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Simple techniques for becoming free of the tyranny of the mind
The Power of Now contains specific meditation exercises and very clear and simple keys that have the power to change our ways of thinking and lead us much further along the path to a liberated life. Practicing the Power of Now is a series of excerpts, exercises, and keys from The Power of Now, carefully arranged to have a profound impact.
Audience: General
Format: Audio CD
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 3
Published: March 2003
Publisher: New World Library
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 13.97 x 12.7 x 1.91
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The Occasion: A Job Interview
Old etiquette: A conservative dark suit. End of story.
New etiquette: You can't go wrong with a suit, but in many fields it's not the only (or best) choice.
What to wear: At large, traditional companies, suits are still the standard. "There aren't appropriate alternatives to a suit, and wearing one tells me you are seriously interested in the position," says legal recruiter Kim Mains, manager of legal recruiting for Cozen O'Connor, a law firm based in Philadelphia. However, in many creative or artistic fields―design, media, retail, technology―it can be a plus to step outside of the box: Try a sheath dress with a wide belt and a cardigan, or a pencil skirt with a blouse and a cropped jacket. "When I'm hiring, I like to see an outfit that tells me the candidate has a personal sense of style," says Paul Howalt, creative director and owner of Tactix Creative, a branding firm in Mesa, Arizona.
That said, no matter how casual the environment, don't assume that it's cool to wear jeans to an interview. "Don't dress as if the job is yours," cautions Peri Hansen, a senior client partner at Korn/Ferry International, an executive-search firm in Los Angeles. When in doubt, she says, "call the interviewer's assistant or the HR executive and ask what's appropriate. It shows interest and respect." In all cases, your clothing should be impeccably clean, ironed, and tailored. Under no circumstances should it be skimpy, plunging, or tight.


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Updated 9:59 am, Friday, December 13, 2013
SAN ANTONIO — One man was dead and another was wounded during a shooting late Thursday on the North Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
A disturbance took place in the 1400 block of Patricia between Tahjik Lomas, 19; Erik Euceda, 20; and three others about 11 p.m., according to police. Two people opened fire on Lomas and Euceda, hitting Lomas at least twice in the upper torso, according to police. Lomas was taken to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.
Euceda was hit once in the hand and left, according to police. He was later taken to University Hospital.
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A HOMELESS thief who travelled the country stealing from charity collection boxes was caught thanks to the vigilance of the bar manager of a Lake District pub, a court has heard.
Now Derrick Matthews, 54, is beginning a five-year prison sentence for a string of offences that a judge described as "about as mean as it gets".
And the bar manager of the Queen's Hotel in Ambleside, is getting a £200 reward from Cumbria's High Sheriff for the way he helped put an end to the silver-haired crook's catalogue of crime.
Carlisle Crown Court heard that Matthews, who has been homeless for more than 40 years, committed offences at various locations in Cumbria as well as others in the Midlands and the West Country.
He was eventually arrested because when he walked into the Queen's Head Mr Owen recognised him as the man he knew police were looking for. Prosecuting counsel Ben Jones told the court Matthews pleaded guilty to nine charges of theft and asked for four others to be taken into consideration.
The first of these was in October 2010 when he went into the Yorkshire Bank in Kendal, distracted the cashier by engaging him in conversation and slipped a Lancaster hospice collection tin from the counter and into his bag.
Matthews committed three similar thefts in the Midlands – one of them of a Royal British Legion tin just before Remembrance Sunday in 2012 – before he returned to Cumbria and stole a mountain rescue collection tin containing about £50 from the Queens Head in Ambleside on January 29 this year, Mr Jones said.
He then went to North Cumbria and stole a bottle of wine from a restaurant and a hospice collection box from a post office – both in Wetheral – and an animal refuge collection tin in Dalston.
On February 20, Mr Jones said, he took a mountain rescue collection tin from the Watermill Inn at Ings. And in October he was back in Cumbria again – taking a Great North Air Ambulance tin from a shop in Ambleside and returning to the Queen's Hotel to take a Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team tin.
It was then that the bar manager recognised him from a police appeal published in the media, the court heard. He made a citizen's arrest and Matthews meekly sat on a chair in the bar until the police arrived.
Matthews later admitted all those thefts as well as four more – two in Grasmere, and one each in Ambleside and Kirkby Lonsdale. Passing sentence, Judge Paul Batty QC told Matthews: "It is difficult to envisage and understand anything that could be categorised as being more mean, more selfish and more soulless than this. It is about as mean as it gets."


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SkylineAudio saidYou can use their samples in library music if you apply for a special license. Which is clearly stated in their license agreement. It simply entails sending them an e-mail with your request where you'll get a clarified answer on how you can and cannot user their libraries. They don't allow simply putting together a song from their kits and selling them as is. You need to use it in a context created by yourself aka song parts created by yourself.
Edge-of-Noise saidIs the main point, wether Envato allows it or not or wether it's disengenous is a secondary issue. If the OP feels so strongly about it then drop Big Fish a line and let them sort it out. AFAIK you can't use any of their products in library music without special permission, precisely for reason the OP describes.
If the track is using Big Fish Audio loops they are breaking the license terms of the sample library in the first place.
Looks like I'm in a downwards spiral. This month is even worse than the last. Abandon all hope! Haha.
Zip, zilch, nada.
The second VH project uses this track http://audiojungle.net/item/aspire/10028953
And here's one from me in similar style http://audiojungle.net/item/inspiring-adventures/11392634
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Adding a small reminder for all authors to ID3 tag their mp3s. The tags will remain even if the file is renamed to preview.mp3 when published on the marketplace.
STIM is not compatible. I've explained this previously in this thread. The only thing you can do is control your own sync fees. But it has nothing to do with eliminating collection of royalties. STIM collects royalties for all your music.
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QUAKER CITY -- Denise A. Neuhart, 59, of Cambridge, died Friday (May 30, 2014) at the Beckett House at New Concord.
She was born Sept. 1, 1954 in Barnesville, daughter of Richard Neuhart and Irene (Carpenter) Neuhart.
Miss Neuhart was the owner and operator of Denise's Hair Gallery of Cambridge.
She was a 1972 graduate of Shenandoah High School and a graduate of the Cambridge Beauty College.
She loved antiques and crafts.
She went to be at rest with her beloved uncle, Ralph Neuhart, who preceded her in death.
Miss Newhart is survived by her parents, Richard and Irene Neuhart of Quaker City; two brothers, Tony (Janice) Neuhart of Batesville and Craig (Karen) Neuhart of Quaker City; two nephews, Stephen Neuhart and Daniel Neuhart; a niece, Jennifer (Jeremy) Wayble; a great-nephew, Samuel; and a great-niece, Avery.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday (June 2, 2014) at Thorn-Black Funeral Home, Quaker City, where funeral services will follow at 2 p.m.
Burial will be at Friends Cemetery, Quaker City.
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The University issues MasterCard credit cards to individuals to be used for travel expenses. The business office has credit cards that may be used for travel expenses if you or your department does not have a University credit card. The business office also has gas credit cards for use when traveling.
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Walking on the Moon
A simple jacket perfectly offsets an undeniably glamorous skirt. White silk organza scoop-neck mermaid gown with tiered skirt, $5,500, by Angel Sanchez. Ivory silk satin peau de soie bolero, $740, by Cassin. White-gold and Tahitian pearl stud earrings, $265; white-gold and Tahitian pearl bracelet, $1,200, both by Maui Divers Jewelry. Tahitian pearl and navy silk ribbon necklace, $4,400, by Robert Wan at Fragments, 212-537-5000.
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Hello, I'm having trouble on what is the best way to implement the dom. This is the structure of a typical page on my website.
session_start();include("database.php") #Contains PHPinclude("variables.php") #Contains PHPinclude("header.php") #Contains PHP & HTMLinclude("navigation.php") #Contains PHP & HTMLinclude("content.php") #Contains PHP & HTML
What do you mean by "implement the dom"?
I agree with Ralph. Your question is not question at all. You have a template that includes different files to output a web page with a session started... but implementing DOM? The DOM is created each time you load a page. It is the nodes and structure resulting from the interpretation of your markup by your browser.
We need to know exactly which problem you have
Is this an html question or is this a PHP or scripting question?
If you can clarify I will move the thread to the appropriate forum.
Sorry, I meant the doctype declaration.
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This lively red-brick country hotel is just 4 km from Santuário centre and 3 km from the bus terminal. Set in flowering gardens, it offers free Wi-Fi and complimentary parking. Rooms at Pousada e Restaurante No Caminho have pretty country décor with pastel blue window frams and peppermint Green tiled floors. All feature a TV and private bathroom. Guests at No Caminho guest house can enjoy a daily breakfast with breads, cakes, jams and seasonal fruits. The restaurant serves regional cuisine while the bar offers classic cocktails and wines. Pousada e Restaurante No Caminho features a handy 24-hour reception desk and free parking. Περισσότερα


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4021: Pilot Study: Use of Mindfulness, Self-compassion, and Yoga Practices with Uninsured and Low-income Patients with Anxiety and/or Depression
Speaker: Nasrin Falsafi, RN, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, AHN-BC
Disclosures: Discussion of off-label uses will not take place during this presentation. The speaker and the activity planners have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Session Length: 30 minutes
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Session Objectives
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Describe the basic concepts of mindfulness and self-compassion.
2. Describe the application of mindfulness, self-compassion, and yoga practices with depressed and/or anxious patients in an eight-week training program.
3. Discuss the conclusions and implications of the study that used mindfulness and self-compassion practices with low-income and uninsured patients with depression and/or anxiety.
Continuing Nursing Education
.5 contact hours. * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire session, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post test. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. We cannot award credit unless all steps are completed.
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Originally Presented
Saturday, October 12, 2013
APNA 27th Annual Conference
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
San Antonio, Texas
Release Date: November 13, 2013
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Australia's biggest private equity group, Pacific Equity Partners, has made an error in calculating the money required to run cleaning and coathanger company Spotless Group.
PEP, which took over Spotless in a $723 million deal after a bitter nine-month battle in August, was left to make up a shortfall of at least $100 million in costs after miscalculating the company's working capital requirements.
A delayed payment by one big customer and settlement of the deal on the day that Spotless pays its 40,000 employees left PEP unable to cover all costs earlier this month. It is understood there were also issues with the total cost of paying off Spotless's US private placement investors.
PEP was forced to ask its lenders, including Australia's big four banks, Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, and Citigroup to extend extra funds earlier than expected from its multimillion-dollar debt facility. The banks extended $100 million in credit and agreed to increase the working capital facilities by about $35 million.
The error shows that Spotless chairman
It is understood Spotless directors were aware of the working capital issue. They had asked PEP for indemnity in relation to several general concerns the private equity group had raised between when the deal was signed on July 27 and completed on August 15. However, PEP did not grant indemnity.
Industry sources speculated PEP had also been required to tip in up to $100 million in extra equity to help make up the shortfall in the cost funding – a move that would threaten its returns from the deal.
But in an emailed statement last night PEP managing director and new Spotless board member Anthony Kerwick said: "The assertions that you have put to us on changes to the capital structure, including the equity component of this transaction, are incorrect. PEP is pleased to have closed the Spotless deal last week and is happy with the funding structure and financing agreements it has in place. There has been no major deviation from our expectations."
PwC said: "This is a client matter and PwC does not comment on matters regarding our clients."
Sources last night said the hostile nature of the takeover had hurt PEP in its due diligence process. The Spotless board and PEP reached a $2.71 a share agreement on April 30 after more than five months that included a dispute between the target and shareholders and intense negotiations just to agree to due diligence.
The deal offered $2.62 cash a share, plus a 4¢ special dividend franked to 95 per cent. It also included a 5¢ dividend already paid to shareholders by Spotless.PEP conducted due diligence for 65 days from the day of approval to the date of the agreement. Spotless shareholders voted overwhelmingly for the scheme of arrangement on July 25 and received approval from the Supreme Court of Victoria two days later. Spotless shares were transferred to PEP subsidiary Pacific Industrial Services BidCo on 16 August and all Spotless directors resigned the same day. Spotless was delisted on 17 August.
Since PEP has taken control of Spotless, the beleaguered coathanger business Braiform, which was a stumbling block during bid negotiations, has been carved out of the existing business and now reports directly to PEP. The coathanger division once generated more than a third of total earnings but gradually lost earnings when retailers struggled as consumers spent less.
The bulk of the Spotless business, which includes facility management, cleaning services and maintenance services, continues to trade as normal under the guise of newly appointed chief executive Bruce Dixon.
Spotless operates in 30 countries and turns over $2.8 billion annually. The group includes more than 40,000 staff.
In an interview with The Australian Financial Review, newly appointed chief executive Bruce Dixon said his focus was on reducing overheads and reconnecting with clients. He also implied the previous Spotless management's "Rolls Royce" technology upgrade would be scaled back.
In its management presentation to PEP at the end of 2011, Spotless said the group's ability to manage and optimise working capital would be improved by investing in the business and IT platform. Spotless said that after the group had fully integrated the new platform, normal working capital investment would be required as revenues grew over the medium term.
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The sanctions imposed on Iran are not working. The Iranian economy is in a mess with shortages and inflation. But, as a very interesting paper just published by Patrick Clawson of the Washington Institute shows, it is not collapsing. Non-essential imports have been cut back and a range of exports – including minerals, cement and agricultural products – are actually growing. Iran's main trading partners are Iraq, China, the UAE and India. Unemployment is high and no one believes the official figures, but it is probably lower than that of Spain. And, most seriously, oil sanctions are breaking down.
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In brief
First Fondation Mérieux mission in 2004
Fondation Mérieux office: 1 expatriate and 3 Malian employees
Charles Mérieux Infectiology Center and Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Bamako (2005)
One GABRIEL network member: Charles Mérieux Infectiology Center
Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory research focus
Hepatitis B
Respiratory infections
RESAOLAB member: since 2009
Support to clinical biology laboratories
Development of specialized testing activities and biological follow-up on viral hepatitis
Mobile laboratory
A mobile laboratory is installed at the Charles Mérieux Infectiology Center and can be deployed at any time in the field in support of the Malian health system to respond to the Ebola virus epidemic or other highly infectious diseases.
Financed within the German Partnership Program for Excellence in Biological and Health Security of the Federal Ministry of Health, this mobile laboratory has been implemented by the Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, GIZ and Fondation Mérieux, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene of Mali and the Charles Mérieux Infectiology Center.
LABOMEDCAMP: support to laboratories in community health centers in Mali
This project aims to contribute to a better diagnosis of infectious diseases in front-line health centers in Mali.
RESAOLAB program achievements
Renovation and equipment for training sites and laboratories in 2010 in the cities of Kayes, Mopti and Sikasso
RESAOLAB program actions
Training for laboratory personnel (epidemic-prone diseases and quality assurance)
Organization of laboratories' supervision sessions
Regional harmonization workshops aimed at network members: quality management and initial and continuing training for laboratory personnel
In response to the Ebola virus epidemic:
Donation of kits for secure sample collection and transport, training and audits for laboratories concerned by the epidemic
Current research projects
GABRIEL network multi-center studies:
Epidemiological study to identify the pathogens responsible for severe pneumonia in children under 5 years of age
This study aims at identifying the viral and bacterial agents associated with severe pneumonia in hospitalized children under five years of age in order to determine the etiologic distribution and their implication in pneumonia.
Quality Initiative
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Training and knowledge sharing
BAMS training (Bachelor of Science in Biological and Applied Medical Sciences)
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Support to local initiatives
Partnership with Samusocial Mali*
Samusocial provides assistance to children living in the streets of Bamako
Support to the NGO Djantoli for maternal and child health surveillance and care in Mali*
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Quick Look: Super OS 10.10Oct 26, 2010, 11:02 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Jim Lynch)
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"I just finished reading a fun and interesting book about Superman and his struggles with Hollywood. So I thought it fitting that I write one of this week's Quick Looks about Super OS 10.10. No, Super OS is not from the planet Krypton and it's not vulnerable to Kryptonite. It's an Ubuntu remaster that takes the Ubuntu base on throws in a bunch of other software, drivers and codecs. O
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iPhone 6 wood cases. Lisi Communication are manufacturers of wooden covers for iPhone 6. Our cases and covers are made of 100% real quality wood. There are many different designs and types of wood for you to choose from. We design our wooden cases for iPhone 6 with precision laser technology. Beech, Maple and Bamboo woods are also available in each design for iPhone 6.


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It is a non profit organisation charging rents at cost price.
All confessions are welcome.
You can help the Ecumenical Student Housing Association to achieve
its goal in contributing towards international understanding with
a donation:
Bank: Evangelische Darlehensgenossenschaft Kiel
Bank code :210 602 37
Account number: 67814
Board of Directors
The Ecumenical Student Housing Association
was founded in 1957. It was born out of the initiative of Carl
Malsch, who was a student pastor at the time, and dedicated
members of the protestant university community. His aim was
to alleviate the housing problems of foreign students by furthering
flat sharing communities where both German and foreign students
live together. Therefore, from the outset of the Association
half of the students housed have always been from foreign countries.
Pastor Carl Malsch
It began 1957 with an old ammunition factory in
Großborstel which the city of Hamburg presented to Pastor
Carl Malsch at his disposal. In 1958 the protestant State Church
bequeathed the Association an old villa in Othmarscher Kirchenweg.
Eleven students moved in. However, it was soon enlarged; the last
addition being the "new block" with five community
shared flats in 1997. Today there are 89 students in all, living
in Carl-Malsch-Haus.
The Überseekolleg was opened in 1964 in Alsterdorf, it was
extended in 1966 so that today 102 students are living there.
In the first years, preparation courses on "Serving Overseas"
were held for university graduates.
Further informationen about Pastor
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Historical New York Giants clips is a weekly Giants 101 offseason feature that takes a look back at vintage video of Big Blue, both in color and black and white, over the course of their illustrious history. Whether it's a win or a loss, the purpose of this feature is to help educate newer generations of Giants fans and to bring older generations of Giants fans back in time. Enjoy.
For many older New York Giants fans, the run in the late 80's/early 90's and then the subsequent run here in recent years under head coach Tom Coughlin are special. But they probably don't quite live up to how special 1956 was. After all, it was the team's first NFL title since 1938 and it was won in dominating fashion — a 47-7 beatdown of the Chicago Bears
After finishing the season with a record of 8-3-1, the Giants squared off with the 9-2-1 Chicago Bears in the NFL Championship Game at Yankee Stadium. It was a rematch of a week nine game that ended in a 17-17 tie. Ironically, that tie helped the Bears squeak past the Detroit Lions (9-3) who had beaten the Bears 42-10 in week 10.
Charlie Conerly (7-10 for 195 yards and 2 TDs) and Frank Gifford (161 total yards and 1 TD) led the offensive onslaught for the Giants, while Sam Huff, Bill Svoboda and Jimmy Patton helped the defense hold Chicago to a mere seven points.
Big Blue would go on to finish in second-place in the NFL East Division in 1957 before winning it again in both 1958 and 1959. However, they would fall to the Baltimore Colts in the championship game in each of those seasons, and the 23-17 loss in 1958 would go on to be called "The Greatest Game Ever Played."
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New products that help make human tissue and organ regeneration more effective are in high demand and include materials, structures and substrates that drive cell-to-tissue transformations, orchestrate anatomical assembly and tissue integration with biology. Marine organisms are exemplary bioresources that have extensive possibilities in supporting and facilitating development of human tissue substitutes. Such organisms represent a deep and diverse reserve of materials, substrates and structures that can facilitate tissue reconstruction within lab-based cultures. The reason is that they possess sophisticated structures, architectures and biomaterial designs that are still difficult to replicate using synthetic processes, so far. These products offer tantalizing pre-made options that are versatile, adaptable and have many functions for current tissue engineers seeking fresh solutions to the deficiencies in existing dental biomaterials, which lack the intrinsic elements of biofunctioning, structural and mechanical design to regenerate anatomically correct dental tissues both in the culture dish and
Biomaterials are widespread in clinical and experimental medicine. Synthetic and biological origins made from polymers or ion complexes, nanoparticles, quantum dots and intricate composites have been designed and fabricated for roles in tissue replacement, biomonitoring and therapeutic delivery of drugs [
Almost every type of biomaterial has been used in clinical or experimental dentistry. Metals and ceramics have been predominant in fixing and replacing the major hard tissues of the tooth. Polymers have also played a major part in dental restorations and replacements [
In dentistry, structural biomaterials that enable interactions between epithelial and mesenchymal stem cells have been used to facilitate tooth regeneration [
Recently, the technical feasibility of using scaffolds to facilitate the regeneration of dental structure has been further evidenced by a study that transplanted stem cells with macroporous biphasic calcium phosphate (MBCP) into the dorsal subcutaneous pockets of 5-week-old male immunocompromised mice [
Vital living dental tissue can be grown to a limited extent in petri dishes from donor cells and patient cells extricated from the apical papilla (SCAP), exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED), periodontal ligament (PDLSC), pulp tissue (DPSC), and dental follicle (DFSC). A more unresolved problem has been in acquiring stem cells for recreating a dental epithelium [
Entire living tissues can be produced in the petri dish with a combination of cellular building blocks, cell and tissue supporting frameworks, and cell activating genes and protein factors in the typical tissue engineering strategy [
Marine biomaterials are being renewed as candidates for quite broad biomedical applications. Capacities to extract sufficient marine product yields are increasing too and there is repeated evidence of effects on human cells and biology. Promising examples include collagens from jellyfish [
Comparison between marine biostructures and other biomaterials in regenerative medicine and including dentistry.
|Marine Biostructures
|Other Biomaterials and Their Structures
|Pre-designed and pre-fabricated with numerous possible roles in cell and tissue regeneration. Intrinsic functions can be translated to human biology.
|Fabricated by designer with many honed functions specific to biomimetic induction, control and regulation of developmental and regeneration processes.
|Inherent hierarchical structural design.
|Limited levels of hierarchy can be assembled, so far.
|High diversity of structure and architecture. Some species highly abundant and sustainably sourced.
|Structural and architectural specificity is diverse but difficult to generate artificially requiring complicated processing.
|Intrinsic design features retained for fracture prevention and biorecognition (physical, biochemical, sometimes cellular).
|Difficulty in generating composites with comprehensive fracture toughening.
|Short processing times with low cost. Although obtaining marine biostructures from natural habitats can be expensive.
|Long manufacturing process with many steps at high cost.
|Some difficulties in sterility and removing all contaminants.
|High levels of sterility obtained.
|Safe storage indefinitely usually without special conditions.
|Variable storage times with possible degradation.
|Possibility of low-level immunogenicity.
|Synthetics have no immunogenicity. Some natural biopolymers risk immunogenicity.
|Low cytotoxicity in properly cleaned biostructures.
|Low cytotoxicity.
|Less utility to integrate bioactive elements.
|Large range of bioactive elements (adhesive ligands, enzyme-sensitive cross-links) can be integrated biomimetically during synthesis.
|Less accessible in adding new biomimetic properties.
|Highly accessible design and construction with many biomimetic properties: self actuation, self-adjustment,
Bioactive compounds from marine organisms have been applied in medicine and steadily in areas of regenerative medicine. Certainly secondary metabolites from marine invertebrates and commensal microbes have been harnessed as potential drug candidates for destroying tumors, killing bacteria stopping inflammation and suppressing pain [
Structures, materials and substrates extracted from the plant and animal kingdoms are products that can be implemented in most regions of the tooth in regenerative dental therapies [
In the past, products from the living marine environment have been directly implemented in regenerating bone, cartilage and fat tissue to complete the musculoskeletal system [
Structural products harnessed directly from marine life. In this show a small selection of marine biostructures with promising properties to rebuild the main individual tooth tissues that are affected by disease: bone, dentine, pulp and periodontal ligament. A further look into marine natural history will offer more structures destined for transplantation into the tooth structure itself. These marine derived structures are required to support dental cells and tissues in their natural position and create structural, crystalline and mineral ion clustered microenvironments for developing mineralized and connective tissues with properties that ensure seamless fusion takes place within existing tooth structures. Tissue boosting molecules such as, growth factor proteins can be stably adsorbed into the marine substitutes and also be entrapped within the mesopores and nanopores. Various routes for appropriating the structures can be employed that increase the number and type of biological roles they have. We can add more roles than the original structure to jump start regeneration.
One other way to obtain organism-built structures and one that minimizes habitat degradation and supply issues is to cultivate the organism of interest in clean and strictly controlled conditions in the laboratory to grow structures for a particular purpose. This promotes the idea of manipulating an organism—Its physiology, genetic coding and perhaps epigenetics—To generate mineralized structures according to the experimenters' specifications of architecture, shape, size and morphologies by direct modulation in real-time. There are also possibilities to supplement the developing and growing structures with choice additives. These additives can be included in the growth media. For example, the living diatom cell uses silica transporters to shift any excess amount of molecules found in its environment directly into the developing frustule. This system has begun to be manipulated in the lab. In the case of a genetic engineering approach to "designoid" inorganic structures, there have been few concrete examples [
Ideas for re-design of the structure of microshells via genetic and metabolic routes. The architectural features of
The marine environment is filled with biodiversity that extends into many levels, chemical and structural. In the past, marine organisms have been examined for their potential to yield new drugs, adhesives and filters. Biomaterials and skeletal structures are relatively recent products that biotechnologists and, to a limited extent, their tissue engineering counterparts have used [
Simple inorganic "designoid" objects [
There are two valid ways of potentially implementing these structures into the tooth. The first method is to deploy them without cellular contents: to implant a structure infused with regenerative agents into the site of tissue loss and allow the interplay with host biology [
The possible products that can be employed in dental tissue engineering include marine sponge skeletons, nacre seashell, Diatom frustules,
Methods for
In addition to mussel glue, nacre organic matrix extract has also been used for enamel remineralization. The sophisticated hierarchical structure of human enamel and the construction rules for building it are all well understood, but as yet, materials scientists are unable to match this structure. Artificially created nanocrystals that mimic the size and shape of enamel nanocrystals have been shown to induce enamel reproduction at the tooth surface in the beaker. However, these nanocrystals are not clinically viable because they lack stability inside a defect, are less tough than real enamel and mineralize too slowly and would be washed away in the mouth [
Marine organisms are in a constant
The collagenous skeletons of marine sponges have been shown to be effective frameworks supporting a range of cells and tissues and in particular bone tissue [
Collagenous Marine sponge comprises of a fibrous framework of bonded fibers and this could be an ideal substitute for a periodontal ligament and bone tissue (
These skeletons are showing promise as efficient drug and protein delivery devices [
A Diatom shell structure that can deliver incorporated antibiotic. (
The dentist requires a flowable paste that effectively fills all the spaces, including cracks and fissures within any deep dentine defect. So, we have begun to fabricate varying formulations of Diatom containing pastes that rapidly harden in place in the entire space. Some of the pastes have added to them: calcium phosphate mineral precursors, dental pulp stem cells and phospholipids. In our laboratory we have made mineralized structures with pores similar to normal dentine and we have shown high survival and proliferation rates of Dental pulp stem cells embedded with Diatom shells and an alginate gel. Mechanically, the hardened and crystallized paste containing 75% w/v diatoms behaves as a shock absorber when compressed (at extremely mild loads compared to normal dentine) and yield dramatically more than native dentine. The idea is to provide a shape and void filling mass filled with dental stem cells that supports and cushions an added metal filling above-representing the enamel substitute. Our aim is to keep this as a short-lived transitional structure until cell-originated dentine tissue is reproduced and becomes more densified as calcium phosphate mineral is secreted from a developing dental cell population, such as DPSC, deposited and is remodeled into a proper, anatomically correct dentine structure.
There are several ways to grow microscopic diatom shells on culture dishes in the laboratory for the re-design and partial re-engineering of their structure and architecture. Having control of the conditions in which the shells grow and the composition of their growing media, it becomes possible to alter the pore diameter and architecture such as, the geometrical arrangement of the pores. It has been demonstrated that any new additive in the culture media is gathered into the molecular machinery of skeleton formation. The result is that the inclusion is infused into the amorphous silica framework. Doping of the skeleton is possible because the processing pathways in silica deposition materials chemistry are predisposed to picking up molecules from the local external environment.
The idea of using carrier particles to support proliferation of cells has been around for some time.
Nacre seashell has shown intermittent promise as an osteoinductive bone substitute. The complete story of nacre osteoinduction and its potency has not been revealed and there are still opportunities to further exploit this material for use in oral surgery for example particularly when coupled with bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells.
The pearly outer layer of seashells in mollusks is nacre. This structural biomaterial has long been subject to study for its superior mechanical strength even when wet (Young's modulus 60 GPa), which is equivalent to the strength of steel [
The vital constituents of nacre in biological mineralization in bone tissue are the water-soluble matrix proteins. Powders and small chips made from nacre seashell have been used to fill bone voids. This was undertaken based on the knowledge gained from one of the first studies to study nacre led bone mineralization. Nacre chips were found to co-exist with bone chips and eventual weld together with newly formed woven type bone in the presence of human mesenchymal cells, osteoprogenitors and osteoblasts
Nacre organic matrix proteins, but principally peptides have been demonstrated as the origin of osteoinduction. In the study by Lamghari
The effectiveness of nacre WSM in bone formation, remodeling potential and osteoporosis treatment; (
A series of efforts have been made to extract, purify and concentrate the key regenerative proteins into a soluble preparation having precisely determined biological effects on different cells acting in bone biomineralizsation. A non-mineralizing route towards extraction of the intrinsic matrix proteins has been asserted as the best way of isolating the osteoinductive constituents rather than a mineralizing mode of extraction [
Thus far, 19 protein fractions have been disclosed via size-exclusion HPLC relating to 110 individual molecules being present. A 60% proportion of the WSM protein is under 1 kDa meaning that they are probably mainly peptides [
There is no currently available data featuring nacre-driven mineralization via a cell participation-route in hard dental tissues such as, dentine or enamel, but there is an intriguing study in which tooth slices having the enamel etched away would re-mineralize into almost perfect enamel structure when placed in a solution containing extracted water soluble matrix of nacre (WSM). The newly re-mineralized enamel analogue consisted of hydroxyapatite rods tightly packed together into well-ordered bundles. [
Coral skeletons have been used as bone substitutes in surgery for the last 28 years but it was not until the 1990s that it became commercially available as Biocoral and Interpore [
Live animal bone repair using coral skeletons (untransformed) laden with mesenchymal stem cells. (
In our own laboratory we have exploited and appropriated isolated and selected structures from marine bioresources on the basis of biomimetic logic. There are other ways of doing biomimicry but we have described a facile approach with good clinical potentials. Corals exhibit a structure and composition equivalent to human bone, and the spherical filtration devices have the properties necessary for drug encapsulation and delivery. These biostructures have been selected purposefully and simply by observing the structure and knowing something of its function. In partial reconstruction of tooth tissues, it is frequently necessary to build more than one single tissue because there is a gradation of tissue types. For instance, a periodontal ligament substitute will need more than a fibrous web as well as intermediate interfaces for connection with bone and dentine, respectively. Therefore, because the structures are only temporary, we must think of reconfiguring and appropriating such structures to emulate this feature or to build zones of distinct tissues or cellular zones that are fashioned with specific mixes of cell phenotypes and extracellular matrix (ECM) compositions.
In building living tooth replacement tissues, addressing issues of mechanical design is paramount. The most potent lesson to learn from nature is the design of smart interfaces. In the right panel is show changes in the strength of compressive force across the whole length of a single tooth. Interfaces between each tissue with different individual structure and composition deflect the force from above without leading to catastrophic failure of the materials involved (Reproduced with kind permission from Elsevier with new labels added) [
The tooth organ is made up of an intricate assembly of hard and soft tissues. The softer part is often intercalated within the hardened mineralized tissues. Dentine, enamel, periodontal ligament and bone are structurally dissimilar but are integrated very well with each other. These components are held together with graded interlocking surfaces either with use of embedded fibers or by subtle melding of not-so dissimilar materials inside junctional zones such as the cementum-dentine junction (
Over the years, the pursuit of tooth regeneration and total tooth repair has been one of the main goals of research in regenerative and restorative dentistry. Since the turn of the last century, different biomaterials, including those from marine sources, have emerged as favorable candidates for tissue engineering and regeneration. Although we have discussed how these materials could facilitate tooth repair and regeneration in practical applications, materials and structures built from them do not meet all ideal criteria (including biomechanical, bioresponsiveness, ease of processing and storaging, cell and tissue growing efficiencies) needed for proper biological application (reviewed in
We have demonstrated how a small selection of structural items from the marine environment can be usefully implemented in regenerative strategies in dentistry to help address common clinical problems, particularly those regarding loss of bone and dentine. These structural products range from small microscopic skeletons to large macroscopic structures. The different applications of marine products in dental tissue engineering have been summarized in
Major application areas for marine biostructures in modern dentistry that cover engineering of entire dental tissues and tissue complexes, disintegration of biofilms, repeat mineralisation of the tooth surface-enamel and shallow dentine defects- and bone substitutes.
We would like to thank Associate K. Heimann (James Cook University) for providing us with high quality samples of diatomaceous earth consisting mainly of intact skeletons. Our thanks go to Professor Besim Ben-Nissan for generating microCT images of
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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Buzz Aldrin, the American astronaut who was the second man to walk on the Moon, said Wednesday that the United States must lead the way toward building a permanent settlement on Mars.
Speaking at a conference of space experts in the US capital, the 83-year-old said the United States should apply what it learned decades ago by reaching the moon toward building a new colony on the Red Planet.
"The US needs to begin homesteading and settlement of Mars," Aldrin said at the Humans to Mars conference at George Washington University. "It is within reach."
His call for US leadership in the space race to Mars largely lines up with plans set forth by NASA and President Barack Obama's administration to send the first people to Mars in the 2030s.
But unlike NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, who acknowledged at the start of the three-day conference on Monday that significant technological gaps remain, Aldrin said the bulk of the research has already been done.
"There is really very little new research that is required," Aldrin said, calling for cash investment and political will to sustain the vision of a permanent dual-planetary society.
"The US needs to continue to be the human space transportation leader and I think we can capitalize on the dynamism of the commercial market to develop a landing system that can truly become the basis for a US highway to space."
Aldrin, who has authored a new book titled "Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration," said the title should have been "Missions to Mars" since the trips will be many and the human presence should be continuous.
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As to Mars One, the Dutch company that recently announced it was recruiting volunteers for a one-way trip to the Red Planet in 2023, Aldrin said the plan appeared to have good fundraising and public relations appeal but "not much technical basis behind it."
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AIBU about weed?(60 Posts)
Ok. So I have a new boyfriend. He's lovely in so many ways. Great dad, lover, kind considerate. Only ( and pretty major) bugbear for me is that he smokes weed and i hate it. He never smokes around me. He does have this stoner mate though whom he is out with tonight. Trouble is I hate weed as it makes me go psycho. He said he will give it up for me ... but then that would make me the boring, controlling girlfriend won't it? What do I do? I don't want to break up over this but I worry it will drive a wedge between us. Mabe he needs a gf who is not so anti-drugs?
Good call OP - kick him to the kerb.
But I'm also thinking - you've only known him two months - that's 8 weeks - surely that's only a handful of dates so far (unless you've seen each other constantly which would be a red flag on it's own IMO...).
So why did you need to meet each others DC in that short space of time?
Don't waste your life or your children's lives on him.
He smokes to destress. Having children around him full time will be stressful. He can't not have a spliff when he sees his own kids, so what's he going to be like when he is around your kids every single day? He will smoke more and more.
Don't bother.
OP- trust me, if he isn't prepared to give it up for the sake of your relationship, he isn't worth having around. My 3 year old DD with my first boyfriend, who got me hooked on weed and then onto crack cocaine, has only had her father in her life for the past 4 months or so because of his addiction, we're no longer together and he's now kicking off over custody. He's accusing me of being back on the drugs which is absolutely not true, I actually think he might have started using again but I have no proof and so won't be making any accusations. It's an absolute nightmare, but our relationship started out incredibly similar to yours and if someone had told me at the beginning this was how it was going to turn out, I would have laughed. You're best off getting out now before things have a chance to escalate. Trust me.
Spongebob- so sorry to hear your story. I wasn't with DD's dad anywhere near as long as you've been with your DP so I can't pretend to understand, but I can sympathise, it's really rubbish I can't tell you how much better everything was after I split up with my ex-bf for the last time though- hang in there, getting away from that stuff makes the world of difference. You're doing the right thing.
spongebob, that's a really sad story and in no way a hijack since it could be the OP ten years down the line. I'm so sorry for your predicament.
My ex flatmate smoked weed so much that in the end he dropped out of his job. I hated coming home and seeing a foggy room full of stoned people with blank eyes looking catatonic and talking in that horrible sleepy voice. I moved out when his "friend" was slicing and weighing resin on my kitchen scales.
Fuck I think I need a thread of my own, sorry for the hijack OP
Nah. No way.
I've been following this thread for a couple of days and just want to give you my POV.
When DP and I met 10 years ago, we both smoked it. I was a very much one at the weekend person because I couldn't really handle it, he was a heavy heavy user. I never really saw the problem with it because I never knew all of the risks associated with it. I gave up before I got pregnant because it just ruined my weekend when I smoked it, and I would rather have a drink. At that point never saw the issue with DP smoking it.
Then I fell pregnant. And DP started smoking grass. It stinks. It made him depressed. I started to hate that seedy eyed look he had. So I asked him to give it up. He gave up
did it behind my back.
Long story short, we are about to break up after 10 years and 2 DDs because he is addicted and I cant take the mood swings, the smell, the lack of motivation and above all else the lying about it. I don't want it in the house and he agreed not to do it here, but waits until I'm in bed or out the house and rolls himself a fat one. I can fucking smell it though!
For example, this morning I took the kids to school and when I came back he was gouched on the couch and I could SMELL it. He flat out denied it. That was breaking point for me.
Save yourself some heartache and don't go there. Apart from the kids, I wish I hadn't.
Good decision superstar. If he needs time to think about, that would tell me everything I needed to know. I also think he is in denial. I have very stressful days and don't need weed to cope.
And ultimately he has to give it up for himself.
Hi all. I think it's over. Basically his reaction on Sunday hurt me when he admitted that he wasn't sure he could kick the habit. To which I said I thought in that case he might be an addict. He maintains it is only a bit of weed to help him wind down after work. So if it is only a bit of weed then why is he prepared to put this over a relationship? It made me mad as I feel that what he said about giving it up for me was bollocks. He says he needs to think because of my bad reaction to his smoking. But in my eyes anyone who has to think about if they are going to put a drug over girlfriend can't really care that much.
Oh yeah and his mate is one of those go on, go on, go on mates. UUUUUGGGGRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
Well, you're obviously not going to let THAT affect you, are you? Just tell him to take a hike, and if you have difficulty with it, a good lesson in setting your boundaries. He sounds a bit immature anyway. And controlling.
Anyway, only you can decide if you want to live with a man who likes to smoke weed.
I personally don't have a problem with it. Millions of people partake of marijuana all over the world.
If you can function on it, I don't see the problem.
And most people function perfectly well on it, job, family, financially o.k., travel, etc.
Personally, I'd prefer a joint over a valium any day!
Chocsaway as someone who's been in that position I couldn't agree with you more. There's a huge difference between a need and an occasional liking, and going from one to the other is not an obvious or easily reversible process. By the time you realise you're hooked it's often too late and before you know it weed isn't strong enough anymore- the progression from weed to stronger substances is easier than you might think.
I think there comes a time where people need to stop smoking weed ie. when they graduate university (early 20s) it annoys me when people have a lax view on the stuff as it is a harmful drug and after year will turn the user into a different person.. From experiences of my DB who thankfully seems to have turned it around. He was fine with it, a brilliant guy, good family etc then he just became this paranoid person overnight, horrible to witness. If he's offered to give it up then take him up on the offer. You wouldn't be controlling, you are helping his health and in the long run I'm sure he'll be thankful of you. Hope you manage to get it sorted & don't feel bad for him stopping.
Exactly what ChocsAway said. This is not a promising start.
I'm now firmly in the Bin Him camp. Not so much because I think he may be an addict, but because of that seed of doubt in your mind. For you, personally this sounds like a dealbreaker. It might not be for me, it is for you. If you stick with the relationship you will just become more deeply enmeshed and it will be harder to give him up. If you are meant to be together, he will give up the weed and come and find you. If he can't/won't give it up, he simply loves the weed more than he loves you. Sorry but I think it's the end for this one. Listen to your instincts.
Chairman, whilst I do agree with you, it's all too common for heavy users and addicts to persuade themselves and others that they only do it on a social or casual basis.
If this man is leaving his kids indoors whilst going outside for a spliff, that seems like a NEED rather than an occasional liking. The other red flag is that he says he won't or can't stop.
I think someone who has the occasional spliff is quite different to a drug addict to be honest. Conversations about drugs always do provoke extreme views. If it was me, I would also be concerned about entering into a serious relationship with someone who has such a young child and a recent break-up.
How long have you been together? Is there a need to be in such a hurry? Could you maybe just see how it pans out?
I would have a long think and a discussion with him about how you feel about drugs and whether or not this is negotiable.
Yes, come on OP. You're selling yourself short and involving both sets of kids in something that's starting off with a reluctant compromise.
He's never going to stop and you're never going to like it. Don't let the children get attached.
its an evil evil drug tolerated by society.
"I said I would tolerate it for now which is more than generous but I am wavering."
You're wavering because you've sold yourself short and you know it. He's got every excuse in the book, talks a good game, and I think you'll find that 'tolerating it for now' just means he carries on as normal while you waste more years of your life on something that's going nowhere.
Do find some courage. You could do better than him.
Run like the wind OP
OP- don't know how old you are but I had a similar situation with a boyfriend when I was 15. I thought he was the one, the only slight drawback was that he smoked weed- but never around me and it didn't seem excessive so I stayed with him. I promised myself I'd never touch the stuff.
A few months later the pair of us were both on crack cocaine, though I was far more addicted than he was. I ended up being kicked out by my parents and lived with my boyfriend for a while, then had to leave his and ended up homeless. Both of us had been expelled from school at this point. I had a pregnancy which ended with a stillborn, in which my drug abuse could have been a factor. When I was 16 I got extremely lucky and was taken into a private fostering agreement, managed to get clean, went back to school, took my GCSEs, broke up with the boyfriend and got my life back on track. I thought that was the end of it.
Then when I was 17 I had a bad experience with a different boyfriend I won't go into, I didn't know how to cope with it and long story short ended up back on the drugs, kicked out of my foster mother's, back with the first boyfriend (who was dealing the drugs) and sleeping rough. It took realising I was pregnant with DD to make me realise it had to stop. Thankfully my foster mum agreed to take me back in, I ended up having to resit my A levels after I had DD but other than that my life's back on track 3 years on and I know this time I won't ever be tempted again.
What I'm trying to say is that it doesn't seem like a huge deal to have a boyfriend using weed when he says he doesn't use often, doesn't do it around you and you know you won't be tempted. But it can get completely out of hand, very, very scarily quickly, even if you never intend it to.
I don't get the impression you're going to end it. Are you?
So he doesn't smoke around the kids, but leaves them indoors whilt he goes outside to smoke weed? Hmm.
The other thing is that Weed stinks to high heaven and I would have an issue with that. If he can't give up, he is an addict. Move on, Lesson learned. Well done for analysing this sensibly before rushing in.
Oh and two months is too soon to meet each other's kids.
And before the pro-weed lobby come on, I used to smoke it myself but gave up because I grew up.
I think the fact that he thinks he wouldn't be able to give up would be a big red flag to me.
I would be seriously concerned that it would impact on our life together. As someone said upthread, if he were saying that he didn't think he could give up alcohol you'd wonder what you were getting involved with, no?
I'd also give serious thought to what kind of example he was setting to his and your children.
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Congressman Elijah E. Cummings today applauded the settlement announced by the Department of Justice and Wells Fargo, as well as a separate agreement between the City of Baltimore and Wells Fargo to address fair lending claims arising out of Wells Fargo's lending activities that preceded the 2007 economic crisis.
More than two years ago, Cummings requested answers from the Justice Department regarding allegations that Wells Fargo and other lenders illegally targeted minority borrowers for high-cost mortgages and other products. Cummings also asked that the Department investigate the bank's practices in Baltimore.
"I commend President Obama, the Justice Department, and the City of Baltimore for their tireless efforts to bring about a measure of justice and accountability that is long overdue.
"I also welcome Wells Fargo's actions to begin the critical process of addressing the economic damage our communities have endured.
"We know that aggressive and predatory lending practices were directed toward African American and Latino borrowers and that this housing crisis has resulted in the largest transfer of wealth away from communities of color in this nation's history.
"Too many families have already experienced losses that they cannot recover. This settlement represents a small but important step toward redressing some of the harms that families in our community have suffered. I hope that the funds provided through this settlement will also be utilized to prevent additional unnecessary foreclosures, assist struggling borrowers, and preserve and protect homeownership."
Under the announced settlement, Wells Fargo agrees to pay $125 million to borrowers that the Justice Department believes were adversely impacted by mortgages priced and sold by independent mortgage brokers through Wells Fargo's wholesale channel.
The bank also announced a collaborative agreement with the city of Baltimore today. As a part of this agreement, Wells Fargo will provide $4.5 million to the City of Baltimore for community improvement programs. It will also grant the City of Baltimore $3 million in additional funds for local priority housing and foreclosure-related initiatives.
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DENVER (AP) Joe Koshansky made the most of some rare playing time Wednesday.
GAME REPORT:Rockies 1, Padres 0
Koshansky homered and five Colorado Rockies pitchers combined for a five-hitter in a 1-0 win over the San Diego Padres.
Koshansky, who clubbed 31 homers in Triple-A this season, has backed up Garret Atkins at first base since being called up on Sept. 2. Wednesday was his first start, and he responded with a 2-for-4 day at the plate.
"The situation he's in right now, he hasn't accepted it, but he understands it," manager Clint Hurdle said. "We haven't forgotten about him, it's a tough fit right now."
Koshansky played seven games for the Rockies in July before heading back to Triple-A. He entered with only five pinch-hit at-bats since being recalled two weeks ago, but he looked sharp when he sent Josh Geer's 3-2 fastball over the center-field wall with two out in the fourth.
"He got it up, and I figured he was going to throw a fastball," Koshansky said.
Koshansky said he has stayed sharp by taking extra batting practice and swinging in the tunnel during games.
"I've actually taken a lot of swings," he said. "It's a matter of remembering what it feels like. It's the same game I've played for 20-plus years."
Koshansky's 435-foot drive was enough for Colorado's pitching staff. Starter Livan Hernandez and Glendon Rusch, Ryan Speier, Manny Corpas and Brian Fuentes shut down the Padres' offense.
Hernandez (2-3) was named the starter late Tuesday after the Rockies decided to shelve left-hander Jeff Francis for the season. On short notice, Hernandez went five innings, struck out two and walked two in his sixth start since joining the Rockies on Aug. 10.
Hernandez hadn't pitched in a week and said he had nothing to prove despite going 1-3 with a 9.85 ERA in his first five starts with Colorado.
"I don't have to show my ability to nobody," he said. "The last start I didn't pitch that bad. The only bad games I've had are the first two games."
Geer (2-1) scattered five hits over five innings, struck out five and walked three. His only mistake was the pitch to Koshansky.
"He was battling up there," Geer said. "I threw a fastball, and he was able to flip it up there, just over the center-field fence."
Chris Iannetta and Ian Stewart had two hits apiece for the Rockies, who won the last two games of the three-game series.
The Padres struggled to score after getting 10 runs and 18 hits Monday night.
"Yeah, we're fatigued, but pitchers are fatigued this time of year, too," Padres left fielder Chase Headley said. "Good pitching beats good hitting every time."
The Padres' best threat came in the seventh. Sean Kazmar reached on a one-out single to third and advanced on a throwing error by Stewart. Pinch-hitter Drew Macias walked, and the runners moved up on Will Venable's groundout. But Speier got out of the jam when Edgar Gonzalez grounded out to third.
"We couldn't break through their bullpen," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Their bullpen did a nice job. Speier, Corpas and Fuentes did a nice job."
Corpas pitched a perfect eighth inning and Fuentes struck out two in the ninth for his 28th save in 32 chances.
Notes: This was seventh 1-0 game in Coors Field history and the second in four days. The Rockies beat the Dodgers 1-0 on Sunday. ... San Diego OF Brian Giles has reached base in 26 of his last 27 games. ... Padres 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff was hit by a pitch for the 14th time this season, a franchise record. ... The Rockies extended their affiliation with Casper, Wyo., the site of the team's Rookie League ballclub, through 2010.
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The system sees pupils in the county still taking the 11-plus exam and has been scrapped across much of the rest of the UK.
Some parents from the county think the system places too much pressure on their children and is harmful to the long-term prospects of pupils who fail the exam.
Mr Clarke spoke during a visit to Chatham to launch a £4m development of the University of Greenwich in the Kent town.
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He said educational standards in Kent were under review, but that did not mean grammar schools were under threat.
The secretary of state said: "We are debating, with colleagues in Kent, the standards of education in Kent.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Chipper Jones' baseball world used to be so predictable, so privileged, so filled with pitching. All that has changed. His Braves team no longer makes the playoffs every season, he is not a teammate of John Smoltz for the first time in his career, he has never had Ken Griffey Jr. as a teammate and the game he loves has been stained by steroids.
Asked how he's adjusting to his new life in baseball, Jones smiled and said, "I'm not adjusting very well."
Yet, at age 36, he is in negotiations with the Braves about a contract extension that could keep him in Atlanta for the rest of his career.
"I always thought it was great that Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken played their entire career with one team," Jones said. "I think I have another four or five good years left."
He is from the Ripken/Gwynn era, an era when you could tell a player was a player by looking at his face. "Chipper has a great face, you could see it right away," Braves manager Bobby Cox once said.
Jones is not from this era, which features a sense of entitlement from young players who do things such as raising the roof after a home run in the third inning or chirping back and forth between contenders in the National League East: "We're the team to beat." "No, we're the team to beat."
Like Gwynn and Ripken, Jones will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. He will retire someday as one of the greatest third basemen in the history of the game. "And he's getting better as a hitter," Cox said.
Jones won his first batting title last year. "I'm no Tony Gwynn," he said, smiling. "I'm not getting eight. But it's nice to throw a .364 up there."
Jones is completely at ease with himself. Actually, he's always been that way, even back in his rookie season of '95, when it seemed as if he'd been playing in the majors for 10 years. He said he is looking forward to playing for the U.S. team in the World Baseball Classic in March. He did the same two years ago and called it "the greatest experience of my baseball life, wearing 'USA' across my chest."
David Wright, another third baseman, is on the team. Chances are, Jones will be asked to be a designated hitter.
"Fine," he said, "that means I get to pinch hit five times a game. The same thing happened two years ago with Alex [Rodriguez] and me. [U.S. manager] Buck Martinez called us in and said, 'I want your bats in the lineup at the same time, so one of you is going to have to DH.' I raised my hand and said, 'I'll do it.'"
Jones laughed, as he often does, but he didn't laugh when asked about baseball's steroids issue.
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"Probably the three or four best players that I've ever seen don a baseball uniform have this cloud over [the] top of them," he said. "That's very unfortunate, but I commend A-Rod for coming out and standing up for his wrongdoings, being a man about it, taking it head-on and let people make their judgments. That being said, I think A-Rod, with or without steroids, is a Hall of Famer. Same as Barry Bonds. I think Derek Jeter put it best: Everybody's going to look back at this and say, 'This is the steroid era.' But not everyone is doing it. There are 103 guys out there who are nervous right now, and I'm not one of them."
Jones said he does not like that the Braves aren't favored to win the NL East, as they were for so many years, but he's as realistic as they come in baseball. He knows that things change in the game. He said he is frustrated, but not angry, that the Braves, who were rumored to make a number of moves in the offseason, didn't make make the moves. They had the first shot at Padres pitcher Jake Peavy, but the deal never happened.
"The way I see it, if Jake really wanted to be here, then he would be here now," Jones said.
As for losing Smoltz to the Red Sox, Jones said, "It's very odd, him not being here, it's a lot quieter in the clubhouse. You go to battle for 16, 17 years with one guy, there's a bit of a culture shock for everybody. We all miss him around here. We miss him keeping the clubhouse mood light. I miss playing golf with him. He should have finished his career here."
And as for having a shot at signing Griffey but losing him to Seattle, Jones said, "His legacy was made there in Seattle, and it's fitting that it ends there. I was a little confused at the whole process. He's the one who came to us and said, 'Hey, I'm interested.' We in turn were very interested, and for him to turn around and go to Seattle was very curious. I would have liked to have him playing behind me in left field. I would have liked him hitting behind me in the order. But I certainly understand his reason for going back to Seattle."
For 12 years, Chipper and Andruw Jones hit next to each other in the Braves' batting order. Now, Andruw is in camp with the Texas Rangers, trying to make the club.
"He's my boy," Chipper said. "He looks great. I hit with him this winter. He's lost some weight. If he can stop trying to hook the ball around the left-field foul pole, he's going to be all right. He has such great power to right-center. If he can try to go that way instead of pulling too much, he'll be back. I think [Rangers hitting coach] Rudy Jaramillo will really help him."
Andruw Jones is gone. Smoltz is gone. Mark Teixeira is gone. So many Braves have left, but instead of complaining, Chipper Jones wants to stay. He said he sees hope in the trade for right-handed pitcher Javier Vazquez and the signing of Derek Lowe. Jones said he wants to win as badly as ever, but even with the signing of Tom Glavine last week, Jones knows the pitching isn't what it was.
"With Glav, Smoltz, [Greg] Maddux, [Steve] Avery, [Denny] Neagle, every night we knew we were going to win," he said, "Last year, we just hoped that no one's arm fell off."
To understand where Jones is in his career with the Braves, you must go back to the day he signed as the No. 1 pick in the country in the 1990 MLB draft. The negotiations with the Braves lasted about 30 minutes. He did not have an agent. Jones' father, Larry, took his son upstairs after the Braves made their offer and told him, "You can get more than this." Chipper responded, "I know, but I want to play now." So he told his dad he would make so much money playing this game and did not need to earn all of it in his first contract.
Nearly 20 years later, he has proved himself correct. Young players, and all players, can learn a lot from Chipper Jones.
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Hello. Can anybody from Romania using PayPal tell me how much do they charge for a transaction? I have Raiffeisen Visa. Or what's the process that you are using to receive your earnings? How much do you get charged? Thanks for your help and may we all earn more than Kriesi
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I use Payoneer. I highly recommend it. A couple of other romanian authors also use it. Check out their fees on their page PayPal sucks big time.
PayPal takes $2.5 / transaction. Other than that, it's pretty awesome if you earn < $2000, since you don't have to pay any kind of fees. Even when Envato sends you money, you receive the full amount, with no costs on your side.
Hmm. So from what I see it charges 2.25$ per transaction and not 3% – i think – paypal does. So do you have to verify it using a card or you can request their card??
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It says rising interest rates and demands for higher deposits have priced out all but the wealthy.
Prospective buyers must now find 30% of a property's value, up from 8% in 2002.
The warning comes as potential landlords are told they should not see residential property as a way of "getting rich quick."
Rising costs
Borrowers have faced five interest rates rises since August 2006. RICS says they are now also being asked to produce a 30% deposit, costing an average of £65,600.
That has shot up since 2002, when a 8% deposit was common, an average of £10,100.
In addition, many lenders now require that the rent on any prospective buy-to-let property equates to more than 125% of the monthly mortgage payment.
This has been difficult to achieve in parts of the country where rents have been falling.
"It takes more capital than ever to set up a buy-to-let investment," said David Stubbs, RICS senior economist.
"Would-be investors who have missed out on the impressive returns of previous years are now finding the hurdles to property investment are higher than they imagined," he added.
But he believes existing landlords will be able to use the equity in their current properties to fund their next purchases.
Buy-to-let has grown sharply in recent years. In 1996, when specialist landlord mortgages were launched, only 20,000 were taken out.
By June 2007, there were 940,000 outstanding buy-to-let loans, worth £108bn.
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But toughening economic conditions, and fears about an oversupply of newly-built flats in some areas, prompted the National Landlords Association (NLA) to urge caution to new investors.
"Residential property investment is not a means of getting rich quick," said NLA chairman David Salusbury.
"It is unclear whether house prices will rise or fall over the next 12 months, and those who are buying a property to let as someone's home need to have a medium or long-term perspective."
He says potential landlords must do their homework and check that the sums add up before committing to any property.
They should also make sure they understand their legal obligations.
Just under a quarter of NLA members surveyed said they intended to expand their property portfolio over the next five years.
With the number of households expected to continue to grow, NLA chairman David Salusbury insisted the prospects for the private rental sector remained strong.
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