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* This article was contributed to Google Maps Mania on August 09, 2005.Hi, this is nagoyan the earthhopper from Japan. Space Shuttle Discovery crews enjoyed one extra day with mostly free time in the space, so do we - to tracking them for one more day. We are all happy they just successfully landed. Welcome back home!
Google Maps Mania: the Japan View
Anyhow, here we go for today's topics from Japan.
GoogleMapsEditor - the must have tool for dummies
I know many, many people just want to make their own maps. But learning Google Maps API is so hard for non-geeks, even it's called revolutionary simple. So you may go to MapBuiler.net to make one, but here is another excellent tool from Japan.
GoogleMapsEditor is a Windows application to generate your own Google Maps Mashup without any knowledge of Google Maps API.
- No CGI/PHP etc required at hosting server. Only a HTML file to be uploaded and works
- Generate Coordinates from Google Maps for each placemarks
- Manage placemarks by Filemaker-like database
- Data is restored in XML format.
- CSV files are importable
A screenshot of placemark data entry - see detail notes on flickr page
It's good tool to make a quick map for any purpose. Here is my little sample by GoogleMapEdior for U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa, Japan.
Note: Map and Satellite images are misaligned for about 450m in Okinawa due to the datum issue. Placemarkes are aligned on map side. US Military bases there, occupying 18% of this island where 1.2M people lives, are painted in light gray color on Google Maps sourced from Zenrin. BTW, don't surprise if you find McDonalds' or Seven-Eleven logo marks on Google Maps.
The bad news for most of you is it's currently Japanese only at Beta 5 (requires .net Framework1.1), even it's carefully developed for multi-langueges. Google Group forum is good place to reach donadona the developer.
GPS Mobile to track yourself on Google Maps - with path line
Now you know mobile Google Maps Mashup is red-hot here in Japan. naokki's hack of Google Local/Maps for WILLCOM mobile phone now supports au's GPS phone. Now, not only to check what's around you, but you can track yourself for your family..
"Where is Uz?" is created by Uz to track himself. He made a little website with a cgi to keep getting coordinates info from his au GPS phone, and convert it into XML format to pass into his Google Maps Mashup automatically - with the realtime path of his every steps.
One day, he walked around his Keio Univ. SFC campus
He can file each tracking record like above, and even link a icon on the map to his blog entry with coordinates embedded photo.
So he just access a web to let people know where he is, and terminate the access when he want to stop it. That's quite reasonable.
Growing Restaurant Guide Map by Ramen Noodle Enthusiasts around nation
Ramen Noodle is originally came from China almost 100 years ago, but it eventually grows up with originally reproduced recipes everywhere in Japan, and now re-exported to China as Japanese style noodle dish. I have never met a human being who hates ramen noodle in my lifetime. Ramen enthusiasts are everywhere, including Soichi Noguchi, a Space Shuttle Discovery crew, who brought anti-gravity ramen noodles to space flight this time, even asked Nissin Food for his favorite taste! I am sure he's eagerly got everybody up there try a bite.
With tens of thousands ramen restaurants around the nation, people always need better guide with better map, with non-biased opinions.
The Ramen Database is a quite unique guide among guides, as ramen fans register their own favorite restaurants, and add their impressions and evaluations to grow the database. So the number of the star-shaped placemarks on its Google Map Mashup are growing day by day while all postings are RSS feeded. If you select a shop, the competitions nearby are automatically listed with distance information. Small Google Maps window is shown for each restaurant page, with comments, ratings, and even trackback URL.
The business websites with good maps surely gather more customers, so folks should act now.
That's all for today,
nagoyan the earthhopper


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Fire Restoration Soda Blasting
The last 15 to 20 years in the blasting world has been interesting, to say the least. One small reason is that sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda, has become an everyday topic of conversation. Beginning with the restoration of The Statue of Liberty many years ago, baking soda abrasive blasting has carved out a niche in the market generally held by the sand blasters. And while sand blasting is truly a thing of the past (due to silicosis, an injury similar to asbestosis), baking soda is continuing to grow in popularity and diversity.
A few short years ago, some industrious contractors had the notion that this oddball blasting technique might be able to remove soot, carbon and residue after a fire (most baking soda innovators wouldn't write off any potential application without first blasting a little white dust at it). The process was able to remove the residues, and even some light charring from wood and other surfaces, without further damaging the structure.
This new technique is four times faster than hand sanding and brushing, and leaves wood with what can best be described as an almost "like new" appearance. The process also provides a more thorough cleaning than previous techniques. Baking Soda Blasting allows the operator to clean deep into small gaps, entirely into corners, behind installed duct work, and in areas where the operator was previously unable to access. Recent advances in nozzles and accessories make today's blasting even more effective.

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BRANDON J. WEICHERT | THE WEICHERT REPORT Scattered reports are coming in–all unconfirmed–that the North Korean strongman, Kim Jong-un, is … More
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Donald Trump the Statesman
In my recent op-ed for American Greatness, I argue that Trump has deftly managed the North Korean situation.
Stop Listening to Foreign Policy Experts
"It's not surprising that the neoconservatives who pushed us into the most self-destructive war in recent history (and also spearheaded the neoliberal economic policies that led us into the Great Recession of 2008), then got rich and famous off books detailing the "coming collapse of the United States" because of the failed wars and economic policies they had spent the previous two decades advocating for!"
Those Who Want Respect Give Respect
"Even among enemies one must respect them. In so doing, perhaps, actual trust can be garnered. And, from there, hopefully, peace can be fostered; threats can be mitigated; and everyone can move toward prosperity. But, it all starts with respect. Trump gave Kim the respect that he had been seeking for most of his life from the West. In return, Kim gave Trump respect."
Realism, Not Idealism Wins the Day
Leon Hadar writes in the Business Times: "Mr Trump is now pursuing a similar Realpolitik strategy in dealing with North Korea (or as British commentator Freddy Gray put it, a "Real(-estate) politik", that could change the balance of power in North-east Asia and hopefully make the lives of all Korean better. Or it may not. But as long as he embraces the "Trust, but verify" dictum, it is worth a try."
What Did America Lose in Singapore?
"With the two leaders talking–and the Chinese understanding the ramifications of an American invasion of North Korea–it seems unlikely that, irrespective of whether North Korea achieve nuclear weapons capability, the North will push their proverbial luck with a nuclear war against the world."
Here's What Happens if Kim Doesn't Make a Deal with Trump
"There is no way for Kim to win any other course of action aside from negotiating in good faith; adhering to Trump's demands for de-nuclearization; and accept Trump's offer of economic and political assistance."
Musings in Singapore
"Whatever evil the Kim regime has committed, it wants to be accepted as it is by the international community. Trump meeting Kim face-to-face in Singapore, and giving him the grace (yes, that is the right word) of being seen as an equal just might pull him back from totally embracing the manic side of North Korean ideology."
America's North Korea Strategy is a Disaster
"Whereas before I was keenly hopeful for these pending talks. I am now anything but. You should be too. It is probable, as Angelo Codevilla argued, that Trump is falling for the great diplomatic trap that North Korea has set for him–and we are all going to pay the price for it."
Trump Offers South Korea a Backbone
"Trump is ensuring that the United States, South Korea, and Japan get a real deal from Kim Jong-un rather than just another summit that improves Pyongyang's position and weakens everyone else's. By pulling out of the talks earlier this week, Trump is forcing his allies to get in line, and is increasing his leverage in the forthcoming talks—which, we can safely assume will happen at some point this year."


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LA JOLLA, CA May 17, 2010 An international team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute in California and the National Research Institute for Child Health and Development in Japan has discovered that a natural molecule in the body counters the progression of osteoarthritis. The findings could one day lead to new therapies for some common diseases of aging.
The study was published in an advanced, online issue of the journal Genes & Development on May 13, 2010, and will be featured as the cover story of the June 1 print edition of the journal.
The molecule the team studied, microRNA 140 (miR-140), is part of a recently discovered category of genetic molecules"microRNAs" or "non-coding RNAs" which do not code for proteins, yet often play a vital role in gene expression.
"This is the first report showing the critical role of a specific non-coding RNA in bone development," said Hiroshi Asahara, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of molecular and experimental medicine at Scripps Research. "Moreover, surprisingly, we observed that microRNA 140 acts against arthritis progression. This is among the first evidence that non-coding RNA plays a key role in age-dependent diseases."
"This finding may lead to a new therapeutic strategy for osteoarthritis," said Shigeru Miyaki, senior research associate in the Asahara lab and first author of the paper with Tempei Sato of the National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, "as well as for conditions that share a similar mechanism, such as spinal disc degeneration."
Broad Impact
Even in comparison with other diseases of aging, osteoarthritis has a remarkably broad impact. Currently affecting about 15 to 20 million Americans, osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder and is expected to increase by 50 percent over the next two decades with the aging of the population. With no effective treatments, current management strategies for osteoarthritis focus on reducing pain and inflammation.
Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative arthritis, is a disease that affects joint cartilage, the major weight-bearing "cushion" in joints. The disease results from a combination of wear and tear on cartilage and underlying age-related changes that causes cartilage to deteriorate. Joint trauma can also play a role. Osteoarthritis commonly affects the hands, spine, hips, and knees.
Asahara and other members his laboratory were interested in the question of why some people's joints age normally, while others' spiral toward disease.
The scientists suspected that microRNA could play a role. Once thought of as mere genetic helpers, microRNAs are now known to prevent proteins from being produced by messenger RNA, thus acting as an important layer of regulation for biological processes.
"Recent research findings indicate that non-coding RNA should be involved in our development and in diseases," said Asahara, "but we know little about the role of the non-coding RNA for age-related adult disorders."
Breaking New Ground
The team's interest in one type of microRNA in particular, miR-140, was piqued by other work ongoing in the lab, which was published last year. In this study, the team made the observation that miR-140which is only expressed in cartilagewas reduced in cartilage samples from osteoarthritis patients. This led the team to hypothesize that miR-140 is a regulator in osteoarthritis pathology.
To test this idea, the team tried for several years to make targeted "knockout" mouse models that lacked miR-140. They finally succeeded.
With models lacking miR-140, the scientists were able to figure out its effects. Since the animals lacking miR-140 were short in stature, the scientists concluded that miR-140 affected bone formation during development. The mutant mice were also particularly prone to developing osteoarthritis, suggesting that miR-140 retarded the disease. In contrast, the scientists found, transgenic mice that overexpressed miR-140 were resistant to developing the condition.
The team's findings fit in well with other recent research showing that an enzyme called Adamts-5 is necessary for osteoarthritis progression; miR-140 is known to regulate Adamts-5.
The team continues to investigate to learn more about the factors that control miR-140, the proteins it affects, and potential drugs that might influence its action.
|Contact: Keith McKeown
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There are only three months left in 2016, so it's time to look at your professional eLearning goals and what you want to achieve in 2017. Many people in the corporate and educational worlds embrace the SMART Goal methodology— because it works. If you want to set goals that you're likely to achieve in 2017, make sure they are SMART:
- Specific: To achieve a goal, you need to have a clear target that will inspire you to make progress.
- Measurable: It's important to have a way to calculate and determine the progress you make.
- Agreed-upon: If your goal includes other people, or requires others' support to achieve the goal, make sure you've agreed upon the goal before you attempt to complete it.
- Realistic: Goals should require effort, but attaining them needs to be within reach rather than impossible.
- Time-based: Find the balance between having enough time to complete your goal, but not too much time that it's easy to get distracted.
What SMART goals are related to your career in eLearning design? Here are some ideas you can use to craft your goals for 2017:
- Identify three ways to make your day more manageable and use those techniques for at least 21 days.
- Communicate more effectively with subject matter experts (SME) by creating one new SME relationship every quarter in 2017.
- Identify if you want to earn a promotion or ask for a raise, then find two ways you can get ready to do just that.
- Sign up for one course that will help you learn a new skill.
- Review industry recognition options; submit an application for an award by December 31, 2017.
- Choose a new way to organize your design process and use it for your next project.
- Find a mentor or mentee and meet with that person once a month for six months.
- Find an intake process that will help streamline content development, review it with the team, and put it in place by a specific date.
- Confirm that you want to use technology to collaborate with others; look for a solution that meets identified needs, test the option, roll it out to team members within six months.
- Get opportunities for more responsibility by asking your manager for new projects during monthly one-on-one meetings.
Most importantly, don't overwhelm yourself by setting ten goals to achieve in 2017. Start by picking three goals you want to achieve before December 31, 2016. Measure and celebrate your success. If you meet a goal before the deadline, add a new one to your list for 2017. With a systematic, SMART approach, it's likely you'll achieve more goals than you ever thought possible—and you'll certainly make more progress than if you leave it all to chance.
Liz Sheffield is a freelance writer with a background in training and development. She specializes in writing about everything related to the human side of business. You can contact her via LinkedIn or Twitter.


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Camilla Adelle is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation.
She holds a PhD in European Union (EU) environmental policy and has a particular interest in global and regional environmental governance. She is currently researching various aspects of (green) EU-Africa relations, including the role of transnational networks. Camilla is also interested more widely in policy coordination and integration as well as regulatory governance.
Previously Camilla was a Senior Research Associate in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UK) as well as a Research Analyst at the Institute for European Environmental Policy (UK and Belgium). She also spent several years in West Africa where she worked for Friends of the Earth Ghana.
Camilla is co-editor with Andrew Jordan of 'Environmental Policy in the European Union: Contexts, Actors and Policy Dynamics' (3ed) (Earthscan, 2012) and has published articles in the Journal of European Integration, Environment and Planning C, Environmental Policy and Governance, Impact Assessment and Policy Appraisal, and Environmental Science and Policy.
Research Interests
Environmental Governance
Regulatory Governance
European Union Environmental Policy (internal and external dimensions)
Policy Coordination
EU-Africa Relations
2013-2015 – Atlantic Future: Towards an Atlantic area? Mapping trends, perspectives and interregional dynamics amongst Europe, Africa and the Americas
The External Dimension of European Union Environmental Policy (EEEP): Pursuing environmental norms, rules and policies beyond borders
Global Agro-Food-Energy System Changes, Land Use Patterns, Production Models, Natural Resource Management, Food Security through Production and Employment, National/Global Governance (AFGROLAND)
A list of Camilla's publications can be found at: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Camilla_Adelle


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Supported Charities
On this page you will find a listing of charities the W.R. and Floy A. Sauey Family Foundation has donated to.
Al. Ringling Theatre & A.R.T. Friends (Baraboo, WI)
A historical theatre started in the 1850's and the organization which helps to raise funds for theatre restoration.
Baraboo School District (Baraboo, WI)
To add bleachers and press box to the west side of their football/track field, Flambeau Field.
Hope House of South Central Wisconsin (Baraboo, WI)
Provides shelter, advocacy, information, and education to individuals affected by domestic violence and sexual assault.
Kids' Ranch (Rock Springs, WI)
Provides children with help in literacy, one-on-one mentoring/tutoring for early intervention/prevention.
Greater Sauk County Community Foundation (Baraboo, WI)
To stimulate the establishment of endowments to serve the future needs of our area and to address those needs by providing leadership resources.
Ferst Readers (Madison, GA)
A preschool literacy program preparing children for reading and learning success.
WomenSafe, Inc. (Chardon, OH)
Provides emergency shelter and support services to survivors of domestic violence throughout Northeast Ohio.
People Helping People (PHP) of South Central Wisconsin (Baraboo, WI)
Community-building organization applying the time and talents of its members directly towards needs within the local community.
Boys & Girls Club of Baraboo/Sauk County (Baraboo, WI)
Boys & Girls Club of Reedsburg (Reedsburg, WI)
To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Reedsburg Area Helping Hands, Inc. (Reedsburg, WI)
A non-profit organization serving children in need in the Reedsburg School District.
International Crane Foundation (Baraboo, WI)
Working worldwide to conserve cranes and the wetland/grassland ecosystems on which they depend.
Circus World Museum (Baraboo, WI)
Museum & big top show dedicated to Ringling Bros. Circus which was founded in 1884 in Baraboo.
Halifax Regional Medical Center (Roanoke Rapids, NC)
Donation in support of Halifax Regional's initiative to reduce breast cancer in their community.
Turning Point (Columbus, IN)
Focused on stopping domestic violence.
Safe Harbor Homeless Shelter (Reedsburg, WI)
Provides temporary shelter for homeless women with children who want to become independent and productive members of their communities.
Camp Ho Mita Koda (Cleveland, OH)
Dedicated to help children with diabetes enjoy a camp experience.
Demelza Hospice Care for Children (Ramsgate, Kent UK)
Providing a large range of hospice and care services to children, young people and their families.
Foundation for Youth of Bartholomew County (Columbus, IN)
Striving to "Inspire and Enable Our Youth, Our Community".
Morgan County Boys & Girls Club (Mooresville, IN)
To empower all youth, especially those who need us most, to grow to their full potential to be responsible, caring, and productive citizens.
Boys & Girls Club of Lake and Sumter Counties (Lady Lake, FL)
Helping to inspire hope and opportunity in those who need it most – at-risk children in our local community
Jerry Colangelo Branch, Metro-Phoenix Boys & Girls Club (Phoenix, AZ)
Empowering young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible members of the community.
Circle of Love Center, Inc. (Greensboro, GA)
Providing direct and support services to victims and their children through residential (shelter) and non-residential services.
Chrysalis Shelter (Phoenix, AZ)
Leading the community to broad-based solutions to prevent domestic abuse.
Haven of Lake and Sumter Counties, Inc. (Leesburg, FL)
To provide victims of domestic violence and sexual assault with alternatives to abuse or life-threatening situations, and empowerment to establish a violence-free life.
Oasis Domestic Abuse Service (Margate, Kent, UK)
To develop innovative responses to domestic abuse that increases safety for victims, rebuilds lives and creates lasting change
Baraboo River Equine-Assisted Therapies, Inc. (Baraboo, WI)
To provide equine-assisted activities and therapies to children and adults with special needs while supporting the physical, mental, and emotional health of each individual in their interaction with horses and staff.
Bartholomew County Horizon House (Columbus, IN)
Provides shelter to families that are homeless.
UW Platteville EMS Senior Design Projects (Platteville, WI)
A program for Senior Design Projects at The UW-Platteville College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science providing students with hands-on, practical experiences to prepare them for the workforce by offering industry-sponsored student projects.
Community Christian School of Baraboo (Baraboo, WI)
Non-denominational Christian school teaching preschool through 12th grade, providing a safe, challenging, classical, Christ-centered educational program.
Sauk County Development Corp (Baraboo, WI)
To promote and retain the diverse economic vitality of Sauk County and its individual communities.
St. Clare's Cardiac Rehab Unit (Baraboo, WI)
Cardiac rehab unit located at St. Clare's Hospital in Baraboo.
Habitat for Humanity of Wisconsin River Area (Baraboo, WI)
Working to create decent, affordable housing in partnership with those in need, and to make shelter a matter of conscience with people everywhere.
North Freedom Elementary School Literacy Program (North Freedom, WI)
Literacy program offered to students at North Freedom Elementary.
Baraboo Public Library (Baraboo, WI)
Public library serving the Baraboo community since 1903.
United Way of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas, NV)
Part of a worldwide movement that began over 125 years ago to create communities where all children and families can succeed.
UW Carbone Cancer Center (Madison, WI)
Center committed to leading-edge research to provide better treatment and cures for cancer.
CAL Center Presents (Reedsburg, WI)
A non-profit organization dedicated to bringing world-class entertainment to the CAL Center (A center intended for the advancement of educational and cultural experiences and artistic expression).
Lily's Fund (Madison, WI)
A volunteer-lead nonprofit organization celebrating and supporting epilepsy research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Torchlight Youth Mentoring Alliance (Painesville, OH)
To foster the development of youth to reach their highest potential as responsible, adaptable, caring adults.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Reserve (Akron, OH)
To inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
UW Platteville Foundation (Platteville, WI)
Gifts to the university through the UW-Platteville Foundation provide scholarships, improve academic programs, support capital building projects and enrich campus-life experiences for students.
Agrace Foundation (Madison, WI)
A nonprofit hospice and palliative care organization founded in 1978 serving patients in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. People trust us to care for them in very difficult times—while they are facing a serious illness or the end of life.
SAFEHOME (Overland Park, KS)
Providing a healing atmosphere where survivors of domestic violence can gain inner strength, build self-esteem, explore options, and establish a life free of violence.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City – Olathe Unit (Olathe, KS)
Promoting the development of self-esteem, values, and skills for boys and girls, ages 5-18, with special emphasis on youth from disadvantaged circumstances.
Lowell Haugen Scholarship Fund (Baraboo, WI)
Scholarship in honor of Lowell Haugen, a retired science teacher from Baraboo who served on the foundation scholarship committee for many years.
Battered Women Shelter (Medina, OH)
To lead the community in the prevention of domestic abuse by providing emergency shelter, advocacy and education throughout Summit and Medina County, all in an effort to break the cycle of abuse and help promote peace in every family.
Reedsburg Wrestling Club (Reedsburg, WI)
Youth wrestling club.
Baraboo Youth Hockey Association (Baraboo, WI)
Youth hockey program.
Additional Charities
Future Business Leaders of America – Baraboo High School Chapter (Baraboo, WI), Sauk County Giving Tree (Baraboo, WI), Galatia Baptist Church (Seaboard, NC), Facebook Seminar Series for small businesses (areas of Baraboo/Reedsburg, WI), Donations to Nordic Group of Companies associates who were flood victims in Wisconsin and Indiana, and contributions to associates with life threatening illness.


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We are pleased to inform you that our new web alcazaba2002.com is already available.
In this web we will keep you up to date about all that is happening and the projects we are working on currently.
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Putin and Poroshenko to discuss gas and ceasefire in MilanComments
The most anticipated meeting of the Asia-Europe summit (ASEM) in Milan will take place on Friday when Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko will sit down for talks.
It is a positive sign for Moscow, Kyiv and Brussels who hope to reach a deal on disputes over unpaid gas bills and the much violated ceasefire agreed in Minsk on September 5th, as well as other unresolved issues.
"The main topics are peace, compliance with the Minsk protocol and Minsk Memorandum, the ceasefire, the withdrawal of troops, the elections, recognition of Ukraine sovereignty over all territory. Moreover to solve the energy question," explained Poroshenko ahead of the talks.
More than 3,600 have died in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, and EU-US sanctions on Russia as well as the Russian embargo on EU foodstuffs weigh heavily on the respective economies. The stakes are high for a resolution as euronews correspondent Simona Volta in Milan explains:
"The ASEM summit could very well be the right arena to solve the crisis between Russia and Ukraine in a diplomatic way. Europe will try to mediate. With winter on its way, the EU doesn't want to find itself in the middle of a bitter battle for gas."


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DIY Recycled Wine Bottle Candles
Midas Touch: The DIY Addition Every Table Needs
Consider this DIY project a modern take on the classic taper candle and Chianti wine bottle combination! With a little help from spray paint, a few strips of duct tape, and some glass bottles, you can easily create beautiful mood lighting for your next dinner party. The best part? After each use, these candle holders continue to get better, making them a great addition to your mantel for the holidays. After all, isn't everything better in gold?
- Glass bottles
- Duct tape
- Spray paint
- Taper or drip candles
- Start by taping off sections of the bottles you don't want painted. For this particular project, we chose to paint some bottles completely and use the tape to create stripes of various sizes on others.
- Use metallic spray paint to coat each bottle. Let dry for 15 to 20 minutes, and repeat the process for two more coats. After the final coat, allow an hour of drying time. Slowly remove the tape.
- If you don't have access to drip candles (available online), a taper candle works too. You can also create the dripped wax "look" by slowly turning a burning candle, allowing the wax to freely fall onto the bottle. Continue this process until you achieve your desired look.
- Style the bottles to your liking!
For more entertaining ideas, consider making a kraft paper menu, leaf placards, or pumpkin centerpiece this Fall!


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In the world of urban video and film production Margo Wainwright is an architect in the cultivation and development of the urban visual arts. A pioneer in urban music video, Margo has worked with some of the most influential musicians, directors and style makers in the music industry.
A New York City native, with her feet firmly planted in the pop culture scene in the lower east side of Manhattan, Margo was destined to pursue a career in the arts. Margo immersed herself in urban music scene where she sharpened her instincts for urban culture and the video arts.
Soon after, Margo left Howard University to pursue a once in a lifetime opportunity at Def Jam Records. With a roster of Hip Hop, Pop and Rhythm and Blues acts at her disposal, Margo became one the most talented film and video producers in the urban music industry.
Seventeen years and over 700 videos later, Margo is just beginning her journey. Her ability to recognize, develop and break tomorrows new talent is what has separated her from others in the market. From the set to the screen, Margo brings an invaluable wealth of knowledge, creativity and authenticity to every project she undertakes.
Every neighborhood has a story……..a story that needs to be told through an authentic lens. MW GLOBAL will represent the next generation of creative minds bringing those stories to life… We will be the platform for those artists who are committed to cultivating their craft as well as elevating urban visual arts…"
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There are several ways you can get your hearing tested if it's getting gradually worse.
You can get a free hearing test on the NHS. Your GP may refer you to a hearing specialist (audiologist) who can do the test.
It could take a few weeks to see the specialist. So it will probably be quicker to get tested somewhere else, like at a large pharmacy or opticians, although you may have to pay for this.
Always see a GP first if:
There are simple hearing tests online.
This can tell you if you need to have a face-to-face hearing test.
Lots of large pharmacies and opticians can do hearing tests.
The test is often free, but you'll normally have to pay for any treatment you might need (such as hearing aids).
You may have a few different tests during your appointment to check if you have hearing loss and find out the cause.
Common hearing tests include:
These are hearing tests for adults. Newborn hearing tests and some hearing tests for children are different.


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A team of European partners, led by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK, has passed the proof-of-concept stage for a robotic glove that can assist stroke patients in their home-based recovery. The glove facilitates repetitive movements of the hand and wrist, which can improve motor and functional outcomes, providing greater independence to patients in the chronic stages of stroke during which treatment is not regular.
The €4,643,983 project is called SCRIPT, an acronym for Supervised Care and Rehabilitation Involving Personal Tele-robotics. It was coordinated by Dr. Farshid Amirabdollahian, a rehabilitation robotics and assistive technologies expert at the University of Hertfordshire's School of Computer Science, where he is also a senior lecturer in adaptive systems.
Healing at Home
"This project focused on therapies for stroke patients at home. Our goal was to make motivating therapies available to people to practise at home using this system, hoping that they have a vested interest to practise and will do so," said Dr. Farshid Amirabdollahian.
"We tried this system with 30 patients and found that patients indeed practised at home, on average around 100 minutes each week, and some showed clinical improvements in their hand and arm function," Dr. Amirabdollahian said. In consideration of these results, the team is searching for sources of funding to make the prototype an available home rehabilitation product.
Tele-Robotics Increase Independence
In addition to providing a motivational tool for stroke therapy, the device is able to record a patient's performance as they exercise their hands and wrists. This information can be sent to the therapist who is coordinating treatment, so that appropriate follow-up can be arranged. The remote monitoring improves the independence of patients who are recovering in their homes, since it reduces the frequency of hospital or home visits.
One of the goals of the SCRIPT project was to provide a more positive therapy session, so that people who are impaired by stroke will be encouraged to actively participate in their recovery after they leave the hospital or rehabilitation centre. The robotic glove, with its ability to generate feedback for the patient and therapist, offers an engaging device that the researchers hope will improve functionality and therefore outcomes.
The SCRIPT project was partially funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development.
Source: University of Hertfordshire
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Roma come from a goal down to beat Real Madrid as Schalke down Porto.
|AS Roma 's midfielder David Marcelo Cortez Pizarro's winner means there was no Roman
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AS Roma beat nine-time winner Real Madrid 2-1 in the first leg of the Champions League's second round.
Brazilian midfielder Amantini Mancini scored the winning goal in the 58th minute off a pass from Roma captain Francesco Totti.
Raul Gonzalez had given Madrid the lead in the eighth, adding to his Champions League scoring record with his 60th goal in the competition.
Chile midfielder David Pizarro then equalised for Roma in the 24th.
"The most important thing was that the guys didn't lose focus after they scored," Roma coach Luciano Spalletti said.
"They remained calm and waited for their chances. That showed maturity."
Madrid had a significant edge in ball possession but the Spanish side made costly defensive lapses.
"The team didn't disappoint me. I was satisfied with our play," Madrid coach Bernd Schuster said.
"The only regret for tonight is the result. But we did the only thing that was really essential, and that was to score a goal. That gives is confidence now going back to play in our own stadium, in front of our fans."
Madrid had won each of its three previous games with Roma at Stadio Olimpico, the last two by three-goal margins, but has now failed to win all three of its away games in this season's competition.
|Bernd Schuster: No love for his countryman
Schuster fumes
Schuster cast blame on German referee Herbert Fandel.
"He's my countryman but tonight he didn't deserve to be," Schuster said.
"He missed a lot of calls, offsides, and fouls. He didn't have a handle on the game."
Roma hasn't lost a home game in Europe since falling to Madrid on December 8, 2004, in a match played without fans. Since then, Roma has compiled 10 wins and four draws at the Stadio Olimpico.
Madrid scored on its first opportunity, with Raul deflecting in a shot from outside the area by Jose Maria "Guti" Gutierrez.
Roma had a chance to equalise a minute later but Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas collected Marco Cassetti's shot, which was also deflected.
In the 10th, Madrid forward Ruud van Nistelrooy had a goal annulled for offside.
Roma left Raul unmarked inside the area in the 21st and his header off a cross from Arjen Robben missed wide.
The play that led to Roma's equaliser began with a cross into the area from Mancini.
The ball deflected off Totti, allowing Pizarro to run in and send in a shot that deflected in off Fernando Gago, who was still down on the ground after stopping Totti.
Van Nistelrooy nearly put Madrid ahead again in the 29th following a setup from Raul, but the Dutchman's sliding shot went wide.
Roma turned the ball over in the 42nd and midfielder Daniele De Rossi was constricted to foul Raul, drawing a yellow card. Guti's ensuing free kick banged off Roma's wall.
Madrid controlled to start the second half, with Roma unable to get the ball to Totti amid double coverage.
That all changed when a defender fell down and Totti set up Mancini with a perfect pass up the middle, which the Brazilian took and dribbled around Casillas to angle the ball into an empty net.
Madrid defender Sergio Ramos was cautioned for a foul on Juan in the 69th and will miss the second leg due to accumulated cards.
Van Nistelrooy hit the post in the 80th as Madrid pressed to draw even.
Madrid defender and Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro played in his 100th European match.
|Advantage Schalke: Kevin Kuranyi celebrates
Kuranyi puts Schalke in front
Meanwhile, Kevin Kuranyi scored a fourth-minute goal to lift Schalke over FC Porto 1-0 in their first leg encounter.
The Germany forward hit a low show inside the far post after Porto goalkeeper Helton had saved an effort from Rafinha.
"I think we did OK with the 1-0 today," said Kuranyi, who missed some chances Friday against rival VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.
"I wanted to make up for what I didn't do against Wolfsburg."
Schalke won its 50th game in 100 European contests and spoiled the Portuguese club's return to Veltins Arena.
Porto won the 2004 Champions League title in the stadium under then-coach Jose Mourinho.
Schalke was making its first appearance in the tournament's knockout stage and controlled play during the first half.
"If you look at the first 45 minutes, we should have scored another goal. Then they showed they could play, too," Schalke coach Mirko Slomka said.
"The outcome remains the one we wanted, a win to zero."
Ricardo Quaresma almost had Porto level in the 80th minute, crossing to Lisandro Lopez, whose feet-first attempt from close spun just right of the post.
Two minutes earlier, during Porto's best phase, Raul Meireles forced Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to parry the ball over the crossbar.
But Porto were harmless until those waning minutes, failing to capitalise on the German team's tentative play after a strong opening 20 minutes.


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Lauren Hutton talks fashion problems — and says the industry is made up of "guys pissed off that they're not women." (Jezebel)
You're already a pro at recycling your many yogurt containers and Naked juice bottles — but what about your old jeans and perfume bottles? (Fashionista)
Yes, celebrity Tweets are often the worst. But this video has taken lemons and made some really, really hilarious lemonade. (Dish)
This roundup of seven hot men who just happen to design women's footwear gives shoe fetish a whole new meaning. (Racked)
Ralph Lauren paid nearly $2 million in penalties after discovering and reporting instances of bribery and corruption in the company's Argentinian subsidiary. (WWD)
Image: Via Jezebel.


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Vibrant Gujarat Summit: Ambani announces Rs 1 lakh cr investment
Ambani said as part of the investment programme, RIL will partner and enable thousands of small businesses and Gujarati entrepreneurs to create virtuous cycle of prosperity.india Updated: Jan 11, 2015, 13:17 IST
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani on Sunday announced Rs 1,00,000 crore investment across businesses in the next 12-18 months and said India was on the path to become the world's fastest growing economy.
The investments will be in expanding petrochemical production capacity as well as launching the much-awaited 4G broadband services while contributing to the Make in India and Digital India initiatives.
Ambani, the world's richest energy billionaire, speaking at the 7th Vibrant Gujarat Summit here, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call for boosting domestic manufacturing and job creation through Make in India campaign and Digital India initiative "have energised India and its enterprises".
"We will invest over Rs 1,00,000 crore in the next 12-18 months in contributing to the Make In India and Digital India initiatives," he said at the Summit inauguration function that was attended by Modi as well as captains of industry and world leaders.
Ambani said as part of the investment programme, RIL will partner and enable thousands of small businesses and Gujarati entrepreneurs to create virtuous cycle of prosperity.
"India is marching forward with a clear vision to emerge as global power even when as most of the world is struggling with low growth. India can chart a path under our Prime Minister in the next few years to really become the fastest growing economy in the world. A goal that is possible to achieve," he said.
RIL is investing in raising polyester capacity by some 60% in aggregate across four locations, a new 1.5 million tonnes refinery off-gas based petrochemical cracker and downstream units in Jamnagar, enhancing refining profitability via petcoke (petroleum coke) gasification and reducing feedstock costs for petrochem by importing cheap US ethane.
Ambani said he has attended all Vibrant Gujarat Summits and called Modi "a world leader the India is very proud of". Gujarat, he said, leads the country in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) target.
"Reliance has been an inseparable part of Gujarat's success story. Over the last three decades we have invested again and again to convert a business vision into a reality," he said, calling upon fellow industrialists to follow the firm's example. Stating that Reliance was determined to give back to Gujarat more and more, he said, "All of us will have to work in the spirit of partnership".


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So many things in life actually do trace back to Irish, or rather Celtic heritage, but what about Groundhog's Day? I took it upon myself to discover the truth, because I knew you wouldn't have time.
I found a few articles that very loosely related Groundhog's Day to early Celtic feast days in Ireland. First of all, there was Imbolc, signaling the end of winter and the beginning of spring. It was also known as lambing season, when sheep began to lactate for birthing lambs. A lamb is a far cry from a groundhog, you might say, and you'd be right, but stay with me.
After Imbolc there was St. Brigid's Day, honoring the Catholic saint named for a Celtic fertility goddess. This event was celebrated on February 1. By at least one account, ashes in the fireplace were raked smooth at night and then checked in the morning to see if the saint had visited. Still no groundhog, but there's something about making an appearance that may have informed the modern event.
Then we have Candlemas, which was February 2. Now this involved fire and purification, with candle processions and special foods celebrating the birth of spring. I'm sure it was quite a good time, but with all that purification going on, to my mind more likely inspired the annual spring cleaning.
But then I came across a short paragraph by one writer, saying Groundhog Day traces straight back to the Romans. They used a European hedgehog, though. I'm not sure whether the hedgehog was more astute in weather prediction than, say, Punxsutawney Phil.
Personally, I like the legend of Cailleach, a mythical old woman who gathered firewood for the rest of winter. If she wanted winter to last longer she'd make a sunny day so she could collect more wood. If she was tired she'd sleep in, and let the day be dark. I think she deserved a far better public image to follow her, though. Couldn't she have been a sleek horse? Or maybe a black cat? But no, a groundhog. Really?
I'd like to tell you groundhogs are cute and cuddly, and therefore deserving of the attention they receive, even if they aren't Irish and they aren't much help with the weather. But I found more evidence online that in fact most groundhogs are aggressive and mean, and it takes a lot of hard work to tame them.
But I think maybe such a demeanor is appropriate, so that Groundhog Day can remain grumpy and mysterious. It's how we all feel, waiting for the winter to end.
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Training the bicep muscles is how most men spend the majority of their gym time, and most men are training them badly! How else can you explain guys who train week in, week out without ever improving the size or strength of their arms. The following article will help you to discover:
You can check out my article here —-> http://www.staywow.com/How-to-Perform-the-Perfect-Bicep-Curl-Video-Tutorial-with-Variations
Another benefit of this article is that you can see me struggling to lift ridiculously light weights which is always good for a laugh! The reason I wrote this article is that building the bicep muscles has always been something I struggled to do, partly because I found it boring, and partly because I wasn't sure what was best. High rep low weight? Low rep high weight? Lots of different exercises? or one or two good ones. There were so many questions and it was very confusing. Writing an article such as this really helps me to look at it objectively and I learn just as much writing it as my readers do!
Too many trainers are content to just endlessly repeat the same info that they were told when they were learning. But they aren't challenging themselves. Maybe the info they are giving is right, but do they know why it is right? Probably not.
Talk soon
Matt "4 inch Bicep" Smith
P.S. You might have noticed that the amount of articles I am posting has gone down over the last couple of weeks. This is mainly because the amount of paid articles I am writing elsewhere has shot up dramatically. At the moment I have over 70 articles that need completing (not an exaggeration) and sadly most of them are ghost-written so I can't link to them. Luckily my work for some clients (such as staywow.com) is credited. Once I have finally lightened my load I will continue to try and post daily here.


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Partnership is a commitment of regular financial support to help meet spiritual and practical needs of people. Partnership isn't a one-time event. It's a commitment where we both share in the benefits promised to us when we come together and reach the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Philippians 4:19 says, "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." As you help to support the Gospel and this ministry God will supply all of your needs! This ministry is made possible because of you.
Upon partnering with The Word for Living, we'll send you a partner welcome pack, which includes a few resources to help further explain our relationship with one another. In addition you'll also receive:
•A free monthly CD or DVD teaching by David Shearin
•Regular ministry updates and messages from David and Vicki Shearin
• 10% discount on ministry CD's, and DVD's
• Continued prayer from David and Vicki Shearin and the ministry's prayer groups
With your help we will continue to tell the world about God's love and what Christ did for them through his death, burial and resurrection. Thank you for giving to help change lives, empower believers to have a deeper understanding of what it means to be in Christ and transform people for Jesus Christ.
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Managed Ecosystems and CO2
Case Studies, Processes, and Perspectives
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Part of the Ecological Studies book series (ECOLSTUD, volume 187)
Part of the Ecological Studies book series (ECOLSTUD, volume 187)
Managed ecosystems cover a large part of the Earth's land surface, provide almost all of our food and most of our wood and fibre, and are increasingly a source of renewable energy. Forecasting the ability of managed ecosystems to continue these vital roles in a globally changing environment is an inter-disciplinary challenge.
To elucidate the complex responses of managed systems to elevated [CO2], several free air carbon dioxide enrichment (FACE) facilities were established. These FACE systems allow large areas to be exposed to the elevated [CO2] we expect by the middle of the century. This volume summarizes the main findings from 13 experiments with annual crops, permanent pastures and plantation forests at 11 sites throughout the world during the past ten years. The results significantly alter our perception of how rising [CO2] will directly affect these managed ecosystems, with implications for policy, plant-breeding objectives and adaptation.


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No, you didn't mis-read. It's not wine and cheese I want to talk about, it's tea and cheese! A wise Wisconsin gentleman, Bill Macier, owner of The Attic in Green Bay, made the great statement that we've been pairing tea with dairy products since the introduction of afternoon tea! Devonshire cream on scones, cream cheese on the cucumber sandwich, it seems to come naturally.
And if we want to get scientific about it, the common denominator between wine and tea are tannins. The mix of tannins is different in each type of tea. Tannins are what give wine and teas their complex and robust flavors and colors. They may cause these beverages to taste tart or astringent or give that feeling that the moisture is being wicked out of your mouth. Because they share this characteristic, they can equally be impacted by the right pairing of cheese.
Have some fun with this! Do what Kat did and host a tea and cheese tasting. There are no hard fast rules. It's all about trying something new and enjoying the discover of how a taste of cheese can change the flavor profile of the tea you're drinking, and vice versa. Here are some of her favorites from her latest gathering:
- Both Goat Cheese and Brie paired nicely with a hearty black tea like Irish Breakfast or an Assam.
- Cheddars vary between creamy mild and a crumbly sharp and everything in between. The milder cuts went best with flavored teas while the sharper bite paired better with White Teas and Oolong.
- Pepper Jack, with its creamy yet spicy bite went best with a refreshing glass of fresh brewed iced tea.
- Asiago paired nicely with her green tea selection.
Even though green and white teas have a different mix of tannins compared with black tea, they can still pair nicely with the lighter cheese. So go ahead! Give it a try. Tell me what cheese worked beautifully with which tea. We'll compare notes!


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Facebook users be warned: If you see a second search box at the top of your personal page, don't use it.
"We are not testing the placement of a separate Web search field and have no plans to do so," a Facebook representative told the blog Search Engine Land.
An image of a Facebook page with two search boxes has been making its way around the Internet for the past few days.
In the image, the standard box that lets you search Facebook is visible at the top of the page, but just to the right of it is another search box reading "Search the Web."
Some tech news sites and blogs speculated that Facebook was testing out its own search engine, perhaps to challenge Google or to partner with a Google competitor such as Blekko or Microsoft's Bing.
The Facebook representative, however, said it's likely a hack.
"We believe the second search field or 'Search the Web' box appeared on people's accounts as the result of unknown actions by a third party targeting the browser (potentially a browser plug-in or malware) unrelated to Facebook," he or she told Search Engine Land.
Or, as the TechCrunch blog said, it could just as easily be a Photoshop hoax.
- 'Granny Scam' Uses Facebook to Target Seniors
- Fake 'Tsunami Whale' Just a Big Facebook Scam
- Security and Privacy Software Reviews
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How to Use Natural Remedies to Get Rid of Aphids on Tomato Leaves
Aphids are tiny, soft-bodied pests that attack a wide range of plants, including tomatoes. They pierce the leaves and suck the plant's fluids, stunting this annual plant and providing entrance for diseases. If aphids are on your tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plants, you'll see green, red, brown or black insects on the leaf undersides, plus the sticky juice the pests excrete. The juice often is black because of the sooty mold fungus it attracts.
Examine tomato leaves weekly to catch any infestation early. Aim a strong stream of water from a hose or spray bottle at the plant. Point the nozzle upward to wet the undersides of the leaves to flush off the pests. Use your fingers or a soft brush to wipe away more aphids. Repeat this treatment daily until you see no more insects.
Spray the pests with insecticidal soap. Choose a ready-to-use product or mix the concentrate with water according to label directions, usually 2-1/2 to 5 tablespoons per gallon, creating a 1- to 2-percent solution. Target the spray nozzle onto the aphids themselves, because insecticidal soap works by smothering pests, not by killing them when they suck plant fluids.
Release ladybugs onto your plants. Buy them in a package from a garden center and keep them in the refrigerator until dusk. Spray your plants with water to encourage the bugs to stay and drink once they are freed. Blast off any ants with a strong stream of water, because they will fight the ladybugs for the aphids. Open the bag and gently shake the ladybugs onto the tomato foliage.
Things Needed
- Hose
- Spray bottle
- Soft brush
- Insecticidal soap
- Neem oil
- Ladybugs
- Don't spray soaps or oils when temperatures are above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
- University of California-Davis: Integrated Pest Management: Aphids
- University of California Marin Master Gardeners: How to Control Aphids
- National Pesticide Information Center: Understanding and Controlling Aphids
- U.S.D.A: Solanum Lycopersicum L.
- Clemson University Cooperative Extension: Insecticidal Soaps for Garden Pest Control
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- Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images


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Berlin's Districts03 May 2020
Since reunification, the old city centre Mitte (meaning 'middle') has rightly snatched back the title of most-visited district from Charlottenburg. On and off the boulevard Unter den Linden are baroque and classical monuments to Prussian culture. The architecturally humbler but more neighbourhood-like Scheunenviertel area allows the casually chic to saunter from courtyard gallery to sidewalk café. Only traces are left of the Jewish community that lived here from the late 17th century, welcomed by the Great Elector Friedrich Wilhelm.
Between Mitte and Charlottenburg, the huge Tiergarten park began as the Great Elector's hunting grounds in the 1600s. Traffic passes through it, doing a dosey-doe around the Siegessäule victory column. The Straße des 17. Juni leads east to the Brandenburger Tor; just south of it are the state museums of the Kulturforum and the Potsdamer Platz district with its soaring corporate buildings.
If 'downtown' to you means wide, traffic-filled streets, crowds of shoppers, five-star hotels and tall buildings, then Charlottenburg comes closest to fitting the bill in Berlin. Bombed in the war and built anew in the 1950s, the ruined Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche church is the nexus of activity. Follow what becomes an increasingly silken ribbon down Kurfürstendamm (Ku'damm) and the setting becomes more genteel. West Berlin's young scene meets in the bars and cafés branching off Savignyplatz even if the Szene has moved east. Nearby but isolated from the hoi polloi is Schloss Charlottenburg, the residence of King Friedrich I.
Thanks to a large Turkish community and more hippies, anarchists and alternative folks than you can shake a didgeridoo at, Kreuzberg feels neither east nor west. It was the black sheep of West Berlin, literally parked in a dead-end corner by the Wall and left alone to play loud music and draw on the walls. Every year since 1987, Kreuzberg relives its 15 minutes of fame during the May Day traditional political demonstrations, which invariably turn into a long night of stone-throwing and burning cars. Otherwise, Kreuzberg is all about backgammon at the men's clubs, café-sitting on the Landwehrkanal, and ambling down the popular Oranienstraße and Bergmannstraße drags. Just to the southwest, the upcoming Neukölln district, and especially the area around Reuterstraße nicknamed Kreuzkölln, is increasingly attracting hipsters, artists, artsy boutiques and weird nightlife spots. In summer the Tempelhof airport-turned-park attracts thousands of visitors to its endless horizon.
Prenzlauer Berg
On a low hill northeast of Mitte, 'Prenzl' Berg' is an old working-class district in the former East Berlin that came through the war relatively unscathed. After 1989 the cool brigade pounced on the area, and houses that were once home to East German punks were renovated in odes to pastel. The number of wine shops and young parents pushing pricey prams indicates the level of gentrification here. The best places to soak up the atmosphere are Kollwitzplatz, Helmholzplatz and along Kastanienallee. One of Prenzlauer Berg's best attractions is the Kulturbrauerei culture centre, set in a 19th-century brewery complex.
Quickly arising to take over the cool tag from Prenzlauer Berg, Friedrichshain is a lively old workers district that has completely been taken over by rad nightlife venues, graffiti and leftist students moaning about 'Touris' encroaching on their favourite watering holes. Tree-lined Simon-Dach-Straße is full of cafés and bars, while Boxhagener Platz hosts a popular flea market.
West of Kreuzberg, Schöneberg is the centre of gay Berlin since the days of Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories; and is mostly known for its restaurant and nightlife scene. Berlin has green spots galore, and after Tiergarten the most popular getaways are the Grünewald forest and lake Wannsee, in the southwest district of Zehlendorf.


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Major Programmes
The Department is entrusted with the implementation of the following programmes/schemes
At present, the Department arranges lifting, storage of foodgrains, levy sugar and salt etc. and ensures proper distribution of those ration commodities including K.Oil by utilizing net-work of Fair Price Shops throughout the State under universal PDS. These are catering to the household requirement of ration commodities of all the APL families in the State under universal PDS. 4,40,481 families are covered under APL for providing rice @20 Kg/ Family per month within the G.O.I. monthly APL allocation of 12505 MT rice at the cost of Rs.9.60/Kg when the present market price of rice is Rs. 18-20/Kg of similar quality.
This programme under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution commonly known as BPL and the same is under implementation in the state since May'1997. As per the guidelines of Govt. of India, beneficiaries under the schemes have been identified by PRIs and ULBs. etc. At present, there are 1,81,876 identified families as per quota fixed by Govt. of India and accordingly they are getting rice @ 35 kg per month per family @ Rs.6.15 per kg through their ration cards against GOI's monthly allocation of 8,250 MT rice.
This is a Central Scheme under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and the same is under implementation in the State since 01-09-2001. As per the guidelines of Govt. of India, beneficiaries have been selected by PRIs and ULBs. At present, there are 1,13,124 families as per quota fixed by the Govt. of India and identified from the poorest of the identified BPL families in the State. They are getting the benefit of the Scheme through their ration cards. These families are getting @ 35 kg rice per month per family @ Rs.3/- per kg against GOI's monthly allocation of rice for 3,960 MT.
This Central Scheme under the Ministry of Rural Development has been under implementation in the State since 01/10/2000, although it was transferred to the State-Plan since 2002-03. In the State of Tripura, Social Welfare & Social Education Department is the nodal Department of the Scheme. Under this Scheme, beneficiaries are getting 10 kg. of rice per month, per head, free of cost from F.P.Shops. The beneficiaries have been identified by PRIs and ULBs. At present, 14,851 senior citizens (65 years old or above) not covered under the National Old Age Pension Scheme are getting benefit under this scheme.
V. NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT TO PRIMARY EDUCATION (NPNSPE)(mid-day meal):
This is also a Central Scheme under the Ministry of Human Resources Development. The School Education Department of the State Govt. is the nodal Department for implementation of the said scheme. The FCS & CA Deptt. arranges procurement, lifting, storage and delivery of foodgrains under the scheme throughout the State. The students prosecuting studies in Primary Schools were getting the benefit of the Scheme @ 3 kg rice per month free of cost. However, the same scheme has been modified to provide cooked meal since 1st April'2003 pursuant to the directions of the Supreme Court.
GOI, allotted 2353 MT Wheat per month for the State, which converted into wholemeal atta/ chakki mills atta by R.F. Mills/ Chakki Mills as per Govt policy and being distributed through FP Shop dealers Association (TNMDPS) to the cardholders @ 1Kg/ per head /per month @ Rs.9.00/Kg through FP Shop network across the State. During festive season, Flour & Suji are also being distributed to the cardholders at reasonable price as fixed by the Govt. throughout the State as special programme.
The Govt. of India is allotting levy sugar under PDS for the State @ 2,718 MT (approx) per month. The same is being distributed to the cardholders under PDS @ Rs.13.50/- Kg. at the scale of 1(one) Kg. per head per month for AMC areas and 700 gm. per head per month for the rest of the areas in the State. During festive season, sugar is being distributed to the cardholders at the double normal scale.
Packet Iodized Salt is also being distributed to the cardholders under PDS through FP Shop network in the State after procurement of the same through appointed State nominee as per allotment of GOI under Zonal Scheme. The PDS Packet Iodized Salt is distributed at the scale of 500 gm per head per month @ Rs. 6.50/Kg.
There are altogether 2.6 lacs (approx) L.P.G consumers catered by total 30 L.P.G agencies in the State, out of which 90 thousand (approx) consumers are catered in AMC areas itself by the agencies. The monthly requirement of LPG cylinders in the State is 1.35 lac refill cylinders. Bishalgarh bottling plant and Mohanpur bottling plant produce and deliver approximately 90,000 to 1,00,000 per month. After prolong persuasion from the State Govt. IOC authority has started supply of LPG refills from Silchar bottling plant very recently for meeting the requirement of the consumers catered by the agencies, located at Dharmanagar, Kailasahar, Ambassa and Khowai. It is worthy to mention here that Tripura is a "Wait-List Free Zone" to the consumers for getting any new LPG connection from the agencies. The department keeps close watch/vigil through its field functionaries on the supply and sale of the products on daily basis.
(ii) MS/HSD:
At present, there are 41 agencies carrying on MS/HSD business in the State after getting dealership from the IOC Ltd. and obtaining necessary license from the department. The monthly requirement of MS and HSD is about 2500 KL and 6000 KL respectively which are supplied by IOC Ltd. from Dharmanagar depot throughout the State. The department also keeps close watch/vigil through its field functionaries on the supply and sale of the products on daily basis.
(iii) SKO:
There are total 33 SKO agencies in the State at present. GOI allots 3276 KL of SKO per month for the State for distribution of the same under PDS and SKO is being distributed to the cardholders at the scale of 1 litre per head per month throughout the State (0.5 Ltr. In AMC area). The department is keeping regular watch over distribution of SKO by the F.P.Shop dealers so that cardholder cannot be deprived from their entitled quota.


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There is a political duty to prevent the coming bailout of big health insurers if Congress is serious about achieving repeal of ObamaCare. Individual Americans who have been harmed by the health care law aren't eligible for an administration-provided bailout. Nor did doctors get help with the increased costs of bureaucratic compliance. Instead, the administration gave top priority to the interests of its corporate friends and supporters. This is crony capitalism at its worst.
Federal officials said Monday that if uninsured people don't obtain coverage within the health law's official enrollment period, which ends Jan. 31, they won't get an extension to avoid the law's penalty for going without insurance this time around. Earlier this year, the Obama administration offered uninsured people a reprieve if they missed the sign-up deadline for 2015 coverage, originally set at Feb. 15. People were given through April to sign up if they said they had learned about the penalty for going uninsured only when they filed their taxes.
Cigna CEO David Cordani says the individual market created by the 2010 health law would be better off if insurers were given more flexibility in designing coverage, as well as a more compressed, focused open enrollment period. Just days after UnitedHealth Group's CEO said their move into the new marketplace was a mistake, Cordani reaffirmed that Cigna remains committed for 2016, although the firm is so far losing money on that business.
Everyone knows ObamaCare subsidizes low-income individuals, but few are aware it also subsidizes big insurance companies. Corporate welfare payments to insurers under the risk corridor and reinsurance programs (both of which are slated to expire in 2017) amounted to $10.4 billion for the 2014 benefit year. In ObamaCare's first year, "excess" losses outpaced "excess" gains by $2.5 billion. The White House wants taxpayers to make up the difference.
The ObamaCare program for small business in Illinois—known as SHOP—has been troubled from the start. Only two insurers sold health plans on the online marketplace to Chicago small businesses: startup Land of Lincoln Health and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois. Now there's just one. Facing massive financial losses, Chicago-based Land of Lincoln has stopped signing up new small-business customers.
An increasing number of preferred provider plans (PPOs) offered under the health care law have no ceiling for out-of-network costs, leaving policyholders facing unlimited financial exposure. Forty-five percent of the silver level PPO plans coming to the market for the first time in 2016 provide no annual cap for policyholders' out-of-network costs, an analysis by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds.
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its official estimates of the uninsured population and of health spending. In 2014, ObamaCare's coverage expansion fell between 6 and 12 million short of expectations, while driving the growth of health spending to its highest rate in 7 years. ObamaCare has only reduced the percentage of U.S. residents without health insurance by about 2%: a remarkably small number, and far lower than what the law was supposed to achieve.
Democrats like to talk a lot about being the party of choice, but under Obamacare, individuals are finding their choices increasingly limited. At its core, Obamacare forces individuals to purchase government-approved insurance policies and precludes them from buying plans that might be more in line with their healthcare needs. Though Obamacare's defenders argue that the requirements imposed on health insurance plans only serve to guarantee that individuals have better coverage, in reality, what's happening is that the law is driving insurers to limit choices.
Cassandra Gekas, operations director for Vermont Health Connect, said staff members are working on a problem in which hundreds of people who paid their monthly premiums on time were canceled for nonpayment. Apparently, the cancellations were related to a five- to seven-day period it takes for the system to process end of the month payments. Vermont Health Connect was plagued with technical glitches and security problems after its launch Oct. 1, 2013.
While the average premium for the least expensive closed network silver plan — principally HMOs — rose from $274 to $299, a 9 percent increase, the average premium for the least expensive PPO or other silver-level open access plan grew from $291 to $339, an 17 percent jump. Consumers seeking health policies with the most freedom in choosing doctors and hospitals are finding far fewer of those plans offered on the insurance marketplaces next year. And the premiums are rising faster than for other types of coverage.


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Liberty lacrosse club starts new season
Gabrielle Parrish, Staff Writer
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Soccer. Basketball. Swim. Liberty offers a wide range of sports for high school athletes, but lacrosse isn't one of them. Liberty lacrosse uses Liberty's name. It is made up of primarily Liberty students, and it suffers with the loss of seniors just like every other high school sport—but it's...
Liberty rugby club expands student horizons
Kaitlyn Keyes, Staff Writer
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Here at Liberty, the school boasts an abundance of sports, and from gymnastics to golf it seems to have it all. But when viewing the lineup of sports the school provides, there does seem to be some sports missing—or so it may appear. What most people fail to initially realize is that this missing...
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"I heard about it, and I was like, hey, going out and getting lost in the woods sounds like fun. I've gotten lost in the woods before, and I haven't been lost for years," senior Gus Trimble said. The last Saturday of November, Trimble tried out orienteering—a sport growing more popular at...
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Karinn Sytsma, Editor in Chief
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"On a really nice day, the water is like crystal. When the blades feather across the water, it's the best sound in the world. I love it," freshman Lucy Hegenderfer said. Many Patriots, like Hegenderfer, find themselves swept up in the new craze of women's rowing. "I started rowing February...
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Patriot Profile: sophomore Jessie Tappan plays Special Olympics basketball
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On March 5 and 6, sophomore Jessie Tappan competed with a team in Washington's basketball Special Olympics. She played with nine other kids between ages eight and fifteen from middle and high schools in the Issaquah School District. "[I was] kind of nervous to go out and play," Jessie Tappan said....
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The worldés favorite statistic about phone use is no longer true. So why wonét people just drop it?
Half the world has never made a phone call. Ités a striking statistic, especially handy when underlining the seriousness of the digital divide between the Western and the developing worlds. Future South African president Thabo Mbeki cited it in a speech he gave at the Information Society and Development Conference in 1996. Vice President Al Gore said it in 1998; former FCC boss Reed Hundt said it in 2000; HPés Carly Fiorina said it in 2001; and — though they were not debating each other at the time — Michael Moore and Newt Gingrich both said it in 2001. As did Kofi Annan, secretary general of the UN, in a presentation at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Not to be outdone, Tatang Razak, a spokesperson for Indonesiaés Mission in New York, raised the stakes in April:-After all,é he summed up in a speech before the UN,-most of the people in the world have never made a phone call.é
This is the kind of factoid that journalists call too good to check. Of course it was once true — but it canét continue to be true in a rapidly changing world. The sound bite first made an appearance in a speech by MCI executive Greg LeVert at TeleCon-94 in Toronto. He didnét actually conduct a world census; he guesstimated based on phone penetration data from the International Telecommunication Union. But pretend LeVert guessed right — that in 1994, half the world had never made a phone call. Telecom growth means it sure wasnét true in 1996 or 1998, and no amount of repetition and exaggeration will make it true today.
The ITU estimates that there were 689 million landlines in 1995 and a few more than 1 billion by 2001. This amounts to an average annual growth rate of slightly more than 7 percent. Put another way, half as many landlines were laid in the last six years of the 20th century as in the whole previous history of the world. Not as catchy as The Phrase, but more accurate.
The growth rate is even higher if you focus on the developing world. China alone went from 41 million landlines to 179 million during those six years. Nine others — Sudan, Albania, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Ghana, Nepal, Palestine, Rwanda, and Cambodia — tripled their hardwired telephone infrastructure. And 35 others — including India, Indonesia, and Brazil — doubled the number of landlines in the same period.
Mobile telephony makes those changes look glacial. The number of active cell phones in the world grew tenfold during those same six years (1995 through 2001), from 91 million to 946 million. In 64 of the worldés developing countries, the number of subscribers grew a hundred-fold or more; 45 countries started from zero. Senegal went from about 100 subscribers (no, thatés not a typo) to 390,800. Egypt went from 7,400 to almost 3 million. Romania went from 9,100 to almost 4 million.
Of course, the global population was also rising — but not nearly as fast. Between 1995 and 2001, the world population rose by about 8 percent, while in developing countries the number of landlines rose by 130 percent, and cellular subscribers by more than 2,300 percent. If we assume the original guess of half was right in 1994 (a big if), the revised estimate of the percentage of people in the world who have placed a phone call would be around two-thirds and rising — with an emphasis on the rising. Much more important than any particular penetration, however, is figuring how to maintain these high penetration rates. Pontificating about who has or hasnét made a phone call is merely a wasteful distraction.
And if the worldés poor are to be served by a better telecommunications infrastructure, there are things that need to be done now: privatize state telcos, introduce real competition, reduce corruption. Economic dynamism is a far better way to lay lines than any amount of erroneous and incomplete assertions on behalf of the poor, because while The Phrase has remained static for the past decade or so, the world has not.
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Tooth Implant Dentistry In Juno Beach
Do you have missing teeth that are causing you embarrassment or do you have physical problems with your smile? It may be that you are avoiding going out or being with people except your closest loved ones. Or you may be noticing that your teeth are getting worn down because you are chewing on one side of your mouth more. Having missing teeth can be rather upsetting, no matter what the problems you are suffering from.
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- With dental implants, we ensure a secure fit which helps the dentures and bridges — as well as individual crowns placed over the dental implants.
- A tooth implant near Palm Beach Gardens & Jupiter tends to feel more natural than conventional bridges or dentures.
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- You must also to keep a tooth implant healthy with good oral hygiene and regular dental visits which contribute to the success of dental implants.
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EU cartel authorities examining possible e-commerce competition violations
The European Union"s cartel authorities are targeting e-commerce more aggressively and are carrying out three investigations looking into whether violations of European competition law have occurred.
GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax Advisors in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and London conclude: Our daily lives are no longer imaginable without the internet. An increasing number of goods and services are also being offered online. While consumers are increasingly responding to these offers, growth in cross-border e-commerce has been slow within the European Union. This has apparently made the European Commission, which is responsible for antitrust law, among other things, suspicious.
As was disclosed by the Commission on February 2, 2017, three investigations were opened to examine whether certain practices are being employed that prevent consumers from being able to purchase goods and services across borders at competitive prices and whether European antitrust law has thus been violated.
In doing so, the competition authorities have set their sights on trade in consumer electronics, video games and overnight stays at hotels. According to information provided by one EU competition commissioner, the investigations in these sectors are aimed at determining whether competition regulations are being violated as a result of unfair restrictions on retail prices or certain products being withheld from consumers based on their nationality.
It was said that while there are legal obstacles to e-commerce across borders, there is also reason to suspect that companies might themselves be creating additional hurdles in order to divide up the European internal market and prevent fair competition. Investigations are now underway looking into restrictions on retail prices, discrimination based on location and geo-blocking. These practices have the potential to hamper cross-border e-commerce within the EU and ultimately harm consumers.
If companies have entered into anti-competitive arrangements, this could constitute a violation of European anti-trust law. According to article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), agreements between undertakings and decisions by associations of undertakings that hinder competition within the EU"s internal market are prohibited. That being said, the investigations are still very much in their infancy and it remains to be seen whether violations of antitrust law have in fact occurred.
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