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All of the apartment’s fixtures are by Kohler, including the kitchen sink and faucet as well as the Tea-for-Two bathtub, Vox square sink, and Catalan mirror in the bathroom. The Thassos marble subway tile is by Ann Sacks.
The tub surround looks so youthful but its actually marble. The walls and floors of an upstate New York master bath are sheathed in glass tiles; the tub surround is marble, and the faucets are by Dorn.
Bathroom with marble walls and double-sink vanity. Project for Martin architects. Design and visualization by Olia Paliichuk ähnliche tolle Projekte und Ideen wie im Bild vorgestellt findest du auch in unserem Magazin
Bathroom Vanity Bedroom Contemporary bathroom features mini-subway tiled nook filled with blue wash, beveled mirrors over blue wash, double vanity topped with white and grey marble illuminated by mini glass and metal pendants atop mosaic marble floor


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Yester year’s star heroine Amala didn’t appear on silver screen after getting married to Akkineni Nagarjuna. Recently she appeared in one or two guest roles but didn’t act in a full length role. As per the latest news, Amala is going to act on small screen. Surprisingly this TV screen debut is in Tamil but not Telugu.
Soon she is going to act in a Tamil serial ‘Uirmey’. She will play a doctor role in this serial and this serial is centred around a hospital doctors team and their personal life. This serial will be telecasted from mid August, Amala says. As we all know, King Nagarjuna is also making his small screen presence through Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu,
- Jyothika reveals about her role in Nawab
- Yet another director roped in for NTR biopic
- Interesting buzz on Venkatesh’s next
- Interview : Nani- Acting with Nag sir was a dream come true
- Vijay Deverakonda’s NOTA to feature real political incidents

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Pretty Impressive Stuff
In this footage, we get to see the F-35 of RAF Lakenheath carry out a high key low approach, a kind of engine approach in case there’s an engine failure.
This means that this is just a simulated approach, and it shows us the approach procedure should an engine failure happen. It’s awesome to see an F-35 recover from that in such a short amount of time.
And what can we say? While the F-35 itself is not the prettiest of planes, there’s no doubt it’s impressive. That steep landing approach at 4:00 pretty much blew our minds! It’s as if a spacecraft is coming from orbit.
What are your thoughts about this ‘high key’ low approach? Let us know in the comments!


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On the off chance that your vegetable garden is not yielding a ton or your blossoms from the bloom bed seem to be the lavish ones displayed in a magazine then it implies that your plants are missing fundamental upgrades. The best technique for guaranteeing your plants get these improvements is by settling on an immediate decision. The outcome will move incredibly. The adequacy of the plants in your garden is basic as our own flourishing. It ought to never be overlooked. Adequacy of a vegetable garden additionally impacts individuals who consume the vegetables. Normally set up bark is not difficult to make and is more reasonable than the waste products. Bark mulch is the best technique for giving your plants each of the basic upgrades it needs. Bark mulch is basically similar to a plant food.
It has every one of the upgrades expected by your plant in the best totals. Plants adapt nitrogen, and phosphorus from the dirt through the roots. Bark gives it this enormous number of upgrades which sometimes need the dirt commonly. It is overall basically compound free. Bark mulch by and large is insoluble and stays in the dirt longer than the compound ones. Hence it reestablishes the upgrades the dirt might have lost because of plants or siphoning accomplished by produced composts. A fair rich soil is the colossal need in keeping a garden. Since bark chips is thicker and insoluble than its compound accessories, it traps dampness in the mud also. Plants need water to adapt their improvements and the more drenched state it gets in the dirt, the better your plant will get. Normal bark should not to be purchased at a store. It will overall be supportively made in your home itself with minimal blueprint.
Most normal materials supply a wide degree of different upgrades expected by bark living things and plants. Pick the regular gardening bark rather than the compound ones. There are many purposes for bark mulch. Normal bark is made by disintegrating anything which self-destructs like extra food, destroyed veggies or even creature squander. The more significant the gathering of the bark materials you review for your compost, the more unquestionable your sureness of making a restoratively changed thing. Use increases of mineral-rich materials like stone phosphate or greens and to fit the upgrades in your bark to match the necessities of your dirt and plants. Exactly when you begin talking with individuals about mulching you will see that a wide gathering of individuals with various interests, occupations and reasons use this harmless to the climate asset. Some have come to garden mulching maybe through getting from their kin who have also treated the soil some will have learned through the gardening exercises or analyzing around the subject with respect to how strong bark can be. Canine and feline waste is everything viewed as not utilized as they would spread sickness. These bark materials are filled in layers in a pit covered from storm. It should be blended so it separates reliably.

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Tillage income second highest, but 63% is coming from direct payments
Specialist tillage farms had the second highest family farm income of the farming sectors in Ireland in 2017, at just under €37,158. It was second in line to specialist dairy farms which stood at €86,115.
Speaking at the Teagasc National Tillage Conference on Wednesday (January, 30), economist Fiona Thorne put tillage incomes into perspective using data from the Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS).
While tillage was in second place, it was well behind the income of dairy. All other sectors surveyed – cattle and sheep – were well below €20,000.
“There has been some recovery in income levels in 2018, on foot of the recovery of prices that we saw at harvest time in 2018, but still tillage farming income is coming in in second place to dairy farms,” Fiona explained.
Reliance on direct payments
Direct payments form a significant part of all sector’s income and Fiona noted that this will be a very important statistic as we go forward into the future post CAP 2020.
Specialist tillage farms have the highest level of direct payments on a €/ha basis.
Specialist tillage farms have the second lowest reliance on direct payments according the the NFS, while specialist dairy farms are the least dependent of the sectors surveyed.
“That moves up and down depending on the year that you’re looking at, but it always tends to be quite a hefty figure that we’re looking at,” Fiona explained.
The specialist tillage farming sector is very reliant on direct payments.
“Even though it’s not as bad as the situation for the drystock sectors €6 out of every €10 still comes from direct payments for the specialist tillage farming sector.”
74% of specialist tillage farms are viable
On a very positive note 74% of specialist tillage farms were deemed to be economically viable. Once again second only to dairy – 85% of dairy farms are described as viable.

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Background: Improvements in the understanding of intrahepatic anatomy and radiographic technology have facilitated a segment-oriented approach to liver resection. This approach involves the resection of isolated anatomic segments or sectors of the liver as dictated by the extent of the intrahepatic pathology. Segment-oriented resection allows maximal conservation of normal liver parenchyma while clearing tumor. This report describes the technical features and the results of a prospective evaluation of segmental and sectoral resections in the treatment of malignant hepatic neoplasms. Study Design: Patients with malignant hepatic neoplasms that were treated with a segment-oriented hepatic resection were identified from a prospective clinical data base. After undergoing segment-oriented liver resection, the patients were followed at regular intervals. Recurrent disease was the end point of the study. Followup is reported at a median of 12 months. This review outlines the technique of resection, intraoperative events, operating time, blood loss, and the ability to obtain negative resection margins. Results: During the 5-year period between July 1992 and July 1997, 400 patients underwent liver resection for metastatic neoplasms and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). During this period, 79 patients (20%) were treated with a segment-oriented resection. These patients represent the study group for this report. The overall mortality rate was 2.5%; all postoperative deaths occurred in patients with HCC and cirrhosis. Overall morbidity was 26%. The median hospital stay was 8 days. Mean transfusion requirements were 1.0 ± 0.3 U of packed red blood cells. Patients with HCC showed a greater transfusion requirement than did patients without HCC: 2.7 ± 1.2 U versus 0.6 ± 0.2 U (p < 0.05). Of the patients without HCC, 17% required transfusion. During the 12-month median followup period, the overall disease recurrence rate was 23%. Disease recurred at the hepatic-resection margin in 2.5% of the patients. Conclusions: Segmental resection is a safe technique that allows complete resection of liver tumors with preservation of normal liver parenchyma. Segmental resection is particularly useful for patients with HCC and patients undergoing repeat liver resections or bilobar resections.
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While US consumers still do not have the right to know which of their foods contain genetically modified organisms, Europe has banned them completely for 2 years and Russia is willing to go to war over their use abroad because of widespread effects on birds and bees. Why are most US citizens unaware of these things? It is because Monsanto has political power that it is exercising and US citizens are not exercising their political power. Here is what citizens can do: first educate themselves about the issue, second, make their views known to their elected representatives, and third, modify their diet to avoid GMO foods (almost all soy is GMO, as is most corn).
GMO’s have genes inserted into the genetic material of the plant so that every cell contains substances that are poisonous, not only to the target insects, but also to beneficial birds and bees, as well as humans. Thanks to decisions made in various courts, when pollen from these plants drifts into neighboring fields and contaminates un-adulterated plants, some of the seeds that result are also genetically modified. Having such genes in some seeds has been found by the US Supreme Court to be an infringement of the patents for the GMO’s. Monsanto has been trespassing on the land of farmers who do not buy their seeds, taking samples, and suing farmers for infringement of their patents. These cases are settled out of court because farmers cannot afford to go to trial. Out of court settlements have records unavailable to others who are sued by Monsanto, thus making it easy for Monsanto to continue this practice.
When farmers are forced to buy GMO seeds to avoid the infringement described above (saving seeds and replanting also infringes GMO patents), they have increased operating costs, as well as vulnerability to the supply chain. GMO farming tends to involve less diversity of crops, eventually leading to the extinction of species that may be more drought tolerant, cold tolerant, heat tolerant, or tastier than their GMO counterparts. Already the gene pool is loosing diversity.
The long term consequences have another implication. Will Monsanto eventually own the world’s food supply? Will birds and bees disappear from the planet, along with the invaluable services they supply to the ecosystem? One possible cause of widespread Lyme disease is the loss of bird populations that eat the ticks that carry Lyme disease. This pales in comparison to the number of foods that require insect pollination to grow, a service provided by bees. There is increasing evidence that the shrinking bee population is partly or entirely due to the increasing use of GMOs. What can you do? Number one is get engaged with your political representatives. Number two is help others do the same. Number three, contribute time or money to one of the many organizations that are working to stop these practices.

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So much for Bret Lockett just going away.
But at least the NFL player admitted on CNN's Showbiz Tonight that he has never met Kim Kardashian, the woman he has claimed he had a five-month "physical relationship" with while the E! star was involved with Kris Humphries, who is now her fiancé.
When she caught wind of the accusatory In Touch cover, Kim immediately denied even knowing who Lockett was and promised legal action against him and the magazine. Meanwhile, Khloé Kardashian Odom called Lockett plain "crazy."
So what did he have to say for himself last night? And, what's the point, considering they never met?

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Minor Planets & Near Earth Objects
During the course of its mission, Gaia will map all sources brighter than visual magnitude ~20. Among these will be thousands of Solar System objects, primarily main belt asteroids circling the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. With its ability to detect faint and fast-moving objects, it is expected that Gaia will also detect several thousand Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), which are thought to be comets and asteroids that have been nudged by the gravitational attraction of nearby planets into orbits that allow them to enter the Earth's neighbourhood.
Favourable observing conditions
Gaia will operate from the second Lagrange point L2 of the Sun-Earth system and will be able to observe down to an angular distance of 45° from the Sun. This allows for observations of objects in the asteroid blind spot between the Sun and Earth and to discover small bodies orbiting the Sun inside the Earth's orbit - a region that is virtually unobservable from the Earth. Objects that are in more exotic orbits are also potentially discovered by Gaia, during observations of the sky regions far from the ecliptic.
A refined classification of the population of minor bodies will emerge from the giant data base, revealing the kinship between asteroids, NEOs, and meteorites. In addition, the variation of physical parameters with the distance to the Sun will also be studied.


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- Open Device Manager. (Left-click Windows Start Menu and typeDevice Manager.)
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My sister can be such a pain sometimes. The other day, a burly man came over to the farm, a huge camera thingy dangling around his neck. He told Betsy that he wanted to take pictures of us. I was elated and jumped up and down with excitement. No one comes to take photos of us anymore, unless you count the occasional super-uncomfortable selfies that Betsy’s son takes with me. I never understand what expression to put on my face when I’m being photographed at such close quarters.
Anyway, that day the burly guy set up his camera and was randomly clicking each of us. My eyes were in my best-brooding mode, I knew I was gonna look hot and irresistible in the photo. But just when the man was about to pull the trigger, my sister walks into the frame, completely obscuring me and giving her fake look-I’m-so-elegant pose. The man seemed satisfied and walked away.
I never got my photograph.
This is my submission for the challenge, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. We are given a photo prompt and approximately 150 words with which to write a story. It is fun and addicting and everyone is welcome to participate. If you would like more information, please click on this link: FFfAW
I’m glad I finally got a photo to put up for this Friday’s Photo 101 prompt: Solitude
Because stray dogs do live in solitude, fending for themselves against all odds. This cute little one seemed to enjoy the shade, in what had been a hot and humid afternoon.
And yes, this was taken in Pondicherry today in the French Quarters 🙂 I’m having a jolly good time and will post more pictures from my explorations later.
Something that annoys me all too much is people’s reaction to baby photos on social media.
“OHH MY GOD!!! HE’S SO ADORABLE” goes a screech.
“WHAT A PRECIOUS LITTLE THING!” says your distant aunt.
“AWWWWWW! SO CUTE!!!” says almost every teenage girl. (just for indication purposes, I don’t usually stereotype :P)
“SHE’S DIVINE!” says your overly religious grandfather.
Well, all of the above things may be true. But I don’t understand the need to get so excited each time we come across a baby photo. It’s not like we found a cute baby photo after a string of not-so-cute ones. Every baby is cute and beautiful and precious. So then, why can’t we just accept this fact and move on. I might sound like a crazy man right now, talking rubbish. And you might be thinking, what’s wrong with him? But sorry, sometimes people’s reaction to stuff like this does drive me crazy. It’s like, I get it but why are you making such a fuss about it!
And then there are some parents who feel the need to share their child’s photographs in all postures and situations for the entire world to see. I understand if you want to take photos for your own personal collection. To capture that memory. I’m someone who would do it too. But no, I don’t want to see a photograph of your kid riding the merry-go-round. Or snuggled inside a blanket. And please, no closeups of your kid’s face next to a flower. Thank you very much.
I guess the point I’m trying to make is that there are no ugly babies; heck even animal babies are cute and sometimes even more than human babies. The internet is riddled with kittens and puppies so I will say no more of them but have you seen a baby porcupine?
A baby platypus?
Or a baby elephant?
Or even a baby snake!
Okay, I agree, the last one is more scary than cute. But still, you can’t call it ugly!
So do you see now? There’s nothing special about a cute baby because cute is the way it is meant to be. So the next time you come across something cute, appreciate in silence. If you have to, that is.
“What the duck is wrong with you?” squeaked Mama McFeather. “You are too young to decide what to do with your life!”
I just stood there, disoriented. I have my family on one side and him on the other.
“Why do we have to move?” I pleaded. “I love this place! Who knows what lays ‘cross the river. And he…I’m starting to like him -”
“HOLY QUACK!” jeered Papa. “We McFeathers are a proud lot and listen to me you, we do not mix with simpletons!”
“But he’s great!!” I tried to press on. “He taught me how to swim like a pro and we have so much fun together. I don’t want to leave it all behind! I may never find a friend like him again!”
Mama sniffed. “Then it’s up to you, Melissa. It’s either him or us!”
I shot him one look and I immediately knew. I took a deep breath and stepped to my right.
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Photo by Priceless Joy.
This is something I wrote for the weekly event Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. We have to write a short piece (100-150 words, with a leeway of 25 words) based on a photo prompt.I found this exercise extremely fun and creative. 🙂

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Fox has five-seven spots remaining for the '08 Super Bowl and expects to sell the game out by the middle of November, according to a senior network exec. With its broadcast more than 90% sold, Fox expects to sell the remaining units for about $2.7M per 30-second spot. Fox' pace would mark the fastest Super Bowl ad sellout in years. Last year, CBS did not sell out the game until just two days before the event. CBS' most expensive units sold for $2.6M per 30-second spot. Fox credits the increased demand on renewed interest from movie companies, which are slated to take 10 spots this year compared to two last year. Autos also has been a strong category for this year's Super Bowl. A-B, Pepsi and Cars.com have all made significant buys. Though the game is sandwiched around the BCS Championship and Daytona 500, Fox execs say they are selling each event separately and not bundling them.


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(B-4) Henderson, R., M. W. Bell, J. F. Borzelleca, E. H. Clark, II, E. A. C. Crouch, J. P. Giesy, P. B. Ryan, J. N. Seiber and C. C. Travis. 1999. Risk-Based Waste Classification in California. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 219 p.
(B-5) Farrington, J. F., R. C. Loehr, E. L. Anderson, W. F. Bohlen, Y. Cohen, K. J. Farley, J. P. Giesy, D. S. Henshel, S. U. Lester, K. J. Liegel, P. L. McCarty, J. L. O’Donoghue, J. J. Opaluch and D. D. Reible. 2001. Risk Reduction Strategy for PCB-Contaminated Sediments. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. 432p.
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(B-7) Luthy, R. G., R. M. Allen-King, S. L. Brown, D. A. Dzombak, S. E. Fendorf, J. P. Giesy, J. B. Hughes, S. N. Luoma, L. A. Malone, C. A. Menzie,S. M. Roberts, M. V. Ruby, T. W. Schultz and B. F. Smeets. 2003. Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments: Processes, Tools and Applications. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. 420p.
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(BC 14) Giesy, J. P., A. Newell and G. J. Leversee. 1983. Copper speciation in soft organic acid waters: effects on accumulation by and toxicity to Simocephalus serrulatus (Daphnidae). In E. A. Jenne and R. Wildung, (Eds.). Biological Availability of Trace Metals. Special Issue of Science of the Total Environment 28:23 36 Elsevier, Amsterdam.
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(BC 16) Alberts, J. J. and J. P. Giesy. 1983. Conditional stability constants of trace metals and naturally occurring humic materials: their application in equilibrium models and verification with field data. pp. 333 348. In R. F. Christman and E. Gjessing (Eds.). Terrestrial and Aquatic Humic Materials. Ann Arbor, Science, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
(BC 17) Giesy, J. P. and J. J. Alberts. 1984. Trace Metal speciation: The Interaction of metals with organic constituents of surface waters. pp. 1 to 11 31. In B. J. Ward (Ed.). Effects of Trace Elements on Aquatic Ecosystems. Electric Power Research Institute. Palo Alto, CA,
(BC 18) Giesy, J. P. 1985. Multispecies Tests: Research Needs to assess the Effects of Chemicals on Aquatic Life. pp 67-77. In R,C. Bahner and D.J. Hansen (Eds.). Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philladelphia, PA. ASTM STP 981.
(BC 19) Giesy, J. P. and P. M. Allred. 1985. Replicability of aquatic multispecies test systems. pp. 187 247. In J. Cairns, (Ed.). Multispecies Toxicity Testing. Pergamon Press, New York.
(BC 20) Oris, J. T., J. P. Giesy, P. M. Allred, D. W. Grant and P. F. Landrum. 1984. Photoinduced toxicity of anthracene in aquatic organisms: An environmental perspective. pp. 639 658. In T. N. Veziroglu (Ed.). The Biosphere: Problems and Solutions. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam.
(BC 21) Giesy, J. P. 1985. Multispecies Tests: Research needs to assess the effects of chemicals on aquatic life. pp. 67 82. In R. C. Bahner and D. J. Hansen (Eds.). Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment, 8th Volume ASTM, STP 891. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA.
(BC 22) Landrum, P. F., J. P. Giesy, J. T. Oris and P. M. Allred. 1986. The photo induced toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to aquatic organisms. pp. 304 318. In J. H. Vandermeulen and S. Hrudey (Eds.). Oil in Freshwater Chemistry, Biology, Counter Measure Technology. Pergamon Press, New York.
(BC 23) Giesy, J. P., D. J. Versteeg and R. L. Graney. 1988. A review of selected clinical indicators of stress induced changes in aquatic organisms. pp. 169 200. In M. S. Evans (Ed.). Toxic Contaminants and Ecosystem Health: A Great Lakes Focus. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
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(BC 25) Giesy, J. P. 1987. Current status of metal speciation studies. pp. 225 242 .In J. W. Patterson and R. Passino (Eds.). Metal, Speciation, Separation and Recovery. Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, MI.
(BC 26) Giesy, J. P. 1988. Variation in quantification of concentrations of toxic chemicals in fish from the Laurentian Great Lakes: The good, the bad and the manageable. pp. 5 23. In N. W. Schmidtke (Ed.). Toxic Contamination in Large Lakes. Volume I. Chronic Effects of Toxic Contaminants in Large Lakes. Proceedings of the World Conference on Large Lakes, Mackinaw Island, MI., 1986. Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, MI.
(BC 27) Graney, R. A., J. P. Giesy and D. DiToro. 1988. Mesocosm experimental design strategies: advantages and disadvantages in ecological risk assessment. pp. 74-88. In J. Reese Voshell, Jr. (Ed.). Using Mesocosms to Assess the Aquatic Ecological Risk of Pesticides: Theory and Practice. Entomological Society of America. Miscellaneous Publication NO. 75.
(BC 28) Gala, W. R. and J. P. Giesy. 1989. Flow cytometric techniques to assess toxicity to algae. pp. 237-246. In W. Landis and W. Van Der Schaile (Eds.). Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment. Thirteenth Volume ASTM, STP 1096. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA.
(BC 29) Giesy, J. P. and R. A. Hoke. 1990. Freshwater sediment quality criteria: toxicity bioassessment. pp. 265-348. In R. Baudo, J. Giesy and H. Muntau (Eds.). Sediments: The Chemistry and Toxicology of In Place Pollutants. Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, Michigan.
(BC 30) Reijnders, P., J. P. Giesy, G. T. Ankley, P. Matthiessen and M. Depledge. 2002. Wildlife. In Global Assessment of the State-of-the-Science of Endocrine Disruptors (EDCs). World Health Organization/United Nations Environment Programme, International Programme of Chemical Safety, Geneva, Switzerland.
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(BC-34) Poppenga, R. H., B. J. Thacker, J. P. Giesy, C. Weis and J. M. Lavelle. 1991. Bioavailability of lead in mining wastes: an oral intubation study in young swine. pp. 105-111. In
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Ken Miki, Japan (1998)
‘I want to design like we communicate. I want to bring joy to people around through my rich design skills. I want most of all to enjoy design myself.’
Work in permanent collections of Suntory Museum, Osaka; Contemporary Art Centre, Toyama; Prefectual Museum Of Modern Art, Japan; Musashino Art University, Japan; Center for Contemporary Graphic Art, Japan; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg; Regional Council Heritage Museum, Hong Kong; Chicago Athenaeum; Museum fur Gestaltung, Zürich.


There were people and two vehicles shot at Newtown Pool and Game on Tuesday night, according to Captain Cliff Arnette of the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office.
The Dillon District Two School Board discussed reading achievement at Gordon Elementary School, the administrative consolidation of the Dillon and Lake View School Districts and other matters at their meeting on Monday night.
Dogs killed a woman in Dillon on Thursday afternoon, The Herald has learned. Law enforcement was called to 1560 West Main Street in reference to a dog attack.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the death of a whooping crane reported by an Alabama conservation officer at Weiss Lake, in Cherokee County Ala., on Jan. 28, 2011.
The investigator appointed by Judge Paul Burch at County Council Macio Williamson’s court hearing to look into Dillon County has a new phone number where the public can contact him.
United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced that a jury found Martin Teran and Josue Benitez guilty Thursday afternoon in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina.
Operation Rolling Dillon has netted 31 arrests, according to Sheriff Major Hulon.
No injuries were reported in a school bus accident that occurred on Jan. 28th, according to Sgt. Derrick Cartwright of the Latta Police Department.
The Dillon Herald is working cooperatively with the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office to help locate individuals who have outstanding warrants.
Perdue Farms Inc.-Dillon held the grand opening for their new wellness center on Tuesday.


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Nashville, TN – The Nashville Sounds lost 11-5 on Saturday night against the Round Rock Express at First Tennessee Park. It was the Sounds first lost game of a six-game series. The Express offense was hot, hitting four home runs off Nashville pitchers.
Garrett Stubbs hit a two-run home run to get Round Rock on the board first in the third inning.
Zack Granite hit a triple in the bottom half of the third and scored on a passed ball to give the Sounds their first run of the game.
Round Rock scored five runs in the top of the fourth. AJ Reed hit a two-run homer. Taylor Jones doubled and scored on a Nick Tanielu single. The Sounds would walk in three more runs to extend the Express lead 7-1.
The Sounds scored one in the fourth when Nolan Fontana reached on a fielder’s choice to score Andy Ibanez. It was still 7-2, Round Rock.
Nashville continued to crawl back in the fifth with two more runs. Eli White hit a triple down the left field line that scored Scott Heineman. White would score on a Matt Davidson ground out to cut the Round Rock lead 7-4.
The Express continued to hit as they led off the sixth with back-to-back home runs by Alex De Goti and Kyle Tucker. Reed would get another RBI on a single and he would score on a Taylor Jones double to give Round Rock the 11-4 lead.
White made some noise for Nashville when he hit a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh but that is all the Sounds would get as they lost 11-5 to Round Rock.
With today’s 8-5 win, the Sounds are now 19-28 on the season.
Hunter Cole extended his season-long hitting streak to nine games. He is hitting .514 (18-for-35) with 11 runs, two doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI.
Zack Granite and Eli White tripled tonight, give Nashville their first game with multiple triples in one game.
Sounds starter Ronald Herrera lasted 3.2 innings, his longest outing of the season.
Next Up For Nashville Sounds
Tomorrow’s game will be the first night game on a Sunday this season for the Nashville Sounds. With first pitch at 6:35pm, Nashville right-hander Phillips Valdez (0-6, 5.50) will face off against Round Rock Express right-hander Rogelio Armenteros (1-3, 4.91).
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Loss of S100A14 expression at the tumor-invading front correlates with poor differentiation and worse prognosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma
AuthorPandey, Sushma; Osman, Tarig Al-Hadi; Sharma, Sunita; Vallenari, Evan Michael; Shahdafar, Aboulghassem; Pun, Chin B.; Gautam, Dej K.; Uhlin-Hansen, Lars; Rikardsen, Oddveig G; Johannessen, Anne Christine; Costea, Daniela Elena; Sapkota, Dipak
Methods - S100A14 expression was examined in 170 OSCCs from Norwegian and Nepalese populations using immunohistochemistry. Pro‐differentiation function was investigated by overexpressing and silencing S100A14 expression in OSCC‐derived cells. External transcriptomic datasets were used to validate association between S100A14 and differentiation markers in OSCC.
Result - Loss of S100A14 expression at the invading tumor fronts significantly correlated with poor differentiation and reduced 10‐years survival of OSCC‐patients. Multivariate Cox analysis identified S100A14 to be an independent prognostic factor. Modulation of S100A14 expression in OSCC‐derived cells positively correlated with the expression of differentiation markers. Analysis of external datasets supported the pro‐differentiation function of S100A14.
Conclusion - These results indicate that S100A14 is a pro‐differentiation protein and its expression might be useful as a prognostic marker in OSCC.


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A New York commission has issued a scathing report on the state Liquor Authority, saying the agency is chronically understaffed, ineffective, and plagued by corruption.
The report concludes that the agency is broken—echoing the constant criticisms of business owners around the state who must wait months to have liquor license applications processed.
The Liquor Authority has the power to issue, or deny, permits for restaurants, bars and other entities to sell alcohol. The authority also has the legal ability to revoke or suspend permits, issue subpoenas and disciplines license holders.
The report, by the state Law Review Commission, concludes two years of investigation into the Liquor Authority, also known as the SLA.
“Since its inception, the SLA has been plagued with problems of licensing delays, inadequate enforcement, inefficient and ineffective administration and, indeed, bribery and corruption,” the report says.
“Oversight within the agency is nonexistent, requests for much-needed improvements in technology have been routinely denied, necessary staffing levels are not being met, staff morale is low, the agency has not made public its decisions and policy guidelines, and inadequate enforcement jeopardizes public health and safety,” the report says.
The delays hit businesses in the wallet, the commission argues.
“Small business owners, and some large ones as well, are forced to suffer ever-mounting expenses for months on end because of these delays,” the report says. “Moreover, they are reluctant to start new construction or remodeling, negatively affecting the community’s economy. The people ordinarily hired – the construction crew, the plumbers, the carpenters, the electricians, the computer and communications technicians – cannot be put to work.”
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Police have called for any dashcam footage of a collision in which a woman was seriously injured on Laceby Road last week.
Emergency services were called to the area near the Bradley Crossroads shortly after 7pm on Monday, June 1.
The woman, a pedestrian, had been involved in a collision with a white Jaguar.
Laceby Road was closed as paramedics treated the woman at the scene and took her to hospital by ambulance.
Officers investigating the incident have now called for any members of the public who captured the collision on a dashcam or CCTV to come forward.
They are also keen to speak to any other witnesses of the crash.
Anyone who is able to help the police is asked to call the non-emergency line 101, quoting log number 500 of the date June 1.
A statement released by Humberside Police said: "Officers investigating a collision on Laceby Road, Grimsby, are appealing for anyone with dashcam footage of the incident to come forward.
"We were called at 7.20pm on Monday, 1 June, following reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian, which left her with serious injuries.
"We have been investigating the circumstances and are now keen to speak to any witnesses or anyone who may have CCTV or dashcam footage of the incident.
"If you are able to help, please call us on our non-emergency 101 line, quoting log 500 of 1 June."


- What does carrying capacity mean?
- How can a carrying capacity change?
- How is carrying capacity related to population growth?
- What increases carrying capacity in Skyrim?
- What is the importance of carrying capacity in tourism?
- What is Earth’s carrying capacity?
- What are the different types of carrying capacity?
- How can Earth’s carrying capacity be increased?
- Is carrying capacity fixed?
- Why is carrying capacity difficult?
- How is carrying capacity calculated?
What does carrying capacity mean?
Carrying capacity can be defined as a species’ average population size in a particular habitat.
The species population size is limited by environmental factors like adequate food, shelter, water, and mates..
How can a carrying capacity change?
Thus, the carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support. Population size decreases above carrying capacity due to a range of factors depending on the species concerned, but can include insufficient space, food supply, or sunlight.
How is carrying capacity related to population growth?
As a population grows in an area, a population may experience the effects of increased densities. In a given area, is the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain is called the carrying capacity. Carrying capacity is determined by the amount of available resources (food, habitat, water).
What increases carrying capacity in Skyrim?
Leveling up Stamina increases carrying capacity by 5 per level. The Steed Stone increases carrying capacity by 100 and negates the weight of worn armor. The “Extra Pockets” Pickpocket Perk increases carrying capacity by 100. The “Unhindered” Light Armor Perk reduces the weight of worn Light Armor to zero.
What is the importance of carrying capacity in tourism?
In tourism, the Carrying capacity is described as the most number of tourists that are accepted at a place without harming the physical atmosphere. The main aim of tourism carrying capacity is to prevent the over-utilization of the destination by identifying the maximum number of people who can visit an area.
What is Earth’s carrying capacity?
7 Billion PeopleMany scientists think Earth has a maximum carrying capacity of 9 billion to 10 billion people. [How Do You Count 7 Billion People?] One such scientist, the eminent Harvard University sociobiologist Edward O. Wilson, bases his estimate on calculations of the Earth’s available resources.
What are the different types of carrying capacity?
Physical carrying capacity. This is the maximum number of tourists that an area is actually able to support. … Economic carrying capacity. … Social carrying capacity. … Biophysical carrying capacity. … Weaknesses of carrying capacity. … Limits of acceptable change. … Visitor experience and resource protection. … Descriptive and evaluative.More items…
How can Earth’s carrying capacity be increased?
Increased food production due to improved agricultural practices, control of many diseases by modern medicine and the use of energy to make historically uninhabitable areas of Earth inhabitable are examples of things which can extend carrying capacity.
Is carrying capacity fixed?
refers to the number of individuals who can be supported in a given area within natural resource limits, and without degrading the natural, social, cultural and economic environment for present and future generations. The carrying capacity for any given area is not fixed.
Why is carrying capacity difficult?
Understanding Carrying Capacity There are limits to the life-sustaining resources earth can provide us. … However, it is very difficult for ecologists to calculate human carrying capacity. Humans are a complex species. We do not reproduce, consume resources, and interact with our living environment uniformly.
How is carrying capacity calculated?
Legend for the above formula: dNdt = change in population size, r = intrinsic rate of increase, N = population size; K = carrying capacity.


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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 4 to 7
- Grade: p to 2
- Reading age: 4 to 7
Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustrated Book
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year
In this wordless picture book, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays her little attention. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter.
“Written” by award-winning poet JonArno Lawson and brought to life by illustrator Sydney Smith, Sidewalk Flowers is an ode to the importance of small things, small people and small gestures.
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
About the authors
Born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised nearby in Dundas, JonArno Lawson's most formative experiences as a child occurred in Florida which he visited for an extended stay at the age of eight. Happy to be missing almost an entire year of school, he filled his days at the beach digging holes and collecting shells and coconuts, travelling in glass-bottomed boats and touring nature parks that featured free-roaming monkeys and parrots. He wore a ship captain's hat at all times, and a green pouch in which he kept dozens of ticket stubs, a musket ball, brass souvenir coins that bore the faces of various American presidents, and other treasures which he hoards to this day. JonArno is a two-time winner of the Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Children's Poetry, for Black Stars in a White Night Sky in 2007 and again in 2009 for A Voweller's Bestiary. In 2011 his poetry collection Think Again was short-listed for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award. JonArno lives in Toronto with his wife Amy Freedman and his children Sophie, Ashey and Joseph, all of whom assist the author with phrases, topics and sometimes even complete lines for use in his poems.
Sydney Smith was born in rural Nova Scotia and has been drawing from an early age. Since graduating from NSCAD University, he has illustrated multiple children’s books, including the highly acclaimed wordless picture book Sidewalk Flowers, conceived by Jon Arno Lawson, which won a Governor General’s Award, was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book and has been long-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. He is also the illustrator of Grant and Tillie Go Walking by Monica Kulling and The White Cat and the Monk by Jo Ellen Bogart, both highly acclaimed. Sydney has received a number of other awards for his illustrations, including the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration. He now lives in Toronto and works in a shared studio space in Chinatown.
- Short-listed, Andersen Prize — Best Book With No Words
- Commended, IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities
- Winner, Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award
- Commended, USBBY Outstanding International Books
- Winner, Michigan Library Association Mitten Award
- Commended, A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year
- Winner, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
- Commended, ALA Notable Children's Book
- Short-listed, CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal
- Short-listed, Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
- Winner, National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award for Book Illustration
- Commended, TD Summer Reading Club Top Recommended Reads
- Winner, Cybils Award, Fiction Picture Book
- Commended, NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, Recommended Book
- Winner, Booksource Scout Award, Favorite Picture Book
- Commended, Globe 100 Best Books
- Commended, Horn Book Fanfare
- Commended, 49th Shelf Favourite Picture Books of the Year
- Commended, School Library Journal Best Picture Books of the Year
- Commended, New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year
- Winner, Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustrated Books
- Commended, New York Public Library Best 100 Books for Reading and Sharing
- Long-listed, Goodreads Choice Award for Best Picture Book
- Commended, Kirkus Best Picture Books of the Year
- Commended, Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year
- Commended, National Post Best Books of the Year
Affecting, efficient, moving, kind. Lawson’s done the impossible. He wrote poetry into a book without a single word, and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
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A quiet, graceful book about the perspective-changing wonder of humble, everyday pleasures.
Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
A poignant, wordless storyline . . . this ode to everyday beauty sings sweetly.
Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW
An emotionally moving, visually delightful ode to the simple powers of observation and empathy. . . . A book to savor slowly and then revisit again and again.
School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
A reminder that what looks like play can sometimes be a sacrament.
Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
I’d give this book to anyone with a coffee table, in a household with or without children.
New York Times
Sidewalk Flowers wraps readers in kindness, tenderness, generosity and wonder.
Quill & Quire, STARRED REVIEW
Other titles by JonArno Lawson
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Do You Remember?
It's Up to Us
Building a Brighter Future for Nature, People & Planet (The Children's Terra Carta)
Canada Year by Year - Revised Edition
I Talk Like a River
Small in the City
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UK Chancellor George Osborne delivered the 2012 budget today, and in it are a number of provisions that are focused on making the UK "Europe's technological center." To support that ambition, the budget named 10 cities to benefit from a £100 million investment to deliver "ultrafast broadband coverage" to 1.7 million households and 200,000 businesses by 2015. There's also a provision included for £50 million to fund 10 smaller "super-connected" cities which have yet to be named. In addition to the planned broadband improvements, the new budget also calls for extending mobile coverage to 60,000 more homes and along at least 10 "key" roads by 2015; the government will be using a £150 million investment that was announced in the 2011 Autumn statement.
There are also some tax cuts in the new budget to help stimulate the economy surrounding high-tech jobs — specifically the video game, high-end television, and animation sectors. Specific details for these tax breaks haven't been released yet, as they aren't scheduled to go into effect until April 2013. According to The Guardian, the UK employs approximately 9,000 people working across 300 different studios, but jobs have been moving away from the UK to places like Canada thanks to tax incentives. The BBC notes that the gaming industry has been lobbying for these changes for years now, with a spokesperson for Tiga (a trade association representing the UK's gaming industry) saying that "this victory will benefit not just the UK games development and digital publishing sector, but also the wider UK economy."


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Directions to Le Petit Nid (Antananarivo Renivohitra) with public transportation
The following transit lines have routes that pass near Le Petit Nid
How to get to Le Petit Nid by Bus?
Click on the Bus route to see step by step directions with maps, line arrival times and updated time schedules.
From Le Merle Bleu, Ambohidratrimo62 min
From GALANA - Kintana, Antananarivo Renivohitra38 min
From Ma Pizza, Antananarivo-Sud56 min
From Futura - Andranomena, Antananarivo Renivohitra37 min
From BOA Itaosy, Antananarivo-Sud40 min
From BNI Andoharanofotsy, Antananarivo-Sud58 min
From Sans Rival, Antananarivo Renivohitra40 min
From Lewis Ambohibao, Ambohidratrimo46 min
From SIPEM HQ, Antananarivo Renivohitra31 min
From Avarabohitra Itaosy, Antananarivo-Sud48 min
Bus stations near Le Petit Nid in Antananarivo Renivohitra
|Andranobevava||7 min walk||VIEW|
|Andranobevava||9 min walk||VIEW|
|Police - Nanisana||9 min walk||VIEW|
|Andranobevava||10 min walk||VIEW|
|Ambassade Chine - Nanisana||11 min walk||VIEW|
|Pharmacie Amboditsiry||13 min walk||VIEW|
Bus lines to Le Petit Nid in Antananarivo Renivohitra
|126||CF : Manjaka - Anosy - 67ha||VIEW|
|136||Analamahitsy - Anosy||VIEW|
|163||Ankadikely Ilafy - Anosy||VIEW|
|154A||Amboditsiry - Tanjombato||VIEW|
|183A||CF : Ambatobe - 67ha||VIEW|
|186A||Antsonjombe - 67ha||VIEW|
|183B||CF : Ambatobe - Analakely||VIEW|
|109BLEU||CF : Antanandrano - Anosy||VIEW|
|154C||Tanjombato - Andraharo - Tanjombato||VIEW|
|109ROUGE||CF: Antanandrano - 67ha||VIEW|
|147BLEU||D : Ambatomaro 67ha||VIEW|
|147ROUGE||D : Ambatomaro Mahamasina||VIEW|
|162||Ambohijatovo - Anosibe||VIEW|
|154||Amboditsiry - Analakely - Tanjombato||VIEW|
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What are the closest stations to Le Petit Nid?
The closest stations to Le Petit Nid are:
- Andranobevava is 470 meters away, 7 min walk.
- Police - Nanisana is 623 meters away, 9 min walk.
- Ambassade Chine - Nanisana is 799 meters away, 11 min walk.
- Pharmacie Amboditsiry is 896 meters away, 13 min walk.
Which Bus lines stop near Le Petit Nid?More details
How far is the bus stop from Le Petit Nid in Antananarivo Renivohitra?
The nearest bus stop to Le Petit Nid in Antananarivo Renivohitra is a 7 min walk away.More details
What’s the nearest bus stop to Le Petit Nid in Antananarivo Renivohitra?
The Andranobevava stop is the nearest one to Le Petit Nid in Antananarivo Renivohitra.More details
What time is the first Bus to Le Petit Nid in Antananarivo Renivohitra?
The 154B is the first Bus that goes to Le Petit Nid in Antananarivo Renivohitra. It stops nearby at 7:31 AM.More details
What time is the last Bus to Le Petit Nid in Antananarivo Renivohitra?
The 147ROUGE is the last Bus that goes to Le Petit Nid in Antananarivo Renivohitra. It stops nearby at 1:01 AM.More details
Public Transportation to Le Petit Nid in Antananarivo Renivohitra
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Every Friday afternoon the Jubilee Stompers get together at the New Milton Community Association for an afternoon of fun packed line dancing.
The class times are:
Whether you are a beginner, improver or intermediate, you will be guaranteed an enjoyable session of lively exercise. Nicki patiently teaches us new dances - or reminds us of our old favourites. Some are fast, others slow. We dance to Country, Irish, Rock 'n' Roll and Modern music. Parties are held during the summer also at Halloween and the New Year. If you love dancing and want to make some new friends, you will be made very welcome. So why not come along to a session and see just how much fun it is.
Should you find yourselves captivated by the experience of the dance, there is a very modest joining fee and a charge of £3 per session to stay as long as you wish.


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Supply & demand | Trading | Pricing
- Morning registration and refreshments
- Chairperson’s opening address
Key strategies to drive growth in the chemical market
- Keynote speech: Maintaining competitiveness in the energy transition
- Understanding the importance of increasing flexibility to stay ahead
- Creating a feedstock advantage in Europe
- How to position your business for future trade flows and opportunities
- Finding innovative ways to add value including circular economy and digitalisation
- Tackling challenges in regard to plastic and chemical waste
- Keynote speech: Assessing the changing petrochemical landscape in the Middle East Ahmad Al-Ohali - CEO and Vice Chairman, Sipchem
- Reviewing the current chemical landscape and new capacity on stream
- An outlook on integration strategies to improve operational efficiencies
- Where will the new manufacturing products go?
- Middle East perspective: how Europe and Asia are viewed as new supply markets
Global supply demand balances
- Keynote panel discussion: Exploring the future of the global chemical supply demand landscape – where will new opportunities emerge? - Shell Chemicals, Sipchem, Argus, Indian Oil Corporation
The panel of expert speakers will explore new capacity and growth in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia, and explore future trading routes. Raise your questions to global experts and learn new business opportunities.
- What does the current global supply and demand landscape look like?
- Will the demand for lighter feedstocks stay high in Europe?
- What amount of propylene can we expect out of the US in the next 1-2 years?
- How is Europe preparing security of supply during cracker turnaround?
- Where will Asian companies look for new supply?
- How will Chinese demand impact exports to Europe?
- How do the current petrochemical prices impact export supply?
- Benzene market: for how long can we expect long markets?
- How can trade tariffs impact trading trends and balances?
- What are the trends towards on-purpose propylene production?
Andy Nicholson, Vice President, Petrochemicals, Argus
Ahmad Al-Ohali, CEO, Sipchem
Mathew George, General Manger, Petrochemical Sales, Indian Oil Corporation
Nick Osborne, Global Strategy Manager, Base Chemicals, Shell Chemicals
- Speed networking activity
- Morning coffee and networking
- Moving towards lighter ethane cracking and the impact on Europe’s value chains Sarah Rae - Vice-President, Olefins Europe, Argus
- Exploring the move towards diversification and the creation of new value chains
- Should companies expect a shortage of supply?
- How is the increase in ethylene on the market currently impacting propylene business?
- Assessing the trends of the derivatives market and the C3, C4 value chains
- Assessing Europe’s spot market: Will liquidity recover? Andy Nicholson - Vice President, Petrochemicals, Argus
- Exploring current prices of feedstock including LPG and naphtha
- Understanding the risk in investing in transporting products from the US
- How is the price of polymers pressuring an increase in imports?
- Chairperson’s closing remarks
- Networking drinks reception
Join your peers for an evening of relaxed networking
- Close of conference day one
Investments | Logistics & Infrastructure | Recycling
- Morning coffee and networking
- Chairperson’s opening speech
Global investment strategies to improve competitiveness
- Producer's viewpoints on propylene availability and new on purpose supply in Europe Suzy Smedts - Commercial Manager, Feedstock & Cracker Products, Borealis
- Supporting the increase of propylene demand from various derivatives supporting sustainable solutions
- Time line for new investments in propylene and derivatives
- Exploring trends towards on purpose production (e.g. PDH) in EU and globally
- Some new production in EU despite increasing circular economy and plastic recycling
- Borealis view and efforts in plastic recycling and stopping the tap to ocean plastic littering
- Case study: Reviewing new investments and capacity in North Africa focusing on Egypt and changes in the supply market Ihab Yahia Abdel-Kader - Marketing Research Department Head, SIDPEC
- Forecasting how much new supply will be in the market and where this will be absorbed
- Which feedstocks and polymers will be exported?
- Increasing exports and infrastructure available to transport globally
- Morning coffee and networking
- China: Exploring new projects and future business in the ethane and propane market
- How companies are integrating facilities to improve operations
- What new projects are on the horizon and how this will fit in the global balance?
- Looking at new investments in storage and infrastructure
- Increasing ethylene capacity
- New regulations in shipping and the impact degassing has on transport
- Understanding safe operating procedures and risk assessments
- Improving ventilation and cleaning time to increase efficiencies
- How to combine possible cargos from same product
Logistics and infrastructure investments
- An outlook on the current shipping landscape and logistical challenges Nicola Williams - Analyst, Clarksons
- Assessing petrochemical gas freight trends
- Challenges facing the industry – Rhine water levels and the potential knock on effects on the petrochemical gas market and shipping logistics
- IMO 2020 and implications for freight
- Taking an integrated approach to infrastructure and logistics
- Improving the customer experience and reducing overall costs
- Creating a dedication solution including tanks, pipelines and loading/unloading
- Looking at innovative ways to tailor products to customer requirements
- How the storage landscape is equipped for an expanding global market
- What capacity is available for companies looking to increase storage at the port?
- How is the European energy transition affecting demand for storage of petrochemicals?
- Identifying niche markets for storage including renewables and waste products
- Networking lunch
The continued movement towards recycling and sustainability
- Improving the circular economy by generating higher value of goods for supply Norbert Niessner - Director Global R&D/IP, INEOS Styrolution Group
- Maintaining the value of products across the whole supply chain
- Exploring the use of fossil resources for sustainability and understanding its direct impact
- Implementing a waste management strategy
- What new legislation is in place to improve sustainability?
- Looking ahead at bio-based products - when will this be an alternative?
- Panel discussion: The rise of chemical recycling and practical steps forward - INEOS Styrolution, Arkema
- What practical steps have already been taken to chemical and plastic recycling?
- What experience do we have so far with PET recycling?
- How will the Chinese ban on imported PET waste impact the European market?
- How can companies optimise existing technologies for different treatments?
- What new regulations will drive technological development to support R&D and innovation?
- How can recycled material be cost competitive?
- How can the industry roll out to different plastics that are more difficult to recycle?
- What are the new trends with grades?
- What technologies are available to maintain the performance of recycled PP as non-recycled PP?
Norbert Niessner, Director Global R&D/IP, INEOS Styrolution Group
Jean-Luc Dubois, Scientific Director, Arkema
- Investigating M&A in the market and the impact on the supply chain
- Combining expertise and integrated businesses networks efficiently
- Rationalising the supply chain to optimise costs
- Innovating and assessing best practice during mergers
- World cafe roundtables
Roundtable 1: Cluster competitiveness
Roundtable 2: Exploring the current storage landscape
Roundtable 3: Chemical recycling
- Roundtable conclusions
- Chairperson's closing remarks
- Close of conference

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Innovations in Comfort, Efficiency, and Safety Solutions.
AeroComm Announces 'ZigBee Your Way,' Based on Texas Instruments' CC2430 True SoC Solution
LENEXA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2006--AeroComm Inc., the most established global supplier of complete RF solutions for OEMs, presents a breakthrough for industrial wireless performance: the ZB2430 "ZigBee Your Way(TM)" Transceiver. Based on the Texas Instruments leading-edge 802.15.4 System-on-Chip and Z-Stack(TM) technology, ZB2430 provides OEMs with industry-defining wireless performance in the areas of power consumption, integration, range, features and functionality.
ZB2430 is ideal for power-restricted industrial and commercial applications. The module's receive and power-down mode performance are unrivalled by any comparable ZigBee module available today. Two output-power options versions suit varying needs: ZB2430 for battery-powered communication, and ZB2430-100 (100mW) for extended communication range.
With Texas Instruments' embedded Z-Stack(TM) firmware, ZB2430 is aimed squarely at secure, low-power, mesh network applications. Modules are offered as either Coordinators & Routers (Full Function Devices) or End-Devices (Reduced Function Devices). Network scan, auto-configuration, dynamic routing, discovery and security enable the mesh network, delivering reliable redundancy, secure multi-communication nodes and long-range performance. Additionally, the standard 128 KB of embedded flash memory provides room for larger, more complex application profiles.
ZB2430 communicates in the 2.4GHz ISM band, making it
ideal for OEMs preferring to standardize on one global platform for their end
product needs. AeroComm also introduces ZigBee Your Way for OEMs wishing to
customize and optimize a hardware solution that meets the specific demands of
their application. Options will include antenna, sensitivity, interface, output
power, and remote radio configuration, to name a few. Highlights of the ZB2430
-- Industry's first SoC ZigBee compliant transceiver module
-- Best-in-class power consumption performance
-- Small surface-mountable package with modular FCC approval for high-volume OEM integration
-- Reliable ZigBee mesh architecture
-- 2.4GHz band for Global Applications
-- 128 KB flash memory
-- Battery monitor, temperature sensor, timer
-- 128 bit AES encryption and Security Service Provider
-- Customizable solutions... ZigBee Your Way(TM)
-- Multiple antenna configurations
"Manufacturers have made it clear that low power consumption, range and reliable communication are vital for wireless sensor functionality," said Bruce Havemeier, AeroComm's director of business development. "Collaborating with Texas Instruments, we optimized the performance of the CC2430 addressing all of these key issues to present our customers with the newest RF integration and flexibility available."
AeroComm's CEO Michael Varady added, "While ZigBee is not the panacea for all wireless applications, the technology presents a viable solution for OEMs who need very low power consumption, mesh architecture, an industry standard, and quick time-to-market. Our best-in-class ZigBee transceiver will quickly define benchmarks for ZigBee RF performance."
Comprehensive ZB2430 Developer Kits will be available from AeroComm and Mouser Electronics (www.mouser.com) in June. Each kit will include evaluation boards with multiple configuration options selectable by OEMs to determine the feature set that is best suited for their application.
About AeroComm www.aerocomm.com
Based in Kansas, AeroComm has played a major role in the RF industry for over a decade with consistent technological advances in both performance and price. The company's robust proprietary technology, manufacturing and testing guarantee reliable communication, while lower frequencies and fewer parts allow for reduced prices. AeroComm's comprehensive development tools and personal engineering support help OEMs reduce R&D schedules, expenses and uncertainties while accelerating time to market.
About Chipcon www.chipcon.com
Chipcon is a leading international semiconductor company designing, producing and marketing high-performance standard radio frequency integrated circuits (RF-ICs) for use in a variety of wireless applications. Chipcon's RF-IC products represent years of extensive research in the design of low-cost radios in standard CMOS and BiCMOS technologies.
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Universal Studios Japan (USJ) is a dreamworld where Hogwarts can be spied from the lapping shores of Amity Bay as Jaws himself circles your boat. But how do you get tickets without feeling the bite?
Unfortunately, Japan isn’t really a big believer in deals and large film corporations are (unsurprisingly) similarly minded. There are some ways, however, to lower the cost of spending a day or two with your favorite characters. Whether you’ve been to a different Universal Studios or not, Osaka’s biggest theme park is a real wonderland for thrillseekers and film fanatics. With rollercoasters, immersive 4D experiences and plenty of exciting rides, and the new Super Nintendo World, it’s no wonder that a visit to USJ has become one of the top things to do in the Kansai region. This steady popularity, however, means few discounts are available, but decisions on where and when to buy tickets as well as what kind of access you want can help you save a few yen towards that extra cauldron cake.
Note: All prices are listed inclusive of tax, but prices do fluctuate and may rise annually.
Universal Studios Japan tickets: Quick overview
On the surface, USJ’s tickets are pretty simple: you have a 1-Day Studio Pass, a 2-Day Studio Pass and the option of an Express Pass add-on. This Express option lets you skip queues on certain rides and pack more into your day, but it does come at a (rather hefty) price.
An Express Pass comes in several forms:
- Universal Express Premium Pass – ¥20,500
- Universal Express Pass for 7 attractions – ¥10,800
- Universal Express Pass for 4 attractions – ¥7,800
These passes have varying options about the rides included (you can’t just pick and choose).
Tickets bought at the gate are a little more simplified, but those bought online have more options, including a 1.5 Day Pass and more.
If you prefer to keep things casual and rock up on the day to purchase tickets, you’ll be heading straight for the park ticket gates. Here, you can purchase an adult 1-Day Studio Pass for ¥7,800 (incl. tax) or a child’s for ¥5,400. A 2-Day Pass is ¥15,400 and ¥10,500, respectively. The gates are open an hour before the park’s official opening time and close two hours before the park.
However, buying your USJ tickets at the gate, on the day, carries risks—including lengthy queues, cutting into your day, and tickets selling out during popular seasons. We strongly recommend buying your tickets online ahead of your visit.
Planning ahead: Booking USJ tickets online
Booking tickets in Japanese
Currently, the English version of the USJ website does not have an online booking option, so the only way to get tickets online is if you book through the Japanese site. This can be manageable if you use Google Translate (which works well on Chrome) and offers some unique discounts. The regular 1-Day or 2-Day Pass costs the same as the at-the-gate tickets.
There are some discounts to be had on the Japanese site if it is your birthday. If you’re visiting during your birthday month or the following month, you can save ¥500 on a 1-Day Pass and ¥1,000 on your 2-Day Pass. You do have to be a member for this deal, but you can sign up for free, so it’s an easy save.
Booking tickets in English
Note: Tickets sold through third-parties ticket agents (like Voyagin and Klook) are suspended as of April 3, 2020.
Travel combination tickets for USJ
USJ ticket + highway bus combo packages
If you’re traveling from Tokyo, there are various bus packages available from Willer Express, which include your USJ entry pass, transport and—optionally—hotel accommodation if you don’t fancy snoozing in the bus.
Alternatively, you can make your own way to Osaka—you can get highway bus tickets from Tokyo to Osaka for as low as ¥2,000
While we do our best to ensure it’s correct, information is subject to change. This post was originally published in June 2020. Last updated: January 2021.


The following type of memory areas are most important:
|Physical memory||operating system||global||Total amount of memory physically available on host level (typically RAM)|
|Virtual memory||operating system||process||Total amount of memory allocated by all processes held both in physical memory and in paging area on disk.
SAP HANA virtual memory is the maximal amount that the process has been allocated, including its reservation for code, stack, data, and memory pool under program control. SAP HANA Virtual Memory dynamically growth when more memory needed (eg: table growth, temp computation and etc).
|Resident memory||operating system||process||Total amount of memory allocated by all processes held in physical memory, large allocations are usually fine (SAP Note 2081473)|
|Allocated memory||SAP HANA||process||Total amount of memory allocated by the SAP HANA processes, limited by the configurable SAP HANA global allocation limit. Less relevant for SAP HANA memory analysis because allocated, but unused memory can be re-used when required|
|Used memory||SAP HANA||process||Total amount of memory in use by the SAP HANA processes, relevant to understand SAP HANA memory footprint. This is the most precised indicator of the amount of memory that SAP HANA requires at any time.|
|Shared memory||SAP HANA||global||Memory that can be accessed by different processes, e.g.: Specific row store components (tables, catalog, free),Nameserver topology|
|Heap memory||SAP HANA||process||Memory exclusively accessible by threads of a single process (e.g. indexserver), e.g.: Column store,Row store indexes,Intermediate results,Temporary structures,SAP HANA page cache|
In normal SAP HANA environments no paging happens and SAP HANA is the only major memory allocator on the host. The following conditions are typically met:
“Physical memory > virtual memory
Virtual memory = resident memory >= allocated memory
Allocated memory = shared memory + allocated heap memory
Used memory = shared memory + used heap memory
Code, stack: Usually negligible sizes”
Normally the allocated memory should be fully contained in the resident memory, nevertheless there are a few exceptions:
If parts of the virtual memory are paged out to disk, the resident memory can be smaller than the allocated memory.
There are technical constellations where parts of the heap memory and the row store shared memory are marked as used, but not as resident.
The following illustration shows the relationship between physical memory, Linux virtual and resident memory,and SAP HANA’s pool and used memory indicators.
Note how changes in Used Memory (due to query execution do not affect the processes’ virtual and resident sizes).
For efficiency reasons SAP HANA frees allocated memory in a “lazy” way and so the allocated memory can grow up to the available memory and the global allocation limit while the used memory remains at a much lower level.
From a memory analysis perspective we can usually focus on the used memory and assume that the allocated memory is released whenever required.
The following picture illustrates the general SAP HANA memory structure:
Hope it will cover explain the basic memory structure of SAP HANA.
For more detail you can refer KBA 1999997.


Nissan Resonance Concept at Detroit Auto Show 2013
If a large part of the success of Nissan comes from excellent sales of its crossovers like Qasqhai Juke and Murano, it is not surprising that the Japanese manufacturer will get a lot of points in the future for the Resonance Concept, a bold and futuristic prototype presented at this time to Detroit Motor Show 2013. Designed and developed in the Centre for the Nissan Design Study in San Diego, California. Nissan Resonance Concept anticipates the future design language of the Japanese manufacturer and in particular the next generation of luxury SUV Murano. The goal of designers led by Shiro Nakamura was to create a concept that had an absolutely innovative and outside the box look. This new style language called “V-Motion” is inspired by the concepts of freedom, space and light: the particular shape of a “V” front grille harmoniously embraces the boomerang shaped headlights. This particular geometry of the forms is furthermore also given in the tail of the car, in particular by optical groups that are mixed with the third rear pillar that flows around the rear window until it merges with it in a single element. The overview is completed by a sporty touch which comes from the large 22 inch alloy wheels that feature a helical shape called “Flare Orange“.
Nissan Resonance Concept upside
Nissan Resonance Concept front
Nissan Resonance Concept rear
Nissan Resonance Concept side
The interior reveals the many details typical of show cars that are difficult to apply on a production model but at the same time they offer an image of great effect. The panoramic glass roof provides a unique view to the outside and the unmatched interior luminosity while the dashboard literally wraps the driver and passenger with high quality materials such as walnut paneling and white skin. The infotainment system of the car can be controlled via the big screen with blue background color that occupies almost the entire section of the center console while just below there is the automatic gear shift lever with a minimal form.
Nissan Resonance Concept steering wheel
Nissan Resonance Concept dashboard
The free spirit and innovative car can also be reflected on the mechanics of this particular SUV which is equipped with a modern hybrid scheme consisting of a 2.5 liter petrol engine coupled with two electric thrusters powered by lithium ion batteries, all controlled by a continuously variable transmission baptized next generation Nissan Xtronic CVT.
Nissan Resonance Concept front seats


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Segun Awosanya is the face and convener of the #EndSARS campaign that took Nigeria, both online and offline, by the storm months ago, and has endured up until Acting President Yemi Osinbajo finally gave a directive for the reformation of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS).
Awosanya has often been hailed as a fighter for the Nigerian people, with his several forays in issues of police brutality marking him a voice for the people.
However, it would seem as though the civil rights activist recognises not all Nigerians deserving of his campaign.
Over the weekend, reports became public of yet another arrest of young men partying in a hotel, Kelly Ann Hotels in Egbeda, Lagos, in an event that was suspected to be a gay party. Eyewitnesses who escaped the arrest revealed to The Rustin Times that he had narrowly escaped getting rounded up because of a quick bribery given to the policeman who’d chased after him when he fled the scene.
“I got to the party around 10pm, I was among the first people to arrive and things had not kicked off so I went to the outdoor bar with my friends,” the eyewitness said. “Also at the bar were a group of men dressed in black, I overheard one of them tell the group to look at the type of people walking into the hall and he said he felt like using his gun to shoot them because they looked gay. Another man mentioned that this was a common area for gay people and that they had a club they would usually visit close by. I thought it was drunk talk and after a while they left but one stayed behind.
“At midnight the party had started and they were calling names to the high table when I noticed that police men were in the hall. About 8 of them surrounded the hall and started assaulting people. In the panic I ran through the back and hid in the trash but one of the officers followed me and found me. I pleaded with him to let me go and he asked me for my phone, I told him I didn’t have my phone with me but I had one thousand naira so he collected it and asked me to hide under a car. From my hiding spot, I could see them harassing people from the party. The hotel manager and his wife came and told one of the officers that they had no right to come and arrest their clients. The man told them the people at the party were homosexuals and lesbians and showed them a text from an informant who said gay people were having a party at the hotel. I could recognize the man from earlier by the bar, he had come back with 3 danfo buses, 4 police vans and 1 private car. They arrested over 80 people out of the almost 200 persons in attendance, they also went away with phones and money.
“I was with 2 ladies after the police left and people’s started coming out from their hiding places but unfortunately thugs had heard what was going on and showed up to harass the people left. Luckily for me one of the ladies I was with paid the thugs five thousand naira and we left there unharmed. When I left the thugs were beating the other guys and I heard the police would be taking those arrested to Ikeja or Oshodi police station.”
And while local human rights activists are monitoring the case, which follows on the heels of the six men arrested in a hotel room in Aba a few days ago, Segun Awosanya, who was alerted to the issue, took to Twitter to express his take on the issue.
His tweets of course caused a storm on Twitter, with some Nigerians on the micro-blogging site hailing his words as gospel and others slamming him on his bigotry and hypocrisy. The backlash led him to post a new set of tweets.
It is indeed sad that people who are otherwise capable of doing good still come to issues regarding LGBT people and lose their humanity. It is like in Nigeria, there are Nigerians and then there are gay people, and there are human rights and then gay rights.

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50 Letters is a performance event devised by Grahame Weinbren, consisting of 50 short films, each connected with a letter of the alphabet.
THU 17 JUN 21:00 INSPACE
FRI 18 JUNE 21:00 INSPACE
PRICE: FREE TICKETED EVENT
It is interactive in the most primitive way: a live event, with the audience selecting the next letter - film by live collaboration. As the piece unfolds, different themes and stories emerge. These can be dark or humorous, political or personal, luscious, ludicrous or repulsive - all depending upon the sequence in which the films are shown.
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The Bollywood celebs always make an impact with their extravagant lifestyle. When it is about their residence, they never compromise with the class. Many of the Bollywood celebs have expensive apartments in foreign countries. Today we have brought you a list of such Bollywood celebs. Let us check it out.
1. Salman Khan – Dubai
Salman Khan owns expensive apartments outside India. He is fond of Dubai and he bought an apartment there. His apartment is near Burj Khalifa and it has a private pool, bar, and a mini theatre.
2. Akshay Kumar – Mauritius And Canada
Akshay Kumar is fond of Canada. He is the brand ambassador for Canada tourism in India. Moreover, he owns a hill there and he is planning to turn the hill into a villa. Besides that, the actor also owns a bungalow on a Mauritian Beach.
3. SRK And Gauri Khan – Dubai And London
SRK and Gauri own a holiday home in Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. The villa encompasses a pool and private beach. Besides that, the couple also has an apartment in central London.


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Can You Crack These Presidential Code Names?
Do You Know the NRA?
Are You as Liberal as President Obama?
Should the minimum wage be raised to $9 per hour?
Should sexual orientation be a protected class (like race and gender) to...
Should religious groups be tax exempt?
Should the US stop sending aid to developing countries?
Should prostitution be legalized?
Do You Know Which Congress Members Are Criminals?
How Much Do You Know About the 9/11 Attacks?
• Lobbyist, Attorney, Congressional Aide

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Frantically packing to take an airplane to start a new life in Canada, a Serbian couple faces an unexpected dilemma when their young daughter wins a contest and a new friend. A bittersweet story of leaving home and leaving things behind. KM (Serbia/Montenegro/Canada) US Premiere
Director: Lee Filipovski
Writer: Lee Filipovski
Producers: Lee Filipovski, Senka Nikolic
Cinematographer: Aleksandar Karaulic
Editor: Davor Bosankic
Run Time: 24 min.


Voters who do not have the proper documentation - a birth certificate, a social security card, a Pennsylvania photo ID - can now get a free Department of State Voter ID at PennDOT Driver's License Centers.
This starts statewide on Tuesday.
The law enacted this year requires registered voters to produce valid photo ID for the November 6th general election. By some estimates, up to 800,000 Pennsylvania voters might be eligible to vote but lack proper photo ID.
Starting Tuesday, voters can get this voting-only ID valid for ten years.
We went to a watchdog group to get an explanation. They said for voters born in-state, PennDOT has to first certify that the voter was born in Pennsylvania and that will require a couple of visits to the PennDOT location.
Voters born out-of-state need to bring:
*Name and address
*Social security number
*Proof of residency using two forms of ID, such as two utility bills
*Previous name and/or address if changed in the past 12 months
The Committee of Seventy says it is trying to educate voters about how this works and encouraging them to stick with the process.
"We're encouraging people to stick with it because voting is one of the most important things you can do as a citizen," said the Committee of Seventy's Ellen Kaplan. "So we're trying to give voters as much education as we possibly can. We're trying to demystify the process."
There were some expectations that after the Voter ID Law passed in March there would be a big influx of people trying to get proper voter identification. It surprised some people that that has not happened state-wide.
But the watchdog groups believe that will happen after the conventions and after Labor Day as people start to gear up for the November 6th general election.