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Indian Valley Camping Center is a family-owned, family-friendly RV dealer located in Souderton, PA. With a business history of 55+ years spanning three generations of ownership, we have the experience to provide area residents and travel aficionados with the best possible vehicles for all of their adventures. Our location in Souderton leaves us well-placed to serve residents of the majority of Pennsylvania. We are within an hour of Bucks, Montgomery, Lehigh, North Hampton, Monroe, Berks, and Philadelphia Counties. We are also just as accessible to residents of Lauren County, Sussex County, and Mercer County, NJ.
We specialize in providing quality RVs and other travel vehicles for families, couples, and anybody else interested in outdoor travel and camping. As a long-time RV dealer, we offer a wide variety of new and used RVs, campers, motorhomes, fifth wheels, and travel trailers. Available brands include Alliance, Cruiser, Little Guy, No Boundaries and Keystone. Keystone models include Passport, Cougar, Alpine, Avalanche and Springdale. While you’re searching for your next vacation trailer, our family and sales team are committed to being with you every step of the way. We want to get to know you and what your needs are, and this will help us get the right equipment for your adventures.
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1 North Square, Cambridge, ON
Young Canadian Painters is an exhibition of new works by three artists whose practices have gained critical international attention in recent years. Large scale works by Melanie Authier, Scott Everingham and Dil Hildebrand constitute this exhibition that showcases the latest in contemporary painting. Working predominantly in abstraction these artists tackle issues of representation in distinct ways, offering highly complex and at times contradictory compositions that provide the viewer with suggestive narratives without being deliberate.
Opening: Friday, July 4, 7:00pm
Scott Everingham holds an MFA from the University of Waterloo, where is currently teaching, and a BFA from NSCAD University. He was a finalist in the RBC Canadian Painting Competition for two consecutive years, 2009-2010. His work has been shown widely in Canada, United States, England, Denmark and The Netherlands. He is represented by General Hardware Contemporary and Patrick Mikhail Gallery. He lives and works in Toronto.
Dil Hildebrand was born in Winnipeg, Canada. He received his BFA and MFA from Concordia University, Montreal. His work has been collected by major museums throughout Canada. He has shown extensively and is the recipient of the National Award in the RBC Canadian Painting Competition 2006. Dil Hildebrand lives and works in Montreal and is represented by Pierre-Francois Ouellette art contemporain.
Melanie Authier received a BFA from Concordia University and completed her MFA at the University of Guelph. Authier has exhibited across Canada and is the recipient of the Honourable Mention Prize for the 9th Annual RBC Painting Competition 2007. Her paintings are in numerous national and international collections. She is represented by Georgia Scherman Projects and currently lives and maintains a studio in Ottawa.
People Try to Put Us Down, Just Because We Get Around: 500 words about my generation of painters (with optional annotations).
Youth is a relative term. Culturally, it’s something we’re drawn to. Young rock stars. Young movie stars. Young art stars. We adore our flowers in full bloom. In an art world where nobody serious takes you seriously until you’re 28, being under 40 does constitute youth, and the artists in this exhibition all fall under that milestone. In attempting to draw parallels between these artists, whose art is formally, materially and conceptually heterogeneous, it is important to contextualize the larger art conversations that informed their schooling, their coming of age period as artists.
All of these painters were undergraduates between 1998 and 2004, and graduates
schooled shortly thereafter. For about twenty years before this period, painting was thought about rather skeptically. Having officially “died” in 1981, with the final blow being publicly delivered by Douglas Crimp in the pages of October[i], multiple generations of artists were schooled under the belief that painting was no longer a viable activity for contemporary artists to pursue. But the case was never entirely closed (and painting classes were still full). Resistance was formed, the rebellion took flight, and ideas of pluralism and relativism[ii] in art gained increasing intellectual and artistic traction. During this period, however, an artist choosing to make a painting at all was viewed as a polemically politicized (and potentially subversive[iii]) activity. Battles were fought, and eventually the war for painting was won. Nobody knows when this happened exactly[iv], and not all of painting’s detractors have conceded defeat. Like those storied Japanese soldiers marooned on desert islands who were never informed that the war was lost, there are still some anti-painters stranded on islands in remote wings of academia and art museums. For the most part, however, sometime in the late 1990’s and fueled by a suddenly-explosive-late-Capitalist art market, painting seemed ok again. Actually, it was more than ok. Painting was it. Vitamin P was published in 2001[v]. The RBC Painting Competition happened here[vi], and painting was everywhere all over again.
The artists in this exhibition, Dil Hildebrand, Scott Everingham and Melanie Authier were all trained in this environment. Rather than having the intellectual pressure of defending their medium with every brushstroke[vii], they could entirely focus their energies on the equally difficult task of making a good painting[viii]. Their work could look like anything, be about anything, be drawn from anywhere, and happen anywhere. In this brave new paint friendly art world that has adopted globalism, pluralism, and relativism with gusto, none of the severity of the previous generations intellectual positions seems necessary. Flexibility is more important than commitment. In a world with attention deficit disorder, 500 channels on every television and Google searches, no singular point of view seems adequate to reflect the frantic multiplicity of our contemporary experience. Like the lovechild of an art historical key party, the work of these artists reflects the continued desire for an aesthetic promiscuity. And they’re all young enough not to worry about doing so.
[i] See “The End of Painting” by Douglas Crimp from October, no 16 (Spring 1981) pages 69-76.
[ii] Although neither of these notions were “new” ideas, they seemingly took on more importance.
[iii] For a great description of how painting was viewed, by some, as a subversive activity see Thomas Lawson’s seminal essay, “Last Exit: Painting” which was first published in Artform, October, 1981.
[iv] Although there were no shortage of potential champions, such as Robert Storr, Barry Schwabsky and Jonathan Bentley Mays, there is no singular text that “brought back painting” in a similar manner to how Crimp’s “The End of Painting” seemed to signal its demise.
[v] Vitamin P is a book that was published in 2001 by Phaidon. It’s an encyclopedic compendium of what was, at that time, cutting edge painting. The catalogue essay by Barry Schwabsky, “Painting in the Interrogative Mode” was hugely influential on the next generation of painters and remains required reading for most painting departments. A lot of the ideas I’m expressing in the blurb are informed by this essay.
[vi] The RBC Painting Competition was launched in 1999. Melanie Authier received an honourable mention for the prize in 2007. Scott Everingham was shortlisted in 2009, 2010 and 2013. Dil Hildebrand won it in 2006.
[vii] Like their immediate predecessors such as David Urban, Anda Kubis, John Kissick, Monica Tap and Denyse Tomasos.
[viii] Crazy as it may sound, this is a heavily loaded expression. Whereas the Avant Garde and Neo-Avant Garde (who continue to be painting’s biggest detractors) sought to apply the quasi-objective criteria of artistic novelty and historical priority to ascribe importance to works of art, contemporary art has returned to a more subjective (and potentially traditional) criteria associated with “connoisseurship”. This model requires the (arguably) more difficult task of collectively deciding what’s worthwhile.
Pete Smith is an artist, critic and infrequent curator who lives in Bowmanville, Ontario. He has exhibited his work extensively since completing his BFA from York University in 1998 and his MFA from the University of Guelph in 2007. His writing on art appears regularly in Canadian Art and Border Crossings magazines. Currently, he teaches in the Department of Drawing and Painting at OCAD University. He is represented in Toronto by p|m Gallery.

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Was he an incompetent ruler, a brutal tyrant, or a great leader? 2,000 years after his death, the legacy of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, remains a point of debate. His role in ending centuries of conflict between warring factions and creating China's first imperial dynasty is indisputable, yet he has questionably been portrayed as a violent oppressor. Through ancient texts, artifacts, and expert insights, revisit the life of this complicated and influential figure.
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A look at how Hitler calculated that to fight on long enough to fulfil his aim of eradicating Europe's Jews he needed to capture the Caucasus, and to do that he had to take Stalingrad. There is also a look at how the US rebuilt its navy and took itself from the 18th-ranked army in the world to be second only to the Soviet Union, a tale of ingenuity and enterprise that turned the vast resources of America into the numbers that could win a war.
The Story of Captain Carlsen and the Flying Enterprise Kurt Carlsen's epic solo struggle to save his 6,700 ton merchant vessel, her holds waterlogged, from the ravages of an Atlantic hurricane during Christmas 1951. Spectacular film taken at the time shows the immense bravery of this famous Captain in his efforts to stay with his ship. Danish Captain, Henrik Kurt Carlsen, was given the name of 'Captain Stay-put' by the press in 1952, when his ship rolled on her side and couldn't right itself. The vessel Flying Enterprese was doomed. Pounding seas had cracked her hull, tilting her thirty degrees on the port side, and sending a tidal wave pouring through her engine room. Making sure that the passengers were taken off, he--together with Mate Kenneth Dancey-- stayed on board his ship as rescue efforts to tow him into Falmouth failed. They battled the raging seas in a valiant attempt to bring the battered ship into port. Captain Carlsen only jumped off the ship at the last moment before it sank and was rescued by the Turmoil. Their story is one of astounding courage and determination.
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Through the mountains and jungles of Colombia, Cooper goes in search of the truth behind one of the greatest stories ever told - the legend of El Dorado. His journey takes him from Bogota to the Caribbean coast, through territories once dominated by two cultures, the Muisca and the Tairona, who flourished for centuries before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century. Cooper reveals forgotten peoples who valued gold in a way the Western world still struggles to understand, travelling to an astonishing lost city and meeting the last survivors of an ancient civilisation.
Norway's World War II Radio Spies A group of Norwegians, separate from Milorg, the main Resistance movement, sent back intelligence of German activities in their country by radio direct to the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS). Among their coups was tracking down the German battleship Tirpitz. They were often infiltrated back into their country by the Shetland Bus, a group of Norwegian fishing smacks based in the Shetland Islands. When Hitler invaded Norway in 1940, some fled, most submitted...and a courageous few became Fjord Watchers-spies. Whether roaming a busy Oslo street or foraging in a remote mountain cabin, they radioed a constant stream of intelligence to Allied forces even as German soldiers relentlessly hunted them. Special agents such as Torstein Raaby, whose reports helped sink the infamous German battleship Tirpitz, and author Thor Heyerdahl would pose as merchants, fishermen an laborers while they scrutinized Hitler's every move. They were the eyes, ears and voice of the armies that liberated Norway.
8/20 • The True Action Adventures of the Twentieth Century • 1996 • History
Mankind is a building species. Inspired by the divine we create monuments to its power (Stonehenge, the Great Pyramid). New challenges create new sciences and when the Romans mixed volcanic ash with water they created a new super-material: concrete.

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Sister Street Gisella Solís, a dentist whose body was found yesterday in Ensenada, published a letter in his social network in which he asked for prayer on behalf of his cousin and thanked the judiciary, the police and the press for a job to find.
"I found it, not like my heart would want it to be alive", expressed in your Facebook account, Street Mariela SolísHe thanked God for the strength he gave him becausethat you can find it at the end " and explained it "Without his help, it would be unbearable and impossible to deal with him", Then he asked his friends and family to light the candle and pray to our Father "praying God for the eternal rest of the soul of Gisela, giving her the last greetings".
He also thanked for the release, "the police and all its members, the prosecutor and his staff, all those good people who came with my heart to walk long and people who made their call and visit me, the masters of the rushes and the dog's body"He thanked at the same time "all people who shared search messages and the media in general for their support and respect".
Solís Calle was last seen live on January 16, and for two weeks La Plata, Villa Elisa, Ensenada, Berisso, Magdalena, Guernica in more than six races with agents of DDI La Plate, Communications, Scientific, Dog, Equestrian, search and rescue, firefighters and rescue with a kayak, following the appeal of his family.
On Tuesday, the body of the woman was found wrapped in sheets, buried at 40 centimeters, at the edge of the so-called. Camino Negro, abandoned routes connecting Villa Elisa and Punta Lara.
The whole letter
"I have made it, not as it would be my heart wanted to live … Despite my sad reality, I have to thank GOD for the power he has given me all these days and because he listened to me when I asked him to find him in True, without his help, it would be unbearable and impossible to handle.
I want to thank the police and all its members, the prosecutor and all the staff, all the good people who followed me from my heart to walk the long days and the people who wanted to call me and visit me, gentlemen of the dildo and the dog's body. Pati, Marcela, Wilbert, Juliet, who for a few days forced them to think as criminals to understand a little bit about what happened … All the people who shared my sister's exams and those who did not know me and they helped me. For journalists in the grid. for your support and respect for me and my family.
My last request to you, my family in Peru, for my good friends and acquaintances, is to light a candle at 22 o'clock (Argentine time) and pray for our father seeking God for the eternal rest of Gissel's soul, giving him the last goodbye … "


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Discover hidden treasures and little-known facts about the region’s history and heritage.
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I appreciate your help here. My dad wants to start using his Sony D100 again, but cannot find the power supply. It says DC IN 9V. Can you recommend any power supply available on the internet?
Thanks in advance!
I'm 99% sure the Sony Discman D-100 (manufactured somewhere around 86/87) uses a 9V negative tip power supply common with models from the D-5/D-50 through the D-150, D-250, D-555, D-9, D-40, and D-350. A Sony AC-950W or AC-940A power supply will provide the proper voltage/power. Also, a lot of Panasonic phone power supplies (the bulky grey ones) provide the proper fitting plug and voltage. Just make sure you get one with at least 500mA max current (600mA is better) and a negative tip. If you want to make sure, check the picture on the back of the D-100. It should have a '+' with a line pointing to the outer ring and a '-' with a line pointing to the inner ring/dot. This indicates the center of the plug, the tip, is negative relative to the outer portion of the barrel plug.
I'm posting a picture of an AC-940A that I took from an eBay listing. Make sure the diagram looks like the one on the back of the D-100.

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The Houston Rockets are among five NBA teams that have recently shown interest in a trade for Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. Lillard averaged 28.8 points (39.1% on 3-pointers) and 7.5 assists per game last season.
Now 31 years old, rumors have swirled in recent weeks that Lillard intends to request a trade. In a press conference with USA Basketball last Friday, the 6-foot-2 guard denied he had made a request as of that time, but he was noncommittal beyond that.
“I haven’t made any firm decision on what my future will be,” the six-time All-Star said.
In a story posted early Tuesday, O’Connor followed up with some intel on Lillard’s potential trade market. He writes:
Few team executives expect a Dame deal to happen this offseason. But multiple front-office sources say the Heat, Kings, Knicks, Rockets and Sixers have recently been the most aggressive suitors.
New @ringer story on Damian Lillard’s future in Portland, the teams that want him the most, and whether the Blazers can make enough improvements. https://t.co/wITnJxuonq
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) July 20, 2021
Even with Lillard at 31 and the Rockets in an apparent rebuilding cycle after finishing 2020-21 with the NBA’s worst record, the appeal is obvious. He’s consistently among the league’s most dominant playmakers and clutch scorers. And thanks in large part to the blockbuster James Harden trade, Houston general manager Rafael Stone has a significant amount of draft capital to facilitate a deal.
It’s worth remembering that despite Harden also being 31, Houston did not want to trade him. The Rockets preferred to continue building around Harden, since they know how difficult it is to acquire a player among the league’s elite. That could explain their interest in Lillard, who is signed through 2023-24 and has a player option for 2024-25.
Then again, the Harden saga was a clear reminder that contracts in the modern NBA aren’t particularly significant. Even though Harden was signed for at least two more seasons at the time, his clear discontent and the ramifications of keeping a star player against his will forced the Rockets into a trade. For the Rockets to give up the type of draft assets that Portland is likely to require, they would presumably need to have confidence that Lillard truly wants to be in Houston and is unlikely to change his mind after a few months. In other words, a deal isn’t worth it to the Rockets if Lillard is likely to then do what Harden did.
So, the question becomes: Can Houston offer Lillard a better path to a championship than the current supporting cast in Portland? The answer depends on Lillard’s preferences, as well as the potential terms of a trade. For example, if the Rockets could keep Christian Wood, Jae’Sean Tate, Kelly Olynyk, Kevin Porter Jr., Eric Gordon and the No. 2 overall pick (Jalen Green?) in the 2021 draft, an argument can be made for that group having more upside than the current supporting cast in Portland led by CJ McCollum, Jusuf Nurkic, and Robert Covington. (With Lillard making nearly $44 million next season, John Wall would likely have to leave Houston in any hypothetical trade for salary matching purposes.)
There’s also a hypothetical world in which the No. 2 choice could be dealt as the centerpiece of a separate trade, which would potentially put a second veteran star around Lillard with the Rockets.
But, even if that group is superior to the one in Portland, is it enough to satisfy Lillard’s desire to make a title run? It’s also unclear if the Rockets could meet Portland’s asking price in a trade without involving one of those aforementioned assets. For example, if the Trail Blazers were to demand this year’s No. 2 pick as part of a Houston proposal, that could limit the appeal of the Rockets to Lillard — since it diminishes the potential supporting cast around him. It’s a delicate balancing act.
In short, all the dominoes would have to line up perfectly for a Lillard trade to Houston to make sense. It’s not likely to happen. But given his dominance as a player, there’s a case for Stone to at least explore it.


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Don McLean is one of America’s most enduring singer-songwriters and is forever associated with his classic hits “American Pie” and “Vincent (Starry Starry Night).” Since first hitting the charts in 1971, McLean has amassed over 40 gold and platinum records worldwide and in 2004, was inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. His songs have been recorded by artists from every musical genre, most notable Madonna’s #1 recording “American Pie” in 2000, and George Michael’s version of “The Grave” in 2003, sung in protest at the Iraq War.
In 2007, McLean shared his life story in Alan Howard’s biography, “The Don McLean Story: Killing Us Softly With His Songs.” In 2009, his latest studio album, Addicted to Black, was released and in 2010 he returned to Europe for a seven-nation tour, including the Royal Albert Hall in London.
2011 saw another tour of UK and Ireland, including a sensational appearance at Europe’s largest music festival, Glastonbury, and in 2012, McLean completed his longest European tour in 20 years. In 2012, McLean was awarded the BBC Folk Music Lifetime Achievement Award and saw the release of American Troubadour on CD and DVD and the worldwide broadcast of the documentary of this name, charting McLean’s life and career.

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text: Utility of irradiated, bone marrow-transplanted, marker tolerant rats for regenerative studies and cell tracking. When hPLAP-tg BMC were injected into the knee joint of irradiated WT (hPLAP-BMT) rats, there is a 2 – 3 cells wide layer of donor cells (arrowheads) on the cartilage surface, 1 week post-injection (A). Inset in (A) shows lack of hPLAP-staining in the articular cartilage of an irradiated WT (hPLAP-BMT) control rat not injected with transgenic BMC. Four weeks post-injection, transgenic donor cells have adopted a fibroblast-like (arrowheads) or chondrocyte-like (arrows) appearance, and show incorporation into the surrounding chondrocyte matrix of host origin (B). Five-μm-thick undecalcified MMA sections of ethanol-fixed knee joints stained for hPLAP activity after heat pretreatment and counterstained with nuclear fast red. Bar = 50 μm.

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As a busy mom who teaches part time and home schools one boy full time, I recognize the importance of downtime! Crafting, for me, is relaxing and allows me to express my creative side (the side I had way more time for before I had kids!). Because I am a teacher, I love sharing the joy of making crafts with kids and adults; I am always seeking out new techniques and projects! I can never focus on one medium (despite my husband's advice!) so here you will find things for sale, ideas and future classes. You can connect to my Etsy site too. Eventually I would love to start a blog, but I need to find more time! Send me a message, I would love to hear from you!


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When I think about Downieville I remember things from 35 years ago to now. I remember the Bakery and picking up some fresh bread for my mom for dinner later that night when we stayed at the Shangri-la and later at the Lure. Or going to the Grocery Store with its wooden floors and Pick and Shovel diner inside getting a sandwich and hanging out on the bench outside talking with the locals who told a pesky kid like me where to fish.
I remember having breakfast with my parents at the Forks on the patio watching the Downie River go by and wondering to myself when are they going to be done with their coffee so we can head out fishing and hiking. Or my dad's favorite place that he always made sure we went to on upper Main at Hospital Bridge and Pauley Creek where it joined the Downie River as we fished for wild browns.
I remember the donkey races around town and the excitement of the people and the businesses that wanted to win to hold bragging rights for that year, the prospector days, and miners dredging on the N. Yuba River and talking to them as I fished below their dredge about how what kind of gold they were getting. I remember the poker room in the back of the St. Charles and looking through the window as a kid and wishing I was old enough to get in on that game.
Most of those things are gone today, but one thing still holds true, "The Spirit of the Town and the People" that created it is still alive and well just waiting for you to explore it, not just for the past 35 years, but for the past 160 years.
One of the ways to do that is through at trip to the Downieville Museum and the Downieville Walking Tour.
The museum is full and I mean full of history and artifacts that tell a story of the original settlers and the way they lived. How the town grew up out of the forest to reach heights of being a significant city in California. The archives are full of photographs, written documents, and pieces from history that inspire wonderment and to imagine the courage and sacrifice that it must have taken to live in such a day.
Take a trip to the Sierra County Courthouse and view the Sierra County Nugget Collection on display as well as other fantastic treasures. Head next door and visit the Sheriff's Office and see the pictures of the past Sheriffs and read the newspaper clippings on the wall. Right next to that you'll see the Gallows as they stand as reminder of how just how swift justice was in the early days of Downieville and Sierra County.
Stop around town and read the many plaques on the buildings as they all tell a story. Like this one about Juanita.
Take a trip to the Downieville Cemetery and read the headstones and grasp a feeling of their spirit that made Downieville such a remarkable place.
There is so much to see just walking through town, but more important than what you see is what you feel if you really take a quiet moment and sit with your heart open and ready to receive. I can tell you that every time I come back or even when I lived there, I sat many times on Main Street in the winter when no one was around with my eyes closed and my heart open to truly take in what the essence of this town and the lasting grasp it holds on so many people.
I truly believe there is no city or town left in California that is anything like Downieville nor the wonderful people who call it home.
Recommendation on lodging if you're planning to take a historic tour of Downieville we recommend that you stay at the Carriage House Inn in the heart of Downieville. You can visit them on the web to learn more here: www.downievillecarriagehouse.com

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Santa Rosa Mine
Mina Santa Rosa is an open-pit mine at an elevation of 5.133m (16,840ft) above the sea level, located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, in the south of the Acora District, in Peru. It’s one of the highest mountain roads of the country.
The road to the summit is a mine trail climbing up to Mina Santa Rosa, a gold and silver mine. The road is gravel. Located in the Andes Mountains of Peru, the climb is simply terrible, with a notorius lack of oxygen that tests the organisms and a high degree of steepness. Most people feel altitude sickness at around 2,500-2,800 meters. Near the summit, oxygen is in short supply. Expect harsh weather, extreme solar radiation and very high winds all together mixed with low temperatures. It’s one of the world’s 10 highest mines.


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On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association
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Book Description: The masters of horror have united to teach you the secrets of success in the scariest genre of all! In On Writing Horror, Second Edition, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan Ellison, David Morrell, Jack Ketchum, and many others tell you everything you need to know to successfully write and publish horror novels and short stories.
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Baby P whistleblower Dr Kim Holt among country’s most inspirational women in healthcare
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Clinicians from the Whittington and Royal Free hospitals, including Baby P whistleblower Dr Kim Holt, have been voted among the most inspirational women in healthcare.
Whittington Hospital paediatrician Dr Holt, who warned about shortfalls at the clinic where Baby P was treated, is included in Health Service Journal’s top 50 inspirational list of women for 2013. She was recognised for her work with Patients First, a group of healthcare professionals who campaign to improve patient safety.
Consultant radiologist Dr Caroline Alum and rheumatology consultant Professor Jane Dacre are also included on the list, along with nurse consultant for community children’s nursing, Joan Myers.
The Royal Free Hospital’s deputy chief executive and director of finance, Caroline Clarke, was also recognised as the only finance director on the list and described by judges as “a woman known for her refreshing down-to-earth approach”.
All were chosen from nominations across the country.


26-year old Hari Chakyar, from Ambarnath, is doing exceptionally well at his job in an advertising agency; but that’s not why he’s being written about. There’s more to him and
26-year old Hari Chakyar, from Ambarnath, is doing exceptionally well at his job in an advertising agency; but that’s not why he’s being written about. There’s more to him and Ambarnath. Quite disturbed with the rapid speed at which trees at his native were disappearing, Hari decided to do something.
In 2009 March, Hari started planting trees in Ambarnath. Hari wanted to do something concrete and this was it! And it was not just a dozen of trees that he planted; it was a dozen multiplied by ten. “I could eventually plan about 120 and most of them are taller than me today!” smiles Hari. He, in association with The Rotaract Club of Ambarnath, went on to do a street play outside Ambarnath railway station called “Nature baba ko gussa kyon aata hai,” which gathered about 400 people to stop and watch.
Hari soon moved to Mumbai but his ambition did not wane. Besides increasing the number of trees, he also wanted everyone to know the importance of having more trees around and what better way than educating students about it! This is when Hari thought of taking this up as a personal project. “I was discussing the objectives with my friends and that’s how the name Project 35 Trees came up. We have twenty eight states and seven union territories in India which sums up to thirty five and hence Project 35 Trees. The objective is to reach each state and union territory and spread the word. Moreover, the number 35 does not click with everybody which serves a purpose of the name being intriguing!” narrates Hari.
Hari’s friend Ryan suggested that he document whatever he did, and put him in touch with Anthony Karbhari (24), who is a freelance film-maker. So it was in October 2011 when the weekend trips began. Gujarat, Daman and Hyderabad were the first locations that Hari and Anthony tapped in the months to come. While Hari planted saplings, Anthony filmed all of this. Their plan was to go live with a family, eat with them and plant with them. They could have planted at any place, but they wanted someone to look after the saplings and therefore the plan of staying with families.
When Project 35 Trees took off, the plan of action included talking to students and educating them about the need for preserving forests and planting more trees. “It was Anthony and Anish who encouraged me to make this large. After almost a year, it was now time to do justice to number 35!” laughs Hari.
“Our plan was to go to every state, interact with students, stay with families and plant with them. I thought I would have to put down my papers at work, but then surprisingly, they allowed me to go on a four month leave. I couldn’t have asked for more!” says Hari.
There was a lot of ground work to be done. Anthony and Hari reached out to friends and friends of friends through mails and social media. They wrote to numerous institutions seeking permission to talk to students and plant saplings. “We began our journey in early October this year and started clockwise from Mumbai. So from west, we moved to the north and east; we’ll hit south soon and then conclude in Mumbai,” informs Hari.
It is a little bit of a challenge to look for a host and to get an institution to say yes, but Hari says that it is all worth it. Any unforgettable experience?
We didn’t get any prior confirmation from schools or colleges in Agra. We were roaming around in Agra on Diwali in a rickshaw with saplings to plant. We didn’t want to waste a day. Since Diwali is a night phenomenon, we thought we’ll finish before it gets dark. We first went to an orphanage because where else can you find children on holidays?! They didn’t have the space for two trees. We then got rejected by a junior college and a church because who’s expecting random tree planting requests on Diwali day?! By this time the rickshaw walla turned to us and said, ‘Aapko kya chaahiye? Yahi na ki aap pedh lagao aur koi ussko sambhaalein? Phir toh aap mere yahaan lagao. Hum sambhaalenge!’ As someone who’s looking for people to trust saplings with, did we need any more reassurance? So we landed up planting two saplings at his place!
The duo is currently at Jamshedpur and is having the time of their life. But what about the budget and funds? While he was exploring options, Hari came across www.wishberry.in which is an online crowd-funding platform. The platform allows you to have an account for three months during which you can raise as much as money you want to. “With our weekend trips, we had an estimate of how much money we would require per city. So our budget for the entire tour is 5 Lacs plus a contingency fund. We have been able to collect about 1.45 lacs through the platform, and need a lot more!” Hari goes on to say.
“Had the project got corporate back up, it would have been viewed differently. We’re not doing this for ourselves and wanted it to be a people’s project.” The duo talks to forest officials across all the locations and tries to understand the prime reason behind the diminishing green cover and the ever growing environmental problems. Once they’ve understood this and got their documentary made, it is then that they plan to collaborate with corporates to provide a solution for the same.
And yes! Hari and Anthony don’t travel alone. They travel with Changu Mangu – the miniature clay replicas of the duo. Project 35 Trees also has a facebook page through which they share their updates and reach out to people. “We have one more month to go and need more funds. Our three month package at www.wishberry.in is expiring in 3 days and we need more people to contribute,” appeals Hari.
Project 35 Trees has touched base with about 1200 students till now and this is just the beginning. They’ll be sending a copy of their documentary to all the institutions that they speak at.
If you wish to contribute to their cause you can log on to this page.


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Vol. 5, March 2013
Japan updated Template GHS Labels and SDSs for 450 Chemicals
On 22 Mar 2013, Japan’s MHLW has released template labels and safety data sheet for 168 chemicals and updated labels and SDSs for 282 substances.
Australia’s NICNAS Publishes Tranche 2 from IMAP Assessments
As the outcomes of IMAP for priority chemicals are produced NICNAS compile lists of the results in tranches which are then made publically available for comment. Tranche one was published on December 2012, whilst Tranche two has been recently published in March 2013.
New Rules for Handling Dangerous Goods at Port
"Provisions on Safety Management of Dangerous Goods at port", issued by China MoT, has come into effect since 1 Feb 2013 and raised stricter requirements for port operators.
Symrise Got Its Skin-Whitening Ingredient Registered With SFDA
Symrise spent 3.5 years to successfully get Phenylethyl Resorcinol, a new cosmetic ingredient for skin-brightening, approved by China Food and Drug Administration.
Grace Period of Thailand GHS about to End for Substances
Thailand has adopted the GHS since 13 Mar 2012. This text introduces the relevant classification criteria and hazard communication elements as well as the SDS requirements of Thai GHS.
Approval Documents Will be Required for Taiwan Class 4 Toxic Chemical Substances
Consensus has been reached by the Legislative Yuan on one of the amendments to the Taiwan TCSCA that the initial registration requirements will be imposed on Class 4 toxic chemical substances.
CFDA Plans to Fast-track Approval Process for Innovative Medical Devices and Re-registration Applications
The CFDA issued two new provisions concerning medical devices for public consultation until 31 March 2013, one for prioritized approval for innovative medical devices and the other for simplified re-registration of medical devices.
Standards Governing Korean Hazardous Chemical Treatment Plants Set for Overhaul
Standards governing Korean hazardous chemical treatments plants are set for a major overhaul according to a statement released by Korea’s Minister for the Environment Yoon Seong-Kyu on March 19th.
Philippines Revises Rules on Household Hazardous Substances Licensing
The Philippines released the FDA Circular No. 2013-009 “Revised Guidelines in Licensing Household Hazardous Substances (HHS) Establishments” on 6 Mar, requiring the HHS handling parties to be fully adherence with FDA regulations.
GB 28644.1-2012 and GB 28644.2-2012 for Dangerous Goods Carried in Excepted and Limited Quantities
GB 28644.1-2012 and GB 28644.2-2012 concerning dangerous goods carried in excepted and limited quantities respectively have been effective since 1 Dec of last year.
New Rules for Evaluating the Transport Conditions of Goods Carried by Vessels
Since 1 Jul 2013, only testing and evaluation reports issued by the appraisal institutions accredited in line with China MSA’s new Measures can be deemed as acceptable.
The Marks, Labels and Placards of Dangerous Goods in Package Form
Transport of dangerous goods need to be properly marked, labeled or placarded, described and certified on a transport document. In this text, marks, labels of packages and placards of cargo transport units are introduced with technical details.
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Today we want to inform you that with the nearest update details of the pistols PM, TT, Colt M1911, Desert Eagle, Glock and machines AS, VSS, AKMS, AKS74U will be withdrawn from the game. You wouldn't be able to exchange it for sets of spare parts for this weapon.
Many of you may have noticed that the details of some other weapons were already being removed from the game. This is due to the fact that in the future changes are planned in the weapons system, as a result of which similar items will appear.
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text: The genial and stylish Walt "Clyde" Frazier is a New York Knicks legend and sports commentator who professes to have simple, healthy tastes when it comes to food. Luckily, he's not in charge of the menu at his eponymous restaurant, opened in conjunction with Michael Weinstein of Ark Restaurants. The lauded David Waltuck (Chanterelle) had fun coming up with dishes that tweak sports-bar favorites, such as sweet-and-spicy chicken wings, curried onion fritters and thin-crust gourmet pizzas. And, of course, there's a burger, here served with caramelized onions, applewood smoked bacon and cheddar. Fancier items include top-notch steaks and blackened Scottish salmon with vanilla bourbon butter. Armando Cortes, formerly of The Grill Room, executes the menu. The 10,000-square-foot space includes loads of TV screens, a sunken bar and lounge, a small basketball court and a whimsical installation of Frazier's flamboyant suits floating overhead.

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Stimulus incentives designed to spur hospitals and physicians to use EMR systems are among several factors that will drive growth of handheld devices in healthcare, according to a new report from healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information. The report, "Handhelds in Healthcare: The World Market for PDAs, Tablet PCs, Handheld Monitors & Scanners," indicates that handheld device sales for healthcare use reached $8.2 billion globally in 2009 and are expected to increase to 7% for the next five years as physicians and hospitals purchase new IT systems.
"The ARRA incentives for electronic medical records do not specifically reimburse doctors for devices," says Bruce Carlson, publisher of Kalorama Information. "But they are getting healthcare organizations to think about IT purchases, and they are helping to make the argument for better electronic data entry, something that we think will lead to increased sales for devices used to enter data."
Other factors are driving the expansion of this market, including a growing and aging population, a shortage of qualified medical professionals, cost restraints, and medical error reduction measures, according to the report. The propensity of doctors and nurses to use the devices is also driving sales.
"Healthcare workers need to be mobile, and so PDAs and monitoring devices have long been a good fit," says Carlson.
The report looks at all handheld devices and makes specific forecasts for each category. Patient monitoring devices account for the largest share of sales in the handheld market, largely due to the range of products available, the number of conditions requiring monitoring, and increasing demand for essential monitoring products in portable sizes, such as ultrasound and ECG. Administrative devices have exploded over the last five years with the growing use of PDAs, smartphones, and tablet PCs taking hold in the healthcare industry. Advances in technology and the continued benefits provided by handheld devices are a significant factor in driving this market.
Competitors supplying new technologies to hospitals are mainly large, established healthcare companies, often working in conjunction with other information technology companies on an entire system. Some of the top companies offering handhelds are Research in Motion, GE Healthcare, Global Media, Medtronic, Omron, Siemens Healthcare, Socket Mobile, Inc. and Welch Allyn.
"Handhelds in Healthcare: The World Market for PDAs, Tablet PCs, Handheld Monitors & Scanners" provides profiles of these competitors, discusses trends in handheld technology in healthcare and forecasts the market for these devices.
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Evaluation and Treatment for Children with Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome
Children with autism or Asperger’s Syndrome often have difficulty forging relationships and interacting with others, but Medical Center at Augusta University offers a behavior-modification program that can improve these skills. Patients must undergo an initial assessment by a Medical Center at Augusta University psychiatrists, then be internally referred for admittance. Directed by a psychiatrist who specializes in autism, the social skills program offers:
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To schedule an assessment, please call 706-721-6597.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists:
Eric Lewkowiez, MD
Dr. Eric Lewkowiez is a graduate of Temple University and received his medical degree from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Lewkowiez completed his residency and fellowship training at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. He is board certified in psychiatry. His clinical interests include ADHD, affective disorders, anxiety disorders, and pervasive developmental disorders.
Donna Londino, MD
Dr. Londino is an Associate Professor in the Division of Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatry at the Medical Center at Augusta University. She also is Medical Director of Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services. She is a graduate of the Medical Center at Augusta University School of Medicine and received her residency and fellowship training through the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at Medical Center at Augusta University. She is board certified in both general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry. Her clinical interests include acute stabilization and care through a multidisciplinary approach on the inpatient unit, high functioning autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, psychopharmacology, and therapy for young children and their families.
Dale Peeples, MD
Dr. Dale Peeples was a graduate of Winthrop University before attending medical school at the University of South Carolina. He completed his general psychiatry training and his child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the Medical Center at Augusta University. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Areas of interest include telepsychiatry, juvenile justice and the effects of media exposure on children.
Sandra G. Sexson, MD
Dr. Sexson is Professor and Chief of the Division of Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatry at the Medical Center at Augusta University. She is a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, University of Texas at San Antonio and Washington University. She is board certified in both psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry and has been named as one of "America's Top Doctors" each year since coming to Medical Center at Augusta University. Her primary research interests are in the developmental, psychological and emotional issues of chronic illness in children and adolescents.
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If you have some important business to attend to in Calgary, chances are you’ll be spending loads of time in a convention center. If that’s the case, you might like to know some of the ones that have hotels, cafés and restaurants nearby:
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What Happens Post Circuit Breaker Phase 2?
Gradually easing into our ‘COVID-19-safe’ normal, doesn’t mean that we can keep our guards down. The numbers we see at present are something to be hopeful about. But, it isn’t something that we should take lightly, because what we are able to experience now amidst this pandemic is a result of collective effort and sacrifice.
At this point, aesthetic clinics are allowed to resume full services. But, we’re opening our doors with stricter measures in place. These practical solutions are designed to prevent harm caused by an infection. And it may change a lot in the way we provide our service, but it’s a necessary step in the right direction.
To mitigate the risk, health and safety protocols are updated and briefed to each member of our staff. In light of these changes, we hope that our clients support these measures. Through these we can ensure the safety of each client, our staff, and whoever our patients will come in contact with afterwards.
Infection Control Measures to Expect in our Clinic
The Dr Tyng Tan Aesthetics and Hair Clinic is one with the nation in our strong efforts to curb community-acquired infections. We aim to make sure that the actions taken during the Circuit Breaker and Phase 1 will be sustained.
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Dr. Tan Tyng Yuan, MBBS is one of the few doctors approved by the Singapore Medical Council to carry out both FUE and FUT hair transplant (which includes non-shaved FUE where donor hair length is preserved and reduction in downtime after surgery is possible to achieve). Her special interest is in hair loss and hair transplantation and she is recognized as a graduate fellow of the ISHRS after completing a lengthy fellowship at an ISHRS approved institution.


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Room #2215 air conditioner barely worked. Could not get below 75. Other than that the room was great. Nice staff!
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Location was nice, room was clean and we had a balcony. Restaurant outside seating is on the river.
"Property view" means you can look out on the parking lot from the balcony.
Clean rooms, river view from patio, nice bathroom, indoor pool, free internet and 6 port charger with USB on table.
No free breakfast and breakfast was expensive at Currents. Staff should have informed us that there is construction going on across the river. I guess they are putting in foundation for new building.
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Riverhouse on the Deschutes lives up to its name, as it overlooks the picturesque Deschutes River. The hotel is inspired by traditional lodgings located in the area, back in the day, and it also contains a convention center for larger gatherings to congregate. The hotel is a short, 12-minute walk away from Sawyer Park and is only 1.7 miles away from downtown. This means guests are able to access a lot of attractive shops, boutiques, and delicious dining spots.
The lodge-style rooms offer guests flat-screen TVs and free wireless Internet access, along with coffeemakers, microwaves, and minifridges. Some rooms also feature private balconies and patios for guests to sit on and enjoy relaxing views of the river and more. Guests staying in the hotel's suite option will enjoy a kitchen, fireplace, whirlpool hot tub, multiple bedrooms, and some suites also offer separate living rooms for even more space and comfort. Laundry service is also offered to guests for an additional fee.
The hotel features a restaurant serving delicious bites to eat, while both an indoor and outdoor pool are located at the hotel as well. Also, guests will be sure to appreciate a relaxing and refreshing dip in the hotel's hot tubs, especially during those colder months where nothing beats hot tubbing in cold weather. A business center is located in the hotel for guests who need to get some work finished. Meanwhile, the conference center in the hotel can host up to 1,200 people for large events and gatherings.
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The decree on the refinancing of Italy’s mission in Afghanistan, which passed on Tuesday at the Senate also thanks to the votes of Casini’s opposition party “UDC”, confirmed the fact that the Government does not possess a self-sufficient majority on crucial issues such as foreign policy. Casini himself declared, after the vote, that, as it is, the Cabinet cannot guarantee a solid and reliable support for our soldiers, who are prisoners in the limbo of the much discussed “caveats”, the political restrictions limiting the activity of our contingent, which, in the name of a “pacifist” policy that seems utterly detached from the Afghan reality, inevitably translates into operational hurdles, affecting the very security of our troops on the ground.
The Government, through Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema, has explained that the caveats will not be modified in order to preserve the “civil and humanitarian” nature of the Italian mission. By so doing, it has apparently decided to ignore the evident exacerbation of the afghan military picture, acknowledged by most of its allies, and the new danger tied to the consequences of Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo’s liberation. In other words, to sacrifice the security of Italy’s soldiers in exchange for the support of the radical leftist Parties, who seem, everyday more, to be holding the Government a hostage of its ideological whims and wishful thinking.


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You can tell that Christmas is upon us crafters. Absolutely everything is covered in glitter. I have discovered that nail art white translucent glitter is amazingly effective and very pretty - it even shows up in the pictures- but now the kitchen has a lovely glittery floor, the table in the dining room looks as if it has been visited by the frozen people and I look as if I have iridescent dandruff. No matter how careful you are it spreads!!!
Christmas stock that also satisfies my craving for more free-form.
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Not everyhing has been so successful. I really thought that we should expand our range of hanging Christmas ornaments.So.........
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The international row about a paparazzi photographer sneaking hundreds of shots of Princess Catherine sunbathing topless looks set to end in court, with French police pledging to arrest the snapper in question. If they are convicted, they could face heavy fines and a year in prison.
A police source told News.com.au: “A name has been offered. The photographer is expected to be held for questioned imminently.”
The pictures were taken while Kate and William were on holiday in Provence, staying at a private house with extensive grounds. The suspicion is the photographer was using an extremely strong telephoto lens, from up to a kilometre away, in order to capture what have to be considered fairly intrusive shots, even if you’re no fan of the royal family. In the row following the pictures being published in Closer magazine, an enraged Prince William set his lawyers to work, demanding no further publication of the pictures, and an arrest for breach of privacy, which is applicable under French law.
The French judges looking over the case issued a ruling allowing the arrest, adding: “These snapshots which showed the intimacy of a couple, partially naked on the terrace of a private home, surrounded by a park several hundred metres from a public road, and being able to legitimately assume that they are protected from passersby, are by nature particularly intrusive.
“(They) were thus subjected to this brutal display the moment the cover appeared.”
Defending the decision to publish, and therefore maintain the market for this kind of photograph, Closer’s editor Laurence Pieau said: “I can imagine that these photographs displease them, but once again these photographs are not degrading, they are joyous – they are in love, she is very pretty.”
Yes, but if that’s how they wanted to be portrayed in magazines, maybe they’d let the photographers stand slightly closer?


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Tottenham to offer boss Mauricio Pochettino new club-record £5.5m a year deal in bid to keep him at White Hart Lane
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Tottenham have offered Mauricio Pochettino a money-spinning new contract that would make him the best-paid manager in the club's history.
The deal is understood to be a five-year contract worth £5.5million a year. The terms also include lucrative performance-related bonuses.
Sportsmail understands the offer was made during talks between chairman Daniel Levy and Pochettino over the recent international break.
Tottenham are preparing to offer highly-rated manager Mauricio Pochettino a lucrative five-year contract
Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen (right) holds off pressure from striker Harry Kane in training
Spurs are now waiting on an answer from the Argentine, but are confident a deal can be concluded.
Pochettino, 44, has become one of Europe's most promising young bosses since arriving in England in 2013 and his work at Southampton and Tottenham has not gone unnoticed by the continent's top clubs.
Spurs are challenging for the Premier League title
Spurs are determined to keep Pochettino in north London and are pulling out all the stops to convince him his long-term future is at White Hart Lane.
With Tottenham battling Leicester for the Premier League title, Spurs chiefs have shown a willingness to wait until the end of the season before commencing formal discussions.
But talks have accelerated in recent days with the ball now in Pochettino's court.
Whether he is prepared to sign before the end of the season remains to be seen, but all the signs indicate that he is happy at the club.
Spurs midfielder Dele Alli (right) has been one of his side's standout performers this season
Spurs striker Son Heung-Min dribbles with the ball in training at the club's Enfield base earlier this week
Pochettino is already planning for next season — having identified a number of transfer targets for the 2016-17 campaign.
Tottenham's global network of scouts have been briefed ahead of Euro 2016. Speaking in January, Pochettino said: 'I'm very happy here. We've created after 18 months a very good group, with a strong basis for success in the future and I'm very happy.'
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By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, Pershing Yoakley & Associates, P.C.
The question posed on the webpage says it all: “Do you have a great invention idea, but just don’t know what to do next?”
If the answer is “yes,” chances are you will be interested in registering for “Opportunity Now,” a first-of-its-kind event scheduled for June 2 on the Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee (UT). The workshop, set to run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 307 of the Science and Engineering Research Facility, is hosted by the UT Research Foundation (UTRF).
“The Tennessee Venture Challenge (TVC) was a big success for us last year, and we wanted to build on that success,” UTRF Vice President Stacey Patterson said. “Unfortunately, we didn’t feel we had enough teams to do the TVC again this Spring, so we developed this event. Hopefully, some of the faculty/teams who participate in ‘Opportunity Now’ will be ready for TVC in 2016.”
UTRF has teamed with Tech 2020 on the six-hour event that carries the tagline of “Idea to Market Analysis.” The sessions will cover the basics of moving ideas from the lab to the marketplace – the “what ifs” to the “that’s how.”
Speakers include UTRF staff and Kevin Kragenbrink and Shawn Carson of Tech 2020.
While the workshop is being organized by UT’s technology commercialization organization, it is not limited to UT faculty, staff and students.
“We are opening the event up to anyone,” Patterson said, adding all attendees need to register. As an enticement, UTRF is providing lunch to those who register and a number of door prizes.
“I’m hoping that faculty, staff, and students who think they have a good idea, will attend ‘Opportunity Now’ and learn how to think about the commercialization opportunities for taking that idea to market,” Patterson explained. “We also hope to meet new faculty, staff, and students who might want to work with UTRF, but may not know what we do, when they should contact us, or just where to start.”
She expects attendees to include those who have already disclosed an invention to UTRF as well as those who are not sure if they have a commercially viable concept.
After the session, attendees will be able to apply to participate in a free six-week guided program led by Tech 2020. Those eligible for the opportunity will be limited to individuals who have filed an invention disclosure with UTRF or do so as a result of participation in the June 2 event.
Finally, there’s the opportunity for the top ideas to compete for up to $20,000 in proof of concept funding.
“I hope lots of people interested in technology commercialization or tech-based start-ups attend,” Patterson said. “UTRF wants ‘Opportunity Now’ to become another important event in our growing entrepreneurial community.”


She said she was becoming like the patients with addiction problems that she transported by ambulance, lying to emergency room doctors to con a few extra doses.
Soon she lost her job and her fiancé, before going to rehab through American Addiction Centers and stitching her life back together.
A 180 On Opioids
Opioid addiction is a reality that has been completely disconnected from where it often starts — in a hospital. Anesthesiologist David Alfery said he was rarely stingy with the pain medicine.
"If I could awaken them without any pain whatsoever, I was the slickest guy on the block, and it was a matter of enormous pride," he said.
Alfery is part of a working group at the Nashville-based consulting firm Health Trust behind hospital efforts to set aside rivalry and swap ideas about a top priority: reducing opioid use.
"It starts with patient expectations, and I think, over the years, patients have come to expect more and more in terms of, ‘I don't want any pain after surgery,' and it's an unrealistic expectation," Alfery said.
Michelle Leavy had emergency gallbladder surgery in June. She refused opioids before, during and after the procedure. "It hurt," she says, "but I lived." (Courtesy of Michelle Leavy)
That expectation exists in part because pain treatment was institutionalized. Hospitals are graded on how well they keep someone's pain at bay. And doctors can feel institutional pressure, and on a personal level.
"I just wanted my patient not to be in pain, thinking I was doing the right thing for them and certainly not an outlier among my colleagues," said Mike Schlosser, chief medical officer for a division of HCA, the nation's largest private hospital chain.
Schlosser spent a decade as a spinal surgeon putting his patients at HCA's flagship facility in Nashville through some of the most painful procedures in medicine, like correcting back curvature. He said he genuinely wanted to soothe the hurt he caused.
"But now looking back on it, I was putting them at significant risk for developing an addiction to those medications," he said.
Using HCA's vast trove of data, he found that for orthopedic and back surgeries, the greatest risk isn't infection or some other complication — it's addiction.
So the nation's largest private hospital chain is rolling out a new protocol prior to surgery. It includes a conversation Schlosser basically never had when he was practicing medicine.
Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.


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My primary worry is that The Strumbellas are a poor man’s Lumineers (who are themselves the stripped-down Mumford & Sons). It’s not that I don’t like their music. It’s just that I worry, after having listened to their new album ahead of the show, that I won’t be able to identify them or their songs in a lineup.
I also worry that as a JazzFest show, it won’t be full of true fans, but people (like me) who know one song and just love hitting up live shows. It’s also a not-very-jazz show to be featured as part of JazzFest. To my ear, it’s folk rock with deep country roots, though I’ve seen is described as “farm emo” and “gothic”.
It’s sort of ironic to say that lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter Simon Ward was inspired to write their most famous song, “Spirits,” the one that comes up every time you click their name on Spotify. In an interview with The Star, he explains, “I was going through an exceptionally hard time and this song and most of the record was just about, ‘I’m not happy’ … I felt like a loser. A lot of doubt, a lot of lack of self-worth. ‘Spirits’ and most of the record is just about, ‘I feel down, I don’t feel like a good person, I don’t feel like I’m doing a good job, but I’m going to try.’”
And yet, the latest album, Salvation, is terribly uplifting when you hear it live. In spite of it’s opening statement: “Well I know it gets harder every single day/And I know my darkness will never go away,” “We Don’t Know” is energizing. Isabel Ritchie tears into her violin with verve. And following that song, keyboardist and vocalist Dave Ritter, wearing a namesake hat and shirt with a banana motif, engages the audience. He’s upbeat, and it’s a nice big crowd, and he reminds us not why we’re gathered here tonight, but that we are, when he says, “we usually listen to music alone, on our headphones, in a dark closet… but not tonight!” It’s also a nod to the type of music it is. It’s not depressing, but it is about depression. Similarly, when, ahead of playing “Salvation,” Dave introduces it as “a really slow song about dying,” someone yells “all your songs are about dying” and he admits it’s true.
When Ward eventually engages the crowd, around song five, he speaks terrible French and it really gets the crowd going, as we all appreciate a good attempt and a ridiculous accent. He takes the opportunity to thank the crowd and remind us that they weren’t so well received in Montreal a few years ago, a nod to, or perhaps a headshake at the success of “Spirits.” I’m understanding why Dave spoke first. And I feel for the singer, who wears his sunglasses throughout the show. I wonder if there’s tension, or something going on behind the scenes. Statistically, it seems probable that some of the bands I see are not as happy-go-lucky behind the scenes as they appear to me onstage.
I’m playing armchair psychologist, a job better left to Dax Shepard.
There were songs about a sheriff or a sailor or a soldier. There was “The Party,” a song for a sad stoner, but “One Hand Up” was the cure – though uncannily reminiscent of K’NAAN’s “Waving Flag.” They broke out the tambourines for “In This Life,” an Irish jig. My back and knees started to ache during “We Were Young,” (insert obvious joke here) and I had to find a seat, which was easier than it had been when I first tried before The Strumbellas took the stage and literally brought people to their feet (and those feet to the dance floor). Their last few songs were for the fans – they sang along to the anthemic “I’ll Wait,” stomped and clapped all the way up through the balcony to the back row during “Wild Sun” before ending with, yup, you guessed it: “Spirits.”
For the encore, Ward finally removed his sunglasses and hat and did a cover of Blind Melon’s “Soup” with just lead guitarist Jon Hembrey, which feels like a bizarre choice. The rest of the band returns for “Shovels & Dirt.” It’s a bit of a letdown, and I feel like maybe they should have just left on a high note. I’m picking up on the emo/goth influence, especially when they leave you with the reminder that “if we all die young then we don’t get hurt.”
These were songs for rainy days and for road trips. They were songs to sing around a campfire and to make you feel less alone in a crowd. There were some Lumineer-ish sounds, and subjects, but I’d argue that there’s room for The Strumbellas, too.
1. We Don’t Know
2. Young & Wild
3. In This Life
5. The Party
7. Running Scared
8. Sailor’s Blues
9. One Hand Up
11. We Were Young
12. The Sheriff
13. I’ll Wait
14. Wild Sun
16. Soup (Blind Melon cover)
17. Shovels & Dirt
Review – Carrie-Ann Kloda
Photos – Eric Brisson
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Actor Kangana Ranaut whose Twitter account was earlier suspended, is back on the micro-blogging site. She recently wrapped up filmming her next film, Emergency. On Tuesday, a Twitter account managed by Kangana’s team tweeted, “Hello everyone, it’s nice to be back here.”
Soon after the post was shared, many users, including some celebrities took to the comment section to welcome her. Her fans also joined them and celebrated the occasion.
Kangana further tweeted a behind-the-scene video of Emergency produced by Manikarnika films. She wrote, “And it’s a wrap !!! Emergency filming completed successfully… see you in cinemas on 20th October 2023”
In May 2021, Kangana’s Twitter account was ‘permanently suspended for repeated violations’ on the social media platform. A Twitter spokesperson had said, “We’ve been clear that we will take strong enforcement action on behaviour that has the potential to lead to offline harm. The referenced account has been permanently suspended for repeated violations of Twitter Rules specifically our Hateful Conduct policy and Abusive Behaviour policy. We enforce the Twitter Rules judiciously and impartially for everyone on our service.”
Later, after Tesla CEO Elon Musk took over Twitter, Kangana amplified posts from fans urging Elon Musk to restore the actor’s account.


As we arrive at Kammerer Ranch — a property owned by the Nature Conservancy, near Alum Rock Park in San José — a very large brown bird swoops up from the hillside. Too big to be a falcon or hawk; not flying like a turkey vulture. A golden eagle, I suggest to Ethan Inlander, a stewardship manager for the Nature Conservancy. Maybe, he says, but he thought he saw some white near the tail. A juvenile? We turn to Kirk Klausmeyer, the third member of our party and a conservation manager at the Nature Conservancy. He didn’t get a good look.
Golden eagle or not, it’s a perfectly clear day, about 70 degrees, with a slight breeze. The three of us remark on how lucky we are to be out on such a day, though clear, sunny days are the norm out here. Anyway, it's ideal for our short hike with the Google Trekker. Introduced in 2012, the backpack has been used at various places including the Taj Mahal and the Galapagos Islands. The Trekker is derived from Google's Street View trucks and is meant to help keep Google Maps at an advantage relative to its competitors, by making sure Google has more images of more areas.
The Nature Conservancy is using the Trekker at the ranch for a different purpose — to monitor climate change. It's one of several groups that are participating in the Trekker loan program, where people can apply to take the Trekker to "hard-to-reach places."
it's as though i'd put my tent at the top of my pack and hung a heavy stove from it
The device itself is unwieldy and comes in two parts: the backpack, which contains GPS, an accelerometer, two monster-looking batteries, and a computer with 256 GB of data; and the cameras — 15 cameras, with a combined 75 megapixels, mounted in a green circle above the wearer’s head. The Trekker is about 40 pounds, but the weight is badly distributed: when I try it on, the camera bobbles as I walk. It’s as though I’d put my tent at the top of my pack and hung a heavy stove from it; my center of gravity is higher, and the bouncy sensation from the cameras throws my gait out of whack. That awkwardness is fine for the dirt roads we’ll be on; I'd hesitate to take the Trekker on a trickier route.
Inlander helps Klausmeyer strap into the Trekker. They will be taking shots of Kammerer Ranch’s blue oaks, a species of California tree particularly threatened by climate change. Though blue oaks are hardy — they can offset the stress of a drought by tapping groundwater resources once they’re past seedlings — even they have limits. Computer modeling has suggested that there will be climate stress here, Klausmeyer says. That’s why the Nature Conservancy is using the Trekker now — to get a baseline picture of how the oaks are doing.
In fact, things are already changing. In four sites studied by naturalists — one of which was the Kammerer Ranch — there were three times more dead oaks in the drier, hotter areas than at the cooler temperatures found at higher elevations. And seedlings found in the study, published in Ecopshere in July 2014, were located closer to streams than adults, suggesting the new trees were growing in increasingly restricted environments.
The Trekker’s 360-degree view should help scientists track how the blue oak populations change over the coming years, Klausmeyer explains. Because the trees are, well, trees, and thus stationary, they can’t simply leave the area as it becomes hotter and drier — and invasive species may out-compete them.
only two-thirds of california's oak woodlands remain
That’s a problem because blue oaks protect soil from erosion and landslides. Oak woodlands provide homes for 330 species — birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians — in California. Acorns, for instance, are abundant food for many animals. Only two-thirds of California’s oak woodlands remain, most of them under private management.
Google will host the images and maintain an archive. The Nature Conservancy plans to use the Trekker for photos of Kammerer Ranch every five years for the indefinite future. And the project probably won’t just benefit blue oak conservation — since everything along the route will be shot by the cameras, other species may benefit from the monitoring as well.
We set out. Inlander and I walk well behind Klausmeyer for a brief trip around a pond, where we startle a garter snake and some squirrels. It’s something of a trial run; the longer collection hike is on a loop of ranch roads across the crest of hilltops. For the longer hike, Klausmeyer is solo; Inlander and I walk the opposite direction on the loop so we won’t be in all the photos. Shortly after we set off, Inlander points at a dead oak. It died recently, he says — you can tell because it hasn’t been turned over yet.
The view from one crest is pure Silicon Valley: San José spreads out below. But as we keep walking, we come along a canyon, and it’s easy to forget how close we are to the city — all that’s in sight are some oaks, grass, a few deer, and Mt. Hamilton towering above. In the distance, some deer hear Inlander’s and my voices and scatter.
At the end of the second loop, Klausmeyer has acquired 2,289 panoramic images. This isn’t the only technology conservationists are using to try to preserve native species — at the nearby Blue Oak Ranch Reserve, scientists from the University of California-Berkeley monitor a network of sensors and satellites to see the effects of warming, pollution, and the growing urban area nearby. The Nature Conservancy uses drones to monitor sandhill cranes at California’s Staten Island.
There’s a reason conservationists are reaching for a high tech arsenal: climate change is a serious threat. In the case of the blue oaks, a 2005 paper predicted their habitat would shrink to half of what it is now by 2099. The species will shift north, and only a third of current conservation areas cover the areas that can provide blue oaks with suitable habitats for the hotter, drier future, the authors write.
To say nothing of the hotter, drier present. We talk, as Californians do, about rain, while Klausmeyer packs up the Trekker. I suspect we are done for the season, I tell them. Inlander hopes we are not. It’s a fairly routine conversation — a kind of Californian ritual, discussing rain and its absence. But I think of it again, later, when I read that last January was the driest in California since anyone began keeping track, in an editorial written by Jay Famiglietti, a senior water scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The data collected by the Nature Conservancy isn't quite a baseline — the conservationists I was out with would have to time-travel for that. The climate is already changing, and the changes are already serious. Only about a year of water remains in reserve in California, and groundwater is being rapidly pumped to supply the farmers in the Central Valley. "In some areas of the Central Valley, the land is sinking by one foot or more per year" because of the pumping, Famiglietti writes.
It's not clear if the current drought is caused by climate change, but climate change is almost certainly making it worse. The lack of rain appears to be part of an atmospheric cycle, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Though, of course, the agency suggests that human-caused global warming may play a role. NOAA's finding is complicated by a more recent paper, published this year in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that suggests warm and dry years create drought; cool, dry years don't. The current drought is occurring in one of the longest periods of combined severe heat and a dearth of water in the last 120 years, the PNAS paper says.
The drought is just one beautiful day after another. It's summery at Kammerer Ranch, even though it's only March. It's not until later that I realize how ominous all that sunshine is.


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For sure one of many oldest ideas for expecting the set aside the U.S. inventory market would per chance well additionally be headed is making a comeback as the Dow Jones Industrial Moderate touches a current 2023 high.
It’s called the Dow Principle, and it dates relieve to the damage of day of the twentieth Century, when U.S. investors chiefly had two important inventory-market benchmarks to gaze: the Dow Jones Industrial Moderate
and its sibling, the Dow Jones Transportation Moderate
On Monday, the Dow industrials logged a current 2023 closing high, ending at 34,585.35 after climbing 76.32 aspects, or 0.2%, based on FactSet recordsdata.
That marked the blue-chip gauge’s highest shut since Nov. 30, 2022, when it accomplished at 34,589.77, the Dow industrials’ current 52-week high. As of Monday’s shut, the Dow roughly used to be 0.1 percentage aspects some distance flung from reaching a current 52-week high, based on Dow Jones Market Files.
Meanwhile, honest closing week, the Dow transports, a gauge of 20 shares connected to railroads, airlines and supply and logistics products and companies adore FedEx Corp.
reached a recent 52-week high of its possess.
The timing appears to be like auspicious, with one longtime inventory-market analyst asserting the Dow Principle is sending its first bullish signal in bigger than 15 months.
“Despite a colossal assortment of warning indicators from base asset evaluation, alongside with the composed deeply inverted yield curve, Dow Principle, which is one amongst the most historically factual ideas to identify the important pattern within the inventory market, is now asserting the roam of least resistance is larger for the first time since April of 2022,” stated Tom Essaye, founding father of Sevens Document Be taught and a used Merrill Lynch trader, in a Monday current to customers.
Craig Johnson, chief market technician at Piper Sandler Technical Be taught, used to be some distance more cautious in his assessment, but no longer by important.
While the Dow Principle signal hasn’t technically been issued yet, he stated it doubtless will emerge soon, once contemporary 52-week highs were cemented, barring a sudden swoon for markets.
“Dow idea is alive and effectively, for obvious,” Johnson stated in a mobile telephone interview with MarketWatch. “We’re no longer rather there yet, but you’re getting very shut to getting a Dow Principle aquire signal.”
What’s the Dow Principle?
Pioneered by Charles H. Dow, one amongst the founders of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones & Co., and the publisher of MarketWatch, the idea states that if two inventory-market averages, most repeatedly the Dow industrials and transport gauges, reach vital contemporary highs contained within the an identical rapid duration, then the broader market is doubtless headed larger.
It also used to be one amongst the first theories that sought to codify a methodology for prognosticating the set aside the market would per chance well additionally be headed within the intermediate future. For bigger than a century, it’s been a staple within the repertoire of technical strategists, who aim to gather insights thru evaluation of inventory-market charts and indicators.
Dow Principle has misplaced a couple of of its luster nowa days, seriously as the Dow has taken a backseat in contemporary times to the S&P 500
and highflying tech-heavy indexes adore the Nasdaq Composite
Critics even occupy lambasted it as overly simplistic.
However proponents of the Dow Principle can composed show a wealth of historical recordsdata exhibiting it in most cases works as a aquire signal, seriously if its broadened to encompass different indexes adore the now-dominant S&P 500.
What’s it telling us?
Dow Principle is telling investors that the market rally will doubtless continue as more affordable areas of the market gather as a lot as highflying megacap expertise names. Some drawl this pattern already appears to be like to be below approach, for the explanation that Russell 2000, a gauge of limited-cap shares, and beforehand lagging sectors adore the S&P 500 Industrials Index, occupy picked up over the closing month.
All over the final 30 days, the S&P 500 industrials sector has risen 3.8%, beating beneficial properties over the an identical stretch for recordsdata expertise shares, the market leaders to this level this yr, based on FactSet recordsdata.
“What’s extraordinary to me must you glance at this full factor and likewise you put it collectively, there’s received to be a gather up with limited- and mid-cap shares,” Johnson stated.
Though the S&P 500 and Nasdaq occupy already received considered spectacular beneficial properties this yr, there’s heaps of room for different areas of the market to energy larger. Johnson illustrious that the story highs for the Dow transports and industrials are composed a ideas off.
The industrials are composed 6.4% timorous of the story highs reached in early January 2022, FactSet recordsdata level to, whereas the transports are composed bigger than 13% below their story highs from early November 2021.
However based on Johnson, bullish indicators aren’t ideal emanating from the charts. There’s a overall-sense ingredient as effectively.
“What are portfolio managers going to produce that were combating this tape all yr? If you’re bearish and this market makes a story high, you’re no longer going to occupy heaps of mates.”

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Located in the heart of the beautiful North Georgia Mountains, Dalton offers visitors a unique and stirring experience filled with mouth-watering food, refreshing brews, and endless fun. With an abundance of restaurants, cafes, breweries, and attractions, there’s no doubt you’ll find something to do for everyone.
First up, let’s talk food. Dalton is known for its southern hospitality and cultural diversity. From down-home cooking to modern fusion, the city has it all. Whether you are craving a juicy burger, savory seafood, or authentic barbecue, Dalton’s culinary scene caters to every palette with flavors that will leave you wanting more. No visit to Dalton is complete without a visit to Café Ostro. Their Mediterranean-inspired menu features fresh and flavorful dishes such as hummus with warm pitas, chicken kebabs, and beef shawarma. For pizza lovers, Cohutta General Store serves up delicious wood-fired pies. Made from scratch and cooked in a custom-built oven, these pizzas have a crispy crust an
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