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Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid (Spain) (Translation and Int.)
Université Catholique de Paris Cluny-ISEIT (Master's)
As a Spanish native from Madrid, Spain, I am fluent in Spanish as well as in English, French, and Italian.
Languages have always been my passion, so I studied a bachelor of arts in translation and interpreting in Spanish, English, and French. During my degree I started tutoring private Spanish and English lessons, and it was when I discovered that my passion was not just for learning new languages but also for teaching them.
Next, I obtained my master's in conference interpreting; however, I kept tutoring Spanish and English, then adding French, too. During several summers I've worked in international language summer camps with teenagers in England and France.
I've traveled throughout Europe, Asia and North America, and I've been living in France and Italy, where I also taught Spanish as a private teacher.
My husband (who is American) and I met in Spain. He had a job opportunity to be back in the US, so we moved here in November 2011. Since then I've been tutoring students of all ages and levels in the Lehigh Valley area. I also have experience as Spanish teacher at a private school teaching 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders.
Regardless of your level or your needs, I'm looking forward to teaching children or adults my native language but also to share the culture from Spain. Whether you prefer focusing on conversational, grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing or comprehension aspects, you will enjoy learning the authentic Spanish language as well as learning about the dynamic lifestyle of Spain.
As a fluent French speaker and translator, I will also provide French lessons to motivated students seeking to learn or improve their French.
Looking forward to helping you to become a fluent speaker in Spanish or French! As a Spanish native from Madrid, Spain, I am fluent in Spanish as well as in English, French, and Italian.
Languages have always been my passion, so I studied a bachelor of arts in translation and interpreting in Spanish, English, and French. During my degree I started tutoring private Spanish and English lessons, and it was when I
My hourly rate is per student. Group rates will be discussed.
My daughter was very happy to have Blanca as her tutor. She has been a great help! 5 Stars! I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a Spanish tutor!
I have taken about six classes so far and Señora Blanca is a very helpful and patient tutor. Very engaging style of teaching and is very knowledgeable about the different Spanish speaking cultures. Really feel my grammar skills growing due to her teaching of the rules and examples. She makes it very easy to understand visually and mentally and is away encouraging. I definitely recommend Señora Blanca to anyone wishing to improve their Spanish language skills.
I was always terrible at languages in school and after three months with Blanca, I'm amazed at how quickly I'm learning and how much I'm retaining.
Blanca is a wonderful tutor and instructor!
I am from Switzerland, and my mother tongue is Italian. Out of necessity, I grew up having to study German, French, and English in school, and now that I am homeschooling my own son, I am very picky about language teaching, and I was looking for the perfect instructor for my son and myself to learn Spanish. Because Blanca turned out to be so great, I even decided to have her teach my son French as well next year - which I could teach myself, but by now I trust Blanca more than myself to do a good job.
My son would like to take the SAT or AP Spanish exam later on for college credit. I am confident Blanca will prepare him excellently. As for me, I was really interested in learning Latin America Spanish. Blanca teaches both Latin America and Spain Spanish which is a great bonus. Blanca is very friendly and patient, so if you are homeschooling your kids or if you yourself would like to study Spanish, she would be a great choice. My son and I very highly recommend her!
Very good class and tutor.
Blanca is a great tutor for those who are interested in learning Spanish or simply just enhancing your Spanish skills. When beginning my tutoring with Blanca, I entered with zero-little knowledge of the Spanish language. Blanca is very accommodating in her teaching styles, as she will adapt to want you want or need. Blanca uses the full immersion teaching style. So, she will be speaking in Spanish throughout the entire tutoring session. However, if you do not understand what she is trying to tell you, she will explain in English. In classes thus far, I have had about 7 or so, we have worked on improving my vocabulary and grammar through worksheets, reading, speaking and having homework between sessions. Blanca thoroughly enjoys teaching her native language to others and I would highly recommend her if you are looking to learn Spanish.
Blanca is a good tutor. She is very patient with my son, who picks up things pretty quickly. She is great at using all the class time to teach him. Blanca teaches my son Spanish grammar and vocabulary. If my son has a question, Blanca answers it completely. So far, she is doing an excellent job.
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A group of NDSU students within the McNair Scholars Program are getting the chance to present their research nationwide as the university celebrates its 25th year hosting the program.
Six undergraduate students attended the 21st annual Ronald E. McNair California Scholars Symposium Aug. 1-4 at the University of California, Berkeley. The symposium's theme was "McNair Scholars: Creating the Discourse."
In addition to keynote speakers and a series of plenary and breakout sessions, the students learned about the graduate school application process from admissions staff and former McNair Scholars. "Learning about and meeting graduate schools was a definite highlight as well as meeting other undergraduate McNair Scholars and being able to discuss ideas with them," said Krystal Kalliokoski, a chemistry and chemistry education major from Bottineau, N.D.
Five NDSU students presented research projects at the event. Kalliokoski presented twice on research she has conducted on the development of novel methods for the conversion of renewable resources to feedstock chemicals for use in polymer synthesis. Her topic was titled "How to Save the World: Renewable Resources Come to the Rescue."
Other presentations included:
- Tanner Barnharst, a microbiology major from Minneapolis, presented "Murine Model of Fungal Asthma to Mimic Human Asthma"
- Mary Hedrick, a chemistry major from Hope, Ind., presented "Theoretical Study of Capping Ligands and Metal Complexes on PbSe, CdSe and ZnO Quantum Dots"
- Jane Loueng, a pharmacy major from Dilworth, Minn., presented "Evaluation of Two Brief Literacy Prediction Tools for Predicting Understanding of Prescription Label"
- Kathy Mok, a medical laboratory science and microbiology major from Fargo, presented "'Inactuation' of RNA Viruses via Gamma-Irradiation for Vaccine Development"
Jordan Engelke, an English major from Fargo, attended the conference but did not present.
The students also toured the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford.
NDSU is one of 14 original universities chosen in 1989 to host a Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program. The program was established by Congress, funded by the U.S Department of Education and named for astronaut and physicist Ronald E. McNair. The program is designed to provide disadvantaged college students with effective preparation for doctoral study.
Students who have completed or nearly completed their freshman year, are either income eligible and first generation college students or from groups traditionally underrepresented in graduate education and considering study beyond the baccalaureate degree, are invited to apply for the program.
Seven NDSU McNair Scholars also are slated to attend the 21st annual McNair Scholars Research Conference at University of Maryland Baltimore County Sept. 20-21.
More information on the symposium is available at www.cevs.ucdavis.edu/confreg/?confid=637.
NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

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The number of students who visit Amherst's peaceful, secluded
Counseling Center has grown significantly in recent years. The center, a comfortable
suite of third-floor offices tucked under the roof of Johnson Chapel, saw 296
students, or 18 percent of the student population, in 2001-02. That was up from
261 students, 16 percent of undergraduates, in 2000-01. Similar increases were
reported on campuses throughout the country.
Like her counterparts elsewhere, Dr. Jacqueline Bearce, the psychologist who directs
counseling at Amherst, believes some of last year's increased visits may
have resulted from concerns stirred up by the terrorist attacks of September 11.
As a country, we're certainly more anxious and depressed because of
September 11, she said recently, and students are no different. In
coming to the center with their troubles, most students did not refer specifically
to the terrorist attacks, Bearce reported. They came in with the same concerns
as always (the most common problems being anxiety, depression, adjustment
issues and family problems). But there were more students, and their problems
seemed more intense.
In conversation Bearce listens closely and speaks gently, good qualities to have
in her work. She was a part-time psychotherapist on Amherst's counseling
staff for 12 years until last year, when she succeeded Dr. Robert May, who went
on phased retirement after 30 years as director. Now she is the full-time director,
dividing her time roughly half and half between administration and counseling.
May continues to work part-time at the center, and to direct the internship training
Working with Bearce in the officeall part-timeare four other psychologists,
two graduate student interns, and two consulting psychiatrists who see students
to assess their possible need for medication. The office also has a full-time
counseling assistant/secretary. Besides seeing individual students, the center
conducts group workshops throughout the school year on such issues as eating disorders,
stress management, motivation (getting your work done), and other
topics. It also works closely with the college's area coordinators, consulting
about issues that come up in dormitory and campus life.
Bearce was a speech pathologist and special education teacher in the New York
City public schools in the 1970s. Working with parents' groups, she became
interested in helping families with their problems. She then did graduate study
in counseling psychology at the University of Massachusetts, earning her doctorate
in 1981. Bearce found herself particularly drawn to working with the college-age
population, mainly because it's such an exciting time in their livesa
big transition from living at home, with families, to independence and preparing
for life on their own. I want to make a difference in the lives of studentsespecially
those who are having difficulties.
She sees some patterns in students' years at college. While the typical problems
such as anxiety, depression, bereavement, substance abuse, sexual identity and
relationship troubles can occur any time, difficulties with loneliness, social
isolation, and homesickness may be especially salient for first-year students.
Questions about self-identity and, specifically, choosing a major, are common
among sophomores and juniors (My whole family are physicians but I want
to major in theater. . . .). Seniors might worry about career choices, or
have trouble staying motivated to complete their work at college.
The center's busiest periods seem to be around the middle of the fall and
spring semesters when college life is most intense for many students. In those
peak seasons, Bearce herself may have 15 or 20 counseling sessions a week, and
students also are given appointments with the other counselors. Typically, students
are seen at the Counseling Center for an average of about six sessions. Those
who require long-term or more intensive treatment than the center can provide
are helped with referrals to therapists in the Amherst area.
All of the problems that students bring in are part of the human experience,
Bearce said. It's when those problems interfere with their lives, with
their academics or their social effectiveness, that they may need help.
A counselor's frequent approach is to listen and then help students work
on solutions. When we're working with students we want to help them
develop life skillssuch as problem-solving skills, coping strategies, self-management
skills. A depressed student, for instance, might decide that 'everybody
else on campus is having fun but me,' or, 'everybody else understands
what the professor is saying, so I must be dumb.' All of us have a tendency
to reach conclusions about the world depending on how we feel emotionally,
Bearce noted. In cases like these, she and her fellow counselors might try to
help students recognize their thoughts and feelings and address faulty reasoning.
The center has experienced a fairly steady increase in the number of students
seeking counseling. There were 173 such visitors in 1993-94; seven years later,
in 2000-01, the number had grown to 261a 51-percent increase.
Bearce and others speculate about various factors that may account for this growth,
which also has occurred nationwide. For one thing, medical treatments for problems
like depression have improved, and this has allowed people who have had
significant problems to come to college and be successful students, she
said. Also, the culture is more understanding of mental and emotional stresses
than it used to be; there's less of a stigma attached to seeking help.
It's more okay to talk about these problems, Bearce said.
I'm glad to see it.
Photo: Frank Ward
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Eric Li wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm a newbie to m0n0 and need some help with a new install with a
> generic-pc img.
> PC: Laptop Compaq M300 with onboard Intel Pro 100 ethernet (82557), no
> other NIC connected
I think you should get another nic to make this machine usefull.
> After the install I cannot ping outside from the m0n0 pc, neither can I
> ping to the m0n0 box from another pc.
> After a reboot the console says (not sure if this helps or not):
> LAN IP address: 192.168.1.1
> Port configuration:
> LAN -> sis0
> WAN -> sis1
> I have tried 1.11 and currently on 1.2b7, no success with both, when I
> tried the new ping host feature in the beta I get:
You must assign interfaces first. Have you taken a look at the doc?
> 192.168.1.1 (default ip of the local m0n0 box)
> ping: sendto: No route to host
> 192.168.1.10 (another pc)
> ping: sendto: No route to host
> 127.0.0.1
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq_0 ttl=64 time=0.191ms
> Is there any debug shell I can login to other than the console menu,
> that will allow me to do some more testing of the install? Currently I
> can't access anything other than the console menu.
> I had ipcop on it previously, and the lan was working fine, so i think
> the hardwares like cable/lan card are working properly
> Many thanks in advance!
> eric
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'I don't want a man. I hate men. I actually want a girl,' she says when revealing her wishes to be a lesbian.
N-Dubz star Tula "Tulisa" Contostavlos wishes she was born a lesbian because she's convinced women are "so much better in a relationship" than men. The singer is growing increasingly frustrated with boyfriends who "mess up the brain" and she's adamant girls in same-sex romances are better off.
And Contostavlos admits she longs to be gay. She tells Britain's News of the World, "I don't want a man. I hate men. I actually want a girl... "
She adds, "I'm at my breaking point, I've had enough. Men mess up the brain... I wish I was gay... Women treat people so much better in a relationship. They don't have a d**k to think for them."
Tulisa previously was in an on/off relationship with DJ Adam Bailey who she was reported to be engaged to in early 2009, but she finally called it quits with him later the same year.


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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Ryan Switzer has heard the talk, even from his own coach, who warned him of the frustrations likely in store as North Carolina's All-American punt returner prepares for his follow-up campaign in 2014. But Switzer isn't interested in adjusting his expectations.
Sure, Switzer admits, he won't be sneaking up on anyone this season as he did as a freshman. He expects opponents will do all they can to keep the ball out of his hands on special teams. Odds are, 2014 will be a waiting game -- but he's more than willing to be patient.
"Some team is going to test me," Switzer said. "And that's all it takes."
After all, Switzer points out, Cincinnati had a month to prepare for him when the two faced off in the Belk Bowl last season. After a quiet first half, the Bearcats finally relented and boomed a punt in Switzer's direction. At first, it appeared he might call for a fair catch. Instead, he hauled in the kick, darted up the field and dashed into the end zone for an 86-yard touchdown -- his NCAA-record-tying fifth punt return TD of the season.
"He basically did that on his own," UNC coach Larry Fedora said. "That's where he's taking his game to another level. He's having to find ways to create those opportunities for himself."
Switzer's sophomore campaign is all about creating those opportunities, and that means expanding his role in the Tar Heels offense, too.
While Switzer isn't hedging his expectations on special teams, he said the key to his 2014 season will be making strides as a receiver. In high school, the 5-foot-10, 175-pound Switzer had largely been a tailback, and his conversion to slot receiver was a rocky one at times last season. In his first 10 games, he hauled in only 19 catches for 147 yards as he struggled with the subtleties of the position.
"He's one of those quick guys that has to settle down and try to find where the holes are in the zones or beating your guy off [man-to-man coverage]," quarterback Marquise Williams said. "One thing about him, though -- he's ready to work. It doesn't matter what it is, he's ready to go out and compete and work and figure out what he needs to do to be the best receiver on the field."
The signs of progress were evident by season's end. In Switzer's final three games, he caught 13 passes for 194 yards, including a two-touchdown performance against Old Dominion.
Since the season ended, Switzer's focus on developing his skills as a receiver has remained sharp. On special teams, he was a whirlwind, but he has learned that same approach doesn't work at receiver. It's about patience and precision, and the bulk of the action occurs before the ball finds his hands.
"If I can get those things down and become more quarterback friendly, I can get more balls and more yards," Switzer said. "But we've got a long way to go."
Putting in the work to get there won't be an issue. Fedora said the struggle with Switzer is often curbing his zealous work ethic, pulling in the reins to keep his star playmaker from exhausting himself. But in an offseason in which Switzer has heard so much about the opportunities he's about to lose on special teams, he can't help but be excited about how much potential there is for him to make an impact on offense.
This spring, North Carolina finds itself in the midst of a quarterback competition, with Williams and Mitch Trubisky vying for reps. A patchwork offensive line is struggling to find cohesion. A bevy of tailbacks are splitting carries, and the offense's best weapon from a season ago -- tight end Eric Ebron -- is busy preparing for the NFL draft. Ebron's 62 catches and 973 yards both led the Tar Heels, and his absence means a gaping hole in the passing game. Switzer would love to pick up some of that slack.
A year ago, Switzer was learning on the fly, but he made him impact in the one area he felt comfortable. As the offseason progresses, however, he's feeling more and more at home as a receiver, too, and that will make it awfully tough for teams to keep the ball from him in 2014.
"That's why I've put so much emphasis on making sure I'm right offensively," Switzer said. "They can't take me away offensively. They may try to do some things where I'm double-teamed, but I'm going to get the ball offensively, and that's where I need to make my mark now."


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DAREDEVILS vaulted, somersaulted and back-flipped their way along Weymouth Esplanade.
Free runners demonstrated their talents for crowds on the seafront ahead of their appearance at Dorset County Show this weekend.
The Roar team are the top 10 free runners in the south west.
Three members of the team warmed up the crowd in a preview of the Dorchester show, which will see them scale 10ft high structures and carry out some jaw-dropping tricks and flips.
Free running is the practice of moving through the environment in a way that is fluid and creative.
Jacob Peregrine, 23, of Bridgwater, founded Roar 18 months ago and has been training in free running, also known as Parkour, ever since.
He started free running in his local park for three years before he decided to take it up professionally.
He said: "It's about mentally pushing yourself as well as physically and aiming to compete against yourself."
"People perceive it to be a very dangerous and extreme sport but everything is technical and planned, we don't just throw ourselves off 20ft high buildings, we'll start with two feet and build up to it.
"We want to get away from this 'extreme' stigma.
"We don't like injuries either, this is my career and if I get hurt I can't do it."
Jacob is a level two Parkour coach and offers tuition to people ranging in age from seven to 60 years old.
He said: "It's all about the individual, not how old you are but the self belief you have."
Roar team member Reece Toth, 20, from Bournemouth, met Jacob at a stunt audition for Spiderman.
Rhys Holloway, 19, of Bridgwater, has been with Roar from the beginning and is building his technique back up after several injuries.
Heloise D'Souza, spokesman for the Dorset County Show, said: "This will be the first time we've had free runners. It's an urban sport and we wanted to take it and bring it to the country."
The Dorset County Show will be at Dorchester showground from 8.30am to 6pm tomorrow and Sunday.
The day Emily went flying
CROWDS gathered on the Esplanade for a free running performance and were given the added treat of bearing witness to my own first attempts, writes Emily Stott.
Jacob Peregrine, who founded the free running team Roar, was surprised I was so eager to take on the challenge.
He first led me through some of the basic moves, assuring crowds that this wasn't the main show in case they mistook me for one of the team.
Then it was my turn; I took a deep breath and ran towards the vault, pushing myself up with my hands and jumping through the air.
After my first attempt Jacob said I hadn't actually done what he'd asked but managed a more advanced 360 jump.
I tried a few more jumps and he advised me to really bend my knees and put some strength behind each jump.
Jacob jumped over vaults with ease and I enthusiastically bounded after him.
It was really exciting flying through the air though and I was told I'd done really well although Jacob could have been taking pity on me.
Another team member, Rhys Holloway, said: "Some people run up to it and panic but you jumped straight over it."
I jumped straight over it and didn't fall flat on my face. I think that is a great success.
I'm still waiting on my phone call from Roar begging me to join their team – I'm sure it will be any day now.


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The time has come to take another snapshot of all of the champions in the world of pro wrestling/sports entertainment here in the United States. The champions in WWE, NXT, TNA, the NWA, ROH, PWG and Shimmer are featured here, with new champions in BOLD.
WWE title holders:
WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Brock Lesnar, Intercontinental Champion: Dolph Ziggler, WWE Tag-Team Champions: Jimmy and Jey (The Usos), United States Champion: Sheamus and Divas Champion: Paige
NXT title holders:
NXT HW Champion: Adrian Neville, NXT Tag-Team Champions: Konnor and Viktor (The Ascension) and NXT Women's Champion: Charlotte
TNA title holders:
World Heavyweight Champion: Bobby Lashley, X-Division Champion: Samoa Joe, World Tag-Team Champions: Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards (The Wolves), Women's Knockout Champion: Gail Kim
NWA title holders:
World Heavyweight Champion: Rob Conway, Junior Heavyweight Champion: Chase Owens, World Tag-Team Champions: Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan (Tencozy), Women's Champion: Barbi Hayden, North American Champion: Byron Wilcott, National Champion: Lou Marconi, United States Tag-Team Champions: Damien Wayne and Lance Erikson (Lords of Kaos)
ROH title holders:
World Heavyweight Champion: Michael Elgin, World Tag-Team Champions: Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish (reDragon), Television Champion: Jay Lethal
PWG title holders:
World Heavyweight Champion: Kyle O'Reilly, World Tag-Team Champions: Joey Ryan and Candice LaRae (World's Cutest Tag-Team)
Shimmer title holders:
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The reduced-gravity environment in space is known to cause an upward shift in body fluids and thus require cardiovascular adaptations in astronauts. In this study, we recorded in rats the neuronal activity in the subthalamic cerebrovasodilator area (SVA), a key area that controls cerebral blood flow (CBF), in response to partial gravity. "Partial gravity" is the term that defines the reduced-gravity levels between 1 g (the unit gravity acceleration on Earth) and 0 g (complete weightlessness in space). Neuronal activity was recorded telemetrically through chronically implanted microelectrodes in freely moving rats. Graded levels of partial gravity from 0.4 g to 0.01 g were generated by customized parabolic-flight maneuvers. Electrophysiological signals in each partial-gravity phase were compared to those of the preceding 1 g level-flight. As a result, SVA neuronal activity was significantly inhibited by the partial-gravity levels of 0.15 g and lower, but not by 0.2 g and higher. Gravity levels between 0.2–0.15 g could represent a critical threshold for the inhibition of neurons in the rat SVA. The lunar gravity (0.16 g) might thus trigger neurogenic mechanisms of CBF control. This is the first study to examine brain electrophysiology with partial gravity as an experimental parameter.
Most astronauts experience an array of uncomfortable symptoms during acclimation to microgravity [
A total of 16 male Wistar albino rats weighing 230 to 250 grams (SLC, Shizuoka, Japan) were used in this experiment. Care and use of rats compiled with the guidelines for animal welfare in Japan and received institutional approval by the Animal Welfare Committees of Tokyo Medical and Dental University (No. 80079A), Japanese Space Agency (No. 007-026), and Nagasaki University (No. 0507050445). Rats were individually housed and kept at the temperature of 20–23 °C on a 12 h-each light/dark cycle, and had free access to food and water in the laboratory.
Neuronal activity in the SVA was recorded by chronically implanted electrodes (one in each rat). Brain electrodes were surgically implanted at Nagasaki University, division of Integrative Sensory Physiology, by one of the authors (J.Z.). Each rat was deeply anesthetized with intraperitoneal thiamylal sodium (80 mg/kg) and placed on a stereotaxic frame (Narishige Co., Tokyo, Japan). First, the hair on the head was trimmed with animal clippers and the skin was disinfected with iodine povidone (Isojin, Meiji Seika, Japan). The scalp was incised and the skin and periosteum were deflected. Then, following stereotaxic coordinates and anatomical landmarks on the bone, a small hole was drilled on the skull with a round #2 stainless steel bur for electrode implantation. A single tungsten needle-electrode (9–12 MΩ impedance; FHC, Bowdoin, ME, USA) was lowered vertically into the SVA following stereotaxic coordinates [
Two to four days after surgery (the animals were operated over the period of three days), the rats were transported to a laboratory at Nagoya Airport where the rats were acclimated for another three to five days in order to minimize the stress of the transport and relocation. Parabolic flights were operated by Diamond Air Service, Inc. (Toyoyama-cho, Japan) on a Mitsubishi MU300 jet aircraft. The rats were accommodated individually in flight chambers (dimensions: 40 × 40 × 40 cm) that were fixed to the flight deck by a metal frame and surrounded completely by thick black curtains. The flights had a total approximate duration of 2 h, including take-off, transit to and from the test area, and landing. We customized an original parabolic-flight trajectory as reported previously [
Scheme of parabolic maneuver. The pull-up phase of the parabola was set to generate a mild hypergravity of 1.3 g in order to minimize the any possible physiological response to hypergravity exposure in the animals.
Data was recorded through a telemetry system (Dia Medical, Tokyo, Japan). Immediately before the flight, the rats were manually restrained and worn a jacket (Harvard Apparatus, Holliston, MA, USA) containing a miniature FM transmitter and a button cell battery (Dia Medical, Tokyo, Japan). The transmitter was connected to the electrode on the rat's head via a short cable. The transmitter was disc-shaped with 15 mm in diameter and 2 mm in thickness, and weighed 1 gram. Signals of spontaneously active units in the rat SVA were recorded and transmitted to antennas placed just outside the test box and then to a receiver/amplifier (10× differential amplification; DTT-1000, Dia Medical, Tokyo, Japan). The signal was then digitalized (Micro1401, Cambridge Electronic Design Ltd., Cambridge, UK), with the sampling rate of 10 kHz, and stored in a laptop computer running the Spike2 software (Cambridge Electronic Design Ltd., Cambridge, UK). Waveforms were sampled throughout the entire flight. Unit spikes were identified from waveforms recorded between 0.3 and 3 kHz and isolated by template matching (Spike2, Cambridge Electronic Design Ltd., Cambridge, UK). This technique allows us to identify the activity of individual neurons and to distinguish between neuronal activity and background noise [
The firing frequency in each phase of the parabola trajectory was calculated as the total number of spikes divided by the length (seconds) of the respective phase. The firing frequency in the low-gravity phase was compared with that in the preceding 1 g level-flight and 1.3 g "pull-up" phases. The effect of different g-levels on neuronal firing frequency was analyzed by one-way repeated-measures ANOVA, and in case statistically significant difference was found, paired t-tests were used to compare the firing frequency at low-gravity and at the immediately preceding 1 g phase. A two-way ANOVA was conducted to examine habituation effect of repeated exposures on the SVA firing frequency.
In order to localize the electrode's insertion site histologically, after the flight experiment we deeply anesthetized the rats and passed a weak anodal current (0.3 mA, 20 s) through the recording electrodes. This step produces an electrolytic mark that helps to identify the position of the electrode's tip on a histological section. Then, the rats were decapitated and had their brains removed, fixated in 10% paraformaldehyde solution, and embedded in paraffin wax. Serial sections (8–15 µm) in the coronal plane were prepared and stained with either Hematoxylin-Eosin or Nissl. The electrode position was estimated as the center of the electrolytic mark as superimposed in the rat's brain Atlas [
Electrophysiological recordings were obtained from 16 male Wistar albino rats. Histological examinations confirmed the electrode position within the SVA (
Schematic drawing of the electrodes position. Histological sections each of the brains were superimposed with the corresponding drawing from the Paxinos Atlas, confirming the electrode position within the subthalamic cerebrovasodilator area (SVA). Arrow indicates blue dots representing the center of electrolytic lesions by an anodal current (0.3 mA, 20 s) passed through the recording electrode. PR: prerubral field, F: fields of Forel, ZI: zona incerta, 3V: thirdventricle, LV: lateral ventricle.
Partial-gravity stimulation from 0.4 g through 0.2 g did not significantly affect the firing rate of the unit activity in rat SVA. On the other hand, all the stimulations by partial gravities from 0.15 g through 0.01 g decreased the firing rate significantly, as compared to each precedent 1 g level-flight (
We also examined the habituation effects of repeated exposures to partial gravity on neuronal activity in the SVA. In the two-way ANOVA, the effect of number of exposures and gravity level on neuronal response in the rat SVA showed no significant interaction,
We recently reported the occurrence of stereotypical behaviors in relation to the level of low-gravity exposure in the rat [
In this study, we tested several levels of low-gravity stimulation on the electrophysiological responses of neurons the SVA, which is believed to be a key area in neuronal circuits that controls regional blood flow within the brain [
Neuronal activity in the rat SVA at different partial-gravity levels.
|Partial gravity (g)
|Number of recorded samples
|Number of rats
|Firing frequency during 1 g (Hz)
|Firing frequency at each partial g (Hz)
|Average difference (Hz)
|Value of
|1.57 ± 0.64
|1.56 ± 0.75
|0.00 ± 0.76
|1.31 ± 0.53
|1.36 ± 0.73
|0.30 ± 1.32
|1.86 ± 0.88
|1.47 ± 0.96
|−0.39 ± 1.21
|3.14 ± 2.56
|2.09 ± 1.23
|−1.05 ± 1.65
|0.001 **
|2.15 ± 1.49
|1.62 ± 0.88
|−0.53 ± 1.18
|0.003 **
|2.46 ± 1.69
|1.67 ± 0.97
|−0.79 ± 1.13
|0.001 **
|3.68 ± 1.96
|2.52 ± 0.98
|−1.16 ± 1.29
|0.013 *
Repeated measures ANOVA showed significant difference in the effect of partial-gravity on the mean firing rate (
Unlike most tissues in the body, blood flow to the brain is always maintained at a relatively constant level. This is true even during strenuous exercise, when most of the increased cardiac output is directed towards the skeletal muscles, whereas blood flow to the kidneys and digestive organs declines. The redistribution of blood during exercise is mediated by mechanisms that include myogenic, neurogenic and endocrine controls. In space, one of the most prominent cardiovascular phenomena is a redistribution of body fluids toward the head [
Electrical stimulation of the SVA in rats was shown to increase CBF in a frequency and current dependent fashion [
Neuronal activity in the rat SVA during parabolic flight. Sample waveforms are shown in light-gray with template-matched unit spikes shown in black. From the top, samples from the same animal at partial-gravity levels 0.40, 0.20, 0.15, and 0.05 g are shown. Top inset tracing shows 10 superimposed consecutive spikes from the targeted template. The parabolic flight was composed of stable 1 g straight-and-level flight (baseline data), 1.3g pull-up phase, partial-gravity phase (variable), and 1.3g recovery phase.
There are a number of potential limitations to this study. First and foremost, it is difficult to maintain stable neuronal recordings over long periods of time, especially considering the demands inherent to a p-flight experiment, such as strict operational schedule and unexpected/uncontrollable vibrations. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that the recording conditions were the same throughout the experiment. This should be taken into consideration when we compare time-distant events, such as the effect of repeated exposures on neuronal activity. All other comparisons that we describe here were made between a low-gravity phase and its immediately preceding 1 g level-flight or 1.3 g "pull-up" phases of the flight. In addition, different numbers of samples were obtained from each partial-gravity level, which possibly influenced the results of the statistical analysis. Another limitation was that the temporal resolution of the gravity-stimulation profile did not allow for the detection of any instantaneous (or "phasic") neuronal response; therefore, in this study we limited the analysis to tonic responses by means of average firing frequency comparisons.
The level of low-gravity between 0.2–0.15 g could represent a critical threshold for triggering neurogenic controls of blood flow within the brain through activity in the SVA. Modulation of neuronal activity in the SVA may be one of immediate early responses to lower gravities in rats. Failure in such homeostatic mechanism may be at least in part responsible for maladaptive responses in low gravity. If the same mechanism is verified in humans, knowledge brought by this study may help to better design countermeasures against partial- and microgravity environments.
We wish to thank Masako Akiyama for advice on statistical analysis, and Masaki Yanagishita and Katarzyna Anna Inoue for discussions during the preparation of the manuscript at Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Thanks are also due to Masamichi Yamashita for overall support and encouragement at JAXA. This research was supported by "Ground-based Research Program for Space Utilization" promoted by Japan Space Forum FY2006-2007 and JAXA Space Utilization Science Committee funding FY2008 to Y.K.
Jorge L. Zeredo carried out experiments, analyzed the data, wrote the paper; Kazuo Toda designed the experiments, analyzed the data; Yasuhiro Kumei designed and carried out the experiments, wrote the paper.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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Corps policy to strip Muncie levee of 135 trees
A Muncie greenway will lose more than 100 trees under a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers policy designed to ensure levees are sound.
Rick Conrad of the Muncie Sanitary District tells The Star Press the city has to remove about 135 trees from the levee built in the 1940s in order for the corps to certify the structure. He says the floodplain would expand and residents protected by the levee would have to buy flood insurance if the trees remain.
Residents are unhappy about the plan and say removing the trees will ruin the White River Green way.
The state will require the district to replace the trees it removes, but the replacement trees will be planted in the floodplain upstream or downstream from Muncie, not on the levee.
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PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers dropped their sixth game in a row Tuesday, a 98-84 loss to the Orlando Magic, who had one win in their last 18 games.
"I sure didn't see this effort coming," Sixers coach Doug Collins said. "It's kind of mind-numbing to me."
This latest defeat came against the Magic, who started two rookies and featured five rookies and three second-year players on their roster.
"I sure hope it can't get any worse than this," Collins said.
Damien Wilkins scored a season-high 14 points and Jeremy Pargo also had 14 for the 76ers. Dorell Wright had 11 and Evan Turner 10 for Philadelphia, which fell a season-worst 11 games under .500 at 22-33.
"I'm not going to sit here and drop my head," Turner said. "I don't think the leaders on this team will, either."
Arron Afflalo and Tobias Harris scored 16 points apiece and the Magic snapped a 10-game road losing streak.
The Magic opened the third quarter on an 11-0 run and then began the fourth on a 17-3 spurt to go ahead 85-64.
"We kept the pressure on," said Nikola Vucevic, who had 12 points and 19 rebounds. "We kept attacking and attacking. It was great to see that we were rewarded for our effort."
Mauricce Harkless and Vucevic, who were acquired in the blockbuster four-team, 12-player Dwight Howard trade in the offseason, keyed the two runs for the Magic.
The Sixers received center Andrew Bynum in that trade, but the two-time All-Star has yet to play because of bilateral knee bone bruises.
Orlando is also dealing with its share of injuries, but it was hardly evident on this night. It played without guard Jameer Nelson (left knee) and forwards Glen Davis (fractured left foot) and Hedo Turkoglu (NBA suspension).
The Magic shot 51 percent in the first half, led by as many as seven points, and took a 47-42 advantage into the locker room.
From there, the Magic pushed the lead to 21 and wound up with a rare road win.
"We worked so hard for this and we hoped it would come," Harkless said. "It started with our energy and carried on through the team. We played with great intensity on defense and we made shots. It's just a great win and I'm happy for our whole team."
Notes: Magic F Al Harrington made his debut this season and scored nine points. Harrington had been dealing with sore knees. ... The Magic have unveiled 19 different starting lineups, tied for the most in the league. ... Sixers F Thaddeus Young reached double figures in rebounding for the second straight game since returning from a strained left hamstring. ... Sixers G Jrue Holiday had 10 assists. ... Vucevic registered his 32nd double-double.


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JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWEâS CHEVROLET SS - Qualified Fourth
THOUGHTS ON THE NEW QUALIFYING PROCESS? "There were points in time where it is extremely chaotic especially after a caution and when the track first opens when you have all the race cars. A couple of cautions could really create an issue for people, but we just had one today. Everybody was able to get out and get their laps and the track opened back up towards the end of that opening session. Then with 12 on the track itâs pretty easy. Itâs easy to find a hole. Very good performance for us. We had a challenging day had to work through a lot of different things with this new rules package, still not completely happy, but definitely on the right track. Starting p. 4 is awfully good."
DID YOU LEARN THINGS THAT YOU WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY NEXT TIME? "The way we managed the qualifying session I think Chad (Knaus, crew chief) did an awesome job setting that up. Our practice session before hand we didnât have the practice that we had hoped to of had and left some speed on the table there. As far as the qualifying session itself I think we definitely be smarter next time, but we didnât leave much behind here."
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON SLOW CARS ON THE TRACK COOLING DOWN? "The only option is to let us have cool down units. Iâm not sure they are open minded to that. I didnât know if anybody was held up it seemed like there was a pretty quiet period and a lot of guys were cooling down to make a second run later. Iâm not sure it was a big issue today."
HOW IS THAT GOING TO PLAY OUT AT A SHORTER TRACK? "That is what we have been jumping up and down about for a while. Itâs the same for everyone and NASCAR we all understand what NASCAR is trying to do. Iâm confident if there is a problem they will make some changes. Today went better than I expected to be honest. That first five minutes was what I expected the entire time, but it finally did calm down and we did get some order out there on the track and were able to run some laps."
DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET SS - Qualified Fifth
HOW DO YOU ASSESS THIS ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU WERE THE FASTEST IN PRACTICE: "We didnât know how that lap happened in practice because we were about 10th or so just inside the top 10 maybe in race trim. That lap in practice was a bit of a surprise to us. But we went into qualifying and we ran our first run and we were 24th and worried a little bit. We did everything we could to get the temperature out of the motor so we could run again and we were able to put up a good lap somehow to get into the top 12. Made a couple of adjustments and were able to get a good lap in the second segment to run a fifth place lap. Real happy, I would have liked to have gotten the pole. I felt like that weâve got a good car and have got some good speed. As far as the format I thought it was pretty interesting. I think it was fun. I think the teams enjoyed it. My team commented that they all really enjoyed the process. I donât know how it played out on TV or how it came across in the broadcast, but I thought it was pretty fun to be involved in it."
KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET SS - Qualified 11th
WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE NEW QUALIFYING PROCESS? "We ended up 11th so we didnât really qualify that well. I wish we could have done better in that second round. I just made two runs and kind of went on to the second one after my first run. We werenât very fast the second time out. The car was just a little bit tight, but I felt really good in practice so Iâm looking forward to the race and maybe more practice tomorrow it just kind of depends on weather."
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 JIMMY JOHNâS CHEVROLET SS - Qualified 13th
ON HIS QUALIFYING LAP: "We didnât make any qualifying runs so we just kind of missed the balance of the car on the first run out on the race track. Got it a lot better for the second run even with everything heated up, but we just, we wanted to concentrate on race stuff and feel really good about our race stuff. We just kind of I think waited just a touch too long and never really got a run in during practice."
WHAT IS IT LIKE GOING AROUND COOLING THE CAR OFF AND NOT BEING UP TO SPEED? "The cooling is dumb. They needed to let everybody cool the cars down so you donât have those cars running half speed out there. We have been telling them that for weeks. The concept is really cool, but they need to let you cool the cars down and that way you donât have to have all those cars running around at half speed. One of these times somebody is going to get clobbered in the back. The concept is awesome, I like the pace of qualifying, but they need to let us cool them down so we donât have the cars out there running around at half speed."
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 PEPSI MAX CHEVROLET SS - Qualified 17th
"I think itâs awesome. I love it. It didnât go very well for us. We were just real tight ever since we put the car in qualifying trim. We didnât get enough of it out there and drew a late number. A lot of guys got that cloud early on that we werenât able to get. The biggest thing for us is that itâs all learning as we go through this. We have to figure out a way to cool the cars. You shouldnât have to go ride around the track and try to cool it. You shouldnât have to sit there with the engine fan on because it just doesnât do the job. All we need is a way to cool the engines and weâll go out there and make multiple runs and continue to make adjustments to try and improve the lap time. Unfortunately we had to sit there and try to get it cooled down to make one last attempt at it. We just didnât quite free the car up enough. I needed one more run to free it up and I think we would have had a shot of getting in. Whatâs interesting about it is playing the clouds and trying to get a clean lap. I kind of expected those things. They are all really fascinating elements to this."
ON HIS RUN: "We drew a late number, so we werenât able to go out early and catch that cloud like some guys, but we were just too tight. The cool down thing, they need to adjust that. To just sit there on pit road and run your fan and not getting any cool down. The only thing is eliminating us from going out and making more runs at it is the temperature of the engine. So, thatâs what we knew would happen is that weâd go through it and weâd all learn. And so, I think itâs exciting, though. I think itâs very, very cool. It certainly was intense for us, the competitors out there, and itâs only going to get more intense for the guys who made it in the top 12. It obviously wasnât easy to do. Some guys did a great job. We just didnât do a good job today getting our car balanced for qualifying, but I have a lot of confidence in our Pepsi MAX Chevrolet for Sunday."
"It seemed like a lot of guys went out early and it was pretty jumbled-up. So when we went out, we actually got a clear nice gap. Thatâs part of the name of the game in group qualifying obviously, there are so many people out there with different agendas that youâve got to try to get a clean lap, first of all. And it worked out well for us. The GEICO Chevy was fast. We went out actually, to make a second run; and we had a lap that was clearly a lot better going, that probably could have put us in the top 12, and we got held up by the No. 77 (Dave Blaney). I donât know what happened there. We didnât get through (Turns) 2 and 4 with him. But am excited about it. Itâs good for us. Iâm looking forward to Sunday."
AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AMERICAN ETHANOL CHEVROLET SS - Qualified 24th
"I donât know how interesting it was for the fans but for me, I think we have a lot to learn about it and be patient. You have clouds that come and go, and everyone is fighting for that position. There were people cooling their cars around on the bottom, and I was one of those. There is just a lot to learn. Itâs just new. If you can get a clean hole, it helps."
"You have to take it when you can - when you get the right time on the track. Itâs interesting the difference between regular qualifying and this. There are a lot of things you have to take in account but there will be some tracks where only one lap matters anyway. Itâs a waiting game or go and take your chances. Itâs tough. We might have been a little overanxious because we had a good car in practice. We just missed qualifying a little bit.
AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 CLOROX FRAGANZIA CHEVROLET SS - Qualified 25th
THOUGHTS ON THE NEW QUALIFYING FORMAT: "It really doesnât matter to me honestly. Itâs still qualifying. Itâs cool. There is a lot of strategy that goes into it. I donât know if they are going to do something about cars running around slow like that. Itâs kind of the box that you are put in trying to cool down the motor. But at the same point itâs obviously not good out there if you get in somebodyâs way. That was I would say the only thing that has got me question. It was cool. Itâs better than single car. Hopefully the fans enjoy it because it kind of opens up the question of who is going to make it in. There is obviously like (Dale Earnhardt) Junior and guys that were out that got themselves in on a second or third run. Itâs alright. We just need to be better overall. Iâm just not happy with our day. We struggled a little bit. Itâs part of growing. I want to come out here and be amazing right away, but itâs part of growing. We will keep working on it."
MARTIN TRUEX, JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW CHEVROLET SS - Qualified 27th
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW QUALIFYING PROCEDURE? WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THE CARS GOING AROUND AT HALF SPEED TO COOL THE CARS DOWN? "I donât know. I didnât think that we would be allowed to do that. Itâs like during a race you have a minimum speed so you should have to have some sort of minimum speed. Just because you donât ever want to be on a run and have some guy pulling out in front of you going 50 mph itâs dangerous. I donât know. Iâm not the good person to ask today because we had a really good car in practice and it was absolutely horrendous there. I have no idea what happened. Iâm not sure what we did, but itâs pretty disappointing. I thought we had a shot at the pole today and we are like 27th so itâs pretty disappointing."
JUSTIN ALLGAIER, NO. 51 BRANDT AGRICULTURE CHEVROLET SS - Involved in a crash during the first qualifying session and will start Sundayâs race at Phoenix International Raceway 43rd
WHAT HAPPENED? "I tried to save it as much as I could, but unfortunately here at Phoenix, thereâs not a whole lot of room to get out of trouble. It was my mistake; just trying to get too much on the lap there. I hate it for these guys. Everybody on this racing crew does a great job. So, weâll get the back-up out and we can get it fixed and go; weâll see what happens."
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I hope it causes people to realize, 'I can't be so squeamish anymore about discussing child abuse.
Those too squeamish to get close will shoot the snakes, with pistols, rifles, and shotguns.
The franchise has been squeamish about religion in the past.
Linda Kasabian, a more recent and squeamish recruit, was left to stand guard at the gate.
Americans are still just as squeamish about eating our equine friends as our cousins across the pond.
I shan't be squeamish about asking when there's anything I really want done.
And so squeamish as he is, and so particular about the cider!
But Jack's as squeamish of bloodshed as young Miss that cries at her cut finger.
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I am no squeamish man, or I should have passed a wretched life.
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Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2005-45
November 7, 2005
Form 8884, New York Liberty Zone Business Employee Credit, is obsolete for tax years beginning after December 31, 2004. As a result, any carryforward of this credit to tax years beginning after 2004 will be reported on Form 8835, Renewable Electricity, Refined Coal, and Indian Coal Production Credit. The credit carryforward to 2005 is the excess of line 10 of the 2004 Form 8884 over line 23 of that form, to the extent not used in carrying back the credit. For tax years beginning in 2005, the credit carryforward is reported on Form 8835, Section B, line 28. See the 2005 Form 8835 for details on how to report this carryforward.
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Maasai Magic Safaris is the Tour Company centered in the cosmopolitan town of Arusha, the heart of all the tourism in a country of contrasts and great diversity, Tanzania.Maasai Magic Safaris offers quality, affordable safaris to Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Beach Holidays to the beautiful Islands of Zanzibar. We will be with you in selecting and planning your customised safari to East Africa.
Serengeti to see the Great Migration of Animals,This is the largest Migration of Mammals on the planet and one of the most breathtaking events in the Animal Kingdom, untying the Seven Wonders' knot of the world!
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The theme of the 2013 Gordon Research Conference on Cartilage Biology and Pathology is "Cartilage: Formation, Structure, Function, and Regeneration". As a premier scientific forum for the study of cartilage, the Conference will cover a wide range of topics to encompass basic to translational aspects of the biology and pathology of cartilage. These topics will include morphogenesis, development, evolutionary specification of cartilage types, cellular organization, production and assembly of extracellular matrix, biological and biomechanical functions, functional modeling, genetic basis of cartilage diseases, cellular and molecular mechanisms of degeneration, and therapeutic strategies to regenerate, repair and functionally restore damaged or diseased tissues. Special emphasis will be on the application of contemporary approaches to address epigenetic, molecular, cellular, and tissue biology of cartilage, including a session featuring new directions and technologies, and challenges and opportunities in cartilage research.
Within this context, the more general aims of this conference are:
Discussion leaders and invited speakers, who will represent a variety of scientific disciplines, are encouraged to present cutting-edge science, and emphasize new data and concepts to stimulate intensive discussions among the participants. The Conference will provide opportunities for new investigators, postdoctoral trainees and graduate students to present their work in poster sessions and to exchange ideas with experienced investigators who are at the forefront in their fields. The programmed sessions will also include talks selected from submitted poster abstracts. The collegial atmosphere and opportunities for informal gatherings in the afternoons and evenings, a distinctive feature of Gordon Research Conferences, promote brainstorming around new and old scientific problems and set the stage for cross-disciplinary collaborations that will catalyze excellence in cartilage research.


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US financial giant The Hartford is suspending selling new insurance and investment policies in the UK as a result of the continued financial turmoil.
The London-based sales and marketing operations of Hartford Life, its UK subsidiary, will close in the coming months.
Sales of products in the UK will cease on 8 May.
Suspension is a polite word for closing and leaving the UK, it is not temporary.


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Sarah Landstreet didn't set out to be an entrepreneur. She studied engineering at McGill University and landed a job in her field in London, England. But it didn't take her long to realize that engineering wasn't for her.
After a little over a year working as a mechanical engineer, she quit her job to start her own business, a cupcake bakery in Northern Ireland.
"No one in Northern Ireland had really tried a cupcake before," said Ms. Landstreet. She said that while American culture is popular the region, trends are slow to arrive. "There was more demand for people learning to make cupcakes than buy them," she said. A demand the self-taught baker capitalized on by offering classes.
"I don't think I was attracted to entrepreneurship. I was not attracted to engineering," she said. After almost three years in business, I didn't think I could learn anymore," she said. So she sold the shop and returned to Canada, where she studied entrepreneurship at the Western University's Ivey School of Business.
Now the 29-year-old is in the process of getting her second business off the ground. But unlike a large percentage of her business school classmates, she's not trying to build the next Shopify, Thamic Labs or Wattpad. Her new venture is decidedly old school: She's selling cardboard boxes.
Ms. Landstreet's not alone. Across the country, many young entrepreneurs aren't taking the high-tech route of making apps or software or hardware. Instead they're building small businesses in traditional, and sometimes artisanal, fields.
Ms. Landstreet launched Georgette Packaging in August, specializing in custom printed cupcake boxes for bakeries.
The idea for her business came from her own experience as a baker. "One of the big problems I had was finding decent packaging," she said.
It's something she's seen at other small businesses too. They're unable to afford – or don't think about – packaging, she said. Because she orders boxes in large quantities, and then has them printed in batches, her costs are less than those an individual small business would face.
Despite her experience, she still began her business by interviewing bakers about what they needed in a box and how much they were willing to spend. The interview process also gave her a chance to get to meet her potential clients before trying to make a sale.
"You have to convince them that good, branded packaging matters," she said, and to "go from 20 cent boxes to $1.10 boxes."
In October, she began selling and began assembling her first order in early December. While her boxes are currently only available in Toronto, she plans to expand to other cities.
Drawing from personal experiences is typical for new business owners, said Rob Mitchell, an entrepreneurship professor at Ivey, where he was one of Ms. Landstreet's professors.
He said many look to the technology industry, because they're familiar with it or think about starting bars and restaurants, because that's where they've worked.
"It's worthwhile looking at traditional spaces," said Mr. Mitchell. While businesses may get less attention – and face less competition, "it's is where consumers do spend a lot of time shopping."
He said that mentorships can be particularly valuable in traditional industries. "They want the next generation to come in."
That's what Adam Finn did. He learned how to make shoes by hand as an apprentice at Montreal's Imperial Boots, where he learned the craft over two winters.
Mr. Finn, 29, said it wasn't the shoes themselves that drew him in shoemaking, it was the craft of it. He said he likes "making something that's used everyday."
After another apprenticeship in Vancouver, Mr. Finn returned to his hometown of Saskatoon in 2012, where he started his own business, Last Shoes.
He said business is already better than he expected. "I didn't know there was such a need for custom shoes," Mr. Finn said. "A lot of people can't find shoes that fit them."
"I didn't think I was going to go into business for myself and be an entrepreneur," he said. "I fell into it."
It takes him around 25 hours to make a pair of shoes, though that time is spread out over several weeks, since he has to let the glue dry. The starting price is $450.
While he'd like to expand, it's difficult, he says, since there isn't anyone else out there with the skills to do what he does.
He also doesn't take orders from outside of Saskatoon. While he'd like to, without meeting and measuring his clients feet himself – a process which takes roughly an hour – he can't guarantee that the shoes will fit the way they're supposed to.
"You don't really get a good understanding of someone's feet until you meet them," he said. "I watch them walk, I look inside of their shoes."
Even though his work is so traditional, Mr. Finn isn't opposed to using technology. He said he'd like to use 3-D printing to make the lasts (the foot-shaped molds he stretches the leather around to make a shoe), which could make his manufacturing process faster and more efficient.
While Mr. Finn said he's still learning, at some point in the future, he'll take on an apprentice of his own.
Like Mr. Finn and Ms. Landstreet, Sefi Amir didn't set out to be an entrepreneur. She's the co-owner of Boucherie Lawrence, a butcher-shop in Montreal, and a restaurant, also called Lawrence.
"I come from an academic background," she said. "I never thought I'd be an entrepreneur, it took a while to accept that that's what I was, a small business owner."
While Ms. Amir and her business partners had worked in restaurants before, they had never ran one, but when the opportunity to rent the kitchen in a bar presented itself, they went for it. Because they didn't have to pay for the space or furniture – just buy plates and food – their startup cost and risk was minimal.
"We got to learn without a huge investment," she said.
A year later, having outgrown the bar, they moved the restaurant into a larger space.
It was only then that Ms. Amir decided to leave school and focus entirely on her business.
"I never had to make a big decision," she said. "When we moved, I already knew that I enjoyed it.
Five months ago, Ms. Amir, 36, and her partners (who range in age from 29 to 37) started a new business, they opened a butcher shop a few doors from their restaurant.
"For us, opening the butcher shop was a natural evolution from the restaurant," she said. "It was less of a realization that we could do this and more of a realization that we had these relationships with farmers."
Ms. Amir describes the business as a bit of a 'boutique' butcher shop. The meat is local, free-range and the animals are raised without hormones and antibiotics. It was meat they couldn't find through other butchers, and began sourcing for their restaurant.
Before opening the shop, Ms. Amir traveled to Toronto work with a butcher. They also hired several experienced butchers.
When Ms. Landstreet graduated from business school, the decision to start a traditional, rather than high tech, business was easy.
"I know these bakeries are buying packaging," she said. And while some of her classmates were talking about building apps, they weren't "thinking about revenue," she said. "That gives me the jitters," she said.
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Numerical simulations and experimental flexion-extension measurements of human leg joints during squat exercises
Ethanol and polysorbate-20 as permeability enhancer for iontophoretic administration of glucosamine sulphate in patients with low back pain
Short term pre-cooling maneuvers - effect on dehydration and thermoregulation during an exercise test in the warm environment
Do we need new echocardiographic methods for left ventricle systolic function evaluation in athlets?
Management of sport to improve the performance and status of the wellbeing of people with disabilities
Evaluation and comparison of the results between two different fixation methods results in arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Effect of Traumeel S associated with conventional treatment in patients with low-back pain
Vertical jump performances in recreational basketball players: the role of physical characteristics and anthropometric parameters of the lower limbs
Comparative effects of muscle energy technique and core stability exercise in the management of patients with non-specific chronic low back pain
Balance evaluation and proprioceptive training on ballerinas - Part I: questionnaire design and proprioceptive training program for ballet dancers
A XXVI-a Conferinta Nationala de Medicina Sportiva, 2017 (selected abstracts)
Dear Friends & Colleagues,
As the 10th.EFSMA Congress is approaching, please save the date in your calender/agenda.
Hope to see you all in Estoril in November.
Very best regards.
First Annoucement:
Preliminary Programme:
Estoril, Lisbon, Portugal from 16 to 18 November 2017
at the Estoril Congress Center.
Sectiune (in dezvoltare) in care ortezele sunt clasificate după regiunea corpului pe care se aplică.
Autor: Dr Gabriel PanaitPermanent link: http://www.medicinasportiva.ro/orteza/orteze.html
Is intermittent fasting a scientifically-based dietary method?
The role of the ketogenic diet in exercise performance
Anthropometric and physiological characteristics in young Indian elite swimmers: a comparative study
Measured versus predicted thoracic gas volume in college students
Coordinative skills and development of strength in young athletes tennis practice
Fitness Profile in Male Boxers of Kolkata, India
Functional rehabilitation of the knee joint after cruciate ligament reconstruction in the football players – recovery in therapy room
Is there evidence-based practices of laser therapy in lateral epicondylitis patients?
Normative data for the functional movement screen in healthy taekwondo athletes
Importance of the exercise testing in the socio-professional reintegration at patients with ischemic heart disease
Assessment of risk and severity of injuries among male professional and national football league players in southwest Nigeria
Effects of menstrual period on daily energy demands in a group of elite female rowers
Correlation between depression and stress test at patients with ischemic heart
An effective procedure to individualize the training load for depth jumping
Prevalence of generalized joint hypermobility and its association with sports injuries at recreational cricket players
XXV-th Conference of the Romanian Sports Medicine Society June 16-18, 2016 - Selected Abstracts from the Scientific Program
Campanie de consultații gratuite pentru identificarea tulburărilor de statică vertebrală la elevi (clasa 0-12 sau 6-19 ani).
Campania este axata pe examenul clinic pentru depistarea tulburarilor de statica vertebrala: scolioza vertebrala, hipercifoza dorsala si hiperlordoza lombara si a dismorfismelor decelabile clinic (spondilolistezis).
Evaluarea dezvoltării fizice și a stării de nutriție.
Informatii suplimentare - programari
Posttraumatic peripheral neuropathic pain and CRPS in the upper limb
Effects comparison of the short-time Mellissa Officinalis L supplementation and downhill running on the blood factors in young swimmers
Correlates, predictors and reference values of repetitive squat performance in apparently healthy Nigerians
The effect of short-term multidisciplinary intervention on the levels of anxiety, ego-resilience and affect in sports shooters with disabilities
Comparison of the effects of resistance training with and without vascular occlusion in increases of strength and hypertrophy: a review of the literature
Pattern of musculoskeletal injuries among soccer and basketball players in a Nigerian university
Interactive effect of Saffron extracts and acute resistance exercise on serum Paraoxonase-1 activity and C-reactive protein
Incepand cu numerele din luna Noiembrie 2015, se vor publica criteriile de eligibilitate si descalificare pentru sportivii de performanta cu anomalii cardiovasculare descrise in capitole separate ( Task force 1 – 15 ).
Boxing injuries by anatomical location: a systematic review
Evaluation of ergogenic matter and doping usage knowledge of Turkish national athletes
The effects of Versa Gripps® during pull-ups on surface electromyography in strength trained males
Reliability, validity and factorial structure of the occupational stress scale for physical education teachers
Straight leg raising test - a comparison of two instruments
Effects of Chandra-Nadi Pranayama on metabolic fitness and bone integrity
Thermographic analysis of the photochemical effect, a result of Multiwave Locked System Laser irradiation
Assessment of body cell mass in Indian junior elite players (male) of different sports using bioelectrical impedance analysis method
Comparison between selected anthropometric indices of patients with cancer and age matched apparently healthy individual
A study evaluating the prevalence of female athlete triad and its risk factors among elite athletes and non-athletes
The evaluation and results of the surgery in the acromioclavicular joint dislocations
Exercise induce oxidative stress in rats kidney
Body composition and pulmonary functional correlates in Nigerian male amateur boxers
Relationship between anthropometric variables and elbow flexor muscle strength at varying hip joint angle in apparently healthy young adults
Compared 2 method of resistance training (traditional and body pump) on the vertical jump and balance in male basketball players 16-18 years
Impact of energy intake and balance on the athletic performance and health of top female volleyball athletes
Magnesium supplementation in top athletes - effects and recommendations
The role of lifestyle interventions in preventing diabetes in high risk populations
Vertical ground reaction force during land- and water-based exercise performed by patients with type 2 diabetes
Synovial osteochondromatosis in a master runner - a case report with clinical and radiological findings
Isokinetic specific training protocol in athletes with "handball goalie's elbow" injury
A study of the effects of anuloma viloma pranayama on hematological parameters


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Kumar, Manoj and Arakeri, JH and Shankar, PN (1994) A Note on Translational Velocity Oscillations of Piston Generated Vortex Rings. Technical Report. National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India.Full text available as:
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Experimental results ar-e presented which chow that the13; translational velocities of pint on generated vortex rings often undergo oscillations, similar to those recently discovered for drop generated rings . An attempt has been made to minimize uncertainties by utilising both dye and - hydrogen bubbles for visualization and carefully repeating13; measurements on the same nominal piston conditions . The results unambiguously show that under most conditions, both for laminar and turbulent rings and for rings generated for pipes and orifices, the oscillations are present . The present results, together with the earlier results on drop generated rings, give support to the view13; that translational velocity oscillations are probably an13; inherent feature of translating vortex ring fields .
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The economy of the Sacraments belongs to the positive law of Christ; and a positive law cannot be argued a priori. A priori perhaps the power of Order should be an essential prerequisite in the minister of Baptism: in point of fact any human being can validly baptize.
Of God and His Creatures: 4.74


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Digital Living|Tips For Labeling | Label Gallery
The family reunion is quickly approaching, but the thought of bringing deviled eggs again makes you queasy. Here's a more creative contribution: a digital family keepsake that everyone will love. Follow these tips to create a disc sure to delight everyone in the family.
To that end, be sure to give your photos easy-to-understand file names such as "aunt_edna_1996.jpg" or "bill_fishing_feb99.jpg." And instead of dumping all the photos into one big folder, create a directory with sub-folders categorized by year or subject.
When you scan your pictures, you can use your scanning software or quality image-editing software to retouch frayed edges, tears, folds, discolorations, and red-eye. You can then burn high-resolution images onto the disc.
Be sure to ask your relatives about the stories behind each picture. What might look like an unexciting picture of grandpa grimacing at the camera might instead be his reaction to a hilarious prank played by your grandma! (Everyone else was laughing !) Include these great stories as captions in a word-processing document so you create context and history for generations to come.
Some families' favorite memories involve food and sharing tales around the dinner table. Share the recipes that evoke treasured memories of holidays and cherished family traditions. It's a snap to burn multiple copies of a CD collection of recipes to give to each branch of the family tree. Add a photo of the finished dish--and the family it came from--to each recipe to give everyone a "taste" of family, wherever they may be.
Nothing transports you back in time like a home movie. Collect VHS and Super-8 footage that's tucked away in your relatives' garages and transfer them to digital media. With Super-8 film, you can either have it professionally transferred, or simply project the film and record it with your digital video camera.?
Any songs permanently associated with a classic family memory? Put it on your disc for a sentimental soundtrack!
To label each copy of your digital keepsake, forget the permanent marker. Now, adding a silkscreen-quality label is as simple as burning a CD or DVD. LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling technology enables you to burn labels right onto your discs with laser-etched precision. Fabulous memories captured on disc with a beautiful, customized label guarantees a gift that will keep on giving. While you're at it, send this article to a friend or family member to jar those memories loose. Let the reminiscing begin!
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KwaZulu-Natal » » Margate
9 Don Juan
Self-catering in Margate Beach
9 Don Juan is a self-catering, third-floor unit situated on the popular Margate Golden Mile beach. The unit features three cosy bedrooms comprising a main en-suite bedroom, two single bedrooms, and a second bathroom with shower. All linen is supplied, just bring your own towels.
The modern kitchen is fully equipped and there are stunning sea views from the balcony and the main bedroom. The ocean is so close, you can hear the waves breaking, and for the braaiers, there is a dedicated braai area in the complex.
Margate is a popular South Coast holiday resort, with Blue Flag beach status. The area provides a natural haven for a multitude of tropical fish species and an abundance of coral reefs which allow for excellent scuba diving and snorkelling.Balcony with enclosed glass sliding doors.Full DSTV.
Per Unit: 1400.00
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9 Don Juan Review
Excellent apartment. Very neat and tidy. Has a wonderful view. It is a secure environment with electric fencing around the perimeter. Modern with new equipment and a washing machine. When windy you can close the glass panels around the veranda. The unit itself is not cluttered. Access is easy from the main road and from thereon everything is within walking distance. Has a outside shower when returning from the beach area.
ivy Smith, South Africa
Date: 06 April 2016
Well worth the wait
Beautiful. Definitely will be back
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We read in horror today the story of Mark Bradford, a 46-year-old, jobless father of three from Plymouth, Devon (UK). After being killed and then taunted by a 13-year-old opponent in Call of Duty: Black Ops, Bradford tracked down his teenage opponent (in real life) and proceeded to mercilessly choke him. The attack was luckily thwarted by the teen's mother and Bradford later admitted to one count of assault.
After losing to kid, 46-year-old jobless father of three, tracks down 13-year-old online opponent and mercilessly chokes him
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Lobbies We Love: Mondrian SoHo — True Blue
By Terry Trucco
A lampshade that looks like a feathered hat. A coffee table perched on the legs of a beast. Silver rosebuds dancing across the ceiling.
This is the kind of lobby you either love or love to loathe, but really, a dash of whimsy never hurt anyone, especially when it's this amusing.
The best hotel lobbies are a lot like stage sets, expertly produced environments where you step into whatever realm the hotel chooses to create. The Algonquin's urbane, wood-paneled gathering place flaunts its history. The Ace's tech-inflected scene is equally conducive to cocktails and laptops.
And the Mondrian SoHo? It's a fantasy set, where you feel like you've taken a detour and fallen into the rabbit hole.
The other-worldliness is palpable, fueled by color (French blue and beige shot with silver) and surfaces – everything looks dreamy and a little surreal, especially when reflected in a wall of floor-to-ceiling blue mirrors. Hang out long enough in this feast of feathers, velvet and patent leather and you'll wonder why luggage racks are cruising by. (more…)


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A Parametric Design Environment for Including Signatures Analysis in Conceptual Design (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000-10)System effectiveness has become the prime metric for the evaluation of military aircraft. As such, it is the designer?s goal to maximize system effectiveness. Industry documents indicate that all future military aircraft ...


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My name is Jelle. I live in Belgium. This is the second time that I ask for help on this forum. 8 months ago,I built a computer for the first time, thanks to the help I got here. It was a great experience and the pc does exactly what I asked for.
My parents pc on the other hand is old and slow, so they asked me if I could build them a new one. Their budget is 400 euros. We will use the monitor, keyboard and mouse from the old computer. The only things this pc is going to be used for is watching videos on youtube, surfing on the internet, reading and sending mails and making word and excel documents. Feel free to suggest components.


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St Peter's was undergoing building works when I visited, so wasn't looking its best.
Here are two views of the chancel, firstly looking east then west. The church is unusual in that the majority of the seating still comprises box pews.
The piscina is very low in the wall, so presumably the floor has been raised at some point.
These two monuments adorn the two eastern corners of the chancel.
The final view is of the church from the south west.
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L AFAYETTE — City-Parish President Joey Durel remembers chatting with a beekeeper at a recent farmers market about how he has seen fewer and fewer bees around his home in recent years.
Durel thought the lack of busy pollinators might explain the declining production of his lemon tree, and when he asked the beekeeper about the possibility of getting a hive at his house, the city-parish president learned he was out of luck.
Beekeeping is illegal in the city of Lafayette, a prohibition that has been in place for at least 50 years.
"I had no idea," Durel said. "I just wanted them in my yard so my trees and vegetable garden are more productive."
He might get those bees yet.
The Lafayette City-Parish Council is set to vote this month on a ordinance recommended by Durel to legalize beekeeping in the city limits and establish regulations on the location and number of hives allowed.
"It's very doable. It's just a matter of educating the public and putting everyone's mind at ease," said Michael Smith, a State Farm insurance agent and president of the Acadiana Beekeepers Association.
He said he keeps 20 bee hives, all outside the city limits.
Smith, a third-generation beekeeper, said he expects questions about swarming bees and the risk of stings, but most of those fears are unfounded.
"Bees, as a general rule, are not very aggressive," he said.
Smith also pointed out that some people already are keeping bees in the city.
"So how do we regulate that?" he asked.
Durel's beekeeping legalization measure includes several requirements to help beekeepers remain good neighbors.
The proposed ordinance, which is similar to beekeeping laws in other cities, limits the number of hives based on the size of the lot — no more than two colonies on a quarter acre.
Beekeepers would have to provide a water source to keep thirsty bees from flying to the swimming pool next door for a drink and also to have a fence, hedge or other barrier a few feet from the front of any beehives near a property line.
The barrier forces the bees higher into the air as they take flight looking for forage, making it less likely they'll encounter a neighbor.
City-Parish Councilman William Theriot said he has been speaking with local beekeepers since learning of the ordinance and wants to approach the issue cautiously, though he is generally supportive if proper guidelines are in place.
"It is good to have a good supply of bees, but there are concerns, especially when you have it in close proximity to homes and children," he said.
Beekeeping is already legal in many cities in the state, including Baton Rouge, Lake Charles and New Orleans, as well as much larger urban areas throughout the U.S., such as New York City.
Chris Frink, who keeps a few hives in the Goodwood Heights area of Baton Rouge, said he hasn't had any complaints.
His hives are out of the way at the back of his property and near a drainage ditch, giving the bees easy access to water, he said.
Frink also makes an annual gift of honey to his neighbors.
It's a public relations strategy he encourages in his role as president of the Capital Area Beekeepers Association.
"Be aggressively nice," he said.
Frink said more than 200 families belong to Capital Area Beekeepers, many of them with bees in the city limits.
"We have very little trouble," he said.
The Lafayette City-Parish Council is set to vote on the beekeeping ordinance on July 15.
Durel's lemon harvest could be on the line.
"This year is one of the smallest crops I have ever had," he said.


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Still No Sign of Woman Missing in Garden Ridge
Police in Garden Ridge came up empty Saturday in their search for Leanne Bearden, the 33 year old colorado woman who vanished after leaving her in laws home to go for a walk nine days ago, 1200 WOAI news reports.
"We have exhausted the area, but we will continue following up on all leads," Garden Ridge Police Chief Donna O'Conner said. "I don't think there is any place where we haven't searched.
Police were helped by Texas Rangers, helicopters, and a professional search team using trained dogs when they scoured a 23 square mile ring around the place where Bearden was last seen. Officials say they found no evidence of Bearden, and no evidence of foul play, a struggle, or an item of clothing which could shed some light on a case that Bearden's family calls 'befuddling.'
"She climbs Mount Kilimanjaro, but she vanishes while taking a walk in Garden Ridge?" Leanne's brother Michael Hecht asked credulously.
No further full sized police-led searches are planned at this time, although family members, friends, and the Heidi Search Center say they will continue to look for any sign of her.
"The fact that she was not found encourages us to believe that she still survives and will eventually be reunited with us," her family wrote on a Facebook page devoted to making sure she is located.