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Monthly Archives: March 2017
Last Day Coffee Lovers Bloghop
Funny isn’t it, As much as I struggled yesterday to get a presentable card to post, today’s card was easy peasy! It is not the most brilliant and certainly not the most complicated card, but I liked how it turned out. The holographic paper just reminds me of how that first cup of coffee in the morning, just makes me light up and get after the day.
Supplies: Hampton Arts sentiment stamp, Lil Inker stitched rectangle die, Simon Says Stamp Coffee Cup and Adult Beverages dies, DCWV Holographic and Foil paper, Nuvo Drops in clear, Simon Says Stamp card base and Scor tape.
Coffee Lovers Bloghop Day 7
I am hopping with joy today as I am one of the Flash Prize winners in the Coffee Lovers Bloghop. I was lucky enough to win a die set from Stamplorations. I think it has a coffee theme so I will have something new with which to make a card for the next Coffee Lovers Bloghop. How cool is that?
Sadly though, my creativity was equal and opposite to my level of joy at winning. Seriously, the recycle bin is overflowing with cast offs. I wanted to do a card using inspiration from a card that Kathy Racoosin did on her 30 Day Challenge today. I wanted to take her idea of mixing a coloured and a identical but neutral pattern together on a card, but at the same time make it a shaker card as well. Several tries later, I finally came up with this card.
Supplies: Jillibean Soup cardbase and shaker element, Papertrey Ink Doodle Feather coloring sheets, Prismacolor pencils and gamsol, Doodlebug sequins, Simon Says Stamp sentiment stamp, Nuvo drops, Lil Inker stitched rectangle dies
Coffee Lovers Bloghop Day 6
Today’s card was based on a die set from My Favorite Things. I tried a number of things and nothing seemed to work. In fact, I tried one thing twice and nope it didn’t work. That is the definition of insanity isn’t it?……………………………….doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Finally, I came up with something I liked. Now if I hadn’t been impatient and stuck my finger in the wet Pico Embellisher, it would have been better but, …Oh well.
Here it is:
Supplies: My Favorite Things Tea Party dies, Reverse Confetti All Framed Up Die, Paper House Colorways patterned paper, Pico Embellisher, Stampendous embossing powder, Neenah card base, Tim Holtz distress ink (Vintage Photo), Hemptique twine, Simon Says Stamp sentiment from Coffee and Tea stamp set and Scor tape.
Coffee Lovers Bloghop Day 5
Today’s card is the card where I cut out tiny Starbucks Logos out of some washi tape and pasted them on my coffee cups. I used Starbucks Spring cups colours in keeping with the “Spring” theme in the bloghop.
Supplies: Simon Says Stamp Coffee & Tea stamp set, Tim Holtz Slatter Stencil, Copic markers, Hero Arts Ink, Woodgrain paper from Paper and More, Simon Says Stamp card base, Alideco washi tape and Scor tape.
Coffee Lovers Bloghop Day 4
Sometimes my best card ideas come out of a desire to put in to use, something that I just bought. Sometimes it seems to have absolutely nothing in common with the task at hand. Sometimes it just seems to evolve into something that works. Sometimes is today, I think, as I love this card. Maybe it is just that it was a lot of work and I am saying that it works when it doesn’t. No matter, I love it, and someone is going to get this card in the mail.
Supplies: Hero Arts March 2017 Kit, Doodlebug patterned paper Sugar & Cream, Rubbernecker and Simon Says Stamp Coffee and Tea sentiment stamps, Simon Says stamp cardbase and Scor tape
Coffee Lovers Bloghop Day 3
Two things occurred to me today before I made this card. One is that I am not too good at saving scraps of things for later use. The other is that I am downright poor at using Washi tape ever. I see it, I like it, I buy it and nothing……………… So today I decided to reverse those two trends and make a card for the Coffee Lovers hop at the same time.
I made a card which I will post in the next couple of days, that features Starbuck’s spring colours. To ensure people realized that it was indeed Starbuck’s spring colours, I wanted to adorn the small cups with something that looked like the Starbucks logo. I had bought some amazing Washi tape that had just the thing on one of its’ images. The problem was that the logo image only appeared every six inches or so on the tape. That left quite a few bits of unused tape.
Todays card uses that leftover Washi tape.
I was going to explain why I made this card the way I did……………………..fragments of Washi tape, holographic cardstock, the sentiment dream etc. etc., but then decided if I had to explain it, the card probably isn’t working. I did not want to think about that, so I am just posting it.
DCWV holographic paper, Simon Says Stamp Dream and Parade of Hearts dies, Alideco washi tape, Paper and More Woodgrain cardstock, Simon Says Stamp card base and Scor tape
Coffee Lovers Bloghop Day 2
The last time you saw this turkey, he was green, eating tuna and celebrating St Paddy’s Day. Today he is back to a more normal colour and is just celebrating the joy of a good cup of coffee. Love this stamp from Judith and Heather.
Supplies: Stamp Judith and Heather, Doodlebug patterned paper Sugar and Cream, City Girls Retail Therapy stamp set from The Ton, Memory Box cross stitched rectangles dies, copic markers, Stickles, fun foam, X-pressit cardstock, Simon Says Stamp card base and Scor tape.
Spring 2017 Coffee Lovers Bloghop
It is that time again! Time for another Coffee Lovers Bloghop. Time for me to be astounded once again at the number of never seen before coffee, tea and cocoa cards that can be created in one week!
I rarely put ready made stickers on cards, but these ones from Doodlebug were just too cute to ignore. Then when I saw the Doodlebug paper that matched the stickers, it was all over.
Here is one of the resulting cards:
Doodlebug Cream and Sugar patterned paper and stickers, Create a smile chipboard coffee, Simon Says stamp coffee cup die, Dienamics Blueprint 27 dies, Woodgrain paper from Paper and More, Simon Says Stamp card base and Scor tape.
Papertrey Make It Monday
The idea this week at Papertrey Ink was to make a window in a card front and insert a sentiment made of chipboard into the window.
The problem for me was in having no sentiment die with which to cut the window. In fact, I only have one Papertrey Ink die of any sort, here in Phoenix. I am in essence then, a one trick pony. Oh well, I got to work making a card with what I had. I think it turned out quite well.
While the die is not a sentiment die, it is dimensional and fits through the window quite nicely.
Supplies: Papertrey Ink What the Doodle Piece of Cake Stamp and Die Set, DCWV patterned paper, Simon Says Stamp top folding card base
We seemed to be pretty busy doing other things when Sandra came down to El Mirage to visit, but we did manage to get a few cards made to justify the shopping spree at the Mesa Rubber Stamp Show.
Here is one of the cards that Sandra put together:
Supplies: My Favorite Things Llama Love, My Favorite Things Jumbo Peek a Boo Window die, My Favorite Things Stepped Up Chevron, DCWV No Prob-Llama patterned paper, Copic markers

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The life that depends on luck is a floating bubble. It is of short duration. What Epictetus is implying here is that the more you depend on the external factors, the more difficult your life will be. Build the internal mechanism.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad. Without knowing your faults, your shortcomings, it is hard to set yourself on the path of self-improvement. If you don’t know what hinders you, then, what would you rectify?
When a person discredits you or gives a bad opinion of you, don’t let that affect you. Instead, let truth be your North Star, scold yourself if you don’t live up to truth.
Those who hanker after money, pleasure and fame often fail to concern themselves with the matters of humanity. Only those who live a virtuous life (free from tempting vices) do.
Would you sail in a huge ship that is ornated by gold and is stuffed with all luxurious amenities onboard, but has a decrepit hull underneath? Your answer would probably be no. In the similar vein, Epictetus suggests you not to take on an opulent lifestyle, the maintenance of which could haunt you day in and day out.
When you go to a party, you normally partake of whatever there is on the menu. You don’t ask maître d’hôtel to bring you exotic wines and dishes when they are not there on the host’s menu. If you do, you’d be branded as an unreasonable fool. Similary, we often ask God to give us things which we don’t have, while staying oblivious to everything that He has endowed us with.
Epictetus takes a swipe at fellow human-beings and says only humans weigh each other basis the amount of possessions they have.
When someone unabashedly announces, “I have 5 cars, and I live in a palatial bungalow“, he is implying he is better than most of his friends and acquaintances. He is setting a benchmark.
In animal kingdom, we don’t have such comparisons, says Epictetus. A lion does not say to another lion, “I am better than you because I got a thicker mane.” We are better or worse only because of the presence or absence of our virtues.
If you are physically in good shape, you would endure extreme weather and survive. Similarly, if you are intrinsically strong, if you have a strong moral compass, you would stave off all emotions such as anger, grief and even excessive joy.
Ask yourself if you want to be rich or happy. As a Stoic, he abhors the desire to riches and calls it a probabilistic endeavor. It is something not entirely in your control. However, becoming a happy person lies in our control and it is life-changing, too.
Epictetus poses to the reader, if you find a golden box with a deadly viper or a scorpion locked inside it, would you still be appreciative of the material and ignore the vicious creature that resides in it? No, you would try to get rid of it asap.
In the similar vein, stay away from vile people who may have all the luxuries, but have a rotten, immoral soul on the inside. Don’t let their outer trappings entice you.
Moderation is bliss. Rare pleasures amplify our happiness. If you overindulge in an activity, the pleasure that you derive out of it would fade away sooner than later.
The beginning is always the hardest. This is a cliched phrase today, but ancient Stoics underlined it twenty centuries ago. The book mentions the account of a shipowner.
When he was asked how he acquired his wealth, he replied, “With no difficulty, my great wealth; but my small wealth (my first gains), with much labor.”
Epictetus instructs the reader to repay their debts as soon as possible. Acting quickly averts the unpleasant situation wherein you might be asked to repay what you don’t owe (I believe he is alluding to interest in this precept).
It appears that the ancient Stoics despised sychophants. To achieve excellence in life, don’t let boot-lickers lurk around you. Don’t pay heed to their words, for their only purpose is to tell you what you want to hear. Epictetus calls sychophants ‘destroyers of souls’.
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Unipack has an integrated manufacturing facility at Vasai with a total work area of 8,000 sq.ft. Almost all the processes in manufacturing happen in this facility, right from, raw materials to finished products. According to Jaipal Shah, Unipack’s managing director, “We have an in-house facility apart from a complete machine shop, welding shop, painting shop, grinding shop, and buffing shop. Unipack follows all the qualification norms; IQ, OQ, DQ, PQ and FAT, right up to installation and commissioning of the site. Further. we provide complete documentation, manuals, drawings etc”
The shop floor comprises machines such as lathes, milling machines, shaping machines, grinding machines, drilling machines, welding machines, etc. According to Jaipal, all machines are of utmost quality, which were acquired from Indian companies such as HMT and Kirloskar. “We undertake job work for precision components manufactured on CNC machines.All the critical components, where accuracy is important are outsourced on contract basis,” he explains. Unipack manufactures a wide range of packaging and other machines that are used in pharma and food & beverage manufacturing.
“We now manufacture machines like linear vial washing machines, linear bottle washing machines , monoblock vial filling and stoppering machines, monoblock powder filling, vial cap sealing machines and stoppering machines and conveyors “Jaipal claims that unipack is now the leading supplier in India for the SS plate and frame type filter press with almost 90 per cent market shares.
“More than 300 plants are running in India with our SS filter press. 100 in Pepsi, 100 in Coco Cola and 100 in others “says Jaipal. According to him, in the past 18 years, the company has sold filter presses worth Rs. 25 crore. Talking on the export front; Jaipal says till March 2008, Unipack used to export products through Pharmalab.”In future, we will also export through Unipack, and in three years, we will export 100 per cent on our own. We have big expansion plans and are seeking joint ventures for all our product ranges, “ he explains.


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This great recipe came from Charlotte McDonald of Greyhound Pets of America in the Orlando area. These wonderful people rescue retired racing Greyhounds. This is a healthy treat that my little dogs love as well.
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- 1Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- 2Combine pumpkin, water, oil and cinnamon.
- 3Add flour and oatmeal slowly, mixing after each addition.
- 4Roll dough on a floured surface to 1/4 inch in thickness.
- 5Cut into desired shapes and sizes.
- 6Bake 40 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet.
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Nutritional Facts for Dog Treats
Serving Size: 1 (551 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 1
- Amount Per Serving
- % Daily Value
- Calories 84.3
- Calories from Fat 22
- Total Fat 2.4 g
- Saturated Fat 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 0.0 mg
- Sodium 20.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate 14.1 g
- Dietary Fiber 2.3 g
- Sugars 0.3 g
- Protein 2.5 g

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Khloe Kardashian’s best friend Khadijah Haqq has shared a cryptic quote about a father’s love for his children’s mother.
The post is clearly supporting Khloe, as multiple allegations have been made against her boyfriend Tristan Thompson – who was caught “kissing” another woman over the weekend, just days before Khloe is due to give birth to their first child.
Taking to Instagram, Khadijah posted a quote which reads, “The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”
Khadijah also captioned the post with a punching fist emoji.
Khadijah’s post comes after Tristan was caught getting very close to strip club worker Lanai Blair over the weekend in NYC, and was spotted going back to his hotel with her.
Following this report, another video emerged of Tristan kissing a woman, and motor-boating another, in a nightclub back in October. Khloe was three months pregnant at the time.
A few days ago, Khadijah also shared a picture with Khloe and Khadijah’s sister Malika.

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Yes, eating meat affects the environment, but cows are not killing the climate
As the scale and impacts of climate change become increasingly alarming, meat is a popular target for action. Advocates urge the public to eat less meat to save the environment. Some activists have called for taxing meat to reduce consumption of it.
A key claim underlying these arguments holds that globally, meat production generates more greenhouse gases than the entire transportation sector. However, this claim is demonstrably wrong, as I will show. And its persistence has led to false assumptions about the linkage between meat and climate change.
My research focuses on ways in which animal agriculture affects air quality and climate change. In my view, there are many reasons for either choosing animal protein or opting for a vegetarian selection. However, foregoing meat and meat products is not the environmental panacea many would have us believe. And if taken to an extreme, it also could have harmful nutritional consequences.
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Local ladies lead the charge to ensure area police officers and deputies know how much they are respected and appreciated
Stacey Livingston, a firefighter with the Sanford Fire Department, was sitting in the fire station one day when she was overcome with an idea. Stacey often serves side-by-side with law enforcement personnel and sees firsthand how hard they work. She wanted to honor local police officers, deputies, and highway patrolmen and let them know how much the community appreciates them and their service.
Stacey wrote her thoughts into a manifesto of sorts and asked a few friends to join her in the quest. She started a Facebook page called 10-24 NO MORE!! (10-24 is the police radio code which means an officer is down or needs assistance). Within a few days, more than 2,000 people had joined the group, with a simple mission – to thank police officers, sheriffs’ deputies, and officers with the Florida Highway Patrol.
Stacey and her friends Jen Buchanan (a retired firefighter who is currently an ER nurse with Florida Hospital) and Allison Baker (a nurse with Central Florida Regional Hospital) decided to collect money and gift cards and perform random acts of kindness whenever they saw officers on duty. Local restaurants, businesses, and citizens heard the call and began donating, as well. Stacey and her friends printed and donned 10-24 No More T-shirts, made signs, and prepared gift bags and envelopes for distribution. Then, they drove around looking for on-duty officers.
“We were nervous the first day,” Stacey says. “It was exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. We didn’t know how the officers would receive us.”
There was no need for worry. The reception was tremendous.
“We would approach officers and tell them about our mission, thank them for their service, and hand them a gift,” says Stacey, describing a typical 10-24 No More presentation. “Sometimes when we are in a restaurant or a location with customers, everyone starts clapping and cheering for the officers. It really is thrilling. The officers have all been so appreciative and always tell us we didn’t have to do it.”
The ladies, who try to get out and make deliveries once per week, have so far surprised officers and deputies all over Seminole and Volusia counties, with no signs of stopping.
“Central Florida law enforcement officers put their lives on the line for complete strangers every time they put their uniform on,” says Stacey. “Our mission is to thank them for their service and let them know they are appreciated. And with the help of the community, we will continue to do that as long as we can.”
For more information, please search 10-24 NO MORE!! on Facebook.
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text: Spleen cells (2.5 105) were added to MultiScreen 96-well filtration plates (DAKEWE Biotech), which were precoated with an anti-mouse IFN- capture antibody, and cultured with 40 g/ml of the corresponding protein or phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) (positive control) as an antigenic stimulator. (aa 1C198) of HAV (HA-VP1), which included the viral neutralization epitopes. Tuftsin is an immunostimulatory peptide which can enhance the immunogenicity of a protein by focusing on it to macrophages and dendritic cells. Here, we developed a novel combined protein vaccine by conjugating tuftsin to HE-ORF2 and HA-VP1 and used synthetic CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) as the adjuvant. Subsequent experiments in BALB/c mice shown that tuftsin enhanced the serum-specific IgG and IgA antibodies against HEV and HAV in the intestinal, vaginal and pulmonary interface when delivered intranasally. Moreover, mice from your intranasally immunized tuftsin group Brequinar (HE-ORF2-tuftsin + HA-VP1-tuftsin + CpG) showed higher levels of IFN–secreting splenocytes (Th1 response) and percentage of CD4+/CD8+ T cells than those of the no-tuftsin group (HE-ORF2 + HA-VP1 + CpG). Therefore, the tuftsin group generated stronger humoral and cellular immune reactions compared with the no-tuftsin group. Moreover, enhanced reactions to the combined protein vaccine were acquired by intranasal immunization compared with intramuscular injection. By integrating HE-ORF2, HA-VP1 and tuftsin inside a vaccine, this study validated an important concept for further development of a combined mucosal vaccine against hepatitis A and E illness. Intro Hepatitis E computer virus (HEV) and Hepatitis A computer virus (HAV) are causative providers of viral acute hepatitis known to be enterically transmitted. HAV, a small, non-enveloped, positive strand RNA computer virus, mainly infects children. HEV is also a non-enveloped computer virus that contains a single-stranded, positive-sense RNA genome . It is reported as a major cause of acute medical hepatitis in parts of Asia and other places with poor sanitation . Of the 6 billion worldwide population, nearly 5 billion have been exposed to HAV and about 2 billion to HEV . Both HEV and HAV are transmitted via the fecal-oral route and share many related medical symptoms, fulminant forms and epidemiological features, causing considerable economic loss. Combining vaccines to induce effective protecting immunity against two or more similar diseases is definitely a prudent general public health strategy. For example, a combined vaccine that can protect against both hepatitis A and B infections simultaneously is Brequinar currently available. Use of the combined HAV/HBV vaccine, which contains 360 EL.U (ELISA units) of inactivated hepatitis A virus and 10 g of recombinant hepatitis B antigen absorbed on aluminum phosphate, was demonstrated to result in high immunization coverage rates of individuals due to fewer required injections Brequinar with the combined vaccine [5, 6]. A vaccine targeting two or more pathogens has many advantages such as decreased number of injections, simplified vaccination schedules and reduced cost of vaccination. However, no mucosal vaccine that can protect against hepatitis A and E at the same time is usually available. Thus, developing a mucosal combined vaccine would be beneficial as dual infections with HEV and HAV have been reported . Attenuated and inactivated vaccines against HAV are available , and an effective HEV vaccine was licensed recently. However, these vaccines delivered by intramuscular injection were shown to produce few secretory IgA antibodies which could block viral infection timely in the mucosa tract [10, 11]. In addition, intramuscular injections are relatively costly, less acceptable to children and difficult to administer. Mucosal immunizations, including intranasal, oral, rectal and vaginal routes of administration, are newer approaches in vaccine development. They are aimed towards mimicking the natural infection route to stimulate a strong mucosal immune response and protect against microbial invasion Brequinar and colonization at mucous membranes while also generating a systemic antigen-specific immune response. Intranasal vaccination has been shown to induce effective mucosal immunity in the urinary tract, oral and nasal LCK (phospho-Ser59) antibody cavities and the vaginal mucosa . Indeed, nasal-associated lymphoid tissue (NALT) showed an intact immune response in 1-year-old mice, Brequinar with signs of immunosenescence observed only in mice older than 2 years . These results suggested that intranasal vaccination of the 5 to 6-week-old mice chosen in the current study would induce an intact immune response. Until now, seven vaccines targeting five of the main enteric pathogens (poliomyelitis DNA polymerase (Promega, Madison, WI, USA), two genetic constructs were prepared for the expression of HE-ORF2 (aa 368C607) or HA-VP1 (aa 1C198) in without tuftsin as a control plasmid. The specific primers for HE-ORF2 synthesized by Sangon Biotech (Shanghai, China) were (forward) and (reverse). The specific primers for HA-VP1 were (forward) and.

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Friday, December 19, 2008
Not Quite Radical
Minus the amazement about the money multiplier, this proposal published in Yes! Magazine bears a superficial resemblance to mine. The big difference, of course, is that Brown would have the good citizens assume responsibility for all the liabilities of the banking system she would seize. This is why I have argued against bank nationalization and for new public institutions to take their place. A minor note: Germany is a somewhat more substantial instance of public banking than North Dakota. Not that I have anything against North Dakota. In fact, we’re having their weather right now in the Pacific Northwest.


text: OK, I admit it. I enjoyed this movie. I didn't want to. I'm not a huge fan of Russell Brand. And who could replace Dudley Moore? I liked the original. It was a classic. I always say you shouldn't mess with a classic. But, I think what I liked about this one was that Russell Brand wasn't trying to "be" Dudley Moore - he was being Russell Brand. It was definitely over the top in a lot of scenes and totally unrealistic, but it was also fun - and very funny! And Helen Mirren was great as his nanny, Hobson. Overall, it was the same story as the original - he's incredibly wealthy, has never really grown up, is drunk most of the time, and finds his true love where you would least expect. But, it's also updated for current times - the original is 30 years old! And the story isn't exactly the same, so it's not really like watching a remake. I actually found myself not even thinking about the original. I didn't think that would happen! So, yes, I liked it. It was funny. It was witty. It was silly. It was a good movie to get away from reality for awhile. I'm glad I watched it!

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These agonizing bumps are the result of discomfort towards the gentle tissue of one's mouth. These sores could make brushing nearly impossible. There are a selection of various causes for sores, including anemia or simply a vitamin B-twelve deficiency.
I had a root canal finished on my upper remaining back again molar about 12 many years back. I am now obtaining discomfort there. Just an achy throbbing soreness that isn’t exacerbated by nearly anything. It’s just there. Anyway, in examining many of your articles, it seems I wouldn’t be a candidate for any removable bridge mainly because it may be the back molar.
Your ordinary endodontist also repairs enamel harmed by trauma and performs endodontic retreatments, which is repeat root canal method. Their extra schooling also ensures that the endodontist is considerably more adept at making use of elaborate dental devices - especially ultrasonic devices or microscopes. The majority of that tools is accustomed to improve the overall health of tooth that are impacted by disease as well as congenital deformities.
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I've a front crown that may be in excess of a root canal that is definitely acquiring free and my dentist states my only possibilities absolutely are a bridge (get rid of the foundation) or a implant. I have seemed into both of those of those, and neither of them appear to be a fantastic choice. Any suggestions on what I should really do? Thank you.
I have constantly had nutritious enamel. However, I'd a back harm that required medical procedures and one among my molars was cracked even though I was sedated. Given that I don't believe that root canals really are a practical option to “help you save a tooth,” when it became contaminated, I had it taken off. I arrived to look at this with curiosity as I'm considering an implant. My spouse has never experienced fantastic enamel–he commenced having fillings and removals when he was nonetheless in elementary faculty. By the point he was In this particular early thirties, a lot of his teeth were being possibly rotten, or long gone.
You are able to’t effortlessly floss the description area all over a bridge. So how is someone anticipated to have the ability to disrupt and disorganize the undesirable bugs while in the gum pockets many of the way within the two anchor enamel?
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Hello God. It's me again. I'm sorry to bother you as I know there are troubles facing others that are much greater than mine and I know they need you. But thankfully, I know you're always here and you never abandon me. God, I'm so confused. I'm lost in a shuffle of world politics, judgmental views and Your Word. To tell you the truth, I'm lost in translation. I wish I could just sit down with you, have a cup of coffee and some conversation. I wish I could feel your hand come across the table, lay on top of mine and comfort me.
Lord, help me to figure out what I'm doing. Help me to love those who aren't easy to love and accept the imperfections in others that are often the cause of my pain. Thank you for walking this broken road with me and for steering me clear of the pot holes. Help me to keep my eyes looking forward instead of focused on the rear view mirror.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
I've decided that I'm going to start this journal or online diary of my journey, my exploration of life. I've never really blogged before and who knows how this will work out, but I'm hoping that if nothing else, it gives me an opportunity to explore myself and challenge the unknowns and even the knowns of the life in front of me. Maybe, just maybe, I can gain a better understanding of the person, the woman, who exists within this body and who is eagerly waiting to be accepted into being.
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You may be closed right now, but Story Box Library has 3 easy ways to help you offer patrons 24/7 access to favourite Australian and NZ children’s stories and storytellers.
1. Virtual Storytimes Complement your live storytime readings with Story Box Library!
- Our short film content and videos from a soon-to-be released initiative show the author’s/illustrator’s creative process and stories behind the stories. Plus, they’re permissable for you to use, in their entirety, on social media!
- Aren’t offering your own live storytime? Use us! Share our story release announcements on social media (1-2/week), or share a tale for your patrons to watch on a select day, connecting your community remotely through story (enabling captions for each story can assist ESL members or those with hearing impairments).
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Last night at Whole Foods I tried to corral the ingredients for my Thanksgiving responsibilities (cornbread-andouille stuffing and two pies, in case you’re interested). There was an enormous display of Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau, but in plastic bottles. I picked one up and assumed I’d nabbed the fake display bottle, but after a few seconds I realized that this was indeed a green marketing ploy writ large. On the Whole Foods blog, they announced this product packaging with breathless enthusiasm. A string of commenters immediately proceeded to whine about how plastic is doubleplusbad for the environment, despite a lengthy explanation that the point of the plastic bottles was to reduce the shipping weight, and in turn, reduce the carbon footprint of the wine. Or something. I got lost in their righteous indignation.
All of this obscures the real issue: Beaujolais Nouveau sucks. It’s flimsy, watery, wan crap, and it exists only to put a little extra holiday cash into the pockets of wine bars and retailers. In the Whole Foods post, for example, a store employee describes the stuff:
The crazy complex flavors of roasts, game, mushrooms, squash, root vegetables and flavorings such as sage, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, peppers, and the like are perfectly complemented by Nouveau’s grapey flavor and refreshing acidity.
First of all, any one who describes a wine as having a nice “grapey flavor” should immediately be fired, banned, exiled, and slapped repeatedly. “Grapey”? Yeah, I guess this fermented grape juice does taste oddly of grapes. Second, “refreshing acidity” in this context does not mean that the wine has a crisp bite, like, for instance, a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. It means that it’s so sharp that you’d best swallow it like a shot, without letting any part of it actually touch your taste buds.
That said, I think a lot of wine columnists who write about what wines to pair with Thanksgiving food take the easy way out by uniformly recommending Beaujolais (real Beaujolais, not the Nouveau garbage). A decent Beaujolais Cru is a good workhouse of a wine, and certainly isn’t a bad choice for the Thanksgiving table, but the truth of the matter is that Thanksgiving means a ridiculous array of competing flavors, spices, herbs, and textures—it’s pretty much impossible to pick wines that will complement the whole spread, or even a fraction of it. Luckily, no one cares. Just head blindly into your local wine shop or grocery store and pick up a half-dozen bottles of anything that’s a) red; b) not Zinfandel; and c) doesn’t come in a jug. Like anyone’s going to be talking about your sommelier skills during the Cowboys game.


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The project aims at extending and improving the use of thermoelectric materials in various applications.
The research group Energy & Automation (E&A) is active on the Technology Campus in Ghent and belongs to the Technology Cluster of the Department of Electrical engineering. The research group has research expertise and infrastructure in light electric mobility, energy management systems, stand-alone power systems and industrial datacommunication. In these domains there is an extensive network of companies as well as close connections to the international research community.
The project aims at extending and improving the use of thermoelectric materials in various applications. In the context of increasing the energy efficiency of industrial processes, thermoelectric generators based on (novel) TE-materials may offer a good alternative for heat recovery, since TEGs are static devices that in principle do not require maintenance and may work even in harsh environments, like eg. space, extreme cold, etc. These characteristics make them also suitable for self-powered sensors to monitor for example gas-pipes in high north or human parameters. Besides, TEGs can be used together with PV-systems in hybrid installations to harvest more energy from the solar radiation. Up to date, expensive (due to complex manufacturing and scarcity of used materials) and not so efficient (due to low figure of merit ZT<1 and inefficient MPPT techniques) TEGs have not been applied at large scale for low grade heat recovery in actual industrial processes and in solar energy harvesting. However, they’ve been used with good results in applications with high grade waste heat recovery, like space, nuclear energy. In this project we investigate how to improve the efficiency of the low grade heat recovery systems by better and affordable combinations of (novel) TE-modules into TEGs arrays together with appropriate MPPT techniques to allow improved dynamic performance. The theroretical, modelling part of the research will be accompanied by design and realization of practical tests for evaluation of waste heat recovery with TEGs in acutal industrial context.
The literature data related to efficiencies of the practical TEG systems is rather scarce and contradictory. We hope to improve the efficiencies with at least 20% above the actual, real-efficiency values of the commercially used TEGs.
A short-list of the most important project's goals is provided below:
KU Leuven is among the top European universities and the applied research done within the Energy and Automation group in cooperation with relevant industrial partners is long-standing.


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Are you a beginner in woodworking looking to learn new techniques or explore the latest equipment in the market? You might want to attend the Portland Oregon Woodworking Show. In this blog post, we’ll take you through everything you need to know about this event and why you should consider attending.
What is the Portland Oregon Woodworking Show?
The Portland Oregon Woodworking Show is an annual event that brings together woodworking enthusiasts, professionals, and suppliers to showcase products and share knowledge about the craft. The show features an exhibition hall full of vendors with various hand and power tools, lumber, and other woodworking equipment.
Why Should You Attend?
Attending the Portland Oregon Woodworking Show offers a myriad of benefits for beginners as well as professionals. Some reasons why you should consider attending include:
- Opportunity to meet and interact with other woodworking enthusiasts and professionals
- Access to the latest woodworking equipment and technologies in the market
- Learning new woodworking techniques and tips from the experts
- Networking with suppliers and vendors for future business opportunities
- Chance to buy tools, lumber, and equipment at discounted prices
Who Should Attend?
The Portland Oregon Woodworking Show is open to anyone interested in woodworking, whether an experienced woodworker or a beginner. If you are looking for a platform to learn more about woodworking or to showcase your woodworking skills, this is the perfect event for you.
What Can You Expect at the Portland Oregon Woodworking Show?
The Portland Oregon Woodworking Show features a variety of activities for all attendees. These include:
- Exhibition hall full of vendors exhibiting woodworking equipment, tools, and supplies
- Expert demonstrations on various woodworking techniques
- Opportunities for hands-on woodworking workshops and classes
- Woodworking competitions with exciting prizes
- Networking sessions with suppliers, woodworkers, and professionals
When and Where is the Event?
The Portland Oregon Woodworking Show is an annual event that takes place every year between February and March. The event is held at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon. Please refer to the event website for the exact date and time of the next event.
Whether you are a professional woodworker or a beginner looking to learn more about the craft, the Portland Oregon Woodworking Show is an excellent platform for you. It offers a unique opportunity to network with other woodworkers and suppliers, learn new techniques, and explore the latest tools and technologies in the market. Mark your calendar and don’t miss out on this incredible event!

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Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Denmark would not accept any attempts to threaten or intimidate the country's liberties and rights.
Deadly attacks on a synagogue and an event promoting free speech at the weekend have shocked a nation that is proud of its record of safety and openness.
Two people were killed and five police officers were injured in the attacks which were perpetrated, according to Danish media, by Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein.
News broadcaster TV2 said El-Hussein's parents were Palestinian refugees who came to Denmark after living in Jordan for several years.
Thorning-Schmidt told a news conference that there was a conflict between the core values of Danish society and violent extremists.
"And I want to underline that this is not a conflict between Islam and the West. This is not a conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims. This is a conflict between the core values of our society and violent extremists. Collectively and united we will remain who we are," she said.
"The Danish democracy is strong. The Danish nation is strong and we will not accept any attempt to threaten or intimidate our liberties and our rights.
"The freedom of speech and the freedom of assembly are for the Danish people rights and values that we see as fundamental. They are irreversible. And let me be clear: the attack on the Jewish minority in Denmark is an attack on all of Denmark," she added.
Thorning-Schmidt also said the police response on the weekend showed that Denmark had its security "in place".
"And I also want to underline that what we saw on Saturday and in the night between Saturday and Sunday clearly underlines that we have the security in place. It's very clear that when you go into the details of these two attacks that, had we not had the security in place, the situation could have ended up much worse than it did. I am deeply saddened by the loss of two civilians," she said.
The 22-year-old gunman opened fire on a cafe in Copenhagen hosting a free speech debate on Saturday, killing one, and attacked a synagogue, killing a guard.
The man was later shot dead by police in his neighbourhood of Norrebro, a poor and largely immigrant part of the city with a reputation for gang violence.


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This is the sort of movie that might spontaneously spawn during a Guitar Wolf concert. Well, this and Wild Zero of course– an oddly apt film to bring up, as the two films share rather a lot besides leather-clad rocker protagonists. It’s over-the-top, anarchic, and every frame is infused with the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll (if not actual rock ‘n’ roll; Redline‘s soundtrack is more thumping techno oriented). It also has a sweet, doe-eyed love story beneath all the engine revving and hair grease — and if you think that is somehow not in keeping with the tough, leather-clad exterior, you might not know many rockers. They are a sentimental lot at their core. Heck, Elvis wanted to be your teddy bear. And Roy Orbison! That dude was all about crying and being sad and taking advice from candy colored clowns we call the Sandman. One of my best experiences after moving to New York nigh those many decades ago was talking an autumn stroll through Tompkins Square Park past an older (than me, at the time) rockabilly couple with arms around one another, listening to The Penguins’ “Earth Angel” on a beat up old boom box. Modern rockabilly may be all about tattoo sleeves and volume, but even beneath that noise beats the heart of a romantic. And beneath all the leather, engine revving, and alien hustlers, Redline is most definitely a romantic and sentimental movie.
Over on The Cultural Gutter, I’m taking a look at one of my favorite sci-fi book series from my youth. Return of the Tripods chronicles my revisit as a man grown to John Christopher’s Tripods trilogy: The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead, and The Pool of Fire, which I first discovered when they were serialized as a comic strip in Boys’ Life magazine.
When I was young still and open of mind, my parents set me loose in the University of Kentucky bookstore with the understanding that I was allowed to choose for myself from the racks of tapes and books some manner of entertainment. As I perused the offerings with a diligent focus that can be mustered only by a seven-year-old with a serious decision to make, I contemplated my options. Not a book, I decided, even though there were several promising ones. But I wanted something in which I could indulge on the long car ride back to Centerfield, and I was not prone to car sickness except when I tried to read. So a cassette…but which one? I flipped through the racks, past recordings of old radio dramas. The Shadow? Maybe. Lights Out Theater? Even better. And then I found it. With nary a doubt in my mind as to the correctness of my decision, I took from the rack and presented triumphantly to my mother my choice of prize: a recording of Orson Welles’ legendary broadcast of The War of the Worlds on Halloween eve, 1938.
It’s a blue moon month for me over at The Cultural Gutter, and I get the honor of ushering in All Hallow’s Eve, scary sci-fi style. Something Kinda Funky looks at the time Buck Rogers, Wilma, and Twiki faced off against a nefarious Space Count Orlok in the classic Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode, “Space Vampire.”
Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy was Russia’s less internationally known Tolstoy. While the one was writing thousand-page tomes about sad people losing things (pretty sure that’s the plot of most Leo Tolstoy books) that would be forced upon generation after generation, the other Tolstoy was writing slick science fiction adventures like Aelita (1923, adapted into a movie a year later), Engineer Garin (1924), and Count Cagliostro, which American high school students did not get to read, since there was no time left after plodding through Anna Karenina — in which absolutely no one travels to Mars, builds a death ray, or practices alchemy. To be fair to Leo Tolstoy though, it’s been twenty-six years since I read Anna Karenina, and all I really remember is a chapter where two rivals for the love of the title character retire to a nearby barn to try and outdo one another in feats of gymnastic prowess, and I may even be getting that wrong. In fact, I think much of what I remember of Anna Karenina is actually Great Expectations. I am, however, quite certain there was no death ray.
I have a new Frolic Afield up on The Cultural Gutter: The Gentleman Adventurer takes a look at the BBC series Adam Adamant Lives! A swashbuckling Edwardian gentleman, quick with his cane-sword or a witty retort, is frozen in time and revived in swingin’ sixties London, where accompanied by his go-go girl sidekick, he immediately resumes his life of adventure and crime-fighting. Yes, they truly did pull an entire plot right out of my mental wish list.
My time has come. Another Frolic Afield over at the Cultural Gutter. A Halting Fire takes a look at the first season of Halt and Catch Fire, a show with subject matter — the micro-computing revolution of the early 1980s — near and dear to my heart. It’s also about the unwillingness of so many modern television shows to commit to an emotion other than a sort of listless misery.
Time for another Frolic Afield over at The Cultural Gutter, where I am writing Einstein and the Bearded Lady, about the Czech science fiction comedy I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (Zabil jsem Einsteina, panove) from 1970. The film asks the question, “What would men of the future be willing to risk to make sure women don’t have too much body hair?” Silliness ensues.
Also, the Gutter is having a fundraiser to help pay for hosting and writing, so if you have a few bucks, consider sending it their way. You’ll get stuff in return, in addition to helping keep the site alive and kicking and slinging the wisdom about comics, romance novels, film, and science fiction.
Frolicking afield once again, for my monthly article over at The Cultural Gutter. “You Can’t Make a Masterpiece Without Madness” takes a look at the documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune, the tale of how director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ambitious adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune never got made, and how that story of “failure” is oddly inspiring and uplifting.
They Were 11 is an interesting take on sci-fi anime from the eighties, and definitely a marked departure from the space operas overflowing from the previous decades and the wham-bam sci-fi actioners that defined the eighties. There is really only one action scene in the entire movie, and that’s a pie fight. Yet despite the dearth of robots on roller skates shooting cannons at each other, They Were 11 is an engaging, tense, and engrossing piece of science fiction that makes you feel like it’s action-packed even though it isn’t. The basic premise was derived from an old Japanese story about a group of children at a playground who suddenly realize that there is one more child there than there should be. There’s a good chance the extra kid, whichever one he may be, is some sort of monster.


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BRISTOL, Tenn. – Coming off of one of the most successful season's in the program's history, the King University women's golf team looks to duplicate that success. The Tornado return four of their top five golfers for the 2013-14 season after taking a second place finish at the conference championships in 2012-13.
In 2012-13, head coach Brian Kamm led the Tornado to one tournament championship and two second place finishes. King's victory at the Converse Invite by Green Chiropractic was punctuated by Cortnee Young's individual title, and the Tornado finished second at their home event, the King University Invitational and the Conference Carolinas Championships.
Sophomore Elizabeth Swallow should lead the Tornado this season after bursting onto the scene a season ago as a freshman. She led the team and ranked second in Conference Carolinas with a scoring average of 77.78. Swallow finished in the top-10 in all but two tournaments, including a pair of second place finishes, en route to earning first team all-conference honors in 2012-13.
"Elizabeth played fantastic, and she is probably the hardest worker on the team. She worked a lot on her swing, worked a lot on her putting and chipping as well," Kamm said. Not only was she an all-conference player, but she was runner-up for conference player of the year, and I think this year with the work she did this summer back home in England, I believe she has a chance to be an All-American this year. She works hard, and I think she is going to be the leader of our team, there's no doubt about that."
Juniors Young and Anna Walker join Swallow atop the 2013-14 squad. Young finished second on the team with a scoring average of 84.00 while Walker posted an 84.94 stroke average during her sophomore season. Kerby Jones is lone senior on the team, and competed in 17 rounds a season ago, posting an 88.59 stroke average.
The 2013-14 version of the Tornado will be rounded out by a pair of freshmen.
King open the season at the Tusculum Fall Classic in Greenville, Tenn., on September 22-24 before hosting their home event the next week. The King University Invitational will take place at Bristol Country Club in Bristol, Tenn., from September 30-October 1.


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The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) won’t be conducting any marijuana research into the benefits of the plant due to fear of being caught by federal law, or so it implies.
Specifically, the research would be supporting the cause of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain. However, Department of Veterans Affairs, Secretary David Shulkin, said the VA’s ability research medical marijuana is limited by the fact the drug is federally illegal. A letter by ten Democrats on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee have asked the department to develop their research, but it was denied by the VA, Washington Post reports.
“For several years the American Legion has been pressing the federal government to remove cannabis from Schedule I of Controlled Substances Act so that medical investigators could research the drug and its efficacy in treating Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, chronic pain and other illnesses that affect veterans,” Joe Plenzler, Director of Media Relations for the American Legion, told The Cannabist by phone.
Currently, medical research into the benefits of marijuana is dampened by federal law due to marijuana classified as a Schedule 1 drug along with substances like heroin. Nevertheless, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee said research is not restricted, and there must be proof determined through research the drug is actually benefiting veterans.
U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, the House committee’s ranking member, said in a statement: “VA’s response not only failed to answer our simple question, but they made a disheartening attempt to mislead me, my colleagues and the veteran community in the process.” He said a letter will be sent to Shulkin again for clarification.


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People and Places - Ploughing in the Isle of Man: Traditions, Competitions and Machinery
Traditional ploughing competitions are still popular on the Isle of Man and this one took place outside Peel in early 2009.
It features some vintage tractors, ploughing with horses and the unique Manx Style ploughing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where did you get the disability payout percentages you quoted on the home page?
The best sources for OASDI data are the annual reports from the board of trustees of the Social Security Administration. You can access the reports from 1997 to 2012 directly from the Social Security website; select a year, hit "Go", and then click on "available in PDF" in the first paragraph.
Table II.B1 on page 6 of the 2012 report shows that the total expenditures for OASI in 2011 was 603.8 billion and the 132.8 billion of DI. That comes to 17.973% of the expenditures for Disability.
The older reports are more difficult to find online. Links to the 1982 report are easier to find because it was used as a basis for the 1983 legislation. Table 2 on page 4 of that report shows that the total expenditures for OASI in 2011 was 142.1 billion and the 18 billion of DI. That comes to 11.243% of the expenditures for Disability.
The biggest problem with the solution is that it is simple. Logical, and fair; so it will be resisted by our Political establishment and all of the special interest groups who would therefore lose much of their control over our lives.
How can you define the same life expectancy for everyone?
Why can't I just opt out of the program and take care of my own retirements?
The plan provides a minimal adequate income for the elderly who have worked all their lives. If we did away with the system and went to private accounts, low-wage workers would be unlikely to generate enough savings to provide for themselves in retirement and middle-income workers would be at greater risk of poverty in old age. All financial markets do not yield the same return. Many of those who invest badly would not have enough to live on. Markets also fluctuate. Anyone who is forced to retire during a long market downturn would only have paltry annuities available at retirement. Anyone who lived into their 80s or 90s would most likely outlast their savings and, even if they had purchased lifetime annuities, their annuity payments would be severely eroded by inflation.
What if I retire early then discover I made a mistake?
That is an excellent question, and the new system could work very well for that. Let's add a new "taken" column to the early retirement example. You retire early at 65 then after 2 years discover that 55% of your benefit will not be enough for the rest of your life. You suspend your benefits and go back to work until your FRA (Full Retirement Age).
The new "taken" value, 2 years, is subtracted from make and added to take before your new ratio is calculated. Your ratio is now 4 to 1 or 80% of 5 to 1. If you work the additional two years to make up for the two retirement years that you took at age 65, you can still get your full 100% benefit, but now it starts at age 73.

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Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Pick: TCU vs. Michigan State
- Updated: December 27, 2012
College Football Bowl Picks
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Preview
Date/Time: Saturday, December 29, 10:15 pm EST
College Football Odds from BetOnline
Point Spread: TCU -2.5
Football Betting Game Trends
TCU Horned Frogs
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of TCU’s last 5 games
- TCU is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
- TCU is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games
- TCU is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Michigan State Spartans
- Michigan State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Michigan State’s last 6 games
- Michigan State is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
- Michigan State is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Pick – December 29th
A lot of this year’s bowl games are expected to be high scoring affairs, but TCU and Michigan are both built around their defense. Michigan State was expected to contend for a Big Ten title, but the Spartans finished just 6-6 in the regular season. TCU went 7-5 after joining the Big 12 in the offseason. Let’s take a look at this matchup.
TCU had to adapt to life without quarterback Casey Pachall, and they did a pretty good job of that this season. Freshman Trevone Boykin did an impressive job stepping in as the starting quarterback. Boykin is a mobile guy who also has a strong arm. Boykin seems to be gaining confidence as the season moves along. B.J. Catalon and Waymon James splits the carries in the backfield, and both had a nice season. James is hurt now though, so Catalon should see most of the action in this game. Josh Boyce is one of the best play makers in the Big 12. He has 60 catches and seven touchdowns on the year.
The Horned Frogs defense was the strength of the team this year. TCU ranked 18th in the nation in total defense this year. The front seven was great against the run. Opponents only ran for 104 yards per game against TCU. Jason Verrett leads the team with six interceptions. The Horned Frogs are very aggressive on the defensive end, which helps them force a lot of turnovers.
Michigan State came into the season with high expectations, but their offense really let them down in 2012. Andrew Maxwell completed less than 53% of his passes, and opposing defenses really stacked the box and slowed down the Spartans running game. Le’Veon Bell looks like a future NFL back, but he struggled to find running room against top opponents this year. Bell was a workhorse for this team, as he carried 350 times for 1,648 yards. Michigan State just couldn’t get the ball in the end zone this year. The Spartans averaged a measly 20.2 points per game.
The Spartans defense did their job this year. Michigan State finished the regular season ranked fourth in the country in total defense. This is one of the best units in the country. They are strong in the front seven as well as in the secondary. This is a defense that ranks in the top ten in rushing defense, pass defense, total defense, and points allowed per game. Clearly, it isn’t this group’s fault that Michigan State had a disappointing year.
Free Pick: Michigan State +2.5
I’ll take the team with the better defense getting points in this one. Michigan State is better than they have shown much of the season, and TCU does still have a true freshman under center.
Michigan State 21 TCU 17
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This article was originally featured on the United Nations Data Blog
Accurate measurement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is critical to achieving their implementation by 2030. The logic behind this is simple – to make evidence-based decisions that will enable countries to meet the SDG targets, governments and policymakers need to have a clear view of existing conditions and be able to track any progress – or regress – that is being made.
Accurate measurement, however, requires accurate data. At present, SDG progress on a per-country basis is primarily determined by traditional surveys. This is a capital-, resource- and time-intensive exercise which can delay the delivery of findings and strategic intervention. There is also the issue of sample size in relation to population, meaning that the findings may not be statistically representative across individual targets.
Social media offers a vast untapped data pool which can be structured and analysed in real time, delivering immediate feedback to stakeholders around key themes driving negative and positive interactions with initiatives and policies. Given the ubiquity of these platforms, they offer an attractive alternative to traditional market research and polling.
This begs the question – why isn’t social media sentiment analysis being used more commonly as a tool to track SDG progress? To answer this, we need to unpack the concept and current capabilities of sentiment analysis before considering the ways in which this methodology could aid in the monitoring and benchmarking of SDG progress.
What is sentiment analysis?
Simply put, sentiment analysis is the science of understanding how people really feel. It relies on artificial intelligence (AI) and analytical techniques to extract data around emotion and opinion from large volumes of text.
Both private and public sector entities are interested in sentiment analysis for a variety of reasons. A multinational might want to collect sentiment data for the purposes of market research or to better understand customers’ experiences. Governments and political parties might want to get a read on the public’s feelings towards a proposed policy or election candidate.
While social media dialogue often forms the basis of sentiment analysis, its unstructured nature means that social media conversations typically contain a lot of irrelevant data and local vernacular. The value of this unstructured data lies in the ability to convert it into decipherable and valuable insights at scale.
How accurate is AI when it comes to sentiment analysis?
As sophisticated as AI has become, the complexity of human communication still confounds machines. The result is that sentiment analysis driven purely by machine learning can often deliver inaccurate results.
Irony, sarcasm, figurative language, slang and localised idiosyncrasies pose interpretive problems for machines. So too can complex or meandering sentences, and typing or grammatical errors, which are ever-present in social media conversations.
One solution is to layer an element of human insight over the analytical work performed by machines. In other words, get real people – a crowd – to refine the work done by AI. Human beings are not only better at dealing with sarcasm and local references, they’re also better at performing granular topic-level analysis required for datasets as diverse as SDGs.
Can sentiment analysis be employed to track SDG progress?
By using different language crowds, relevant country-specific social media data can be structured to showcase SDG progress and highlight any impediments for intervention. A measurement framework can be created based on this methodology which places real-time social media data at the heart of understanding performance by governments and corporations against the 17 SDGs.
To understand how the raw social media data would be structured, it is easiest to follow a social media post on its journey through a sentiment analysis system. The below example uses a Tweet made about the recent riots in Durban, South Africa.
Step One: Determine sentiment
When a tweet is posted that matches the data collection criteria, AI will check that it contains sentiment and is relevant to the SDGs. From there, the mention will be processed by an English-language crowd for sentiment - positive, negative or neutral.
Step Two: Topic analysis Step Three: SDG benchmarking
After sentiment and topic verification is complete for an individual mention, it is returned to the broader data pool of mentions related to the specific SDG. Using customisable dashboards, this verified dataset can be filtered to identify trends based on targets, locations and priority areas for intervention and analysis.
In this process, all data verification happens in real time, with the highly accurate, fully structured data being presented in live dashboards within five minutes or less. The ability to use crowds to do this work at scale with high degrees of accuracy and low latency means that sentiment analysis can be used as a valuable tool in the monitoring and benchmarking of SDG progress.
Sentiment analysis use cases
Sentiment analysis can be employed by policymakers, responsible departments, monitoring agencies and local delivery units to:
- Understand location-specific sentiment towards overall SDGs, individual targets and initiatives, organisations and policies;
- Identify key areas of improvement based on past performance to develop KPIs and measure SDG progress;
- Identify new and existing projects which have high levels of negative sentiment in order to mitigate risk or address issues;
- Identify key entities that are receiving or driving high levels of engagement to develop communications best practice or strategies to effect behavioural change;
- Identify key organisations achieving success around specific targets and initiatives to build cross-industry partnerships to increase awareness and uptake;
- Benchmark SDG progress of specific locations against desired cities or countries;
- Gather unsolicited feedback to inform survey design for other research methodologies to increase data coverage across the population; and
- Report back to stakeholders and boost accountability on the achievement of specific targets.


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Patent applications boom in China
Laws on intellectual property rights (IPR) introduced exactly 20 years ago are being credited for a mushrooming growth in patent applications in China, according to the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO).
The past four years have seen a million patent applications lodged, equivalent to the number tabled from 1985 to 2000. SIPO received 308,487 patent applications in 2003 alone, an increase of more than 20 per cent over the previous year. In sharp contrast, 1985 saw only 14,372.
The central government, keen to see an even greater increase in the number of patents in China, is now drafting a national strategy on IPR in order both to enhance the competitiveness of Chinese businesses in the global economy, and meet the terms of its membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
"The rapid growth shows that awareness of the need for IPR protection has greatly increased among the Chinese people, based on an acknowledgement that patent protection spurs innovation," said SIPO commissioner, Wang Jingchuan.
Wang released the latest figures at a seminar last Friday (19 March) organised jointly by his office and the National People's Congress to mark the 20th anniversary of the implementation of the Patent Law. He said that the Chinese government was determined to enforce IPR protection in a bid to improve the environment for the country's sustained economic development.
But Wang also admitted that China's system of patent applications and IPR protection was still in its "early stages", and had failed to keep pace with the country's booming manufacturing industries.
Furthermore, China still lagged far behind the world's major industrial countries. Fewer than a thousand Chinese patent applications had been lodged with the World Intellectual Property Organisation by the end of last year, compared with 44,609 from the United States, 13,531 from Japan and 2,552 from South Korea. "The overall situation does not look good," said Wang.
Despite this, some Chinese companies have been able to use their ownership of patent rights to become competitive in the international market. Largely because it owns more than 200 domestic and international patents, for example, the Chinese high-tech company Vimicro has been able to break the longstanding foreign dominance in the digital sector.
After five years of development, the China-made Xingguang digital multimedia central processing unit chip currently makes up more than 40 per cent of the world market and 80 per cent of Chinese sales, according to Zhang Qi, director of the Electronic Information Administration Department at the Ministry of Information Industry.
Wang says that the new IPR strategy being drawn up by the government aims to support the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) that was signed by China after it joined the WTO. The strategy draws on IPR practices in Japan and the United States.
Wang added that it would be up to local and regional agencies to develop ways of encouraging inventors to set up small and medium-sized high-tech enterprises based on their patents. The strategy will also urge domestic companies to apply for foreign patents on promising inventions.
Despite the encouragement being given to patent applications, Chinese companies are increasingly suffering from a lack of patented technologies, reducing their competitiveness in the international marketplace.
The majority of obstacles to international trade currently faced by Chinese companies relate to patent issues, says Zheng Chengsi, a noted expert on intellectual property law and a member of the Law Committee of the National People's Congress.
"We need domestic businesses both to become more aware of the value of holding IPR, and to defend their legal interests if these are threatened," Zheng said.


After the deadly shooting that occurred in San Bernardino California, leaving 14 families heartbroken and many more beside them devastated, the federal government has requested the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, to give the ability and the tools to unlock any Apple phone.
Here is a copy of Mr. Cook’s response to the Government,
Subject: Thank you for your support
Last week we asked our customers and people across the United States to join a public dialogue about important issues facing our country. In the week since that letter, I’ve been grateful for the thought and discussion we’ve heard and read, as well as the outpouring of support we’ve received from across America.
As individuals and as a company, we have no tolerance or sympathy for terrorists. When they commit unspeakable acts like the tragic attacks in San Bernardino, we work to help the authorities pursue justice for the victims. And that’s exactly what we did.
This case is about much more than a single phone or a single investigation, so when we received the government’s order we knew we had to speak out. At stake is the data security of hundreds of millions of law-abiding people, and setting a dangerous precedent that threatens everyone’s civil liberties.
As you know, we use encryption to protect our customers — whose data is under siege. We work hard to improve security with every software release because the threats are becoming more frequent and more sophisticated all the time.
Some advocates of the government’s order want us to roll back data protections to iOS 7, which we released in September 2013. Starting with iOS 8, we began encrypting data in a way that not even the iPhone itself can read without the user’s passcode, so if it is lost or stolen, our personal data, conversations, financial and health information are far more secure. We all know that turning back the clock on that progress would be a terrible idea.
Our fellow citizens know it, too. Over the past week I’ve received messages from thousands of people in all 50 states, and the overwhelming majority are writing to voice their strong support. One email was from a 13-year-old app developer who thanked us for standing up for “all future generations.” And a 30-year Army veteran told me, “Like my freedom, I will always consider my privacy as a treasure.”
I’ve also heard from many of you and I am especially grateful for your support.
Many people still have questions about the case and we want to make sure they understand the facts. So today we are posting answers on apple.com/customer-letter/answers/ to provide more information on this issue. I encourage you to read them.
Apple is a uniquely American company. It does not feel right to be on the opposite side of the government in a case centering on the freedoms and liberties that government is meant to protect.
Our country has always been strongest when we come together. We feel the best way forward would be for the government to withdraw its demands under the All Writs Act and, as some in Congress have proposed, form a commission or other panel of experts on intelligence, technology and civil liberties to discuss the implications for law enforcement, national security, privacy and personal freedoms. Apple would gladly participate in such an effort.
People trust Apple to keep their data safe, and that data is an increasingly important part of everyone’s lives. You do an incredible job protecting them with the features we design into our products. Thank you.
As quoted by Cook, “This case is about much more than a single phone or a single investigation, so when we received the government’s order we knew we had to speak out. At stake is the data security of hundreds of millions of law-abiding people, and setting a dangerous precedent that threatens everyone’s civil liberties.”
If Apple was to give the ability for the Government to unlock phones there would be many positives, yet there would be many negatives. Some positives would include easier case resolution along with more data to be analyzed to prove innocence or guilt and or any other connections to any affiliations with other “groups”. Some negatives would include the Government sticking its nose where it doesn’t belong and invading your privacy. We already have the NSA doing that; we don’t need the federal government doing it too. If something was bad enough, I feel the NSA should be doing what they already do and report possible threats.
And for the people who thought Apple unlocked their phones before for the government when they requested, they never did. The government had only extracted whatever data they could have pulled at the moment, including Imessage’s, call logs, contacts, etc. That was back with iOS 7 being not as secure as iOS 8 and above. After iOS 7 data was not able to be extracted from the phones locked with a activation lock. What the government wants at the moment is either the tools to unlock and or decrypt the encryption on the phones. Some advocates even want Apple to roll back security encryption back to IOS 7 because they were able to extract data without unlocking the phones.
Fun fact/Side note – If you are ever arrested and the police may need to get access to your phone, make sure that you do NOT have your fingerprint as your locking mechanism, because they do NOT require a warrant to just take your hand and unlock your phone with your fingerprint. With a pin/password they do require a warrant to unlock your phone.
I myself am not a current Apple user, but I am very familiar with their products as I previously had a Iphone 5s, Ipod 5th Gen, Ipad 2, Ipad Air, and a few Macs here and there. I value my civil liberties and I am not consenting to the use of a tool for I believe that everyone deserves privacy and not having the need to worry about the government going through my belongings. If there was ever such a tool to be able to break all encryption everything would be in chaos once someone who isn’t supposed to have it gets their hands on it. Most likely they would break it down, copy it, then redistribute it on the black market for a HUGE profit. They even could make it so that it unlocks even more than just Apple products.
Apple definitely shouldn’t revert security either because back with IOS 7 it was way less secure when it came to pass codes and encryption, I was even able to break a few in my free time. (3 to be exact) (Took me about 6 hours with a digital pattern decryptor and over time I got better to the point where it only took me 2.5 hours) Personally and through other people who care about privacy, I say no to any of this. No tool should ever be created, no reverting of security. I think Apple should just cooperate when needed for serious offences when the owner is dead and especially if the owner happens to affiliate themselves with terrorists or any group willing to harm other people.