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Feed your sweet tooth! Austin Bakes for Japan, a fundraising bake sale to help survivors of Japan's earthquake and tsunami, will take place Saturday, April 2nd, from 10am – 2pm. Austin bakers and bloggers are taking part in the bake sale to benefit AmeriCares. Goods will be sold by donation, so buyers can pay what they can. Bake sale locations below.
Austin Bakes for Japan is part of a national movement of bake sales for Japan on April 2 with a goal of raising $10,000. Bake sales will be taking place the same day in 23 other U.S. cities including Boston, Washington, D.C., New York, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle.
Austin bake sale locations:
Downtown: Woof Gang Bakery Austin, 1204 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin
North Central: Foreign & Domestic, 306 E. 53rd Street, Austin
South: Hotel San Jose, 1316 South Congress Avenue, Austin
East: Nomad Bar, 1213 Corona Drive, Austin
West: Shops at Mira Vista, 2785 Bee Cave Road, Suites 336 & 341, Austin (10am-5pm)
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P.S. I'll be donating gluten-free goodies to the bake sale. Maybe this chocolate almond toffee?
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- The Manly Housewife said...
Well done. Thank you for your generosity we ran a small donation on our blog but nothing to this extent.
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Travellers who abandon England's motorways and head into the countryside find surprises around almost every bend in the road.
Burghley House is a great example.
Situated near the beautiful stone town of Stamford, in the county of Lincolnshire, Burghley carries the tag of "one of the largest and grandest houses of the first Elizabethan age".
It's a description that sits easily.
Burghley House was built between 1558 and 1587 for Sir William Cecil, later the 1st Baron of Burghley, who was Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I.
An extraordinary example of Elizabethan architecture and stonemasonry, the house has 35 major rooms on the ground and first floors, including a grand hall with eye-catching wooden ceiling decorations.
There are more than 80 lesser rooms and numerous halls, corridors and service areas.
Much of the house – including ceilings in many of the main rooms – is decorated with murals done in the English Boroque style by the Italian decorator, Antonio Verrio, who is often credited with introducing this style of mural painting to England.
The 'Heaven Room' in Burghley House is regarded as Verrio's masterpiece.
In the Pagoda Room, there are portraits of the Cecil family; Queen Elizabeth I; her father King Henry VIII; and Oliver Cromwell.
The eye-catching house, naturally, is a favourite with film makers and Burghley has been a striking backdrop for many movies, including "Middlemarch', 'The Da Vinci Code' and 'Pride and Prejudice'.
Burghley Estate is made up of 12,000 acres of farmland; 700 acres of woodland; more than 250 dwellings; 60 commercial properties including hotels, offices and workshops; as well as quarries, sports areas, gardens and allotments.
The house itself is set in magnificent gardens and parkland, laid out in the 18th Century by prominent landscape architect, Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, the man regarded by many as England's greatest gardener.
Other highlights of the park include a man-made lake, a quaint boathouse, deer and a Grade 1 listed entry gate.
Since the 1960's, Burghley has been owned by a charitable Trust, which has contrasted historic with modern by commissioning contemporary artworks in the grounds.
The main visitor gardens at Burghley are the Garden of Surprises and the Sculpture Garden.
Both gardens are open daily from March to October. Other parts of the estate are open at other times.
The Sculpture Garden promises "contemporary sculpture in an historic setting", while the Garden of Surprises combines fun and history.
Burghley House is the centre of many events throughout much of the year.
Check the Burghley House website for event details, along with information about the courtyard shop and cafe opening times.
Here are directions for travelling to Burghley House.
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Cambridgeshire also known, archaically, as the County of Cambridge; abbreviated Cambs.) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west.
Modern Cambridgeshire was formed from the historic counties of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, together with the Isle of Ely and the Soke of Peterborough; it contains most of the region known as Silicon Fen. The county town is Cambridge.
Cambridgeshire is twinned with Kreis Viersen in Germany.
Large areas of the county are extremely low-lying and Holme Fen is notable for being the UK's lowest physical point at 2.75 m (9 ft) below sea level. The highest point is in the village of Great Chishill at 146 m (480 ft) above sea level. Other prominent hills are Little Trees Hill and Wandlebury Hill in the Gog Magog Downs, Rivey Hill above Linton, Rowley's Hill and the Madingley Hills.
Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlements in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate and Balbridie.
Cambridgeshire was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Grantbridgeshire" (or rather Grentebrigescire) (cf the river Granta). Covering a large part of East Anglia, Cambridgeshire today is the result of several local government unifications. In 1888 when county councils were introduced, separate councils were set up, following the traditional division of Cambridgeshire, for the area in the south around Cambridge, and the liberty of the Isle of Ely.
In 1965, these two administrative counties were merged to form Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. Under the Local Government Act 1972 this merged with the county to the west, Huntingdon and Peterborough (which had itself been created in 1965 by the merger of Huntingdonshire with the Soke of Peterborough - previously a part of Northamptonshire which had its own county council). The resulting county was called simply Cambridgeshire.
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Probably everyone understands that what we post on the social media is generated by the need to impress others, be liked and be popular, but to show the downfalls of this a Dutch artist and an American photographer have begun a new artistic trend, called "Travel by Approximation." Everyone believes they had that great vacation, but in truth they never actually left home
It may have been done before, but the first example of this trend in the media has resulted in a photo book by Jenny Odell, titled "Travel by Approximation: A Virtual Road Trip." It all began when Odell was planning and sourcing information for a real road trip that she wanted to take. In the process, a great idea came to her and using various online resources, including Google Street View, travel review websites and the various photographic databases available on the Internet, she went a huge step further and put together a very realistic and complex one-year road tour of the U.S.A.
She took the information from the various websites and Photoshopped herself into appropriate scenes of the various destinations, even getting the lighting and clothing right. She kept everything as realistic as possible in terms of distances, mileage, food and accommodation and only virtually "drove" a certain and believable distance each day.
The whole project reportedly took two months to complete and when reading the book and viewing the photos it is actually possible to believe that Odell had quite literally "been there and done that."
Whether Odell actually got around to the original planned road trip, however, is unknown.
The next to take up the cause was a Dutch artist by the name of Zilla van den Born. The artist wanted to show people just how far people go on the Internet to manipulate and filter their actions, and how people literally create an online life to suit the way they want others to view them.
In a project known as "social media performance art" with maybe a touch of "travel by approximation," van den Born continued the artistic trend by fooling all her online friends into believing that she had taken a nice long vacation.
In fact she convinced them she took a five-week-long trip away in various areas of southeast Asia, all the while never actually leaving Amsterdam.
The way she did it was to post all the appropriate gushing updates on Facebook, along with very convincing photos of her travels. Some of them were easy to produce, like the image included above showing her visiting a Buddhist temple and another of her eating sushi with a big smile on her face. She also photographed a whole delicious spread of Asian food.
Only thing was, all these images were taken back home in Amsterdam. She even managed to publish a great photo of herself scuba diving in "tropical waters," but here she did, admittedly have to add in a few tropical fish.
Anyone interested in seeing all the various photos and scenarios involved can visit van den Born's Vimeo video channel which is linked below.
Having completely fooled all her friends and followers on the social media, van den Born went on to explain that when we take vacations these days, it is literally a case of a series of status updates on the social networks, followed by photos of our travels, comments and "likes," but all the while travel has now become an empty commodity, something to post on our timelines and networks, to attract "likes," shares and comments.
Van den Born went on to say that the main aim of her art project was to show everyone just how easy it can be to distort reality. She said that everyone knows that images of models and film stars are manipulated with Photoshop to show them at their best, but that people forget that they also manipulate their own reality when portraying their lives online. This includes their everyday activities up to and including the idea of travel by approximation, which is now becoming the latest artistic trend on the Internet.
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Republican National Convention: Departing thoughts
TAMPA — Given that your correspondent is in his second tour of covering national nominating conventions, here a a few quick observations — political and otherwise — from the concourse.
ITEM: The Republicans are a different group than they were in 2008 — more serious and more powerful.
Colorado GOP state chair Ryan Call made the observation last night as members of the delegation made off with their convention marker and handed round Sharpies to commemorate with signatures.
Call noted that the tone was more intellectually rigorous and serious in 2012. (Remember that in '08 the talk of the hall was Sarah Palin.) Besides the party's penultimate examples of Romney and Ryan, the party happily finds itself stocked with a deep bench, including Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, Mia Love, Susana Martinez, Bob McDonnell, Condoleezza Rice, Marco Rubio, and Scott Walker.
And yes, like any large group, there are exceptions. Surely Todd Akin is a gift to Democrats that keeps on giving, and it wasn't that long ago that the many players in the GOP primary threatened to make the party look rather hopeless.
ITEM: The lack of significant numbers of protesters was striking.
Yes, there were the threats of a hurricane going into convention week, but the tens of thousands of protesters that turned out in 2008 can carry their heads high; the puny showing in Tampa hardly registered attention.
What was far more striking was the sheer over-abundance of security. Many, many times folks were heard to complain of a "police state." Your correspondent bought The Post's Washington correspondent a bag of apples and they were confiscated.
Maybe if protesters don't show in Charlotte we can start thinking about returning to normal.
Because there was no sign of al Qaeda, either.
ITEM: Three days is the new reality.
Looks like with both conventions ending up opting for three days, a shorter nomination festival could be scaled back with ease.
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I've been thinking a bit about last week's AAM conference--I heard some very interesting sessions and had some good conversations with friends and colleagues, and, admittedly, was a bit jet-lagged. But what else do I wish for in a conference?
- Name tags that aren't worn down by participants' waists
- A map of the conference center
- More than a token three minutes to "discuss" in sessions--and some way to follow up that conversation
- Not having to wear a sweater indoors when it's 80 degrees outside (hey, what about that global warming?)
- The chance to fill out session evaluations online rather than being handed paper every time
- Moderators who don't read the participant' bios
- Technology that works (thanks, AAM, it worked everywhere I was) and I loved the print handouts on demand feature
- Fewer people talking about their own projects and more people, as in the Eye on Design session, talking about what really matters to them--outside of their own work place
- Better powerpoints--fewer words, more images, less reading of words on screen
- More times and ways to talk, in conversation with colleagues--I see this happening at many conferences, including AAM--Idea Lounges, Dine and Whatever...how can we create more of them?
- Some other ways to meet new people rather standing in line for food, or one of those three minute "discuss" sessions
- Hotels that don't charge for Internet access
- As in Philadelphia, great food nearby the conference center--Reading Market is the best!
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Top Democrat accuses anti-stimulus GOP governors of…RAAAAACISM!
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Well, Attorney General Eric Holder, here's your conversation about race: House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina is now accusing GOP governors who have fundamental misgivings about the trillion-dollar stimulus of opposing the law because they don't like black people.
Who's being divisive, Eric Holder? Who's obsessed with race? Who needs to stop self-segregating and stop spreading race-based poison? Where's the outrage? Clyburn earlier this year invoked plantation imagery to suggest that S.C. GOP Gov. Mark Sanford's opposition to earmarks was based on RAAAACISM.
Now this:
Representative James Clyburn held a roundtable meeting to discuss how the newly-signed stimulus package will affect South Carolina.
He said not only would it create jobs, but also repair roads and bridges around the state.
Clyburn also had some strong comments for Gov. Mark Sanford on why he thinks he opposed the stimulus.
"The governor of Louisiana expressed opposition. Has the highest African-American population in the country. Governor of Mississippi expressed opposition. The governor of Texas, and the governor of South Carolina. These four governor's represent states that are in the black belt. I was insulted by that," Clyburn said. "All of this was a slap in the face of African-Americans. It had nothing to do with Governor Sanford."
(link – hat tip: Connie Hair)
We don't need more talk like this. We need the racial grievance-mongers to shut up. Shut. Up.
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Transparency update: Administration legally required to release quarterly stimulus report hasn't done so since June of 2011
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MCWO welcomes Maternity Leave Fund
The Malta Confederation of Women's Organisations (MCWO) welcomes the launch of the Maternity Leave Fund out of which employers will be refunded for payment of paid maternity leave. The MCWO said that this measure was long overdue and will eliminate the main disincentive for employers to employ women of child bearing age due to the cost of maternity leave. In Malta, the Confederation said, employers pay for fourteen weeks of maternity leave payable at 100 per cent of the employee's salary. By means of the Fund all employers in the private sector will now contribute to the Fund and get reimbursed for payment of maternity leave enjoyed by their employees.
The MCWO said that in almost all Member States the maternity benefits are either partially or fully paid by some kind of social security fund where employers contribute in a number of different ways. Most often they pay out the entitlement and are reimbursed by the state fund (up to a certain ceiling) or they pay the difference on top of a lower statutory benefit. This is the case in Denmark, Finland, Greece, the Netherlands and the UK. In Germany and Poland, some employers have assumed administrative functions regarding maternity benefits, but are then fully reimbursed.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.Scott Dixon says he expects to be fined by IndyCar for calling for race director Beaux Barfield to be fired.
Dixon told The Associated Press on Wednesday he was frustrated following two consecutive races of inconsistency from IndyCar race control. He said he was upset Sunday in Baltimore when officials ignored a Chip Ganassi Racing request to tow his car back to pit lane so his team could attempt to repair it following an accident with Will Power with 22 laps remaining.
Dixon finished 19th and lost more ground to Helio Castroneves in the championship race. Dixon is 49 points behind Castroneves with three races remaining.
Dixon said he regrets the comments he made, and wished incidents the last two weeks had not detracted from the racing.
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A great cup of coffee requires more than picking a good brand and blend at the grocery: Every step is a chance to completely ruin or bring out the true potential of the previous step. I could just as easily be talking about wine, or chocolate, or almost any product (or service!) My choice of coffee probably has something to do with the mug next to me as I write this.
This is also true for website success (which may or may not be more important than a truly good cup of coffee.) A visitor browses through a sequence of pages with a certain goal or general desire in mind (craving a good cup of coffee). They may find what the want, or they may find an alternative (e.g. discovering the earthly delights of a french press brew.) Or they may leave (sorry, we don't serve tea.) Every page they visit effects both the chance of success and the quality of success.
A common e-commerce anology for the purchase process is a funnel. The top of the funnel represents prospects: people who arrive at a website, or look at a product page, i.e. might be interested in buying something. The next step down the funnel might be the user clicking 'more info'. The next step is adding to the shopping cart. Then viewing the shopping cart. Then beginning the checkout process. There's a step in the funnel for each step in the checkout process, ending in a completed transaction. An ideal funnel is a straight cylinder, where all prospects buy something. By identifying the squeeze points (lowest conversion rates) in the funnel you can figure out what part of the process needs to be fixed most.
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Fabio Gurgel, also known as "The General", co-leader of the powerhouse alliance team is a veteran of many tournaments both as a competitor (4 times World Champion) and as a coach (Five times World team Champion), so when he speaks people listen to his expert takes on the events. Here are his comments (from his facebook page) on the recent World Pro BJJ event held in Abu Dhabi:
"Abu Dhabi Pro, a different tournament!
One can say that there isn't another event like this one, it is the 2nd time I participate in in the 3 editions to date, this one was much superior but still controversial, it is a tournament with the greatest money prizes ever seen for fighters yet the brackets were scribbled in an amateurish incorrect fashion, I was told that the organizers distributed 300 air and hotel accommodations for the athletes yet they did not bring referees that are used to the high level matches that the event calls for (it is important to note that there were serious refereeing mistakes but overall the refereeing was ok). There are few tournaments with this technical level and the Absolute division appeared to be the best in recent jiu-jitsu history, yet, inexplicably traditional opponents read more)
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Young Adult Books Attract Growing Numbers of Adult Fans
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New Providence, NJ – September 13, 2012 – More than half the consumers of books classified for young adults aren't all that young. Fully 55% of buyers of works that publishers designate for kids aged 12 to 17 – nicknamed YA books — are 18 or older, with the largest segment aged 30 to 44. Accounting for 28 percent of sales, these adults aren't just purchasing for others — when asked about the intended recipient, they report that 78 percent of the time they are purchasing books for their own reading. The insights are courtesy of Understanding the Children's Book Consumer in the Digital Age, an ongoing biannual study from Bowker Market Research that explores the changing nature of publishing for kids.
"The investigation into who is reading YA books began when we noticed a disparity between the number of YA e-books being purchased and the relatively low number of kids who claim to read e-books," said Kelly Gallagher, Vice-President of Bowker Market Research. "The extent and age breakout of adult consumers of these works was surprising. And while the trend is influenced to some extent by the popularity of The Hunger Games, our data shows it's a much larger phenomenon than readership of this single series."
Indeed, thirty percent of respondents reported they were reading works in The Hunger Games series. However, the remaining 70 percent of readers reported a vast variety of titles (over 220), only two of which commanded more than five percent of overall sales – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Breaking Dawn.
"Although best sellers lead, there's a long tail of rich reading that has interesting implications for the publishers of YA books in terms of discovery and consumer relationships," said project editor Kristen McLean.
The trend is good news for publishers as these adult consumers of YA books are among the most coveted demographic of book consumers overall. Additional insights from the Bowker study show these readers are:
- Early adopters. More than 40 percent read e-books, equivalent to the highest adoption rates of adult genres of mystery and romance
- Committed: 71 percent say that if an e-book of their desired title was unavailable, they would buy the print book instead
- Loyal: Enjoying the author's previous books has a moderate or major influence over the book choice for more than two-thirds of the respondents
- Socially active: Although more than half of respondents reported having "no interest" in participating in a reading group, these readers are very active in social networks and often get recommendations from friends.
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Self-Publishing Movement Continues Strong Growth in U.S.
2012 ISBNs show nearly 60% more self-published works than in 2011
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NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., Oct. 9, 2013
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., Oct. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A new analysis of U.S. ISBN data by ProQuest affiliate Bowker reveals that the number of self-published titles in 2012 jumped to more than 391,000, up 59 percent over 2011 and 422 percent over 2007. Ebooks continue to gain on print, comprising 40 percent of the ISBNs that were self-published in 2012, up from just 11 percent in 2007.
"The most successful self-publishers don't view themselves as writers only, but as business owners," said Beat Barblan, Bowker Director of Identifier Services. "They invest in their businesses, hiring experts to fill skill gaps and that's building a thriving new service infrastructure in publishing."
The analysis shows the growing prominence of a handful of companies that offer publishing services to individual authors. More than 80 percent of self-published titles came to market with support from just eight companies, including Smashwords and CreateSpace.
Bowker's research on self-publishing includes surveys of authors that provide insight into where the market is going and services required by these writers. Those who intend to self-publish most often plan to bring fiction to market, followed by inspirational or spiritual works, books for children and biographies. The majority cite finding a traditional publisher as an obstacle. They also feel challenged bymarketing – a hurdle that becomes bigger with increasing numbers of books in the market.
Bowker provides a spectrum of services for small publishers through resources such as www.selfpublishedauthor.com,www.myidentifiers.com and www.bookwire.com. To view Bowker's 2012 report on self-publishing visit www.selfpublishedauthor.com.
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Bowker is the world's leading provider of bibliographic information and management solutions designed to help publishers, booksellers, and libraries better serve their customers. Creators of products and services that make books easier for people to discover, evaluate, order, and experience, the company also generates research and resources for publishers, helping them understand and meet the interests of readers worldwide. Bowker, a ProQuest affiliate, is the official ISBN Agency for the United States and its territories. The company is headquartered in New Providence, New Jersey, with additional operations in England and Australia.
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Every aspiring author, in their heart of hearts believes: "If I can just get my book published and into mainstream bookstores, I'll be on my way to fame and fortune!"
Ever notice how people shop for a book in a bookstore? Generally, they don't start at one end and work their way around, title by title.
More usually, they already know what they're looking for and head right to a section for the genre they like and find the authors they know, or titles they've heard about.
Everything else around the bookstore is practically invisible.
That's pretty much the way buyers shop online too. They just don't have to walk around the store anymore. But, rather than passing by thousands of other titles and authors, these now total in the millions.
In fact, according to Bowker, the official US agency responsible for assigning ISBN numbers to new titles, the numbers are growing to be rather staggering:
- 296,352 books were published in the U.S. 2006
- 561,580 books were published in the U.S. in 2008
- 4,134,519 books were published in the U.S. 2010
Data cited from Bowker data as of 2011
And Bowker estimates that they will have issued 15,000,000 ISBN numbers for new books by 2012. Why the big jumps in new published titles? Again, according to Bowker:
"Transformation of our industry has brought on a time of rich innovation in the publishing models we now have today. What was once relegated to the outskirts of our industry—and even took on demeaning names like 'vanity press' is now not only a viable alternative but what is driving the title growth of our industry today," said Kelly Gallagher, Vice-President, Bowker Market Research. "From that standpoint, self-publishing is a true legitimate power to be reckoned with. Coupled with the explosive growth of e-books and digital content – these two forces are moving the industry in dramatic ways."
That's right. Self-publishing through digitally delivered content is driving these huge numbers of new books to the market. But is there a market for all these new titles?
According to Publisher's Weekly, 2011 The Global eBook Market: Current and Future Projections:
"Consumers' attitudes as recently reported by BISG (Book Industry Study Group) reflect the deep and rapid change in the industry, particularly the revenue losses of hardcover and paperback sales. About 67 percent of ebook buyers said they increased their spending on ebooks…"
What does this mean to you as a new author? We sum it up in this simple equation:
eBooks + Visibility = Sales!
Publishing books is now the easiest and cheapest part of the problem to solve. Providing visibility to new authors and their titles, enabling them to rise above the masses for customer awareness, is the real kicker.
Thus, the traditional role of the book publisher in today's market, has transitioned from getting author's books to print and then into stores, to promoting and marketing their authors after they are already listed through digital retailers. Read on…in Getting Noticed.


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David Kates is one of the most popular composer, conductor and arranger in the music industry. He composes original music for video games, film, television and in the latest operetta, Miriam that is based on the iconic biblical character. He is also a popular pianist, teacher in jazz theory and harmony, choral conductor and also do lecturing to film students. He lectures the graduate film students in The Art Center College of Design, located in Pasadena, California. At the moment he has finished the originals score together with Joshua R. Mosley to the highly awaited animated feature film titled Mass Effect: Paragon Lost that is produced by FUNimation/EA. This is expected to be one of the best popular feature films in the modern days.
David Kates has had the great pleasure to compose great music for three mass effect productions. One of the most successful projects he has worked on is Mass Effect 2 (Bioware). The other video games that he has worked on include the Battlestations; Pacific and Neopets; Darkest Faeries. He has also managed to do great orchestra arrangements that have gained a lot of popularity all over the world. One of the most popular orchestras' arrangement is Tron Suite that is based on Wendy Carols provocative Sci-Fi that has been done by many orchestras around the globe as ground breaking for different concerts such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic done at The Hollywood Bowl.
After he graduated with a Documentary Filmmaking Degree from Temple University located in Philadelphia. He studied orchestration and film scoring at the famous UCLA Film Scoring program. He received the first experience in composing with McGraw Hills films where he recorded the educational films. David met with Ron Underwood and scored his kid's animated film Chuckie. This is an animated film that won the best soundtrack at the Asifa East Festival held in 1986. He helped compose and arrange music for the Disney Story. This is a documentary of the Disney firm and he began scoring education films on their behalf. He is the one who scored the Disney animated television series titles sing me a story with belle, the ugly duckling, Ferdinand the bull, little red riding hood, the three pigs and the brave engineer. One great thing to note about him is that any film that he has scored always appears on the top and gains a lot of popularity.
David Kates worked together with Pam Postrel and Micheal Greenfield at universal pictures. He also worked together with Bob Israel at aspect ratio scoring feature film trailers. Some of his original scores include Out of Sight, Casino, Jerry Maguire, Golddiggers, Dragon Heart and many others that have been trending worldwide.
David has also been very active when it comes to music licensing. His involvement in music licensing includes a great music library that is represented by Getty images. His music is used in a lot of programs that air on VH1, MTV, History Channel, Food Network, Spike Network, Discovery Channel, A & E among many others.…


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A landlord has been given a conditional discharge and a four-figure bill after being found guilty of unlawfully evicting a tenant.
Cornwall Council prosecuted Marlene Goodland of Truro under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977.
At Truro magistrates court, Goodland was found guilty of unlawfully evicting the tenant from an address in the city. Goodland received a 12 month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay costs of £4,321.80 to the council.
In March this year Goodland unlawfully entered the private rented house with a locksmith and changed the locks to the external doors locking her tenant's family possessions inside.
She took back possession of the premises within the initial six months rental term.
A council spokesman said: "The defendant informed the court that she believed that the tenant had vacated the premises at the time that she took possession. The landlord did not follow any lawful process before making the decision to enter the premises with a locksmith, change the locks and take over possession."


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The Euro 6 legislation has been in existence for a few years now, but as of September 2020 it will have an even more pressing significance for many van operators when London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone comes into effect. To be compliant with the ULEZ, any van operators who travel in London will need to make sure that by 2020 their vehicles are fitted with Euro 6 engines. Those who don't will face heavy fines, so operators with large fleets may want to look at replacing their vehicles slowly around now, so that they're fully ready by 2020.
A total of 9,400 deaths a year in London are suspected to be related to London's air quality. Nitrogen oxide (NOx) plays a major part in the development of these illnesses, and it's the vehicles on London's streets – both public and private – that are contributing to the city's consistently high NOx levels.
London also faces mounting pressure to mitigate the effects of climate change, and these two reasons are the primary motivating factors for why London mayor Sadiq Khan is establishing London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone, which aims to crack down on harmful vehicle emissions, with NOx chiefly amongst them. Euro 6 engines are becoming mandatory for vehicles within the city's limits from when the ULEZ comes into full force in September 2020.
Essentially, Euro 6 is the most recent legislation – set by the European Commission – that regulates harmful vehicle emissions. The legislation began in 1993 with Euro 1, and in the near-25 years since successive updates to it have resulted in a measurable and significant reduction of emissions like NOx. Other emissions it aims to tackle are levels of sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, CO2 (carbon dioxide) and diesel particulate matter emissions. Though not all are necessarily widely known to the general public, all have the capacity for severe harm to environmental (not to mention human) health.
London's mayor and senior officials hope that by allowing only the cleanest, greenest vehicles in London, it will improve the quality of life for everyone who lives, works in and visits the city.
In order to effectively reduce NOx levels, smaller vans and vehicles (i.e. those that weigh up to 1700kg) need to be fitted with a simple NOx storage catalytic converter, which will neutralise the most harmful effects of the emissions. Meanwhile, larger vans and vehicles that weigh over 1700kg (including HGVs) will require a Selective Catalytic Reduction system, otherwise known as an SCR. This injects a reductant called AdBlue into the vehicle's exhaust stream, which neutralises the NOx emissions by converting them into harmless water vapour and nitrogen.
The post this week is intended just to give you a broad overview of the Euro 6 legislation. On the blog next week, we'll be answering your most pressing questions about the Euro 6, so that you can come away with a more detailed understanding of how it may affect your business.
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- Addiction Treatment Services Overview
- Inpatient Detoxification
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- Addiction Outpatient Programs
- Medication Assisted Treatment
- Family Group
- Family Meetings
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- True You Recovery
Patients, in the St. Louis area, who do not require the structure of 24-hour care may be admitted to an outpatient program as their point of entry for treatment or as a progression to a less restrictive level of care following a stay on the Residential Unit for Addictions.
Outpatient levels of care include a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP).
Medication-assisted detoxification and recovery for addiction to opioids (heroin and prescription pain medications) is available at the discretion of the program medical director.


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Cannabis 101
MMJ Educator Column
So, you're a new medical cannabis patient. You've visited the doctor; you've received your card, and you're ready to explore the exciting world of cannabis medicine. Congratulations!
Our medical marijuana educators gathered some of the most commonly-asked questions patients want answered when starting their cannabis journey. Here are the top questions and their answers!
1.) Dispensary norms
- How do I choose a dispensary?
Choosing a dispensary for most patients is often determined by simple geography: If a dispensary is close to you, it makes sense to shop there—right? While this is one thing to consider when choosing your dispensary, it is also important to consider the products they offer and the quality of those products. If your doctor has suggested tincture for you, for example, it is important to choose a dispensary that offers a variety of quality tincture.
Product quality is an important thing to consider. Websites like Leafly.com can offer some insight into products but are often lacking concise information. When in doubt, speak with your cannabis community, your doctor, or an educator you trust to help you determine where to start.
- Do I have to visit the same dispensary every time?
No. Florida patients are not limited to the number of dispensaries they visit. Patients are allowed to explore and order from any and all dispensaries.
- Is delivery available?
Yes! Most dispensaries offer a delivery program for patients unable to visit their dispensary. Delivery price and time options vary—check with your local dispensary to learn more about their program!
Deliveries are made in discreet vehicles, with discreet packaging. No one will know they are delivering medical marijuana to your home. You must have the correct cash for the driver, and usually they advise of a delivery time window for each delivery.
2.) Purchasing products
- How much money do you think things cost?
The cost of medical marijuana products vary dispensary to dispensary and product to product. Some dispensaries have small vape pens and salves for as little as $20. Other stores offer flower pods and vape cartridges ranging from $50 – $75. Others still offer higher-end products like vaporizer units and concentrates for $100+.
- Does insurance cover any of it?
Unfortunately, there is currently no insurance coverage for medical marijuana products in the United States.
- How do I pick what I need?
Choosing one's medicine can be a tricky and time-consuming task. However, it is well worth your time and effort. Unlike the pharmaceutical industry, the cannabis industry is an emerging science, and there is currently no recognized medical standard for dosing requirements. Cannabis is not a one-size-fits-all medicine. Because each individual endocannabinoid system and condition is different, what works best for you may be wildly different than what works well for another person with your same ailment. A cannabis doctor can help you find a good foundation of products and dosage to get you started, but what your body actually needs may take time and experimenting to reveal. In other words, it is up to the individual to come to the dispensary armed with as much education as possible.
- What do and don't budtenders know? What do I need to be prepared for?
Most patients walk into a dispensary expecting to speak to experts in the cannabis field—and in some cases, there are truly brilliant educators available to help you navigate your journey. However, it is important to remember that the US cannabis market currently has no licensing around education for cannabis employees. In some cases, dispensaries prefer their employees to not be patients.
So, how do you proceed? Simply remember to keep things in perspective, be prepared, and ask questions to gauge the knowledge of the person who is helping you. If the individual can't clearly answer every question you have about their products, their reviews, and what conditions the dispensary has successfully treated patients for with this medicine, ask for someone more qualified to help you. If no one is able to meet your standards, think about exploring another dispensary.
Always remember:
A dispensary is a retail store, and retail employees are encouraged to push products they have an overstock of, to upsell, and to engage in other sales tactics which may or may not have your best health interests in mind.
When in question, don't overspend—if you have never tried a product before and aren't sure if you are going to like it, buy a small amount and then later determine if you want to repurchase it.
When shopping, you should always feel as if you are being treated with respect and concern for your health.
If you ever feel pushed, explore other options.
- Are there sales or discounts?
Yes! Most dispensaries have discounts for veterans and other choice groups regularly, as well as weekly ads for other available product price reductions. To keep current, sign up for your dispensaries text or mailing list, and you will receive a plethora of reminders of these opportunities to save.
- What happens if it doesn't work for me?
Each dispensary has its own conditions around the subject of returns. Most do not allow returns on purchased items. However, some will accept returns on containers if they are unopened and the packaging is not disturbed. Check with your local dispensary for their individual shop policies.
If you'd like to have your questions featured in a future issue of Florida Grass Roots, please send your inquiries to: [email protected]
Cannabis 101
Choosing your Cannabis Flower
The conversation around whole, raw cannabis flower access is growing. How do patients in
Florida prepare for this new legal landscape? What does one look for when purchasing
medicine in its whole plant form? How do we determine its safety and utility? In this article, we
open a dialogue to introduce the many uses and benefits of raw cannabis flower, providing a
map for the new patient on what to expect, consider, and be wary of when purchasing raw
cannabis flower from their local dispensary. To help pave the way, we invited Max Montrose,
Founder and President of the Trichome Institute, to share his views and perspectives on what's
important when choosing your whole flower medicine. Here are the top three most important
things a patient should consider.
1.) Follow your senses
It seems rudimentary, but the old adage is true: The nose knows. According to Montrose, you have the ability to decipher for yourself if the medicine you're ingesting is something your body will respond well to. But why is smelling cannabis so important?
"For the same reason it is important to use your senses when shopping for food at the grocery store," explains Montrose. Our bodies are constantly absorbing information from all around us. Sight, smell, taste, touch—these senses allow us to take in our surroundings, sending signals to our brain on what is and isn't good for us.
"It's just like shopping for food," Montrose explains. "If there is a pyramid of apples, why did you pick this over that? It didn't have a bruise. Its form was consistent. It was robust. In a shamanic way, it is called out to you. Anything that you are attracted to from a scent perspective is good for your body from a chemical perspective." If you are buying meat, for example, and it smelled rotten, you likely wouldn't buy it. Whether or not we realize it, we use our natural signals to determine what to put in our bodies, and what isn't safe for consumption.
Shopping for cannabis flower is the same. Cannabis contains compounds known as terpenes, which are oily organic compounds contained in the resin. Aromatherapy-like in nature, terpenes are responsible for the plant's unique smell and taste and have many therapeutic benefits and effects. When combined together in their natural state, they contribute to cannabis' entourage effect. In a revolutionary paper by Dr. Ethan Russo, the researcher finds that cannabinoids and terpenes work together to enhance and regulate the effects of one another.1 This means that terpenes are as important as— if not more important than— cannabinoids.
There are many different terpenes that exist, and each strain of cannabis has its own unique terpene profile. This profile is responsible for the strain's unique smell, taste, and medicinal effect. Like cannabinoids, terpenes work together like a musical group, each plays its own part, and when they work together—their unique natural combination provides a symphony of balanced medicinal effects. All plants, and some animals, contain terpenes. When we hold a ripe piece of fruit or a flower to our nose and are attracted to its scent, what we are actually acknowledging is the body's attraction to its unique terpene profile.
So, how do we use this information? In short: If a strain appeals to your senses, give it a try. If you find yourself overcome with attraction and curiosity, this is a good sign. However, if your nose tells you to put the jar down, then listen. Even though a terpene profile may be labeled on the product, our nose is our first point of contact for knowing which terpene profiles to choose. And as it turns out, your nose may be your secret weapon.
"When shopping for flower, most people look for two things: strain name and THC percentage. In reality, these are the two most meaningless things," says Montrose. "Science has proven how and why strain names do not correlate to an effect or variety type, so this doesn't really tell you anything. But if you can see and smell the quality for yourself and know how that smell correlates to different psychotropic effects, you have more control over the medicine and what it provides."
For this reason, it is absolutely essential for medical patients to have access to smelling and visually assessing their flower before purchase. As Florida shifts its weight over the topic of smokable flower, patients and educators alike must contact their legislators to explain why access to whole flower medicine—before it is rolled into pre-rolled joints or stuffed into small ceramic containers—is imperative to the process of properly medicating with cannabis. If your dispensary does not offer you this experience, it may be wise to ask a manager why. Explaining our needs as patients is a great way to help encourage dispensaries to meet their patients' needs.
2.) Quality
Just like with food, the quality of your cannabis matters. Did you know that your cannabis, just like the food in your refrigerator and pantry, has a shelf life? Cannabis' terpene profile and cannabinoid levels will shift and change depending on when it is harvested and how long it is left to sit between production and sale. Something that may surprise you is that cannabis actually has a peak ripeness in the same way that fruit does. A green tomato picked before peak ripeness, for example, is bitter, flavorless, and less nutritious than a tomato that is left to ripen on the vine. Cannabis is no different, and once again, it all comes back to terpenes.
"People should think about terpenes as the beer bubble in a freshly-tapped mug of beer," Montrose explains. Terpenes are in a constant state of evaporation. But what happens to your beer if you leave it to sit for a long period of time?
"If you let your beer sit overnight, your beer is flat," Montrose says. And the same goes for terpenes. "It is all about the terpenes. Just like beer, cannabis can go flat. You can slow the process down but can't prevent it 100 percent, so when this happens, cannabis no longer has it's stimulating or sedating properties, polypharmacy, or entourage effects. When terpenes are gone, what you now have is a lacking product." In most instances, the cannabis sold in dispensaries is "flat"—and for this reason, it is important for patients to be able to grow their own. In the same way that fresh vegetables are more nutritious than after a week in the fridge, fresh cannabis is much more beneficial to our health.
Finding fresh cannabis can be a challenging task even in the most liberal of markets, but Florida is well on its way towards establishing more reasonable laws. In the meantime, there are resources available to help train your nose and body to tune in to the quality of your cannabis flower.
"For people that are new to this, it can be overwhelming at first because the things you look for are small and subtle," says Montrose. Some signs of quality are easier to spot than others.
According to Montrose, poor quality cannabis that hasn't been flushed, for example, will smell like salt before you smoke it. "Because macro and micro nutrients have not been flushed from the flower properly, you will be smoking salts, and this will feel painful," he explains. Flower that has been treated with harmful chemicals can give off a scent that reads as metallic, or chemically-pungent, but not always. These subtleties can be difficult to determine for the new patient.
Thankfully, there are resources available. The Trichome Institute, for example, has developed tools to help people train themselves on how to see these subtle differences. Their mission aims to solve one of the most complex problems in the cannabis industry: offering high-level education to cannabis professionals. In addition to government standard courses, The Trichome Institute offers a cannabis sommelier program called
3.) Safety: testing, chemicals, etc.
Cannabis flower is the US's and Canada's largest cash crop—and shockingly, this multibillion dollar industry has no quality control. "Unlike the grocery store," Montrose explains, "There is no such thing as quality testing or certifications."
This fact is shocking and can be difficult to come to terms with. How is it that such a booming industry lacks even a small department to make sure its products meet the standards patients need? Whether for reasons of rapid growth of demand before proper infrastructure was put in place or simply lack of diligence, the US cannabis industry currently has no required standardized testing requirements. State by state, requirements vary, and currently in the state of Florida, the only thing required for third-party testing is a test for THC. "And as aforementioned," says Montrose, "This doesn't matter much."
What does matter, and what is lacking, are tests to determine the quality of the bud: tests that provide insight into the conditions under which it was grown, and the health of the plant.
"Not one lab currently tests for or has a standard for cannabis ripeness," Montrose says. "And as previously explained, it is important that your cannabis be ripe if you are going to use it for its maximum benefit." No lab currently tests for insects on flower, either—a common problem in commercial growing facilities, and a good gauge of how healthy the plant's growing conditions were.
So, what do we do? Begin by asking your dispensary questions, and don't take a verbal affirmation of tested products as a green light. Consider the following:
- Ask your dispensary what they test for, and why.
- Read up on what common pesticides are used to grow cannabis on a large scale and their risks.
- Keep in mind that a company with a retail structure has the company's best interests in mind, not necessarily your health. In the state of Florida, you need more licensing to apply makeup than to sell a product in a dispensary to a patient. There are some amazing dispensaries and dispensary workers out there, but he or she may or may not have the knowledge or experience to point you in a safe and healthy direction. It is wise to remember that the responsibility truly lies in our own hands. For these reasons, building trusting relationships with educators, dispensaries, doctors, and the cannabis community is essential.
- When in doubt, build a relationship with a testing lab in your area and have your product tested yourself. Keep in mind that one batch of cannabis will differ from the next, so be mindful of the serial number when testing product. If you receive a questionable result, bring it to the attention of your grower/dispensary. As patients, it is up to us to lead the way for the industry standards to meet the quality standards we set for our own health.
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Matrix Message (35)
153 Revisited . . .
He discussed the number 153 quite a bit, in regard to The Great Pyramid.
Today, as I thought about 153 and various connections to Munck's matrix, and to some of my own work ... I came upon the following :
I thought about Furia mentioning, on the talk show, the 204 total courses of stone evident on the outside surface of The Great Pyramid ... including the original capstone. Could there be any significant relationships between the number 204 and Munck's extracted figure ( from the integrity of the matrix itself ) of 480.3471728 Feet for the original height of The Great Pyramid ? I decided to try a multiplication of the number 1.177245771 times 204. Recall that this ( 1.177245771 ) is an important number encoded at Stonehenge ... the ratio between the exact radius of The Sarsen Circle in Feet, or 48.66934411 Feet (Munck) ... and The Radian (deg) constant of circle/sphere mathematics, using our convention of 360 degrees on a circumference ....
57.29577951 / 48.66934411 = 1.177245771
Also recall that 1.177245771 is the TANGENT (Munck) of the 49.65408598 arc-degrees of azimuth-of-orientation of "The Avenue" at Stonehenge. Now ... multiply 1.177245771 times 204 courses of stone :
That figure is very close to Munck's extracted figure of 480.3471728 Feet for the original height of The Great Pyramid. Now ... multiply ...
Well ... what do we do with that number ? Why not see if it has a recognizable matrix-number relationship to the Pi constant ? Try dividing it by Pi ...
230718.5645 / Pi = 73440
We get a rational number out of that. What do we do with 73440 ? Why not see if it has a recognizable matrix- number relationship to Earth's Precession Cycle of 25920 years ?
73440 - 25920 = 47520 .... do it again .... 47520 - 25920 = 21600
That's the Grid LAT of Stonehenge !! (Munck). It's also the polar circumference of Earth in nautical miles and in latitude minutes. Grid LAT of Stonehenge ...
51 (deg) X 10 (min) X 42.35294118 (sec) North = 21600 North
Those latitude numbers are, in fact, the precise latitude of Stonehenge.
Notice that we subtracted two Earth Precession Cycles from 73440 ... we subtracted 51840. That number encodes the precise latitude (Munck) of a former mound ... it was called Big Mound, and it was situated where St. Louis, Missouri is today. It was destroyed for use as railroad bed material, after it was plundered for human remains. The former Big Mound's matrix numbers (Munck) :
Grid LAT 38 (deg) X 38 (min) X 35.90027701 (sec) North = 51840 North = 2 X 25920 Grid LONG 121 (deg) X 19 (min) X 9.576986758 (sec) W.Giza = 22017.49256 W.Giza W.Greenwich 90 deg 11 min 8.776986758 sec Grid POINT Value 51840 / 22017.49256 = 2.354491542 = 2 X 1.177245771
Big Mound Times Miami Circle
Let's multiply the Grid POINT Value of the former Big Mound, times the hopefully not-to-be-former Miami Circle's Grid POINT Value ... assuming my projected 3.872983346 value based on Richard C. Hoagland's GPS readings of Feb.4th, 1999 :
The number 9.11890653 is the Grid POINT Value of The Quetzalcoatl Pyramid, at Teotihuacan in Mexico (Munck). Is it more than random coincidence, that the alpha-numeric "sum" of the name QUETZALCOATL ... is 153 ? The work of Zecharia Sitchin says that the Egyptian "god" Thoth was one-and-the-same person ... as in real, flesh and blood humanoid ... as the "god" Quetzalcoatl. It is appropriate, here, that Thoth/ Quetzalcoatl is the "god" of mathematics and writing. He apparently was also the architect of The Great Pyramid ... and probably the designer/architect of many other monuments, pyramids, stone circles, and mounds ... all over Earth.
Notice the number 7344 ... a decimal harmonic of 73440. Visualize a bi-lateral "folding", now ... of the number 7344. By "folding", I mean adding or subtracting the "73" to/from the "44" ... We are "dividing" the 7344 bi-laterally ... into 73 and 44.
73 + 44 = 117
Recall that 117 encodes important numbers from the geometric model of Hoagland's "hyperdimensional physics" ... 117 = 6 X 19.5 .... where the two tetrahedra touch the rotating-circumscribing sphere at 6 vertices, at 19.5 degrees north and south latitude ... with the other 2 vertices touching at the poles. We know that one arc-degree of Earth Precession takes 72 years, so 1000 arc-degrees of Earth Precession takes 72000 years. Now ... subtract the number 72000 from the number 73440 ...
73440 - 72000 = 1440
The number 1440 is the total number of corner-angle degrees on the surfaces of 2 tetrahedra ... assuming our convention of 360 degrees on a circumference.
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I received word this weekend that I will be presenting at the DoD Cyber Crime Conference 2006 in Palm Harbor, FL, in Jan 2006. I will be presenting a case study, a walk-through of an investigation that takes place on a Windows system. I will be basically tying a couple of my previous presentations (i.e., "The Windows Registry as a Forensics Resource", "Tracking USB Storage Devices on Windows Systems", etc.) together with some "practical" application.
The agenda for the 2005 conference looks pretty interesting, with a good deal of emphasis on LEO-type information (i.e., courses/presentations on ILook, law, etc.)
It seems that Richard Bejtlich will be there, as well. I look forward to meeting him, and listening to his presentations.


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This week's Heart 2 Heart challenge is to use this sketch as the pattern for your project.
Since I do not yet have all my Christmas cards made, I decided to use the festive Pear & Patridge Workshop on the Go kit (papers, stamp set, and red sparkles) on my card. I wanted it to be easy to mail, so I also added bling with Red Glitter Glitz Gel to add sparkle without bulk.
Whenever you have a sketch, use it as is or feel free to tweak it to suit your stamps, paper, etc.
If you need more inspiration, be sure to check out all of our Design Team's creations at H2H. Then, get crafty and upload your project too!
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Shaft drilling for Northgate station complete
This month Sound Transit's contractor finished drilling the last of the 42 shafts for the columns that will support the future Northgate station and elevated guideway.
Removing temporary casing from final drilled shaft at the Northgate Station site.
There is still plenty of work to do; crews will demobilize drilling equipment from the site and continue to form the columns through the summer.
Northgate ped/bike bridge open house on August 3
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will host an open house from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Hampton Inn to share information on projects to improve walking and biking in Northgate, including the new ped/bike bridge that will connect the Northgate Link station to the west side of I-5. Attend the open house—or participate online Aug. 3 to 24—to learn about the revised bridge design, the most promising route for the Northgate Neighborhood Greenway, and other transportation projects and programs in Northgate. Visit SDOT's webpage for more information.
Sound Transit will also staff a Northgate Link project information table at the open house.
Roosevelt Station concrete pours continue
In case you missed it, check out time-lapse footage of thousands of yards of concrete being placed at the Roosevelt Station site. With the 8-foot thick station floor complete, crews will focus on wall pours over the next few months.
U District tower cranes going up
U District neighbors will notice two new tower cranes above the gold wall at the U District Station site. The first of the two cranes was installed the weekend of July 22nd and the second went up the weekend of July 29th. These new cranes will help Hoffman Construction Company place thousands of yards of concrete and thousands of pounds of rebar to build the station.


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The Ruler of the Forest has reign the protector of the Jungle for years due to their majestic abilities that they've been blessed with from the gods. Utilizing these abilities, the protector has fended off countless threats to the forest. A new threat to the forest shows, will the Ruler of the Forest prove to be successful in their defense once more? #rpgmakermvco #JungleBahasa: English
It's different to the usual RPG style games.
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2019 Buick Envision has arrived, and with style. The car proved the expectations of the market since it really is very modern, stylish and it has great design. Also, the manufacturer has provide great engine options that are perfectly combined with the equipment packages that would be offered.
2019 Buick Envision Release date
2019 Buick Envision has been presented to the public. The first public presentation and debut was held by the company's representative. This was the opportunity for the market to hear what this car would look like, its engine choices and design. The production line is starting soon, and the sales are expected to start promptly.
Price for Buick Envision 2019
Since the manufacturer's representative officially p[resented 2019 Buick Envision a while ago, he we can now talk about the prices for various trims and versions of the model. We did not get precise price lists for all trims and equipment packages of this SUV, but the base price would be $32,990. Also, the upgraded trim would have the price of $34495. The most upgraded trim and equipment package of this model would be priced at $36795.
The exterior design would be top-notch since the manufacturer has done a great job in order to make some lines and edges a bit sharper yet the entire SUV would look very modern and smooth.
The model would be made with four doors and there would be a door for a larger trunk area, that would be perfect for larger trips and travels. The LED technology would be used for headlights and taillights. There would be also fog lamps installed in the front bumper. The curb weight of the car would be, depending on the trim and packages, 3,755 – 4,083 lbs.
The interior design of 2019 Buick Envision is very stylish and modern just like the exterior one. Premium leather materials would be used for seats. Regarding the seats, there would be two seat rows for five passengers. The front seats would have various settings and features.
There would also be a lot of legroom and headspace and the comfort of passengers would never be a problem. Apart from this, there would be great sound and climate systems that would make driving pleasant in every occasion. Furthermore, the manufacturer has done a lot in order to make this car attractive in technological terms. This is the reason why he installed Wi-Fi hotspot.
In addition to this, the car would be perfect for Android and Apple devices. Apart from this, there would be a lot of various ports and a display screen. Airbags, collision warnings, par assist would be some of the safety features that would be offered.
Buick Envision Engine and Transmission
When we are talking about the engine choices that the manufacturer has decided to use for 2019 Buick Envision, there would be two options. The first engine option would be a 2.0 liter engine. This turbo, an inline-4 as well, engine would be capable of providing 252 horsepower and using 295 lb-ft of torque. Apart from this engine choice, the manufacturer would also provide another inline-4 engine that would be a 2.5 liter one. This engine would be capable of providing 197 horsepower and using 192 lb-ft of torque. The manufacturer would provide only the automatic transmission system, but there would be two versions.
The first version would be for the first engine choice and it would have 9 speeds. The second engine choice would be paired with the one that has six speeds. Both engines would be very powerful and thus capable of great speed. This is why only 6.6 seconds would be enough for reaching 60 mph. The engine placement would be the front one. Moreover, the manufacturer would offer both the front-wheel and four-wheel driving systems. The fuel consumption of the car would be also great since it would be 20 mpg in city and 25 mpg on highway.
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|Competitors:2019 Acura RDX,2019 Lincoln Nautilus
As stated in the beginning, 2019 Buick Envision has met the expectations. Now we know everything about this SUV, its design, characteristics, packages and everything neede3d to take it into consideration when thinking about buying this type of vehicle. It also needs to be added that its price is good for this type of packages.


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Pretty amazing weekend in college sports, and I'm not even talking about March Madness. The college golf scene witnessed some impressive performances as well the past few days. To wit:
Alabama men shot a 47-under 817 total to win the Schenkel Invitational by 22 strokes. It was a school best in terms of score in relation to par (five strokes better than the previous mark set in 2007). It also broke the tournament 54-hole scoring record by eight strokes.
Two All-Americans became their respective school's career win leaders—Washington's Chris Williams taking his fifth title with a victory at the Bandon Dunes Collegiate and Virginia's Ben Kohles claiming medalist honors for a seventh time with a three-shot triumph at the Schenkel Invitational. Kohles shot a 18-under 198, breaking his career best 54-hole total by eight strokes and setting the school and tournament scoring marks.
The Clemson men claimed the Furman Invitational title for a third straight year, shooting a 26-under 838 to win by 15 strokes. Three players finished in the top four individually (Corbin Mills,Crawford Reeves and Thomas Bradshaw). It was also the first time in eight years that the Tigers have won consecutive events, after Clemson took the title at the USC-Aiken Cleveland Classic last month. Mills shot a final round 65, tying his best score at Clemson, in his final college round before playing in the Georgia Cup and the Masters in the next few weeks.
It wasn't just the men's teams setting scoring marks. Purdue's Paula Reto broke a school record with a eight-under 64 in the final round of the Insperity Lady Jaguar Intercollegiate to claim a 10-shot win. She had shot a season-low 68 in the second round. Her nine-under 207 also set the Purdue 54-hole record.
The Florida women repeated as champions at the SunTrust Gator Women's Invitational by carding the second-lowest team total in tournament history with a 24-over 864, beating last year's score by one stroke. The Gators defeated runner-up Alabama by one stroke when freshman Camilla Hedberg made a par-save on the 18th hole to close out the tournament.
San Diego State senior J.J. Spaun shot a 15-under 201 at Omni Tucson National resort to take the individual title at the National Invitational Tournament. The win came just five days after Spaun finished first at The Farms Invitational with a four-under 212 performance. Spaun's efforts helped the Aztecs claim the team title in each event.
Playing their home course, the University of Texas GC, Longhorns Jordan Spieth, Dylan Frittelli and__Julio Vegas all shared medalist honors__ with five-under 208s at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate. They powered the top-ranked team in the most recent Golf World/Nike Golf coaches' poll to the team title, the Longhorns' fifth victory of the 2011-12 season.


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What goes into a medical kit for a trip to Mars? What risks could astronauts face as they travel farther than ever before? Space travel of unprecedented distances and durations may some day be a reality, but only if health-related questions are asked and answered today.
One of the experts NASA turns to is Carol Scott-Conner, MD, emeritus professor and former head of surgery in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine—only the second woman to be appointed to lead a surgery department in the United States. Since 2002, Scott-Conner has been involved in research conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to support NASA, helping to identify and prepare for challenges that could arise during long-term space missions. Currently, she chairs two committees of the Academies' Health and Medicine Division (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine): the Committee to Review NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks, and the Committee on Aerospace Medicine and Medicine of Extreme Environments.
Scott-Conner spoke with Medicine Iowa about collaborating with the brightest minds in their fields to shape the future of extraterrestrial medicine.
Q: What kind of research is this?
A: It's not research in the sense of going to the lab. This is a convening of experts who examine all of the evidence. The original question NASA asked was, "If we want to send humans beyond low-Earth orbit, what are the major health issues, and what research should we be doing today to prepare ourselves?" We looked at a whole host of issues. That resulted in a summary of best knowledge at the time.
NASA has since separated that summary into about 35 risks and created reports on each. One of the committees I chair is examining those reports. We look at where they are, what NASA is projecting to do for research, and what they've identified as the unknowns. We give that a reality check against the best outside experts.
Q: What issues are being explored?
A: Some of them are very mundane things: What do you put in your medical kit? What meds do you take? What instruments do you take? Should you have a physician with you? What if the physician gets sick?
What you want to do is something that was pretty nicely brought out by the film The Martian, with all the "MacGyvering" he does. You want to give them things to improvise with. Send them with plenty of duct tape—or the medical equivalent of duct tape. Many of the other problems are quite space-specific.
Q: What issues have interested you the most?
A: Radiation exposure is one. Beyond low-Earth orbit, radiation is more intense and different—a higher dose of a worse kind of radiation. The biologic effects are like cannonballs compared with pellets of birdshot.
They measure astronauts' exposure, just like we do in the hospital with dosimetry badges. NASA would prefer to send experienced astronauts, of course, but they've already accumulated some exposure. If we want to send somebody to Mars but their cumulative exposure would exceed a tolerable limit, what should we do? Just increase the acceptable limit?
The subcommittee that formed under my direction to study this question included a group of stellar biomedical ethicists. They worked out a multistep process that was ethically sound, practical, and defensible. It involves evaluating the importance of the mission. Does it justify putting humans at risk? Next, is everything being done to minimize exposure? And so on. The standards themselves do not get changed.
Q: How did you get involved in this work?
A: I got a call from a former NYU professor who was working for the Institute of Medicine. They were looking for a surgeon to support a committee working with NASA. I named some surgeons doing research on surgery in zero gravity, but he said they all had conflicts of interest. And then I said, "If you can't find anybody else, I'd be interested." He said, "Send me your C.V." The next thing I knew, I got an invitation.
I like to tell this to young people in academics: Don't be afraid to volunteer. You may be just what they're looking for. In my case, I think it was the fact that I was doing a combination of surgical oncology while taking trauma and burn calls at night. Those are their big issues: concepts you have to know as a surgical oncologist—radiation and all of that—and the injuries.
Q: Were you interested in space travel before then?
A: I was fascinated by it when I was young. My dad was a physicist who worked for the U.S. government. I was an only child, and he would talk to me about the basic principles of rocketry, like the difference between solid-fueled rockets and liquid-fueled rockets. I remember going out at night to look for Sputnik. So I grew up with it. And I liked to read science fiction. I love the idea of going to Mars.


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Jermaine Beckford scored the crucial goal which earned ten-man Leeds United a 2-1 home victory over Bristol Rovers and a return to the Championship.
Three-time league champions Leeds have twice lost in the play-offs since dropping into the third tier in 2007 and fans feared they could be forced to compete in the high-pressure knockout series again.
And that looked to be the likely outcome after Max Gradel was sent off and Daryl Duffy gave Rovers the lead shortly after half-time.
Simon Grayson 's men levelled through Jonny Howson just before the hour mark, but still knew that results elsewhere could condemn them to the play-offs.
Beckford, who has struggled to win over the Elland Road faithful despite his goalscoring exploits, then secured his place in Leeds United's history by netting a 62nd-minute winner that clinched second place behind champions Norwich.
It was almost certainly Beckford's last appearance for the club as he is close to agreeing a move to Everton, but he at least left on a high.
The result at Elland Road meant that Millwall's 3-2 win over Swindon and Charlton's 2-0 victory at Oldham counted for little.
Third-placed Millwall will now face Huddersfield in the play-off semi-finals, with fourth-placed Charlton set to take on Swindon.
At the other end of the table, Gillingham were relegated after losing 3-0 at Wycombe. Exeter's 2-1 home win over Huddersfield and Tranmere's 3-0 success at Stockport condemned the Gills to the drop.