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Mas Films, Aperture Foundation and the New School present a screening of Somewhere to Disappear, a film by Laure Flammarion and Arnaud Uyttenhove with Alec Soth. Somewhere to Disappear is a film about the desire to run away. For his project Broken Manual, Soth travels across America looking for people who’ve retreated from society. This film is about men, America, Alec Soth and the dream to disappear. The two directors will introduce the film, following the screening Aperture Foundation Executive Director, Chris Boot will do a Q&A with Alec.
Alec Soth (b. 1969) is a photographer born and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His photographs have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the 2004 Whitney and São Paulo Biennials. In 2008, a large survey exhibition of Soth’s work was exhibited at Jeu de Paume in Paris and Fotomuseum Winterthur in Switzerland. In 2010, the Walker Art produced a large survey exhibition of Soth’s work entitled From Here To There. Alec Soth’s first monograph, Sleeping by the Mississippi, was published by Steidl in 2004 to critical acclaim. Since then Soth has published NIAGARA (2006), Fashion Magazine (2007) Dog Days, Bogotá (2007) The Last Days of W (2008), Broken Manual (2010). In 2008, Soth started his own publishing company, Little Brown Mushroom. Soth is represented by Sean Kelly in New York, Weinstein Gallery in Minneapolis, and is a member of Magnum Photos.
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Remember’127 hours’, the Danny Boyle movie that was about a mountain climber getting trapped in a rock for more than five days before finally coming out of it alive, albeit not in the pink of his health? Well, in a remarkably similar incident, a person got inside a rock for a week. The only difference being that this lionhearted person did it deliberately and pulled it off like a boss.
French artist, Abraham Poincheval, got out of a 12-tonne boulder a week after carving out a hole inside the rock in the shape of his body. The hole that only allowed the person to sit up and stock his essentials – water, soup, and dried meat – housed the artist for as many as seven days. Highly cramped as the place was, the artist could barely move his hands and feet, and even had to store his faeces around him.
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Expressing his gratitude to his fleeting home, he told Daily Mail UK, “I would like to thank it.It made me so welcome.” Having faced difficulty in walking after emerging from the rock, he was made to sit on a chair and was taken away for a medical examination. Sharing his experience of trapping himself up inside a rock for a week, he reportedly said, “It is normal that I should feel a little stunned after spending a week inside a rock.I had the feeling that I was just a particle inside this mineral world.”
Interestingly, Poincheval is no new to such outrageous and audacious feats. He has had experiences of eating worms and beetles after putting himself inside a stuffed bear, and also crossing the Alps in a barrel besides several others.
A Youtube video posted by News Hub shows him emerging out of the hole and answering questions.
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This study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of levamisole on the immune enhancement of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) against potential bacterial pathogens, Fish with weight of 98±5 g were randomly distributed into seven groups each at a rate of 20 fish per 300-L aquarium and fed on a diet containing 0.0, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1250 or 1500 mg levamisole/kg diet for eight weeks. After the feeding trial, fish were challenged by pathogenic Aeromonas hydrophila, E.coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella, which was given by Intra Peritoneal (IP) injection and Levamisole fed fish groups showed significant activation of non-specific immunological measures together with a relative enhancement of resistance against challenged bacteria. Interestingly, the indices study indicated that the fed group showed significant (p<0.05) increment in all immune parameters like phagocytic activity, serum bactericidal activity and leukocrit. The challenge studies (RPS) also clearly indicated that fish supplemented diet containing 1500 mg levamisole/kg diet showed high protection (85%) over the control group. The lowest fish mortality and bacterial counts were obtained when fish fed diet containing 1.25-1.5g levamisole. These results indicate that levamisole supplementation is promising for disease prevention in tilapia culture.
Keywords: Levamisole, O. Niloticus, Immune System, Fish, Pathogenic Bacteria
Aquaculture represents one of the fast growing food producing sectors and in the aim to increase productivity per unit space, fishes are usually cultured in narrow space such as pond or net cages under high densities, thus overcrowding tends to adversely affect the health of cultured fish making them a feasible target to infectious disease. As a consequence, several studies have looked into modulation of fish immune system in order to prevent the outbreak as reviewed recently by . Disease outbreaks are increasingly being recognized as a potential constraint on aquaculture production and trade and cause massive financial loss either through mortality or reduced meat quality, resulting in reduced profit margins .
One of the major issues in intensive finfish aquaculture is loss associated with disease. A number of approaches have been applied in an attempt to address this problem including sanitary prophylaxis, disinfection, chemotherapy with a particular emphasis on the use of antibiotics, and in recent time’s vaccination against specific diseases . However there are practical difficulties and undesirable consequences associated with some, if not all of these approaches. For instance, prophylaxis, based on sanitary isolation is difficult to achieve due to the presence of other fish species, invertebrates or the water itself . Antibiotic therapy is undesirable, as there is the potential for enhanced microbial resistance and the accumulation of residues in the tissues of the fish . Vaccination, although highly effective in some instances, is time consuming, labor intensive and costly and protection is often pathogen specific . An alternative approach has been the application of various compounds to boost or stimulate the innate immune system of cultured fish .
The use of chemicals to control bacterial and other parasitic infections in fish population resulted in bioaccumulation, human carryover and pollution. Similarly, the widespread use of antibiotics leads to development of antibiotic resistant bacteria, immunosuppressant and destabilization of helpful bacterial population. The application of antibiotics and other chemicals to pond culture is also quite expensive and undesirable, as it risks contamination of the environment and the final product as well as impaired growth. The use of antimicrobial drugs in Norway, a major fish producer, has dropped from approximately 50 metric tons per year in 1987 to 746.5 kg in 1997, measured as active components, and this is mainly due to mass vaccination and selection programs for important diseases .
Considering the recent successes of these alternative approaches, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) defined the development of affordable yet efficient vaccines, the use of immunostimulants and non-specific immune enhancers, and the use of probiotics and bio-augmentation for the improvement of aquatic environmental quality as major areas for further research in disease control in Aquaculture .
One of the main emphases in Ethiopia is to develop aquaculture to its full potential making a big contribution to national food availability, food security, economic growth, and trade and improved living standards. However, along with the growing interest in the development of fish industries in the different sites of the area, there will be an increasing awareness of importance of fish disease as one of the major detrimental factors in culturing fish in the coming future.
Objectives of the study were
- To assess the concentration response and time course effects of levamisole treatment through oral route on selected components of the immune system of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and to evaluate the responses of levamisole treated Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to the experimental bacterial challenge.
Materials and Methods
Fish and Husbandry Conditions: Fishes samples were collected using different centimeter mesh sizes of gillnets from selected water bodies. Gillnets will be set at certain study sites of the lake during day time and throughout the night. Immediately after capture, Total Length (TL) and Total Weight (TW) of each specimen will be measured to the nearest 0.1 cm and 0.1g, respectively. The fish was immediately disinfected with 3% sodium chloride for 5 min and they were kept for 2 weeks under observation for acclimatization in water tank. Fish was randomly distributed into each of 7 PVC tanks (300 liter capacity) filled with 150 liters of water. Each tank was supplied with aerated de-chlorinated fresh water every four days; water temperature was maintained at 25 ± 1°C with dissolved oxygen of 8.5 ppm.
Diet Preparation: A fish feed was prepared by first mixing dry ingredients fish meal together for 15 minute to ensure homogeneity and then adding in hot water. This mixture was steamed for 15 min, allowed to cool and levamisole at 0.0, 250, 500, 750, 100, 1250 and 1500mg/kg of diet was added to steamed and cooled feed mixture and then palletized. All pellets was separately air dried and stored in tightly sealed plastic bags at 8-10°C until they used in the feeding experiments.
Levamisole Treatment: Fish was randomly distributed into each of 7 PVC tanks (300 liter capacity) filled with 150 liters aged tap water with continuous aeration. Fish in each tank were fed with 0.0, 250, 500, 750, 100, 1250 and 1500mg levamisole/kg diet, on the first day and every 3rdday for 16 days (7 doses, two divided doses per day) and fed with the control diet for the remaining days. Half of the water in each of the tanks was exchanged with fresh aged tap water every four days.
Blood Sampling: Collection of blood samples was taken place from five fish from each tank at 14 and 21 days after the last application of levamisole for immunological assay. Blood samples were taken from the fish by bleeding from caudal vein by using 21 G needles. Fish was anaesthetized in neutralized benzocaine (200 mg L-1) prior to blood sampling .
Haematocrit and leucocyte counts: At the end of the feeding trial, fish were fasted for 24 hours immediately prior to blood sampling and five fish per aquaria were randomly chosen and anesthetized with benzocaine (200 mg L-1). The blood was extracted from the caudal vein in Eppendorf tubes with sodium heparin ate (500 U/L), used as anticoagulant, for the counting of White Blood Cell (WBC) at 14 and 21 days after the last application of levamisole. For detection of the haematocrit levels, blood samples was taken into heparin zed capillary tubes and centrifuged in the haematocrit centrifuge at 2000 rpm for 20 min. Heamatocrit (PCV) value of each sample was measured using the haematocrit gauge. Total leucocyte count was determined using Shaw’s solutions as dilution fluids following the method of . A Blood smear of the fish was prepared, fixed in 100% methanol and stained with Wright-Giemsa stain. Different types of leucocytes were identified as described by .
Phagocytosis Assays: Phagocytic cells were detected using identified bacterial pathogen of fish as described by . A sample (0.1 mL) of blood was placed in a micro titer plate well, 0.1 mL of Aeromonas hydrophila, E.coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella cells suspended in phosphate buffered saline was added and then mixed well. The bacteria-blood solution was incubated for 20 minutes at room temperature. 5μL of this solution was taken on to a clean glass slide and a smear was prepared. The smear was air dried, then fixed with ethanol (95%) for 5 min and air dried. Then the smear was stained with Giemsa stain for 10 min. The two smears were made from each fish. The total of 100 neutrophils and monocytes from each smear was observed under the light microscope and the number of phagocytizing cells and the number of bacteria engulfed by the phagocyte were counted. Phagocytic rate was calculated as follows: Phagocytic activity equals the number of phagocytizing cells divided by the total number of phagocytes counted.
PR= (Number of phagocytes with engulfed bacteria/Number of phagocytes) X 100
Relative percentage of survival: Bacterial pathogen was taken from Ethiopia Institute of Health and Nutrition
Research and was inoculated in a tryptone soy broth and was incubated at 30°C. After centrifugation at 800g for 15 min, the packed cells were washed and prepared in PBS. At the end of the study, fish in each aquarium were divided into two groups. The first group was challenged with 0.1 ml dose from virulent bacterial pathogen. The second group was IP injected by 0.1 ml of saline solution as a control. All groups were kept under observation for 10 days to record any abnormal clinical signs and the daily fish . Relative Percentage Survival (RPS) was calculated as follows: Mortality (%) of untreated minus Mortality (%) of treated divided for Mortality (%) of untreated controls multiply by 100.
Bacteriocidal Activity: Bacteriocidal activity in fish samples mortality rate. The cause of death was ascertained by re-isolating the bacteria from the kidney and liver of dead was analyzed according to the Miles-Misra technique . Aeromonas hydrophila, E.coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella used in this assay was stocked at-80°C in glycerol solution. This strain was inoculated with tryptone soy broth (TSB). Bacteria culture was grown for 24 h at 30oC on TSB medium, and the culture broth was centrifuged, washed with saline solution and suspended in Gelatin Veronal Buffer (GVB). Viable counting was conducted by inoculating with serial dilution in GVB on tryptone soy agar (TSA). The serum sample was mixed with GVB (1:1 v/v) and stored at 4oC. Serum samples were mixed with an equal volume of bacterial suspension and incubated at 30oC. The number of viable bacteria was then calculated by counting the resultant colonies from the incubated mixture on TSA (Tryptic Soy Agar) plates after incubation for 24 h in duplicate
Data Management and Analysis: Statistically data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and mean comparison procedure of the Statistical Package for Social Science Software (SPSS 20.0).
Results and Discussions
Fish fed on diets containing 750-1500mg levamisole /kg diet exhibited similar RBC and WBCs counts and their ranges were 2.22-2.64 x 106/mL and 3.39-4.34×105/mL, respectively. The low counts of RBCs and WBCs were obtained at the control diet 1.66 x 106/mL and 2.94×105/mL, respectively (Table 1). No significant changes in lymphocytes were observed at 750-1500 mg/kg diet, whereas the lowest one was observed at the control diet (81.4%). Contrarily, the control diet produced the highest monocytes and granulocytes, which decreased with the increase of Levamisole levels in fish diet (P< 0.05; Table 1).
The bacterial count after incubation with fish sera decreased with increase of levamisole level in fish diets. The lowest bacterial count was obtained in fish fed 750-1500mg levamisole/kg of diet, whereas the highest one was obtained when fish fed control diet (Table 2).
Fishes fed with higher concentration (750-1500mg levamisole/kg of diet) showed significant survival rate when challenged with Aeromonas hydrophila, E.coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella. High mortality rate was observed in control group. The experimental groups that received low doses of levamisole showed mortality at a lower rate when compared to that of control group. The total fish mortality 10 days after IP with pathogenic bacteria decreased significantly (P< 0.05) with the increase of levamisole supplementation (Fig. 1).
No significant leukocyte concentration (x103cells/mm3) was observed in throughout the study period. The group fed 1500mg/kg levamisole supplemented diet showed elevated leukocrit value, but not statistically significant one (p>0.05). Phagocytosis Rate (PR) on bacterial cells was not much influenced by levamisole supplementation but in high dosages PR was significant (p<0.05) than control and other group. The groups fed with lower concentration of levamisole did not showed significant bactericidal activity (p>0.05) but higher concentration (1500mg/Kg) showed significant bactericidal activity (p<0.05).
Application of immunostimulators in the aquaculture industry can be considered a remarkable advantage because of their safety and the fact that they are considered environmentally friendly [15,16]. Levamisol has been found to stimulate the immune responses significantly in both in vitro and in vivo in mammals. In the present study, oral administration of Levamisole increased serum lysozyme activity in all groups which receive Levamisole than normal control groups. It has been observed that immune stimulants, vaccines and probiotics can enhance the plasma lysozyme activity [17,18]. Lysozymal activity is an important defense mechanism in fish, which causes lysis of bacteria and activation of the complement system and phagocytes by acting as an opsonin.
In the present study, fish fed on diets containing 750-1500mg levamisole /kg diet exhibited higher RBCs and WBCs counts, as compared with fish fed the control diet. These results proved the improvement of fish health when fed levamisole-supplemented diets. No significant changes in lymphocytes were observed at 750-1500mg/kg diet, whereas the lowest one was observed at the control diet (81.4%). Contrarily, the control diet produced the highest monocytes and granulocytes, which decreased with the increase of Levamisole levels in fish diet.
In the present study, the results of bacteria challenge and bacteriocidal activity suggest the increase in phagocytosis in blood at higher levamisole level, which have an important role for prevention of infectious disease. Phagocytosis by these cells is a process of internalization, killing and digestion of invading microorganisms. In phagocytosis, phagocytes produce oxygen free radicals during the respiratory burst, which is toxic to bacteria. Several authors reported that phagocytosis is stimulated by oral administration of probiotics [16,19,20].
It is very important to estimate the useful impacts on fish treated with immuno-stimulants. In this study, the obtained results showed that tilapia fed 750-1500mg levamisole/kg diet increased the fish resistance against bacterial challenge. In this regard, estimated the fluctuation in the number of bacterial cells in Spirulina-treated fish organs after an artificial challenge with A. hydrophila . They found that the bacteria numbers were lower in the liver and kidney of carp treated with Spirulina than the control group suggesting the increased resistance A. hydrophila infection.
The present study concluded that levamisole positively improved resistance to bacterial infection of Nile tilapia. In addition, this study found that the optimum rate of levamisole in the fish practical diet is 750-1500mg levamisole /kg diet.
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Figure1: Mortality rate of Nile tilapia fed with different levels of levamisole in water tank for 8 weeks and challenged by bacteria for 10 days
Levamisole levels (mg/kg diet)
|RBC (x106/mL)||1.66±0.087b||1.92±0.079b||2.07±0.127 ab||2.22±0.153 a||2.48±0.158 a||2.54±0.127 a||2.64±0.138 a|
|WBC (x105/mL)||2.94±0.124b||3.21±0.133b||3.29±0.176 ab||3.39±0.098 a||3.97±0.127 a||4.02±0.133 a||4.34±0.136 a|
|Lymphocytes (%)||81.4±0.19 c||86.1±1.59 bc||92.2±2.52 bc||94.1±2.71 ab||94.1±2.71 ab||96.3±2.62 ab||97.8±0.233 ab|
|Monocytes (%)||11.2±0.18 a||9.1±0.16 a||5.5±0.19 b||4.6±0.15 b||4.6±0.15 b||2.8±0.06 c||1.9±0.08c|
|Granulocytes (%)||7.4±0.13 a||4.8±0.03 b||2.3±0.06 c||1.3±0.06 c||1.3±.0.06 c||0.9±0.06 d||0.3±0.05d|
Table1: Red Blood Cell Count (RBC), White Blood Cell Count (WBC), lymphocytes, monocytes and granulocytes of Nile tilapia fed practical diets containing different levels of levamisole for 8 weeks.
Note: The same letter in the same row is not significantly different at CI of 95%.
|Item||Levamisole levels (mg/kg diet)
|Bacterial count (x104 cell)||82.7±3.28 a||68.0±1.73 b||61.2±1.73 c||46.7±2.96 d||42.3±2.03 d||43.3±2.03 d||33.2±2.03 d|
Table 2: The total counts of bacteria 24 hr-after incubation with serum of Nile tilapia fed different levels of levamisole for 8 weeks.
Note: The same letter in the same row is not significantly different at CI of 95%.
|Items||Levamisole levels (mg/kg diet)
|Phagocytic Rate||36.66±2.7 b||37.7±2.9 b||38.34±2.7 b||37.5±1.53 b||39.48±1.58 b||42.54±1.27 b||51.4±1.38 c|
|Bactericidal Activity||0.02 a||0.06 a||0.07 a||0.07 a||0.06 a||0.07 a||0.11 b|
|Leukocrit (x103cells/mm3||22.4±1.9 c||24.2±2.1 c||22.23±1.5 c||23.12±1.3 c||21.1±1.7 c||22.26±1.6 c||26.7±1.3 c|
|PRP (%)||0 a||20 a||40 a||75 c||80 c||80 c||85 c|
Table 3: The immune parameters of Nile tilapia fed with different levels of levamisole in water tank for 8 weeks
Note: The same letter in the same row is not significantly different at CI of 95%.
Citation: Bedasso GT (2017) A Study of Immune Response in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fed Levamisole Incorporated Diet. J Fish Aqua Dev 2017: JFAD-106.

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Philip K Dick Award Best Book (nominee)
David Wold is an embittered psychiatrist on the verge of an unimaginable journey. From one hundred decades in the future a woman called Silv arrives to seek David's help. One of Silv's murderous soldiers has traveled to the distant past of Napoleon's era and now has the power to manipulate the future. David and Silv must embark on an awesome quest to bring this man under control - before the very fabric of reality is torn to shreds. Memories is a sweeping, multi-layered odyssey filled with stunning imagery, breathtaking intensity and high drama.
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I love Pinterest, and I have been seeing so many fun projects that are a combination of candlesticks and mason jars to make cute containers, or candle sticks and platters to make cake stands that I decided it was time to do a little experimenting. I saw someone once use glass candle holders to make the cutest pumpkins. She used vinyl for the face, and then filled the containers with orange marbles. So cute! Well, what can I say? I like food a lot more than I like marbles, so I decided to try a variation of that with cute Halloween candy. And then I thought, why not put the glass bowls on top of some fun candlesticks? Here's what I came up with:
What do you think? I'm really happy with how these turned out. Of coarse, my little pumpkin would look better if I had been able to find the candy corn M & M's like I wanted, but that's another story. All of the supplies were purchased at Hobby Lobby. To make them you will need:
- Large glass bowl (from the floral department)
- Small glass bowl (this one was in the candle department)
- Large glass candlestick
- Small glass candlestick
- Lid - also from the candle department (normally used as a base for a pillar candle). It's not a really secure fit, but it works
- Black tulle ribbon
- Super incredibly strong glue that is intended for gluing glass. There are a number of adhesives that would probably do the job. I picked one called Omni-Stick because it dries clear and becomes dishwasher safe.
- Black vinyl cut into jack-o-lantern shapes. I used some Snapdragon Snippets designs from the Silhouette online store
And here's what is below:
I have about 3 bushels of apples in my kitchen right now (this is not all of them). So far I have made 32 quarts of applesauce, 7 quarts of apple pie filling, and dried a lot of apples too. Today I thought I would experiment with my juicer:
So we'll see how that turns out. The rest of the apples are going to be turned into cider. A friend in our neighborhood has a cider press and has been kind enough to let us use it. I'll take pictures and post later on that. Oh, and all of this is coming from two apple trees. Ya, just two. It's been a good year for apples.

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Top 9 Hotels in Chiang Rai (Town and Provincial Areas)
If you have read my huge Chiang Rai travel guide, you will know what I absolutely love this tranquil town in the north of Thailand. It may be the quieter part of northern Thailand, but it’s a beautiful region to explore.
Here I’ve listed a few of the top hotels around town which are perfect for a short stay. Then there are those stunning resorts in the countryside, where you will really understand what the north of Thailand is all about.
The town centre is the best place to find budget accommodation in Chaing Rai, it’s also an easy walking distance to the night bazaar, the clocktower, bars, and restaurants. North of the town by the Kok River is more scenic, but also more expensive. There’s a whole range of mid-range to luxury hotels where you really get that laid back Chiang Rai vibe.
Here is a selection of my top 9 hotels in Chiang Rai:
Top Budget Hotels in Chiang Rai (Town)
- Mercy Hostel
Mercy Hostel is located right by the Chiang Rai Night Bazaar, about 500 meters from the centre of town. This is one of the closest hotels to Chiang Rai’s town centre. Mercy Hostel has an 8-bed dorm room and private room options.
All rooms have Wi-Fi and air conditioning. You will love the swimming pool for cooling off in the afternoon heat, and the pool table for socialising with other solo travellers.
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- Fun-D Hostel
Fun-D Hostel is located about 700 meters east of the town centre near the King Mengrai Monument. Fun-D Hostel has private rooms, 6-bed dorms, and 8-bed dorms to choose from. It’s an awesome option for backpackers on a longer trip with a budget.
Rooms have Wi-Fi and air conditioning. Some nights there are also great beer specials and live music events.
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The Banlomnow Guesthouse is a nice colonial building located about 2km south of the town. There are private rooms with air conditioners, free Wi-Fi, and private bathrooms. The guesthouse is close enough to town to be walking distance (about 30 minutes) though it is a fair bit further out than Mercy Hostel.
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Top Luxury Hotels in Chiang Rai (Town)
- The Riviere by Katathani
The Riviere Island Resort is my favourite luxury resort on this list of the top hotels in Chiang Rai. It is located 2km from the centre of town alongside the Kok River, so is still walking distance to the town centre. The Riviere Island Resort overlooks the mountain ranges to the north, perhaps one of the nicest views in Chiang Rai.
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- The Legend Chiang Rai
The Legend Chiang Rai is a super luxury style resort located right along the banks of the Kok River. If you want to splurge a bit on your trip, then look no further. Everything here is amazing; food, pool, views, rooms, and beds. You may only stay one or two nights here, but you won’t forget them.
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- Laluna Resort, Chiang Rai
Laluna Resort is a great mid-range hotel near the centre of Chiang Rai. It is located within walking distance of the weekend walking street markets, 2km south of the city centre. Laluna Resort has a great swimming pool and comfortable rooms. A great spot for your time spent in the city.
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Top Hotels in Chiang Rai (Provincial)
- Fortune River View, Chiang Kong
The Fortune River View hotel is located right by the Mekong River in Chiang Kong, with a direct view across to Laos. From just USD 40 per night in the low season, with regular specials on, it is surely one of the cheapest luxury resorts you will find in Thailand. The hotel is a short walking distance to the town centre where you can see the procession of monks in the early morning.
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- Rai Saeng Arun Resort, Chiang Saen
Rai Saeng Arun Resort is one of the best-kept secrets of northern Thailand. This boutique hotel in Chiang Rai’s mountains is located midway between Chiang Khong and Chiang Saen with stunning views over the Mekong River.
Access your bungalow via this long wooden boardwalk crossing the rice paddies for a throwback to the rural life. This picturesque bungalows comes at a price though, upwards of USD 100 per night and quite often fully booked out in advance.
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- Imperial Golden Triangle Resort, Chiang Saen
Another luxury hotel in Chiang Rai from just USD50 per night, this town has some awesome deals! The Imperial Golden Triangle Resort is one of the best places to stay in Chiang Saen with great views over the Golden Triangle. This hotel is located right near the location where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar borders meet.
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January 12, 2012
IRS Announces Increase in Number of Audits
No one in Texas hopes to get a notification telling them their tax return is being audited. The very mention of an audit is dreaded by most people. Not only that, but if an audit is not handled properly, it can be extremely stressful and sometimes result in an even bigger tax bill. The last thing people want to hear is that the IRS is increasing the number of audits it performs.
Some people may be displeased to hear that the IRS reported a 34 percent increase in audits between 2010 and 2011 for taxpayers reporting incomes of more than $200,000. While this may worry some in the Forth Worth area, it is important to keep in mind, that the audit rate is still very low.
Last year, less than 4 percent of taxpayers making more than $200,000 or more were audited. So even though the number of audits are increasing, it is still unlikely that you will be selected. Not surprisingly, the IRS is often most concerned with taxpayers who earn substantial income. Last year, one in eight millionaires was audited.
Income isn’t the only trigger for an audit, though. According to a recent article from Forbes, tax credits, deductions and which items are claimed can also cause a return to stick out.
If you have been picked for audit by the IRS, it can be stressful. An audit could result in additional tax, penalty or interest. However, it is important to know that there are ways to challenge or appeal an audit through legal measures.
Source: Forbes, “More IRS Audits Coming Your Way,” Robert W. Wood, Jan. 12, 2012


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Typical jobs for Carnochans
Hard-working people, the Carnochans. 12 worked in domestic service, according to the 1901 Census.
Where most Carnochans lived
In the 1900s, you’d probably bump into a Carnochan in Kirkcudbrightshire.
Carnochans’ criminal history
It seems all Carnochans were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
Carnochans in World War I
According to the World War I records, 18 Carnochans served in the First World War.

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Title: Gig Posters
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2009. First Edition. Paperback. Gigposters.com is an internet resource for rock-show poster art. This volume highlights various examples in their collection, including 101 perforated and ready-to-hang posters for bands like Radiohead, Wilco, Vampire Weekend, the Decemberists, the Shins, Arcade Fire, Sleater-Kinney, and more. Num Pages: 208 pages, Full Colour. BIC Classification: AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 352 x 281 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1368. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Bookseller Inventory # V9781594743269
Synopsis: The Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, Dance, Folk, Metal, Electronic, Indie Music Spectacular
Here are more than 700 extraordinary posters from the archives of GigPosters.com?the Internet?s premier destination for concert poster art. With the rising popularity of MP3 files and streaming digital music?and the near-extinction of traditional album art?concert posters have become the most important visual representation of contemporary music.
Gig Posters Volume I celebrates this dynamic medium with contributions from 101 top designers?including Rob Jones of Animal Rummy, Steve Walters, Jay Ryan, Gary Houston, Aesthetic Apparatus, Patent Pending Industries, and many more. Throughout the book, their voices offer fascinating commentary and behind-the-scenes information about the creation of gig posters.
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“Sennheiser represents a huge opportunity for Headphones.com to bring users the quality sound they are looking for, specific to most all applications,” stated Brian Gluck, Manager of Headphones.com. “Since the launch of Sennheiser on our website, we have received all positive feedback on the users experience with the headphones. We believe it’s due to the innovative technology that is included with each pair of Sennheisers.”
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Gearing for Munchkins Gene Kasten, president of Repair Parts, Inc., of Rockford, IL, is the proud owner of a miniature Barber-Colman hobber, the only one of its kind in the world. The machine, a replica of the old B-C "A" machine, was built between 1933 and 1941 by W. W. Dickover, who devoted 2, 640 hours of his spare time to the project.


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SEE YOUR WAY CLEAR—BREAKING THROUGH FEAR
Have you ever found yourself bumping into the Great Wall of Fear and winding up in The Place of I Don’t Know? When you are on your journey from the Wastelands of Familiar to the Land of More Than Enough; you have to cross the Desert of Change into the Land of the Unknown.
Now asking yourself, “Can I make this journey or should I go back to the Wastelands of Familiar?” You are now shook to the core with a resounding “I don’t know! Your guide is and has always been God—Just pray. In this place of doubt your prayer should be “Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You.” (Psalm 143:8 NKJV)
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Wisconsin bank profits rose 4.8 percent in 2017 over the year before, even as nationwide, bank earnings declined.
A report Tuesday from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. showed Wisconsin financial institutions insured by the FDIC had a combined net income of $1.13 billion, up from $1.08 billion in 2016.
Deposits rose 2.3 percent to $89.1 billion and total loans and leases increased nearly 5 percent to $81.3 billion. Meanwhile, the percentage of unpaid loans dropped from 1.08 percent to 0.82 percent of all loans and leases, FDIC figures show.
Of the full-service banks insured by the FDIC, Associated Bank, Green Bay, reported the highest profit for the year at $253.5 million, followed by Johnson Bank, Racine, with $36.4 million, and Nicolet National Bank, Green Bay, $32 million.
Only six of the 211 financial institutions reported a net loss for 2017. The largest among them was Ixonia Bank, Ixonia, with a $2.7 million net loss.
"Our institutions are healthy, well-capitalized and ready to help our economy keep growing," said Rose Oswald Poels, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Bankers Association.
Nationwide, FDIC-insured financial institutions reported a combined net income for 2017 of $164.8 billion, down $6 billion, or 3.5 percent, from 2016. The main reason for the drop involves one-time income tax effects from the new federal tax law, including a revaluation of deferred tax assets and conversion of foreign currency. The tax impact was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Oswald Poels said Wisconsin banks were affected, too, but still came out ahead of the year before.
"Although many Wisconsin banks were negatively impacted by one-time income tax effects due to the new law, the aggregate numbers highlight an overall positive trend for banking in the state," she said.
Nationwide, the number of banks on the FDIC's "problem bank list" dipped to 95 as of Dec. 31, 2017 from 104, three months earlier.
During the fourth quarter, across the country, 64 institutions were merged into other banks, two banks failed, and one new charter was added.

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For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you.
Have you ever wondered if your life really matters? In quiet moments do you contemplate what kind of impact you are making? In those reflecting minutes before falling asleep do you ever question your significance and value? Well, I can assure you that God is not thinking those thoughts about you.
God has always had you on his mind. Before your first moment of life, he knew all about you. He watched you grow in your mother’s womb. Like Michelangelo’s “David” and da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”, you are God’s masterpiece and more priceless than any artwork! In fact, before you came to be he had charted all the days of your life. You were created to do the good works that God prepared in advance for you to do (Eph. 2:10). He sent his Son to die just for you and is preparing your eternal home. One day he will take you there to live with him forever.
Does your life matter!? Every second of your every day matters to God!
- Thank God for loving you unconditionally.
- Thank God for creating you as his masterpiece.
Father, thank you for my life. Thank you for the complex systems that make up my body. Thank you for an earth that allows me to live and breathe. Thank you for Jesus who allows me to know you. Thank you for your Holy Spirit who empowers me. Thank you for your generous and gracious gift of life! In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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Nutrition is a basic human need and a prerequisite to a healthy life. A proper diet is essential from the very early stages of life for proper growth, development and to remain active. Food consumption, which largely depends on production and distribution, determines the health and nutritional status of the population. The recommended dietary allowances (RDA) are nutrient-centred and technical in nature. Apart from supplying nutrients, foods provide a host of other components (non-nutrient phytochemicals) which have a positive impact on health. Since people consume food, it is essential to advocate nutrition in terms of foods, rather than nutrients. Emphasis has, therefore, been shifted from a nutrient orientation to the food-based approach for attaining optimal nutritional status. Dietary guidelines are a translation of scientific knowledge on nutrients into specific dietary advice. They represent the recommended dietary allowances of nutrients in terms of diets that should be consumed by the population. The guidelines promote the concept of nutritionally adequate diets and healthy lifestyles from the time of conception to old age.
Formulation of dietary goals and specific guidelines would help in providing required guidance to people in ensuring nutritional adequacy. The dietary guidelines could be directly applied for general population or specific physiological or high risk groups to derive health benefits. They may also be used by medical and health personnel, nutritionists and dietitians. The guidelines are consistent with the goals set in national policies on Agriculture, Health and Nutrition.
The dietary guidelines ought to be practical, dynamic and flexible, based on the prevailing situation. Their utility is influenced by the extent to which they reflect the social, economic, agricultural and other environmental conditions. The guidelines can be considered as an integral component of the country’s comprehensive plan to reach the goals specified in the National Nutrition Policy.
The major food issues of concern are insufficient/ imbalanced intake of foods/nutrients. The common nutritional problems of public health importance in India are low birth weight, protein energy malnutrition in children, chronic energy deficiency in adults, micronutrient malnutrition and diet-related non- communicable diseases. However, diseases at the either end of the spectrum of malnutrition (undernutrition and overnutrition) are important. Recent evidences indicate that undernutrition in utero may set the pace for diet-related chronic diseases in later life. Population explosion, demographic changes, rapid urbanization and alterations in traditional habits contribute to the development of certain unhealthy dietary practices and physical inactivity, resulting in diet-related chronic diseases.
The dietary guidelines emphasize promotion of health and prevention of disease, of all age groups with special focus on vulnerable segments of the population such as infants, children and adolescents, pregnant and lactating women and the elderly. Other related factors, which need consideration are physical activity, health care, safe water supply and socio-economic development, all of which strongly influence nutrition and health.
In this document, food-related approaches, both in qualitative and quantitative terms, have been incorporated. Emphasis is on positive recommendations which can maximize protective effects through use of a variety of foods in tune with traditional habits. The higher goals set with respect to certain food items such as pulses, milk and vegetables/fruits are intended to encourage appropriate policy decisions. Suitable messages for each of these guidelines have been highlighted.
A variety of foods, which are available and are within the reach of the common man, can be selected to formulate nutritionally adequate diets. While there are only four accepted basic food groups, in India, there are a variety of food preparations and culinary practices. Different cereals/millets are used as staple food, apart from a variety of cereal/millet/pulse combinations in different regions of India. The cooking oils and fat used are of several kinds. The proposed guidelines help to formulate health promoting recipes and diets which are region- and culture- specific. It is difficult to compute standard portion sizes, common to all regions of India. Nevertheless, attempts are made to give portion sizes and exchanges.
Translation of knowledge into action calls for the coordinated efforts of several government and non-government organizations. The fifteen guidelines prescribed, herein, stress on adequacy of intake of foods from all food groups for maintenance of optimal health. Effective IEC strategies and other large-scale educational campaigns should be launched to encourage people to follow the dietary guidelines. Such efforts should be integrated with the existing national nutrition and health programs.

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The Jewish Agency that helps process emigration to Israel together with the Israeli authorities says the rise among Belgian Jewry is larger than in other European countries. It cites economic reasons but also a feeling of "unease".
In 2009 only 152 Belgian Jews immigrated to Israel. Last year the figure rose to 250.
Eli Ringer of the Forum of Jewish Organisations: "Many Belgian Jews have a feeling of unease now that anti-Semitism is on the rise."
Jewish organisations in Antwerp believe that economic reasons have had a greater impact as there have been major job losses in the diamond sector. They also point to the fact that the exodus of Jews is not limited to Israel. The US and the UK exert an even greater attraction.
Some 50,000 Jews currently live in Belgium.

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Catastrophic bearing failure was the main cause of this spindle malfunction Continue reading to learn how Northland Tool performed this repair and converted a Weiss GHK 176239 spindle from grease-injected to permanent grease lubrication……Read More
Gamfior HNA75 Spindle Repair
The Gamfior HNA75 is an ID grinding spindle. It is oil mist lubricated, stator driven, and capable of running up to 75,000 rpm.
This Gamfior HNA75 spindle arrived at Northland Tool and Electronics for a full breakdown and evaluation. Upon inspection, we noted that there was a catastrophic failure of the #1 and #3 bearings. The front drain was blocked with grinding debris and there was a lot of oil internally. It appears that the bearings failed from over lubrication. Lastly, the front shaft nut rubbed out slightly with the front cover and the pilot face had slight damage with 20 microns of runout.
The following actions were performed on this Gamfior HNA75 spindle:
- Replace bearings, o-rings, and assembly screws
- Kiss grind the pilot face
- Recommend checking the front drain of spindles for blockage during operation. This may have caused the over lubrication failure by not draining the oil from the spindle
- Recommend checking the lubrication system for proper oil volume
After reassembly of all components, adjusting bearing preload, and undergoing break-in and testing procedures, this spindle passed our final quality inspection before being returned to our customer with a 1-year warranty.
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WEBSTER CITY - Alex Oswald walked, talked, ran and passed like a first-year starter in Webster City's Week 1 loss to Ballard.
But a lot changed in seven days.
Oswald, a junior spinback, was the offensive artist Friday night, painting a nearly perfect picture for 3 1/2 quarters before he trotted off the field and put his helmet away for good at Lynx Field.
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Webster City senior tailback Austin Myers goes airborne after having his legs cut out from under him down near the goal line against Gilbert on Friday at Lynx Field. Myers scored on the next play, as he helped WCHS take the Tigers behind the woodshed, 55-13.
He rushed for an even 100 yards and one touchdown on just seven carries, and passed for another 70 yards and two more scores in Webster City's 55-13 rout of non-district foe Gilbert in front of a boisterous home crowd.
It was the Lynx seventh consecutive victory at Lynx Field - they last lost on their home turf to Waverly-Shell Rock, 37-6, on Oct. 27, 2010, during the Class 3A state playoffs first round - and more importantly it sends them into the district schedule with a wave of momentum.
"We came out with a lot more fire (Friday night)," Oswald said. "It was kind of good that we got our butts handed to us (by Ballard) because it made us work harder in practice and everybody studied because we needed it."
Friday's tussle was over by halftime. WCHS (1-1) forced a pair of first-half fumbles that it turned into 14 points, and the defense limited Gilbert (1-1) to just 24 yards of total offense and two first downs en route to a 41-0 Lynx advantage.
"That looked better and felt better," WCHS senior tight end and defensive tackle Boone Myers said. "This got our minds right. We got into that dominate mind-set, and we just kept on them the whole night."
Myers was on the receiving end of one of Oswald's two touchdown passes. On fourth-and-5 from the Gilbert 32 midway through the second quarter, Myers broke free over the middle of the field and Oswald hit him in stride on his way to the end zone to push the Lynx in front 34-0.
Ten minutes earlier, following the second fumble recovery by linebacker Rylee Lawson, Oswald and receiver Ben Mossman hooked up on a 27-yard touchdown on the first play of the drive with 4:30 remaining in the first quarter that gave WCHS a three-touchdown lead.
"They were playing their free safety in the middle of the box, so there were some passes there and (Oswald) hit them," WCHS head coach Bob Howard said after he notched career win No. 284. "The more reps he gets the more he'll loosen up back there."
Gilbert opened the game with a fumble deep in its own territory, and two plays later wingback Trey Tesdahl went around the left side and into the end zone from 10 yards out.
Tailback Connor Larson powered his way across the goal line from 2 and 3 yards away in the first half to help put the game out of reach.
With a continuous clock in the second half, Larson didn't waste any time adding to the Lynx lead. On the first play from scrimmage, he busted two tackles near the line of scrimmage, broke off his run to the outside and then outran a pair of defenders down the sideline for a 60-yard touchdown run. He churned out a game- and career-high 129 yards on just 11 totes - an average of 11.7 yards per carry.
Senior Austin Myers - making his season debut - gave the Lynx another weapon in the backfield. His speed and decisiveness translated into 74 ground yards on seven lugs, capped by a 5-yard scamper up the middle and to the house with 1:11 remaining in the third quarter.
"Connor runs hard and he'll only get better, and Austin Myers is a heck of a running back, too," Howard said. "Boone had a huge game at tight end also, just crushing their defensive end, and the offensive line got better."
Oswald, who completed 3-for-4 passes, says most of the credit should go to the boys up front, who took criticism after the opening week and answered the challenge.
"Our offensive line did one heck of a job," Oswald said. "Those guys put the hammer down and took it to them. On that first (touchdown) pass (to Mossman) I had nobody near me. I could have camped out back there for a couple of days."
WCHS finished with 444 yards of total offense - 374 on the ground - compared to just 170 for Gilbert.
The Tigers scored a pair of second half touchdowns to avoid the shutout; Jared Gescheidler bulldozed his way up the middle and scored from 5 yards out with 7:33 remaining in the third quarter, and quarterback Jordan Knock hit Chase Whetstone with a quick 10-yard pass over the middle with 8:40 left in regulation.
But for the majority of the night, Gilbert simply had no answer for the Lynx attacking defense. WCHS forced three turnovers, collected three sacks - two by reserve nose guard Marshall Weber and one by Lawson - and held the Tigers to three-and-out on four occasions.
"The defense played very well again, and we've got the potential there to be a pretty good defense," Howard said. "There's obviously talent there and then they've worked real hard on their quickness. They played well last week (against Ballard) and then pretty much dominated this week."
Lawson finished with a game-high 8 1/2 tackles, including three solo stops. Nelson Ball and Cal Zahn both had three solo tackles as well.
Gilbert had just six first downs. Tailback Chris Culek rushed for 70 yards, but no other Tiger gained more than five yards on the ground.
Knock completed 7-of-14 passes for 90 yards.
WCHS will begin the push to the playoffs this Friday at Class 3A District 3 rival Charles City (0-2). The Comets have been outscored 64-8 in two losses, but Howard says nothing will come easy.
"Charles City will play good defense and it's a long bus ride, so that's going to be a challenge," he said. "We certainly needed this one for confidence and we needed to get our feet under us a little bit."


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The Romanovs: The Final Chapter
In July 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow mass grave near Ekaterinburg, Siberia, a few miles from the infamous cellar room where the last tsar and his family had been murdered seventy-three years before. But were these the bones of the Romanovs? And if these were their remains,... show more
In July 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow mass grave near Ekaterinburg, Siberia, a few miles from the infamous cellar room where the last tsar and his family had been murdered seventy-three years before. But were these the bones of the Romanovs? And if these were their remains, where were the bones of the two younger Romanovs supposedly murdered with the rest of the family? Was Anna Anderson, celebrated for more than sixty years in newspapers, books, and film, really Grand Duchess Anastasia? The Romanovs provides the answers, describing in suspenseful detail the dramatic efforts to discover the truth. Pulitzer Prize winner Robert K. Massie presents a colorful panorama of contemporary characters, illuminating the major scientific dispute between Russian experts and a team of Americans, whose findings, along with those of DNA scientists from Russia, America, and Great Britain, all contributed to solving one of the great mysteries of the twentieth century.
Publish date: October 1st 1996
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
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, World History
I first became acquainted with the writing of Robert K. Massie when I read Nicholas And Alexandra back in the 70s. I have always been fascinated by history and royal families, and he has been a staple of mine as a writer. I recently finished The Romanovs: The Final Chapter and it was fascinating. ...
4.5 stars. Fascinating account of the discovery of the place where the Romanov family was buried and the subsequent political and scientific fighting over the testing of the bones. Complete review: http://shelfandstuff.blogspot.com/2009/09/romanovs-final-chapter-by-robert-massie.html


August 10, 2015
As the President stated in his speech in Prague in 2009, nuclear terrorism is the most immediate and extreme threat to global security. He announced an international effort to secure vulnerable nuclear materials, break up black markets, and detect and intercept illicitly trafficked materials. The first Nuclear Security Summit was held in Washington, D.C. in 2010, and was followed by additional Summits in Seoul in 2012, and The Hague in 2014. These Summits achieved tangible improvements in the security of nuclear materials and stronger international institutions that support nuclear security.
The Summit will continue discussion on the evolving threat and highlight steps that can be taken together to minimize the use of highly-enriched uranium, secure vulnerable materials, counter nuclear smuggling and deter, detect, and disrupt attempts at nuclear terrorism. The United States seeks a strengthened global nuclear security architecture that is comprehensive, is based on international standards, builds confidence in nations’ nuclear security implementation, and results in declining global stocks of nuclear weapons-usable materials. We cannot afford to wait for an act of nuclear terrorism before working together to collectively raise our standards for nuclear security.


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On Friday, December 4, the great feast of the Entrance into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, a multitude of clergy, faithful, and guests from the U.S. and Russia gathered at St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral in Howell, NJ. Prior to entering the church, many inspected the monument to two of our most distinguished contemporaries: His Holiness, Patriarch Alexey II, and His Eminence, Metropolitan Laurus, which was installed opposite the cathedral. On this bright, sunny day, the feast at the Eastern American Diocesan Center was twofold.
Celebrating the festal Divine Liturgy was Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad. His Eminence as co-served by diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, and clergy of the Diocese and Patriarchal Parishes in the USA. The divine services were conducted under the aegis of the Protectress of the Russian Diaspora: the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God.
Prior to the start of Liturgy, cathedral cleric Reader Peter Lukianov was ordained a subdeacon, while altar server Aleksei Roschko was awarded the right to wear the orarion.
Before the communion of the faithful, Archpriest Victor Potapov, rector of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC, addressed the gathered worshipers with a sermon. Fr. Victor spoke about the history of the radiant feast of the Entrance into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, reminding the Orthodox that "this day calls to mind for us not only of the childhood of the Most Holy Theotokos, but also the significance of raising our children and grandchildren in church, because there is no better place for children than the House of God." "If we will instruct our children from infancy, if we will overcome our spiritual indolence and bring them to church; if from their mother’s breast they will be accustomed to regularly commune of Christ’s Holy Mysteries, then this will be the surest defense for the next generation against the pernicious influences of this world. And even if they later fall from the path, rest assured that the seeds sown in their infancy will make themselves known later in their lives," concluded Fr. Victor.
Upon completion of the divine services, the bishops, clergy, and faithful undertook a procession with the Kursk Root Icon from the cathedral to the monument the Reunification of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The name of the new monument, "Reunification," expresses the core content of the idea inlaid in the sculpture: the memory of the historic event that ended the period of tragic division in the Russian Church in the 20th century – the May 17, 2007 signing of the Act of Canonical Communion between the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and the Russian Church in the homeland.
Imprinted in bronze are the figures of Patriarch Alexey II and Metropolitan Laurus, holding in their hands Christ the Savior Cathedral. The monument’s sculptor is Andrey Klykov, and the project’s architects are Gennady and Anatoly Kuznetsov. As the plaque on the plinth bears witness, the monument is "a gift to the Russian Diaspora from the people of Orthodox Russia." Symbolically, a nearly identical monument was installed on the territory of the Nativity of the Mother of God "Kursk Root Hermitage" in the Kursk Diocese. The only difference between the two is that, in the Kursk monument, the two primates are holding the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God, while in the American monument, they are holding Christ the Savior Cathedral.
Opening the ceremony of the blessing of the monument, Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, called the sculpture "a remarkable memorial to two remarkable men." "Today, we dedicate in the American land a monument to a great event in the life of the United Russian Orthodox Church. For more than half a century, our Russian people, bound by a common Faith, were deprived of the ability to pray together at God’s Altar or to commune from One Chalice. Time and ceaseless prayer were needed for the restoration of Church unity. Eight years ago, these divisions were wiped away. On the day of the signing of the Act of Canonical Communion, a new world of the fullness of Orthodoxy and brotherly unity opened for millions of Russian people on every continent. The question of reuniting the Russian Church depended greatly on two men, who piloted the Ark of Salvation – the Church – in those years: the Most Holy Patriarch Alexey II and Metropolitan Laurus. They both accomplished the greatest feat of their lives, fulfilling the will of God and their historic destiny," noted His Eminence. He called on the clergy and faithful to commemorate and thank the ever-memorable primates for their labors in reuniting the two branches of the Russian Church.
Also taking part in the ceremony of the blessing of the monument were the Consul General of the Russian Federation in New York City, Igor Golubovsky, a delegation from Kursk led by deputy Vladimir Kharin of the Regional Duma, and members of the Kuban Cossack Voisko.
"Today we saw a long-awaited event that had to happen in the American land," said the Consul General of the Russian Federation Igor Golubovsky, addressing those gathered. "This monument is not only a memorial to the Reunification that took place eight years ago, but also a spiritual unity of parts of sacred Moscow with the bearers of the Russian spirit and Russian culture, who by the will of fate have found themselves outside of Russia. I look at this monument, at the figures of these two visionary men, and I see that their gaze is directed toward the future. The great deed that they accomplished was done not only for us, but for future generations." On behalf of the Russian ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak, members of Russia’s diplomatic corps in America, and himself, Golubovsky thanked all those who dedicated even a small portion of their labors toward the installation of the monument to the Reunification.
Metropolitan Hilarion also addressed words of thanks to those who labored to design and complete the sculpture. Architect Anatoly Kuznetsov, director of the "Tserkov’" Fund, thanks to whom the idea of the monument was brought to life, was awarded the Russian Church Abroad’s highest honor: the Order of the Kursk Root Icon, 1st Class. Diocesan gramotas were awarded to the sculptor, Evgeny Korolev, to Kursk Duma deputy Vladimir Kharin, and to Valery Balakirev. The Russian guests will relay the remaining gramotas to those awarded who were not able to attend.
"In the five years during which we were developing this monument, it became dear to us, and we wanted to give it into good hands," said sculptor Evgeny Korolev. "Here, in America, we saw how the Russian people approach the Orthodox Faith with trepidation, and we were very glad to see the monument put in its rightful place." Korolev expressed particular words of thanks to Metropolitan Hilarion, who during the development of the sculpture found the time to come to the workshop and support those who were laboring to create the monument.
On behalf of the Kursk Region and Metropolitan Herman of Kursk & Rylsk, regional Duma deputy Vladimir Kharin greeted the clergy and faithful. Kharin recalled meeting with the ever-memorable Metropolitan Laurus in Kursk and planting a tree there with him. He assured those gathered that collaboration between the people of Kursk and the Russian Church Abroad will continue and be ever more fruitful.
The feast of the Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos is also significant for the cathedral sisterhood, who celebrate the anniversary of their foundation on this day. On this festal day, the sisters prepared an abundant luncheon for the multitudinous clergy, faithful, and guests, during which the warmhearted fellowship continued.
Monument to Reunification of Russian Orthodox Church dedicated at Diocesan Center - 12/04/15
Photos by G. Konyev & A. Boldeskul
Media Office of the Eastern American Diocese ROCOR

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- Does air dry clay break easily?
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- Can you drink out of air dry clay?
- What can I use to waterproof air dry clay?
- Is air dry clay sustainable?
- Is air dry clay good for sculpting?
Does air dry clay break easily?
A con to building with air dry clay is how fragile it can be.
Thin additions like legs, fingers, and ears will easily break off.
To avoid small parts breaking off, have students create mixed media pieces.
To avoid cracking, keep students from adding a lot of water to the clay when they make slip..
Do you need to seal air dry clay?
The short answer is, no it should not get wet. Air-Dry Clay absorbs moisture and will become soft again when it comes into contact with water. That is why Air-Dry Clay should be sealed once the sculpture is done and Air-Dry Clay should be stored in airtight containers when it is not used.
How long does air dry clay last?
Is air dry clay durable?Polymer ClayLight Air Dry ClayBaking time matters on oven and thickness of the piece, usually around 130 °C for 10-15 mins. (Different polymer clay brands has different baking instructions)1-2 days to completely dry depending on the thickness of the piece
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Dust from ordinary clay and several other materials contains some free silica that is too fine and heavy to be expelled from the lungs. Over time this can cause fatal silicosis if breathed often enough.
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Air dry clay is not waterproof, but you can still make clay pots to contain plants. The secret is to wrap the clay around a plastic container. The mini succulent planter will hold the moisture, and your flower pot will stay nice and dry.
Is air dry clay toxic?
The majority of air-dry clays are non-toxic and child-safe whereas polymer clay has a few precautions with it. Polymer clay is available in hundreds of colors but most air-dry clay is available in white only and must be pre-tinted or painted after curing.
Can I paint air dry clay before it dries?
Once your clay is completely dry, you can apply paint directly to the surface. Acrylic paints work really well, but try not to apply too much in one go – it will need additional drying time (up to an hour) before you apply a second coat. If you are using white self-hardening clay Watercolour paints can also be used.
What kind of glue can I use on air dry clay?
PVA glueThe best glue for gluing air-dry clay is PVA glue. It is easy to use and it can be bought in almost any crafts store or hardware store. The pieces have to be clean and free from any dust before applying the glue. A thin layer of glue is more than enough to securely bond air-dry clay together.
What varnish do you use on air dry clay?
Polyurethane VarnishPolyurethane Varnish is basically a plastic liquid and is available in both water- and oil-based with a matt or gloss finish . It can be used on a number of mediums including air dry clay, polymer clay, kiln fired clay, wood and other types of craft mediums.
Why did my air dry clay crack?
Cracking is normal in air dry clays: it’s caused by shrinkage because of the loss of the water inside the clay body. Cracking is often caused by sculpting over an armature or using a lot of water, either to mix the clay or to help it adhere onto a previous layer.
Can clay be toxic?
Since lead vaporizes at a relatively low temperature, it is especially hazardous. Carbon monoxide from fuel-fired kilns or the combustion of organic matter in clays is highly toxic by inhalation and can cause oxygen starvation.
Can you use Mod Podge to seal air dry clay?
Mod Podge on Air Dry Clay It’s really easy to use Mod Podge and clay together (including polymer and air dry). Mod Podge is a great sealer for clay, which is what makes it so perfect for these charms/gift tags.
Can you drink out of air dry clay?
Yes, it can. You might need to bake it before doing so, but the clay will hold water, and you can even drink that water. … Even if the air dry clay is technically edible, it will break down after a few uses because the clay will reabsorb water and reactivate.
What can I use to waterproof air dry clay?
Making air dry clay waterproof If you want to put your sculpture outside, you’ll need to ‘seal’ it to protect it from the elements. You can do this using a coat of either acrylic gloss medium or a mix of equal parts PVA glue and water.
Is air dry clay sustainable?
You can also drill and sand many of the air-dry-clay brands such as Creative Paperclay or LaDoll, however, there are a few brands that dry too brittle for drilling and will crack. The majority of air-dry clays are non-toxic and child-safe whereas polymer clay has a few precautions with it.
Is air dry clay good for sculpting?
5. Craftsmart Air-Dry Clay. Craftsmart’s natural air-dry clay works like a dream for hand-building, sculpting, or throwing on a potter’s wheel. It comes ready to mold; use water to soften it or to add forms via scoring.


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Half of local authorities in Wales have handed over the running of their leisure services to outside organisations, with four more councils considering similar moves. Outsourcing is seen as a way to save money without losing leisure centres and swimming pools. But opponents say it is simply passing the buck.
"It's been tough, very tough," said Heidi Williams. "We were given a sinking ship and expected to make it float."
Ms Williams chairs Harlech and Ardudwy Leisure (HAL), a community company which took over the running of Harlech swimming pool in 2010, after Gwynedd council said it could no longer afford to run it.
"It's a massive thing to take on," she added. "At the end of the day, if it was making money, the local authority would have kept it open and not handed it over to us."
Her view is shared by Darrell Wright, former chairman of Splash Community Trust, which took over Wrexham's Plas Madoc leisure centre in 2014.
"You have to realise you will never, ever keep the place going from the people coming through the door," he said.
"The overheads are frightening - it costs about £75,000 to £80,000 a month just to pay the bills. We didn't realise that when we took it on. When we finally opened, we sat down and thought, 'dear me, what have we done here?'"
But despite the difficulties, these volunteers have managed to save - for now, at least - community facilities which would otherwise have shut.
As they look to cut costs, many Welsh councils see outsourcing as their best - or only - option to keep pools and leisure centres open.
In December, Cardiff council handed over eight leisure centres to GLL, a not-for-profit company which runs 300 such facilities across the UK.
It said the new arrangement would save £31.9m over 15 years, while providing "greater future certainty over the future of leisure provision in Cardiff".
At the other end of the country, in Denbighshire, the council has a different stance.
The authority's head of leisure, Jamie Groves, said there is no "clear rationale" for outsourcing.
"I think councils across Wales have been too ready to consider alternative models because they think the grass is greener.
"If you ask someone else to provide a service for you, it's got to be for betterment, it can't just be for quick-win savings.
Denbighshire was one of the first councils to outsource leisure services - in 2001 it set up Clwyd Leisure - an arms-length trust - to run Rhyl Sun Centre, Prestatyn Nova and the North Wales Indoor Bowls Centre.
It did not end well - the trust went into liquidation in 2014 and all three facilities were shut down.
One year in, said Mr Groves, the Nova is already "overachieving".
"The council has invested just under £4m in this place and at the moment, it's on course to pay all that back and more.
Mr Groves is not alone in his doubts about outsourcing - public services union Unison warned it "spells disaster" for local communities and leisure centre staff.
Dominic MacAskill, Unison Cymru's head of local government said outsourced companies would "inevitably... look to make savings by sacking workers or not replacing staff who leave and squeeze wages and employment conditions.
"It is a short-term economic fix and cannot benefit people in the long term."
Flintshire council, which is currently handing over its leisure centres to outside organisations, insists its outsourcing plans are future proof.
Chief executive officer Ian Bancroft vows the authority "will not walk away" from two social enterprises which are taking on facilities at Connah's Quay and Holywell.
"They are cooperative relationships and we will continue to put in 20% of the cost of those centres, so those organisations will get a grant", he said.
"We've also set aside capital funding that they can draw down over a long period of time to deal with building issues.
"If you plan and you do it cooperatively... then I think it can be a success."
The rest of Flintshire's leisure facilities will be handed over to a community benefit society this summer - the first of its kind in Wales and, according to managing director Mike Welch, the only employee-owned one in the UK.
"We've worked really hard to get the employees on board," he said. "Their dedication and hard work will help to achieve some savings because they have a vested interest in it succeeding."
"There will be no pay cuts, no changes to benefits like holidays and pensions - there is no downside for staff at all."
Increased productivity, a more commercial approach and - because it is a charitable organisation - 80% relief on business rates, will result in a £500,000 saving in the first year, Mr Welch added.
"The alternative would have been quite simple," said Cllr Kevin Jones, Flintshire's cabinet member for leisure. "We'd have had to choose which centre to close."
Meanwhile HAL's Heidi Williams has some advice for community groups thinking about taking on a leisure centre: "Don't underestimate how strong your board needs to be. You need accountants, people who have HR and marketing skills.
"But really you can't run a facility like this without proper revenue support."
Six community councils have now agreed to contribute £50,000 to the leisure centre in a move that will mean council tax bills in the area rising by up to £25 a year.
It was a last resort, said Ms Williams.
"The local authority doesn't have the money to contribute so it was either do this or close.
"The most important thing is that local children still have somewhere they can learn to swim.
"Communities have to look after themselves now."


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posted on Dec, 19 2010 @ 07:15 PM
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Wow you did say that didnt you? A war in these times would be a potential end of humanity. You think not? Theromo Nuclear Devices have the power to
destroy the atmosphere, cause nuclear winters, decimate the earth's population, cause negatives mutations, destroy plant life, poison water, destroy
technology, destroy records of history and set us back into a perpetual stone age, destroy the eco system and cause a disbalance in nature and
basically you get the idea.
War will only bring death, money is a lost art and there is a global monetary system to be instituted soon. War is in no one's best interest at this
point. The only thing that can save the economy is education. People must be educated enough to make greater contributions to society on a whole. TPTB
do not wish for this for many reasons including GREED, POWER/CONTROL, Evil/Occultist and etc. Duh right?
A war now would lead to a WW3, a nuclear war because there is no choice left with that weapon of mass destruction in the hands of virtually anyone who
can afford it.
Then we have biological and chemical weapons. Self imposed genocide is not peace. A war at this point only will increase money because so many people
would die that all of the remaining would have so much more to play with.

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First time in the big city...
(April 19, 2021)
Two small-town merchants were visiting New York City for the first time to attend a conference. There was a large party thrown, with lots of food and drink. At the end of the party, they both staggered outside. One guy crossed the street, while the other stumbled into a subway entrance. When the first guy reached the other side of the street, he noticed the other emerging from the subway stairs.
"Where ya been?" he slurred.
"I don't know," gushed the other guy, "but you should see the train set that guy has in his basement!"


The Minnesota Department of Health is taking court action against a third bar for violating the statewide smoking ban.
The department filed papers in Crow Wing County District Court seeking an order barring the Bird's Nest bar in Garrison, Minn., from holding 'theatre nights' in violation of the smoking ban.
The Freedom to Breathe Act prohibits smoking in restaurants and bars, but it allows smoking in theatrical productions.
Some bar owners have been calling their bar a theatre, and their customers actors as a way to exploit the loophole.
Department of Health Spokesman John Linc Stine said bars need to accept the law.
"There are businesses that are surviving during this new law, and they've found ways to comply with the law sand continue their business operations, and we think that while there are some bars that have been adversely affected from a business standpoint, there are ways to comply with the law and successfully operate," said Stine.
Stine said the Health Department will continue to pursue bars that violate the ban.
An employee of the Birds Nest who asked not to be named told Minnesota Public Radio News that the bar is no longer holding theatre night.


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REX’s pro-consumer campaign to end real estate rebate bans and help over 700,000 aspiring homebuyers gains momentum.
In response to an opinion request from REX, the Louisiana Attorney General’s office clarified that real estate rebates are legal within the state. This is a huge victory for consumers because rebates allow homebuyers to receive back thousands of dollars when they close on a home. Ending anti-consumer rebate bans would put homeownership in the reach of nearly one million more American families.
In Oregon, where REX had brought a federal lawsuit against the state’s rebate ban, U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez left the ban in place while stressing that he was not ruling “on the wisdom of Oregon’s anti-rebate policy.” Judge Hernandez’s opinion further noted that “the U.S. Department of Justice has begun to take action against the anti-competitive activity of traditional real estate brokers.”
“In Oregon, Judge Hernandez found REX made a compelling argument but that the federal court was not the right venue. Although REX disagrees with the outcome, we are encouraged that the court recognized how real estate insiders have stacked the deck against consumers for way too long,” Toth continued.
REX has publicly called for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to join REX in supporting the repeal of anti-rebate policies in the handful states that still prohibit consumers from receiving thousands of dollars back at closing in form of pro-consumer rebates. “These policies harm consumers and licensed real estate agents alike with their anachronistic anti-consumer standards,” REX CEO Jack Ryan wrote in an open letter to NAR in September. “Based on the National Association of Home Builder’s Priced Out model, a 2 percent real estate buyer’s rebate would enable over 700,000 Americans to enter the home ownership market.”
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has an ongoing investigation into the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and has asked NAR questions regarding its influence surrounding rebate bans. The DOJ’s website states: “Rebate bans artificially inflate the cost of real estate services. Consumers are forced to pay thousands more to buy a home than they would if rebates were allowed.” NAR has yet to respond as to its stance on rebate bans either in its response to REX or DOJ.
The opinion from the AG’s office means only nine states now prohibit real estate commission rebates: Alabama, Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Tennessee.
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“Google’s upcoming phones have made early appearances in leaks over, and over, and over, and over, and over again, so it’s really no surprise that someone seems to have obtained a retail-boxed Pixel 6 unit ahead of the fall launch event tomorrow.
“In a video posted initially to TikTok, then deleted but still available on Twitter for a few hours, @CristianDimboiu took a literal approach to unboxing by removing the “Sorta Seafoam” green device from its carrier without going any further.
“We didn’t see the screen turn on or see the screen at all.
“Fortunately, Google apparently ships its new phone upside down so that we could see the camera bar at the back with multiple lenses. It also appears that this phone ships with a cable and USB-C adapter but no charger, so hopefully, new owners will have one handy.”
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So I originally started off using blender for animation right? I loved it, but my renders were crap, and for my render times I hated them. Then I found out about cycles. Whether it was my computer or blender, the LONG render times weren’t worth the quality. So I quit and went onto maya. I learned a lot there, but recently came back to blender because my friend wanted to make a game, and I have the student version of maya so we can’t sell it if I make anything in there.
My friend told me to look up some modeling tutorials so i did, and followed one. I HAVE NO REGRETS. I MISJUDGED CYCLES AND BLENDER ENTIRELY.
Though it may not seem like much, I love it. I’ve never gotten anything this realistic, even in Maya
I take back everything, and this was just something basic according to the tutorial! Can’t wait to work with blender more! Wish me luck!
But yeah I guess lots of us have used Maya and other software at times for various reasons, and they all have their strengths, but Blender certainly holds up and excels in many areas. Cycles rocks for sure!
Earlier this year one of my final Uni assessments, using physics simulation was going to be a Maya project. In the end Blender’s implementation of Bullet rigid bodies was just measurably more powerful, and capable of doing things Maya wasn’t (in my experience) able to handle! (see Sisyphus Engine in my sig…). Blend on Sauchee!
Cycles is intimidating at first. I came to Blender from C4D, which has a pretty good material system (especially since they intriduced the reflectance channel). When I started with cycles node base, I was like, “What the hell, how do you know what’s happening?”. Now, on my (rare) trips back to C4D, I’m like “What the hell, where are my nodes?”.