The sister of a subway rider randomly killed by a subway gunman last month thinks of the victims murdered since his death.
After Thursday’s Supreme Court decision legalizing the carrying of concealed weapons in the city and the nation, she doesn’t expect the carnage to stop any time soon.
“Americans need to educate themselves,” said Giselda Vile, whose brother Daniel Enriquez was gunned down May 22 while riding a Q train to Sunday brunch in Manhattan. “Because if every person is going to be carrying the gun, that increases the ability of people to shoot the gun.
“I don’t understand. It’s more than 10 years since Sandy Hook. What’s going on?”
Fahd Muthana, whose teenage son survived a bullet to the head in a scuffle with two shoplifters in the family’s Brooklyn bodega in November, echoed her take on the court’s right to carry ruling.
“No, to tell you the truth,” said Muthana when asked if he backed the decision. “Especially teenagers, anybody under the age of 21. To me, it’s no. There’s a lot of crazy people. You might look good, but you might be crazy.”
His 18-year-old kid Zayid was working at the store when shot after confronting one of the two men. The youth has since made a miraculous recovery, and was set to graduate from high school this week.
Muthana, who said the outcome of the robbery might have changed if Zayid was armed, still couldn’t muster any support for the decision overturning a 1913 New York law.
“If everybody carries a gun in New York City… it’s a mistake,” said the Yemeni immigrant. “We don’t want to make it worse, like things happen and then they become worse.”
Lawyer Sanford Rubenstein, who represents one of this year’s subway shooting victims in the attack by an armed madman in Brooklyn, said the decision will leave blood on the hands of the justices who voted to reverse the law.
“I am seriously concerned that the result of this Supreme Court decision will be more victims,” he said. “What we don’t want is New York City to become the new ‘Wild West.’ If our citizens are armed, I don’t think we’ll have less tragedies. I think we’ll have more tragedies.”
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Rebecca Fischer, executive director of the advocacy group New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, added her voice to the chorus opposing the concealed carry ruling.
“It’s hard to fathom that with so much gun violence and trauma devastating our communities on a daily basis, our nation’s highest court would decide that this country needs more people walking around in public and private spaces with hidden, loaded guns,” she said.
“We know that states with weak gun laws have higher rates of gun violence. We need to fight even harder to counter the gun lobby’s ‘guns everywhere’ agenda.”
Vile said the Supreme Court decision was misguided and missed the point of the nation’s endless gun debate.
“Why is the question about individual freedom when it’s a privilege to carry a gun?” she asked. “It’s not a right. People need to stop saying that it’s a right. I don’t think the dialogue is correct.”
As the first month anniversary of Daniel’s death passed last week, she reflected on the gun deaths around the city since his slaying.
“There are so many people who have been killed senselessly since then, and have been attacked in our city,” she said. “The violence is not going down, I don’t care what the police say.”


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Study: The Connection Between Diet and ADHD Symptoms in Children
Here’s a good reason for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to eat their fruits and vegetables: It may help reduce inattention issues, a new study published in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience suggests.
As part of a larger study, researchers asked parents of 134 kids with ADHD symptoms to complete a detailed questionnaire about the typical foods the children ate, including portion sizes, over a 90-day period.
Another questionnaire asked parents to rate symptoms of inattention, a hallmark of ADHD, in their kids, such as having trouble staying focused, not following instructions and difficulty remembering things and regulating emotions.
Results showed that kids who consumed more fruits and vegetables showed less severe symptoms of inattention, said Irene Hatsu, coauthor of the study and associate professor of human nutrition at The Ohio State University.
“Eating a healthy diet, including fruits and vegetables, may be one way to reduce some of the symptoms of ADHD,” Hatsu says.
Data for this study was collected as part of the Micronutrients for ADHD in Youth (MADDY) Study, which examined the efficacy of a 36-ingredient vitamin and mineral supplement to treat symptoms of ADHD and poor emotional control in the 134 kids aged 6 to 12.
The study that evaluated the effectiveness of the supplement showed that children who took the micronutrients were three times more likely to show significant improvement in their ADHD and emotional dysregulation symptoms than those who took a placebo. That study was published last year in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Another study involving the same children, published earlier this year in the journal Nutrients, showed that kids whose families had higher levels of food insecurity were more likely than others to show more severe symptoms of emotional dysregulation, such as chronic irritability, angry moods and outbursts of anger.
The three studies all paint a similar picture, Hatsu explains: A healthy diet that provides all the nutrients that children require can help reduce the symptoms of ADHD in children.
“What clinicians usually do when kids with ADHD start having more severe symptoms is increase the dose of their treatment medication, if they are on one, or put them on medication,” Hatsu says. “Our studies suggest that it is worthwhile to check the children’s access to food as well as the quality of their diet to see if it may be contributing to their symptom severity.”
Children in the MADDY study, all of whom met the criteria for ADHD, were recruited from three sites: Columbus, Ohio; Portland, Oregon; and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. The study took place between 2018 and 2020. Participants were either not taking medication or stopped using it two weeks before the study began.
The studies on fruit and vegetable intake and the role of food insecurity were based on data collected when the children were first enrolled in the study, before they began taking the micronutrient supplement or placebo.
Why May Diet Be So Important in ADHD?
Researchers believe that ADHD is related to low levels of some neurotransmitters in the brain, and vitamins and minerals play a key role as cofactors in helping the body make those important neurochemicals and in overall brain function. Food insecurity may play an additional role.
“Everyone tends to get irritated when they’re hungry and kids with ADHD are no exception. If they’re not getting enough food, it could make their symptoms worse,” says Hatsu.
Also, the stress of parents who are upset about not being able to provide enough food for their children can create family tension that could lead to more symptoms for children with ADHD.
According to Hatsu, the MADDY study is one of the first to look at the relationship between ADHD symptoms and diet quality among children in the United States and Canada. This is significant because Western diets are more likely than many others, such as the Mediterranean diet, to fall short on fruit and vegetable intake.
“We believe clinicians should assess the food security status of children with ADHD before creating or changing a treatment program,” Hatsu explains. “Some symptoms might be more manageable by helping families become more food secure and able to provide a healthier diet.”
What the Research Means to Health and Exercise Professionals
As any parent can attest, encouraging kids to eat more healthfully is no mean feat, which is why it’s not surprising that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most youth do not meet fruit and vegetable recommendations. Additionally, “empty calories from added sugars and solid fats contribute up to 40% of daily calories for kids ages 2 to 18.” Approximately half of these calories come from soda, fruit drinks, dairy desserts, grain desserts, pizza and whole milk.
While public efforts to improve kids’ diets often focus on obesity prevention or management, the impact of diet on mental and emotional well-being is often overlooked. Take the time to help your clients—and their kids—understand that nutrition is as much about mental and emotional health as it is about physical health. This realization, which is true for all families, whether or not ADHD is a factor, may provide the motivation they need to start making small but impactful changes.
Developing a pleasurable taste for fruits and vegetables can be a lengthy process for some kids, so offering early and often can make the process go more quickly. Parents can offer fruits and vegetables in different forms to increase exposure to the taste, while varying the texture. For example, apples can be offered whole or sliced fresh, as applesauce, or as steamed or sauteed with cinnamon. Vegetables can be served raw with hummus, steamed and served plain or with sauce, as part of a stir fry, roasted with parmesan until crispy, or cooked in soups or stews. Many kids have texture preferences and offering foods that mirror the texture they already enjoy may increase the likelihood that they will try the food being offered.
Radically overhauling one’s diet rarely results in lasting positive change—for adults or for children. Instead, help your clients identify one action or habit that could be changed. This might be something as simple as subbing out prepackaged lunch foods for a child’s favorite fruit or including small portions of hummus or ranch dressing to make carrots or broccoli florets more appealing. Learning to recognize the positive effects of eating more fruits and vegetables—having greater control over one’s emotions or having an easier time focusing on school work—can also be helpful when trying to make better choices.
Guiding children to eat healthier can be a challenge, but there’s no question that it is worth the effort. Habits formed in youth often solidify and continue into adulthood, so teaching all kids to view food as a powerful tool that can influence everything from their energy level to their mental and emotional well-being can have an impact that lasts a lifetime.

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Bullying bill shouldn't pass
The legislative proposal to give financial aid from public schools to students who experience a single incident of bullying is absurd.
The aid would allow transfer to another public school or could be used towards paying for a private school. Private schools already have advantages. They do not have to accept special needs children, children with learning disabilities or children with disruptive classroom behavior. They can dismiss a child at any time.
Because of these policies, they can look like they provide a better education without actually doing so. Furthermore, what school, public or private, can guarantee that the child will never face another incident of bullying? This bill is nothing but an attempt to undermine the financing of public schools and divert that money towards private schools.
I hope our Legislature has enough sense to avoid passing such a bill.
Nina Warren, Manhattan

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The background of this project is the first energy (Singapore) group co., LTD. Shanghai branch symbol of innovation and enterprise name.The name and logo design task difficulty is to chi oil, a subsidiary in Singapore, how to be born in China, and to better adapt to the development of The Times, from naming to logo design services. Enterprise original logo already can not meet the development of the Internet economy, at the same time, color is too single, in the same industry competition cannot reach differentiation, unable to achieve better visual effect, and have identified in line with their own unique temperament, and good enterprise name. Considering these factors, the enterprise hope that through the prophet named team and design team, to sign a name ideas and optimize innovation overall upgrade.
Identify creative basis by the enterprise on the combination of the first letter S and C, highlight enterprise specificity; Core graphics presented flowers bloom forms of energy, good fit the characteristics of enterprises and industry attributes. Negative space in central silhouette as existing logo graphic outer contour teardrop-shaped, is the spread and carry forward of existing logo graphic. Like the wind drift out of the red part of graphics and flags, have a kind of upward emfs, implication enterprise vigorous development, endless.
Mark red symbolizes the sun, energy, power, passion and development. Grey part of the symbol of science and technology, the earth, tolerance and innovation.
Blooming flower symbol the energy enterprise ideals, all rivers run into sea, open mind, symbol company promote harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and social values of common development.
To chi, name inspired by English "sunchase", sun represents the sun, on behalf of the sun, is also to English interpretation, shows that the enterprise's future is like the sun. Chi, the significance of speeding, energizes a momentum, chase chase was meant to mean in English, has led to the development of cutting-edge enterprises. Up to chi, complete the overall pronunciation, pronunciation, easy to international communication and the public's memory.

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Broadband. This simply means "high-speed" and all routers are high-speed routers. Old-fashioned 56k dial-up service, by contrast, is not broadband.
Wireless. Wireless networking is becoming one of the most popular new technologies, and it's easy to implement. Laptop computers with wireless cards or built-in wireless (sometimes called Centrino) can connect to a wireless router without cords. You can surf the internet wirelessly. Wireless comes in two major versions: 802.11b and 802.11g. "g" is faster than "b" ("g" is 54 or 108 megabits per second, and "b" is 11 megabits per second) and is becoming more common, but may be more expensive. "g" routers are also backwards-compatible with "b" hardware, so you may want to spend the extra dollars for a "g" if you feel you will benefit in the future. Keep in mind, though, that even the very fastest internet connections are slower than the "b" speed (most cable modems offer speeds of less than 5 megabits per second), so you probably won't notice any difference in speed by going with "g" technology, at least not in the near future.
A few non-wireless routers are suggested below, and are slightly less expensive than the wireless-enabled ones. If you're certain you're not going to need wireless capabilities in the future, then these may be a good bet, but the price jump for a wireless router is small, so it generally makes sense to purchase one. That way, you'll have wireless if and when you ever need it.
Multiple ports. Most routers include four ports, or plugs, into which you can connect up to four computers or network devices. Your VoIP adapter will count as one network device. So, for example, you could connect your VoIP adapter and three PCs to a four-port router. This is in addition to any wireless computers that connect wirelessly to the router -- those do not use ports. Most routers will allow more than 200 wireless computers to connect to them.
VPN (Virtual Private Network) capability. This is a relatively new technology that allows you to establish a highly-secure connection between two locations using the internet. Normally, two VPN routers are used (one at each location), and they automatically encrypt, or "scramble", the information traveling between them, so that it can't be intercepted by nosy individuals in-between. This option is not common for the home user and is quite difficult to set up.


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Disney Pixar's superhero family, the Incredibles, has joined forces with the American Library Assn. for "Library Card Sign-up Month."
- Anytime, between September 1-30, stop by the Hancock County Public Library in Greenfield or New Palestine. Get a card with clues about the location of the five "Incredible" characters inside the library.
- Start hunting and stamp your card each time you discover a character.
- At the information desk, turn in the completed card as your entry in a prize drawing (one entry per person, please.)
- A winner from each library will receive a package that includes the new Incredibles 2 DVD, popcorn, and candy—no capes!
All September, the Incredibles will remind families, students and people of all ages that signing up for a library card is a great step toward a super lifestyle. Libraries offer fun and informative resources that help you pursue your passions and succeed in work or school.

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Although LG has officially stopped selling smartphones, it seems that it has not completely withdrawn from this market. According to a source from Korean newspaper The Elec, LG will be the supplier of batteries for Samsung to use on the Galaxy Z Flip4.
LG and Samsung are two compatriots but also rivals. Both companies produce almost the same types of products, including TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, monitors, etc. However, sometimes they also collaborate with each other and this can be one of them. such case.
Samsung has previously relied on LG Energy Solutions for batteries in the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series, so it’s not entirely surprising that it’s teaming up again for the Galaxy Z Flip4, but it’s unknown if the two will work together on the Galaxy. Z Fold4 or not.
Previously, it was Samsung that supplied the batteries for its foldable devices, but maybe LG’s batteries are more efficient or cheaper, maybe Samsung is looking to diversify its supply chain.
Currently, there is no information on when Samsung will announce its next generation of folding screen smartphones, but the timeline will be later this year.
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House explosion kills husband, 2 sons, of missing mom
GRAHAM, Wash. (KABC) -- An explosion at a Washington state home has killed Josh Powell, the husband of a missing Utah woman, and their two young sons, the Associated Press reported Sunday.
Graham Fire and Rescue Chief Gary Franz said the blast occurred moments after the two boys were dropped off at Powell's home by a Child Protective Services worker. The worker said Powell blocked her from entering the home after allowing the two boys in.
The social worker called supervisors to report that she smelled gas. Shortly after, the home exploded.
Powell's lawyer Jeffrey Bassett said he received a three-word e-mail from his client just minutes prior that read, "I'm sorry, goodbye." Bassett said he didn't see the message until two hours later, when others informed him of the blast. He said he knew Josh was upset after being ordered to undergo a psycho-sexual evaluation, but did not see this coming.
Powell is the husband of Susan Powell, a Utah woman who has been missing since 2009.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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- Enjoy family fun on the Tyre Twist, take a ride in the Viaggio in Italia flight simulator, or enjoy an interactive game show with Fast Lane
- Opt to get a meal and a drink included, from curry to pasta, burgers and more
This high-octane theme park has the world's highest rollercoaster, a karting track inspired by an actual Formula One venue, and more. The whole family will be firing on all cylinders. And to top it off you can get a meal included - that'll rev you back up if you're flagging!
Flying Aces is an homage to the ‘ace of aces’ aviator, Count Baracca. Hop into your military bi-plane and climb 63 meters at a jaw-dropping 51-degree incline!
Then get behind the wheel yourself and floor it at the Karting Academy. You’ll find a track inspired by Abu Dhabi’s actual Formula One track!
Little tykes will find a kid-paced Junior GT where they can hop into a tiny Ferrari and receive expert instruction on how to drive!
Need a break? A variety of live shows feature performers, 3D animations and optical illusions.
Need a real break? This ticket includes a meal of your choice (optional). Whether you're in the mood for curry, pizza, pasta or a burger, chow down and feel your own engines re-starting!
- Show your smartphone voucher or printed voucher at the entrance, and at the restaurant for the Meal Deal
- Participating restaurants: Il Podio, (in front of Viaggio Italia) and Mamma Rossella (next to Speed of Magic)
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4/25/02 - Miami Today News
Trade zone battle stalls Wynwood redevelopment
By Paola Iuspa
A legal battle between the City of Miami, an economic development agency and a builder
is keeping a warehouse and office complex in Wynwood vacant, stalling the creation
of new jobs and redevelopment of the neighborhood.
Wynwood Community Economic Development Corp. got a federal permit in 1991 to run
a foreign-free trade zone in the economically depressed area north of downtown Miami.
Through a joint venture with Dade Foreign Trade Zone, a for-profit real estate group,
the partnership built a $6-million complex.
But the interior of the building was not completed in 1996 when the shell was finished
because the group ran out of money when the city failed to provide promised funds,
said Robert A. Stok, lawyer for the Dade Foreign Trade Zone.
Wynwood Community Economic Development and Dade Foreign Trade Zone are suing the
city in state and federal court for the $4.5 million loan to finish the building's
interior. The economic group also filed a lawsuit for the property's title.
Simultaneously, the city is trying to foreclose on the 5-year-old building at 2235
NW Fifth Ave. Miami city attorneyAlex Vilarello said Dade Foreign Trade Zone failed
to repay a construction loan for $5.5 million that the city issued in the early
Amid these disputes, the 150,000-square-foot complex sits unfinished and idle. Developers
and representatives of the film, auto parts and high-tech industries have approached
city officials about leasing or buying the building. But the city can't lease or
sell with the lawsuit pending, said Carlos Gimenez, city manager.
"The court will decide who gets to keep the property," Mr. Gimenez said.
Cheryl Ziegler, director of housing and community development at the National Office
of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, who represents Wynwood Community
Economic Development, said a state court is set to rule on the lawsuit in June.
Dade Foreign Trade Zone has joined the Wynwood Community Economic Development Corp.
complaint, Mr. Stok said.
"We are hopeful the issues are going to be resolved in the next two months,"
Ms. Ziegler said. "And my client will be able to go ahead with its plans. Wynwood
Community Economic Development will keep the funds, the property and move forward."
The economic development corporation claims the city did not transfer the title
of the property or disperse the $4.5 million - as established in a 1995 settlement
agreement - in order to prevent the groups from opening the free zone, according
to the complaint. The Wynwood Community Economic Development lawsuit accuses the
city of discriminating against the group's Puerto Rican origin, according to the
Wynwood Community Economic Development first sued the city in 1994 on discrimination
charges as well. That suit was settled in 1995 and called for the city to transfer
the property title to Wynwood Community and lend the $4.5 million.
Mr. Villarelo rejected the ongoing discrimination charges and said the city is simply
trying to collect the $5.5 million the developer owes.
If the court does not rule in favor of the economic development agency, Ms. Ziegler
said, her client would proceed with a similar civil rights suit scheduled for May
2003 in federal court.
In the meantime, many agree that occupancy of the site could expedite the transformation
of the emerging community, which is west of the FEC railroad tracks, east of I-95,
south of I-195 and north of Northwest 20th Street.
"This property is a mayor piece of the puzzle to redevelop Wynwood," said
Christine Morales, administrator with the Neighborhood Enhancement Team, a Miami
satellite office overseeing the neighborhood's police and maintenance. "The
vacant building is attracting vagrant activity."
William Rios, the executive director of the Wynwood Community Economic Development,
said his group decided in the late 1980s to create a free zone in Wynwood to bring
jobs and revitalize the area. In 1991, he said he applied and received a license
to operate a foreign-trade zone, which is an area close to a US port of entry in
which imported merchandise is handled and manufactured without being subject to
customs laws. Dade Foreign Trade Zone was to build, occupy and sublease the complex,
Mr. Stok said.
Designed to employ 1,000 neighbors and train them in international trade, the free
zone has never been able to get off the ground. Mr. Stok said his client, who had
a temporary office at that site from 1996-2000, said he was unable to sublease the
140,000 square feet of warehouse and 10,000 square feet of office space. He said
the building lacks bathrooms and wall partitions.
In 2000, Wynwood Community evicted Dade Foreign Trade for not paying rent, Mr. Stok
said. Dade Foreign Trade Zone is now suing Wynwood Community Economic Development
to recoup the $6 million it invested in construction and $5 million in losses, Mr.
"My client was waiting for the city to provide HUD funds to complete the interior
of the building," he said. Wynwood Community Economic Development "kicked
my client out because it could not afford to pay rent. The only way for my client
to pay the loan back and rent was to sub-lease the space and have revenues."


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The diagnostic evaluation of children with a clinical suspicion of PAH is based on the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/ European Respiratory Society (ERS) guidelines for adult patients [19
]; the recommendation to use the same diagnostic work-up proposed for adults is ranked Class IIa (i.e.
the weight of evidence/opinion is in favour of usefulness/efficacy) and the level of evidence is grade C (i.e.
it corresponds to a consensus of opinion of the experts and/or small retrospective studies or registries). The diagnosis of IPAH/HPAH is made when all other known causes of pulmonary hypertension have been excluded [110
]. The nonspecificity and the subtle presentation of PAH symptoms present difficulties in establishing a diagnosis in adults [112
], and even more so in children [113
]. Children are not always reliable in reporting symptoms and it is often necessary to rely on parental observations. PAH is often not diagnosed until after an upper respiratory tract infection: the patient does not appear to fully recover from the illness and a chest radiograph is obtained, revealing an enlarged heart. Because children are more exposed to upper respiratory tract infections and are more physically active than adults, they may be more likely to present with symptoms at an earlier stage of the disease. As a consequence, they tend to be diagnosed earlier, prior to the development of right heart failure, than adults who may not be aware of their slowly increasing physical limitations. This is supported by results from the US multicentre, observational REVEAL registry indicating that, upon diagnosis, adults with IPAH/HPAH or APAH-CHD have worse functional class and haemodynamics than their paediatric counterparts [106
is illustrative of a diagnostic algorithm. Routine investigations include a chest radiograph, surface electrocardiogram and transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography. The patient should be evaluated for lung disease, an important cause of pulmonary hypertension. Chest computed tomographic scan and ventilation–perfusion lung scintigraphy are useful in the evaluation of thromboembolic disease (although rare in children), pulmonary interstitial lung disease and pulmonary fibrosis. Serological evaluation includes routine biochemistry and haematology tests. Thyroid function should be checked, as thyroid disease is not infrequently associated with PAH in both paediatric and adult patients [115
]. Certain conditions, such as autoimmune disorders and liver disease, are less common in paediatric patients than in adults [117
], yet still warrant assessment. Evaluation for a hypercoagulable state should be performed and includes screening for disseminated intravascular coagulation, deficiencies of antithrombin III, and proteins C and S, presence of factor V Leiden, anticardiolipin antibodies, lupus anticoagulant, and/ or prothrombin gene mutation 20210 G/A [119
]. Serological testing for autoimmune disorders involves measuring antinuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-DNA antibody, Sjögren’s syndrome-associated antibodies A and B, anticentromere antibody, scleroderma antibody, rheumatoid factor, complement factor and erythrocyte sedimentation rate [120
]. Children are not infrequently ANA-negative at the time of IPAH/HPAH diagnosis but seroconvert over several years with increased environmental antigen exposure [122
]. Thus, although the incidence of positive ANA tests in adult IPAH/HPAH patients approaches 40% in some series [123
], its incidence is also significant in paediatric IPAH/HPAH patients (18%) [122
]. Furthermore, there is an increased incidence of positive ANA tests in the parents of IPAH/HPAH children and, in particular, in their mothers (in the absence of a diagnosed CTD) [122
]. Clinically significant chronic CTD can develop years after the diagnosis of IPAH/HPAH in both paediatric and adult patients. HIV infection is associated with an increased incidence of PAH [124
] and should be assessed in PAH patients. A toxicology screen should also be included as several exogenous substances (e.g.
amphetamines, cocaine, metamphetamines, fenfluramines, St. John’s wort and phenylpropanolamine) have been identified as risk factors (or potential risk factors) for PAH in adults and children [126
]. Portopulmonary hypertension should be ruled out by performing abdominal ultrasonography and liver function tests [128
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Noninvasive methods are valuable when PAH is suspected but right heart catheterisation is necessary, in both children and adults, to confirm the diagnosis of PAH (i.e.
the elevation in PVR and pa
, and the absence of left-sided heart disease), and to determine the acute vasoreactivity of the pulmonary vasculature. An acute response to vasodilator testing is currently defined for adult PAH patients as a decrease of ≥10 mmHg in pa
to an absolute level of ≤40 mmHg with a normal or increased cardiac output [129
]. Whether this is the correct definition for children, and whether it can be used to predict efficacy with long-term calcium channel blockers in infants and young children, remains unclear. One of the objectives in ongoing PAH registries, including REVEAL and the paediatric multicentre, international observational Tracking Outcomes and Practice in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension (TOPP) Registry, is to analyse the utility of definitions for acute reactivity and their ability to predict response to calcium channel blockers and/or long term outcomes regardless of treatment. Furthermore, whether the severity of the pulmonary vascular disease, as indicated by the PVR at diagnosis or after 3–12 months of a given PAH therapy, will predict prognosis is critical to determine in order to develop treatment algorithms for PAH in children. Douwes et al.
] have suggested that, regardless of the response with acute vasodilator testing, the PVR to systemic vascular resistance ratio, as well as the pa
to mean systemic blood pressure ratio at diagnosis, appear predictive of outcome in patients with IPAH/HPAH and APAH. In general, the younger the children are at the time of diagnosis, the more likely they are to respond to acute vasodilator testing; however, there is wide variability, consistent with wide biological variability in paediatric, as well as in adult, patients [10
]. We have observed that children with symptoms suggestive of severe pulmonary vascular disease for several years may be acute responders to acute vasodilator testing and manifest near-complete reversibility with chronic oral calcium channel blockers, while others with only a brief duration of symptoms may have what appears to be irreversible pulmonary vascular obstructive disease [90
]. The incidence of responders to acute vasodilator testing ranges from 11 to 40% in children with IPAH/HPAH [10
] and from 6 to 27% in adult patients [130
]. Although patients (paediatric or adult) with IPAH/ HPAH or repaired APAH-CHD may respond to acute vasodilator testing, patients with APAH-CTD, HIV or portal hypertension, tend to be nonresponders.
The assessment of WHO functional class for patients with pulmonary hypertension developed at the 2nd World Conference on Pulmonary Hypertension in Evian, France (1998) [125
] remains widely used in adult PAH patients to evaluate functional impairment. It can also be useful in older children, but less so in infants or young children, for whom a specific scoring system for heart failure [134
] may be more appropriate. WHO functional class may also be inadequate to characterise a child with preserved cardiac output and no, or limited, functional impairment at rest, but with syncope upon over-exertion or with even mild exercise. Whether such a child should be considered as functional class IV is a matter of controversy, but the consensus is that aggressive treatment should be considered to manage recurrent syncope. Standardised guidelines are needed for the physicians taking care of paediatric pulmonary hypertension so that WHO functional class is used reproducibly in children.
The 6-min walk test is another tool to assess disease severity that is widely used in adults and is in the process of being standardised in children. Standard references are now available in healthy children [135
]. The 6-min walk test assesses exercise endurance. It is useful in PAH patients, both adults and older children, who have symptoms such as dyspnoea with walking. However, the test procedure is not always followed by younger children, who walk at whatever pace they choose. This results in data that may not be reproducible nor reliable, especially in children <7 yrs of age [134
]. Moreover, for a child who can carry out normal daily activities but has syncope with over-exertion, the 6-min walk test may be “normal” for the child’s age and sex and, thus, underestimate the child’s exercise limitations; in this instance, it is less useful as a tool to assess exercise endurance.
Noninvasive cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) with gas exchange can be utilised to evaluate ventilatory responses to exercise in adult [138
] and most paediatric PAH patients over 7–8 yrs of age [139
]. This maximal exercise test may allow the detection of patients in whom pulmonary artery pressures are normal at rest but increase abnormally during exercise (e.g.
“asymptomatic” obligate carriers of BMPR2 mutations); CPET may prove useful to diagnose these patients based on abnormal ventilatory efficiency [143
]. In our experience, CPET, in contrast to the 6-min walk test, may be particularly relevant to identify those children who have an exaggerated response of the pulmonary vascular bed to exercise and appear to have good exercise capacity with normal activities of daily living, but have a history of syncopal episodes with over-exertion or in response to mild hypoventilation with sleep [90
Various markers used in adults such as serum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), uric acid, noradrenaline and C-reactive protein may also provide additional information on both disease severity and prognosis in children [145
]. Lower NT-proBNP and BNP concentrations have been reported in children [145
] compared with adults [147
], consistent with right heart failure being less frequent in children as compared with adult patients.
In summary, noninvasive disease severity assessment tools used in adults, such as WHO functional class and CPET, can be difficult to perform and are, therefore, less reliable in infants and young children; thus, haemodynamic evaluation remains the gold standard for assessing disease severity and evaluating treatment responses in PAH children. Nevertheless, as the goals of treatment for paediatric and adult patients are to improve overall quality of life in addition to increasing survival, we need to develop and validate quality of life tools that can be utilised in children of all ages.

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Wichita State vs. Houston odds
Spread: Houston -17
Moneyline: Houston -2100, Wichita State +1000
Wichita State (15-13, 8-8 AAC) won three of its last four games including Sunday’s 83-76 road win over the Tulane Green Wave. Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a team-high 28 points on 9-of-17 shooting including 5-of-12 from beyond the arc. The Shockers rate 110th in KenPom including 154th in adjusted offensive efficiency and 85th defensively.
Houston (27-2, 15-1 AAC) will go for its 10th consecutive victory after beating up the East Carolina Pirates 76-57 on the road Saturday. Marcus Sasser scored a game-high 22 points on 7-of-16 shooting with five rebounds. The Cougars rate No. 1 in KenPom, and they rate fifth in offensive and defensive efficiency.
The Pick: Houston -17
The Cougars do not let up against teams they’re much better than, and this matchup fits that criteria. Houston won five of its last six games by at least 15 points, and it’s difficult to find a reason why the Shockers may have the advantage to keep the deficit within this number.


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Customizing a Knife
It’s easy to look at pictures of existing knives and get a feel for what you like but what you can’t see are all of the options that are available to truly create a custom knife. This is a step by step guide that will walk you through the creation stages of bladesmithing showing all of the options available to you.
1. Selecting the steel:
a. High carbon mono steel is tough (won’t break), hard (holds an edge) and sharpens easily, but sacrifices corrosion resistance. Common among this group are 1095, 1084, 5160, 80crv2, 52100, and 15n20. There are others but these are the ones most commonly used.
b. Tool Steel is also high carbon but is even tougher than regular high carbon steel. Common knife steels among this group are W2, W1, O1, and D2. W2 is among many knife makers’ favorite steel.
c. Stainless steel is pretty tough, is hard, but once the edge is gone can be difficult to resharpen, but excels in corrosion resistance. It makes a more carefree knife but will be outperformed by a high carbon steel knife.
d. Pattern welded steel (Damascus) is two or more different types of steel forge welded together to create contrasting layers. It can be manipulated in many different ways to create stunning visual effects. It can be made using high carbon or stainless steel. A most common pairing of steel is 1084 and 15n20. It gives great contrast and both steels have similar heat treat properties.
2. Selecting a blade shape and length:
a. Hunting knives have many shapes and sizes but we will address the common.
1. The Drop point has a gradual slope to the tip of the knife keeping the tip up high in the profile. This type of knife is less “pointy” but offers more belly for skinning. I prefer this type of blade for big game hunting
2. The Clip Point has an abrupt angled slope from the spine to the tip keeping the tip lower on the profile of the blade. Clip points are more “pointy” and great for big game hunting but even better for bird, small game, and trout knives.
3. The spear point is in between the drop and clip points and has a gradual decline to the tip placing it in the center of the profile.
4. A Bowie knife in my mind is a robust knife with at least an 8” clip point blade, a double guard, and large handle. Sadly, if you look up “bowie knife” on the internet it seems to encompass every large knife shape from a seax to machete. Bowies are impressive to look at and display but generally considered too large for most hunters to be practical in the field (hog hunters excepted).
b. Kitchen knives also come in many styles but the most common are the Japanese, German, and French influences. The common element with kitchen knives is that they need to be thin, tough, hard, and will sharpen easily.
1. A Chef knife is generally having an 8-10” blade and is at least 2” tall. It can be up to 1/8” thick at the handle but would taper to a 1/16” at the tip. The front edge should be rounded to offer a rocking effect while slicing and chopping. The bevels on the edge should be thin and smooth so the knife slices rather than splits what it is cutting.
2. Paring and utility knives are handy for the small chores and are usually between 3-6” of blade length. They have a straight profile and a smaller handle.
3. Carving, boning, and fillet knives are thin and have an upswept tip. They are the go-to blade for meat. Carving and boning knives are similar except in length. The carving knife is usually 8” and the boning knife 6”. Fillet knives reflect the same profile but are generally thinner and more flexible and they can come in any length.
4. Serrated bread knife is long and designed to cut bread. The spine and edge are generally parallel and the profile is about 1” tall. The bread knife can range from an 8” blade to a 12” blade.
3. Types of Tangs
a. A full tang knife has the most steel in the handle. The spine can be seen from the tip of the blade all the way to the butt of the knife. Handle slabs or scales are pinned and epoxied to the tang
b. A hidden tang knife has exactly that…a hidden tang. The handle is a block of wood drilled and fitted around the tang and epoxied into place. Once the handle is secured the only steel exposed is the blade.
c. A through tang is essentially a longer hidden tang that extends through the handle. It is designed to secure a pommel (end cap) to the butt of the knife either by screw threads or by peening the tang to expand it securing the butt cap in place.
4. Bolsters and Guards
a. Bolsters are used on a full tang knife and they are designed to do just what the name implies…Bolster the blade/handle transition. They generally are made of metal (most common are brass, copper, nickel silver, and stainless steel) and pinned and epoxied into place but other material can be used such as micarta, g10, wood, carbon fiber, Damascus steel, wrought iron, etc. They are contoured smoothly into the handle scales for a seamless transition.
b. Guards can be used on all tang styles and differ from bolsters in that they are one piece of metal rather than two. If a guard is being applied to a full tang knife it is slotted to slide onto the tang, pinned and epoxied into place, and fitted to the spine. The spine of the blade will still be visible as it goes from the tip through the guard to the butt of the knife. If a guard is applied to a hidden or through tang knife it will be slotted and slid onto the tang like a washer onto a bolt. Once the guard and handle material are in place the spine nor the tang will be visible beginning at the guard. Guards can be very simple or extremely ornate.
5. Handle materials
a. Bone, horns, and antlers make very resilient knife handles. They can be fitted to both full and hidden tang knives. They are generally used in their natural state but some bone is dyed and stabilized to add character and style to a knife.
b. Wood also makes a great knife handle. The harder the wood the more resilient it will be in adverse conditions. Some wood is nearly grain free while others expose nature as the greatest artist of them all. Woods that can be stabilized (infused with acrylic resin) should be stabilized to offer a more resilient handle. It can be stabilized to look natural or dyes can be added to create a variety of color and chatoyancy. Some woods are naturally oily and do not need stabilizing. Wood can be used as scales for a full tang knife or as a block for hidden tang knives.
c. Synthetic materials are very popular as they are the most resilient handle material. G10 has woven fiberglass infused with resin and is available is a variety of colors and textures. Micarta is similar but generally uses linen, canvas, or paper as its base. It too is available in many colors and designs. G10 and micarta are also available with alternating layers of colored fabrics creating a visual effect as the handle is contoured
d. Other synthetics are available usually of an acrylic base with ribbons of contrasting colors exploding through the shiny finish. Some of these materials tend to be brittle.
e. Handle shape is one other factor to consider when creating a custom knife. They can be large, small, medium, short, long, fat, skinny, curved, straight, rounded, squared, hexagonal, coffin shaped, contoured, etc. Some shapes work better with full tang knives and some better with hidden tang knives but the options are endless.
6. Liners and spacers are used to accent the handle material. Liners are used on a full tang knife and placed between the handle scale and the tang. They generally contrast the handle scale. G10 is a popular liner and it comes in a multitude of colors and in several thicknesses. Spacers are used on hidden tang knives at the transition of one material to the next. A series of g10 and thin metal spacers offers an additional effect to the guard/handle transition. Colored spacers offer variety and contrast to a knife handle. Liners and spacers are used to accent a knife but not overwhelm the knife.
7. Accent metals are used as guards, bolsters, spacers, pins, lanyard tubes, etc. they usually are brass, copper, stainless steel, nickel silver, but can be almost anything that is available. Pins can be as simple as a round rod that goes from side to side through the handle and epoxied and/or peened into place. Other types of pins utilize threaded parts that screw together through the tang holding the handle in place.
8. Sheaths can also be customized. The shape and style are considerations as well as the amount of tooling desired. The leather can be dyed to match the handle or spacer colors or a matching or contrasting thread can be a nice effect.
This is a basic guide. It is not all inclusive. To supply all information is to write a book. If you still have questions or need to see samples visit our website. If you see something you like get a picture of it and it can be added to your knife.


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About the property
- House4000 sqft
- Half Baths1
- Minimum Stay3 nights
House, 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths, (Sleeps 2-14)
Casablanca is a hand-crafted, beach home with a tropical resort feeling. When you enter the grand living /dining room, a spectacular ocean view awaits you.
All bedrooms have private entrances.
The total sleeping capacity is 14. The beauty of this property is the ability to rent ONLY the main house OR to combine with the bedrooms which best suit your group. See NOTE under RATES.
1/2 Bedrooms $300
3 Bedrooms $400
4 Bedrooms $500
Cleaning fee: Main house $100, additional bedrooms $40
The main house consists of spacious master bedroom with king size bed and spacious en suite. A large window seat doubles as a twin bed and a portable crib is available on request.
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The dining room sits 10 people at a beautiful wrought iron table. A guest powder room adjoins the living/dining room area. The wet bar with 6 stools is well-appointed.
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Five steps from the front door is the guest wing with its own spacious patio and settee, hammock, chairs and ceiling fans.
El Sol bedroom has a king size bed, an additional twin bed and private bathroom, TV/DVD player, and bar-size fridge.
Del Mar bedroom has a queen size bed, a twin bed, and private bath. This bathroom also opens to the patio. TV/ DVD player and round table with 2 chairs complete the furnishings.
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The main house utility room is equipped with washer and dryer and utility sink. Snorkeling gear, videos, DVDs, maps, and books are located here.
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Extra cleaning is available at additional cost. Also catering can be arranged. All information is available in a welcome binder and from the property manager who will greet you.
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100% refund if canceled at least 30 days before arrival date. 50% refund if canceled at least 14 days before arrival date. You must contact the owner directly to request cancellation.
Beautiful, comfortable home that is beautifully cared for.
Thank you, Johnelle, for sharing your beautiful home with my family. You have created such a special environment at Casablanca, with your beautiful gardens, easy beach access and wonderfully comfortable furnishings. We had such a relaxing vacation there. And thank you, Fran, for being such a lovely hostess and for the care that you bestow on this property. We were so glad that you got us in touch with Norma the cook, who provided fantastic meals. We will certainly remember to stay with you whenever we return to Los Barriles. Cheers, Theo
Can't Be Beat
Having stayed at this property for a week long vacation period, I would say it was an absolute gem of a find. The beach access (access putting it lightly as it is quite so on the beach) mingling with the amenities of the house itself which is superbly spacious, while still having plenty of nooks for reading a good book. The wildlife is incredible as far as snorkelers or divers are concerned. All around, it was the best taste of Baja I could've asked for.
Unbeatable Baja Bliss
Casablanca is the ultimate vacation getaway. Not only does the property come with plenty of adventure amenities (snorkel gear, kayaks, paddle boards, etc.) but it is truly a vacation HOME. The indoor and outdoor spaces are cozy and versatile. There are plenty of places to gather with the other people in your group and just as many options to get some quiet time alone (the hammock was my favorite spot to catch an afternoon snooze). The kitchen is fully stocked with everything one might need to cook a meal (cutlery, pots and pans, all the works) as well as options to make a quick meal with the microwave and toaster oven.
The coziness of Casablanca is only the start of what makes it great. The ocean is steps away and the water is crystal clear. As for the sunrises and sunsets, they simply cannot be matched. The sunset was my favorite because every night the sky was painted with pastel purples and pinks. It is a must see.
Lastly, the town of Los Barriles is cute and quaint with everything a vacationer might need. There are plenty of authentic Mexican restaurants in town (La Fogata was my favorite- ~$1.50 USD tacos) and beautiful souvenirs such as hand woven Mexican blankets and handmade mugs. I highly recommend spending time in town during your stay.
All in all, I would recommend Casablanca to everyone I know. It is perfect for a single or joint family getaway, reunions, and people of all ages. You will not want to leave Casablanca!
The Paradise of Casablanca
The time I spent here was easily one of the best weeks of my life.
Location: Set just above a gorgeous beach. The sunrises are reliably unreal. You can find just about any fish you would want to keep in an aquarium.
Property: The property is beautifully designed. I encourage any visiter to really appreciate the thought that has gone into everything: from the deck hang out to the iron whale tail closet hinges.
There are few properties that compete with the beach paradise Casablanca is.
So happy you enjoyed CasaBlanca. It is a very special place. Thanks for staying.
Heaven on Earth!
Few travel experiences have been as wonderful as our stay at Casa Blanca. The uncrowded calm of Los Barriles and the sense that the beach in front of us was our own private paradise, transformed us from uptight and overworked into a state of bliss. The beauty of the home itself is breathtaking-the owners have incredible style keeping with the tradition of the region and are a joy to work with. The photos on VRBO are a small representation of what the property looks like. Seeing it in person is even better!
A binder with ideas and resources gave us great tips from day trips to dining. They even arranged a wonderful dinner at home for us which was delicious and decadent. We hope to come back again and again.
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Main house may be rented ALONE for $300 per night or in combination with any or all of the above bedrooms. 1/2 Bedrooms $300 3 Bedrooms $400 4 Bedrooms $500 Cleaning fee: Main house $100, additional bedrooms $40

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Warren’s American Constitution Society Speech Previews Democrat Attacks on Trump
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered an incisive 30-minute speech excoriating both Donald Trump and Senate Republicans on their approach to judicial issues.
Alternately sobering and critical, Warren grilled them on their stalling of Obama’s judicial nominees — from those at the district level to Judge Merrick Garland — as well as their comments on the Trump University lawsuit and the federal judge presiding over it.
Trump said that judge, Gonzalo Curiel, was unfit to preside over the Trump University case due to his Mexican heritage.
Warren, who has been widely named as a potential running-mate for Hillary Clinton, previewed the type of Democratic attack on Trump and the GOP that is likely to fill the airwaves as the media turns toward the general election race.
The American Constitution Society, a progressive legal association focusing on law and policy, hosts an annual convention to highlight key judicial issues and advance discourse.
Apart from Warren, other speakers at this year’s American Constitution Society National Convention include Vice President Joe Biden, White House Counsel Neil Eggleston, and Senator Amy Klobuchar, another name reported as a possible Clinton VP pick.
Here are ten of Warren’s best moments:
On the Republican campaign to stall Obama’s judicial nominations:
“What we’ve seen over the past three years — accelerating over the past three months, and even the past three weeks — is alarming. Powerful interests are now launching a full-scale assault on the integrity of the federal judiciary and its judges.”
On the state of the Supreme Court with only eight sitting justices:
“Judicial emergencies multiply. Cases pile up. Courts are starved for help. And now the Supreme Court of the United States sits paralyzed, unable to deal with its most challenging cases. All because extremist Republicans who reject the legitimacy of President Obama are determined to make certain our courts advance only the agenda of the wealthy and the powerful.”
On Republicans’ preference for judges with experience in corporate defense law:
“Senate Republicans and their big business allies don’t like nominees whose resumes reflect insufficient devotion to the interests of the rich and powerful — so they smear them.”
On the lack of professional diversity in courts:
“This approach is corrosive to the legal profession. It is corrosive to our courts. It is corrosive to the rule of law. It is the responsibility of every lawyer — no matter who their clients are — to stand up and fight back.”
On Merrick Garland:
“Judge Garland is not a politician. He is a judge with an unimpeachable record of putting the law first. And for that sin, he faces a nonstop, national campaign of slime. He faces historic disrespect from the Republicans who control the Senate. It is despicable. It must end.”
On the Trump University class action lawsuits:
“…in America, we have the rule of law — and that means that no matter how rich you are, no matter how loud you are, no matter how famous you are, if you break the law, you can be held accountable. Even when your name is Donald Trump.”
On Trump’s criticism of Curiel as a biased judge:
“Understand what this is. Trump is criticizing Judge Curiel for following the law, instead of bending it to suit the financial interests of one wealthy and oh-so-fragile defendant.”
On Curiel’s judicial record fighting drug trafficking in Southern California:
“Judge Curiel is one of countless American patriots who has spent decades quietly serving his country, sometimes at great risk to his own life. Donald Trump is a loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud who has never risked anything for anyone and serves nobody but himself.”
On the Republican judicial agenda:
“Donald Trump chose racism as his weapon, but his aim is exactly the same as the rest of the Republicans. Pound the courts into submission to the rich and powerful.”
On what must happen next:
“All that is required for the rule of law and our independent judiciary to collapse is for good people to stand by, and do nothing. Now is not the time to stand by. Now is the time to stand up.Now is the time to say no. No, not here, not in these United States of America.”
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Ashley Greene and Hayden Panettiere Offered Key Roles in 'Scream 4'
Dimension Films is looking for young stars to join the cast ensemble of "Scream 4". According to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), the studio is offering key starring roles to Ashley Greene and Hayden Panettiere in the upcoming movie.
If the deals are sealed, the depicter of Alice Cullen in "Twilight" film series will be seen tackling a role of Sidney Prescott's cousin named Jill, who is claimed to be "essentially the heroine of the movie." The "I Love You, Beth Cooper" star, in the meantime, is offered to be Jill's best friend, who is described as a nerdy film geek.
Beside the two, "Scream 4" could see new faces such as Lake Bell and Rory Culkin, THR further reports. The "It's Complicated" star is in talks to portray a police officer who knew Sidney from high school, while the brother of Macaulay Culkin who previously starred in "Igby Goes Down" would play a potential love interest for Jill.
Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox as well as David Arquette are set to reprise their roles as Sidney Prescott, Gale and Dewey respectively, and Wes Craven is slated to return to the helming seat for this fourth "Scream" film. Production is planned to be kicked off in Michigan this July for April 15, 2011 U.S. release schedule.
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Emily Morris was an investigatorof ghosts in the late 19th century.
In 1889, Emily lost her mother in a fire. Nine weeks later, she investigated a reputedly haunted house where she met Sarah Jane Smith, who had been sent to this point in time to obtain a piece of Chronosteel. Emily was convinced the house was haunted by ghosts, but Sarah Jane showed her that the house was crossing with a house from the future. Sarah Jane also gave an edition of the Ealing Echo dated Tuesday, 23 November 2010 to show that she was from the future. The two discovered that a room was on fire in the house’s future and two children were locked inside. Emily travelled forward in time to obtain the key to the door, which was the Chronosteel. She saved the children by opening the door for them to escape. She wanted Sarah Jane to stay with her after Sarah Jane began to use the Chronosteel to return to 2010 and she accidentally kept the key, leaving Sarah Jane to return to the future empty-handed.
Emily never forgot Sarah Jane. In the years that followed, she became a doctor and founded a hospital for children, inspiring many to follow in her footsteps, including her daughter and granddaughter, Angela Price, both of whom loved her very much. She gave Angela the Chronosteel key and newspaper which she eventually managed to get to Sarah Jane and the Shopkeeperon 23 November 2010, thus saving Earth from total destruction. (Lost in Time)
Emily Morris was intelligent, curious, plucky, and kind. (Lost in Time)

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Shelli Renée Joye received a degree in Electrical Engineering, then pursued a contemplative practice with a Buddhist meditation master.
She moved to Shingletown from San Francisco to live in a quiet natural setting and write a dissertation.
Among the seven books that she has published is a new book, Developing Supersensible Perception.
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Shelli Renée Joye, Ph.D., attended Rice University on a physics scholarship and graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After graduation, she worked with John Lilly on interspecies communication and pursued contemplative practice with Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. She completed her doctorate in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies. The author of several books, including Tuning the Mind, she lives in Viola, California.


2022 got off to a good start. The NWP Water for Food Programme consortia have started their projects after winning their relevant Calls for Proposals launched in September 2021. The Programme's aim is to support business case development with the goal to improve food security and sustainable water management. Let's introduce one of the 3 projects.
Weather Impact and New Amsterdam Consult, together with local partner Delta Research Initiative, have joined forces to provide farmers in Bangladesh with daily weather forecasts combined with agricultural management advice, monsoon onset alerts and monthly seasonal outlooks. Increasing the farmers' capacity to make data-driven decisions about water-management, irrigation, planting calendar and extreme weather mitigation and improve their resilience to climate change.
The project will focus on the Lower Ganges Delta in Bangladesh, a vulnerable place due to increased climate variability. By bridging the gap between farmers and weather information, the consortium wants to increase water usage efficiency and increase food production. Together with the daily forecasts, farmers are able to better plan their agricultural activities, and decide when to plant their crops.
Via NWP's Water for Food programme, our consortium aims to establish a sustainable business model for agro-meteorological forecasts and advisories in the Bangladesh delta.
We bring values to farmers and the agricultural sector by leveraging novel technologies linked to specific user groups (physically and virtually), contributing to resilience and sustainability in one of the world's most densely populated, yet climate-vulnerable delta.
Consortium Weather Impact, New Amsterdam Consult & Delta Research Initiative
Weather Impact is bringing in its experience and successful results from Kenya – where the forecasts were evaluated to provide 90% accuracy, crop yields increased by 15% and farmers saved 10% on inputs. Receiving daily, high-resolution weather advice is rare amongst Bangladesh's farmers, particularly when made available as accurate, user-friendly text messages.
Local partner Delta Research Initiative connects the forecasts and advisories to the end-user, in particular Weather Schools which provide training and capacity building to farmers. Previous research has shown that the target farmer groups, which are mostly rice farmers (critical to food security) have already shown a willingness to pay for climate information services. Their farmer's network has been built with the development of Waterapps, a water information service.
New Amsterdam Consult is supporting this project with business development, research, monitoring and evaluation.
The proposal was selected by a review committee, in collaboration with NWP, for its innovative yet easy-to-use technology upscaling potential in Bangladesh and the rest of the region, as well as for an excellent example of a business-driven introduction of a very valuable farming tool, backed by a strong local partner and network: the Weather Schools.
From an overwhelming 42 applications received on the Call for Proposals – for which Dutch water and agrifood organisations were invited to submit proposals for developing business cases that offer concrete and viable solutions in the water-agrifood nexus – 3 projects received the highest scores.
While applicants were given free reign on the choice of location and sub-theme of their project, proposals were assessed on the project's sustainability and inclusivity and their impact at a local level, on their specific water contribution element, on their contribution to food security, and particularly on the scalability and financial feasibility of the business case.
The Water for Food Programme is an initiative of the Netherlands Water Partnership, supported by the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality.


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Amazing Facts About Human Brain
1 The human brain will grow three times its size in the first year of life. It continues to grow until you are about 18 years.
2 It is a myth that humans only use 10 percent of our brain. We actually use all of it we are asleep.
3 Dreams are believed to be a combination of imagination, psychological factors and neurological factors. They prove that your brain is working even when you are sleeping.
4. The brain can’t feel pain. It interprets pain signals sent to it, but does not feel pain
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I am super excited to show you an amazing new print that graces my family room mantel! I was recently contacted by a representative from Pretty Smitten, an on line stationary, home and gift shop to preview one of their gorgeous prints from their new art print line. I jumped at the chance, since I have already loved and admired their chic patterns, personalized notepads and monogrammed gifts. It was a tough decision, since they are all so fun, but this is the print I chose…
And here it is, all styled up in my family room…
The orange, coral, pink and brown from this print works so well with the room’s color scheme. I chose a driftwood style frame to balance against the chic look in the print. This room has a bit of a rustic touch, so I thought it created a nice balance. The frame has an 8×10 opening, which is a perfect size for this print. Overall, I am totally smitten with my new art piece! I already have my eye on some other great prints from her shop! If you haven’t checked out the site yet, stop over to see all of the gorgeous options at an amazing price point. Owner and creator, Elizabeth Johnson founded her shop as a creative outlet after the birth of her son. Her business quickly grew to include more gift items and after the birth of her two girls, Pretty Smitten continues to expand. This new print line is a beautiful addition to her creative, chic style! Her shop also includes trays, phone cases, personalized placemats and trays, just to name a few!
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Analytical methods used in design of microdevices. Exact and approximate methods for analysis of static, dynamic, and thermal behaviour of microdevices. Techniques for electro-mechanical conversions and development of reduced order models. Principles for computer simulation of microdevices. Common material and device characterization techniques, including atomic force microscopy, thin film stress/thickness measurement, and scanning electron microscopy. Recommended: MSE 311, MSE 711 or equivalent.


Everyone has been saying that the demand for Haute Couture in the West has slowed down, but in Asia the market only seems to be growing. To prove it Chanel brought it’s entire spring/summer 2014 collection to Hong Kong a few weeks ago while Dior hosted its first ever couture show in the city last night.
The event was significant on many levels – for the past two years Dior has been showing its couture collections in Shanghai, but this was the first time that Hong Kong made the cut. Considering that the city is the place where the mainland Chinese get their style cues, it seemed appropriate.
The maison cosntructed a venue from scratch for the event, which was held at the West Kowloon Heliport. Inside guests were greeted with a digital backdrop displaying images and videos, providing us abehind-the-scenes glimpse of the action that takes place at the hallowed couture ateliers in Paris. When the show eventually started the backdrop fell to reveal a million dollar view of the Hong Kong harbour and its iconic skyscrapers, two of them covered in flashing lights forming the brand’s iconic Cannage pattern.
The clothes were themselves were super light and designed for the modern customer who wants luxury without forgoing comfort and ease (many of the dresses were paired with trainers embrodiered with flowers). The silhouettes were all about movement – swinging A-line dresses came with tiered skirts and were worn off the shoulder for an air of nonchalance. There were also sack dresses and strapless cocktail dresses with billowing capes at the back.
Instead of heavy embrodieries designer Raf Simons played with cut-outs – the signature bar jacket came with tiny slashes for a cool look . One evening gown looked like it was covered in polka dots but the effect was achieved using overlays and laser cut-outs. On other dresses the holes revealed intricate floral beading underneath.
The one look that really caught my attention was a simple black jumpsuit with a twisted portrait style collar that was to timeless and modern at the same time. If this is the future of couture, then bring it on!