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Ashtanga to the Core
- Aug, 25 2017
- By Juls
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I've been practicing Ashtanga Yoga for 5 years now and I'm still struggling to figure out the jump backs and jump throughs. So, the 'next vinyasa' (aka my teacher moving on) is yet another struggle with transitions. Like the others, I can fake it but anyone paying any attention to what I'm doing as a yogi can clearly see that I don't really have it together. And perhaps, none of us really do.
Anyone with a serious spiritual yoga practice will attest, it does not matter if you can lift up and jump back, bind in Marichyasana D or stand up from Urdvha Dhanurasana. The asana practice is only one of the eight limbs of the Ashtanga Yoga Method.
As for transitions — be it vinyasa, my teacher leaving, or getting to & through menopause — the yoga is in the process of figuring it out.
Everything we have been learning on our mats provides us with strength, right at our very core, for the challenges set before us. We are Ashtanga to the Core. And this is why we know that we will be okay.


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Super Stickman Golf 3 is the third installment of the Super Stickman Golf franchise that has been developed and released by Noodlecake. This game was developed and released for iOS and Android devices. The first installment was released in 2011 while the second came out in 2013 and the third installment of this game was released in 2016.
The latest version of the game included some new game mechanic that players could use in order to put the spin on the shots while they are playing this game. It is important to mention that this game can be obtained for free from iOS store as well as Android's Play Store.
The game provides the player with the opportunity to play on 20 different courses that promise a lot of fun for the fans of this franchise. Another improvement that was done in comparison to the Super Stickman Golf 2 is that many balls that would end up short in previous versions of the game, in the latest version those balls will probably end up in the hole because of the new feature that we have mentioned before. Super Stickman Golf 3 is a fun way for you to spend time while waiting for a bus or in similar situations.
After waiting for more than 3 years for new versions, those players who enjoyed the second version will be very pleased with the latest installment because it kept all good features from first two versions and improved in several others.
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The sugar level in the blood goes up with every meal. It is especially real for those people who have got resistance to insulin or diabetes type 2.
It is no easy at all to learn how to daily control the level of the blood sugar. Namely, a month may pass after it has been diagnosed to a patient what he / she should eat or what he / she should not eat.
During this time, some people who have got diabetes type 2 may additionally increase their level of blood sugar, which may have negative results on the overall health.
In case you have got high level of blood sugar for a long period, the risk of kidney disease, nerve problems, problems with the vision as well as heart stroke and disease is much higher.
In which way can people regulate the level of blood sugar?
For most of the people the normal level of blood sugar is as given: from 4.0 to 6.0 mmol / L, or from 72 to 108 mg / dL while fasting. Two hours after eating up to 7.8 mmol / L or 140 mg / dL. People who have resistance at insulin, their levels of blood sugar remain high hours after eating.
However, there are numerous types of food that people can consume in order to regulate their level of blood sugar.
As we are going to show you, using expensive drugs for diabetes for a long period can lead to negative effects on the overall health.
Here is given an amazing remedy that consists of natural ingredients that help to regulate the levels of blood sugar not go up quickly. In order to prepare it you need apple cedar vinegar, boiled egg and water.
* Instructions:
In the afternoon, boil and egg and then peel it. With a toothpick, cut the air 2 – 3 times. Then put it in a mason jar and put water so that the egg is completely covered. After you close the jar, put it in the fridge and let it there overnight. In the morning, drink a glass of hot water and then eat the egg. You can repeat this every day until you see improvements in the levels of blood sugar.
* Why does it work?
Several boiled eggs mean a high protein snack or meal in case you have got diabetes. The protein is giving the feeling of being full, so it will not have any effects on the blood sugar levels. Protein does not just slow digestion, but it shows absorption of glucose that is beneficial for diabetes.
Apple cedar vinegar makes people more sensible to insulin and lowers the high levels of blood sugar, especially after consuming starchy food. According to the results of a recent study it is beneficial for people, who have diabetes type 2, and take it before a high glucose meal.
Our health is only in our own hands. Apple cedar vinegar and a boiled egg are significantly cheaper when compared to certain drugs for diabetes. To add, they are more useful if you use them at longer periods.


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Here's a little pouch to hold your makeup or any number of loose things that need a bag of their own. The apple and number print on the front make it a fun gift for your favorite teacher even if it's you!
Cotton patchwork bag 5-1/2″ x 7-1/2″ by 1-1/2″ deep.
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Congratulations to the Middle School and Lower School Spelling Bee finalists.
Middle School finalists
Lower School finalists
This week we held our annual Spelling Bee competitions for the Middle School and Lower School respectively. Both competitions were very competitive and made for an entertaining two days of spelling
Middle School Winners
1st Place Ananya Reddy
2nd Place Charlie Skinner
3rd Place Reina Sturridge
Lower School
1st Place Mary Parker Williams
2nd Place Brianna Hart
3rd Place Kenzie Nichols


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Dear Dr Ren,
My boyfriend and I got married two years ago, and even at our wedding (yes, at the ceremony) people started asking about when we were going to start our family.
I have sisters who have luckily produced grandchildren for my mother, but Colin is an only child. Well, you can imagine. Every family event is peppered with thinly veiled (or not) suggestions about how full our lives would be if only . . .
Then there was some research that said gays made bad parents and Mumsy backed off for a while, but apparently our friends didn't get that memo.
Look, we're happy we've won the right to marry, and to adopt, and to have access to surrogates, et cetera, but the pressure is getting to be a bit much. Even our gay friends are sorting themselves into parent and non-parent groups. It's all just so . . . heterosexual!
I don't expect you to solve a whole social issue, Dr Ren, but could you at least help us with something to say to end the questions, or maybe how to feel a little less . . .
Under Pressure
Dear Under Pressure,
I wondered how long it would take for a question like this to arrive. If you talk to some older grooms, they'll get all pensive, recalling the years of struggle for any recognition at all of gay rights. And they may be impatient with you for complaining about a problem they could never have imagined being within their grasp when they were young enough to parent.
We have now won sufficient equality (at least in this area) that we must endure the discomfort of heteronormative expectations of marriage. You know: first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Colin with a baby carriage. We didn't like it when we didn't have the choice, and it isn't a whole lot more comfortable when choice is taken away on the other side!
I'm right behind you, UP. Just as we cheer that we can be like everybody else, everybody else expects us to be just like they are. Phooey.
As to that study that got you off the hook with Colin's mom, it was done by Mark Regnerus from the University of Texas, a researcher in the areas of sexual behaviour, religion and family. It hit the headlines because it upended all previous findings that kids with gay parents were actually a little better adjusted, especially regarding independent thinking and trusting they could talk openly with their parents. And guess what? Upon closer inspection, the research was severely flawed, his bias transparent, and Regnerus soon went down in academic flames. But you needn't tell Mom.
Perhaps it would be helpful to consider the psychology behind why folks are so enthusiastic about you doing what they are doing, in this case becoming parents.
We all crave acceptance and inclusion. That's why we root for our school/team/country/lifestyle. It's why family and team spirit and even patriotism works. In its simplest form, it's a good thing.
So when other gay newlyweds step bravely into parenting, they want and need supportive comrades. They want your vote of approval, to hear you say, "That's such a grand idea that we're considering it, too." And when your straight family members are pushing you to have babies "just like them," well, consider it their way of recognizing you as part of their group, not different. It's really a paradigm shift for many of them, and they deserve our gratitude for this inclusion, annoying as it can sometimes be.
Taking this into account, it's easier to bristle less when pressed with the well-intentioned, if irritating, kids question. You can always say, "Oh, we've just gotten married. We want to honeymoon for a while before we start thinking about what comes next," and deliver it with a saucy wink. When that one wears out, you can simply answer that you've considered parenting and decided against it. Period. You really needn't explain your life choices to anyone.
Colin's mother, however, deserves and requires some special regard. She longs for grandchildren to love and depends upon her only child to supply them. She needs to understand this is one problem Colin can't fix for her. They'll need to forgive each other for their mutual and individual disappointments. An honest and heartfelt conversation (or two), devoid of blame and guilt, would go far to resolving this unfinished business. A family counsellor may be helpful with this process.
It's pretty fantastic that people who want to have children, regardless of orientation, can do so now. If only those people who don't want to have children would stop doing so . . . but that's a column for a different audience. At least we don't have that burden!
We want, deserve and are winning the rights to marry and form families. With those rights comes the whole package of social mores, traditions and expectations. We get it all, bothersome bits included. Don't sweat the small stuff. Focus on the big picture, on all the barriers we've downed and the opportunities now available to us. Cheer the choice we do have and go give your husband a kiss.


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Today Instagram launched a lite version of their app, appropriately named Instagram Lite.
Instagram Lite app is only 1/55th of the original, which is 573kb compared to 32MB. Instagram Lite app is very useful for users in developing countries, who have limited space on their devices.
The basic functions of the Instagram lite app allow users to filter photos, to post photos, to feed or stories as well as to browse the explore page but app has not the option to share videos with friends, though/direct message to friends.
Interested users can get the app here.


text: Yes. If your solar system charges a 24V battery rig, then the Technomad Military PA can be driven from the batteries (just as in a vehicle mounted system). Note that the length of time the system will operate is determined by the amp-hour capacity of the battery rig, the recharge rate provided by the solar panels, and by the type of audio the PA system is reproducing. Technomad Military PA systems require at least 65A of 24V current to drive them at full power with full-range audio. If you are playing audio without heavy bass content (i.e. speech, sirens) then the battery draw will be much less than 65A. Technomad Sales can help you design a solar power system to drive a Technomad PA.


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Pattern for a Headscarf for cancer women patients after hair loss. 1. 1 yard of silky thin fabric, or of stretchy knit fabric (fairly light weight) 2. Pattern: In shape of an elongated football, 35" from tip to tip; 22" from top to bottom in middle of football shape. 3. Template for gathering line: 19" across; 20.5" from top to bottom. I used ½ of this and flipped the template over to draw the second half of the gathering line. Mark the fabric for a 15 inch hemline across the center of one side. This is the front of the scarf. Turn and stitch a 1" hem across the front.; For knits, do not turn under the cut edge; for silky fabric, you need to turn under the cut edge before stitching. Beginning at the end of the hem on one side, hem the outside of the fabric. (Note: if you serge the fabric, serge the entire piece before starting the front hem.) Mark gathering line Lay template on back of fabric, centering it, with top edge just below the hem. Mark around the outside of the template to give you a line to follow for the gathers. Notice the bottom of the template does NOT come to the bottom of the fabric—you want to leave at least an inch of fabric below the gathers. Stitch gathering line—largest stitch on your machine and put in double row of stitching 1/8th inch apart. Pull threads to gather the skull cap in to approximately 15" from edge to edge. Cut a piece of braided elastic to 7". Pin to gathers at ends and in the middle then pin at midpoint on each side. Center elastic over the gathering stitches. Stitch on each side of the elastic, stretching the elastic as you go. That finishes the scarf. Pictures on next page What scarf looks like. Inside of scarf showing hem at top and elastic towards the bottom of the picture Outside of Scarf with tails spread out
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A fashion industry woman who specializes in clothes for older women (ahem) is using the word "perennials," which is a word we gardeners can give a nod to. Perennials keep coming (except when they don't).
If we experiment with the Buddha's daily reflection on aging which typically says "I am of the nature to grow old. Aging is inevitable" could we say "I am of the nature to be a perennial"?
We gardeners know what that means: we keep coming back year after year, until one hard-freeze winter. And then we don't.


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In this article we take a look at how Microsoft Cognitive Services (MCS) can benefit businesses and we share some examples of MCS in action.
For many businesses, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has long been perceived as a futuristic concept that is little more than fantasy for the average organisation.
Despite its obvious potential, until recently there have been significant barriers to entry, particularly for enterprises in the SME sector. Most lack the financial resources to invest in advanced software and hardware or to employ data scientists.
With the new, accessible solution now available from Microsoft, however, AI is within reach - and it has the potential to transform the way you do business.
Microsoft Cognitive Services is a cutting edge suite of business tools and solutions that is powered by developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. It was designed with a single mission in mind - to use the power of AI to solve the real life problems that today's businesses face.
The powerful suite of tools allows businesses to unlock potential, free up resources and tackle everyday challenges using technology that, until now, has simply been out of reach for all but a small number of big players.
Microsoft Cognitive Services (MCS) uses intelligent algorithms to see, hear, speak, understand and interpret your user needs through natural methods of communication.
It can be deployed via apps, websites and bots and allows you to transform the way you do business - whether streamlining internal tasks or improving the customer experience. There are five key elements to MCS:
All our software and the vast majority of ecommerce websites we develop here at bluebox are now built on the Microsoft Azure platform. We originally chose Azure because of its reputation as a powerful, reliable and stable solution that had the ability to deliver enterprise level hosting at every scale.
This move enabled us to eliminate many issues that clients typically experienced using other server solutions. But it also allowed us to tap into an immensely powerful suite of cloud-based solutions. These have the power to help us and our clients streamline the way that we and they work.
We have recently started talking to clients about how AI-enabled functionality can help make their businesses run better. So far the response has been been very enthusiastic with a number of clients actively considering adding AI functions to their existing software. There's also a great deal of surprise that such powerful tech is already within their reach.
As well as looking at the benefits for clients, we have also turned to AI and MSC for our own benefit. We recognised that some of our essential internal processes were time- and resource-consuming, which was undesirable from both an organisational and end-user perspective.
Our solution was to harness the power of MCS to build a chatbot that automates the management of staff mileage, holiday requests and emergency contacts. The chatbot uses MCS's Language Understanding Service (LUIS). LUIS uses machine learning so that users can interact with the bot in their own words. LUIS takes this user information and extracts meaning from it.
We have also harnessed LUIS to help us in another area of our work. We support hundreds of clients' software solutions and websites. If a client has a support issue, they request help via email via our support desk.
We realised that we could use the language understanding capabilities of MSC to analyse the underlying sentiment of these requests in order to gauge how happy or otherwise clients are. To make this information readily available to a wide range of staff, beyond those directly working on support, management, we have integrated it graphically within our CRM.
This means that account managers or any other member of staff can easily identify and intervene when there might be an issue which is affecting a client relationship. The solution provides an at-a-glance view of the health of our relationship with each client.
As a Microsoft Partner, with bluebox you can be confident that your solutions are developed from the outset using best of breed infrastructure to create superior solutions that are fit-for-purpose and appropriate to your business. Our MCS solutions can also be integrated into your existing CRM and ERP systems, or developed as part of a new project from the ground up.
Drawing on our multi-industry knowledge and technical know-how, we pride ourselves in helping our clients not just to solve today's problems, but also to be ready for tomorrow's challenges. With Microsoft Cognitive Services now available as part of the range of services and solutions we offer, the future is now within reach. If you're interested in case studies of how businesses are harnessing the power of AI & MSC right now, the MSC customer stories section of the Microsoft website is well worth a look.
To find out more about how your business could benefit now from the latest in advanced technology, call us today on 01905 43200 or use our online contact form by clicking the 'Let's Talk' button below.


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All reviews
LoveLee Bath & Wax
I had some trouble getting ShopSync to connect with my store at first. I decided to give up & try again the next day. It worked perfect the second time I tried. I was using the same tablet, internet connection, etc both times, so I'm guessing it was just a glitch or something the first time. Once I got it connected with my store & mail chimp, I was able to quickly & easily export my mailing list from Shopify to Mail Chimp. This is the perfect way to be able to continue using Mail Chimp with Shopify, & I'm so grateful to have this app.
Ana Buendia
I used it to connect my mail chimp account and worked good. I been using it for three weeks, so there might be some features that I havent try at this time
Bunny Bikini Hut
Quick and easy to install and seems to be working 90%. I did notice that my Shopify pop-up form no longer worked after installing this update (customers were not receiving my automation emails), but the other forms on my website seem to working the same as usual. Would definitely recommend this app as a solution to for the Shopify X Mailchimp breakup.
First time Mailchimp user and didn't realise that Mailchimp has parted way with Shopify. Luckily Shopsync is available to enable Mailchimp availability to my Shopify store. So far so good.
Savorista Coffee
So far so good. I had some problems setting it up, but the ShopSync team was much more helpful than Mailchimp's team.
The app seems to do what it says it will do and I haven't had any problems once I've been up and running
Bodacious 10 Cosmetics
Needed this since Shopify won't connect to MailChimp. Connected to mailchimp and imported my customers. Got the job done.
We were forced to migrate from the native MC integration like everyone else. Good for a free tool and that has to be appreciated. Still, migration led to a lot of unwanted emails being triggered. They cover this in their documentation and provide a way to probably avoid this, but in the end, it did not work for us. The cause being a MailChimp bug I hope this will be resolved soon as we currently have to put many extra hours to check on campaigns.
Developer reply
Hi there, we saw your review and wanted to get in touch to clarify the comments around the migration process and unwanted emails going out.
We're sorry if you had that happen, but we've tried to make it clear on what to expect before installation. The issues around triggering welcome emails is a confirmed Mailchimp bug with internal timestamps that we do not have control over. It is not a result of anything we've engineered incorrectly in the ShopSync app.
We hope you enjoy using ShopSync, please let us know if you need additional help. We can be reached anytime at email@example.com.
The app does what it says with quickly syncing your MailChimp account, but you will need to remake all of your automated/ongoing emails.
The Herbal Wei
Wow that was easy. Imported all contacts and Mailchimp still functions just like it did before. Only thing, I'm not sure if I remove the Mailchimp app or leave it. Great app! Saved me time & effort!
Developer reply
Hi there, thanks for your review. You'll want to remove the legacy 'Mailchimp for Shopify' app after ShopSync is installed to avoid conflicts under the hood with automations and e-commerce data.
Disconnecting is very easy and it's best done through the Shopify app store. After your automations are migrated, just follow these steps:
1. From your Shopify admin, go to Apps
2. Locate the 'Mailchimp for Shopify' app, and click the garbage can.
3. Click delete and you're done!
Shiny Happy Art
So far so good... still cross-checking it every day.
We changed over a few days early (and only after reading the instructions numerous times!) The sync went smoothly and updated into a different existing audience list that we specified.
After 7 hours of sync, it was complete and I ran a couple of dummy name tests to verify that it was updating correctly.
I wanted a merge field of 'Postal Code' but apparently this will only work for a 5 digit zip code, not a 4 digit postcode.


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Alain Kremski
(1940 - 2018) The strange voyage of Alain Kremski. A brilliant student, encouraged by Stravinsky, Boulanger, Milhaud and Messiaen, he abandoned the more obvious musical route to pursue the mystical universe of temple bells, gongs and bowls. He won the Prix de Rome for composition and was in residence for three years at the Villa Médicis where he established a firm friendship with Balthus, built on a shared passion for painting, sculpture, literature and travel...His compositions do not seek to evoke the sacred music of the Far East and its ritualstic codes, but find their place in the context of contemporary music where East and West coincide. Kremski would, modestly, consider them as an homage to Tibethan civilization and the its precious spirituality which Western culture must preserve at all costs. His album "Résonance/Mouvements" for piano, percussions, bowls et gongs (Cézame "Carte Blanche" 1002) is a collection of works composed for the ballet.


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Ox Blood Ear Hangings
These ear hangings are a pre order item which means they are MADE TO ORDER. Please note they are very time consuming to make which is reflected in not just price but also turn around time. ALL ear hangings will be made and shipped on/before (depending on your place in the order line) October 11


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At the end of the nineteenth century, the Russian prince turned anarchist Peter Kropotkin, proposed the concept of the "Industrial Village" where communities of individuals could live in relative independence from mainstream capitalist society by practicing small-scale industry and small-scale, intensive agriculture. Kropotkin also believed that individuals should have both intellectual and manual training in order to be fully cultivated. In this sense, cultivating vegetables and fruit, although necessary to the survival of the community, was also a cultural act in itself for both the individual and the community.
In Germany following WWI, the self-titled "architect for horticulture" Leberecht Migge proposed similar settlements based on the idea of self-sufficiency through intensive gardening, largely based on the translated writings of Kropotkin. As a trained gardener he described a small ideal settlement planned following gardening principles. The primary activity of community members would be gardening; for Migge this was not just a practical problem, but a cultural mission.
His vision of a gardening community was further transformed during the 1920s, during the height of the modernist period, through his efforts to "technologize" the garden. In response to his modern architect colleagues, he envisioned the most efficient small gardens for individual residential units, utilizing the latest techniques. He was particularly concerned with recycling of household waste in the garden, including human waste. Again, he connected this with cultivation and culture. Here we see his humorous "tree of waste," which is obviously based upon the Nordic Tree of Life, as underlying symbol of his cultural purpose.
In the 1930s, Migge proposed a system of regional landscapes in his book The Growing Settlement, thus expanding the scale of his ideal community concept beyond the individual settlement. Here he considered the cultural landscape as agricultural landscape; cultivation meant the symbiosis of land and culture. Whole productive landscapes were considered as types, starting with Chinese examples as the most ancient and intensive, and ending with those of the USA as the newest and most extensive. Holland's productive landscapes stood in the middle and represented an ideal mix of intensive and extensive. Migge's work thus takes us beyond the problem of land utilization as a management problem, to an understanding of it as a cultural domain, surely a move that holds significance today.


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12th September - Lying
I can break my habit of lying.
Today I will leave behind the web of unnecessary lies that has woven itself into the fabric of my life.
Lying was an integral part of my life as a child. I lied to my friends to hide my shame about my dysfunctional family. I lied to my parents to protect myself from their anger and disapproval. Worse, I learned to lie to myself about my childhood and my family.
Lying became a habit. Some lies were destructive to me as, one by one, I used them to build a fortress of denial. Some were simply unnecessary lies, born of habit.
Now I must break this habit, for it hinders my recovery. By accepting and telling the truth, I can free my inner child from the shame she/he feels for having been forced to lie to survive.
Today I will set myself free by being honest with others - and with myself.
Affirmations for the Inner Child - Rokelle Lerner


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The university has arranged for Lifetouch Special Events Photography to provide this complimentary service for each graduate participating in the ceremony. A photo will be taken of graduates during the check-in process and as they receive their diploma covers and shake hands with Dr. King. Proofs will be sent to the home address and via University email approximately one week following commencement. If graduates or family members decide to purchase any photos, they will place the order directly with the photographer. The university is not involved in any way, other than to provide the service.
Go to the site Lifetouch Photography for WCU for information about commencement photographs. Any questions can be addressed to firstname.lastname@example.com, 800-505-9496 Monday – Friday 8:00am – 6:00pm EST, or via the Web site Contact Lifetouch.Photos taken by Lifetouch can be purchased at this link:


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Albino Weather Loach
Albino Weather Loach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, are an interesting addition to an aquarium. Their active nature makes them fun to watch. They prefer small groups and a large aquarium to explore. They can reach 10″ over time and are tolerable to a wide range of water temperatures between 15 and 24 Degrees Celsius.
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Kings Island announces important updates regarding the rest of the 2020 Season. Learn More.
Readers' Mailbag: What became of the towers, gondolas and other parts from the Skyride?February 6, 2019
A few weeks ago, we invited you, the readers, to submit your Kings Island questions. A lot of you really want me to pull out a crystal ball and tell you the future. Okay, let's look into the crystal. What's this I see? People are still getting upset over politics. Bob's Big Boy is still offering the same high-quality meals at competitive prices. Taxes are being paid. The New England Patriots continue to win Super Bowls. And I see a woman. She's wearing a polka-dot dress. Her face is careworn.
Oh, you meant Kings Island's future. Well, I can't tell you the future but what I can do is inform you of the past and present.
On to this week's Readers' Mailbag:
The Weber Group from Indiana is building the thematic elements for Copperhead Strike at Carowinds. Who built the thematic elements inside "the shed" on Mystic Timbers? – Luke W., West Chester, OH
The queue line preshow and shed finale were created by Holovis. They worked closely with Daniels Wood Land, who provided the theming for the queue line and in the ride itself. This includes the crashed truck at the ride entrance and the ride ID billboard.
Did anyone at Kings Island think that 40 years after it opened The Beast would still hold the record as the longest wooden roller coaster? -- Mick L., Richmond, KY
In talking with some of the people who were involved in the planning and constructing of The Beast, they knew it would just be a matter of time before the records for height and speed were broken, but the record for the length of the ride was going to be difficult to top due to most parks not having the available space and topography that Kings Island had to work with. Taking advantage of the topography of the land made it more feasible to build a wooden roller coaster the magnitude of The Beast.
What was your favorite ride announcement that you had the ability to partake in? What is the process of planning the announcement? – Chris H., Lancaster, OH
That's like asking someone who their favorite child is. It's difficult to choose the favorite. You look at the announcements and try to see which ones you think best checked all of the boxes for what we were looking to accomplish. But if I had to choose I think Diamondback in 2008 might be my favorite. It was my first ride announcement after joining the Kings Island marketing team, and I had suggested the name, which made it a little more special than maybe the others. As far as the process for planning an announcement, it's really no different than the planning for all of the events and promotions that we do. We follow the same type of roadmap but on a larger scale.
When will the antique cars be finished? – Walter A., Dry Ridge, KY
Construction for the Kings Mills Antique Autos is taking shape, but there's still a lot of work to do. The center guard rail along the ride's course still needs to be installed, there's still work to be done in and around the station, the ride queue needs to be built, and there's a lot of landscaping work that needs to be done. Towards the end of March is around the time the attraction will be ready for its first test drive. The Kings Mills Antique Autos won't be the tallest, fastest or most thrill ride that we've added but it's a ride that will create some of the best memories for our guests. And that's what Kings Island is all about, making memories.
My question surrounds the Skyride. I know that Skyride was a Von Roll initially installed for the 1965 operating season of Coney Island and then subsequently moved to Kings Island and operating from 1972 to 1979. Whatever became of the towers, gondolas and other elements of the Skyride after its removal prior to the 1980 operating season? Are there any remnants around the park aside from the footer in Oktoberfest and the Planet Snoopy loading station? -- Dustin J., Monroe, OH
Most of the parts from the Skyride, including the 32 gondolas, were scrapped after the ride was dismantled. The loading station in Oktoberfest remained in use for a short time as a wine and cheese bar where guests could sample and sip from a fine selection imported from all points of the globe. The other loading station still stands today in Planet Snoopy, repurposed as a gift shop. Other than that, there aren't any remnants left from the ride.
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Fluorspar is the commercial name for fluorite, which is the only fluorine mineral mined at scale. The largest global production of fluorspar is found in China, followed next by Mexico. The number of fluorspar-exporting countries has decreased substantially over the last fifty years, causing many nations around the world to become net importers of the mineral.
In 2018, minimal fluorspar (calcium fluoride, CaF2) was produced in the United States, causing the U.S. to continue as a primary importer with sources as: Mexico, 69%; Vietnam, 10%; South Africa, 8%; China, 6%; and other, 7%. Much of the fluorspar produced in Mexico contains high levels of arsenic, unfortunately. Add to this the fact that the United States has no government stockpile of fluorspar, and that fluorspar demand is expected to remain strong owing to the mineral's use in the manufacture of diverse materials and products necessary to the U.S. economy, and one can clearly see why the U.S. considers fluorspar to be a Critical Mineral Resource.
It cannot be disputed that trade wars with China and geopolitical tensions with Mexico could limit the ability of the U.S. to secure necessary fluorspar resources in the future.
Beyond the basics above, what else should we know about fluorspar? Check out the 25 interesting facts below!
- In 1530, German mineralogist Georgius Agricola described the use of the fluorspar in metal refining.
- Several chemists carried out experiments on fluorspar in the early 1800s including Gay Lussac, Louis Jacques Thenard, Humphry Davy, Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Joseph Priestley. Several early attempts to isolate fluorine led to blindings and fatalities. English chemist Humphry Davy wrote: "[fluoric acid] is a very active substance, and must be examined with great caution.
- In 1809, French scientist Andre-Marie Ampere proposed that fluoric acid was a compound of hydrogen with a new element. He exchanged letters with Humphry Davy, and in 1813 Davy announced the discovery of the new element 'fluorine', giving it the name suggested to him by Ampere.
- The element name 'fluorine' ultimately came from the 'fluor' in fluorspar, which came from the Latin word 'fluere,' meaning 'to flow,' because this is what it allowed metals to do.
- Fluorspar mining began in the United States at various locations between 1820 and 1840. The first commercial production appears to have been in 1837 from a vein in Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- Fluorine was finally isolated in 1886 by French chemist Henri Moissan. Henri Moissan received the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his achievement.
- U.S. domestic fluorspar production peaked during World War II at 375,000 metric tons in 1944.
- Beginning just after World War II, fluorspar was judged to be of such importance that it was one of the strategic and critical minerals that were stockpiled by the U.S. Government.
- The United States was the world's leading producer of fluorspar until it was surpassed by Mexico in the mid-1950s.
- U.S. consumption of fluorspar peaked in the early 1970s, which was, not coincidentally, also the peak period of U.S. steel production. In the mid-1970s, the U.S. fluorspar mining industry began to decline because of foreign competition.
- By 1982, there was only a single U.S. fluorspar producer.
- In 1996, primary fluorspar mining in the United States ceased.
- Starting in 2001, substantial decreases in exports of fluorspar from China led to decreases in the world supply.
- In 2009, the U.S. government ceased its program of stockpiling fluorspar.
- In May 2018, the U.S. Department of the Interior, in coordination with other executive branch agencies, published a list of 35 critical minerals (83 FR 23295), including fluorspar. This list was developed to serve as an initial focus, pursuant to Executive Order 13817, ''A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals" (82 FR 60835).
- In July 2018, as part of an ongoing investigation into China's trade practices under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, the U.S. Trade Representative proposed tariffs on more than 6,000 imports from China including fluorspar (as reported by Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States codes 2529.22.0000 and 2529.21.0000). However, these imports were among 297 tariff lines excluded from the final list released in September 2018 (Office of the United States Trade Representative, 2018a, 2018b).
- There are three principal market grades of fluorspar – acid, ceramic, and metallurgical.
- Fluorine is one of the five halogen elements, along with chlorine (the most common), bromine, iodine, and astatine (which is the rarest). Fluorine is the lightest halogen.
- Fluorine is the most chemically reactive element. It reacts, often very vigorously, with all other elements except oxygen, helium, neon and krypton. It reacts violently with water to produce oxygen and the extremely corrosive hydrofluoric acid.
- Fluorine is the most electronegative element.
- Fluorine's abundance in the Earth's crust is 585 parts per million by weight. Fluorine's abundance in our solar system is 500 parts per billion by weight.
- Naturally occurring fluorine consists of its one stable isotope, 19F.
- Fluorine is present in most natural waters. One extreme example of naturally occurring concentrations of fluorine in surface waters is in Africa's Eastern Rift Valley in Kenya and Tanzania where concentrations reached 437 ppm from the weathering of volcanic rocks.
- Concentrations of fluorine in most soils range between 150 to 400 ppm.
- Fluorine compounds are essential in numerous chemical and manufacturing processes, as well as for various applications in the electronics industry. Uses for fluorine compounds include: water fluoridation, iron and steel casting, flux in steelmaking, welding rod coatings, metal pickling, glass etching, production of high-octane gasoline, concentrating uranium and processing nuclear fuels, and the manufacture of products such as insulating foams, refrigerants, cement, enamels, agrichemicals, dielectrics, mouth washes, toothpastes, pharmaceuticals, wood preservatives, and fluorochemicals (many high-temperature plastics, such as Teflon, are made using fluorine).


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This year is the first year that I can remember hitting the ground running, no sprinting, no flying. I have such a determination and focus it is quite uncharacteristic. The truth is I often have a tenacious approach to life goals but this year I am not in a panic about reaching my goals I am calm. I have a quiet understanding that those things are happening. The feeling can be likened to the pre-holiday vibes that you get when you have booked your holiday, no you are not poolside yet but you know you will be. This year my goals do not feel like goals they feel like things that are happening with a degree of certainty.
I have wanted to find an outlet for my voice for a long time. My blog has a brand, and a voice of its own and it is not the right place for longer articles, opinion pieces and inspiring interviews. So the Archie & The Rug digital magazine is born. At present I will be producing the magazine quarterly. It is completely free to download, there is a link at the top of the blog. I have also included a recipe and some simple crafts. I have been so overwhelmed by the messages I was getting last night on Instagram after doing the softest of all launches. Messages from people saying they were really enjoying reading it and were already looking forward to the next one.
For so long I have wanted to find an outlet for my voice.
If you have something burning inside you let it out. I was paralysed by fear before I set the magazine to public but I am so happy that I did. This year I have already launched my Le Weekend project and I have been sharing a number of prompts on Instagram of how we can take one minute a day to practice mindfulness. We all have a minute right?
Have you got something that you are wanting to do? What are the things that are holding you back? I would love to hear your thoughts on how you approach goals. In my digital magazine I write about how not to make any resolutions, it is an interesting article. Click on the link and it will be sent straight to you.


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Absolute, Relative, Static, Fixed.
How are they different from each other? All the words seem to mean the same thing! How will I ever lay out my website if I cannot even understand this basic concept!! What is the meaning of life???
Please, do not fret. Do not question your self worth. Let's break this down. By the end of the article you will understand each and every positioning value in CSS.
The first cause of confusion perhaps is that we do not use the position property to create the basic layout of a website. For that we use the float property or the newer flexbox property.
Positioning targets how the element understands its order in relation to the other elements on the page. By default, if you lay out a list of elements in html, they will appear in that order in the browser. This is position:static.
Every element's default position is set to static. No need to worry about this one. This is simply the name for the way the elements normally behave. They follow each other in order based on their block or inline display status.
You cannot use the top, bottom, left, right properties if the element is static. I mean, you can try. But it will not listen.
Static is the well-behaved student that follows the letter of the law to a T.
When you declare an element's position as relative, you are telling it where to be in relation to where it is supposed to be in its former static positioning. Declaring position relative allows you to use the top, bottom, left properties to change the elements position in RELATION to where it used to be. The space that would have taken up is still observed.
Relative is the rebel who learns the rules in order to break them. And who always has a seat saved for them at lunch.
Because it is such a bad-ass, position:relative has one more use that we will get to as we discuss position:absolute.
Now here is where things get interesting. As soon as you declare an element absolute, it moves forward onto its own plane and does not take up the space it used to in the line up.
But.. wait! You can see that Box 2 is the element that is positioned absolute, so where-the-heck did Box 3 go? Box 3 is there! They are just being covered by the self-important, position:absolute Box 2.
Keeping consistent with this position's snobbery, in order to move an element that is position:absolute, we have to tell it what it is moving in RELATION to. This is where position:relative comes in.
Picture this, the position:absolute element gets a promotion and realizes that it doesn't have to stand in line with the plebeian static elements. But because of its big head, it thinks that it was promoted all the way to CEO (or in our case, all the way up the chain to the body tag) unless we tell it otherwise.
We can fix this by declaring Box 2's parent element to be position:relative. We can choose which parent element we want the element to position itself in RELATION too.
Absolute is the stuck up kid who skipped a grade and now won't eat lunch with their old static friends. They need Relative to bring them back down to earth.
An element that is position:fixed leaves the line up the same as position:absolute, but it takes it to the next level. A fixed element positions itself in relation to the sides of the browser window.
It couldn't care less what is happening underneath it. It just does it's job and stays in the position on the screen. However, it will respond to z-index, so although its position is fixed, it can be overlapped by other elements.
Fixed is the home-schooled kid doing his own thing outside of the social order of all the other elements.
So, to review:
Static: The well-behaved rule follower, always lining up properly.
Relative: The rebel, cool kid who learns the rules in order to break them. They always have a seat saved for them and when Absolute comes along they put them right in their place.
Absolute: The self-important grade skipper who is too good for lines that needs to be brought down to earth by Relative.
Fixed: The oblivious home-schooler marching to the beat of their own drum..or browser window.
There! Now you can breathe a sigh of relief.


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"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." -John Wooden
"There are people more qualified," you tell yourself. Thus you give yourself an excuse for not applying. The single mother says, "Maybe I'm supposed to be alone." Hence she stays home to avoid getting hurt again. "Nobody cares what I think." We consequently neglect sharing Jesus with our friends. Be aware of your shortcomings, however my prayer today is that you work to your strengths.
Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore! (1 Chronicles 16:11, KJV).


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What Day Should You Move House?4th November 2017
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I love Dropbox! Not only has it saved me when my PC recently needed to be rebuilt because of malware but it makes my working life so much simpler by having all my files and settings synced between devices such as my Android phone, PC and laptop. It's also great knowing that there is always a backup of my data should I lose my phone or laptop.
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A problem that I have experienced a few times with the Dropbox PC application is that it works fine for awhile then, one day, it starts to index thousands of files each time it runs. This consumes large amounts of CPU processing as well as RAM. This problem is not unique to PCs as it also happens to people using Apple Macs (and Linux?).
A Fix – Resync EVERYTHING?
A year or so back, when I first experienced this problem with the Dropbox file indexing, I searched the Dropbox forums as well as raised a support issue. The advice was to uninstall the Dropbox App as well as remove any reference to Dropbox then reinstall dropbox and resync Dropbox files. This is certainly not an ideal solution as I store about 60GB of data and syncing this amount of data takes a long time! Anyway I tried this potential solution however the continuous indexing/high CPU problem was back soon after.
The Real Dropbox Solution
Fortunately there (finally) seems to be a proper solution built into the app. Version 1.1.45 and greater appear to fix the reindexing problem. All you need do is install the newest version of the Dropbox app which will overwrite the old version on your PC/Apple.
P.S. If you want to automatically have photos and video taken with your Android to be uploaded/synced to your Dropbox account then check out Dropin.


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The true beauty of Cuba lies in its people.
Cuba is an enigma: a socialist country with an eminently capitalist tourist industry. A population that has suffered much hard-ship, yet whose people have retained 100 per cent of their dignity and can still smile with purity and live with hope. Cuba's is an economy that manages against all odds to keep its head above water while offering its people high standards of free education and health care. It's an amazing place.
During the past 15 years, Cuba has become one of the Caribbean's prime travel destinations, attracting more than two million visitors annually (many of them Canadians) to hotels that can stand proudly beside some of the best the region has to offer. Varadero Beach, with its unparalleled 11.5 km stretch of uninterrupted seafront, is fast becoming the new Cancun.
Apart from Varadero with its 50 or more hotels, popular resort areas include Cayo Coco, Santa Lucía and Guardalavaca on the Atlantic coast; the dynamic city of Santiago de Cuba (birthplace of salsa) in the far south; and Cienfuegos, Playa Ancón, and Isla de la Juventud (great scuba diving!) on the Caribbean coast. The island also offers extensive wetland and wildlife preserves, and is a treasure-trove for dedicated birdwatchers and saltwater anglers. Resort rates are usually all-inclusive, except for add-ons like scuba-diving and snorkeling trips.
Though Havana-with its wealth of history and culture, its mansions and museums, art galleries and theatres, jazz bars and cafes-possesses a powerful mystique, most visitors to Cuba head to the coastal resorts.
I was no exception. But I wanted more than just the caress of the Caribbean sun on my lily-white limbs; I also wanted culture, museums, contact with the Cuban people (which you won't really find in the resorts where, while service tends to be extremely friendly, socializing and familiarity with guests is strictly forbidden). All that, in just one week. Incredibly, I found it.
My mid-range resort was on Playa Ancón, an endless peninsula beach on the Caribbean coast. My room overlooked white sand and turquoise waters; not to mention the beach bar, where Hector the barman concocted a mean mojito, while the Animación staff gave saucy salsa lessons on the sand.
I chose Ancón because of its proximity to a small but very special town called Trinidad de Cuba, about a 20-minute drive away. One of the most pleasant ways to get around, by the way, is via a contraption called a coco-taxi-essentially a three-wheeled motor-cycle designed for a driver and two passengers, with a brightly-coloured fibreglass "shell" -- like a coconut!-to shield from the sun. Open to the breeze, it's faster than a bicycle but slower than a car-the perfect pace to travel on Cuba's uncrowded roads.
Should you opt to rent a vehicle and drive yourself, it is useful to be aware of three realities:
- Cuban car rentals tend to be in less than pristine condition. Check that the air conditioning works and check the spare tire: you will most certainly require the first, and there's an even chance you'll need the latter.
- Progress on Cuban country roads is about half the average speed one would allow for the same distance in Canada. All manner of ancient and jury-rigged soot-belching vehicles ply the roads-never, ever with only a single occupant. In an informal public transportation system, people simply stand at intersections and wait for a ride. Pesos may or may not change hands.
- You will need your passport on your person.
Tearing myself away from the languorous blue sea, not to mention Hector's (shaken, not stirred) pina coladas, I took a coco-taxi through parched countryside to the extraordinary little town of Trinidad (pop. 40,000), which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
Founded by the Spanish in 1514, the town grew increasingly prosperous through the slave and sugar trades in the 17th and 18th centuries. Wealthy merchants built splendid mansions in the Spanish neo-classical style, with immense wooden doors, arabesque wrought-iron, and arched colonnades surrounding cool green inner courtyards. Many of these have been lovingly restored, including the intricately carved cedar ceilings, and the painstaking, hand-painted arabesques that decorate walls and frame doorways.
No longer private property, they now house small but interesting museums such as the Museo Romántico, full of period furniture and antiques; the Museo de Arquitectura, which traces the development of Trinidad; and the Museo Histórico, whose lookout tower offers a panoramic view over the town.
The 19th century cathedral and the elegant little Plaza Mayor sit at the heart of the town. In the side streets, vendors offer a variety of crafts, my favourites being the amazing hand-worked tablecloths stitched by intent women sitting in doorways.
The houses in Trinidad-with facades painted in weathered shades of ochre and pink, blues and greens -are built literally on the sidewalks. Passing the open windows, it was impossible not to glance into the little front parlors with their antique furniture and cane-backed rockers; often with people ensconced. Old ladies conversed across the cobble stoned streets, peering at each other through the wrought-iron grillwork. Life in Trinidad de Cuba is a community affair.
And this is where the true beauty of Cuba lies-in its people, whose warmth and openness belie their difficult history. I never heard a voice raised in anger or irritation; but I heard lots of laughter. Wandering the backstreets of Trinidad, I was beset with the question: De qué país es?-What country are you from?-and the answer invariably led to a conversation. My Spanish is patchy; but somehow we made out. And a second encounter counted as a friendship, with huge smiles and warm embraces all round.
Carlos, a grizzled farmer in a horse-drawn cart (a common mode of transport), offered me a pineapple and the future hospitality of his finca (ranch). He urged me to visit the Friday market, which turned out to be a hardscrabble affair featuring much onion and garlic, and heartbreakingly little else. Despite the slim pickings, the market was a bustling scene, with families riding in from the countryside on horse and oxen-drawn carts, and urban matrons with bulging straw shopping bags scrambling aboard the ubiquitous bicycle-taxis.
Music blared, and the atmosphere was festive. I bought a huge chunk of dulce de guayaba (imagine guava jam in solid form) for 50 cents. Afterwards, I sat in the nearby Parque de Céspedes, under arches of drought-parched bougainvillea, and lunched, shamelessly, on a half-litre of the richest ice cream I've ever tasted. Cubans have a well-developed sweet tooth-not surprising, I suppose, in a country whose primary export is sugar.
Another day, I visited a cigar "factory"-a small room in the middle of town where two workers turn out 6,000 to 8,000 smokesticks a day. The man, Alberto, deftly chopped and rolled the tobacco leaves, while his female colleague encircled them with the trademark paper band. I tried my hand at rolling, on the off chance that I might one day be seeking a new career. Needless to say, it's not as easy as it looks.
There's lots of live traditional music in Trinidad-in the clubs, in the restaurants, on the steps beside the cathedral. Remember the Buena Vista Social Club, whose oldest member was just a year or two behind Methuselah? Well, his brothers are everywhere in Trinidad! Old musicians never die, in Cuba; there's always somewhere for them to play.
There were other standout memories:
- Listening to jazz in a courtyard bar behind a ruined façade.
- Lunching in private residences (a sort of illicit restaurant business). It opened the door, literally, to fascinating discussions about Cuban life.
- The vendor in the Plazuela Real de Jigue, who insisted, despite my protestations, on presenting me with a necklace made of seedpods, as a "recuerdo (souvenir) de Trinidad".
- Dancing in the foyer of the Casa de la Trova with a little old man who courteously extended his hand as I stood in the door-way, swaying to the rhythms of the band playing inside. We had a fine time.
Cubans are far from individually prosperous by our standards of consumerism; but for the most part, they seem happy (maybe even happier). They share what they have and are gallant in their deprivation. I spoke to an old lady in the cathedral; she was 85 but could have been 70-straight-backed and slim, with hardly a wrinkle. Her name was Esperanza, which means Hope.
"What is life like in Cuba?" I asked her in Spanish. She gave me a seraphic smile, and replied without hesitation: "Aquí vivo una vida sabrosa-I live a delicious life." I believed her.


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This is one of the most reliable location for pipes recommendations. You could look everywhere nevertheless you will certainly not situate tips too composed and also clear as what you will certainly discover below. Utilize this article today if you need to understand all that you must learn about pipes and your home.
Use filters in all drains pipelines to capture hair in addition to various other objects. This will certainly quit all the product from reducing the drain and also developing a blockage, which can produce a larger issue down the line. Clear out the strainers daily so that you do not start getting backup of water in your sink or bathtub.
If you discover some moisture in the storage room under your sink, yet have really determined for sure that there is not a faucet leakage, do not merely number that it's not a substantial deal. Other links, such as your ice supplier as well as likewise dish washing machine, may also be located back under your sink. Make the effort to see if one of these web links is the wrongdoer.
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If you can not get a minimal joint when mounting brand-new pipelines, it's potentially as a result of the reality that you actually did not be sufficient easily. Purchase the right devices for the job like a pro-level tubes cutter, saw blades, and a pipeline saw for plastic pipes. This will guarantee that your cuts are tidy and also faultlessly gauged.
A remarkable pipes tip which can save you a great deal of loan daily is to purchase a reduced GPF (gallons per flush) variation toilet. Thus, whenever you flush the commode you will certainly be using much less water than formerly, and additionally doing so will save you on your water expenses.
If you have an underground leakage in your pipes, it is practical to discover the leak prior to digging. Today's leakage discovery devices is actually sophisticated and contemporary, allowing solution professionals to discover and also determine especially where leaks are before they commence attempting to fix them with expert grade devices for you.
Did you identify that it is recommended that you alter your hot water heater at least every 15 years? If your warm water heating system has a rusting container, it is simply a problem of time before it damages as well as floodings the surrounding area with water. You can examine the age of your warm water heating system by observing its serial number. The very first 4 varieties of the serial number on the warm water heating unit are the month as well as additionally year it was made.
Drain pipelines the debris from the bottom of your warm water home heating unit twice a year to preserve the hot water home heating unit running at its ideal degrees. Simply open the drainpipe shutoff as well as likewise allow the water to run out into a container up until the water runs clear. Afterwards shut the drain valve.
Ultimately, pipes is a capacity that you should learn about – straightforward and basic. It is something that you will constantly be able to take advantage of as well as you may have the capability to save yourself a great deal of loan and tension in the future. Ideally this article worked to you.
Floor covering Tools
Wrap-up: Be arranged as well as strategy ahead. See to it you have every floor covering tools as well as also materials you need prior to beginning a flooring covering installment task.
Are you ever before anxious to begin your floor covering job? Wait. Floor covering isn't a walk in the park. You require substantial prep work prior to you start on duty. If you're not yet ready material sensible, you will definitely not make to the high quality of floor covering you wished for. The even worse is you 'd be leaving a fifty percent baked cookie and a wasted price.
Be organized. Technique ahead. Ascertain you have every floor covering tools and likewise products you need (that consists of information, also) before starting a redesigning task as significant as a floor covering installment. It may be a DIY yet it sure requires a large amount of preparation and additionally preparing to do.
Right here are some flooring devices you must have.
Nail Punch
Particularly when dealing with wood floor covering, nail strike is really crucial in punching the nails deeper without the threat of harming the timber panels around the nail. Toe nail strikes been readily available in various sized implied for various densities of nails.
Slotted or Stripper Blade
Slotted or stripper blades are used to eliminate floor ceramic tile, linoleum, glued carpeting, or immune flooring ceramic tile on wood or concrete floorings. The National 5280 Panther Self Drive Post professional dancer is a sturdy hydraulic pole dancer perfect for eliminating difficult floor covering products.
Touching Block
Touching block makes certain straight faucet placement. It's taken advantage of to touch floor covering assemble or merely tap anything in its location. Touching blocks are a crucial floor covering device for almost all flooring jobs: wood, cork, in addition to floor tile they all require touching block. Never ever use a hammer in its area. Touching block also tightens up joints in between boards and flooring ceramic tiles. It faucets these products with each other, pressing excess adhesive out which would certainly work as sealant.
Chalk Line
A chalk line is a tiny instance loaded with a colored chalk and also string. A steel tab on one end is used for drawing the chalk line out. The function of the floor covering device is to mark lines on surface. Chalk Line has a reel on the side for winding the string back in.
Hand Saw, Power Saw, Ceramic Tile Cutter or Scissors
These items are used in trimming floor covering items. While it is advisable to make use of traditional size items, obtaining items a few inches larger or bigger you meant design can really conserve you expensive mistakes. These leaners are important to any kind of kind of task.
Hammer as well as additionally proper Nails
Normally you call for hammer as well as nails. Nevertheless it is still carpentry despite the fact that if you are placing stone floor coverings. Hammer along with nails are necessary floor covering gadgets, do not in the past begin any kind of sort of work without one.


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- 8.5" overall height
- Made in USA of Imported Yarn: 65% Merino Wool, 34% Nylon, 1% Elastane
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Mechanical Effects on Right Ventricular Function From Left Bundle Branch Block and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
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- Received June 26, 2019
- Revision received October 15, 2019
- Accepted November 15, 2019
- Published online January 15, 2020.
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- Petter Storsten, MDa,b,c,
- John M. Aalen, MDa,b,c,
- Espen Boe, MD, PhDa,b,
- Espen W. Remme, MSc, Dr.inga,c,
- Ola Gjesdal, MD, PhDb,
- Camilla Kjellstad Larsen, MDa,b,c,
- Øyvind Senstad Andersen, MDa,b,c,
- Morten Eriksen, MD, PhDa,c,
- Erik Kongsgaard, MD, PhDb,c,
- Jürgen Duchenne, MSc, PhDd,e,
- Jens-Uwe Voigt, MD, PhDd,e,
- Otto A. Smiseth, MD, PhDa,b,c,f and
- Helge Skulstad, MD, PhDa,b,c,f,∗ (helsku{at}ous-hf.no)
- aInstitute for Surgical Research, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- bDepartment of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- cCenter for Cardiological Innovation, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- dDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- eDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- fInstitute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- ↵∗Address for correspondence:
Dr. Helge Skulstad, Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950 Nydalen, N-0424 Oslo, Norway.
Central Illustration
Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate how LBBB and CRT modify RV free wall function by direct ventricular interaction.
Background Right ventricular (RV) function influences prognosis in patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). There is, however, limited insight into how LBBB and CRT affect RV function.
Methods In 24 patients with LBBB with nonischemic cardiomyopathy, RV and left ventricular (LV) strain by speckle-tracking echocardiography was measured before and after CRT. Underlying mechanisms were studied in 16 anesthetized dogs with ultrasonic dimension crystals and micromanometers.
Results Patients with LBBB demonstrated distinct early systolic shortening in the RV free wall, which coincided with the typical abnormal early systolic septal shortening. In animals, this RV free wall contraction pattern resulted in reduced myocardial work as a large portion of the shortening occurred against low pressure during early systole, coinciding with abnormal leftward septal motion. RV systolic function was maintained by vigorous contraction in the late-activated LV lateral wall, which pushed the septum toward the RV. CRT reduced abnormal septal motion and increased RV free wall work because there was less inefficient shortening against low pressure.
Conclusions LBBB reduces workload on the RV free wall because of abnormal septal motion and delayed activation of the LV lateral wall. Restoring septal and LV function by CRT increases workload in RV free wall and may explain why patients with RV failure respond poorly to CRT. (Contractile Reserve in Dyssynchrony: A Novel Principle to Identify Candidates for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy [CRID-CRT]; NCT02525185)
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- heart failure
- left bundle branch block
- myocardial work
- right ventricle
- septal flash
Drs. Storsten, Larsen, and Andersen were recipients of clinical research fellowships from the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority. Drs. Aalen and Boe were supported by grants from the Norwegian Health Association. Dr. Voigt holds a personal research mandate of the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO). Dr. Voigt and Mr. Duchenne were supported by a grant of the University of Leuven. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
- Received June 26, 2019.
- Revision received October 15, 2019.
- Accepted November 15, 2019.
- 2020 American College of Cardiology Foundation
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ION Audio Tailgater Express - Frequently Asked Questions
Whether before the game, or a fun gathering in your backyard, your favorite music makes it a special occasion. Tailgater Express makes these events truly memorable with great sound, thanks to its two-way speaker system and 20-watt dynamic power amplifier. You can stream your favorite music from any Bluetooth device or enjoy its built-in AM/FM radio. IPX4 splash-resistance means the good times continue even when Tailgater Express is near the kids in the pool or when an unexpected shower pops up. A 1/4-inch input lets you add a microphone for even more fun. With a USB power bank to recharge your devices, aux input for non-Bluetooth devices and a rechargeable battery with up to 50 hours of enjoyment on a single charge, Tailgater Express delivers big fun from a small package.
- How do I pair the Tailgater Express to my Bluetooth device?
- I'm having trouble pairing my Bluetooth audio device (i.e. phone) to the Tailgater Express. What should I do?
- How far can the Bluetooth connection go?
- How can I replace the internal battery?
- What are the battery specifications?
- How long does it take to charge the battery?
- How long will a fully charged battery last?
- Is the Tailgater Express waterproof?
- Can the Tailgater Express charge my iPod/iPhone?
- Can I connect a device to the USB ports to send audio?
- The sound is coming out distorted. What is happening and how can I fix it?
- I get feedback when I use a microphone. How can I prevent this?
- I am getting poor AM reception. What can I do?
- Can the Tailgater Express be used in a foreign country?
- I need further support or warranty service. Who can I contact?
How do I pair the Tailgater Express to my Bluetooth device?
- Turn on the Bluetooth device that you are attempting to pair your Tailgater Express with.
- Power on the Tailgater Express.
- Press the Bluetooth button on the Tailgater Express, this will put the Tailgater Express into a Bluetooth pairing mode to search for other Bluetooth devices.
- Navigate to your Bluetooth device's setup screen, find the Tailgater Express and connect.
- You're ready to play!
I'm having trouble pairing my Bluetooth audio device (i.e. phone) to the Tailgater Express. What should I do?
Most pairing issues can be quickly resolved by following the suggestions in the following guide:
How far can the Bluetooth connection go?
The range of Bluetooth connection of a Tailgater Express is up to 100 feet - as long as the transmitting audio source is not moving around and there are no obstructions between the audio source and the Tailgater Express. The transmitting audio device (phone, tablet) should not be emitting a signal from a pocket, or be covered in any way to achieve the best results. The range can also be affected by the Bluetooth chip set in the audio source as well.
How can I replace the internal battery?
If the battery within your Tailgater Express requires replacement, please refer to the following article for assistance:
What are the battery specifications?
The Tailgater Express has a 12V, 2.3aH Lead-Acid Battery.
How long does it take to charge the battery?
It takes approximately 10 hours to charge the Tailgater Express battery from empty to full.
How long will a fully charged battery last?
A fully charged Tailgater Express battery will last up to 30 hours at a reasonably loud indoor listening volume level. Battery life may vary based on battery temperature, age and on volume usage.
Is the Tailgater Express waterproof?
The Tailgater Express is IPX4 waterproof. An IPX4 waterproof rating means that the Tailgater Express is protected from a splash of water, from any direction for at least a 5 minute time period.
Can the Tailgater Express charge my iPod/iPhone?
The Tailgater Express has a USB power bank that is powerful enough to charge any type of phone, tablet, or portable music player when connecting to this port via USB.
Can I connect a device to the USB ports to send audio?
The USB port on the Tailgater Express is for charging devices only and does not transfer audio to or from the speaker.
The sound is coming out distorted. What is happening and how can I fix it?
If the sound from your Tailgater Express is coming out distorted, try lowering the volume control of your sound source - such as your iPod or iPhone. Also, try reducing the overall volume of the Tailgater Express.
If you continue to experience sound issues after following the suggested steps above, you may want to contract ION Tech Support.
I get feedback when I use a microphone. How can I prevent this?
There are a few easy steps you can take that can help reduce the likelihood of feedback. Check out the following article to learn more:
I am getting poor AM reception. What can I do?
If you have a Bluetooth device connected to the Tailgater Express, while you are listening to the AM radio, disconnect the Bluetooth device and the AM frequencies will likely clear up.
To continue to adjust AM reception, move the entire Tailgater Express. Sometimes, there is a slight operating noise around the 540 kHz AM frequency, but other than that, re-positioning the unit should provide a better AM reception.
Can the Tailgater Express be used in a foreign country?
The Tailgater Express can only be used in the country for which it was designed to be used. The Tailgater Express cannot be adjusted for use in a country with a different electrical current than it was manufactured to be used with.
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Have you heard your professor use the terms "scholarly" or "peer-reviewed" sources before?
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The Atami in Atami, Shibobo Inn with its Japanese design
Predecessor of the facility will begin in Meiji (time period)
Education Chief Crown Prince Dayu ・ Soga Sukenori Koarashi-tei and Koarashi-tei Education Chief Crown Prince Dayu ・ Soga Sukenori have established a villa "Koarashi-tei" in Koarashi-tei Atami City Koarashicho, Atami City Koarashicho.
The venerable remnant is now here in this facility.
Please relax in the tranquil setting from the Meiji (time period).


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Sugar is a misunderstood term. It can mean any number of compounds, each with somewhat unique properties and biochemical consequences. The most common forms of sugar we all encounter in our diets are fructose, sucrose, glucose, and lactose. Fructose is the sugar found in fruit. Sucrose is table sugar (it is made of one fructose molecule and one glucose molecule). Glucose is the standard biological fuel. Lactose is the sugar in milk.
The two problem children are sucrose and, especially, fructose (particularly high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)).
Sucrose has a massive effect on insulin levels, because it is half glucose, causing them to spike though the roof and go to work preventing fat usage and reeking havoc though shrinking of cholesterol molecules and calcification of arterial linings.
Fructose has no effect on insulin. But the only place in the body where fructose can be metabolized is the liver. The term for a substance that can only be processed by the liver, producing harmful substrates and byproducts…is poison.
This video is a wonderful explanation. It is 90 minutes long, full of sciency stuff. And, if you listen, it just might convince you to never eat sugar again.
I hope you enjoy it, because it is definitely worth the watch.
What about lactose? Well, that's not as bad of a sugar. It doesn't have quite the same effect on insulin or other systemic responses, but, some people have immense difficulty digesting this particular sugar…which is why they are lactose intolerant. Lactose levels are highest in skim, 1%, and 2% milk, and non-fat dairy. The presence of high levels of fat in heavy whipping cream, sour cream, Greek yogurt (unsweet), cream cheese, and other cheeses (not American or Velveeta) negates any negative effects of lactose for the vast majority of Ketovangelists.
An interesting side note to this is that recent studies have shown that sugar stimulates the same parts of the brain has heavy narcotics like cocaine, heroine, and meth. It really is an addictive substance.
I should know, I was hooked on it for over 30 years.


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re: A crash course on serverless-side rendering with React.js, Next.js and AWS Lambda VIEW POST
Have you done any performance testing on this setup? I would be interested to know some numbers like TTFB and others.
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I haven't actually. I'd be stoked to know the performance too. Once I find the time, I'll surely check it out. If you get around to doing it yourself, please let me know! :D


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During a training session at Milanello, the Italian-Egyptian Stephan El Shaarawy has bestowed its partners a small number technique.
During heating, Boateng and Nocerino begin a "Brazilian". The opportunity for the attacker to the Squadra Azzura to appreciate its range of technical and treat his team mates. Boateng seems to enjoy.