Five models of blenders are available for the automated preparation of reference fuels for CFR octane and cetane engines.
One set of blenders is based on the original ASTM methods specified procedure using volume (burettes) as the basis for the blend. Recently, ASTM approved the use of weight (precision balance) as the basis of preparing the blend.
The volumetric blenders use a laser meniscus detector driven along the burette length measuring the volume with a precision of 0.02 mL. Three burettes, one each for iso-octane, heptane and toluene. The burettes are automatically filled, either via pressure or gravity feed of the fuel components.
Windows XP based software controls all blending operations. The operator inputs the desired octane or cetane number, the software performs all the needed calculations, and 400 mL of fuel is delivered. Blend data is saved on the hard drive and a blend report is printed.
With each model with burettes, manual blends operation can be done if required, using the burettes and filling/draining valves.
The gravimetric models operate in a similar fashion, but use a precision electronic balance to weight in the blend components.
Model OC-23V octane reference fuel blender has 3 ASTM burettes, each burette with a motor driven laser meniscus detector. The burettes may also be used in the traditional manual method. Burettes are available with 3 or 10 point volume certification. Model OC-23-V is controlled by a PLC vis a keypad. It is housed in a space saving cabinet measuring approximately 700 X 500 X 1000 mm high.
Model OC-34V is similar to Model OC-23V above, but comes with 4 burettes (one each for PFR1, PRF2, TSF, and 80 O.N. blend). It is PC controlled by Windows XP based software.
Model OC-55G is uses a precision electronic analytical balance and 4 burettes (one each for PFR1, PRF2, TSF, and 80 O.N. blend). It is PC controlled by Windows XP based software.
Model OC-60G is similar to Model OC-55G but without burettes. It has 4 reference fuels inputs.
Model CE-82G is a an automated blender using an electronic analytical balance to gravimetrically prepare U and T blends. Burettes are not included.
Specifications subject to change without notice.


Flow control valves are a critical yet low-cost component found in many pneumatic circuits. These valves restrict the flow of air through the system, creating a one-way adjustable gate to provide velocity and motion control for cylinders and other types of actuators.
A defining characteristic of a flow control valve is that it only restricts flow in one direction, typically in the exhaust path, while allowing full flow in the other direction.
These components come in many form factors that can be installed in various points throughout a pneumatic circuit. They are most commonly found, however, installed directly into the port of a pneumatic actuator. When they are installed in the ports of an actuator, they serve two functions; tube fitting and flow control valve.
Selecting the Right Pneumatic Flow Control Valve
• Knob adjustments allow for easily accessible toolless adjustment.
Flow Direction (although it’s a sin to meter in, sometimes it just can’t be done any other way):
Not all pneumatic flow controls are created equal. High-quality flow controls sold by TSI Solutions allow for fine thread adjustment providing a wide range of precise control. You can shop our wide range of flow control valves but If you still feel like you need assistance selecting the best valve for your application, give us a call today to speak with a pneumatic specialist at (844) 957-1690.


Zevon, Warren - Preludes (SKY BLUE VINYL) Vinyl
Following Warren Zevon's death in 2003, his son, Jordan Zevon, discovered 126 unreleased outtakes and demos in a piano-sized touring case. This discovery would be distilled down to the best of these recordings and eventually released as a 2CD set titled, Preludes. Preludes was originally released on CD and digitally on May 1, 2007. When the album was released it featured 16 unreleased recordings from Zevon's personal archives. It also included 6 never before released songs. The release also included a 5-part interview with KGSR's Jody Denberg from the year 2000. Now, for the first time ever these recordings will be reissued on vinyl. Pressed on beautiful sky-blue vinyl, this 2 LP set features all of the exclusive bonus tracks as well as a beautiful 20-page perfect-bound book. The album comes packaged in a hardbound slipcase. Limited to 3000 units worldwide.
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How It Works
Damp Defender dehumidifiers use mild heat to warm, dry and circulate air in enclosed spaces, making them inhospitable for moisture, mold, mildew and allergens.
In a confined storage space, if the air is heated, the relative humidity will go down because warm air molecules are capable of holding more moisture.
The increased moisture carrying capacity of this air draws moisture out of the objects it passes (your clothes, shoes, boat, storage shed…).
As the air molecules are heated, they become more active and cause the pressure within the confined space to increase slightly, forcing some of the moisture-laden air outside to be carried away.
Then where does the water go?
You don’t have to collect water to dehumidify, you simply chase it somewhere else.
Think about your clothes dryer or your hair dryer – both increase the temperature of the air, essentially drawing the water out of your clothes or hair and dissipating it into the air. The heat rising carries the moisture out of your enclosed spaces, causing a continuous circulation of dry, fresh air.
What about desiccants or a regular dehumidifier?
Damp Defender has no toxic chemicals, requires no replacement crystals, has no reservoir to empty, and no down time for recharging or refilling. Simply place it where you need it, plug it in, and forget you ever had a moisture problem.
No Toxic Chemicals
Safe for your children and pets. The moisture absorbent in most common desiccants, Calcium Chloride, is a Hazardous Substance according to OSHA 29, CFR 1910.1200. Calcium Chloride is used as a killing agent (Herbicide, Insecticide, Fungicide, Microbiocide, Molluscicide) and CANNOT BE FILTERED from the water supply by conventional water treatment methods.
As a long-term solution to dampness, the Damp Defender (including the electricity to operate it) costs 3 TIMES LESS than absorbent crystals. Each dehumidifier runs at a low cost, ranging from just 3 to 10 cents per day! You may not even notice this minimal cost on your electric bill.
There is no need to throw away used up absorbers, create a mess refilling crystals, or dump anything down the drain. No waste. No mess.
No Down Time
Rechargeable crystals need to be recharged every two weeks to keep working, absorbers stop working once they’re saturated, and dehumidifiers stop dehumidifying until emptied. Damp Defender has no down time, ever. Once it’s plugged in it will continuously circulate air, keeping your spaces fresh and dry.
The Damp Defender is guaranteed to last for 10 years and we are confident you will enjoy the benefits of this product long after the guarantee expires! Within ten years, if the Damp Defender fails to heat, return it for an immediate free replacement.


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Morrigan seems absolutely bored by the idea of romance when approached, but under her cold exterior beats a warm heart longing for love.
The companions of Dragon Age: Origins brought an opportunity for the Grey Warden player character to explore love while battling against the darkspawn during the Fifth Blight. Male Wardens could romance Leliana, Zevran and Morrigan as their approval ratings began to grow. However, Morrigan was the most difficult to understand and keep, even though the love she developed was genuine.
Having grown up in isolation, a Witch of the Wilds watching her mother lure in unsuspecting templars with her feminine wiles to make them disappear, Morrigan’s understanding of love and romance were mildly skewed. An incredibly powerful woman raised her, her father not even so much as a mention in her life, and much like Flemeth, Morrigan holds onto her control over her own life and future with pride. However, that doesn’t mean she isn’t interested in love, even if her initial responses to flirtation and intrigue are met with yawning boredom.
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The approval system in Dragon Age is essential to earning companion loyalty, and loyalty can often lead to more than just friendship. Early on, Morrigan is often short-tempered, condescending and brash in conversation, believing everyone is out to get her because she’s a mage, so earning her approval is required even to encourage her to think about friendship, much less love.
Morrigan’s approval can be garnered through supportive dialogue that tends to agree with her point of view. She can also be swayed with various gifts, including silver chains and golden broaches, demon pendants, and grimoires. Finding these while traveling through Thedas and gifting them to her helps boost her approval, as does completing her personal quest to kill her mother and obtain Flemeth’s personal grimoire. The Feastday Gifts and Pranks extension offered a gift for Morrigan that boosted her approval significantly, bypassing all of the smaller gifts and conversations and winning the chance for her heart a bit sooner.
The Psychic Ring
Morrigan’s wants and needs aren’t outlandish, but to secure a romance with her, they need to be taken into consideration. She craves power and control above all things. She wants to take charge of her life, and anyone who dares to stand in her way will be crushed and left behind without a thought. She is a huge believer that only the strong survive, and she will not be agreeable with a Warden who lowers himself to help others who cannot or won’t help themselves, basically disagreeing where Leliana, Wynne and Alistair would be more inclined to help out. As what the Chantry considers an apostate, she also has a deep disregard for anything that has to do with the Chantry.
She will also not tolerate a Warden who doesn’t know what he wants, so if the player is romancing other companions, she will force them to make a choice – them or her – and if the player chooses anyone but her, it results in a significant drop in approval. Once the relationship reaches 70% approval, Morrigan will give the Warden a special ring, a token of her affection that allows her to connect psychically with her lover. The romance can advance significantly if the player doesn’t mock her sentimentality and accepts it while also expressing the same concern for remaining connected to each other.
Morrigan In Love
Falling in love with the Warden becomes a problem for Morrigan, especially after getting her hands on Flemeth’s grimoire. She has never really been in love before, and the feelings terrify her because it means she might have to put someone else first. The conversation she starts can be tricky, even causing her to leave the party if not handled carefully. However, if she does stay and is in love, she will stop allowing the Warden into her tent to be intimate with her.
Morrigan’s unique role in the franchise could help make her an essential part of the archdemon’s ultimate defeat. When an archdemon is slain, the soul inside it seeks out the closest tainted being, which is what makes Grey Wardens the only ones who can actually kill them. They die with the soul inside them, keeping the archdemon from rising again. After studying Flemeth’s grimoire, Morrigan discovers a ritual she can perform with a Grey Warden to conceive a child. Because that child’s blood will be tainted with the blight, it attracts the archdemon’s essence, and the child will be born with the soul of an old god inside it.
The Grey Warden can choose to sleep with Morrigan before the fight and conceive a child, and that child plays a significant role in the future. The bond of a child ties Morrigan to her Grey Warden lover beyond the game, and there are even special scenes between them in the Witch Hunt DLC. Though life is often complicated for them after the Fifth Blight, they still find a way to be a family, something Morrigan has never really known.
Morrigan even references the Warden in Dragon Age: Inquisition while talking about their son, Kieran, and a certain fondness can be heard in her tone. It seems that Kieran grew up knowing his father, which is far more than Morrigan can say for her own youth, or more than one of the other choices for a father if the Warden doesn’t sleep with her, can say of their relationship with Kieran. She is still headstrong, power-hungry and absolutely bent on taking control of the world around her, but there’s a subtle softness to a Morrigan who has known love. When all is said and done, and Corypheus has been defeated, Morrigan and Kieran disappear for parts unknown, and it is assumed that she reunited with her love.
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LifeStraw Community is a high-volume, point-of-use community water purifier with built-in safe storage, which provides microbiologically safe drinking water for entire communities. We personally distribute to schools, hospitals, maternity clinics, orphanages, shelters, churches and community centers. In times of Cholera and other water born diseases the most vulnerable are children under 5 years of age. These community urns bring life to underserved families.
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How to Find Suboxone Treatment in Alameda County, CA
6 Tips for Finding Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment in Alameda County, CA
Buprenorphine/naloxone, more commonly known by popular brand name Suboxone, is the evidence-backed treatment for opioid addiction. Unfortunately, in Alameda County, CA, and all over the United States, despite being in the midst of an opioid crisis, regulations require specially trained physicians to administer to Suboxone treatment. The resulting irony is that it’s easier to prescribe opioid painkillers than it is to prescribe recovery medication like Suboxone or methadone.
Luckily, California (and Alameda County) are at the forefront of the nation in working towards low-barrier buprenorphine treatment, which means prescribing buprenorphine to those with opioid addiction when they’re ready. So if you’re struggling with opioid addiction, ready for help, and live in Alameda County, you’re better off than much of the nation, no matter how bad you feel right now.
Here are 6 strategies for finding Suboxone treatment in Alameda County:
1. Check out Workit Health’s online Suboxone treatment program.
After a single in-person visit in Lafayette, California, members of the Workit Health program continue care via videoconference with their doctor. For a flat weekly fee, members receive Suboxone treatment supervised by a clinician, 24/7 messaging with a counselor, weekly online recovery groups, and online addiction courses that teach you how to identify your triggers and handle cravings. Workit Health partners with BAART and the state of California to offer recovery grants to qualifying individuals.
2. In an opioid withdrawal crisis, be aware of Highland Hospital’s emergency department.
Most emergency departments will not offer much in an emergency situation. This is unfortunate, as anyone who has gone to the emergency room in withdrawal understands a couple things: 1) You’re usually there seeking help and a lifestyle change, choosing to not contact your dealer and turn to medical professionals instead and 2) Withdrawal sucks, really really bad.
Dr. Andrew Herring at Highland Hospital understands that when someone comes to the emergency department for help with opioid addiction, it’s a huge opportunity for change. His buprenorphine program in an ER is cutting edge, and has been featured on the front page of the New York Times. If you are in withdrawal, Highland Hospital is hoping to turn the tides and get emergency departments everywhere to be more helpful.
3. Look into methadone clinics like BAART and H.A.A.R.T.
Most commonly known as methadone clinics, places like BAART also offer buprenorphine treatment. Although programs vary from clinic to clinic, many ask that patients come every day while beginning treatment. If you are concerned about taking Suboxone home with you or keeping it all yourself (it is a mild opioid), this type of clinic that offers on-site dosing can be beneficial.
4. Ask your current network of providers if they are waivered to prescribe Suboxone, or will consider getting the waiver to prescribe Suboxone.
Buprenorphine/naloxone requires a special waiver to prescribe, not only in Alameda County but all over the United States. (The irony here — pain medication requires no special waiver!) But we’re in the midst of an opioid crisis, and it’s time for primary care physicians to step up to the plate and begin treating opioid addiction (or as the doctors call it, opioid use disorder) like the medical issue it is.
If your primary care doctor isn’t willing to get waivered, ask if they can refer you to someone who is. If your primary care doctor refers you to an inpatient rehab, ask them if the inpatient rehab will prescribe you Suboxone, which shows to cut death rates from overdose in half, and reduce relapse rates. If they’re recommending you to an inpatient rehab that will put you through a cold turkey detox, say no thanks.
5. Submit your information to TreatmentMatch.org to find Suboxone doctors in Alameda County currently accepting patients.
Treatmentmatch.org is a buprenorphine provider matching system run by the The National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment (the NAABT for short). It’s a little bit like a dating site for buprenorphine treatment, minus the romance. You put in your information anonymously, and a bit about your treatment history. Your information is then sent to buprenorphine prescribers, and they can choose whether or not to message you back. You can then look at their information, decide if they’d be a good fit for you, and call them to make an appointment if you feel they’re a match.
This is a great resource because regulations put a limit on the amount of patients that clinicians who prescribe buprenorphine products can have at a single time. This is why you might call several places and each of them won’t be taking new patients, or will have a waitlist. Treatmentmatch.org eliminates this issue by having providers actively seeking new Suboxone patients reach out to you.
6. Find providers in your area using the Suboxone.com directory.
The Suboxone.com directory is another way to find doctors prescribing Suboxone in Alameda County. Head to Suboxone.com and put in your zip code to find a provider near you. The drawback here is that not all providers may be accepting new patients, or actively prescribing Suboxone. It’s up to providers to update their listings on the directory. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t an important resource.
Even in an area as progressive as Alameda County, finding Suboxone treatment can be frustrating. Especially when you’re in the midst of addiction, the last thing you want to be thinking about is if a doctor is accepting new patients. But the good news is that California has a solid system in place to help those struggling with opioid addiction find care, and when you’re ready to make a change, help is here.
If you feel overwhelmed trying to make an appointment, ask a trusted friend or family member who knows what you’re going through to help you make some calls. Or set a timer on your phone for an hour where you sit down with a notebook, a pen, your computer, and try to schedule an appointment. That first appointment can improve the rest of your life. You’re worth putting in the work.

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To prevent coronavirus, the best thing you can do is to wash with plain soap and water for at least 20 seconds. This is especially necessary after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after coughing, sneezing, or blowing one’s nose.
If soap and water are not available, then the CDC recommends the use of an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Note that alcohol-based hand sanitizers can quickly reduce the number of microbes on hands in some situations, but sanitizers do not eliminate all types of germs. Soap and water is more versatile and effective. Soap is especially important when your hands are heavily soiled or greasy, or when you have come into contact with pesticides or heavy metals. (The use of antibacterial or antiseptic soaps is not helpful, since coronavirus is – you guessed it – a virus, not a bacteria.)
If your only choice is hand sanitizer, then you need to make sure to use the correct concentration with the proper technique. Any concentration less than 60% may be less effective on certain types of germs, and will only reduce the growth of germs rather than kill them.
When using hand sanitizer, apply the product to the palm of one hand (read the label to learn the correct amount) and rub the product all over the surfaces of your hands until your hands are dry. The alcohol in hand sanitizer works best when you rub hand sanitizer all over your hands, making sure to get between your fingers and on the back of your hands. Do not wipe or rinse off the hand sanitizer before it is dry.
Due to coronavirus, we have had a shortage of hand sanitizer in some places. Many people have resorted to making their own, but this should really be a last resort, as the wrong mix can render the product insufficient to help and/or it can damage the skin. Luckily, to address shortages, the FDA has issued guidelines that allow companies to temporarily prepare certain alcohol-based hand sanitizer products. As a result, you should be able to find options in your local stores or online.
One final warning – it is very important not to use cleaners or disinfectants meant for surfaces on your skin. These products may cause irritation, and should not be used on humans or animals.
Remember, 20+ seconds of washing with regular soap and water is always your best option. But when that option is not available, hand sanitizer is a great backup.


NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is encountering problems with its solar panels. The spacecraft launched without issue on October 16th and successfully unfolded both of its solar panels. However, only one of its panels was properly locked into place.
Telemetry from NASA’s Deep Space Network indicates that Lucy as a whole is still secure, and its mission is not jeopardized. All of the other systems are operating normally. Nonetheless, NASA’s mission engineers are already on the case. NASA announced the issue in a brief blog post, stating that Lucy can continue to function with no harm to its health and safety in its present spacecraft position. The crew is studying spacecraft data to better understand the issue and identify the next steps to complete the solar array’s deployment.”
While the spacecraft is not in danger, restoring its panels to mission specifications is certainly preferable. The Earth circles at 1 AU, whereas the asteroid Lucy is scheduled to visit orbit at twice that distance or more. At 2 AU+, the spacecraft will get around 3% of the electricity it would receive if it were in Earth’s orbit around the sun.
Lucy’s mission is to visit 52246 Donaldjohnson, a main-belt asteroid named after the discoverer of the Lucy specimen. The mission will also visit a number of asteroids that orbit within the gravitational eddies around the Jupiter-Sun L4 and L5 points, known as the “Greek camp” and “Trojan camp,” respectively. These eddies exist because they are located at equal distances from the sun and Jupiter. While the Lagrange points do not have any gravitational force of their own, they are reasonably stable in relation to the two-body system. Because of inertia, circling things congregate there rather than being pulled off in another direction.
NASA has dealt with this sort of repair previously, they restored a broken and power-starved Skylab space station while it was in orbit by releasing a frozen hinge on its damaged solar array. Back in 2006, the organization successfully dealt with a jammed solar panel on the International Space Station. As a result, Lucy’s problem may be as simple as folding and unfolding the panels. However, because Skylab was in low-Earth orbit, we deployed personnel to repair it. We won’t have that option with Lucy, so perhaps the renowned brilliance of NASA’s earthbound engineers will come through, as it has so many times before.
Lucy’s research payload is powered by solar panels, thus the mission might be jeopardized if those instruments are unable to obtain electricity. However, the spacecraft’s journey to the asteroid belt is managed in a different way. The propulsion and course adjustments are handled by fourteen hydrazine thrusters manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne.
The objective of the probe is to visit the “fossils” of planet creation, and it was named after a fossilized skeleton of a hominin that revolutionized our view of human evolution. L’TES, a thermal emission spectrometer, and L’Ralph, a tool with a color camera and an infrared spectrometer, are among the scientific equipment on board the spacecraft. And, along with the black-and-white L’LORRI camera, Lucy carries a disc of pure, perfect lab-grown diamond for one of its instruments. While we found references to this information in many places, we couldn’t locate a description of which piece of equipment will use the diamond disc or how it will help the mission.


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This week’s top five stories:
Homebuyers in Scotland purchasing property worth over £250,000 will face a soaring tax bill from April next year as Stamp Duty is abolished in favour of a Scottish Levy called the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax.
Mortgage Solutions’ Know Your BDM series gives brokers the chance to get to know their local business development managers a little better.
The impact of the Mortgage Market Review and other restrictions on residential lending have proved a boon to buy-to-let lenders, Nationwide’s Gary Salter has said.
Buy-to-let borrowers could require a 40% deposit to secure a property in London and the South East if new rules hit the market, research from Countrywide has found.
Lenders have been ‘overzealous’ in restricting lending into retirement, Kensington Mortgages chief executive Keith Street has said.
..and some stories you may have missed this week
Asset managers have revealed the hard limits they are imposing on entertainment budgets ahead of a potential FCA ban on corporate hospitality
The availability of mortgage finance ‘fell significantly’ over the summer, according to the Bank of England’s latest credit conditions survey.
Business secretary Vince Cable has criticised the government’s Help to Buy scheme, saying the flagship policy has simply pushed up house prices.
Barclays is set to extend its Switch and Save feature to its buy to let range and will launch a range of fixed buy-to-let rates with no application fees tomorrow.
Payingtoomuch has warned that the Ebola Virus could adversely impact new life insurance policies if the virus became more easily transmitted.

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Bonar, James (1757–1821), Greek scholar and writer, was born on 29 September 1757, the eighth son of the ten children of John Bonar (1721–1761), minister of Cockpen and Perth, and Christian Currier (1724–1771). He was educated at Edinburgh high school and at the ...
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Burnet, John (1863–1928), Greek scholar, was born at Edinburgh on 9 December 1863, the eldest child of John Burnet, advocate, and his wife, Jessie, daughter of Dr James Cleghorn Kay RN. He was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, and was also for a few months at a school near ...
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Dunlop, Alexander (1684–1747), Greek scholar and university teacher, was born in the North American colony of Carolina, the son of William Dunlop (1653/4–1700) and his wife, Sarah Carstairs, a cousin who was the sister of William Carstares (1649–1715), a leading politician in Scotland...
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This is one of the famous places in Victoria where you can taste some of the authentic continental dishes. Here you will get most of the dishes at a reasonable cost. The main attraction of this place is the Chinese crackers and Home-made dim sim. It is better to come here at afternoon, to avoid the crowd. The staff here is extremely knowledgeable about the dishes and will help you with any problem. Don’t forget to try the famous Thai chicken here.
How to Reach Jade Inn Restaurant
- Bus 26 to stop-Ballarat station
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The researchers studied fullerenes, which is any molecule totally composed of carbon that is in the shape of a hollow ellipsoid, sphere, or tube.
One shape they worked with was the buckyball, a spherical fullerene that is shaped similar to a soccer ball.
This discovery by IBM was accomplished with a technique called noncontact atomic force microscopy (AFM).
AFM, or what is sometimes also called scanning force microscopy (SFM), is a very high-resolution type of scanning probe microscopy. It is able to resolve images down to fractions of a nanometer, which is one billionth of the length of a meter.
The Spanish and Swiss scientists wrote the paper "Bond-Order Discrimination by Atomic Force Microscopy". It was published on September 14, 2012, in the journal Science.
The paper's abstract states, "We show that the different bond orders of individual carbon-carbon bonds in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and fullerenes can be distinguished by noncontact atomic force microscopy (AFM) with a carbon monoxide (CO)–functionalized tip."
The paper adds, "We found two different contrast mechanisms, which were corroborated by density functional theory calculations: The greater electron density in bonds of higher bond order led to a stronger Pauli repulsion, which enhanced the brightness of these bonds in high-resolution AFM images."
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Starting from jewels by Four Tet and Jon Talabot, then touching club-friendly tracks from Moderat and Daft punk. Diving a little bit into deep dark Techno, then raising again with masterpieces from Traumprinz, Rival Consoles and Brian Eno.

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Many of the fish lurking in the depths of the ocean resemble the alien villains of horror films, with gargantuan teeth, glow-in-the-dark bodies and bulging eyeballs. But why do these fish have such otherworldly features?
The bizarre appearance of deep-sea fish is largely a reflection of the extreme environment they dwell in. Most of the deep ocean, which starts 656 feet (200 meters) below the surface, has little to no light, high pressure systems, low food availability, and is much colder than the rest of the ocean, with an average temperature just above freezing at 39 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius).
"The deep sea is a really harsh place to make a living, so a lot of animals have really had to adapt some niche adaptations to survive in that environment," Mary McCarthy, a fish biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, told Live Science.
Related: How deep is the Mariana Trench?
Without many opportunities to find food, deep-sea fish have developed traits to help them capture prey, one of the most fearsome being a massive set of jaws. For example, Sloane's viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) has fangs that are so large it cannot close its mouth without puncturing its brain. These razor-sharp teeth are also transparent, which means they can hide their weapons from prey until it's too late. Other deep-sea fish like the pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides) have mouths that, when stretched, take up the majority of their bodies so that they can capture and swallow large fish they find in these deep-sea food deserts.
Underwater light show
Some deep-sea predators have a secret weapon that makes them a prey magnet: bioluminescence — or the ability to generate their own light. Take the female black seadevil, or deep-sea anglerfish, a type of fish that made an appearance in the 2003 computer-animated film "Finding Nemo." These nightmare-inducing creatures lure prey using a glow-in-the-dark light at the end of a rod attached to their heads, similar to bait at the end of a fishing pole. This light can attract prey, in part, because marine creatures may think they are about to gobble up a small luminescent creature (when really they are about to become the meal).
But luring in prey isn't the only advantage of bioluminescence, which can be seen in more than 75% of deep-sea fish, according to a 2017 Nature study by researchers with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Some deep-sea fish, such as the giant hatchetfish (Argyropelecus gigas), are able to dim and brighten to match the light in their surroundings, using bioluminescence as a cloaking mechanism to hide from potential enemies.
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Others use the ability to "to help them find food, attract a mate, and to defend against predators," Edith Widder, a marine biologist and founder of the Ocean Research & Conservation Society environmental group based in Florida, told Live Science. Widder has been on hundreds of submersible dives to research deep-sea bioluminescence, and compares the underwater phenomenon to "Van Gogh's Starry Night, but in three dimensions."
In most cases, this light show is the result of a chemical reaction within a fish's body, in which a light-emitting compound known as luciferin combines with the enzyme luciferase to generate a photon of light, similar to "when you break a light stick," Widder said.
Another common feature in the deep sea is squishiness. Located in the waters outside of Australia and Tasmania, the blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus) lives at depths between 1,970 and 3,940 feet (600 and 1,200 meters) , where pressure can be more than 100 times that on the surface. To survive in this crushing pressure, the blobfish has adapted an exceptionally flabby body, without a strong skeleton. That's why when the blobfish is brought to the surface, it deflates, transforming into a gelatinous creature with a face set in a perpetual frown — an appearance that earned it the title of "world's ugliest animal" in 2013.
Outlandish or ordinary?
The ocean covers more than 70% of the planet, making the deep-sea one of the largest habitats on Earth. So rather than asking why deep-sea creatures look so bizarre, maybe us land-based dwellers should be asking a different question: Are humans the strange-looking ones?
"Because [the deep sea] is dark, because it is cold, because it is oftentimes low oxygen, it's kind of like the opposite of or what we're used to," McCarthy said. "But it is like the biggest environment on Earth, and so it's normal for them, but it's just weird to us."
Kiley Price is a former Live Science staff writer based in New York City. Her work has appeared in National Geographic, Slate, Mongabay and more. She holds a bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University, where she studied biology and journalism, and is pursuing a master's degree at New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program.

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Some people are fed up with their life. They are unable to find the reason for their existence. It leads to psychological issues in them. For such people, life is a riddle and mystery. These people spend most of their time finding that question. Do you want to read a book based on the genre of mystery and thrill? Then you can download the Sometimes I Lie Pdf written by Alice Feeney from the website.
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Alice Feeney raised the issue of the mental torture of a domestic woman by his husband. It is a serious issue that needs attention. She wonderfully filled her story with the colors of suspense and fantasy. The fictional story begins when the protagonist character, Amber Reynolds, describes her condition.
She is in the hospital with a paralyzed body, but she can hear the voices. Her motor control on her body is zero. She is unable to memorize how she came up with the accident that brings her to the hospital. She doubts her husband, who does not love her.
She can only remind the week before her accident and the series of childhood diaries of twenty years ago. There are thrill and suspense in the novel in finding the culprit of the accident. There is also a fantasizing question in the story that if the lie remains a lie if we believe it the truth?
We are not going to spoil the remaining suspense of the story. You have to read the story by yourself. The novel has a rating of 3.87 stars out of 5. This novel has received the literary award of Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery and Thriller in 2018. You can download the pdf book from the website.
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- Travel by bus to Charleston is limited and we strongly recommend you plan your journey in advance. Cuckmere Buses run the number 25 calling at Charleston between the station in Lewes to Eastbourne on a Saturday. Call 01323 870 920 or click here for more timetable details. We offer concessionary rates on entry for people arriving by bus and other green travellers.
- From London: There is a regular service from London Victoria to Lewes which is seven miles from Charleston. At Lewes there is a taxi rank and advance booking is not necessary unless arriving early in the morning or late at night. Onward journey information from Lewes station can be found on the National Rail website. From Berwick: The closest station to Charleston is Berwick, which is around four miles away. There are hourly trains from Brighton and Eastbourne to Berwick. There is no taxi rank at Berwick.
Curated by London-based textile designer, Cressida Bell, granddaughter of artist Vanessa Bell, the exhibition will feature a broad-ranging and highly personal selection of works that reflect Cressida Bell’s personal aesthetic as well as her artistic heritage.


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Nikita has an MA form Chelsea College of Art and Design in Interior and Spatial Design.
He originates from Latvia where he gained a degree in finance and worked in banking for 8 years. He came to London to pursue his dream of working in design. His dream came true.
“If you plan to commission our studio, be prepared not to be a client, but part of the design team”
Fuelled by rather a lot of coffee, he is passionate about design both at work and in his free time. He is also a keen photographer and has the most infectious laugh.
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It's a summer afternoon and you're dispatched to a 9 year old male patient involved in an ATV accident. The nearest ALS engine company has been dispatched as well. Upon your arrival you find an ATV on its side, another ATV upright, and a crowd gathered on the porch of a nearby house. A paramedic from the engine is assessing a distraught young boy, sitting in his mother's lap, holding an obviously deformed right forearm. The officer on the engine informs you that the boy and his father were riding alongside the road, traveling at 20-30 miles per hour, when the boy lost control and was thrown from the ATV (his father insists he was wearing his helmet).
You introduce yourself to the child, assuring him you're here to help, and ask him what happened. The boy states that when he fell he put his arms out and he heard a loud pop when his right hand hit the ground. He denies passing out or any other injuries but says his arm, "really hurts". He reluctantly allows you to assess his radial pulse in the affected arm, which is rapid but easily palpable. There appears to be distal involvement of both the radius and ulna, however he does not tolerate any further assessment of the arm and screams if there is any movement. The remainder of your physical exam reveals only minor abrasions to exposed skin. The engine company reports tachypnea, tachycardia, and a normal blood pressure.
It appears the child has suffered a Colles' Fracture of the right distal forearm. Appropriate treatment would include splinting, ice packs, and pharmacologic pain control. However, given the current state of the patient, it may not be possible to splint the extremity due to anxiety and pain. Traditional prehospital pain management would require intravenous access or intramuscular administration. Both of these routes are likely to cause increased anxiety in this patient, which is best avoided.
Pain management in the pre-hospital setting is fraught with problems. Most studies have found poor provider perception of pain, underutilization of analgesics, and a hesitance to treat pediatric pain (Thomas; Greenwald). Often times, studies find that even if patients are provided analgesia, they do not feel their pain was managed adequately at all (Thomas). For pediatric patients, this problem is compounded as pre-hospital providers are often wary to provide pain management or may be unable to obtain invasive IV access to provide pain management (Greenwald). Moreover, pre-hospital providers are often placed in situations where access to patients is limited to provide pain-management, often times resulting in painful patient movements.
The addition of a noninvasive means of pain management would be an invaluable aid to pre-hospital providers and would remove a potential barrier to care. In pediatric populations, the importance of noninvasive pain management procedures is easy to grasp, as this patient population is often unable to comprehend the benefits of initially painful procedures. Improvements in "time to analgesia" will likely lead to and have a direct, positive impact on patient care and satisfaction.
Efficacy and Safety of Intranasal Fentanyl
The efficacy and safety of intranasal fentanyl (INF) has been the focus of multiple studies, both in-hospital and pre-hospital. Finn et al conducted an in-hospital randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial and found INF to have the same efficacy as oral morphine during procedural wound care in adult burn patients (n=26, 35.5 ± 12.4 years). The concentration of INF used in this study was 50 µg/mL, initial dosages of 1.48 ± 0.57 µg/kg, and no difference in the number of adverse events. Finn et al concluded that while patients receiving INF were more satisfied with their level of pain relief (p = 0.009) that overall only half of the patients in the trial reported they were "satisfied" or "very satisfied".
In a randomized, controlled, open-label study of pre-hospital INF versus IV morphine, Rickard et al found no significant difference in efficacy or safety (n=258, 42.3 ± 13.7 years). This study differs from Finn et al in that there were a multitude of chief complaints treated due to an "all-comers" design. Moreover, the doses used of INF was significantly higher at 180 µg divided evenly between the nares with up to two repeat dosages of 60 µg. Patients in the INF group received pain medication earlier than in the IV morphine group, likely owing to the simpler route of administration. Adverse effects were noted to occur more frequently in the INF group (relative risk 2.09, 95% CI 0.92-4.78, p = 0.07), however, the Rickard et al was not powered to adequately detect any statistical difference. One incidence of a significant adverse effect required a termination of the INF protocol, but it was unclear from the study if this was related to the treatment or the patient's condition. Rickard et al concluded that given the safety and efficacy of INF, it is a valuable option in patients where intravenous access is "undesirable or impossible".
Borland et al 2005 and Borland et al 2007 were inpatient randomized double-blind crossover studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of INF versus oral or IV morphine, respectively, in pediatric patients. Borland et al 2005 studied INF in pediatric burn patients requiring daily dressing changes and found no significant difference in outcomes (n=24, median 4.5 IQR 1.8-9.0 years). The INF dosage was calculated against the bioavailability of the IN route (listed as 70%) with 1.4 µg/kg fentanyl equating to an IV dosage of 1 µg/kg. There were no incidents of significant adverse events, although this was likely due to the study size. However, sedation scores recorded found that INF patients recovered earlier than their oral morphine counterparts. Overall, Borland et al 2005 found INF to be safe and efficacious, but more importantly well tolerated by pediatric patients.
Borland et al 2007 found INF to be comparable to intravenous morphine in pediatric patients presenting to the emergency department with acute long-bone fractures (n=67, 10.9 ± 2.4 years). The median total dose was 1.7 µg/kg fentanyl with repeat doses given PRN. The impetus of the study was to find alternative methods of analgesia to intravenous narcotics in the pediatric population. The study authors note that given the comparable efficacy, INF is invaluable as a means to decrease "time to analgesia" in the pediatric population with potential for pre-hospital adoption.
Mudd conducted a systematic review of the available literature for INF in the pediatric population and graded 12 studies with evidence qualities of four Level I/A, one II/A, two II/B, one III/A, and four at III/B. There was a wide variation in dosing of INF amongst the studies, with a common range of 1-2 µg/kg fentanyl. Differences in concentrations existed as well, owing to the fact that in the US fentanyl is commonly available at 50 µg/mL and is used IV/IM/IO/IN yet overseas it is often given IN with a more concentrated 100-150 µg/mL solution. No differences in significance in pain reduction were found between concentrations, only in the volume of medication delivered. While no studies found a significant difference in adverse effects, many studies had small sample sizes and no long-term studies have been completed on the action of fentanyl on the nasal mucosa. However, the evidence in the reviewed studies demonstrated three clear points: (1) that INF is as efficacious as IV/IM/PO morphine or IV fentanyl, (2) it has no difference in adverse effects, and (3) it decreases the time to analgesia administration and pain relief.
Intranasal Fentanyl Protocol
Based on the research available and the existing 2009 NC EMS protocols, an appropriate pain management protocol for the administration of intranasal fentanyl is given below:
- Adult patients with indications for narcotic analgesia for whom intravenous access is not feasible, not available, or at the discretion of the lead Paramedic, an initial dose of 50-75 µg fentanyl may be delivered intranasally. The total volume to be administered should be divided equally between the two nares (not to exceed 1mL per nare).
- If intravenous access is not available, repeat with 25 µg fentanyl delivered intranasally every 20 minutes to a maximum total dose of 200 µg.
- Pediatric patients with indications for narcotic analgesia an initial dose of 1-2 µg/kg fentanyl up to a total dose of 50 µg may be delivered intranasally. The total volume to be administered should be divided equally between the two nares (not to exceed 0.5mL per nare).
- In order to decrease the anxiety of pediatric patients requiring analgesia and invasive procedures (such as intravenous access), it may be prudent to begin with intranasal fentanyl.
- M. Borland, I. Jacobs and I. Rogers, Options in prehospital analgesia, Emerg Med (Freemantle) 14 (2002), pp. 77–84.
- M. Borland, I. Jacobs and G. Geelhoed, Intranasal fentanyl reduces acute pain in children in the emergency department: a safety and efficacy study, Emerg Med (Freemantle) 14 (2002), pp. 275–280.
- J. Finn, J. Wright, J. Fong, E. Mackenzie, F. Wood, G. Leslie and A. Gelavis, A randomized crossover trial of patient controlled intranasal fentanyl and oral morphine for procedural wound care in adult patients with burns, Burns 30 (3) (2004), pp. 262–268.
- M. Borland, R. Bergesio and E.M. Pascoe et al., Intranasal fentanyl is an equivalent analgesic to oral morphine in paediatric burns patients for dressing changes: a randomised double blind crossover study, Burns 31 (2005), pp. 831–837.
- M. Borland, I. Jacob and B. King et al., A randomized controlled trial comparing intranasal fentanyl to intravenous morphine for managing acute pain in the emergency department, Ann Emerg Med 49 (2007), pp. 335–340.
- C. Rickard, P. O’Meara, M. McGrail, et al., A randomized controlled trial of intranasal fentanyl vs intravenous morphine for analgesia in the prehospital setting, Amer J Emerg Med 25 (2007), pp. 911-917.
- S. Thomas, S. Shewakramani, Prehospital Trauma Analgesia, J Emerg Med 35 (2007), pp. 47-57.
- M. Greenwald, Analgesia for the Pediatric Trauma Patient: Primum Non Nocere? Clin Pedi Emerg Med 11 (2010), pp. 28-40.
- S. Mudd, Intranasal Fentanyl for Pain Management in Pediatrics: A Review of the Literature, J Pedi Health Care (2010), Article in Press. doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2010.04.011.


I have acquired a Colt 1861 Model Navy Regular Production model percussion revolver. The loading lever is missing from the bottom of the barrel. The cylinder, hammer, and trigger work well. There are also 4 notches on one side of the handle and 3 on the other, I know this probably doesnt add value but adds to the mystique of the weapon. There is also an inlay on both sides of the handle that says "Chief". All of the numbers match on the weapon. The finish is surprisingly good for being dug up on a farm in Indiana in 1940. Trying to find an approx. value since the gun is not complete?


The Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) was initiated by the European Commission in order to develop and support the dialogue and interaction among the Internet of Things (IoT) various players in Europe. The overall goal of the AlOTI is the creation of a dynamic European IoT ecosystem to unleash the potentials of the IoT. This ecosystem is going to build on the work of the IoT Research Cluster (IERC) and spill over innovation across industries and business sectors of IoT transforming ideas into solutions and business models. The Alliance will also assist the European Commission in the preparation of future IoT research as well as innovation and standardisation policies.
Since April 2016, INTEROP-VLab is a member of AIOTI and is involved in three working groups:
- WG 2: Innovation Ecosystems
- WG 3: IoT Standardisation
- WG 11: Smart Manufacturing
The European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA) an industry-driven association promoting the development of new and innovative production technologies. It is the official representative of the private side in the ‘Factories of the Future’ public-private partnership.
EFFRA was established jointly by the MANUFUTURE technology platform and key industrial associations to shape, promote and support the implementation of the ‘Factories of the Future’ public-private partnership.
The key objective of EFFRA is to promote pre-competitive research on production technologies within the European Research Area by engaging in a public-private partnership with the European Union called ‘Factories of the Future’.
The partnership aims to bring together private and public resources to create an industry-led programme in research and innovation with the aim of launching hundreds of market-oriented cross-border projects throughout the European Union. Such projects will produce demonstrators and models to be applied in a wide range of manufacturing sectors.
I-VLab is a provisional member of European Factories of the Future Research Association – EFFRA.


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We took one day off while in Rapid City to tour the area and take care of personal and bike issues. After acquiring a car we visited two bike shops before I found a tire. About one week ago my front tire was making a clicking noise. Not having experienced such a problem before I wasn't sure what to make of it. Looked at all the obvious, but not until we pulled off the road to check our tires for glass we rode through did Rosie see a bulge on my front tire. It eventually grew as pictured in my latest Kodak pics. Appears the tire was defective given the inner layer was incomplete leaving a gap. Only if wasn't such a load....
We enjoyed our tour through the Black Hills. Our touring was shorten due to the bike issue, but we at least got to visit Deadwood, Lead, Spearfish Canyon and Spearfish. Mt. Rushmore and Custer's Monument was to the south and more crowded than the direction we took. Coming off the mountain into Spearfish the descent was over three miles at 7% grade. I mentioned to Rosie we should ride this route. She told me otherwise. Got her to drink beer and eat biscuits and gravy on this trip. Still working on riding the hills.
On Tuesday, August 3 we rode to Spearfish, stopping in Sturgis for lunch. Spent about three hours in a diner waiting for a storm to move through. Our bikes were just outside the door and a gust of wind pushed my bike. Rosie jumped up a ran outside grabbing the bike and dragging it inside. Not far behind her we secured the bike and I turned to the customers and said if I could move as fast as my Little Woman I could enter the Olympics.
It continued to rain for several hours. The streets turned into streams. When it finally broke we hit the road and completed our remaining 17 miles to Spearfish, From our room we look out at the Black Hills. Tomorrow we will be entering Wyoming, heading for Moorcroft, 62 miles.

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‘Give us the cash to build more council homes’ Tower Hamlets mayor urges government
- Credit: LBTH
A thousand council homes have been lost in the past eight years because of the government’s ‘right to buy’ scheme for sitting tenants in part of east London with 19,000 families on the housing waiting list, latest Tower Hamlets figures reveal.
Now the Mayor is calling for greater freedom to spend the revenue from house sales to build new dwellings to replace them and ease the waiting list.
Government rules mean the council can only spend 30 per cent of the £113m raised from house sales since 2013 on new building schemes and can’t even use it to top up the recent £13m from the GLA.
“I want the government to free our hand to let us spend that revenue for building council homes,” Mayor John Biggs insists.
“We have 19,000 families on the waiting list, so any loss of council homes needs to be replaced—but government restrictions make this difficult.”
Current rules mean the council has to stump up the remaining 70pc when using the house sale income and only has a window of three years to spend it.
That means finding £264m out of the town hall coffers to make up the shortfall.
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- 4 Bow man charged with drugs supply and criminal property offences
- 5 Riverside park extension above new sewage structures given green light
- 6 East End's 'last' Victorian funeral parlour being restored - and opens as burger bar
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Cllr Rachel Blake, who is responsible in the cabinet for regeneration, said: “Reforming the bizarre ‘right to buy’ rules is critical to getting much-needed funds, because losing council homes at this rate means we’re running to stand still.”
The council also faces a further spending target of £144m by March and £376m by 2022 to make sure it doesn’t lose those house sale revenues.
An average of 250 tenants a year are opting to purchase their homes under the government’s ‘right to buy’.
But many then rent them out privately and move away, effectively becoming absentee landlords which takes those properties out of the public housing pool.
The government now plans to relax the time restriction on spending the house sale revenue and raise the 30pc cap to 50pc, which has been cautiously welcomed at the town hall.
But the mayor wants Whitehall to let the council spend all the house sale cash to build 2,000 new homes to reduce the waiting list.

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Melissa, Courtenay and I went to see Abbe May perform a blues/rock solo gig at the Weseley Anne last night. We always try and see her when she's in town, and as usual she delivered. The style was a bit different this time, as she was on her own and had to adapt some of her songs to fit the format. Abbe also performed a bunch of covers, as she explained afterwards to "keep it fun for me", and you could tell from the performance. Especially good were the two covers originally by Willie Dixon, whom Abbe cites as a major influence. 'Twas great
She's playing the Edinburgh Castle (in Melbourne) next Friday, and she's back at the Wesley Anne on the 27th. Go see her. Its a bargain.


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by Cait DeBaun
Samantha Brown's Most Memorable Day Off
Samantha Brown's Twitter bio doesn't exaggerate; she really does have the best job in the world. As a travel expert and television host, Samantha has welcomed fans and viewers on her journeys around the world from Paris to Panama and Beijing to Brooklyn and everywhere in between.
This month, Samantha is back on Travel Channel with 50/50, where along with co-host Chris Grundy, they are taking an unsuspecting couple along for the journey. It all starts with a simple question, "Can you leave right now?" If they say "yes," it’s wheels up on an unforgettable 2-day vacation worth $50,000.
We had the opportunity to chat with Samantha about the show, travel tips, and more. Now that she's granting vacation wishes, the first thing we needed to know... What's Samantha's most memorable day off?
Check back next week for more with Samantha and don't forget to tune into the premiere on October 4 at 7 PM EST on Travel Channel.
Images of Samantha Brown via Travel Channel.
October 2, 2015


Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 148,124 pages of information and 233,665 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
William Penrose Green (1860-1941)
1943 Obituary
WILLIAM PENROSE GREEN was associated with the firm of Messrs. Thomas Green and Son, Ltd., makers of lawn mowers, Smithfield Iron Works, Leeds, for the very long period of sixty-four years. He was born in 1860 and, entering the works as an apprentice in 1877, gained two years experience in the drawing office and became assistant manager in 1882. After four years he was promoted to the position of manager, and in 1891 he was made managing director.
He became chairman of the Company in 1899, and continued to hold this position up to the time of his death which occurred in November 1941. Mr. Green took a keen interest in municipal affairs and was Lord Mayor of the City of Leeds during 1910-11. He had been a Member of the Institution since 1893.


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Early Winter Tourism
It all began with a bet
There were quite a few guests in the summer, but Badrutt knew that the Engadine winter had a lot to offer. In the autumn of 1864 he made a daring bet with his mostly English guests: he waxed enthusiastic about the sunny, pleasant winter days and promised them that they could enjoy being on his terrace in their shirtsleeves during this period.
His guests, familiar with the cold, damp English winter, could not begin to imagine that it could be different in the Swiss Alps. Johannes Badrutt offered them lodging at no cost if he should prove to be wrong.
We now know that the pioneer won his bet; the guests were astonished by the sunny weather and the majestic winter landscape. His British guests didn't depart until springtime, replete with suntans, and enthusiastically recounted their Alpine winter experience at the Kulm Hotel St. Moritz to friends back home. The start of the winter sports in the Alps was born.


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The arenas of struggle
Mariano said that peasants in the countryside continue to achieve victories in their determined campaign for genuine agrarian reform. These include the lowering of land rent, asserting their right to remain in the land despite threats of eviction, increasing their share in the produce, increasing the wage of agricultural workers, among others.
He said many farmers decide to till the land even as the DAR’s hands are tied. He cited as an example the farm workers at the Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac. More than 1,000 hectares of land have been planted with rice and vegetables by the farmers themselves.
Even if the deliberations on HB 3059 have not yet started, the farmers have long been asserting their right to till the land, Mariano said. “The Congress must recognize this.”
“Ang kilos ng magsasaka hind nakabatay kung maipapasa ba ang HB 3059. Mali iyong akayin mo sila sa parliyamentaryong pakikibaka lang. Paglilingkurin mo dapat itong laban na ito sa praktika ng magsasaka. Kongkretong ekspresyon siya at alingawngaw ng kahilingan ng magsasaka,” (The movement of peasants for agrarian reform is not hinged on the passage of HB 3059. It is wrong to confine the peasants to the parliamentary struggle alone. The parliamentary struggle should serve the practical struggles of the peasants. Their struggles are an expression of their just demand.) he said.
Mariano said, referring to Malacañang’s allies in Congress, “Anong ikinatatakot ninyo may bilang nga kayo. Anong ikinakatakot ninyo, debate? Ito ang malaon nang hinihingi ng masang magsasaka. Eh di tingan natin kung tutugon doon o hindi.” (What are you afraid of when you have the numbers? Are you afraid of a debate? This has been a long-standing demand of peasants. Let us debate on whether this bill responds to this peasant demand.)
Mariano said the full-blown plenary debates would provide opportunity for farmers to voice out their demands. He said the farmers would see that the progressive party list representatives side with their class interest and that their interest is constantly undermined and opposed by the landlords in the House of Representatives. The debates, he said, would also expose the clear and sharp difference between the position of progressive party list representatives and that of Akbayan and the landlords.
Mariano said the landlords in Congress would attempt to water down the bill during the period of amendments. He said, “Anuman ang mangyari, magsasaka na ang huhusga.” (Whatever happens, it would be peasants who would decide.)
He said further, “The House of Representatives is the house of the people, that is what they say. Who are the people? The landlords? Patutunayan nila.(Let them prove it.)”
Mariano revealed that other members of the House of Representatives have filed ‘anti-farmer’ bills.
Mariano said these include House Resolution no. 737 authored by House Speaker Prospero Nograles. The resolution seeks to allow 100 percent foreign ownership of land.
The peasant leader also said Nograles and six other representatives filed a bill promoting corporate farming.
These proposals, Mariano said, fall within Malacañang’s proposal to allot two million hectares of land for agribusiness. He said China and Qatar are particularly interested in exploiting the country’s agricultural lands.
Mariano said that the Arroyo government is adamant in restructuring the agriculture sector to suit neoliberal globalization. “Food security is further undermined.”
Mariano called on the people to remain vigilant and to oppose the said bills. (Bulatlat.com)


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New Baby coming home is not such a looked forward to moment while you already have one kid waiting for you at home. Sometimes, the elder child doesn’t actually look forward to sharing its room, clothes or toys with another baby, even if it is going to be its own sibling. When my daughter was a young toddler, she would not like to sit in my lap much. But the minute she saw her cousin sitting comfortably on my lap, she used to jump up to come sit on my lap. Sometimes, there used to be fierce fights between them before she finally agreed to let the other kids to sit on my lap.
As a parent you have a major role to play in shaping the behaviour of your children. Your actions can be the cause of a lifelong rivalry or relationship between the two. The mother’s second pregnancy will provide the parents considerable time which can be spent on preparing the elder child to welcome the baby. Once the mother’s pregnancy starts to show, you need to involve the elder child in the preparations related to the new baby. Let him/her feel the baby moving and bring him/her with you for checkups so s/he can hear the heartbeat and see what happens during medical check-ups.
Here are some more tips to help the elder one accept the new baby:
1. Include the elder kid in preparations for the baby’s arrival. S/he can help you sort the used clothes, clean the crib, bathtub, baby chairs and so on.
2. Let the elder one think of some names s/he will call the new baby. Share your experiences of his/her birth with the baby so that it feels connected to you.
3. After the birth of the baby, call the baby ‘our baby’ for some time so that the elder one feels attached to the new arrival in the family.
4. Give a present to the elder one from the new baby. And encourage him/her to give a gift to the baby too.
5. If the elder baby comes to visit you in the hospital, keep yourself free so that you hold him/her in your open arms and then together hold the new baby in your lap/hand.
6. Ask other visitors to pay attention to your elder one when they come to meet you in the hospital. Allow him/her to tell them about what s/he feels about the baby.
7. Once you go back home ask your elder one to help you in changing the baby’s diapers/clothes and bathing the baby and such other interesting things.
8. Encourage the elder one to be quiet while the younger one is sleeping. Do not shout at him/her unnecessarily. Instead try to make him/her your ally in taking care of the new one.
9. Try to cook food that the elder one likes to eat and try to be around when s/he goes or comes back from school.
10. Assign the elder one with the task of keeping a diary to document the younger one’s growth. Take some good selfies and group pictures of the two doing different things together.
Still there will be demanding times when you will not be able to take care or listen to the elder one’s gibberish once in a while. Also, there will be moments when the elder one will not behave responsibly because finally even s/he is a kid. So do not get too harsh with the elder one because jealousy can change people very fast and the jealous child can hurt a new baby without really meaning to do so. Watch for the pangs of jealousy closely.
Encourage the child to master simple daily tasks such as dressing him/herself, brushing teeth or combing hair. S/he will be proud and happy about the new found independence and mastery. This will give you more time to look after the younger one. If s/he is still extra-clingy, take him/her with you wherever you go and give him/her extra cuddles, hugs, kisses to increase his/her feelings of security.
Whenever the child wants to talk to you, give him/her complete attention. Remember s/he needs to feel that s/he is the most important person for you in addition to the new baby. Do not be afraid to say NO if it is necessary. S/he needs to know the new boundaries or limitations. If you feel you are about to explode in anger over something the elder one did to irritate/trouble the younger one, stop immediately. Take two deep breaths then call the elder one and talk to him/her when you are feeling calmer. If you feel like punishing the elder one, do it only after you make him/her realise that it was his/her fault and could have been avoided.
Remember communicate with your heart when you speak to your child and his/her heart will respond.
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Set the Table Series: White Christmas Table
Welcome to our Set the Table Series, where we show you easy ways of creating table settings for various occasions. Whether it be a summer BBQ, birthday celebration or Christmas dinner, we hope to inspire you to create your own fabulous table setting at home.
Can you believe it? Only a few weeks left till Christmas! Today we’re showing you our take on an all-white Christmas table. We’ve stuck to a neutral palette of white, silver & glass to keep it elegant and sophisticated, with just a hint of festive decorations with the addition of paper baubles & touches of silver.
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Vectrix, an electric scooter and motorcycle company based in New England, hit rock bottom in 2009. After months of bad news, bad luck and bad financials, the company laid off all but essential staff in July that year.
Then things got worse. Analysis of corporate financial results showed the company listed expenses for each bike sold larger than the income earned. On September 28, 2009, the company announced a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
In late 2009 the remaining assets of Vectrix were sold to Gold Peak battery group and slowly, Vecctrix began to regroup.
The company started to rehire workers and make plans for a relaunch of its scooter line. Finally, in 2011 the company introduced two scooters and things seemed to be, at long last, back to normal.
What was lost in all of this corporate drama, however, were the plans for the company’s pet project/crowning achievement, the Vectrix superbike.
Unveiled in 2007, the Vectrix superbike had a top speed of around 125 mph, a range of about 70 miles and a quarter-mile time of about 12 seconds. At the time of its debut, Vectrix said it would put the bike into production if there was evidence of sufficient interest. Unfortunately, when the company went under the bike never had a chance – until now.
The Vectrix superbike is back. In a recent announcement the company said that the program has been re-energized to showcase the latest generation of the company’s core technologies such as battery systems, power management systems, drive trains and regenerative throttle systems.
The specs on the new bike are close to those of the old version. Vectrix says the bike will have a top speed of 125 mph. Twist the throttle all the way and you’ll hit that speed in as little as 12 seconds. For a high-powered bike, the Vectrix’s 124-mile range, aided by regenerative braking, is impressive. The bike plugs into any standard outlet and an 80 percent charge takes about 2.5 hours.
Vectrix said that they’d be accepting refundable deposits for a special limited production run of 200 to 500 Vectrix Super Bikes through July 2012. No pricing or delivery information has been released.


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Family and friends mean a lot to this big-hearted couple and they are clearly loved back, as one hundred and ten people made the trek from Texas to their destination wedding in St. Maarten. The wedding took place at Villa Les Jardins de Bellevue, on the French side of St Maarten near the capitol, Marigot. The gorgeous villa sits on top of a hill with 360 views of the island, lagoon, ocean, and nearby islands.
The venue was so gorgeous that it hardly needed any decor but the bride and her planner managed to find the perfect way to enhance the natural beauty. The villa, ceremony, and reception areas were all decorated with stunning flowers shipped right from Holland. Their color palette consisted of a pretty mint and gold combination.
To add to the island ambiance, a steel band drum entertained guests during dinner. The popular DJ EM was the DJ for the evening, and the spotlights and music from the night could be heard throughout the island, starting a rumor among the locals that it was Jay-Z and Beyonce partying at the Villa. After the party at the villa, everyone headed to some local bars in downtown Maho and then a casino, where Brittany stayed in her dress the whole time!
I absolutely love every detail of this gorgeous destination wedding in St. Maarten. There is even a story behind the rings. The bride and groom had a theme behind their wedding bands “three strands is not easily broken” from Ecclesiastes 4:12. The bride wore a custom three banded ring by Davidoff Diamonds and the groom had the verse “Ecclesiastes 4:12” inscribed on the inside of his ring.
Thank you so much to the very talented Caroline Ross Photography for capturing so many amazing details and sharing them with us.
Photographer: Caroline Ross Photography
Event Planner & Floral Designer: GRO Designs
Event Venue: Villa Les Jardins de Bellevue
Bridal Gown Designer: Liancarlo
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Bridesmaid Dresses: Donna Morgan (Emily Dress in Spearmint)
Groom’s Attire: Perry Ellis
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text: Moleskine and DC Comics team up to present this Limited Edition Batman Notebook. This pocket-sized, hard-cover has all the essential Moleskine elements including an elastic closure, ribbon bookmark and inner pocket. This book features a black and white cover with a stylized Robin inside a silhouette of Batman. 192 ruled pages, Batman-themed endpapers and 2 sheets of themed stickers make this a cool collector's item for any fan of the Caped Crusader. Measures 3.5 x 5.5 inches.


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I found it interesting to read that a city in Japan has created a rule than bans elementary and junior high students from using their phones after 9 P.M. After 9, they are required to give their phone to their parents for the night. This is supposed to help refrain children from always responding to friends and gaming. By giving up their phone their attention can be used for actual studying and even getting a good night sleep.
What I don’t understand is why does a city have to set a rule for this kind of behavior? Shouldn’t it be the parents’ responsibility to monitor their kids technology use and create limitations?
It seems that almost everyone has a smartphone and is almost inseparable from it. Now that kids younger and younger are getting them, is it harder for parents to regulate that? Or are parents too worried now that they will be the “bad” parent so they let their kids do whatever they want. It seems that if your child is spending to much time on a phone that you would have them cut back to focus on more important things.
Now that Kariya, Japan has this rule, will it set a more responsible standard for other children in Japan? Here in the United States, should parents start focusing more on a technology bedtime rather than a real bed time? How could we control technologically dependent behaviors when people use it anywhere at anytime.
Or is a society driven by online communication something we all just need to get used to?


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Bloomberg nearly broke the internet Tuesday night when two of its reporters announced they had sources “intimately familiar” with Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol who say the underground conservative movement’s mystery candidate will be National Review staff writer David French.
Kristol, along with other top conservatives, has been clamoring for a “real” conservative to run as a third party alternative to Donald Trump ever since it became clear Trump’s chances of winning were better than many first expected.
Like most people, your first question about Kristol’s choice is: Who is David French, anyway? In addition to being an exceptionally talented writer for National Review, French is a graduate of Harvard Law School, a former lecturer at Cornell, a U.S. Army Reserve veteran who was awarded a Bronze Star while serving in Iraq in 2007, and the author of Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can’t Ignore.
By all accounts, French is a pro-school-choice, pro-military, low-taxes, free-trade conservative. And it seems from his past writings he has a rather low opinion of Mr. Trump (not surprisingly).
In a recent article written for National Review, French described why it’s so important to oppose Trump: “It is certain that [Trump] is dishonest, ignorant of foreign and domestic affairs (and often even of basic civics), and deals in the most vicious personal attacks. Add these things together, and he’s not just a ticking time bomb—he’s a walking impeachment risk.”
If you’re in the “Never Trump” camp, French appears to be the perfect candidate. He has a proven track record of espousing conservative ideals; he’s smart; he’s a good communicator (at least in writing); he’s a war hero; and he’s an outsider—to say the least.
Of course, French does have one glaring, possibly impossible-to-overcome weakness: no one has ever heard of him, except, of course, for his loyal readers at National Review.
In an election dominated by cartoonish personalities, how can a man who is nearly completely off of everyone’s radar be a legitimate challenger or alternative? Has Bill Kristol and company totally lost their minds? Perhaps, but I think a case can be made that French is actually a brilliant pick—assuming he is actually going to run—and I’m going to try to make that case right now.
What is the defining theme of the 2016 presidential race thus far? Rejection of the dreaded “establishment”—whoever that may be. We’re now living in a world where conservative Republicans would reject Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), perhaps the most anti-establishment Republican to make a legitimate run for president in over 30 years, because he’s a political insider. Even 1,000-year-old Bernie Sanders, an admitted socialist, has managed to win over the hearts of millions of people, including, quite paradoxically, many young people.
Let’s face it, if you transported an American from 2014 directly to today, that person would think he or she has accidentally stumbled into some sort of a sick, twisted, confusing political Bizarro World—one where people like Kanye West can half-seriously say they are going to run for president without totally getting laughed out of the room.
In this Alice-in-Wonderland world, why can’t a completely unknown, principled veteran actually win over the hearts and minds of Americans? Assuming he actually makes it to a debate, he’d be the only person on the stage who could say he or she is not a multi-millionaire. He’d be the only person on the stage who could actually claim to be honest without 40 million people simultaneously rolling their eyes. He’d be the only person who could say, “I know what it’s like to be a regular, totally disenfranchised American who has been ignored for the past decade.”
And can you imagine his debate with Hillary Clinton over Benghazi? Talk about a thrill going up conservatives’ collective leg!
I’m not saying French would win, that he could win, or even that he should win. But, if ever there was a time when Mr. Smith might actually find his way to Washington, this is it, and I’m not sure constitutionalists who have pledged never to sacrifice their values again could ask for a better man to play Mr. Smith than Mr. French.


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