text:
Hope Tala has shown herself to be a versatile artist. She is not afraid to tackle some tough issues – of society and the heart – but she also knows how to change gears musically. This time around, she has released an invigorating dance track entitled “Leave It On The Dancefloor” to help us forget our troubles (at least temporarily).
The song, co-written by Hope, Mozella and producer Greg Kurstin, gives summery, feel-good vibes that are much needed in these times. The bouncy drumbeat and slick bassline are complemented perfectly by synth chords that collectively transport us back to the carefree '80s when dance music ruled.
Hope’s vocals reflect her upbeat mood as she takes us out for a night on the town. "Ooh, the night is young and, baby, so are you / Let’s have some fun, I promise there’s no rules / Don’t let nobody tell you what to do / When you groove," she sings on the chorus.
“I wrote this song imagining what I would want someone to tell me while I was going through a hard time," Hope stated via press release. She went on to share, "Going out was something I missed intensely through the various COVID lockdowns, particularly when I was feeling down in the dumps. It was something I didn’t know how much I valued until it wasn’t possible or safe anymore.”
"Leave It On The Dancefloor" is Hope Tala's third new single of the year following "Party Sickness" and "Is It Enough," which dropped in February and July respectively. All of this new music from her direction signals that she has another project on the way, set for release this fall.
In other Hope Tala news, she was recently selected as Deezer Music’s Artist Pick for August and has collaborated with them to release an exclusive acoustic version of “Leave It On The Dancefloor” on the Deezer app. We have our fingers crossed that the acoustic version of “Leave It On The Dancefloor” gets an official release soon. Til then, we'll just keep bumping the original, which you can get started doing when you press play below.


text:
The Gift of Presence Card Deck: 50 Mindfulness Invitations for Being in the Moment, Building Resilience and Reducing Stress
In stock, ready to ship
Inventory on the way
Meet the daily challenges of life fortified with the simple, peaceful, reflective moments offered in The Gift of Presence Card Deck.
These 50 empowering invitations provide a source of strength and renewal every day.
This deck is for anyone interested in building stress resilience, improving focus, and thriving by living in the moment and discovering the Gift of Presence.
About the Author:
Caroline Welch, MA, JD, is chief executive officer and co-founder with Dr. Dan Siegel of the Mindsight Institute in Santa Monica, California, and author of The Gift of Presence: A Mindfulness Guide for Women. She offers workshops worldwide on cultivating mindfulness, resilience, and well-being.

domain: psychology


text:
MANCHESTER (August 24, 2007) – At 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2007, Mayor Frank Guinta, members of the Board of School Committee, and business, education and community leaders, will be on hand for an important announcement. This announcement will be held at the offices of School Administrative Unit 37; 286 Commercial St.; Manchester.
“The recent resignation of Superintendent Michael Ludwell effective at the end of the upcoming school year leaves the School District at a critical juncture regarding the future of the education of Manchester’s children,” Guinta said. “We have a unique opportunity to set a new tone in Manchester, one that puts our district at the forefront of education in our region. I firmly believe that our school district must achieve more than mere adequacy, but must excel in all areas of education. Therefore, I am forming an eight-person committee to provide a community-wide evaluation of what the city needs in its next superintendent if we are to achieve such lofty goals.”
The Needs Assessment Advisory Committee will convene immediately and meet regularly. The committee is tasked with speaking to all peoples with a stake in the future of education: students, parents, teachers, school administrators and area businesses. The committee will then form an assessment to be provided to the Manchester School Board in November. The report will be a non-partisan assessment, representative of the needs of the people of Manchester.
“We have the opportunity to determine our future as a district by fairly assessing the needs of our district, using that information as a key factor in the search for the next leader of our city schools,” Guinta said. “The people of Manchester should be excited about this opportunity ... it will finally move us away from political bickering at the School Board and toward providing a better education for our children. What more could we hope for?”

domain: sociology


text:
|Rufus the Red|
|First Appearance:||A Most Unusual Wood Nymph|
|Significant Other(s):||Gerry O'Toole (true love)|
|Residence:||Ireland (fourteenth century)|
Rufus the Red was killed by Darrin the Bold, and a curse was placed on Darrin and all of his descendants. Rufus' true love, Gerry O'Toole, is a wood nymph who tries to "punish" Darrin Stephens, and it is up to Samantha to undo the curse.
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.

domain: library


text:
Make September the Tastiest Month of the Year with these 3 Events
September has arrived, and while in some cities that might mean that summer is almost over, in San Francisco it means the best time of year is upon us. Nothing makes basking in the glow of our Indian summers more enjoyable than a great meal. Get rid of the post Burning Man blues, by eating your heart out at one of these killer food events. There is something for everyone, whether you’re watching your waist line or looking to eat your weight in cheese. Grab your friends and dive into one of EnjoyFresh’s gastronomic filled events.
Wednesday September 16, 5:30 pm
Learn from master cheesemonger, Thomas Perriard. After studying cheese across Europe, Thomas has arrived in San Francisco to share his love with Bay Area locals. Guests will learn how to put together imaginative cheese plates, how to classify, store and prepare different cheeses. The course will cover all the cheesemonger essentials, such as milk types, rind washes and wine pairings. You will leave this course with tons of new found knowledge on the cheese world and get to taste rare cheeses from around the globe.
Wednesday September 23, 5:30 pm
A healthy spin on the traditional happy hour. The Castro’s one and only Brazilian market is Bebe Bar is showcasing their fresh pressed juices by crafting them into delicious cocktails! Jam-packed with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fiber, phytonutrients and a hit of vodka. Dip your feet into the juicing cleanse, by tasting these bright and flavorful juices. The event will be hosted by store owner Celinha, who will bring stories of her time in Brazil and amazing gluten free Brazilian treats to transport you to Latin America.
Saturday, September 26, 6:00pm
A local food journey, highlighting the season’s bounty, put on by husband and wife team, Chef’s Dustin and Kristin Stewart. The couple met while studying at Le Cordon Bleu and came together over their love of food and each other. They are now sharing their passion with the community. Their Chef’s Table menu, will be an intimate gathering featuring the day’s farmer’s market finds. Chef Dustin will bring guests into his cooking process, sharing his thought process for each dish and incorporating opinions from guests, for a truly memorable and communal dining experience.Add to Favourites

domain: food


text:
Say it aint so! The pop singer and rapper have called it quits after 9 months of dating.… READ MORE
Ariana Grande and Big Sean have called it quits after eight months of dating, their reps confirm to Us Weekly.
In a joint statement, the for… READ MORE
The Daily Juice
Sign up to get the latest gossip, hard-hitting exclusives, glamor, photos and
videos delivered straight to your inbox.

domain: entertainment


text:
VROEGBOEKKORTINGEN WINTER 2020
Are you already dreaming about your next holiday? Do you like to plan your next short-ski?
Book your stay for next winter season 2020 at Marmotta Alpin Hotel during the month of October and get an extra price advantage! Be quick because this promotion is only applicable on reservations booked in the month of October and based on availability of rooms…
AUTUMN PROMOTION WINTER 2020
Adults receive a discount up to -30% compared to the standard prices for bookings made in the month of October*. See price table below.
Prices per adult/night, based on minimum 2 persons/room in half-board.
|Standard price HB|
|06/01 – 31/01 ’20||€ 105||€ 95||€ 80||€ 74|
|01/02 – 22/02 ’20||€ 125||€ 115||€ 101||€ 95|
|01/03 – 04/04 ’20||€ 115||€ 105||€ 91||€ 84|
*This prices are applicatie on all bookings during the month of October for stay at Marmotta in winter 2020, except during school holidays of Belgium. Not combinable with other promotions.
PROMOTION EASTER HOLIDAY 2020
Also for families we offer a special promotion! For all bookings during the month of October, you can get up to -62% discount compared to the standard price. See price table below.
|Easter holiday – promotion 4 to 15 April 2020|
|Standaard price HB||Price/ week|
|Adult||€ 105||€ 70||-33%||€ 490|
|Youth <18j||€ 60||-43%||€ 420|
|Youth <15j||€ 50||-52%||€ 350|
|Children <7j||€ 40||-62%||€ 280|
|As from 3rd child in 1 family => free (stay in familieroom)|
Ask you price offer now and confirm your holiday before end of October to take advantage from these super price conditions!

domain: travel


text:
The Highlands are known for their rugged mountains and stunning lochs, but the ‘Highlands’ capital’ Inverness also provides, culture, fine dining and the chance for some retail therapy.
Trains to Inverness
Inverness is the jewel in the Highlands’ crown. A hub of culture, fine dining and shopping, set against the rugged mountains, stunning landscapes and shimmering lochs for which the Highlands is renowned. Clear your head, fill your lungs and enjoy a visit to one of the UK’s fastest growing cities.
Great value tickets to Inverness
Whether you’re after a cheap Standard ticket to Inverness or splashing out on a First Class Inverness rail experience, our range of tickets to Inverness includes a deal that’s right for you. For a wide choice of rail fares to Inverness, look no further than East Coast.
All fares indicated are one way


text:
Peace Communication Software
Exploring the Neglected Eloquent Fidelity of Music and Dance
That the global community is experiencing great upheaval and conflict is not in doubt. That nations of the world have made concerted efforts to stem rising conflicts is also not in doubt. That several hardware, war equipment and nuclear warheads have been developed, stored and deployed, in some cases, to crush rising tensions and growing conflicts is also well-known. That there is failure in the expected results from such attempts in establishing peace is unquestionable, given the continued lack of peace. With the rising devastating conflicts and fading away of global peace, security, human and material safety, the global community is challenged and constrained to seek alternative approaches to peace and stability. So far, diplomatic missions have failed to achieve the desired trust and cohesion they are meant for. Hardware deployed for suppression, forced peace and wars have also failed in the achievement of global peace. Instead, such attempts have stimulated and escalated national exclusions, displacements, cold war and real conflicts. The question remains whether peace, with its fragile nature, can be achieved by means of extreme deployment of hardware of war in human conflicts? The near impossibility of such attempts so far, recommends alternative sources of peace in consonance with the fragile nature of the peace phenomenon. Thus, this study explores peace, its fragile nature and the application and contributions of alternative soft and fragile art of music and dance in peace building across traditional and contemporary African societies and how they apply to the quest for global peace. Using the historical, descriptive and analytical designs as well as secondary sources and personal observations, the paper presents recommendations that highlight the potency of music and dance arts in global peace building.

domain: artistic


text:
| Feb 13, 2013
| 3:25 PM
Carnival ups compensation for Triumph passengers
Latest Update on Carnival Triumph February 13, 2013 – 5:45pm EST
Carnival Cruise Lines has announced further compensation for the passengers aboard the Carnival Triumph, currently being towed...
| Nov 4, 2012
| 12:56 PM
Families looking for a cheap getaway, friends looking to do a little duty-free shopping and couples celebrating over some drinks and gambling returned Sunday morning from a two-night stay on the Chesapeake Bay, after embarking on a Carnival Cruise Line...
| Nov 10, 2010
| 4:47 PM
The head of Carnival Cruise Lines said the engine fire that cut power on the disabled cruise ship carrying nearly 4,500 people was the worst accident in his company's 35-year history.
Apologizing profusely, CEO Gerry Cahill told reporters that the crew...
| May 31, 2012
| 12:13 PM
Carnival Cruise Lines got its hands on its newest ship, the Carnival Breeze, in a ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
The 130,000-ton, 3,600-passenger sister ship to the Carnival Magic and Carnival Dream becomes the 24th cruise...
| Jul 27, 2011
The new cruise ships slated to set sail in the next few years might not only be bigger, but also more crowded.
That is the new trend forecast by Paul Motter, Cruisemates.com co-founder. "The major lines are still building new ships," he says, "but the...
| Aug 25, 2011
| 3:37 PM
The Carnival Pride cruise ship will arrive back at the Port of Baltimore on Saturday, a day earlier than scheduled, in an effort to avoid Hurricane Irene.
Passengers will begin debarkation from the ship at 7 a.m. Afterwards, the cruise ship will be...
| Sep 1, 2011
| 12:22 PM
It's an island that measures only 21 square miles, about the size of Manhattan.
But instead of skyscrapers packed in like sardines, imagine miles and miles of sparkling cerulean water and pink-glittered sand.
Replace the honking yellow cabs with...
| Nov 14, 2011
| 8:16 PM
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Mark and Glenda Dodd of Panama City Beach, Florida, could have booked a Mexico-bound cruise out of Miami, but on Monday they stood among hundreds of other passengers lining up to board the Carnival Cruise Line ship Elation in New...
| Jan 23, 2011
Here is a list of many of the lines that carry passenger traffic, along with a list of their vessels. Ships that are to have maiden voyages this year are also listed; check with the cruise line, though, because dates can change.
AIDA Cruises, (011) 49-...
| Feb 7, 2012
| 9:10 AM
A couple of Carnival Cruise Lines ships have emerged from recent dry docks sporting new enhancements. The Carnival Spirit, based out of the port of San Diego and the Carnival Miracle based out of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale both went under the...
| Mar 6, 2012
| 10:34 AM
Carnival Cruises Lines on Tuesday announced plans for a $155 million extreme makeover of its Carnival Destiny ship that’s set to begin next February.
When the transformation is complete, Destiny will emerge as Carnival Sunshine, and will sport...


December 28, 2014
Today’s headlines Archives
Gonzaga coach Mark Few and CBS broadcaster Doug Gottleib watch the Zags practice on Wednesday. Gottlieb picked the Zags to lose to Michigan State in Final Four.
March 21, 2013 in Sports on Page A12
What do national college basketball analysts think of Gonzaga’s chances in the NCAA tournament? Here’s a sampling from some of the major outlets. Jay Bilas, ESPN: The famed ESPN analyst …
Please keep it civil. Don't post comments that are obscene, defamatory, threatening, off-topic, an infringement of copyright or an invasion of privacy. Read our forum standards and community guidelines.
You must be logged in to post comments. Please log in here or click the comment box below for options.
Print edition home delivery
E-paper daily edition
Online premium • RSS feeds
999 W. Riverside, Spokane, WA 99201
P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210
Main switchboard: (509) 459-5000 • (800) 338-8801
Newsroom: (509) 459-5400 • (800) 789-0029
Customer service: (800) 338-8801


text:
Unique family tree photo frame and decal
Wall deco family photo Every family has a story Welcome to ours
Family gallery wall Más
Family photo wall gallery with budget white frames.
Do this with Our family pictures. The arrangement that says family except add another big one on the other end and put Wilkerson instead.
RIBBA Frame Gallery Wall
Gallery Walls: The What, Why and How More
DIY Family Photo Frames For Your Memorable Moments
displaying picture frames | frame ideas for decorating picture frames Unique Family Photo Frame ...
photo wall template, one of the best I've seen!


text:
I think the one you're thinking about is Kaboom but the bonus round on that is different from the Planet Moolah and the newer games. The one I found played exactly like the Planet Moolah with more turns depending on how many levels you made it through (i.e. number of wins in one play).
At Harrah's in AC they have ONE Planet Moolah in one of the Monopoly Big Event groups but they have over half of the pay lines disabled so the odds are extremely bad. You almost never win anything on it.

domain: hobby


text:
Quinnie had a fun time learning how to skateboard at Skate the Foundry Camp. Take a look at some of the cool skateboarding tricks she learned in just one week! Mr. Brett, the camp instructor, was kind enough to take videos and pictures. Check out the full video on YouTube at Quinnie’s Fun House!
Tag: Kid Activity Tips
Skateboarding for Beginners at Quinnie’s Fun House
Want to learn how to ride a skateboard? Visit Quinnie’s Fun House to watch a beginner in action! Please like and subscribe 👍🏽😊
Exercise and Break a Sweat at Quinnie’s Fun House!
Tired of sitting all day in virtual class or need to get moving? Visit Quinnie’s Fun House for some fun exercises that will make you break a sweat! Remember, exercise is important for all ages.
Play Date Fun: Celebrating Alex & Jack’s 8th Birthday
Quinnie’s Fun House knows the importance of friends and celebrating their birthdays. Check out my latest video having an awesome play date and celebrating the 8th birthday of my friends , twin brothers, Alex and Jack along with my puppy Zack. Please like and subscribe 👍🏽🥳
Ten Tips on Riding a Bike for Beginners
Want to learn how to ride a bike? Need some advice? Quinnie’s Fun House has ten great tips to help you get started!
Ten Ways to Have Fun Inside and Outside!
Are you bored? Want some easy was to have fun outside and inside the house? Quinnie’s Fun House has ten great ways to have enjoy yourself, get some exercise, use critical thinking skills and stop boredom in its tracks!


text:
What are bed bugs?
Bed bugs are bloodsucking insects that are enjoying a revival after nearly 50 years of dormancy. Adult bed bugs are reddish-brown in color and have a flattened oval shaped body. The size of an apple seed, these tiny insects are wingless and have microscopic hairs that give them a striped appearance. Bed bugs are nocturnal creatures that feed exclusively on blood, preferring human blood whenever available. They will also feed on other warm-blooded animals, such as dogs and cats.
Why do I have them?
Bed bugs are exceptional hitchhikers and will travel a far distance with an unsuspecting host. They are introduced to homes, apartment buildings, hospitals and other commercial facilities on luggage, clothing and used furniture and are not a sign of housekeeping or sanitation issues. They like 5 star hotels as much as anyone. They are especially a problem for establishments that have high occupancy turnover. Increased global travel and pesticide resistance are also factors in the increased occurrence of bed bugs.
Are they dangerous?
Bed bugs do bite, but they are not known to carry or transmit any diseases to humans. Their bites often leave behind tiny red bumps that appear in a line or cluster and that may cause minor to severe skin irritation. Occasionally, bed bug bites do become infected; if this occurs, medical attention should be sought.
How do I get rid of bed bugs?
Once bed bugs have infested an area, they are extremely hard to get rid of. They are nocturnal and hide during the day in hard to see areas, such as furniture cracks and crevices, as well as inside mattresses and box springs. Contacting Wil-Kil Pest Control is the ideal way to control your bed bug problems. We offer effective bed bug control services in Milwaukee, Madison and throughout our coverage area that are sure to resolve all your pest problems, including bed bug infestations.
Can I do it myself?
Do-it-yourself methods of bed bug control are not always effective. Products may contain chemicals that are more harmful to people and pets than they are to the bed bug. Wil-Kil’s pest control professionals are trained in identifying bed bug infestations and will execute effective measures to rid your home or business of bed bugs completely.
Is the bed bug treatment safe?
The health and safety of our customers, their family or employees is very important to us. We use products and treatments that are EPA registered for pest control use. All of our pest control professionals are certified and licensed by the state or local jurisdictions where we provide service to ensure proper application.
How soon can you get here?
Our customers are our top priority. Your Wil-Kil technician is 100% committed to helping you as soon as possible.
How do I prevent this in the future?
Pest problems can be difficult to prevent and that is why you should contact Wil-Kil Pest Control at the first sign of a problem. Our bed bug control services are designed to completely resolve bed bug problems and we can offer recommendations on preventing bed bug problems in the future.
Related Post From Our Blog
During a frigid Midwest winter, most people hunker down in their homes. That’s also the case for most insects, including one of the biggest terrors — bed bugs. Bed bugs are blood-sucking parasites named for [...]
You’ve gone on vacation and had a lovely time. You’ve seen the sights, sampled the local cuisine, and have had a fun time away from the day-to-day challenges of life. But all is not well. [...]
It’s that time of year again - students, teachers, and parents are preparing for the new school year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many schools have gone virtual. But for some, school will be [...]

domain: biology


This single story rancher is in camp on a very private lake in the west Sagle area. Horizontal “hardi cement” plank siding creates both a fire resistant and ideal paint grade exterior medium. Ample deck facing the private lake and a covered entry porch make for a warm welcoming. Cherry wood flooring, pigmented lacquer cabinets and a pine ceiling compliment a slate entry and a custom master bathroom with a large walk-in shower and jetted tub. This lake front property created some very challenging drainage issues with seasonal mountain run-off. This house has a very sophisticated “ground source” heat pump; a proprietary liquid medium is pumped through a series of six foot deep trenches pulling latent heat right out of the earth. This Glycol based liquid is returned back to the heat exchanging air-handler, and both heating and cooling needs are met very efficiently and naturally; via forced air. This cutting edge technology meets the home’s heating and cooling loads not only with a cost effective approach, but also a reduced carbon foot print.


text:
Periodization of the various versions of capitalism is tough academic work, and what follows is not meant to diminish the importance of those kinds of projects.
However, this essay argues that when we focus our energies on the specific adaptations of capitalism we can develop a tendency to miss the forest for the trees. That is, when we focus on what is unique about specific periods of capitalism, we can overlook what has remained constant throughout the various periods of capitalism—what makes capitalism, capitalism. We should instead, I suggest, focus on both the forest and the trees in order to develop and take advantage of the specific contradictions and resources produced during a specific period that can be utilized for radical change—radical change aimed at moving us beyond the current system entirely.
In “The Rise of the Servant Society,” Michael J. Thompson’s otherwise impressive and original piece published in the Winter 2016 issue of New Politics, he argues that whatever we want to call this most recent period of capitalism, it is one characterized by the predominance of the servant. By this Thompson means two things: First, “that new forms of labor in advanced post-industrial society, as well as new pressures for consumption, are leading to new forms of service labor that are increasingly directed by and toward the needs of the wealthy. Second, and as a consequence of the new pressures for consumption, a new kind of culture and consciousness is emerging that is increasingly docile in political terms” (27). He then asserts that it is “the legitimacy of the basis of the system” that is unique to the contemporary period (27). Thompson concludes by criticizing the post-work perspective of some recent left scholarship, instead suggesting that a redemocratized conception of labor and wealth is a more realistic response to the peculiarity of the servant society.
Theorizing the Capitalistic Mentality
While I will not argue that Thompson’s claim about the emergence of the servant society and the servant mentality is an inaccurate characterization of the current state of affairs, I do want to show that the servant mentality is actually an evolution of a deeper, more fundamental capitalistic mentality that transcends the various periods of capitalism and is itself rooted in the capitalist mode of production. This mentality—representing the generalizable psycho-social characteristics that correspond to a particular social system, in this case capitalism—has a number of characteristics, including alienation, predominance of the profit-motive and the drive for accumulation, commodity fetishism including the commodification of persons (through labor and otherwise), possessiveness, the pervasive inability to see exploitative wage labor as anything other than freely contracted employment (the identification of exploitation with freedom), the increasing identification of quality with quantity, and the corollary dominance of an instrumentalized rationality at the expense of critical self-reflection and social criticism. Most destructive though is the normalization of hypercompetitiveness (and the resultant castigation of genuine cooperation and solidarity). All of the elements of the capitalistic mentality, of which there are probably others I have not listed here, are tied to the hyperindividualization of the capitalist subject.
These are aspects of capitalist society that mostly were initially theorized by Marx himself in the nineteenth century, mostly in his Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, but many are maintained up through Capital: Volume 1. They were expanded upon by Western Marxists and the Frankfurt School thinkers in the early and mid-twentieth century.
Capitalism has always included these psycho-social elements because they are not only produced by this particular mode of production, but have been exacerbated by the ruling classes to maintain this system. Competitive labor markets and mass production technologies alienate workers from their potentially creative labor and their fellow workers. Workers begin to perceive themselves and their labor (the central component of their species-being or human nature) as commodities to be bought and sold. Humanity is dehumanized through the process of the commodification of life experience. Eventually the goal of “success” becomes identical to accumulating things and wealth, not humane experiences of creativity, spontaneity, and cooperative solidarity.
What is new about the kind of consumption that Thompson describes? Thompson presents little evidence for the idea that things have significantly changed in recent years. As described in works from Marx to Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) up through the first-generation Frankfurt School, it seems that this pressure for consumption has been present since the early development and spread of capitalism and has increased fairly consistently over the past two centuries. The pressures seem to be qualitatively similar across time, though varying in intensity. Furthermore, what is new about labor being directed by and toward the needs of the wealthy? Thompson tells us what is new about the form, but he doesn’t connect it to what is old about this process. It is this short-shrifting of what has not changed within the period of post-industrial capitalism that causes Thompson to miss the forest for the trees in both his diagnosis of the servant society and, more problematically, the left politics appropriate to countering it.
Thompson argues that the rise of the servant society coincides with a new form of social power founded on the idea of “oligarchic wealth” (29). Oligarchic wealth is a social power “that grants individuals power over the labor of others and the power to control and direct that labor toward their own ends and interests. But it is also a kind of wealth that allows elites to use resources that could otherwise be employed for common goods” (29). He argues that a shift toward a democratic concept of wealth (“democratic wealth”) is the inverse of this emergent oligarchic social power and would deploy resources toward common purposes and projects. Again, I want to ask, how is this oligarchic conception of wealth new? This seems to be the kind of social power that has been present since capitalism became the dominant socio-economic system of the world. Capitalism has always—perhaps with a few exceptions like the emergence of the social welfare state in the West after World War II—guided labor and resources toward the goals and interests of the wealthy.
Thompson concludes by arguing, “The material agent of social change is therefore not made through the nature of work, but through the nature of demands. Without a shattering of the basic alienation that constitutes what I have called here the culture and mentality of the servant society, no viable radical political agency can be restored to working people” (32).
While he is certainly right to emphasize demands as well as the nature of work, it seems theoretically unclear why demands matter to the exclusion of the nature of work. Both seem to matter. Additionally, there is a third, broader dimension I would add to these two foundations of a potentially radical consciousness, and that is the nature of how people spend their time when they aren’t working (including “free-time” and the quality and quantity of time spent consuming),1 which would allow for the wider inclusion of the psychological problems produced by a consumeristic capitalist society. Thompson is simply thinking too small when he situates the potential for radical change in the shattering of the servant society; we need a broader, deeper shattering—a shattering of capitalism itself.
Reclaiming a Truly Radical Realism
Despite my agreement with Thompson’s thesis that it is absolutely crucial to get society to think in terms of democratic wealth instead of individual or private wealth, his narrow focus on the servant society undermines precisely that possibility. Based on the deeper conception of the capitalistic mentality presented above, it is capitalism itself that fundamentally interferes with the capacity of most people for thinking in terms of democratic wealth as opposed to private wealth. This is not a particular feature of neoliberalism nor of the servant society, though these problems are certainly becoming more severe in recent years. My argument for this can again be traced back to arguments made by Frankfurt School thinkers, like Erich Fromm, but also more recently in the superb work of the late Ellen Meiksins Wood.2 Capitalism is an inherently undemocratic process. This is quite obvious and not something that I think Thompson would necessarily disagree with. What is undertheorized in his argument, though, is how the undemocratic nature of capitalism produces an undemocratic capitalistic mentality that, until superseded, will undermine the popular emergence of a new way of thinking connected to his idea of democratic wealth.
If I do not see my fellow citizens or residents as inherently worthy of a considerable basic share of the social product to begin with, why would I be able to simply switch from my private conception of wealth to a more democratic one? Such a shift would require a radical change in the heart of humanity, to use an updated version of Fromm’s older phraseology.3 Such a shift on a mass societal scale is not only inconsistent with the servant society, but it is more fundamentally inconsistent with the capitalistic mentality and the capitalist mode of production more broadly.
While Thompson may find the grand theorizing associated with post-work imaginings misguided and unhelpful, he is empirically off-base to eschew them as summarily as he does. These imaginaries are absolutely crucial given the massive increase in automation of recent years (which is only likely to increase into the future). He mentions Uber in his article as a prime example of the servant society, but is Uber really fundamentally different from taxi services, which have existed in various forms for a century? Plus, Google and Uber have both made substantial progress on self-driving vehicles that would make the labor of a driver in any context, including trucking, completely obsolete. Labor is increasingly menial and precarious, largely due to automation. Recent studies have suggested that 40 percent of all jobs are either already susceptible to automation (partial or full) or will be by 2050.4 New jobs will be created of course, but even if unemployment were only to increase by half or a quarter of that 40 percent, society will still more rapidly descend into what Rosa Luxemburg would surely recognize as “barbarism”—so long as one’s ability to live an even somewhat comfortable life remains tied to one’s labor, whether industrial, service/servant, or intellectual.5
Thompson does not, however, focus his analysis and critique of the servant society through to the foundational traits of capitalism, but instead focuses on the massive inequality it (re)produces and on which this new era of capitalism is based. However, the concept of the capitalistic mentality challenges us to ask what kind of consciousness, culture, or social psychology allowed this (acceptance of) massive inequality to emerge in the first place?
The capitalistic mentality provides a rather clear answer: The same kind of capitalistic thinking that allows for exploitation to become justified and normalized—becoming identified with freedom itself—is the root of the justification and normalization of the massive amounts of inequality and eventually the servant economy itself. If capitalistic societies have largely accepted exploitation, why should we be at all surprised that they would also accept massive amounts of inequality and atomized, app-based servitude?
In order to adequately resist the most pernicious aspects and consequences of the servant society, which should be understood as the manifestation of more fundamental dimensions of capitalism, we must oppose and resist capitalism in toto. This does not require that we abandon reformism, but rather it demands that we radicalize reformism so that it is aimed at these core aspects of capitalist society, not just the most recent manifestations. While pursuing reforms, if they are to have a real chance at success, we must never lose sight of the larger enemy—capitalism itself.
The Crucial Importance of Social Psychology
In fairness to Thompson, I want to reiterate the real value of his piece for New Politics last year. Thompson reminds us of the crucial importance of examining the intersection of base and superstructure, where social psychology, and indeed consciousness itself, are (re)produced. Psychology is the mechanism by which capitalism becomes embedded in—and actually creates—who we are as people. Unless we resist both the psychological manifestations of capitalism and its material conditions, including those specific to the current period of capitalism, it is highly unlikely that any reforms that do occur will make substantial progress toward an emancipated, democratic, socialist society. Thompson’s essay, and his oeuvre more broadly, should be applauded for taking seriously the importance of consciousness and culture as they relate to the economic system—even if I disagree with the narrowness with which he approaches these concerns in “The Rise of the Servant Society.”
1. For an excellent exploration of the pervasiveness of consumption in the twenty-first century and its relation to consciousness, see Jonathan Crary’s 24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep (Verso, 2014).
2. Ellen Meiksins Wood, Democracy Against Capitalism: Renewing Historical Materialism (Verso,  2016).
3. Erich Fromm, The Heart of Man: Its Genius for Good and Evil (Harper & Row, 1964).
4. See Paul Mason’s Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015) and Martin Ford’s Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future (Basic Books, 2015).
5. A great discussion of the potential benefits and drawbacks of certain automation trends relevant to radical left politics can be found in Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams, Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work (Verso, 2015).


text:
In box we haven’t heard, blockchain is all a fury newly on Wall Street, since bitcoin, a digital banking that blockchain came along with in 2009, is unexpected unequivocally uncool.
Blockchain, by a way, is a decentralized, peer-to-peer, open-source, distributed bill record that underlies bitcoin. (Check out a video explainer on blockchain.) The bitcoin blockchain is usually one use box of a technology; newly a thought of utilizing a same technology, detached from cryptocurrency, has turn popular. As Bloomberg’s Matt Levine wrote progressing this month, “If we are any arrange of self-respecting financial or finance-adjacent veteran these days, you had improved be inserting a word ‘blockchain’ into pointless sentences to infer that you’re adult to speed.”
Indeed, banks and financial services have positively hopped aboard a blockchain train. But behind open press releases about initiatives and blockchain experimentation, executives during these companies differ severely in their meditative on a record and their faith in it.
Father-and-son group Don and Alex Tapscott, both business plan consultants, have a new book out currently called “Blockchain Revolution: How a Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business and a World.” A some-more good pretension competence sidestep that a record “could” change a world, though a book creates a convincing box for because blockchains competence change a financial sector. (And and many other sectors, though for now, a breakthrough is starting with finance.) For their research, a Tapscotts spoke to countless people in banking.
Alex Tapscott says people in banking tumble into 4 categories right now in their attitudes about blockchain. It’s value including here his full explanation, as told to Yahoo Finance:
“There are still a few who are generally aroused of this or don’t wholly buy into it, though are perplexing to learn more. That’s increasingly a minority. More people these days tumble into a second category, that is they see this as an event to revoke cost in their existent business. That’s interesting. But for us, a bigger opportunity, and we consider increasingly some-more financial services firms fit into this, is to say, How can we use this new record height to essentially reinvent a business? If billions of people in a universe don’t have entrance to financial services, maybe we can be a ones to strap this new record to offer them a same services we offer a existent clients. Now, there’s a fourth difficulty of course: if you’re a bank that thinks this is all nonsense, we would rarely suggest we during slightest ascent to fearful. Because this change is happening.”
Well, blockchain believers competence contend a change is happening. And there are signs that is a case. To bring usually dual examples: More than 45 banks have sealed on to blockchain consortium R3 CEV, including Goldman Sachs (GS), JPMorgan (JPM), and Bank of America (BAC), to exam out blockchain tech for their transaction-settling processes; and blockchain startup Chain recently announced it had finished a blockchain-for-banking product and suggested Citi (C), Visa (V), and other heavy-hitters as launch partners.
But bitcoin believers (and yes, there are still many) contend that the judgment of closed, permissioned blockchains, though digital currency, doesn’t make many sense. At most, bitcoin executives say, it can urge back-office I.T. functions of banks, that is a rather unsexy tender for a record that can do many more. Some are carefree that blockchains can eventually broach a decentralized form of all kinds of record platforms, including, say, Uber. “It’s a disruptors themselves that mount to be disrupted,” Alex Tapscott says, describing a probability of a “super Uber” that cuts out a pull operator.
As Don Tapscott explains, banks should be meditative bigger than they are. They ought to be aiming to revamp their systems entirely, rather than simply to urge efficiencies and revoke costs. “The blockchain is a biggest creation in mechanism scholarship in a generation, we think,” he says. “And what it represents is a Internet of value. We’ve had a Internet of information for several decades. But when it comes to exchanging value—not usually money, though song or faithfulness points or bonds or bonds—you can’t do that in a peer-to-peer approach though a absolute intermediary. This has resulted in a conditions where absolute intermediaries are capturing all a value of a digital age.”
That phrase, a “Internet of value,” or something unequivocally tighten to it, has been used before to report bitcoin and a blockchain. In fact, it’s a theme of an ongoing brawl between a distinguished “cloud money” startup and an equally distinguished superficial within a bitcoin community. The latter, Andreas Antonopoulos, argues that “Internet of Money” is a best word to report a guarantee of bitcoin, and that no one association ought to be regulating it as a corporate slogan.
Balaji Srinivasan, a partner during mega-influential VC organisation Andreessen Horowitz and a CEO of bitcoin program association 21.co, has a identical thought for bitcoin, and is doubtful of a “blockchain reduction bitcoin” fad. His vision: To emanate a “machine economy” in that computers can compensate any other seamlessly in bitcoin.
As a Tapscotts do make transparent in their book, we are still in a early days of this space. It is so early, in fact, that many of a mainstream media usually covers this attention when there are carnal new reports of who competence be a genuine Satoshi Nakamoto, a creator of bitcoin. They are blank what is unequivocally going on here, though they still have plenty time. In a coexisting races to innovate in both bitcoin and blockchain, there is not nonetheless any transparent victor.
The Blockchain Revolution is accessible now. Watch a above video for a some-more in-depth contention about a book with a authors.
Daniel Roberts is a author during Yahoo Finance, covering record and sports business. Follow him on Twitter during @readDanwrite.
- Technology Electronics

domain: finance


text:
ANAHUAC (AP) - Traffic on Interstate 10 was backed up for miles Friday after a tractor-trailer crossed the median and struck an 18-wheeler in the opposite lanes, police said.
A furniture truck traveling east crossed the median and collided with a westbound car carrier about 8:30 a.m. as a thunderstorm rolled through the area, about 50 miles east of Houston, authorities said.
The driver of the second truck was transported by LifeFlight helicopter to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. He was in fair condition Friday with two broken legs, the hospital said.
The furniture truck's driver was transported to a nearby hospital for precautionary reasons and was not seriously injured, said Cpl. Jim Garrett of the Department of Public Safety.
A Beaumont doctor driving a sport-utility vehicle that rear-ended the car carrier suffered a cut and drove himself back home, Garrett said.
Garrett said a quick-thinking colleague may have saved the car carrier's driver as his truck began to burn.
"A co-worker of the driver of the auto transport was traveling behind and pulled him out of the cab of the truck," Garrett said. "Otherwise, he might have died."
Garrett added that rain likely was a factor in the wreck.
Traffic was backed up while authorities cleared the scene. The highway was running normally again by Friday afternoon.
Authorities did not release the names of the drivers involved.
© 2016. All Rights Reserved. | Contact Us

domain: news


text:
DENVER, COLORADO, USA, June 21, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Colorado US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate says, "We are appealing to a US Navy Veteran with mesothelioma anywhere in Colorado to call us anytime at 800-714-0303 so we can provide them with direct access to attorney Erik Karst and or his remarkable colleagues at the law firm of Karst von Oiste.
"Erik and his law firm have been assisting Navy Veterans with mesothelioma for decades and they get the best possible financial compensation for their clients. Trust us talking directly to attorney Erik Karst or his colleagues at Karst von Oiste will be much more informative than a 'free' generic book about mesothelioma as we would like to discuss anytime at 800-714-0303." https://Colorado.USNavyMesothelioma.Com
If the Colorado US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate had an incredibly vital tip for a Navy Veteran with mesothelioma in Colorado it would be: "We are urging a Navy Veteran who has just been diagnosed with mesothelioma in Colorado or anywhere in the nation to call us anytime at 800-714-0303 so we can explain-it is vital a Navy Veteran recalls how or where they were exposed to asbestos on a ship, submarine or at a shipyard. It is this information that becomes the basis for a mesothelioma compensation claim and it is very important. Additionally, if possible-please try to recall the name of a shipmate who may have witnessed your exposure to asbestos. Our top priority is seeing to it that a Navy Veteran with mesothelioma receives the very best possible financial compensation." https://Colorado.USNavyMesothelioma.Com
The Colorado US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate offers their free services to US Navy Veterans with mesothelioma in Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Thornton, Pueblo, Greeley or anywhere in Colorado. https://Colorado.USNavyMesothelioma.Com
For the best possible treatment options in Colorado the Colorado US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate strongly recommends the following heath care facility with the offer to help a diagnosed Veteran, or their family get to the right physicians at this hospital or VA centers:
* The University of Colorado Cancer Center in Aurora, Colorado for diagnosed victims in the Centennial State or the victim’s family:www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/
* The VA-For a state by state listing of VA Medical Centers nationwide please visit their website: https://www.va.gov/ directory/ guide/FindLocations.cfm.
Every US Navy ship vessel built up to 1980 contained asbestos. Extreme exposure to asbestos may have occurred to US Navy Veterans if they were assigned to a navy ship's engine room, as a machinists mate, electrician, plumber/pipefitter, mechanic, in engineering, as a repair crew member, as a crew member on a nuclear submarine or as a member of the Navy Seabees. Additionally, a US Navy Veteran could have received extreme exposure to asbestos if they were required to stay on their ship or submarine for a major repair, overhaul or retrofit at a shipyard. Asbestos exposure was so extreme on US Navy ships and submarines, about one third of all US citizens diagnosed with mesothelioma each year are Veterans of the US Navy. https://USNavyMesothelioma.Com
The states with the highest incidence of mesothelioma include Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Louisiana, Washington, and Oregon.www.karstvonoiste.com/
For a listing of various classes of US Navy ships or submarines please visit the US Navy website on this topic: http://www.navy.mil/navydata/our_ships.asp.
For more information about mesothelioma please refer to the National Institutes of Health’s web site related to this rare form of cancer: https://www.cancer.gov/types/mesothelioma
Colorado US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate
email us here
Source: EIN Presswire

domain: law


text:
Seniors within Olivet’s engineering program have reached a major milestone in their academic careers. In this final phase of your Olivet education, you will participate in a Senior Engineering Capstone Project. Not only is this a key requirement at part of an ABET accredited program, but also it is a critical experience designed to help your future professional success.The Engineering Department works hard each year to select a diverse set of opportunities. As part of the assignment process, we present the Capstone Project options within the Senior Design Project I class in the fall and ask for each student to identify their top interest areas.
2013-2014 Senior Capstone Projects
team is designing a new operational program for a 5-axis plasma cutting system
utilized by Peddinghaus in their production operations to correct a flaw in the
current system's design that requires manual intervention by an operator to
complete the operation. The students working on this project are investigating
the mechanical components that are involved in the torch positioning, as well
as the CNC code that controls the positioning of the torch. They are further
determining what is causing the torch to be out of position, and designing a
solution that will eliminate the torch being out of position.
team is designing a remote-controlled robotic mechanism to efficiently cut
scrap rebar from the Nucor Steel operation in Bourbonnais that have not passed
a stringent quality inspection. The robotic system will pin, then cut the scrap
segments into 4-foot sections so that they can be recycled within the manufacturing
process (ie. sent back to the melt stage).
outcome of this project will potentially provide operational efficiency to the
Nucor operations in terms of reprocessing cycle time. Nucor operates
approximately 200 facilities worldwide, including its wholly-owned subsidiary
of Harris Steel. Together with its subsidiary, Nucor has produced more than 19.8
million tons of steel that has gone into thousands of applications, making Nucor
the largest manufacturer of steel products in North America.
in Billerica, Massachusetts, EMD Millipore has some 10,000 employees in 67
countries motivated by the potential of science for life through a portfolio of
more than 40,000 products. Comprised of three business units—Bioscience, Lab
Solutions, and Process Solutions— EMD Millipore is a top-tier supplier to the
life science industry, and serves as a strategic partner for scientists,
engineers, and researchers.
Millipore project team will be re-designing a three-chiller manufacturing system
into a higher-efficiency two-chiller manufacturing solution for Millipore’s
Kankakee manufacturing facility. The design objectives
include the requirements to improve energy consumption, reduce overall maintenance
costs, and enhance product quality.
project team is working with Honda engineers in the design and development of a
new state-of-the-art door impact system. The purpose of this system will be to
automatically sense when an opening door is approaching an object and to
dynamically initiate a stopping mechanism to prevent impact.
outcome of this project will have the potential to greatly reduce door chips
and dents and will provide added safety to those outside of a vehicle who may
not be noticed by the occupant when the door is being opened.
The system will provide much needed mobility to individuals
with severe disabilities in developing countries, as the trike is a semi-all
terrain platform designed for developing nations. His Wheels International
(HWI) began in May 2005. HWI is a not-for-profit cycling organization with a
mission to provide pedal-powered transportation through global partnerships as a
tool for expanding Christ’s Kingdom.
project team is designing a new centrifugal nozzles geometry that can
accommodate changes in sweetener composition (Merisant packs the sweetener
"Equal" at a rate of nearly 4,000 units per minute) and maintain
maximum design production rates. The team will need to consider changes in
density, viscosity, and flow dynamics of over 12 different sweetener
team is designing a new geothermal system to provide CSL with the potential for
enhanced energy efficiency within its manufacturing operations. The team is not
only assessing the addition of a geothermal system, but is also conducting a
robust energy utilization analysis of CSL’s facility. CSL Behring is a global
leader in the plasma protein biotherapeutics industry. Its operations include
researching, developing, manufacturing, and marketing biotherapies that are
used to treat serious and rare conditions. Users of its therapies rely on them
for their quality of life and, in many cases, for life itself.
project team is designing a new additive manufacturing component using the
Manufacturing process that integrates embedded sensor and advanced heat
transfer capability. The team will design this part in collaboration with
Fabrisonic in Columbus, OH, a process that will culminate in a physical
aluminum part being fabricated and tested. The purpose of the part is to demonstrate
the embedding capability of the process for use by companies such as Boeing and

domain: design


text:
Have a frame you need to fill or want to start collecting a portfolio of work for a rainy day, our incredibly high quality Photographic Prints are just the ticket. Forget all this digital gubbins, display the photo the way it was meant to be seen.
Art comes in many shapes and sizes, and our photographic prints are ready to fit all of them. The final dimensions will depend on the image you choose, but to give you an idea here are the most common photographic sizes:
(Prang Watercolors on Art Loft Watercolor Paper)
watercolor, quill, purple, victorian, love letter, impressionism
DSuperb work RobynLee.
Thanks so Much,Julie:-)
OH ! Excellent work !
It’s always Great to Read your Positive Comments,Kim;Thanks:-)!
Hey there, Robyn! Been a while! Beautiful piece…love that purple quill…beautiful and creative!
Thanks so Much,Karen,:-) Btw,I asked for Writing Quills as a an Holiday Gift;hope I get them!
what a GREAT picture Robyn!
Thanks so Much,Charmaine;for this & all your Lovely Comments!
Super fantastic work!!Deb, your hostNovember 21, 2011
Wow! Thanks so Much,Deb;I really Appreciate this Feature!
wonderful work, congrats on the feature!
Thanks so Much,Sandra:-)!
LOVE IT !!!


text:
The coronavirus most severely affects the elderly and those with chronic illnesses, but there are healthy and young people among the victims of the virus. Experts are trying to understand why healthy people die, the Guardian writes.
This is one of the most mysterious questions that scientists are trying to find as they fight the coronavirus pandemic.
In some cases, undiagnosed conditions are later identified, and in others there is still no explanation, further complicating scientists in their attempts to find a reasonable explanation for the behavior of the virus. There are several theories. Some researchers believe that an important factor is the amount of virus released into the body of the infected person. The higher the dose, the less favorable the outcome. Others believe it may be related to genetic predisposition.
In other words, there are people whose genes seem more vulnerable to the virus as it spreads throughout the body. The theory of genes is supported by virologist Michael Skinner of Imperial College in London. “It is likely that some of us have certain genetic composition, which is more likely to respond favorably to this coronavirus infection,” said Skinner. An example is the herpes simplex virus, which causes herpes simplex encephalitis in some. Others, however, believe that the amount of virus in the body of an infected person may be a key factor in determining the outcome. Such people are said to be infected with a high viral load.
“A person with a high viral load has more viral particles than a person with a low viral load,” said the University of Suspect Virologist Alison Sinclair. The expert explained that they still do not know what the impact of viral load is on the symptoms of a person with coronavirus, but it is important to determine if there is a link between high viral load and worst outcomes. This thesis was supported by Edward Parker of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
He explained that information from China suggests that the viral load is higher in patients with more severe symptoms, which is the same in those infected with influenza and severe respiratory syndrome (SARS). According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins, shows more than 1.2 million cases and more than 64 000 died in 181 countries, more than 246 000 recovered.


text:
For a generation, the Sacramento Kings have been the laughingstock of the NBA. The franchise has made mistake after mistake in the last sixteen years, and had missed the playoffs in all of those seasons.
The last Kings team to make the playoffs was in 2005-2006, where they lost in the first round. Some of the names on that team will bring back members. Guys like Brad Miller, Peja Stojakovic, Bonzi Wells, and Mike Bibby played for that team, which was just a few years away from their controversial 2002 Western Conference Finals game 6 loss to the Lakers that some still think may have been influenced by former NBA official Dick Bavetta, who convicted felon and former NBA referee Tim Donaghy claimed was a tool of the league office to influence games for ratings.
Since then, the team has made mistake after mistake. When you haven’t made the playoffs for sixteen straight seasons, that means you’re picking in the lottery a lot. And, yes, there has been some bad luck for them, as the NBA Draft Lottery has not been kind to them. They never won the lottery a single time, and only picked in the top 3 once. It’s no exaggeration to say they’ve been by far the unluckiest lottery team in the NBA. Compare that to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who won the lottery four times in an 11-year span from 2003-2014, despite making the playoffs five times in that span. In other words, the team won the lottery a remarkable four out of seven times they were in it.
But, they didn’t make the most of heir draft picks, either. They turned all of those lottery picks into just one All-Star, Demarcus Cousins. The list of follies include Nik Stauskas, Thomas Robinson, Ben McElmore, and Zach Collins. The worst, though, was taking Marvin Bagley 2nd overall, one pick ahead of Luka Dončić.
Lately, though, they’ve done better. De’Aaron Fox was an excellent in 2017, and they turned lottery pick Tyrese Halliburton into a trade for star big man Domantis Sabonis. And, those two have blended well with role players like Harrison Barnes, Kevin Huerter, Malik Monk, and 2022 first round pick Keegan Murray, the Sacramento Kings are returning back to the playoffs. They clinched their spot with a 120-80 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Sacramento Kings have clinched a spot in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, snapping the longest postseason drought (16 years) of any U.S. major professional sports team.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 30, 2023
Not only have they clinched, but they’re sitting at 45-30, comfortably in the third seed, five games clear of fourth-seeded Phoenix, and just two back of second-seeded Memphis.


text:
Johnny Young has been farming since he was a "young" man. He has 4 acres of farm land with 1,000 cocoa trees. Along with the cocoa, he also grows and harvests tannie, bananas, nutmeg, and tomatoes. But 80% is cocoa ... more>
CFFI Grenada is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Contributions to CFFI Grenada are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
CFFI Grenadas' tax identification number is 27-4467809.

domain: economics


2025 Ford Mustang GT500 Convertible Review and Release Date. The thing will be an innovative illustration with portage car just where anybody should look at this cautiously. When the last manufacturer passage horse vanished up to half a century previously, including Mustang GT, which is a street legal screen weapon created with Carrol GT500.
Use the GT500 badge because this vehicle will represent an advancement in the Ford class. Most likely, you’re wondering why it’s referred to be decrepit. When you learn that a GT500 title allows you to pay substantially more for passage, the thought is obviously preferable to a GT500 title. Regardless, the goal is to raise awareness about the system. So, why should anyone be aware of the identified with passage new form? Having this kind of bronco gt will most likely be well worth it for folks.
2025 Ford Mustang GT500 Convertible Review
When we first caught a glimpse of another 2025 Ford Mustang GT500 Convertible Review and Release Date donkey back in, Ford’s most recent innovation for the more-control-than-feeling Mustang was using any mentoring in this back again, and we deduced that it would certainly bring another set of turbos in a tight to your Voodoo V-8. We proposed that it be associated with car dealerships at the moment. We weren’t correct about a on special date despite this serps, but hello, we have some completely fresh government operative images that offer this Camaro Hellcat opponent the best look yet.
2025 Ford Mustang GT500 Convertible Engine
Portage colt hypothesis due to the fact that revolutionary hypothesis always energizes everyone with great touch and design. A concept depicts folks V-8 engine sky turbocompresseur along with the pricey level plane similar to Ferrari’s favored technique. Remember, an individual should never protest because it is mostly on smooth air ship horse. When someone needs to consider portage colt determination.
The application is made with 500 strength and 300 lb-feet of twisting, which is recommended for a guy during passage fan. For novices, choose the most recent S550 Mustang shape, which includes totally backside suspension. This vehicle is intended for this human body and incorporates genuine controls connected to optimal design condition and furthermore Five.Three re V-8 with a smooth airplane crankshaft appeared natural to everyone. When a person realizes that the horse is a cutting-edge circuit horse.
2025 Ford Mustang GT500 Convertible Exterior
2025 Ford Mustang GT500 Convertible Review and Release Date As you’d expect from a Mustang sporting the GT500 badge, the most recent muscle car will be a more powerful adaption of the GT350 in terms of appearance. This isn’t clear right now because the vehicle is still under wraps, but Ford will undoubtedly reveal a one-of-a-kind air bundle. While it will have some of the GT350’s body boards, the GT500 will also receive some unique features.
To begin with, we know without a certain that the elite car will have a larger, settled wing on the storage compartment cover. This component isn’t yet on the most recent test donkey, but we’ve seen it on previous versions and also in the organization’s secret revealing the car’s highest point. Another defense is a massive splitter around the front belt, which also incorporates the recognizable “cobra” designation on the grille.
In any case, this lighting cover job done in this article reveals that what appeared to be the darkest hole this territory of intergalactic region would most likely be cut up by way of your guard, which bodes well, given cutting edge essential wellbeing requirements. Whatever aggression was lost all through your grill in the truly terrible lighting of day will be made up to go past a type of near indecent top stand out showing significant exertion temperature-extraction louvers.
2025 Ford Mustang GT500 Convertible Interior
As of this writing, the interior of the GT500 is a complete mystery, but logic dictates that it will be based on the GT350. It will remain unmistakably a Mustang, with a comparable dashboard, entryway boards, and focal support, yet it will gain a slew of extraordinary characteristics. While the steering wheel will most likely be borrowed from the GT350, the instrument cluster will be customized, and the infotainment screen will be upgraded accordingly.
Look for “GT500” badges, exceptional upholstery with high-distinction stitching, and gaming seats. Historically, the 2025 Ford Mustang GT500 Convertible Review and Release Date was never as track-oriented as the GT350, implying that the new model will most likely gain comfort features that the previous model does not have. Ventilation, a sound system, elevate seats, and a reinforcement camera are among the features.
The plane of your passage splitter holds specifically into the supplemental part ledge, raising a type of ft. Approximately beyond the front borders, there are additional strategy air modifications, including a type of innovative back diffuser/extractor between your large quad drain ideas.
Your confidently flared front side guards have a significant edge that outlines this passage constructions. Despite the fact that they were shown all during Ford’s introduction, these secret specialist images provide us our very first actual look at how the extra robust bumpers blend with the rest of the car’s front end.
2025 Ford Mustang GT500 Convertible Release Date and Price
This Ford Mustang will most likely set a high standard for future productions in the horse car segment. Trying to locate numerous the exact issue, the genuine charges will undoubtedly begin around $52,400 for the genuine fundamental nicely toned.


text:
Atlanta, GA entertainment and criminal defense attorney Darryl Cohen talks about specific white collar cases he’s been a part of.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (404) 814-0000
We’ve handled a number of white-collar cases federally whether it’s been a chiropractor who billed way too much to the insurance companies when they hadn’t performed the services they asked for. There was about there point some odd million dollars in restitution. We went through the process several assistant US attorneys after that, we had a recommendation from the US Attorney’s office that he be incarcerated for four years. And our judge who’s now deceased, after we showed that our client had made restitution, full and complete restitution the judge said this has never happened to me in 40 or 50 years of practicing and being on the bench so he gave him nothing. Unfortunately, the US Attorney’s Office appealed the Court of Appeals upheld it and he was incarcerated for a couple of years. But that’s the type of thing that I like to do we like to take someone who has committed a crime, not a terrible crime but a crime that has impact and have him or her make restitution. And show not just financial restitution but emotional restitution and show they’ve done the right thing and will continue to do the right thing. What they did before was wrong but I get it and I won’t do it again.


text:
The next art day, students brainstormed symbols & designs to include in their own artwork. I kept asking students, "What do you want your artwork to say? What is important in your life?" They used manila paper and markers to create their symbols.
The last day was just cutting & gluing to put the tree of life together! Check out trees below, some students made a "space tree", "angry birds tree", "my favorite things tree", a "money tree" ect.


text:
Introduction of Research
Ultralong C-C Bonds with World Record
As exploring the new facet of covalent bond, we have investigated expansion of C-C bond, and finally succeeded in synthesizing the compound with the greatest bond length of 1.806(2) A which was isolated as a stable crystalline material. Research for the world-record compound is interesting since the extreme geometry would provide profound understanding of the basic chemistry.
Advanced Molecular Response Systems Endowed with Multi-input and Multi-output Functions
Organic compounds undergoing reversible photo- or thermal-interconversion between two stable states can be considered as responsive molecules, especially when the two states exhibit different physical/spectral properties. We have investigated electrochromic materials by which color change is induced by applying electric potential. They are the prototype of “unimolecular memory” or would be used in developing “molecular computer” as “molecular operators” by endowing the multi-input and/or multi-output functions.
Stable Open-shell Species Based on Novel Nitrogen-heterocycles
The term “radical” in chemistry means the species with an unpaired election in the molecule, which is very reactive in general. By extending the pi-framework in which the electron can be delocalized, a certain stability is given for the radicals. Stable forms of ion-radical/neutral-radical have been attracting a considerable attention from the material science due to their special properties, and we have designed and synthesized a series of N-heterocyclic pi-extended radicals whose properties can be finely tuned by attaching various substituents.
Multi-chromism: Electrochromism in Solution and Mechanofluorochromism in a Solid State
Electrochromic response is easy to observe in solution whereas mechanochromism induces color or emission change in the solid state. We have developed a series of tetraarylquinodimethanes, which exhibit electrochromism in solution with a drastic structural change between neutral folded form and cationic twisted form. It is interesting to note that the same compound exhibits mechanofluorochromism in the solid state, thus realize the two-way chromism in solution and in the solid state.
Completely Switchable Oxidation Based on Photo- and Thermal Isomerization
The “overcrowded ethene (OCE)” is the name given for the compounds with a bent or twisted C=C double bond due to severe steric repulsion. The bent double bond cause two isomeric forms of (syn- and anti-) which can be interconverted in some cases that are applied to construct “Molecular Machine”. We have studied redox-active OCEs with two dibenzocycloheptatriene moieties, in which redox properties can be controlled by light and heat for the first time based on the syn- and anti-isomerization.
Switching of Redox Properties Triggered by a Thermal Equilibrium
Another change in the studies on “overcrowded ethene (OCE)” is the control of twisted form contribution. In general, twisted form is less stable and could be observed only in the specific molecular framework. We have realized that properly substituted tetraarylquinodimethane has a folded structure but with a bistable twisted form which is accessible by thermal equilibrium. Thus, the room-temperature redox properties exhibit easy oxidation due to the contribution of diradicalic twisted form whereas those phenomenon is completely switched off at low temperature, thus establishing the thermal control of redox properties.
Dynamic Helical Molecules Based on Terephthalamides
As artists express themselves by their drawings or sculptures, chemist can express themselves by designing and creating the molecules. Different shape of molecule corresponds different properties, as exemplified by the chiral molecules with handedness. Chirality is caused by several elements including helicity, and there still is the unrealized form of chiral molecules with a new aspect of helicity. We have realized the unexplored chiral chemistry based on the terephthalamide-based molecules with a characteristic shape of “figure-of-eight”, propeller, etc., which enabled us to find unprecedented phenomena in terms of chirality.
Introduction of laboratory
Structural and physical organic chemistry of non-natural organic compounds with special functions.

domain: chemistry


text:
Here are 3 case studies that can be used in short workshops to stimulate discussion about open science principles and practical actions. The case studies outline 3 scenarios loosely tied to aspects of open access, open data, and public engagement. The scenarios are composites of real life situations and dilemmas...
Gamification can be an innovative and fun way to engage specific audiences in complex issues and spur interest in science. By playing the Genigma game you will help researchers at Centre for Genomic Regulation to discover genomic alterations in cancer cells. In Virus fighter you will discover more about the spread of viral outbreaks, the importance of vaccinations and learn how to make informed decisions. Game on!
15 brief, informative, and easy-to-understand one-page factsheets on Open Science topics: 1. Biohacking and DIYBio Research 2. Career Benefits of Open Science 4. Commercialisation of Research 5. Communicating Animal Research 6. Crowd Science 7. Research Data Management 8. Open Access 9. Open Research Data 10. Open Source and Software 11....
Open Science E-learning platform
The free Open Science E-learning platform developed by CEITEC at Masaryk University contains four lessons on different aspects of Open Science. After finishing the different courses you will; understand the concept and principles of Open Science, know about publishing in Open Access, be familiar with Open Science data management practices...
Open Science Researcher Checklist
How can you make your science more open? The ORION training team has developed a step-by-step checklist for researchers to assess where they can make changes to open science practices in their day-to-day research.
ORION Open Educational Resources on Zenodo
All the Open Science training resources and materials created by the ORION project are freely available as part of a Zenodo collection. They can be downloaded and reused by anyone under a CC-BY license.
ORION Train-the-Trainer course
The ORION ‘Train-the-Trainer’ course was developed to help Open Science advocates and stakeholders learn from the training that has been delivered throughout the project and equip them with the skills to run their own training. The online course was created on OpenLearnCreate, a platform created and hosted by the Open...
ORION YouTube videos
Learn more about how to engage citizens with science, implement Open Science and Responsible Research and Innovation in your work and organisation from our ORION YouTube channel. The video library give an overview of the different activities run during the ORION project as well as recordings from our major conferences....
The podcast is hosted by Luiza Bengtsson, Emma Harris, and Zoe Ingram from the Communications department at the Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC). On behalf of the ORION project, Luiza, Emma, and Zoe have been developing a whole range of training resources about Open Science for researchers, including workshops and online materials. The podcast is intended to be an easy and entertaining way to learn more about Open Science and research.
The ORION MOOC for Open Science in the Life Sciences
This online course will help researchers to share their science with the world! Six easily digestible modules will explore different aspects of Open Science and allow researchers in life sciences to gain a certificate in Open Science. The modules are on Data Management, FAIR Data, Open Access and Publishing, and...


text:
David E. Stone, 63, of Route 237, Le Roy, is charged with criminal possession of a weapon, 2nd. Department of Environmental Conservation officers were investigating a report of a person hunting with a rifle in the area of Morganville Road, Stafford, when they came into contact with Stone. Stone was allegedly in possession of a shotgun, loaded rifle and a loaded .357 caliber revolver. Stone is accused of not possessing a valid pistol permit. It's alleged that the revolver was stolen from a residence in the Town of Le Roy sometime within the past three years. Stone also faces possible DEC charges.
Jame Albert Hancock, 45, of Dellinger Avenue, Batavia, was arrested on a warrant for alleged failure to appear in October on a criminal possession of a controlled substance, 7th, charge. Hancock was held on $1,000 bond.
Kara Ellen Wojkowski, 31, of State Street, Batavia, is charged with harassment, 2nd. Wojkowski was allegedly involved in a fight with another person in her household.
Jessica L. Ford, 23, of Oak Street, is charged with assault, 3rd. Ford allegedly hit another person causing pain and injury. She was jailed on $2,500 bail.
Richard C. Smith, 47, of Ross Street, Batavia, is charged with DWI and driving with a BAC of .08 or greater. Smith was stopped at 3:21 a.m. Sunday on West Main Street by Officer Peter Flanagan.
Francis George Germuga, 54, of Stringham Drive, Batavia, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .08, improper U-turn, moving from lane unsafely and consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle.


text:
(WYTV) – The Northern Lights can be seen several times a year in places like Northern Canada and Iceland. So, seeing the lights around Youngstown is rare, but there’s a chance of it happening Wednesday night.
But, what are the best conditions to see it and why is it dipping so far south? We talked to an astronomer at YSU, who gave us some insight.
Just like we have weather here in our atmosphere, there is what astronomers call “space weather.”
An Aurora Borealis is the result of a geomagnetic storm from a sun spot.
“It’s simply the sun bellowing out a bunch of protons and electrons and if it does that in the direction of earth, then a couple of days later these charged particles can go soaring by the earth and they can cause effects with our magnetic field,” said YSU’s Dr. Patrick Durrell.
The stronger the storm, the further south the glowing atmosphere can be seen. Wednesday night’s geomagnetic storm is about middle of the road, according to Durrell.
“To see it if the aurora reaches down as far south as they suggest, you’d have to look straight north, and the closer you are to the lake, the better,” he said.
It doesn’t always show up in the same way either, so what should we look for?
“Sometimes it just looks like almost like a flag waving in the breeze. Sometimes it’ll just be… half the sky will be a certain color, what’s that greenish glow?” Durrell said.
Just like a weather forecast, a forecast for the Northern Lights has a lot of variables. So what are our odds of seeing it?
“It’s a bit of a longshot,” Durrell said.
If our clouds clear out and you look just above the northern horizon in a very dark place, you may see a green glow.
Durrell says that even the chance of seeing it is worth it.
“It’s like, well, if you’ve got a good north-facing direction and it’s clear out, go out and take a look. You might be pleasantly surprised because it really is a neat thing to see,” he said.
The lights can last anywhere from minutes to hours long.
The best time to look for the Northern Lights if it is visible for us would be from 11 p.m. Wednesday until around 2 a.m. Thursday.

domain: geography


| Meet's Own Page|
|Update - Meet will start 1 hour late (due to threatening weather)|
TV: ESPN2 from 8 p.m.-10 p.m. ET, CBS from 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday (tape)
Boys and Girls HS Relays Featured Again at Reebok GP
From Barbara Heubner
NEW YORK, NY (May 29) – Forty boys and girls high-school relay teams are set to compete at the Reebok Grand Prix on Saturday, organizers announced. Teams from both genders will be competing in 4x100 and 4x400 relays, while the boys will also be racing the 4x800 relay.
The relay teams will compete on the same track as some of the top Olympic-caliber athletes in the world. Among the highlights will be 100-meter matchups between triple World Champion Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt, who recently became the second-fastest man in history; and Veronica Campbell of Jamaica and American Lauryn Williams in a rematch of their World Championship 100-meter photo finish. Also on tap will be Chinese hurdling sensation Liu Xiang; 400-meter American Record-holder Sanya Richards; and Jenn Stuczynski, the most-exciting pole vaulter in the world this season.
The Reebok Grand Prix will begin at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, at Icahn Stadium. New bleacher seats, along the backstretch with clear views of the finish line, will be available for $15. Grandstand tickets range from $50-$24. Tickets are still available, by phone at 1-877-TIX-TRAC or on-line at www.ReebokGrandPrix.com.
Boys’ 4x100-Meter Relay -- Sheepshead Bay High School in Brooklyn; Methacton High School in Norristown, Penn.; Hempstead High School in Hempstead, NY; Mount St. Michael Academy in Bronx, NY; Ramapo High School in Spring Valley, NY; and three top teams from Jamaica: Calabar High School, Herbert Morrison Technical High School and St. Jago High School.
Boys’ 4x400-Meter Relay -- Fordham Prep in Bronx, NY; Curtis High School on Staten Island; Amityville Memorial High School in Amityville, NY; Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, NY; and Herbert Morrison, Calabar and St. Jago from Jamaica.
Boys’ 4x800-Meter Relay -- Science Skills High School in Brooklyn; Monsignor Farrell High School on Staten Island; Fordham Prep from Bronx, NY; Chaminade High School in Mineola, NY; Smithtown East High School in St. James, NY; Half Hallow Hills West High School in Dix Hills, NY; Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park, NY; Pine Bush High School in Pine Bush, NY; Great Neck South High School in Great Neck, NY; and Iona Prep in New Rochelle.
Girls’ 4x100-Meter Relay -- Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn; Canarsie High School in Brooklyn.; Hempstead High School in Hempstead; Paul Robeson High School in Brooklyn; Elmont High School in Elmont, NY; and Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Girls’ 4x400-Meter Relay -- Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn; Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale; Paul Robeson High School in Brooklyn; Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, NY; Brentwood High School in Brentwood; Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx; Elmont High School in Elmont; and Pine Bush High School in Pine Bush.


text:
Since the first morphological description of autophagosomes in the early 1960s, two critical questions have been a matter of intense investigation and debate: what is the origin of the autophagosomal membrane and how is it formed? A study by Axe et al. (E.L. Axe, S.A. Walker, M. Manifava, P. Chandra, H.L. Roderick, A. Habermann, G. Griffiths, and N.T. Ktistakis. 2008. J. Cell Biol. 182:685–701) provides evidence that cup-shaped protrusions from the endoplasmic reticulum, named omegasomes, serve as platforms for autophagosome biogenesis in mammalian cells.
Normal cell growth and proliferation require intricate coordination between stimulatory signals from nutrients and growth factors, and inhibitory signals from intracellular and extracellular stress. One of the key outputs for such signaling is protein metabolism, and macroautophagy (“self-eating”) is important in this context. This catabolic pathway involves sequestration of cytoplasmic material within double-membrane–enclosed vesicles (autophagosomes), which eventually fuse with lysosomes, where the encapsulated material is degraded (Mizushima et al., 2008). “Housekeeping” levels of autophagy probably occur in most cells to remove cellular garbage such as misfolded aggregate-prone proteins and defective organelles. In addition, certain environmental cues, including starvation, low oxygen, hormonal stimulation, microbial invasion, and intracellular stress can activate signaling pathways that trigger autophagy.
The origin of the sequestration membrane, called phagophore or isolation membrane, has been a topic of lively debate over the past four decades, and two general models, maturation versus assembly, have been proposed (Juhasz and Neufeld, 2006). The maturation model proposes that the ER is the origin of the autophagosomal membrane, whereas the assembly model implies that autophagosomal membranes form de novo from localized lipid synthesis. In yeast, the autophagosome assembles at a membrane-free preautophagosomal structure found in close proximity to the lysosome-like vacuole, and the molecular mechanisms underlying this process have been elucidated using genetic screens. Several autophagy-related (Atg) and vacuolar protein sorting (Vps) gene products are important for the initial sequestration process. Among these is the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase Vps34, which phosphorylates phosphatidylinositol to generate phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PI3P) (Kihara et al., 2001). However, the specific functions of PI3P in autophagy have not been clarified so far.
Axe et al. (see p. 685) find that PI3P-enriched structures, named omegasomes by the authors because of their Ω-like shape, form in close proximity to ER membranes and Vps34-positive endosomes in mammalian cells subject to amino acid starvation. The omegasomes colocalize with the autophagy-specific proteins Atg8 and Atg5, and the authors demonstrate in a series of elegant live-imaging experiments that newly formed autophagosomes appear to emanate from these ER-associated PI3P-enriched structures. The authors suggest that the PI3P-enriched omegasome acts as a cradle for recruiting autophagic proteins and formation of the curved phagophore by membrane invagination at the center of the omegasome. An autophagic structure seems to exit the omegasome, either smoothly or by some sort of zippering mechanism (Fig. 1).
One essential question is whether the starvation-induced omegasomes are part of the ER membrane. Live-cell imaging suggests that the omegasomes form at the rim of ER elements. Moreover, their expansion and collapse are found to coincide with changes in the underlying ER membrane, and the omegasome seems to extend around and enclose an Atg8-positive autophagic structure. After exit from this structure, the omegasome appears to collapse back onto the ER. The most convincing argument for omegasomes being formed from ER membranes is the finding that ER-targeted PI3P-binding proteins, even transmembrane proteins, translocate to omegasomes in a PI3P-dependent manner upon starvation. The PI3P-binding protein double FYVE domain–containing protein 1 (DFCP1), which normally localizes to ER and Golgi membranes, translocates to the omegasomes, whereas a mutant DFCP1 lacking the ability to bind PI3P is retained in the ER in response to starvation. However, DFCP1 itself is not required for autophagosome formation at the omegasome. Rather, DFCP1 overexpression inhibits autophagy, probably by sequestering PI3P and thereby recruitment of autophagic PI3P effector proteins.
How then is PI3P generated at the ER membrane? Of the two Vps34 complexes that exist in yeast, one complex (containing Vps34, Vps15, Atg6, and Atg14) is specifically involved in autophagy (Kihara et al., 2001). Although no mammalian equivalent of the Atg14 subunit has been identified so far, an autophagy-specific Vps34-containing complex is very likely to also exist in mammalian cells. The ER contains little PI3P under normal conditions (Gillooly et al., 2000), although Axe et al. (2008) found Vps34-positive vesicles in close proximity to ER membranes even in nonstarved cells. Thus, starvation may induce Vps34-positive vesicles to fuse with the ER, or Vps34 might act in trans to generate PI3P on ER membranes. The tumor suppressor beclin-1, a homologue of yeast Atg6, is essential for omegasome formation, indicating that a Vps34–beclin-1–containing complex is involved. Axe et al. (2008) show evidence that the Vps34-positive vesicles found in close contact with omegasomes correspond to endosomes or lysosomes. The endosomal GTPase Rab5 regulates ER structure in Caenorhabditis elegans, and depletion of Rab5 inhibits formation of peripheral ER tubules (Audhya et al., 2007). Together with the finding that Rab5 forms a complex with Vps34 and beclin-1 and is involved in autophagosome formation (Ravikumar et al., 2008), this raises the possibility that Rab5 activation may also promote omegasome formation.
It is not clear which PI3P effector protein is involved in autophagosome formation at the omegasome. A possible candidate protein is WIPI-1 (Proikas-Cezanne et al., 2004), whose yeast homologue, Atg18, is required for autophagy and is recruited to PI3P-containing autophagic membranes in a PI3P-dependent manner (Obara et al., 2008). Recruitment of WIPI-1/Atg18 or another autophagic PI3P effector protein might lead to engagement of the autophagic machinery required for autophagosomal membrane formation.
Biogenesis of an autophagosome from the omegasome necessarily involves input of new membrane within the omegasome. This might involve de novo lipid synthesis or fusion of small vesicles. Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE)-conjugated Atg8 mediates membrane tethering and hemifusion in vitro, which suggests that PE-Atg8 could contribute to autophagosomal membrane formation and expansion in vivo (Nakatogawa et al., 2007).
Although further work is needed to elucidate the signals and molecular mechanisms underlying autophagy, the study by Axe et al. (2008) lends supports to the maturation model and provides an interesting clue to understand the membrane source of autophagosome formation.
© 2008 Simonsen and Stenmark This article is distributed under the terms of an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike–No Mirror Sites license for the first six months after the publication date (see http://www.jcb.org/misc/terms.shtml). After six months it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported license, as described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/).
Abbreviations used in this paper: Atg, autophagy-related; DFCP1, double FYVE domain–containing protein 1; PI3P, phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate; Vps, vacuolar protein sorting.

domain: literature


text:
Minsk National Airport is always ready to help you in case of emergency.
You can get First aid at the airport dispensary located on the ground floor in the left wing of the airport complex near gate 1 and 2. In emergency phone 103 or (+375 17) 279 19 44, (+375 17) 279 10 44 (Minsk National Airport's dispensary).
In case of fire phone 101 or (+375 17) 279 13 13 (Fire-Prevention and Rescue Service of Minsk National Airport).
Police officers are on duty 24/7 in the airport complex. The police station is in the left wing of the airport complex. Contact (+375 17) 279 10 02.
You can solve the questions concerning passport regulations addressing to the officials of the frontier control department. Contact (+375 17) 279 17 35 (24 hours a day).
To solve the questions connected with getting of the entry visa of the Republic of Belarus apply to Consular Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus in the airport. Contact (+375 17) 279 20 58.
More information about:
- the crossing of the border of the Republic of Belarus you can find at www.gpk.gov.by;
- the document legalization, visa issuing – at www.mfa.gov.by;
- the procedure of goods and currency transporting – at www.customs.gov.by;
- the Customs Legislation of the Customs Union of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation – at www.tsouz.ru.
If you’re late for the check-in of your flight address to the airline booking-office situated in the airport complex.
If your baggage isn’t arrived or is damaged on your arrival address to the baggage controller in the baggage claim area or to the agent of your airline company. Baggage recovery group phone number (+375 17) 279 17 52.
You can also apply for help to an information agent using a "Radio information" device that you can see all over the airport or by phone (+375 17) 279 13 00, (+375 17) 279 17 30.


|What is the species and genus name of "cockscomb" and what are the techniques needed to grow them in zone 5?
|Cockscomb is an informal name for numerous types of Celosia. C. cristata makes one a bit reminiscent of a rooster (or a clump of coral) , while C. spicata makes a plumier shaped bloom. These are annuals which do well in hot, sunny locations with average soil and good drainage. The only "trick" to growing these is to wait until the soil is warm in the spring before planting, and then being patient because they can take anywhere from three to four months to bloom.


text:
Andrew Mason’s role as chief executive officer of Groupon Inc. is on the line as board members meeting today in Chicago discuss whether to seek new leadership at the top of the troubled provider of daily coupons.
Some Groupon Inc. directors plan to discuss a possible leadership change amid concern that Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mason is mishandling the company’s turnaround, a person familiar with the matter said.
Groupon Inc. said Daniel Henry, the finance chief of American Express Co., and Robert Bass, a vice chairman of Deloitte LLP, will become directors, underscoring efforts to shore up investors’ confidence in its accounting.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked Groupon Inc. to explain its accounting for coupon refunds and other aspects of its business after the daily deal site revised 2011 results and disclosed a “material weakness” in its financial controls.
American Express Co ., the biggest U.S. credit-card issuer by purchases, agreed to buy Munich-based marketing firm Loyalty Partner GmbH for 496 million euros ($660 million) to add 34 million international consumers.


text:
Description of Willow Woodland
Come and enjoy a relaxing, peaceful stay in secluded woodland on our smallholding in the wonderful Dorset countryside.
We have two beautifully appointed Shepherd’s Huts with cosy double beds and wood burning stoves.
Each hut sleeps 2 people and looks beautiful with luxurious bedding and towels for your stay.
A Continental breakfast is provided including tea, coffee, milk, juice, yogurts, cereal, fruit and pastries.
Inside your hut you can make tea and coffee, warm your croissant on the stove, and there is a table and chairs.
Outside you have a wood burning fire pit and seating for those balmy evenings.
Enjoy a romantic glamping break in one of our two luxury authentic Shepherd’s Huts each in its own unique and dedicated clearing in woodland.
The huts are positioned within a short walk of the toilet and shower facilities within 35 acres of secluded natural woodland.
You are welcome to wander through the rest of our private woodland with its animals, ponds and beautiful walks.
Regular visitors include deer, buzzard, badger, squirrel, many birds including lots of woodpecker.
This is a working smallholding and we have a small number of animals including chickens, goats and horses.
Located in woodland just 12 minutes drive from Poole Quay, you can enjoy the peace and quiet of a rural location whilst still be within easy reach of the hustle and bustle of this famous and historic seaside town, its beautiful beaches, and Dorset’s World Heritage Jurassic coastline.
- 2 Units
- Sleeps: 2 Persons
- Toilets (Shared) , Showers (Private)
- Towels(Yes) and Bedding(Yes)
- Bed & Breakfast
Both Shepherd’s Huts nestle in their own unique and dedicated clearing in woodland.
Beautifully appointed they contain a double bed with all your bedding and towels provided.
Inside your hut is a log burning stove with all the wood you will need, a kettle and pan to warm your croissants.
You have a table and chairs, crockery and cutlery for your continental breakfast.
Outside you have a fire pit and outdoor furniture to enjoy.
- Shared Toilets
If you want to charge a phone, collect some freezer blocks or use a power shower there are facilities with the toilets a short walk from your Shepherd's Hut.
With a maximum of 4 people on site they don't get busy!
- None, everything is private
35 acres of private woodland.
What to bring?
- Nothing, everything is provided
We will send you a welcome pack when you contact us with lots of helpful information on what to bring and what we provide for your stay.