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Out of the Air
New-particle formation from gaseous precursors in the atmosphere is a complex and poorly understood process with importance in atmospheric chemistry and climate. Laboratory studies have had trouble reproducing the particle formation rates that must occur in the natural world. Riccobono et al. (p. 717) used the CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving Outdoor Droplets) chamber at CERN to recreate a realistic atmospheric environment. Sulfuric acid and oxidized organic vapors in typical natural concentrations caused particle nucleation at similar rates to those observed in the lower atmosphere.
Controlling Chiral Light Emission
Circularly polarized light plays important roles in a number of applications such as displays, communication, and sensing. Thus, the ability to produce compact and readily controllable polarized light sources is important, and dichalcogenide materials such as tungsten diselenide may provide a route to such sources. Zhang et al. (p. 725, published online 17 April; see the Perspective by Zaumseil) formed an electric-double-layer transistor structure with WSe2 and used a gated ionic liquid to control the carrier density. Electrical control of the output light was achieved with the polarization being switched by reversing the polarity of the applied field and injected charge.
Recyclable Thermoset Polymers
The high mechanical strength and durability of thermoset polymers are exploited in applications such as composite materials, where they form the matrix surrounding carbon fibers. The thermally driven polymerization reaction is usually irreversible, so it is difficult to recycle the constituent monomers and to remove and repair portions of a composite part. García et al. (p. 732; see the Perspective by Long) now describe a family of polymers formed by condensation of paraformaldehyde with bisanilines that could form hard thermoset polymers or, when more oxygenated, produce self-healing gels. Strong acid digestion allowed recovery of the bisaniline monomers.
Stick to the Bush
Can the underlying genetic changes driving the divergence of populations into new species be predicted or repeated? Soria-Carrasco et al. (p. 738) investigated the genetic changes observed after one generation when stick insect (Timema cristinae) populations were transplanted from their preferred host plants to alternative hosts. Diverged genetic regions were relatively small, with most loci showing divergence in a single population pair. However, the number of loci showing parallel divergence was greater than expected by chance. Thus, selection can drive parallel phenotypic evolution via parallel genetic changes.
Fundamentals of Bone Formation
In vitro models can help guide research for tissue engineering or drug delivery, but the extent to which results from in vitro experiments may mimic in vivo ones will depend on the robustness of the model. For complex tissues like the extracellular matrix or bone, this means matching the chemical organization of the tissue at both the atomic scale and the structural level. Chow et al. (p. 742) used nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to analyze a sample on both these length scales. First an isotope-enriched mouse was produced to enhance the NMR signal. Samples from these mice were then used to study the extracellular matrix of developing bone and the calcification front during fetal bone growth.
American Beauty
Modern Native American ancestry traces back to an East Asian migration across Beringia. However, some Native American skeletons from the late Pleistocene show phenotypic characteristics more similar to other, more geographically distant, human populations. Chatters et al. (p. 750) describe a skeleton with a Paleoamerican phenotype from the eastern Yucatan, dating to approximately 12 to 13 thousand years ago, with a relatively common extant Native American mitochondrial DNA haplotype. The Paleoamerican phenotype may thus have evolved independently among Native American populations.
Antarctic Collapse
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is particularly vulnerable to ocean warming-induced collapse. The Thwaites Glacier of West Antarctica is one of the largest WAIS regional contributors to sea level rise, and has been considered to be potentially unstable for many years. Joughin et al. (p. 735) used a combination of a numerical model and observations of its recent geometry and movement to investigate the stability of the Thwaites Glacier. The glacier has already entered the early stages of collapse, and rapid and irreversible collapse is likely in the next 200 to 1000 years.
Virus-Enhanced Sulfur Oxidation
How do microbial viruses affect subsurface microbial communities? Anantharaman et al. (p. 757, published online 1 May) investigated the interactions between ubiquitous marine lithotrophs found at hydrothermal vents and their viruses. The genes for sulfur oxidation in viruses that infect abundant marine chemosynthetic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria enhanced sulfur oxidation, thereby influencing the biogeochemical sulfur cycle.
Scents and Sperm
Once sperm enter the female reproductive tract, they have an arduous task to find an egg at a distant, often concealed, location. McKnight et al. (p. 754) show that Caenorhabditis elegans make this task more or less difficult, depending on pheromones in the external environment. Pheromones perceived by female sensory neurons modulate the synthesis of ovarian prostaglandins, which provide sperm positional information. Thus, environmental cues can indirectly impact sperm function even when the sperm themselves are not directly exposed.
The Lignin Landscape
Lignin is a chemically complex polymer that lends woody plants and trees their rigidity. Humans have traditionally either left it intact to lend rigidity to their own wooden constructs, or burned it to generate heat and sometimes power. With the advent of major biorefining operations to convert cellulosic biomass into ethanol and other liquid fuels, researchers are now exploring how to transform the associated leftover lignin into more diverse and valuable products. Ragauskas et al. (10.1126/science.1246843) review recent developments in this area, ranging from genetic engineering approaches that tune lignin properties at the source, to chemical processing techniques directed toward extracting lignin in the biorefinery and transforming it into high-performance plastics and a variety of bulk and fine chemicals.
The Hormone's Message
The receptor for growth hormone is a well-studied representative of a family of cytokine receptors through which binding of hormone molecules at the cell surface is converted into a biochemical signal within the cell. Brooks et al. (10.1126/science.1249783; see the Perspective by Wells and Kossiakoff) used a combination of crystal structures, biophysical measurements, cell biology experiments with modified receptors, and molecular dynamics and modeling to decipher how the receptor actually transmits the information that a hormone molecule is bound. The results suggest that the receptors exist in inactive dimeric complexes in which two associated JAK2 protein kinase molecules interact in an inhibitory manner. Binding of growth hormone causes a structural change in the receptor that results in movement of the receptor intracellular domains apart from one another. This relieves the inhibition of the JAK2 molecules and allows them to activate one another, thus initiating the cellular response to the hormone.
Degrees of Separation
Proteins embedded in membranes represent an interesting point of communication between the cell and its environment, but their localization to membranes can make them difficult to study. Jones et al. (p. 711) found an approach to catalog thousands of interactions involving membrane proteins and membrane-associated signaling machinery—including many previously uncharacterized proteins. With a focus on the model plant Arabidopsis, several of the identified interactions fill gaps in important signal transduction chains, while others point to functions for enigmatic unknown proteins.
Untwisting the Spin Spiral
Ultracold Fermi gases in the so-called unitary regime—where the diverging interactions between atoms make their thermodynamics universal—are an excellent test bed for an array of strongly interacting matter systems. The transport characteristics in this regime are particularly intriguing, and a discrepancy between two- and three-dimensional transport coefficients has been observed. Bardon et al. (p. 722) studied the demagnetization dynamics of a three-dimensional Fermi gas. The gas was initially polarized along a single direction and was noninteracting. An applied magnetic field gradient then caused a spin spiral to form; as the gas relaxed from this state, the authors extracted the diffusion coefficient and observed the buildup of interactions between the atoms.
Crystal Growth
Two main routes for the growth of crystalline species are either via molecule-by-molecule attachment to existing nuclei or via the addition of preformed metastable precursors, but do these mechanisms need to be mutually exclusive? Lupulescu and Rimer (p. 729; see the Perspective by Dandekar and Doherty) developed an in situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique to study the crystallization of materials under extreme conditions of temperature (25° to 300°C) and alkalinity (up to a pH of 13). The growth of the zeolite silicalite-1 involved both the attachment of metastable precursors and of individual molecules.
Hunters and Farmers
The Neolithic period in Europe saw the transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to farming. Previous genetic analyses have suggested that hunter-gatherers were replaced by immigrant farmers. Skoglund et al. (p. 747, published online 24 April) sequenced one Mesolithic and nine Neolithic Swedish individuals to examine the transition from hunter-gatherers to farmers. Substantial genetic differentiation was observed between hunter-gatherers and farmers: There was lower genetic diversity within the hunter-gatherers and gene flow from the hunter-gatherers into the farmers but not vice versa.
Signaling Dynamics
The signaling pathways that activate the transcription factor NF-κB are key regulatory pathways in cells of the immune system, and their dynamic properties are still being elucidated. In B cells, analysis of single-cell responses has shown that the stimulation of the B cell receptor causes a "digital" all-or-none response of cells to a stimulus. Shinohara et al. (p. 760) used a combination of mathematical modeling and experiments to show that this property of the system results from the presence of a positive feedback loop among the signaling components activated in response to the receptor. Studies in cells expressing mutated signaling components resolved key phosphorylation events that provide the threshold responses observed and identified potential molecular modifications that might modify the threshold or other aspects of the dynamic response.


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Gloria gives us a rundown on all the poker action going on at this year's EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo. It's Day 2, and all play has picked up, with many of the big name pros busting on Day 1.
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Kentucky survives early scare, crushes Austin Peay to clinch bowl eligibility
The Kentucky Wildcats are bowl eligible for the first time since the 2010 season, as they defeated Austin Peay 49-13.
It couldn't have been a worse start for Kentucky. The Wildcats, who entered the game as a heavy favorite, fell down early 13-0 to the Governors at the end of the first quarter.
Kentucky started backup quarterback Luke Wright, a transfer from Cincinnati, in place of an injured Stephen Johnson (knee). Johnson would only be used in emergency situations. It quickly became an emergency situation early on after Wright through a pick six to give Austin Peay a 13-0 lead. Stephen Johnson entered the game in the next possession. He found Jeff Badet open on a deep throw for a touchdown, but Badet dropped the pass.
The Wildcats finally woke up midway through the second quarter. Benny Snell opened the scoring up for Kentucky on a 30-yard touchdown run. The next two possessions, Stephen Johnson threw two touchdown passes to CJ Conrad and Garrett Johnson to give Kentucky a 21-13 lead at half.
The Wildcats pulled away in the second half, scoring 28 more points while shutting out Austin Peay the rest of the way.
It was a record-breaking night for running backs Benny Snell and Boom Williams. The dynamic duo broke the record for most rushing yards between two running backs in a season in Kentucky history. Snell also broke the record for most rushing yards in a season by a freshman in the third quarter when he rushed for a 48-yard score, his second of the night. Snell would go on to break the 1,000 yard mark later in the half, giving Kentucky two 1,000 yard rushers for the first time in program history. Snell finished with 152 yards and two touchdowns, while Williams rushed for 47 yards and a score. Senior Jojo Kemp also had a strong performance in his last game at Commonwealth, rushing for 58 yards and two scores. Kentucky rushed for 281 yards on the night and totaled 410 yards of offense.
While a bowl game is imminent, Kentucky's main focus is on arch-rival Louisville. The Cats will travel to Louisville next Saturday for a noon kickoff.
Benny Snell, Chris Westry and Boom Williams talked about what the seniors have meant to them:
Senior Jojo Kemp has a special message for the Big Blue Nation:
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UK FOOTBALL | Champ Kelly Returns to Lexington to Host Football Camp
UK FOOTBALL | Coach Mark Stoops Night at Whitaker Bank Ballpark
UK TRACK & FIELD | Coach Edrick Floreal Leaving Kentucky for Texas
UK BASKETBALL | John Calipari Hosts Annual Father/Son Basketball Camp
UK BASKETBALL | John Calipari Hosts Satellite Basketball Camp at Ryle High School
UK FOOTBALL | Sitting Down With Recruiting Coordinator Vince Marrow
UK ATHLETICS | Former Student-Athlete, Athletic Director C.M. Newton Passes Away
UK TRACK & FIELD | Wildcats Getting Ready for NCAA Championships
UK BASKETBALL | PJ Washington Returning for Sophomore Season
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You might have heard that there is a trial taking place in Bahrain in which 25 Bahrainis are accused of crimes against the state, everything from sedition through to terrorism and incitement against the regime, all of which carry rather heavy sentences.
You might have also heard that a gag order has been imposed on the media, guaranteeing the absence of transparency and making for the fertile grounds of continued suppositions and incorrect allegations by the public, who have a right to know the truth of what's happening.
The gag order notwithstanding, the press continue to report around the case, detailing at least the happenings in court rather than expound on and investigate the substance of the accusations; thus, providing a glimpse of what's happening in the court, a-la soap opera style.
But what has happened over the last few weeks transpired to be better than expected and excellent fodder for a soap opera! The original defence team resigned in toto citing their legitimate demands for investigations of allegations of torture against the detainees by police elements since apprehension and the screening of the defendants by independent medical personnel to determine such receipt of abuse were summarily rejected by the court. The resignation put the court in a quandary, as the Bahraini constitution specifically states that a defendant has a constitutional right to accept or refuse a court appointed lawyer to try his case, defendants rejected the court appointed lawyers; hence, the court-appointed lawyers withdrew from the case. The court saw the resignation as an act of contempt and referred them to the minister of justice requesting disciplinary action taken against them.
Onwards the court proceeded and now assigned a new batch of lawyers to the accused; however, this time, rather than assigning individual lawyers representing individual defendants, the ministry of justice stipulated that a batch of lawyers could and shall represent a batch of defendants in an individual or group manner; hence, should a defendant reject a lawyer, others in the group automatically shall take over representation.
But even then, the court's trouble did not end. In yesterday's proceedings, five lawyers withdrew from the case citing unconstitutionality of representing defendants who reject them; another five requested an immediate audience with the justice minister to tell him face-to-face why they cannot proceed with the trial as they have been rejected by their assigned clients and all lawyers demanding the rule of the Constitutional Court as to the applicability of lawyers being forced to represented clients, while only one – Awadh Fouda – interpreted the constitutional article inapplicable as "the constitutional right to consent to the lawyers is inapplicable as the defendants have abused that right" and thus opted to proceed with both the representation and the trial.
The defendants were again unanimous in their rejection of the third wave of legal representation when directly asked by the judge, demanding the restoration of the original defence team.
The five lawyers who withdrew from the case were referred to the disciplinary committee for contempt of court, the defendants were carted off to their prison cells and the trial was once again delayed for a week awaiting the assignment of even more lawyers to take the place of those who withdrew.
At this rate, I think the government should seriously consider the immediate importation of more lawyers from other sympathetic Arab countries, naturalise them and get them to stand in the carousel to fill in the void created by withdrawing lawyers.
I'm not a lawyer and never want to be one, but my simple intellect tells me that (a) this trial has all the hallmarks of being political, (b) the government has lost this one and (c) there is a serious series of flaws surrounding it and therefore should be immediately declared a mistrial and let the defendants go free.
Unless of course, the sham is required to continue for no good reason.
A terror trial against 25 men accused of plotting attacks against Bahrain was adjourned yesterday for another week after five members of the second defence team appointed recently withdrew from the case.
The lawyers stated that the suspects refused to be represented by them. "According to the Constitutional Law, an accused has the right to refuse or accept his lawyer and we have found out that our clients do not want us to defend them,†one of the lawyers stated.
The five lawyers are Ali Al Oraibi, Shahnaz Ali, Taymoor Karimi, Nabeela Al Majid and Loay Qarooni.
Justifying their decision, they said that they cannot go against the Constitutional Law as its articles take precedence over legal articles.
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You would think the government and the royal court, with all the political, legal and financial resources at their disposal, would come up with a better soap opera than this one. They did not. Two bad directors have produced yet another flop.
The show was mismanaged from the start. It will be interesting to see how the al Al Zayed, the presiding judge will maneuver his way towards February 6., the date expected for sentencing the accused.
The lwayers' protesets notwithstanding, jJudge Al Zayed should hurry up. He must sntence the accused on February 6 in order to give our gracious king enough time to dispense, on February 14, one his makramaha pardoning some of 'misguided criminals'.
Although the government may have lost this one as far the legal case is concerned, it is still a victory for the government.
From the government's point of view, exemplary punishment is more important than a conviction. And punish they did. The detainees have been under arrest for over 4 months, allegedly suffering torture. This is enough to ruin someone's career, or for the younger ones still studying, ruin their education.
After seeing what has happened to their colleagues in prison, many activists will rethink whether speaking out for human rights is worth all the suffering. That is the government's victory
So, a mistrial, a conviction, or a pardon, at this stage is irrelevant — the damage has been done. The government will want to delay the trial as much as it can to increase the suffering of the detainees in jail.
Why do they burn tyres in the first place???
Now don't give me those age-old reasons of unemployment and discrimination.
I mean seriously, don't these guys have brains???
Do you think that by jeopardising someone else's life, their case can get legitimacy???
They should be tried for all the crimes and given exemplary punishment so that all those other crooks out there, who are even thinking of planning such terror acts, get a clear message.
"Go to the ministries of labour, housing, electricity and water, oil and gas, health, Bapco, Asry, Alba, Batelco, Gulf Air and tell me who the majority are."
Look at Bahrain and see who the majority of Bahrainis are.
"Looks like you are weak at Math or is it just the blinkers of sectarianism on your eyes!!!"
It is really!!!
You say the majority of people in the aforementioned organisations are Shia ?
Than tell me why the majority of the unemployed are Shia ?
I will tell you this also very bluntly
Ministries of Interior, Defense, Justice. Why are they 99% Sunni ??
Plus .. since when burning a tyre is an act of Terror ???


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The UN Security Council has reached an impasse over who should be the next secretary-general of the world body. The expectation here, however, is that the five permanent members of the Security Council will get into a huddle and settle on a compromise candidate. And that compromise candidate is likely to be the current secretary-general, the tall and dapper former Austrian foreign minister, Kurt Waldheim.
The low-key diplomat is seeking an unprecedented third term. But, after six rounds of voting, his candidacy has run into a brick wall of Chinese vetoes. The resulting bitterness threatens to undermine his authority even should he eventually be reelected.
His opponent, Salim Salim of Tanzania, has fared worse still. Not only has his support fallen off inside the Council but he also has encountered a persistent United States veto. But since he refuses to withdraw his candidacy, and the Chinese continue to veto Waldheim, the stalemate persists.
What has complicated the process and led the UN Security Council to the present deadlock is the tortuous behavior of several key delegations:
* The Soviet Union's candidate is, beyond the shadow of a doubt, Waldheim. But the USSR has refrained from vetoing Salim for fear of appearing to be less pro-third-world than China.
* China, in supporting Salim even though he has been receiving less than half of the Council's 15 votes, is hoping to show third-world nations that it has their interests at heart. Yet many critics of China charge that its foreign policy is based more on a de facto alliance with the US than on its being a member of the poor nations' club.
* France and Spain, although hoping for a Waldheim victory, have voted both ways in order to collect some good marks with the third world. Both countries reportedly voted for Salim after one especially humiliatingly low vote for him so as to provide him with a slightly larger score next time and, they hoped, a graceful exit.
* The small group of radical countries that launched and organized Salim's campaign seriously miscalculated the depth of the opposition to him. Only two of the six third-world countries in the Council have consistently voted for him.
In particular, the radicals have come under fire here for pushing Salim more as the representative of a specific group - the African group - than as an outstanding world figure.
They persuaded the African group at the UN, for instance, to issue a stern communique calling on the Americans ''to stop vetoing'' Salim and the Soviet Union and Britain ''to stop abstaining.'' Members of the Council, including the Soviet Union, do not look kindly on what observers here call ''a gross interference in the business of the Security Council.''
Although the secretary-general is supposed, by custom, to have a geographic base (European, Asian, African, or Latin American) he was never intended to be the representative of a bloc of nations. He is supposed to be chosen primarily on the basis of his merits, skills, and acceptability to the members of the Security Council.
The impression here is that heavy-handed endorsements of Salim - rammed through by his allies at an OAU and a nonaligned meeting - have backfired and that many member states have become suspicious of him.
The challenge facing the Africans now is to decide whether to support Waldheim (and perhaps pave the way as a result for an African secretary-general five years from now) or to throw their support to any of a dozen Latin American candidates waiting in the wings. But there is little prospect that any of them will simultaneously receive US and Soviet backing.
''What will happen in the end,'' says a well-placed Council member, '' is that the five permanent members of the Council will take matters in their own hands and work out a compromise with each other.'' And to two other members of the Council the name of the compromise is likely to be Waldheim.
Meanwhile, emotions are running high and the growing polarization between ideological and geographical groups threatens to tarnish the institution itself.


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As some of our readers have pointed out, it would be somewhat disappointing if this season of Scrubs ends on the question of whether or not JD should end up with Elliot. While the last episode ended on JD's realization that it should have been him, not Keith, getting engaged to Elliot - is this really about his love for Elliot? This sort of comes out of nowhere, especially giving their history together. If JD and Elliot are really meant to be together, the show is going to have to work a little harder to convince the audience. It's more believable if JD sees this moment for what it is, his realization that he - rather amazingly - has even less emotional maturity than Elliot. We've seen Elliot grow in her relationship with Keith, while we watched JD walk away from Kim.
The episode as a whole lacked the kind of momentum that last episode had, with the clever device of everyone dreaming up what it would be like to be married to Elliot. This week things unfold a bit more typically. That doesn't mean it's a bad episode, but when the episode ends on JD about to choose between Elliot and Kim, it seems that more should be done to put some weight behind his dilemma.
Nonetheless, there's some fun stuff in the episode. The "Dr. Toilet" dream sequence is either going to be very funny or lose people entirely. This actually seems to highlight just how juvenile Dorian can be, because he really spends some time in this dream sequence. The whole thing is just about to go on too long when he snaps out of it and admits "I just wouldn't be able to help myself."
Ted being unable to keep from following even a fake chief of medicine is both funny and admirable for how the show continues to find ways to get mileage out of its supporting cast. While these characters may seem one note, and in most episodes are usually used in such a way - there's been enough done with them over time to keep them from going stale. It helps that Neil Flynn and Sam Loyd are terrific comic actors. Elliot's dilemma of whether or not Keith is the right guy dovetails nicely into JD's own issues. She's pushed along by Dr. Cox's special brand of cruelty as he says things to Elliot that are just downright mean, but probably things she needs to hear. This is also the second time that Jordan has come to Elliot's defense, proving she may not be - as she once said, "empty inside."
The season finale will inevitably resolve (at least partially) the various relationship issues at play here. Will JD admit his feelings for Elliot, will Elliot "settle" for Keith, is Kim the right woman for JD? Should he and Elliot be friends? JD says in his closing voice over "I'm just hoping that the doubts fade away." Elliot is watching Keith, and her expression says it all - she's uncertain. The show is too clever and consistent to ask the audience to buy into JD and Elliot without doing the work beforehand, but we'll have our answers soon enough with the season finale.


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Last year in North Carolina, fire departments responded to more than 111 fireworks-related calls with property damage estimates of a quarter-million dollars. As WHQR's Rachel Lewis Hilburn reports, many people falsely believe that because sparklers and similar fireworks are legal and readily available, they are safe.
Nationally, an average of more than 200 people per day go to emergency rooms with fireworks-related injuries during the month of July. That's according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
State Insurance Commissioner and Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin says North Carolina law requires operators to have a license and proper training – which makes watching a professional show the safest way to enjoy pyrotechnics. But local residents planning to set off their own should make sure those fireworks are legal, says Goodwin.
"Generally speaking, any firework device that explodes or spins or flies or jumps off or leaves the ground is unlawful in the state. And that includes your Roman Candles and bottle rockets and things."
Simple sparklers, fountains, or novelty fireworks that are strictly stationary are acceptable, says Goodwin. Aside from the risk of injury, Goodwin says he's concerned about errant sparks igniting fires due to abnormally dry conditions.
New Hanover County officials have an even stronger message: If at all possible this year, leave the fireworks to the professionals.
The City of Wilmington holds its Battleship Blast tonight at 9:05 at the Wilmington Riverfront. And Carolina Beach will put on its weekly fireworks show Thursday night.


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First Saturday Events Posters
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Poster design for events spanning two years at Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
Each first Saturday of the month Cambridge University Botanic Gardens host a free activity event, where families can learn together through making and doing, getting their hands dirty and discovering more about the plants and animals that live in the gardens.
To help encourage visitors to the events, I worked on creating a simple but eye catching identity. I developed a multi use poster that can be joined together to show a years worth of events or pulled apart to create a multi functional guide to the years events. The poster works flexibly across variety of digital and printed platforms.
As part of a project for Hannah + Holly.


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No one has died, but half were hospitalized. Most of the illnesses have been in Michigan, but a few cases were scattered in Arizona, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin.
Seven people ate a raw ground beef dish called kibbeh last month at a suburban Detroit restaurant that wasn't identified. Health officials say consumers should not eat uncooked meat.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the cases have been linked to last week's recall of more than 1,000 pounds of ground beef from two Michigan businesses, Troy-based Gab Halal Foods and Sterling Heights-based Jouni Meats.
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Purchasing real estate directly from a motivated seller is not a one-night stand in the back of a Buick. It is a courting process. Understand that.
These five steps will set you up so that your "Investor Offer" (often referred to, and miscategorized, as a lo-ball offer) is given serious consideration. But! If you skip these steps, you'll rarely… if ever… make it to the closing table – and your job as a real estate investor is to buy low and close deals.
Once that lead comes in and you've made an appointment to visit the property, the courting process begins.
Here are the 5 Steps that set you up to close that humdinger of a deal. Commit them to memory.
Step 1 – Build Rapport.
I've talked about building rapport before, but I can't stress it enough, if there's no trust, there's no deal.
When the motivated seller answers the door, the very first thing you say to them is:
Thank you for inviting me over, Mr/Mrs Seller (use their name). Can you show me around?
Then, you walk through the house looking for things you might have in common, taking an active interest, and complimenting the seller wherever appropriate.
This step is about focusing on the seller, NOT the house.
Step 2 – The Upfront Agreement.
The purpose of an upfront agreement is to agree that, at the end of the meeting, the seller will give you a yes or no answer as to whether they're interested in pursuing the sale – and you agree to do the same. Basically you and the seller consent not to waste each other's time.
Your leading question is:
Where is a good place for us to sit so we can discuss this through?
Then you pull up a couple wicker chairs, or wherever else the seller wants to sit you, and talk over glistening glasses of lemonade.
Sit down and present the agreement like this (there are three parts, listen up):
Mr. Seller, I don't know if what we discuss is going to make sense for either one of us, but if we talk things through and you determine it's not a good fit for you, will you please be straight with me and just let me know before I leave?
They always say yes. Then, part two:
Great! On the other hand, though, if what we talk about does make sense to you, and it's a good fit, will you let me know that as well?
Again, they almost always say yes. Then, part three:
Just so you know, I'll extend you the same courtesy. I promise to let you know when we're done today if I want to move forward or not. All I ask is that you do the same. Is that fair?
The goal is to get a yes or a no at the end of the visit; you are not collecting maybes. That is your mindset, okay?
Step 3 – Establish the Seller's Motivation.
You've got to know what the seller truly needs. Are they a motivated seller that NEEDS to sell? Or, are they just a seller that WANTS to sell?
To discover the seller's motivation start by asking:
So what were you hoping I could do for you here today?
9 times out of 10, they're going to say: "Buy my house."
When they give you that answer, you pull out your seller questionnaire.
I give you that exact questionnaire inside of my free real estate investing course; you can download it here.
You pull out the questionnaire and say:
Great, in order for me to do that for you, I have a series of standard questions I need to ask you. I read them right off this paper to make sure I don't miss anything. I don't want to forget something that might cost you an opportunity or cost you some money. Is that okay?
Now you've gotten their permission to ask some potentially intimate questions about them, their finances and their property (Collectively, the answers to these questions will reveal the seller's motivation). However, don't act like an outsourced call center robot when you go over these questions. This is another chance to build rapport, so take your time.
Step 4 – Money.
Oh boy, you're in it now!
The leading question here is:
So, what do you want for your property again?
Very casual, very nonchalant.
Got it. So what were you realistically expecting to get?
Then shut up and listen. 90% of the time you're awarded a price reduction without even asking for it.
Step 5 – Terms.
Understand that the price doesn't matter as much as the terms. You want the seller to be open to your terms.
Begin with:
I don't know if this is going to make sense to you or not…
This is a release statement, all it does is give the other person the option to say no so that they will feel more comfortable in saying yes.
Then you might continue with something like:
Quite honestly I don't even know if I could do it, but what if I were to make payments for a period of time and at some point down the road I completely cash you out of the property? Is that something we should even talk about or probably not?
Then CLOSE YOUR MOUTH. Do not speak. If you speak first here, you lose. The aim is to get a verbal commitment from the seller that they like what you've proposed without formally presenting them with an offer.
If you get an acceptance to that, then the party really begins.
Now you're in a position of power. Now you have options. Now you can begin to pin down the terms and price of the deal.
Has the importance of courting the seller hit home yet? If you skip these steps, you will never get the terms, price, or deal you could have gotten.
You might not get any deal at all.
Remember, real estate investing is about people. It's not a clinical science. Now go out and dance with some motivated sellers.
Before you go, don't forget to grab your Seller Questionnaire. I've also included here a condensed version of the questions I've covered today. Commit them to memory!


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by Juliana Tracy Teoh Su Ling
Usually,many always think about breathing when singing.
Actually, it is better for you to think about your voice, how you want it to sound, soft, sweet, blending and also like Oprah singers voice and let your breathing take care of itself.
GET USED TO THAT. Just relax. Don't ever tense yourself. One thing I always know is that you better make sure that your throat,the swallowing muscles just above your voice box are not tense. For men,they have the ADAM'S APPLE CORE is not pushed inside.
For women,just make sure that you don't pushed your throat inside.When you relaxed your throat and never pushed it in,your voice will naturally come out and you will feel relax,more confident.
If you pushed your throat inside, you will feel stress and a sore throat that will eventually destroy your voice.If you want to sing high notes and you can't, try going to your Oprah singer voice.
It is strong(but not tense), vibrating and low. Remember always breathe but rather let your breathing take care of itself and you take care of your voice,think of it.
Now,I'll teach you to sing vibrato. Use all the breathing techniques I taught you and then use your air to empower your center stomach muscle. That is the vibrato muscle.
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