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This Bhai Dooj, gift your sibling a handmade greeting card with lovely quotes on love, life and happiness!
Bhai Dooj (also known as Bhaiya Dooj), an Indian festival celebrated by Hindus over the world falls on the day after Diwali. "Bhai/Bhaiya" means brother and "Dooj" means the second day. Since, this festival is celebrated on the second day of the bright fortnight of the Indian lunar month, hence the use of word "Dooj". It is also one of the most important festivals celebrated in Nepal. As per the ritual, the sister performs an aarti-tilak ceremony, by applying red tika (vermilion) on her brother's forehead and prays to god for his long and happy life. The same brother blesses her sister in return and gifts her on the occasion of Bhaiya Dooj. Such a beautiful way of wishing good for your sibling, isn't it?
This year, how about presenting your sibling with a handmade greeting card with a couple of lovely and inspirational quotes on love, and the special bond of brother-and-sister? The Champa Tree brings to you Bhai Dooj quote special, motivational quotes for you to draw your inspiration from. Now, isn't this one of the best family day celebration ideas?
Bhaiya Dooj quote on love #1: Of all the toys I have to play, I'd choose my brother(s) any day!
Bhaiya Dooj quote on love #2: A brother is a forever friend.
Bhaiya Dooj quote on love #3: The memories may fade away with passing time but the love we share will only grow.
Bhaiya Dooj quote on love #4: When sister and brother stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us? I am lucky to have a sibling like you.Bhaiya Dooj quote on love #5: It was nice growing up with someone like you. Someone to count on, someone to lean on..Someone to tell on!
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Culinaire Victoria…I get the shivers thinking about it.
Posted on March 14, 2012
Culinaire Victoria Is Calling All Foodies
If tantalizing food or crafted spirits are involved, you don't have to ask me twice! Culinaire Victoria is only two weeks away and promises to be a can't-miss event for food fans and liquid lovers alike.
Featuring local chefs and specialty culinary producers, Culinaire Victoria offers its guests unending tastings of BC seafood, artisan cheeses, craft beers, Pan-Asian and European inspired dishes, fresh baked breads, dazzling chocolate creations, Island and BC wines, vegan desserts and specialty coffees to name a few. The list of featured presenters is astonishing and far too long to list here!
Photos L-R: [author's own]; Miss604 on Flickr
If you haven't yet got your tickets, you may be too late. Held within Victoria's Crystal Garden, this event proves popular year after year. For more information, visit Culinaire Victoria's website. You can also follow along on Twitter or stop by their Facebook page.

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David Byrne
I guess we should just take it as writ that everyone on this list is a genius. David Byrne inspires me in so many ways, and has done as long as I have known who he was. His music and lyrics, his photography, his writing, his passion for urban bicycling. Although I doubt we have much else in common, I think our worldviews are compatible. In particular, Byrne seems to have a willingness to try things simply because he has not tried them before, and to share his ideas that make only the tiniest of gestures in the way of mainstream. Not to say he's that wacky contrarian type, but that he doesn't worry a hell of a lot about fitting in; it seems to me he mostly worries about exploring, and sharing, and looking for awesome in a world spring loaded to share crass, common, negative things.
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I just finished God's Favorite Place on Earth by Frank Viola. I really enjoyed it! It's short, creative, poignant, and personal.
Some highlights:
– There were times I felt like it read me more than I read it.
– There were sections I think everyone studying ministry should read.
– Having completed it, I feel like I know, like, and love Jesus more than ever before.


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Mori Museum URGENT TALK 006: WE INVITE A MUSEUM, NOT THE MUSEUM INVITES US
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Xavier Veilhan's exhibition at the newly refurbished Espace Louis Vuitton in Omotesando is on the opposite end of the art establishment spectrum from Tokyo Wonder Site's WAKUWAKU show with its young crowd and lively but haphazard works. Veilhan is showing four new sculptures: the Tokyo Statue, Regulator, Free Fall nos. 1-3 and Stabile no.1 (all […]
This TWS exhibition, curated by Endo Ichiro, opened January 13th with a series of performances (see pictures below). It will be on through February 13th. Click here for official press release.
Installation view, image courtesy of the gallery. Misa Shin Gallery just announced the extension of Ai Weiwei "Cube Light" show through February 19.
For your reading pleasure: here is a link to the scathing Tokyo Weekender review of the latest Rat Hole gallery exhibition.
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Ad for Popped Wheat Thins Has the World's Slowest Airborne Police Chase
He's getting away!
Wheat Thins revisits the golden age of ballooning in this weird spot from New York agency Being for the cracker brand's new air-popped snacks.
Why they went with cops trying to pull someone over, I have no idea; the concept doesn't really need them, and neither does the visual gag they're setting up (being outpaced by a slow-moving bird). But I suppose the randomness is part of the charm.
I suppose Wheat Thins probably should be a controlled substance, though. They taste too good to not be drugs somehow.
Credits below.
Client: Wheat Thins
Spot: "Air Chase"
Agency: Being, New York
Executive Creative Director: Matt Ian
Creative Directors: Samira Ansari, Lisa Topol
Copywriter: Jerome Marucci
Art Director: Steve McElligott
Executive Producer: Jason Souter
Director of Business Affairs: Samantha Norvin
Broadcast Traffic Manager: Betty White Butler
Talent Manager: Felicia Simmons
Group Account Director: Brett Edgar
Account Director: Hayden Lockaby
Account Executive: Kelly Mendola
Production Company: Dummy
Director: Harold Einstein
Executive Producer: Eric Liney
Editorial: Mackenzie Cutler
Editor: Erik Laroi
Executive Producer: Sasha Hirschfeld
Postproduction: Evan Meeker
Sound Designer: Sam Shaffer
Visual Effects: Moving Picture Company
Executive Producer: Justin Brukman
Producer: Adele Major
Visual Effects Supervisor: Ricky Weissman
Visual Effects Team: Chris Bernier, Mikael Pettersson, Marcus Wood, Carolyn Figel, Sang Lee
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Colorist: Tim Masick
Audio Mix: Sound Lounge
Mixer: Tom Jucarone
Music: Butter
Composer: Dave Quattrini
Producer: Annick Mayer
Executive Producer: Ian Jeffreys
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Washington mechanic taken on wild ride by customer
Police are investigating but have not yet charged a driver who's being accused of taking a mechanic on a wild ride in the bed of a pickup truck after a dispute over an unpaid bill for repairs at a western Pennsylvania garage.
Damon Lemasters tells reporters he jumped into the bed of the truck when he realized the customer wasn't going to pay the $1,500 tab for the repairs Tuesday at Fred's Automotive Garage in Washington, Pa.
Washington police tell The Associated Press they aren't identifying the driver, because they were still investigating the incident on Friday.
But Lemasters contends he was driven for several miles along Interstate 79 and persuaded the driver to stop about 20 miles away by kicking in the cab's back window and climbing into the passenger seat.


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Funding Depreciation
Should facility managers fund depreciation? I want to cover the concept of funding depreciation because it is something that I wrestle with still to this day. This is one of the more overlooked concepts that I consider important to the future financial health of the organization. If you haven't already wondered what happens when an asset reaches the end of its useful life, you were bound to. In many cases the organization really has no plan how to deal with these assets and instead limps along with a repair budget, only replacing them out of the capital budget when they just can't be fixed any more. This is not the best way to plan asset replacements.
What is Depreciation?
Depreciation is a non-cash deduction (expense) used by accountants to spread the cost of a physical asset over its useful life. You will most commonly see it and hear about it when referred to property, plant, and equipment. For most PP&E, the value of the asset goes down over time as it ages and is used. Depreciation is a way to show reduced value of the asset year after year.
So why do accountants depreciate assets? There are two reasons: accounting and taxes.
- Accounting – to put it simply, accounting principles require organizations to recognize (or record) revenues and expenses when they occur. This is known as the realization principle (or recognition principle). For instance, when you sell a product you would record the sale when it happens, not when the customer actually pays the invoice a month later. If we apply this to capital assets, however, the process can get a little confusing. Consider a huge construction project that spans multiple years. If the end result is a single building, how do you record that revenue when it accrues? You can't wait until the end of the third year to record the entire sale. An extension of the realization principle is the matching principle. This principle states that you record expenses incurred in producing a product at the same time you record the sale of the product. For instance, if you produce a machine and sell it on credit, you record the revenue the day the sale is made (not when the cash exchanges hands) along with all costs associated with the sale of the product. This is why we depreciate assets. We want to recognize the portion of the asset's value that contributed to the company's operation during the same period of operation. An example is if you have a machine that is expected to last five years, you might depreciate 20% of its value every year for the next five years until it's residual value is zero.
- Taxes – the second reason to depreciate assets is to gain a tax advantage. Because the depreciation expense has consequences on cash flow, it will influence the tax bill. The organization might be able to take advantage of tax laws and be better positioned financially utilizing depreciation.
What is Funding Depreciation?
Funding depreciation means the organization invests an amount of money every year into a depreciation account equal to the amount of the depreciation expense that year. So if Company A wrote off the $5,000 machine at $1,000 per year over five years, they would then turn around and invest $1,000 per year over five years into an account (or certificate of deposit, money market account, etc.). The result is that Company A would have $5,000 available to buy a replacement machine at the end of its useful life. Company A could then decide when to replace the machine or could automatically replace it as part of a life-cycle replacement program (replacing the asset at the end of its useful life).
The problem, however, is that many organizations need the cash they would use to fund depreciation for other operating expenses and it never ends up happening. Another issue is that only funding depreciable assets won't be enough to maintain operations. Consider a building that requires repainting. Paint is not depreciable, but you will most assuredly need to repaint prior to the end of the building's useful life. Finally, if companies use debt to purchase the asset, there ends up being monthly two cash outlays during its useful life: the debt-service payment and the funding of depreciation. That can make it very hard on the company's bottom line.
Should Facility Managers Fund Depreciation?
So in a perfect world, I would argue that yes, FMs should absolutely fund depreciation. However, for the reasons listed above, funding depreciation becomes very difficult. It is hard to walk into a board room and convince key decision makers why they need to stick cash that they have currently into an interest bearing account so that they can replace something they already own at some point in the future. This is especially true when the counter-argument is to invest in the growth of the company by using the cash elsewhere.
That said, replacing assets at the end of their life-cycle is also extremely important to the ongoing operations of the organization you work for. It is an equally hard proposition to walk into the same board room and convince the key decision makers why they need to come up with money they don't have to replace something that was working just fine yesterday.
In Summary
The best I can come up with is that it is a balance. It is a give-and-take with your capital budgeting cycle and implementing a good twenty-year capital plan that lists out exactly when all assets will need to be replaced and an estimate on how much it will take to do that.
How many of you have organizations that fund depreciation? I would really love to know how that's working for you and how you convinced them to do it. Please feel free to leave comments below. As always, you can also reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks for reading!


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What is the cost of the application?
The cost of the application is $60 for any lease or occupant applicant that is 18 years of age or older.
What do you check when you process the application?
We outsource to a third party company Acutrac and they run credit, criminal and eviction check. They also verify employment, income and rental history.
When do you process applications?
Applications are processed only when we receive a FULL application packet. A FULL application packet consists of the following:
- Application is filled out online and PAID for
- All adults 18 and older fill out the application
- Proof of income: 2 months or 8 weeks of paystubs
- Copy of driver's license is received
- Upload a picture of you with your pet, if applicable
Once a full packet is received, applications are processed MONDAY – FRIDAY 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Applications are not processed over the weekends or on holidays
What are your rental qualifications?
- You must make three times the amount of rent
- No evictions on your record
- If there is a broken lease in the last five years, must have re-established rental history
- Criminal records and convictions may be grounds for denial
- Credit is on a case by case basis. The higher the rent the more weighted the debt to income ratio becomes. Bad credit or No credit is acceptable.
- Bankruptcy MUST be dismissed or discharged
- Must submit two months of current pay stubs, if self-employed must have last year tax return.
- Must submit a copy of your driver's license
- Must submit a copy of your social security card
- Pets are a case by case basis. No dangerous breeds
- Anyone who is 18 or older MUST submit an application
- The total number of occupancy must not exceed two persons per bedroom
I filled out the application online, where do I send my pay stubs and copy of driver's license and social security card?
You can email them to firstname.lastname@example.com or you can fax them to 713-678-0080.
How long does it take to process an application?
Applications take between 24 – 72 hours to process. We run credit, criminal and eviction history, we verify employment and income and we verify rental history. Getting in touch with previous landlords and employers can take a couple of days.
If I get denied, do I get my money back?
If you are denied because you do not qualify, you do not get your money back.
How do I know if I have been approved?
Someone from our staff will contact you and your agent within 72 hours and let you know if you have been approved or denied. If you are denied, a letter will also be emailed to you.
How many applications do you run?
Empire Industries Property Management operates on a first come first serve basis when running applications. Only completed, PAID for applications will be run.
How long will you hold a property?
Empire will hold a property up to 30 days in most cases. However, this is a case by case basis as each of our owners has different guidelines on how long they are willing to hold a property.
Do you take pets? If so, are there any additional costs?
Tenants will be evicted for misrepresenting any of the above type of dog, as well as for being in possession of any poisonous, dangerous, endangered species or otherwise illegal pet. Our pet policies are strictly enforced, and any breach will be grounds for termination of your lease agreement at tenant's expense.
- There is a non-refundable pet acceptance fee for each pet
- There is NO pet deposit
- There is NO pet rent
- Special consideration is given to "Service Animals" that assist a tenant with special medical needs (please provide proper documentation).
We require with your application a picture of each pet with you as the owner, that will be on the property.
We may require you to bring the dog(s) to our office for approval.
- No Aquariums larger than 10 Gallons allowed.
- No ferrets, reptiles or rodents of any kind are permitted as pets.
- All birds must be confined in cages and not allowed to reside outside their cage.
I filled out an application, but you already accepted an applicant. Do I get my money back?
Yes, if we do not run your application we reimburse your money. It will take approximately 7 – 10 business days for a check to be cut.
I have a copy of my own credit report, can you use this one?
No. We obtain a new credit report for each applicant.
Ready to apply?
Go to our page to find a list of documents you will need before applying online.


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Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev receives death sentence
Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to the death penalty for the April 2013 bombing that killed three people and injured 260 others.
The jury announced its decision Friday after deliberating for more than 14 hours over parts of three days, according to CNN. All 12 jurors had to agree to the death penalty for Tsarnaev to receive it.
The 21-year-old Tsarnaev was convicted on all 30 charges against him on April 8, including 17 that were capital offenses, in connection with the bombing.
The attack was carried out by Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamerlan. A police officer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was shot days later as the brothers tried to escape from authorities.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was later killed in a shootout with police.
"This is DzhokharTsarnaev - unconcerned, unrepentant and unchanged," federal prosecutor Nadine Pellegrini told the jury during the beginning of the penalty phase of the trial.
Prosecutor Steve Mellin told the jury during closing argument that Tsarnaev was "remorse free" and had a sole purpose of trying to inflict as much physical pain as possible on his victims.
"The bombs burned their skin, shattered their bones and ripped their flesh," Mellin said. "The blasts disfigured their bodies, twisted their limbs and punched gaping holes into their legs and torsos."
Boston mayor Martin J. Walsh issued a statement on Friday saying that he hoped the verdict would offer some closure to victims and their families.
"I hope this verdict provides a small amount of closure to the survivors, families, and all impacted by the violent and tragic events surrounding the 2013 Boston Marathon. We will forever remember and honor those who lost their lives and were affected by those senseless acts of violence on our City. Today, more than ever, we know that Boston is a City of hope, strength and resilience, that can overcome any challenge."
The state of Massachusetts abolished capital punishment in 1984 and has not executed anyone since 1947. Tsarnaev faced the death penalty because he was convicted of federal crimes. There has not been a federal execution since 2003.
The Department of Justice, however, has halted all federal executions while it reviews federal death penalty protocol, as The Washington Post points out. There is also the matter of obtaining drugs for a lethal injection, which has become increasingly difficult due the European Union's refusal to export the most popular drugs to the United States.
Some states have turned to new, untested drug cocktails for their lethal injections, which have caused prisoners to experience prolonged executions that death penalty opponents call inhumane. The complications have led some states to consider bringing back antiquated execution methods such as the gas chamber, electric chair and firing squad.
During the penalty phase, several runners who were injured by the homemade bombs made by the Tsarnaev brothers and placed near the finish line of the race testified about the confusion and horror they experienced after the blast.
The parents of eight-year-old Martin Richard, who died in the bombing, had said they wanted the death penalty taken off the table.
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Felicia Suzanne's is marking its 10th anniversary with a series of dinners beginning on Wednesday, March 21st, with a Newman Farm "Heritage Pig Picking" (7 p.m., $45-$70). The next night, Chef Felicia Willettt is teaming up with Flyer photographer Justin Fox Burks to create a four-course vegan/vegetarian dinner. The evening will also include sustainable wines (7 p.m., $55-$90). The week winds up with a Creole dinner on Friday (7 p.m., $65-$100) and a dinner highlighting the wines of Oregon on Saturday (7 p.m., $100). For reservations, call 523-0877.
On Saturday, March 24th, Grove Grill chef Joshua Perkins will lead the Broken Arrow Ranch Game Dinner (6:30 p.m., $45-$70). On the menu are a pan-roasted Bandera quail with white corn succotash and a barbecue demi-glace and braised wild boar Puerto Rican Sancocho stew. Call 818-9951 for reservations.
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Sisters Maureen Baldwin, Karen Kelly and Sue Kidd had met and decided on the script earlier. They created an "alphabet song" using words from the small group reports from Visitation Province. They provided us with 26 brightly coloured T-shirts and the 26 letters of the alphabet. The Visitation Province committee members who were present joined us for the presentation.
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A croupier operates and controls the games in a casino. These games are mainly Roulette, Black jack and Poker. The role of a croupier is to ensure that the game you are dealing is running smoothly and professionally. As the croupier, you must follow the rules of the game and conduct yourself in a friendly manner towards your players at the table.
A live dealer works in a live studio casino where the croupier is recorded 'live' on video camera. A live dealer radiates positive energy on-screen for the players to see and communicate with. You must be well groomed and act as a professional presenter. You will be recorded 'live' on camera so that you can provide your players with a real casino atmosphere. Like a casino dealer, the job as a Live Dealer is to govern the games you deal and explain the rules of the game to your players. Because most live studio casinos have a chat facility, you can also chat to your players.
Working in a land-based casino is lively. Players' expectations of winning can create an exciting atmosphere. You will find the atmosphere of a land-based casino socially energetic. While you are dealing, you are allowed to chat with your players in a professional manner. So, should you enjoy the social contact with others, you will find your time at the tables most rewarding.
Working in a live studio casino offers a completely different ambiance. To work in a live studio casino is to work in a calmer atmosphere because a live dealer speaks to the players via a camera. However, since there is a chat facility you also have the opportunity to formally communicate with the players.
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The number of trainees is limited to 20 trainees. This ensures individual attention and that the course is able to move at the right pace.
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Land-based croupier training involves American Roulette, Blackjack, 5-Card Poker and 3-Card Poker. You will learn how to control and run games in a real casino environment. You will learn how to control the proper pace of the game, how to collect and pay bets for customers, how to open and close tables at the end of a game and how to inspect cards, systems and other equipment to be used in games to make sure that they are in proper working condition. You will also learn how to be adaptable and prepared for particular situations, should they arise.
Work in front of the camera as a live dealer requires special training in body language and facial expressions that communicate well on the video screen to ensure that playing customers enjoy their gaming experience with you. You will be taught the rules of the game and its procedures, announce winning numbers and the value of cards. You will be trained in company procedures and how to communicate information to all customers and fellow employees in a formal manner.
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Saving the cost, having digital designs and improved compatibility with the governmental authorities are some of other advantages of this service. It is great to have the services of a professional company deals in such services. Idsketch.com provides the market leading services to its customers for custom CAD drafting services and solutions in a way that has been its hallmark for more than 12 years.
The CAD drafting or Computer Aided Design drafting is one of the ways in which computers can be used for this purpose. Certain softwares like AutoCAD, MicroStation, VectorWorks, TurboCAD, etc provide multiple usage capacity in designing the buildings that are not only futuristic but also they are fully functional. This amazing task is completed to meet certain needs.
The basic use of custom CAD drafting service is to create designs with the artistic beauty and full functionality. If a building that is meant to be used as a hospital does not have any ramp or large escalators for the movement of patients on stretcher or in wheel chairs, it will lose its functionality. On the other hand, if the same building has this facility but it is designed in a way that disturbs others like if it passes right overhead an operation theatre, it will also lose its beauty. CAD drafting services allow creating designs and simulating them in the computer to see their impact before finalizing them.
The next important point cad drafting services is the ability to manipulate the designs as and when needed. This means that the design of a building may be changed anytime without going through the laborious effort of re-designing the whole project. The digital files created by the CAD drafting softwares are fully multilayered and editable. This means that only the layer of the relevant design will be changed and the whole project will not be revised.
As each layer of the digital documents in the format of DWG, DGN or DXF can be changed individually, it is easy to create a coherent and similar design of a large building project which involves various kinds of buildings like a new residential project in a suburb may include houses, super markets, shopping plazas, parks, schools, health centre, and many others.
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The current popularity of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela is built on medieval foundations. Dr Cunningham's lecture will trace Irish involvement in one of the major pilgrimages of the medieval Christian world to reveal stories of men and women who travelled from Ireland to Santiago de Compostela in the Middle Ages. Her new research draws on official documents, historical chronicles, literary texts, saints' Lives and archaeological finds to discover some of those Anglo-Norman and Gaelic pilgrims who ventured beyond the confines of their local communities in search of salvation and perhaps a little adventure.
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Seattle Children's Research Institute is building the cure for the childhood diseases
In 2017, Seattle Children's Hospital announced a $1 billion campaign, It Starts With Yes, the largest in its 110-year history. The campaign includes a stunning new research facility in downtown Seattle and a $500 million investment in research to end childhood diseases. Dr. James Hendricks, President of Seattle Children's Research Institute, visited with Life Science Washington about this historical moment and what's ahead in precision medicine, immunotherapy and more.
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Filming of 'Ex on the Beach' has halted after a mystery illness hit several cast members.
The MTV show's staff were forced to fly all the stars back home from shooting on the Indonesian island of Bali after the sickness spread, according to The Sun Online.
The reality show sees eight singletons meet in an attempt to find love, with a twist that five of them are faced with their exes in a bid to either get back together or get payback.
Series seven of the programme was confirmed after 'Celebrity Big Brother' contestant Jeremy McConnell signed up for the series.
The 27-year-old love rat was dropped from the show after he was arrested on suspicion of assaulting the mother of his son Stephanie Davis.
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India: the land of beautiful destinations, some even hidden for the ones who feel they have travelled everywhere and seen everything has a lot of places left to be explored. If you are one of those fearless travellers looking for destinations that are unknown and are far from the reach of your general tourist trail, read on.
In this list, you'll find dazzling sanctuaries, hidden monasteries, magnetic hills and even a lake that is strewn about with skeletons. These might be far from our reach and difficult to go to but are worth every effort.
Not to forget, a perfect fit for your bucket list.
1. The Mysterious Lake of Skeletons: Roopkund Lake
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The skeleton lake is the most secluded place that is located somewhere in the most inhospitable region of the Himalayan mountains. This frightening lake is known to house over hundreds of corpses back from the time of 15th Century AD.
While you might be wondering how all these people died there, the locals say they were thrown into the lake after a heavy hailstorm. The folklore even includes the local deity, Latu.
Here is how you can book a trek here: Roopkund Trek, Uttranchal
2. The Second Coldest Inhabited in The World: Frosty Drass
The place where temperature tumbles down as low as 60 degree Celsius below freezing point is the famous offbeat destination called Drass. If you have never heard of this place, Drass is a charming valley which is also known as the gateway to Ladakh and is situated in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir. If this isn't enough to scare you, the valley is situated at an altitude of 10,990 feet from the sea level. However, the valley turns colourful in the spring and summer season with the green pastures and vibrant looking wild flowers.
Wish to go to the beautiful valley? Check Drass travel guide.
3. The Magical Mountains: Magnetic Hill
What will you think if I tell you that your vehicle will move on its own here? Scared right! Highlighting one of nature's mysterious ways to stun us, the magnetic hill, located near Leh in the beautiful Ladakh is known to possess some magnetic properties. The properties are strong enough to pull cars up the hill. It is situated at the height of 11,000 feet above the sea level.
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4. A Paradise For Trekkers: Sandakphu
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The highest peak in Darjeeling, with a name that means "Height of the poison plant," is located at an altitude of 3,636 metres. It is great for trekkers because one can not just experience snow and the wide adversity but also enjoy viewing four of world's highest peaks- Everest, Kanchenjunga, Makalu and Lhotse from this place.
Check out Sandakphu and Singalila Trek for more details.
5. The Spell Bounding Spiti Valley
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One of the oldest and the most beautiful monasteries, the valley is located in Himachal Pradesh at an altitude of 12, 500 feet. The valley is one of a kind, enveloped in snow and shares an international boundary with Tibet. The place even possesses a pretty unique religion that hails from the favourite monasteries of Dalai Lama; Tibetan Buddhism.
To explore more, check out the most common itinerary for Spiti Valley.
6. The hidden one: The Phugtal Monastery
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I hope you might have heard about cave monasteries? The Phuktal Monastery is a big cave monastery unique amongst all others in the Zanskar Valley.
What makes it unique is its foundation that is created out of mud and twigs. Further to your surprise, it is home to around 70 monks and was found back in the 12th Century. Adding more to the shocking factor is the big hole that can you spot in the picture. The secret that it hides is water with healing powers. It is said that the level of the water inside the valley never spills regardless of any amount of water drawn out.
This is how you can reach there: Trek to Phuktal Monastery
7. The Temple of Love: Khajuraho
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Khajuraho temples: a catalogue of desires is amongst the famous medieval monuments in India. Situated in the heart of the country, Madhya Pradesh, they are the largest group of Hindu and Jain temples in the world.
Khajuraho exposes a mixture of science, art and passion on its walls and towers from the 11th Century. It attracts tourists from all over the world and conveys the tantric theology.
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8. The place for Water Rappelling: Vihigao Falls
How would you feel if you get to rappel over 120 feet of a waterfall? Amazing, won't you? Vihigaon falls located in Kasara Mumbai is one gift to people who love to rappel.
If you want to be that daredevil, this is the place for you.
To know more about the Vihigaon Falls, read this.
9. The Desolate Blinding White Land: Little Rann of Kutch
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The very unique place with an endless view of white land is the Little Rann. It is a wildlife sanctuary, a saline desert with thorn scrubs and lakes known as the Wild Ass Sanctuary. The thing that attracts tourists here is its rich biodiversity with water birds like cranes, ducks, pelicans and flamingoes.
10. The Former Hunting Ground: Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary
How does a Jeep safari sound to you? Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 32 kms away from Bikaner and houses sloth bears, chinkara, nilgai, fox and black bucks. With a wildlife adversity so wide, the sanctuary was once a hunting ground for the Maharajas of Bikaner. If you love exploring the wildlife and have a pretty diverse jungle safari on your bucket list, this is the place for you.
11. Kerela's Best Kept Secret: Silent Valley National Park
Tell me you have never heard of this place. I know, it was a surprise for me too. The UNESCO World Heritage site is located in the Nilgiri hills and is a haven for wildlife.
It houses animals like the endangered lion tale macaque, 138 species of birds and around 100o species of flowering plants including orchids, lichens, liverworts, algae and also the unique cobra plant which is known to look like a snake.
To add more to the beauty, there's even a butterfly garden there.
If you wish to go there, check the updated Silent Valley National Park details.
How many of these destinations have you been to? Do you have any other that can be included in the list? Drop them in your comments and share this with your friends.
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One day after work, my boyfriend said we should go to Disneyland to take pictures of the both of us at Ariel's Grotto. "The Little Mermaid" is my favorite movie, probably to the point of being an unhealthy obsession. I figured he was up to something, since a) Mikey's not the photographic type and b) I had just thrown what could be best classified as a hissy fit earlier that week about where our relationship was going.
It was already dark when we arrived at the Park. We had just enough time to ride the teacups, have his brother take our picture, and grab seats to watch the "Remember … Dreams Come True" fireworks – my favorite fireworks display of all time. When we got to the roped-off seashell where Ariel greets Guests during the day, we slipped in and he pretended to fix his shoe lace. (His laces didn't even tie!)
While down on one knee, he pulled out a black velvet box. At first I thought he was presenting me with another promise ring, but when I looked at it, it was the exact setting I told him I wanted before our fight! I did what I always do when feeling such strong emotions (elated and feeling like a heel for starting a fight with this wonderful man) – I bawled like a baby while his brother took pictures of the whole thing.
Mikey finally said, "You haven't given me an answer." Through my blubbering I finally managed to blurt out a "Yes!" We took some more pictures and then squeezed into the crowd to watch the fireworks in front of the castle. We've been married about seven months now. Ariel's Grotto and that wonderful seashell are gone, but the fireworks still make me giddy when remembering how I felt that night. And how do I know this mermaid has found her prince? He had already bought the ring before I made a fool of myself by starting that silly fight!
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Oak Ridger: Oak Ridge likely to benefit from Russian arms pact
Posted on December 24, 2010
By John Huotari
An arms control treaty with Russia that the U.S. Senate approved on Wednesday is expected to eventually result in more nuclear weapons dismantlement work in Oak Ridge.
Treaty negotiations between senators and President Barack Obama also appeared to boost efforts to build a Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge.
Obama agreed to spend $85 billion during the next decade to modernize nuclear weapons sites -- and that funding could include money for UPF construction.
Tennessee's two GOP senators, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, supported ratification of the arms treaty, which was approved by the Senate in a 71-26 vote. "Americans are safer and more secure with the treaty than without it," Alexander said.
Known as New START, the treaty requires the United States and Russia to reduce their nuclear stockpiles, and it also resumes inspections that ended in December 2009 when the original START treaty expired.
"I am pleased to support a treaty that continues the legacy of President Reagan -- who signed the first nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia in 1987," Corker said after Wednesday's vote, which exceeded the two-thirds majority required by the Constitution.
Officials at the National Nuclear Security Administration had watched the debate closely.
"What we're seeing for the first time since the end of the Cold War is a bipartisan national consensus on what role nuclear weapons play in our defense, what we need to do to maintain those weapons, and the infrastructure required to get the job done," said NNSA public affairs director Damien LaVera.
He said the $85 billion in spending that the president pledged would affect eight NNSA sites, including three national laboratories and four production sites -- Y-12 among them.
Current cost estimates for the 350,000-square foot UPF range between $4.2 billion and $6.5 billion. It's one of two Y-12 facilities designed to consolidate storage and processing activities for enriched uranium.
"It's the new heart of Y-12," B&W Y-12 President and General Manager Darrel Kohlhorst recently remarked. Construction on another high-profile building project, the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility, was completed last year.
Debate over modernization work in the nation's nuclear weapons complex had become entangled in the Senate's debate over the arms control treaty, which had appeared in jeopardy as the congressional session was drawing to a close. Senators had sought assurances that a smaller arsenal and the country's nuclear facilities, which are "becoming obsolete," would still be effective and well-maintained.
"The U.S. is currently the only nuclear weapons country not adequately investing in modernization," Corker stated in a Wednesday release. "If we are going to take weapons out of deployed status, I think most Americans would like to know the arms we do have will work, and that our hedge of an additional 3,500 weapons is safe while in storage."
Alexander said the U.S. will continue to possess up to 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear weapons, "each one up to 30 times more powerful than the one used at Hiroshima to end World War II.
"It leaves our country with enough nuclear warheads to blow any attacker to Kingdom Come," he said.
Alexander was one of four senators who sent a letter to Obama asking him to include funding for nuclear modernization in his budget requests to Congress. LaVera said the president had committed to modernizing the nation's nuclear weapons sites in a Nuclear Posture Review in May.


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What it is: Ultra Volume Mascara What it does: Forget about falsies! This Intensely black mascara will create voluminous perfection! With our maximized formula, your lashes will be longer and fuller all day long. Benefits:
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Start brushing upwards from the base of the lashes to the tips. Wiggle back and forth and continue to add layers until desired look.
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Happy to announce, Jené DeSpain jewelry can now be found on ShopJeen.com. Find pieces from The Roaring 10's and Black Honey collections HERE.
Happy to announce, Jené DeSpain jewelry can now be found on ShopJeen.com. Find pieces from The Roaring 10's and Black Honey collections HERE.
Thank you Erin! xx
So excited to announce that my favorite NYC soho boutique, Court, just launched an online shop. Nicole and Lisa are my total go-to whenever i'm in need of a new article of clothing. they have impeccable taste in clothes and always carry things that you can't find anywhere else in NYC. they recently launched their own Court label jeans, and they are hott hott hott. i am very proud that Jené DeSpain jewelry has been a part of Court since the beginning and i am so excited that it's now available through their website. Check out this story that Styled On wrote about the new shop: http://www.styledon.com/fashion/features/articles/for-cool-girls-only-court-gets-digital
and revel in the wonder of their new online shop at: http://www.courtshop.com
in the land of the world wide webosphere, there are so many fashion blogs and online shops that it can feel a lil daunting. where is one to find the latest news, and which boutique has the hottest stuff?
um, hello.
Refinery 29.
if it's happening in NYC, LA, or anywhere in the fashion world, Refinery 29 will tell you about it first. i adore the tidbits they share with their readers all day long and love all of the gorgeous designer pieces they sell through their shop. i've been a big fan for years. i hate to admit it, but i probably read Refinery 29 as much as i read the NYTimes, which is pretty much all day, every day.
so with all of my adoration, i was super excited to wake up this morning to discover that Refinery 29 has started selling my new Black Honey collection!!! they feature Thistle and Clover, a pretty pretty pretty boutique in brooklyn, on their site and are carrying JDS through Thistle and Clover's shop!
all my thanks to the amazing team at Refinery 29 and a very special thank you to the lovely ladies of Thistle & Clover. ♥♥♥
Now start your shopping!
Refinery 29 Designers: Jené DeSpain


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Commission Slots Filled!Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Attention! All commission slots are currently filled until the end of 2010. If you want something we normally stock, please contact us and we will see if we have your size available. If you would like a custom piece for 2011, please contact us as soon as possible to get placed on the calendar.


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The American Heart Association found that children today take 90 seconds longer to run a mile than did children 30 years ago, with researchers attributing 30 to 60 percent of the decline in running performance to kids' increasing fat mass. What do you think?
"Being able to move your body just isn't relevant to today's kids."
Billy Heimann • Unemployed
"The '80s were a special time filled with fast times and even faster kids."
Heather Webster • Pipe Cutter
"Yeah, but kids back then had the advantage of three-stripe knee-high socks."
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Season Premiere/Series Debut: Last we saw Burn Notice's Michael Westen, he was jumping from a helicopter after cutting ties with the mysterious group that burned him out of the spy business—unfortunately for him, they were also protecting him from the bad guys he pissed off when he was still a government man. Now, Mike's weekly help-the-downtrodden gig has an extra twist of danger, but it's still fun (and explosions, snappy quips, skinny babes, etc.) in the Miami sun. As for new series Royal Pains, different scenic locale: The Hamptons of New York, where the rich frolic but apparently won't pitch in for a decent hospital. Enter jobless physician Hank Lawson, who inadvertently becomes the local doc-on-call after crashing a swank party. It's a solid and fizzy first episode, but how do you get another dozen out of this setup? It's not like pretty people are going to be overdosing every week and … OK, never mind.
Season Premiere: Anyone who thinks The Hills is the most scripted "reality" series on TV hasn't seen Gene Simmons' Family Jewels—most network sitcoms aren't this airtight (or funny, really). In the fourth (!) season premiere, it's time for daughter Sophie's Sweet 16 birthday party—will over-the-top festivities and exasperated hilarity ensue? And if Sophie's acting isn't up to par, will Gene replace her with an identical teen for the rest of the tour, er, season?
Season Premiere: Season 1 of Army Wives was warm and real; Season 2 veered drastically/needlessly into ridiculous soap-opera angst; Season 3 would do well to at least try and split the difference. Going by the first episode back, however, that shark has done jumped: Missing teens! Affair rumors! Work woes! Post-partum deployment! The Only TV Column That Matters™ will suffer only so much for Catherine Bell …
Series Debut: Prior to being alerted to the existence of Jon & Kate Plus 8, I would have dismissed Playboy Playmate and former Girls Next Door costar/Hef receptacle Kendra Wilkinson as the dumbest waste of spray-tan to ever be awarded their own TV series. Apologies, Kendra. To the rest: Watching Kendra even for a second will cause partial, irreversible retardation. Avoid like, well, any non-Soup program on E!
Season Premiere: Rock band by night, kiddie-party band by day, hilarious (and film channel uncensored) comedy series every summer Sunday—think This Is Spinal Tap meets Curb Your Enthusiasm. Oh, and ZO2 is a real band.
Season Premiere/Series Debut: Having buried the cutesy suburban-mom-sells-pot premise forever last season, the Botwin family and assorted tag-alongs (don't question how they keep Doug around, just go with it) are neck-deep in the SoCal blunt biz now—Nancy's pregnant with the child of a Mexican drug/gun/slave lord who also happens to be the mayor of Tijuana, fergawdsakes. Throw in guest star Jennifer Jason Leigh as the straight-arrow sister to Mary-Louise Parker's Nancy (what's with the triple names?) and a new foray into medical-marijuana retail (what took so long?), and Season 5 looks like the wildest Weeds yet. On the other coast, Nurse Jackie (starring The Sopranos' Edie Falco) takes a cynical look at the New York City healthcare system, medication abuse and life/death in general. It ain't pretty or remotely uplifting, but Falco somehow makes it work. Welcome to Druggie Mondays.


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GUitar/Bass Tab Midi software
Not strictly a guitar topic. But up till now I have used "old fashioned" methods to learn songs i.e. borrow books, tab off the net, sneeking a look in music stores and when all else fails using ears or watching DVD's. A friend recently showed me Musictime. A piece of software which reads midi files, plays and displays the notes in manuscript and tablature. O.K - having researched on the web I find that I have missed the revolution and a very sad person for not being up to speed.
I have found that there are so many software applications offering to do so much that I need some advice. I don't want a home studio - I want an application which will
- do the basics of read/play midi files for each instrument, in particular guitar and bass line.
- organise my tab files and have the capacity to edit tem
- Create simple arrangements i.e. lyrics with chords / and an ability to edit / notate
Can someone tell me what the common software is / recommendations etc


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Ready, set, annotate! Here's a view of the PAX East show floor. I shot this on Saturday and figured it'd be a good image for all of you to tinker with as you explore the wonderful world of Kotaku image annotation. This is possible thanks to our new layout. Click on the image and add your best insights!
You can do this on any of the large lead images you see on Kotaku posts. Have fun!


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Feminist Theology within the Canadian Mosaic
Sister Ellen Leonard describes the essay she contributed to a collection of writings on feminist theology.
Feminist Theology with a Canadian Accent is a collection of 19 essays about feminist theology in Canada, the first of which is mine. These essays reflect the diversity of our great country, stretching from sea to sea, embracing persons with many different accents. As officially bilingual, we have two official languages, French and English, but our reality is multilingual, beginning with First Nations peoples. This mosaic of persons and languages is our context, one that challenges us to learn to listen to many voices.
In my essay, I describe the emergence of Canadian contextual feminist theologies. The feminist awakening of Christian women in Canada was part of the larger women's movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Women gathered and shared their experience. Churchwomen struggled to be both Christian and feminist. Although we were influenced by the work of our U.S. Sisters, we realized that our experience and our context were different from theirs. As women undertook theological studies, written works with a feminist perspective appeared. In the 1980s and 1990s, a number of feminist theses and books were published.
Canadian contextual feminist theologies are ecumenical and interfaith. Within the Canadian context, other voices are arising and need to be heard as we struggle to respond to the challenges facing Canada in the 21st century.
Feminist Theology With a Canadian Accent is available through Novalis.
by Ellen Leonard CSJ
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School of Anatomy and Human Biology - The University of Western Australia
|Blue Histology - The Eye
|Lab Guides and Images
|The Eye
|The Fibrous Tunic: Cornea and Sclera
|Cornea, Sclera and Choroidea - H&E, van Gieson
|The Vascular Tunic: Choroid, Ciliary Body and Iris
|Iris and Ciliary Body - H&E, van Gieson
|Lens - H&E
|The Neural Tunic: Retina
|Retina - H&E, methylene blue
|Optic Nerve
|Optiv Nerve - van Gieson
|Eyelid and Conjunctiva
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The eye is formed by three layers, or tunics. Each of these three layers contributes with parts that have structural / nutritive functions and parts that form the optic and photoreceptive apparatus of the eye. From the outside to the inside of the eyeball the three tunics are the
fibrous tunic, which forms a capsule enclosing and protecting the other components of the eye. It is subdivided into the sclera, with primarily structural functions, and the cornea, which is part of the optic apparatus.
vascular tunic, which forms the choroid, ciliary body and iris. This tunic is also called the uveal tract. The choroid has primarily nutritive functions. The ciliary body generates the aqueous humor of the eye, but the ciliary muscle also functions in the optic apparatus. The iris is part of the optic apparatus in which it functions a contractile diaphragm, i.e. the aperture of the eye.
neural tunic consists of the retina.
The retina proper forms the photoreceptive layer of the eye. As a double-layered
epithelium, the retina also covers the ciliary process and the posterior
surface of the iris, where it has both nutritive and structural functions.
The ciliary and iridial parts of the retina are described together with the ciliary process and iris.
The cornea forms the anterior surface of the eye in an area largely corresponding to the pigmented iris, which is visible behind the cornea. The diameter of the cornea is ~11 mm; the thickness ranges from ~0.5 mm centrally to ~1mm along the margins of the cornea. The cornea is formed by three cellular layers, which are separated from each other by two thin, acellular layers. Blood vessels are not normally found in the cornea, and the cells are not pigmented.
The anterior surface of the cornea is lined by a stratified squamous epithelium. The basement membrane of this anterior corneal epithelium rests on the first acellular layer, the anterior limiting lamina or Bowman's membrane. It separates the epithelium from the corneal stroma and consists of densely packed collagen fibrils embedded in ground substance.
The corneal stroma consists of 200 - 250 layers of regularly organized collagen fibrils (mainly tropcollagen type I, but also types III, V and VI). Collagen fibres within each layer will run parrallel to each other but at large angles to collagen fibres in the next layer. Flattened fibrocytes, referred to as keratocytes, are located between the layers of collagen fibres. The regular arrangement of the collagen fibres and their small diameter (20 - 60 nm) acount for the transparency of the cornea.
The posterior surface of the cornea is lined by an endothelium, the posterior endothelium. The posterior endothelium and the corneal stroma are separated from each other by the posterior limiting lamina or Descemet's membrane, which corresponds to the basement membrane of the posterior endothelium.
The lateral margins of the cornea are continuous with the conjunctiva (anterior corneal epithelium) and sclera (corneal stroma).
The sclera is a tough layer of dense connective tissue consisting of collagenous fibres and networks of elastic fibres. Melanocytes are present in deep parts of the sclera in addition to the usual complement of connective tissue cells. Distended by the intraocular pressure, the sclera maintains the shape of the eyeball. It is also the site of attachment of the ocular muscles.
Anteriorly, the sclera forms a slight protrusion into the eyebal before it merges with the cornea - the scleral spur, which provides a point of insertion for part of the ciliary musle. The sclerocorneal junction houses the canal of Schlemm, through which the aqueous humor is drained into ciliary veins.
Cornea, rat - H&E and Cornea,
monkey - van Gieson
The coroid consists of loose connective tissue, which houses a dense network of blood vessels. Connective tissue cells and melanocytes are numerous. The latter give the choroid its dark colour. Small blood vessels are especially frequent in the innermost part of the choroid, which is called the choriocapillary layer. This layer supplies the retina with nutrients. Bruch's membrane is located between the choroid and the retina. It consists of two layers of collagen fibres and a network of elastic fibres between them.
Ciliary body
The ciliary body is an inward extension of the choroidea at the level of the lens. Ciliary processes are short extensions of the ciliary body towards the lens. A small amount of loose connective tissue similar to that of the choroid is located between smooth muscle cells which form the bulk of the ciliary body. They form three bundles, the ciliary muscle.
The inner surface of the ciliary body and its processes are lined by two layers of columnar cells which belong to the retina - the ciliary epithelium formed by the pars ciliaris of the retina. The outer cell layer is pigmented, whereas the inner cell layer, i.e. the layer that faces the posterior chamber of the eye, is nonpigmented.
The ciliary processes contain a dense network of capillaries. The cells of the inner layer of the ciliary epithelium generate the aqueous humor of the eye. , i.e. they transport the plasma filtrate generated by the capillaries in the ciliary processes into the posterior chamber of the eye. Thight junctions between the cells form the blood - aqueous humor barrier.
Fibers, which consist of fibrillin, extend from the ciliary processes towards the lens and form the suspensory ligament of the lens. These fibres are also called zonule fibres. Two of the bundles of the ciliary muscles attach to the sclera and strech the ciliary body when they contract, thereby regulating the tension of the zonule fibres. The reduced tension will result in a thickening of the lens which focusses the lens on close objects - a process called accomodation.
The posterior surface of the iris is covered by the retina. The inner layer of the retina, i.e. the layer facing the posterior chamber, is called the posterior epithelium of the iris. Both layers of the retina are pigmented, but pigmentation is heavier in the inner layer. In the region of the central opening of the iris, the pupil, the retina extends for a very short distance onto the anterior surface of the iris. The iridial stroma consists of a vascularized loose connective tissue rich in melanocytes in addition to macrophages and fibrocytes, which are all surrounded by a loose meshwork of fine collagen fibers. The anterior surface of the iris is not covered by an epithelium - instead of we find a condensation of fibrocytes and melanocytes, the anterior border layer of the iris.
The iris forms the aperture of the eye. Myoepithelial cells in the outer (or anterior) layer of the retina, i.e. the layer adjacent to the stroma of the iris, have radially oriented muscular extensions. These extensions form a flat sheet immediately beneath the anterior layer of the retina, the dilator pupillae muscle. Embedded in the central portion of the iridial stroma are smooth muscle cells which form the annular sphincter pupillae muscle. In humans, this muscle surrounds the pupil as a less than 1 mm wide and only 0.2 mm thick band. The two muscles regulate the size of the pupil.
Pupillary constriction, which is mediated by the sphincter pupillae muscle, is clinically refered to as miosis - dilation, mediated by the dilator pupillae muscle, as mydriasis.
The pigmentation of cells in the stroma and anterior border layer of the iris determines to color of the eyes. If cells are heavily pigmented the eyes appear brown. If pigmentation is low the eyes appear blue. Intermediate levels create shades of green and grey.
Eye, monkey, van Gieson
The iris, ciliary body, sclera and cornea meet at the iridocorneal angle, where you also can see the trabecular meshwork and the canal of Schlemm.
Draw the structures joining at the iridocorneal angle at low magnification and suplement your drawing with high magnification inserts of part of a ciliary process and the iris.
The lens consists of a lens capsule, the subcapsular epithelium and lens fibres. It does not contain blood vessels or nerves.
The lens capsule is generated by the cells of the subcapsular epithelium and corresponds to a thick, elastic basal lamina. The zonule fibres insert into the lens capsule.
Cells of the subcapsular epithelium (or anterior lens cells) are mitotically active. In adult individuals they only cover the anterior "hemisphere" of the lens. As they divide, cells gradually move towards the equator of the lens where they tranform into lens fibres. The apical part of the gradually elongating cell extends between the subcapsular epithelium and adjacent lens fibres towards the anterior pole of the lens. The basal part extends towards the posterior pole. The nucleus remains close to the equatorial plane of the lens.
The mature lens fibres, i.e. very long (up to 12 mm), hexagonal cells, form the body of the lens. They are located immediately deep to the cells of the subcapsular epithelium. Lens fibres are nucleated in the soft, outer cortex of the lens. As new lens fibres are added to the periphery of the cortex, lens fibres located deeper in the cortex loose their nuclei and become part of the somewhat harder nucleus of the lens. In the intact lens, lens fibres are tightly connected to each other. Few organelles are scattered in a cytoplasm filled with cystallin proteins. These proteins are responsible for the transparency and refractive properties of the lens and account for up to 60% of the mass of lens fibres.
The optical properties of the lens change from periphery to central parts because of differences in the amounts of crystallins contained in lens fibres. These difference correct for distortions of colours and shapes (called spherical and chromatic aberrations) which commonly occur at the margins of glass lenses. These aberrations are easy to observe when you look through a loupe - or even in not-so-good microscopes at the margins of the field of view, where they are easy to detect when to slide is moved
Eye, rat, H&E
Similar to the retinal lining of the iris and ciliary body, the outer layer of the light sensitive retina forms a single layer of cuboidal cells - the pigment epithelium. The inner layer of the retina contains the photoreceptors, the first neurones which process the sensory information, and the neurones which convey the pre-processed sensory information to the central nervous system. Receptors, neurones, supporting cells and their processes are segregated into nine layers:
Retina, monkey, methylene blue and Retina,
albino rat, H&E
You will probably not be able to identify the inner and outer limiting membranes. The other layers should not be a problem. Ganglion cell density is quite variable and, although some ganglion cells will always be visible, they may not form a continuous layer.
Draw and label the layers of the retina.
Because of the origin of the retinae and optic nerves from the developing forebrain, the optic nerves (cranial nerves II) corresponds to fibre tracts connecting parts of the CNS - in this case the ganglion cells of the retina with neurones in the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus and neurones in the superior colliculus and pretectum of the midbrain.
Ganglions cell axons run towards the optic disc where they turn towards the sclera. Numerous bundles (or fascicles) of axons pass through the choroid and openings in the sclera, the lamina cribosa. The axons become myelinated in this region. Collectively, the bundles form the optic nerve. Like other parts of the CNS, the optic nerve is surrounded by the three meninges - the outer dura mater, the middle archnoid and the inner pia mater, which are separated from each other by subdural and subarachnoid spaces. At the eyeball, the dura fuses with the sclera while the arachnoid and pia mater merge with the choroid. Connective tissue septa, which arise from the pia mater, separate the fibre bundles in the optic nerve. The axons in the optic nerve are supported by astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. Microglia is also present.
Optic nerve, monkey, van Gieson
The posterior (facing the eyeball) and anterior (facing the world) surfaces of the eyelid are also called conjunctival and cutaneous parts. The cutaneous part is covered by skin and contains sweat glands, sebaceous glands and, along the margins of the lid, 3-4 rows of hairs - the eyelashes. Modified apokrine sweat glands, the glands of Moll, empty into the follicles of the eyelashes. The eyelashes lack arrector pili muscles.
The inner, conjunctival part of the lids is lined by conjunctiva. Beneath the conjunctiva, large sebaceous glands are embedded in a plate of dense connective tisssue containing many elastic fibres. The plate and the sebaceous glands within it are called the tarsal plate the tarsal glands (also Meibomian glands). Extensive skeletal muscle bundles between the tarsal plate and the skin belong to the orbicularis oculi muscle.
The margins of the cornea merge with the conjunctiva. The conjunctiva extends over the the 'white of the eye', which corresponds to the anterior part of the sclera, folds back and continues over the posterior part of the eyelid. At the opening formed by the eyelids, the conjunctive merges with the skin which covers the anterior surface of the eyelids.
The epithelium of the conjunctiva varies from stratified squamous (most of it) to stratified columnar (at the reflection from the sclera to the eyelid). It contains goblet cells. The conjunctival epithelium rest on the loose connective tissue of its lamina propria.
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