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Work Programme
WP1: Project management
The WP1 is devoted to the management of the project. The objectives are a) ensuring a high standard of supervision, quality control and overall coordination of research tasks described in WPs 2-9; b) constant supervision of all partner-related issues, anticipating any major problems in advance; c) providing sound administrative and financial management coordination based on accepted rules and FP7 guidelines; d) setting up a framework for communication and managing communication flow among partners and with PHARMAS project; e) interacting with the PHARMAS project selected from the same call (FP7-ENV-2010) within the framework of the "PharmaCluster" cluster to ensure good coordination and synergy of the activities of the two projects
WP2: Quantitative chemical analysis of cytostatic pharmaceutical residues in aqueous samples
The objectives of WP2 are to develop and validate analytical method for determination of cytostatic compounds in aqueous samples, and to assess the occurrence of cytostatic pharmaceuticals in wastewaters and in aquatic environment.
Within this WP analytical procedures for the determination of cytostatics will be developed, validated and applied to environmental samples . The key compounds to be studied within the frame of the project will be determined in WP8 .
WP3: Transformation of cytostatic pharmaceuticals in water treatment and in the environment
The objectives of WP3 are to identify transformation products (TPs) of cytostatic pharmaceuticals formed during water treatment and in the environment; to study the cycling of cytostatic compounds including stable TP formation in the waste water treatment and in the environment, and to chemicaly and toxicologicaly characterize the selected environmental samples.
The degradation processes of key compounds (selected in WP8) will be simulated on laboratory level and the formation of stable transformation products will be followed. After the identification and adaptation of analytical methods for TP determination, their presence will be assessed in the environment. Finally, toxicological characterisation will be performed.
WP4: Effects of cytostatics in plant and invertebrate experimental models
The main objective of WP4 is to provide ecotoxicity data by testing the most relevant cytostatics (selected within WP8) for acute and chronic toxicity in standard ecotoxicity tests that cover organisms that represent primary producers (algae and plants) and primary consumers invertebrate (water flea Daphnia sp and mussel Unio sp).
The toxicity for algae will be determined my growth inhibition according to the OECD Guideline 201assay using Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and cyanobacteria indicator species. The multiple adverse effects in higher plants will be determined by measuring growth retardation, and micronuclei induction in Tradescantia pollen and root tips of Allium cepa, and by pollen abortion assay in wildelife plants. The acute and long-term effects in crustacea will be determined in two species D. magnaand C. dubia according to established standards and guidelines. To assess whether reduced growth rate in long-term exposure is associated with the disturbance of DNA integrity the effect of exposure to cytostatics on DNA integrity will be measured by means comet assay. The genotoxic effects of cytostatics in mussel Unio sp. will be performed to explore the sensitivity mussel to cytostatics and to evaluate their potential for the use as the biosensors for exposure to genotoxic contaminants including cytostatics.
From the data of these experiments the LC50, EC50, LOEC and NOEC values for the tested cytostatics will be calculated. The values of these parameters will then be used for the risk assessment in WP8. In addition these patrameters be will used to compare the effects of degradation products and real samples (obtained in WP3), and mixtures (obtained in WP8). The obtained data will be shared also with PHARMAS project to include them into their risk assessment modelling.
WP5: Long-term effects of cytostatics in a vertebrate experimental model
The aim of WP5 is to explore the short- and long-term effects of cytostatics (selected in WP8;) in a vertebrate, the zebrafish (Danio rerio), to generate data (LC50, EC50, NOEC) required for environmental risk assessment (required in WP8) and to determine molecular biomarkers of exposure to cytostatics (in association with WP7). The acute toxicity of cytostatics will be initially determined in adult zebrafish according to the OECD guideline 203 and in zebrafish embryos (FET test) according to the OECD draft guideline (May 30, 2006). The responses in the two tests will be compared and if the results enable, later on the fish embryo toxicity (FET) will be used for establishing acute toxicity cytostatics, their TPs, complex samples and mixtures, because it is considered as an in vitro assay and is in better agreement with the directives of experimental animal protection.
The long-term toxic effects of cytostatics will be studied using the standardized Fish Early-life Stage Toxicity Test (OECD 210) and the Two Generation Toxicity Test, which has been currently not yet standardized for fish. The latter test is particularly relevant as it will provide information concerning the effects of a test substance on the integrity and performance of the male and female reproductive systems, information about the effects of the test substance on neonatal morbidity and mortality, and preliminary data on prenatal and postnatal developmental toxicity.
In the FET test and the two generation toxicity test lethal and sublethal effects, genotoxic effects (comet assay in liver and MN in peripheral blood; performed by IMI), as well as changes in gene expression in liver will be studied at different developmental stages during the exposure.
The study design will enable the collection of both mechanism-specific toxicity data and information concerning fecundity and viability. The former is useful for the diagnosis and/or extrapolation across species (WP6 and 7), while the latter is essential for population modelling in risk assessment scenarios (WP8). The obtained data will shared with PHARMAS to include them into risk assessment modelling.
WP6: Comparative studies of the responses to exposure to cytostics in in vitro fish and human models
The objectives of WP6 are to evaluate the sensitivity of an in vitro fish cell model (fish liver cell line ZFL) to predict in vivo long-term sublethal effects of cytostatic drugs and to evaluate differences in responses of fish liver cell models, human hepatoma HepG2 cells and human peripheral lymphocytes (HPL) to selected cytostatics in order to evaluate the predictive potential of fish experimental models for human exposure. The effects of cytostatics on different model cell lines will be assessed at the level of cyto-and genotoxic responses and at the level of alterations of gene expression. Based on predictive potential of zebra fish liver (ZFL) cells for long-term in vivoeffects and the differences in responses between ZFL cells and human cell lines, attempts will be made to evaluate the predictive potential of zebrafish experimental models for long-term effects of human exposure.
WP7: Relationship between gene expression patterns and toxic effects
The objective of WP7 is to investigate the relationship between transcriptome alterations and observed toxiological effects (i.e., reproductive effects and genotoxicity biomarker responses) in order to: a) identify predictive transcript signatures caused by exposure to low concentrations of cytostatic drugs in zebrafish; b) identify predictive markers for reproductive and genotoxic effects on embryo stage of zebrafish; and c) determine the differences in transcript signatures induced by exposure to low doses of cytostatic pharmaceuticals in human vs. fish in vitro experimental models.
Ecotoxicogenomic tools will be used to assay molecular responses in reaction to selected cytostatics that give indications on a) toxic effects experienced by the organism; and b) compensatory mechanisms the organism has mobilized in its defence.
The particular pattern of responses can give indications on the mechanism of action (MoA) of the pollutant and attempts will be made to correlate the effects observed on the transcriptional level with those observed on the phenotype level.
In the first step predictive transcriptomic signatures of the exposure to cytostatic drugs will be determined at four life stages: embryo, larvae, juvenile fish, and adult fish. The phenotypic effect that will be determined in WP5 will allow phenotypic anchoring of transcription signatures. A database of the predictive signatures will be set up for data sharing between partners and for investigation of further pollutants.
In the next step transcriptomic markers will be identified and validated that will allow for faster and more sensitive detection of potential long-term effects of cytostatics. A few gene expression markers for qPCR detection will be selected from the pool of differentially expressed genes and by predictive analysis and data mining approaches. Preferably, markers that predict genotoxic and reproductive effects on the embryo stage will be selected. Selected markers will then be validated using exposure experiments of zebrafish embryos to other cytostatics with same or different MoA. Attempts will be made to define a threshold concentration at which no change in marker genes are detected – NOTEL a parameter that will be included in the risk assessment.
To find out if transcript changes observed in vitro in ZFL cells can predict damage on the organ level, the transcription patterns obtained in ZFL cells will be compared to those obtained in in vivo experiments with zebrafish. Data analysis will focus on comparisons of transcript signatures in the organism (fish liver) and cell cultures.
Finally, the differences at the transcription level in responses to cytostatic drugs between different cell lines: fish ZFL and human HepG2 and HPL will be evaluated by comparing the expression of markers, identified in Task 7.2. The suitability of selected gene expression markers to predict genotoxic effects in human cells will be evaluated by correlation analysis between DNA damaging effects and transcription patterns
WP8: Complex mixtures and risk assessment
The aims of WP8 are to: a) analyse cytostatics consumption data and select model compounds to be included in the studies ; b) explore possible synergistic and antagonistic effects of cytostatic drugs in mixtures and their relative contribution to observed toxicity of real environmental samples ; and c) utilize the data generated by and available to the project to perform environmental risk assessment for representative cytostatic drugs and mixtures.
The cytostatic that will be included in chemical-analytical and toxicological studies will be selected according to (i) consumption data of cytostatics on European level including the type and amount of compounds used, (ii) following a literature study of potential chemical analysis that can be performed given current instrumental capabilities and (iii) taking into account different MoAs.
Based on the data on the most commonly used cytostatic cocktails used in clinical applications and based on their consumption and prediction or measurements of most common combinations occurring in the hospital wastewater (data from WP2 and WP3), defined mixtures of cytostatics will be prepared. The mixtures will be tested for toxicity, genotoxicity and changes in gene expression profiles that will be compared to the changes in profiles induced by single compounds to explore the possibility to predict the synergistic or antagonistic effect of the mixtures based on gene expression profiles.
The same approach will be applied to explore potential synergistic and antagonistic effects of cytostatic drugs in combination with disinfectants (i.e., quarternary ammonium compounds) that are commonly found in hospital wastewaters together with cytostatics.The results will contribute to better prediction of the environmental risks of complex waste containing cytostatics..
The environmental risk assessment will be performed based on predicted environmental concentration (PEC) of the selected cytostatics according to the procedures described in the EMEA guideline on the environmental risk assessment of medicinal products for human use (http://www.emea.eu.int) and compared to the measured environmental concentrations (MEC) (data from WP2 and WP3), to evaluate to what extent and into which direction (over- or under-estimation) predicted and measured values differ.
Based on the principles of the environmental risk assessment for single pharmaceuticals, models for risk the assessment of mixtures will be developed in which data from the project will be used to establish predicted no-effect concentrations (PNECs) for mixtures .
This workpackage will be linked also to the research performed within PHARMAS. PHARMAS will address the difficult issue of mixtures in WP3 (Prediction and assessment of mixture toxicology and ecotoxicology of antibiotics and anticancer drug) and plans to study the combined effect predominantly in complex periphyton community, while CYTOTHREAT intends to study combined effects in ecotoxicological experimental models including genotoxicity endpoints. PHARMAS also intends to optimize and validate modelling approaches for prediction of hazards of mixtures for which enough experimental data is crucial. This clearly indicates complemetaraity of the two projects within this area.
WP9: Dissemination
The goals of WP9 devoted to dissemination of the project results are to a) create the critical mass of interest and raise awareness among the relevant stakeholders and policy makers necessary for the exploitation of the results of the present project related to the effect of cytostatic drugs released into environment and the potential threat that they present to aquatic biota and human health; b) share the results of the project with the academic and research community interested in the topics addressed by the project and stimulate further research in the field covered by the present project; and c) disseminate information on the planned and ongoing activities in the project through various media. The dissemination actions are planned in line with the dissemination actions of PHARMAS project in order to address wider spectrum of stakeholders and to disseminate the findings and outcomes of both projects that are highly complementary. The goals will be achieved through preliminary dissemination actions that include the selection of common and individual project logos; the setup of a common webpage with the sections of individual projects; press releases; the development of promotional and informational materials such as brochures, leaflets, articles in mass media; scientific dissemination by means of scientific papers, conference presentations; dissemination of relevant results to specific public and stakeholders such as policy makers; dissemination events by means of conferences and workshops as well as through continuous public relation actions .


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Geographic overview of women's museums
Here you can find the different women's museums on the world map. We try to keep this list constantly updated. Do you do you know of a museum that is missing in the map?
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Over half-term you can get up-close to some real-life birds of prey.
You'll get to see birds like Owls and Peregrine Falcons on the London wetlands.
And professional falconer Ben Long will be around to answer any questions you might have.
Over the half-term the centre will also be running bird-watching walks and arts and craft sessions all about birds of prey.
Event Info:
Where: London Wetland Centre, West Kensington
When: 16th February – 18th February
Time: 10am-4pm
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Next meeting of the Yea Camera Club will be this Wednesday 12th April at 7.00pm in the Yea RSL.
Guest presenter – Paul Robinson
Topic - Long Exposure /blur.
Please bring your print for Capture an Idea – Shadows.
Homework is now linked to Portfolio pieces month by month.This month it is landscape/flora/fauna.
If you would like your photo to be assessed and subject to positive analysis by our members, please bring your print on Wednesday or send it digitally to Alan Cole by Monday night.


text: 2019 Honda Accord comes as the second generation of the model, redesigned last year, and the tenth generation of the famous sedan made in this factory. As the last model was changed, the manufacturer made only a few changes this time, remaining the same shape and design of the model like before. There is still a wider car, with more space inside and new hybrid optional engine as before. Continue reading "2019 Honda Accord"


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Whole Foods wrote:Spread toasted bread with a dollop of roasted garlic aioli and top with:
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The weird, armored-looking item was a gooseneck barnacle. I've seen them growing on rocks, but haven't had them appear on a plate before. Your description doesn't make me want to go out of my way to try them.
something more akin to snails, soft and chewy, and moist, unlike crab.
had the same experience you had - lots of research, resulting in a lot of underwhelming meals
Mike G wrote:Yet the challenge is that that isn't, at all, how I experienced Spanish food. Paprika was in a lot of things, but it wasn't in a lot more things. What Spanish food seemed mainly to be about was the real tastes of meats (and, to a much smaller extent, a few vegetables like red peppers)-- funky, waxy pieces of parchment-like ham, seafood wrestled straight from the sea onto a plate in all its tentacled and antennaed glory, tangy grass-fed beef served with no more than a crust of salt, if that. Sometimes it was bland as a result, mostly it was the flavor of the meat like you haven't tasted it in a very long time.
Mike G wrote:Between this, my Belgian dinners, my bacon-making and dutch oven cooking and so on, I've come more and more to the idea that Americans just use too damn many seasonings-- partly to make up for our bland industrial meat, partly just because of a lack of discipline.
MikeG wrote:The Spanish train system, RENFE, is fine once you're actually on it, too, but it provided the two most frustrating, straight outta Kafka moments of the entire trip: one was that buying our ticket to Catalonia took nearly as long as the actual journey, literally, and the other was that the train to Tarragona actually goes to a brand new station in a cornfield far outside of town, a fact which is apparently unknown to any of the taxi companies in Tarragona, since no cabs are waiting there for the passengers disgorged daily, and you can't rent a car because half the trains arrive during the three hours in the middle of the day when the car agencies are all closed for siesta.
MikeG wrote:One note: I found a lot less English being spoken than elsewhere I've been in Western Europe; any Spanish you can muster will be helpful. At least tapas lend themselves very well to simply pointing and saying "por favor"....
Just curious - how did you end up getting into Tarragona?
Mike G wrote:Just curious - how did you end up getting into Tarragona?
Oh, what a shaggy dog story. We pestered the customer service desk (the only thing open at the train station) to call for cabs. (As if trains weren't arriving every day with passengers needing them; yet our problem seemed quite novel to them.) Slooooowly, they whittled away at the number of passengers waiting. We were actually staying in another small town called La Selva del Camp, and what we should have done then is taken a cab straight to our hotel-- or just waited three hours until the siesta was over and rented a car. Instead, I made the driver take us to Tarragona on the theory that there would be a rental car company open there. Well, there wasn't, even by the OTHER Tarragona train station, the one in the city. Maybe everybody was taking Easter Monday off. So then we took a cab from there to our hotel. Eventually the hotel owner took me to the airport in Reus to rent a car from a place that was actually open... all I can say is, it got better from there...
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per Happy Stomach, "verbena," not knowing what it would turn out to be...Olives. Why is that "verbena"? I don't know, but they were good.
they must have been having fun with gringo that night
¿Cuál es la especialidad de La Trucha? Una de las cosas más famosas es La verbena de canapés.


text: Samo 0 Posted February 7, 2013 Hey folks,we were kinda wondering if its still worth posting this here since Mafia 1 seems to be dead here,but i think (hope) that there are still people here interested in M1 mods and they should know about it. So let us introduce our "Made Man" mod that me and vapno were working on for quite some time now. Samo149-Idea,Coding and scripting,additional edits Vapno92-3D modelling,texturing,additional edits and scripts The mod takes place in 20ôs in Lost heaven, when Don Peponnes mafia is controlling the city.You will meet some old-know characters such as Salieri,Morello and others..The player will take control of Jimmy,who already has a name in the family.The mod ofcourse contains its own story which makes 5-6 detailed missions in total and its own free-ride mod with lots of things to do after you finish the main missions.The mod has its own mission design,which differs from M1 in some ways. Here are some screens,we will post more stuff here in time. [center:2jz1rykm][/center:2jz1rykm] [center:2jz1rykm][/center:2jz1rykm] [center:2jz1rykm][/center:2jz1rykm][center:2jz1rykm][/center:2jz1rykm] As i said,we have been working on this for some time now with breaks,so a big part of the mod is already done.We are posting this here quite late cuz the mod was being changed a lot during the development.The progress is good,it should be released soon,so stay tuned for updates . So please let us know what you think,and i really hope that M1 hasnt died out yet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Microsoft Licenses Flash Lite; Whoa, What About Silverlight?
And they say that Microsoft is not all about openness, sharing, and good deeds. Ah, the non-believers. Steve Jobs thinks that Adobe's Flash Lite sucks, but Microsoft has just licensed the technology for use on Windows Mobile smartphones. And that's despite the fact that they have a competing technology upcoming - Silverlight for Mobile.
In any case, we can now expect to see support for Adobe Flash Lite as well as Adobe Reader LE on Windows Mobile phones, integrated with the Internet Explorer Mobile browser. For the uninitiated, that's that browser that sucks and needs to be replaced with Opera to do any real browsing.
"People want vibrant web experiences and access to entertainment and information anywhere, anytime," said John O'Rourke, general manager, Mobile Communications Business at Microsoft Corp. Yes, that's why they use the iPhone, but unfortunately there's still no word whether iPhone will run Flash Lite, Silverlight, or something else. Tough nut to crack, that Steve Jobs.


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Annuity products - An Option Worth Considering during Retirement Planning
Retirement planning has become more a necessity than an option, with increased life expectancy, changing social norms forcing a nuclear family form of living, and increasing lifestyle diseases. Most people in their 30s and 40s are concerned about leading the extended post-retirement life and about their spouses after their lifetime. With a certain standard of living that we are used to, we would definitely need a sizeable monthly income to lead a reasonably healthy retired life. But most of the investment plans focus on delivering a certain sum around the retirement age and they hold no guarantee of lifetime returns. Annuity products come with the promise of long-term benefits in terms of a lifetime of confirmed income not just for you but also for your spouse. These products are steadily increasing in popularity, with many organizations transferring a portion of the employee's superannuation money into annuity products.
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If you're of a certain age and remember the swinging sixties, then the place to be this coming weekend is Paphos Fort. On Saturday, 30th May, the ancient fort will be throbbing to the sounds of sixties music sensations, The Searchers and The Foundations, who will be performing live to the delight of their many fans.
According to a report in the Cyprus Mail, neither of the groups has exactly been taking it easy over the last few decades – The Searchers have just returned from a sell-out tour in Australia. Last year they released The Very Best of the Searchers, a compilation of 25 of their classic hits and sales have recently hit the 30 million mark. The Foundations with their timeless hits, including the famous 'Build Me Up Buttercup', are in constant demand in arenas and concert halls all over the world.
Concert organiser, Tony Willmett from Carpe Diem Promotions, said it was pretty difficult getting both bands together at the same time and place. "It's been like juggling five plates in the air at once – getting the right bands together at the right time and in the right place." As Wilmett discovered, both groups – two of the UK's best-loved bands from the sixties – are very much in demand and they just go on and on. He believes it's all down to the feel-good factor and the happy memories that these hits evoke when audiences hear them.
The Searchers were of course fellow Liverpudlians and contemporaries of The Beatles and Gerry and the Pacemakers. Hits like 'Needles and Pins' and 'Sweets for my Sweet' kept them in the charts throughout the sixties. Over the years the band has seen members come and go but the current foursome has been together since 1980 and consist of the original founder of the group, John McNally, one of the original members, Frank Allen, and Spencer James and Eddie Roth. Together they make up one of the most popular rock and roll bands on the UK concert circuit.
The Foundations were a soul band who took the UK by storm in the late 1960s and were the first multiracial group to have a number one hit in there with 'Baby Now That I've Found You'. They are hugely popular and their songs regularly feature in films and TV ads. When they perform their greatest hits in Paphos on Saturday one of the original members from all those years ago – Clem Curtis – will be there along with the six other musicians who make up the current Foundations line-up.
Searched & Found Concert
Saturday 30th May at 7.30 in Paphos Fort.
Entrance fee of €40 includes light refreshments, prize raffle and a mystery guest opening the show.
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I grant that Facebook is showing us what we want to see, but I don't believe that their one-dimensional model is truly reflective of what we get to see.
I have a lot of left-leaning friends. I get a lot of Sanders vs. Clinton ranting, mostly from crazy people my friends are apparently connected to somehow. I consider them noisy and annoying. But their existence makes it clear to me that there are multiple left-leaning feeds.
Similarly, there are multiple feeds on the right. Looking at the WSJ red feed I see nothing from us #NeverTrump people, which to me points to the problem with a one-dimensional analysis of Facebook's algorithms. (Or, donning tinfoil, it may mean that the WSJ is in the tank for Trump.)
Facebook has not yet presented me with pro-Trump articles, though I get my share of anti-Trump articles from a conservative viewpoint in my feed. This is after all what Facebook thinks I like, and they're right.
All this is to say that my own experience tells me that in fact Facebook's feed algorithms are much more nuanced than a one-dimensional analysis can show.
I have friends who have said they like being able to see a red-shifted feed. I endorse that. But it's not really something I miss from Facebook, because I already have RedState, the National Review, and The American Conservative in my normal political reading.


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Today marks 3 weeks since we left Australia, and what has been apparent since day 1 of our travels is that we stand out. A lot. People stare at us every time we go out. At first this bothered me – it's uncomfortable being stared at – but when I sat down and thought about it from the locals' perspective I realised that yeah, we look pretty foreign. And, well, that's what we are: foreigners.
Firstly, we're white, and that's uncommon in this region. The most white faces I ever see in one place are at tourist spots. Also, three of us have blonde hair and I sport some fairly cute, but unusual-to-the-area, ringlets 😉
Secondly, we're a large family. Aside from my 6'3" husband (looking quite the Viking with his long hair and beard), most families we have seen have 1-2 children max, and we have 3. I learned while in Singapore that there was a push in the 1970s & 80s by family planning to only have 2 children and that seems to be their cultural norm today.
So sticking out quite obviously in public makes it all the more harder when I'm trying to rein in my children's rambunctious behaviour.
I've raised my children to be fairly free-range and in Australia that's okay. I'm part of Australian society so I get to contribute to its social standards, and mine are that children are allowed to express themselves freely, occupy space in public, and be free from ageism/childism. But now we are living in areas where children's behaviour is much more reserved and my free-range children have arrived completely oblivious to it.
So we've been having lots of conversations with our kids about how we are guests in these countries and that we need to observe the behavioural norms and follow accordingly. We have been attempting to raise their awareness that when we unleash them on a playground that it can be very intimidating to the one or two other children there (who may be only-children themselves) who watch, wide-eyed, as my three swarm a ride like locusts shouting and laughing and chattering with each other with exuberant joy. I'm trying to frame it that while my children aren't wrong, it's just that we need to be respectful and polite when we are guests somewhere.
After three weeks of talking, feeling exasperated, whispering urgent reminders, and battling my feelings of embarrassment as I do this under the near-constant gaze of locals, I think we have finally gotten through to them. We were reaching a point where my husband and I were simply too reluctant to go out with the kids because it was exhausting to have to go through this each time, but yesterday we went out and the kids did great. In the words of my eldest: "we need to be nicer and calmer in their country". Phew!
Back in the apartment, however, they continue to be as joyfully exuberant as ever… 😉
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by Teresa Heinz Housel | Hope College
Applying to colleges and adjusting to college life can be daunting for many students. The tasks of identifying prospective colleges, navigating the college and financial aid application process, and choosing courses can seem overwhelming because students have so many choices.
For students whose parents did not attend college, also known as first generation college students, t
he transition to college can be even harder. In my own case, college presented unforeseen transitions because neither my parents, nor I, knew how to apply to colleges or prepare for classes. Today, as a college professor, I often advise first generation college students who are considering application to my college or are currently enrolled in my classes. I frequently offer the following tips for selecting prospective colleges, applying for financial aid, and choosing a course of study.
Seek Free Advice
First, while students are still in high school, they should use available college advising resources. Never be afraid to ask questions of teachers, guidance counselor, or other academic personnel. For first generation college students, guidance counselors can help obtain need-based waivers for college entrance exams, with financial aid forms and setting up college visits. Because so many students now attend college, many high schools now host financial aid information nights for parents and students. If your high school does not offer this service, contact a nearby high school that does.
Don't Get Overwhelmed by the Application Process
The college application process can seem overwhelming because there are so many choices. The process can appear even more onerous when first generation college students have no parental experience as a guide. Students should remember that colleges want students who will successfully graduate and be a good fit for the institution. To this end, I advise students to do a self-inventory of qualities they seek in a college. Do they want to attend college in an urban area or other type of setting? Would they feel more comfortable at a small liberal arts college or a large university? Would they prefer a racially and ethnically diverse student body? Would they like to be with classmates from diverse geographic areas or at a more regional institution?
Once students identify qualities they desire in an institution, they should locate schools with those qualities. Students can do this with the help of his or her guidance counselor. I advise students to contact at least 20 institutions for admissions materials and then, if possible, visit top choices and back-up choices. I am well aware that even nearby trips cost money; in this case, most schools offer free overnight hosting with a current student and even travel assistances for qualified students if the school is far away. Check with the college admissions office. As a high school junior, I visited my top two college choices during admissions weekends and attended a few classes on each campus. My college visits were instrumental in helping me identify an institution with a campus culture that was a strong fit for my interests and personality
Learn About Financial Aid
Prospective college students should begin researching financial aid by the sophomore year of high school. Perhaps others might disagree, but I believe that having information is empowering and it is not too soon to investigate what your options are. Parents and students should attend financial aid information nights and, if necessary, schedule an appointment with the guidance counselor. I also encourage students to contact the financial aid office at a local college campus if they have remaining questions about the process. Find out financial aid deadlines for federal and state programs; colleges also typically have application deadlines for applicants seeking financial aid. In addition, I advise s
tudents to check out private funding sources and so scholarship searches online. Scholarships may also be available from local community groups or through the parent company where a family member works.
Don't Be in a Hurry to Select a Major
Once students enroll in college, they typically have one to two years before they select a major, depending on the program. Selecting a major can seem overwhelming. Students should inventory of their talents and skills. Many guidance counselor offices and college career offices offer career aptitude tests to help students identify career paths. Consult your college advisor and don't be afraid to consult academic services if you need tutoring or other assistances. Once students narrow down possible careers, contact nearby professionals in those fields and schedule informational interviews with them. Arrange to shadow professionals for a few hours to a day in fields that interest you.
Many first-generation students do not realize that they have invaluable strengths. It is not uncommon for first-generation students to navigate the college and financial aid application process completely on their own. I repeatedly encourage my own first-generation students that the skills that helped them reach their goal of attending college are priceless in everyday life. Self-reliance, determination, hard work, and an adventurous spirit are qualities that are essential for both college and post-graduate success. Go forward with courage: You can reach your goals.
Teresa Heinz Housel is associate professor of communication at Hope College in Holland, MI.
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Gentle transformation, that's why acupuncture has been around for thousands of years. It is simply one of the best ways to help people reconnect with nature, spirit, and one another. When we are in balance with the essential elements of life we can become our best selves, free from disease, discomfort, and disharmony. Read on to learn more about the services we offer and how they work.
Using the therapeutic modalities of Chinese Medicine, restoring balance and harmony can be a powerful process of transformation. Just like a tree has roots and branches, disease has a spot of origin within us that allows it to grow – and an outward manifestation of what is growing. Tending to the branches alone leaves the root intact.
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It was my brother's birthday yesterday … one of the reasons I went to Dallas.
Dude … look at this car Jenny and I passed on the way to Dallas Tuesday night.
Can't read that? I'll help you out. It says "I ❤ Gym". Jenny asked if he was in shape … I laughed so loud.
My brother's birthday celebration started at 2:30pm yesterday.
We started out with food in the tummy!
Doan Restaurant
3530 West Walnut Street
Garland, TX
(972) 494-5213
I didn't get any pictures of my food but I got the Korean BBQ | $7.50. It was delicious. They remodeled and made it bigger so it has to be good!
Then we went shopping for a good three hours or so. I bought nothing. It felt good to not use money.
We then went for my brother's birthday dinner at:
Mr. Wok
2600 14th Street
Plano, TX
(972) 881-1888
We started off with the Peking Duck. For this dish, you had to preorder it since it's high demand and it takes a while to make.
The dude is slicing up the duck right at our table!
All excited. Ugh … need to start weight loss NOW.
This it what it looks like when it's done. YUM!
This goes with the duck. It's Hoisin Sauce and shredded green onions with a type of bread. Mmmm.
Mmmm … and you make a sandwich out of it!! Delicious! This dish is very popular for big dinners … or at least to me and my family so it was much needed and much deliciousness … Hmm … weird word choices.
They then take the leftovers of the duck back and fry it and mix in some kind of vegetables. Yum. It's very fattening but so good.
There was also fried rice, asparagus with beef and onions,
curry onions and chicken, and pad thai.
It was a lot of food …
and we ate it all!
We had apple pie with ice cream as a birthday cake. Mmm … yums!
Then we played a board game my brother got as a gift from a friend. It's called Quelf. (Qu –elf). Let's just say, I kept calling it something else the whole night. Whoops!
P.S. I won!
It was a fun day and night but we had to cut it short for our roadtrip back home.


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Jennifer Roberts and Marccus Hendricks Selected as Harvard JPB Environmental Health Fellows
Jennifer D. Roberts, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, has been selected by Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health as a JPB Environmental Health (EH) Fellow. Funded by the JPB Foundation, the JPB EH Fellowship Program supports a new generation of Environmental Health scholars who are committed to developing solutions and supporting policy changes that address environmental, social, and economic health disparities in the United States.
JPB EH Fellows are engaged in rigorous interdisciplinary research on the social and physical determinants of environmental health disparities in vulnerable communities. Dr. Roberts, who is in the Department of Kinesiology, studies the relationship between the man-made -- aka "built" -- environment and our physical activity levels, obesity rates and other public health outcomes.
Through a competitive selection process, 15 new fellowships (11 to junior faculty and four to federal agency research scientists) were awarded on October 1, 2018. Over three years, fellows will receive up to $240,000, mentoring, and training in methods, skills, new technologies, leadership and communications.
"I feel honored to have been selected as one of the new JPB Environmental Health Fellows," Dr. Roberts said. "I was attracted to the fact that you receive mentoring, but also have the opportunity to collaborate with other fellows who have complementary work and research areas."
Through her Public Health Outcomes and Effects of the Built Environment (PHOEBE) Laboratory, Dr. Roberts is exploring the environmental factors that encourage or discourage all domains of physical activity (e.g., recreational, transportation, household, occupational) and how these factors may be associated with physical (e.g., obesity, diabetes) and mental (e.g., depression) public health outcomes among adults, adolescents and children.
"Dr. Roberts' research is uniquely transdisciplinary, and the JPB EH Fellowship will further enhance her capacity to address the wicked problems she is studying," said Dushanka Kleinman, Associate Dean for Research in the UMD School of Public Health. "Her research program is strong already, and this will boost her to a new level. We are really proud that she has received this recognition."
Roberts recently launched a long-term investigation into how the introduction of Maryland's Purple Line light rail will encourage active transportation behaviors and increase physical activity among residents from racial and ethnic populations who have been underrepresented in previous natural experiment studies of this type. The focus will be on recruiting African-Americans and Latinos, who make up about three-quarters of the Prince George's County's population. More than 70 percent of county residents are overweight or obese. The study will assess residents through focus groups, transit interviews, surveys and physical activity measures (using accelerometry) before the introduction of the light rail and at several time points after it opens.
"I have been working in Langley Park, which is a vulnerable area already, and could be dramatically changed by the introduction of the Purple Line," Roberts said. "Maryland has an immigrant population exceeding 15% and over 27% are undocumented and centered in Prince George's County."
"On the positive side, the expansion of our transportation infrastructure, and the associated development that accompanies it, generally encourages people to walk more," Roberts said.
"But you can have transportation induced gentrification, which can displace people when they can't afford their increasing rents or mortgages, and there are mental and physical health issues as a result."
"The good will only come if people are not displaced from their homes if local businesses can stay and all people can benefit from the increased physical activity aspects of the new transportation system."
Another UMD researcher, who is an affiliate of the School of Public Health, Assistant Professor Marccus Hendricks in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation's Urban Studies and Planning Program, was also selected as a JPB Fellow in the cohort with Roberts. Dr. Roberts is enthusiastic about the potential for them to formalize a collaboration they have already been discussing related to her Purple Line Light Rail Impact on Neighborhood, Health and Transit (PLIGHT) Study.
"Marccus comes from the urban planning and land use lens, and I come from a public health lens, so it brings together different perspectives in a really nice way," Roberts explains. "We can explore over time how this transportation project will influence health in our surrounding community."
By the time that the Purple Line is anticipated to be finished in 2022, Roberts and Hendricks will have just ended their JPB fellowship. But Roberts' study of its impact on health will continue, as should the benefits of this fellowship experience.
"I'm excited about the longitudinal aspect of this cohort," she says. "We'll see each other for at least three birthdays. I really like that continuity!"
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Should I use a lotion or spray repellent?
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Can I wear a repellent with sunscreen?
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Will DEET ruin my clothes or equipment?
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A Team Red Dog Program Manager Helped a Global Technology Partner Marketing Program Become a Success
Managing a global channel marketing program that included an enrollment of more than 1,300 partners required tremendous attention to detail and fully dedicated resources.
The client, a manager at a large technology company, was challenged with finding enough time to juggle all daily logistics, create partner training and readiness, develop and communicate membership requirements, and provide customer support to keep the program running smoothly.
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Hello, and welcome to the PR finale live thread. Putting this up in a hurry; they're starting an hour earlier than usual tonight. I have to say, I wasn't excited by any of the designers' mini-collections last week. They all have a LOT of work to do. Let's see if they manage to pull it off. (Not hopeful.)
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Starz is making the first episode of its hotly anticipated series Outlander available on Saturday, Aug. 2, one week before its scheduled worldwide Aug. 9 premiere, the network announced Friday at the Television Critics Association fall previews.
Fans will be able to see the full-length sneak peek on select U.S. cable, satellite and cable affilitates as well as online through Starz.com/Outlander, the @Outlander_Starz Twitter page, the Starz YouTube page, Starz's Outlander Facebook page and the free STARZ PLAY app for U.S. users.
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Outlander, based on the best-selling books by Diana Gabaldon, stars Catriona Balfe as Claire Randall, a married combat nurse in 1945 who somehow falls through time and lands back in 1743. As the "sassenach," aka outlander, Claire finds herself not only befuddled, but also fearing for her life. She's forced to marry hunky Scottish warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), and their relationship soon heats up, which is problematic for her feelings for the husband she left behind.
Even though Outlander has not yet premiered, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht expects the franchise and network will enjoy a long partnership. "I keep reading the books. It is so good. Diana Gabaldon has given us years of great drama, and if ... fans get behind it ... I don't see any reason why we shouldn't take the same journey as Claire and Jamie and Brianna and Roger have had over centuries." So there you have it! Outlander will last at least 200 seasons.
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For now, Outlander will split its freshman season into two equal parts. The first eight episodes will air on consecutive Saturdays at 9/8c starting on Aug. 9 and end on Sept. 27. The second half of the season will kick off sometime in early 2015.
In other Starz news, the network announced the premiere dates for its first unscripted series The Chair, which debuts on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 11/10c, and six-part comedy series Survivor's Remorse, which debuts Saturday, Oct. 4 at 9/8c.
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Vibrator shopping can be overwhelming and confusing- there are just so many products! Identifying what does what can feel tricky with even the most straightforward products so it's no wonder massagers like the Magic Wand might leave you with some questions.
The Magic Wand originally hit the market as a massager intended to soothe sore muscles and relieve tension. However, in the 1960s it rose to popularity as a super-effective tool for achieving orgasm. The thing is, neither use is wrong. Wands are both vibrators AND body massagers.
With its size, shape, and sheer strength, the Magic Wand is a powerful tool for clitoral and even– with the help of the right attachments– g-spot, prostate, and penis stimulation. It also has many non-orgasmic uses though! The Magic Wand's long handle, smooth head, and flexible neck make it an ideal tool for massaging hard-to-reach places, like your own back! Additionally, while the Magic Wand is certainly not a medical device, supporters of of localized vibration therapy agree that health benefits such as pain reduction, increased range of motion, decreased stiffness, increased circulation, increased immune function, relaxation, and stress reduction may come from the use of powerful massagers.
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Higher education professional, working on earning her M.A. in School Counseling.
Current Position
Assistant Director of Admissions
University of Saint Joseph
Hartford, CT
Outside of State
Specialty Areas
- Community Organizer
- Education
Interested in:
- Mentoring
Leadership, public speaking, customer service
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Leadership Experience
As the Assistant Director of Admissions at the University of Saint Joseph, I have had the opportunity this past year to recruit young women to a school that has been a women's college for the past 85 years. I will be a part of the team to recruit the first young men to attend USJ as traditional undergraduate students as the school makes the transition to a coeducational university beginning fall 2018.
Previously, I volunteered as the AmeriCorps*VISTA for the Women's Foundation of Montana, helping to grow PowerHouse Montana in the early stages. I started #MentorMondayMT across the state. I left a part of my heart in Montana when I made the decision to move back to the Northeast.
How I Want to Participate in PowerHouse
You need a kick in the butt to return to school! I know that school is not for everyone, but if you are pondering going back for a couple courses or for your doctorate, I will convince you that it is the right decision. I also spend half the year reading undergraduate applications and helping to send graduate applications to faculty-if you need someone to help with your application, let me know.
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I have my B.S. in Women and Gender Studies and am working on my M.A. in School Counseling.


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The hit musical, which transferred to the West End's Palace Theatre in October 2006, opened with Tim Curry, who created the role of King Arthur in the original Broadway production. As with the New York version, Curry handed the role over to Simon Russell Beale. Dale's big and small screen credits include "The West Wing," "The X-Files" and "ER." Later this year he will be seen in Spielberg's newest Indiana Jones movie "The Kingdom of the Skull."
When Dale begins his run, he will be joining the winner of Swedish reality TV show "West End Star," who on Feb. 9 takes over from Marin Mazzie as The Lady of the Lake. The TV show's finale will be broadcast in February.
Directed by Mike Nichols (Tony-winning productions of Barefoot in the Park, Luv, The Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, The Prisoner of Second Avenue and The Real Thing), Spamalot won the Tony Award for Best Musical of 2005 plus the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards in the same category.
Eric Idle based the musical's book on the 1975 film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," the screenplay for which Idle wrote with fellow Pythons Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
The show continues to play the Shubert Theatre, where it opened on March 17, 2005. There is also a production at the Las Vegas Wynn, and an Australian version opened last November in Meblourne.
The London production is booking until Sept. 27, 2008. For more information, call (0)870 890 0142.


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SevensAce posted a topic in Animation TheaterHi, this is the storyboard animation intro I created in Adobe After Effects for a project called Soulwake. These are the ideas and vision for the storyline I want to develop. It is a Action Rpg that plays in the top down perspective with a strong emphasis on nightmarish medieval horror and hi tech alien machinery. Hope you like it and please comment


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2006 Kia Sedona – My Review and Picture
2006 Kia Sedona Mini Van – My review and pictures
First off, I think the world of Kia. They really are taking the car industry by storm, I have no doubt in my mind that Kia will be a major player in the new car market very soon and I have a feeling the other manufactures feel the same way too..and are bracing themselves.
I bought my wife a new 2004 Kia Sedona basically because it was cheap and seemed to have just about all the bells and whistles as a Honda Odessy or the Ford Windstar, but came with a better warranty, higher safety rating and fuel economy. So why would you NOT buy a Kia? Yes it is manuafactured primarily in Korea (if it was assembled here it would drive the cost up…and some would argue drive the quality down) so despite the fact that it is made in another country why would you not buy one?
I can't answer that but I can tell you why I think you should at least visit your local Kia dealer and take a test drive.
A FEW features of the new 2006 Kia Sedona are:
3.8 Liter V6 Aluminum Engine – don't worry this is a good thing. 244 Horsepower (plenty)
5 Speed electric transmission with Sportmatic – lets you shift manually for added power
118.9 Inch wheelbase which is longer than the previous models
16 inch wheels standard and 17 inch on EX model – helps with fuel efficiency and suspension
Power sliding doors
Power windows in the sliding doors (very cool)
Heated seats
MP3/DVD/ Cassette stereo system
7 passenger seating 2 bucket+2 bucket+ 3 bench
Folding rear seats that fold down flat into the floor – tons of room inside for an adult bike
Removable second row seats
Power sliding rear lift gate – great if your hands are full
Back up warning system
8 Way power driver seat
and many many more!
You really should…need to take the 2006 Kia Sedona for a test drive, or rent one from your dealer and take a long weekend. The seats feel great, it drives like a sports car, has great visibility, loads of power and performance, seats 7 full size adults COMFORTABLY and it looks great not to mention gets 18MPG city and 25 MPG highway.
Suggested sticker price is about $29,000 on a fully loaded model, and standard models start at about $19,000
If you are in the Houston area give Alvin Cantu with Joe Myers Kia a call and schedule a test drive 713.937.7800


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It seems that more people than ever before are affected with allergies in today's world. There are far more contaminants than ever in our atmosphere and it seems that whenever we leave our house we encounter many irritants that make everyday jobs hard to perform.
No matter whether it's a stuffy nose, wheezing, coughing, difficult to breathe, itchiness or some other symptom; you can't take control of your outdoor surroundings but there are lots of methods to make inside the house an oasis from these irritants.
Allergens are continually coming into our house on the air we inhale or they're brought in by our children or pets. Research shows that frequent maintenance as well as a carpet cleaning routine will improve your indoor quality of air and lower the frequency that you employ allergy medication. Regular vacuuming is not enough to provide total relief from the allergens in your home.
Our house ventilation system plays an important part on our home comfort. With dirt and other dust particles being collected in the carpets, furniture and other places in your house any movement on your houses can cause the allergens to be launched in mid-air and these allergens are recirculated all through our ventilation system to all the areas in our home.
Additionally we shed an entire layer of skin for every 48 hrs that builds up on our mattresses as well as other furnishings on our home. Dead skin cells is the primary source of food for dust termites which are microscopic animals residing in all regions of our house.
If you have any allergies, asthma or other breathing problems you'll find you get a reaction from the droppings left out from dust mites. In order to enhance your indoor quality of air it is absolutely imperative to eliminate the dust mites and their droppings.
Now you are aware of problems that occur in the surroundings of your house it's important to understand why just vacuuming the carpets and furnishings on a regular routine is not enough. The majority of vacuum remove a few large dirt particles however there are lots of microscopic particles left behind which a vacuum can't eliminate and it is these microscopic particles that cause all the problems.
For a true advantageous solution to boosting your indoor air quality in your home it's necessary to wash the carpet on a consistent basis. It's insufficient to wait until you notice marks in the carpet simply because all the harmful agents in the carpet are not visible. The only true relief develops from a program of regular and frequent washing of not just your carpets but the mattresses and furnishings as well. This can be necessary as often as every 3 to 6 months to be able to come with an environment of true comfort.
The carpet cleaning approach utilized is likewise essential because one of the major reasons for mildew or mold in your home is an excess of water. Mold is among the most hazardous fungi found in carpets and furnishings which took too much time to dry.
Making use of do it yourself approach to carpet cleaning can be extremely harmful if there are allergy patients in your home and in some cases it's best left up to the professionals. Any methods of steam cleaning in Federal Way, WA that enables the carpets to dry rapidly will do a great job on boosting your home environment.
Many people are rapidly discovering that the outcomes gotten from dry foam carpet cleaning are simply incredible. Not just do most carpets dried out within 1 to 2 hours but the carpets seem like absolute magic. The stains and spots are gone and also the many allergens and that provides long hours of convenience to allergy sufferers.
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First a analog ticking clock widget and second, a sleeping clock with timer.
You can choose from a list of audio files for playing ticking audio sound and designs.
New Clock dials for arabic/india, hindi/devanagari and china.
The widget are ticking if you on the homescreen. If you display is off or a other application is running then stops the audio playback of ticking immediately.
the seconds mode, the sleeping app is if you want to hear a ticking sound if you try to going to deep sleep or if you want to hear a sound for a defined time of minutes... like if a athletics.....
You can set the times in minutes how long should the ticking is playback. After the timer is running off, the application is closed automaticly and the sound is stopped.
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Free Speech week incites hate
Alexander Lawrence,
October 19, 2017
We as American citizens have the right to freely speak, but free speech becomes a problem when protests turn violent. Violent protests do not help pave the way for a better tomorrow, and yet they keep happening. On Sept. 24 Milo Yiannopoulos appeared for a brief speech on Berkeley campus. The prest...


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The Smith Family's toy and book appeal
Sadly, thousands of Aussie kids will not receive a gift this Christmas simply because their families can't afford it. This year the Health Hub Adelaide is supporting The Smith Family's Toy & Book Appeal. The Smith Family aims to deliver more than 36,000 new toys and 23,500 new books to children in need around Australia this year. This gesture …Read more


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Goldsmith and gemologist Eric Heffelfinger studied Wearable Metals and Jewelry Design at the University of Colorado at Boulder and at the University of Minnesota. He received his Gemological Certificate at the Gemological Institute of America. He has owned jewelry design studios and galleries on Vashon Island and in Minneapolis, Minnesota for more than 30 years. His work is represented in numerous private and corporate collections.
In his own words:
The basic technique that I have used in the 40 years that I have been a goldsmith is lost wax casting. Fabrication, when needed, is done afterward. The goal of my designs is to be fluid rather than sharp edged. To be water rather than rock.
Metal artists have the unique opportunity to use some of our planet's most beautiful resources as the medium to artistic expression. As a gold and silversmith this privilege is magnified. It is my endeavor to incorporate the most basic materials along with some of the most rare. To honor wood and granite as much as diamond. To place the same value on all our Earth's resources.


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Fourteen brave members of the Sheffield Hornets baseball club battled against a strong Coventry team and the treacherous conditions of the Ponderosa to rack up their first two victories of the season, winning 13-2 and 12-1 across the two games.
The theme throughout the afternoon, other than mud, was the collaboration between both experienced and new players to produce a fine team performance. This was no greater exemplified than by the two pitchers, with Hornets veteran Josh Taylor dominating in the first game, and debutant Keita Ito coming close to a complete game shutout in the second.
Such pitching meant that those playing defence were rarely called upon, but when they were, all performed their duties admirably. Most notable of these performances was that of Janet Wang at first base, who was solid throughout and made one spectacular play to slide into the base to reach it just ahead of the runner.
A total of seven of Saturday's Hornets squad are in their first year with the team and all made significant contributions to the total of 25 runs amassed during the day. A huge key to this success was the way that the batters took advantage of opportunities provided by Coventry's wayward pitching and fielding errors to create havoc on the bases.
Head coach and club president Kyra Bradley said of the game "It was great to see such a terrific performance by all our players, both in defence and offence. Everyone, from players playing for the first time outside of training to those who have played for years, did an outstanding job to put everything we've worked on this semester into play."
Bradley, assisted by first base coach Spencer Lawn, did an excellent job of guiding new players through their first foray into Hornets baseball, and the few mistakes that were made by the home team provide excellent learning opportunities for those playing their first games. It is without doubt that the team can use this experience, combined with pride in their overall performance, to generate momentum as the National University Baseball Championship approaches in Spring 2017.


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Belgrade offers more than thousand sports facilities for almost all sports and activities. While football clearly reigns Serbia's sports scene, Belgrade also offers plenty of great alternatives, from basketball, tennis and golf to hunting, fishing, gokarting and paintball. In Belgrade and its immediate surroundings you can catch a basketball game, cheer for your favorite football team, play a relaxing game of golf and more!
Belgrade has hosted several relatively major sporting events recently, including Eurobasket 2005, the 2005 European Volleyball Championship, the 2006 European Water Polo Championship, and the European Youth Olympic Festival 2007. Belgrade was the host city of the 2009 Summer Universiade chosen over the cities of Monterrey and Poznań. Belgrade Marathon Race is the largest and the most mass attended sporting event in Serbia.
Belgrade is also home to two football teams, Red Star (Crvena Zvezda) and Partizan, which have achieved remarkable success and have become famous all over the world along with their players. The matches between sports clubs Red Star and Partizan are considered to be the biggest city derbies, and the rivalry between their fans reflects all areas of everyday life.
With more than 1,000 sports facilities, amongst which special place have Belgrade Arena (seating capacity 20,000), swimming pool Tashmajdan (Tašmajdan), stadiums of FC Red Star and Partizan, Pionir Hall, Belgrade is ready to meet any sports challenge. Belgrade Arena became Belgrade's trademark and one of the new symbols of the Serbian capital, as well as the place of interest for the visitors to our capital and the country. It is a facility that fully meets the latest standards and, together with the Prague Arena, it is at the highest technological level in Europe.
Belgrade has also given rise to several world class tennis players such as Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic.