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Everyone has heard the phrase “an apple a day will keep the doctor away”, however the question is, is this genuinely a true statement. Many individuals have lived with this viewpoint for many years, and they also pass this on to their children. You will even find that individuals in other country’s also follow this simple rule and they do not even know why. In this article we are going to be examining apples to see if they really are a food that can help to keep you healthy.
I am sure you know that fruits and vegetables will provide you with many of the vitamins you have to have to stay healthy, and apples are generally the item that most individuals have in their houses, but why? You will see that the vitamins and minerals that you will find in apples can be very beneficial for your health.. When it comes to the actual minerals that tend to be in apples you will find, potassium, calcium and zinc just to mention a few. Needless to say vitamins are also very important for your health and you will find vitamin B1, niacin, vitamin B6 and many more that promote health.
So what can all these minerals and vitamins do for the particular overall health of your body. You may or may not be aware that apples can in fact reduce risks of a variety of cancers, and that is because of all the things in apples. A number of the cancers that apples can help evade are breast, liver, lung and colon cancers. Just that one point should be enough reason for everybody to start eating apples.
Your heart is an additional thing which really can be helped by consuming apples. Lots of the things you find in apples, and yes this includes dietary fiber, can certainly help to provide you with a healthy heart. One more of the advantages apples can give you is that it can help you to lower your cholesterol, and you must also know that this also helps your heart. The particular skin of the apple is where most of the healthy vitamins and minerals can end up being found in an apple. If you happen to be one of the men and women who skin their apple before consuming it, you may want to change that habit so that you are obtaining all the benefits from the apple that you can get.
According to another study, apples also can have good results on your brain. They discovered that one of the ingredients in apples referred to as quercetin, has actually been proven to help you to protect brain cells. And naturally thanks to this element in apples, they are able to in fact reduce Alzheimer’s symptoms.
To conclude, I guess an apple a day actually can keep the doctor away and now you understand why. The one thing you should recognize is that we only mentioned some of the benefits of eating apples. All of the benefits would take us too much time to include in this article, but the information is out there. I hope that the the very next time you go to the grocery store you find yourself getting plenty of apples. It can truly help your health and wellbeing for short term and for the long haul.


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The British Geriatrics Society has recently announced a joint commitment, along with 16 other European organisations, to promote active ageing through the prevention of falls.
This has culminated in a campaign that is being dubbed ‘Stay Strong, Stay Steady’.
Led by the ProFouND network, based at the University of Manchester, the campaign has been timed in order to mesh with the UN’s International Day of Older Persons.
The 17-member action plan, developed in the framework of the three-year EC-funded ProFouND project, aims to:
• Increase the visibility of fall-related injuries amongst older people.
• Share good practice in promoting active lifestyles and falls prevention, and advocate for long term EU, national, regional and local level facilitated community programmes in these areas.
• Enhance the quality of data on fall-related injuries, to make comparison and evaluation easier across different countries and regions.
• Support national member organisations in integrating appropriate education and training modules for professional development and vocational training.
• To help professionals working with older people across health, social care, urban design, public transportation, fitness and other areas to understand and cover falls prevention in their work.
• Expand and further develop Fall Awareness Campaigns at national and European level.
Organisations including the British Geriatrics Society have compiled and underlined important evidence related to falls, which indicates that they should no longer be considered an inevitable part of ageing.
The joint action plan aims to increase healthy life by two years for older people in Europe by 2020, as a result of reducing the number of preventable falls that elderly people experience.
Speaking on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society, Professor Adam Gordon outlined the value of this initiative.
“We now know of a range of interventions proven to reduce the risk of falls, ranging from specific types of exercise, physiotherapy, adaptations to living environments and changes to lifestyle, care practices and medications. The problem is that we don’t always deliver these to people who are most at risk of falls. The ProFouND initiative challenges us as a society to be more ambitious about making sure those at risk of falls get the evidence-based care that they need. This is a very positive step forward,” Gordon commented.
Dr Emma Stanmore, from The University of Manchester, indicated that people from all backgrounds have a role to play in raising awareness of this issue.
“Everyone can help to reduce this preventable and serious problem and the first step is to break the myth that falls are unavoidable. With some simple methods such as helping more older people to undertake regular strength and balance exercises, and safety checking their homes, over a million falls could be prevented each year,” Stanmore stated.
Falls are one of the major health threats in older age, more common than both strokes and heart attacks.
Yet despite the serious consequences involved, the risks of preventable falls are often overlooked.
One-third of people over 65 who live outside of care will fall each year; this increases to 50 per cent above the age of 80.
NHS staff, patients and carers are being encouraged to participate in a week of events intended to raise awareness of the importance of healthy living.
Self Care Week will be held between 16th and 22nd November, and staff across the NHS are urged to help raise awareness of the initiative.
The theme for the week is ‘Self Care for Life’, and a series of events running over the seven-day period will examine and help people understand what they can do to better look after their own health.
Caring for families will also be a critical theme of the week, and there is a general tone of healthy living intended as part of the initiative.
This national campaign is being implemented by the Self Care Forum.
It is intended by the forum for people-facing organisations – such as GP surgeries, CCGs, pharmacies, dentists, local authorities and the voluntary and community sector – to utilise the opportunity provided by the week in order to improve levels of health literacy within the United Kingdom.
Considering the date of the self-care week, with winter approaching, there will also be an emphasis on reminding the public to ensure that the medicine cabinet is well-stocked ahead of this challenging period of the year.
Speaking about this aspect of the event, Dr Pete Smith, a GP and co-chair of the Forum, stated: “By supporting people to help themselves, we can not only improve quality of life for individuals but also use NHS services even more effectively, particularly with winter approaching when we all know our A&E services and GPs face huge demands.”
Self Care Week will also teach members of the public how to solicit appropriate help and assistance on symptoms and illnesses from pharmacists.
More serious conditions will also be a focus of the campaign. Information will be disseminated on how people can prevent deadly, but avoidable, conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and COPD.
It will also be emphasised that information and advice is readily available from pharmacists in order to deal with a wide variety of lifestyle issues.
Stopping smoking, fighting obesity, and choosing healthy options in order to prevent illness in the first place, while promoting mental well-being, will all be focuses of the week.
Further information will be provided by NHS Choices.
The aforementioned Dr. Smith suggested that Self Care Week could play a significant role in improving the nation’s health.
“Achieving Self Care for Life will be the focus for the conference this year and our objective is to listen to service users about what they need to help them self care, present practical ways in which self care can be embedded into pathways and to identify what support front line staff need at the national and local level to enable this to happen.”
And Dr Martin McShane, NHS England’s National Medical Director for Long Term Conditions, asserted that the message of the campaign is a critical one for the nation.
“Self Care for Life helps raise awareness with people about how they can safely treat minor ailments such as colds or fever, as well as how they can also live healthily and prevent avoidable but more serious problems with long terms conditions such as Type 2 diabetes or heart disease.
“Helping people to help themselves is a two-way partnership between individuals and the NHS to provide information, tools, support and care to allow people to stay well and use health services appropriately.”
The Self Care Forum has been running its annual awareness campaign since 2011, with an ethos of embedding self-care into everybody’s everyday life.

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Teen girls are more than twice as likely to attempt suicide as teen boys, with Hispanic teen girls nearly five times more likely to have attempted suicide than White high school boys.
“Because young women and girls of color often do better than boys and young men of color on indicators such as high school completion and unemployment, we often take that to mean that they don’t need as much investment in improving their well-being,” said IWPR Senior Research Associate Chandra Childers, Ph. “But these findings suggest that young women and girls experience significant disadvantages compared with boys and young men of their same race, particularly regarding dating and sexual violence, and investing in girls of color is just as necessary as investing in boys.” Violence can have long-term effects on girls’ lives, including degraded physical and mental health, limited educational success, increased chances of becoming entangled in the criminal justice system, and reduced long-term economic security.
The stories try to redeem themselves by making simpleminded points, but only a fool would buy into such insight.
The stories are just a formality for nudie bits as they play like mediocre soap in a more risque tone.
Academically we are well-equipped for providing all the facilities required for students.
At BGSG we provide our students with a top class education where every student has the opportunity to excel and take part in a range of academic subjects and extra-curricular activities.
Our students are encouraged to contribute to the community through voluntary work and also take part in work experience, school trips, opportunities provided by local businesses and national events.
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Hammacher The hit German theaters and soon swept internationally in a frenzy.
White boys are the least likely to experience any form of dating or sexual violence and are half as likely as girls and boys of color to be absent from school out of concern for their safety.


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One of the most well-known of all apple varieties, Red Delicious is an attractive easy-to-grow apple with a rich sweet flavor.
The commercial success and widespread availability of Red Delicious apples have tended to make it unpopular with apple enthusiasts. However, when home-grown and picked ripe from the tree it merits its name, and it is also heavy-cropping and has a good reputation for disease-resistance.
The original Delicious is still available, and is known as Hawkeye. It lacks the solid red coloration of Red Delicious, but is considered by some to have a better flavor.
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Red Delicious became a popular commercial variety because it was easy to grow, cropped heavily, and had good disease resistance - and these are all desirable qualities for the home orchardist too.
It makes a good choice for the backyard orchard in all the warmer climate zones - including the east coast, southern states and southern California.
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Delicious was discovered as a seedling tree by farmer Jesse Hiatt of Peru, Iowa in the 1880s. The tree was not growing in a convenient location and it appears Hiatt tried several times to remove it, but it kept growing back - a testament to its resilience. Eventually he let it fruit and was impressed by the apples. He sent samples to the famous Stark Brothers Nursery, who recognised the potential of the new variety and commercialized it under the name Delicious - Hiatt's original name for the variety was Hawkeye. It rapidly established itself as one of the most popular international apple varieties.
Red Delicious is the common name for a number of red-colored sports of the original Delicious apple variety, which is red-flushed rather than solid red.

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Reporting: NorthStar Asset Management has expanded an effort begun last year, asking four companies (up from two last year) to report about products that may be made with prison labor. Last year the proposal was to adopt a policy and it earned 4.8 percent at Costco, which later in the year adopted a policy. That proposal also earned 7.8 percent at TJX.
This year, NorthStar asked Costco “to produce an annual report to shareholders...regarding information known to the company regarding supplier compliance with the company’s Global Policy on Prison Labor.” It earned 28.7 percent in January. A resolution to Home Depot and IBM asks that the report summarize “the extent of known usage of prison labor in the company’s supply chain,” while at TJX, it asks that the report assess “the effectiveness of current company policies for preventing instances of prison labor in the company’s supply chain. NorthStar contends Home Depot does not ban all forms of prison labor and points to a lawsuit filed against it regarding some products made by prisoners.
After IBM described its existing procedures to monitor for prison labor in its supply chain, NorthStar withdrew. IBM also agreed to further collaboration on the issue in 2019.
Adopt policy: At Walmart, the Nathan Cummings Foundation also raises a new concern about the provisions of legally permissible prison labor. The foundation asks the company to
adopt a policy on the use of prison and unpaid diversion program labor by suppliers, including a policy that commits the Company to:
Develop and apply additional criteria or guidelines for suppliers regarding the use of prison and diversion program labor; and
Report to shareholders, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, on Walmart’s progress in implementing the policy.
THE GROWING REGULATORY RISK OF MODERN SLAVERY IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
Program Officer, The Freedom Fund
Globally, it is estimated that over 40 million people live in situations of modern slavery. Approximately 16 million people are in forced labor in the private economy, in mines, factories and fields harvesting raw materials and manufacturing products for global supply chains. Over the past few years, revelations of modern slavery conditions have been traced to the supply chains of major corporations, from smartphones produced with forced child labor in the DRC, to seafood caught by trafficked migrant workers in Thailand.


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Trend: US Open Golf Picks, June 15
I try my absolute best to be a smart bettor, only bet the big events, and bet what I know. Of course, this rarely ever happens and I am a colossal idiot for not following this pattern, but this is my life so butt the fuck out. But one thing that I really do try to stay loyal to is only betting on the big golf tournaments. I am talking about the major championships and the other illustrious matches that capture the national audience.
This week, we have the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California and it is bound to be one of the most dramatic tournaments of the year given the fact that two of the biggest stars in the game are fighting like high school girls over a guy that will turnout to be a junkie in about three years time.
Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka are going to make this tournament fun because not only do they fucking despise each other, but there is also a very good chance that both of these guys could find themselves playing on Sunday in the final pairing. If that won’t make for good golf, I’m not too sure what will. In just the last few years, Koepka has won two US Open championships and DeChambeau won last year at Winged Foot in a dominant fashion.
John Rahm (+1000)
But the favorite heading into the weekend is Jon Rahm who is still looking for his first major championship and was robbed of a victory two weeks ago at the Memorial Tournament. He is currently at +1000 but his value is through the roof. He may not have a win in 2021 but he has 10 top-10 finishes so far this year and should have had a win two weeks ago. On top of that, he loves playing at Torrey Pines, notching 1, 2, 5, and 7 finishes over the last few years. There is no denying his greatness at this course and his desire to win will be higher than ever.
Dustin Johnson Top-5 (+500)
Also, stop what you’re doing and take advantage of that free money
Let’s go with a name that we haven’t heard in a while: Dustin Johnson. The last time that we saw DJ basking in glory was back in November of 2020 when he was slipping on the green jacket. He hasn’t won since then but he did lead after 36 holes just last week. My favorite bet for Johnson is for him to finish in the Top-5 which is currently at a +500 value. He hasn’t had the greatest year, but he is still the number one ranked player in the world. He has finished sixth or better in five of the last seven U.S. Opens.
Collin Morikawa Top-20 (+100)
The course at Torrey Pines is going to have some very thick roughs and a lot of penalty play for guys who can’t keep the ball straight off the tee (looking at you Byson.) So it’s important to hone in on a guy who is great with his driver and land the fairways. For me, that is Collin Morikawa. He ranks first in greens in regulation, 2nd in strokes gained, and 12th in fairways hit. He won the U.S. Open just a year ago and has proven he can fit on the big stage. Koepka won back-to-back tournaments in 2017 and 2018, but I’ll go with a more conservative Top-20 finish at +100 for a great value.
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Xander Schauffele Top-5 (+350)
And finally, I am all about rooting for the hometown kid. Xander Schauffele grew up just down the street from Torrey Pines, played there as a high schooler quite often, and is bound to have a massive fan-group traveling with him from hole to hole from Thursday through Sunday. Schauffele has finished in the Top-6 in his last four appearances at the US Open and ranks 11th in greens in regulation. You can get him as the overall winner at +2000 but I am going with a Top-5 at +350.
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Original publication by Damian Carrington for theguardian.com on 4 October 2022
Enzymes that rapidly break down plastic bags have been discovered in the saliva of wax worms, which are moth larvae that infest beehives.
The enzymes are the first reported to break down polyethylene within hours at room temperature and could lead to cost-effective ways of recycling the plastic.
The discovery came after one scientist, an amateur beekeeper, cleaned out an infested hive and found the larvae started eating holes in a plastic refuse bag. The researchers said the study showed insect saliva may be “a depository of degrading enzymes which could revolutionise [the cleanup of polluting waste]”.
Polyethylene makes up 30% of all plastic production and is used in bags and other packaging that make up a significant part of worldwide plastic pollution. The only recycling at scale today uses mechanical processes and creates lower-value products.
Chemical breakdown could create valuable chemicals or, with some further processing, new plastic, thereby avoiding the need for new virgin plastic made from oil. The enzymes can be easily synthesised and overcome a bottleneck in plastic degradation, the researchers said, which is the initial breaking of the polymer chains. That usually requires a lot of heating, but the enzymes work at normal temperatures, in water and at neutral pH.
“My beehives were plagued with wax worms, so I started cleaning them, putting the worms in a plastic bag,” said Dr Federica Bertocchini, at the Biological Research Centre in Madrid. “After a while, I noticed lots of holes and we found it wasn’t only chewing, it was [chemical breakdown], so that was the beginning of the story.”
In terms of commercial application, it is early days, the researchers say. “We need to do a lot of research and think about how to develop this new strategy to deal with plastic waste,” said Dr Clemente Arias, also at the Spanish research centre. As well as large recycling plants, the scientists said it might one day be possible to have kits in homes to recycle plastic bags into useful products. Other scientists are currently investigating beetles and butterfly larvae for their plastic-eating potential.
Previous discoveries of useful enzymes have been in microbes, with a 2021 study indicating that bacteria in oceans and soils across the globe are evolving to eat plastic. It found 30,000 different enzymes that might degrade 10 different types of plastic.
A super-enzyme that quickly breaks down plastic drink bottles, usually made from PET plastic, was revealed in 2020, inspired by a bug found in a waste dump in Japan and accidentally tweaked to increase its potency. An enzyme that breaks down PET has also been produced from bacteria in leaf compost, while another bug from a waste dump can eat polyurethane, a plastic that is widely used but rarely recycled.
Millions of tonnes of plastic are dumped every year, and the pollution pervades the planet, from the summit of Mount Everest to the deepest oceans. Reducing the amount of plastic used is vital, as is the proper collection and treatment of waste, and full recycling could cut new plastic production.
The research, published in the journal Nature Communications, identified 200 proteins in the wax worm saliva and narrowed down the two that had the plastic-eating effect. “This study suggests insect saliva might [be] a depository of degrading enzymes which could revolutionise the bioremediation field,” the researchers said.
Wax worm larvae live and grow in the honeycombs of beehives and feed on beeswax, which may be why they have evolved the enzymes. Another possibility is the enzymes break down the toxic chemicals produced by plants as a defence and which are similar to some additives in plastics.
Prof Andy Pickford, the director of the Centre for Enzyme Innovation at the UK’s University of Portsmouth, said the discovery of the enzymes in wax worm saliva was exciting. “The reaction happens within a few hours at room temperature suggesting that enzymatic breakdown may be a route to making use of polyethylene waste.”
A separate study published on Tuesday in the journal Chem shows that creating a mirror-image version of a plastic-degrading enzyme means it is much more resistant to breaking down itself, prolonging its effectiveness. But Pickford said: “The high expense of chemically synthesising mirror-image enzymes is likely to far outweigh any modest benefit from an enhanced enzyme half-life.”

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Popular Ghanaian actor John Dumelo has dismissed suggestions that he has been paid by government officials to support the Mahama-led administration.
Dumelo, who is a known NDC sympathizer told Bola Ray on Starr Chat Wednesday that he has always been a member of NDC since former President Rawlings’ administration.
According to him, he supports the NDC out of love and not for money.
“I have not taken one cedi from the party…I would never take money for what I do. I have never taken any money from the government and I would never take money from the government.”
He added that President Mahama has performed creditably in office and must be retained in the upcoming elections.
“He [Mahama] is performing, I travel to other African countries and…when I come to Ghana, despite the challenges there is development.”
He added that President Mahama must be commended for constructing several roads, hospitals, schools and championing other developmental projects.
Dumelo is the first Ghanaian citizen to hit one million likes on Facebook. He is a famous actor and entrepreneur.
He had his secondary education at Achimota School and further studied at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, where he studied Civil Engineering.
He was nominated for categories for Most Promising Actor and Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 6th and 7th Africa Movie Academy Awards respectively.
See The Luxurious Lifestyle Of Kwaku Manu’s Junior Brother, Shows off His Cars,House And How He Spends His Money
Junior brother of Kumawood’s popular actor Kwaku Manu, Frank Naro popularly known for the name he uses in movies as Oboy Frank Naro, has shown aside casting of movies he lives life normal with no problems.
It’s been a while since we heard of Oboy in the movie industry, but aside life as an actor in the movie industry Oboy also enjoys music since he himself is a musician from what we know from his IG bio.
Oboy in several videos on Instagram has been thanking and showing much appreciation to the captain of the National senior football team the Black Stars Asamoah Gyan who is known on pitch by nicky Bjet.
Gyan seems to be the one Oboy has been moving with when he is not onset.
Oboy has been spotted many times with Gyan when he is the country and Oboy has been spotted severally in Gyan’s mansion which is based in GH.
Oboy Frank on the other side has also been spotted standing by Bishop Obinim’s 2016 Range Rover.
Aside shooting movies we don’t specifically know what has been fetching Oboy his wealth but from the Stars we have mentioned above which Oboy moves with, U got to know he is really making some light amount of millions from them.
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Atlanta Movie Awards
Atlanta Movie Awards welcomes you to our 1st edition! An event organized for both independent filmmakers and cinema-goers who love to discover niche films and artists. The festival’s judges and programmers come from different film backgrounds and are eager to put together an exciting and truly high- quality program of indie films. The festival’s aim is to discover new talent, films and filmmakers with potential, and to recognize the collaborative work this art form is funded on.
The program will focus on independent films of different genres, with no limitations on length, style or country of origin. The festival is open to everyone regardless of budget and experience.
The festival is run in association with a collection of international film festivals supporting indie filmmaking. By establishing a working network with filmmakers, producers and marketing professionals, we share one common goal: to forge productive and lasting relationships between independent filmmakers and audiences.

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4 Stars By Diane Farr on 2015-05-04
Too small, so what?
Yeah, it's too small for my Maine Coon. Guess what? She doesn't care. (See photo.)
5 Stars By Afterglow on 2014-12-27
Purrfect Kittty Lounge
Great price, very cute and my kitty loves it!!! My baby is 10lbs. After Assembling it which was a little weird but not hard. I found a spot for it, grab my cat and set him on it. He took to it like love at first sight and played with every inch of the kitty lounge. I'm so happy, this was his 1st Christmas and it turned out to be a purrfect gift.
5 Stars By kellybelly on 2016-04-05
If you're going to buy an item, read the measurements.
This is a great solid cat tree. If people are leaving bad reviews for an item that they didn't read the measurements on, it's not the manufacturers fault and they shouldn't be writing a bad review. I see this a lot. People don't know what they're buying(when the info is clearly in the description), and then blame the product for their own reading comprehension skills.
This is all wood(Mdf type?-very strong and solid, not flimsy at all) with huge screws +washers holding it together. It was simple to assemble, although the pictures on the directions could be a little more exact. You don't need any tools to put it together, it comes with a screwdriver and hexagonal shaped tightener in one. I'd say this size is for a small cat or kitten. But I do see some larger cats in the photos enjoying it as well! I've taken pictures of the size of the box it comes in compared to my front door and then all of the items as they come disassembled. The box was easy to move, so it won't kill you if your a weakling (like me:) ) or a person with a bad back etc...
It's a nice change from those ugly carpet beige trees(yes, they're ALL ugly and look like they're from the 90s and yellowing). It's soft faux fur with good quality sisal rope posts. It doesn't overpower a room, yet gives your cat a nice place of its own to chill or scratch on. Also it doesn't have a large footprint, but it's large enough so it doesn't waver or tip.
For the price this thing is awesome. As of this review it was priced at about 30 dollars, no shipping. GREAT deal.
Anyone who gives this tree a bad review are seriously looking hard for something to complain about or simply didn't understand what they were getting.
4 Stars By Jennifer Bentley on 2015-09-24
very good value for the price
It's a little wobbly but fine for cats. IDK where all these 'too small' comments are coming from, my 3 year old fits in it very comfortably
3 Stars By SueG on 2013-02-14
Ok not for large cats
Very easy to assemble. Pretty small, but our cat likes it so we'll see how long it lasts. Our boy is fairly large 13/14 pounds, pretty long & he hangs off the sides of the tunnel.
5 Stars By reader9996 on 2013-05-11
Perfection for kittens!!
May 2017 update: 4 years later, still a beloved toy for now full grown baby, though 15 lb kitty launching on and off it for years has caused a little wobble. He is too big technically for it but he doesn't care, crams into it anyways, lol. No big concern. Now adopting another kitten and plan to use again. Totally worth the purchase.
Update: I've now had this 4 months. My kitten is already a big boy (8 lbs-ish) and has almost outgrown it as he is so long, however since it was his 'baby tree' he still loves it and climbs into the tunnel excitedly, hanging out both ends and the curling up to stick his head out of the hole. He still adores his cat tree and he can have it as long as he still loves it. He uses it every day, and it's really held up well. The stuffed balls were torn off eventually and just got mixed in with his other cat toys. No big deal. It's still a cute piece and I have it in the living room because it's prettier than other cat trees. I plan on investing in a larger cat tree now - I have a better impression of what they like now.
I still recommend but I think everyone should know, this is really a perfect tree to give to a small kitten. It's on the smaller side and I think an already-adult cat wouldn't be as interested.
It's really cute. I bought it for my new 8 wk old kitten and it's perfect for him while he's learning to jump and climb. My adult 15 lb cat wont even look at it which is probably best because watching her try to squeeze herself into that top tube would be horrifying - lol. I'm sure the little one will grow out if it eventually but for $40 this is a great little cat tree. I recommend for kittens and small cats.
5 Stars By Terri Ramsey Beavers on 2016-08-05
She loved it so much that I had to buy her ...
This is the second cat tree condo house from this brand of this style that I've purchased. I had the first one for years until my cat eventually pulled all of the twine off. She loved it so much that I had to buy her another one and I threw the first one away. I hope this one lasts as long as the first one did. She's almost too big to get in the house but she does it anyway because she loves playing with the dangling balls. I've tried other toys for her but this is her all time favorite play thing.
5 Stars By Sarah on 2016-02-23
Great for a one cat....
This is wonderful for one normal-sized cat or kitten, its to small for larger cats. It pretty strong over all and made pretty well for the price. It's easy to put together took me about 15 min with two little ones stealing the parts. It should only take one person about 10 min to put together. The only thing I wish was better is the type of fabric they used on it but at $31 there's really nothing to complain about
5 Stars By Tracy on 2016-06-07
Great Cat Tree but Parents of toddlers beware!
This cat tree is super adorable. It was shipped securely and came in a timely manner. It was super easy to put together and seemed very sturdy for my lightweight cat. Unfortunately, it's collecting dust now because my cat has no interest in it. She was more interested in the box it came in lol. I liked that all the connecting pieces were scratching posts. Keep in mind that this is pretty small. Pay close attention to the dimensions. Luckily, I have a small cat, so it was a good fit for her. Please be watchful if you have small children in the house. My 20 month old grandson kept trying to stick his head in the upper part (it's the perfect height for that). Now when he comes over, I have to shut it up in a different room.
4 Stars By Tina M on 2017-01-05
Great item, cute!
This is so cute, wasn't hard to assemble but I have 3 grown cats and only 1 fits perfectly on the bed or in the tunnel, she is smaller at around 9 pounds and shorter stature. The other two, one is very long and tall and weighs 14 lbs. and one is average length but weighs 15 lbs, they try very hard to fit on it or in it, but are not comfortable so they don't stay for long. It's somewhat comical watching them try to tuck everything in to fit, but eventually give up. Feet and tails are hanging out both ends and forget putting your head down to nap, its just not as comfy as a cat bed or couch. This will be great for apartment spaces with smaller size cats, lets say 10 pounds and under; also would be great for kittens learning to climb. I love this item, would have a 5 star if it weren't for 2 of my kitties not fitting. One thing, they all love the sisal rope towers for claw sharpening.

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Compounds Labeled with Cyanate or Thiocyanate Metal Complexes for Detection by Infrared Spectroscopy
Patent, Filed 30 Sep 97, patented 20 Oct 98
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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The invention pertains to a labeled compound detectable by IR spectroscopy contains at least one histidine residue bound to a cyanate or thiocyanate metal complex that has an IR absorption band within the spectral region of 2399-1900cm. An assay reagent for simultaneously detecting or determining a plurality of different analytes in a sample is made up of a plurality of different labeled compounds, each being independently distinguishable from the others by absorbing energy in a different and distinguishable region in the range of 2300 to 1900cm.
- Physical Chemistry
- Atomic and Molecular Physics and Spectroscopy

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Beaufort County Churches
PRINCE WILLIAMS PARISH CHURCH
(OLD SHELDON CHURCH)
The red-brick ruins of Sheldon Church, are off U.S. 17 on Old Sheldon Church Road, was originally Prince William's Parish Church. The Anglican church was built on land donated by William Bull beginning in 1745, finished around 1755. Bull was buried there in 1755. The original was adorned with equestrian statue of Prince William under a porch supported by the four free-standing Doric columns, that still exist. The church was burned by the British 1779. c1825, the church was partially restored. The church was burned a second time in 1865 by Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman as he attempted to burn the very ground in South Carolina. St. Helena's Episcopal Church now owns the ruins, conducting occasional weddings on the premises.
References for further reading:
1. Sheldon Church a journey back in time, BY LORI YOUNT, The Beaufort Gazette, Published Monday, June 12, 2006
2. History of Old Sheldon Church by Martha Bray Carson
3. "Anglican Churches in Colonial South Carolina: Their History and Architecture," by Suzanne Cameron Linder
|This church is located between the towns of Yemassee and Beaufort on
the Old Sheldon Church Road.
Prince Williams Parish Church (Sheldon) was built between 1745 and 1755 on land donated by Edmund Bellinger. The name Sheldon was used to honor the Bull Family who had a plantation nearby and thier ancestral home in Warwickshire, England were called Sheldon Hall.
Arms and ammunition were hidden in the Bull family vault during the American Revolution, and Continental troops drilled on the church grounds. Sheldon Church was burned by Genereal Augustine Prevost's British troops in May 1779.
The church was rebuilt in 1826 and was given the name of Sheldon Church of Prince William's Parish. Shermans 15th corps under General John Logan burned Sheldon Church on Jan. 14, 1865. This was considered part of Sherman's "march from the sea" as he crossed South Carolina from Savannah..
The church was never rebuilt after Sherman burned it, but the columns of the church still remain erect today to remind us of what our treasured historical places had to endure during this crossing of the state by Union troops at the close of the war. The graveyard is reached from the front gate by going to the right and around the back of the church. Some graves remain covered in vines and moss. The Bull Family had vaults above the ground, which due to the nature of the area where this church is located, vandals did their best to open the vaults. The bodies of this family were removed and buried elsewhere, but the vaults remain today as a reminder also of the people who helped create such a beautiful church. The church is surrounded by iron gates, but open to the public at all times of the day and week.
Many people have their weddings at this church site. It is not unusual to ride past and see a wedding taking place. The church is located down a road that is arched over with very old trees, surrounding both sides of the road which gives it the look of an arch of leaves along in front of the church as if planned that way.
A service is held once a year at the church.
Copyright ©2004 Yvonne Deloach, all rights reserved. Edited by FOC 2006.
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Maybe Yes, Maybe No
A growing community of researchers has questioned the merits of the translational process in stroke and has championed the need for proof-of-concept studies to explain why >100 clinical stroke studies have failed.1,2 On the positive side, no published laboratory results or strong theoretical arguments have been advanced to indicate that human neurons, glia, and blood vessels are necessarily resistant to protection with drugs or devices. In fact, proof of principle has been established for many agents in cultured cells as well as in rodent and subhuman primate stroke models. Therefore, it is important to understand the reasons why an apparent disconnect exists between preclinical and clinical trial results. The answers may lie partly in shortcomings and breaches in the translational process that repeatedly compromise adequate drug testing in both preclinical and clinical arenas.
On the positive side, it may be argued that a formula for human brain protection has been established, that is, by delivering in a timely manner oxygen as well as glucose and by removing wastes from ischemic tissue. That formula has met with success for reperfusion strategies in vivo and for maintaining cultured cells and brain slices in vitro. Some success has also been achieved using hypothermia to treat victims of cardiac arrest and global ischemia. The pleiotropic actions of hypothermia have taught us that protection may be better achieved by targeting multiple rather than individual death pathways as well as by reducing energy demand and energy consumption. Some of the same lessons may also apply to the promising and emerging field of preconditioning whose tissue-sparing effects appear to rely on upregulation of multiple endogenous protective mechanisms. Lessons from the transplant field are also instructive as surgeons have become increasingly sophisticated about maintaining organ viability ex vivo for many hours in the absence of a blood supply. Going forward then, protecting the brain is more than a theoretical exercise, although, like in other neurological diseases, there are no certainties or guarantees of therapeutic success.
So why the loss of confidence? My concerns revolve around specifics of the preclinical, translational, and clinical trial process that raise the possibility that efficacious strategies might have been abandoned prematurely or new drug candidates will be tested inadequately. O'Collins in 2007 examined 1026 experimental treatments for acute stroke (between 1957 and 2003), in which 114 drugs were advanced to clinical trials.3 An average score for the 114 drugs was disappointingly low (4.2 out of a maximum score of 10), reflecting poor adherence to the Stroke Therapy Academic Industry Roundtable (STAIR) recommendations (a relatively recent and prudent set of drug development criteria.4,5 Also, the reduction in infarct size did not differ between drugs that were or were not taken into trials. Together, these observations reflect the existence of additional and as yet unspecified criteria for drug selection (proprietary issues?) that could be made more transparent going forward. Proprietary issues notwithstanding, it is possible that the decision-makers were seduced more by the compelling nature of the disease and its unmet needs and markets rather than by the compelling nature of the pharmacological data. Perhaps as an example of short-circuiting the discovery process, half of the 114 studies first reported the negative clinical trial results rather than publishing the preclinical data justifying the drug choice for clinical testing. Certainly, acute stroke research has truly missed an opportunity to reap the benefits of cross-fertilization from bidirectional research because most drugs that fail in clinical trials are abandoned by sponsors rather than back-tested in laboratory models. As a consequence, little is learned about the explanations for failure or strategies to improve the process going forward.
The single most significant confound that limits our ability to explain why drugs fail in clinical trials (and probably why the stroke field has been unsuccessful in anticipating these failures) is the lack of studies providing evidence for drug activity in the human brain. With the development of high-resolution molecular imaging and biomarker technologies, proof-of-principle studies are getting easier to access and are often missing in preclinical research as well. Without it, we lack the data to determine whether failure of a clinical trial is due to bad concept, poor target, bad drug, or ineffective administration (eg, timing, dosing). In that regard, it is worth contemplating whether any stroke investigators would join in a clinical trial of a novel thrombolytic agent that was not tested or shown convincingly to lyse clots in humans. Is it possible that trialists would accept the use of primary behavioral end points at 3 and 6 months without knowing in advance whether the thrombolytic agent adequately lysed clots, increased perfusion, or promoted recanalization? Probably not, and the same minimum standards should be adopted going forward in the brain protection field.
Regarding translation, much has been written about timing and dosing as well as failure to incorporate preclinical information into the trial. For example, NXY-059 was developed to scavenge oxygen radicals, but all cells in the brain generate reactive species. So the failure of NXY-059 in clinical stroke trials may be due to poor drug penetration and therefore the failure to reduce oxidative stress at its major source in the human brain. Enlimomab was intended as an anti-inflammatory drug but probably caused more inflammation than the ischemic process itself because of immunologic incompatibilities between mice and humans. Gavestinel was tested in a trial with advanced knowledge that the dosing was probably too low. The examples are many.
Regarding clinical trials and their end points, there is also a growing concern among stroke neurologists that infarct size does not correspond sufficiently well to behavior to justify it as an end point in clinical trials. Considering the unrefined nature of bedside behavioral tests used in trials (and the fact that behavioral scales often do not correspond to the lesion location and expected deficits in a particular patient), it is probably premature to draw this conclusion. In fact, recent data from Horstmann at the Max Planck in Leipzig supports the view that imaging can be useful to reflect the extent of neuropsychological impairment in a stable population of 12 patients after global ischemia.6 These investigators performed single-voxel morphometry to measure gray matter density in cuneus and retrosplenial territories and showed a significant correspondence between the loss of gray matter density and memory impairment. They also showed correspondence between drive reduction or loss of motivation and gray matter density loss within the medial thalamus plus anterior cingulate cortex. Whether such a relationship can be extrapolated to white matter damage has not been well investigated.
Regardless, a fundamental goal of brain protection is to preserve tissue. Stroke after all is a recurrent disease. Although small differences in infarct size (if they can be achieved) may not translate immediately to significant behavioral improvement for any given episode, differences do accumulate with recurrent attacks and it is becoming clearer that the risk of cumulative damage contributes to, for example, vascular cognitive impairment. One might wonder whether our colleagues in cardiology would endorse the use of a safe drug that decreases the size of myocardial infarcts by 5% to 10% per episode but does not reduce angina or exercise tolerance for any given attack. The potential for reducing the risk of ischemic cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure could be important as could reducing the cumulative impact of repeated strokes.
Right now, the Food and Drug Administration does not accept surrogate end points and perhaps imaging could best be embraced as a biomarker instead. Imaging certainly has been used to great benefit in reperfusion trials and should be used in other brain protection paradigms as well. The penumbra occupies 30% to 40% of lesion volume within the first few hours after vessel occlusion. Hence, a reduction by 20% translates to a relatively small 5% to 10% of total lesion volume, so measuring the change in penumbra size would be a more suitable end point than total volume to assess brain protection strategies.
On the administrative side, there are reasons for concerns regarding drug selection and go–no-go decisions. For the most part, drugs are developed and given to the stroke community for testing by biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and the final go–no-go decisions are made by upper management. Over the years, an imbalance in the decision-making process has evolved and the balance needs to be restored to achieve a full partnership between pharmaceutical companies and academia. Pharmaceutical companies have the potential to help patients with stroke immensely with resources and an organization of clinical and preclinical teams. Traditionally, however, team members do not communicate seamlessly leading to inefficient translation. The explanation may lie in differences: different backgrounds, different knowledge base, often different goals, different motivations, and different management, and this major shortcoming needs to be addressed going forward.
These limitations notwithstanding, there is reason for optimism. Science is a self-correcting process and important steps have already been launched to improve the implementation process in drug discovery. Stroke is a fascinating scientific and medical challenge and sophisticated tools are becoming available to interrogate the process with greater precision and to allow greater predictability. As a public health problem of course, we must continue to pay close attention to strategies that will preserve and restore brain tissue as well as neurological function.
- Received July 28, 2010.
- Accepted July 28, 2010.
Savitz SI, Schäbitz W-R. A critique of SAINT II. Wishful thinking, dashed hopes, and the future of neuroprotection for acute stroke. Stroke. 2008; 39: 1389–1391.
Stroke Therapy Academic Industry Roundtable (Fisher M, Chair). Recommendations for standards regarding preclinical neuroprotective and restorative drug development. Stroke. 1999; 30: 2752–2758.
Fisher M, Feuerstein G, Howells DW, Hurn PD, Kent TA, Savitz SI, Lo EH; for the STAIR Group. Update of the stroke therapy academic industry roundtable preclinical recommendations. Stroke. 2009; 40: 2244–2250.
Horstmann A, Frisch S, Jentzsch RT, Műller K, Villringer A, Schroeter ML. Resuscitating the heart but losing the brain. Brain atrophy in the aftermath of cardiac arrest. Neurology. 2010; 74: 306–312.

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The A926 is a cross-country A-road in east Scotland.
Rattray – Kirriemuir
Heading east towards Alyth
The road starts at a TOTSO junction on the A93 in Rattray, just across the River Ericht from Blairgowrie. Heading east out of the town, it passes a favourite Sabre venue of The Old Cross Inn, and then enjoys a long, high run along the hills on the north side of Strathmore, with expansive views south to the Sidlaw Hills behind Dundee.
Uninterrupted by much in the way of settlement, except the odd farm, the route eventually reaches the small village of New Alyth, beyond which a spur of the B952 turns off into Alyth, and then comes a roundabout with the B952 and B954 turning off. After another lengthy run, this time of 9 miles, the route reaches Kirriemuir. The views on this stretch are less expansive, with the landscape being flatter, but it is nevertheless a pretty route passing from Perthshire into Angus, with just three tiny villages of Ruthven, Airlie and Westmuir to hinder progress.
Kirriemuir - Forfar
On the edge of Kirriemuir, the A926 reaches another TOTSO, as it turns right to avoid the town centre. The main route is straight on into the town, while to the left the B955 follows the old A926 alignment (a convoluted route through town via Slade Road, Lochmill and Glengate), whilst the current A926 used to be the B955. After following Lindsay Street, the A926 has to give way to the A928 at a crossroads as it too heads into the town centre. At the further end of Morrison Street, the A926 incredibly has to TOTSO again, this time turning right onto its original route, Forfar Road, out of town.
Once clear of Kirriemuir, the road opens up again, with wide sweeping bends leading through a landscape of large fields as it gently drops down the hill to meet the A90 Forfar Bypass. The junction is a novel take on the dumbbell form, where instead of the sliproads curving around to meet the main road, the sliproads appear to follow the old A926 alignment, with the A926 itself having to take a horseshoe route over the A90 between the two roundabouts.
Dundee Road, Forfar
We are finally on the home straight, heading into Forfar, past some industrial units to meet the B9128 at a roundabout which was originally a simple fork junction. This was the original end point of the A926, with the B9128 being the old route of the A94 when it ran to Brechin. The two routes briefly multiplex southwards along Brechin Road to another roundabout, where the A926 turns eastwards before turning south once more, past the terminus of the A94 before terminating itself on the A932 shortly afterwards.
The original route of the A926 in Kirriemuir
The route of the A926 has hardly changed since 1922. The most notable changes are the re-routing through Kirriemuir, the new junction with the A90 and the extension through Forfar. There was a significant change when the Forfar by-pass was built in 1987 when the section into Forfar was re-routed along part of the old Strathmore railway line which closed in 1982. This straightened out the road which previously crossed the railway by twisting over a bridge at Campbeltown Toll. The bridge still stands and the section of the road is still visible albeit overgrown in places.
The old A926 heading towards Forfar on the approach over the railway bridge

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The Marcos Silva Group plays at Ratto’s Market & Deli in Oakland, CA on April 13, 2012. Marcos Silva: piano, Phil Thompson: drums, Scott Thompson: bass. The song is Brazilian People by Marcos Silva.
Join us every Friday evening from 5:30 to 7:30pm for the beautiful sounds of Brazilian jazz with Marcos Silva on keyboards, Phil Thompson on drums, and Scott Thompson on bass. Marcos is a renown international performing and recording artist, composer, arranger, producer, and educator. He has performed with Leny Andrade, Emilio Santiago, Marcio Montarroyos, Jon Lucien, and Claudio Roditi, and has served as Music Director, arranger, and keyboardist for Flora Purim, Airto, Toninho Horta, Paquito D’Rivera, Bud Shank, Ricardo Silveira, Dori Caymmi, Nana Caymmi, Danilo Caymmi, Edu Lobo, and Joyce. Marcos serves as Adviser and Instructor in the Brazilian Program at the Jazzschool in Berkeley, California.
The group will be performing Marcos’ original compositions along with favorites from Tom Jobim, Toninho Horta, Dory Caymmi, Chico Pinheiro, and other Brazilian masters.


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Please God - Poem by Brandon Chiles
I know this girl with a smile,
I've known her for a long while.
I can't keep my feelings locked inside,
I get lost everytime I look into her eyes.
She brightens my day like the morning sun,
she always knows how to have fun.
The excitement for everyday,
without but I don't know if I'll never say...those three little words,
I'd rather just watch the birds.
Her beauty is indescribable...her thoughts leave a smile on my face.
Please God...let me win this race.
I want to be the only one in her heart...
please God...help me bring it all to a start!
-Dying Romantic 12: 44 AM July 22nd
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Still I Rise
The Road Not Taken
If You Forget Me
Edgar Allan Poe
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Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep
Mary Elizabeth Frye
I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You

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When it comes to alien life, it is safe to say that there is plenty we don’t yet know… including how aliens go about their day! Time to let your imagination run wild and picture an alien driving a car!
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
Start with a gray pencil, and use a ruler to draw a straight line, around an inch from the bottom of the page, ending around an inch from either end.
Use the gray pencil, and a drawing compass to make two circles above the line, one at the left hand end, and one around an inch to the right of this.
Using the tools, add two smaller circles just inside the larger ones.
Next, use the same gray pencil and drawing compass to create a third circle inside the two you have already drawn.
Switch to a black pen, and make two small circles right in the center of those you have created.
Using the same black pen, add three triangle-like shapes emerging from this middle dot, moving out and around the shape, almost like the spokes of a fan.
Then, fill in the outer ring with the black pen.
Fill in the spaces between the ”spokes” of the fan with the black.
Now, use an eraser to clean up the pencil marks, leaving you with strong, sharp lines – these are the wheels of the car.
Take a black liner, and draw a line around each of the wheels, connected with a straight line in the middle. Bring the line out slightly on either side of the wheels.
Turn to the left hand end of the line, and bring another line up, curving across to the right, and ending in a pointed” spike” at the top. Just to the right of the spike, add a small” balloon” shape.
Now, extend the line on the right hand side, bringing it across at a diagonal, up in a wavy line, and curving back across to the left, ending in a slight point at the top. Then, bring another curved like down to meet the ”balloon” you created earlier, and complete the outline shape of the car. Bring another line down, just below the ”balloon”, at a 45 degree angle, then curve this in, bring a straight line across the bottom, and curve the line back up, following the curve of the wheels. This will form the door of the car. Then, add another shape just above the original ”balloon”.
Just to the right of the door, add a thin oval shape, and place a smaller curve just inside this – this will be the handle!
Now your car needs a passenger – start by adding a slight curved line to the back of the car, on the top right hand side. The end of this should join up to meet the top line. Then, add a pointed, curved shape just above this, almost like a crescent moon, and extend the left hand line down and back up. Add a straight line emerging from the top of this, ending in a slight curve, like a shepherds crook., Finally, add a shape to the spike at the front of the car to create a windshield.
Now, return to the ”shepherds crook” shape, and bring a line down to connect the two ends. Then, add a line across the top to close the gap, and add a ”U” shape just above this.
Now, add two curved lines emerging from the top of this, ending in filled-in circles at the top. Then, add three fingers to the end of the arm.
Use a curved line to connect the two halves together, and add three shapes descending from the top – two triangular shapes, and a long, thin rectangular shape. Add a nose shape just below these.
Add a short, horizontal line just below this to create a mouth for your alien.
Now add another short line to the ends of the figures to create a steering wheel.
Switch to a gray pencil, and add gentle shading to the bottom of the picture, just beneath the car.
Switch to a cyan pen, and fill in the main body of the car, the arms of the alien, and the shapes on the top of the head.
Use the gray pencil to add color to the body of the alien – make the middle section a little darker than the rest.
Use the blue pen to add color to the windshield…
And use a pale orange pencil or pen for the nose.
Use the blue pen to add color to the rear-view mirror.
Finally, use a gray pencil to fill in the details of the wheels of the car!
The concept of aliens and extraterrestrial life is one which has long been a common theme of literature, movies and video games, and the volume of these materials proves that humans have long been obsessed with the unknown. This material has sparked an interest in all things extraterrestrial amongst sci-fi fans, and an increasing percentage of the general population are starting to get curious about just what might be out there.
As science continues to advance and develop, attempts have been made to make real, tangible contact with extraterrestrial life, in an attempt to discern once and for all whether we are truly alone in the universe.
Given the enormity of outer space, this seems unlikely; but just what would these aliens, should we ever meet them, be like? We know that there are planets in the solar system which are capable of producing and sustaining life – but does that mean that the inhabitants would be just like us? More advanced? Less sophisticated?
According to experts, the chances are high that there is other life out there, and that, should we make contact, they would be similar to us. Part of the fun of sci-fi is bringing these ideas and suppositions to life, and using creativity and imagination to peruse the notion of just what life beyond the stars might look like, and how interaction with creatures from another planet would really play out – let’s hope, for all our sakes, that any contact we do manage to make is friendly, and does not come with sinister intentions…


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Even if we are talking holograms of those ships we love so much, still for the game itself I still have to say no, i would be completely against it, simply due to the two facts
Wolf in sheep's clothing
complete overhaul in space combat mechanic.
The wolf in sheep’s clothing argument only works for PVP because in PVE it is really meaningless. How is it a wolf in sheep’s clothing if the wolf must remove the sheep costume before going into PVP? Did they totally overhaul space combat system mechanics to add the ship holo-emitters that are currently in game? It does not affect your game, but it could make the experience better for other players. It does not unbalance the game, require the changing of combat mechanics, and it simply expands on something that is already in game.
How horribly troubled were you that time I used a Jem'Hadar holo-emitter on my Defiant? How bothered would you be if I was about to make my Defiant look like a Saber in some random no name instance? I am not that crazy about ship appearance tabs or holo-emitters. I just see them as a PVE oriented compromise for players that would like to use a low tier ship with high tier ship abilities. It is much simpler than redoing the tier system or retrofitting ships and does not affect PVP.
This is not a serious Star Trek game, so do not pretend that it is. Adding more ship appearance options is not a slippery slope at this point, but it is just making an already vertical surface taller.
I do not have a problem with excluding the TOS Constitution or if they must exclude the other T1 ships because of a request by CBS. However, I have heard no such thing about the other low tier ships like the Saber, Akira, Nova, Olympic, and Cheyenne. This also does not including whatever future low tier ships they add. They cannot make everyone happy all of the time, but with an appearance option or holo-emitter for low tier ships they could make some of the people happy some of the time.

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2 edition of Hypnosis and hypnotherapy found in the catalog.
Hypnosis and hypnotherapy
Jaime C. Bulatao
2000 by Published and exclusively distributed by the Office of Research and Publications, School of Arts and Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City .
Written in English
|Statement||Jaime C. Bulatao.|
|LC Classifications||MLCM 2001/00039 (R)|
|The Physical Object|
|Pagination||113 p. ;|
|Number of Pages||113|
|LC Control Number||99504443|
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Born and raised in Iasi, Romania and she presently lives in File Size: 5MB. For several sub-clinical issues, including anxiety, hypnotherapy is the most effective, and fastest, therapeutic approach.
Ina study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology compared CBT treatment without hypnosis to equal treatment with hypnosis on issues ranging from obesity and hypertension to insomnia and public.
Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy for the Professional, Decem Reviewer: Michael R. Weir from Pittsburgh, PA USA If you are a seasoned professional, or just starting into the profession this book is. Our approach to hypnotherapy combines tools from the latest research in neuroscience with multiple hypnotic modalities to shape the subconscious into your most powerful ally for change.
Hypnosis is a naturally occurring state that many enter into multiple times throughout the day. Adam Eason’s self-hypnosis book of course: The Science of Self-Hypnosis: The Evidence-Based Way to Hypnotise Yourself. Here is my top ten list of recommended hypnotherapy books, in no particular order: 1.
I think one of the better and more comprehensive literature review books is The Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis by Barnier and Nash (eds.) It. Hypnosis is a co-operative partnership between the client and the facilitator to create change in both the conscious and subconscious space.
I am a Certified Life Coach and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, not a Licensed Medical Doctor or Mental Health Professional. Hypnosis, which is a naturally occurring process, is medically approved by the American Psychiatric Association and the British Medical Association as a viable therapeutic tool.
During hypnosis, the physical body and conscious mind are in a relaxed state while the subconscious mind remains in a heightened state of suggestibility. Extreme Weight Loss Hypnosis: Exercise Motivation & Healthy Habits, Guided Meditation, Self Hypnosis, Positive Affirmations.
By Erick Brown Hypnosis. Duration: 3 h 6 min. Regular Price: $ Or 1 credit. Free PDF Download Richard Nongard's Big Book of Hypnosis Scripts: How to Create Lasting Change Using Contextual Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness Meditation and Hypnotic Phenomena By Dr.
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Your insurance may cover hypnotherapy if it is performed by an M.D., a Ph.D., a dentist, or a licensed social worker. To learn more, Dr. Weil suggests reading the works of Dr. Gurgevich, including his most recent book, “Hypnosis House Call: A Complete Course in Mind-Body Healing” (Sterling Ethos, ).
Hypnosis to stop smoking, improve sleep, be better at sports and boost confidence. Hypnotherapy sessions are online, no need to travel.
Free initial consultation. Suggestibility tests to gauge how well a person may respond to hypnosis can take on many forms. These are two of the more popular ones.
These are two of the more popular ones. Most suggestibility tests will involve some sort of physical movement, while others rely solely on the power of the : Terence Watts. David Kato from Bristol Hypnotherapy Clinic UK writes: “Got back to the UK from IMDHA conference Thursday, just to thank Paul for his wonderful signed book "Hypnotherapy for Body, Mind and Spirit." During the conference, I took it out to put it in the car, began reading the first few pages and was so interested, sat in the car for an hour.
Another collectible hypnosis book is Hypnosis and Suggestion in Psychotherapy by Hippolyte Bernheim. This French physician was considered a pioneer in his field and is known to have influenced Sigmund Freud’s theories on the human mind.
Buy hypnosis books to round out a science collection or a more focused self-help trove. Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Book: An Introduction by Gerald F. Kein. When Cal Banyan asked me to become a part of this work, I became very enthusiastic.
When he sent me the first draft, I knew that a classic was being created. I was not surprised. I knew Cal had that rare affliction so aptly labeled, “The Hypnotism Fever.”.
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Users are requested to remain updated with our terms and policies/5(10). My unique hypnotherapy technique fuses traditional hypnosis methods with modern clinical approaches and I’ve had staggering results both in the clinic and on screen with the Channel 4 TV show ‘Hello Stranger.’ Based in the North West I offer hypnotherapy sessions.
Hypnotherapy is hypnosis used for therapeutic purposes. It is a natural and effective technique for accessing the subconscious mind - the key to unleashing our potential, changing our unwanted habits and behaviours and finding solutions to our problems and concerns.
“Hypnosis in Action came this morning and it’s great.” Peter Newell, CHT, UK “Another great book from Katherine Zimmerman, Hypnosis in Action gives an outlined approach to maximize each hypnotherapy session, with a practical and time proven system, backed with fascinating accounts of the wonders obtained through hypnosis.
Hypnosis: The Complete Guide to Hypnosis for Beginners - Master Techniques for Hypnosis, Mind Control, Manipulation and MORE explains what hypnosis is and how you can use it on yourself and others.
This book helps you understand the risks of using this power and what precautions you should take when changing people's minds. Dave Elman's "Hypnotherapy", his renown book is carried here and "Blueprint of the Dave Elman Induction" by his son, H Larry Elman.
Hypnosis Concepts provides a down-to-earth, simple concept of hypnosis and then explains several powerful concepts. Although this audiobook provides several scripts and demonstrations, it is intended to help practitioners quickly get their practice beyond elaborate and hard-to-master linguistic patterns and complex and lengthy scripts and focus.Hypnosis is not magic.
It’s not mind reading. You will not be clucking like a chicken in a hypnotherapy session. Nor will you actually be asleep. Hypnosis is a deep state of relaxation and alertness, all at the same time. It is a natural state that every person already goes through at least twice a .Hypnosis Script Book Earn more from your hypnosis practice with my HUGE collection of hypnosis scripts BONUS!!
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As part of Downtown San Jose’s First Friday event, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles will be hosting Taiwanese artist, Wu Yu Jung. Wu Yu Jung lives in the San Jose Sister City of Tainan, Taiwan’s ‘Cultural Capital.’ In conjunction with New Terrains: Mobility and Migration Project, her project “Hey, Are You Free?” will be featured in an upcoming exhibition at SJMQT. Wu Yu Jung is traveling from Taiwan and will be at the Museum for First Friday on October 5, 2018 from 7-10 pm. Please come out to support, meet and welcome her!
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We stayed for one night in the hotel and another one in the desert with the hotel tour we booked. The tour was amazing. We had a really pleasent experience and our guide was great. Meanwhile the staff in the hotel know how to threat their guests. We always felt welcome and could ask for everything if we needed something.
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WILDLIFE and environmental issues will be featured in a series of talks at Bedworth's central library.
The talks are being run as part of the BBC's Breathing Places campaign to highlight community involvement in the environment.
Elaine Skates, of Warwick-shire Wildlife Trust, will be giving a talk on the trust's projects on Thursday, April 19, at 2pm.
Andy Strachan, of Ryton's organic gardens, will be visiting Bedworth Library, in High Street, on Tuesday, April 24 at 2pm to demonstrate 'green gardening.'
Mick Bird, of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, will be visiting on Thursday, April 26, to talk about the RSPB and show how to make a bird box.


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Only one Borders location is left in Palm Beach County, a Waldenbooks in the Mall at Wellington Green. It too will be gone after the liquidation sale — up to 40 percent off items in the store, according to an employee who answered the phone today. It started today and no end date is set.
In case you didn’t know, Borders is going out of business. No one who Borders’ executives considered legitimate offered to buy the stores, so the chain is closing its doors for good. There used to be one on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard and one on Glades Boulevard in Boca Raton, but those had already closed. The liquidation includes all Borders, Borders Express and Waldenbooks.
CEO Mike Edwards sent an email today to loyal customers: “We had worked very hard toward a different outcome. The fact is that Borders has been facing headwinds for quite some time, including a rapidly changing book industry, the eReader revolition and a turbulent economy. We put up a great fight, but regrettably, in the end, we weren’t able to overcome these external forces.”
Gift cards will be honored during the liquidation sale, the email says, as will Borders Rewards Plus discounts (through Aug. 5) and Borders Bucks (expire July 31).


text: In parallel with the complete renovation of the apartment, the garden was also renovated. The very small area squeezed between the house and the retaining walls greatly limited the design possibilities. Since we wanted to keep the feeling of the garden as bright as possible, we decided on a mulch made of gravel, which works much brighter than soil or bark. At the request of the owner, we took a more minimalist approach with sparser planting, which is beautiful all year round. From the previous plants, we kept a smaller red Japanese maple, and for the central tree we chose a multistem Amelanchier, whose trunks cast an interesting shadow in the afternoon and draw special pictures on the wall of the house. The evergreen base is formed by yews, sedges, horsetails, ivy, and the wall and fence will be greened by evergreen honeysuckle.


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I have a slight obsession with chalkboards and chalkboard paint... it seems to be infiltrating my home and the kitchen is no exception! I had some 'artwork' in our breakfast nook that I wanted to update, so I grabbed my chalkboard paint and chalk and went to work.
I jumped on Pinterest for some inspiration and found this quote...
My drawing skills aren't up to this level, but I thought the quote was fun, so I sketched it out and then started to fill it in.
As with most of my DIY/crafty posts, there are a lot of great tutorials out there, so I won't go step by step. But, if you want to do something like this, keep in mind the following:
- Always prep your chalkboard before drawing. To do this, rub chalk all over the surface and erase. This will help with shadowing if you decide to change your chalk drawing later
- Use a pencil sharpener to keep your chalk lines more crisp
- Use wet chalk. The image on the right (above) is dry chalk, the one on the left is wet chalk after it dried
- I used regular chalk for this project. You can use chalkboard markers but I've read that it can be permanent on chalkboard paint. Since I might want to change this up (holidays, seasons, etc.) I went with the less permanent route
My finished artwork below! It isn't as intricate or cool looking as some of the Pinterest inspirations, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

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By Vasileios Liakos and George Vellidis
Ample water is a critical input needed to grow high-yielding, high-quality crops. Today, irrigated agriculture represents 20 percent of the total cultivated land, but contributes 40 percent of the total food produced worldwide. Due to overuse, droughts and growing demand by urban and industrial users, competition for available fresh water supplies is rapidly increasing. California’s Central Valley and the Southern Great Plains are prime examples of agricultural areas where food production is threatened by decreasing availability of irrigation water.
Despite this, relatively few growers use science-based irrigation scheduling methods. Data from the most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey indicate that more than 72 percent of irrigated farms in the United States still rely either on a fixed schedule or on visual cues of plant stress such as wilting. Only 28 percent of farms use any type of science-based irrigation scheduling tools, and even fewer (12 percent) use soil moisture sensors.
The extent to which improper timing and amount of irrigation applied can result in yield losses has been documented for many crops. For example, researchers in Tennessee found that improper timing of irrigation in cotton may result in yield losses of between $150 to $750 per acre.
There are many inhibiting factors preventing adoption of irrigation scheduling tools, including cost of soil moisture sensors, labor involved with installing and removing them, regular data entry required of web-based scheduling tools, etc. The ubiquitous use of smartphones provides a platform on which to deliver sophisticated yet easy-to-use irrigation scheduling tools. Smartphone applications (apps) are ideal tools for irrigation scheduling because they are with the user at all times, are readily accessible and engage the user through notifications.
A team of University of Florida and University of Georgia scientists and engineers developed a suite of SmartIrrigation apps that provide real-time irrigation schedules for avocado, blueberry, citrus, corn, cotton, soybean, strawberry, turf and vegetables. The vegetable app includes squash, tomato and watermelon grown on plastic mulch and cabbage and watermelon grown without plastic mulch.
The apps are available for both Android and iOS platforms. Information about the apps and links to download them can be found at www.smartirrigationapps.org.
DRIVEN BY WEATHER DATA
All of the SmartIrrigation apps use weather data to calculate daily evapotranspiration or crop water use. They use this information to determine when to notify the user that irrigation is needed.
Weather data are collected automatically from different sources. In Georgia and Florida, the apps can use the states’ weather station networks. For the rest of the country, they rely on gridded data sets provided by the National Weather Service or by commercial weather-data providers.
Rain received is critical in determining the need for irrigation in certain crop production systems, so some SmartIrrigation apps provide the user with the option of using on-farm automated rain gauges that link directly to the apps.
FREE AND EASY TO USE
Using the SmartIrrigation apps is very simple. The user provides information about the field such as planting date, general soil type, irrigation system type, and depending on the crop, a few other parameters. The location of the field is determined by dropping a pin on a map. Set-up typically takes less than five minutes.
Once the field is set up, the apps run automatically and communicate with the user via notifications. Notifications are sent when rain is recorded, when the growth stage of the crop changes, and when irrigation is needed. No action is needed from the user except to inform the apps when irrigation took place. This is done simply by tapping an “Add Irrigation” button on the main user screen of the apps (Figure 1).
The avocado, citrus, cotton, soybean, strawberry, turf and vegetable SmartIrrigation apps have been released and are available for use at no cost. The blueberry and corn apps are still in beta testing with select growers and will be released in 2020. In addition to irrigation scheduling, the corn app will also track soil nitrate and recommend when side-dress applications should be applied.
MORE CROP PER DROP
The apps have been tested on plot studies and on farms extensively. When compared to calendar-based irrigation scheduling tools, the apps usually result in higher water-use efficiency. Table 1 summarizes the performance of the cotton app when compared to the calendar irrigation scheduling method for cotton recommended by University of Georgia Extension.
The cotton app resulted in higher yields and lower water use in five consecutive years, regardless of weather conditions. Studies conducted by the University of Georgia and the University of Florida with the vegetable app on tomato and watermelon showed similar results. Results also show that the blueberry, corn, cotton, soybean and vegetable apps all had water use and yield similar to scheduling with soil moisture sensors.
The SmartIrrigation apps are an easy-to-use but powerful tool for significantly increasing irrigation water-use efficiency. They are a good way to produce more crop per drop.
Vasileios Liakos is an assistant research scientist and George Vellidis is a professor, both in the Crop and Soil Sciences Department at the University of Georgia in Tifton.
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New all-time record for an NFL card: This 1/1 National Treasures @PatrickMahomes Autographed Rookie Card has sold for $4.3 million.— Boardroom (@boardroom) July 28, 2021
The previous record was a @TomBrady rookie card that sold for $3.1M in March.
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“My goodness ,” tweeted Mahomes in response to the news.
The previous record was for a Tom Brady rookie card that sold for $3.1 million in March.
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Rapper Drake has finally dropped the long awaited music video for his single, Laugh Now Cry Later.
The rapper, however, took to his twitter handle to form the announcement this morning and since then, it’s been the talk about the town.
Drake features Lil Durk within the blockbuster .
His fans took to the comment section to share their feelings because it has been a trend on twitter after the video dropped.
However, it’s been gathered that Drake’s tweet has been retweeted over 16.5k times and received 40.43k .
Laugh now Cry later (Official Video) https://t.co/reMRBDT5nj
— Drizzy (@Drake) August 14, 2020
Below are some of the comments from his fans.
@JefferyxBball commented: “My hood already bumpin it down the skreets.”
@miggycox wrote: “Nice. This sounds like every goddamned Drake song for the past 10 years. Same tired flow. Same beat. Same scheme. Same lazy delivery all around. Might be time to switch it up, bro.”
@jpabs said: “This is it right here, an absolute jam.”
@natealyn commented: “Thank you for this gem.”
@CelticsIn2 wrote: “Drake is getting closer to Michael Jackson each drop and y’all don’t want to admit it.”
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Just made it for this Allsorts challenge with only a few hours to spare. The theme is **anything goes with an option to go scenic**. For my card I've gone with a garden gate showing a small part of the scene visible on the other side of the wall. The aperture was cut into the piece of card before embossing the brick wall and then stamping and die cutting the other elements to build up the card. Final addition was a kaleidoscope of golden butterflies. Lots of lovely inspiration from the design team and still a few hours left to enter if you fancy going into the draw for a prize..
Brick Wall - Stampin' Up brick embossing folder
Gate and Flowers - Grace's Garden stamps with matching die set Stampin' Up (retired)
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Joshua Tree National Park is located in southeastern California. It is located between Riverside and San Bernardino counties. It is a desert location and gets very little rainfall. The park is named after Joshua Trees. (3-page lesson)
Joshua Tree Entrance
This is one of the the entrances to Joshua Tree National Park.
National Parks in the United States are run by the U.S. Park Service. National parks are protected area.
There are 58 national parks in the United States.
There is a guard shack at the park entrance.
A park ranger collects an entrance fee for each vehicle that enters the park.


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He will renew your strength, and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring whose water never fails. (Isaiah 58:11)
Forty years ago, my father planted four oak trees in our front yard. Actually, they looked more like skinny sticks. Each day, my sisters and I took turns watering them. As we hosed the roots, my father made us wait until the water puddled into a circle. We often rolled our eyes. “Let the water run” Dad called out to us from the front porch. All these years later, the trees are tall pillars that adorn my childhood home. Deeply rooted, they are strong and stately.
This Lent, soak up God’s strength. Become Lovely, rooted in Him.
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Desert -- An Introduction
are mainly found around the tropic of Cancer and tropic of Capricorn in
Northern and Southern Hemispheres respectively. The common definition of desert is a
region that receives less than 25cm of rain a year on average.
When people think of deserts, the following image comes to their minds : hot and arid land, vast expanses of sand, soil of reddish brown color, a sky of brilliant blue, no or very few plants, cacti, spiny leaves and camel is the only animal that they can think of.
The truth is not like that. It is not very common to find sand in a desert, but small rocks, pebbles and loose gravel on the surface layer instead. Only 15% of the world' s desert surface is pure sand. (Parts of the Sahara and Arabia desert)
Desert occupies about one fifth to one third of the earth' s surface. The rainfall pattern is not a seasonal one. Instead, rain usually falls in the form of sudden, violent thunderstorms. There may be several storms in a year or none for several years. The " average rainfall each year" is not calculated based on one year' s rainfall, but on the total rainfall in a long period of time.
" How about the polar regions with sheets of floating ice?" You may ask. Large
amount of water is locked up in the icecap. The average rainfall in the cold deserts
located in polar regions is within 25cm.
The rate of evaporation ( known as " Moisture Index" ) can be used to classify deserts as there are extremely high temperatures, low humidities and very little cloud cover.
How extreme are the temperatures ? The daytime air temperature can reach 58oC (136oF) in the Sahara. Soil temperature may reach 80oC (176oF). For half a year, the average temperature of the Mongolian desert is below the freezing point. In Antarctica, the winter mean temperature is -30oC (41oF).
|The subjective definition of desert:
An empty, arid region with only a few highly specialized plants can survive. The thin soils, being attacked by wind, lack humus and so are generally infertile. The moisture lost through evaporation is greater than that gained in rainfall. The rainfall is irregular. The drought period is usually longer than one year except for the Antarctica. The extremely dry and hot condition made crop growth quite impossible.If enough vegetation grows by following the rain to provide grazing for flocks and herds, seasonal or nomadic pastoralism may be carried out.
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During the Capcom Cup 2017 today, Capcom announced that Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection would be coming to all major platforms in 2018. The Collection will feature a total of 12 arcade games from the original all the way to 3rd Strike. Below are a list of all the titles to be included.
In some of these games there will also be an online feature which will include both ranked matches, casual matches, lobbies, and leaderboards, along with Arcade perfect gameplay.
This is the largest Street Fighter Collection to ever be released. It will include all versions of Street Fighter (just the one), Street Fighter 2 with the exception of Final Challengers for the Nintendo Switch, Street Fighter Alpha, and Street Fighter III.
I don’t know about you but for me this will be a day one purchase. Whether you are an old school gamer or missed out on these classic titles, this collection certainly looks like it’s worth picking up. The Collection will release in May 2018 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC.