and ejaculate we usually get a few more hits than normal! Sorry if I offended anyone but it's for a GREAT cause, our handsome male energies life expectancy!
Thanks again guys for allowing me to post your pics, you are all making a difference!
Prostate Cancer Canada
Awareness & Education
Global Action Plan


text:
- Getting Started
- Tutorials
- COPYandPAY
- Server-to-Server
- Manage Payments
- ReD Shield
- Reporting
- Webhooks
- Reference
- API Reference
- Result Codes
Getting Started
The Open Payment Platform is a single unified RESTful API allowing access to the complete set of the Open Payment Platform features and frontend widgets. Choose an option below to get started.
Integration Options
Get Started
Useful Information
The Open Payment Platform provides a number of options for obtaining information back from the system. Our reporting section describes how.
Get Started
Copyright © allpago 2015 - 2020. All Rights Reserved


text:
I bought my husband these vintage map cufflinks with the location of where we got married on one cufflink and where we honeymooned on the other, as a six-month wedding anniversary present (sickly newly weds!). Since then I've been hankering after some map things for our home.
Philippa Stanton makes these beautiful vintage map lamps. Choose from Isle of Wight & Solent, Brighton, Rochester & Chatham or various areas of London for around £44 including the base or ask for a bespoke lamp with the area of your choice.
These coasters and placemats by Scarlett Willow Ltd. can be personalised with the postcode of your choice in the centre and as an older or more modern style map. They start at £40 for a set of four coasters. A nice idea for a house-warming present.
I love this blanket box from Flutterbug Interiors, the UK map decoupage design includes the interior too. This size is £89 or a smaller size is £55.
The Origin of the Unit artwork by Terror Dome is really gorgeous, each member of the family is made from a map of where they spent their childhood. The family of four version is £57 and comes framed in a shadow box. It can be personalised further based on number of family members and what mix of girls and boys are in the family.
I've always hankered after a dressmaker's dummy and Grace & Favour Homes do a lovely range. With most of them starting at £175 they're not cheap, but this decoupaged London map mannequin is really stunning.


text:
Novelty Socks
Why should you wear novelty socks? Because life is too short for plain white socks. Find your ideal novelty socks instead–the perfect pair that fits your personality, your sense of humor, your quirky sense of style! Ready to change your idea of what socks can be? Check out our huge selection of novelty socks for men, women, and kids of all ages!
Looking for the best novelty socks on the internet? Look no further! We have a novelty sock for every personality including both Men's novelty socks and Women's novelty socks. Someone a little spicy, or just likes spicy food? Hot Sauce socks! Llama lover, or just someone who really likes work? We have Llamas in ties! Our socks are the most colorful, varied, and unique that you'll find anywhere—they're more than novel, they're an extension of your personality.
Our Men's, Women's, and Kid's novelty socks aren't just socks with fun patterns, they're high quality too. We've been making knee high socks and crew socks since 2004, so we've perfected the sock craft! Every pair of socks has a reinforced heel and toe, superior stay-up power, and super soft combed cotton yarn. We care what goes into making the socks just as much as what goes onto the socks.
We're adding more novelty crew socks and knee high socks every day. Have fun looking through the hundreds of fun socks here and come back often to see what crazy novelty socks we come up with next!


text:
Bergamot Madeleines
Let me start this post by saying I'm a madeleine snob. A bona fide, unrepentant madeleine snob. Don't talk to me about those nasty little packets of "madeleine" by the cash register at your Starbucks. They're awful, with texture seemingly composed, somehow, of paraffin. Those buckets of shell-shaped stuff masquerading as madeleines at Costco are not much better. They taste as though they're made of Twinkies - oddly spongy, overtly sweet and redolent of fake vanilla. I don't know what those pretenders are exactly, but I assure you they are *not* madeleines.
The perfect madeleine is elusive. It's hard to find even in Paris. The problem is not that it's hard to make. As you will see after this post (and a little time in your own kitchen playing with the recipe) it is not the case. Madeleines, even the perfect ones, are really quite simple to do. The problem, rather, is that its perfection is fleeting. It's one of those things that are perfect minutes out of the oven, and then the quality erodes as the minutes tick by. The nearest specimen to a perfect madeleine I've had was a plain madeleine, the classic, baked to order and served warm and crisp at the edges with coffee to finish a hearty meal at Alain Ducasse's Aux Lyonais in Paris. It's been years, but it could've easily been yesterday.
The perfect madeleine, the Platonic Ideal of the form, is somewhere between a tender, moist cake, and a crisp, sweet cookie. The crumb should be tender, but not so it disintegrates when dunk into a cup of perfectly innocent tea. We all (claim to) read Proust - some of us even know it's proost like boost and not proust like sprout - so we all know he dunk his. The dunkable structure is hence important, even at the expense of it being ever-so-slightly dry. The perfect madeleines also must have the signature bump, I prefer just a gentle, small bump, not an excessive hump that looks more like a malignant growth than anything else. My objection to the malignant hump is not for aesthetic but flavor. In order to get that kind of hump you'll need to use a *lot* of baking powder, which means you're going to taste it in your madeleines too.
Also important in a perfect madeleine is the scalloped edges and evenly brown color of the crust. This is why I don't like using silicone molds to make them. No matter how easy they claim to be, they bake up madeleines that are not evenly brown on the bottom, but more in ugly patches or streaks unbefitting a perfect madeleine. I use an old tin madeleine mold, the regular shiny sort, not a dark non-stick kind (which turns the madeleines too dark.) When it is buttered and floured properly, my tin bakes up madeleines with gorgeously, evenly brown crust that pop out of the molds easily with a gentle tap on the counter. (The tin mold I use is from Dehillerin in Paris, but Amazon has this one which is also good.)
This particular recipe is the one I developed for my friend Daniel Patterson's article on the fragrant bergamot citrus for San Francisco magazine. Even if you don't know what a bergamot is, you know of it. It's what gives Earl Grey tea its ambrosia. In this recipe, I don't just use the zest, but also the juice to add even more depth to the madeleine's perfume. If you don't have bergamot, you can use just about any fragrant citrus you can find - seville, meyer, even lime might be fun (though I've never tried it.)
Bergamot Madaleines
4 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup bergamot syrup* (make this first)
zest from 1 bergamot
2 cups minus 2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1.5 stick(12 tablespoons or 180g) melted butter, cooled to room temperature (I use salted butter, or you can add a generous pinch of salt if all you have is unsalted.)
You'll also need about 2 Tabelspoons of soften butter and a little flour for the tin.
*For bergamot syrup
1/2 cup or 100ml of bergamot juice (from 1 or 2 bergamots)
1 cup sugar
In a small pan, cook bergamot juice and sugar over low heat until syrupy and reduced by half. Allow to cool completely before use. (Zest the bergamot before juicing and set aside for use in the recipe.)
In a stand mixer, beat egg and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the bergamot syrup and the zest and beat well to combine.
Sift the flour and baking powder together. With the mixer speed on the lowest setting, fold in the dry ingredient gently. Remove the mixing bowl from the stand mixer and finish folding the rest of the flour into the batter by hand (with a rubber spatula).
Pour the butter into the batter. With the spatula, fold it in into the batter gently. Cut a piece of plastic wrap and press it directly on top of the batter to cover it completely to prevent a skin from forming. Cover the entire batter bowl and refrigerate for a few hours (or overnight) before use. Or instead of wraping the bowl, you can transfer the batter into a pastry bag and refrigerate the whole bag. This is what I do, and then you can pipe the batter right into the mold directly from the bag. Quite handy, really.
The rest period is important to ensure the classic madeleine bump - the batter must rest at least a couple of hours until it is cold, cold before use, the longer the better, up to a day ahead of baking.
If you're making this for a party, you can make the batter up to a day ahead of time and let it rest in the fridge. Butter and flour the madeleine tin beforehand and keep it somewhere cold - the fridge is good if you have room. Make sure your oven is heated up to the right temperature, and just before it's time for dessert, pipe the madeleine batter into the mold and bake them to order - it only takes 10 minutes. You'll have crisp, fragrant madeleines that will both surprise and delight your guests.
Preheat the oven to 450F. Butter and flour tin madeleine mold. Use soften butter and not melted butter for this. Use a pastry brush (or crumple up a slightly damp towel) to brush the butter in each cavity, make sure you get into all the nooks and edges. Sift the flour over the buttered tin, shake it to distribute evenly, then flip the tin over and tap out the excess flour.
Pipe or spoon the batter into the pan (about 1.5" round). Don't over fill the molds as your madeleines won't bump up nicely - so err on the side of underfill. This amount of batter is easily enough for 36 madeleines. Bake for 6 minutes, then lower the heat to 400, crack open the oven door - stick a wooden spoon in it if it doesn't stay open on its own, and continue to bake for 2-4 minutes. Keep your eye on this, some ovens don't lower the heat that quickly, and your madeleines may be done in just two minutes. Remove them from the oven as soon as the edges are brown and the top springs back slightly when touched.
Let the tin rest on the countertop for a minute, then give a gentle tap on the counter, your madeleines should pop right out of the mold. They are at their best right then and there, so serve (or eat) them immediately if you can. Otherwise, let the madeleines cool down completely on a rack before transfering into an airtight container.
Wipe the tin clean with a damp towel, cool it for a couple minutes in the freezer, then butter and flour the tin again to bake another batch. Repeat until you finish all the batter. Or you can just wrap up the batter and keep it in the fridge to bake later. The batter, properly wrapped, will keep for a couple days in the fridge.


text:
Robert Maurice Jordan
MIDWEST CITY, OK — Robert Maurice Jordan, Midwest City, Ok, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 at Hospice Quality Care at the age of 73.
Bob was born and raised in Emmetsburg, the son of Maurice Leo and Iris Cecilia (Mills) Jordan. After graduating from the University of Iowa, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lt in the USAF in 1963.
He married Diane Maria Venaglia in Missouri Valley in 1964.
During ten years as an active duty personnel officer, he spent 18 months in Turkey, and earned an MBA from the University of Rochester, NY. In 1973 he joined the USAF Reserve, retiring as a Lt. Col in 1988.
As a civilian, Bob worked in various budget analysis and supervisory positions for the USAF in Oklahoma and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Colorado. After retirement in 1997, he and Diane moved to Estes Park, CO, and returned to Midwest City in 2006.
Bob loved to hike and do volunteer road repair work in Rocky Mt. National Park. He enjoyed road trips in his Mazda Miata. He was an avid college football fan and followed politics with intelligence and skepticism.
Bob was proceeded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Diane of Midwest City, OK; sons, Michael Jordan of Midwest City, OK, and David (Melinda) Jordan of Edmond, OK; grandchildren, Emily and Evan; and siste, Joann Jensen of Norman, OK.
The memorial service for Robert will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, in the Candlewood Chapel at Ford Funeral Service.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations "in Memory of Lt. Col Robert M. Jordan" to The Wounded Warrior Project or The Oklahoma Food Bank.


text: Who We Are What We Do Our Work Team Blog Contact New Site Coming Soon... Kent Pribbernow Freelance Developer I program and design beautiful responsive sites for desktop & mobile. Hire me for your project My name is Kent Pribbernow - a developer crafting great user experiences. I work with diverse clients from startups to corporations. I love to collaborate with other developers and design teams, so please consider me for contract work. "I have a broad skill set, with a passion for user interaction and experience - where I believe in elegant usability and optimized code. I program various projects from responsive websites, mobile apps, to back-end tools that empower my clients." Follow Me: LinkedIn Facebook Twitter GitHub


text:
The investigational antiplatelet drug vorapaxar given with standard antiplatelet therapy to ischemic stroke patients increased brain bleeds and recurrent ischemic stroke without any drop in other cardiovascular events, a subanalysis of the TRA 2ºP-TIMI 50 trial found.
In patients with a history of ischemic stroke, the primary endpoint of cardiovascular death, MI, or recurrent stroke though 3 years was not significantly different between patients who received vorapaxar plus standard antiplatelet therapy and those who received standard therapy alone: 13.0% versus 11.7% (HR 1.03, 95% CI 0.85 to 1.25).
Additionally, those receiving vorapaxar had twice the rate of intracranial hemorrhage compared with those on standard therapy alone: 2.5% versus 1% (HR 2.52, 95% CI 1.46 to 4.36), reported David A. Morrow, MD, MPH, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues.
Action Points
- Note that in this study of patients with recent ischemic stroke, the addition of vorapaxar to traditional antiplatelet therapy was not associated with reduced cardiovascular events or recurrent stroke.
- Be aware that the addition of vorapaxar increased the risk of cerebral hemorrhage.
"These data add to the accumulating evidence revealing important risks of combination antiplatelet therapy for long-term secondary prevention in patients with ischemic stroke or TIA," they concluded in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. The results were also simultaneously presented at the International Stroke Conference in Honolulu.
"It's difficult to beat good old aspirin for secondary stroke prevention," said American Stroke Association spokesperson Philip B. Gorelick, MD, the John S. Garvin professor and head of neurology and rehabilitation at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago.
Gorelick, who was not involved in the study, was referring to the fact that low-dose aspirin and dipyridamole is the only combination antiplatelet strategy that has proven effective for secondary prevention after ischemic stroke.
Trials of clopidogrel plus aspirin versus either aspirin or clopidogrel alone, and of extended-release dipyridamole versus clopidogrel, all showed combination therapy to have similar efficacy, but more systemic and cerebral bleeding, than monotherapy, he noted.
"We keep trying to find a more efficacious preventive strategy for recurrent stroke, but we have to stop using the new treatments due to brain hemorrhage," Gorelick said.
In phase II trials, vorapaxar appeared to be effective, with an acceptable safety profile, in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
When the final results of the phase III TRA 2ºP-TIMI 50 (Thrombin Receptor Antagonist in Secondary Prevention of Atherothrombotic Ischemic Events -- Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction) trial were reported, vorapaxar significantly reduced vascular events by 13%, but increased rates of moderate or severe bleeding, including intracranial hemorrhage (P<0.001 for both outcomes).
The risk of bleeding was particularly high in patients with a history of ischemic stroke or those who suffered a stroke during the study, leading the data and safety monitoring board to recommend suspending treatment to those patients after a median of 2 years of follow-up.
Overall, the trial comprised about 26,500 patients with a history of MI, ischemic stroke, or peripheral arterial disease.
The current prespecified analysis examined the effect of adding the drug to standard therapy in the 4,883 patients who qualified for the study based on a history of ischemic stroke 2 weeks to 12 months before enrollment.
The majority of patients (54%) received aspirin alone as background antiplatelet therapy. Nineteen percent were treated with aspirin plus dipyridamole, 16% with a thienopyridine, 7% with aspirin plus a thienopyridine, and 0.6% received dipyridamole alone.
Exploratory examination of clinically relevant subgroups showed no benefit to adding vorapaxar based on the type or timing of the prior stroke, or background antiplatelet treatment.
In the 585 patients who qualified for the trial based on a history of MI but who also had a history of stroke, vorapaxar reduced the rate of major cardiovascular events (HR 0.69, 95% CI 0.47 to 1.00), but still increased the rate of bleeding. A previous analysis of the trial suggested that the investigational drug might be more beneficial in those who had suffered a heart attack.
In the current analysis,researchers analyzed data from the 304 patients who qualified for the trial based on peripheral artery disease but who also had a history of stroke. They found the rate of major cardiovascular events did not differ between the vorapaxar and standard treatment arms (HR 1.01, 95% CI 0.61 to 1.70). Again, bleeding increased with the addition of vorapaxar.
The study design did not address the question of whether vorapaxar monotherapy would improve outcomes, the researchers noted.
From the American Heart Association:
- Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Stroke or TIA
- Oral Antithrombotic Agents for the Prevention of Stroke in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
The study was supported by Merck.
Morrow reported that the TIMI Study Group has received research grants from Abbott, AstraZeneca, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Eisai, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Novartis, and Johnson & Johnson. He reported having served as a consultant for Merck, Boehringer Ingelheim, Gilead, Genentech, and Servier. His co-authors reported relationships with Merck, sanofi-aventis, Pozen, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Daiichi Sankyo, Otsuka, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer Australia, Eli Lilly, Amarin Pharmaceuticals, Lexicon, Arena, Gilead, Eisai, Amorcyte, The Medicines Company, Ikaria, and CVRx.
Primary Source
Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association
Source Reference: Morrow D, et al "Efficacy and safety of vorapaxar in patients with prior ischemic stroke" Stroke 2013; DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.000433.


text:
Please visit our Open House at 183 13734 67 AVE in Surrey.
Open House on Saturday, May 26, 2018 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Don't miss this EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY! This well maintained 2 storey corner unit townhome at the Hyland Creek is perfect for a growing family or investors. This 3 bedroom home features beautiful 4 year old hardwood floors on the main floor and laminate flooring upstairs. Updates include: partial renovations in the kitchen (2010) with a NEW fridge, NEW washer/dryer (2018), NEW roof (2018), Hot Water Tank (2015) and updated windows (2017). Enjoy your cozy wood-burning fireplace from your living room. The living room sliding door leads to the fenced patio backing onto your greenspace, perfect for family barbeques and entertaining. This complex is family friendly and a centrally located community. LOW strata fees, complex includes playground and an OUTDOOR POOL for your enjoyment.


text: This exquisite simulated diamond halo engagement ring is constructed out of solid 14k white gold and brilliant simulated diamonds. This beautiful ring is one of the newest and most desired designs of all engagement and wedding rings. The diamond is set in a unique, secure, 4-prong designer style setting. It emanates every shade of light that a natural diamond would. The brightness and passion of these simulated diamonds is equivalent if not superior to a natural diamond of a VVS1 Clarity, D Color, and an Excellent Cut. We guarantee you'll be impressed- we bet our reputation on it: 100% Satisfied customers!


text:
How much will I earn for referrals?
For every referral you bring to Binbox, you will earn 20% of their earnings. That means if they earn $10, you will receive $2 as an added bonus for our gratitude. There is no limit to the amount of earnings or referrals you will receive.


text:
Candidate Minimum Requirements
Selection Process
Due to an anticipated large volume of responses when we are accepting applications, only the first 100 application received will be considered for the next phase of the process. Additional applications may be processed as necessary. Meeting the minimum requirements in this job description does not guarantee advancement in the subsequent phases of the selection process. The qualifications of each applicant, as set forth in the employment application, will be reviewed. The most qualified candidates will be invited to participate in an oral examination process, which may include certain practical and written exercises intended to assess the candidate's ability to perform certain duties of the position.
About Us
Why Matthews?
Our town consists of approximately 35,000 residents, 200+ full time and part time employees, and a dedicated group of Citizen Volunteers.
Any questions regarding this process should be directed to our recruiter, Officer Dustin Ay who can be reached at: [email protected] or 704-841-6740
Please click here to see if we are currently accepting applications.
The town of Matthews is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law.


text:
06 March, 2012 | (01 hr)
Sign In to access this Webcast
Please note that due to technical difficulties encountered during the broadcast, we recommend that you download the slides to this presentation before starting to view the recording
Companies often separate sustainability issues from risks, which can create gaps in effective planning. If we focus on risks in operations or strategy without building the impact of some large external risks such as water access or climate change into planning, we may well miss critical factors. We will hear how one company, PepsiCo, has changed the paradigm to build water access risks into their planning and their operations.
Topics to be covered:
- How to recognise sustainability risks as business riks
- How to build a business model that incorporates external risks
- Engaging stakeholders and build customers support
- Understanding the impacts of large external risks on strategy and operations
Who should attend:
Heads of Sustainability, Heads of Risk Management, Operating Executives, General Counsels, Finance Executives
Ellen Hexter
Ellen Hexter is senior advisor, enterprise risk management at The Conference Board. She has served on the faculty of The Conference Board Directors' Institute and worked with boards to provide director training in risk management practices and the role of the board in ERM oversight.
Dan Bena
Dan Bena is currently the Senior Director of Sustainable Development for PepsiCo, serving as liaison between government affairs, public policy, and operations to "connect the dots" for impact and develop advocacy and messaging to key stakeholder groups. He serves on the Public Heal...Full Bio


text:
|Find the best dive sites
The Bajuni Islands or Baajun Islands are an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, on the southern coast of Somalia, from Kismayu to Ras Kiyemboni (not to be confusen with Ras Kamboni). They lie at the northern end of a string of reefs which also include Zanzibar and Pemba.
There are six main islands: Chandra, Chovaye, Chula have 2 streets which allmost known by all the people it is furadoni and filini wich southern part of the island also in filini street there is water hole which named pwani and in the middle of the island there is also water hole(kadore) while at the end of it there is a place where people use to keep animal also is known as banda la nyii at the center of the island there is a place where people use to throw used house materials, Koyama, Darakasi and Ngumi. Chula with the village of Ndowa is the only island with a significant population.
Other islands of minor importance are: Kandha Iwu, Fuma, Ilisi and the island of Kisimayu (actual Kisimayu harbor) attached to the coast in 1961 during the construction of Kismayu Port.
Diving the Bajuni islands is a great. The reefs are unbleached and untouched; with depths from 10m to 35m. Fish shoals are huge and the water really warm: 27 - 32°C.
Some dugongs are often seen in the Bajuni Islands and there are reports of a large group migrating between the north of Kenya and Somalia.
NOTE: Burgao should be avoided. It is controlled by fundamentalists who do not like christian foreigners.
|Air temp.
|Water temp.
|No sé
|No sé
|No sé
|No sé
|No sé
|No sé
|No sé
|No sé
|No sé
|No sé
|No sé
|No sé
|Best season
Want to correct or complete those additional data? Edit this page
This is an interactive map! Use controls to pan and zoom this map.
Wannadive.net is not responsible for the accuracy of the information contained in this guide. You use this guide at your own risk.
Choose your format: please login first
You are free to use Wannadive.net KML/GPS data files ONLY for your personal use. See Terms of use for more information.
KML file: please login first
Your favourites and future dive site lists
Your favorite dive site isn't listed ? Add a dive site
No available picture
No video available
|Ningún log de buceo
|Ningún viaje de buceo
You can edit this page to correct errors or add new information. If you have any problems regarding this page, Send us feedback.
Wannadive.net on your mobile
RSS All the RSS feeds of Wannadive.net
Newsletter All news by email


text:
Tag: learning abroad
Emphasis on Experience: Studying Italian in Rome
Posted on August 5th, by Peter Parkorr in Italy, Roaming Resources. 6 comments
Earlier this year I spent a month studying Italian in Rome, taking two weeks of lessons at an Italian language school. I made some great progress there and in Sicily afterwards, gabbing away in my patchy Italian whenever I had an excuse. Whether you prefer to learn the language before you visit a place or you don't mind jumping into the deep end, here's why I think you should learn Italian in Italy, and Rome in particular.…


text:
Everybody knows that people that have prejudices against certain programming languages. Especially PHP seems to suffer from problems of its past and some other things (like loose types) and is often called a non-serious programming language that should not be used for professional applications.
In that special case PHP: How do you argue using PHP as your chosen programming language for web applications? What are the benefits, where is PHP better than ColdFusion, Java, etc.?


text:
Article content
A former Calgary Catholic school teacher has been sentenced to two years in federal prison and must be registered as a sex offender for 20 years after she pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation for an illicit sexual affair with a teenage male student last year.
Provincial court Judge Sean Dunnigan meted out the sentence to Jennifer Marie Mason, 30, on Tuesday after accepting a joint submission by Crown prosecutor Vicki Faulkner and defence lawyer Simon Lord.
The boy, who was 14 when the relationship began and 16 when it was discovered and reported to police, declined to be a part of the process and said he was not victimized, Faulkner told court.
"He said if Mason was sentenced to jail, he'd go to jail for her," said Faulkner.
Nevertheless, Dunnigan called the relationship between the teacher and boy "unacceptable, illegal and damaging" and the victim will come to realize that some day.
"This is not a victimless crime. There are victims: family, the community, friends, yourself, many victims," Dunnigan said.
"It comes out here when there is a breach of trust and grooming, insinuation into the life of the student and family. That damage may not have come out yet, but it will. It may be a slow, ticking bomb, but it ticks."
Lord said the offence has been devastating on his client, as she has lost her marriage, her home, all of her girlfriends, her job and her career as a result of the charges and pre-trial publicity.
"She has been publicly shamed to a high degree," Lord said. "There is no minimization of it."
Faulkner earlier said the teacher and her then former student were caught having sex in her parked car by residents of the northwest Dalhousie neighbourhood last Nov. 23, and that police pursued it when they saw the extensive age difference.
The prosecutor noted there was no evidence they had sex prior to the boy's 16th birthday the previous summer, thus the acceptance of a plea to exploitation and withdrawing other charges of sexual assault, sexual interference and sexual counselling of a minor.
She said, however, that during the 2011-12 school year when the boy was in junior high at Our Lady of Assumption, he and Mason communicated regularly by text messages, Skype, e-mail, Facebook and other social media.
Faulkner noted that they would meet and have sex in her car, in hotels and at her home numerous times.
She also said that when she was on her honeymoon in Europe in the summer of 2012, she e-mailed the boy numerous times. After she returned, they met and kissed at a public park. A year later, Faulkner said, Mason sent him a happy birthday greeting that said: "I'm yours forever, you own my heart, you rule my world, you are my king, my best friend, my lover, forever. I love you more than you will understand."
Mason spent two months in custody prior to sentencing, but that time was applied towards a breach of her bail conditions for allegedly contacting the victim in May.
Police previously said the passerby's call to police about "inappropriate interaction" between two occupants of the parked vehicle uncovered the months-long illicit relationship between the teacher and teenage boy who previously attended classes at her school.
The boy, now 16, attends high school elsewhere.
Although the general age of consent for sexual activity is 16, the Criminal Code forbids sexual activity between minors under 18 and adults who hold a position of trust over them, such as teachers and coaches.
Mason was re-assigned to duties outside the school when police informed school officials of the allegations. The Calgary Catholic School District launched an internal investigation and the board later suspended her following its parallel investigation into the allegations.
The School Act requires school boards to continue paying teachers under suspension.
tap here to see other videos from our team.


text:
Events: 2013/09/06
- 06 Sep 2013
- 1:00 pm EDT
- 10:00 pm EDT
Interdisciplinary Symposium on Advanced Nano/Biosystems: Design, Fabrication, and Characterization
Category: other
Nano/bio systems have emerged as highly interdisciplinary research areas in the last few decades, spanning physics, chemistry, biology, mechanics, and material science. Synergizing material design, device fabrication, and system characterization from the nanoscale is of fundamental interest. The...
- 12:00 pm EDT
- 9:30 pm EDT
HUBbub 2013! Workshop for the HUBzero User Community
Category: conference/workshop
This two-day symposium will have presentations and workshops showing how the unique HUBzero open source software solution has empowered a wide spectrum of projects in nanotechnology, healthcare research, and other areas of engineering and science. Please visit the HUBbub webpage for more...


text:
Research Spotlight on Community Schools
NEA Reviews of Research on Best Practices in Education
A community school is both a place - a public school - and a set of partnerships between the school and other community resources. Research shows that its integrated focus on academics, health and social services, youth and community development, and community engagement leads to improved student learning, stronger families, and healthier communities.
The community school model allows schools to become centers of the community, where they're open to everyone – all day, every day, evenings, and weekends.
Using public schools as hubs, community schools bring together many partners to offer a range of supports and opportunities to children, youth, families, and communities. Partners work to achieve these results:
- Children are ready to learn when they enter school and every day thereafter. All students learn and achieve to high standards.
- Young people are well prepared for adult roles in the workplace, as parents and as citizens.
- Parents and community members are involved with the school and their own life-long learning.
Community schools have two major advantages that schools acting alone do not:
- They garner additional resources to reduce the demand on school staff for addressing all the challenges that students bring to school.
- They build social capital – the networks and relationships that support learning and create opportunities for young people while strengthening their communities.
(Barkin, Dryfoos, and Quinn, 2005)
NEA is an active participant in the work of the Coalition of Community Schools, a partnership that provides a forum for information sharing and collective action, including advocacy. The Coalition, housed at the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, D.C., has published a variety of research studies and background reports on the community schools strategy. Here are some references and related resources on community schools:
Barkin, C., Dryfoos, J., and Quinn, J. (2005). Community Schools in Action: Lessons from a Decade of Practice. New York: Oxford University Press.
Related Links
- Coalition for Community Schools
The Web site provides information about the coalition and offers resources to schools and community organizations.
- All Together Now: Sharing Responsibility for the Whole Child (
Martin Blank and Amy Berg (July 2006)
This paper provides a rationale for why schools and communities must work together. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
- Community Based Learning: Engaging Students for Success and Citizenship
Martin Blank and Amy Berg (March 2006)
This report highlights the values of the community-based learning approach to improving academic outcomes, including test scores, attendance rates, and graduation rates, as well as civic, moral, personal, social, and work-related outcomes. Community Schools.


text:
The FNSB is providing access to the FNSB network for those employees authorized. This access is for the convenience of employees and the employer, when required. Please note that work effort should be done during the employees working hours and not after hours, unless it has been approved in advance by the employee's supervisor and appropriate compensation is claimed.
It is the employee's responsibility to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect access to Borough data by using passwords on devices used to access the Borough network.
The State Attorney General recommends that notice be given to all employees that generating and/or storing Borough data/records on personal devices such as Smart Phones, computers, etc, opens up those devices to inspection as necessary to comply with the Public Records Act or if ordered by a court or other jurisdiction.


text:
Businesses brace as Saturday mail ends
Steven Kotok, president of The Week, pitches his magazine to customers as a take-your-time, weekend read for followers of current events.
But the U.S. Postal Service's announcement Wednesday that it'll stop delivering mail and magazines on Saturday starting in August could force Kotok to change his strategy.
His magazine is sent to the post office on Thursday, with a majority of the The Week's 550,000 subscribers getting their copies Saturday. The magazine may be forced to wrap up production a day earlier, on Tuesday, and possibly miss some breaking news. Kotok's other option is to finish production on Thursday, resulting in many customers waiting until Monday to get their hands on the magazine and washing out some of its marketing message.
"We designed the magazine to be a weekend read, to engage readers more in commentary and thoughts rather than pure news," Kotok says. "I'm not holding out a lot of hope that the Postal Service will change (its mind). But we may very well go earlier to keep the lean-back experience for (our readers), which I think is important."
Despite previous disclosures of the Postal Service's intent to end Saturday delivery, its announcement Wednesday has sent publishers like Kotok and other mass volume mailers scrambling to assess long-term financial effects of the decision.
Like the Postal Service, the industries that rely on traditional mail delivery — newspaper publishers, ad mailers, bill-payment processors — have made digital investments.
But the steady revenue streams that come from the print-mail model have been difficult to abandon even as they shrink each year. And the cutback in mail delivery is another stark reminder that the digital transformation continues unabated and that difficult choices lie ahead for the slowly dwindling number of companies that rely on physical delivery of products.
Publishers in 'uproar'
Publishers were among the quickest to react to the Postal Service's announcement.
About 30% of the members of the National Newspaper Association — which represents small community newspapers — either publish Saturday editions or mail ad packets on Saturdays, according to Max Heath, who heads the Postal Committee at the association.
They will now have to scramble to find other delivery contractors — a difficult task in small towns — or upset advertisers by ending Saturday editions that typically fetch higher ad rates. The USPS' decision is particularly hard for small newspaper publishers because many have returned to mail in recent years because of high gas prices that drove higher the cost of home delivery contractors, Heath says.
"No one expected this bomb to drop," he says. "Everyone's in an uproar right now. They're all confused, and they don't know how to respond. Some will move to home delivery even if they don't want to."
While it's hardly been a secret that the USPS was considering an end to Saturday delivery, publishers were assuaged by a legislative guarantee in an appropriations bill that gets passed every year in Congress.
The USPS says the law governing its operations expires at the end of March.
Mary Berner, CEO of MPA-The Association of Magazine Media, also denounced the move on Wednesday.
"We did not expect the USPS would act unilaterally, without congressional approval," she said in a statement. "The move to five-day delivery would require substantial preparation on the part of affected magazines."
Publishers vow to use the six-month transition period to fight back and force the cancellation of the planned changes. "This is not a done deal. There'll be injunctions filed. There will be challenges. It's not going to be as simple as it looks," Heath says.
Christopher Huckle, publisher of Cadillac News in northeast Michigan, will also appeal to his local lawmakers but isn't hopeful the USPS' decision will be reversed.
The newspaper, which is owned by Huckle's family, is delivered by mail six days a week, Monday through Saturday, and he has no intention of dropping his Saturday edition.
The family's company also delivers ad packets to non-subscribers in the area on Mondays by dropping them off at the post office on Saturday mornings.
"I believe (the USPS') premise is flawed," he says. "We're the major mailer by far in our market area. And we do care about our Saturday delivery. If you (upset publishers), they're going to find other ways to deliver their products."
Roughly 75% of Huckle's postage budget is spent on the weekend delivery of the Saturday edition and the Monday ad packets.
While he hasn't made up his mind about retaining the Postal Service as the deliverer of weekday papers, his business could very well go to another private vendor, he says. While private contractors may be cheaper, he's concerned that they may not be as reliable.
"My concern is that our advertisers and readers appreciate the reliability of the USPS," he says. "Some (other) guys may decide they don't want to deliver one day, and then I'm in trouble."
Meanwhile, large publishers say they've anticipated the move and are making contingency plans.
The Wall Street Journal, which delivers by mail to some of its customers, including the Saturday edition, has been lessening its dependence on the USPS over the years and has contracts with other contractors.
"We have been working hard behind the scenes for some time to determine the best long-term solution for mail-delivery subscribers. A significant number of Saturday deliveries have already been transitioned to carriers other than the U.S. Postal Service," it said in a statement.
In a statement, Time magazine, which arrives at customers' mail boxes on Saturdays, says it's "preparing plans to continue timely delivery of the magazine to our subscribers."
Gannett, which publishes USA TODAY, declined to comment on the story.
Samir Husni, director of the Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi, downplayed the effects of the Saturday-delivery cancellation.
"The magazines that are going to survive in the future are going to be timely and timeless," Husni said.
"Arriving one day earlier or later will not have any effect. I'm sure some magazine publishers will use that as an excuse, but at the end of the day, it's about content."
Not only printed content is affected.
Netflix, a DVD-by-mail firm, declined to comment but has been actively encouraging customers to switch to its streaming service. DVD memberships fell to 8.2 million in the fourth quarter vs. 11.2 million a year earlier.
Will checks get in the mail?
As much as they may miss mail they don't get, consumers prone to waiting too long to send out check payments could find the end of Saturday mail service costs them some money in late payments. But the impact of the USPS' decision on bill paying is also diminished by the rapid growth of online bill payments.
About half of consumers' bills were paid online in 2012 vs. 12% in 2002, according to a study by payment processor Fiserv.
Direct mailers predicted the impact will be minimal.
Most ad solicitations are sent by standard mail that takes nine to 11 days to deliver and costs less than first-class mail. Standard mail is about 15 cents cheaper per piece — or about 22 cents vs. 37 cents, says Pat Deck, chief marketing officer for IWCO Direct, the nation's largest printer of direct-mail solicitations.
The Postal Service does not guarantee any specific delivery time or date, making it difficult for direct mailers to target Saturday delivery, he says. More than 90% of IWCO's mailings use standard mail. Direct marketers aim for a two-to-three-day window of delivery.
Steve Mitzel, general manager of Valassis Shared Mail, a direct-mail firm with $2 billion in sales, says his firm delivers a "vast majority" of its mail packages midweek.
"If Saturday delivery is eliminated, we are in a good position to quickly readjust our distribution plan if needed," he says.


text:
Cargill Deicing Technology's Cayuga mine is located 701 meters (2,300 feet) under a picturesque lake in New York, USA. Getting parts and machines into the mine can be a challenging endeavor. In fact, when it's time to repair or replace large pieces of equipment, they must be dismantled above ground and then reassembled in the mine. As the Cayuga mine sought to improve the performance of its fleet of Cat® R1700G load-haul-dump loaders, Cat dealer Milton Cat developed a solution to make the mine's LHDs more productive and reliable — at around 60 percent of the cost of buying a new machine. And they did it without ever removing the machine from its underground home.
Read the full story here.


text:
Scouter Magazine Patchstevejb68 on December 29, 2013 in Leadership, Lessons, Memorabilia, Scouting
I was working on my second patch blanket today and came up to a spot for which I needed a patch. Along the edge of the blanket I have been placing patches that do not really fit with an activity I have attended. Instead, I have been using special patches for anniversaries, special occasions, and generic type things. I needed one of these type of patches for a spot around the perimeter of the blanket.
I began to look through my notebooks and bins to find one that would be a good one for the spot. I found one that would fit well, but it also reminded me of a magazine I once subscribed to that does not exist anymore. It was a patch given to charter subscriber of Scouter Magazine, an independent publication about Scouting, written by Scouters. I really enjoyed reading this magazine. It was full of great ideas and articles written by Scout Leaders from around the country. It was not meant to replace Scouting Magazine, but was a publication for adults in Scouting to share ideas in the late 1990's. Remember, the internet was just starting to get popular and there was not a lot about Scouting online yet.
Scouter Magazine only lasted for about five years, unfortunately. I still have my issues, which are probably collector items by now. Then again, maybe not. Most of the people who received the magazine have probably left Scouting and thrown away their issues. It would be great if someday this publication could be started again, along with an electronic version. Bring it into the 21st century. I bet they would have a lot easier time getting articles from contributors these days. But then, when you think about it, maybe blogging has taking that role. HalfEagle.com has done a good job about bringing some of the best blogs about Scouting into one easy to use format.
As I was looking online for information about Scouter Magazine this evening, the only thing I found was an open letter written in February 2001 about the closing of Scouter Magazine.
Oh well, the magazine may be a part of history but my patch will finally see the light of day as it goes from the notebook to the blanket. At least people who see the blanket will know that for a short while I was a charter subscriber to Scouter Magazine.


text:
SuperTuxKart is a completely free kart racing game featuring the mascots of many open source projects. STK itself is open source and students and hobbyists are encouraged to experiment with it. You can make your own karts and tracks in Blender and use them in game. There is an active community that is constantly making new additions and refinements to the game. STK has been actively developed for over 8 years by our team. If you are a C++ programmer, an artist, translator, musician, or sfx designer you can get involved in the project.
Only registered members can share their thoughts. So come on! Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation.
This is a wip shot of a level by Samuncle


text:
We've Moved - Please checkout our current site
Dynamics processing is the key to winning (or losing) the loudness war. Creative compression and limiting allow the modern audio engineer to take advantage of the expanded dynamic capabilities of digital audio. Sonic Circus can help you smash that drum buss or smoothly squeeze that lead vocal by providing you with the widest selection of compression, limiting, de-essing and gating technology available today. Whether your final output is an mp3 or a 96/24 high definition master, let us help you find the right dynamics processing tools for the job at hand
© Copyright 2011 - 2016 Sonic Circus Inc. All Rights Reserved.
1233 Route 30, Harmonyville, VT 05353


text:
Liga Bet North predictions for Ihoud Bnei Majdal Krum vs MS Bnei Mamba Golan and Galil football match of December 20, 2019 (friday).
The football team Ihoud Bnei Majdal Krum is favored over MS Bnei Mamba Golan and Galil because playing in their home stadium, this is one of the reason why Ihoud Bnei Majdal Krum players keep the ball better and and conclude more actions with a goal. Ihoud Bnei Majdal Krum could be the one who wone mosta games. MS Bnei Mamba Golan and Galil instead is affected by play away. Ihoud Bnei Majdal Krum could probably be the winner of the football match plays on December 20, 2019 (friday). Here we suggest predictions and free betting tips for your winning bets.
Predictions Today is the site for the best prediction of today's matches of the Italian football league (Serie A, Serie B, Pro League, Italian Cup), the European Football Championship (Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, Liga BBVA, Premier League), international championships (Champions League, Europa League, European and World championships) and more (Eredivisie, Superligaen, Pro League, Allsvenskan, Primeira Liga, 1.HNL, 1. Liga, LIGA 1 Eliteserien, Veikkausliiga, Premier-Liga Russia, Portuguese Liga, Allsvenskan, Primera Division Argentina, Campeonato Paulista, a League, Clausura, Major League soccer MLS and Liga MX) for your winning bet every day.
Double chance1X
Over 2.5
Under 3.5


text:
Fat Burners & Weight Loss Supplement
Getting fit means different things to different people. Some athletes are just looking to watch their personal bests tick up higher and higher, adding kilos to various bars and methods of resistance. Others are looking to hit a target body weight and will do whatever it takes to get the reading on the scale to drop lower and lower. And then there are some who are interested in both. They want to gain muscle without becoming too thick. Fat burners and weight loss supplements from Supps R Us are perfect products for those looking to either add that kind of lean muscle or shred away some of the mass gained while bulking.
Fat burning substances, many of which are commonly known as thermogenics, can help your body reach a perfect balance and get you on your way to achieving the optimal sculpted look you're after. The general idea behind these products is that they curb your appetite and help lessen the amount of fat buildup in you. This is done by increasing the heat inside your body, using up the fat so it does not remain in your system. Maintaining a good diet and sticking to a routine of physical activity are the best ways to get your body into shape. But adding easy-to-use supplements from Supps R Us can help you achieve the results you desire more efficiently.
Supps R Us has the best fat burner supplements on the market today. With more than 75 options from the best brands in the business, there is definitely something for everybody looking to tone up by getting their weight down. With same-day dispatch, there's no reason to deprive yourself of the body you want any longer.
EHP Labs - OxyShredFrom: $79.90
Sparta Nutrition - HydraShred | SUPER SAVER!From: $59.92
CHEMIX - CortiblocFrom: $69.90
Animal - CUTSFrom: $79.90
FINAFLEX - PXFrom: $38.90
BPM Labs - AnnihilateFrom: $69.90
Muscletech - HYDROXYCUT HARDCORE NEXT GEN | Super Saver!From: $44.93
Muscletech - HYDROXYCUT HARDCORE ELITE CAPS | Super Saver!From: $41.18
Optimum Nutrition - Burn Complex Combo
As low as: $86.80
Body Science - HydroxyBurn Shred UltraFrom: $69.90
Faction Labs - DEFICITFrom: $79.90
BPI Sports - CLA + Carnitine ShreddedFrom: $59.90