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A modernised, comfortable cottage in the pretty village of Twynholm, close to Kirkcudbright and the ideal location for exploring Dumfries and Galloway. The cottage sleeps four people in a double room with king-sized bed and twin room with bunk beds. There's an open-plan sitting/dining area and a fully equipped kitchen with a sunny patio and a small detached garden outside. Short breaks welcome outwith the high season. Visit the website.
The Green Patch is situated on one of our most beautiful coastline stretches, overlooking Carrick Bay and the Isles of Fleet. It is one of a community of individual huts and chalets which have evolved over many years, but which still manage to maintain a charm and character second to none, set in an unspoilt landscape. The Green Patch is a well-appointed holiday home, with log-burning stove in the lounge area and some under-floor heating for colder days, plus most of the facilities you would want for a comfortable stay. See website: www.carrickchalet.co.uk
A small holiday development consisting of three high quality self-catering units converted from the house and buildings. The cottages form part of what was previously a small croft approximately 1 mile from Kirkcudbright. All cottages are traditional stone built, and completely modernised to a high standard, with double glazing throughout. Visit the webpage
A unique and special cottage in a spectacular location. A peaceful, secluded and enclosed garden leads straight onto the sandy beach of Carrick Shore. Stunning sea-views with brilliant sunsets. Light and spacious accommodation sleeps 6 in 3 bedrooms, also very popular with couples. Wood burning stove. Dogs and children very welcome.
Mill Burn is a lovely, newly furnished apartment with its own front door on the street in the pretty village of Twynholm – 3 miles from the picturesque town of Kirkcudbright and 5 miles from Gatehouse of Fleet. It is one of three apartments in a converted woollen mill and situated on the first (top) floor. There are two streams and a copse of woods bordering the property and there are two dedicated parking spaces off road behind a gate. You will find two pub/restaurants in the village as well as a shop and post office. This is a great quiet base from which you can explore the local area – 4 miles to the beach and less than a mile to the A75, the main road that runs though Dumfries and Galloway.
Contact 07787 125746 More details:- https://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/rentals/twynholm/9257723
We offer you a warm welcome to a relaxing holiday in rural Galloway. Our cottages are all centrally heated, and can sleep from 1 to 6 people. All of our cottages have stunning views of the Girthon valley and beyond and the homes also have their own individual pet enclosures and secure bike storage. With over 25 years experience in the tourism industry, the Clark family look forward to providing you with a great base for your Galloway adventure.
Website: https://www.clauchanholidays.co.uk/
Clachan Cottage is situated in the picturesque Parish of Anwoth next to The Old Schoolhouse and opposite the atmospheric Old Kirk both of which featured in the infamous film The Wickerman. Nestling in delightful gardens visited by red squirrels and many species of birds these two traditional cottages provide comfortable, homely, characterful accommodation for couples seeking a peaceful central location just a few miles from Kirkcudbright. Please visit our website for further details:- www.clachancottage.com
The West Wing of an historic mansion house in mature private gardens overlooking the Solway Coast, 7 miles west of the town. The newly renovated accommodation is equipped to the highest of modern standards yet retains much of the original Victorian character and charm. There are 4 bedrooms (3 double & 1 twin), 2 bathrooms and cloakroom, sitting room, dining hall, large kitchen. Visit the website
The Waterside Cottage is an immaculately presented large three bedroom property all on the ground floor with oil fired central heating and partial under floor heating. The cottage is situated on the banks of the Dee estuary with spectacular views across sea to the Ross Island. Only 2 miles from Kirkcudbright. View the website
A detached timber built cabin situated at Carrick Shore with sea views looking out to the Murray Isles across Fleet Bay. 200 metres from beach.
Well equipped for six people in three doubles (one with ensuite) and one well behaved dog.
Open all year round, wood for log burner provided. Short breaks are available in low season.
WIFI AVAILABLE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND BOOKING DETAILS VISIT OUR WEBSITE. www.thelmasmooringcarrickshore.com
Self catering accommodation with a home from home feel, in a secluded, rural location yet close to local amenities. Set in an acre of garden grounds with natural burns, vegetable plot and wildlife area. Carse is spacious and well equipped with attention to detail to ensure you have a wonderful stay. Seeps 4 people, in king size and twin rooms, and can accommodate all shapes and sizes of children! Visit the website
"Shilfa" is a spacious beach house with a verandah, only a stone's throw from the beautiful Carrick Shore. The accommodation consists of entrance hall off which there is a tiled bathroom with shower over the bath. A door leads into a spacious living room with fitted kitchen. The two bedrooms are off the living area, one a double bedroom, the other a twin bedded room containing two single beds. Visit the website
Creel self catering holiday cottage is a recently modernised detached, single story, renovated barn. The cottage sleeps up to four, accepts pets and is situated on the picturesque Solway coast with uninterrupted views out across the Ross Bay. The sea is only a stones throw from the cottage! Location, location, location! Visit the website
The Waterhouse is a unique recently built oak framed, glass fronted, luxury hand crafted, eco-holiday house set in 1 acre of beautiful private gardens (open under Scotland's Garden Scheme). It has a large sun deck overhanging a large pond. An outside heated hot tub is hugely popular with guests, especially in mid-winter. Sleeps 6. Evening meals available with owners in nearby cottage. Visit the website
Set on a working farm these cottages offer the ideal setting for a tranquil break in the Galloway countryside. Ideal for children and pets. Both 'The Steading' which sleeps 6 and 'The Cheese Loft' which sleeps 2 are self-catering conversions from old farm buildings . Visit the website
Spacious, self-contained, ground floor apartment that forms part of the original 300 year old mill. Situated in a beautiful location on the banks of the River Dee 2 miles from Kirkcudbright. The apartment has two bedrooms, a double and atwin. There is an open-plan sitting room/kitchen, a separate dining area and a shower room with WC, wash hand basin and shower. Visit the website
Modernised and comfortable cottage, only 2 miles from Kirkcudbright, with enclosed, pet friendly, garden in peaceful setting overlooking stunning tidal Tarff estuary. Ideal for exploring Kirkcudbright, coastline and hills. The cottage sleeps up to 6 and has a double, twin, bunk bedroom, large sitting room, kitchen/diner, bathroom with shower over bath and use of a hard tennis court, by arrangement. Dogs very welcome. Go to Discover Scotland webpage
Two unique and private holiday cottages and a large holiday home set in the magical surroundings of Orroland Estate. Each property has its own landscaped grounds, set in idyllic coastal farmland with panoramic sea views, a loch with a pavilion and private rocky shore with beach house. Cutlar's Lodge (sleeps 2-6) | Abbotsway Cottage (sleeps 2-7) | Orroland Lodge (sleeps 14) See Website: www.orroland.com
Set in the grounds of a 650 acre estate near Ringford. Accommodation ranges from cottages, which have been tastefully converted from estate buildings and a coach house, to timber lodges. All properties are equipped to a high standard and have their own character. In a rural setting, close to the A75, with all local amenities easily available. Visit the website
At the end of one of South West Scotland's most stunning coastal driveways, rests OWL COTE. Completely refurbished for 2012, this 3 bedroom cottage sleeping 5 provides luxurious accommodation with breath-taking views over the Solway Firth and towards the Murray Isles and beyond. Visit the website
Large selection of self catering cottages sleeping up to 12 people on working organic farm near Kirkcudbright. Visit the website
Modern, comfortable and spacious accommodation for Two + Two people. Set amidst glorious coastal farmland, with stunning views over the estuary of the River Dee and into the Solway Firth beyond, the home provides an ideal base from which to explore the extensive amenities of our local area. Visit the website
Luxury interiors, stunning surroundings and unbeatable coastal views – these Sea View Snugs have everything you could possibly want to have the perfect holiday in Dumfries & Galloway. Each one of the individually decorated and themed Snugs has a kingsize bed, ensuite shower room and glass fronted walls with patio doors, to make the most of the incredible vista. We can add children's beds on request. One of our snugs is also dog friendly. At night you can lie in bed and watch the never-ending starry skies through the glass front of the snug, making the most of the dark skies and lack of light pollution. Our snugs each have an incredible view, taking in miles of the Solway coast and are nestled in the Galloway hillside. We have a cafe on site for breakfast, lunch and picnic hampers. See website for more details
Argrennan Lodge, situated within the entrance of the estate is a beautiful period property available for weekend, midweek or weekly stays for up to 4 people. The Lodge is cool in summer and snug in winter, with a wood burner for extra comfort. The ideal place from which to explore the beautiful Dumfries and Galloway coast and countryside, or just relax in the tranquillity of the 50 acres of private grounds, with access to the River Dee for Salmon fishing. Please visit the website
Single storey wood chalet approximately two hundred yards from Carrick Bay. The bay is a place of unspoilt natural beauty, boasting a nice sandy beach suitable for swimming. The chalet faces the sea, with open farmland and the Galloway hills to the rear. Three double bedrooms, lounge etc. Visit the website
Four single beds. Bed linen included but bring your own towels. Set on a working farm near Kirkcudbright. Visit the website
A group of three excellent cottages in a quiet location overlooking Brighouse Bay. One cottage STB 4 star, other 2 not assessed but of equal quality. Dogs welcome at no extra charge. Visit the website.


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Never done a Ride Day? Consider yourself a steady road rider? Getting back into bikes after some time off? Then this is the group for you. This group includes a mentor for the day and coach-led sighting laps of the track to help build you into the day. Enjoy the freedom of track riding, without the pressure to ride faster than you feel comfortable.Watch Video
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It was a fine Saturday morning when the boy, who is nearly 4, came to me with the gloves and a ball and asked if we could play catch.
Naturally, I said yes, because that's the kind of guy I am, and because throwing a baseball has always been a wonderful way for fathers and sons to bond, to learn about one another, and so on.
The boy's first throw caught me squarely in the groin.
All I remember is a white-hot flash of pain and then I was crashing to the pavement in what seemed like a series of painstaking, elaborate movements.


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Across a range of contemporary contexts are instructions on bios: how to live, how to eat, how much to eat, how to move, how much to move. In short an extensive pedagogy is aimed at us: a pedagogy of bios, or what can be termed 'biopedagogy'. This biopedagogy is premised on a conflation between bios and health where there is far more at stake than simply 'being well'. As the chapters in this collection point out, the effectiveness of the 'obesity epidemic' in influencing beliefs, behaviours, and health and educational policies is very much tied to these practices that we are terming biopedagogy.


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I've been reading a bunch of papers on Bayesian statistical inference lately, somewhat to my regret. I have no particular objection to Bayesian statistics, but distressingly often, a Bayesian paper will include a gratuitous slam of all other types of statistics. D. V. Lindley's papers (which are classics in the literature) are particularly noxious in this regard. It's a strange pattern, and I'd be curious to know the history of the habit.
More pleasant is a paper by Brad Efron based on an address he gave at Phystat2003, Bayesians, Frequentists, and Physics, which offers a detente in the Bayesian-frequentist debate. He describes Stein's paradox, which is a challenge from both the Bayesian and classical points of view, and discusses means of inference, such as empirical Bayes, which are (arguably) neither purely Bayesian nor purely frequentist.


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Viruses 2016, 8(3), 81; https://doi.org/10.3390/v8030081
Alphaherpesvirus Subversion of Stress-Induced Translational Arrest
Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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Received: 21 January 2016 / Revised: 1 March 2016 / Accepted: 2 March 2016 / Published: 15 March 2016
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Viral Subversion of Stress Responses and Translational Control)
AbstractIn this article, we provide an overview of translational arrest in eukaryotic cells in response to stress and the tactics used specifically by alphaherpesviruses to overcome translational arrest. One consequence of translational arrest is the formation of cytoplasmic compartments called stress granules (SGs). Many viruses target SGs for disruption and/or modification, including the alphaherpesvirus herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). Recently, it was discovered that HSV-2 disrupts SG formation early after infection via virion host shutoff protein (vhs), an endoribonuclease that is packaged within the HSV-2 virion. We review this discovery and discuss the insights it has provided into SG biology as well as its potential significance in HSV-2 infection. A model for vhs-mediated disruption of SG formation is presented. View Full-Text
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text: Kolkata: Following the recent terror attacks in the neighbouring country, the Bangladesh government has assured that safety of potential Indian travellers will be ensured, a top official said on Saturday. "The safety of Indian tourists will be ensured. We are committed to the issue," said Jyotirmoy Burman, Joint Secretary in the Bangladesh Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. "It is unfortunate that such attacks have taken place in Bangladesh. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has categorically stated the country will convert this grief into strength to fight these forces," he said at the 'Travel and Trade Fair' here. "The Sheikh Hasina government has been pro-active to overcome the situation and regain the confidence of prospective travellers. It is a question of our image. Our government has been pro-active in handling the situation and the entire process is being conducted under the direct supervision of our Prime Minister," he said. Emphasising the Bangladesh Government's "zero tolerance" approach for such terrorist activities, Barman said she has categorically stated that the country will "convert this grief into strength" to fight against such forces. To attract Bengali-speaking tourists, the Bangladesh government with the help of tour operators plans to arrange a three-day programme to commemorate the occasion of February 21 International Mother Language Day. The visit would start from February 20 and end on February 22 during which Indian tourists would be assisted to visit various places of interest in Bangladesh and also taste a variety of cuisines. Among foreign tourists to Bangladesh, the Japanese accounts for the maximum number followed by those from Italy, he said. According to estimates of Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh, four to five lakh foreign tourists visit Bangladesh every year out of which about 1.5 lakh are from India


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U.N. Security Council to Meet Wednesday on Failing Syria Truce
The U.N. Security Council will on Wednesday hold urgent talks on the failure of a 30-day ceasefire to take hold in Syria, diplomats said.
France and Britain requested the meeting that will be held behind closed doors at 1500 GMT, as air strikes and clashes continue in the Syrian enclave of Eastern Ghouta.
Backed by Russia, the council unanimously adopted on February 24 a resolution demanding the 30-day cessation of hostilities to allow deliveries of humanitarian aid and evacuations of the sick and wounded.
A first aid convoy reached Eastern Ghouta on Monday but the operation was cut short as air strikes pounded the enclave, killing at least 68 civilians, according to a human rights monitor.
Air strikes, and artillery and rocket fire on the last major rebel-held enclave near the capital Damascus have killed hundreds and devastated residential areas since they began on February 18.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 800 civilians -- including at least 177 children -- have been killed since Russia-backed Syrian forces launched an assault on the besieged enclave outside Damascus on February 18.


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Ultimate success in exploiting the genetic capabilities of plants to grow in nutrient-stressed environments of the semi-arid tropics (SAT) requires a holistic view of food systems to ensure that genetic selections for improved yields on nutrient-poor soils will actually be adopted by farmers. This book sets out to address the important issue of how physiological mechanisms of nutrient uptake can best be combined with genetic options to improve the adaptation of crops to low-nutrient availability, thereby enhancing productivity of nutrient poor soils in the semi-arid tropics.The book examines the sustainability of breeding for low-nutrient environments from the viewpoint of three interrelated disciplines; physiology, breeding, and socio-economics, candidate mechanisms and physiological traits to enhance uptake and utilization efficiencies, genetic approaches for manipulation of crop plants to enhance root exudation and access nutrients in the rhizosphere, and field practices and farmers' preferences for crop varieties grown in low-nutrient environments. Finally, the role of modelling in improving nutrient efficiency in cropping systems, recommendations for future research needs and strategies were highlighted. Attended by 50 international participants, this book is the outcome of the workshop held at ICRISAT-India during 27-30 September 1999 to mark the culmination of the Government of Japan/ICRISAT Project.


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Headed out for a family vacation, summer road trip, or weekend get away? Well here are some tips to help you stay healthy while still having the time of your life.
I don't believe that your life, your health, or your diet should be composed of hard and fast rules... we should seek to find balance and enjoyment out of it. Summertime can bring a much needed change of pace for many people; including vacations, varied activities, change in exercise and diet. Even going from work-mode to relaxation mode can cause a bit of a shock to our systems, and there are some things that would be great to incorporate this summer to stay healthy as you make memories. So here they are: 12 Tips for Healthy Road Trips!
1. Hydrate!
If you remember nothing else, DO remember to hydrate! This will help you keep your energy levels up, your body flushed and well-hydrated to keep up with you.
2. Stretch it out
Stop frequently (at least a few times a day) to get out of the car, or stand up on the airplane to move around, and do a few stretches. The hip flexors, lower back, shoulders, and neck are most likely to tense up after a few hours of inactivity so make sure to stay as loose as possible.
3. Remember the SPF.
Clouds, tinted windshields and windows don't fully protect our skin from the sun. Slather on some broad spectrum SPF 30 or higher at regular intervals to keep skin safe.
4. Put your stunner shades on
A good set of sunglasses is essential to protecting eyes from the sun. Exposure to too much sunshine can damage vision and light-colored eyes are often more sensitive to light. Bring along a pair of high-quality sunnies that protect against UVA, UVB, and HEV light. A polarized pair can help cut down on glare, making driving safer and more enjoyable.
5. BYO gym.
No treadmill? No problem. Pack sneakers, gym clothes, and small exercise equipment like resistance bands or a yoga mat to turn any quick stretch break into a mini-workout. Print out (or save on a smartphone) plenty of body weight workouts for hotel rooms or mornings when other road-trippers are moving slowly.
6. Choose meals wisely.
Try to pack your own healthy snacks like raw nuts and carrot sticks. However I realize there are only so many carrot sticks a person can eat before hankering for a real vacation meal...especially if it's a longer getaway. From Airport food to fast food drive-ins to gas station markets, food while traveling is notoriously unhealthy. When you can try to work in a lighter meal or two; look for grilled items, plenty of greens, and don't be shy about asking for a sauce on the side.
11. Get plenty of rest.
If traveling by plan try to take cat naps so you are ready to hit the ground running. If driving and feeling sleepy, get off the road or switch drivers...best to stay safe!
12. Keep the brain active.
What's a road trip without a bumpin' playlist and plenty of off-key singing at the top of your lungs? The tunes make the trip, but an audiobook or podcast can help pass the time when travel buddies are too tired for a karaoke battle. Everyone will learn something new, exercise their brains, and a bit of new knowledge or an interesting story will make the miles fly by.
Most importantly have fun and make the most of it...take plenty of scenic detours, and keep the overall mood light-hearted and stress-free.
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Dear family,
Monday was a bank holiday (again!) so I couldn't email you. Sorry I forgot to tell you! : ( I believe the next bank holiday isn't until August, though, so I should be back to the every Monday routine for a while.
It's been a crazy week! We had both zone leaders' council and district leaders' council and we moved flats. The flat we originally lived in was close the middle of the city, but our new one (which until this transfer was inhabited by a senior couple) is out towards the hills in an area called Springhead where tons of the members live. Although it will take us longer to get down to where most of our investigators live, it will be easier for us to get to know the members and to take them teaching with us. My new address is
12 Lauren Close
Springhead, Oldham
I really love our area. In many ways it's a very typical Manchester area – shaped somewhat like a slice of pie, with the thin pointy end in the inner city coming right up to Manchester city centre and the outer edge covering the higher-end suburbs out near the countryside and bordering (in one part at least) on the beautiful Peak District. It means we have a great variety of different kinds of areas to work in with different kinds of people in them. Add to this our very nice new flat and our car, and as Elder Rose pointed out this morning, we are kind of spoiled.
The Oldham Ward is great too. I feel very united with the ward leaders. Our ward mission leader, Kieran, just returned from his own mission in South Africa where he was the assistant to the President. He is very organized. The other day, we met with him and some of the ward missionaries and he gave the ward missionaries special binders he'd made with different sections outlying their various responsibilities and how to do them (how to organize a cottage meeting, how to write a letter to a member inviting them to fellowship a certain investigator, etc.). The bishop is also very involved, and in fact taught our Gospel Principles class on Sunday. It was probably the biggest Gospel Principles class I have ever seen on my mission – there are tons of recent converts and a good number of investigators who come to church too.
It looks like Oldham will be a good place for me to use my French, too. There are a lot of Congolese people here who speak French better than English. I used a little the other day in a lesson with a recent convert who speaks relatively little English and managed to come up with a good Preach-My-Gospel-style question to ask and even understand her answer. Better yet, when we were street contacting over the weekend I had an entire QGC and set up an appointment all in French with a Congolese lady named Christiane. It was pretty exciting! I hope we can get someone who speaks French better than me to come to the teaching appointment, though.
Let me tell you a bit about our district leaders (since I will probably be telling you a lot about them over the next few weeks).
Elder R. Larson (different from the Elder Larson I served around in Newcastle) is our district leader in Bolton on the west side of the zone. He grew up in Orlando, Florida but his family has now moved to Provo. He was trained by Elder Rose. He is supposed to be training a brand-new missionary named Elder Green, but Elder Green has had visa problems so for the moment he is with Elder Brown instead. Elder Black is serving in Bolton District too, so it's a very colourful place this transfer. : ) President Bullock promised us that he didn't take that into account while planning transfers, though.
Elder Hastings, who was trained by Elder Garcia, is serving as the district leader in Littleborough at the northernmost part of our zone. He is from rural Idaho and is a very hard worker. I've heard a good bit about him and am excited to serve around him.
Elder Taylor from central Utah is the district leader in the Ashton 2nd Ward. Elder Taylor is a great storyteller and has an infectious laugh. He is also training a new missionary, Elder Parry from Provo, Utah. Elder Taylor and Elder Parry are great bus contacters, and I'm looking forward to going on exchange with them.
Let me also tell you about Elder Rose. He is from Goffstown, New Hampshire. He and his twin brother, who was in the MTC with him and is now serving in Scotland, are the youngest of 9 kids. He is very talented at wrestling and at singing. He is one of the humblest missionaries I know and is very exactly obedient. I'm really excited to be serving with him!
I'll have to tell you about all our great investigators next week, because I'm out of time. I love you all, though!
Elder Pimentel
Sunday, June 21, 2009
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BSA Judging begins for Cafe2U
Cafe2U Franchise Partners are taking part in the annual Beverage Standards Awards 2011 (BSA).
The aim of the BSA awards is to
' identify and recognise excellence in the drinks industry in the cafe market '.
After many months of judging, the final results will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on 29th September, to the glitterati of the beverage industry.
Cafe2U is passionate about coffee and is hopeful of a repeat success, as having previously won the award on 3 occasions.


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I want to talk for a moment about dissociation. There will come a moment in almost all our lives when we will check out. A part of us will go away in order to cope with pain. The human brain is very complex, and our limbic system will do whatever it takes to see to it that we survive. We may walk around like a robot for a while until we are able to come back to ourselves. This sort of thing isn't uncommon around sudden traumas like deaths, disasters, and accidents. We feel out of body, out of touch, and numb. Eventually, we fully merge into ourselves and deal with whatever caused our dissociation. Our minds have come out of denial and accepted the present reality however painful or shocking it might be. This might be described as acute dissociation.
For people who have grown up in intensely dysfunctional environments where longterm exposure to abuse was at play, chronic dissociation may be an issue. Many of us have heard a character in a movie who was raped describe the experience as such: "I felt him push into me, and, suddenly, I saw myself on the floor. I saw him raping me as if I were watching a movie. I couldn't feel anything." That's a classic description of dissociation. Part of the victim leaves and, somehow, she is standing outside her body acting as a witness to her own assault. For children who grew up in abusive homes, the option to leave is not available so the brain creates it through either a fugue state, dissociation through lack of memory, or dissociation through fantasy. Part or, parts, of the self abandons the child disappearing into compartments. Severe forms of this can become DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) later in life. There is, of course, the option to simply disappear and feel nothing. A child might fall into depression if left alone to walk this path. There is only hopelessness in that state. Ultimately, if left untreated, apathy results and one simply stops thriving in life. If one doesn't give up completely, one must do what it take to feel something. Enter addictions, substance abuse, risk-taking, and myriad other issues. The desire to feel anything other than the pain that is crucial to avoid is present. Anger may also be present because anger isn't pain, and anger is, at least, a drive of some kind. It's a sign that someone hasn't entirely given up. Anger, however, can be highly destructive, and it's just a step or two away from rage.
I used to live in a dissociated state. I didn't know it at the time. I thought that I was feeling all the emotions on the human spectrum, but, for some reason, when I would gather with friends or their families, I would feel invited but not included. I would feel like an outsider. I would see their happiness and expression of enthusiasm, and I couldn't get there. I thought that maybe I just had a different personality. Maybe other people were just…stupid. I had to come up with a reason why I felt so different and out of place. Why do they look so happy? Why do I feel so…neutral? I could certainly feel anxious. I could feel scared. I couldn't really feel happy. I couldn't feel peace. I avoided feeling pain. I didn't like sex. I did not want to be seen naked. I wanted to be in the dark if at all possible. Life was not to be enjoyed because I lacked the capacity to enjoy it. Life was to be endured. Oh, I liked a good cliché as much as the next guy, but, if I was honest, I couldn't achieve it.
I was dissociative. How many times can a child be beaten, sexually exploited, screamed at, left alone for hours at a time, and abandoned before a child simply finds a way to leave? The brain will find a way. Mine did. I created a vast fantasy world for myself at a very young age. I was not allowed to play with many people as a child so I stayed in my room most of the time for hours at a time. I recall being very happy in my room. I got lost in my world. As I grew older, my world changed from stuffed animals and Barbies to an internal world that I manipulated. If I didn't like my circumstances, then I simply retreated into new scenarios that I created. I was present physically but miles away inside. I held conversations with people, worked, went to school, and showed up in life, but I wasn't there. There are weeks of my life that I don't remember because I wasn't present. I was gone. If my mother screamed at me, I just disappeared. If pain tried to come forward, I went away. I had so many exit strategies in place in my being that it really didn't matter to me anymore how I was treated.
It started to matter when I was in therapy. My therapist was very direct with me when he realized that I was dissociative. He very plainly said that I could no longer do that. I had to integrate. I was horrified. He said that I was never going to learn distress tolerance or heal if I continued to dissociate, but, unfortunately, I didn't know how to stop. I had always been dissociative. I had been sexually abused and beaten as a toddler. My brain was wired for it. I didn't have DID, but I had a fair number of compartments. So, we set about going through each compartment–each world–and examining it. Each world was built upon a memory. Heal the memory. Close off an exit. Eventually, I was fully integrated and unable to voluntarily dissociate. I was locked in.
I hated it.
I had to fully feel all the pain in the moment and learn to deal with whatever stress, anxiety, or pain my circumstances presented to me. There were days I wanted to peel the skin off my body. I was so angry that I had agreed to this. I felt like my therapist had taken away my only coping strategy. Even writing about it now–remembering it–I feel sad. Dissociation is powerful. It is a powerful coping strategy for dealing with profound pain as well as for dealing with crazymaking behaviors that we're not able to make sense of. Brother and sex don't go together. Mother and abuse don't go together. Father and hatred don't go together. Trying to reconcile such things will drive us insane. Trying to accept such horrors will only make us feel like we've taken crazy pills. It's not possible! So the brain steps in to protect us, hence, dissociation. Coming out of dissociation, however, is very difficult because we are left to deal with what drove us to split in the first place. We are very fragile in this state.
What is the first step in healing or even beckoning a person to consider integrating who is dissociative? I can only speak for myself, and I write about this because I know that there are people out there who struggle with this very thing.
Last week, I had a kerfuffle with my husband. Like most married people, we argue about the same ol' thing over and over again. We don't fight. We just talk. And, then I say something he doesn't like at which point he shuts down the entire conversation. This is a very unproductive communication style. He stops talking. I cry. Very textbook. I've tried to shake things up a bit by not crying and putting on a brave face. It doesn't work. Well, after having the same "argument" for almost nineteen years, I think he had enough, and he said as much, punctuating his statement by slamming a car door in my face. As much as I don't like to admit that I might be triggered by my history, I probably was. I don't function well if I'm yelled at. In fact, if someone shows any aggression toward me in a relationship, I will freeze. Have I worked on this? Lord, yes. For years. Do I know how to handle conflict? Yep. Tell me that I'm the problem and then slam a door in my face? Apparently, I'll dissociate. I haven't dissociated in at least five years, but, as I sat in the car hearing the echo of the car door's slam reverberating through the frigid air, this overwhelming exhaustion swept over me mixed with a kind of engulfing pain. I wanted to give up. I was so tired of being the active one in my marriage. I didn't want to be the catalyst for change anymore. I wanted to stop. Was I bad for wanting something better? Was I wrong? And, in a millisecond the words, "Feel nothing," were spoken in my mind. Suddenly, I felt a strange sensation in my chest as if I actually felt a part of my inner being depart. It was like it was happening in slow motion. I could feel it all happen. I felt the splitting. Then, I felt nothing. Absolutely nothing. Like my soul was anesthetized. I emerged from the car with this phony smile on my face, and I said a lot of stupid things along the lines of "It's all my fault," and "I'm sorry," etc. You know, The Victim's Mantra. I haven't behaved like that for a long time most likely because I haven't dissociated in a long time.
What's important here? I saw my therapist, and, yes, she said I had dissociated. She also talked about what it would take to bring me back. I stubbornly sat in her office chair quite certain that I was not coming back. I was equally annoyed that I had done such a thing in the first place. I strongly dislike being "handled". What would it take to convince me that it's safe to return? I had no idea. I couldn't remember what was done for me in the past to get me to agree to stop dissociating in the first place.
Today, I visited the Facebook page of an author who a friend recommended to me. She sent me one of his quotes via text message the other day, and my curiosity got the better of me because I was so struck by his words:
"Spousal abuse is just as common in Evangelical churches as it is anywhere else. One study asked 6000 pastors what they would do if a woman came to them for counsel about domestic violence. Here are the shocking results:
26% would counsel the wife to continue to submit to her husband, no matter what.
25% would tell the wife the abuse was your own fault for failing to submit in the first place.
50% said that women should be willing to "tolerate some level of violence" because it is better than divorce."–Danny Lee Silk
As I was reading through his page, I read this:
"Even people who once held the" most intimate" place in our lives find themselves unable to access us as they did previously before because the size of the mess that they have to cleanup is beyond their willingness to fix..it maybe (sic) a while before we feel safe enough to allow that level of intimacy once again."–Danny Lee Silk
I felt my heart swell. That paragraph describes my marriage. More than that though, I felt understood. Part of me went away because I was protecting myself, and isn't that why we dissociate? I process so much of my life and feelings in my relationship with God as I understand Him. My therapist can tell me whatever she wants, but, at the end of the day, I must connect to God. God, as we understand Him, speaks to us in so many different ways. When I read this Facebook post, I felt warmth in my chest return and tears finally came. I felt divine validation, and it is in being understood and validated that we can practice feeling safe, and that's when the absent parts of ourselves begin to return. That's where the invitation lies. Looking back, I think that's how my former therapist brought me back from the hidden places. Each part that had dissociated was honored. She was given dignity. She was told that what she had done was okay. She was understood. She had not been safe, but she was going to be safe now. There was protection now.
In my connecting to God, I look at how God connected to people in the past. God has many names in the Bible. One of His names is 'El Roi'. 'El Roi' means "The God Who sees me". God is only called 'El Roi' once in the entire Bible. Hagar, Abraham's mistress, calls God 'El Roi' after she's been thrown out and left to wander the desert alone and pregnant. God appears to her and tells her that she will be okay. Hagar is comforted and calls God 'El Roi' because He has seen her as she is. What's more, He sees exactly what she's endured. He sees every detail. He knows. And, isn't that something profound particularly for those of us who were made to keep secrets or pretend, or for those victims who were abused but never believed? Someone besides us knows. We are believed. We are seen. The entire character of God fulfills every one of His names so when El Roi comes to us, we can be sure that the entire being of God is embracing us with "I see you. I believe you. I know what you've endured. I KNOW." Amazing validation.
There are many of us who have been walking the road of healing for a long time, and, when setbacks occur, it often feels like we are alone and left to wander the desert of pain aimlessly. I have learned once again that God is indeed a God that sees us. More than that, we experience healing through our interactions with others. There is nothing mystical about it. Where others had the power to drive us away from ourselves through their abuse, others have the power to bring us back to ourselves through their love, acceptance, and validation. To be understood, loved, affirmed, and accepted is truly the entry point into long-lasting healing regardless of where you are on your healing journey. Healing is always a possibility.
Powerful and Free: Confronting The Glass Ceiling for Women in The Church by Danny Lee Silk


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At a gathering on the Capitol steps marking the 51st anniversary of the Gideon v. Wainwright Supreme Court decision that secured defendants the right to competent and vigorous legal defense, the ACLU and a group of public defenders lambasted the state of Idaho's public defense system.
"The Sixth Amendment doesn't get respect here," said Kootenai County Public Defender John Adams.
ACLU Idaho Executive Director Monica Hopkins contrasted Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter's statement in support of the Second Amendment—the right to bear arms—upon signing the so-called Guns on Campus bill into law with the legislature's thin financial support of public defenders who protect the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution, which details rights related to criminal prosecutions. According to Hopkins and a number of public defenders who spoke at the gathering, growing caseloads, scant funding and a paucity of public defenders have added up to a public defense crisis.
"It is really interesting that the governor counts the Second Amendment, but you don't have to uphold the Sixth Amendment. He continues to be silent on this issue," she said.
In contrast to high-profile crimes and press-friendly courtroom battles, Adams said public defenders' efforts on small cases like theft, DUIs and domestic assaults are where the Constitutional guarantee to a fair and speedy trial are enforced.
"This is important to our communities. These small cases are what affect the quality of our lives," he said.
Public defenders are charged with mounting defenses for defendants who cannot pay for their own legal counsel, and their clients can be individuals whose trials in the court of public opinion ended long before their counterparts in the courtroom. Stacy Depew, a contract public defender in Jerome County, said she has a ready answer when people ask her why she does what she does.
"Why am I a public defender? Because every single person deserves a vigorous defender. I don't do it for the money; I don't do it for the fame. Even those people charged with heinous crimes are more than what they are on paper," she said.
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About My Chemical Romance
Klaas Gerlin is a DJ/Producer/remixer that was born on January 3, 1981 in Cologne, Germany. His career was started with Micha Moor on the Scream & Shout Recordings. He was recognized by the other DJ Celebrities and he creates a remixes for Michael Mind, Eddie Thoneick, Arman Van Helden along with Global Deejays.
In the year 2006, he released the "Whipe Your Ass", 'Get twisted' and 'Confesion' that peaked in the "German Dance Charts". In the remix "This Time (by DJ Antoine)" and "Infinity" by Guru Josh, he's popularity rises and the listener appreciated his ability. He also made remixes for the artists Jens Lissat, Dr Kucho & Gregor , Chrissi D!, Salto and John Morley.
He also remixes "No Angels- Goodbye to Yesterday's" and in 2009 he collaborated with Dee Dee Halligan and Junior Torello who write and produced the song "What Is Love" (Haddaway Song). It hit number 2 in UK and Germany.
One year later, his project was 'Downtown', 'It's my Day' and 'Freak' (feat. Bodybanger). Bodybanger and Klaas worked together again in the "I Like" and "I'm Free" in the year 2011. In addition to that track, Klaas released "Changes".
Klaas released many tracks including remixes and collaboration with many DJ Artists. He had his different style in music that everyone will dance in the beat that reached many countries all over the world.
In the year 2007, he released his 3rd single called "The Way" which contributes a new style in music. This single reached number 2 in German Dance Charts. He had his tour on Australia and New Zealand which he made his own version of Infinity (Guru Josh), Horny United (Crazy Paris). And it was successful reached the top 10 in German Dance Charts and was nominated in 'Beatport Music Awards 2008" for Best Electro House Artists.
While in year 2013, he was collaborated with Kim Petras in the single "Fight to Paris" after he's come back in the track and he also featured u-Jean's song "Ready or Not". Klaas remixes had hit France, Switzerland, Belgium, United Kingdom and France in their singles Chart which his fans spread all throughout the countries.He gained the support of many prominent DJ's in the Electro house who believe in his talent as a DJ and we are looking forward to see his upcoming albums and remixes.


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Tesco World Food Aisle
Tell you what, I could shop just from this aisle alone. Our local one is massive and in an "ethnically diverse" area so you get some mad shit in there. Indian food, Japanese, Thai, Greek, Jewish, Carribean. They have specifically Pakistani rice. Huge barrels of oil. Polish food looks pretty crap, all their juices seem to contain carrot. Plantain chips are great. Tins of saag aloo - better that I imagined, probably what the local takeaway uses to be honest. The spices are cheaper and you get more than the own-brand stuff. Plus it is proper (probably). One has just started doing Irish and American food, I have no idea what red lemonade or tootsie rolls are. Anyone else a fan of this stuff? After going down it I find the normal aisle are really boring, with their tins of beans and Fray Bentos pies and such.
- japes this'd this
plantain chips are boss. jamaican and thai sauces are boss. those octopus flavored crisps are boss. jamaican strawberry syrup is boss.
yeah, fair enough, but then...
the Asda I go to has an Irish section
it contains nothing but crisps.
tell you what...
it's 9 and a half thousand poooouuundslittlebirds, jopzorz, and badmanreturns this'd this
all the TESCOS near me...
clean up selling industrial-sized bottles of cooking oil to the local mosques/temples and Asian families.
if you're buying in that sort of bulk, COSTCOS it, man.Jordan_229_2 and Gringo this'd this
No membership fee innit
good call.
MAKROS is decent.
they got a customer canteen, though, cos that's a dealbreaker for me?
You get the best gherkins
in the Polish section!
Tesco's world section has these amazing lemon and coriander potato snacks.
They're like crack.
Also, siracha sauce.fuck_this_band and keith this'd this
i had two packets yesterday.
two 'to share' packets.hip_young_gunslinger this'd this
Oh yesjoeymahone, fuck_this_band, rich-t, and SarcasticFringehead this'd this
- fuck_this_band this'd this
I go through so many bags a week, it's ridiculous.
One of my local pubs used to sell them too.
large, large thises to both of those.japes and sizeofanocean this'd this
Isn't it called
- furio this'd this
I drink it
it comes in a tin can, which I like.
Alcys drink it
All the colours of the rainbow too (black & white)
great use of comic sans on their website
Soy sauce + wine vinegar
get those little tiny bottles in the mainstream tesco section for all the normos, then i'm in the exotica section laughing it up drinking dark OR LIGHT soy sauce out of their cheaper, 1L bottles then just telling the cashier to scan the empty bottles on my way out as I wipe that sweet and salty soy sauce off my chops just laughing the whole time at the fucking plebs with their tiny bottles of soy sauce.84joe this'd this
what about them Dutch caramel waffles things?
first time i had them i called that they wouldn't be relegated to the urban section for that long, and now they've wormed their way into general snacks.
- Jordan_229_2 this'd this
when i lost my passport i tried buying that polish lager from there
turns out you still get ID'ed for it though
In Tesco on the Isle of Wight
Newcastle brown ale is in the 'World Beers' section.
sod it, gonna walk to the polski sklep.
get some pickled stuff, warm beers, unidentified meatstuffs, probably accidentally buy some lard again.
I am scared of Polski Sleps
I love Polish lager but I have a source where I can get any brand for a pound a tin so I can avoid them. I went once and I got mistaken for a Pole and they tried talking to me in foreign, I felt silly with my pack of ham and beers. I don't get that in Chinese supermarkets.
one day about five years ago i was in the supermarket and was like, hey that's what the kids on the bus are always drinking, i'm having some. mistake. tastes like non-alcoholic lager mixed with horlicks. do not need this in my life.Scout this'd this
in sainos that aisle is just called 'Ethnic'
not sure why but that troubles me. still, that's where i'm heading if i want cheap tins of chopped tomatoes and coconut milk
last time i was really, really skint...
spent about four quid on tomatoes, chick peas and kala chana. boiled it in a massive pan with garlic paste and ASSORTED HERBS. man, it was a fucking feast. lasted ages.
just sat at work all day, downing cans of tomatoes and coconut milk then crushing the empties against my head
If a World Food aisle has got a Tesco Ingredients section in it
then that's the gold standard.
I eat a jar of their Harissa Paste a week.
can I use this thread to complain about how shit my local morrison's world food section is
or is this thread strictly tesco only?
hey you crack on
I didn't even know Morrisons had world foods, thought they just did pies. Asda chat welcome also.
it's FUCKING TERRIBLE
their selection is bad they no longer even have coconut powder. luckily there's a couple of good indian and east asian shops about.
the mexican stuff they have is almost entirely old el paso, and there ain't nothing I can do about that
i like the pickled things you can get in this aisle
but I get conned into buying a massive sack of rice or semolina or whatever and then having to throw it out when I forget about it and it goes maggoty.
We get 10kg bags of rice from the world food bit in sainsburys
I lasts us about 6 months and we use it as a door stop.
I shove mine in the back of the cupboard and then forget about it
I also have OCD about tins and lea&perrins. Everytime I do a medium-major shopping trip I buy a multipack of tinned tomatoes and a bottle of L&P, because I live in perpetual fear of running out of either. I had to leave behind so many fucking tins and bottles when I left my flat.
when I stayed in halls in first year of uni
two of my flatmates hated each other. one of them always bought pasta in industrial quantities, so the other started pouring just a little bit of water into the bag, fucking the lot of it. he must have gone through about 40kg of pasta before he realised he was getting bammed up.
sounds pretty shan but the guy was a complete bellendJaguarPirate this'd this
Best thing in the world foods aisle ^
Love the Chinese bit as well - udon is great, and any of the Nongshim products are usually ten times better than pot noodles (and I like pot noodles)fuck_this_band and georgiabeth this'd this
gin ting is the best drink
Overproof rum and ting = a TINGRAY = best thing ever
they serve them out of a ting can in keko moku.
perhaps, i can't afford that though.
I'm pretty sure they're about two pounds a can
and you only need one and then you're all lovely and warm and drunk inside.
once at bromley by bow tesco my purchase of grape flavour bigga and some saltfish got me laughed at :(
when i'm in london i never use this aisle as just to get to the tesco i'd have to walk past AT LEAST three turkish shops, a persian shop, a generic eastern european shop, what i think is a lithuanian shop, a polish shop and two halal butchers (lamb chops by the kilo). cheers.
- ideserve2 this'd this
just eaten 400g of kabanos.
glugged down with a 1-litre bottle of unidentified green drink.
gonna throw up.
Well done, in about two hours the inside of your intestines will look just like intenstines!
Really green intestines.
Morrison's Elephant & Castle is the one for this.
There's like 3 aisles of world food stuff. Big packets of powdered spices you get for dead cheap. Loads of different types of sauces. Yams as far as you can see. Loads of African foods. Cassava and mooli and some other vegetable in the main veg aisle bit which I can't even remember (began with T, was Indian I think).
Just went to the international aisle in ASDA (I know!)...
was tempted by plantain/green banana chips. Have I missed out?
bought 3 packs in a week a while back and got sick of them halfway through the 3rd
think i'm done with plantain chips now


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Most persistence engines are designed as a single unit. I personally would like to open up the internals so other programmers with new ideas can come along and rewrite a single plugin without having to take on the entire system. Also the plugins are useful as standalone services. For example a the design includes a cluster aware distributed cache, which will be useful to may other parts of the system. The real trick it to keep the system decoupled so components can be easily swapped, while keeping it easy to configure and use. For other persistence frameworks, I think we will be able to share and swap implementations of plugins or at least design ideas. -dain On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 03:59 PM, Emmanuel Bernard wrote: > Hum, some Reply-To issue > > Emmanuel Bernard wrote: > >> Hello Dain, >> I'm not a persistence expert but I missed some stuffs. Its looks like >> the front end layer will delegate to the persistence manager and the >> persistence manager will use several plugins (one implementation out >> of n for each kind of plugin). What I missed is that Hibernate, for >> example, seems to be the persistence manager AND the plugins. I do >> not know how to keep the plug-in architecture and still use such >> persistence layers exept if Hibernate is hacked to conform to this >> architecture. >> If I understand well, the architecture you propose is uniformisation >> of peristence layer (the same stuff Avalon try to do with component >> life-cycle). Am i right ? >> >> Emmanuel >> >> Dain Sundstrom wrote: >> >>> Hello Thomas (and the rest of the OJB team), >>> >>> Jeremy Boynes and I (and a few others) wrote the CMP 2.0 >>> implementation in JBoss, and we have been working on the persistence >>> code in the initial Geronimo code base. >>> >>> There is some code right now (a compiler and sql generator) and a >>> fairly extensive design, but it looks like we have similar designs. >>> The design is fairly simple from the high level. We will support >>> several front end layers simultaneously at runtime (CMP, JDO, maybe >>> Hibernate, heck maybe SQL). The job of the front end layer is to >>> handle the life-cycle and callbacks required by the related >>> specification, but all real work will be delegated to a centralized >>> persistence service. This persistence service handles caching, >>> locking, versioning, clustering and so on. When persistence service >>> actually needs to manipulate data it delegates to a store manager >>> service. The target initial store managers include SQL 92, SQL 99, >>> Oracle (which is not really SQL), file based (XML maybe), and we >>> have plans to add LDAP, clustered database layer and some legacy >>> systems. The following ASCI picture sums this up (if it comes >>> through): >>> >>> --------------- >>> CMP ----------> | | ------> SQL >>> JDP ----------> | persistence | ------> Oracle >>> Hibernate ----> | manager | ------> LDAP >>> | | ------> CICS (whatever) >>> --------------- >>> >>> Now the persistence manager has a huge job, so it is broken down >>> into plugins for caching, locking and so on, which effectively >>> makes the persistence manager just a coordinator of the plugins. >>> >>> Anyway, this is getting a little too technical for right now, >>> considering the initial code doesn't even have Entity beans. From >>> what I have seen, we have a similar vision, and I think we should >>> talk about merging our efforts into a common persistence engine >>> (maybe we can even get Gavin and the Hibernate team to sync up with >>> us). I think it would be really positive for Java to at least have >>> all of us at least talking so our systems can play well together, >>> but if we joined forces.... :D >>> >>> -dain >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 07:02 AM, Mahler Thomas wrote: >>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> I'm contacting you on behalf of the Apache OJB development team >>>> (http://db.apache.org/ojb). >>>> OJB is part of the Apache DB subproject and aims at providing first >>>> class >>>> standards based object relational mapping technology. We are >>>> currently >>>> finalizing our 1.0 release. >>>> >>>> Our team is excited to have a complete J2EE implementation at >>>> Apache and we >>>> are willing to contribute to your project. >>>> >>>> OJB is heavily used in Tomcat, JBOSS and other application server >>>> environments and supports JTA and JCA. >>>> OJB provides special support for implementing BMP solutions easily. >>>> It provides ODMG and JDO compliant APIs. >>>> >>>> That's why we feel that OJB is a natural choice if you are thinking >>>> about a >>>> persistence engine to implement CMP (and maybe JDO). We are willing >>>> to >>>> integrate all necessary changes into our codebase. >>>> Who is working on persistence concepts? Whom could we contact to get >>>> involved into the respective discussions? >>>> If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me or the ojb >>>> developer >>>> mailing list. >>>> >>>> cheers and all the best for this new project, >>>> Thomas Mahler >>>> >>>> OJB developer >>>> mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > /************************* * Dain Sundstrom * Partner * Core Developers Network *************************/
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Learning about Yourself. Cooperative Occupational Education, Unit 4. Instructor Material and Student Material.
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab.
This unit, one in a series of packets of teacher and student materials for cooperative occupational education (COE) designed for special needs students, is intended to make students aware of how each individual's interests, aptitudes, values, and personality can affect career choices. Each unit will probably require more than a single period of instruction. Instructor materials include performance objectives (unit and specific objectives), suggested activities for teacher and students, supplemental activities, a list of instructional materials included in the unit and additional references, information topic sheets, a key to the unit review, and transparency masters. Contents of the package of student materials are unit objectives, information topic sheets (one sheet for each topic covered in the unit), assignment sheets for each information topic, and a unit review. This unit provides material on five information topics: the importance of knowing oneself, interests, aptitudes or abilities, values, and personality. (YLB)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Planning, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Education, Curriculum Guides, Individual Characteristics, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Personality, Secondary Education, Special Needs Students, Transparencies, Values, Vocational Aptitude, Vocational Education, Vocational Interests
Instructional Materials Laboratory, University of Missouri - Columbia, 10 Industrial Education Building, Columbia, MO 65211 (Instructor material for entire set: SN-31-I, $25.00; Complete set of student material: SN-31-S, $15.00. Packets not available separately).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Students; Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. Div. of Vocational Education.
Authoring Institution: Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab.
Note: For related documents, see CE 037 015-035.


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On April 23, 2008 we had our first look at Elise. It was my first doctors appointment to confirm my pregnancy. I was 9 weeks pregnant and everything looked great!
April 23, 2008
And one year later, here is our little Elise... on her way to being 5 months old!!!
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Money for Writers – Crowdfunding, Grants, and Foundations
If you're looking sources to fund your next project, check out these links below.
Artist Share
Rock the Post
Rocket Hub
Pledge Music
American Antiquarian Society
The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), a national research library and learned society of American history and culture, sponsors visiting fellowships for historical research by creative and performing artists, writers, film makers, journalists, and other persons whose goals are to produce imaginative, non-formulaic works for the general public dealing with pre-twentieth-century American history.
The Bellwether Prize
The Bellwether Prize intends to advocate serious literary fiction that addresses issues of social justice and the impact of culture and politics on human relationships. The Bellwether Prize was founded and is fully funded by Barbara Kingsolver.
Creative Capital Foundation
Creative Capital funds artist projects in four disciplines: visual arts (includes installation art, painting, fiber art, mixed media works, public art, etc.), film/video arts, performing arts (includes music, dance, theater, puppetry, performance art, etc.), and emerging art fields (includes all forms of digital work, and innovative literature). Projects that transcend traditional discipline boundaries are highly encouraged.
The Puffin Foundation
The Puffin Foundation Ltd. continues to make grants that encourage emerging artists in the fields of art, music, theater, dance, photography, and literature whose works due to their genre and/or social philosophy might have difficulty being aired.
Radcliffe Institute Fellowships
Radcliffe Institute fellowships are designed to support scholars, scientists, artists, and writers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishments who wish to pursue work in academic and professional fields and in the creative arts.


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Black-ish Seasons 1-2 DVD Special Features
Actors: Yara Shahidi,Marcus Scribner,Miles Brown
Language: English
Boxed Set: Yes
Number of discs: 6
Condition: New
Region: Region Free
Weight: 0.6 kg
Format: Support both NTSC & PAL
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
DVD Release Date: 2017
Black-ish Seasons 1-2 DVD Photos
Black-ish Seasons 1-2 DVD Overview
It's reality check time for the Johnson kids courtesy of Dre, who decides that his children have become spoiled after they turn their noses up at his favorite cheap restaurant in his old hood. To remedy the situation, Andre Jr. and Zoey are forced to take jobs at his office,Black-ish Seasons 1-2 while Jack and Diane try to make money around the neighborhood, which, to Bow's embarrassment, leads to rumors about the family falling on hard times.Dre receives a lot of love from his mom when she pays the Johnsons a visit,Black-ish Seasons 1-2 DVD and some grief from Bow, who doesn't get along with her mother-in-law, although Dre's determined to change that.Dre wants "Team Johnson" to feel more connected and have each other's backs, but ends up creating a problem for himself when he falls short of Bow's expectations. Meanwhile, Zoey and Andre Jr. are tasked with babysitting the twins, a job they would rather not do.


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Nintendo has tried providing free online multiplayer during the last decade, but things will change with Nintendo Switch. During the presentation of this console, in fact, the company has claimed that players will have to pay a monthly fee in order to play online.
However there's no need to worry about the price. When talking with The Nikkei, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has officially stated that Nintendo Switch Online service price will be around $17–$26 a year, very low if compared to PS Plus and Xbox Live.
Also See: New SanDisk Ultra MicroSD Card Available for $119, Switch Compatible
Anyhow, you can find below the official Nintendo Switch specs revealed on the website of the console.
Official Nintendo Switch Specs
Size: 102mm x 239mm x 13.9mm (with Joy-Con attached)
Weight: Approx. 297g (With Joy-Con controllers attached: 398g)
Weight: Approx. 297g (With Joy-Con controllers attached: 398g)
Screen: Capacitive touch screen / 6.2 inch LCD / 1280×720 resolution
CPU/GPU: NVIDIA customised Tegra processor
System memory: 32 GB
Communication features: Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compliant) / Bluetooth 4.1
Video output: Maximum resolution: 1920×1080, 60 fps
Audio output:
- linear PCM 5.1ch
- Speakers
- Stereo
- USB terminal
- USB Type-C terminal
- Headphone mic. jack
- Stereo output
Game card slot: Exclusively for Nintendo Switch game cards.
microSD card slot: Compatible with microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC memory cards.
Sensors: Accelerometer / gyroscope / brightness sensor
Operating environment: Temperature: 5 – 35°C / Humidity: 20 – 80%
Internal battery: Lithium ion battery / battery capacity 4310mAh
Battery life: Battery life can last for more than six hours, but will vary depending on the software and usage conditions.
Charging time: 3hours approx.
Are you satisfied with Nintendo Switch Online service price? Share your thoughts in the comments below and don't forget to follow us on our social pages!
Nintendo Switch will launch on March 3, 2017 at the price of $299.


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If you are a Farscape™ fan, this is the fan event for you!
Re:If you are a Farscape™ fan, this is the fan event for you!Submitted by WarriorWoman on Fri, 04/07/2003 - 13:39.
Can you believe there are only a few weeks left before SC2K3? As the party draws near, so do the pre-registration deadlines! Register now to avoid paying the on-site prices!
Payment Deadline: July 16, 2003
SPLIT-HALF or UNPAID MEMBERSHIPS
If your registration has not been fully paid for by July 16, a $10 late fee will be added to your membership costs. This fee is payable online (via PayPal) or at the door. Please make sure you
get your payments in on time to avoid the late fee!
Anyone who has not registered before July 16 must wait to register at the convention. There will be a $10 fee added to membership costs at the door. The prices below INCLUDE this $10 fee.
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chip shop or mcdonalds?
chip shop or mcdonalds?
- brusma this'd this
What a non-question.
Chip shopcolinzealuk, Royter-Hatfood, Slicky, tiramisu, ainsm, TheWza, xylopwn, Chickenwing, MirriLondon, meddles, virago, and -dan- this'd this
i thought someone might prefer mcdonalds
personally it has to be chip shop, unless it's a *really* rubbish chip shop.
generally, skinny women who tend to pick at their food
and haven't got the appetite for a PROPER takeaway.
Maccy Ds
you know where you are with them, sweaty little packets of saltjoy. With a chip shop you don't know if you're getting the choice crispy ones or the cold wet ones. Even good chippies have bad days, whilst McDonalds are a well oiled machine. Literally
You sound like my folks.
"You know what to expect from a Wetherspoons"
"You know what to expect from a Premier Inn"
McShit and Lies
= going into McDonalds for a mid-shopping trip poo, and then, when challenged by a member of staff, telling them that you'll be buying something when you're done.
I have never, ever met a McPeon
motivated enough to try and prevent a McShit.
I certainly would never have done it in my own McGlory days.
- TheWza this'd this
No it's not, it's the joke.
You get a burger with fries not a burger and fries.
i've asked for a burger and fries before, as demonstrated in this simple reconstruction
me: "hi, can i can a Big Mac and medium fries?"
McPeon: "uh okay sir"
*pay money*
*wait two minutes*
McPeon: "here you go sir"
me: "thank you!"
McPeon: "have a nice day"
me: "you too"
*leave the restaurant*
But it's WITH in tradition. That's what I'm saying.
It makes it sound better.
sorry, Maker Of The Rules.
i will order fast food (and tell this rather unfunny definition of sneaky maccy D poo trips) in the traditional style next time.
At what point does it become wanky to try to speak English in a McDonalds as opposed to American?
For example, if you ask for "chips" rather than "fries" that's probably a bit wanky. But on the other hand, if you say "I'll get some fries" as opposed to "I'll have some fries, please", then you're pretending to American, and people will think you work for Radio 1.
There's a line somewhere, but I'm not sure where it is.
In the days before McDonald's sold coke, everyone still asked for "Coke", even though the McPerson always had to say "that'll be McDonald's cola".
Actually, thinking about it, I really don't give a shit. I know where I am in the chip shop.
Chip shop.
Unless I want something sweet, in which case a Maccy D's hot apple pie beckons.
Chip Shop
Until MacD's get the 'curry sauce situation' sorted out they can fuck right off.
Ok just going.
And Curry Sauce on a Smoked Sausage Supper is my favoured purchase from the chip shop. Thanks.
not you, vikram
chip shop curry sauce is the food of the gods
This is wit folks
WIT LARGE on DiS
That curry sauce is HACtually just spicy MSG laden powder that the chippie man/woman/person just adds water to.
This revelation nearly tipped me over when I saw what was going on. It was some harsh Wizard of Oz "peek behind the curtains" business for sure. For some reason I had thought it was made from scratch with onions and garlic and proper spices.
Still great though.
It's a roux isn't it?
You can get Wing Yip ones from Sainsbury's or at least you used to be able to.
this is a ridiculous question.
they are totally different entities.
you might as well be asking "trousers or cars?"
- Royter-Hatfood this'd this
Daddy or Chips?
Shoes or Hairdressers?


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Sevilla lost further ground in the race for the LaLiga title as they had to settle for a 0-0 draw with relegation-threatened Sporting Gijon at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Sunday.
Jorge Sampaoli's men had collected just two points from their last three games and knew they could not afford to slip up again in order to keep their championship hopes alive.
There were early chances for the hosts as they went in search of their first win since March 2, but goalkeeper Ivan Cuellar did well to keep out Samir Nasri's low shot from inside the area and a long-range strike from Joaquin Correa.
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Solar PV panel charge controller for 12 VDC battery charging. Charge controller for off grid battery charging up to 10 Amps. SunLight Charge Controller model: SL-10L-12V
Use this SunLight Charge Controller for your Solar PV Panel and Solar module battery charging systems to keep your batteries regulated. Voltage regulation in solar PV charging keeps the batteries from over charging, and over dis-charging protecting your batteries, and keeping your loads in their proper range.
Off grid charge controller SunLight has all the features of the SunSaver controller. It also has a rotary switch that allows it to turn on the loads after dusk for 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 hours. One option turns loads on at dusk, off and on again before dawn. In this configuration, you can choose the following settings (in hours): 3/off/1, 4/off/2, or 6/off/2. "On" from dusk to dawn is also possible.
A test button turns light on for five minutes. 5-year warranty.
Dimensions: 6.6" x 2.2" x 1.3".
Excellent choice for your Solar 12 VDC Charging systems up to 10 Amps.
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Italy and Brazil have both already secured qualification to the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup ahead of their third and final group A clash, so it is just a game Full Article »
There should be a great game live on ESPN on Saturday night (7:45pm kick-off) as league leaders Juventus travel to the Stadio Dall'Ara to take on in-form Bologna. The home Full Article »
Barcelona v AC Milan – Tuesday 12 March 7:45pm Live on ITV Barcelona have given themselves a mountain to climb if they are to reach the quarter-finals of this season's Full Article »
AC Milan v Lazio – Saturday 2nd March 7:45pm Live on ESPN Fourth plays third as AC Milan host Lazio at the San Siro on Saturday night. The chase for Full Article »
Paul Harper previews the week's two Carling Cup semi-final second legs: Cardiff City v Crystal Palace and Liverpool v Manchester City.
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On Grand National day people often ask me "Where is the best place to bet online?" or "Which site should I place my Grand National bet?" Trouble is there's so Full Article »
A new kid on the online gambling scene has just arrived in Titan Bet. It's a brand new sportsbook from the same stable that brought you Titan Poker and Titan Full Article »
The draw for the 4th Round of the FA Cup has taken place at Soho Square. There's 46 teams in the draw after yesterday's 3rd round action and it's thrown Full Article »


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Fossil has created a PDA the size of a wristwatch, but why I'm not sure. It appears the ONLY reason they did so was because – they could.
The Washington Post writes it best It's for people who not only don't mind that it's big — half an inch thick and 1 5/8 by 2 inches wide — but who like that fact, who want to call attention to their wristwear. The Wrist PDA's dimensions as well as its boxy, brushed-metal casing should see to that; this could be the Honda Element of timepieces.
This is a glaring example of technology gone useless. My focus, however, is on YOU. When you consider buying technology, even if you are advised by a consultant, ask the following questions:
– how will this technology benefit me
– what will the ROI be more my business
– once implemented can it be properly used in my business
There are so many other questions I could list here but the point is to ensure that before you buy technology you are no buying the technology for the sake of buying the technology. Fossil hit a real dud with this watch.
Read the full Washington Post article here
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Important Dates
Important Dates
The following dates and deadlines apply tentatively for the 2017 Summer Research Experiences Program for Undergraduates in Environmental Sciences and Engineering at Clarkson University:
Starting February 28th: Application deadline and beginning of the selection process and contact by respective faculty mentors.
Starting mid-March: Begin to make financial offers to students for the selection of the 8-10 undergraduate researchers. Students will be expected to decide on the acceptance of the offer within one week.
March 31: Final date for notification of selection or declination for the program.
Mid-April: Establishment of a REU e-mail list to foster communication among the participants; ASSETS REU calendar (Google) to be shared with all participants and mentors.
Late-April: On-line seminar on program involving all ASSETS participants, coordinators, and ASSETS REU alumnae.
Early-May: On line meeting with ASSETS REU participant and mentor to discuss summer project.
Sunday, May 21, 2017: Participants arrive on Clarkson campus.
Monday, May 22, 2017: First day of summer research program.
Thursday, July 27: Research symposium in conjunction with all Clarkson Summer Research Programs. Student participants will present their research results in form of oral or poster presentations to students and faculty. Final project report due.
Friday, July 28, 2017: Final day of summer program and farewell dinner.


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I'm very excited about the release of Adobe AIR 2.7. Especially for mobile. It offers a similar set of new features as Flash Player 10.3 as well as some exciting new mobile enhancements:
- Enhanced rendering for iOS – AIR apps for iOS render up to 4x faster in CPU mode. This change will improve the performance of many AIR for iOS apps, including those built with the Flex framework.
- Faster development time for iOS applications – Developers can now debug and build iOS applications faster than with previous versions using a new mode available within the AIR Developer Tool (ADT). During the development of an application, developers can now choose to use "interpreter mode" to streamline the testing and debugging development cycle.
- AIR installation on SD cards for Android devices – This feature allows end users to install or move the AIR runtime onto the SD cards within their Android devices so they can free up storage space on the phone.
What mobile operating systems does Adobe AIR 2.7 support? Currently Android 2.2+ Â and iOS 4+ are supported. Â The BlackBerry Tablet OS is scheduled to receive an OTA (over the air) update by the end of June.
- Acoustic echo cancellation – With integrated support for acoustic echo cancellation, developers can now add real-Ââ€time VoIP capabilities to games, enterprise, and other types of applications without requiring users to wear a noise-Ââ€canceling headset. Users can now chat using the microphone built into their desktop or laptop computer. This new capability is also available in Flash Player 10.3.
- Navigation Improvements for HTML Content – Enables seamless weblink-Ââ€style navigation within desktop apps such as magazine viewers and ebook readers.  Developers can now respond to a new event to be notified when content within the HTMLLoader control attempts to change the location of a page. This enhancement provides developers with a better way implement intra-Ââ€application navigation.
- Integrated support for Media Measurement – The Adobe AIR 2.7 runtime now includes the same built-Ââ€in support for media measurement as Adobe Flash Player 10.3, allowing companies to simplify the collection of real-Ââ€time, aggregated reporting data for how content is distributed and viewed by users. With direct support for Adobe SiteCatalyst®, powered by Omniture®, developers can implement video analytics for existing or legacy video players with as little as two lines of code.


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Sunday, October 19
Hey, I thought you wanted to play!
Posted by Small City Scenes at 7:38 AM
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3 comments:
- Trijnie said...
I should say a rough game! ;O
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- Margaret Cloud said...
Are they playing or fighting?
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- Small City Scenes said...
Actually they are playing but I don't know what Jake is telling bingo. It was just for an instant and off they were again rolling in the yard. Dogs?? go figure. I would never let them fight among themselves. MB
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On a hot day in July, we decided to take another look at the venerable Noctua NH-D14 cooler. People may be wondering why are we looking at this heatsink again, its End of Life (EOL). A lot of enthusiasts purchased this when it was new back in 2009 and likely still have it and would like to use it on modern platforms. In fact, the device can still be purchased new today Noctua says because people still buy it. The focus on the mini-review here is to see how the old school CPU heatsink compares with a couple of new Noctua fans and see how that affects its performance. Read on to see what improvements were found. Read More
Thermaltake Riing Silent 12 Pro Heatsink Review
Marking the debut of their 120 mm fan, Thermaltake released the Riing Silent 12 Pro. This cooler has been out for a few years but we're getting the opportunity to test it here today to see how well it stacks up. Coolers based on a 120 mm design typically need faster fans to improve their cooling capacity which in turn creates more noise. We'll put this cooler to the test here and see if there's a trade-off between cooling performance and audible noise and if that "Silent" in Thermaltake Riing Silent 12 Pro is justified. Read More
Noctua NF-P12 redux Fan Review
Today we have an opportunity to look at one of Noctua's fans that made the jump from their premium line down to the redux line in the NF-P12 redux. The redux line of fans is intended to have the same performance as the premium line, but sold in an OEM manner (without accessories) to keep costs down. The NF-P12 redux line will include four SKUs – two DC controlled fans at 900 at 1300 RPM and two PWM fans at 1300 and 1700 RPM. The big difference between them is in the price with the redux saving 33% over the fully accessorized NF-P12. The P12 sold well enough to remain a premium fan all these years and sells well enough to be made into four redux fans. How do the fans function in various environments? We will examine the performance of all four fans and see how it adds up. Read More
Noctua NF-A12x25 Fan Review
Today we examine Noctua's new fan, the NF-A12-25. After more than 4.5 years of development and seeing prototypes throughout that time, the new fan has finally been released. The NF-A12-25 uses different build materials to increase rigidity which allows for tighter tolerances, specifically in regards to the distance between the blade and the frame. Noctua says this design is said to help with increased static pressure and airflow which makes this fan a good candidate for mounting to a radiator. We put the fan to the test against our test suite to gauge performance and see how the new fan fared against other similarly sized fans.
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Silverstone Heligon HE01 Heatsink Review
Today we look at the tandem tower Silverstone Heligon HE01. Although this heatsink has been available for a while, it is our first chance to put it to the test. We will first look at the cooling performance of the stock single-fan configuration and then see if this heatsink performs any better with two fans instead of one. Read More
Arctic Freezer 33 eSports ONE Heatsink Review
Arctic has released the newest iteration of the high-performance inexpensive heatsink, the Arctic Freezer 33 eSports ONE. This is a direct contact (more on that term) 120 mm heatsink with four 6 mm heatpipes. You would expect that such a heatsink would fall far behind the six-heatpipe 140 mm expensive monsters you will find for sale from other OEM's. But that expectation is incorrect. Let us explore the surprising world of the Arctic Freezer 33 eSports ONE. Read More
Noctua NH-U14S Heatsink Review
Noctua is famous for its tandem twin-tower heatsinks, starting with the NH-D14 and proceeding to the wider NH-D15. But now Noctua has brought a single-tower heatsink, the NH-U14S, to the 140 mm market. It keeps the fans clear of installed random access memory. Can a single-tower heatsink compare with the big dual-tower offerings? Let's put the NH-U14S to the test and see how it measures up. Read on. Read More
Alphacool Eiswand 360 Watercooling Kit Review
Today from Alphacool we get the chance to look at a very new product to the market, the Eiswand. This is a standalone watercooling kit with everything you need to get started! This kit is even friendly to those with small factor cases, as the radiator/pump/reservoir are all external and contained in one housing. Enough banter, let's dig in and take a look at this kit! Read More
Silent Wings 3 Case Fan Review
Today we're having a look at the be quiet! Silent Wings 3 case fans that came with the recently reviewed Dark Base Pro 900. These fans are available in 120/140mm sizes at two different speeds of 1000 RPM and 1650 RPM as PWM or DC and are available at many retail outlets. With such a variety of PC fans on the market these days a manufacturer really needs something that makes their product stand out. Basic considerations when choosing a case fan are appearance, cost, noise level and performance which depending on your needs will carry different weights in your decision. With that in mind let's see how the Silent 3 case fans measure up and if they might be a product you would consider. Read More
Be Quiet! Dark Base 900 Pro Case Review
Be quiet! have introduced a flagship case designed to hold any system, be it air-cooled or water-cooled. The Pro version is the new launch. It has a piece of tempered glass in place of a standard side panel. It also contains LED strips to light up your system. It has highlight stripes in four colors – Black, Silver, Orange, and White. This is a big complex case. Is it all worth it? Let's dig in and see! Read More
Additional Cooling Articles
- Noctua NF-A12x15 Fan Review
- Noctua NF-A20 Fan Review
- Thermaltake Riing 14 Premium Fans Review
- Thermalright Macho 120 SBM Review
- Aqua Computer Cuplex Kryos NEXT CPU Water Block Review
- Silverstone 120 mm PWM Fans Review
- Case Fan Roundup: Twenty Three 120 mm Case Fans Tested
- Silverstone FQ141 & FW141 140 mm Fans Review
- PWM Fan Roundup: Twenty-Four 120 mm Case Fans Tested
- Noctua NF-A6x25 5V 60mm Fan Review
- Thermalright TY-14x SQ Fans Review
- NZXT FX140 V2 and FZ140 Fans Review
- NZXT Kraken X31 AIO Cooler Review
- Coolers for the Intel i7 Broadwell-E
- NZXT S340 Case Review


text: The main contribution of this note is the scheme for de-spinning space debris using a modified yo-yo mechanism installed on the ADM module. The scheme can be used for space debris that rotates around the axis of symmetry with high angular velocity. The modified yo-yo mechanism does not contribute to the space debris problem. Each mass of the mechanism consists of two separable dome-shaped shells filled with liquid. Instead of releasing the masses after de-spin, the liquid is released from the shell, for example, by separation of the mass in to parts. Wire guides for the reel are proposed, which follow the motion of the wires and prevent coming off the wires from the reel due to the attitude motion of the debris. A mathematical model of the spatial motion of the yo-yo mechanism is developed. The model is used to demonstrate the possibility of using the proposed scheme to de-spin space debris. The proposed scheme can be used to de-spin debris objects without using thruster engines. The rotation of the debris around the transverse axes also can be eliminated without using thrusters taking advantage of the tether connecting the tug with the ADM module. In this case, the design of the ADM module can be simplified.


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Handicraft from the sea pebbles
When I was a child, I brought the sea peddles from the sea rest. Earlier I user them for the flower pots. And now I want to make a stand for the shoes from the sea pebbles.
It is very practically to put this stand near the entrance to an apartment, especially in the autumn-winter period. You can use the ordinary metal or plastic tray for the base. A tray for cat can be also used for a base. The shoe stand like this will be a very pretty and practical thing.
It is also good idea to make a mat for the bathroom or the hallway from the stones. Use only quality glue to stick the pebbles to a rubber mat.
Pretty pictures of the sea pebbles
Choose the smooth sea pebbles for this handmade project. Gather the ideas – use Internet, look at the beautiful things which bring you the inspiration, and start the work! Acrylic paint is the best choice for this handmade project! Put the base for your art work, and draw the contours of the pics. Draw the ornament with the acrylic paints. There is one important tip for this work – leave the pebble to dry before you cover it with another color of the paint. Then you picture will not pad put. Use the marker for the small details. And don't forget to cover your picture with the lacquer!
A garden table with mosaic from the sea pebbles
If you liked the table made of stones, then think how to make it yourself. The cost of materials for such handmade table will be quite low.
You will need: a table top with side edges, mortar, pebbles, spatula and trowel. Spread the mortal on the table surface, and lay the stones on solution. You should leave it to dry on two days, periodically sprinkling the solution with water. So that you will avoid the presence of splits. Pictures taken from: http://kokolokoo.com/