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|Performers are more than just vessels to carry out other people’s words. We are artists and creators with our own personal stories to tell.|
Currently, I am in consideration to be a costume character in zoos across the country, and I really want the gig because I need it to pay my bills. (I am barely making ends meet with my day job.) It’s been too hot to get out of bed, yet I do get up because there is something I am compelled to work on: “The Passion Project.” I am not the first performer who has turned to writing during a career lull in order to experience artistic fulfillment. Sometimes, for others to hear our voices, we (performers) must take matters into our own hands.
A good friend once told me, “Rori, I think you were meant to write something that illuminates love in a new way.” In hopes of carrying out this ambitious prophecy, I have been working quietly and steadily on a rock musical in which I also intend to perform. I previously wrote a play called Down This Road, that received various staged readings around the city. The result was my proudest achievement to date. Nothing can beat sitting in the audience and hearing a dedicated cast bring the words you have written to life. It was euphoric to watch an audience laugh, cry, and relate to a work that previously existed only in my head.
|Rosa Rodriguez and Lindsey Ireland as Jett and Chloe in Down This Road at Shetler Studios|
The moments in the play when the characters briefly sang to each other were the most effective, so I decided to expand the piece into a full-blown rock musical entitled, Fan Girl. I hope the dark, edgy, tragically romantic nature of the show will appeal to the Bare, Spring Awakening, Rent and Once generation of theater-goers.
The premise is as follows: America is a culture obsessed with fame and celebrities. Rock stars, especially, have a responsibility to use their power wisely and be good role models. However, when rock star Skylar Cole abuses her power and misleads some of the impressionable young fan girl “vultures” who idolize her, the consequences are dire for her and her fans.
This is an especially relevant topic today considering our worship of pop idols who are constantly arrested for reckless and scandalous behavior. Still, they manage to enthrall the masses with their endless charm and beauty.
|Stars are nothing without their fans, but sometimes they get adoration when they don’t deserve it.–credit|
While many celebrities seem to have the world on a silver platter, they may feel empty on the inside. Too many young talents are taken far too soon because we ignore their cries for help. Yet, even after stars burn out, the love for them still burns on. I hope to highlight that phenomenon with my writing.
After I complete the final draft, an exciting chain of events can take place.
1. I will send my rough garage band recordings of the songs (in which I currently harmonize with myself) to an arranger who will transcribe the music for a full rock band.
2. Next, I will assemble a trusted team including a director, stage manager, choreographer, and musical director. Once the team and music are set, I will place a casting call seeking quadruple-threat actors who can sing, dance, act, and perhaps even play some instruments.
3. Then, I will rent a rehearsal studio, in which a performance will culminate for friends and family. I will ask the audience to give honest feedback.
4. Taking the feedback into account, I will do some rewrites, and finally, submit for the NYC Fringe, Midtown International Theater Festival (MITF), and New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF). Each of these festivals has a lengthy application process, but if chosen, the rewards can be great. The shows attract reviewers and sometimes get the attention of producers who help the show move on to bigger venues.
|Altar Boyz and Title of Show ended up off Broadway and on Broadway after both debuting in NYMF.|
Obviously, before opening in a full-blown production, I need to raise money for sets, costumes, lights, paychecks, etc. The Kickstarter campaign is a great way for independent artists to get funding. Sebastian LaCause, former Broadway star and now the creator of the successful web series, “Hustling,” used Kickstarter to reach his goal of $30,600 in just over a month. When he began the project, he was funding it out of his own pocket because “it was a means of creative expression.” Now, the show is in its third season and going strong.
|Sebastian LaCause serves as writer, director, producer, production designer and co-editor on his web series, Hustling.|
Many other renowned actors have experienced success with a similar means of self-starting. Singer/songwriter Declan Bennett from Broadway’s American Idiot and the West End’s Once, often squeezed in live gigs at small venues “continually pushing the hours in a day to find an audience for his music.” He needed to get out and play his tunes on the guitar, even in the midst of his busy eight-show-a-week schedule. Eventually, he was able to record his songs onto the album, Record Break Up.
|Declan’s songs come from within, but have universal appeal. His song “Bang” is my favorite of all time.|
We all have personal stories to tell, not just for our own cathartic release, but with hope that we can inspire and enlighten others with our experiences. The good news is, I don’t have to give private readings only for my cat. Luckily, I live in the greatest city in the world that thrives on new, indie works and emerging artists. New York City provides the outlet. All I need is a little bit of entrepreneurial spirit, a lot of nerve, and to finish writing it.


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So I kind of missed the 24-hour period that is typically referred to as Friday this week, but I’m not apologizing. That is because my Friday, just like this post, has been specially dedicated to my mom on her birthday.
While both parents had a big impact on my love of music, today is about my mom. She was my first fan at band concerts, even when I was laughably, er, unskilled at alto saxophone when I first started. She was my first duet partner, as we sang along to songs in the car or I taught her what song I learned at school that day. She helped me have the confidence to sing in front of people in church and helped me learn all the words to many a song in the thick hymnals lining the church pew. She even bought me my first guitar, which I’m only now learning to play—and she’s patiently handling what odd twangs come from her house at all times of the day or night.
My mom means much more to me than just music, of course, but since 1) this is a mainly music-themed blog, and 2) there’s no way to possibly explain how much my mom means to me, I’ll leave you with this:
Happy birthday, Mom! Thank you for all you do, and I love you so, so much.


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I truly and honestly enjoy taking photos. It's hard sometimes to continue shooting film because it can cost so much. And it's hard to make a living out of it because nobody want to hire a photographer who shoots film because they even think it's too expensive. From here and there I get offered a gig and I would turn it down depending if I was feeling it or not. So I have two things in the way of the money, my stubbornness and cost. And when I do accept gigs it's usually for a friend and I'd do it as a favor and charge them just the processing fees and gas. I don't charge enough to pay the bills, but that's why I have a job.
An old friend of mine (Pedro) hit me up one day and told me about a friend who wants to model. Pedro thought of other photographers but somehow was drawn to my style and chose me for her first try at modeling. Pedro was also willing to pay, I didn't charge him anything, just for gas an processing fee but a little bit of what I have left from it paid for my food and gas and that goes a long motherfucking way though. I appreciate Pedro for picking me to do this shoot. I met up with Pedro and the model, Lupita in Little Italy around 430 pm. When the sun is soft and building provide shades on the westside of the street. I spend last night looking through my old photos to find inspiration and looked through my friend's Instagram for inspiration and thanks to their creativeness it helped me with my creative block. I get nervous at every shoot, every time, and that will never change. To my surprise, Lupita did a good job at modeling. Basically she worked just the way like, all natural. I just had her be natural as possible and I would just snap away. She was great and the shoot went smooth, quite surprised of how well it went considering this is her first time in front of a camera. Yes there's some improvement of course, but that will come when she's more comfortable in front of me, and I can already till she's getting comfortable.
After the shoot I met up with David a.k.a Bojangles, a friend and a member of the DudeBlvd Crew. David is one of the photographers I love and respect, he started out as a young photographer to help out with blogging materials for DudeBlvd Crew and we just clicked. After I ended the DudeBlvd Crew and site due to personal issues me and David remained in contact and meet up once in a while to eat and simply talk photography. I admit, David was not that great of a photographer, he was just pure and really enjoy taking photos. That's all I like in a photographer. I sat with David today to check out his photos from his recent trip to Japan and I was thinking the shots are going to be just okay. I was curious to see Japan through his lens and to my fucking surprise, his shots blew me away. He definitely matured and advanced on his skills. Watched a clip of his vlog that looked like a clip from Viceland Media, and he showed me his new blogging materials he hasn't post yet and he captured Japan's car scene perfectly. I can't wait to share his work once he gets it up on his site.

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Here is my situation. I am closing on a construction loan in mid September. I currently have only 2 credit cards with zero balances. I have only one hard pull on my credit report, from the mortgage.
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Before applying for a mortgage, obtain both your credit score and your credit history report. You’ll want to verify there are no errors on the report Finally, do not apply for new credit in the few months leading up to your mortgage application. Banks get suspicious if it looks like you’re piling on the new.
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which is a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased by 1.9% in the week ending 19 th July. The fall followed on from a 1.1% decline in the week ending 12 th July. The Refinance Index.
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SRINAGAR: Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Abdul Haq on Saturday directed to put two employees of RDD under suspension for misconduct in their duties.
Rashid Ahmad of Chandil block has been put under suspension after a video emerged showing the Junior Assistant accepting bribe from a local.
Another Junior Assistant Aijaz Ahmad Parray of Tangmarg block was also put under suspension for levelling baseless allegations against the government while being a government employee himself. Both the employees are currently under probation.
On the directions of the minister, both the employees have been put under suspension and attached to the Directorate of Rural Development Department Kashmir.
Minister has also asked Director RDD Kashmir to conduct an inquiry in the matter and submit a detailed report within a period of 15 days.
He said the government has adopted a zero tolerance for corruption and no such act will be accepted by the government. He said the government is going to act tough against the corrupt officials and will not hesitate in sending such officials back home.

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When Bill 108 and associated regulations come into force, it will affect the planning and financial tools to support new development in communities across Toronto (growth pays for growth) that the City uses to provide:
Bill 108 also changes where the City can require new affordable housing, how heritage buildings are conserved and how development applications are reviewed by the City and at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT).
The Province’s current draft regulations related to Bill 108 are provided below. The commenting period for these draft regulations has now closed. The City will continue to post links to future regulations related to Bill 108 as they become available.
The Province introduced Bill 138, the Plan to Build Ontario Together Act on November 6, 2019. The Bill sets out an appeal process for the new Community Benefits Charge and provides information on transition matters related to parkland dedications from new development. City Council adopted the Staff Report: Bill 138 – Preliminary City Comments, on November 26, 2019.
Below are links to the City’s preliminary comments and materials on Bill 108:

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US-led coalition delivers air strike on civilian procession in Iraq — Defense ministryWorld October 22, 18:45
Gazprom supplies to Europe reach record-breaking 590 mln cubic meters on FridayBusiness & Economy October 22, 18:24
Minsk protests against Ukraine's forced return to Kiev of Belavia planeWorld October 22, 14:05
Russian Foreign Ministry: Militants in Aleppo fail assistance delivery, civilians outflowsRussian Politics & Diplomacy October 22, 14:03
Kremlin: Syria’s breakup may become catastrophe for the regionRussian Politics & Diplomacy October 22, 14:00
Kremlin: Common language at Normandy Four talks is not oftenRussian Politics & Diplomacy October 22, 13:56
Kremlin: Extending humanitarian pause in Aleppo is Putin’s independent decisionRussian Politics & Diplomacy October 22, 13:50
Putin offered condolences to families of victims in Mi-8 crash in YamalSociety & Culture October 22, 11:20
Production of Russian flu vaccines in Nicaragua may start on October 22Society & Culture October 22, 7:44
NEW YORK, December 11. /ITAR-TASS/. Pope Francis has been named Person of the Year by US-based Time magazine, as announced in the morning program of NBC TV channel.
Earlier it was reported that among other candidates for the nomination were ex-CIA employee Edward Snowden and Syria’s President Bashar Assad.
First Man of the Year by The Time was declared in 1927. It was an American aviator Charles Lindbergh, that was the first who crossed the Atlantic by air.


I have a problem with low power signal receive on antenna.
If I stay near to antenna the signal power is to 50%.
I have 1 WLC Controller 2112, the TX signal power is set to 1.
It's possible to miss some configuration on WLC?
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ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
Scandal-Plagued Ryan Zinke Forced Out of White House Post
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Zaha Hadid – World architecture
June 29 - September 29, 2013
Realdania and Kvadrat
The exhibition, Zaha Hadid – World Architecture, has been developed by Zaha Hadid Architects in collaboration with the Danish Architecture Center and
This exhibition at The Danish Architecture Center featured the work of the internationally acclaimed star architect Zaha Hadid in her first solo exhibition in Scandinavia.
For the past 30 years, Zaha Hadid has challenged the boundaries of architecture with her sensual, expressive architectural language which has become an icon for our vision of the global architecture of tomorrow. Examples of her work include: the MAXXI Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome (2010), Guangzhou Opera House (2010), the BMW Central Building in Leipzig (2005), London Aquatic Center (2012) and, in Denmark, the extension to the museum Ordrupgaard (2005), situated north of Copenhagen.
For this major exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center, Zaha Hadid Architects created an extraordinary exhibition experience. The audience entered a world of towers, floating shells, selected projects and designer objects. Everything was presented in a borderless scenic universe, showing how Zaha Hadid’s spectacular buildings and designs arise out of a progressive digital and geometric universe.
At the exhibition the visitors experienced an interactive installation that changed in form and expression by the visitor’s movements in space. Here you can see a video of the installation from the exhibition.
In 2005, Zaha Hadid created the extension to the museum Ordrupgaard, situated north of Copenhagen. This is her only building in Scandinavia. By decoding and interpreting the museum’s setting, the unique expression of the extension of the museum adds an extra dimension to Ordrupgaard’s original, neo-classical building.
The exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center was Zaha Hadid’s first solo exhibition in Scandinavia and thus it was the first time that a Danish audience were invited into her universe.

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Siblings love, disparage, look out for and cover up for one another all of their lives. But how do you love or cover up for a sister who kills her boyfriends and then develops a fixation for a man whom you long to love? Do you tip him off? Do you stop your sister? Or do you stand back? That's the plot at the heart of a dark comedy enlivened by a deadpan wit by the Nigerian novelist Oyinkan Braithwaite. Her book is "My Sister, The Serial Killer."
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Carson Valley Medical Center hosts health fair
Carson Valley Medical Center hosts a family health and wellness fair 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 21.
The event will offer free health screenings including nutritional assessments, glucose screening, lung health screening, physical therapy assessment, body composition analysis, and blood pressure checks.
Children preparing to enroll for next season’s sports teams can receive a free sports physical.
Flu vaccinations will be offered by Carson City Health and Human Services. Vaccinations can be billed to most major insurances or are available for $20.
For additional health and wellness, visit the relaxation station to learn how to reduce stress through yoga, aromatherapy, and massage.
Many local agencies will be available to provide information on living a healthy lifestyle, including the Partnership of Community Resources, Family Support Council, Care Flight, East Fork Fire & Paramedic Districts, Wildtree Natural Products, Heart to Heart School, CVMC Breast Cancer Resource Center, Podiatrist Dr. Melhuish, Backpack Buddies, WIC, and Home Instead Senior Care.
Healthy snacks will be available from several booths, and children can spend time in the free bounce house and face painting station.
The fair will be in the CVMC parking lot at 1107 Highway 395 at the south end of Gardnerville.
Attendees interested in the nutritional assessment are advised to bring any recent lab results, if available. Attendees interested in glucose screening are advised to fast for the most accurate results. Bring an insurance card for flu vaccinations.
For more information, visit cvmchospital.org or contact the CVMC public relations department at 782-1512.

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The QJ-14s were a black op unit that featured in Mutant X.
The QJ-14s were a black op soldier unit that performed covert operations but were eventually killed in combat. A corrupt weapon's dealer known as Stephan Bailey restored the bodies of the deceased soldiers with limited brain functions by placing implants in their temporal lobes to control their actions. Becky Dolan, a con woman, would steal a disk and threatened to interfere in his plans for attaining a defense contract which resulted in Bailey ordering two of the QJ-14s to kill her and bring the disk back to him.
The soldiers of the QJ-14's, being dead, were essentially indestructible which proved to be a problem when Mutant X became involved in the conflict. However, Adam Kane managed to tap into their brains and trace the signal to its source. After this, he turned the QJ-14s against their own creator.

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Boss Steve Cooper talked of the importance of getting a win as Nottingham Forest ended a run of three straight draws by beating Peterborough United 2-0.
It made it seven games unbeaten for the Reds, although prior to seeing off Posh, five of their last six matches had finished as stalemates.
They found it tough to get going at the City Ground, but goals from James Garner and Ryan Yates clinched three points in an improved second half.
“It’s great to win the game. We needed to win after three consecutive draws,” said Cooper.
“We didn’t play well enough in the first half to win the game. The principles of the game weren’t quite right. In possession, we didn’t get on the ball and make enough passes. Out of possession, we didn’t get up to Peterborough and win the ball back often enough.
“That needed addressing. There were some tactical things as well that we needed to show, which needed changing.
“But second half, I thought we were really good. I thought the game was played in Peterborough’s half. I felt we could have had a penalty or two (for handball claims) - definitely one. I felt we were probing, and felt we were the team who were going to create the proper chances.
“Fortunately, that was the case.
“We were getting in down the sides, and we scored from it with people getting in the six-yard box, which is something we challenged the players with a couple of days ago.
“You could say it was a fortunate second goal, but it was a great delivery. That’s what you aim to do, you aim to create chaos and confusion through good positioning, good movement and good delivery - and that’s what happened.”
Garner notched his first goal of the season when he finished off a ball from Brennan Johnson with 20 minutes to go.
The Manchester United loanee then set up the second as he whipped the ball in from a corner.
There had been no harsh words said in the dressing room at half-time, however, despite the flat first half.
“That was a personal challenge for Jimmy, to get in the six-yard box, and he did,” said Cooper.
“You’ve got to be there to score, and he was.
“It was brilliant from Brennan to get in down the side. I thought we were a good threat down the right with Djed (Spence) and Brennan.
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“We didn’t quite get it right in the first half. But those two can be an exciting pairing, and they showed it in the second half.
“We needed the win. Don’t get me wrong, we will also be talking about the first half.
“If we play the whole game like we did the second half, great. If we play the whole game like we did the first half, we won’t win enough games.
“But it was a good learning curve.
“We didn’t have strong words at half-time. We don’t do strong words. We demand and we push, we challenge them all the time. But they responded.
“Deep down, they would have known the first half wasn’t good enough anyway.”
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As many as 65 residential apartment blocks built for the 2012 Olympic Games are now valued at £0. Our guest, a resident of Stratford’s East Village, explains why.
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A survey designed to ensure high-rise blocks of flats adhere to fire safety rules is causing mortgages to be declined. Have you been affected?
Are media headlines based on ‘average data’ influencing our decisions to buy, sell, invest or re-mortgage? Our guest explains why she thinks that’s the case.
This month’s scam watch saw the loss of £1,400 to a property deposit fraudster. Here’s how it was done, and what you need to watch out for.
There are a series of issues around leasehold new-build houses – including clauses that make ground rents rise to thousands of pounds a year. Isn’t it about time this system was fixed?
The government has announced plans to bring about greater regulation of letting and managing agents, but we still have a way to go on detail. Have you had problems with a letting agent?
Everyone knows that moving home is one of the most stressful things you can do. This anonymous author reached breaking point when she was ‘gazundered’ by her buyer and then the removal firm failed to show…
A government review of the home-buying process has begun and our call to simplify one of the most stressful purchases is being heard. We’ve called for change and we’re now hoping to see actions as well as words, and sooner rather than later.
Buying and selling a home is stressful. It can be a long and uncertain process full of pitfalls. But with homebuying or selling being cited as one of the top consumer concerns by younger people, is it more demanding than it needs to be?
Our annual moving house survey revealed some buyers face some real surprises when they turn up to view a house.
Last week the UK voted to leave the EU. Whatever your views on Brexit, it’s clear that we’re set for a period of uncertainty when it comes to our personal finances.
Last summer my husband and I decided we‘d like to move house. After having a relatively smooth experience as first-time buyers we hadn’t anticipated what was in store for us this time around…
Selling a house can be expensive. High street estate agents typically take 1% – 2% of the sale price in commission alone, so it’s little wonder that online-only rivals are shouting about potential savings. But is the trade-off worth it?
Our latest research has found that moving house is second only to divorce when it comes to stressful life events. So how can you make the process easier?


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Peshrew Shwani is a Kurdish journalist in Kirkuk. He and his friend, Salar Ardalani, sent in snapshots of their home town. This is the Kirkuk skyline at sunset.
Young girls heading to the shops in a Kurdish area of Kirkuk.
Peshrew points out there isn't a lot for young people to do in Kirkuk.
Boys diving into the River Khasa, just outside Kirkuk.
Peshrew says Saddam Hussein's forces used Kirkuk Castle, a symbol of Kurdish history, as a military base from which they controlled the area.
A turkey on a farm outside Kirkuk. The turkey is a popular bird on Kirkuk dinner tables, especially in winter.
A broken down Iraqi army tank that children have painted on as a colourful protests against war. It sits in the middle of the road from Kirkuk to Suleimaniya.
A local beauty spot, Chami Razan, in the mountains in Kirkuk province. People visit for picnics.

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Qiagen plans to release its first next-generation sequencing products next year as part of its initiative to "expand the use of NGS into clinical research and molecular diagnostics," according to a company executive.
In June, the company revealed an ongoing initiative to build a clinically focused next-gen sequencing workflow. As part of that, Qiagen acquired Intelligent Bio-Systems, which had been developing next-gen sequencing platforms based on sequencing-by-synthesis chemistry licensed from Columbia University, and partnered with business software firm SAP on data processing and bioinformatics (CSN 6/27/2012).
In a conference call to discuss Qiagen's second-quarter earnings last week, CEO Peer Schatz explained that the company's next-gen sequencing products will not address the target discovery market, which he said is "by far" the largest market for NGS today. "Instead, we want to capture rapidly emerging opportunities in select areas, particularly by bringing this technology into clinical research and molecular diagnostics."
He said that customers have been telling Qiagen that the currently available NGS platforms do not meet their needs. In particular, those customers are looking for less expensive, more efficient, and routine workflows that are "based on proven standards," he said. They also want to be able to process multiple samples and load them continuously, and to analyze individual samples for specific targets, "which means random access." In addition, customers are interested in a full workflow, from sample prep to data interpretation, as well as a broad portfolio of assays.
"Our aim is to address all of these needs by offering complete workflow solutions based on proven Qiagen technologies, in combination with contributions from a range of partners," including SAP and newly acquired IBS, Schatz said.
"We are also open to working with other players to leverage our content strength as well," he noted. The company's GeneGlobe web portal already offers a portfolio of more than 60,000 well-defined molecular assays, which Qiagen now plans to use also for NGS applications.
Qiagen's own NGS system, more detailed specifications of which the company plans to reveal early next year, "will aggregate components, chemistries, and other elements from several sources and, therefore, will boast specifications beyond what has been previously disclosed from any contributed element," Schatz said.
He said that next-gen sequencing will not replace the company's real-time PCR or pyrosequencing technologies but will be complementary to those. "We see NGS being adopted in areas such as exploratory diagnostics, the diagnosis of complex diseases, and treatment of cancer patients."
More specifically, Qiagen's NGS workflow will include the company's existing sample prep technologies, such as nucleic acid extraction, nucleic acid preprocessing, and target enrichment products. It will also make use of Qiagen's QIAsymphony and QIAcube automation platforms.
The new sequencer module will build on IBS' sequencing-by-synthesis technology "and the benefits of Qiagen's chemistry," as well as "unique instrument concepts" from IBS, such as the ability to process up to 20 individual samples in parallel and to load flow cells continuously while the instrument is operating.
New software developed with SAP, using that firm's Hana technology, will significantly reduce data processing time and "better handle the processing of large amounts of data," he said.
Schatz reiterated that the firm will start with eight preconfigured gene panels for cancer, as well as customized panels.
Qiagen will face formidable competition in its effort to introduce next-gen sequencing in the clinical market, mostly from Illumina and Life Technologies, which are pushing their MiSeq and Ion Torrent PGM platforms into clinical applications and are planning to submit these instruments for 510(k) clearance by the FDA before the end of this year.
The company is also in litigation with Illumina over patents relating to the sequencing technology it acquired from IBS (CSN 7/23/2012).


A rigid, insulated tank is initially evacuated. The tank is connected with a supply line through which air ( assumed to be ideal gas with constant specific heats) passes at 1 MPa, 350 C. A valve connected with the supply line is opened and the tank is charged with air until the final pressure inside the tank reaches 1 MPa. The final temperature inside the tank.
A. Is greater than 350 C B. Is less than 350 C C. Is equal to 350 C D. may be greater than less than, or equal to 350 C, depending on the volume of the tank.


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I can't put my finger on it. The CEL is on and only showing one code: EGR Valve. I removed the control solenoid for it a while back, so that is why that code is still showing. I had all 4 plugs fouling on me so bad, I had to hold the throttle down almost 1/2 way just to keep it at an idle. I changed out the plugs and now I only have to hold the throttle down 1/8th down to keep it idling. It did improve, but it's still running rough. If I give it full throttle, then it tries to die on me no matter what I do to it. I've also changed the valve cover gasket and spark plug tube grommets with no improvement as well. I checked my fuel tank, thinking someone put something in it b/c I'm going through a nasty divorce, and it was completely clean. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated!
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To apply for insurance coverage for a functional rhinoplasty, your surgeon can perform one of several tests. A CT scan shows irregularities within the nose that are not visible to the naked eye. An acoustic rhinometry is a test that maps the inside of a patient's nose. A rhinomanometry tests the level of airflow within the nostrils. In some cases, insurance companies require that patients show that they have attempted to treat nasal obstruction with other treatments. These may include antihistamines, allergy desensitizing injections, and steroid spray.
One of the main things to keep in mind regarding medical tourism is how difficult it may be to see or even contact your doctor after surgery. Follow-up appointments are extremely important. When surgery is performed internationally, patients either miss post-operative appointments or have to stay in the area for an extended period of time. When you have surgery closer to home, you can more easily attend these appointments and visit your surgeon if any other problems or concerns arise. Many surgeons like myself will revise their own work at no additional charge except for anesthesia fees or surgical venue fees.
When talking about the price with your plastic surgeon, it’s important to know exactly what the cost covers. Is it just the surgeon’s fee? Or will it cover anesthesia, facility fees, implant cost, medical tests, pre- or post-op appointments, and medical supplies you’ll need during recovery? Do you need to purchase a specific bra for recovery or will they provide one?
I never expected such amazing results. The cost and recovery time was completely worth it. My doctor was very honest and informed me that it is pretty much impossible to have perfectly symmetrical breasts. However he proved himself wrong, my breasts are completely even and look as if they have never been touched. He went through my nipples so there is no scarring whatsoever. It was a perfect procedure.
While more experienced surgeons may charge more for their expertise, that’s not always the case. “You should not choose a qualified surgeon based on high fees any more than you should choose one based on low fees,” says Boca Raton, Florida plastic surgeon Dr. Hilton Becker in a RealSelf Q&A. “The most important factors should be education, experience, certification, and your ability to feel comfortable with your surgeon.”
Post treatment I was a left a little red and blotchy, so I cancelled any meetings I had straight after. Although the redness soon faded I was left with a few tiny pin prick points. I am told that bruising is common, but it all depends on how sensitive your skin is. I was also left with a slight headache, almost like I’d been wearing a swim cap for a few days. This too didn’t last longer than a few hours, and wasn’t anything that two paracetamol couldn’t fix. If you do experience a headache for longer than 48 hours, or any other symptoms like nausea or visual disturbances (although rare) you are advised to contact your practitioner.
Some costs for breast implant revision surgery may be covered by your surgeon, depending on the reason for revision. “Generally, if the doctor feels the result is below their expectations, they will often cover much or all of the cost,” says Seattle plastic surgeon Dr. Richard P. Rand in a RealSelf Q&A. “However, if the problem is something about your body, like capsular contracture or wrinkling and rippling above the muscle, it is reasonable that charges should apply as this is no fault of the doctor.”
The fees for Breast Augmentation Surgery typically can range from $5,500 to $9,000. The costs vary on several factors. These factors include implant type and the fees for the facility where the surgery will be performed. Additionally, implant costs vary between saline vs. silicone and smooth vs. textured implants, as well as shaped implants vs. round implants.
Some people opt for a temporary nonsurgical nose job—also called a liquid rhinoplasty—with hyaluronic=acid-based injectable fillers, like Voluma or Restylane Lyft. This minimally invasive procedure can camouflage bumps, create more symmetry, or lift and build up the tip of your nose. This approach has its limitations though. “If you have a large nose, it’s not going to get any smaller with fillers,” says Dr. Miller, though changes in proportions can sometimes make it appear smaller. It also can’t fix a crooked nose.

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Princess Kate might be in labour as we write this, however Mix FM's Rosso has stolen her thunder, sort of, by announcing that he and his wife Michelle will become parents for the second time.
Rosso enlisted his son Bugsy (pictured below) to help make the announcement, which you can hear below.
“I didn’t want to steal the lovely Royal Kate’s thunder”, said Rosso, “but we’re too excited to keep it to ourselves anymore."
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Anti-allergic action of aged black garlic extract in RBL-2H3 cells and passive cutaneous anaphylaxis reaction in mice.
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Garlic (Allium sativum) has been used as a food as well as a component of traditional medicine. Aged black garlic (ABG) is known to have various bioactivities. However, the effect of ABG on allergic response is almost unknown. In the present study, we investigated whether ABG can inhibit immunoglobulin E-mediated allergic response in RBL-2H3 cells as well as in vivo passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA). In in vitro tests, ethyl acetate extract (EBG) of ABG significantly inhibited the release ofβ-hexosaminidase (IC₅₀, 1.53 mg/mL) and TNF-α (IC₅₀, 0.98 mg/mL). Moreover, BG10, an active fraction of EBG, dramatically suppressed the release of β-hexosaminidase (IC₅₀, 53.60 μg/mL) and TNF-α (IC₅₀, 27.80 μg/mL). In addition, BG10 completely blocked the formation of prostaglandin E₂ and leukotriene B₄ at ≥25 μg/mL. When the effect of BG10 on FcɛRI receptor cascade was investigated, BG10 significantly inhibited the phosphorylation of Syk, but not Lyn. Furthermore, BG10 dose dependently decreased the phosphorylation of cytosolic phospholipase A₂ (cPLA₂) and5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) as well as the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Consistent with what has been mentioned earlier, BG10 also significantly inhibited the PCA reaction in mice. In conclusion, these results indicate that ABG suppresses the allergic response, and the mechanism for its anti-allergic action may involve suppressions of Syk, cPLA₂, 5-LO, and COX-2. The anti-allergic actions of ABG, EBG, or BG10 suggest that they may be useful as functional foods for allergic diseases.


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Pittsburgh is definitely a sports town-- boasting of a professional hockey, football, and baseball team-- it’s easy to see why.
But there is another sport that is also dear to Pittsburghers, and that’s golf.
Perhaps it’s because golf legend Arnold Palmer hails from nearby Latrobe and was beloved by many Pittsburghers. Or maybe golf is loved by so many locals because the U.S. Open has been played on the course at Oakmont multiple times. Whatever the reason, the number of courses in the area attests to the fact that golf is played-- and enjoyed-- by a lot of Pittsburghers.
If you know someone who loves to get a few rounds in each weekend, why not treat them to a GiftYa electronic gift card to use at their favorite course? They’re accepted at these courses-- as well as ones across the country-- and can never be forgotten or lost. Perhaps you know a kid who would like to learn to play golf-- or has never been on a course before-- this would be a perfect gift for them!
Image courtesy of Oakmont Country Club. This is one of the most beautiful courses in the country, and it’s right in Pittsburgh!
1233 Holton Rd.
Oakmont, PA 15139
Oakmont Country Club is the most prestigious course that Pittsburgh offers-- having played host to multiple U.S. Opens and PGA Championships.
It also boasts of being one of the most difficult courses in the United States, and challenges even the professional golfers that visit it.
This is a private club, but members are allowed to bring guests to enjoy a game of golf.
The club house is known throughout Pittsburgh as one of the most elegant, and weddings and other private events keep weekends here booked.
Image courtesy of Mt. Lebanon Magazine. This course is a local favorite, and one of the places to get in a quick game with friends.
100 Pine Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
Mt. Lebanon Golf Course is a public course that is local and easily accessible to those in not only the South Hills, but all over Pittsburgh.
This 99 acre course is also home to local high school golf teams-- including both Mt. Lebanon High School and neighboring Keystone Oaks-- that take advantage of its professionally maintained greens. It smaller size makes keeps the green fees low, and it’s perfect spot to host multiple local charity events throughout the year.
South Park Township
East Park Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
The South Park Golf Course is one of two public golf courses operated in an Allegheny County park. It has two layouts-- one 18 hole and one 9 hole-- which is perfect for either the experienced golfer or the novice.
This would be a great course to sharpen your skills before venturing to other, more crowded greens. While it does not offer as many perks as a private club, this course still offers cart rental and is a USGA member. It is also conveniently located close to shopping and other amenities for post-game relaxing.
“This is a great public course for the journeyman golfer in most of us. I play the 9 hole course with my league - The South Park Men's 60+ League. It's an honest course...not too challenging and offers a good range of challenges." -Yelp Review
4305 Brownsville Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
The South Hills Country Club is one of the most popular courses in Pittsburgh.
Golfers love taking in a game as they admire the gorgeous natural surroundings.
The club has been around since the 1920s, and is as popular for its swimming pool and patio almost as much as it is for golf.
The club house has recently undergone renovations, and now boasts of a stone fireplace and wood-accented windows. It is a popular spot for weddings!
Image courtesy of Bob O’Connor Golf Course. Named after the former mayor of Pittsburgh, this lovely course sits right in the heart of Pittsburgh.
5370 Schenley Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Bob O’Connor Golf Course, formerly Schenley Park Golf Course, is situated right in the heart of Pittsburgh.
It is a 18 hole course that boasts of 4,620 yards of golf and a par of 67.
This would be a great course to take any out-of-town guests too, since it is so close to the city. Right down the hill is the bustling neighborhood of Oakland, filled with shops and restaurants to visit.
100 Churchill Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
Edgewood Country Club offers a great green for Pittsburghers to play a round of golf on.
It also has all the other amenities that go with a country club-- clubhouse, pool, patio, tennis courts, and banquet rooms-- all situated in the quiet Edgewood neighborhood.
This is a private club, but it encourages new members to apply.
Edgewood Country Club is another well-known place in Pittsburgh for banquets or weddings, and the use of their facilities is available for non-members as well as members.
400 Longue Vue Drive
Verona, PA 15147
Created in the 1920s as a retreat for wealthy industrialists, Longue Vue has since transformed into a beautiful club that offers great golfing overlooking the Allegheny River.
It offers both golf and social memberships, but guests are also welcome to use the facilities as well.
In addition to golf, this club offers tennis, swimming, and skeet and trap shooting. Lessons are offered on site as well, encouraging members to have their children learn the joys of golf at a young age.
360 Galley Road
Canonsburg, PA 15317
Lindenwood Golf Club is just 25 miles south of Pittsburgh and is a great option for those looking to try a golf course they haven’t played on yet.
In addition to its 27 hole championship layout, it also features a driving range, putting green, chipping green and sand bunker.
These are a great way to practice part of your game or to just loosen up before hitting the course. Be sure to check out the golf outing packages, and make an entire day out of it!
Image courtesy of Clover Hill Golf Course This public course located in Franklin Park is open all year. Weather permitting, this means golfers don’t need to take the winter off to work on their skills.
2200 Reis Run Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
You’d almost never know this 9 hole golf course located in Franklin Park was there, but it has been challenging golfers since 1990.
Clover Hill Golf Course is one of the few golf courses in the area that is maintained and open all year round.
Which means if Pittsburgh happens to get a nice spell in March, be ready to take to the green! Clover Hill isn’t as long as other courses in the area, but it was designed to be a test of skill and accuracy. Utilizing sand traps, rolling greens, and water hazards, this course will definitely put your golf skills to the test.
If you’re looking to try out a new course, consider some of these great local options. Or if you’d like to try a new one, grab some friends and make a day out of it! What is your favorite Pittsburgh golf course and why? Let us know in the comments!

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Porsche’s chief designer Michael Mauer explains how he considers the style language of the future. He also explains how focusing on the future opens up possibilities for the present. The first question he comes with is, what will a designer come up with tomorrow? Well, first he’ll think about tomorrow, is what he says. According to Michael, it’s a designer’s job to look beyond the here and now towards the future, more or less constantly. Study how designers think, and you will find that they are not really living in the present, but are already a step ahead. It is comparable to what lawyers call the “fictitious second”, or what he calls the “aesthetic second” of the designer.
Continuing on the mindset of a designer, working on any Porsche 911, Michael said that this special aesthetic second, as a pacesetter of the present, is of course not enough to draw a future Porsche 911 that will hit the road four or five years later. So the question arises, as to how do designers recognize what will constitute the contemporary lines of tomorrow? Speaking on the same, American psychoanalyst, Stephen Grosz said, “The future is not someplace we’re going to, but an idea in our mind now. It is something we’re creating, that in turn creates us.” Ultimately, in order to be able to show tomorrow, a designer needs to travel to the day after tomorrow.
And once we reach the day after tomorrow, Michael says, it becomes a versatile space full of possibilities: a space that can show designers radical visions of a future present. Images are created, changed priorities become visible, and ideals can be re-evaluated. What we think of today as having no alternative may be gone by the day after tomorrow. And, what’s more, these visits to the day after tomorrow also change those who undertake the journey. As Grosz points out, traveling through time changes the traveler, too. And it’s this change that is the goal. It gives us new perspectives on how we use things such as cars, cell phones, or money. Enriched with this knowledge, the designer can travel further and back at the same time: into tomorrow.
Porsche is for the first time publishing design studies from 2005 to 2019 which have until now been kept under lock and key. In order to do their job and move from the visionary to the concrete – in other words, to define the very concrete shape that will fit perfectly into the brand image and the revolutionary spirit of the times in four to six years’ time – Porsche designers need to become lateral and longitudinal thinkers. This means first ensuring the logical continuation of what already exists and shaping what is beautiful into what is perfect. But just when they have created the highest degree of visual perfection from today’s point of view, designers break this by adding a precisely composed dissonance. Micheal calls this phenomenon as “Claudia Schiffer paradox”.
As someone born in the summer, he has long been fascinated by open-top cars. With the Porsche 918 Spyder, he gave the brand a modern visual direction. His favorite sports activities take him to the mountains, on skis or a mountain bike, but his thoughts always remain in the future.


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It is vital that you are careful and use reason when you learn new info on weight loss. If you hear something that sounds like it can’t really be true, then usually, it’s not. Luckily, this article outlines some sane weight loss strategies and provides tips that can be applied to any weight loss program to make it work for you.
You can lose weight effectively by gradually reducing the number of calories that you consume everyday. A good tip to use is to eat five hundred less calories each day.
One of the best ways to lose weight is to create low-calorie dishes similar to your favorite foods. A lot of individuals abandon their diet plan due to hunger and craving certain foods. If you eat the food you love, though in a low-calorie version, you will never feel deprived and will have a better chance of sticking to your diet.
A great tip is to eat your salad before you eat the rest of your meal. Salads have fiber and they are filling, but don’t have lots of calories. Avoid adding extra fatty items such as cheese or high calorie dressings to your salad.
Weight loss requires some sacrifice, but you do not need to sacrifice taste. In previous years, most weight-loss food was bland in taste and low in sugar. However, new sweeteners which are low calorie make weight loss food more palatable. This is the right path to take if you desire to keep eating your favorite foods while still attaining your weight loss goals.
If dropping potatoes from a diet is a tough choice to make, consider a tasty substitute made with mashed cauliflower. Cook them in a pot that is covered with water and some onion that is chopped. Cook this until tender and finish by pureeing it with veggie or chicken broth and black pepper. This will allow you to have much more nutrition for only a small amount of carbs.
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I must admit that the Octagon’s choice of “Robin Hood” for its Christmas production left me somewhat bemused. But its departure from the conventional has turned out to be a resounding success.
So much so that I would say this is the theatre’s best festive offering of recent times – and that is saying something! Three youngsters travel back in time for an adventure that involves swordplay, magic spells and the famous bow and arrow. And it all plays along to a multitude of masterful melodies and against the backdrop of convincing scenery.
A brilliant all-round production is capped by a masterclass of a performance by Christopher Villiers, who, as the Sheriff of Nottingham, plays it for all it is worth. Villiers is a villain verging on the ridiculous and he must have loved every minute of it. But while he commanded with his presence, the rest of the cast were confident enough not to be completely overshadowed by him.
I cannot single anyone out so credit must go to them all – Marc Small as Robin Hood, Clara Darcy (Nell/Mum), Jamie Baughan (Little John/Dad), Barbara Hockaday (Willow Scarlett) and Krupa Pattani (Maid Marian). All of them can take a bow – that is bow as in bow-wow as opposed to bow as in bow and arrow!
“Robin Hood” runs until January 11th. The box office is on 01204-520661.


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As the α-phase ultrafine Al2O3 is a high performance material of far infrared emission, it is widely used to produce artificial ruby, sapphire, yttrium aluminum garnet and also used in the field. When introduced in 1973, the original Miniflex™ benchtop XRD was about one-tenth the size, and dramatically less expensive, than conventional X-ray diffraction (XRD) equipment of the period. The original instrument (Gen 1), and its successor that was introduced in 1976 (Gen 2), employed a horizontal goniometer with data output provided by an.
The most suitable diffraction angle of aluminum alloy 3003 used for stress measuring is aimed to be determined in this paper. The experiment makes a stress measurement of a loading aluminum alloy 3003 equal strength beam with the traditional electrical measuring method and the X-ray stress measurement. With the electrical measuring method as reference, the research study the measured values that acquired from the X-ray diffraction method when the diffraction angle are 142° and 156°, and then compare them with that acquired from electrical measuring method. The measurement results demonstrate that the diffraction angle at 156 ° is better than at 142 ° based on the assessment standards of the liner slope and the distribution of data. Thus the optimum diffraction angle for X-ray to measure the macroscopic stress of aluminum alloy 3003 is 156 °. In this paper，the stress caused by the load on the equal strength beam is assumed to be 'residual stress' and thus the conclusion has reference values for the standardization of residual stress measurement of aluminum alloy by XRD and has theoretical guiding significance in the production practices.
 Zheng BX, Song YL, Xi F. The residual stress measurement of butt welded aluminum alloy sheet by X-ray. [J]. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2009, 45(3) : 275-280.
 BRUNGRABER R J, CLARK J W. Strength of welded aluminum columns[j]. Transaction of ASCF, 1962, 127(2): 202-225.
 Noyan I C, Cohen J B. Residual Stress: Measurements by diffraction and Interpretation [M]. New York: Springer, (1987).
 Zhang CH, Li DM, Pang SP. Estimation of the residual stress within metallic materials by X-ray. [J]. Journal of Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, 2001, (4): 73-75.
 Zhang DQ, He JW. X-ray diffraction analysis of residual stress and the affection of residual stress within material. [M] Xi'an Jiao tong University Press.
 Zhang ZK. The measurement of initial residual stress on the surface of the circular saw blades by X-ray. [J]. Journal of Beijing Forestry University 2003, (1): 78-81.
 Donna W. Residual stress measurement techniques [J]. Advanced Materials & Processes, 2001, 159(8): 30-33.
 Anon. Measuring casting residual stress with X-ray diffraction. [J]. Modern Casting, 2005, 95(2): 48-49.
 Chen L, Zhang QH, Mao WM. Analysis and calculation of two-dimensional residual stress and distribution by X-ray diffraction. [J] Transactions of Materials and Heat Treatment 2006, 27(1): 120-124.
Php email client. An X-ray filter is a material placed in front of an X-ray source in order to reduce the intensity of particular wavelengths from its spectrum and selectively alter the distribution of X-ray wavelengths within a given beam.
When X-rays hit matter, part of the incoming beam is transmitted through the material and part of it is absorbed by the material. The amount absorbed is dependent on the material's mass absorption coefficient and tends to decrease for incident photons of greater energy. True absorption occurs when X-rays of sufficient energy cause electron energy level transitions in the atoms of the absorbing material. The energy from these X-rays are used to excite the atoms and do not continue past the material (thus being 'filtered' out). Because of this, despite the general trend of decreased absorption at higher energy wavelengths, there are periodic spikes in the absorption characteristics of any given material corresponding to each of the atomic energy level transitions. These spikes are called absorption edges. The result is that every material preferentially filters out x-rays corresponding to and slightly above their electron energy levels, while generally allowing X-rays with energies slightly less than these levels to transmit through relatively unscathed.
Therefore, it is possible to selectively fine tune which wavelengths of x-rays are present in a beam by matching materials with particular absorption characteristics to different X-ray source spectra.
For example, a copper X-ray source may preferentially produce a beam of x-rays with wavelengths 154 and 139 picometres. Nickel has an absorption edge at 149 pm, between the two copper lines. Thus, using nickel as a filter for copper would result in the absorption of the slightly higher energy 139 pm x-rays, while letting the 154 pm rays through without a significant decrease in intensity. Thus, a copper X-ray source with a nickel filter can produce a nearly monochromatic X-ray beam with photons of mostly 154 pm.
For medical purposes, X-ray filters are used to selectively attenuate, or block out, low-energy rays during x-ray imaging (radiography). Low energy x-rays (less than 30 keV) contribute little to the resultant image as they are heavily absorbed by the patient's soft tissues (particularly the skin). Additionally, this absorption adds to the risk of stochastic (e.g. cancer) or non stochastic radiation effects (e.g. tissue reactions) in the patient. Thus, it is favorable to remove these low energy X-rays from the incident light beam. X-ray filtration may be inherent due to the X-ray tube and housing material itself or added from additional sheets of filter material. The minimum filtration used is usually 2.5 mm aluminium (Al) equivalent, although there is an increasing trend to use greater filtration. Manufacturers of modern fluoroscopy equipment utilize a system of adding a variable thickness of copper (Cu) filtration according to patient thickness. This typically ranges from 0.1 to 0.9 mm Cu.
X-ray filters are also used for X-ray crystallography, in determinations of the interatomic spaces of crystalline solids. These lattice spacings can be determined using Bragg diffraction, but this technique requires scans to be done with approximately monochromatic X-ray beams. Thus, filter set ups like the copper nickel system described above are used to allow only a single X-ray wavelength to penetrate through to a target crystal, allowing the resulting scattering to determine the diffraction distance.
Various elemental effects
Suitable for X-ray crystallography:
- Zirconium - Absorbs Bremsstrahlung & K-Beta.
- Iron - Absorbs the entire spectra.
- Molybdenum - Absorbs Bremsstrahlung - Leaving K-Beta & K-Alpha.
- Aluminium - 'Pinches' Bremsstrahlung* & Removes 3rd Generation peaks.
- Silver - Same as Aluminium, But to greater extent.
- Indium - Same as Iron, But to lesser extent.
- Copper - Same as Aluminium, Leaving only 1st Generation Peaks.
Suitable for Radiography:
Aluminium Xrd Peaks
- Molybdenum - Used in Mammography
- Rhodium - Used in Mammography with Rhodium anodes
- Aluminium - Used in general radiography x-ray tubes
- Copper - Used in general radiography - especially in paediatric applications.
- Silver - Used in Mammography with tungsten anode
- Tantalum - Used in fluoroscopy applications with tungsten anodes
- Niobium - Used in radiography and dental radiography with tungsten anodes
- Erbium - Used in radiography with tungsten anodes
- - Bremsstrahlung pinching is due to the atomic mass. The denser the atom, the higher the X-Ray Absorption. Only the higher energy X-Rays pass through the filter, appearing as if the Bremsstrahlung continuum had been pinched.
- - In this case, Mo appears to leave K-Alpha and K-Beta alone while absorbing the Bremsstrahlung. This is due to Mo absorbing all of the spectra's energy, but in doing so produces the same characteristic peaks as generated by the target.
- B.D. Cullity & S.R. Stock, Elements of X-Ray Diffraction, 3rd Ed., Prentice-Hall Inc., 2001, p 167-171, ISBN0-201-61091-4.

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Want to learn more about AMC's new original series, Freakshow? You can now watch ten "Inside Freakshow" videos, each of which profiles a member of the cast. Meet some of the Freakshow's incredible performers, including Morgue "The Shock Artist," Murrugun "The Mystic" and "Amazing Ali," as well as Freakshow owner Todd Ray and the rest of his family (all of whom are involved in the business).

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The soprano, Raina Mihailova, was born 20 September 1915 in Ruse. Beginning her musical studies as a violist, she graduated from the State Academy of Music in 1939 as a student of Christina Morfova and Ludmila Prokopova. Between 1936 and 1939 she was a choir member and soloist with the Christina Morfova Choir. Additionally she performed operetta roles with the Sofia Odeon Theater during the years of 1937-39.
Her debut with the Sofia Opera on 17 December 1943 was as Marenka in the Bartered Bride and from 1944 on performed the major lyric soprano roles. Along with her singing career she worked as an official with an insurance company until 1944. She was a regular performer with Radio Sofia. In 1950 she was awarded the Dimitrov Prize and in 1958 the Hungarian Medal for Art. International appearances took her to Yugoslavia 1946-48, Hungary 1947, USSR 1949 and 1956, Poland 1950, Czechoslovakia and Albania.
Major roles in her career included Butterfly, Violetta, Marenka in the Bartered Bride and Antonida in Ivan Susanin.
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"Cananor", Valentyn, Francois
Subject: Kannur, India
Period: 1724 (circa)
Publication: Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien...
Color: Hand Color
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36.3 x 27.7 cm
A lovely view of the port city of Kannur on the Malabar Coast. Numerous ships sail along the coast. Valentyn was a prominent historian of the Dutch East India Company who is best known for Oud en Nieuw Oost Indien, his vast illustrated account of the Dutch trading empire in Asia. He twice traveled to the East Indies and served as Calvinist minister to Ambon between 1686 and 1694. In preparing this monumental work, he was given privileged access to the previously secret archives of the VOC, containing transcripts and copies of important earlier Dutch voyages.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) G.VALN-1a.
A crisp impression on watermarked paper with attractive color. Issued folding with an archivally repaired tear that just passes the neatline at bottom.

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ADHD in adults is poorly investigated and, although several studies have reported associations between this disorder and abnormal eating behaviour, so far it had not been described associations between ADHD and eating disorders in adults.
The results of the study conducted by researchers from the group of Psychiatry and Mental Health at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and the Unit of Eating Behaviour Disorders of the Bellvitge University Hospital, with the colaboration of the Department of Psychiatry of the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, have been published in the online edition of the journal BMC Psychiatry.
ADHD symptoms related to hyperactivity such as impulsivity are very present in patients with eating disorders who participated in the study, but not in everyone, as explained Fernando Fernández-Aranda, head of the Unit of Eating Behavior Disorders of the Bellvitge University Hospital and IDIBELL researcher. These disorders "are found mainly in patients with a more impulsive personality: people suffering bulimia, binge eating disorders and unspecific eating disorders. On the other hand, more restrictive anorexic patients and those with more ability to control themselves do not show these symptoms."
This research has allowed to develop a model that could be clinically useful for early detection of risk factors which could lead to an eating disorder.
ADHD symptoms are positively associated with impulsive personality traits and age. More impulsive and older patients have an increased risk of developing an eating disorder. Impulsivity is also associated with a greater severity of the disorder.
Moreover, these impulsivity ADHD symptoms are associated with low self-direction, a character trait that involves the ability to planning and achieving objectives in the medium and long-term. "So, patients with ADHD symptoms also have a worse prognosis because it is harder for them to be able to accomplish a treatment", says Fernández-Aranda.
According to Fernández-Aranda, this model will be useful not only in the clinic but also for investigating brain circuits that regulate the reward system and that are similar in several behavioural pathologies such as eating disorders, pathological gambling and other behavioural addictions.
Fernández-Aranda F., Agüera Z., Castro R., Jiménez-Murcia S., Ramos-Quiroga J.A., Bosch R., Fagundo A.B., Granero R., Penelo E., Claes L., Sánchez I., Riesco N., Casas M. and Menchon J.M. AHDH symtomatology in eating disorders: a secondary psycopathological measure of severity? BMC Psyquiatry 2013, 13:166. Doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-166.
Bulimia. Eating behaviour disorder that primarily affects women between 18 and 30 concerned about their image. They usually start a diet to lose weight but they lose control and start shortly episodes of binge eating several times a day. After suffering the loss of control, they look for ways to compensate: 80% of them vomit and the rest make exercise disproportionately or restrict food for a while. The process is repeated up to seven or eight vomiting-binge episodes per day.
Binge Eating Disorder. The 90-95% of patients suffering from this eating disorder are obese persons who use food as an escape valve. Faced with emotional problems, they lose control and eat compulsively. They do not enjoy food like other obese people do.
Anorexia. Eating behaviour disorder that affects women between 14 and 30 years. It is characterized by an excessive preoccupation with the image and a distorted self-image. The affected follow a strict diet to lose weight. They can lose up to 15% of their normal weight and are afraid of gaining weight. 40% of the cases are restrictive, the rest combines binge eating and vomiting.
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Rivers which were bone-dry in summer are now in full flood. In Wales yesterday, engineers continued the massive clean-up at Tredegar Comprehensive, Gwent, hit by coal slurry in a 3,000 ton slippage after the rain. Gwent County Council believes the site is now safe, but has asked an independent consultant for a second opinion.
Yet we are told that the drought that has afflicted Britain for four years is still not over. The drought has exacerbated a man-made water shortage. Water consumption in the United Kingdom rose by a little under 1 per cent a year through the 1980s, but in the once-booming South, which has less rainfall, demand rose much faster.
Less than one-twentieth of the rain which falls on Britain ends up in the water system. Water companies in future are either going to have to harness more - quite a lot more if the dearth of rain is a long-term trend - or consumers will have to use less. There will be expense and controversy either way.
Wales and the South-west, which faced most of the flooding, have not suffered from the drought. But in East Anglia, the water table in the underground chalk which supplies most of the region has only just begun to rise despite months of above-average rainfall.
North Kent, which is almost entirely dependent on groundwater, has also been blessed by above-average autumn rains. Yet the National Rivers Authority reports that this has not yet begun to recharge the chalk aquifer. The soil above is still soaking it all up.
There are unlikely to be hosepipe bans next year unless the rest of the winter, spring and summer are unusually dry. But the water tables in the great chalk and limestone aquifers under the South and East of England will recover very slowly.
Along England's southern and eastern flanks, running north to Yorkshire, dozens of rivers are running low because of low water tables in the rocks below. Their wildlife is impoverished, their fisheries in decline. The NRA has identified 40 severe cases, including the Darent in Kent which survives largely through water company boreholes.
If the rivers are to be restored, the water companies will have to pipe in water from other sources or develop new ones. But they are already looking for new supplies to meet rising demand.
Reservoirs may swallow up more productive farmland but they are likely to be resisted most by local people, who generally prefer to keep their green valleys dry and walkable rather than submerged by a lake. New reservoirs are expensive, adding to water bills which are already rising much faster than inflation because of the recent investment in improving drinking-water standards and sewage treatment.
The creation of a national water grid is often mooted. Bringing water from the wetter North and West to the dry East and South would be expensive, although using existing canals as pipelines could cut the cost. But this water flows over hard, granitic rocks and is acidic. Large quantities emerging from sewage works into lowland, alkaline chalk and limestone streams could damage their aquatic life.
A piecemeal, partial grid is likely to develop in any case. Several of the big regional companies are already developing mini-grids to shift water between rivers, counties and cities. These could be linked up.
The other solution is to cut down on consumption levels. The latest figures from Ofwat, the industry's economic regulator, show that, on average, 22 per cent of drinking water is lost through leakage. Reducing such wastage could absorb a decade or more of rising demand.
The water companies have been regularly criticised for this wastage, but there is a law of diminishing returns; stopping the biggest source of leaks is cheaper than stopping them all. Besides, perhaps as much as a third of the wastage can be traced to individual homes through dripping taps, overflows and leaking service pipes.
Which leaves metering: making people curb their consumption by charging them according to how much they use. This works, as the metering trials involving several thousand homes throughout the country have shown. But now that widespread metering is a likelihood, the trend is meeting growing resistance.
There is the expense. Installing a meter costs between pounds 50 and pounds 200 a house - some pounds 3bn nationwide. Sooner or later that expense will be passed on to the customers.
And there is the view, shared by the Labour Party and much of the population, that clean water on tap is a basic human right and metering it a serious infringement on this. There are worries about poor families risking hygiene and illness because of a fear of high bills.
The Government and both water industry regulators - Ofwat and the National Rivers Authority - are broadly in favour of metering. The industry itself is divided. Northumbrian and Welsh Water will not meter, Severn Trent has firm plans to do so.
Eventually, but perhaps not for decades, metering will win. If water is a finite resource, it seems rational and just to charge pro rata.
The way to overcome resistance is to introduce metering gradually and selectively, starting with wealthier homes with large gardens, ponds and dishwashers. Blocks of flats should be left till last.
There could be two tariff rates; a cheap one for normal, prudent use up to a given limit, and a higher, 'luxury' tariff for consumption beyond that.
Large, low-income families and those who need lots of water because of a medical condition could be protected by giving them special reductions or through social security payments.
Even in these normally damp islands, we can no longer treat water as an unlimited resource. There are environmental and financial prices to pay - and the bills will always find their way to the consumer.


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Security services on Monday stepped up efforts to locate two Serbian embassy staffers kidnapped the previous day in the Libyan coastal city of Sabratha, an Islamist stronghold.
"The investigation goes on. The state of alert raised on Sunday is still in place. We are actively searching for the two kidnapped Serbs," said an official of Sabratha's military council in charge of security.
"We've found a car which could belong to the kidnappers and we are still questioning the Libyan chauffeur of the two Serbs," he told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The foreign ministry in Belgrade said the two embassy employees, a man and a woman, were snatched in Sabratha, 70 kilometres (42 miles) west of Tripoli, from a convoy of cars headed to the Tunisian border.
The pair were named as Sladjana Stankovic, in charge of communications, and her embassy driver, Jovica Stepic.
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said Belgrade had "no information" about the identity of the kidnappers.
Serbia's ambassador Oliver Potezica who witnessed the incident told Serbian media that masked assailants had "provoked an accident, hitting one of the embassy cars from the back" to carry out the abductions.
One attacker had opened fire on a Libyan national in the convoy and hit him in the leg.
Sabratha's municipal council, on its Facebook page, criticised the Serbian ambassador for having failed to give advance notice to local authorities of their travel plans.
This had allowed the kidnapping to take place, it said, adding that the council did not have any information on the kidnapped pair's state of health or where they were being held.
In contrast, "once local authorities had been informed... security was provided to escort the Serbian ambassador and his delegation safely" to the border crossing with Tunisia, it said.
Libya descended into chaos after the October 2011 ouster and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with two governments vying for power and armed groups battling to control its vast energy resources.
A militia alliance including Islamists overran Tripoli in August 2014, establishing a rival government and parliament that forced the internationally recognised administration to flee to the country's remote east.
Belgrade maintains an embassy in Tripoli and Serbian citizens, mostly doctors and other medical staff as well as construction workers, have been working in Libya for decades due to close bilateral relations during Kadhafi's regime.
Sabratha is on the edge of a region known as Jefara, which analysts say is home to formerly nomadic tribes that make a living from smuggling and trafficking.
In June, after a Tunisian student armed with an assault rifle mowed down 38 tourists at a beach resort in his country, Tunisia's secretary of state for security said the shooter had been trained in Sabratha.


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An upcoming increase in steel demand should bolster manganese prices, an event that bodes well for Guyana, which, through Reunion Gold Corp., is attempting to become a major manganese producer.
According to the World Steel Association, global steel demand will slow to 3.6 percent in 2012 from a growth rate of 5.6 percent in 2011.
However, the agency expects steel demand to rise 4.5 percent, to 1.49 billion tons, in 2013. A big part of that growth will come from India, which is industrializing rapidly. The association sees that country’s steel consumption rising 6.9 percent this year before accelerating to 9.4 percent in 2013.
Rising steel demand should snap manganese prices out of their current doldrums. That’s because about 90 percent of global manganese output is used in steel production. What’s more, there is no known replacement for manganese in that role.
Higher manganese prices would be welcome news in the South American nation of Guyana, which is on the verge of restarting its manganese mining industry after a hiatus of almost 50 years.
The country last produced the mineral in the 1960s, when a subsidiary of Union Carbide operated a mine at Matthews Ridge in the northwest, near the border with Venezuela. That mine produced 1.66 million tonnes of manganese from 1962 to 1968. However, the sluggish global economy at the time depressed manganese prices, forcing Union Carbide to close the mine.
Timing looks right for the revival of Guyana’s manganese industry
Even though manganese prices have been relatively flat recently, mining the metal in Guyana has nevertheless again become viable, according to the country’s President, Donald Ramotar.
In 2010, the Guyanese government granted Canadian junior miner Reunion Gold Corp. (TSXV:RGD) four prospecting licences to explore for and develop manganese in the area surrounding the old mine at Matthews Ridge. In all, these licences cover 45,729 acres.
The company is now conducting a drilling program to define the size of the manganese deposit. The 1960s mine site included a 12 kilometer series of hills within the ridge that contains the manganese. The primary manganese zone is believed to be 150 to 175 centimeters thick and about 30 kilometers long.
Reunion plans to build a pilot plant at Matthews Ridge by April 2013. It will then send the commercial ore from the site to market and collect feedback from buyers. If all goes according to plan, the company will begin building the mine in August 2013, with full production starting up by the fourth quarter of 2014. In all, the company plans to invest $250 million in developing the mine.
In April, Reunion raised $40.25 million by selling 23 million common shares. It will use these funds to continue its exploration drilling and complete a prefeasibility study.
According to Joachim Bayah, the Chief Operating Officer of Reunion Manganese, the project could take Guyana from zero to among the top five manganese producers in the world. In a January 26 Business Guyana article, he was quoted as saying, “[o]ur initial target is to put on the books 20 million tonnes of concentrate exceeding 40 percent in concentrate terms for manganese by the middle of this year…We think by developing a mine of this size we can put Guyana on the map. If we are able to put out 2 million tonnes of concentrate we will join the league of the top five world producers.”
Guyana aims to burnish its reputation as a mining-friendly country
When Union Carbide pulled up stakes in 1968, it took a lot of well-paying jobs with it. By cooperating with Reunion and other mining firms, the Guyanese government hopes to bring these types of positions back.
“There are a lot of benefits,” said Ramotar, “[t]here is the opportunity to collect a lot of taxes there [at Matthews Ridge], and it will create jobs for people in the region.”
According to Bayah, the company’s exploration program created 300 jobs last year and will create 300 more this year. In all, he said the company will need 1,000 people to build the project and 500 to staff the ongoing operations.
The government is aiming its mining investments at projects that will build roads and other infrastructure. Reunion, for example, is benefiting from a $50 million government investment to improve a 50 kilometer road running from Matthews Ridge to Port Kaituma.
Reunion’s plan also calls for the rebuilding of the railway line between the two communities, because the manganese will be sent to Port Kaituma for shipping overseas. The company has also refurbished an airstrip and several of the facilities and offices at the old Union Carbide mine.
Securities Disclosure: I, Chad Fraser, hold no positions in any of the companies mentioned in this article.


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Speculation has grown in the last 24 hours about Lucas Leiva‘s future, and Brendan Rodgers is reportedly facing a “dilemma” on the idea of selling the 28-year-old.
Liverpool correspondent Chris Bascombe writes in the Telegraph that Liverpool will have to withstand a bid from Inter for the services of the Brazilian.
Bascombe writes: “The player certainly would have welcomed such interest in the summer, and even though he has worked his way back into the first team he will have a long-term view on where his future lies”
Tony Barrett of the Times echoed that sentiment, and highlighted the fact that Rodgers has the tricky decision of whether to sanction the sale or not.
The Northern Irishman reportedly has to decide whether he feels he would have sufficient depth within his squad without the 28-year-old, which is more than debatable.
Dominic King in the Daily Mail writes: “Had Inter shown their interest in the summer, Rodgers would not have stood in his way but the situation is not straightforward now as Lucas, who has two-and-a-half years left on his Anfield contract, has been a key figure in helping stabilise Liverpool’s results.”
Liverpool are preparing to resist a bid from Inter Milan for midfielder Lucas Leiva http://t.co/raR47Jvpwt pic.twitter.com/vX7BChgc1U
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Not only has Lucas enjoyed a resurgence this season, bringing much-needed defensive cover to the midfield, but Rodgers also has nobody else like him.
Steven Gerrard has shown his defensive flaws and needs to be played further up the pitch, Joe Allen has struggled with both form and injury, Jordan Henderson is more effective in a box-to-box role and Emre Can has been thriving at centre-back.
Selling Lucas this month would only make sense if Rodgers brings in a replacement defensive midfielder. If he allows him to leave and buys nobody, it could prove fatal to Liverpool’s chances of a top-four finish and a trophy.


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I watched Shtisel on Netflix and was absolutely impressed. I read about the series in The New Yorker (here), was intrigued, and watched all three seasons.
A series in Hebrew and Yiddish about a Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) family in Jerusalem? A character-rich TV series that relies on great acting and dialogue instead of special effects, violence, nudity, cursing, and “gotcha” plot twists (well, except for a few)?
Yes, it’s a bit of a throw-back to how TV and movies “used to be.” But, honestly, it is gripping, interesting, and really tugs at your heart. And it’s a nice break from the usual shows that show sex for no reason, rapid action scenes, gratuitous gore, etc.
It’s a great series, and I hope they create a fourth season.

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Analyzing what is posted online to detect positive and negative emotions, and even heart attack trends
This article shows that you can learn a lot from what is posted online. It is like in real life when you talk to someone, if you know her/him well you can say pretty quickly what’s wrong or whether she/he’s feeling good about her-/himself or her/his level of stress.
What is more interesting is that it has been used in a recent study to detect trends about heart attacks in the U.S. However, we need to be cautious as people active in social media are not the same as people dying from the disease. Researchers explained that even if people are not the same, the activity in social media can be influenced by the context, the local community, the neighborhood, and reflect a reality in a specific area. The question of causality remains and we are all aware of spurious correlations between 2 trends that have nothing in common.
It will be fascinating to see if more studies based on social media analysis will emerge and what will be the conclusions.