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Government clearing of Danisco purchase over-ruled
clearing the way in 1998 for Danish sugar group Danisco to buy
stakes in local producers was unconstitutional due to technical
Lithuania's top court ruled on Thursday that a government move clearing the way in 1998 for Danish sugar group Danisco to buy stakes in local producers was unconstitutional due to technical reasons.
However, the court ruling called into question the procedures followed, rather than the government's decision, which allowed Danisco, Europe's fourth-biggest sugar producer, to take a dominant position in the local market.
"The Constitutional Court recognised that the cabinet's decision made according to a protocol as of July 22, 1998, regarding Dansico Sugar's request to buy sugar industry shares contradicts constitution article 95 in its form and signing procedures," the court said in a statement.
In 1998 Danisco bought stakes in all four of Lithuania's sugar refineries.
Initially, the country's competition authority blocked the deal, on the grounds of over-concentration of the market, but the government stepped in to give it clearance.
However, the court said the government should have sought a formal cabinet decision, rather than relied upon a protocol.
The protocol was also not published, breaching "the constitutional principle of a legal state," the court said.
Under Lithuanian law, the ruling renders the government decision invalid.
Danisco, declined to offer an opinion on the possible consequences."We are not a party to this case. We are a subject of this case and from that perspective we have no comment," Michael Persson, vice-president of Danisco Sugar responsible for Lithuanian operations, told Reuters.
"At the time we were buying the shares we were of course fully convinced and had no doubts that the government acted in compliance with the constitution and laws. So this is a problem of the government not of Dansico Sugar," he added.
No one at Lithuania's Economy Ministry was available for immediate comment.


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Madonna's son becomes a man
Madonna reunited with her ex-husband and director Guy Ritchie to celebrate their son Rocco's bar mitzvah on Saturday. The coming-of-age celebration took place at The Kabbalah Centre in New York and included a small gathering the previous night. Madonna has been known for her involvement in Kabbalah studies since the 1990s.
The singer posted a photo on her Instagram of Rocco completing the writing of a Torah scroll with the caption, " 'We finish the last letter of the Torah for Rocco's Bar Mitzva! Lucky 13! Happy Birthday! Potential ……… responsibility!!!!' -Madonna."
The festivities continued at Bklyn Beast, New York City's training facility for Parkour, Capoeira and Dance.
Mazel tov, Rocco!

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Unification Through Deregulation
It occurs to me that as countries deregulate, their economic and political systems become more similar to each other. Thus, the goal of unified world government could be achieved more effectively by libertarianism than by the brutal authoritarianism that the UN hopes to impose one day.
In the real world, a society is more than the sum of its government regulations. It is composed of history, culture, shared values, countercurrents of these, civil institutions, fashion trends, accidents, and sunk costs. So even two identical governments could rule completely different countries. Whereas Iceland was a functioning anarchy for centuries, and the USA was once populated by free people who governed themselves, other cultures with a less evolved zeitgeist plunge into barbarism when you take the boots off their necks.
Power structures form in a vacuum, and expand until they can expand no further; gradually, they can become less centralized. This is the typical progression from chaos, to tribalism, to Monarchy, to aristocracy, to democracy, and thence to anarchy.
Sadly, the evolution of society is not an inevitable progression of the historical dialectic, as some idiots would like to believe.


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Lisa Loves Showbiz: 'The Munsters' Reboot Is In The Works at NBCThe new version will be a half hour single camera show pretty close to the original.
Lisa Loves Showbiz: Billy Bush May Be Employed AgainHe may or may not have signed a deal to host FOX's news magazine show.
Lisa Loves Showbiz: A Possible Limited 'Will & Grace' Return & 'Bye Bye Birdy' Live Coming to NBCGet the latest from Lisa Stanley!
Lisa Loves Showbiz: Billy Bush Suspended From NBC's 'Today'For his comments in the recently released Donald Trump tape.
Jennifer Lopez Dance Competition Show Headed To NBCJennifer Lopez is teaming up with NBC again, this time for a new reality dance competition.
See "Friends" Stars In Promo For Upcoming NBC SpecialThe first look at the so called "Friends" reunion has been released.
NBC Is Concerned About Jimmy Fallon's Excessive DrinkingJimmy Fallon is a mess and his partying is getting out of hand.
What Is The Greatest Sitcom Of All-Time?
NBC Falsely Reports Neil Young Dead - Plus 5 More Rock Star Death RumorsIn honor of NBC's Neil Young/Neil Armstrong mix-up this weekend, here are five other rock star death rumors through the years.
NBC Pushes The Who's Olympic Performance Past MidnightWith all the issues NBC has had during their broadcast of the London Olympics - from tape delaying, to spoiling results in their news coverage - it seems fitting that they saved their biggest fail for Olympics Closing Ceremony.
Where In The Heck Can I Find The Kings' Game Four Hockey Game Tonight On TV?The Kings are just one win away from claiming their 1st ever Stanley Cup in franchise history over the New Jersey Devils. The fine folks over at NBC has decided not to air it on channel 4 and instead they will air it on the NBC Sports Network! Where the heck is that channel???
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A Lot to Love
Some people buy a house for a floor plan that suits their family needs; others are attracted by its history or architectural significance. But when Southern California natives Lisa and Doug Holte went searching for a new home, it was a piece of land that captured their hearts. Situated on a lot against a scenic canyon in Pacific Palisades, the house featured privacy and a spacious front yard that seemed perfect for the soccer and volleyball games that the couple's three athletic daughters love. They bought the property, and lived in the existing house-a structure that was funky and chic but destined to be torn down because it was definitely not their style-for three years so they would know exactly how they wanted to use the land.
For the new place, Lisa and Doug enlisted the help of Los Angeles-based architect Doug Burdge, who translated their wishes into a traditional family-friendly East Coast-style home, but one that gleams with natural California light. "Doug is so great at scale and proportion," says Lisa. "He has two sons of his own, so he is familiar with our lifestyle and knows how families work. He has a gift for enhancing my ideas and filling the house with bright light."
Burdge had to factor in a couple of challenges when he started drafting the design. The existing house had a pool that backed up to the canyon with a wonderful ocean view, a feature the Holtes wanted to retain. But city codes no longer permit pools to be constructed that close to a slope, so building a home completely from scratch would have meant compromising the pool, deck and, ultimately, the view. Burdge cracked that code by keeping one wall from the existing house as well as the original pool so that the new structure could qualify as a remodel. In addition, he designed the house around a pair of beautiful flowering eucalyptus trees that the Holtes insisted remain a part of the landscape.
"Building the house around the trees and the pool ended up giving them a larger front yard," explains the architect. "And because the house was set so far back from the street, barriers to create privacy weren't necessary."
The hardworking exterior is a testament to the Holtes' casual lifestyle and love for the outdoors, and the interior reflects that style as well. They requested a house with an open and airy view from front to back. The resulting floor plan uses a minimum of walls, dividing the space into specific areas by incorporating such architectural elements as moldings, functional built-ins, and interesting ceiling details.
Lisa, an avid reader of design books and magazines, credits the success of the three-year project to a collaboration that involved many people. She prepared for it by creating a file of magazine illustrations and bouncing ideas off a good friend who, says Lisa, has impeccable taste. There was also her talented architect, Burdge, plus Los Angeles designer Madeline Stuart, who provided inspiration for the living room.
"I called Madeline because I like her modern approach to classic furniture," Lisa explains. "I fell in love with her sofa, a bergère, and a coffee table. She also turned me on to the drapery fabric, so her vision is really present in that space." To separate formal from casual, a pocket door between the living and family rooms allows them to be closed off, perfect for times when one daughter is practicing piano and another wants to watch television.
"I saw the two rooms as sisters that need to have their own identities and at the same time play together nicely," explains Lisa. "The living room is dressed as if it were going to a cotillion, with the family room dressed down for a garden party."
The relationship between the dark wood floors and the crisp whitewall and ceilings throughout the house provides an ideal backdrop for the architectural details that Burdge incorporated. Special attention was paid to the ceilings on the main floor, treating each space differently. The living-room ceiling was coffered, that of the family room rendered in tongue-and-groove, and the kitchen's graced with intersecting beams. "Different ceiling shapes have different moods," Burdge says. Carved niches tucked below the stairs slightly divide the family room from the kitchen. This creates a space where family photographs can be displayed. (The main floor has no hallway walls, the usual display area.)
In the kitchen, functionality is key for Lisa, who loves to cook and throw parties. The clean white cabinets, tile backsplash, and sink contrast with a butcher block island and matchstick blinds that tie the space to the view outside and give it a beachy spirit.
From the time they were buying land, to when they stepped into the original house, and throughout the process of tearing it down and building anew, the Holte family has been banking fond recollections in their built to suit home. "I love how this house enjoys an indoor-outdoor relationship," says Lisa. "I have great memories of outdoor family gatherings and of the girls running in and out."


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Posted November 7th, 2006, 10:29 PM
This will be my first time in Belize and my first time tendering. I have booked a private tour for Cave Tubing. In the information they sent me they say to get a ticket for the early tender boat the day before we get into Belize. But, I have not read anyone doing this. I do know that they do let those off early that have a tour booked. If I have it right that is for those who booked with Carnival only. Any help would be great. There will be 11 of us in my group.


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Combat Kickboxing Academy had cause for double celebrations this week after two of their fighters were crowned world champions in Paris.
Amid the backdrop of the fantasy and magic of Disneyland, brothers Lloyd and Leon Dunnett, of the Bury St Edmunds-based Academy, created a spectacle of their own to win the titles at the World Kickboxing Championships.
Facing the top fighters from around 55 countries in the gruelling one-day competition, Lloyd Dunnett, competing in the over-81kg category, not only successfully clinched gold in the junior section, but also amazingly matched his achievement in the adults section.
Facing a much taller opponent in the final, the impressive CKA fighter found success with a number of strong hand and kick combinations, with one in particular causing a standing count in the second round to end the contest.
Not to be outdone by his brother, Leon, in the under-70kg category, eased passed his French opponent in the semi-finals before facing another home fighter in the final.
What should have been a difficult encounter proved far from the case as Dunnett forced a standing count in the second round with a hard cut kick to the body, securing gold.
There was also medal success for another CKA fighter as Jamie Waters, in the under-65kg category, battled his way to well-deserved bronze.
Bouncing back from the disappointment of missing out on a final appearance, Waters opted for a more simple strategy of faster combinations, which paid dividends after a powerful left body kick brought the bout to an ebrupt end.
Of the academy's other entrants, Rossi Reid (over-45kg) narrowly missed out on a medal after losing out to a strong Russian fighter, while 13-year old Marley Davies (under-45kg) can be disappointed not to have received the judges' decision in an even contest, who instead opted in favour of his older opponent.
There was also disappointment for Abigail Read, who also missed out on the judges' decision against a Welsh semi-contact fighter.
Despite this, coach Peter Dunnett paid tribute to all of his fighters as well as those who made the trip a possibility.
"Trying to put into words how I feel is quite difficult, proud is an understatement" he said. "All my fighters did extremely well, not just the medallists. I was chuffed with all their efforts.
"I have to give a heartfelt thank you to all those that helped raise money for this trip including John Egmore from John Egmore Equestrian Supplies and Clarkes of Walsham, who helped with sponsorship."


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GBP/USD (a 4-hour chart)
General overview
It should be noted that the market has the largest short position since the beginning of 1990. The UK economic calendar is poor this week.
The pound does not show high volatility towards the dollar. The pair could start aside correction slowly moving in the range 1.5145 - 1.5100.
The pair slightly slipped and was able to gain a foothold on the level 1.5400 at the American session yesterday. It is expected that the falling will be continued, it is likely that the pair reaches the local minimum, but the pair will be strengthened in the nearest time.
A strong demand for the British currency and the weakening of the dollar push the pair up. In addition, strong economic data should support the pound. We should not exclude and a further falling in a descending corridor.
Bollinger Bands formed a side channel.
MACD is in the negative zone, the indicator returned to a growth.
Trading recommendations
You can start trading from 1.5030 (1.5050) with take profit at 1.5200 (1.5310).


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Hi all!
So I'm wondering if anyone's a member of YUMMY ARTS and/or MY CAKE SCHOOL and if it's worthwhile joining either?
I'm not a member of either but subscribe to both of there free stuff. I think My cake school would be worthwhile. They have a lot of really cool tutorials that you cant find anywhere else (like cheetah print in the cake tutorial). I have yet to see a tutorial that I actually benifited from on Yummy Arts. hth =-)
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I belong to both. I eagerly await new tutorials from My Cake School but only sometimes look at Yummy Arts. The videos and blog tutorials on MCS are very well done, thorough and easy to watch. They regularly post new ones and have been doing this long enough now that there is a good library of past video selections. I'd highly recommend it, I've definitely gotten my money's worth out of it.
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Second baseman Danny Espinosa will not play for Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, he said today, backing out of the event in order to focus on rehabbing his left shoulder, which he said feels stronger now than past seasons despite a torn rotator cuff.
Espinosa, one of the few position players present at the Nationals facility on the day before pitchers and catchers officially report, originally committed to play for Mexico, a nod to his parents' heritage. After speaking with MLBPA Director of Player Relations Tony Clark, he decided to pull out.
"I think it was just smarter probably not to, to take my time continuing to rehab," Espinosa said. "I thought about it all offseason and talked to Tony Clark a little bit about it. … It seemed like a better decision to take this year off, get ready. And I feel good. I feel strong. I'm just looking forward to the season now."
Espinosa also decided he would receive less game experience with the Mexican WBC team than if he remained with the Nationals. "That was a big thing," Espinosa said. "I really want to get the reps."
He also wants to test his shoulder. This winter, Espinosa bypassed surgery on the slight tear in his shoulder, which he played through last postseason, in favor of rehab. Somewhat paradoxically, he insisted the torn rotator cuff has served to make him stronger.
Earlier in his career, Espinosa said, he rarely lifted weights with the intention of strengthening the small, supporting muscles in his shoulders. Three times a week this winter, Espinosa worked those muscles for an hour to 90 minutes. As a result, he feels his shoulder is stronger now than if he had never hurt his shoulder.
Batting practice "just seems easier," Espinosa said. "I feel effortless when I swing. I take BP and I don't feel like I'm having to try to put a charge in the ball. I feel like I'm strong again. I haven't felt this strength in my shoulder like this in forever. I've never done the exercises that they've had me doing, and the amount that they've had me doing. I feel strong. I feel easy when I swing. I don't feel any pain, which is awesome. I feel good."
(Hitting coach Rick Eckstein and Manager Davey Johnson would be delighted to hear Espinosa talk about swinging easier. They have implored him for two years not to muscle pitches.)
Looking back, Espinosa feels the risk of tearing his rotator built without him realizing it. He would sometimes ache after a batting practice sessions, but chalked up the feeling as routine tightness. The pain became a problem late last season, when Espinosa dove for a grounder in Atlanta, landed awkwardly and did the damage.
"I feel strong enough to this point that nothing is going to hold me back," Espinosa said. "I'm not going to be afraid to do anything. Like I already said, it's already torn. It's not going to get worse. I know people say it's going to get worse, but the biggest thing is that I had to rehab everything around it so now my shoulder is stronger than before when it was alright."
By continuing his shoulder routine, Espinosa believes he can play the entire season without surgery and without an effect on his play.
As Espinosa worked today, he sported the bushy, black beard that he showed off at NatsFest last month. He did look like he was wearing the beard as much as the beard had colonized his face. The beard's days, though, are numbered. Espinosa said he plans to shave before the Nationals begin full-squad workouts later this week.


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Spring is on the way, and there is a profusion of colour that comes our way with the season. Today, I'd like to challenge you to use this palette of spring colours and create a project with it:
Here's the card that I created:
I created the card using a 7″ x 6″ piece of Bazzill, folded in half. I love this size card – it's large enough to remain unique, yet small enough that the card is finished in a snap!
Using the city skyline from the Neighborhoods stamp set, I stamped the green cardstock with VersaMark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I then fussy cut the buildings and attached them to the patterned paper, using dimensional adhesive. I attached a border and added faux stitching around the edges – easy peasy! Using the sentiment from the same stamp set, I stamped "We are moving!" in the top left hand corner.
Thanks for visiting – if you complete this challenge, please share a link to your project!


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The Industrial Design MFA at the Rochester Institute of Technology is an interdisciplinary, multinational program focused on design foundations and guided exploration. The faculty represent a diverse range of industry and academic backgrounds, providing students balanced exposure to applied research and human-centered processes. The course of study emphasizes progressive skill sets, a rich variety of projects, and design with meaningful intent. MFA candidates are challenged to develop individualized approaches to design through collaboration with students and faculty across the university. Industry partnerships factor heavily into coursework, grounding conceptual design in production-oriented outcomes. Recent and ongoing partnerships include the Corning Museum of Glass, Arc of Monroe, Loll, Autodesk, GE, Herman Miller, and Fabrica. Examples of current graduate students' work are provided below.
2014-2016 academic year
Suhina Agarwal
Education for a Meaningful Existence: Redesign of Education Curriculum and Environment
Suhina pursued bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Amity University, India in the year 2014 and is currently enrolled in the Industrial Design Graduate program at RIT. She embarked on the journey of creativity at the age of six when she started learning fine arts and has ever since been fascinated by the world of arts, crafts and design. As a designer, she likes to explore the functions of the products, user-product interaction and the emotional aspects of human-product relationship. She believes that being an Engineer makes her a problem solver and being a designer makes her an experience maker. This mesmerizing combination makes it possible for her to fill in the space between the two expansive spheres using her creative ideas.
Suhina's thesis deals with using design to improve and enhance the educational experience. This would be done using curriculum redesign, environment modification and implementation of new strategies that would facilitate the newly designed curriculum. She mainly focuses on the primary education and is working with Kindergarten grade. Dissatisfaction from the education system experienced in personal life along with the degrading quality and increasing redundancy in education all over the world motivated her to work in this field. She believes that while technological advancements have changed the way of presenting information in classrooms and the student-teacher relationship, the basic model on which schools and classrooms are based are still the same since the Industrial Revolution. With the rapidly changing times and modernization of the society, the young generation needs to be prepared to face the unforeseen challenges of the future. This can be done by a holistic developement of the child wherein the school, teachers, parents and the community contribute to accomplish this goal.
You can follow her thesis here.
Lara Cardoso Goulart
Do-it-yourself toys for children and parents
Lara Goulart has a Bachelor's Degree in both Product and Graphic Design from University of Brasilia, Brazil, which gave her a broad perspective of the field. She came to pursue her MFA in Industrial Design at Rochester Institute of Technology in order to immerse herself in a different cultural experience, to observe and design for daily life problems.
Designing for kids at RIT helped her identify her professional aim. Lara is determined to design for children as a way to help leverage their education, providing great learning experiences and improving family's relationship while they play. She believes that this is the best way to achieve significant improvements to the world.
You can follow her thesis here.
Bradley Dunn
Instruments of Generation
Brad Dunn graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2011 with a degree in Architecture. Upon returning to school for his MFA in industrial design at Rochester Institute of Technology in 2014, Brad marveled at the similarities and differences between the processes of design in his respective fields. While using similar language and virtual tools, the outputs are often drastically different due to their construction method.
As additive manufacturing continues to advance, we must again develop tools which take full advantage of this construction breakthrough. I will focus on two major benefits of additive manufacturing; the creation of forms not viable with typical manufacturing processes, and mass-customization.
Generative modeling allows designers to set up parameters from which to address a problem and ideate at a pace previously unattainable. The solutions may be things not even considered by the designer, and in Brads studies frequently take more organic shapes, which would not be possible using typical manufacturing. Brad hopes to develop a system which helps designers map out their own process. As we understand our own choices, our greatest instrument of generation, we can begin to pass some of these choices onto the consumer. Empowering them to bring their own insight and context into the designers work, opening up the true power of customization.
You can follow his thesis here.
David Evenski
HeadStrong: Concussion Prevention through Football Helmet Design
A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury that occurs when the head and brain encounter a rapid back and forth motion. These sudden movements damage brain cells both physically and chemically. A single concussion can be dangerous, however the greatest health risk is the result of repeat concussions. The brain needs time to heal after a concussion, and if a second concussion occurs before the brain is fully healed it could lead to long-term or permanent brain damage, or could be fatal in extreme cases.
Football is among the most popular sports in the United States. In recent years, the National Football League has brought the subject of concussions into the public spotlight. Studies are showing brain damage in professional football players, which have had prolonged and life altering impact on the players physical and mental well-being.
As a result, football programs at youth, high school, and collegiate levels are concerned for the safety of their young adults. In many cases across the U.S., schools and organizations are canceling their football program to eliminate the possibility of children getting seriously injured.
The goal of my thesis, is to provide a solution to the concern of concussions through a football helmet design. By making the game safer, young adults and professional athletes can enjoy the game they love without risking their short-term and long-term health.
You can follow his thesis here.
Juichen Hsu
Bring you back – elder & kids inter-generation design
I am a designer which want to apply the most possible creative ideas into each project also bring joys to the user. As designing each product, it is essential to study user experience and testing models in order to find the best solution to their need. Also cooperate different culture influence to enrich the broader sense of using experience. I would like to pursuing my goal is to helping user to have an easier life and enjoy using the product.
As nowadays, elder population grow rapidly years by years. But they didn't revived similar respect as used to be instead being segregated by our society. It may cause by our inputted stereotype on them and then indirectly influence their self doubt and confident to connected with the society. Taking the both advantage from the experienced elder and active character from kids , I would like to create a long lasting relationship and bring the elder back to this society base on playground. Which can help elder re-establish their value and sharing their experience with kids( or others) by interacting and playing on this media. In the other hand, children could learn some life lesson and broaden their eye horizon through each distinctive experience they have gain by interact with different elders.
You can follow her thesis here.
Andrew Magee
The Keyboard of the Future: Exploring the Accessibility and Experience of Music
Andrew Magee has the unique combination of both business and industrial design knowledge. He graduated from St. John Fisher College in 2014 with a BS in Accounting and then began to pursue his MFA in Industrial Design at Rochester Institute of Technology that same year. He is able to bring a new perspective to the class, considering details such as marketing, financing, and what investors look for in a product.
"For my thesis, I am exploring the experience of music and what I considers to be the keyboard of the future. I aim to improve the accessibility of musical instruments so that musicians can create music wherever they are. I strive to improve the keyboard experience through good design while keeping the key features that pianists know and love. I also want to evolve the concert experience into one that the audience can connect with even more deeply."
You can follow his thesis here.
Mehrafza Mirzazad
Think circular, Design circular and Apply circular
Mehrafza Mirzazad Barijugh is an award-winning New York-based design director, activist, and storyteller. She is the founder of Heart Brain System, a multidisciplinary studio focused on social and environmental system scale design and change, and the creative director of Rochester Institute of Technology's Title IX-sponsored #YESMEANSYESNY campaign.
As a leading strategist and system thinking designer, Mehrafza is a passionate visual designer who anchors her work in theories of circular economy, change, and empathy.
You can follow her thesis here.
Jianlin Nie
Oral hygiene system design
I graduated and got my bachelor degree of industrial design from Tongji University in China at 2014. Then I continued my study and exploration of industrial design at RIT. Studying abroad, especially studying at RIT, broaden my mind and make me an interdisciplinary designer and thinker. This time, for my graduate thesis, I am also going to combine other fields like medicine and daentistry into my project.
I'm going to design a set of oral hygiene products, including but not limited to toothbrush, toothpick, tooth floss and the package of oral rinses, toothpaste and gum which can potentially make up a system for oral cleaning. And I 'm also going to explore new interactive ways to provide users with better using experience when cleaning mouth. Those activities regarding to oral hygiene may include rinsing the mouth, brush the teeth, chewing gum and flossing.
Basically, regular oral cleaning is a relaxing activity after waking up in the morning or before going to bed at night which is related to freshening breath, eliminating exhaustion, exercising muscle of mouse. Also it is a daily habit. And the stakeholders include family members, close friends, travel companions, roommates and so on. Generally, it happens at washroom. I find oral hygiene system design interesting because it is a daily activities that concerns almost every moment of life deserves more attention. Also sight, hearing, feeling, smelling and tasting are all involved. So there are infinite possibilities for better interaction between human and oral hygiene products.
You can follow his thesis here.
Mariana Pinheiro
Sensorial Communication – an exploration of the user-environment relationship
Mariana Pinheiro is a Brazilian designer passionate about emotional design and playful products. In the year of 2010 she finished her Bachelor's degree in Product Design and began her career working for the furniture design industry in Brazil. After spending time in the industry, she continued her studies with a Surface Design specialization course. She spent a year and a half studying the impact of colors, textures and patterns in the design world. Mariana is currently pursuing her MFA in Industrial Design at Rochester Institute of Technology, where she is involved in a variety of interdisciplinary projects, many of them related to access technology. She is excited to design fun and quirky products.
"For my thesis I am developing a system of communication devices that will connect people and environments by exploring the user's senses. The devices will encourage them to be aware of their bodies, minds, and surroundings.
I believe that fun objects are able to bring joy to our everyday lives and I feel passionate about designing objects that will make the users smile J"
You can follow his thesis here.
Trupti Pomaje
Electronic products as a modular system for sustainability
Trupti Pomaje completed her undergraduate studies in Electronics Engineering from Pune university, India.
she is expanding her skills beyond technical field with her masters studies in Industrial Design at Rochester institute of Technology. In her words, ' I am the DesignEEr who wants to solve problem with best of both Design and Technical world'.
Her thesis focuses on making the electronic products, laptop and smartphones, sustainable. Today's world is so much technologically advanced but; products are manufactured where planning after their end of life is not focused very much upon and that is creating more and more E waste which is polluting the environment and will eventually cause scarcity of resources. Her concept is to design these products for longevity. She is working on making smartphones, tablets, laptops as a modular system working together rather than being discrete products and thinning the line between packaging and the product by designing package functioning as a part of a product.
You can follow his thesis here.
Rana Rezaei
Medical Instrument and Devices
Rana Rezaei Started to show interest in design when she was a teenager. She attended to art school and achieved her graphic diploma then she attend to Azad University of Tehran and she was able to receive a bachelor degree in industrial design. Regarding to her dedication to this program she decided to attend to Rochester Institute of Technology to receive further education in her desired field to receive her masters in industrial design.
Rana's main motive is to discover a solution to everyday used instrument's problems. Her main focus is in medical instruments to provide a better instrument to both health care workers and patients. Although the innovation in medical tools industry is skyrocketing and manufacturers have new instruments to offer everyday, Rana realized that there is still room to improve such devices and tools that are being used in medical field, whether this improvement is for safety or better outcome in its operation.
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Kurtis Unruh-Kracke
Healing Space Design
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Yuhan Wei
Product of encourage emotional interaction
Yuhan Wei graduated from Beijing Forestry University in 2014 with a degree in Furniture Design. She is Chinese born and bred, now residing in United States. Her unique style is keeping her design work minimal and clean taking an emotional approach. Her personal quote is "design can bring positive attitude to our lives even change our lifestyle."
She used to design primarily furniture, but since studying at Rochester Institute of Technology majoring in industrial design graduate program, she has more enthusiasm about emotional and interaction design.
These days more and more people use digital technology and social media in daily life. In a Chinese study, prevalence of digital addiction and its association with stressful life events and psychological. For example, more people are prefer to stay at home and connect with outside world just through the internet and some digital devices. No amount of emails, voice messages, phone calls or texts will keep us in an abundant state of awareness. Only the presence of mind, only the courage to Be. Here. Now. will unleash us from our digital addiction.
I feel like there is need to focus on emotional approach when I design some products which can encourage people to communicate or interact in reality. It's always easier tackling addictions when you are not alone. So in this circumstance, I will create interesting scenario which can bring people together and have some fun experience. Maybe in this way, it can motivate people to communicate with each other in reality. And motivate people to feel the real world around them and focus on their perception (more about emotional need).
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Elissa Jae Kyung Yi
Travel Design
After graduating Kaywon high school of Arts, Elissa studied Fine Art at Seoul Women's University in Seoul and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. In the course of time she had interests of design and realized the differences of the processes of it between her fields. It led her to continue her education as an Industrial Design Student (MFA) at Rochester Institute of Technology.
About her thesis, it is about travel design because travel is one of the most popular trends and lifestyles lately; it has become a prevalent part of our life. The tourism market is getting bigger, and the evolution of transportation and technological advances has made the price of travel lower so the young generation can enjoy a journey these days. However, every traveler have many difficulties during their journey; it happens all the time and makes them unhappy, the project is focused on how a short trip can be more beneficial and fun all the time during the journey and also how it can become one of the happiest lifestyle for them.
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Han Zhang
Health joy of lunch
Han Zhang got her bachelor degree from Beijing University of Technology in 2014 majored in industrial design. Because of the passion of industrial design and the curiosity of the advanced design thought in the United States, Han decided to go further in industrial design area and to get MFA at Rochester Institute of Technology in 2014. Han Trying to solve some daily problems by using the combination of Eastern and Western design thought.
Because the very fast rhythm and really tight schedule on working day, people always have some limited of their lunch, like time limited or environment limited. Lunchtime is not only a period we can eat lunch but also an important break for our tired brain. Different from have dinner with family, as for the working people or student, they always eat lunch with their colleague or friends. It makes lunch have more social meaning for us.
My thesis is focus on provide both physical and mental healthy lunch to working people and college students, try to remain the important of lunch and provide good networking and relax experience to them.
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Photo by James BunoanHong Kong Six
OC Music Awards Showcase, DiPiazza's, Long Beach
Thursday, Jan. 6
Turns out all the post-show whimpering about how La Mirada's Hong Kong Six didn't play crowd-pleaser/our favorite/their best song, "1985" wasn't limited to just the fans: ever since that lame, retro-tarded '80s outfit Bowling for Soup unleashed its crappy single of the same name, HK6 are understandably less than stoked about playing the song live. Perhaps even more of a bummer is that "1985" is one of their most rehearsed songs, a "security blanket," as viola wizard Tracy Salzer explained, not to mention that its chorus—"I want to party like it's 1985/Say goodbye to the past we've left behind"—perfectly nails their sound, an emo daydream of the time Mates of State borrowed some white-boy reggae riffs from the Police, bought an egg shaker and then kidnapped a few of those Arcade Fire kids.
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Also in this issue To read Ellen Griley's "Clubbed!" column on The Groove Ensemble click here. Still, security blanket or not, the band's set proved an impressively tight blend of harmonies cascading over the aforementioned reggae licks and some disco-lite bass lines, all tempered by Salzer's destitute-and-stranded-90-miles-from-the-nearest-hug strings. After opening with the solid, catchy "Swim With the Sharks"—a song we hadn't heard before and wish had been played later so we could remember it better—and following with the eerie "Stop (Looking at Me)," HK6 sold us on their fourth song, the bop-and-bump-worthy "Disco Cokehead," which had us dancing and scribbling, "Sick, sick bass!" all over the back of our hand as lead singers Darren Geare and Alisa Santoro cooed, "I'm lost in the crowd/Maybe I will have just one more round." And even though the highlight of the set, the decadently groovy "Rainy Day," gave way to some unfortunate speaker snap/crackle/pop, the band recovered by the viola-driven "I Hate You 'Cause I Love You," capped off, of course, in the grand '80s tradition of a thrown drumstick or two. We'd like to believe the last move prevented them from performing "1985" as an encore, but either way, Hong Kong Six play the Ying to bands like Bowling for Soup's yuck, and we're forever grateful for it.


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Altera's Arria GX FPGAs receive EN-Genius award
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The folks at Altera have announced that their Arria GX family of low-cost, transceiver-equipped FPGAs has received a distinguishing industry recognition from the EN-Genius Network (www.en-genius.net).
It seems that Arria GX FPGAs received the EN-Genius Network's annual "Product of the Year" award for the "Best Value High-Performance FPGA." Winners were selected in 29 different product categories from the hundreds of products reviewed in 2007 by EN-Genius.
"Product of the Year awards are based on the personal opinion of the EN-Genius editorial staff," said EN-Genius editor-in-chief Paul McGoldrick. "We believe these award-winning products will make significant contributions to the bottom line numbers for the companies involved based on their strong technical merit, design innovation and marketability."
About the Arria GX FPGA family
The Arria GX family is optimized for the most popular serial protocols: PCI Express (PCIe) ×1 and ×4, Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), and Serial RapidIO (SRIO) protocols at speeds of up to 2.5 Gbps. The five Arria GX family members range from 20K to 90K logic elements (LEs), and are backed by a comprehensive portfolio of software tools, intellectual property (IP), system models and reference designs.


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Use of Time and Value of Unpaid Family Care Work: A Comparison between Italy and Poland
This study provides a comparison of the size and value of unpaid family care work in two European member States, Italy and Poland. Using the Italian and Polish time use surveys, both the opportunity cost and the market replacement approaches are employed to separately estimate the value of family childcare and care of the elderly. The results show that, overall, in Italy the number of people performing family care work is higher, also due to the larger population. Italians participate somewhat less than Poles in child care, but substantially more in care of the elderly because of demographic factors. However, the huge difference in the value of unpaid family care work, which in Italy exceeds the value of Poland by about eight times, is largely to be attributed to the discrepancy in hourly earnings, average earnings of Poles being about one fifth of those of Italians. In GDP terms, instead, the value of unpaid family care work is more similar, ranging between 3.7 and 4.4 per cent of the Polish GDP and 4.1 and 5 per cent of the Italian GDP, depending on the estimation approach. The national values of these activities are discussed and an interpretation of the country differentials in the family care-taking gender gaps is given in terms of differences in culture, economic development and institutions.
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Centaur Media, the publisher of trade magazines including Marketing Week and the Lawyer, has reported a 15% decline in revenues for November and December.
But the publisher said it continued to see signs of stabilisation in the market. Its rate of year-on-year declines in revenue had slowed since the start of its new financial year in July. In the four months to the end of October the company reported a 28% fall in revenue.
The revenue fall was partly offset by aggressive cost cutting, the company said, with total group costs down 21% year on year in the four months to the end of October.
"While levels of forward visibility [in the market] remain limited the board is confident that the fundamental strengths of the group provide a solid foundation for growth as markets continue to recover during 2010," the company said in its interim management statement.
"We are encouraged that the tentative signs of recovery reported by Centaur in its interim management statement have continued," said Lorna Tilbian, an analyst at Numis. "And given the group's high operational gearing, expect earnings to rebound strongly when its served markets improve."
But Johnathan Barrett, an analyst at Singer Capital Markets, said that "a return to growth will be hard to achieve without growth in advertising, which represents broadly half of revenues".
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CERQUEIRA, A.; RUSSO, C. and MARQUES, M. R. C.. Electroflocculation for textile wastewater treatment. Braz. J. Chem. Eng. [online]. 2009, vol.26, n.4, pp.659-668. ISSN 0104-6632. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0104-66322009000400004.
This work reports on the viability of the electroflocculation (EF) process for chemical oxygen demand (COD), turbidity and color removal from a raw effluent originated from a particular textile industry related to hemp manufacture. Firstly, the following operational parameters were optimized: current density; initial pH; electrolysis time; material of the electrode (iron, aluminum or iron-aluminum); and interelectrode distance. Additionally, the effects of these parameters on specific electrical energy consumption (SEEC) were studied under the optimum conditions. The best removal efficiencies obtained were 93% for color, 99% for turbidity and up to 87% for COD using an aluminum electrode, the initial pH was 5, the cell time operation was 30 min and current density was 15 A/m2. These results indicate that, under the studied operational conditions, electroflocculation of these efluents may constitute a viable alternative for COD, turbidity and color removal.
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(Woodland, CA) – The Yolo County Board of Supervisors has announced the appointment of Philip J. Pogledich as County Counsel. After a comprehensive search and an extensive screening process, Mr. Pogledich was appointed to this position by a unanimous vote of the board.
Mr. Pogledich began his tenure with Yolo County in 2004, most recently serving as senior deputy county counsel since 2007. His focus has been on local government law, land use and natural resources, real property and public works, agriculture and the Williamson Act, solid waste and recycling, and policy concerning the Bay-Delta. Prior to his tenure with Yolo County, he worked for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
Mr. Pogledich received his bachelor's degree in English from the University of California, Davis and his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law.
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Fallout 2 - Gaming Made Me @ RPS
Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Gaming Made Me series looks at the influence of Fallout 2 on the author:
I still distinctly remember the first couple of hours of Fallout 2. Fallout 2 was the first game I picked up of my own volition, and the first game I finished on my own. It would also be one of the only games where I played as a woman–it's one of the rare instances where, though obviously largely written for a male audience, I still felt acknowledged.
I modified one of the starting characters, Chitsa. I appreciated that she was optimized for diplomacy, though I tweaked her to have high intelligence ("like me!," I thought) and got rid of her sex appeal perk. No, I didn't really want to "have a way" with the opposite sex–not in the manner the game implied, anyway. Not realizing I wasn't "supposed" to be playing this game this young, I was confused as to why I couldn't make my character younger than 18. At least I could rename her–and to this day, that Fallout 2 character is the only character I've named after myself in a game.
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If Leben (22-10) was fighting the same Hall (7-4) fans saw on TUF 17 this bout would be a wrap. That being said, Hall has shown little of the same flash he displayed on the reality show, losing Split Decisions to smaller opponents in back-to-back bouts. Leben is willing to eat a shot if it means delivering one of his own and has found victory more often than not with that strategy. Meanwhile, Hall's chin is still untested for the most part. If Hall decides to engage in a stand-up battle rather than play it safe there's a good chance he'll end up seeing stars, giving Leben one obvious avenue to victory. (PHOTO CREDIT: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)
Not outcome is guaranteed when it comes to a sport like Mixed Martial Arts. After all, it simply takes a well-timed strike or momentary lapse in judgment to produce a clear-cut finish. While such scenarios can prove to be frustrating for folks who like to lay money down on fights, they also entice adventurous types into betting on the underdog to come through. Regarding this weekend's lineup for UFC 168, here are five bouts worth watching in terms of their potential to deliver upsets…
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As Frank Bruni prepares to hang up his napkin and turn over his New York Times restaurant critic mantle to Sam Sifton, he was left with just a few loose ends to tie up.
"I'm using my last column as The Times's restaurant critic to correct lapses, attend to unfinished business, rummage through a cupboard of leftover advice and opine on an array of matters that didn't come up often, or at all, in other articles," he explained.
The advice that follows about how to manage the restaurant landscape in New York City is priceless. Bruni opines on where to get the best sushi and steak in the city, some favorites from recent visits, where to find value and some underrated restaurants.
We particularly love his advice about to navigate a menu:
"Scratch off the appetizers and entrees that are most like dishes you've seen in many other restaurants, because they represent this one at its most dutiful, conservative and profit-minded. The chef's heart isn't in them.
Scratch off the dishes that look the most aggressively fanciful. The chef's vanity — possibly too much of it — spawned these.
Then scratch off anything that mentions truffle oil.
Choose among the remaining dishes."
We'll miss your epic appetite and well-seasoned wit, Bruni.
Good Tips at the End of His Meals New York Times
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Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' School, the first public school in India for girls, today has a formidable reputation.
Located in the heart of the city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, it attracts pupils from all parts of the country and abroad. It is affiliated to the CBSE and has a strength of over 3000 girls of which about 350 are resident on campus.
The School is managed by the MGD Girls' School Society which functions through a Board of Governors, headed by Rani Vidya Devi of Jaipur.
With its motto of Our Utmost for the Highest, the school strives towards excellence in academic and co-curricular spheres of education, grooming young women to discover their potential and contribute to society as responsible citizens.


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'I'm no Ted Hughes in the charisma department," snorted Poetic Philip in Larkin: Love Again (BBC2, Saturday). While Monica, Maeve and Betty, in their historically accurate spectacles, would likely have disagreed, we could only concur. Larkin was played by Hugh Bonneville. Since you imagine Larkin as late-middle-aged his whole life, curmudgeonly even as a youth, this seemed a little generous. Bright-eyed and peachy-cheeked, Bonneville seemed too vigorous to play the poet, even after the application of ye olde ageing make-up and the revelation of Larkin as practically priapic.
Who you really wanted was Jim Broadbent, but, presumably, he was unavailable. If you put Broadbent in one of those Junior Geology machines you used to get that wore down craggy stones to pretty polished pebbles through a combination of sand and motion, you'd get Bonneville. Love Again could have done with a craggier Larkin.
Which isn't to say that Bonneville wasn't terribly good at conveying Larkin's grouchy coldness. He was. It just felt a little forced at times, a little mannered. While we were left in no doubt of Larkin's prejudices and acerbic disdain for the world, his inner life remained a mystery. There was no insight into the man who resisted commitment by citing Cyril Connolly's enemy of art, "the pram in the hall", but managed to keep three women enthralled for decades. There was no real exploration of those relationships; as historical facts, we simply had to accept them. There was a lack of emotional truth to Love Again.
Of course, the drama had its moments. Peering down from the library balcony like inquisitive pigeons, Betty (Lorraine Ashbourne) and Maeve (Amanda Root) mused upon the newly-arrived Larkin and his lilac socks. "It's not just the socks. He keeps a copy of Vogue in his briefcase," nodded Betty. "I think he might be a bit homosexy." "He's a poet apparently," replied Maeve.
Apparently, he was. So if you really want to know about Larkin, avoid the dramas and read the poetry.
But if he stood and watched the frigid wind
Tousling the clouds, lay on the fusty bed
Telling himself that this was home, and grinned,
And shivered, without shaking off the dread
That how we live measures our own nature,
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He warranted no better, I don't know.
In America Beyond the Colour Line (BBC2, Sunday), academic Henry Louis "Skip" Gates probed the notion and the reality of Black Hollywood. This involved visiting the exclusive gated community that is home to Chris Tucker, the first black actor to command a $20m fee, to learn that Tucker isn't black any more, he's simply famous. It also involved hearing Samuel L Jackson (star of Star Wars, xXx, and Jurassic Park) explain that "Movies aren't made by artists any more. They're made by businessmen [who] ask questions like 'Are there any explosions?'" And it further involved Skip conducting a roadside interview with Alicia Keys. Slightly in awe of everyone he interviewed, Gates was really giddy with Keys. You can't really blame him, of course. Academics don't get out much.
Amid the giddiness and Gates's statements of the obvious ("Factors such as race or colour should be irrelevant"), there were really interesting bits. A group of black women discussed how black is too black for Hollywood (the colour of cafe au lait is fine, apparently) while according to uberproducer Arnon Milchan, if Panic Room had been made with Hallé Berry rather than Jodie Foster, it would have grossed half of the amount it did.
Gates concluded this leisurely and glossy co-production between the BBC and American public service broadcaster PBS (or "PBS and BBC" if you're talking to Americans) by wondering what colour the future of Hollywood would be. It seemed a rhetorical question. The only colour that has ever mattered in Hollywood, like everywhere else, is green. Even Liza Minnelli could tell you that.
For a man in search of the Loch Ness Monster (BBC1, Sunday), Steve Leonard spent an inordinate amount of time in sunny Australia. I can't imagine why.


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Study of Purified Umbilical Cord Blood CD34+ Stem Cell on Chronic Ischemic Stroke
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UVa's Harold Voices Support for London
Charlottesville - UVa's Mike London says he fully intends and looks forward to coaching next year's team.The Cavs finished 2-and-10 this season, losing their last 9 games.Sophomore Eli Harold said he does not want to lose London, that the fourth-year coach is the reason he came to Virginia.
Eli Harold, VIRGINIA SOPH. DEFENSIVE END, said "He's real. When he comes to visit you, he's not gonna show you the jerseys and how many helmets we have and how many rings. You know he's not a flashy guy, he just keeps it real."


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Don't Get Discouraged!
Do your thing. Do it every day. Do it unapologetically. Don't be discouraged by criticism. You probably already know what they're going to say. Pay no mind to the fear of failure. It's far more valuable than success. Take ownership, take chances and have fun. And no matter what, don't ever stop doing your thing. — Asher Roth
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The Chicken or the Egg
In this case it would be The Stress - Chicken, or the Shortness of Breath - Egg.
So which comes first, does stress cause shortness of breath or does shortness of breath cause stress?
The answer is both as we can see from the verse in Exodus 6:9.
"Moses spoke so to the children of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses because of shortnessof breath and because of hard labor."
Rashi explains:
"But they did not listen to Moses"means; they did not accept consolation, i.e. they despaired completely of ever being redeemed.
"Because of shortness of breath" means; whoever is under stress, his breath is short, and he cannot take a deep breath.
Conventional medicine has proven that stress is the cause of 80% of today's illnesses.
When someone is in a state of stress, he experiences shortness of breath.
Shortness of breath causes a lack of oxygen in the blood which causes muscles to harden and create a stress state in the body.
A stressed person usually breathes into his chest. Sometimes it's so difficult for him to breathe that he will unconsciously raise his shoulders to make more room for air to fill his lungs.
Alternatively, a relaxed person breathes into his abdomen, using his diaphragm, and in this way he is able to draw air deep into his lungs.
Stress is an internal emotional state caused by the mental perspective of the sufferer.
He is virtually incapable of changing his internal emotional state due to his habitual negative interpretations of factual occurrences. He's used to seeing things negatively.
The remedy for such a person is to breathe.
Once he learns to pay attention to his breathing, he slowly becomes 'inspired' [in-into/inside, spirare-to breathe]and is then able to change his internal emotional state.
Stress cannot dwell in the same place as inspiration.
As we can see from the Kabala;
"And Moses spoke so to the children of Israel, but they didn't listen (The idea of freedom was alien)toMoses for shortness of spirit." What is "shortness of spirit"? Rabbi Yehuda said: they did not rest and they did not gather into themselves breath. - Zohar Va'eira 25
They were incapable of 'inspiration' to leave their oppressive environment because it had become habitual.
Inspiration requires calm and clarity.
Motivation and desire to free ourselves from limitation needs to come from a fertile nourished foundation. This productive foundation can be created with the breath.
The breath however, is only as effective as the breather.
Therefore, make the effort to practice your breathing.
An easy way to do this is to choose 5 minutes out of your 1440 minutes per day and sit quietly in a place where no one will bother you.
Set a timer for 5 minutes, no more and no less, for now.
Begin breathing with loud fast breaths through your mouth. Breathe in as deep as possible and out as fast as possible.
After 3 or 4 breaths, slow down by counting to 5 in-between each inhale and each exhale. Continue for about 3 or 4 breaths as well.
When you have finished, let your breathing return to normal and simply observe your body's breathing process until the 5 minute timer rings.
Once the timer rings, open your eyes and take a couple of deep breaths. Consciously acknowledge where you are by looking around the room.
Do this every day, preferably in the same place and at the same time.
The results will surprise you.
Blessing and success,
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) – A San Carlos man pleaded guilty Thursday to involuntary manslaughter for the one-punch death of another man in a fight outside San Francisco's AT&T Park during a San Francisco Giants game in 2008, a prosecutor said.
Taylor Buckley agreed to a plea bargain Thursday morning that includes one year in jail and five years of probation for his role in the death of 18-year-old Anthony Giraudo on May 9, 2008, San Francisco Assistant District Attorney Brian Buckelew said.
Buckley, who was also 18 at the time, punched Giraudo in the heat of an argument outside the stadium during the Giants game.
Giraudo, a baseball player who had been attending Canada College in Redwood City, fell and struck his head on the pavement, and died the next day at San Francisco General Hospital.
Prosecutors contend Buckley sucker-punched Giraudo once on the side of the face with a closed fist, but did not charge Buckley with murder because the killing was deemed not to have occurred with malice.
Buckley's attorney, Douglas Horngrad, has said his client did not intend to kill Giraudo and has called the incident "a tragic accident."
Buckley initially pleaded not guilty to the involuntary manslaughter charge, but agreed to the plea deal at a hearing Thursday in San Francisco Superior Court that was attended by members of both his family and Giraudo's, Buckelew said.
Buckley was out of custody prior to Thursday's hearing, but was handcuffed and remanded into custody after accepting the plea deal, Buckelew said.
Formal sentencing in the case is scheduled for March 22.
(© 2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Bay City News contributed to this report.)


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What it is
A reshaping of the nose, rhinoplasty is one of the most common procedures in cosmetic surgery. It can ameliorate birth defects, injuries, or a patient's dissatisfaction with the size and shape of the nose.
Excellent candidates for rhinoplasty may feel their noses are too wide or too narrow, too large or too small, or that their nostrils are too big. They may be interested in altering the nose's shape along the tip or bridge with rhinoplasty. They may also wish to correct a deviated septum to facilitate easier breathing or reshape the nose after injury; in cases where breathing problems are corrected by rhinoplasty, insurance may cover part of the cost.
Rhinoplasty takes one to four hours and is usually performed in the hospital or outpatient surgery center. Patients will feel no pain during the surgery, but may be conscious or unconscious according to the complexity of the rhinoplasty. The nose is reshaped during rhinoplasty, including the bone and cartilage, and rhinoplasty scars are usually not visible. Rhinoplasty patients are released within hours of the surgery, though they will need a ride home and help around the house for a couple days following the rhinoplasty.
Sometimes rhinoplasty patients will require subsequent revisions to achieve optimal results. Complications from rhinoplasty are rare.
Rhinoplasty patients will be required to wear a splint for a brief postsurgical period to maintain the nose's new shape; the splint is removed one to two weeks after the rhinoplasty, the same amount of time required to pass before rhinoplasty patients can return to work. Any pain and discomfort during the first couple of days after the rhinoplasty are manageable with prescription medication. Bruising and swelling may occur in the first two days following the rhinoplasty but these effects can be decreased by keeping the head elevated and using cold compresses; in many cases bruising and swelling have completely dissipated by the end of the first two weeks following the rhinoplasty. The nostrils of rhinoplasty recipients may bleed during the first week, which is normal, and patients should avoid blowing their nose for a week after the rhinoplasty, though it may feel stuffy. It sometimes takes up to 6 months for rhinoplasty recipients to see the end result of the surgery, though it will probably take only a few weeks after rhinoplasty for the nose to feel normal.


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There's only one way for the Calgary Stampeders to say good-bye and have a great bye.
Beat the Edmonton Eskimos handily.
On paper, the 5-1 Stamps should have no trouble with the 1-5 Eskimos, especially seeing as how 2009 CFL leading receiver Fred Stamps isn't in the lineup due to a shoulder injury.
But the Stamps would like nothing more than to focus on taking care of business and then spending the following week feeling good about themselves.
Next weekend is the only quiet one of the entire schedule, and the Stamps know a huge upset loss will dampen any holiday joy.
"You have to live with the game for such a long-time -- two weeks until your next game -- so we're focused on getting out to a good start," Stamps QB Henry Burris said.
"We hope to get them in a rut. They will come out with a lot of energy. It's going to be a tough game for us."
Two years ago, the Stamps had a turning point in the Grey Cup season heading into the bye-week.
Sitting at 3-3 heading into Regina with a bye-week to follow, the Stamps then beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 30-25 in a gutty performance.
After the bye-week, they went 9-2 and swept through the playoffs for a Grey Cup title.
Last season, they had the same 3-3 record heading to Edmonton for the seventh game of the schedule. They lost 38-35 to the Eskimos, and the coaching staff spent the week off recruiting defensive players to help stem the bleeding against the run.
They finished the season 7-3-1 but couldn't get home-field advantage and lost the West Division final to the Riders.
This game could be one of those season turning points, especially if the Stamps give the Eskimos life. They meet twice more in the next three games.
"This is a great opportunity to stay at the top of division," Stamps running back Joffrey Reynolds said.
"Obviously, you want to send a statement to the Eskimos. They are on the other side. They are trying to change and trying to get going in the right direction.
"We hear everyone saying that Calgary is the more dominant team and that people are trying to inflate our heads. We're ready for a tough game."
The Stamps return to action Aug. 27 in Vancouver for a return date against the 1-6 B.C. Lions, who are going into survival mode after losing 37-13 Thursday night to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
In another scheduling oddity, the Stamps actually have the shortest bye-week of anyone, with only 11 days between games.
The Esks' break is 12 days, while the Lions have 14 and the Riders get 15 off-days.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have 16 days off between games, while the Montreal Alouettes have 14.
So if the Stamps players do want to get out of town, they will only for a brief break. They get back to work next Sunday.
Part of the reason for the short bye-week is the team asked for Aug. 15 at home to celebrate the 50th anniversary of McMahon Stadium.
"It's Calgary. We have a 'soft schedule,' as some people want to say," Burris said. "We had two games in five days on the road and then the shortest bye of any team. We can't win anytime."
After playing the Lions, the Stamps then get another nine off-days before facing the Eskimos on Labour Day.
It's a span of 21 days and only one game, but there isn't time for a European vacation in there.
"Who wouldn't want more days off?" Reynolds said. "Eleven days is good enough. I feel fine and healthy. I don't feel beat up or anything.
"I wouldn't mind 16 days off. It's half-a-month. I actually might forget I play football. I might go back to off-season mode."


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The grid is built around two key elements: rows and columns. Rows create a max-width and contain the columns; columns create the actual structure. For layouts to work properly, always put your page content inside a row and a column.
What you need to know is that columns don't have a fixed width. They can vary based on the resolution of the screen, or the size of the window (try scaling down this window to see what we mean).
Example usage
When you are laying out the content for your page, think first about how those big blocks of information will come together, then you can decide what configuration of columns best suits that particular page. By using pre-defined div classes (ex. for a four column div, you would use <div class="four columns">) you're able to arrange a proportionately appropriate layout that best suits your content.
Below is a visible example of the grid. Each column block is sized based on how many of the twelve columns it takes up, and where you see thicker borders it's because two columns are running against each other.
(It's important to note that when the right-side navigation menu is active your content will flow around it.)
What problem does this solve?
Utilizing the twelve-column grid layout on your page provides you with a logical way to arrange information, whether it be tables, text or pictures. It doesn't mean that your page needs to be boring or boxy. Just like it has been said with responsive web design, the responsibility is with you to create a design that is functional and displays information easily for the user—and this twelve-column grid system is something that will enable you to do that, rather than restrict you.
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HTML for a 4-4-4 column grid:
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HTML for a 7-5 column grid:
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Hey everyone, this is my first post on this forum and I just wanted to first say that I'm pretty new in coding and my knowledge is more on the HTML and CSS side. I'm learning Java and PHP, and anything else that I'm finding as I go along.
So my plan is to build a portfolio for myself and would like to do it in a single page Smooth Scroll style. I've googled all sorts of things regarding smooth scroll and have come across sites that provide a basic template.
My question is,
1. how would I begin the process of just setting up the page?
2. would all I need to do is just create separate DIV's that would define each section?
3. How long would the page need to be in order to execute a good scroll?
Ive seen some sites that use smooth scroll and each section is pretty small where the scroll isnt very long.
4. How many different Java scripts are there for using smooth scroll?
Any suggestions or even resources would be awesome. Thanks in advance!


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Spirit AeroSystems Aftermarket Receives High Performing Partner Award from Cathay Pacific Airways
Aug 22, 2013, 07:30 ET from Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) Aftermarket Customer Support (ACS) was recently recognized with the High Performing Partner Award from Cathay Pacific Airways. In 2008, Spirit AeroSystems received a contract to provide overhaul, repair, and modification services for Cathay Pacific Airways' fleet of 777 Trent 800 thrust reversers. The repair work is performed at Taikoo Spirit AeroSystems Composite Co. Ltd., a joint venture with Spirit ACS, HAECO/TAECO and others, in Jinjiang, China. Spirit AeroSystems is the Trent 800 nacelle and thrust reverser original production manufacturer.
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"Spirit AeroSystems Aftermarket Customer Support was selected for delivering consistent, high performance in support of our Trent 800 program," said Patrick Low Inn Loong, Procurement Manager, Cathay Pacific Airways Limited.
"Cathay Pacific is a key customer to Spirit's Aftermarket segment," said Mike Williams, VP/GM of Spirit Aftermarket Customer Support. "We are very pleased to receive this award based on our customer's high service standards."
Cathay Pacific currently operates 24 Boeing 747, 49 Boeing 777, 37 Airbus A330, and 11 Airbus A340 airplanes. Cathay Pacific also has 80 firm orders for additional Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
On the web: www.spiritaero.com/aftermarket On Twitter: @SpiritACS
About Spirit AeroSystems Inc. Spirit AeroSystems, with headquarters in Wichita, Kan., USA, is one of the world's largest non-OEM designers and manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial aircraft. In addition to its Wichita and Chanute facilities in Kansas, Spirit has locations in Tulsa and McAlester, Okla.; Kinston, N.C.; Nashville, Tenn.; Prestwick, Scotland; Preston, England; Subang, Malaysia; and Saint-Nazaire, France. In the U.S., Spirit's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components. Additionally, Spirit provides aftermarket customer support services, including spare parts, maintenance/repair/overhaul, and fleet support services in North America, Europe and Asia. Spirit Europe produces wing components for a host of customers, including Airbus.
About Cathay Pacific Airways Cathay Pacific Airways flies daily to Hong Kong and beyond from Los Angeles, New York JFK, San Francisco and Chicago. Cathay Pacific was recently awarded the World's Best Business Class in the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards™. More information, including current fares and availability, may be found by visiting the airline's website at cathaypacific.com/us or Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cathaypacificus.
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Odd-jobs Incorporated
The northern portion of Skyway floats above the Central Plateau, and is mostly indistinguishable from the southern district of Azure.
Places of Interest
- Cloud Dragon Restaurant: Like the Azure Gateway in Azure, the Cloud Dragon is an upscale, elegant restaurant with breathtaking views, but without the crowds and long waits typical of the Celestial Vista Restaurant. Its menu concentrates on the best of Brelish fare — spicy ginger soup, sautéed garlic beef, curried chicken, and the like. In contrast to the secretive owner of the Azure Gateway restaurant, the owner of the Cloud Dragon is very forthright about her identity, making sure to meet and greet every customer and ensure that everyone has an enjoyable dining experience.
- Tain Manor: The ir'Tains are the most powerful family in Sharn. An ir'Tain served as the first Lord Mayor of Sharn, and the first towers were raised with ir'Tain gold. Today the ir'Tains derive most of their income from their vast holdings throughout the city; many of the tenements and apartment complexes are ir'Tain property. The Tain Manor in Brilliant is only the latest in a long line of mansions to hold that name, and many of the former Tain Manors are now owned by the wealthiest citizens of other districts.


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I said it before and I will shamelessly say it again, unless you are a member of the Aqualilies or you do synchronized swimming entertainment for a living, you don't need to paint your face with a shitload of crap. I'm not kidding, I've seen way too many videos piling on makeup after makeup. Contouring for swimming, who the hell does that? Much as I love makeups but there's a point you have to go barefaced. Sunscreen and tinted lip balm with SPF are probably enough woman!
I like watching GRWM (get ready with me) video, I know you do too. Fact is, it gives me ideas what others are using on a daily basis. But can I ask a little favor? please don't bombard me with GRWM every freakin' time. It's akin to you posting your OOTD in every occasion which IDGAF. Get ready with me (going to Walmart), Get ready with me (going to the beach), Get ready with me (watching a movie), Get ready with me (going to Starbucks). Girl, are you kidding me? Unless you are showing different makeup technique for every occasion you are attending, then I don't need to see the same old cat eyes, plastic-ky lips and curly hair you've been doing over and over.
Had a good laugh? it's your turn. What makeup tutorials you don't really like?


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Drinking Skeptically - Reason Rally Special Night
Please ask the host for 'Center for Inquiry - Drinking Skeptically' if you're unable to locate our party. We will be on the ground floor area.
Note Special Night for March only: we will meet on Thursday night instead of the usual Wednesday to be closer to Saturday's Reason Rally.
Drinking Skeptically is an informal social event designed to promote fellowship and networking among skeptics, critical-thinkers, and like-minded individuals. Drinking Skeptically provides an opportunity for skeptics to talk, share ideas (and yes, drink) in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. We discuss the issues of the day and whatever else is on our minds. But most of all, we have fun while promoting skepticism, science, and rationality.
Don't drink? Don't let that stop you from joining us! Some of the world's most famous skeptics are teetotallers, and we are happy to have you!
Remember that drinking skeptically means drinking responsibly. If there's one thing science has taught us, it's the effects of alcohol on the human body.
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Powerful men are sexy.
Men fighting for control are sexy.
Now add fangs, super speed and centuries of practice, and you know why vampires consistently dominate paranormal romance shelves.
I've got a thing for the alpha male and for nipping at the neck, which means I've culled through hundreds of vampire books. And I have narrowed down my top six literary vampires any woman would be happy to take as a lover.
(Note: Spoilers lie ahead—as in, who hooks up with whom.)
1. Bones from Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress series.
Why does he top the list? Two words: strategic bites.
Sex scenes featuring Bones and Cat are always steamy, but Chapter 32 of One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress #2) is forever seared in my mind. Cat gives Bones the go-ahead to put his centuries of practice—and knowledge from his former profession as a prostitute—in action, no holds barred. And the man goes all out. His bite causes euphoria, and throughout the night he keeps nipping at Cat in naughty places, leaving her body on fire. (Her moans actually cause the police to show up at the house. Not kidding.)
2. Rhage from J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
Rhage isn't my favorite of Ward's Brothers; that title belongs to Zsadist. But when it comes to which warrior comes out on top in the bedroom, I'm giving it up to Hollywood with good reason.
With Rhage you get the best of both worlds. While in Hollywood mode, you get caring and sweet lovemaking. When The Beast takes over, he has to be chained to the bed to keep from injuring you too badly. And, really, taming the beast is half the fun.
3. Ethan Sullivan from Chloe Neill's Chicagoland Vampires series.
As the leader of a house of vampires, Ethan is used to getting his way. Merit was never willing to just jump into his bed. She made him work for it.
So, when he and Merit finally admit their true feelings and he gets his chance at naked time with the Sentinel of Cadogan House, he's willing to fight daylight to go another round. Add in the gorgeous factor—Chloe used David Beckham as her template for Ethan—and you wouldn't be turning away the green-eyed vampire, either.
4. Eli Dupree from Elle Jasper's Dark Ink Chronicles
We get plenty of chances to read about sex with Eli on the beach, in a tent and everywhere else in Everdark, the second Dark Ink book, but it's the first novel, Afterlight, that puts him on this list.
Eli can read your mind, ladies. He's guarding Riley, and while he's in the corner of the room and she's lying in bed, the two are able to share some very vivid dreams. The dream is so realistic both Eli and Riley feel like it's real. He can get her off from the other side the room, people.
Also, for those who keep track of such things, there is nice sex in the rain, against a building, and on the stairs action in Afterlight.
5. Eric Northman from Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series
I've long been on Team Eric, even before I had the visual of Swedish deliciousness Alexander Skarsgard portraying the Viking vampire on True Blood.
I always remember scenes with Eric as more graphic than they were, because he equals uninhibited action. With 1,000 years of practice, he knows to take his time with Sookie and teach her the perks of him tapping veins in locales other than her neck. The first time he takes her femoral artery, you know things are going to heat up quickly. Eric offers the slow burn, and you'll accept without need of glamour.
6. Jean Claude from Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series
There could be a lot of debate on this one. I could talk about the triumvirate and the sexuality therein. We could compare him with other vampires, shifters, etc. But instead I'll just remind you of Anita and Jean Claude's first time. Think back to the way he revered her body when she finally accepted him. Then, consider his appreciation for bath time fun. Now, would you say no to that?
I had to cut from my big list of vampire book boyfriends to give you the crème de la crème, but you don't have to. Share the sexy and let me know which vampire lovers you would add to the list.
While Chelsea Mueller runs Vampire Book Club, she won't turn down a sexy werewolf, demon or faerie. (Her husband often reminds her that she's taken.)


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It's official. We've collectively downloaded over 10 billion apps from the App Store, putting an end to Apple's 10 Billion App Countdown. That's a lot of apps. And to think, it was less than two years ago when Apple announced the 1 billionth download. I think it's safe to say that Apple's App Store is kinda popular. The winner, the person who actually downloaded the 10 billionth app (which is more or less pure luck), has yet to be announced. Was it you?
10 billion apps. That's a crazy number. That's more than one app per person on the planet. Okay, well that doesn't make it seem huge, but not everyone on the planet has an iOS device with which to help the effort out. And that number would be much larger if it took into account how many devices one downloaded app gets pushed to with account sharing and all. I just took a quick look at how many apps I've downloaded, and according to the Apps page in my iTunes, I'm right around 1,000. I'm probably what they call an outlier though.
What's your number?