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learnpurple wins highly commended at National Council for Work Experience Awards 2009/10
Thursday March 25, 2010
This article was taken from Personnel Today. Click here to read in full.
TUI Travel PLC, the BBC and learnpurple are some of the best places to find an internship as the National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) announces the winners of its annual Awards.
TUI Travel PLC, the world's leading international leisure travel group, beat more than 250 companies to be crowned overall winner at yesterday's (23 March 2010) ceremony at Merchant Taylors' Hall in London. Gordon McKenzie, director for the office for graduate opportunities for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills presented 23 NCWE Awards* across 11 categories, rewarding companies that have demonstrated exceptional work placements.
Award winning organisations came from a range of sizes and sectors including Barclays, BBC and Audiences North East. This year saw the introduction of the Best Work Placement Diversity Scheme category, which was won by Pinsent Masons LLP.
TUI Travel PLC also won Best Work Experience Provider in the 'new scheme' and 'over 250 employees (long-term placements, employing less than 20 students)' categories. Talent retention specialist, learnpurple received a Highly Commended Award in the '10-250 employees' category.
Heather Collier, director of the NCWE comments: "We're now in the seventh year of the awards and their increasing popularity reflects the growing importance of work experience in allowing students to develop skills while providing companies a talent pool for recruitment. With more companies competing than ever before our winners have done exceptionally well, demonstrating best practice for others to follow."...
...The NCWE Awards encourage and reward employers who take the lead in the provision of valuable work placement opportunities for undergraduates; setting high standards for others to follow by offering fulfilling work placements that help students to bridge the gap between education and the world of work.
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Enhanced Resolution Version Of DALSA's Boa Vision System Announced
26 Jul 2010
The Boa range has increased steadily since its launch in 2009 and the new M1280 offers 4 times the resolution of the entry-level M640 model. Boa offers scalable vision solutions to satisfy a wide range of application needs from positioning of robotic handlers to complete assembly verifications. All Boa cameras feature a full suite of vision tools, a web-browser based user interface and application development interface as well as inputs and outputs, illumination control and factory communications.
Renowned for its outstanding price-performance ratio, the Boa series comprises a robust, fully integrated intelligent vision system designed for harsh environment factory floor deployment. The compact IP67 rated housing of just 44mm x 44mm x 44mm is suitable for washdown environments without a protective enclosure if a specified lens tube is used. A new lens cover is available in two lengths to suit the vast majority of common lenses. The camera base plate has also been adapted to provide mounting holes on all sides for maximum installation flexibility.
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Managerial Implications For Tourism Smes In The Context Of European Integration: The Case Of Brasov
This paper examines the economic and managerial impact of Romania's accession to the European Union for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) active in the field of tourism. First, a brief description of the tourism sector in the European Union is given, stressing the fact that this sector is dominated by SMEs. Then, a short comparison is made between EU and Romanian tourism SMEs. Following the main characteristics and tendencies of the tourism sector, a SWOT analysis is developed for Romanian tourism SMEs in the context of European integration. Selected factors of the SWOT analysis are chosen as a starting point for outlining the managerial implications that Romania's integration into the European Union brings about for tourism SMEs. A particular focus is put on the tourism SMEs in Brasov city, one of Romania's most important tourist destinations. Furthermore, the managerial features of these SMEs are investigated based upon statistical data and own findings by means of empirical research. Finally, some suggestions concerning the improvement of management of tourism SMEs are made, with a special emphasis on the strategic option to be chosen.
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The Unicode::Map8 class implement efficient mapping tables between
8-bit character sets and 16 bit character sets like Unicode. About
170 different mapping tables between various known character sets and
Unicode is distributed with this package. The source of these tables
is the vendor mapping tables provided by Unicode, Inc. and the code
tables in RFC 1345. New maps can easily be installed.
By coincidence Martin Schwartz created a similar module at the same
time I did. His module is called Unicode::Map and should be available
on CPAN too. Both modules now support a unified interface. Martin's
module will be depreciated in the future.
Since UTF8 support is coming to Perl soon, there might be good reasons
to move this module in the direction of mapping to/from UTF8. I will
probably do so, once the Unicode support in the Perl core settle.
COPYRIGHT 1998-1999 Gisle Aas. All rights reserved.
WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Unicode-Map8/
make generate-plist
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/converters/p5-Unicode-Map8/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install p5-Unicode-Map8
cd /usr/ports/converters/p5-Unicode-Map8/ && make install clean
pkg install p5-Unicode-Map8
PKGNAME: p5-Unicode-Map8
SHA256 (Unicode-Map8-0.13.tar.gz) = af1e85b8ebad93a9c520bf0851948dd3ba6cf11336764891ce2b62b6b6a92b6e
SIZE (Unicode-Map8-0.13.tar.gz) = 99250
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Approved by: portmgr blanket
Remove ${PORTSDIR}/ from dependencies, Mk and categories a, b, and c.
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Sponsored by: Absolight
Make it so that the default Perl is always called perl5.
- Move Perl's man1 files along with its man3 files.
- Move where Perl installs its modules man1 pages.
- Convert the ports installing man1 pages.
- Make different Perl versions installable at the same time.
Though you should note that only the default version can be used to
install Perl modules, and the non default Perl versions cannot use the
modules installed via ports if they contain .so as they are installed
in a version specific directory.
Reviewed by: bapt (the Mk bits)
Exp-run by: antoine
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Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D3542
After r390893, chmod u+w/u-w for stripping perl XS modules is unnecessary,
and in fact now leads to incorrect permissions.
Remove all instances of it from perl@ ports.
Reassign converters/ perl modules to perl@.
- Sort plists
- Fix p5-Convert-BER's bizarre pkg-descr
- p5-Unicode-Map8 fails make test (and did so before)
- p5-XML-WBXML fails make test (and did so before)
Change the way Perl modules are installed, update the default Perl to 5.18.
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site_perl/perl_arch : lib/perl5/site_perl/5.18/mach
perl_man3 : lib/perl5/5.18/man/man3
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perl_man3 : lib/perl5/site_perl/man/man3
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- Fix stripping wrt PREFIX/LOCALBASE
- Strip library
Cleanup plist
Remove all the bootstrap files (.bs) from the plists.
Starting with perl 5.20, they're not installed any more if empty,
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Support STAGEDIR.
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- Get Rid MD5 support
- Update to 0.13
- fix dependency
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Add WWW
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Fix plist.
Remove empty directories on uninstall.
Remove do-configure section, use PERL_CONFIGURE now.
Convert category converters to new layout.
Add p5-Unicode-Map8 0.10, a perl module that implements a class which does
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Bassam of Brighton): My Lords, during exchanges on Thursday 28th October at cols. 380 to 382 of Hansard I mentioned the additional resources which the Government were making available to the police service. In doing so, I regret that inadvertently I gave some incorrect figures. Instead of referring to the Government increasing police spending by £7 billion, I should of course have said that we were increasing spending to £7 billion this year. In fact, this year police revenue expenditure is expected to be over £7.4 billion. I wish to apologise to the House for that inadvertent mistake.
Lord Inglewood: My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. I should add that I own only an analogue television set and do not subscribe to any subscription channels.
Lord Inglewood: My Lords, given that National Economic Research Associates (NERA) estimate that the annual value of the spectrum locked up in analogue is worth of the order of £200 million a year, does the Minister agree that it is important to give every
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, I certainly agree it is important to bring forward analogue switch-off as far as possible, and we have set the criteria for that to be achieved. It is then for both the broadcasting industry and consumers to help to achieve the criteria we have laid down. I believe that it is premature to talk about any help for those in need. Let us see what business progress is made on switch-over.
Viscount Falkland: My Lords, does the noble Lord agree that the affordability of the new technology to which he referred relies to a great extent on the cost of the hardware, which is the television set? Does he agree that particularly in relation to local radio rather than television these sets are very expensive? Is it not the case that unless manufacturers make this equipment in larger runs the price will not come down very quickly? Does the Minister also agree that the idea of a supplementary licence fee for receiving digital is a further inhibiting factor in that area?
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, the noble Viscount's comment about the affordability of sets is certainly true. It is only when there is large-scale production that prices will come down. The industry has itself recognised that that is the case and is confident that it will be possible to achieve that. As to the second question, the Gavyn Davies Committee, which recommended a small supplementary licence fee of £1.99 a month for access to digital, did a great deal of research which convinced it that that would not have a serious delaying effect on the introduction of digital. The Government have still to reach a conclusion on the matter but they will do so as soon as possible.
Lord Montague of Oxford: My Lords, is my noble friend aware that Channel 3 cannot be received on satellite television? That is not made known to consumers and, I believe, should be. It would be good if that channel could be received. Can the Government do anything to influence the position?
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, it is not, strictly, the responsibility of government. The Office of Fair Trading is investigating the issue. However, in the end it is a matter for broadcasters to sort out among themselves.
Lord McNally: My Lords, I declare an interest as president of the manufacturers' trade association. Does the Minister agree that if we are to get the benefit of the research, development and manufacturing capacity in this country, there must be interoperability between the various sets? Does he also agree that at the
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, I take it that the noble Lord, Lord McNally, is volunteering to answer those questions which I have properly referred to the broadcasting industry as its responsibility rather than the Government's. I hope that he will be on his feet as often as seems appropriate to achieve that. The Government are disappointed that interoperability has not been achieved. It was planned for May last year and still has not been achieved. We shall continue to use what influence we have to try to secure that.
Lord Ewing of Kirkford: My Lords, is my noble friend aware that I am not a chairman of any manufacturing industry association? Is he further aware that I am merely the humble holder of a television set who wonders whether all this new technology will produce a better quality of programme? Some of the rubbish we see on television today is unacceptable.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, I cannot promise that there will be an improvement in the quality of the programmes. There will certainly be an improvement in the quality of the picture, substantially more choice and quality advantages in the availability of interactivity between the customer and the broadcaster, as he is still called, and in Internet access. But, ultimately, all of us as users of television must fight for higher quality.
Lord Inglewood: My Lords, the Government's target for analogue switch-over is between 2006 and 2010. Does the Minister agree that to succeed in achieving that switch-over at the beginning as opposed to the end of the period will net the Government some £800 million? Does he also agree that it is appropriate to do something positive to bring forward the take-up of digital receiving equipment by those who are least well off in society?
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, the noble Lord asked that question earlier and I cannot improve on my answer. Strictly speaking, the Government did not announce a period between 2006 and 2010; we announced the criterion on which the decision on analogue switch-over would be taken. We said that the criterion would be that 99.4 per cent of those who now have access to analogue television would have access
Lord Wallace of Saltaire asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal): My Lords, the United Kingdom continues to be a strong supporter of European Union enlargement and wants accession to take place as soon as possible. The Government fully support the European Commission's recent proposal to complete the necessary institutional reforms for enlargement from 2002. We expect the Helsinki European Council to confirm this. Negotiations with the applicants are progressing well. With further progress in negotiations, we should be in a better position to set a timetable for completion that is both ambitious and attainable.
Lord Wallace of Saltaire: My Lords, I thank the Minister for that encouraging Answer. She and other noble Lords will be aware that it is 10 years since the end of the Cold War and since the successor regimes expressed their commitment to joining the EU. Some of our fellow governments in the EU are talking of the need for another five years, some seven years and some more before those regimes join. We are all aware of the Prime Minister's commitment, made in his Achen speech, to the "urgency" for enlargement and his statement that we have a moral duty to assist in this. Therefore, is it not time for the British Government to insist that at Helsinki there should be drawn up a definite timetable for negotiations and for the first new members to join?
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Winners for the 2017 Radio Mercury Awards were announced June 1st at the 26th annual awards presentation held at Stage 48 in New York. This year's $50,000 Best of Show award was given to The Richards Group for their Motel 6 Campaign. Click here to listen to all of the 2017 Radio Mercury Award winners.
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MARGARITA, Venezuela, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Rafael Ramirez will meet on Wednesday on the sidelines of a climate conference, according to a person close to the Saudi delegation.
Though recently appointed foreign minister, Ramirez, the former energy minister and head of state oil company PDVSA, remains Venezuela's OPEC delegation head and has led calls for an emergency meeting due to global price declines.
"In principle, they are going to meet on Wednesday," said the source, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. "There's an invitation for a lunch or dinner, where they will talk."
The source could not say if there was a formal agenda, including policy considerations, ahead of the next scheduled meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries at the end of this month.
"It's probably a meeting based on the long, personal relationship they have due to their many years in OPEC," the source said late on Monday. "It's a Venezuelan proposal."
The long-planned climate change meeting, on Margarita Island in the Caribbean off Venezuela, runs from Tuesday to Friday.
After the meeting, Naimi plans to be in Acapulco, Mexico, Nov. 12-14 for a major natural gas conference.
Although the stated purpose is not to discuss oil prices, his travel plans come at a pivotal moment for Saudi Arabia and OPEC, which is working out how to respond to four-year price lows.
The trip has evoked memories of the late 1990s, when Naimi helped broker a deal with Venezuela and Mexico to curb production and revive prices that had fallen nearly $10 a barrel.
But while Venezuela has already begun pressing for output curbs, the oil cartel's core Gulf members have indicated they see no need for action. (Writing by Andrew Cawthorne; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)


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Peachtree Corners, Georgia (PressExposure) February 29, 2012 -- Ashworth College, a leading online school and provider of education for military spouses, announced today that it is a sponsor of Army Wife Network's Field Exercise seminar at Ft. Gordon, February 29-March 1, 2012.
Field Exercise is a grassroots seminar series created by Army Wife Network (AWN) as a way to empower and rejuvenate military families. Attendees are able to network with other families and to receive information for becoming successful both in the military and in life. AWN hosts these events throughout the year, rotating among posts.
"Education plays a major role in the lives of military spouses and they are aware of how it can make a significant difference in their careers and the family's well-being," said Rodney Butler, U.S. Army First Sergeant, Retired and Ashworth College Military Education Coordinator. "As a sponsor of the Field Exercise series we can talk with spouses one-on-one and show them how attainable an online education can be - both in terms of affordability and in the flexibility to meet the demands of the military lifestyle."
Many of Ashworth's programs have particular appeal to military spouses including career diploma and certificate programs as well as associate and bachelor's degree programs in business, early childhood education and health care. With more than accredited 115 online programs, the online school is approved for a number of military benefit programs including Post 9/11 GI Bill, Montgomery GI Bill, GoArmyEd and MyCAA.
"It's Ashworth's mission to ensure that our programs meet the needs of the military spouse," Butler added. "Our accredited degree programs are as low as $64 dollars per credit hour, compared to similar schools that push theirs as high as $250 per credit hour. And with zero out of pocket costs, it's common for a military spouse to earn an Ashworth career diploma, certificate or degree using only MyCAA benefits." In addition to sponsoring the Army Wife Network Field Exercise series, Ashworth has been further recognized as a Yellow Ribbon School and as a military friendly school by both G.I. Jobs and Military Advanced Education magazines. The online school also supports a campus chapter of the Student Veteran's Association and was a sponsor of Military Spouse magazine's 2010 and 2011 Military Spouse of the Year Award programs.
About Army Wife Network
Army Wife Network(AWN) is the Internet's leading website for Army wives, by Army wives. AWN boasts the original Internet talk radio show designed specifically for military spouses - Army Wife Talk Radio, currently in its sixth year of broadcasting.


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] With the main performance of Chris Quilala (see full cast), this film directed by Nathan Grubbs was premiered in cinema or TV in 2014. The feature film "Unstoppable Love" was produced in USA. You can watch Unstoppable Love online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2014.
Rating: 5 by 10 users./
Runtime: 89 minutes
Chris Quilala, Kim Walker-Smith, Jeffrey Kunde, Ian McIntosh, Josh Fisher, Brandon Aaronson and Skyler Smith.
89-minute film (full movie) directed by Nathan Grubbs.
The original audio of Unstoppable Love has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in USA.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2014.
Jeremy Edwardson, Nathan Grubbs and Banning Liebscher.
This film was produced and / or financed by Jesus Culture Music.
Without commercial breaks, the full movie Unstoppable Love has a duration of 89 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in EnglishDolby Digital in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
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PIND Project Exhibition
3.07 – 30.08. 2015.
The PIND is multicultural project run by Jaanika Okk and Polish Expats Association. The idea of project was to espress Estonian realities and culture to the rest of the Europe which is still slightly different than the western part.
Three Estonian artists Anton Koovit, Carl-Robert Kagge and Uku Sepsivart created a new space at Centrala gallery which relates to PIND (meaning est. surface or space). The exhibition presents monochromatic figures of products like food, drinks or clothes which are exclusively available in Estonia. These products are characteristic for that part of Europe and the same time they are relicts of the past which still exist, reminding us about the old communist system. So this represents the struggling with being proud of own developing country and being resigned with not really colourful past.
But there was also tricky part about this unique project. Evan if you have never been to Estonia, don't worry because the artists prepared as a part of exhibition some special things. You can see the panorama of Tallin – capitol city – on big tuna can, there is also 'shop' where you can buy some products – pieces of artworks with painted articles – typical for Estonia and for the dessert they painted mural on Minerva's wall.
The great opening night was on Digbeth First Friday 3rd July. Jaanika Okk gave a speech about whole idea and invited for Calligraffiti workshops ran by artists. The workshops were connected to the interested and professions of artists. They were the combination of using calligraphy and graffiti together. The idea was to show the basic of both disciplines and then show how and where to use them, also to explain the rules of proper writing and making your own shop sign.
You have until the end of August possibility to see what Estonian culture is like, how it looks like, what is interesting about it, etc. A main point is a chance to understand the different culture and where they came from.
We believe this exhibition can help promote eastern European culture and art, especially because there are no barriers between us anymore and we can experience each other without difficulties.


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I don't eat bread, and I am getting a bit bored of Ryvita, so I have turned to rice cakes for a bit of a change. I was originally buying Sainsbury's Be Good To Yourself rice cakes, but I might as well have chewed on some cardboard. They were really dry and bland - even by rice cake standards.
This brand was sitting beside the Sainsbury's rice cakes when I was doing my grocery shopping, and as they weren't much dearer, I decided to buy them instead. I was also convinced when I saw on the packaging that they were lightly salted.
They come stacked on top of one another inside the plastic packaging. The packaging is blue, white and green, depicting a blue sky and a green field with a scarecrow on it - it gives the impression that this is a very natural product (it is organic, after all). The ingredients list on the back is pretty simple - just wholegrain brown rice. The rice cakes themselves are made up of puffed rice, and are circular and flat. They are an off-white colour.
You can't really eat rice cakes plain, well not unless you're a masochist, so I usually spread a little houmous over them. But you can put anything on them - smoked salmon, cream cheese, ham, tomato, tapenade... anything you like. Sometimes I just put a tiny bit of margarine on them too.
Once bitten into, initially they are quite soft with a slight crunch to them. They don't seem like cardboard. They then become chewier and feel filling and more substantial than you would expect. Because they are very lightly salted, there is some flavour to them, and it compliments whatever topping you have chosen.
I really like these rice cakes and will be buying them from now on. The chewiness makes you feel that you are eating something filling. Rice cakes are never going to be a substitute for bread, BUT due to their consistency and slight salted flavour, they do serve as a good replacement if you are watching your weight. They feel more substantial and less cardboard-y than other rice cakes. Maybe I am an oddball but I find them really moreish!
These cost around 94p for 130g.
My children have to take healthy break to school for their morning break, sometimes they take fruit and other times they take, French toasts or Kallo rice cakes. My children have eaten rice cakes since they were small babies, I gave them small rice cakes as finger foods when they were being weaned onto solids so they have always had a taste for them. Personally I find rice cakes a bit bland on their own but my children just eat them plain with no topping.
These Kallo rice cakes , are wholegrain, they are large circular discs measuring approximately 9cm in diameter and 1 cm depth. They are basically pieces of puffed rice fused together to form a crispy circular snack. They are an off white colour with little bits of brown through the cake, the wholegrain rice. The rice cakes are not sweet they are a savoury item, they taste rather nutty and have a slightly salty tinge to them. They don't really taste of very much but they are not unpleasant and my children eat them all the time, you could add toppings to try and make them more interesting, perhaps cream cheese or some other spread, even just sliced tomatoes or cheese. I don't find them very filling and would consider them to be quite light in texture, not at all stodgy.
We have tried various makes of rice cake but Kallo id definitely my children's preferred choice. They come in a 130g cylindrical paper pack, with Kallo logo on the front, it is quite distinctive packaging. I never have any bother finding them in the supermarkets, they are sometimes in the biscuit aisle with the savoury crackers and sometimes they are in the "free from" section, but usually I can find them easily enough. The rice cakes have only 28 calories and are low in fat. These are a regular in our shopping basket, even when the children are not a school, they sometimes just have them as a snack between meals. My youngest child is nearly three and I find it very difficult to get him to eat a breakfast in the morning before he goes off to the childminder, but most mornings he will munch on a Kallo rice cake before we head off.
There are some other varieties in the Kallo range but we generally buy the wholegrain rice cakes. They are suitable for vegetarians and vegans and are gluten free. If they are left exposed to the air they can go a bit soft, so they could be stored in an airtight container, I usually have no storage problems with them because they get eaten quickly in my home. These are a relatively healthy snack that taste fine, they are versatile and can have toppings added or just eaten on their own. We recommend these rice cakes.
These rice cakes are amazing. I buy them every time I go shopping. I eat them mostly as a snack. Lovely if not a bit dry by themselves but you can spread whatever you like on them. I personally like jam or nutella. Not that they are the healthiest options, but it's all about moderation really. These are so cheap going at 97p. I tend to eat a pack a week so a week of snacks for 97p is just great. Great to accompany a healthy diet or to start one. The only downside to this product is that it is a bit dry but then again it is to be expected. Available in large food stores I usually get mine from tesco. I never eat them as part of a meal but I guess you could. Maybe having them with a spread for breakfast might be a good idea.
I think this would be a good product to buy if you are trying to keep a healthy diet or start one.
I am constantly on the look out for healthy, low fat snacks, as not only am I trying to lose weight I am increasingly conscious about the nutritional and health aspects of the food I am eating.
Despite all this I am a massive snacker and could easily snack my way through crisps and biscuits all day if I let myself, so I have to find healthy alternatives.
I have been eating rice cakes for years as my mum used to buy them when I was younger and had some bad food allergies (at the time I was not impressed at this alternative to additive fuelled sweets but hey she tried her best!)
We used to buy own brands of these but recently I saw the Kallo variety int eh shop and thinking they looked pretty nice , decided to try these instead. Ok so I have to admit I was swayed by the pretty blue packaging and the fact it just looked all healthy and organic with the picture of the grass etc. Shallow I know but hey I cant help it, packaging is important I think.
I think they were slightly more expensive than the supermarket own brand, they were approx £1.70, but they weren't extortionate so this didn't put me off. And I have to say that in this case you get what you pay for. I really believe that Kallo are a superior range of rice cakes.
Firstly they do a wholegrain variety, something that cheapo brands don't offer. This instantly made me feel healthier just by buying them.
You can tell the difference when you open the packet and look at them as well as they are not as stark white as some cheaper brands and you can see the draker flecks of wholegrain in them.
A rice cake is pretty hard to describe in terms of flavour but they are round with a crispy, slightly salty taste to them. My colleagues at work told me they smell like popcorn, which made them jealous every time I took them out at work. Although the taste is similar to that of any rice cake I noticed that Kallo had made theirs with a slightly salted taste to them which makes them tastier than some own brands which can taste bland in comparison.
Kallo rice cakes were also crisper and less prone to sogginess as some cheaper brands I found, which is particularly useful when taking them to work as you don't want to find them a soggy mess by the time you go to eat them in the afternoon.
Kallo's packaging is also ingenius in that they have extra packaging at the top tied with a plastic toggle (not the official term) which means that once open you can reseal them. This might seem simple to you, but having bought own brands that just come in a packet like normal biscuits they are prone to go staler quicker and you have to keep them in a container.
Rice Cakes are a brilliant snack by themselves , or used as a cracker or bread substitute. And even better than that each rice cake is only around 20 calories and really fills you up! Way hey!
PRICE: 97p for 130g at my local Morrisons
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (per rice cake):
Calories: 28
Kj: 120
Protein: 0.6g
Carbohydrate: 6.0g
(of which sugars): 0.3g
Fat: 0.2g
(of which saturates): 0.1g
Fibre: 0.4g
Sodium: 0.01g
Salt: 0.02g
Wholegrain brown rice, salt
Gluten-free, no artificial additives, suitable for vegetarians & vegans, may contain traces of sesame seeds
I am one of what seems to me the rare individuals who actually enjoys rice cakes, not easily deterred by the feeling of eating polystyrene. I've tried most brands, Kallo being last on the list, so a pack slipped into my supermarket trolley the other day.
Kallo Low Fat Wholegrain Rice Cakes come in a mostly blue sealed plastic pack, with the Kallo trademark and an image of a couple of silhouetted ducks and butterflies wandering across a rural scene. The rear of the pack shows nutritional information, ingredients, dietary/allergy advice and tips, plus Kallo's quality claim and contact details.
The seal on the pack is glued down very tightly and I had to attack it with scissors in order to get to the contents inside. The act of opening the packet broke the first rice cake, but I didn't become unduly panicked, as I feel there are worse things in the world to worry about.
Though I didn't actually count them, I estimate there were approximately 16 rice cakes inside the pack. Each rice cake is coloured a bright, almost steely white, with little pale brown flecks of wholemeal material. The circumference of each cake is I'd guess slightly larger than a standard digestive biscuit, having a thickness of approximately 1/4".
Great care has to be taken in removing the cakes from the packaging, as they break and shatter easily. If they aren't going to be eaten all at once, it's a good idea to store them in an airtight container, as they go stale very quickly.
My favourite way of eating rice cakes is topped with thin slices of Emmental cheese, but on this occasion I decided to sample them in their naked state, so as to get an accurate experience of their flavour and texture.
On biting into the first cake, a few grains of puffed rice fell back onto the plate, but the texture was pleasing - light, airy and delicately crispy. As I chewed, the rice cake didn't (as some other brands can do) go all gluey in my mouth, and the experience of crunching gently then swallowing, was a pleasant one.
As far as taste is concerned, I liked the wholemeal touch as it felt as though I was actually eating something worthwhile rather than chewing on air.
The only slight problem I personally had with the taste, was that despite the low-salt claim, these rice cakes are just a tad over-salted for my own palate. That's not to say I won't buy them again though, but in future I shall eat them with something else so as to drown out that salty flavour.
Gradually over a period of about three days, I finished off the packet - complete with slices of Emmental - and I found the whole experience rather delicious.
The difference between Kallo Low Fat Wholegrain Rice Cakes and other brands is negligible, except for them being maybe slightly saltier than other low-salt varieties - plus I'd estimate they are just a tiny, tiny bit thinner than others I've tried.
I wouldn't declare Kallo to have created a wondrously new and different rice cake experience, but they are quite nice and I'd probably buy them again.....always making sure I have something suitable to eat with them. I am awarding Kallo four stars, but if the product had contained just a little less salt or none at all, it would be a case of full house.
Rice cakes per se are very versatile and you can comfortably top them or eat them with pretty much anything, sweet or savoury, and they are much healthier than some crispbreads and most manufactured biscuits.
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Prop & Micro Motors Constants
I'd like to suggest that we start generating some data on motor constants for various motors we use in micro planes. This could then be used with ElectriCalc or MotoCalc. A good place to start would be on the low and high voltage versions of the N20 and M20 motors. If more than one of us did the measurements we could average the numbers, or simply report both of them. I think this is why ElectriCalc lists some motors with slightly different constants and the contributor's initials for each. If we do this, I'll put a table of constants on my site which would help them not get lost.
Jochen, elsewhere you posted a request that I measure the constants for an M20 motor. Could you post the steps and equipment required again here?
BTW, would we next need prop constants for various props? How does one go about measuring prop constants?
I think if we collectively start creating this set of data it would be a resource to all of us involved in the micro area. It would make it easier to spec out a particular rubber power conversion to electric, or just an original scratch built design.
Last edited by Gordon Johnson; Feb 19, 2002 at 08:22 PM.
motor constants can be calculated like this (just copied my old posting):
The basic theory of DC motors:
output momentum: M = c_m x (I - I_0)
ideal rotor voltage: U_r = c_m x 2 x pi x n
terminal voltage: U = U_r + Ri x I
rev per second: n = ( U - I x Ri ) / ( 2 x pi x c_m )
1) measure Ri with your multimeter. Ri will not be constant as alternator switches from winding to winding. Take some measurements at different rotor positions and calc the average value. Take also I_0 (idle current)
2) take two measurements at the same voltage, but with different loads, for instance with the biggest and the smallest prop that seems to be suitable. Take amps, volts (directly at the motor terminals!) and rpm.
3) calc:
U_r1 = U1 - Ri x I1
U_r2 = U2 - Ri x I2
c_m = (U_r1 - U_r2) / ( 2 x pi x ( n1 - n2))
Now you have Ri, I_0 and c_m. You can calc
M as above
n as above
input power: P_in = U x I
output power: P_out = M x n x 2 x pi
- or -
output power: P_out = ( I - I_0 ) x ( U - I x Ri )
efficiency : eta = P_out / P_in
So you can predict rpm, output power and efficiency at every combination of volts and amps at the motor terminals. Besides that you can predict the prop rpm at this output power level (reduce motor power by 10% for gearbox efficiency ) by using the prop formulas from my older posting (ok, only for the Günther prop yet) and so select a proper gear ratio, and you can predict static thrust.
There is also a clever way to calc Ri from the two measurements but I don't have it at hand at the moment.
If it would not cut down building time then I should really write that down into a nice HTML document ... but next indoor date is coming and the model is not ready yet (nice kind of problems that I have :-)
A whole bunch of information including my N-20 measurements is buried in Gordon's old gearbox construction thread. This and some other data (constants for GWS props for instance) would really make up an interesting information base.
We need:
- motor constants c_m, Ri, I_0
- prop constants c_thrust, c_power
- airfoil constants c_l_max, c_d
Of course you can use programs like motocalc but if you do the calculations by hand you get some very interesting insights. I call that fun!
Last edited by jberg; Feb 19, 2002 at 04:51 PM.
I too have an indoor fly coming up on Friday and a Micro IFO to finish and some changes to make to my Punkin bipe. So, doubtful I'll do any measuring constants between now and then. Here's your N20 post re-posted here from the Gearbox thread https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...n&pagenumber=1
I've made some measurements and done some calculations. The N-20 motor I've examinated has the following characteristics:
c_n ~ 7000 rpm/V
c_M ~ 1.36 mNm/A
Ri ~ 2.5 Ohm
I_0 ~ 0.17A (with gearbox, without prop)
The following formulas give the basic data at every operation point:
U: voltage [Volt]
I: current [Ampere]
n: rpm
n = c_n * (U - Ri x I) [rpm]
M = c_M x (I - I_0) [Nm]
P_el = U x I [W]
P_mech = (U - Ri x I) x (I - I_0) [W]
eta = P_mech / P_el x 100% [%]
These formulas show that the N-20 will have about 50% of efficiency at about 5.2V and 0.7A. That is quite good for a motor of this size, the N-20 is not an amp-hog, but a good performer *with proper gearing*. Always let him turn, don't overprop him!
This combined with prop data gives some interesting insight. The Günther prop (125mm dia, 110mm pitch) has the following characteristics:
static thrust produced: F ~ n_prop^2 / 0.84e6 [g]
mechanical power consumed: P ~ n_prop^3 / 49e9 [W]
So assumed that a single stage gearbox has an efficiency of about 90% including all bearings (don't be too optimistic here) you can expect >21g of thrust at 5.2V and 0.7A and a gearfactor of about 1:5.5. Now you know why I would never treat this motor with high current and low voltage. This motor is hot-wound, let him turn! And you know why I built a DC booster to get 5.2V out of one single Lithium cell.
It is quite interesting and instructive to type these formulas into an Excel sheet and to play around with them. Always take into account that the data differ from motor to motor, even of the same type.
and another post
you need two multimeters to measure amps and volts simultaneously, a tacho to measure rpm and (if you want to investigate props) a scale to measure prop thrust. Everything else can be done by calculations. I don't have a dynamometer. In fact with a bit of clever calculation you can use the motor that you investigate as dynamometer at the same time.
The Günther prop will press-fit on 2-2.3mm shafts. I use a 2mm carbon shaft in my gearboxes.
my N-20 is from allelectronics.com. I think that is the low-voltage version. Resistance is about 2.5 Ohm.
Regarding the flywheel: a bit of numerical math a la Runge-Kutta, and we will even deal with this. No black magic is involved (though the efforts would be a bit bigger). But I don't think that we need this. Or do you want to perform a short takeoff by revving up a variable pitch prop to the maximum and then giving more pitch suddenly to create a thrust burst? And besides that, the N-20 does not have a second shaft end at the back side which would be needed to put the flywheel to the proper high-rpm place.
and another
just to make it clear: the load does not need to be constant with the method I use. You *need* to have two different loads if you don't change voltage. The easiest way is to use two different props at the same voltage (if the props differ too less then the calculated values could be inaccurate).
and one from Gene Bond
I see what you are doing now. Makes sense. Didn't realize we were on the same page, where you change one variable, and calculate the constants!
GWS prop data
Just measured these data for a GWS 5x3 prop:
static thrust produced: F ~ n_prop^2 / 1.63e6 [g]
mechanical power consumed: P ~ n_prop^3 / 92e9 [W]
and the data for the Günther 5x4.3 was:
static thrust produced: F ~ n_prop^2 / 0.84e6 [g]
mechanical power consumed: P ~ n_prop^3 / 49e9 [W]
I don't consider this off-topic here although these are no motor data .
Thanks Jochen,
I'll have to digest this later. I'm off to my workshop. I don't think it's off topic. Maybe I should have titled the thread motor & prop constants.
Crossup showed me that I was wrong and some of the Mabuchi motors are in the MotoCalc database, but under the gearbox manufacturers, not the Mabuchi section. I'll check Ecalc later. Here they Are. It's a start.
Constant 8880
Current 0.160
Resistance 1.6000
Weight 0.24
Constant 7700
Current 0.100
Resistance 2.0000
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Exomizer is a program that compresses files in a way that tries to be as efficient as possible but still allows them to be decompressed in environments where CPU speed and RAM are limited. For some popular 8-bit computers using 6502 compatible CPUs it can also generate executable files that decompress themselves in memory when run.
The exomizer program itself is a console application written in ANSI-C.
Exomizer operates in two major modes. It has a raw mode that compresses plain files and produces plain files. This mode is used by the raw subcommand. All other subcommands use the second mode. It requires all source files to be targeted to be decrunched at specific addresses in the 16-bit address space of the target computer. In this mode, no file can be larger than 64kB since all data must be addressable using 16-bits. The targeted mode has the following features:
- It reads plain or .prg files to any given address.
- It can produce stand-alone self-decrunching files for the following targets:
- Commodore VIC20, C64, C16/plus4 and C128
- Atari 400/800 XL/XE
- Apple ][+ and //e
- Oric-1 and Oric Atmos
- It can produce files for both "in memory" and "from disk" decrunching.
- It handles RLE-sequences well, no packer is necessary.
- It is able to link/combine more than one source file into the same crunched target file.
Exomizer version 2.0 has been released and is available for download. Included in the downloadable zip file are the source code and precompiled binaries for DOS and Win32. It also includes a makefile for Gnu make and gcc so it should be easy to build on any system where these tools are available.
Any suggestions, comments and/or bug reports can be sent to me, the author.
2015-09-21: Exomizer v2.0.9 released
Changes since the 2.0.8 release:
- NULL pointer dereference crash, reported by Flavio, fix provided by soci.
- sfx decr src comments echoed to stdout, reported by iAN CooG, fix provided by soci.
- Fix gcc-compiler warnings.
A complete changelog is included in the zip file. Download it here.
2015-09-20: Exomizer v2.0.8 released
Changes since the 2.0.7 release:
- Add -E flag to not write the encoding to the outfile.
- Enforce match max_len everwhere, bug first reported by Zik / Futurs.
- Remove max nr of chunks limit from the chunkpool allocator to allow for raw crunching of larger files.
- Make exomizer build with bison version 2.3a and newer. Bug reported and analyzed by Adrien Destugues.
A complete changelog is included in the zip file. (download removed)
2013-04-14: Exomizer v2.0.7 released
Changes since the 2.0.6 release:
- Bugfixed commodore sfx targets to automatically disable irq when decrunching over system areas. This was reported for the plus4 target by Luca/FIRE. This fix together with moving the decrunch table to zero-page, -Di_table_addr=0x2, allows decrunching $0200-<end of mem> without corruption for all commodore targets except for the vic20-configs that have a memory hole at $0400-$1000.
- Bugfixed z80 decrunchers from Metalbrain.
- Bugfixed sfx c16/plus4 target where the default decrunch effect could corrupt memory while decrunching data that covers $0be7, reported by Luca/FIRE.
- Added feature to sfx-mode that complains if the data it too big to fit in the available memory of the selected target, suggested by Luca/FIRE.
- Added c16 target, -t 16, like -t4 but with smaller memory, suggested by Luca/FIRE.
A complete changelog is included in the zip file. (download removed)
2013-01-27: Exomizer v2.0.6 released
Changes since the 2.0.5 release:
- Improvements to the z80 decunchers, now smaller and faster.
A complete changelog is included in the zip file. (download removed)
2013-01-12: Exomizer v2.0.5 released
Changes since the 2.0.4 release:
- Added two flags -C, and -M <length>, that trades crunch result for speed. -C enables more imprecise rle matching and -M limits the maximum sequence length. It is now possible to really speed up crunching, even for "worst case"-type files.
- Now skips the DAG traversing of the final pass if the encoding hasn't changed since the previous pass.
A complete changelog is included in the zip file. (download removed)
2012-08-16: Exomizer v2.0.4 released
Changes since the 2.0.3 release:
- Bug fixed in the z80 decruncher.
- Enabled complete sfx basic mode support for the Apple II target. This mode and target combination now generates headerless files for easier import into disk images. The included exo20info.txt file contains more details about this.
A complete changelog is included in the zip file. (download removed)
2012-03-25: Exomizer v2.0.3 released
Changes since the 2.0.2 release:
- z80 decruncher improvements by Antonio Villena.
A complete changelog is included in the zip file. (download removed)
2011-08-19: Exomizer v2.0.2 released
Changes since the 2.0.1 release:
- Added 6809-decruncher contributed by Edouard Forler.
- Fix language errors in the documentation. Thanks to Csabo/LOD.
- Remove bogus printout about the default decrunch effect when using a custom decrunch effect. Bug reported by Csabo/LOD.
- Fix bug that prevented the correct error message from showing when trying to combine a basic start and a non rom config for the sfx command. Bug reported by iAN CooG.
A complete changelog is included in the zip file. (download removed)
2011-02-06: Exomizer v2.0.1 released
Changes since the 2.0 release:
- Fixed a bug in the logging framework that caused the desfx command to loop.
A complete changelog is included in the zip file. (download removed)
2011-01-22: Exomizer v2.0 released
Changes since the 2.0 beta 7 release: Fixed a bug in sfx decruncher setup where data was copied unnecessary. Added the i_line_number symbol to be able to change the default line number of the basic line of the sfx decruncher. * Added various improvements and documentation of the desfx command.
A complete changelog is included in the zip file. (download removed)
2008-09-08: Exomizer v2.0 beta 7 released
Changes since the 2.0 beta 6 release:
- Fixed a bug in the 6502 forward decruncher regarding literal sequences longer than 255 bytes.
- Added z80 decruncher source code contributed by Metalbrain.
- Added experimental desfx sub-command to decrunch a sfx-generated file.
- Fix broken ROM/RAM banking NMI handling for the Atari target of the sfx sub-command.
- Added flags to customize enter and exit code for the sfx sub-command.
- Added loading of Oric tap files to the sfx sub-command.
- Oric 1 target of the sfx sub-command supports starting basic-programs.
A complete changelog is included in the zip file. (download removed)
2007-01-28: Exomizer v2.0 beta 6 released
Changes since the 2.0 beta 5 release:
- Bugfix: sfx -t 128 placed decrunch table at $0334, not at $0b00 where it is supposed to be.
- Bugfix: sfx -t 128 was unable to bank RAM/ROM properly.
- Bugfix: Now works when compiled in a setting where unspecified char types are unsigned.
- Added experimental Oric 1 target to the sfx command. (not properly tested, comments are welcome)
A complete changelog is included in the zip file. (download removed)
2006-10-08: Exomizer v2.0 beta 5 released
Changes since the 2.0 beta 4 release:
- New option -f to the mem and level sub commands that enables forward crunching.
- Added a forward decruncher contributed by Krill / Plush.
- Fixed a bug that made the sfx sub command fail on big endian architectures.
- Added a dasm syntax version of exodecrunch.s.
- Changed exodecrunch.s to support literal sequences by default.
A complete changelog is included in the zip file. (download removed)
2006-07-08: Exomizer v2.0 beta 4 released
Changes since the 2.0 beta 3 release:
- Change email address.
- Don't use setjmp/longjmp due to obscure bug when building using mingw with -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer.
- Add multipass functionality to the assembler in order to be able to do more complex things in the decruncher source.
- Fix the sfx decruncher to work for a wider range of i_load_addr values.
- Add optional offset,len for raw command file reading.
A complete changelog is included in the zip file. (download removed)
2005-11-14: Exomizer v2.0 beta 3 released
First public 2.x beta release. (Download removed)
If you're looking for builds for other operating systems, here's some external links:
- Exomizer built for AmigaOS 4 is available for download here.
- Exomizer port for MorphOS is available for download here.
For older releases, see the old website here.
Latest update 2015-09-21.


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Im answering #3 first...yes it would be nice to have one of them happen LOL.
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#2~I have 3 early rising children LOL, I have no money to pay for the courses, and I cant take away someones physical pain....just not possible.
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I think as with most things, it's just something that kids need to do in their own time. I used to look after a little girl who didn't want to get rid of her dummy or to use the toilet. We told her repeatedly that big girls don't wear nappies or have a dummy, and she would always reply 'then I will do it when I'm a big girl'. Then one day when she was three she turned around and told us that she was a big girl now, and we had no more problems getting her to give up her dummy or use the toilet. Good luck with it!
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Well, she certainly had a good come back line! Thank you for sharing your experience about this, much appreciated!
I think it much depends on the child... My little girl was completely addicted to her pacifier to the point that she talked very little, not because she couldn't, but because she didn't want to bother taking her pacifier out. But around 2 and a half I actually talked to her (I don't exactly know if she really understood me), but I told her how beautiful she was without it and how we loved to hear her talk and how she was now a big girl and that it was time to stop using it and she actually gave me all her pacifiers and never again asked me for one. I saved them for a few weeks just in case... And the best thing was she really blossomed afterwards...
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The same way worked all three times for me - that is, with each of my three sons - on or around their 2nd birthdays I took all of the dummies, and threw them in the bin. I pre-warned each boy, about a week before. I put the dummies in the bin right before their eyes and told them that they wouldn't be needing them any more. There were no problems at all. None of the boys asked for their dummies back, or cried for them, or had tantrums because they couldn't have them. But that's probably because they were used to my style of parenting by then: no nonsense! Up until a certain again I don't give my children choices, or leave decisions up to them - I decide how things are going to be, then I tell the boys. I decide what they're having to eat, and they eat what's put in front of them or they go hungry, and so on. The same with dummies - I made the decision that they could have dummies (only when they were tired and struggling to sleep), and I made the decision as to when the dummies would be taken away. They get to make choices about the fun stuff, like which toys and games to play with, or where to go for walks and fresh air. I make the decisions that I should be making as a parent. This way works perfectly for us.
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Onyx is a variety of chalcedony quartz that features a fine texture with a smooth black color. Some onyx can display white bands or ribbons against black or brown backgrounds. The bands that move through the stone run parallel and onyx is therefore sometimes known as zebra agate. Mined in Brazil, India, California and Uruguay, most onyx today is color-enhanced to increase its depth of color. It ranks a 6.5 on the Mohs Scale and is an ideal stone for carving. In fact, it is a favorite material of lapidary artists.
Onyx was very popular with the ancient Greeks and Romans. The name comes from the Greek word "onux" which means fingernail. Legend says that one day frisky Cupid cut the divine fingernails of Venus with an arrowhead while she was sleeping. He left the clippings scattered on the sand and the fates turned them into stone so that no part of her heavenly body would ever perish. In Greek times, almost all colors of chalcedony were called onyx. Later, the Romans narrowed the term to refer to only the black and dark brown colors, while the reddish brown and white onyx became known as sardonyx. Highly valued in Rome, sardonyx was especially used for seals because it was said to never stick to the wax. Roman General Publius Cornelius Scipio was famous for wearing sardonyx.
Worn during mourning in the Victorian age, onyx is now traditionally given as a 7th wedding anniversary gift. It is thought to increase happiness, self-control, courage, intuition and instincts. The stone is also believed to cool the yearnings of love and decrease sexual desire.
With its uniquely mystical appearance, quartz was the "rock crystal" used in ancient times to make crystal balls. It was believed to attract energy and is still considered to be spiritual today. The gemstone was once believed to be a compact form of ice. In fact, the Greeks originally named quartz "krystallos," meaning ice, but this terminology soon applied to any type of crystal.
Often identified by its six-sided prism shape, quartz is the most common mineral on Earth, found in nearly every environment throughout the globe. With a ranking of 7.0 on the Mohs Scale, it is a component of almost every rock type and occurs in virtually every color imaginable. Quartz has a great amount varieties that are well-known by other names, including amethyst, citrine, ametrine, rock crystal, agate, druzy, chalcedony, tigers eye and many more. There are also several varieties that hold the name "quartz," including rose quartz, smokey quartz and rutilated quartz.
The pale pink color of quartz is known as rose quartz, the traditional gift for couples celebrating their 2 nd anniversary. It is a delicate powder pink color that ranges from transparent to translucent. Transparent rose quartz is quite rare and is usually so pale that it does not show much color, except in large sizes. The translucent quality of rose quartz is much more common and is used for jewelry and carvings.
Rose quartz is probably one of the most prized stones for its mystical properties. Known as the "Heart Stone," it is believed to have incredible powers to balance emotions and open the heart. Folklore says rose quartz can comfort brokenhearted people, bringing healing and clarity to the heart and allowing the wearer to learn to trust again. The stone is also said to foster happiness and the joy of life by bringing about contentment in love and filling one with optimism, tenderness and gentleness.
In addition to helping with romantic love, rose quartz is believed to enhance all other forms of love as well, including self-love, platonic and maternal. Its loving, nurturing energy is said to take away fears, resentment and anger and replace them with feelings of higher self-esteem and confidence. This soothing stone is also thought to balance emotions and heal emotional wounds. It is said to be especially powerful in times of stress or loss, bringing peace and calm to the wearer.
Ranging in color from nearly black to smoky brown, smoky quartz is transparent and owes its warm earthen hue to exposure to natural radioactivity. Care must be taken since its rich color will fade in the sun. Spelled either "smoky" or "smokey," this variety of quartz is often incorrectly called "smoky topaz."
Smoky quartz is believed to help dissolve negative energy and release stress. It is said to be a mild sedative with a relaxing effect that calms, soothes and restores balance and harmony. Folklore says the gem can embrace dark areas with light and love and therefore clear and cleanse the body both physically and emotionally. Smoky quartz is thought to be a warm, friendly and down-to-earth gem.
Rutilated quartz is a type of transparent rock crystal that contains long, fine needles of rutile crystals (titanium dioxide). These highly valued inclusions form a landscape of shining gold needles in an array of patterns that is breathtakingly beautiful. These golden inclusions are also known as Venus hair, Cupid's darts and fleches d'amour ("arrows of love"). There is a less well-known variety called tourmalinated quartz that, instead of golden rutile, forms black or dark green tourmaline crystals.
Although rutilated quartz is usually cut as a cabochon, it can be a difficult stone to attain a smooth surface without pits. This is because rutile ranks a 6.0 on the Mohs Scale , while quartz ranks 7.0. The difference in hardness between the two materials, and because of the way rutile forms inside, causes problems when cutting. Each final cut piece is unique, with no two being exactly alike. Modern folklore says rutilated quartz brings forth each person's strengths, originality and ability to relate to others.
Tourmalinated quartz is a clear form of quartz with silver-tone filaments and threads of black tourmaline running through it. Because tourmalinated quartz is a combination of quartz and tourmaline, it has influences and characteristics of both these gems.
All quartz rock that is absent of color is deemed rock crystal. This category of quartz has the clarity of pure water, without as much as a hint of pigment. While this colorless quartz is too common to be considered a precious gemstone, it is still beautiful, as well as affordable. Rock crystal is commonly used in decorative carvings, figurines and chandeliers. It is also easy to cut, making it well suited in the creation of eye-catching jewelry.
Phantom quartz is a variety of quartz which, over the course of millions of years, forms over existing rock crystals. It takes its name from the particular structure of the trigonal crystals that form within its shape, known as the phantom. Found mostly in Austria, Brazil, Madagascar, Switzerland and the United States, phantom quartz can also be found in smoky quartz, citrines and amethysts. These phantoms, or the inner crystals, are usually composed of other minerals such as chlorite, goethite, hematite or even other kinds of quartz like the smoky and milky quartz.
Mention of phantom quartz is found in 2000-year-old texts where it was believed to have formed on ice hidden in dark caverns for millions of years. This ice, when exposed to extreme cold, got encased with the quartz, thus trapping the phantom within. Perhaps because of their elusive beginnings, phantom quartz are sometimes referred to as ghost crystals, specter crystals or even shadow crystals.
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The explanation was that someone had a death in the family and is not coming in on Monday. I called another hospital and the wait there is till mid October and I called a medical imaging clinic and their wait is until August 26, but its in a very French town and I don't speak French which makes things difficult.
At this point I'd like to just pay for peace of mind. I'm looking at places in Northern New York but so far I haven't heard back.
I'm s upset. This is supposed to be such a fun happy time and this medical BS I've been dealing with is frustrating me beyond.
I could lie and get an ultrasound at the ER.... But I really hate the fact that I have to lie to get something so simple. It really shouldn't be like this.
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