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Contents: Uncanny X-Men #265 (Early August 1990) to #272 (January 1991); Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 (1990); New Mutants #95 (November 1990) to #97 (January 1991); X-Factor #60 (November 1990) to #62 (January 1991); and material from Fantastic Four Annual #23 (1990); New Mutants Annual #6 (1990), and X-Factor Annual #5 (1990)
Key Creator Credits: Chris Claremont, Jim Lee, Louise Simonson, Rob Liefeld, Jon Bogdanove, and others
Key First Appearances: Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Seraph, Ahab
Story Continues From: Essential X-Men Vol. 9
Story Continues In: Essential X-Men Vol. 11
Overview: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of future present for the X-Men and their extended family. Make no doubt about it, the X-Men title in this era is a full-blown daytime soap opera. You’re going to need a scorecard to keep up with everything going on here in Essential X-Men Vol. 10.
Let’s start with Storm, the one-time leader of the X-Men. She is suffering from amnesia, and her body has been reverted from adulthood to childhood. She is getting by with petty thievery on the streets of New Orleans, where she meets the Cajun mutant, Gambit. Will this charming rogue stick around?
Speaking of Rogue, she’s back in Australia from the Siege Perilous. But she has been split into two people, Rogue and Ms. Marvel, whose powers she absorbed so many years ago. The two women must fight each other as well as the Reavers for control of the headquarters and for control of Rogue’s body. Who will win?
Of course, we can’t tell an X-Men story without involving Wolverine. We get a great stand-alone issue, featured on the cover of the Essential, which tells a flashback story of Wolverine and Captain America saving a young Natasha Romanov, who would one day become the Black Widow.
But the highlights of this collection are the two large stories that take up most of the book.
The first is the Days of Future Present story, which ran across multiple annuals in 1991. Serving as a sequel to the original Days of Future Past story (check out Essential X-Men Vol. 2), a grown-up Franklin Richards travels from the future hoping to stop the events that lead to his current situation. This leads to fights between the Fantastic Four, the New Mutants, X-Factor and the various members of the X-Men. Adult Franklin meets young Franklin, Jean Grey meets Rachel Summers, and Cable spends time in the same room with infant Nathan Summers without things going wacky.
But the main story that takes up the last half of the book is the X-Tinction Agenda epic. The various teams (X-Men, X-Factor, and the New Mutants) must ban together to finally overthrow the Genoshan government. This storyline wrapped up so many ongoing storylines, with the most important conclusion being the reformation of the X-Men as an official team with a line-up featuring Storm (now returned to her adult form), Wolverine, Banshee, Forge, Psylocke, Jubilee, and Gambit. But the teams did not escape unharmed. Warlock was killed, and Wolfsbane finds herself trapped in her wolf form. She and Havok elect to stay behind on Genosha and help rebuild the government, one which will treat mutants and humans as equals.
What makes this Essential?: This is an interesting era for the X-Men, as the book (and the various related titles) truly become a large soap opera of sorts. While it’s always been a key component of any Chris Claremont X-Men story, the stories in this collection seem even more focused on the character interactions than the over-the-top superhero adventures. (Don’t get me wrong, you still get those stories, especially with the epic crossovers in this book.)
If you have been reading the X-Men since Giant-Size X-Men #1, then, by all means, pick up this book, if you don’t already have all of the issues. But if you are just getting into the X-Men, you might be better off just focusing on the big epic stories, many of which can be found in their own hardcover or trade paperback collection.
Footnotes: Material from Fantastic Four Annual #23, New Mutants Annual #6, X-Factor Annual #5, and Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 are also reprinted in Essential X-Factor Vol. 4.
Uncanny X-Men #270 to #272, New Mutants #95 to #97 and X-Factor #60 to #62 are also reprinted in Essential X-Factor Vol. 5.
If you like this volume, try: the X-Force series that started in 1991. Following the end of the X-Tinction Agenda story, the New Mutants book was due for a shake-up. Wolfsbane left the team to stay in Genosha and help rebuild the nation. Long-time member Warlock had been killed during the story. New members were joining the team, and the group was now led by Cable. Series artist Rob Liefeld had taken over the writing duties, and it made sense for Marvel to relaunch the title in a new direction with a new #1 issue. Along with co-writer Fabian Nicieza, X-Force #1 became one of the best-selling comics of all time, thanks to the issue being poly-bagged with collector cards. The first year of X-Force has been collected in an omnibus edition, so that might be the best way to track down these stories to read.

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In 1959, Volvo invented the 3-point seat belt, then gave free license to all other car manufacturers to use it.
A 3-point belt is a Y-shaped arrangement, similar to the separate lap and sash belts, but unitized. Like the separate lap-and-sash belt, in a collision the 3-point belt spreads out the energy of the moving body over the chest, pelvis, and shoulders. Volvo introduced the first production three-point belt in 1959. The first car with three point belt was a Volvo PV 544 that was delivered to a dealer in Kristianstad on August 13, 1959. However, the first car model to feature the three point seat belt as a standard item was the 1959 Volvo 122, first outfitted with a two-point belt at initial delivery in 1958, replaced with the three point seat belt the following year. The three point belt was developed by Nils Bohlin who had earlier also worked on ejection seats at Saab. Volvo then made the new seat belt design patent open in the interest of safety and made it available to other car manufacturers for free.
Seat belt History
Seat belts were invented by English engineer George Cayley in the early 19th century, though Edward J. Claghorn of New York, was granted the first patent (U.S. Patent 312,085, on February 10, 1885 for a safety belt). Claghorn was granted United States Patent #312,085 for a Safety-Belt for tourists, painters, firemen, etc. who are being raised or lowered, described in the patent as “designed to be applied to the person, and provided with hooks and other attachments for securing the person to a fixed object.”
In 1903, French inventor Gustave-Désiré Leveau invented a special kind of seat belt.
In 1911, Benjamin Foulois had the cavalry saddle shop fashion a belt for the seat of Wright Flyer Signal Corps 1. He wanted it to hold him firmly in his seat so he could better control his aircraft as he bounded along the rough field used for takeoff and landing. It was not until World War II that seat belts were fully adopted in military aircraft, and even then, it was mainly for safety reasons, not improved aircraft control.
In 1946, Dr. C. Hunter Shelden had opened a neurological practice at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California. In the early 1950s, Dr. Shelden had made a major contribution to the automotive industry with his idea of retractable seat belts. This came about greatly in part from the high number of head injuries coming through the emergency rooms. He investigated the early seat belts whose primitive designs were implicated in these injuries and deaths. His findings were published in the November 5, 1955 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in which he proposed not only the retractable seat belt, but also recessed steering wheels, reinforced roofs, roll bars, door locks and passive restraints such as the air bag. Subsequently in 1959, Congress passed legislation requiring all automobiles to comply with certain safety standards.
American car manufacturers Nash (in 1949) and Ford (in 1955) offered seat belts as options, while Swedish Saab first introduced seat belts as standard in 1958. After the Saab GT 750 was introduced at the New York Motor Show in 1958 with safety belts fitted as standard, the practice became commonplace.
Glenn Sheren of Mason, Michigan submitted a patent application on March 31, 1955 for an automotive seat belt and was awarded US Patent 2,855,215 in 1958. This was a continuation of an earlier patent application that Mr. Sheren had filed on September 22, 1952.
However, the first modern three point seat belt (the so-called CIR-Griswold restraint) used in most consumer vehicles today was patented in 1955 (US Patent 2,710,649) by the Americans Roger W. Griswold and Hugh DeHaven, and developed to its modern form by Swedish inventor Nils Bohlin for Swedish manufacturer Volvo—who introduced it in 1959 as standard equipment. In addition to designing an effective three-point belt, Bohlin demonstrated its effectiveness in a study of 28,000 accidents in Sweden. Unbelted occupants sustained fatal injuries throughout the whole speed scale, whereas none of the belted occupants were fatally injured at accident speeds below 60 mph. No belted occupant was fatally injured if the passenger compartment remained intact. Bohlin was granted U.S. Patent 3,043,625 for the device.
The world’s first seat belt law was put in place in 1970, in the state of Victoria, Australia, making the wearing of a seat belt compulsory for drivers and front-seat passengers.

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Göteborgs universitet Forskning Children's report of a ve… Webbkarta. New Feminist Stories of Child Sexual Abuse Paula Reavey, Sam Warner The international feminist contributors to this book look through the lens of poststructuralism at how child sexual abuse is differently represented and understood in the populist, academic, clinical, media and legal contexts. Forskning Expandera Forskning Minimera Forskning. Anknytning och sexualitet Inga Tidefors C. Rape and Murder - Acts of Desire or Disgust? Genom att fortsätta godkänner du vår användning av cookies. Mental health professionals' view of the parents pf patients with psychotic disorders:
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Haraldsgatan 1Göteborg. Research interests The main research area concerns psychological aspects of child sexual abuse; focusing on both adults and adolescents who have sexually offended as well as consequences for the victim. Life history interviews with eleven boys diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder who had sexually offended: Ann-Sofie Sten Last update: This book draws on this revolutionary legacy, feminism and post-structuralism to critically examine current perceptions of women, girls and child abuse in psychology, psychiatry and the mass media, and to re-evaluate mainstream and feminist approaches to this subject.


How Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Improve Automated Optical Inspection (AOI)?
Using modern automated optical inspection (AOI) inspection machines is a useful and reliable method of streamlining the manufacturing process and getting rid of defects and errors from different types of products.
Due to the increasing complexity and number of product components in the manufacturing sector, advancements in automated vision inspection procedures are critical to fulfilling complex inspection needs.
Implementing modern artificial intelligence (AI) technology in AOI procedures is one of the best ways to enhance the quality and efficiency of AOI machines. In fact, even traditional machine vision is considered AI to some extent.
Keep reading to learn how AI can improve AOI.
What is Automated Optical Inspection (AOI)?
Different types of defects and errors are bound to happen in product manufacturing procedures. Such types of defects can affect the performance of the product and dramatically minimize its durability, causing losses to companies and users.
Modern image sensing technology and AOI machines are used for quality assurance to detect different types of defects in products and improve their quality.
Automated optical inspection is much more effective than manual defect inspection because it ensures higher speed, greater precision, and more stability in Quality Control with the help of high-quality AOI machines.
In recent years, there has been immense development in AOI solutions. With this technology, manufacturers can produce products with higher quality consistency via better measurement, detection, defect identification, and comprehensive product quality assurance.
Using AI tools and technologies is a major development in the innovation and advancement of AOI solutions.
The Rise of AI in Automated Vision Inspection of PCBs
The fundamental idea behind image recognition is to scan every image that is taken and use a variety of filters to identify patterns and features in products.
Edge detection filters are frequently used to identify objects in images while slope detection is applied by algorithms that can recognize human features like arms, shoulders, and legs.
As an additional defining criterion, it is also important to determine the orientation of these identified characteristics with respect to one another.
It is, however, difficult to define guidelines and develop algorithms for identifying and categorizing items in digital photographs.
Creating trustworthy algorithms for industrial inspection is costly and time-consuming. Solder joint quality is just one of the parameters that must be examined while assessing PCB components.
Each component’s presence, as well as its placement and orientation in relation to the solder mask, component coplanarity, and the presence of foreign objects, must be confirmed.
A never-ending process that necessitates continuous software upgrades is fine-tuning algorithms and introducing additional algorithms to cover more conditions.
New algorithms must be created to recognize new products as they are used in the market. In some ways, artificial intelligence (AI) can mimic human behaviour.
The Role of AI in AOI Solutions
Both consumers and users of AOI equipment may benefit from AI. If AI can estimate the likelihood of discovering a specific thing, it will make it easier for suppliers to design algorithms.
This reduces the need to specify each item and its related acceptance criteria, which helps shorten the time it takes for new products to hit the market and lower continuing software support expenses.
Users can simplify inspection system settings, programs, and quality judgment values by applying better AOI with AI. In comparison to conventional systems, the AI-AOI system offers higher accuracy, fewer false positives, and can be quickly trained to detect novel items or find previously undetected flaws.
Whether the AOI system is programmed by a novice or an expert, AI can automatically alter parameters faster than human experts and make decisions with a substantially lower risk of error. This enables consistent detection results.
The aforementioned examples demonstrate how AI may improve inspection applications across a variety of industries, including security and retail. AI can streamline setup and programming, minimize human errors, reduce latency, and promote improved decision-making.
Manufacturing companies of various industries have been able to increase quality assurance, increase productivity, and constantly improve processes thanks to inline AOI, which runs at line speed. The next phase for AOI is enhancement using AI.
The decision-making capabilities of algorithms trained for optical inspection applications enable lower operator participation, easier programming, and robust performance that increases the certainty of defect identification while simultaneously lowering false calls.
The future of AOI’s development will focus on further advancements based on AI. Additional advantages of training algorithms for optical inspection applications will include improved decision-making abilities, streamlined processes, and higher manufacturing performance.


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Police have warned parents in Worcestershire they could be penalised if their children break coronavirus restrictions, after a weekend crackdown on rule breakers which saw an older group fined for meeting at a park.
Seven teenagers had been spotted meeting at Springfield Park in Kidderminster on Sunday (January 10), with police warning parents they could be fined if they 'let children out' during lockdown.
A day earlier officers from the Bromsgrove SNT (Safer Neighbourhood Team) attended Sanders Park in Bromsgrove and found a group of 15 had gathered despite the lockdown rules. Collectively they will have been fined a minimum of £3,000.
An officer from the Kidderminster Safer Neighbourhood team said the Springfield Park meeting risked spreading the deadly coronavirus and warned parents they could be fined if their children break the rules.
They said: “We have just dealt with a group of seven teenagers who had congregated in Springfield Park.
“If you are letting your children out during the lockdown, make sure they adhere to the rules, or parents could face fines for them.
“All it takes is one of them to have the virus, just imagine how many others would be at risk!”
West Mercia Police 's Bromsgrove team Tweeted on Saturday (January 9) afternoon: “We’ve dispersed a gathering in Sanders Park today which breached lockdown rules and 15 FPNs [fixed penalty notices] were issued.
"Vast majority of the community are keeping to the rules which will help save lives, so thank you.”
Households mixing indoors in Pershore on Saturday (January 9) were also hit with fines. The Pershore SNT Tweeted on Sunday and said: "Last night Fixed Penalty tickets were given out in Pershore to people blatantly breaching the rules mixing households indoors!
"It's so important everyone sticks to the current restrictions in place due to the Global Pandemic."
Bromsgrove and Redditch police inspector, Lee Page, said: "Most people are doing their bit to prevent unnecessary deaths by following the coronavirus restrictions.
"We will not hesitate to take action against those who put the lives of others at risk by deliberately and recklessly flouting the rules. They are in place to keep us all safe."
While a number of cars quickly left a Worcestershire beauty spot car park when a police car turned up. Around 10 cars were spotted by police officers in the Monument Lane's Beacon Hill car park in Lickey on Saturday (January 9) in the darkness with the majority making a swift exit.
The Bromsgrove SNT tweeted: “It's amazing how the sight of a police car makes cars leave immediately!
“Monument Lane car park 8 out of 10 cars have left. Something tells me they weren't all out just for daily exercise. Keep following the guidelines folks. They're for everyone’s safety. Stay Home Save Lives.”
And on Monday (January 11) West Mercia Police's local policing priority team Tweeted about a car stopped with three on board 'travelling from Walsall to Redditch for a haircut'. The team said: "Is it an essential journey three persons in car travelling from Walsall to Redditch to get a haircut. Car seized no insurance no drivers licence."
The third national lockdown was introduced in England last week with a ‘Stay at Home’ message unless leaving for exceptional reasons.
These include working, if you cannot work from home, shopping for necessities and seeking medical assistance.
People are allowed to leave their home to exercise but this is only allowed with people from the same household or if one person exercises with one other person. No group gatherings are allowed.
Anyone found breaking the rules can be fined £200 for their first offence, doubling for each further offence up to a maximum of £6,400.

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In order to have a good Latin dating matrimony, men need to understand the distinctive goals of Latina women. While a male might want to include a loving wife who is a supportive partner, a Latina might desire to find her partner based on a larger objective. Regardless of ultimate objective, men should certainly approach this woman pleasantly and with an open mind.
A Latino woman is more likely to choose amo latina a man who will be loyal and take care of her. Unfortunately, a large number of Latin girls end up getting married to men who are degrading and disloyal. A loyal girl is somebody who is dedicated to family and her job. A passionate woman would have been a good spouse who will esteem her better half.
When meeting a Latina lover online, make sure you respect her beliefs and character. Avoid producing controversial https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/sconcerns/mar_divorce/ statements and discussing hypersensitive topics. Girls in Latina countries worth family and are very protecting of their children. Men should be well intentioned and not try to sabotage their very own family. In addition, men should be cautious and avoid dating “doubtful” individuals.
Despite the belief that Latina women are hot-tempered and impulsive, they may be more decent and empathetic than the stereotype that is perpetuated in the advertising. Unlike males, Latina females are not prone to constant fights and will avoid putting up with disrespect. Furthermore, Latin girls are educated and are ready to certainly be a housewife.

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Despite a spike in medium- and heavy-duty truck sales last month, the total U.S. truck market continued to slide, reporting a 28.9 percent decrease in sales compared with July 2005. It was the worst showing this year.
Spurred by big gains in large-truck sales at Ford Motor Co., classes 4-8 were up 5.9 percent in July, to 44,260 units. The light trucks in classes 1-3 were the trouble spot last month, plunging 30.2 percent compared with July 2005.
Through July, sales of classes 4-8 trucks rose 14.7 percent over the same period last year, to 331,656 vehicles. Overall, the truck market through July was down 10.5 percent, to 5,295,854 units.
Ford accounted for most of the gain in medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Sales rose 45.2 percent, from 4,980 units in July 2005 to 7,230 units last month. Ford was the No. 3 truckmaker in July.
Freightliner was the top truck seller in July, up 0.9 percent from July 2005, to 10,254 units. International was second, selling 8,487 units, up 1.0 percent from the same month last year.
Through the first seven months of this year, Freightliner remained No. 1 in big trucks, selling 72,885 units, up 3.3 percent.
International was second with 66,354 sales, up 7.8 percent. Ford was third, posting a 55.1 percent increase over the same period of 2005, to 54,073 units.
Sales of Class 8 vehicles, which claim more than half the big-truck market, rose 6.1 percent in July, to 22,336 units.
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Cold beer when the weather is warm is hard to beat. Very nice to enjoy one or two on the back patio after work.
Blue Moon, Becks, Bavaria, Shiner, Fat Tire, Steinlager. (Check out Steinlager's boxing commercial on youtube. I think you'll like! )
Love a good wheat beer.
Also have been known to mix a good martini...gin, never vodka.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs face off in the rubber match of the three-game series Thursday night at history Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates (6-4) evened the series against the Chicago Cubs (3-8) with a 8-3 win Wednesday evening. The Pirates have won five of their last six games, which includes a four-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. On the other hand, the Cubs have stumbled out the gate, having lost eight of their last 10 games, which included a six-game slid.
The Pirates will be sending right-handed pitcher Joe Musgrove to the bump. Musgrove has had a strong start to the season, coming off a win last week against the Cincinnati Reds. Musgrove pitched 7.0 innings, fanning eight hitters while allowing just three hits and walking one batter. More importantly, Musgrove held the Pirates’ division rivals without a run, earning the win in the 2-0 victory. In his other appearance this season, Musgrove pitched 2.0 innings in March against Cincinnati, allowing no hits or walks in that one. To date, Musgrove has recorded a total of nine strikeouts and has still not allowed a run, notching a 0.00 ERA and a 0.44 WHIP.
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The Pirates have seen production from the bats of their first baseman Josh Bell, who leads the team in batting average (.297), home runs (2) and runs batted in (9). Second baseman Adam Frazier has also been hot, hitting .289 at the plate with a home run and three RBIs, while also adding two stolen bases to his stat line. Center fielder Starling Marte has also scored seven runs while driving in five scores, while also proving his value on defense, using his strong arm to hold runners all the way from the outfield.
The Cubs will have Jose Quintana on the mound. Quintana struggled in his first start of the year, which came last week in the Cubs’ 13-10 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers. The lefty lasted only three innings, giving up eight earned runs on eight hits, including three home runs, taking the loss. His first start was a much different story from his first appearance, when in came in for a struggling Yu Darvish against the Texas Rangers, pitching four innings and allowing no earned runs, earning the hold in a 8-6 loss to Texas. On the young season, Quintana has a 10.29 ERA and a 2.71 WHIP.
The Cubs have struggled with their pitching, but as expected, their bats have been providing the offense. Shortstop Javier Baez leads the team with 10 RBIs and is tied for the team-lead with Jason Heyward, each with four home runs. Heyward has had a strong start to the season too, batting .371 while driving in nine runs so far while only striking out four times. Anthony Rizzo has also chipped in eight RBIs and two home runs.
Despite having the worse record, the Chicago Cubs are the favorites in this matchup, as bettors are expecting the Cubs to right the ship sooner rather than later.


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Biology (BIOL) 325
Introductory Microbiology (Revision 6)
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Delivery Mode: Individualized study online. Four days of in-person supervised laboratory work offered four times per year in either Calgary or Athabasca, Alberta.
BIOL 325 lab exemption
Area of Study: Science
Faculty: Faculty of Science & Technology
BIOL 325 has a Challenge for Credit option.
BIOL 325 is a three-credit, university-level course that covers fundamental elements of the study of microorganisms and their environment. This course emphasizes the impact microorganisms have in nature. The course provides an overview of microbial environments, with special emphasis on structural and functional differences among bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, and viruses.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be well-versed in the current classification system of bacteria, in microbiological techniques, and in biochemical function. Clinical and industrial applications in microbiology will be discussed. As there is a laboratory component in this course, students will gain experience in microbiological techniques, and in isolation and identification of bacteria.
BIOL 325 comprises the following 15 units.
Unit 1: Introduction to Microbiology
Unit 2: Microbial Anatomy
Unit 3: Microbial Biochemistry
Unit 4: Microbial Growth
Unit 5: Microbial Genetics
Unit 6: Classification of Microorganisms
Unit 7: The Prokaryotes: Domains Bacteria and Archaea
Unit 8: The Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Arthropods
Unit 9: Viruses, Viroids, and Prions
Unit 10: Diseases and Epidemiology
Unit 11: Pathogenicity
Unit 12: Immunology
Unit 13: Microbial Diseases
Unit 14: Environmental Microbiology
Unit 15: Microbiological Applications
To receive credit for BIOL 325, you must obtain at least 50 per cent on each of the TMEs and examinations and on the laboratory component. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
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To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Tortora, G. J., Funke, B. R., & Case, C. L. (2010). Microbiology: An introduction (10th ed.). San Francisco: Pearson Benjamin Cummings.
Leboffe, M. J., & Pierce, B. E. (2005). A photographic atlas for the microbiology laboratory (3rd ed.). Englewood, CO: Morton.
Most of the course materials for BIOL 325 are available online through the myAU portal. If you require a print copy of these materials, a copy may be acquired by special request.
The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.
Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
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Top 6 UI/UX Design Cases for LegalTech Projects
In the age of the customer, a product is always designed with the user’s goals, problems, and expectations in mind. The look of the product and its functionality never exist on their own. They’re always based on the target audience’s needs.
But what about industry-specific products that handle large volumes of specialized data? Their users are usually advanced professionals whose pain points and requests can be difficult to analyze at the start of the project. In this case, designers must thoroughly study these specialists’ needs and goals.
However, this is not always as difficult as it might seem. Even complicated products have common UX/UI design rules that can be applied in most cases. When checking out the Django Stars case studies, you may trace this in different industries – whether it’s fintech, travel, healthcare, or e-commerce. With experience, you notice more.
When working on a legal-tech solution, I discovered six of them, which I’ll share with you in this article. Let’s begin.
Case 1. Complex heterogeneous tables vs modular tree structure. What’s the best way to represent your data?
When designing for legal tech, we paid attention to the presentation of data and how to do it correctly. The project’s information architecture comprised a list of sections in the form of tables. Each table had its own second- and third-order sub-sections that usually contained information strings. Sometimes, these strings opened in the second-order subsections only or weren’t linked to any subsections at all. In addition, the cell with each query description had a different number of words, from 3 to 30.
Things were similarly complicated in the data cells. The string entities contained numbers in one-third of the cells. Sometimes, these numbers could consist of 80 to 100 symbols. As you can imagine, the project structure was over complicated and not systematized. Except for the UI, the structure confused the users with a complicated flow of data, most of which they didn’t need.
I came up with the solution to create a modular tree structure for each section block. The endpoint of the customer journey was the former table “string”, which is now included in the card. Now, the cards either belong to the second- or third-order sub-sections or can be opened from within the entity with their name. As a result, the user can easily find any information they need by navigating inside the systematized “tree” or via a search query.
This solution also allows more necessary information to be placed on the card. A set of data on the page (that was hidden in the link in the table string) is now easily transmitted to the card, so the user can immediately see it without any extra clicks. I also used additional colors inside the card to draw the user’s eye to the most important elements.
One crucial function of the project to aggregate a large number of diverse documents (laws, acts, international agreements, tax quotas, court decisions, etc.) in one structure. Here’s how you can display such information by data type and section. As you can see, this is very important when you do UI/UX for legal tech.
Case 2. How to display information by type and sections without losing data
Before creating this product, specialists had to collect all the data from different sources, analyze them, and issue the decisions to the clients. The main purpose of the product was to collect in one place all the necessary documents relating to one case and easily track any updates. The main challenge was to create a general interface containing all the required information and would not overload users.
First, I decided to sort all the documents by their types in the navigational menu on the left. This decreased the maximum page width, but this wasn’t critical. The interaction with the side menu was standard: after choosing an item, the user sees all the information about it on the main part of the page.
However, this was only the beginning of the design of legal software. The next task was to group the information by sections inside the document types. I hadn’t found any reliable ready-made solutions for this, so I created several prototypes and passed it to the focus group of specialists who would be using the product. The lawyers had to choose between 3 variants: a tab menu, an accordion menu, and button links. Each of these variants had its pros and cons.
- Tab menu – a user-friendly and common configuration.However, it’s relatively new, so it’s not used in the project elements.
- Accordion menu – this option was perfect for representing data in other sections; however it required the user to scroll.
- Button links, in their turn, would allow us to create the key root page for some general information.
The focus group chose the first variant, so the sections from the left menu contained the upper bars with tabs, which I put under the breadcrumbs. Because it’s the one but very important – section of the service and the general navigation is in the top-step menu, breadcrumbs are a vital part of the structure.
After I created this structure and filled in the section with data tables, I realized that some information had to be displayed beyond all the sections, such as the contact details of the public institutions and the dropdown menu with countries (because the country choice changes the information inside the section).
Here are my main conclusions:
- Don’t be afraid to change the structure of the sections by creating a page grid and leaving space for other data
- Prototype testing by the focus group helps you come up with the right UX solution.
Let’s jump into how I used graphs and diagrams to better represent the data.
Case 3. How to use graphs and diagrams as an alternative to tables
When doing UI/UX for legal software, you will often encounter the need to implement graphs and diagrams. A table is usually the first thing that comes to mind when we think about displaying a data set. However, “Information Architecture” methodologies provide a variety of alternative ways to show this data. In this project, I decided to change the tables into infographics with diagrams, graphs, etc. Here’s why:
- User experience
User experience always comes first. The specialists need to track the chronological history of percentage changes, tax amounts, and other values. It’s much easier and quicker to compare all this data on a graph than on a spreadsheet.
- Better perception of information
The internal interface mostly consists of text or numbers grouped into sections, tables, and paragraphs. The infographics in this case narrow down and highlight the information.
- Responsive design
All users like it when an interface quickly reacts to their actions and displays the information they want in seconds. With the help of graphs, users can interact with data and see detailed information about any item just by hovering over it. Such an approach allows you to display more information than you can in a spreadsheet while keeping the interface clean and beautiful.
Case 4. Libraries and selected lists: What’s common in these sections, and why it’s better to use them separately
The main product value is its display of a variety of laws and legislations. It allows any lawyer to find all the necessary documents for specific cases and client requests and track their amendments in real time.
After discussion with the client and team, we offered two ways to implement this functionality: a library, and selected lists. Both options have one goal in common: to save documents from the cards and quickly access all saved and sorted information. Let’s see how these two features differ from the UX point of view:
Lawyers can easily add any regulatory document from any section. They can group and classify all the saved data in the tree structure of library folders and create and delete it. In this case, the lawyer has all the cards. They can decide what to save and how to group documents by items, clients, or years, or just leave all the documents in the quick access section without linking them to specific cases.
Here, users can add all the documents connected by the packages, either by client or rates. The added record contains the maximum amount of information, including documents of all types that belong to the case, notes, or contact data. In addition, users can import data in the selected lists by CSV importing or QR-code scanning. In such a way, this section already contains ready-made templates that need to be filled in. Why is this convenient? Because it’s easy to track updates in documents or other fields. Also, specialists don’t have to spend time on grouping data by cases.
These two features are similar in their functionality, but different in the details and the opportunities they offer. This gives us a chance to differentiate the subscription packages. For example, the basic package can contain one standard variant, and the premium package the extended one.
Case 5. What if we still need to use the table? The informational architecture of the table
Previously, I described how we can replace monotonous spreadsheets with infographics and tree structures. However, the key point here is not to overdo it.
In many cases, spreadsheets help users quickly interpret complex information. So when you decide to avoid spreadsheets just for the sake of avoiding them, you risk increasing the cognitive load of your users. So how do you know when it’s better to keep the spreadsheets? Here are the main 3 cases:
- If you’re dealing with a large array of single-level data
- If the displayed data is not connected (to create an infographic with charts or pie chart)
- If the user needs to see all the data simultaneously to quickly analyze or compare it.
If you can’t relate to any of the cases above and aren’t sure how to display the data, prototype testing with potential customers is the best way out.
I’d like to also share the tools that helped me interact with the large spreadsheets. In my case, it was the internal table of records of the “selected” section. Of course, there is no one-size-fits-all solution, but I hope you’ll find my tips useful for your project.
- Use filters
It’s likely that if you work with large tables, it may be difficult to find space for filters in the screen width. But this is no reason not to use them. Your users will appreciate that you saved them time.
- Sort the data
It’s important to put the sorting in the usual place for the user (in the spreadsheet title cells) or mark it with commonly used icons.
- Use bulk actions
This feature is useful when the user interacts with spreadsheet queries. It’s better to use a separate menu and functionality for bulk actions instead of action buttons in each query. It allows you to save screen space and avoid using repetitive elements.
Why is it better than endless scrolling? First of all, users focus more on the content. Also, localizing queries simplifies the data search.
- Columns setting
You’ve done everything possible, but the spreadsheet doesn’t fit into the working area of the screen. It’s a common problem, and the best way to fix it is to let the user decide which information is most important. The alternative variant is to use a horizontal scroll inside the table or divide the information into several spreadsheets.
Also, this is just the right time to refer to an important part of UX engineering: user personas.
You can probably divide your users into several categories (even if your users are single-subject specialists). Most likely, each user searches for specific information in the spreadsheets, and this information differs depending on the user category. That is, if the columns display only information necessary for that specific category, users could enjoy simple and clean spreadsheets without extra scrolling or spreadsheet fragmentation.
Try to conduct prototype testing with users from different categories. In such a way, you’ll be able to create sets of columns and include them in the “package” settings. Depending on their category, users will be able to choose the necessary set of displayed columns during the registration or subscription process and customize or change them later.
Case 6. How to organize additional informational sections
Since the “Selected” section includes the maximum data volume the professionals need, the services also created an additional database with addresses, phones, client contacts, contractors and service providers, as people will use this information during their work. We decided to create a separate section for it rather than just add it to the selected cells.
The address book looks like the cards page, with infinite scroll, search, and alphabetic filtering. Most of this data already existed as additional information in the “Selected” section, so it was easier for me to create functionality for adding contacts. In just one click, a user can pull up existing data and doesn’t have to waste time filling in all the fields.
Another project feature is the glossary of UI terms. I decided to create it using the existing structure, which is similar to the address book. As we already have 2 supporting sections with similar logic (address book and alphabetic filtering), the interface should be similar as well. It will definitely save the user’s time on studying the supporting functionality.
Online work process management not only eliminates paperwork and saves time, but is also good for the environment. The UI/UX design and information architecture of a legal tech product is a complicated and multi-level task with a lot of non-obvious aspects.
The key here is to always communicate with future users to understand their needs and expectations for the product. I really hope that my guide and experience will help you create scalable projects for niche specialists and digitize their work processes. If you want to consult on the design of your project or discuss the terms of cooperation, schedule a call with our specialists.
- How important is it to have a good UX/UI for a legal tech product?
- It's extremely important as it can greatly impact the user's experience and adoption of the product. Legal tech products are typically designed for legal professionals who are often working at a fast pace and have specific needs and expectations. A well-designed UX/UI can help simplify complex legal processes, provide clarity in legal documents, and improve the product's overall usability. On the other hand, a poorly designed UX/UI can lead to frustration, confusion, and, ultimately, users abandoning the product.
- Can you give me a UX design checklist for my own legal tech project?
Start by answering the following questions:
- Have you identified your user personas and their needs, goals, and pain points?
- Have you mapped out user journeys and identified potential roadblocks?
- Is the navigation simple and easy to use?
- Are the texts clear and concise, avoiding legal jargon? Are the calls to action clear and concise?
- Have you optimized your product for mobile devices?
- Is your design clean and consistent, with a clear visual hierarchy?
- Have you conducted user testing and iterated on the product's design based on feedback?
In addition, you can read about the best mobile design practices in 2023.
- I have a complex UI design for my legal software. Can you simplify it?
- Sure. To create legal software products that meet high aesthetic and functional standards, Django Stars provide a range of UX/UI design services covering user experience, user interface, visual identity, and motion design. Schedule a call to discuss your project requirements and business goals with our UI/UX experts.
- Are the UI/UX case examples that you talk about in the article taken from real projects?
- Yes. In this article, I share six cases from my practice working on a legal-tech solution for the Django Stars clients. They aim to illustrate how UX/UI design rules can be applied to complicated products to maximize user satisfaction. To learn more, take a look at our case studies.


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the front's got a certain slant according to the profile, but the 3/4 doesn't show the same thing, am I correct? I'd like to know because I keep trying to do stuff like this but I avoid it because I can't tell if perspective is right on certain parts.
Very nice design! Love it!
NICE ID like u to make a tutorial of ur wonderful rendering
Very nice design, I could see this as a bentley in years to come. good work
awsome design and render love it !

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Published at Thursday, March 28th, 2019 - 14:10:15 PM. Vanity bench. By Amabella Couturier.
Whether you need a vanity bench in a rustic style, or contemporary or perhaps simply traditional, there is a vanity bench for you. One of the cutest vanity benches I have seen lately is a padded low back swiveling vanity bench that has a long frilly skirt to it. It just radiated beauty and of course was amazingly stylish and you could even say that it was opulent.
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Chantal actually came up with this one, and it’s based on Dutch TV-chef Rudolph van Veen’s recipe she found on 24Kitchen. Its Dutch title can be loosely translated as ‘Velvety Kecap Chicken with Noodles.’
Three weeks in our food box subscription from Marley Spoon, this was one of the favorites so far: a delightful udon noodle soup.
When we returned from holidays, and we were still battling jetlag, we wanted some simple one-pot meals. This pasta dish recipe from Yasmin Fahr over at seriouseats.com only needed minimal shopping, cooking and washing up. A perfect fit. Continue reading “Fusilli with Pancetta, Shiitake Mushrooms and Wilted Greens”

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The systematization of the Holy Scriptures has been a tremendous blessing to the Church. But some wonder why it was necessary. To this query, Charles Hodge responds:
It may naturally be asked, why not take the truths as God has seen fit to reveal them, and thus save ourselves the trouble of showing their relation and harmony?
The answer to this question is, in the first place, that it cannot be done. Such is the constitution of the human mind that it cannot help endeavoring to systematize and reconcile the facts which it admits to be true. In no department of knowledge have been satisfied with the possession of a mass of undigested facts. And the students of the Bible can as little be expected to thus satisfied. There is a necessity, therefore, for the construction of systems of theology. Of this the history of the Church abundant proof. In all ages and among all denominations, such systems have been produced.
Second, A much higher kind of knowledge is thus obtained, than by the mere accumulation of isolated facts. It is one thing, for example, to know that oceans, continents, islands, mountains, and rivers exist on the face of the earth; and a much higher thing to know the causes which have determined the distribution of land and water on the surface of our globe; the configuration of the earth; the effects of that configuration on climate, on the races of plants and animals, on commerce, civilization, and the destiny of nations. It is by determining these causes that geography has been raised from a collection of facts to a highly important and elevated science. In like manner, without the knowledge of the laws of attraction and and motion, astronomy would be a confused and unintelligible collection of facts. What is true of other sciences is true of theology. We cannot know what God has revealed in his Word unless we understand, at least in some good measure, the relation in which the separate truths therein contained stand to each other. It cost the Church centuries of study and controversy to solve the problem concerning the person of Christ; that is, to adjust and bring into harmonious arrangement all the facts which the Bible teaches on that subject.
Third, We have no choice in this matter. If we would discharge our duty as teachers and defenders of the truth, we must endeavor to bring all the facts of revelation into systematic order and mutual relation. It is only thus that we can satisfactorily exhibit their truth, vindicate them from objections, or bring them to bear in their full force on the minds of men.
Fourth, Such is evidently the will of God. He does not teach men astronomy or chemistry, but He gives them the facts out of which those sciences are constructed. Neither does He teach us systematic theology, but He gives us in the Bible the truths which, properly understood and arranged, constitute the science of theology. As the facts of nature are all related and determined by physical laws, so the facts of the Bible are all related and determined by the nature of God and of his creatures. And as He wills that men should study his works and discover their wonderful organic relation and harmonious combination, so it is his will that we should study his Word, and learn that, like the stars, its truths are not isolated points, but systems, cycles, and epicycles, in unending harmony and grandeur. Besides all this, although the Scriptures do not contain a system of theology as a whole, we have in the Epistles of the New Testament, portions of that system wrought out to our hands. These are our authority and guide.
Thus Hodge accounts for the need to systematize the truths of Scripture. His magnum opus, the Systematic Theology in three volumes, is a gem worthy of thoughtful, prayerful study. Explore it further here.

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The two makers of the world-famous red multifunction Swiss pocketknives (with the iconic Swiss flag) and watches have merged.
Victorinox AG has bought its smaller rival Wenger SA, the two companies announced April 26. Both Wenger and Victorinox produce Swiss-made watches, sold in the United States under the names, respectively, of Wenger and Swiss Army.
The action keeps Wenger from near bankruptcy and ensures that an iconic Swiss product doesn’t fall into foreign hands, according to Swiss press reports. Victorinox spokesman Hans Schorno told Reuters news service it would be “unimaginable” if a foreign company bought Wenger and started making the iconic Swiss pocketknives in China or elsewhere.
The merger enables Victorinox to strengthen its position in the face of foreign competition and provides Wenger SA with the financial backing it needs to continue its activities and restructure its operations, said company officials in a joint statement. Financial details of the deal weren’t released.
According to Victorinox officials, no changes in operations for either are planned in the immediate future.
The merger saves Wenger’s factory in Delémont, in northern Switzerland, which employs 150 people. There will be no job losses, the companies said. (Victorinox, headquartered in Ibach, employs about 10 times that number worldwide.)
Under terms of the pact, Wenger becomes an independent subsidiary of Victorinox with a new board of directors, including Victorinox owner Carl Elsener Jr. Immediate plans call for repositioning Wenger products in the marketplace and “development of products based on the image of the ‘Swiss Army Knife'”; developing “synergies in marketing, information technology, and promotion” for both companies; and a return to profitability for Wenger in 2006.

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Wouldn't it be Great if Someone Made... (A List of Needful Gear)
Monday, Aug 19, 2013
I love dropping hints. Wouldn't it be great if someone made any of the following products? (Some of these might already exist.)
- A set of stencils designed for camouflage spray-painting rifles and other field gear to replicate popular camouflage patterns, such as Woodland pattern.
- Custom checkered wooden grips or molded checkered plastic grips at a comfortable Glock/1911 grip angle, to solve a problem that has existed since 1896.
- A Kydex holster that would fit a HK 26.5mm flare pistol.
- Kydex belt pouches shaped to fit all of the most popular Leatherman tool models.
- Kydex belt pouches for FN FiveSeven pistol magazines.
- Earth tone nylon magazine pouches specifically for those loooong magazines, such as HK93 40 rounders and Galil 50 rounders. (The Vest Guy already makes pouches for Saiga 12 magazines.)
- Earth tone nylon magazine pouches specifically for FN FiveSeven pistol magazines with +10 extensions installed.
- Earth tone nylon magazine pouches specifically for Glock 21 pistol magazines with KRISS magazine extensions installed.
- Earth tone nylon magazine pouches specifically for Glock 33 round pistol magazines.
- Stereo headphones with extra sturdy (larger gauge) cords and stress-relieved mini-plug that would last more than a couple of years.
- Replica olive drab canvas skeeter gloves. (Open palm and no finger tips)
- A soft start power box for radios that use vacuum tubes.
- AAA, / AA/ C / D / 9 Volt and CR-123 smart battery charger trays with Anderson Power Pole connectors
- Dewalt and Makita battery chargers with Anderson Power Pole connectors, to operate from 12 VDC power sources.
- Speedloaders for large frame S&W top-break revolvers.
- Speedloaders for .41 Colt DA revolvers.
- 80% complete receiver modules for SIG P250 pistols
- Waterproof hard shell plastic portage packs in earth tone colors with backpack straps, similar to the discontinued York Packs.
- True expedition quality four season tents in earth tone colors similar to the discontinued Moss brand tents.
- Replacement Valmet .223 and .308 magazines that really work reliably.
- Replacement SIG AMT/SIG-510 .308 magazines that really work reliably.
- Replacement Galil .308 magazines that really work reliably.
- Replacement Yugo .308 magazines that really work reliably.
- Replacement AR-180 magazines (with the thin mag catch slot) that really work reliably.
- 20 Round magazines for Romanian PSL rifles that really work reliably.
- 20 Round magazines for HK 770 / SL-7 rifles that really work reliably.
- 15 and 20 Round magazines for HK USP .45 Compact pistols that really work reliably.
- 10, 15 and 20 Round magazines for Ruger Scout rifles that really work reliably.
The aforementioned magazines should be taken as hints to the management at MagPul and at Uinta Industries.)
Note to America's Entrepreneurs: Take all of the preceding as new business venture suggestions. Some of these might be suitable for home-based businesses. - J.W.R.
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Interactive bed time calculator
Have you ever woken up and felt like you still need a few hours’ sleep? Do you struggle to wake up to your alarm in the morning? If this sounds like you then it might not be the amount of sleep that’s the problem but the quality of the sleep you’re getting. Try our great sleep calculator below to see just what time you should be going to bed – sometimes half an hour less sleep is better!
How does the sleep calculator work?
The sleep calculator works by estimating your sleep cycle duration and aims to wake you up at the optimal time, avoiding the awful feeling of having to drag yourself out of a deep sleep.
What are sleep cycles?
While sleeping you go through various stages that alternate in a continuous cycle typically lasting around 90 minutes. Throughout these cycles you experience various types of sleep, explained below thanks to the experts at Helpguide.org:
Non-REM (NREM) sleep consists of four stages of sleep, each deeper than the last.
- Stage N1 (Transition to sleep) – This stage lasts about five minutes. Your eyes move slowly under the eyelids, muscle activity slows down, and you are easily awakened.
- Stage N2 (Light sleep) – This is the first stage of true sleep, lasting from 10 to 25 minutes. Your eye movement stops, heart rate slows, and body temperature decreases.
- Stage N3 (Deep sleep) – You’re difficult to awaken, and if you are awakened, you do not adjust immediately and often feel groggy and disoriented for several minutes. In this deepest stage of sleep, your brain waves are extremely slow. Blood flow is directed away from your brain and towards your muscles, restoring physical energy.
REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep is when you do the most active dreaming. Your eyes actually move back and forth during this stage, which is why it is called Rapid Eye Movement sleep.
- REM sleep (Dream sleep) – About 70 to 90 minutes after falling asleep, you enter REM sleep, where dreaming occurs. Your eyes move rapidly, your breathing becomes shallow, and your heart rate and blood pressure increase. During this stage your arm and leg muscles are paralyzed to prevent you acting out your dreams.
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Having trouble waking up?
Sometimes even though you have had a decent night’s sleep it can be hard getting up, which often leaves you feeling like you’re dragging yourself out of bed and struggling to wake up to your alarm. If this is the case it’s most likely that you’re trying to wake up in the N3 or N2 stages of sleep. This means that waking up half an hour earlier could have actually been better, giving you an easier morning. As a basic rule you should try to wake up on a multiple of 90 (the length of the average sleep cycle) meaning you wake up while you’re in the N1 or REM stage of sleep.
Common causes of sleep problems
Stress, whether it be from work, financial troubles or other more personal worries, is one of the most common causes of sleep problems. Stress not only stops you getting off to sleep at night but can disturb your normal sleep routines leaving you waking up in the middle of the night and is a common cause of nightmares.
Electrical devices and other stimuli
It is commonly believed that to help you sleep your bedroom should be used solely for sleeping. Electrical devices can hinder sleep in a few different ways:
- Firstly, even small flashing lights can be distracting in the dark and as you are drifting into a light sleep these can often wake you. These types of lights are common with TV & DVD player standby lights, and most of the time you will be unsure why you have awoken.
- Secondly electrical devices on standby can often have low volume static, humming or buzzing sounds. Sometimes you can’t actually hear this clearly yourself but when it’s on the edge of your hearing your brain will naturally try to listen which can affect the natural calm before sleep.
- Finally using electrical devices before bed such as a TV, phone and computer can make your brain ‘wired’ which is counter-productive when you’re wanting to fall asleep. The common glow of many of these devices also doesn’t help as bright light before sleep can fool your brain and interrupt your internal clock.
Caffeine and sugar
This might seem an obvious one but ingesting too much caffeine or sugar in the four hours running up to trying to go to sleep can have a serious negative effect on sleep. Caffeine and other stimulants are designed to give you energy but are not a good substitute for real sleep. Before bed you should try and cut down on your general food intake and avoid anything that’s going to give you lots of energy.
Light pollution occurs mainly in the early spring months and can seriously disturb your natural sleep routine. Earlier sun rises can fool your internal clock into thinking it’s time to wake up as you’re used to waking up in darkness through the winter months. The most common cause of light pollution is by not having sufficient window coverings – it is suggested you have a pair of thick curtains or blackout blinds to keep light out. Light pollution is especially a problem when trying to sleep in rooms with windows that look out east.
To conclude, sleep is a vital part of our everyday physical and mental wellbeing and although there are plenty of temporary solutions to tiredness, none come close to the benefits of a good night’s sleep. You need to try and get into a regular sleep routine of going to bed and waking up at similar times and also try and get at least six and a half hours rest each night. By getting a regular quality night’s sleep you will soon feel the benefits to your health, concentration and overall mental performance.

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Transcriptional Profiling of Human Familial Longevity Indicates a Role for ASF1A and IL7R
Passtoors, W.M., Boer, J.M., Goeman, J.J. et al.
The Leiden Longevity Study consists of families that express extended survival across generations, decreased morbidity in middle-age, and beneficial metabolic profiles. To identify which pathways drive this complex phenotype of familial longevity and healthy aging, we performed a genome-wide gene expression study within this cohort to screen for mRNAs whose expression changes with age and associates with longevity. We first compared gene expression profiles from whole blood samples between 50 nonagenarians and 50 middle-aged controls, resulting in identification of 2,953 probes that associated with age. Next, we determined which of these probes associated with longevity by comparing the offspring of the nonagenarians (50 subjects) and the middle-aged controls. The expression of 360 probes was found to change differentially with age in members of the long-lived families. In a RT-qPCR replication experiment utilizing 312 controls, 332 offspring and 79 nonagenarians, we confirmed a nonagenarian specific expression profile for 21 genes out of 25 tested. Since only some of the offspring will have inherited the beneficial longevity profile from their long-lived parents, the contrast between offspring and controls is expected to be weak. Despite this dilution of the longevity effects, reduced expression levels of two genes, ASF1A and IL7R, involved in maintenance of chromatin structure and the immune system, associated with familial longevity already in middle-age. The size of this association increased when controls were compared to a subfraction of the offspring that had the highest probability to age healthily and become long-lived according to beneficial metabolic parameters. In conclusion, an “aging-signature” formed of 21 genes was identified, of which reduced expression of ASF1A and IL7R marked familial longevity already in middle-age. This indicates that expression changes of genes involved in metabolism, epigenetic control and immune function occur as a function of age, and some of these, like ASF1A and IL7R, represent early features of familial longevity and healthy ageing.
Passtoors, W.M., Boer, J.M., Goeman, J.J. et al. "Transcriptional Profiling of Human Familial Longevity Indicates a Role for ASF1A and IL7R" PLoS One (2012): e27759


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Tehachapi Arts Commission announces Art in the Park
Tehachapi Arts Commission
December 4, 2021
The Tehachapi Arts Commission has announced Art in the Park, a project that will eventually place life-size works of art in each of Tehachapi's parks. In 2022, the Commission plans to begin the project with a donation to the new Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District Skate Park. Local sculptor Dwight Dreyer will be donating his time to design a life-size bronze statue of a young girl on a skateboard. Proceeds from the Art 2022 VIP Reception in July will provide the funding for the creation of the bronze statue that will be made from Dreyer's design and armature.
Dreyer is a classical representational artist whose subjects have varied from western wildlife to fantasy. He is the founder of Dreyer Fine Arts studio, a 5,500 square foot teaching studio located in Keene. His sculptures have been displayed in many juried museum shows including the Pasadena Museum of California Art, Autry National Center, USC Fisher Museum of Art, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Phippen Museum and the Cattleman's Western Show. Dreyer's sculptures are in many private and corporate collections and he is a Sculptor Member of the National Sculpture Society and an Artist Member of the California Art Club.
Art 2021 was the first of what is planned to be an annual art event in Tehachapi. Nearly 40 artists came to Tehachapi in May of 2021 to explore local landscapes and create the works of art that were juried into the free public art show held at the Aspen Builders Community Activity Center in July. Over $100,000 in paintings were sold at that event. The beneficiary of the 2021 VIP Reception was Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Foundation to be used for future artwork purchases for the hospital.
Dreyer said that TAC has already heard from 37 artists who plan to be part of Art 2022. The May paint out will take place from May 13-16, 2022 with the public show on July 22-24. Anyone interested in becoming a sponsor of the VIP Reception should contact Laura at firstname.lastname@example.org.
The Tehachapi Arts Commission is part of the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council with the mission to establish Tehachapi California as a destination for representational fine artists and collectors.


Landau geothermal plant targets updates and 3rd well
Plans have been reported that see an update to Landau geothermal plant and the possibility of the drilling of a third well on site.
Local news from Germany report that the procedure for the possible renewal of the geothermal power plant in Landau in southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany is ongoing. The State Office for Geology and Mining recently announced that no environmental impact assessment (EIA) is required for the drilling of a third well for the plant.
Lord Mayor Thomas Hirsch regrets this decision. However, he also makes it clear that, contrary to press reports to the contrary, the waiver of an EIA should not be equated with a permit for the planned third well or the planned modernization of the above-ground power plant structures.
According to current information from the administration, the responsible state authorities have not yet received any further application documents for a third borehole or for a renewal of the power plant. In the most recent meeting of the city’s main committee, the mayor’s proposal that the city include external expertise for the anticipated approval process was approved. The city will now seek experts that can accompany the likely permitting process.
“As far as we know we as a city are not a licensing authority, we still want to attract experts who will accompany the approval process and explain to us as a city, in particular, technical relationships and point out conceivable alternatives that we can offer in the interests and interests of our citizens can contribute to the coordination processes, ”said Hirsch.
In the end, this expertise should flow into the city’s own legal position – and also into the city’s decision as to whether and to what extent the city’s land or public areas are to be made available for drilling or power plant renewal. The administration will now submit a proposal to the committees for the selection of experts and provide funds for accompanying the process in the budget.
Source: MRN News,


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Exotic Baguettes By Shravani Bhide
This recipe is your go-to dish for trying something new during this lockdown. Its easy, saucy and cheesy. Special thing about this is the different type of bread used here, called as Baguettes . It's a Two in One bread with garlic bread on one side and stuffed veges on other.Read More
- 2 Tomatoes, finely chopped
- 2 Medium Capsicums, finely chopped
- 1 Onion, finely chopped
- 3 to 4 Garlic cloves , chopped
- 3 Tbsp Butter
- 2 Tsp Maida ( refined flour)
- 2-3 Cups Mozzarella Cheese, grated
- 1 Cup Milk
- 2 Tbsp Chipotle sauce
- 1 Tbsp Pizza Pasta sauce
- Chilli flakes
- Mixed herbs
- Salt (as per taste)
- Pepper (as per taste)
- 3 Baguette Breads
- Coriander ( optional)
- In a bowl, take 2 Tbsp of Butter and melt it.
- Add lots of chopped garlic, salt in butter with coriander. Garlic butter is ready.
- In a pan, add tsp butter. Add maida and roast for sometime. Add salt and pepper for taste.
- Add milk after 2 mins and stir it continuously until the sauce thickens.
- Add half a cup of Cheese to the sauce. Stir until cheese is melted. Cheese sauce is ready.
- In a pan, heat oil.
- Add rest of garlic, capsicums, tomatoes, onions.
- Stir fry until properly cooked.
- Add Chipotle sauce, pizza pasta sauce and cheese sauce made.
- Add salt ,chilli flakes, pepper and mixed herbs as per taste. Mix all the ingredients well. Keep the pan aside for cooling.
- Take the baguette breads. Make a small cut on them diagonally . So that the filling can be stuffed.( Do not completely cut the bread into pieces).
- Now on one half of the bread ,use the garlic butter and apply it between the bread pieces. Apply it generously.
- Stuff some cheese in between for pull apart cheesy garlic bread.
- On other half of the bread, stuff the bread with vegetables and cheese.
- After stuffing all the breads, brush some butter on top and some cheese(optional).
- Put the stuffed breads in an oven tray and toast it at 180 deg until the cheese melts. You can also toast in a pan.
- Serve with chilli oil or tomato salsa.
- Exotic baguettes is ready.


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Fleming Lane is founded by Morgan Parlett and her family. As a young wife, and now mother, Morgan searched the internet for home decor, accessories and kitchenware to create her dream home with. Sometimes, feeling discouraged with the lack of availability of tasteful home decor, tableware and furniture in one place, Morgan set out to curate her own collection.
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Nienstedt returns to public ministry
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The leader of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says he'll return to public ministry, after authorities announced they will decline to prosecute him over an allegation of inappropriate touching.
Archbishop John Nienstedt has always denied a claim that he touched a boy on the buttocks during a public photo session in 2009. But he stepped down from public ministry on Dec. 17 while police investigated.
Prosecutors said Tuesday there is insufficient evidence to bring charges.
Nienstedt says in a statement he's thankful for the thorough investigation and looks forward to returning to public ministry as Easter is approaching.
He says he continues to pray for everyone affected by clergy sexual abuse.
ASIAN CARP-UPPER MISSISSIPPI
Asian carp eggs found in upper Mississippi in Wis.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Scientists have found evidence that invasive Asian carp have spawned much farther north in the upper Mississippi River than previously recorded.
The U.S. Geological Survey says Asian carp eggs, including late-stage embryos nearly ready to hatch, were recently identified in samples collected as far north as Lynxville in southwestern Wisconsin. That's 250 miles upstream from previously known reproducing populations. And it says the spawning would have occurred upstream from the site.
The service's Midwest regional director, Leon Carl, says the presence of eggs in the samples shows that spawning occurred, but it's not known if any eggs hatched and survived in that area.
Scientists are still trying to confirm whether the eggs are from bighead or silver carp, though it's possible some of the eggs are from grass carp.
Gov. Dayton says still time for medical pot deal
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says there's still time in the legislative session to negotiate an agreement on medical marijuana.
Dayton's statement comes after Hibbing Democrat Carly Melin postponed a House committee hearing because of what she called an impasse with law enforcement groups that oppose medical marijuana.
Melin said Dayton must become involved.
The governor has said he won't support medical marijuana unless law enforcement does. He didn't change that position in his statement.
Prosecutors decline to charge Minn. archbishop
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities say Archbishop John Nienstedt will not face criminal charges in an incident in which he was accused of inappropriately touching a boy during a public photo shoot.
The Ramsey County Attorney's Office says Tuesday there is insufficient evidence to prosecute Nienstedt.
Nienstedt announced Dec. 17 that he had been accused of touching a boy on the buttocks during a photo following a confirmation ceremony in 2009. He denied the allegation, but stepped down from public ministry while police investigated.
In a statement Tuesday, Nienstedt thanked authorities and said he will now return to public ministry. He says he continues to pray for those harmed by clergy sexual abuse.
A prosecutor's memo provides details on why charges were declined. Among them, no one else present had witnessed any touching.
SECRETARY OF STATE-HOWE
Former Sen. Howe declares for secretary of state
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A former Republican legislator from Red Wing says he'll run secretary of state after the party's lone candidate dropped out.
Former state Sen. John Howe entered the race Tuesday. Other Republicans are still considering running for the office, which incumbent Democrat Mark Ritchie is relinquishing after two terms.
On Monday, Dennis Nguyen left the race abruptly.
Howe, who owns a real estate management company, served one term in the state senate before losing a re-election campaign in 2012.
The secretary of state is the chief elections official in Minnesota but also oversees business registrations.
The Democratic nomination contest is between state Rep. Debra Hilstrom and Steve Simon.
Panel debates privacy bills, such as drone curbs
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota laws related to criminal surveillance could be in for a major updating.
On divided voice votes Tuesday, the House Public Safety Committee advanced a pair of bills that impose a higher standard on law enforcement to collect data from cell phones and other electronic location devices. Later, the panel will consider curbs on aerial devices known as drones.
Those pushing the measures say Minnesota's laws haven't kept up with technology. They argue it is too easy for police to track whereabouts and stricter privacy controls are needed. Police groups warn that going too far could hinder their efforts to combat crime or tip off targets of sensitive investigations.
The privacy issues have cut across party lines and could be among the hotter topics of the short legislative session.
Police: Dispute ends fatally in St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - St. Paul police say a dispute at a party in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood ended with the death of one man and the arrest of another.
Authorities say officers were called to a house about 1 a.m. Tuesday after a fight broke out between two people who are "possibly" known to each other. Police have not said how the man died. They arrested a 50-year-old St. Paul man at the scene.
Coffee shop reopens after norovirus outbreak
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) - A coffee shop in a Twin Cities suburb has been sanitized after at least seven employees apparently passed the norovirus to customers.
Members of the Champlain Park High School cheer squad got sick after visiting Caribou Coffee in Brooklyn Park last week. Allison Fortuna says more than a dozen friends that went to the coffee shop became ill. Fortuna tells KMSP-TV (http://bit.ly/1i39jaY ) that she and other members of the squad were sick with flu-like symptoms for three to four days.
Caribou spokeswoman Brianna Bauer says the store reopened Monday after professional cleaners spent the weekend sanitizing the shop. Brooklyn Park public health spokesman Jason Newby says the store voluntarily closed Friday after it was learned the seven employees were sick.
Information from: KMSP-TV, http://www.myfox9.com
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Just as with the Glyptodor figure
I made a textured 3D model of the Troll figure
out of the file I used for the 3D print. This one is not rigged yet and has no facial expressions yet either. But I hope to make a small 3D animation with the two models at some point.


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publication, illustration, Collaboration
This semi-annual magazine publication is 100% created by students at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. A small team of graphic designers, artists, and writers work together to come up with an encompassing theme each semester. After the theme is selected, each member contributes to their own section. When complete, the print production begins. Using the resources at the Communication Technology building, Pepper Magazine is printed by the Cross-Media Graphics students. Every semester brings new challenges with color, binding, paper stock, poster inserts, etc. My contribution to Pepper magazine has been throughout three magazine editions: EIGHT: "The Mind," TEN: "Issue 10" and ELEVEN: "The Time Before Now."
When Pepper Magazine began, it was a small group of graphic designers starting a large campus-wide publication. Since it's beginning, it has grown into a publication that draws in the entire campus with varying majors and interests. Participating in this passion project helps to grow ideas that would never normally reach an audience
Each of the editions that I have participated in have started from an committee-chosen idea and resulted various interpretations of what the theme really means. It's when you combine the abstract ideas that the magic is made.
The Pepper Organization and the Cross Communication Management students oversee that each piece is completed to a great printed standard with offset printing techniques used for large scale printing. Each edition of Pepper Magazine turns out to be professional quality through design and print.


Disney released four new official images for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Three of the pics are from the new trailer, but there does happen to be a new look at Daisy Ridley's character.
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"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.
Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong'o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer: