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Let's tell you a bit about us. We meet every other Friday and enjoy lots of interesting, challenging and informative events.
Over the last few months we have been very active, taking the ghost walk round Norwich, trying our hand at life drawing, screeching as we take to the ski slopes tubing, enjoying a chocolate evening then burning off the calories at a Zumba and yoga evening to name a few events.
As well as our social events we support the local branches of charities such as Epilepsy Action, Leeway, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, Dereham Cancer Care, the Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind, The Salvation Army, Nelson's Journey, Dereham FoodBank - plus lots more.
Our current members come from all over the local area; Scarning, Mattishall, Yaxham, North Tuddenham, Toftwood, Shipdham, Swanton Morley and of course central Dereham. Most of us didn't know any of the ladies circle girls before joining but have made some great friendships and had some really fun nights out.
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Estrogen Dominance Symptoms
The signs noted below, along with many others, typically emerge when estrogen overstimulates both the brain and body. All of these symptoms are intensified by stress of all kinds. Numerous females in their thirties and early forties find that they experience moderate to extreme signs of estrogen dominance as they approach perimenopause.
Reduced libido
Irregular or otherwise abnormal menstrual durations
Bloating (water retention).
Breast swelling and tenderness.
Fibrocystic breasts.
Headaches (specifically premenstrual).
Mood swings (usually irritability and depression).
Weight and/or fat gain (especially around the abdominal area and hips).
Cold hands and feet (a symptom of thyroid dysfunction).
Loss of hair.
Thyroid dysfunction.
Slow metabolism.
Foggy thinking, memory loss.
Trouble sleeping/insomnia.
Estrogen dominance has actually also been connected to allergic reactions, autoimmune disorders, breast cancer, uterine cancer, infertility, ovarian cysts, and increased blood clot, and is also associated with velocity of the aging process.
Health Consequences of Estrogen Dominance
Estrogen dominance can lead to many different health conditions. For instance, in women, over-stimulation from estrogen in breast tissue can trigger tenderness, swelling, and fibrocystic breasts. In the uterus, excess estrogen stimulation might lead to endometriosis, hyperplasia, heavy or irregular menses, menstrual cramping and uterine fibroid growths. If estrogen overstimulation occurs in the liver, we see weight gain, irregular menstrual cycles, cyclical headaches and migraines, depression, mood swings, fluid retention, and low sex drive amongst numerous other symptoms.
Estrogen dominance might also encourage the development of breast cancer and likewise promote breast tissue that can lead to fibrocystic breast and other complications. There might also be weight gain, headaches, bad mood, persistent tiredness and loss of interest in sex, among other signs.
DIM is a naturally occurring phytonutrient found in cruciferous vegetables. DIM promotes a healthier estrogen metabolite process and healthy hormone balance and enhances the ratio of estrogen metabolites that is crucial for breast, uterus, cervical, and prostate health. It can be practical for various estrogen dominant related conditions. Along with promoting healthy estrogen metabolism, DIM works as an aromatase inhibitor, thus promoting a better action from testosterone. This can assist boost mood and sustain an interest in sex for both men and women.


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FUNNY or FUNNIEST headline in NYT history? You make the call… BONUS: A Mueller prayer candle gets a mention
Now, THIS is a hilarious headline from the New York Times:
But wait, THERE'S MORE! Check out the opening graph. Libs are in mourning over the good news for the country:
The sense of mourning started to take hold over the weekend, after Attorney General William P. Barr said that Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, had not found coordination between President Trump's campaign and the Russian government's election interference in 2016.
And if a "sense of mourning" wasn't bad enough, they feel betrayed and disappointed, too:
Over the nearly two years of the Mueller investigation, a segment of liberals and activists built up fervent hopes that it would bring Mr. Trump down. They elevated Mr. Mueller, a former F.B.I. director, into an anti-Trump cultural icon, complete with T-shirts, scented candles and holiday-themed songs like "We Wish You a Mueller Christmas."For some of them, the report felt like a betrayal. To many others, it was a disappointment.
These morons were literally cheering for a president to have colluded with a foreign power:
"It is definitely embarrassing," he said. "It's a drag knowing there are people out there who are gloating."
Keep hoping, lady!
Jennifer Taub, a Vermont Law School professor who had become known for punchy anti-Trump columns with titles like "Yes, Collusion. Now What?" said, "There are definitely people who thought that Mueller would save us."Ms. Taub said she remained hopeful that Mr. Mueller's full findings, which have not yet been made public, would somehow contradict the summary given by Mr. Barr. But she said she understands that the legal threshold for proving conspiracy is high.
She even lit a Mueller prayer candle:
Last week, she posted a picture of herself on Facebook lighting a candle with Mr. Mueller's face on it. "I would hope that people who were in this cult of Mueller would have been self-aware or ironic," she said on Monday.


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Life in lockdown has been an adjustment, but Brits are putting the time at home to good use, and a third say they now have a better work-life balance.
In survey of over 2,500 Brits working from home, furloughed or made redundant as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, conducted by VoucherCodes, 37% said they feel positively about the extra free time and slower pace of life lockdown has provided.
Respondents said now have an average of 11 hours of additional free time each week.
This has helped almost two in five (37%) to focus on themselves more, over a third (35%) to have a better work-life balance, just under a third (31%) to focus more on the people they live with, and a quarter to take better care of themselves.
READ MORE: Coronavirus: Can you be forced to return to work? Your rights as a furloughed worker
Additionally, a whopping 87% of respondents have taken up activities they hadn't previously tried.
Perhaps inspired by the lockdown social media trend of posting photos of homemade banana bread, over a fifth (22%) of Brits have taken up baking, while more than one in 10 (12%) are learning a new language or have taken an online course.
Even those who have been furloughed or made redundant are seeing the positives of their free time with two in five, and nearly a third (32%), respectively, saying they are enjoying the slower pace.
Three in 10 Brits who have been made redundant are using the time to help vulnerable friends or family members, with this increasing to nearly two in five (38%) of those who have been furloughed.
READ MORE: One in five people furloughed in parts of UK, figures show
Interestingly, only 13% of respondents feel anxious and said they don't know what to do with themselves, with this number increasing to just 19% for those who have been furloughed — the highest of each of the employment groups analysed.
Reflecting on the benefits of lockdown living, over a third of respondents (35%) have vowed to make more time for themselves post-lockdown, and three in 10 (30%) want to continue to make time for their newfound hobbies.
However, a less hopeful third (35%) expect life to return to the way it was before the pandemic.
READ MORE: Coronavirus — How annual leave works when you are furloughed
Anita Naik, lifestyle editor at VoucherCodes said: "While understandably this is a very difficult time, it's so interesting to see how well some people appear to be adjusting, and it's great that there are so many positives being taken from the situation.
"There are lots of new skills being learned and great fun being had at home spending quality time with loved ones. Whether you're an aspiring Mary Berry in need of some new baking equipment, or are getting back to grips with algebra and need to top up on stationery, it's worth shopping around online as there are lots of great deals."


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Shared Desktops, A step towards the Future
In this continuingly evolving world, it is important to keep up with the technical adaptations and demands of increasing global workforce. Dependency on the outdated hardware to meet your performance, flexibility and security requirement is fatuous. To optimize your business performance, you need to dismount the time required to integrate acquisitions, to create secure remote data-center and to maximize the employee performance by giving all of them incessant access to the storage and resources at the same time.
Hosted Shared Desktops Do the Same for You
Hosted shared desktops are desktops running on a remote server instead of PC where multiple users can connect, access the data and run applications at the same time via the internet.
Cambay CS prides itself on delivering the most guided and professional Hosted Shared Desktop Services by using the products like Citrix XenApp. We enable you to connect the maximum number of people to your shared desktop by managing the Citrix and RDS licenses.
Significant Benefits of HSD Services by Cambay CS
- Lower hardware requirements, reduced storage costs and enhanced mobility
- Server's personalization, cost-effectiveness and management efficiency
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A leading global law firm in Canada wanted to make their applications easily accessible by all employees without a glitch and they wanted a system to execute their plans from the one server. Hosted Shared Desktop was the most suitable solution for them.
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YUMI, York's intercultural friendship group, is about to open the gates of its international community garden for the 2019 growing season, and are on the lookout for new friends and volunteers to help them out.
YUMI welcomes everyone! You might be a keen gardener, totally new to growing or someone who just wants to sit in a deckchair, chat and watch the world go by. And kids are most certainly part of the crew.
Based in the hidden-away Fulford Cross Allotments, in the heart of Fishergate, the garden is a safe space for people from all walks of life to come together, prepare the ground, grow produce, make new friends and ultimately cook and share food together.
It is a haven of tranquility and a wonderful outdoor space for all.
Sara Mair of YUMI said
"We welcome everyone in York to share our garden space. We have friends from our international community coming and growing vegetables from their native country, local families bug exploring with their kids, and everybody in between!
People get to learn new skills, relax, socialise and ultimately reap the benefits of all their hard work with community picnics and barbecues. We really do get to share some of the freshest food in the city, prepared by great cooks from all over the world!"
The garden is open every Saturday from the 6th April, between 12- 4pm, with a friendly enthusiastic garden manager supporting and training everyone. All volunteers are encouraged to bring and share lunch.
On the 20th April, YUMI are also teaming up with Friends of Danesmead Wood on an Easter Egg Hunt at Danesmead Wood between 2 and 4pm, something the kids will love!
If you would like to volunteer to work on the allotment, or just want to come along and socialise with your family, friends and other folk from all over the city, let Sara know at: firstname.lastname@example.com or give her a call on 07944911093
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Elite Theatre Company Presents The Merchant of Venice
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Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Bill Fisher
In cooperation with the California Shakespeare Company
Oct 4 – Nov 3, 2019
Storyline: A young Venetian, Bassanio, needs a loan of three thousand ducats so that he can woo Portia, a wealthy Venetian heiress. He approaches his friend Antonio, a merchant. Antonio is short of money because all his wealth is invested in his fleet, which is currently at sea. He goes to a Jewish money lender, Shylock, who hates Antonio because of Antonio's anti-Semitic behavior towards him. Shylock nevertheless agrees to make the short-term loan, but, in a moment of dark humor, he makes a condition – the loan must be repaid in three months or Shylock will exact a pound of flesh from Antonio. Antonio agrees, confident that his ships will return in time. Because of the terms of Portia's father's will, all suitors must choose from among three caskets, one of which contains a portrait of her. If he chooses that he may marry Portia, but if doesn't he must vow never to marry or court another woman. The Princes of Morocco and Arragon fail the test and are rejected. As Bassanio prepares to travel to Belmont for the test, his friend Lorenzo elopes with Shylock's daughter, Jessica. Will Bassanio chooses the correct casket?
Performances are Friday and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $17 for seniors, students and active military, and $12 for children 12 and under.
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A new collaborative robot system that can operate 24 hours a day and reduce workplace injuries, is being showcased at the Australian Banana Industry Congress on the Gold Coast.
Visy Industries Group Service Automation Manager Richard Green says the machine runs at slower speeds when humans are around, meaning there is no need for the safeguard barriers that are normally in place under Workplace Health and Safety regulations.
"When it is in collaborative mode, it will completely stop when it comes in contact with a human," he said. "We can run them a lot faster, but then we need to look at putting something like an area scanner in, so when someone approaches the robot will slow down to a collaborative safe mode."
The particular application is demonstrating taking banana punnets and placing them into the tray, but it can be used on a wide range of produce. Part of the Omron Collaborative Series, the robot is versatile and can be tailored to a variety of repetitive packaging tasks to increase efficiency and reduce manual handling costs, and injuries such as repetitive strain injury.
"Production wise, while it does depend on how the fruit is being presented, we could do around 20 per minute," Mr Green said. "It helps company's with the health and safety aspect, reduces repetitive strain injuries. The robot will work 24 hours a day seven days a week - and won't complain."
Photo: Visy's Barry Campagnolo and Richard Green
While it is yet to be introduced into the fruit industry yet, the company has developed a number of other robotic palletising systems, as well as providing cardboard banana packaging, as an environmentally friendly option.
"The major supermarkets like Woolworths, Coles and Aldi wanted to reduce plastics," Visy Regional Manager - North Queensland Fibre Packaging Barry Campagnolo said. "So we do source and sell plastic punnets, but we come up with this fibre option, as a plastic replacement. So it's our sustainable solution for our packaging."
Mr Campagnolo says the cartons have been developed between the 15 kilogram one piece, as well as two different two-piece sizes.
"The carton is pretty well proven and does the job," he said. "It protects the fruit better than what it used to. So pre-packs and value adding is probably our main focus for this conference."
Visy says the products have already received plenty of attention from potential customers.
"It has attracted a lot more interested than I thought, because it (our robot) can do more than just pack punnets into boxes," Mr Campagnolo said. "We have already got two robots in North Queensland that can stack 15 kilo cartons, which have been in for 12 years, and the customers say the machine has more than paid for itself. This one in particular is more for the people who supply the chain stores with pre-pack solutions, where as the loose packs are about getting rid of plastic and making it more environmentally sustainable."
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Signatures – Do You Need Them or Not?
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Signatures – Do You Need Them or Not?
Earlier this year the four major credit card brands, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover all made announcements that they would no longer require customers to sign for credit card transactions. The dollar amount didn't matter anymore. You may remember that grocery stores stopped asking you sign for small purchases quite some time ago. Yet, everywhere you use your card, from an airport parking lot to restaurants, we are still asked to sign the credit card slip. You may wonder why. Here is some information about signatures.
#1 – You Don't Need a Signature
The message was poorly delivered to merchants and they simply lack the knowledge. We would like to think that Chosen Payments merchants all know because we delivered the message to our clients in many different formats. However, many people don't take the time to read our newsletters (which are chock full of information) or they simply are stuck in their ways.
In case you missed it, let us tell you about it again. Attention merchants, you no longer need to ask customers to sign for purchases. Yes, even if the transaction is $1,234.56. Our largest merchant transaction last week was $85,000 in a single transaction. No signature was required. This should speed up the checkout process.
#2 – You Think You Need a Signature
Accepting Checks Using ACH
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Accepting Checks Using ACH
One of oldest forms of payments to a business is the paper check. For years merchants have accepted paper based checks and hand carried them to the bank for depositing into their bank account. Fingers crossed that the check doesn't bounce. The use of Automated Clearing House payments or ACH for short has improved cash flow by drastically shortening the time it takes the money to actually be in your bank account.
Benefits of Using ACH
For starters, using ACH gives you an edge of convenience for you customers. The payment is quickly processed without the need for an actual paper check. Merchants receive funds faster and easier than waiting for a paper check to process through the slow moving process between banks.
How Does ACH Work?
Accepting Credit Card Numbers by Phone
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Accepting Credit Card Numbers by Phone
Accepting credit cards by phone is risky business to begin with. Almost all fraud involves taking a credit card by phone. Unfortunately, accepting credit cards over the phone is a common practice so we must recognize the risks associated from your point as a vendor as well as the risk to your customer.
Safety First
Fraud isn't the only risk from a phone order. Never accept a credit card from someone when you know they are driving a vehicle. Ask them to call you back when they are no longer driving. The sound of metal crunching is an awful sound that more than one merchant has reported hearing while accepting a credit card by phone.
What Is Level III Payment Processing
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What Is Level III Payment Processing
Most businesses that sell directly to the consumer use Level I credit card processing for handing transactions with Visa, MasterCard and American Express. However, if you specialize in doing business with other businesses and your primary business model is conducting business with small to medium sized businesses, you might be using Level II processing or perhaps should be using Level II. This is ideal for ground transportation companies who do business between each other. We'll save that for another article and go right to Level III processing.
Level III payment processing is used for transacting business with larger corporate or government purchasers. Using Level III will help optimize interchange rates and save you money as a merchant. With Level III processing, there are many more fields of information to complete on each transaction that help the accounting department of the purchaser reconcile purchases. There may be anywhere from 15 to 100 fields of information to complete based upon the cardholder entity.


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Good, dead, or dangerous ammo
The Prepared Mind › Forums › Start Here! › Good, dead, or dangerous ammo
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How long can ammo be stored, and still be viable. Can 30+ year old ammo be safely used, and not get stuck in the barrel with oxidized gunpowder?
(1) gunpowder properly stored in rounds, with an intact round, and no showing (or smelling) of the famous dynamite or nitroglycerin odors …opening up used military ammo cans and smelling that smell … is still viable.
(2) oxidized brass, stains/corrosions on the brass or metal round at the neck, or any previous signs (and smells) of stains, liquids, odors, make this a problematic round that is either dead, or vastly dangerous,
(3) any new and active corrosion (or liquids and odors) of ammo, cases, rounds anywhere on the ejector/firing cap seat, case side, or corrosion or leakage around the neck is dangerous ammo.
Properly stored ammo, even for many years, does not stink, corrode, or have any stains on the product.
For any such (2) or (3) ammo, these MUST BE properly disposed. Safely remove the round from the casing – reuse if you can with reloading gear, pour out the gunpowder and open burn. The brass casing must be treated with discharging the percussion cap that is the real sound of the ammo combusting, … no casing, round, or gunpowder makes this loud noise.
If you have the wilderness space, you could take these same ammo, and dispose of them into deep water, thusly soaking and de-activating their charge and percussion component. Otherwise, on a rifle/pistol range, pull out the round, shake out a little gunpowder, and light the powder. The powder will light and produce the loudest screaming-whistle with blue-white flame, and when the percussion cap is ignited – the rifle "bang" will happen. That casing then be safely reviewed, and reloaded and charged with a new percussion cap and round.
For all options, using silicone spray (or Hoppe's gun oil – or such light gun oil) and wipe down your ammo from dirt, oil, gunk. Replace into its container and seal against dust and dirt intrusion. Thus provides any necessary thin oil coating of the brass, but also around the ejector seat and the percussion cap, and the brass neck and the round from corrosion or getting any humidity into the casing.
The same for any loaded magazines, should bge properly and timely be inspected, cleaned and oiled and replaced within magazines against dust, dirt, and corrosion et al.
There is no time like now, for making sure that you don't fire dead or dangerous lead into your barrel, then fire another and blow up your gear and yourself in the process.
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MINNEAPOLIS — There's not much to regret for the New England Patriots over the last decade-plus. They've been, by most accounts, the NFL's most successful franchise during that time.
MINNEAPOLIS — There's not much to regret for the New England Patriots over the last decade-plus. They've been, by most accounts, the NFL's most successful franchise during that time.
Even if there is a legitimate second guess or two, well, they'd hardly admit to one. Playing the Minnesota Vikings, though, at least provides a scenario to ponder.
No, the Patriots didn't make a mistake by trading Matt Cassel, who will start Sunday for the Vikings against good friend and former mentor Tom Brady for the first time. Brady has fared just fine since Cassel was dealt to Kansas City in 2009.
The player the Patriots, and a lot of teams in the league for that matter, could use is Cordarrelle Patterson. Their first-round draft pick was on the clock last year when the Vikings, enamored with the skills of the wide receiver and kickoff returner from Tennessee, offered four lower selections to move up to No. 29.
Deal, the Patriots said, and Patterson went to the Vikings.
"We made the decision based on what we felt was best for our team. That's what we always do," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said this week.
Patriots wide receivers remain a developing group without a true star, still trying to establish the kind of dynamically versatile player the Vikings are grooming Patterson into. He turned a toss sweep into a 67-yard touchdown last week in the opener at St. Louis, a 34-6 victory, and has scored in six straight games.
Patterson said this week he uses the Patriots' decision to pass on him as a little extra motivation.
"It's always good to have that chip on your shoulder, just to go out there and just try to execute (against) the teams that didn't even pick you when they said they wanted you," Patterson said. "And you've got to go out and do your thing."
Here are some key nuggets to know about tooday's Patriots-Vikings game:
Defending Brady
Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has helped slow Brady before, including last year as the defensive coordinator for Cincinnati. The Bengals won 13-6, sacking Brady four times, forcing two turnovers and allowing only 248 total yards.
In 2010, the result wasn't as impressive. The Patriots beat the Bengals 38-24, and though two scores came from the defense and special teams, they went without allowing a sack or making a turnover, and Brady threw for three touchdowns.
But in 2003, one of the five seasons Belichick and Brady took the Patriots to the Super Bowl, Zimmer was the defensive coordinator for Dallas. Despite losing 12-0, the Cowboys had two sacks, one turnover and allowed just 248 total yards that day.
In three games against Zimmer, Brady has a total of three touchdown passes.
"He's got a great scheme. I think he obviously coaches those guys very well. He's a very disciplined coach," Brady said.
Brady went 29 for 56 for 249 yards last week in a 33-20 loss to the Dolphins and was sacked four times. Zimmer was not about to acknowledge any less anxiety about strategizing against the nine-time Pro Bowl pick who turned 37 last month.
"I can remember watching him in the pregame last year, and he was just humming the ball," Zimmer said. "I don't know what caused any inaccuracy, if there was any last week. I just know that I've seen this guy really, really good. I always anticipate the best every week."
Cassel building
After Cassel helped the Patriots to an 11-5 record in 2008, when Brady's knee was torn up in the opener, he was traded to the Chiefs with linebacker Mike Vrabel for a second-round draft pick, the 34th overall. That became Patrick Chung, who has returned to start at safety this year for the Patriots after one season away with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Chiefs played the Patriots once while Cassel was there, in 2011, but Cassel was injured. So this will be the first time he's truly up against Brady, who he learned from for four years.
New home
This game starts a two-year stint for the Vikings as an outdoor team again. They'll play at TCF Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota's campus until the new venue downtown opens in 2016 on the site of the torn-down Metrodome. The forecast for this afternoon is dry with a high in the mid-60s.
Strong starts
The Patriots had a 10-year streak of winning their opener end in Miami. They haven't started 0-2 since 2001, the season that ended with their first of three Super Bowl titles. Over the last four years, the Patriots have had just two two-game losing streaks.
Kings of the North
The Patriots have won 11 straight against the NFC North, the longest current streak in the league by one team against another division. Their last loss was on Oct. 13, 2002, to Green Bay. The last time the Vikings beat them was Sept. 17, 2000, in Belichick's first year.


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Carotid Artery Disease FAQs
What is carotid artery disease (CAD)?
The carotid arteries are located on both sides of the neck and carry the blood supply to the brain. CAD is when one or both carotid arteries become blocked or significantly narrowed (stenosis).
Is CAD serious?
Yes. When blood supply is reduced, it deprives the brain of oxygen and can cause a stroke, mini-stroke or other symptoms.
What causes CAD?
The cause is vascular disease or atherosclerosis, buildup of fatty deposits in the artery narrowing and restricting blood flow. Atherosclerosis can affect any artery. It is the same disease that creates blockages in the coronary arteries which cause a heart attack.
What are the risk factors for CAD?
- Family history and genetics
- Coronary heart disease
- History of heart attacks
- High blood pressure
- Smoking
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Age
- Being female
Is it possible to have a stroke with no symptoms?
Yes. Often there may be no symptoms, at least until the artery is severely blocked compromising blood flow. Symptomatic disease results in a TIA or stroke.
What are the symptoms of CAD?
- Bruit is a sound made when blood flow in the artery is restricted. It is detectable with a stethoscope. But not all people with carotid artery disease have bruits
- TIA-Transient Ischemic Attack or Mini Stroke
- Stroke
What is a TIA?
This may be the first sign of carotid artery disease. It is also a warning that a stoke is imminent but may occur months after a mini-stroke. But a TIA rarely causes permanent brain damage. A mini-stroke is an emergency. Call 911 and get to a hospital for treatment as soon as possible.
What are the symptoms of a TIA?
- A sudden, severe headache, confusion or fainting
- Dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
- Sudden paralysis on one side of the body
- Vision loss or blurred vision
- Sudden weakness or numbness in the limbs on one side of the body that clumsiness
- Loss of sensation in the face
- Inability to speak or slurred speech
What are the symptoms of a Stroke?
Stroke is a symptom of carotid artery disease. Symptoms are the same as for a TIA, but continues long enough to cause permanent brain damage. The location in the brain where the blood loss was focused will determine the physical or mental disability that results, and the size of the area affected will determine recovery prospects.
How is CAD diagnosed?
- Listening for Bruits
- A carotid artery ultrasound scan to assess blood flow
- And other testing
I have been diagnosed with CAD, will I have to have more ultrasound testing?
Yes, you will need regular carotid artery ultrasound testing to assure the artery stays open.
If I have a carotid artery scan and I abnormal results, will I need surgery?
Not necessarily. It will depend on a variety of facts.
What is the treatment for CAD?
Treatment is dependent on the facts of each person's individual case.
Medical treatments and efforts to modify risk factors are important. Lifestyle changes like stopping smoking, addressing high cholesterol and blood glucose levels, improving diet, lowering blood pressure and increasing exercise. Medications to treat these conditions may be recommended.
If I have surgery and the blockage is removed, am I still at risk for stroke?
CAD is associated with about one third of all strokes. Even if the blockage is removed, there is still the risk of future strokes due to other conditions.
When is surgical treatment recommended?
- When the artery is more than 70% occluded, surgery is usually recommended
- When there are symptoms (including a TIA or minor stroke), surgery will be recommended to reduce the risk of a major stroke and permanent disability
Is Carotid artery surgery safe?
Yes, and usually requires an overnight in the hospital.
What are the types of Carotid artery surgery?
- Carotid endarterectomy or CEA. This procedure is used to correct the narrowing of the artery, by removing the built up fatty deposits or plaques. This procedure is used when the blockage is moderate, between 50-79% and there are symptoms. Or when the blockage is severe though there are no symptoms. This is a very safe and effective procedure
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Are you planning a holiday trip to Bali? If yes, for sure you have gone find information on best places to visit in Bali. While you find places to visit in Bali, you will see most people will recommend visiting Ubud Bali. The question now, is it a good idea to visit the tourist area of Ubud? What's in Ubud Bali, so it's interesting to visit? Especially on this page, I will inform you about the top 5 attractions in Ubud Bali which again popularity on Instagram and YouTube Vlog.
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In the list of top 5 attractions in Ubud that getting hype in Instagram and YouTube, besides the name of the site, I will also write additional information on each of Ubud's attractions listed on top 5 attractions in Ubud. Such as;
- Address & map location.
- The best way to get around.
- The opening hours.
- The entrance tickets for each attraction in Ubud if there is an entrance fee.
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Why I Wrote Article About Top 5 Attractions In Ubud Bali
Previously I had no plans to write about things to do in Ubud Bali. Due to on Google, I have seen many pages inform in detail about what to do in Ubud. Also, information on the best places to visit in Ubud Bali, we have written on other post.
Then why on this page, I write about the top 5 attractions in Ubud Bali? The idea to write about five popular Ubud tourist attractions, because we get many questions from our customers. Customers who inquire about Ayung rafting tour in Ubud. Besides asking about Ubud white water rafting, they also asked about which attractions in Ubud Bali which now become a trend among teenager.
Of course, answering about vacation spots in Ubud favorite among teenager, it's effortless for us to respond. Due to most of our Bali white water rafting reservation staff are young and fond of holidays to cool tourist attractions in Bali who offer beautiful scenery for Instagram photos.
To make it easier for our white water rafting reservation staff answering about popular Ubud attractions. So I wrote down top 5 Ubud tourist spots on this page. Therefore, with information on five tourist attractions in Ubud who popular among teenager, making us more comfortable and faster answering our customers' questions.
Read Here, "8 Best Bali Water Sports – Great Activities on Bali Beaches & River" >>>
The Attraction of Ubud As Bali Holiday Destinations
As you already know, Ubud tourist attractions are very famous worldwide. Due to Ubud Bali offers many exciting things to do and unique places to see. Therefore, Ubud Bali attracts tourists to have a visit. Things to do in Ubud such as visiting Bali Hindu temples, natural waterfalls, terraced rice fields, Balinese art, and cultural tours, and white water rafting activities.
The attraction of Ubud Bali is different from the charm of Kuta Bali tourist attractions. The main difference between Ubud tourism and Kuta Bali tourism found on coastal attractions. If Kuta Bali is famous for its white sand beach attractions, while in Ubud Bali, you will not see a beach attraction, so, if you are more interested in a vacation to a tourist spot in Bali besides visiting the beach, then my recommendation is a vacation to Ubud Bali.
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Vacation Transportation Towards Top 5 Attractions In Ubud
Wherever you are on vacation, you will need transportation. The question now, what are the best transportation options to get around Ubud Bali?
Ubud as a famous Bali holiday destination offers many choices of transportation, both public transport and private vehicles. For public transportation in Ubud, you can find a meter taxis and online taxis. As for those of you who want to use a private car, there is a choice of motorbike rental or car rental in Ubud Bali. Then which are the best transportation options for holidays in Ubud?
Answering about the best transportation options for holidays in Ubud, only you can answer! Due to each of you has different criteria in term of transportation. There are those who like to use motorbikes, and some people choose to use car rental services with drivers while on vacation in Ubud Bali. Therefore, if you want further detail guide on vacation transportation guide in Bali, please click below link!
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List Of Top 5 Attractions In Ubud
The following is information and guidance about top 5 Ubud tourist attractions. All the Ubud attraction listed, are being populer and liked by a teenager for Instagram photo and YouTube Vlog.
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1. Tegenungan Waterfall
The natural attractions of Tegenungan Waterfall location are not in Ubud, its place at Kemenuh district Gianyar Regency – Bali. However, for some reason, many tourists call the Tegenungan Waterfall attraction is in Ubud. Perhaps, because of the Tegenungan Waterfall location near Ubud Bali.
Tegenungan Waterfall has a height of approximately 15 meters and looks very beautiful with a very high waterfall flow. When you are heading to the Tegenungan Waterfall location from the vehicle parking lot by going down the stairs, you will be able to see the fantastic natural scenery.
The Tegenungan waterfall Bali is excellent to visit during the dry season. Due to the water is clear and not mixed with mud like during the rainy season. Then when does the dry season start in Bali?
Bali's is a tropical island which has two distinct seasons, dry season and wet season. The dry seasons start from April till October and wet seasons start from November till March. However Bali is a tropical paradise, it still offers sun even though on wet seasons.
Read More, What Is The Best Time To Go To Bali, In Term Of Weather & Budget?
Address & Map Location
Tegenungan Waterfall location is in Kemenuh Village, Sukawati District, Gianyar Regency. Due to it is in the same sub-district, the site of the Tegenungan waterfall adjacent to the Sukawati art market. Also, the Tegenungan waterfall adjacent to the area of Kemenuh Butterfly park. To make it easier for you to find the location of Tegenungan Waterfall, please use the map below!
Opening Hours & Entrance Ticket Prices
Tegenungan waterfall tourist attractions are open from 06:30 – 18:30. Because the Tegenungan waterfall Bali is popular among teenage visitors, therefore the best time to visit Tegenungan waterfall Bali is in the morning around 08:00 – 09:00. The average visitor who has a vacation to Tegenungan waterfall takes approximately 1.5 hours. So how much is the entrance fee for the Tegenungan Waterfall Bali? The entry ticket price for the Tegenungan Waterfall is IDR 15,000 / person.
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2. Bali Swings Ubud
The Bali Swing activities are currently on hype, prevalent and photos of Bali swing have appeared plenty of time on Instagram. When you join the Bali swings, you will soar over the rice terrace paddies, and able to see the lush jungle backdrops of Bali. These type of picture in Instagram make Bali swing event have quickly become one of the most demand and favorite photo on Instagram and YouTube Vlog.
Because of the popularity of Bali swing activities, there for many bloggers, Insta-famous, and YouTube Vlogger, recommend Bali swing activities as one the best things to do in Ubud Bali.
At present in Bali, you will find many places to try out Bali swing activities. Therefore, the place to join the Swing ride in Bali is not only in one place but in many areas in Bali. However, for this page, I will inform Bali swing Ubud which takes place in Bongkasa, Abiansemal Bali, which is known as Bali Swing Bongkasa.
Number Of Swings at Bali Swing Bongkasa
The number of swings at Bali swing Bongkasa is not just one, but there are several swings with different heights. All participants sitting on the Swing will be able to see the views of the valley, the river and the forest area which is overgrown with coconut trees.
- There are 15 swings with a height of 10 meters to 78 meters, three tandem swings.
- 12 large bird nests.
- Romantic beds located on the cliff edge and four large rocks at the top valley area, therefore you can see the rivers and valleys view.
Address, Opening Hours & Location Map
The address of Bali Swing Bongkasa is at Jalan Dewi Saraswati No.7, Bongkasa Pertiwi, Abiansemal, Badung Regency, Bali. Bali Swing Bongkasa is open from 08:00 – 17:00. To make it easier for you to find the location of the Bali Swing Bongkasa, please use the map below!
So, how much are the prices of swing activities in Bali Swing Bongkasa? The Bali swing price in Bali The Bongkasa Swing for me is not low. Also, there are two types of Bali Swing Bongkasa ticket prices. The following is the Bali Swing Bongkasa price table.
|Bali Swing Active Package
|USD 35/person
|Bali Swing Entrance package
|USD 10/person
Detail On Bali Swing Price
- The Bali Swing Activities Package includes all available activities. Single swings, tandem swings, riding large bird nests, taking photos with helicopter backgrounds, jungle boats, romantic beds, heart stones in the woods and big rocks above the valley. Also, you can try all activities without limits but must be attentive to other customers. Also, the package includes a buffet lunch and drinks (coffee, tea and drinking water). Vegetarian menus are available from 09:00 – 15:00, as well as non-vegetarian cuisines from 11:00 – 17:00. Also, all the food available is halal food.
- The Bali Swing Entrance package includes a buffet lunch, drinks, and several photo-taking points such as helicopters, stepping stones, boulders. Please note the Bali Swing Entrance package does not include swings, bird nests, romantic beds, and the jungle boats.
- The swing weight limit for each participant is 200 kg.
- Activities are only available for participants of 5 years – 70 years.
- Children under the age of 5 are free to enter.
- The price of Bali Swing Bongkasa including insurance is only for participants from the age of 5 – 70 years.
- Before starting the activity, each participant must sign the application. The application states that they are following the event because of their initiative. Also, participants must write on the form if they have a specific disease.
Read here, "10 Best Ubud Attractions for Family Holidays with Children" >>>
3. Campuhan Hill Ubud
I initially did not expect; many tourists would favor trekking activities along Campuhan hill in Ubud. However, now I see many travelers posting photos on Instagram with views of Campuhan Hill in Ubud.
Trekking on Campuhan Ubud hill is a walk in nature and commonly call as Campuhan ridge walk. During the Campuhan Ridge walk, you will be able to see beautiful natural scenery, especially before sunset. When you are at the top of Campuhan hill Ubud, you will feel the fresh air though it is not as cold as the air in Kintamani tourist attractions.
Read More, "Travel Guide To Kintamani Bali With List of Best Spot To Visit" >>>
The distance of Campuhan Hill Trekking Route
There are essential things you need to know before trying trekking in the Campuhan hills of Ubud. The distance of the trekking route is approximately 9 kilometers and takes 2 hours to complete. The best time to start trekking in Campuhan Hill is in the afternoon around 16:30. However, in the afternoon there will be many visitors doing the
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To find the starting point of trekking on Campuhan Hill Ubud is very easy! You only need to find the location of the Warwick Ibah Luxury Villas and Spa. To make it easier for you to find the spot to enter the trekking location on Campuhan Ubud hill, please use the map below!
4. Ubud Tegalalang Rice Fields
I am sure before you see this page about five popular tourist attractions in Ubud, you must have seen a collection of photos of Ubud on Instagram filled with views of terraced rice fields. The question is, where are the pictures of terraced rice fields in Bali on Instagram took? Most likely the rice terrace image was taken in Jatiluwih rice terrace or Tegalalang Ubud rice terraced fields.
If you are planning a vacation trip to Ubud and want to visit the terraced rice fields with a location adjacent to Ubud, then it's a good idea to visit the Tegalalang rice terrace Ubud. Tegalalang Ubud Rice Terraces very well maintained, and there are many spots for taking photos. Besides that, in the Tegalalang rice field, Bali swing activities are also currently available. The company who provide Tegalalang rice terrace swing called Terrace River Pool Swing Ubud.
Address & Location Map of Terrace River Pool Swing
The address of the Terrace River Pool Swing in Tegalalang rice terrace is on Jalan Raya Tegallalang. Because Jalan Tegalalang is very long, to make it easier for you to find Tegalalang Terrace River Pool Swing Ubud, please use the map below!
Opening Hours & Price of Terrace River Pool Swing
Tegalalang's Terrace River Pool Swing Bali is open from 09:00 – 18:00. Then what is the price of the Swing activity at the Tegalalang Terrace River Pool Swing? Below is the Tegalalang Terrace River Pool Swing price.
|Choice Of Swing
|Extreme Swing
|IDR 150,000/person.
|Super Extreme Swing
|IDR 200,000/person.
|Couple Swing
|IDR 300,000/person.
By paying according to the Terrace River Pool swing price above, you can follow the swing activity with a height of 45 meters from the ground with a swing duration of 15 times. When you swing, you will be able to see a view of the Tegalalang rice terrace.
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5. Taman Saraswati Temple Ubud
The Taman Saraswati Temple Ubud is a Balinese Hindu temple located in the center of Ubud. Earlier Taman Saraswati temple Ubud were preferred to be visited by international tourists. However, at this time, I saw many photos of Indonesian tourists with the background of the Taman Saraswati temple on Instagram.
Read More, "Top 10 Balinese Hindu Temples To Visit In Bali For Holiday Destination" >>>
If you who want to take a walk in the center of Ubud, then its recommended you visit four tourist attractions in central Ubud which located close to each other, namely;
- Puri Saren Ubud (Ubud Royal Palace).
- Pura Taman Saraswati.
- Ubud Art Market.
- Ubud Monkey Forest.
Currently, The Taman Saraswati temple in Ubud is in pursuit by Indonesian tourists because it offers photo spots with a temple architectural background, with beautiful gardening, and there is a pool of pink lotus flowers.
Read here, "Pura Taman Saraswati Temple Ubud Attractions" >>>
Address & Map Location
The address of the Taman Saraswati temple Ubud is on Jalan Kajeng, Ubud, Gianyar Regency, Bali. To make it easier for you to find the location of the Taman Saraswati temple Ubud, please use the map below!
Opening Hours & Entrance Ticket Prices
The Taman Saraswati temple in Ubud open every day from 07:00 – 17:00. For now, there is no entrance ticket fee or free entry for the visitor. Entrance tickets will be available if you want to watch the Balinese dance performances held every Tuesday and Thursday at Taman Saraswati temple Ubud. The Bali dance performance at the Saraswati temple Ubud starts at 19:30.
Then what is the ticket price for watching the Balinese dance at the Taman Saraswati temple Ubud? Every tourist who wishes to view a Balinese dance at the Taman Saraswati temple Ubud pays the entrance ticket for the show at a price of IDR 80,000 / person. Tourists can buy the dance performance tickets at the gate of the Saraswati temple Ubud entrance gate.
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In the 21st century, our philosophy about travel is similar to the Victorian age. However, the globe has been explored now and exotic destinations are a thing of the past. Where do we go and what do we do to capture that authentic experience? The travel industry has been splintered into many subdivisions. From adventure and extreme sport holidays to spiritual and health retreats, there is no shortage of personalized vacations that attempt to fulfill an authentic experience. These examples barely scrape the surface when it comes to the subversive holidays that are available to the modern traveler.
Today, there are more novelty destinations than ever before. If you are a crime enthusiast, you can stay at the Lizzie Borden bed and breakfast in Fall River, Massachusetts. If you want to undergo cheap cosmetic surgery, you can book a Scalpel Safari in Africa. However, there is one significant difference between the new millennium and the Victorian age when it comes to travel. Today, if we cannot find an experience that suits our needs, we will build one. Technology enables us to create authentic experiences, and there is nothing that illustrates this more than the advent of underwater hotels. Here is a look at the coolest double beds and complimentary breakfasts 20,000 leagues under the sea.
- Operating since 1986, the Jules Undersea Lodge is considered the first underwater hotel. Once a research laboratory in Puerto Rico, the Jules Undersea Lodge is currently used as a private, two-bedroom hotel off of Key Largo, Florida. Each bedroom comes with a living room, TV, and DVD player, and the 42-inch portholes give you an excellent view of the parrotfish swimming seven meters below sea level. The Jules Undersea Lodge is more of a rustic, Antarctic outpost than a luxury resort. Guests are required to be certified in scuba diving. The rooms cost $475 dollars a night.
- At the Utter Inn in Vasteras, Sweden you will find a hotel that is more akin to a traditional fishing shack than a 5-star Hilton. In fact, a glorified fishing shack is probably the best description for this small, single room hotel that is 3m below Lake Malarem. There is a kitchen and bathroom. Both are powered with solar panels. With no flat screen TV or DVD player, the only thing to do is watch the undersea life drift by your window. The proprietor, an artist named Mikael Genberg, may or may not cook you dinner. However, he does leave a canoe tied to the hotel?s wooden terrace, just in case you desire a midnight paddle.
- The Poseidon Undersea Resort in Fiji is located on a 5,000 acre lagoon and it?s the kind of sciencefiction construction that once adorned the cover of pulp magazines. If a couple is willing to shell out a $30,000 per week, you also get transportation to and from the airport. The Poseidon has 24 suites that are 12m below sea level, all accessible by elevator. By using a tunnel or submarine, you can access the hotel?s restaurant, spa and bar.
- The Hilton Maldives Resort and Spa is not an undersea hotel, but it features an underwater restaurant. Complete with domed glass, 180-degree sea views and a five million dollar price tag, guests access this restaurant down a spiral staircase. Rates at the hotel start at $510, but there is a $20,000 Petrus on the restaurant's wine list.
- Since 2005, the Hydropolis Cresecent Group planned to open extravagant undersea resorts in both Dubai and China. Ground has not been broken yet, with both remaining nothing more than a gleam in a dreamer's eye. The hotels are planned to be 70 m below sea level and to cost around $600 night.


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No Turning Back
Events cascade at a relentless pace in this perfectly taut psychological thriller.
In Tracy Buchanan's No Turning Back, a woman defends herself from a young, crazed assailant; when he is killed, her ordered small-town life becomes mired in psychological quicksand, threatening both her freedom and her life.
Anna is a radio station host in an English seaside town. Worried over a prospective divorce and raising her baby daughter alone, her life nears collapse after she accidentally kills a boy in self defense. She is cleared of wrongdoing, but in the wake of the event, class prejudices arise, and friends and the media begin to doubt her story. Then, the boy's death is tied to long-ago killings attributed to the so-called Ophelia Killer.
Anna is a sympathetic lead, fleshed out by telling touches, like her decision to name her baby "Joni" in tribute to a favorite singer. She is the linchpin of the unfolding narrative.
A cynical police detective, a doting grandmother, Anna's depressed mother, a supportive male co-worker, and a hateful radio producer also factor in. Jamie, the slain youth's older brother, is both subtly drawn and fully engaged. He ends up being one of the few people to reach out to Anna—a remarkable move, especially because of outlined class disparities.
The English seaside setting is tellingly sketched: a struggling small town, with its critical supporting industry gone, there are perceptible economic and class divisions. Dialogue is smooth, almost completely devoid of the sometimes indecipherable distinctions between American and British English.
Conflict is palpable within this story, as police concentrate on the obvious, giving lip service to Anna's innocence. Friends prove too willing to believe false accusations, and an employer is more interested in appearances than loyalty. The omnipresent media intrudes into Anna's personal disaster.
Events cascade at a relentless pace. Each time Anna finds apparent reconciliation, or assistance, or a helpful friend, a new threat looms. No Turning Back is a perfectly taut psychological thriller.
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After the SEGA Shaming System 2 went out of business, SEGA used their collective brainpower to realize they were about to go out of business. Not even Sonic could keep them in business. They decided they would have their revenge! First they would get some ice cream, but then they would have their revenge!
They decided to have their revenge! by making a shaming system that was really just a bomb. A lot of shaming systems are like this, but this was the first intentional bomb system. The idiots then came up with the "clever" idea of calling it the SEGA Bomb System, as Nobody would guess it was really a bomb.


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When it comes to your mistakes, Jesus not only puts them to the rear but cancels them completely.
When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. (Colossians 2:13-14.)
God has already forgiven you all your sin – past, present and future. That's much better than sitting on your mistakes hoping no one notices.
Mistakes: when you belong to Jesus, they're all behind you now.


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Self-Charging Cars
Back in 2010, Toyota developed a solar power system for the roofs of their Prius hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs). The goal behind the initiative for Toyota was to see if a vehicle's rooftop would provide enough solar power to charge the vehicle's battery, providing drivers a few extra miles before the next charging session. According to Toyota, it was the company's first steps towards producing a self-charging car. But the solar cells implemented into Toyota's photovoltaic system provided just enough power to run auxiliary devices such as the power steering pump, ventilation fan, and air-conditioning compressor. This was due to the fact that the solar cells generated a capacity of only 50 watts.
Compare this with the design of the Lightyear One created by a startup company based in the Netherlands. Total peak output is 1.25kW which is enough power to provide anywhere between 20 – 45 miles of average range per day, according to Lightyear. Lowie Vermeersch created the design of the Lightyear One and an engineering firm based in Germany – Aachen – helped develop its integral 60-kWh battery system. The strategy, according to Lightyear's chief technology officer, Arjo van der Ham, was their clean-sheet, systems-engineered approach. This meant a propulsion motor at each wheel, lightweight materials, advanced aerodynamics, and enough sky-facing surface area to host about 1,000 photovoltaic cells. As Eric Wesoff of PV Magazine points out, the challenge to accomplishing the goals of aerodynamic efficiency and solar power efficiency lies in the design. He explains that you want a car that can both charge itself, which would require a broad area for the PV cells, yet remain aerodynamically efficient, which would require a narrow body design.
This is where Lightyear stayed true to its systems approach and the company believes it addressed this challenge in competing design goals. Lightyear believes it has met the challenge by integrating the motors with the suspension via a propulsion motor in each wheel and by making adjustments to the battery size. Lightyear also believes that they have now provided a solid architecture that other companies will use in the future as they push towards self-charging cars.
Taken from: www.sae.orghttps://www.sae.org/news/2020/03/lightyear-one-solar-ev


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East Cleveland towns are set to be a blooming lovely sight next Spring.
Thousands of daffodils have been planted at key sites across the area.
A total of 4,000 daffodil and crocus bulbs have been planted around St Nicholas Church and the King George V Playing Fields in Guisborough.
It has been funded by Redcar and Cleveland Council's Guisborough area environment committee and was carried out by the council's Countryside Section and Guisborough area clean and green team, assisted by staff and users of Upsall Hall Rural Centre, Nunthorpe.
Committee chair Alma Thrower, said: "These are just two of the locations around the area that we are planting bulbs to enhance the environment and improve the floral display in the spring."
Meanwhile youngsters from Dormanstown Primary School have been ensuring a bright future for community woodland in Redcar by planting more than 1,000 daffodil bulbs at Foxrush Farm.
The bulbs, donated by the council and Dormanstown Community Forum, were planted at the edge of the woodland, which borders with the school's field.
And next Spring, it should mean a blaze of yellow for the site, which recently hosted an archaeological dig to explore its Iron Age past.
And along the coast in Saltburn, youngsters from Saltburn's Huntcliff School planted bulbs alongside Marske Road as part of Saltburn in Bloom.
The town, with floral displays which always impress, has again been nominated for next year's national Britain in Bloom finals.


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"The Spook" by Dipanshu Mewara
"The Spook" by Dipanshu Mewara
"The Unnoticed Sacrifices" by Manoshi Barua
Poem "Smiles" by Tiamat
Every morning
We exchange smiles
Me and my mom.
Her smile says
"I'm fine"
My smile says
"I'm happy, you are fine."
The reality begs to differ.
Behind her every morning smile.
There is an immense pain.
She has been hiding for a year and a half now.
Me and my smile knows
She isn't fine.
It knows
She is fighting.
She is suffering.
She is in agony.
She is in distress.
She is in PAIN.
Me and my smile know.
Our smiles know it all.
We both know it all.
Still, smiles are where we have found our solace.
Every morning,
When I get up.
The first thing I do is to go to her room.
Just to see her sitting there and smiling.
Knowing the smile isn't real.
Knowing the pain behind that smile is immense.
Knowing that she would never express her anguish.
Knowing that she would never show her sufferings.
Every morning
I gather the courage
To see her and smile at her.
For all that she has done for me in the last 19 years, no ordinary being can do.
And I know my smile
Wouldn't heal her
Wouldn't give her relief
Wouldn't lessen her sufferings
But all I know is
My smile
Would give her
And power
To stand again
Up against
This cruel world.
My smile would give her,
What my words cannot.
My smile would do,
What I cannot.
P.S: I wish my smile could heal her.


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Queen of the Desert is, perhaps, an interesting true story, if indeed it is true.
Gertrude Bell travels to the near East where she befriends and learns about the Bedouins and becomes a British agent who eventually divides up Lebanon, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.
Nicole Kidman is in full period-piece diva mode here. And she is fine in this tepid film. Robert Pattinson works very well as T.E. Lawrence. Oh and James Franco is in this. As Kidman's first love. I actually had forgotten he was in this – the film sort of forgets about him as we move along – and I saw this movie two months ago.
The problem is that if the true story of Gertrude Bell is interesting, and it very well might be, Werner Herzog's film isn't very
interesting (Werner Herzog made this film??). It's more like a rather
dull historical pageant flavored with two love stories to spice it up a


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|Tridagger WX
|Fully Cowled Mini 4WD
| AR Chassis
Super-1 Chassis (Manga only)
|Release Date
|January 14, 2017
|In fictional media
|First Appearance
|Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go! Return Racers!
|Ryo Takaba
|Don't even think of interfering our race!
— Ryo Takaba
The Tridagger WX (Japanese: トライダガーWX, Toraidagā Wairudo Ekkusu, 'WX' pronounced as 'Wild X') is a Fully Cowled Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on January 14, 2017.
It was featured in the manga Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go! Return Racers! as Ryo Takaba'a machine. It was the temporarily repaired form of Tridagger X.
General info Edit
The Tridagger WX featuring most of the body design of that of Tridagger X, with few key differences.
The M-shaped wings has been removed and in its place is a single vertical fin. The additional fur-like parts has been added on around the bodyshell, and the coil props has been redesigned and there's a additonal mechanical parts protruded from the sides between the front and rear cowls. There are two choices of the front nose decals: The 'X' decal as seen in the manga and the 'WX' decal as seen on the boxart and official image.
It was mainly in metallic gray, with the red and orange flame-styled decals on it.
It was equipped with the red, small diameter Y-spoke wheels with low-profile slick tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in metallic gray and red respectively.
In the manga Edit
Spoiler alert!
This section of the article may contains details concerning the progression of the plot. If you do not want it to be spoiled for you, skip this section!
During the same incident, Ryo took the small part of furs from said bear with a screwdriver. The brown bear panically runs away after Ryo told it to not interferes with the race while giving it a death glare.
The Tridagger was unable to move due to its damage, but once Ryo looking at the furs he took from the bear, he have some idea and fix the Tridagger with the furs. This result in the temporarily repaired form known as the Tridagger WX. The race was resumes and it end with Ryo win the race.
The WX was lost forever as it was fully repaired and reverted to Tridagger X afterward.
Technical info Edit
Length: 155 mm
Width: 97 mm
Height: 43 mm
Chassis: AR Chassis
Gear Set(s): 3.5:1
Gallery Edit
Boxarts Edit
Car views Edit
Images Edit
Manga and anime Edit
See also Edit
External link Edit
Tamiya Japan Edit
Tamiya America Edit
|Fully Cowled Mini 4WD series
|Magnum Saber* · Sonic Saber* · Tridagger X* · Black Saber · Spin-Axe · Proto-Saber JB · Victory Magnum* · Vanguard Sonic* · Beak Spider* · Neo-Tridagger ZMC · Fighter Magnum VFX* · Ray Stinger* · Shining Scorpion* · Bergkaiser*
|Brocken Gigant · Gun Bluster XTO*
|Super TZ
|Cyclone Magnum* · Hurricane Sonic* · Cyclone Magnum TRF · Diospada* · Beat-Magnum* · Buster-Sonic* · Beat-Magnum TRF · Fire Stinger
|Spin-Viper† · Diomars-Nero†
|Spin Cobra†
|Z Wing Magnum · Great BlastSonic · Beak Stinger G · Proto-Saber Evolution† · Tridagger WX
|Great Magnum R · Cosmosonic
|* denotes Premium version available; † denotes racing chassis re-release of a Mechanical Mini 4WD car


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In addition to the Uber/Best Buy gift card deal, Best Buy has returned with its somewhat frequent gift card promotion where you can get a free $15 savings code when purchasing a $150 eGift card. The $15 code is a promo card that expires, so don't sit on it for too long.
The Deal
- Buy $150 in Best Buy eGift cards, get a free $15 savings code.
- Direct link – scroll down until you see this promo:
Key Terms
- Expires November 17, 2018.
- Limit 3 per customer.
- $15 savings code expires.
Quick Thoughts
This type of Best Buy gift card deal seems to come and go every few months. The bonus is a $15 savings code that expires, rather than being a regular $15 gift card that doesn't expire.
That limits its usefulness and makes the deal a bit more of a hassle and, in theory, means it's only good for personal use seeing as the $15 codes can't be resold. Having said that, I saw reports last time they ran this promotion that it's still possible to purchase third party gift cards in store with the savings codes. Some (or all???) Best Buy stores are now selling Amazon gift cards, so that could be a good option for liquidating these codes if it is indeed possible to still use them for purchasing other gift cards.
Despite the fact that the transactions are processed by CashStar, I think you're still eligible to earn Best Buy Rewards seeing as it gives you an option to enter your membership number when checking out. If you purchase the maximum of $450, you'd earn $4.50-$11.25 worth of rewards depending on your membership level.


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Tips I've learned on my design + web development journey
I work at a small studio with two other people, and more often than not, I work on projects where design and development cross paths.
I've built a lot of sites on my own, inherited a lot of sites, worked on sites other designers have designed, worked on my own boilerplate code, finished half-finished sites done by other studios, interpreted designs on the fly (especially designs with no mobile versions) and worked on sites collaboratively with other developers.
I've been able to learn a lot doing digital design/development professionally over the past three+ years, and it's been interesting to see how much these two disciplines have evolved. For me when I began this journey on the web, practicing both design AND development wasn't very common. The term 'digital designer' didn't even exist in job ads, even though websites and apps had been around for years. You were either a designer doing visual graphically stuff with maybe some admin or marketing work thrown in, or a developer for web. Working in the in-between was few and very far between.
In a small and isolated city like mine, it was hard to find a designer who also had my same amount of interest in the web. In fact in my graduating year, literally no one in my class knew how websites worked, so I was tasked with building our website and organising the content since I'd been building websites since I was a teenager. UI/UX was barely touched on, and my course hardly had any digital content in it either. The one web unit we had was actually quite good in teaching the fundamentals of how a website is constructed, but the fact remained, I don't think anyone in my class was actually interested in the digital side of things at all. Lest I remind you, this was only three+ years ago.
The general consensus among my design peers, teachers, and industry leaders was that if you were a designer, you were going to be designing either brands or collateral for print. If you did both design and development you were considered a 'jack of all trades', master of none. This is why for many years I felt a bit lost as to what I should have studied, because I knew I wanted to do both design and development in the future.
I grew up maintaining several blogs and websites, and whilst I loved branding and layouts and packaging in design school, my passion has always been digital. I've always felt confident in my style and abilities, but getting to that point of combining both design and development professionally was really hard for me because digital design was only just emerging as a legitimate role when I finished studies.
These are some of the things I've picked up along the way.
You don't need to know code to design for the web…but it helps a lot
I know many designers who tried getting into development for more employability. I also know many people who think it's actually better to not know any code at all when designing for digital mediums because it means you have fewer known constraints. So who do you want to please?
Only you know what you are good at, so only you can decide what to focus on.
This is probably beating around the already dead bush, but if you don't actually have an interest in coding, don't code for the sake of it. The web industry is fickle and hard to keep up with, and what was trending a year ago may be redundant in the next. If you want your design and code to be resilient, you really do need to have a solid understanding of what makes a good website. Adding development research on top of design news and trends can quickly become a chore if code just doesn't interest you.
If you decide you do want to explore the development side of things, you don't need to go all in and immediately start producing apps and plugins. It is much easier to start small and solve a small problem, than to try to dive headfirst into something which you have no knowledge in. Know what you can do, and what you want to do, and go from there.
There is nothing wrong in using something like Wix or WordPress to learn the basics. Whichever way you want to learn code, knowing how a page is structured and styled is always useful to know when designing for web. Hacking themes and constantly trying new things has worked for me so far and I think many creative developers can say the same.
Learn how to research effectively
I've produced a lot of websites based on designs coming from other designers, and some of the experiences have been painful. I've even written a custom manual at work to send to designers on things to consider when designing for the web.
Research is an integral part of any design process, digital or not. If you can't research examples of responsive menus, understand how a website can collapse for mobile, export images for web, or consider typographic hierarchy that makes visual sense then I question your ability as a designer to start with. If you don't know something, google is always available.
Things I've shockingly had to explain includes how a browser resizes, the importance of outlines around elements, the visual hierarchy of headings, how responsive menus should work, how to export images for the web, how font licensing works etc. I don't claim to know it all, but it doesn't take a genius to work out you need a separate license to use a font like Gotham on the web. I would expect a designer to know this, even if they don't design for the web!
Ask a lot of questions, even if you think they sound dumb
Asking questions is the only way to improve and learn, and if you are attempting to self-teach yourself, this is even more important. There is no such thing as a silly question. If you feel like the person you are asking is judging you, then they aren't someone worth asking for help again.
There are so many options online like stackoverflow, reddit, or various slack communities. Google is literally a click away. Most of my code is guided by simply Google searching the best way to do something.
The most valuable resource is definitely someone you can converse with one on one though, so if you know a developer personally, it's 100% worth picking their brain to see where to start development-wise, and what to focus on.
Listen to the client
This is where design overlaps with development for me, because successfully meeting a brief often means putting aside ego and what you want to do stylistically and according to your own preferences.
To me, a good designer or developer is someone who is able to listen to the client, receive critique and apply it to their work, sell their work and suggestions, make inclusive design a top priority, and be open minded about new ways of thinking to solve problems. Both disciplines often require some degree of abstraction, as well as the creativity, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Clients know their audience and what they want to achieve. Listen to their feedback and don't automatically dismiss their perspective because of your own bias.
Always ask why
If you're designing or coding, always ask why, especially when you feel like there could be a better way of doing something. Ideally, this should happen before the development process starts, when you're running through the initial design. This is an important step, because oftentimes there'll be awkward things to code along the way that can take a long time to undo/refactor. This is why I feel it is important to understand how the entire website should operate before coding anything. Knowing how the pieces will fit together in the end can greatly inform you on how to lay out the foundation of the site, which arguably is the most important part of the process. Inevitably, designs often change along the way but it is good to know about any important functionality before starting the development phase.
It's the little things
Whether you are designing for web, or trying to code and design, it pays to focus on the little details. The small but perfectly timed interactions. The way menus can slide in and out of the screen. The way text is set against some images. These are all things people notice, especially on mobile devices where screen real estate is less. It might take a bit longer to create these things but the payoff and user experience is worth it. The key is knowing when to reign it in.
Read from a lot of sources and form your own point of view
To keep up to date with development and design news, I use sites like Twitter and Invision's Muzli extension. I also subscribe to lists of blogs I follow such as CSS Tricks, Smashing Magazine, TypeWolf, Web Tools Weekly, Dense Discovery, Clark from Invision and sidebar.io. You don't necessarily have to agree with everything these blogs say. It's just useful to read up on different techniques and tutorials, see how other people are working, and decide the techniques and methods you want to use for your own everyday work.


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Finance Research Seminar - Antje BERNDT
Antje BERNDT - ANU College of Business & Economics
Tuesday 1 October 2019 (10h30 - 12h00) - Extranef - 126
Dealer Inventory, Short Interest and Price Efficiency in the Corporate Bond Market
We propose an equilibrium model of over-the-counter corporate bond trading with short selling, asymmetric information and dealer inventory costs. The model predicts that higher inventory costs impose implicit short-sale constraints and are thus associated with lower price efficiency.
We construct bond-level proxies for inventory costs and provide empirical evidence in support of the model's prediction. Our findings suggest that tighter post-GFC regulation may have had unintended consequences for corporate bond market quality.
Published 4 July 2019
Finance Department
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Iron Grip
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae, better known as "brewer's yeast," is the magical microbe that helps turn your grape juice into wine, your grain mash into beer and your dough into bread. But now this yeast can make something else: THC and CBD.
A group of researchers have genetically modified brewer's yeast to make it capable of producing THC and CBD. The researchers even argue that they can modified the yeast to make it capable of producing ANY cannabinoid, not just the two major ones that most of us know.
To do this, the scientists transferred a gene sequence that controls metabolic pathways from cannabis plants into yeast. By doing so, the yeast transforms a sugar called galactose into a bunch of chemicals, and those chemicals are then synthesized into cannabigerolic acid (CBGa). CBGa is the so-called "mother cannabinoid," because it can be converted into any cannabinoid. So some forms of yeast will turn the CBGa into THC, while others will turn it into CBD.
The yeast is more important for what it can do for other cannabinoids. The researchers say they only need to modify one gene in the process to make the yeast able to produce rarer cannabinoids besides THC and CBD that we don't know much about. Even when we extract these rarer cannabinoids from marijuana, it's often contaminated with other cannabinoids.
The rarer cannabinoids are what the researchers are after. Using this yeast, scientists will be able to more easily study the effects of these other cannabinoids. Perhaps one of these has some major medical benefit that could become a life-saving medicine for some condition. And this process is possibly cheaper than other methods as well. So this could have major potential for marijuana research.
Once again, yeast saves the day.
(h/t Scientific American)


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Jones Beach State Park's top attraction has always been swimming. The park offers fine surf bathing along 6.5 miles of ocean beach, one-half mile of bay beach for stillwater bathing, and two swimming pools. The west end of the park provides wonderful surf fishing, a boat basin and undeveloped areas that are home to a variety of migratory birds and native plants. Jones Beach has a two mile boardwalk and a "Castles in the Sand" photo collection at the East Bathhouse which depicts the developmentof the Long Island State Park and parkway systems. The Nature Center is on a barrier island beach within Jones Beach State Park.
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Keep this famous little saying in mind: "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." Imagine you are the fisherman faced with this decision after being approached by this man. Which decision would you make? Would you just give him a fish and go on your way, or would you take the time to teach him how to fish? Hold that thought for what is to follow.
Recap: The 5 Leadership Challenges
If you haven't read my first blog post, my name is Kay McMillan and I am an intern at Activate Good. I am writing a five part series about the core leadership challenges facing nonprofits and how volunteers can help with these challenges. To give a quick recap, the five leadership challenges correspond with the core characteristics of the nonprofit sector (e.g., being mission based, accomplishing some social good, their tax exemption status) and affects almost all nonprofits no matter their size or their mission. As promised in my first post, we are going to now tackle the last challenge: moving beyond charity to systemic change.
Charity vs. Systemic Change: What's the best way to make a difference?
Time to go back to our fisherman and homeless dude and relate them back to charity and systemic change. Charity is like the first option in our analogy – giving the man a fish – which is an immediate relief to alleviate suffering – hunger, in this case. Whereas charity treats the symptoms of the problem, systemic change addresses the root cause of the problem. In our analogy, the root cause could be not having the knowledge, the experience, or the equipment to fish, which limits access to food and causes hunger. Teaching this man will give him the ability to obtain his own food and empower him. Now imagine running a nonprofit that teaches people in need how to fish. This is one way that nonprofits make sustainable solutions that lead to social change in the community, which is the essence of systemic change.
Creating change through volunteering
I asked you at the beginning what you would do if you were the fisherman in the situation and formatted it as an either-or question, which was misleading of me. On the positive side, all of you are right! There is not one correct answer because both charity and systemic change are needed in the nonprofit sector. Unfortunately, we have individuals around the world who are facing some kind of suffering at this very moment who need charity to assist them. However, tackling the root cause is the only way to totally end that suffering.
One of the beautiful aspects of the nonprofit sector is that it is in the business of helping people and making the world a better place. Both charity (giving a man a fish) and systemic change (teaching a man how to fish) further that goal of the sector in their own unique ways. In my couple weeks as an Activate Good intern, I have witnessed that volunteers are important resources to nonprofits. No matter what volunteers are doing, they are usually helping others. Together, volunteers and nonprofits can make a difference by working along the spectrum of providing immediate charity and creating long-term solutions.
Remember to look out for my next blog post!


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I went grocery shopping the other day and bought a ton of fruit.
Me: Adam, can you seriously believe Aidan ate two of the bananas and two of the apples tonight?
Adam: Are you complaining about his healthy eating habits?
Me: No, I am complaining that he ate that in 30 minutes right before dinner and I couldn't stop him. Then he didn't eat dinner.
Adam: Have you tried hiding the fruit instead of leaving out in the fruit bowl on the island.
Me: Great idea. I've got the perfect place. I'll put it all in the microwave, he will never find it there.
Next morning. We are laying in bed, I hear Aidan get up and head to the kitchen. I'm listening. Open fridge. Grab milk I made for him for this a.m. Close fridge. Hear his little mitts feeling around the top of the island for fruit (you know cause he can't see up there). Silence for a minute.
Aidan: (screaming) MOMMY!!!! DADDY!!!! Someone hid our fruit in the microwave. Don't worry, I found it.
Adam: Good one.
Me: Damn it.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Not Really a Conversation With a Three Year Old...But Sort Of
1 comment:
- Kate G. said...
Hahahah. That's awesome.
- October 17, 2010 at 12:10 AM
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