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A festive and celebratory weekend for the independent film community was sadly interrupted today with news of the death of documentary filmmaker Garrett Scott. An Independent Spirit Awards nominee for “Occupation: Dreamland,” a film he co-directed with Ian Olds, Garrett Scott died an accidental death yesterday (Thursday) in California. He was planning to attend tomorrow’s Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, CA.
“Occupation: Dreamland,” a powerful portrait of a squad of American soldiers deployed in Falluja, in Iraq, is nominated for the Truer Than Fiction Award at the Independent Spirit Awards. The film was also one of 15 documentaries selected for the short list of movies competing for a Best Documentary Feature nomination this year from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
“We here at rumur releasing who worked closely with Garrett are very saddened to hear of his passing,” said Michael Galinsky of rumur releasing, the film’s distributor. “Our thoughts are with his family and with his filmmaking partner Ian Olds as they deal with this difficult situation.”
Scott, a 37 year old native of San Diego, CA, where he is understood to have been visiting his family yesterday, also directed “Cul de Sac: A Suburban War Story,” a film set in the Southern California city. Scott’s directorial debut, about a man who stole an Army tank and drove it through the streets of a local suburb, debuted at the 2002 New York Underground Film Festival and screened at the Toronto International Film Festival the same year. That summer, he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces in Independent Film. He was born in Munich in 1968 and studied at the University of Wisconsin.
A spokesperson for Sundance Channel, the TV distributor of the movie that will premiere “Occupation: Dreamland” next month, confirmed the tragic news today, releasing a statement that simply added, “Colleagues, friends and family mourn this tremendous loss.” The network also aired “Cul de Sac” two years ago.
The acclaimed “Occupation: Dreamland” had its world premiere at last year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam and its U.S. premiere at SXSW. The film later won the Working Films award at the 2005 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, among other festival showings. Scott had been working on a documentary about city politics in San Francisco in the 1970s.
[EDITORS NOTE: On a purely personal note, we at indieWIRE express our sincerest regards to the family, friends, and colleagues of Garrett Scott. He was a truly talented independent filmmaker and his death is a great loss to the community.]
We invite those who wish to share their thoughts about Garrett and his work to post them below.


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Light Blue...is here.
Light Blue is the color of the sky and the sea, and evokes Nature, it is also a symbol of creativity, spirituality and calmness.
Jay's eyes are light blue, and magnetic for me, meeting her is always a great show!!
Tanti Saluti e Buon Weekend!!!
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Reforming Medicare – from changing the way doctors are paid to streamlining patient care – could benefit from a grassroots approach, according to experts and physicians at a policy summit held by National Journal Live in Washington, D.C., Tuesday.
“We need to focus more on responding to and joining local initiatives,” said Len Nichols, director of George Mason University’s Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics. As an example, he pointed to an initiative in Rochester, N.Y., that brought local doctors and hospitals together to successfully reduce hospital readmissions.
The panelists agreed that solutions to address the system’s inefficiencies should begin at the ground level with physicians, community members and patients, who could provide valuable feedback and ideas when designing new approaches to quality care and cost control.
“What the ACA has done is to set up an environment where there is support for new innovation,” said Gail Wilensky, an economist who previously directed the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
With much of the health law going into effect in 2014, the U.S. will likely see increased coverage, insurance marketplaces and an expanded Medicaid program.
But Wilensky said the health law’s limited role in changing payment models and encouraging patient engagement in the health system operations could prove to be a “fatal flaw” in what should be an overhaul of the system. “These are huge constraints in how and how fast Medicare can move,” she said.
Dr. Edward Murphy, a professor of medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, said physicians’ attachment to the status quo was slowing down efforts to move to a system that rewards better health outcomes and lowers consumer costs. He said doctors need to adopt fundamental new practices.
“To get a broadwave movement of change across the country, it seems to me, we need a cultural shift,” he said.


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Life has been keeping me busy for the last few weeks. And to make it all worst I came down with the flu yesterday. Sure hope I can finish writing this post. I have to get it dome.
I've been working on a Magnolia card for the past week. Took every second of spare time I had. It seems like forever sine I made one. I was looking up tutorials on coloring with copics and found quite a few good ones but it will take me some time to get the techniques mastered. I won the copics a few weeks ago from Audrey and I love them. I did some research online on finding some storage shelves and I came across a neat one. My father-in-law, who by the way is a genius, offered to build me one. I think it turned out great, here's a pic for you to see. Pretty cool, huh?
Anyway enough with that, now onto my card. The image is my first attempt ever at coloring with copics. The dress should look like pleats but to me it clearly didn't turn out like it should have. The chain down the side under the bow comes from a pair of sandals. I took them apart to just to get the chain and I'm so glad that I did. I think it looks very nice and adds a nice touch. Sorry for having to keep this post so short but I'm not feeling too good and I have to leave it like this. Here are some pics of the card...
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It’s hard to pick a favorite canyon in Utah because they all have their own individual attributes. However, they do all share the majesty and color of soaring cliffs, deep canyons and wide plateau. What separates Zion Canyon from the others is its location as the highest canyon below the Colorado Plateau from which rain waters have carved out the cliffs and canyons of the Grand Staircase, which ends at the Grand Canyon. Ninety percent of the water that flows off the Plateau heads for the Grand Canyon, while Zion Canyon garners the rest and creates the Virgin River, a body of water that ultimately joins the Colorado River at Lake Mead and empties into the Pacific Ocean miles beyond. Over time the waters and seismic activity have forged this majestic desert area.
Zion is conveniently divided up into nine areas that are efficiently serviced by a shuttle service that runs every five minutes or so. One begins at the visitor center with a first stop at the Zion Human History Museum. Here you find orientation films, a bookstore and a spell-binding view of the Towers of the Virgin and Bridge Mountains.
From the Zion Lodge stop, you can walk along the Grotto Trail to The Grotto, which is a picnic area amid a grove of cottonwood trees. Along this path are several rocks with petroglyphs. From The Grotto there is access to two other trails…the West Rim Trail which has long drop-offs and not for young children or anyone fearful of heights. The last part of that trail runs along a steep, narrow ridge to the summit. OK. Check.
The Kayenta Trail is a moderate trail with not too severe drop-offs (I hugged the right side of the trail) that climbs to the Emerald Pools and a beautiful mini–waterfall cascading off the ledge above.
A little strenuous but well worth the effort. That took us back to the Zion Lodge where we had a quick snack, bought water (it was hot!) and took the shuttle to the Temple of Sinawava, the last stop on the shuttle route. It is from here that you can access the Riverside Walk, a moderate path along the banks of the Virgin that gains access to the Narrows and the slot canyon from which the Virgin River flows. Tons of people here.
Big Bend is a huge sweeping turn in the Virgin River with views of not only the river but also Angels Landing and the Great White Throne.
We hopped the shuttle back to the Visitor Center and back to Kanarraville and another canyon.
When we were in China a couple of years ago Andy and Dalice had an aiji (I probably butchered that spelling) name Seiko who was a great help around the house – cooking, cleaning and working with the girls to help them learn Chinese. She was from Hunan where they cook their food hot, as in spicy hot, and she took us to an outdoor market one day to buy some things for dinner. There was a spice lady there selling all kinds of peppers including sichuan peppers. I bought a generous bag, way too much actually, which I smuggled into the States. I love the heat and the sweetness and I use them liberally at times. This recipe with chicken stir-fry is good!

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Scientist Andrew Constable tells me it is easy to explain what a scientific model is. I make the animation Scientific modelling to visualise his explanation. The animation is also a start on answering his question, “How can a scientific model be made attractive to people through art?” Months after our conversation I am in Wollemi National Park (NSW) drawing with my friend Christine McMillan. The day is hot. I spontaneously remove my clothes beside an enormous split rock and ask Christine to record me walking through it. Only weeks later does a start to an answer to Andrew’s question come to mind. It begins as a joke, a play on words. I will be the model! Now I choreograph with my own human form within a tracing I had already made of the circumpolar current. I now see my body as one of many entities that interact to form a whole dynamic system. I ask myself “How can a whole evolving system be modelled?” I read Jonathan Livingston Seagull and think it’s worth a try. I fly!
The animation becomes a part of the video Scales of interest in which scientist Andrew Constable is heard speaking with me further. Dancers Helen Clark Lapin, Mike Green, Catherine Magill and Caterina Mocciola move in response to Mary E. White’s Big Picture Story. Music is improvised by Sophie Green.
As in a dream, various perspectives are simultaneously embodied in space and time.
Bach, R. (1970) Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
Bosnack, R. (2007) Embodiment: Creative Imagination in medicine, art, and travel. Routledge.
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A weeklong Yiddish language seminar opened in Ukraine in a suburb of Kiev. About 50 Jewish activists, including directors of Jewish Sunday schools, actors, singers and journalists, from throughout Ukraine gathered Wednesday for “Di Yiddishe Voch” to learn about Yiddish and Yiddishkeit. The seminar is designed to help bring Yiddish culture to Jewish communities in Ukraine. The program includes lectures in Jewish history and culture, as well as modern Yiddish literature in Ukrainian translation, followed by group workshops on Yiddish language, Yiddish music, theater, films and more. Professional teachers from Israel and Ukraine are teaching Yiddish language and literature. The event was organized by the Jewish Foundation in Ukraine with the assistance of the Rothschild Fund in Europe.
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27th July to 5th
Open House Festival Bangor
1st – 31st
August Craft Month
1st – 31st
Loads of events all over the province including exhibitions, workshops and fairs are taking place in association with Craft NI.
EastSide Arts Festival
2nd – 12th
Locations across the EastSide and beyond feature music, comedy, movies, theatre, talks, workshops, exhibitions, poetry, events for the young and old, community events and heritage tours.
Féile an Phobail
1st – 13th
Festival of the People in the west of the city. Check out the big tent in Falls Park and enjoy a range of music, comedy, talks, tours, theatre, debate, family and community events.
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10th – 12th
A weekend of free events in Belfast’s Sailortown neighbourhood, learn about its history, and celebrate the area’s past, present and future. Kicks off with a music trail around local cultural and community venues.
The Mela transforms Botanic park into a magical global garden filled with the sights, sounds and aromas of nations right around the world.
A whole day of entertaining film screenings and events across Northern Ireland. Watch Paddington 2 at the Crumlin Road Gaol picnic screening or Mickeybo and Me at Carnegie Oldpark Library amongst others.

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It also shows the top 25 metro areas with the highest auto theft rates and the top 10 stolen cars.
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After a barrage of news over the past few weeks about Snapchat hacks, Snapchat revenge porn sites and the app generally not functioning as intended due to a number of contributing factors, there is some good news for Android phone users.
Snapchat, which recently passed Instagram as the leading photo sharing site, has been plagued with problems. Now there is a new app that makes it 100% certain (if the app is used correctly) that Snapchat pictures can indeed be deleted permanently.
The app is called Clean Master, and is available for free in the Android app store Google Play. Once a user downloads it, the app can be set to delete not only pictures sent to you, but also pictures that you have taken with your phone. While it doesn’t take care of the problems that arise when persons receiving your pictures choose to repost them to the web or otherwise pass them on, it will be a welcome relief to those worried about private pictures lurking forever in someone’s phone.
There is no word as of now as to when the app will be available for iOS devices.
Parents, if your teen is using Snapchat for sexting or sending otherwise inappropriate or embarrassing photos, a heart to heart chat is still probably a good idea.
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- A tiny exoplanet-hunting satellite called ASTERIA managed to spot a distant world twice the size of Earth.
- The satellite detected the scorching hot world 55 Cancri e.
- In the future, microsatellites may play a more important role in planet-hunting.
It wasn’t that long ago that astronomers could only dream of having the technological might to peer into the cosmos and find new planets. Today, exoplanet discoveries come at a fast and furious rate, and now a ridiculously tiny piece of hardware called ASTERIA managed to spot a distant world as it orbited Earth.
ASTERIA is microscopic in satellite terms. It’s only about the size of a briefcase, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but that hasn’t hindered its ability to make groundbreaking discoveries. The planet it spotted is an ultra-hot world known as 55 Cancri e, and no, you wouldn’t want to visit.
55 Cancri e is considered a “Super Earth” because it’s rocky like our home planet but significantly larger. It’s estimated to be around twice the size of Earth, and over eight times as massive. That might sound appealing, at least until you see how close it orbits its star. The planet has a very close relationship with its star, and an entire year for 55 Cancri e passes by in less than one Earth day.
The planet was first detected back in 2004. ASTERIA wasn’t the first to spot it, but the fact that it managed to do so is nonetheless impressive. Like other exoplanet-hunting efforts, the satellite watched for subtle dips in the brightness of the host star in order to detect a planet passing between the star and Earth. The fact that it did this using technology shrunken down to the size of a briefcase is a serious achievement.
“Detecting this exoplanet is exciting, because it shows how these new technologies come together in a real application,” Vanessa Bailey of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said in a statement. “The fact that ASTERIA lasted more than 20 months beyond its prime mission, giving us valuable extra time to do science, highlights the great engineering that was done at JPL and MIT.”
The ASTERIA project is itself quite unique, as it was part of a new JPL program:
ASTERIA was developed under JPL’s Phaeton program, which provided early-career hires, under the guidance of experienced mentors, with the challenges of a flight project. ASTERIA is a collaboration with MIT in Cambridge; MIT’s Sara Seager is principal investigator on the project. Brice Demory of the University of Bern also contributed to the new study.
Going forward, exoplanet detection will only continue to improve. As telescope hardware becomes more advanced, we’ll learn about new worlds on an even more regular basis. It’s an exciting time to be a space fan.


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Laura Normandin fashioned her breathtakingly beautiful butterfly bouquet from silk and feather creatures secured on thin wires so that they float and flutter realistically.
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Floral butterflies come on wires, making this project super simple. Tape the wires close to the butterfly bodies with white floral tape to cover them and create a uniform appearance. Then gather together a few butterflies and tape their wires together using white floral tape. Stagger the spacing, or tape the wires only at the ends so you'll have lots of wire to bend.
If the wires are short, or if you want the butterflies to be able to be bent farther apart, attach individual butterflies or clusters of butterflies to floral-wire stems (lay the wire from a butterfly alongside a wire stem with a 1- or 2-inch overlap, and tape the two together). Make several clusters, and tape them together to create the desired shape. Finish the stem by wrapping it in ribbon.
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Holy Week is upon us. Like many Christians I’ll be spending a lot of my time reflecting on Jesus this week. Thinking about what he did for you and I. I’ll also be praying.
One of the things that helps me focus is by listening to meaningful music. I thought I’d share some songs that will be on repeat in my mind and coming out my speakers.
I could say a little about each song and why I chose it but I’m not going to do that. These songs and their message speak for themselves. I pray you’ll get as much out of them as I do.
If there’s a favorite of yours that I missed leave a comment and let me know. I’d love to add to the list below and make it an easy resource to return to when you want some music for Holy Week… or any week.
Earlier this week our school held it’s annual Spring vocal concert. Since it was for grades 5 through 12 that meant we got to see both our girls and their friends sing.
It was an excellent concert from start to finish. Queen’s “We Will Rock You” performed by every grade was a great way to kick off the night. It was neat how it started off with just the younger classes to be progressively filled in by the upper classes.
One of the unexpected events of the night was a guy who sang a “promposal” to his girlfriend… but it wasn’t just him. The high school choir helped out by singing along. It was obvious they had prepared in advance and I thought it was cool that the choir director not only let it happen but helped in the execution. BTW, she said yes!
The other kudos I have to give to the choir directors is the song selections. The music was a mix of popular rock and radio hits that the kids seemed to have fun singing.
The evening ended the way it began… with all the grades coming together… to sing John Lennon’s “Imagine”.
It. Was. AWESOME!
Seeing so many kids excited about singing I knew I wanted that to be the topic of this week’s Bible verse. Several verses would have worked but I decided to go with Psalm 95:1(ESV).


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Two passengers on an Air Canada flight were reportedly escorted off an airplane for refusing to sit in wet, vomit-covered seats.
Susan Benson was a fellow passenger on the Aug. 26 flight from Seattle to Montreal sitting near the vomit. She shared the incident in a now-viral Facebook post to hold the airline accountable because she felt it was unfair to the passengers.
"There was a bit of a foul smell but we didn’t know at first what the problem was,” Benson wrote in the post. “Apparently, on the previous flight someone had vomited in that area. Air Canada attempted a quick cleanup before boarding but clearly wasn’t able to do a thorough clean.”
According to Benson, the seatbelt and seat were still visibly wet and there was vomit residue around the seats. The smell of vomit mixed with the scent of perfume and coffee grinds, which were put in the seat pouch to mask the smell.
The passengers flagged down a flight attendant to tell her they couldn’t sit in those seats for the five-hour flight, calling the incident “unacceptable,” Benson told USA TODAY over the phone.
“The passengers were clearly upset and clearly bothered,” Benson said. “They were not rude, not yelling, not belligerent. They were firm and just insistent that she couldn’t sit in that.”
According to Benson, the flight attendants were “extremely apologetic” and said, “it was a miscommunication with the cleaning crew the night before and the seat didn’t get cleaned properly.” They also told the passengers there was nothing they could do because all the seats were full.
After some back and forth, the passengers were given blankets, wipes and more vomit bags and settled in for the flight.
Then the pilot came over to the passengers and, according to the post, “told the ladies that they had two choices: They could leave the plane on their own accord and organize flights on their own dime, or they would be escorted off the plane by security and placed on a no fly list!”
Security came soon after and escorted the women off the flight. “Air Canada literally expects passage (sic) to sit in vomit or be escorted off the plane and placed on a no-fly list!” Benson wrote.
The flight ended up being 31 minutes delayed but made it to Montreal safely.
Benson told USA TODAY that she posted details of the incident online and tagged Air Canada so “they would do something about it.”
Air Canada did not respond immediately to USA TODAY’s request for comment but shared a statement with Insider saying, “We are reviewing this serious matter internally and have followed up with the customers directly as our operating procedures were not followed correctly in this instance. This includes apologizing to these customers, as they clearly did not receive the standard of care to which they were entitled and addressing their concerns.”
“I really hope they actually do something and not just say they do to keep the peace,” Benson said. “(The passengers) weren’t unreasonable at all in my opinion.”
Kathleen Wong is a travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Hawaii. You can reach her at email@example.com
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You’re spending more and more time apart. Having separate interests is good, being able to have alone time with friends every once in a while is healthy for a relationship. Using these separate interests to get away from your partner is not healthy. When you are trying to find reasons not to come home, that’s when you know your relationship is struggling.
Your beliefs have become drastically different. People change, sometimes you will find that your partner’s interests in movies or restaurants are opposite of yours. But sometimes people change to the point where their belief system is simply incompatible with yours.
You feel more like yourself when they aren’t around. There is a difference between enjoying the house to yourself for a day or two and constantly saying to yourself, “Thank god they won’t be home for the rest of the day.
Lack of communication. When your communication only involves niceties to avoid touchy subjects and arguments, you’re in trouble.
You are rarely intimate anymore. Physical intimacy is just as important as emotional intimacy. When there’s a lack of basic physical contact, that’s a serious issue.
Constant arguments. Every couple argues about issues here and there, but when you find yourself arguing constantly about issues that are deal breakers then it may be time to reevaluate the relationship.
Feelings of contempt towards your partner. You can’t stand anything they do. When you talk to each other, your body language may even consist of folded arms and aggressive stance.
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Birth Defects & Genetics
Expecting mothers probably alternate between the fantasies of having a healthy baby or having a baby with some health problem. Or may be through some prenatal screening, they have come to know that the child may be born with some birth defects. It’s a common assumption that all birth defects are serious and fatal but the fact is most of the birth defects are treatable, often immediately after birth or sometimes even before the baby is born.
If you are thinking of becoming a mother, it is as important to be aware of the possibility of having a birth defect in your child as it is know about the diet and exercises to be followed during the pregnancy period. Though discussing about birth defects can be very upsetting, having a proper knowledge about them can prevent your child from developing one.
Birth Defects- An Introduction:
Birth defects are defined as abnormalities in the structure of an organ or the function in the baby’s body since birth. Birth defects also known as congenital disorders or anomaly, involve defects in or damage to the developing fetus. These disorders lead to physical or mental disabilities or are fatal.
There are 4000 known different birth disorders, ranging from minor to major. Although most can be cured, they are leading cause of babies’ death in the first year of their life.
Causesof birth defects:
Birth defects can result due to genetic, environmental or other unknown factors. Most babies with birth defects are born to parents with no obvious health problems or risk factors.
• Genetics plays an important role in the development of some birth defects. Genetic birth defects are usually hereditary in nature and are passed down to a child by its parents.
Every human body is made of millions of cells. Each cell has 23 pairs of chromosomes which contain gene. These act as the hereditary materials and transfer the traits or the characteristics from parents to the offsprings. Out of the 46 chromosomes that a child has, 23 chromosomes are inherited from the mother and 23 from the father. So in the process if any one of the parents or both have the faulty gene, it gets transferred to the child. It is assumed that 20% of all birth defects are hereditary in nature.
There are number of ways hereditary birth defects can pass on to your child. Some defects can pass on by the mother, some by the father while some can be inherited by both the parents. There are three main ways of birth defect inheritance:
Dominant Inheritance: Only one of the parents has the genetic defect which passes on to the child. Example: Marfan Syndrome (abnormal long fingers, arms and legs), Achondroplasia (a form of dwarfism).
Recessive Inheritance: Both the parents have the faulty gene which passes on to the child. Example: Tays-Sachs disease (affects the central nervous system), Cystic fibrosis.
X-linked Inheritance: Here, the genetic defect is present only on the X-chromosome. And these X-linked birth defects are passed on from the mother to son. Example: Color blindness, Hemophilia.
An alteration in the number or structure of the chromosomes can also lead to the occurrence of the birth defects. An error during the formation of egg or sperm or during fertilization can result in the child to be born with decreased or increased number of chromosomes or with the damaged chromosomes. The risk of this type of birth defect normally increases with the age of the mother. Birth defects like Down’s syndrome and Turner’s syndrome are due to this reason.
• Environmental Causes: Birth defects due to environmental causes comprise of the mothers health and the exposure to certain radiations, chemicals or diseases infections. If a mother is infected by certain disease like rubella infections during pregnancy, then the baby is likely to be suffering from a birth defect. Alcohol consumption by mother during pregnancy or intake of certain medications can cause birth defects like Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
• Multifactorial birth defects are caused by the combination of various genetic and environmental factors. These include neural tube defects, cleft lip or palate.
Diagnosis of birth defects:
Couples expecting the arrival of their baby are surrounded with fears of having a baby with the birth defect since most of the defects cannot be detected until the baby is born. Luckily, modern technology provide solutions and diagnostic measures that reveal some defects , if any, and help safeguard the health and future of the baby.
Diagnostic methods like ultrasonography, Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) and amniocentesis help to find out the birth defects like:
• Neural tube defects
• Congenital heart defects
• Congenital tumors
• Metabolic disorders
• Limb defects
• Gastrointestinal and kidney malfunctions
• Cleft lip or palate
• Chromosomal abnormalities like Down’s Syndrome.
Also known as ultrasound techniques, it is common and simple methods of detecting the birth defects. It determines specifically the possibility of the structural birth defects in the heart or the urinary tract and spina bifida. It is usually used after three months of pregnancy and does not harm the fetus. Apart from the birth defect detection, it also reveals information regarding the normal growth of the fetus and its position in the womb.
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS):
Chorionic villi are tiny projections in the inner lining of the placenta. A sample of these tiny projections is taken to determine any birth defects in the fetus.
One of the greatest advantages of this test is that it can be done in the very early stage of pregnancy, during the 10th or the 11th week, thus providing the better possibility for the diagnosis and the treatment. Here if the baby is found to have the birth defect than the parents have the option to terminate their pregnancy as per their wish.
CVS is more accurate than the ultrasound alone. Generally, the doctor first determines the position of the fetus in the womb and then removes the sample through the cervix to detect the birth defect.
This has become a common method for detecting any birth defects. This test is performed usually after 14 weeks of pregnancy.
Here a sample of the amniotic fluid is taken by a syringe inserted through the abdomen. This amniotic fluid is used to diagnose the disorders. Prior to this ultrasonography is done to determine the fetal position in the womb.
Amniocentesis mainly checks the alpha-fetoprotein level in the amniotic fluid, which indicates whether the fetus is having any brain or spinal cord defect.
Apart from these, there are diagnostic techniques as well to determine the birth defects. Tandem mass spectroscopy screens for metabolic disorders in on a small blood sample. Another diagnostic method known as PUBS (Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling), is used for the chromosomal analysis during the later stage of the pregnancy if a defect has been indicated in the ultrasound diagnosis.
Prevention of birth defects:
The following steps can be taken before or during the pregnancy to ensure that your baby is free of any birth defects.
• All expectant mothers should ensure that their vaccination is up to date.
• Ensure that the expectant father and the mother do not have any sexually transmitted diseases.
• Folic acid is an important Vitamin which is needed to generate new blood cells. Regular intake of folic acids provides neural tube defects. Expecting mothers should start taking the folic acid supplement at least a minimum of six months before they try to start getting pregnant.
• Expecting mothers should check with their doctor before taking any over the counter or prescription medications.
• In case of a family having a history of genetic diseases, it is advisable to have a genetic counseling before you plan for any child. A genetic counselor helps you to understand the root cause the problem, discuss various prenatal tests available and help you to resolve your problems and doubt.
• Discuss with your doctor and make sure that none of your health conditions, including diabetes, harm the baby in any way. Keep all your health conditions under control.
• Avoid smoke, alcohol or any drug.
• Avoid yourself from the vicinity of any harmful chemical toxins.
• Drink plenty of fluids.
• Eat a healthy and balanced diet.
• Take your daily dose of folic acid and iron, as per your doctor advises.
• Get the genetic testing done to ensure that your baby free of any birth defects.
• Exercise moderately.
• And get plenty of rest.
Treatment of the defects before birth:
Some birth defects, if detected early can be cured in time before birth. In time detection before birth, helps to successfully repair the urinary tract defects, congenital diaphragm disorders and abnormalities of the lungs. Spina bifida which is a major birth defect can also be cured and chances of survival of the fetus increases by performing surgery on the fetus. Administering certain medications to mothers can provide help for differences in the Rh factors and for abnormal heart rhythms.
Copying with birth defects:
Having a child with a birth defect is very unfortunate. It can be difficult for the parents especially the mother, both physically as well as emotionally. However reacting negatively may worsen the situation both for the mother as well as the baby. Few of the ways you can follow to cope with such a situation is:
• Speak openly about your emotions. Don’t hesitate and keep your grief in your heart. Share them with your partner and family members and if required consult a psychologist.
• Treat your child differently. Be good to him/her and celebrate his/her small achievements and be proud of him/her.
• Try to get to know some other parents whose child has any birth defects. You will get the support and courage from such parents.
• Try to get more information about your child’s defect. Try to learn the exact nature of the defect and what you can do to make him/her feel better.
• It is best to start the treatment as early as possible. It is very important to improve the quality of the life for your child.

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Whether you went to a festival or not over Memorial Day Weekend, chances are you’re probably starting to get the itch to get back on the dance floor. This Saturday, Sound Nightclub will be welcoming the French Express/Ministry of Sound affiliate, Chris Malinchak, RIS Labs’ Eric Sharp, and our DJ duo, The Interns, for a groove-fueled soirée in the heart of Hollywood.
For those unfamiliar, Chris Malinchak is best known for his blissful deep house anthem, “So Good To Me,” but he’s also gone on to release a grip of other well-received jams like “Happiness” featuring MNEK, which has surpassed the 1 million play mark on SoundCloud. On closing duties, LA local Eric Sharp has been building his profile as both a producer and label head with sophisticated house music taste, while also playing everywhere from Outside Lands to ADE, so be sure to stick around for his set. Lastly, The Interns, who you may know from their eclectic sets at Coachella, Holy Ship!, EDC Las Vegas, or WAVEY, will be warming things up with the feel-good vibes that they have built their name off of.
Get ready for the night with the music below, and grab a ticket here.
Several years after the commercial dance music explosion in the states, it seems as though the masses are slowly but surely continuing on their aural explorations to find new sounds and vibes to match their evolving tastes. The West coast festival culture that has spawned from Burning Man has been a catalyst for a range of dance music sub-genres, but it has been particularly crucial for Sabo‘s slower, moombahton-influenced style. “My deep, slow tribal sound was finally understood by a whole community of open minded people,” the Sol Selectas label head says about his experience playing the Robot Heart bus at that thing in the desert in 2013. It was at that moment when he knew he wanted to create what we now know as Vibe Quest, his debut album.
As a whole, Sabo’s Vibe Quest stays true to its name as it features an array of different sounds and styles, like world music, deep house, and tech-house, cohesively woven together with a common thread of tribalistic electronic music fused with an organic and spiritual touch. The most powerful music is able to transport the listener into different realms, and this album does just that. Sabo says, “My intention with this record is to manifest moments of positive feelings on the dance floor,” and he is surely well on his way to success. Enjoy the album above and be sure to pick it up on Beatport.
DAVI is no stranger to the Crosstown Rebels sub-label, Rebellion. With his latest EP, Metropolis, slated to be released on May 20th, it brings about the final chapter to his historically inclined series on the London imprint. We are fortunate enough to bring you a little taste of what to expect with the exclusive stream of “Change Your Life,” the second track off the upcoming EP. Ripe for the late night, it’s a tale of letting go as much as it is a tune that helps you find yourself. With intergalactic synth arpeggios woven across the barreling bass line, DAVI brings you home without you ever having left in the first place.
Miami Music Week is upon us & Perfect Driver label boss Matthew Anthony is bringing a little something extra on his way into town. As part of the label’s Miami Drivers 2016 compilation, the bossman’s track “Do It Again” will no doubt be rattling rooftops at plenty of daytime pool parties as well as being a go-to track for the late night club kids. It’s got the label’s signature driving bassline of endless energy that should have Miami-goers dancing right out of their bathing suits.
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Parker + Barrow dig deep below the surface & well beyond the House music realm on the latest Deep House Amsterdam mix, DHA Mixtape #190. The mix is a beautiful blend of atmospheric gems (which includes a few unreleased essentials), a mix that dares to go beyond what most mixtapes have to offer. With style & mood shifts throughout, it not only guides your body but your mind & spirit, too. It’s easy to notice that this fast rising production/live performance duo takes pride in crafting their mixes. If this mixtape is any indicator for what Parker + Barrow have to offer for the remainder of 2016, well…we can’t wait to see what’s in store.
Fred Falke‘s latest release is getting a proper remix package and we’ve got a taste of what’s to come with the premiere of Amtrac‘s take on the iconic producer’s latest original. Featuring LA indie mainstays, Elohim and Mansions On The Moon, the remix from Amtrac channels their ebullient vocals and haunts them with his brooding synth lines. Ripe for the late night, this essential tech house tune will be available on February 26th via Pantheon Musique and will include remixes from Chrome Sparks, Oliver, Ferdinand Weber, FDVM and Wielki.
2016 is shaping up to be the year of Jack Novak. With seminal plays at Lollapalooza, Firefly Festival, and residencies in Las Vegas and Cancun, it’s getting increasingly more clear that little can stand in her way. Hailing from Chicago but residing in Los Angeles, Novak spent two years holed up in her studio honing her craft and expanding her catalogue before touring with Pharrell as his DJ in 2013. Fast forward to the present and she has her own label, Power and Light Records, and a gaze that will not ease up as she sets her eyes on the prize in 2016.
Her latest podcast features a hearty playlist of tech and deep house cuts along with Jack’s unreleased track with tyDi, “Oceans” featuring Greyson Chance. Stream it below and connect with her on tour after the jump!
I don’t know what it is about this song, but ever since I heard it I can’t stop playing it. It’s infectious in all the right ways. The energy is optimistic with guitar driven melodies living in coordination with warm synth chords as the effervescent four on the floor brings the tune home. With early support from Matthias Tanzmann, Jamie Jones, Pete Tong, Annie Mac, Claude Vonstroke, and Davide Squillace, it’s safe to say this is not one to sleep on.
The summer season is heating up for the boys of RÜFÜS with a new album on the way and a looming Coachella play to kick the season off! The forth single off their Sophomore album features their classic lazy day house vibes and sultry melodies, rounding out their already loaded catalogue for Bloom, set to be released on January 22nd. If there’s one thing that’s clear, the RÜFÜS boys need no prayer, the future is already looking bright as can be! Stream the new track below and catch them when you can.
TÂCHES returns! Aside from a pair of jams, “Prints of Whales” and “Yours,” the mysterious house music aficionado has been staying relatively quiet on the production front this year, so he’s making his releases count. In between tour dates this year, TÂCHES has been hitting the studio, cooking up tracks like this remix of Elk Road’s “Not To Worry” featuring Governors. For the remix, he’s traded the original’s broken beat for four-on-the-floor, while supporting the edited vocals with detailed percussion, subtle arpeggiated synth work, and a smooth, bouncy groove for yet another jam. Enjoy!


Mike Paradinas Introduces Juke
This features as part of our special Juke House Feature including 3 limited period digital samplers for £1 each; writing on the genre from Planet Mu’s Mike Paradinas and Ghettophiles’ Chrissy Murderbot; “Best of Juke” charts from some of Chicago’s leading DJs; and brand new digital catalogue previously unavailable digitally.
“I’d been aware of Chicago ghetto house and the Dance Mania label’s releases since the early 1990s, and indeed owned many records of that era from artists such as DJ Funk, DJ Deeon and Parris Mitchell but i’d lost touch at the end of that decade as the records stopped getting imported into the UK, and indeed stopped getting pressed altogether. I’d also heard of Chicago Juke (as ghetto house came to be known) but the little I had heard sounded very similar to Ghettotech (and even B-More club), with a steady 4/4 kick and bouncy party feel, which personally didn’t excite my musical bits.
Then in late 2008 and early ‘09, thanks to the recommendation of a friend, via Youtube, Jamglue and Imeem (the latter two now sadly defunct) I started hearing something which, to me, sounded very different; still called Juke, but somehow the party atmosphere had gone and along with it, the 4/4 kick. This was a music infused with dread, dreamlike layered and repetitive vocals, a pulsing sub-bass.. sounds and samples taken from pop, hip-hop and r&b were pitched up and down and repeated reminding me of hardcore and early jungle’s first, more primitive, experiments with sampling in the early 90s. Obviously Chicago’s producers had never heard, or at least never been influenced by UK Jungle but the parallels seem to be there to me, in the use of sub-bass and helium vocals, repetition and chopped up samples and the increasing tempo (160bpm) meaning the switch to half-speed rhythms started happening. This seemed to me to be analogous to when, around ‘93 the sped up rush of hardcore’s 150-160bpm breakbeats mutated into jungle and as the tempo kept increasing, the dread basslines started to emphasise the slower 80/90bpm interpretation of the track; or when between 2004 and 2005 2-step garage and early (horsepower) dubstep’s skippiness mutated gradually into the ‘half-step’ of Digital Mystikz and Loefah.
This newer (newer to me) sound was being described as Footworking music or ‘Foot Wurk’ and was accompanied by rapid-fire below-waist dance moves. Watching the videos and hearing the dance & music in combination made far more sense.
Before reading any further may I suggest you listen to a mix of my own ‘footwork favourites’ that I did a couple of months or so back to see whether you like the genre, it contains many tracks I’ve licensed for the upcoming Footwork compilation on Planet Mu:
Footwork dancing has a long history in Chicago being around since at least the mid 80s, one of the first and most famous Footwork groups was House-O-Matics, and weekly footwork events happen on Sundays at Walacam’s “Warzone” party and “Battlegroundz” both on Chicago’s westside. But I’m personally more interested in the evolution of the music, so forgive me if i ignore the dancers, the YPS, Heat Squad, Terra Squad etc… and concentrate on the music. It’s more my area, and I’m well aware that the footwork dance drove the evolution of the music and vice versa.
The pioneer of Footwork (for brevity’s sake when I say ‘footwork’ from now on I am referring to the particular style of juke music, rather than the dance) was RP Boo (aka Arpebu, Record Player Boo). He was one of the first to produce tracks in the ‘half-speed’ footwork style with the signature Juke tom, and clave sounds in offbeat syncopated patterns, often in triplets. DJ Clent was also an early innovator in beat patterns, but RP’s trax have an otherworldly quality which I love. Here is a link to an interview with RP by Dave Quam from his excellent blog It’s After The End Of The World
RP Boo – Total Darkness
The repetitive looped vocals of which ‘Total Darkness’ is almost entirely made give the track a dream-like hypnotic intensity.
RP Boo – Eraser
Taking a sample of Wings and making it one of the darkest tracks i’ve heard.
RP Boo – Steam Midity
These tracks are all from about 2007.
The DJs Rashad (Harden) and Spinn (Morris Harper) From GetoTeknitianz are pretty much the undisputed kings of Footwork Djing. Here is a video of Rashad DJing at a footwork event (Battlegroundz I Think?). Rashads trax are full of tight funk and very on-point and danceable rhythms. A couple of tracks below:
DJ Rashad – Drop Juke Out
Very hip hop feel in the half speed syncopations here… again the hypnotic repetitive vox give the track a great feel, one of my favourites from the Juke Trax label, which I believe will soon be available on Bleep.
DJ Rashad – Itz Not Rite
Here Rashad cuts up the track making one of the most abstract footwork rhythms yet out of the space between the samples, masterpiece. This is the lead track on Rashad’s forthcoming Planet Mu EP.
Another popular DJ is DJ Roc (Clarence Johnson), whose ‘Bosses of the circle’ crew were on of the first (so he tells me) to start selling cd mixtapes of Footwork and Juke mixes. His style is somewhere between the straight Juke and Footwork styles. I cannot find much DJ Roc on youtube, but there are quite a few of his older more juke style tracks on DJ Slugo’s Subterranean Playhouse label and he has a release forthcoming in a couple of months on planet mu.
DJ Roc – Let Me Go mixed into P.A.N.I.C.
There is also a style which has been referred to as “Bedroom Juke”. Lots of tracks posted on youtube by self-styled “DJs” such as DJ Nate meaning producer in this case as I’m pretty sure Nate can’t DJ, but these guys (and some girls such as DJ Ga Ga aka Jerrilynn Patton) wanted to get involved with the scene but had varying levels of success in acheiving popularity and many have gone on to pursue careers in hiphop rapping and production. These ‘Bedroom juke’ or ‘Youtube Juke’ tracks have tended to be a little more abstract and plentiful with tom fills and off kilter rhythms. These were very popular among the younger generation in high school, and mixtapes were passed around class.
DJ Nate – give dat man room
DJ Nate – time
Another guy who made footwork and is now producing hip hop under the name ‘DJ Spacey” is DJ Trouble (aka Prentice Livingston) whose trax have a lot of style and emotion:
DJ Trouble – fuck em up
DJ Trouble – Bangs & Works
DJ Tha Pope is “Chicago’s youngest celebrity” and presents on channel 19. I can’t find his best tracks on youtube, but here are a couple of good ones:
Tha Pope – one blood
Tha Pope – Everybody Bob
DJ Elmoe – whea yo ghost at
You’ll hear a lot more of the goodness when Planet Mu release their Foot Wurk compilation “Bangs & Wurks” early next year. In the meantime we’ve got releases from DJ Nate, DJ Roc and DJ Rashad before the end of the year.”
Editor’s Note: We changed the title of this post from “Mike Paradinas Introduces Juke House” to “Mike Paradinas Introduces Juke”…
We was unaware that “Juke House” means a brothel house in some parts of the world!
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The Niners came into the game 4-1, having just achieved a franchise record of gaining over 600 yards in their previous victory over Buffalo. Going back to their defeat of the NY Jets two weeks previous, the Niners appeared to be a juggernaut, having outscored their past two opponents by a combined score of 78-3.
The Giants, meanwhile, had struggled, and were a 4-point underdog. Some thought the spread might be more.
But led by coach Tom Coughlin, the Giants kicked San Francisco up and down the field all day long yesterday, humiliating the upstart Niner team 26-3, in a game that wasn't that close.
It reinforced the impression that though they may not be the best team week-to-week, the Giants are an incredibly clutch team led by their star quarterback, Eli Manning. If you forget, the Giants barely squeaked into the post-season last year with a 9-7 record. But Manning led them to upset victories in Green Bay, San Francisco and then ultimately over the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.
And the 49ers and their quarterback, Alex Smith? Despite the resuscitation of his career by coach Jim Harbaugh, Smith showed that when the 49ers are losing, he can't bring them back in a big game. The score was only 10-3 at the half, yet a big Giants kickoff return to start the second half set the tone which had already been established in the first half for the G-men. And how about those fantastic catches by Giant receivers Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz? It was New York's day all afternoon long.
As a disgusted Niner fan I was grateful that I could turn my attention in the watering hole I patronize to another television set. That was the thriller in Seattle, where the New England Patriots were engaged in an intense battle with the Seahawks. Rookie quarterback Russell Wilson found Sydney Rice behind the secondary for a 46-yard touchdown with 1:18 remaining, giving the 'Hawks a 24-23 upset over the Pats and Tom Brady.
And by the way, another reason to disdain the Patriots heartthrob quarterback is offered up in the pages of the November Vanity Fair, in an article about JPMorgan Chase C.E.O. Jamie Dimon (of all people).
Remember that huge and risky bet by a JPMorgan Chase trader earlier this year that cost the company billions of dollars, that whole "London Whale" debacle? Well, when the New York City-based C.E.O., who makes over $20 million annually, was getting some critical press, he was cheered up a bit when he got an "unexpected" call from Tom Brady, according to the piece.
"Brady reminded Dimon that even Super Bowl champs have bad days and told him "to hang in there." "I was surprised he even knew who I was, to tell you the truth," Dimon says.
Ugh. We knew Brady was one of the "One percent," as it were, living the high life in Beverly Hills with a supermodel. But to hear that the San Mateo native is there for a despairing Jamie Dimon? Another reason to loathe the Patriots.
My mood wasn't enhanced by the San Francisco Giants losing to the St. Louis Cardinals last night in the first game of the National League Championship Series. But more importantly for Tampa residents who love the New York Yankees, well, how 'bout them Yankees now? They Bronx Bombers are in dire straights, down 2-0 to the Detroit Tigers as that series moves to Motown tomorrow night. Add in the huge blow of losing Derek Jeter to a broken ankle, and the mood is tense for Yankee fans.
But the ultimate consolation goes to Washington National fans. I went to sleep Friday night thinking the Giants would be traveling to the nation's capital to face the 'Nats starting last night. What a comeback by the never-say-die Cards, coming back in the top of the 9th inning to win their series in a thrilling fashion.


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Then sit back and read some of the posts by this ordinary individual who offers nothing more than chance agreement with your own sentiments. The RantBully is just as confused as you. He doesn’t always get it – whatever “it” is. His mind wanders from reflection to frustration painfully swung from joyous gratitude to sullen cynicism. Hopefully, someone will want to read the etchings of RantBully’s mind. Socrates is dead, but RantBully is confident that this dead erudite subscribes to his posts and follows him on Twitter. If you have open mind, you will too!!!

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Length adjustable— our exhaust hose is flexible, shorten to 15. 7 inch, it can extend up to 78. 7 inch, easily extend the exhaust hose to the position you want. Generally, the index you need to pay attention to is not the brand, the diameters are divided into 5. 1 5 inch and 5. 9 6 inch， our hose are 5. 96", and the thread is divided into clockwise and counterclockwise refer to figure 3 for judgment method, so you can select the correct AC hose.
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- The end of the drain hose is made of thickened material, anti-aging, with great flexibility and not easy to deform. And the length of this drain hose is 5. 2 ft, can meet daily use. Please measure your air conditioner to check the outlet size.
It can be restored to shape immediately after being squeezed, it is more durable and has a longer service life than other common air conditioner drain hose. It should be noted that the drain hose should have a proper tilted angle when installing it on the air conditioner.
It’s better to hang over the desired overflow area. With great flexibility and high resilience, you can bend it freely based on your needs. This super flexible and durable drain hose is made of premium EVA and PE, non-toxic and frost-resistance.
The diameter of the end which connects the air conditioner has an inner diameter of 18 mm/ 07 inch and an outer diameter of 27 mm/ 1 inch. Universal design, suitable for most standard air conditioners, insert the formed outlet of the air conditioner into the end of the drain hose without any tools. It can also be used as a semi-automatic washing machine inlet hose.
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De'Longhi Insulated Hose Cover for Portable Air Conditioners , DLSA003 , Gray #adDe'Longhi #ad
- Easy to install. Designed to decrease hose temperature while increasing air conditioner cooling efficiency. This design suitable for most portable air conditioners for hoses up to 6" in diameter and up to 60" in length. Washable.
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- Fits honeywell hrf-ap1, quietcare & silentcomfort series air purifiers; 50000 series, 40200 series & HPA100, Whirlpool, HEPA, 17000 series, HPA300 series consoles.
Can be used with honeywell, hpa200, honeywell round, 18150 series, 40100 series, next gen and any other air purifier. A thin 1/16 inch thickness odor absorber. Can be cut to size for air purifiers, vent filter, humidifier filter, vents, range hood filters, grease filter and furnace filter.
Removes dust lint smoke pet hair common household chemicals Benzene and other VOCs so all you’re left with is fresh, breathable air. Universal activated carbon pre filter can be cut to fit any size filter. 16x48 charcoal sheet. Winix 5500 .
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- Digital automatic code searching function. Powerful enough for you to operate in a long distance Approx 8~10 meters by this AC Remote Control. Simple programming with easy to read buttons for control.
Not for window / PORTABLE air condition. Does not support frigidaire & old Mitsubishi, Sharp AF-Q60RX. Control most brands and models of air conditioner, so you can stay cool with a touch of a button while never having to leave the comfort of your couch.
Comfortable and lightweight design that makes these remotes a perfect air conditioner accessory. Please refer to the applicable brand and code list from the picture.
If there is any problem with it, over 1, 000 different world famous brands of Air-condtioners, We will provide full support. Universal a/c air conditioner lcd remote control not for window / portable air condition, more backups at home, Need 2 x AAA batteries Not Included. There are english manual from the pictures and in the package.
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Rannb PVC Water Drain Pipe Hose for Air Conditioner 60cm/ 1.96Ft Length -Pack of 2 #adRannb #ad
- It’s better to hang over desired overflow area. Dimensionconnecting hole inner dia : 12. 5mm/049", 15. 5mm/061";connecting hole outer dia : 16. 5mm/065", 20mm/078";pipe dia :23mm/ 09";total length:60cm/23. 6". Pacakge content2pcs x Air Conditioner Drain Hose.
Flexiblewith great flexibility and high resilience, you can bend the hose freely based on your needs. Applicationdrain hose is used for Universal Air conditioner, Washing Machine and Dishwasher. Please noteit should be noted that the drain hose should have a proper tilt angle when installing it on the air conditioner.
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- Easy installation - Rotate the A/C tube counter clockwise to the air conditioner. Universal diameter - the diameter of air conditioner hose is 5.
9inch / 14. 9cm. It is compitable for whynter, Delonghi, Toshiba, Honeywell, Sharp and any other brand. Adjustable length - the air conditioner tube is extendable. The shrinkabel length is 15.
7inch and the expandable length is about 79inch. Extender - it can be also a A/C vent hose extension. It is easy to connect two ac hose together. Good material - the mateiral a/c hose is made of PP materialpolypropylene, no odor, it is environmentally-friendly, sturdy and long-lasting.
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- Repeat on the other end of the hose to attach to the second coupler. Our hose fits most popular portable AC models that use a 5-inch diameter hose, such as Honeywell, Whynter, Soleus and many more. You can extend the hose up to 78 inches. Expandable hose the shortened length of the hose is 16 inches.
Before you buy step 1 - make sure your original hose diameter is 5 inches from outer edge to outer edge. Please double check the diameter and screw direction on pictures 2 and 3 before purchase. 100% satisfaction guarantee don’t know how to choose the correct size? worried about installation? Receive a defective item? For any issues or concerns, you can easily contact us on Amazon or directly via our brand's official service email.
Turbro replacement exhaust hoses are longer than most original hoses, making them more flexible for use in large areas.
Easy installation fully expand the end of the hose, align with the coupler, and rotate the coupler counter-clockwise to twist onto the hose. Universal & durable design turbro exhaust hoses are sturdy and long-lasting with no nasty chemical odors, LG, everstar, BLACK+DECKER, making them a good replacement for your cracked portable AC exhaust hose. Refer to pictures 3 and 4. Step 2 - make sure your original hose has a counter-clockwise threading direction.
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- White. Country of Origin : China. High quality Plastic Construction. Extendable to a Maximum Length Of 36".


When Netflix drove Blockbuster out of business, it highlighted the power of disruption and innovation, according to Netflix founder Marc Randolph, who delivered the keynote speech Sunday at the Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International annual conference in Orlando, FL.
Netflix defied the video rental business model of the late 1990s and early 2000s with its DVD-by-mail service, but it took the company reinventing itself – specifically when it shifted to a monthly subscription package and eliminated late fees – to create stickiness with customers and ultimately led to Blockbuster's demise.
Randolph said distributors should find inspiration from his company's success but also heed warnings from Blockbuster's missteps, namely, discounting Netflix's impact on the industry and then later turning down the chance to buy the company for a mere $50 million.
"What if you are the market leader?" Randolph asked. "How do you innovate and disrupt yourself before someone disrupts you? Anyone, anywhere can do it."
Randolph said companies don't need to "be in Silicon Valley," "have special training" or even be the "best and brightest" to lead innovative measures in their industries. Instead, he said, a company leader needs to possess three simple traits:
- Tolerance for risk: "Risk-taking is fundamental for any organization."
- A really good idea: "Ideas are the basis for innovation."
- Confidence: "You've got to believe this is going to work"
While many business leaders look for new ideas by finding a twist on the latest technology, industry trends or business model, perhaps the most useful method is to "look for pain," Randolph said. Since customers hated driving a rented movie back to the video store by midnight to avoid a late fee, Netflix found its billion-dollar idea by alleviating those concerns.
Randolph advised HARDI conference attendees to seek the pain points among their customers, explore ways to disrupt their business before someone else does – and then follow through on those ideas.
"There's no way to find out if it works without doing it," he says.


KIA AND HYUNDAI DEBUT VIRTUAL REALITY DESIGN EVALUATION SYSTEM
Kia Motors Corporation and Hyundai Motor Company have debuted a new virtual reality (VR) design evaluation system.
The system is part of a KRW 15 billion ($AU18.5 million) investment in the Namyang Research and Development Centre in South Korea and the companies say that with the implementation of the virtual development processes throughout R&D and pre-production stages, they anticipate a 20 per cent reduction in vehicle development times and a 15 per cent reduction in annual development costs.
VR headsets allow the brands’ vehicle designers and engineers to virtually enter developmental simulations, with 36 motion tracking sensors detecting and tracking the locations and movement of all users, enabling each to participate accurately in real time. The new VR design evaluation system can currently support up to 20 simultaneous users, enabling greater cross-team collaboration.
The companies say the new facility allows designers from each brand to more efficiently review a variety of design concepts earlier in the developmental process and in ways that were previously physically impossible.
The system simulates interior and exterior design elements, lighting, colours and materials, and virtual environments.
According to Kia and Hyundai, the VR design quality verification processes show tremendous potential for developing safety technologies, as participants can virtually test vehicles in a variety of simulated environments and situations. Amongst others, these environments include highways, urban roadways, hills, tunnels, and low-lighting conditions.
VR also enables development teams to simulate operations of individual vehicle components such as doors, trunk lids, engine hoods, and windshield wipers. Furthermore, the system enables teams to test vehicle ergonomics and aerodynamics more efficiently and there are plans to further introduce VR technologies in production and assembly lines to create more efficient and safe working environments.
There are plans to establish remote VR design assessment capabilities that will enable real-time virtual collaboration between each brand’s design centres in Europe, America, China and India.
Further applications will see VR employed in the development of future mobility solutions, such as high-level autonomous driving enabling Hyundai and Kia to react quickly to the rapidly changing mobility landscape.
“The virtual development process is a necessary step for responding quickly and reacting with agility to the needs of customers and paradigm shifts within the automotive industry,” said Albert Biermann, Head of Research and Development Division for Hyundai Motor Group. “Through reinforced virtual processes, we will enhance quality and profitability, ultimately increasing investment in R&D to secure competitiveness in future mobility.”
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This flower fleece boast a very high level of softness, the polyester fabric is created using very fine fibres, brushed to the softest pile on both sides of the fabric which is still smooth enough to hold a clear pattern of Hawaiian style blooms. The three shades used on the pretty print work beautifully together. The soft peach colour of the larger blooms is contrasted by a dark cherry pink background and highlighted with pale candy floss pink blossoms outlined in the cherry pink shade. The print size of the flowers starts a petite 2.5 cm across and goes up to a much larger 22 cm size for the big orchids.
- 100% polyester
- Superior soft feel
- Brushed fleece
- Pretty pink design
- Flower print fleece
- Make soft clothing
- Blankets and throws
Please Note: The visual appearance of fabric and colour may vary on screen between monitors due to the different screen colour settings;
The actual fabric appearances, textures, colours and quality of your fabric may not be as what you see on screen, the dyeing process between fabrics vary due to way the fabric has been woven, constructed or treated. Another factor is the type of yarn used (coarse or fine), these are key factors to consider when choosing the right fabric for your project.
We recommend you order actual fabric samples of the fabrics you are interested in. With samples you will be sure of the fabric shade, texture, quality and the fabric feel, also you will know if it is the right fabric for your application.
Important Point to remember about your colour; i.e. RED may not be the same as our RED, this is the same rule for any colour, you must request fabric samples, we do offer free samples, simply call us to order them.


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Elton Dan and The Rocket Band – A Tribute to Elton John -8pm. Also Heatwave, a tribute to Linda Ronstadt 7:00pm
- Elton Dan and The Rocket Band. Covington Indiana Fair
- Jul 03 2020
- 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Cycles for Change
, a nonprofit bike shop, celebrated its expansion along University Avenue in St. Paul.
The shop, which has been around since 2001, strives to increase bike access for low-income and underserved populations in the surrounding neighborhoods, according to its website.
It has grown a lot over the past few years, and it needed more space to accommodate that, according to development and outreach director Jason Tanzman.
To carry that out, recently the shop, which was formerly known as the Sibley Bike Depot, received a $30,000 grant from the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative
As a part of the project, the shop added 600 square feet to its existing 3,000 square feet, he says.
Through the project, the administrative area and workshop (where customers can work on their bikes), got more space, he says. The retail section moved to the storefront area while the walls got a fresh coat of paint and the floors were refinished.
The shop has also been able to get improved signage for better street-level visibility, which is especially important considering the challenges of Central Corridor
light rail transit line construction, he says.
Prior to the expansion, the bike shop was a bit out of the way in the building, he says.
Besides the phsyical changes, the place was able to increase its retail hours.
All in all, the changes “enhance our ability to be a community organization and promote biking as a way to get around in combination with public transit," he says.
Despite the momentum around biking right now, it can still be cost-prohibitive, especially for minorities and low-income people. “We need a level of intentionality about it so it’s not an upper-middle-class white thing, and that we’re able to expand the circle of who has access,” he says.
Source: Jason Tanzman, development and outreach director, Cycles for Change
Writer: Anna Pratt


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PROMOTING CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES
At present, there are no internationally agreed ‘Clinical Practice Guidelines’ for muscle GSDs†. This presents a distinct challenge for both patients and clinicians. Inappropriate management can lead to poor patient outcomes and reduced quality of life. Given that the mainstay for managing muscle GSDs is effective day-to-day self-management, it is vital to have standardization of care based on best practice.
† Now published for GSD5 and GSD7, see below.
Guidelines for clinicians around the world.
To optimize patient care through access to systematically developed guidelines that outline diagnostic and management recommendations.
Gaining international consensus.
We will work towards our goal by:
Working with national GSD organizations, researchers and clinicians to inform the development of Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Communicating the patient perspective .
Providing support/information to all clinicians who care for patients with muscle GSDs.
Disseminating Clinical Practice Guidelines to clinicians.
Clinical Practice Guidelines booklet.
We have implemented the following outline work plan:
Set out the objectives of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for GSD 5 & 7.
Initiated and recruited an international team to develop them.
Provided leadership and administration to the authoring team.
Selected and secured an appropriate journal to publish the Guidelines.
Sought funding support to enable the Guidelines to be made Open Access.
Achieved publication in the selected journal.
Promoted the Guidelines and distributed to all relevant groups.
As of October 2021 this Campaign was in effect completed with acceptance of the Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Neuromuscular Disorders journal. They were published with Open Access in the December 2021 issue. We subsequently produced a booklet containing the Guidelines and the Supplementary Material. These booklets have been widely circulated. A free PDF may be downloaded from our website. See the page on the Medical menu.
CONTINUUM OF CARE
Expanding on the Clinical Practice Guidelines, IamGSD led a team of five leading clinicians to produce a Continuum of Care model which was published in Neuromuscular Disorders in June 2023. This assists medical practitioners and patients to follow a program of five learning points to arrive at the patient’s optimal state. See the page on Managing muscle GSDs.
As a long term project, we would like to see similar Guidelines for the other muscle GSDs we cover. However, with the low number of cases diagnosed, it may be many years before there is sufficient evidence to support agreement of guidelines. With some GSDs, such as those with under 10 diagnosed cases worldwide, it may never be possible.

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