The best cabinet hinges feature soft closing, are industry certified for open and close cycles and are easy to adjust. But picking the right hinge requires knowing overlays, cabinet style and choosing a brand (many woodworkers prefer Blum) that has industry certification of their products.
And while there are dozens of imitation brands on the market, the easiest way to be sure of finished quality is to find a brand from Blum and match to your cabinet style.
Choosing the Best Cabinet Hinge
- BEST FACE FRAME: Blum 71M2550 are premium soft close hinges with certified performance.
- BUDGET PICK: Blum 38N are budget friendly but still certified, operate quietly and have on/off switches for adjusting light and heavy doors.
- FRAMELESS SOFT CLOSE: Blum Clip Top Full feature a full overlay, 110-degree opening angle and hinge cover plates for a professional looking finish.
Best Cabinet Hinges For New or Retrofit Projects
For new projects of any size, there a few simple questions to answer before picking the hinge that best fits your budget:
- Cabinet style – determine if your project is frameless or face frame. Face frame cabinets have a wood frame over the face of the cabinet.
- Hinge overlay – how much the cabinet door will “lay over” the face of the cabinet. Frameless or either half or full overlay. Face frame cabinets are generally 1/2″ to 1-3/8″.
- Hidden or visible – for hinges on glass doors consider a higher grade hinge that improves look of the hinge.
Soft Close Hinges for Face Frame Cabinets
For face frame cabinets there are a surprising variety of hinges that mount to the edge or face of the cabinet frame.
First, as noted in the picture above, face frame hinges mount to a “picture frame” that is attached to the sides of the cabinet box. These hinges are specifically designed for this type of cabinet and will not fit frameless cabinets (which we’ll cover next).
In general, there are two types of face frame soft close hinges:
- Standard mounts screw to the side of the face frame
- Face mounts attach to, well, the face of the frame
Both are adjustable and for top brands have on and off switches on the dampers.
Soft Close Hinges for Frameless Cabinets
While the box edges of a face frame cabinet are covered, on a frameless cabinet you’ll need hinges that fit over just the edge of the cabinet.
And, a decision on half overlay (3/8″) or full overlay (3/4″) that will decide how much the cabinet doors cover the cabinet.
In frameless cabinets you’ll have the following choices:
- BEST FULL OVERLAY: Blum Clip Top Full feature a full overlay, 110-degree opening angle and hinge cover plates for a professional looking finish.
- PARTIAL OVERLAY: Blum Clip Top Partial are similar to the full overlay but allow for only half of the cabinet box edge to be concealed for cabinets that are installed next to each other.
- FRAMELESS INSET: Blum Inset allow the door to be installed flush with the face of the cabinet box frame.
Soft Close Cabinet Hinges Types
As you know by now, a soft close hinge is basically a standard hinge with a damper that slows the closing of the door.
But, there is a lot more to hinges then saw a soft close drawer slide. Because cabinet construction dictates the final style of hinge you’ll need let’s walk thru the various types of hinges:
- Frameless hinges
- Face frame hinges
- Inset hinges
- Overlay hinges
- Partial overlay hinges
Choosing Which Style Soft Close Cabinet Hinge You Need
So let’s get started on what hinge you’ll need.
First up is is understanding your cabinet construction:
- Frameless: a frameless cabinet has sides that extend to the front of the cabinet (commonly referred to as European cabinets). This style of cabinet is pictured above.
- Face frame: this style cabinet has a frame on the front of the cabinet similar to a picture frame. For a picture of this style cabinet see the next section and you’ll note the wood frame covering the cabinet sides.
Of note, these hinges are NOT interchangeable so make sure you understand this step first!
Concealed Hinges for Face Frame Cabinets
As you likely know, a face frame cabinet has a frame attached to the front of the cabinet sides.
There are five general styles of hinges for face frames:
- Clip on hinges
- Partial overlay
- Full overlay
- Face mount full overlay
- Inset face frame
So which one do you need? As you can see the list is all about overlay, so my rule of thumb is:
- If you want to see the face frame use a clip on or partial overlay hinge
- If you want the face frame hidden and as much of the door covering the frame use a compact full overlay or face mount.
Frameless Soft Closing Cabinet Hinges
If your cabinets are frameless you’ll have about the same complexity as face frame hinges in deciding which hinge is right.
Here are the three basic types of frameless hinges:
- Partial overlay
- Full overlay
Deciding on which is right for your project is, fortunately, straight-forward:
- Inset are the most straightforward – if you are planning to see the cabinet frame edge then your decisions are down to opening angle (110 and 170-degree most commonly).
- Use full overlay on cabinet ends where another door will not be adjacent.
- Use partial or “half-overlay” on cabinet sides where another door will be adjacent.
Not sure on what your final project will require? To avoid a delay in your project, if this is your first time, order additional full and partial overlays to allow swapping hinges out as you install the doors.
Key features of soft closing cabinet door hinges
Before we jump into the hinges in this review, let’s first look at what makes one hinge operate better:
- ANSI/BHMA certification by the vendor to verify the hinge will work for tens-of-thousands of cycles
- Damper size and recovery time for fast door open and closings
- Ease of adjustment
- Brand reputation & time in industry
- On/off switches for adjusting closing force
Self Closing Cabinet Hinges
While soft closing hinges aren’t the same as a self closing hinge, they do all have the same “self closing” feature. Essentially, a self closing hinge is a hinge that is designed to stay closed. And, since most soft closing hinges are designed (or can be made into) like self closing you’ll find them similar.
Types of Hinges for Cabinets
While soft closing hinges are arguably the best hinges for cabinets, there are other types of cabinet hinges:
Best Soft Close Cabinet Hinges
First, there are a huge variety of hinges on the market and countless knock-off brands. While saving a few dollars on a like-for-like product is always the best option, when shopping for hinges a certified hinge that operates quietly is always preferred.
Which, for woodworkers, means starting with Blum concealed hignes.
1. Blum Clip-top Overlay (Certified)
First, of course, these hinges feature the high quality and durable Blum soft close mechanism that integrates an on/off switch and smooth operation.
What’s different about this hinge?
Well, the “Clip Top” hinge refers to the heavy duty detachable design that allows the cabinet door to simply be clipped on and off. No screws. No dinged doors during installation.
Unlike other imitation hinges in this review, these high quality cabinet hinges open and close smooth and have a fast reaction time in the damper so a door can be opened and shut quickly without slamming.
Soft Close Hinge Features
These Blum soft close hinges feature:
- Compatible with face frames and frameless cabinets
- Snap on screw covers for a sleek finished look
- Range of opening from 110-degrees to 170-degrees (different hinges)
- Hinge-cup mounted soft close damper with on/off switch
- 6-way adjustment
- Tool-less removal
2. BLUM 38N – Certified Soft Close Cabinet Hinge (Budget)
If you take away the large arm, detachable clip and get down to a high quality soft close cabinet hinges for face frame cabinets you’ll get the Blum 38N.
Similar to the Clip Top, this economical Blum compact face frame hinge features the same cup-mounted soft close mechanism, on/off switch and quiet operation.
But in a more compact form at a lower price point. Over the years I’ve installed countless 38N hinges and now that these newer hinges integrate soft close it’s my go-to choice on large projects where budget is key.
Soft Close Hinge Features
- Built for face frame applications
- 100 to 110-degree range of opening
- Blum Compact have a variety of cabinet hinge types (38N, 39C, 38B) to fit your project overlay needs.
- Soft close damper is integrated into the hinge cup
- On/off switch for adjusting action on smaller doors
3. Probico Soft Close With Adjustable Damper
In my hands on hinge review the Probico hinge was a surprise.
While it appears to be a standard hinge the arm has a soft close piston concealed within it that provides for an integrated, adjustable hinge.
Why is that different? Well, the Blum’s are damper and spring activated. But the Probico adds an adjustable damper (no springs) that is usually only found in Blums soft close door adapters.
Soft Close Hinge Features
- Adjustable damper – not something found in most hinges
- 5-way adjustment
- Face frame or frameless
4. Berta Compact Soft Close Cabinet Hinge
The Berta hinge is similar in design and construction to the Blum, but lacks the integrated on/off feature needed for smaller cabinet doors.
While smooth performing, I’d opt for the Blum Compact line first for the ability to turn the hinges off on smaller doors.
Soft Close Hinge Features
- 110-degree opening
- Springs and hydraulic damper
- Face frame compatible
- Variety of overlays
The bottom line on this hinge is a compact soft close cabinet hinge must have an activation switch to be considered the best.
Or, to even be considered for purchase.
With pennies separating this brand of hinge from the Blum Compact my recommendation is the certified hinge vs. trying to shave a few dollars off your total project cost.
5. Amazon Basics AB-4011
Similar to the Berta, but lacking the Blum 38N on/off switch, the AmazonBasics is an economy hinge with almost all of the features of the Blum.
Soft Close Hinge Features
Key features of the AB-4011:
- Nickle plated finish
- Damper-activated soft close
- Available in a variety of overlays
- 3-way mounting adjustment
While similar in design to the Blum 38N, this hinge doesn’t offer the on/off switch you’ll need for lighter doors. For around the same price I’d recommend sticking with Blum.
6. Grass Tec Soft Close
I was surprised by this hinge. First, it has the same design as the Blum but had two surprising issues: it creaked when closing (lack of cover on the spring arm?) and didn’t fully close the door.
While Grass is an established brand the quality here was disappointing. When installed on a cabinet door it creaked when closing and no matter how I adjusted it wouldn’t close the door fully (left open ~1/8″).
On close inspection I noticed the ends of the two springs that drive the soft close weren’t covered in plastic like the Blum. And I suspect that was the source of the noise.
For that reason I’m recommending you look elsewhere.
Brand Matters in Soft Close Cabinet Hinges
Maybe you’ve ran into that misinformed list of “12 best hinges!” and aren’t sure what’s best.
Rather than look at the #1 seller on online stores I have a different perspective based on use and self closing hinges I use in my projects: BRAND.
You see, cabinet hinges are easy to make.
So easy in fact that online stores are CRAMMED with imitation imported hinges that offer bargain prices you can’t get in even a big box store.
Does that make every hinge bad? No. But do you want to invest the time and energy to see if hinges costing a few bucks less really work? I didn’t think so.
Related Article: Best Hinge Jig for Drilling Concealed Hinges in Cabinet Doors
Why Blum is My Preferred Brand
While an entire article could be written on the Blum brand – you can read about their industry leading certification processes.
From ISO 9001, ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certifications, testing cycles up to 200,000 for hinge hardware (eg. simulated door openings) and rigorous quality testing they are a SAFE choice when investing in hardware.
All of this to say: I only use Blum self closing hinges (eg. soft closing) in my new cabinets. Why invest so much in the wood and skimp on the hinge?
Hard to Find Cabinet Hinges
When it comes to soft close hinges, there are certain types of these hinges that are hard to find. Perhaps you are replacing a hinge, or looking for a unique hinge that doesn’t quite fit the mainstream soft close hinges.
Why Cabinet Hinges are Hard to Find
While some manufacturers will print the name of the hinge on the faceplate or other identifiable location, others won’t leave a name.
Or, perhaps more frustrating, will leave a logo on the hinge that puts you into a search for what they are.
So why are these hinges hard to find? Well, it’s all about large volume purchasing by cabinet manufacturers.
Bulk Hinge Manufacturers
Concealed Cabinet Hinges
As their name implies, a concealed cabinet hinge is not visible from the front of the cabinet. Rather, they are mounted to the cabinet side or frame.
So how do they attach to the door? Well, there are two options:
- First, most concealed cabinet hinges are mounted using a 35mm hole drilled into the door with a hinge jig.
- Or, and less common, some hinges skip the hole and use direct flat mounts to the door. While an option, these are best only for extremely thin doors where a hinge cup cannot be drilled
7 Soft Close Hinge Issues and How to Avoid Them
I should be able to just buy my hinges and install them, right?
After all a hinge is a hinge and drilling a 1/2″ deep hole in a cabinet door isn’t that big of a deal…
While these hinges an be installed with planning, time and patience but just about anyone there are some lessons learned to read up on first.
1. Ordering the Wrong Overlays
If it’s your first time installing cabinet hinges you might learn that overlay is a tough terminology to learn. And “full overlay” doesn’t come with a measurement.
A few pointers:
- Face frame cabinets: Build your face frames, then use a pencil and ruler to layout the door widths. Then match your hinges to the “overlay” of the hinge side. I often use a variety of hinge overlays on my projects.
- Frameless cabinets: You have three choices – inset (not an overlay hinge), full overlay when there is no adjacent door and half overlay when the cabinet will “butt up” to an adjacent cabinet.
2. Not Planning Roll-out Shelving and Hinges Together
This is an issue even an experienced cabinetmaker can stumble on. And while not specific to just soft close hardware almost all new cabinets use soft close.
What’s special about roll-out shelving? Well first it’s a must to install the shelving or drawer as low on the door or possible to maximize space. And that’s typically exactly where the hinge will go.
The solution? Rather than worry about hinge location install a wood strip that protrudes 1/2″ into the cabinet on each side to attach the sliding shelf too. In other words, you’ll basically make a 1″ narrow opening to allow the sliding shelves to install to.
4. Purchasing Frameless Hinges for Face Frame Cabinets
And sometimes it’s mis-labeling of the products or lack of clarity on the websites you might be buying them from. So make sure to double check the hinge style against your cabinet construction.
5. Not Positioning the hinge Cup Properly
Easily one of the most frustrating issues with installing a cabinet hinge is installing the hinge in the wrong place.
And by this I mean installing it in one of three places:
- On a face frame cabinet, where it will overlay the top or bottom rail (and not allow it to be installed)
- Setting the hinge cup too close to the door edge creates an unsightly gap
- Or, setting the hinge cup too far from the door edge will cause the door to bind.
The best solution? Again, use a concealed hinge jig.
6. Damaging the door During Installation
Now this one is getting specific huh?
Well, after installing thousands of cabinet doors I’ve learned to install the top hinge first. Because I’ve frequently dropped a screw, mis-placed a hinge, or done something else that causes me to break my focus from the door this approach:
- Allows most cabinet doors to “hang” suspended by the top hinge for a short period of time
- Makes it easier to balance the door while installing screws
7. Not Adjusting the Door
Every cabinet door will need to be adjusted after installation. And while standard hinges just need to be adjusted for the door to be level and aligned with adjacent doors, with a soft close door you’ll also need to:
- Turn the dampers on/off to achieve the right closing speed (or, with the Probico adjust the damper piston)
- Be extra sure to install locking screws to firmly secure the hinges to the cabinet. Failure to do so can cause hinges to work loose over time as they can work against each other.
Common Questions About Soft Close Cabinet Hinges
Want a little more insight into the difference in hinges?
Maybe you’re wondering why you can’t grab the cheapest hinge for your project? And just why does hinge damper recovery time matter?
Or, perhaps you’re building a new project and are concerned with drilling a rather large hole in your cabinet door? Whatever your question I’ll do the best I can to answer your questions and help you pick what’s right for you.
1. How Quickly Does the Soft Close Damper Recover?
One of the most common issues with (generic) soft close cabinet hinges is the damper doesn’t work for a quick open and close.
To avoid this slow recovery, and other issues, here’s what to look for in a soft close cabinet hinge:
- An adjustable or on/off damper so the door doesn’t stop when it hits the damper.
- Brand name hinges that have been engineered and sold to high-end cabinetry shops where this behavior is not allowed.
2. Can I retrofit soft close kitchen cabinet hinges?
Have an existing kitchen and researching if you’ll be able to upgrade your hinges?
Well, fortunately you may have two options:
- To start, almost any concealed hinge door can be retrofit with a soft close damper. While these don’t require the hinges to be replaced, they do add another piece of hardware to the interior of your cabinet.
- Hinge replacement of existing “Euro-style” concealed hinges. Due to the popularity of concealed hinges in both frameless and face frame kitchens there is a very good chance you’ll be able to replace the existing hinges.
However, if your hinges are visible from the front you might be out of luck. Due to the force of the dampers a front mounted hinge screw will be continually “pressed” with a soft close hinge.
3. Finding out what kind and size of hinge you need
Worried about spending a lot on new hinges only to find they own’t fit? Well this is a very common question and something even professionals have to carefully plan. So let’s take a look at how to determine both.
Soft close hinge construction
Hinge overlay is the distance the door “covers” the frame or cabinet side on the *hinge* side. Fortunately this overlay is simple to measure but you’ll need to know your fractions.
There are two ways to find overlay on existing cabinets:
- The easiest method is as simple as looking at the hinge. Do you see a fraction like “1/2” or “1-5/16”? That’s your overlay.
- But another method is simply measuring the distance the door “overlays” the cabinet when it’s closed. Just make sure to measure this on the hinge side (not the top/bottom!) of the door.
4. Independent certification authorities for cabinet hinges
Almost everything we buy has a certification process the manufacturer can optionally subject their products too. And for cabinet hinges that testing authority is the Builders Hardware Manufacturing Association.
But finding results for who’s certified and what the results are is difficult. However, here’s a few links to the leading hardware manufacturers and their stated ANSI/BHMA compliance:
5. Just how much thought does Blum put into their hardware versus the competitors?
Would you believe me if I said Blum uses a space age suit that simulates age, limited motion and even pregnancy in testing of it’s hardware? Well, they do and you can read about the Age Explorer(tm) suit they use for testing.
But what did they learn and how does it impact their products? A couple of inventive features:
- An electric powered “bump to open” SERVODRIVE that powers open kitchen drawers
- For corner cabinets a SPACE CORNER drawer system that allows access to the back of corner drawers.
6. How many soft close cabinet hinges per door?
This is an often overlooked part of building cabinet doors. And a question to answer before purchasing.
Here’s a guide for how many soft close cabinet hinges per door:
- Two hinges for doors up to 38″ and 15 pounds
- Three hinges for doors between 38-60″ and 15 to 30 pounds
- Four hinges for doors 60-90″ and 30-45 pounds
- Five hinges (or more) for doors over 90″ and 45 pounds
However, be sure to check the manufacturer rate limits for heavy doors and follow their guidelines.
7. What's an inset door vs. an overlay door?
Let’s keep this one simple and then look at the differences in overlay and cabinet construction.
- An inset door is flush with the face of the cabinet (either frameless or face frame)
- While an overlay door, as the name implies, lays over the face of the cabinet. And this could be both frameless and face frame cabinets.
8. Understanding cabinet door reveal
When I build cabinets this is the “art” in a well built finished product.
The hinge reveal is the required distance the hinge will need to operate without binding. And if you’re building cabinet doors this is a really, really important measurement to consider when boring the mounting holes.
After you have the reveal and overlay understood then the art to this involves:
- When the cabinet doors are finished and installed the reveal, overlay and cabinet construction all contribute to the visual lines of the kitchen.
- Avoiding filler strips avoids visual break-ups in the reveal and overlays
- Plan, plan and then plan some more. Due to importance of visual lines I’ll make dozens of pencil marks on a face frame to pick the right overlays. And that means I might choose a few 7/8″ overlay soft close cabinet hinges, some 1-5/16″ and so on.
How to Install Soft Close Cabinet Hinges
Fortunately, installing a soft close hinge is no different than any hinge of similar construction. There are, however, a few tips and tricks that will help your project go smoother.
And of course, making sure those large holes you’ll need to drill into the cabinet doors are done precisely.
Here are the steps to install a soft close cabinet hinge:
Step #1 - Setup your drill press or cordless drill
After you’ve spent all that time building cabinet doors the last thing you’ll want to do is ruin them with an improperly placed hole.
Or, worse, drill through the door with the 35mm forstener bit you’ll need for these style of hinges.
To ensure you’re setup for drilling make sure you consider:
- For a cordless drill, a perfectly good setup by the way, I use a jig like the Kreg cabinet hinge jig that can be set to the proper depth with a lockable bushing.
- Test, test, and retest hinge depth and location. Use a test piece of wood that’s the exact same thickness of your door and has the same profiled edged to drill test holes until the hinge location is correct.
- Install your test piece on the cabinet and verify opening/closing action.
Step #2 - Mark your doors for the hinge side
For larger projects I like to layout the doors by/in the cabinets and then mark the hinge side with blue painters tape. This allows me to drill with confidence.
When is this step crucial? If your doors are not “reversible” in that the top of the door cannot be the bottom.
Step #3 - Verify drill setup and hinge location
While I’ve drilled hundreds of doors I always like to verify my setup one more time. So take another test piece and drill two holes with your Forstener bit and ensure the hinge location on the door and the cabinet side or frame is correct.
You can’t un-drill a hole once it’s in.
Step #4 - Drill the soft close cabinet door hinge holes
Now that you’re setup, tested twice, go ahead and drill the first door.
And then install it to make it works as expected. Due to variation in hinge designs, location of CLIP top plates for brands like Blum, and your specific project this step will avoid a pile of doors going to waste.
Once tested, keep going and drill the remainder of the doors.
Step #5 - Install the hinges and hang on cabinets
Just a few tips and considerations for this step:
- Drill pilot holes for harder woods
- Make sure to adjust your drills clutch to a low setting to avoid stripping the door hinge screws
- Ensure the hinge is “square” to the edge of the door. Since you’re installing a round hinge into a round hole this will be a mostly visual exercise.
- I prefer to hang all the doors and worry about final adjustment after they are installed. Shoot for getting them “close enough” that a final adjustment later will be easily done.
Step #6 - Install cabinet door hinge restriction clips if needed
Quite a few kitchens will have cabinets where two doors can be opened at the same time and “bump” each other. To avoid this, try using a Hinge Restriction Clip that will prevent the doors from opening the full 110-degrees. Instead, the restriction clip limits the door to 86-degrees.
How to Adjust Soft Close Cabinet Hinges
Now that you have your hinges installed the last step is fine tuning the hinges.
But first, as you now know, there are two types of hinges: hinge integrated dampers and hinge cup dampers. Adjustment will vary by the style.
Adjusting Hinge Cup Soft Close Hinges
Adjustment for this style is as easy as a flip of the damper activator on/off switch:
- For small doors it’s common to have one hinge on and another hinge off.
- And in larger doors most soft close hinge dampers will be “on”.
- But for heavy duty and tall doors you may find you need to add another hinge (or a secondary damper) to slow the doors closing.
Adjusting Soft Close Hinges With Arm Mounted Dampers
This style of hinge adjusts with just a turn of a Philips screwdriver. By opening and closing the door and adjusting the dampers resistance you can fine tune a perfect slow close.
Frequently Asked Questions for Soft Close Cabinet Hinges
Can you put soft close hinges on old cabinets?
Maybe. If you have European hinges that are installed into 35mm holes drilled into the cabinet door then it is an easy upgrade. But if you have hinges you can see on the outside of the door you will need to use a soft close damper instead.
What is a soft close cabinet hinge?
A soft close cabinet hinge is a specialty hinge that incorporates a damper built into the hinge that enables the door to be softly closed. It is different than a self close hinge (which is NOT soft close) that incorporates a mechanism to help keep the door shut.
What is the difference between self closing and soft closing hinges?
A soft close hinge will help the door close softly, while a self close hinge will pull and hold the door shut. These are two different styles of hinges and a self close hinge will not prevent the door from slamming.
Are soft close hinges worth it?
Soft close hinges are worth the investment. With the benefit of reducing stress on the doors caused by slamming and a usability improvement the extra few dollars per door is a great investment.
The best soft close hinges are really just a choice in the brand that has invested the most in the technology: Blum. Sure, you’ll pay a little more but compared to the overall cabinet or furniture project it’s a rounding error in most projects.


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- Unfabling the East: The Enlightenment's Encounter with Asia by Jürgen Osterhammel
Unfabling the East is a translation of a revised and bibliographically updated edition of Osterhammel's Die Entzauberung Asiens: Europa und die asiatischen Reiche im 18 Jahrhundert, first published in 1998. It is a deeply researched panoramic assessment of contemporaneous English, Dutch, French, and German accounts from roughly 1680 to 1832 of "the East," which encompasses societies from the Ottoman Empire in the west to Japan in the east, Russia in the north to Java in the south. Osterhammel focuses on the transition from pre-Enlightenment European depictions of a romanticized East to nineteenth-century images of a retrograde culture confronting a dynamic West.
Unfabling the East compellingly refutes anachronistic applications to pre-1800 Asia of nineteenth-century-based postcolonial theory that assumes Europe has always viewed Asian cultures from the perspective of a superior Us versus an inferior Them. For most of the long eighteenth century, Osterhammel notes, European commentators tended not to consider the various cultures, religions, and societies in the East as composing a monolithic "Asia" juxtaposed with an equally monolithic "Europe": "before 1790 hardly anyone saw a stark opposition between the cultural macrospheres 'East' and 'West,' fewer still believed them to be incompatible, and no one posited a 'clash of civilizations."' He demonstrates, instead, that during the earlier period "[t]he balance of power between Asia and Europe was matched by an intellectual equilibrium that makes the thinking of this era far more attractive and lastingly significant than later triumphalist ideologies of the all-conquering West." During the long century Europeans became increasingly intrigued by the comparability of their own cultural and political systems with those in Asia, particularly in the contemporaneous unitary states of China, India, the Ottoman Empire, Persia, and Russia.
During the transitional Enlightenment period, purportedly original eyewitness travel reports became eagerly consumed sources of information about societies in the unfamiliar East. That unfamiliarity enabled authors to defamiliarize their readers' own conceptions of the West. For example, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's letters written in Turkey between 1716 and 1718, published posthumously in 1763, forced her readers to reevaluate both the limits the harem imposed on Muslim women and the freedoms that Englishwomen believed themselves to enjoy. Montesquieu also criticized his own society by using the perspective of the sophisticated stranger-in-a-strange-land in his Persian Letters (1721), a fictional polyvocal series of letters sent from travelers in France to their wives and friends back home in Persia.
Underlying Lady Mary's and Montesquieu's use of Eastern customs to reflect on those of the West was the orthodox Judeo-Christian belief in the monogenesis of humankind. If all peoples originated from one source—Adam and Eve—then the differences among them were matters of degree, not of kind. Hence, commentators including Sir William Temple, Adam Ferguson, Adam Smith, Antoine Court de Gébelin, and Johann Heinrich Gottlob von Justi criticized the ethnocentrism of Europeans that blinded them to the possibility that aspects of the East might be equal to or even superior to their own.
By the beginning of the nineteenth century, a combination of factors including political instability in India and China and the development of so-called scientific racism bolstered by the growing belief in the polygenesis of humankind, led to a fundamental reassessment [End Page 213] of European attitudes toward Asia. Consequently, Edmund "Burke's 'Great Map of Mankind,' where individual nations differed from each other only by degree, was replaced by the bipolarity of East and West. … The history of the East was passive, organic, and plant-like … unconscious and without purpose. … In this view, only the history of the West rose to the higher sphere of ethical volition." But, as Osterhammel notes, the indisputable dynamism of contemporary Asian economies will necessitate the redrawing of Burke's "Great Map" again.

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(RxWiki News) Do you experience knee pain every day, or just every so often? If you are a woman over the age of 50 and your answer is yes, consider yourself a member of a very large club.
New research found that 63 percent of women over 50 experience either persistent or intermittent pain in at least one knee.
You'll be more likely to be among those with persistent or constant pain if you have a higher body mass index (BMI), a previous knee injury, or osteoarthritis, which affects more than 27 million Americans.
"See your doctor if your knee hurts."
The study was led by Dr. Nigel Arden, a Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford. He and his research team wanted to look at knee pain over a long period of time, and determine risk factors for knee pain. This research could help develop better therapeutic strategies for individual health care.
Osteoarthritis was a particular focus, because it is so common. Being able to assess the symptoms of this condition could improve diagnosis and treatment.
The study drew upon data from the participants of the Chingford Study, a study that focused on women with osteoporosis and osteoarthritis in North London. Over 1,000 women enrolled in this study. They self-reported their experience of knee pain.
At the end of the 12 year-long study, the women were classified in groups according to how they expressed their knee pain on a monthly basis. The researchers found that 44 percent had experienced “any days of pain”, 23 percent had pain on most days of the previous month.
They divided it down further: Of those women who were classified as having “any pain,” 9 percent had persistent pain, 24 percent had incident pain, and 29 percent had intermittent pain.
Of those who had “pain on most days”, 2 percent had persistent pain, 16 percent had incident pain (pain related to a specific activity), and 18 percent had intermittent pain.
A diagnosis of radiographic osteoarthritis predicted persistent pain in the study participants. Those with a higher BMI were likely to have persistent and incident pain, and those who had knee injuries were likely to have persistent or intermittent pain.
The study authors concluded that the length of their study made it a strong piece of evidence for the prevalence of knee pain, but that more studies should be done to help doctors improve treatment strategies for women with osteoarthritis.
The study was published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism in December 2011.

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Travel In Bali, Indonesia – Best Hotels, Places, Foods & Culture
Arcadia, Shangri-La, Elysium, Utopia, and Bali are all associated with heaven. The only distinction between them is that you can actually check out Indonesia Bali. Many tourists have never been to this Indonesian isle. Yet, the term “Bali” creates daydreams of the most exceptional landscape: massive volcanoes covered in an in-depth natural cover, exotic shoreline that reduce into aqua blue rich waters and bending coastlines crowned with staggered pagodas. And believe it or not, Indonesia hardly ever disappoints.
You’ll be blown away at how many different types of holidaymakers indulge in this paradise. The normal visitor simply remains at the palatial beachfront hotel and consumes in magnificent spa therapies, self-indulgent delicacies and sluggish laying in the sun. But the historian will find his or her pleasures at the island’s many wats or temples while the explorer will find new routes up a dynamic volcanic in Kintamani. Plus, the capital of Scotland – Kuta features more riotous excitement for those prepared for delayed evenings. Indonesia is an ideal come real, so awaken up and guide your solution.
Bali is ranked as:
- Best Places to Visit in Asia
- Best Beaches in the World
- Best Places to Visit in April
- Best Islands in the World
- Best Summer Vacations
- Best Beach Honeymoon Destinations
- Best Honeymoon Destinations
- World’s Best Places to Visit
Best of Bali:
Do you want it? Bali’s got it. For pleasure, simply stay there at your hotel of choice, which will most likely feature a wonderful seaside, a fascinating spa and a range of cuisine choices. For experience, navigate this wonderful isle in search of invisible shrines and historical wats or temples – Tirta Empul Forehead is a visitor preferred. And for family members, Waterbom provides thrilling trips. How we position Things to Do.
- Tirta Empul Temple
- Uluwatu Temple
- Tanah Lot Temple
- Sanur Beach
- Nusa Dua
- Tegalalang Rice Terrace
- Gunung Kawi
- Periuk Bali Cooking Class
- Celebrity Bike Tours
- Nusa Penida
Best Hotels in Bali:
- Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan
- Jamahal Private Resort & Spa
- Kayumanis Jimbaran Private Estate & Spa
- Kayumanis Nusa Dua Private Villa & Spa
- Kayumanis Ubud Private Villas & Spa
- Kelapa Retreat & Spa
- Komaneka at Bisma
- Komaneka at Tanggayuda
- Mahagiri Villas Sanur
- Plataran Canggu Bali Resort and Spa
- The Elysian Boutique Villa Hotel
- The Samaya Seminyak
- Viceroy Bali
- Villa de daun
- Anantara Seminyak Bali Resort
Best time to Visit in Bali:
The best time to visit Indonesia is between Apr and Oct, the island’s dry year. Indonesia encounters only two seasons: rain and the dry year. Throughout the year, the daytime temperature float between the mid-80s and low 90s, with only the humidity and rainfall styles changing. The lack of rain during the season makes Indonesia more comfortable for beachgoers.
Bali’s delicacies scene is intensely Indonesian, with Chinese and Native Indian impacts. Most recipes include grain, clean vegetables, various meats and fish – and plenty of livening. Many foods function base gede – a liven insert that usually comprises of garlic cloves, red soup sweet peppers, shallots, nutmeg, turmeric extract, cilantro, cinnamon, shrimp insert, grape oil and bay results in. With that many components, you can be sure that recipes presenting this liven combination is tasty. Fish, poultry, and poultry are often applied or stuffed with the liven insert, prepared with grape dairy and provided with grain and fresh vegetables.
There are several stand apart recipes that tourists should example. Order babi guling (turning pig) and you’ll get a plate of soft cooking various meats that are also crunchy and caramelized. Bebek betutu is a spice-rubbed, slow-roasted goose often prepared in bananas results in. The satay (or sate) in Indonesia includes pieces of poultry, poultry, fish or tofu placed on skewers and cooked over a hot flame; associated with cereal vary, but peanut and shrimp paste-based cereal are common. When it comes to restaurants, experts and tourists recommend trying a variety. Many of the resorts function elegant cuisine, the markets throughout Indonesia offer up clean, regional stand up and the restaurants along the coast dish out informal foods (with beautiful beach views).
There are millions of restaurants spread across the area, in which tourists can example nearby delicacies, along with other dishes from around the world. In Ubud, Abe Do generates kudos from tourists for its clean mindset and raw, organic dishes. For a fine cuisine experience, consider Lamak Cafe & Bar, a hit with past visitors for its meal meals and innovative martinis. Another splurge-worthy restaurant in Ubud, Mozaic is an award-winning Oriental restaurant with flavored choices that emphasize the region’s best components, such as Native Indian Ocean octopus and Javanese bird, along with a group of regional fruits, clean vegetables, and herbs. Outside of Ubud, Warung Padang Kecag in Candidasa is popular for its fish recipes while the trendy Mamasan in Kerobokan is a hit for its combination of Oriental dishes and amazing decorations.
Culture & lifestyle:
The Bali is a part of Indonesia; for this reason, the formal (and dominant) terminology is Indonesian. However, you’ll still listen to Balinese (a Malayo-Polynesian language) being verbal by some residents. Because worldwide travel and leisure perform a key part in Bali’s economic system, the British is commonly verbal in bigger places. That means you must not have a problem getting around, buying gifts or buying food.
The forex in the Bali is the Indonesian rupiah. Since the rupiah to U.S. money return amount varies, be sure to check what the current return amount is before you go. Also, keep in mind that because the large mathematical distinction can be rather puzzling for people from other countries, residents sometimes ask for irrational costs and can technique tourists into paying more cash than they need to. For referrals, $1 is equivalent to roughly 14,330 rupiahs.
In regards to religious beliefs, the Bali differs from the others among the Indonesian isles, which are mostly Islamic. Hinduism is the prevalent religious beliefs in the Bali. Most of the wats or temples found here are holy Hindu sites, so be well-mannered of the traditions you’ll observe, such as wishing in private pools of water. To get a feeling for the island’s exclusive religious beliefs, don’t skip a visit to Bali’s wats or temples.
Getting Around Bali:
The best way to get around Indonesia is with an employed car and car owner. This choice gives you the independence of wandering around the nation without the need for having to push yourself. Bike riding is an alternative choice, just prepare yourself to incorporate through disorderly visitors. Vessels are a great way to get to nearby isles, but they are not frequently used to get around Indonesia.
Most tourists appear through Ngurah Rai Worldwide International airport (DPS), which is situated between Kuta and Jimbaran on the island’s southeast tip. To achieve your hotel, check in enhance to see if there is a free hotel shuttle service available. Some hotels also provide private transport for a fee. Though it can be expensive, some guests say it values the cost (especially if you’re coming tonight) as the motorist will know exactly where to fall you off – convenient some say is value the extra rupiahs. If you plan to take a cab, you’ll pre-pay your stand up at the airport’s cab reverse. Deals range commonly based on your location, from 45,000 rupiahs (around $3) to 315,000 rupiahs (about $22).
For short ranges, motorbikes are a low priced, fun way to easily discover outside of your hotel. Bikes can also be a quicker choice in traffic-congested cities. You can lease motorbikes through many of the hotels and small stores in vacationer cities, such as Kuta. Housing costs differ by company and bicycle type, but cost between 60,000 rupiahs (less than $5) to 350,000 rupiahs (around $24) per day. Indonesia Bike Lease, Indonesia Trips and Indonesia Eco Riding a bike get positive opinions from past guests.
Due to the volatile characteristics of some of Bali’s streets, you’ll want to prevent biking in crowded areas like Denpasar and Kuta.
Hired Car and Driver:
This method of transport may seem like a special path, but you’ll find that this selection can be cost-effective and of great benefit. You can usually organize a car and car owner through your hotel; however, there are several organizations, like Indonesia Isle Car Lease, that provide the support. Anticipate to barter a cost (unless it has been prearranged) and to pay for the motorist’s food, consume and hotels if you’ve employed him for a multi-day journey. A day seeks the services should cost about $50. For the cost, you’ll have a worry-free means of getting around and possibly a local journey information. For more information, seek advice from your resort’s assistant – your hotel may provide a similar support (for a fee).
Renting a car is simple and inexpensive, but driving around Indonesia is difficult with its traffic, its motorists, and uncertain signs. By law, you are required to have worldwide motorists allow or a regionally released one. Lease organizations, such as Hertz, Sixt, Position, and Budget, are situated in many hotel cities and at Ngurah Rai Worldwide International airport.
Travelers have had a combined bag of performance with taxis. Drivers can be untrustworthy and some can try to be sly. Fortunately, most are reasonable and friendly to visitors. Some taxis run on discussed prices while others go according to a gauge. Deals generally start at around 5,000 to 7,000 Indonesian rupiahs (about $0.50), with each additional distance charging 4,000 rupiahs (about $0.25). You can originate taxis from the road in bigger cities like Denpasar, or you can call for one. Red Fowl Team is one the most efficient cab providers, according to visitors. The company even offers a smartphone app for finding an available cab simple.
Whether you’re driving with Red Fowl Team or any of the island’s other companies, you’ll want to keep a few measures in thoughts. Always create sure that the motorist changes on their gauge so you’re billed the proper stand up and take a look at a map to create sure your car owner isn’t taking the lengthy direction.
Public and trip vehicles are a cost-effective way to discover the area. That said, they don’t allow the independence to discover off the defeated direction and can take many years to achieve their locations. Bali’s most popular personal charter bus and trips are structured by Perama Tour & Journey.
Bali’s community vehicles go between significant cities but tracks, costs and leaving and appearance times can be hard to track down. Opinions have been positive for the more recent Kura-Kura community passenger bus, which functions five lines around Bali’s significant vacationer locations, such as Kuta, Seminyak, and Ubud. Buses are prepared with free Wi-Fi, air conditioner, audio-visual statement systems and baggage shelves, though they do not run very frequently; some tracks leave every two hours. Set fares range between 20,000 and 80,000 rupiahs (about $1.50 to $5.50) for single trips. Look for green and yellow-colored vehicles with animated turtles colored on them.
Travelers sometimes use vessels and ferry boats to achieve Bali’s nearby isles. This option is not only picturesque but also cost-effective. While community ferry boats can be less expensive, professional vessel services – like those managed by Perama Tour & Journey and Red Water Show – offer rapid and immediate transportation to the nearby isles. Still, visitors should remember that many of the vessel providers may have little to no training and that protection rules are nonexistent. Do not forget that bigger vessels are generally safer, and visitors should also check for protection equipment before getting on vessels.
Entry & Exit Requirements:
Your U.S. passport must be legitimate for at least six months from when you get into the nation and have at least two empty ticket webpages. You must get yourself a charge exception to this rule or a 30-day guest charge upon appearance at manchester international terminal in Indonesia for $35. The charge exception to this rule allows visitors in the nation for up to 30 times (and zero longer); the short-term charge is applicable to vacationer and short a business trip only and can be prolonged if necessary. If you are coming to Indonesia for more than 30 times, you must obtain unique charge before to appearance. For more information, check out the U.S. Department of State’s website here.

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And maybe a new mattress, because it’s not just the amount of time you spend sleeping that keeps you lean, it’s also the quality of your sleep. Fat cells in your body produce a hormone called leptin that helps the body keep track of how much potential energy (i.e. fat) it has stored. But leptin is only produced during certain stages of sleep. Miss out on those stages because you’re not resting soundly enough, and you’ll disturb levels of the hormone, leaving your body with no real idea of its energy reserves. Consequently, you’ll end up storing calories rather than burning them.
Avoid going down grocery aisles that tempt you with high calorie foods. It’s best to stay along the perimeter of the grocery store, which is where the fresh foods are typically located. However, when you need to go down the aisles to get something, try to stay away from areas where foods you crave are stocked, such as the candy or soda aisle. If you don’t see them, you’re less likely to be tempted.
Keep stocked in your refrigerator or freezer a box of veggie burgers (look for low-sodium varieties). Veggie burgers are a much better choice for your waistline and heart than ground meat. Veggie patties have only about half the calories of regular red meat patties, and zero heart-hurting saturated fat. Plus, they’re so easy to cook – just one or two minutes in the microwave. While toasting your whole-wheat bun, take from your pantry a jar of roasted red bell peppers and top your veggie patty with a couple of luscious slices. Smear your bun with a little low-sodium Dijon mustard.

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Santa Clip Art
Today I’m sharing this wonderful Santa Clip Art Image! Isn’t he darling?! This is the perfect classic Holiday picture of this Jolly fellow.
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This is a wonderful Retro Christmas Clip Art Image, that was scanned from an old 1940’s Printer’s book in my collection. As you can see above, Santa Claus is wearing his traditional Stocking Cap with it’s white fur trim. He has a long white beard and mustache (of course!) and he is grinning from ear to ear. Even though this is a black and white picture, you can tell that his cheeks are rosy red! Such a beautiful Black and White Santa Graphic. A very nice Traditional looking Santa for your Christmas Crafts, Handmade Cards, or other Holiday Projects! I think it would be fun to alter the color of this picture, he would look great in red or green. You might also like some other Santa Clip Art Images from this same book, you can find three more of them HERE.
You might also enjoy our adorable Retro Christmas Image Bundle from our Premium Membership site HERE. This is just one of around 200 Bundles that you get instant access to when you join our Premium site. Each kit includes numerous free Printables as well and we offer loads of Photoshop elements Tutorials too, for those that want to learn digital design techniques.

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The FA Cup final clashes with La Liga title shootout... so, will you be watching Arsenal vs Hull or Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid?
- FA Cup final and Barcelona's clash against Atletico Madrid kick-off at 5pm
- Arsenal are bidding for their first silverware in nine seasons
- Barcelona will win the title if they beat Atletico Madrid at the Nou Camp
English football's showcase finale is under threat from Spain.
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid's title decider on Saturday will clash with the FA Cup final between Arsenal and Hull.
ITV and BT Sport have the broadcast rights to the Wembley match but Sky Sports will be hoping to snatch away viewers as La Liga goes down to a winner-takes-all meeting at the Nou Camp.
Facing the media: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger speaks to the assembled press earlier this week
Going for glory: Robbie Brady takes a swing at a water bottle as Huill prepare for their showdown with Arsenal
Atletico have a three-point lead over second-placed Barca but Lionel Messi and Co will become champions with a victory because of their superior head-to-head record.
A draw and Atletico would win their first title in 18 years and break the Barcelona-Real Madrid stranglehold for the first time since 2005.
The FA Cup final is beamed round the world and usually pulls in millions of viewers. Traditionalists who have campaigned for the return of the 3pm Saturday afternoon kick-off have been told that early evening is a ratings winner.
Battle: Lionel Messi vies for the ball with Filipe Luis in their Champions League clash last month
Glory: Atletico Madrid are bidding for their first La Lia title in 18 years when they face Barcelona on Saturday
Leading the pack: Jack Wilshere and his Arsenal team-mates are put through their paces on Thursday
Unfortunately the same thinking applies in Catalonia this weekend, which means neutrals must decide between the magic of the Cup or the glamour of the La Liga.
While Hull's progress to the final is a fairytale for the city, the club do not have a world-wide fan base which makes it less appealing on a global basis.Arsenal's pulling power is greater as Arsene Wenger bids to end his nine-year trophy drought.
There is another issue at stake. The FA's sponsorship deal with Budweiser ends after Saturday's final, which means that Arsenal vs Hull is also a major marketing opportunity.
One that the likes of Messi, Xavi, etc can mess up as they bid to snatch the title after a season which has been dogged by off-field issues, not least the tragic death of former coach Tito Vilanova.
Glory: Will Arsenal, pictured here beating Wigan in the last four, secure their first silverware since 2005?
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With such a wide body of research about the benefits of biophilic design, the senior living industry should be exploring more ways to creatively plan and design purposeful outdoor spaces. Consider therapeutic horticulture. Defined as a modality that supports programs aimed at enhancing health and wellbeing through active and passive interactions in nature, therapeutic horticulture can be viewed as elevating gardening to an intentional therapeutic intervention.
Most recently, this concept was highlighted at 2021’s EFA Expo in Chattanooga, Tennessee in a session titled “Outdoor Antidote: Introducing Therapeutic Horticulture into Senior Living Design.” Presented by Brad Smith, founder of BSA Place Creation, landscape architects and planners and Elizabeth “Leah” Diehl, director of therapeutic horticulture at the University of Florida’s (UF) Wilmot Botanical Gardens, the session dove into the many use cases already in existence that utilize therapeutic horticulture in the design of their spaces.
“While it’s great to create places where people enjoy being, how much more effective would it be if we also plan and program purposeful activities to take place in those spaces?” said Smith.
“Outdoor area development in senior living involves so much more than mere site cosmetology,” he continued. “Our aim is to develop evidence-based design solutions that truly add value, enriching the lives of residents, their families, and those who work on site. That’s why we initially reached out to Leah—we saw the need for communities to not only plan and design outdoor spaces, but to also plan and program the therapeutic activities that can happen there.”
Incorporating Therapeutic Horticulture Into Senior Living
In the Wilmot Botanical Gardens Therapeutic Horticulture Program at UF, Diehl works with diverse client groups from army veterans and young adults in addiction recovery to people with movement impairments and adults with developmental disabilities.
The program itself engages classes in a greenhouse and garden environment with activities exploring horticulture through the propagation and nurturing of plants. Each activity, in turn, is designed to incorporate specific therapeutic benefits, such as socialization, intellectual and sensory stimulation, gross/fine motor skills and eye/hand coordination.
From there, Smith realized how easily the program could be adapted for the needs of those in the senior living community. For instance, one of the best ways Smith has found to incorporate these programs has been to design outdoor and other plant-filled spaces that are not only beautiful, but also engaging in both passive and active ways.
“These spaces need to be physically accessible, but they also need to be psychologically accessible—in other words, do they look safe, comfortable, and interesting? Are there things to explore, discover, and engage with throughout the space while also providing comfortable resting areas?,” Diehl said.
It’s also important, she stated, for the landscape architect, horticultural therapist, administrators, staff, and residents at a community to create and plan ways for people to interact with the space and each other.
“Growing and maintaining plants is an inherently meaningful activity that contributes to one’s community and through that process we can help people build self-efficacy, self-esteem, and increase control over one’s environment.”
Facilities Should Get Creative With Their Spaces
In offering up creative ways to those facilities could reimagine their outdoor spaces to create communities, increase engagement and build upon life satisfaction, Smith gave the example of the Boothbay Botanical Gardens in Maine. There, the organization runs a therapeutic horticulture program for all ages with a garden that has individual spaces devoted to each of the senses.
Diehl, meanwhile, underscored the importance of those outdoor spaces by outlining a multitude of research studies on the benefits of nature interaction for older adults. She described how integrating therapeutic horticulture into those settings provides intentional and meaningful opportunities for seniors to build self-esteem, self-efficacy, and social connection that may have been lost in the aging process or in the transition into a new, shared living environment.
Concluding the session, Smith and Diehl challenged leaders and designers in senior living to press the envelope and delve into the low-cost, high-yield mix of interactive design and therapeutic horticulture. In doing so, leaders and designers will be able to revitalize their outdoor spaces, while enhancing the health and wellbeing of the entire senior community.
Another version of this article originally appeared on Environments for Aging.

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The renewable community continues to grow month-on-month and one of the main concerns in, primarily, residential customers is understanding whether or not planning is needed to install a Solar PV system on their house.
Planning can be a complicated beast, so depending on where you live there may be other issues that affect the installation of solar panels, for instance restrictions on your property.
In Summary: In the majority of instances, the installation of Solar Panels can be designated as ‘Permitted Development’ under the revised Government rules, therefore no planning is required.
When do I require planning permission for Solar PV?
There are a number of instances where planning permission is required for the installation of Solar PV. We’ve listed these below:
Listed Building: If you are looking to install solar on a listed building, you are required to get Listed Building Consent. This can often be sourced and discussed through your local Council or planning office. The same applies if you are looking at installing solar on a building within the grounds of a listed building such as Stables, Outhouse, Barn etc.
Conservation Areas: If you reside in a conservation area, you may be able to install a solar PV system without the need for a planning application, as long as it falls under permitted development rights. However, if the proposed installation is on a wall facing a highway, a planning application would be necessary.
It’s important to note that even if a planning application is not required, it is still necessary to comply with building regulations. Additionally, it may be necessary to obtain consent from the relevant conservation officer or other local authorities before installing a solar PV system in a conservation area. Additionally, local authorities have discretion to grant or refuse planning permission for solar PV systems on a case-by-case basis, even if it falls under permitted development rights. It’s best to check with the local authorities for any specific requirements and guidelines for installing a solar PV system in a conservation area.
Flat Roof: If you plan to install solar panels on a flat roof, it’s likely that you will need to obtain planning permission. This is because flat roofs typically require frames to be installed in order to angle the panels towards the sun, which often results in the panels protruding more than 0.2 meters above the roof slope. This exceeds the “permitted development” guidelines and thus planning permission is required.
Additionally, it’s also recommended to consult with a professional to ensure that the installation is done properly and safely and that the panels are installed in a way that does not cause any damage to the roof.
The matters of planning can be complex, that’s why we are always on hand to help with advice on whether or not you should seek planning permission.


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Katy Vaughn, originally from Colorado, has been a voice actor for 20+ years. She’s voiced national TV/radio commercials, corporate/industrial narration, & Live Event/VOG for major brands including: Nike, DoorDash, Lego, Fanta, Blue Apron, Bank of Montreal, Shutterstock, HTC One, Belk, Philips Lighting, Weill Cornell Medicine, and more. She’s also narrated audiobooks/E-learning media such as “Dot.” by Randi Zuckerberg and “Ice Age: Continental Drift” series, with publishers including: Leapfrog, Harper-Collins, Capstone, Macmillan, Oxford University Press, & Cambridge University Press. She has experience in ADR/dub, award-winning audio dramas, videogames, & animation, including: “The Assembly” for Oculus Rift VR & the anime film, “Your Name”.
As a stage actor & soprano, Katy has performed off-Broadway, in national Broadway tours, aboard the Disney Dream, and at Carnegie Hall. Mixed with a drumming background, Katy has blended her love of performance and storytelling thru sound, which has led to her work as a foley artist, sound designer, & VO producer. She is the owner & creative director at Sea Siren Media. After living in NYC, PDX, & Seattle, Katy now resides in Norfolk, VA, close to the forests & ocean, with her tuxedo cat, Navi.
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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas National Tour
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Deciding the specs of my first-ever Mac. 2015 MBP. I do mainly 3D modeling and photo-rendering. Most of my software can only utilize NVIDIA GeForce (CUDA) graphics cards. So for that, the AMD Radeon has no benefit. And may be a hindrance. I plan to use the MacBook Pro as is for a while. And add an eGPU with GeForce GTX 1070 when the time comes. Knowing that, is it still better to get a MBP with the Radeon GPU card inside? Or no dGPU and only Intel Iris? I heard eGPUs work easier on MacBook Pros with no dGPU. organicCPU said some Photoshop functions are gone with no dGPU. What else would I be missing with no dGPU? (and not yet any eGPU) Any thoughts or recommendations?


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BEIJING – analysis
China has cleaned up its air before, but experts say that if it wants to avoid the kind of smog that choked the country this week, it must overhaul an economy fueled by heavily polluting coal and car use.
Several days of hazardous air quality across large swaths of northern China triggered an emergency response that saw schoolchildren kept indoors, factories closed and government cars parked.
Experts are urging authorities to take firmer action to confront the consequences of China’s rapid industrialization — and the spending habits of the middle classes created by its economic boom. The calls for cleaner air come after new Communist Party leader Xi Jinping said the government would strive to meet demands for “more comfortable living conditions, and a more beautiful environment.”
China began releasing pollution data last year, a move observers say triggered a huge backlash against the smog — both from a newly aware public who took to Internet message boards in droves and from normally partisan state media outlets.
As the noxious haze blanketed Beijing this week, driving sales of face masks and air purifiers through the roof, state-run news agency Xinhua said the party’s promise to beautify China was “in jeopardy.”
When the eyes of the world were on Beijing for the 2008 Olympics, the city implemented strict measures for more than two months that reduced toxic emissions by 60 percent. Car users could only drive every other day, construction work ceased and factories were shut down.
Such steps were “extreme resolutions which are not sustainable,” said professor John Cai, director of the Center for Healthcare Management and Policy at Shanghai’s China Europe International Business School.
“What needs to happen is for the government to take long-term action by centralizing the heating systems so that individual families in rural areas do not burn coal, and also by cutting down on car use in the city,” he said.
China would face “short-term economic losses” from such sweeping changes, Cai said, but the government should look to the long term.
Growing car use has been both an important driver of China’s economy and an overt symbol of its mounting wealth. But with 5 million vehicles already clogging Beijing’s streets and 20,000 more added each month, Cai said addressing this issue is essential, suggesting owners be forced to pay high licence fees on each vehicle to reduce emissions.
Tackling coal use is even more problematic. While families might be encouraged onto central heating systems, 79 percent of China’s electricity is generated by the fuel, according to the World Coal Association. Much of that is the low-grade “dirty” kind rather than the “clean” coal now favored in many Western markets.
“Beijing has taken emergency measures to tackle the current pollution, but in the long term we need a regionwide policy to cut coal use to make the air quality better,” said Zhou Rong, a climate and energy campaigner at Greenpeace.
Beijing said in May that it would get rid of 1,200 high-polluting businesses by 2015. It has also set up bicycle rental kiosks to try to ease congestion. But implementing strict lasting controls requires firm political will from China’s new leaders, Cai said.
Given Xi’s professed support for an environmental cleanup, Cai anticipates “substantial, radical changes” within two years.
Premier-designate Li Keqiang noted Tuesday the need for at least some signs of progress, with China National Radio quoting him as saying, “Solving the problem will also be a long-term process, but we must see some achievements.” Li said tackling the issue requires greater enforcement of environmental protections as well as increased public awareness.
Many ordinary people, however, do not seem optimistic.
“Air pollution is an emergency as severe as an earthquake, flood or chemical spill,” said one Weibo user. “The government needs to mobilize all of society to solve this problem — not just its environmental protection department.”


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History + charm w/antiques+wood-burning FP. 2 full baths, 3 BRs, fully-equipped kitchen, washer/dryer, livng rm, dining rm, library. Great views (Catskill Mtns in winter). IGA+Bread Alone mns away. WiFi/noTV. Toddlers not recommended.
The area is a winter wonderland with the Belleayre ski center 20 miles away. Route 28 leads from the Hudson Valley in Kingston to the Catskills Mountins in the west. The famed Bread Alone Cafe is a s…
There is Amtrak train service from NYC to Rheinbeck, NY with a possibility to take a cab to the house about a 1/2 hour away. Bus service from NYC is available to Woodstock with a 10 mile taxi ride to…

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In his book Putting People First, candidate Bill Clinton advocated providing ``all Americans (with) `smart cards` coded with their personal medical information.`` In redeeming that pledge, President Clinton could empower everyone who relies on our health care system to become an instrument of its reform.
Smart cards are similar to credit cards in size and thickness. What gives them their ``smarts`` is a tiny computer microchip. Put that card in a computerized reader, and the cardholder has access to his records. Writing data into a smart card takes only a few seconds; the process is as easy as transferring data from a PC to a diskette. Think of the smart card as a computer that can process and store your medical record, and you will grasp its potential power.
Automated patient information would obviously speed up the processing of claims. Its greater value lies in preventing the sort of errors that routinely occur when physicians prescribe a drug or procedure based on a patient`s symptoms but without access to key elements of the individual`s medical and medication histories. The result in some instances is a drug or treatment that harms rather than heals. Adverse drug reactions take their heaviest toll among older patients.
Many adverse drug reactions could be prevented if the physician who prescribed the drug and the pharmacist who dispensed it had better information about the patient. But all too often there is no patient ``record.`` There are only fragments of information -- some on paper, others in computers -- scattered among clinics, hospitals and pharmacies.
That fragmentation inevitably leads to higher costs when examinations, laboratory tests and prescriptions are duplicated because one clinician has no access to the information others have gathered. It also leads to doctors prescribing drugs and therapy they would not have ordered had they been able to see a more complete patient record.
Peter Ognibene is a vice president of the Applied Systems Institute in Washington and chief investigator of the firm`s Smart Health Card, being developed under a grant from the National Institute on Aging.

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Staša Bajac is a writer & director, a story editor and script consultant. She holds BA and MA in Dramaturgy at Faculty of Drama Arts in Belgrade, as well as MA in Narative Film and Audio-Visual Technologies at UdK in Berlin.
Four of her original plays have been published in Serbian: Reconstruction premiered in Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad in December 2016, having won the Assitej’s competition for best play that deals with a taboo topic, aimed at young audiences; Waterfalls was chosen among top five of the Heartefact Regional Competition for the Best Contemporary Socially Engaged Full Feature Drama Text; while This One Is Going To Be Different won the aforementioned competition and is in the repertoire of Atelje 212. The sequel, This One is Going To Be The Same is set to premiere in June 2021.
Humidity, the first feature she wrote with the director Nikola Ljuca was screened at Berlinale Forum, ACID Cannes, Sarajevo FF etc. and brought her two awards for best screenplay. Her second feature Asymmetry, developed with EAVE and directed by Maša Nešković, premiered at Mostra Sao Paolo, followed by screenings at Trieste, FAF, Sydnay where it was awarded as Best Film. Short films Thursday by Nikola Ljuca, and Space Between Us and Twosome by Maša Nešković that she wrote were screened at international festivals, winning numerous awards. She is one of the writers of TV series Grupa that premiered at Sarajevo Film Festival, Državni službenik, as well as a staff writer on Žigosani u reketu TV show.
She is currently finishing her first documentary With a Heavy Heart, supported by Film Centre Serbia; developing her feature project The Stranger which received initial funding in Serbia, and in preproduction of short film Morocco, also supported by Film Center Serbia.
She is a Berlinale and Sarajevo Talents alumni; Torino Film Lab story editing trainee and a consultant for CineLink’s Dealing With the Past platform. She acted as a Jury Member for FIlm Center Serbia’s script development fund, as well as Author’s Film festival Brave Balkan competition program.
The play Okapi explores the relationship between an individual and ruling structures, in the age of mass surveillance and online social networks. It is based on the premise that we live in a form of participatory totalitarianism, where unlike in most of authoritarian societies, the information we provide about ourselves is done so consensually. The text strives to deconstruct these mechanisms and finds the origins of human exhibitionism of identity («I am not unless I am observed»).
The play is divided into three parts: The first part shows Goran, a man in his thirties and mystery woman Katarina. Images of Goran’s life are shaped through his monologues about certain events and Katarina’s observations about him and declarations of her love. The reader is tricked into believing they are in an intimate relationship, but soon it becomes clear that Katarina stands for something much bigger.
As the first part explored the idea of privacy becoming public, the second goes on to show how public spaces become private. Goran is a journalist, interviewing the state prime minister Viktor Ban. To every one of his questions about the forthcoming law that would allow full state surveillance without a warrant, Viktor responds with answers about his scandalous love affair. It aims to depict how interest in the intimate details of politicians, the rise of TV shows with “true story” in their title and voyeurism directed at public personas depoliticize the public space, creating emotional pornography that dumbs down citizens who become uninformed and easily manipulated.
The third part is set in a kids park, where two little girls discuss all these matters in great detail, with references to classic and contemporary philosophers and scientists. I myself feel like theatre is one of the last sanctuaries of subversive thought, but on a larger scale it frightens me that we have to, in a sense, playpretend in order to debate such important issues. I feel like to say or do something provocative, you have to brand yourself benign to (possibly) be given a platform, one that has clear boundaries.
The epilogue of the play is a love letter from Katarina. It reveals that our initial impression about Goran and the entity of Karatina being in an intimate relationship is, ironically, correct. It binds together the three parts, just as the subject and the state are bind together.
The title Okapi, as shown at two different points in the play, represents everything those in power, whom ever they might be, don’t know, the power of our secrets and our determination to keep them veiled.
This One Will Be Different
The multifaceted, complex nature of gender roles in Serbian society is the subject of which was the winner of the fifth annual Heartefact prize, a regional open call for dramatists from the former Yugoslavia, who are invited to submit an original script on a sociopolitical theme. The play is centered around three girls who are trying to find the ideal man, this one that’s going to be different to all the others, and how they should go about finding him and what they need to do to themselves — physically and mentally — to be desirable to him.
The play, which is entirely character driven, unfolds as a candid dialogue between its three female leads: Ivana, Mirela, and Jovana. The audience becomes a fly quietly stuck to a beauty salon wall, eavesdropping on an intimate yet brutal conversation between the trio, in which the more clued-up (and more jaded) Mirela and Jovana trample all over naive Ivana’s almost child-like understanding of love and romance, disabusing her of her innocence and reinforcing the patriarchal standards that they themselves have internalised. They lay down the law like a pair of drill sergeants, dictating to Ivana how she has to look, act, and think if she’s going to tie down an unnamed and unseen man that she’s smitten with. Through their words, we’re offered an insight into the pressures placed on women in male-centric Balkan societies.


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By Casey Bukro
Americans rank the three major major traditional commercial broadcast television networks—ABC, CBS and NBC—as the most credible news sources, according to a poll that explored the credibility of 13 print and digital news sources.
“Despite the proliferation of coverage of fake news and historically low opinion of the media, a majority of adults think most cable news networks and major newspapers are credible,” reported morningconsult.com, a nonpartisan digital media and survey research company based in Washington, D.C.
“Television news gets the highest number of people saying they are credible, with major newspapers such as the New York Times not trailing far behind,” wrote Laura Nichols. While the three major television networks took the top three slots, the Wall Street Journal and the Times followed immediately after them.
Historically speaking, this is an interesting turn of events. Fifty-five years ago, Newton Minow, then chair of the Federal Communications Commission, described television as a “vast wasteland” in speech at the 1961 National Association of Broadcasters convention.
Despite such poor expectations, television news has grown into a giant. As technology improved, it became more ubiquitous, even intrusive. And the medium proved itself able to show and tell complicated issues, in documentaries and far-ranging reports. Even the humble smartphone records news events, turning everyone into a television photographer.
Clearly, the medium is a crowd-pleaser. Critics might argue television reports serve largely as a headline service. But the format has won public favor. Even Minow, who continues to be asked his opinion of television, appreciates today’s “wider range of choice.”
The Pew Research Center reports that in 2016, Americans express a clear preference for getting their news on a screen—either television or digital—although “TV remains the dominant screen.”
Pew reported that 57 percent of U.S. adults get their nightly news on television, cable, local or network. That compared with 38 percent online, 25 percent on radio and 20 percent from print newspapers.
“As of early 2016, just two-in-ten U.S. adults often get news from print newspapers,” said Pew. “This has fallen from 27 percent in 2013.”
Television, too, could face disruption, said Pew, as younger viewers turn to online platforms for news.
Within the digital realm, said the report, mobile news consumption is rising rapidly. “The portion of Americans who ever get news on a mobile device has gone up from 54 percent in 2013 to 72 percent today,” said the report.
Personal contacts also are a common source of news, said Pew, including reports posted or sent online, “but Americans see clear distinctions between news organizations, friends and family, and more distant individuals.”
These trends clearly have not diminished the small screen. The Gallup Poll in 2013 reported that 55 percent of Americans reported that they turn to television for news about current events, followed by 21 percent on the internet, 9 percent on newspapers and 6 percent on radio.
“If the current media preferences of young adults are any indicator of the future,” said Gallup, “the data offer good news for TV, but bad news for print media.” Heavy reliance on print is exclusive to seniors, it said, among whom 18 percent cite newspapers or other print publications as their main source of news. By contrast, 6 percent to 8 percent of younger age groups rely on print.


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An Oklahoma shelter dog is getting a second chance in Iowa after a remarkable journey.
The dog, named Rudolph, was in an overcrowded shelter and had to be put down. But in a strange turn of events, the medicine didn't take.
After surviving the euthanization, the 8-month-old pup was picked up by a no-kill shelter in Iowa.
Rudolph has become an internet sensation and had dozens of people hoping to adopt him. But one family was able to take him home where he has his own recliner to relax in, after being given a second chance at life.

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KAUFMAN, Texas — A deal to bring 2,400 homes to Kaufman as part of a master planned community on 800 acres of the historic Wynne ranch announced earlier this year has fallen through.
The transaction halted after an announcement in February that an undisclosed North Texas developer was in negotiations with the James Wynne family to acquire 1,040 acres in the city of Kaufman’s ETJ. The two parcels of land included a 240 acre bottom hunting tract along King’s Creek, and 800 acres of ranch property that is located in Scurry ISD.
With frontage on both FM 1390 and Hwy 34, the two parcels sit adjacent to 1,500 acres that the families of James Wynne and son Toddie Lee Wynne IV plan to continue to own and operate. The offering also does not include any part of the nearby Star Brand Ranch, which is separately owned by American Liberty Oil Company and unaffiliated with the James Wynne family according to the Dallas Business Journal.
“We’re currently marketing the property for sale,” Chris Burrow, CEO of Dallas-based Range Realty Advisors tells inForney.com this week. The firm has represented the property since it was put on the market in January 2017.
The lost developer had planned to bring a master planned community along with an estimated 2,400 rooftops. The property is being marketed for residential development, recreation & hunting, or as an investment hold. There is no word on why the initial deal fell through.
The history of the land is also significant. Toddie Lee Wynne Sr.'s wife's great-great-grandfather, William Nash, was one of the settlers of Kaufman County.
In the early days of Texas, Nash organized a militia of volunteers that under his leadership helped Sam Houston win the Battle of San Jacinto. For his service, the newly formed State of Texas awarded Nash ranch land in North Texas, which includes the ranch property currently on the market.
Members of the Wynne family — Nash's descendants — have lived or otherwise used the ranch for five generations. This is the first time this configuration of the property has been listed since it was awarded to Nash in 1836.


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RAMAT HASHARON, Israel, Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- IMI Systems (IMI) - a defense systems house for combat-proven solutions and the developer and manufacturer of Iron Fist family of active protection systems (APS) – will showcase in its booth the Oshkosh Defense Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) equipped with IMI's Iron Fist Light Decoupled (IF-LD) APS at IMI Systems booth (#3125, Hall B) during AUSA 2018 (the Association of United States Army) Exposition.
The IF-LD APS of IMI is a hard-kill system that addresses a variety of threats such as short-range RPGs, anti-tank missiles, and more. The system's sensor suit consists of two sensing technologies for enhansing the vehicle's situational awareness and minimizing false alarms while enabling the vehicle to respond and counter attack against the aggressor as quickly and accurately as possible.
The IF-LD utilizes a blast interceptor for an effective and safe interception process. This results in the destruction of the threat without initiation its warhead while minimizing residual penetration. Due to its modular design which does not require penetrating the vehicle's roof, the IF-LD provides an operational solution for all types of Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) from light armored vehicles up to MBTs.
IMI is in cooperation on its APS line of business with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GDOTS) for the North American Markets.
The Oshkosh JLTV delivers next-generation performance to serve ground forces mission and is a trusted solution designed, built and backed by over 100 years of vehicle production, integration and lifecycle know-how to keep ground operations moving.
The integration of IMI's APS solution onto the JLTV demonstrates the vehicle's adaptability to new and evolving technologies to meet customer-specific requirements.
"We are proud to work with Oshkosh Defense, as a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of military vehicles to integrate our IF-LD technology onto the JLTV," said Avi Felder, IMI Systems CEO and President.
About Oshkosh Defense
Oshkosh Defense is a leading provider of tactical wheeled vehicles and life cycle sustainment services. For decades Oshkosh has been mobilizing military and security forces around the globe by offering a full portfolio of heavy, medium, light and highly protected military vehicles to support our customers' missions. In addition, Oshkosh offers advanced technologies and vehicle components such as TAK-4® independent suspension systems, TerraMax™ unmanned ground vehicle solutions, Command Zone™ integrated control and diagnostics system, and ProPulse® diesel electric and on-board vehicle power solutions, to provide our customers with a technical edge as they fulfill their missions. Every Oshkosh vehicle is backed by a team of defense industry experts and complete range of sustainment and training services to optimize fleet readiness and performance. Oshkosh Defense, LLC is an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE: OSK]. To learn more about Oshkosh Defense, please visit us at www.oshkoshdefense.com.
About IMI Systems Ltd.
Established in 1933 as Israel Military Industries, IMI Systems Ltd. is a globally recognized defense systems house specializing in the development and manufacturing of end-to-end combat-proven solutions and technologies for the land, air, naval and homeland security (HLS) requirements of the modern battlefield.
Positioned among the world's leading defense solution providers, IMI Systems supplies its wide variety of systems and products to its customers in over 70 countries around the world.
The advanced reputable defense systems offered by IMI Systems were developed based on extensive operational experience, advanced technology and exclusive methodologies, and are used by the IDF, US Military (Air Force, Army and Navy), NATO nations and military and government agencies.
The nationwide company is wholly owned by the Government of Israel, employs 3200 employees in its various business areas, which include Armor, Infantry, Artillery, Air, Naval, HLS and Small Caliber Ammunition, as well as in its variety of manufacturing, test and laboratory facilities. IMI Systems has four subsidiaries: IMI Academy for Advanced HLS Training and Ashot Ashkelon Industries Ltd, located in Israel and IMI Services U.S.A Inc. and IMI Trading U.S.A Inc., located in the USA. For more information, please visit www.imisystems.com
Mr. Avinoam Zafir, IMI Systems Vice President Marketing
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It was an amazing gathering of 50,000 people at Ala Moana Beach in Oahu. People from various backgrounds gathered to send candle lit lanterns into the ocean in honor of their deceased loved ones. The ceremony itself involved the blessing of a Japanese Buddhist High Monk, a Hawaiian chant by Uncle Hau’ole, and a send off of canoes which gather the lanterns that have been sent out to sea. I felt enveloped by glowing comfort as I stood in waste high water, surrounded by lanterns with my future wife.
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So much for the purported genius of Karl Rove and his vaunted plans for a permanent Republican majority.
Americans have voted tonight for checks and balances. By turning the House over to the Democrats, and by putting the Senate within reach (thanks to competitive races in three red states, no less), the voters have basically honored James Madison's dictum that it is wise to divide power between "opposite and rival interests," in order to "control the abuses of government."
Americans have put the brakes on one-party rule. They have judged the GOP to be guilty of hubris - a vice that typically afflicts those who wield clout without accountability - and so they have decided on the punishment, which is that now President Bush, in his lame duck years, must share power with those whom he only recently demonized as bad for America. He has basically spent the political capital that he boasted about in November of 2004, and now the bill has come due.
Americans decided tonight that Bush should be held accountable for the $2-billion-a-week stasis strategy in Iraq, and that his party should be held accountable for the institutional corruption in Washington. They did not signal a rejection of conservatism per se, nor did they endorse a return to liberalism. Their essential message was far more practical. They said to the ruling Republicans: you had your shot at doing things your way, you've screwed up, so now the other side gets a chance.
That's generally how the system crafted by the Founding Fathers has always worked. As a guide to his final two years, Bush might want to read the Federalist Papers. Number 51.


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My name is Kevin. Most people know me as the legless dude who rolled around the world on a skateboard and took photos of people staring at him. True – but that’s not the full story.
I’ve worked as a photographer, author, TV host, speaker, and graphic designer. On the left you’ll see projects ranging from books, to TV shows and photo collections. Regardless of the medium or message – the theme is always the same. To challenge the way the world thinks about disability.
If you have a booking request, or project you would like me to look at – please reach out.
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Intel has released a firmware update for the X18-M and X25-M solid state drives.
Not only does the update include serveral continuous improvements but it also has a fix for the performance issue that PC Perspective uncovered earlier this year. For those unfamiliar with the issue, it was shown that Intel's SSD's could experience severe performance degridation after extended periods of use.
The new update brings the firmware up to v1.1 and can be downloaded from here.
This update implements several continuous improvements and optimizations to the drive algorithms including a resolution for a performance issue first reported by the PC Perspective review website. Keep in mind that the risk of a typical PC user experiencing this issue is very low. We are offering this firmware download to our OEM customers and any consumers who have purchased the drives. Consumers with questions can contact their PC maker or visit Intel support at http://www.intel.com/support/9089.htm for more information.


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Cycle along the Bermuda Railway Trail and uncover Bermuda's lesser-known sights on this guided, 3.5-hour bike tour. Head off the beaten path in search of the island's hidden gems with a cycle along an old railway trail, which was used in the 1930 and '40s by Bermuda Railway. Then, after your leisurely ride, head to the beach and cool off with a swim and complimentary soft drink.
Guided bike tour along the Bermuda Railway Trail
Enjoy spectacular views at scenic lookout points along the way
Relax at the beach and swim in the ocean
Use of equipment and local guide included
Inclusions & Exclusions
Use of equipment
Departure & Return
Royal Naval Dockyard in Bermuda
Returns to original departure point
What To Expect
Choose from a morning or afternoon departure, and then meet your guide at the Royal Naval Dockyard in Bermuda. Following a quick safety briefing, hop on your bike and set off to begin your tour.Bermuda has an average year-round temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius) and, with more than 22 miles (35 km) of bike-friendly roads; the island is a cyclists' paradise.Following the lead of your guide, you'll ride along the old Bermuda Railway Trail for roughly 6 miles (9.5 km), uncovering a side of Bermuda that most visitors miss. Cruise along the relatively flat trails, which afford wonderful views of the island's flora and fauna, as well as stunning seascapes.If there's time, hike up to either Fort Scaur or the 17th-century Mott family estate. Then, after your cycle ride, arrive at a beach, where you'll unwind with a dip in the ocean and a refreshing soft drink.Your tour concludes back at the original departure point.
Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Minimum age is 10 years
Minimum height is 58 inches (147cm)
For a full refund, cancel At least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.


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The New York Power Authority has agreed to spend $11 million over the next two years to escort 11 New York City schools into the modern age of heating, replacing their nearly century-old, hand-stoked coal furnaces with natural gas and oil burners, authority officials said yesterday.
While most of the country's institutions and homeowners swore off coal four decades ago, almost a third of the city's school buildings, about 320, continue to be heated by their original coal-fired boilers. With its capital budget dwindling, the Board of Education has said that it can only afford to wean 20 schools off coal over the next five years. Such conversions cost about $1 million a school.
The Power Authority, a state-owned electric utility, will add 11 schools to that list, and oversee all related renovations. Robert G. Schoenberger, the president and chief operating officer of the authority, acknowledged that 11 schools represented only a fraction of those in need. But he added, "Resources are tight all around, including at the Power Authority."
He said that if the pilot project went well, the authority would consider additional conversions. Mr. Schoenberger said that the authority would be using $5 million from its budget and $6 million authorized by the New York State Legislature, as part of a continuing Federal settlement with the nation's oil companies for overcharges in the 1970's.
The 11 schools are Public Schools 29, 174 and 176 in Brooklyn; Junior High School 141 and Public Schools 81, 102 and 146 in Queens; Public School 71 in the Bronx, and Mabel Dean Bacon High School, Public School 63 and Intermediate School 164 in Manhattan.Continue reading the main story

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Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has cut an undisclosed number of jobs as it deals with weak sales.
Jim Hagedorn, CEO of Scotts (NYSE:SMG), told analysts while discussing the Marysville-based company's third-quarter results that the restructuring was done to shore up the bottom line.
“(We) pretty aggressively attacked the officer corps of this company to take money out,” he said.
The $2.82 billion Scotts took $5.8 million in restructuring changes in the quarter, on top of $3.9 million the previous quarter also tied to restructuring.
Spokeswoman Kim Green would not say how many employees lost their jobs, but noted some of the work force reductions were achieved by leaving positions unfilled.
Scotts is among the 50 largest employers in Central Ohio with 1,300 workers in the region, according to Columbus Business First research. It counts about 6,200 workers companywide – a work force that expands during peak sales and production periods.
“We consider this a one-time initiative and we’re excluding those charges from our adjusted earnings,” she said in an email. “The steps we have taken so far will help to both streamline and strengthen the leadership ranks of the organization.”
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DescriptionIn Big Scale Racing you can race with 1/5 scale RC racing cars. The game features multiple tracks, variable weather, internet competitions and 10 cars/classes. You can also download extra bonus cars from the Internet. RC cars can also be controlled from trackside. The gameplay interface is full of different indicators to make driving easier.
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