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A new blood test that identifies a specific biomarker may revolutionise how doctors diagnose heart attacks before recommending urgent treatment.
Researchers at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine focused upon cardiac myosin protein-C (cMyBP-C) and found it is released into the bloodstream after heart tissue begins to break down during a heart attack.
Sakthivel Sadayappan, senior author of the study, commented: "This potentially could become the basis for a new test, used in conjunction with other blood tests, to help diagnose heart attacks."
According to the research, the advantage of the new test is its accuracy. Current blood protein tests either take between four and six hours to get results or are associated with muscle damage.
The cMyBP-C protein is unique to cardiac tissue, meaning this marker can rule out muscle injuries and is quicker to find due to its large size and high concentration. Unlike an electrocardiogram it can also diagnose minor heart attacks.
The British Heart Foundation estimates that every year in the UK there are around 124,000 heart attack cases.


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We love walking or running with our dogs and we all know about the importance of physical exercise to help keep our dogs fit and healthy but sometimes we forget that its not just their legs that need tiring out – but their Brains too!
Dogs are incredibly smart animals, and its key that we provide them with lots of mental stimulation to exercise their brains as well as keeping them physically active. If a dog doesn’t have an appropriate outlet for their brain they can quickly get bored, and bored dogs often find their own ways to entertain themselves in the form of unwanted or problem behaviours, such as digging a hole in the garden or chewing up your expensive shoes.
So, what is Canine Enrichment? It Involves giving your dog opportunities to engage in behaviours that are instinctual or natural, such as digging, chewing, puzzle solving, chasing, sniffing and searching – the sort of thing that they would do in the wild. Zoo’s have been doing these sorts of things for years for their animals. These sort of activities all help to enhance and improve your dogs mental state by challenging and exercising their brains and their bodies. Enrichment activities encourage your dog to think, to problem solve, to become more confident, to solve problems and puzzles and can they actually be just as tiring as a big walk. Having some enrichment games up your sleeve can be really handy for times when you might be unable to walk your dog of if you have a puppy or a dog that is required to rest.
Allowing your dog to have lots of opportunities for Sniffing has massive benefits for dogs, while us humans are mostly visual creatures dogs are mostly about the smells, so it’s really important that while on walks we take the time to let them do plenty of sniffing. Sniffing helps dogs to relax, can lower their heart rate and be very mentally tiring. I try to do scent work with my own dogs as often as I can and can see it is very beneficial in helping them to relax – especially our rescue dog – Briar.
Many studies, especially those conducted by Zoos have shown that enriching an animals environment improves the psychological and physical well-being of animals, and dog re homing centres have discovered that enrichment can make the dogs more adoptable. Not only that but it can help your dog to live a happier, healthier and longer life, and improve the bond between dog and owner.
And the best part about Canine Enrichment is that it doesn’t have to be an expensive activity – you don’t need special equipment or toys – but you will need a bit of imagination.
If you should decide to sign up to our 5* Pet Sitting Service or Dog Home Visit Service then we’ll bring along some of these games and others to play with with your dog or pet to help enrich their lives and bring them joy and leave them calm and relaxed.
See below for our favourite games/activities that I like to play with my own dogs:
Muffin Tin with Treats and Tennis Balls – Yep, its as easy as it sounds, put some treats or your dogs food at the bottom of a muffin tin and put tennis balls on top. Your Dog will need to snuffle around and move the tennis balls with their nose to get to the treats. Some dogs might find this quite easy but its still giving them a fun activity to do and you can keep replacing the treats and keep the game going for a while.
Towel Stuffed with Treats – Another easy one: Grab a towel and lie it flat and scatter with treats then roll the towel up. Your dog will have to figure out how to un-roll the towel to get the treats.
Scatter Feed in Grass – Ditch the dog bowl and just chuck your dogs kibble around the garden instead, and encourage them to go and sniff out the food. This could keep them busy for quite a while and will help to tire them out and be much more fun than eating out of a bowl. If your dog has never done this before try and keep the food in a small area – expand the area as your dogs gets the hang of this.
Snuffle Mat – A special mat designed with strips of fleece that allows you to hide treats within the fleece. By burrowing the treats in the mat it encourages your dog to sniff and search for the treats. This is another great way to feed your dog without using a dog bowl we got ours from Happy Paws Dog Wear – they have a big selection of Snuffle Mats and can even custom make them in your favourite colours. Our dogs thoroughly enjoying eating out of their snuffle mat, and its a nice calming activity for them. https://www.facebook.com/HappyPawsDogWear/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
Stuffed Cardboard Loo Roll Tubes – Save up of your Toilet Roll tubes and stuff them with treats and fold the ends over – to make it even harder you can even stuff with paper (I like to re-use brown paper that comes as packaging in parcels) I then add all the stuffed folded tubes into a box and give the box to the dogs, or hide the tubes around the house or garden. They LOVE to destroy things so getting to rip up and dissect the cardboard to get to the treats is a particular favourite of theirs.
The Kong – I can’t do a post about Canine Enrichment and not mention the Kong; Its probably the most famous Canine Enrichment Toy out there, and for good reason. Its so versatile, its can be stuffed, frozen, makes a brilliant alternative to feeding out of the bowl, it bounces, it’s unpredictable, its tough and long lasting, great for teething dogs or strong chewers. Its certainly a staple in our Enrichment toy collection. I regularly feed our boys from the Kong, sometimes I freeze it for a hours before to make it last even longer. Other times I’ll use it to make my own dog friendly ice cream for the summer to help keep them cool. https://www.kongcompany.com/en-uk/
The Kong in my picture below is stuffed with Banana, frozen Raspberries, cucumber, Peanut Butter (dog friendly) and all mixed together with Yogurt then frozen. This was enough for 2 Kongs.
Natural Chews and Bones (Raw- never cooked bones) – Never underestimate the power of a good chewing session for a dog! Chewing and gnawing is brilliant enrichment and can be incredibly relaxing and therapeutic for a dog and can help a stressed dog to relax, its also a great Jaw work out and helpful in keeping teeth clean. If you have a dog that or Puppy that chews items it shouldn’t its also a good idea to give them an appropriate outlet for that behaviour by giving something they can chew on. I only give my dogs natural treats such as pigs or cows ears, fish skins, bully sticks – you won’t find any nasty chemicals, toxins or preservatives in these sorts of chews like you will in Rawhide. We get all of ours from Peppers Natural Pet Pantry on the outskirts of Camborne, Cornwall. https://www.pepperspetpantry.co.uk/dogs where they have a brilliant selection of treats and chews and IMO you’ll be hard pushed to find anyone locally with a greater knowledge and understanding of Canine Nutrition. Giving your dog a chew is probably one of the easiest and quickest forms of enrichment you can do for your dog.
Rolo and Happy Chomping on some Bully Sticks (with Diesel & Pepper in the background)

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Laboratory Equipment for Microbiological Examinations
Balances are mainly used for weighing the test portion of the sample to be examined and the components of the culture media and reagents. In addition, they may be used for carrying out measurements of dilution fluid volumes by mass.
This equipment is used to prepare the initial suspension from the test sample.
A pH meter is used to measure the potential difference, at a determined temperature, between a measuring electrode and a reference one, both electrodes being introduced into the product.
An autoclave enables a saturated steam temperature to be attained in the chamber.
An incubator consists of an insulated chamber which enables the temperature to be kept stable and uniformly distributed to within the maximum permissible temperature tolerance specified in the test method.
Thermostatically controlled bath
A thermostatically controlled bath, filled with a liquid (water, ethylene glycol, etc.), with or without a fitted lid or other device to limit evaporation, is required to maintain a specified temperature.
Boiling-water baths consist of a heating element surrounded by water in a vessel with a close-fitting lid.
A sterilizing oven is a chamber that is capable of maintaining a temperature of 160 °C to 180 °C for the destruction of microorganisms by dry heat.
This instrument facilitates the homogeneous mixing of liquid media (e.g. decimal dilutions and samples of liquid for testing) or suspensions of bacterial cells in a liquid.
Centrifuges are mechanical or electronically operated devices that use centrifugal force to separate suspended particles, including microorganisms, from fluids.
Hotplates is thermostatically controlled heating devices.
Heating mantles is thermostatically controlled heating devices.


Nature Photonics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Nature Publishing Group. The journal covers research related to optoelectronics, laser science, imaging, communications, and other aspects of photonics and was established in January 2007. Nature Photonics publishes review articles, research papers, News and Views pieces, and research highlights summarizing the latest scientific findings in optoelectronics. This is complemented by a mix of articles dedicated to the business side of the industry covering areas such as technology commercialization and market analysis. The editor-in-chief is Oliver Graydon.
New laser technology could divert lightning strikes
(Phys.org) —Optical scientists at the University of Arizona and the University of Central Florida have developed a technology capable of sending high-intensity laser beams through the atmosphere much farther than was possible ...
New technique to help produce next-generation photonic chips
Researchers from the University of Southampton have developed a new technique to help produce more reliable and robust next generation photonic chips.
Record high data accuracy rates for phase-modulated transmission
We want data. Lots of it. We want it now. We want it to be cheap and accurate.
A design guide for future graphene chips
Swiss scientists have come up with a "how-to manual" for making the most efficient optical graphene circuits possible. The procedure facilitates and accelerates technological development in this future field. The research ...
Creating bright X-ray pulses in the laser lab
To create X-rays—short wave radiation—scientists at TU Vienna start out with very long wavelengths—infrared laser. Long wavelength laser pulses rip atoms out of metal and accelerate them, which leads to emission of ...
New 'T-ray' tech converts light to sound for weapons detection, medical imaging
A device that essentially listens for light waves could help open up the last frontier of the electromagnetic spectrum—the terahertz range.
Scientists X-ray tiny cell organelles responsible for carbon fixation
An international team of scientists led by Uppsala University has developed a high-throughput method of imaging biological particles using an X-ray laser. The images show projections of the carboxysome particle, a delicate ...
Experiment opens the door to multi-party quantum communication (Update)
In the world of quantum science, Alice and Bob have been talking to one another for years. Charlie joined the conversation a few years ago, but now by enforcing the space-like separation of the three parties, scientists have ...
Team improves solar-cell efficiency
New light has been shed on solar power generation using devices made with polymers, thanks to a collaboration between scientists in the University of Chicago's chemistry department, the Institute for Molecular Engineering, ...
Defying physics, engineers prove a magnetic field for light
In electronics, changing the path of electrons and manipulating how they flow is as easy as applying a magnetic field.


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Watch Twenty One Pilots' Stunning Performance At This Year's iHeartRadio Music Festival
This festival takes place in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and the world's biggest artists are present.
Of course Twenty One Pilots fits right in the picture as the 5th biggest artist right now in the entire world.
They played for about 23 minutes and all the hits were played.
We're pretty sure you can guess exactly which songs are being played.
Check the stunning performance below!

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|Reviews for The Spirit of Fear|
| Phantom2000 chapter 37 . 10/14
At least in my opinion, this story was really well written. I really appreciated that I didn't need to ignore a lot of Grammer/spelling mistakes while reading. The storyline wasn't the most original, but it was fairly good, and exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for writing it.
| kira chapter 37 . 10/11
That was rly beautiful
| hisokauzumaki chapter 37 . 9/25
This was great! Thank you for writing it.
| dingo027 chapter 5 . 8/2
OMG This is great, you are great. My two fav shows (and one is a movie) in one and I just can't stop reading itD
But there is something wrong with time:
-6 years ago they defeated Pitch (but Danny is spirit for 4 years)
-Sophie is 7 nearly 8
I thought She was 4 or 5 when they defeated Pitch but idk much about childen
| NoMoreNormalcy chapter 37 . 5/1
Gosh darn it, I about teared up at the end... Why are your fan fictions so good and HOW DO YOU WRITE THAT FAST? Are you a spiritual descendant/reincarnation of Alexander Hamilton? That man wrote 51 essays in a few months and you pump out a chapter a day.
| Spider-Man Super-Fan chapter 37 . 3/2
This is such a great story! It’s so detailed and has really good character developement! You did an amazing job on it!
| ArchMageStorm chapter 34 . 2/9
I have to admit that I laughed when Jack asked the moon for a snowball fight XD
| luminoslight1313 chapter 37 . 12/25/2017
This was a good story it was an interesting perspective.
| ArchMageStorm chapter 23 . 11/16/2017
Loving it so far! Should be turned into an actual movie. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME! Love!
| ChaoticMinds chapter 37 . 9/23/2017
Ahhhhh, this was a really awesome story. I even stayed up all night to read it. xD I definitely wasn't expecting that ending to the battle with Pitch. But it was a very good one. I also wasn't expecting Danny to become a guardian. At least not so soon after that ordeal.
Also, I'm imagining the tiny Danny, with Sam's black hair and purple eyes, and it's so adorable! Aweeeee! I'm glad Sam moved on, though. It wasn't healthy, what she was doing before. It was understandable, but unhealthy.
It looks like Danny and Jack are the best of friends among the Guardians, though. Like peanut butter and jelly in a jelly sandwich. Yum. (Sorry, it's really late [or is it really early?] and I'm pretty much just mind vomiting all over this review, haha.)
Anyway, yeah. Really enjoyed this story of yours. It went on my favorites list.
I'm sad that Jack Fenton never got to see Santa. I'd have loved to see his reaction, and the subsequent chaos that would appear after it. -snickers-
| Bea chapter 37 . 8/17/2017
TBH I loved your story it was sappy and adorable and had a mode and jokes to match both the movie and show, it's too bad it could never actually be a cross over but if they changed the show characters names and details this would make like the best sequel to rise of the guardians! My favorite part must have been how pitch was defeated, absolutely perfect for a kids movie and very fitting for Danny's character. Thanks for writing this i loved it!
| LK chapter 37 . 8/9/2017
| AkaDeca chapter 37 . 8/6/2017
Really good story. Bravo!
| 6BlueSweaters chapter 37 . 8/4/2017
I love this fic it pieces. Danny is so badass. I loved what you did with him and Pitch. Though I kind of wish that Pitch could've been shown at least once after Danny helped him, though I can understand why he didn't. I'm not ashamed in the slightest to admit that I teared up at Sam and Tucker's reunion with Danny and at the epilogue with Sam. Thank you for the amazing fic!
| elena.geerinckx chapter 37 . 7/3/2017
This is the best fanfiction I've read so far, it's really touching. I am so happy that you took the time to write this. Thank you so much!

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One place that has become a regular stop for me on my Blowing Rock Adventures is Woodlands Bar-B-Que. Rustic atmosphere, great barbecue and, every time I have been there, live music.
"Our Restaurant’s Menu features barbecue beef, pork, chicken and ribs plus home style Mexican food. Family oriented with a rustic atmosphere."
"Serving North Carolina Barbeque in Blowing Rock NC since 1977."
It was my first time getting their chicken BBQ. It was great.
One of my daughters favorite desserts at Woodlands is the Blackberry Cobbler.
They ran out the night we were there. No worries because we will be back:-)
Happy travels and eating.

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Erstwhile member of the Hiro Imperium family, Opio, has been steadily dropping tracks off his sophomore album, Vulture's Wisdom, Volume 1, released earlier this year. Now it's time for the remixes. Besides throwing in some clips and blips from the 1972 blaxploitation film, Superfly, Opio also enlisted help from several friends on this remix. Fellow Hiero crew member Del the Funky Homosapien showed up to guest, as did Detroit veteran Guilty Simpson, and The Architect, who produced Vulture's Wisdom.
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As Brandon Ivers noted in a recent article on Flying Lotus, one gets the impression, when listening to the L.A. beatmaker's music, "that everything this guy does is m-e-l-l-o-w." The same goes for this remix of Reefer's track, off his upcoming self-titled release. Reefer (nee Nick Thorburn, of Islands fame), is set to release a mini-album on October 14, with producer/engineer Daddy Kev, which will include eight new tracks and a couple of remixes courtesy of DNTEL and the aforementioned FlyLo. The latter's track was unleashed to the blogosphere today, and his trademark sounds–hazy, off-kilter beats, laid-back tempos, and what could be ocean waves–are all over this cut. Reefer 01 The Simplest Way 02 May Baleen 03 Let It Go 04 Five Hundred An Ounce 05 Crony Island 06 Hit and Run 07 Blue Moon 08 Until We Meet Again 09 Hit and Run (DNTEL Remix) 10 Let It Go (Flying Lotus Remix)
Synth-pop lovelies Au Revoir Simone will soon release Reverse Migration, a collection of their favorite remixes and covers fashioned from their critically-esteemed 2007 debut LP, The Bird of Music, on November 11 via the band's own imprint. The album boasts reinterpretations from a slew of indie all-stars, Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor, The Teenagers, Darkel of AIR, Montag, Best Fwends, and Pacific! being a few of them. Here, Belgium-based production duo Ruff and Jam’s remix of the floating, uplifting “Lark” keeps with the soft feel of the original, adding breadth to generate a sensual, electro nu-wave track with touching build-up, climactic release, and a beautiful sense of space.
In “Catz on Earth,” off Destination: the Moon!, Kenny Galactic gives the impression of a child trapped in a room busying himself with toys and gadgets from past generations. Overwhelmed by an abundance of stimulation, he aimlessly jumps from one dated contraption to another to see what each is capable of. Galactic (a member of the always-referred-to-in-the-third person, so-strange-it’s-ordinary Portland-based collective, Rob Walmart) produces a sample-heavy young and playful track that’s chalk-full of wobbly bass, off-timed, crunchy analog beats, wavering synths, and murmuring loops that converge to have true purpose amidst the chaos.
Portland-based dubstep imprint Lo Dubs has been releasing well-received 12"s stateside for over three years. They label dropped its first CD earlier this year, Analog Clash, a compilation mixed by 6Blocc, as well as an unmixed bonus disc containing every 12” Lo Dubs has released to date. The release features a substantial amount of exclusive tunes while facilitating a choice representation of the dubstep movement in the Americas. “Guns at Dawn,” off the compilation, comes courtesy of Toronto-based DZ and XI, and has a deeply melodic, downtempo-esque feel with a multi-faceted sound highlighted by stifling deep bass, lightly used, intentional brass and vocal samples, and a slight techy feel.
Following releases from Alex Smoke and FOOL, the third offering from new Glasgow-based imprint Hum+Haw sees the label stepping into stranger territory. Mysterious duo Name & Relucto, who gathered initial praise for their reworking of aforementioned FOOL's "Drama," brings their own unique breed of infectious space-techno to the Hum+Haw roster. With sliced-up computer voices and unexpected noises alpenty, "Loopo" is something for both the weirdoes and the party people, and has us scratching our heads and rubbing our tummies on the dancefloor trying to determine exactly what’s going on.
Microfilm embraces contradictions quite heavily in their music, juxtaposing organic strings, piano, and choral samples with electro-house arrangements on The Slingshot Orchestra, the group's second full-length. Matt Keppel and Matthew Mercer encompass the newly formed PDX-based duo that delves deeply into minimalism coupled with lavish electronics, as seen on this track, “Teenage Symphonies” (yet another blatant contradiction, as we know most teenage experiences more resemble a poorly mixed mash-up than the do a symphony-like experience). Keppel’s effect-heavy vocals don an uplifting, yet withdrawn feel, while Mercer’s production work provides a wide spectrum of sound with great attention to detail, including beautifully layered synths, pulsating bass, and well-executed, syncopated breakdowns.
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A number of lucky businesses could get some help with their wellness plans soon, courtesy of the federal government. Will you be one of them?
In an initiative funded by the healthcare reform law, the feds plan to spend around $9 million to measure the effectiveness of workplace wellness programs and help employers support healthy lifestyles and cut risk factors associated with chronic diseases.
The feds have chosen Phoenix-based Viridian Health Management to work with between 70 to 100 small, mid-size and large businesses – in seven regions across the country.
Viridian will help the selected businesses develop or expand their wellness programs by promoting physical activity, proper nutrition and tobacco cessation.

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At the end of the City Council meeting this afternoon, Council member Tim Burgess accused the Seattle Times of shoddy reporting in their recent article and editorial on planning for the proposed SODO Arena and for the future of Key Arena.
In a story posted earlier this month, and repeated in an editorial this past weekend, the Times accused the Mayor’s office and City Council members of delaying a consultant’s report looking at options for Key Arena — one being remodeling it for the potential use of an NBA or NHL franchise — until after the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed SODO Arena became final. The EIS did not consider a Key Arena remodel as an option, whereas the consultant study found that it was a viable option considerably cheaper than building a new SODO arena.
No so, said Burgess, and distributed a memorandum from city staff that backs his claim. But there are several parts of this story to unpack.
According to the memo, the SODO Arena EIS preparation was begun in October 2012. By law, it must present alternatives for the purposes of contextualizing the proposed project’s impact on the environment relative to those other alternatives. The EIS in total evaluated five:
- the proposed SODO arena as proposed, with 20,000 seats;
- a slightly smaller version with 18,000 seats;
- doing nothing;
- demolition and replacement of Key Arena with a 20,000 seat arena;
- demolition and replacement of Memorial Stadium with a 20,000 seat area.
The Seattle Times is correct in pointing out that the EIS did not evaluate a remodel of Key Arena as an alternative. Why? Because Chris Hansen had made it perfectly clear that he had no interest in a remodeled Key Arena. The EIS is required to evaluate reasonable alternatives, but since that one had zero chance of getting built, it didn’t make the list, says the city. The idea of a Key Arena remodel was indeed discarded, but not by the city as part of the EIS process; it was discarded by Hansen before the EIS process even started.
The draft EIS was published in August 2013, and a 45-day comment period followed. According to the memo, after the comment period closes the people who developed the draft EIS would not normally take new information; their job is simply to address the comments and publish the final version of the EIS. So they claim that by the end of September 2013 the EIS had all the information input it was required to get.
Which brings us to the second report. As part of the MOU the city signed with Hansen, it says:
During the 12 months following approval of the MOU, the City will lead a planning process to evaluate options for the future of Key Arena or the Key Arena site… The goal of this process will be to identify an option(s) that is financially sustainable and that significantly contributes to the vitality of Seattle Center.
So, assuming the SODO Arena gets built, what should happen to Key Arena? An excellent question to study. The Council issued an RFP in December 2013 for a contractor to conduct the study, and awarded the RFP in June of 2014.
There’s an important timing point here: the SODO Arena EIS finished its comment period in September 2013, and the City Council didn’t even issue its RFP for the Key Arena study until three months after that. By normal procedures, there is no way that the Key Arena study should in any way affect the SODO Arena EIS.
In fact, according to the memo, the original version of the Key Arena study assumed that SODO Arena was built and was the home of NHL and NBA franchises, so it only looked at options for Key Arena that didn’t involve hosting an NHL or NBA team. Instead, it looked at:
- Keeping Key Arena in a form where it could continue to host the Seattle Storm and Seattle University’s basketball games, as well as concerts and other events;
- Focusing Key Arena solely on entertainment events and getting rid of basketball hosting;
- An open-ended alternative for something “consistent with Seattle Center’s purpose statement.”
It wasn’t until September 2014 that the consulting agreement was modified to include consideration of what to do if SODO Arena doesn’t get built: potentially hosting NHL and/or NBA teams, keeping it the way it is, or redeveloping the site as housing.
So the consultant’s study became a broad look at what could and should be done with Key Arena across different scenarios.
In May of 2015, the Key Arena study issued a draft report. The Council asked for some additional work, and the revised and final report was issued in June 2015.
Also in May, the final version of the EIS finally issued. It certainly seems odd, at least on the surface, that the draft took 8 months, and the final version took another 20; I’m trying to find out more information about why. But at least it seems plausible that the timing of final reports is coincidental; and more to the point, there was never an opportunity (or a desire) for the Key Arena report to influence the SODO Arena EIS. They were separate efforts with independent goals, and even knowing that that Key Arena could be remodeled for significantly less than the cost of building a new arena, it still wouldn’t have been a reasonable alternative in the SODO Arena EIS because Chris Hansen made it clear that he would never fund such a project.
Burgess claimed in the Council meeting today that the Seattle Times had all this information when writing their story and chose to ignore it in favor of accusing the Mayor and City Council members of scandalous behavior. That may be so; there is certainly no love lost between the Council and the Times.
All that aside, the next question before the Council is whether to vacate two blocks of Occidental Avenue so that the SODO Arena could be built. The Seattle Times argues that it should put off the decision until an NBA or NHL team is secured, or at least make the vacation conditional on the team being secured next year. Street vacations such as this one already have a built-in “use it or lose it” expiration date tied to the beginning of construction on the project, so it’s not clear how much good it would do to add an additional constraint — especially if it creates a chicken-and-egg problem where a franchise can’t be secured until there’s a stadium (at least under construction) and there can’t be a stadium until there’s a franchise. At the same time, it is useful for the City Council to know that it could still host an NBA or NHL franchise in the future even if the SODO Arena doesn’t get built, and the price tag is lower. It would have to be done without Hansen and his syndicate, but not too long ago we thought Steve Ballmer was the one who would bring basketball back to Seattle. If Hansen walks away, someone else will eventually come along.


Our northern suburbs bore repair team does a lot of work in Joondalup and surrounds. Today they attended a quite deep submersible bore just off Joondalup Drive. Our bore electrician tested the submersible pump motor from the surface at the control equipment and unfortunately it has tested both fused and down to earth.
Problem is no-one knows where the bore is located under the driveway. We know the depth to water at this location is about 50 metres so the bore will be over 60 metres total depth. We will need to winch it to the surface and confirm the tests. If necessary we will then replace the 3 phase motor. If we can confirm the motor is fused then our electrician will write it up as fused which may well be an “insured event” under the homeowners insurance policy. Pump electrical faults should always be tested and recorded by a licensed electrician. Call us any time if you have any problem with your water bore or reticulation system in Joondalup or surrounds. 1300 734 300 or give Troy a call direct on 0408 454 130
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Time to get on with Michigan road and bridge fix
There’s an old saying about one’s ability to walk and chew gum at the same time. It comes to mind when I think about the last several months and our Michigan Legislature.
In May, Michigan voters firmly rejected a proposal backed by Gov. Rick Snyder to fix our state’s crumbling roads and bridges. It was perhaps the most lopsided result for a statewide proposal. About 80 percent of voters rejected Proposal 1. In fact, 1.4 million people voted no.
Meanwhile, rumors of an affair and improper use of tax payer dollars by two lawmakers started swirling around the Capitol Building. By summer, Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat, both Republicans of the Tea Party variety, had been accused of misconduct and misusing taxpayer resources to hide their extra-marital affair.
To be fair, the legislature did discuss things other than Courser and Gamrat.
The House and Senate met this summer, offered separate plans, couldn’t agree on a package, and high-tailed it back to their districts.
Here’s the bottom line:
The average Michigan resident pays $357 annually in unnecessary repairs to their vehicles due to poor roads. Replacing tires, struts, shocks, etc., becomes more frequent as our roads and bridges get worse. By investing a little more in our infrastructure, everyone would see less damage to their vehicles and less need for repairs.
If we do not increase investment in transportation, we risk a future fiscal crisis. In fact, according to one assessment, we need to raise our annual road funding by more than $1.5 billion annually. That’s a rate of about $3 million each day. If we do not increase investment in transportation, we risk a future fiscal crisis. Currently, 32 percent of Michigan’s roads are ranked in poor condition. It is estimated that by 2018 this number will jump to over 65 percent. Bringing a road from poor to good pavement condition costs 6 times more than it does to bring a road from fair to good condition, according to Michigan’s Roads Crisis: What will it Cost to Maintain Our Roads and Bridges?
Fall season is here. Winter isn’t far behind. Snow, ice, and potholes are coming. Yet, as the Legislature and Governor Snyder close the books on another fiscal year September 30, there’s still no solution in sight to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads and bridges.
Nancy L. Quarles is a member of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners.


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Arguments in appeal of English policy in Altus
Monday, January 10th 2005, 1:11 pm
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DENVER (AP) -- Oral arguments were made Monday in the appeal of a lawsuit against a policy by the city of Altus that requires city employees to speak English when communicating about work-related or business issues.
Twelve Hispanic city employees sued over the policy calling it overly broad, unconstitutional, discriminatory and resulted in a hostile work environment for Hispanic employees.
A federal judge in Oklahoma City upheld the constitutionality of the ordinance and the employees are appealing that decision to the Tenth US Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.
The policy says English-only communication among city employees would prevent misunderstandings and promote and enhance safe work practices.

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CHICAGO (CBS) – A 52-year-old woman was found covered in blood in the back yard of a residence in unincorporated Lockport Township overnight.
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A man who was inside the house Thursday night said about five people got together to watch the Bears game, and one woman walked out into the backyard.
Soon after, the people inside heard gunshots, and they called 911.READ MORE: Chicago Attorney Cannon Lambert Sr. Sworn In As New President Of Cook County Bar Association
When Will County Sheriff’s deputies arrived, they found the woman in the back yard, covered in blood. She had been shot multiple times and was airlifted to a hospital in critical but stable condition.
The woman was stabilized, and able to talk to detectives after she was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.
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Structural changes in Polish and Hungarian agriculture since EU accession: lessons learned and implications for the design of future agricultural policies
N. Potori (ed.), P. Chmieliński (ed.), A. F. Fieldsend (ed.)
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Highlights from the Foreword to the Book:
“(…) Agriculture, as with the entire food sector, ranked among the sections of the national economy with the most complicated modernisation and restructuring processes. The resolution of acute social and economic problems in agriculture in the ‘new’ Member States was one of the most difficult challenges facing successive governments, and the assessment of such processes is a complex exercise.
To meet this challenge, researchers from the Research Institute of Agricultural Economics in Budapest and the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute in Warsaw developed comprehensive, comparative analysis of the Hungarian and Polish food sectors during the period of adaptation to the single European market. The analyses of the differences and similarities in the two countries of agriculture, the food industry, agricultural extension and support policy make this publication a unique source of information from which universal conclusions that are useful for research, business practice and for future agricultural policy can be drawn.”
Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Kowalski , Director,
“(…)For Hungary an understanding of the workings of the food economy in Poland is particularly important because this country not only represents the largest market among the countries of the Visegrad Group but its food economy has developed remarkably in the decade since EU accession. Poland has evolved from being a net importer of agricultural and food products to a net exporter and in recent years Hungary has incurred its largest defi cit in agricultural and food exports in trade with Poland.
This is the first publication that the Research Institute of Agricultural Economics, during its 60 years of existence, has produced in close cooperation with a foreign partner institution and it aims to give a detailed comparison of the food economies of the two countries. This book provides instructive and useful knowledge for researchers, stakeholders in the agrofood sector and agricultural policy decision makers (…)”
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The capital of Thailand is a bustling metropolis with a population of over eight million. Bangkok is a fantastic starting point for visiting the greatest temples and palaces in the nation and is well known for its cosmopolitan vibe and lively street life. Bangkok’s heart lies on the water, as seen by the numerous canals that connect its districts and the bustling Chao Phraya River, which you can tour on a long-tail boat excursion. However, it’s easy to forget this when wandering amid Bangkok’s skyscrapers.
Bangkok has various shopping malls, including the opulent Siam Paragon and the travel-themed Terminal21, as well as a variety of traditional floating markets, making it a great place to go shopping. Nothing beats Chatuchak Market, one of the biggest outdoor marketplaces in the world and a maze of shops, for a more distinctive experience
Chatuchak boasts almost 8000 booths (be ready for the inevitable experience of getting lost there), has everything, and charges local rates.
The Grand Palace, a collection of structures that includes Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), the Royal Reception Halls, and Wat Pho, which is home to a 46-meter-long reclining Buddha wrapped in gold leaf, is at the top of the list of things to do in Bangkok. Another gorgeous building is Wat Arun, often known as the Temple of the Dawn, which is located across the Chao Phraya River.
2. Chiang Mai:
Welcome to Negril, the most stunning stretch of white sand, imposing cliffs, and azure water in all of Jamaica. Negril, located in western Jamaica, runs from Bloody Bay to Long Bay and is regarded as one of the greatest beaches in the Caribbean. Negril is the ideal vacation spot for those who enjoy the ocean, since it is dotted with coconut trees and luxurious resorts.
You might really experiment with a different water sport each day of your trip, including diving, parasailing, paddleboarding, and cliff jumping off the renowned Negril Cliffs. Even though it is just four miles long, Seven Mile Beach promises an unending beachside paradise. Don’t forget to explore Ys and Mayfield Falls, go snorkelling in Long Bay’s coral reefs, and have a dip in the Blue Hole Mineral Springs! The biggest water park in Jamaica, Kool Runnings Adventure Park, is a favourite among children.
Negril also offers fantastic nightlife, stunning golf courses, beautiful nature reserves, and sunset catamaran tours if that isn’t enough to get you there. Enjoy limitless cocktails at Negril’s newest floating tiki bar, Tiki Pon Da Sea, sip a beverage at Rick’s Café while watching cliff jumpers, and take the One Love Bus for a reggae pub crawl.
Take a stroll down San Kamphaeng Road, a 10-kilometer stretch of local artisans’ marketplace where they sell anything from celadon ceramics to lacquerware to silk goods, while you’re in town.
The original city wall may still be seen surrounding Chiang Mai’s Old City, which is surrounded by canals that were formerly part of a moat. Some of Chiang Mai’s oldest temples, hippest eateries, and most luxurious hotels can be found within the Old City. The renowned Chiang Mai Night Bazaar, which houses several food and retail stalls, is also close to the Old City.
The historic city of Ayutthaya, which is located about 80 kilometres north of Bangkok, served as Thailand’s capital during the height of the Siamese dynasty in the 14th century.
The Ayutthaya Historical Park, a UNESCO site, offers walking tours of the kingdom’s remains today. The park, which spans 289 hectares and is encircled by three rivers and steep moats, is home to several prang (reliquary towers), wat, and stucco statues.
Due to a statue of a Buddha’s head entangled in tree roots, Wat Phra Mahathat may be the most well-known temple in this area. The largest temple in the park, Wat Phra Si Sanphet, has three gigantic silver-looking Chedis, but Wat Yai Chai Mongkol is most renowned for its enormous reclining Buddha and the many seated Buddha statues that surround it, all of which are covered in golden fabric.
4. Koh Samui:
Koh Samui is more than just a paradise for sunbathers; it is also home to some of Thailand’s greatest palm-lined beaches and a large number of opulent resorts.
Koh Samui, one of the most well-liked vacation destinations in Thailand, is home to picture-perfect beaches, majestic jungles, and magnificent sunsets. Along with spas and temples, this area is home to the well-known Wat Phra Yai and its 12-meter-tall Big Buddha.
The nearby archipelagos of Koh Samui are likewise rich in attractions and are only a short ferry ride away. One of the top scuba diving locations in Thailand is the tiny island of Koh Tao, which is just off the coast of Koh Samui. The protected Ang Thong National Marine Park, which encompasses 42 nearby islands, is a great place to go hiking in the dense Thai forest and is home to many unusual animal species.
Phuket, which located off the coast of western Thailand in the Andaman Sea, is a well-liked spot for beach vacations since it is home to some of the nation’s busiest beaches. Travelers may visit Kata Noi Beach for a tranquil setting, Nai Harn Beach for crystal-clear seas under the shade of palm trees, and Surin Beach for opulent resorts and fine dining with a view of the ocean.
At the peak of Nakkerd Hill, Phuket’s spiritual side may be discovered, where the 45-meter-tall Big Buddha watches over the territory. The biggest temple in Phuket is Wat Chalong, which also has a stupa rumoured to contain a Buddha bone part.
Walking through Phuket Town is recommended to learn more about thethe Sino-Portuguese structures that line Thaland Road and the former shophouses that have been transformed into lively marketplaces and enterprises.
The province of Krabi consists of more than 200 islands, with a sizable portion of the area currently protected as national parks. Some of Asia’s top beaches may be found in this area. The coastline of Krabi is similarly rough, and climbers love to scale its vertical, sheer limestone cliffs. Climbers from all over the world visit the stunning Railay Beach in particular, while it is also known for its caverns.
The Phi Phi Islands, which are encircled by limestone rocks, provide some of Thailand’s greatest snorkelling and coral-fringed seas. Here, it’s common to go sailing, kayaking, and bird viewing. Thung Teao Forest Natural Park, a largely undeveloped rainforest with warm-water natural lakes and beautiful rainforest teeming with unique animals, is accessible to those wishing for some land activities.
The grim ties to World War II that Kanchanaburi has, particularly the building of the Bridge over the River Kwai, are what make this city famous. The bridge, known for being a component of the “Death Railway,” was constructed utilising forced labour donated by Allied prisoners of war and was intended to connect Thailand with Burma (Myanmar).
Many British soldiers were among the almost 16,000 POWs who lost their lives while the railway was being built. During the war, the bridge was heavily bombed and destroyed, but it was rapidly repaired and is still standing today. However, the majority of the railway line was ultimately abandoned or never completed.
Nowadays, it is feasible to get from one side of the bridge to the other by short train or by walking across its confined side platforms.
While the Thailand-Burma Railway Centre uses interactive exhibits and video exhibits to tell the tale of the railway construction and the soldiers who gave their lives for it, the neighbouring Kanchanaburi War Cemetery serves as the last resting place for the many prisoners of war who perished here.
The World War II Museum & Art Gallery and the JEATH War Museum, two themed museums, provide more context for the era through their collections of artwork, papers, and WWII-era armaments.
Kanchanaburi also provides a more leisurely side in the form of breathtaking natural beauty for those with some additional time to explore. The Erawan Falls, a seven-tier cascade with emerald green pools concealed in the dense jungle, located about 90 minutes north of the bridge.
The Sukhothai Historical Park, a UNESCO site that preserves the remnants of the Sukhothai Kingdom from the 13th century, is located near the tiny town of Sukhothai Thani. The park, which is surrounded by old city walls, has a total of 193 remains, including 26 temples, a royal palace, several stupas, and stucco statues.
The Wat Mahathat temple, which has two nine-meter-tall standing Buddha statues and nine enormous stupas (the main one housing Buddha relics), is the most spectacular structure on the grounds. Noen Prasat, a former royal residence, and Wat Si Sawai, the park’s oldest temple, are two more important ruins. Wat Sa Si, a temple situated in the midst of a lake and only reachable through a one of the most photographed wooden bridges.
9. Chiang Rai:
The highland city of Chiang Rai is known for its trekking in Lam Nam Kok National Park, with paths leading to beautiful waterfalls like the 70-meter-tall Khun Kon waterfall, lush forest, and hilltop tribal settlements. Chiang Rai is located close on the border with Myanmar and Laos.
Temples are a major draw in Chiang Rai, as they are in other Thai cities, with Wat Rong Khun (or White Temple) at the top of the list. Technically no longer a temple, Wat Rong Khun is now a privately owned complex that one of Thailand’s most well-known modern visual artists, Chalermchai Kositpipat, completely restored and reconstructed. Another well-known temple is Wat Tham Pla, which can be accessed by ascending a stairway and is also the location of a cave and several wild macaques
by the protective Naga serpents on either side.
It’s also worthwhile to stop by tiny Wat Phra Kaew, which gained notoriety for once housing the Emerald Buddha before it was transferred to the Grand Palace in Bangkok, and Doi Tang mountain, which is home to a botanical park, a former royal mansion, and a temple with breathtaking views.

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One of my guilty pleasures now that I’m not working is sitting down with a cuppa to watch ‘This Morning’ on ITV. I like Phil and Holly; I know Holly-bashing is the in thing, but she seems nice enough to me and I love the banter she and Phil have. I also love that the programme is not afraid to tackle difficult subjects (although the lady they had on last week who had had a ‘vagina face lift’ was a bit too much for me!). Last week they launched a campaign to highlight the difficulties so many children have every single day due to bullying.
The campaign was sparked by a call in to the show during a phone-in about bullying. A shattered mother talked through her tears about how her son was suffering at school at the hands of bullies. There were also guests interviewed in the studio; Lucy Alexander – the mother of Felix Alexander, 17 – and Nicola Harteveld – the mother of 14-year-old Megan Evans – shared the tragic stories of how their children committed suicide after being bullied. These horrific stories created a huge response from viewers, leading to the campaign to encourage everyone, but particularly school children, to ‘Be Kind’.
The idea behind the campaign is to ‘pledge’ to watch the video of the stories of Felix and Megan with your children and to have an open conversation about bullying, encouraging them to be kind to those around them and to encourage it in others. It’s a lovely idea, and so simple; after all, kindness costs nothing and is something we are all capable of.
But then, watching yesterday, my heart sank.
Bullying was once again on the menu, with another phone-in open for viewers to talk about bullying issues affecting them. And I sat and watched in disgust, as one viewer spoke of how her visually-impaired granddaughter is bullied, teased and taunted, particularly for having a disability and a white cane.
Am I alone in being utterly appalled that children will do this to each other?
Have I led such a sheltered life that I have (thankfully) never experienced anything like this? It absolutely beggars belief that children feel they can behave like this – in school too – and not face any meaningful consequences. Schools have a legal duty to protect the children in their care from harm and most have strict anti-bullying policies, and yet it happens every day in, most likely, every school. Exclusions, in my day the ultimate punishment and to be avoided at all costs, are seen as an achievement and worn like a badge of honour. Many children simply do not respect authority at all these days. So how on earth can we stop this cruel behaviour?
I feel really sad, actually. And scared for my own children. Big has something of a sensitive nature, and Small is autistic, so already a potential target for bullies (well over half of children with autism are persistently bullied by peers – and that’s the ones we know about), so hearing the stories of parents like Lucy and Nicola frankly scares the crap out of me.
Don’t get me wrong – I know that there’s always been bullying in schools, but at least there was a little respite at the end of the school day once kids were safely back at home. Nowadays, with social media playing such a huge part in our children’s lives, there’s no escape. The bullies can find their victims at any time, night or day. It’s relentless.
I’m really not sure what the answer is. But, if we can at least take responsibility for teaching our children about basic kindness, surely that’s a good place to start?
You can see the ‘Be Kind’ video here.
Kelly is a mother of two – her son H and daughter Tink. H is home educated, Tink is autistic. Kelly is a self-employed Virtual Assistant… Life is busy!

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The English Beat
Now that Langerado has sunk back into the swamp from whence it came, Ultra Music Festival assumes a larger role of persuading rock bands to take a detour to Miami. Enter Bloc Party, the biggest English band since Oasis. Their new album, Intimacy, has them back on track after the minor sophomore slump of Weekend in the City.
Also performing today will be Santigold, Perry Farrell, the Black Eyed Peas, and Brazilian rap star Rye Rye, so if you show up exactly at 4 p.m., expect to wait for Kele Okereke's signature vocals. But hey, there are worse things than gyrating with thousands of your closest, sweatiest friends under the Miami sun.
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Second-Generation ALK Inhibitor Regresses Brain Metastases in Patients with Lung Cancer
Amsterdam, The Netherlands—The novel ALK/EGFR inhibitor known as AP26113 achieved good responses in reducing brain metastases in patients with crizotinib (Xalkori)-resistant and crizotinib-naïve non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), as well as radiographic regression of central nervous system (CNS) metastases. These results of the first-in-human phase 1/2 dose-finding study of AP26113 were presented at the 2013 European Cancer Congress by David R. Camidge, MD, PhD, Director, Thoracic Oncology Clinical Program, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora.
“ALK-positive NSCLC came to prominence because of the marked activity of crizotinib. However, most, if not all, patients will become resistant to crizotinib,” Dr Camidge said.
Of the patients with ALK-positive NSCLC who develop crizotinib resistance, 50% showed resistance in the brain, suggesting that crizotinib has an inadequate CNS exposure: systemic disease progression typically occurs later in the course of the disease.
The phase 1 study was a 3 × 3 dose-escalation study that included up to 60 patients with different types of advanced malignancies.
The phase 2 study had 5 cohorts—4 groups with NSCLC (N = 85 total) and 1 group with other ALK-positive cancers (N = 20).
The identified dose of 180 mg daily was initially used in the phase 2 study, but some patients developed pulmonary symptoms at that level, which resolved with steroids that were tapered over 1 week.
Because of the pulmonary symptoms with the higher dose, a step-up approach will be used in future studies, starting with 90 mg daily for the first week, moving to 180 mg daily, Dr Camidge said.
Other adverse events included gastrointestinal disturbances, which were mainly mild; 12% of the patients had elevated liver enzymes. Treatment-emergent grade ≥3 adverse events were reported in 2% to 4% of the patients across all dose levels.
The objective response rate (ORR) was 65%. The ORR rate was 61% in patients previously treated with crizotinib and 100% in all 4 crizotinib-naïve patients (1 had a complete response).
Of the 10 patients with CNS metastases, 8 had radiographic evidence of regression, which lasted from 8 to 40 weeks.
Responses were seen in some patients whose tumors expressed the T290M mutation. Among 12 patients with the T790M mutation, 5 had stable disease, 4 had progressive disease, and 3 discontinued the study before going on treatment.
These data are preliminary, Dr Camidge emphasized, noting that of the patients in this study, “80% remain on therapy after 6 months, and we see marked responses in CNS metastases.” More experience is needed to determine if this novel ALK inhibitor will be an improvement on crizotinib. At least 2 other second-generation ALK inhibitors are in development, and these drugs also show radiographic regression in CNS metastases.


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Web design is an ever-evolving field. It seems like a new tool or technique arrives every day. And there’s a lot of pressure for professionals to keep up with the times.
Maybe it’s a bit scary. But there’s a certain excitement that comes with it as well. You learn something new and apply it to your daily work. Most of the time, you’re all the better for it.
Yet, there’s also something that holds us back. A twist of fate so cruel that it laughs in the face of the great new thing you just mastered. We’re talking about legacy software.
This ragtag collection of old browsers, operating systems, and server configurations can be more than just a painful reminder of the past. They can also get in the way of true progress.
But don’t let it ruin your good time. Today, we’ll look at some reasons why you may not need to hold back on implementing the web’s latest and greatest.
Look at the Potential Risks and Benefits
It’s never a good idea to throw a new technology onto a website without careful consideration. Otherwise, you run the risk of negatively impacting both users and your bottom line.
Before you dive headfirst into that cool feature, take some time for analysis. Creating an old-fashioned list of pros and cons can provide you with a macro view of the situation. From there, you’ll have a better idea of whether or not to move forward.
Let’s take CSS Grid as an example. It’s all the rage these days. But is it right for your project? To find the answer, start by writing a list:
- Makes complex layouts easier;
- Code may be leaner, better performing than other layout methods;
- Lots of modern browser support;
- No or spotty support in legacy browsers;
- The same layouts may be possible with better-supported methods;
That’s just a partial list, but you get the idea. The mere act of writing (or typing) out your thoughts can lead you to go further in-depth. The deeper you go, the more thorough your analysis will be. The ultimate goal is to make the most informed decision possible.
Usage Statistics Matter
We know there are people out there still using legacy software. And while web designers tend to think in terms of browsers, that doesn’t tell the entire story. Operating systems also play a role. They not only make a difference in what features are available, but they are also likely limited by older hardware configurations as well.
For instance, looking at desktop devices, the version of macOS or Windows a user is running may restrict what browsers are available. On the surface, this might make you think twice about using a newer image format such as WebP.
Mac users who don’t have the Big Sur version of the OS or later or are stuck with a version of Safari that lacks WebP support (Chrome and Firefox support WebP, however). And someone using the aged Windows XP won’t have access to Microsoft Edge.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean that the visitors to your website are among the legacy crowd. By looking at your website’s analytics, you’ll have a better idea of which browsers, operating systems, and devices are being used.
If you find that these users make up a tiny percentage of your overall visits, that may be convincing enough to move ahead with the new technology.
Fallbacks May Be an Option
OK, perhaps you want the best of both worlds. You not only want to adopt the latest web technologies but also keep on supporting legacy users. “Leave no user behind!” is your motto.
This is very much possible with the use of fallbacks. What’s a fallback? It’s a method of switching out code that a specific browser can’t understand with something that it can.
Sticking with our CSS Grid example, we know older browsers aren’t going to do very well with it. But they do understand something like Flexbox or even old-fashioned CSS floats.
Using a tool such as Modernizr, we can detect which features a browser supports. If it supports CSS Grid, wonderful. If not, we can serve up an alternative layout.
The great thing is, you get to decide how it all works. Maybe someone using IE 11 doesn’t need a full-on replica of a fancy layout – just a reasonable facsimile. Either way, this brings some level of comfort in knowing that you’re covering as many users as possible.
Keep Moving Forward
Legacy software is still among us. Fortunately, apps that fail to support modern web technologies are increasingly dying out. As their usage numbers shrink, so do the reasons for holding back CSS Grid, WebP, and other goodies.
Even so, it’s still worth doing your homework with regards to any new technology that interests you. Think about the pros and cons of implementation and use analytics to determine the impact on users.
Fallbacks are also an effective way to mitigate any negative effects for users of outdated software. They’ll still be able to use your site. Meanwhile, everyone else gets the latest features.
The web has come a long way over the past few years. It’s time to start taking advantage of that progress.
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THE Writer of the following pages has long been a Parent; he thinks it of great importance to the happiness of youth, that they should be led early to see the hand of God, as it is displayed around them in the creation: he is confident, from his own experience, that such a view of things is a perpetual source of improvement and delight.
It is his design to awaken the minds of the young to correct thought, by presenting, in a familiar manner, some of the most entertaining and striking things which are to be gathered from the discoveries of science. He hopes that his pages will excite inquiry after larger treatises on the same interesting subjects.
The elementary works which the Author has seen, are either too diffuse or expensive, or the calculations are suited to mature age, or they have not been sufficiently simple or entertaining; or, whilst the pen of genius has been lavish in praise of the works of the adorable Creator, he has been studiously concealed from the view of the reader.
Should a single youth rise from the perusal of the following little work, with enlarged con
ceptions of the wisdom, goodness, and grandeur of God, the writer will rejoice that he has not employed a few of his leisure hours altogether in vain.
TO THE AMERICAN EDITION.
THE Directors of the WESTERN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION feel assured that they are doing a grateful service, by presenting to the public an edition of the following work. It has ever been an object dear to their hearts, to contribute towards the refinement and elevation of the youthful mind, and in the performance of this pleasing duty, they have seldom felt higher pleasure or greater hopes of success, than they now feel in recommending these "CONVERSATIONS "to the young.
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traumatic experience, it bombards their amygdala
with electrical and chemical signals that condition its circuits.
Thus, for example, the sounds, images, and smells of the battlefield
become associated in the circuits of a soldier's amygdala
with the traumatic emotional experience of having friends killed
Even years later, some of these same stimuli, or others associated with them, may suffice to trigger an intense fear reaction, by reactivating these strongly conditioned circuits in the amygdala.
|THE TRACES OF ANXIETY IN THE
CIRCUITS OF THE AMYGDALA
Anxiety, like fear and
other emotions, reflects the activity of specific, identifiable circuits
in the brain. Early on, researchers studying the brain circuits involved
in anxiety realized that the amygdala was
a key structure for understanding this phenomenon. The amygdala is
a complex structure in the brain and is composed of several
|The sensory stimuli associated
with pain follow one of two
pain pathways to the brain, then converge at the lateral
nucleus of the amygdala. Because of its position at the
"gateway" to the amygdala, this nucleus seems to
play an important role in the process of fear conditioning,
which underlies many anxiety disorders (follow the Experiment
module link to the left).
The nerve cells in the lateral nucleus of the amygdala project
their axons to its other nuclei, thus forming various circuits
that ultimately converge on the central nucleus. This nucleus
acts as the output pathway from the amygdala, which in turns
activates the hypothalamus, the locus
coeruleus, and other parts of the brain that are responsible
for the characteristic symptoms of anxiety.
During the fear-conditioning process, certain internal circuits
in the amygdala may be strengthened to create a memory trace of
the conditioned fear. Such traces appear to be very persistent,
and perhaps even permanent. If these potentiated circuits in the
amygdala are strengthened enough, they could even become the source
of a specific
Many researchers think that fear conditioning records memories
in these strengthened circuits of the amygdala permanently. Hence
these researchers believe that the efforts
involved in psychotherapy achieve their positive results not
by removing the fearful memories encoded in the amygdala's circuits,
but rather by strengthening other neural pathways, particularly
ones originating in the cortex, that calm these circuits.
This is why a phobia that seemed to have been successfully cured
through therapy can re-emerge suddenly during a particularly stressful
event. The calming influence of the cortex no longer suffices,
and the conditioned fear in the circuits of the amygdala expresses
itself once again.
Unconscious fears that result from early conditioning seem
to be etched in the amygdala's circuits permanently. The persistence
of these fears throughout our lives would represent an advantage
if we were living in a stable environment like our
ancestors did, because it would save us from having
to constantly relearn that a given situation was dangerous.
But in our complex modern world, where change is an integral
part of our daily lives and the contexts in which we operate
are no longer the same, persistent fears can become a handicap
instead. Thus we pay a heavy price for the formidable efficiency
fear pathways in our nervous systems.

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The March/April Issue of Inside Edlyn shares some great news and events that happened this quarter. The first article is around our company’s participation in the Circular Advantage Course in which we won an award for Process Re-invention. As COVID-19 restriction ease, we were able to host Edlyn Foods Annual Strategy Conference Event where each department Manager and their 2IC presented their plans for the coming 5 years.
We were thrilled to announce that Edlyn Foods officially appointed Mulwarra Export Pty Ltd as the exclusive international representatives of our Bone Roasters products. In addition, we had the opportunity to interview our end user, Chef Sumit Chugh from Robert Menzies College and profile one of our distributor Complete Foodservices.
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The Second Annual SF ARTBOOK FAIR will take place at Minnesota Street Projects July 21-July 23, 2017. Produced by Colpa Press, Park Life and Minnesota Street Projects. Accepting Applications January, 2017.
Park Life be setting up a store at this year’s FOG Art and Design Fair
January 12–15, 2017
January 11, 2017
Fort Mason Festival Pavilion
Park Life opened it’s new Gallery space at 220 Clement st. in April 2016. Park Life Store and Gallery is open everyday.
Holiday Hours Open Everyday. 10-8 (sundays til 6)
Current Show: Serena Mitnik-Miller – November 11 – December 31st, 2016
Upcoming Show: Jonathan Anzalone – January, 2017
Fred Mortagne – March, 2017
Mark Mulroney – April, 2017
Katy Kosman – HA HA HA – August 19th – Sept 25, 2016
Marina Luz - July 8 – August 14th, 2016
Visit our shop for new items from artists Barry McGee, Tauba Auerbach, Chris Johanson, Todd Hido, Dash Snow, Marcel Dzama, Chris Ballantyne, Paul Wackers, Thomas Campbell, Margaret Kilgallen, Clare Rojas, Tucker Nichols, David Shrigley, Jonas Wood, Barry McGee, Raymond Pettibon, Andrew Schoultz, Anthony Discenza, Jason Jagel, Carissa Potter Carlson, Joe Ferriso, Jon Anzalone, Ian Johnson, Serena Mitnik-Miller, Mark Mulroney, Marina Luz, The Thing Quarterly, People I’ve Loved, Areaware Editions, Third Drawer Down (AU), Polite (UK), Open Editions, Toilet Paper, Paul and Wendy, Colpa Press, Vacancy Projects, Valley Cruise, Topo Designs, Alife, Good Thing, and many more..
Our online store has a small sampling of the products we carry. Please visit the San Francisco store to see everything we stock.
Park Life maintains a large back room inventory and flat file of works that are not listed on the site. Feel free to make an appointment and drop by the store.
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Top Five Wednesday is hosted by Sam at Thoughts on Tomes and If you want to join in checkout the Goodreads page! This week’s theme is Favourite Villains and i’m really excited to do this one! Continue reading “Top 5 Wednesday November 30th- Favourite Villains”
I wanted to write this post just to explain why I haven’t posted much the past couple of weeks but now I don’t really know how to write it. I guess I’m still in shock and denial. Continue reading “Goodbye My Darling Jazzy…”
I was so excited about this weeks Top Five Wednesday topic as I’ve been really thinking lately about all the books I want to reread at some point so it’s been good to get some of them down in a list! Continue reading “Top 5 Wednesday November 23- Books I want to re-read”
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Shares of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:GDP) have been given an average broker rating score of 1.33 (Strong Buy) from the six analysts that provide coverage for the company, Zacks Investment Research reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. Goodrich Petroleum’s rating score has improved by 7% in the last 90 days as a result of a number of analysts’ ratings changes.
Brokers have set a 12 month consensus target price of $15.83 for the company and are anticipating that the company will post $0.33 EPS for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Zacks has also given Goodrich Petroleum an industry rank of 166 out of 255 based on the ratings given to related companies.
Separately, Seaport Global Securities reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Goodrich Petroleum in a research report on Thursday.
NASDAQ GDP traded down $0.16 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $9.31. 14,310 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 19,078. Goodrich Petroleum has a 1-year low of $9.11 and a 1-year high of $15.50.
Goodrich Petroleum (NASDAQ:GDP) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $31.88 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $34.46 million.
About Goodrich Petroleum
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas. It primarily holds interests in the Haynesville Shale Trend in northwest Louisiana and East Texas; Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Trend located in southwest Mississippi and southeast Louisiana; and the Eagle Ford Shale Trend situated in South Texas.
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text: Here’s an interesting study showing that women with untreated obstructive sleep apnea have worse levels of brain damage compared with men. In this particular study, the cingulum bundle and the anterior cingulate cortex, areas which are involved in decision-making and mood regulation, were most affected. The lead investigator was also the first to show that sleep apnea causes major damage to brain cells. As with every paper that studies sleep apnea and brain damage, the authors are always quick to add that they’re not sure if sleep apnea causes brain damage or brain damage causes sleep-breathing disorders. Based on all that we know about the effects of untreated obstructive sleep apnea, I would go with the former explanation.

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Brower: Be thankful for our growing culture of entrepreneurs
Grand Enterprise Initiative
Ernesto Sirolli said it best: There is a direct link between entrepreneurship and the wealth of nations.
Let me make that focus local. There’s a direct link between entrepreneurship and the wealth of regions.
The wealth and prosperity of our little region here in Grand County can be directly linked to the spirit of entrepreneurship right here in Grand County. In Winter Park, Fraser, Tabernash, Granby, Grand Lake, Hot Sulphur Springs, Kremmling and Parshall (yes, even in Parshall) aspiring entrepreneurs have been reaching out for help to succeed in small business. That’s what we can all be thankful for here in Grand County — a growing entrepreneurial culture.
How do I know this is happening, right here in Grand County?
First, consider this: In three-and-a-half years the Grand Enterprise Initiative has given free and confidential business management coaching to 215 aspiring entrepreneurs. In a county of 14,000 inhabitants, that’s a significant reflection of this region’s entrepreneurial spirit. The result has been 24 new businesses, 9 new jobs and more than $5 million of new annual sales for the local economy.
Second, consider the work of the DiAnn Butler and the Grand County Office of Ecnomic Development. Just last month she helped 18 entreprenuers take part in John Shallert’s Destination Bootcamp series in Longmont. These are all local business people who aspire to improve their businesses and succeed. That office has also helped many other local business people through hands-on classes in marketing, accounting and networking to help them improve. How many businesses and entrepreneurs have been touched through these programs? Well more than 400.
DiAnn and I work closely together to connect the dots for all of these aspiring and existing entrepreneurs so they can have the resources in line to succeed.
But the point here isn’t really our work. It’s the entrepreneurial spirit of all the local small businesses who reach out in an honest desire to succeed. Their ambition is what makes our community grow. Their ambition is what creates an increasingly vibrant economy that is growing, slowly but surely.
If you don’t think it’s growing, just consider the expansion in local revenues derived from sales taxes throughout the county in the last two years. Increases have ranged from 10% to 25% annually. These are taxes that pay for local government at the county and town levels and which help pay for important community services. Consider the fact that there are many more jobs available in the county than there are people to fill them. Consider the fact that real estate sales are climbing and that inventory is dwindling, fast.
For much of this we can give thanks for the ambition of our local small business community. And the local small business community is important. Just walk down the street of Winter Park, Fraser or Granby and start counting the “small” operations. Start adding up the numbers of employees and it quickly becomes clear that the number of jobs offered through small business here mirrors national trends. Nationally, more than 55 percent of jobs are provided by small business — and that’s a sector that continues to grow.
I don’t want to sugar coat reality in this cheerleading session. The truth is that it’s difficult to be an entrepreneur in Grand County. A seasonal economy, a relatively small resident population, unique weather challenges, relative isolation and a spread-out and diversified county make it tougher to make a buck in business in Grand County than in many places.
And yet I’ve seen many entrepreneurs take advantage of those obstacles and turn them into opportunities to succeed. These are people who understand the market, fine-tune their products and services and then manage the money in just the right way so that their customers are happy and so that the businesses enjoy a healthy bottom line.
It’s the passion, imagination, energy and intelligence of our local residents that is driving this growing resurgence of an entrepreneurial spirit in our county.
For that, we can all be thankful.
Patrick Brower is the Enterprise Facilitator for the Grand Enterprise Initiative. He offers free and confidential business management coaching to anyone who wants to start or expand a business in Grand County. He can be reached by calling 970-531-0632 or at email@example.com.
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