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Boilers or steam generators are mechanical devices used to generate steam by applying heat energy to water. They are used wherever a source of steam is required in industries or home setups. Boilers form the heart of any industrial operation hence when they fail; the whole operation comes to a halt. With so much at stake, it is important that you get the right industrial steam boiler that fits the right operations. However, with the increased technology changes, boilers come in different models, sizes, and operations. How then do you determine which one best suits your needs? Below are five guidelines you can follow to help you ensure that you purchase the right industrial boiler.
The size of industrial boilers
The market is full of different boilers with different sizes applicable to various industry setups. The amount of steam or hot water that can meet "occupant" needs is determined by the size of a boiler. The occupant need defines the amount of heat required by the industry. Undersized boiler units may be unable to meet the industry's temperature requirements whilst bigger boilers may be expensive to run. Hence, it is important to take measurements to estimate the required size and how much you intend to produce using steam.
The Type of Industrial Boiler
There are three major types of industrial boilers including water tube boilers, firebox boilers, and fire tube boilers. In any given case, each one of these is configurable to a specific application. Many industrial boiler manufacturers integrate supporting technologies such as heat transfer additives to enhance the boiler's capabilities. Fire tube boilers are cheaper compared to the three since they are easier to maintain and clean. On the contrary, they produce less heat or pressure hence not suitable for heavy industrial applications.
On the contrary, water tube boilers are highly expensive and difficult to maintain. They are ideal for extreme operations since they produce the highest amount of heat and steam. Finally, firebox boilers are the industry standard boilers. In these kinds of boilers, heat is located and used to produce hot gas which passes through the tubes to heat the fluid. Firebox boilers are reliable but yet lag behind in their design.
Required Fuel for Your Industrial Boiler
Industrial boilers solely depend on fuel to generate steam and heat. A variety of fuel sources ranging from propane gas, coal, oil, natural gas, electricity, and steam can be used to propel the boilers. Only purchase an industrial boiler if you have access to the fuel that it requires to run. For the best fuel requirements, results and efficiency of your boiler, seek help from industrial steam boiler manufacturers.
Additional Features That Enhance the Boiler's Operation
Finally, industrial boilers normally come with enhanced additional features such as De-aerators, which help remove excess oxygen from the water. Other features include safety valves, economizers, and supper-heaters. You need to ask yourself if your company requires more additional features or if a base model boiler will serve your needs.
It is important that you take time before purchasing a boiler. Most boilers can prove dangerous if not properly used in an industrial setup. Maximize the efficiency of your industrial boiler by selecting the right model and size and finding the right experts to perform the right installation.


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Not only are Stagbars great for cleaning teeth and keeping dogs busy, they contain a fantastic amount of minerals.
Ash 53% Phosphorous 10g/100g Protein 32% Magnesium 26mg/100g Moisture 14% Iron 998ppm Fat 0.1% Sodium 0.4% Fibre 3% Potassium 0.02% Calcium 21g/100g
Chewing releases feel-good chemicals from the brain and keeps dogs happy, busy and using up energy. Stagbars last longer than other dog chews on the market – longer than rawhide chews or compacted vegetable starch chews. They wear down slowly with the grinding action of the dog's teeth and saliva, into tasty morsels. Eventually, the dry marrow is exposed as a lovely treat when the outside has been worn away. They are suitable for puppies who are teething.
Stagbars are safe, won't splinter or chip or cause blockages and they don't contain nylon like some long lasting chews. They are not an 'empty' chew like rawhide and in fact, contain important minerals. They clean the dog's teeth, rather than bung them up like some dog chews and they're great for dogs with sensitive tummies. Even dogs who are losing weight can enjoy Stagbars because they only contain a tiny amount of fat. Naturally, they don't contain additives or preservatives.
Stagbars are clean dog chews, leaving no stain or mess on the carpet and they are also very low in odour – some say they have a very faint smell of fresh soil. They are effectively 'raw' and so retain all their goodness and safety.
Stagbars are sold individually. Product images demonstrate the natural variations in size within each size category.
Make sure your dog is gnawing on the antler chew and not trying to break it in half. Don't hold the antler chew for your dog, as this may cause him/her to bear down on it. Leave it for them to work out how to enjoy it. Please don't leave Stagbars outside in the elements, where other creatures can get to them, to safeguard your dog's health.
Like any dog chew, the following is very important: To avoid a choking risk, take the Stagbar away from your dog once it gets worn down to a small enough size that your dog could easily swallow. Always supervise your dog when chewing the Stagbar.
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serena's look at roland garros
I love the dress that Serena Williams wore at Roland Garros this year. I'm less keen on the scrunchy she appeared to be wearing with it, but otherwise I thought she looked great! We won't get to see her in it again though, because cramping Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano knocked her out of the tournament in an epic first round match.
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25 ways to wear a scarf
I just came across this fantastic video that shows 25 ways to wear a scarf in 4.5 minutes. Please excuse me while I spend the rest of the day playing with my scarves.
200 dresses
The Daily Post at WordPress asks:
What in your life would you want to have 200 more of? Some people say they want to live longer, but would you really want to live for another 200 years? Others claim they want to be smarter, but how would you get along with your friends if you were 200 times smarter than they are (assuming that's not already the case)? Perhaps you'd like a new car, but would could you possibly do with 200 more of them?
I would want 200 more cute dresses! A girl can't have too many cute dresses, can she? I've already posted about a bunch of dresses that I love here, and here, and here. But that's only 16 dresses, so I indulged in a little imaginary shopping spree to find some more cute dresses. The best thing about this imaginary shopping spree is that I can assume that every dress fits me perfectly, looks amazing on me, and I have the perfect pair of shoes to go with it! Also, it's free 🙂
So now I'm up to 32 dresses (200 is a lot!). These dresses are all from ModCloth, Dress911, or J.Crew.
even more pretty dresses
I seriously need an excuse to buy lots of dresses. Here are some more that I love from Dress911.
more pretty dresses
I've already mentioned my love of the dresses at ModCloth, but there's also a Canadian shop that has lots of cute dresses. Here are some of my favorites that are currently at Dress911:
caroline wozniacki's tennis dress
This is the adidas by Stella McCartney tennis performance dress that Caroline Wozniacki is wearing at the US Open this year.
I think it is one of my favorite tennis dresses yet. It has a beautiful style, with the ribbing/ruching and mesh top, yet also seems rather practical and comfortable for actually playing tennis. I like the neutral color, so that the wearer can change her bra/shorts colors underneath the dress to give the look some variety. Also, the color doesn't show sweat much, which is always a plus. My only real complaint about the dress, at least as worn by Caroline Wozniacki, is that I wish the dress were just a bit longer.
pretty pretty dresses
I occasionally wish that I had a job where it would be appropriate to show up for work daily in pretty pretty dresses. That wish is often prompted by visiting ModCloth and seeing all of the adorable dresses that they have. I stumbled by there today and fell in love 9 times:
If you click on the pictures, you'll find that most of the dresses have cute, clever names as well.


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August 01, 2018By Adrian Barkley
Next up in the series of never ending TRON Foundation announcements, comes the launch of the new TronWallet for Android phones. This will see a native and home built TRX storage solution become available on investors mobile phones, improving relations between TRON and its customers and moreover, improving the experience of investors worldwide. TronWallet will be launched on iOS soon enough so if you're on Apple, you've not got long to wait. What's different about TronWallet? The wallet is designed to 'empower TRON users' to allow them to sign smart contracts in a secure manner without the need for private keys. This idea, saw the birth of TronVault, the predecessor to the TronWallet. TronVault was TRON's first ever cold storage solution available on both Android and iOS. In essence, unlike standard wallets that can be used to 'store' TRX, the TronWallet allows users to experience the full potential of the TRON blockchain. Within the wallet, users can access a range of services and experience a fully immersive TRON service. According to the official TRON announcement, the TronWallet features the following:
TronWallet is now available on Android! Send, receive, freeze $TRX, vote for the Super Representatives, participate in token sales from your phone with this decentralized wallet built by Getty/IO! iOS version available soon, more info on @TronWalletMe https://t.co/QS4SdIB9ru— TRON Foundation (@Tronfoundation) 31 July 2018
- "No fees — Yes, that's right, sending and receiving TRX is free."
- "UX Design — Beautiful and practical design for a fast and intuitive experience."
- "Open source & Privacy — Very important, your keys are yours and PRIVATE to you only. We never hold your keys (you may check the code!)."
- "Fully decentralized p2p wallet — no login, no signup."
- "Local secret encryption + PIN — encrypted the database file on disk with AES-256+SHA2 by supplying a 64-byte encryption key powered by a realm database)."
- "All TRON network operations supported (except 'create token')."
- "Push notifications — get notified immediately once transactions are processed."
- "Easy to use — a lot of detail went into making the user experience very simple (and fast!)."
- "Benchmark vs. 20+ top crypto wallets — yeah, we checked other wallets to make sure Tronwallet is top-notch in features and build quality."
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Flat and apartment rental prices have been growing steadily in Britain over the past few years – the Office of National Statistics (ONS) stated that rents have risen by 14.5% since 2015. Not only does this provide an additional income to landlords and hosts, it's also a clever way to protect your assets.
Flats comprise just over half of London's accommodation, compared to less than 20% in the rest of the country. Interestingly, during 2018 36% of property transactions in London were solely flats and apartment sales, this figure remains the same for the start of 2019. More so, in April 2019, 39% of property transactions were flats.
With that being said, it is clear that flats are becoming more and more popular in London. Tenants and guests are looking for flexible renting solutions, and frequent travelers looking to live on-the-go. Often built in central locations, flats and apartments are available at more affordable prices compared to houses.
If you are looking to maximise your rental income from your London flat or apartment, you're in the right place. Flats are clearly an attractive choice, but what is putting potential prospects off?
Flats are renowned for being small in size, being so compact in an already full city, it can be off putting to potential tenants or guests . To avoid your living space feeling cramped or claustrophobic, we've compiled our top 5 ways for landlords and hosts to make their flats feel 10x bigger to boost rental income!
1. Use Space Wisely
When decorating your flat ready to advertise to potential tenants, you'll need to think about the available space you have to work with. If you've got simple, flat walls, invest in streamlined furniture and push this up against the wall. This can open up more space in the centre of the room and help the flat to feel more organised and put-together.
Avoid larger, bulkier furniture with awkward shapes, especially in the smaller areas of the flat. Not only will they be harder to style in your flat and won't fit flush against the wall, but they'll also dominate and overwhelm the space, making it feel cramped.
2. Less is More
It can be tempting to invest in lots of furniture and accessories to either offer storage solutions or add some decoration. However, filling your flat with clutter can make it feel even smaller than it really is. It can also take up any essential space in the flat, making it feel overwhelmed and cluttered.
We recommend only investing in essential furniture items and using decorations sparingly. Having a clear flow of movement throughout the flat is crucial to make it feel more spacious, whilst offering your tenants with more living space.
3. Lighter & Brighter Colours
It's important to choose the right colour palette for your flat in order to make the most of your space. White, or other pale shades, can make a smaller space feel more open and airy. This is because it can better reflect the light in the room.
Darker shades are known to make rooms feel smaller and darker. They can create the illusion of more shadow and darkness in the room, making it feel claustrophobic. If you're working with a very small flat in central London, avoid darker tones. Opt for whites, pale greys or egg-shell shades.
4. Multi-functional Furniture
It's time to get savvy with your furniture. Instead of buying a piece of furniture that serves just one purpose, think about furniture items that can maximise on storage solutions whilst looking fantastic in your property.
We're talking beds with under-bed storage (or ottomans), sofas with drawers or desks with cubbies. If you can integrate storage opportunities with your everyday furniture items, you can enjoy more open floor space which can make the overall apartment feel bigger.
5. Reflective Accessories
Did you know that you can rely on the work of illusions to make a room feel bigger? Mirrors have the ability to create the illusion of more space due to reflecting both natural and artificial light and by adding depth to a room.
If you place mirrors in strategic places around the flat, you can trick the eye into seeing more space. Place a large mirror near a window and it can effectively reflect the light around the room, lighting up even the darkest of corners to create the illusion of a bigger room.
How Can This Increase Your Revenue?
Potential tenants will be far more attracted to a larger feeling flat than a dark, cramped flat with very little in regards to living space. If you're looking to increase your revenue, these changes can make a world of difference.
How can Hostmaker Help?
As a professional property management company in London, we have a selection of services that can help landlords and hosts make the most out of their properties; we genuinely want to unlock the potential of every home.. For example, our in-house interior design studio can create unique interior solutions for even the smallest of properties. From refurbishments to entire decorating and furnishing jobs, we can create interior spaces that'll delight both short-term and long-term tenants.
We can also perform a home audit, pinpointing areas of your home that may need improvement and provide you with actionable advice in order to make your home tenant-ready! We'll assess the general state of your flat as well as its appearance and any areas that need maintenance.
Get in touch with us today to discuss how we can help you improve your property, as well as discuss our other property management services such as pricing assistance, hospitality services and maintenance.


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You don't have to climb the walls, to learn to raise a roof! Steve Peters has been a framing contractor in Southern California for 14 years as well as a framer for more than 20 years.
In this video, Steve will share with you his extensive knowledge on the art of cutting and assembling roofs. By watching the technique that is shown in this video, you too can be on your way to becoming a master roof cutter. As a skilled craftsman you will appreciate the value of these comprehensive roof framing videos.
Used in Technical Schools and highly recommended by Building Contractors.
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Myriad Meta Search - Tooled Up for SEO
Myriad Search / Free Authority Finder launched
Aaron Wall of SEO Book has launched a tooled-up meta-search engine called Myriad Search. Not only does it provide research results from the biggest four search engines together - but also allows you to modify the individual influence of each search engine on your results.
You can then use these results to locate sites consistently rated as authorative across search engines, based on the keyword string being searched for.
This is an interesting project, because not only does it serve as an interesting tool for SEO research, but it also acts as a great meta-search engine in it's own right.
One of the more inspired aspects is the ability to modify the influence of any single search engine on the results - which in effect allows a personalised search user experience selecting from the best of the different search technology providers out there.
It's not often that a SEO tool is so useful as a user experience in its own right, and this one oozes potential.
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Nice Name
Needs a logo.
THAT is the first thing I
THAT is the first thing I said :)
It's lovely, but man... I was waiting till he'd done one to post about it, but Aaron posted on his own site, so it's no secret i guess..
Good tool
thanks a ton Nick
off to buy a logo (although my best logo designer is usually a bit random at best in his availability)
you guys think it needs a tagline as well?
EVERYTHING Seriously, it's a
Seriously, it's a neat tool, but it needs to LOOK like a neat tool you know?
Seeing as we're doing a wishlist heh...
How about centering that now, and putting a good dollop of whitespace above and below the search box?
think it is centered now.
on the home page I spaced out the search box as you suggested. on the results page they are still tightly together to minimize page length. good / bad call?
Goog SERPS are annoying
In which part of the world are you hosting it, Aaron?
Am I the only one that finds that Google SERPS are becoming increasingly annoying when used in tools?
If I try one tool I get one set of SERPS, if I try another tool I get another. If I use Google web search with one IP I get a third set and a forth set with another IP, although sometimes I get identical results when searching from (IPs from) two different parts of the world.
This tool is no different: The Google SERPs don't look like those on Dogpile or on the McDar tool to me, yet those two look similar but still different from a web search on google.dk which is still different from, say, google.es.
Perhaps it's just us "internationally challenged" people -- non-US citizens -- that notice it?
Nice tool though and I totally agree that it's useful as a metasearch engine - I was actually trying to figure out how to make a simple 4 way metasearch as a start.com Gadget when I saw this post, but now I guess I don't have to *lol* Also, the CSV-exports are great. And, although we already knew that it's still interesting to see just how little the engines have in common.
I think it is hosted in the
I think it is hosted in the US.
Not wanting to get the interface too messy, but it might be doable to use regional indexes (although I would have to look at the API stuff more).
I am sorta curious if it would be worth it to see if I can add Gigablast & WiseNut.
I think it's great
One small complaint: for those of us who are slightly color-deficient, the backgrounds for Ask and Yahoo are a bit too similar.
agreed on the colors thing
a bit too similar.
yeah...I thought so too. My coder friend is as hardheaded as I am though, so he talked me out of him changing them. I will point him at this thread so he can see what people want. I think those colors should be a bit further from one another as well.
I agree on the colors, that was my first thought.
How about making one of them a nice #FFFFCC?
I really like the way you can compare so many bits in one search. Good info - quick, very nice.
Thanks Lisa
Thanks Lisa
color fixed :)
am thinking I should maybe number the results as well.
Nice tool!
You might want to check out colour theory to develop the visual aspect
The theory
The tool – This one's great, trust me ;)
What you will find is that the more people use it the more difficult it is to please everyone. Try a neutral look.
Good One
Nice one Aaron - you keep nailing 'em.
I really like the "BIAS" feature so a user may determine the importance of each SE and decrease the engine/s that aren't relevant to the search.
You may add numeration to the results and allow more results in every tab of the interface (I really forgot how a 10 results serp look like).
Thanks, RESPECT :-)
I think the option of adding
I think the option of adding Gigablast and Wisenut would be nice.
Simplicity works well at the
Simplicity works well at the moment - I have to say I really love this project as a meta-search engine in its own right.
As an end-user, I might even be tempted to say that it delivers the most relevant search results of any engine. The ability to tweak bias is inspired.
am thinking I should maybe number the results as well
And the yellow's a big improvement. Thanks.
On my monitor the yellow one is the only one that's really visible. Didn't even notice it had color until the yellow was added. The green-ish one for Google is just a merely visible shade, but I can't see the other two at all unless I look at my screeen from a really weird angle (buttom-up) - that way they become pink-ish and blue-ish.
My screen is an LCD monitor and that's with the default settings.
[five minutes later]
Now I've messed thoroughly with phase, brightness, color temperature, contrast and all kinds of stuff and i see the colors clearly now :-)
One final suggestion:
On this search you will see that the order of the colors in snippets are not the same. On result one it's Ask first, on result two it's Google first, on result three it's Yahoo first.
The order of the snippets should be the same as the order of the boxes at the top of the page, which should be the same order as the tabs.
I don't really care if it's alphabetical or something else, as long as it's consistent - it seems somehow the order of the snippets has been randomized here, and that makes "reading by habit" or "understanding by pattern" harder.
Hey Aaron, I'm still trying
Hey Aaron,
I'm still trying to figure the damn thing out and I'm not really sure what I'm looking at when I get the results. Can you put up an example and explain what I am looking at?
Nice tool Aaron, one
Nice tool Aaron, one question:
- There is something wrong with the total number of results in Google (Yahoo too).
For example for [seobook] Myriad gives only 402 when there are 146.000 in google. Yahoo 8013 vs 371.000 (msn and ask are ok)
sometimes the search engines
sometimes the search engines chose to random or wrong databases sizes when you use their APIs... MSN & Ask have their result counts pulled from live search results (since Ask does not have an API and MSN did not place that number in the RSS search results).
Sometimes the database count sizes are right on and sometimes they are a bit spotty. I am not sure if there is a good way to make those match what is on the regular serps, which are also a bit screwy sometimes. The API results tend to show what is shown if you dig through the search results (where they sometimes filter out some results), while the numbers given from the search engines directly tend to be a bit inflated sometimes (as part of the biggest = best game which Google recently denounced).
The info mentioned below on this comment will likely change over time, but...
Google shows 146,000 for SeoBook, but as you dig in eventually they cut you off. They will show you the first 400, but then when you go to the next page it sends you back to 351 and cuts you off at 354, asking if you would like to repeat the search with the omitted results included.
I am working on the examples page Grnidone.
example page
Can you put up an example and explain what I am looking at?
does this examples page help Grnidone?
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Ways to Transform Outdoor Common Areas
Use outdoor space as a way to differentiate your property from competitors, helping to attract and retain residents.
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The power of private equity is one reason multifamily is continuing its more than six-year boom. The investor group accounted for more than $8.2 billion in volume during the first quarter, more than doubling comparable activity from the first half of 2015.
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Highridge Costa Investors awarded WinnResidential the right to manage a portfolio of 48 California LIHTC properties.
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The 139-micro-unit community will be built on nearly half an acre and will include a 2,500-square-foot restaurant space.
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Sledging Adventures
The track from Belalp to Blatten is well known and famous for its unforgettable experience! With the cablecar, you reach the mountain-station at 6870 feet!
Make a pit-stop for a delicious fondue or raclette at Chalet Sepp as you begin your ride to Blatten. Maybe a quick stop at Restaurant Tschuggen to warm up and than continue your journey down.
You can rent Ghosky sledges at Chalet Sepp, lifttickets are also valid at night for sledging. Thursday til Saturday, sledging runs are open late into the evening for those who would like to enjoy a romantic evening on the mountain.
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My oldest son graduated from the Gan last spring after five fabulous years, and so began his public school journey. Graduation was bittersweet. Of course I wanted my son to grow and advance, but at the same time I worried: Would he thrive in kindergarten? Would he make friends? And how would he connect with his Jewish community now that he was leaving the cocoon of the Gan? After all, he had spent a good portion of his week at the Gan playing with Jewish friends and learning about Judaism. At his new school, there would be only a handful of Jewish kids, and he would have limited time for much of anything Jewish given his new all-day school schedule.
On February 19 and 20, Rabbi Lauren Kurland will be joining us at Adath to give us tools to manage the struggle. Together with Rabbi Kurland, we will explore ways to keep Jewish connections strong and incorporate Judaism into our hectic lives. The weekend will begin with a Friday night Shabbat dinner/discussion/music jam geared toward those of us with kids from birth to Pre-K. On Saturday morning, Rabbi Kurland will visit Havaya and SPA, give a D'Var Torah, and converse with parents during Kiddush. The weekend will culminate in a Havdallah and dessert potluck for B'nai Mitzvah families at the home of Jason and Sandy Sondell.
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Early Opening for Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia Resorts
Early snowfall, along with state-of-the-art snowmaking equipment, will allow many North American ski resorts to be up and running for the Thanksgiving Weekend this year. Among resorts opening early are Boston Mills Ski Resort and Mad River Mountain in Ohio; Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort and Timberline Four Seasons Resort in West Virginia; and Crystal Mountain and Mount Brighton Ski Resort in Michigan.
Mount Brighton had already opened one lift servicing three runs and as many terrain park features on Monday, with discounted lift ticket prices for snow skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts. Mount Brighton Ski Resort GM Taylor Ogilvie noted in an interview that the ski area will continue with special pricing in the week as more runs open up. Skiers may want to take advantage of these early-bird specials, as once the resort is running at full steam for the season, prices will revert to standard rates. A new lift and additional snowmaking equipment are part of the investment Vail Resorts has made since acquiring Mount Brighton in December 2012. The lodge at Mount Brighton has been renovated and, thanks to snowmaking equipment, natural snow supplements manufactured snow, rather than the other way around. Mount Brighton will be open on Thanksgiving Day from 10am to 3pm, allowing for ski enthusiasts to get in some time on the slopes and still enjoy Thanksgiving dinner.
In Ohio, the Boston Mills Ski Resort will be starting up its lifts at 3:30pm on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Considering the weather patterns over the past few years, which delayed opening due to warm temperatures and lack of snow, this early opening is stirring up excitement among staff and skiers alike. Product manager at Boston Mills, Steve Mackle, noted that the resort has been making snow all week and is planning for a bumper opening, regardless of natural snowfall. Boston Mills is a great snow tubing venue for snow-sport fans of all ages – no skill or experience required.
In West Virginia, Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort opened Wednesday, with Timberline four Seasons Resort sticking to its plans to open December 12, followed by Winterplace Ski Resort and Canaan Valley on December 14. These days may change if the area receives sufficient snowfall.
Northern Michigan's Crystal Mountain Ski Resort is planning a Thanksgiving Day opening for the first time in many years. Public relations manager at Crystal Mountain, Tom Kramer, noted that relying on Mother Nature to supply all the snow for the resort is not an option anymore and snow-guns have been working virtually nonstop for a week to provide coverage, while temperatures continue to be low enough for the snow cover to last. The resort's new winch cat has been pushing loads of snow uphill to areas that were once out of reach for grooming.
Certainly, snow sport enthusiasts have much to look forward to this coming holiday weekend, and hopefully for the remainder of the 2013/2014 season.


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For many Haitians here, Mr. Constant?s unapologetic attitude and his success in America simply added to the horrors he was accused of. ?Toto has blood dripping from his hands, and he has been living his cocky lifestyle in the middle of New York?s biggest Haitian community,? said Ray Laforest, 59, a Haitian immigrant living in Flatbush. ?For us, this just reinforces the deeply painful and unjust history of Haiti.? Mr. Laforest and many other Haitians were surprised last week when Mr. Constant finally was arrested, not on charges relating to his past, but in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme on Long Island. He was arraigned on Friday in State Supreme Court in Riverhead on charges including grand larceny. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer?s office said that Mr. Constant, 49, and five others defrauded banks out of more than $1 million in loans by using straw home buyers and inflated appraisals. The attorney general?s office said Mr. Constant played a role in recruiting one of the straw buyers and in forging a bank statement that the bank relied on in giving a loan. The prosecutors said Mr. Constant was paid $45,000. A lawyer for Mr. Constant, Edward R. Palermo of Smithtown, said Mr. Constant was pleading not guilty to the financial charges, but added that he knew little of his client?s past in Haiti, or his immigration status. ?They want to make my client?s political past in Haiti the background of the case, for publicity and to prejudice the judge to set a high bail, when it really has nothing to do with these charges,? he said. In a memorandum to the judge, Mr. Spitzer?s office called Mr. Constant a flight risk, and because of his association with ?a violent paramilitary organization,? urged that he be held without bail, or that bail be at least $2 million. Acting State Supreme Court Justice Michael F. Mullen set it at $50,000. But even if Mr. Constant posts bail, he is to be turned over to federal immigration officials, who have orders to detain him, said Chief Alan Otto of the Suffolk County Sheriff?s Office. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau would not give any details about Mr. Constant?s status. He fled Haiti when Mr. Aristide returned to power in 1994. Immigration officials here detained him but ultimately decided not to deport him after Mr. Constant insisted that Haiti?s unstable justice system would put him to death. In 2000, Mr. Constant was convicted in absentia by a Haitian court for his involvement in a 1994 massacre, and he was sued recently in federal court on behalf of three women who said his soldiers beat and gang-raped them, under a ?systematic campaign of violence against women.? It has always been a sore point with New York?s Haitian immigrants that Mr. Constant has been allowed to live in exile here, said Kim Ives, a journalist who has written extensively about Mr. Constant in the New York Haitian press. ?If people weren?t so afraid of him, he would be attacked the minute he walked on the street here,? he said. But, Mr. Laforest said, ?Mentally, Haitians are still terrified of Toto; they?re afraid his friends will have their house firebombed.? Mr. Constant remained on the margins of the Haitian community and would rarely walk in Haitian neighborhoods, both his friends and his enemies say. But his distinctive face and 6-foot-4-inch frame made him easy to pick out. He was seen with friends at nightclubs and would appear alone at voodoo ceremonies. People would stare and whisper about Toto and the mass killings and rapes in Haiti committed by his band of guerrillas, a group known as Fraph and translated variously as the Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti. There was the woman at a train station, Mr. Laforest said, who nearly fainted after recognizing him from his newspaper photograph. There was a time Mr. Constant approached a Haitian man who was selling a house, who told Mr. Constant he looked familiar. Upon learning his name, he stood agape, and Mr. Constant quickly left. For the past 10 years, Mr. Laforest has organized occasional demonstrations in front of Mr. Constant?s home in Laurelton, Queens, at his offices, and at the location in Manhattan where Mr. Constant checked in weekly with immigration authorities. ?People were afraid that he was still a killer, but there were times I had to literally hold people back from rushing into his office and attacking him,? Mr. Laforest said. In the last couple of years, as the protests intensified, Mr. Constant, his companion and their young child began moving between Queens, Flatbush, New Jersey and Long Island, said Fritz Cherubin, a friend of Mr. Constant who runs a business providing notary, fax and other clerical services to immigrants. Yet many Haitians would not dare physically or even verbally attack Mr. Constant because of his dangerous reputation in Haiti and his continued connections with the old backers of his violent paramilitary organization, others said. Giroboam Raphael, who owns a record store on Flatbush Avenue, said, ?So many Haitians were afraid to do anything to Toto because he seemed untouchable. ?Toto always claimed he was working for the U.S. government in Haiti, so we all thought he was out of reach of the law,? Mr. Raphael said. ?It?s strange that, with all the horrific things he did in Haiti, they arrested him for mortgage fraud.? Olisha Baptiste, 38, of Ditmas Park, said he saw Mr. Constant at voodoo ceremonies in Brooklyn, which consisted of drumming, prayer and consultation with spirits. ?It was always uncomfortable for me and the others that, ?My God, it is Toto Constant sitting here,? ? Mr. Baptiste said. ?This is one guy nobody wanted to be associated with, but no one ever said anything. We welcome everyone, and also we were afraid of his background. We all know what he is capable of doing. He is untouchable.? ?Maybe those ceremonies were a place he could venture into quietly, just slip in and out without a fuss,? he added. But he never shrank from his past, insisting he was a hero and boasting of working as a C.I.A. informer and having powerful protectors, Mr. Laforest and others said. ?He liked to talk to the press a lot and make himself look powerful, but he never killed anybody,? said Mr. Cherubin, his friend. ?He?s been running from people the past couple of years, but he?s not a bad man.?


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Professor David Baldwin MB BS DM FRCPsych
Professor of Psychiatry, Academic Lead for General Adult Psychiatry for Clinical Academic Training at University of Southampton
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Professor David Baldwin is Professor of Psychiatry within Medicine at the University of Southampton.
Professor Baldwin became Head of the Mental Health Group in 2008 and was awarded a Personal Chair in 2010. He trained in medicine at Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London and then in psychiatry at St Mary's Hospital Medical School and the Maudsley Hospital, London.
Professor Baldwin leads a group that aims to improve clinical outcomes in patients with mood and anxiety disorders. This involves investigating the role of neurobiological and psychological factors in causing and maintaining illness; through improving trial design when evaluating efficacy and tolerability of treatment interventions; by assessing the effectiveness and acceptability of treatment interventions in wider clinical practice; through identifying more accurately those patient groups at particular risk of poor outcomes; and by offering a specialist clinical service to patients with chronic and treatment-resistant conditions.
He leads the Anxiety Disorders Research Network, an international multi-centre independent collaborative cross-disciplinary research grouping, with support from the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP).
He is an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist in Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, where he leads the tertiary referral specialist service for patients with mood and anxiety disorders.
MB BS Medicine and Surgery, University of London 1984
DM University of Southampton 2004
MRCPsych 1988 and FRCPsych 2002
Appointments held
Lecturer in Psychiatry 1987-1988, St Mary's Hospital Medical School
Clinical Research Fellow 1988-1990, St Mary's Hospital Medical School
Honorary Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, 1992-1994 Imperial College London
Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry 1994-2006, Southampton
Reader in Psychiatry 2006-2010, Southampton
Professor of Psychiatry 2010 onwards, Southampton


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Diamond, the hardest mineral in the world
Durability is a combination of three properties:
- Hardness: The capacity of a gemstone to resist superficial scratches and scuffs.
- Toughness: The ability of a gemstone to resist the development of fracture (non-directional breakages) or cleavage (cracks along well-defined planes). Please note that hardness and toughness are independent: a gem's hardness does not necessarily imply resistance, or vice-versa.
- Stability: The property of a gemstone to resist chemical or physical deterioration.
In addition to this information, we recommend you read our section on the care and maintenance of precious gemstones, to ensure that they shine ever more brightly.
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Male Involvement in Antenatal Care and the Prevention Programme of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV in Uganda (InvolvMaleUg)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01144234
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 15, 2010
Last Update Posted : January 15, 2013
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HIV /AIDS is a major public health problem in Uganda. The prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/ AIDS (PMTCT) was launched in Uganda in November 2001 and in Mbale Hospital in May 2002. Currently, PMTCT services have been integrated into mainstream antenatal care services throughout the country.
Though engaging men as partners is a critical component in the PMTCT programme, their involvement has been low. Measures to increase male partner involvement in the PMTCT programmes have not been explored in Uganda.
Objectives: To determine the effect of a written invitation letter to the spouses of women, attending their first antenatal visit on: (a) couple attendance at subsequent antenatal clinic visits; and (b) couple acceptance of HIV testing.
Study site: The study will be carried out at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital in eastern Uganda
Study design: A randomised clinical trial among 1060 (530 intervention and 530 control) new antenatal attendees. The intervention will be a written invitation letter to their spouses.
Outcome measures: The main outcome measure is the proportion of pregnant women who come with their partners for ANC at the subsequent antenatal visit.
Utility: The results of this study will be utilised in re-orienting the ANC services to encourage male participation and hopefully improve the uptake of the PMTCT services at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infection
|Behavioral: Invitation letter for male spouse Behavioral: Information letter
|Not Applicable
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|1060 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Facility-based Intervention to Increase Male Involvement in Antenatal Care and the Prevention Programme of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV in Eastern Uganda
|Study Start Date :
|June 2010
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|December 2010
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2010
Experimental: Invitation letter to male spouse
In this arm the pregnant women got an invitation letter for the spouse to attend at the next antenatal visit
Behavioral: Invitation letter for male spouse
In this arm the pregnant women got an invitation letter for the spouse to attend at the next antenatal visit
Placebo Comparator: Information letter
In this arm the pregnant women got an information letter about antenatal care.
Behavioral: Information letter
In this arm the pregnant women got an information letter
- proportion of pregnant women who come with their partners [ Time Frame: follow-up visit 4 weeks later ]The proportion of pregnant women who come with their partners for antenatal care at the subsequent antenatal visit.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|15 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- New antenatal mothers (attendees) at Mbale regional referral hospital
- Acceptance to attend at least two subsequent antenatal visits at Mbale hospital
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women attending with their spouses at the first ANC visit
- Refusal to take the letter to her spouse
- Women with inaccessible spouses
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01144234
|Mbale Regional Referral Hospital
|Mbale, Eastern, Uganda
|Study Chair:
|James K Tumwine, MD, PhD
|Makerere University
|Study Chair:
|Thorkild Tylleskar, MD, PhD
|Centre for International Health, University of Bergen
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|Centre For International Health
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|First Posted:
|June 15, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|January 15, 2013
|Last Verified:
|January 2013
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
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The Importance of Online Marriage Counseling
People were made to live together. A lady and a gentleman come together to make a family. Marriage relationship is very crucial and sometimes tiresome. Expect individuals to aid one another when in a marriage relationship. Partners are needed to handle their marriage with care. It has been known for the person one selects when relating determines the life of a marriage relationship. Relationship is very important before the matrimonial relationship. It is through relationships that people know their compatible partners.
Partners who are not compatible cannot succeed in their relationship. It is through relationship that one can notice and work on their weaknesses. It is obvious for one to have their own flaws. A wise person notices and works on their flaws. It is good to make a wise decision when choosing a marriage partner. It has been known for a successful relationship to lead into a matrimonial relationship. A wholesome matrimony carries both parents and kids. Children are the source of joy to the parents. There are a few responsibilities in a matrimonial relationship. Some of the examples of such tasks are the provision of basic needs, education, healthcare to name a few to the children.
Partners cannot live without conflict. The good thing is knowing how to handle the conflicting issues in the family. Handling marriage problems need wisdom. Expect couples who lack wisdom in solving their problems to quarrel each and every time.
Partners should not look their matrimonial relationship tearing apart when there is a solution. It is a noble idea to go for the services of a marriage therapist in such a time. Marriage counselors are professional persons trained on how to solve marriage problems. There are two types of marriage therapists. Expect to be an online and one-on-one marriage counselors. It is recommended to have the best marriage counselor of your need. It should be your option to start by doing a research on the website to get the best therapist of your need. You should not forget to go through the reviews to know marriage therapists that give quality services to their clients.
You should look for the skilled and experienced marriage therapists. Online marriage counseling services are of great importance. It is less expensive to look for the services of an online marriage therapist. One-on-one marriage counseling requires one to spend in terms of transport as opposed to online counseling. Online marriage counseling can be done at any time. Expect much of your time to be saved by going for the services of an online marriage therapist since no movement is needed. Privacy is guaranteed when looking for the services of an online marriage therapist.


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The National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) is the main national qualification for secondary school students in New Zealand.
NCEA is recognised by employers, and used for selection by universities and polytechnics, both in New Zealand and overseas.
How it works:
- Each year, students study a number of courses or subjects.
- In each subject, skills and knowledge are assessed against a number of standards.
For example, a Mathematics standard could be: Apply numeric reasoning in solving problems.
- Schools use a range of internal and external assessments to measure how well students meet these standards.
- When a student achieves a standard, they gain a number of credits. Students must achieve a certain number of credits to gain an NCEA certificate.
- There are three levels of NCEA certificate, depending on the difficulty of the standards achieved. In general, students work through levels 1 to 3 in years 11 to 13 at school.
- Students are recognised for high achievement at each level by gaining NCEA with Merit or NCEA with Excellence. High achievement in a course is also recognised. For more information, read about Endorsements.


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I know a lot of people are probably a little bit too critical of themselves as it's a problem I see far too often these days. I can honestly say that our present-day society really does set us up for that frame-of-mind, unfortunately. There was a lot of negative and authority-based psychology in the past that was used to explain behaviors and emotions.
Unfortunately, this "less favorable" psychology has still left a bad taste on most peoples mouthes. Thank goodness for the next wave of mind-science geniuses out there. The new science of positive psychology is showing absolutely wonderful things.
One of the aspects of this 'new' psychology is you that really shouldn't just focus on your weaknesses. There are three main reasons why that I'll cover below.
It Blinds You To Your Good Qualities
If you're always focusing on the ground, when do you ever have time to look up at the clouds? When do you ever have time to cloud-gaze and imagine seeing the fire-breathing dragon, the popcorn bucket, the saxophone, or the sandcastle made out of clouds?
You have to look ahead in your personal development journey or you might run into a wall. You can't just keep focusing on the negatives in your life. There is something called the positive-to-negative ratio (PNR), that has stemed from positive pschology.
Th PNR theory states that for every one negative thing you think, say, or do, you have to have approximately 5 other positive things to counteract just that one negative thing. For example, if you complain five times the first thing in the morning, then you're already twenty-five positive things in the hole for the rest of the day.
This is a mind-opening way to start thinking about things in your life. The PNR theory really could help you to see just how important your words and actions are in achieving betters outcomes all around.
As a point of clarification, I'm not talking just being 'critical' when I am talking about being negative. Being critical is a different thing entirely. Being critical is an important factor that can be used appropriately. When I'm talking about being negative, I'm talking about just being dark about it all. There's a difference.
Your Time Is Better Spent On Your Strengths
If 80% of your output for the day is based on your ability to do analytical tasks but you seem to spend a majority of your day doing non-analytical tasks like cold-calling new prospective customers, then you're shooting yourself in the foot. You really are wasting your time on trying that cold-calling work unless that's your future path.
This line of thinking doesn't say that focusing just on the logical and the technological part of what you're doing is a wasted effort. What it is saying is that if you focus on analytical aspect and get much stronger in analytical thinking, you'll achieve new heights above any beyond any other growth methods you are trying.
If you then start pursuing things in that analytical-skills growth path, then that's going to be so much more effective in making your output for your future better than if you put another 8 hours into something that doesn't have much relevance in your life. Don't cold-call if you're not going to be a direct-sales mastermind. Now if you're pursuing a job in sales, then, hey, you're switching things up.
The point is, if you have to refocus everything you do on strengths to get 200%, 300%, and even 400% increases out of what you're doing, then do it. This is so much better than trying really, really hard to do something you're not good at and only squeezing a 2%, 5%, or 10% increase out it. Do your strengths and get more. Do your weaknesses and get poor. Got it?
It's Doggone Depressing
Think about this a bit, will you? Do you want to sit there and look in the mirror saying, "oh my goodness, I'm not good at this. Oh my goodness, look at this weakness I need to fix. Oh my goodness look at this bad thing I have no proficiency in and need to improve." Yuck!
Here we go again with the positive-negativity ratio theory. If you keep doing negative upon negative upon, then you'll have no interest in anything positive. One of the main purposes in life is to keep your options open for the positive and happy accidents. It's hard to start seeing the world in light of what is possible when you're always focused on the impossible.
If you're focusing on what you can't do, you have no idea of what you can do. If you're not doing what you can do, then you won't get the most out of the day. It's just the way it is.
Boost Your Output Already!
If you really want to boost your life growth journey, stop focusing on just your weaknesses and start focusing more on your strengths. You don't want to blind yourself to your good qualities, your time is better spent on your strengths, and it's doggone depressing just being negative about it all the time.
Know that as long as you're focusing on your strengths and forgetting your weaknesses, you can grow, too. Find your strengths today and start being more awesome.


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Video: The 'Panoptification' of India: The Battle for Digital Free Will with Malavika Jayaram
// January 17th, 2013, CGCS presented a noontime seminar with Malavika Jayaram on The 'Panoptification' of India: The Battle for Digital Free Will
As Internet penetration has increased in India, the capacity for citizens to exercise freedom of speech has grown massively. At the same time, there has been increasing pressure from the government and legislators to introduce greater surveillance online. This talk will look at the relationship between these two phenomena – examining the intersection between threats to speech and privacy – and at the challenges to the notion of digital free will.
One battleground is over the Internet, which authorities frequently perceive as a threat (despite the otherwise strong commitment to democracy and constitutionally protected free speech). The other is a growing set of e-governance schemes that use biometric data or otherwise link previously separate databases, creating a massive intelligence network. In the absence of strong data protection and privacy laws, the desire to make citizens visible to the state (often with good intentions, in the name of welfare) poses several challenges.
India has seen a growing number of high profile cases recently where citizens have been arrested for comments made on Facebook. The Indian authorities have very publicly demanded data and surveillance capabilities from technology providers, many of which are based outside India (the 4-year stand-off that Research in Motion had with the Indian authorities culminated in RIM handing over encryption keys and infrastructure). There have been well-documented instances of demands by the Indian authorities for the censorship of Internet content over several years and these appear to be increasing in frequency and breadth. They are also now impacting major platform providers who are being taken to court for failure to take down "inflammatory images". A particularly tense battleground issue is the newly enacted rules under key legislation, requiring objectionable content (defined very broadly) to be taken down within 36 hours.
Foucault asserts that the "major effect of [Jeremy Bentham's] Panopticon" is "to induce in the inmate a state of conscious and permanent visibility that assures the automatic functioning of power". Using the lens of e-governance schemes such as the biometric ID project, and recent violations of online free speech (including citizen arrests, platform surveillance and censorship), the talk will examine the challenges to being private and free in India, and consider whether Bentham's panoptic structure might be fully realized online in India.
A dual-qualified lawyer, Malavika Jayaram spent eight years in London – with global law firm Allen & Overy in the Communications, Media & Technology group, and then with Citigroup. She relocated to India in 2006, and wears 3 hats as a practising lawyer, a Fellow at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and a PhD scholar. As a partner at Jayaram & Jayaram, Bangalore, she focuses on corporate/tech transactions and has a special interest in new media and the arts. At CIS, Malavika collaborates on projects that study legislative and policy changes in the internet governance and privacy domains. As a PhD scholar, she is looking at data protection and privacy in India, with a special focus on e-governance schemes and the new biometric ID project.
A graduate of the National Law School of India, she has an LL.M. from Northwestern University, Chicago. She is on the advisory board of the Indian Journal of Law & Technology and is the author of the India chapter for the Data Protection & Privacy volume in the Getting the Deal Through series, launched this year. She is one of 10 Indian lawyers featured in "The International Who's Who of Internet e-Commerce & Data Protection Lawyers 2012" directory.
She is currently running a research project for Internews, studying internet policy in India. This will produce a landscape overview and interviews with various stakeholders in this domain.


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Views on extra-mural studies being sought
16 January 2014
We have launched a survey asking recent graduates from UK veterinary schools to share their experiences of the role played by extra-mural studies (EMS) while studying for their degree.
The aim of the online survey, which has been emailed to all of the 2012 and 2013 UK veterinary graduates for whom we hold email addresses, is to take a snapshot of how EMS placements – whether pre-clinical or clinical – are working in practice and their value in educational terms.
Explaining more about the survey, Christine Warman, RCVS Head of Education, said: "In 2009 we carried out a review into EMS arrangements and, in light of this, we want to gather evidence on current practice in order to build up a picture of how EMS is now working and the role that it plays in the learning process for veterinary students. This evidence will inform any future discussions about EMS.
"So, for example, we would like to find out what students gained from EMS that they could not have learnt from their core studies alone and gather further information on the process of identifying and arranging EMS placements."
Recent graduates taking part in the survey, which takes around 10 to 15 minutes to complete, can supply their name and email address or, alternatively, there is the option of responding anonymously. The survey should be completed by Friday 14 February. Those 2012 and 2013 graduates who have not received an email with the link to the survey, and who wish to take part, should email firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more information on EMS, or the survey, please contact the RCVS Education Department on 020 7202 0791 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Further guidance about EMS for both students and placement providers can be found at www.rcvs.org.uk/ems which includes a link to the RCVS Find a Vet service where students can search for practices providing EMS.


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TechCult.com: Your Tech Tabloid (and my newest project)
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I was playing with the idea of launching a tech celebrities blog. Over this time I maturated the idea, and arrived to the conclusion that perhaps I should broaden the scope of the site to all things tech.
Now you are surely thinking: Jeez, another boring tech blog. Well, not quite. In fact that will be the main differentiator of the site. We will cover all things tech, but always with a funny and sarcastic slant. The idea is to keep you updated with what is happening on the tech world, but making sure that you will get a couple of laughs while doing it.
The domain I settled for is TechCult.com, and you can already head over to read some articles (there are 10 published at the moment).
I am aware that the success of the site will depend almost exclusively on the quality of the writers, so I made sure to bring some high calibers aboard. We got writers that also contribute to Wired.com, Cracked.com and GeeksAreSexy.net. Here is a quote from the latest article, titled "The 5 Worst Reassurances in Tech History":
This incredible assurance, reported in no less a publication than Time magazine, was typical of the hyper-hype leading up to the release of the Segway. Pundits and professionals built it up so high the makers used the Empire State building as a footrest, and it became pretty clear that if the cure for cancer was announced on December 3rd 2001 it would have had to wait until Segway Incorporated were finished talking. Considering the real-world reaction to the "revolutionary" product, we can only conclude the preview model Steve Jobs and others were exposed to was coated in LSD-and-sugar frosting.
Good stuff eh? If you want more just head to the blog. Or, if you are already convinced that it deserves a place in your RSS reader, here is the feed link.
P.S. If you are talented writing funny/sarcastic pieces, and if you love technology, drop me an email via the contact form.
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13 Responses to "TechCult.com: Your Tech Tabloid (and my newest project)"
thank you very much
nice blog and good article
thanks again…
Daniel Scocco
@James, thanks for the input. I do have another designer planned for it, but it will come in some time.
@Miguel, I can only speak for myself, and I sure am 🙂 .
Miguel Cangueiro
The blog seems interesting already, but as time passes I know you will improve it to be one of the best. By the way, the writers are really good looking?
The idea sounds good. Here is what i want to say about the blog :
– Personally i don't really like the design since it just looks like another TechBlog. With the huge number of techblog already it would be better if TechCult gives something fresh.
– The appearance is too plain. I know this could be a clean design but the color combination doesn't give a specific color that would be remembered by the readers like TechCrunch with it's white and green or MakeUseOf with it's white and blue
– I would prefer to put the author on the summary of each post rather than on the full article so people can see before they decide to read the complete post
I know this is still under development and there will be more improvements as the blog growing. However i think it's all depend on how you promote the blog and i believe you are the expert for that. Congratulation and goodluck..
Daniel Scocco
@Glen, thanks for the input, I might add more salt to it indeed soon.
Glen Allsopp
Like the idea, the design is very plain and boring though. Usually I love your simplicity (like on here) but this one could do some work in that regard.
Good luck on the new adventure, I'm sure it will be a success
I like the header. But then I'm a big fan of white space 🙂
Looks good – bookmarked for further visits.
Daniel Scocco
There is a banner to go there in the future.
team ray
i think the header is a bit too plain looking
SEO Genius
I really like the sound of it, i love the clean and simple designs you seem to for too in both this blog and techcult.com blog i like the name and i am sure it will be a big success 🙂
Good luck.
Congratulations Daniel! Looking forward to some great articles 🙂
Daniel Scocco
@Adam, thanks man!
Adam Singer
looks really cool Daniel, I'm a fan already !
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Reading Archaean Biosignatures
Using a new instrument that can locate elements on the nanometer scale, NASA scientists are exploring tiny bits of organic matter that could be the oldest traces of terrestrial life. Possible "biosignatures" have been found in rocks dating back 3.3 to 3.5 billion years, long after deformation by heat and pressure would have obliterated any whole-cell fossils these rocks may once have contained. These biosignatures would be embodied in suggestive concentrations of elements, like carbon and nitrogen, that are associated with life, and in the ratios of specific isotopes.
In an effort to recognize early biosignatures with greater precision, Dorothy Oehler and Everett Gibson of Johnson Space Center have begun using a new, high-precision instrument called NanoSIMS (for nanoscale secondary ionization mass spectrometry) that can locate particular elements associated with life to within about 50 nanometers. NanoSIMS is a fine-scale elaboration on SIMS, also called an "ion probe," which spews a beam of cesium ions that releases ions from the sample surface. Individual detectors on a NanoSIMS instrument are tuned to pick up particular ions, including carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur.
While an electron microscope makes images that show the location of structures, NanoSIMS makes "maps" showing the location and number of particular chemical elements that may comprise these structures. By analogy, while an electron microscope might be able to see a brick wall, NanoSIMS could see some of the brick in the wall.
"What NanoSIMS brings us is a new tool in our arsenal of weapons," says Gibson, who has been involved in numerous studies of ancient biosignatures, including the Allan Hills martian meteorite, a 4.5-billion-year-old rock containing 3.9-billion-year-old carbonates that, he thinks, may carry a credible biosignature. "For the first time, we have the ability to get in-situ carbon and nitrogen compositions, and potentially in-situ isotopic compositions of fossil cell walls." Isotope measurements on the nano scale are possible, but remain problematic, adds Oehler, who brings to the task long experience analyzing organic compounds for the oil industry.
The earliest putative biosignatures are difficult to interpret and often controversial, due to the generally poor level of preservation of organic material in some of Earth's oldest sediments, but studies of younger rocks have confirmed that NanoSIMS can confirm biogenic structures by pinpointing the location of biologically important atoms like carbon and nitrogen. Oehler's first NanoSIMS studies focused on chert, a fine-grained sedimentary rock, because, as the rock forms from solution, microbial cells in the solution fill with dissolved silica. Eventually this silica crystallizes, but when it does, it preserves morphological and chemical indicators of those cells.
Oehler says cherts from the Gunflint Formation in Ontario, Canada, contain " cells, beautifully preserved" after 2 billion years, which can be seen with optical microscopy and have been analyzed by NanoSIMS performed by Francois Robert, at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
Matters are murkier in rocks dated to 3 billion years or older that contain organic compounds (molecules containing carbon and hydrogen), due to long deformation and heating. "As we go back to older and older rocks, the chance of good preservation gets more and more remote," says Oehler.
Cell walls are key to these analyses, Oehler says. "One very simple, basic thing that characterizes all living things is packaging — a cell wall or membrane that keeps things in and out. Cells have to interact with the environment, have to metabolize, change the chemistry, control the osmotic balance, and packaging allows this. If we see a remnant of a little bit of structure, even a fragment of a wall, that would give us some confidence that we are looking at biological material."
While electron microscopes produce an image, the output of NanoSIMS is more akin to a map that shows the presence of particular elements. In biosignature work, a NanoSIMS map shows elements that are important for life, including nitrogen and carbon. "Amino acids and proteins have a lot of nitrogen, and cell walls are made of amino acids," says Oehler. "If the nitrogen map looks virtually identical to the carbon map, that likely indicates a cell wall or membrane. We don't see as much nitrogen in organic carbon that has an abiogenic origin."
To confirm that NanoSIMS can detect cell fossils, Oehler began by analyzing chert, a rock that faithfully records the cell structure of ancient microbes that lived in the water when the chert solidified. Oehler performed her first examination on an approximately one billion year old Precambrian chert from Bitter Springs Formation, Australia, that she had collected decades earlier for her Ph.D. thesis. "The Bitter Springs is famous for a microbiota containing between 20 and 50 species and it contains all sorts of things with clearly biological morphology, such as dividing cells, colonies, and long filamentous chains of cells." she says. "I had a thin section from the Bitter Springs Formation hanging around, and I used it to show what real microfossils would look like" with NanoSIMS.
The cells are visible using both optical and electron microscopy and in NanoSIMS element maps, Oehler says. "We can see the cell walls and sheaths and their carbon-to-nitrogen element ratios."
At the 2008 Lunar and Planetary Science conference, Oehler and Gibson reported that chert recovered from Australia, and dated to about 3 billion years, showed carbon and nitrogen distributions similar to what they saw in younger non-controversial microfossils, and thus was probably biogenic. In contrast, NanoSIMS analysis of non-biological organic matter revealed a much lower ratio of nitrogen to carbon, without the wall structure seen in the younger Australian microfossils.
Supported by a new NASA Exobiology grant, Oehler and Gibson are expanding this line of research to further comparisons of samples whose origin is known to be biogenic and those whose origin is unknown. "We are going to start with what we know, and step back in time," says Oehler.
NanoSIMS "is a particularly promising instrument for assessing the biological origin of cell fragments in ancient rocks," says Sherry Cady, an associate professor of geology at Portland State University, who studies the interactions of microorganisms and their environment. "The potential to locate organic remains typical of cellular remnants, characterize within them ratios of biochemically important elements, and relate such features to the biology and sedimentology of the host rock could provide the type of compelling evidence for early life we've been seeking in the ancient rock record."
If NanoSIMS continues to prove its mettle in locating fragments of cell structures, it may be applied to organic samples from meteorites, and eventually to samples recovered during space missions, says Gibson. "If we can demonstrate this works on well-known, well-characterized material that is recognized as biogenic by the geological community, we may have another analytical tool to use in assessing the origin of organic matter extraterrestrial samples when we get them."
Related Web Sites
Astrobiology Roadmap Goal 7: Signatures of Life
Fossil Hunting on Mars
Following the Paper Trail of Ancient Life
A Pregnancy Test for Mars
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2006 Pittsburgh Panthers Basketball Preview
2006 Pittsburgh Panthers Basketball Predictions
Is this the year for the Panthers? Will they win the Big East and make it to the tournament finals? The good news is the team returns all but one player from last season. They have talent, depth and experience. Now that guard Carl Krauser (15.0 PPG. 4.3 RPG, 4.8 APG) is gone one thing they do need is a leader.
In place of Krauser, the Panthers will feature the dependability and leadership of point guard Ronald Ramon (8.0 PPG, 1.4 RPG, 2.2 APG, 46.3 FG%, 83.1 FT%). Ramon, a junior, has a sweet shot from downtown and knows when to use it. On the other side, sophomore Levance Fields (6.8 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 2.2 APG, 49.0 FG%, 66.7 FT%) can drive inside and hit from the perimeter. Junior guard Keith Benjamin (4.6 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.0 APG, 43.0 FG%, 59.4 FT%) is a fine defensive player.
The frontcourt features future NBA player Aaron Gray (13.9 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 1.8 APG, 52.6 FG%, 63.4 FT%) at center. The senior, who averaged a double-double last season, has a great work ethic and drive and looks to improve his stamina and take the Panthers all the way. At forward, Levon Kendall (7.0 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.6 APG, 49.4 FG%, 71.8 FT%) can defend and score from inside and out. Sophomores Sam Young (7.9 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 0.8 APG, 52.1 FG%, 69.3 FT%) and Tyrell Biggs (1.8 PPG, 1.1 RPG, 0.1 APG, 39.0 FG%, 76.9 FT%) seem destine for big years.
In three years at Pittsburgh, Jamie Dixon is 76- 22. He's offered the Panthers consistency in recruitment and development and believes they're ready for the next step—the Final Four. It's telling that Gray decided to forego early entry into the NBA draft because he believes this team can go all the way. Over five years, the program is among the nation's top five clubs in winning percentage.
The Panthers should go father than they have in the recent past. Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight and Final Four are all possible. The Panthers are hungry for full victory and national respect.
If you want more info on the 2006 Pittsburgh Panthers College basketball team check out the NCAA's official basketball team page of the program or check out some rival previews from Maddux Sports of schools like the Georgetown Hoyas and Marquette Golden Eagles.
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This wild Borneo adventure in Malaysia takes you into the last remnants of truly untamed tropical rainforests, a place teeming with some of the richest biodiversity on Earth. Based from well-appointed ecolodges and accompanied by our expert naturalist guides, you fly, drive and cruise into the top wilderness areas of Sabah and are rewarded with unique opportunities to witness the endemic wildlife of Borneo and understand the challenges and efforts in action to preserve their existence. Visit the Sepilok Orangutan Center, scout for pygmy elephants and proboscis monkeys cruising the lower and less populated lower stretches of the Kinabatangan River Sanctuary, and spend several days walking through remote and breathtaking 130-million-year-old primary forests of the Danum Valley Conservation Area. By day and by night, hike and explore forests brimming with ficus, ferns, flowers, and fungi while keeping your eyes open for rare and endangered wildlife, including orangutan, the silver leaf monkey, wild elephant, flying frog, giant squirrel, tarsier, resident hornbill and a host of other exotic forest creatures. Throughout your journey enjoy the incredible cuisine that the cultural melange of Malaysia has to offer.
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The difficulties of life are to make us better, not bitter."~Unknown
Some of you may recall that I have previously written about a fractured family relationship that has caused me great heartache and sadness for decades. Unfortunately, I experienced another emotional episode with that same person a while ago. This time, though, after years of spiritual work, instead of being hooked into the same-old, in-kind reaction, I knew I was okay enough to not only withstand the barrage of anger but to do something about it. OMIGOD. What a breakthrough.
I immediately remembered that it takes two people to keep this negative cycle going, and only one to stop it At that moment I promised myself I was going to be the latter.
Being unaware of the source of the breach between us, I tried many times through the years to ask the person for forgiveness, but to no avail. Back then I thought it was because she enjoyed having the power to deny my hope for reconciliation. Now I know it's because I was meant to recognize the fact that if I'm suffering, it's my problem, and I need to heal enough to allow whatever I'm holding onto to be faced, felt, and released.
While my inner guidance provided me with the Inner Work technique to use in such situations years ago – the truth is that I seldom saw this individual – so I turned within to focus on this issue only when I was the recipient of another emotional outbreak. By then, I would be so upset by the depth of the emotions within me that I just wanted to get past it.
This time, however, I knew instantly that I was through with being a handy target for these emotional outbursts and was determined to learn my lesson, grow through it and come to peace with this issue. I went into prayer and after centering myself, I realized that my inner guidance was urging me to re-read one of my favorite books. It was by Arun Gandhi, the fifth grandchild of Mahatma Gandhi, and is titled "Legacy of Love – My Education in the Path of Nonviolence."
Not only did I re-read several chapters, I clearly recalled being at Arun's presentation that evening back in 2010. Since I thought that I was in for a history lesson about India's trials, tribulations and victories, I didn't expect it to touch me personally. I was wrong.
His profound insight was that humanity views violence as only physical, therefore missing the awareness that we daily contribute to passive violence.
According to Arun, we do this in many oppressive and disrespectful ways, including gossiping, name calling, blaming, bullying, teasing and insulting, as well as venting our anger on others. As I remembered this statement, I realized immediately that there's probably not a person on Earth who hasn't at one time or another unknowingly indulged in some form of passive violence.
He explained that passive violence generates anger because the target doesn't know how to deal with it positively, and the only option seems to be to resort to some form of physical violence, or to keep stockpiling resentments. So, I was actually adding fuel to the fire of my undesirable situation by blaming the other person. Now I see why no healing was ever possible under those circumstances.
The next insight I gained was that this dysfunctional relationship was somehow linked to my early-childhood experiences in a large family that left me feeling unlovable, unworthy and vulnerable. This was surely the reason that as an adult I was addicted to being treated with loving kindness and respect. And when the reality of the unkind and disrespectful relationship with this individual didn't fit my desires, I reacted with animosity, blame and a prayer that she would eventually learn her lesson and act accordingly.
I seized this latest opportunity to clear and release this sad situation for all time. I immediately began daily forgiveness work for each of us. When I began to feel centered, and could come from a level of love for the other person, I started the Inner Work.
After an unusually powerful and tearful energy release, my inner guidance drew me back in my mind's eye to when my "adversary" was a newborn baby.
My first thought was if this is to "soften" me up, it won't work. I was born the seventh of ten children. And while I loved babies and had enjoyed (most of the time) being in charge of my younger brother and sisters, I was only eight-years-old and just wanted to be free to play outside with the rest of the kids. When my mother appeared, she took the infant from the baby's mother and placed her in my arms, indicating that she had volunteered me to care for the baby after school each day and on the weekend. I was overwhelmed.
I sensed it wasn't wise to speak up, because my mother made it quite clear the baby was "sickly" and the mother needed help, and we were "family." I decided to do what I had to do, but as I girded myself for this unwanted act of charity, I also actually felt a slight hardening of my heart toward this infant. Just then I got the message my inner guidance was orchestrating. I had rejected this fellow human being from the beginning, and I had to accept 100% responsibility for my part. She had chosen to give back to me (unknowingly) the rejection I had set in motion.
When I started to judge myself harshly for what I had done, my inner guidance stopped me in my tracks. I was to ask myself these questions: Did I do the best I could as a young child? (Yes.) Did I see life differently then? (Yes.). Did I know then what I know now? (No.) Would I have acted differently if I had? (Yes.) Am I willing to forgive myself for making a mistake, and not realizing the consequences it set in motion? (Yes.)
At that moment, I relaxed into the process totally, for I knew from past experience that I was being guided into the insight-healing I sought. I was now face to face with the infant, looking directly into her sparkling blue eyes. I was also the adult I am now, and was captivated by how lively she was, for I knew the life challenges she would face. As she smiled and gurgled her way into my heart, I felt the plate of armor dissolve and love flowed freely through me to her. WOW!
I recalled soon after the visioning, that by the time this baby was two-years-old, and I was 10, I had chosen the path of love for my life journey. As a result, I spent many hours – and most of the money I made, (25 cents an hour) from babysitting neighbor children – in trying to add joy to her life as she faced continuing health challenges.
I also realized once again how powerful our thoughts are and the importance of mastering them to assure they yield desirable instead of undesirable results.
When I fully accepted that I was totally responsible for my part in this situation, and my counterpart was 100% responsible for her reactions and responses, I vowed to continue the Inner Work and claimed freedom from this issue for all time. (See the Inner Work steps in the February essay or on the author's Web Page at:www.FernStewartWelch.com.)
Hip, Hip, Hurray and Hallelujah! What a gift, and it couldn't and wouldn't have happened until I chose to face the truth and to grow through life instead of continuing to suffer through it.
I meet every life experience by smiling, standing tall and saying:Thanks God, here I grow again.
Copyright © 2014 by Fern Stewart Welch [This archived essay reprinted by request]
Copyright © 2014 by Fern Stewart Welch [This archived essay reprinted by request]
The author's books: "Becoming a Spiritual Warrior of the Heart, (April 2013); "Tea with Elisabeth," recipient of the 2010 Silver Award for Non-fiction; "You Can Live A Balanced Life In An Unbalanced World," (Nov. 2008); and "The Heart Knows the Way – How to Follow Your Heart to a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within," (Feb. 2008), are available at Amazon.com, other online booksellers, as well as bookstore chains such as Barnes & Noble.