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Our commercial refurbishment department recently completed a large scale refurbishment in the heart of Bristol. The project included the full strip out of the whole building and then the complete refurbishment and fit out into attractive city centre office space.
The scope of works upon this project was split between internal and external works. The works compromised of the general refurbishment and improvement of all office areas and toilets and a reconfigured reception area and altered entrance doors. Additional shower facilities were also installed.
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One of the biggest, easiest and cheapest upgrades you can do to is change its tire. On a unicycle all your weight is on one tire (unlike a bike where you have two wheels), so you need a larger volume tire. Tires for unicycles need to have strong side walls (i.e. high pressure tires).
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The Jamie Oliver Way
Jamie Oliver has a simple and oh so perfect steak recipe that absolutely cannot be beat. And I'm going to tell you how to cook it.
First of all, you should know I don't eat a ton of red meat. In fact, I go days with no meat at all. But after eating fish for two solid weeks in Iceland—don't get me wrong, it was FABULOUS!—my body craved a steak.
I probably eat one steak a year. Maybe.
So I bought a sirloin at our neighborhood grocery store (which shall forever be known as Marvins IGA to me even though the name seems to change every few months), and I channeled Jamie Oliver. Confession: Now as I write this, I'm not 100% positive what cut of beef I bought, but I think it was a sirloin. Regardless, it wasn't an expensive cut of meat—five bucks—and that's part of the beauty of this skillet steak method.Continue Reading


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Out with the Rinse
Feeling jinxed? Had a run of bad luck lately? You must make your way to the laidback southern China city of Jinghong. There they have an excellent cure for misfortune—a bucket of water in the face. Apparently, there is nothing like a good drenching to wash away the blues and this city of black and white pagodas and yellow robed Buddhist monks becomes a frenzy of water dunking every April as the locals grab buckets, basins, and bottles and soundly soak whoever crosses their path. From a distance, the city's streets and square take on the appearance of an anarchic fountain with white arcs of water stretching across the air before descending into peals of screams and laughter. Everybody is fair game, so don't go expecting to avoid a soaking. There are no wet blankets at this shower party. The good thing is you can retaliate by grabbing the nearest receptacle and throwing back.
Traditionally, friends and neighbors sprinkled each other with drops of water to wish them luck for the New Year: The 3-day festival takes place during the local Dai people's New Year party. Then somebody realized it was much more fun to saturate and be saturated in turn. Girls huddle and scream as youths attack them with water. Even the monks join in and jump in the river or nearest fountain. Buddha himself gets wet during a ceremonial bathing in the Mekong river. While all this happens, homemade bamboo rockets scream into the air and tiny, magical hot-air balloons float through the sky before being consumed in their own flames. Candle rafts float away down the river and small bean bags known as love pouches are thrown at whomever you fancy; catch one of those in the face and you know you have an admirer.
There is lots to admire about the province of Yunnan itself. Scenic valleys and fertile hills lead to lush paddy fields and tropical jungle. Here the people are more laidback than their northern cousins and the pace of life much less frenetic than Beijing or Shanghai. The people themselves are different, made up of several minorities, the most prominent of which are the Dai people. Their fun and relaxed attitude is more in line with their Thai, Laotian, and Burmese neighbors. The area has become a popular tourist destination with lots of trekking and biking possibilities in the surrounding area. Of course many come for the New Year's celebrations which run from the 12th to the 18th of April. As well as the water party, an amazing dragon boat race takes place on the river with each craft holding 50 rowers, pilots, dancers, and drummers. An extravagant parade rolls through the town with colorful floats surrounded by traditional dancers. On the final night a massive fireworks display takes place on the riverbank opposite, distracting tired and wet revelers with an awesome display. —CO'M
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$$ New Tai Garden, 61 Minhang Rd., Jinghong, Yunnan 666100, China ( 86/691/216-5199). $$ Yunnan Aviation Sightseeing Hotel of Xishuangbanna, 6 Menglong Rd., Xishuangbanna, Jinghong 666100, China ( 86/691-214488).


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Baku hosts "Red Bull King of the Rock" final
The final of the "Red Bull King of the Rock" has today been held in Baku.
The event was attended by 32 streetball players.
The winner of the national final will represent the country in the world final to be held in Belgrade along with representatives of 23 countries, including Angola, Belarus, Georgia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Poland, Serbia, USA, Turkey, France, South Korea and Japan.
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The Great Hibernation by Tara Dairman
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The most important tradition in tiny St. Polonius-on-the-Fjord is the annual Tasting of the Sacred Bear Liver. Each citizen over twelve must eat one bite of liver to prevent the recurrence of the Great Hibernation, when the town founder's fell asleep for months.
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After the latest postponement of the launch of Samsung Z, no official announcement has been made regarding its release date. We might not even see the Tizen-phone in the market in the third quarter of this year. As we await more updates from Samsung, a preview of the main features of the eagerly-anticipated handset would be in order.
It continues to be a tale of 'so near yet so far' for the world's first Tizen OS-powered smartphone – Samsung Z. The Mobile World Congress (MWC) has come and gone, the Tizen Developers' Conference is behind us, and the much-hyped competitor to Android is yet to hit the markets. It was announced that Samsung Z would finally make its debut during a Samsung event in Moscow, on July 11. Well, that has not happened either. Given that there are plenty of prototypes on show, it seems to be a matter of time though, before Z is officially launched. It has every chance of becoming popular too – thanks to these features:
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- Body colors – You won't, to start off with, have too many color options of Samsung Z to choose from. The gold-colored model has generated quite a bit of buzz among mobile enthusiasts across the world – but apart from that, Samsung Z will be available in black (and probably a brown) form. If the phone proves to be a success, Samsung might launch a few more color-variants.
- Additional features – If you have already used the Galaxy S5, these features won't be anything new for you. However, for everyone else – the Download Booster of Samsung Z should prove to be a really handy option. In addition, there will be an Ultra Power-Saving Mode in the phone – which would let people get the maximum from the battery. The predictive text input feature would make typing on the device easy. The SNS integration and noise cancellation properties of Samsung Z are also worth a mention.
As is rather evident, Samsung Z won't be short on advanced features and functionality. However, on the hardware front, it won't bring anything really new to the table. Like iPhones, the HTML5 browser of Z will not support Flash either. A lot depends on how Samsung Z SM-Z910F is received – if is a success, Tizen might be on its way towards becoming a worthy challenger of Google Android. Let's hope it is released soon though!
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It's been a while since I've been able to post something on here. So I guess I'd like to dedicate this first post for 2019 to my mom's youngest sister and my dearest "Ninang" (which is the tagalog term for godmother).
If you're wondering why I'm dedicating this entry to her memory? It's because her birthday (June 29) is fast approaching and I've realised that it still hasn't been any easier for me.
We've lost her due to complications brought about by her diabetes back in 2016. It has always been hard for me to open this topic up without shedding a tear.
You see, I grew up being very close to her. She used to work as an educator in Taiwan while I was studying in the Philippines. Every chance I would get to visit her, I would even sleep next to her or at least in the same room with her. She was very warm and loving, but she also had her tough moments. You would've been able to see it when she was defending her loved ones.
Going back to that frightful night on the 2nd day of September, she was in the hospital for about 24 hours. I was there when she had passed on. They tried to save her but she still went into the light. I was devastated, to say the least. I lost a mother figure in my life. I literally did not know what to do and I felt I didn't know how to live my life without her.
Despite me being used to her not always being around, it was a different feeling knowing that she was alive and in another country. This time, when I want to hear her voice, it's impossible to just give her a call.
Years have passed and I thought it would get easier. As it turns out, its doesn't. I miss her more and more as each day passes. I may forget the thought at times, but the "void" in my heart is still there. The only thing that gets me by when it's one of those days and it gets tough, is when I talk to her in my heart.
If you believe in life after death, which I do, I think that she's happy wherever she is and I hope that she can still hear me. I hope she still knows how much I love and miss her and I would not want anything more than to know that she's finally at peace.


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Cameron Carter-Vickers Is Ready to Take Next Step
June 02, 2017
CAMERON CARTER-VICKERS is without a doubt one of the top teenage prospects in American soccer and this Sunday he will play in his biggest game yet for the United States when it takes on Venezuela in the quarterfinals of the U-20 World Cup.
This game will carry extra motivation for the 19-year-old England native. Two years ago Carter-Vickers starred on the U.S. U-20 World Cup team that progressed to the quarterfinal round, where it ran into a highly talented Serbian team. The teams battled to an enthralling scoreless stalemate and were forced to go to penalties. Carter-Vickers missed his attempt over the bar, Serbia advanced, and ultimately won the U-20 World Cup.
Now back at the same stage two years later, Carter-Vickers believes he has unfinished business.
"I still remember the feeling from the Serbia game and how disappointed I was and how disappointed the whole team was," Carter-Vickers told American Soccer Now from South Korea. "If we can get one step further or two steps further into the final, that would be massive."
Carter-Vickers is embracing his role as a veteran leader. Many of the top European-based American players were not released for this U-20 World Cup but head coach Tab Ramos indicated that Tottenham were actually quite eager to let Carter-Vickers participate and play in important games.
Ramos was understandably pleased to have Carter-Vickers back with the U-20s.
"At the last World Cup, he was playing for the Tottenham U-23s, sometimes for their Under-19s," Ramos said. "At times, he was captain of the U-23s, so he was starting to make progress. Obviously, this time around, he's been on Tottenham's first team and obviously Tottenham is one of probably the top ten teams in the world today so that's a great place to be. He's playing with amazing players every day. Unfortunately, because of that, he hasn't been able to play as many games as he played the year before. So he's gone from playing anywhere between 40-55 games in a year to now playing only 10 or eight—and that's difficult for a young player.
"Tottenham has been great with us, because they feel like the physiological part of the game is really important and Cameron is happy when he comes with us and he needs that. He needs the 90-minute games and so that's helped him."
Carter-Vickers agreed: "Obviously as a football player you want to play games but training at Tottenham with world-class and international players is always sharp. It's always hard. I was just injured before I came here but I came here in good shape and managed to stay sharp."
The tournament has been a little slow for Carter-Vickers so far. Due to his recovery, he was unable to participate in the opening 3-3 draw with Ecuador. He put on a first-rate performance in a 1-0 win over Senegal in the second game, partnering with team captain Erik Palmer-Brown in central defense. When asked about playing with both Miazga and Palmer-Brown at the past two World Cups, Carter-Vickers enthusiastically volunteered that "they're both great players."
But after impressing against Senegal he was sent off in the first half against Saudi Arabia after a controversial second yellow card. As a result he was suspended for the round of 16 match against New Zealand, a 6-0 win for the Americans.
Against Venezuela, he is once again slated to take big role in a familiar stage. But taking time to compare the current team with the one he was on two years ago, he notices the similarities and the differences between both teams.
"I would say one thing that both teams have in common is the team spirit," Carter-Vickers said. "Both groups got along really well off the pitch and that helps when you have to get on the pitch and play. It's very important when you go to tournaments like this and you're together for over a month. It's really key to how you play on the field. In that regard, the two teams are very similar
"For me, I would say the first World Cup went by really quick," he added. "It was my first time and it was really exciting. This time, I feel like I have had time to step back and take everything in. I feel like with my experience and what I've learned from the last World Cup can help me help my teammates to win games."
Both Tottenham and U.S. Soccer see a bright future Carter-Vickers and he could make significant progress sooner than later.
This past season Carter-Vickers made four first-team appearances in cup matches but did not appear in a Premier League game despite making the bench 16 times. Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino said last week, however, that Carter-Vickers was one of three young players that will play more of a role with the first team next season.
For U.S Soccer, however, Carter-Vickers has several goals in mind. Shortly after the 2015 World Cup, Carter-Vickers participated with the United States U-23 team in an unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the London Olympics. The 2017 U-20 team, however, will likely make up the core of the next U-23 team that will try to qualify for the 2020 Olympics—something Carter-Vickers says is "definitely a personal goal of mine."
Beyond that, there is also the full U.S. national team. Last November, Carter-Vickers earned his first national team call-up for a pair of World Cup qualifiers but did not participate. Technically, he is still eligible to play for England but he remains focused on the U.S. team right now.
It is unclear where he stands under new U.S. coach Bruce Arena but impressing at the U-20 World Cup and playing for a strong Tottenham team will certainly make an impact. Carter-Vickers is hoping to make that jump again soon.
"Obviously that's the aim," Carter-Vickers said of the full U.S. team. "All the work you do back at your club, or tournaments like this, or trying to qualify for the Olympics. That's the big goal at the end. Any player would want to aim toward playing for their national team. It was disappointing for me to see Jurgen go because he was the one that gave me my chance. But I think Bruce is a great coach and the team is back on track winning games again. And that's a good thing for everyone involved."
What matters most right now is Sunday's game against Venezuela which will be a very difficult test for the U.S. Venezuela has won all four of its games so far at the U-20 World Cup, outscoring opponents 11-0.
Still, Carter-Vickers likes his team's chances to surpass the 2015 team and book a spot in the semifinals.
"We have a very athletic team," Carter-Vickers said. "We are all willing to work hard and sacrifice for each other—which is a great thing. Really, I just think that if we can keep our focus for 90 minutes or 120 minutes if it goes to extra time, limit the amount of mistakes we make, and stick together, then we'll be good "


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23 February 2007
As I was spinning a fine silk yarn the other evening, I desperately needed my fetch hook....
Fetch hook, threading hook, orifice hook -- whatever you want to call it, when you need one, you need one! My companion for many years, my tried-and-true, faithful hook that had never let me down, was made from a simple hairpin. And it had gone missing.
My hair is shorter now, and the hairpins are all gone. In desperation I looked for them, high and low. I even checked the space behind the washing machine {shudder} in case one had fallen back there and was lying unnoticed; but no.
They say Necessity is the mother of Invention: my search uncovered a reel of galvanized steel wire -- and a hammer, and a little anvil. The result (left) is beyond pleasing. I'm absolutely delighted with it!
The thing you can't tell from the picture is how it feels in the hand: dense, smooth, and fine. It's such a pleasure to use and hold that I don't know why I didn't do this years ago.
So, as it turns out, it's not always such a bad thing when the tail of your yarn slips out of your hand and whisks itself through the orifice and onto the bobbin. Sometimes it can lead to something unexpected and wonderful!
19 February 2007
There's something in the air: it's spring cleaning time (early) at our place!
That means projects have been unusually focussed these past few days, as stacked books migrate from one room to another and the stash boxes get a glimpse of daylight and a fresh rummage. Notebooks unveil their secrets. Tools that had been set aside come to light. There's buried treasure everywhere!
I'm fond of narrow weavings: bands, tapes, ribbons, inkles -- I love them all. Among the buried treasures was an unfinished band in yarns I like very much. It had been set aside because its long warp had been wound onto a stick, and the warp was misbehaving.
This wasn't my first struggle with this problem. I've recently been using a paddle loom (a tall rigid heddle made of wood and supported between the knees while weaving), and while it's a wonderful weaving tool, its warps become awkward beyond a certain length. The message was clear: I needed a warp reel for narrow weavings!
The solution suggested itself at my desk: an old spool sitting decoratively next to the fax machine was exactly the right size!
It took several days to put the thing together -- not because the structure is complicated, but because my peculiar brand of impatience puts up with thinking slowly about things, but insists that I do the thing only once.
Happily, once was all it took! The spool is mounted on a dowel that serves as the axle and shimmed firmly in place with toothpicks. The axle is held by curtain-rod supports, which are attached to the pine base the same way they'd be attached to a wall. The long bolts at each end of the axle are actually idle bits that serve as brakes to keep the reel from unwinding while in use. They slide into place through holes drilled through each end of the axle.
The cost was minimal, but the tool is good! It may not win any beauty prizes, but it keeps me from saying bad words as I weave off my long and slippery rayon warp -- in happy comfort.
16 February 2007
Winter weather howls outside -- and Temptation lifts its beautiful, terrible head.
I know I'm not the only one who goes shopping online when indoor activities start to lose their charm. My eyes wistfully linger on pictures of new fibers. I wander the danger-laden hallways of eBay. Exotic spinning wheels beckon, then haunt me.
In just the past week, I've been sorely tempted by two spinning wheels on eBay and a couple of new models available from several online suppliers (and believe me, I've visited them all these past few days!). I've squinted at photos to squeeze the finest detail out of every picture. I've scoured the Accessory pages of websites to find the widest range of drive ratios available for each wheel.
It's a sorry state of affairs. I've been around this stuff long enough to know better. I look, and I want.
To combat this yearning, here's the trick I'm trying now: identify exactly what is tempting me in each case, then go to my own collection of wheels and see if I can meet that need. Meet it without buying anything new. Meet it with the stash and tools currently at hand.
It's a tough assignment. So far, Temptation has led me to hanker for speed, super-chunky yarns, and breathtakingly fine linen thread. Here in my living room, I'm still working on it....
13 February 2007
My dyepots have been busy these past few days (click on the photo to see a larger version).
Before Ooohing and Ahhhing over these blues and purples, though, you ought to hear the whole story. It's what we used to call a Cautionary Tale -- or at least, it could have been one.
It started late last November, when I needed to dye some cotton yarns and didn't have much time to do it. In mixing up the dye stock solutions, I decided to "save time" by using my electronic scale instead of my tried-and-true balance with its little weights.
Luckily the exact shade of my dye results didn't matter! It turns out that my electronic scale has a minimum threshold for what it weighs: its measurements are accurate to one gram, but that's true only for things weighing more than 10 grams. :-P ...I remember thinking the quantity of dye powder seemed larger than usual, but I didn't pause to reflect on that -- until I saw the intensity of color in the dye solutions (at which point, of course, it was too late).
Time was pressing, and the cotton yarns got dyed anyway (in strong colors!). ...Because fiber-reactive dyes have a short shelf life, the dye solutions would normally have been discarded that very day; but this time they were so concentrated that I couldn't throw them out (I'm too cheap!). I was sure I'd get back to the dyepots within the week.
And then came December, with its flurries and holidays. The dye solutions were forgotten.
They came to light toward the end of last week -- three bottles: yellow, turquoise, and pink. Their colors were still strong (oooo, baby, were they ever!); but their viability as dyes was now uncertain.
Rather than jump into potential disaster with both feet, I decided to space-dye something -- just to make sure the dyes would still "work". The target: a length of Shetland roving left over from last year. ...I pre-soaked the wool in warm water and vinegar, squeezed out the excess liquid, lay the roving on a tray, drizzled dye solutions onto it, and quished them around. The turquoise and pink solutions looked pretty normal; but the yellow had some solids in it, so I discarded it after splashing out just a couple of dots of color. The fibers "batched" for about two hours, then I rolled them in saran wrap and steamed them to set the dye. ...The results are on the left of the photo above, in pinks, greens and mauves.
The pink and turquoise solutions seemed just fine; so I decided to use them on silk. The results, from left to right in the photo above: a 200-yard skein of handspun tussah silk (purple), some fine silk cord (blue), and a length of tussah top (the purple mass at the right). The tussah top was interesting, because it has pink streaking in it --not intentional, but quite pretty.
It's not enough to just dye things -- you also need to use them; and the first stuff to leap to the task was the Shetland wool. It had originally been a medium-dark grey roving. You can see that its darker fibers mute the color a bit when it becomes yarn (right).
I've overdyed dark wool before, and the results always please me. The dye colors get muted, deepened, or enriched by the natural shades in the wool. I wasn't sure what this grey wool would do with space-dyeing, but I do like the way it turned out!
Since taking this photo, I've finished the yarn by washing it and weighting it slightly as it dried. I plan to use it as a singles, woven as the pattern weft in an overshot... something-or-other. There isn't enough yarn to do anything larger than a two-sided cushion cover. It may end up as trim on the lower edge and cuffs of a jacket (lovely thought!).
End notes, for inquiring minds
♦ The dyes, Shetland roving, and tussah silk top came from Fibrecrafts in Surrey, England (click here for more information).
♦ The wheel whose flyer you see in the yarn photo was made by Louet and can be seen elsewhere in these pages.
06 February 2007
Before getting to today's "business", let me share the wonderful vision of this last round of fiber-blending (click on the photo to see a larger version).
The primary fibers in the blend are merino wool and tussah silk; but because the yellow blend looked like it needed a little spark, I added some Angelina to the mix (lower left in the fiber photo). This particular Angelina is from a baggie labeled Aurora borealis, and it's fine and transparent, with tiny flashes of gold, green, and orange. And yes, it's a synthetic fiber; but it's so fine that the hand can't feel it in either the fiber blend or the yarn. As you can see in the detail view (right), only a small amount of sparkle has been added to the mix. It doesn't take much to make a delightful difference in the yarn.
The yellow in the photos is not as lovely as it is in person, but it gives you a rough idea. This yellow wool is the last of the vividly-dyed merino to be blended.
The next step for this yarn, of course, is to find its purpose in life. Its loft would make it lovely for knitting, but it's also smooth enough to play a nice role in weaving. In either case, there's just enough yarn for one luxuriant scarf -- and as my natural inclinations are toward the loom (rather than the knitting needles), that's how I decided to sample.
Most spinning resources will tell you to first plan a project, then spin the yarn needed for the project; and that's excellent advice. Unfortunately, I usually do it the other way around. ;-) The amounts of each color of these blended yarns described the limits of my future scarf: there's not enough of any one color for the warp, and the sum of all the yardages put together would probably come to just the right amount for either warp or weft -- but not both. Thus, I sampled on a warp of a different yarn (left). This warp is a 2-ply yarn of tussah silk (the same tussah used in the blend).
I wish you could feel these little samples! They're soft, supple, and breezily lightweight -- like small squares of warm air. The "finished" squares in the photo have been washed, so the yarns have relaxed into their final shapes and positions. There's quite a difference between the washed and the unwashed: fresh off the little loom, the square looks a lot like it does on the pegs; but after being wetted and gently agitated, a subtle play between silky sheen and matte wool comes to the fore. (The magic really is in the water!)
I like the way this yarn feels woven on a silk warp. But that's not the end of the story: now I need to decide just what color that silk should be. The dyepots are calling. Stay tuned!
End notes, for inquiring minds
♦ The lovely wool top is DHF wool from Crafty Notions in England (click here for more information).
♦ The tussah silk top came from Fibrecrafts in Surrey, England (click here for more information).
♦ The Angelina fiber is from ARTS Studio in Pennsylvania (click here for more information).
♦ The small loom on which the samples were needlewoven is a Weavette from Buxton Brook Looms (click here for more information)
28 January 2007
Here's the harvest from the full week of viral downtime!(Click on the photo to see a larger version.)
These yarns are all merino-silk blends, created in the same way as the yarn described a few days ago (see below).
The blending softened the original colors (even the orange, despite what this photo might lead you to think) and gave the yarns a gentle sheen. To the hand, the yarns are delicious: smoother than plain merino, more squeezeable and elastic than pure silk. The yarn also seems surprisingly abrasion-resistant; I think it will wear well.
It's amazing, but everything about this blend is delightful.What a wonderful way to start the spinning year!
27 January 2007
The minimalist carder mentioned and pictured in yesterday's entry (see below) is a home-made machine. If you'd like to read about it and the steps that went into building it, click here.
26 January 2007
Holidays and travels whirled the end of 2006 into a blur; but the new year stretches out before us with its unmarked pages and wide-open eyes. We can do some amazing things here.
Alas for my plans: someone who'd shaken hands with me recently had had a bad cold, and by the end of last week it had hit me full-force. It started in the sinuses, then knocked me down with everything it had; so for the past seven days I've been sleeping, sipping tea and cider -- and spinning! (This probably won't be the last time my stash has rescued me!)
Last fall a friend in England gave me a large goody bag filled with nice 'bumps' of merino top. The colors were vibrant: electric blue, acid green, bougainvillea purple, sizzling red, sunny yellow, and traffic-stopping orange. The bright colors caught my feverish eye, so I decided to put them to use.
Merino is lovely stuff in use; but merino yarns always look a little grubby to me. (They're so matte!) With a healthy silk stash, though, that's easy enough to fix!
Usually in blending, I'll weigh the fibers before carding to get a consistent blend; but this time (virus oblige) I contented myself with the unscientific "equal lengths of top" (left). I figured the strong colors would come through well even with that much dilution, and the sheen of the silk could do no harm at all. ...Besides, what's more comforting on a snuffly winter's day than a delicious handful of merino mixed with silk?
My carder is a simple, single-drum machine. I need to feed it fiber from my hand because it has no licker-in drum; but the hand-feeding means I can easily control just where on the drum the fiber goes, and how much fiber gets spread along the drum.
I started by feeding on a thin layer of the merino (right). As the drum turns, I let it pull fiber from my hand. I'm holding back on the fiber a little bit so it will run in a fairly straight line through the wires of the carding cloth.
As you can see in the next photo (left), the layer of merino was not thick enough to completely hide the surface of the drum (not a problem!). My intention was to make a blend that was fairly consistent, with just a few tiny streaks -- to yield a yarn that had the color and softness of the merino, but with a soft sheen and a slightly "heathered" look. The plan for the blending, then, was to put on a thin layer of merino, a layer of silk, a layer of merino, a layer of silk....
Thus, a layer of silk follows...
...and continues (right). The length of silk top used for this layer was the same as the length of merino top used for the layer preceding it.
Feeding silk fiber to a carding drum like this is trickier than feeding it wool. The silk is so smooth that it's happy to just flow through between the wires and not get "caught". To get good coverage on the drum, you're obliged to make the silk take an occasional "jog" in its path.
It's a pleasant sensation, having silk fiber flow out of your hand onto a carding drum.
You can see some of the silk's wandering paths in the next photo (left). You can also see that the silk sometimes comes onto the drum in a "blob". That's generally not a problem, because the next rounds of carding will even things out; but I will shift things with my fingers if the blob seems too big.
When the layer of silk has been applied, I'll "burnish" the fibers onto the drum with a soft brush (this one is a cat brush with nylon bristles). Burnishing completes the carding process, helps encourage the fibers to run straight through the wires, and presses the layers of fiber together on the drum.
To keep things orderly in the batt, this blend will get burnished after every silk layer has been added. It's an extra step, but it really makes a difference.
The carder is "full" when the fiber comes about 2/3 of the way up the wires. If the batt is thicker than that, it's hard to doff; but I'll often stop when it's thinner -- and that's what I did this time. This batt came about halfway up the wires of the carding cloth.
Here's what the blend looked like after the first pass of carding (right). Not very consistent, is it?? Even with those huge streaks, though, you can see that the two fibers have been nicely mixed. Another round of carding will make it look more like a blend.
So on we go, to the second round (left)! The batt has been torn into strips to make it easy to feed to the carder. By looking at the fiber already on the drum, you can see that this second round of carding will make a big difference; it's already looking quite a bit smoother.
The gap showing on the topside of the drum in this photo is the space known as the "doffing channel". It's a flat space without carding wires that lets you get the fiber off the drum (that's what doffing is). To doff, you slide a sort of spike underneath the fibers in this space and lift the fibers away from the drum. The fibers separate; and you end up with a batt with two ends, rather than a ring of fiber rolled around a drum. To get the batt off the wires, you just roll it onto a tube, the same way you'd roll wrapping paper onto a cardboard-tube core.
After two rounds of carding, the blend is looking much nicer (right)! The streaks of silk (and streaks of blue merino) are still visible, but they're smaller and softer than before.
The batt needed another round of carding if it was to give me the shimmery, heathery yarn I'd envisioned; so that's what we did. After that third round, the blend had only tiny streaks -- and was deliciously inviting!
If I'd been more attentive to the silk blobs during the first round of carding, the blend would have been ready to spin after carding it just twice. (In the batts that followed this one, that's what I did.)
Now to proof that pudding: to the spinning wheel we go!
It was just as lovely in the hand as it was to the eye. The silk and merino behaved just beautifully in this blend. Their fibers were close to the same length, which helps immensely; some silk blends are "difficult" because the silk has been blended with shorter fibers (silk and cashmere, for example, or silk and camel down). There were none of those problems with this blend.
A streakier blend would have been a little trickier to spin, because the silk and the merino have slightly different needs in drafting; but this blend was uniform enough that the two fibers really worked together. It was an exquisite spin.
The finished yarn is 2-ply, and though I don't know exactly what I'll do with it, I'm certain it will end up as some kind of garment -- yarn like this needs to be in a place where it can be touched!
The photo (right) doesn't do justice to the sweetness of the color; but it gives you an idea. The yarn is just as I'd envisioned it, or maybe just a little nicer. It's going to be wonderful to work with.
Normally all I have to show at the end of a week-long virus is a large bag of used tissues. Having this yarn to show instead is a great improvement!
End notes, for inquiring minds
♦ Lovely wool top like the one used here is available from Crafty Notions in England (click here for more information).
♦ The tussah silk top shown here was purchased from Fibrecrafts in Surrey, England (click here for more information).
♦ The wheel whose bobbin you see in the photo is the Haldane "Lewis" wheel, shown elsewhere in these pages.
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This 60-Minutes PG-13 comedy bus tour is fun and interactive for all alike. No need to worry, the language is a little more tame with a little more comedy. You will travel through streets of Charlotte NC and the surrounding historical neighborhoods. Guests are permitted to bring their own beer and wine on the bus, but there is No hard liquor or food allowed. The bus is for loud and excited guests who have a good sense of humor. Our professional Guides provide humorous commentary on the sights, sounds, and history. They will keep you entertained as you travel through the Queen City and pass by local sights. Come LAUGH AND LEARN with us!
Your PG-13 comedy tour departs at FIRST WARD PARK (301 E 7th St) by the Google Building and the Rail Road stop. Cross Road is College and 7th and will begin in Uptown, where you'll board the open-air bus and meet your comedic guide. Cruise along the streets to take in the sights and atmosphere as your guide humorously highlights the history, architecture, and entertainment of the city. As you travel through some of Charlotte's most interesting neighborhoods, including Uptown, Southend, Plaza Midwood, NoDa, and the Fourth Ward, listen as your tour guide puts a comedic spin on the sights, sounds and history of Charlotte. About halfway through, you'll stop for a quick break. Feel free to bring your own beer and wine on board to enhance your experience. Please note: Due to the nature of the jokes on the bus, this tour is intended for passengers 13 years of age and older. Those under the age of 13 are not permitted, and absolutely no babies are allowed on the bus due to safety issues (there are no seat belts, and the bus cannot hold car seats or strollers).


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Our company realizes a program financed from European Union funds titled: "Promotion of Hydro-Gaz-Med products on selected perspective export markets" based on the agreement POIR.03.03.03-14-0125/17-00 of Operational Program Intelligent Growth in years 2014-2020, Activity 3.3, subaction 3.3.3 in promotion of products brands – Go to Brand.
As part of this project, we implement a number of activities for which tenders are announced. Any economic entity with appropriate potential and knowledge in its implementation may take part in such proceedings.


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The Course Manager, Brian Toall has asked me to offer his apologies to members for the unfortunate position that has seen the greenkeeping staff having to improvise in rough cutting this week. The main problem has been due to technical issues with 5 out of the Club's 8 mowers. It is hoped that he will have at least one back in action tomorrow after full repair has been carried out.
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Client Money Protect, part of the Hamilton Fraser group, has been awarded consent to operate a client money protection scheme when the regulations go live on April 1st 2019.
From the start of April, it will become mandatory for all letting agents and property managers in England to be a member of an approved client money protection scheme or face fines and sanctions for non-compliance.
Client Money Protect will offer a scheme that is fully compliant with the regulations and will feature no inner limits or annual aggregate claim caps meaning every customer of the agent, including buy-to-let landlords, will be fully protected should the worse happen and every member of the scheme will have all their client money covered.
Missing deposits that are not protected by an authorised tenancy deposit protection scheme will also be covered by the scheme, aimed at small to medium sized operators, as will bank failure up to a certain level.
Eddie Hooker, CEO of Hamilton Fraser commented: "In an increasingly regulated industry in which landlords are feeling the strain, this [approval of the CMP scheme] will offer some positive news in landlords' and tenants' favour. Tenants' deposits will remain covered by the deposit protection schemes, but CMP will act as a backstop should there be an issue."
Paul Shamplina, founder of Landlord Action and brand ambassador for Hamilton Fraser, added: "Having dealt with too many cases where landlords and tenants have fallen victim to rogue letting agents who have misappropriated their money, I have long championed this move for our industry.
"However, the challenge of educating consumers to understand the importance of ensuring their agent holds CMP will continue, but hopefully this will raise awareness and standards."


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Below is a list of our event marketing members that list Idaho Falls as a local travel city. Note that this is not an exhaustive list of staff that can work promotional jobs in Idaho Falls, only members who specifically list Idaho Falls on their profile.
If you are interested in booking your promotional event - staffing needs in/around Idaho Falls:Management - Staffing Request Form


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Sure there are many great reasons for using cloth nappies, but there is one surprising reason you may not have thought of. The way it makes you feel. Seriously, there is just something about changing your baby into a glorious cloth nappy that really does make you feel good. Every. Single. Time. We asked our customers how using modern cloth nappies made them feel & this is just some of what they had to say.
"My first bub is 9 weeks old. Initially I thought we were crazy attempting cloth from birth, but now it just feels completely normal. I love choosing him a different print at each nappy change and love the feeling of satisfaction when I realise how many nappies we're saving from landfill. Also that excited feeling when one of your favourite brands releases a gorgeous new print which you totally have to have!!! You don't get that feeling from disposables!!" Katrina C.
"It makes me feel empowered. Empowered that I'm making a positive change, a change that impacts the environment especially when you consider the fact I have twins so it's double everything!" Teegan W.
"We have just started with MCNs on our 9 week old and each time I reach for cloth V disposable I feel like even though I know there is more work to follow with washing, it will feel better on bin day when it's not filled! She looks pretty sweet in all the fun patterns too!" Alexandra T.
"I feel happy. Happy that I'm saving money, happy that I'm reducing my use of single use plastics, happy that I still have room in my bin on bin day, happy that I'll enjoy doing that load of washing (I love the look of my clothesline full of nappies) And happy that there's no nasties against my babies beautiful skin." Amanda S.
"I feel proud of myself for managing to stick with cloth the whole time, even at childcare. I never thought I would manage even a week of cloth and I have done it for 2 years full time, now it feels like second nature and it's so much easier than I ever expected." Paula J.
"As a Nana I love putting my granddaughter in her cloth nappies, and I am proud of my daughter for making that decision and sticking to it. And I feel jealous because they are so much nicer than anything I had to use on my own bubbas years ago" Alison W.
Clearly the world is taking notice about #waronwaste & we are changing the way we use & reuse every day products. Start with small changes in the parts of your life that make the most impact. According to Choice Magazine one average baby will use over 6,000 disposable nappies by the time they are out of nappies. That is a lot of stinky nappies sitting around for 500 years!
We have been at the forefront of this industry for almost 15 years making premium products that last. We use nothing but the best materials for you & your baby. This experience means we know how to help you to start. It's really simple. Start small & make it easy. Start with one modern cloth nappy, or a swim nappy and see how easy it is, then build from there if you want to. Not sure where to start? We have made it easy. Here are our top 3 best sellers for parents new to cloth nappies and a great place to begin.
The Easiest Option: All-In-One Nappy.
Just a washable version of a disposable. Elastics around the legs & waist to keep explosions contained, Velcro at the front & beautifully soft bamboo/organic cotton for absorption. Easy & SO simple. The hardest part is picking your favourite colour SHOP HERE https://bit.ly/2L3a6Qs
Something for every baby: Reusable One-Size Swim Nappy
Yes that's right. The one swim nappy grows with your baby & will fit from 4kg to 18kg. Just adjust the buttons on the front to make it longer. Swim, Wash, Swim, Wash .. then use on your next baby. Seriously simple & will save you plenty of cash. SHOP HERE https://bit.ly/2L4zJNl
Try the different styles. New Mums to Cloth Trial Pack SPECIAL OFFER!
Purchase our best selling "New Mums to Cloth Trial Pack" and for a Limited time receive 2 pairs of our reusable nursing pads for FREE!
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Start small, keep it simple and you will love making a small difference every nappy change. Get those endorphins pumping, put a smile on your face and watch those little cloth bottoms run free! Make sure you follow us on our social media for our famous sales & giveaways! @babybeehinds
Written by Leanne Tubby, Owner of Baby BeeHinds
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So, here's the thing. Bolstered by my wild success with Megan's sweater, the fact that Samantha wanted a vest seemed like a walk in the park. I should have known that something was up when we entered intense negotiations about the type, size and colour of the vest, but really, all that got sorted. We had a three hour Ravelry marathon a while ago where we looked at a million vests, and narrowed it down to about eight patterns. Sam had comments about each of those patterns like "Like that one, but longer, and with pockets, and Mum, add those argyle cables, but remember it should be baggy, because the eighties are back and don't make a face like that – they're back in a good way" and then, right then when I thought there was no possible way I could make the kid happy without contacting the costume designer for Duran Duran videos – whammo – she found it. It's the Flourish vest. (It doesn't have pockets, which is a point of possible flaw, but I'm still figuring that out. I've decided to move forward as thought an almost eighteen year old wouldn't choose to lie to me when she said it didn't matter.) Next point of negotiation was colour. (She knew she wanted wool, so we got to skip that, heavens be praised.) The colour question got solved when Sam said she wanted the colour to be "Blue, or grey, or Jeans colour… or black" and the next thing I knew, Tina had sent me three skeins of Gaea in a colourway that was exactly that.
Pattern and yarn established, I swatched, got gauge, and started in, only to admit that I am, and have been from the moment I started this a few days ago, completely and totally dogged by the certainty that there is no way on earth that I have enough yarn.
This, by the way, is crazy. The pattern calls for five balls of Rowan Pure Wool Aran, which is 850 metres of yarn, and I have three skeins of Gaea, which is 834 meters, and I understand that 834 is 16 less than 850, which could be why I'm worried about not having enough, but here's the thing. When was the last time that you finished something, and it took all of the last ball? It doesn't. There's always leftovers, maybe a few metres, but usually more. I've had a couple of super close calls, but really, what are the odds that when the designer says that a pattern takes five balls of yarn, that she means that she used exactly all of five balls? Plus – two of the sizes on the pattern take five balls, which means that there has to be some play in there, and every ounce of experience I have says that there is a better than excellent likelihood that this vest will use 16m less than it says it does. I'm betting, based on years and years and years of knitting, that one of two things happened – that the designer had at least 16m of yarn leftover when she was finished knitting, or that the yarn amounts are padded on the pattern because it makes people crazy insane lunatics when they run out of yarn, so most of the time, the yarn amounts on a pattern are generous, and both these things mean that I am fine. This is what my experience tells me.
That said, my intuition, my knitterly spider sense is tingling, and all it says is "You fool. You don't have enough yarn and you know it. Stop now, before your error is public" but I have kept knitting, because I believe in the power of mathematics and experience over "feelings" and later – when this turns out exactly the way we all know it's going to, and I get my arse kicked all the way up knitterdom and down the other side, you can all bloody well remind me that I shouldn't be surprised, shocked or hurt, because I thought from the start that there wasn't enough yarn, and there won't be, and I know that… and I'm knitting anyway.
(PS. This vest has a buttonband and armhole edging worked at the end that could be in another dye lot of this yarn if things do get ugly. This is probably making me bold)
(PPS. It turns out that when Sam said "Argyle cables" she meant diamond-ish shaped ones. It's not a real knitting term, so don't worry if you haven't heard it, and for the love of all things woolly, don't repeat it at the yarn shop.)


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Non-toxic Safe BPA Free 8 Pieces Plastic Baby Health Care Grooming Kit
The baby grooming kit include 8 pieces baby health care products. Its got everything a new mommy need.
Two Toothbrushes including a silicone finger toothbrush to promote healthy habits from the beginning and remove milk particles gently
• Safeguard Clippers protecting your baby's skin from being cut
• Soft baby brush
• Nail file
• Shaped Comb Scissors
• Nasal Aspirator
• Super handy travel bag to keep each of the items safely stored together so that they do not end up at the bottom of your diaper bag!
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Baby grooming kit
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Carbon Steel + NP-PVC + PP
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Carbon Steel + NP-PVC + ABS
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White,Blue, and any color or pattern can be customized
Provide free sample
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The logo, size, shape, design can be changed
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exporter of baby products, which have both OEM & OEM international business
experience for more than 10 years. We mainly produce baby health care and safety products, like baby grooming kit, baby comb and brush,pacifier clip,corner cover, and baby safety lock,etc.
Our factory are well managed to reach ISO9001 and ISO18001 standards. Also we applied social audit such as BSCI, SEDEX, SGS, BV systems.For our products, we have passed the certification of EN-71, CE, and EN12586.
To customers, we always keep "service comes first" in mind. " Service Comes first " comes reality to our professional in developing and producing 0-3 years baby products. As an experienced supplier in this market, we know the way to save our customers' cost while no quality will be effective. We believe that our customers'competitive advantage will become ours'.
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I couldn't help but be amused at what I received in the mail. It's a package with character...a work of art, methinks! There's a total of 131 stamps in 17-peso denominations (43 pesos to 1$CDN). No single, automated "Pitney-Bowes"-type label here. The painstaking arrangement of the stamps, the time it took to put on the stamps, the care that went into the taping up of the whole package, and more importantly, the choice of denomination, confirms in me the Filipino mindset. I love it!
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Expert Picks: Mascarello and Gravner
Posted on | April 21, 2016 | Written by Camacho Vidal | No Comments
I like different wines for different reasons but I have my favorite producers, the ones that I get excited about when I see the bottle and know that I'm in for a treat. This week I was lucky enough to taste wines from two of my absolute favorite producers, a Barolo from Bartolo Mascarello and a Merlot blend by Josko Gravner.
I like Old-World wine, wine that has been made the same way for generations, and when it comes to Piemonte and Barolo, Bartolo Mascarello is a name that is synonymous with that tradition. Although a slew of modernist winemakers emerged in the area showing different personalities of the majestic and noble Nebbiolo grape and wanting to make Barolo more approachable, Bartolo Mascarello believed that "Barolo is a wine of patience and it has an ancient, glorious past that cannot be forgotten." The estate is now run by his daughter Maria Teresa, who has also resisted the temptation and pressures of commercialization and continues along the traditional path, making gorgeous wines that would make her esteemed father proud.
Many people believe that clay amphorae were the first vessels ever to hold and age wine, and historians have verified that winemakers have used this ancient practice for more than 4,000 years. Josko Gravner is a producer who has turned his back on vinification equipment like stainless steel, temperature controls, and barriques, tools that he himself helped pioneer in the area of Friuli. Now he has embraced working with ancient techniques, using amphorae for aging and combining bio-dynamic winemaking with more traditional methods like extended maceration on the grape skins.
Bartolo Mascarello Barolo (Hand Painted Label) 2008 $379.00
This wine greets you with a nose full of red fruit mixed with violets and eucalyptus, and with some twirling in the glass, spice, licorice and a slight tarry earthiness come out. The palate is tight right now with a silky mouth feel and bright acidity that come together mid-palate, leaving a nice, clean, lingering finish. Drink 2018-2038.
Gravner Rujno 1985 $399.00
This wine is still fresh and vibrant. The color is deep ruby purple with a slight orange tinge on the rim that is barely noticeable. The wine is bright and elegant, with black cherry, spices, hints of cocoa and tar, sour cherry and leather all making appearances. The palate is silky with tart, fruity acidity. Woodsy tannins start to sneak in on the mid-palate. It climaxes in a beautifully sweet finish with a bit of heat, and lingering herbal and chocolate notes. Drink 2016-2024.
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HuBMAP: Local Researchers Help Create "Google Maps Of Human Cells"
The NIH funds two local teams for the Human BioMolecular Atlas Program
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — The National Institutes of Health has awarded funding to Pittsburgh researchers to help map the human body at a cellular level.
The four-year $54 million Human BioMolecular Atlas Program — or HuBMAP — builds on the Human Genome Project that mapped human DNA makeup from a physical and functional standpoint.
"The goal now is basically to go from this one-dimensional map, this sequence of letters, to a three-dimensional which tells us not just what are the components but where they are used in the body," Ziv Bar-Joseph explained.
He's a lead investigator in one of six HuBMAP computational teams and professor in the Computational Biology Department and the Machine Learning Department at the Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science.
Bar-Joseph says HuBMAP aims to act as a "Google Maps for the human body."
"The end goal is a 3-D map that you'll be able to navigate or at least zoom-in if you wish to specific locations."
He says his team is actually teaming up with Google researchers.
Two of the six computational teams are in Pittsburgh. The other is the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, a joint venture between Carnegie Mellon and Pitt. Funding is through the NIH Common Fund.
Why computer scientists instead of biologists? Data, Bar-Joseph says.
Billions of data points have already been collected and logged, the challenge is how to turn that into a navigable map.
Not only are researchers looking to develop a coordinate system of locations of cells, but also their function within different tissue.
"[Each location has] millions or even billions of cells, but they also have a lot of different types of cells," Bar-Joseph said. "And the goal is to characterize what each of these cells are doing, what are they using."
Bar-Joseph says the implications are difficult to predict, similar to those of the Human Genome Project, but the HuBMAP could change medicine drastically.
Markers for disease could be pinpointed and evaluated more specifically. The Human Genome allowed for better preventative measures, but results can be limited in scope.
"We will be able to map different locations in the genome to different locations in the body."
Tests such as prenatal screenings and biopsies could be compared to the HuBMAP reference based on healthy individuals to more accurately diagnose and treat ailments.
The one-dimensional Human Genome Project revolutionized science and health care in unimaginable ways — and it's about to be translated into three dimensions.
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Unotek was established in Istanbul on January 2012, in order to meet the needs of Glass Tableware Manufacturers. They combined their strength with know-how informations of leading organisations serving in Glass Industry. By joining their production capacity and know – how, they aim to raise their knowledge to the highest level.
Major companies which focus in different areas in Glass Industry, shared their experiences and know – how in different type of product ranges with Unotek transparently and without restrictions. This network has an important role on Unotek's increased level of quality for products and services as well as their competitive advantage.
Glass Molds have greatest importance on quality of Glass Products. Our company produces and supplies, World Famous Glass Manufacturers with Top Quality Glass Molds. In addition to this main stream production, our company is able to produce any type of molds and spare parts. Unotek can design, improve, and produce a mold set from scratch, with or without technical drawings.
Since establishment, Unotek grasped Total Quality Management System and can reflect this to their products and services successfully. Unotek serves with well experienced employees in their 2.000 m2 closed production area, 500 m2 offices area and a parking area with capacity of 12 cars and 3 trucks in Beylikduzu / Istanbul / Turkey.
Unotek, works as a mold manufacturer which provides molds sets all over the World, which is one of the best suppliers of molds to The World Glassware Industry, in tableware division molds (Press, Blow, IS, Injection, etc…) as priority and also other molds and spare parts. Monoblock, two part, tulip and multiple part molds are forming an important part in their product range. Unotek's know – how, experience and quality contuniously exported to Europe, Asia, America and all over the World from Turkey.


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Top 3 GABA Benefits for Anxiety, Sleep, and Calm
GABA is short for gamma-aminobutyric acid. This compound is naturally present in our brains and is vital in the regulation of different brain activities. Apart from functioning as a neurotransmitter, it's also essential in other parts of human body for different purposes, such as regulating muscle tone. A unique trait of this neurotransmitter is that … Read more


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An Investigation of Topography Effects on Seismic Ground Motions
The paper mentioned the influence of topography of the free surface to seismic ground motions, an important topic in the field of enginerring seismology, but often overlooked in seismic hazard assessments in Vietnam. The paper also introduced a method for estimating these effects in Vietnam context that the distribution of the seismic stations is sparse and the seismic activity is not so high. It is a method to allow simulating seismic wave propagations in three-dimensional media using numerical calculations in unstructured meshes. The method was then applied to investigate the changes of a simple seismic wave field generated by a plane P wave when changing the topography model of the free surface in a systematic way. The main goal of the study was to show effects of topography on seismic ground motions, and initially set up the basis for future assessments of such topography effects at specific locations in Vietnam to serve anti-seismic designs. The obtained results show that topography condition of the free surface is an important factor affecting the seismic wave field. A certain topography leads to an increase of amplitudes of seismic signals for horizontal components at sites around mountain summits. Such influences increase or decrease correspondingly with the increase or decrease of the contrast of the free surface topography.
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Jupiter may be the king of the planets, but Saturn is the progenitor, named for the powerful and terrible Titan that fathered the gods themselves. Saturn is the lord of Time, Age, and Endings. And when everything else disperses into a heat death and the cosmos is an empty void, it is Time that will rule over all.
Bullet point form:
- Word count is 500-10,000
- Poems will be accepted
- Reprints will be accepted
- Simultaneous submissions will be accepted
- Stories can be about the actual planet Saturn, time, age, and endings. The Titan Saturn may also feature.
- Submissions should be in standard manuscript format, though please italicize instead of underline when appropriate. If the story is not in standard manuscript format, it may be rejected without being read. Seriously. I'm not kidding here. For that matter, ditto if the stories are under 500 words or over 10,000.
- The subject line should look like this: SATURN SUBMISSION/Story Title/Author Last Name
- The deadline is September 30, 2020.
- The submission e-mail is the editor's Bokerah Brumley at: firstname.lastname@example.com
Lord of the Sea. Ruler of Pisces. Exalted in Cancer.
Mythologically, Neptune is associated with the sea, navigation, springs, horses, and racing. Astrologically, Neptune associated with idealism, dreams, dissolution, artistry, fluidity, illusion, and glamor. Astronomically, it is the beautiful sea-blue eighth planet.
All these together tie into what we think of when we hear "Neptune."
Stories working with the genre conventions of Fantasy, Science Fiction, Weird/Pulp, or anywhere between will be considered. [Jake adds: That's pretty broad, but if you're not sure, feel free to pitch an idea.]
• Word count is 1,000 – 10,000
• Poems will be accepted
• Reprints will be accepted
• Stories may be connected to Neptune astronomically, mythologically, or astrologically, as you prefer
Please submit to the editor, Jake Freivald, directly at
Subject line should appear as follows: Neptune Submission/Story Title/Author SurnameTentative submissions close date: You can submit until it's no longer July 6, 2020 or earlier anywhere in the world.
Anthology: Space Force: Building a Legacy
Time Frame: Present to 2120
Length: 1500 – 5000 (no poetry this issue)
Pay: Split 30% net royalties
Deadline: March 15, 2020
Submit to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Stories are in the spirit of Heinlein's The Long Watch, however, the story does not have to be a tragedy.