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Valencia “On Your Side” Tour Diary (Part 5)
Welcome to the fifth and final edition of my On Your Side Tour photo blogs! This is another GIF-laden post entitled "'Tis Better To GIF Than To Receive". This also has quite a few photos of A Rocket To The Moon who were so generous to take us out and were amazing hosts as a headlining band. They are our new friends and brothers and we are going to miss them, until next time! Anyway, check these out!
Here's some clapping that happened in Toronto! Everyone loves clapping.
More clapping... this time in a strange shark fin-type motion.
In this GIF, Halvo is doing his clapping monkey impression. He always told me how inspired by those monkey's, with their cymbals and impeccable rythm. He always wanted to grow up to be one of those monkey's but in the recent economonic downturn, the cymbal monkey jobs are down the tubes so he has taken to the bass and is really doing quite well with it, it seems!
Here is a GIF entitled "Lumbering". It's a move they love to do. They have been very inspired by the synced up dancing of Sum 41. They loved the unison slides and shimmys and shakes, but they wanted to do something original. This one they just go backwards in a weird lumbering sort of way, but it really fits nicely with the slow numbers in their set!
After seeing photo blog #4, this young lady really wanted to have a GIF made of her. This one is entitled "GIF me some room". I didn't capture it here, but she was pushing people out of the way so she should be photographed for her GIF... even thought it was already over. I didn't have the heart to tell her, but hopefully she enjoys this one!
This is the line for the show in Pittsburgh. Turns out, the people thought they were in line for a "Fast Five" sneak preview and were sorely disappointed when they found me instead of Vin Diesel. They stayed to watch the show but to appease them, we acted out a scene from "2Fast2Furious". I played the part of Vin Diesel and Shane played Dwayne Johnson's part. We raced for pink slips around the drum set. George was the flag girl. It got pretty intense when I did my monologue about how "that Toyota Supra was my life" and that losing my car meant "losing my life"... I definitely saw a few tears in the audience.
Here's a mural from near the show in Pittsburgh. I'm a little bit disturbed by this. What kind of food are they cooking up over in western Pennsylvania that they think flies up and turns into bridges and inter-planetary flying horses? I'm going to have to investigate this one.
Dan "Pamlovich" Pawlovich, playing with Anarbor!
For the last few nights of the On Your Side tour, our very own Dan Pawlovich (Drummer of Valencia and Warped Tour 2008's charity bowling winner of the Horse's Ass award for lowest points in bowling) played some drums and percussion along with Anarbor on their hit song "Gypsy Woman". This one is aptly titled "Cause I don't need what you've been GIFing me, so gypsy woman stay the hell away from me".
Mike from Anarbor, rockinnnnngggg outttt.
Here's a picture of me!!!!!!! Our old friend RJ came out and snapped some photos. We once played in RJ's garage where our old drummer Max played emcee and Shane sang in the key of strep throat to a bunch of people at a sweet 16 party back when we did one of our first tours ever. It was both hilarious and embarrassing. We've come along way, but RJ knows the troubles we've seen. Since then he has also learned to take some awesome photos and this is one of his. Check out his site for some more!
Here is a shot of Andrew from A Rocket To The Moon playing in their side project called "The Jean Jacket Jerks". This punk side project features all of the members of ARTTM playing the same songs... but at twice the BPM. They like singing "Oi!", wearing jean jackets (when possible) and changing the oil to their motorcycles on stage. This GIF is of an entire song in which he plays the same beat really fast over and over. It is some punk ass stuff!
Here is a GIF of the tour photo that we did through several attempts. Our awesome friend from over at Showcase Live took us on a tour of Gillette Stadium (which is where, I'm told, Taylor Swift played 2 sold our football games, or something?) and we got to take a sweet photo. This was an attempt at the classic 'jump shot'. This will be titled "GIF US A BREAK; We May Not Be That Good At Jumping In Unison, But We Play Some Sweet Music, So Stop Criticizing Us."
Here's just us Valencias (plus one Ryan Wapner) crew posing at the home of our favorite team (this is where the phillies play, right?).
After the tour photos and watching a rocking Cody Simpson show, we decided to play the last show of the tour. As a little end of tour gag, some of the guys picked up Justin and Halvo and their microphones and made them play 4 feet off the ground for a while.
For the first couple seconds Halvo was convinced that he was levitating. He had no idea that the guys were picking him up, he just thought him and his microphone stand were possessed and rising off the ground. George just kept laughing at him like a jerk! Eventually he realized that it was an end of tour prank and he had a good time but fthose first 30 seconds were pretty terrifying, I'd imagine!
Nick was pretty jealous that he didn't get picked up.
So everyone dropped Justin and Halvo and picked up Nick. He stuck his tongue out at Justin because he had more people picking him up. Either that or he was licking off the sauce from the lasagna that we all ate earlier at dinner... it's hard to say and we may never know. All we have is this photo.
This one is called "GIF Thanks." To get real for a second, I want to thank A Rocket To The Moon for taking us on this tour. It's been one of the most fun tours we've ever been on filled with some of the best people and we wished it would never end!
Clearly Greg wished it would never end, so he decided to grind on Justin for the remainder of the show!
Sincerely, thank you to Rocket, Anarbor, Runner Runner and Go Radio... All the people who came to the shows... All who read my blogs... and AltPress for hosting them and spreading the word of how awesome The On Your Side Tour truly was.
Thanks again and see you this summer!

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Don’t mess with Mr. and Mrs. Smith!
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie won a court case Thursday (Jul 22) in Great Britain against British tabloid “News of the World,” after the UK publication erroneously reported back in January that the couple (who aren’t married) had paid a visit to a divorce attorney and were negotiating an agreement to break up. They even went as far as to say that they had met with lawyers to arrange custody for their children.
But after a judge’s ruling in favor of the Jolie-Pitts, The News of the World has agreed to publicly apologize to the couple, in addition to paying an undisclosed sum for damages and to cover their legal fees. The money will be donated to their charity, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation.
The newspaper argued that they acted in good faith, but a statement from Brad and Angelina’s attorneys said that Sorrell Trope (identified as the divorce lawyer the couple had allegedly met with) had never met the couple.
“When the News of the World failed to publicly retract the allegations and apologize for them — thereby leaving their readers in the dark as to the true position — the couple felt they had no alternative than to sue. Today’s victory marks the end of the litigation brought by Brad and Angelina.”
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Ford, Google team up to deliver cloud-based data services
With an aim to develop new consumer services and modernize internal operations, Ford Motor and Google are working on a six-year partnership as the automaker seeks software, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing from Alphabet Inc.
Ford is planning to integrate the tech giant’s Android operating system into its Ford and Lincoln vehicles starting in 2023. According to the merging firms, the automaker will offer its customers built-in Google apps, including its map and voice technology. It will also utilize Google artificial intelligence technology to improve the efficiency of vehicle development, supply chain, and manufacturing operations,
Ford’s Vice President for strategy, David McClelland clarified, however, that Ford customer data will not be handed over to Google or Google advertisers.
The team-up between Ford and Google shows increasing pressure on carmakers to bolster software and data-enabled services that can either generate revenue or cut expenditures.

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Tangled up in Blue: The Complexity of Chronic Pain
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Chronic pain constitutes a serious health, social and economic issue worldwide. A 2011 Institute of Medicine Report noted that more than 100 million Americans meet the criteria for a chronic pain diagnosis, which leads to more than 500 billion dollars in direct and indirect medical costs annually. Beyond the numbers, chronic pain is an enormous burden on quality of life for the individual. Moreover, treatment options are often characterized by an incomplete efficacy and/or dose limiting side effects. Neuroscience can contribute to better understanding the mechanisms that turn acute pain into chronic pain, assessing the long-term impact that chronic pain has on the brain, and the benefits and risks of various treatment options. This event reports on recent findings from neuroscience and medicine that are influencing views on pain management and helping guide decisions on treatments, better approaches to educating health professionals, and in policymaking. Presenters:
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Okay, so the new Marshalls opened yesterday, and I just HAD to stop by. And looky-loo what I found! How exquisite, no? It is giving me a 'Black Swan' feeling, but a happy one? Does this makes sense in your head? I've gotten a large enough size that it can fit all of my models tomorrow, and can pin at the back. And you know what, I might just have to slip into it myself later on, is this wrong? I don't think I can resist!
Other than the general excitement of tomorrrows happenings, I am saddened that it will be a cooler day with a chance of frost/snow? Didn't we just have 28 degree weather last week (perplexed look)? I was hoping to take some of the models outside, as Julies (host) house is absolutley filled with amazing backdrops of greenery, barns and old fashioned swings. Sigh. I beleive will have to plan another session!
My goal for tomorrow you ask? I'm hoping to show the beauty of each model, well, it isn't helping that my models are beautiful anyways, but for future marketing purposes, perhaps someone will get the courage to appraoch me and say 'I can be that beautiful too, and I know you are the one to help me'. Indeed I am:)
I'm so over the moon to go through this whole process, and so humbled that so many people are helping me acheive this goal of creating such a kick a** shoot:)
Keep your eyes posted!
I am quickly learning the 'business' of photography. I often hear that photography is 80% buiness and 20% knowledge/talent. I find this quite sadenning, but I'm well aware of how important this aspect is.
I often wonder how photographers 'sell' the importance and value of their images.Which lead me to wander over to one of my new favourtie websites, Psychology for Photographers. Don't I look so smart:) I really am I'll have you know;)
Basically, a short synopsis and the long and short of it is that we have a hard time selling the future, very similiar to the life insurance industry. Everybody is in the here and now. No one wants to really think about the future and the inevitable. Right?
Which then ultimatley brought me to this article from 'Letter on my Doorstep' post that ran through the photography community like wildfire.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take the time to read it, it's short and brief and resignates and completley answered my question on how to articulate the importance and value of your images.
WOW. That's all I can say. Yesterday's pre-shoot became somthing so much more then a 'pre-shoot'. I walked away with a natural high, and we laughed through out the whole shoot.
Julie was a natural (mind you, she will beg to differ). She has fluidity, she takes direction, she's willing to try and willing to laugh at herself.
Through various scenes, I found myself jumping up and down, because I knew I hit it. She looked smokin'.
I am so pumped for this weekend!
I have one name for you...SUE BRYCE.
She is a Glamour (yes, I said Glamour) GOD. She has inspired me to take on a marvelous project that I'm ever so excited about. She started from nothing and made herself into something. I'm in awe.
She wants EVERY woman to be beautiful. And she does acheive that.
So I had set out to find myself some wonderful willing volunteer models, and someone to work out hair and makeup.
Check and Check. Facebook is really such a powerful tool. I had marketed to my realm of facebook friends, and what an OVERWHELMING resposne. EVERYONE wanted to be a 'model' for a day. Free hair and makeup, complimented by a photoshoot. Sigh, bliss.
And the makeup artist...YAY ME for the snag:) She's not only beautiful, but she has an extensive background and came equipped with an awesome portfolio.
Kate Hutcheson. Check her out. She's awesome.
So with saying ALL of the above, today I'm working with another wonderful willing model, Julie Reise. She's been kind enough to let us use her house for a location. It's old and victorian and the outdoor landscapping is breath taking.
Julie is going to be my trial, where I can work with her lighting and get a good understanding and layout of how the light hit's, where and when.
Ill will post some images tonight for your perusal, fingers crossed because OPERATION PORTRAITURE is coming to fruitation! TO BE CONTINUED:)
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This is where I will be posting new and exciting shoots:) I love to shoot, I've got 3 this week, and I couldn't be more excited:)
Let's just jump on in, shall we?
Meet Erica, isn't she just beautiful? Indeed she is, funny as heck too. She has become a good friend of mine over the past year. She's origonally from Texas! Well, that's neither here nor there, but we came together because of our children, and we've never looked back, but don't ask how we met...(insert inside joke smile here).
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Top 10 Movies That Were Hated Before They Were Released
Some movies manage to get a bad reputation before they even hit theatres! WatchMojo presents the Top 10 Movies That Were Hated Before They Were Released! But what will take the top spot on our list? Will it be The Emoji Movie, Death Note, or Ghostbusters?
List entries and rank:
#10. “Jack and Jill” (2011)
#9. “Battleship” (2012)
#8. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2014)
#7. “The Amazing Spider-Man” (2012)
#6. “The Last Airbender” (2010)
#5. “Ghost in the Shell” (2017)
#4. “Fifty Shades of Grey” (2015)
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Celtics earn road win over Father Lopez
The Trinity Catholic football team cruised to a 45-0 win over District 3A-3 foe Father Lopez in Daytona Beach on Friday night.
Cameron Thompson was a big part of the Celtics' win as he returned 2 punts for touchdowns, while Zach West drilled a 44-yard field goal in the TCHS win as well.
The Celtics scored all 45 points in the first half, leading to a running clock in the second half.
Trinity Catholic (2-3, 1-1) will travel to Melbourne Central Catholic next Friday night.
EAST RIDGE 12, WEST PORT 10: At East Ridge, the Wolf Pack led for most of the game but were unable to hold on late in a District 7A-4 matchup.
East Ridge was able to score with 1:07 left to take the lead and give the game its final tally. West Port was able to get the ball down to around the 24-yard line and attempt a field goal that came up just short.
Kameron Duncan (5-yard TD run) and TJ Nelson (37-yard FG) accounted for the scoring for WPHS.
The Wolf Pack (2-4, 2-3) will host Lake Minneola next Friday night.
CHRIST'S CHURCH 65, OCA 7: At OCA, the Crusaders saw Emanuel Caballero (80-yard kick off return for TD), Joey Kauffman (13 carries for 52 yards) and Austin Fulk (14 tackles).
OCA (3-4) will host Faith Christian next Friday night.
ALL SAINTS' ACADEMY 37, ST. JOHN 20: At St. John, the Saints (1-6) will host Lake Mary Prep next Friday.
MEADOWBROOK def. BEACHES ACADEMY 27-25, 25-17, 25-22: At Countryside Christian in Gainesville, with the win the Mustangs advance to the FCAL finals on Saturday.
Leading Meadowbrook to victory in the FCAL semifinals was Kiley Epperson (7 kills), Shelby Freeman (6 kills) and Jacey Knott (kill).
The Mustangs (14-7) will play in the FCAL finals on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Countryside Christian.


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How does our new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull feel about onions? We don’t know. Nobody knows. To the best of our knowledge, no one has yet thought to ask Mal B to quantify his feelings for the common onion.
What we do know, however, is that our former PM Tony Abbott repeatedly ate whole onions on-camera and his fateful mouthful captured the hearts and minds of a nation.
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- Where is the underground cell key bloodborne?
- Can Simon’s Bowblade Parry?
- Is the Hunter pistol or blunderbuss better?
- How do I get to the old Hunters DLC?
- Is Beast cutter serrated?
- Where is the beast cutter?
- Where is Rakuyo?
- What is the best bloodborne weapon?
- What happens if you kill the doll in bloodborne?
- What if you kill Alfred bloodborne?
- Is Church pick good bloodborne?
Where is the underground cell key bloodborne?
the Research HallThe Underground Cell Key lets you open the jail cells in the Underground Corpse Pile.
The Key is found in the Research Hall..
Can Simon’s Bowblade Parry?
No, not that I’m aware of. A fully charged arrow can still backstab though. ah well, the weapon still seems amazing for bossing so I’ll keep upgrading it.
Is the Hunter pistol or blunderbuss better?
The Hunter Pistol does more damage, but the Hunter Blunderbuss is more effective at hitting a fast moving target (as well as potentially hit multiple targets at the same time). The other main difference between the two starting firearms is that the Hunter Blunderbuss has a slower recovery time between shots.
How do I get to the old Hunters DLC?
How to Access The Old Hunters DLCDefeat Vicar Amelia and activate the skull in the Cathedral to turn day into night.Go to the Hunter’s Dream and receive Eye of a Blood-Drunk Hunter from a messenger.Go to the Cathedral Ward and leave via the left-hand exit to enter the square.More items…•Apr 8, 2019
Is Beast cutter serrated?
Beast Cutter Information Classifies as a Serrated weapon.
Where is the beast cutter?
The Loop (Games)Beast CutterHunter’s Nightmare on a roof near the first staircase that leads to the Nightmare Grand Cathedral.Stats92/184-15 more rows
Where is Rakuyo?
This is a guide on how to obtain the weapon Rakuyo, the same weapon used by Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower. Head to the Fishing Hamlet, and go to the large lake area after the lamp. Then, go to the well, and go down the ladder.
What is the best bloodborne weapon?
Bloodborne: 15 Most Powerful Weapons, Ranked8 Burial Blade.7 Kos Parasite.6 Blade Of Mercy.5 Rakuyo.4 Holy Moonlight Sword.3 Hunter Axe.2 Whirligig Saw.1 Ludwig’s Holy Blade.More items…•Jul 12, 2020
What happens if you kill the doll in bloodborne?
Killing her will revert her dialogue back to her initial greeting, as if it’s the first time you meet. This only applies up until you trigger the endgame. When attacked, the plain doll bleeds white “blood”. The Plain Doll is immune to Rally.
What if you kill Alfred bloodborne?
Killing Alfred Alfred will drop the Wheel Hunter Badge if killed before giving him the Unopened Summons. He will drop the Radiance Caryll Rune if he is killed at Forsaken Cainhurst Castle.
Is Church pick good bloodborne?
Not only is it the only weapon that deals pure Thrust damage in one of its modes, it actually deals Serrated and Righteous damage in both modes. This makes it good for killing Kin, Beasts, and enemies of the Healing Church. It is the only weapon in the game to do so.


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The Master of Chaos and Other Fables (Hardback)Pauline Melville (author)
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A Nobel laureate struggles to write a convincing suicide note; a hobo sings of hope in the darkest hours after the Grenfell disaster; in a strange post-death waiting room, Anna Karenina and Emma Bovary exchange confidences, and a scientist finally discovers the appalling truth about a boyhood friendship. Unpredictable, haunting, with a streak of black humour, this collection ranges across the world, from Petersburg to Guyana, Syria to London, Argentina to Edinburgh. Its diverse characters are caught up in wars or revolution, escaping the past or finally returning to confront it.
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
Number of pages: 208
Weight: 320 g
Dimensions: 225 x 145 x 20 mm
'In this virtuoso performance, Pauline Melville shows us a world in upheaval, and reminds us that that's where we live.'-- Salman Rushdie
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Attorneys for Cigna HealthCare will tell a federal judge in Miami today the company has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit worth more than $700 million and create a sea change in the way it does business, lawyers for 700,000 doctors said Wednesday.
"A lot of people are focusing on the money, but the real shift here is the physicians' role in determining what health care should be delivered," said Archie C. Lamb Jr. of Birmingham, Ala., lead counsel in the 4-year-old lawsuit. "That's where managed care went off course."
In the past, "Cigna could simply deny services because they weren't 'medically necessary,'" Lamb said in a telephone interview from Miami. "As a result of this settlement, Cigna can only overturn a doctor's decision with solid medical evidence" that a procedure is not appropriate.
The bottom line, he said, is that physicians won't face time-consuming, costly administrative burdens and 12 million patients can expect fewer roadblocks in getting the care their doctors want to provide.
"This is a very positive outcome for all concerned," Dr. W. Allen Schaffer, Cigna's chief medical officer, said in a statement.
The agreement, subject to U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno's approval, builds on an earlier settlement with Aetna U.S. Healthcare Inc. valued at $470 million, said Rocky Wilcox, general counsel of the Texas Medical Association.
"We want fairness going forward -- that's far more important than collecting damages," Wilcox said Wednesday in a telephone interview from Austin, Texas. Moreno will decide whether to give the Aetna settlement final approval next month.
Just how much Cigna, the nation's third-largest insurer, will pay as a result of the settlement has not been determined. That's because part of the agreement calls for processing doctors' claims that are up to 12 years old. Lamb said the company has spent $400 million to modify its claims processing systems -- something he said occurred as a result of the lawsuit. He estimated that physicians would save $300 million in administrative costs.
As part of the settlement, Cigna has agreed to establish a $15 million foundation -- much like in the Aetna agreement -- that will focus on health-care issues important to doctors nationwide. Cigna also will establish funds -- with $70 million in guaranteed payouts but no upper dollar limit -- to compensate doctors, largely for improperly denied claims.
The funds have a total of $70 million in guaranteed payouts. Doctors can request reimbursement from two funds based on actual claims, or from another fund not tied to claims. The second option would be attractive to retired physicians who no longer maintain their records.
Attorneys' fees have been set at a maximum of $55 million, Lamb said.
The American Medical Association, the Florida Medical Association and some 20 other medical societies support the settlement, Lamb said.
Cigna did not comment. But Kent Jarrell, spokesman for other major insurers who have not settled, said the settlement "is no surprise."
The remaining defendants -- Anthem, Coventry, Foundation, Humana, PacifiCare, Prudential, United and Wellpoint -- are hoping to win an appeal in Atlanta next week challenging the suit's class-action status.

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Philippe Alessandri, the former president of Zodiak Kids-owned Tele Images, has launched WatchNext Media, a brand-new production company focusing on animation and drama.
With offices in Paris, the indie prodco is aiming to create appealing characters, engaging brands and aspirational stories. Properties that can live as TV series, apps or licensed products, designed for the international market, are a focus for the new shingle.
Former Tele Images development executive Sylvain Huchet has also joined the company. WatchNext plans to unveil its first three animated projects at MIPTVnext month.
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Global Food Diagnostics Market: Overview
Food diagnostics is a field of research that studies the presence of pollutants, adulterants, and other substances in food. This includes detecting and measuring the levels of these substances in food samples using various analytical techniques and technology. Food Diagnostics' purpose is to verify the safety and quality of food items while also preventing food fraud and mislabelling. It includes using a number of techniques and technologies to identify and measure various food components such as nutrients, pollutants, pathogens, and allergies. Chromatography, mass spectrometry, PCR (polymerase chain reaction), ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent test), and NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectroscopy are some common methods used in Food Diagnostics.
- As per the analysis shared by our research analyst, the global Food Diagnostics market is estimated to grow annually at a CAGR of around 7.1% over the forecast period (2023-2032).
- In terms of revenue, the global Food Diagnostics market size was valued at around USD 16.09 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow to USD 31.58 billion by 2032.
- Based on type, the Systems segment was predicted to show maximum market share in the year 2022.
- Meat, poultry, & sea-foods segment is expected to hit around USD 8.9 billion by 2032.
- By Region, the Asia Pacific segment is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR of more than 9% Over the forecast period.
Because of changing lifestyles and time constraints, the market for food and beverages, particularly processed food, is increasing. The importance of fundamental food legislation and cleanliness in the processed food sector is growing. As a result of urbanisation and modernization, demand for processed foods is increasing. Furthermore, it will increase demand for nutrient-dense processed food in Europe and North America.
One of the important factors driving the growth of the global Food Diagnostics market is rising concern about food safety, as foodborne illness outbreaks continue, there is rising concern about the safety of the food we eat. Food diagnostics play an important role in detecting and preventing issues such as Salmonella and E. coli. Furthermore, governments across the globe are implementing more strict regulations to protect food safety and quality.
The strict safety rules for food are anticipated to fuel market growth because the regulator must verify that the food products on the market are fit for consumption. These factors are growing the demand for food diagnostics.
However, one of the main factors that could impede market growth over the projection period is the high cost connected with the Food Diagnostics process.
Global Food Diagnostics Market: Scope and Segment
Market Size in 2022
USD 16.09 billion
Estimated Market Size in 2032
USD 31.58 billion
CAGR Growth Rate
By Type (Systems, Test kits, Consumables),
By Site (Outsourcing facility, Inhouse), By Application (Meat and poultry, Processed food, Dairy products, and Others)
- North America
- Asia Pacific
- Latin America
- The Middle East & Africa
- 3M Company
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
- Merk Kgaa
- Danaher Corporation
- Agilent Technologies Inc.
- Biomerieux Sa
- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
- Neogen Corporation
- Biorex Food Diagnostics
- Randox Food Diagnostics
Revenue Forecast, Company Share, Competitive Landscape, Growth Factors, Restraints, Opportunities, Value Chain Analysis, Porter’s Five Forces Analysis, Patent Analysis, Market Attractiveness Analysis by Segments
Food Diagnostics Market Segment Analysis
Based on Type, The Systems segment led the global Food Diagnostics market with remarkable revenue share of more than 40% in 2022 and is anticipated to retain its dominance throughout the forecast period. growing demand for the various types of systems for Food Diagnostics boosting the growth of this segment.
Based on site, the outsourcing facility segment is anticipated to be the largest in the food diagnostics market During the expected period. The growing demand for fully integrated, self-contained, and specialized equipment for collecting and analysing food samples will drive the growth of outsourced food testing services. Improved international outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are predicted to remain the primary factor impacting the food diagnostics industry, consequently the outsourcing segment is expected to develop. Moreover, Food Diagnostics outsourcing firms provide key expertise for testing and ensuring food safety.
By Application (Meat and poultry, Processed food, Dairy products, and Others). During the projected period, the meat, poultry segment is predicted to capture the biggest market share.
In the global Food Diagnostics Market report major five regions and its countries have been covered. Market players will have estimates about the untapped regional markets and other benefits with the help of this analysis.
Because of the high demand for food testing, Europe holds the largest market share and dominates the food diagnostics industry. There are several countries in this region, including the UK, Germany, Spain, and others. Due to strict food safety rules, which are necessary for the regulator to verify that the food products on the market are safe, the Europe food diagnostics market is expected to grow.
During the forecast period, North America is considered as second largest region in the food diagnostics market. Due to changing lifestyles and time restrictions, there is a growing demand for food and beverages, particularly processed foods. The growing implementation of stringent government regulations related to food safety across the region is one of the significant factors boosting the growth of the market. Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at a sturdy rate as the food safety is not taken strictly in most of the countries.
Food Diagnostics Market Player’s Analysis
In finalizing their position in this market player positioning, recent events for these firms, such as new solution/product releases, marketing projects, R&D, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, regional expansions, and technical innovations, are considered.
The report also includes detailed profiles of key players such as 3M Company, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Merk Kgaa, Danaher Corporation, Agilent Technologies Inc., Biomerieux Sa, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Neogen Corporation, Biorex Food Diagnostics, Randox Food Diagnostics among other.
Global Food Diagnostics Market is segmented as follows:
- Test kits
- Outsourcing facility
- Meat and poultry
- Processed food
- Dairy products
- The U.S.
- Rest of North America
- Rest Of Europe
- South Korea
- South East Asia
- Rest Of Asia Pacific
- Rest Of Latin America
The Middle East & Africa
- GCC Countries
- South Africa
- Rest Of Middle East & Africa
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
What is the Size of Food Diagnostics Market?
The global Food Diagnostics market size was worth USD 16.09 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow to USD 31.58 billion by 2032
What will be the CAGR of global Food Diagnostics market?
The Food Diagnostics market is expected to drive growth at a CAGR of 7.1% from 2023 to 2032.
Who are the major players operating in the Food Diagnostics market?
3M Company, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Merk Kgaa, Danaher Corporation, Agilent Technologies Inc., Biomerieux Sa, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Neogen Corporation, Biorex Food Diagnostics, Randox Food Diagnostics are the major players operating in the Food Diagnostics market.
Which region will lead the global Food Diagnostics market?
Europe dominated the global Food Diagnostics market in 2022.
Which is the fastest growing region in Food Diagnostics Market?
Asia-Pacific is estimated to grow at the highest CAGR over the forecast period (2023-2032).


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High-earning graduates could face a 20% levy as well as tuition fees under proposals for university funding to be considered by ministers this autumn.
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The system emerged as ministers warned more than 160,000 pupils could miss out on university places after A-level results are published on Thursday.
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This year's A-level results are expected to reveal a widening gulf between privately educated pupils and state school students. Private pupils, who make up 7% of all students educated in England and Wales, are attaining a disproportionate number of A* grades, the Independent Schools Council said at the weekend.
Ministers involved in the review of university funding stressed the surcharge for high earners is one of several options being considered. A rise in tuition fees is also reported to be under consideration.
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The NUS opposes the idea of removing the existing cap on tuition fees.
"Further increasing the cap in fees would create a market that would deter even more of those from low-earning backgrounds from applying to top universities," said Porter.
Lord Browne's report is due to be finalised in the coming month and will be published in October.

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PORT DEPOSIT — PORT DEPOSIT - As construction workers begin shoring up a big section of the century-old retaining wall that has threatened to fall since February, there is concern among residents and officials in this Susquehanna River town that another section of the wall might also be in danger of tumbling.
"It's scary," said Lisa Von Brauen, who lives on Main Street, about a block from Town Hall and near High Street - where tons of the granite wall were removed in May to prevent it from falling on homes below.
"We hear a lot of cracking and popping in the wall at night. The house shakes. One night it woke my husband up," she said.
Von Brauen said she has heard rock falling from the wall, portions of which rise behind her 160-year-old house.
She said she and her husband, Garrett, tore down sections of a 10-foot high portion of the wall that stands about 6 feet from her home because it was crumbling.
Mayor Robert Flayhart is keeping a close eye on the new development. "Something is happening up there," he said of the section of wall just south of where a one-lane bridge serving a single home collapsed last year. "But we're not sure what."
He said he has noticed water seeping out of sections of the wall where there had been no water.
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In the meantime, the town is looking for a new source of revenue to fund repairs.
Bill Eldred, the town director of economic development, is working on the town's application for Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s new Priority Places anti-sprawl program. The program seeks to steer development away from green field sites to established towns.
Projects selected by the state are offered coordinated technical help from state agencies and fast-track regulatory review, and are put at the head of the list for funds from state grants that become available.
"Our vision is to restore our past and build a prosperous future," Eldred wrote in the application.
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The fear then was that if the retaining wall fell, High Street and some of the homes along it could fall, too. There was also concern that rubble from the wall could damage homes along Main Street.
Over the summer, construction workers removed the section of the wall that posed the biggest threat of falling.
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Flayhart said the plan is to drill holes through the restored wall and into the bedrock below the road. Steel anchors will be forced into the holes to secure the wall.
After the wall is secured, the road will be repaired.
Flayhart said the work is scheduled to be completed in early February.
Meanwhile, it has been a difficult year for residents of High Street.
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In 2013, a local resident of Sauvie Island left home on a rainy, unseasonably warm evening in January and found Harborton Road covered with frogs, many of which had already been squished. A distressing and heartbreaking sight. This population of Northern red-legged frogs clearly needed help in order to continue their instinctive journey to the Harborton Wetland a mile away to breed and deposit their egg masses.
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More than 70% of firms have a positive outlook for the next 12 to 18 months. This is set against a backdrop where approximately 90% of participant firms felt that the economy would either stand still or be more challenging and 80% of participants thinking the same for the legal market.
It is interesting to see that firms are optimistic for their own future performance, but why could this be? Is it because management teams believe the future will bring change which creates business opportunities that they can capitalise upon? Or is it that they are being optimistic that current economic uncertainties will become clear and they will be back to ‘business as usual’? Perhaps they are simply confident that their firms are flexible and adaptable enough to meet future needs.
When it comes to the top three risks to their business, city and regional firms are in agreement on what matters most.
It is no surprise that retention of our key people is seen as business critical – your best people do more than deliver the work; they help shape the firm’s culture, define its client service and provide innovation for future improvement projects.
Last year, firms reported that a clear progression path, market rate remuneration package and a strong firm reputation were all deemed very important to retain the best people. All of these remain ‘must haves’ but firms are also adding agile working into the mix. With a continued focus on talent retention, 28% of regional firms also plan to change their employee benefit structure in the coming 18 months.
Keeping track of the ever-changing threats from cybercrime and fraud continues to be a burden for all law firm leaders and the investment in both time and cashflow can be significant. However, this investment wouldn’t be as significant as the impact of a serious fraud or data breach.
An average organisation should expect losses owing to fraud to account for between 3% to 6% of turnover, although in some cases it is as high as 10%.
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While many firms undertake periodic review of their digital hygiene, authorisation controls and data protection processes, the threats are fast-paced and criminals are becoming even more innovative. It is likely that the move to a live, continuous monitoring programme will become the norm for all firms in the near future as they try to stay ahead of hackers and protect themselves and their clients from loss.
Financial outlay here should be seen as an investment, not a cost. Visible, robust information and transactional security could easily become one of the defining factors for law firm clients when they choose their advisor.
While the risks deemed to be business critical and higher priorities are as might be expected, there were a few surprising areas that firms consider a lower priority risk.
Despite much commentary on the potential for emerging tech-based and ‘new model’ firms to disrupt the market, most firms considered this to be a lower priority risk, along with the availability of funding and impact of Brexit.
While these risks are heavily driven by external factors and not so easily controlled, it remains important for firms to undertake a degree of scenario planning to ensure they are prepared for those big, often unexpected, sector‑wide changes which create huge opportunities or threats to the firm.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has now confirmed 25 November 2019 as the ‘go live’ date for its new regulatory model with a focus on simplicity, flexibility and improving access to law. There are a number of key changes, including:
There appears to be a difference of opinion between city and regional firms as to the benefits of the new regime. City firms view the changes to be minimal or a slight improvement on the current handbook, with fewer than one in 20 considering the new framework to be worse.
Regional firms are more polarised in their view; more than a quarter of regional firms view the new standards as worse or significantly worse than the current regime, but the same proportion see benefits and improvements.
Our view is that the new standards are evolution rather than revolution but do allow greater flexibility for those who choose to do things differently. The promised issue of more regular, timely and dynamic guidance by the SRA is likely to have a greater impact on firms as they will need to be able to respond quickly and demonstrate their resulting considerations and actions.
The new SRA Standards and Regulations permit much more flexibility for solicitors to operate outside of the traditional SRA authorised firm, for example as freelancers or within other professional services firms. It is interesting to note that firms do not currently view this as something that will have a big impact upon the sector.
So what do law firms think the future holds? The answer is that there is no clear view. Just over a fifth of regional firm participants think the biggest change will come from consolidation in the market, and this proportion rises to 37% of city firms. In our experience, there is greater activity and more merger conversations than there has been for quite a while, particularly amongst smaller firms who are dealing with succession planning.
When it comes to competition, city and regional firms identify different forces for change. A fifth of city firms believe the Big Four accounting firms and other professional service providers taking market share will have a marked impact on the sector. Contrast this with the one fifth of regional firms who see the rise of unregulated law firms as being a bigger cause of disruption.
This year's headline results show another year of steady performance. But look a little deeper and we find greater volatility in both revenue growth and profitability.
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In the run-up to the war in Iraq, the Bush administration never missed an opportunity to link the names of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. In fact, official pronouncements so consistently twinned the two that, by some hypnotic power of suggestion, most people began to take the connection for granted. The result? Seventy percent of Americans now believe that Iraq was behind the September 11 attacks.
Last Wednesday, President Bush was finally cornered into answering the direct question: Was Saddam involved with the 9/11 attacks? His reply: “We have no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the Sept. 11.”
So where did we get the idea that he was? Well, from President Bush, among others. Earlier that same week, Bush gave a speech in Michigan and subtly hinted at the connection between Sadaam and 9/11:
“On the first front, to make sure America is secure, we’re making good progress. The two years from September 11th — we got hit, we got hit by people who cannot stand what America believes in.
But the best way to make sure the homeland is secure is to hunt these killers down, one by one, and bring them to justice, which the United States of America will do.
As part of making sure America is secure, I laid out a doctrine that said, if you harbor a terrorist, if you feed a terrorist, if you hide a terrorist, you’re just as guilty as the terrorists. To provide money to terrorists, you’re guilty, and we will hold you account. And the Taliban found out what we meant. We gave an ultimatum to Mr. Saddam Hussein. We said, get rid of your weapons. He ignored not only the United States, but the civilized world. That regime is no more. And one thing is for certain: no terrorist organization will ever get a weapon of mass destruction from Mr. Saddam Hussein.”
Notice the seamless rhetorical ease with which Bush slides from the Taliban to Saddam. He should be good at it by now, because he’s had a lot of practice. He and his administration have consistently peddled the line that Iraq and Al Qaeda are linked. So says the Washington Post:
“[Bush] frequently juxtaposed Iraq and al Qaeda in ways that hinted at a link. In a March speech about Iraq’s ‘weapons of terror,’ Bush said: ‘If the world fails to confront the threat posed by the Iraqi regime, refusing to use force, even as a last resort, free nations would assume immense and unacceptable risks. The attacks of September the 11th, 2001, showed what the enemies of America did with four airplanes. We will not wait to see what terrorists or terrorist states could do with weapons of mass destruction.'”
The New York Times notes that while Bush never outright said that Hussein was involved in 9/11, he did manage to find a common denominator between the two — terrorism:
“The White House has never said Mr. Hussein was part of the Sept. 11 plot, though from the moment of the attacks there was a search to determine whether he was linked. As Mr. Bush has described the Iraq conflict as part of the war on terror, he has drawn a loose connection, saying that after Sept. 11, 2001, the United States could no longer tolerate the kind of threat Mr. Hussein posed or risk that Mr. Hussein’s weapons could reach the hands of terrorists.”
Joseph Wilson, the former U.S. ambassador who was sent to Niger to determine whether Iraq had purchased uranium from Niger, argues in Alternet that the administration’s “overblown rhetoric” about Saddam’s wepaons “inspired fear” and distracted the public, which was precisely the point:
“By trying to justify the current fight in Iraq as a fight against terrorism, the administration…tried to divert attention from Osama bin Laden, the man responsible for the wave of terrorist attacks against American interests from New York and Washington to Yemen, and who reappeared in rugged terrain in a video broadcast last week.
It is perhaps not surprising that the administration is trying to redefine why we went to Iraq, because we have accomplished so little of what we set out to do — and severely underestimated the commitment it would take to deal with the aftermath of war.”


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On 20 May, The Folio Society hosted a private view of the new exhibition at the British Library, Henry VIII: Man & Monarch, guest-curated by Dr David Starkey. To mark our recent publication of 3 f...read more
Carol Ann Duffy has succeeded Andrew Motion as Britain's Poet Laureate. She is the first woman - and the first Scot - appointed since the inception of the role under Charles II.
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Discover Minocqua: 5 Hidden Gems You Need to Check Out
Minocqua, Wisconsin is a stunning getaway destination for outdoor enthusiasts and relaxation seekers alike. This beautiful area offers lush landscapes and picturesque lake views. If you’re looking to explore Minocqua, there are some hidden gems you won’t want to miss. From unique lodges and fine dining to outdoor recreation, there’s something for everyone in Minocqua. Here are five hidden gems that should be on your must-see list when you visit this charming town.
1) The Bearskin State Trail
The Bearskin State Trail is a must-visit for nature enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers. This 18-mile trail stretches from Minocqua to Tomahawk, offering stunning views of the surrounding forests, lakes, and wildlife. As you traverse the trail, you’ll be immersed in the tranquil beauty of the Northwoods, surrounded by towering pines and serene lakes. Whether you’re an avid hiker or a casual stroller, the Bearskin State Trail has something to offer for everyone. You can take in the fresh air and breathtaking scenery while spotting wildlife along the way. Keep an eye out for deer, foxes, and even the occasional black bear! Don’t forget to bring your camera to capture the unforgettable moments on this picturesque trail. So grab your hiking boots and get ready to explore the Bearskin State Trail – an outdoor paradise waiting to be discovered.
2) The Island City Ice Cream Boat
When it comes to unique dining experiences, the Island City Ice Cream Boat in Minocqua is a must-visit gem. This one-of-a-kind attraction is a floating ice cream shop located on Lake Minocqua. It’s like a food truck, but on the water! You can hop aboard this charming boat and indulge in a variety of delicious ice cream flavors while enjoying a picturesque view of the lake.
The Island City Ice Cream Boat not only offers a delightful treat but also provides a fun and memorable experience for visitors of all ages. The boat is often frequented by families and children, creating a joyful and lively atmosphere. It’s like stepping into a floating zoo, as you’ll find a friendly parrot named Charlie on board, adding to the unique ambiance.
So, next time you’re in Minocqua, make sure to take a trip to the Island City Ice Cream Boat. It’s a sweet and delightful experience that will leave you with a smile on your face and a satisfied sweet tooth.
3) Minocqua Winter Park
Located in the heart of Minocqua, Wisconsin, Minocqua Winter Park is a hidden gem that offers endless fun and excitement for outdoor enthusiasts. This winter wonderland boasts over 1,200 acres of pristine trails for skiing, snowboarding, and snowshoeing. Whether you’re a seasoned skier or a beginner, Minocqua Winter Park has something for everyone. The park features a variety of trails for all skill levels, from gentle slopes for beginners to challenging terrains for advanced skiers. But Minocqua Winter Park is not just for winter sports. During the warmer months, the park transforms into a nature lover’s paradise. Explore the picturesque trails, spot wildlife in their natural habitats, and enjoy the peacefulness of the surrounding forests. Minocqua Winter Park truly is a zoo for nature enthusiasts, offering a unique and memorable experience for all who visit. So grab your gear and get ready to experience the beauty and adventure of Minocqua Winter Park.
4) Wildwood Wildlife Park & Nature Center
Located in Minocqua, Wisconsin, the Wildwood Wildlife Park & Nature Center is a must-visit for animal lovers of all ages. This unique gem offers the perfect blend of a zoo and a nature center, providing an educational and interactive experience for visitors. Explore the park’s diverse range of animal exhibits, from majestic big cats and playful primates to exotic birds and reptiles. Get up close and personal with the animals through interactive feeding experiences and educational presentations. The park also features beautiful walking trails that wind through the serene forests, allowing visitors to connect with nature and spot native wildlife. The Wildwood Wildlife Park & Nature Center is the perfect place to learn, have fun, and make unforgettable memories with your family and friends.
5) Tomahawk Fall Ride for MDA fundraiser event
Rev up your engines and get ready for a thrilling event in Minocqua – the Tomahawk Fall Ride for MDA fundraiser! This annual motorcycle rally is not to be missed. The event brings together motorcycle enthusiasts from all over to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and support those affected by this debilitating disease. The Tomahawk Fall Ride is not just about the motorcycles – it’s also a weekend full of live music, delicious food, and a lively atmosphere. From motorcycle shows and stunt performances to raffles and auctions, there’s something for everyone at this exciting event. And the best part? It’s all for a good cause. So whether you’re a biker yourself or simply want to join in on the fun, the Tomahawk Fall Ride for MDA fundraiser is an event that will leave you with unforgettable memories and a sense of community spirit.


Australian researchers simulate a time-traveling photon
Researchers at the University of Queensland, Australia claim to have simulated the behavior of a single photon traveling back in time and interacting with an older version of itself, in an effort to investigate how such a particle would behave. Their results suggest that, under such circumstances, the laws of quantum mechanics would stretch to become even more bizarre than they already are.
"General relativity seems to allow for so-called closed timelike curves (CTCs), paths in space-time that return to same point in space at an earlier time," PhD student and lead author of the study Martin Ringbauer told Gizmag. "No CTC has been observed so far, but they appear in many solutions of Einstein's field equations, which makes them an interesting object of study because traversing such a CTC would imply traveling backwards in time."
The possibility of traveling back in time would open the door to inconsistencies in the classical world, such as the grandfather paradox: namely, if a time traveler were to prevent his own grandparents from meeting, he would also be preventing his own birth, which means he couldn't have traveled back in time in the first place.
However, British physicist David Deutsch showed back in 1991 that while the grandfather paradox may be inescapable for macroscopic objects, the uncertainty principle that governs quantum particles such as photons leaves enough "wiggle room" to avoid such inconsistencies.
"An important aspect of classical objects is that they can only exist in a well defined state," Ringbauer explained. "For the time traveler this means they either exist or don’t exist, which is at the heart of the grandfather paradox."
"For quantum systems this is different, since they can exist in superpositions and mixtures of states," he continued. "For the grandfather paradox, the corresponding quantum state of the time-traveler (now a photon) would be a mixture of existing and non-existing, which resolves the paradox and leads to a consistent evolution."
The Australian researchers set out to study the consequences that Deutsch's theory would have on the way quantum particles behave in a CTC. Specifically, the team studied how single photons would behave as they traversed a simulated CTC, traveled back in time, and then interacted with their older self. (The time-travel was simulated by using a second photon to play the part of the past incarnation of the time traveling photon.)
Such a system doesn't give rise to time-traveling paradoxes. But the researchers did conclude that, in the presence of a closed time-like curve, the laws of quantum mechanics might change, giving rise to peculiar behaviors that are different to what standard quantum mechanics would predict.
In particular, such a quantum system might violate Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, as it would be possible to perfectly distinguish the different states of a quantum system (which are usually only partially detectable).
This would make it possible to break quantum cryptography and perfectly clone quantum states. This, in turn, would lead to very dramatic speed increases in quantum computations – even beyond what they already promise compared to a classical computer.
The results do not have any implications for time-travel in the macroscopic case, and don't answer the question of whether, how or why time travel might be possible in the quantum regime. However, they could help us understand the consequences of the existence of CTCs and provide insight into where and how nature might behave differently from what our theories currently predict.
The study appears in a recent issue of the journal Nature Communications.
Source: University of Queensland


Bar stock for Bridge Building
iglidur® RN 326 – a newly developed iglidur® material as alternative to your incremental launching bearings
You would be forgiven for not associating huge bridges with igus® but actually you would be wrong! igus® products are everywhere and there is now a material that is being used as an alternative to incremental launching bearings. If like me, you have no idea what an incremental launching bearing is, hopefully this blog will help you understand the fundamentals.
What is incremental launching and how is iglidur® used as an alternative material?
The incremental launching method is a method for building bridge superstructures, preferably used for bridging deep valleys. This method is reminiscent of industrial production; individual roadway elements or concreting sections are manufactured at a point. After one section is finished, it is moved by a hydraulic system and the next section can be started. In order to bridge the first pier, a cantilever is used which allows sliding elements to move concrete sections over the bridge piers. These are also known as incremental launching bearings.
What do these launch bearings do?
Fundamentally, the incremental launching bearings enable displacement, reduces forces and maintains a low coefficient of friction whilst moving the sections. Due to the uneven load distribution and edge loads that can occur during displacement, the material must have a degree of elasticity to prevent breakages.
The bridge between technical improvement and decreasing costs:
In the traditional incremental launching process, PTFE or PE sliding elements constructed of a combination of PTFE, elastomer and a steel plate are often used but these have disadvantages that once the PTFE layer has been worn away, the bearings no longer has any sliding properties, deeming it useless and require replacement.
This is where the new iglidur® RN326 comes into its own. This material has been designed especially for high impact applications, durable with low moisture absorption.
Sliding elements made entirely of iglidur® RN326 material are homogeneous over the entire material thickness and therefore do not lose any of their tribological properties. The iglidur® material also exhibits high strength therefore edge loads do not pose a problem. This is all without requiring reinforcements in steel plates!
With a maximum surface pressure of 38 N/mm², the material can withstand considerably higher loads compared to PTFE and yet the material remains highly wear resistant. The factors mentioned above increase the service life of the plates, which means that the need for sliding elements can be reduced increasing sustainability.
This material is very new to igus® and is being successfully tested on bridges in Germany.
It won’t be long until the UK starts to implement decisions, whereby they change materials that wear easily and require regular replacement for materials which help keep technology up and long-term costs down.


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Universität Regensburg, Germany
The Faculty of Medicine invites applications for a
W 2 Professorship in T-cell therapy
offered as a civil servant position with limited tenure
and commencing as soon as possible. The appointment will be for six years. A civil servant position with limited tenure may be converted into a permanent position after a minimum of three years. If the applicant is already a member of the university at the time of appointment, the conversion to a permanent position is only permitted in exceptional cases (see BayHSchPG Art. 8, (2), Sentence 5).
The successful candidate is expected to represent his specialty in teaching and research. The professorship is at the center of the faculty’s focus on immunotherapy, tumor research and transplantation medicine. It is assigned to the chair of Genetic Immunotherapy and thus to the “Regensburg Center for Interventional Immunology (RCI)”, which is to be transferred to a non-university research institution on July 1st, 2019. The RCI has the infrastructure for manufacturing human cell therapy products for clinical applications at the José Carreras Center for Somatic Cell Therapy (JCC).
One of the main targets of the RCI is the development and application of modern immune cell therapy methods in oncology as well as autoimmune and transplantation medicine. The key tasks of the professorship include the preclinical and clinical development of innovative approaches to the functional optimization of T-lymphocytes through genetic manipulation of the antigen receptor (TCR, CAR) and of associated signal complexes, as well as the implementation of molecular genetic switches to control the activity of manipulated T-cells.
The JCC and the close connection to the University Hospital Regensburg offer excellent possibilities of planning and executing early clinical studies with gene-therapeutically modified cells. Therefore, we are looking for a personality with relevant experience and an excellent scientific profile with corresponding third-party funding, who works in the field of gene immunotherapy with translational goals, originality and international visibility. This is why experience in the development and implementation of clinical trial protocols is necessary.
Required qualifications for applicants include a university degree preferably in Medicine, a PhD degree, pedagogical aptitude and additional scientific merits (habilitation, junior professorship or equivalent scientific credentials, possibly from outside of academia).
As we are seeking to increase the number of female faculty members, women are strongly encouraged to apply. In addition, Universität Regensburg supports work-family balance (for further information, visit
The civil service requirements for an appointment are governed by the provisions of the BayBG and the BayHSchPG. The age limit of Art. 10 (3) BayHSchPG must be observed.
Universität Regensburg is an equal opportunity employer and candidates with disabilities will be given preference, provided they are equally qualified.
This is the English translation of a German job advertisement published by the Universität Regensburg at www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet/stellenausschreibungen/.
Only the original German text is legally binding.
Applications including a statement of interest, curriculum vitae, list of publications, teaching experience and visions/outlines/plans/sketches for future research should be sent to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University Regensburg, Germany (in paper and on USB-stick) until the 15th of March 2019 together with the short application form for professorships http://www.uni- regensburg.de/Fakultaeten/Medizin/index.html


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Our 2013/2014 Season passes are now available to buy online, starting at $55. You can also download a PDF subscription form to mail in your subscription.
The movie world’s greatest night of glamour is a glittering gala everyone can join in!
Stroll down the red carpet and pose for the paparazzi at the Varscona Theatre on Sunday February 24 as we celebrate the awarding of the 85th Academy Awards in a one of a kind Oscar event. Come and see the stars the way they were meant to be seen: Projected up on the big movie screen!
With the live broadcast projected larger than life live from Hollywood, the evening will magnify all the glitz, excitement, suspense and unintentional laughs that Oscar night is so famous for.
The party is hosted by the star struck duo of TOM EDWARDS and MATT ALDEN (in elegant evening wear supplied by Derks Formals). They will be providing commentary, comedy and live entertainment during those awkward breaks in the show, as well as awarding fabulous prizes throughout the night.
Predicting the winners in selected categories can win guests dinners for two provided by some of Edmonton’s finest dining establishments including The Upper Crust, The Elephant and Castle, The King and I, Da De O, The High Level Diner, Royal Pizza, Wok This Way, The New Asian Village, O2 on Whyte and The Next Act. With additional prizes from Magic Lantern Cinemas (The Princess Theatre) and The Videodrome awarded during the show.
Adding further momentum to that avalanche of prizes are the fabulous items available for silent auction including:
*A luxurious Night out In Old Strathcona (Dinner for 2 at The Keg, tickets to Shadow Theatre’s latest production and a night in a suite at the Varscona Hotel)
*A first class Dinner and a Movie (Dinner at the Fantasyland Hotel’s L2 Grill followed by a movie of your choice at the Scotiabank Theatre)
*An elegant Dinner and a Play (Dinner at Packrat Louie followed by a play at the Walterdale Theatre)
*A thrilling West Edmonton Mall gift basket (including a Family All-Attractions Pass)
*A sophisticated wine tasting dinner at Continental Treat (with five course meal, cheese buffet and live jazz music)
*And much, much more!
Complementary catering for the night is courtesy of ACCENT European Lounge (providing their much loved mid-show wiener schnitzel) and The Funky Pickle (bringing an assortment of pizza for the cocktail hour).
Awards on screen and on stage! Live entertainment! Comedy, music and dance! Fabulous fashions on the red carpet (both in Hollywood and in Edmonton)! Awkward acceptance speeches! On stage musical numbers! Inexplicable film montages! All the excitement, shocks and schadenfreude that only Oscar night can deliver!
Oscar Night at the Varscona is a fundraiser for Shadow Theatre and the ACME Theatre Company.
****Fabulous Hollywood formal wear is encouraged, but not essential.****
OSCAR NIGHT AT THE VARSCONA IS SPONSORED BY DERKS FORMALS and ACCENT EUROPEAN LOUNGE.
Tickets: $25. 00
(available at the door or booked through the Shadow Theatre box office 780 434-5564 or Tix on the Square 780 420-1757)
For further information, please call Shadow Theatre 780 434-5564.


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Toto is a short Zora from Majora's Mask. He is the manager of the popular and world famous Zora band: The Indigo-Go's. He went to Clock Town, where they were originally going to preform, to cancel their anticipated performance due to Lulu losing her voice. During the day, Toto can be found in the mayor's office. At night, he can be found sitting in the Milk Bar. Toto gives Link a Piece of Heart if he goes on stage and plays a musical instrument with all of his mask transformations; Ocarina (Link), flutes (Deku Scrub), drums (Goron), guitar (Zora)).


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It was David vs. Goliath. Or, in the case of 1986's award for Outstanding
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, the Fox (Michael J. for his role as young Republican
Alex on "Family
Ties") vs. the hound (Ted Danson as charming ladies' man ... moreSam on "Cheers"). The young Fox triumphed over his veteran
counterpart, who'd have to wait four more years for his trophy. Mid-speech, as a
nod to his diminutive nature, Fox kidded, "I feel 4 feet tall." If that was
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Ben Nevis and Glen Coe Book Summary/Review:
Guidebook to walking in Scotland's Ben Nevis and Glen Coe region, featuring 100 graded walks of 2 to 21 miles. Routes include low-level, mid-level and high-level walks, with the high-level walks showcasing 44 Munro summits. Routes are organised by location, being in and around: Fort William and Glen Nevis; Ben Nevis and the Aonachs; Grey Corries and Spean Bridge; Mamores; Kinlochleven; Glen Coe; Bidean nam Bian; and Glen Etive. Home to some of the finest walking in the UK, the Ben Nevis and Glen Coe region offers the thrill of summiting many a Munro, as well innumerable lower hill walks oft forgotten in the lure of greater heights. It is a region of sublime scenery, challenging ascents, rugged ridgelines and rewarding vistas. 1:50,000 OS mapping accompanies low-level and mid-level route descriptions, while hand-drawn sketch maps at a larger scale accompany the mountain routes. Information on GPS, compass use, safety in the mountains and walking conditions are also included, as is practical advice relating to transport, food and shelter.


The adsorption of alginate (Alg) onto the surface of in water dispersed Fe3O4 nanoparticles and zeta potential of alginate-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles have been investigated to optimize the colloidal stability of Alg-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles. The adsorption amount of Alg increased with the decrease of adsorption pH. The zeta potential of Fe3O4 nanoparticles shifted to a lower value after adsorption of Alg. The lower adsorption pH was the lower zeta potential of Fe3O4 nanoparticles became. The Alg-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles were found to be stabilized by steric and electrostatic repulsions. Those prepared at pH 6 were not stable around pH 5, and those prepared at pH 4 became unstable at pH below 3.5. Alg of M-w 45 kDa was a little bit more adsorbed onto nanoparticles surface than that of Mw 24 kDa. An average Fe3O4 core size of 9.3 +/- 1.7 nm was found by transmission electronic microscopy. An average hydrodynamic diameter of 30-150 nm was measured by photon correlation spectroscopy. However, an average core size of 10 rim and an average hydrodynamic diameter of 38 nm were estimated from the magnetization curve of the concentrated magnetic fluids (MFs). The maximum available saturation magnetization of MFs was about 3.5 kA/m. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.