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They found that in test tube studies the molecule not only prevents the protein from forming clumps but can also reverse this process. Then, using fruit flies with Alzheimer's disease, they showed that the same molecule effectively "cures" the insects of the disease.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder linked to protein misfolding and aggregation, or clumping. Previous studies in animal models have shown that clumping of a protein known as the Alzheimer beta (A-beta) peptide causes memory impairment and cognitive deficits similar to those in patients with Alzheimer's disease. When these clumps of protein are deposited in the brain they damage neurones (brain cells), although the mechanism involved is still not understood.
The new molecule - designed by scientists in Sweden - is a small protein known as an Affibody (an engineered binding protein). In this new study, researchers at the University of Cambridge and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences found that in test-tube experiments this protein binds to the A-beta peptide, preventing it from forming clumps and breaking up any clumps already present.
In a second experiment, they studied the effect of this Affibody in a Drosophila (fruit fly) model of Alzheimer's disease previously developed at Cambridge. Working with fruit flies that develop the fly equivalent of Alzhiemer's because they have been genetically engineered to produce the Abeta protein, they crossed these flies with a second line of flies genetically engineered to produce the Affibody.
They found that offspring - despite producing the A-beta protein - did not develop Alzhiemer's.
"Flies are our first 'biological test bench'for this new type of medicine. We wanted to know if it was at all possible to prevent the effects of the A-beta protein in the brain of a living organism", says Professor Torleif Härd, SLU.
"But the results are positive and we think we now how this molecule can be further developed to function as a medicine, although it is not possible to say how long this will take, or if it is possible to treat patients who have already developed the disease. The next step will be performing tests on mice."
The research will continue in collaboration with KTH and the biotech enterprise Affibody AB, Stockholm. The study is published in PLoS Biology.
More information:Professor Torleif Härd, SLU; email@example.com, +46-18 471 40 55
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Lesson Run Time: 55 minutes / Release Date: 12/01/2012
In this original composition, I will show you how I organized this song for a gig that I had later that night. I will show you the techniques that I used to create the composition and how to solo over it. If you are interested in writing your own original compositions, you will find many useful techniques and “tricks” that you can apply from this lesson to your own songs.
Other Chapters in this Piano Lesson:
Improvisation pt 1
Improvisation pt 2
Ending and form

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By Robert Brizel, Brick City Boxing Correspondent
Two major incidents in December 2020, where noted male and female boxers are alleged to have killed their loved ones, demonstrate the need for boxing reform. The COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus period has taken much of the spotlight off of boxing. The need for more comprehensive physical exams and pre and post fight testing remains a great concern after these two incidents. Fights with boxing dementia, as in sustained permanent long-term brain damage, need to be addressed by worldwide boxing commissions in all countries, and a system put into place for their ongoing evaluation and treatment. Many boxing veterans in the pro boxing community have fallen through the cracks. Like the brain injuries sustained in amateur and pro football and soccer, there are long term consequences for brain injuries sustained in the ring by amateur and professional boxers.
Former super middleweight contender Kabary ‘The Egyptian Magician’ Salem, who once decked Joe Calzaghe in a World Boxing Organization World title fight, has been arrested and charged in connection with the October 2018 death of his Muslim activist daughter Ola Salem, 25, also a boxer, on Staten Island, New York. A medical examiner ruled her death a homicide from strangulation, and asphyxiation due to neck compression. Ms. Salem was an activist feminist for women suffering from domestic violence. Many traditionalist Muslim circles dislike independent Muslim women, an issue which could be examined as a possible contributing factor to her death. The facts of the case indicate police had been called to the Salem family home five times in the year before her death, an order of protection was in place (and subsequently violated), charges were lodged due to criminal contempt, and Ms. Salem was known to have been taken away from the home by ambulance during these incidents at least once before her tragic death. Mr. Salem’s boxing background cannot be ignored in an incident of this magnitude whereby his daughter’s life was taken by him.
Brazilian female boxer Viviane Obenauf, 34 was arrested and placed in investigative custody on December 7, 2020, in connection with the murder of her restauranteur husband Tony, 61, on October 19, 2020, in their apartment in Interlaken, Switzerland. The deceased owned Des Alpes Restaurant in the area. Mrs. Obenauf owned and operated her own gym. Her boxing record was 14-6, she fought in three world title bouts, and earned several regional WBA and WBF titles during her super featherweight and lightweight career.
Ex-Olympian and world title challenger Salem, 52, 23-5, 12 knockouts, Cairo, Egypt, was arrested abroad on a United States warrant with Interpol assistance, and extradited from Egypt, for murdering his daughter sometime between October 23, 2020, and October 24, 2020. Her body was found in a parked car near Bloomingdale Park on Staten Island. Salem had been on the run abroad over a year preceding his apprehension this past weekend.
Salem was noteworthy as a member of the Olympic boxing team which represented Egypt in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain, and again in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. The then 11-1 Salem’s infamous 1999 NABF super middleweight title bout with 23-0-1 Randie Carver of Kansas City, Missouri, on September 12, 1999, in which Carver eventually went down to the canvas in the tenth round and did not get up, losing consciousness and dying two days later. The early rounds featured numerous headbutts by Salem on Carver, which referee Ross Strada (who never refereed again) ruled to be accidental, but which ultimately led to Carver’s death after the bout. Carver was dead, and Salem could have sustained permanent brain injuries there, or due to cumulative effect from his boxing career. A WBO NABO regional super middleweight champion, Kabary Salem lost his last three bouts, main event bouts in 2004 and 2005, to Lucien Bute (WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight title bout), Joe Calzaghe and Mario Veit (for the WBO World Super Middleweight title, losing close 12 round decisions to both champions).
The causes of Salem alleged the life of his daughter, and Obenauf the life of her husband, are not a surprise. The key question is in light of these events, which are a wakeup call to the boxing establishment, what reforms need to be made to address boxing dementia. The Coronavirus Pandemic has left the majority of boxers, active and inactive, largely forgotten in a world more concerned with vaccinations and avoiding contracting the plague, rather than the plight of individual athletes. These boxers are obviously unfit for trial due to brain injuries sustained. It should not take the obvious deaths of their loved ones by a brain damaged athlete involved to earn a news headline. After their careers fade from the limelight, nobody cares, but they should, based on these developments as analyzed.
There needs to be a more comprehensive system of fighter and athlete insurance for amateur and pro athletes put in place immediately, and a more comprehensive system of regularly evaluating their medical conditions both during their careers, and after their careers. When there is not, tragedy is the result. Short of fatalities triggering tabloid sensationalism, previous incidents of domestic violence tend to be overlooked when dealing with sports superstars, noted athletes and celebrities. This must not be. The handwriting was on the wall in the two particular recent cases involving ex-boxers Mr. Salem and Ms. Obenauf, and nobody was paying detailed attention before the tragedies. Future incidents such as these will continue to occur with both boxers and athletes in other sports, active and retired, until the general public, boxing commissions and the medical establishment in all countries come up with a more comprehensive approach towards dealing with athletes with injuries sustained during their careers, whatever the nature of those injuries.


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The wait is finally over. After years of hoping, dreaming, and pleading, Gearbox Software has given the Borderlands fanbase what they want, and has released an official Borderlands 3 trailer. The trailer doesn’t have a release date for it, but Gearbox apparently made it with love, and oh boy does it show.
Borderlands 3 will be continuing the standard Borderlands formula: players are explorers called Vault Hunters on a desert backwater planet called Pandora, and are searching for Vaults, enormous storehouses of ancient precursor alien technology. However, there are other threats looking for the Vault, and it’s up to the Hunters to take them down.
From what the Borderlands 3 trailer shows, this is going to be the biggest game in the series yet. Featuring not only new villains (you can finally say goodbye to Handsome Jack for good), the new generation of Vault Hunters will also be running across the old ones, and will even be encountering Rhys, one of the main characters from Tales from the Borderlands.
Along with new characters, Pandora has also changed. The trailer makes mention of actual worlds, and shows off everything from enormous futuristic cities to enormous swamps, to Asian-looking arctic fortresses and the standard Pandora Mad Max-style scrap towns. Considering most of what we’d seen from Pandora already was either ice or desert, with a brief stint on the moon in the Pre-Sequel, this will undoubtedly be a very welcome change.
Considering the Borderlands 3 trailer was only shown at PAX East, we’ll likely be seeing more of the game as a whole at E3 or at some other gaming event later this year. But, if you’re a Borderlands fan and have been wanting to get back to the millions and millions and millions of guns offered by the game, you’ll just have to keep on the lookout for release information. You can find the Borderlands 3 trailer by following this link.

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- HOSTEL ABUSE: Pedophile McKenna gets extra nine years jail
- JUDGE RULES: McKenna’s past convictions to be used in trial
- NO JURY: Dennis McKenna granted judge-alone trial
SERIAL pedophile Dennis McKenna has been found guilty of sexually abusing a boy in WA more than 30 years ago.
McKenna, 70, stood trial before a judge without a jury in the WA District Court, charged with two counts of indecently assaulting a teenager when he was the warden at St Andrews Hostel in Katanning in 1981 and 1982.
The complainant testified during the trial that McKenna placed the boy’s hand over his underwear while chatting to a group of students and on another occasion invited the teenager to his flat where he masturbated him.
On Wednesday, Judge Julie Wager handed down her judgment, saying she was convinced beyond a reasonable doubt of McKenna’s guilt. Judge Wager said McKenna had committed a significant breach of trust against the victim.
“He has lived with this for a significant period of time,” she said.
The victim did not attend the judgment hearing, but some of his supporters did, including Kevin Brown, who was also abused by McKenna.
Mr Brown said outside court that the victim should now feel vindicated.
“If you carry a secret around with you for so long, I think it’s probably a big relief for him, so he should be feeling much better about himself,” he said.
“I know what it’s like to feel like you’re the only one, so he did a pretty brave thing.”
McKenna’s barrister Simon Watters said his client was disappointed with the result.
“He just hopes that any sentence he receives is moderate, bearing in mind the time he’s already served in custody,” he said.
McKenna will face a sentencing hearing on November 13.
He is already behind bars for committing 44 sexual offences against 23 boys at the hostel.

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The Queen’s Speech Christmas Day, 2020
Premier’s statement on Christmas Day
Victoria Thursday, December 24, 2020 7:30 AM
Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement marking Christmas Day:
“Tomorrow, Christians around the world will celebrate the birth of Christ. During this incredibly challenging time, Jesus’ message of peace, joy and love will bring comfort to many.
“Normally, Christmas is a time when people gather with friends and family, share food, exchange gifts and take part in the many traditions of the season. This year will look very different as we battle the second wave of COVID-19.
“This isn’t easy. Like you, I will miss spending time with my loved ones this holiday season. But for now, I am limiting my contacts and spending this time at home. The most important thing right now is to do our part to stop the spread of COVID-19.
“This is not forever. With vaccines available, there is light at the end of this long, dark tunnel. There will be a time when we can all come together again, like we did before. Until then, let us remember the values of the Christmas season – charity, generosity and kindness – and do our level best to keep ourselves and others healthy and safe.
“To all those celebrating, I wish you a safe and happy holiday.
For French, Chinese and Tagalog translations, visit: http://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020PREM0110-002130#translations
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This holiday season is tough for so many of us. Let's remember our shared values – charity, generosity and kindness – and do our level best to keep ourselves and others healthy and safe.#MerryChristmas! pic.twitter.com/kK7tbWBf99
— John Horgan (@jjhorgan) December 24, 2020
Statement by the Prime Minister on Christmas
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Christmas:
“Merry Christmas, Canada! Today, our family joins Christians across the country and around the world to celebrate the birth of Christ.
“This time of year is full of joy, light, and traditions. As a family, we usually get together to eat too much food, share laughs and stories, watch cheesy holiday movies, give each other gifts, and most importantly, spend quality time together.
“This year, as we continue to deal with the impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Christmas traditions will be different. Families aren’t getting together for big dinners and friends aren’t stopping by for cookies and eggnog, but we can, and should, give thanks for everything that unites us. Today is a time to recognize all the good that we have in our lives. It’s a time to celebrate Christ’s message of compassion and show people we love them – and right now, that message is more important than ever before.
“2020 has been a difficult year for all of us, but through it we’ve seen Canadians meet these challenging times with generosity, kindness, and hope. Neighbours are helping neighbours, kids are giving up play dates and birthday parties, and businesses are retooling their operations, all to help in the fight against COVID-19. We’ve seen this leadership and dedication from our front line workers, who have put themselves at risk to keep all of us safe and healthy and our families fed. And we also recognize the work of our Canadian Armed Forces members, both at home and abroad, and thank them for their sacrifice and service to our country.
“This year everyone has done their part, because as Canadians we show up for one another. And today, as many spend this holiday away from the ones they love, we need to continue to support and reach out to friends, neighbours, and those in need in our communities. As a country, we will come out of this challenging year stronger and more united, and we will continue to stand together – both today and into the New Year.
“From our family to yours, Hadrien, Ella-Grace, Xavier, Sophie, and I wish you joy, health, and love this holiday season. Merry Christmas, everyone.”
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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros: Holiday season message 2020
First up what is Christmas
Why is Christmas Day on the 25th December?
Christmas is celebrated to remember the birth of of Jesus Christ, who Christians believe is the Son of God.
The name ‘Christmas’ comes from the Mass of Christ (or Jesus). A Mass service (which is sometimes called Communion or Eucharist) is where Christians remember that Jesus died for us and then came back to life. The ‘Christ-Mass’ service was the only one that was allowed to take place after sunset (and before sunrise the next day), so people had it at Midnight! So we get the name Christ-Mass, shortened to Christmas.
Christmas is now celebrated by people around the world, whether they are Christians or not. It’s a time when family and friends come together and remember the good things they have. People, and especially children, also like Christmas as it’s a time when you give and receive presents!
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B.C. boy with rare disorder gets experimental treatment
Over the course of two years, Josh Heckley suddenly descended into madness. A boy who loved computers and participated in a choir at church changed to someone suffering fits of rage. His parents took him to the hospital where he was diagnosed with autism, but it turned out to be PANDAS.
Read the full article at:https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-boy-with-rare-disorder-gets-experimental-treatment-1.681450

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Quick Tips on Singing While Playing Guitar
Quick Tips on Singing While Playing Guitar
Are you interested in learning how to sing while playing guitar? Do you feel you’re a pretty decent singer, and you just want to get better at singing while playing guitar, because you find it difficult figuring out how to do both AT THE SAME TIME?
Then this article is for YOU!
This article is NOT for singers who want to learn how to play guitar. If you’re a singer, and you want to learn how to play guitar, then I suggest you do some research on your local guitar teachers so you can find the one who is going to be the best teacher for YOU.
If you play guitar and you can sing, but you’re having difficulty doing both at the same time, I have some good news for you!
Singing and playing guitar is probably easier than you think! You probably just need a little coaching and extra knowledge in one area: KEEPING TIME!
For our purposes, let’s assume you are already doing a fine job singing the songs (while NOT playing your guitar) on your list of songs you’d like to play AND sing. Maybe you’ve sang them at karaoke and you feel pretty confident that they sound good… You can hit all the notes, and you have a nice/pleasant tone. You don’t have to sing like Chris Cornell (R.I.P.) or Whitney Houston (R.I.P.) in order to sing and play.
But maybe you have difficulty putting it all together… keeping the strumming pattern straight and keeping your chord changes correct and on time, while adding the SINGING to what you’re doing. It can feel like a juggling act!
Have you TRIED to sing and play? Maybe it’s FEAR that’s holding you back because you THINK it’s so hard. But if you just start SLOW….. start by playing the first verse very S – L – O – W – L – Y, you might find that it’s easier to do than you think!
Make sure you have the chords and lyrics written out in such a way that the lyric that’s being sung when the chord CHANGES is where the chord first APPEARS above the lyric, like this:
The next step is knowing where the accents are in the lyrics, or the downbeats. I have underlined where the “1” is in every measure here, and I’ve also included the beats for every measure. I also separated each lyric into syllables, which makes it easier to see where the beats land in relation to each syllable. This will help you get the lyric placed in the correct spot with your guitar playing:
This song is in 3/4 time. The song starts on a measure that’s not a full 3 beats, therefore, I just listed what would be the last beat (beat 3) of the first measure of the song (as if the songs started on a full measure) for the first syllable of the song, “Hap”.
Once you have this much done, you should be closer to singing the song while playing it, as long as you can keep time! (If you need extra help keeping time, your guitar teacher can help you learn how to do that.)
Give it a try after underlining where the downbeats are in your lyric sheet. Sometimes the downbeat will be in a place where there are NO lyrics! These are the trickiest lines to sing!
You can also count along with the original artist of the song if you’re doing a cover song. Have your lyric sheet printed out so you can underline where the downbeats are in every line. If there’s downbeat that lands in a place where there are no lyrics, you may find yourself underlining the space between two lyrics, or placing an underline before the first lyric of a line, like this:
Start out with songs that have simple/easy strumming patterns.
Songs with complicated strumming patterns may prove to be quite challenging. With these songs, you simply have to break down not just the lyrics down to each syllable, but you’ll probably also have to break down each measure down to it’s upstrokes and downstrokes on the guitar, so you can match them up with the syllables of the lyrics.
I hope this provides you a with great start & some forward movement with your singing and playing! Remember, start by singing and playing SLOWLY, so you can be sure that each syllable is matched up with where it needs to be with your guitar playing. And it never hurts to LISTEN numerous times to the original artist, taking notes & underlining on where those downbeats land.
One last note to singer/songwriters: There’s nothing wrong with doing your own version of a cover tune, but if you first STUDY & analyze the original recording in the way I described above, you can learn A LOT about what made that song great in the first place!
About the Author:
Annie Bzdawka is the founder of the Milwaukee Music Academy, located in Milwaukee, WI. She’s been singing & playing professionally for over 25 years, and has gained critical acclaim as a singer and songwriter. She teaches voice, guitar, and piano.


The North American based automaker Ford might pull a surprise on all of us and unveil the next generation of the Mustang in December, this year.
The 2015 Ford Mustang is no longer a surprise when it comes to its development for anyone closely reading the automotive news but this new info will definitely slap you over the face, especially if you live in the United States or you’re simply interested in the next generation of the Ford Mustang. According to Reuters, the 2015 Ford Mustang will be officially unveiled in December and automotive journalists are expected to be offered a preview of the new muscle car next week, in the Dearborn headquarters.
Ford will definitely ask journalists involved not to disclose any secrets of the new Mustang’s generation but chances are that some interesting details will hit the web, eventually. The 2015 Ford Mustang is expected to receive a 5.0 liter V8 engine under its hood, with 450 HP (335 kW), along with a V6 which should generate more than 450 HP and, for the first time in history, the muscle car will also get a 2.3 liter EcoBoost unit under its hood, which is coming with 350 HP (261 kW).


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It’s no secret that I’m in love with St. John. I need my annual visits to this island like a fish needs water.
Being enthusiastic animal lovers, St. John is the perfect place for us to get our fix. And while most of our time is spent underwater communing with (and photographing) the fishes, St. John is home to a large stable of land based animals as well. Here are some of our closest encounters of the animal kind.
Donkeys were first introduced to St. John by plantation owners. They now roam freely, often in small groups. Don’t be surprised if you see them walking the beach. Some of them love the sand as much as we do.
We found this brilliantly colored caterpillar at Gallows Point. Can anyone ID the species?
Meet Cooper. He’s the official mascot of Low Key Watersports in Cruz Bay, and, he has the coolest haircuts of any dog I know. Check out his trendy mohawk!
These adorable kittens live at Gallows Point. They are friendly and love human attention. You may encounter some of the feral cats on St. John. Please consider supporting the Animal Care Center of St. John, which does excellent work in feeding, spaying and neutering the island’s cat population. They also have a shelter where you can volunteer to walk the dogs or help in other meaningful ways.
We’ve encountered many beautiful creatures of the avian kind on STJ. It’s amazing to see the pelicans dive around you while snorkeling the aquamarine waters.
This gull visited our balcony several times daily. His trademark squawking alerted us to his presence. I’ve no doubt that he was aggressively seeking sustenance, as he curiously eyed up our snacks and even our drinks.
White-tailed deer are common on St. John. This species is much smaller than the deer found on the US mainland. They were brought to St. John via the Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937. We saw the deer below on Scott Beach at Caneel Bay a few years ago.
And last, but not least, the island’s friendly iguanas can always be found roaming the grass, on the beach or in the trees (and on the rooftops). They also love to sunbathe by the pool.
You may also encounter wild goats, boar, pigs, mongoose and peacocks on the island.
The Caribbean has an island to suit everyone. It has the paved “paradise islands” with casinos, jet skis, all-inclusive resorts and disney-like attractions. But I’ll take St. John’s natural beauty over manufactured paradise any day.

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The mayor of Berlin has warned that Germany’s populist right AfD party could expand its reach in the capital in upcoming local elections. The anti-immigrant party has enjoyed a surge in support during the refugee crisis.
Mayor Michael Müller told German newspaper “Bild am Sonntag” that the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) had the potential to win in several of Berlin’s districts when voters head to the polls next month.
“The problem is not just 10 AfD members out of 140 representatives in the state parliament. That won’t change the city. A big problem would be when the AfD takes one or two seats at the district level,” Müller said.
If that eventuates, it would give the AfD a “kind of governmental responsibility” in the capital, he added. “The district councils have influence over budgets worth millions and hundreds of administrative employees.”
Müller is a member of the center-left Social Democrats, which govern the city in a coalition with the center-right Christian Democrats.
AfD gaining backers
The AfD was founded three years ago as a euroskeptic party, but has since veered further to the right with an anti-immigrant platform. The influx of more than 1 million asylum seekers into Germany last year fueled support for the party, especially among critics of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s policy on refugees.
The AfD now has representation in eight of Germany’s 16 states. Nationally, the party is polling at around 12 percent, while in Berlin support is around 14 percent.
Elections for the Berlin state parliament and city district councils are due to take place on September 18. Some analysts expect the AfD to perform better than the polling numbers suggest.
Commenting on the upcoming vote, Georg Pazderski, the AfD head in Berlin, told “Bild” his party was in a position to take up to four of Berlin’s 12 council districts.
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Rasmussen's daily survey out today shows an amazing split between Democrats for Obama and Democrats for Clinton with regard to the Reverend Wright controversy. Clinton now leads among Democrats 47-44, an 11 point shift in a week.
Just 18% of Clinton voters believe Obama was surprised by the content of Wright's remarks. Sixty-six percent (66%) of Obama supporters believe their candidate was surprised. Seventy percent (70%) of Clinton supporters believe it's likely that Obama shares some of Wright's controversial views about the United States. Only 17% of Obama supporters think it's likely that he shares those views. Ten percent (10%) of Clinton supporters believe that Obama was truly outraged by Wright's comments. Seventy-seven percent (77%) of Obama supporters believe their candidate was outraged.
Obama is left with his true believers -- blacks, academics, students, the hard left . Hillary's supporters seem to be very cynical about Obama. They are also more toward the center (hence the wisdom of her two night appearance on Bill O'Reilly this week). It is why she performs 6% better than Obama in a general election race versus McCain (she leads 45-44, while Obama loses 48-43).
Gallup also shows a big gap (McCain up 48-42 on Obama, and ahead of Hillary 46-45). Gallup and Rasmussen have both shown sharp drop-offs for Obama this week versus Clinton and McCain. His attempt to toss Wright over the side has failed politically -- most folks did not see how Wright did anything different this week than over the last 20 years, so it raises more questions about why Obama did nothing about him until now. It is increasingly seen as political opportunism and expediency on his part and nothing more. The new politics message is left only for the Kool Aid Drinkers.
Obama is still he favorite for the nomination, and his lead in the delegate race is still solid at 138. Even if he loses both primaries on Tuesday (and he is still favored to win in North Carolina), he will likely lose no more than a handful of delegates from his lead. If Clinton wins Indiana by 5-10%, and Obama wins North Carolina by the same margin, he will pick up more delegates on Tuesday than she will, and also pad his popular vote margin, since more people will vote in North Carolina than Indiana.
Obama needs to hang on in North Carolina to dull Clinton's momentum. If he loses both primaries, Clinton's momentum will grow, and future races are very favorable to her in Kentucky, West Virginia and Puerto Rico in particular. No state with even a 10% African American share of the population remains on the election calendar after Tuesday.
But incredibly, there is the real possibility that even with Clinton winning almost all the contests since March, with her much stronger national poll ratings against McCain , with her far stronger poll ratings in key battleground states, and with Clinton likely holding an overall lead in the popular vote after all the primaries are completed, the Democrats will nominate a damaged, and weaker general election nominee so as not to antagonize their African American constituency.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 16, 2016 – Tonight, the men’s team, all-around and individual event champions will be determined at the 2016 NCAA National Championships for men’s gymnastics at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, at 7 p.m. ET. The six schools competing in the team finals are Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, Stanford University, University of Illinois, University of Minnesota, and University of Oklahoma, the defending champion.
Competing in session one, Oklahoma posted the session’s top team score of 441.200. Minnesota tallied a 426.400, followed by Penn State at 423.950. The other schools competing in the team competition in this session were the University of Nebraska, fourth at 423.550; University of California – Berkeley, 421.350, fifth; and the U.S. Naval Academy, 410.100, sixth.
In session two, Stanford posted the highest team score with 434.350, followed by Ohio State at 433.400. Illinois was third at 432.050. The University of Iowa was fourth, posting a 423.250; University of Michigan, fifth, 422.150; and U.S. Air Force Academy, 412.650, sixth.
In the all-around, Cal Berkeley’s Kevin Wolting posted the first session’s top mark of 87.100. Penn State’s Trevor Howard earned an 85.650, and Minnesota’s Tristan Duran rounded out the session’s top three with a 84.900. Michigan’s Dmitri Belanovski had the second session’s top score of 85.400, with Iowa’s Matthew Loochtan next at 84.850 and then Illinois’ Alex Diab at 84.800.
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Update: Well, sir, turns out those clouds I predicted burned off and we did indeed get up into the upper 80s today (87 so far). Hooray?
Original post: We haven't had any seriously warm weather since last fall. It looked like that could change today with temperatures originally predicted to be in the upper 80s, but cloud cover has managed to keep that down to around 80 degrees. But just when you think we have finally reached the point of perpetual evening porch weather, another cool front will come through later in the week to stave off summer temperatures a little longer.
But if you are annoyed by this roller-coaster weather, a little perspective. The highest predicted temperature in Minneapolis this week is 38. They are actually seeing a warming trend with highs in the 20s and lows in the single digits early on in the week, but rising to the 40s with lows ONLY in the 30s by early next week.
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So, when you are pissed about having to put on socks and forgo the flipflops for another week, consider our poor northern neighbors.
Unfortunately, the couple of cool fronts that should push through this week will not bring much rain with them. There is a moderate chance mid-week and virtually no chance as the stronger of the two fronts moves through Friday or Saturday.
The first front will keep the temperatures mild and in the 70s, while the second will bring highs back into the 60s this weekend with overnight lows in the upper 40s.
At the moment, the drought is in relative check thanks to the cooler temperatures, but as it warms up -- and it is going to sooner than we all think -- it will be something we seriously need to monitor.


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AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust Creates Good Union Jobs in San Mateo County
The 888 San Mateo Apartments were built by union building trades members.
The AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust hosted a tour of the 888 San Mateo Apartments for labor representatives May 11. The $70 million project consists of two four-story buildings on three acres with 158 rental apartments, including 15 units designated as affordable units.
William Little, Vice President of the Building Investment Trust, said the BIT operates with one of the most comprehensive labor policies in the real estate industry, requiring all-union labor for the construction. “When we invest, we are creating good jobs and a good return on the investment,” he said. He noted that the project cost $70 million to build and is now valued at $83 million. The 888 San Mateo Apartments are already 90 percent leased.
Little said the project created 350 union construction jobs and that, “Not only did we build all-union, but we will operate and maintain the buildings with union labor.” Little said the project would employ members of the Teamsters, Laborers, and SEIU, among others, for security and maintenance of the apartment complex.
James Ruigomez, San Mateo County Building Trades Council Business Manager, said, “Using our pension funds to create jobs for our members benefits the local economy as they spend their earnings in the community. It’s the common cause that unions are built on: strength in numbers.” Ruigomez said more unions should invest in the AFL-CIO’s Building Investment Trust and Housing Investment Trust.
San Mateo County Central Labor Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer Shelley Kessler said the project is, “A positive and uplifying example of how union pension investments help workers and the community. It creates new housing stock and opportunities for people to live closer to their worksites, which is a major issue in San Mateo County. It will also provide jobs for union members who will maintain the building.”
The recently completed development is one of ten BIT-funded projects currently in pre-development or construction nationwide. In California, the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust has directly or indirectly invested in 35 projects totaling over $1.7 billion in commercial real estate. The investments have resulted in approximately 10.5 million hours of union construction work. Over its 25-year history, the BIT has invested over $5.8 billion for the development and acquisition of more than 180 office, retail, multifamily, hotel, warehouse, and mixed use properties across the country. These investments have generated approximately 70 million hours in union construction work and created thousands of union jobs in the service, maintenance and operations of facilities owned by the BIT.
William Little and Lynn Fieldman, the BIT’s Vice President of Construction and Labor Relations, also spoke at the San Mateo County Central Labor Council delegates meeting May 11. Fieldman, a retired member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, said that through the AFL-CIO’s investment programs, “We are investing in ourselves.” He said unions should invest in the AFL-CIO’s Equity Index Fund, which invests union pension funds in major S&P 500 companies.
“The more that unions invest, the more leverage we will have through proxy voting on things like executive compensation, corporate governance and socially responsible investments,” Fieldman said. He said the AFL-CIO is also working on setting up other funds to invest in energy and infrastructure development and hospitals, he said.
For more information, see www.aflcio-bit.com.


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When you think about black metal, it’s natural if your mind goes right to blood. Why not? Bloodshed is a major factor when it comes to this kind of music, and that essential life fluid is smeared all over the history of this style of metal.
So, when it comes to “Aristocracy of Twilight,” the debut record from Blood Tyrant, you can’t help but be consumed with plasma. The band burns the torches of wampyric black metal, so you know that delving in blood is something that isn’t just a part of their name, but also is factored into their DNA. This, the band’s first record, takes you back to the primal, raw days where black metal wasn’t polished and presented in pristine light. This music sounds like it was created and recorded in a cave, which adds to its charm, and what you hear here could transport you elsewhere. The mysterious duo—Baron Yrch Malachi and The Wampyric Specter—combine to create a sound that’s dark and bloodthirsty but also pounds heavily on your psyche. By the way, I have no idea who does what for this Dutch unit, so let it all meld together and take over your mind.
“Dawn of a New Supremacy” begins the record with a wave of synth and the sounds of swords clashing in the background. As a horse stampedes through, the track gets going, with raw growls and shouts, chaotic drum madness, and charging guitars. The final moments of the song hit the gas pedal, and wild cackles erupt, leading the way toward “The False Heresy” and its heavy dose of hypnosis. The tempo thrashes relentlessly, as throat-scraping vocals and a burst of violence create a dangerous title wave. Raw power bursts through, as the senses are clobbered, and a haze of noise spirals away. “Undying Iron Will” starts with oppressive weirdness and crazed howls, as the song unleashes a dangerous assault that’s made that much eerier by the choral calls floating in the back. The tempo shreds, while a madness-drenched stretch arrives and knocks for you a loop.
“Barbaric Wampyrism” is a fiery black metal storm, with an assault that feels like it’s trying to live up to its name. The drums are crushed, while the band hits a mind-altering level, with the sounds droning in circles and bringing disorientation. “Clandestine Bloodmists” is murky and creepy before it gets speedy and drubbing. Raw growls cut deep wounds into your flesh, and a strange sense of catchiness slips into what’s otherwise a blinding war. “Engulfed By Purifying Flames” is fast, thrashy, and fierce, with the growls cutting through the flesh, and the playing making your head spin. The band hammers hard while it has you in its grasp, with the growls conveying ancient evils and the track winding up in a massive fury. Closer “Inertia Meditation” is a brief instrumental comedown, as strange synth rolls in, and the feeling that an ominous spirit is lurking in the mists is something that’s impossible to shake.
Blood Tyrant’s heavily anticipated debut “Aristocracy of Twilight” pays off that built-up interest because it takes black metal back to its formative years, but in a way that pushes the genre forward while keeping the roots intact. These seven songs do a number on you, and the more I listened, the more I kept getting lost in their nightmarish fury. Nothing’s polished or neatly preserved. Everything is choked with blood, which only makes a world of sense.
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COLDWATER — March is Reading month and schools around the county are participating in all types of literacy themed events. On Monday, members of the Coldwater High School Varsity basketball team read to students at Jefferson Elementary School.
Real Men Read is a program created by Reading Interventionist, at Jefferson Elementary School, Tobi Reardon.
The program brings male community members into the school to read a story to a second or third grade class as a way to heighten interest in reading, especially among male students.
Reardon said, “Our goal is to have men reading and talking about the benefits of reading to our students. This could be just the thing to encourage more boys to pick up books.”
Reardon said boys typically read with less proficiency and enthusiasm than their female peers.
Anyone interested in reading in a classroom can call the school at (517) 279-5970 or email Reardon at reartl@ccscards. org.
“Since reading is such an integral part of education and life, your participation could change a life. You could be that positive change and influence in the life of a child. Share the joy of reading. Be a role model. Be a hero,” Reardon said.


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DescriptionA gripping short biography of the extraordinary Wilkie Collins, author of The Moonstone and The Woman in White, two early masterpieces of mystery and detection. Short and oddly built, with a head too big for his body, extremely nearsighted, unable to stay still, dressed in colorful clothes, Wilkie Collins looked distinctly strange. But he was nonetheless a charmer, befriended by the great, loved by children, irresistibly attractive to women--and avidly read by generations of readers. Peter Ackroyd follows his hero, the sweetest-tempered of all the Victorian novelists, from Collins' childhood as the son of a well-known artist to his struggling beginnings as a writer, his years of fame, and his lifelong friendship with that other great London chronicler, Charles Dickens. In addition to his enduring masterpieces, The Moonstone--often called the first true detective novel--and the sensational The Woman in White, he produced an intriguing array of lesser known works. Told with Ackroyd's inimitable verve, this is a ravishingly entertaining life of a great storyteller, full of surprises, rich in humor and sympathetic understanding.
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PETER ACKROYD is the author of London: The Biography, Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination, Shakespeare: The Biography, and Thames: The Biography. He has written acclaimed biographies of T. S. Eliot, Dickens, Blake, and Sir Thomas More as well as several successful novels. He has won the Whitbread Book Award for Biography, the Royal Society of Literature's William Heinemann Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Guardian Fiction Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award, and the South Bank Award for Literature. His last book was a biography of Charlie Chaplin.
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'Representative Justin Amash and a bipartisan coalition of 42 lawmakers failed to block a six-year extension of a controversial spying measure.
Washington D.C. – On Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a six-year extension of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a controversial law which allows the federal government to spy on American citizens. A bipartisan coalition of civil liberties advocates opposed the bill, but failed to stop the measure from passing with a vote of 256-164. Senator Rand Paul has now threatened a filibuster during the upcoming Senate vote.
The program has been extended several times since its inception. As 2017 came to a conclusion, lawmakers approved a short extension until January 19. The six-year extension was passed as part of a bill introduced by California Republican Devin Nunes. Nunes’ bill – The FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 – allows the FBI and NSA to access Americans’ private communications without requiring a warrant first. Instead, the agencies only need notify the secret FISA court that it intends to access the data and communications of a suspect.
Amash introduced an amendment that would replace the text of Nunes’ bill with the USA RIGHTS Act, an alternative bill sponsored by Senators Rand Paul and Ron Wyden and Representatives Amash, Ted Poe, and Zoe Lofgren. The Amash amendment would have added a warrant requirement to Section 702. The amendment was overwhelmingly voted down with 183 votes against and 233 in favor. Nunes’ bill contains a provision which would require a court order (not a warrant), but only under the narrowest circumstances. A court order would only be necessary if FBI agents already have an open criminal investigation into the American whose data they want to access, and if there is found to be no valid national security concern.'
Read more: House Extends Controversial Surveillance Measure For Six Years Despite Bipartisan Resistance
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Grundtvig project Young and Adults for a Better Life Maribor, Slovenia 20th – 24thMarch 2013
The introduction of the exhibition The exhibition was called „I RomovéjsouBoží“ -„Even the Roma people are Godly“. The exhibition took place in KlubÁmos, Ostrava from 5th November to 16th November 2012. The ceremonial opening of exhibition –5th November at 5 p.m. The important deputies to NGO´s and deputies to municipal authority were invited. The exhibition visited more than 600 visitors.
The introduction of the exhibition The programme: • The exhibition of photos and pictures, (Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic), artefacts of children, Roma movies, Roma music • Music band from Slovakia (young and elderly people from settlement called Čičava) • Short theatre performance – topic: How the young Roma behave to old majority (Czech) • The dancing performance • The debate organised by young Roma for elderly people from majority and the other way around. Topics: „Why is important to work with people to make the generation gap smaller. „The generation gap and religion“ • Panel discussion , interview with visitors about generation gap
The exhibition The conference for young and adults The audience
Planned outcomes • Short documentary film about main project activities • Intergeneration subject • It will be presented during the ‘‘Roma day“ in April, music festival ‘‘Silesian Lily“ and other cultural events • Translated collection of good practices • Disseminated among Czech social workers (especially charity workers)


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For years as a professional gardener I had been searching for an edging material that will look good, is easy to 'fit', is strong, and of course, economical. I found the answer: SMARTEDGE®
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this picture was taken on the last weekend of May 2021 15 years after it was first installed
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Every once and a while it is important to write about your hidden passions and dreams. Thus this blog talks about exciting developments in private space transportation,
a semi-secret interest of mine for
decades. I spent a day at a conference called NewSpace 2012 in Santa Clara, CA to find out just how real the development of inexpensive space transportations was and how close we might be to achieving my youthful dreams of going into space.
There were a number of private launch companies as well as NASA officials that participated in the event. It was also interesting to note a growing wave of amateur space enthusiasts who are creating open source satellite and guidance plans and software and even making their own back-yard rockets! Well, they probably can’t launch them from their back yard, but they can build parts in their back yards and garages.
SpaceX from Southern California, successfully launched and recovered the first private supply rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) in May of this year. They showed video of that launch an well as discussed their plans for creating human rated vehicles to create an alternative to Russian Soyuz spacecraft for human flights to the ISS. The United Launch Alliance has had 62 successful satellite launches since 2006 and it is working on a human-rated Atlas rocket launch by 2015-2016. Sierra Nevada Space Systems showed video of a successful flight of their Dream Catcher orbital space vehicle this year.
Armadillo Aerospace announced that they have a license to lauch their STIG B-1 rocket on August 25 or 26, 2012 at the SpacePort American in New Mexico. This rocket will launch a 5 kg experimental payload to as high as 100 km (62 miles). The vehicle will experience about 3 minutes of a micro-gravity environment. The company plans monthly launches of this vehicle which can eventually take 5 kg to 150 km elevation and 50 kg to 100 km. A number of other space and space component and software companies either exhibited or spoke at the conference, which featured a business plan competition for space-oriented companies.
Steve Jurveetson from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a VC investor in SpaceX spoke about the need to come up not only with great ideas, but great opportunities. He spoke about why the company invested in private space transportation and explored the growth of transistors, qubits and human opportunities. As he stated most new ideas are a combination of older ideas in new ways and the SpaceX concept is an example of this—a modular reusable rocket.
The idea of personally exploring outer space appeals to many but the closest most folks can get now is to create an inexpensive satellite that can go out into space on the growing number of private launch vehicles. Robert Twiggs, formerly from Stanford but now at Morehead State University in Kentucky is one of the fathers of the small cheap satellite. Over a decade ago he helped pioneer the idea of the cube-sat satellite that is a small self contained box that could ride with other such boxes in the payload of a rocket where it could conduct low gravity experiments, biological experiments of do other interesting activities when released into space.
At the Newspace conference he showed some even more compact satellite platforms including an idea of matchbook sized satellites called moonbeams which could be launched for far less than conventional satellites and allow almost anybody to design and send an experiment or other package into space. Several outfits at the show offered products enabling construction of cubesat and even smaller satellite products including Celestial Circuits, JP Aerospace and Kentucky Space. In addition, NASA Ames was offering a open source software for mission control.
I met at least one person at the show who signed up to go on one of the Virgin Galactic space tourist flights. The Space Tourism Society and Moonandback Travel can help you book your space tourism itinerary. If you need a crew for your future space missions, Atronauts4Hire are ready to serve you and the International Space University offers space studies and space management degrees.
After decades of expensive and infrequent space travel we seem to be at the cusp of a new generation of much less expensive and faster growing commercial space transportation options. This is opening new opportunities for even high school students and hobbyists to launch satellites into low earth orbit and dream of going there themselves. Now what will I put into my little satellite?


Consumers, including State and commercial enterprises, owed the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) a staggering Rs 7.5 billion, by April this year.
This came to light at a progress review meeting of the Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage chaired by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at President’s House, Fort on Wednesday (15).
Meanwhile, plans are afoot to complete work on large and small-scale water supply projects which are in the final stages of construction in order to vest them with the public.
It was also decided to resolve issues related to these projects as soon as possible.
Inquiring about the progress of water projects implemented with local and foreign fund, he was told that at present, 2,337 large, medium and small scale water supply projects are being implemented with local and foreign funds. Officials pointed out that many of these have made progress.
Nearly 467,808 new water supply connections have been provided from 2019 to date and by 2025 the targeted total number of households that will be given water supply connections will be 5,946,352.
To provide clean drinking water to the people, the Department of National Community Water Supply has implemented 704 new village based community water supply projects, including 84 proposed projects in the ‘Discussion with the Village’ programme.
The timely need of amending the National Water Supply and Drainage Board and Water Resources Board Act and the adoption of the Department of National Community Water Supply Act were also discussed.
It was also decided to minimise damage to the environment from large scale tube wells operated for commercial purposes, to conduct a census of tube wells, bore wells and agricultural wells and to prepare plans to conserve groundwater in the event of large scale land allotment. Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, Chief of Staff to the President, Anura Dissanayake, Secretary to the Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage Monty Ranatunga and heads of line institutions were also present at the discussion.


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For to know nothing is nothing, not to want to know anything likewise, but to be beyond knowing anything, to know you are beyond knowing anything, that is when peace enters in, to the soul of the incurious seeker.
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MOS Transistor Mask Design Using SEM Based E-Beam Lithography
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Electron beam lithography (EBL) is one of the alternative tools in transferring micro and nano circuit patterns from design editor to the substrate. EBL is state-of-the-art technology for micro and even to nano feature size in direct writing technology. SEM based EBL will be used to define the mask for device fabrication. These masks were designed in GDSII Editor in EBL System. Poly-methyl-metacrylate (PMMA) is used as a resist in the EBL.


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- Can you have a false miscarriage?
- Do I need to go to hospital for miscarriage?
- Can I miscarry without bleeding?
- How much do you bleed if you miscarry?
- How do I know if I’m miscarrying?
- How does a miscarriage feel?
- Can you bleed heavily and still be pregnant?
- Is a miscarriage painful?
- What does miscarriage blood look like?
- Is stringy blood a sign of miscarriage?
- How do you confirm a miscarriage?
- What is silent miscarriage?
- Why is my blood stringy?
Can you have a false miscarriage?
What’s more, according to the new research, even perfectly healthy fetuses can show no growth between the two measurement time points.
“These errors could lead to a false diagnosis of miscarriage being made in some women,” said a coauthor of the study, Anne Pexsters, in a news release..
Do I need to go to hospital for miscarriage?
See a doctor or attend a hospital emergency department if you have strong pain and bleeding (stronger than period pain), abnormal discharge, (especially if it is smelly), or fever. These symptoms may mean that you have an infection or that tissue has been left behind.
Can I miscarry without bleeding?
Bleeding during pregnancy loss occurs when the uterus empties. In some cases, the fetus dies but the womb does not empty, and a woman will experience no bleeding. Some doctors refer to this type of pregnancy loss as a missed miscarriage. The loss may go unnoticed for many weeks, and some women do not seek treatment.
How much do you bleed if you miscarry?
A woman early in her pregnancy may have a miscarriage and only experience bleeding and cramping for a few hours. But another woman may have miscarriage bleeding for up to a week. The bleeding can be heavy with clots, but it slowly tapers off over days before stopping, usually within two weeks.
How do I know if I’m miscarrying?
The symptoms are usually vaginal bleeding and lower tummy pain. It is important to see your doctor or go to the emergency department if you have signs of a miscarriage. The most common sign of a miscarriage is vaginal bleeding, which can vary from light red or brown spotting to heavy bleeding.
How does a miscarriage feel?
Many women have a miscarriage early in their pregnancy without even realising it. They may just think they are having a heavy period. If this happens to you, you might have cramping, heavier bleeding than normal, pain in the tummy, pelvis or back, and feel weak.
Can you bleed heavily and still be pregnant?
It’s best to follow up with your healthcare provider about any unusual uterine bleeding, especially if it’s on the heavier side or is accompanied by clots. If you’re already pregnant and experiencing what seems like implantation bleeding, you may just be experiencing a fairly common symptom in early pregnancy.
Is a miscarriage painful?
Not all miscarriages are physically painful, but most people have cramping. The cramps are really strong for some people, and light for others (like a period or less). It’s also common to have vaginal bleeding and to pass large blood clots up to the size of a lemon.
What does miscarriage blood look like?
What does bleeding from a miscarriage look like? Bleeding may start as light spotting, or it could be heavier and appear as a gush of blood. As the cervix dilates to empty, the bleeding becomes heavier. The heaviest bleeding is generally over within three to five hours from the time heavy bleeding begins.
Is stringy blood a sign of miscarriage?
An early miscarriage occurs within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Bleeding in pregnancy may be light or heavy, dark or bright red. You may pass clots or “stringy bits”. You may have more of a discharge than bleeding.
How do you confirm a miscarriage?
DiagnosisPelvic exam. Your health care provider might check to see if your cervix has begun to dilate.Ultrasound. During an ultrasound, your health care provider will check for a fetal heartbeat and determine if the embryo is developing normally. … Blood tests. … Tissue tests. … Chromosomal tests.
What is silent miscarriage?
A missed miscarriage, also known as a missed abortion or a silent miscarriage, occurs when a fetus is no longer alive, but the body does not recognize the pregnancy loss or expel the pregnancy tissue. As a result, the placenta may still continue to release hormones, so you may continue to experience signs of pregnancy.
Why is my blood stringy?
Stringy period blood, usually dark red to dark brown in color, means older blood. It’s simply another type of bloody clot and is totally normal! But, if the stringy blood at the end of your flow happens to be heavier too, then it may need to be seen by a doctor, so book in an appointment.


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2011 Researcher at the historical archive of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence.
2011 Researcher in conservation and restoration at the ASRI of Bergamo, Italy.
2011 Master’s Degree in Art History, University of Florence.
2008 Bachelor’s Degree in History and Protection of Artistic Heritage. University of Florence.
2017 – present. Teacher of Medieval and Modern Art and History of Italian Fashion at Accademia del Giglio (Florence, Italy).
2016 – present. Teacher of Art History, Architecture and Design.
2013 – 2016. Direzione artistica di MuSA, Museo Storico Ambientale, San Giorgio di Pesaro (PU)
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4 Reasons why investing in leadership development pays dividends
Most successful organizations do not hesitate to invest in training their people to ensure proficiency in the technical skills required for their job. What is noticeably missing in many organizations, however, is investment in professional leadership development – that is the ability to deal with people.
Have you seen any of the following indicators in your business: high turnover, ill-prepared managers, low employee morale, lack of trust, low customer service ratings, difficulty recruiting talented people, low performance levels, or talented people not reaching their full potential?
If so, then the lack of an effective leadership development program is most likely at the heart of the problem.
The rationale I often hear from leaders of organizations who choose to not invest in such efforts typically falls into three buckets. First is lack of first hand experience by the executive team in quality leader development programs resulting in their inability to appreciate the value of such programs. Second, is the difficulty in measuring the return on investment for the training. Third, is the lack of resources, namely time and $$.
If you are interested in learning more about why you should invest in developing your people – read on!
WORLD-CLASS LEADERSHIP consultants Ken Blanchard, Marshall Goldsmith, Pat Lencioni, Stephen Covey, and John Maxwell are all in synch in their findings and research: training leaders is essential to building and sustaining high performing organizations. Marshall Goldsmith’s best selling book “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There” really focuses on how successful people can become even more successful by understanding and fixing behaviors that are holding them back. Learning from leadership professionals helps overcome lack of personal experience.
The US military understands leader development in spades. They spend millions of dollars in developing leaders at all levels. As an officer in the Army, I attended a formal leadership program with just about every promotion, in addition to the mandatory leadership programs we had within our military units. When I was selected to command (“command” is like being the President/CEO of an organization) as a Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel, the preparation training lasted four to six weeks – all of it executed BEFORE I ever moved into the position. This training was in addition to the many years of experience in developmental jobs designed to build competencies in the command position. This aggressive approach is why our nation’s military is the best led on earth.
My top 4 reasons for investing in a program to develop your leaders are:
Caring. Send a clear message that the leadership cares about its people. It can be one of the most inspiring elements of your organization. Programs that include developing, mentoring, and coaching can be the catalyst that ignites an organization into truly becoming a great place to work, while retaining and attracting good people.
Performing. Improve the performance and capacity of an organization. Huge dividends can be achieved by addressing shortfalls in leadership skills derived from performance reviews, surveys, and other assessments. Deliberate engagement with leaders, including those who are new or in transition, helps them learn the art and science of leadership, enabling the building of trust between people.
Culture. Reinforce the culture and reputation of your organization. Opportunities are established that reinforce the expectations of behavior consistent with the vision, mission, and values. Loyalty is built within the organization through being part of the team’s future, sharing ideas and building friendships with colleagues. It can also provide opportunities for enhancing communications between executives and their people.
Navigating. Help people lead in challenging times. Effective leader development programs are even more critical during times of change, adversity, tragedy, reductions or reorganization efforts, and other challenges that arise. In stressful times it is critical to have leaders better skilled at navigating through these challenges, being more effective communicators with their people.
THERE ARE WAYS to measure the return on investment, but they require engagement by the leadership team. From direct engagement with those trained, to careful observation of changes in behavior, to ultimately measuring results in production all are effective ways to measure the impact of such training.
Senior leaders owe their people the opportunity to learn and grow. I encourage you to assess where you are today and determine how best to invest in your people.
I wish you the best in your leadership journey!


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ITTF extends broadcast partnership with Eurosport
By Shantanu Srivastav | March 29, 2018
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has extended its partnership with Eurosport.
The Europe-wide deal will see Eurosport broadcast all ITTF’s major events, including the ITTF World Championships, ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cups and ITTF World Tour Platinum ITTF World Tour Grand Finals.
Eurosport will broadcast over 120 hours of live action, delayed coverage and highlights over the next three years across its two television channels and online at eurosport.com and the Eurosport App.
As part of the collaboration, which began in 2014, Eurosport will continue to promote the ITTF’s events and commercial partnerships in Europe.
Laurent Prud’homme, SVP Rights Acquisitions at Eurosport, said: “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the ITTF and to have the opportunity to offer world-class table tennis to millions of viewers across the continent.
“As Home of the Olympics in Europe, Eurosport has a strong tradition of showcasing Olympic sports all-year round and we are pleased this agreement will contribute to this.
“With the biggest events of the world tour to be broadcast on Eurosport, our viewers will be able to watch the very best table tennis on the journey to Tokyo 2020.”
Matt Pound, Head of Media at ITTF added: “Since taking its commercial rights in house in 2017, the ITTF has made commercial and media growth a priority for all our products and partnerships like this one with Eurosport is a testament to the new strategy. We are thrilled to renew our relationship with the number one sport destination in Europe, with Eurosport continuing to promote table tennis across the continent leading up to 2020.”