text:
- History & Heritage
- Executives
- Structure
- Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
- Helicopter Service Company
- Novosibirsk Aircraft Repair Plant
- Kamov Design Bureau
- Aircraft Repair Plant No. 356
- Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
- VR-Technologies
- Aircraft Repair Plant No. 419
- Kazan Helicopters
- CPL HI Procurement
- Aircraft Repair Plant No. 810
- HeliVert
- Rostvertol
- Aircraft Repair Plant No. 12
- Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company
- Aircraft Repair Plant No. 150
- Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise
- Reductor-PM
- Stupino Machine Production Plant
- Partners
- Innovations
- Licences
- Quality Assurance System
- Energy Efficiency
- Social Responsibility
- Careers
- Tenders
Contemporary professional culture and innovative approaches to the development of helicopter manufacturing impose stringent demands on the qualifications of Russian Helicopters employees. People are the key to the future of the industry.
Russian Helicopters' HR policy aims to bring together professionals who can work together as a team to achieve the Holding's strategic objectives and create a competitive, highly profitable and self-supporting helicopter-manufacturing industry in Russia.
Russian Helicopters takes a systemic approach to creating a talent pool, increasing the prestige of engineering and manufacturing professions and streamlining its employee incentive system.
The Holding is meticulous in its employee selection procedures. Those who succeed in joining the team enjoy generous compensation, professional and career development programs, support and incentives, as well as engaging and challenging work.
1 november 2011 — 1 may 2012


text:
Week 44 2014 | Part 2 | Comic Reviews
By: Cynthia Ayala
Star Trek #37 (COVER PRICE: $3.99)
The Q Gambit
This story arc makes me so happy because it combines everything I love about Star Trek. It combines The Original Series, The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine and I freaking love Deep Space Nine and with Q in the series everything is ten times better because Q is, of course, messing with everyone and the universe. The world has become utter madness with peace hanging by a very thin thread. It's a wonderful story to combine all the stories together.
Captain Kirk and his crew have been flung out to the future where they are fighting Dominion and the Klingon who have taken over the galaxy. Sisko is leading a the resistance on earth while Kira leads the resistance on Bajor. It's a very interesting story arc that has so much adventure and comedy. Everything about it is fun to read. No complaints here.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Aston Chase enjoy an unrivalled reputation as the independent estate agent, based in Regents Park. As the agent of choice throughout central and north west London thanks to a 32 year track record as one of the foremost residential agencies specialising at the top end of the residential market.
Our dedicated team are committed to working closely with our clients in order to understand their needs and to provide a highly personal and efficient service.
The company's vision has always been to be 'best in class' and our client's interests are at the heart of everything we do. We are passionate about property and take considerable pride in the professional service that we provide to our clientele and discretion, integrity and dedication are amongst our core values.
Whether buying, selling, letting or investing, our highly experienced team of property professionals are here to help you achieve your objectives.
Aston Chase cover Regents Park, Hampstead, Marylebone, St. Johns Wood and surrounding areas.
Homes To Buy
We focus on only the finest flats and houses for sale in Central & North West London, with specialist estate agents covering Marylebone, Regents Park, St. Johns Wood, Maida Vale, Belsize Park, Primrose Hill, Hampstead and Highgate, as well as further afield.
Homes To Rent
We offer the most sought after houses and flats to rent in North London and our agents are committed to working with clients to understand their needs and provide the most personal and efficient service.
New Homes
With exciting developments underway across Central & North West London, new homes are a booming area of interest for many buyers and investors. As such, Aston Chase is the independent agency of choice for many of the world's leading property development companies.
Stay up to date with all the news and insights from Aston Chase. Our experienced team of local experts will guide you through the latest developments in London property market as they happen.
Request a free valuation today and get an honest assessment of your property, together with advice on any improvements to help you realise the maximum price for your property.
I just wanted to offer some formal feedback in writing on Howard Kayman's performance and the process via which myself and my family have secured a beautiful new home - 9 Bolton road, St. John's Wood.
Howard was exceptional to deal with, personable, professional and kept me updated with timely information relevant to the sale. He is a real asset to your organisation and I just wanted that to be acknowledged.
My gratitude once again.
I would like to give Aston Chase a first class reference
We have no hesitation in giving Aston Chase a first class reference
Aston Chase performed an outstanding job for us
"I wish to thank you for making this first step happen on our route to a new home… we know that this would not have happened without your tenacity and your efforts. I am not sure why the seller ever used other estate agents when it was clear that only one was able to deliver the results, i.e. you"
We also want to take this opportunity to thank the seller: they have behaved very honourably and fairly towards us and we are truly appreciative of this fact. We wish that the proceeds from the sale will only bring happiness and good things to them and their family. Please extend my sincere best wishes to the seller and their family, and the people in their team who have contributed to this step.
"We have bought a few properties on behalf of our son, who lives in Singapore, and therefore we had a lot of dealings with different agencies, who have always done their best to be helpful, but Simon Rosenblatt is absolutely the best, which is the reason I'm writing to you. It was a complicated transaction, which tested the nerves of all parts involved. Simon showed a very calm approach and was always available when complications arose, and in fact, was more helpful then the vendor's Solicitors. It was, and it is a pleasure to deal with Simon, and we feel that you should consider yourself fortunate to have him in your team. We look forward to dealing with him and your agency in the future." - SN


text:
Read the FORUM RULES, PRIVACY POLICY, COPYRIGHT POLICY before posting!
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
amazing collection. just curious why you blacked out the numbers? i have seen others do this sometimes, but am unclear what the reason is. congratulations on this fantastic collection!
I black them out to deter some bozo counterfeiter from using an NGC certification number for one of my coins to make a fake slab. Perhaps I am paranoid, but I don't want that headache of having known fake slabs with a NGC certification number that matches my legitimate coins.
I will be torn between looking for coins and looking for birds (among other things) during my upcoming first trip to China.
I'll share this, as it will be a long time before I reach a milestone of similar significance. I hesitate to calculate the time I spent researching the coins, finding examples that were priced favorably, negotiating, etc. I'll just take this photo and go home and pour a glass of wine
You must visit some of the Chinese classical gardens. Do some endurance training and climb the Great Wall. It will be a great idea to visit one of the mints. Post Live Photos.
Here is a photo of a garden from yesterday's visit to the Forbidden City. Our tour goes to the Great Wall today. The car in the parking lot of the hotel is an example of big money displays. Our tour guide bought an apartment for $80k years ago and then sold it for $800k. He has two other apartments. A tour guide! A 1500 sq ft home that we visited yesterday seemed like nothing special, but they said it was worth $2.5 million?!I still haven't had time to find a coin shop during business hours. :)
There are no street corner coin shops in China. Dealers stay in one place. Madian (马甸) is where they are mostly located in Beijing. You can give this link to your tour guide: http://baike.baidu.com/link?url=_iOR0IJDZ_g8nD9fr0aHSPY3cn3sFlVpoXmj6u74yInS9gr6FJ0fh2oKP9NiK4SzOHfvxkRv68s3Q9GvuIjlgq
2008 - 2017 CE Collection Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy | Copyright
Page created in 0.159 seconds with 43 queries.


text:
Thrive Excessive Well being
Bodybuilding is using progressive resistance train to manage and develop one's musculature.[1] A person who engages on this exercise is known as a bodybuilder. In aggressive newbie bodybuilding, bodybuilders seem in lineups doing specified poses, and later carry out particular person posing routines, for a panel of judges who rank opponents primarily based on standards equivalent to symmetry, muscularity and conditioning. Bodybuilders put together for competitors via a mix of dehydration, fats loss, oils, carb loading to attain most vascularity, and tanning (or tanning lotions) which make their muscular definition extra distinct. Nicely-known bodybuilders embrace Charles Atlas, Steve Reeves, Reg Park, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Juliana Malacarne, Dana Lynn Bailey and Lou Ferrigno.
The winner of the annual IFBB Mr. Olympia contest is mostly acknowledged because the world's prime male skilled bodybuilder. The title is at the moment held by Phil Heath of america. The winner of the Girls's Physique portion of the competitors is broadly thought to be the world's prime feminine skilled bodybuilder. The 2015 title is at the moment held by Juliana Malacarne, a Brazilian-born American IFBB Professional health and determine competitor and Women All-Star Wrestling Skilled. Since 1950, the NABBA Universe Championships has been thought of the highest newbie bodybuilding contest with many notable winners equivalent to Steve Reeves, Invoice Pearl, Reg Park, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lee Priest.
Reference – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodybuilding


text:
Chicken stock (1)
From Cookipedia
I try to make chicken stock whenever we have a roast chicken or turkey. Although most recipes call for the bare carcass, I usually throw all of the leftover vegetables, potatoes etc. in as well. The most important thing is to skim the fat as it can make a very greasy stock otherwise.
Once the stock has cooled, pour into individual plastic or paper vending machine coffee cups and freeze them. Ideal for individual recipe servings.
Create a printable shopping list for this recipe's recipeIngredient
- 1 chicken or turkey carcass, parson's nose removed
- ½ head of garlic or a handful of garlic cloves, smashed with a rolling pin but not peeled
- 2 sticks celery
- Huge handful parsley
- 3 large carrots, chopped roughly, include the leaves if possible
- 2 leeks, chopped roughly
- 3 bay leaves
- A handful of thyme
- A handful of rosemary
- 6 whole black peppercorns
- 2 large onions, quartered
- Any leftover vegetables
- 5 litres cold water
- Place all of the ingredients in the biggest pan you have. A jam making pan is good for this
- Bring to the boil then reduce to a simmer
- Simmer for 3 to 4 hours.
- Allow to cool for an hour
- Spoon any fat from the surface and discard
- Refrigerate or freeze for later use
Make a meal of it!
Why not try the recipe for Poule au pot. You'll get a hearty meal and also about a litre of good quality chicken stock at the same time.
Chef's tip
If you really can't be bothered to make chicken stock then Knorr chicken stock cubes seem to be a reasonable alternative.
Although in a modern freezer, meat stock will keep almost indefinitely, it will be past its best as far as flavour is concerned after 9 months.
See also
- Chicken stock (2)
- The trick to making crystal-clear stock: Ice filtered consommé
Browse Cookipedia's recipes with Pinterest
Almost all of Cookipedia's recipe pictures have now been uploaded to Pinterest which is a very convenient way to browse through them, all in one huge board, or by individual categories. If you're a Pinterest user, I think you'll find this feature useful.
Graph your Body Mass Index
See your personal Body Mass Index (BMI) plotted on a graph against national averages.


text:
Hach Walk for Water set for May 6
Hach announced it will be host to its fourth annual Hach Walk for Water, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May 6 at Loveland High School.
The event will raise money to build water treatment systems through Water Mission (www.watermission.org).
The 3.75-mile event will circle Lake Loveland, with walkers starting with an empty bucket. After about two miles, participants will fill their buckets at an untreated water source, and finish the loop around the lake. At the finish, walkers can pour their untreated water into a treatment similar to one being donated through Water Mission to see the treatment process. Activity stations and music will also be part of the event.
Registration is available at www.hachwalkforwater.org. All registered participants will receive a T-shirt and bucket.
Other sponsors include Hydro Construction of Fort Collins, 5280 Stone Co. LLC, the American Water Works Association, High Country Beverage, the CSU Water Center, XPV Water Partners and Bonfire Effect.
New massage practice to open in Loveland
Pam Darling will open a new practice, Pam Darling Massage, on May 1 at 1905 W. Eighth St., Suite No. 206.
Darling and her husband recently moved to Loveland from Wheaton, Ill.
She is a 2005 graduate of College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Ill., and later taught therapeutic massage classes at that same college. She owned a therapeutic massage business in Illinois for 12 years and has experience at health clubs and spas (including Spa Botanica at the Embassy Suites Loveland). She is a state-licensed massage therapist and is board certified in therapeutic massage and bodywork, and is a Reiki master.
For more information and online scheduling, go to pamdarling.abmp.com or call 630-750-1002.
Fort Collins
Job fair set Monday in Fort Collins
The Northern Colorado Networking Group (NoCoNet) will be host to its spring job fair 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday at Faith Evangelical Church, 3920 S. Shields St., Fort Collins.
According to sponsors, 30-plus employers will be in attendance looking to fill positions in Northern Colorado. The event is free to both job seekers and vendors.
In addition, active NoCoNet members and military veterans with ID can participate 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the event. Veterans are asked to bring some form of identification such as a military ID card or a DD Form 214.
In Brief
• The Summit, 4455 N. Fairgrounds Ave., Windsor, will be offering a fundraiser 1-5 p.m. Sunday for Inheritance of Hope, an organization that helps families in which a member suffers from a terminal illness. For those who mention the fundraiser, 50 percent of ticket sales will go to the nonprofit.
• Nominations for the Women of Vision 2017 honors are due April 30 through the Colorado Women of Influence. Information is available at cowoi.org.
• The 16th annual A Vintage Affair, sponsored by Wilbur's Total Beverage, has been scheduled for 6:30-9 p.m. Sept. 29 at the new Colorado State University on-campus football stadium. The event benefits the palliative and hospice care agency Pathways.
• Chippers Lanes locations in Northern Colorado will participate in the Kids Bowl Free promotion through Sept. 30 in which passes for children bowling games will be sent via email to parents' accounts. Register at chipperslanes.com.
• High Country Beverage of Loveland has been awarded the MillerCoors President's Award as well as theMillerCoors Great Beer Great Responsibility Recognition. The awards were presented at the MillerCoors Distributor Convention in Las Vegas in March.
• The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has granted $14,000 to Fort Collins-based Larimer County Search and Rescue for the purchase of equipment such as lighting, radio equipment, a generator and a new highline launching kit to set up rescue lines across rivers and ravines.
• Bryan Construction of Fort Collins will start preservation and remodeling work on the historic Coy Barn in Fort Collins. The barn, built in the 1860s, is on the property of Woodward Inc.'s new corporate headquarters and will be repurposed as a conference center.
• The Colorado Small Business Development Center has launched a website for National Small Business Week in Colorado, coloradosmallbizweek.com. The website contains information about the annual event, which will take place April 30 to May 6 this year.
• Innosphere has launched an investor network to give a more-formal process to connect client companies with investors. Those who sign up to be part of the network will be invited to three or four investor-only events each year. For more information or to register for the Investor Network, go to innosphere.org/investors
• Nate Lamkin has been chosen to be the president of Pathways, a hospice and palliative care agency in Northern Colorado. Lamkin will begin in May, leading a staff of 130 and more than 200 volunteers. On the web: www.pathways-care.org.
• Nicole Jewell has joined The Group Real Estate as a broker associate/partner. Jewell, a fifth-generation Northern Coloradan, owned her own business for 15 years before entering real estate. She will work out of the Centerra office in Loveland. Phone: 970-613-0700.
• Kiersten Graf has become a broker associate/partner with The Group Real Estate and will work out of the Horsetooth Road office in Fort Collins. Graf, a native of Fort Collins, earned a degree in agricultural science at Colorado State University. Phone: 970-223-0700.
• Estes Park native Quentin Wedan is the new owner of the Lazy B Chuckwagon and Show in Estes Park. The dinner show will open Memorial Day weekend at the historic Elkhorn Lodge, 600 Elkhorn Ave., featuring a journey through Western music. The show runs Tuesday through Saturday nights and has added a Sunday matinee this year.
• Susie Kiesling has joined Elevations Credit Union as a mortgage loan officer. A 35-year veteran of the mortgage industry, Kiesling will work at Elevations' new mortgage loan office at 4650 Royal Vista Circle in Windsor.
• Ed Hermsen has joined Elevations Credit Union's new mortgage loan office in Windsor as a mortgage loan officer. Hermsen has worked as a mortgage loan officer on the Front Range for 14 years, most recently at 1st City Mortgage.
• Todd Sillman has joined First National Bank in Fort Collins as lead director, Private Client Services.
• Peter S. Armstrong of Fort Collins was part of a team that developed a patent assigned to Otter Products of Fort Collins.
• Kenneth W. Finley of Fort Collins developed a patent assigned to Advanced Energy Industries of Fort Collins.
• Vishnu Rajasekharan of Fort Collins developed a patent assigned to Hach Co. of Loveland.
• John Volckens, Anthony Marchese and Daniel David Miller-Lionberg, all of Fort Collins, were part of a team that developed a patent assigned to Colorado State University Research Foundation of Fort Collins and R.J. Lee Group of Monroeville, Pa.
• Mitchell Chapin Green of Fort Collins was part of a team that developed a patent assigned to AOL of Dulles, Va.
April 25
• Advantage Bank will sponsor a free seminar on cybersecurity 7:30-9 a.m. at Embassy Suites Loveland, 4705 Clydesdale Parkway. Tyler Leet, director of risk and compliance services for Computer Services Inc., will offer an overview of the current cybersecurity landscape including valuable tips to avoid a cyber-attack at home or work. Registration is required at www.advantagebanks.com/events.
April 27
• The UC Health Women's Health Symposium will be 6-9 p.m. in the Longs Peak Room on the lower level of UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies, 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave. Titled "Take Charge of Your Health: Mindfulness and Stress Management for Women," the event will provide participants with tools to use in daily life to and manage stress. Registration is required, at $25 per person. Phone: 495-7500 or go online: https://www.uchealth.org/events/events/take-charge-of-your-health-mindful-stress-management/.
• Third annual NOCOM Manufacturing Trade Show, sponsored by the NoCO Manufacturing Partnership, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at The Ranch, Loveland. Event will feature more than 100 manufacturing companies in the exhibitor hall and presentations from experts in a variety of fields. $10 preregistered, $15 at door, $5 students, $15 more for kickoff breakfast. For details: www.nocomfg.com.
• Quid Novi Innovations' eighth annual Spring of Innovation event and inaugural book fair, 6-9 p.m. at CollegeAmerica, 4601 S. Mason St., Fort Collins. The event will showcase developments in preparing manuscripts, finding publishers and marketing finished books. Free if registered by April 20, $22 with registration April 21-27, $30 at the door. quidnoviinnovations.com/Store/?category=1.
May 8
• Colorado Women of Influence will be host to Lori Wayne, on "Money Wellness — Having a Healthy Perspective on Earning, Saving, and Spending Your Money" 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Sandler Training, 200 E. Seventh St., Suite 200. $10 members, $15 nonmembers. Register at 817-5315.
Send us your business news
The Reporter-Herald strives to include newsworthy business briefs for its readers each Sunday. The focus of business briefs is on Northern Colorado businesses, not business promotions. The Reporter-Herald does not run items that are conducted as sales or product promotions or business builders for specific businesses.
The items we consider for briefs include:
• New businesses
• Business relocations
• Business closings
• New contracts
• Anniversaries (divisible by five)
• Mergers and acquisitions
• New owners, employees or promotions of employees
• Manufacture of new products
• Business organization meetings, workshops, seminars or classes meant for networking or education.
• Open houses related to newsworthy events (new business, anniversary, new owners, renovations, new management, etc.)
• Awards or other recognition
• Donations to charities
• Earnings
• General news.
Business news information sheets are available from the receptionist at the Reporter-Herald, 201 E. Fifth St. The information also can be faxed, mailed or emailed to the business news desk.
Press releases also are welcome. The Reporter-Herald reserves the right to edit information submitted for publication. Pictures of individuals involved in the event are welcome, but publication is not guaranteed. The Reporter-Herald reserves the right to make editorial judgments on items submitted for publication.
Information is due by noon Wednesday for publication in the following Sunday's business section. Information can be emailed to email@example.com. For more information, call Business Editor Jeff Stahla, 970-635-3691.


text:
Part 2 of the Bridal Shower baking is the other cake - the chocolate cake. While chocolate cake is not my go-to, I knew that some people just have to have their chocolate. This cake is a chocolate lover's dream with some sophistication with the raspberry jam between the layers and not too sweet swiss meringue buttercream. It was definitely what the kiddies (and some chocolohic adults) at the shower wanted.
Chocolate Butter Cake with Raspberry
Chocolate Butter Cake
From Sweetapolita
I baked in three, 6-inch cake pans for about 40 minutes, until a toothpick came out clean.
Notes: be sure to whip the mayonnaise with a spoon before adding it into the batter. Instead of folding it in, I got better results by incorporating it with the beaters - just be sure not to overbeat.
When cooled, slice off domed top (and eat) and slice in half so you end up with 6 layers.
Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream
3 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1 ½ cup unsalted butter
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon vanilla
125g chopped dark chocolate
- Wipe down bowl of stand mixer and whisk attachment with vinegar to get rid of any grease.
- Combine egg whites and sugar in bowl and place over a pot of simmering water. Place a candy thermometer on the side and whisk more or less continuously until the mixture reaches 155 degrees F.
- Take off the heat and whisk using the stand mixer until thick, glossy and cool. I like to put a gel ice pack around the bottom to speed up the cooling process.
- Meanwhile, cut butter into cubes.
- Melt chocolate over a pot of simmering water and set aside to cool. Or melt in 10 second intervals in the microwave, stirring in between.
- When the meringue is cool, change to a beater attachment and beat on medium, adding cubes of butter one at a time. Beat on high until smooth (may take a while, sometimes up to 20 minutes).
- Add salt and vanilla and beat to combine.
- Add melted chocolate and beat to combine. Note: Chocolate should be at room temperature, not warm.
Chocolate drip
⅓ cup chopped dark chocolate
2 Tablespoon butter
Microwave chocolate and butter in 10 second intervals until melted, stirring in between. Cool to room temperature before using.
Other ingredients
Raspberry jam, or whatever kind you have in the fridge.
- Place first layer on your cake board. Spread jam and a thin layer of the buttercream. Place next layer and repeat with remaining layers, capping off with the last layer.
- Cover entire cake with buttercream to crumb coat (seal in the crumbs). Smooth out as much as you can with a metal spatula and place in fridge for 15 minutes to set.
- Add another layer of frosting and repeat until you get a smooth exterior.
- Spoon or pipe chocolate at the edge of the cake so that it drips down. Spread the remaining on the top with a metal spatula.
- Decorate and enjoy!
Verdict: The cake is super moist and rich (without being too dense) which is my favorite. The chocolate buttercream is not too sweet and the tartness of the jam cuts through the sweetness in the cake. I'll definitely be making this again.
Stay tuned for the next post if you want to know how to make the macarons.


text:
(Alternate Names: Echocardiography, Echo, Cardiac Ultrasound, Cardiac Ultrasonography, Cardiac Doppler, Transthoracic Echocardiogram, TTE)
What is an echocardiogram?
An Echocardiogram (Echo) is a non-invasive test that uses sound waves to make pictures that look at the structure and function of your heart (two dimensional Echo or 2D Echo). A transducer or ultrasound probe is held against your chest wall with special ultrasound gel to help get good transmission of the sound waves. The transducer converts electrical energy into very high frequency sound waves (ultrasound), which are then sent into your body. When the sound waves reach your heart, they are reflected back and received back by the transducer. The machine creates a picture by determining the time it took for the sound wave pulse be reflected from a heart structure and how much of the pulse is reflected. The pictures that are created are like "slices of bread" with the heart being the bread loaf. The transducer is moved back and forth on the skin over the chest wall creating new pictures (ultrasound slices).
An echocardiogram is a noninvasive (the skin is not pierced) procedure used to assess the heart's function and structures. During the procedure, a transducer (like a microphone) sends out ultrasonic sound waves at a frequency too high to be heard. When the transducer is placed on the chest at certain locations and angles, the ultrasonic sound waves move through the skin and other body tissues to the heart tissues, where the waves bounce or "echo" off of the heart structures. These sound waves are sent to a computer that can create moving images of the heart walls and valves.
- M-mode echocardiography. This, the simplest type of echocardiography, produces an image that is similar to a tracing rather than an actual picture of heart structures. M-mode echo is useful for measuring heart structures, such as the heart's pumping chambers, the size of the heart itself, and the thickness of the heart walls.
- Doppler echocardiography. This Doppler technique is used to measure and assess the flow of blood through the heart's chambers and valves. The amount of blood pumped out with each beat is an indication of the heart's functioning. Also, Doppler can detect abnormal blood flow within the heart, which can indicate a problem with one or more of the heart's four valves, or with the heart's walls.
- Color Doppler. Color Doppler is an enhanced form of Doppler echocardiography. With color Doppler, different colors are used to designate the direction of blood flow. This simplifies the interpretation of the Doppler technique.
- 2-D (two-dimensional) echocardiography. This technique is used to "see" the actual motion of the heart structures. A 2-D echo view appears cone-shaped on the monitor, and the real-time motion of the heart's structures can be observed. This enables the doctor to see the various heart structures at work and evaluate them.
- 3-D (three-dimensional) echocardiography. 3-D echo technique captures three-dimensional views of the heart structures with greater depth than 2-D echo. The live or "real time" images allow for a more accurate assessment of heart function by using measurements taken while the heart is beating. 3-D echo shows enhanced views of the heart's anatomy and can be used to determine the appropriate plan of treatment for a person with heart disease.
Other related procedures that may be used to assess the heart include resting or exercise electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), Holter monitor, signal-averaged ECG, cardiac catheterization, chest X-ray, computed tomography (CT scan) of the chest, electrophysiological studies, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart, myocardial perfusion scans, radionuclide angiography, and cardiac CT scan. Please see these procedures for additional information.
Echocardiography is an invaluable tool in providing the doctor with important information about the following:
Size of the chambers of the heart, including the dimension or volume of the cavity and the thickness of the walls. The appearance of the walls may also help identify certain types of heart disease that predominantly involve the heart muscle. In patients with long standing hypertension or high blood pressure, the test can determine the thickness and "stiffness" of the LV walls. When the LV pump function is reduced in patients with heart failure, the LV and RV tends to dilate or enlarge. Echocardiography can measure the severity of this enlargement. Serial studies performed on an annual basis can gauge the response of treatment.
Pumping function of the heart can be assessed by echocardiography. One can tell if the pumping power of the heart is normal or reduced to a mild or severe degree. This measure is known as an ejection fraction or EF. A normal EF is around 55 to 65%. Numbers below 45% usually represent some decrease in the pumping strength of the heart, while numbers below 30 to 35% are representative of an important decrease.
Echocardiography is extremely safe. There are no known risks from the clinical use of ultrasound during this type of testing.
A brief examination in an uncomplicated case may be done within 15 to 20 minutes. The additional use of Doppler may add an additional 10 to 20 minutes. However, it may take up to an hour when there are multiple problems or when there are technical problems (for example, patients with lung disease, obesity, restlessness, and significant shortness of breath may be more difficult to image).
If a doctor is present during the test or reviews it while you are still in the office, you may be able to get the results before you leave. However, the doctor is not routinely present during the test and you may have to wait from one to several days before the images have been reviewed by a physician and the results are sent to you by phone or mail. Some physicians will discuss your case before the study is performed and will contact you if there are significant unexpected findings. For example, if you are expected to have a finding or known to have a given disease, your physician may indicate that he or she will call you only if there are significant unexpected findings. You may also be contacted if echocardiography reveals a finding that influences a change in treatment. For example, the presence of a distended inferior vena cava (discussed above) may result in increasing the dose of your diuretic or water pill, if it is indicated by other aspects of your condition.
If you are anxious or confused about the results feel free to contact the consulting department of Medifit.


text:
Oct 10, 2019
This was a really excellent course. The functional project at the end helped me understand how recommendation systems work and now I'm very excited to try to build a similar system for books I love.
Aug 28, 2019
Excellent course which teaches how to process request, extract and process Internet data in a simple and step by step approach. I have gained invaluable skills how to handle large data with Python
By Mark G•
Jan 31, 2019
The final project allowed me to get a 100% grade even though i did not finish question #6. Over the past week there has been little to no response concerning questions about the course related to problems with the final project.
By Ashirwad•
Jan 17, 2019
Reading content is awesome. Videos are little bit boring. But it's okay when you get to learn so much.
By yaacov t•
Jan 30, 2019
Runestone project was buggy and added hours to work to complete
By Akash B•
Mar 04, 2019
Basically the video lecture was only good, but i think projects should be more challenging rather than to just run on runestone environment, The difficulty level of project should be increased in terms of a real project situation where in this course a user should be able to select his/her own api style given from a list, and moreover this course should encourage searching and tackling some real probelms.
They didn't even mentioned it to put on it to github. This project isn't that enough to be a part of git repo though.
But Overall this course is nice, just after completing the course, anyone should be able to try to think out of the box and do more out of it to prove the worth of your time spent in this course.Thank you.
By Semant J P•
May 24, 2019
The first two weeks were fine. Week 3 was a struggle to get through. I couldn't figure out why all of a sudden we were dealing with APIs. The instructors did go through the material which was tested but I would appreciated an even slower pace. Compared to the previous 2 courses (in this Python3 specialization), Course 3 Week 3 was a grind and I just wanted it over and done with. As usual, the final project requires a lot of scanning around in the forums to figure out how to do things.
By Ioannis K•
Jun 02, 2019
Runestone has a lot of bugs...
By Juan A•
Jan 16, 2019
Great material, the challenges are... challenging, and paul is the greatest
By Ravi S V•
Feb 18, 2019
Really liked the course structure and assignments. Only small request would be if we could at least do the final assignment in a real Python environment as code debugging is slightly tedious in the Runestone environment.
By Luciana M G•
Feb 06, 2019
This course is part 3 of a 5-course Specialization on Python 3. It is an excellent course. Courses 1 and 2 start at a very basic level but as the courses progress, the challenges improve and it gets actually quite interesting. The instructors have provided a valuable amount of exercises for us to practice. Prof. Resnick and his assistants are excellent instructors and you get bonus jokes at the end of each week, which I loved. Thank you all for creating this amazing specialization.
By Henloy A•
Feb 21, 2019
Great course and instructors, ample time and resources to practice, the graded tests are challenging and require good understanding of the course material which I appreciate
By firstname.lastname@example.com•
Feb 28, 2019
I love the final project. It is awesome!
By Loay W•
Mar 28, 2019
Great topics covered with nice final project to apply what you learnt!
By Shiang-ping H•
Jan 29, 2019
Great course, with so many interactive exercises it really help to clear some confusion and make abstract concept easier to understand,
By Igor F•
Jan 27, 2019
This course helped to understand such convinient thing as list comprehension, also it was really nice to work with API even without having API keys thanks to cached API's responses. I think that these parts are very practical, and I will use these things in the future. Though week's 3 theoretical part seemed to me a little bit long, and, probably, you should spend more time in the real Python environment, I still have enjoyed this course. Completion of the final project really gave me the feeling of personal achievement.
I'd like also to note that on the moment of completion of this course I haven't met same techical problems mentioned on the discusion forums by other participants of the course.
By Samuel Z•
Jan 26, 2019
list comprehension is the coolest part for this course!
By Manish K T•
Feb 02, 2019
most challenge course
By Lukas F•
Feb 12, 2019
The last Test was hard
By Rashida S•
Apr 02, 2019
This was great course. Instructions are very clear. Reading materials are available to practice and better understanding. And also very interactive discussion forums to answer the question about assignments.
By WeiDong•
Apr 03, 2019
nice course
By Allen F•
Apr 06, 2019
Very interesting course where you can learn more about data collections and processing!
By SaketKr•
Mar 12, 2019
It was really nice. The assignments were really good and helping to clear the tiniest but important concepts.
By sudhanshu p•
Mar 13, 2019
It is very interactive course for beginner python programmer
By Khalid S•
Mar 05, 2019
By james•
Mar 05, 2019
By Chris I•
Mar 09, 2019
A really useful course. I enjoyed this very much


text:
Enter your contact details in the form at the bottom of the page now!
Ideal for: meetings · training · therapy · mediation · interviews · exams · hobby groups
This course is aimed at people who are the first aid appointed representative in their workplace or organisation. This course covers a variety of areas and is certificated.
There may be an assessment at the end of this course or continuous observation by the trainer and written assessments during the course.
The course will cover:
© The Willow Centre 2015.
All Rights Reserved.
The Willow Centre is not for profit limited company (09402703), Unit 3, Kingsdale Business Centre, Regina Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1PE VAT Registration No. 226576785 | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy


text:
During a keynote address at HIMSS14 in Orlando, Florida, CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner has announced that the ICD-10 deadline will not be delayed. However, she is offering relief to providers, payers, and HIT vendors struggling with Stage 2 of Meaningful Use requirements.
Tavenner stated "There are no more delays and the system will go live on Oct. 1." Providers, payers, and claims clearinghouses can look for no relief from the looming October 1st compliance deadline for the nationwide conversion to the ICD-10 diagnostic and procedural codes. Added Tavenner, "Let's face it guys, we've delayed this several times and it's time to move on."
Tavenner's comments triggered a quick response from the American Medical Association. "The AMA is deeply concerned that Medicare does not have a back-up plan if last minute testing demonstrates anticipated problems with this massive coding transition," said AMA President Dr. Ardis Dee Hoven. "At the end of the day, sticking hard and fast to the ICD-10 deadline without a back-up plan to address disruptions in medical claims processing will hurt doctors and their patients."
Many doctors are still awaiting software updates from vendors and risk not having sufficient time to test those updates when they finally do arrive, Dee Hoven pointed out. "Testing is needed to discover problems and resolve them prior to the go live date. The slightest glitch in the ICD-10 rollout could potentially cause a billion dollar back-log of medical claims that jeopardizes physician practices and disrupts patients' access to care," she said.
Addressing Tavenner's comments of Meaningful Use deadlines for EHR, Chantal Worzala director of policy, American Hospital Association, said in a statement, "The American Hospital Association is disappointed that CMS will not make changes to the timelines or provide additional flexibility in the meaningful use requirements. The AHA will work closely with the agency to ensure that the hardship exceptions protect hospitals from unwarranted penalties."
"By surveying the nation's hospitals we know that as many as 40% of hospitals could be at risk of missing the 2014 certified EHR adoption and meaningful use requirements," she said.
For eligible hospitals, the starting date for Stage 2 was Oct. 1, 2013. Those hospitals have only two starting dates left in the program, which operates on a fiscal year, to commence 90 consecutive days of meeting the meaningful-use criteria: April 1 and July 1, 2014.
Physicians and other eligible professionals, whose EHR incentive programs operate on the calendar year, have a bit more time and three dates—the first days of April, July and October—to start their 90-day clocks.
Even though MU stage 2 will not be delayed, Tavenner did offer that providers and vendors struggling to meet requirements may have some relief. Some case-by-case exemptions will be made for providers having a tough time meeting their Stage 2 Meaningful Use targets, she said.
CMS has been sensitive to providers' concerns, Tavenner said, pointing out that the Stage 2 and Stage 3 start dates each had previously been pushed back a year. "Now is the time for us to start moving forward," she said. Tavenner explained "interoperability is a key step to everything going forward," particularly CMS' value-based payment programs.
Tavenner did acknowledge that some providers and health IT vendors may have legitimate issues that conflict with them meeting compliance with Stage 2. Late delivery of tested and certified software or EHR vendors going out of business to name a few could be cases in which CMS is willing to entertain applications for "hardship exemptions."
Even with the exemptions, Tavenner said, CMS expects all Stage 2 providers to fully meet all Stage 2 criteria by 2015 while still encouraging everyone else eligible to meet them this year.
AHA News. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ahanews.com/
Capital Health Care: Lawmakers want say on waiver; Cuomo to ... (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2014/02/8541065/capital-health-care-lawmakers-want-say-waiver-cuomo-expand-out-net


text:
We help our clients formulate digital strategies, transform business processes and implement best-in-class technology.
So they can deliver more of what matters to customers. We've helped United Utilities, TalkTalk Business, Together Money and more, improve customer experience and reduce costs. Take a look at our work.
Technology partners
We partner with leading technology platforms that unlock your ability to personalise, analyse and optimise the digital customer experience.
Thoughts on customer experience
View our latest blogs, podcasts, and interviews with industry experts.


text:
2-1-1 is our nationally accredited information and referral system available via phone, chat, email and text. It's free, confidential, multilingual and always open.
The Compassion Fund is the largest source of direct and timely financial assistance for people struggling to make ends meet in our community.
We build Very Special Homes© that profoundly affect the lives of the working families, veterans, older adults and individuals with developmental disabilities who call them home.


text:
This cactus leaf turned up in my vegetable bag. I cut off the prickles and fried it up. Tossed it with some salsa. I call it Totally Desert Salsa.
Yippee ki yay!
…while eating an avocado with a spoon and discussing my new "detox" with a couple of climate change professionals.
Those subtle, penetrating tendrils of socialization permeate my habits and thoughts even as I observe them. We're starting to fit in here. Sal says things like, "I don't have the bandwidth to deal with this right now." I'm eating quinoa and writing about energy startups. It's amazing how we remake ourselves, shifting bits around to fit the new environment.
I reckon we're Californians now. I still say "Cheers" and "Howdy" though. You know, to keep it real.
Freelance writing requires a digital workhorse, and my Asus netbook, running Windows XP Student Edition, is a tired old mule. It's bluescreening out of spite and taking 30 seconds to like, open the control panel. I'm pushing it too far and too much, I know. It's time for an upgrade. A rational person at this point buys a new laptop and ends the story.
Here's what I've done:
1. Research: My hacker cousin messaged me a list of laptops. Good start!
2. Budget: Consulted with the Budget Committee (my husband, Sal) and line-itemed the purchase.
3. Store: Fry's Electronics, because they are nice to me. They have a rodeo theme. That's quirky and fun.
This was all decided days and days ago. So why am I typing this blog on Mr. Bluescreen? Why am I flailing my arms at him, stomping around, making idle threats?
Why haven't I bought a new computer?
It's a phenomenon of purchasing behavior that economists have missed. I know this because there's no sexy term for it.* It goes like this: you know you should upgrade a thing – you've calculated the benefit / cost ratio and rationally it makes sense. But the one-time hassle cost of the purchase looms in your perception as greater than the accumulation of 30-second mini agonies of your present, outdated thing. Neither self-awareness of your irrationality nor clear benefits of the upgrade are enough to push you to change.
What will ultimately propel me is an explosion of frustration. I predict it will be 3:00 am, midweek. I'll floor it to Walmart, and buy the first computer I can see through the rage-fog and a pane of glass, to replace the one Mr. Bluescreen broke.
I sent this text to Sal 59 minutes ago:
"I can't take it anymore. The 12 seconds between every bloody click are tiny eternities binding me in DIGITAL HELL! If we don't update my laptop to one that works you may come home to find this netbook roped off in a crime scene!! AHHHHH SAVE ME FROM MYSELF!!! love u."
I'm getting close.
*Feel free to correct me if there is a word for this phenomenon. I'll use it, acting like I knew it all along.
The data says you do, anyway. Of note: how we feel about the tech industry is nearly the inverse of how we feel about government.
Check it out on priceonomics.com:
To supplement my freelance writing experiment, I'm working part-time at a cafe. Part-time sounds breezy and fun, doesn't it? Sometimes it is. Some days, though, I spend seven hours on my feet and want to collapse on the floor in a dramatic faint. But I never do. I just get on my bike and ride back to our apartment, flop in a chair, and drink a cup of oolong. Where was I going with this?
Right, NPR.
So, it's been a marathon day, and it ain't over. I hop in the car to pick up the veg bag, and hit Silicon Valley's infamous rush hour traffic. I mash buttons on the radio, landing on NPR. This guy is talking about organic products, and how maybe they are not organic, and there's conflict of interest between the farmers and companies that certify organic products.
Are you kidding me, NPR? The organic label is all I have to assure me I'm buying actual food! And now you're telling me I can't trust it? That it might be full of pesticides and nano-computers or whatever? That the moral superiority I've been feeling in the checkout line has been for naught?
I mash buttons again, landing on "With or Without You" by U2. I wail along happily, cracking the window to release those inconvenient facts into the California breeze.
Some days I just want the radio to be nice to me and not challenge deeply held beliefs, ok?
Is that so much to ask?
Walking home from work, I take a different route down Emerson Street and pass a curious house with nonsense written on it. Wacky Californians, I think. Posting poetry on their houses.
While I'm snapping a photo, a woman stops and smiles.
"Trying to find all the Dead Houses?"
"Sorry?" I look at the house. It doesn't look deceased. A little love worn, maybe…
"They're named after Grateful Dead albums," she explains. "You know, 'Box of Rain,' 'China Cat'…"
I nod slowly, but I don't understand. I never took to the Grateful Dead.
"This guy bought up all these houses and fills them up with students and they split the costs. They're like communal living houses. He thought it would be cool to give students a cheap place to live. And I guess he's a big Grateful Dead fan."
She points out a few more down the street. I thank her and snap more photos.
According to a recent article in The Stanford Daily online, there are nine of these Dead communes in Palo Alto and a few in San Francisco. The juxtaposition intrigues me. Here in the heart of Silicon Valley, down a stretch of street lined with millions and millions of dollars of real estate, a bunch of Stanford kids are growing organic tomatoes and sharing household chores. I wonder if, in the wee hours of the night, they strum a guitar and sing the Grateful Dead song for which their tiny paradise is named.
I reckon there's still some of that hippy love left in Palo Alto. Some dude out there is keeping it real. That's good to know.
O, the chat room! You may no longer be popular, but I remember you fondly. Conversing with strangers, on any topic, at any time of day or night! The thrill of a pop-up message from MrRight22, inviting you to a Private Chat!
Confession: my friends and I didn't use chat rooms to chat. We used them as social science experiments. Many an hour of summer break we spent dipping in and out of chat rooms, observing people's reactions to our comments.
One of our favorite avatars was "Pog", whose modus operendi was interjecting absolute nonsense into a normal chat and then ditching. For example:
Brian: So my dad says I have to go to piano camp, but I really don't feel like it.
Mary: That sucks, Brian. Do you hate the piano or something?
Brian: Naw, it's just that I already know how to play, you know?
<Pog has entered the chat room.>
Mary: Hi, Pog. a/s/l?
Brian: So, like I was saying, I'm pretty much a prodigy or whatever…
John: I play the piano, too. But I like the guitar better.
Mary: Wow, there are a lot of musicians in this chat room! He, he!
Pog: I ate a piano.
John: Yeah, I can play like Jimmy Hendrix, with like, a Pink Floyd twist…
Mary: Wait, did someone just say they ATE a piano?
Pog: Erm.
Brian: Yeah, what the ****, Pog?!
Pog: It was delicious.
<Pog has left the chat room.>
We never got personal or bully-y, but we were teenagers and said stupid teenager things. One time, we pissed off a hacker who threatened to send us a computer virus. I don't know if that was really possible, but we shut the computer right down, just in case. We were more careful after that.
The chat room to the budding social scientist was a laboratory, providing hours of research on social codes, courting behavior, herd mentality – with live, unsuspecting subjects! You didn't even have to chat to be a part of it. You could just "listen in", like sitting in a thousand subway cars, catching patches of countless juicy conversations.
I'm sure you're all too young to remember the chat room. You'll never know those heady summer days of silly banter before it was "trolling", innocent eavesdropping before it was, well, creepy and weird.
Gluten-free recipes, inspired by traditional & international cuisines. New recipes every Tuesday.
Economics, chess and anything else on my mind.
My experiences in Egypt from October 2013
random thoughts and observations
random thoughts and observations
Life in SE5 and its environs
Patrick Ross on Creativity, Writing, and an Art-Committed Life
a man chasing dreams


text:
Our business is growing!!! Penske
Logistics is looking for Warehouse Associates to become part of an excellent
team servicing the nation's largest grocery store chain. This is a great
opportunity for individuals who are safety conscious and have a pleasant and
outgoing attitude who want to excel in a warehouse environment.
These are NOT seasonal jobs! Our
warehouse associates have worked for us for 5 years, 10 years and even 20 years
since we opened!
Our Warehouse Workers receive a competitive
hourly rate of pay of $17.00 per hour first year PLUS earn $3.00 - $11.00 per
hour performance bonus AND guaranteed annual raises!
Graduation Bonus: $250.00 upon
graduation from our training program!
Retention bonus: $1000 at 6 months!
Our associates also enjoy PTO, Medical, Dental,
Vision and Life Insurance, 401K with company match and numerous Associate
If you're able to do heavy lifting in a cold
storage environment – apply today!
**** 3rd shift. WEEKENDS
The Warehouse Worker - Order Selector will
assemble and select cases from pick slots for store orders in an accurate,
efficient, productive manner and assemble orders onto pallets using voice
activated computers and pallet jacks.
Please be aware that this warehouse work is
conducted in a cold storage facility, and requires leather shoes or boots to be
Major Responsibilities:
- Read work orders or receive oral instructions
to determine work assignments and material and equipment needs.
- Electronically scan products using a warehouse management system and
voice-activated computers.
- Repetitively stack cardboard boxes and pallets.
- Repetitively pick perishable goods in refrigerated and/or frozen rooms
- Move materials within the warehouse.
- Accurately assemble customer orders from stock and place orders on pallets or
shelves, or convey orders to packing station or shipping department.
- Accurately stage and sort products for loading.
- Forklifts, pallet jacks and a variety of warehouse mechanical equipment may be
used to transport product within the warehouse.
- At least 1 year of warehousing or
material-handling experience using hand/power tools and hand truck equipment
- Recent heavy lifting required.
- Ability to work in a cold storage warehouse environment with -20 degrees to
55 degrees temperature for long periods of time is required.
- Must be able to work varied schedule including weekends.
- Flexible to work overtime as needed.
- Ability to follow directions, and basic math skills required.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to pay close attention to details and meet deadlines.
- Completion of Penske employment application, submission to a background
investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and
drug screening is required.
Physical Requirements:
- The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully
perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
- Ability to reach, bend, twist, stoop and lift
up to and including 60 lbs frequently and 95 lbs occasionally.
- Ability to work in spaces with 55 inches of headroom
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance
vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- While performing the duties of this Job, the associate is regularly required
to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear.
- The associate is frequently required to use hands to handle products and
reach with hands and arms.
- The associate must be able to see and verbally communicate.
Penske is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.
Penske Logistics is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Penske Truck Leasing. With operations in North
America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske Logistics provides supply chain
management and logistics services to leading companies around the world. Penske
Logistics delivers value through its design, planning and execution in
transportation, warehousing and freight management. Visit www.PenskeLogistics.com to
learn more.


text:
Washington, DC
Tiffany Mast: Writer of Together Traveler, and Maegan Hawley: Founder of Ethic
Tiffany Mast is a travel blogger and creator of Together Traveler since 2011. She is an expert at finding affordable travel and all things travel planning. She has spent two years living in New Orleans and is a native of Washington, DC.
Maegan Hawley founded Ethic with the radical conviction that fashion can help women overcome poverty. They are motivated by one simple purpose: To offer beautiful accessories that can be worn everyday, while empowering the women who make them. Ethic now works with partner organizations in Ethiopia. Maegan believes in solving problems creatively, living with purpose, and loving big.
"My favorite travel tips come from locals who know and love their city, so let us help you rediscover our city through our eyes." Tiffany Mast
"I believe our purchases are powerful. When our city flourishes, we all flourish - these shops do our city good in the most beautiful and stylish ways." Maegan Hawley


text:
BLUE™ Healthy Living Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe For Adult Cats
Formulated to support the health and well-being of your feline friend, BLUE for Cats features only the finest natural ingredients:
- Delicious, protein-rich Deboned Chicken
- Wholesome whole grains and veggies
- NO chicken (or poultry) by-product meals
Our natural BLUE Healthy Living Adult Cat food is made to support the needs of cats in the prime of their lives.Available in 2, 5, 7 & 15-lb. bag.
Exclusive LifeSource Bits®
BLUE LifeSource Bits are a precise blend of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals selected by holistic veterinarians and animal nutritionists that support:
- Immune system health
- Life stage requirements
- Healthy oxidative balance
And LifeSource Bits are "cold-formed" to help retain the potency of their ingredients. This means that we minimize the amount of heat that LifeSource Bits are exposed to during the manufacturing process. It's the same concept as when you cook vegetables at high heat—the longer you do, the more heat-sensitive nutrients are lost.
Product Benefits
Healthy Muscle Development
High-quality protein from Deboned Chicken, plus Chicken Meal helps build strong muscles.
Healthy Skin & Coat
An optimal balance of Omega 3 & 6 Fatty Acids helps promote a shiny coat and healthy skin.
Healthy Digestion
We use only high-quality protein and natural sources of fiber to help provide optimal nutrient absorption and digestive health.
Healthy Weight
The carefully balanced calories from proteins and fat help maintain an ideal, healthy body weight.
Healthy Immune System
Essential vitamins, chelated minerals and important antioxidants help support the immune system.
Healthy Heart & Eyes
Taurine is an essential amino acid that cats require to help maintain heart and eye health.
ALWAYS Starts with Protein-Rich CHICKEN
- NO Chicken (or Poultry) By-Product Meals
- NO Corn, Wheat, or Soy
- NO Artificial flavors or Preservatives
Guaranteed Analysis
|Crude Protein
|34.0% min
|Crude Fat
|18.0% min
|Crude Fiber
|4.0% max
|9.0% max
|0.14% max
|0.15% min
|Omega 3 Fatty Acids*
|0.5% min
|Omega 6 Fatty Acids*
|3.0% min
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles.
Nutrition Statement
BLUE Healthy Living Natural Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Adult Cat Food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.
Feeding Guidelines
Calorie Content (ME Calculated): 3,846 Kcals/kg, 430 Kcals/cup


text:
Programming note: For comprehensive 49ers coverage from Santa Clara, tune in to SportsNet Central tonight at 6, 10:30 and midnight on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.
SANTA CLARA – The 49ers' decision to table contract talks with coach Jim Harbaugh until after the season strongly suggests a disagreement between the sides.
But 49ers CEO Jed York told CSNBayArea.com on Friday morning that money has not been the sticking point in executing a contract extension with Harbaugh, who enters the fourth season of his original five-year, $25 million contract.
"There's not some crazy divide of where we are," York said. "When we talked about a deal, Jim very clearly said, 'I don't want to do a deal too early because as a leader of the team, I don't want to set that precedent.'
"When we talked about the contract we offered, it wasn't Jim demanding to be the highest-paid coach. It was him saying, 'I don't think now is the right time because it sets the wrong precedent.' "
York revealed that he spoke with Harbaugh about his contract on Wednesday, and both men agreed to wait until after the season to pursue the issue any further.
[RELATED: York, Harbaugh agree to end contract talks until after season]
"We've talked about not setting the wrong precedent of a leader going and trying to ask for more money early on in his deal," York said. "Jim was pretty much the one who drove that home and said, 'Let's just circle a date on the calendar a week or so after the season is over and we'll talk about it at that point' because it really hasn't been on our minds."
York and Harbaugh spoke about the possibility of a contract extension after the 49ers' Super Bowl season of 2012. And they re-entered into discussions this offseason, too, amid rumors and reports of acrimony between Harbaugh and general manager Trent Baalke.
"There's discomfort in the building because we haven't achieved our ultimate goal, but everybody feels that in their own way," York said. "That's the only thing we're looking toward. And that's why we want to focus on the 2014 season."
Harbaugh's future with the 49ers became a hot topic this offseason after the Cleveland Browns asked York about the possibility of acquiring Harbaugh in a trade. Harbaugh has taken the 49ers to the NFC Championship game in three consecutive seasons, following a string of eight of non-winning seasons for the franchise prior to Harbaugh's arrival.
[MAIOCCO: Harbaugh's contract provides backdrop for season]
York said he wants to keep Harbaugh as his coach well beyond his current contract.
"We want Jim to be our head coach," York said. "I don't know what else we can say to dispel any of those rumors. We'd like Jim to be our head coach.
"Instead of dealing with this (contract) and making it a distraction in a year in which we feel very good about our football team, we're focusing on getting better every single day. We want to make it very clear there's no disconnection here. We're on the exact same page, and we're going to sit down and talk about his contract at the end of the year."


text:
Guilin Festivals
And Customs
Dragon Boat Festival
Boat Contest is held on May 5th in Chinese lunar calendar.
Guilin Dragon Boat Contest is held every 3 years. Participants
train very hard to be in the best physical condition
for this important and prestigious event. The banks
of the Lijiang River are crowded with spectators on
the day as the dragon boats race on the river with the
deafening sounds of dragon boat songs, bells and drums.
The winners are awarded the traditional prizes of silver
coins and treated to a roasted pig.
Guilin held its first International Dragon Boat
Contest in 1998, which attracted Dragon Boat troupes
from South East Asian Countries, Hong Kong SAR,
Macau, and China 's Taiwan .
This festival is full of color and traditional
and would be well worth including on your itinerary.
Lusheng Dance
Lusheng is a reed-pipe wind instrument.
Lusheng Dance is a traditional recreation in festivals
of Miao Nationalities. Young men play the Lusheng
together. Ggirls are dressed in their traditional,
costumes, wearing dragon and phoenix silver caps,
silver hair clasp, and silver comb dance to the
rhythm of Lusheng. Young people fall in love with
each other through the dance.
Bull Fighting
Minority nationalities in the northern
counties of Guilin have many festivals and folk
customs, such as bull fighting, horse racing,
and the Lusheng dance.
Ziyuan River Lantern
and Song Festival
Held from July 13 to 14 in the Chinese
Lunar Calender, River Lantern and Song Festival
is the traditional festival from Ziyuan County
which is 107km away from Guilin city.
During the festival, large gatherings will be
held by Han, Yao , Miao and other nationalities.
Lion dance groups, dragon dance groups, river
lantern groups and arts troupes from all villages
will combine together for colorful folk art shows.
When night falls, people take the river lantern
to the river to commemorate their ancestors and
pray for the good fortune for their children.
The river lanterns make a fabulous dispaly at
night on the river. The art performances and singing
contests last all night. The following day the
market will be crowded with people who carry on
the celebration.
Longsheng Red Clothes
County is an autonomous county with many nationalities.
The Red Yao are a sub-group of the Yao Nationality in
Longsheng whose women wear Red as there national costume.
The Red Clothes Festival, also known as Zhaina, is held
on March 15 in the lunar calendar each year at Sishui
Town . During this festival, Red Yao people gather in
Sishui Street to exchange agricultural implements and
products, buy daily necessities, or visit their friends
and relatives. The young people take the chance to try
to find a potential husband or wife.
Red Yao people enjoy singing and dancing. Folk
sports such as bamboo pole balancing, tug-of-wars
and rooster fighting are practiced by the Yao
. Women of Red Yao have extremely long hair and
they wear it in a coil on top of their head.
The Red Yoa like to have beauty contests. A beauty
contestant in Red Yao criteria must be pretty,
knowledgeable, be able to speak well, sing well
and have good moral standard.
Zhainai festival programs will contain
singing in antiphonal style, long drum dance,
sports contest, hair competition, and a Miss Village
With the development of the tourist
industry, Red Clothes Festival has become a festival
for all nationalities. It it is held on March
15 in lunar month, or April 8, at Zhaina ( Sishui
Village ), or at the foot of Longji Mountain .
Guilin Mountain and River
Festival and Exposition
Guilin Mountain and River Festival is grand ceremony
hosted by Guilin Municipal Government for tourists
and tourism represenatives from home and abroad.
It has been held several times in recent years
and will be celebrated again from the 31 October
to 8 November 2004. The events aim is to integrate
mountain and river sightseeing with local folk
lore and arts performances. These activities are
designed to attract tourists and enhance economic
trade. During the festival there are evenings
to showcase Guilin 's natural elegance and beauty,
folk customs, history and culture and recreational
activities. Expositions and trade fairs will allow
those people involved in the tourism industry
to meet and extend business contacts.


text:
When it comes to whale sharks, Shawn Heinrich has been featured before for some of his incredible images. Kristian Schmidt, a fashion photographer who loves using wildlife in his shoots, recently teamed up with Shawn for an ambitious fashion shoot with the harmless sharks.
Working with several great models and some lighting help, the team captured an incredible sense of grace and beauty swimming with the gentle giants.
Shawn Heinrich
Kristian Schmidt
12 Comments
that shark seriously needs to learn some new poses
Hahahahahahahahaha, man, you kill me! Don't know when was the last time I laughed so hard, hahaha!
Great job by these guys and major props to the models.
Shark and a model and you don't recreate the Jaws cover?? :/
beautiful pics none the less tho :)
Great idea but the images are of terrible quality. Especially the second last one. It looks completely fake. The only one worth viewing is the first one. How do images of this quality keep getting published ?
wooooowwwww que zarpado!!!
It's a shame these admittedly lovely images are doing little to help the plight of an already imperiled species. It may not seem like much, but the making of these will have done untold ecological damage.
C'est la vie, yet another quandary of how our artform impacts the world around us.
Stupidest idea ever.... looks completely retarded.
Here is a better idea... do same but with white or bull sharks. Then it would be art :)
What a well trained shark. Terrific job.


text:
Wednesday is the regular change picture day, but when you have films that are of simultaneous international release dates, the change picture day practice is overruled. Wednesday July 14, 2010 only saw the opening of Cinco and Ninja.
"Cinco" is a tagalog horror movie from Star Cinema, in the tradition of Shake Rattle & Roll, the movie is a collection of short horror stories; this one features five horror stories from five directors.
"Ninja" is a B-movie action flick which is (self-explanatory) about a ninja and some ninja action which looks pretty decently fun (and even looks like it could contest that Wachowski brothers-produced "Ninja Assassin"
June 15, 2010. Today, two big Hollywood movies open and are released here in Iloilo. Inception and Sorcerer's Apprentice.
INCEPTION is a 2010 sci-fi action thriller film written, produced and directed by (Dark Knight director) Christopher Nolan. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, with a supporting cast that includes Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Tom Berenger, Dileep Rao and Michael Caine.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice is an 2010 fantasy adventure film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Jon Turteltaub, stars Nicolas Cage, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, the team behind the National Treasure franchise. The story is said to have been loosely based on the Sorcerer's Apprentice segment in Disney's Fantasia, which in turn is based on the late 1890s symphonic poem by Paul Dukas and 1797 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ballad.


text:
One day only.
As part of its Gold Box deals of the day, Amazon has refurbished Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P smartphones available for as low as $140.79. For the Nexus 5X, there is currently both 16 and 32GB versions in black, white, and blue, and the Nexus 6P is available in silver, black, and gold in your choice of 32 and 64GB.
These are sold and shipped by BuySPRY, though they do come with a minimum 90-day warranty. Google has already promised to support both of these phones with security updates through November 2018, but the company has announced that neither phone will officially receive the update to Android P. This doesn't mean the phone's lifespan is over, you can trust the community will continue to bring custom versions to both devices.
Keep in mind that these prices are only good for one day, and these will likely sell out on the quick side, so be sure to grab the one you want before it's gone.
via Android Central – Android Forums, News, Reviews, Help and Android Wallpapers
March 9, 2018 at 03:33AM


text:
Your shopping basket is empty.
Shop Gift Bags From 75p!
Yankee Candle Store at Clintons
Send special birthday wishes to your Daughter with this lovely large Me to You birthday card. The card features a green holographic background with a white front featuring a cut out number 21 with Tiny Tatty sitting at the front next to a large champagne bottle and holding a glass of bubbly.
Includes silver envelope.
Product Details:
Daughter have a fabulous
21st birthday
have lots & lots of fun
This is a birthday you'll never forget by far the best you have known yet, so blow out the candles pour the champagne you'll never be twenty one ever again. / Happy Birthday
Please note as this item is larger than the standard letter box size, it will be sent via our courier service. This item will incur a higher shipping charge. See checkout for further details.
This website requires cookies to provide all of its features. For more information on what data is contained in the cookies, please see our Cookie Policy page. To accept cookies from this site, please click the Allow button below.


text:
- Eventually, I was offered a couple of choices - kinda like a 'Heads, you're good, tails you're bad' deal. I chose tails.
- -- Blob src
Early Life
Fred Dukes, alias the "Blob" is a mutant whose latent superhuman powers manifested themselves when he reached puberty. His major weaknesses were his short temper, lack of foresight, his lack of intelligence, and his easily-manipulated self-esteem. Thinking of himself as no more than, in his own words, "an extra-strong freak," the Blob used his superhuman mutant powers as a performer in a carnival.
Meeting the X-Men
The original X-Men came to the carnival in their everyday identities to invite him to meet with their mentor, Professor Charles Xavier. Attracted to the beautiful young X-Man Jean Grey, the Blob accepted, and went with the X-Men to Xavier's mansion. There, Xavier asked the Blob to join the X-Men, but the Blob arrogantly refused. Xavier then knew he had to use his mental powers to erase the Blob's knowledge of the X-Men's true identities. But the Blob had no intention of letting this happen, and, after fighting the X-Men, escaped back to the carnival.
The Blob had learned through meeting Xavier that he himself was a superhumanly powerful mutant. Believing himself to be superior to normal people, the Blob took over the carnival. Knowing that the X-Men considered him dangerous because he knew who they really were, the Blob decided to strike out at them first. He led the other members of the carnival on an attack on Xavier's mansion. The Blob hoped to steal whatever scientific discoveries and special weapons that the X-Men might possess and use them against ordinary humans. However, the X-Men defeated the Blob and his allies, and Xavier wiped out their memories of the X-Men.[3]
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Later, Magneto attempted to recruit the Blob for his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. A severe blow to the head restored the Blob's memory of the X-Men, and he joined Magneto's Brotherhood in an attack on them. In the midst of battle, Magneto launched a powerful torpedo at the X-Men, not caring that the Blob was in the way. Torpedoes struck the Blob but did not seriously injure him. The Brotherhood escaped, and the Blob, feeling betrayed, swore never to trust anyone again and returned to his job with the carnival.[4]
Months later, under the behind-the-scenes influence of the alien Lucifer, the Blob met another superhumanly powerful mutant, Unus the Untouchable, and the two of them attempted to frame their mutual enemies, the X-Men, as bank robbers.[5] This was the start of the Blob's long and close friendship with Unus, which ended only with Unus's apparent death several years later.[6] The two mutants next joined Factor Three, an organization of mutants that attempted world conquest.[7]
Blob and Unus became members of a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants along with Mastermind.[8] This Brotherhood was later claimed by Magneto as he prepared to create Alpha, the Ultimate Mutant. Alpha turned against the Brotherhood, however, turning Blob and the others into infants.[9] Months later, the Shi'ar agent Eric the Red restored Magneto to normal on Muir Island.[10] The radiation he used leaked through and affected Blob and the others as well. They briefly continued operating as the Brotherhood before splitting up.[11]
Eventually, the Blob was recruited by Mystique for her new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Although the Blob continued to operate independently of Mystique's organization since then, he remained a member of the group.[12] Mystique soon became aware of the United States government's increasing anti-mutant activity, and offered the Brotherhood's services to the government, renaming the group "Freedom Force." The Blob participated in Freedom Force's first official mission for the government: the capture of Magneto, his former leader in the original Brotherhood. [13]
As a member of Freedom Force, the Blob was involved in missions that continued to bring him into conflict with superhuman crime fighters, most notably the X-Men, X-Factor, and the Avengers. The Blob enjoyed the fact that he could continue indulging his violent tendencies and fighting his old foes while drawing a government paycheck. However, after a disastrous mission to the Middle East, the government disbanded Freedom Force, and the Blob was once again a free agent.
The Blob soon joined yet another version of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, headed up by his old teammate from the original Brotherhood, the Toad. This team was defeated by the outlaw mutant strike team called X-Force.
The Blob allied himself with another mutant, the Mimic, and battled members of X-Force under the orders of an as yet unknown benefactor.[14] Later, Blob was apparently recruited by Onslaught, who taught him the mass-controlling, quasi-shapeshifting aspects of his powers. Blob later got some help in controlling those powers from Sledge, for which Blob owed him some favors. Months afterwards, Blob was among the mutants comprising the second incarnation of the Brotherhood of Mutants, who were on a mission to find Professor X so that he could protect them from the rampages of the sentient Cerebro. Finally, Blob was re-recruited into the Brotherhood by Mystique to take down X-51, the Machine Man. Later, he was involved in the group's failed attempt to kill Senator Kelly.[15]
Following that mission, Blob was incarcerated but was sprung months later by the Multiple Men, who brought him into Banshee's X-Corps. Blob resisted Banshee at first, but a well-placed sonic scream put him in his place. Thanks to Mastermind's telepathy, his villainous impulses were controlled, and he functioned as the group's strong man until Mystique released Mastermind. Blob then attacked his "heroic" teammates and was finally put down by Stacy X's pheromone control.[16] It is unknown whether he was arrested or detained, but months later, after he was "left out" of a Brotherhood attack on the X-Men, he appeared in a therapy session with a Dr. Garrison, who advised him to be true to himself. Garrison, himself a mutant with pheromone powers, apparently induced Blob to attack the X-Mansion. Needless to say, Blob was defeated, mostly by the students, who managed to put him to sleep with telepathy and pheromones. [17]
At this time in the Starlite-Casino of Atlantic City, the Blob was one of the thousands of mutants to lose their powers due to the Scarlet Witch's spell, though his skin has not shrunk to compensate the loss of his bloated mass, giving him huge folds of loose skin all over his body and causing him to become suicidal.[18]
Back to New York, he came to meet, in a back-alley, Sally Floyd who was working on the Ex-Mutant Diaries. Unwilling to be himself interviewed, he gave her the tip to investigate to Ravencroft Institute.[19]
Eventually coming to blame the government for M-Day, he joined other former mutants in the terrorist X-Cell. After mistakenly getting into a fight with Rictor and Multiple Man and getting in a cheap shot on Rictor, he stole a car. With fellow X-Cell member, Fatale, he attempted to flee, eventually hitting an open manhole (left open earlier in the day by Strong Guy and Wolfsbane) and causing the car to crash.
After getting rid of his excess skin folds somehow and reinventing himself as reality TV star Freddie Dukes, he was later seen with Magneto as he went to The High Evolutionary about regaining his powers.[20]
With his powers seemingly restored, the Blob being repowered by the MGH produced from Dazzler,[2] he joined Mystique in her attempts to turn Madripoor into a mutant sanctuary. After hearing that Magneto was also on the island, Blob welcomed him and brought him to meet Mystique. To Blob's shock, however, Magneto reacted violently to the plan, believing that Mystique and the others were traitors to their species, in part due to allowing the use of Mutant Growth Hormone to run rampant in the streets to fund their operations. He heavily injured Blob and the Brotherhood, and left after making their base collapse.[21] Later Blob was shown checking out the condition of the comatose Dazzler, as he needed more MGH, feeling his powers leaving him again when he was interrupted by Mystique and Sabretooth.[2]
Powers and Abilities
|Power Grid [28]
|Energy Projection
|Fighting Skills
|* Higher strength, durability before being depowered
The Blob's mutant powers were related to the mass, strength, resilience, and indestructibility of his obese body.
Superhuman Durability and Strength: The Blob's body possesses a high degree of resistance to injury. The fat tissues that comprise the Blob's epidermis are able to absorb the impact of rifle bullets, cannonballs, bazooka, and even torpedoes. The fat tissue of his epidermis is resilient enough to revert to its normal shape within seconds after deformation caused by impact. It is virtually impervious to physical injury. The Blob's skin cannot be punctured or lacerated by most known materials, frostbitten, or ravaged by any skin disease, due in part to the skin's greatest elasticity and toughness and in part to the highly accelerated rate at which his skin cells grow and replace themselves.
It is not yet known if there is an upper limit to the Blob's ability to absorb impact. He could easily survive a head-on collision with a bus traveling at a hundred miles per hour,[citation needed] even a highly ferrous meteorite fifty feet in diameter on top of him at terminal velocity.[citation needed]
- Pain Immunity: The Blob's nerve endings do not relay any tactile perception to his brain, which is near the threshold of pain, which makes it so that he is unable to feel pain.
- Trapping: Blob is able to capture anything that attacks him within his flesh, including limbs and projectiles. He is able to control how long he holds the object and releasing it with or without the recoil pressure. However, it takes the Blob's full concentration and focuses on trapping an object or individual, and if he were to focus on something else or get distracted by an attack from another person, he would lose control of his muscles and release who or whatever he was holding with his body.
- Projectile Redirection: After Blob's body absorbs the kinetic energy of a projectile's impact, he can expel the object back. For example, if a projectile was shot at him, it would be embedded within the Blob's body and by flexing the muscles where the projectile is at, he can cause the projectile to recoil with half the force of impact, reflecting it back at half speed. The Blob can also recoil a punch thrown at him and throw the opponent back a good distance.
- Mass Shifting: Through training with Onslaught and Sledge, Blob is able to manipulate his mass to mimic shape-shifting, using it to enhance the size of his limbs and extending them. He can make his fists the size of a human.[14]
Secondary Mutation: After undergoing the Mothervine enhancement process, Blob developed a secondary mutation:
- Polymorphic Liquefaction[22]
The Blob is a formidable hand to hand combatant. Although he possesses no formal training, his great size coupled with his strength and resistance to injury render him a highly efficient and effective street fighter.
While not superhuman, the Blob has higher speed, agility, and stamina than his size would indicate, which he often uses to surprise his opponents.
Strength level
The Blob possesses the strength of a man of his age, height, and build who engages in no regular exercise. Before M-Day, he was superhumanly strong and is capable of lifting 5 tons.[24]
- Projected energy attacks, like Scott Summers' optic blasts, have been seen to penetrate his skin.
- The Blob's eyes and the interior of his ears, mouth, nose are also vulnerable to injury.
- The Blob is vulnerable to a concussion such as during his run-in with Daredevil during his days in Freedom Force, Daredevil had the girl Amanda, whom Blob and Pyro were ordered to capture, use her telekinetic powers to drop a large bell on Blob, which knocked Blob out after Daredevil lured him to the Bell Tower.[25]
- The Blob has a higher alcohol tolerance than a normal human due to his size, though he can still be intoxicated if he ingests huge amounts of alcohol.[25]
- Blob is depended on Mutant Growth Hormone to maintain his powers.[2]
Formerly Freedom Force Helicopter.
Stretcho participated in the attack against the X-Men and tried to blast his way through, but he was eventually defeated by the Angel.[3]
Tex was a carnival performer who used to shoot at Blob to demonstrate his massive impact absorption power, though, at first glance it was believed he shot blanks.[3]
- The Blob has attempted to choke Hellcat to death. He was eventually knocked out by her psionic powers. [26] He was one of the few among the villainous Defenders who actually attempted to kill an opponent, instead of merely knocking them out. [26] He told Hellcat to kiss all nine of her lives goodbye. [26]
Links and References
- 209 Appearances of Frederick Dukes (Earth-616)
- 23 Minor Appearances of Frederick Dukes (Earth-616)
- Media Frederick Dukes (Earth-616) was Mentioned in
- 135 Images featuring Frederick Dukes (Earth-616)
- 9 Quotations by or about Frederick Dukes (Earth-616)
- Character Gallery: Frederick Dukes (Earth-616)
- Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #91
Discover and Discuss
- Search this site for: Blob · Frederick Dukes (Earth-616)
- ↑ X-Force #6
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Uncanny X-Men Vol 3 #20
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 X-Men #3
- ↑ X-Men #7
- ↑ X-Men #20
- ↑ Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #92
- ↑ X-Men #38-39
- ↑ Amazing Adventures Vol 2 #12-13
- ↑ Defenders #15-16
- ↑ X-Men #104
- ↑ Champions #17
- ↑ X-Men #140
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #199
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 X-Force #52
- ↑ X-Men Vol 2 #106
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #401-406
- ↑ New X-Men Vol 2 #14-15
- ↑ House of M The Day After #1
- ↑ Generation M #3
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #500
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men Vol 3 #16
- ↑ X-Men: Blue #7
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 #2
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Daredevil #269
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Defenders #64
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #2
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #2
|Like this? Let us know!


text:
In the 26 previous runnings of the Breeders' Cup, the only horse to try for a third victory was Lure in 1994, but he finished a tame ninth behind the Luca Cumani-trained Barathea.
However, with the $2 million TVG Mile coming earlier on the card than the Classic, in which American heroine Zenyatta attempts to win her 20th race from 20 starts, Goldikova will have first crack at adding the Breeders' Cup record to the one she holds in Europe for the most Group One wins (11) by any horse.
"A third Breeders' Cup would really be something," said trainer Freddie Head, contemplating the prospect at his yard, a tranquil haven for his 70 horses just off Chantilly's busy Avenue de General Leclerc. "I am very happy with her, she seems in great form. She had the same prep race, the Foret, and it is even better because she won it this time. I don't think she can be better."
Her two Breeders' Cup wins came at Santa Anita, in California, but Head, who is the only man to have won Breeders' Cups as a jockey and trainer, is unconcerned by this year's venue. "Most American tracks are pretty much the same, it may be a little cooler, but that's all. They have had a very dry spell out there and I hope it doesn't rain too much, but on any account it is unlikely to be as soft as it was at Longchamp last time."
The five-year-old will have her last gallop on Thursday and will fly to Louisville on Saturday, via Stansted, where the plane will pick up the British runners.
Head believes that America suits Goldikova's style of racing much better than Europe. "She's very fast and loves speed. Out there they come out of the stalls and go, right from the first 100 metres. She loves that, the faster the better."
Having ridden Miesque, who also won two Breeders' Cup Miles, Head has had quite a journey with Goldikova, ever since he first set eyes on her at the Wertheimer's Normandy stud as a yearling. "Their trainers give them a list of the horses they like. She was very high on my list and I was very lucky they chose me to train her," he recalled. "For a trainer to have something like her is unbelievable. I doubt I'll train a better horse and if she'd been a colt she'd have been at stud already, but the Wertheimers love racing.
"They have got so many broodmares and they will never have another racehorse like her. They love the stress of running her. She's amazing to watch and what she gives in the morning is what she does in the afternoon. She hasn't got lazy, she loves it. I think she is probably better than Miesque, I don't think we met the same opposition."
Goldikova's rivals will include Gio Ponti, runner-up to Zenyatta in last year's Classic, Ricahrd Hannon's Paco Boy and Proviso, winner of her last four Group Ones in America. Head, however, has been in racing far too long to take victory for granted. "We're not sure to win," he said, "it's racing."


text:
OGR Legal is one of the very few firms that provide corporate secretarial services in Bangladesh. Our corporate secretarial services include:
- Establishment of a Bangladeshi company (local/foreign);
- Filings with the Register of Joint Stock of Companies and Firms (RJSC);
- Foreign corporations – registration of a branch in Bangladesh;
- Foreign corporations – setting up a representative office in Bangladesh;
- On-going corporate secretarial services for private and public companies including companies listed on the DSE and CSE;
- Registration of business; and
- Obtaining necessary licenses and permits for business.
We can help you choose and set up the most appropriate business vehicle if you are looking to establish a presence in Bangladesh and ensure that you comply with ongoing regulatory requirements in an efficient manner. Our lawyers can also provide advice on the availability of special incentives from the Board of Investment, as well as on other matters.


text:
Our goddaughter Tess flew into the very Windy City this morning with her mom Sarah. I can't wait to see them. I was hoping to get out there today or tomorrow, but it looks like Thursday. We've been Skyping with them from Long Island and Tess is growing up so quickly.
I really can't wait for her to interact with SulliChild. I think that will be really cool.
With that said, SulliMom made her way to Barrrrrrington to hang out, while I did a little UIC-WIU softball announcing. So I am home alone. Which means…
Mac 'N Cheese and watching the Titanic.
Anytime I miss my wife, I look for the James Cameron classic on television and hunker down.
Our child is in trouble.
LASTLY: Apparently, Jim Mateja, the long time auto writer is calling it quits. One of the stories featured is an article he composed about auto companies trying to accommodate women who were expecting among other family needs. It made for a funny photo…


text:
Brittany Haubner! Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I will get you hooked up with Lacey to get your free sheet of Jamberry Nail Wraps!
Don't forget I'm hosting an online Jamberry party as well, so if you didn't win and you want to try out the wraps go here and place an order!


text:
The UK Workgroup for ImplementatioN Science (UK WINS) is a network of UK researchers with a common interest in dissemination and implementation science in health. UK WINS meets every other month at the Center to coordinate, exchange, and synthesize information to foster collaboration, funding, training, or professional development opportunities. Members represent many research areas of UK including health related colleges (Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Education, Public Health), Arts & Sciences and the UK Markey Cancer Center. If you have questions or are interested in joining UK WINS, please email Amy Cowley at email@example.com.
Additional Dissemination and Implementation Resources
Schedule of Upcoming Meetings:
UK WINS meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of every other month from 10 - 11 am in Kentucky Clinic J524.
Future Meeting Dates
July 19, 2018
September 20, 2018
November 15, 2018


text:
For years, Montana Democrats have looked for concrete proof of what many always secretly suspected: Senator Conrad Burns is hot-linked with dirty political money. Sure, Senator Burns gets unbelievable amounts of money form out-of-state corporations to run his elections, but I'm not talking about that. For those that don't follow Montana politics, Senator Burns is closely linked with Washington money man Jack Abramoff, an individual accused of many dirty dealings.
At the beginning of this controversy, I looked mostly outside of Montana newspapers (and a lot to blogs)because most of our media seemed content in running wire copy about the incident without looking much deeper. The Billings Gazette (the largest newspaper in Billings, our state's largest urban area) has done a series of in-depth articles on the subject.
An editorial in yesterday's Great Falls Tribune (the paper of my hometown, which proudly boasts a Pulitzer Prize…but that's another story) suggests that those pesky politicians are up to their dirty tricks again and shockingly suggests that a petty dispute between Montana Republicans and populist-minded Governor Brian Schweitzer concerning the finances of this year's Governor's Ball is on par with the Democrats demanding answers in what could be one of the largest ethics investigations in congressional history. Huh?
A couple of thoughts…
–The Tribune is right. The inaugural ball issue is straight fluff. It's amusing to watch people fight over it, but it's not a real issue. I can't imagine what the Montana Republicans hope to gain from pushing this issue, but let them continue to complain about it.
–Why are we giving a free pass to Burns on this? I would think that Montana newspapers would fight to get to the bottom of this: whether Burns is guilty of ethics violations or not.
–A post by Montana blogger Bob Brigham really says it best: why isn't the Tribune digging in the archives back to when Burns was talking about the stink of politics? Didn't he promise only two terms back in 1988? Why aren't these questions being asked?
The story gets old. A Democrat utters something at a party in 1977 and someone's misinterpretation of those comments becomes a campaign issue. Irony hits a Republican in the head with a brick and we hear crickets. Liberal media? Indeed.


text:
Bimbo's 365 Club San Francisco was opened in 1931 by an Italian immigrant named Agostino "Bimbo" Giuntoli and his ex-boss and partner, Monk Young. With high-kicking chorus girls, gin-filled coffee cups and Hollywood stars galore, Bimbo's 365 Club was just what the San Franciscans of the Great Depression needed. The venue is still going strong today, and in actual fact, it is safe to say that the popularity of Bimbo's 365 Club isn't based solely on the music on offer here: in 2011, the venue was voted as having 'The Best Rock 'n' Roll Bathroom' by readers of the San Francisco Weekly. But back to the music. Over the years, Bimbo's 365 Club has become a major hub for San Francisco's latest and greatest acts. From indie to hip-hop, the Bimbo's 365 Club schedule features a wide variety of music genres. Adele, Jill Scott, Macy Gray, Passion Pit, Colbie Caillat and comedian Robin Williams are just a few of the big name acts featured on the Bimbo's schedule in the past. In addition to live music and comedy, the venue will also accommodate various corporate events, private parties and special engagements. There's no better time to experience one of San Francisco's best-loved hotspots. Make Eventful your source for all the latest news and up-to-date event information from Bimbo's San Francisco, and start planning your visit by checking out the schedule right here!
Manage your venue info, images and keep your venue's schedule up to date on Eventful.Get Started Now!
The Mavericks
Mudhoney and Meat Puppets
Allah Las
Poolside: California Sunset...
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe...
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe...
Willie Nelson & Family
Brent Faiyaz
James Arthur: The YOU Tour
Dan Deacon
The Lone Bellow
Thanks, your request has been submitted. You will be contacted by Eventful shortly.


text:
Report: Russian Orthodox move to seize other churches in Crimea
March 21, 2014
Russian Orthodox priests, accompanied by armed men, have attempted to seize two Crimean churches belonging to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate, according to a Moscow Times report.
Established in 1992, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate is led by Patriarch Filaret, who has been excommunicated by the Russian church.
"Today the seizure of places of worship in Crimea is being triggered by Russia," said Yevhen Nyshchuk, Ukraine's minister of culture, according to a report from the Religious Information Service of Ukraine.
For all current news, visit our News home page.
Further information:
- Orthodox Priests Threaten to Seize Rival Church Property in Crimea, Prelate Says (Moscow Times)
- Ukrainian Minister Of Culture: Seizure Of Churches In Crimea Trigged By Russia (RISU)
All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a donor, log in to see the comment form; otherwise please support our work, and Sound Off!


text:
|Oracle FAQ
|Your Portal to the Oracle Knowledge Grid
Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> RE: Oracle Compress Option
we monitor it through nmon ... (aix utility). GC traffic is not load balanced across both interconnects if that is what you mean. There is no way ... first one is used and if that fails the second is used. We are NOT using cluster interconnects I saw some bug reports ... on Metalink.
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:15 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
How can we know if only one Pvt Interconnect is used at a given time? How are you monitoring them real-time? Is the GC traffic not load balanced ? Are you using cluster_interconnects?
-- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jamadagni, Rajendra INET: Rajendra.Jamadagni_at_espn.com Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).Received on Thu Sep 25 2003 - 11:44:37 CDT
- text/plain attachment: InterScan_Disclaimer.txt
Original text of this message