Low Voltage Low-Phase-Noise Oscillator
- Voltage-controlled oscillators (VCO) are one of the most essential building blocks in phase-locked loops and frequency synthesizers, which are required in all data communication and telecommunication systems for generating highly accurate timing reference sources. However, existing VCOs need a supply voltage larger than the devices' threshold voltage. Therefore, a new VCO design is needed for achieving high performance in terms of low supply voltage, low phase noise, and low power consumption.
The new VCO employs an on-chip transformer as feedback, where the primary coil is used as the inductive load and the secondary coil as the source degeneration. By magnetic coupling between the two coils, a positive feedback is obtained. The breakthrough of the new design enables the VCO to have more voltage headroom and to operate at a supply voltage much lower than the devices' threshold voltage, which is still not achievable with existing technologies. In addition, with the invention, the VCO can ensure the same phase shift for the voltages at the drain of the source, which in turn results in pulse shaping of the drain current and minimizing the overall phase noise. A prototype VCO using the invention has successfully operated at a supply voltage as low as 0.35V in a standard CMOS process even with the devices' threshold voltage being kept at around 0.65V. Another prototype VCO optimized for low power, low phase noise, and high frequency has also been designed and fabricated. Simulation shows that this VCO achieves a comparable phase noise while consuming only 1 mW, which is much lower than what is achievable with existing design techniques.
- Technology Benefits
- 1. Low voltage
2. Low power
3. Low phase noise
4. High operation frequency
- Technology Application
- - Integrated circuits and systems for data communication
- Telecommunication applications, in particular wireless communication
- Detailed Technology Description
- The research deliverable is now open for licensing. For more details, please contact us.
- Supplementary Information
- Patent Number: US7411468B2
Application Number: US2003650686A
Inventor: Luong, Howard Cam | Kwok, Ka-Chun
Priority Date: 29 Aug 2003
Priority Number: US7411468B2
Application Date: 29 Aug 2003
Publication Date: 12 Aug 2008
IPC Current: H03B000508 | H03B000512
US Class: 331167 | 331117R
Assignee Applicant: The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Title: Low voltage low-phase-noise oscillator
Usefulness: Low voltage low-phase-noise oscillator
Summary: E.g. as a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) in phase-locked loops and frequency synthesizers for generating highly accurate timing reference sources in telecommunication systems.
Novelty: Single-ended oscillator e.g. voltage controlled oscillator for PLL, has transistor in positive feedback configuration, with drain connected to inductor, while source is connected to another inductor
- Sub Category
- Application Date
- 29 Aug 2003
- Application No.
- US 10/650686
- Patent Information
- US 7411468
- ID No.
- Hong Kong
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Last weekend the sixth annual Trophée Andros Electrique electric ice racing series kicked off with back-to-back races dominated by Adrien Tambay, reports Electric Autosport. Though powered by small 67 kw/90 horsepower electric motors, this nimble ice racers can top 100 MPH on the short and slippery tracks.
The races last just 35 minutes each, with the 320-volt batteries providing just enough juice for the flyweight racers to go all-out for the entire race. Electric racing introduces a new twist on pit stops, and each racing series is devising new ways to handle the limitations of battery technology. In Formula E, racers switch cars halfway through, and battery management plays a critical role in determining who crosses the finish line first.
In the Andros Electrique racing series, drivers have to ensure they have enough energy left at the end for a last-lap push, as there’s no chance to swap cars or drivers at any point in the race. That didn’t appear to be an issue with Adrien Tambay, who beat out three-time defending champ Christophe Ferrier to win the first two races.
When it comes to racing, humans will always find a way. Ice racing is a proud tradition in many frozen places, and the French have adopted EV technology in a damn entertaining way. Electric vehicles are taking over all sorts of motorsports, from Formula E to the Dakar Rally and even drag racing. They may not be the dominant choice now, but the more exposure people have to the exciting side of electric cars, the more likely they are to test drive, or even buy one in the future.


Along with the Nokia 603 that was launched today, Nokia announced a brand new wireless Bluetooth headset called the Nokia Luna. And just like its previously launched Play 360 speakers, what sets the Nokia Luna Bluetooth headset from other wireless headsets is the fact that it is NFC-enabled. As part of a two-piece design, all users need to do is remove the top part of the headset from the base and put it into your ears then you’re good to go.
The headset then automatically pairs up with your phone if it’s nearby. If you have an NFC-enabled phone, you can just bump the phone with the Nokia Luna and pairing will be automatically established. Talk about convenient! The headset supports Bluetooth specification 2.1 + EDR, Handsfree profile 1.5 and Headset Profile 1.1 advanced multipoint which means you can attach up to two different phones to the same headset. With eight hours of talktime or sixty days standby time, the Nokia Luna should last long enough for most users.
The Nokia Luna Bluetooth headset will be available in five different colors – black, white, fuchsia, blue and yellow, for €69 ($94) in Q4 2011.


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Does the very idea of flying make your heart thump rapidly? Do you feel agitated, breathless or nauseated when someone asks you to fly? Well, you may be suffering from Aviophobia, which is simply a fear of flying. The symptoms are of purely psychological origin and you may even start expressing them severely when made to actually sit in an airplane or helicopter.
Aviophobia may be caused by anxiety neurosis or a previous traumatic experience. It can be associated with other phobias and it triggers panic attacks that manifest themselves in the form of different symptoms. Aviophobia can be treated by Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Some herbs, such as St. John’s Wort, Chamomile, Valerian Root, Kava and Fennel, are found to be effective in calming the minds of persons suffering from Aviophobia and in reducing their anxiety.
Herbal Remedies For Aviophobia
Skullcap is used for treating anxiety and insomnia, as it contains chemicals that pacify the mind. When administered just before undergoing a flight journey to a person suffering from Aviophobia, it can work as a pacifier and sedative which will not only pacify the phobic’s mind but also enable him/her to take a comfortable nap in the flight journey so that he/she completes his/her flight journey peacefully.
St. John’s Wort
St. Jonh’s Wort is recommended for treating Aviophobia, as it will help in calming the nerves when one is flying. It contains chemical messengers called hypericin and hyperforin that work on the nervous system to pacify the mind at the time of mental tension.
Valerian Root is one of the most effective herbal remedies for Aviophobia. This herb is seen to have the same effect as benzodiazepines (drugs used to treat anxiety, depression etc) on the GABA neurotransmitters. Hence, valerian root works like a sedative on a mind stressed with anxiety and insomnia. Hence, it is a recommended herbal remedy for Aviophobia.
The Purple Passionflower seems to have a calming effect on the mind. Benzoflavone is the active component of the Purple Passionflower which is responsible for calming the mind, inducing sedation and relieving muscle spasms. Its action has been found to be similar to the sedative action of diazepam.
Kava is one of the most effective remedies for Aviophobia. This herb not only treats phobias and anxiety, but also reduces mental stress and insomnia. Kavalactones are the active ingredients of kava. They are psychoactive. They have a sedative and anesthetic action on the brain without disturbing mental clarity.
Chamomile is used to treat mild Aviophobia, as it relieves anxiety. The terpenoids and flavonoids present in Chamomile are responsible for their mind calming effect. This herb is useful in calming the stomach disturbances caused due to Aviophobia.
Fennel is known to elevate the mood and calm the mind. Fennel contains anethole that is responsible for its medicinal properties. It is known to relieve gastrointestinal problems that are associated with anxiety. Hence, symptoms such as Aviophobia-induced nausea or airsickness can be treated effectively with fennel. Fennel is pleasant to taste and can be chewed for a long time for relief from nausea.
Caution: Please use Home Remedies after Proper Research and Guidance. You accept that you are following any advice at your own risk and will properly research or consult healthcare professional.

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D Chris Schmidt (Seattle, 1992-96) signed a one-year contract with the Schwenninger Wild Wings (Germany, 2.Bundesliga). He had one goal and one assist in 33 games this season for Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg (Germany, DEL). . . .
F Nigel Dawes (Kootenay, 2001-05) and F Dustin Boyd (Moose Jaw, 2002-06) signed one-year contracts with Barys Astana (Kazakhstan, KHL). Dawes had one assist in 13 games with the Atlanta Thrashers and Montreal Canadiens and 41 goals and 31 assists in 66 games with Chicago Wolves and Hamilton Bulldogs (both AHL) this season. Boyd had one goal in 10 games with Montreal and 20 goals and nine assists in 47 games with Hamilton this season. . . .
F Frantisek Mrazek (Red Deer, 1997-99) signed a one-year contract extension with the Landshut Cannibals (Germany, 2.Bundesliga). He had 10 goals and eight assists in 29 games for tthe Cannibals this season.
The hockey fans of Winnipeg have gotten back their NHL franchise. Granted, it’s not the same franchise that was taken away from them — that one is in Phoenix now — but the Manitoba capital is back in the club.
Now all that needs be done is for those same fans to cough up for 13,000 season tickets.
That, according to NHL comissioner Gary Bettman, would be a great show of support in advance of the board of governors’ June 21 meeting at which the sale of the franchise is expected to be voted on.
Season tickets are priced from $1,755 to $5,805, and the NHL wants at least a three-year commitment. So, for you and your partner to get in on the cheap, this reignited love affair with the NHL is going to cost you close to $12,000 before you even know the team’s nickname.
As for that nickname, hockey fans everywhere seem to be clamouring for Jets. But if that was going to happen, you would think the announcement would have been made Tuesday. No?
Perhaps the new owners are looking for a commercial tie-in. Does Manitoba Pilseners have a certain ring to it, or what?
Now that the NHL has moved the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg, where does it go next?
The next time an existing NHL franchise is looking for a soft landing place, what city will be used as leverage? In other words, a year from now, when city council in Glendale, Ariz., is under the gun again, what city will be rumoured as the next home of the Coyotes?
Quebec City would love to get back in, but doesn’t have a building.
There is an NHL-calibre building in Portland but only in the last while has there been any sort of movement to attract a franchise. Things are in the preliminary, preliminary stages, though, and there are miles and miles to go. The NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers are owned by Paul Allen, who hasn’t shown any serious interest in the NHL. Bill Gallacher, who owns the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks and a piece of the BCHL’s Nanaimo Clippers, at one point was attempting to purchase the Dallas Stars.
There is an empty arena in Kansas City but, again, there doesn’t seem to have been much interest shown there. Until now, at least.
Bill Daly, the NHL’s second-in-command, admitted last week that there have been preliminary talks with someone in Seattle, but that city doesn’t have a building that meets NHL standards.
Of course, Atlanta is home to a facility that does.
This is what ESPN refers to as a developing situation.
My satellite TV provider gives me five Rogers Sportsnet channels.
On Tuesday afternoon, four of those channels were showing poker. Two of them were carrying Poker After Dark, although it was 1:30 pm., which, I suppose, is after dark. The other two were carrying a program simply referred to on the channel guide as Poker.
No, I didn’t watch. But it has me wondering: Do enough people watch poker on TV that it warrants coverage on four channels at the same time? Or is it such cheap programming that it’s worth it considering the number of viewers of afternoon TV?
The Rexall Spots Corporation has hired Darryl Porter, a former part-owner of the Tri-City Americans and Chilliwack Bruins, as vice-president of family brands.
According to a news release, he will be “responsible for both the Oil Kings in the Western Hockey League and the Edmonton Capitals of the North American Baseball League. Both teams are part of the Rexall Sports Corporation, which also owns and operates the NHL's Edmonton Oilers . . .
“Porter's passion and knowledge in operating minor league teams, including his extensive experience in sponsorship sales, ticket sales and brand building, makes him the ideal leader for the Oil Kings and Capitals.”
Porter is an Edmonton native.
The Moose Jaw Warriors will induct former players Blair Atcheynum and Derek Kletzel, along with ex-radio voice Rob Carnie, into the Warriors and Legends Hall of Fame. The banquet is Aug. 19 with a golf tournament on Aug. 20, all of it presented by Conexus. . . . Atcheynum (1986-89) had 189 points, including 105 goals, in 143 games with the Warriors. He holds the club record for goals (70) in a season (1988-89). Kletzel (1988-92) is a former Warriors captain who played 190 games with Moose Jaw. He finished with 183 points, including 100 assists. Kletzel is part-owner of Julien's Fitness and Rehab in Moose Jaw and is the analyst on Warriors’ radio broadcasts. . . . Carnie spent 15 years as the voice of the Warriors on CHAB.
The case of headshots in the Memorial Cup reached the floor of the Ontario Legislature on Tuesday when Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Murdoch called for the resignation of David Branch, who is the president of the OHL and the commissioner of the CHL.
Bill Walker of the Owen Sound Sun Times had that story right here.
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A. General Tips
D. Project Muse
Critical Race Theory "questions the very foundations of the liberal order, including equality theory, legal reasoning, Enlightenment rationalism, and neutral principles of constitutional law." Richard Delgado & Jean Stefancic, Critical Race Theory: An Introduction (1997). This guide will help you find resources on CRT.
Writing a Scholarly Article - General Tips
The following books and articles can help you figure out just how to write that scholarly article:
Richard Delgado, How to Write a Law Review Article, 20 U.S.F. L. Rev. 445 (1985).
The author wrote this article to explain in simple fashion some rules, conventions, and shortcuts he learned over the years as a legal writer. He explains the various steps one ought to consider in writing a law review article, the types and genres of such articles, and a few tips having to do with submission and marketing of one's work.
Matthew A. Edwards, Teaching Foreign LLM Students About Legal Scholarship, 51 J. LEGAL EDUC. 520 (2001).
Discusses the purpose and form of law review articles.
7 N.Y. CITY L. REV. 195 (2004).
Looks at the Falk and Volokh books.
Eugene Volokh, Writing a Student Article, 48 J. LEGAL EDUC. 247 (1998).
The original piece that his book expands on.
Narratives, Storytelling, and Outsider Scholarship
For some background information on narratives, storytelling, and outsider scholarship try these:

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The Rangers head off to D.C. later today, as they continue their preparation for tomorrow’s Game 1 match-up with the Capitals. All four injured players will make the trip with the team, although none are expected to be in the line-up tomorrow.
Brian Boyle and Ryane Clowe remain off the ice, while Derek Dorsett is still yet to get clearance on his broken clavicle, and remains in the non-contact jersey. Marc Staal told reporters today that he probably won’t play in Game 1, which could be promising in the sense that there was even a possibility he could.
Henrik Lundqvist did return to practice, after taking the day off yesterday. As for whether the Rangers are ready, John Tortorella told Pan Leonard of the NY Daily News “We’re sick of practicing. We’re not used to it. Especially this year, you’re playing every other day … It’s a long time (off).”
Unlike the previous two sessions, the Rangers went with a single session today.


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Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms.
Day 23: What are you afraid of? How is this fear a good thing?
I'm afraid of death the most. However, it makes me realize that we need to do things that are meaningful in our limited time.
I'm afraid of being cheated on, however, instead of fear I might as well nourish the relationship between me and my lover.
I'm afraid of what others think of me, so I always give my best in everything. Most people always think I'm a considerate person.

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(For whatever reason, it’s selling much better than those “Just Turn State’s Evidence, Homie” T-shirts. Pic: DiazBros.com)
One more bullet dodged for the fighter you love to hate: Chael Sonnen will do no time for his role in a money laundering scheme in his home state of Oregon, according to MMAFighting.com. A US District Court judge sentenced Sonnen to two years probation, a $10,000 fine and the loss of his real estate license on Friday after the UFC middleweight pleaded guilty to federal mortgage fraud charges in January.
As part of the plea, Sonnen admitted he was party to “a financial transaction that was conducted or designed to disguise the ownership of funds due to wire fraud,” according to the report. Though he got off a lot easier than two other defendants who have already been sentenced in the case, Sonnen still faces some obstacles to restarting his MMA career, if his recent public spat with Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer is any indication.
The terms of Sonnen’s probation are not yet known. As soon as they are he’s expressed interest in resuming his athletic career, as his suspension for testing positive for elevated levels of testosterone at UFC 117 also recently lapsed.
Mortgage broker Marty Folwick took the brunt of this little run-in with the law, getting 63 months (a little more than five years) in the slam for orchestrating “as many as 70 fraudulent loans and taking nearly $900,000 in kickbacks.” A bank loan officer charged in the case also got two years in the slam. Federal prison too, we assume, which ain’t no joke.
The original charges brought against Sonnen carried a possible sentence of up to 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine, so he probably made the right call here.
Sonnen was sentenced in the case by Judge Michael W. Mosman in Portland.

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Kapi-Mana News : July 23rd 2013
5 KAPI-MANA NEWS, JULY 23, 2013 NEWS PORIRUA YUMMY HAWKEÕS BAY GRANNY SMITH APPLES 70CKG Parumoana Street, Porirua. Phone: 04 238 0601. Open 6am - 11pm, 7 days. Prices and promotion valid 22/07/13 - 28/07/13 or while stocks last. We reserve the right to limit stock. Strictly no trade supplied. LOOSE CHANGE WEEK! WESTIES SINGLE PIES WATTIEÕS FROZEN SNACK MEALS PAMS CHIPS 150G QUALITY FRESH LAMB SHOULDER CHOPS 80CEACH BRING THE KIDS (AND THEIR POCKET MONEY) 80CEACH $2.50 EACH CHEF CAT FOOD RANGE 690 - 700G $1.50 EACH $7.88 KG For 24 hour assistance Telephone 04 298-5168 Graham John Andrew Diane Kapiti Coast Funeral Home 9-11 Hinemoa Street, Paraparaumu 2884679AA Election likely to bring new faces By KRIS DANDO Not standing: Rob Rangi is the only city councillor so far to confirm he won't be standing. There could be as many as four new faces around the Porirua City Council table after the upcoming local body elections. Kapi-Mana News asked the sit- ting councillors whether they would be returning and all except Sue Dow, Wayne Poutoa, deputy mayor Liz Kelly and Rob Rangi confirmed they hoped to. Mr Rangi is now living in Upper Hutt, and said he might stand for the council there. Ms Dow said she was unde- cided. Nominations close on August 16 and she said she would make a decision in the coming weeks. Ms Kelly said she had changed her mind several times about whether to seek re-election and that it was still too early to make a decision. Her clashes with mayor Nick Leggett and other col- leagues this term had led to a ret- hink about whether she wished to be involved in local politics. I'm not ruling anything in or out at the moment,'' she said. I'm concentrating on doing my job as deputy mayor to the best of my ability. When the time is right, I'll make some decisions.'' Ms Kelly would not be drawn on strong rumours that she would be standing in the Eastern ward, rat- her than Western. Mr Poutoa said he needed to weigh up his civic duties with a desire to spend more time with his family. Mayor Nick Leggett made it clear some time ago he would seek another term and faces at least two challengers -- Yvonne Carroll and Brian Collins. Councillor Ken Douglas said he decided only last week to put his name in for a Western ward seat after getting a clean bill of health following back surgery. He and Ana Coffey would be favoured to retain their Western ward seats, but could face strong challenges from former councillor Henry Smith and Ms Kelly. Porirua City Council will be reduced from 13 to 10 councillors this election, with each of the three wards losing one seat. The voting system is single transferable vote, in which voters rank candidates. The election will be carried out by postal vote, with forms sent out in September. The mayor and councillors will be declared by the council's chief executive on October 12. You should have been sent an enrolment pack to ensure you are correctly enrolled. If you have not received one or if you have just turned 18 or recently moved house, go to elections.org.nz for details. Porirua City Council will be hosting an information evening for prospective mayoral and coun- cil candidates in the theatrette at Te Rauparaha Arena on July 28 from 7pm. Kapi-Mana News will be running our regular Councillor Report in next week's edition. A panel of eight people from various sectors of the community will assess the performances of the mayor and councillors over the past three years. Titahi Bay going digital There are only about 10 weeks left until television in Titahi Bay goes digital. Television around New Zealand is going digital in stages, with Hawke's Bay and the West Coast having made the move last Sept- ember and the rest of the South Island in April. When Titahi Bay goes digital, everyone there who wants to watch TV will need to have Freeview, Sky or Igloo. To go digital, most people will need a set-top box or TV with Freeview built-in, plus a UHF aerial or a satellite dish and a sat- ellite set-top box. The equipment you need depends on where you live and the signal available. For information, talk to a Going Digital representative in Titahi Bay on 0800 838 800. Holiday Lego competition Toyworld Porirua in Paru- moana St is planning for a morning of Lego fun on Wednesday, July 24. An in-store Lego-building competition will run from 10am till 12.30pm. There will be spot prizes, girls' and boys' prizes, a master prize and Lego deals.
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Some members of the Holiday Project committee gather around Santa as they take a short break on Thursday, Dec. 6, during the Holiday Project giveaway. Front, from left, Lindsey Parton, Terrie Woodsmall, Cari Pointer, Santa, Mary Ann Piper and Tina Howard. Back, from left, Melissa Pointer, Barb Eilers, Sandy Hisle, David Grossenburg, Rebecca Early and Jacci Grossenburg.(Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News) [Order this photo]
Volunteers were not in short supply for the annual Holiday Project on Thursday, Dec. 6.
"Today, we've probably had 180 today. About that yesterday, too, probably," Lindsey Parton, committee member, said.
"It's a big turnout. I think we'll end up with around 350 to 360 families," Sandy Hisle, chair of the committee, said. "A lot of local schools send (volunteers) and we have a lot of volunteers that have been doing it for years. They just take days off from work to come and help."
Toys were sorted by age group and gender for participants of the 2012 Holiday Project to choose from on Thursday, Dec. 6, at Martin Community Center.
Each family has a volunteer push the cart beside them as they go through rooms at the Martin Community Center to get supplies.
"We try to give them groceries, you know, for a few meals and then each family gets toys for their children. New toys for their children and used toys for the child," Hisle said. "We try to give them paper products. ... And there's stuffed animals and books, and they can take as many of those as they want."
The Holiday Project is run on donations from the community.
Books lined the wall of the waiting room as participants of the 2012 Holiday Project waited for their number to be called on Thursday, Dec. 6. There was no limit to the amount of books a participant could take.
"Basically that's what we survive on," Hisle said. "Everything (that is donated to the project) is given away and anything we don't use we give to the food pantry."
The project wouldn't be possible without all the donated goods and volunteered time.
"It really has pretty much been the same crew, and they all have their jobs," Mary Ann Piper, committee member, said. "Everybody works as such a good team. That's what makes the whole project work. I just can't say enough about the volunteers and, really, the Holiday Project committee."
Stuffed animals were stacked on the makeshift box shelves in the waiting room at the 2012 Holiday Project on Thursday, Dec. 6. Participants could take as many stuffed animals as they pleased.
The set up for the Holiday Project was Wednesday, Dec. 5, and the actually giveaway was Thursday, Dec. 6.
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After their number was called, participants were escorted by a volunteer who pushed their cart through a room full of groceries and a room full of toys at the Martin Community Center on Thursday, Dec. 6. The amount any given participant received was based on the size of the family.

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After reading the news about a lorry driver found guilty of causing another motorist’s death by dangerous driving after he sneezed, we started looking to find out how dangerous it could be if you sneezed while driving.
Some interesting facts about sneezing:
- Sneezing can be triggered through sudden exposure to bright light, a particularly full stomach, or viral infection.
- People sneeze on average 3 times a day.
- People sneeze at a stratospheric speed of 650 mph – roughly 85% the speed of sound!
- In some Eastern Asia countries such as Japan and Vietnam, it is a cultural belief that if you sneeze, it means somebody is talking behind your back.
Coming back our main discussion, while sneezing in general is not a dangerous activity (well it can be a fiasco in some rare cases like sneezing on a wedding altar), sneezing while driving can be fatal. According to a research commissioned by a car insurance company, sneezing fits cause about 2 million incidents of dangerous driving on UK roads.
And it’s not just the drivers who need to worry about sneezing, in-car passengers were found to contribute to an estimated 670,000 incidents, with sudden sneezing distracting those behind the wheel.
Imagine how a person sneezes and you will sure understand why it is so dangerous when drivers sneeze while on the road. Let’s say if you sneeze while driving at 70mph (a normal speed on UK motorways), it means travelling almost 300ft with your eyes closed, which can potentially lead to a fatal accident.
To reduce the chance of sneezing while driving, these are the top tips you can use:
- Wear wrap-around sunglasses or glasses when driving.
- If possible, avoid going out in the early evening when the pollen count is usually at its highest.
- Regularly check your vehicle’s ventilation system to ensure a clean air flow.
- Vacuum your car frequently, especially in summer months and clean all surfaces with a damp cloth to reduce the amount of dust.
- Don’t travel pets in the car as exposure to allergens such as animal hairs can exacerbate sneezing.
Have you ever sneezed while driving? Do you have any tips to share with others? We are sure everybody will be very interested to know.


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This morning, during the Bird Count, a Cuckoo was calling for at least an hour. By the railway bridge a Hobby was seen trying very hard to flush out a Swallow over about ten minutes. A Painted Lady and a Ringlet were seen amongst other butterflies. PS.
The hot weather has encouraged the butterflies and a count of 75 Ringlet was had on the Butterfly Walk on Sunday. Today a Gatekeeper was seen and hundreds of Common Blue Damselflies were egg laying over the Large Gravel Pit. There were 23 Black-tailed Godwits on the Slurry Lagoon, but they flew off in the direction of Holme Pierrepont. PS.
A female Pochard was seen on the Slurry Lagoon with a new brood of three ducklings today. There was also a Green Sandpiper close to the reeds. Several Brown Hawkers were seen as well as good numbers of Ringlets and Small Skippers. PS.
Two Ringlets, two Meadow Browns, two Small Tortoiseshells, a Large Skipper and several Latticed Heaths were flying early on this morning. On the Slurry Lagoon a second brood of three Pochard ducklings had taken to the water. Two Grasshopper Warblers were singing by the Gravel Pits. PS.

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A new trailer was shown at Microsoft’s E3 press conference confirming the upcoming release of the Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, a new game in the Life is Strange universe. The trailer shows a young boy who imagines himself to be a superhero and is apparently developing actual superpowers! It’s available on June 26th on Xbox One and is downloadable for free. It has been announced as Xbox One Exclusive. Watch the trailer below!

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ASUS has released details on the technology behind its custom graphics card offerings, providing insight on the design decisions and practical benefits behind its cards.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a powerful card that dishes out near-Titan X levels of performance. How much of a difference is there among custom cards in the highest tier of the GPU market? We round up cards from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI and Palit to find out.
With smartphone resolutions getting higher and higher, battery life has struggled to keep up. As a result, reducing re-charge times has become the next best thing. But which fast charging technology is the best? And what phone can you find it on? We find out.
If you don’t feel like paying close to S$1,000 just to have the latest and greatest flagship smartphone, there's excellent value to be found in mid-range mainstream smartphones, many of which now boast flagship features like Full HD displays and 64-bit octa-core processors. We take a look at six devices under S$350 to find out which offers the most bang for your buck.
With NVIDIA's recent launch of their GeForce GTX 980 Ti and new developments in the gaming and VR scene, they decided it's time to meet our local hardware enthusiasts and share the good work they've been putting out as of late. Yesterday, NVIDIA execs from Taiwan flew down for a special invite-only event to do just that, so here's what went down.
The new Transformer Book Flip and Transformer Book T100HA from ASUS will come preloaded with Windows 10 and will be amongst the first devices in the market to come with USB Type-C ports.
At Computex 2015, ASUS announced a wide range of various "Zen" devices including a new All-in-One desktop system, tablets and a smartphone designed specially for taking selfies.
Move over USB 3.0! We bring you a performance preview of what to expect with the latest USB 3.1 standard by way of the ASUS Z97-A/USB 3.1 motherboard. While mainstream adoption is likely still some way off, it's good to see USB 3.1 ports and add-on cards making their way onto motherboards now.
HWZ members were recently given the exclusive chance to get up-close and personal with ASUS' latest Transformer Book T300 Chi 2-in-1 hybrid notebook and at the same time learn more about Intel's new Core M processors.
Three popular brands of custom GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards were rounded up for a mini shootout. Find out which of these cards from ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI, will appeal to you with their customized cooling solutions and GPU tweaking software.
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Granstra's 18 points leads SSC past H-LP
OKABENA -- Katey Granstra scored 11 of her game-high 18 points in the first half and Betsy Voehl netted all 13 of hers in the second half Saturday afternoon, as Southwest Star Concept posted a 56-45 non-conference girls' basketball victory over Harris-Lake Park.
Granstra also pulled down 13 rebounds and blocked five shots to help the Quasars (3-1) win their third straight game. Erika Post and Kelsey Beyer added 12 and eight points, respectively, for SSC, which hit five 3-pointers in the game.
Deni Peters (10 rebounds, two assists) and Christine Larson (10 rebounds, three steals) each scored 14 points for H-LP, while Jena Peters contributed eight rebounds and a pair of assists for the Wolves (1-4), who tied the game at 18-18 on a basket by Larson with 3:49 to play in the first half.
The Quasars had earned an early 14-5 lead, and after H-LP's 13-4 run to tie the score, SSC finished the half with a 9-3 burst.
Voehl scored SSC's first 12 points of the second half, including a pair of 3-pointers, lifting the Quasars to a 39-28 advantage with 12:31 to play. SSC later opened up a 49-33 lead with 5:10 to go.
SSC will host Blue Earth Area today.
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TYLER -- Shooting 19 percent in the second half, the Southwest Christian Eagles were outscored 26-15 in an 11-point non-conference loss Saturday.
Kara Van Dyke scored 13 points to lead the Eagles (3-2), while Vayla Van Dyke added seven points.
Abbie Hanenburg scored seven points and had four rebounds, five assists, four steals and blocked three shots.
Jada Vander Veen had a team-high 11 rebounds to go along with three assists and three blocks, while Brianna Spronk had three assists for SWC, which will host Ellsworth Tuesday before traveling to Fulda Friday.
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MINNEOTA -- Despite Dillon Hanson's double-double, Round Lake-Brewster was defeated in a non-conference basketball game Saturday.
Hanson scored 10 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for the Raiders (0-3), while Tyler Oolbekkink and Tim Kennedy each scored eight points.
Minneota's Shane Hennen scored a game-high 21 points, while Jacob Cheadle (16) and Zac Corbin (10) each scored in double figures for the Vikings (3-1).
RL-B will travel to Southwest Star Concept Thursday.
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From left: Col. Tom Anderson, former 188th Fighter Wing commander; Lt. Gen. (ret.) Glenn F. Spears, then-12th Air Force commander; and Maj. Joe Harrison, 188th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) commander. Harrison gave Spears a tour of the newly built 188th CES facility May 25, 2010, while the building was still under construction. The facility became the Air National Guard’s first U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold facility.
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The United Way has reached the 47.5% level of the campaign today and is just $50,000 shy of the first million dollars raised.
Winners of last Friday’s 29th annual Outstanding Business Achievement Awards have been announced by the Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce.
Lambton Shield, first published between 1852 and 1854 by Alexander Mackenzie, and online since 2010, is now in print.
With four complete weeks, the United Way of Sarnia-Lambton fundraising has reached the $800,000 plateau and now sits at 41% of the $2,000,000 goal.
As the Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce continues to monitor various pieces of legislation as part of its advocacy mandate, there are several items for which members should be aware.
The Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce has reached out to the Federal Government asking for continued leadership in creating a national strategy to support the development of bioindustry, a sector that is particularly important to our area.
Let’s face it: most of us have a tendency, at least part of the time, to “put off” what we know we need to get done.
Since July, Afton Park Place’s resident-run Community Projects Club has been selling some “cool treats” during “pop-up sales” to raise money in support of the Sarnia-Lambton branch of the MS Society of Canada.
Your future is waiting at Lambton College – and you might be able to enroll as early as January 2019.
The Sarnia Community Foundation announced the delivery of its 2018 Community Impact Grants during its annual Day of Celebration on September 26, with a list that includes theatre renovations, recreation subsidies, support for those working to get out of poverty, the reprinting of a handbook for women in crisis and a chance to understand the nature of bees.

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The Nakawa Grade One Magistrate, Noah Sajjabi has released on bail four more suspects accused of having masterminded the murder of AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi in March.
Through their lawyers led by Anthony Wameli and Godfrey Turyamusiima, the accused told court that it was their right to get a mandatory bail having spent more than six months on remand.
There was no state prosecutor to object to the bail.
Those released on bail are: Sauda Ayub, Swaleh Damulira, Fiswali Hibwenge and Asuman Mugoya.
In his ruling Nakawa grade one magistrate, Sajjabi said that the bail application had merit and thus released them temporarily.
"They have spent more than six months on remand yet they have never been committed to High Court for trial," Sajjabi said in his ruling.
He asked each of the accused to pay Shs 50 million non-cash bond whereas their two sureties were asked to pay the same amount, non cash.
Their release comes two weeks after the release of seven other suspects in the same case, four of whom were re-arrested minutes later by secuirty operatives in plain clothes.
However during today's court session, two of the re-arrested suspects who their lawyers had earlier said could not be traced, showed up.
They are: Ali Khisa and Abdul Majid Ojegere.
AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi who was the then police spokesperson was shot dead by unknown assailants in March as he left his home.


Cyprus health authorities announced 107 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Monday, the third day with a steady drop in new infections following the 207 on Friday.
However, this number is expected to rise again after the government embarked on an antigen-based rapid testing programme, focusing on the districts of Limassol and Paphos that have seen the biggest coronavirus clusters in recent weeks and were subjected to a partial lockdown as of last Friday.
The Health Ministry said it conducted 3,679 PCR tests to track COVID-19, and that 73 of the 107 new cases were discovered through contact tracing.
Eight new coronavirus cases were discovered among passengers arriving at Larnaca and Paphos airports while a further six positive cases were identified from targeted testing of people working in Limassol or Paphos who sought exemption from the lockdown restrictions.
This raised the total of all COBVID-19 cases since the pandemic started to 7,285. The health ministry added that the number of patients being treated at the Covid-referral hospital at Famagusta General rose to 55, with 75 in care in all state hospitals.
A free rapid testing programme, focusing on COVID hotspots Paphos and Limassol was launched on Monday to help health authorities identify the extent to which the virus has spread in the community.
Paphos along with Limassol have been declared as centres of COVID-19 as according to the latest epidemiological data, Limassol’s 14-day cumulative notification rate on 8 November had risen to 516.9 per 100,000, as did Paphos at 226.4.
The 14-day cumulative notification rate for Famagusta is also dangerously rising at 178.4. Nicosia’s rate stands at 102.7 and Larnaca’s at 117.7.
The ‘safe’ benchmark according to the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) is 150 per 100,000.
According to health officials, rapid antigen tests are highly reliable with an efficiency rate of 92% to 98% and the results are ready within 15 minutes.
Of the 4,151 rapid tests on the first day of the programme, 50 returned positive and affected persons were told to self-isolate, to be followed by a PCR test to confirm the result.
More than half, or 27 cases were identified in Limassol, 14 in Larnaca, 5 in Famagusta district, 3 in Paphos and one in Polis Chrysochous.
The health ministry has deployed 11 mobile testing units and said that the programme will continue for ten days.
It added that two more mobile testing centres will be set up in Limassol on Tuesday, at the former Pissarides centre near the Ayia Fyla roundabout, and in the Yermasoyia public parking area.
Following a public outcry over the way police handled roadblocks on highways into Limassol and Paphos, causing long queues, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Monday ordered police to only conduct random checks.
Since last Friday’s lockdown on the Paphos and Limassol districts, people wanting to travel have had to sit in kilometres-long traffic while police check every vehicle’s paperwork.


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Every summer camping season, outdoor enthusiasts from within the country and around the world plan to spend quality time discovering the lakes, forests, mountains and coastlines of Canada. There’s no better way to discover Canada than by visiting and staying in its magnificent National Parks. From coast to coast, we’re highlighting tips on how and where to enjoy camping in National Parks in Canada.
Tips for camping in National Parks in Canada
Get a Discovery Pass for Canadian National Parks
Canada’s National Parks are very popular, as you might imagine. Reservations are required for most of them as they tend to book up quickly. In order to set up your wild camping tent or RV in a Canadian National Park, you’ll need to get a Parks Canada Discovery Pass. The pass can be shipped to your address for free, or you can pick one up at a park entrance.
The Discovery Pass covers unlimited entry to National Parks, Historic Sites and Marine Conservation areas operated by Parks Canada. The Discovery Pass is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. Extras that may carry a separate fee, such as camping, tours or parking, are not included in the Pass.
How to make reservations at Canada’s National Parks
Parks Canada’s reservation service uses a staggered reservation dates for campgrounds. This means you may need to try for the front of the queue on more than one day if you’re hoping to snag sites at more than one National Park campground this summer. You can only have up to five campsites at a time in your shopping cart before being forced to check out.
Parks Canada has created a step-by-step guide to help you make a new account (it even includes screenshots). Reservations open mid-January 2024.
Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
This incredible UNESCO World Heritage Site is a geological wonderland of ancient, uninhabited mountains and fjords. Gros Morne National Park protects thousands of kilometers of unique landscape on Newfoundland’s west coast. The Park has more than 225 drive-in and 8 walk-in campsites in five campgrounds. If you’re into backcountry camping, you’ll just need a Parks Canada permit before setting up camp.
You can choose from dozens of hikes along wild trails and camp by the sea along sandy beaches at the end of the day. If your kids are older and adventurous types, climb Gros Morne. It’s an intense hike that will take you a full day, just make sure you have proper footwar and water for the journey. Create vacation memories and treat your family to a boat tour of the glacially-carved Western Brook Pond Fjord, with views of waterfalls, wildlife and the steep-sided, billion year-old fjord cliffs.
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Wapizagonke Lake, La Mauricie National Park, Quebec
If your family is more seasoned, the canoe-camping options at La Mauricie National Park in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec may appeal. This park and its campgrounds showcase the rolling hills, lakes, and unique topography of the Canadian Shield and Great Lakes region.
In addition to drive-in campsites, La Mauricie offers reservable canoe-camping for 150 canoe campsites scattered among a dozen lakes in the park. You can bring your own canoe or rent one from Parks Canada. Remember, you will have to pack all of your supplies, gear and food into the canoe and out again. There may be a portage or two as well, but it’s the ultimate camping challenge for adventure-seeking families.
Thousand Islands National Park, Ontario
Looking to really get away from it all? Chart your course to the campgrounds at Thousand Islands National Park. These campsites are only accessible by boat. These scenic islands in the St. Lawrence are carved out of rugged granite and decorated with twisty pines. They make up the iconic, beautiful landscape of eastern Ontario.
If you don’t have your own boat, no problem. Rent a kayak or canoe from a local outfitter and paddle your way to your waterfront campsite. You can also arrange for a boat shuttle/water taxi to get you there in less than ten minutes. The unique ecosystem of this park is a protected part of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve. Please enjoy your recreation in a sustainable manner that is sensitive to the rich, biodiverse environment.
Banff National Park, Alberta
Getting up close to nature and wildlife will be easy at one of the 13 campgrounds in Banff National Park. You may observe elk walking past your tent as you sip early-morning coffee. Or a black bear may cross your path during a day hike in Canada’s first national park.
As far as camping in National Parks in Canada is concerned, Banff is at the top. How you choose a campsite is up to you, whether you wish to be near hundreds of other campers at Tunnel Mountain Village I, up Icefields Parkway at Mosquito Creek, or testing out one of the 10 oTENTik ‘tent cabins’ at Two Jack Lakeside.
The oTENTik is exclusive to quite a few Parks Canada campgrounds, and they’re all about helping you feel comfortable in the great outdoors.
The oTENTik features an A-frame cabin/tent hybrid, mounted on a raised wooden floor. There are beds for up to 6 people, lighting, electricity, hot showers, indoor heat, an outdoor firepit and BBQ. Camping in Banff opens up unparalleled outdoor recreation opportunities. in the 6,640 km2 of valleys, mountains, glaciers, forests, meadows and rivers. Don’t forget to enjoy a dip in the hot springs as a special, unforgettable treat. Tip: Go at dinner time to avoid congestion and long lines.
Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia
Looking to camp in British Columbia? Perched on the edge of the Pacific in Tofino, camping at Green Point in Pacific Rim National Park will give you a new understanding of the wild, west coast. The campground has been upgraded, and the wait has been worth it in order to access the beauty and amazing Tofino hiking trails in this rainforested park on the edge of the Pacific.
The campground fronts onto the wide expanse of spectacular Long Beach, and is close to many beautiful Tofino hikes. There’s nothing between you and Japan except for the wild pounding surf of the Pacific Ocean. Click here if you’re looking for more British Columbia camping tips.
Camping tips for new campers
If you’re new to camping and the camping experience, great news! Parks Canada and Mountain Equipment Co-op have partnered to offer Equipped Camping at Green Point campground at Long Beach.
There are five of these reservable, equipped camping walk-in sites. They are fully kitted out and set up with tents, sleeping bags and pads, cooking equipment and a fire pit. This is the perfect way to ease into camping for new campers. This is especially true if you’re not sure whether your family will love it. It also saves you the trouble of buying (and hauling) all of the necessary equipment yourself.
However you choose to explore the outdoors, have fun, be respectful to nature, and be sure to pack out what you pack in.
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Canucks Free Agency Thrills, in summary—
- The Canucks lay their bets on Backes. That didn’t work out so well.
- Canucks throw $20,000,000 at Mats Sundin. But even that isn’t enough money to play for Vancouver these days
A $7.5 million deal. From TSN:
The Vancouver Canucks have signed RFA David Backes to an offer sheet for three years at $2.5 million per year. Compensation is a second round pick. St. Louis must match within seven days or he goes to Vancouver.
Update 1:15pm PT: A press release from the St. Louis Blues provides more details.
“We will review the offer and base our decision on what is best for our organization,” said Davidson.
Backes’ offer includes a $1 million signing bonus along with $1.5 million in 2008-09, $2.5 million in 2009-10 and $2.5 million 2010-11.
Update 3:00pm PT: A new press release from the Blues states that the Blues are matching the Canucks’ offer and keeping Backes.


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Snooki has admitted she takes her bridezilla moments out on her 15 bridesmaids.
Snooki thinks she’s been an “a**hole” to her best friends.
The 26-year-old Jersey Shore star is in the midst of planning her wedding to fiancé Jionni LaValle, with whom she has two children. And she’s admitted she’s not immune to bridezilla syndrome, taking out these moments on her 15 bridesmaids.
“I do it to my girls, just like being an a**hole,” she told E! News. “I am more just having fun with it and trying not to be stressed out.”
Whilst Snooki is trying to keep her nerves together in the lead up to her big day, she’s lucky her bridesmaids know her very well. She’s known some of them since she was a toddler, so hopefully they’re accustomed to her antics.
“All my bridesmaids are my best friends that I grew up with since preschool, so everybody definitely gets along,” the brunette beauty continued. “We are all best friends and would die for each other so having 15 girls as your bridesmaids is a lot, but I mean, we all get along which is good.”
The wedding plans are taking place as Snooki also takes care of her brand new baby girl. She and Jionni welcomed their second child on September 26 – a daughter named Giovanna Marie. And apparently their new arrival is getting along famously with their son, two-year-old Lorenzo.
“He is in love with her and he definitely is not jealous yet,” she said of her firstborn. “He’s more just very protective of her and always making sure she is OK. In the morning, he always comes in my bed and says ‘good morning sissy’ and kisses her, so he is more in love with her right now.”
Giovanna is still only a month and a half old, and Snooki is enjoying watching her grow up. She revealed it’s not taking he daughter long to develop a mind of her own.
“She is starting to have a personality where she is a little flirt and flirting with her daddy, so that’s really cute,” Snooki told the publication.
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The Road Less Taken: New year resolutions and the courage to fail
As we head into 2018, it is the time of New Year resolutions being put to the test. Many, if not most of us, will fail. According to Forbes, only 8 percent of us will achieve our New Year resolutions, and this is mainly because people give up when they have a few setbacks and lose their willpower. But what if failures and setbacks were part of the plan?
Breaking down bad
While writing my next book, ‘The Danish Way of Education; Life Lessons from the Happiest People in the World’, I explore among other things how the courage to fail is woven into the schooling curriculum in Denmark. Some schools actually have ‘try and fail’ as part of their mission statement.
Speaking to Linea Thorsen, a high school student from Jutland, I learned that her teacher highly encouraged mistakes. He used bad papers as examples for the class to focus on together, rather than the perfect papers.
The basis is that we can learn much more from what we do wrong than what we do right. According to Linea, the kids didn’t feel bad or embarrassed because it was just seen as normal practice. This inadvertently encourages vulnerability and empathy, which creates more connection rather than disconnection in competition.
A little less perfect
Camilla Semlov, a Danish social worker and family counsellor, told me about her daughter who was extremely academic and worked hard not to make errors at school. Her teacher said she shouldn’t try so hard not to make mistakes. It became part of her goal plan.
“The teacher said she needed to be a little less perfect,” Camilla recounted. “She believed she would be happier if she didn’t try to be perfect – and she was.”
The drive for perfection, after all, can be the basis for anxiety and a host of other problems. According to a recent article in the New York Times, the rising anxiety epidemic among teens in America is, in fact, tied to a fear of failure and lack of resilience.
Happy in failure
What if we expected failure, rather than rejected it, so that when we fall down we get back up and keep going? This is the crux of resilience, which has been proven to be a cornerstone of happiness. Could this be one of the reasons Denmark consistently scores so high in the World Happiness Report – that they have more reasonable expectations that don’t include perfection?
So, this year I am adding one caveat to my typical list of resolutions, and that is the courage to fail. That means that on the days I don’t manage to fulfil my goals and find myself falling into the trap of ‘I can’t’ or using negative labels, I will see those setbacks as opportunities.
I will reframe those obstacles into important learning blocks to climb over and jump off from. As long as our compass stays calibrated with the end goal and our true selves, no storm or rough patch can stop us from getting to where we want to be eventually.
As Thomas Edison famously said about discovering the light bulb: “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Failing can be an illumination if we choose to see it that way.
Jessica is a bestselling US author, Danish parenting expert, columnist, speaker, and cultural researcher. Her work has been featured in TIME, Huffington Post, The Atlantic and The NY Times, among others. She graduated with a BS in psychology and speaks four languages. She currently lives in Italy with her Danish husband and two children.

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We also observed enhanced osteoblast differentiation of C3H10T1/2 cells when FGF2 was co-treated with osteogenic differentiation media (S2 Fig). On the other hand, FGF2 pretreatment before the onset of differentiation inhibited Rabbit polyclonal to BCL2L2 osteogenic differentiation (Fig 4CC4F). These observations support our assumption that the timing of FGF2 exposure is an important parameter in mesenchymal cell fate determination. Relatedly, a recent study showed that FGF2 has biphasic effects on adipogenesis depending on its concentration (as a negative factor at high concentrations and as a positive factor at low concentrations) in human adipose-derived stem cells , which points to the importance of applying the proper concentration of FGF2. Considering these findings and the fact that FGF2 exhibits differentiation stageCspecific effects on cellular differentiation , the role of FGF2 as an osteogenic regulator should be re-evaluated carefully further. When precursor cells are pre-exposed to FGF2 and it is removed before the onset of differentiation, the osteogenic differentiation process is delayed owing to the presence of high levels of COUP-TFII at the initiation stage. Nevertheless, we could not fully understand why Rimonabant (SR141716) pre-exposure to FGF2 has an anti-osteogenic effect on precursor cells. A recent study found that pre-exposure to FGF2 plays a role in preventing the loss of precursor cell characteristics and differentiation potential by inducing the expression of self-renewal regulators . COUP-TFII is also implicated in embryonic stem cell pluripotency and reprogramming [15, 16]. Based on these reports, we postulate a scenario in which COUP-TFII induction by FGF2 plays a role in maintaining the potency of precursor cells through delaying the initiation of osteoblast differentiation. Given the fact that COUP-TFIIs are predominantly expressed in uncommitted precursor cells, it will be important to examine whether FGF2-induced COUP-TFII is involved in maintaining the stemness of precursor cells via transcriptional regulation of these self-renewal factors. Our ongoing study related to this issue will soon provide insights into how it is possible to prevent the loss of progenitor cell properties and why COUP-TFII expression is high in Rimonabant (SR141716) uncommitted precursor cells. Collectively, we hypothesize that FGF2 may be a strong extracellular inducer of COUP-TFII expression, and that FGF2 determination of mesenchymal cells fates and pluripotency may mediate the nuclear receptor COUP-TFII (Fig 4G). These findings could be applied to develop a new strategy for tissue regeneration using mesenchymal stem cells. Supporting Information S1 FigFGF2 induces COUP-TFII expression in C3H10T1/2 and MC3T3-E1 cells, but not in 3T3-L1 cells. (A) C3H10T1/2, MC3T3-E1, and 3T3-L1 cells were serum-deprived with 0.1% FBS-containing DMEM for 24 h and were then incubated with 10 ng/mL of FGF2 in 2% FBS-containing media for the time period indicated. Cells were prepared, and the COUP-TFII mRNA level was determined by conventional RT-PCR analysis. (B) Cells were treated with FGF2 as in panel A. After a 24 h treatment, COUP-TFII expression was analyzed by means of real-time RT-PCR. Relative COUP-TFII expression was calculated after normalization to -actin. Values for the Rimonabant (SR141716) relative expression of COUP-TFII gene were expressed as the mean SEM of triplicate reaction of one representative experiment. All experiments were repeated three times. Statistical analysis was performed by ANOVA followed by the Tukey post hoc test. *** p<0.001. (TIF) Click here for additional data file.(483K, tif) S2 FigCo-treatment with FGF2 and osteogenic media enhances osteogenic differentiation of C3H10T1/2 cells. Cells were differentiated into osteoblasts in the absence (OM) or presence of 10 ng/mL of FGF2 (OM + FGF2). Total RNA was isolated and subjected to real-time RT-PCR. Relative expression levels of Osterix, BSP, and osteocalcin (Oc) were determined after normalization to -actin. Values for the relative expression of COUP-TFII gene were expressed as the mean.


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PENINSULA DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1
Peninsula Drainage District No. 1 is located in Multnomah County, along the south bank of the Columbia River between river miles 105.6 and 106.5. The district is bounded by Lower Columbia Slough on the South, and the embankments of the Union Pacific Railroad and Burlington Northern Railroad, on the west and I-5 Interstate Hwy on the east. The drainage district includes 901 acres, of which 125 acres are utilized for industries. The City of Portland Park Bureau has Portland International Raceway, Heron Lakes Golf Course, Metro’s Expo Center, Industry along NE Marine, Port of Portland Vanport Wetlands and Ross Island Sand and Gravel Company. Land elevations range between 6.0’ to 25’ NGVD 29.
1919 - 1921, initial construction 4.9 miles of levee began and the addition of a pumping plant.
1940 – 1941, a new pump plant was constructed, stop log closures (Flood Wall) along N. Portland Harbor were constructed and 2 – 20” vert. pumps were installed. In addition, drainage canals were dug to carry runoff water to the pumps.
1948, general repairs of the levee system were accomplished including, installation of a sand filter and drain tile and cleaning out drains, sewer outlets, culverts and ditches.1956, the Corps closed an existing culvert with a sheet pile cut-off-wall.
1960, rock bank protection was placed along 4,178 linear feet of levee.
1972, operation foresight (flood prevention measure) was put into operation, which involved placement of sand reinforcement along the railroad embankment, and plug in Lower Columbia Slough, and to deepen the trench inside of the railroad embankment.
1992, stop logs were designed to be placed at the two under crossings of the Burlington Railroad on the west border of the district.
1996, the drainage ditch north of the pumping plant in PIR was piped with a 60” cmp and filled to grade to prevent slope failure during the 1996 high water event.
1997, the Army Corps of Engineers reconstructed the discharge piping from the PIR pumping plant.
1998, the district rebuilt the pile supports and upgrade electrical and increased pumping capacity from 12,000 gpm to 20,000 gpm at the PIR pumping plant.
1999, because of the unreliability of railroad construction techniques and the fact the railroad embankment failed in 1948 and the high water seepage during the 1996 support the belief the railroad embankment contains construction debris and pervious gravel zones. The Army Corps of Engineers reinforced the landward slope of the railroad embankment with a sand and soil blanket to meet Federal levee design standards.
2001, 8 stormwater pipes penetrating the Columbia River levee were retrofitted with tide and slide gates.
2005, the 24” cmp discharging from Graphic Packaging was sleeved with ADS and retrofitted with a tide gate.
2007, PD1 contracted with the Army Corps of Engineers to recertify the levees and pumping plants for FEMA’s FIRM program. Certification approved by FEMA.
Top Elevation of the levees (in feet NGVD 29)
East End - 35.3'
West End - 35.3'
Prelim. Peak Fld. El (in feed NGVD 29) at the Midpoint of Levee
| 10-yr|| 50-yr||100-yr || 500-yr||Levee Design Flood |
| 21.4'|| 25.5'|| 27.2'|| 32.0'|| 32.0'|
Levee Freeboard (in feet NGVD 29)
Levee Design Flood - 3.3
100-year - 8.1
Safe Water Level (in feet NGVD 29) 22.0’
*This elevation taken from NPP Publication; Drainage district condition study on Safe Water Surfaces Levels, May 1978.

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The dogwoods are continuing to come along, and I think there will be a fair number out this weekend, and – probably – next weekend as well. In terms of wildflowers, I’ve seen the first trout lily, jack in the pulpit, and squawroot. Along with lots of lilies just about to bloom. The ramps are up, but please don’t ask me where.
There’s an excellent article on trout fishing in Fannin County in the current Georgia Outdoor News written by Bob Borgwat, local resident and guide. It’s one of the best I’ve ever read. It should be on the grocery store magazine racks now (mine came in the mail today).
The GON website also has a good earlier story on fishing trout on the lower Toccoa (the tailrace).
The author, Joe Davis, put this at the end, but please heed his plea to fish the river below the dam gently, as the trout population is still recovering from the near disaster of the deep draw down to repair the penstock a few years ago, which the TVA declined to postpone until cooler weather.


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The NFC North hasn’t been kind to the Detroit Lions. The last time they finished anywhere above the bottom of the division was the 2017 season, in which they placed second.
Since then it’s been a tale of life being hard at the bottom, rather than the more glamorous concept of life being hard at the top, but the team will be hoping the 2021 season could be theirs. The Buccaneers got proceedings going, hosting the Dallas Cowboys in the first game of the regular season. What, however, lies ahead for the Lions? And who, if they’re going to have a successful season, can make it happen for them?
What can the fans expect from the Lions?
One thing is clear: the Lions begun with a tough schedule. They’ve lost their first two games, versus the 49ers and the Packers. Additionally, while citizens around the US will be digging into a succulent turkey at Thanksgiving, the Lions will be having guests that weekend in the form of the Chicago Bears — and the Chicago lads will be in no charitable mood when they hit Ford Field.
This difficult schedule and start could be one of the many reasons why sportsbooks aren’t giving the Lions very good odds. Anyone who ignores the oddsmakers and puts their faith in the team will be celebrating for some time if the Lions bag the Super Bowl trophy. The team have received betting line odds of +15,000.
But what else can we expect to see happen?
The Lions will struggle
It’s no secret that the Lions struggle in the NFL, and there’s likely to be more of the same toil for the team and agony for the fans. The defense requires some major work. Despite all the doom and gloom forecast for the team, the Lions aren’t lying down and accepting status as one of the weakest teams in the NFL. They’ve made some big adjustments to try to turn things back to the days of season 2017.
One big change has been the arrival of quarterback Jared Goff, from the Rams. Goff is tough and highly capable but has looked to be going off the boil in his last few seasons. Without the right supporting players around him, he’s going to find it hard to exert the impact he would like to this season. Some believe signing him for the club is just a stopgap and that 2021 will prove Goff isn’t the quarterback of the future. It’s a harsh judgment and prediction, but some people out there are making it.
Rushing and reception will lack a 1,000-yard rusher and receiver
The Lions may have rolled the dice slightly by signing Jared Goff, but someone needs to be able to collect the passes and run with the ball, too. Highly experienced wide receiver Kenny Golladay has upped sticks for the New York Giants, and wide receiver Marvin Jones has joined the Jacksonville Jaguars. That leaves Goff and his colleagues with Tyrell Williams, Kalif Raymond, Quintez Cephus and Amon Ra-St.Brown out wide. Defenses aren’t exactly quaking at this.
Who can give the team a fighting chance this season?
Much has been made of the weakness of the Lions, and how well they fare this season will depend on several players raising their game. If the players below can bring their A-game, the Lions might surprise the spectators in the stands and at home. Let’s start with the key man, Jared Goff.
In his quarterback career from 2016, Jared Goff has thrown 107 touchdown passes, but he was running out of steam last season, putting teammates on the receiving end of 20 and, the season before that, 22. This is much different to the 28 of 2017 and the 32 of 2018.
There’s a lot of pressure on Goff to turn things around, but his success will depend on the rest of the offense. Experts are expecting him to throw a lot of intercepted passes this season, as until 2020, these had been creeping up slightly. Work may be required.
This season could be wide receiver Quintez Cephus’s moment to show his team, the division and the wider NFL what he’s made of. Breshad Perriman and Tyrell Williams both came in as free agents, and Amon Ra-St.Brown joined the team on this year’s NFL draft, but they’re not up to the standard of Golloday and Jones. Someone has to stand and deliver; that someone is Quintez Cephus.
Jamaal Williams has joined the Lions after four years with division rivals the Green Bay Packers, where he had a commanding impact as a wide receiver. In 2020, he notched up 505 yards and two touchdowns on 119 carries. Add to these stats totaled yards of 236 and a touchdown on 31 receptions. The battle will be on with D’Andre Swift to be the team’s number one running back, but this is Williams’s moment if he seizes the opportunity.
The Lions have been struggling in more recent years, and a grueling schedule won’t make their campaign in the NFL any easier. All is not lost before it’s even started, however. The team has some promising players who, if they can get their game together, could influence the Lions’ fortunes for the better.


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When you have one or two missing teeth, you may wish to consider receiving dental implants to advance the appearance of your smile and overall health. After your implant procedure, it's essential to be on the lookout for a few problems that can develop. Don't hesitate to make an appointment to see a periodontist if your experience these three signs.
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Stress is our response to antagonistic and difficult circumstances and every day life. It impacts us bodily, emotionally, and behaviorally. The correct quantity of stress could also be a optimistic power for us to do our greatest and to maintain us alert and energetic. However an excessive amount of of it could make us tense and anxious and trigger sleep issues. Stress invokes the fight-or-flight feeling. It tends to extend the guts fee, quicken respiration, and will increase stress hormones. Nervousness is stress that prolongs after the stressor is gone, and it causes comparable physiological results.
Stress and sleep are interlinked. Stress could adversely have an effect on sleep high quality and length, whereas inadequate sleep could elevate stress ranges. Each stress and a scarcity of sleep result in lasting bodily and psychological well being issues. When you’ve got sleep points, be at liberty to seek the advice of ibuyalprazolam.
Stress usually impacts sleep high quality and length. Stress and a scarcity of sleep each have a extreme influence in your bodily and psychological well being. Consultants suggest that adults goal for 7–9 hours of sleep an evening.
The Indicators of Stress
Frequent indicators of stress are rigidity, despair, sleep issues, anxiousness, work errors, poor focus, and apathy. As well as, you could have bodily signs like upset abdomen, complications, fatigue, urge for food loss, and chest, neck, or again ache. If excessive ranges of undesirable stress aren’t accurately managed, your well being and sense of well-being could undergo. So it’s important to learn to handle stress.
The hyperlink between stress and sleep
Stress has many unfavourable connotations. It’s a response that evolves in animals and people to permit them to cope with crucial or harmful conditions. In people, stress could trigger the autonomic nervous system (ANS) to launch hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. These hormones enhance the guts fee to flow into blood to muscle groups and very important organs extra effectively, getting ready our physique to take rapid motion.
This response is the fight-or-flight response. It was very important for human survival through the earlier levels of evolution. Just lately, points that aren’t a menace to survival could set off the fight-or-flight response, for example, issues at work or relationship difficulties.
Suggestions for Managing Stress for Higher Sleep
The information may provide help to ease stress and hopefully get a greater evening’s sleep:
Assess what’s traumatic
Step one to grip your stress is to determine what’s inflicting it. Take a deep take a look at your every day actions and bodily situation. Do you could have ache? Are you overloaded at work? When you determine the stressors, you’ll be able to goal to reduce them.
Search social assist
Spending time with family and friends is a necessary buffer in opposition to stress. Sharing your issues with individuals who take care of you may be useful.
Observe thought administration
Components together with what we predict, how we really feel, what we anticipate, and what we inform ourselves decide how we predict and handle our rising stress ranges. You might be taught to vary thought patterns producing stress. Ideas to be careful for are these regarding how issues needs to be and people who overgeneralise circumstances.
Bodily exercise may provide help to blow off steam, lowering stress. As well as, versatile and unfastened muscle groups are much less vulnerable to turn into tight and painful in response to emphasize. Exercising at the least 2 hours earlier than bedtime is finest so the physique temperature returns to regular. Suppose you could have a medical situation or are over age 50. In that case, checking along with your physician earlier than starting an train routine is finest.
Study to loosen up
Observe issues like meditation, yoga, or deep respiration. Then, take a heat tub and switch off your electronics that will help you put together for mattress.
Eat a wholesome weight loss program
Junk meals and refined sugars, usually low in dietary worth and excessive in energy, go away us feeling sluggish. A nutritious diet, low in caffeine, sugar, and alcohol, could promote well being and scale back stress.
Get enough sleep
A great evening’s sleep lets you sort out the day’s stress extra effectively. While you’re drained, you’re much less affected person and extra simply agitated, which will increase anxiousness. Adults require 7-9 hours of sleep every evening. Practising good sleep hygiene and stress-lowering ways might help enhance your sleep high quality.
Typically, having too many obligations could result in stress. Unlock time and scale back stress by delegating obligations.
Make a great sleep setting
Think about evaluating your sleep setting for all of the doable stressors. For instance, a great sleep setting is darkish with little noise.
Restrict alcohol and caffeine
Each can have an effect on one’s potential to have uninterrupted sleep. As well as, extreme alcohol might also have an effect on how your physique handles stress.
Take a heat bathe or tub
Not solely will this loosen up and de-stress you, however it could additionally decrease your physique temperature, which can provide help to go to sleep faster.
Keep away from blue mild publicity
The sunshine from electronics, comparable to telephones, computer systems, and TVs, can intrude along with your circadian rhythm. So consultants suggest setting these apart earlier than you need to sleep. Plus, this might help restrict doom scrolling habits, that are recognized to contribute to anxiousness.
Writing down your ideas and worries may provide help to get them out so you’ll be able to deal with them. Strive maintaining a journal by your mattress to write down down any anxiousness which will come up simply earlier than mattress. Making a to-do checklist for the next day additionally helps you get to mattress sooner.
Schedule fear time
A scheduled time to concentrate on worries is utilized in cognitive-behavioural remedy. To do that, schedule a particular time of the day to assume and fear about every little thing you could have occurring. It goals to handle the causes of that fear earlier than they get uncontrolled.
Whereas stress works because the physique’s pure response to defending itself, persistent stress or anxiousness can have many long-term results, together with poor sleep or sleepless nights.
Lowering stress could also be very difficult. First, determine the supply of your stress, which is usually associated to relationships or work. Though these issues may be complicated and gradual to resolve, eradicating the reason for stress is essential to bettering.


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Though I might travel afar, I will meet only what I carry with me, for every man is a mirror. We see only ourselves reflected in those around us. Their attitudes and actions are only a reflection of our own. The whole world and its condition has its counter parts within us all. Turn the gaze inward. Correct yourself and your world will change.
Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress.
No one can tell what goes on in between the person you were and the person you become. No one can chart that blue and lonely section of hell. There are no maps of the change. You just... come out the other side. Or you don't.
Change hurts. It makes people insecure, confused, and angry. People want things to be the same as they've always been, because that makes life easier. But, if you're a leader, you can't let your people hang on to the past.
Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing; when we have made it, the next wish is to change again. The world is not yet exhausted; let me see something tomorrow which I never saw before.
Change is certain. Peace is followed by disturbances; departure of evil men by their return. Such recurrences should not constitute occasions for sadness but realities for awareness, so that one may be happy in the interim.