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Ritviz Super-Club Season Tour Tickets at Hyderabad 2023
Ritviz super club season tour tickets: is set to light up the stage at Artistry Hyderabad on October 29th with his “Super-Club Season Tour.” Fans in Hyderabad, brace yourselves for an electrifying night as the music maestro delves deep into his discography, delivering hits that have redefined the Indian electronic music scene. Starting at 9:30PM, this is an evening you won’t want to miss. Whether you’re a die-hard Ritviz fan or someone looking to indulge in a mesmerizing musical experience, mark your calendars and get ready to dance the night away.
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Beijing, China-based contract research organization Pharmaron has snapped up fellow CRO Quotient Bioresearch as it looks to broaden its reach both technically and geographically.
Pharmaron said the acquisition of Quotient Bioresearch--not to be confused with U.K.-based Quotient Clinical--"strengthens the company's service portfolio" by adding new radiochemistry capabilities and creates a global leading chemistry platform with a full spectrum of services.
It will also offer the firm greater market penetration in Asia, Europe and the U.S. Financial details were not disclosed, but Pharmaron will be feeling flush after a $280 million injection of cash from China's CITIC M&A Fund and Legend Capital in December.
Pharmaron, with more than 3,000 employees and tie-ups with Big Pharma firms such as AstraZeneca ($AZN), will add the 200 employees from Quotient Bioresearch (QB) to its ranks. The Chinese CRO, founded in 2003, said the deal was prompted by QB's own extensive acquisition trail, which saw it buy GE Amersham's radiosynthesis business back in 2009.
"We are very pleased to have Quotient Bioresearch join the Pharmaron team," said Dr. Boliang Lou, chairman and chief executive officer of Pharmaron.
"This acquisition is part of our long-term strategy to grow our services and broaden our technical and geographic footprint to better serve clients throughout the world. Combining these two companies gives Pharmaron industry-leading custom radiosynthesis capabilities, and further consolidates our leading position in the field of discovery, preclinical and clinical DMPK.
"This move will help accelerate the discovery and development of novel drugs for our customers with Pharmaron's comprehensive and integrated drug research and development engine."
This comes two weeks after QB received an FDA inspection (in relation a U.S. sponsor's drug trial). While it received no observations (i.e., no FDA 483 form was issued), its MD, Stephen Lewinton, said the regulator did give a "couple of helpful points for discussion … which will provide opportunities to further improve and develop our services in line with FDA expectations".
Lewinton said of the merger that his firm is "excited to become part of Pharmaron's integrated drug research and development platform."
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Searching for Assembly Technicians in Worcester, MA. The Electro-Mechanical Assembler will join a fast growing team at a leading medical device company. This is a first shift, contract to perm position.
Responsibilities of the Electro-Mechanical Assembler:
- Assemble significantly complex electro-mechanical and opto-mechanical sub-assemblies and final assemblies per written specifications, e.g., work instructions, customer drawings, etc.
- Transition between multiple sub-assemblies or final assemblies across multiple product lines within a short period of time.
- Ability to work collaboratively with customers and internal team on co-builds during the New Product Introduction process.
- Recognize and recommend improvements to product assembly processes.
- Complete manufacturing documentation as outlined in the work order package and defined by the customer.
- Package final product per written specifications.
- Identify and report any product quality problems or discrepancies.
- Document non-conformances.
- Responsible for following cGMP and ISO 13485 requirements.
- Maintain proper control of device traceability materials and non-conforming material.
Requirements of the Electro-Mechanical Assembler:
- High School Diploma or equivalent. Further technical training or education preferred.
- 5+ years experience in medical product assembly field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience preferred,
- Experience in medical device manufacturing preferred.
- Experience in basic manufacturing methods.
- Must be able to read, write, and comprehend detailed manufacturing procedures and drawings in English.
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Live Sports Events: how to stay relevant in a digital world
In our world of on-demand content, decades worth of media is always at our fingertips. With so much entertainment competing for our time, money and attention, our expectation of what makes a 'viewing experience’ is rapidly changing. Amid this new landscape, the question that many people in the sports industry are asking themselves is: how can live sports events stay relevant?
The simple answer, according to Sebastian Coe, President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), is innovation. Coe states: "We need brave, bold ideas that engage fans in events and across a range of platforms. The only thing stopping us is our imagination and the courage to try something new."
Create a ‘spectacle’
Sports events are gradually embracing the fan experience as more than solely observing sport and are starting to combine sports events with other forms of entertainment. The Super Bowl is a great example of this and its 2015 halftime show attracted a global audience of 118.5 million viewers. The whole world tuned in, not for the sport alone - which in general is popular mainly in the USA - but for the whole spectacle of the event.
The Super Bowl’s consideration of the spectator experience and strive to create a ‘show’ as well as a sports performance has paid off. Anticipation for this year’s event is already high, with a 30-second television advert during the game reportedly costing at least $5 million.
Benjamin Garot, Event Manager of Sport Plus Conseil, explains the trend: “Entertainment is now a major aspect of sport events and is the key to perfecting the consumer experience. There’s no longer a conflict between entertainment shows and sports competition; they’re merging.”
Engage with sports fans online
Another way sports events can add value for their customers is through digital media and engagement with fans. Publicity and social media activity is now an essential component in managing sports events -- a 3-hour long event can trend on social media for three months if community managers are able to keep up engagement. Investment in digital marketing (and community management specifically) can also help sales of tickets, by building anticipation, and keep long term engagement with the sports event.
In December, students of emlyon’s MSc in Sports Industry Management had the opportunity to put these ideas into practice when they worked with Sport Plus Conseil to organise the All Star Game in Paris. The students handled the community management, building a strategy around the event and sharing backstage secrets with followers on social media. After its success, Sports Plus Conseil will be prioritising social media for future events.
However, creating a spectacle around sports events and engaging with fans on social media must not be at the expense of the sport itself. The reason we love sports is because of the camaraderie of supporting a team or athlete, and the primal emotions of triumph and failure. What really matters is the athletes.
Sports events have been part of our history since the early Olympic Games in Ancient Greece. Amy Howe, COO of Ticketmaster North America, thinks there will always be a place for live events: “There’s not another form of entertainment that delivers the [same] experience and joy.”
Post appeared: emlyon Sports Industry Management blog
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Every charity organization exists to make the world a better place. Whether it is to help those in need, find the cure for a disease, save the environment or promote the arts, we all have one common goal - to make a difference.
And to make that difference we have the task of inspiring supporters, volunteer and staff to give of their time, talent, hearts and wallets. Every one of those stake-holders that rally behind your cause has a story. A story about themselves or someone they love or someone they barely know who inspired them with a reason for wanting to champion your issue.
But what is your story?
And have you told it?
I recently started telling my personal story of why I was moved to dedicate my life to working to help women and children escape abuse. It was a story that I thought too intimate to share and too narcissistic for anyone to be interested in.
But when you get intimate and authentically share your passion and motivation, it incites the same in others. Since I've been including my story in talks and presentations around the country, the flood gates have opened. Countless supporters have come forward to share their story. Stories that may have been locked up and never before told. Stories that drive us all to work harder. To do more. To take our efforts to newer, bolder heights.
As non-profit leaders we aren't just charged with leading but with connecting too.
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In 2012, 3.8 million home-based child care providers in the United States cared for more than 7.1 million children. These home-based child care providers represent a diverse group including licensed family child care programs along with family members, friends, and neighbors who regularly care for children.
Over the last decade, the landscape for home-based child care providers and the children they serve has shifted in important ways. The first shift is an increased focus on promoting quality across all early care and education settings. A second shift is a recent and steady decline in the number of licensed family child care providers and subsidy-receiving, license-exempt providers.
The trend toward engaging home-based child care providers in quality improvement initiatives while also addressing the decline in home-based child care providers presents an important backdrop for state and federal efforts. At the core of implementing these efforts successfully is a need to understand the unique characteristics of home-based child care providers and the approach they take in their work with children and families.
The conceptual model described in this brief offers a new, structured approach for understanding, defining, and supporting quality in home-based child care settings. The purpose of the model is to highlight features of home-based child care that are linked to outcomes for children, families, and providers. The model is intended to generate dialogue among researchers, practitioners and policymakers.
Key Findings and Highlights
The model is organized into three broad components: Foundations for Sustainability of Care, Lasting Relationships, and Opportunities for Learning and Development. Within each component are elements. Each element is supported by available evidence from the body of research on home-based child care and research that has been conducted in center-based child care settings. Because certain aspects of high-quality child care transcend the setting in which the care is provided (e.g., adult-child interactions), the research cited throughout the brief is not limited to studies that were conducted in home-based child care settings.
Child Trends facilitated regular meetings with the authors of this brief to develop a conceptual model for quality in home-based child care. Several resources informed the initial conversations, including a list of quality features generated during an expert panel held in 2016, the National Association for Family Child Care accreditation standards, existing comprehensive literature reviews on quality in home-based child care, and Quality Measurement in Early Childhood Settings.
The purpose of the conceptual model is to spark conversations about quality in home-based child care among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. The final section of the brief offers additional thoughts on how the model can inform these discussions.
Blasberg, A., Bromer, J., Nugent, C., Porter, T., Shivers, E.M., Tonyan, H., Tout, K., & Weber, B. (2019). A Conceptual Model for Quality in Home-Based Child Care. OPRE Report #2019-37. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Home-Based Child Care:
- Any regular non-parental child care that takes place in a home
- Family Child Care:
- Licensed or regulated family child care settings where one provider (with or without additional staff) cares for multiple children and receives payment
- Quality Rating and Improvement System


Just a few hours after a Nissan employee published photos of the 2018 Leaf, the Japanese automaker has previewed some of the hatchback’s semi-autonomous driving systems in a new commercial.
Released in Japan, the advertisement offers a number of momentary glimpses of the latest-generation Leaf which start with a look at its sleek silhouette and then provide a glimpse of the digital gauge cluster which seems to include a number of configurable display modes. Among these modes include a dial that displays how much engine power is being used at a given time while another displays the amount of charge left in the battery.
Finally, the clip offers a look at the Leaf’s use of Nissan’s ProPilot Park system. Set to be offered exclusively in Japan and Europe (at least initially), the system allows the new EV to park itself.
Stay tuned for more details about the 2018 Leaf as its September 6 premiere edges closer.


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There are major differences between the Democratic and Republican candidates for Governor this year. Incumbent Sean Parnell and challenger Ethan Berkowitz differ sharply on most energy issues and on their approaches to education and social policy. Last night during the Public Television Debate for the State, they took opposing positions on recognizing tribal jurisdiction. Governor Parnell said he’s all for tribal administration of social programs, but he opposes any self government power.
Democratic Challenger Ethan Berkowitz believes the time has passed for the state government to be refusing to recognize tribal jurisdiction.
The issue came up during a discussion of why the administration tried to appeal a tribal adoption case to the U.S. Supreme Court. That appeal was recently denied, leaving the state to try to develop new policy on tribal court powers.
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AXA PPP healthcare has launched a scheme to enable big businesses to provide improved and affordable healthcare for workers.
The Healthcare Pathway has been designed to slash employer losses through illness and improve employee experience by putting sick employees in touch with a healthcare provider in a quick, easy and cost-effective way.
AXA PPP, which is working in partnership with selected healthcare providers, said the scheme offers five key benefits:
• Fast access to medical care
Separately, it said employers will profit from:
• A healthier workforce
• A better patient journey
• Controlling costs
• Faster return to work
• Choice and flexibility
While employees will gain:
• Easy access to hospitals
• Choice of specialists
• Financial peace of mind
• A better understanding of their health
James Freeston, sales and marketing director at AXA PPP, said: "We understand in the tough economic, social and health landscape employers are dealing with and the pressure they're facing to provide for employee healthcare at a cost their businesses can sustain.Meeting this need, while also tackling the causes of medical inflation, demands a new way of thinking.
"Our response is to pioneer a better health journey: The Healthcare Pathway - helping employees stay healthy by providing engaging health guidance, speeding them to the right treatment when they need it and supporting them throughout their recovery. And at the same time tackling costs and ensuring financial sustainability."

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It's only early days for the Street News app as it launched late in 2021, but the app saw some impressive results within its first month after launch:
72% download conversion on Android - 12% above average for magazine and newspaper apps
76% of users who started on the free trial, converted into paying subscribers
The app held a stable 4.9-star rating
Featured in Apple’s “This Week’s Hottest Apps” listing
What you need to know
Big Issue North is a charity that produces a weekly magazine, sold on the streets of the North of England by homeless or vulnerably housed people. The service has felt the negative effect of transitioning to cashless payments, the downturn in printed media and more recently the severe hit of COVID-19.
But regardless of the pandemic, Big Issue North needed a solution for creating digital revenue, without affecting their vendors’ ability to sell the printed magazine. The charity also wanted to share content from more unheard voices, create global reach with their stories and raise awareness of the worlds' ongoing issues.
The Street News app was duly created in partnership with Apadmi, featuring a seamless user-centric interface which delivers content in a user-friendly and inclusive way for both free and premium subscribers.
When we first started working with Apadmi, we didn’t actually realise the scale of the company, because they felt so friendly and familiar. Even though they have a massive engine of skilled professionals working behind the scenes, you still get that personal touch, and you feel like part of the team.
George Wright Head of Communications and Fundraising
How we moved the market
As well as creating a digital platform to enhance Big Issue North’s publishing model, the Apadmi product and client services teams also supported the business by helping with the transition to a more agile way of working.
App launch support was also provided, including competitor analysis and keyword research before drafting fully optimised product pages, ready for app submissions. Training and support was also given on how to reply to app reviews, and how to use the App Store Connect and Google Play developer consoles.


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The noise reverberated off the trees in The Woodlands, Texas. Ripples of excitement could be felt as far away as Houston, 30 miles south. After all, it was time for the first pep rally of the 2011-12 school year, which meant football was in the air.
A closer examination of the fervor, though, would reveal that it was actually another sport at The Woodlands High garnering the attention of the school's community. It was the softball team that people had come to see.
"ESPN showed up for us, not football," said softball coach Richard Jorgensen, whose team had been basking in the glory of a Texas state title and No. 1 national ranking in the POWERADE FAB 50 last spring. "The girls absolutely stole the show, and the community had confetti for us and everything. It was such a wonderful thing for the girls to experience."
But with big celebrations come bigger expectations, and the Highlanders didn't leave much margin for error in 2012 after winning 44 of 45 games in 2011. Adding to Jorgensen's headache is the departure of two All-State players, 3B Brooke Riemann (now at Blinn College) and OF Kelsey Jolly (now at McNeese State). And turning that headache into a full-fledged migraine is the fact that the team's pitching ace, senior Paige McDuffee, is expected to miss the season while she recovers from surgery on her pitching arm.
"Now it's going to get more intense," said Jorgensen. "I'm not as relaxed as a coach this year for sure. When we had Paige healthy, we felt going into every game that if we could score three runs we would win."
Perhaps sophomore RHP Caitlin Bartsch can be the aspirin and 6-foot freshman LHP Abby Langkamp can serve as the tall glass of water.
Rewind 11 months to the first tournament of last season for The Woodlands and a game against Vista Ridge (Austin, Texas). McDuffee was going hard into second base after a hit and collided with a defender, injuring her leg and ensuring that she would miss several games.
"You never think about your star pitcher getting injured and then when it happens the place gets so quiet," Jorgensen said. "You could hear a pin drop. But then Caitlin just comes in and starts throwing strikes, and by the second and third innings I looked at my assistants and said, 'Shoot, we're gonna be good.'"
Bartsch's early season experience was critical in The Woodlands' championship run last year. She went 9-0 during the season while eating some innings from McDuffee in the playoffs as the latter tried to battle through another injury, this time to her pitching arm.
"My forearm would swell to the size of a softball and I didn't have a lot of my physical stuff during the playoff run," said McDuffee. "It made me grow a lot mentally. I just had to get through innings by telling myself, 'Last pitch and you're done ... last pitch and you're done.'"
McDuffee concedes that the excruciating pain brought her to tears countless times.
"All through the rest of the playoffs, she really had to gut it out because she was only playing at about 60 percent," said Jorgensen. "We really had to rely heavily on Caitlin to take some of the tension off of Paige."
In the bleachers witnessing this emotional drama was Langkamp, an eighth-grader who would rush over to the softball games after her track meets (her middle school doesn't have a softball team) so she could cheer for the team she eventually hoped to play for.
Funny thing is, Langkamp might not have been on the varsity team this year as a freshman, but the absence of McDuffee led Jorgensen to opt for the rookie as his second hurler.
"There's going to be a lot of pressure on me and it's a tough situation to be in because I feel so bad for Paige," said Langkamp. "But I love Coach [Jorgensen] because he's all about having fun and that's something that I really respect, so I'm just going to go out there and that's what I'm going to try to do."
The fun these girls display on the softball diamond serves as a refuge from all of the laborious hours committed to becoming the No. 1 team in the nation.
As Bartsch will tell you, "Everyone sees the fun we have but they don't see the hours and hours of work that stand behind the relatively few minutes we spend playing the games."
Someone should tell Bartsch that it's difficult for fans to see that hard work through all the confetti. At this rate, they'd better be careful: The football players are going to get jealous.


The NBA says it hopes the league can help to unify people and cultural divides while maintaining an openness to a flow of ideas as it weighed in Sunday on the controversy surrounding the Rockets‘ GM after he voiced support of pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters.
“We recognize that the views expressed by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey have deeply offended many of our friends and fans in China, which is regrettable,” the NBA said in the statement released Sunday night. “While Daryl has made it clear that his tweet does not represent the Rockets or the NBA, the values of the league support individuals’ educating themselves and sharing their views on matters important to them.”
The statement came after China’s official basketball association, headed by Hall of Famer and Rockets great Yao Ming, said earlier in the day that it would suspend cooperation with the team. Tencent, a major media partner with ESPN and the NBA in China with a streaming deal that is worth $1.5 billion total over the next five years, and Chinese state television then said they would not be showing Rockets games.
The Chinese Basketball Association said on its Twitter-like Weibo account that Morey had made “improper remarks regarding Hong Kong” to which it expressed its “strong opposition.”
Morey’s now-deleted tweet from Friday read: “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.”
“We have great respect for the history and culture of China,” the NBA said in its statement, “and hope that sports and the NBA can be used as a unifying force to bridge cultural divides and bring people together.”
In a statement tweeted Sunday, Morey attempted to clarify the matter.
“I did not intend my tweet to cause any offense to Rockets fans and friends of mine in China,” Morey said in the statement. “I was merely voicing one thought, based on one interpretation, of one complicated event. I have had a lot of opportunity since that tweet to hear and consider other perspectives.”
It wasn’t immediately clear if Morey’s new tweets or the NBA’s statement would be enough to salvage the various relationships. Chinese athletic apparel maker Li-Ning also released a statement saying it was upset with Morey’s tweet.
China’s relationship with the Rockets has been especially close because Yao played his entire NBA career with the team. Yao was appointed as the association’s president in February 2017, in what was presented as a step toward reform for an organization that had in the past been led by government bureaucrats.
“I have always appreciated the significant support our Chinese fans and sponsors have provided,” Morey tweeted. “And I would hope that those who are upset will know that offending or misunderstanding them was not my intention. My tweets are my own and in no way represent the Rockets or the NBA.”
The CBA’s reaction underscores Beijing’s extreme sensitivity about foreign attitudes toward the ongoing protests that have lately grown into violence in the semi-autonomous territory. China accuses foreign parties in the United States and elsewhere of encouraging the demonstrations.
On Friday night, Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta denounced Morey’s tweet, saying the Rockets are not a political organization.
Listen….@dmorey does NOT speak for the @HoustonRockets. Our presence in Tokyo is all about the promotion of the @NBA internationally and we are NOT a political organization. @espn https://t.co/yNyQFtwTTi
— Tilman Fertitta (@TilmanJFertitta) October 5, 2019
Fertitta told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon that he felt compelled, due to the reaction to Morey’s tweet, to publicly clarify that the Rockets do not take political positions, but Fertitta stressed he has no issues with Morey.
“I have the best general manager in the league,” Fertitta said. “Everything is fine with Daryl and me. We got a huge backlash, and I wanted to make clear that the organization has no political position. We’re here to play basketball and not to offend anybody.”
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.


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KINGSTON, N.Y. The Hudson River Museum has announced two new programs for families and young adults in the spring and summer, and is looking for beta testers for its new puzzle programs.
Beta testers get a chance to be the first to try the museum’s new puzzles. As
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NOPD investigating homicide on Huntlee Drive
The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred in the 100 block of Huntlee Drive.
Upon arrival, police said they found a man with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
No further information is available at this time.
This is a developing story. Stick with WDSU.com for the latest.


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ERMAHGURD! A LEGIT TF PIC!
Anyways, this is a request from ~Quadrasputnik!
He asked me to draw a Human to Bubble Dragon TF pic, and I eagerly obliged, because I wanna practice drawing TF pics (Because, I'm not gonna lie, I kinda like the TF fetish/fad)
Before you ask who I drew, I actually don't know... I made this guy up He had no name, backstory, or anything, so... I'll give him a bit of a personality.
His name could be... I don't know... Lets call him... Mike.
Anyways, mate, I hope you like it ^u^ And, thanks for asking me to do this, It's kinda made me wanna do more TF pics :'D
Well... This is new...
Whoa! :'D Great Work, Hun! xxxxxxxx Looks even better than I thought! :'3 I'm gonna have a try at drawing Transformation pic myself xxxxx Yours is really cool! X3 <3 <3 <3
X3 Thanksies, sweetie~ <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
I really liked that one you showed me this morning xxxxxxx <3 <3 <3 <3 It was really well done :'D xxxxxxxxx
X3 You're really welcome, Hun~ <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
I'm really glad you liked it :'D xxxxxxx It means alot to me <3 <3
It was pretty good for my first try! ^u^ <3 <3 <3
TF is cool. :3 Great job on this!

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Here's a set of fall cards I just finished. I was running out of cards without sayings on the front that could quickly fit any occasion - and it's always nice to have some of those on hand!
The dark brown portion of the card (next to the fall leaf paper) is pleated using my Scor-Pal. Simply score a piece of lightweight paper at 3/4", 1", 2", 2 1/4", 3" and 3 1/4" then fold to pleat, adhere to the card front, turn the card over and trim all 3 sides for an exact fit. Finally, add the top DSP (Designer Scrapbook Paper) and the ribbon of your choice. Give your cards an unexpected dimension with this simple pleat technique!
Next, try creating a 3-D accent for any card by using a square of the matching paper and adding at least two complimentary but contrasting layers, then adhere it to your card or layout with foam tape. Here I used a 1/16" border of black and a 1/4" border of metallic gold behind the black layer to complete the rich look of this card. The card pictured in the front also shows how to take a large brad and some cording (or narrow ribbon) to create a little picture hanger effect with the 3-D accent.
The DSPs are all from K&Co. and the dark brown ribbon is BASIC BASIC (from Michaels). It's a dream to tie into knots! Grab a card and some ribbon then follow along with my YouTube videos on how to tie the perfect knots HERE.


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The moern name, Angkor Wat, means “Temple City” or “City of Temples” in Khmer; Angkor, meaning “city” or “capital city”, is a vernacular form of the word nokor (នគរ), which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara (Deva
The original name of the temple was Vrah Viṣṇuloka (Sanskrit) or Brah Bisnulōk (Local variant) which means the sacred dwelling of Vishnu
Angelina Jolie unveiled her new film on the horrors of the Khmer Rouge era on Saturday at the ancient Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia, a country the star shares a deep affinity with through her adopted son Maddox.
Cambodia’s king and survivors of the communist regime were among some 1,500 people invited to the debut screening of First They Killed My Father, directed by Jolie and based on the memoirs of Loung Ung.
Loung Ung was five years old when Khmer Rouge troops, led by Pol Pot, swept into Phnom Penh plunging her family into a harrowing ordeal that saw them sent to brutal labour camps before her eventual escape to the United States.
In its quest for an agrarian Marxist utopia, the regime killed up to two million Cambodians between 1975-79 through execution, starvation and overwork.
It is the second film by Jolie to tackle the subject of genocide – in 2011 she made a film about the Bosnian conflict featuring mostly local actors.
But her latest silver screen offering is more personal.
Jolie adopted her first child Maddox from an orphanage in Cambodia’s western Battambang province in 2002 and she has been given Cambodian citizenship.
The Hollywood star previously said it was Maddox who pushed her to make the film.
At a press conference in Siem Reap, Jolie described Cambodia as a “second home”, adding that she chose Loung Ung’s book because she wanted to tell the story of the Khmer Rouge era “through the eyes of a child”.
It also brought her closer to her son, she said.
“I wanted to focus not just on the war but on the love of family and on the beauty of the country and in fact I wanted to understand what my son’s birth parents may have gone through. And I wanted to know him better and I wanted to know this country better,” she said.
Maddox is accompanying his mother on the trip and was seen visiting the Angkor temple complex on Friday.
In a tribute to those who survived the brutal regime, Jolie has pushed to ensure the film would be both made by Cambodians and accessible to them.
Almost the entire film is in the Khmer language while the cast members and much of the crew were local hires, including the two child protagonists.
The film is also co-produced by Rithy Panh, Cambodia’s most acclaimed filmmaker.
He lost almost all his immediate family during the Khmer Rouge years but went on to produce searing documentaries that helped break the silence surrounding the genocide.
Loung Ung, who Jolie described as a “family friend”, said that while the film centred on her family’s experience, her story would be familiar to all Cambodians.
“I view it as the story of all of us,” she told reporters.
Despite the prosecution of a few top Khmer Rouge cadres, the genocide continues to be a controversial subject.
Strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen, who was a former regime cadre before he defected and has run the impoverished country for more than thirty years, is opposed to any new prosecutions of regime leaders.
But the Cambodian government has welcomed Jolie’s film so far.
“The movie reflects the brutality of the Khmer Rouge regime,” said Sin Chanchhaya, director of Cambodia’s Cinema and Cultural Diffusion Department.
“This is a big deal for us. There is a strong interest among the Cambodian people,” he added.
The premiere will be followed by screenings across Cambodia, some seven months before the film is released to a global audience on Netflix.
Jolie’s arrival in Cambodia marks a rare public appearance since her high-profile split last year from Brad Pitt.
Together they had brought up Hollywood’s most celebrated family with three of their six children adopted from overseas.


The man President Donald Trump was set to nominate Thursday for a key Defense Department position once wrote an editorial that slammed Russia’s aggressive nuclear posture and the U.S.’ response.
The White House announced it intended to nominate David J. Trachtenberg to serve as the principal deputy under the secretary of defense for policy. In a December 2015 opinion piece for Defense News, Trachtenberg—the president of a national security consulting firm and former Department of Defense staffer—wrote that Russia had taken on a “threatening nuclear posture” and that the current approach left “Americans hostage to nuclear annihilation by Russia” in the name of strategic stability.
“In the most critical areas of nuclear deterrence and defense, it’s time to square the circle between Russia’s actions and America’s response,” Trachtenberg concluded in his Defense News piece. “Bolstering our nuclear offensive and defensive capabilities is long overdue. Let’s get on with it.”
The Trump administration’s ties to Russia have regularly come into question. The U.S. intelligence community determined that the country worked to help Trump get elected over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton through a hack of the Democratic National Committee and an “influence campaign.”
Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn stepped down after he misrepresented a conversation with a Russian ambassador to Vice President Mike Pence. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, meanwhile, recused himself this month from an ongoing investigation of ties between Trump’s campaign and Russia after it was revealed that he did not disclose his meeting with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the run-up to the election.
Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump have expressed a desire to further their nation’s nuclear capabilities.
Russia must “enhance the combat capability of strategic nuclear forces, primarily by strengthening missile complexes that will be guaranteed to penetrate existing and future missile defense systems,” Putin said in December.
Trump tweeted around that time, the U.S. “must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability.”
“Let it be an arms race,” Trump said in a statement to MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” the day after that tweet. “We will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all.”


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Join us at Clemmons Library Branch on Saturday, August 31 at 1:30 p.m. for a Family Sensory-Friendly Movie Matinee. Families of all ages are welcome. We’ll be watching “Wonder” rated PG.
"Speak No Evil" by Uzodinma Iweala, is this year's On The Same Page community read. He'll visit Winston-Salem for two events in September.
If disaster were to strike today, would you be prepared? Come to the Clemmons Branch Library on Wednesday, September 11 at 11 a.m. for a presentation that will cover everything you need to know for natural disasters. Registration is required. To register, email email@example.com or call 336-703-2850.
On Wednesday, September 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. join us for a painting class led by artist Kevin Casteel. Kevin will show you a completed painting and then teach you the steps to paint a similar work. All ages are welcome and all materials will be provided. Registration is required. To register, visit or call the Clemmons Branch Library at 336-703-2920.
Want to have a say in your library? Join us at the Clemmons Branch Library at 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month if you're interested in joining a Tween/Teen Advisory Board.
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Weber State University’s women’s tennis team finished the regular season with a 7–1 record, clinching the first-seed in the Big Sky conference on April 10.
The Wildcats played against Idaho State University, one of the only three teams in the conference with a winning record. Weber State traveled to Pocatello, Idaho, to beat the Bengals 4–3.
“I am so proud of our team efforts,” women’s tennis head coach RuthAnn Allen said to Weber State Athletics. “Patty Kuo led the charge back, followed by Ana Morett, Megan Lombardi and Sicely Ferreira to clinch the match. We have fought hard this year as a team and that has made a difference.”
This is Allen’s 29th win as Weber State’s head coach, making her record 12–4 during in-conference play.
Lombardi has been key to the team’s success this season. A junior, Lombardi has not only won more singles matches than anyone in the conference with 13, but the most doubles wins as well with 16, sharing the court with her teammate Yuuna Ukita, who has seven singles wins of her own.
Other players to watch out for in the tournament are Ferreira and Megan Davies, who share the court during doubles. Both players have 10 singles wins each to compliment their four-win record.
Second-seed Northern Arizona, the team that sent Weber State home from the tournament last year, also finished the season with only one loss. Star Lumberjack Elinor Beazley just won Big Sky conference women’s player of the week, the fourth consecutive time an athlete from a team has been awarded the honors. The Wildcats beat the Lumberjacks 4–3 in Ogden the last time they played. Kuo beat Beazley in both matches, scoring 6–2 the first and 7–6 the second.
While tournament matchups have not been decided, Weber State, Northern Arizona and Idaho State are the top three teams in the conference. Portland State University is the next best team with a 3–4 record, followed by the University of Idaho, Montana State University, Eastern Washington University, Sacramento State University and the University of Montana.
The Big Sky conference tournament will take place from April 28-30 in Phoenix, Arizona.


Various methods for solving the partial contact of surfaces with regularly periodic profiles—which might arise in analyses of asperity level contact, serrated surfaces or even curved structures—have previously been employed for elastic materials. A new approach based upon the summation of evenly spaced Flamant’s solution is used here to solve periodic problems in plane elasticity for sliding contact with Coulomb friction. The advantage is that solutions are derived in a straightforward manner without requiring extensive experience with advanced mathematical theory.
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Microsoft today announced it is releasing a major update to the Xbox One gaming console. The much-awaited update comes with a few new features and improvements such as Beam, the company’s livestreaming client that does similar things as Twitch; and a faster and simpler interface. From a report on Engadget: The March update centers around a redesigned interface that’s designed for speed above all else. It’s quicker to perform more than a few tasks, such as finding a group to join. The revamped Guide should be much quicker, too — it promises faster access to recent apps, background music controls and game recording. A few tweaks are designed with multitasking in mind, such as a brand new achievement tracker and a Cortana rework that puts the voice assistant into an overlay that won’t disrupt what you’re doing.
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Homeowner Cynthia Hyams admits the thought of renovating her home was a little overwhelming at first.
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“Being totally honest, I cried and thought ‘where do we start?'” she reveals to EKBB.
She says: “The rooms hadn’t been touched for years.
“It wasn’t just about decorating and styling; I knew there were going to be a lot of unforeseen issues that would surprise us too, causing delays and extra cost along the way.”
Here’s what she was working with.
The project in a nutshell:
Who lives here? The Hyams family – Cynthia, Matthew and Henry
The property: A 1910-built terrace in Twickenham, London
Kitchen designer: Matthew Hyams
Her childhood home inspired Cynthia’s dream of creating a space that was ‘clean and minimalist’. “I wanted each room to have a focal point, whether it be a piece of furniture or a statement ornament,” she explains.
“After growing up in a house in the Seychelles, which was full of furniture and decoration, I knew I wanted a similar look in my own home,” she adds.
For the master boudoir, Cynthia and Matthew wanted their space to have warm walls and designed it so it could be easily updated as-and-when with decorative details and new bedding. A cool blue on the walls provided the perfect match to the pair of clean white windows, with Cynthia using the fittings from Plantation Shutters.
However, in Henry’s bedroom, the desired aesthetic was a little different, with a focus on colour and creativity. “I wanted white walls that could have lots of colour added to them, via books, toys and even a feature wall,” says Cynthia.
She adds: “The space also needed flooring that was practical: it needed to be tough enough to withstand stains and dropped toys, without chipping or showing marks.”
With husband Matthew being a builder, the project was a largely home-born undertaking, with the family using online sources such as Pinterest and Instagram to inspire them and add their own ‘little twists of style’ to the space.
There was no budget per se but the couple still needed to factor in the aforementioned hidden problems that come with older-build properties. “The worst room was Henry’s; the walls began to fall down when we started to strip the wallpaper,” Cynthia recalls. “That aside, we thought it would cost a few hundred pounds for the flooring, paint and shelving, and we’d be able to get it all completed in a weekend,” she says.
That was perhaps a tad optimistic – Henry’s room alone took eight weeks to finish. “It cost £2,000 because Matthew literally had to rebuild the walls,” adds Cynthia.
Her advice for anyone planning their own home makeover? “Create rooms that make your smile every time you walk into them,” she stresses.
She adds: “We’ve really made this house our home.
“The renovation journey still continues as we’re making it our ‘forever home’ – but I no longer feel like I’m living in someone else’s property.”


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Based on the novelSara Crewe by Frances Hodgson Burnett, this Mary Pickford vehicle is another of her early ‘poor little rich girl’ films that silent era audiences loved. Norman Kerry and ZaSu Pitts support.
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Without Lying Down (2000), color and black & white, 55 minutes, not rated,
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DVD release date: 11 March 2003.
Country of origin: USA
This edition of A Little Princess (1917) is included as supplementary material to a documentary on writer Frances Marion. The film is presented in a full-frame video transfer which runs at slightly faster than natural speed, and with windowboxed still-frame titles on the majority of main titles and intertitles. The entire presentation could well be a video-only compilation of the best surviving elements.
The source print is generally in very-good condition but a little contrasty, with plugged-up shadows and some featureless highlights, and some sections of higher amounts of speckling and emulsion scuffing. Some shots (of the exterior of the palace, for instance) are out-and-out blurry.
The film is accompanied by a piano score.
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Situated in a block on the cusp of transformation, Tending a line in the year of the rabbit responds to the boundary condition produced by two rows of concrete sleepers. No longer serving their original purpose, the linear arrangement now hosts life — the space between these rows has been transformed to support a species-rich plant community. To establish the plants amidst an already vibrant ‘vacant lot’, caretakers engage in new patterns of boundary-making, reciprocity, and care.
This ‘vacant lot’ sits at the intersection of competing forces in the modern city-suburbs. Located in close proximity to the Old Pumping Station (located within Scienceworks Museum) and the rapidly gentrifying neighbourhoods of Melbourne’s inner-west, this ‘vacant lot’ and Linda Tegg’s artistic intervention raise questions about land usage, and prompts broader thinking about conservation and regeneration in urban areas.
Over the spring, a new generation of seeds will be collected to catalyse as-yet unimagined opportunities for plants in this place. Commissioned for Treatment III, Tending a line in the year of conclude when construction at the site begins.

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Global greenhouse-gas emissions have plunged in the wake of COVID-19, but keeping them down requires longer-term strategies blending industrial reductions with solutions that save the world’s forests, farms, and fields. Can these long-term efforts survive the coming bad times?
27 April 2020 | It’s an article of faith among optimistic environmentalists that the global response to COVID-19 will hasten the demise of the science denial movement and accelerate efforts to meet the climate challenge. An overwhelming majority of veteran environmentalists surveyed by Ecosystem Marketplace, however, fear that the convulsive response to COVID-19, which is expected to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by just over 5 percent this year, will detract from the emerging structured response needed to meet the Paris Climate Agreement’s 1.5°C (2.7°F) target, which requires emissions to fall 7.6 percent annually for the next decade.
The key factor, they say, will be how NGOs, governments, and especially media respond to the crisis.
Climate and COVID-19: A Blend of Approaches
The emerging response to the climate crisis, like the response to COVID-19, blends mandatory restrictions with voluntary efforts that go beyond the requirements of law. The survey focused primarily on the voluntary component, where dozens of leading companies, from Microsoft to Amazon to Interface Carpets, have pledged to achieve “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions at different dates in the future, in part by switching to sustainable energy, but also by using carbon finance to offset those emissions they can’t eliminate.
Earlier this year, for example, US-based Delta Air Lines announced that it would begin offsetting all of the greenhouse gas emissions generated by all of its flights worldwide, effective March 1 – initially by purchasing verified carbon offsets generated by saving forests, restoring wetlands, and improving soil quality. It was just one of the dozens of “net-zero” commitments that companies have made in the past year.
All emission reduction strategies, whether compliance-driven or voluntary, hinge on the emitter’s ability to first reduce fossil-fuel emissions – by, say, switching to renewable energy or improving practices – and only then offsetting the remaining emissions by purchasing carbon offsets.
Most of the companies that have voluntarily committed to net-zero emissions aim to at least partly do so by supporting “natural climate solutions” that protect or revive living ecosystems, like forests and wetlands, or promote sustainable agriculture, according to Ecosystem Marketplace’s “2019 State of Voluntary Carbon Markets.” But are these companies sticking with their commitments?
Interviews with corporate buyers indicate that they are, but interviews with project developers indicate that at least some companies are not.
Last week, on Earth Day, for example, Delta CEO Gareth Joyce reiterated the company’s net-zero pledge via a post on LinkedIn, declaring that “sustainability is a long-term commitment.” Microsoft, Interface, Amazon, and other companies contacted by Ecosystem Marketplace all reaffirmed their commitments. At the same time, issuance figures published by the standard-setting body Verra show strong numbers through March, by which time most of the world was already on lock-down.
The people who develop forest carbon projects, however, are bracing for lean years ahead, according to an informal survey of 13 leading project developers conducted by Ecosystem Marketplace. All respondents are regular contributors to Ecosystem Marketplace’s annual State of Voluntary Carbon Market report, and all surveys were conducted on condition of anonymity. Six of the respondents, however, agreed to follow-up interviews and many others provided subjective feedback in their responses.
Developers Fear COVID-19 Will Distract From Climate Challenge
While project developers welcomed the drop in emissions, most feared emissions would rebound after the pandemic, and that the net effect could be a loss of momentum towards meeting the climate challenge, rather than the impetus for meeting it that many pundits have proclaimed. Some also feared that many companies would lose the climate plot in the short term and then expect too much from offsetting when they finally turned their attention to the challenge again.
“Engaging with us is an intermediate step in a multi-step stocktaking to understand what emissions companies can eliminate internally and what they have to offset,” said one respondent. “Many companies were only now beginning to internalize the size and scope of the reductions that are needed, and another year or two could be detrimental if they put that process on hold.”
A staggering 71.43 percent of developers said COVID-19 was likely to distract from efforts to implement long-term solutions to climate change, while only 14.29 percent said it would raise awareness.
We’ve Seen it All Before
This sentiment echoes an observation that Dutch climate consultant Jos Cozijnsen (not a survey respondent) made in Ecosystem Marketplace earlier this month.
“The 2008 financial crisis also raised hopes for a green re-set, but that re-set failed to materialize,” he wrote. “Yes, global CO₂ emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production fell 1.4 percent during the crisis, but they rose 5.9 percent when it finished.”
He also pointed out that the 2008 financial crisis was only one of several economic catastrophes that seemed to promise lower emissions.
“This is a pattern we’ve seen after several previous crises, each of which came with declarations of a new, green future,” he wrote. “It’s an admirable ambition, but history shows that this doesn’t happen automatically.”
Media, NGOs, and Government Can Play a Role in Meeting the Challenge
Although respondents said COVID-19 would not automatically increase awareness of climate solutions, those who offered commentary said it could be proactively leveraged to promote awareness – but only if media, NGOs, and governments can muster the messaging to counter anti-science outfits like the Heartland Institute and Heritage Foundation.
“Sadly, the climate-change denial movement has been much more proactive in messaging than has the environmental movement,” wrote one respondent. “Media has also failed to step up, especially in covering complex solutions involving supply chains and deforestation, which leaves the general public kind of lost.”
“The media has an important role in leveraging awareness around the climate challenge in a moment that climate-related issues are set aside,” echoed another. “Beyond that, aligned governments can act to avoid a rebound in emissions when the pandemic ends. If climate-related issues are taken into consideration along with economic ones.”
Current Market Uncertainty
Respondents said some of the current emission reductions might remain low – especially if distributed workplaces and conferences become permanent. Most, however, feared a rebound in industrial emissions – especially if governments move to support the fossil fuel sector at the expense of renewables.
At the same time, no respondents reported canceled orders, although most were revising their 2020 expectations downward.
Specifically, five of the 13 project developers surveyed reported that buyers had asked to delay the delivery of existing contracts, while three reported a drop in new or expected sales and two reported both requests to delay existing sales and a loss of anticipated deals. Put another way, five reported no impact on sales yet, while eight reported some degree of impact.
Cash Crunch, Not Reduced Emissions, Forces Most Postponements
Airlines had emerged as some of the most prolific buyers of carbon offsets in late 2019 and early 2020, and all of the airlines contacted by Ecosystem Marketplace reiterated their net zero commitments. Given the dramatic reduction in air traffic, it makes sense that airlines would postpone their purchases and still meet their commitments since they would be offsetting fewer emissions.
Only seven of the eight respondents reporting impacts chose to speculate on the reasons and most pinned the blame on buyer hardship.
Juggling the Year Ahead
Only two of the companies surveyed said that the COVID-19 pandemic had no impact on their operations, but only three said they had been forced to lay people off so far. Respondents were able to submit multiple responses, and six reported they had furloughed staff with the intent of keeping them in the fold, and five reported they had implemented a hiring freeze.
The largest disruption appears to be logistical, with 11 respondents reporting the imposition of travel restrictions, but only four of these restrictions endangering the environmental quality of the projects.
Most developers are confident they can keep existing projects going for at least the next year, but a delayed recovery could mean industrial emissions begin rising just as forest projects begin to falter. If that happens, the costs of COVID-19 will be astronomical.
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MYSELF and my colleague, Doctor Gidon Cohen, of Durham University Politics Department, are working on a research project into party political activism in the North East in the post-war period.
We are examining both the Conservative and Labour Parties in the areas covered by the Newcastle, Bishop Auckland, Darlington and Tynemouth constituencies pre-1974.
A major part of this project is oral interviews with party activists of the time and we are keen to hear from anyone who might be able to help us with prospective interviewees.
So, if any readers were active in any of these areas at any time before 1974 — even if only for a few months — and would be happy to talk to us, or can put us in touch with people who were, we would very much like to hear from them.
We can be contacted by post at Politics Department, SGIA, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LZ, by phone on 0191-285 9903, or by email at firstname.lastname@example.org . Thank you — Dr LEWIS MATES and Dr GIDON COHEN.

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Provoked is the third album for this straightforward Texan. A native of Houston but a product of the Austin music scene, Sunny Sweeney is anything but a singer of soft country tunes. Nominated as a Top New Female Artist by the ACM last year, Sweeney charted three songs from her second album, Concrete. Watch for Bad Girl Phase to be the first single released from the new CD that includes 13 tracks. $10.


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Oakridge is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was 3,148 at the 2000 census. Oakridge is located directly west of Westfir on Oregon Route 58, near the Middle Fork Willamette River in the Cascade Range. The most well known citizen of Oakridge may be Mason Williams, composer of Classical Gas.
Aviation Accident Litigation Lawyers In Oakridge Oregon
What is aviation accident litigation?
Cases involving individuals who have been injured in crashes and collisions involving commercial airlines and private airplanes. An aviation Accident is an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, in which a person is fatally or seriously injured, the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure and/or the aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible.
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1980-1982 Corvette Rear Bumper Fiberglass Stock Design
Eckler's Automotive strives to bring you the BEST QUALITY parts at the BEST PRICE! That’s our personal guarantee and promise to you, our valuable customers. We’re so confident in our services and our pricing, we will match any currently advertised retail price (excluding sales pricing) for identical parts and products. If you find the same item, brand and MFG part number from any current website, advertisement, catalog or flyer, we offer here at Eckler’s. Call us at 877-815-5799 to place your order so that we can verify and then match the current retail price. It’s really that simple!
- This is a stock design 80-82 rear, but also fits 74-79 for an updated look.
- Precision Fit - Heavily Reinforced Molds Are Adapted From Original GM Panels
- Unequalled Finish - Finest Automotive Grade Resins With 3 Layers Of 3.5 Oz Mat & 21 Mils of Soft Sanding Gel Coa
- Premium Quality - Our Hand Rolled Process Is Stronger & Free Of Bubbles & Waves
- Superior Strength - Proper Reinforcements
- Save Time & Money - Precision Trimming Minimizes Prep Time
- Made In The USA
- Must Use Retainers P/N 34659
- NOTE: Fiberglass Panels Require Fitting, Trimming, Shimming, And Special Finishing. Unless You Are Experienced In Working With Fiberglass, Eckler’s Recommends Using A Qualified Body Shop. Eckler's Offer The Most Complete Line Of Fiberglass Repair Materials As Well As Professional Fiberglass Prepping And Finishing DVD's - Volume 1 P/N 46383, Volume 2 P/N 46384. Our DVD's Are Loaded With Helpful Fiberglass Prepping And Finishing Tips That Will Help You Finish Your Project Right
At first glance, all aftermarket fiberglass bumpers may look the same. During the 1980's and 1990's, several aftermarket companies tried reproducing fiberglass bumpers. However, many short cuts were taken to save costs. The end result were bumpers full of air bubbles and waves. The amount of prep work required was time consuming and frustrating for body shops and expensive for consumers. Even worse, these cheap bumpers didn't have the proper reinforcements in them so fitment was a major issue. That's definitely not OK for driver, show car, or investment Corvette. Those were the 1980's and 1990's and definitely NEVER the case at Eckler's Corvette.
Body shops and do-it-yourself enthusiasts have trusted Eckler's Corvette as their #1 fiberglass source since 1965. They've tried other brands that just don't measure up in quality, durability, fit, and finish. Eckler's has invested heavily in research and development, manufacturing processes, and quality control techniques. The result is the finest quality fiberglass bumpers that fit right the first time and with minimal prep work required. Eckler's Corvette fiberglass bumpers are painstakingly reproduced from the original GM body panels. Eckler's overbuilds every mold with heavy reinforcements to ensure consistent quality and a superior fit. They are NOT built using a chopper gun as with cheaper imitations. Eckler's utilizes only the best automotive grade resins with 3 layers of 3.5 ounces of mat and 21 mils of soft sanding gel coat. Eckler's superior hand-rolled fiberglass process eliminates troublesome bubbles and frustrating waves. Eckler's fiberglass bumpers are precision trimmed and drilled to eliminate fitment issues. All of this eliminates hassles, frustrations, and disappointments while saving you valuable time and money. Do it right the first time and insist on only the best fiberglass for your Corvette by demanding Eckler's Corvette fiberglass.
1974-82 Corvette fiberglass rear bumper stock design 1980-82, also fits 1974-79
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Cats are cute and cuddly, but they can also be the cause of discomfort for many people who suffer from allergies. Cats are thought to also affect people who have asthma. Some people even think that cats can cause asthma in children and adults. So, is there any truth to this? Studies have been conducted that can help us understand the answer to this question, as the topic is too in-depth to offer a simple yes or no explanation. Here is everything that you should know about whether cats cause asthma in kids and adults and how asthma can affect the relationship between humans and cats. Cats do not usually cause asthma in kids or adults, but they can exacerbate symptoms.
Cats and Asthma in Children
While it was once believed that cats could play a role in the development of asthma in children, studies tell a different story. The National Institutes of Health supports a study that discovered that infants who are exposed to cat allergens at high levels develop protection against developing asthma as they get older. However, there is one exception.
Those whose mothers have asthma are at greater risk of developing asthma themselves when they are exposed to cat allergens as infants and young children. Studies also suggest that 40% of children who have asthma are likely to develop allergy symptoms when exposed to cats and the allergens that they shed. These allergy symptoms may include one or more of the following:
- Sniffling and sneezing
- Runny nose
- Scratchy throat
- Development of hives
Allergies can exacerbate asthma symptoms in children. So, while cats do not usually cause the development of asthma in a child, exposure to cats can be the cause of asthma symptoms and allergic reactions.
Cats and Asthma in Adults
According to Web MD, exposure to cat allergens increases the risk of developing asthma in adults. More than half of asthma cases in the United States are linked to allergies, and up to 29% of asthma cases caused by allergies are directly linked to cat allergens. Those who are already living with asthma can develop allergies from exposure to cats.
So, if you suffer from asthma, you are more likely to have to deal with allergy symptoms if you spend any time around cats or in places where cats frequent. Remember that you don’t have to be in close contact with a cat to develop allergy and/or asthma symptoms. Just being in a space where a cat has spent time before could stir up symptoms because cat dander and allergens are left behind and float in the air for a while.
Diagnosing Cat-Related Asthma
Your doctor can perform a variety of tests on you to determine whether your asthma is associated with exposure to cats and the allergens that they shed. Sometimes, though, tests are not even necessary. Your doctor may be able to diagnose a cat-related asthma ailment just by learning about your symptoms and the circumstances when your symptoms arise.
For example, if you only seem to get symptoms whenever you are near a cat or visit a home where a cat lives or has spent time, your doctor may be able to verify your suspicion of cat-related asthma without conducting any tests. If tests are necessary, you may be asked to undergo one or more of the following:
- Prick Test: This is a skin allergy test that involves pricking the skin with a needle that is covered in a tiny amount of a specific allergen. In this case, the needle would carry cat allergens. If the area where your skin is pricked becomes inflamed or shows other signs of a reaction, the test will indicate that you are allergic to cats and the allergic symptoms could trigger asthma symptoms. This is the most common type of allergy test offered to patients.
- Intradermal Test: To conduct this type of test, your doctor will inject a small amount of cat allergen between the layers of your skin to see if it results in any signs and symptoms of allergy reactions. If reactions occur, it is safe to say that your allergies are a result of being around cats or places where cats have been.
- Blood Test: Your doctor will draw your blood and send the samples to their laboratory, where the blood will be tested against cat allergen antibodies.
The type of test that your doctor recommends will depend on various things, including the kinds of allergy symptoms that you are experiencing, your medical history, and the information that you supply, to determine exactly what’s causing your allergy and/or asthma symptoms.
Don’t Get Rid of Your Cat!
If you don’t own a cat, it can be easy to avoid exposure to them by avoiding places where cats spend time. However, you may have friends and family members whom you want to visit and they own cats. Or, you may own a cat of your own. You don’t have to give up visitations or get rid of your cat to protect yourself from allergy and asthma symptoms, however you should discuss this with your doctor as circumstances and severity differ with each person. Here are a few effective ways to protect yourself from the development of allergy and asthma symptoms:
- Take Medication: The easiest way to protect yourself from allergy reactions and asthma symptoms when living with a cat or spending time around one is to take allergy medications. Your asthma clinic or doctor will advise on a suitable medication regimen.
- Get Shots: Otherwise known as immunotherapy, allergy shots will expose your body to tiny amounts of cat allergens over time so you do not react when you actually spend time around a cat. If you live with a cat and are exposed to allergens daily, this treatment option can be paired with antihistamines until the shots kick in.
- Utilize Nasal Sprays: Most nasal sprays on the market contain mometasone, which can help minimize the development of inflammation and allergy symptoms when exposure to cats is unavoidable.
- Sweep, Dust and Vacuum Daily: If you take the time to sweep, damp dust and vacuum the floors every morning and evening, you’ll gain quite a few benefits. For one thing, you will be exposed to fewer allergens that your cat sheds and it will take less time to clean the floors than if you only do the task once or twice a week. Special vacuum cleaners with HEPA filters are available.
- Control Your Cat’s Access: You can keep a couple of rooms (including your bedroom) free of cat allergens by making them off-limits to your kitty. This way, you will have a choice of places to spend time when allergy or asthma symptoms start to develop. Alternatively, you can restrict your cat to just a couple of rooms so the rest of the house is safe for you to be when you’re especially susceptible to an allergy or asthma attack.
- Make Grooming a Priority: Combing or brushing your cat, and then wiping the loose hairs away with a clean cloth daily can help prevent the shedding of dander and allergens that could cause allergy and asthma symptoms to develop. You’ll also have less dander and hair to clean up throughout your home as time goes on. It is best to get some-one without allergies to do this for you.
- Wash Bedding Regularly: It is a good idea to wash any bedding or blankets that your cat likes to sleep on once or twice a week. This will help ensure that dander and allergens can’t build up, which could cause the allergens to end up everywhere throughout your home.
- Special cat food: Speak to your vet to find out if a special cat food may be suitable for your cat. Purina Live Clear has been formulated to reduce cat allergens.
You may have to implement more than one of these tactics to effectively reduce your susceptibility to allergy and asthma symptoms when spending time around your cat or visiting someone else who owns a cat.
Cats can cause allergy and asthma symptoms but so can many other things. It is important to figure out exactly what brings on allergy and asthma symptoms before assuming that your issues are a result of exposure to cats. Work with your doctor to find out how exposure to cats might affect your health, whether in terms of asthma symptoms or allergic reactions.
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2x Indoor grow light Automatically 12 hours per day
1、Brightens any area, with ‘sunlight’ automatically stimulated for 12 hours per day.
2、Assists indoor plants lacking light, as the LED 2 bulb lamp aids in stimulating the light conditions for photosynthesis - great for indoor and winter growing.
3、Grow difficult plants and herbs thanks to guaranteed daily ‘sunlight’.
The LeGrow LED Lamp has 2 LED bulbs generating 50,000 Lux. Automatically stimulated for 12 hours per day. Input: USB 5V 1.5A.

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Last week, Tech:NYC, NYCEDC, and IBM hosted the first Blockchain 101 Policy Lab, in conjunction with Blockchain Week NYC. The evening featured an overview of blockchain technology from IBM, demos from blockchain startups, and a Q&A with Assemblymember Clyde Vanel.
The motivation for this Policy Lab was simple: blockchain technology has become an important innovative force in the New York technology ecosystem and the implications the technology could have on our lives is far reaching. Some people may only associate blockchain with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum, but nearly any service can be put on blockchain. As questions about the impact of blockchain become more pressing, we thought it made sense to teach policymakers and their staffs about the technology to help them legislate smartly.
We began the evening with an overview of blockchain from Kathryn Harrison, director at IBM Blockchain. Check out this presentation to see a few explanations that Harrison outlined. After Harrison’s presentation, three of our members who are focused on reinventing blockchain technology — CoverUS, Kadena, and OpenLaw — presented their inventive blockchain applications to the room. After the presentations, the companies then demoed their services in a more in-depth fashion in the lounge at Galvanize, where we hosted the event.
The night was capped off with a speech by Assemblymember Clyde Vanel, who has committed to introducing blockchain technology to government and making New York the best city for fintech. Vanel started the conversation by saying government must care about building trust, especially when it comes to citizen records, and that blockchain could help improve accountability for birth and death records, school transcripts, voting records, and more.
Vanel also explored other ideas and praised the tech ecosystem: “If you buy a bond directly from New York State, we give you a fancy paper with a seal. Can we token-ize that?” Vanel told the crowd. “These are proposals we are having, but it’s difficult in government to get some of these things through. That’s why it’s important to have you here so we can have that discussion and try to get New York to a better place. The government is slow, so you guys need to push us to get there faster.”
Monday night’s event coincided with the NYCEDC’s announcement Monday of two new blockchain initiatives that will have far-reaching impacts on the industry in New York. Under the NYCEDC’s guidance, the city will open a blockchain resource center and host a public blockchain project competition.
We look forward to hosting more Policy Labs events in the future and can’t wait to see what additional blockchain innovations we begin to see here in NYC.


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One of the movies being talked about as a serious 2021 Oscar contender is David Fincher’s Mank. The movie stars Gary Oldman as Herman Mankiewicz, who wrote Citizen Kane. It is a unique and entertaining biography that looks into the old days of Hollywood to tell a fascinating show business story few have heard.
Of course, Hollywood is filled with these sorts of strange tales that could be made into movies themselves. From the behind-the-scenes troubles of famous productions to stories of murder and scandal within the movie business, these true Hollywood stories deserve to be brought to the big screen.
While Jaws is now considered one of the greatest movies of all time, the production of the movie was quite a disaster from beginning to end. And it is just that sort of history that makes this a true underdog story worthy of its own movie.
Steven Spielberg was a young director who didn’t get much respect from his crew while also having to deal with feuds among the actors, Robert Shaw’s heavy drinking, and the infamous malfunctioning shark. It could be really entertaining to see how young Spielberg turned all this madness into cinematic brilliance.
One of the darker periods in American history was in the 1950s when many screenwriters and filmmakers were labeled as Communists and blacklisted from working in Hollywood by the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Famed director Elia Kazan was one of the most notable names to testify at the hearing and give names of colleagues he claimed to be Communists. Not only did Kazan never express any remorse for this, but many speculate his movie On the Waterfront starring Marlon Brando was an allegory for justifying his testimony.
One of the greatest noir movies ever made is Double Indemnity and the quality of the movie should come as no surprise given the talent behind it. The movie was the result of a collaboration between Billy Wilder, one of the most celebrated screenwriters of all time, and Raymond Chandler, one of the greatest crime novelists of all time.
While their partnership delivered a masterpiece, they reportedly drove each other insane. From fights over office blinds to Wilder flaunting his womanizing in front of Chandler, these two were total opposites. The odd couple pairing could make for a hilarious Hollywood comedy.


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Fast, Simple, and Delicious Country Loaf Bread
This French country-style bread has a soft and delicate crumb, rich and yeasty flavor, and a beautiful golden crust. The dough comes together quickly, and the oven handles the second proof and baking together so you can spend more time reading A Year in Provence. Ooh la la!
2 hrs 45 mins total time
30 mins active time
Makes 1 loaf
- 1¼ cups (10 fl oz) warm water
- 2 tsp (¼ oz) instant dried yeast
- 4 tsp (¾ oz) white sugar
- 2⅔ cups (14.1 oz) bread flour
- 1 tsp (¼ oz) kosher salt
- 1Place the water, yeast, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and stir to dissolve. Let stand for 5 minutes. The extra yeast in this recipe, along with the higher proofing temperature, cuts down on the total fermentation time needed to achieve a gorgeous loaf of bread.
- 2Mix the flour and salt together. Mixing the dry ingredients first ensures they are evenly dispersed.
- 3Add the flour to the yeast mixture and knead on low speed for 10 minutes, scraping down the bowl and dough hook occasionally, until smooth and elastic. Kneading for 10 minutes develops the gluten and structure needed to support the dough and trap air from the yeast activity, giving a tender crumb in the final loaf.
- 4Insert the wire rack into position 7. Transfer the dough to a large bowl. Cover, place in the oven, and start the timer. This rack position leaves plenty of room for the first bulk proof and rise.
- 5The dough should be doubled in size. If it’s not there yet, give it a bit more.
- 6Line the pizza pan with parchment paper. Gently turn the dough out onto a lightly floured counter and stretch into a 13-inch x 6-inch rectangle. Fold into thirds and then fold into thirds again. Stretch the corners, up and over the dough to form into a smooth round shape. Tip: Handle the dough gently when shaping to keep the air bubbles in the dough. This will yield a more tender interior and a crumb that’s not too tight or dense. Pinching the dough to seal helps retain the perfect round shape during the final proof and bake.
- 7Place the dough on the pizza pan. Place in the oven and press start. The oven will proof at a relatively high temperature, which speeds up the process. It will bake at a high temperature with super convection, then gradually decrease the temperature to create a golden exterior and moist interior.Tip: Adding a small dish of water to the oven will increase humidity, helping with crust development and a springy texture.
- 8If you want a darker, crispier crust, give it a bit more.
- 9Take 30 minutes to gaze at the loaf’s rustic charm and allow it to cool before slicing.

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There are different types of treatment programs when it comes to drug or alcohol addiction. If you are looking for the best rehab center in Washington dc, then you need to check out legacy healing dc.
When it comes to rehab you have to understand it requires lots of dedication, determination, and commitment, as hard as quitting an addiction seems, it’s not that hard if you visit a rehab to help you through your treatment and recovery process. There are various known ways that have been used to treat addictions, the type of treatment that would be assigned to a patient would be based on the drug that is being abused and what the patient needs. Some medications are usually prescribed to treat some addictions. When it comes to alcohol addiction acamprosate, disulfiram, naltrexone are usually prescribed to the patient and the same goes for other addictions, where drugs would also be prescribed for it. Substance addiction treatments can be treated with medications, therapy, inpatient, and outpatient treatment.
Medications: medications are being prescribed based on substance abuse, some people are also addicted to prescribed drugs, this is also often controlled with medications. There are different drugs for different substance addiction, this is more reason why the patient needs to visit a Reading PA rehab center rather than self-medication.
Therapy: this is also an effective and well-known drug and alcohol addiction treatment. There are different types of therapy. We have behavioral therapy, individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and lots more.
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Behavioral therapy: This therapy helps to keep people motivated during their recovery process, they help in their drug treatment, how to avoid their substance abuse, how to cope with their constant drug abuse cravings, how to prevent relapse, and how to control and cope with it if it eventually occurs.
Individual therapy: this is a one on one therapy with the patient, the patient would be given a scheduled time to visit a therapist every week, this why they would be able to interact with the therapist and how their recovery process is going.
Group therapy: this is more or less like a support group where individuals with the same addicts or even different types of substance addicts come together to see a therapist for some days in the week, this way they would meet and interact with different people and this is likely to speed up their recovery process.
Family therapy: for family therapy, the patient is allowed to come with any member or members of the family, so they can also understand the treatment process and ways they can help the patient recover rapidly and not have a relapse also.
Inpatient treatment: this is always advised in severe cases, where the substance has gone deep and gotten worse in the patient; the patient is usually advised to be admitted to the facility for a period of time; they will be treated, detoxified, and placed on medications to aid their recovery process. Look into a Florida drug detox to better understand the complete process.
Outpatient treatment: this is usually for patients with slight addictions, they are just required to visit the facility occasionally based on a schedule.
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David Hungeling On National Public Radio
Attorney David Hungeling was recently interviewed by Martha Dalton of WABE News, the Atlanta affiliate of National Public Radio (NPR), about RICO charges that have been brought against administrators in the Atlanta Public School system. The first link below is to a shorter version of the interview, with the second link to the full version.
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Steal of a Deal!!! You won't find a better price than this with AMAZING road frontage (145 feet) on a busy street and central location! There is great potential here to combine the road frontage of Lot 2A (123 feet) that is also for sale and purchase them together to maximize your retail building and parking space. The lot has been cleared and ready to build on. The lot is surrounded by other developed and active commercial use buildings such as medical offices, restaurants, dry cleaners, retail stores and more. Partially cleared with small area that is still wooded.
Watson Mortgage Corp. has one goal in mind: helping you realize the dream of home ownership with as few bumps in the road along the way as possible. No matter your financial situation, we can match you with the right type of mortgage loan to suit your unique needs and goals.
Whether you’re in the market for personal or commercial insurance, turn to a local provider like Florida Insurance Concepts, LLC, an affiliate of Watson Realty Corp. We represent many different insurance companies, which means we can compare coverage and pricing options to give you the best possible value.

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Yachting Home › Forums › All things Technical › Engines › Yanmar 4JH3 TBE Coolant Hose
On the above engine in my 331 the hose between the intercooler and the turbine housing is about 120-140mm long, clear with a ‘reinforcing’ external sleeve.
I assume it is the original and I am wondering whether it should be replaced by a silicon hose ?? Has anyone replaced this hose and which source ??


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A lovely story about friendship and the harsh reality of young medical students overwhelmed with exams.
Antoine is about to start his first year of medical school... for the third time. Benjamin, just out of high school, will make his first try. He soon realizes it’s not exactly a walk in the park...
In a fiercely competitive environment, with nights dedicated to hard studying rather than hard partying, the two freshmen will have to adapt and find a middle ground between despair for the present and hope for the future.
- In French with English subtitles
- Year Released
- Play Time
- 92 min
- Thomas Lilti
- Vincent Lacoste, William Lebghil, Alexandre Blazy