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I wrote earlier about one of our trips to Northern Minnesota and a trip we made to the start of the Mississippi River. Our family has traveled nearly every year for the past 30+ years to Brookside Resort which is near Park Rapids. Park Rapids is about 2 hours north of Minneapolis so it doesn't... Continue Reading →
If you are looking for sun the is no better place than Southern California. Meredith lived in San Clemente for a while and we took this picture while exploring Temecula which is an old town in Riverside County. The area was inhabited by Native Americans for hundreds of years until the Spanish showed up in... Continue Reading →
While we live in North Texas we have family in Minnesota and Iowa and have visited there just about every year for close to 30 years. On many occasions we have converged upon Brookside Resort near Park Rapids for a week of fishing, walking, and visiting with the family.
Our son is a former collegiate long distance runner and has always had an interest in trail running, especially "Ultra Running" which is usually described as 50KM (31 miles) or longer. Not too long ago there were very few of these races but they have grown in popularity and today there are hundreds that can... Continue Reading →
As Annette and I prepare for an upcoming half-marathon we have taken the time to explore many of the trails that exist in North Texas. This shot was taken early on a beautiful, cool morning as we ran along the wilderness following the Trinity River north of Dallas/Ft. Worth. The trail is flat and gives you... Continue Reading →
Wow, until you have been there to see the expansiveness of the Grand Canyon it is is hard to imagine. Think of the forces at play to open a such a crevice and you think earthquake or a seismic shift of unthinkable magnitude. But, as I understand it water from the Colorado River over millions... Continue Reading →
Amazing how quickly the scenery changes are you drive south from Oregon on I-5 and cross down into California. Just a few hours before we were driving through extreme fog with massive fir trees everywhere but suddenly things dry out and you see the majestic Mount Shasta in the distance. Northern California is a beautiful... Continue Reading →
Denton is a hip, vibrant college town north of Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas and home to The University of North Texas and Texas Women's University. Although it has grown into a large city you don't have to travel too far to suddenly find yourself going back in time to it's rural heritage. Annette and I had... Continue Reading →

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Reliable Piece of Junk
By g zeine on
Vehicle2002 Toyota Corolla S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
ReviewSince, I bought the car in Sept. 2001, I have had to rebuild the engine before 60,000 miles, had the brakes done twice, window motor replaced, catalytic converter replaced. I had the engine rebuilt due to burning oil, now about 50,000 plus miles later it is burning oil again. Door lock on passenger only works manually. While, it cranks up every time, I have never had a Toyota that has cause me such trouble or cost me so much while owning it.
Best FeaturesNone, except it does crank every time I turn the key.
Worst FeaturesI am sure there has been complaints about this year and model. It should have been recalled; especially with oil and engine issue. Safety should not be the only reason that year and model is recalled.
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Unless you’ve experienced an EPC light yourself, you probably have no idea what it is. In a nutshell — it’s a sign your VW needs repair.
The EPC light stands for Electronic Power Control. It’s a warning indicator that there’s a problem with the throttle system of your BMW. This includes the throttle pedal, throttle body, traction control, or cruise control, but can also indicate a problem with other systems as well.
This is typically how it goes down: You’re driving down the highway, not a care in the world, when suddenly the power drops out in your Volkswagen. It’s still driving, but it seems like you need to practically press the pedal to the metal just to maintain speed. And if you should hit a hill — cross your fingers.
Why Your Car is Losing Power
What’s happening is a built-in mechanism has kicked on to protect the engine. This prevents the engine from powering the car over 30. If you are already above that speed when the light engages, you should be able to maintain speed to a certain extent. But if you hit traffic or steep hills, you will have difficulty.
See Your Cincinnati VW Mechanic
You’ll need to have the car inspected by a mechanic as soon as possible. Depending on how bad your throttle system is, you might be able to temporarily disengage the system by turning the car on and off again when the vehicle is stopped. If the problem is minor, you may be able to drive a week or so before it kicks back on. But the problem will get worse and your car may lose power altogether.
If your throttle system is dirty, your mechanic may be able to clean it to return it to optimal performance. It is very likely the entire throttle system needs replaced, which can run you several hundred dollars.
You should get the car to a repair shop as soon as possible because you may be doing serious damage to your engine.


KIMCO ANNOUNCES FIRST LEED-CERTIFIED PROJECT
LOOKING BACK: Groundbreaking day at Wilde Lake. Pictured left to right: Scott Zimmerly, Wood Partners; Councilwoman Courtney Watson; Bill Santos, Planning Board; Linda Odum, Chairwoman of the Village Board; Councilwoman Mary Kay Sigaty; Geoffrey Glazer, Kimco Realty; Ken Ulman, County Executive; Councilwoman Jen Terrasa; Marsha McLaughlin, Director of Planning; Tom Simmons, Kimco Realty; Kevin Allen, Kimco Realty
When Kimco broke ground on the redevelopment project at Wilde Lake Village Center in Columbia, Maryland, the mission was clear: revitalize the once-bustling Village Center into a hub of retail and activity that would simultaneously create value for the local community and our company. But there is one aspect of this project that we haven’t highlighted in detail to date -- the Wilde Lake Village Center redevelopment is one of the first Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) projects Kimco has pursued.
The LEED standard was established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in 2000 as a third-party certification program and national benchmark for green buildings. Over time, LEED has influenced the way buildings and communities are designed, constructed, maintained, and operated. Today, LEED serves as a framework for new construction and other project types, providing a checklist of green building attributes and a means of verifying that individual projects have met leading design criteria.
TRANSFORMING WILDE LAKE: An aerial view of the redevelopment project
By following a comprehensive set of project guidelines, the Wilde Lake redevelopment project is now well on its way to achieving LEED for Building Design & Construction certification. Here’s just some of what’s been going on at the center as we add finishing touches to our first LEED project.
On-site storm water management. A new water management facility is being built under the pervious pavers in our renovated parking lot that will allow for on-site filtration of storm water. These special, porous pavers allow storm water to soak through the material and infiltrate into the ground, minimizing runoff and efficiently filtering the runoff before it’s flushed through the piping system and dispersed off the property. The capacity of on-site infrastructure has been designed for a potential 100-year flood event.
MAPPING IT OUT: The team at Wilde Lake discusses the day's plan
Efficient lighting. We’ve strategically cut the number of outdated, 40-foot light poles throughout the center. The new design now features energy-efficient lighting and will improve lighting uniformity and quality. The new lights will reduce illumination spill-over into bordering residential areas, yet produce stronger pedestrian lighting at street level, creating a more comfortable environment for our neighbors and the community.
Thoughtful landscaping. As part of the initiative, we reimagined the aesthetics of the center and have significantly enhanced the landscaping of the courtyard and parking lot, all while simultaneously improving signage visibility for our tenants. Notably, the Wilde Lake courtyard has 40 years of history and is home to a tree planted by visionary developer James Rouse. Today, that tree still grows in his honor, but will be surrounded by lush new plantings that have also been incorporated throughout the complex.
HARD AT WORK: Crews prepare the land for construction and development
Many of the plants are native species to the region, and a new irrigation system will keep them healthy throughout the year, minimizing the cost and time of replanting.
New buildings and upgrades to existing buildings. We are working with Wood Partners to construct an entirely new building type at the center. This new mixed-use building will combine residential and retail space and will feature sustainable materials, and energy-efficient roofing, HVAC units, walls, and window panes. The retail portion of the structure will be complemented by 230 multi-family units above it. We’ll also be adding a second mixed-use structure, this one a mix of retail (David’s Natural Market) and office space. Finally, we will be constructing a new CVS/pharmacy drugstore building.
In addition, Kimco is pursuing renovations to the existing structures at Wilde Lake, including the office space above the retail storefronts. We installed a new roof for improved insulation, sustainable lighting methods throughout the common space, energy-efficient HVAC in the shared bathrooms, and a new vertical elevator that is ADA compliant.
Involving tenants. Wilde Lake tenants are getting on board with this project, recognizing the value of going green. Organic food store David’s Natural Market, for example, is using only the newest refrigerants throughout the shop. Across many of our properties nationwide, we have seen great effort by many retailers to incorporate sustainable business practices into their operations, and we applaud each of those initiatives.
At Kimco, our real estate footprint is large, and so is our commitment to protecting and preserving the environment. Check out the renderings below to see just some of what the future holds at Wilde Lake Village Center.
PICTURE THIS: A vision of the Wilde Lake courtyard, looking west
VIEW FROM THE TOP: A depiction of the Wilde Lake courtyard, and historic James Rouse tree


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The renaissance of art exhibitions
17 June 2020 | Art and Entertainment
Capital city art lovers can prepare for two new art exhibitions, set to open soon.
The showcases, titled The Insight of Intrusive Women and Hokverhale, will be exhibited at the National Gallery (NAGN) and The Project Room respectively, both focusing on topical issues.
With this collection, Rudolf Seibeb strives to strike a balance between abstract and realistic portrayal.
He discovered his creative calling at a young age while playing with laundry pens. His early work shows a unique style that is still visible in his art today.
As his medium has shifted from laundry pens to paints, he maintains a strong connection between the two and still uses different elements in his work.
In what is described as a “local version of Picasso's constructed sculpture or assembly methods,” Seibeb uses pieces of iron, wood and concrete, as well as less conventional items such as animal skin and tree roots.
His art provides a glimpse into cultural, social and environmental issues as experienced by the people in his community, and provides valuable insight into his daily life.
“Art is something that comes from within you. You can use your time to create something special, something that was already in you,” he said about the art industry.
Hokverhale - Navigating a Lockdown launches on Wednesday, 23 June, at The Project Room. The exhibition will run until Tuesday, 4 July.
The gallery is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10:00 to 13:00, and on Saturday, 27 June, and Saturday, 4 July, Seibeb will be at the gallery to talk about his work.
The Insight of Intrusive Women
This solo exhibition by Elisia Nghidishange sheds light on the ways women are treated. According to the artist, women need love, care and freedom to express themselves in any way. This exhibition serves as a form of activism for women's rights and for those unable to stand up for their own rights.
The themes include transparency, the expression of emotions, goals and the jumble of unsolicited thinking and behaviour.
The collection offers a critical look at the prejudices of the 21st century. Nghidishange's art gives symbolic meaning to the ways in which traditional stories influence people's social dynamics. Her work is relevant to the current social and economic climate.
The exhibition opens on Thursday, 18 June, in the NAGN’s top gallery and runs until 18 July.
It can also be viewed online at nagn.org.na.
NAMIBIAN ART: Two new art exhibitions, Hokverhale and The Insight of Intrusive Women, will open in Windhoek tomorrow.

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Pumps, Solar & Electric
Compact Water Heater
Speroni switch pressure 5BAR
304 Vertical stainless steel 8l tank, 12 bar maximum pressure with EPDM membrane, 25mm BSP connection.
Installed with the pump to control the water under pressure for automatic pressure systems.
– Modern and aesthetically appealing.
– White epoxy outer casing.
– On tap boiling water.
– Fully automatic.
– Advanced electronic controls.
– Safe, hygienic and energy-efficient.
– Steam free and convenient.
– Diagnostic PC board for fault finding.
– Additional safety probe.
– Nominal storage capacity (litres): 5
– Initial draw-off (180ml cups): 30
– Recovery per min (180ml cups): 2
– First hour delivery (180ml cups): 150
– Approx. time for 1st cup (mins): 7
– Time to heat to full capacity (mins): 22
– Heating element input (kW): 2kW
– Min. supply pressure (kPa): 20
– Max. supply pressure (kPa): 1000
Varem Vertical Pressure Tank 60L
Varem horizontal pressure tank 25L
Float switch: switching device that activates or deactivates when the liquid is rising or sinking. Cable and weight included.
Tank to be used as replacement part on VSD Pumps.
The vessel ensures the pump can switch off if there are small leaks on the system.
The air pressure must be maintained at 60% of set water pressure to ensure correct operation.
Varem horizontal pressure tank 60L


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@jms_fahrzeugteile with styling and rims for the CLA 45AMG 117. The Barracuda Racing Wheels Project 3.0 rim in size 8.5×19 was fitted with the standard tires 2353519. In addition, the @ barracuda.racingbolts in red are a visual highlight. Of course, as usual, all products with a valid parts certificate or the racing bolts without registration.
Extensive images with our model @sabrinadoberstein in the press area at www.racelook.de or on our social media pages
JMS styling for the front with our spoiler lip for the Passat 3C B8. Rims @ barracuda.wheels 8.5×19 in higloss silver, and @kw_suspension coilover.

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General purpose UV cabinets, benchTop, UVC/T-M-ARDostawca: Grant
GRANUVCT-M-ARSKTUKEA 14160 PLNGRANUVCT-M-ARSKTUK GRANUVCT-M-ARSKTEU 461-0822 GRANUVC/T-M-ARUK
General purpose UV cabinets, benchTop, UVC/T-M-AR
Dygestoria i komory Komory do PCR
Advanced benchtop UV cabinets providing aseptic conditions for a variety of biomedical and biochemical procedures. Innovative dual UV system: built-in UV-air recirculator provides constant decontamination of the air volume within the cabinet while working and traditional surface UV decontamination while the door is closed.
- UV surface irradiation – via single 25 W 254 nm ozone free, open UV lamp
- Patented built-in UV cleaner - recirculator with 25m³/hour continuous air flow, prevents unwanted contamination and protects the user from direct UV light during manipulation
- Second UV lamp disinfects the working area, inactivating DNA/RNA fragments during 15 to 30 min of exposure; automatic switch-off when door is opened
- Convenient, easy to use digital timer for accurate control of UV exposure
- Built-in power socket
- Quiet operation (33 to 37 dBa) and low energy consumption (67 W)
- Front opening with three adjustable positions
The UV cleaner-recirculator consists of UV lamp, dust filters and a fan. The recirculation effect increases the maximum density of the UV light making it sufficiently effective for DNA / RNA inactivation and provide protection against contamination during a variety of DNA/RNA procedures, with dual UV lamp protection.
Stainless steel sides and work surface, UV protective film on glass panels.


(Comrade Adamu Yusuf taking oath of office as new Chairman of NUJ Kaduna State Council on Monday while Mr. Andrew Fadason and other leaders watch with keen interest)
//Terso Ambiam, Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria//
Following his emergence as new Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kaduna State Council, Alhaji Adamu Yusuf of the Federal Radio corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) has unveiled his grandiose plan for the council which include bringing together every qualified journalists under one peaceful umbrella among others.
Yusuf who until his election as Council’s Chairman was the former Chairman of FRCN chapel, emerged as the only candidate who vied for the vacant position following the impeachment of the former Chairman Comrade Garba Muhammad few months ago.
Addressing colleagues shortly after his inauguration in Kaduna on Monday, the new chairman said, it will be priority of his leadership to ensure optimal peace and sustained unity which ascertain the philosophical underpinning of unionism.
According to him, “I intend to set up a reconciliatory committee which will be mandated to reconcile all those who felt aggrieved in one way or the other in the interest of the council.
“Similarly, my leadership will make strident efforts to ensure discipline between and among our esteemed members. Gone are the days when someone attends a function as journalist with slippers. Gone are the days when when a reporter will appear drunk or dirty in the oace of work and elsewhere. Gone are the days when when a reporter will uses social media to abuse the ethical and pragmatic values of our dignified profession, especially doing so without valid facts or figures.
“Henceforth, any form of improper dressing to assignments and every activities of quacks will be appropriately checkmated”, he reiterated.
He then solicited for prayers and support from the members as he pilot the affairs of the council between now and the next council elections in 2018.
Earlier, the Chairman, Credentials Screening Committee and a former council Chairman, Mr Andrew Fadasan upon presentation of certificate of return to the new chairman after taking the oath of office and allegiance, charged him to uphold the ethics of the profession and the constitution of the union.


Drammatico – DURATA 98′Il lungo silenzio streaming cb01 – Marco is a judge investigating a case of arms trafficking, one of the judges to fight against corruption of Italian political life. Carla, his wife, lives dominated by the fear that her husband will be murdered and, unfortunately, her fears are realized. She decides to join a group of widows of judges to break the silence that has always protected the crimes of the Mafia, who always act in collusion with influential public figures. With the help of the group and the notes and documents of her husband, Carla produces a television documentary that endangers the lives of many people.
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Deep learning models suffer from catastrophic forgetting when learning new tasks incrementally. Incremental learning has been proposed to retain the knowledge of old classes while learning to identify new classes. A typical approach is to use a few exemplars to avoid forgetting old knowledge. In such a scenario, data imbalance between old and new classes is a key issue that leads to performance degradation of the model. Several strategies have been designed to rectify the bias towards the new classes due to data imbalance. However, they heavily rely on the assumptions of the bias relation between old and new classes. Therefore, they are not suitable for complex real-world applications. In this study, we propose an assumption-agnostic method, Multi-Granularity Regularized re-Balancing (MGRB), to address this problem. Re-balancing methods are used to alleviate the influence of data imbalance; however, we empirically discover that they would under-fit new classes. To this end, we further design a novel multi-granularity regularization term that enables the model to consider the correlations of classes in addition to re-balancing the data. A class hierarchy is first constructed by grouping the semantically or visually similar classes. The multi-granularity regularization then transforms the one-hot label vector into a continuous label distribution, which reflects the relations between the target class and other classes based on the constructed class hierarchy. Thus, the model can learn the inter-class relational information, which helps enhance the learning of both old and new classes. Experimental results on both public datasets and a real-world fault diagnosis dataset verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.


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Every communications professional knows that there are pros and cons to living in the world of instant information. The current, unprecedented situation is making that fact more obvious than ever. The media is simultaneously disseminating doctor-approved tips to stop the spread of COVID-19, while also spreading misinformation regarding false cures. And, while Americans may disagree on some aspects of the pandemic, one thing we can all agree on is that the world will never be the same. This is equally true for the world of communications and public relations.
Like any news report will tell you, the coronavirus has created a situation that our world has never experienced. This lack of protocol is making the reactions from businesses, organizations, influencers, celebrities and everyday people that much more interesting and important
The American consumer is responding to positivity and kindness like never before
The best received stories on the news right now are the uplifting ones, such as Hanesbrands pitching in to make 1 million medical-grade masks a week, the New England Patriots plane delivering 1.2 million N95 masks and Christian Siriano, the first to start the designer turned mask maker trend, has already made more than 8,000 masks alone for New York City hospitals.
That being said, it is extremely important for companies to respond positively, without sounding tone deaf. The world of marketing, communications and PR is now faced with the daunting task of juggling the severity of the situation and the importance of remaining upbeat without being insensitive. This will undoubtedly change communications forever.
Speaking of the news, it should be noted that American media consumption is booming
Based on Nielson data from prior major crises in recent U.S. history, total TV usage increased by nearly 60 percent. Living rooms across the country now have a constant stream of news coming in, while couches are occupied sun-up, sun-down with people scrolling through social media feeds. This is naturally changing social media trends and influencer marketing. Influencers are adjusting by producing more content for less and launching authentic social good initiatives. TikTok jumped to the most downloaded app for Q1 2020. These fun, uplifting trends prove that, at the end of the day, people still need reasons to smile.
Stories about families and communities coming together are now flooding the news
The sounds of clapping and cheering have been deafening the streets of Manhattan with people joining together from their windows to show support for essential workers during hospital shift changes. Superheroes no longer wear capes and role models are no longer popstars; they’re the nurses, doctors, first responders and essential workers risking their lives everyday on the front lines.
Families are spending more quality time together than they have in years. Puzzle companies can’t even keep up with their recent success. With a decrease in road traffic, air traffic and industry, the plummet in pollution can be looked at as a small victory. With so much time to reflect, Americans have redefined what is really important.
In an odd twist of circumstances, this dramatic increase in uncertainty and distress made Americans pause and put things into perspective, emphasizing the importance of community—and for PR pros, speaking authentically to communities more than ever. This pandemic has connected our country by being alone, but alone together. Social distancing has brought us closer while keeping us six feet apart. It’s scary adjusting to a new reality and understanding a new normal, but it is comforting to know that it’s everyone’s new reality and normal. Though the world will never be the same after Covid-19, we can all learn from this pandemic and move forward, together.

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text: I know I'm late on responding. But this actually ended up being a happy ever after story for everyone! The town I live in is a military town so people are constantly moving in and out and even worse impulse buying. But ill get back to that. A few days after I last posted, someone got ahold of me because I had posted an old cage on Craigslist and mentioned it was a hedgehog cage. The girl that got ahold of me asked if she could meet my hedgehog and asked me a bunch of questions and told me she and her husband had been doing tons of research and found a pet store that had one. So I asked and of course it was the same hog I had been trying to come up with a way to acquire. I was so excited to see that it was about to get a forever home! I explained to them he was temperamental and they insisted they didnot care. They got a cage from me which was a big cage, and even asked about wheels! I was so happy! Then I got to meet the little guy. Once he was out of the store he was completely different. Still a little ski dish but sweet. He opened up long enough to see his gorgeous face and bright red eyes. So there was a happy ending for him! And there's more! Since I had been saving for him,ii decided to see what else I could get my little guy and I stumbled on an ad for a hedgie for $50 that a couple had gotten at that same pet store! They said they wanted to get rid of him (which was actually a her)because their dog bothered it. So me being me went to get this hog and come to find out, their boxer had gotten a hold of the poor girl. She was luckily okay. She had no wheel and a dog food bowl just full of some diet food that was mostly meal worms. And a case of mites. All is well with her though. Were still working on finding foods she will eat and she is on a kick where she won't eat unless she's on my lap. But were working through it. My husband decided to name her Mrs. Zelda and my other hedgehogs name is mister sonic. Im so glad things worked out how they did. I have a lot of guests at my house and she loves the attention and mister sonic loves that she gets the attention so he can curl up with someone and sleep. They don't pay attention to each other if they're both out, which is only when two people are watching them. Soon happy ever after for two hogs that were put in a bad situation because of this pet store.

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Wordit2 Great game, the "time challenges"are indeed very challenging. Stimulates the mind.
This is a nicely done word puzzle game. Works smoothly and has a good ui.
So challenging and really addictive Because once you start you want to play more and more
Wordit2 Scrabble like word game. Challenging and addicting!
Helpful I love this game
Wordit2 Finally a game that is challenging
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If you are a fan of the crusades and twisted words, this game will have you hooked!
The best brain game of 2017: A crossword styled word puzzle brain game for free!
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*Best of Google Play* Fun and free word connect puzzles to train your brain!

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Stanley Feld M.D.,FACP,MACE
President Obama and progressive Democrats such as John Kerry and Barney Frank wanted the healthcare system to become a single party payer system. Their problem was that they could not get enough votes in the house or senate.
This goal for a single party payer by the progressives and Democrats must not be forgotten as the Trump administration tries to make a serious attempt to repair the healthcare system.
The Democrats and progressive will try to block this attempt at every turn.
All the stakeholders have played an important role in distorting the healthcare system including the government, the healthcare insurance industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the hospital systems, the physicians and patients.
A starting salary for a starting hospital administrator is $250,000 a year. A starting salary for a pediatrician is $90,000 a year. Top hospital administrators are paid between five (5) million and fifteen (15) million dollars a year. Mature pediatricians make $150,000 to $200,000 a year.
Which professional adds more value to medical care? Physicians add more value to the medical care system. Hospital administrators do not understand why physicians resent them.
Physicians also resent hospital systems ripping off consumers with $50 aspirins and $100 sleeping pillows. Consumers who care about the cost of healthcare do not understand why the government and insurance companies let hospital systems charge these obscene prices.
Most physicians do not pay attention to these costs until they are patients.
All of the stakeholders except the government and patients try to optimize the amount of money they take out of the system. Surgeons are much further ahead of primary care physicians in figuring out their value to the healthcare system.
As a result of advances in technology, physicians figured out that 70-80% of the work-ups done requiring hospitalization 30 years ago could be done as outpatient care.
The brick and mortar value of hospital facilities has decreased.
As soon as hospitals realized this they started to build ambulatory surgical care facilities and outpatient clinics. Hospital system procedures are more expensive than free standing outpatient ambulatory surgical care facilities.
Hospital administrators somehow convinced the government that if they formed hospital systems and merged hospitals in an area they would increase their efficiency and they could decrease costs.
At the same time the management of private practices became complicated as a result of government regulations. Expensive electronic medical records were required but did not work as advertised. Overhead increased while reimbursement decreased.
Many physicians became disgusted managing their complicated private practices. Some physicians quit practicing early.
The hospital systems offered to buy private practices for a “reasonable cash price”, provide an electronic medical record, do the billing and management of the practice and hire and pay full time employees.
Hospital systems usually paid physicians under contract the same take home pay they had for two years. After the two-year contract expired the hospital systems offered new contracts depending on a physician’s productivity or fired the physician. Physicians had no say in the matter.
Physicians and surgeons signing with the hospital system did not consider the criteria to be used for determining salary after their contract expired .
This hospital arrangement seemed attractive to many primary care physicians and some surgeons. The growth of hospital owned physicians increased from 20% to 70% of physicians in a region.
Organized medicine, the AMA and physician specialty groups, did little to warn or educate physicians of these unforeseen consequences.
Hospital systems did their best to isolate private practicing physicians from using their hospital facilities.
The only private practice physicians who were not marginalized by the hospital systems were physicians who were needed by the hospital system for the services they performed. As soon as the hospital systems were able to hire physicians to cover those services the private practice physicians were marginalized.
Large hospitals systems are making deals with insurers that squelch competitive hospitals.
President Obama’s plan was to allow hospital systems to hide prices from consumers and corporations. The goal was to discourage use of less-expensive rivals. This tactic would force the less-expensive competition to join the regional hospital systems as affiliates.
At first hospital systems did not grasp the ultimate significance of enlarging hospital systems. They figured merging hospitals would increase efficiency and decrease the cost of medical care.
They also thought owning physician practices would decrease their reliance on in-patient hospital billings and their brick and mortar structures.
During the Obama years there was a tremendous increase in building growth on the campus of most hospital systems.
I never understood the hospital building growth. More building meant more hospital administrators and more overhead. I thought the government must have created some economic incentive for hospital systems to build more buildings on campus. I could not find the incentives given to hospital systems.
As hospital systems merged all the hospitals in a region the hospital systems realized they had a monopoly on not only hospital services but also physician services.
They could negotiate with healthcare insurance companies from strength.
Initially the healthcare insurance companies were in control of the costs and services that were available. The healthcare insurance companies lost their control over cost to the regional hospital systems.
“Dominant hospital systems use an array of secret contract terms to protect their turf and block efforts to curb health-care costs. As part of these deals, hospitals can demand insurers include them in every plan and discourage use of less-expensive rivals. Other terms allow hospitals to mask prices from consumers, limit audits of claims, add extra fees and block efforts to exclude health-care providers based on quality or cost.”
There are hundreds of regional hospital system giants throughout the United States. In many cities there are two or three giant hospital systems. It is difficult for independents to negotiate contracts in these cities.
“The Wall Street Journal has identified dozens of contracts with terms that limit how insurers design plans, involving operators such as NewYork-Presbyterian, Johns Hopkins Medicine in Maryland, the 10-hospital OhioHealth system and Aurora Health Care, a major system in the Milwaukee market. National hospital operator HCA Healthcare Inc. also has restrictions in insurer contracts in certain markets.”
This is a very big deal.
The goal of the government should be to lower the price of healthcare to all of its citizens including seniors, workers who get insurance from their employers and people who do not have employer sponsored healthcare.
The Obama administration did nothing about stopping hospital system monopolies. In fact, it encouraged them.
“Certain hospital systems are able to command advantageous terms because they have grown through years of deal-making, shifting the balance of power between hospitals and insurers. In 2010, the year the Affordable Care Act passed, the annual number of hospital mergers shot up 40% to 59, and the number of deals has remained above 60 every year since, according to IrvingLevin Associates, a research firm that tracks health-care transactions.”
The Obama administration did nothing about it because the distortion in pricing is going to lead to collapse of the private segment of our healthcare system. Once the private segment of the healthcare system collapses a progressive government hungry to have power and control over the populous will install a single party payer system.
As proven over and over again, a single party payer system does not work. The government has to outsource all of the infrastructure to administrative services. The government does not control the administrative services overhead. Also, the government does not want to develop another uncontrolled and inefficient bureaucracy like the VA Healthcare System.
A single party payer system will lead to increases in unsustainable deficits and decreasing healthcare services.
It will take many years for the public to recognize that a universal single party payer system is inefficient. The government will hide the system’s inefficiency from the public.
The government should make common sense rules, enforce those rules and get out of the healthcare administration business.
Medicare and Medicaid costs have not been recognized by the general public yet.
The VA inefficiency and lack of service by the VA Healthcare System has been recognized in the last two years by the general public. The government has assured the public that the VA Healthcare System is improving.
The insurance industry is trying to fight back.
“No hospital system should be able to exercise market power to demand contract agreements that prevent more competitively priced networks,” said Cigna’s chief medical officer, Alan Muney, in a written statement provided by the company.
The Trump administration is aware of all of these problems. President Trump is trying to figure out a way of negotiating a deal with all the providers who are taking advantage of consumers and the government. His administration’s actions have been delayed by the slow death of Obamacare.
If Obamacare was repealed last year I am sure the topic of hospital monopolies would be a hot topic of debate today.
President Trump is presently attacking the middlemen who have made drug prices so obscene. This is a big problem and an easier target.
“The effect of contracts between hospital systems and insurers can be difficult to see directly because negotiations are secret. The contract details, including pricing, typically aren’t disclosed even to insurers’ clients—the employers and consumers who ultimately bear the cost.”
Hospital contracts forbids healthcare insurance companies to cover many procedures that can be performed as outpatient services outside the hospital environment. I have listed some of the price differences between the more expensive outpatient hospital care facilities and the independent ambulatory care facilities.
There are many examples of how hospital systems rip off consumers and increase the cost of healthcare insurance for all including employers, individuals and the government. It is also decreasing the access to care for all.
If the government is really looking for a system that would work it should look at my Ideal Medical Saving Accounts are Democratic.
The opinions expressed in the blog “Repairing The Healthcare System” are, mine and mine alone.
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Associate Professor Maayken van den Berg is a Physiotherapist, Movement Scientist and holds a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on advancing allied health clinical practice and novel intervention approaches to support neurological and aged care rehabilitation and self-management. Her work explores ways to improve access to rehabilitation, increase opportunity for practice, and optimise outcomes for people undergoing rehabilitation, and the potential of modern technology to support this. She is interested in mobility, physical activity, as well as cognitive and psychosocial outcomes, with particular experience working with people with acquired brain injury and their family members.
Maayken works collaboratively with clinicians, consumers, health services, and industry. She is the Allied Health Research Chair in the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. In this joint appointment role she co-designs, implements and evaluates allied health services and interventions and leads research capacity building initiatives.
Maayken is the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Higher Degree by Research Coordinator. She also coordinates the research stream of the Master of Clinical Rehabilitation (coursework) and Master of Health and Clinical Research (higher degree by research).
Maayken has been successful in travel award, internal funding and external funding applications. She has been co-investigator on projects externally funded for a total of > $7M. Maayken has previously received a Paper of the Year award (Journal of Physiotherapy) and the Vice President and Executive Dean's (CNHS) Teaching Award.
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Homemade cinnamon rolls filled with a fresh pumpkin spiced filling and generously frosted in browned butter cream cheese. The perfect autumnal twist to a much loved breakfast pastry. Freshly baked warm pumpkin spice aromas swirled across the centre of each soft and gooey roll toped with a silky cream cheese frosting that soaks right into the rolls.
These rolls are relatively simple to make. The dough comes together in a stand mixer with less proofing time. Using Fleischmann’s RapidRise Yeast saves loads of time as you don’t need to activate the yeast in warm water, rather it can be added directly into the the bowl along with the other ingredients ready to be mixed. The dough only proofs for 1 hour before baking which is a total game changer and time saver. The rolls bake perfectly puffed and double in size beautifully during their proof leaving you with thick and tall pastries that are completely soft all the way through.
For that authentic pumpkin filling we used real pumpkin puree and combined it with our go-to homemade pumpkin spice syrup that we just can’t get enough of and find ourselves indulging in the best homemade pumpkin spice lattes with it! The syrup makes plenty so don’t worry you can start enjoying delicious lattes as well 🙂 We also use this syrup to brush our wings and basically anything else we want to give a pumpkin spice flavour to.
Our recipe calls for 2×30 minutes proofs but for the second proof you can absolutely do this overnight if you want to prepare some rolls the day before a nice breakfast. This recipe has been tested a few times with different proof periods and while 30 minutes is plenty and does a wonderful job, we liked them as well with 3 hours but hesitate to do it longer as the filling is not a dry filling so it adds moisture which can disrupt the cooking process and take a bit longer. If this is the approach you’ve chosen we recommend covering the top so that the rolls don’t brown and crisp up too quickly while the bottoms are still needing to be cooked. Bake them uncovered near the end to get them nice and golden.
We hope you enjoy this recipe! If you give this recipe a try, let us know! Leave a comment, rate it (once you’ve tried it), and take a picture and tag it on Instagram! We love to see what you come up with. #thecommunalfeast

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While the Shift Project by Jean-Marc Jancovici offers to triple the network of high-speed lines to "decarbonize" Europe, it is good to remember that our continent is, alongside North America, among the most invaded areas in transport infrastructure: 50% of the European continent is less than or equal to 1,5 km from a road or railway and 95% less than 10 km.
In fact, the fauna and flora are considerably disturbed.
Territories colonized by transport infrastructure
The rail network, emblem of the Industrial Revolution, continues to expand, to the detriment of the natural world.
The Shift Project, through its nine proposals "for Europe to change era", wants to "generalize the car to less than 2L/100 km" by proposing "sustainable systems of subsidies to facilitate the purchase of new vehicles (scrap bonus, bonus-malus, sticker)”. The consequences of these measures are clear for human and non-human beings in the countries of the South: the materials (plastic, glass, steel, aluminum, copper, etc.) are extracted from the subsoil, and often in the poorest States.
The energy consulting engineer program thus contributes to the devastation of the Niger delta (11,7% of imported oil), Angola (7,6%) and Iraq (4,9%) , and favors the maintenance of authoritarian regimes such as Saudi Arabia (18,6% of imported oil), Kazakhstan (13,8%) and Russia (7,9%).
The SNCF, the leading consumer of energy
In France, with 10% of the market, the rail mode of transport remains the largest industrial consumer of electricity.
“This represents 17 TWh, including 9 in electricity, 1 in natural gas and the rest corresponds to tons of oil equivalent (rail or road diesel) with nearly 40% of regional trains, buses and our subsidiary Geodis, which transports goods by road.
All this corresponds to 17 terawatt-hours. We have 3 types of uses: 62% for rail, 23% for road and 15% for buildings (stations, industrial buildings and 100.000 social housing units with collective gas heating).
Each year, the bill amounts to 1,2 billion euros. This is the first item of expenditure external to the company. And that emits almost 3 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. » explains Olivier Menuet, president of SNCF Energies in an interview published on the Le monde de l'énergie website.
The SNCF, consumer of fossil fuels
The SCNF plans to produce electricity by photovoltaic panels on the roof of its infrastructures, and the creation of “solar farms”. These measures, which are supposed to make the company “greener”, will on the contrary require a strong supply of materials and energy.
The ecological problem only moves, elsewhere, and in time: what will then become of the “first generations” of photovoltaic panels and insulating materials when they have reached their maximum useful life (20 years, we are told)?
Electrical innovation should free us from fossil resources. Yet the need for rare metals, such as lithium, is increasing.
In addition, all renewable electricity generating devices and structures colonize valuable and rare earths.
In conclusion, the manufacture of solar panels involves fossil fuels, because the silicon used must be heated between 1 and 200°C, temperatures inaccessible with renewable energies alone: their construction cannot succeed without fossil fuels.
The rail industry: huge flows of materials and energy
The ballast (pebbles placed under the track to stabilize the track) is unloaded by specialized railway trains. Four to five thousand tons of ballast are deposited per day, which means that nearly 2 million tons of ballast are needed per year!
The Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) denounces the ecological impact of the maintenance of the rail network: “SNCF Réseau is the owner and manager of the national rail network. Regeneration and maintenance each year generate significant deposits throughout the national territory: more than 120 tons of rails, more than 000 million tons of ballast, more than 2 tons of wooden sleepers, more than 60 tons of concrete sleepers, more than 000 tons of cables and catenary contact wires. »
“Land surfaces and offshore areas, formerly “unproductive” parts of nature, can thus be put to use thanks to solar, wind and geothermal energies, for example. Digitization leads to rare raw materials – such as African coltan, which no one was interested in a few years ago – becoming the object of international trade. Even electronic waste, in considerable quantity, offers in return opportunities for the globalized industry in charge of its treatment. The two secrets of this alleged efficiency, specialization and technical progress, therefore go hand in hand with the intensification of the plunder of resources., protests the economist Niko Paech.
There are certainly many advantages to traveling by train, and many users see it as an eco-responsible way of getting around: a shared service that emits less CO2. But does this reasoning take into account all the parameters that we have just mentioned?
In short, the "green" reputation of the train is perhaps not to be taken literally all along the line if we theecobalance global sector!
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Puerto Rico’s tranquil sights and open trails make it ideal for motorcycle riding. For people who love to explore, traveling the fascinating countryside on two wheels offers them the feeling of independence they need. If you are going to visit there, renting a motorcycle can be a great idea. Given that narrow roads and steep heels characterize the remote areas of Puerto Rico, using a motorcycle could be a fantastic way to get around. Here is why you should rent a bike in Puerto Rico.
Why a Motorcycle?
Motorcycle riding is a trend in Puerto Rico. You can rent a motorcycle of your choice and explore new or familiar places in an outdoor environment. Unlike cars, motorcycles allow you to enjoy the fascinating scenery and natural beauty of the countryside. Motorcycles are the best choice for navigating the cities’ narrow paths. Similarly, a motorbike offers the flexibility you need. You can ride to the most extreme local areas, making as many stopovers as you wish along the way.
Make Sure You Know How to Ride
Motorcycles can be a great way to explore Puerto Rico. However, assuming that you can ride a motorbike is dangerous. If you have never used one before, ensure you familiarize yourself with its usage. Make sure you train well and understand all safety measures. There are a few common causes of motorcycle accidents you should know beforehand and how to deal with them to keep yourself safe. Avoid tailgating, speeding and not paying attention to your surroundings when you’re on a motorcycle.
Familiarize Yourself With the Local Roads
Once you rent your ideal motorbike, the next step is to ensure you understand the roads and paths where you’ll be riding. Most of the local roads in Puerto Rico are narrow, with plenty of turns. If you haven’t been there before, ensure you know safe places to visit with a motorcycle. If you don’t have friends or family in Puerto Rico to help you, you can work with a guide to help understand the nice routes around. Or, get a good map to help plan your next safe trip destination.
To get the most out of your time in Puerto Rico, consider renting a motorcycle. With so many thrilling sights and open areas, a motorcycle can be ideal for your adventures. Just make sure that you take all the safety precautions that you can and make sure you know where you’re going so you can have the best experience.
Here’s another article you might like: 5 Romantic Ways to Propose in Puerto Rico

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text: Yesterday, a video surfaced of Nas' planned lyching of a fake but lifelike, silicone made Jay-Z at 2002's Hot 97 Summer Jam during the aftermath of their war on wax. It never actually happened, and Nas and Jay-Z are now friends who have appeared on each other's songs, which explains why Nas did not want to comment on the hanging plans in an interview yesterday with MTV. Nas says, "I really don’t even want to acknowledge it. Everybody’s in a different place. I don’t even want to acknowledge it. I can’t acknowledge that. Jay’s my man, and that’s that, that’s all I’m gonna say." Fair enough.

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At Newnham we don’t have a huge music section in the library, and what we do have mainly consists of books about music rather than notated music. However a few years ago we were given the college’s Raleigh Music Society’s music collection, which is now sitting in our basement stacks. Most of the music is uncatalogued and unclassified, so one of my projects this year is to get all of this music ready to be borrowed. Our classification system will probably need to be reorganised to accommodate all this new music, as at the moment all our music is either catalogued as “Musical Scores”, “Anthologies of Music” or “Miniature Scores”. I’d like to expand this so we have a bit more depth to the classification!
Another thing we will need to think about is how we are going to make the collection available. Some of the more fragile items will need to go in the closed stack, but we’d ideally like as much as possible to be on the open shelves.Interestingly, some of the music was donated by Agatha Russell (Bertrand Russell’s aunt). Some books have Newnham bookplates in so clearly belonged to the library at some point, but at a later date it must have been decided not to keep music and the collection was given to the Music Society. However, after a leaky vending machine caused a flood in the cupboard where it was being kept, it was decided to move the music back to the safety of the library! The collection has been in our stacks ever since. Some interesting things have turned up in the collection. A book of Saint-Saëns’s songs from 1896 still had uncut pages, as well as having a beautiful green and gold front cover. A book of Mendelssohn’s songs has gorgeous marbled flyleaves. And I was very sad to find that the second piano part was missing from an 8-hand arrangement of Grieg’s Peer Gynt suite (I would have loved to try that out!)
I’m enjoying the chance to be doing something that combines my interest in libraries and my interest in music, and I’m looking forward to seeing what I like to think of as “my” little collection go out onto the shelves and get used by students.
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NightSide – Jim Abbott, Co-Author of “Imperfect” Joins Dan Rea
BOSTON (CBS) – Born without a right hand, Jim Abbott could easily have given up on his dreams to play baseball. But instead of backing down, Abbott went on to become an extremely successful pitcher in Major League Baseball for years, even throwing a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians in 1993. Tune in to hear him tell his own story.
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Mineral Resources Hydrogeology – Anglo American Coal
Anglo American Coal wished to address hydrogeological conditions and spoil stability for a planned dewatering of a flooded pit in order to mine the area. The accumulated water was identified as a risk to the project and a series of piezometers had been proposed to monitor the spoil saturation and drawdown.
Valenza Engineering was engaged alongside Mining One to provide technical guidance for the project.
We conducted a hydrogeological assessment of the spoil and bedrock to determine the rate and impacts of the proposed drawdown. Based on our experience in mineral resources we were able to adapt the proposed monitoring program to achieve better coverage without increasing the client’s costs. With 2D modelling we predicted the dewatering trends to develop a safe dewatering program, inform slope design, depressurisation, and drainage requirements.
Piezometers were installed and hydrogeological testing conducted to develop models of the dewatering impacts.
Our modelling showed the changes in water levels and pore water pressure over time.

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Social media has significantly changed the way brands and consumers interact. From feedback cards and customer service hotlines, brands have now adopted a social media approach in providing consumers with great customer service experiences. Through their official Facebook and Twitter pages, companies can now instantly respond to customer complaints and inquiries in a conversational tone, in a space where consumers are more relaxed.
Users, on the other hand, are also taking advantage of social media as a means to reach out to brands. According to The Social Habit, 32% of consumers expect a response time of 30 minutes to an inquiry sent on social media. However, meeting this expected response time shouldn’t be the end goal of a brand’s social media manager. In this age where every conversation can easily be screen shot, it is important to be extra careful in sending out replies. One wrong message can ruin a company’s image.
On the upside, exerting an extra effort in crafting a personalized reply can actually be rewarding for a brand. Apparently, you get plus points for witty replies. In recent years, several amusing exchanges between brands and customers have gone viral online. Take a look at some witty brand replies to complaints and messages on social media.
J.CO Donuts & Coffee, Philippines
Let’s say you’re a social media manager of a brand, what would you do if a customer asked the page you’re handling for a personal advice instead of a consumer-related inquiry? Well, early this year, some netizens decided to poke fun at brands by sending random #hugot questions to official Facebook pages to see how they would respond. Some brands dismissed this as mere trolling, but a few social media managers rose up to the occasion and came up with clever responses which eventually went viral.
Check out J.CO’s response to this #hugot question:
Zark’s Burgers took the quirky route by answering a hugot question with something as simple as “Hala nahulog… log… log… log…” which is a famous line from a viral video. They were confronted with a silly message, but they countered with something even sillier. This approach worked for a food chain like Zark’s Burgers, but may not necessarily work for multinational brands.
Toyota Motors Philippines
Recently, there has also been a trend of Facebook users asking brands for freebies and products in exchange for likes, comments and shares. Brands were quick to respond to the trend. A certain fast food chain even offered free meals to those who can live up to the challenge. However, when people started asking for more expensive items, the challenge became a little bit annoying. When a certain JC asked Toyota Motors Philippines how many likes, comments and shares it would take to have a free Toyota GT 86, he received a brutal reality check.
See how Toyota’s social media team responded to the challenge:
Local bag brand Snapsacks also had to decline participating in the like-comment-share challenge. As a small-scale enterprise, they reminded their customers to patronize their products and stop the culture of freeloading. They even encouraged kids to study harder and start saving up for their bags instead. To avoid being rude, smileys were necessary.
Although not a consumer brand, news organizations like GMA News also have to deal with Facebook inquiries and comments from their online readers. While brands have to remain polite at all times, news organizations have more leeway with the tone of their replies, so long as they remain truthful, accurate and objective in delivering the news. When a commenter indirectly questioned the integrity of GMA News, they resorted to witty sarcasm just to put their point across.
Sometimes, social media managers take on a more proactive role. Instead of waiting for a customer inquiry, they initiate the conversation to engage their followers. The witty people behind MMDA’s social media pages have been doing this for years.
Check out MMDA’s surprising reply to radio DJ Andi Manzano when she innocently tweeted that she forgot it’s coding day. This was way back in 2010, but will always be a classic.
Responding to complaint and messages is an essential part of social media and customer relationship management. Deciding whether to go witty depends on the brand strategy, but whatever happens, do not seenzone your customers.


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- Contains 500mg, 1000mg, 1500mg or 3000mg of full spectrum cannabinoids in a 30mL bottle.
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LE LED Spotlight, 50 W 4000 lm Super Bright floodlight, IP65 Waterproof LED floodlight, 3000 K Warm White Outdoor Spotlight, Suitable for Garden, Garage, Hotel, Yard, etc.
FREE shipping on orders over £25.00 within U.K
- BRIGHT & ENERGY EFFICIENT: 4000 lumen, great replacement for 150W traditional HPS lamp, saving over 65% on your electricity bill.
- WIDE BEAM ANGLE: 100° beam angle, no shadow or glare, providing great bright light.
- DURABLE: By adopting qualified aluminum material, this flood light has excellent heat dissipation, making it more durable.
- FLEXIBLE INSTALLATION: With the metal bracket, it can be ceiling-mounted, wall-mounted, and ground-mounted. The lamp body is 360° adjustable.
- VERSATILE: With IP65 rating, this adjustable floodlight can be widely used in outdoor and indoor lighting projects, including billboards, show windows, gardens, warehouses and security lighting.
Its brightness is up to 4000 lumen, fully meet your lighting needs.
No shadow, dizzy light, providing you excellent bright light.
More energy efficient than old halogen lamp, great replacement for 150W traditional HPS lamp, saving over 65% on your electricity bill.
Wide Beam Angle
100° beam angle, providing you with wide illumination range.
With fully aluminum alloy Die-casting case, this flood light has excellent heat dissipation, which effectively prolongs its lifespan.
By adopting tempered glass, the panel is much more durable.
It comes with a metal bracket on the lamp body, allowing you to install the light flexibly, including ceiling-mounted, wall-mounted, and ground-mounted.
The lamp body can be adjusted 360°, flexible enough to meet your lighting needs.
With IP65 rating, this floodlight can be widely used in outdoor lighting projects as billboards, gardens, patio, court, etc.
You can also use it in your warehouse, workshop and use it as security lighting.
Luminous flux: 4000 lumen
Light color: Warm white
input voltage: 220-240V AC
IP rating: IP65
Material: Aluminum + Tempered Glass + Iron
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|HPS Equivalent (W)||150||Length (mm)||205|
|Width (MM)||159||Height (MM)||28|
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Tecnocraft’s T5 seat offers drivers security and comfort while also being made of full Dry Carbon, making it incredibly lightweight and durable. The T5 sits at a total height of 34 1⁄2 inches and weighs 8lbs, a noticeable reduction from stock seats. The T5 is comparable to T4 with small increases in height, leg wall height, leg width space, an updated shoulder harness shape, and 2 seat support mounting points on the back of the seat. The T5 fits well in most builds without fitment issues, and gives your build an upgrade in interior presentation in full Dry Carbon with significant weight reduction compared to other bucket seats.
For nearly two decades the Tecnocraft lineage, heritage, and experience has embraced a singular philosophy rivaling only that of Formula One, Military Defense, and Aerospace carbon composite manufacturing: "function over form". Tecnocraft brand products are specifically developed for the exotic aftermarket niche - a chosen challenge by our in-house design team to continually meet the demands and expectations of the most discerning consumers in the motorsport industry today.
- Carbon Fiber Front / Carbon Fiber Back
- Weight: Approx. 9lbs(4.0kgs)
SHIPPING NOTE: Freight service required. Seats are unable to ship via USPS and UPS. Tecnocraft representatives will contact you for the shipping estimate depending on the location.


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Watch: Play M Entertainment’s New Girl Group Weeekly Says “Tag Me (@Me)” In Debut MV
Updated June 30 KST:
Apink and VICTON’s sister group Weeekly has released their debut music video!
The music video for “Tag Me (@Me)” was released at midnight KST, while the album “We Are” will be released at 6 p.m. The group’s debut showcase will take place online at 8 p.m. KST.
Check out the MV below!
Updated June 29 KST:
Weeekly has shared a performance spoiler of their debut title track “Tag Me (@Me)”!
Updated June 26 KST:
Weeekly has shared the MV teaser for their debut title track “Tag Me (@Me)”!
Updated June 24 KST:
Weeekly released the highlight medley for their debut mini album “We Are”!
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Weeekly has revealed the track list for their upcoming debut mini album “We Are”!
The group’s first mini album will consist of five songs, including the title track “Tag Me.” Member Jiyoon co-composed and wrote lyrics for two of the tracks.
Check out Weeekly’s full track list below!
Updated June 19 KST;
Weeekly released a new set of debut concept photos!
Updated June 17 KST:
Weeekly shared their first debut concept photos!
Updated June 16 KST:
Weeekly previewed their debut with a concept trailer!
Play M Entertainment has revealed Weeekly’s plans for their debut!
Weeekly is a seven-member girl group including Lee Soojin, Monday, Jihan, Shin Jiyoon, Park Soeun, Zoa, and Lee Jaehee. The members were officially introduced through profile photos last month, and they’ve been sharing lots of content and building up a global fanbase.
It’s now been announced that Weeekly will debut on June 30 with their album titled “We Are”!
Their music video will be shared that day at midnight KST, and the album will come out at 6 p.m. KST.
Get a look at what teasers to get excited about below!
Play M Entertainment is also home to artists including Apink, Huh Gak, VICTON, Lim Jimin, and BANDAGE.
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Take a stroll on the wild side with this super feminine dress. Soft, stretchy maxi dress has partially overlapping skirt panels which create double slits that reach to the waist. Fabric features an allover mixed print of leopard fur print, oversized lace, and foliage. Dress has a halter top with crisscrossed bust panels. Finished with a rear elastic inset. No closures included.
Model is wearing a small
All measurements are for a small
Length from high shoulder to lowest hem: 58.5"
Length of slit: 41"
95% Polyester, 5% Spandex
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#MeToo unveiled time enduring, though often covered up, acts of sexual harassment in the workplace. Join us as we welcome guest speaker Toni Bowie, and let’s have a conversation to increase our knowledge and awareness about sexual harassment with the latest workplace prevention strategies. You will be more aware and informed about your work environment and steps you can take to protect yourself.
Facilitator: Toni Bowie is a partner with MaxLife, LLC, a coaching and training organization skilled at leading difficult, sometimes uncomfortable, yet highly critical conversations for the workplace. For over 20 years she has trained, counseled and coached organizations in the areas of diversity & inclusion, sexual harassment prevention, and organization, employee & leadership development.
Toni has served on college committees delegated to write policies and procedures for the prevention and handling of sexual harassment and sexual assault matters. She has years of experience developing and conducting sexual harassment and sexual assault prevention training for military personnel with whom she has facilitated over 100 training's registering over 2,500 class participants. Toni continues to facilitate sexual harassment prevention workshops with a focus on awareness, respect and civility in the workplace. Her commitment to work in this area stems from her passion for overall fairness in all aspects of life and her belief that the environment should be conducive for individuals to elicit maximum performance with maximum results.
Always active in community initiatives, Toni recently completed a term serving on the Frederick County Society of Human Resource Management (FCSHRM) Board of directors as chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee and serving on the Veteran's Initiative Committee. She continues to serve as a member of the Frederick County of Economic Development's Initiative Advisory Committee for minority businesses and she is the member of Maryland's Washington County and Frederick County Chambers of Commerce and the Maryland Black Chamber of Commerce.
Toni holds a M.A. in psychology from Hood College and a B.A. in communications from Mississippi State University. She holds the Diversity Executive Certification and is certified in organizational development and executive coaching. She and husband Terry are parents to two daughters and grandparents to Reagan.


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Welcome to Integral Yogi Chef
Eating is a simple act of life, but requires some attention to keep it from becoming more complicated than is healthy or necessary. Integral conscious eating recognizes that this simple act can be much more than simple sustenance. Instead, it can be done wisely and with love, uniting spirit, mind and body.
Join us in the journey from simple sustenance to integral conscious eating.
Who is the Integral Yogi Chef?
Mahendra Briksha, born in small village of Himalaya, is a yogi, a certified rebirthing breathwork practitioner, Integral coach and raw vegan chef. Mahendra Briksha combines Hindu Yogic practices, Buddhist wisdom and Integral Insights in his teaching. He is a longtime Vipassana meditation practitioner and has done several long silent retreats up to 30 days.
He worked as a head raw vegan chef in Tree of life for a year and at Cafe Gratitude for 4 years. Briksha`s main mission to share his knowledge and experience is to help people awaken in their body, breath and mind and learn a peaceful life in the midst of busy world.
He is a graduate of the yoga teacher-training program at the Vivekananda Yoga Research Center, Bangalore, and holds certificates in integral yoga from California Institute of Integral studies, and yoga therapy from Purusha Yoga, and has over 200 hrs Yoga Teacher training from Urban Flow Yoga Studio. He lives in a Yoga community (Ashram) called Yoga Society of San Francisco (www.yssf.com)
Briksha also operates RaY’s Mandala, originally created as a Rawfood and Yoga Support circle in San Francisco, providing guidelines for wellness and awakening to bring more vitality, creativity and peace in your life. A certified rebirthing breathwork practictioner, Briksha provides information on breathwork at his Hamsa Integral Breathwork website.

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Are you ready for a Monsterpocalypse?!
Luke Kerr and Dan Pearce are joined by Carly Silver to talk about their must-read books, #Ownvoices and Iron Fist on Netflix.
Iron Fist’s first episode may not score high on the super-heroics meter, but it does a great job incorporating soap opera elements.
It wasn’t just Luke Cage and The Defenders that Marvel showed a little leg…er…make that a fist about at San Diego Comic Con. It also unveiled Iron Fist.


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Wouldn’t you like to know if gluten is making you anxious or depressed (or causing other health issues). I teamed up with Richard and C.R. Zwolinksi on their Therapy Soup blog on Psychcentral.com to show you how to do a gluten elimination and challenge.
And you have a chance to win one of two copies of my book The Antianxiety Food Solution: How the Foods You Eat Can Help You Calm Your Anxious Mind, Improve Your Mood and End Cravings – keep reading and I’ll share the link below. The deadline is December 3, 2012.
Here is the series of very informative blogs with everything you’ll need.
#1 Introducing the Gluten-free Challenge
“Although sugar and junk and fast foods cause health problems for many, one major dietary culprit that has been getting a lot of attention is gluten. For the next few weeks, Trudy, C.R. and I are going to talk about the importance of diet, and specifically gluten, as it affects your mental health. Many people don’t realize that they might have gluten a intolerance, or even an allergy to gluten….” More about Introducing the Gluten-free Challenge
#2 Getting Rid of Gluten
“A list of foods that contain gluten so you can avoid them”…”Several gluten-free menu suggestions”… “Suggestions for how you can keep track of what you’re eating and what kinds of symptoms might be present or lessened” More about Getting Rid of Gluten
#3 The Gluten-Mood Connection
“There are many studies supporting the gluten-mood connection – anxiety, social phobia, depression and even schizophrenia”… “Dr. Fasano is one of the leading researchers in this field and states that gluten sensitivity is undertreated and underrecognized as a contributing factor to psychiatric & neurologic manifestations.” You’ll see from some of the comments that many people are not yet ready to accept the research based evidence! More about The Gluten-Mood Connection
#4 Your Gluten-Free Shopping List
“Buckwheat is acceptable, as are the wonderful ancient grains like quinoa and amaranth. Starchy vegetables like sweet potato and squashes are a wonderfully nutritious source of carbohydrates. Rather than simply replacing the problem grain with another grain, consider incorporating more vegetables like these into your diet.” More about Your Gluten-Free Shopping List
#6 Gluten-free Menus to Improve Your Mood.
C.R posted some lovely menu ideas and some recipes from her food blog, healthyjewishcooking.com, “(her blog is not completely gluten-free but many individual recipes are), followed by some links to gluten-free resources” More about Gluten-free Menus to Improve Your Mood
#7 I want my turkey and stuffing.
“We got an email from a reader who says she doesn’t want to miss the traditional turkey and stuffing during Thanksgiving. And she doesn’t want to “experiment” with gluten-free stuffing. So, we asked nutritionist Trudy Scott whether or not it’s okay to add back in the gluten a bit early.” More on I want my turkey and stuffing
#8 Win a free copy of The Antianxiety Food Solution
Read this blog to find out how to win one of two copies of the book. “We’d love to hear your gluten-free story if you want to include it in your email entry. If you like, please briefly describe your gluten-free experience.” Deadline for entries is Monday, December 3rd.
It’s been a lot of fun (and a real pleasure working with the Zwolinkis) and I hope you get as much out of it as we have! We will be sharing more in the coming week, talking about some testing options and how the amazing amino acids can help if you have quit but feel deprived and are using will-power.


New Kygo is upon us, and we couldn't be more excited.
Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll has presented his full track list for his upcoming album, Cloud Nine, featuring 15 diverse tracks to take you on a tropical audial journey. The collection of talent featured on this project is absolutely solid, with vocal performances from some of the industry's finest tastemakers. You'll hear familiar voices, including acts like Conrad Sewell, John Legend, Foxes and Matt Corby (amongst plenty others, of course).
If you pre order Cloud Nine now, you'll be gifted with a new track instantly -- "I'm In Love" featuring James Vincent McMorrow. Check out the full track list below.
CLOUD NINE TRACK LIST:
2. Stole the Show (feat. Parson James)
3. Fiction (feat. Tom Odell)
4. Raging (feat. Kodaline)
5. Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell)
6. Happy Birthday (feat. John Legend)
7. I’m in Love (feat. James Vincent McMorrow)
8. Oasis (feat. Foxes)
9. Not Alone (feat. Rhodes)
10. Serious (feat. Matt Corby)
11. Stay (feat. Maty Noyes)
12. Nothing Left (feat. Will Heard)
13. Fragile (Kygo + Labrinth)
14. Carry Me (feat. Julia Michaels)
15. For What It’s Worth (feat. Angus + Julia Stone)


text: The Paul Waltz Band has been around the Chester County area for years. Noted for their intricate detail to song writing, they have received merit as the the top unsigned band in the Philadelphia by Music Magazine in 1990. Tour history includes such venues as CBGB's, and has been featured on every major radio station in Philadelphia. The band consists of Paul Waltz, vox, guitar, keys, song writer, Craig Miller, bass and vox, Joe Lombardi, guitar and vox, Anthony C, drums. A solid unit that has been together for several years. The band has consistently been playing such venues as The World Cafe', The Queen, The Troc, Steel City, The Note, just to name a few. The band has played with The Young Dubliners, Big Country, Cinderella, Britny Fox, Robert Hazard and others. Paul Waltz, lives in the Chester County, Pennsylvania area. Most known for his tennis pro career. Paul has been supported by people such as Kevin Williams( The Church ) Chaz Waltz (Young Dubliners, Shooting Star), Robert Scovil (Tom Petty, Rush, Def Leppard ), Norm Dahlor ( The Elders, Tommy Shaw, Shooting Star ) Phil Ehart ( Kansas ). The band has just finished their new Cd "MORE".


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Located in Soell, Gasthaus Agerhof is in the mountains, within a 5-minute drive of Brixental and Hochsoell Cable Car. Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
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Pressed on 180gram vinyl. Mastered from the original analog master tapes and it features all original packaging 1968's Astral Weeks remains not only Morrison's masterpiece, but one of the greatest records ever made. A haunting, deeply personal collection of impressionistic Folk styled epics recorded by an All Star Jazz backing unit including bassist Richard Davis and drummer Connie Kay, it's poetic complexity earned critical raves but made only a minimal commercial impact.
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Aug 1, 2013 7:12 PM by April Hansen, KSBY
Drivers in Santa Maria should expect delays this week as a road construction project is set to complete after 45 years of planning.
The Union Valley Parkway Project will connect Blosser Road and Highway 101.
It's a joint effort involving the city, county and Caltrans.
Crews are currently installing traffic signals and taking the final steps to finish construction.
Since the 1960s, Union Valley Parkway was planned to be a primary roadway for the city and the county.
"I think with the demographics being what they are, I think it essentially will be a real asset for traffic flow," said Orcutt resident Chris Zenor.
Zenor moved to the Orcutt community in the 70s and says he never thought the Union Valley Parkway Project would finish after all of these years.
"I think the big thing about seeing that being built was the fact that it will probably alleviate a lot of the traffic in Orcutt," said Zenor.
He says years ago, he wouldn't be able to recognize Santa Maria and Orcutt.
"The community is growing at such a large rate and so much residential traffic," said Zenor.
The city saw this growth and took the lead to move this project forward.
"The traffic in that area has significantly worsened over those decades. It was not ever envisioned it would take this long," said Mark van de Kamp, spokesperson for the City of Santa Maria.
Van de Kamp says the project moved slowly because the funding wasn't there and some people living in the area didn't want it.
"They were concerned about the sound of traffic going by and so the sound wall is one component and it's also heavily landscaped," said van de Kamp.
So they teamed up with the county and Caltrans to fix the problems and now decades later, they are putting on the finishing touches.
"It's a huge project and it will pay dividends for many decades," said van de Kamp.
Drivers should expect delays. Union Valley Parkway will be closed between Foxenwood Lane and Broadway. Local traffic will be routed to Foster Road.
Funding for this project came from Measure D Regional Funds, Measure A funds and Regional State Local Partnership (SLPP) funds.
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Twenty Questions and Answers About the Ozone Layer: 2010 Update
Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2010
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Ozone is present only in small amounts in Earth's atmosphere. Nevertheless, it is vital to human well-being and ecosystem health.
Most ozone resides in the upper part of the atmosphere. This region, called the stratosphere, is more than 10 kilometers (6 miles) above Earth's surface. There, about 90% of atmospheric ozone is contained in the "ozone layer," which shields us from harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
It was discovered in the mid-1970s that some human-produced chemicals could lead to depletion of the ozone layer. The resulting increase in ultraviolet radiation at Earth's surface would likely increase the incidences of skin cancer and eye cataracts, and also adversely affect plants, crops, and ocean plankton.
Following the discovery of this environmental issue, researchers sought a better understanding of this threat to the ozone layer. Monitoring stations showed that the abundances of the ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) were steadily increasing in the atmosphere. These trends were linked to growing production and use of chemicals like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) for refrigeration and air conditioning, foam blowing, and industrial cleaning. Measurements in the laboratory and in the atmosphere characterized the chemical reactions that were involved in ozone destruction. Computer models of the atmosphere employing this information were used to predict how much ozone depletion was occurring and how much more might occur in the future.
Observations of the ozone layer showed that depletion was indeed occurring. The most severe and most surprising ozone loss was discovered to be recurring in springtime over Antarctica. The loss in this region is commonly called the "ozone hole" because the ozone depletion is so large and localized. A thinning of the ozone layer also has been observed over other regions of the globe, such as the Arctic and northern and southern midlatitudes.
The work of many scientists throughout the world has provided a basis for building a broad and solid scientific understanding of the ozone depletion process. With this understanding, we know that ozone depletion is indeed occurring and why. Most important, we know that if the most potent ODSs were to continue to be emitted and increase in the atmosphere, the result would be more depletion of the ozone layer.
In response to the prospect of increasing ozone depletion, the governments of the world crafted the 1987 United Nations Montreal Protocol as an international means to address this global issue. As a result of the broad compliance with the Protocol and its Amendments and Adjustments and, of great significance, industry's development of "ozone-friendly" substitutes for the now-controlled chemicals, the total global accumulation of ODSs has slowed and begun to decrease. In response, global ozone depletion is no longer increasing. Now, with continued compliance, we expect substantial recovery of the ozone layer by the late 21st century. The day the Montreal Protocol was agreed upon, 16 September, is now celebrated as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
This is a story of notable achievements: discovery, understanding, decisions, actions, and verification. It is a story written by many: scientists, technologists, economists, legal experts, and policymakers, in which continuous dialogue has been a key ingredient. A timeline of milestones associated with stratospheric ozone depletion is illustrated in Figure Q0-1. The milestones relate to stratospheric ozone science, international scientific assessments, and the Montreal Protocol.
To help maintain a broad understanding of the relationship between ozone depletion, ODSs, and the Montreal Protocol, this component of the Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2010 presents 20 questions and answers about the often-complex science of ozone depletion. Most questions and answers are updates of those presented in previous Ozone Assessments, while others have been added or expanded to address newly emerging issues. The questions address the nature of atmospheric ozone, the chemicals that cause ozone depletion, how global and polar ozone depletion occur, the success of the Montreal Protocol, and what could lie ahead for the ozone layer. Computer models project that the influence on global ozone of greenhouse gases and changes in climate will grow significantly in the coming decades and exceed the importance of ODSs in most atmospheric regions by the end of this century. Ozone and climate are indirectly linked because both ODSs and their substitutes contribute to climate change. A brief answer to each question is first given in italics; an expanded answer then follows. The answers are based on the information presented in the 2010 and earlier Assessment reports as well as other international scientific assessments. These reports and the answers provided here were prepared and reviewed by a large international group of scientists1.
Figure Q0-1. Stratospheric ozone depletion milestones.
This timeline highlights milestones related to the history of ozone depletion. Events represent the occurrence of important scientific findings, the completion of international scientific assessments, and highlights of the Montreal Protocol. The graph shows the history and near future of annual total emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) combined with natural emissions of halogen source gases. ODSs are halogen source gases controlled under the Montreal Protocol. The emissions, when weighted by their potential to destroy ozone, peaked near 1990 after several decades of steady increases (see Q19 ). Between 1990 and the present, emissions have decreased substantially as a result of the Montreal Protocol and its subsequent Amendments and Adjustments coming into force (see Q15 ). The Protocol began with the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer in 1985. The provisions of the Protocol and its Amendments and Adjustments decisions have depended on information embodied in international scientific assessments of ozone depletion that have been produced periodically since 1989 under the auspices of UNEP and WMO. Atmospheric observations of ozone, CFCs, and other ODSs have increased substantially since the early 1970s. For example, the SAGE and TOMS satellite instruments have provided essential global views of stratospheric ozone for several decades. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995 was awarded for research that identified the threat to ozone posed by CFCs and that described key reactive processes in the stratosphere. By 2008, stratospheric chlorine abundances in the stratosphere were 10% lower than their peak values reached in the late 1990s and were continuing to decrease. January 2010 marked the end of global production of CFCs and halons under the Protocol. (A megatonne = 1 billion (109) kilograms.)
1 The update of this component of the Assessment was discussed by the 74 scientists who attended the Panel Review Meeting for the 2010 Ozone Assessment (Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 28 June-2 July 2010). In addition, subsequent contributions, reviews, or comments were provided by the following individuals: Ross J. Salawitch (Special Recognition), Stephen A. Montzka (Special Recognition), Stephen O. Andersen (Special Recognition), Pieter J. Aucamp, Alkiviadis F. Bais, Peter F. Bernath, Gregory E. Bodeker, Janet F. Bornman, Geir O. Braathen, Peter Braesicke, Irene Cionni, Martin Dameris, John S. Daniel, Susana B. Diaz, Ellsworth G. Dutton, James W. Elkins, Christine A. Ennis, Veronika Eyring, Vitali E. Fioletov, Marvin A. Geller, Sophie Godin-Beekmann, Malcolm K.W. Ko, Kirstin Krüger, Lambert Kuijpers, Michael J. Kurylo, Igor Larin, Gloria L. Manney, C. Thomas McElroy, Rolf Müller, Eric R. Nash, Paul A. Newman, Samuel J. Oltmans, Nigel D. Paul, Judith Perlwitz, Jean-Pierre Pommereau, Claire E. Reeves, Stefan Reimann, Alan Robock, Michelle L. Santee, Dian J. Seidel, Theodore G. Shepherd, Peter Simmonds, Anne K. Smith, Richard S. Stolarski, Matthew B. Tully, Guus J.M. Velders, Elizabeth C. Weatherhead, Ann R. Webb, Ray F. Weiss, and Durwood Zaelke.

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Veracyte’s Envisia Genomic Classifier is the first commercially available genomic test to help improve physicians’ ability to differentiate IPF from other ILDs. This can enable timely and appropriate treatment. The test combines powerful RNA sequencing and machine-learning technology to identify a genomic pattern of UIP in tissue from the lungs. UIP is critical to the diagnosis of IPF and is associated with a poor prognosis across multiple types of ILD.
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Elena V. Chernyakova (born October 19, 1990) is an actress, model, business woman, and ex-professional tennis player. She started her acting career in July 2012 after graduating from Northwestern University with a degree in Communication Studies, Business Institutions Program, and International Studies. Over the past year Elena has already appeared in more than a dozen films and tv-shows, and is currently taking classes at the Second City training center in Chicago, IL.
Elena was born in Moscow, Russia, daughter of financier Nadezda Chernyakova and businessman Vladimir Chernyakov. When Chernyakova was 3yrs old her parents moved to Limassol, Cyprus, where Elena attended an English kindergarten. After living in Cyprus for several years Elena’s family moved back to Moscow where she grew up in the heart of city life and attended a British School for 7 years, before transferring to a Russian school.
Growing up, Elena played a lot of tennis, and began to participate in tournaments at the age of 8. Elena competed in her first international tournament in the summer of 1999 in Villeneuve Loubet, in the South of France, in an older age group, and ended up winning the tournament. Elena spent most of her teenage years travelling around Europe for tennis tournaments and has lived in Florida, Georgia, and California.
Elena was ranked #1 in Europe in 2006, and #14 in the world in 2008 before deciding to quit her professional tennis career and focusing on her education. In the fall of 2008, Elena moved to Chicago to begin her undergraduate degree at Northwestern University; she graduated in June 2012 with a degree in Communication Studies, Business Institutions Program, and International Studies.