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Stress eating may be your biggest weight gain problem. What should you do? When times are tough, it's easy find comfort in a donut, a bag of chips, or even chocolate. Many have come to believe stress eating is a fact of life. Here's some good news. Saying "I'm a stress eater" is a reaction to stress based on a belief. You can change this by asking "How do I manage my weight when my stress level is a 10?"
Considering that stress is the single biggest cause of all disease and lifestyle challenges, including chronic dieting, obesity, diabetes and cravings … it's not surprising that there is a relationship between the ways we physically and mentally experience stress. The question is easier to understand if we break it down into smaller chunks to examine.
What Is Stress
The dictionary defines stress as "A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances." This definition is interesting. It doesn't say stress is either "good" or "bad." The body recognizes a demanding circumstance and reacts. For some folks, the stress causes weight loss. Others gain weight. Regardless of the circumstances or the distinction, stress can be experienced:
- Chemically, in the processes of the body
- Emotionally, in our thoughts, feelings and beliefs
- Spiritually, in our sense of connection
- Structurally, in our bones and muscles
The Stress Reaction
From a physiological standpoint, stress causes an increase in cortisol production. This is which is associated with:
- Weight gain
- An inability to lose weight
- Premature aging
- Increases in LDL levels of blood cholesterol, salt retention, insulin resistance, and general inflammation
In fact, the moment stress is activated, the digestive system shuts down. Blood is rerouted to the extremities, and the body prepares for fight or flight.
When stress is ON; digestion is OFF.
Being A Stress Eater Is A Belief?!?
This is an interesting point. The brain cannot differentiate between real and imagined stress. Therefore, eating as a go-to response to stress, produces the same physiological reaction by the body as being chased by a bear. As long as we are experiencing stress, or believe that we are, digestion is turned OFF. If we couple this with the habit of telling ourselves that the necessary response to stress is to eat ("stress eater"), then weight gain is an inevitable result.
Coping With Stress Needs Habit Change
Instead, if we consider that reducing and coping with stress requires a habit change, we can create another possibility. This is great news! Habits are merely rituals or thoughts that have been repeated over time where the thinker believes them to be true. Habits don't require us to remember to do something. They are just a go-to response. Since habits are at the mercy of our thoughts, changing a habit requires re-wiring the brain. First, we must learn to think a different thought and not rely on the old response.
New Way To Think
Instead of this response: "I'm a stress eater. My stress level is a 10. I must eat." We can try: "I'm feeling stressed. I must go for a walk. Walking helps reduce my stress." Or jogging, or calling a friend, or meditating, or any number of other activities that might resonate with you. And here are 10 foods you should be eating when you just have to have a snack.


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The national editor of this newspaper last year asked the commissioner of the N.B.A. at a conference how it felt "to be the wokest professional sports league." It was a fair description: While Colin Kaepernick has been unable to find a job in the N.F.L. after kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality, basketball stars like LeBron James, Derrick Rose and Kobe Bryant have freely expressed their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, even on the court.
It's a reputation — and a brand — that the league has cultivated. "I didn't know we were given that designation," Adam Silver, the N.B.A. commissioner, responded. "But I understand the sentiment and we're proud of that." He went on to insist that "political speech" is players' "absolute right within the league."
Absolutely, that is, unless the subject of that political speech is the Chinese Communist Party, which presents perhaps the greatest strategic threat to our freedoms of any regime in the world. On that subject, Mr. Silver and the league he runs are shamefully silent.
A stunning instance of N.B.A. acquiescence to Beijing began on Friday evening when Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets, put out a tweet expressing support for Hong Kong's democracy movement: "Fight for freedom. Stand with Hong Kong." You might assume that the wokest professional sports league — this is a business, after all, that pulled its all-star game out of Charlotte, N.C., in 2017 because of that state's anti-transgender bathroom bill — would see human rights, representative democracy and freedom of conscience as core virtues. But you would be wrong.
The Morey tweet, though promptly deleted, went viral in China, where outrage from sponsors and fans was fast and furious. But the swiftness with which the N.B.A. bent its knee to Chinese sensitivities was truly breathtaking for a league that prides itself on a "sense of an obligation, social responsibility, a desire to speak up directly about issues that are important," as Mr. Silver has boasted. Perhaps the fact as many as 500 million Chinese watched at least one N.B.A. game last season and the N.B.A.'s business operations there are valued at more than $4 billion had something to do with it.
The owner of the Houston Rockets, Tilman Fertitta, didn't hesitate to throw his general manager under the bus: "Listen … @dmorey does not speak for the @HoustonRockets. Our presence in Tokyo is all about the promotion of the @NBA internationally and we are not a political organization," he posted late Friday night, a few days before a Rockets preseason game in Japan.
Soon after came Mr. Morey's walk back: "I did not intend my tweet to cause any offense to Rockets fans and friends of mine in China. I was merely voicing one thought, based on one interpretation, of one complicated event. I have had a lot of opportunity since that tweet to hear and consider other perspectives."
Among the offended was the Chinese Basketball Association, which immediately suspended its relationship with the Rockets. The association is headed by Yao Ming, a former Rockets player who made the team by far the most popular N.B.A. franchise in China. By Monday, the current Rockets star James Harden offered a full-throated apology on behalf of his boss: "We apologize. You know, we love China. We love playing there."
The N.B.A.'s official Chinese apology, put out on the social media site Sina Weibo (China's version of Twitter), was something to behold: "We are extremely disappointed in the inappropriate comment by the general manager of the Houston Rockets," it said. Mr. Morey "undoubtedly seriously hurt the feelings of Chinese basketball fans."
All of this comes just as the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets are headed to China for a two-game exhibition. The Nets are owned by Joe Tsai, a co-founder of Alibaba, who weighed in on the Morey controversy in a long Facebook post that called the tweet "damaging," the democracy protesters a "separatist movement" and the subject of Hong Kong's independence a "third-rail issue."
That an Alibaba chief sees the situation this way — the company's technology has been used by the Chinese government to surveil its citizens — should not come as a surprise to anyone. The question is how an American league that prides itself on promoting progressive values squares those values with allowing an apologist for authoritarianism to own one of its teams. What's more, why is a league run by a commissioner who rightly criticized President Trump's Muslim travel ban for going "against the fundamental values and the fundamental ingredients of what makes for a great N.B.A." also running a training camp for young players in the Chinese region of Xinjiang, amid camps of a far different kind?
Woke politics often seems to train our collective attention down on our navels rather than out at the world. Is the issue of gender-neutral bathrooms really as morally urgent as a country that is, as Pete Buttigieg sharply put it, "using technology for the perfection of dictatorship?" This is a worldview that encourages companies to take cost-free stands on the progressive cause of the moment and do absolutely nothing to uphold fundamental progressive values when doing so requires more sacrifice than the time it takes to write up a news release. A worldview that fails to force companies like the N.B.A., Apple, Google and Disney to account for the fact that they are serving as handmaidens to totalitarians is not one worth taking seriously.
The longstanding conventional wisdom on China — that engagement and investment by America in China would inevitably lead to the country's political liberalization — has simply not proven true. This is the chestnut Adam Silver himself insists on, when he speaks about the possibilities of "basketball diplomacy."
Alas, just the opposite has happened.
China has become more repressive the more it has engaged with the West. Meantime, that economic engagement has led major Western businesses and institutions to keep quiet on a major moral issue of this century. The N.B.A.-China partnership is just one example of so many in which Beijing is calling the shots.
Real political wisdom on this score lies with the creators of "South Park," who, having offended China with an episode this week, dunked on the N.B.A.'s cravenness.
"Like the N.B.A., we welcome the Chinese censors into our homes and into our hearts," said Trey Parker and Matt Stone in a statement. "We too love money more than freedom and democracy. Xi doesn't just look like Winnie the Pooh at all. Tune into our 300th episode this Wednesday at 10! Long live the Great Communist Party of China! May this autumn's sorghum harvest be bountiful! We good now, China?"

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Several months ago, Frederick County broke ground on the Ballenger-McKinney Photovoltaic Solar Project — a 5-acre, 1.3-megawatt solar array. This project is special, not only because of the over $100,000 it will save … [Read more...]
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It was about nine years ago that citizens in Frederick County (and Carroll County) began working -- and fighting -- against the proposed 1,500 tons per day, regional mass burn incinerator that was eventually planned and … [Read more...]
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NIA presentation: "Proven Community Waste Handling and Processing Alternates"
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What Are the Key Elements of Mise En Scène?
A great visual film is an amalgam of layers created by lighting, composition, art direction, costuming, makeup, and texture. These combined elements create what is known as Mise En Scène, which essentially means "visual theme."
Its creation begins with writing a screenplay that illustrates not only the action and dialogue, but also details (within reason) certain visual elements including the specific time period, essential descriptions of settings, and even character costumes and props. The explanation of these elements helps a Movie Director, Director of Photography, Art Director, Costume Designer, Makeup Artist, and Actors understand the tone of a film. Let's dive into the essentials of Mise En Scène — an important and foundational part of film theory.
One of the fundamentals of Mise En Scène is the framing of a shot and it can be determined during the storyboarding phase of a film. A Storyboard Artist will work closely with a Director and sometimes the Writer of a film to visually draw, illustrate, or graphically design storyboards of each scene in a screenplay. It is during this phase of pre-production that the framing, compositions, and camera movements can be determined before shooting. Some Directors like to work in very steady and traditional wide shots, medium shots, single shots, and close-ups. They want story to take the lead over style and don't want the compositions to interfere with the acting and dialogue. However, some Directors prefer more kinetic and even frenetic shots and choose to shoot hand-held, Steadicam, or on jib and dolly. Perhaps shots with more movement are desired for a more fluid and active tale where style and story are equally expressed. Regardless of the style of the Mise En Scène, it can be determined during the storyboarding stage and then created on set with camera angles and moves.
Production Design
Think about the movies you've seen. Each one has its own visual merits partly created by the setting you see captured within the frame of each shot. If you're watching a period piece like Gladiator, then the story can't stand on the costuming, props, and lighting alone. It must also exist in the time period that showcases a believable backdrop — in this case, Ancient Rome, filled with gladiatorial training camps, the Colosseum, rural fields of grain, and ancient Roman architecture. It's the art direction, scenery, and backdrops that give Gladiator its sense or realism and three-dimensional quality. When creating your own film, it's important to ask yourself, where will my story take place? Does the setting, created by the art direction, strengthen the Mise En Scène? It's important to producing a believable story that connects with viewers and you can do that with the proper locations and production design.
Once your setting is determined, locations are locked in, and production design is constructed, all of that needs to be lit in a way that elevates your intended Mise En Scène. Let's cite the aesthetic of the feature film Drive, lit by Newton Thomas Sigel. The night scenes are lit in what I like to think of as "Neon-Noir" (not to be confused with "Neo-Noir"). The night scenes feel like the dark and lonely inner world of Ryan Gosling's portrayal of the Driver. That is the true depiction of smart Mise En Scène. The rich contrast and bleeding colors of Sigel's cinematography represent not just the tone of the world in which the characters reside, but also the inner workings of the main character, who is somewhat of a lost soul trying to find peace and love in a chaotic Los Angeles. Mise En Scène represents the inside and outside of that world.
Can you imagine how little sense the world of The Dark Knight would make if not for the elaborate, artistic, and comic-book-inspired costumes worn by Batman and the Joker? Or how silly would Star Wars be if not for the original and historically inspired costumes of the Empire and the Jedi. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory would not have the same visual impact if Gene Wilder were dressed in jeans and a T-shirt instead of his classic and recognizable purple velvet long coat, patterned silk vest, and his Bell Topper hat. These costume choices are all about adding to the value and mood of Mise En Scène. Now, that's not to say that the costuming for your film has to be as elaborate and theatrical. In fact, many straightforward stories that are less fantastic and more rooted in everyday reality still make sure that their characters are wearing costumes that strengthen the tone and quality of the film. In a film like Back to The Future, Marty still wears "character" costuming and his signature puffy red-orange vest, denim jacket, and patterned button-down shirt are now an iconic Halloween costume. His character starts in everyday clothes that became part of pop-culture zeitgeist. Regardless of the costuming you choose for your characters, just make sure that they make sense within the Mise En Scène of the world you're creating on screen.
Hair and Makeup
Hair and Makeup are essential in a movie and when you think of a film like Grease, the hair and makeup echoes the look and feel of the 1950s. Pomade-greased hair for the men and hyperbolic rouge and eye makeup for the women were part and parcel to bringing those characters' looks to life and showcasing them in the hair and makeup styles of the era. The same goes for the fictional, politically charged world of a film like The Hunger Games. Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) has a look that can be considered gaudy, filled with bravado and flare. Her character dons the look of cotton candy hair and burlesque-style makeup. Her look is ironic in a world where children are forced to fight to the death. In contrast, Katniss Everdeen's hair and makeup are often subdued, basic, and rural. Her look represents the life she leads: that of a country girl who hunts and lives off the land. However, when she is put on display by the totalitarian Capitol of Panem, she is made to look theatric and warrior-like. Her hair and make-up transform with her character development through different phases of her arc in the film. That is a pure personification of Mise En Scène.
Film Texture
Movies can have any number of final looks that can start with the type of film stock or video camera selected and end with the post-production effects and filters used before a final movie is screened. Traditional Directors of Photography who may still shoot on film will select different film stocks that offer fine, contrasty, or grainy textures. In the world of video, it's best to shoot the best quality video you can afford and then choose a fine or grainy look in post-production. Take, for example, a movie like filmmaker Michael Mann's Collateral starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. Cinematographers Dion Beebe and Paul Cameron shot that feature on the CineAlta HDW-F900. According to a quote by Cameron from an article written by Jay Holben called "Hell on Wheels" for The American Society of Cinematographers, "Using HD was something Michael (Mann) had already settled on by the time I came aboard," recalls Director of Photography Paul Cameron, who prepped Collateral and shot the first three weeks of principal photography. "He wanted to use the format to create a kind of glowing urban environment; the goal was to make the LA night as much of a character in the story as Vincent and Max were." Often, the latitude (or the array of sensitivity of film stocks or HD cameras) is taken into consideration when shooting a film or video. How film or video reacts to light is important and should be considered before shooting.
The point of understanding all of this is to note that Mise En Scène embodies almost everything that appears before the camera. It includes all of the ingredients necessary to help audiences willfully suspend their disbelief so they can enjoy a film. It doesn't matter if a movie is some grandiose, science fiction blockbuster or some small, independent character piece that takes place in genuine locations – it's about using compositions, production design, lighting, costuming, hair and makeup, and film and video textures to envelop the audience into a world that is believable, captivating, and fluid.


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You have three choices for trying different calculations of your Social Security benefit. Two of them require you to input the earnings that you have on your W2 forms or your online Social Security Statement.
The third calculator, the Retirement Estimator, requires that you log-in using some of the information on your Social Security card application. The estimate it gives you is based on our record of your earnings.
Do you plan to keep working beyond full retirement age?
- "Yes", we have three calculators you can use. (A fourth one, the Quick Calculator, produces a simple, rough estimate. You should not use it if you do not expect to have earnings this year.)
You can use the Retirement Estimator for a retirement estimate based on real time access to your earnings record. (This calculator requires a secure log-in using your name, Social Security number, date and place of birth and mother's maiden name.)
An online calculator that requires you to enter year-by-year earnings from your Statement. You can test various scenarios and retirement ages to estimate your benefits.
- You can download and install the detailed calculator, as it provides more options for testing retirement scenarios. You must also enter year-by-year earnings from your Statement. Use this calculator only if you are comfortable with installing new software on a PC.
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This Week in Women: #BlackWomenAtWork
This Friday, women are calling upon their warrior spirits after another grueling week on the battlefield. Cecile Richards (of Planned Parenthood royalty) continues to wage war on healthcare rollbacks, while Representative Maxine Waters begins the #BlackWomenAtWork conversation, and Blanca Li opens a new ballet about feminine power. It's time for This Week in Women!
The Fight for Planned Parenthood Funding Goes On
Oh, the cold irony! On Wednesday, Vice President Pence appeared as a guest speaker at the Women's Empowerment Panel, and yesterday he used his role as president in the Senate for a tie-breaking vote to strip funding from Title X. Title X provides comprehensive protections and services for family planning and preventative reproductive care through a federal grant program and, you guessed it—one of its beneficiaries is Planned Parenthood. Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska worked across the aisle to vote with Democrats, creating a 50-50 split. When the Senate failed to secure a majority, Pence was forced to step in.
In an email statement to supporters, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards wrote, "In case it wasn't clear, Pence and his allies in Congress are dead set on dismantling access to healthcare and protections for women wherever they can—no matter how many people they hurt, and no matter how unpopular it is."
The vote came a day after Planned Parenthood Pink Out 2017, which rallied support online for the family planning and reproductive health organization.
In the words of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger, "No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body."
#BlackWomenAtWork Transforms The Conversation
The White House has been struggling to reassure the general public of their commitment to legislation surrounding gender equality. And let's be honest, the Commander in Chief has never done a good job showing us that he's genuinely interested in respecting women, never mind including them in his precarious AF way of running the government. In light of some serious gaffes, including Sean Spicer calling out black journalist April Ryan to "stop shaking her head" and Bill O'Reilly making fun of Representative Maxine Waters' hair, thousands of women took to Twitter to share their Womanist truth on the challenges of being black and a woman.
Poet Alice Walker famously said, "Womanism is simply another shade of feminism. It helps give visibility to the experience of black women and other women of color who have always been at the forefront of the feminist movement yet marginalized and rendered invisible in historical texts and the media."
This week, black women used the #BlackWomenAtWork hashtag to bring light to issues they face on a daily basis, including Representative Waters, who clapped back at O'Reilly on Twitter:
I am a strong black woman. I cannot be intimidated, and I'm not going anywhere. #BlackWomenAtWork
— Maxine Waters (@MaxineWaters) March 29, 2017
When you have been called "mean", "unfriendly", "aggressive" during a meeting for disagreeing with a white male colleague #BlackWomenAtWork
— Nina Elizabeth Banks (@Nina_EBanks) March 30, 2017
My point? Daily microaggressions of racism are real. If you can't relate, ask questions. Stop denying this reality.#BlackWomenAtWork
— Verena (@VerenaRizg) March 29, 2017
Blanca Li's "Goddesses & Demonesses" Presentation
Beginning this weekend, world-renowned dancers Blanca Li and Maria Alexandrova will premiere the "Goddesses and Demonesses" presentation at New York City Center with choreography and artistic direction from Li.
"I wanted to make a show that celebrates femininity," Li said to Women's Wear Daily. "I find that women have so much beautiful power and energy, and I think in this moment, we really need to talk about that."
Themes of fashion, mythology, and femininity take center stage. The show includes costume designs by Azzedine AlaÏa, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Stella McCartney, and Sophie Théallet.
Lead graphic by Jordan Levinson
Stay tuned to Milk for more of This Week in Women and check out our previous installments here.


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nice, sounds like the new build will be awsome
This post has been hyjacked by psmonkey for more screen shots. Damn 10 image limit!!
Yeah, I've got lots to learn on working with advance systems still (psp).
Anyways Strmnnrmn help me realise my bug was a cache issue ( i needed to flush cache ).
So Textures are much better now. I still have some rsp/rdp issues to fix before the build comes out this week. Yet it is 100% true. A build is comming out this week before e3 ends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some screenshots will come shortly. :P
And here are the screenshots
If you think i am teasing, its only because you're pist you have to wait still for a build. It's comming damn it.
nice, sounds like the new build will be awsome
This post has been hyjacked by psmonkey for more screen shots. Damn 10 image limit!!
Great job Monk!
You really got things under ****roll!
Btw did you held Strmnnrmn with his emulator?
and do you have big roms working?
thanks for the wip report
Woot! Cant wait till i can see da screenies! I know they will be good befor i even see them. This week! Woot! Ill have m64 on my psp!!! Zomg!!!... *Takes a chill pill*
Again thanks monkey for the updates. And thanks to Strmnnrmn for supporting.
Good to hear that you finally got it working good.
Any chance that you could add some way to save before the next release, save sate or the actual in game save. any kind would be great. Playing the first level on mario over and over again gets really boring.
But either way I cant wait, keep up the great work!
Very good how many roms are working as good as Mario 64?
Slow. I'm on par with daedalus or little slower in some parts. I need to optimise some stuff before release that should help.Originally Posted by lildude9232
4k EEPROM saves will be suported in the release (sadly not gamepak, sram or 16k eeprom will be suported yet). 4k should do fine for atleast starfox, mario64, mario kart, and a quite a few others.Originally Posted by BigMace
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Georgia vs TCU In AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Tickets to see the Georgia Bulldogs take on the TCU Horned Frogs in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on December 30th are on sale now. Kick-off is scheduled for Noon ET.
ATHENS, Ga. (GeorgiaDogs.com)- Tickets to see the Georgia Bulldogs take on the TCU Horned Frogs in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on December 30th are on sale now. Kick-off is scheduled for Noon ET.
Sideline ($85) and Chairback ($95) tickets and can be ordered online now or by calling the Athletic Association ticket office 1-877-542-1231 between 8:30a.m. -- 4:30p.m. Monday-Friday. All orders will be filled in the order in which they are received.
Members of The Georgia Bulldog Club will receive the number of tickets to the bowl they requested during the pre-order process with Hartman Fund contributors receiving priority on ticket assignment based on their cumulative score. Members of The Georgia Bulldog Club who have not yet placed an order to AutoZone Liberty may order tickets at this time, however they will not be assigned based on priority but in the order which they are received. Hartman Fund contributors, who have already submitted a request, are allowed to order additional tickets if needed as there will not be any limits on the number of tickets one can order to the AutoZone Liberty.
Hartman Fund contributors requesting AutoZone Liberty tickets will receive bonus points applied to their lifetime score at a rate equal to the purchase price of the tickets for the AutoZone Liberty excluding processing fee. For example, request four(4) tickets at $95 and receive 380 points (actual prices and bonus point totals may vary based on the tickets assigned). Bonus points will apply to the cumulative priority only and not toward annual donation requirements. Bonus points will be applied to participating donor accounts by January 31, 2017.
Also, all UGA Faculty/Staff ticket requests for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be fulfilled.
All tickets will be shipped via US Postal Service Priority Mail the week of December 12th.
The Bulldogs will be making their 52nd overall and 20th consecutive appearance in a bowl game. Georgia currently has a 29-19-3 record in bowls.


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How Are Printed Circuit Boards Made?
You need printed circuit boards, or PCBs, for your product to function. But how are these essential components made, and what are they made of? PCB technology is fairly complicated, and you might be curious about how your printed circuit boards are manufactured before they become part of your product.
This blog can walk you through the basics of PCB manufacturing. If you want to know the specifics about your PCB, you'll need to ask your manufacturer to walk you through the details. However, though the process can be complex, it can usually be boiled down to these fundamental steps.
1. The Substrate
Most printed circuit boards are built in layers. The middle layer is the base material, also called the substrate. The substrate material takes up most of the PCB's thickness-if you were to turn the board sideways, most of the width would be the substrate.
Depending on the material of the substrate, PCBs can be either rigid or flexible. Historically, most PCBs have been rigid with a fiberglass substrate, but that isn't always the case anymore. Many new PCBs are made from a flexible substrate material such as a special plastic that can withstand high temperatures.
To make the substrate, the material is usually laid out, sprayed with or dipped in epoxy resin, and rolled until it is the right thickness like a baker would roll pie crust with a rolling pin. When the material is at the correct thickness, the rollers stop and the substrate material goes through an oven to cure it, making it firm and solid. At this point, the first layer of the printed circuit board is finished.
2. The Copper
Printed circuit boards can be very simple or very complex, depending on what they need to do. The base of the board is the substrate, but copper forms the essential layers. A PCB can have one layer of copper on top, two layers on either side of the substrate, or multiple layers alternating between the substrate and copper-some PCBs have 16 or more layers of copper.
The copper layers are much thinner than the layers of the substrate. The copper's purpose is to carry a charge; without this layer, electricity would not be able to flow through the printed circuit board.
The PCB manufacturer attaches the copper to the substrate with adhesive, pressure, and heat. The combination of these factors makes the copper bind very tightly to the base material. After it's bonded, the PCB is ready for drilling.
To work properly, the PCB must be able to carry charge in the right places from one layer of the board to the other. Charge flows through holes called vias. Depending on your manufacturer, these vias may be drilled by a CNC machine, a UV laser, a CO2 laser, or another device. The more precise the drilling instrument, the more complicated and precise the PCB can be.
After the vias are drilled, the holes are cleaned, or deburred, to make sure that there isn't any extra debris or material clogging them. Then, the vias' inside walls are coated in copper so it will carry the charge from one layer of the PCB to the other.
The next step is to print the circuit pattern itself. This can be done by either adding copper in the correct pattern or by adding more copper to the entire board, then scraping off everything that's not part of the circuit pattern.
After the circuit pattern is printed, any components that need to be added, like LEDs, transistors, or capacitors, are soldered on.
3. The Solder Mask
All the exposed metal on the PCB can get damaged. Copper corrodes, which will wreck the PCB. In order to protect the copper plating and components, manufacturers add at least one extra layer on top.
Often, at least some portions of the PCB get plated over with either tin-lead, nickel, or gold, or all three, to protect it thoroughly. Over the top of everything, the manufacturer can put on a layer called the solder mask. This material is usually green, and it gives PCBs their recognized appearance.
This layer covers all the metal that doesn't need to connect with anything, making sure that it stays intact and that electricity only flows through the proper paths. Over the top of everything, the manufacturer might put a final layer of silkscreen, simply to write labels on important areas.
Making a printed circuit board is complex and very technical. When you look for a manufacturer, look for an expert-you need someone who can make these devices with precision and expertise. You also need to find someone whose methods are proven and who has the high-quality equipment.
Call Streamline Circuits. We're a leading manufacturer of printed circuit boards, and you can rest assured that we know what we're doing. Contact us, and we'll make PCBs that will make your product shine.


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Reynolds, Rose, Andrew Parker, Steven Turner, and David Edwards. "Distinctive Discovery: Multiple Approaches to Single Search." Presentation at Electronic Resources and Libraries Annual Conference, Austin, TX, April 4, 2017.
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Safety and Training
- 5 Point Safety System
- Internal Responsibility System (IRS)
- Good management, not good luck
- Loss control management
- Continuous improvement
- Employee involvement
- Visible management commitment
- Simplicity
- Due diligence
- Measurable performance objectives and criteria
Trained and qualified personnel are one of the keys to safe performance at Redpath. The Redpath Safety Program ensures that all aspects and special requirements of each particular project are addressed. In addition to the Redpath Safety Program, Redpath has implemented several other exciting and successful proactive initiatives and events delivered around the globe which help foster a strong safety culture.
Safety Management Plan
Emergency Response Training Simulations
In addition to conducting the typical emergency training and practice drills, mock incident scenarios provide true-to-life visuals of potential injuries and incidents in the workplace. The live action nature of these reenactments, involving people/mannequins, equipment, and actual response personnel, provide employees with an opportunity to practice their skills, evaluate the effectiveness of the response plans and to discuss loss control and injury prevention.
Employee Safety Rewards and Incentives
Redpath uses a variety of reward systems and mechanisms as a means of recognizing individual employees and crews for safety milestone achievements as well as proactive safety efforts. The rewards and incentives programs are implemented in ways which motivate our employees to be more involved in the safety process, rather than hiding injuries. Safety rewards and achievements are also publicly promoted and celebrated by their peers.
Indoctrination of New/Transferred Employees
Numerous studies indicate that new and transferred employees are more likely to be injured or involved in an accident. It has been proven that effective indoctrination and orientation can significantly reduce this risk. Specific project safety rules and procedures are reviewed along with a facility tour of both surface and underground layouts.
Safety Huddles/Meetings
Safety huddles can provide specific information and instruction to workers about any actual or potential danger to the worker or potentially hazardous situations. The huddle gets people thinking and talking about safety and increases their awareness of safety. Conducted in a group format, topics may include government regulations, company or client procedures, manufacturer specifications, etc. Feedback is welcome and discussion is encouraged.
Kick-Off Meetings and Risk Assessment
Upon acceptance as the contractor of choice for any project, and before any work is started, both client and Redpath representatives evaluate the scope of work. Redpath brings a half century of experience to the discussions to help identify any areas of potential risk. Open communication speaks to good management and not good luck.
Personal Safety Plans
PSPs are completed by all levels of management and supervision and is a personal commitment that outlines specific actions, above and beyond what is required to help Redpath achieve its safety goals. They are completed at the beginning of each year and are reviewed mid and end of year to evaluate the achievement of the commitments.
Management of Change
As work continues on Redpath projects, benchmarks are set and reevaluation is constant. The Management of Change process ensures that changes in project safety, scope, design, costs, schedule, operational procedures and/or performance/quality of the works are identified, evaluated and managed. Our process enables early identification of safety issues arising as a result of changes (or not making changes). We believe that proper documentation, implementation and communication of changes are required proactive means of understanding changes and taking the appropriate actions so they do not lead to unacceptable risks.
Shaft Training Facility
Located on-site in Mongolia, Redpath invests in the strength of the national workforce with the implementation of a Shaft Training Facility. Hands-on learning provides an immediate feedback scenario for questions and resolutions before entering the work place. Participants perform step-by-step procedures in order to hone in on safe and required techniques and further the Redpath safety culture.
Redpath's Train-the-Trainer Course/Certification Program
This course provides the knowledge, skills and resources to conduct adult training for one-on-one and group situations. The course includes legislation that applies to training programs, other pertinent regional legislation, and information about Redpath policies, standards, procedures and additional training resources. Participants are taught how to apply adult learning principles using specific techniques and activities for their training, and also how to develop learning objectives, training materials and evaluation tools. The course is tailored specifically to the attendees through group discussions and simulated training exercises where participants have an opportunity to demonstrate what they've learned and to get individualized coaching on their training delivery, presentation techniques and group facilitation skills. This course meets and exceeds the Train-the-Trainer Program requirements as set out by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities of Ontario, Canada.
Redpath's Loss Control Leadership Training
This comprehensive training program, developed for all levels of management and supervision, provides interactive training in the practical application of the Redpath Safety Program and loss control management concepts. The training also includes discussions of site specific safety initiatives and legislation. Participants are actively engaged in the course through group activities that promote hands-on learning, discussion and critical thinking. In total there are 25 modules which may be combined into multiple day sessions to accommodate varying schedules and site preferences. Topics include:
- Cause & Effect of Loss
- 5 Point Safety System
- Risk Assessments
- Loss Control Management
- Incentives, Rewards, & Discipline
- Incident & Injury Reporting
- Incidents and Injury Imaging
- Planned Safety Inspections
- Task Analysis & Critical Task Procedures
- Job Observations
- Workplace Communications
- Joint Health & Safety Committees
- Indoctrination of New/Transferred Employees
- Training & Qualifications
- Problem Solving
- Off-the-Job Safety
- Managing the Troubled Employee
- Damage & Waste Control
- Hazard Identification
- Environmental Management
- Ergonomics
- Emergency Preparedness & Response
- Personal Safety Plans
- Safety Audits
Pathways to Excellence
The Pathways workshops, tailored specifically to meet Redpath objectives, provide professional development to foster future leaders and managers. Topics include management effectiveness, setting goals, planning, coaching, appraising performance, delegation, among others.
Emergency Response Through Simulations
In addition to conducting the typical emergency training and practice drills, mock incident scenarios provide true-to-life visuals of potential injuries and incidents in the workplace. The live action nature of these reenactments, involving people/mannequins, equipment, and actual response personnel, provide employees with an opportunity to practice their skills, evaluate the effectiveness of the response plans and to discuss loss control and injury prevention.
Employee Engagement
Safety Days
This annual event welcomes Redpath management, health and safety representatives, supervisors, safety personnel and workers to discuss current safety best practices, concerns, and industry improvements. In addition, a broad spectrum of guest speakers from the mining industry, government, health and safety professions and fellow colleagues are invited to share their insights, tools, resources and expertise in regards to health and safety.
Safety Innovation
The purpose of this program is to promote safety innovation. Through this program, Redpath employees are publically recognized and rewarded for taking the initiative to develop ideas on how to improve safety in our workplaces. All Redpath employees can participate in the program. The innovative safety ideas that our employees have come up with have helped to improve safety internally among our global Redpath operations, and externally, to others in the industry whom with we also share our ideas.
Off The Job Health and Safety Initiatives
Redpath promotes off-the-job and family safety with the understanding that illness and incidents that happen outside of the workplace can have a great impact on our operations and employees. Through several initiatives, Redpath promotes a safety consciousness in employees encouraging them to be the health and safety champions in their own lives and families. Some examples include: providing first aid training to employees (above what is required by legislation) and to their spouses, flu shot clinics, discounts on home fire extinguishers, first aid kits for their homes/vehicles, visibility wristbands for children at Halloween, discounted gym memberships, recreational facilities, safety talks to school children, etc.
- MRC hanging wall safety net
- MRC emergency light
- MRC rail lifting bar
- Mobile equipment removable maintenance platform
- Pipe loader racks
- Pipe installation handling system
- Storage racks & storage boxes
- MRC rail pusher
- Oxy/Acet carrier
- Supplies deck
- Transmixer slide out eye wash
- Bolt storage rack
- Light vehicle wheel chock
- Raisebore rod handling cassette
- Rebar transportation carriers
- Effective warning reflector
- Jumbo steel guard
- Pump raft
- Stoper vice
- Drill string basket
- Rod turntable
- Vehicle circle check sticker
- Pin pusher
- Diesel welder carrier
- Jumbo swing arm guard
- Transmixer guards
- Nozzle guard
- Forklift handles
- Low-profile Muck Chute (Raiseboring)
- Brutus Clam Jaw Bridal
- Forklift Clamp-style Grip Handle
- Ejector-style Muck Rail Car
- Cable Drum Lifting Frame
- Equipment Stabilizing Blocks
- Jumbo Lock Out Tool
- MRC Trap Door Redesign
- Gear Box Lid Lock
- Bail ring carrier
- Curb ring scraper
- FEMCO earmuffs
- Jumbo Sling winch
- Man-riding portal
- Round powder box
- Service pipe pusher
- Cable roller
- Plates and thread bar box
- Tool box ratchet strap
- Adjustable screen storage system
- Fire extinguisher cover
- Shaft pipe slinging design
- Bucket lifting pins
- Employee Engagement Tool
- Shaft Guide Alignment Tool
- Agitator Sonar Discharge System
- ANFO truck platform
- SAFE STOP Anti Door Jam Unit
Health & Safety Policy
Everyone in our organization has a responsibility to contribute to their own health and safety and the health and safety of fellow workers, on and off the job. We expect all employees to present themselves fit for work with the right attitude towards health and safety.
We believe that safety expertise exists at all levels in our organization and we are committed to continuously improving safety and health through employee involvement and safety innovation.
All employees will receive an appropriate safety induction prior to undertaking work. We will provide effective instruction and training and ensure the required tools, equipment, and procedures are in place.
We will maintain a proactive approach to health and safety through the rigorous application of the Redpath Safety Management System. As a part of this system, all management will demonstrate their commitment to safety through the development of Personal Safety Plans.
We will meet or exceed all applicable laws, regulations and Client requirements.
All injuries and incidents will be investigated by the appropriate personnel, with high potential incidents including a senior management review, so as to ensure that all causes are identified and controls are put in place to prevent recurrences. The lessons learned will be shared throughout the company.
Our motto of '"SAFETY – FIRST, LAST, AND ALWAYS' has served us well since 1962 and continues to be the foundation on which our safety culture, our continued business success, and the pride of our employees, is built.


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Our loving relationships are a sacred space of love and growth. We all long to love and be loved. This loving thread may be very vulnerable, delicate and fragile part of our heart. It is strongly protected due to our experiences of childhood hurts and rejections. Our emotional pain is well guarded by both our positive and negative personality traits. These traits can instinctive and habitually react on auto-pilot. It is generally those reactions we aren't happy with and wish to change.
Our intimate relationships are the futile ground and the sacred crucible for self-growth of change. In this deep connection our vulnerable delicate thread yearns to be so safely loved and feel connected. The warmth and closeness we experience in this space is beyond words. When we experience 'disconnection' our negative personality traits of shut-down or withdrawal can trigger on.
In loving relationships we establish both positive and negative bonding patterns. Our relationships can trigger in each of us our different reactions. These reactions are self preserving and perpetuate to keep us safe from hurt. Whilst self preserving there is the energy of the 'invisible elephant' in the room and we are civil to each other but not in connection. These relationships dynamics use so much subconscious energy.
As we become more mindful of our triggers from loving relationships we have more power to change our patterns. Instead of falling into the similar old rabbit hole(s) and losing our energy reserves we become more aware. Through this awareness we drop deeper into the spirit power of our hearts. The practice of attaining this centered spirit teaches us to grow stronger to loving nurture the wounded fragile part of our heart. We can still verbally communicate our love needs in our relationships however it is said and done in an energy that the other person can safely hear and respond.


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This is the holidays with a Broadway belt. And Mason goes from the joyous to the hysterical to the heartbreaking, to the heartfelt. Especially wonderful are three bits of special material penned by the late, great Brian Lasser for Mason. And Chris Denny provides amazing musical support for the many moods of Mason.
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I didn't see anyone out here in this apt outside as it is in the renovation from a quiet long time.so I wish i can see some one if at least eminities are completed .
Constant construction and almost unlovable conditions most of the time. Office staff is extremely rude and often completely useless. Constant fire alarms water shutoffs and apartment entry without warning. Would not recommend to even my greatest enemy.
The appliances are Cheap. The apartment building, elevators, everything other than the lobby is DIRTY. There is Trash everywhere and you can tell that the residents don't respect the facility. And how do you shut electricity off for 12 hours??
Building management our terrible. Very slow and unprofessional. They don't finish things like repairs that needs to be done. They promised me a credit for not having the unit ready when i moved in, and never received it yet. (two months already)
Terrible amenities. Elevators are always broken. Water gets shut off every other week. The maintenance team doesn't lock your door after completing a service. Not a safe or secure place to live. Homeless and other trespassers are able to easily let themselves in, then camp out in the stairwells or destroy the mailboxes.
Dissatisfaction the community rooms, yoga and spin studio are not allowed to be used. My oven was installed wrong, the floors were not done right. My toilet doesn't work right, always has issues. The fireplace doesn't work. The closet doors are dirty and stick, they have spider webs and leafs in them from being left outside.
I've submitted maintenance requests and they aren't responded to. I even told the leasing office and they still haven't sent maintenance. One request involved my oven and a piece missing that covers the flames.
constant smell of weed throughout the halls, floors have been remodeled but you can't tell because people let their dogs pee on the floor. Rent went up because they said there will be changes inside the unit but nothing has changed yet. Elevator is constantly broken down.
Where to begin? Washing machines don't get fixed in a timely manner, there is only one of two lobby elevators operational from the lobby up because the buttons don't work at the lobby level.Takes a while for the water to warm up. Residents don't know who the owners of the building are in order to get in touch with them. People are very frustrated. Excellent marks for the maintenance staff though! There is way too much for 3 people - they are overloaded. The building needs more maintenance people and cleaning people!!
Really disappointed. Upon moving in to what we thought was going to be a great new start, we were given keys to a unit that was never cleaned and have a huge list of issues. Its been a week now and nothing has been fixed.
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We were facing many issues here at The Grand after moving in, Not receiving the fixes sooner. Even right now, all maintenance and renovation are causing the problems.
The fire alarm goes off all the time at the worst hours like in the middle of the night or 5 in the morning. There is a fruit fly infestation & people leave their dog poop in the hallways & elevators. Not a happy resident.
Waiting on the pool and washer and dryer. I feel like rent should be less since we still don't have either. Is it ever going to get done ? My lease will be up in a few months.
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When there is a problem, it takes over a week to get solved. And sometimes never fixed (elevators). The office staff can be very rude for no reason.
The office staff never follow up on your issues. I have been promised several times when I inquired about issues that I had and was promised a call back. 100% of the time NVEVER HAPPENED. The maintenance staff are nice, but when you request maintenance, it takes a very long time until your request is addressed and most of the time take more than 1 visit to complete. The only positive I have to say is the location.
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Constantly need maintenance, apartment was not ready to move in. Lights flickering in the apartment, faucet in shower dripping. Ac constantly leaking.
Was very excited to live here and the initial tour was great. After that, the process to apply was slow and frustrating. There are too many third parties involved with the initial set-up that you don't know if it's actually VEDA or if it's just a third party trying to sell you their business. I wish VEDA just had their own website with everything that you needed rather than relying and allowing other parties to make the process confusing for the new residents. Then our apartment wasn't even ready the day we were supposed to move in which was super disappointing and frustrating. For a luxury apartment, this was not what I was expecting in terms of resident ease and convenience.
Management people are nice but the communication re. Construction is a zero. Come home to find buckets catching leaky roof and when we ask the management office they have no idea what's going on.
While it's a convenient location to live, the promises made when I first moved in were empty promises and I most likely would've found a different place to live if I had known what I know now. It took over a month for my unit to be ready when I was told it would be ready on my move in date. And by October we were all supposed to have in-unit washer and dryers. While I do understand that complications occur, it's almost the end of January and there are some units that have them and some that don't. And those who do have it aren't allowed to use them? There's just a lot happening and it's not fun to stress about a place that you're supposed to call home. Home should be a place to relax after a long day or be at home to relax on a day off. Not wonder if the fire alarms are going to trip every hour or if your water is going to be shut off again.
Great amenities and awesome location, but the high rent price is not justified and maintenance requests are not fulfilled in a timely manner
Hello, the grand apartments in sherman oaks ca is convenient place to live because it's very close to the 405 and 101 freeway. The grand apartments in sherman oaks is near the sherman oaks galleria which has very nice restaurants.
The process of living through the active construction has been very inconvenient and disruptive. It's made the day to day fairly difficult during working hours, especially for those of us that work from home.
Apartments are comfortable. Management needs to pay closer attention to the details if they want to get to the next level. All in all, a great location and decent place to live.
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Dog urine & feces aroung the building as well as sitings within the project. Daily clean up IE vacuming the NEW carpet is Paramount to increase the effective age and moral in the project.
The community is nice but my apartment is falling apart and management is MIA. I reported my complaints and they have yet to contact me; makes it harder to enjoy living here.


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Recently, I was working with someone who wanted to remodel their guest bathroom. It was your standard builder tub with drab tile in the shower area. She wanted a contemporary but not trendy look, and I decided it would be fun to share this experience with you and offer some tips. The dilemma is how to update a small old bathroom with no window to have a contemporary but not trendy look and easily compatible for resale. Here are a few ideas:
What size tile in the shower?
You will hear many differing opinions on tile sizes for a small bathroom, and a lot comes down to what you prefer. Many will tell you that you shouldn't use large-scale tile and the reason is the grout lines. To solve this use rectified tile that has clean square edges, therefore, the distance between the tiles is minimal, and you would choose a grout color that matches the tile color, in this way, the surface looks like one piece with no chopped up pieces.
Example using longer subway tile in white for the shower walls, and a decorative pattern in black and white on the floor:
What size tile on the floor?
When you are talking about tiling the floor of a small bathroom, you can use large-scale tile there as well and place them at a diagonal to fool the eye into thinking the room is larger. Smaller tiles in patterns, think five or six-sided tiles or patterns of smaller tiles that create a larger motif adds nicely to a small bath.
Glass doors or Shower Curtain?
As the homeowner was keeping the tub for resale value, she wanted at least one tub in the home; she asked which would be better. Glass doors or a shower curtain? The answer to that could go either way; again it comes down to your personal taste and what you want.
Glass doors are overall more preferably looking however when you are dealing with bathing kids, etc. you want to lean over your bathtub and have easy access. If you decide to go the shower curtain route, use elegant fabrics in a solid color, use a shower curtain rod that matches your bathroom's hardware. Or you can select a curtain mount that goes floor to ceiling, and use curtain tiebacks to offer an elegant look. There are many ceiling-mounted options that you can use, or go modern with easily installed Ikea options, or check out options at Bed, Bath & Beyond. Note: In your remodel, make sure your ceiling fan works properly and moves the humid air out of the bathroom. If moisture stays in the air, your hardware will rust.
I checked with a glass installer that I know and found out that the most popular installed glass shower door enclosures are in the Serenity group, here is an example of how that door looks:
If you need help picking out a style or color combination for your bathroom remodel, give me a call 610.955.8202 or email for a consultation!
By Debbie Correale, founder and owner of Redesign Right, LLC. You can learn more about her at RedesignRight.com. Find her on Facebook.com/RedesignRight, Twitter @RedesignRight, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Houzz, Google+ and Instagram. Feature photo from Houzz: Robby and Lisa Griffin Design.


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Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 by Jonathan Custardo
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